,the ,holy ,bible    ,translated from   
the ,latin ,vulgate    ,diligently      
,compared with the ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and 
,other ,editions in  ,divers ,languages 
,,the ,,old ,,testament  ,first         
,published by the ,english ,college at  
,douay  ,a4,d4 #afji  #afaj    and      
,,the ,,new ,,testament  ,first         
,published by the ,english ,college at  
,rheims  ,a4,d4 #aehb    ,with          
,annotations    ,the ,whole ,revised and
 ,diligently ,compared with the ,latin  
,vulgate by  ,bishop ,richard ,challoner
 ,a4,d4 #agdi-ageb      ,contents       
,the ,old ,testament   ,the ,book of    
,genesis   ,the ,book of ,exodus   ,the 
,book of ,leviticus   ,the ,book of     
,numbers   ,the ,book of ,deuteronomy   
,the ,book of ,josue   ,the ,book of    
,judges   ,the ,book of ,ruth   ,the    
,first ,book of ,samuel1      otherwise 
called the ,first ,book of ,kings   ,the
 ,second ,book of ,samuel1     otherwise
 called the ,second ,book of ,kings     
,the ,third ,book of ,kings   ,the      

,fourth ,book of ,kings   ,the ,first   
,book of ,paralipomenon   ,the ,second  
,book of ,paralipomenon   ,the ,first   
,book of ,esdras   ,the ,book of        
,nehemias1     which is called the      
,second of ,esdras   ,the ,book of      
,tobias   ,the ,book of ,judith   ,the  
,book of ,esther   ,the ,book of ,job   
,the ,book of ,psalms   ,the ,book of   
,proverbs   ,ecclesiastes   ,solomon's  
,canticle of ,canticles   ,the ,book of 
,wisdom   ,ecclesiasticus   ,the        
,prophecy of ,isaias   ,the ,prophecy of
 ,jeremias   ,the ,lamentations of      
,jeremias   ,the ,prophecy of ,baruch   
,the ,prophecy of ,ezechiel   ,the      
,prophecy of ,daniel   ,the ,prophecy of
 ,osee   ,the ,prophecy of ,joel   ,the 
,prophecy of ,amos   ,the ,prophecy of  
,abdias   ,the ,prophecy of ,jonas      
,the ,prophecy of ,micheas   ,the       
,prophecy of ,nahum   ,the ,prophecy of 
,habacuc   ,the ,prophecy of ,sophonias 
,the ,prophecy of ,aggeus   ,the        
,prophecy of ,zacharias   ,the ,prophecy

 of ,malachias   ,the ,first ,book of   
,machabees   ,the ,second ,book of      
,machabees     ,the ,new ,testament of  
our ,lord and ,saviour     ,jesus       
,christ   ,the ,holy ,gospel of ,jesus  
,christ ,according to ,st4 ,matthew     
,the ,holy ,gospel of ,jesus ,christ    
,according to ,st4 ,mark   ,the ,holy   
,gospel of ,jesus ,christ ,according to 
,st4 ,luke   ,the ,holy ,gospel of      
,jesus ,christ  ,according to ,st4 ,john
   ,the ,acts of the ,apostles   ,the   
,epistle of ,st4 ,paul the ,apostle to  
the ,romans   ,the ,first ,epistle of   
,st4 ,paul to the ,corinthians   ,the   
,second ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the   
,corinthians   ,the ,epistle of ,st4    
,paul to the ,galatians   ,the ,epistle 
of ,st4 ,paul to the ,ephesians   ,the  
,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the           
,philippians   ,the ,epistle of ,st4    
,paul to the ,colossians   ,the ,first  
,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the           
,thessalonians   ,the ,second ,epistle  
of ,st4 ,paul to the ,thessalonians     

,the ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to   
,timothy   ,the ,second ,epistle of ,st4
 ,paul to ,timothy   ,the ,epistle of   
,st4 ,paul to ,titus   ,the ,epistle of 
,st4 ,paul to ,philemon   ,the ,epistle 
of ,st4 ,paul to the ,hebrews   ,the    
,catholic ,epistle of ,st4 ,james the   
,apostle   ,the ,first ,epistle of ,st4 
,peter the ,apostle   ,the ,second      
,epistle of ,st4 ,peter the ,apostle    
,the ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,john the  
,apostle   ,the ,second ,epistle of ,st4
 ,john the ,apostle   ,the ,third       
,epistle of ,st4 ,john the ,apostle     
,the ,catholic ,epistle of ,st4 ,jude   
the ,apostle   ,the ,apocalypse of ,st4 
,john the ,apostle     ,appendices      
,additional ,books   ,the ,prayer of    
,manasses ,king of ,ivda1     when he   
was held captive in ,babylon   ,the     
,third ,booke of ,esdras   ,the ,fovrth 
,booke of ,esdras   ,the ,prophecie of  
,abdias   ,the ,catholike ,epistle of   
,ivde the ,apostle      ,supplemental   
,material   ,the ,preface to the ,reader

   ,hard ,vvordes ,explicated           
,,the ,,old ,,testament          ,,the  
,,book ,,of ,,genesis      ,this book is
 so called from its treating of the     
,,generation1 that is1 of  the creation 
and the beginning of the world4 ,the    
,hebrews call it  ,,beresith1 from the  
,word with which it begins4 ,it contains
 not only the  history of the ,creation 
of the world2 but also an account of its
  progress during the space of #bcfi    
years1 that is1 until the death of      
,,joseph4      ,genesis ,chapter #a     
,god createth ,heaven and ,earth1 and   
all things therein1 in six days4        
#a3a4 ,in the beginning ,god created    
heaven1 and earth4    #a3b4 ,and the    
earth was void and empty1 and darkness  
was upon the face  of the deep2 and the 
spirit of ,god moved over the waters4   
#a3c4 ,and ,god said3 ,be light made4   
,and light was made4    #a3d4 ,and ,god 
saw the light that it was good2 and he  
divided the light  from the darkness4   
#a3e4 ,and he called the light ,day1 and

 the darkness ,night2 and there was     
evening and morning one day4    #a3f4   
,and ,god said3 ,let there be a         
firmament made amidst the waters3 and   
let it divide the waters from the       
waters4    ,a firmament4444 ,by this    
name is here understood the whole space 
between  the earth1 and the highest     
stars4 ,the lower part of which divideth
 the  waters that are upon the earth1   
from those that are above in the        
clouds4    #a3g4 ,and ,god made a       
firmament1 and divided the waters that  
were under  the firmament1 from those   
that were above the firmament1 and it   
was so4    #a3h4 ,and ,god called the   
firmament1 ,heaven2 and the evening and 
morning  were the second day4    #a3i4  
,god also said2 ,let the waters that are
 under the heaven1 be  gathered together
 into one place3 and let the dry land   
appear4 ,and it  was so done4    #a3aj4 
,and ,god called the dry land1 ,earth2  
and the gathering together of  the      
waters1 he called ,seas4 ,and ,god saw  

that it was good4    #a3aa4 ,and he     
said3 let the earth bring forth green   
herb1 and such as  may seed1 and the    
fruit tree yielding fruit after its     
kind1 which may  have seed in itself    
upon the earth4 ,and it was so done4    
#a3ab4 ,and the earth brought forth the 
green herb1 and such as yieldeth  seed  
according to its kind1 and the tree that
 beareth fruit1 having  seed each one   
according to its kind4 ,and ,god saw    
that it was good4    #a3ac4 ,and the    
evening and the morning were the third  
day4    #a3ad4 ,and ,god said3 ,let     
there be lights made in the firmament of
  heaven1 to divide the day and the     
night1 and let them be for signs1 and   
for seasons1 and for days and years3    
#a3ae4 ,to shine in the firmament of    
heaven1 and to give light upon the      
earth1 and it was so done4    #a3af4    
,and ,god made two great lights3 a      
greater light to rule the day2  and a   
lesser light to rule the night3 and the 
stars4    ,two great lights4444 ,god    

created on the first day1 light1 which  
being  moved from east to west1 by its  
rising and setting1 made morning and    
evening4 ,but on the fourth day he      
ordered and distributed this light1  and
 made the sun1 moon1 and stars4 ,the    
moon1 though much less than the  stars1 
is here called a great light1 from its  
giving a far greater  light to the earth
 than any of them4    #a3ag4 ,and he set
 them in the firmament of heaven to     
shine upon the  earth4    #a3ah4 ,and to
 rule the day and the night1 and to     
divide the light and  the darkness4 ,and
 ,god saw that it was good4    #a3ai4   
,and the evening and morning were the   
fourth day4    #a3bj4 ,god also said3   
let the waters bring forth the creeping 
creature  having life1 and the fowl that
 may fly over the earth under the       
firmament of heaven4    #a3ba4 ,and ,god
 created the great whales1 and every    
living and moving  creature1 which the  
waters brought forth1 according to their
 kinds1 and  every winged fowl according

 to its kind4 ,and ,god saw that it was 
good4    #a3bb4 ,and he blessed them1   
saying3 ,increase and multiply1 and fill
 the  waters of the sea3 and let the    
birds be multiplied upon the earth4     
#a3bc4 ,and the evening and morning were
 the fifth day4    #a3bd4 ,and ,god     
said3 ,let the earth bring forth the    
living creature in  its kind1 cattle and
 creeping things1 and beasts of the     
earth1  according to their kinds4 ,and  
it was so done4    #a3be4 ,and ,god made
 the beasts of the earth according to   
their kinds1  and cattle1 and every     
thing that creepeth on the earth after  
its kind4  ,and ,god saw that it was    
good4    #a3bf4 ,and he said3 ,let us   
make man to our image and likeness3 and 
let  him have dominion over the fishes  
of the sea1 and the fowls of the air1   
and the beasts1 and the whole earth1 and
 every creeping creature that  moveth   
upon the earth4    ,let us make man to  
our image4444 ,this image of ,god in    
man1 is not in  the body1 but in the    

soul2 which is a spiritual substance1   
endued with  understanding and free     
will4 ,god speaketh here in the plural  
number1 to  insinuate the plurality of  
persons in the ,deity4    #a3bg4 ,and   
,god created man to his own image3 to   
the image of ,god he  created him3 male 
and female he created them4    #a3bh4   
,and ,god blessed them1 saying3         
,increase and multiply1 and fill the    
earth1 and subdue it1 and rule over the 
fishes of the sea1 and the  fowls of the
 air1 and all living creatures that move
 upon the earth4    ,increase and       
multiply4444 ,this is not a precept1 as 
some ,protestant  controvertists would  
have it1 but a blessing1 rendering them 
fruitful2  for ,god had said the same   
words to the fishes1 and birds1 7ver4   
#bb7 who  were incapable of receiving a 
precept4    #a3bi4 ,and ,god said3      
,behold ,i have given you every herb    
bearing seed  upon the earth1 and all   
trees that have in themselves seed of   
their own  kind1 to be your meat3       

#a3cj4 ,and to all beasts of the earth1 
and to every fowl of the air1 and  to   
all that move upon the earth1 and       
wherein there is life1 that they  may   
have to feed upon4 ,and it was so done4 
#a3ca4 ,and ,god saw all the things that
 he had made1 and they were very  good4 
,and the evening and morning were the   
sixth day4      ,genesis ,chapter #b    
,god resteth on the seventh day and     
blesseth it4 ,the earthly paradise1  in 
which ,god placeth man4 ,he commandeth  
him not to eat of the tree of           
knowledge4 ,and formeth a woman of his  
rib4    #b3a4 ,so the heavens and the   
earth were finished1 and all the        
furniture  of them4    #b3b4 ,and on the
 seventh day ,god ended his work which  
he had made3 and  he rested on the      
seventh day from all his work which he  
had done4    ,he rested1 etc4444 ,that  
is1 he ceased to make or create any new 
kinds  of things4 ,though1 as our ,lord 
tells us1 ,john #e4ag1 8,he still       
worketh01  viz41 by conserving and      

governing all things1 and creating      
souls4    #b3c4 ,and he blessed the     
seventh day1 and sanctified it3 because 
in it  he had rested from all his work  
which ,god created and made4    #b3d4   
,these are the generations of the heaven
 and the earth1 when they  were created1
 in the day that the ,lord ,god made the
 heaven and the  earth3    #b3e4 ,and   
every plant of the field before it      
sprung up in the earth1 and  every herb 
of the ground before it grew3 for the   
,lord ,god had not  rained upon the     
earth2 and there was not a man to till  
the earth4    #b3f4 ,but a spring rose  
out of the earth1 watering all the      
surface of  the earth4    #b3g4 ,and the
 ,lord ,god formed man of the slime of  
the earth3 and  breathed into his face  
the breath of life1 and man became a    
living  soul4    #b3h4 ,and the ,lord   
,god had planted a paradise of pleasure 
from the  beginning3 wherein he placed  
man whom he had formed4    #b3i4 ,and   
the ,lord ,god brought forth of the     

ground all manner of trees1  fair to    
behold1 and pleasant to eat of3 the tree
 of life also in the  midst of paradise3
 and the tree of knowledge of good and  
evil4    ,the tree of life4444 ,so      
called because it had that quality1 that
 by  eating of the fruit of it1 man     
would have been preserved in a constant 
state of health1 vigour1 and strength1  
and would not have died at all4  ,the   
tree of knowledge4444 ,to which the     
deceitful serpent falsely  attributed   
the power of imparting a superior kind  
of knowledge1 beyond  that which ,god   
was pleased to give4    #b3aj4 ,and a   
river went out of the place of pleasure 
to water paradise1  which from thence is
 divided into four heads4    #b3aa4 ,the
 name of the one is ,phison3 that is it 
which compasseth all  the land of       
,hevilath1 where gold groweth4    #b3ab4
 ,and the gold of that land is very     
good3 there is found bdellium1  and the 
onyx stone4    #b3ac4 ,and the name of  
the second river is ,gehon3 the same is 

it that  compasseth all the land of     
,ethiopia4    #b3ad4 ,and the name of   
the third river is ,tigris3 the same    
passeth along  by the ,assyrians4 ,and  
the fourth river is ,euphrates4         
#b3ae4 ,and the ,lord ,god took man1 and
 put him into the paradise of  pleasure1
 to dress it1 and to keep it4    #b3af4 
,and he commanded him1 saying3 ,of every
 tree of paradise thou  shalt eat3      
#b3ag4 ,but of the tree of knowledge of 
good and evil1 thou shalt not  eat4 ,for
 in what day soever thou shalt eat of   
it1 thou shalt die the  death4    #b3ah4
 ,and the ,lord ,god said3 ,it is not   
good for man to be alone3 let us  make  
him a help like unto himself4    #b3ai4 
,and the ,lord ,god having formed out of
 the ground all the beasts  of the      
earth1 and all the fowls of the air1    
brought them to ,adam to see  what he   
would call them3 for whatsoever ,adam   
called any living creature  the same is 
its name4    #b3bj4 ,and ,adam called   
all the beasts by their names1 and all  

the fowls  of the air1 and all the      
cattle of the field3 but for ,adam there
 was not  found a helper like himself4  
#b3ba4 ,then the ,lord ,god cast a deep 
sleep upon ,adam3 and when he was  fast 
asleep1 he took one of his ribs1 and    
filled up flesh for it4    #b3bb4 ,and  
the ,lord ,god built the rib which he   
took from ,adam into a  woman3 and      
brought her to ,adam4    #b3bc4 ,and    
,adam said3 ,this now is bone of my     
bones1 and flesh of my  flesh2 she shall
 be called woman1 because she was taken 
out of man4    #b3bd4 ,wherefore a man  
shall leave father and mother1 and shall
 cleave  to his wife3 and they shall be 
two in one flesh4    #b3be4 ,and they   
were both naked3 to wit1 ,adam and his  
wife3 and were not  ashamed4            
,genesis ,chapter #c    ,the serpent's  
craft4 ,the fall of our first parents4  
,their punishment4  ,the promise of a   
,redeemer4    #c3a4 ,now the serpent was
 more subtle than any of the beasts of  
the  earth which the ,lord ,god had     

made4 ,and he said to the woman3 ,why   
hath  ,god commanded you1 that you      
should not eat of every tree of         
paradise8    #c3b4 ,and the woman       
answered him1 saying3 ,of the fruit of  
the trees that  are in paradise we do   
eat3    #c3c4 ,but of the fruit of the  
tree which is in the midst of paradise1 
,god hath commanded us that we should   
not eat2 and that we should not  touch  
it1 lest perhaps we die4    #c3d4 ,and  
the serpent said to the woman3 ,no1 you 
shall not die the  death4    #c3e4 ,for 
,god doth know that in what day soever  
you shall eat thereof1  your eyes shall 
be opened3 and you shall be as ,gods1   
knowing good and  evil4    #c3f4 ,and   
the woman saw that the tree was good to 
eat1 and fair to the  eyes1 and         
delightful to behold3 and she took of   
the fruit thereof1 and  did eat1 and    
gave to her husband1 who did eat4       
#c3g4 ,and the eyes of them both were   
opened3 and when they perceived         
themselves to be naked1 they sewed      

together fig leaves1 and made           
themselves aprons4    ,and the eyes1    
etc4444 ,not that they were blind       
before1 7for the woman  saw that the    
tree was fair to the eyes1 ver4 #f47 nor
 yet that their  eyes were opened to any
 more perfect knowledge of good2 but    
only to the  unhappy experience of      
having lost the good of original grace  
and  innocence1 and incurred the        
dreadful evil of sin4 ,from whence      
followed  a shame of their being naked2 
which they minded not before2 because   
being now stript of original grace1 they
 quickly began to be subject to  the    
shameful rebellions of the flesh4       
#c3h4 ,and when they heard the voice of 
the ,lord ,god walking in paradise  at  
the afternoon air1 ,adam and his wife   
hid themselves from the face of  the    
,lord ,god1 amidst the trees of         
paradise4    #c3i4 ,and the ,lord ,god  
called ,adam1 and said to him3 ,where   
art thou8    #c3aj4 ,and he said3 ,i    
heard thy voice in paradise2 and ,i was 

afraid1  because ,i was naked1 and ,i   
hid myself4    #c3aa4 ,and he said to   
him3 ,and who hath told thee that thou  
wast naked1  but that thou hast eaten of
 the tree whereof ,i commanded thee that
 thou  shouldst not eat8    #c3ab4 ,and 
,adam said3 ,the woman1 whom thou gavest
 me to be my companion1  gave me of the 
tree1 and ,i did eat4    #c3ac4 ,and the
 ,lord ,god said to the woman3 ,why hast
 thou done this8 ,and  she answered3    
,the serpent deceived me1 and ,i did    
eat4    #c3ad4 ,and the ,lord ,god said 
to the serpent3 ,because thou hast done 
this  thing1 thou art cursed among all  
cattle1 and beasts of the earth3 upon   
thy breast shalt thou go1 and earth     
shalt thou eat all the days of thy      
life4    #c3ae4 ,i will put enmities    
between thee and the woman1 and thy seed
 and  her seed3 she shall crush thy     
head1 and thou shalt lie in wait for her
  heel4    ,she shall crush4444 ,ipsa1  
the woman2 so divers of the fathers read
 this  place1 conformably to the ,latin3

 others read it ipsum1 viz41 the seed4  
,the sense is the same3 for it is by her
 seed1 ,jesus ,christ1 that the  woman  
crushes the serpent's head4    #c3af4   
,to the woman also he said3 ,i will     
multiply thy sorrows1 and thy           
conceptions3 in sorrow shalt thou bring 
forth children1 and thou shalt  be under
 thy husband's power1 and he shall have 
dominion over thee4    #c3ag4 ,and to   
,adam he said3 ,because thou hast       
hearkened to the voice of  thy wife1 and
 hast eaten of the tree1 whereof ,i     
commanded thee1 that  thou shouldst not 
eat1 cursed is the earth in thy work3   
with labour and  toil shalt thou eat    
thereof all the days of thy life4       
#c3ah4 ,thorns and thistles shall it    
bring forth to thee1 and thou shalt  eat
 the herbs of the earth4    #c3ai4 ,in  
the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat    
bread till thou return to  the earth out
 of which thou wast taken3 for dust thou
 art1 and into  dust thou shalt return4 
#c3bj4 ,and ,adam called the name of his

 wife ,eve3 because she was the  mother 
of all the living4    #c3ba4 ,and the   
,lord ,god made for ,adam and his wife  
garments of skins1  and clothed them4   
#c3bb4 ,and he said3 ,behold ,adam is   
become as one of us1 knowing good and   
evil3 now therefore lest perhaps he put 
forth his hand and take also of  the    
tree of life1 and eat1 and live for     
ever4    ,behold ,adam1 etc4444 ,this   
was spoken by way of reproaching him    
with his  pride1 in affecting a         
knowledge that might make him like to   
,god4    #c3bc4 ,and the ,lord ,god sent
 him out of the paradise of pleasure1 to
  till the earth from which he was      
taken4    #c3bd4 ,and he cast out ,adam3
 and placed before the paradise of      
pleasure  ,cherubims1 and a flaming     
sword1 turning every way1 to keep the   
way of  the tree of life4      ,genesis 
,chapter #d    ,the history of ,cain and
 ,abel4    #d3a4 ,and ,adam knew ,eve   
his wife2 who conceived and brought     
forth ,cain1  saying3 ,i have gotten a  

man through ,god4    #d3b4 ,and again   
she brought forth his brother ,abel4    
,and ,abel was a  shepherd1 and ,cain a 
husbandman4    #d3c4 ,and it came to    
pass after many days1 that ,cain        
offered1 of the  fruits of the earth1   
gifts to the ,lord4    #d3d4 ,abel also 
offered of the firstlings of his flock1 
and of their  fat3 and the ,lord had    
respect to ,abel1 and to his offerings4 
,had respect4444 ,that is1 shewed his   
acceptance of his sacrifice 7as  coming 
from a heart full of devotion73 and     
that1 as we may suppose1 by  some       
visible token1 such as sending fire from
 heaven upon his  offerings4    #d3e4   
,but to ,cain and his offerings he had  
no respect3 and ,cain was  exceeding    
angry1 and his countenance fell4        
#d3f4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,why  
art thou angry8 and why is thy          
countenance fallen8    #d3g4 ,if thou do
 well1 shalt thou not receive8 but if   
ill1 shall not sin  forthwith be present
 at the door8 but the lust thereof shall

 be under  thee1 and thou shalt have    
dominion over it4    #d3h4 ,and ,cain   
said to ,abel his brother3 ,let us go   
forth abroad4 ,and  when they were in   
the field1 ,cain rose up against his    
brother ,abel1 and  slew him4    #d3i4  
,and the ,lord said to ,cain3 ,where is 
thy brother ,abel8 ,and he  answered3 ,i
 know not3 am ,i my brother's keeper8   
#d3aj4 ,and he said to him3 ,what hast  
thou done8 the voice of thy  brother's  
blood crieth to me from the earth4      
#d3aa4 ,now1 therefore1 cursed shalt    
thou be upon the earth1 which hath      
opened her mouth and received the blood 
of thy brother at thy hand4    #d3ab4   
,when thou shalt till it1 it shall not  
yield to thee its fruit3 a  fugitive and
 a vagabond shalt thou be upon the      
earth4    #d3ac4 ,and ,cain said to the 
,lord3 ,my iniquity is greater than that
 ,i may  deserve pardon4    #d3ad4      
,behold thou dost cast me out this day  
from the face of the earth1  and from   
thy face ,i shall be hid1 and ,i shall  

be a vagabond and a  fugitive on the    
earth3 every one1 therefore1 that       
findeth me1 shall kill  me4    ,every   
one that findeth me shall kill me4444   
,his guilty conscience made  him fear   
his own brothers and nephews2 of whom1  
by this time1 there  might be a good    
number upon the earth2 which had now    
endured near #acj  years2 as may be     
gathered from ,gen4 #e4c1 compared with 
chap4 #d4be1  though in the compendious 
account given in the scriptures1 only   
,cain  and ,abel are mentioned4         
#d3ae4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,no1 
it shall not so be3 but whosoever  shall
 kill ,cain1 shall be punished          
sevenfold4 ,and the ,lord set a mark    
upon ,cain1 that whosoever found him    
should not kill him4    ,set a mark1    
etc4444 ,the more common opinion of the 
interpreters of holy  writ supposes this
 mark to have been a trembling of the   
body2 or a  horror and consternation in 
his countenance4    #d3af4 ,and ,cain   
went out from the face of the ,lord1 and

 dwelt as a  fugitive on the earth at   
the east side of ,eden4    #d3ag4 ,and  
,cain knew his wife1 and she conceived1 
and brought forth  ,henoch3 and he built
 a city1 and called the name thereof by 
the name of  his son ,henoch4    ,his   
wife4444 ,she was a daughter of ,adam1  
and ,cain's own sister2 ,god  dispensing
 with such marriages in the beginning of
 the world1 as  mankind could not       
otherwise be propagated4 ,he built a    
city1 viz4444 ,in  process of time1 when
 his race was multiplied1 so as to be   
numerous  enough to people it4 ,for in  
the many hundred years he lived1 his    
race  might be multiplied even to       
millions4    #d3ah4 ,and ,henoch begot  
,irad1 and ,irad begot ,maviael1 and    
,maviael begot  ,mathusael1 and         
,mathusael begot ,lamech1    #d3ai4 ,who
 took two wives3 the name of the one was
 ,ada1 and the name of  the other       
,sella4    #d3bj4 ,and ,ada brought     
forth ,jabel3 who was the father of such
 as dwell  in tents1 and of herdsmen4   

#d3ba4 ,and his brother's name was      
,jubal3 he was the father of them that  
play upon the harp and the organs4      
#d3bb4 ,sella also brought forth        
,tubalcain1 who was a hammerer and      
artificer in every work of brass and    
iron4 ,and the sister of ,tubalcain  was
 ,noema4    #d3bc4 ,and ,lamech said to 
his wives ,ada and ,sella3 ,hear my     
voice1 ye  wives of ,lamech1 hearken to 
my speech3 for ,i have slain a man to   
the  wounding of myself1 and a stripling
 to my own bruising4    ,i have slain a 
man1 etc4444 ,it is the tradition of the
 ,hebrews1 that  ,lamech in hunting slew
 ,cain1 mistaking him for a wild beast2 
and that  having discovered what he had 
done1 he beat so unmercifully the youth1
  by whom he was led into that mistake1 
that he died of the blows4    #d3bd4    
,sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for 
,cain3 but for ,lamech  seventy times   
sevenfold4    #d3be4 ,adam also knew his
 wife again3 and she brought forth a    
son1 and  called his name ,seth1 saying3

 ,god hath given me another seed for    
,abel1  whom ,cain slew4    #d3bf4 ,but 
to ,seth also was born a son1 whom he   
called ,enos3 this man  began to call   
upon the name of the ,lord4    ,began to
 call upon1 etc4444 ,not that ,adam and 
,seth had not called upon  ,god1 before 
the birth of ,enos2 but that ,enos used 
more solemnity in the  worship and      
invocation of ,god4      ,genesis       
,chapter #e    ,the genealogy1 age1 and 
death of the ,patriarchs1 from ,adam to 
,noe4 ,the  translation of ,henoch4     
#e3a4 ,this is the book of the          
generation of ,adam4 ,in the day that   
,god  created man1 he made him to the   
likeness of ,god4    #e3b4 ,he created  
them male and female2 and blessed them3 
and called  their name ,adam1 in the day
 when they were created4    #e3c4 ,and  
,adam lived a hundred and thirty years1 
and begot a son to his  own image and   
likeness1 and called his name ,seth4    
#e3d4 ,and the days of ,adam1 after he  
begot ,seth1 were eight hundred  years3 

and he begot sons and daughters4        
#e3e4 ,and all the time that ,adam      
lived1 came to nine hundred and thirty  
years1 and he died4    #e3f4 ,seth also 
lived a hundred and five years1 and     
begot ,enos4    #e3g4 ,and ,seth lived  
after he begot ,enos1 eight hundred and 
seven years1  and begot sons and        
daughters4    #e3h4 ,and all the days of
 ,seth were nine hundred and twelve     
years1 and  he died4    #e3i4 ,and ,enos
 lived ninety years1 and begot ,cainan4 
#e3aj4 ,after whose birth he lived eight
 hundred and fifteen years1 and  begot  
sons and daughters4    #e3aa4 ,and all  
the days of ,enos were nine hundred and 
five years1 and he  died4    #e3ab4 ,and
 ,cainan lived seventy years1 and begot 
,malaleel4    #e3ac4 ,and ,cainan lived 
after he begot ,malaleel1 eight hundred 
and forty  years1 and begot sons and    
daughters4    #e3ad4 ,and all the days  
of ,cainan were nine hundred and ten    
years1 and  he died4    #e3ae4 ,and     
,malaleel lived sixty-five years and    

begot ,jared4    #e3af4 ,and ,malaleel  
lived after he begot ,jared1 eight      
hundred and thirty  years1 and begot    
sons and daughters4    #e3ag4 ,and all  
the days of ,malaleel were eight hundred
 and ninety-five  years1 and he died4   
#e3ah4 ,and ,jared lived a hundred and  
sixty-two years1 and begot ,henoch4     
#e3ai4 ,and ,jared lived after he begot 
,henoch1 eight hundred years1 and  begot
 sons and daughters4    #e3bj4 ,and all 
the days of ,jared were nine hundred and
 sixty-two years1  and he died4         
#e3ba4 ,and ,henoch lived sixty-five    
years1 and begot ,mathusala4    #e3bb4  
,and ,henoch walked with ,god3 and lived
 after he begot ,mathusala1  three      
hundred years1 and begot sons and       
daughters4    #e3bc4 ,and all the days  
of ,henoch were three hundred and       
sixty-five  years4    #e3bd4 ,and he    
walked with ,god1 and was seen no more3 
because ,god took  him4    #e3be4 ,and  
,mathusala lived a hundred and          
eighty-seven years1 and begot  ,lamech4 

#e3bf4 ,and ,mathlusala lived after he  
begot ,lamech1 seven hundred and        
eighty-two years1 and begot sons and    
daughters4    #e3bg4 ,and all the days  
of ,mathusala were nine hundred and     
sixty-nine  years1 and he died4         
#e3bh4 ,and ,lamech lived a hundred and 
eighty-two years1 and begot a son4      
#e3bi4 ,and he called his name ,noe1    
saying3 ,this same shall comfort us     
from the works and labours of our hands 
on the earth1 which the ,lord  hath     
cursed4    #e3cj4 ,and ,lamech lived    
after he begot ,noe1 five hundred and   
ninety-five  years1 and begot sons and  
daughters4    #e3ca4 ,and all the days  
of ,lamech came to seven hundred and    
seventy-seven years1 and he died4 ,and  
,noe1 when he was five hundred  years   
old1 begot ,sem1 ,cham1 and ,japheth4   
,genesis ,chapter #f    ,man's sin is   
the cause of the deluge4 ,noe is        
commanded to build the  ark4    #f3a4   
,and after that men began to be         
multiplied upon the earth1 and          

daughters were born to them1    #f3b4   
,the sons of ,god seeing the daughters  
of men1 that they were fair1  took to   
themselves wives of all which they      
chose4    ,the sons of ,god4444 ,the    
descendants of ,seth and ,enos are here 
called  sons of ,god from their religion
 and piety3 whereas the ungodly race of 
,cain1 who by their carnal affections   
lay grovelling upon the earth1 are      
called the children of men4 ,the unhappy
 consequence of the former  marrying    
with the latter1 ought to be a warning  
to ,christians to be  very circumspect  
in their marriages2 and not to suffer   
themselves to be  determined in their   
choice by their carnal passion1 to the  
prejudice of  virtue or religion4       
#f3c4 ,and ,god said3 ,my spirit shall  
not remain in man for ever1 because  he 
is flesh1 and his days shall be a       
hundred and twenty years4    ,his days  
shall be1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that 
man's days1 which  before the flood were
 usually #ijj years1 should now be      

reduced to #abj  years4 ,or rather1 that
 ,god would allow men this term of #abj 
years1 for  their repentance and        
conversion1 before he would send the    
deluge4    #f3d4 ,now giants were upon  
the earth in those days4 ,for after the 
sons  of ,god went in to the daughters  
of men1 and they brought forth          
children1 these are the mighty men of   
old1 men of renown4    ,giants4444 ,it  
is likely the generality of men before  
the flood were of  a gigantic stature in
 comparison with what men now are4 ,but 
these here  spoken of are called giants1
 as being not only tall in stature1 but 
violent and savage in their             
dispositions1 and mere monsters of      
cruelty  and lust4    #f3e4 ,and ,god   
seeing that the wickedness of men was   
great on the earth1  and that all the   
thought of their heart was bent upon    
evil at all  times1    #f3f4 ,it        
repented him that he had made man on the
 earth4 ,and being  touched inwardly    
with sorrow of heart1    ,it repented   

him1 etc4444 ,god1 who is unchangeable1 
is not capable of  repentance1 grief1 or
 any other passion4 ,but these          
expressions are used  to declare the    
enormity of the sins of men1 which was  
so provoking as  to determine their     
,creator to destroy these his creatures1
 whom before  he had so much favoured4  
#f3g4 ,he said3 ,i will destroy man1    
whom ,i have created1 from the face of  
the earth1 from man even to beasts1 from
 the creeping thing even to the  fowls  
of the air1 for it repenteth me that ,i 
have made them4    #f3h4 ,but ,noe found
 grace before the ,lord4    #f3i4 ,these
 are the generations of ,noe3 ,noe was a
 just and perfect man  in his           
generations1 he walked with ,god4       
#f3aj4 ,and he begot three sons1 ,sem1  
,cham1 and ,japheth4    #f3aa4 ,and the 
earth was corrupted before ,god1 and was
 filled with  iniquity4    #f3ab4 ,and  
when ,god had seen that the earth was   
corrupted 7for all flesh  had corrupted 
its way upon the earth71    #f3ac4 ,he  

said to ,noe3 ,the end of all flesh is  
come before me1 the earth  is filled    
with iniquity through them1 and ,i will 
destroy them with the  earth4    #f3ad4 
,make thee an ark of timber planks3 thou
 shalt make little rooms  in the ark1   
and thou shalt pitch it within and      
without4    #f3ae4 ,and thus shalt thou 
make it4 ,the length of the ark shall be
 three  hundred cubits3 the breadth of  
it fifty cubits1 and the height of it   
thirty cubits4    ,three hundred cubits1
 etc4444 ,the ark1 according to the     
dimensions here  set down1 contained    
four hundred and fifty thousand square  
cubits2  which was more than enough to  
contain all the kinds of living         
creatures1 with all necessary           
provisions3 even supposing the cubits   
here spoken of to have been only a foot 
and a half each1 which was the  least   
kind of cubits4    #f3af4 ,thou shalt   
make a window in the ark1 and in a cubit
 shalt thou  finish the top of it3 and  
the door of the ark thou shalt set in   

the  side3 with lower1 middle chambers1 
and third stories shalt thou make  it4  
#f3ag4 ,behold1 ,i will bring the waters
 of a great flood upon the earth1  to   
destroy all flesh1 wherein is the breath
 of life under heaven4 ,all  things that
 are in the earth shall be consumed4    
#f3ah4 ,and ,i will establish my        
covenant with thee1 and thou shalt enter
  into the ark1 thou and thy sons1 and  
thy wife1 and the wives of thy  sons    
with thee4    #f3ai4 ,and of every      
living creature of all flesh1 thou shalt
 bring two  of a sort into the ark1 that
 they may live with thee3 of the male   
sex1  and the female4    #f3bj4 ,of     
fowls according to their kind1 and of   
beasts in their kind1  and of every     
thing that creepeth on the earth        
according to its kind3  two of every    
sort shall go in with thee1 that they   
may live4    #f3ba4 ,thou shalt take    
unto thee of all food that may be eaten1
 and thou  shalt lay it up with thee3   
and it shall be food for thee and them4 

#f3bb4 ,and ,noe did all things which   
,god commanded him4      ,genesis       
,chapter #g    ,noe with his family go  
into the ark4 ,the deluge overflows the 
earth4    #g3a4 ,and the ,lord said to  
him3 ,go in1 thou and all thy house1    
into the  ark3 for thee ,i have seen    
just before me in this generation4      
#g3b4 ,of all clean beasts take seven   
and seven1 the male and the female4     
,of all clean4444 ,the distinction of   
clean and unclean beasts appears to     
have been made before the law of ,moses1
 which was not promulgated till  the    
year of the world #bead4    #g3c4 ,but  
of the beasts that are unclean two and  
two1 the male and the  female4 ,of the  
fowls also of the air seven and seven1  
the male and the  female3 that seed may 
be saved upon the face of the whole     
earth4    #g3d4 ,for yet a while1 and   
after seven days1 ,i will rain upon the 
earth  forty days and forty nights3 and 
,i will destroy every substance that ,i 
have made1 from the face of the earth4  

#g3e4 ,and ,noe did all things which the
 ,lord had commanded him4    #g3f4 ,and 
he was six hundred years old1 when the  
waters of the flood  overflowed the     
earth4    #g3g4 ,and ,noe went in and   
his sons1 his wife and the wives of his 
sons  with him into the ark1 because of 
the waters of the flood4    #g3h4 ,and  
of beasts clean and unclean1 and of     
fowls1 and of every thing  that moveth  
upon the earth1    #g3i4 ,two and two   
went in to ,noe into the ark1 male and  
female1 as the  ,lord had commanded     
,noe4    #g3aj4 ,and after the seven    
days were passed1 the waters of the     
flood  overflowed the earth4    #g3aa4  
,in the six hundredth year of the life  
of ,noe1 in the second  month1 in the   
seventeenth day of the month1 all the   
fountains of the  great deep were broken
 up1 and the floodgates of heaven were  
opened3    #g3ab4 ,and the rain fell    
upon the earth forty days and forty     
nights4    #g3ac4 ,in the selfsame day  
,noe1 and ,sem1 and ,cham1 and ,japheth1

 his  sons3 his wife1 and the three     
wives of his sons with them1 went into  
the ark4    #g3ad4 ,they and every beast
 according to its kind1 and all the     
cattle in  their kind1 and every thing  
that moveth upon the earth1 according to
  its kind1 and every fowl according to 
its kind1 all birds1 and all that  fly1 
#g3ae4 ,went in to ,noe into the ark1   
two and two of all flesh1 wherein  was  
the breath of life4    #g3af4 ,and they 
that went in1 went in male and female of
 all flesh1 as  ,god had commanded him3 
and the ,lord shut him in on the        
outside4    #g3ag4 ,and the flood was   
forty days upon the earth3 and the      
waters  increased1 and lifted up the ark
 on high from the earth4    #g3ah4 ,for 
they overflowed exceedingly3 and filled 
all on the face of  the earth3 and the  
ark was carried upon the waters4        
#g3ai4 ,and the waters prevailed beyond 
measure upon the earth3 and all  the    
high mountains under the whole heaven   
were covered4    #g3bj4 ,the water was  

fifteen cubits higher than the mountains
 which it  covered4    #g3ba4 ,and all  
flesh was destroyed that moved upon the 
earth1 both of  fowl and of cattle1 and 
of beasts1 and of all creeping things   
that  creep upon the earth3 and all men4
    #g3bb4 ,and all things wherein there
 is the breath of life on the earth1    
died4    #g3bc4 ,and he destroyed all   
the substance that was upon the earth1  
from  man even to beast1 and the        
creeping things and fowls of the air3   
and  they were destroyed from the earth3
 and ,noe only remained1 and they  that 
were with him in the ark4    #g3bd4 ,and
 the waters prevailed upon the earth a  
hundred and fifty days4      ,genesis   
,chapter #h    ,the deluge ceaseth4 ,noe
 goeth out of the ark1 and offereth a   
sacrifice4  ,god's covenant to him4     
#h3a4 ,and ,god remembered ,noe1 and all
 the living creatures1 and all the      
cattle which were with him in the ark1  
and brought a wind upon the  earth1 and 
the waters were abated3    #h3b4 ,the   

fountains also of the deep1 and the     
floodgates of heaven1 were  shut up1 and
 the rain from heaven was restrained4   
#h3c4 ,and the waters returned from off 
the earth going and coming3 and  they   
began to be abated after a hundred and  
fifty days4    #h3d4 ,and the ark rested
 in the seventh month1 the seven and    
twentieth  day of the month1 upon the   
mountains of ,armenia4    #h3e4 ,and the
 waters were going and decreasing until 
the tenth month3  for in the tenth      
month1 the first day of the month1 the  
tops of the  mountains appeared4        
#h3f4 ,and after that forty days were   
passed1 ,noe opening the window of  the 
ark1 which he had made1 sent forth a    
raven3    #h3g4 ,which went forth and   
did not return1 till the waters were    
dried up  upon the earth4    ,did not   
return4444 ,the raven did not return    
into the ark2 but 7as it  may be        
gathered from the ,hebrew7 went to and  
fro2 sometimes going to  the mountains1 
where it found carcasses to feed on3 and

 other times  returning1 to rest upon   
the top of the ark4    #h3h4 ,he sent   
forth also a dove after him1 to see if  
the waters had now  ceased upon the face
 of the earth4    #h3i4 ,but she not    
finding where her foot might rest1      
returned to him  into the ark3 for the  
waters were upon the whole earth3 and he
 put  forth his hand1 and caught her1   
and brought her into the ark4    #h3aj4 
,and having waited yet seven other days1
 he again sent forth the  dove out of   
the ark4    #h3aa4 ,and she came to him 
in the evening carrying a bough of an   
olive  tree1 with green leaves1 in her  
mouth4 ,noe therefore understood that   
the waters were ceased upon the earth4  
#h3ab4 ,and he stayed yet other seven   
days3 and he sent forth the dove1  which
 returned not any more unto him4        
#h3ac4 ,therefore in the six hundredth  
and first year1 the first month1  the   
first day of the month1 the waters were 
lessened upon the earth1  and ,noe      
opening the covering of the ark1 looked1

 and saw that the face  of the earth was
 dried4    #h3ad4 ,in the second month1 
the seven and twentieth day of the      
month1  the earth was dried4    #h3ae4  
,and ,god spoke to ,noe1 saying3        
#h3af4 ,go out of the ark1 thou and thy 
wife1 thy sons and the wives of  thy    
sons with thee4    #h3ag4 ,all living   
things that are with thee of all flesh1 
as well in  fowls as in beasts1 and all 
creeping things that creep upon the     
earth1  bring out with thee1 and go ye  
upon the earth3 increase and multiply   
upon it4    #h3ah4 ,so ,noe went out1 he
 and his sons3 his wife1 and the wives  
of his  sons with him4    #h3ai4 ,and   
all living things1 and cattle1 and      
creeping things that creep  upon the    
earth1 according to their kinds went out
 of the ark4    #h3bj4 ,and ,noe built  
an altar unto the ,lord3 and taking of  
all cattle  and fowls that were clean1  
offered holocausts upon the altar4      
,holocausts1 444 or whole burnt         
offerings4 ,in which the whole victim   

was  consumed by fire upon ,god's altar1
 and no part was reserved for the use   
of priest or people4    #h3ba4 ,and the 
,lord smelled a sweet savour1 and said3 
,i will no more  curse the earth for the
 sake of man3 for the imagination and   
thought of  man's heart are prone to    
evil from his youth3 therefore ,i will  
no more  destroy every living soul as ,i
 have done4    ,smelled1 etc4444 ,a     
figurative expression1 denoting that    
,god was well  pleased with the         
sacrifices which his servant offered4   
#h3bb4 ,all the days of the earth1      
seedtime and harvest1 cold and heat1    
summer and winter1 night and day1 shall 
not cease4      ,genesis ,chapter #i    
,god blesseth ,noe3 forbiddeth blood1   
and promiseth never more to destroy  the
 world by water4 ,the blessing of ,sem  
and ,japheth4    #i3a4 ,and ,god blessed
 ,noe and his sons4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,increase1  and multiply1 and fill
 the earth4    #i3b4 ,and let the fear  
and dread of you be upon all the beasts 

of the  earth1 and upon all the fowls of
 the air1 and all that move upon the    
earth3 all the fishes of the sea are    
delivered into your hand4    #i3c4 ,and 
every thing that moveth1 and liveth     
shall be meat for you3  even as the     
green herbs have ,i delivered them all  
to you3    #i3d4 ,saving that flesh with
 blood you shall not eat4    #i3e4 ,for 
,i will require the blood of your lives 
at the hand of every  beast1 and at the 
hand of man1 at the hand of every man1  
and of his  brother1 will ,i require the
 life of man4    #i3f4 ,whosoever shall 
shed man's blood1 his blood shall be    
shed3 for man  was made to the image of 
,god4    #i3g4 ,but increase you and    
multiply1 and go upon the earth and fill
 it4    #i3h4 ,thus also said ,god to   
,noe1 and to his sons with him3    #i3i4
 ,behold ,i will establish my covenant  
with you1 and with your seed  after you3
    #i3aj4 ,and with every living soul  
that is with you1 as well in all  birds1
 as in cattle and beasts of the earth1  

that are come forth out of  the ark1 and
 in all the beasts of the earth4        
#i3aa4 ,i will establish my covenant    
with you1 and all flesh shall be no     
more destroyed with the waters of a     
flood1 neither shall there be from      
henceforth a flood to waste the earth4  
#i3ab4 ,and ,god said3 ,this is the sign
 of the covenant which ,i give  between 
me and you1 and to every living soul    
that is with you1 for  perpetual        
generations4    #i3ac4 ,i will set my   
bow in the clouds1 and it shall be the  
sign of a  covenant between me and      
between the earth4    #i3ad4 ,and when  
,i shall cover the sky with clouds1 my  
bow shall appear  in the clouds3        
#i3ae4 ,and ,i will remember my covenant
 with you1 and with every living  soul  
that beareth flesh3 and there shall no  
more be waters of a flood  to destroy   
all flesh4    #i3af4 ,and the bow shall 
be in the clouds1 and ,i shall see it1  
and shall  remember the everlasting     
covenant1 that was made between ,god and

 every  living soul of all flesh which  
is upon the earth4    #i3ag4 ,and ,god  
said to ,noe3 ,this shall be the sign of
 the covenant1  which ,i have           
established1 between me and all flesh   
upon the earth4    #i3ah4 ,and the sons 
of ,noe1 who came out of the ark1 were  
,sem1 ,cham1 and  ,japheth3 and ,cham is
 the father of ,chanaan4    #i3ai4      
,these three are the sons of ,noe3 and  
from these was all mankind  spread over 
the whole earth4    #i3bj4 ,and ,noe a  
husbandman began to till the ground1 and
 planted a  vineyard4    #i3ba4 ,and    
drinking of the wine was made drunk1 and
 was uncovered in his  tent4            
,drunk4444 ,noe by the judgment of the  
fathers was not guilty of sin1 in  being
 overcome by wine3 because he knew not  
the strength of it4    #i3bb4 ,which    
when ,cham the father of ,chanaan had   
seen1 to wit1 that his  father's        
nakedness was uncovered1 he told it to  
his two brethren  without4    #i3bc4    
,but ,sem and ,japheth put a cloak upon 

their shoulders1 and going  backward1   
covered the nakedness of their father3  
and their faces were  turned away1 and  
they saw not their father's nakedness4  
,covered the nakedness4444 ,thus1 as    
,st4 ,gregory takes notice ,l4 #ce2     
,moral4 c4 #bb1 we ought to cover the   
nakedness1 that is1 the sins1 of  our   
spiritual parents and superiors4        
#i3bd4 ,and ,noe awaking from the wine1 
when he had learned what his  younger   
son had done to him1    #i3be4 ,he said3
 ,cursed be ,chanaan1 a servant of      
servants shall he be  unto his brethren4
    ,cursed be ,chanaan4444 ,the curses1
 as well as the blessings1 of the       
patriarchs1 were prophetical3 ,and this 
in particular is here recorded  by      
,moses1 for the children of ,israel1 who
 were to possess the land of  ,chanaan4 
,but why should ,chanaan be cursed for  
his father's faults8 ,the  ,hebrews     
answer1 that he being then a boy1 was   
the first that saw his  grandfather's   
nakedness1 and told his father ,cham of 

it2 and joined  with him in laughing at 
it3 which drew upon him1 rather than    
upon the  rest of the children of ,cham1
 this prophetical curse4    #i3bf4 ,and 
he said3 ,blessed be the ,lord ,god of  
,sem1 be ,chanaan his  servant4         
#i3bg4 ,may ,god enlarge ,japheth1 and  
may he dwell in the tents of ,sem1  and 
,chanaan be his servant4    #i3bh4 ,and 
,noe lived after the flood three hundred
 and fifty years4    #i3bi4 ,and all his
 days were in the whole nine hundred and
 fifty years3  and he died4             
,genesis ,chapter #aj    ,the genealogy 
of the children of ,noe1 by whom the    
world was peopled  after the flood4     
#aj3a4 ,these are the generations of the
 sons of ,noe3 ,sem1 ,cham1 and         
,japheth3 and unto them sons were born  
after the flood4    #aj3b4 ,the sons of 
,japheth3 ,gomer1 and ,magog1 and       
,madai1 and ,javan1 and  ,thubal1 and   
,mosoch1 and ,thiras4    #aj3c4 ,and the
 sons of ,gomer3 ,ascenez and ,riphath  
and ,thogorma4    #aj3d4 ,and the sons  

of ,javan3 ,elisa and ,tharsis1 ,cetthim
 and ,dodanim4    #aj3e4 ,by these were 
divided the islands of the ,gentiles in 
their lands1  every one according to his
 tongue and their families in their     
nations4    ,the islands4444 ,so the    
,hebrews called all the remote          
countries1 to  which they went by ships 
from ,judea1 to ,greece1 ,italy1 ,spain1
 etc4    #aj3f4 ,and the ,sons of ,cham3
 ,chus1 and ,mesram1 and ,phuth1 and    
,chanaan4    #aj3g4 ,and the sons of    
,chus3 ,saba1 and ,hevila1 and ,sabatha1
 and ,regma1  and ,sabatacha4 ,the sons 
of ,regma3 ,saba1 and ,dadan4    #aj3h4 
,now ,chus begot ,nemrod3 he began to be
 mighty on the earth4    #aj3i4 ,and he 
was a stout hunter before the ,lord4    
,hence came a proverb3  ,even as ,nemrod
 the stout hunter before the ,lord4     
,a stout hunter4444 ,not of beasts but  
of men3 whom by violence and  tyranny he
 brought under his dominion4 ,and such  
he was1 not only in the  opinion of men1
 but before the ,lord1 that is1 in his  

sight who cannot  be deceived4          
#aj3aj4 ,and the beginning of his       
kingdom was ,babylon1 and ,arach1 and   
,achad1 and ,chalanne in the land of    
,sennaar4    #aj3aa4 ,out of that land  
came forth ,assur1 and built ,ninive1   
and the  streets of the city1 and       
,chale4    #aj3ab4 ,resen also between  
,ninive and ,chale3 this is the great   
city4    #aj3ac4 ,and ,mesraim begot    
,ludim1 and ,anamim and ,laabim1        
,nephthuim4    #aj3ad4 ,and ,phetrusim1 
and ,chasluim2 of whom came forth the   
,philistines1  and the ,capthorim4      
#aj3ae4 ,and ,chanaan begot ,sidon his  
firstborn1 the ,hethite1    #aj3af4 ,and
 the ,jebusite1 and the ,amorrhite1 and 
the ,gergesite4    #aj3ag4 ,the ,hevite 
and ,aracite3 the ,sinite1    #aj3ah4   
,and the ,aradian1 the ,samarite1 and   
the ,hamathite3 and afterwards  the     
families of the ,chanaanites were spread
 abroad4    #aj3ai4 ,and the limits of  
,chanaan were from ,sidon as one comes  
to ,gerara  even to ,gaza1 until thou   

enter ,sodom and ,gomorrha1 and ,adama1 
and  ,seboim even to ,lesa4    #aj3bj4  
,these are the children of ,cham in     
their kindreds and tongues1  and        
generations1 and lands1 and nations4    
#aj3ba4 ,of ,sem also the father of all 
the children of ,heber1 the elder       
brother of ,japheth1 sons were born4    
#aj3bb4 ,the sons of ,sem3 ,elam and    
,assur1 and ,arphaxad1 and ,lud1 and    
,aram4    #aj3bc4 ,the sons of ,aram3   
,us1 and ,hull1 and ,gether2 and ,mes4  
#aj3bd4 ,but ,arphaxad begot ,sale1 of  
whom was born ,heber4    #aj3be4 ,and to
 ,heber were born two sons3 the name of 
the one was ,phaleg1  because in his    
days was the earth divided3 and his     
brother's name  ,jectan4    #aj3bf4     
,which ,jectan begot ,elmodad1 and      
,saleph1 and ,asarmoth1 ,jare1          
#aj3bg4 ,and ,aduram1 and ,uzal1 and    
,decla1    #aj3bh4 ,and ,ebal1 and      
,abimael1 ,saba1    #aj3bi4 ,and ,ophir1
 and ,hevila1 and ,jobab4 ,all these    
were the sons of  ,jectan4    #aj3cj4   

,and their dwelling was from ,messa as  
we go on as far as ,sephar1  a mountain 
in the east4    #aj3ca4 ,these are the  
children of ,sem according to their     
kindreds and  tongues1 and countries in 
their nations4    #aj3cb4 ,these are the
 families of ,noe1 according to their   
people and  nations4 ,by these were the 
nations divided on the earth after the  
flood4      ,genesis ,chapter #aa       
,the tower of ,babel4 ,the confusion of 
tongues4 ,the genealogy of ,sem down  to
 ,abram4    #aa3a4 ,and the earth was of
 one tongue1 and of the same speech4    
#aa3b4 ,and when they removed from the  
east1 they found a plain in the  land of
 ,sennaar1 and dwelt in it4    #aa3c4   
,and each one said to his neighbour3    
,come let us make brick1 and  bake them 
with fire4 ,and they had brick instead  
of stones1 and slime  instead of mortar3
    #aa3d4 ,and they said3 ,come1 let us
 make a city and a tower1 the top       
whereof may reach to heaven2 and let us 
make our name famous before we  be      

scattered abroad into all lands4        
#aa3e4 ,and the ,lord came down to see  
the city and the tower1 which the       
children of ,adam were building4        
#aa3f4 ,and he said3 ,behold1 it is one 
people1 and all have one tongue3  and   
they have begun to do this1 neither will
 they leave off from their  designs1    
till they accomplish them in deed4      
#aa3g4 ,come ye1 therefore1 let us go   
down1 and there confound their  tongue1 
that they may not understand one        
another's speech4    #aa3h4 ,and so the 
,lord scattered them from that place    
into all lands1  and they ceased to     
build the city4    #aa3i4 ,and therefore
 the name thereof was called ,babel1    
because there  the language of the whole
 earth was confounded3 and from thence  
the  ,lord scattered them abroad upon   
the face of all countries4    ,babel4444
 ,that is1 confusion4    #aa3aj4 ,these 
are the generations of ,sem3 ,sem was a 
hundred years old  when he begot        
,arphaxad1 two years after the flood4   

#aa3aa4 ,and ,sem lived after he begot  
,arphaxad1 five hundred years1 and      
begot sons and daughters4    #aa3ab4    
,and ,arphaxad lived thirty-five years1 
and begot ,sale4    #aa3ac4 ,and        
,arphaxad lived after he begot ,sale1   
three hundred and three  years1 and     
begot sons and daughters4    #aa3ad4    
,sale also lived thirty years1 and begot
 ,heber4    #aa3ae4 ,and ,sale lived    
after he begot ,heber1 four hundred and 
three  years3 and begot sons and        
daughters4    #aa3af4 ,and ,heber lived 
thirty-four years1 and begot ,phaleg4   
#aa3ag4 ,and ,heber lived after he begot
 ,phaleg1 four hundred and thirty       
years3 and begot sons and daughters4    
#aa3ah4 ,phaleg also lived thirty years1
 and begot ,reu4    #aa3ai4 ,and ,phaleg
 lived after he begot ,reu1 two hundred 
and nine years1  and begot sons and     
daughters4    #aa3bj4 ,and ,reu lived   
thirty-two years1 and begot ,sarug4     
#aa3ba4 ,and ,reu lived after he begot  
,sarug1 two hundred and seven years1    

and begot sons and daughters4    #aa3bb4
 ,and ,sarug lived thirty years1 and    
begot ,nachor4    #aa3bc4 ,and ,sarug   
lived after he begot ,nachor1 two       
hundred years1 and  begot sons and      
daughters4    #aa3bd4 ,and ,nachor lived
 nine and twenty years1 and begot       
,thare4    #aa3be4 ,and ,nachor lived   
after he begot ,thare1 a hundred and    
nineteen  years1 and begot sons and     
daughters4    #aa3bf4 ,and ,thare lived 
seventy years1 and begot ,abram1 and    
,nachor1 and  ,aran4    #aa3bg4 ,and    
these are the generations of ,thare3    
,thare begot ,abram1  ,nachor1 and      
,aran4 ,and ,aran begot ,lot4    #aa3bh4
 ,and ,aran died before ,thare his      
father1 in the land of his  nativity in 
,ur of the ,chaldees4    #aa3bi4 ,and   
,abram and ,nachor married wives3 the   
name of ,abram's wife was  ,sarai3 and  
the name of ,nachor's wife1 ,melcha1 the
 daughter of ,aran1  father of ,melcha  
and father of ,jescha4    #aa3cj4 ,and  
,sarai was barren1 and had no children4 

#aa3ca4 ,and ,thare took ,abram his son1
 and ,lot the son of ,aran1 his son's   
son1 and ,sarai his daughter in law1 the
 wife of ,abram his son1 and  brought   
them out of ,ur of the ,chaldees1 to go 
into the land of ,chanaan3  and they    
came as far as ,haran1 and dwelt there4 
#aa3cb4 ,and the days of ,thare were two
 hundred and five years1 and he  died in
 ,haran4      ,genesis ,chapter #ab     
,the call of ,abram1 and the promise    
made to him4 ,he sojourneth in          
,chanaan1 and then by occasion of a     
famine1 goeth down to ,egypt4    #ab3a4 
,and the ,lord said to ,abram3 ,go forth
 out of thy country1 and from  thy      
kindred1 and out of thy father's house1 
and come into the land  which ,i shall  
shew thee4    #ab3b4 ,and ,i will make  
of thee a great nation1 and ,i will     
bless thee1  and magnify thy name1 and  
thou shalt be blessed4    #ab3c4 ,i will
 bless them that bless thee1 and curse  
them that curse  thee1 and ,,in ,,thee  
shall all the kindreds of the earth be  

blessed4    #ab3d4 ,so ,abram went out  
as the ,lord had commanded him1 and ,lot
 went  with him3 ,abram was seventy-five
 years old when he went forth from      
,haran4    #ab3e4 ,and he took ,sarai   
his wife1 and ,lot his brother's son1   
and all  the substance which they had   
gathered1 and the souls which they had  
gotten in ,haran3 and they went out to  
go into the land of ,chanaan4 ,and  when
 they were come into it1    #ab3f4      
,abram passed through the country unto  
the place of ,sichem1 as far  as the    
noble vale3 now the ,chanaanite was at  
that time in the land4    #ab3g4 ,and   
the ,lord appeared to ,abram1 and said  
to him3 ,to thy seed will  ,i give this 
land4 ,and he built there an altar to   
the ,lord1 who had  appeared to him4    
#ab3h4 ,and passing on from thence to a 
mountain1 that was on the east  side of 
,bethel1 he there pitched his tent1     
having ,bethel on the west1  and ,hai on
 the east3 he built there also an altar 
to the ,lord1 and  called upon his name4

    #ab3i4 ,and ,abram went forward1    
going and proceeding on to the south4   
#ab3aj4 ,and there came a famine in the 
country3 and ,abram went down into      
,egypt1 to sojourn there3 for the famine
 was very grievous in the land4         
#ab3aa4 ,and when he was near to enter  
into ,egypt1 he said to ,sarai his      
wife3 ,i know that thou art a beautiful 
woman3    #ab3ab4 ,and that when the    
,egyptians shall see thee1 they will    
say3 ,she  is his wife3 and they will   
kill me1 and keep thee4    #ab3ac4 ,say1
 therefore1 ,i pray thee1 that thou art 
my sister3 that ,i may  be well used for
 thee1 and that my soul may live for thy
 sake4    ,my sister4444 ,this was no   
lie2 because she was his niece1 being   
daughter to his brother ,aran1 and      
therefore1 in the style of the          
,hebrews1 she might truly be called his 
sister1 as ,lot is called ,abram's      
brother1 ,gen4 #ad4ad4 ,see ,gen4       
#bj4ab4    #ab3ad4 ,and when ,abram was 
come into ,egypt1 the ,egyptians saw the

 woman  that she was very beautiful4    
#ab3ae4 ,and the princes told ,pharao1  
and praised her before him3 and the     
woman was taken into the house of       
,pharao4    #ab3af4 ,and they used      
,abram well for her sake4 ,and he had   
sheep and oxen  and he asses1 and men   
servants1 and maid servants1 and she    
asses1 and  camels4    #ab3ag4 ,but the 
,lord scourged ,pharao and his house    
with most grievous  stripes for ,sarai1 
,abram's wife4    #ab3ah4 ,and ,pharao  
called ,abram1 and said to him3 ,what is
 this that thou  hast done to me8 ,why  
didst thou not tell me that she was thy 
wife8    #ab3ai4 ,for what cause didst  
thou say1 she was thy sister1 that ,i   
might  take her to my wife8 ,now        
therefore there is thy wife1 take her1  
and go  thy way4    #ab3bj4 ,and ,pharao
 gave his men orders concerning ,abram3 
and they led  him away and his wife1 and
 all that he had4      ,genesis ,chapter
 #ac    ,abram and ,lot part from each  
other4 ,god's promise to ,abram4        

#ac3a4 ,and ,abram went up out of       
,egypt1 he and his wife1 and all that he
  had1 and ,lot with him into the south4
    #ac3b4 ,and he was very rich in     
possession of gold and silver4    #ac3c4
 ,and he returned by the way1 that he   
came1 from the south to  ,bethel1 to the
 place where before he had pitched his  
tent between  ,bethel and ,hai1         
#ac3d4 ,in the place of the altar which 
he had made before1 and there he  called
 upon the name of the ,lord4    #ac3e4  
,but ,lot also1 who was with ,abram1 had
 flocks of sheep1 and herds  of beasts1 
and tents4    #ac3f4 ,neither was the   
land able to bear them1 that they might 
dwell  together3 for their substance was
 great1 and they could not dwell        
together4    #ac3g4 ,whereupon also     
there arose a strife between the        
herdsmen of ,abram  and of ,lot4 ,and at
 that time the ,chanaanite and the      
,pherezite dwelled  in that country4    
#ac3h4 ,abram therefore said to ,lot3   
,let there be no quarrel1 ,i beseech    

thee1 between me and thee1 and between  
my herdsmen and thy herdsmen3  for we   
are brethren4    #ac3i4 ,behold the     
whole land is before thee3 depart from  
me1 ,i pray  thee3 if thou wilt go to   
the left hand1 ,i will take the right3  
if thou  choose the right hand1 ,i will 
pass to the left4    #ac3aj4 ,and ,lot  
lifting up his eyes1 saw all the country
 about the  ,jordan1 which was watered  
throughout1 before the ,lord destroyed  
,sodom  and ,gomorrha1 as the paradise  
of the ,lord1 and like ,egypt as one    
comes  to ,segor4    #ac3aa4 ,and ,lot  
chose to himself the country about the  
,jordan1 and he  departed from the east3
 and they were separated one brother    
from the  other4    #ac3ab4 ,abram dwelt
 in the land of ,chanaan3 and ,lot abode
 in the towns1  that were about the     
,jordan1 and dwelt in ,sodom4    #ac3ac4
 ,and the men of ,sodom were very       
wicked1 and sinners before the  face of 
the ,lord beyond measure4    #ac3ad4    
,and the ,lord said to ,abram1 after    

,lot was separated from him3  ,lift up  
thy eyes1 and look from the place       
wherein thou now art1 to the  north and 
to the south1 to the east and to the    
west4    #ac3ae4 ,all the land which    
thou seest1 ,i will give to thee1 and to
 thy  seed for ever4    #ac3af4 ,and ,i 
will make thy seed as the dust of the   
earth3 if any man be  able to number the
 dust of the earth1 he shall be able to 
number thy  seed also4    #ac3ag4 ,arise
 and walk through the land in the       
length1 and the breadth  thereof3 for ,i
 will give it to thee4    #ac3ah4 ,so   
,abram removing his tent1 came1 and     
dwelt by the vale of  ,mambre1 which is 
in ,hebron3 and he built there an altar 
to the ,lord4      ,genesis ,chapter #ad
    ,the expedition of the four kings2  
the victory of ,abram2 he is blessed  by
 ,melchisedech4    #ad3a4 ,and it came  
to pass at that time1 that ,amraphel1   
king of ,sennaar1  and ,arioch1 king of 
,pontus1 and ,chodorlahomor1 king of the
 ,elamites1  and ,thadal1 king of       

nations1    #ad3b4 ,made war against    
,bara1 king of ,sodom1 and against      
,bersa1 king of  ,gomorrha1 and against 
,sennaab1 king of ,adama1 and against   
,semeber1 king  of ,seboim1 and against 
the king of ,bala1 which is ,segor4     
#ad3c4 ,all these came together into the
 woodland vale1 which now is the  salt  
sea4    #ad3d4 ,for they had served     
,chodorlahomor twelve years1 and in the 
thirteenth year they revolted from him4 
#ad3e4 ,and in the fourteenth year came 
,chodorlahomor1 and the kings that  were
 with him3 and they smote the ,raphaim  
in ,astarothcarnaim1 and the  ,zuzim    
with them1 and the ,emim in ,save of    
,cariathaim4    #ad3f4 ,and the         
,chorreans in the mountains of ,seir1   
even to the plains of  ,pharan1 which is
 in the wilderness4    #ad3g4 ,and they 
returned1 and came to the fountain of   
,misphat1 the same  is ,cades3 and they 
smote all the country of the            
,amalecites1 and the  ,amorrhean that   
dwelt in ,asasonthamar4    #ad3h4 ,and  

the king of ,sodom1 and the king of     
,gomorrha1 and the king of  ,adama1 and 
the king of ,seboim1 and the king of    
,bala1 which is ,segor1  went out3 and  
they set themselves against them in     
battle array1 in the  woodland vale3    
#ad3i4 ,to wit1 against ,chodorlahomor  
king of the ,elamites1 and ,thadal  king
 of nations1 and ,amraphel king of      
,sennaar1 and ,arioch king of  ,pontus3 
four kings against five4    #ad3aj4 ,now
 the woodland vale had many pits of     
slime4 ,and the king of  ,sodom1 and the
 king of ,gomorrha turned their backs1  
and were overthrown  there3 and they    
that remained1 fled to the mountain4    
,of slime4 ,bituminis4444 ,this was a   
kind of pitch1 which served for  mortar 
in the building of ,babel1 ,gen4 #aa4c1 
and was used by ,noe in  pitching the   
ark4    #ad3aa4 ,and they took all the  
substance of the ,sodomites1 and        
,gomorrhites1 and all their victuals1   
and went their way3    #ad3ab4 ,and ,lot
 also1 the son of ,abram's brother1 who 

dwelt in ,sodom1  and his substance4    
#ad3ac4 ,and behold one1 that had       
escaped1 told ,abram the ,hebrew1 who   
dwelt in the vale of ,mambre the        
,amorrhite1 the brother of ,escol1 and  
the brother of ,aner3 for these had made
 a league with ,abram4    #ad3ad4 ,which
 when ,abram had heard1 to wit1 that his
 brother ,lot was  taken1 he numbered of
 the servants born in his house1 three  
hundred and  eighteen1 well appointed3  
and pursued them to ,dan4    #ad3ae4    
,and dividing his company1 he rushed    
upon them in the night1 and  defeated   
them3 and pursued them as far as ,hoba1 
which is on the left  hand of ,damascus4
    #ad3af4 ,and he brought back all the
 substance1 and ,lot his brother1 with  
his substance1 the women also1 and the  
people4    #ad3ag4 ,and the king of     
,sodom went out to meet him1 after he   
returned  from the slaughter of         
,chodorlahomor1 and of the kings that   
were with  him in the vale of ,save1    
which is the king's vale4    #ad3ah4    

,but ,melchisedech1 the king of ,salem1 
bringing forth bread and  wine1 for he  
was the priest of the most high ,god1   
#ad3ai4 ,blessed him1 and said3 ,blessed
 be ,abram by the most high ,god1  who  
created heaven and earth4    #ad3bj4    
,and blessed be the most high ,god1 by  
whose protection1 the  enemies are in   
thy hands4 ,and he gave him the tithes  
of all4    #ad3ba4 ,and the king of     
,sodom said to ,abram3 ,give me the     
persons1 and  the rest take to thyself4 
#ad3bb4 ,and he answered him3 ,i lift up
 my hand to the ,lord ,god the most     
high1 the possessor of heaven and earth1
    #ad3bc4 ,that from the very woof    
thread unto the shoe latchet1 ,i will   
not  take of any things that are thine1 
lest thou say3 ,i have enriched  ,abram4
    #ad3bd4 ,except such things as the  
young men have eaten1 and the shares  of
 the men that came with me1 ,aner1      
,escol1 and ,mambre3 these shall take   
their shares4      ,genesis ,chapter #ae
    ,god promiseth seed to ,abram4 ,his 

faith1 sacrifice and vision4    #ae3a4  
,now when these things were done1 the   
word of the ,lord came to  ,abram by a  
vision1 saying3 ,fear not1 ,abram1 ,i am
 thy protector1 and thy  reward         
exceeding great4    #ae3b4 ,and ,abram  
said3 ,lord ,god1 what wilt thou give   
me8 ,i shall go  without children3 and  
the son of the steward of my house is   
this  ,damascus ,eliezer4    #ae3c4 ,and
 ,abram added3 ,but to me thou hast not 
given seed3 and lo my  servant born in  
my house1 shall be my heir4    #ae3d4   
,and immediately the word of the ,lord  
came to him1 saying3 ,he  shall not be  
thy heir3 but he that shall come out of 
thy bowels1 him  shalt thou have for thy
 heir4    #ae3e4 ,and he brought him    
forth abroad1 and said to him3 ,look up 
to  heaven and number the stars if thou 
canst4 ,and he said to him3 ,so shall   
thy seed be4    #ae3f4 ,abram believed  
,god1 and it was reputed to him unto    
justice4    #ae3g4 ,and he said to him3 
,i am the ,lord who brought thee out    

from ,ur of  the ,chaldees1 to give thee
 this land1 and that thou mightest      
possess  it4    #ae3h4 ,but he said3    
,lord ,god1 whereby may ,i know that ,i 
shall possess  it8    #ae3i4 ,and the   
,lord answered1 and said3 ,take me a cow
 of three years  old1 and a she-goat of 
three years1 and a ram of three years1 a
 turtle  also1 and a pigeon4    #ae3aj4 
,and he took all these1 and divided them
 in the midst1 and laid  the two pieces 
of each one against the other3 but the  
birds he divided  not4    #ae3aa4 ,and  
the fowls came down upon the carcasses1 
and ,abram drove them  away4    #ae3ab4 
,and when the sun was setting1 a deep   
sleep fell upon ,abram1 and  a great and
 darksome horror seized upon him4       
#ae3ac4 ,and it was said unto him3 ,know
 thou beforehand that thy seed  shall be
 a stranger in a land not their own1 and
 they shall bring them  under bondage1  
and afflict them four hundred years4    
#ae3ad4 ,but ,i will judge the nation   
which they shall serve1 and after  this 

they shall come out with great          
substance4    #ae3ae4 ,and thou shalt go
 to thy fathers in peace1 and be buried 
in a  good old age4    #ae3af4 ,but in  
the fourth generation they shall return 
hither3 for as  yet the iniquities of   
the ,amorrhites are not at the full     
until this  present time4    #ae3ag4    
,and when the sun was set1 there arose a
 dark mist1 and there  appeared a       
smoking furnace1 and a lamp of fire     
passing between those  divisions4       
#ae3ah4 ,that day ,god made a covenant  
with ,abram1 saying3 ,to thy seed  will 
,i give this land1 from the river to    
,egypt even to the great river          
,euphrates4    #ae3ai4 ,the ,cineans1   
and ,cenezites1 the ,cedmonites1        
#ae3bj4 ,and the ,hethites1 and the     
,pherezites1 the ,raphaim also1         
#ae3ba4 ,and the ,amorrhites1 and the   
,chanaanites1 and the ,gergesites1 and  
the ,jebusites4      ,genesis ,chapter  
#af    ,abram marrieth ,agar1 who       
bringeth forth ,ismael4    #af3a4 ,now  

,sarai1 the wife of ,abram1 had brought 
forth no children3 but  having a        
handmaid1 an ,egyptian1 named ,agar1    
#af3b4 ,she said to her husband3        
,behold1 the ,lord hath restrained me   
from  bearing3 go in unto my handmaid1  
it may be ,i may have children of her   
at least4 ,and when he agreed to her    
request1    #af3c4 ,she took ,agar the  
,egyptian her handmaid1 ten years after 
they  first dwelt in the land of        
,chanaan1 and gave her to her husband to
  wife4    ,to wife4444 ,plurality of   
wives1 though contrary to the primitive 
institution of marriage1 ,gen4 #b4bd1   
was by divine dispensation allowed  to  
the patriarchs3 which allowance seems to
 have continued during the  time of the 
law of ,moses4 ,but ,christ our ,lord   
reduced marriage to its  primitive      
institution4 ,matt4 #ai4    #af3d4 ,and 
he went in to her4 ,but she perceiving  
that she was with  child1 despised her  
mistress4    #af3e4 ,and ,sarai said to 
,abram3 ,thou dost unjustly with me3 ,i 

gave my  handmaid into thy bosom1 and   
she perceiving herself to be with child1
  despiseth me4 ,the ,lord judge between
 me and thee4    #af3f4 ,and ,abram made
 answer1 and said to her3 ,behold thy   
handmaid is in  thy own hand1 use her as
 it pleaseth thee4 ,and when ,sarai     
afflicted  her1 she ran away4    #af3g4 
,and the angel of the ,lord having found
 her1 by a fountain of  water in the    
wilderness1 which is in the way to ,sur 
in the desert1    #af3h4 ,he said to    
her3 ,agar1 handmaid of ,sarai1 whence  
comest thou8 and  whither goest thou8   
,and she answered3 ,i flee from the face
 of ,sarai1 my  mistress4    #af3i4 ,and
 the angel of the ,lord said to her3    
,return to thy mistress1  and humble    
thyself under her hand4    #af3aj4 ,and 
again he said3 ,i will multiply thy seed
 exceedingly1 and it  shall not be      
numbered for multitude4    #af3aa4 ,and 
again3 ,behold1 said he1 thou art with  
child1 and thou shalt  bring forth a    
son3 and thou shalt call his name       

,ismael1 because the  ,lord hath heard  
thy affliction4    #af3ab4 ,he shall be 
a wild man3 his hand will be against all
 men1 and  all men's hands against him3 
and he shall pitch his tents over       
against  all his brethren4    #af3ac4   
,and she called the name of the ,lord   
that spoke unto her3 ,thou  the ,god who
 hast seen me4 ,for she said3 ,verily1  
here have ,i seen the  hinder parts of  
him that seeth me4    #af3ad4 ,therefore
 she called that well1 the well of him  
that liveth and  seeth me4 ,the same is 
between ,cades and ,barad4    #af3ae4   
,and ,agar brought forth a son to       
,abram3 who called his name  ,ismael4   
#af3af4 ,abram was four score and six   
years old when ,agar brought him  forth 
,ismael4      ,genesis ,chapter #ag     
,the ,covenant of circumcision4         
#ag3a4 ,and after he began to be ninety 
and nine years old1 the ,lord  appeared 
to him3 and said unto him3 ,i am the    
,almighty ,god3 walk before  me1 and be 
perfect4    #ag3b4 ,and ,i will make my 

covenant between me and thee3 and ,i    
will  multiply thee exceedingly4        
#ag3c4 ,abram fell flat on his face4    
#ag3d4 ,and ,god said to him3 ,i am1 and
 my covenant is with thee1 and thou     
shalt be a father of many nations4      
#ag3e4 ,neither shall thy name be called
 any more ,abram3 but thou shalt  be    
called ,abraham3 because ,i have made   
thee a father of many nations4          
,abram4444 in the ,hebrew1 signifies a  
high father3 but ,abraham1 the  father  
of the multitude2 ,sarai signifies my   
,lady1 but ,sara absolutely  ,lady4     
#ag3f4 ,and ,i will make thee increase  
exceedingly1 and ,i will make  nations  
of thee1 and kings shall come out of    
thee4    #ag3g4 ,and ,i will establish  
my covenant between me and thee1 and    
between  thy seed after thee in their   
generations1 by a perpetual covenant3 to
  be a ,god to thee1 and to thy seed    
after thee4    #ag3h4 ,and ,i will give 
to thee1 and to thy seed1 the land of   
thy  sojournment1 all the land of       

,chanaan1 for a perpetual possession1   
and ,i  will be their ,god4    #ag3i4   
,again ,god said to ,abraham3 ,and thou 
therefore shalt keep my  covenant1 and  
thy seed after thee in their            
generations4    #ag3aj4 ,this is my     
covenant which you shall observe between
 me and you1  and thy seed after thee3  
,all the male-kind of you shall be      
circumcised4    #ag3aa4 ,and you shall  
circumcise the flesh of your foreskin1  
that it may  be for a sign of the       
covenant between me and you4    #ag3ab4 
,an infant of eight days old shall be   
circumcised among you1  every manchild  
in your generations3 he that is born in 
the house1 as  well as the bought       
servant1 shall be circumcised1 and      
whosoever is not  of your stock3        
#ag3ac4 ,and my covenant shall be in    
your flesh for a perpetual covenant4    
#ag3ad4 ,the male whose flesh of his    
foreskin shall not be circumcised1  that
 soul shall be destroyed out of his     
people3 because he hath broken  my      

covenant4    #ag3ae4 ,god said also to  
,abraham3 ,sarai thy wife thou shalt not
 call  ,sarai1 but ,sara4    #ag3af4    
,and ,i will bless her1 and of her ,i   
will give thee a son1 whom ,i  will     
bless1 and he shall become nations1 and 
kings of people shall  spring from him4 
#ag3ag4 ,abraham fell upon his face1 and
 laughed1 saying in his heart3  ,shall a
 son1 thinkest thou1 be born to him that
 is a hundred years old8  and shall     
,sara that is ninety years old bring    
forth8    #ag3ah4 ,and he said to ,god3 
,o that ,ismael may live before thee4   
#ag3ai4 ,and ,god said to ,abraham3     
,sara thy wife shall bear thee a son1   
and thou shalt call his name ,isaac1 and
 ,i will establish my covenant  with him
 for a perpetual covenant1 and with his 
seed after him4    #ag3bj4 ,and as for  
,ismael ,i have also heard thee4        
,behold1 ,i will bless  him1 and        
increase1 and multiply him exceedingly3 
he shall beget twelve  chiefs1 and ,i   
will make him a great nation4    #ag3ba4

 ,but my covenant ,i will establish with
 ,isaac1 whom ,sara shall  bring forth  
to thee at this time in the next year4  
#ag3bb4 ,and when he had left off       
speaking with him1 ,god went up from    
,abraham4    #ag3bc4 ,and ,abraham took 
,ismael his son1 and all that were born 
in his  house3 and all whom he had      
bought1 every male among the men of his 
house3 and he circumcised the flesh of  
their foreskin forthwith the  very same 
day1 as ,god had commanded him4         
#ag3bd4 ,abraham was ninety and nine    
years old1 when he circumcised the      
flesh of his foreskin4    #ag3be4 ,and  
,ismael his son was full thirteen years 
old at the time of  his circumcision4   
#ag3bf4 ,the self-same day was ,abraham 
circumcised and ,ismael his son4        
#ag3bg4 ,and all the men of his house1  
as well they that were born in his      
house1 as the bought servants and       
strangers1 were circumcised with him4   
,genesis ,chapter #ah    ,angels are    
entertained by ,abraham4 ,they foretell 

the birth of ,isaac4  ,abraham's prayer 
for the men of ,sodom4    #ah3a4 ,and   
the ,lord appeared to him in the vale of
 ,mambre as he was  sitting at the door 
of his tent1 in the very heat of the    
day4    #ah3b4 ,and when he had lifted  
up his eyes1 there appeared to him three
  men standing near to him3 and as soon 
as he saw them1 he ran to meet  them    
from the door of his tent1 and adored   
down to the ground4    #ah3c4 ,and he   
said3 ,lord1 if ,i have found favour in 
thy sight1 pass not  away from thy      
servant4    #ah3d4 ,but ,i will fetch a 
little water1 and wash ye your feet1 and
 rest  ye under the tree4    #ah3e4 ,and
 ,i will set a morsel of bread1 and     
strengthen ye your heart1  afterwards   
you shall pass on3 for therefore are you
 come aside to your  servant4 ,and they 
said3 ,do as thou hast spoken4    #ah3f4
 ,abraham made haste into the tent to   
,sara1 and said to her3 ,make  haste1   
temper together three measures of flour1
 and make cakes upon the  hearth4       

#ah3g4 ,and he himself ran to the herd1 
and took from thence a calf1 very       
tender and very good1 and gave it to a  
young man1 who made haste and  boiled   
it4    #ah3h4 ,he took also butter and  
milk1 and the calf which he had boiled1 
and set before them3 but he stood by    
them under the tree4    #ah3i4 ,and when
 they had eaten1 they said to him3      
,where is ,sara thy  wife8 ,he answered3
 ,lo she is in the tent4    #ah3aj4 ,and
 he said to him3 ,i will return and come
 to thee at this time1  life            
accompanying1 and ,sara1 thy wife1 shall
 have a son4 ,which when  ,sara heard1  
she laughed behind the door of the tent4
    #ah3aa4 ,now they were both old1 and
 far advanced in years1 and it had      
ceased to be with ,sara after the manner
 of women4    #ah3ab4 ,and she laughed  
secretly1 saying3 ,after ,i am grown    
old1 and my  lord is an old man1 shall  
,i give myself to pleasure8    #ah3ac4  
,and the ,lord said to ,abraham3 ,why   
did ,sara laugh1 saying3 ,shall  ,i1 who

 am an old woman1 bear a child indeed8  
#ah3ad4 ,is there any thing hard to     
,god8 ,according to appointment ,i will 
return to thee at this same time1 life  
accompanying1 and ,sara shall  have a   
son4    #ah3ae4 ,sara denied1 saying3 ,i
 did not laugh3 for she was afraid4 ,but
  the ,lord said3 ,nay2 but thou didst  
laugh4    #ah3af4 ,and when the men rose
 up from thence1 they turned their eyes 
towards ,sodom3 and ,abraham walked with
 them1 bringing them on the way4        
#ah3ag4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,can ,i    
hide from ,abraham what ,i am about to  
do3    #ah3ah4 ,seeing he shall become a
 great and mighty nation1 and in him all
  the nations of the earth shall be     
blessed8    #ah3ai4 ,for ,i know that he
 will command his children1 and his     
household  after him1 to keep the way of
 the ,lord1 and do judgment and justice3
  that for ,abraham's sake1 the ,lord   
may bring to effect all the things he   
hath spoken unto him4    #ah3bj4 ,and   
the ,lord said3 ,the cry of ,sodom and  

,gomorrha is multiplied1  and their sin 
is become exceedingly grievous4         
#ah3ba4 ,i will go down and see whether 
they have done according to the  cry    
that is come to me2 or whether it be not
 so1 that ,i may know4    ,i will go    
down1 etc4444 ,the ,lord here           
accommodates his discourse to the  way  
of speaking and acting amongst men2 for 
he knoweth all things1 and  needeth not 
to go anywhere for information4 ,note   
here1 that two of the  three angels went
 away immediately for ,sodom2 whilst the
 third1 who  represented the ,lord1     
remained with ,abraham4    #ah3bb4 ,and 
they turned themselves from thence1 and 
went their way to  ,sodom3 but ,abraham 
as yet stood before the ,lord4          
#ah3bc4 ,and drawing nigh1 he said3     
,wilt thou destroy the just with the    
wicked8    #ah3bd4 ,if there be fifty   
just men in the city1 shall they perish 
withal8 and wilt thou not spare that    
place for the sake of the fifty  just1  
if they be therein8    #ah3be4 ,far be  

it from thee to do this thing1 and to   
slay the just with  the wicked1 and for 
the just to be in like case as the      
wicked2 this is  not beseeming thee3    
thou who judgest all the earth1 wilt not
 make this  judgment4    #ah3bf4 ,and   
the ,lord said to him3 ,if ,i find in   
,sodom fifty just within  the city1 ,i  
will spare the whole place for their    
sake4    #ah3bg4 ,and ,abraham answered1
 and said3 ,seeing ,i have once begun1  
,i will  speak to my ,lord1 whereas ,i  
am dust and ashes4    #ah3bh4 ,what if  
there be five less than fifty just      
persons8 wilt thou  for five and forty  
destroy the whole city3 ,and he said3 ,i
 will not  destroy it1 if ,i find five  
and forty4    #ah3bi4 ,and again he said
 to him3 ,but if forty be found there1  
what wilt  thou do8 ,he said3 ,i will   
not destroy it for the sake of forty4   
#ah3cj4 ,lord1 saith he1 be not angry1  
,i beseech thee1 if ,i speak3 ,what  if 
thirty shall be found there8 ,he        
answered3 ,i will not do it1 if ,i  find

 thirty there4    #ah3ca4 ,seeing1 saith
 he1 ,i have once begun1 ,i will speak  
to my ,lord3  ,what if twenty be found  
there8 ,he said3 ,i will not destroy it 
for the  sake of twenty4    #ah3cb4 ,i  
beseech thee1 saith he1 be not angry1   
,lord1 if ,i speak yet  once more3 ,what
 if ten shall be found there8 ,and he   
said3 ,i will not  destroy it for the   
sake of ten4    #ah3cc4 ,and the ,lord  
departed1 after he had left speaking to 
,abraham3  and ,abraham returned to his 
place4      ,genesis ,chapter #ai       
,lot1 entertaining ,angels in his house1
 is delivered from ,sodom1 which  is    
destroyed3 his wife for looking back is 
turned into a statue of  salt4    #ai3a4
 ,and the two angels came to ,sodom in  
the evening1 and ,lot was  sitting in   
the gate of the city4 ,and seeing them1 
he rose up and went  to meet them3 and  
worshipped prostrate to the ground4     
#ai3b4 ,and said3 ,i beseech you1 my    
lords1 turn in to the house of your     
servant1 and lodge there3 wash your     

feet1 and in the morning you shall  go  
on your way4 ,and they said3 ,no1 but we
 will abide in the street4    #ai3c4 ,he
 pressed them very much to turn in unto 
him3 and when they were  come into his  
house1 he made them a feast1 and baked  
unleavened bread1  and they ate3        
#ai3d4 ,but before they went to bed1 the
 men of the city beset the house1  both 
young and old1 all the people together4 
#ai3e4 ,and they called ,lot1 and said  
to him3 ,where are the men that came  in
 to thee at night8 bring them out       
hither1 that we may know them3    #ai3f4
 ,lot went out to them1 and shut the    
door after him1 and said3    #ai3g4 ,do 
not so1 ,i beseech you1 my brethren1 do 
not commit this evil4    #ai3h4 ,i have 
two daughters who1 as yet1 have not     
known man2 ,i will  bring them out to   
you1 and abuse you them as it shall     
please you1 so  that you do no evil to  
these men1 because they are come in     
under the  shadow of my roof4    #ai3i4 
,but they said3 ,get thee back thither4 

,and again3 ,thou camest in1  said they1
 as a stranger1 was it to be a judge8   
therefore we will  afflict thee more    
than them4 ,and they pressed very       
violently upon ,lot3  and they were even
 at the point of breaking open the      
doors4    #ai3aj4 ,and behold the men   
put out their hand1 and drew in ,lot    
unto  them1 and shut the door4          
#ai3aa4 ,and them1 that were without1   
they struck with blindness from the     
least to the greatest1 so that they     
could not find the door4    #ai3ab4 ,and
 they said to ,lot3 ,hast thou here any 
of thine8 son in law1  or sons1 or      
daughters1 all that are thine bring them
 out of this city3    #ai3ac4 ,for we   
will destroy this place1 because their  
cry is grown loud  before the ,lord1 who
 hath sent us to destroy them4          
#ai3ad4 ,so ,lot went out1 and spoke to 
his sons in law that were to have  his  
daughters1 and said3 ,arise3 get you out
 of this place1 because the  ,lord will 
destroy this city4 ,and he seemed to    

them to speak as it were  in jest4      
#ai3ae4 ,and when it was morning1 the   
angels pressed him1 saying3 ,arise1     
take thy wife1 and the two daughters    
that thou hast3 lest thou also  perish  
in the wickedness of the city4          
#ai3af4 ,and as he lingered1 they took  
his hand1 and the hand of his  wife1 and
 of his two daughters1 because the ,lord
 spared him4    #ai3ag4 ,and they       
brought him forth1 and set him without  
the city3 and  there they spoke to him1 
saying3 ,save thy life3 look not back1  
neither  stay thou in all the country   
about3 but save thy self in the         
mountain1  lest thou be also consumed4  
#ai3ah4 ,and ,lot said to them3 ,i      
beseech thee1 my ,lord1    #ai3ai4      
,because thy servant hath found grace   
before thee1 and thou hast  magnified   
thy mercy1 which thou hast shewn to me1 
in saving my life1  and ,i cannot escape
 to the mountain1 lest some evil seize  
me1 and ,i  die4    #ai3bj4 ,there is   
this city here at hand1 to which ,i may 

flee1 it is a  little one1 and ,i shall 
be saved in it3 is it not a little one1 
and my  soul shall live8    #ai3ba4 ,and
 he said to him3 ,behold also in this1  
,i have heard thy  prayers1 not to      
destroy the city for which thou hast    
spoken4    #ai3bb4 ,make haste1 and be  
saved there3 because ,i cannot do any   
thing  till thou go in thither4         
,therefore the name of that city was    
called  ,segor4    ,segor4444 ,that is1 
a little one4    #ai3bc4 ,the sun was   
risen upon the earth1 and ,lot entered  
into ,segor4    #ai3bd4 ,and the ,lord  
rained upon ,sodom and ,gomorrha        
brimstone and fire  from the ,lord out  
of heaven4    #ai3be4 ,and he destroyed 
these cities1 and all the country about1
 all  the inhabitants of the cities1 and
 all things that spring from the  earth4
    #ai3bf4 ,and his wife looking behind
 her1 was turned into a statue of  salt4
    ,and his wife4444 ,as a standing    
memorial to the servants of ,god to     
proceed in virtue1 and not to look back 

to vice or its allurements4    #ai3bg4  
,and ,abraham got up early in the       
morning1 and in the place where  he had 
stood before with the ,lord3    #ai3bh4 
,he looked towards ,sodom and ,gomorrha1
 and the whole land of that  country3   
and he saw the ashes rise up from the   
earth as the smoke of a  furnace4       
#ai3bi4 ,now when ,god destroyed the    
cities of that country1 remembering     
,abraham1 he delivered ,lot out of the  
destruction of the cities wherein  he   
had dwelt4    #ai3cj4 ,and ,lot went up 
out of ,segor1 and abode in the         
mountain1 and his  two daughters with   
him 7for he was afraid to stay in       
,segor7 and he  dwelt in a cave1 he and 
his two daughters with him4    #ai3ca4  
,and the elder said to the younger3 ,our
 father is old1 and there  is no man    
left on the earth1 to come in unto us   
after the manner of the  whole earth4   
#ai3cb4 ,come1 let us make him drunk    
with wine1 and let us lie with him1     
that we may preserve seed of our father4

    #ai3cc4 ,and they made their father 
drink wine that night3 and the elder    
went in1 and lay with her father3 but he
 perceived not1 neither when  his       
daughter lay down1 nor when she rose up4
    #ai3cd4 ,and the next day the elder 
said to the younger3 ,behold ,i lay     
last night with my father1 let us make  
him drink wine also to night1  and thou 
shalt lie with him1 that we may save    
seed of our father4    #ai3ce4 ,they    
made their father drink wine that night 
also1 and the  younger daughter went in1
 and lay with him3 and neither then did 
he  perceive when she lay down1 nor when
 she rose up4    #ai3cf4 ,so the two    
daughters of ,lot were with child by    
their father4    #ai3cg4 ,and the elder 
bore a son1 and she called his name     
,moab3 he is  the father of the         
,moabites unto this day4    #ai3ch4 ,the
 younger also bore a son1 and she called
 his name ,ammon2 that  is1 the son of  
my people3 he is the father of the      
,ammonites unto this  day4      ,genesis

 ,chapter #bj    ,abraham sojourned in  
,gerara3 ,sara is taken into king       
,abimelech's house1  but by ,god's      
commandment is restored untouched4      
#bj3a4 ,abraham removed from thence to  
the south country1 and dwelt  between   
,cades and ,sur1 and sojourned in       
,gerara4    #bj3b4 ,and he said of ,sara
 his wife3 ,she is my sister4 ,so       
,abimelech the  king of ,gerara sent1   
and took her4    #bj3c4 ,and ,god came  
to ,abimelech in a dream by night1 and  
he said to  him3 ,lo thou shalt die for 
the woman that thou hast taken3 for she 
hath  a husband4    #bj3d4 ,now         
,abimelech had not touched her1 and he  
said3 ,lord1 wilt thou  slay a nation   
that is ignorant and just8    #bj3e4    
,did not he say to me3 ,she is my       
sister3 and she say1 ,he is my  brother8
 in the simplicity of my heart1 and     
cleanness of my hands have  ,i done     
this4    #bj3f4 ,and ,god said to him3  
,and ,i know that thou didst it with a  
sincere  heart3 and therefore ,i        

withheld thee from sinning against me1  
and ,i  suffered thee not to touch her4 
#bj3g4 ,now therefore restore the man   
his wife1 for he is a prophet3 and  he  
shall pray for thee1 and thou shalt     
live3 but if thou wilt not  restore her1
 know that thou shalt surely die1 thou  
and all that are  thine4    #bj3h4 ,and 
,abimelech forthwith rising up in the   
night1 called all his  servants3 and    
spoke all these words in their hearing1 
and all the men  were exceedingly       
afraid4    #bj3i4 ,and ,abimelech called
 also for ,abraham1 and said to him3    
,what hast  thou done to us8 what have  
we offended thee in1 that thou hast     
brought  upon me and upon my kingdom a  
great sin8 thou hast done to us what    
thou  oughtest not to do4    #bj3aj4    
,and again he expostulated with him1 and
 said3 ,what sawest thou1  that thou    
hast done this8    #bj3aa4 ,abraham     
answered3 ,i thought with myself1       
saying3 ,perhaps there  is not the fear 
of ,god in this place3 and they will    

kill me for the  sake of my wife3       
#bj3ab4 ,howbeit1 otherwise also she is 
truly my sister1 the daughter of  my    
father1 and not the daughter of my      
mother1 and ,i took her to wife4        
#bj3ac4 ,and after ,god brought me out  
of my father's house1 ,i said to  her3  
,thou shalt do me this kindness3 ,in    
every place1 to which we shall  come1   
thou shalt say that ,i am thy brother4  
#bj3ad4 ,and ,abimelech took sheep and  
oxen1 and servants and handmaids1  and  
gave to ,abraham3 and restored to him   
,sara his wife1    #bj3ae4 ,and said3   
,the land is before you1 dwell          
wheresoever it shall  please thee4      
#bj3af4 ,and to ,sara he said3 ,behold  
,i have given thy brother a thousand    
pieces of silver1 this shall serve thee 
for a covering of thy eyes to  all that 
are with thee1 and whithersoever thou   
shalt go3 and remember  thou wast taken4
    #bj3ag4 ,and when ,abraham prayed1  
,god healed ,abimelech and his wife1 and
  his handmaids1 and they bore children3

    #bj3ah4 ,for the ,lord had closed up
 every womb of the house of ,abimelech1 
on account of ,sara1 ,abraham's wife4   
,genesis ,chapter #ba    ,isaac is born4
 ,agar and ,ismael are cast forth4      
#ba3a4 ,and the ,lord visited ,sara1 as 
he had promised3 and fulfilled what  he 
had spoken4    #ba3b4 ,and she conceived
 and bore a son in her old age1 at the  
time that  ,god had foretold her4       
#ba3c4 ,and ,abraham called the name of 
his son1 whom ,sara bore him1  ,isaac4  
,isaac4444 ,this word signifies         
laughter4    #ba3d4 ,and he circumcised 
him the eighth day1 as ,god had         
commanded him1    #ba3e4 ,when he was a 
hundred years old3 for at this age of   
his father1  was ,isaac born4    #ba3f4 
,and ,sara said3 ,god hath made a       
laughter for me3 whosoever shall  hear  
of it will laugh with me4    #ba3g4 ,and
 again she said3 ,who would believe that
 ,abraham should hear  that ,sara gave  
suck to a son1 whom she bore to him in  
his old age8    #ba3h4 ,and the child   

grew1 and was weaned3 and ,abraham made 
a great  feast on the day of his        
weaning4    #ba3i4 ,and when ,sara had  
seen the son of ,agar1 the ,egyptian1   
playing  with ,isaac1 her son1 she said 
to ,abraham3    #ba3aj4 ,cast out this  
bondwoman and her son2 for the son of   
the  bondwoman shall not be heir with my
 son ,isaac4    #ba3aa4 ,abraham took   
this grievously for his son4    #ba3ab4 
,and ,god said to him3 ,let it not seem 
grievous to thee for the  boy1 and for  
thy bondwoman3 in all that ,sara hath   
said to thee1 hearken  to her voice3 for
 in ,isaac shall thy seed be called4    
#ba3ac4 ,but ,i will make the son also  
of the bondwoman a great nation1        
because he is thy seed4    #ba3ad4 ,so  
,abraham rose up in the morning1 and    
taking bread and a bottle  of water1 put
 it upon her shoulder1 and delivered the
 boy1 and sent her  away4 ,and she      
departed1 and wandered in the wilderness
 of ,bersabee4    #ba3ae4 ,and when the 
water in the bottle was spent1 she cast 

the boy  under one of the trees that    
were there4    #ba3af4 ,and she went her
 way1 and sat over against him a great  
way off1  as far as a bow can carry1 for
 she said3 ,i will not see the boy die3 
and sitting over against1 she lifted up 
her voice and wept4    #ba3ag4 ,and ,god
 heard the voice of the boy3 and an     
angel of ,god called  to ,agar from     
heaven1 saying3 ,what art thou doing1   
,agar8 fear not2 for  ,god hath heard   
the voice of the boy1 from the place    
wherein he is4    #ba3ah4 ,arise1 take  
up the boy1 and hold him by the hand1   
for ,i will  make him a great nation4   
#ba3ai4 ,and ,god opened her eyes3 and  
she saw a well of water1 and went  and  
filled the bottle1 and gave the boy to  
drink4    #ba3bj4 ,and ,god was with    
him3 and he grew1 and dwelt in the      
wilderness1  and became a young man1 an 
archer4    #ba3ba4 ,and he dwelt in the 
wilderness of ,pharan1 and his mother   
took a  wife for him out of the land of 
,egypt4    #ba3bb4 ,at the same time    

,abimelech1 and ,phicol the general of  
his army1  said to ,abraham3 ,god is    
with thee in all that thou dost4        
#ba3bc4 ,swear therefore by ,god1 that  
thou wilt not hurt me1 nor my           
posterity1 nor my stock3 but according  
to the kindness that ,i have done  to   
thee1 thou shalt do to me1 and to the   
land wherein thou hast lived a          
stranger4    #ba3bd4 ,and ,abraham said3
 ,i will swear4    #ba3be4 ,and he      
reproved ,abimelech for a well of water1
 which his  servants had taken away by  
force4    #ba3bf4 ,and ,abimelech       
answered3 ,i knew not who did this      
thing3 and thou  didst not tell me1 and 
,i heard not of it till today4          
#ba3bg4 ,then ,abraham took sheep and   
oxen1 and gave them to ,abimelech3  and 
both of them made a league4    #ba3bh4  
,and ,abraham set apart seven ewelambs  
of the flock4    #ba3bi4 ,and ,abimelech
 said to him3 ,what mean these seven    
ewelambs which  thou hast set apart8    
#ba3cj4 ,but he said3 ,thou shalt take  

seven ewelambs at my hand3 that  they   
may be a testimony for me1 that ,i dug  
this well4    #ba3ca4 ,therefore that   
place was called ,bersabee2 because     
there both of  them did swear4          
,bersabee4444 ,that is1 the well of     
oath4    #ba3cb4 ,and they made a league
 for the well of oath4    #ba3cc4 ,and  
,abimelech and ,phicol1 the general of  
his army1 arose and  returned to the    
land of the ,palestines4 ,but ,abraham  
planted a grove in  ,bersabee1 and there
 called upon the name of the ,lord ,god 
eternal4    #ba3cd4 ,and he was a       
sojourner in the land of the ,palestines
 many days4      ,genesis ,chapter #bb  
,the faith and obedience of ,abraham is 
proved in his readiness to  sacrifice   
his son ,isaac4 ,he is stayed from the  
act by an angel4 ,former  promises are  
renewed to him4 ,his brother ,nachor's  
issue4    #bb3a4 ,after these things1   
,god tempted ,abraham1 and said to him3 
,abraham1 ,abraham4 ,and he answered3   
,here ,i am4    ,god tempted1 etc4444   

,god tempteth no man to evil1 ,james    
#a4ac2 but by  trial and experiment     
maketh known to the world1 and to       
ourselves1 what  we are1 as here by this
 trial the singular faith and obedience 
of  ,abraham was made manifest4         
#bb3b4 ,he said to him3 ,take thy only  
begotten son ,isaac1 whom thou  lovest1 
and go into the land of vision2 and     
there thou shalt offer him  for an      
holocaust upon one of the mountains     
which ,i will shew thee4    #bb3c4 ,so  
,abraham rising up in the night1 saddled
 his ass1 and took with  him two young  
men1 and ,isaac his son3 and when he had
 cut wood for the  holocaust1 he went   
his way to the place which ,god had     
commanded him4    #bb3d4 ,and on the    
third day1 lifting up his eyes1 he saw  
the place afar  off4    #bb3e4 ,and he  
said to his young men3 ,stay you here   
with the ass2 ,i and  the boy will go   
with speed as far as yonder1 and after  
we have  worshipped1 will return to you4
    #bb3f4 ,and he took the wood for the

 holocaust1 and laid it upon ,isaac  his
 son2 and he himself carried in his     
hands fire and a sword4 ,and as  they   
two went on together1    #bb3g4 ,isaac  
said to his father3 ,my father4 ,and he 
answered3 ,what wilt  thou1 son8        
,behold1 saith he1 fire and wood3 where 
is the victim for the  holocaust8       
#bb3h4 ,and ,abraham said3 ,god will    
provide himself a victim for an         
holocaust1 my son4 ,so they went on     
together4    #bb3i4 ,and they came to   
the place which ,god had shewn him1     
where he  built an altar1 and laid the  
wood in order upon it2 and when he had  
bound ,isaac his son1 he laid him on the
 altar upon the pile of wood4    #bb3aj4
 ,and he put forth his hand1 and took   
the sword1 to sacrifice his  son4       
#bb3aa4 ,and behold1 an angel of the    
,lord from heaven called to him1        
saying3 ,abraham1 ,abraham4 ,and he     
answered3 ,here ,i am4    #bb3ab4 ,and  
he said to him3 ,lay not thy hand upon  
the boy1 neither do  thou any thing to  

him3 now ,i know that thou fearest ,god1
 and hast not  spared thy only begotten 
son for my sake4    #bb3ac4 ,abraham    
lifted up his eyes1 and saw behind his  
back a ram1  amongst the briers1        
sticking fast by the horns1 which he    
took and  offered for a holocaust       
instead of his son4    #bb3ad4 ,and he  
called the name of that place1 ,the     
,lord seeth4 ,whereupon1  even to this  
day1 it is said3 ,in the mountain the   
,lord will see4    #bb3ae4 ,and the     
angel of the ,lord called to ,abraham a 
second time from  heaven1 saying3       
#bb3af4 ,by my own self have ,i sworn1  
saith the ,lord3 because thou hast  done
 this thing1 and hast not spared thy    
only begotten son for my sake3          
#bb3ag4 ,i will bless thee1 and ,i will 
multiply thy seed as the stars of       
heaven1 and as the sand that is by the  
sea shore2 thy seed shall  possess the  
gates of their enemies4    #bb3ah4 ,and 
in thy seed shall all the nations of the
 earth be blessed1  because thou hast   

obeyed my voice4    #bb3ai4 ,abraham    
returned to his young men1 and they went
 to ,bersabee  together1 and he dwelt   
there4    #bb3bj4 ,after these things1  
it was told ,abraham1 that ,melcha also 
had  borne children to ,nachor his      
brother4    #bb3ba4 ,hus1 the firstborn1
 and ,buz1 his brother1 and ,camuel the 
father  of the ,syrians1    #bb3bb4 ,and
 ,cased1 and ,azau1 and ,pheldas1 and   
,jedlaph1    #bb3bc4 ,and ,bathuel1 of  
whom was born ,rebecca3 these eight did 
,melcha  bear to ,nachor1 ,abraham's    
brother4    #bb3bd4 ,and his concubine1 
named ,roma1 bore ,tabee1 and ,gaham1   
and ,tahas1  and ,maacha4      ,genesis 
,chapter #bc    ,sara's death and burial
 in the field bought of ,ephron4        
#bc3a4 ,and ,sara lived a hundred and   
twenty-seven years4    #bc3b4 ,and she  
died in the city of ,arbee which is     
,hebron1 in the land of  ,chanaan3 and  
,abraham came to mourn and weep for her4
    #bc3c4 ,and after he rose up from   
the funeral obsequies1 he spoke to the  

children of ,heth1 saying3    #bc3d4 ,i 
am a stranger and sojourner among you3  
give me the right of a  burying place   
with you1 that ,i may bury my dead4     
#bc3e4 ,the children of ,heth answered1 
saying3    #bc3f4 ,my lord1 hear us1    
thou art a prince of ,god among us3 bury
 thy  dead in our principal sepulchres3 
and no man shall have power to hinder   
thee from burying thy dead in his       
sepulchre4    #bc3g4 ,abraham rose up1  
and bowed down to the people of the     
land1 to  wit1 the children of ,heth3   
,bowed down to the people4444 ,adoravit1
 literally adored4 ,but this word  here1
 as well as in many other places in the 
,latin scriptures1 is used  to signify  
only an inferior honour and reverence   
paid to men1 expressed  by a bowing down
 of the body4    #bc3h4 ,and said to    
them3 ,if it please your soul that ,i   
should bury my  dead1 hear me1 and      
intercede for me to ,ephron the son of  
,seor4    #bc3i4 ,that he may give me   
the double cave1 which he hath in the   

end of  his field3 ,for as much money as
 it is worth he shall give it me before 
you1 for a possession of a burying      
place4    #bc3aj4 ,now ,ephron dwelt in 
the midst of the children of ,heth4 ,and
  ,ephron made answer to ,abraham in the
 hearing of all that went in at the     
gate of the city1 saying3    #bc3aa4    
,let it not be so1 my lord1 but do thou 
rather hearken to what ,i  say3 ,the    
field ,i deliver to thee1 and the cave  
that is therein2 in the  presence of the
 children of my people1 bury thy dead4  
#bc3ab4 ,abraham bowed down before the  
people of the land4    #bc3ac4 ,and he  
spoke to ,ephron1 in the presence of the
 people3 ,i beseech  thee to hear me3 ,i
 will give money for the field2 take it1
 and so will  ,i bury my dead in it4    
#bc3ad4 ,and ,ephron answered3          
#bc3ae4 ,my lord1 hear me4 ,the ground  
which thou desirest1 is worth four      
hundred sicles of silver3 this is the   
price between me and thee3 but  what is 
this8 bury thy dead4    #bc3af4 ,and    

when ,abraham had heard this1 he weighed
 out the money that  ,ephron had asked1 
in the hearing of the children of ,heth1
 four hundred  sicles of silver1 of     
common current money4    #bc3ag4 ,and   
the field that before was ,ephron's1    
wherein was the double  cave1 looking   
towards ,mambre1 both it and the cave1  
and all the trees  thereof1 in all its  
limits round about1    #bc3ah4 ,was made
 sure to ,abraham for a possession1 in  
the sight of the  children of ,heth1 and
 of all that went in at the gate of his 
city4    #bc3ai4 ,and so ,abraham buried
 ,sara1 his wife1 in the double cave of 
the  field1 that looked towards ,mambre1
 this is ,hebron in the land of         
,chanaan4    #bc3bj4 ,and the field was 
made sure to ,abraham1 and the cave that
 was in  it1 for a possession to bury   
in1 by the children of ,heth4           
,genesis ,chapter #bd    ,abraham's     
servant1 sent by him into ,mesopotamia1 
bringeth from thence  ,rebecca1 who is  
married to ,isaac4    #bd3a4 ,now       

,abraham was old1 and advanced in age2  
and the ,lord had  blessed him in all   
things4    #bd3b4 ,and he said to the   
elder servant of his house1 who was     
ruler over  all he had3 ,put thy hand   
under my thigh1    #bd3c4 ,that ,i may  
make thee swear by the ,lord1 the ,god  
of heaven and  earth1 that thou take not
 a wife for my son1 of the daughters of 
the  ,chanaanites1 among whom ,i dwell3 
#bd3d4 ,but that thou go to my own      
country and kindred1 and take a wife    
from thence for my son ,isaac4    #bd3e4
 ,the servant answered3 ,if the woman   
will not come with me into  this land1  
must ,i bring thy son back again to the 
place from whence  thou camest out8     
#bd3f4 ,and ,abraham said3 ,beware thou 
never bring my son back again  thither4 
#bd3g4 ,the ,lord ,god of heaven1 who   
took me out of my father's house1 and   
out of my native country1 who spoke to  
me1 and swore to me1 saying3 ,to  thy   
seed will ,i give this land3 he will    
send his angel before thee1 and  thou   

shalt take from thence a wife for my    
son4    ,he will send his angel before  
thee4444 ,this shows that the ,hebrews  
believed that ,god gave them guardian   
angels for their protection4    #bd3h4  
,but if the woman will not follow thee1 
thou shalt not be bound by  the oath3   
only bring not my son back thither      
again4    #bd3i4 ,the servant1          
therefore1 put his hand under the thigh 
of ,abraham1  his lord1 and swore to him
 upon his word4    #bd3aj4 ,and he took 
ten camels of his master's herd1 and    
departed1  carrying something of all his
 goods with him1 and he set forward and 
went on to ,mesopotamia1 to the city of 
,nachor4    #bd3aa4 ,and when he had    
made the camels lie down without the    
town1 near  a well of water1 in the     
evening1 at the time when women are wont
 to  come out to draw water1 he said3   
#bd3ab4 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of my master1
 ,abraham1 meet me today1 ,i beseech    
thee1 and shew kindness to my master1   
,abraham4    #bd3ac4 ,behold1 ,i stand  

nigh the spring of water1 and the       
daughters of  the inhabitants of this   
city will come out to draw water3       
#bd3ad4 ,now1 therefore1 the maid to    
whom ,i shall say3 ,let down thy        
pitcher that ,i may drink3 and she shall
 answer1 ,drink1 and ,i will give  thy  
camels drink also3 let it be the same   
whom thou hast provided for  thy servant
 ,isaac3 and by this1 ,i shall          
understand that thou hast shewn         
kindness to my master4    #bd3ae4 ,he   
had not yet ended these words within    
himself1 and behold  ,rebecca came out1 
the daughter of ,bathuel1 son of        
,melcha1 wife to  ,nachor the brother of
 ,abraham1 having a pitcher on her      
shoulder3    #bd3af4 ,an exceeding      
comely maid1 and a most beautiful       
virgin1 and not  known to man3 and she  
went down to the spring1 and filled her 
pitcher1  and was coming back4          
#bd3ag4 ,and the servant ran to meet    
her1 and said3 ,give me a little  water 
to drink of thy pitcher4    #bd3ah4 ,and

 she answered3 ,drink1 my lord4 ,and    
quickly she let down the  pitcher upon  
her arm1 and gave him drink4    #bd3ai4 
,and when he had drunk1 she said3 ,i    
will draw water for thy  camels also1   
till they all drink4    #bd3bj4 ,and    
pouring out the pitcher into the        
troughs1 she ran back to  the well to   
draw water2 and having drawn1 she gave  
to all the camels4    #bd3ba4 ,but he   
musing1 beheld her with silence1        
desirous to know whether  the ,lord had 
made his journey prosperous or not4     
#bd3bb4 ,and after that the camels had  
drunk1 the man took out golden          
earrings1 weighing two sicles2 and as   
many bracelets1 of ten sicles  weight4  
#bd3bc4 ,and he said to her3 ,whose     
daughter art thou8 tell me3 is there    
any place in thy father's house to      
lodge8    #bd3bd4 ,and she answered3 ,i 
am the daughter of ,bathuel1 the son of 
,melcha1 whom she bore to ,nachor4      
#bd3be4 ,and she said1 moreover1 to him3
 ,we have good store of both straw  and 

hay1 and a large place to lodge in4     
#bd3bf4 ,the man bowed himself down1 and
 adored the ,lord1    #bd3bg4 ,saying3  
,blessed be the ,lord ,god of my master 
,abraham1 who hath  not taken away his  
mercy and truth from my master1 and hath
 brought me  the straight way into the  
house of my master's brother4    #bd3bh4
 ,then the maid ran1 and told in her    
mother's house all that she  had heard4 
#bd3bi4 ,and ,rebecca had a brother1    
named ,laban1 who went out in haste to  
the man1 to the well4    #bd3cj4 ,and   
when he had seen the earrings and       
bracelets in his sister's  hands1 and   
had heard all that she related1 saying1 
,thus and thus the  man spoke to me3 he 
came to the man who stood by the camels1
 and near  to the spring of water1      
#bd3ca4 ,and said to him3 ,come in1 thou
 blessed of the ,lord2 why standest     
thou without8 ,i have prepared the      
house1 and a place for the camels4      
#bd3cb4 ,and he brought him into his    
lodging2 and he unharnessed the  camels1

 and gave straw and hay1 and water to   
wash his feet1 and the  feet of the men 
that were come with him4    #bd3cc4 ,and
 bread was set before him4 ,but he said3
 ,i will not eat1 till  ,i tell my      
message4 ,he answered him3 ,speak4      
#bd3cd4 ,and he said3 ,i am the servant 
of ,abraham3    #bd3ce4 ,and the ,lord  
hath blessed my master wonderfully1 and 
he is  become great3 and he hath given  
him sheep and oxen1 silver and gold1    
men servants and women servants1 camels 
and asses4    #bd3cf4 ,and ,sara1 my    
master's wife1 hath borne my master a   
son in her  old age1 and he hath given  
him all that he had4    #bd3cg4 ,and my 
master made me swear1 saying3 ,thou     
shalt not take a wife  for my son of the
 ,chanaanites1 in whose land ,i dwell3  
#bd3ch4 ,but thou shalt go to my        
father's house1 and shalt take a wife of
  my own kindred for my son3    #bd3ci4 
,but ,i answered my master3 ,what if the
 woman will not come with  me8          
#bd3dj4 ,the ,lord1 said he1 in whose   

sight ,i walk1 will send his angel  with
 thee1 and will direct thy way3 and thou
 shalt take a wife for my  son of my own
 kindred1 and of my father's house4     
#bd3da4 ,but thou shalt be clear from my
 curse1 when thou shalt come to  my     
kindred1 if they will not give thee one4
    #bd3db4 ,and ,i came today to the   
well of water1 and said3 ,o ,lord ,god  
of  my master1 ,abraham1 if thou hast   
prospered my way1 wherein ,i now walk1  
#bd3dc4 ,behold1 ,i stand by the well of
 water1 and the virgin1 that shall  come
 out to draw water1 who shall hear me   
say3 ,give me a little water  to drink  
of thy pitcher3    #bd3dd4 ,and shall   
say to me3 ,both drink thou1 and ,i will
 also draw for  thy camels3 let the same
 be the woman1 whom the ,lord hath      
prepared for  my master's son4          
#bd3de4 ,and whilst ,i pondered these   
things secretly with myself1 ,rebecca   
appeared1 coming with a pitcher1 which  
she carried on her shoulder3 and  she   
went down to the well and drew water4   

,and ,i said to her3 ,give me a  little 
to drink4    #bd3df4 ,and she speedily  
let down the pitcher from her shoulder1 
and  said to me3 ,both drink thou1 and  
to thy camels ,i will give drink4 ,i    
drank1 and she watered the camels4      
#bd3dg4 ,and ,i asked her1 and said3    
,whose daughter art thou8 ,and she      
answered3 ,i am the daughter of         
,bathuel1 the son of ,nachor1 whom      
,melcha  bore to him4 ,so ,i put        
earrings on her to adorn her face1 and  
,i put  bracelets on her hands4         
#bd3dh4 ,and falling down1 ,i adored the
 ,lord1 blessing the ,lord ,god of my   
master1 ,abraham1 who hath brought me   
the straight way to take the  daughter  
of my master's brother for his son4     
#bd3di4 ,wherefore1 if you do according 
to mercy and truth with my  master1 tell
 me3 but if it please you otherwise1    
tell me that also1  that ,i may go to   
the right hand1 or to the left4         
#bd3ej4 ,and ,laban and ,bathuel        
answered3 ,the word hath proceeded from 

the  ,lord3 we cannot speak any other   
thing to thee but his pleasure4         
#bd3ea4 ,behold1 ,rebecca is before     
thee1 take her and go thy way1 and let  
her be the wife of thy master's son1 as 
the ,lord hath spoken4    #bd3eb4 ,which
 when ,abraham's servant heard1 falling 
down to the ground1  he adored the      
,lord4    #bd3ec4 ,and bringing forth   
vessels of silver and gold1 and         
garments1 he  gave them to ,rebecca1 for
 a present4 ,he offered gifts also to   
her  brothers1 and to her mother4       
#bd3ed4 ,and a banquet was made1 and    
they ate and drank together1 and  lodged
 there4 ,and in the morning1 the servant
 arose1 and said3 ,let me  depart1 that 
,i may go to my master4    #bd3ee4 ,and 
her brother and mother answered3 ,let   
the maid stay1 at  least1 ten days with 
us1 and afterwards she shall depart4    
#bd3ef4 ,stay me not1 said he1 because  
the ,lord hath prospered my way3  send  
me away1 that ,i may go to my master4   
#bd3eg4 ,and they said3 ,let us call the

 maid1 and ask her will4    ,let us call
 the maid1 and ask her will4444 ,not as 
to her marriage1 as  she had already    
consented1 but of her quitting her      
parents and going to  her husband4      
#bd3eh4 ,and they called her1 and when  
she was come1 they asked3 ,wilt  thou go
 with this man8 ,she said3 ,i will go4  
#bd3ei4 ,so they sent her away1 and her 
nurse1 and ,abraham's servant1 and  his 
company4    #bd3fj4 ,wishing prosperity 
to their sister1 and saying3 ,thou art  
our  sister1 mayst thou increase to     
thousands of thousands2 and may thy seed
  possess the gates of their enemies4   
#bd3fa4 ,so ,rebecca and her maids1     
being set upon camels1 followed the     
man3 who with speed returned to his     
master4    #bd3fb4 ,at the same time1   
,isaac was walking along the way to the 
well  which is called ,of the living and
 the seeing3 for he dwelt in the south  
country3    #bd3fc4 ,and he was gone    
forth to meditate in the field1 the day 
being  now well spent3 and when he had  

lifted up his eyes1 he saw camels       
coming afar off4    #bd3fd4 ,rebecca    
also1 when she saw ,isaac1 lighted off  
the camel1    #bd3fe4 ,and said to the  
servant3 ,who is that man who cometh    
towards us  along the field8 ,and he    
said to her3 ,that man is my master4    
,but she  quickly took her cloak1 and   
covered herself4    #bd3ff4 ,and the    
servant told ,isaac all that he had     
done4    #bd3fg4 ,who brought her into  
the tent of ,sara his mother1 and took  
her  to wife3 and he loved her so much1 
that it moderated the sorrow which  was 
occasioned by his mother's death4       
,genesis ,chapter #be    ,abraham's     
children by ,cetura2 his death and that 
of ,ismael4 ,isaac hath  ,esau and      
,jacob twins4 ,esau selleth his first   
birthright to ,jacob4    #be3a4 ,and    
,abraham married another wife named     
,cetura3    #be3b4 ,who bore him        
,zamram1 and ,jecsan1 and ,madan1 and   
,madian1 and  ,jesboc1 and ,sue4        
#be3c4 ,jecsan also begot ,saba1 and    

,dadan4 ,the children of ,dadan were    
,assurim1 and ,latusim1 and ,loomim4    
#be3d4 ,but of ,madian was born ,epha1  
and ,opher1 and ,henoch1 and ,abida1    
and ,eldaa3 all these were the children 
of ,cetura4    #be3e4 ,and ,abraham gave
 all his possessions to ,isaac3         
#be3f4 ,and to the children of the      
concubines he gave gifts1 and  separated
 them from ,isaac his son1 while he yet 
lived1 to the east  country4            
,concubines4444 ,agar and ,cetura are   
here called concubines1 7though they    
were lawful wives1 and in other places  
are so called17 because they  were of an
 inferior degree1 and such in scripture 
are usually called  concubines4         
#be3g4 ,and the days of ,abraham's life 
were a hundred and seventy-five  years4 
#be3h4 ,and decaying he died in a good  
old age1 and having lived a long  time1 
and being full of days3 and was gathered
 to his people4    #be3i4 ,and ,isaac   
and ,ismael his sons buried him in the  
double cave1  which was situated in the 

field of ,ephron the son of ,seor the   
,hethite1  over against ,mambre1        
#be3aj4 ,which he had bought of the     
children of ,heth3 there was he  buried1
 and ,sara his wife4    #be3aa4 ,and    
after his death1 ,god blessed ,isaac his
 son1 who dwelt by the  well named ,of  
the living and seeing4    #be3ab4 ,these
 are the generations of ,ismael the son 
of ,abraham1 whom  ,agar the ,egyptian1 
,sara's servant1 bore unto him3         
#be3ac4 ,and these are the names of his 
children according to their  calling and
 generations4 ,the firstborn of ,ismael 
was ,nabajoth1 then  ,cedar1 and        
,adbeel1 and ,mabsam1    #be3ad4 ,and   
,masma1 and ,duma1 and ,massa1          
#be3ae4 ,hadar1 and ,thema1 and ,jethur1
 and ,naphis1 and ,cedma4    #be3af4    
,these are the sons of ,ismael3 and     
these are their names by their  castles 
and towns1 twelve princes of their      
tribes4    #be3ag4 ,and the years of    
,ismael's life were a hundred and       
thirty-seven1  and decaying he died1 and

 was gathered unto his people4          
#be3ah4 ,and he dwelt from ,hevila as   
far as ,sur1 which looketh towards      
,egypt1 to them that go towards the     
,assyrians4 ,he died in the presence  of
 all his brethren4    #be3ai4 ,these    
also are the generations of ,isaac the  
son of ,abraham3  ,abraham begot ,isaac3
    #be3bj4 ,who when he was forty years
 old1 took to wife ,rebecca the         
daughter of ,bathuel the ,syrian of     
,mesopotamia1 sister to ,laban4         
#be3ba4 ,and ,isaac besought the ,lord  
for his wife1 because she was  barren3  
and he heard him1 and made ,rebecca to  
conceive4    #be3bb4 ,but the children  
struggled in her womb1 and she said3 ,if
 it were  to be so with me1 what need   
was there to conceive8 ,and she went to 
consult the ,lord4    #be3bc4 ,and he   
answering1 said3 ,two nations are in thy
 womb1 and two  peoples shall be divided
 out of thy womb1 and one people shall  
overcome  the other1 and the elder shall
 serve the younger4    #be3bd4 ,and when

 her time was come to be delivered1     
behold twins were  found in her womb4   
#be3be4 ,he that came forth first was   
red1 and hairy like a skin3 and his     
name was called ,esau4 ,immediately the 
other coming forth1 held his  brother's 
foot in his hand3 and therefore he was  
called ,jacob4    #be3bf4 ,isaac was    
threescore years old when the children  
were born unto  him4    #be3bg4 ,and    
when they were grown up1 ,esau became a 
skilful hunter1 and a  husbandman3 but  
,jacob1 a plain man1 dwelt in tents4    
#be3bh4 ,isaac loved ,esau1 because he  
ate of his hunting3 and ,rebecca  loved 
,jacob4    #be3bi4 ,and ,jacob boiled   
pottage3 to whom ,esau1 coming faint out
 of the  field1    #be3cj4 ,said3 ,give 
me of this red pottage1 for ,i am       
exceeding faint4 ,for  which reason his 
name was called ,edom4    #be3ca4 ,and  
,jacob said to him3 ,sell me thy first  
birthright4    #be3cb4 ,he answered3 ,lo
 ,i die1 what will the first birthright 
avail me8    #be3cc4 ,jacob said3 ,swear

 therefore to me4 ,esau swore to him1   
and sold  his first birthright4         
#be3cd4 ,and so taking bread and the    
pottage of lentils1 he ate1 and  drank1 
and went on his way2 making little      
account of having sold his  first       
birthright4      ,genesis ,chapter #bf  
,isaac sojourneth in ,gerara1 where ,god
 reneweth to him the promise made  to   
,abraham4 ,king ,abimelech maketh league
 with him4    #bf3a4 ,and when a famine 
came in the land1 after that barrenness 
which  had happened in the days of      
,abraham1 ,isaac went to ,abimelech1    
king of  the ,palestines1 to ,gerara4   
#bf3b4 ,and the ,lord appeared to him1  
and said3 ,go not down into ,egypt1  but
 stay in the land that ,i shall tell    
thee4    #bf3c4 ,and sojourn in it1 and 
,i will be with thee1 and will bless    
thee3  for to thee and to thy seed ,i   
will give all these countries1 to fulfil
  the oath which ,i swore to ,abraham   
thy father4    #bf3d4 ,and ,i will      
multiply thy seed like the stars of     

heaven3 and ,i will  give to thy        
posterity all these countries3 and in   
thy seed shall all  the nations of the  
earth be blessed4    #bf3e4 ,because    
,abraham obeyed my voice1 and kept my   
precepts and  commandments1 and observed
 my ceremonies and laws4    #bf3f4 ,so  
,isaac abode in ,gerara4    #bf3g4 ,and 
when he was asked by the men of that    
place1 concerning his  wife1 he         
answered3 ,she is my sister3 for he was 
afraid to confess that  she was his     
wife1 thinking lest perhaps they would  
kill him because of  her beauty4        
#bf3h4 ,and when very many days were    
passed1 and he abode there1  ,abimelech1
 king of the ,palestines1 looking out   
through a window1 saw  him playing with 
,rebecca1 his wife4    #bf3i4 ,and      
calling for him1 he said3 ,it is evident
 she is thy wife3 why  didst thou feign 
her to be thy sister8 ,he answered3 ,i  
feared lest ,i  should die for her sake4
    #bf3aj4 ,and ,abimelech said3 ,why  
hast thou deceived us8 ,some man of the 

people might have lain with thy wife1   
and thou hadst brought upon us a  great 
sin4 ,and he commanded all the people1  
saying3    #bf3aa4 ,he that shall touch 
this man's wife1 shall surely be put to 
death4    #bf3ab4 ,and ,isaac sowed in  
that land1 and he found that same year a
  hundredfold3 and the ,lord blessed    
him4    #bf3ac4 ,and the man was        
enriched1 and he went on prospering and 
increasing1 till he became exceeding    
great4    #bf3ad4 ,and he had           
possessions of sheep and of herds1 and a
 very great  family4 ,wherefore the     
,palestines envying him1    #bf3ae4     
,stopped up at that time all the wells1 
that the servants of his  father1       
,abraham1 had digged1 filling them up   
with earth3    #bf3af4 ,insomuch that   
,abimelech himself said to ,isaac3      
,depart from us1  for thou art become   
much mightier than we4    #bf3ag4 ,so he
 departed1 and came to the torrent of   
,gerara1 to dwell  there3    #bf3ah4    
,and he digged again other wells1 which 

the servants of his  father1 ,abraham1  
had digged1 and which1 after his death1 
the  ,philistines had of old stopped up3
 and he called them by the same  names1 
by which his father before had called   
them4    #bf3ai4 ,and they digged in the
 torrent1 and found living water3       
,torrent4444 ,that is1 a channel where  
sometimes a torrent or violent  stream  
had run4    #bf3bj4 ,but there also the 
herdsmen of ,gerara strove against the  
herdsmen of ,isaac1 saying3 ,it is our  
water4 ,wherefore he called the  name of
 the well1 on occasion of that which had
 happened1 ,calumny4    #bf3ba4 ,and    
they digged also another2 and for that  
they quarrelled  likewise1 and he called
 the name of it1 ,enmity4    #bf3bb4    
,going forward from thence1 he digged   
another well1 for which  they contended 
not2 therefore he called the name       
thereof1 ,latitude1  saying3 ,now hath  
the ,lord given us room1 and made us to 
increase upon  the earth4               
,latitude4444 ,that is1 wideness1 or    

room4    #bf3bc4 ,and he went up from   
that place to ,bersabee1    #bf3bd4     
,where the ,lord appeared to him that   
same night1 saying3 ,i am the  ,god of  
,abraham thy father1 do not fear1 for ,i
 am with thee3 ,i will  bless thee1 and 
multiply thy seed for my servant        
,abraham's sake4    #bf3be4 ,and he     
built there an altar3 and called upon   
the name of the  ,lord1 and pitched his 
tent2 and commanded his servants to dig 
a well4    #bf3bf4 ,to which place when 
,abimelech1 and ,ochozath his friend1   
and  ,phicol chief captain of his       
soldiers1 came from ,gerara1    #bf3bg4 
,isaac said to them3 ,why are ye come to
 me1 a man whom you hate1  and have     
thrust out from you8    #bf3bh4 ,and    
they answered3 ,we saw that the ,lord is
 with thee1 and  therefore we said3 ,let
 there be an oath between us1 and let us
 make a  covenant1    #bf3bi4 ,that thou
 do us no harm1 as we on our part have  
touched nothing  of thine1 nor have done
 any thing to hurt thee2 but with peace 

have  sent thee away1 increased with the
 blessing of the ,lord4    #bf3cj4 ,and 
he made them a feast1 and after they had
 eaten and drunk3    #bf3ca4 ,arising in
 the morning1 they swore one to another3
 and ,isaac  sent them away peaceably to
 their own home4    #bf3cb4 ,and behold1
 the same day the servants of ,isaac    
came1 telling him  of a well which they 
had digged1 and saying3 ,we have found  
water4    #bf3cc4 ,whereupon he called  
it ,abundance3 and the name of the city 
was  called ,bersabee1 even to this day4
    #bf3cd4 ,and ,esau being forty years
 old1 married wives1 ,judith1 the       
daughter of ,beeri1 the ,hethite1 and   
,basemath1 the daughter of ,elon1 of    
the same place4    #bf3ce4 ,and they    
both offended the mind of ,isaac and    
,rebecca4      ,genesis ,chapter #bg    
,jacob1 by him mother's counsel1        
obtaineth his father's blessing instead 
of ,esau4 ,and by her is advised to fly 
to his uncle ,laban4    #bg3a4 ,now     
,isaac was old1 and his eyes were dim1  

and he could not see3  and he called    
,esau1 his elder son1 and said to him3  
,my son8 ,and he  answered3 ,here ,i am4
    #bg3b4 ,and his father said to him1 
,thou seest that ,i am old1 and know    
not the day of my death4    #bg3c4 ,take
 thy arms1 thy quiver1 and bow1 and go  
abroad2 and when thou  hast taken       
something by hunting1    #bg3d4 ,make me
 a savoury meat thereof1 as thou knowest
 ,i like1 and bring  it that ,i may eat3
 and my soul may bless thee1 before ,i  
die4    #bg3e4 ,and when ,rebecca had   
heard this1 and he was gone into the    
field  to fulfil his father's           
commandment1    #bg3f4 ,she said to her 
son ,jacob3 ,i heard thy father talking 
with ,esau1  thy brother1 and saying to 
him3    #bg3g4 ,bring me of thy hunting1
 and make me meats that ,i may eat1 and 
bless thee in the sight of the ,lord1   
before ,i die4    #bg3h4 ,now therefore1
 my son1 follow my counsel3    #bg3i4   
,and go thy way to the flock1 bring me  
two kids of the best1 that  ,i may make 

of them meat for thy father1 such as he 
gladly eateth4    #bg3aj4 ,which when   
thou hast brought in1 and he hath eaten1
 he may bless  thee before he die4      
#bg3aa4 ,and he answered her3 ,thou     
knowest that ,esau1 my brother1 is a    
hairy man1 and ,i am smooth3    #bg3ab4 
,if my father should feel me1 and       
perceive it1 ,i fear lest he  will think
 ,i would have mocked him1 and ,i shall 
bring upon me a curse  instead of a     
blessing4    #bg3ac4 ,and his mother    
said to him3 ,upon me be this curse1 my 
son3 only  hear thou my voice1 and go1  
fetch me the things which ,i have said4 
#bg3ad4 ,he went1 and brought1 and gave 
them to his mother4 ,she dressed  meats1
 such as she knew his father liked4     
#bg3ae4 ,and she put on him very good   
garments of ,esau1 which she had at     
home with her3    #bg3af4 ,and the      
little skins of the kids she put about  
his hands1 and  covered the bare of his 
neck4    #bg3ag4 ,and she gave him the  
savoury meat1 and delivered him bread   

that  she had baked4    #bg3ah4 ,which  
when he had carried in1 he said3 ,my    
father8 ,but he  answered3 ,i hear4 ,who
 art thou1 my son8    #bg3ai4 ,and      
,jacob said3 ,i am ,esau1 thy firstborn3
 ,i have done as thou  didst command me3
 arise1 sit and eat of my venison1 that 
thy soul may  bless me4    ,i am ,esau  
thy firstborn4444 ,st4 ,augustine 7,l4  
,contra mendacium1 c4 #aj71  treating at
 large upon this place1 excuseth ,jacob 
from a lie1 because  this whole passage 
was mysterious1 as relating to the      
preference which  was afterwards to be  
given to the ,gentiles before the carnal
 ,jews1  which ,jacob by prophetic light
 might understand4 ,so far is certain1  
that the first birthright1 both by      
divine election and by ,esau's free     
cession belonged to ,jacob3 so that if  
there were any lie in the case1  it     
could be no more than an officious and  
venial one4    #bg3bj4 ,and ,isaac said 
to his son3 ,how couldst thou find it so
 quickly1  my son8 ,he answered3 ,it was

 the will of ,god1 that what ,i sought  
came  quickly in my way3    #bg3ba4 ,and
 ,isaac said3 ,come hither1 that ,i may 
feel thee1 my son1 and  may prove       
whether thou be my son ,esau1 or no4    
#bg3bb4 ,he came near to his father1 and
 when he had felt him1 ,isaac  said3    
,the voice indeed is the voice of       
,jacob2 but the hands1 are the  hands of
 ,esau4    #bg3bc4 ,and he knew him not1
 because his hairy hands made him like  
to  the elder4 ,then blessing him1      
#bg3bd4 ,he said3 ,art thou my son      
,esau8 ,he answered3 ,i am4    #bg3be4  
,then he said3 ,bring me the meats of   
thy hunting1 my son1 that my  soul may  
bless thee4 ,and when they were brought1
 and he had eaten1 he  offered him wine 
also1 which after he had drunk1         
#bg3bf4 ,he said to him3 ,come near me1 
and give me a kiss1 my son4    #bg3bg4  
,he came near1 and kissed him4 ,and     
immediately as he smelled the  fragrant 
smell of his garments1 blessing him1 he 
said3 ,behold1 the  smell of my son is  

as the smell of a plentiful field1 which
 the ,lord  hath blessed4    #bg3bh4    
,god give thee of the dew of heaven1 and
 of the fatness of the  earth1 abundance
 of corn and wine4    #bg3bi4 ,and let  
peoples serve thee1 and tribes worship  
thee3 be thou  lord of thy brethren1 and
 let thy mother's children bow down     
before  thee4 ,cursed be he that curseth
 thee3 and let him that blesseth thee be
  filled with blessings4    #bg3cj4     
,isaac had scarce ended his words1 when1
 ,jacob being now gone out  abroad1     
,esau came1    #bg3ca4 ,and brought in  
to his father meats1 made of what he had
 taken in  hunting1 saying3 ,arise1 my  
father1 and eat of thy son's venison2   
that  thy soul may bless me4    #bg3cb4 
,and ,isaac said to him3 ,why6 who art  
thou8 ,he answered3 ,i am thy  firstborn
 son1 ,esau4    #bg3cc4 ,isaac was      
struck with fear1 and astonished        
exceedingly2 and  wondering beyond what 
can be believed1 said3 ,who is he then  
that even  now brought me venison that  

he had taken1 and ,i ate of all before  
thou  camest8 and ,i have blessed him1  
and he shall be blessed4    #bg3cd4     
,esau having heard his father's words1  
roared out with a great  cry2 and1 being
 in a consternation1 said3 ,bless me    
also1 my father4    #bg3ce4 ,and he     
said3 ,thy brother came deceitfully and 
got thy blessing4    #bg3cf4 ,but he    
said again3 ,rightly is his name called 
,jacob2 for he hath  supplanted me lo   
this second time3 ,my birthright he took
 away before1  and now this second time 
he hath stolen away my blessing4 ,and   
again he  said to his father3 ,hast thou
 not reserved me also a blessing8       
,jacob4444 ,that is1 a supplanter4      
#bg3cg4 ,isaac answered3 ,i have        
appointed him thy lord1 and have made   
all  his brethren his servants3 ,i have 
established him with corn and wine1  and
 after this1 what shall ,i do more for  
thee1 my son8    #bg3ch4 ,and ,esau said
 to him3 ,hast thou only one blessing1  
father8 ,i  beseech thee bless me also4 

,and when he wept with a loud cry1      
#bg3ci4 ,isaac being moved1 said to him3
 ,in the fat of the earth1 and in  the  
dew of heaven from above1    #bg3dj4    
,shall thy blessing be4 ,thou shalt live
 by the sword1 and shalt  serve thy     
brother3 and the time shall come1 when  
thou shalt shake off  and loose his yoke
 from thy neck4    #bg3da4 ,esau        
therefore always hated ,jacob1 for the  
blessing wherewith  his father had      
blessed him2 and he said in his heart3  
,the days will  come of the mourning for
 my father1 and ,i will kill my brother 
,jacob4    #bg3db4 ,these things were   
told to ,rebecca3 and she sent and      
called  ,jacob1 her son1 and said to    
him3 ,behold ,esau1 thy brother1        
threateneth  to kill thee4    #bg3dc4   
,now therefore1 my son1 hear my voice1  
arise and flee to ,laban1  my brother1  
to ,haran3    #bg3dd4 ,and thou shalt   
dwell with him a few days1 till the     
wrath of thy  brother be assuaged1      
#bg3de4 ,and his indignation cease1 and 

he forget the things thou hast  done to 
him3 afterwards ,i will send1 and bring 
thee from thence hither4  ,why shall ,i 
be deprived of both my sons in one day8 
#bg3df4 ,and ,rebecca said to ,isaac3 ,i
 am weary of my life1 because of the    
daughters of ,heth3 if ,jacob take a    
wife of the stock of this land1 ,i      
choose not to live4      ,genesis       
,chapter #bh    ,jacob's journey to     
,mesopotamia3 his vision and vow4       
#bh3a4 ,and ,isaac called ,jacob1 and   
blessed him1 and charged him1 saying3   
,take not a wife of the stock of        
,chanaan3    #bh3b4 ,but go1 and take a 
journey to ,mesopotamia of ,syria1 to   
the house  of ,bathuel1 thy mother's    
father1 and take thee a wife thence of  
the  daughters of ,laban1 thy uncle4    
#bh3c4 ,and ,god almighty bless thee1   
and make thee to increase and  multiply 
thee3 that thou mayst be a multitude of 
people4    #bh3d4 ,and give the         
blessings of ,araham to thee1 and to thy
 seed after  thee3 that thou mayst      

possess the land of thy sojournment1    
which he  promised to thy grandfather4  
#bh3e4 ,and when ,isaac had sent him    
away1 he took his journey and went to   
,mesopotamia of ,syria1 to ,laban1 the  
son of ,bathuel1 the ,syrian1 brother   
to ,rebecca1 his mother4    #bh3f4 ,and 
,esau seeing that his father had blessed
 ,jacob1 and had sent  him into         
,mesopotamia of ,syria1 to marry a wife 
thence2 and that after  the blessing he 
had charged him1 saying3 ,thou shalt not
 take a wife of  the daughters of       
,chanaan3    #bh3g4 ,and that ,jacob    
obeying his parents1 was gone into      
,syria3    #bh3h4 ,experiencing also1   
that his father was not well pleased    
with the  daughters of ,chanaan3        
#bh3i4 ,he went to ,ismael1 and took to 
wife1 besides them he had before1       
,maheleth1 the daughter of ,ismael1     
,abraham's son1 the sister of           
,nabajoth4    #bh3aj4 ,but ,jacob being 
departed from ,bersabee1 went on to     
,haran4    #bh3aa4 ,and when he was come

 to a certain place1 and would rest in  
it  after sunset1 he took of the stones 
that lay there1 and putting under  his  
head1 slept in the same place4          
#bh3ab4 ,and he saw in his sleep a      
ladder standing upon the earth1 and  the
 top thereof touching heaven3 the angels
 also of ,god ascending and  descending 
by it4    #bh3ac4 ,and the ,lord leaning
 upon the ladder saying to him3 ,i am   
the  ,lord ,god of ,abraham thy father1 
and the ,god of ,isaac3 ,the land1      
wherein  thou sleepest1 ,i will give to 
thee and to thy seed4    #bh3ad4 ,and   
thy seed shall be as the dust of the    
earth3 thou shalt  spread abroad to the 
west1 and to the east1 and to the north1
 and to  the south3 and ,,in ,,thee and 
thy seed1 all the tribes of the earth   
,,shall  ,,be ,,blessed4    #bh3ae4 ,and
 ,i will be thy keeper whithersoever    
thou goest1 and will  bring thee back   
into this land3 neither will ,i leave   
thee1 till ,i shall  have accomplished  
all that ,i have said4    #bh3af4 ,and  

when ,jacob awaked out of sleep1 he     
said3 ,indeed the ,lord is  in this     
place1 and ,i knew it not4    #bh3ag4   
,and trembling1 he said3 ,how terrible  
is this place8 this is no  other but the
 house of ,god1 and the gate of heaven4 
#bh3ah4 ,and ,jacob arising in the      
morning1 took the stone which he had    
laid under his head1 and set it up for a
 title1 pouring oil upon the  top of it4
    #bh3ai4 ,and he called the name of  
the city ,bethel1 which before was      
called ,luza4    ,bethel4444 ,this name 
signifies the house of ,god4    #bh3bj4 
,and he made a vow1 saying3 ,if ,god    
shall be with me1 and shall  keep me in 
the way1 by which ,i walk1 and shall    
give me bread to eat1  and raiment to   
put on1    #bh3ba4 ,and ,i shall return 
prosperously to my father's house3 the  
,lord  shall be my ,god3    #bh3bb4 ,and
 this stone1 which ,i have set up for a 
title1 shall be called  the house of    
,god3 and of all things that thou shalt 
give to me1 ,i will  offer tithes to    

thee4      ,genesis ,chapter #bi        
,jacob serveth ,laban seven years for   
,rachel3 but is deceived with ,lia3  he 
afterwards marrieth ,rachel4 ,lia bears 
him four sons4    #bi3a4 ,then ,jacob   
went on in his journey1 and came into   
the east  country4    #bi3b4 ,and he saw
 a well in the field1 and three flocks  
of sheep lying  by it3 for the beasts   
were watered out of it1 and the mouth   
thereof was  closed with a great stone4 
#bi3c4 ,and the custom was1 when all the
 sheep were gathered together1 to  roll 
away the stone1 and after the sheep were
 watered1 to put it on the  mouth of the
 well again4    #bi3d4 ,and he said to  
the shepherds3 ,brethren1 whence are    
you8 ,they  answered3 ,of ,haran4       
#bi3e4 ,and he asked them1 saying3 ,know
 you ,laban1 the son of ,nachor8  ,they 
said3 ,we know him4    #bi3f4 ,he said3 
,is he in health8 ,he is in health1 say 
they3 and behold1  ,rachel1 his         
daughter1 cometh with his flock4        
#bi3g4 ,and ,jacob said3 ,there is yet  

much day remaining1 neither is it  time 
to bring the flocks into the folds      
again3 first give the sheep  drink1 and 
so lead them back to feed4    #bi3h4    
,they answered3 ,we cannot1 till all the
 cattle be gathered  together1 and we   
remove the stone from the well's mouth1 
that we may  water the flocks4    #bi3i4
 ,they were yet speaking1 and behold    
,rachel came with her father's  sheep2  
for she fed the flock4    #bi3aj4 ,and  
when ,jacob saw her1 and knew her to be 
his cousin german1  and that they were  
the sheep of ,laban1 his uncle3 he      
removed the stone  wherewith the well   
was closed4    #bi3aa4 ,and having      
watered the flock1 he kissed her3 and   
lifting up his  voice wept4    #bi3ab4  
,and he told her that he was her        
father's brother1 and the son of        
,rebecca3 but she went in haste and told
 her father4    #bi3ac4 ,who1 when he   
heard that ,jacob his sister's son was  
come1 ran  forth to meet him3 and       
embracing him1 and heartily kissing him1

 brought  him into his house4 ,and when 
he had heard the causes of his journey1 
#bi3ad4 ,he answered3 ,thou art my bone 
and my flesh4 ,and after the days  of   
one month were expired1    #bi3ae4 ,he  
said to him3 ,because thou art my       
brother1 shalt thou serve me  without   
wages8 ,tell me what wages thou wilt    
have4    #bi3af4 ,now he had two        
daughters1 the name of the elder was    
,lia2 and the  younger was called       
,rachel4    #bi3ag4 ,but ,lia was       
blear-eyed3 ,rachel was well favoured1  
and of a  beautiful countenance4        
#bi3ah4 ,and ,jacob being in love with  
her1 said3 ,i will serve thee seven     
years for ,rachel1 thy younger daughter4
    #bi3ai4 ,laban answered3 ,it is     
better that ,i give her to thee than to 
another man2 stay with me4    #bi3bj4   
,so ,jacob served seven years for       
,rachel3 and they seemed but a  few     
days1 because of the greatness of his   
love4    #bi3ba4 ,and he said to ,laban3
 ,give me my wife2 for now the time is  

fulfilled1 that ,i may go in unto her4  
#bi3bb4 ,and he1 having invited a great 
number of his friends to the  feast1    
made the marriage4    #bi3bc4 ,and at   
night he brought in ,lia1 his daughter1 
to him1    #bi3bd4 ,giving his daughter 
a handmaid1 named ,zelpha4 ,now when    
,jacob had  gone in to her according to 
custom1 when morning was come he saw it 
was  ,lia4    #bi3be4 ,and he said to   
his father-in-law3 ,what is it that thou
 didst  mean to do8 did not ,i serve    
thee for ,rachel8 why hast thou deceived
 me8    #bi3bf4 ,laban answered3 ,it is 
not the custom in this place1 to give   
the  younger in marriage first4         
#bi3bg4 ,make up the week of days of    
this match3 and ,i will give thee her   
also1 for the service that thou shalt   
render me other seven years4    #bi3bh4 
,he yielded to his pleasure3 and after  
the week was past1 he  married ,rachel3 
#bi3bi4 ,to whom her father gave ,bala1 
for her servant4    #bi3cj4 ,and having 
at length obtained the marriage he      

wished for1 he  preferred the love of   
the latter before the former1 and served
 with him  other seven years4    #bi3ca4
 ,and the ,lord seeing that he despised 
,lia1 opened her womb1 but  her sister  
remained barren4    #bi3cb4 ,and she    
conceived and bore a son1 and called his
 name ,ruben1  saying3 ,the ,lord saw my
 affliction3 now my husband will love   
me4    #bi3cc4 ,and again she conceived 
and bore a son1 and said3 ,because the  
,lord heard that ,i was despised1 he    
hath given this also to me3 and she     
called his name ,simeon4    #bi3cd4 ,and
 she conceived the third time1 and bore 
another son1 and  said3 ,now also my    
husband will be joined to me1 because ,i
 have borne  him three sons3 and        
therefore she called his name ,levi4    
#bi3ce4 ,the fourth time she conceived  
and bore a son1 and said3 ,now will  ,i 
praise the ,lord3 and for this she      
called him ,juda4 ,and she left         
bearing4      ,genesis ,chapter #cj     
,rachel1 being barren1 delivereth her   

handmaid to ,jacob2 she beareth two     
sons4 ,lia ceasing to bear1 giveth also 
her handmaid1 and she beareth  two more4
 ,then ,lia beareth other two sons and  
one daughter4 ,rachel  beareth ,joseph4 
,jacob1 desirous to return home1 is     
hired to stay for a  certain part of the
 flock's increase1 whereby he becometh  
exceeding  rich4    #cj3a4 ,and ,rachel 
seeing herself without children1 envied 
her sister1  and said to her husband3   
,give me children1 otherwise ,i shall   
die4    #cj3b4 ,and ,jacob being angry  
with her1 answered3 ,am ,i as ,god1 who 
hath  deprived thee of the fruit of thy 
womb8    #cj3c4 ,but she said3 ,i have  
here my servant ,bala3 go in unto her1  
that  she may bear upon my knees1 and ,i
 may have children by her4    #cj3d4    
,and she gave him ,bala in marriage3    
who1    #cj3e4 ,when her husband had    
gone in unto her1 conceived and bore a  
son4    #cj3f4 ,and ,rachel said3 ,the  
,lord hath judged for me1 and hath heard
 my  voice1 giving me a son2 and        

therefore she called his name ,dan4     
#cj3g4 ,and again ,bala conceived1 and  
bore another1    #cj3h4 ,for whom       
,rachel said3 ,god hath compared me with
 my sister1 and ,i  have prevailed3 and 
she called him ,nephthali4    #cj3i4    
,lia perceiving that she had left of    
bearing1 gave ,zelpha1 her  handmaid1 to
 her husband4    #cj3aj4 ,and when she  
had conceived1 and brought forth a son1 
#cj3aa4 ,she said3 ,happily4 ,and       
therefore called his name ,gad4         
#cj3ab4 ,zelpha also bore another4      
#cj3ac4 ,and ,lia said3 ,this is for my 
happiness3 for women will call me       
blessed4 ,therefore she called him      
,aser4    #cj3ad4 ,and ,ruben going out 
in the time of the wheat harvest into   
the  field1 found mandrakes3 which he   
brought to his mother ,lia4 ,and ,rachel
  said3 ,give me part of thy son's      
mandrakes4    #cj3ae4 ,she answered3    
,dost thou think it a small matter1 that
 thou hast  taken my husband from me1   
unless thou take also my son's          

mandrakes8  ,rachel said3 ,he shall     
sleep with thee this night1 for thy     
son's  mandrakes4    #cj3af4 ,and when  
,jacob returned at even from the field1 
,lia went out to  meet him1 and said3   
,thou shalt come in unto me1 because ,i 
have hired  thee for my son's mandrakes4
 ,and he slept with her that night4     
#cj3ag4 ,and ,god heard her prayers2 and
 she conceived3 and bore a fifth  son3  
#cj3ah4 ,and said3 ,god hath given me a 
reward1 because ,i gave my handmaid  to 
my husband4 ,and she called his name    
,issachar4    #cj3ai4 ,and ,lia         
conceived again1 and bore the sixth son1
    #cj3bj4 ,and said3 ,god hath endowed
 me with a good dowry2 this turn also   
my husband will be with me1 because ,i  
have borne him six sons3 and  therefore 
she called his name ,zabulon4    #cj3ba4
 ,after whom she bore a daughter1 named 
,dina4    #cj3bb4 ,the ,lord also       
remembering ,rachel1 heard her1 and     
opened her  womb4    #cj3bc4 ,and she   
conceived1 and bore a son1 saying3 ,god 

hath taken away  my reproach4    #cj3bd4
 ,and she called his name ,joseph3      
saying3 ,the ,lord give me also  another
 son4    #cj3be4 ,and when ,joseph was  
born1 ,jacob said to his father-in-law3 
,send  me away1 that ,i may return into 
my country1 and to my land4    #cj3bf4  
,give me my wives1 and my children1 for 
whom ,i have served thee1  that ,i may  
depart3 thou knowest the service that ,i
 have rendered thee4    #cj3bg4 ,laban  
said to him3 ,let me find favour in thy 
sight3 ,i have  learned1 by experience1 
that ,god hath blessed me for thy sake4 
#cj3bh4 ,appoint thy wages which ,i     
shall give thee4    #cj3bi4 ,but he     
answered3 ,thou knowest how ,i have     
served thee1 and how  great thy         
possession hath been in my hands4       
#cj3cj4 ,thou hadst but little before ,i
 came to thee1 and now thou art  become 
rich3 and the ,lord hath blessed thee at
 my coming4 ,it is  reasonable1         
therefore1 that ,i should now provide   
also for my own house4    #cj3ca4 ,and  

,laban said3 ,what shall ,i give thee8  
,but he said3 ,i require  nothing2 but  
if thou wilt do what ,i demand1 ,i will 
feed and keep thy  sheep again4         
#cj3cb4 ,go round through all thy       
flocks1 and separate all the sheep of   
divers colours1 and speckled2 and all   
that is brown and spotted1 and of       
divers colours1 as well among the sheep 
as among the goats1 shall be my  wages4 
#cj3cc4 ,and my justice shall answer for
 me tomorrow before thee1 when  the time
 of the bargain shall come2 and all that
 is not of divers  colours1 and spotted1
 and brown1 as well among the sheep as  
among the  goats1 shall accuse me of    
theft4    #cj3cd4 ,and ,laban said3 ,i  
like well what thou demandest4          
#cj3ce4 ,and he separated the same day  
the she-goats1 and the sheep1 and  the  
he-goats1 and the rams of divers        
colours1 and spotted2 and all the  flock
 of one colour1 that is1 of white and   
black fleece1 he delivered  into the    
hands of his sons4    #cj3cf4 ,and he   

set the space of three days journey     
betwixt himself and  his son-in-law1 who
 fed the rest of his flock4    #cj3cg4  
,and ,jacob took green rods of poplar1  
and of almond1 and of  plane-trees1 and 
pilled them in part3 so when the bark   
was taken off1  in the parts that were  
pilled1 there appeared whiteness3 but   
the parts  that were whole1 remained    
green3 and by this means the colour was 
divers4    #cj3ch4 ,and he put them in  
the troughs1 where the water was poured 
out2  that when the flocks should come  
to drink1 they might have the rods      
before their eyes1 and in the sight of  
them might conceive4    #cj3ci4 ,and it 
came to pass1 that in the very heat of  
coition1 the sheep  beheld the rods1 and
 brought forth spotted1 and of divers   
colours1 and  speckled4    #cj3dj4 ,and 
,jacob separated the flock1 and put the 
rods in the troughs  before the eyes of 
the rams2 and all the white and the     
black were  ,laban's1 and the rest were 
,jacob's1 when the flocks were separated

 one  from the other4    #cj3da4 ,so    
when the ewes went first to ram1 ,jacob 
put the rods in the  troughs of water   
before the eyes of the rams1 and of the 
ewes1 that  they might conceive while   
they were looking upon them4    #cj3db4 
,but when the later coming was1 and the 
last conceiving1 he did  not put them4  
,and those that were lateward1 became   
,laban's2 and they of  the first time1  
,jacob's4    #cj3dc4 ,and the man was   
enriched exceedingly1 and he had many   
flocks1  maid-servants and men-servants1
 camels and asses4      ,genesis        
,chapter #ca    ,jacob's departure3 he  
is pursued and overtaken by ,laban4     
,they make a  covenant4    #ca3a4 ,but  
after that he had heard the words of the
 sons of ,laban1  saying3 ,jacob hath   
taken away all that was our father's1   
and being  enriched by his substance is 
become great4    #ca3b4 ,and perceiving 
also1 that ,laban's countenance was not 
towards him  as yesterday and the other 
day4    #ca3c4 ,especially the ,lord    

saying to him3 ,return into the land of 
thy  fathers and to thy kindred1 and ,i 
will be with thee4    #ca3d4 ,he sent1  
and called ,rachel and ,lia into the    
field1 where he fed  the flocks1        
#ca3e4 ,and said to them3 ,i see your   
father's countenance is not towards  me 
as yesterday and the other day3 but the 
,god of my father hath been  with me4   
#ca3f4 ,and you know that ,i have served
 your father to the uttermost of  my    
power4    #ca3g4 ,yea your father hath  
also overreached me1 and hath changed my
  wages ten times3 and yet ,god hath not
 suffered him to hurt me4    #ca3h4 ,if 
at any time1 he said3 ,the speckled     
shall be thy wages3 all the  sheep      
brought forth speckled3 but when he said
 on the contrary3 ,thou  shalt take all 
the white one for thy wages3 all the    
flocks brought  forth white ones4       
#ca3i4 ,and ,god hath taken your        
father's substance1 and given it to me4 
#ca3aj4 ,for after the time came of the 
ewes conceiving1 ,i lifted up my  eyes1 

and saw in my sleep1 that the males     
which leaped upon the females  were of  
divers colours1 and spotted1 and        
speckled4    #ca3aa4 ,and the angel of  
,god said to me in my sleep3 ,jacob4    
,and ,i  answered3 ,here ,i am4         
#ca3ab4 ,and he said3 ,lift up thy eyes1
 and see that all the males  leaping    
upon the females1 are of divers colours1
 spotted and speckled4  ,for ,i have    
seen all that ,laban hath done to thee4 
#ca3ac4 ,i am the ,god of ,bethel1 where
 thou didst anoint the stone1 and  make 
a vow to me4 ,now therefore arise1 and  
go out of this land1 and  return into   
thy native country4    #ca3ad4 ,and     
,rachel and ,lia answered3 ,have we any 
thing left among the  goods and         
inheritance of our father's house8      
#ca3ae4 ,hath he not counted us as      
strangers1 and sold us1 and eaten up    
the price of us8    #ca3af4 ,but ,god   
hath taken our father's riches1 and     
delivered them to  us1 and to our       
children3 wherefore1 do all that ,god   

hath commanded  thee4    #ca3ag4 ,then  
,jacob rose up1 and having set his      
children and wives upon  camels1 went   
his way4    #ca3ah4 ,and he took all his
 substance1 and flocks1 and whatsoever  
he had  gotten in ,mesopotamia1 and went
 forward to ,isaac1 his father1 to the  
land of ,chanaan4    #ca3ai4 ,at that   
time ,laban was gone to shear his sheep1
 and ,rachel stole  away her father's   
idols4    ,her father's idols4444 ,by   
this it appears that ,laban was an      
idolater2  and some of the fathers are  
of opinion that ,rachel stole away these
  idols to withdraw him from idolatry1  
removing the occasion of his sin4       
#ca3bj4 ,and ,jacob would not confess to
 his father-in-law that he was  flying  
away4    #ca3ba4 ,and when he was gone1 
together with all that belonged to him1 
and having passed the river1 was going  
on towards mount ,galaad1    #ca3bb4 ,it
 was told ,laban on the third day1 that 
,jacob fled4    #ca3bc4 ,and he took his
 brethren with him1 and pursued after   

him seven  days2 and overtook him in the
 mount of ,galaad4    #ca3bd4 ,and he   
saw in a dream ,god1 saying to him3     
,take heed thou speak  not any thing    
harshly against ,jacob4    #ca3be4 ,now 
,jacob had pitched his tent in the      
mountain3 and when he1  with his        
brethren1 had overtaken him1 he pitched 
his tent in the same  mount of ,galaad4 
#ca3bf4 ,and he said to ,jacob3 ,why    
hast thou done thus1 to carry away1     
without my knowledge1 my daughters as   
captives taken with the sword8          
#ca3bg4 ,why wouldst thou run away      
privately1 and not acquaint me1 that ,i 
might have brought thee on the way with 
joy1 and with songs1 and with  timbrels1
 and with harps8    #ca3bh4 ,thou hast  
not suffered me to kiss my sons and     
daughters2 thou  hast done foolishly2   
and now indeed1    #ca3bi4 ,it is in my 
power to return thee evil2 but the ,god 
of your  father said to me yesterday3   
,take heed thou speak not any thing     
harshly  against ,jacob4    #ca3cj4     

,suppose thou didst desire to go to thy 
friends1 and hadst a  longing after thy 
father's house3 why hast thou stolen    
away my gods8    #ca3ca4 ,jacob         
answered3 ,that ,i departed unknown to  
thee1 it was for fear  lest thou wouldst
 take away thy daughters by force4      
#ca3cb4 ,but1 whereas1 thou chargest me 
with theft3 with whomsoever thou  shalt 
find thy gods1 let him be slain before  
our brethren4 ,search1 and  if thou find
 any of thy things with me1 take them   
away4 ,now when he  said this1 he knew  
not that ,rachel had stolen the idols4  
#ca3cc4 ,so ,laban went into the tent of
 ,jacob1 and of ,lia1 and of both  the  
handmaids1 and found them not4 ,and when
 he was entered into  ,rachel's tent1   
#ca3cd4 ,she1 in haste1 hid the idols   
under the camel's furniture1 and  sat   
upon them3 and when he had searched all 
the tent1 and found  nothing1    #ca3ce4
 ,she said3 ,let not my lord be angry   
that ,i cannot rise up before  thee1    
because it has now happened to me       

according to the custom of  women4 ,so  
his careful search was in vain4         
#ca3cf4 ,and ,jacob being angry1 said in
 a chiding manner3 ,for what fault  of  
mine1 and for what offence on my part   
hast thou so hotly pursued me1          
#ca3cg4 ,and searched all my household  
stuff8 ,what hast thou found of all  the
 substance of thy house8 lay it here    
before my brethren1 and thy  brethren1  
and let them judge between me and thee4 
#ca3ch4 ,have ,i1 therefore1 been with  
thee twenty years8 thy ewes and  goats  
were not barren1 the rams of thy flocks 
,i did not eat3    #ca3ci4 ,neither did 
,i shew thee that which the beast had   
torn2 ,i made  good all the damage3     
whatsoever was lost by theft1 thou didst
 exact it  of me3    #ca3dj4 ,day and   
night was ,i parched with heat1 and with
 frost1 and sleep  departed from my     
eyes4    #ca3da4 ,and in this manner    
have ,i served thee in thy house twenty 
years1  fourteen for thy daughters1 and 
six for thy flocks3 thou hast changed   

also my wages ten times4    #ca3db4     
,unless the ,god of my father1 ,abraham1
 and the fear of ,isaac1 had  stood by  
me1 peradventure now thou hadst sent me 
away naked3 ,god beheld  my affliction  
and the labour of my hands1 and rebuked 
thee yesterday4    #ca3dc4 ,laban       
answered him3 ,the daughters are mine1  
and the children1  and thy flocks1 and  
all things that thou seest are mine3    
what can ,i do  to my children1 and     
grandchildren8    #ca3dd4 ,come1        
therefore1 let us enter into a league2  
that it may be for  a testimony between 
me and thee4    #ca3de4 ,and ,jacob took
 a stone1 and set it up for a title4    
#ca3df4 ,and he said to his brethren3   
,bring hither stones4 ,and they1        
gathering stones together1 made a heap1 
and they ate upon it4    #ca3dg4 ,and   
,laban called it1 ,the witness heap2 and
 ,jacob1 ,the hillock of  testimony3    
each of them according to the propriety 
of his language4    #ca3dh4 ,and ,laban 
said3 ,this heap shall be a witness     

between me and thee  this day1 and      
therefore the name thereof was called   
,galaad1 that is1  ,the witness heap4   
#ca3di4 ,the ,lord behold and judge     
between us1 when we shall be gone one   
from the other4    #ca3ej4 ,if thou     
afflict my daughters1 and if thou bring 
in other wives  over them3 none is      
witness of our speech but ,god1 who is  
present and  beholdeth4    #ca3ea4 ,and 
he said again to ,jacob3 ,behold this   
heap1 and the stone  which ,i have set  
up between me and thee1    #ca3eb4      
,shall be a witness3 this heap1 ,i say1 
and the stone1 be they for  a testimony1
 if either ,i shall pass beyond it going
 towards thee1 or  thou shalt pass      
beyond it thinking harm to me4          
#ca3ec4 ,the ,god of ,abraham1 and the  
,god of ,nachor1 the ,god of their      
father1 judge between us4 ,and ,jacob   
swore by the fear of his father  ,isaac3
    #ca3ed4 ,and after he had offered   
sacrifices in the mountain1 he called   
his brethren to eat bread4 ,and when    

they had eaten1 they lodged there3      
#ca3ee4 ,but ,laban arose in the night1 
and kissed his sons and daughters1  and 
blessed them3 and returned to his place4
      ,genesis ,chapter #cb    ,jacob's 
vision of angels2 his message and       
presents to ,esau2 his  wrestling with  
an angel4    #cb3a4 ,jacob also went on 
the journey he had begun3 and the angels
 of  ,god met him4    #cb3b4 ,and when  
he saw them1 he said3 ,these are the    
camps of ,god1 and he  called the name  
of that place ,mahanaim1 that is1       
,camps4    #cb3c4 ,and he sent          
messengers before him to ,esau1 his     
brother1 to the  land of ,seir1 to the  
country of ,edom3    #cb3d4 ,and he     
commanded them1 saying3 ,thus shall ye  
speak to my lord  ,esau3 ,thus saith thy
 brother ,jacob3 ,i have sojourned with 
,laban1 and  have been with him until   
this day3    #cb3e4 ,i have oxen1 and   
asses1 and sheep1 and menservants1 and  
womenservants3 and now ,i send a message
 to my lord1 that ,i may find  favour in

 thy sight4    #cb3f4 ,and the          
messengers returned to ,jacob1 saying3  
,we came to ,esau1  thy brother1 and    
behold he cometh with speed to meet thee
 with four  hundred men4    #cb3g4 ,then
 ,jacob was greatly afraid2 and in his  
fear divided the people  that was with  
him1 and the flocks1 and the sheep1 and 
the oxen1 and the  camels1 into two     
companies1    #cb3h4 ,saying3 ,if ,esau 
come to one company1 and destroy it1 the
 other  company that is left1 shall     
escape4    #cb3i4 ,and ,jacob said3 ,o  
,god of my father ,abraham1 and ,god of 
my father  ,isaac3 ,o ,lord who saidst  
to me1 ,return to thy land1 and to the  
place of  thy birth1 and ,i will do well
 for thee4    #cb3aj4 ,i am not worthy  
of the least of all thy mercies1 and of 
thy  truth which thou hast fulfilled to 
thy servant4 ,with my staff ,i passed   
over this ,jordan2 and now ,i return    
with two companies4    #cb3aa4 ,deliver 
me from the hand of my brother ,esau1   
for ,i am greatly  afraid of him2 lest  

perhaps he come1 and kill the mother    
with the  children4    #cb3ab4 ,thou    
didst say1 that thou wouldst do well by 
me1 and multiply my  seed like the sand 
of the sea1 which cannot be numbered for
 multitude4    #cb3ac4 ,and when he had 
slept there that night1 he set apart1 of
 the  things which he had1 presents for 
his brother ,esau1    #cb3ad4 ,two      
hundred she-goats1 twenty he-goats1 two 
hundred ewes1 and  twenty rams1         
#cb3ae4 ,thirty milch camels with their 
colts1 forty kine1 and twenty  bulls1   
twenty she-asses1 and ten of their      
foals4    #cb3af4 ,and he sent them by  
the hands of his servants1 every drove  
by  itself1 and he said to his servants3
 ,go before me1 and let there be a      
space between drove and drove4          
#cb3ag4 ,and he commanded the first1    
saying3 ,if thou meet my brother  ,esau1
 and he ask thee3 ,whose art thou8 or   
whither goest thou8 or whose  are these 
before thee8    #cb3ah4 ,thou shalt     
answer3 ,thy servant ,jacob's3 he hath  

sent them as a  present to my lord      
,esau2 and he cometh after us4          
#cb3ai4 ,in like manner he commanded the
 second1 and the third1 and all  that   
followed the droves1 saying3 ,speak ye  
the same words to ,esau1 when  ye find  
him4    #cb3bj4 ,and ye shall add3 ,thy 
servant ,jacob himself also followeth   
after  us2 for he said3 ,i will appease 
him with the presents that go before1   
and afterwards ,i will see him1 perhaps 
he will be gracious to me4    #cb3ba4   
,so the presents went before him1 but   
himself lodged that night  in the camp4 
#cb3bb4 ,and rising early1 he took his  
two wives and his two handmaids1  with  
his eleven sons1 and passed over the    
ford of ,jaboc4    #cb3bc4 ,and when all
 things were brought over that belonged 
to him1    #cb3bd4 ,he remained alone2  
and behold1 a man wrestled with him till
  morning4    ,a man1 etc4444 ,this was 
an angel in human shape1 as we learn    
from ,osee  #ab4d4 ,he is called ,god1  
ver4 #bh and #cj1 because he represented

 the  person of the ,son of ,god4 ,this 
wrestling1 in which ,jacob1 assisted by 
,god1 was a match for an angel1 was so  
ordered 7ver4 #bh17 that he might  learn
 by this experiment of the divine       
assistance1 that neither ,esau1  nor any
 other man1 should have power to hurt   
him4--,it was also  spiritual1 as       
appeareth by his earnest prayer1 urging 
and at last  obtaining the angel's      
blessing4    #cb3be4 ,and when he saw   
that he could not overcome him1 he      
touched the  sinew of his thigh1 and    
forthwith it shrank4    #cb3bf4 ,and he 
said to him3 ,let me go1 for it is break
 of day4 ,he  answered3 ,i will not let 
thee go1 except thou bless me4          
#cb3bg4 ,and he said3 ,what is thy name8
 ,he answered3 ,jacob4    #cb3bh4 ,but  
he said3 ,thy name shall not be called  
,jacob1 but ,israel2 for  if thou hast  
been strong against ,god1 how much more 
shalt thou prevail  against men8        
#cb3bi4 ,jacob asked him3 ,tell me by   
what name art thou called8 ,he          

answered3 ,why dost thou ask my name8   
,and he blessed him in the same  place4 
#cb3cj4 ,and ,jacob called the name of  
the place ,phanuel1 saying3 ,i have     
seen ,god face to face1 and my soul has 
been saved4    ,phanuel4444 ,this word  
signifies the face of ,god1 or the      
sight1 or  seeing of ,god4    #cb3ca4   
,and immediately the sun rose upon him1 
after he was past  ,phanuel2 but he     
halted on his foot4    #cb3cb4          
,therefore the children of ,israel1 unto
 this day1 eat not the  sinew1 that     
shrank in ,jacob's thigh3 because he    
touched the sinew of  his thigh and it  
shrank4      ,genesis ,chapter #cc      
,jacob and ,esau meet3 ,jacob goeth to  
,salem1 where he raiseth an altar4      
#cc3a4 ,and ,jacob lifting up his eyes1 
saw ,esau coming1 and with him four     
hundred men3 and he divided the children
 of ,lia and of ,rachel1 and of  the two
 handmaids4    #cc3b4 ,and he put both  
the handmaids and their children        
foremost3 and  ,lia and her children in 

the second place3 and ,rachel and       
,joseph last4    #cc3c4 ,and he went    
forward and bowed down with his face to 
the ground  seven times1 until his      
brother came near4    #cc3d4 ,then ,esau
 ran to meet his brother1 and embraced  
him3 and clasping  him fast about the   
neck1 and kissing him1 wept4    #cc3e4  
,and lifting up his eyes1 he saw the    
women and their children1 and  said3    
,what mean these8 ,and do they belong to
 thee8 ,he answered3 ,they  are the     
children which ,god hath given to me1   
thy servant4    #cc3f4 ,then the        
handmaids and their children came near  
and bowed  themselves4    #cc3g4 ,lia   
also1 with her children1 came near and  
bowed down in like  manner2 and last of 
all1 ,joseph and ,rachel bowed down4    
#cc3h4 ,and ,esau said3 ,what are the   
droves that ,i met8 ,he answered3 ,that 
,i might find favour before my lord4    
#cc3i4 ,but he said3 ,i have plenty1 my 
brother1 keep what is thine for         
thyself4    #cc3aj4 ,and ,jacob said3   

,do not so ,i beseech thee1 but if ,i   
have found  favour in thy eyes1 receive 
a little present at my hands3 for ,i    
have  seen thy face1 as if ,i should    
have seen the countenance of ,god3 be   
gracious to me1    #cc3aa4 ,and take the
 blessing which ,i have brought thee1   
and which ,god  hath given me1 who      
giveth all things4 ,he took it with much
 ado at his  brother's earnest pressing 
him1    #cc3ab4 ,and said3 ,let us go on
 together1 and ,i will accompany thee in
  thy journey4    #cc3ac4 ,and ,jacob   
said3 ,my lord1 thou knowest that ,i    
have with me tender  children1 and      
sheep1 and kine with young3 which if ,i 
should cause to be  overdriven1 in one  
day all the flocks will die4    #cc3ad4 
,may it please my lord to go before his 
servant3 and ,i will  follow softly     
after him1 as ,i shall see my children  
to be able1 until ,i  come to my lord in
 ,seir4    #cc3ae4 ,esau answered3 ,i   
beseech thee1 that some of the people1  
at  least1 who are with me1 may stay to 

accompany thee in the way4 ,and he      
said3 ,there is no necessity3 ,i want   
nothing else but only to find  favour1  
my lord1 in thy sight4    #cc3af4 ,so   
,esau returned that day1 the way that he
 came1 to ,seir4    #cc3ag4 ,and ,jacob 
came to ,socoth3 where having built a   
house1 and  pitched tents1 he called the
 name of the place ,socoth1 that is1    
,tents4    #cc3ah4 ,and he passed over  
to ,salem1 a city of the ,sichemites1   
which is  in the land of ,chanaan1 after
 he returned from ,mesopotamia of       
,syria3  and he dwelt by the town4      
#cc3ai4 ,and he bought that part of the 
field1 in which he pitched his  tents1  
of the children of ,hemor1 the father of
 ,sichem1 for a hundred  lambs4         
#cc3bj4 ,and raising an altar there1 he 
invoked upon it the most mighty  ,god of
 ,israel4      ,genesis ,chapter #cd    
,dina is ravished1 for which the        
,sichemites are destroyed4    #cd3a4    
,and ,dina the daughter of ,lia went out
 to see the women of that  country4     

#cd3b4 ,and when ,sichem the son of     
,hemor the ,hevite1 the prince of that  
land1 saw her1 he was in love with her3 
and took her away1 and lay with  her1   
ravishing the virgin4    #cd3c4 ,and his
 soul was fast knit unto her2 and       
whereas she was sad1 he  comforted her  
with sweet words4    #cd3d4 ,and going  
to ,hemor his father1 he said3 ,get me  
this damsel to  wife4    #cd3e4 ,but    
when ,jacob had heard this1 his sons    
being absent1 and  employed in feeding  
the cattle1 he held his peace till they 
came back4    #cd3f4 ,and when ,hemor   
the father of ,sichem was come out to   
speak to  ,jacob1    #cd3g4 ,behold his 
sons came from the field3 and hearing   
what had passed1  they were exceeding   
angry1 because he had done a foul thing 
in ,israel1  and committed an unlawful  
act1 in ravishing ,jacob's daughter4    
#cd3h4 ,and ,hemor spoke to them3 ,the  
soul of my son ,sichem has a longing    
for your daughter3 give her him to wife3
    #cd3i4 ,and let us contract         

marriages one with another3 give us your
  daughters1 and take you our daughters4
    #cd3aj4 ,and dwell with us3 the land
 is at your command1 till1 trade1 and   
possess it4    #cd3aa4 ,sichem also said
 to her father and to her brethren3 ,let
 me find  favour in your sight1 and     
whatsoever you shall appoint ,i will    
give3    #cd3ab4 ,raise the dowry1 and  
ask gifts1 and ,i will gladly give what 
you  shall demand3 only give me this    
damsel to wife4    #cd3ac4 ,the sons of 
,jacob answered ,sichem and his father  
deceitfully1  being enraged at the      
deflowering of their sister3            
,deceitfully4444 ,the sons of ,jacob1 on
 this occasion1 were guilty of a        
grievous sin1 as well by falsely        
pretending religion1 as by excess of    
revenge3 though otherwise their zeal    
against so foul a crime was             
commendable4    #cd3ad4 ,we cannot do   
what you demand1 nor give our sister to 
one that is  uncircumcised2 which with  
us is unlawful and abominable4          

#cd3ae4 ,but in this we may be allied   
with you1 if you will be like us1  and  
all the male sex among you be           
circumcised3    #cd3af4 ,then will we   
mutually give and take your daughters1  
and ours2  and we will dwell with you1  
and will be one people3    #cd3ag4 ,but 
if you will not be circumcised1 we will 
take our daughter  and depart4          
#cd3ah4 ,their offer pleased ,hemor1 and
 ,sichem1 his son3    #cd3ai4 ,and the  
young man made no delay1 but forthwith  
fulfilled what  was required3 for he    
loved the damsel exceedingly1 and he was
 the  greatest man in all his father's  
house4    #cd3bj4 ,and going into the   
gate of the city1 they spoke to the     
people3    #cd3ba4 ,these men are       
peaceable1 and are willing to dwell with
 us3 let  them trade in the land1 and   
till it1 which being large and wide     
wanteth  men to till it3 we shall take  
their daughters for wives1 and we will  
give them ours4    #cd3bb4 ,one thing   
there is for which so great a good is   

deferred3 ,we  must circumcise every    
male among us1 following the manner of  
the  nation4    #cd3bc4 ,and their      
substance1 and cattle1 and all that they
 possess1  shall be ours2 only in this  
let us condescend1 and by dwelling      
together1 we shall make one people4     
#cd3bd4 ,and they all agreed1 and       
circumcised all the males4    #cd3be4   
,and behold the third day1 when the pain
 of the wound was  greatest3 two of the 
sons of ,jacob1 ,simeon and ,levi1 the  
brothers of  ,dina1 taking their swords1
 entered boldly into the city and slew  
all  the men4    #cd3bf4 ,and they      
killed also ,hemor and ,sichem1 and took
 away their  sister ,dina out of        
,sichem's house4    #cd3bg4 ,and when   
they were gone out1 the other sons of   
,jacob came upon  the slain2 and        
plundered the city in revenge of the    
rape4    #cd3bh4 ,and they took their   
sheep1 and their herds1 and their asses1
  wasting all they had in their houses  
and in their fields4    #cd3bi4 ,and    

their children and wives they took      
captive4    #cd3cj4 ,and when they had  
boldly perpetrated these things1 ,jacob 
said to  ,simeon and ,levi3 ,you have   
troubled me1 and made me hateful to the 
,chanaanites and ,pherezites1 the       
inhabitants of this land4 ,we are few3  
they will gather themselves together and
 kill me2 and both ,i1 and my  house    
shall be destroyed4    #cd3ca4 ,they    
answered3 ,should they abuse our sister 
as a strumpet8      ,genesis ,chapter   
#ce    ,jacob purgeth his family from   
idols3 goeth by ,god's commandment to   
,bethel1 and there buildeth an altar4   
,god appearing again to ,jacob  blesseth
 him1 and changeth his name into        
,israel4 ,rachel dieth in  childbirth4  
,isaac also dieth4    #ce3a4 ,in the    
mean time ,god said to ,jacob3 ,arise   
and go up to ,bethel1  and dwell there1 
and make there an altar to ,god1 who    
appeared to thee  when thou didst flee  
from ,esau1 thy brother4    #ce3b4 ,and 
,jacob having called together all his   

household1 said3 ,cast  away the strange
 gods that are among you1 and be        
cleansed1 and change  your garments4    
#ce3c4 ,arise1 and let us go up to      
,bethel1 that we may make there an      
altar to ,god2 who heard me in the day  
of my affliction1 and accompained  me in
 my journey4    #ce3d4 ,so they gave him
 all the strange gods they had1 and the 
earrings  which were in their ears3 and 
he buried them under the turpentine     
tree1  that is behind the city of       
,sichem4    #ce3e4 ,and when they were  
departed1 the terror of ,god fell upon  
all the  cities round about1 and they   
durst not pursue after them as they went
  away4    #ce3f4 ,and ,jacob came to   
,luza1 which is in the land of ,chanaan1
 surnamed  ,bethel3 he and all the      
people that were with him4    #ce3g4    
,and he built there an altar1 and called
 the name of that place1  ,the house of 
,god3 for there ,god appeared to him    
when he fled from his  brother4         
#ce3h4 ,at the same time ,debora1 the   

nurse of ,rebecca1 died1 and was  buried
 at the foot of ,bethel1 under an oak1  
and the name of that place  was called1 
,the oak of weeping4    #ce3i4 ,and ,god
 appeared again to ,jacob1 after he     
returned from  ,mesopotamia of ,syria1  
and he blessed him1    #ce3aj4 ,saying3 
,thou shalt not be called any more      
,jacob1 but ,israel  shall be thy name4 
,and he called him ,israel4             
,israel4444 ,this name signifieth one   
that prevaileth with ,god4    #ce3aa4   
,and said to him3 ,i am ,god almighty1  
increase thou and be  multiplied4       
,nations and peoples of nations shall be
 from thee1 and  kings shall come out of
 thy loins4    #ce3ab4 ,and the land    
which ,i gave to ,abraham and ,isaac1 ,i
 will give to  thee1 and to thy seed    
after thee4    #ce3ac4 ,and he departed 
from him4    #ce3ad4 ,but he set up a   
monument of stone1 in the place where   
,god had  spoken to him3 pouring        
drink-offerings upon it1 and pouring oil
  thereon3    #ce3ae4 ,and calling the  

name of that place ,bethel4    #ce3af4  
,and going forth from thence1 he came in
 the spring time to the  land which     
leadeth to ,ephrata3 wherein when       
,rachel was in travail1    #ce3ag4 ,by  
reason of her hard labour1 she began to 
be in danger1 and the  midwife said to  
her3 ,fear not1 for thou shalt have this
 son also4    #ce3ah4 ,and when her soul
 was departing for pain1 and death was  
now at  hand1 she called the name of her
 son ,benoni1 that is1 the son of my    
pain3 but his father called him         
,benjamin1 that is1 the son of the right
  hand4    #ce3ai4 ,so ,rachel died1 and
 was buried in the highway that leadeth 
to  ,ephrata1 this is ,bethlehem4       
#ce3bj4 ,and ,jacob erected a pillar    
over her sepulchre3 this is the  pillar 
of ,rachel's monument1 to this day4     
#ce3ba4 ,departing thence1 he pitched   
his tent beyond the ,flock tower4       
#ce3bb4 ,and when he dwelt in that      
country1 ,ruben went1 and slept with    
,bala the concubine of his father3 which

 he was not ignorant of4 ,now the  sons 
of ,jacob were twelve4    ,the          
concubine4444 ,she was his lawful wife2 
but1 according to the style  of the     
,hebrews1 is called concubine1 because  
of her servile extraction4    #ce3bc4   
,the sons of ,lia3 ,ruben the first     
born1 and ,simeon1 and ,levi1 and       
,juda1 and ,issachar1 and ,zabulon4     
#ce3bd4 ,the sons of ,rachel3 ,joseph   
and ,benjamin4    #ce3be4 ,the sons of  
,bala1 ,rachel's handmaid3 ,dan and     
,nephthali4    #ce3bf4 ,the sons of     
,zelpha1 ,lia's handmaid3 ,gad and      
,aser3 these are the  sons of ,jacob1   
that were born to him in ,mesopotamia of
 ,syria4    #ce3bg4 ,and he came to     
,isaac his father in ,mambre1 the city  
of ,arbee1  this is ,hebron3 wherein    
,abraham and ,isaac sojourned4          
#ce3bh4 ,and the days of ,isaac were a  
hundred and eighty years4    #ce3bi4    
,and being spent with age he died1 and  
was gathered to his  people1 being old  
and full of days3 and his sons ,esau and

 ,jacob buried  him4      ,genesis      
,chapter #cf    ,esau with his wives and
 children parteth from ,jacob4 ,an      
account of his  descendants1 and of the 
first kings of ,edom4    #cf3a4 ,and    
these are the generations of ,esau1 the 
same is ,edom4    #cf3b4 ,esau took     
wives of the daughters of ,chanaan3 ,ada
 the daughter of  ,elon the ,hethite1   
and ,oolibama the daughter of ,ana1 the 
daughter of  ,sebeon the ,hevite3       
,ada4444 ,these wives of ,esau are      
called by other names1 ,gen4 #bf4 ,but  
it  was very common amongst the ancients
 for the same persons to have two       
names1 as ,esau himself was also called 
,edom4    #cf3c4 ,and ,basemath1 the    
daughter of ,ismael1 sister of          
,nabajoth4    #cf3d4 ,and ,ada bore     
,eliphaz3 ,basemath bore ,rahuel4       
#cf3e4 ,oolibama bore ,jehus1 and       
,ihelon1 and ,core4 ,these are the sons 
of  ,esau1 that were born to him in the 
land of ,chanaan4    #cf3f4 ,and ,esau  
took his wives1 and his sons and        

daughters1 and every  soul of his house1
 and his substance1 and cattle1 and all 
that he was  able to acquire in the land
 of ,chanaan3 and went into another     
country1  and departed from his brother 
,jacob4    #cf3g4 ,for they were        
exceeding rich1 and could not dwell     
together3  neither was the land in which
 they sojourned able to bear them1 for  
the  multitude of their flocks4         
#cf3h4 ,and ,esau dwelt in mount ,seir3 
he is ,edom4    #cf3i4 ,and these are   
the generations of ,esau1 the father of 
,edom1 in  mount ,seir4    #cf3aj4 ,and 
these the names of his sons3 ,eliphaz   
the son of ,ada1 the  wife of ,esau3 and
 ,rahuel1 the son of ,basemath1 his     
wife4    #cf3aa4 ,and ,eliphaz had sons3
 ,theman1 ,omar1 ,sepho1 and ,gatham and
 ,cenez4    #cf3ab4 ,and ,thamna was the
 concubine of ,eliphaz1 the son of      
,esau3 and  she bore him ,amalech4      
,these are the sons of ,ada1 the wife of
 ,esau4    #cf3ac4 ,and the sons of     
,rahuel were ,nahath and ,zara1 ,samma  

and ,meza4  ,these were the sons of     
,basemath1 the wife of ,esau4    #cf3ad4
 ,and these were the sons of ,oolibama1 
the daughter of ,ana1 the  daughter of  
,sebeon1 the wife of ,esau1 whom she    
bore to him1 ,jehus1 and  ,ihelon1 and  
,core4    #cf3ae4 ,these were dukes of  
the sons of ,esau3 the sons of ,eliphaz1
 the  firstborn of ,esau3 duke ,theman1 
duke ,omar1 duke ,sepho1 duke ,cenez1   
#cf3af4 ,duke ,core1 duke ,gatham1 duke 
,amalech3 these are the sons of         
,eliphaz1 in the land of ,edom1 and     
these the sons of ,ada4    #cf3ag4 ,and 
these were the sons of ,rahuel1 the son 
of ,esau3 duke ,nahath1  duke ,zara1    
duke ,samma1 duke ,meza4 ,and these are 
the dukes of ,rahuel1 in  the land of   
,edom3 these the sons of ,basemath1 the 
wife of ,esau4    #cf3ah4 ,and these the
 sons of ,oolibama1 the wife of ,esau3  
duke ,jehus1  duke ,ihelon1 duke ,core4 
,these are the dukes of ,oolibama1 the  
daughter  of ,ana1 and wife of ,esau4   
#cf3ai4 ,these are the sons of ,esau1   

and these the dukes of them3 the  same  
is ,edom4    #cf3bj4 ,these are the sons
 of ,seir1 the ,horrite1 the inhabitants
 of the  land3 ,lotan1 and ,sobal1 and  
,sebeon1 and ,ana1    #cf3ba4 ,and      
,dison1 and ,eser1 and ,disan4 ,these   
are dukes of the ,horrites1  the sons of
 ,seir1 in the land of ,edom4    #cf3bb4
 ,and ,lotan had sons3 ,hori and ,heman4
 ,and the sister of ,lotan was  ,thamna4
    #cf3bc4 ,and these the sons of      
,sobal3 ,alvan1 and ,manahat1 and ,ebal1
 and  ,sepho1 and ,onam4    #cf3bd4 ,and
 these the sons of ,sebeon3 ,aia and    
,ana4 ,this is ,ana that  found the hot 
waters in the wilderness1 when he fed   
the asses of  ,sebeon1 his father3      
#cf3be4 ,and he had a son ,dison1 and a 
daughter ,oolibama4    #cf3bf4 ,and     
these were the sons of ,dison3 ,hamdan1 
and ,eseban1 and  ,jethram1 and ,charan4
    #cf3bg4 ,these also were the sons of
 ,eser3 ,balaan1 and ,zavan1 and ,acan4 
#cf3bh4 ,and ,dison had sons3 ,hus and  
,aram4    #cf3bi4 ,these were dukes of  

the ,horrites3 duke ,lotan1 duke ,sobal1
 duke  ,sebeon1 duke ,ana1    #cf3cj4   
,duke ,dison1 duke ,eser1 duke ,disan3  
these were dukes of the  ,horrites that 
ruled in the land of ,seir4    #cf3ca4  
,and the kings that ruled in the land of
 ,edom1 before the  children of ,israel 
had a king1 were these3    #cf3cb4 ,bela
 the son of ,beor1 and the name of his  
city ,denaba4    #cf3cc4 ,and ,bela     
died1 and ,jobab1 the son of ,zara1 of  
,bosra1 reigned in  his stead4          
#cf3cd4 ,and when ,jobab was dead1      
,husam1 of the land of the ,themanites1 
reigned in his stead4    #cf3ce4 ,and   
after his death1 ,adad1 the son of      
,badad1 reigned in his  stead1 who      
defeated the ,madianites in the country 
of ,moab2 and the name  of his city was 
,avith4    #cf3cf4 ,and when ,adad was  
dead1 there reigned in his stead1       
,semla1 of  ,masreca4    #cf3cg4 ,and he
 being dead1 ,saul1 of the river        
,rohoboth1 reigned in his  stead4       
#cf3ch4 ,and when he also was dead1     

,balanan1 the son of ,achobor1          
succeeded to the kingdom4    #cf3ci4    
,this man also being dead1 ,adar reigned
 in his place2 and the  name of his city
 was ,phau3 and his wife was called     
,meetabel1 the  daughter of ,matred1    
daughter of ,mezaab4    #cf3dj4 ,and    
these are the names of the dukes of     
,esau in their kindreds1  and places1   
and callings3 duke ,thamna1 duke ,alva1 
duke ,jetheth1    #cf3da4 ,duke         
,oolibama1 duke ,ela1 duke ,phinon1     
#cf3db4 ,duke ,cenez1 duke ,theman1 duke
 ,mabsar1    #cf3dc4 ,duke ,magdiel1    
duke ,hiram3 these are the dukes of     
,edom dwelling  in the land of their    
government2 the same is ,esau1 the      
father of the  ,edomites4      ,genesis 
,chapter #cg    ,joseph's dreams3 he is 
sold by his brethren1 and carried into  
,egypt4    #cg3a4 ,and ,jacob dwelt in  
the land of ,chanaan1 wherein his father
  sojourned4    #cg3b4 ,and these are   
his generations3 ,joseph1 when he was   
sixteen years  old1 was feeding the     

flock with his brethren1 being but a    
boy3 and he  was with the sons of ,bala 
and of ,zelpha his father's wives3 and  
he  accused his brethren to his father  
of a most wicked crime4    #cg3c4 ,now  
,israel loved ,joseph above all his     
sons1 because he had him in  his old    
age3 and he made him a coat of divers   
colours4    #cg3d4 ,and his brethren    
seeing that he was loved by his father1 
more  than all his sons1 hated him1 and 
could not speak peaceably to him4       
#cg3e4 ,now it fell out also that he    
told his brethren a dream1 that he  had 
dreamed3 which occasioned them to hate  
him the more4    ,a dream4444 ,these    
dreams of ,joseph were prophetical1 and 
sent from ,god2  as were also those     
which he interpreted1 ,gen4 #dj4 and    
#da42 otherwise  generally speaking1 the
 observing of dreams is condemned in the
  ,scripture1 as superstitious and      
sinful4 ,see ,deut4 #ah4aj2 ,eccli4     
#cd4b1c4    #cg3f4 ,and he said to them3
 ,hear my dream which ,i dreamed4       

#cg3g4 ,i thought we were binding       
sheaves in the field3 and my sheaf      
arose as it were1 and stood1 and your   
sheaves standing about bowed down       
before my sheaf4    #cg3h4 ,his brethren
 answered3 ,shalt thou be our king8 or  
shall we be  subject to thy dominion8   
,therefore this matter of his dreams and
 words  ministered nourishment to their 
envy and hatred4    #cg3i4 ,he dreamed  
also another dream1 which he told his   
brethren1  saying3 ,i saw in a dream1 as
 it were the sun1 and the moon1 and     
eleven  stars worshipping me4    #cg3aj4
 ,and when he had told this to his      
father1 and brethren1 his  father       
rebuked him and said3 ,what meaneth this
 dream that thou hast  dreamed8 shall ,i
 and thy mother1 and thy brethren       
worship thee upon the  earth8           
,worship4444 ,this word is not used here
 to signify divine worship1 but  an     
inferior veneration1 expressed by the   
bowing of the body1 and that1  according
 to the manner of the eastern nations1  

down to the ground4    #cg3aa4 ,his     
brethren therefore envied him3 but his  
father considered the  thing with       
himself4    #cg3ab4 ,and when his       
brethren abode in ,sechem1 feeding their
 father's  flocks1    #cg3ac4 ,israel   
said to him3 ,thy brethren feed the     
sheep in ,sichem3 come1  ,i will send   
thee to them4 ,and when he answered3    
#cg3ad4 ,i am ready3 he said to him3    
,go1 and see if all things be well  with
 thy brethren1 and the cattle3 and bring
 me word again what is  doing4 ,so being
 sent from the vale of ,hebron1 he came 
to ,sichem3    #cg3ae4 ,and a man found 
him there wandering in the field1 and   
asked what  he sought4    #cg3af4 ,but  
he answered3 ,i seek my brethren1 tell  
me where they feed the  flocks4         
#cg3ag4 ,and the man said to him3 ,they 
are departed from this place3 for  ,i   
heard them say3 ,let us go to ,dothain4 
,and ,joseph went forward after  his    
brethren1 and found them in ,dothain4   
#cg3ah4 ,and when they saw him afar off1

 before he came nigh them1 they  thought
 to kill him3    #cg3ai4 ,and said one  
to another3 ,behold the dreamer cometh4 
#cg3bj4 ,come1 let us kill him1 and cast
 him into some old pit3 and we  will    
say3 ,some evil beast hath devoured him3
 and then it shall appear  what his     
dreams avail him3    #cg3ba4 ,and ,ruben
 hearing this1 endeavoured to deliver   
him out of their  hands1 and said3      
#cg3bb4 ,do not take away his life1 nor 
shed his blood3 but cast him into  this 
pit1 that is in the wilderness1 and keep
 your hands harmless3 now  he said this1
 being desirous to deliver him out of   
their hands and to  restore him to his  
father4    #cg3bc4 ,and as soon as he   
came to his brethren1 they forthwith    
stript  him of his outside coat1 that   
was of divers colours3    #cg3bd4 ,and  
cast him into an old pit where there was
 not water4    #cg3be4 ,and sitting down
 to eat bread1 they saw some ,ismaelites
 on their  way coming from ,galaad1 with
 their camels1 carrying spices1 and     

balm1  and myrrh to ,egypt4    #cg3bf4  
,and ,juda said to his brethren3 ,what  
will it profit us to kill  our brother1 
and conceal his blood8    #cg3bg4 ,it is
 better that he be sold to the          
,ismaelites1 and that our  hands be not 
defiled3 for he is our brother and our  
flesh4 ,his brethren  agreed to his     
words4    #cg3bh4 ,and when the         
,madianite merchants passed by1 they    
drew him out of  the pit1 and sold him  
to the ,ismaelites1 for twenty pieces of
 silver3  and they led him into ,egypt4 
#cg3bi4 ,and ,ruben returning to the    
pit1 found not the boy3    #cg3cj4 ,and 
rending his garments he went to his     
brethren1 and said3 ,the  boy doth not  
appear1 and whither shall ,i go8        
#cg3ca4 ,and they took his coat1 and    
dipped it in the blood of a kid1  which 
they had killed3    #cg3cb4 ,sending    
some to carry it to their father1 and to
 say3 ,this we  have found3 see whether 
it be thy son's coat1 or not4    #cg3cc4
 ,and the father acknowledging it1 said3

 ,it is my son's coat1 an  evil wild    
beast hath eaten him1 a beast hath      
devoured ,joseph4    #cg3cd4 ,and       
tearing his garments1 he put on         
sackcloth1 mourning for his  son a long 
time4    #cg3ce4 ,and all his children  
being gathered together to comfort their
  father in his sorrow1 he would not    
receive comfort1 but said3 ,i will go   
down to my son into hell1 mourning4 ,and
 whilst he continued weeping1    ,into  
hell4444 ,that is1 into limbo1 the place
 where the souls of the  just were      
received before the death of our        
,redeemer4 ,for allowing that  the word 
hell sometimes is taken for the grave1  
it cannot be so taken  in this place2   
since ,jacob did not believe his son to 
be in the grave1  7whom he supposed to  
be devoured by a wild beast17 and       
therefore could  not mean to go down to 
him thither3 but certainly meant the    
place of  rest where he believed his    
soul to be4    #cg3cf4 ,the ,madianites 
sold ,joseph in ,egypt to ,putiphar1 an 

eunuch of  ,pharao1 captain of the      
soldiers4    ,an eunuch4444 ,this word  
sometimes signifies a chamberlain1      
courtier1 or  officer of the king3 and  
so it is taken in this place4           
,genesis ,chapter #ch    ,the sons of   
,juda3 the death of ,her and ,onan3 the 
birth of ,phares and  ,zara4    #ch3a4  
,at that time ,juda went down from his  
brethren1 and turned in to a  certain   
,odollamite1 named ,hiras4    #ch3b4    
,and he saw there the daughter of a man 
of ,chanaan1 called ,sue3  and taking   
her to wife1 he went in unto her4       
#ch3c4 ,and she conceived1 and bore a   
son1 and called his name ,her4    #ch3d4
 ,and conceiving again1 she bore a son1 
and called him ,onan4    #ch3e4 ,she    
bore also a third3 whom she called      
,sela4 ,after whose birth1  she ceased  
to bear any more4    #ch3f4 ,and ,juda  
took a wife for ,her1 his first born1   
whose name was  ,thamar4    #ch3g4 ,and 
,her1 the first born of ,juda1 was      
wicked in the sight of the  ,lord3 and  

was slain by him4    #ch3h4 ,juda1      
therefore1 said to ,onan his son3 ,go in
 to thy brother's  wife and marry her1  
that thou mayst raise seed to thy       
brother4    #ch3i4 ,he knowing that the 
children should not be his1 when he went
 in  to his brother's wife1 he spilled  
his seed upon the ground1 lest  children
 should be born in his brother's name4  
#ch3aj4 ,and therefore the ,lord slew   
him1 because he did a detestable  thing3
    #ch3aa4 ,wherefore ,juda said to    
,thamar his daughter-in-law3 ,remain a  
widow in thy father's house1 till ,sela 
my son grow up3 for he was  afraid lest 
he also might die1 as his brethren did4 
,she went her way1  and dwelt in her    
father's house4    #ch3ab4 ,and after   
many days were past3 the daughter of    
,sue the wife of  ,juda died3 and when  
he had taken comfort after his mourning1
 he went up  to ,thamnas1 to the        
shearers of his sheep1 he and ,hiras the
 ,odollamite1  the shepherd of his      
flock4    #ch3ac4 ,and it was told      

,thamar that her father-in-law was come 
up to  ,thamnas to shear his sheep4     
#ch3ad4 ,and she put off the garments of
 her widowhood1 and took a veil3  and   
changing her dress1 sat in the cross    
way1 that leadeth to ,thamnas3  because 
,sela was grown up1 and she had not been
 married to him4    #ch3ae4 ,when ,juda 
saw her1 he thought she was a harlot3   
for she had  covered her face1 lest she 
should be known4    #ch3af4 ,and going  
to her1 he said3 ,suffer me to lie with 
thee3 for he  knew her not to be his    
daughter-in-law4 ,and she answered3     
,what wilt  thou give me to enjoy my    
company8    #ch3ag4 ,he said3 ,i will   
send thee a kid out of the flock4 ,and  
when she  said again3 ,i will suffer    
what thou wilt1 if thou give me a       
pledge1  till thou send what thou       
promisest4    #ch3ah4 ,juda said3 ,what 
wilt thou have for a pledge8 ,she       
answered3 ,thy  ring and bracelet1 and  
the staff which thou holdest in thy     
hand4 ,the  woman therefore at one      

copulation conceived4    #ch3ai4 ,and   
she arose and went her way3 and putting 
off the apparel  which she had taken1   
put on the garments of her widowhood4   
#ch3bj4 ,and ,juda sent a kid by his    
shepherd1 the ,odollamite1 that he      
might receive the pledge again1 which he
 had given to the woman3 but  he1 not   
finding her1    #ch3ba4 ,asked the men  
of that place3 ,where is the woman that 
sat in the  cross way8 ,and when they   
all made answer3 ,there was no harlot in
 this  place1    #ch3bb4 ,he returned to
 ,juda1 and said to him3 ,i have not    
found her2  moreover1 the men of that   
place said to me1 that there never sat a
  harlot there4    #ch3bc4 ,juda said3  
,let her take it to herself1 surely she 
cannot charge  us with a lie1 ,i sent   
the kid which ,i promised3 and thou     
didst not find  her4    #ch3bd4 ,and    
behold1 after three months1 they told   
,juda1 saying3 ,thamar1  thy            
daughter-in-law1 hath played the harlot1
 and she appeareth to have  a big belly4

 ,and ,juda said3 ,bring her out that   
she may be burnt4    #ch3be4 ,but when  
she was led to execution1 she sent to   
her father in  law1 saying3 ,by the man1
 to whom these things belong1 ,i am with
 child4  ,see whose ring1 and bracelet1 
and staff this is4    #ch3bf4 ,but he   
acknowledging the gifts1 said3 ,she is  
juster than ,i3  because ,i did not give
 her to ,sela1 my son4 ,however he knew 
her no  more4    #ch3bg4 ,and when she  
was ready to be brought to bed1 there   
appeared  twins in her womb3 and in the 
very delivery of the infants1 one put   
forth a hand1 whereon the midwife tied a
 scarlet thread1 saying3    #ch3bh4     
,this shall come forth the first4       
#ch3bi4 ,but he drawing back his hand1  
the other came forth3 and the  woman    
said3 ,why is the partition divided for 
thee8 and therefore called  his name    
,phares4    ,phares4444 ,that is1 a     
breach or division4    #ch3cj4          
,afterwards his brother came out1 on    
whose hand was the scarlet  thread3 and 

she called his name ,zara4      ,genesis
 ,chapter #ci    ,joseph hath charge of 
his master's house3 rejecteth his       
mistress's  solicitations3 is falsely   
accused by her1 and cast into prison1   
where  he hath the charge of all the    
prisoners4    #ci3a4 ,and ,joseph was   
brought into ,egypt1 and ,putiphar1 an  
eunuch of  ,pharao1 chief captain of the
 army1 an ,egyptian1 bought him of the  
,ismaelites1 by whom he was brought4    
#ci3b4 ,and the ,lord was with him1 and 
he was a prosperous man in all  things3 
and he dwelt in his master's house3     
#ci3c4 ,who knew very well that the     
,lord was with him1 and made all that   
he did to prosper in his hand4    #ci3d4
 ,and ,joseph found favour in the sight 
of his master1 and  ministered to him3  
and being set over all by him1 he       
governed the house  committed to him1   
and all things that were delivered to   
him3    #ci3e4 ,and the ,lord blessed   
the house of the ,egyptian for ,joseph's
 sake1  and multiplied all his          

substance1 both at home and in the      
fields4    #ci3f4 ,neither knew he any  
other thing1 but the bread which he ate4
 ,and  ,joseph was of a beautiful       
countenance1 and comely to behold4      
#ci3g4 ,and after many days1 his        
mistress cast her eyes on ,joseph1 and  
said3 ,lie with me4    #ci3h4 ,but he in
 no wise consenting to that wicked act  
said to her3  ,behold1 my master hath   
delivered all things to me1 and knoweth 
not what  he hath in his own house3     
#ci3i4 ,neither is there any thing which
 is not in my power1 or that he  hath   
not delivered to me1 but thee1 who art  
his wife2 how then can ,i do  this      
wicked thing1 and sin against my ,god8  
#ci3aj4 ,with such words as these day by
 day1 both the woman was  importunate   
with the young man1 and he refused the  
adultery4    #ci3aa4 ,now it happened on
 a certain day1 that ,joseph went into  
the  house1 and was doing some business1
 without any man with him3    #ci3ab4   
,and she catching the skirt of his      

garment1 said3 ,lie with me4  ,but he   
leaving the garment in her hand1 fled1  
and went out4    #ci3ac4 ,and when the  
woman saw the garment in her hands1 and 
herself  disregarded1    #ci3ad4 ,she   
called to her the men of her house1 and 
said to them3 ,see1  he hath brought in 
a ,hebrew1 to abuse us3 he came in to   
me1 to lie with  me2 and when ,i cried  
out1    #ci3ae4 ,and he heard my voice1 
he left the garment that ,i held1 and   
got  him out4    #ci3af4 ,for a proof   
therefore of her fidelity1 she kept the 
garment1 and  shewed it to her husband  
when he returned home3    ,a proof of   
her fidelity4444 or an argument to gain 
credit1 argumentum  fidei4    #ci3ag4   
,and said3 ,the ,hebrew servant1 whom   
thou hast brought1 came to me  to abuse 
me4    #ci3ah4 ,and when he heard me    
cry1 he left the garment which ,i held1 
and  fled out4    #ci3ai4 ,his master   
hearing these things1 and giving too    
much credit to  his wife's words1 was   
very angry1    #ci3bj4 ,and cast ,joseph

 into the prison1 where the king's      
prisoners were  kept1 and he was there  
shut up4    #ci3ba4 ,but the ,lord was  
with ,joseph1 and having mercy upon him 
gave him  favour in the sight of the    
chief keeper of the prison3    #ci3bb4  
,who delivered into his hand all the    
prisoners that were kept in  custody3   
and whatsoever was done1 was under him4 
#ci3bc4 ,neither did he himself know any
 thing1 having committed all  things to 
him3 for the ,lord was with him1 and    
made all that he did to  prosper4       
,genesis ,chapter #dj    ,joseph        
interpreteth the dreams of two of       
,pharao's servants in prison3  the event
 declareth the interpretations to be    
true1 but ,joseph is  forgotten4        
#dj3a4 ,after this1 it came to pass1    
that two eunuchs1 the butler and the    
baker of the king of ,egypt1 offended   
their lord4    #dj3b4 ,and ,pharao being
 angry with them1 7now the one was chief
 butler1  the other chief baker17       
#dj3c4 ,he sent them to the prison of   

the commander of the soldiers1 in  which
 ,joseph also was prisoner4    #dj3d4   
,but the keeper of the prison delivered 
them to ,joseph1 and he  served them4   
,some little time passed1 and they were 
kept in custody4    #dj3e4 ,and they    
both dreamed a dream the same night1    
according to the  interpretation        
agreeing to themselves3    #dj3f4 ,and  
when ,joseph was come into them in the  
morning1 and saw them  sad1    #dj3g4   
,he asked them1 saying3 ,why is your    
countenance sadder today than  usual8   
#dj3h4 ,they answered3 ,we have dreamed 
a dream1 and there is nobody to         
interpret it to us4 ,and ,joseph said to
 them3 ,doth not interpretation  belong 
to ,god8 ,tell me what you have dreamed3
    ,doth not interpretation belong to  
,god84444 ,when dreams are from ,god1 as
  these were1 the interpretation of them
 is a gift of ,god4 ,but the  generality
 of dreams are not of this sort2 but    
either proceed from the  natural        
complexions and dispositions of persons1

 or the roving of their  imaginations in
 the day on such objects as they are    
much affected with1  or from their mind 
being disturbed with cares and troubles1
 and  oppressed with bodily infirmities3
 or they are suggested by evil  spirits1
 to flatter1 or to terrify weak minds1  
in order to gain belief1  and so draw   
them into error or superstition2 or at  
least to trouble  them in their sleep1  
whom they cannot move when they are     
awake3 so that  the general rule1 with  
regard to dreams1 is not to observe     
them1 nor to  give any credit to them4  
#dj3i4 ,the chief butler first told his 
dream3 ,i saw before me a vine1         
#dj3aj4 ,on which were three branches1  
which by little and little sent  out    
buds1 and after the blossoms brought    
forth ripe grapes3    #dj3aa4 ,and the  
cup of ,pharao was in my hand3 and ,i   
took the grapes1 and  pressed them into 
the cup which ,i held1 and ,i gave the  
cup to ,pharao4    #dj3ab4 ,joseph      
answered3 ,this is the interpretation of

 the dream3 ,the  three branches1 are   
yet three days3    #dj3ac4 ,after which 
,pharao will remember thy service1 and  
will restore  thee to thy former place3 
and thou shalt present him the cup      
according  to thy office1 as before thou
 was wont to do4    #dj3ad4 ,only       
remember me when it shall be well with  
thee1 and do me this  kindness3 to put  
,pharao in mind to take me out of this  
prison3    #dj3ae4 ,for ,i was stolen   
away out of the land of the ,hebrews1   
and here  without any fault was cast    
into the dungeon4    #dj3af4 ,the chief 
baker seeing that he had wisely         
interpreted the dream1  said3 ,i also   
dreamed a dream1 ,that ,i had three     
baskets of meal upon my  head3          
#dj3ag4 ,and that in one basket which   
was uppermost1 ,i carried all meats     
that are made by the art of baking1 and 
that the birds ate out of it4    #dj3ah4
 ,joseph answered3 ,this is the         
interpretation of the dream3 ,the  three
 baskets1 are yet three days3    #dj3ai4

 ,after which ,pharao will take thy head
 from thee1 and hang thee  on a cross1  
and the birds shall tear thy flesh4     
#dj3bj4 ,the third day after this was   
the birthday of ,pharao3 and he made  a 
great feast for his servants1 and at the
 banquet remembered the chief  butler1  
and the chief baker4    #dj3ba4 ,and he 
restored the one to his place1 to       
present him the cup3    #dj3bb4 ,the    
other he hanged on a gibbet1 that the   
truth of the  interpreter might be      
shewn4    #dj3bc4 ,but the chief butler1
 when things prospered with him1 forgot 
his  interpreter4      ,genesis ,chapter
 #da    ,joseph interpreteth the two    
dreams of ,pharao3 he is made ruler over
 all  ,egypt4    #da3a4 ,after two years
 ,pharao had a dream4 ,he thought he    
stood by the  river1    #da3b4 ,out of  
which came up seven kine1 very beautiful
 and fat3 and they  fed in marshy       
places4    #da3c4 ,other seven also came
 up out of the river1 ill-favoured1 and 
lean  fleshed3 and they fed on the very 

bank of the river1 in green places3     
#da3d4 ,and they devoured them1 whose   
bodies were very beautiful and well     
conditioned4 ,so ,pharao awoke4         
#da3e4 ,he slept again1 and dreamed     
another dream3 ,seven ears of corn  came
 up upon one stalk full and fair3       
#da3f4 ,then seven other ears sprung up 
thin and blasted1    #da3g4 ,and        
devoured all the beauty of the former4  
,pharao awaked after  his rest3         
#da3h4 ,and when morning was come1 being
 struck with fear1 he sent to all  the  
interpreters of ,egypt1 and to all the  
wise men3 and they being  called for1 he
 told them his dream1 and there was not 
any one that  could interpret it4       
#da3i4 ,then at length the chief butler 
remembering1 said3 ,i confess my  sin3  
#da3aj4 ,the king being angry with his  
servants1 commanded me and the  chief   
baker to be cast into the prison of the 
captain of the soldiers4    #da3aa4     
,where in one night both of us dreamed a
 dream foreboding things  to come4      

#da3ab4 ,there was there a young man a  
,hebrew1 servant to the same  captain of
 the soldiers3 to whom we told our      
dreams1    #da3ac4 ,and we heard what   
afterwards the event of the thing proved
 to be  so4 ,for ,i was restored to my  
office3 and he was hanged upon a gibbet4
    #da3ad4 ,forthwith at the king's    
command ,joseph was brought out of the  
prison1 and they shaved him3 and        
changing his apparel brought him in to  
him4    #da3ae4 ,and he said to him3 ,i 
have dreamed dreams1 and there is no one
  that can expound them3 ,now ,i have   
heard that thou art very wise at        
interpreting them3    #da3af4 ,joseph   
answered3 ,without me1 ,god shall give  
,pharao a prosperous  answer4    #da3ag4
 ,so ,pharao told what he had dreamed3  
,methought ,i stood upon the  bank of   
the river1    #da3ah4 ,and seven kine   
came up out of the river1 exceeding     
beautiful and  full of flesh3 and they  
grazed on green places in a marshy      
pasture4    #da3ai4 ,and behold1 there  

followed these1 other seven kine1 so    
very  ill-favoured and lean1 that ,i    
never saw the like in the land of       
,egypt3    #da3bj4 ,and they devoured   
and consumed the former1    #da3ba4 ,and
 yet gave no mark of their being full3  
but were as lean and  ill-favoured as   
before4 ,i awoke1 and then fell asleep  
again1    #da3bb4 ,and dreamed a dream3 
,seven ears of corn grew up upon one    
stalk1  full and very fair4    #da3bc4  
,other seven also thin and blasted1     
sprung of the stalk3    #da3bd4 ,and    
they devoured the beauty of the former3 
,i told this dream to  the conjecturers1
 and there is no man that can expound   
it4    #da3be4 ,joseph answered3 ,the   
king's dream is one3 ,god hath shewn to 
,pharao what he is about to do4         
#da3bf4 ,the seven beautiful kine1 and  
the seven full ears1 are seven  years of
 plenty3 and both contain the same      
meaning of the dream4    #da3bg4 ,and   
the seven lean and thin kine that came  
up after them1 and  the seven thin ears 

that were blasted with the burning wind1
 are seven  years of famine to come3    
#da3bh4 ,which shall be fulfilled in    
this order4    #da3bi4 ,behold1 there   
shall come seven years of great plenty  
in the  whole land of ,egypt3    #da3cj4
 ,after which shall follow other seven  
years of so great scarcity1  that all   
the abundance before shall be forgotten3
 for the famine shall  consume all the  
land1    #da3ca4 ,and the greatness of  
the scarcity shall destroy the greatness
 of  the plenty4    #da3cb4 ,and for    
that thou didst see the second time a   
dream pertaining  to the same thing3 it 
is a token of the certainty1 and that   
the word of  ,god cometh to pass1 and is
 fulfilled speedily4    #da3cc4 ,now    
therefore let the king provide a wise   
and industrious man1  and make him ruler
 over the land of ,egypt3    #da3cd4    
,that he may appoint overseers over all 
the countries3 and gather  into barns   
the fifth part of the fruits1 during the
 seven fruitful  years1    #da3ce4 ,that

 shall now presently ensue3 and let all 
the corn be laid up1  under ,pharao's   
hands1 and be reserved in the cities4   
#da3cf4 ,and let it be in readiness1    
against the famine of seven years to    
come1 which shall oppress ,egypt1 and   
the land shall not be consumed  with    
scarcity4    #da3cg4 ,the counsel       
pleased ,pharao1 and all his servants4  
#da3ch4 ,and he said to them3 ,can we   
find such another man1 that is full  of 
the spirit of ,god8    #da3ci4 ,he said 
therefore to ,joseph3 ,seeing ,god hath 
shewn thee all that  thou hast said1 can
 ,i find one wiser and one like unto    
thee8    #da3dj4 ,thou shalt be over my 
house1 and at the commandment of thy    
mouth  all the people shall obey3 only  
in the kingly throne will ,i be above   
thee4    #da3da4 ,and again ,pharao said
 to ,joseph3 ,behold1 ,i have appointed 
thee  over the whole land of ,egypt4    
#da3db4 ,and he took his ring from his  
own hand1 and gave it into his  hand3   
and he put upon him a robe of silk1 and 

put a chain of gold about  his neck4    
#da3dc4 ,and he made him go up into his 
second chariot1 the crier  proclaiming  
that all should bow their knee before   
him1 and that they  should know he was  
made governor over the whole land of    
,egypt4    #da3dd4 ,and the king said to
 ,joseph3 ,i am ,pharao3 without thy    
commandment no man shall move hand or   
foot in all the land of ,egypt4         
#da3de4 ,and he turned his name1 and    
called him in the ,egyptian tongue  the 
saviour of the world4 ,and he gave him  
to wife ,aseneth1 the daughter  of      
,putiphare1 priest of ,heliopolis4 ,then
 ,joseph went out to the land of        
,egypt4    ,the saviour of the world4444
 ,zaphnah paaneah4    #da3df4 7,now he  
was thirty years old when he stood      
before king ,pharao71  and he went round
 all the countries of ,egypt4    #da3dg4
 ,and the fruitfulness of the seven     
years came3 and the corn being  bound up
 into sheaves1 was gathered together    
into the barns of ,egypt4    #da3dh4    

,and all the abundance of grain was laid
 up in every city4    #da3di4 ,and there
 was so great abundance of wheat1 that  
it was equal to  the sand of the sea1   
and the plenty exceeded measure4        
#da3ej4 ,and before the famine came1    
,joseph had two sons born3 whom         
,aseneth1 the daughter of ,putiphare1   
priest of ,heliopolis1 bore unto  him4  
#da3ea4 ,and he called the name of the  
firstborn ,manasses1 saying3 ,god  hath 
made me to forget all my labours1 and my
 father's house4    ,manasses4444 ,that 
is1 oblivion1 or forgetting4    #da3eb4 
,and he named the second ,ephraim1      
saying3 ,god hath made me to  grow in   
the land of my poverty4    ,ephraim4444 
,that is1 fruitful1 or growing4         
#da3ec4 ,now when the seven years of    
plenty that had been in ,egypt were     
passed3    #da3ed4 ,the seven years of  
scarcity1 which ,joseph had foretold1   
began to  come3 and the famine prevailed
 in the whole world1 but there was bread
  in all the land of ,egypt4    #da3ee4 

,and when there also they began to be   
famished1 the people cried  to ,pharao1 
for food4 ,and he said to them3 ,go to  
,joseph3 and do all that  he shall say  
to you4    #da3ef4 ,and the famine      
increased daily in all the land3 and    
,joseph  opened all the barns1 and sold 
to the ,egyptians3 for the famine had   
oppressed them also4    #da3eg4 ,and all
 provinces came into ,egypt1 to buy     
food1 and to seek some  relief of their 
want4      ,genesis ,chapter #db        
,jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn 
in ,egypt4 ,their treatment by  ,joseph4
    #db3a4 ,and ,jacob hearing that food
 was sold in ,egypt1 said to his sons3  
,why are ye careless8    #db3b4 ,i have 
heard that wheat is sold in ,egypt3 ,go 
ye down1 and buy us  necessaries1 that  
we may live1 and not be consumed with   
want4    #db3c4 ,so the ten brethren of 
,joseph went down1 to buy corn in       
,egypt3    #db3d4 ,whilst ,benjamin was 
kept at home by ,jacob1 who said to his 
brethren3 ,lest perhaps he take any harm

 in the journey4    #db3e4 ,and they    
entered into the land of ,egypt with    
others that went to  buy4 ,for the      
famine was in the land of ,chanaan4     
#db3f4 ,and ,joseph was governor in the 
land of ,egypt1 and corn was sold  by   
his direction to the people4 ,and when  
his brethren had bowed down to  him1    
#db3g4 ,and he knew them1 he spoke as it
 were to strangers1 somewhat  roughly1  
asking them3 ,whence came you8 ,they    
answered3 ,from the land of  ,chanaan1  
to buy necessaries of life4    #db3h4   
,and though he knew his brethren1 he was
 not known by them4    #db3i4 ,and      
remembering the dreams1 which formerly  
he had dreamed1 he  said to them3 ,you  
are spies4 ,you are come to view the    
weaker parts of  the land4    ,you are  
spies4444 ,this he said by way of       
examining them1 to see what  they would 
answer4    #db3aj4 ,but they said3 ,it  
is not so1 my lord2 but thy servants are
 come  to buy food4    #db3aa4 ,we are  
all the sons of one man3 we are come as 

peaceable men1  neither do thy servants 
go about any evil4    #db3ab4 ,and he   
answered them3 ,it is otherwise3 you are
 come to consider  the unfenced parts of
 this land4    #db3ac4 ,but they said3  
,we thy servants are twelve brethren1   
the sons of  one man in the land of     
,chanaan3 the youngest is with our      
father1 the  other is not living4       
#db3ad4 ,he saith1 ,this is it that ,i  
said3 ,you are spies4    #db3ae4 ,i     
shall now presently try what you are3 by
 the health of ,pharao1  you shall not  
depart hence1 until your youngest       
brother come4    #db3af4 ,send one of   
you to fetch him3 and you shall be in   
prison1 till  what you have said be     
proved1 whether it be true or false3 or 
else by  the health of ,pharao you are  
spies4    ,or else by the health of     
,pharao you are spies4444 ,that is1 if  
these  things you say be proved false1  
you are to be held for spies for your   
lying1 and shall be treated as such4    
,joseph dealt in this manner with  his  

brethren1 to bring them by the means of 
affliction to a sense of  their former  
sin1 and a sincere repentance for it4   
#db3ag4 ,so he put them in prison three 
days4    #db3ah4 ,and the third day he  
brought them out of prison1 and said3   
,do as  ,i have said1 and you shall     
live3 for ,i fear ,god4    #db3ai4 ,if  
you be peaceable men1 let one of your   
brethren be bound in  prison3 and go ye 
your ways1 and carry the corn that you  
have bought1  unto your houses4         
#db3bj4 ,and bring your youngest brother
 to me1 that ,i may find your  words to 
be true1 and you may not die4 ,they did 
as he had said4    #db3ba4 ,and they    
talked one to another3 ,we deserve to   
suffer these  things1 because we have   
sinned against our brother1 seeing the  
anguish  of his soul1 when he besought  
us1 and we would not hear3 therefore is 
this affliction come upon us4    #db3bb4
 ,and ,ruben1 one of them1 said3 ,did   
not ,i say to you3 ,do not sin  against 
the boy2 and you would not hear me8     

,behold his blood is  required4         
#db3bc4 ,and they knew not that ,joseph 
understood1 because he spoke to  them by
 an interpreter4    #db3bd4 ,and he     
turned himself away a little while1 and 
wept3 and  returning1 he spoke to them4 
#db3be4 ,and taking ,simeon1 and binding
 him in their presence1 he  commanded   
his servants to fill their sacks with   
wheat1 and to put every  man's money    
again in their sacks1 and to give them  
besides provisions  for the way3 and    
they did so4    #db3bf4 ,but they having
 loaded their asses with the corn went  
their way4    #db3bg4 ,and one of them  
opening his sack1 to give his beast     
provender in  the inn1 saw the money in 
the sack's mouth1    #db3bh4 ,and said  
to his brethren3 ,my money is given me  
again2 behold it  is in the sack4 ,and  
they were astonished1 and troubled1 and 
said to one  another3 ,what is this that
 ,god hath done unto us8    #db3bi4 ,and
 they came to ,jacob their father in the
 land of ,chanaan1 and  they told him   

all things that had befallen them1      
saying3    #db3cj4 ,the lord of the land
 spoke roughly to us1 and took us to be 
spies of the country4    #db3ca4 ,and we
 answered him3 ,we are peaceable men1   
and we mean no plot4    #db3cb4 ,we are 
twelve brethren born of one father3 one 
is not living1  the youngest is with our
 father in the land of ,chanaan4        
#db3cc4 ,and he said to us3 ,hereby     
shall ,i know that you are peaceable    
men3 ,leave one of your brethren with   
me1 and take ye necessary  provision for
 your houses1 and go your ways1         
#db3cd4 ,and bring your youngest brother
 to me1 that ,i may know you are  not   
spies3 and you may receive this man     
again1 that is kept in prison3  and     
afterwards may have leave to buy what   
you will4    #db3ce4 ,when they had told
 this1 they poured out their corn1 and  
every  man found his money tied in the  
mouth of his sack3 and all being        
astonished together1    #db3cf4 ,their  
father ,jacob said3 ,you have made me to

 be without  children3 ,joseph is not   
living1 ,simeon is kept in bonds1 and   
,benjamin  you will take away3 all these
 evils are fallen upon me4    #db3cg4   
,and ,ruben answered him3 ,kill my two  
sons1 if ,i bring him not  again to     
thee3 deliver him into my hand1 and ,i  
will restore him to  thee4    #db3ch4   
,but he said3 ,my son shall not go down 
with you3 his brother is  dead1 and he  
is left alone3 if any mischief befall   
him in the land to  which you go1 you   
will bring down my grey hairs with      
sorrow to hell4    ,to hell4444 ,that   
is1 to that place1 where the souls then 
remained1 as  above1 chapter #cg4 ver4  
#ce4      ,genesis ,chapter #dc    ,the 
sons of ,jacob go again into ,egypt with
 ,benjamin4 ,they are  entertained by   
,joseph4    #dc3a4 ,in the mean time the
 famine was heavy upon all the land4    
#dc3b4 ,and when they had eaten up all  
the corn1 which they had brought  out of
 ,egypt1 ,jacob said to his sons3 ,go   
again1 and buy us a little  food4       

#dc3c4 ,juda answered3 ,the man declared
 unto us with the attestation of  an    
oath1 saying3 ,you shall not see my     
face1 unless you bring your  youngest   
brother with you4    #dc3d4 ,if         
therefore thou wilt send him with us1 we
 will set out  together1 and will buy   
necessaries for thee4    #dc3e4 ,but if 
thou wilt not1 we will not go3 for the  
man1 as we have  often said1 declared   
unto us1 saying3 ,you shall not see my  
face without  your youngest brother4    
#dc3f4 ,israel said to them3 ,you have  
done this for my misery1 in that  you   
told him you had also another brother4  
#dc3g4 ,but they answered3 ,the man     
asked us in order concerning our        
kindred3 if our father lived3 if we had 
a brother3 and we answered him          
regularly1 according to what he         
demanded3 could we know that he would   
say3 ,bring hither your brother with    
you8    #dc3h4 ,and ,juda said to his   
father3 ,send the boy with me1 that we  
may  set forward1 and may live3 lest    

both we and our children perish4        
#dc3i4 ,i take the boy upon me1 require 
him at my hand3 unless ,i bring  him    
again1 and restore him to thee1 ,i will 
be guilty of sin against  thee for ever4
    #dc3aj4 ,if delay had not been made1
 we had been here again the second      
time4    #dc3aa4 ,then ,israel said to  
them3 ,if it must needs be so1 do what  
you  will3 take of the best fruits of   
the land in your vessels1 and carry     
down presents to the man1 a little balm1
 and honey1 and storax1 myrrh1          
turpentine1 and almonds4    ,balm4444   
,literally rosin1 resinae2 but here by  
that name is meant balm4    #dc3ab4 ,and
 take with you double money1 and carry  
back what you found in  your sacks1 lest
 perhaps it was done by mistake4        
#dc3ac4 ,and take also your brother1 and
 go to the man4    #dc3ad4 ,and may my  
almighty ,god make him favourable to    
you3 and send  back with you your       
brother1 whom he keepeth1 and this      
,benjamin3 and as  for me ,i shall be   

desolate without children4    #dc3ae4   
,so the men took the presents1 and      
double money1 and ,benjamin3  and went  
down into ,egypt1 and stood before      
,joseph4    #dc3af4 ,and when he had    
seen them1 and ,benjamin with them1 he  
commanded  the steward of his house1    
saying3 ,bring in the men into the      
house1 and  kill victims1 and prepare a 
feast3 because they shall eat with me at
  noon4    #dc3ag4 ,he did as he was    
commanded1 and brought the men into the 
house4    #dc3ah4 ,and they being much  
afraid1 said there one to another3      
,because  of the money1 which we carried
 back the first time in our sacks1 we   
are  brought in3 that he may bring upon 
us a false accusation1 and by  violence 
make slaves of us and our asses4        
#dc3ai4 ,wherefore1 going up to the     
steward of the house1 at the door1      
#dc3bj4 ,they said3 ,sir1 we desire thee
 to hear us4 ,we came down once  before 
to buy food3    #dc3ba4 ,and when we had
 bought1 and were come to the inn1 we   

opened our  sacks1 and found our money  
in the mouths of the sacks3 which we    
have  now brought again in the same     
weight4    #dc3bb4 ,and we have brought 
other money besides1 to buy what we     
want3 we  cannot tell who put it in our 
bags4    #dc3bc4 ,but he answered3      
,peace be with you1 fear not3 your ,god1
 and the  ,god of your father1 hath     
given you treasure in your sacks4 ,for  
the  money1 which you gave me1 ,i have  
for good4 ,and he brought ,simeon out to
  them4    #dc3bd4 ,and having brought  
them into the house1 he fetched water1  
and  they washed their feet1 and he gave
 provender to their asses4    #dc3be4   
,but they made ready the presents1      
against ,joseph came at noon3  for they 
had heard that they should eat bread    
there4    #dc3bf4 ,then ,joseph came in 
to his house1 and they offered him the  
presents1 holding them in their hands2  
and they bowed down with their  face to 
the ground4    #dc3bg4 ,but he          
courteously saluting them again1 asked  

them1 saying3 ,is  the old man your     
father in health1 of whom you told me8  
,is he yet  living8    #dc3bh4 ,and they
 answered3 ,thy servant our father1 is  
in health2 he is  yet living4 ,and      
bowing themselves1 they made obeisance  
to him4    #dc3bi4 ,and ,joseph lifting 
up his eyes1 saw ,benjamin1 his brother 
by the  same mother1 and said3 ,is this 
your young brother1 of whom you told me8
  ,and he said3 ,god be gracious to     
thee1 my son4    #dc3cj4 ,and he made   
haste1 because his heart was moved upon 
his brother1  and tears gushed out3 and 
going into his chamber1 he wept4        
#dc3ca4 ,and when he had washed his     
face1 coming out again1 he refrained    
himself1 and said3 ,set bread on the    
table4    #dc3cb4 ,and when it was set  
on1 for ,joseph apart1 and for his      
brethren  apart1 for the ,egyptians also
 that ate with him apart1 7for it is    
unlawful for the ,egyptians to eat with 
the ,hebrews1 and they think such  a    
feast profane73    #dc3cc4 ,they sat    

before him1 the firstborn according to  
his birthright1  and the youngest       
according to his age4 ,and they wondered
 very much2    #dc3cd4 ,taking the      
messes which they received of him3 and  
the greater  mess came to ,benjamin1 so 
that it exceeded by five parts4 ,and    
they  drank1 and were merry with him4   
,genesis ,chapter #dd    ,joseph's      
contrivance to stop his brethren4 ,the  
humble supplication of  ,juda4    #dd3a4
 ,and ,joseph commanded the steward of  
his house1 saying3 ,fill their  sacks   
with corn1 as much as they can hold3 and
 put the money of every  one in the top 
of his sack4    #dd3b4 ,and in the mouth
 of the younger's sack put my silver    
cup1 and the  price which he gave for   
the wheat4 ,and it was so done4         
#dd3c4 ,and when the morning arose1 they
 were sent away with their asses4       
#dd3d4 ,and when they were now departed 
out of the city1 and had gone  forward a
 little way3 ,joseph sending for the    
steward of his house1  said3 ,arise1 and

 pursue after the men3 and when thou    
hast overtaken  them1 say to them3 ,why 
have you returned evil for good8        
#dd3e4 ,the cup which you have stolen1  
is that in which my lord drinketh1  and 
in which he is wont to divine3 you have 
done a very evil thing4    #dd3f4 ,he   
did as he had commanded him4 ,and having
 overtaken them1 he  spoke to them the  
same words4    #dd3g4 ,and they         
answered3 ,why doth our lord speak so1  
as though thy  servants had committed so
 heinous a fact8    #dd3h4 ,the money1  
that we found in the top of our sacks1  
we brought back  to thee from the land  
of ,chanaan3 how then should it be that 
we should  steal out of thy lord's      
house1 gold or silver8    #dd3i4 ,with  
whomsoever of thy servants shall be     
found that which thou  seekest1 let him 
die1 and we will be the bondmen of my   
lord4    #dd3aj4 ,and he said to them3  
,let it be according to your sentence3  
with  whomsoever it shall be found1 let 
him be my servant1 and you shall be     

blameless4    #dd3aa4 ,then they        
speedily took down their sacks to the   
ground1 and  every man opened his sack4 
#dd3ab4 ,which when he had searched1    
beginning at the eldest1 and ending  at 
the youngest1 he found the cup in       
,benjamin's sack4    #dd3ac4 ,then they 
rent their garments1 and loading their  
asses again1  returned into the town4   
#dd3ad4 ,and ,juda at the head of his   
brethren went in to ,joseph 7for he  was
 not yet gone out of the place7 and they
 all together fell down  before him on  
the ground4    #dd3ae4 ,and he said to  
them3 ,why would you do so8 know you not
 that  there is no one like me in the   
science of divining4    ,the science of 
divining4444 ,he speaks of himself      
according to what he  was esteemed in   
that kingdom4 ,and indeed1 he being     
truly a prophet1  knew more without     
comparison than any of the ,egyptian    
sorcerers4    #dd3af4 ,and ,juda said to
 him3 ,what shall we answer my lord8 or 
what  shall we say1 or be able justly to

 allege8 ,god hath found out the        
iniquity of thy servants3 behold1 we are
 all bondmen to my lord1 both  we1 and  
he with whom the cup was found4         
#dd3ag4 ,joseph answered3 ,god forbid   
that ,i should do so3 he that stole  the
 cup1 he shall be my bondman3 and go you
 away free to your father4    #dd3ah4   
,then ,juda coming nearer1 said boldly3 
,i beseech thee1 my lord1  let thy      
servant speak a word in thy ears1 and be
 not angry with thy  servant3 for after 
,pharao thou art4    #dd3ai4 ,my lord4  
,thou didst ask thy servants the first  
time3 ,have you a  father or a brother4 
#dd3bj4 ,and we answered thee1 my lord3 
,we have a father an old man1 and  a    
young boy1 that was born in his old age2
 whose brother by the mother  is dead2  
and he alone is left of his mother1 and 
his father loveth him  tenderly4        
#dd3ba4 ,and thou saidst to thy         
servants3 ,bring him hither to me1 and  
,i  will set my eyes on him4    #dd3bb4 
,we suggested to my lord3 ,the boy      

cannot leave his father3 for if  he     
leave him1 he will die4    #dd3bc4 ,and 
thou saidst to thy servants3 ,except    
your youngest brother  come with you1   
you shall see my face no more4          
#dd3bd4 ,therefore when we were gone up 
to thy servant our father1 we  told him 
all that my lord had said4    #dd3be4   
,and our father said3 ,go again1 and buy
 us a little wheat4    #dd3bf4 ,and we  
said to him3 ,we cannot go3 if our      
youngest brother go  down with us1 we   
will set out together3 otherwise1       
without him we dare  not see the man's  
face4    #dd3bg4 ,whereunto he answered3
 ,you know that my wife bore me two4    
#dd3bh4 ,one went out1 and you said3 ,a 
beast devoured him2 and hitherto  he    
appeareth not4    #dd3bi4 ,if you take  
this also1 and any thing befall him in  
the way1 you  will bring down my grey   
hairs with sorrow unto hell4    #dd3cj4 
,therefore1 if ,i shall go to thy       
servant1 our father1 and the boy  be    
wanting1 7whereas his life dependeth    

upon the life of him17    #dd3ca4 ,and  
he shall see that he is not with us1 he 
will die1 and thy  servants shall bring 
down his grey hairs with sorrow unto    
hell4    ,his gray hairs4444 ,that is1  
his person1 now far advanced in         
years4--,with  sorrow unto hell4444 ,the
 ,hebrew word for hell is here sheol1   
the ,greek  hades3 it is not taken for  
the hell of the damned2 but for that    
place  of souls below where the servants
 of ,god were kept before the coming of 
,christ4 ,which place1 both in the      
,scripture and in the creed1 is named   
hell4    #dd3cb4 ,let me be thy proper  
servant1 who took him into my trust1 and
  promised1 saying3 ,if ,i bring him not
 again1 ,i will be guilty of sin        
against my father for ever4    #dd3cc4  
,therefore ,i1 thy servant1 will stay   
instead of the boy in the  service of my
 lord1 and let the boy go up with his   
brethren4    #dd3cd4 ,for ,i cannot     
return to my father without the boy1    
lest ,i be a  witness of the calamity   

that will oppress my father4            
,genesis ,chapter #de    ,joseph maketh 
himself known to his brethren3 and      
sendeth for his  father4    #de3a4      
,joseph could no longer refrain himself 
before many that stood by3  whereupon he
 commanded that all should go out1 and  
no stranger be  present at their knowing
 one another4    #de3b4 ,and he lifted  
up his voice with weeping1 which the    
,egyptians1 and  all the house of       
,pharao heard4    #de3c4 ,and he said to
 his brethren3 ,i am ,joseph3 ,is my    
father yet  living8 ,his brethren could 
not answer him1 being struck with       
exceeding  great fear4    #de3d4 ,and he
 said mildly to them3 ,come nearer to   
me4 ,and when they were  come near him1 
he said3 ,i am ,joseph1 your brother1   
whom you sold into  ,egypt4    #de3e4   
,be not afraid1 and let it not seem to  
you a hard case that you  sold me into  
these countries3 for ,god sent me before
 you into ,egypt for  your preservation4
    #de3f4 ,for it is two years since   

the famine began to be upon the land1   
and five years more remain1 wherein     
there can be neither ploughing nor      
reaping4    #de3g4 ,and ,god sent me    
before1 that you may be preserved upon  
the earth1  and may have food to live4  
#de3h4 ,not by your counsel was ,i sent 
hither1 but by the will of ,god3  who   
hath made me as it were a father to     
,pharao1 and lord of his whole  house1  
and governor in all the land of ,egypt4 
#de3i4 ,make haste1 and go ye up to my  
father1 and say to him3 ,thus saith  thy
 son ,joseph3 ,god hath made me lord of 
the whole land of ,egypt2 come  down to 
me1 linger not4    #de3aj4 ,and thou    
shalt dwell in the land of ,gessen3 and 
thou shalt be  near me1 thou and thy    
sons1 and thy sons' sons1 thy sheep1 and
 thy  herds1 and all things that thou   
hast4    #de3aa4 ,and there ,i will feed
 thee1 7for there are yet five years of 
famine remaining7 lest both thou perish1
 and thy house1 and all things  that    
thou hast4    #de3ab4 ,behold1 your     

eyes1 and the eyes of my brother        
,benjamin1 see that  it is my mouth that
 speaketh to you4    #de3ac4 ,you shall 
tell my father of all my glory1 and all 
things that  you have seen in ,egypt3   
make haste and bring him to me4         
#de3ad4 ,and falling upon the neck of   
his brother ,benjamin1 he embraced  him 
and wept3 and ,benjamin in like manner  
wept also on his neck4    #de3ae4 ,and  
,joseph kissed all his brethren1 and    
wept upon every one of  them3 after     
which they were emboldened to speak to  
him4    #de3af4 ,and it was heard1 and  
the fame was spread abroad in the king's
  court3 ,the brethren of ,joseph are   
come2 and ,pharao with all his family   
was glad4    #de3ag4 ,and he spoke to   
,joseph that he should give orders to   
his  brethren1 saying3 ,load your       
beasts1 and go into the land of         
,chanaan1    #de3ah4 ,and bring away    
from thence your father and kindred1 and
 come to  me2 and ,i will give you all  
the good things of ,egypt1 that you may 

eat  the marrow of the land4    #de3ai4 
,give orders also that they take wagons 
out of the land of ,egypt1  for the     
carriage of their children and their    
wives2 and say3 ,take up  your father1  
and make haste to come with all speed3  
#de3bj4 ,and leave nothing of your      
household stuff2 for all the riches of  
,egypt shall be yours4    #de3ba4 ,and  
the sons of ,israel did as they were    
bid4 ,and ,joseph gave  them wagons     
according to ,pharao's commandment3 and 
provisions for the  way4    #de3bb4 ,he 
ordered also to be brought out for every
 one of them two  robes3 but to         
,benjamin he gave three hundred pieces  
of silver1 with  five robes of the best3
    #de3bc4 ,sending to his father as   
much money and raiment2 adding besides1 
ten he-asses1 to carry off all the      
riches of ,egypt1 and as many           
she-asses1 carrying wheat and bread for 
the journey4    #de3bd4 ,so he sent away
 his brethren1 and at their departing   
said to  them3 ,be not angry in the way4

    #de3be4 ,and they went up out of    
,egypt1 and came into the land of       
,chanaan1 to their father ,jacob4       
#de3bf4 ,and they told him1 saying3     
,joseph1 thy son1 is living2 and he is  
ruler in all the land of ,egypt4 ,which 
when ,jacob heard1 he awaked as it  were
 out of a deep sleep1 yet did not       
believe them4    #de3bg4 ,they1 on the  
other side1 told the whole order of the 
thing4 ,and  when he saw the wagons1 and
 all that he had sent1 his spirit       
revived1    #de3bh4 ,and he said3 ,it is
 enough for me if ,joseph1 my son1 be   
yet  living3 ,i will go and see him     
before ,i die4      ,genesis ,chapter   
#df    ,israel1 warranted by a vision   
from ,god1 goeth down into ,egypt with  
all  his family4    #df3a4 ,and ,israel 
taking his journey1 with all that he    
had1 came to the  well of the oath1 and 
killing victims there to the ,god of his
 father  ,isaac1    ,the well of the    
oath4444 ,bersabee4    #df3b4 ,he heard 
him1 by a vision in the night1 calling  

him1 and saying  to him3 ,jacob1 ,jacob4
 ,and he answered him3 ,lo1 here ,i am4 
#df3c4 ,god said to him3 ,i am the most 
mighty ,god of thy father2 fear  not1 go
 down into ,egypt1 for ,i will make a   
great nation of thee there4    #df3d4 ,i
 will go down with thee thither1 and    
will bring thee back again  from thence3
 ,joseph also shall put his hands upon  
thy eyes4    #df3e4 ,and ,jacob rose up 
from the well of the oath3 and his sons 
took  him up1 with their children and   
wives in the wagons1 which ,pharao had  
sent to carry the old man1    #df3f4    
,and all that he had in the land of     
,chanaan3 and he came into  ,egypt with 
all his seed2    #df3g4 ,his sons1 and  
grandsons1 daughters1 and all his       
offspring  together4    #df3h4 ,and     
these are the names of the children of  
,israel1 that entered  into ,egypt1 he  
and his children4 ,his firstborn ,ruben1
    #df3i4 ,the sons of ,ruben3 ,henoch 
and ,phallu1 and ,hesron and ,charmi4   
#df3aj4 ,the sons of ,simeon3 ,jamuel   

and ,jamin and ,ahod1 and ,jachin and   
,sohar1 and ,saul1 the son of a woman of
 ,chanaan4    #df3aa4 ,the sons of      
,levi3 ,gerson and ,caath1 and ,merari4 
#df3ab4 ,the sons of ,juda3 ,her and    
,onan1 and ,sela1 and ,phares and ,zara4
  ,and ,her and ,onan died in the land  
of ,chanaan4 ,and sons were born to     
,phares3 ,hesron and ,hamul4    #df3ac4 
,the sons of ,issachar3 ,thola and      
,phua1 and ,job and ,semron4    #df3ad4 
,the sons of ,zabulon3 ,sared1 and      
,elon1 and ,jahelel4    #df3ae4 ,these  
are the sons of ,lia1 whom she bore in  
,mesopotamia of  ,syria1 with ,dina1 his
 daughter4 ,all the souls of her sons   
and  daughters1 thirty-three4    #df3af4
 ,the sons of ,gad3 ,sephion and ,haggi1
 and ,suni and ,esebon1 and  ,heri and  
,arodi1 and ,areli4    #df3ag4 ,the sons
 of ,aser3 ,jamne and ,jesua1 and       
,jessuri and ,beria1 and  ,sara their   
sister4 ,the sons of ,beria3 ,heber and 
,melchiel4    #df3ah4 ,these are the    
sons of ,zelpha1 whom ,laban gave to    

,lia1 his  daughter4 ,and these she bore
 to ,jacob1 sixteen souls4    #df3ai4   
,the sons of ,rachel1 ,jacob's wife3    
,joseph and ,benjamin4    #df3bj4 ,and  
sons were born to ,joseph1 in the land  
of ,egypt1 whom  ,aseneth1 the daughter 
of ,putiphare1 priest of ,heliopolis1   
bore him3  ,manasses and ,ephraim4      
#df3ba4 ,the sons of ,benjamin3 ,bela   
and ,bechor1 and ,asbel and ,gera1 and  
,naaman and ,echi1 and ,ross and        
,mophim1 and ,ophim and ,ared4          
#df3bb4 ,these are the sons of ,rachel1 
whom she bore to ,jacob3 all the  souls1
 fourteen4    #df3bc4 ,the sons of ,dan3
 ,husim4    #df3bd4 ,the sons of        
,nephthali3 ,jaziel and ,guni1 and      
,jeser and ,sallem4    #df3be4 ,these   
are the sons of ,bala1 whom ,laban gave 
to ,rachel1 his  daughter3 and these she
 bore to ,jacob3 all the souls1 seven4  
#df3bf4 ,all the souls that went with   
,jacob into ,egypt1 and that came out   
of his thigh1 besides his sons' wives1  
sixty-six4    #df3bg4 ,and the sons of  

,joseph1 that were born to him in the   
land of  ,egypt1 two souls4 ,all the    
souls of the house of ,jacob1 that      
entered  into ,egypt1 were seventy4     
#df3bh4 ,and he sent ,juda before him to
 ,joseph1 to tell him2 and that he      
should meet him in ,gessen4    #df3bi4  
,and when he was come thither1 ,joseph  
made ready his chariot1 and  went up to 
meet his father in the same place3 and  
seeing him1 he fell  upon his neck1 and 
embracing him1 wept4    #df3cj4 ,and the
 father said to ,joseph3 ,now shall ,i  
die with joy1 because  ,i have seen thy 
face1 and leave thee alive4    #df3ca4  
,and ,joseph said to his brethren1 and  
to all his father's house3  ,i will go  
up1 and will tell ,pharao1 and will say 
to him3 ,my brethren1  and my father's  
house1 that were in the land of         
,chanaan1 are come to  me3    #df3cb4   
,and the men are shepherds1 and their   
occupation is to feed  cattle2 their    
flocks1 and herds1 and all they have1   
they have brought  with them4    #df3cc4

 ,and when he shall call you1 and shall 
say3 ,what is your  occupation8         
#df3cd4 ,you shall answer3 ,we1 thy     
servants1 are shepherds1 from our       
infancy until now1 both we and our      
fathers4 ,and this you shall say1  that 
you may dwell in the land of ,gessen1   
because the ,egyptians have  all        
shepherds in abomination4      ,genesis 
,chapter #dg    ,jacob and his sons are 
presented before ,pharao3 he giveth them
 the land  of ,gessen4 ,the famine      
forceth the ,egyptians to sell all their
  possessions to the king4    #dg3a4    
,then ,joseph went in and told ,pharao1 
saying3 ,my father and  brethren1 their 
sheep and their herds1 and all that they
 possess1 are  come out of the land of  
,chanaan3 and behold they stay in the   
land of  ,gessen4    #dg3b4 ,five men   
also1 the last of his brethren1 he      
presented before the  king3    ,the last
 444 xtremos4 ,some interpret this word 
of the chiefest1 and  most rightly3 but 
,joseph seems rather to have chosen out 

such as had  the meanest appearance1    
that ,pharao might not think of         
employing them  at court1 with danger of
 their morals and religion4    #dg3c4   
,and he asked them3 ,what is your       
occupation8 ,they answered3 ,we1  thy   
servants1 are shepherds1 both we and our
 fathers4    #dg3d4 ,we are come to     
sojourn in thy land1 because there is no
 grass for  the flocks of thy servants1 
the famine being very grievous in the   
land  of ,chanaan3 and we pray thee to  
give orders that we thy servants may be 
in the land of ,gessen4    #dg3e4 ,the  
king therefore said to ,joseph3 ,thy    
father and thy brethren  are come to    
thee4    #dg3f4 ,the land of ,egypt is  
before thee3 and make them dwell in the 
best  place1 and give them the land of  
,gessen4 ,and if thou knowest that there
  are industrious men among them1 make  
them rulers over my cattle4    #dg3g4   
,after this ,joseph brought in his      
father to the king1 and  presented him  
before him3 and he blessed him4         

#dg3h4 ,and being asked by him3 ,how    
many are the days of the years of thy   
life8    #dg3i4 ,he answered3 ,the days 
of my pilgrimage are a hundred and      
thirty  years1 few1 and evil1 and they  
are not come up to the days of the      
pilgrimage of my fathers4    #dg3aj4    
,and blessing the king1 he went out4    
#dg3aa4 ,but ,joseph gave a possession  
to his father and his brethren in       
,egypt1 in the best place of the land1  
in ,ramesses1 as ,pharao had  commanded4
    #dg3ab4 ,and he nourished them1 and 
all his father's house1 allowing food   
to every one4    #dg3ac4 ,for in the    
whole world there was want of bread1 and
 a famine had  oppressed the land1 more 
especially of ,egypt and ,chanaan2      
#dg3ad4 ,out of which he gathered up all
 the money for the corn which  they     
bought1 and brought it in to the king's 
treasure4    #dg3ae4 ,and when the      
buyers wanted money1 all ,egypt came to 
,joseph1  saying3 ,give us bread3 why   
should we die in thy presence1 having   

now no  money8    #dg3af4 ,and he       
answered them3 ,bring me your cattle1   
and for them ,i will  give you food1 if 
you have no money4    #dg3ag4 ,and when 
they had brought them1 he gave them food
 in exchange  for their horses1 and     
sheep1 and oxen1 and asses3 and he      
maintained  them that year for the      
exchange of their cattle4    #dg3ah4    
,and they came the second year1 and said
 to him3 ,we will not hide  from our    
lord1 how that our money is spent1 and  
our cattle also are  gone3 neither art  
thou ignorant that we have nothing now  
left but our  bodies and our lands4     
#dg3ai4 ,why therefore shall we die     
before thy eyes8 we will be thine1  both
 we and our lands3 buy us to be the     
king's servants1 and give us  seed1 lest
 for want of tillers the land be turned 
into a wilderness4    #dg3bj4 ,so       
,joseph bought all the land of ,egypt1  
every man selling his  possessions1     
because of the greatness of the famine4 
,and he brought it  into ,pharao's      

hands3    #dg3ba4 ,and all its people   
from one end of the borders of ,egypt1  
even to  the other end thereof1         
#dg3bb4 ,except the land of the priests1
 which had been given them by the  king3
 to whom also a certain allowance of    
food was given out of the  public       
stores1 and therefore they were not     
forced to sell their  possessions4      
#dg3bc4 ,then ,joseph said to the       
people3 ,behold1 as you see1 both you   
and  your lands belong to ,pharao2 take 
seed and sow the fields1    #dg3bd4     
,that you may have corn4 ,the fifth part
 you shall give to the  king2 the other 
four you shall have for seed1 and for   
food for your  families and children4   
#dg3be4 ,and they answered3 our life is 
in thy hand2 only let my lord  look     
favourably upon us1 and we will gladly  
serve the king4    #dg3bf4 ,from that   
time unto this day1 in the whole land of
 ,egypt1 the  fifth part is paid to the 
kings1 and it is become as a law1 except
 the  land of the priests1 which was    

free from this covenant4    #dg3bg4 ,so 
,israel dwelt in ,egypt1 that is1 in the
 land of ,gessen1 and  possessed it2 and
 grew1 and was multiplied exceedingly4  
#dg3bh4 ,and he lived in it seventeen   
years3 and all the days of his life     
came to a hundred and forty-seven years4
    #dg3bi4 ,and when he saw that the   
day of his death drew nigh1 he called   
his son ,joseph1 and said to him3 ,if ,i
 have found favour in thy sight1  put   
thy hand under my thigh2 and thou shalt 
shew me this kindness and  truth1 not to
 bury me in ,egypt4    #dg3cj4 ,but ,i  
will sleep with my fathers1 and thou    
shalt take me away  out of this land1   
and bury me in the burying place of my  
ancestors4 ,and  ,joseph answered him3  
,i will do what thou hast commanded4    
#dg3ca4 ,and he said3 ,swear then to me4
 ,and as he was swearing1 ,israel       
adored ,god1 turning to the bed's head4 
,to the bed's head4444 ,st4 ,paul1 ,heb4
 #aa4ba1 following the ,greek           
translation of the ,septuagint1 reads   

adored the top of his rod4 ,where  note1
 that the same word in the ,hebrew1     
according to the different  pointing of 
it1 signifies both a bed and a rod4 ,and
 to verify both  these sentences1 we    
must understand that ,jacob leaning on  
,joseph's rod  adored1 turning towards  
the head of his bed3 which adoration1   
inasmuch  as it was referred to ,god1   
was an absolute and sovereign worship3  
but  inasmuch as it was referred to the 
rod of ,joseph1 as a figure of the      
sceptre1 that is1 of the royal dignity  
of ,christ1 was only an inferior  and   
relative honour4      ,genesis ,chapter 
#dh    ,joseph visiteth his father in   
his sickness1 who adopteth his two sons 
,manasses and ,ephraim1 and blesseth    
them1 preferring the younger before  the
 elder4    #dh3a4 ,after these things1  
it was told ,joseph that his father was 
sick2  and he set out to go to him1     
taking his two sons ,manasses and       
,ephraim4    #dh3b4 ,and it was told the
 old man3 ,behold thy son ,joseph cometh

 to  thee4 ,and being strengthened1 he  
sat on his bed4    #dh3c4 ,and when     
,joseph was come in to him1 he said3    
,god almighty  appeared to me at ,luza1 
which is in the land of ,chanaan1 and he
 blessed  me1    #dh3d4 ,and said3 ,i   
will cause thee to increase and         
multiply1 and ,i will  make of thee a   
multitude of people3 and ,i will give   
this land to thee1  and to thy seed     
after thee for an everlasting           
possession4    #dh3e4 ,so thy two sons1 
who were born to thee in the land of    
,egypt  before ,i came hither to thee1  
shall be mine3 ,ephraim and ,manasses   
shall  be reputed to me as ,ruben and   
,simeon4    #dh3f4 ,but the rest whom   
thou shalt have after them1 shall be    
thine1 and  shall be called by the name 
of their brethren in their possessions4 
#dh3g4 ,for1 when ,i came out of        
,mesopotamia1 ,rachel died from me in   
the  land of ,chanaan in the very       
journey1 and it was spring time3 and ,i 
was  going to ,ephrata1 and ,i buried   

her near the way of ,ephrata1 which by  
another name is called ,bethlehem4      
#dh3h4 ,then seeing his sons1 he said to
 him3 ,who are these8    #dh3i4 ,he     
answered3 ,they are my sons1 whom ,god  
hath given me in this  place4 ,and he   
said3 ,bring them to me1 that ,i may    
bless them4    #dh3aj4 ,for ,israel's   
eyes were dim by reason of his great    
age1 and he  could not see clearly4 ,and
 when they were brought to him1 he      
kissed and  embraced them1    #dh3aa4   
,and said to his son3 ,i am not deprived
 of seeing thee2 moreover  ,god hath    
shewn me thy seed4    #dh3ab4 ,and when 
,joseph had taken them from his father's
 lap1 he bowed  down with his face to   
the ground4    #dh3ac4 ,and he set      
,ephraim on his right hand1 that is1    
towards the left  hand of ,israel2 but  
,manasses on his left hand1 to wit1     
towards his  father's right hand1 and   
brought them near to him4    #dh3ad4    
,but he1 stretching forth his right     
hand1 put it upon the head of  ,ephraim1

 the younger brother2 and the left upon 
the head of ,manasses1  who was the     
elder1 changing his hands4    #dh3ae4   
,and ,jacob blessed the sons of ,joseph1
 and said3 ,god1 in whose  sight my     
fathers ,abraham and ,isaac walked1 ,god
 that feedeth me from my  youth until   
this day3    #dh3af4 ,the angel that    
delivereth me from all evils1 bless     
these boys3  and let my name be called  
upon them1 and the names of my fathers  
,abraham and ,isaac2 and may they grow  
into a multitude upon the earth4        
#dh3ag4 ,and ,joseph seeing that his    
father had put his right hand upon  the 
head of ,ephraim1 was much displeased3  
and taking his father's hand1  he tried 
to lift it from ,ephraim's head1 and to 
remove it to the head  of ,manasses4    
#dh3ah4 ,and he said to his father3 ,it 
should not be so1 my father2 for  this  
is the firstborn1 put thy right hand    
upon his head4    #dh3ai4 ,but he       
refusing1 said3 ,i know1 my son1 ,i     
know3 and this also  shall become a     

people1 and shall be multiplied2 but his
 younger brother  shall be greater than 
he2 and his seed shall grow into        
nations4    #dh3bj4 ,and he blessed them
 at that time1 saying3 ,in thee shall   
,israel  be blessed1 and it shall be    
said3 ,god do to thee as to ,ephraim1   
and as  to ,manasses4 ,and he set       
,ephraim before ,manasses4    #dh3ba4   
,and he said to ,joseph1 his son3       
,behold ,i die1 and ,god will be  with  
you1 and will bring you back into the   
land of your fathers4    #dh3bb4 ,i give
 thee a portion above thy brethren1     
which ,i took out of  the hand of the   
,amorrhite with my sword and bow4       
,genesis ,chapter #di    ,jacob's       
prophetical blessings of his twelve     
sons3 his death4    #di3a4 ,and ,jacob  
called his sons1 and said to them3      
,gather yourselves  together1 that ,i   
may tell you the things that shall      
befall you in the  last days4    #di3b4 
,gather yourselves together1 and hear1  
,o ye sons of ,jacob1 hearken  to       

,israel1 your father3    #di3c4 ,ruben1 
my firstborn1 thou art my strength1 and 
the beginning of  my sorrow2 excelling  
in gifts1 greater in command4    ,my    
strength1 etc4444 ,he calls him his     
strength1 as being born whilst  his     
father was in his full strength and     
vigour3 he calls him the  beginning of  
his sorrow1 because cares and sorrows   
usually come on with  the birth of      
children4 ,excelling in gifts1 etc41    
because the firstborn  had a title to a 
double portion1 and to have the command 
over his  brethren1 which ,ruben        
forfeited by his sin2 being poured out  
as water1  that is1 spilt and lost4     
#di3d4 ,thou art poured out as water1   
grow thou not2 because thou wentest  up 
to thy father's bed1 and didst defile   
his couch4    ,grow thou not4444 ,this  
was not meant by way of a curse or      
imprecation2  but by way of a prophecy  
foretelling that the tribe of ,ruben    
should not  inherit the pre-eminences   
usually annexed to the first birthright1

  viz41 the double portion1 the being   
prince or lord over the other  brethren1
 and the priesthood3 of which the double
 portion was given to  ,joseph1 the     
princely office to ,juda1 and the       
priesthood to ,levi4    #di3e4 ,simeon  
and ,levi brethren3 vessels of iniquity 
waging war4    #di3f4 ,let not my soul  
go into their counsel1 nor my glory be  
in their  assembly3 because in their    
fury they slew a man1 and in their      
self-will  they undermined a wall4      
,slew a man1 444 viz41 ,sichem the son  
of ,hemor1 with all his people1  ,gen4  
#cd42 mystically and prophetically it   
alludes to ,christ1 whom their          
posterity1 viz41 the priests and the    
scribes1 put to death4    #di3g4 ,cursed
 be their fury1 because it was stubborn3
 and their wrath1  because it was cruel3
 ,i will divide them in ,jacob1 and will
 scatter  them in ,israel4    #di3h4    
,juda1 thee shall thy brethren praise3  
thy hand shall be on the  necks of thy  
enemies2 the sons of thy father shall   

bow down to thee4    #di3i4 ,juda is a  
lion's whelp3 to the prey1 my son1 thou 
art gone up3  resting thou hast couched 
as a lion1 and as a lioness1 who shall  
rouse  him8    ,a lion's whelp1 etc4444 
,this blessing of ,juda foretelleth the 
strength  of his tribe1 the fertility of
 his inheritance2 and principally that  
the sceptre and legislative power should
 not be utterly taken away from  his    
race till about the time of the coming  
of ,christ3 as in effect it  never was3 
which is a demonstration against the    
modern ,jews1 that the  ,messiah is long
 since come2 for the sceptre has long   
since been utterly  taken away from     
,juda4    #di3aj4 ,the sceptre shall not
 be taken away from ,juda1 nor a ruler  
from  his thigh1 till he come that is to
 be sent1 and he shall be the           
expectation of nations4    #di3aa4      
,tying his foal to the vineyard1 and his
 ass1 ,o my son1 to the  vine4 ,he shall
 wash his robe in wine1 and his garment 
in the blood of  the grape4    #di3ab4  

,his eyes are more beautiful than wine1 
and his teeth whiter than  milk4        
#di3ac4 ,zabulon shall dwell on the     
seashore1 and in the road of ships1     
reaching as far as ,sidon4    #di3ad4   
,issachar shall be a strong ass1 lying  
down between the borders4    #di3ae4 ,he
 saw rest that it was good3 and the land
 that it was  excellent3 and he bowed   
his shoulder to carry1 and became a     
servant  under tribute4    #di3af4 ,dan 
shall judge his people like another     
tribe in ,israel4    ,dan shall judge1  
etc4444 ,this was verified in ,samson1  
who was of the  tribe of ,dan1 and began
 to deliver ,israel4 ,judges #ac4e4 ,but
 as this  deliverance was but temporal  
and very imperfect1 the holy patriarch  
7ver4 #ah7 aspires after another kind of
 deliverer1 saying3 ,i will look  for   
thy salvation1 ,o ,lord4    #di3ag4 ,let
 ,dan be a snake in the way1 a serpent  
in the path1 that  biteth the horse's   
heels1 that his rider may fall backward4
    #di3ah4 ,i will look for thy        

salvation1 ,o ,lord4    #di3ai4 ,gad1   
being girded1 shall fight before him3   
and he himself shall  be girded         
backward4    ,gad being girded1 etc4444 
,it seems to allude to the tribe of     
,gad2 when  after they had received for 
their lot the land of ,galaad1 they     
marched  in arms before the rest of the 
,israelites1 to the conquest of the land
  of ,chanaan3 from whence they         
afterwards returned loaded with spoils4 
,see ,jos4 #d4 and #ab4    #di3bj4      
,aser1 his bread shall be fat1 and he   
shall yield dainties to  kings4         
#di3ba4 ,nephthali1 a hart let loose1   
and giving words of beauty4    #di3bb4  
,joseph is a growing son1 a growing son 
and comely to behold3 the  daughters run
 to and fro upon the wall2    ,run to   
and fro1 etc4444 ,to behold his beauty2 
whilst his envious  brethren turned     
their darts against him1 etc4    #di3bc4
 ,but they that held darts1 provoked    
him1 and quarrelled with him1  and      
envied him4    #di3bd4 ,his bow rested  

upon the strong1 and the bands of his   
arms and  his hands were loosed1 by the 
hands of the mighty one of ,jacob3      
thence  he came forth a pastor1 the     
stone of ,israel4    ,his bow rested    
upon the strong1 etc4444 ,that is1 upon 
,god1 who was his  strength3 who also   
loosed his bands1 and brought him out of
 prison to  be the pastor1 that is1 the 
feeder and ruler of ,egypt1 and the     
stone1  that is1 the rock and support of
 ,israel4    #di3be4 ,the ,god of thy   
father shall be thy helper1 and the     
,almighty  shall bless thee with the    
blessings of heaven above1 with the     
blessings  of the deep that lieth       
beneath1 with the blessings of the      
breasts and  of the womb4    #di3bf4    
,the blessings of thy father are        
strengthened with the blessings  of his 
fathers3 until the desire of the        
everlasting hills should come3  may they
 be upon the head of ,joseph1 and upon  
the crown of the ,nazarite  among his   
brethren4    ,the blessings of thy      

father1 etc4444 ,that is1 thy father's  
blessings  are made more prevalent and  
effectual in thy regard1 by the         
additional  strength they receive from  
his inheriting the blessings of his     
progenitors ,abraham and ,isaac4 ,the   
desire of the everlasting hills1        
etc4444 ,these blessings all looked     
forward towards ,christ1 called the     
desire of the everlasting hills1 as     
being longed for1 as it were1 by  the   
whole creation4 ,mystically1 the        
patriarchs and prophets are called  the 
everlasting hills1 by reason of the     
eminence of their wisdom and  holiness4 
,the ,nazarite4444 ,this word signifies 
one separated2 and  agrees to ,joseph1  
as being separated from1 and more       
eminent than1 his  brethren4 ,as the    
ancient ,nazarites were so called from  
their being set  aside for ,god1 and    
vowed to him4    #di3bg4 ,benjamin a    
ravenous wolf1 in the morning shall eat 
the prey1 and  in the evening shall     
divide the spoil4    #di3bh4 ,all these 

are the twelve tribes of ,israel3 these 
things their  father spoke to them1 and 
he blessed every one with their proper  
blessings4    #di3bi4 ,and he charged   
them1 saying3 ,i am now going to be     
gathered to my  people3 bury me with my 
fathers in the double cave1 which is in 
the  field of ,ephron the ,hethite1     
,to be gathered to my people4444 ,that  
is1 ,i am going to die1 and so to       
follow my ancestors that are gone before
 me1 and to join their company  in      
another world4    #di3cj4 ,over against 
,mambre1 in the land of ,chanaan1 which 
,abraham  bought together with the      
field1 of ,ephron the ,hethite1 for a   
possession  to bury in4    #di3ca4      
,there they buried him1 and ,sara his   
wife3 there was ,isaac buried  with     
,rebecca1 his wife3 there also ,lia doth
 lie buried4    #di3cb4 ,and when he had
 ended the commandments1 wherewith he   
instructed  his sons1 he drew up his    
feet upon the bed1 and died3 and he was 
gathered to his people4      ,genesis   

,chapter #ej    ,the mourning for       
,jacob1 and his interment4 ,joseph's    
kindness towards  his brethren4 ,his    
death4    #ej3a4 ,and when ,joseph saw  
this1 he fell upon his father's face1   
weeping  and kissing him4    #ej3b4 ,and
 he commanded his servants1 the         
physicians1 to embalm his  father4      
#ej3c4 ,and while they were fulfilling  
his commands1 there passed forty  days3 
for this was the manner with bodies that
 were embalmed1 and ,egypt  mourned for 
him seventy days4    #ej3d4 ,and the    
time of the mourning being expired1     
,joseph spoke to the  family of ,pharao3
 ,if ,i have found favour in your sight1
 speak in the  ears of ,pharao3         
#ej3e4 ,for my father made me swear to  
him1 saying3 ,behold ,i die2 thou  shalt
 bury me in my sepulchre which ,i have  
digged for myself in the  land of       
,chanaan4 ,so ,i will go up and bury my 
father1 and return4    #ej3f4 ,and      
,pharao said to him3 ,go up and bury thy
 father according as he  made thee      

swear4    #ej3g4 ,so he went up1 and    
there went with him all the ancients of 
,pharao's house1 and all the elders of  
the land of ,egypt4    #ej3h4 ,and the  
house of ,joseph with his brethren1     
except their children1  and their flocks
 and herds1 which they left in the land 
of ,gessen4    #ej3i4 ,he had also in   
his train chariots and horsemen3 and it 
was a  great company4    #ej3aj4 ,and   
they came to the threshing floor of     
,atad1 which is situated  beyond the    
,jordan3 where celebrating the exequies 
with a great and  vehement lamentation1 
they spent full seven days4    #ej3aa4  
,and when the inhabitants of ,chanaan   
saw this1 they said3 ,this is  a great  
mourning to the ,egyptians4 ,and        
therefore the name of that place  was   
called1 ,the mourning of ,egypt4        
#ej3ab4 ,so the sons of ,jacob did as he
 had commanded them4    #ej3ac4 ,and    
carrying him into the land of ,chanaan1 
they buried him in  the double cave1    
which ,abraham had bought together with 

the field for a  possession of a burying
 place1 of ,ephron1 the ,hethite1 over  
against  ,mambre4    #ej3ad4 ,and       
,joseph returned into ,egypt with his   
brethren1 and all that  were in his     
company1 after he had buried his father4
    #ej3ae4 ,now he being dead1 his     
brethren were afraid1 and talked one    
with  another3 ,lest perhaps he should  
remember the wrong he suffered1 and     
requite us all the evil that we did to  
him4    #ej3af4 ,and they sent a message
 to him1 saying3 ,thy father commanded  
us  before he died1    #ej3ag4 ,that we 
should say thus much to thee from him3  
,i beseech thee to  forget the          
wickedness of thy brethren1 and the sin 
and malice they  practised against thee3
 we also pray thee1 to forgive the      
servants of  the ,god of thy father this
 wickedness4 ,and when ,joseph heard    
this1 he  wept4    #ej3ah4 ,and his     
brethren came to him2 and worshipping   
prostrate on the  ground1 they said3 ,we
 are thy servants4    #ej3ai4 ,and he   

answered them3 ,fear not3 can we resist 
the will of ,god8    #ej3bj4 ,you       
thought evil against me3 but ,god turned
 it into good1 that  he might exalt me1 
as at present you see1 and might save   
many people4    #ej3ba4 ,fear not3 ,i   
will feed you and your children4 ,and he
 comforted  them1 and spoke gently and  
mildly4    #ej3bb4 ,and he dwelt in     
,egypt with all his father's house2 and 
lived a  hundred and ten years4 ,and he 
saw the children of ,ephraim to the     
third  generation4 ,the children also of
 ,machir1 the sons of ,manasses1 were   
born on ,joseph's knees4    #ej3bc4     
,after which he told his brethren3 ,god 
will visit you after my  death1 and will
 make you go up out of this land1 to the
 land which he  swore to ,abraham1      
,isaac1 and ,jacob4    #ej3bd4 ,and he  
made them swear to him1 saying3 ,god    
will visit you1 carry  my bones with you
 out of this place3    #ej3be4 ,and he  
died1 being a hundred and ten years old4
 ,and being  embalmed1 he was laid in a 

coffin in ,egypt4          ,,the ,,book 
,,of ,,exodus      ,the ,second ,book of
 ,moses is called ,,exodus1 from the    
,greek word ,,exodos1  which signifies  
going out3 because it contains the      
history of the going  out of the        
children of ,israel out of ,egypt4 ,the 
,hebrews1 from the words  with which it 
begins1 call it ,,veelle ,,semoth3      
,these are the names4 ,it  contains     
transactions for #ade years2 that is1   
from the death of ,joseph  to the       
erecting of the tabernacle4      ,exodus
 ,chapter #a    ,the ,israelites are    
multiplied in ,egypt4 ,they are         
oppressed by a new  king1 who commandeth
 all their male children to be killed4  
#a3a4 ,these are the names of the       
children of ,israel1 that went into     
,egypt with ,jacob3 they went in every  
man with his household3    #a3b4 ,ruben1
 ,simeon1 ,levi1 ,juda1    #a3c4        
,issachar1 ,zabulon1 and ,benjamin1     
#a3d4 ,dan1 and ,nephthali1 ,gad and    
,aser4    #a3e4 ,and all the souls that 

came out of ,jacob's thigh1 were        
seventy3  but ,joseph was in ,egypt4    
#a3f4 ,after he was dead1 and all his   
brethren1 and all that generation1      
#a3g4 ,the children of ,israel          
increased1 and sprung up into           
multitudes1  and growing exceedingly    
strong they filled the land4    #a3h4   
,in the mean time there arose a new king
 over ,egypt1 that knew not  ,joseph3   
#a3i4 ,and he said to his people3       
,behold the people of the children of   
,israel are numerous and stronger than  
we4    #a3aj4 ,come let us wisely       
oppress them1 lest they multiply3 and if
 any  war shall rise against us1 join   
with our enemies1 and having overcome   
us1 depart out of the land4    #a3aa4   
,therefore he set over them masters of  
the works1 to afflict them  with        
burdens3 and they built for ,pharao     
cities of tabernacles1 ,phithom1  and   
,ramesses4    ,of tabernacles4444 ,or1  
of storehouses4    #a3ab4 ,but the more 
they oppressed them1 the more they were 

multiplied  and increased4    #a3ac4    
,and the ,egyptians hated the children  
of ,israel1 and afflicted  them and     
mocked them3    #a3ad4 ,and they made   
their life bitter with hard works in    
clay and  brick1 and with all manner of 
service1 wherewith they were overcharged
  in the works of the earth4    #a3ae4  
,and the king of ,egypt spoke to the    
midwives of the ,hebrews3 of  whom one  
was called ,sephora1 the other ,phua1   
#a3af4 ,commanding them3 ,when you shall
 do the office of midwives to the       
,hebrew women1 and the time of delivery 
is come3 if it be a man child1  kill it3
 if a woman1 keep it alive4    #a3ag4   
,but the midwives feared ,god1 and did  
not do as the king of ,egypt  had       
commanded1 but saved the men children4  
#a3ah4 ,and the king called for them and
 said3 ,what is it that you meant  to   
do1 that you would save the men         
children8    #a3ai4 ,they answered3 ,the
 ,hebrew women are not as the ,egyptian 
women3  for they themselves are skilful 

in the office of a midwife2 and they    
are delivered before we come to them4   
#a3bj4 ,therefore ,god dealt well with  
the midwives3 and the people  multiplied
 and grew exceedingly strong4    #a3ba4 
,and because the midwives feared ,god1  
he built them houses4    ,because the   
midwives feared ,god1 etc4444 ,the      
midwives were rewarded1  not for their  
lie1 which was a venial sin2 but for    
their fear of ,god1  and their humanity3
 but this reward was only temporal1 in  
building them  houses1 that is1 in      
establishing and enriching their        
families4    #a3bb4 ,pharao therefore   
charged all his people1 saying3         
,whatsoever shall  be born of the male  
sex1 ye shall cast into the river3      
whatsoever of  the female1 ye shall save
 alive4      ,exodus ,chapter #b        
,moses is born and exposed on the bank  
of the river2 where he is taken  up by  
the daughter of ,pharao1 and adopted for
 her son4 ,he killeth an  ,egyptian1 and
 fleeth into ,madian2 where he marrieth 

a wife4    #b3a4 ,after this there went 
a man of the house of ,levi2 and took a 
wife  of his own kindred4    #b3b4 ,and 
she conceived1 and bore a son3 and      
seeing him a goodly child1  hid him     
three months4    #b3c4 ,and when she    
could hide him no longer1 she took a    
basket made of  bulrushes1 and daubed it
 with slime and pitch3 and put the      
little babe  therein1 and laid him in   
the sedges by the river's brink1        
#b3d4 ,his sister standing afar off1 and
 taking notice what would be  done4     
#b3e4 ,and behold the daughter of       
,pharao came down to wash herself in the
  river3 and her maids walked by the    
river's brink4 ,and when she saw the    
basket in the sedges she sent one of her
 maids for it3 and when it was  brought1
    #b3f4 ,she opened it1 and seeing    
within it an infant crying1 having      
compassion on it1 she said3 ,this is one
 of the babes of the ,hebrews4    #b3g4 
,and the child's sister said to her3    
,shall ,i go1 and call to thee a        

,hebrew woman1 to nurse the babe8       
#b3h4 ,she answered3 ,go4 ,the maid went
 and called her mother4    #b3i4 ,and   
,pharao's daughter said to her3 ,take   
this child1 and nurse him  for me3 ,i   
will give thee thy wages4 ,the woman    
took and nursed the  child3 and when he 
was grown up1 she delivered him to      
,pharao's  daughter4    #b3aj4 ,and she 
adopted him for a son1 and called him   
,moses1 saying3  ,because ,i took him   
out of the water4    ,moses4444 ,or     
,moyses1 in the ,egyptian tongue1       
signifies one taken or  saved out of the
 water4    #b3aa4 ,in those days1 after 
,moses was grown up1 he went out to his 
brethren3 and saw their affliction1 and 
an ,egyptian striking one of the        
,hebrews1 his brethren4    #b3ab4 ,and  
when he had looked about this way and   
that way1 and saw no  one there1 he slew
 the ,egyptian and hid him in the sand4 
,he slew the ,egyptian4444 ,this he did 
by a particular inspiration of  ,god2 as
 a prelude to his delivering the people 

from their oppression  and bondage4 ,he 
thought1 says ,st4 ,stephen1 ,acts      
#g4be1 that his brethren  understood    
that ,god by his hand would save them4  
,but such particular  and extraordinary 
examples are not to be imitated4        
#b3ac4 ,and going out the next day1 he  
saw two ,hebrews quarrelling3 and  he   
said to him that did the wrong3 ,why    
strikest thou thy neighbour8    #b3ad4  
,but he answered3 ,who hath appointed   
thee prince and judge over  us8 wilt    
thou kill me1 as thou didst yesterday   
kill the ,egyptian8 ,moses  feared1 and 
said3 ,how is this come to be known8    
#b3ae4 ,and ,pharao heard of this word1 
and sought to kill ,moses3 but he  fled 
from his sight1 and abode in the land of
 ,madian1 and he sat down  by a well4   
,madian4444 ,a city and country of      
,arabia1 which took its name from       
,madian the son of ,abraham1 by ,cetura1
 and was peopled by his posterity4      
#b3af4 ,and the priest of ,madian had   
seven daughters1 who came to draw       

water3 and when the troughs were filled1
 desired to water their  father's       
flocks4    #b3ag4 ,and the shepherds    
came and drove them away3 and ,moses    
arose1 and  defending the maids1 watered
 their sheep4    #b3ah4 ,and when they  
returned to ,raguel their father1 he    
said to them3  ,why are ye come sooner  
than usual8    ,raguel4444 ,he had two  
names1 being also called ,jethro1 as    
appears from  the first verse of the    
following chapter4    #b3ai4 ,they      
answered3 ,a man of ,egypt delivered us 
from the hands of the  shepherds3 and he
 drew water also with us1 and gave the  
sheep to drink4    #b3bj4 ,but he said3 
,where is he8 why have you let the man  
go8 call him  that he may eat bread4    
#b3ba4 ,and ,moses swore that he would  
dwell with him4 ,and he took ,sephora   
his daughter to wife3    #b3bb4 ,and she
 bore him a son1 whom he called ,gersam1
 saying3 ,i have  been a stranger in a  
foreign country4 ,and she bore another1 
whom he  called ,eliezer1 saying3 ,for  

the ,god of my father1 my helper1 hath  
delivered me out of the hand of ,pharao4
    ,gersam4444 ,or ,gershom4 ,this name
 signifies a stranger there3 as ,eliezer
  signifies the help of ,god4    #b3bc4 
,now after a long time the king of      
,egypt died3 and the children of        
,israel groaning1 cried out because of  
the works3 and their cry went up  unto  
,god from the works4    #b3bd4 ,and he  
heard their groaning1 and remembered the
 covenant which he  made with ,abraham1 
,isaac1 and ,jacob4    #b3be4 ,and the  
,lord looked upon the children of       
,israel1 and he knew  them4    ,knew    
them4444 ,that is1 he had respect to    
them1 he cast a merciful eye  upon them4
      ,exodus ,chapter #c    ,god       
appeareth to ,moses in a bush1 and      
sendeth him to deliver ,israel4    #c3a4
 ,now ,moses fed the sheep of ,jethro1  
his father in law1 the priest  of       
,madian3 and he drove the flock to the  
inner parts of the desert1 and  came to 
the mountain of ,god1 ,horeb4    #c3b4  

,and the ,lord appeared to him in a     
flame of fire out of the midst  of a    
bush3 and he saw that the bush was on   
fire1 and was not burnt4    ,the ,lord  
appeared4444 ,that is1 an angel         
representing ,god1 and speaking  in his 
name4    #c3c4 ,and ,moses said3 ,i will
 go1 and see this great sight1 why the  
bush  is not burnt4    #c3d4 ,and when  
the ,lord saw that he went forward to   
see1 he called to  him out of the midst 
of the bush4 and said3 ,moses1 ,moses4  
,and he  answered3 ,here ,i am4    #c3e4
 ,and he said3 ,come not nigh hither1   
put off the shoes from thy  feet2 for   
the place1 whereon thou standest1 is    
holy ground4    #c3f4 ,and he said3 ,i  
am the ,god of thy father1 the ,god of  
,abraham1 the  ,god of ,isaac1 and the  
,god of ,jacob4 ,moses hid his face3 for
 he durst  not look at ,god4    #c3g4   
,and the ,lord said to him3 ,i have seen
 the affliction of my people  in ,egypt1
 and ,i have heard their cry because of 
the rigour of them that  are over the   

works2    #c3h4 ,and knowing their      
sorrow1 ,i am come down to deliver them 
out of  the hands of the ,egyptians1 and
 to bring them out of that land into a  
good and spacious land1 into a land that
 floweth with milk and honey1  to the   
places of the ,chanaanite1 and ,hethite1
 and ,amorrhite1 and  ,pherezite1 and   
,hevite1 and ,jebusite4    #c3i4 ,for   
the cry of the children of ,israel is   
come unto me3 and ,i have  seen their   
affliction1 wherewith they are oppressed
 by the ,egyptians4    #c3aj4 ,but come1
 and ,i will send thee to ,pharao1 that 
thou mayst bring  forth my people1 the  
children of ,israel1 out of ,egypt4     
#c3aa4 ,and ,moses said to ,god3 ,who am
 ,i that ,i should go to ,pharao1 and   
should bring forth the children of      
,israel out of ,egypt8    #c3ab4 ,and he
 said to him3 ,i will be with thee2 and 
this thou shalt have  for a sign that ,i
 have sent thee3 ,when thou shalt have  
brought my  people out of ,egypt1 thou  
shalt offer sacrifice to ,god upon this 

mountain4    #c3ac4 ,moses said to ,god3
 ,lo1 ,i shall go to the children of    
,israel1 and  say to them3 ,the ,god of 
your fathers hath sent me to you4 ,if   
they shall  say to me3 ,what is his     
name8 ,what shall ,i say to them8       
#c3ad4 ,god said to ,moses3 ,i ,,am     
,,who ,,am4 ,he said3 ,thus shalt thou  
say to  the children of ,israel3 ,,he   
,,who ,,is1 hath sent me to you4    ,i  
am who am4444 ,that is1 ,i am being     
itself1 eternal1 self-existent1         
independent1 infinite2 without          
beginning1 end1 or change2 and the      
source of all other beings4    #c3ae4   
,and ,god said again to ,moses3 ,thus   
shalt thou say to the children  of      
,israel3 ,the ,lord ,god of your fathers
 the ,god of ,abraham1 the ,god of      
,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob hath sent
 me to you2 this is my name for  ever1  
and this is my memorial unto all        
generations4    #c3af4 ,go and gather   
together the ancients of ,israel1 and   
thou shalt say  to them3 ,the ,lord ,god

 of your fathers1 the ,god of ,abraham1 
the ,god of  ,isaac1 and the ,god of    
,jacob1 hath appeared to me1 saying3    
,visiting ,i  have visited you2 and ,i  
have seen all that hath befallen you in 
,egypt4    #c3ag4 ,and ,i have said the 
word to bring you forth out of the      
affliction  of ,egypt1 into the land of 
the ,chanaanite1 and ,hethite1 and      
,amorrhite1  and ,pherezite1 and        
,hevite1 and ,jebusite1 to a land that  
floweth with  milk and honey4    #c3ah4 
,and they shall hear thy voice2 and thou
 shalt go in1 thou and the  ancients of 
,israel1 to the king of ,egypt1 and thou
 shalt say to him3  ,the ,lord ,god of  
the ,hebrews hath called us2 we will go 
three days'  journey into the           
wilderness1 to sacrifice unto the ,lord 
our ,god4    #c3ai4 ,but ,i know that   
the king of ,egypt will not let you go1 
but by a  mighty hand4    #c3bj4 ,for ,i
 will stretch forth my hand1 and will   
strike ,egypt with all  my wonders which
 ,i will do in the midst of them3 after 

these he will  let you go4    #c3ba4    
,and ,i will give favour to this people1
 in the sight of the  ,egyptians3 and   
when you go forth1 you shall not depart 
empty3    #c3bb4 ,but every woman shall 
ask of her neighbour1 and of her that is
 in  her house1 vessels of silver and of
 gold1 and raiment3 and you shall  put  
them on your sons and daughters1 and    
shall spoil ,egypt4    ,shall spoil1    
etc4444 ,that is1 you shall strip1 and  
take away the goods  of the ,egyptians4 
,this was not authorizing theft or      
injustice2 but was  a just disposal made
 by ,him1 who is the great lord and     
master of all  things1 in order to pay  
the children of ,israel some part of    
what was  due to them from the          
,egyptians for their labours4           
,exodus ,chapter #d    ,moses is        
empowered to confirm his mission with   
miracles3 his brother  ,aaron is        
appointed to assist him4    #d3a4 ,moses
 answered1 and said3 ,they will not     
believe me1 nor hear my  voice1 but they

 will say3 ,the ,lord hath not appeared 
to thee4    #d3b4 ,then he said to him3 
,what is that thou holdest in thy hand8 
,he  answered3 ,a rod4    #d3c4 ,and the
 ,lord said3 ,cast it down upon the     
ground4 ,he cast it down1  and it was   
turned into a serpent1 so that ,moses   
fled from it4    #d3d4 ,and the ,lord   
said3 ,put out thy hand1 and take it by 
the tail4 ,he  put forth his hand1 and  
took hold of it1 and it was turned into 
a rod4    #d3e4 ,that they may believe1 
saith he1 that the ,lord ,god of their  
fathers1 the ,god of ,abraham1 the ,god 
of ,isaac1 and the ,god of ,jacob1  hath
 appeared to thee4    #d3f4 ,and the    
,lord said again3 ,put thy hand into thy
 bosom4 ,and when he  had put it into   
his bosom1 he brought it forth leprous  
as snow4    #d3g4 ,and he said3 ,put    
back thy hand into thy bosom4 ,he put it
 back1 and  brought it out again1 and it
 was like the other flesh4    #d3h4 ,if 
they will not believe thee1 saith he1   
nor hear the voice of the  former sign1 

they will believe the word of the latter
 sign4    #d3i4 ,but if they will not   
even believe these two signs1 nor hear  
thy  voice3 take of the river water1 and
 pour it out upon the dry land1 and     
whatsoever thou drawest out of the      
river1 shall be turned into blood4      
#d3aj4 ,moses said3 ,i beseech thee1    
,lord1 ,i am not eloquent from          
yesterday and the day before2 and since 
thou hast spoken to thy  servant1 ,i    
have more impediment and slowness of    
tongue4    #d3aa4 ,the ,lord said to    
him3 ,who made man's mouth8 or who made 
the dumb  and the deaf1 the seeing and  
the blind8 did not ,i8    #d3ab4 ,go    
therefore1 and ,i will be in thy mouth2 
and ,i will teach thee  what thou shalt 
speak4    #d3ac4 ,but he said3 ,i       
beseech thee1 ,lord1 send whom thou wilt
 send4    #d3ad4 ,the ,lord being angry 
at ,moses1 said3 ,aaron the ,levite is  
thy  brother1 ,i know that he is        
eloquent3 behold he cometh forth to meet
  thee1 and seeing thee1 shall be glad  

at heart4    #d3ae4 ,speak to him1 and  
put my words in his mouth3 and ,i will  
be in thy  mouth1 and in his mouth1 and 
will shew you what you must do4         
#d3af4 ,he shall speak in thy stead to  
the people1 and shall be thy  mouth3 but
 thou shalt be to him in those things   
that pertain to ,god4    #d3ag4 ,and    
take this rod in thy hand1 wherewith    
thou shalt do the signs4    #d3ah4      
,moses went his way1 and returned to    
,jethro his father in law1 and  said to 
him2 ,i will go and return to my        
brethren into ,egypt1 that ,i may  see  
if they be yet alive4 ,and ,jethro said 
to him3 ,go in peace4    #d3ai4 ,and the
 ,lord said to ,moses1 in ,madian3 ,go1 
and return into ,egypt2  for they are   
all dead that sought thy life4    #d3bj4
 ,moses therefore took his wife1 and his
 sons1 and set them upon an  ass2 and   
returned into ,egypt1 carrying the rod  
of ,god in his hand4    #d3ba4 ,and the 
,lord said to him as he was returning   
into ,egypt3 ,see that  thou do all the 

wonders before ,pharao1 which ,i have   
put in thy hand3 ,i  shall harden his   
heart1 and he will not let the people   
go4    ,i shall harden1 etc4444 ,not by 
being the efficient cause of his sin2   
but by withdrawing from him1 for his    
just punishment1 the dew of grace  that 
might have softened his heart2 and so   
suffering him to grow harder  and       
harder4    #d3bb4 ,and thou shalt say to
 him3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,israel is 
my son1  my firstborn4    #d3bc4 ,i have
 said to thee3 ,let my son go1 that he  
may serve me1 and  thou wouldst not let 
him go3 behold ,i will kill thy son1 thy
 firstborn4    #d3bd4 ,and when he was  
in his journey1 in the inn1 the ,lord   
met him1 and  would have killed him4    
,the ,lord met him1 and would have      
killed him4444 ,this was an angel       
representing the ,lord1 who treated     
,moses in this manner1 for having       
neglected the circumcision of his       
younger son2 which his wife             
understanding1 circumcised her child    

upon the spot1 upon which the  angel let
 ,moses go4    #d3be4 ,immediately      
,sephora took a very sharp stone1 and   
circumcised the  foreskin of her son1   
and touched his feet1 and said3 ,a      
bloody spouse  art thou to me4    #d3bf4
 ,and he let him go after she had said3 
,a bloody spouse art thou to  me1       
because of the circumcision4    #d3bg4  
,and the ,lord said to ,aaron3 ,go into 
the desert to meet ,moses4 ,and  he went
 forth to meet him in the mountain of   
,god1 and kissed him4    #d3bh4 ,and    
,moses told ,aaron all the words of the 
,lord1 by which he had  sent him1 and   
the signs that he had commanded4        
#d3bi4 ,and they came together1 and they
 assembled all the ancients of  the     
children of ,israel4    #d3cj4 ,and     
,aaron spoke all the words which the    
,lord had said to ,moses3  and he       
wrought the signs before the people4    
#d3ca4 ,and the people believed4 ,and   
they heard that the ,lord had visited   
the children of ,israel1 and that he had

 looked upon their affliction3  and     
falling down they adored4      ,exodus  
,chapter #e    ,pharao refuseth to let  
the people go4 ,they are more oppressed4
    #e3a4 ,after these things1 ,moses   
and ,aaron went in1 and said to ,pharao3
  ,thus saith the ,lord ,god of ,israel3
 ,let my people go1 that they may       
sacrifice to me in the desert4    #e3b4 
,but he answered3 ,who is the ,lord1    
that ,i should hear his voice1  and let 
,israel go8 ,i know not the ,lord1      
neither will ,i let ,israel go4    #e3c4
 ,and they said3 ,the ,god of the       
,hebrews hath called us1 to go three    
days' journey into the wilderness1 and  
to sacrifice to the ,lord our  ,god2    
lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon
 us4    #e3d4 ,the king of ,egypt said  
to them3 ,why do you ,moses and ,aaron  
draw  off the people from their works8  
,get you gone to your burdens4    #e3e4 
,and ,pharao said3 ,the people of the   
land are numerous2 you see that  the    
multitude is increased2 how much more if

 you give them rest from  their works8  
#e3f4 ,therefore he commanded the same  
day the overseers of the works1  and the
 task-masters of the people1 saying3    
#e3g4 ,you shall give straw no more to  
the people to make brick1 as  before2   
but let them go and gather straw4       
#e3h4 ,and you shall lay upon them the  
task of bricks1 which they did  before2 
neither shall you diminish any thing    
thereof1 for they are  idle1 and        
therefore they cry1 saying3 ,let us go  
and sacrifice to our  ,god4    #e3i4    
,let them be oppressed with works1 and  
let them fulfil them2 that  they may not
 regard lying words4    #e3aj4 ,and the 
overseers of the works1 and the         
taskmasters1 went out and  said to the  
people3 ,thus saith ,pharao3 ,i allow   
you no straw2    #e3aa4 ,go1 and gather 
it where you can find it2 neither shall 
any thing  of your work be diminished4  
#e3ab4 ,and the people was scattered    
through all the land of ,egypt to       
gather straw4    #e3ac4 ,and the        

overseers of the works pressed them1    
saying3 ,fulfil your  work every day1 as
 before ye were wont to do1 when straw  
was given you4    #e3ad4 ,and they that 
were over the works of the children of  
,israel1 were  scourged by ,pharao's    
taskmasters1 saying3 ,why have you not  
made up the  task of bricks1 both       
yesterday and to day1 as before8        
#e3ae4 ,and the officers of the children
 of ,israel came1 and cried out to      
,pharao1 saying3 ,why dealest thou so   
with thy servants8    #e3af4 ,straw is  
not given us1 and bricks are required of
 us as before2  behold we1 thy servants1
 are beaten with whips1 and thy people  
is  unjustly dealt withal4    #e3ag4    
,and he said3 ,you are idle1 and        
therefore you say3 ,let us go and       
sacrifice to the ,lord4    #e3ah4 ,go   
therefore and work3 straw shall not be  
given you1 and you  shall deliver the   
accustomed number of bricks4    #e3ai4  
,and the officers of the children of    
,israel saw that they were in  evil     

case1 because it was said to them3      
,there shall not a whit be  diminished  
of the bricks for every day4    #e3bj4  
,and they met ,moses and ,aaron1 who    
stood over against them as they  came   
out from ,pharao3    #e3ba4 ,and they   
said to them3 ,the ,lord see and judge1 
because you have1  made our savour to   
stink before ,pharao and his servants1  
and you have  given him a sword1 to kill
 us4    #e3bb4 ,and ,moses returned to  
the ,lord1 and said3 ,lord1 why hast    
thou  afflicted this people8 wherefore  
hast thou sent me8    #e3bc4 ,for since 
the time that ,i went in to ,pharao to  
speak in thy name1  he hath afflicted   
thy people3 and thou hast not delivered 
them4      ,exodus ,chapter #f    ,god  
reneweth his promise4 ,the genealogies  
of ,ruben1 ,simon and ,levi1  down to   
,moses and ,aaron4    #f3a4 ,and the    
,lord said to ,moses3 ,now thou shalt   
see what ,i will do to  ,pharao3 for by 
a mighty hand shall he let them go1 and 
with a strong  hand shall he cast them  

out of his land4    #f3b4 ,and the ,lord
 spoke to ,moses1 saying3 ,i am the     
,lord    #f3c4 ,that appeared to        
,abraham1 to ,isaac1 and to ,jacob1 by  
the name of  ,god ,almighty3 and my name
 ,,adonai ,i did not shew them4    ,my  
name ,adonai4444 ,the name1 which is in 
the ,hebrew text1 is that most  proper  
name of ,god1 which signifieth his      
eternal1 self-existent being1  ,ex4     
#c4ad1 which the ,jews out of reverence 
never pronounce2 but1 instead  of it1   
whenever it occurs in the ,bible1 they  
read ,adonai1 which  signifies the      
,lord2 and1 therefore1 they put the     
points or vowels1  which belong to the  
name ,adonai1 to the four letters of    
that other  ineffable name ,jod1 ,he1   
,vau1 ,he4 ,hence some moderns have     
framed the  name ,jehovah1 unknown to   
all the ancients1 whether ,jews or      
,christians2  for the true pronunciation
 of the name1 which is in the ,hebrew   
text1 by  long disuse1 is now quite     
lost4    #f3d4 ,and ,i made a covenant  

with them1 to give them the land of     
,chanaan1  the land of their pilgrimage 
wherein they were strangers4    #f3e4 ,i
 have heard the groaning of the children
 of ,israel1 wherewith the  ,egyptians  
have oppressed them3 and ,i have        
remembered my covenant4    #f3f4        
,therefore say to the children of       
,israel3 ,i am the ,lord who will  bring
 you out from the work-prison of the    
,egyptians1 and will deliver  you from  
bondage3 and redeem you with a high arm1
 and great judgments4    #f3g4 ,and ,i  
will take you to myself for my people1  
,i will be your ,god3  and you shall    
know that ,i am the ,lord your ,god1 who
 brought you out  from the work-prison  
of the ,egyptians3    #f3h4 ,and brought
 you into the land1 concerning which ,i 
lifted up my  hand to give it to        
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob3 and ,i    
will give it you to  possess3 ,i am the 
,lord4    #f3i4 ,and ,moses told all    
this to the children of ,israel3 but    
they did  not hearken to him1 for       

anguish of spirit1 and most painful     
work4    #f3aj4 ,and the ,lord spoke to 
,moses1 saying3    #f3aa4 ,go in1 and   
speak to ,pharao king of ,egypt1 that he
 let the  children of ,israel go out of 
his land4    #f3ab4 ,moses answered     
before the ,lord3 ,behold the children  
of ,israel do  not hearken to me3 and   
how will ,pharao hear me1 especially as 
,i am of  uncircumcised lips8           
,uncircumcised lips4444 ,so he calls the
 defect he had in his words1 or         
utterance4    #f3ac4 ,and the ,lord     
spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1 and he gave 
them a charge  unto the children of     
,israel1 and unto ,pharao the king of   
,egypt1 that  they should bring forth   
the children of ,israel out of the land 
of  ,egypt4    #f3ad4 ,these are the    
heads of their houses by their families4
 ,the sons  of ,ruben the firstborn of  
,israel3 ,henoch and ,phallu1 ,hesron   
and ,charmi4    #f3ae4 ,these are the   
kindreds of ,ruben4 ,the sons of        
,simeon1 ,jamuel and  ,jamin1 and ,ahod1

 and ,jachin1 and ,soar1 and ,saul the  
son of a  ,chanaanitess3 these are the  
families of ,simeon4    #f3af4 ,and     
these are the names of the sons of ,levi
 by their kindreds3  ,gerson1 and       
,caath1 and ,merari4 ,and the years of  
the life of ,levi were a  hundred and   
thirty-seven4    #f3ag4 ,the sons of    
,gerson3 ,lobni and ,semei1 by their    
kindreds4    #f3ah4 ,the sons of ,caath3
 ,amram1 and ,isaar1 and ,hebron and    
,oziel4 ,and  the years of ,caath's     
life1 were a hundred and thirty-three4  
#f3ai4 ,the sons of ,merari3 ,moholi and
 ,musi4 ,these are the kindreds of      
,levi by their families4    #f3bj4 ,and 
,amram took to wife ,jochabed his aunt  
by the father's side3  and she bore him 
,aaron and ,moses4 ,and the years of    
,amram's life1 were a  hundred and      
thirty-seven4    #f3ba4 ,the sons also  
of ,isaar3 ,core1 and ,nepheg1 and      
,zechri4    #f3bb4 ,the sons also of    
,oziel3 ,mizael1 and ,elizaphan1 and    
,sethri4    #f3bc4 ,and ,aaron took to  

wife ,elizabeth the daughter of         
,aminadab1 sister  of ,nahason1 who bore
 him ,nadab1 and ,abiu1 and ,eleazar1   
and ,ithamar4    #f3bd4 ,the sons also  
of ,core3 ,aser1 and ,elcana1 and       
,abiasaph4 ,these are  the kindreds of  
the ,corites4    #f3be4 ,but ,eleazar   
the son of ,aaron took a wife of the    
daughters of  ,phutiel3 and she bore him
 ,phinees4 ,these are the heads of the  
,levitical  families by their kindreds4 
#f3bf4 ,these are ,aaron and ,moses1    
whom the ,lord commanded to bring forth 
the children of ,israel out of the land 
of ,egypt by their companies4    #f3bg4 
,these are they that speak to ,pharao1  
king of ,egypt1 in order to  bring out  
the children of ,israel from ,egypt3    
these are that ,moses and  ,aaron1      
#f3bh4 ,in the day when the ,lord spoke 
to ,moses in the land of ,egypt4        
#f3bi4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3 ,i am the ,lord2 speak thou to  
,pharao1 king of ,egypt1 all that ,i say
 to thee4    #f3cj4 ,and ,moses said    

before the ,lord3 ,lo ,i am of          
uncircumcised lips1  how will ,pharao   
hear me8      ,exodus ,chapter #g       
,moses and ,aaron go into ,pharao3 they 
turn the rod into a serpent2 and  the   
waters of ,egypt into blood1 which was  
the first plague4 ,the  magicians do the
 like1 and ,pharao's heart is hardened4 
#g3a4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3    
,behold1 ,i have appointed thee the god 
of ,pharao2 and ,aaron1 thy brother1    
shall be thy prophet4    ,the god of    
,pharao4444 ,viz41 to be his judge2 and 
to exercise a divine  power1 as ,god's  
instrument1 over him and his people4    
#g3b4 ,thou shalt speak to him all that 
,i command thee2 and he shall  speak to 
,pharao1 that he let the children of    
,israel go out of his land4    #g3c4    
,but ,i shall harden his heart1 and     
shall multiply my signs and  wonders in 
the land of ,egypt4    ,i shall harden1 
etc4444 not by being the efficient cause
 of his  hardness of heart1 but by      
permitting it2 and by withdrawing grace 

from  him1 in punishment of his malice2 
which alone was the proper cause of  his
 being hardened4    #g3d4 ,and he will  
not hear you3 and ,i will lay my hand   
upon ,egypt1 and  will bring forth my   
army and my people1 the children of     
,israel1 out of  the land of ,egypt1 by 
very great judgments4    #g3e4 ,and the 
,egyptians shall know that ,i am the    
,lord1 who have  stretched forth my hand
 upon ,egypt1 and have brought forth the
 children  of ,israel out of the midst  
of them4    #g3f4 ,and ,moses and ,aaron
 did as the ,lord had commanded2 so did 
they4    #g3g4 ,and ,moses was eighty   
years old1 and ,aaron eighty-three1 when
 they  spoke to ,pharao4    #g3h4 ,and  
the ,lord said to ,moses and ,aaron3    
#g3i4 ,when ,pharao shall say to you1   
,shew signs2 thou shalt say to ,aaron3  
,take thy rod1 and cast it down before  
,pharao1 and it shall be turned  into a 
serpent4    #g3aj4 ,so ,moses and ,aaron
 went in unto ,pharao1 and did as the   
,lord had  commanded4 ,and ,aaron took  

the rod before ,pharao and his servants1
 and  it was turned into a serpent4     
#g3aa4 ,and ,pharao called the wise men 
and the magicians2 and they also  by    
,egyptian enchantments and certain      
secrets1 did in like manner4            
,magicians4444 ,jannes1 and ,mambres1 or
 ,jambres1 #b ,tim4 #c4h4    #g3ab4 ,and
 they every one cast down their rods1   
and they were turned  into serpents3 but
 ,aaron's rod devoured their rods4      
#g3ac4 ,and ,pharao's heart was         
hardened1 and he did not hearken to     
them1  as the ,lord had commanded4      
#g3ad4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3   
,pharao's heart is hardened1 he will    
not let the people go4    #g3ae4 ,go to 
him in the morning1 behold he will go   
out to the waters3  and thou shalt stand
 to meet him on the bank of the river3  
and thou  shalt take in thy hand the rod
 that was turned into a serpent4        
#g3af4 ,and thou shalt say to him3 ,the 
,lord ,god of the ,hebrews sent me to   
thee1 saying3 ,let my people go to      

sacrifice to me in the desert3 and      
hitherto thou wouldst not hear4         
#g3ag4 ,thus therefore saith the ,lord3 
,in this thou shalt know that ,i am  the
 ,lord3 behold ,i will strike with the  
rod1 that is in my hand1 the  water of  
the river1 and it shall be turned into  
blood4    #g3ah4 ,and the fishes that   
are in the river1 shall die1 and the    
waters  shall be corrupted1 and the     
,egyptians shall be afflicted when they 
drink the water of the river4    #g3ai4 
,the ,lord also said to ,moses3 ,say to 
,aaron1 ,take thy rod2 and  stretch     
forth thy hand upon the waters of       
,egypt1 and upon their rivers1  and     
streams and pools1 and all the ponds of 
waters1 that they may be  turned into   
blood3 and let blood be in all the land 
of ,egypt1 both in  vessels of wood and 
of stone4    #g3bj4 ,and ,moses and     
,aaron did as the ,lord had commanded3  
and lifting up  the rod1 he struck the  
water of the river before ,pharao and   
his  servants3 and it was turned into   

blood4    #g3ba4 ,and the fishes that   
were in the river died2 and the river   
corrupted1 and the ,egyptians could not 
drink the water of the river1  and there
 was blood in all the land of ,egypt4   
#g3bb4 ,and the magicians of the        
,egyptians with their enchantments did  
in  like manner2 and ,pharao's heart was
 hardened1 neither did he hear them1  as
 the ,lord had commanded4    #g3bc4 ,and
 he turned himself away1 and went into  
his house1 neither did  he set his heart
 to it this time also4    #g3bd4 ,and   
all the ,egyptians dug round about the  
river for water to  drink2 for they     
could not drink of the water of the     
river4    #g3be4 ,and seven days were   
fully ended1 after that the ,lord struck
 the  river4      ,exodus ,chapter #h   
,the second plague is of frogs3 ,pharao 
promiseth to let the ,israelites  go1   
but breaketh his promise4 ,the third    
plague is of sciniphs4 ,the  fourth is  
of flies4 ,pharao again promiseth to    
dismiss the people1 but  doth it not4   

#h3a4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3 ,go
 in to ,pharao1 and thou shalt say to   
him3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,let my     
people go to sacrifice to me4    #h3b4  
,but if thou wilt not let them go1      
behold ,i will strike all thy  coasts   
with frogs4    #h3c4 ,and the river     
shall bring forth an abundance of frogs2
 which shall  come up and enter into thy
 house1 and thy bedchamber1 and upon thy
 bed1  and into the houses of thy       
servants1 and to thy people1 and into   
thy  ovens1 and into the remains of thy 
meats3    #h3d4 ,and the frogs shall    
come in to thee1 and to thy people1 and 
to all  thy servants4    #h3e4 ,and the 
,lord said to ,moses3 ,say to ,aaron3   
,stretch forth thy hand  upon the       
streams1 and upon the rivers and the    
pools1 and bring forth  frogs upon the  
land of ,egypt4    #h3f4 ,and ,aaron    
stretched forth his hand upon the waters
 of ,egypt1 and  the frogs came up1 and 
covered the land of ,egypt4    #h3g4    
,and the magicians also1 by their       

enchantments1 did in like manner1  and  
they brought forth frogs upon the land  
of ,egypt4    #h3h4 ,but ,pharao called 
,moses and ,aaron1 and said to them3    
,pray ye to  the ,lord to take away the 
frogs from me and from my people2 and ,i
 will  let the people go to sacrifice to
 the ,lord4    ,pray ye to the ,lord1   
etc4444 ,by this it appears1 that though
 the  magicians1 by the help of the     
devil1 could bring frogs1 yet they could
  not take them away3 ,god being pleased
 to abridge in this the power of        
,satan4 ,so we see they could not       
afterwards produce the lesser insects2  
and in this restraint of the power of   
the devil1 were forced to  acknowledge  
the finger of ,god4    #h3i4 ,and ,moses
 said to ,pharao3 ,set me a time when ,i
 shall pray for  thee1 and for thy      
servants1 and for thy people1 that the  
frogs may be  driven away from thee and 
from thy house1 and from thy servants1  
and  from thy people2 and may remain    
only in the river4    #h3aj4 ,and he    

answered3 ,to morrow4 ,but he said3 ,i  
will do according to  thy word2 that    
thou mayest know that there is none like
 to the ,lord our  ,god4    #h3aa4 ,and 
the frogs shall depart from thee1 and   
from thy house1 and  from thy servants1 
and from thy people2 and shall remain   
only in the  river4    #h3ab4 ,and      
,moses and ,aaron went forth from       
,pharao3 and ,moses cried to  the ,lord 
for the promise1 which he had made to   
,pharao concerning the  frogs4    #h3ac4
 ,and the ,lord did according to the    
word of ,moses3 and the frogs  died out 
of the houses1 and out of the villages1 
and out of the fields3    #h3ad4 ,and   
they gathered them together into immense
 heaps1 and the land  was corrupted4    
#h3ae4 ,and ,pharao seeing that rest was
 given1 hardened his own heart1  and did
 not hear them1 as the ,lord had        
commanded4    ,pharao hardened his own  
heart4444 ,by this we see that ,pharao  
was  himself the efficient cause of his 
heart being hardened1 and not           

,god4--,see the same repeated in ver4   
#cb4 ,pharao hardened his heart at  this
 time also3 likewise chap4 #i4g1 #ce1   
and chap4 #ac4ae4    #h3af4 ,and the    
,lord said to ,moses3 ,say to ,aaron3   
,stretch forth thy rod1  and strike the 
dust of the earth2 and may there be     
sciniphs in all the  land of ,egypt4    
,sciniphs4444 ,or ,cinifs1 ,hebrew      
,chinnim1 small flying insects1 very    
troublesome both to men and beast4      
#h3ag4 ,and they did so4 ,and ,aaron    
stretched forth his hand1 holding the   
rod2 and he struck the dust of the      
earth1 and there came sciniphs on  men  
and on beasts3 all the dust of the earth
 was turned into sciniphs  through all  
the land of ,egypt4    #h3ah4 ,and the  
magicians with their enchantments       
practised in like  manner1 to bring     
forth sciniphs1 and they could not3 and 
there were  sciniphs as well on men as  
on beasts4    #h3ai4 ,and the magicians 
said to ,pharao3 ,this is the finger of 
,god4 ,and  ,pharao's heart was         

hardened1 and he hearkened not unto     
them1 as the  ,lord had commanded4      
#h3bj4 ,the ,lord also said to ,moses3  
,arise early1 and stand before  ,pharao2
 for he will go forth to the waters3 and
 thou shalt say to him3  ,thus saith the
 ,lord3 ,let my people go to sacrifice  
to me4    #h3ba4 ,but if thou wilt not  
let them go1 behold ,i will send in upon
  thee1 and upon thy servants1 and upon 
thy houses1 all kind of flies3  and the 
houses of the ,egyptians shall be filled
 with flies of divers  kinds1 and the   
whole land wherein they shall be4       
#h3bb4 ,and ,i will make the land of    
,gessen wherein my people is1  wonderful
 in that day1 so that flies shall not be
 there3 and thou shalt  know that ,i am 
the ,lord in the midst of the earth4    
#h3bc4 ,and ,i will put a division      
between my people and thy people3 to    
morrow shall this sign be4    #h3bd4    
,and the ,lord did so4 ,and there came a
 very grievous swarm of  flies into the 
houses of ,pharao and of his servants1  

and into all the  land of ,egypt3 and   
the land was corrupted by this kind of  
flies4    #h3be4 ,and ,pharao called    
,moses and ,aaron1 and said to them3 ,go
 and  sacrifice to your ,god in this    
land4    #h3bf4 ,and ,moses said3 ,it   
cannot be so3 for we shall sacrifice the
  abominations of the ,egyptians to the 
,lord our ,god3 now if we kill those    
things which the ,egyptians worship1 in 
their presence1 they will stone  us4    
,the abominations1 etc4444 ,that is1 the
 things they worship for ,gods3  oxen1  
rams1 etc4 ,it is the usual style of the
 scriptures to call all  idols and false
 gods1 abominations1 to signify how much
 the people of  ,god ought to detest and
 abhor them4    #h3bg4 ,we will go three
 days' journey into the wilderness2 and 
we will  sacrifice to the ,lord our     
,god1 as he hath commanded us4    #h3bh4
 ,and ,pharao said3 ,i will let you go  
to sacrifice to the ,lord your  ,god in 
the wilderness1 but go no farther3 pray 
for me4    #h3bi4 ,and ,moses said3 ,i  

will go out from thee1 and will pray to 
the  ,lord3 and the flies shall depart  
from ,pharao1 and from his servants1    
and from his people to morrow3 but do   
not deceive any more1 in not  letting   
the people go to sacrifice to the ,lord4
    #h3cj4 ,so ,moses went out from     
,pharao1 and prayed to the ,lord4       
#h3ca4 ,and he did according to his     
word3 and he took away the flies from   
,pharao1 and from his servants1 and from
 his people3 there was not left  so much
 as one4    #h3cb4 ,and ,pharao's heart 
was hardened1 so that neither this time 
would  he let the people go4            
,exodus ,chapter #i    ,the fifth plague
 is a murrain among the cattle4 ,the    
sixth1 of boils in  men and beasts4 ,the
 seventh1 of hail4 ,pharao promiseth    
again to let the  people go1 and        
breaketh his word4    #i3a4 ,and the    
,lord said to ,moses3 ,go in to ,pharao1
 and speak to him3  ,thus saith the     
,lord ,god of the ,hebrews3 ,let my     
people go to sacrifice  to me4    #i3b4 

,but if thou refuse1 and withhold them  
still3    #i3c4 ,behold my hand shall be
 upon thy fields2 and a very grievous   
murrain upon thy horses1 and asses1 and 
camels1 and oxen1 and sheep4    #i3d4   
,and the ,lord will make a wonderful    
difference between the  possessions of  
,israel and the possessions of the      
,egyptians1 that  nothing at all shall  
die of those things that belong to the  
children of  ,israel4    #i3e4 ,and the 
,lord appointed a time1 saying3 ,to     
morrow will the ,lord do  this thing in 
the land4    #i3f4 ,the ,lord therefore 
did this thing the next day3 and all the
 beasts  of the ,egyptians died1 but of 
the beasts of the children of ,israel   
there died not one4    ,all the         
beasts4444 ,that is1 many of all kinds4 
#i3g4 ,and ,pharao sent to see2 and     
there was not any thing dead of that    
which ,israel possessed4 ,and ,pharao's 
heart was hardened1 and he did not  let 
the people go4    #i3h4 ,and the ,lord  
said to ,moses and ,aaron3 ,take to you 

handfuls of  ashes out of the chimney1  
and let ,moses sprinkle it in the air in
 the  presence of ,pharao4    #i3i4 ,and
 be there dust upon all the land of     
,egypt3 for there shall be  boils and   
swelling blains both in men and beasts1 
in the whole land of  ,egypt4    #i3aj4 
,and they took ashes out of the chimney1
 and stood before ,pharao1  and ,moses  
sprinkled it in the air2 and there came 
boils with swelling  blains in men and  
beasts4    #i3aa4 ,neither could the    
magicians stand before ,moses1 for the  
boils  that were upon them1 and in all  
the land of ,egypt4    #i3ab4 ,and the  
,lord hardened ,pharao's heart1 and he  
hearkened not unto  them1 as the ,lord  
had spoken to ,moses4    ,hardened1     
etc4444 ,see the annotations above1     
chap4 #d4ba1 chap4 #g4c1 and  chap4     
#h4ae4    #i3ac4 ,and the ,lord said to 
,moses3 ,arise in the morning1 and stand
  before ,pharao1 and thou shalt say to 
him3 ,thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god  of
 the ,hebrews3 ,let my people go to     

sacrifice to me4    #i3ad4 ,for ,i will 
at this time send all my plagues upon   
thy heart1 and  upon thy servants1 and  
upon thy people2 that thou mayst know   
that there  is none like me in all the  
earth4    #i3ae4 ,for now ,i will       
stretch out my hand to strike thee1 and 
thy  people1 with pestilence1 and thou  
shalt perish from the earth4    #i3af4  
,and therefore have ,i raised thee1 that
 ,i may shew my power in  thee1 and my  
name may be spoken of throughout all the
 earth4    #i3ag4 ,dost thou yet hold   
back my people2 and wilt thou not let   
them go8    #i3ah4 ,behold ,i will cause
 it to rain to morrow at this same hour1
 an  exceeding great hail2 such as hath 
not been in ,egypt from the day that  it
 was founded1 until this present time4  
#i3ai4 ,send therefore now presently1   
and gather together thy cattle1 and  all
 that thou hast in the field2 for men   
and beasts1 and all things  that shall  
be found abroad1 and not gathered       
together out of the fields  which the   

hail shall fall upon1 shall die4        
#i3bj4 ,he that feared the word of the  
,lord among ,pharao's servants1 made    
his servants and his cattle flee into   
houses3    #i3ba4 ,but he that regarded 
not the word of the ,lord1 left his     
servants1  and his cattle in the fields4
    #i3bb4 ,and the ,lord said to       
,moses3 ,stretch forth thy hand towards 
heaven1 that there may be hail in the   
whole land of ,egypt upon men1 and  upon
 beasts1 and upon every herb of the     
field in the land of ,egypt4    #i3bc4  
,and ,moses stretched forth his rod     
towards heaven1 and the ,lord  sent     
thunder and hail1 and lightnings running
 along the ground3 and the  ,lord rained
 hail upon the land of ,egypt4    #i3bd4
 ,and the hail and fire mixt with it    
drove on together3 and it was  of so    
great bigness1 as never before was seen 
in the whole land of  ,egypt since that 
nation was founded4    #i3be4 ,and the  
hail destroyed through all the land of  
,egypt all things  that were in the     

fields1 both man and beast3 and the hail
 smote every  herb of the field1 and it 
broke every tree of the country4        
#i3bf4 ,only in the land of ,gessen1    
where the children of ,israel were1  the
 hail fell not4    #i3bg4 ,and ,pharao  
sent and called ,moses and ,aaron1      
saying to them3 ,i  have sinned this    
time also1 the ,lord is just3 ,i and my 
people1 are  wicked4    #i3bh4 ,pray ye 
to the ,lord that the thunderings of    
,god and the hail may  cease3 that ,i   
may let you go1 and that ye may stay    
here no longer4    #i3bi4 ,moses said3  
,as soon as ,i am gone out of the city1 
,i will stretch  forth my hands to the  
,lord1 and the thunders shall cease1 and
 the hail  shall be no more3 that thou  
mayst know that the earth is the        
,lord's3    #i3cj4 ,but ,i know that    
neither thou1 nor thy servants do yet   
fear the  ,lord ,god4    #i3ca4 ,the    
flax therefore1 and the barley were     
hurt1 because the barley  was green1 and
 the flax was now bolled2    #i3cb4 ,but

 the wheat1 and other winter corn were  
not hurt1 because they  were lateward4  
#i3cc4 ,and when ,moses was gone from   
,pharao out of the city1 he stretched   
forth his hands to the ,lord3 and the   
thunders and the hail ceased1  neither  
did there drop any more rain upon the   
earth4    #i3cd4 ,and ,pharao seeing    
that the rain1 and the hail1 and the    
thunders  were ceased1 increased his    
sin3    #i3ce4 ,and his heart was       
hardened1 and the heart of his servants1
 and it  was made exceeding hard3       
neither did he let the children of      
,israel go1  as the ,lord had commanded 
by the hand of ,moses4      ,exodus     
,chapter #aj    ,the eighth plague of   
the locusts4 ,the ninth1 of darkness3   
,pharao is  still hardened4    #aj3a4   
,and the ,lord said to ,moses3 ,go in to
 ,pharao2 for ,i have hardened  his     
heart1 and the heart of his servants3   
that ,i may work these my  signs in him1
    #aj3b4 ,and thou mayst tell in the  
ears of thy sons1 and of thy  grandsons1

 how often ,i have plagued the          
,egyptians1 and wrought my signs        
amongst them3 and you may know that ,i  
am the ,lord4    #aj3c4 ,therefore      
,moses and ,aaron went in to ,pharao1   
and said to him3  ,thus saith the ,lord 
,god of the ,hebrews3 ,how long refusest
 thou to  submit to me8 let my people   
go1 to sacrifice to me4    #aj3d4 ,but  
if thou resist1 and wilt not let them   
go1 behold ,i will bring  in to-morrow  
the locusts into thy coasts2    #aj3e4  
,to cover the face of the earth1 that   
nothing thereof may appear1  but that   
which the hail hath left may be eaten3  
for they shall feed  upon all the trees 
that spring in the fields4    #aj3f4    
,and they shall fill thy houses1 and the
 houses of thy servants1  and of all the
 ,egyptians3 such a number as thy       
fathers have not seen1  nor thy         
grandfathers1 from the time they were   
first upon the earth1  until this       
present day4 ,and he turned himself     
away1 and went forth from  ,pharao4     

#aj3g4 ,and ,pharao's servants said to  
him3 ,how long shall we endure this     
scandal8 ,iet the men go to sacrifice to
 the ,lord their ,god4 ,dost thou  not  
see that ,egypt is undone8    #aj3h4    
,and they called back ,moses1 and       
,aaron1 to ,pharao2 and he said to      
them3 ,go1 sacrifice to the ,lord your  
,god3 who are they that shall go8       
#aj3i4 ,moses said3 ,we will go with our
 young and old1 with our sons and       
daughters1 with our sheep and herds3 for
 it is the solemnity of the  ,lord our  
,god4    #aj3aj4 ,and ,pharao answered3 
,so be the ,lord with you1 as ,i shall  
let you  and your children go3 who can  
doubt but that you intend some great    
evil8    #aj3aa4 ,it shall not be so1   
but go ye men only1 and sacrifice to the
  ,lord3 for this yourselves also       
desired4 ,and immediately they were cast
  out from ,pharao's presence4          
#aj3ab4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,stretch forth thy hand upon the land   
of ,egypt unto the locust1 that it come 

upon it1 and devour every herb  that is 
left after the hail4    #aj3ac4 ,and    
,moses stretched forth his rod upon the 
land of ,egypt3 and  the ,lord brought a
 burning wind all that day1 and night2  
and when it  was morning1 the burning   
wind raised the locusts4    #aj3ad4 ,and
 they came up over the whole land of    
,egypt2 and rested in all  the coasts of
 the ,egyptians1 innumerable1 the like  
as had not been  before that time1 nor  
shall be hereafter4    #aj3ae4 ,and they
 covered the whole face of the earth1   
wasting all  things4 ,and the grass of  
the earth was devoured1 and what fruits 
soever  were on the trees1 which the    
hail had left2 and there remained not   
any  thing that was green on the trees1 
or in the herbs of the earth1 in all    
,egypt4    #aj3af4 ,wherefore ,pharao in
 haste called ,moses and ,aaron1 and    
said to  them3 ,i have sinned against   
the ,lord your ,god1 and against you4   
#aj3ag4 ,but now forgive me my sin this 
time also1 and pray to the ,lord  your  

,god1 that he take away from me this    
death4    #aj3ah4 ,and ,moses going     
forth from the presence of ,pharao1     
prayed to the  ,lord3    #aj3ai4 ,and he
 made a very strong wind to blow from   
the west1 and it  took the locusts and  
cast them into the ,red ,sea3 there     
remained not so  much as one in all the 
coasts of ,egypt4    #aj3bj4 ,and the   
,lord hardened ,pharao's heart1 neither 
did he let the  children of ,israel go4 
#aj3ba4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,stretch out thy hand towards heaven3   
and may there be darkness upon the land 
of ,egypt so thick that it may  be felt4
    ,darkness upon the land of ,egypt1  
so thick that it may be felt4444 ,by    
means of the gross exhalations1 which   
were to cause and accompany the         
darkness4    #aj3bb4 ,and ,moses        
stretched forth his hand towards heaven3
 and there  came horrible darkness in   
all the land of ,egypt for three days4  
#aj3bc4 ,no man saw his brother1 nor    
moved himself out of the place where  he

 was3 but wheresoever the children of   
,israel dwelt1 there was light4         
#aj3bd4 ,and ,pharao called ,moses and  
,aaron1 and said to them3 ,go1          
sacrifice to the ,lord3 let your sheep  
only1 and herds remain1 let your        
children go with you4    #aj3be4 ,moses 
said3 ,thou shalt give us also          
sacrifices and  burnt-offerings1 to the 
,lord our ,god4    #aj3bf4 ,all the     
flocks shall go with us2 there shall not
 a hoof remain  of them3 for they are   
necessary for the service of the ,lord  
our ,god3  especially as we know not    
what must be offered1 till we come to   
the  very place4    #aj3bg4 ,and the    
,lord hardened ,pharao's heart1 and he  
would not let them  go4    #aj3bh4 ,and 
,pharao said to ,moses3 ,get thee from  
me1 and beware thou see  not my face any
 more3 in what day soever thou shalt    
come in my sight1  thou shalt die4      
#aj3bi4 ,moses answered3 ,so shall it be
 as thou hast spoken1 ,i will not  see  
thy face anymore4      ,exodus ,chapter 

#aa    ,pharao and his people are       
threatened with the death of their      
firstborn4    #aa3a4 ,and the ,lord said
 to ,moses3 ,yet one plague more will ,i
 bring upon  ,pharao and ,egypt1 and    
after that he shall let you go1 and     
thrust you  out4    #aa3b4 ,therefore   
thou shalt tell all the people1 that    
every man ask of  his friend1 and every 
woman of her neighbour1 vessels of      
silver and of  gold4    #aa3c4 ,and the 
,lord will give favour to his people in 
the sight of the  ,egyptians4 ,and      
,moses was a very great man in the land 
of ,egypt1 in the  sight of ,pharao's   
servants1 and of all the people4        
#aa3d4 ,and he said3 ,thus saith the    
,lord3 ,at midnight ,i will enter into  
,egypt3    #aa3e4 ,and every firstborn  
in the land of the ,egyptians shall die1
 from  the firstborn of ,pharao who     
sitteth on his throne1 even to the      
firstborn of the handmaid that is at the
 mill1 and all the firstborn of  beasts4
    #aa3f4 ,and there shall be a great  

cry in all the land of ,egypt1 such as  
neither hath been before1 nor shall be  
hereafter4    #aa3g4 ,but with all the  
children of ,israel there shall not a   
dog make  the least noise1 from man even
 to beast2 that you may know how        
wonderful a difference the ,lord maketh 
between the ,egyptians and  ,israel4    
#aa3h4 ,and all these thy servants shall
 come down to me1 and shall  worship me1
 saying3 ,go forth thou1 and all the    
people that is under  thee3 after that  
we will go out4    #aa3i4 ,and he went  
out from ,pharao exceeding angry4 ,but  
the ,lord said to  ,moses3 ,pharao will 
not hear you1 that many signs may be    
done in the  land of ,egypt4    #aa3aj4 
,and ,moses and ,aaron did all the      
wonders that are written1 before        
,pharao4 ,and the ,lord hardened        
,pharao's heart1 neither did he let the 
children of ,israel go out of his land4 
,the ,lord hardened1 etc4444 ,see the   
annotations above1 chap4 #d4ba1 and     
chap4 #g4c4      ,exodus ,chapter #ab   

,the manner of preparing1 and eating the
 paschal lamb3 the firstborn of  ,egypt 
are all slain3 the ,israelites depart4  
#ab3a4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses and
 ,aaron in the land of ,egypt3    #ab3b4
 ,this month shall be to you the        
beginning of months2 it shall be  the   
first in the months of the year4        
#ab3c4 ,speak ye to the whole assembly  
of the children of ,israel1 and say  to 
them3 ,on the tenth day of this month   
let every man take a lamb by  their     
families and houses4    #ab3d4 ,but if  
the number be less than may suffice to  
eat the lamb1 he  shall take unto him   
his neighbour that joineth to his house1
 according  to the number of souls which
 may be enough to eat the lamb4         
#ab3e4 ,and it shall be a lamb without  
blemish1 a male1 of one year2  according
 to which rite also you shall take a    
kid4    ,a kid4444 ,the phase might be  
performed1 either with a lamb or with a 
kid3 and all the same rites and         
ceremonies were to be used with the one 

as with the other4    #ab3f4 ,and you   
shall keep it until the fourteenth day  
of this month2 and  the whole multitude 
of the children of ,israel shall        
sacrifice it in the  evening4    #ab3g4 
,and they shall take of the blood       
thereof1 and put it upon both  the side 
posts1 and on the upper door posts of   
the houses1 wherein they  shall eat it4 
#ab3h4 ,and they shall eat the flesh    
that night roasted at the fire1 and     
unleavened bread with wild lettuce4     
#ab3i4 ,you shall not eat thereof any   
thing raw1 nor boiled in water1 but     
only roasted at the fire2 you shall eat 
the head with the feet and  entrails    
thereof4    #ab3aj4 ,neither shall there
 remain any thing of it until morning4  
,if  there be any thing left1 you shall 
burn it with fire4    #ab3aa4 ,and thus 
you shall eat it3 you shall gird your   
reins1 and you  shall have shoes on your
 feet1 holding staves in your hands1 and
 you  shall eat in haste2 for it is the 
,phase 7that is the ,passage7 of the    

,lord4    #ab3ab4 ,and ,i will pass     
through the land of ,egypt that night1  
and will  kill every firstborn in the   
land of ,egypt1 both man and beast3 and 
against all the gods of ,egypt ,i will  
execute judgments2 ,i am the ,lord4     
#ab3ac4 ,and the blood shall be unto you
 for a sign in the houses where  you    
shall be2 and ,i shall see the blood1   
and shall pass over you2 and  the plague
 shall not be upon you to destroy you1  
when ,i shall strike  the land of       
,egypt4    #ab3ad4 ,and this day shall  
be for a memorial to you2 and you shall 
keep  it a feast to the ,lord in your   
generations1 with an everlasting        
observance4    #ab3ae4 ,seven days shall
 you eat unleavened bread3 in the first 
day  there shall be no leaven in your   
houses2 whosoever shall eat any thing   
leavened1 from the first day until the  
seventh day1 that soul shall  perish out
 of ,israel4    #ab3af4 ,the first day  
shall be holy and solemn1 and the       
seventh day  shall be kept with the like

 solemnity3 you shall do no work in     
them1  except those things that belong  
to eating4    #ab3ag4 ,and you shall    
observe the feast of the unleavened     
bread3 for in  this same day ,i will    
bring forth your army out of the land of
 ,egypt1  and you shall keep this day in
 your generations by a perpetual        
observance4    #ab3ah4 ,the first month1
 the fourteenth day of the month1 in the
  evening1 you shall eat unleavened     
bread1 until the one and twentieth  day 
of the same month1 in the evening4      
,unleavened bread4444 ,by this it       
appears1 that our ,saviour made use of  
unleavened bread1 in the institution of 
the blessed sacrament1 which  was on the
 evening of the paschal solemnity1 at   
which time there was no  leavened bread 
to be found in ,israel4    #ab3ai4      
,seven days there shall not be found any
 leaven in your houses3  he that shall  
eat leavened bread1 his soul shall      
perish out of the  assembly of ,israel1 
whether he be a stranger or born in the 

land4    #ab3bj4 ,you shall not eat any 
thing leavened3 in all your habitations 
you shall eat unleavened bread4         
#ab3ba4 ,and ,moses called all the      
ancients of the children of ,israel1 and
  said to them3 ,go take a lamb by your 
families1 and sacrifice the ,phase4     
#ab3bb4 ,and dip a bunch of hyssop in   
the blood that is at the door1 and      
sprinkle the transom of the door        
therewith1 and both the door cheeks3    
let none of you go out of the door of   
his house till morning4    ,sprinkle1   
etc4444 ,this sprinkling the doors of   
the ,israelites with the  blood of the  
paschal lamb1 in order to their being   
delivered from the  sword of the        
destroying angel1 was a lively figure of
 our redemption by  the blood of        
,christ4    #ab3bc4 ,for the ,lord will 
pass through striking the ,egyptians3   
and when  he shall see the blood on the 
transom1 and on both the posts1 he will 
pass over the door of the house1 and not
 suffer the destroyer to come  into your

 houses and to hurt you4    #ab3bd4     
,thou shalt keep this thing as a law for
 thee and thy children  for ever4       
#ab3be4 ,and when you have entered into 
the land which the ,lord will give  you1
 as he hath promised1 you shall observe 
these ceremonies4    #ab3bf4 ,and when  
your children shall say to you3 ,what is
 the meaning of  this service8          
#ab3bg4 ,you shall say to them3 ,it is  
the victim of the passage of the  ,lord1
 when he passed over the houses of the  
children of ,israel in  ,egypt1 striking
 the ,egyptians1 and saving our houses4 
,and the people  bowing themselves1     
adored4    #ab3bh4 ,and the children of 
,israel going forth1 did as the ,lord   
had  commanded ,moses and ,aaron4       
#ab3bi4 ,and it came to pass at         
midnight1 the ,lord slew every firstborn
  in the land of ,egypt1 from the       
firstborn of ,pharao1 who sat on his    
throne1 unto the firstborn of the       
captive woman that was in the prison1   
and all the firstborn of cattle4        

#ab3cj4 ,and ,pharao arose in the night1
 and all his servants1 and all  ,egypt3 
and there arose a great cry in ,egypt2  
for there was not a house  wherein there
 lay not one dead4    #ab3ca4 ,and      
,pharao calling ,moses and ,aaron1 in   
the night1 said3 ,arise  and go forth   
from among my people1 you and the       
children of ,israel3 go1  sacrifice to  
the ,lord as you say4    #ab3cb4 ,your  
sheep and herds take along with you1 as 
you demanded1 and  departing bless me4  
#ab3cc4 ,and the ,egyptians pressed the 
people to go forth out of the land      
speedily1 saying3 ,we shall all die4    
#ab3cd4 ,the people therefore took dough
 before it was leavened2 and  tying it  
in their cloaks1 put it on their        
shoulders4    #ab3ce4 ,and the children 
of ,israel did as ,moses had commanded3 
and they  asked of the ,egyptians       
vessels of silver and gold1 and very    
much  raiment4    #ab3cf4 ,and the ,lord
 gave favour to the people in the sight 
of the  ,egyptians1 so that they lent   

unto them3 and they stripped the        
,egyptians4    #ab3cg4 ,and the children
 of ,israel set forward from ,ramesse to
 ,socoth1  being about six hundred      
thousand men on foot1 beside children4  
#ab3ch4 ,and a mixed multitude1 without 
number1 went up also with them1  sheep  
and herds1 and beasts of divers kinds1  
exceeding many4    #ab3ci4 ,and they    
baked the meal1 which a little before   
they had brought  out of ,egypt in      
dough3 and they made hearth cakes       
unleavened3 for it  could not be        
leavened1 the ,egyptians pressing them  
to depart1 and not  suffering them to   
make any stay2 neither did they think of
 preparing  any meat4    #ab3dj4 ,and   
the abode of the children of ,israel    
that they made in ,egypt1  was four     
hundred and thirty years4    #ab3da4    
,which being expired1 the same day all  
the army of the ,lord went  forth out of
 the land of ,egypt4    #ab3db4 ,this is
 the observable night of the ,lord1 when
 he brought them  forth out of the land 

of ,egypt3 this night all the children  
of ,israel  must observe in their       
generations4    #ab3dc4 ,and the ,lord  
said to ,moses and ,aaron3 ,this is the 
service of the  ,phase2 no foreigner    
shall eat of it4    #ab3dd4 ,but every  
bought servant shall be circumcised1 and
 so shall eat4    #ab3de4 ,the stranger 
and the hireling shall not eat thereof4 
#ab3df4 ,in one house shall it be eaten1
 neither shall you carry forth of  the  
flesh thereof out of the house1 neither 
shall you break a bone  thereof4        
#ab3dg4 ,all the assembly of the        
children of ,israel shall keep it4      
#ab3dh4 ,and if any stranger be willing 
to dwell among you1 and to keep  the    
,phase of the ,lord1 all his males shall
 first be circumcised1 and  then shall  
he celebrate it according to the manner3
 and he shall be as  he that is born in 
the land3 but if any man be             
uncircumcised1 he shall  not eat        
thereof4    #ab3di4 ,the same law shall 
be to him that is born in the land1 and 

to  the proselyte that sojourneth with  
you4    #ab3ej4 ,and all the children of
 ,israel did as the ,lord had commanded 
,moses and ,aaron4    #ab3ea4 ,and the  
same day the ,lord brought forth the    
children of ,israel  out of the land of 
,egypt by their companies4      ,exodus 
,chapter #ac    ,the paschal solemnity  
is to be observed2 and the firstborn are
 to be  consecrated to ,god4 ,the people
 are conducted through the desert by a  
pillar of fire in the night1 and a cloud
 in the day4    #ac3a4 ,and the ,lord   
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ac3b4      
,sanctify unto me every firstborn that  
openeth the womb among the  children of 
,israel1 as well of men as of beasts3   
for they are all mine4    ,sanctify unto
 me every firstborn4444 ,sanctification 
in this place means  that the firstborn 
males of the ,hebrews should be deputed 
to the  ministry in the divine worship2 
and the firstborn of beasts to be given 
for a sacrifice4    #ac3c4 ,and ,moses  
said to the people3 ,remember this day  

in which you came  forth out of ,egypt1 
and out of the house of bondage1 for    
with a strong  hand hath the ,lord      
brought you forth out of this place3    
that you eat no  leavened bread4        
#ac3d4 ,this day you go forth in the    
month of new corn4    #ac3e4 ,and when  
the ,lord shall have brought thee into  
the land of the  ,chanaanite1 and the   
,hethite1 and the ,amorrhite1 and the   
,hevite1 and the  ,jebusite1 which he   
swore to thy fathers that he would give 
thee1 a land  that floweth with milk and
 honey1 thou shalt celebrate this manner
 of  sacred rites in this month4        
#ac3f4 ,seven days shalt thou eat       
unleavened bread3 and on the seventh    
day shall be the solemnity of the ,lord4
    #ac3g4 ,unleavened bread shall you  
eat seven days3 there shall not be  seen
 any thing leavened with thee1 nor in   
all thy coasts4    #ac3h4 ,and thou     
shalt tell thy son in that day1 saying3 
,this is what the  ,lord did to me when 
,i came forth out of ,egypt4    #ac3i4  

,and it shall be as a sign in thy hand1 
and as a memorial before  thy eyes2 and 
that the law of the ,lord be always in  
thy mouth1 for with  a strong hand the  
,lord hath brought thee out of the land 
of ,egypt4    #ac3aj4 ,thou shalt keep  
this observance at the set time from    
days to  days4    #ac3aa4 ,and when the 
,lord shall have brought thee into the  
land of the  ,chanaanite1 as he swore to
 thee and thy fathers1 and shall give it
  thee3    #ac3ab4 ,thou shalt set apart
 all that openeth the womb for the      
,lord1 and  all that is first brought   
forth of thy cattle3 whatsoever thou    
shalt  have of the male sex1 thou shalt 
consecrate to the ,lord4    #ac3ac4 ,the
 firstborn of an ass thou shalt change  
for a sheep3 and if  thou do not redeem 
it1 thou shalt kill it4 ,and every      
firstborn of men  thou shalt redeem with
 a price4    #ac3ad4 ,and when thy son  
shall ask thee to morrow1 saying3 ,what 
is this8  thou shalt answer him3 ,with a
 strong hand did the ,lord bring us     

forth  out of the land of ,egypt1 out of
 the house of bondage4    #ac3ae4 ,for  
when ,pharao was hardened1 and would not
 let us go1 the ,lord  slew every       
firstborn in the land of ,egypt1 from   
the firstborn of man to  the firstborn  
of beasts3 therefore ,i sacrifice to the
 ,lord all that  openeth the womb of the
 male sex1 and all the firstborn of my  
sons ,i  redeem4    #ac3af4 ,and it     
shall be as a sign in thy hand1 and as a
 thing hung  between thy eyes1 for a    
remembrance3 because the ,lord hath     
brought us  forth out of ,egypt by a    
strong hand4    #ac3ag4 ,and when       
,pharao had sent out the people1 the    
,lord led them not  by the way of the   
land of the ,philistines1 which is near2
 thinking lest  perhaps they would      
repent1 if they should see wars arise   
against them1  and would return into    
,egypt4    #ac3ah4 ,but he led them     
about by the way of the desert1 which is
 by the  ,red ,sea3 and the children of 
,israel went up armed out of the land of

  ,egypt4    #ac3ai4 ,and ,moses took   
,joseph's bones with him3 because he had
 adjured  the children of ,israel1      
saying3 ,god shall visit you1 carry out 
my bones  from hence with you4          
#ac3bj4 ,and marching from ,socoth1 they
 encamped in ,etham1 in the utmost      
coasts of the wilderness4    #ac3ba4    
,and the ,lord went before them to shew 
the way1 by day in a  pillar of a cloud1
 and by night in a pillar of fire2 that 
he might be  the guide of their journey 
at both times4    #ac3bb4 ,there never  
failed the pillar of the cloud by day1  
nor the  pillar of fire by night1 before
 the people4      ,exodus ,chapter #ad  
,pharao pursueth the children of        
,israel4 ,they murmur against ,moses1   
but  are encouraged by him1 and pass    
through the ,red ,sea4 ,pharao and his  
army following them are drowned4        
#ad3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #ad3b4 ,speak to the children
 of ,israel3 ,let them turn and encamp  
over  against ,phihahiroth1 which is    

between ,magdal and the sea over against
  ,beelsephon3 you shall encamp before  
it upon the sea4    #ad3c4 ,and ,pharao 
will say of the children of ,israel3    
,they are  straitened in the land1 the  
desert hath shut them in4    #ad3d4 ,and
 ,i shall harden his heart and he will  
pursue you3 and ,i shall  be glorified  
in ,pharao1 and in all his army3 and the
 ,egyptians shall  know that ,i am the  
,lord4 ,and they did so4    #ad3e4 ,and 
it was told the king of the ,egyptians  
that the people was  fled3 and the heart
 of ,pharao and of his servants was     
changed with  regard to the people1 and 
they said3 ,what meant we to do1 that we
 let  ,israel go from serving us8       
#ad3f4 ,so he made ready his chariot1   
and took all his people with him4       
#ad3g4 ,and he took six hundred chosen  
chariots1 and all the chariots  that    
were in ,egypt3 and the captains of the 
whole army4    #ad3h4 ,and the ,lord    
hardened the heart of ,pharao1 king of  
,egypt1 and he  pursued the children of 

,israel2 but they were gone forth in a  
mighty  hand4    #ad3i4 ,and when the   
,egyptians followed the steps of them   
who were gone  before1 they found them  
encamped at the sea side3 all ,pharao's 
horse  and chariots and the whole army  
were in ,phihahiroth1 before            
,beelsephon4    #ad3aj4 ,and when       
,pharao drew near1 the children of      
,israel lifting up  their eyes1 saw the 
,egyptians behind them3 and they feared 
exceedingly1  and cried to the ,lord4   
#ad3aa4 ,and they said to ,moses3       
,perhaps there were no graves in ,egypt1
  therefore thou hast brought us to die 
in the wilderness3 why wouldst  thou do 
this1 to lead us out of ,egypt8         
#ad3ab4 ,is not this the word that we   
spoke to thee in ,egypt1 saying3        
,depart from us1 that we may serve the  
,egyptians8 for it was much better  to  
serve them1 than to die in the          
wilderness4    #ad3ac4 ,and ,moses said 
to the people3 ,fear not3 stand1 and see
 the great  wonders of the ,lord1 which 

he will do this day2 for the ,egyptians1
 whom  you see now1 you shall see no    
more for ever4    #ad3ad4 ,the ,lord    
will fight for you1 and you shall hold  
your peace4    #ad3ae4 ,and the ,lord   
said to ,moses3 ,why criest thou to me8 
,speak to the  children of ,israel to go
 forward4    #ad3af4 ,but lift thou up  
thy rod1 and stretch forth thy hand over
 the  sea1 and divide it3 that the      
children of ,israel may go through the  
midst of the sea on dry ground4         
#ad3ag4 ,and ,i will harden the heart of
 the ,egyptians to pursue you3 and  ,i  
will be glorified in ,pharao1 and in all
 his host1 and in his chariots  and in  
his horsemen4    #ad3ah4 ,and the       
,egyptians shall know that ,i am the    
,lord1 when ,i shall be  glorified in   
,pharao1 and in his chariots1 and in his
 horsemen4    #ad3ai4 ,and the angel of 
,god1 who went before the camp of       
,israel1  removing1 went behind them3   
and together with him the pillar of the 
cloud1 leaving the forepart1    #ad3bj4 

,stood behind1 between the ,egyptians'  
camp and the camp of  ,israel3 and it   
was a dark cloud1 and enlightening the  
night1 so that  they could not come at  
one another all the night4    ,a dark   
cloud1 and enlightening the night4444   
,it was a dark cloud to the  ,egyptians2
 but enlightened the night to the       
,israelites by giving them a  great     
light4    #ad3ba4 ,and when ,moses had  
stretched forth his hand over the sea1  
the  ,lord took it away by a strong and 
burning wind blowing all the night1  and
 turned it into dry ground3 and the     
water was divided4    #ad3bb4 ,and the  
children of ,israel went in through the 
midst of the sea  dried up2 for the     
water was as a wall on their right hand 
and on their  left4    #ad3bc4 ,and the 
,egyptians pursuing went in after them1 
and all ,pharao's  horses1 his chariots 
and horsemen1 through the midst of the  
sea4    #ad3bd4 ,and now the morning    
watch was come1 and behold the ,lord    
looking  upon the ,egyptian army through

 the pillar of fire and of the cloud1   
slew their host4    #ad3be4 ,and        
overthrew the wheels of the chariots1   
and they were carried  into the deep4   
,and the ,egyptians said3 ,let us flee  
from ,israel2 for the  ,lord fighteth   
for them against us4    #ad3bf4 ,and the
 ,lord said to ,moses3 ,stretch forth   
thy hand over the sea1  that the waters 
may come again upon the ,egyptians1 upon
 their chariots  and horsemen4          
#ad3bg4 ,and when ,moses had stretched  
forth his hand towards the sea1 it      
returned at the first break of day to   
the former place3 and as the  ,egyptians
 were fleeing away1 the waters came upon
 them1 and the ,lord  shut them up in   
the middle of the waves4    #ad3bh4 ,and
 the waters returned1 and covered the   
chariots and the  horsemen of all the   
army of ,pharao1 who had come into the  
sea after  them1 neither did there so   
much as one of them remain4    #ad3bi4  
,but the children of ,israel marched    
through the midst of the sea  upon dry  

land1 and the waters were to them as a  
wall on the right hand  and on the left3
    #ad3cj4 ,and the ,lord delivered    
,israel in that day out of the hands of 
the ,egyptians4    #ad3ca4 ,and they saw
 the ,egyptians dead upon the sea shore1
 and the  mighty hand that the ,lord had
 used against them3 and the people      
feared  the ,lord1 and they believed the
 ,lord1 and ,moses his servant4         
,exodus ,chapter #ae    ,the canticle of
 ,moses4 ,the bitter waters of ,mara are
 made sweet4    #ae3a4 ,then ,moses and 
the children of ,israel sung this       
canticle to the  ,lord1 and said3 ,let  
us sing to the ,lord3 for he is         
gloriously  magnified1 the horse and the
 rider he hath thrown into the sea4     
#ae3b4 ,the ,lord is my strength and my 
praise1 and he is become salvation  to  
me3 he is my ,god1 and ,i will glorify  
him3 the ,god of my father1 and  ,i will
 exalt him4    #ae3c4 ,the ,lord is as a
 man of war1 ,almighty is his name4     
#ae3d4 ,pharao's chariots and his army  

he hath cast into the sea3 his  chosen  
captains are drowned in the ,red ,sea4  
#ae3e4 ,the depths have covered them1   
they are sunk to the bottom like a      
stone4    #ae3f4 ,thy right hand1 ,o    
,lord1 is magnified in strength3 thy    
right hand1  ,o ,lord1 hath slain the   
enemy4    #ae3g4 ,and in the multitude  
of thy glory thou hast put down thy     
adversaries3 thou hast sent thy wrath1  
which hath devoured them like  stubble4 
#ae3h4 ,and with the blast of thy anger 
the waters were gathered  together3 the 
flowing water stood1 the depths were    
gathered together in  the midst of the  
sea4    #ae3i4 ,the enemy said3 ,i will 
pursue and overtake1 ,i will divide the 
spoils1 my soul shall have its fill3 ,i 
will draw my sword1 my hand  shall slay 
them4    #ae3aj4 ,thy wind blew and the 
sea covered them3 they sunk as lead in  
the  mighty waters4    #ae3aa4 ,who is  
like to thee1 among the strong1 ,o      
,lord8 who is like to  thee1 glorious in
 holiness1 terrible and praise-worthy1  

doing wonders8    #ae3ab4 ,thou         
stretchedst forth thy hand1 and the     
earth swallowed them4    #ae3ac4 ,in thy
 mercy thou hast been a leader to the   
people which thou  hast redeemed3 and in
 thy strength thou hast carried them to 
thy holy  habitation4    #ae3ad4        
,nations rose up1 and were angry3       
sorrows took hold on the  inhabitants of
 ,philisthiim4    #ae3ae4 ,then were the
 princes of ,edom troubled1 trembling   
seized on the  stout men of ,moab3 all  
the inhabitants of ,chanaan became      
stiff4    #ae3af4 ,let fear and dread   
fall upon them1 in the greatness of thy 
arm3  let them become immoveable as a   
stone1 until thy people1 ,o ,lord1 pass 
by3 until this thy people pass by1 which
 thou hast possessed4    #ae3ag4 ,thou  
shalt bring them in1 and plant them in  
the mountain of thy  inheritance1 in thy
 most firm habitation1 which thou hast  
made1 ,o ,lord2  thy sanctuary1 ,o      
,lord1 which thy hands have established4
    #ae3ah4 ,the ,lord shall reign for  

ever and ever4    #ae3ai4 ,for ,pharao  
went in on horseback with his chariots  
and horsemen  into the sea3 and the     
,lord brought back upon them the waters 
of the  sea3 but the children of ,israel
 walked on dry ground in the midst      
thereof4    #ae3bj4 ,so ,mary the       
prophetess1 the sister of ,aaron1 took a
 timbrel in  her hand3 and all the women
 went forth after her with timbrels and 
with  dances4    #ae3ba4 ,and she began 
the song to them1 saying3 ,let us sing  
to the ,lord1  for he is gloriously     
magnified1 the horse and his rider he   
hath thrown  into the sea4    #ae3bb4   
,and ,moses brought ,israel from the    
,red ,sea1 and they went forth  into the
 wilderness of ,sur3 and they marched   
three days through the  wilderness1 and 
found no water4    #ae3bc4 ,and they    
came into ,mara1 and they could not     
drink the waters of  ,mara because they 
were bitter3 whereupon he gave a name   
also agreeable  to the place1 calling it
 ,mara1 that is1 bitterness4    #ae3bd4 

,and the people murmured against ,moses1
 saying3 ,what shall we  drink8         
#ae3be4 ,but he cried to the ,lord1 and 
he shewed him a tree1 which when  he had
 cast into the waters1 they were turned 
into sweetness4 ,there he  appointed him
 ordinances1 and judgments1 and there he
 proved him1    #ae3bf4 ,saying3 ,if    
thou wilt hear the voice of the ,lord   
thy ,god1 and do  what is right before  
him1 and obey his commandments1 and keep
 all his  precepts1 none of the evils   
that ,i laid upon ,egypt1 will ,i bring 
upon  thee3 for ,i am the ,lord thy     
healer4    #ae3bg4 ,and the children of 
,israel came into ,elim1 where there    
were  twelve fountains of water1 and    
seventy palm trees3 and they encamped by
  the waters4      ,exodus ,chapter #af 
,the people murmur for want of meat3    
,god giveth them quails and manna4      
#af3a4 ,and they set forward from ,elim1
 and all the multitude of the  children 
of ,israel came into the desert of ,sin1
 which is between ,elim  and ,sinai3 the

 fifteenth day of the second month1     
after they came out  of the land of     
,egypt4    #af3b4 ,and all the          
congregation of the children of ,israel 
murmured  against ,moses and ,aaron in  
the wilderness4    #af3c4 ,and the      
children of ,israel said to them3 ,would
 to ,god we had died  by the hand of the
 ,lord in the land of ,egypt1 when we   
sat over the  fleshpots1 and ate bread  
to the full3 ,why have you brought us   
into this  desert1 that you might       
destroy all the multitude with famine8  
#af3d4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3   
,behold ,i will rain bread from heaven  
for you2 let the people go forth1 and   
gather what is sufficient for  every    
day3 that ,i may prove them whether they
 will walk in my law1 or  not4    #af3e4
 ,but the sixth day let them provide for
 to bring in3 and let it be  double to  
that they were wont to gather every day4
    #af3f4 ,and ,moses and ,aaron said  
to the children of ,israel ,in the      
evening  you shall know that the ,lord  

hath brought you forth out of the land  
of  ,egypt3    #af3g4 ,and in the       
morning you shall see the glory of the  
,lord3 for he  hath heard your murmuring
 against the ,lord3 but as for us1 what 
are we1  that you mutter against us8    
#af3h4 ,and ,moses said3 ,in the evening
 the ,lord will give you flesh to  eat1 
and in the morning bread to the full3   
for he hath heard your  murmurings1 with
 which you have murmured against him1   
for what are we8  your murmuring is not 
against us1 but against the ,lord4      
#af3i4 ,moses also said to ,aaron3 ,say 
to the whole congregation of the        
children of ,israel3 ,come before the   
,lord2 for he hath heard your           
murmuring4    #af3aj4 ,and when ,aaron  
spoke to all the assembly of the        
children of  ,israel1 they looked       
towards the wilderness2 and behold the  
glory of the  ,lord appeared in a cloud4
    #af3aa4 ,and the ,lord spoke to     
,moses1 saying3    #af3ab4 ,i have heard
 the murmuring of the children of       

,israel1 say to  them3 ,in the evening  
you shall eat flesh1 and in the morning 
you shall  have your fill of bread2 and 
you shall know that ,i am the ,lord your
  ,god4    #af3ac4 ,so it came to pass  
in the evening1 that quails coming up1  
covered the camp3 and in the morning a  
dew lay round about the camp4    #af3ad4
 ,and when it had covered the face of   
the earth1 it appeared in  the          
wilderness small1 and as it were beaten 
with a pestle1 like unto  the hoar frost
 on the ground4    #af3ae4 ,and when the
 children of ,israel saw it1 they said  
one to  another3 ,manhu6 which          
signifieth3 ,what is this6 for they knew
 not what  it was4 ,and ,moses said to  
them3 ,this is the bread which the ,lord
 hath  given you to eat4    #af3af4     
,this is the word that the ,lord hath   
commanded3 ,let every one  gather of it 
as much as is enough to eat2 a gomor for
 every man1  according to the number of 
your souls that dwell in a tent1 so     
shall  you take of it4    #af3ag4 ,and  

the children of ,israel did so3 and they
 gathered1 one more1  another less4     
#af3ah4 ,and they measured by the       
measure of a gomor3 neither had he more 
that had gathered more2 nor did he find 
less that had provided less3  but every 
one had gathered1 according to what they
 were able to eat4    #af3ai4 ,and      
,moses said to them3 ,let no man leave  
thereof till the  morning4    #af3bj4   
,and they hearkened not to him1 but some
 of them left until the  morning1 and it
 began to be full of worms1 and it      
putrified1 and ,moses  was angry with   
them4    #af3ba4 ,now every one of them 
gathered in the morning1 as much as     
might  suffice to eat3 and after the sun
 grew hot1 it melted4    #af3bb4 ,but on
 the sixth day they gathered twice as   
much1 that is1 two  gomors every man3   
and all the rulers of the multitude     
came1 and told  ,moses4    #af3bc4 ,and 
he said to them3 ,this is what the ,lord
 hath spoken3 ,to  morrow is the rest of
 the sabbath sanctified to the ,lord4   

,whatsoever  work is to be done1 do it2 
and the meats that are to be dressed1   
dress  them2 and whatsoever shall       
remain1 lay it up until the morning4    
#af3bd4 ,and they did so as ,moses had  
commanded1 and it did not putrify1      
neither was there worm found in it4     
#af3be4 ,and ,moses said3 ,eat it to    
day1 because it is the sabbath of the   
,lord3 to day it shall not be found in  
the field4    #af3bf4 ,gather it six    
days2 but on the seventh day is the     
sabbath of the  ,lord1 therefore it     
shall not be found4    #af3bg4 ,and the 
seventh day came2 and some of the people
 going forth to  gather1 found none4    
#af3bh4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,how long will you refuse to keep my    
commandments1 and my law8    #af3bi4    
,see that the ,lord hath given you the  
sabbath1 and for this  reason on the    
sixth day he giveth you a double        
provision3 let each man  stay at home1  
and let none go forth out of his place  
the seventh day4    #af3cj4 ,and the    

people kept the sabbath on the seventh  
day4    #af3ca4 ,and the house of       
,israel called the name thereof ,manna3 
and it  was like coriander seed1 white1 
and the taste thereof like to flour     
with honey4    #af3cb4 ,and ,moses said3
 ,this is the word which the ,lord hath 
commanded3  ,fill a gomor of it1 and let
 it be kept unto generations to come    
hereafter2 that they may know the bread1
 wherewith ,i fed you in the  wilderness
 when you were brought forth out of the 
land of ,egypt4    #af3cc4 ,and ,moses  
said to ,aaron3 ,take a vessel1 and put 
manna into it1  as much as a gomor can  
hold2 and lay it up before the ,lord1 to
 keep  unto your generations1    #af3cd4
 ,as the ,lord commanded ,moses4 ,and   
,aaron put it in the tabernacle  to be  
kept4    #af3ce4 ,and the children of   
,israel ate manna forty years1 till they
 came  to a habitable land3 with this   
meat were they fed1 until they reached  
the borders of the land of ,chanaan4    
#af3cf4 ,now a gomor is the tenth part  

of an ephi4      ,exodus ,chapter #ag   
,the people murmur again for want of    
drink2 the ,lord giveth them water  out 
of a rock4 ,moses lifting up his hand in
 prayer1 ,amalec is overcome4    #ag3a4 
,then all the multitude of the children 
of ,israel setting forward  from the    
desert of ,sin1 by their mansions1      
according to the word of the  ,lord1    
encamped in ,raphidim1 where there was  
no water for the people to  drink4      
#ag3b4 ,and they chode with ,moses1 and 
said3 ,give us water1 that we may       
drink4 ,and ,moses answered them3 ,why  
chide you with me8 ,wherefore do you    
tempt the ,lord8    #ag3c4 ,so the      
people were thirsty there for want of   
water1 and murmured  against ,moses1    
saying3 ,why didst thou make us go forth
 out of ,egypt1 to  kill us and our     
children1 and our beasts with thirst8   
#ag3d4 ,and ,moses cried to the ,lord1  
saying3 ,what shall ,i do to this       
people8 ,yet a little more and they will
 stone me4    #ag3e4 ,and the ,lord said

 to ,moses3 ,go before the people1 and  
take with  thee of the ancients of      
,israel3 and take in thy hand the rod   
wherewith  thou didst strike the river1 
and go4    #ag3f4 ,behold ,i will stand 
there before thee1 upon the rock ,horeb1
 and  thou shalt strike the rock1 and   
water shall come out of it that the     
people may drink4 ,moses did so before  
the ancients of ,israel3    #ag3g4 ,and 
he called the name of that place        
,temptation1 because of the  chiding of 
the children of ,israel1 and for that   
they tempted the ,lord1  saying3 ,is the
 ,lord amongst us or not8    #ag3h4 ,and
 ,amalec came1 and fought against       
,israel in ,raphidim4    #ag3i4 ,and    
,moses said to ,josue3 ,choose out men2 
and go out and fight  against ,amalec3  
tomorrow ,i will stand on the top of the
 hill1 having  the rod of ,god in my    
hand4    #ag3aj4 ,josue did as ,moses   
had spoken1 and he fought against       
,amalec2 but  ,moses1 and ,aaron1 and   
,hur1 went up upon the top of the hill4 

#ag3aa4 ,and when ,moses lifted up his  
hands1 ,israel overcame2 but if he  let 
them down a little1 ,amalec overcame4   
#ag3ab4 ,and ,moses's hands were heavy3 
so they took a stone1 and put  under    
him1 and he sat on it3 and ,aaron and   
,hur stayed up his hands on  both sides4
 ,and it came to pass1 that his hands   
were not weary until  sunset4    #ag3ac4
 ,and ,josue put ,amalec and his people 
to flight1 by the edge of  the sword4   
#ag3ad4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,write this for a memorial in a book1   
and deliver it to the ears of ,josue2   
for ,i will destroy the memory of       
,amalec from under heaven4    #ag3ae4   
,and ,moses built an altar2 and called  
the name thereof1 ,the ,lord1  my       
exaltation1 saying3    #ag3af4 ,because 
the hand of the throne of the ,lord1 and
 the war of the  ,lord shall be against 
,amalec1 from generation to generation4 
,exodus ,chapter #ah    ,jethro bringeth
 to ,moses his wife and children4 ,his  
counsel4    #ah3a4 ,and when ,jethro the

 priest of ,madian1 the kinsman of      
,moses1 had  heard all the things that  
,god had done to ,moses1 and to ,israel 
his  people1 and that the ,lord had     
brought forth ,israel out of ,egypt3    
#ah3b4 ,he took ,sephora1 the wife of   
,moses1 whom he had sent back3    #ah3c4
 ,and her two sons1 of whom one was     
called ,gersam3 his father  saying1 ,i  
have been a stranger in a foreign       
country4    #ah3d4 ,and the other       
,eliezer3 ,for the ,god of my father1   
said he1 is my  helper1 and hath        
delivered me from the sword of ,pharao4 
#ah3e4 ,and ,jethro1 the kinsman of     
,moses1 came with his sons1 and his     
wife to ,moses into the desert1 where he
 was camped by the mountain of  ,god4   
#ah3f4 ,and he sent word to ,moses1     
saying3 ,i ,jethro1 thy kinsman1 come to
  thee1 and thy wife1 and thy two sons  
with her4    #ah3g4 ,and he went out to 
meet his kinsman1 and worshipped and    
kissed  him3 and they saluted one       
another with words of peace4 ,and when  

he was  come into the tent1    #ah3h4   
,moses told his kinsman all that the    
,lord had done to ,pharao1 and  the     
,egyptians in favour of ,israel3 and all
 the labour which had  befallen them in 
the journey1 and that the ,lord had     
delivered them4    #ah3i4 ,and ,jethro  
rejoiced for all the good things that   
the ,lord had  done to ,israel1 because 
he had delivered them out of the hands  
of the  ,egyptians4    #ah3aj4 ,and he  
said3 ,blessed is the ,lord1 who hath   
delivered you out of  the hand of       
,pharao1 and out of the hand of ,egypt4 
#ah3aa4 ,now ,i know1 that the ,lord is 
great above all gods2 because he  hath  
delivered his people out of the hand of 
the ,egyptians1 who  dealt proudly      
against them4    #ah3ab4 ,so ,jethro1   
the kinsman of ,moses1 offered          
holocausts and  sacrifices to ,god3 and 
,aaron and all the ancients of ,israel  
came1 to  eat bread with him before     
,god4    #ah3ac4 ,and the next day      
,moses sat to judge the people1 who     

stood by  ,moses from morning until     
night4    #ah3ad4 ,and when his kinsman 
had seen all things that he did among   
the  people1 he said3 ,what is it that  
thou dost among the people8 ,why        
sittest thou alone1 and all the people  
wait from morning till night8    #ah3ae4
 ,and ,moses answered him3 ,the people  
come to me to seek the  judgment of     
,god8    #ah3af4 ,and when any          
controversy falleth out among them1 they
 come to me  to judge between them1 and 
to shew the precepts of ,god1 and his   
laws4    #ah3ag4 ,but he said3 ,the     
thing thou dost is not good4    #ah3ah4 
,thou art spent with foolish labour1    
both thou1 and this people  that is with
 thee2 the business is above thy        
strength1 thou alone canst  not bear it4
    #ah3ai4 ,but hear my words and      
counsels1 and ,god shall be with thee4  
,be  thou to the people in those things 
that pertain to ,god1 to bring their    
words to him3    #ah3bj4 ,and to shew   
the people the ceremonies1 and the      

manner of  worshipping2 and the way     
wherein they ought to walk1 and the work
 that  they ought to do4    #ah3ba4 ,and
 provide out of all the people able men1
 such as fear ,god1 in  whom there is   
truth1 and that hate avarice1 and       
appoint of them rulers  of thousands1   
and of hundreds1 and of fifties1 and of 
tens1    #ah3bb4 ,who may judge the     
people at all times3 and when any great 
matter  soever shall fall out1 let them 
refer it to thee1 and let them judge    
the lesser matters only3 that so it may 
be lighter for thee1 the burden  being  
shared out unto others4    #ah3bc4 ,if  
thou dost this1 thou shalt fulfil the   
commandment of ,god1 and  shalt be able 
to bear his precepts3 and all this      
people shall return to  their places    
with peace4    #ah3bd4 ,and when ,moses 
heard this1 he did all things that he   
had  suggested unto him4    #ah3be4 ,and
 choosing able men out of all ,israel1  
he appointed them  rulers of the people1
 rulers over thousands1 and over        

hundreds1 and  over fifties1 and over   
tens4    #ah3bf4 ,and they judged the   
people at all times3 and whatsoever was 
of  greater difficulty they referred to 
him1 and they judged the easier  cases  
only4    #ah3bg4 ,and he let his kinsman
 depart3 and he returned and went into  
his  own country4      ,exodus ,chapter 
#ai    ,they come to ,sinai3 the people 
are commanded to be sanctified4 ,the    
,lord1 coming in thunder and lightning1 
speaketh with ,moses4    #ai3a4 ,in the 
third month of the departure of ,israel 
out of the land of  ,egypt1 on this day 
they came into the wilderness of ,sinai3
    #ai3b4 ,for departing out of        
,raphidim1 and coming to the desert of  
,sinai1  they camped in the same place1 
and there ,israel pitched their tents   
over against the mountain4    #ai3c4    
,and ,moses went up to ,god2 and the    
,lord called unto him from the          
mountain1 and said3 ,thus shalt thou say
 to the house of ,jacob1 and tell  the  
children of ,israel3    ,and ,moses went

 up to ,god4444 ,moses went up to mount 
,sinai1 where ,god  spoke to him4       
#ai3d4 ,you have seen what ,i have done 
to the ,egyptians1 how ,i have  carried 
you upon the wings of eagles1 and have  
taken you to myself4    #ai3e4 ,if      
therefore you will hear my voice1 and   
keep my covenant1 you  shall be my      
peculiar possession above all people3   
for all the earth is  mine4    #ai3f4   
,and you shall be to me a priestly      
kingdom1 and a holy nation4  ,these are 
the words thou shalt speak to the       
children of ,israel4    #ai3g4 ,moses   
came2 and calling together the elders of
 the people1 he  declared all the words 
which the ,lord had commanded4    #ai3h4
 ,and all the people answered together3 
,all that the ,lord hath  spoken1 we    
will do4 ,and when ,moses had related   
the people's words to  the ,lord1       
#ai3i4 ,the ,lord said to him3 ,lo1 now 
will ,i come to thee in the darkness  of
 a cloud1 that the people may hear me   
speaking to thee1 and may  believe thee 

for ever4 ,and ,moses told the words of 
the people to the  ,lord4    #ai3aj4    
,and he said to him3 ,go to the people1 
and sanctify them to day1  and to       
morrow1 and let them wash their         
garments4    #ai3aa4 ,and let them be   
ready against the third day2 for on the 
third  day the ,lord will come down in  
the sight of all the people1 upon ,mount
  ,sinai4    #ai3ab4 ,and thou shalt    
appoint certain limits to the people    
round about1  and thou shalt say to     
them3 ,take heed ye go not up into the  
mount1 and  that ye touch not the       
borders thereof3 every one that toucheth
 the  mount1 dying he shall die4        
#ai3ac4 ,no hands shall touch him1 but  
he shall be stoned to death1 or he      
shall be shot through with arrows3      
whether it be beast1 or man1 he  shall  
not live4 ,when the trumpet shall begin 
to sound1 then let them go  up into the 
mount4    #ai3ad4 ,and ,moses came down 
from the mount to the people1 and       
sanctified  them4 ,and when they had    

washed their garments1    #ai3ae4 ,he   
said to them3 ,be ready against the     
third day1 and come not  near your      
wives4    #ai3af4 ,and now the third day
 was come1 and the morning appeared3 and
  behold thunders began to be heard1 and
 lightning to flash1 and a very  thick  
cloud to cover the mount1 and the noise 
of the trumpet sounded  exceeding loud2 
and the people that was in the camp1    
feared4    #ai3ag4 ,and when ,moses had 
brought them forth to meet ,god1 from   
the  place of the camp1 they stood at   
the bottom of the mount4    #ai3ah4 ,and
 all ,mount ,sinai was on a smoke3      
because the ,lord was come  down upon it
 in fire1 and the smoke arose from it as
 out of a furnace3  and all the mount   
was terrible4    #ai3ai4 ,and the sound 
of the trumpet grew by degrees louder   
and louder1  and was drawn out to a     
greater length3 ,moses spoke1 and ,god  
answered  him4    #ai3bj4 ,and the ,lord
 came down upon ,mount ,sinai1 in the   
very top of the  mount1 and he called   

,moses unto the top thereof4 ,and when  
he was gone  up thither1    #ai3ba4 ,he 
said unto him3 ,go down1 and charge the 
people2 lest they  should have a mind to
 pass the limits to see the ,lord1 and a
 very great  multitude of them should   
perish4    #ai3bb4 ,the priests also    
that come to the ,lord1 let them be     
sanctified1  lest he strike them4       
#ai3bc4 ,and ,moses said to the ,lord3  
,the people cannot come up to ,mount    
,sinai3 for thou didst charge1 and      
command1 saying3 ,set limits about the  
mount1 and sanctify it4    #ai3bd4 ,and 
the ,lord said to him3 ,go1 get thee    
down2 and thou shalt come  up1 thou and 
,aaron with thee3 but let not the       
priests and the people  pass the limits1
 nor come up to the ,lord1 lest he kill 
them4    #ai3be4 ,and ,moses went down  
to the people and told them all4        
,exodus ,chapter #bj    ,the ten        
commandments4    #bj3a4 ,and the ,lord  
spoke all these words3    #bj3b4 ,i am  
the ,lord thy ,god1 who brought thee out

 of the land of ,egypt1  out of the     
house of bondage4    #bj3c4 ,thou shalt 
not have strange gods before me4        
#bj3d4 ,thou shalt not make to thyself a
 graven thing1 nor the likeness  of any 
thing that is in heaven above1 or in the
 earth beneath1 nor of  those things    
that are in the waters under the earth4 
,a graven thing1 nor the likeness of any
 thing1 etc4444 ,all such images1  or   
likenesses1 are forbidden by this       
commandment1 as are made to be  adored  
and served2 according to that which     
immediately follows1 thou  shalt not    
adore them1 nor serve them4 ,that is1   
all such as are designed  for idols or  
image-gods1 or are worshipped with      
divine honour4 ,but  otherwise images1  
pictures1 or representations1 even in   
the house of  ,god1 and in the very     
sanctuary so far from being forbidden1  
are  expressly authorized by the word of
 ,god4 ,see ,ex4 #be4ae1 and etc42 chap4
  #ch4g2 ,num4 #ba4h1 #i2 #a ,chron4 or 
,paralip4 #bh4ah1 #ai2 #b ,chron4 or    

,paralip4 #c4aj4    #bj3e4 ,thou shalt  
not adore them1 nor serve them3 ,i am   
the ,lord thy ,god1  mighty1 jealous1   
visiting the iniquity of the fathers    
upon the  children1 unto the third and  
fourth generation of them that hate me3 
#bj3f4 ,and shewing mercy unto thousands
 to them that love me1 and keep  my     
commandments4    #bj3g4 ,thou shalt not 
take the name of the ,lord thy ,god in  
vain3 for the  ,lord will not hold him  
guiltless that shall take the name of   
the ,lord  his ,god in vain4    #bj3h4  
,remember that thou keep holy the       
sabbath day4    #bj3i4 ,six days shalt  
thou labour1 and shalt do all thy works4
    #bj3aj4 ,but on the seventh day is  
the sabbath of the ,lord thy ,god3 thou 
shalt do no work on it1 thou nor thy    
son1 nor thy daughter1 nor thy          
manservant1 nor thy maidservant1 nor thy
 beast1 nor the stranger that  is within
 thy gates4    #bj3aa4 ,for in six days 
the ,lord made heaven and earth1 and the
 sea1 and  all things that are in them1 

and rested on the seventh day3 therefore
  the ,lord blessed the seventh day1 and
 sanctified it4    #bj3ab4 ,honour thy  
father and thy mother1 that thou mayst  
be longlived  upon the land which the   
,lord thy ,god will give thee4          
#bj3ac4 ,thou shalt not kill4    #bj3ad4
 ,thou shalt not commit adultery4       
#bj3ae4 ,thou shalt not steal4          
#bj3af4 ,thou shalt not bear false      
witness against thy neighbour4          
#bj3ag4 ,thou shalt not covet thy       
neighbour's house2 neither shalt thou   
desire his wife1 nor his servant1 nor   
his handmaid1 nor his ox1 nor his  ass1 
nor any thing that is his4    #bj3ah4   
,and all the people saw the voices and  
the flames1 and the sound  of the       
trumpet1 and the mount smoking2 and     
being terrified and struck  with fear1  
they stood afar off1    #bj3ai4 ,saying 
to ,moses3 ,speak thou to us1 and we    
will hear3 let not the  ,lord speak to  
us1 lest we die4    #bj3bj4 ,and ,moses 
said to the people3 ,fear not2 for ,god 

is come to prove  you1 and that the     
dread of him might be in you1 and you   
should not sin4    #bj3ba4 ,and the     
people stood afar off4 ,but ,moses went 
to the dark cloud  wherein ,god was4    
#bj3bb4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,thus shalt thou say to the children  of
 ,israel3 ,you have seen that ,i have   
spoken to you from heaven4    #bj3bc4   
,you shall not make gods of silver1 nor 
shall you make to  yourselves gods of   
gold4    #bj3bd4 ,you shall make an     
altar of earth unto me1 and you shall   
offer  upon it your holocausts and peace
 offerings1 your sheep and oxen1 in     
every place where the memory of my name 
shall be3 ,i will come to thee1  and    
will bless thee4    #bj3be4 ,and if thou
 make an altar of stone unto me1 thou   
shalt not build  it of hewn stones2 for 
if thou lift up a tool upon it1 it shall
 be  defiled4    #bj3bf4 ,thou shalt not
 go up by steps unto my altar1 lest thy 
nakedness  be discovered4      ,exodus  
,chapter #ba    ,laws relating to       

,justice4    #ba3a4 ,these are the      
judgments which thou shalt set before   
them4    #ba3b4 ,if thou buy a ,hebrew  
servant1 six years shall he serve thee2 
in  the seventh he shall go out free for
 nothing4    #ba3c4 ,with what raiment  
he came in1 with the like let him go    
out3 if  having a wife1 his wife also   
shall go out with him4    #ba3d4 ,but if
 his master gave him a wife1 and she    
hath borne sons and  daughters2 the     
woman and her children shall be her     
master's3 but he  himself shall go out  
with his raiment4    #ba3e4 ,and if the 
servant shall say3 ,i love my master and
 my wife and  children1 ,i will not go  
out free3    #ba3f4 ,his master shall   
bring him to the gods1 and he shall be  
set to  the door and the posts1 and he  
shall bore his ear through with an awl3 
and he shall be his servant for ever4   
,to the gods4444 ,elohim4 ,that is1 to  
the judges1 or magistrates1  authorized 
by ,god4    #ba3g4 ,if any man sell his 
daughter to be a servant1 she shall not 

go  out as bondwomen are wont to go out4
    #ba3h4 ,if she displease the eyes of
 her master to whom she was  delivered1 
he shall let her go3 but he shall have  
no power to sell her  to a foreign      
nation1 if he despise her4    #ba3i4    
,but if he have betrothed her to his    
son1 he shall deal with her  after the  
manner of daughters4    #ba3aj4 ,and if 
he take another wife for him1 he shall  
provide her a  marriage1 and raiment1   
neither shall he refuse the price of her
  chastity4    #ba3aa4 ,if he do not    
these three things1 she shall go out    
free without  money4    #ba3ab4 ,he that
 striketh a man with a will to kill him1
 shall be put to  death4    #ba3ac4 ,but
 he that did not lie in wait for him1   
but ,god delivered him  into his hands3 
,i will appoint thee a place to which he
 must flee4    #ba3ad4 ,if a man kill   
his neighbour on set purpose1 and by    
lying in wait  for him3 thou shalt take 
him away from my altar that he may die4 
#ba3ae4 ,he that striketh his father or 

mother1 shall be put to death4          
#ba3af4 ,he that shall steal a man1 and 
sell him1 being convicted of the  guilt1
 shall be put to death4    #ba3ag4 ,he  
that curseth his father or mother1 shall
 die the death4    #ba3ah4 ,if men      
quarrel1 and the one strike his         
neighbour with a stone1  or with his    
fist1 and he die not1 but keepeth his   
bed3    #ba3ai4 ,if he rise again and   
walk abroad upon his staff1 he that     
struck  him shall be quit1 yet so that  
he make restitution for his work1 and   
for his expenses upon the physicians4   
#ba3bj4 ,he that striketh his bondman1  
or bondwoman1 with a rod1 and they  die 
under his hands1 shall be guilty of the 
crime4    #ba3ba4 ,but if the party     
remain alive a day or two1 he shall not 
be  subject to the punishment1 because  
it is his money4    #ba3bb4 ,if men     
quarrel1 and one strike a woman with    
child and she  miscarry indeed1 but live
 herself3 he shall be answerable for so 
much  damage as the woman's husband     

shall require1 and as arbiters shall    
award4    #ba3bc4 ,but if her death     
ensue thereupon1 he shall render life   
for life1    #ba3bd4 ,eye for eye1 tooth
 for tooth1 hand for hand1 foot for     
foot1    #ba3be4 ,burning for burning1  
wound for wound1 stripe for stripe4     
#ba3bf4 ,if any man strike the eye of   
his manservant or maidservant1 and      
leave them but one eye1 he shall let    
them go free for the eye which he  put  
out4    #ba3bg4 ,also if he strike out a
 tooth of his manservant or maidservant1
  he shall in like manner make them     
free4    #ba3bh4 ,if an ox gore a man or
 a woman1 and they die1 he shall be     
stoned3 and his flesh shall not be      
eaten1 but the owner of the ox shall  be
 quit4    #ba3bi4 ,but if the ox was    
wont to push with his horn yesterday1   
and the  day before1 and they warned his
 master1 and he did not shut him up1 and
  he shall kill a man or a woman3 then  
the ox shall be stoned1 and his  owner  
also shall be put to death4    #ba3cj4  

,and if they set a price upon him1 he   
shall give for his life  whatsoever is  
laid upon him4    #ba3ca4 ,if he have   
gored a son1 or a daughter1 he shall    
fall under the  like sentence4          
#ba3cb4 ,if he assault a bondman or     
bondwoman1 he shall give thirty  sicles 
of silver to their master1 and the ox   
shall be stoned4    #ba3cc4 ,if a man   
open a pit1 and dig one1 and cover it   
not1 and an ox or  an ass fall into it1 
#ba3cd4 ,the owner of the pit shall pay 
the price of the beasts3 and that  which
 is dead shall be his own4    #ba3ce4   
,if one man's ox gore another man's ox1 
and he die3 they shall  sell the live   
ox1 and shall divide the price1 and the 
carcass of that  which died they shall  
part between them3    #ba3cf4 ,but if he
 knew that his ox was wont to push      
yesterday1 and the  day before1 and his 
master did not keep him in2 he shall pay
 ox for ox1  and shall take the whole   
carcass4      ,exodus ,chapter #bb      
,the punishment of theft1 and other     

trespasses4 ,the law of lending  without
 usury1 of taking pledges of reverences 
to superiors1 and of  paying tithes4    
#bb3a4 ,if any man steal an ox or a     
sheep1 and kill or sell it3 he shall    
restore five oxen for one ox1 and four  
sheep for one sheep4    #bb3b4 ,if a    
thief be found breaking open a house or 
undermining it1 and  be wounded so as to
 die3 he that slew him shall not be     
guilty of blood4    #bb3c4 ,but if he   
did this when the sun is risen1 he hath 
committed  murder1 and he shall die4 ,if
 he have not wherewith to make          
restitution  for the theft1 he shall be 
sold4    #bb3d4 ,if that which he stole 
be found with him1 alive1 either ox1 or 
ass1 or sheep3 he shall restore double4 
#bb3e4 ,if any man hurt a field or a    
vineyard1 and put in his beast to  feed 
upon that which is other men's3 he shall
 restore the best of  whatsoever he hath
 in his own field1 or in his vineyard1  
according to  the estimation of the     
damage4    #bb3f4 ,if a fire breaking   

out light upon thorns1 and catch stacks 
of  corn1 or corn standing in the       
fields1 he that kindled the fire shall  
make good the loss4    #bb3g4 ,if a man 
deliver money1 or any vessel unto his   
friend to keep1  and they be stolen away
 from him that received them3 if the    
thief be  found1 he shall restore       
double3    #bb3h4 ,if the thief be not  
known1 the master of the house shall be 
brought to the gods1 and shall swear    
that he did not lay his hand upon  his  
neighbour's goods1    #bb3i4 ,to do any 
fraud1 either in ox1 or in ass1 or      
sheep1 or raiment1  or any thing that   
may bring damage3 the cause of both     
parties shall  come to the gods3 and if 
they give judgment1 he shall restore    
double to  his neighbour4    #bb3aj4 ,if
 a man deliver ass1 ox1 sheep1 or any   
beast1 to his  neighbour's custody1 and 
it die1 or be hurt1 or be taken by      
enemies1  and no man saw it3    #bb3aa4 
,there shall be an oath between them1   
that he did not put forth  his hand to  

his neighbour's goods3 and the owner    
shall accept of the  oath1 and he shall 
not be compelled to make restitution4   
#bb3ab4 ,but if it were taken away by   
stealth1 he shall make the loss  good to
 the owner4    #bb3ac4 ,if it were eaten
 by a beast1 let him bring to him that  
which was  slain1 and he shall not make 
restitution4    #bb3ad4 ,if a man borrow
 of his neighbour any of these things1  
and it be  hurt or die1 the owner not   
being present1 he shall be obliged to   
make  restitution4    #bb3ae4 ,but if   
the owner be present1 he shall not make 
restitution1  especially if it were     
hired1 and came for the hire of his     
work4    #bb3af4 ,if a man seduce a     
virgin not yet espoused1 and lie with   
her3 he  shall endow her1 and have her  
to wife4    #bb3ag4 ,if the maid's      
father will not give her to him1 he     
shall give  money according to the      
dowry1 which virgins are wont to        
receive4    #bb3ah4 ,wizards thou shalt 
not suffer to live4    #bb3ai4          

,whosoever copulateth with a beast2     
shall be put to death4    #bb3bj4 ,he   
that sacrificeth to gods1 shall be put  
to death1 save only to  the ,lord4      
#bb3ba4 ,thou shalt not molest a        
stranger1 nor afflict him3 for          
yourselves also were strangers in the   
land of ,egypt4    #bb3bb4 ,you shall   
not hurt a widow or an orphan4          
#bb3bc4 ,if you hurt them1 they will cry
 out to me1 and ,i will hear their  cry3
    #bb3bd4 ,and my rage shall be       
enkindled1 and ,i will strike you with  
the  sword1 and your wives shall be     
widows1 and your children fatherless4   
#bb3be4 ,if thou lend money to any of my
 people that is poor1 that  dwelleth    
with thee1 thou shalt not be hard upon  
them as an extortioner1  nor oppress    
them with usuries4    #bb3bf4 ,if thou  
take of thy neighbour a garment in      
pledge1 thou shalt  give it him again   
before sunset4    #bb3bg4 ,for that same
 is the only thing1 wherewith he is     
covered1 the  clothing of his body1     

neither hath he any other to sleep in3  
if he cry  to me1 ,i will hear him1     
because ,i am compassionate4    #bb3bh4 
,thou shalt not speak ill of the gods1  
and the prince of thy  people thou shalt
 not curse4    #bb3bi4 ,thou shalt not  
delay to pay thy tithes and thy         
firstfruits3 thou  shalt give the       
firstborn of thy sons to me4    #bb3cj4 
,thou shalt do the same with the        
firstborn of thy oxen also and  sheep3  
seven days let it be with its dam3 the  
eighth day thou shalt  give it to me4   
#bb3ca4 ,you shall be holy men to me3   
the flesh that beasts have tasted  of   
before1 you shall not eat1 but shall    
cast it to the dogs4      ,exodus       
,chapter #bc    ,laws for judges2 the   
rest of the seventh year1 and day3 three
 principal  feasts to be solemnized     
every year2 the promise of an angel1 to 
conduct  and protect them3 idols are to 
be destroyed4    #bc3a4 ,thou shalt not 
receive the voice of a lie3 neither     
shalt thou  join thy hand to bear false 

witness for a wicked person4    #bc3b4  
,thou shalt not follow the multitude to 
do evil3 neither shalt  thou yield in   
judgment1 to the opinion of the most    
part1 to stray from  the truth4         
#bc3c4 ,neither shalt thou favour a poor
 man in judgment4    #bc3d4 ,if thou    
meet thy enemy's ox or ass going astray1
 bring it back to  him4    #bc3e4 ,if   
thou see the ass of him that hateth thee
 lie underneath his  burden1 thou shalt 
not pass by1 but shalt lift him up with 
him4    #bc3f4 ,thou shalt not go aside 
in the poor man's judgment4    #bc3g4   
,thou shalt fly lying4 ,the innocent and
 just person thou shalt not  put to     
death3 because ,i abhor the wicked4     
#bc3h4 ,neither shalt thou take bribes1 
which even blind the wise1 and  pervert 
the words of the just4    #bc3i4 ,thou  
shalt not molest a stranger1 for you    
know the hearts of  strangers3 for you  
also were strangers in the land of      
,egypt4    #bc3aj4 ,six years thou shalt
 sow thy ground1 and shalt gather the   

corn  thereof4    #bc3aa4 ,but the      
seventh year thou shalt let it alone1   
and suffer it to  rest1 that the poor of
 thy people may eat1 and whatsoever     
shall be  left1 let the beasts of the   
field eat it3 so shalt thou do with thy 
vineyard and thy oliveyard4    #bc3ab4  
,six days thou shalt work3 the seventh  
day thou shalt cease1 that  thy ox and  
thy ass may rest3 and the son of thy    
handmaid and the  stranger may be       
refreshed4    #bc3ac4 ,keep all things  
that ,i have said to you4 ,and by the   
name of  strange gods you shall not     
swear1 neither shall it be heard out of 
your  mouth4    #bc3ad4 ,three times    
every year you shall celebrate feasts to
 me4    #bc3ae4 ,thou shalt keep the    
feast of unleavened bread4 ,seven days  
shalt  thou eat unleavened bread1 as ,i 
commanded thee1 in the time of the      
month of new corn1 when thou didst come 
forth out of ,egypt3 thou shalt  not    
appear empty before me4    #bc3af4 ,and 
the feast of the harvest of the         

firstfruits of thy work1  whatsoever    
thou hast sown in the field4 ,the feast 
also in the end of  the year1 when thou 
hast gathered in all thy corn out of the
 field4    #bc3ag4 ,thrice a year shall 
all thy males appear before the ,lord   
thy  ,god4    #bc3ah4 ,thou shalt not   
sacrifice the blood of my victim upon   
leaven1  neither shall the fat of my    
solemnity remain until the morning4     
#bc3ai4 ,thou shalt carry the           
first-fruits of the corn of thy ground  
to  the house of the ,lord thy ,god4    
,thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk  
of  his dam4    #bc3bj4 ,behold ,i will 
send my angel1 who shall go before thee1
 and keep  thee in thy journey1 and     
bring thee into the place that ,i have  
prepared4    #bc3ba4 ,take notice of    
him1 and hear his voice1 and do not     
think him one  to be contemned3 for he  
will not forgive when thou hast sinned1 
and my  name is in him4    #bc3bb4 ,but 
if thou wilt hear his voice1 and do all 
that ,i speak1 ,i will  be an enemy to  

thy enemies1 and will afflict them that 
afflict thee4    #bc3bc4 ,and my angel  
shall go before thee1 and shall bring   
thee in unto  the ,amorrhite1 and the   
,hethite1 and the ,pherezite1 and the   
,chanaanite1  and the ,hevite1 and the  
,jebusite1 whom ,i will destroy4        
#bc3bd4 ,thou shalt not adore their     
gods1 nor serve them4 ,thou shalt not   
do their works1 but shalt destroy them1 
and break their statues4    #bc3be4 ,and
 you shall serve the ,lord your ,god1   
that ,i may bless your  bread and your  
waters1 and may take away sickness from 
the midst of  thee4    #bc3bf4 ,there   
shall not be one fruitless nor barren in
 thy land3 ,i will  fill the number of  
thy days4    #bc3bg4 ,i will send my    
fear before thee1 and will destroy all  
the people  to whom thou shalt come3 and
 will turn the backs of all thy enemies 
before thee3    #bc3bh4 ,sending out    
hornets before1 that shall drive away   
the ,hevite1  and the ,chanaanite1 and  
the ,hethite1 before thou come in4      

#bc3bi4 ,i will not cast them out from  
thy face in one year2 lest the  land be 
brought into a wilderness1 and the      
beasts multiply against  thee4          
#bc3cj4 ,by little and little ,i will   
drive them out from before thee1  till  
thou be increased1 and dost possess the 
land4    #bc3ca4 ,and ,i will set thy   
bounds from the ,red ,sea to the sea of 
the  ,palestines1 and from the desert to
 the river3 ,i will deliver the         
inhabitants of the land into your hands1
 and will drive them out from  before   
you4    #bc3cb4 ,thou shalt not enter   
into league with them1 nor with their   
gods4    #bc3cc4 ,let them not dwell in 
thy land1 lest perhaps they make thee   
sin  against me1 if thou serve their    
gods2 which1 undoubtedly1 will be a     
scandal to thee4      ,exodus ,chapter  
#bd    ,moses writeth his law2 and after
 offering sacrifices1 sprinkleth the    
blood of the testament upon the people3 
then goeth up the mountain  which ,god  
covereth with a fiery cloud4    #bd3a4  

,and he said to ,moses3 ,come up to the 
,lord1 thou1 and ,aaron1 ,nadab  and    
,abiu1 and seventy of the ancients of   
,israel1 and you shall adore  afar off4 
#bd3b4 ,and ,moses alone shall come up  
to the ,lord1 but they shall not  come  
nigh2 neither shall the people come up  
with him4    #bd3c4 ,so ,moses came and 
told the people all the words of the    
,lord1 and  all the judgments3 and all  
the people answered with one voice3 ,we 
will  do all the words of the ,lord1    
which he hath spoken4    #bd3d4 ,and    
,moses wrote all the words of the ,lord3
 and rising in the  morning1 he built an
 altar at the foot of the mount1 and    
twelve titles  according to the twelve  
tribes of ,israel4    ,titles4444 ,that 
is1 pillars4    #bd3e4 ,and he sent     
young men of the children of ,israel1   
and they offered  holocausts1 and       
sacrificed pacific victims of calves to 
the ,lord4    ,holocausts4444 ,whole    
burnt offerings1 in which the whole     
sacrifice was  consumed with fire upon  

the altar4    #bd3f4 ,then ,moses took  
half of the blood1 and put it into      
bowls2 and the  rest he poured upon the 
altar4    #bd3g4 ,and taking the book of
 the covenant1 he read it in the hearing
 of  the people3 and they said3 ,all    
things that the ,lord hath spoken1 we   
will do1 we will be obedient4    #bd3h4 
,and he took the blood and sprinkled it 
upon the people1 and he  said3 ,this is 
the blood of the covenant1 which the    
,lord hath made with  you concerning all
 these words4    #bd3i4 ,then ,moses and
 ,aaron1 ,nadab and ,abiu1 and seventy  
of the ancients  of ,israel went up3    
#bd3aj4 ,and they saw the ,god of       
,israel3 and under his feet as it were a
  work of sapphire stone1 and as the    
heaven1 when clear4    #bd3aa4 ,neither 
did he lay his hand upon those of the   
children of  ,israel1 that retired afar 
off1 and they saw ,god1 and they did eat
 and  drink4    #bd3ab4 ,and the ,lord  
said to ,moses3 ,come up to me into the 
mount1 and be  there2 and ,i will give  

thee tables of stone1 and the law1 and  
the  commandments which ,i have written2
 that thou mayest teach them4    #bd3ac4
 ,moses rose up1 and his minister       
,josue3 and ,moses going up into  the   
mount of ,god1    #bd3ad4 ,said to the  
ancients3 ,wait ye here till we return  
to you4 ,you  have ,aaron and ,hur with 
you3 if any question shall arise1 you   
shall  refer it to them4    #bd3ae4 ,and
 when ,moses was gone up1 a cloud       
covered the mount4    #bd3af4 ,and the  
glory of the ,lord dwelt upon ,sinai1   
covering it with a  cloud six days3 and 
the seventh day he called him out of the
 midst of  the cloud4    #bd3ag4 ,and   
the sight of the glory of the ,lord1 was
 like a burning fire  upon the top of   
the mount1 in the eyes of the children  
of ,israel4    #bd3ah4 ,and ,moses      
entering into the midst of the cloud1   
went up into the  mountain3 ,and he was 
there forty days and forty nights4      
,exodus ,chapter #be    ,offerings      
prescribed for making the tabernacle1   

the ark1 the  candlestick1 etc4         
#be3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #be3b4 ,speak to the children
 of ,israel1 that they bring firstfruits
 to  me3 of every man that offereth of  
his own accord1 you shall take them4    
,firstfruits4444 ,offerings of some of  
the best and choicest of their  goods4  
#be3c4 ,and these are the things you    
must take3 ,gold1 and silver1 and       
brass1    #be3d4 ,violet and purple1 and
 scarlet twice dyed1 and fine linen1 and
  goats' hair1    #be3e4 ,and rams'     
skins dyed red1 and violet skins1 and   
setim wood3    ,setim wood4444 ,the wood
 of a tree that grows in the wilderness1
 which  is said to be incorruptible4    
#be3f4 ,oil to make lights3 spices for  
ointment1 and for sweetsmelling         
incense3    #be3g4 ,onyx stones1 and    
precious stones to adorn the ephod and  
the  rational4    ,the ephod and the    
rational4444 ,the ephod was the high    
priest's upper  vestment2 and the       
rational his breastplate1 in which were 

twelve gems1  etc4    #be3h4 ,and they  
shall make me a sanctuary1 and ,i will  
dwell in the midst  of them3    #be3i4  
,according to all the likeness of the   
tabernacle which ,i will shew  thee1 and
 of all the vessels for the service     
thereof3 and thus you  shall make it3   
#be3aj4 ,frame an ark of setim wood1 the
 length whereof shall be of two  cubits 
and a half2 the breadth1 a cubit and a  
half2 the height1  likewise1 a cubit and
 a half4    #be3aa4 ,and thou shalt     
overlay it with the purest gold1 within 
and  without2 and over it thou shalt    
make a golden crown round about3        
#be3ab4 ,and four golden rings1 which   
thou shalt put at the four corners  of  
the ark3 let two rings be on the one    
side1 and two on the other4    #be3ac4  
,thou shalt make bars also of setim     
wood1 and shalt overlay them  with gold4
    #be3ad4 ,and thou shalt put them in 
through the rings that are in the  sides
 of the ark1 that it may be carried on  
them3    #be3ae4 ,and they shall be     

always in the rings1 neither shall they 
at any  time be drawn out of them4      
#be3af4 ,and thou shalt put in the ark  
the testimony which ,i will give  thee4 
#be3ag4 ,thou shalt make also a         
propitiatory of the purest gold3 the    
length thereof shall be two cubits and a
 half1 and the breadth a cubit  and a   
half4    ,a propitiatory4444 a covering 
for the ark3 called a propitiatory1 or  
mercy seat1 because the ,lord1 who was  
supposed to sit there upon the  wings of
 the cherubims1 with the ark for his    
footstool1 from thence  shewed mercy4   
,it is also called the oracle1 ver4 #ah 
and #bj2 because  from thence ,god gave 
his orders and his answers4    #be3ah4  
,thou shalt make also two cherubims of  
beaten gold1 on the two  sides of the   
oracle4    #be3ai4 ,let one cherub be on
 the one side1 and the other on the     
other4    #be3bj4 ,let them cover both  
sides of the propitiatory1 spreading    
their  wings1 and covering the oracle1  
and let them look one towards the       

other1 their faces being turned towards 
the propitiatory wherewith the  ark is  
to be covered4    #be3ba4 ,in which thou
 shalt put the testimony that ,i will   
give thee4    #be3bb4 ,thence will ,i   
give orders1 and will speak to thee over
 the  propitiatory1 and from the midst  
of the two cherubims1 which shall be    
upon the ark of the testimony1 all      
things which ,i will command the        
children of ,israel by thee4    #be3bc4 
,thou shalt make a table also of setim  
wood1 of two cubits in  length1 and a   
cubit in breadth1 and a cubit and a half
 in height4    ,a table4444 ,on which   
were to be placed the twelve loaves of  
proposition3 or1 as they are called in  
the ,hebrew1 the face bread1  because   
they were always to stand before the    
face of the ,lord in his  temple3 as a  
figure of the eucharistic sacrifice and 
sacrament1 in the  church of ,christ4   
#be3bd4 ,and thou shalt overlay it with 
the purest gold3 and thou shalt  make to
 it a golden ledge round about4         

#be3be4 ,and to the ledge itself a      
polished crown1 four inches high2 and   
over the same another little golden     
crown4    #be3bf4 ,thou shalt prepare   
also four golden rings1 and shalt put   
them in  the four corners of the same   
table1 over each foot4    #be3bg4 ,under
 the crown shall the golden rings be1   
that the bars may be  put through them1 
and the table may be carried4    #be3bh4
 ,the bars also themselves thou shalt   
make of setim wood1 and  shalt overlay  
them with gold1 to bear up the table4   
#be3bi4 ,thou shalt prepare also dishes1
 and bowls1 censers1 and cups1  wherein 
the libations are to be offered1 of the 
purest gold4    ,libations4444 ,that is1
 drink offerings4    #be3cj4 ,and thou  
shalt set upon the table loaves of      
proposition in my  sight always4        
#be3ca4 ,thou shalt make also a         
candlestick of beaten work1 of the      
finest  gold1 the shaft thereof1 and the
 branches1 the cups1 and the bowls1 and 
the lilies going forth from it4    ,a   

candlestick4444 ,this candlestick1 with 
its seven lamps1 which was  always to   
give light in the house of ,god1 was a  
figure of the light of  the ,holy       
,ghost1 and his sevenfold grace1 in the 
sanctuary of the church  of ,christ4    
#be3cb4 ,six branches shall come out of 
the sides1 three out of one side1  and  
three out of the other4    #be3cc4      
,three cups as it were nuts to every    
branch1 and a bowl withal1  and a lily3 
and three cups likewise of the fashion  
of nuts in the other  branch1 and a bowl
 withal1 and a lily4 ,such shall be the 
work of the  six branches1 that are to  
come out from the shaft3    #be3cd4 ,and
 in the candlestick itself shall be four
 cups in the manner  of a nut1 and at   
every one bowls and lilies4    #be3ce4  
,bowls under two branches in three      
places1 which together make  six1 coming
 forth out of one shaft4    #be3cf4 ,and
 both the bowls and the branches shall  
be of the same beaten  work of the      
purest gold4    #be3cg4 ,thou shalt make

 also seven lamps1 and shalt set them   
upon the  candlestick1 to give light    
over against4    #be3ch4 ,the snuffers  
also1 and where the snuffings shall be  
put out1  shall be made of the purest   
gold4    #be3ci4 ,the whole weight of   
the candlestick1 with all the furniture 
thereof1 shall be a talent of the purest
 gold4    #be3dj4 ,look1 and make it    
according to the pattern that was shewn 
thee  in the mount4      ,exodus        
,chapter #bf    ,the form of the        
tabernacle with its appurtenances4      
#bf3a4 ,and thou shalt make the         
tabernacle in this manner3 ,thou shalt  
make ten curtains of fine twisted linen1
 and violet and purple1 and  scarlet    
twice dyed1 diversified with embroidery4
    #bf3b4 ,the length of one curtain   
shall be twenty-eight cubits2 the       
breadth shall be four cubits4 ,all the  
curtains shall be of one measure4       
#bf3c4 ,five curtains shall be joined   
one to another1 and the other five      
shall be coupled together in like       

manner4    #bf3d4 ,thou shalt make loops
 of violet in the sides and tops of the 
curtains1 that they may be joined one to
 another4    #bf3e4 ,every curtain shall
 have fifty loops on both sides1 so set 
on1  that one loop may be against       
another loop1 and one may be fitted to  
the  other4    #bf3f4 ,thou shalt make  
also fifty rings of gold1 wherewith the 
veils of  the curtains are to be joined1
 that it may be made one tabernacle4    
#bf3g4 ,thou shalt make also eleven     
curtains of goats' hair1 to cover the   
top of the tabernacle4    #bf3h4 ,the   
length of one hair-curtain shall be     
thirty cubits2 and the  breadth1 four3  
the measure of all the curtains shall be
 equal4    #bf3i4 ,five of which thou   
shalt couple by themselves1 and the six 
others  thou shalt couple one to        
another1 so as to double the sixth      
curtain in  the front of the roof4      
#bf3aj4 ,thou shalt make also fifty     
loops in the edge of one curtain1  that 
it may be joined with the other3 and    

fifty loops in the edge of  the other   
curtain1 that it may be coupled with its
 fellow4    #bf3aa4 ,thou shalt make    
also fifty buckles of brass1 wherewith  
the loops  may be joined1 that of all   
there may be made one covering4         
#bf3ab4 ,and that which shall remain of 
the curtains1 that are prepared  for the
 roof1 to wit1 one curtain that is over 
and above1 with the half  thereof thou  
shalt cover the back parts of the       
tabernacle4    #bf3ac4 ,and there shall 
hang down a cubit on the one side1 and  
another  on the other side1 which is    
over and above in the length of the     
curtains1 fencing both sides of the     
tabernacle4    #bf3ad4 ,thou shalt make 
also another cover to the roof of rams' 
skins  dyed red3 and over that again    
another cover of violet coloured skins4 
#bf3ae4 ,thou shalt make also the boards
 of the tabernacle standing  upright of 
setim wood4    #bf3af4 ,let every one of
 them be ten cubits in length1 and in   
breadth  one cubit and a half4          

#bf3ag4 ,in the sides of the boards     
shall be made two mortises1 whereby  one
 board may be joined to another board3  
and after this manner shall  all the    
boards be prepared4    #bf3ah4 ,of which
 twenty shall be in the south side      
southward4    #bf3ai4 ,for which thou   
shalt cast forty sockets of silver1 that
 under  every board may be put two      
sockets at the two corners4    #bf3bj4  
,in the second side also of the         
tabernacle that looketh to the  north1  
there shall be twenty boards1    #bf3ba4
 ,having forty sockets of silver1 two   
sockets shall be put under  each board4 
#bf3bb4 ,but on the west side of the    
tabernacle thou shalt make six  boards4 
#bf3bc4 ,and again other two which shall
 be erected in the corners at the  back 
of the tabernacle4    #bf3bd4 ,and they 
shall be joined together from beneath   
unto the top1 and  one joint shall hold 
them all4 ,the like joining shall be    
observed for  the two boards also that  
are to be put in the corners4    #bf3be4

 ,and they shall be in all eight boards1
 and their silver sockets  sixteen1     
reckoning two sockets for each board4   
#bf3bf4 ,thou shalt make also five bars 
of setim wood1 to hold together  the    
boards on one side of the tabernacle4   
#bf3bg4 ,and five others on the other   
side1 and as many at the west side3     
#bf3bh4 ,and they shall be put along by 
the midst of the boards1 from one  end  
to the other4    #bf3bi4 ,the boards    
also themselves thou shalt overlay with 
gold1 and  shalt cast rings of gold to  
be set upon them1 for places for the    
bars  to hold together the boardwork3   
which bars thou shalt cover with plates 
of gold4    #bf3cj4 ,and thou shalt rear
 up the tabernacle according to the     
pattern  that was shewn thee in the     
mount4    #bf3ca4 ,thou shalt make also 
a veil of violet1 and purple1 and       
scarlet  twice dyed1 and fine twisted   
linen1 wrought with embroidered work and
  goodly variety3    #bf3cb4 ,and thou  
shalt hang it up before four pillars of 

setim wood1  which themselves also shall
 be overlaid with gold1 and shall have  
heads  of gold1 but sockets of silver4  
#bf3cc4 ,and the veil shall be hanged on
 with rings1 and within it thou  shalt  
put the ark of the testimony1 and the   
sanctuary and the holy of  the holies   
shall be divided with it4    ,the       
sanctuary1 etc4444 ,that part of the    
tabernacle1 which was without  the veil1
 into which the priests daily entered1  
is here called the  sanctuary1 or holy  
place2 that part which was within the   
veil1 into  which no one but the high   
priest ever went1 and he but once a     
year1 is  called the holy of holies1    
7literally1 the sanctuary of the        
sanctuaries17 as being the most holy of 
all holy places4    #bf3cd4 ,and thou   
shalt set the propitiatory upon the ark 
of the  testimony1 in the holy of       
holies4    #bf3ce4 ,and the table       
without the veil1 and over against the  
table the  candlestick in the south side
 of the tabernacle3 for the table shall 

stand in the north side4    #bf3cf4     
,thou shalt make also a hanging in the  
entrance of the tabernacle  of violet1  
and purple1 and scarlet twice dyed1 and 
fine twisted linen  with embroidered    
work4    #bf3cg4 ,and thou shalt overlay
 with gold five pillars of setim wood1  
before which the hanging shall be drawn3
 their heads shall be of gold1  and the 
sockets of brass4      ,exodus ,chapter 
#bg    ,the altar2 and the court of the 
tabernacle with its hangings and        
pillars4 ,provision of oil for lamps4   
#bg3a4 ,thou shalt make also an altar of
 setim wood1 which shall be five  cubits
 long1 and as many broad1 that is four  
square1 and three cubits  high4         
#bg3b4 ,and there shall be horns at the 
four corners of the same3 and  thou     
shalt cover it with brass4    #bg3c4    
,and thou shalt make for the uses       
thereof pans to receive the  ashes1 and 
tongs and fleshhooks1 and firepans3 all 
its vessels thou  shalt make of brass4  
#bg3d4 ,and a grate of brass in manner  

of a net2 at the four corners of  which1
 shall be four rings of brass1    #bg3e4
 ,which thou shalt put under the hearth 
of the altar3 and the grate  shall be   
even to the midst of the altar4         
#bg3f4 ,thou shalt make also two bars   
for the altar1 of setim wood1 which     
thou shalt cover with plates of brass3  
#bg3g4 ,and thou shalt draw them through
 rings1 and they shall be on both  sides
 of the altar to carry it4    #bg3h4    
,thou shalt not make it solid1 but empty
 and hollow in the inside1  as it was   
shewn thee in the mount4    #bg3i4 ,thou
 shalt make also the court of the       
tabernacle1 in the south  side whereof  
southward there shall be hangings of    
fine twisted linen of  a hundred cubits 
long for one side4    #bg3aj4 ,and      
twenty pillars with as many sockets of  
brass1 the heads of  which1 with their  
engraving1 shall be of silver4          
#bg3aa4 ,in like manner also on the     
north side there shall be hangings of  a
 hundred cubits long1 twenty pillars1   

and as many sockets of brass1  and their
 heads with their engraving of silver4  
#bg3ab4 ,but in the breadth of the      
court1 that looketh to the west1 there  
shall be hangings of fifty cubits1 and  
ten pillars1 and as many  sockets4      
#bg3ac4 ,in that breadth also of the    
court1 which looketh to the east1  there
 shall be fifty cubits4    #bg3ad4 ,in  
which there shall be for one side1      
hangings of fifteen  cubits1 and three  
pillars1 and as many sockets4    #bg3ae4
 ,and in the other side1 there shall be 
hangings of fifteen  cubits1 with three 
pillars1 and as many sockets4    #bg3af4
 ,and in the entrance of the court there
 shall be made a hanging  of twenty     
cubits of violet and purple1 and scarlet
 twice dyed1 and fine  twisted linen1   
with embroidered work3 it shall have    
four pillars1 with  as many sockets4    
#bg3ag4 ,all the pillars of the court   
round about shall be garnished with     
plates of silver1 silver heads1 and     
sockets of brass4    #bg3ah4 ,in length 

the court shall take up a hundred       
cubits1 in breadth  fifty1 the height   
shall be of five cubits1 and it shall be
 made of fine  twisted linen1 and shall 
have sockets of brass4    #bg3ai4 ,all  
the vessels of the tabernacle for all   
uses and ceremonies1  and the pins both 
of it and of the court1 thou shalt make 
of brass4    #bg3bj4 ,command the       
children of ,israel that they bring thee
 the purest  oil of the olives1 and     
beaten with a pestle3 that a lamp may   
burn  always1    #bg3ba4 ,in the        
tabernacle of the testimony1 without the
 veil that hangs  before the testimony4 
,and ,aaron and his sons shall order it1
 that it  may give light before the     
,lord until the morning4 ,it shall be a 
perpetual observance throughout their   
successions among the children of       
,israel4      ,exodus ,chapter #bh      
,the holy vestments for ,aaron and his  
sons4    #bh3a4 ,take unto thee also    
,aaron thy brother with his sons1 from  
among  the children of ,israel1 that    

they may minister to me in the priest's 
office3 ,aaron1 ,nadab1 and ,abiu1      
,eleazar1 and ,ithamar4    #bh3b4 ,and  
thou shalt make a holy vesture for      
,aaron1 thy brother1 for  glory and for 
beauty4    #bh3c4 ,and thou shalt speak 
to all the wise of heart1 whom ,i have  
filled  with the spirit of wisdom1 that 
they may make ,aaron's vestments1 in    
which he being consecrated1 may minister
 to me4    #bh3d4 ,and these shall be   
the vestments that they shall make3 ,a  
rational  and an ephod1 a tunic and a   
strait linen garment1 a mitre and a     
girdle4  ,they shall make the holy      
vestments for thy brother ,aaron and his
 sons1  that they may do the office of  
priesthood unto me4    #bh3e4 ,and they 
shall take gold1 and violet1 and purple1
 and scarlet  twice dyed1 and fine      
linen4    #bh3f4 ,and they shall make   
the ephod of gold1 and violet1 and      
purple1  and scarlet twice dyed1 and    
fine twisted linen1 embroidered with    
divers  colours4    #bh3g4 ,it shall    

have the two edges joined in the top on 
both sides1 that  they may be closed    
together4    #bh3h4 ,the very           
workmanship also1 and all the variety of
 the work1 shall  be of gold1 and       
violet1 and purple1 and scarlet twice   
dyed1 and fine  twisted linen4    #bh3i4
 ,and thou shalt take two onyx stones1  
and shalt grave on them the  names of   
the children of ,israel3    #bh3aj4 ,six
 names on one stone1 and the other six  
on the other1  according to the order of
 their birth4    #bh3aa4 ,with the work 
of an engraver1 and the graving of a    
jeweller1  thou shalt engrave them with 
the names of the children of ,israel1   
set  in gold and compassed about3       
#bh3ab4 ,and thou shalt put them in both
 sides of the ephod1 a memorial  for the
 children of ,israel4 ,and ,aaron shall 
bear their names before the  ,lord upon 
both shoulders1 for a remembrance4      
#bh3ac4 ,thou shalt make also hooks of  
gold4    #bh3ad4 ,and two little chains 
of the purest gold1 linked one to       

another1  which thou shalt put into the 
hooks4    #bh3ae4 ,and thou shalt make  
the rational of judgment with           
embroidered  work of divers colours1    
according to the workmanship of the     
ephod1 of  gold1 violet1 and purple1 and
 scarlet twice dyed1 and fine twisted   
linen4    ,the rational of judgment4444 
,this part of the priest's attire1 which
 he  wore at his breast1 was called the 
rational of judgment2 partly because  it
 admonished both priest and people of   
their duty to ,god1 by carrying  the    
names of all their tribes in his        
presence2 and by the ,urim and the      
,thummim1 that is1 doctrine and truth1  
which were written upon it2 and  partly 
because it gave divine answers and      
oracles1 as if it were  rational and    
endowed with judgment4    #bh3af4 ,it   
shall be four square and doubled3 it    
shall be the measure of  a span both in 
length and in breadth4    #bh3ag4 ,and  
thou shalt set in it four rows of stones
 4 ,in the first row  shall be a sardius

 stone1 and a topaz1 and an emerald3    
#bh3ah4 ,in the second a carbuncle1 a   
sapphire1 and a jasper3    #bh3ai4 ,in  
the third a ligurius1 an agate1 and an  
amethyst3    #bh3bj4 ,in the fourth a   
chrysolite1 an onyx1 and a beryl4 ,they 
shall be  set in gold by their rows4    
#bh3ba4 ,and they shall have the names  
of the children of ,israel3 with  twelve
 names shall they be engraved1 each     
stone with the name of one  according to
 the twelve tribes4    #bh3bb4 ,and thou
 shalt make on the rational chains1     
linked one to  another1 of the purest   
gold3    #bh3bc4 ,and two rings of gold1
 which thou shalt put in the two ends at
  the top of the rational4    #bh3bd4   
,and the golden chains thou shalt join  
to the rings1 that are in  the ends     
thereof4    #bh3be4 ,and the ends of the
 chains themselves1 thou shalt join     
together  with two hooks1 on both sides 
of the ephod1 which is towards the      
rational4    #bh3bf4 ,thou shalt make   
also two rings of gold1 which thou shalt

 put in  the top parts of the rational1 
in the borders that are over against the
  ephod1 and look towards the back parts
 thereof4    #bh3bg4 ,moreover also     
other two rings of gold1 which are to be
 set on  each side of the ephod beneath1
 that looketh towards the nether        
joining1 that the rational may be fitted
 with the ephod1    #bh3bh4 ,and may be 
fastened by the rings thereof unto the  
rings of the  ephod with a violet       
fillet1 that the joining artificially   
wrought may  continue1 and the rational 
and the ephod may not be loosed one from
 the  other4    #bh3bi4 ,and ,aaron     
shall bear the names of the children of 
,israel in the  rational of judgment    
upon his breast1 when he shall enter    
into the  sanctuary1 a memorial before  
the ,lord for ever4    #bh3cj4 ,and thou
 shalt put in the rational of judgment  
doctrine and  truth1 which shall be on  
,aaron's breast1 when he shall go in    
before the  ,lord3 and he shall bear the
 judgment of the children of ,israel on 

his  breast1 in the sight of the ,lord  
always4    ,doctrine and ,truth4444     
,hebrew1 ,urim and ,thummim3            
illuminations and  perfections4 ,these  
words1 written on the rational1 seem to 
signify the  light of doctrine and the  
integrity of life1 with which the       
priests of  ,god ought to approach him4 
#bh3ca4 ,and thou shalt make the tunic  
of the ephod all of violet1    #bh3cb4  
,in the midst whereof above shall be a  
hole for the head1 and a  border round  
about it woven1 as is wont to be made in
 the outmost parts  of garments1 that it
 may not easily be broken4    #bh3cc4   
,and beneath at the feet of the same    
tunic1 round about1 thou  shalt make as 
it were pomegranates1 of violet1 and    
purple1 and scarlet  twice dyed1 with   
little bells set between3    #bh3cd4 ,so
 that there shall be a golden bell and a
 pomegranate1 and  again another golden 
bell and a pomegranate4    #bh3ce4 ,and 
,aaron shall be vested with it in the   
office of his ministry1  that the sound 

may be heard1 when he goeth in and      
cometh out of the  sanctuary1 in the    
sight of the ,lord1 and that he may not 
die4    #bh3cf4 ,thou shalt make also a 
plate of the purest gold3 wherein thou  
shalt grave with engraver's work1 ,holy 
to the ,lord4    #bh3cg4 ,and thou shalt
 tie it with a violet fillet1 and it    
shall be upon  the mitre1    #bh3ch4    
,hanging over the forehead of the high  
priest4 ,and ,aaron shall  bear the     
iniquities of those things1 which the   
children of ,israel have  offered and   
sanctified1 in all their gifts and      
offerings4 ,and the plate  shall be     
always on his forehead1 that the ,lord  
may be well pleased with  them4         
#bh3ci4 ,and thou shalt gird the tunic  
with fine linen1 and thou shalt  make a 
fine linen mitre1 and a girdle of       
embroidered work4    #bh3dj4 ,moreover1 
for the sons of ,aaron thou shalt       
prepare linen tunics1  and girdles and  
mitres for glory and beauty3    #bh3da4 
,and with all these things thou shalt   

vest ,aaron thy brother1 and  his sons  
with him4 ,and thou shalt consecrate the
 hands of them all1 and  shalt sanctify 
them1 that they may do the office of    
priesthood unto me4    #bh3db4 ,thou    
shalt make also linen breeches1 to cover
 the flesh of their  nakedness1 from the
 reins to the thighs3    #bh3dc4 ,and   
,aaron and his sons shall use them when 
they shall go into  the tabernacle of   
the testimony1 or when they approach to 
the altar to  minister in the sanctuary1
 lest being guilty of iniquity they die4
 ,it  shall be a law for ever to ,aaron1
 and to his seed after him4      ,exodus
 ,chapter #bi    ,the manner of         
consecrating ,aaron and other priests2  
the institution of  the daily sacrifice 
of two lambs1 one in the morning1 the   
other at  evening4    #bi3a4 ,and thou  
shalt also do this1 that they may be    
consecrated to me  in priesthood4 ,take 
a calf from the herd1 and two rams      
without blemish1    #bi3b4 ,and         
unleavened bread1 and a cake without    

leaven1 tempered with  oil1 wafers also 
unleavened1 anointed with oil3 thou     
shalt make them  all of wheaten flour4  
#bi3c4 ,and thou shalt put them in a    
basket1 and offer them3 and the calf    
and the two rams4    #bi3d4 ,and thou   
shalt bring ,aaron and his sons to the  
door of the  tabernacle of the          
testimony4 ,and when thou hast washed   
the father and  his sons with water1    
#bi3e4 ,thou shalt clothe ,aaron with   
his vestments1 that is1 with the  linen 
garment and the tunic1 and the ephod and
 the rational1 which thou  shalt gird   
with the girdle4    #bi3f4 ,and thou    
shalt put the mitre upon his head1 and  
the holy plate  upon the mitre1         
#bi3g4 ,and thou shalt pour the oil of  
unction upon his head3 and by this  rite
 shall he be consecrated4    #bi3h4     
,thou shalt bring his sons also1 and    
shalt put on them the linen  tunics1 and
 gird them with a girdle3    #bi3i4 ,to 
wit1 ,aaron and his children1 and thou  
shalt put mitres upon  them2 and they   

shall be priests to me by a perpetual   
ordinance4 ,after  thou shalt have      
consecrated their hands1    #bi3aj4     
,thou shalt present also the calf before
 the tabernacle of the  testimony4 ,and 
,aaron and his sons shall lay their     
hands upon his head1    #bi3aa4 ,and    
thou shalt kill him in the sight of the 
,lord1 beside the  door of the          
tabernacle of the testimony4    #bi3ab4 
,and taking some of the blood of the    
calf1 thou shalt put it upon  the horns 
of the altar with thy finger1 and the   
rest of the blood thou  shalt pour at   
the bottom thereof4    #bi3ac4 ,thou    
shalt take also all the fat that        
covereth the entrails1 and  the caul of 
the liver1 and the two kidneys1 and the 
fat that is upon  them1 and shalt offer 
a burnt offering upon the altar3        
#bi3ad4 ,but the flesh of the calf1 and 
the hide and the dung1 thou shalt  burn 
abroad1 without the camp1 because it is 
for sin4    #bi3ae4 ,thou shalt take    
also one ram1 upon the head whereof     

,aaron and  his sons shall lay their    
hands4    #bi3af4 ,and when thou hast   
killed him1 thou shalt take of the blood
  thereof1 and pour round about the     
altar4    #bi3ag4 ,and thou shalt cut   
the ram in pieces1 and having washed his
  entrails and feet1 thou shalt put them
 upon the flesh that is cut in  pieces1 
and upon his head4    #bi3ah4 ,and thou 
shalt offer the whole ram for a burnt   
offering upon the  altar3 it is an      
oblation to the ,lord1 a most sweet     
savour of the victim  of the ,lord4     
#bi3ai4 ,thou shalt take also the other 
ram1 upon whose head ,aaron and  his    
sons shall lay their hands4    #bi3bj4  
,and when thou hast sacrificed him1 thou
 shalt take of his blood1  and put upon 
the tip of the right ear of ,aaron and  
of his sons1 and  upon the thumbs and   
great toes of their right hand and foot1
 and thou  shalt pour the blood upon the
 altar round about4    #bi3ba4 ,and when
 thou hast taken of the blood that is   
upon the altar1  and of the oil of      

unction1 thou shalt sprinkle ,aaron and 
his vesture1  his sons and their        
vestments4 ,and after they and their    
vestments are  consecrated1    #bi3bb4  
,thou shalt take the fat of the ram1 and
 the rump1 and the fat  that covereth   
the lungs1 and the caul of the liver1   
and the two  kidneys1 and the fat that  
is upon them1 and the right shoulder1   
because  it is the ram of consecration3 
#bi3bc4 ,and one roll of bread1 a cake  
tempered with oil1 a wafer out of  the  
basket of unleavened bread1 which is set
 in the sight of the ,lord3    #bi3bd4  
,and thou shalt put all upon the hands  
of ,aaron and of his sons1  and shalt   
sanctify them elevating before the      
,lord4    #bi3be4 ,and thou shalt take  
all from their hands2 and shalt burn    
them  upon the altar for a holocaust1 a 
most sweet savour in the sight of the   
,lord1 because it is his oblation4      
#bi3bf4 ,thou shalt take also the breast
 of the ram1 wherewith ,aaron was       
consecrated1 and elevating it thou shalt

 sanctify it before the ,lord1  and it  
shall fall to thy share4    #bi3bg4 ,and
 thou shalt sanctify both the           
consecrated breast1 and the  shoulder   
that thou didst separate of the ram1    
#bi3bh4 ,wherewith ,aaron was           
consecrated and his sons1 and they shall
  fall to ,aaron's share1 and his sons'1
 by a perpetual right from the  children
 of ,israel3 because they are the       
choicest and the beginnings of  their   
peace victims which they offer to the   
,lord4    #bi3bi4 ,and the holy vesture1
 which ,aaron shall use1 his sons shall 
have  after him1 that they may be       
anointed1 and their hands consecrated in
  it4    #bi3cj4 ,he of his sons that   
shall be appointed high priest in his   
stead1  and that shall enter into the   
tabernacle of the testimony to minister 
in the sanctuary1 shall wear it seven   
days4    #bi3ca4 ,and thou shalt take   
the ram of the consecration1 and shalt  
boil  the flesh thereof in the holy     
place3    #bi3cb4 ,and ,aaron and his   

sons shall eat it4 ,the loaves also1    
that are  in the basket1 they shall eat 
in the entry of the tabernacle of the   
testimony1    #bi3cc4 ,that it may be an
 atoning sacrifice1 and the hands of the
  offerers may be sanctified4 ,a        
stranger shall not eat of them1 because 
they are holy4    #bi3cd4 ,and if there 
remain of the consecrated flesh1 or of  
the bread1  till the morning1 thou shalt
 burn the remainder with fire3 they     
shall  not be eaten1 because they are   
sanctified4    #bi3ce4 ,all that ,i have
 commanded thee1 thou shalt do unto     
,aaron and his  sons4 ,seven days shalt 
thou consecrate their hands3    #bi3cf4 
,and thou shalt offer a calf for sin    
every day for expiation4 ,and  thou     
shalt cleanse the altar when thou hast  
offered the victim of  expiation1 and   
shalt anoint it to sanctify it4         
#bi3cg4 ,seven days shalt thou expiate  
the altar and sanctify it1 and it  shall
 be most holy4 ,every one1 that shall   
touch it1 shall be holy4    #bi3ch4     

,this is what thou shalt sacrifice upon 
the altar3 ,two lambs of a  year old    
every day continually1    #bi3ci4 ,one  
lamb in the morning1 and another in the 
evening4    #bi3dj4 ,with one lamb a    
tenth part of flour tempered with beaten
 oil1 of  the fourth part of a hin1 and 
wine for libation of the same measure4  
#bi3da4 ,and the other lamb thou shalt  
offer in the evening1 according to  the 
rite of the morning oblation1 and       
according to what we have said1  for a  
savour of sweetness3    #bi3db4 ,it is a
 sacrifice to the ,lord1 by perpetual   
oblation unto your  generations1 at the 
door of the tabernacle of the testimony 
before the  ,lord1 where ,i will appoint
 to speak unto thee4    #bi3dc4 ,and    
there will ,i command the children of   
,israel1 and the altar  shall be        
sanctified by my glory4    #bi3dd4 ,i   
will sanctify also the tabernacle of the
 testimony with the  altar1 and ,aaron  
with his sons1 to do the office of      
priesthood unto me4    #bi3de4 ,and ,i  

will dwell in the midst of the children 
of ,israel1 and  will be their ,god3    
#bi3df4 ,and they shall know that ,i am 
the ,lord their ,god1 who have  brought 
them out of the land of ,egypt1 that ,i 
might abide among them1 ,i  the ,lord   
their ,god4      ,exodus ,chapter #cj   
,the altar of incense3 money to be      
gathered for the use of the  tabernacle3
 the brazen laver3 the holy oil of      
unction1 and the  composition of the    
perfume4    #cj3a4 ,thou shalt make also
 an altar to burn incense1 of setim     
wood4    ,an altar to burn incense4444  
,this burning of incense was an emblem  
of  prayer1 ascending to ,god from an   
inflamed heart4 ,see ,ps4 #adj4b2 ,apoc4
  #e4h1 and #h4d4    #cj3b4 ,it shall be
 a cubit in length1 and another in      
breadth1 that is1  four square1 and two 
in height4 ,horns shall go out of the   
same4    #cj3c4 ,and thou shalt overlay 
it with the purest gold1 as well the    
grate  thereof1 as the walls round      
about1 and the horns4 ,and thou shalt   

make  to it a crown of gold round about1
    #cj3d4 ,and two golden rings under  
the crown on either side1 that the  bars
 may be put into them1 and the altar be 
carried4    #cj3e4 ,and thou shalt make 
the bars also of setim wood1 and shalt  
overlay them with gold4    #cj3f4 ,and  
thou shalt set the altar over against   
the veil1 that hangeth  before the ark  
of the testimony before the propitiatory
 wherewith the  testimony is covered1   
where ,i will speak to thee4    #cj3g4  
,and ,aaron shall burn sweet smelling   
incense upon it in the  morning4 ,when  
he shall dress the lamps1 he shall burn 
it3    #cj3h4 ,and when he shall place  
them in the evening1 he shall burn an   
everlasting incense before the ,lord    
throughout your generations4    #cj3i4  
,you shall not offer upon it incense of 
another composition1 nor  oblation1 and 
victim1 neither shall you offer         
libations4    #cj3aj4 ,and ,aaron shall 
pray upon the horns thereof once a year1
 with  the blood of that which was      

offered for sin2 and shall make         
atonement  upon it in your generations4 
,it shall be most holy to the ,lord4    
#cj3aa4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 
saying3    #cj3ab4 ,when thou shalt take
 the sum of the children of ,israel1    
according to their number1 every one of 
them shall give a price for  their souls
 to the ,lord1 and there shall be no    
scourge among them1 when  they shall be 
reckoned4    #cj3ac4 ,and this shall    
every one give that passeth at the      
naming1 half a  sicle according to the  
standard of the temple4 ,a sicle hath   
twenty  obols4 ,half a sicle shall be   
offered to the ,lord4    ,half a        
sicle4444 ,a sicle or shekel of silver1 
7which was also called a  stater17      
according to the standard or weight of  
the sanctuary1 which  was the most just 
and exact1 was half an ounce of silver1 
that is1  about half a crown of ,english
 money4 ,the obol1 or gerah1 was about  
three halfpence4    #cj3ad4 ,he that is 
counted in the number from twenty years 

and upwards1  shall give the price4     
#cj3ae4 ,the rich man shall not add to  
half a sicle1 and the poor man  shall   
diminish nothing4    #cj3af4 ,and the   
money received1 which was contributed by
 the children of  ,israel1 thou shalt   
deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle 
of the  testimony1 that it may be a     
memorial of them before the ,lord1 and  
he  may be merciful to their souls4     
#cj3ag4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 
saying3    #cj3ah4 ,thou shalt make also
 a brazen laver with its foot to wash   
in3  and thou shalt set it between the  
tabernacle of the testimony and the     
altar4 ,and water being put into it3    
#cj3ai4 ,aaron and his sons shall wash  
their hands and feet in it3    #cj3bj4  
,when they are going into the tabernacle
 of the testimony1 and  when they are to
 come to the altar1 to offer on it      
incense to the ,lord1    #cj3ba4 ,lest  
perhaps they die4 ,it shall be an       
everlasting law to him1  and to his seed
 by successions4    #cj3bb4 ,and the    

,lord spoke to ,moses1    #cj3bc4       
,saying3 ,take spices1 of principal and 
chosen myrrh five hundred  sicles1 and  
of cinnamon half so much2 that is1 two  
hundred and fifty  sicles1 of calamus in
 like manner two hundred and fifty1     
#cj3bd4 ,and of cassia five hundred     
sicles by the weight of the  sanctuary1 
of oil of olives the measure hin3       
#cj3be4 ,and thou shalt make the holy   
oil of unction1 an ointment  compounded 
after the art of the perfumer1          
#cj3bf4 ,and therewith thou shalt anoint
 the tabernacle of the testimony1  and  
the ark of the testament1    #cj3bg4    
,and the table with the vessels thereof1
 the candlestick and  furniture thereof1
 the altars of incense1    #cj3bh4 ,and 
of holocaust1 and all the furniture that
 belongeth to the  service of them4     
#cj3bi4 ,and thou shalt sanctify all1   
and they shall be most holy3 he  that   
shall touch them shall be sanctified4   
#cj3cj4 ,thou shalt anoint ,aaron and   
his sons1 and shalt sanctify them1  that

 they may do the office of priesthood   
unto me4    #cj3ca4 ,and thou shalt say 
to the children of ,israel3 ,this oil of
  unction shall be holy unto me         
throughout your generations4    #cj3cb4 
,the flesh of man shall not be anointed 
therewith1 and you shall  make none     
other of the same composition1 because  
it is sanctified1 and  shall be holy    
unto you4    #cj3cc4 ,what man soever   
shall compound such1 and shall give     
thereof to a  stranger1 he shall be cut 
off from his people4    #cj3cd4 ,and the
 ,lord said to ,moses3 ,take unto thee  
spices1 stacte1 and  onycha1 galbanum of
 sweet savour1 and the clearest         
frankincense1 all  shall be of equal    
weight4    #cj3ce4 ,and thou shalt make 
incense compounded by the work of the   
perfumer1 well tempered together1 and   
pure1 and most worthy of                
sanctification4    #cj3cf4 ,and when    
thou hast beaten all into very small    
powder1 thou shalt  set of it before the
 tabernacle of the testimony1 in the    

place where ,i  will appear to thee4    
,most holy shall this incense be unto   
you4    #cj3cg4 ,you shall not make such
 a composition for your own uses1       
because  it is holy to the ,lord4       
#cj3ch4 ,what man soever shall make the 
like1 to enjoy the smell thereof1  he   
shall perish out of his people4         
,exodus ,chapter #ca    ,beseleel and   
,ooliab are appointed by the ,lord to   
make the tabernacle1  and the things    
belonging thereto4 ,the observation of  
the sabbath day is  again commanded4    
,and the ,lord delivereth to ,moses two 
tables written  with the finger of ,god4
    #ca3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to      
,moses1 saying3    #ca3b4 ,behold1 ,i   
have called by name ,beseleel the son of
 ,uri1 the son of  ,hur1 of the tribe of
 ,juda1    #ca3c4 ,and ,i have filled   
him with the spirit of ,god1 with wisdom
 and  understanding1 and knowledge in   
all manner of work1    #ca3d4 ,to devise
 whatsoever may be artificially made of 
gold1 and  silver1 and brass1    #ca3e4 

,of marble1 and precious stones1 and    
variety of wood4    #ca3f4 ,and ,i have 
given him for his companion ,ooliab1 the
 son of  ,achisamech1 of the tribe of   
,dan4 ,and ,i have put wisdom in the    
heart of  every skilful man1 that they  
may make all things which ,i have       
commanded  thee1    #ca3g4 ,the         
tabernacle of the covenant1 and the ark 
of the testimony1 and  the propitiatory1
 that is over it1 and all the vessels of
 the  tabernacle1    #ca3h4 ,and the    
table and the vessels thereof1 the most 
pure candlestick  with the vessels      
thereof1 and the altars of incense1     
#ca3i4 ,and of holocaust1 and all their 
vessels1 the laver with its foot1       
#ca3aj4 ,the holy vestments in the      
ministry for ,aaron the priest1 and for 
his sons1 that they may execute their   
office1 about the sacred things3        
#ca3aa4 ,the oil of unction1 and the    
incense of spices in the sanctuary1  all
 things which ,i have commanded thee1   
shall they make4    #ca3ab4 ,and the    

,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3          
#ca3ac4 ,speak to the children of       
,israel1 and thou shalt say to them3    
,see  that you keep my sabbath2 because 
it is a sign between me and you in  your
 generations that you may know that ,i  
am the ,lord1 who sanctify  you4        
#ca3ad4 keep you my sabbath3 for it is  
holy unto you3 he that shall  profane   
it1 shall be put to death3 he that shall
 do any work in it1 his  soul shall     
perish out of the midst of his people4  
#ca3ae4 ,six days shall you do work3 in 
the seventh day is the sabbath1  the    
rest holy to the ,lord4 ,every one that 
shall do any work on this  day1 shall   
die4    #ca3af4 ,let the children of    
,israel keep the sabbath1 and celebrate 
it in  their generations4    #ca3ag4 ,it
 is an everlasting covenant1 and a      
perpetual sign between me  and the      
children of ,israel4 ,for in six days   
the ,lord made heaven and  earth1 and in
 the seventh he ceased from work4       
#ca3ah4 ,and the ,lord1 when he had     

ended these words in ,mount ,sinai1 gave
  to ,moses two stone tables of         
testimony1 written with the finger of   
,god4      ,exodus ,chapter #cb    ,the 
people fall into idolatry4 ,moses       
prayeth for them4 ,he breaketh the      
tables3 destroyeth the idol3 blameth    
,aaron1 and causeth many of the         
idolaters to be slain4    #cb3a4 ,and   
the people seeing that ,moses delayed to
 come down from the  mount1 gathering   
together against ,aaron1 said3 ,arise1  
make us gods1  that may go before us3   
,for as to this ,moses1 the man that    
brought us  out of the land of ,egypt1  
we know not what has befallen him4      
#cb3b4 ,and ,aaron said to them3 ,take  
the golden earrings from the ears of    
your wives1 and your sons and daughters1
 and bring them to me4    #cb3c4 ,and   
the people did what he had commanded1   
bringing the earrings  to ,aaron4       
#cb3d4 ,and when he had received them1  
he fashioned them by founders'  work1   
and made of them a molten calf4 ,and    

they said3 ,these are thy  gods1 ,o     
,israel1 that have brought thee out of  
the land of ,egypt4    #cb3e4 ,and when 
,aaron saw this1 he built an altar      
before it1 and made  proclamation by a  
crier's voice1 saying ,to morrow is the 
solemnity of  the ,lord4    #cb3f4 ,and 
rising in the morning1 they offered     
holocausts1 and peace  victims1 and the 
people sat down to eat and drink1 and   
they rose up to  play4    #cb3g4 ,and   
the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 ,go1 
get thee down3 thy  people1 which thou  
hast brought out of the land of ,egypt1 
hath sinned4    #cb3h4 ,they have       
quickly strayed from the way which thou 
didst shew  them3 and they have made to 
themselves a molten calf1 and have      
adored  it1 and sacrificing victims to  
it1 have said3 ,these are thy gods1 ,o  
,israel1 that have brought thee out of  
the land of ,egypt4    #cb3i4 ,and again
 the ,lord said to ,moses3 ,i see that  
this people is  stiffnecked3    #cb3aj4 
,let me alone1 that my wrath may be     

kindled against them1 and  that ,i may  
destroy them1 and ,i will make of thee a
 great nation4    #cb3aa4 ,but ,moses   
besought the ,lord his ,god1 saying3    
,why1 ,o ,lord1 is thy  indignation     
enkindled against thy people1 whom thou 
hast brought out of  the land of ,egypt1
 with great power1 and with a mighty    
hand8    #cb3ab4 ,let not the ,egyptians
 say1 ,i beseech thee3 ,he craftily     
brought  them out1 that he might kill   
them in the mountains1 and destroy them 
from the earth3 let thy anger cease1 and
 be appeased upon the  wickedness of thy
 people4    #cb3ac4 ,remember ,abraham1 
,isaac1 and ,israel1 thy servants1 to   
whom thou  sworest by thy own self1     
saying3 ,i will multiply your seed as   
the stars  of heaven3 and this whole    
land that ,i have spoken of1 ,i will    
give to  your seed1 and you shall       
possess it for ever3    #cb3ad4 ,and the
 ,lord was appeased from doing the evil 
which he had  spoken against his people4
    #cb3ae4 ,and ,moses returned from   

the mount1 carrying the two tables of   
the testimony in his hand1 written on   
both sides1    #cb3af4 ,and made by the 
work of ,god2 the writing also of ,god  
was graven  in the tables4    #cb3ag4   
,and ,josue hearing the noise of the    
people shouting1 said to  ,moses3 ,the  
noise of battle is heard in the camp4   
#cb3ah4 ,but he answered3 ,it is not the
 cry of men encouraging to fight1  nor  
the shout of men compelling to flee3 but
 ,i hear the voice of  singers4         
#cb3ai4 ,and when he came nigh to the   
camp1 he saw the calf1 and the  dances3 
and being very angry1 he threw the      
tables out of his hand1 and  broke them 
at the foot of the mount3    #cb3bj4    
,and laying hold of the calf which they 
had made1 he burnt it1  and beat it to  
powder1 which he strewed into water1 and
 gave thereof to  the children of       
,israel to drink4    #cb3ba4 ,and he    
said to ,aaron3 ,what has this people   
done to thee1 that  thou shouldst bring 
upon them a most heinous sin8    #cb3bb4

 ,and he answered him3 ,let not my lord 
be offended2 for thou  knowest this     
people1 that they are prone to evil4    
#cb3bc4 ,they said to me3 make us gods1 
that may go before us2 for as to  this  
,moses1 who brought us forth out of the 
land of ,egypt1 we know not  what is    
befallen him4    #cb3bd4 ,and ,i said to
 them3 ,which of you hath any gold8 and 
they took  and brought it to me2 and ,i 
cast it into the fire1 and this calf    
came  out4    #cb3be4 ,and when ,moses  
saw that the people were naked1 7for    
,aaron had  stripped them by occasion of
 the shame of the filth1 and had set    
them  naked among their enemies7        
,naked4444 ,having lost not only their  
gold1 and their honour1 but what  was   
worst of all1 being stripped also of the
 grace of ,god1 and having  lost        
him4--,the shame of the filth4444 ,that 
is1 of the idol1 which they  had taken  
for their god4 ,it is the usual phrase  
of the scripture to  call idols filth   
and abominations4    #cb3bf4 ,then      

standing in the gate of the camp1 he    
said3 ,if any man be on  the ,lord's    
side1 let him join with me4 ,and all the
 sons of ,levi  gathered themselves     
together unto him3    #cb3bg4 ,and he   
said to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god
 of ,israel3 ,put  every man his sword  
upon his thigh3 go1 and return from gate
 to gate  through the midst of the camp1
 and let every man kill his brother1 and
  friend1 and neighbour4    #cb3bh4 ,and
 the sons of ,levi did according to the 
words of ,moses1 and  there were slain  
that day about three and twenty thousand
 men4    #cb3bi4 ,and ,moses said3 ,you 
have consecrated your hands this day to 
the  ,lord1 every man in his son and in 
his brother1 that a blessing may be     
given to you4    #cb3cj4 ,and when the  
next day was come1 ,moses spoke to the  
people3 ,you  have sinned a very great  
sin3 ,i will go up to the ,lord1 if by  
any means  ,i may be able to entreat him
 for your crime4    #cb3ca4 ,and        
returning to the ,lord1 he said3 ,i     

beseech thee3 this people  hath sinned a
 heinous sin1 and they have made to     
themselves gods of  gold3 either forgive
 them this trespass1    #cb3cb4 ,or if  
thou do not1 strike me out of the book  
that thou hast  written4    #cb3cc4 ,and
 the ,lord answered him3 ,he that hath  
sinned against me1 him  will ,i strike  
out of my book3    #cb3cd4 ,but go thou1
 and lead this people whither ,i have   
told thee3 my  angel shall go before    
thee4 ,and ,i in the day of revenge will
 visit this  sin also of theirs4        
#cb3ce4 ,the ,lord therefore struck the 
people for the guilt1 on occasion  of   
the calf which ,aaron had made4         
,exodus ,chapter #cc    ,the people     
mourn for their sin4 ,moses pitcheth the
 tabernacle without  the camp4 ,he      
converseth familiarly with ,god4        
,desireth to see his glory4    #cc3a4   
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
,go1 get thee up from this  place1 thou 
and thy people which thou hast brought  
out of the land of  ,egypt1 into the    

land concerning which ,i swore to       
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and  ,jacob1 saying3  
,to thy seed ,i will give it3    #cc3b4 
,and ,i will send an angel before thee1 
that ,i may cast out the  ,chanaanite1  
and the ,amorrhite1 and the ,hethite1   
and the ,pherezite1 and  the ,hevite1   
and the ,jebusite1    #cc3c4 ,that thou 
mayst enter into the land that floweth  
with milk and  honey4 ,for ,i will not  
go up with thee1 because thou art a     
stiffnecked  people2 lest ,i destroy    
thee in the way4    #cc3d4 ,and the     
people hearing these very bad tidings1  
mourned3 and no  man put on his         
ornaments according to custom4    #cc3e4
 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3 ,say to 
the children of ,israel3 ,thou  art a   
stiffnecked people1 once ,i shall come  
up in the midst of thee1  and shall     
destroy thee4 ,now presently lay aside  
thy ornaments1 that ,i  may know what to
 do to thee4    #cc3f4 ,so the children 
of ,israel laid aside their ornaments by
 ,mount  ,horeb4    #cc3g4 ,moses also  

taking the tabernacle1 pitched it       
without the camp  afar off1 and called  
the name thereof1 ,the tabernacle of the
 covenant4  ,and all the people1 that   
had any question1 went forth to the     
tabernacle  of the covenant1 without the
 camp4    #cc3h4 ,and when ,moses went  
forth to the tabernacle1 all the people 
rose  up1 and every one stood in the    
door of his pavilion1 and they beheld   
the back of ,moses1 till he went into   
the tabernacle4    #cc3i4 ,and when he  
was gone into the tabernacle of the     
covenant1 the  pillar of the cloud came 
down1 and stood at the door1 and he     
spoke with  ,moses4    #cc3aj4 ,and all 
saw that the pillar of the cloud stood  
at the door of  the tabernacle4 ,and    
they stood and worshipped at the doors  
of their  tent4    #cc3aa4 ,and the     
,lord spoke to ,moses face to face1 as a
 man is wont to  speak to his friend4   
,and when he returned into the camp1 his
 servant  ,josue1 the son of ,nun1 a    
young man1 departed not from the        

tabernacle4    ,face to face4444 ,that  
is1 in a most familiar manner4 ,though  
as we learn  from this very chapter1    
,moses could not see the face of the    
,lord4    #cc3ab4 ,and ,moses said to   
the ,lord3 ,thou commandest me to lead  
forth  this people2 and thou dost not   
let me know whom thou wilt send with me1
  especially whereas thou hast said3 ,i 
know thee by name1 and thou hast  found 
favour in my sight4    ,i know thee by  
name4444 ,in the language of the        
scriptures1 ,god is said  to know such  
as he approves and loves3 and to know by
 name1 those whom  he favours in a most 
singular manner1 as he did his servant  
,moses4    #cc3ac4 ,if therefore ,i have
 found favour in thy sight1 shew me thy 
face1  that ,i may know thee1 and may   
find grace before thy eyes3 look upon   
thy  people this nation4    #cc3ad4 ,and
 the ,lord said3 ,my face shall go      
before thee1 and ,i will give  thee     
rest4    #cc3ae4 ,and ,moses said3 ,if  
thou thyself dost not go before1 bring  

us not  out of this place4    #cc3af4   
,for how shall we be able to know1 ,i   
and thy people1 that we have  found     
grace in thy sight1 unless thou walk    
with us1 that we may be  glorified by   
all people that dwell upon the earth8   
#cc3ag4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,this word also1 which thou hast        
spoken1 will ,i do2 for thou hast found 
grace before me1 and thee ,i have  known
 by name4    #cc3ah4 ,and he said3 ,shew
 me thy glory4    #cc3ai4 ,he answered3 
,i will shew thee all good1 and ,i will 
proclaim in  the name of the ,lord      
before thee3 and ,i will have mercy on  
whom ,i will1  and ,i will be merciful  
to whom it shall please me4    #cc3bj4  
,and again he said3 ,thou canst not see 
my face3 for man shall not  see me1 and 
live4    #cc3ba4 ,and again he said3    
,behold there is a place with me1 and   
thou  shalt stand upon the rock4        
#cc3bb4 ,and when my glory shall pass1  
,i will set thee in a hole of the  rock1
 and protect thee with my right hand    

till ,i pass3    #cc3bc4 ,and ,i will   
take away my hand1 and thou shalt see my
 back parts3  but my face thou canst not
 see4    ,see my back parts4444 ,the    
,lord by his angel1 usually spoke to    
,moses in  the pillar of the cloud2 so  
that he could not see the glory of him  
that  spoke familiarly with him4 ,in the
 vision here mentioned he was allowed   
to see something of him1 in an assumed  
corporeal form3 not in the face1  the   
rays of which were too bright for mortal
 eye to bear1 but to view  him as it    
were behind1 when his face was turned   
from him4      ,exodus ,chapter #cd     
,the tables are renewed3 all society    
with the ,chanaanites is forbid3  some  
precepts concerning the firstborn1 the  
sabbath1 and other feasts3  after forty 
days' fast1 ,moses returneth to the     
people with the  commandments1 and his  
face appearing horned with rays of      
light1 he  covereth it1 whensoever he   
speaketh to the people4    #cd3a4 ,and  
after this he said3 ,hew thee two tables

 of stone like unto  the former1 and ,i 
will write upon them the words1 which   
were in the  tables1 which thou brokest4
    #cd3b4 ,be ready in the morning1    
that thou mayst forthwith go up into    
,mount ,sinai1 and thou shalt stand with
 me upon the top of the mount4    #cd3c4
 ,let no man go up with thee1 and let   
not any man be seen  throughout all the 
mount2 neither let the oxen nor the     
sheep feed over  against it4    #cd3d4  
,then he cut out two tables of stone1   
such as had been before2 and  rising    
very early he went up into the ,mount   
,sinai1 as the ,lord had  commanded him1
 carrying with him the tables4    #cd3e4
 ,and when the ,lord was come down in a 
cloud1 ,moses stood with him1  calling  
upon the name of the ,lord4    #cd3f4   
,and when he passed before him1 he said3
 ,o the ,lord1 the ,lord ,god1  merciful
 and gracious1 patient and of much      
compassion1 and true1    #cd3g4 ,who    
keepest mercy unto thousands3 who takest
 away iniquity1 and  wickedness1 and    

sin1 and no man of himself is innocent  
before thee4 ,who  renderest the        
iniquity of the fathers to the children1
 and to the  grandchildren unto the     
third and fourth generation4    #cd3h4  
,and ,moses making haste1 bowed down    
prostrate unto the earth1 and  adoring1 
#cd3i4 ,said3 ,if ,i have found grace in
 thy sight1 ,o ,lord1 ,i beseech thee   
that thou wilt go with us1 7for it is a 
stiffnecked people7 and take  away our  
iniquities and sin1 and possess us4     
#cd3aj4 ,the ,lord answered3 ,i will    
make a covenant in the sight of all1 ,i 
will do signs such as were never seen   
upon the earth1 nor in any  nations2    
that this people1 in the midst of whom  
thou art1 may see the  terrible work of 
the ,lord which ,i will do4    #cd3aa4  
,observe all things which this day ,i   
command thee3 ,i myself will  drive out 
before thy face the ,amorrhite1 and the 
,chanaanite1 and the  ,hethite1 and the 
,pherezite1 and the ,hevite1 and the    
,jebusite4    #cd3ab4 ,beware thou never

 join in friendship with the inhabitants
 of  that land1 which may be thy ruin3  
#cd3ac4 ,but destroy their altars1 break
 their statues and cut down their       
groves3    #cd3ad4 ,adore not any       
strange god4 ,the ,lord his name is     
jealous1 he is a  jealous ,god4         
#cd3ae4 ,make no covenant with the men  
of those countries2 lest1 when  they    
have committed fornication with their   
gods1 and have adored their  idols1 some
 one call thee to eat of the things     
sacrificed4    #cd3af4 ,neither shalt   
thou take of their daughters a wife for 
thy son1  lest after they themselves    
have committed fornication1 they make   
thy  sons also to commit fornication    
with their gods4    #cd3ag4 ,thou shalt 
not make to thyself any molten gods4    
#cd3ah4 ,thou shalt keep the feast of   
the unleavened bread4 ,seven days  shalt
 thou eat unleavened bread1 as ,i       
commanded thee in the time of the  month
 of the new corn3 for in the month of   
the spring time thou camest  out from   

,egypt4    #cd3ai4 ,all of the male kind
 that openeth the womb1 shall be mine4  
,of  all beasts2 both of oxen and of    
sheep1 it shall be mine4    #cd3bj4 ,the
 firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem  
with a sheep3 but if  thou wilt not give
 a price for it1 it shall be slain4 ,the
 firstborn of  thy sons thou shalt      
redeem3 neither shalt thou appear before
 me empty4    #cd3ba4 ,six days shalt   
thou work1 the seventh day thou shalt   
cease to  plough and to reap4    #cd3bb4
 ,thou shalt keep the feast of weeks    
with the firstfruits of the  corn of thy
 wheat harvest1 and the feast when the  
time of the year  returneth that all    
things are laid in4    #cd3bc4 ,three   
times in the year all thy males shall   
appear in the sight  of the almighty    
,lord the ,god of ,israel4    #cd3bd4   
,for when ,i shall have taken away the  
nations from thy face1 and  shall have  
enlarged thy borders1 no man shall lie  
in wait against thy  land when thou     
shalt go up1 and appear in the sight of 

the ,lord thy ,god  thrice in a year4   
#cd3be4 ,thou shalt not offer the blood 
of my sacrifice upon leaven2  neither   
shall there remain in the morning any   
thing of the victim of  the solemnity of
 the ,phase4    #cd3bf4 ,the first of   
the fruits of thy ground thou shalt     
offer in the  house of the ,lord thy    
,god4 ,thou shalt not boil a kid in the 
milk of his  dam4    #cd3bg4 ,and the   
,lord said to ,moses3 ,write thee these 
words1 by which ,i  have made a covenant
 both with thee and with ,israel4       
#cd3bh4 ,and he was there with the ,lord
 forty days and forty nights3 he        
neither ate bread nor drank water1 and  
he wrote upon the tables the ten  words 
of the covenant4    #cd3bi4 ,and when   
,moses came down from the ,mount ,sinai1
 he held the two  tables of the         
testimony1 and he knew not that his face
 was horned from  the conversation of   
the ,lord4    ,horned4444 ,that is1     
shining1 and sending forth rays of light
 like  horns4    #cd3cj4 ,and ,aaron and

 the children of ,israel seeing the face
 of ,moses  horned1 were afraid to come 
near4    #cd3ca4 ,and being called by   
him1 they returned1 both ,aaron and the 
rulers of the congregation4 ,and after  
that he spoke to them1    #cd3cb4 ,and  
all the children of ,israel came to him3
 and he gave them in  commandment all   
that he had heard of the ,lord on ,mount
 ,sinai4    #cd3cc4 ,and having done    
speaking1 he put a veil upon his face4  
#cd3cd4 ,but when he went in to the     
,lord1 and spoke with him1 he took it   
away until he came forth1 and then he   
spoke to the children of ,israel  all   
things that had been commanded him4     
#cd3ce4 ,and they saw that the face of  
,moses when he came out was horned1  but
 he covered his face again1 if at any   
time he spoke to them4      ,exodus     
,chapter #ce    ,the sabbath4 ,offerings
 for making the tabernacle4 ,beseleel   
and ,ooliab  are called to the work4    
#ce3a4 ,and all the multitude of the    
children of ,israel being gathered      

together1 he said to them3 ,these are   
the things which the ,lord hath         
commanded to be done3    #ce3b4 ,six    
days you shall do work2 the seventh day 
shall be holy unto  you1 the sabbath and
 the rest of the ,lord3 he that shall do
 any work on  it1 shall be put to death4
    #ce3c4 ,you shall kindle no fire in 
any of your habitations on the  sabbath 
day4    #ce3d4 ,and ,moses said to all  
the assembly of the children of ,israel3
  ,this is the word the ,lord hath      
commanded1 saying3    #ce3e4 ,set aside 
with you firstfruits to the ,lord4 ,let 
every one that is  willing and hath a   
ready heart1 offer them to the ,lord3   
gold1 and  silver1 and brass1    #ce3f4 
,violet and purple1 and scarlet twice   
dyed1 and fine linen1 goats'  hair1     
#ce3g4 ,and rams' skins dyed red1 and   
violet coloured skins1 setim wood1      
#ce3h4 ,and oil to maintain lights1 and 
to make ointment1 and most sweet        
incense1    #ce3i4 ,onyx stones1 and    
precious stones1 for the adorning of the

 ephod  and the rational4    #ce3aj4    
,whosoever of you is wise1 let him come1
 and make that which the  ,lord hath    
commanded3    #ce3aa4 ,to wit1 the      
tabernacle1 and the roof thereof1 and   
the cover1 the  rings1 and the          
board-work with the bars1 the pillars   
and the sockets3    #ce3ab4 ,the ark and
 the staves1 the propitiatory1 and the  
veil that is  drawn before it3          
#ce3ac4 ,the table with the bars and the
 vessels1 and the loaves of             
proposition3    #ce3ad4 ,the candlestick
 to bear up the lights1 the vessels     
thereof and  the lamps1 and the oil for 
the nourishing of fires3    #ce3ae4 ,the
 altar of incense1 and the bars1 and the
 oil of unction1 and  the incense of    
spices3 the hanging at the door of the  
tabernacle3    #ce3af4 ,the altar of    
holocaust1 and its grate of brass1 with 
the bars  and vessels thereof3 the laver
 and its foot3    #ce3ag4 ,the curtains 
of the court1 with the pillars and the  
sockets1 the  hanging in the doors of   

the entry4    #ce3ah4 ,the pins of the  
tabernacle1 and of the court1 with their
 little  cords3    #ce3ai4 ,the         
vestments that are to be used in the    
ministry of the  sanctuary1 the vesture 
of ,aaron the high priest1 and of his   
sons1 to do  the office of priesthood to
 me4    #ce3bj4 ,and all the multitude  
of the children of ,israel going out    
from  the presence of ,moses1    #ce3ba4
 ,offered firstfruits to the ,lord with 
a most ready and devout  mind1 to make  
the work of the tabernacle of the       
testimony4 ,whatever was  necessary to  
the service and to the holy vestments1  
#ce3bb4 ,both men and women gave        
bracelets and earrings1 rings and       
tablets3 every vessel of gold was set   
aside to be offered to the ,lord4       
#ce3bc4 ,if any man had violet1 and     
purple1 and scarlet twice dyed1 fine    
linen and goats' hair1 ramskins dyed    
red1 and violet coloured skins1         
#ce3bd4 ,metal of silver and brass1 they
 offered it to the ,lord1 and  setim    

wood for divers uses4    #ce3be4 ,the   
skilful women also gave such things as  
they had spun1  violet1 purple1 and     
scarlet1 and fine linen1    #ce3bf4 ,and
 goats' hair1 giving all of their own   
accord4    #ce3bg4 ,but the princes     
offered onyx stones1 and precious       
stones1 for  the ephod and the rational1
    #ce3bh4 ,and spices and oil for the 
lights1 and for the preparing of        
ointment1 and to make the incense of    
most sweet savour4    #ce3bi4 ,all1 both
 men and women1 with devout mind offered
 gifts1 that  the works might be done   
which the ,lord had commanded by the    
hand of  ,moses4 ,all the children of   
,israel dedicated voluntary offerings to
 the  ,lord4    #ce3cj4 ,and ,moses said
 to the children of ,israel3 ,behold1   
the ,lord hath  called by name          
,beseleel1 the son of ,uri1 the son of  
,hur1 of the tribe  of ,juda1    #ce3ca4
 ,and hath filled him with the spirit of
 ,god1 with wisdom and  understanding1  
and knowledge1 and all learning1        

#ce3cb4 ,to devise and to work in gold  
and silver and brass1    #ce3cc4 ,and in
 engraving stones1 and in carpenters'   
work4 ,whatsoever can  be devised       
artificially1    #ce3cd4 ,he hath given 
in his heart3 ,ooliab also1 the son of  
,achisamech1  of the tribe of ,dan3     
#ce3ce4 ,both of them hath he instructed
 with wisdom1 to do carpenters'  work1  
and tapestry1 and embroidery in blue and
 purple1 and scarlet  twice dyed1 and   
fine linen1 and to weave all things1 and
 to invent all  new things4      ,exodus
 ,chapter #cf    ,the offerings are     
delivered to the workmen1 the curtains1 
coverings1  boards1 bars1 veil1 pillars1
 and hanging are made4    #cf3a4        
,beseleel therefore1 and ,ooliab1 and   
every wise man1 to whom the  ,lord gave 
wisdom and understanding1 to know how to
 work artificially1  made the things    
that are necessary for the uses of the  
sanctuary1 and  which the ,lord         
commanded4    #cf3b4 ,and when ,moses   
had called them1 and every skilful man1 

to whom  the ,lord had given wisdom1 and
 such as of their own accord had offered
  themselves to the making of the work1 
#cf3c4 ,he delivered all the offerings  
of the children of ,israel unto  them4  
,and while they were earnest about the  
work1 the people daily in  the morning  
offered their vows4    #cf3d4 ,whereupon
 the workmen being constrained to come1 
#cf3e4 ,said to ,moses3 ,the people     
offereth more than is necessary4        
#cf3f4 ,moses therefore commanded       
proclamation to be made by the crier's  
voice3 ,let neither man nor woman offer 
any more for the work of the  sanctuary4
 ,and so they ceased from offering      
gifts1    #cf3g4 ,because the things    
that were offered did suffice1 and were 
too  much4    #cf3h4 ,and all the men   
that were wise of heart1 to accomplish  
the work  of the tabernacle1 made ten   
curtains of twisted fine linen1 and     
violet1  and purple1 and scarlet twice  
dyed1 with varied work1 and the art of  
embroidering3    #cf3i4 ,the length of  

one curtain was twenty-eight cubits1 and
 the  breadth four3 all the curtains    
were of the same size4    #cf3aj4 ,and  
he joined five curtains1 one to another1
 and the other five  he coupled one to  
another4    #cf3aa4 ,he made also loops 
of violet in the edge of one curtain on 
both  sides1 and in the edge of the     
other curtain in like manner1    #cf3ab4
 ,that the loops might meet one against 
another1 and might be  joined each with 
the other4    #cf3ac4 ,whereupon also he
 cast fifty rings of gold1 that might   
catch the  loops of the curtains1 and   
they might be made one tabernacle4      
#cf3ad4 ,he made also eleven curtains of
 goats' hair1 to cover the roof  of the 
tabernacle3    #cf3ae4 ,one curtain was 
thirty cubits long1 and four cubits     
broad3 all  the curtains were of one    
measure4    #cf3af4 ,five of which he   
joined apart1 and the other six apart4  
#cf3ag4 ,and he made fifty loops in the 
edge of one curtain1 and fifty in  the  
edge of another curtain1 that they might

 be joined one to another4    #cf3ah4   
,and fifty buckles of brass wherewith   
the roof might be knit  together1 that  
of all the curtains there might be made 
one covering4    #cf3ai4 ,he made also a
 cover for the tabernacle of rams' skins
 dyed red2  and another cover over that 
of violet skins4    #cf3bj4 ,he made    
also the boards of the tabernacle of    
setim wood  standing4    #cf3ba4 ,the   
length of one board was ten cubits2 and 
the breadth was one  cubit and a half4  
#cf3bb4 ,there were two mortises        
throughout every board1 that one might  
be joined to the other4 ,and in this    
manner he made for all the boards  of   
the tabernacle4    #cf3bc4 ,of which    
twenty were at the south side southward1
    #cf3bd4 ,with forty sockets of      
silver1 two sockets were put under one  
board on the two sides of the corners1  
where the mortises of the sides  end in 
the corners4    #cf3be4 ,at that side   
also of the tabernacle1 that looketh    
towards the  north1 he made twenty      

boards1    #cf3bf4 ,with forty sockets  
of silver1 two sockets for every board4 
#cf3bg4 ,but against the west1 to wit1  
at that side of the tabernacle1  which  
looketh to the sea1 he made six boards1 
#cf3bh4 ,and two others at each corner  
of the tabernacle behind3    #cf3bi4    
,which were also joined from beneath    
unto the top1 and went  together into   
one joint4 ,thus he did on both sides at
 the corners3    #cf3cj4 ,so there were 
in all eight boards1 and they had       
sixteen sockets  of silver1 to wit1 two 
sockets under every board4    #cf3ca4   
,he made also bars of setim wood1 five  
to hold together the  boards of one side
 of the tabernacle1    #cf3cb4 ,and five
 others to join together the boards of  
the other side2  and besides these1 five
 other bars at the west side of the     
tabernacle  towards the sea4    #cf3cc4 
,he made also another bar1 that might   
come by the midst of the  boards from   
corner to corner4    #cf3cd4 ,and the   
boards themselves he overlaid with gold 

casting for them  sockets of silver4    
,and their rings he made of gold1       
through which the  bars might be drawn3 
and he covered the bars themselves with 
plates of  gold4    #cf3ce4 ,he made    
also a veil of violet1 and purple1      
scarlet and fine  twisted linen1 varied 
and distinguished with embroidery3      
#cf3cf4 ,and four pillars of setim wood1
 which with their heads he  overlaid    
with gold1 casting for them sockets of  
silver4    #cf3cg4 ,he made also a      
hanging in the entry of the tabernacle  
of violet1  purple1 scarlet1 and fine   
twisted linen1 with the work of an      
embroiderer4    #cf3ch4 ,and five       
pillars with their heads1 which he      
covered with gold1  and their sockets he
 cast of brass4      ,exodus ,chapter   
#cg    ,beseleel maketh the ark3 the    
propitiatory1 and cherubims1 the table1 
the candlestick1 the lamps1 and the     
altar of incense1 and compoundeth  the  
incense4    #cg3a4 ,and ,beseleel made  
also1 the ark of setim wood3 it was two 

cubits  and a half in length1 and a     
cubit and a half in breadth1 and the    
height  was of one cubit and a half3 and
 he overlaid it with the purest gold    
within and without4    #cg3b4 ,and he   
made to it a crown of gold round about1 
#cg3c4 ,casting four rings of gold at   
the four corners thereof3 two rings  in 
one side1 and two in the other4         
#cg3d4 ,and he made bars of setim wood1 
which he overlaid with gold1    #cg3e4  
,and he put them into the rings that    
were at the sides of the ark  to carry  
it4    #cg3f4 ,he made also the         
propitiatory1 that is1 the oracle1 of   
the purest  gold1 two cubits and a half 
in length1 and a cubit and a half in    
breadth4    #cg3g4 ,two cherubims also  
of beaten gold1 which he set on the two 
sides  of the propitiatory3    #cg3h4   
,one cherub in the top of one side1 and 
the other cherub in the  top of the     
other side3 two cherubims at the two    
ends of the  propitiatory1    #cg3i4    
,spreading their wings1 and covering the

 propitiatory1 and looking  one towards 
the other1 and towards it4    #cg3aj4   
,he made also the table of setim wood1  
in length two cubits1 and  in breadth   
one cubit1 and in height it was a cubit 
and a half4    #cg3aa4 ,and he overlaid 
it with the finest gold1 and he made to 
it a  golden ledge round about1         
#cg3ab4 ,and to the ledge itself he made
 a polished crown of gold1 of  four     
fingers breadth1 and upon the same      
another golden crown4    #cg3ac4 ,and he
 cast four rings of gold1 which he put  
in the four corners  at each foot of the
 table1    #cg3ad4 ,over against the    
crown3 and he put the bars into them1   
that the  table might be carried4       
#cg3ae4 ,the bars also themselves he    
made of setim wood1 and overlaid  them  
with gold4    #cg3af4 ,and the vessels  
for the divers uses of the table1       
dishes1 bowls1  and cups1 and censers of
 pure gold1 wherein the libations are to
 be  offered4    #cg3ag4 ,he made also  
the candlestick of beaten work of the   

finest gold4  ,from the shaft whereof   
its branches1 its cups1 and bowls1 and  
lilies  came out3    #cg3ah4 ,six on the
 two sides3 three branches on one side1 
and three on  the other4    #cg3ai4     
,three cups in manner of a nut on each  
branch1 and bowls withal  and lilies3   
and three cups of the fashion of a nut  
in another branch1  and bowls withal and
 lilies4 ,the work of the six branches1 
that went  out from the shaft of the    
candlestick was equal4    #cg3bj4 ,and  
in the shaft itself were four cups after
 the manner of a  nut1 and bowls withal 
at every one1 and lilies3    #cg3ba4    
,and bowls under two branches in three  
places1 which together  made six        
branches going out from one shaft4      
#cg3bb4 ,so both the bowls1 and the     
branches were of the same1 all beaten   
work of the purest gold4    #cg3bc4 ,he 
made also the seven lamps with their    
snuffers1 and the  vessels where the    
snuffings were to be put out1 of the    
purest gold4    #cg3bd4 ,the candlestick

 with all the vessels thereof weighed a 
talent of  gold4    #cg3be4 ,he made    
also the altar of incense of setim wood1
 being a cubit  on every side           
foursquare1 and in height two cubits3   
from the corners of  which went out     
horns4    #cg3bf4 ,and he overlaid it   
with the purest gold1 with its grate1   
and the  sides1 and the horns4          
#cg3bg4 ,and he made to it a crown of   
gold round about1 and two golden  rings 
under the crown at each side1 that the  
bars might be put into  them1 and the   
altar be carried4    #cg3bh4 ,and the   
bars themselves he made also of setim   
wood1 and overlaid  them with plates of 
gold4    #cg3bi4 ,he compounded also the
 oil for the ointment of sanctification1
  and incense of the purest spices1     
according to the work of a perfumer4    
,exodus ,chapter #ch    ,he maketh the  
altar of holocaust4 ,the brazen laver4  
,the court with its  pillars and        
hangings4 ,the sum of what the people   
offered4    #ch3a4 ,he made also the    

altar of holocaust of setim wood1 five  
cubits  square1 and three in height3    
#ch3b4 ,the horns whereof went out from 
the corners1 and he overlaid it  with   
plates of brass4    #ch3c4 ,and for the 
uses thereof1 he prepared divers vessels
 of brass1  cauldrons1 tongs1           
fleshhooks1 pothooks and firepans4      
#ch3d4 ,and he made the grate thereof of
 brass1 in manner of a net1 and  under  
it in the midst of the altar a hearth1  
#ch3e4 ,casting four rings at the four  
ends of the net at the top1 to put  in  
bars to carry it3    #ch3f4 ,and he made
 the bars of setim wood1 and overlaid   
them with plates  of brass3    #ch3g4   
,and he drew them through the rings that
 stood out in the sides of  the altar4  
,and the altar itself was not solid1 but
 hollow1 of boards1  and empty within4  
#ch3h4 ,he made also the laver of brass1
 with the foot thereof1 of the  mirrors 
of the women that watched at the door of
 the tabernacle4    #ch3i4 ,he made also
 the court1 in the south side whereof   

were hangings  of fine twisted linen of 
a hundred cubits4    #ch3aj4 ,twenty    
pillars of brass with their sockets1 the
 heads of the  pillars1 and the whole   
graving of the work1 of silver4         
#ch3aa4 ,in like manner at the north    
side the hangings1 the pillars1 and  the
 sockets and heads of the pillars were  
of the same measure1 and work  and      
metal4    #ch3ab4 ,but on that side that
 looketh to the west1 there were        
hangings  of fifty cubits1 ten pillars  
of brass with their sockets1 and the    
heads  of the pillars1 and all the      
graving of the work1 of silver4         
#ch3ac4 ,moreover1 towards the east he  
prepared hangings of fifty cubits3      
#ch3ad4 ,fifteen cubits of which1 were  
on one side with three pillars1  and    
their sockets3    #ch3ae4 ,and on the   
other side 7for between the two he made 
the entry of  the tabernacle7 there were
 hangings equally of fifteen cubits1 and
  three pillars1 and as many sockets4   
#ch3af4 ,all the hangings of the court  

were woven with twisted linen4          
#ch3ag4 ,the sockets of the pillars were
 of brass1 and their heads with  all    
their gravings of silver3 and he        
overlaid the pillars of the court  also 
with silver4    #ch3ah4 ,and he made in 
the entry thereof an embroidered hanging
 of  violet1 purple1 scarlet1 and fine  
twisted linen1 that was twenty cubits   
long1 and five cubits high1 according to
 the measure of all the  hangings of the
 court4    #ch3ai4 ,and the pillars in  
the entry were four1 with sockets of    
brass1  and their heads and gravings of 
silver4    #ch3bj4 ,the pins also of the
 tabernacle and of the court round about
 he  made of brass4    #ch3ba4 ,these   
are the instruments of the tabernacle of
 the testimony1  which were counted     
according to the commandment of ,moses1 
in the  ceremonies of the ,levites1 by  
the hand of ,ithamar1 son of ,aaron the 
priest3    #ch3bb4 ,which ,beseleel1 the
 son of ,uri1 the son of ,hur of the    
tribe of  ,juda1 had made1 as the ,lord 

commanded by ,moses4    #ch3bc4 ,having 
for his companion ,ooliab1 the son of   
,achisamech1 of the  tribe of ,dan3 who 
also was an excellent artificer in wood1
 and worker  in tapestry and embroidery 
in violet1 purple1 scarlet1 and fine    
linen4    #ch3bd4 ,all the gold that was
 spent in the work of the sanctuary1 and
  that was offered in gifts1 was nine   
and twenty talents1 and seven  hundred  
and thirty sicles according to the      
standard of the sanctuary4    #ch3be4   
,and it was offered by them that went to
 be numbered1 from twenty  years old and
 upwards1 of six hundred and three      
thousand five hundred  and fifty men    
able to bear arms4    #ch3bf4 ,there    
were moreover a hundred talents of      
silver1 whereof were  cast the sockets  
of the sanctuary1 and of the entry where
 the veil  hangeth4    #ch3bg4 ,a       
hundred sockets were made of a hundred  
talents1 one talent  being reckoned for 
every socket4    #ch3bh4 ,and of the    
thousand seven hundred and seventy-five 

he made the  heads of the pillars1 which
 also he overlaid with silver4          
#ch3bi4 ,and there were offered of brass
 also seventy-two thousand  talents1 and
 four hundred sicles besides1    #ch3cj4
 ,of which were cast the sockets in the 
entry of the tabernacle of  the         
testimony1 and the altar of brass with  
the grate thereof1 and also  the vessels
 that belong to the use thereof4        
#ch3ca4 ,and the sockets of the court as
 well round about as in the entry       
thereof1 and the pins of the tabernacle1
 and of the court round about4          
,exodus ,chapter #ci    ,all the        
ornaments of ,aaron and his sons are    
made4 ,and the whole work of  the       
tabernacle is finished4    #ci3a4 ,and  
he made1 of violet and purple1 scarlet  
and fine linen1 the  vestments for      
,aaron to wear when he ministered in the
 holy places1 as  the ,lord commanded   
,moses4    #ci3b4 ,so he made an ephod  
of gold1 violet1 and purple1 and scarlet
  twice dyed1 and fine twisted linen1   

#ci3c4 ,with embroidered work1 and he   
cut thin plates of gold1 and drew  them 
small into threads1 that they might be  
twisted with the woof of  the foresaid  
colours1    #ci3d4 ,and two borders     
coupled one to the other in the top on  
either  side1    #ci3e4 ,and a girdle of
 the same colours1 as the ,lord had     
commanded  ,moses4    #ci3f4 ,he        
prepared also two onyx stones1 fast set 
and closed in gold1  and graven1 by the 
art of a lapidary1 with the names of the
 children of  ,israel3    #ci3g4 ,and he
 set them in the sides of the ephod1 for
 a memorial of the  children of ,israel1
 as the ,lord had commanded ,moses4     
#ci3h4 ,he made also a rational with    
embroidered work1 according to the  work
 of the ephod1 of gold1 violet1 purple1 
and scarlet twice dyed1 and  fine       
twisted linen3    #ci3i4 ,foursquare1   
double1 of the measure of a span4       
#ci3aj4 ,and he set four rows of        
precious stones in it4 ,in the first row
  was a sardius1 a topaz1 an emerald4   

#ci3aa4 ,in the second1 a carbuncle1 a  
sapphire1 and a jasper4    #ci3ab4 ,in  
the third1 a ligurius1 an agate1 and an 
amethyst4    #ci3ac4 ,in the fourth1 a  
chrysolite1 an onyx1 and a beryl1 set   
and  enclosed in gold by their rows4    
#ci3ad4 ,and the twelve stones1 were    
engraved with the names of the  twelve  
tribes of ,israel1 each one with its    
several name4    #ci3ae4 ,they made also
 in the rational little chains1 linked  
one to  another1 of the purest gold1    
#ci3af4 ,and two hooks1 and as many     
rings of gold4 ,and they set the rings  
on either side of the rational1         
#ci3ag4 ,on which rings the two golden  
chains should hang1 which they put  into
 the hooks that stood out in the corners
 of the ephod4    #ci3ah4 ,these both   
before and behind so answered one       
another1 that the  ephod and the        
rational were bound together1    #ci3ai4
 ,being fastened to the girdle1 and     
strongly coupled with rings1  which a   
violet fillet joined1 lest they should  

flag loose1 and be moved  one from the  
other1 as the ,lord commanded ,moses4   
#ci3bj4 ,they made also the tunic of the
 ephod all of violet1    #ci3ba4 ,and a 
hole for the head in the upper part at  
the middle1 and a  woven border round   
about the hole3    #ci3bb4 ,and beneath 
at the feet pomegranates of violet1     
purple1 scarlet1  and fine twisted      
linen3    #ci3bc4 ,and little bells of  
the purest gold1 which they put between 
the  pomegranates at the bottom of the  
tunic round about3    #ci3bd4 ,to wit1 a
 bell of gold1 and a pomegranate1       
wherewith the high  priest went adorned1
 when he discharged his ministry1 as the
 ,lord had  commanded ,moses4    #ci3be4
 ,they made also fine linen tunics with 
woven work for ,aaron and  his sons3    
#ci3bf4 ,and mitres with their little   
crowns of fine linen3    #ci3bg4 ,and   
linen breeches of fine linen3    #ci3bh4
 ,and a girdle of fine twisted linen1   
violet1 purple1 and scarlet  twice dyed1
 of embroidery work1 as the ,lord had   

commanded ,moses4    #ci3bi4 ,they made 
also the plate of sacred veneration of  
the purest  gold1 and they wrote on it  
with the engraving of a lapidary3 ,the  
,holy  of the ,lord3    #ci3cj4 ,and    
they fastened it to the mitre with a    
violet fillet1 as the  ,lord had        
commanded ,moses4    #ci3ca4 ,so all the
 work of the tabernacle and of the roof 
of the  testimony was finished3 and the 
children of ,israel did all things which
  the ,lord had commanded ,moses4       
#ci3cb4 ,and they offered the           
tabernacle1 and the roof1 and the whole 
furniture1 the rings1 the boards1 the   
bars1 the pillars and their  sockets1   
#ci3cc4 ,the cover of rams' skins dyed  
red1 and the other cover of violet      
skins1    #ci3cd4 ,the veil1 the ark1   
the bars1 the propitiatory1    #ci3ce4  
,the table1 with the vessels thereof1   
and the loaves of  proposition3         
#ci3cf4 ,the candlestick1 the lamps1 and
 the furniture of them1 with the  oil3  
#ci3cg4 ,the altar of gold1 and the     

ointment1 and the incense of spices3    
#ci3ch4 ,and the hanging in the entry of
 the tabernacle3    #ci3ci4 ,the altar  
of brass1 the grate1 the bars1 and all  
the vessels  thereof3 the laver1 with   
the foot thereof3 the hangings of the   
court1  and the pillars1 with their     
sockets3    #ci3dj4 ,the hanging in the 
entry of the court1 and the little      
cords1 and  the pins thereof4 ,nothing  
was wanting of the vessels1 that were   
commanded to be made for the ministry of
 the tabernacle1 and for the  roof of   
the covenant4    #ci3da4 ,the vestments 
also1 which the priests1 to wit1 ,aaron 
and his  sons1 use in the sanctuary1    
#ci3db4 ,the children of ,israel        
offered1 as the ,lord had commanded4    
#ci3dc4 ,and when ,moses saw all things 
finished1 he blessed them4      ,exodus 
,chapter #dj    ,the tabernacle is      
commanded to be set up and anointed4    
,god filleth it  with his majesty4      
#dj3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #dj3b4 ,the first month1 the 

first day of the month1 thou shalt set  
up  the tabernacle of the testimony1    
#dj3c4 ,and shalt put the ark in it1 and
 shalt let down the veil before  it3    
#dj3d4 ,and thou shalt bring in the     
table1 and set upon it the things  that 
are commanded according to the rite4    
,the candlestick shall stand  with its  
lamps1    #dj3e4 ,and the altar of gold1
 whereon the incense is burnt before the
  ark of the testimony4 ,thou shalt put 
the hanging in the entry of the         
tabernacle1    #dj3f4 ,and before it the
 altar of holocaust4    #dj3g4 ,the     
laver between the altar and the         
tabernacle1 and thou shalt  fill it with
 water4    #dj3h4 ,and thou shalt       
encompass the court with hangings1 and  
the entry  thereof4    #dj3i4 ,and thou 
shalt take the oil of unction and anoint
 the tabernacle  with its vessels1 that 
they may be sanctified3    #dj3aj4 ,the 
altar of holocaust and all its vessels3 
#dj3aa4 ,the laver with its foot3 thou  
shalt consecrate all with the oil  of   

unction1 that they may be most holy4    
#dj3ab4 ,and thou shalt bring ,aaron and
 his sons to the door of the  tabernacle
 of the testimony1 and having washed    
them with water1    #dj3ac4 ,thou shalt 
put on them the holy vestments1 that    
they may  minister to me1 and that the  
unction of them may prosper to an       
everlasting priesthood4    #dj3ad4 ,and 
,moses did all that the ,lord had       
commanded4    #dj3ae4 ,so in the first  
month of the second year1 the first day 
of the  month1 the tabernacle was set   
up4    #dj3af4 ,and ,moses reared it up1
 and placed the boards and the sockets  
and the bars1 and set up the pillars1   
#dj3ag4 ,and spread the roof over the   
tabernacle1 putting over it a  cover1 as
 the ,lord had commanded4    #dj3ah4    
,and he put the testimony in the ark1   
thrusting bars underneath1  and the     
oracle above4    #dj3ai4 ,and when he   
had brought the ark into the tabernacle1
 he drew the  veil before it to fulfil  
the commandment of the ,lord4    #dj3bj4

 ,and he set the table in the tabernacle
 of the testimony1 at the  north side1  
without the veil1    #dj3ba4 ,setting   
there in order the loaves of            
proposition1 as the ,lord  had commanded
 ,moses4    #dj3bb4 ,he set the         
candlestick also in the tabernacle of   
the testimony1  over against the table  
on the south side1    #dj3bc4 ,placing  
the lamps in order1 according to the    
precept of the  ,lord4    #dj3bd4 ,he   
set also the altar of gold under the    
roof of the testimony1  over against the
 veil1    #dj3be4 ,and burnt upon it the
 incense of spices1 as the ,lord had    
commanded ,moses4    #dj3bf4 ,and he put
 also the hanging in the entry of the   
tabernacle of  the testimony1    #dj3bg4
 ,and the altar of holocaust in the     
entry of the testimony1  offering the   
holocaust1 and the sacrifices upon it1  
as the ,lord had  commanded4    #dj3bh4 
,and he set the laver between the       
tabernacle of the testimony and  the    
altar1 filling it with water4    #dj3bi4

 ,and ,moses and ,aaron1 and his sons1  
washed their hands and feet1    #dj3cj4 
,when they went into the tabernacle of  
the covenant1 and went to  the altar1 as
 the ,lord had commanded ,moses4        
#dj3ca4 ,he set up also the court round 
about the tabernacle and the  altar1    
drawing the hanging in the entry        
thereof4 ,after all things were         
perfected1    #dj3cb4 ,the cloud covered
 the tabernacle of the testimony1 and   
the glory  of the ,lord filled it4      
#dj3cc4 ,neither could ,moses go into   
the tabernacle of the covenant1 the     
cloud covering all things1 and the      
majesty of the ,lord shining1 for the   
cloud had covered all4    #dj3cd4 ,if at
 any time the cloud removed from the    
tabernacle1 the  children of ,israel    
went forward by their troops3    #dj3ce4
 ,if it hung over1 they remained in the 
same place4    #dj3cf4 ,for the cloud of
 the ,lord hung over the tabernacle by  
day1 and a  fire by night1 in the sight 
of all the children of ,israel          

throughout  all their mansions4         
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,leviticus      ,this
 ,book is called ,,leviticus1 because it
 treats of the ,offices1  ,ministries1  
,rites and ,ceremonies of the ,priests  
and ,levites4 ,the  ,hebrews call it    
,,vaicra1 from the word with which it   
begins4      ,leviticus ,chapter #a     
,of holocausts or burnt offerings4      
#a3a4 ,and the ,lord called ,moses1 and 
spoke to him from the tabernacle of  the
 testimony1 saying3    #a3b4 ,speak to  
the children of ,israel1 and thou shalt 
say to them3 ,the  man among you that   
shall offer to the ,lord a sacrifice of 
the cattle1  that is1 offering victims  
of oxen and sheep3    #a3c4 ,if his     
offering be a holocaust1 and of the     
herd1 he shall offer a  male without    
blemish1 at the door of the testimony1  
to make the ,lord  favourable to him4   
,a holocaust4444 ,that is1 a whole burnt
 offering 7olokauston71 so  called1     
because the whole victim was consumed   
with fire2 and given in  such manner to 

,god as wholly to evaporate1 as it were1
 for his honour  and glory2 without     
having any part of it reserved for the  
use of man4  ,the other sacrifices in   
the ,old ,testament were either         
offerings for  sin1 or peace offerings3 
and these latter again were either      
offered in  thanksgiving for blessings  
received2 or by way of prayer for new   
favours or graces4 ,so that sacrifices  
were then offered to ,god for four      
different ends or intentions1 answerable
 to the different obligations  which man
 has to ,god3 #a4 ,by way of adoration1 
homage1 praise1 and glory  due to his   
divine majesty4 #b4 ,by way of          
thanksgiving for all benefits  received 
from him4 #c4 ,by way of confessing and 
craving pardon for sins4  #d4 ,by way of
 prayer and petition for grace and      
relief in all  necessities4 ,in the ,new
 ,law we have but one sacrifice1 viz41  
that of  the body and blood of ,christ3 
but this one sacrifice of the ,new      
,testament perfectly answers all these  

four ends2 and both priest and  people1 
as often as it is celebrated1 ought to  
join in offering it up  for these four  
ends4    #a3d4 ,and he shall put his    
hand upon the head of the victim3 and it
  shall be acceptable1 and help to its  
expiation4    #a3e4 ,and he shall       
immolate the calf before the ,lord3 and 
the priests  the sons of ,aaron shall   
offer the blood thereof1 pouring it     
round about  the altar1 which is before 
the door of the tabernacle4    #a3f4    
,and when they have flayed the victim1  
they shall cut the joints  into pieces3 
#a3g4 ,and shall put fire on the altar1 
having before laid in order a  pile of  
wood4    #a3h4 ,and they shall lay the  
parts that are cut out in order         
thereupon3  to wit1 the head1 and all   
things that cleave to the liver2        
#a3i4 ,the entrails and feet being      
washed with water4 ,and the priest      
shall burn them upon the altar for a    
holocaust1 and a sweet savour to  the   
,lord4    #a3aj4 ,and if the offering be

 of the flocks1 a holocaust of sheep or 
of  goats1 he shall offer a male without
 blemish4    #a3aa4 ,and he shall       
immolate it at the side of the altar    
that looketh to  the north1 before the  
,lord3 but the sons of ,aaron shall pour
 the blood  thereof upon the altar round
 about4    #a3ab4 ,and they shall divide
 the joints1 the head1 and all that     
cleave  to the liver3 and shall lay them
 upon the wood1 under which the fire is 
to be put4    #a3ac4 ,but the entrails  
and the feet they shall wash with water4
 ,and the  priest shall offer it all and
 burn it all upon the altar for a       
holocaust1 and most sweet savour to the 
,lord4    #a3ad4 ,but if the oblation of
 a holocaust to the ,lord be of birds1  
of  turtles1 or of young pigeons3       
#a3ae4 ,the priest shall offer it at the
 altar3 and twisting back the  neck1 and
 breaking the place of the wound1 he    
shall make the blood run  down upon the 
brim of the altar4    #a3af4 ,but the   
crop of the throat1 and the feathers he 

shall cast beside  the altar at the east
 side1 in the place where the ashes are 
wont to be  poured out4    #a3ag4 ,and  
he shall break the pinions thereof1 and 
shall not cut1 nor  divide it with a    
knife3 and shall burn it upon the altar1
 putting fire  under the wood4 ,it is a 
holocaust and oblation of most sweet    
savour to  the ,lord4      ,leviticus   
,chapter #b    ,of offerings of flour1  
and firstfruits4    #b3a4 ,when any one 
shall offer an oblation of sacrifice to 
the ,lord1 his  offering shall be of    
fine flour3 and he shall pour oil upon  
it1 and put  frankincense1    #b3b4 ,and
 shall bring it to the sons of ,aaron   
the priests4 ,and one of  them shall    
take a handful of the flour and oil1 and
 all the  frankincense2 and shall put it
 a memorial upon the altar for a most   
sweet savour to the ,lord4    #b3c4 ,and
 the remnant of the sacrifice shall be  
,aaron's1 and his sons'1  holy of holies
 of the offerings of the ,lord4    ,holy
 of holies4444 ,that is1 most holy1 as  

being dedicated to ,god1 and  set aside 
by his ordinance for the use of his     
priests4    #b3d4 ,but when thou        
offerest a sacrifice baked in the oven  
of flour1 to  wit1 loaves without       
leaven1 tempered with oil1 and          
unleavened wafers1  anointed with oil3  
#b3e4 ,if thy oblation be from the      
fryingpan1 of flour tempered with oil1  
and without leaven3    #b3f4 ,thou shalt
 divide it into little pieces1 and shalt
 pour oil upon  it4    #b3g4 ,and if the
 sacrifice be from the gridiron1 in like
 manner the  flour shall be tempered    
with oil4    #b3h4 ,and when thou       
offerest it to the ,lord1 thou shalt    
deliver it to  the hands of the priest4 
#b3i4 ,and when he hath offered it1 he  
shall take a memorial out of the        
sacrifice1 and burn it upon the altar   
for a sweet savour to the ,lord4        
#b3aj4 ,and whatsoever is left1 shall be
 ,aaron's1 and his sons'3 holy of       
holies of the offerings of the ,lord4   
#b3aa4 ,every oblation that is offered  

to the ,lord shall be made without      
leaven3 neither shall any leaven or     
honey be burnt in the sacrifice to  the 
,lord4    ,without leaven or honey4444  
,no leaven nor honey was to be used in  
the  sacrifice offered to ,god2 to      
signify that we are to exclude from the 
pure worship of the gospel1 all double  
dealing and affection to carnal         
pleasures4    #b3ab4 ,you shall offer   
only the firstfruits of them and gifts3 
but they  shall not be put upon the     
altar1 for a savour of sweetness4       
#b3ac4 ,whatsoever sacrifice thou       
offerest1 thou shalt season it with     
salt3 neither shalt thou take away the  
salt of the covenant of thy ,god  from  
thy sacrifice4 ,in all thy oblations    
thou shalt offer salt4    ,salt4444 ,in 
every sacrifice salt was to be used1    
which is an emblem of  wisdom and       
discretion1 without which none of our   
performances are  agreeable to ,god4    
#b3ad4 ,but if thou offer a gift of the 
firstfruits of thy corn to the  ,lord1  

of the ears yet green1 thou shalt dry it
 at the fire1 and break  it small like  
meal2 and so shalt thou offer thy       
firstfruits to the  ,lord3    #b3ae4    
,pouring oil upon it and putting on     
frankincense1 because it is  the        
oblation of the ,lord4    #b3af4        
,whereof the priest shall burn for a    
memorial of the gift1 part of  the corn 
broken small and of the oil1 and all the
 frankincense4      ,leviticus ,chapter 
#c    ,of peace offerings4    #c3a4 ,and
 if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace
 offerings1 and he will  offer of the   
herd1 whether male or female3 he shall  
offer them without  blemish before the  
,lord4    ,peace offerings4444 ,peace1  
in the scripture language1 signifies    
happiness1 welfare or prosperity2 in a  
word1 all kind of  blessings4--,such    
sacrifices1 therefore1 as were offered  
either on  occasion of blessings        
received1 or to obtain new favours1 were
 called  pacific or peace offerings4 ,in
 these1 some part of the victim was     

consumed with fire on the altar of ,god2
 other parts were eaten by the  priests 
and by the persons for whom the         
sacrifice was offered4    #c3b4 ,and he 
shall lay his hand upon the head of his 
victim1 which shall  be slain in the    
entry of the tabernacle of the          
testimony3 and the sons  of ,aaron the  
priests shall pour the blood round about
 upon the altar4    #c3c4 ,and they     
shall offer of the sacrifice of peace   
offerings1 for an  oblation to the      
,lord3 the fat that covereth the        
entrails1 and all the  fat that is      
within1    #c3d4 ,the two kidneys with  
the fat wherewith the flanks are        
covered1 and  the caul of the liver with
 the two little kidneys4    #c3e4 ,and  
they shall burn them upon the altar1 for
 a holocaust1 putting  fire under the   
wood3 for an oblation of most sweet     
savour to the ,lord4    #c3f4 ,but if   
his oblation and the sacrifice of peace 
offering be of the  flock1 whether he   
offer male or female1 they shall be     

without blemish4    #c3g4 ,if he offer a
 lamb before the ,lord3    #c3h4 ,he    
shall put his hand upon the head of the 
victim4 ,and it shall be  slain in the  
entry of the tabernacle of the          
testimony3 and the sons of  ,aaron shall
 pour the blood thereof round about upon
 the altar4    #c3i4 ,and they shall    
offer of the victim of peace offerings1 
a sacrifice  to the ,lord3 the fat and  
the whole rump1    #c3aj4 ,with the     
kidneys1 and the fat that covereth the  
belly and all the  vitals and both the  
little kidneys1 with the fat that is    
about the  flanks1 and the caul of the  
liver with the little kidneys4    #c3aa4
 ,and the priest shall burn them upon   
the altar1 for the food of  the fire1   
and of the oblation of the ,lord4       
#c3ab4 ,if his offering be a goat1 and  
he offer it to the ,lord3    #c3ac4 ,he 
shall put his hand upon the head        
thereof3 and shall immolate  it in the  
entry of the tabernacle of the          
testimony4 ,and the sons of  ,aaron     

shall pour the blood thereof round about
 upon the altar4    #c3ad4 ,and they    
shall take of it for the food of the    
,lord's fire1 the  fat that covereth the
 belly1 and that covereth all the vital 
parts3    #c3ae4 ,the two little kidneys
 with the caul that is upon them which  
is  by the flanks1 and the fat of the   
liver with the little kidneys4    #c3af4
 ,and the priest shall burn them upon   
the altar1 for the food of  the fire1   
and of a most sweet savour4 ,all the fat
 shall be the ,lord's4    #c3ag4 ,by a  
perpetual law for your generations1 and 
in all your  habitations3 neither blood 
nor fat shall you eat at all4           
,fat4444 ,it is meant of the fat1 which 
by the prescription of the law  was to  
be offered on ,god's altar2 not of the  
fat of meat1 such as we  commonly eat4  
,leviticus ,chapter #d    ,of offerings 
for sins of ignorance4    #d3a4 ,and the
 ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #d3b4
 ,say to the children of ,israel3 ,the  
soul that sinneth through  ignorance1   

and doth any thing concerning any of the
 commandments of the  ,lord1 which he   
commanded not to be done3               
,ignorance4444 ,to be ignorant of what  
we are bound to know is sinful2  and for
 such culpable ignorance1 these         
sacrifices1 prescribed in this  and the 
following chapter1 were appointed4      
#d3c4 ,if the priest that is anointed   
shall sin1 making the people to  offend1
 he shall offer to the ,lord for his sin
 a calf without blemish4    #d3d4 ,and  
he shall bring it to the door of the    
testimony before the  ,lord3 and shall  
put his hand upon the head thereof1 and 
shall sacrifice  it to the ,lord4       
#d3e4 ,he shall take also of the blood  
of the calf3 and carry it into the      
tabernacle of the testimony4    ,the    
blood4444 ,as the figure of the blood of
 ,christ shed for the  remission of our 
sins1 and carried by him into the       
sanctuary of heaven4    #d3f4 ,and      
having dipped his finger in the blood1  
he shall sprinkle with  it seven times  

before the ,lord1 before the veil of the
 sanctuary4    #d3g4 ,and he shall put  
some of the same blood upon the horns of
 the  altar of the sweet incense most   
acceptable to the ,lord1 which is in the
  tabernacle of the testimony4 ,and he  
shall pour all the rest of the  blood at
 the foot of the altar of holocaust in  
the entry of the  tabernacle4    #d3h4  
,and he shall take off the fat of the   
calf for the sin offering1 as  well that
 which covereth the entrails1 as all the
 inwards3    #d3i4 ,the two little      
kidneys1 and the caul that is upon them1
 which is  by the flanks1 and the fat of
 the liver with the little kidneys3     
#d3aj4 ,as it is taken off from the calf
 of the sacrifice of peace  offerings4  
,and he shall burn them upon the altar  
of holocaust4    #d3aa4 ,but the skin   
and all the flesh with the head and the 
feet and the  bowels and the dung3      
#d3ab4 ,and the rest of the body1 he    
shall carry forth without the camp  into
 a clean place where the ashes are wont 

to be poured out3 and he  shall burn    
them upon a pile of wood4 ,they shall be
 burnt in the place  where the ashes are
 poured out4    #d3ac4 ,and if all the  
multitude of ,israel shall be ignorant1 
and through  ignorance shall do that    
which is against the commandment of the 
,lord1    #d3ad4 ,and afterwards shall  
understand their sin3 they shall offer  
for  their sin a calf1 and shall bring  
it to the door of the tabernacle4       
#d3ae4 ,and the ancients of the people  
shall put their hands upon the  head    
thereof before the ,lord4 ,and the calf 
being immolated in the sight  of the    
,lord3    #d3af4 ,the priest that is    
anointed shall carry of the blood into  
the  tabernacle of the testimony4       
#d3ag4 ,and shall dip his finger in it  
and sprinkle it seven times before  the 
veil4    #d3ah4 ,and he shall put of the
 same blood on the horns of the altar   
that  is before the ,lord1 in the       
tabernacle of the testimony4 ,and the   
rest of  the blood he shall pour at the 

foot of the altar of holocaust1 which is
  at the door of the tabernacle of the  
testimony4    #d3ai4 ,and all the fat   
thereof he shall take off1 and shall    
burn it upon  the altar3    #d3bj4      
,doing so with this calf1 as he did also
 with that before4 ,and the  priest     
praying for them1 the ,lord will be     
merciful unto them4    #d3ba4 ,but the  
calf itself he shall carry forth without
 the camp1 and  shall burn it as he did 
the former calf3 because it is for the  
sin of  the multitude4    #d3bb4 ,if a  
prince shall sin1 and through ignorance 
do any one of the  things that the law  
of the ,lord forbiddeth1    #d3bc4 ,and 
afterwards shall come to know his sin3  
he shall offer a buck  goat without     
blemish1 a sacrifice to the ,lord4      
#d3bd4 ,and he shall put his hand upon  
the head thereof3 and when he hath      
immolated it in the place where the     
holocaust is wont to be slain  before   
the ,lord1 because it is for sin1       
#d3be4 ,the priest shall dip his finger 

in the blood of the victim for  sin1    
touching therewith the horns of the     
altar of holocaust1 and  pouring out the
 rest at the foot thereof4    #d3bf4    
,but the fat he shall burn upon it1 as  
is wont to be done with the  victims of 
peace offerings4 ,and the priest shall  
pray for him1 and for  his sin3 and it  
shall be forgiven him4    #d3bg4 ,and if
 any one of the people of the land shall
 sin through  ignorance1 doing any of   
those things that by the law of the     
,lord are  forbidden1 and offending1    
#d3bh4 ,and shall come to know his sin3 
he shall offer a she goat without       
blemish4    #d3bi4 ,and he shall put his
 hand upon the head of the victim that  
is for  sin3 and shall immolate it in   
the place of the holocaust4    #d3cj4   
,and the priest shall take of the blood 
with his finger1 and shall  touch the   
horns of the altar of holocaust3 and    
shall pour out the rest  at the foot    
thereof4    #d3ca4 ,but taking off all  
the fat1 as is wont to be taken away of 

the  victims of peace offerings1 he     
shall burn it upon the altar1 for a     
sweet savour to the ,lord3 and he shall 
pray for him1 and it shall be  forgiven 
him4    #d3cb4 ,but if he offer of the  
flock a victim for his sin1 to wit1 an  
ewe  without blemish3    #d3cc4 ,he     
shall put his hand upon the head        
thereof1 and shall immolate  it in the  
place where the victims of holocausts   
are wont to be slain4    #d3cd4 ,and the
 priest shall take of the blood thereof 
with his finger1  and shall touch the   
horns of the altar of holocaust3 and the
 rest he  shall pour out at the foot    
thereof4    #d3ce4 ,all the fat also he 
shall take off1 as the fat of the ram   
that is  offered for peace offerings is 
wont to be taken away3 and shall burn it
  upon the altar1 for a burnt sacrifice 
of the ,lord4 ,and he shall pray  for   
him and his sin1 and it shall be        
forgiven him4      ,leviticus ,chapter  
#e    ,of other sacrifices for sins4    
#e3a4 ,if any one sin1 and hear the     

voice of one swearing1 and is a  witness
 either because he himself hath seen1 or
 is privy to it3 if he  do not utter it1
 he shall bear his iniquity4    #e3b4   
,whosoever toucheth any unclean thing1  
either that which hath been  killed by a
 beast1 or died of itself1 or any other 
creeping thing3 and  forgetteth his     
uncleanness1 he is guilty1 and hath     
offended4    #e3c4 ,and if he touch any 
thing of the uncleanness of man1        
according to  any uncleanness wherewith 
he is wont to be defiled3 and having    
forgotten it1 come afterwards to know   
it1 he shall be guilty of an  offence4  
#e3d4 ,the person that sweareth1 and    
uttereth with his lips1 that he  would  
do either evil or good1 and bindeth the 
same with an oath1 and  his word3 and   
having forgotten it afterwards          
understandeth his offence1    #e3e4 ,let
 him do penance for his sin3    #e3f4   
,and offer of the flocks an ewe lamb1 or
 a she goat1 and the priest  shall pray 
for him and for his sin4    #e3g4 ,but  

if he be not able to offer a beast1 let 
him offer two turtles1  or two young    
pigeons to the ,lord1 one for sin1 and  
the other for a  holocaust1    #e3h4    
,and he shall give them to the priest3  
who shall offer the first  for sin1 and 
twist back the head of it to the little 
pinions1 so that  it stick to the neck1 
and be not altogether broken off4       
#e3i4 ,and of its blood he shall        
sprinkle the side of the altar3 and     
whatever is left1 he shall let it drop  
at the bottom thereof1 because  it is   
for sin4    #e3aj4 ,and the other he    
shall burn for a holocaust1 as is wont  
to be  done4 ,and the priest shall pray 
for him1 and for his sin1 and it shall  
be forgiven him4    #e3aa4 ,and if his  
hand be not able to offer two turtles1  
or two young  pigeons1 he shall offer   
for his sin the tenth part of an ephi of
 flour4  ,he shall not put oil upon it1 
nor put any frankincense thereon1       
because  it is for sin4    #e3ab4 ,and  
he shall deliver it to the priest1 who  

shall take a handful  thereof1 and shall
 burn it upon the altar for a memorial  
of him that  offered it3    #e3ac4      
,praying for him and making atonement4  
,but the part that is left1  he himself 
shall have for a gift4    #e3ad4 ,and   
the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3      
#e3ae4 ,if any one shall sin through    
mistake1 transgressing the  ceremonies  
in those things that are sacrificed to  
the ,lord1 he shall  offer for his      
offence a ram without blemish out of the
 flocks1 that may  be bought for two    
sicles1 according to the weight of the  
sanctuary4    #e3af4 ,and he shall make 
good the damage itself which he hath    
done1 and  shall add the fifth part     
besides1 delivering it to the priest1   
who  shall pray for him1 offering the   
ram3 and it shall be forgiven him4      
#e3ag4 ,if any one sin through          
ignorance1 and do one of those things   
which by the law of the ,lord are       
forbidden1 and being guilty of sin1     
understand his iniquity3    #e3ah4 ,he  

shall offer of the flocks a ram without 
blemish to the priest1  according to the
 measure and estimation of the sin4 ,and
 the priest  shall pray for him1 because
 he did it ignorantly3 ,and it shall be 
forgiven him1    #e3ai4 ,because by     
mistake he trespassed against the ,lord4
      ,leviticus ,chapter #f            
,oblation for sins of injustice3        
ordinances concerning the holocausts    
and the perpetual fire3 the sacrifices  
of the priests1 and the sin  offerings4 
#f3a4 ,the ,lord spoke to ,moses1       
saying3    #f3b4 ,whosoever shall sin1  
and despising the ,lord1 shall deny to  
his  neighbour the thing delivered to   
his keeping1 which was committed to  his
 trust2 or shall by force extort any    
thing1 or commit oppression2    #f3c4   
,or shall find a thing lost1 and denying
 it1 shall also swear  falsely1 or shall
 do any other of the many things1       
wherein men are wont  to sin3    #f3d4  
,being convicted of the offence1 he     
shall restore    #f3e4 ,all that he     

would have gotten by fraud1 in the      
principal1 and the  fifth part besides1 
to the owner1 whom he wronged4    #f3f4 
,moreover for his sin he shall offer a  
ram without blemish out of  the flock3  
and shall give it to the priest1        
according to the estimation  and measure
 of the offence4    #f3g4 ,and he shall 
pray for him before the ,lord3 and he   
shall have  forgiveness for every thing 
in doing of which he bath sinned4       
#f3h4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1   
saying3    #f3i4 ,command ,aaron and his
 sons3 ,this is the law of a holocaust4 
,it  shall be burnt upon the altar1 all 
night until morning3 the fire shall  be 
of the same altar4    #f3aj4 ,the priest
 shall be vested with the tunick and the
 linen  breeches2 and he shall take up  
the ashes of that which the devouring   
fire hath burnt3 and putting them beside
 the altar1    #f3aa4 ,shall put off his
 former vestments1 and being clothed    
with  others1 shall carry them forth    
without the camp1 and shall cause them  

to be consumed to dust in a very clean  
place4    #f3ab4 ,and the fire on the   
altar shall always burn1 and the priest 
shall  feed it1 putting wood on it every
 day in the morning3 and laying on the  
holocaust1 shall burn thereupon the fat 
of the peace offerings4    #f3ac4 ,this 
is the perpetual fire which shall never 
go out on the altar4    ,the perpetual  
fire4444 ,this fire came from heaven1   
7infra4 chap4 #i4bd17  and was always   
kept burning on the altar1 as a figure  
of the heavenly  fire of divine love1   
which ought to be always burning in the 
heart of a  ,christian4    #f3ad4 ,this 
is the law of the sacrifice and         
libations1 which the  children of ,aaron
 shall offer before the ,lord1 and      
before the altar4    #f3ae4 ,the priest 
shall take a handful of the flour that  
is tempered  with oil1 and all the      
frankincense that is put upon the flour3
 and he  shall burn on the altar for a  
memorial of most sweet odour to the     
,lord4    #f3af4 ,and the part of the   

flour that is left1 ,aaron and his sons 
shall  eat1 without leaven3 and he shall
 eat it in the holy place of the court  
of the tabernacle4    #f3ag4 ,and       
therefore it shall not be leavened1     
because part thereof is  offered for the
 burnt sacrifice of the ,lord4 ,it shall
 be most holy1 as  that which is offered
 for sin and for trespass4    #f3ah4    
,the males only of the race of ,aaron   
shall eat it4 ,it shall be an  ordinance
 everlasting in your generations        
concerning the sacrifices of  the ,lord3
 ,every one that toucheth them shall be 
sanctified4    #f3ai4 ,and the ,lord    
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #f3bj4 ,this
 is the oblation of ,aaron1 and of his  
sons1 which they must  offer to the     
,lord1 in the day of their anointing4   
,they shall offer the  tenth part of an 
ephi of flour for a perpetual sacrifice1
 half of it in  the morning1 and half of
 it in the evening4    #f3ba4 ,it shall 
be tempered with oil1 and shall be fried
 in a fryingpan4    #f3bb4 ,and the     

priest that rightfully succeedeth his   
father1 shall offer  it hot1 for a most 
sweet odour to the ,lord3 and it shall  
be wholly  burnt on the altar4    #f3bc4
 ,for every sacrifice of the priest     
shall be consumed with fire3  neither   
shall any man eat thereof4    #f3bd4    
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
#f3be4 ,say to ,aaron and his sons3     
,this is the law of the victim for sin4 
,in the place where the holocaust is    
offered1 it shall be immolated  before  
the ,lord4 ,it is holy of holies4       
#f3bf4 ,the priest that offereth it1    
shall eat it in a holy place1 in the    
court of the tabernacle4    #f3bg4      
,whatsoever shall touch the flesh       
thereof1 shall be sanctified4 ,if  a    
garment be sprinkled with the blood     
thereof1 it shall be washed in a  holy  
place4    #f3bh4 ,and the earthen       
vessel1 wherein it was sodden1 shall be 
broken3  but if the vessel be of brass1 
it shall be scoured1 and washed with    
water4    #f3bi4 ,every male of the     

priestly race shall eat of the flesh    
thereof1  because it is holy of holies4 
#f3cj4 ,for the victim that is slain for
 sin1 the blood of which is  carried    
into the tabernacle of the testimony to 
make atonement in the  sanctuary1 shall 
not be eaten1 but shall be burnt with   
fire4      ,leviticus ,chapter #g    ,of
 sacrifices for trespasses and thanks   
offerings4 ,no fat nor blood is  to be  
eaten4    #g3a4 ,this also is the law of
 the sacrifice for a trespass3 it is    
most  holy4    ,trespass4444            
,trespasses1 for which these offerings  
were to be made1  were lesser offences  
than those for which the sin offerings  
were  appointed4    #g3b4 ,therefore    
where the holocaust is immolated1 the   
victim also for a  trespass shall be    
slain3 the blood thereof shall be poured
 round about  the altar4    #g3c4 ,they 
shall offer thereof the rump and the fat
 that covereth the  entrails3    #g3d4  
,the two little kidneys1 and the fat    
which is by the flanks1 and  the caul of

 the liver with the little kidneys4     
#g3e4 ,and the priest shall burn them   
upon the altar3 it is the burnt         
sacrifice of the ,lord for a trespass4  
#g3f4 ,every male of the priestly race1 
shall eat this flesh in a holy  place1  
because it is most holy4    #g3g4 ,as   
the sacrifice for sin is offered1 so is 
also that for a  trespass3 the same     
shall be the law of both these          
sacrifices4 ,it shall  belong to the    
priest that offereth it4    #g3h4 ,the  
priest that offereth the victim of      
holocaust1 shall have the  skin thereof4
    #g3i4 ,and every sacrifice of flour 
that is baked in the oven1 and          
whatsoever is dressed on the gridiron1  
or in the fryingpan1 shall be  the      
priest's that offereth it4    #g3aj4    
,whether they be tempered with oil1 or  
dry1 all the sons of ,aaron  shall have 
one as much as another4    #g3aa4 ,this 
is the law of the sacrifice of peace    
offerings that is  offered to the ,lord4
    #g3ab4 ,if the oblation be for      

thanksgiving1 they shall offer loaves   
without leaven tempered with oil1 and   
unleavened wafers anointed with  oil1   
and fine flour fried1 and cakes tempered
 and mingled with oil4    #g3ac4        
,moreover loaves of leavened bread with 
the sacrifice of thanks1  which is      
offered for peace offerings3    #g3ad4  
,of which one shall be offered to the   
,lord for firstfruits1 and  shall be the
 priest's that shall pour out the blood 
of the victim4    #g3ae4 ,and the flesh 
of it shall be eaten the same day3      
neither shall  any of it remain until   
the morning4    #g3af4 ,if any man by   
vow1 or of his own accord offer a       
sacrifice1 it  shall in like manner be  
eaten the same day4 ,and if any of it   
remain  until the morrow1 it is lawful  
to eat it4    #g3ag4 ,but whatsoever    
shall be found on the third day shall be
 consumed  with fire4    #g3ah4 ,if any 
man eat of the flesh of the victim of   
peace offerings on  the third day1 the  
oblation shall be of no effect3 neither 

shall it  profit the offerer4 ,yea      
rather1 whatsoever soul shall defile    
itself  with such meat1 shall be guilty 
of transgression4    #g3ai4 ,the flesh  
that hath touched any unclean thing1    
shall not be  eaten3 but shall be burnt 
with fire4 ,he that is clean shall eat  
of it4    #g3bj4 ,if any one that is    
defiled shall eat of the flesh of the   
sacrifice of peace offerings1 which is  
offered to the ,lord1 he shall be  cut  
off from his people4    #g3ba4 ,and he  
that hath touched the uncleanness of    
man1 or of beast1 or  of any thing that 
can defile1 and shall eat of such kind  
of flesh3  shall be cut off from his    
people4    #g3bb4 ,and the ,lord spoke  
to ,moses1 saying3    #g3bc4 ,say to the
 children of ,israel3 ,the fat of a     
sheep1 and of an ox1  and of a goat you 
shall not eat4    #g3bd4 ,the fat of a  
carcass that hath died of itself1 and of
 a beast  that was caught by another    
beast1 you shall have for divers uses4  
#g3be4 ,if any man eat the fat that     

should be offered for the burnt         
sacrifice of the ,lord1 he shall perish 
out of his people4    #g3bf4 ,moreover  
you shall not eat the blood of any      
creature whatsoever1  whether of birds  
or beasts4    #g3bg4 ,every one that    
eateth blood1 shall perish from among   
the people4    #g3bh4 ,and the ,lord    
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #g3bi4      
,speak to the children of ,israel1      
saying3 ,he that offereth a  victim of  
peace offerings to the ,lord1 let him   
offer therewith a  sacrifice also1 that 
is1 the libations thereof4    #g3cj4 ,he
 shall hold in his hands the fat of the 
victim1 and the breast4  ,and when he   
hath offered and consecrated both to the
 ,lord1 he shall  deliver them to the   
priest1    #g3ca4 ,who shall burn the   
fat upon the altar4 ,but the breast     
shall be  ,aaron's and his sons'4       
#g3cb4 ,the right shoulder also of the  
victim1 of peace offerings shall  fall  
to the priest for firstfruits4    #g3cc4
 ,he among the sons of ,aaron1 that     

offereth the blood1 and the fat3  he    
shall have the right shoulder also for  
his portion4    #g3cd4 ,for the breast  
that is elevated and the shoulder that  
is  separated ,i have taken of the      
children of ,israel1 from off their     
victims of peace offerings3 and have    
given them to ,aaron the priest1  and to
 his sons1 by a law for ever1 from all  
the people of ,israel4    #g3ce4 ,this  
is the anointing of ,aaron and his sons1
 in the ceremonies of  the ,lord1 in the
 day when ,moses offered them1 that they
 might do the  office of priesthood1    
#g3cf4 ,and the things that the ,lord   
commanded to be given them by the       
children of ,israel1 by a perpetual     
observance in their generations4        
#g3cg4 ,this is the law of holocaust1   
and of the sacrifice for sin1 and  for  
trespass1 and for consecration1 and the 
victims of peace offerings3    #g3ch4   
,which the ,lord appointed to ,moses in 
mount ,sinai1 when he  commanded the    
children of ,israel1 that they should   

offer their  oblations to the ,lord in  
the desert of ,sinai4      ,leviticus   
,chapter #h    ,moses consecrateth      
,aaron and his sons4    #h3a4 ,and the  
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #h3b4 
,take ,aaron with his sons1 their       
vestments1 and the oil of unction3  a   
calf for sin1 two rams1 a basket with   
unleavened bread4    #h3c4 ,and thou    
shalt gather together all the           
congregation to the door of  the        
tabernacle4    #h3d4 ,and ,moses did as 
the ,lord had commanded4 ,and all the   
multitude  being gathered together      
before the door of the tabernacle3      
#h3e4 ,he said3 ,this is the word that  
the ,lord hath commanded to be done4    
#h3f4 ,and immediately1 he offered      
,aaron and his sons4 ,and when he had   
washed them1    #h3g4 ,he vested the    
high priest with the strait linen       
garment1 girding  him with the girdle1  
and putting on him the violet tunick3   
and over it  he put the ephod4    #h3h4 
,and binding it with the girdle1 he     

fitted it to the rational1 on  which was
 ,doctrine and ,truth4    #h3i4 ,he put 
also the mitre upon his head3 and upon  
the mitre over the  forehead1 he put the
 plate of gold1 consecrated with        
sanctification1 as  the ,lord had       
commanded him4    #h3aj4 ,he took also  
the oil of unction1 with which he       
anointed the  tabernacle1 with all the  
furniture thereof4    #h3aa4 ,and when  
he had sanctified and sprinkled the     
altar seven times1  he anointed it1 and 
all the vessels thereof3 and the laver  
with the  foot thereof1 he sanctified   
with the oil4    #h3ab4 ,and he poured  
it upon ,aaron's head3 and he anointed  
and  consecrated him4    #h3ac4 ,and    
after he had offered his sons1 he vested
 them with linen  tunicks1 and girded   
them with girdles3 and put mitres on    
them as the  ,lord had commanded4       
#h3ad4 ,he offered also the calf for    
sin3 and when ,aaron and his sons had   
put their hands upon the head thereof1  
#h3ae4 ,he immolated it3 and took the   

blood1 and dipping his finger in  it1 he
 touched the horns of the altar round   
about4 ,which being  expiated1 and      
sanctified1 he poured the rest of the   
blood at the bottom  thereof4    #h3af4 
,but the fat that was upon the entrails1
 and the caul of the  liver1 and the two
 little kidneys1 with their fat1 he     
burnt upon the  altar4    #h3ag4 ,and   
the calf with the skin1 and the flesh   
and the dung1 he burnt  without the     
camp1 as the ,lord had commanded4       
#h3ah4 ,he offered also a ram for       
holocaust4 ,and when ,aaron and his sons
  had put their hands upon its head3    
#h3ai4 ,he immolated it1 and poured the 
blood thereof round about the  altar4   
#h3bj4 ,and cutting the ram into pieces1
 the head thereof1 and the  joints1 and 
the fat he burnt in the fire4    #h3ba4 
,having first washed the entrails1 and  
the feet1 and the whole ram  together he
 burnt upon the altar3 because it was a 
holocaust of most  sweet odour to the   
,lord1 as he had commanded him4         

#h3bb4 ,he offered also the second ram1 
in the consecration of priests3  and    
,aaron1 and his sons put their hands    
upon the head thereof4    #h3bc4 ,and   
when ,moses had immolated it1 he took of
 the blood thereof1  and touched the tip
 of ,aaron's right ear1 and the thumb of
 his right  hand1 and in like manner    
also the great toe of his right foot4   
#h3bd4 ,he offered also the sons of     
,aaron3 and when with the blood of the  
ram that was immolated1 he had touched  
the tip of the right ear of  every one  
of them1 and the thumbs of their right  
hands1 and the great  toes of their     
right feet1 the rest he poured on the   
altar round about4    #h3be4 ,but the   
fat1 and the rump1 and all the fat that 
covereth the  entrails1 and the caul of 
the liver1 and the two kidneys with     
their  fat1 and with the right shoulder1
 he separated4    #h3bf4 ,and taking out
 of the basket of unleavened bread1     
which was  before the ,lord1 a loaf     
without leaven1 and a cake tempered with

 oil  and a wafer1 he put them upon the 
fat1 and the right shoulder3    #h3bg4  
,delivering all to ,aaron1 and to his   
sons4 ,who having lifted them  up before
 the ,lord1    #h3bh4 ,he took them     
again from their hands1 and burnt them  
upon the  altar of holocaust3 because it
 was the oblation of consecration1 for a
  sweet odour of sacrifice to the ,lord4
    #h3bi4 ,and he took of the ram of   
consecration1 the breast for his        
portion1 elevating it before the ,lord1 
as the ,lord had commanded him4         
#h3cj4 ,and taking the ointment1 and the
 blood that was upon the altar1  he     
sprinkled ,aaron1 and his vestments1 and
 his sons1 and their  vestments with it4
    #h3ca4 ,and when he had sanctified  
them in their vestments1 he commanded   
them1 saying3 ,boil the flesh before the
 door of the tabernacle1 and  there eat 
it4 ,eat ye also the loaves of          
consecration1 that are laid in  the     
basket1 as the ,lord commanded me1      
saying3 ,aaron and his sons shall  eat  

them4    #h3cb4 ,and whatsoever shall be
 left of the flesh and the loaves1 shall
  be consumed with fire4    #h3cc4 ,and 
you shall not go out of the door of the 
tabernacle for seven  days1 until the   
day wherein the time of your            
consecration shall be  expired4 ,for in 
seven days the consecration is finished3
    #h3cd4 ,as at this present it hath  
been done1 that the rite of the         
sacrifice might be accomplished4        
#h3ce4 ,day and night shall you remain  
in the tabernacle observing the  watches
 of the ,lord1 lest you die4 ,for so it 
hath been commanded me4    #h3cf4 ,and  
,aaron and his sons did all things which
 the ,lord spoke by the  hand of ,moses4
      ,leviticus ,chapter #i    ,aaron  
offereth sacrifice for himself and the  
people4 ,fire cometh from  the ,lord    
upon the altar4    #i3a4 ,and when the  
eighth day was come1 ,moses called      
,aaron and his sons1  and the ancients  
of ,israel1 and said to ,aaron3    #i3b4
 ,take of the herd a calf for sin1 and a

 ram for a holocaust1 both  without     
blemish1 and offer them before the      
,lord4    #i3c4 ,and to the children of 
,israel thou shalt say3 ,take ye a he   
goat  for sin1 and a calf1 and a lamb1  
both of a year old1 and without  blemish
 for a holocaust4    #i3d4 ,also a      
bullock and a ram for peace offerings4  
,and immolate them  before the ,lord1   
offering for the sacrifice of every one 
of them flour  tempered with oil3 for to
 day the ,lord will appear to you4      
#i3e4 ,they brought therefore all things
 that ,moses had commanded before  the  
door of the tabernacle3 where when all  
the multitude stood1    #i3f4 ,moses    
said3 ,this is the word1 which the ,lord
 hath commanded4 ,do  it1 and his glory 
will appear to you4    #i3g4 ,and he    
said to ,aaron3 ,approach to the altar1 
and offer sacrifice  for thy sin4 ,offer
 the holocaust1 and pray for thyself and
 for the  people3 and when thou hast    
slain the people's victim1 pray for     
them1 as  the ,lord hath commanded4     

#i3h4 ,and forthwith ,aaron1 approaching
 to the altar1 immolated the calf  for  
his sin4    #i3i4 ,and his sons brought 
him the blood of it3 and he dipped his  
finger  therein1 and touched the horns  
of the altar1 and poured the rest at the
  foot thereof4    #i3aj4 ,and the fat1 
and the little kidneys1 and the caul of 
the liver1  which are for sin1 he burnt 
upon the altar1 as the ,lord had        
commanded  ,moses4    #i3aa4 ,but the   
flesh and skins thereof he burnt with   
fire without the  camp4    #i3ab4 ,he   
immolated also the victim of holocaust3 
and his sons brought  him the blood     
thereof1 which he poured round about on 
the altar4    #i3ac4 ,and the victim    
being cut into pieces1 they brought to  
him the  head and all the members3 all  
which he burnt with fire upon the altar4
    #i3ad4 ,having first washed the     
entrails and the feet with water4       
#i3ae4 ,then offering for the sin of the
 people1 he slew the he goat3 and       
expiating the altar1    #i3af4 ,he      

offered the holocaust4    #i3ag4 ,adding
 in the sacrifice the libations1 which  
are offered withal1  and burning them   
upon the altar1 besides the ceremonies  
of the morning  holocaust4    #i3ah4 ,he
 immolated also the bullock and the ram1
 and peace offerings of  the people3 and
 his sons brought him the blood1 which  
he poured upon  the altar round about4  
#i3ai4 ,the fat also of the bullock1 and
 the rump of the ram1 and the two       
little kidneys with their fat1 and the  
caul of the liver1    #i3bj4 ,they put  
upon the breasts4 ,and after the fat was
 burnt upon the  altar1    #i3ba4 ,aaron
 separated their breasts1 and the right 
shoulders1 elevating  them before the   
,lord1 as ,moses had commanded4         
#i3bb4 ,and stretching forth his hands  
to the people1 he blessed them4  ,and so
 the victims for sin1 and the           
holocausts1 and the peace offerings     
being finished1 he came down4    #i3bc4 
,and ,moses and ,aaron went into the    
tabernacle of the testimony1  and       

afterwards came forth and blessed the   
people4 ,and the glory of the  ,lord    
appeared to all the multitude4    #i3bd4
 ,and1 behold1 a fire1 coming forth from
 the ,lord1 devoured the  holocaust1 and
 the fat that was upon the altar3 which 
when the  multitude saw1 they praised   
the ,lord1 falling on their faces4      
,leviticus ,chapter #aj    ,nadab and   
,abiu for offering strange fire1 are    
burnt by fire4 ,priests  are forbidden  
to drink wine1 when they enter into the 
tabernacle4 ,the  law of eating the holy
 things4    #aj3a4 ,and ,nadab and      
,abiu1 the sons of ,aaron1 taking their 
censers1 put  fire therein1 and incense 
on it1 offering before the ,lord strange
 fire3  which was not commanded them4   
#aj3b4 ,and fire coming out from the    
,lord destroyed them3 and they died     
before the ,lord4    #aj3c4 ,and ,moses 
said to ,aaron3 ,this is what the ,lord 
hath spoken4 ,i  will be sanctified in  
them that approach to me3 and ,i will be
 glorified  in the sight of all the     

people4 ,and when ,aaron heard this1 he 
held his  peace4    #aj3d4 ,and ,moses  
called ,misael and ,elisaphan1 the sons 
of ,oziel1 the  uncle of ,aaron1 and    
said to them3 ,go and take away your    
brethren from  before the sanctuary1 and
 carry them without the camp4    #aj3e4 
,and they went forthwith and took them  
as they lay1 vested with  linen tunicks1
 and cast them forth1 as had been       
commanded them4    #aj3f4 ,and ,moses   
said to ,aaron1 and to ,eleazar and     
,ithamar1 his sons3  ,uncover not your  
heads1 and rend not your garments1 lest 
perhaps you  die1 and indignation come  
upon all the congregation4 ,let your    
brethren1  and all the house of ,israel1
 bewail the burning which the ,lord has 
kindled4    #aj3g4 ,but you shall not go
 out of the door of the tabernacle3     
otherwise  you shall perish1 for the oil
 of the holy unction is on you4 ,and    
they  did all things according to the   
precept of ,moses4    #aj3h4 ,the ,lord 
also said to ,aaron3    #aj3i4 ,you     

shall not drink wine nor any thing that 
may make drunk1 thou  nor thy sons1 when
 you enter into the tabernacle of the   
testimony1 lest  you die4 ,because it is
 an everlasting precept2 through your   
generations3    #aj3aj4 ,and that you   
may have knowledge to discern between   
holy and  unholy1 between unclean and   
clean3    #aj3aa4 ,and may teach the    
children of ,israel all my ordinances   
which the  ,lord hath spoken to them by 
the hand of ,moses4    #aj3ab4 ,and     
,moses spoke to ,aaron1 and to ,eleazar 
and ,ithamar1 his sons  that were left3 
,take the sacrifice that is remaining of
 the oblation of  the ,lord1 and eat it 
without leaven beside the altar1 because
 it is  holy of holies4    #aj3ac4 ,and 
you shall eat it in a holy place3 which 
is given to thee and  thy sons of the   
oblations of the ,lord1 as it hath been 
commanded me4    #aj3ad4 ,the breast    
also that is offered1 and the shoulder  
that is  separated1 you shall eat in a  
most clean place1 thou and thy sons1 and

  thy daughters with thee4 ,for they are
 set aside for thee and thy  children1  
of the victims of peace offerings of the
 children of ,israel4    #aj3ae4        
,because they have elevated before the  
,lord the shoulder and the  breast1 and 
the fat that is burnt on the altar3 and 
they belong to thee  and to thy sons by 
a perpetual law1 as the ,lord hath      
commanded4    #aj3af4 ,while these      
things were a doing1 when ,moses sought 
for the buck  goat1 that had been       
offered for sin1 he found it burnt4 ,and
 being angry  with ,eleazar and         
,ithamar1 the sons of ,aaron that were  
left1 he said3    #aj3ag4 ,why did you  
not eat in the holy place the sacrifice 
for sin1  which is most holy1 and given 
to you1 that you may bear the iniquity  
of  the people1 and may pray for them in
 the sight of the ,lord4    #aj3ah4     
,especially1 whereas none of the blood  
thereof hath been carried  within the   
holy places3 and you ought to have eaten
 it in the  sanctuary1 as was commanded 

me8    #aj3ai4 ,aaron answered3 ,this   
day hath been offered the victim for    
sin1  and the holocaust before the      
,lord3 and to me what thou seest has    
happened4 ,how could ,i eat it1 or      
please the ,lord in the ceremonies1     
having a sorrowful heart8    #aj3bj4    
,which when ,moses had heard he was     
satisfied4      ,leviticus ,chapter #aa 
,the distinction of clean and unclean   
animals4    #aa3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke 
to ,moses and ,aaron1 saying3    #aa3b4 
,say to the children of ,israel3 ,these 
are the animals which you  are to eat of
 all the living things of the earth4    
,animals which you are to eat1 etc4444  
,the prohibition of so many kinds  of   
beasts1 birds1 and fishes1 in the law1  
was ordered1 #ast1 to exercise  the     
people in obedience1 and temperance2    
#bndly1 to restrain them from  the vices
 of which these animals were symbols2   
#crdly1 because the  things here        
forbidden were for the most part        
unwholesome1 and not  proper to be      

eaten2 #dthly1 that the people of ,god1 
by being obliged to  abstain from things
 corporally unclean1 might be trained up
 to seek a  spiritual cleanness4        
#aa3c4 ,whatsoever hath the hoof        
divided1 and cheweth the cud among the  
beasts1 you shall eat4    ,hoof divided1
 and cheweth the cud4444 ,the dividing  
of the hoof and  chewing of the cud1    
signify discretion between good and     
evil1 and  meditating on the law of     
,god2 and where either of these is      
wanting a  man is unclean4 ,in like     
manner fishes were reputed unclean that 
had not  fins and scales3 that is1 souls
 that did not raise themselves up by    
prayer and cover themselves with the    
scales of virtue4    #aa3d4 ,but        
whatsoever cheweth indeed the cud1 and  
hath a hoof1 but  divideth it not1 as   
the camel1 and others3 that you shall   
not eat1 but  shall reckon it among the 
unclean4    #aa3e4 ,the cherogrillus    
which cheweth the cud1 but divideth not 
the  hoof1 is unclean4    ,the          

cherogrillus4444 ,some suppose it to be 
the rabbit1 others the  hedgehog4 ,st4  
,jerome intimates that it is another    
kind of animal common  in ,palestine1   
which lives in the holes of rocks or in 
the earth4 ,we  choose here1 as also in 
the names of several other creatures    
that  follow 7which are little known in 
this part of the world17 to keep the    
,greek or ,latin names4    #aa3f4 ,the  
hare also3 for that too cheweth the cud1
 but divideth not the  hoof4    #aa3g4  
,and the swine1 which1 though it        
divideth the hoof1 cheweth not  the cud4
    #aa3h4 ,the flesh of these you shall
 not eat1 nor shall you touch their     
carcasses1 because they are unclean to  
you4    #aa3i4 ,these are the things    
that breed in the waters1 and which it  
is  lawful to eat4 ,all that hath fins1 
and scales1 as well in the sea1 as  in  
the rivers1 and the pools1 you shall    
eat4    #aa3aj4 ,but whatsoever hath not
 fins and scales1 of those things that  
move and live in the waters1 shall be an

 abomination to you1    #aa3aa4 ,and    
detestable4 ,their flesh you shall not  
eat3 and their  carcasses you shall     
avoid4    #aa3ab4 ,all that have not    
fins and scales1 in the waters1 shall be
  unclean4    #aa3ac4 ,of birds these   
are they which you must not eat1 and    
which are to  be avoided by you3 ,the   
eagle1 and the griffon1 and the osprey4 
,the griffon4444 ,not the monster which 
the painter represent1 which hath  no   
being upon earth2 but a bird of the     
eagle kind1 larger than the  common4    
#aa3ad4 ,and the kite1 and the vulture1 
according to their kind4    #aa3ae4 ,and
 all that is of the raven kind1         
according to their likeness4    #aa3af4 
,the ostrich1 and the owl1 and the      
larus1 and the hawk according  to its   
kind4    #aa3ag4 ,the screech owl1 and  
the cormorant1 and the ibis4    #aa3ah4 
,and the swan1 and the bittern1 and the 
porphyrion4    #aa3ai4 ,the heron1 and  
the charadroin according to its kind1   
the houp  also1 and the bat4    #aa3bj4 

,of things that fly1 whatsoever goeth   
upon four feet1 shall be  abominable to 
you4    #aa3ba4 ,but whatsoever walketh 
upon four feet1 but hath the legs behind
  longer1 wherewith it hoppeth upon the 
earth1    #aa3bb4 ,that you shall eat3  
as the bruchus in its kind1 the attacus1
 and  ophimachus1 and the locust1 every 
one according to their kind4    #aa3bc4 
,but of flying things whatsoever hath   
four feet only1 shall be an  abomination
 to you4    #aa3bd4 ,and whosoever shall
 touch the carcasses of them1 shall be  
defiled3 and shall be unclean until the 
evening3    #aa3be4 ,and if it be       
necessary that he carry any of these    
things when  they are dead3 he shall    
wash his clothes1 and shall be unclean  
until  the sun set4    #aa3bf4 ,every   
beast that hath a hoof1 but divideth it 
not1 nor cheweth  the cud shall be      
unclean3 and he that toucheth it1 shall 
be defiled4    #aa3bg4 ,that which      
walketh upon hands of all animals which 
go on all  four1 shall be unclean3 he   

that shall touch their carcasses shall  
be  defiled until evening4    #aa3bh4   
,and he that shall carry such carcasses1
 shall wash his clothes1  and shall be  
unclean until evening3 because all these
 things are  unclean to you4    #aa3bi4 
,these also shall be reckoned among     
unclean things1 of all that  move upon  
the earth4 ,the weasel1 and the mouse1  
and the crocodile1  every one according 
to their kind3    #aa3cj4 ,the shrew1   
and the chameleon1 and the stellio1 and 
the lizard1  and the mole4    #aa3ca4   
,all these are unclean4 ,he that        
toucheth their carcasses shall be       
unclean until the evening4    #aa3cb4   
,and upon what thing soever any of their
 carcasses shall fall1 it  shall be     
defiled1 whether it be a vessel of wood1
 or a garment1 or  skins or haircloths3 
or any thing in which work is done4     
,they shall be  dipped in water1 and    
shall be unclean until the evening1 and 
so  afterwards shall be clean4          
#aa3cc4 ,but an earthen vessel1 into    

which any of these shall fall1 shall  be
 defiled3 and therefore is to be broken4
    #aa3cd4 ,any meat which you eat1 if 
water from such a vessel be poured  upon
 it1 shall be unclean2 and every liquor 
that is drunk out of any  such vessel1  
shall be unclean4    #aa3ce4 ,and upon  
whatsoever thing any of these dead      
beasts shall fall1  it shall be unclean4
 ,whether it be oven1 or pots with feet1
 they shall  be destroyed1 and shall be 
unclean4    #aa3cf4 ,but fountains and  
cisterns1 and all gatherings together of
  waters shall be clean4 ,he that       
toucheth their carcasses shall be       
defiled4    #aa3cg4 ,if it fall upon    
seed corn1 it shall not defile it4      
#aa3ch4 ,but if any man pour water upon 
the seed1 and afterwards it be  touched 
by the carcasses1 it shall be forthwith 
defiled4    #aa3ci4 ,if any beast die1  
of which it is lawful for you to eat1 he
 that  toucheth the carcass thereof1    
shall be unclean until the evening4     
#aa3dj4 ,and he that eateth or carrieth 

any thing thereof1 shall wash his       
clothes1 and shall be unclean until the 
evening4    #aa3da4 ,all that creepeth  
upon the earth shall be abominable3     
neither  shall it be taken for meat4    
#aa3db4 ,whatsoever goeth upon the      
breast on four feet1 or hath many  feet1
 or traileth on the earth1 you shall not
 eat1 because it is  abominable4        
#aa3dc4 ,do not defile your souls1 nor  
touch aught thereof1 lest you be        
unclean1    #aa3dd4 ,for ,i am the ,lord
 your ,god4 ,be holy because ,i am holy4
 ,defile  not your souls by any creeping
 thing1 that moveth upon the earth4     
#aa3de4 ,for ,i am the ,lord1 who       
brought you out of the land of ,egypt1  
that ,i might be your ,god4    #aa3df4  
,you shall be holy1 because ,i am holy4 
,this is the law of beasts  and fowls1  
and of every living creature that moveth
 in the waters1 and  creepeth on the    
earth3    #aa3dg4 ,that you may know the
 differences of the clean1 and unclean1 
and  know what you ought to eat1 and    

what to refuse4      ,leviticus ,chapter
 #ab    ,the purification of women after
 childbirth4    #ab3a4 ,and the ,lord   
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ab3b4      
,speak to the children of ,israel1 and  
thou shalt say to them3 ,if a  woman    
having received seed shall bear a man   
child1 she shall be unclean  seven days1
 according to the days of separation of 
her flowers4    #ab3c4 ,and on the      
eighth day the infant shall be          
circumcised3    #ab3d4 ,but she shall   
remain three and thirty days in the     
blood of her  purification4 ,she shall  
touch no holy thing3 neither shall she  
enter  into the sanctuary1 until the    
days of her purification1 be fulfilled4 
#ab3e4 ,but if she shall bear a maid    
child1 she shall be unclean two  weeks1 
according to the custom of her monthly  
courses4 ,and she shall  remain in the  
blood of her purification sixty-six     
days4    #ab3f4 ,and when the days of   
her purification are expired1 for a son1
 or  for a daughter1 she shall bring to 

the door of the tabernacle of the       
testimony1 a lamb of a year old for a   
holocaust1 and a young pigeon or  a     
turtle for sin3 and shall deliver them  
to the priest4    #ab3g4 ,who shall     
offer them before the ,lord1 and shall  
pray for her3 and  so she shall be      
cleansed from the issue of her blood4   
,this is the law  for her that beareth a
 man child or a maid child4    #ab3h4   
,and if her hand find not sufficiency1  
and she is not able to  offer a lamb1   
she shall take two turtles1 or two young
 pigeons1 one for  a holocaust1 and     
another for sin3 and the priest shall   
pray for her1  and so she shall be      
cleansed4      ,leviticus ,chapter #ac  
,the law concerning leprosy in men1 and 
in garments4    #ac3a4 ,and the ,lord   
spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1 saying3     
#ac3b4 ,the man in whose skin or flesh  
shall arise a different colour or  a    
blister1 or as it were something        
shining1 that is the stroke of the      
leprosy1 shall be brought to ,aaron the 

priest1 or any one of his sons4         
#ac3c4 ,and if he see the leprosy in his
 skin1 and the hair turned white  and   
the place where the leprosy appears     
lower than the skin and the  rest of the
 flesh3 it is the stroke of the leprosy1
 and upon his  judgment he shall be     
separated4    #ac3d4 ,but if there be a 
shining whiteness in the skin1 and not  
lower  than the other flesh1 and the    
hair be of the former colour1 the priest
  shall shut him up seven days4         
#ac3e4 ,and the seventh day he shall    
look on him3 and if the leprosy be      
grown no farther1 and hath not spread   
itself in the skin1 he shall shut  him  
up again other seven days4    #ac3f4    
,and on the seventh day1 he shall look  
on him4 ,if the leprosy be  somewhat    
obscure1 and not spread in the skin1 he 
shall declare him  clean1 because it is 
but a scab3 and the man shall wash his  
clothes1  and shall be clean4    #ac3g4 
,but1 if the leprosy grow again1 after  
he was seen by the priest  and restored 

to cleanness1 he shall be brought to    
him3    #ac3h4 ,and shall be condemned  
of uncleanness4    #ac3i4 ,if the stroke
 of the leprosy be in a man1 he shall be
 brought to  the priest3    #ac3aj4 ,and
 he shall view him4 ,and when there     
shall be a white colour in  the skin1   
and it shall have changed the look of   
the hair1 and the  living flesh itself  
shall appear3    #ac3aa4 ,it shall be   
judged an inveterate leprosy1 and grown 
into the  skin4 ,the priest therefore   
shall declare him unclean3 and shall not
  shut him up1 because he is evidently  
unclean4    #ac3ab4 ,but if the leprosy 
spring out running about in the skin1   
and  cover all the skin from the head to
 the feet1 whatsoever falleth under  the
 sight of the eyes3    #ac3ac4 ,the     
priest shall view him1 and shall judge  
that the leprosy  which he has is very  
clean3 because it is all turned into    
whiteness1  and therefore the man shall 
be clean4    #ac3ad4 ,but when the live 
flesh shall appear in him3    #ac3ae4   

,then by the judgment of the priest he  
shall be defiled1 and  shall be reckoned
 among the unclean4 ,for live flesh1 if 
it be spotted  with leprosy1 is unclean4
    #ac3af4 ,and if again it be turned  
into whiteness1 and cover all the man3  
#ac3ag4 ,the priest shall view him1 and 
shall judge him to be clean4    #ac3ah4 
,when also there has been an ulcer in   
the flesh and the skin1 and  it has been
 healed3    #ac3ai4 ,and in the place of
 the ulcer1 there appeareth a white     
scar1 or  somewhat red1 the man shall be
 brought to the priest4    #ac3bj4 ,and 
when he shall see the place of the      
leprosy lower than the  other flesh1 and
 the hair turned white3 he shall declare
 him unclean1  for the plague of leprosy
 is broken out in the ulcer4    #ac3ba4 
,but if the hair be of the former       
colour1 and the scar somewhat  obscure1 
and be not lower than the flesh that is 
near it3 he shall shut  him up seven    
days4    #ac3bb4 ,and if it spread1 he  
shall judge him to have the leprosy3    

#ac3bc4 ,but if it stay in its place1 it
 is but the scar of an ulcer3 and  the  
man shall be clean4    #ac3bd4 ,the     
flesh also and skin that hath been      
burnt1 and after it is  healed hath a   
white or a red scar3    #ac3be4 ,the    
priest shall view it1 and if he see it  
turned white1 and the  place thereof is 
lower than the other skin3 he shall     
declare him  unclean1 because the evil  
of leprosy is broken out in the scar4   
#ac3bf4 ,but if the colour of the hair  
be not changed1 nor the blemish  lower  
than the other flesh1 and the appearance
 of the leprosy be  somewhat obscure3 he
 shall shut him up seven days1          
#ac3bg4 ,and on the seventh day he shall
 view him4 ,if the leprosy be  grown    
farther in the skin1 he shall declare   
him unclean4    #ac3bh4 ,but if the     
whiteness stay in its place1 and be not 
very clear1  it is the sore of a        
burning3 and therefore he shall be      
cleansed1  because it is only the scar  
of a burning4    #ac3bi4 ,if the leprosy

 break out in the head or the beard of a
 man or  woman1 the priest shall see    
them1    #ac3cj4 ,and if the place be   
lower than the other flesh1 and the hair
  yellow1 and thinner than usual3 he    
shall declare them unclean1 because  it 
is the leprosy of the head and the      
beard2    #ac3ca4 ,but if he perceive   
the place of the spot is equal with the 
flesh  that is near it1 and the hair    
black3 he shall shut him up seven days1 
#ac3cb4 ,and on the seventh day he shall
 look upon it4 ,if the spot be not      
grown1 and the hair keep its colour1 and
 the place of the blemish be  even with 
the other flesh3    #ac3cc4 ,the man    
shall be shaven all but the place of the
 spot3 and he  shall be shut up other   
seven days4    #ac3cd4 ,if on the       
seventh day the evil seem to have stayed
 in its place1  and not lower than the  
other flesh1 he shall cleanse him3 and  
his  clothes being washed he shall be   
clean4    #ac3ce4 ,but if after his     
cleansing the spot spread again in the  

skin3    #ac3cf4 ,he shall seek no more 
whether the hair be turned yellow1      
because  he is evidently unclean4       
#ac3cg4 ,but if the spot be stayed1 and 
the hair be black1 let him know  that   
the man is healed3 and let him          
confidently pronounce him clean4        
#ac3ch4 ,if a whiteness appear in the   
skin of a man or a woman1    #ac3ci4    
,the priest shall view them4 ,if he find
 that a darkish whiteness  shineth in   
the skin1 let him know that it is not   
the leprosy1 but a  white blemish1 and  
that the man is clean4    #ac3dj4 ,the  
man whose hair falleth off from his     
head1 he is bald and  clean3    #ac3da4 
,and if the hair fall from his forehead1
 he is bald before and  clean4          
#ac3db4 ,but if in the bald head or in  
the bald forehead there be risen a      
white or reddish colour3    #ac3dc4 ,and
 the priest perceive this1 he shall     
condemn him undoubtedly  of leprosy     
which is risen in the bald part4        
#ac3dd4 ,now whosoever shall be defiled 

with the leprosy1 and is  separated by  
the judgment of the priest3    #ac3de4  
,shall have his clothes hanging loose1  
his head bare1 his mouth  covered with a
 cloth3 and he shall cry out that he is 
defiled and  unclean4    #ac3df4 ,all   
the time that he is a leper and unclean 
he shall dwell alone  without the camp4 
#ac3dg4 ,a woollen or linen garment that
 shall have the leprosy    #ac3dh4 ,in  
the warp1 and the woof3 or skin1 or     
whatsoever is made of a  skin3          
#ac3di4 ,if it be infected with a white 
or red spot1 it shall be  accounted the 
leprosy1 and shall be shewn to the      
priest4    #ac3ej4 ,and he shall look   
upon it and shall shut it up seven days4
    #ac3ea4 ,and on the seventh day when
 he looketh on it again1 if he find     
that it is grown1 it is a fixed leprosy4
 ,he shall judge the garment  unclean1  
and every thing wherein it shall be     
found4    #ac3eb4 ,and therefore it     
shall be burnt with fire4    #ac3ec4    
,but if he see that it is not grown1    

#ac3ed4 ,he shall give orders1 and they 
shall wash that part wherein the        
leprosy is3 and he shall shut it up     
other seven days4    #ac3ee4 ,and when  
he shall see that the former colour is  
not returned1  nor yet the leprosy      
spread1 he shall judge it unclean3 and  
shall burn  it with fire1 for the       
leprosy has taken hold of the outside of
 the  garment1 or through the whole4    
#ac3ef4 ,but if the place of the leprosy
 be somewhat dark1 after the  garment is
 washed1 he shall tear it off1 and      
divide it from that which  is sound4    
#ac3eg4 ,and if after this there appear 
in those places that before were        
without spot1 a flying and wandering    
leprosy3 it must be burnt with  fire4   
#ac3eh4 ,if it cease1 he shall wash with
 water the parts that are pure1  the    
second time3 and they shall be clean4   
#ac3ei4 ,this is the law touching the   
leprosy of any woollen or linen         
garment1 either in the warp or woof1 or 
any thing of skins3 how it  ought to be 

cleaned1 or pronounced unclean4         
,leviticus ,chapter #ad    ,the rites of
 sacrifices in cleansing the leprosy4   
,leprosy in houses4    #ad3a4 ,and the  
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ad3b4
 ,this is the rite of a leper1 when he  
is to be cleansed4 ,he shall  be brought
 to the priest3    #ad3c4 ,who going out
 of the camp1 when he shall find that   
the leprosy is  cleansed1    #ad3d4     
,shall command him that is to be        
purified1 to offer for himself  two     
living sparrows1 which it is lawful to  
eat1 and cedar wood1 and  scarlet1 and  
hyssop4    #ad3e4 ,and he shall command 
one of the sparrows to be immolated in  
an  earthen vessel over living waters4  
,living waters4444 ,that is1 waters     
taken from a spring1 brook1 or river4   
#ad3f4 ,but the other that is alive1 he 
shall dip1 with the cedar wood1  and the
 scarlet and the hyssop1 in the blood of
 the sparrow that is  immolated3        
#ad3g4 ,wherewith he shall sprinkle him 
that is to be cleansed seven  times1    

that he may be rightly purified4 ,and he
 shall let go the living  sparrow1 that 
it may fly into the field4    #ad3h4    
,and when the man hath washed his       
clothes1 he shall shave all the  hair of
 his body1 and shall be washed with     
water3 and being purified he  shall     
enter into the camp1 yet so that he     
tarry without his own tent  seven days4 
#ad3i4 ,and on the seventh day he shall 
shave the hair of his head1 and  his    
beard and his eyebrows1 and the hair of 
all his body4 ,and having  washed again 
his clothes1 and his body1    #ad3aj4   
,on the eighth day1 he shall take two   
lambs without blemish1 and  an ewe of a 
year old without blemish1 and three     
tenths of flour  tempered with oil for a
 sacrifice1 and a sextary of oil apart4 
,a sextary4444 ,heb4 log3 a measure of  
liquids1 which was the twelfth  part of 
a hin2 and held about as much as six    
eggs4    #ad3aa4 ,and when the priest   
that purifieth the man1 hath presented  
him1  and all these things before the   

,lord1 at the door of the tabernacle of 
the testimony3    #ad3ab4 ,he shall take
 a lamb1 and offer it for a trespass    
offering with  the sextary of oil4 ,and 
having offered all before the ,lord1    
#ad3ac4 ,he shall immolate the lamb1    
where the victim for sin is wont to  be 
immolated1 and the holocaust1 that is1  
in the holy place4 ,for as  that which  
is for sin1 so also the victim for a    
trespass offering  pertaineth to the    
priest3 it is holy of holies4    #ad3ad4
 ,and the priest taking of the blood of 
the victim that was  immolated for      
trespass1 shall put it upon the tip of  
the right ear of  him that is cleansed1 
and upon the thumb of his right hand and
 the  great toe of his right foot4      
,taking of the blood1 etc4444 ,these    
ceremonies used in the cleansing of  a  
leper1 were mysterious and very         
significative4 ,the sprinkling seven    
times with the blood of the little bird1
 the washing himself and his  clothes1  
the shaving his hair and his beard1     

signify the means which  are to be used 
in the reconciliation of a sinner1 and  
the steps by  which he is to return to  
,god1 viz41 by the repeated application 
of the  blood of ,christ3 the washing   
his conscience with the waters of       
compunction3 and retrenching all        
vanities and superfluities1 by          
employing all that is over and above    
what is necessary in alms deeds4  ,the  
sin offering1 and the holocaust or burnt
 offering1 which he was to  offer at his
 cleansing1 signify the sacrifice of a  
contrite and humble  heart1 and that of 
adoration in spirit and truth1 with     
gratitude and  thankfulness1 for the    
forgiveness of sins1 with which we are  
ever to  appear before the ,almighty4   
,the touching the right ear1 the thumb  
of  the right hand1 and the great toe of
 the right foot1 first with the  blood  
of the victim1 and then with the        
remainder of the oil1 which had  been   
sprinkled seven times before the ,lord1 
signify the application of  the blood of

 ,christ1 and the unction of the        
sevenfold grace of the ,holy  ,ghost2 to
 the sinner's right ear1 that he may    
duly hearken to and obey  the law of    
,god2 and to his right hand and foot1   
that the works of his  hands1 and all   
the steps or affections of his soul1    
signified by the  feet1 may be rightly  
directed to ,god4    #ad3ae4 ,and he    
shall pour of the sextary of oil into   
his own left hand1    #ad3af4 ,and shall
 dip his right finger in it1 and        
sprinkle it before the  ,lord seven     
times4    #ad3ag4 ,and the rest of the  
oil in his left hand1 he shall pour upon
 the  tip of the right ear of him that  
is cleansed1 and upon the thumb of his  
right hand and the great toe of his     
right foot1 and upon the blood that  was
 shed for trespass3    #ad3ah4 ,and upon
 his head4    #ad3ai4 ,and he shall pray
 for him before the ,lord1 and shall    
offer the  sacrifice for sin4 ,then     
shall he immolate the holocaust4        
#ad3bj4 ,and put it on the altar with   

the libations thereof3 and the man      
shall be rightly cleansed4    #ad3ba4   
,but if he be poor1 and his hand cannot 
find the things  aforesaid3 he shall    
take a lamb for an offering for         
trespass1 that the  priest may pray for 
him1 and a tenth part of flour tempered 
with oil  for a sacrifice1 and a sextary
 of oil3    #ad3bb4 ,and two turtles or 
two young pigeons1 of which one may be  
for  sin1 and the other for a holocaust4
    #ad3bc4 ,and he shall offer them on 
the eighth day of his purification to   
the priest1 at the door of the          
tabernacle of the testimony before the  
,lord4    #ad3bd4 ,and the priest       
receiving the lamb for trespass1 and the
 sextary  of oil1 shall elevate them    
together4    #ad3be4 ,and the lamb being
 immolated1 he shall put of the blood   
thereof  upon the tip of the right ear  
of him that is cleansed1 and upon the   
thumb of his right hand1 and the great  
toe of his right foot4    #ad3bf4 ,but  
he shall pour part of the oil into his  

own left hand1    #ad3bg4 ,and dipping  
the finger of his right hand in it1 he  
shall  sprinkle it seven times before   
the ,lord4    #ad3bh4 ,and he shall     
touch the tip of the right ear of him   
that is  cleansed1 and the thumb of his 
right hand and the great toe of his     
right foot1 in the place of the blood   
that was shed for trespass4    #ad3bi4  
,and the other part of the oil that is  
in his left hand1 he shall  pour upon   
the head of the purified person1 that he
 may appease the ,lord  for him4        
#ad3cj4 ,and he shall offer a turtle1 or
 young pigeon3    #ad3ca4 ,one for      
trespass1 and the other for a holocaust1
 with their  libations4    #ad3cb4 ,this
 is the sacrifice of a leper1 that is   
not able to have all  things that       
appertain to his cleansing4    #ad3cc4  
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses and      
,aaron1 saying3    #ad3cd4 ,when you    
shall come into the land of ,chanaan1   
which ,i will give  you for a           
possession1 if there be the plague of   

leprosy in a house3    #ad3ce4 ,he whose
 house it is1 shall go and tell the     
priest1 saying3 ,it  seemeth to me1 that
 there is the plague of leprosy in my   
house1    #ad3cf4 ,and he shall command1
 that they carry forth all things out of
  the house1 before he go into it1 and  
see whether it have the leprosy1  let   
all things become unclean that are in   
the house4 ,and afterwards he  shall go 
in to view the leprosy of the house4    
#ad3cg4 ,and if he see in the walls     
thereof as it were little dints1        
disfigured with paleness or redness1 and
 lower than all he rest3    #ad3ch4 ,he 
shall go out of the door of the house1  
and forthwith shut it  up seven days1   
#ad3ci4 ,and returning on the seventh   
day1 he shall look upon it4 ,if he  find
 that the leprosy is spread1    #ad3dj4 
,he shall command1 that the stones      
wherein the leprosy is1 be  taken out1  
and cast without the city into an       
unclean place3    #ad3da4 ,and that the 
house be scraped on the inside round    

about1 and the  dust of the scrapings be
 scattered without the city into an     
unclean  place3    #ad3db4 ,and that    
other stones be laid in the place of    
them that were  taken away1 and the     
house be plastered with other mortar4   
#ad3dc4 ,but if after the stones be     
taken out1 and the dust scraped off1    
and it be plastered with other earth4   
#ad3dd4 ,the priest going in perceive   
that the leprosy is returned1 and  the  
walls full of spots1 it is a lasting    
leprosy1 and the house is  unclean4     
#ad3de4 ,and they shall destroy it      
forthwith1 and shall cast the stones    
and timber thereof1 and all the dust    
without the town into an unclean  place4
    #ad3df4 ,he that entereth into the  
house when it is shut1 shall be  unclean
 until evening1    #ad3dg4 ,and he that 
sleepeth in it1 and eateth any thing1   
shall wash his  clothes4    #ad3dh4 ,but
 if the priest going in perceive that   
the leprosy is not  spread in the house1
 after it was plastered again1 he shall 

purify it1  it being cured4    #ad3di4  
,and for the purification thereof he    
shall take two sparrows1 and  cedar     
wood1 and scarlet1 and hyssop4          
#ad3ej4 ,and having immolated one       
sparrow in an earthen vessel1 over      
living waters1    #ad3ea4 ,he shall take
 the cedar wood1 and the hyssop1 and the
 scarlet1  and the living sparrow1 and  
shall dip all in the blood of the       
sparrow  that is immolated1 and in the  
living water3 and he shall sprinkle the 
house seven times4    #ad3eb4 ,and shall
 purify it as well with the blood of the
 sparrow1 as  with the living water1 and
 with the living sparrow1 and with the  
cedar  wood1 and the hyssop1 and the    
scarlet4    #ad3ec4 ,and when he hath   
let go the sparrow to fly freely away   
into the  field1 he shall pray for the  
house3 and it shall be rightly cleansed4
    #ad3ed4 ,this is the law of every   
kind of leprosy and stroke4    #ad3ee4  
,of the leprosy of garments and houses1 
#ad3ef4 ,of a scar and of blisters      

breaking out of a shining spot1 and     
when the colours are diversely changed3 
#ad3eg4 ,that it may be known when a    
thing is clean or unclean4              
,leviticus ,chapter #ae    ,other legal 
uncleannesses4    #ae3a4 ,and the ,lord 
spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1 saying3     
#ae3b4 ,speak to the children of        
,israel1 and say to them3 ,the man that 
hath an issue of seed1 shall be unclean4
    ,issue of seed shall be unclean4444 
,these legal uncleannesses were         
instituted in order to give the people a
 horror of carnal impurities4    #ae3c4 
,and then shall he be judged subject to 
this evil1 when a filthy  humour1 at    
every moment1 cleaveth to his flesh1 and
 gathereth there4    #ae3d4 ,every bed  
on which he sleepeth1 shall be unclean1 
and every place  on which he sitteth4   
#ae3e4 ,if any man touch his bed1 he    
shall wash his clothes and being  washed
 with water1 he shall be unclean until  
the evening4    #ae3f4 ,if a man sit    
where that man hath sitten1 he also     

shall wash his  clothes3 and being      
washed with water1 shall be unclean     
until the  evening4    #ae3g4 ,he that  
toucheth his flesh1 shall wash his      
clothes3 and being  himself washed with 
water shall be unclean until the        
evening4    #ae3h4 ,if such a man cast  
his spittle upon him that is clean1 he  
shall  wash his clothes3 and being      
washed with water1 he shall be unclean  
until the evening4    #ae3i4 ,the saddle
 on which he hath sitten shall be       
unclean4    #ae3aj4 ,and whatsoever has 
been under him that hath the issue of   
seed1  shall be unclean until the       
evening4 ,he that carrieth any of these 
things1 shall wash his clothes3 and     
being washed with water1 he shall  be   
unclean until the evening4    #ae3aa4   
,every person whom such a one shall     
touch1 not having washed his  hands     
before1 shall wash his clothes3 and     
being washed with water1  shall be      
unclean until the evening4    #ae3ab4   
,if he touch a vessel of earth1 it shall

 be broken3 but if a  vessel of wood1 it
 shall be washed with water4    #ae3ac4 
,if he who suffereth this disease be    
healed1 he shall number  seven days     
after his cleansing3 and having washed  
his clothes1 and all  his body in living
 water1 he shall be clean4    #ae3ad4   
,and on the eighth day he shall take two
 turtles1 or two young  pigeons1 and he 
shall come before the ,lord1 to the door
 of the  tabernacle of the testimony1   
and shall give them to the priest4      
#ae3ae4 ,who shall offer one for sin1   
and the other for a holocaust3 and  he  
shall pray for him before the ,lord1    
that he may be cleansed of the  issue of
 his seed4    #ae3af4 ,the man from whom
 the seed of copulation goeth out1 shall
 wash  all his body with water3 and he  
shall be unclean until the evening4     
#ae3ag4 ,the garment or skin that he    
weareth1 he shall wash with water3  and 
it shall be unclean until the evening4  
#ae3ah4 ,the woman1 with whom he        
copulateth1 shall be washed with water3 

and shall be unclean until the evening4 
#ae3ai4 ,the woman1 who at the return of
 the month1 hath her issue of  blood1   
shall be separated seven days4          
#ae3bj4 ,every one that toucheth her1   
shall be unclean until the evening4     
#ae3ba4 ,and every thing that she       
sleepeth on1 or that she sitteth on in  
the days of her separation1 shall be    
defiled4    #ae3bb4 ,he that toucheth   
her bed shall wash his clothes3 and     
being  himself washed with water1 shall 
be unclean until the evening4    #ae3bc4
 ,whosoever shall touch any vessel on   
which she sitteth1 shall  wash his      
clothes3 and himself being washed with  
water1 shall be defiled  until the      
evening4    #ae3bd4 ,if a man copulateth
 with her in the time of her flowers1 he
  shall be unclean seven days3 and every
 bed on which he shall sleep1  shall be 
defiled4    #ae3be4 ,the woman that hath
 still issue of blood many days out of  
her  ordinary time1 or that ceaseth not 
to flow after the monthly courses1  as  

long as she is subject to this disease1 
shall be unclean1 in the  same manner as
 if she were in her flowers4    #ae3bf4 
,every bed on which she sleepeth1 and   
every vessel on which she  sitteth1     
shall be defiled4    #ae3bg4 ,whosoever 
toucheth them shall wash his clothes3   
and himself  being washed with water1   
shall be unclean until the evening4     
#ae3bh4 ,if the blood stop and cease to 
run1 she shall count seven days  of her 
purification3    #ae3bi4 ,and on the    
eighth day she shall offer for herself  
to the priest1  two turtles1 or two     
young pigeons1 at the door of the       
tabernacle of the  testimony3    #ae3cj4
 ,and he shall offer one for sin1 and   
the other for a holocaust1  and he shall
 pray for her before the ,lord1 and for 
the issue of her  uncleanness4          
#ae3ca4 ,you shall teach therefore the  
children of ,israel to take heed of     
uncleanness1 that they may not die in   
their filth1 when they shall have       
defiled my tabernacle that is among     

them4    #ae3cb4 ,this is the law of him
 that hath the issue of seed1 and that  
is  defiled by copulation4    #ae3cc4   
,and of the woman that is separated in  
her monthly times1 or that  hath a      
continual issue of blood1 and of the man
 that sleepeth with her4      ,leviticus
 ,chapter #af    ,when and how the high 
priest must enter into the sanctuary4   
,the feast  of expiation4    #af3a4 ,and
 the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 after the   
death of the two sons of  ,aaron when   
they were slain upon their offering     
strange fire3    #af3b4 ,and he         
commanded him1 saying3 ,speak to ,aaron 
thy brother1 that he  enter not at all  
into the sanctuary1 which is within the 
veil before  the propitiatory1 with     
which the ark is covered1 lest he die1  
7for ,i  will appear in a cloud over the
 oracle71    ,enter not4444 ,no one but 
the high priest1 and he but once a year1
 could  enter into the sanctuary2 to    
signify that no one could enter into the
  sanctuary of heaven1 till ,christ our 

high priest opened it by his  passion4  
,heb4 #aj4h4    #af3c4 ,unless he first 
do these things4 ,he shall offer a calf 
for sin1  and a ram for a holocaust4    
#af3d4 ,he shall be vested with a linen 
tunick3 he shall cover his  nakedness   
with linen breeches3 he shall be girded 
with a linen girdle1  and he shall put a
 linen mitre upon his head4 ,for these  
are holy  vestments3 all which he shall 
put on1 after he is washed4    #af3e4   
,and he shall receive from the whole    
multitude of the children of  ,israel   
two buck goats for sin1 and one ram for 
a holocaust4    #af3f4 ,and when he hath
 offered the cattle and prayed for      
himself and  for his own house3         
#af3g4 ,he shall make the two buck goats
 to stand before the ,lord in the  door 
of the tabernacle of the testimony4     
#af3h4 ,and casting lots upon them both1
 one to be offered to the ,lord1  and   
the other to be the emissary goat3      
#af3i4 ,that whose lot fell to be       
offered to the ,lord1 he shall offer for

  sin4    #af3aj4 ,but that whose lot   
was to be the emissary goat1 he shall   
present  before the ,lord1 that he may  
pour prayers upon him1 and let him go   
into  the wilderness4    #af3aa4 ,after 
these things are duly celebrated1 he    
shall offer the calf3  and praying for  
himself and for his own house1 he shall 
immolate it4    #af3ab4 ,and taking the 
censer1 which he hath filled with the   
burning  coals of the altar1 and taking 
up with his hands the compounded perfume
  for incense1 he shall go in within the
 veil into the holy place3    #af3ac4   
,that when the perfumes are put upon the
 fire1 the cloud and  vapour thereof may
 cover the oracle1 which is over the    
testimony1 and  he may not die4         
#af3ad4 ,he shall take also of the blood
 of the calf1 and sprinkle with  his    
finger seven times towards the          
propitiatory to the east4    #af3ae4    
,and when he hath killed the buck goat  
for the sin of the people1  he shall    
carry in the blood thereof within the   

veil1 as he was  commanded to do with   
the blood of the calf1 that he may      
sprinkle it  over against the oracle3   
#af3af4 ,and may expiate the sanctuary  
from the uncleanness of the  children of
 ,israel1 and from their transgressions1
 and all their sins4  ,according to this
 rite shall he do to the tabernacle of  
the testimony1  which is fixed among    
them in the midst of the filth of their 
habitation4    #af3ag4 ,let no man be in
 the tabernacle when the high priest    
goeth into  the sanctuary1 to pray for  
himself and his house1 and for the whole
  congregation of ,israel1 until he come
 out4    #af3ah4 ,and when he is come   
out to the altar that is before the     
,lord1  let him pray for himself3 and   
taking the blood of the calf1 and of the
  buck goat1 let him pour it upon the   
horns thereof round about4    #af3ai4   
,and sprinkling with his finger seven   
times1 let him expiate1 and  sanctify it
 from the uncleanness of the children of
 ,israel4    #af3bj4 ,after he hath     

cleaned the sanctuary1 and the          
tabernacle1 and the  altar1 then let him
 offer the living goat4    #af3ba4 ,and 
putting both hands upon his head1 let   
him confess all the  iniquities of the  
children of ,israel1 and all their      
offences and sins4  ,and praying that   
they may light on its head1 he shall    
turn him out by a  man ready for it1    
into the desert4    #af3bb4 ,and when   
the goat hath carried all their         
iniquities into an  uninhabited land1   
and shall be let go into the desert3    
#af3bc4 ,aaron shall return into the    
tabernacle of the testimony1 and        
putting off the vestments1 which he had 
on him before when he entered  into the 
sanctuary1 and leaving them there1      
#af3bd4 ,he shall wash his flesh in the 
holy place1 and shall put on his  own   
garments4 ,and after that he is come out
 and hath offered his own  holocaust1   
and that of the people1 he shall pray   
both for himself1 and  for the people4  
#af3be4 ,and the fat that is offered for

 sins1 he shall burn on the  altar4     
#af3bf4 ,but he that hath let go the    
emissary goat1 shall wash his  clothes1 
and his body with water1 and so shall   
enter into the camp4    #af3bg4 ,but the
 calf and the buck goat1 that were      
sacrificed for sin1  and whose blood was
 carried into the sanctuary1 to         
accomplish the  atonement1 they shall   
carry forth without the camp1 and shall 
burn with  fire3 their skins and their  
flesh1 and their dung4    #af3bh4 ,and  
whosoever burneth them shall wash his   
clothes1 and flesh  with water3 and so  
shall enter into the camp4    #af3bi4   
,and this shall be to you an everlasting
 ordinance4 ,the seventh  month1 the    
tenth day of the month1 you shall       
afflict your souls1 and  shall do no    
work1 whether it be one of your own     
country1 or a stranger  that sojourneth 
among you4    #af3cj4 ,upon this day    
shall be the expiation for you1 and the 
cleansing  from all your sins4 ,you     
shall be cleansed before the ,lord4     

#af3ca4 ,for it is a sabbath of rest3   
and you shall afflict your souls by  a  
perpetual religion4    #af3cb4 ,and the 
priest that is anointed1 and whose hands
 are consecrated  to do the office of   
the priesthood in his father's stead1   
shall make  atonement4 ,and he shall be 
vested with the linen robe and the holy 
vestments4    #af3cc4 ,and he shall     
expiate the sanctuary and the tabernacle
 of the  testimony and the altar3 the   
priest also and all the people4         
#af3cd4 ,and this shall be an ordinance 
for ever1 that you pray for the         
children of ,israel1 and for all their  
sins once a year4 ,he did  therefore as 
the ,lord had commanded ,moses4         
,leviticus ,chapter #ag    ,no          
sacrifices to be offered but at the door
 of the tabernacle3 a  prohibition of   
blood4    #ag3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to
 ,moses1 saying3    #ag3b4 ,speak to    
,aaron and his sons1 and to all the     
children of ,israel1  saying to them3   
,this is the word1 which the ,lord hath 

commanded1  saying3    #ag3c4 ,any man  
whosoever of the house of ,israel1 if he
 kill an ox1 or a  sheep1 or a goat in  
the camp1 or without the camp1    ,if he
 kill1 etc4444 ,that is1 in order to    
sacrifice4 ,the law of ,god  forbids    
sacrifices to be offered in any other   
place but at the  tabernacle or temple  
of the ,lord2 to signify that no        
sacrifice would be  acceptable to ,god1 
out of his true temple1 the one holy1   
catholic1  apostolic church4    #ag3d4  
,and offer it not at the door of the    
tabernacle an oblation to the  ,lord1   
shall be guilty of blood4 ,as if he had 
shed blood1 so shall he  perish from the
 midst of his people4    #ag3e4         
,therefore the children of ,israel shall
 bring to the priest their  victims1    
which they kill in the field1 that they 
may be sanctified to  the ,lord before  
the door of the tabernacle of the       
testimony3 and they  may sacrifice them 
for peace offerings to the ,lord4       
#ag3f4 ,and the priest shall pour the   

blood upon the altar of the ,lord1  at  
the door of the tabernacle of the       
testimony3 and shall burn the fat  for a
 sweet odour to the ,lord4    #ag3g4    
,and they shall no more sacrifice their 
victims to devils1 with  whom they have 
committed fornication4 ,it shall be an  
ordinance for ever  to them and to their
 posterity4    #ag3h4 ,and thou shalt   
say to them3 ,the man of the house of   
,israel1 and  of the strangers who      
sojourn among you1 that offereth a      
holocaust or a  victim1    #ag3i4 ,and  
bringeth it not to the door of the      
tabernacle of the  testimony1 that it   
may be offered to the ,lord1 shall      
perish from among  his people4          
#ag3aj4 ,if any man whosoever of the    
house of ,israel1 and of the  strangers 
that sojourn among them1 eat blood1 ,i  
will set my face  against his soul1 and 
will cut him off from among his people4 
,eat blood4444 ,to eat blood was        
forbidden in the law2 partly1 because   
,god reserved it to himself1 to be      

offered in sacrifices on the altar1  as 
to the ,lord of life and death2 and as a
 figure of the blood of  ,christ2 and   
partly1 to give men a horror of shedding
 blood4 ,gen4 #i4d1  #e1 #f4    #ag3aa4 
,because the life of the flesh is in the
 blood3 and ,i have given  it to you1   
that you may make atonement with it upon
 the altar for your  souls1 and the     
blood may be for an expiation of the    
soul4    #ag3ab4 ,therefore ,i have said
 to the children of ,israel3 ,no soul of
 you1  nor of the strangers that sojourn
 among you1 shall eat blood4    #ag3ac4 
,any man whosoever of the children of   
,israel1 and of the  strangers that     
sojourn among you1 if by hunting or     
fowling1 he take a  wild beast or a     
bird1 which is lawful to eat1 let him   
pour out its  blood1 and cover it with  
earth4    #ag3ad4 ,for the life of all  
flesh is in the blood4 ,therefore ,i    
said to  the children of ,israel3 you   
shall not eat the blood of any flesh at 
all1 because the life of the flesh is in

 the blood1 and whosoever  eateth it1   
shall be cut off4    #ag3ae4 ,the soul  
that eateth that which died of itself1  
or has been  caught by a beast1 whether 
he be one of your own country or a      
stranger1  shall wash his clothes and   
himself with water1 and shall be defiled
  until the evening3 and in this manner 
he shall be made clean4    #ag3af4 ,but 
if he do not wash his clothes1 and his  
body1 he shall bear  his iniquity4      
,leviticus ,chapter #ah    ,marriage is 
prohibited in certain degrees of        
kindred3 ,anda all  unnatural lusts4    
#ah3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #ah3b4 ,speak to the children
 of ,israel1 and thou shalt say to them3
 ,i am  the ,lord your ,god4    #ah3c4  
,you shall not do according to the      
custom of the land of ,egypt1 in  which 
you dwelt3 neither shall you act        
according to the manner of the  country 
of ,chanaan1 into which ,i will bring   
you4 ,nor shall you walk in  their      
ordinances4    #ah3d4 ,you shall do my  

judgments1 and shall observe my         
precepts1 and  shall walk in them4 ,i am
 the ,lord your ,god4    #ah3e4 ,keep my
 laws and my judgments3 which if a man  
do1 he shall live  in them1 ,i am the   
,lord4    #ah3f4 ,no man shall approach 
to her that is near of kin to him1 to   
uncover her nakedness4 ,i am the ,lord4 
#ah3g4 ,thou shalt not uncover the      
nakedness of thy father1 or the         
nakedness of thy mother3 she is thy     
mother1 thou shalt not uncover her      
nakedness4    #ah3h4 ,thou shalt not    
uncover the nakedness of thy father's   
wife3 for it  is the nakedness of thy   
father4    #ah3i4 ,thou shalt not       
uncover the nakedness of thy sister by  
father or  by mother3 whether born at   
home or abroad4    #ah3aj4 ,thou shalt  
not uncover the nakedness of thy son's  
daughter1 or  thy daughter's daughter3  
because it is thy own nakedness4        
#ah3aa4 ,thou shalt not uncover the     
nakedness of thy father's wife's        
daughter1 whom she bore to thy father3  

and who is thy sister4    #ah3ab4 ,thou 
shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy  
father's sister3  because she is the    
flesh of thy father4    #ah3ac4 ,thou   
shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy  
mother's sister3  because she is thy    
mother's flesh4    #ah3ad4 ,thou shalt  
not uncover the nakedness of thy        
father's brother3  neither shalt thou   
approach to his wife1 who is joined to  
thee by  affinity4    #ah3ae4 ,thou     
shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy  
daughter in law3  because she is thy    
son's wife1 neither shalt thou discover 
her shame4    #ah3af4 ,thou shalt not   
uncover the nakedness of thy brother's  
wife3  because it is the nakedness of   
thy brother4    #ah3ag4 ,thou shalt not 
uncover the nakedness of thy wife and   
her  daughter4 ,thou shalt not take her 
son's daughter or her daughter's        
daughter1 to discover her shame3 because
 they are her flesh1 and such           
copulation is incest4    #ah3ah4 ,thou  
shalt not take thy wife's sister for a  

harlot1 to rival  her3 neither shalt    
thou discover her nakedness1 while she  
is yet  living4    #ah3ai4 ,thou shalt  
not approach to a woman having her      
flowers3 neither  shalt thou uncover her
 nakedness4    #ah3bj4 ,thou shalt not  
lie with thy neighbour's wife3 nor be   
defiled  with mingling of seed4         
#ah3ba4 ,thou shalt not give any of thy 
seed to be consecrated to the  idol     
,moloch1 nor defile the name of thy     
,god4 ,i am the ,lord4    #ah3bb4 ,thou 
shalt not lie with mankind as with      
womankind3 because it is  an            
abomination4    #ah3bc4 ,thou shalt not 
copulate with any beast3 neither shalt  
thou be  defiled with it4 ,a woman shall
 not lie down to a beast1 nor copulate  
with it3 because it is a heinous crime4 
,because it is a heinous crime4444 ,in  
,hebrew1 this word heinous crime is     
expressed by the word confusion1        
signifying the shamefulness and         
baseness of this abominable sin4        
#ah3bd4 ,defile not yourselves with any 

of these things with which all  the     
nations have been defiled1 which ,i will
 cast out before you1    #ah3be4 ,and   
with which the land is defiled3 the     
abominations of which ,i  will visit1   
that it may vomit out its inhabitants4  
#ah3bf4 ,keep ye my ordinances and my   
judgments3 and do not any of these      
abominations4 ,neither any of your own  
nation1 nor any stranger that           
sojourneth among you4    #ah3bg4 ,for   
all these detestable things the         
inhabitants of the land have  done1 that
 were before you1 and have defiled it4  
#ah3bh4 ,beware then1 lest in like      
manner1 it vomit you also out1 if you   
do the like things3 as it vomited out   
the nation that was before you4         
#ah3bi4 ,every soul that shall commit   
any of these abominations1 shall  perish
 from the midst of his people4          
#ah3cj4 ,keep my commandments4 ,do not  
the things which they have done1  that  
have been before you3 and be not defiled
 therein4 ,i am the ,lord  your ,god4   

,leviticus ,chapter #ai    ,divers      
ordinances1 partly moral1 partly        
ceremonial or judicial4    #ai3a4 ,the  
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ai3b4
 ,speak to all the congregation of the  
children of ,israel4 ,and thou  shalt   
say to them3 ,be ye holy1 because ,i the
 ,lord your ,god am holy4    #ai3c4 ,let
 every one fear his father1 and his     
mother4 ,keep my sabbaths4  ,i am the   
,lord your ,god4    #ai3d4 ,turn ye not 
to idols3 nor make to yourselves molten 
gods4 ,i am  the ,lord your ,god4       
#ai3e4 ,if ye offer in sacrifice a peace
 offering to the ,lord1 that he  may be 
favourable3    #ai3f4 ,you shall eat it 
on the same day it was offered1 and the 
next  day4 ,and whatsoever shall be left
 until the third day1 you shall burn    
with fire4    #ai3g4 ,if after two days 
any man eat thereof1 he shall be profane
 and  guilty of impiety3    #ai3h4 ,and 
shall bear his iniquity1 because he hath
 defiled the holy  thing of the ,lord4  
,and that soul shall perish from among  

his people4    #ai3i4 ,when thou reapest
 the corn of thy land1 thou shalt not   
cut down  all that is on the face of the
 earth to the very ground3 nor shalt    
thou  gather the ears that remain4      
#ai3aj4 ,neither shalt thou gather the  
bunches and grapes that fall down  in   
thy vineyard3 but shalt leave them to   
the poor and the strangers to  take4 ,i 
am the ,lord your ,god4    #ai3aa4 ,you 
shall not steal4 ,you shall not lie3    
neither shall any man  deceive his      
neighbour4    #ai3ab4 ,thou shalt not   
swear falsely by my name1 nor profane   
the name of  thy ,god4 ,i am the ,lord4 
#ai3ac4 ,thou shalt not calumniate thy  
neighbour1 nor oppress him by  violence4
 ,the wages of him that hath been hired 
by thee shall not abide  with thee until
 the morning4    #ai3ad4 ,thou shalt not
 speak evil of the deaf1 nor put a      
stumbling block  before the blind3 but  
thou shalt fear the ,lord thy ,god1     
because ,i am  the ,lord4    #ai3ae4    
,thou shalt not do that which is unjust1

 nor judge unjustly4  ,respect not the  
person of the poor3 nor honour the      
countenance of the  mighty4 ,but judge  
thy neighbour according to justice4     
#ai3af4 ,thou shalt not be a detractor  
nor a whisperer among the people4  ,thou
 shalt not stand against the blood of   
thy neighbour4 ,i am the ,lord4         
#ai3ag4 ,thou shalt not hate thy brother
 in thy heart3 ,but reprove him  openly1
 lest thou incur sin through him4       
#ai3ah4 ,seek not revenge1 nor be       
mindful of the injury of thy citizens4  
,thou shalt love thy friend as thyself4 
,i am the ,lord4    #ai3ai4 ,keep ye my 
laws4 ,thou shalt not make thy cattle to
 gender with  beasts of any other kind4 
,thou shalt not sow thy field with      
different  seeds4 ,thou shalt not wear a
 garment that is woven of two sorts4    
,different seeds1 etc4444 ,this law     
tends to recommend simplicity and  plain
 dealing in all things1 and to teach the
 people not to join any  false worship  
or heresy with the worship of the true  

,god4    #ai3bj4 ,if a man carnally lie 
with a woman that is a bondservant and  
marriageable1 and yet not redeemed with 
a price1 nor made free3 they  both shall
 be scourged3 and they shall not be put 
to death1 because she  was not a free   
woman4    #ai3ba4 ,and for his trespass 
he shall offer a ram to the ,lord1 at   
the  door of the tabernacle of the      
testimony4    #ai3bb4 ,and the priest   
shall pray for him3 and for his sin     
before the  ,lord3 and he shall have    
mercy on him1 and the sin shall be      
forgiven4    #ai3bc4 ,when you shall be 
come into the land1 and shall have      
planted in  it fruit trees1 you shall   
take away the firstfruits of them4 ,the 
fruit  that comes forth shall be unclean
 to you3 neither shall you eat of  them4
    ,firstfruits4444 ,proeputia1        
literally1 their foreskins2 it alludes  
to  circumcision1 and signifies that for
 the first three years the trees  were  
to be as uncircumcised1 and their fruit 
unclean3 till in the  fourth year their 

increase was sanctified and given to the
 ,lord1 that  is1 to the priests4       
#ai3bd4 ,but in the fourth year1 all    
their fruit shall be sanctified1 to  the
 praise of the ,lord4    #ai3be4 ,and in
 the fifth year you shall eat the fruits
 thereof1  gathering the increase       
thereof4 ,i am the ,lord your ,god4     
#ai3bf4 ,you shall not eat with blood4  
,you shall not divine nor observe       
dreams4    #ai3bg4 ,nor shall you cut   
your hair roundwise3 nor shave your     
beard4    #ai3bh4 ,you shall not make   
any cuttings in your flesh1 for the     
dead3  neither shall you make in        
yourselves any figures or marks4 ,i am  
the  ,lord4    #ai3bi4 ,make not thy    
daughter a common strumpet1 lest the    
land be  defiled1 and filled with       
wickedness4    #ai3cj4 ,keep ye my      
sabbaths1 and reverence my sanctuary4 ,i
 am the ,lord4    #ai3ca4 ,go not aside 
after wizards3 neither ask any thing of 
soothsayers1 to be defiled by them4 ,i  
am the ,lord your ,god4    #ai3cb4 ,rise

 up before the hoary head1 and honour   
the person of the aged  man3 and fear   
the ,lord thy ,god4 ,i am the ,lord4    
#ai3cc4 ,if a stranger dwell in your    
land1 and abide among you1 do not       
upbraid him3    #ai3cd4 ,but let him be 
among you as one of the same country4   
,and you  shall love him as yourselves3 
for you were strangers in the land of   
,egypt4 ,i am the ,lord your ,god4      
#ai3ce4 ,do not any unjust thing in     
judgment1 in rule1 in weight1 or in     
measure4    #ai3cf4 ,let the balance be 
just and the weights equal1 the bushel  
just1  and the sextary equal4 ,i am the 
,lord your ,god1 that brought you out of
  the land of ,egypt4    #ai3cg4 ,keep  
all my precepts1 and all my judgments3  
and do them4 ,i am  the ,lord4          
,leviticus ,chapter #bj    ,divers      
crimes to be punished with death4       
#bj3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #bj3b4 ,thus shalt thou say  
to the children of ,israel3 ,if any man 
of the  children ,israel1 or of the     

strangers that dwell in ,israel1 give of
 his  seed to the idol ,moloch1 dying   
let him die4 ,the people of the land    
shall stone him4    #bj3c4 ,and ,i will 
set my face against him3 and ,i will cut
 him off from  the midst of his people1 
because he hath given of his seed to    
,moloch1  and hath defiled my sanctuary1
 and profaned my holy name4    #bj3d4   
,and if the people of the land          
neglecting1 and as it were little       
regarding my commandment1 let alone the 
man that hath given of his seed  to     
,moloch1 and will not kill him3         
#bj3e4 ,i will set my face against that 
man1 and his kindred1 and will  cut off 
both him and all that consented with    
him1 to commit fornication  with        
,moloch1 out of the midst of their      
people4    #bj3f4 ,the soul that shall  
go aside after magicians1 and           
soothsayers1  and shall commit          
fornication with them3 ,i will set my   
face against that  soul1 and destroy it 
out of the midst of its people4         

#bj3g4 ,sanctify yourselves1 and be ye  
holy3 because ,i am the ,lord your      
,god4    #bj3h4 ,keep my precepts1 and  
do them4 ,i am the ,lord that sanctify  
you4    #bj3i4 ,he that curseth his     
father1 or mother1 dying let him die4   
,he hath  cursed his father1 and mother3
 let his blood be upon him4    #bj3aj4  
,if any man commit adultery with the    
wife of another1 and defile  his        
neighbour's wife3 let them be put to    
death1 both the adulterer and  the      
adulteress4    #bj3aa4 ,if a man lie    
with his stepmother1 and discover the   
nakedness of  his father1 let them both 
be put to death3 their blood be upon    
them4    #bj3ab4 ,if any man lie with   
his daughter in law3 let both die1      
because  they have done a heinous crime4
 ,their blood be upon them4    #bj3ac4  
,if any one lie with a man as with a    
woman1 both have committed  an          
abomination3 let them be put to death4  
,their blood be upon them4    #bj3ad4   
,if any man after marrying the daughter1

 marry her mother1 he  hath done a      
heinous crime4 ,he shall be burnt alive 
with them3 neither  shall so great an   
abomination remain in the midst of you4 
#bj3ae4 ,he that shall copulate with any
 beast or cattle1 dying let him  die3   
the beast also ye shall kill4    ,the   
beast also ye shall kill4444 ,the       
killing of the beast was for the        
greater horror of the crime1 and to     
prevent the remembrance of such         
abomination4    #bj3af4 ,the woman that 
shall lie under any beast1 shall be     
killed  together with the same4 ,their  
blood be upon them4    #bj3ag4 ,if any  
man take his sister1 the daughter of his
 father1 or the  daughter of his mother1
 and see her nakedness1 and she behold  
her  brother's shame3 they have         
committed a crime4 ,they shall be slain1
 in  the sight of their people1 because 
they have discovered one another's      
nakedness4 ,and they shall bear their   
iniquity4    #bj3ah4 ,if any man lie    
with a woman in her flowers1 and uncover

 her  nakedness1 and she open the       
fountain of her blood3 both shall be    
destroyed out of the midst of their     
people4    #bj3ai4 ,thou shalt not      
uncover the nakedness of thy aunt by thy
 mother1  and of thy aunt by thy father4
 ,he that doth this1 hath uncovered the 
shame of his own flesh3 both shall bear 
their iniquity4    #bj3bj4 ,if any man  
lie with the wife of his uncle by the   
father1 or of  his uncle by the mother1 
and uncover the shame of his near akin1 
both  shall bear their sin4 ,they shall 
die without children4    #bj3ba4 ,he    
that marrieth his brother's wife1 doth  
an unlawful thing3 he  hath uncovered   
his brother's nakedness4 ,they shall be 
without children4    #bj3bb4 ,keep my   
laws and my judgments1 and do them3 lest
 the land into  which you are to enter  
to dwell therein1 vomit you also out4   
#bj3bc4 ,walk not after the laws of the 
nations1 which ,i will cast out  before 
you4 ,for they have done all these      
things3 and therefore ,i  abhorred them4

    #bj3bd4 ,but to you ,i say3 ,possess
 their land which ,i will give you for  
an inheritance1 a land flowing with milk
 and honey4 ,i am the ,lord your  ,god1 
who have separated you from other       
people4    #bj3be4 ,therefore do you    
also separate the clean beast from the  
unclean1  and the clean fowl from the   
unclean4 ,defile not your souls with    
beasts1  or birds1 or any things that   
move on the earth1 and which ,i have    
shewn  you to be unclean3    #bj3bf4    
,you shall be holy unto me1 because ,i  
the ,lord am holy3 and ,i  have         
separated you from other people1 that   
you should be mine4    #bj3bg4 ,a man1  
or woman1 in whom there is a pythonical 
or divining  spirit1 dying let them die4
 ,they shall stone them4 ,their blood be
 upon  them4      ,leviticus ,chapter   
#ba    ,ordinances relating to the      
priests4    #ba3a4 ,the ,lord said also 
to ,moses3 ,speak to the priests the    
sons of  ,aaron1 and thou shalt say to  
them3 ,let not a priest incur an        

uncleanness at the death of his         
citizens4    ,an uncleanness4444 ,viz41 
such as was contracted in laying out the
 dead  body1 or touching it2 or in going
 into the house1 or assisting at the    
funeral1 etc4    #ba3b4 ,but only for   
his kin1 such as are near in blood3 that
 is to say1  for his father and for his 
mother1 and for his son1 and for his    
daughter1 for his brother also3         
#ba3c4 ,and for a maiden sister1 who    
hath had no husband4    #ba3d4 ,but not 
even for the prince of his people shall 
he do any thing  that may make him      
unclean4    #ba3e4 ,neither shall they  
shave their head1 nor their beard1 nor  
make  incisions in their flesh4         
#ba3f4 ,they shall be holy to their     
,god1 and shall not profane his name4   
,for they offer the burnt offering of   
the ,lord1 and the bread of their  ,god3
 and therefore they shall be holy4      
#ba3g4 ,they shall not take to wife a   
harlot or a vile prostitute1 nor  one   
that has been put away from her husband3

 because they are  consecrated to their 
,god1    #ba3h4 ,and offer the loaves of
 proposition4 ,let them therefore be    
holy  because ,i also am holy3 the      
,lord1 who sanctify them4    #ba3i4 ,if 
the daughter of a priest be taken in    
whoredom and dishonour  the name of her 
father1 she shall be burnt with fire4   
#ba3aj4 ,the high priest1 that is to    
say1 the priest who is the greatest     
among his brethren1 upon whose head the 
oil of unction hath been  poured2 and   
whose hands have been consecrated for   
the priesthood2 and  who hath been      
vested with the holy vestments4 ,he     
shall not uncover his  head3 he shall   
not rend his garments4    #ba3aa4 ,nor  
shall he go in at all to any dead       
person3 not even for his  father1 or his
 mother1 shall he be defiled4    #ba3ab4
 ,neither shall he go out of the holy   
places1 lest he defile the  sanctuary of
 the ,lord3 because the oil of the holy 
unction of his ,god  is upon him4 ,i am 
the ,lord4    #ba3ac4 ,he shall take a  

virgin unto his wife4    #ba3ad4 ,but a 
widow or one that is divorced1 or       
defiled1 or a harlot1 he  shall not     
take3 but a maid of his own people4     
#ba3ae4 ,he shall not mingle the stock  
of his kindred with the common  people  
of this nation3 for ,i am the ,lord who 
sanctify him4    #ba3af4 ,and the ,lord 
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ba3ag4 ,say
 to ,aaron3 ,whosoever of thy seed      
throughout their families1  hath a      
blemish1 he shall not offer bread to his
 ,god4    #ba3ah4 ,neither shall he     
approach to minister to him3 ,if he be  
blind2 if  he be lame2 if he have a     
little1 or a great1 or a crooked nose2  
#ba3ai4 ,if his foot1 or if his hand be 
broken2    #ba3bj4 ,if he be            
crookbacked2 or blear eyed2 or have a   
pearl in his eye1  or a continual scab1 
or a dry scurf in his body1 or a        
rupture4    #ba3ba4 ,whosoever of the   
seed of ,aaron the priest hath a        
blemish3 he  shall not approach to offer
 sacrifices to the ,lord1 nor bread to  

his  ,god4    #ba3bb4 ,he shall eat     
nevertheless of the loaves that are     
offered in the  sanctuary4    #ba3bc4   
,yet so that he enter not within the    
veil1 nor approach to the  altar3       
because he hath a blemish1 and he must  
not defile my sanctuary4  ,i am the     
,lord who sanctify them4    #ba3bd4     
,moses1 therefore spoke to ,aaron1 and  
to his sons and to all  ,israel1 all the
 things that had been commanded him4    
,leviticus ,chapter #bb    ,who may eat 
the holy things3 and what things may be 
offered4    #bb3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke 
to ,moses saying3    #bb3b4 ,speak to   
,aaron and to his sons1 that they beware
 of those things  that are consecrated  
of the children of ,israel3 and defile  
not the name  of the things sanctified  
to me1 which they offer4 ,i am the      
,lord4    #bb3c4 ,say to them and to    
their posterity3 ,every man of your     
race1 that  approacheth to those things 
that are consecrated1 and which the     
children of ,israel have offered to the 

,lord1 in whom there is  uncleanness1   
shall perish before the ,lord4 ,i am the
 ,lord4    ,approacheth1 etc4444 ,this  
is to give us to understand1 with what  
purity  of soul we are to approach to   
the blessed sacrament of which these    
meats that had been offered in sacrifice
 were a figure4    #bb3d4 ,the man of   
the seed of ,aaron1 that is a leper1 or 
that suffereth  a running of the seed1  
shall not eat of those things that are  
sanctified to me1 until he be healed4   
,he that toucheth any thing  unclean by 
occasion of the dead3 and he whose seed 
goeth from him as in  generation3       
#bb3e4 ,and he that toucheth a creeping 
thing1 or any unclean thing1 the        
touching of which is defiling3    #bb3f4
 ,shall be unclean until the evening1   
and shall not eat those  things that are
 sanctified4 ,but when he hath washed   
his flesh with  water1    #bb3g4 ,and   
the sun is down1 then being purified1 he
 shall eat of the  sanctified things1   
because it is his meat4    #bb3h4 ,that 

which dieth of itself1 and that which   
was taken by a beast1  they shall not   
eat1 nor be defiled therewith4 ,i am the
 ,lord4    #bb3i4 ,let them keep my     
precepts1 that they may not fall into   
sin1 and  die in the sanctuary1 when    
they shall have defiled it4 ,i am the   
,lord  who sanctify them4    #bb3aj4 ,no
 stranger shall eat of the sanctified   
things3 a sojourner of  the priests1 or 
a hired servant1 shall not eat of them4 
#bb3aa4 ,but he whom the priest hath    
bought1 and he that is his servant1     
born in his house1 these shall eat of   
them4    #bb3ab4 ,if the daughter of a  
priest be married to any of the people1 
she  shall not eat of those things that 
are sanctified nor of the  firstfruits4 
#bb3ac4 ,but if she be a widow1 or      
divorced1 and having no children  return
 to her father's house1 she shall eat of
 her father's meats1 as  she was wont to
 do when she was a maid4 ,no stranger   
hath leave to eat  of them4    #bb3ad4  
,he that eateth of the sanctified things

 through ignorance1 shall  add the fifth
 part with that which he ate1 and shall 
give it to the  priest into the         
sanctuary4    #bb3ae4 ,and they shall   
not profane the sanctified things of the
 children  of ,israel1 which they offer 
to the ,lord3    #bb3af4 ,lest perhaps  
they bear the iniquity of their         
trespass1 when they  shall have eaten   
the sanctified things4 ,i am the ,lord  
who sanctify  them4    #bb3ag4 ,and the 
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3          
#bb3ah4 ,speak to ,aaron1 and to his    
sons1 and to all the children of        
,israel1 and thou shalt say to them3    
,the man of the house of ,israel1 and   
of the strangers who dwell with you1    
that offereth his oblation1 either      
paying his vows1 or offering of his own 
accord1 whatsoever it be which  he      
presenteth for a holocaust of the ,lord1
    #bb3ai4 ,to be offered by you3 it   
shall be a male without blemish of the  
beeves1 or of the sheep1 or of the      
goats4    #bb3bj4 ,if it have a blemish 

you shall not offer it3 neither shall it
 be  acceptable4    #bb3ba4 ,the man    
that offereth a victim of peace         
offerings to the ,lord1  either paying  
his vows1 or offering of his own accord1
 whether of  beeves or of sheep1 shall  
offer it without blemish1 that it may be
  acceptable4 ,there shall be no blemish
 in it4    #bb3bb4 ,if it be blind1 or  
broken1 or have a scar or blisters1 or a
  scab1 or a dry scurf3 you shall not   
offer them to the ,lord1 nor burn  any  
thing of them upon the ,lord's altar4   
#bb3bc4 ,an ox or a sheep1 that hath the
 ear and the tail cut off1 thou  mayst  
offer voluntarily3 but a vow may not be 
paid with them4    #bb3bd4 you shall not
 offer to the ,lord any beast that hath 
the  testicles bruised1 or crushed1 or  
cut and taken away3 neither shall you   
do any such things in your land4        
#bb3be4 you shall not offer bread to    
your ,god1 from the hand of a  stranger1
 nor any other thing that he would give3
 because they are all  corrupted1 and   

defiled4 ,you shall not receive them4   
#bb3bf4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 
saying3    #bb3bg4 ,when a bullock1 or a
 sheep1 or a goat1 is brought forth1    
they  shall be seven days under the     
udder of their dam3 but the eighth day1 
and thenceforth1 they may be offered to 
the ,lord4    #bb3bh4 ,whether it be a  
cow1 or a sheep1 they shall not be      
sacrificed  the same day with their     
young ones4    #bb3bi4 ,if you immolate 
a victim for thanksgiving to the ,lord1 
that he  may be favourable1    #bb3cj4  
,you shall eat it the same day4 ,there  
shall not any of it remain  until the   
morning of the next day4 ,i am the      
,lord4    #bb3ca4 ,keep my commandments1
 and do them4 ,i am the ,lord4          
#bb3cb4 ,profane not my holy name1 that 
,i may be sanctified in the midst  of   
the children of ,israel4 ,i am the ,lord
 who sanctify you3    #bb3cc4 ,and who  
brought you out of the land of ,egypt1  
that ,i might be  your ,god4 ,i am the  
,lord4      ,leviticus ,chapter #bc     

,holy days to be kept4    #bc3a4 ,and   
the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3      
#bc3b4 ,speak to the children of        
,israel1 and thou shalt say to them3    
,these are the feasts of the ,lord1     
which you shall call holy4    #bc3c4    
,six days shall ye do work3 the seventh 
day1 because it is the  rest of the     
sabbath1 shall be called holy4 ,you     
shall do no work on that  day3 it is the
 sabbath of the ,lord in all your       
habitations4    #bc3d4 ,these also are  
the holy days of the ,lord1 which you   
must  celebrate in their seasons4       
#bc3e4 ,the first month1 the fourteenth 
day of the month at evening1 is  the    
phase of the ,lord4    #bc3f4 ,and the  
fifteenth day of the same month is the  
solemnity of the  unleavened bread of   
the ,lord4 ,seven days shall you eat    
unleavened  bread4    #bc3g4 ,the first 
day shall be most solemn unto you1 and  
holy3 you shall  do no servile work     
therein4    #bc3h4 ,but you shall offer 
sacrifice in fire to the ,lord seven    

days4 ,and  the seventh day shall be    
more solemn1 and more holy3 and you     
shall do  no servile work therein4      
#bc3i4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #bc3aj4 ,speak to the        
children of ,israel1 and thou shalt say 
to them3  ,when you shall have entered  
into the land which ,i will give you1   
and  shall reap your corn1 you shall    
bring sheaves of ears1 the firstfruits  
of your harvest to the priest4          
#bc3aa4 ,who shall lift up the sheaf    
before the ,lord1 the next day after    
the sabbath1 that it may be acceptable  
for you1 and shall sanctify it4         
#bc3ab4 ,and on the same day that the   
sheaf is consecrated1 a lamb  without   
blemish of the first year shall be      
killed for a holocaust of  the ,lord4   
#bc3ac4 ,and the libations shall be     
offered with it3 two tenths of flour    
tempered with oil1 for a burnt offering 
of the ,lord1 and a most sweet  odour4  
,libations also of wine1 the fourth part
 of a hin4    #bc3ad4 ,you shall not eat

 either bread1 or parched corn1 or      
frumenty or  the harvest1 until the day 
that you shall offer thereof to your    
,god4 ,it  is a precept for ever        
throughout your generations1 and all    
your  dwellings4    #bc3ae4 ,you shall  
count therefore from the morrow after   
the sabbath1  wherein you offered the   
sheaf of firstfruits1 seven full weeks4 
#bc3af4 ,even unto the morrow after the 
seventh week be expired1 that is  to    
say1 fifty days3 and so you shall offer 
a new sacrifice to the ,lord4    #bc3ag4
 ,out of all your dwellings1 two loaves 
of the firstfruits1 of two  tenths of   
flour leavened1 which you shall bake for
 the firstfruits of  the ,lord4         
#bc3ah4 ,and you shall offer with the   
loaves seven lambs without blemish  of  
the first year1 and one calf from the   
herd1 and two rams1 and they  shall be  
for a holocaust with their libations for
 a most sweet odour to  the ,lord4      
#bc3ai4 ,you shall offer also a buck    
goat for sin1 and two lambs of the      

first year for sacrifices of peace      
offerings4    #bc3bj4 ,and when the     
priest hath lifted them up with the     
loaves of the  firstfruits before the   
,lord1 they shall fall to his use4      
#bc3ba4 ,and you shall call this day    
most solemn1 and most holy4 ,you  shall 
do no servile work therein4 ,it shall be
 an everlasting ordinance  in all your  
dwellings and generations4    #bc3bb4   
,and when you reap the corn of your     
land1 you shall not cut it to  the very 
ground3 neither shall you gather the    
ears that remain4 ,but you  shall leave 
them for the poor and for the strangers4
 ,i am the ,lord your  ,god4    #bc3bc4 
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
#bc3bd4 ,say to the children of ,israel3
 ,the seventh month1 on the first  day  
of the month1 you shall keep a sabbath1 
a memorial1 with the sound  of trumpets1
 and it shall be called holy4    #bc3be4
 ,you shall do no servile work therein1 
and you shall offer a  holocaust to the 
,lord4    #bc3bf4 ,and the ,lord spoke  

to ,moses1 saying3    #bc3bg4 ,upon the 
tenth day of this seventh month shall be
 the day of  atonement4 ,it shall be    
most solemn1 and shall be called holy3  
and you  shall afflict your souls on    
that day1 and shall offer a holocaust to
  the ,lord4    #bc3bh4 ,you shall do no
 servile work in the time of this day3  
because it  is a day of propitiation1   
that the ,lord your ,god may be merciful
 unto  you4    #bc3bi4 ,every soul that 
is not afflicted on this day1 shall     
perish from  among his people4          
#bc3cj4 ,and every soul that shall do   
any work1 the same will ,i destroy  from
 among his people4    #bc3ca4 ,you shall
 do no work therefore on that day3 it   
shall be an  everlasting ordinance unto 
you in all your generations1 and        
dwellings4    #bc3cb4 ,it is a sabbath  
of rest1 and you shall afflict your     
souls  beginning on the ninth day of the
 month4 ,from evening until evening you 
shall celebrate your sabbaths4          
#bc3cc4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 

saying3    #bc3cd4 ,say to the children 
of ,israel3 ,from the fifteenth day of  
this  same seventh month1 shall be kept 
the feast of tabernacles1 seven days  to
 the ,lord4    #bc3ce4 ,the first day   
shall be called most solemn and most    
holy3 you  shall do no servile work     
therein4 ,and seven days you shall offer
  holocausts to the ,lord4    #bc3cf4   
,the eighth day also shall be most      
solemn and most holy3 and you  shall    
offer holocausts to the ,lord4 ,for it  
is the day of assembly and              
congregation4 ,you shall do no servile  
work therein4    #bc3cg4 ,these are the 
feasts of the ,lord which you shall call
 most  solemn and most holy1 and shall  
offer on them oblations to the ,lord3   
holocausts and libations according to   
the rite of every day4    #bc3ch4       
,besides the sabbaths of the ,lord1 and 
your gifts1 and those  things that you  
offer by vow1 or which you shall give to
 the ,lord  voluntarily4    #bc3ci4 ,so 
from the fifteenth day of the seventh   

month1 when you shall  have gathered in 
all the fruits of your land1 you shall  
celebrate the  feast of the ,lord seven 
days4 ,on the first day and the eighth  
shall be  a sabbath3 that is a day of   
rest4    #bc3dj4 ,and you shall take to 
you on the first day the fruits of the  
fairest tree1 and branches of palm      
trees1 and boughs of thick trees1  and  
willows of the brook3 ,and you shall    
rejoice before the ,lord your  ,god4    
#bc3da4 ,and you shall keep the         
solemnity thereof seven days in the     
year4  ,it shall be an everlasting      
ordinance in your generations4 ,in the  
seventh month shall you celebrate this  
feast4    #bc3db4 ,and you shall dwell  
in bowers seven days4 ,every one that is
 of  the race of ,israel1 shall dwell in
 tabernacles3    #bc3dc4 ,that your     
posterity may know1 that ,i made the    
children of ,israel  to dwell in        
tabernacles1 when ,i brought them out of
 the land of ,egypt4  ,i am the ,lord   
your ,god4    #bc3dd4 ,and ,moses spoke 

concerning the feasts of the ,lord to   
the  children of ,israel4               
,leviticus ,chapter #bd    ,the oil for 
the lamps4 ,the loaves of proposition4  
,the punishment of  blasphemy4    #bd3a4
 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3
    #bd3b4 ,command the children of     
,israel1 that they bring unto thee the  
finest and clearest oil of olives1 to   
furnish the lamps continually1    #bd3c4
 ,without the veil of the testimony in  
the tabernacle of the  covenant4 ,and   
,aaron shall set them from evening until
 morning before  the ,lord1 by a        
perpetual service and rite in your      
generations4    #bd3d4 ,they shall be   
set upon the most pure candlestick      
before the ,lord  continually4    #bd3e4
 ,thou shalt take also fine flour1 and  
shalt bake twelve loaves  thereof1 two  
tenths shall be in every loaf4    #bd3f4
 ,and thou shalt set them six and six1  
one against another1 upon  the most     
clean table before the ,lord4    #bd3g4 
,and thou shalt put upon them the       

clearest frankincense1 that the  bread  
may be for a memorial of the oblation of
 the ,lord4    #bd3h4 ,every sabbath    
they shall be changed before the ,lord3 
being  received of the children of      
,israel by an everlasting covenant4     
#bd3i4 ,and they shall be ,aaron's and  
his sons'1 that they may eat them  in   
the holy place3 because it is most holy 
of the sacrifices of the  ,lord by a    
perpetual right4    #bd3aj4 ,and behold 
there went out the son of a woman of    
,israel1 whom she  had of an ,egyptian1 
among the children of ,israel3 and fell 
at words in  the camp with a man of     
,israel4    #bd3aa4 ,and when he had    
blasphemed the name1 and had cursed it1 
he was  brought to ,moses4 7,now his    
mother was called ,salumith1 the        
daughter of  ,dabri1 of the tribe of    
,dan47    #bd3ab4 ,and they put him into
 prison1 till they might know what the  
,lord  would command4    #bd3ac4 ,and   
the ,lord spoke to ,moses1    #bd3ad4   
,saying3 ,bring forth the blasphemer    

without the camp3 and let  them that    
heard him1 put their hands upon his     
head3 and let all the  people stone him4
    #bd3ae4 ,and thou shalt speak to the
 children of ,israel3 ,the man that     
curseth his ,god1 shall bear his sin3   
#bd3af4 ,and he that blasphemeth the    
name of the ,lord1 dying let him die4   
,all the multitude shall stone him1     
whether he be a native or a  stranger4  
,he that blasphemeth the name of the    
,lord1 dying let him die4    #bd3ag4 ,he
 that striketh and killeth a man3 dying 
let him die4    #bd3ah4 ,he that killeth
 a beast1 shall make it good that is to 
say1  shall give beast for beast4       
#bd3ai4 ,he that giveth a blemish to any
 of his neighbours3 as he hath  done1 so
 shall it be done to him3    #bd3bj4    
,breach for breach1 eye for eye1 tooth  
for tooth1 shall he  restore4 ,what     
blemish he gave1 the like shall he be   
compelled to  suffer4    #bd3ba4 ,he    
that striketh a beast1 shall render     
another4 ,he that striketh  a man shall 

be punished4    #bd3bb4 ,let there be   
equal judgment among you1 whether he be 
a stranger1  or a native that offends3  
because ,i am the ,lord your ,god4      
#bd3bc4 ,and ,moses spoke to the        
children of ,israel4 ,and they brought  
forth him that had blasphemed1 without  
the camp3 and they stoned him4  ,and the
 children of ,israel did as the ,lord   
had commanded ,moses4      ,leviticus   
,chapter #be    ,the law of the seventh 
and of the fiftieth year of jubilee4    
#be3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses in
 mount ,sinai1 saying3    #be3b4 ,speak 
to the children of ,israel1 and thou    
shalt say to them3 ,when  you shall have
 entered into the land which ,i will    
give you1 observe the  rest of the      
sabbath of the ,lord4    #be3c4 ,six    
years thou shalt sow thy field and six  
years thou shalt prune  thy vineyard1   
and shalt gather the fruits thereof4    
#be3d4 ,but in the seventh year there   
shall be a sabbath to the land1 of  the 
resting of the ,lord4 ,thou shalt not   

sow thy field1 nor prune thy  vineyard4 
#be3e4 ,what the ground shall bring     
forth of itself1 thou shalt not reap3   
neither shalt thou gather the grapes or 
the firstfruits as a vintage4  ,for it  
is a year of rest to the land4    #be3f4
 ,but they shall be unto you for meat1  
to thee and to thy  manservant1 to thy  
maidservant and thy hireling1 and to the
 strangers  that sojourn with thee4     
#be3g4 ,all things that grow shall be   
meat to thy beasts and to thy  cattle4  
#be3h4 ,thou shalt also number to thee  
seven weeks of years3 that is to  say1  
seven times seven1 which together make  
forty-nine years4    #be3i4 ,and thou   
shalt sound the trumpet in the seventh  
month1 the tenth  day of the month1 in  
the time of the expiation in all your   
land4    #be3aj4 ,and thou shalt        
sanctify the fiftieth year1 and shalt   
proclaim  remission to all the          
inhabitants of thy land3 for it is the  
year of  jubilee4 ,every man shall      
return to his possession1 and every one 

shall  go back to his former family3    
,remission4444 ,that is1 a general      
release and discharge from debts and    
bondage1 and a reinstating of every man 
in his former possessions4    #be3aa4   
,because it is the jubilee and the      
fiftieth year4 ,you shall not  sow1 nor 
reap the things that grow in the field  
of their own accord1  neither shall you 
gather the firstfruits of the vines1    
#be3ab4 ,because of the sanctification  
of the jubilee4 ,but as they grow  you  
shall presently eat them4    #be3ac4 ,in
 the year of the jubilee all shall      
return to their  possessions4    #be3ad4
 ,when thou shalt sell any thing to thy 
neighbour1 or shalt buy of  him3 grieve 
not thy brother4 ,but thou shalt buy of 
him according to the  number of years   
from the jubilee4    #be3ae4 ,and he    
shall sell to thee according to the     
computation of the  fruits4    #be3af4  
,the more years remain after the        
jubilee1 the more shall the  price      
increase3 and the less time is counted1 

so much the less shall  the purchase    
cost4 ,for he shall sell to thee the    
time of the fruits4    #be3ag4 ,do not  
afflict your countrymen3 but let every  
one fear his ,god4  ,because ,i am the  
,lord your ,god4    #be3ah4 ,do my      
precepts1 and keep my judgments1 and    
fulfil them3 that you  may dwell in the 
land without any fear4    #be3ai4 ,and  
the ground may yield you its fruits1 of 
which you may eat  your fill1 fearing no
 man's invasion4    #be3bj4 ,but if you 
say3 ,what shall we eat the seventh     
year1 if we sow  not1 nor gather our    
fruits8    #be3ba4 ,i will give you my  
blessing the sixth year3 and it shall   
yield  the fruits of three years4       
#be3bb4 ,and the eighth year you shall  
sow1 and shall eat of the old  fruits1  
until the ninth year3 till new grow up1 
you shall eat the old  store4    #be3bc4
 ,the land also shall not be sold for   
ever3 because it is mine1  and you are  
strangers and sojourners with me4       
#be3bd4 ,for which cause all the country

 of your possession shall be  under the 
condition of redemption4    #be3be4 ,if 
thy brother being impoverished sell his 
little possession1  and his kinsman     
will3 he may redeem what he had sold4   
#be3bf4 ,but if he have no kinsman1 and 
he himself can find the price to  redeem
 it3    #be3bg4 ,the value of the fruits
 shall be counted from that time when he
  sold it4 ,and the overplus he shall   
restore to the buyer1 and so shall      
receive his possession again4    #be3bh4
 ,but if his hands find not the means to
 repay the price1 the  buyer shall have 
what he bought1 until the year of the   
jubilee4 ,for in  that year all that is 
sold shall return to the owner1 and to  
the  ancient possessor4    #be3bi4 ,he  
that selleth a house within the walls of
 a city1 shall have  the liberty to     
redeem it1 until one year be expired4   
#be3cj4 ,if he redeem it not1 and the   
whole year be fully out1 the buyer      
shall possess it1 and his posterity for 
ever1 and it cannot be  redeemed1 not   

even in the jubilee4    #be3ca4 ,but if 
the house be in a village1 that hath no 
walls1 it shall  be sold according to   
the same law as the fields4 ,if it be   
not redeemed  before1 in the jubilee it 
shall return to the owner4    #be3cb4   
,the houses of ,levites1 which are in   
cities1 may always be  redeemed4        
#be3cc4 ,if they be not redeemed1 in the
 jubilee they shall all return to  the  
owners3 because the houses of the cities
 of the ,levites are for  their         
possessions among the children of       
,israel4    #be3cd4 ,but let not their  
suburbs be sold1 because it is a        
perpetual  possession4    #be3ce4 ,if   
thy brother be impoverished1 and weak of
 hand1 and thou  receive him as a       
stranger and sojourner1 and he live with
 thee3    #be3cf4 ,take not usury of him
 nor more than thou gavest4 ,fear thy   
,god1  that thy brother may live with   
thee4    #be3cg4 ,thou shalt not give   
him thy money upon usury3 nor exact of  
him  any increase of fruits4    #be3ch4 

,i am the ,lord your ,god1 who brought  
you out of the land of  ,egypt1 that ,i 
might give you the land of ,chanaan1 and
 might be your  ,god4    #be3ci4 ,if thy
 brother constrained by poverty1 sell   
himself to thee3  thou shalt not oppress
 him with the service of bondservants4  
#be3dj4 ,but he shall be as a hireling1 
and a sojourner3 he shall work  with    
thee until the year of the jubilee4     
#be3da4 ,and afterwards he shall go out 
with his children3 and shall  return to 
his kindred and to the possession of his
 fathers4    #be3db4 ,for they are my   
servants1 and ,i brought them out of the
 land of  ,egypt3 let them not be sold  
as bondmen4    #be3dc4 ,afflict him not 
by might3 but fear thy ,god4    #be3dd4 
,let your bondmen1 and your bondwomen1  
be of the nations that are  round about 
you3    #be3de4 ,and of the strangers   
that sojourn among you1 or that were    
born  of them in your land4 ,these you  
shall have for servants3    #be3df4 ,and
 by right of inheritance shall leave    

them to your posterity1  and shall      
possess them for ever4 ,but oppress not 
your brethren the  children of ,israel  
by might4    #be3dg4 ,if the hand of a  
stranger or a sojourner grow strong     
among you1  and thy brother being       
impoverished sell himself to him1 or to 
any of  his race3    #be3dh4 ,after the 
sale he may be redeemed4 ,he that will  
of his brethren  shall redeem him3      
#be3di4 ,either his uncle1 or his       
uncle's son1 or his kinsman1 by blood1  
or by affinity4 ,but if he himself be   
able also1 he shall redeem  himself3    
#be3ej4 ,counting only the years from   
the time of his selling unto the  year  
of the jubilee3 and counting the money  
that he was sold for1  according to the 
number of the years and the reckoning of
 a hired  servant4    #be3ea4 ,if there 
be many years that remain until the     
jubilee1 according  to them shall he    
also repay the price4    #be3eb4 ,if    
few1 he shall make the reckoning with   
him according to the  number of the     

years3 and shall repay to the buyer of  
what remaineth of  the years4    #be3ec4
 ,his wages being allowed for which he  
served before3 he shall not  afflict him
 violently in thy sight4    #be3ed4 ,and
 if by these means he cannot be         
redeemed1 in the year of the  jubilee he
 shall go out with his children4        
#be3ee4 ,for the children of ,israel are
 my servants1 whom ,i brought forth  out
 of the land of ,egypt4      ,leviticus 
,chapter #bf    ,god's promises to them 
that keep his commandments4 ,and the    
many  punishments with which he         
threatens transgressors4    #bf3a4 ,i am
 the ,lord your ,god4 ,you shall not    
make to yourselves any idol  or graven  
thing3 neither shall you erect pillars1 
nor set up a  remarkable stone in your  
land1 to adore it4 ,for ,i am the ,lord 
your ,god4    #bf3b4 ,keep my sabbaths1 
and reverence my sanctuary4 ,i am the   
,lord4    #bf3c4 ,if you walk in my     
precepts1 and keep my commandments1 and 
do  them1 ,i will give you rain in due  

seasons4    #bf3d4 ,and the ground shall
 bring forth its increase3 and the trees
  shall be filled with fruit4    #bf3e4 
,the threshing of your harvest shall    
reach unto the vintage1 and  the vintage
 shall reach unto the sowing time3 and  
you shall eat your  bread to the full1  
and dwell in your land without fear4    
#bf3f4 ,i will give peace in your       
coasts3 you shall sleep1 and there      
shall be none to make you afraid4 ,i    
will take away evil beasts3 and the     
sword shall not pass through your       
quarters4    #bf3g4 ,you shall pursue   
your enemies3 and they shall fall before
 you4    #bf3h4 ,five of yours shall    
pursue a hundred others3 and a hundred  
of you  ten thousand4 ,your enemies     
shall fall before you by the sword4     
#bf3i4 ,i will look on you1 and make you
 increase3 you shall be  multiplied1 and
 ,i will establish my covenant with you4
    #bf3aj4 ,you shall eat the oldest of
 the old store3 and1 new coming on1  you
 shall cast away the old4    #bf3aa4 ,i 

will set my tabernacle in the midst of  
you3 and my soul shall  not cast you    
off4    #bf3ab4 ,i will walk among you1 
and will be your ,god3 and you shall be 
my  people4    #bf3ac4 ,i am the ,lord  
your ,god3 who have brought you out of  
the land of  the ,egyptians1 that you   
should not serve them3 and who have     
broken the  chains of your necks1 that  
you might go upright4    #bf3ad4 ,but if
 you will not hear me1 nor do all my    
commandments3    #bf3ae4 ,if you despise
 my laws1 and contemn my judgments so as
 not to do  those things which are      
appointed by me1 and to make void my    
covenant3    #bf3af4 ,i also will do    
these things to you4 ,i will quickly    
visit you  with poverty1 and burning    
heat1 which shall waste your eyes1 and  
consume your lives4 ,you shall sow your 
seed in vain1 which shall be  devoured  
by your enemies4    #bf3ag4 ,i will set 
my face against you1 and you shall fall 
down before  your enemies3 and shall be 
made subject to them that hate you4 ,you

  shall flee when no man pursueth you4  
#bf3ah4 ,but if you will not yet for all
 this obey me3 ,i will chastise  you    
seven times more for your sins4         
#bf3ai4 ,and ,i will break the pride of 
your stubbornness3 and ,i will make  to 
you the heaven above as iron1 and the   
earth as brass4    #bf3bj4 ,your labour 
shall be spent in vain3 the ground shall
 not bring  forth her increase3 nor the 
trees yield their fruit4    #bf3ba4 ,if 
you walk contrary to me1 and will not   
hearken to me1 ,i will  bring seven     
times more plagues upon you for your    
sins4    #bf3bb4 ,and ,i will send in   
upon you the beasts of the field1 to    
destroy  you and your cattle1 and make  
you few in number3 and that your        
highways  may be desolate4    #bf3bc4   
,and if even so you will not amend1 but 
will walk contrary to me3    #bf3bd4 ,i 
also will walk contrary to you1 and will
 strike you seven  times for your sins4 
#bf3be4 ,and ,i will bring in upon you  
the sword that shall avenge my          

covenant4 ,and when you shall flee into 
the cities1 ,i will send the  pestilence
 in the midst of you4 ,and you shall be 
delivered into the  hands of your       
enemies1    #bf3bf4 ,after ,i shall have
 broken the staff of your bread3 so that
 ten  women shall bake your bread in one
 oven1 and give it out by weight3 and   
you shall eat1 and shall not be filled1 
#bf3bg4 ,but if you will not for all    
this hearken to me1 but will walk       
against me1    #bf3bh4 ,i will also go  
against you with opposite fury3 and ,i  
will  chastise you with seven plagues   
for your sins1    #bf3bi4 ,so that you  
shall eat the flesh of your sons and of 
your  daughters4    #bf3cj4 ,i will     
destroy your high places1 and break your
 idols4 ,you shall  fall among the ruins
 of your idols1 and my soul shall abhor 
you4    #bf3ca4 ,insomuch that ,i will  
bring your cities to be a wilderness3   
and ,i  will make your sanctuaries      
desolate3 and will receive no more your 
sweet odours4    #bf3cb4 ,and ,i will   

destroy your land3 and your enemies     
shall be  astonished at it1 when they   
shall be the inhabitants thereof4       
#bf3cc4 ,and ,i will scatter you among  
the ,gentiles3 and ,i will draw out  the
 sword after you4 ,and your land shall  
be desert1 and your cities  destroyed4  
#bf3cd4 ,then shall the land enjoy her  
sabbaths all the days of her            
desolation4 ,when you shall be          
#bf3ce4 ,in the enemy's land1 she shall 
keep a sabbath1 and rest in the         
sabbaths of her desolation3 because she 
did not rest in your sabbaths1  when you
 dwelt therein4    #bf3cf4 ,and as to   
them that shall remain of you ,i will   
send fear in  their hearts in the       
countries of their enemies4 ,the sound  
of a flying  leaf shall terrify them3   
and they shall flee as it were from the 
sword4  ,they shall fall1 when no man   
pursueth them4    #bf3cg4 ,and they     
shall every one fall upon their brethren
 as fleeing  from wars3 none of you     
shall dare to resist your enemies4      

#bf3ch4 ,you shall perish among the     
,gentiles3 and an enemy's land shall    
consume you4    #bf3ci4 ,and if of them 
also some remain1 they shall pine away  
in their  iniquities1 in the land of    
their enemies3 and they shall be        
afflicted  for the sins of their        
fathers1 and their own4    #bf3dj4      
,until they confess their iniquities1   
and the iniquities of their  ancestors1 
whereby they have transgressed against  
me1 and walked  contrary unto me4       
#bf3da4 ,therefore ,i also will walk    
against them1 and bring them into  their
 enemies' land until their uncircumcised
 mind be ashamed4 ,then  shall they pray
 for their sins4    #bf3db4 ,and ,i will
 remember my covenant1 that ,i made with
 ,jacob1 and  ,isaac1 and ,abraham4 ,i  
will remember also the land3    #bf3dc4 
,which when she shall be left by them1  
shall enjoy her sabbaths1  being        
desolate for them4 ,but they shall pray 
for their sins1 because  they rejected  
my judgments1 and despised my laws4     

#bf3dd4 ,and yet for all that when they 
were in the land of their  enemies1 ,i  
did not cast them off altogether4       
,neither did ,i so despise  them that   
they should be quite consumed3 and ,i   
should make void my  covenant with them4
 ,for ,i am the ,lord their ,god4       
#bf3de4 ,and ,i will remember my former 
covenant1 when ,i brought them out  of  
the land of ,egypt1 in the sight of the 
,gentiles1 to be their ,god4 ,i  am the 
,lord4 ,these are the judgments1 and    
precepts1 and laws1 which the  ,lord    
gave between him and the children of    
,israel1 in mount ,sinai1 by  the hand  
of ,moses4      ,leviticus ,chapter #bg 
,of vows and tithes4    #bg3a4 ,and the 
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #bg3b4
 ,speak to the children of ,israel1 and 
thou shalt say to them3 ,the  man that  
shall have made a vow1 and promised his 
soul to ,god1 shall  give the price     
according to estimation4    #bg3c4 ,if  
it be a man from twenty years old unto  
sixty years old1 he  shall give fifty   

sicles of silver1 after the weight of   
the sanctuary3    #bg3d4 ,if a woman1   
thirty4    #bg3e4 ,but from the fifth   
year until the twentieth1 a man shall   
give  twenty sicles3 a woman ten4       
#bg3f4 ,from one month until the fifth  
year1 for a male shall be given  five   
sicles3 for a female three4    #bg3g4 ,a
 man that is sixty years old or upward1 
shall give fifteen  sicles3 a woman ten4
    #bg3h4 ,if he be poor1 and not able 
to pay the estimation1 he shall stand   
before the priest3 and as much as he    
shall value him at1 and see him  able to
 pay1 so much shall he give4    #bg3i4  
,but a beast that may be sacrificed to  
the ,lord1 if any one shall  vow1 shall 
be holy1    #bg3aj4 ,and cannot be      
changed3 that is to say1 neither a      
better for a  worse1 nor a worse for a  
better4 ,and if he shall change it3 both
 that  which was changed1 and that for  
which it was changed1 shall be          
consecrated to the ,lord4    #bg3aa4 ,an
 unclean beast1 which cannot be         

sacrificed to the ,lord1 if any  man    
shall vow1 shall be brought before the  
priest3    #bg3ab4 ,who judging whether 
it be good or bad1 shall set the price4 
#bg3ac4 ,which1 if he that offereth it  
will give1 he shall add above the       
estimation the fifth part4    #bg3ad4   
,if a man shall vow his house1 and      
sanctify it to the ,lord1 the  priest   
shall consider it1 whether it be good or
 bad3 and it shall be  sold according to
 the price1 which he shall appoint4     
#bg3ae4 ,but if he that vowed1 will     
redeem it1 he shall give the fifth  part
 of the estimation over and above3 and  
shall have the house4    #bg3af4 ,and if
 he vow the field of his possession1 and
 consecrate it to  the ,lord1 the price 
shall be rated according to the measure 
of the  seed4 ,if the ground be sown    
with thirty bushels of barley1 let it be
  sold for fifty sicles of silver4      
#bg3ag4 ,if he vow his field immediately
 from the year of jubilee that is       
beginning3 as much as it may be worth1  

at so much it shall be rated4    #bg3ah4
 ,but if some time after1 the priest    
shall reckon the money  according to the
 number of years that remain until the  
jubilee1 and the  price shall be abated4
    #bg3ai4 ,and if he that had vowed1  
will redeem his field1 he shall add  the
 fifth part of the money of the         
estimation1 and shall possess it4       
#bg3bj4 ,and if he will not redeem it1  
but it be sold to any other man1  he    
that vowed it1 may not redeem it any    
more4    #bg3ba4 ,for when the day of   
jubilee cometh1 it shall be sanctified  
to  the ,lord1 and as a possession      
consecrated1 pertaineth to the right of 
the priest4    #bg3bb4 ,if a field that 
was bought1 and not of a man's          
ancestors'  possession1 be sanctified to
 the ,lord3    #bg3bc4 ,the priest shall
 reckon the price according to the      
number of  years1 unto the jubilee4 ,and
 he that had vowed1 shall give that to  
the  ,lord4    #bg3bd4 ,but in the      
jubilee1 it shall return to the former  

owner1 who had  sold it1 and had it in  
the lot of his possession4    #bg3be4   
,all estimation shall be made according 
to the sicle of the  sanctuary4 ,a sicle
 hath twenty obols4    #bg3bf4 ,the     
firstborn1 which belong to the ,lord1 no
 man may sanctify and  vow3 whether it  
be bullock1 or sheep1 they are the      
,lord's4    #bg3bg4 ,and if it be an    
unclean beast1 he that offereth it shall
 redeem  it1 according to thy           
estimation1 and shall add the fifth part
 of the  price4 ,if he will not redeem  
it1 it shall be sold to another for how 
much soever it was estimated by thee4   
#bg3bh4 ,any thing that is devoted to   
the ,lord1 whether it be man1 or  beast1
 or field1 shall not be sold3 neither   
may it be redeemed4  ,whatsoever is once
 consecrated shall be holy of holies to 
the ,lord4    #bg3bi4 ,and any          
consecration that is offered by man1    
shall not be  redeemed1 but dying shall 
die4    #bg3cj4 ,all tithes of the land1
 whether of corn1 or of the fruits of   

trees1 are the ,lord's1 and are         
sanctified to him4    #bg3ca4 ,and if   
any man will redeem his tithes1 he shall
 add the fifth  part of them4    #bg3cb4
 ,of all the tithes of oxen1 and sheep1 
and goats1 that pass under  the         
shepherd's rod1 every tenth that cometh 
shall be sanctified to the  ,lord4      
#bg3cc4 ,it shall not be chosen neither 
good nor bad1 neither shall it be       
changed for another4 ,if any man change 
it3 both that which was changed1  and   
that for which it was changed1 shall be 
sanctified to the ,lord1 and  shall not 
be redeemed4    #bg3cd4 ,these are the  
precepts which the ,lord commanded      
,moses for the  children of ,israel in  
mount ,sinai4          ,,the ,,book ,,of
 ,,numbers      ,this fourth ,book of   
,moses is called ,,numbers1 because it  
begins with the  numbering of the       
people4 ,the ,hebrews1 from its first   
words1 call it  ,,vaiedabber4 ,it       
contains the transactions of the        
,israelites from the  second month of   

the second year after their going out of
 ,egypt1 until  the beginning of the    
eleventh month of the fortieth year2    
that is1 a  history almost of           
thirty-nine years4      ,numbers        
,chapter #a    ,the children of ,israel 
are numbered3 the ,levites are designed 
to serve  the tabernacle4    #a3a4 ,and 
the ,lord spoke to ,moses in the desert 
of ,sinai in the  tabernacle of the     
covenant1 the first day of the second   
month1 the  second year of their going  
out of ,egypt1 saying3    #a3b4 ,take   
the sum of all the congregation of the  
children of ,israel by  their families1 
and houses1 and the names of every one1 
as many as are  of the male sex1        
#a3c4 ,from twenty years old and        
upwards1 of all the men of ,israel fit  
for war1 and you shall number them by   
their troops1 thou and ,aaron4    #a3d4 
,and there shall be with you the princes
 of the tribes1 and of the  houses in   
their kindreds1    #a3e4 ,whose names   
are these3 ,of ,ruben1 ,elisur the son  

of ,sedeur4    #a3f4 ,of ,simeon1       
,salamiel the son of ,surisaddai4       
#a3g4 ,of ,juda1 ,nahasson the son of   
,aminadab4    #a3h4 ,of ,issachar1      
,nathanael the son of ,suar4    #a3i4   
,of ,zabulon1 ,eliab the son of ,helon4 
#a3aj4 ,and of the sons of ,joseph3 of  
,ephraim1 ,elisama the son of ,ammiud3  
of ,manasses1 ,gamaliel the son of      
,phadassur4    #a3aa4 ,of ,benjamin1    
,abidan the son of ,gedeon4    #a3ab4   
,of ,dan1 ,ahiezer the son of           
,ammisaddai4    #a3ac4 ,of ,aser1       
,phegiel the son of ,ochran4    #a3ad4  
,of ,gad1 ,eliasaph the son of ,duel4   
#a3ae4 ,of ,nephtali1 ,ahira the son of 
,enan4    #a3af4 ,these are the most    
noble princes of the multitude by their 
tribes  and kindreds1 and the chiefs of 
the army of ,israel3    #a3ag4 ,whom    
,moses and ,aaron took with all the     
multitude of the common  people3        
#a3ah4 ,and assembled them on the first 
day of the second month1  reckoning them
 up by the kindreds1 and houses1 and    

families1 and heads1  and names of every
 one from twenty years old and upward1  
#a3ai4 ,as the ,lord had commanded      
,moses4 ,and they were numbered in the  
desert of ,sinai4    #a3bj4 ,of ,ruben  
the eldest son of ,israel1 by their     
generations and  families and houses and
 names of every head1 all that were of  
the male  sex1 from twenty years old and
 upward1 that were able to go forth to  
war1    #a3ba4 ,were forty-six thousand 
five hundred4    #a3bb4 ,of the sons of 
,simeon by their generations and        
families1 and  houses of their kindreds1
 were reckoned up by the names and heads
 of  every one1 all that were of the    
male sex1 from twenty years old and     
upward1 that were able to go forth to   
war1    #a3bc4 ,fifty-nine thousand     
three hundred4    #a3bd4 ,of the sons of
 ,gad1 by their generations and families
 and houses  of their kindreds were     
reckoned up by the names of every one   
from  twenty years old and upward1 all  
that were able to go forth to war1      

#a3be4 ,forty-five thousand six hundred 
and fifty4    #a3bf4 ,of the sons of    
,juda1 by their generations and families
 and houses  of their kindreds1 by the  
names of every one from twenty years old
 and  upward1 all that were able to go  
forth to war1    #a3bg4 ,were reckoned  
up seventy-four thousand six hundred4   
#a3bh4 ,of the sons of ,issachar1 by    
their generations and families and      
houses of their kindreds1 by the names  
of every one from twenty years  old and 
upward1 all that could go forth to war1 
#a3bi4 ,were reckoned up fifty-four     
thousand four hundred4    #a3cj4 ,of the
 sons of ,zabulon1 by the generations   
and families and  houses of their       
kindreds1 were reckoned up by the names 
of every one  from twenty years old and 
upward1 all that were able to go forth  
to  war1    #a3ca4 ,fifty-seven thousand
 four hundred4    #a3cb4 ,of the sons of
 ,joseph1 namely1 of the sons of        
,ephraim1 by the  generations and       
families and houses of their kindreds1  

were reckoned up  by the names of every 
one1 from twenty years old and upward1  
all that  were able to go forth to war1 
#a3cc4 ,forty thousand five hundred4    
#a3cd4 ,moreover of the sons of         
,manasses1 by the generations and       
families  and houses of their kindreds1 
were reckoned up by the names of every  
one from twenty years old and upward1   
all that could go forth to war1         
#a3ce4 ,thirty-two thousand two hundred4
    #a3cf4 ,of the sons of ,benjamin1 by
 their generations and families and     
houses of their kindreds1 were reckoned 
up by the names of every one  from      
twenty years old and upward1 all that   
were able to go forth to  war1    #a3cg4
 ,thirty-five thousand four hundred4    
#a3ch4 ,of the sons of ,dan1 by their   
generations and families and houses  of 
their kindreds1 were reckoned up by the 
names of every one from  twenty years   
old and upward1 all that were able to go
 forth to war1    #a3ci4 ,sixty-two     
thousand seven hundred4    #a3dj4 ,of   

the sons of ,aser1 by their generations 
and families and houses  of their       
kindreds1 were reckoned up by the names 
of every one from  twenty years old and 
upward1 all that were able to go forth  
to war1    #a3da4 ,forty-one thousand   
and five hundred4    #a3db4 ,of the sons
 of ,nephtali1 by their generations and 
families and  houses of their kindreds1 
were reckoned up by the names of every  
one  from twenty years old and upward1  
were able to go forth to war1    #a3dc4 
,fifty-three thousand four hundred4     
#a3dd4 ,these are they who were numbered
 by ,moses and ,aaron1 and the  twelve  
princes of ,israel1 every one by the    
houses of their kindreds4    #a3de4 ,and
 the whole number of the children of    
,israel by their houses  and families1  
from twenty years old and upward1 that  
were able to go to  war1    #a3df4 ,were
 six hundred and three thousand five    
hundred and fifty men4    #a3dg4 ,but   
the ,levites in the tribes of their     
families were not numbered  with them4  

#a3dh4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #a3di4 ,number not the tribe 
of ,levi1 neither shalt thou put down   
the sum  of them with the children of   
,israel3    #a3ej4 ,but appoint them    
over the tabernacle of the testimony1   
and all  the vessels thereof1 and       
whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies4
 ,they  shall carry the tabernacle and  
all the furniture thereof3 and they     
shall minister1 and shall encamp round  
about the tabernacle4    #a3ea4 ,when   
you are to go forward1 the ,levites     
shall take down the  tabernacle3 when   
you are to camp1 they shall set it up4  
,what stranger  soever cometh to it1    
shall be slain4    #a3eb4 ,and the      
children of ,israel shall camp every man
 by his troops and  bands and army4     
#a3ec4 ,but the ,levites shall pitch    
their tents round about the  tabernacle1
 lest there come indignation upon the   
multitude of the  children of ,israel1  
and they shall keep watch1 and guard the
 tabernacle  of the testimony4    #a3ed4

 ,and the children of ,israel did       
according to all things which the  ,lord
 had commanded ,moses4      ,numbers    
,chapter #b    ,the order of the tribes 
in their camp4    #b3a4 ,and the ,lord  
spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1 saying3     
#b3b4 ,all the children of ,israel shall
 camp by their troops1 ensigns1  and    
standards1 and the houses of their      
kindreds1 round about the  tabernacle of
 the covenant4    #b3c4 ,on the east    
,juda shall pitch his tents by the bands
 of his army3  and the prince of his    
sons2 shall be ,nahasson the son of     
,aminadab4    #b3d4 ,and the whole sum  
of the fighting men of his stock1 were  
seventy-four thousand six hundred4      
#b3e4 ,next unto him they of the tribe  
of ,issachar encamped1 whose prince  was
 ,nathanael1 the son of ,suar4    #b3f4 
,and the whole number of his fighting   
men were fifty-four thousand  four      
hundred4    #b3g4 ,in the tribe of      
,zabulon the prince was ,eliab the son  
of ,helon4    #b3h4 ,and all the army of

 fighting men of his stock1 were        
fifty-seven  thousand four hundred4     
#b3i4 ,all that were numbered in the    
camp of ,juda1 were a hundred and       
eighty-six thousand four hundred3 and   
they by their troops shall march  first4
    #b3aj4 ,in the camp of the sons of  
,ruben1 on the south side1 the prince   
shall be ,elisur the son of ,sedeur3    
#b3aa4 ,and the whole army of his       
fighting men1 that were numbered1 were  
forty-six thousand five hundred4        
#b3ab4 ,beside him camped they of the   
tribe of ,simeon3 whose prince was      
,salamiel the son of ,surisaddai4       
#b3ac4 ,and the whole army of his       
fighting men1 that were numbered1 were  
fifty-nine thousand three hundred4      
#b3ad4 ,in the tribe of ,gad the prince 
was ,eliasaph the son of ,duel4         
#b3ae4 ,and the whole army of his       
fighting men that were numbered1 were   
forty-five thousand six hundred and     
fifty4    #b3af4 ,all that were reckoned
 up in the camp of ,ruben1 were a       

hundred  and fifty-one thousand four    
hundred and fifty1 by their troops3 they
  shall march in the second place4      
#b3ag4 ,and the tabernacle of the       
testimony shall be carried by the       
officers of the ,levites and their      
troops4 ,as it shall be set up1 so      
shall it be taken down4 ,every one shall
 march according to their  places1 and  
ranks4    #b3ah4 ,on the west side shall
 be the camp of the sons of ,ephraim1   
whose  prince was ,elisama the son of   
,ammiud4    #b3ai4 ,the whole army of   
his fighting men1 that were numbered1   
were  forty thousand five hundred4      
#b3bj4 ,and with them the tribe of the  
sons of ,manasses1 whose prince was     
,gamaliel the son of ,phadassur4        
#b3ba4 ,and the whole army of his       
fighting men1 that were numbered1 were  
thirty-two thousand two hundred4        
#b3bb4 ,in the tribe of the sons of     
,benjamin the prince was ,abidan the    
son of ,gedeon4    #b3bc4 ,and the whole
 army of fighting men1 that were        

reckoned up1 were  thirty-five thousand 
four hundred4    #b3bd4 ,all that were  
numbered in the camp of ,ephraim1 were a
 hundred and  eight-thousand one hundred
 by their troops3 they shall march in   
the  third place4    #b3be4 ,on the     
north side camped the sons of ,dan3     
whose prince was  ,ahiezar the son of   
,ammisaddai4    #b3bf4 ,the whole army  
of his fighting men1 that were numbered1
 were  sixty-two thousand seven hundred4
    #b3bg4 ,beside him they of the tribe
 of ,aser pitched their tents3 whose    
prince was ,phegiel the son of ,ochran4 
#b3bh4 ,the whole army of his fighting  
men1 that were numbered1 were  forty-one
 thousand five hundred4    #b3bi4 ,of   
the tribe of the sons of ,nephtali the  
prince was ,ahira the son  of ,enan4    
#b3cj4 ,the whole army of his fighting  
men1 were fifty-three thousand  four    
hundred4    #b3ca4 ,all that were       
numbered in the camp of ,dan1 were a    
hundred and  fifty-seven thousand six   
hundred3 and they shall march last4     

#b3cb4 ,this is the number of the       
children of ,israel1 of their army      
divided according to the houses of their
 kindreds and their troops1 six  hundred
 and three thousand five hundred and    
fifty4    #b3cc4 ,and the ,levites were 
not numbered among the children of      
,israel3  for so the ,lord had commanded
 ,moses4    #b3cd4 ,and the children of 
,israel did according to all things that
 the  ,lord had commanded4 ,they camped 
by their troops1 and marched by the     
families and houses of their fathers4   
,numbers ,chapter #c    ,the ,levites   
are numbered and their offices          
distinguished4 ,they are  taken in the  
place of the firstborn of the children  
of ,israel4    #c3a4 ,these are the     
generations of ,aaron and ,moses in the 
day that the  ,lord spoke to ,moses in  
mount ,sinai4    #c3b4 ,and these the   
names of the sons of ,aaron3 his        
firstborn ,nadab1  then ,abiu1 and      
,eleazar1 and ,ithamar4    #c3c4 ,these 
the names of the sons of ,aaron the     

priests that were  anointed1 and whose  
hands were filled and consecrated1 to do
 the  functions of priesthood4    #c3d4 
,now ,nadab and ,abiu died1 without     
children1 when they offered  strange    
fire before the ,lord1 in the desert of 
,sinai3 and ,eleazar and  ,ithamar      
performed the priestly office in the    
presence of ,aaron their  father4       
#c3e4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1   
saying3    #c3f4 ,bring the tribe of    
,levi1 and make them stand in the sight 
of ,aaron  the priest to minister to    
him1 and let them watch1    #c3g4 ,and  
observe whatsoever appertaineth to the  
service of the  multitude before the    
tabernacle of the testimony1    #c3h4   
,and let them keep the vessels of the   
tabernacle1 serving in the  ministry    
thereof4    #c3i4 ,and thou shalt give  
the ,levites for a gift1    #c3aj4 ,to  
,aaron and to his sons1 to whom they are
 delivered by the  children of ,israel4 
,but thou shalt appoint ,aaron and his  
sons over the  service of priesthood4   

,the stranger that approacheth to       
minister1 shall  be put to death4       
#c3aa4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #c3ab4 ,i have taken the     
,levites from the children of ,israel1  
for every  firstborn that openeth the   
womb among the children of ,israel1 and 
the  ,levites shall be mine4    #c3ac4  
,for every firstborn is mine3 since ,i  
struck the firstborn in the  land of    
,egypt3 ,i have sanctified to myself    
whatsoever is firstborn in  ,israel both
 of man and beast1 they are mine3 ,i am 
the ,lord4    #c3ad4 ,and the ,lord     
spoke to ,moses in the desert of ,sinai1
 saying3    #c3ae4 ,number the sons of  
,levi by the houses of their fathers and
 their  families1 every male from one   
month and upward4    #c3af4 ,moses      
numbered them as the ,lord had          
commanded4    #c3ag4 ,and there were    
found sons of ,levi by their names1     
,gerson and  ,caath ,merari4    #c3ah4  
,the sons of ,gerson3 ,lebni and ,semei4
    #c3ai4 ,the sons of ,caath3 ,amram1 

and ,jesaar1 ,hebron and ,oziel3        
#c3bj4 ,the sons of ,merari1 ,moholi and
 ,musi4    #c3ba4 ,of ,gerson were two  
families1 the ,lebnites1 and the        
,semeites3    #c3bb4 ,of which were     
numbered1 people of the male sex from   
one month and  upward1 seven thousand   
five hundred4    #c3bc4 ,these shall    
pitch behind the tabernacle on the west1
    #c3bd4 ,under their prince ,eliasaph
 the son of ,lael4    #c3be4 ,and their 
charge shall be in the tabernacle of the
 covenant3    #c3bf4 ,the tabernacle    
itself and the cover thereof1 the       
hanging that is  drawn before the doors 
of the tabernacle of the covenant1 and  
the  curtains of the court3 the hanging 
also that is hanged in the entry of  the
 court of the tabernacle1 and whatsoever
 belongeth to the rite of  the altar1   
the cords of the tabernacle1 and all the
 furniture thereof4    #c3bg4 ,of the   
kindred of ,caath come the families of  
the ,amramites and  ,jesaarites and     
,hebronites and ,ozielites4 ,these are  

the families of the  ,caathites reckoned
 up by their names3    #c3bh4 ,all of   
the male sex from one month and upward1 
eight thousand six  hundred3 they shall 
have the guard of the sanctuary1        
#c3bi4 ,and shall camp on the south     
side4    #c3cj4 ,and their prince shall 
be ,elisaphan the son of ,oziel3        
#c3ca4 ,and they shall keep the ark1 and
 the table and the candlestick1  the    
altars1 and the vessels of the          
sanctuary1 wherewith they minister1  and
 the veil1 and all the furniture of this
 kind4    #c3cb4 ,and the prince of the 
princes of the ,levites1 ,eleazar1 the  
son of  ,aaron the priest1 shall be over
 them that watch for the guard of the   
sanctuary4    #c3cc4 ,and of ,merari are
 the families of the ,moholites1 and    
,musites1  reckoned up by their names3  
#c3cd4 ,all of the male kind from one   
month and upward1 six thousand two      
hundred4    #c3ce4 ,their prince ,suriel
 the son of ,abihaiel3 their shall camp 
on the  north side4    #c3cf4 ,under    

their custody shall be the boards of the
 tabernacle1 and  the bars1 and the     
pillars and their sockets1 and all      
things that  pertain to this kind of    
service3    #c3cg4 ,and the pillars of  
the court round about with their        
sockets1 and  the pins with their cords4
    #c3ch4 ,before the tabernacle of the
 covenant1 that is to say on the east   
side shall ,moses and ,aaron camp1 with 
their sons1 having the custody of  the  
sanctuary1 in the midst of the children 
of ,israel4 ,what stranger  soever      
cometh unto it1 shall be put to death4  
#c3ci4 ,all the ,levites1 that ,i ,moses
 and ,aaron numbered according to the   
precept of the ,lord1 by their f        
families1 of the male kind from one     
month and upward1 were twenty-two       
thousand4    #c3dj4 ,and the ,lord said 
to ,moses3 ,number the firstborn of the 
male sex  of the children of ,israel1   
from one month and upward1 and thou     
shalt  take the sum of them4    #c3da4  
,and thou shalt take the ,levites to me 

for all the firstborn of  the children  
of ,israel1 ,i am the ,lord3 and their  
cattle for all the  firstborn of the    
cattle of the children of ,israel3      
#c3db4 ,moses reckoned up1 as the ,lord 
had commanded1 the firstborn of  the    
children of ,israel3    #c3dc4 ,and the 
males by their names1 from one month and
 upward1 were  twenty-two thousand two  
hundred and seventy-three4    #c3dd4    
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
#c3de4 ,take the ,levites for the       
firstborn of the children of ,israel1   
and  the cattle of the ,levites for     
their cattle1 and the ,levites shall be 
mine4 ,i am the ,lord4    #c3df4 ,but   
for the price of the two hundred and    
seventy-three1 of the  firstborn of the 
children of ,israel1 that exceed the    
number of the  ,levites1    #c3dg4 ,thou
 shalt take five sicles for every head1 
according to the  weight of the         
sanctuary4 ,a sicle hath twenty obols4  
#c3dh4 ,and thou shalt give the money to
 ,aaron and his sons1 the price of  them

 that are above4    #c3di4 ,moses       
therefore took the money of them that   
were above1 and whom  they had redeemed 
from the ,levites1    #c3ej4 ,for the   
firstborn of the children of ,israel1   
one thousand three  hundred and         
sixty-five sicles1 according to the     
weight of the  sanctuary1    #c3ea4 ,and
 gave it to ,aaron and his sons         
according to the word that the  ,lord   
had commanded him4      ,numbers        
,chapter #d    ,the age and time of the 
,levites' service3 their offices and    
burdens4    #d3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke  
to ,moses1 and ,aaron1 saying3    #d3b4 
,take the sum of the sons of ,caath from
 the midst of the ,levites1  by their   
houses and families4    #d3c4 ,from     
thirty years old and upward1 to fifty   
years old1 of all that  go in to stand  
and to minister in the tabernacle of the
 covenant4    #d3d4 ,this is the service
 of the sons of ,caath3    #d3e4 ,when  
the camp is2 to set forward1 ,aaron and 
his sons shall go into  the tabernacle  

of the covenant1 and the holy of holies1
 and shall take  down the veil that     
hangeth before the door1 and shall wrap 
up the ark  of the testimony in it1     
#d3f4 ,and shall cover it again with a  
cover of violet skins1 and shall  spread
 over it a cloth all of violet1 and     
shall put in the bars4    #d3g4 ,they   
shall wrap up also the table of         
proposition in a cloth of  violet1 and  
shall put with it the censers and little
 mortars1 the cups  and bowls to pour   
out the libations3 the loaves shall be  
always on it3    #d3h4 ,and they shall  
spread over it a cloth of scarlet1 which
 again they  shall cover with a covering
 of violet skins1 and shall put in the  
bars4    #d3i4 ,they shall take also a  
cloth of violet wherewith they shall    
cover  the candlestick with the lamps   
and tongs thereof and the snuffers and  
all the oil vessels1 which are necessary
 for the dressing of the lamps3         
#d3aj4 ,and over all they shall put a   
cover of violet skins and put in  the   

bars4    #d3aa4 ,and they shall wrap up 
the golden altar also in a cloth of     
violet1 and shall spread over it a cover
 of violet skins1 and put in  the bars4 
#d3ab4 ,all the vessels wherewith they  
minister in the sanctuary1 they  shall  
wrap up in a cloth of violet1 and shall 
spread over it a cover of  violet skins1
 and put in the bars4    #d3ac4 ,they   
shall cleanse the altar also from the   
ashes1 and shall wrap  it up in a purple
 cloth1    #d3ad4 ,and shall put it with
 all the vessels that they use in the   
ministry thereof1 that is to say1       
firepans1 fleshhooks and forks1         
pothooks and shovels4 ,they shall cover 
all the vessels of the altar  together  
with a covering of violet skins1 and    
shall put in the bars4    #d3ae4 ,and   
when ,aaron and his sons have wrapped up
 the sanctuary and the  vessels thereof 
at the removing of the camp1 then shall 
the sons of  ,caath enter in to carry   
the things wrapped up3 and they shall   
not touch  the vessels of the sanctuary1

 lest they die4 ,these are the burdens  
of  the sons of ,caath3 in the          
tabernacle of the covenant3    #d3af4   
,and over them shall be ,eleazar the son
 of ,aaron the priest1 to  whose charge 
pertaineth the oil to dress the lamps1  
and the sweet  incense1 and the         
sacrifice1 that is always offered1 and  
the oil of  unction1 and whatsoever     
pertaineth to the service of the        
tabernacle1  and of all the vessels that
 are in the sanctuary4    #d3ag4 ,and   
the ,lord spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1   
saying3    #d3ah4 ,destroy not the      
people of ,caath from the midst of the  
,levites3    #d3ai4 ,but do this to     
them1 that they may live1 and not die1  
by touching  the holies of holies4      
,aaron and his sons shall go in1 and    
they shall  appoint every man his work1 
and shall divide the burdens that every 
man  is to carry4    #d3bj4 ,let not    
others by any curiosity see the things  
that are in the  sanctuary before they  
be wrapped up1 otherwise they shall die4

    #d3ba4 ,and the ,lord spoke to      
,moses1 saying3    #d3bb4 ,take the sum 
of the sons of ,gerson also by their    
houses and  families and kindreds4      
#d3bc4 ,from thirty years old and       
upward1 unto fifty years old4 ,number   
them all that go in and minister in the 
tabernacle of the covenant4    #d3bd4   
,this is the office of the family of the
 ,gersonites3    #d3be4 ,to carry the   
curtains of the tabernacle and the roof 
of the  covenant1 the other covering1   
and the violet covering over all1 and   
the  hanging that hangeth in the entry  
of the tabernacle of the covenant1      
#d3bf4 ,the curtains of the court1 and  
the veil in the entry that is  before   
tabernacle4 ,all things that pertain to 
the altar1 the cords and  the vessels of
 the ministry1    #d3bg4 ,the sons of   
,gerson shall carry1 by the commandment 
of ,aaron and  his sons3 and each man   
shall know to what burden he must be    
assigned4    #d3bh4 ,this is the service
 of the family of the ,gersonites in the

  tabernacle of the covenant1 and they  
shall be under the hand of ,ithamar  the
 son of ,aaron the priest4    #d3bi4    
,thou shalt reckon up the sons of       
,merari also by the families and  houses
 of their fathers1    #d3cj4 ,from      
thirty years old and upward1 unto fifty 
years old1 all that  go in to the office
 of their ministry1 and to the service  
of the  covenant of the testimony4      
#d3ca4 ,these are their burdens3 ,they  
shall carry the boards of the           
tabernacle and the bars thereof1 the    
pillars and their sockets1    #d3cb4    
,the pillars also of the court round    
about1 with their sockets and  pins and 
cords4 ,they shall receive by account   
all the vessels and  furniture1 and so  
shall carry them4    #d3cc4 ,this is the
 office of the family of the ,merarites1
 and their  ministry in the tabernacle  
of the covenant3 and they shall be under
 the  hand of ,ithamar the son of ,aaron
 the priest4    #d3cd4 ,so ,moses and   
,aaron and the princes of the synagogue 

reckoned up  the sons of ,caath1 by     
their kindreds and the houses of their  
fathers1    #d3ce4 ,from thirty years   
old and upward1 unto fifty years old1   
all that  go in to the ministry of the  
tabernacle of the covenant3    #d3cf4   
,and they were found two thousand seven 
hundred and fifty4    #d3cg4 ,this is   
the number of the people of ,caath that 
go in to the  tabernacle of the         
covenant3 these did ,moses and ,aaron   
number according  to the word of the    
,lord by the hand of ,moses4    #d3ch4  
,the sons of ,gerson also were numbered 
by the kindreds and houses  of their    
fathers1    #d3ci4 ,from thirty years   
old and upward1 unto fifty years old1   
all that  go in to minister in the      
tabernacle of the covenant3    #d3dj4   
,and they were found two thousand six   
hundred and thirty4    #d3da4 ,this is  
the people of the ,gersonites1 whom     
,moses and ,aaron  numbered according to
 the word of the ,lord4    #d3db4 ,the  
sons of ,merari also were numbered by   

the kindreds and houses  of their       
fathers1    #d3dc4 ,from thirty years   
old and upward1 unto fifty years old1   
all that  go in to fulfil the rites of  
the tabernacle of the covenant3         
#d3dd4 ,and they were found three       
thousand two hundred4    #d3de4 ,this is
 the number of the sons of ,merari1 whom
 ,moses and ,aaron  reckoned up         
according to the commandment of the     
,lord by the hand of  ,moses4    #d3df4 
,all that were reckoned up of the       
,levites1 and whom ,moses and  ,aaron   
and the princes of ,israel took by name1
 by the kindreds and  houses of their   
fathers1    #d3dg4 ,from thirty years   
old and upward1 until fifty years old1  
that go  into the ministry of the       
tabernacle1 and to carry the burdens1   
#d3dh4 ,were in all eight thousand five 
hundred and eighty4    #d3di4 ,moses    
reckoned them up according to the word  
of the ,lord1 every  one according to   
their office and burdens1 as the ,lord  
had commanded  him4      ,numbers       

,chapter #e    ,the unclean are removed 
out of the camp3 confession of sins1 and
  satisfaction3 firstfruits and         
oblations belonging to the priests3     
trial  of jealousy4    #e3a4 ,and the   
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #e3b4 
,command the children of ,israel1 that  
they cast out of the camp  every leper1 
and whosoever hath an issue of seed1 or 
is defiled by the  dead3    #e3c4       
,whether it be man or woman1 cast ye    
them out of the camp1 lest  they defile 
it when ,i shall dwell with you1        
#e3d4 ,and the children of ,israel did  
so1 and they cast them forth  without   
the camp1 as the ,lord had spoken to    
,moses4    #e3e4 ,and the ,lord spoke to
 ,moses1 saying3    #e3f4 ,say to the   
children of ,israel3 ,when a man or     
woman shall have  committed any of all  
the sins that men are wont to commit1   
and by  negligence shall have           
transgressed the commandment of the     
,lord1 and  offended1    #e3g4 ,they    
shall confess their sin1 and restore the

 principal itself1  and the fifth part  
over and above1 to him against whom they
 have  sinned4    ,shall confess4444    
,this confession and satisfaction1      
ordained in the ,old  ,law1 was a figure
 of the sacrament of penance4    #e3h4  
,but if there be no one to receive it1  
they shall give it to the  ,lord1 and it
 shall be the priest's1 besides the ram 
that is offered for  expiation1 to be an
 atoning sacrifice4    #e3i4 ,all the   
firstfruits also1 which the children of 
,israel offer1  belong to the priest3   
#e3aj4 ,and whatsoever is offered into  
the sanctuary by every one1 and is      
delivered into the hands of the priest1 
it shall be his4    #e3aa4 ,and the     
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #e3ab4
 ,speak to the children of ,israel1 and 
thou shalt say to them3 ,the  man whose 
wife shall have gone astray1 and        
contemning her husband1    #e3ac4 ,shall
 have slept with another man1 and her   
husband cannot  discover it1 but the    
adultery is secret1 and cannot be proved

 by  witnesses1 because she was not     
found in the adultery3    #e3ad4 ,if the
 spirit of jealousy stir up the husband 
against his wife1  who either is        
defiled1 or is charged with false       
suspicion1    ,the spirit of jealousy1  
etc4444 ,this ordinance was designed to 
clear  the innocent1 and to prevent     
jealous husbands from doing mischief to 
their wives3 as likewise to give all a  
horror of adultery1 by punishing  it in 
so remarkable a manner4    #e3ae4 ,he   
shall bring her to the priest1 and shall
 offer an oblation for  her1 the tenth  
part of a measure of barley meal3 he    
shall not pour oil  thereon1 nor put    
frankincense upon it3 because it is a   
sacrifice of  jealousy1 and an oblation 
searching out adultery4    #e3af4 ,the  
priest therefore shall offer it1 and set
 it before the ,lord4    #e3ag4 ,and he 
shall take holy water in an earthen     
vessel1 and he shall  cast a little     
earth of the pavement of the tabernacle 
into it4    #e3ah4 ,and when the woman  

shall stand before the ,lord1 he shall  
uncover  her head1 and shall put on her 
hands the sacrifice of remembrance1 and 
the oblation of jealousy3 and he himself
 shall hold the most bitter  waters1    
whereon he hath heaped curses with      
execration4    #e3ai4 ,and he shall     
adjure her1 and shall say3 ,if another  
man hath not  slept with thee1 and if   
thou be not defiled by forsaking thy    
husband's  bed1 these most bitter       
waters1 on which ,i have heaped curses1 
shall not  hurt thee4    #e3bj4 ,but if 
thou hast gone aside from thy husband1  
and art defiled1  and hast lain with    
another man3    #e3ba4 ,these curses    
shall light upon thee3 ,the ,lord make  
thee a curse1  and an example for all   
among his people3 may he make thy thigh 
to rot1  and may thy belly swell and    
burst asunder4    #e3bb4 ,let the cursed
 waters enter into thy belly1 and may   
thy womb  swell and thy thigh rot4 ,and 
the woman shall answer1 ,amen1 amen4    
#e3bc4 ,and the priest shall write these

 curses in a book1 and shall wash  them 
out with the most bitter waters1 upon   
which he hath heaped the  curses1       
#e3bd4 ,and he shall give them her to   
drink4 ,and when she hath drunk them    
up1    #e3be4 ,the priest shall take    
from her hand the sacrifice of jealousy1
  and shall elevate it before the ,lord1
 and shall put it upon the altar3  yet  
so as first1    #e3bf4 ,to take a       
handful of the sacrifice of that which  
is offered1 and  burn it upon the altar3
 and so give the most bitter waters to  
the woman  to drink4    #e3bg4 ,and when
 she hath drunk them1 if she be defiled1
 and having  despised her husband be    
guilty of adultery1 the malediction     
shall go  through her1 and her belly    
swelling1 her thigh shall rot3 and the  
woman  shall be a curse1 and an example 
to all the people4    #e3bh4 ,but if she
 be not defiled1 she shall not be hurt1 
and shall bear  children4    #e3bi4     
,this is the law of jealousy4 ,if a     
woman hath gone aside from her  husband1

 and be defiled1    #e3cj4 ,and the     
husband stirred up by the spirit of     
jealousy bring her  before the ,lord1   
and the priest do to her according to   
all things that  are here written3      
#e3ca4 ,the husband shall be blameless1 
and she shall bear her iniquity4        
,numbers ,chapter #f    ,the law of the 
,nazarites3 the form of blessing the    
people4    #f3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to
 ,moses1 saying3    #f3b4 ,speak to the 
children of ,israel1 and thou shalt say 
to them3 ,when  a man1 or woman1 shall  
make a vow to be sanctified1 and will   
consecrate  themselves to the ,lord3    
#f3c4 ,they shall abstain from wine1 and
 from every thing that may make a  man  
drunk4 ,they shall not drink vinegar of 
wine1 or of any other drink1  nor any   
thing that is pressed out of the grape3 
nor shall they eat  grapes either fresh 
or dried4    #f3d4 ,all the days that   
they are consecrated to the ,lord by    
vow3 they  shall eat nothing that cometh
 of the vineyard1 from the raisin even  

to  the kernel4    #f3e4 ,all the time  
of his separation no razor shall pass   
over his head1  until the day be        
fulfilled of his consecration to the    
,lord4 ,he shall be  holy1 and shall let
 the hair of his head grow4    #f3f4    
,all the time of his consecration he    
shall not go in to any dead1    #f3g4   
,neither shall he make himself unclean1 
even for his father1 or for  his mother1
 or for his brother1 or for his sister1 
when they die1  because the consecration
 of his ,god is upon his head4    #f3h4 
,all the days of his separation he shall
 be holy to the ,lord4    #f3i4 ,but if 
any man die suddenly before him3 the    
head of his  consecration shall be      
defiled3 and he shall shave it forthwith
 on the  same day of his purification1  
and again on the seventh day4    #f3aj4 
,and on the eighth day he shall bring   
two turtles1 or two young  pigeons to   
the priest in the entry of the covenant 
of the testimony4    #f3aa4 ,and the    
priest shall offer one for sin1 and the 

other for a  holocaust1 and shall pray  
for him1 for that he hath sinned by the 
dead3  and he shall sanctify his head   
that day3    #f3ab4 ,and shall          
consecrate to the ,lord the days of his 
separation1  offering a lamb of one year
 for sin3 yet so that the former days be
  made void1 because his sanctification 
was profaned4    #f3ac4 ,this is the law
 of consecration4 ,when the days which  
he had  determined by vow shall be      
expired1 he shall bring him to the door 
of  the tabernacle of the covenant1     
#f3ad4 ,and shall offer his oblation to 
the ,lord3 one he lamb of a year  old   
without blemish for a holocaust1 and one
 ewe lamb of a year old  without blemish
 for a sin offering1 and one ram without
 blemish for a  victim of peace         
offering1    #f3ae4 ,a basket also of   
unleavened bread1 tempered with oil1 and
 wafers  without leaven anointed with   
oil1 and the libations of each3         
#f3af4 ,and the priest shall present    
them before the ,lord1 and shall  offer 

both the sin offering and the holocaust4
    #f3ag4 ,but the ram he shall        
immolate for a sacrifice of peace       
offering  to the ,lord1 offering at the 
same time the basket of unleavened      
bread1  and the libations that are due  
by custom4    #f3ah4 ,then shall the    
hair of the consecration of the         
,nazarite1 be  shaved off before the    
door of the tabernacle of the covenant3 
and he  shall take his hair1 and lay it 
upon the fire1 which is under the       
sacrifice of the peace offerings4       
#f3ai4 ,and shall take the boiled       
shoulder of the ram1 and one unleavened 
cake out of the basket1 and one         
unleavened wafer1 and he shall deliver  
them into the hands of the ,nazarite1   
after his head is shaven4    #f3bj4 ,and
 receiving them again from him1 he shall
 elevate them in the  sight of the      
,lord3 and they being sanctified shall  
belong to the  priest1 as the breast1   
which was commanded to be separated1 and
 the  shoulder4 ,after this the         

,nazarite may drink wine4    #f3ba4     
,this is the law of the ,nazarite1 when 
he hath vowed his oblation  to the ,lord
 in the time of his consecration1       
besides those things which  his hand    
shall find1 according to that which he  
had vowed in his mind1  so shall he do  
for the fulfilling of his               
sanctification4    #f3bb4 ,and the ,lord
 spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #f3bc4 ,say
 to ,aaron and his sons3 ,thus shall you
 bless the children of  ,israel1 and you
 shall say to them3    #f3bd4 ,the ,lord
 bless thee1 and keep thee4    #f3be4   
,the ,lord shew his face to thee1 and   
have mercy on thee4    #f3bf4 ,the ,lord
 turn his countenance to thee1 and give 
thee peace4    #f3bg4 ,and they shall   
invoke my name upon the children of     
,israel1 and ,i  will bless them4       
,numbers ,chapter #g    ,the offerings  
of the princes at the dedication of the 
tabernacle4 ,god  speaketh to ,moses    
from the propitiatory4    #g3a4 ,and it 
came to pass in the day that ,moses had 

finished the  tabernacle1 and set it up1
 and had anointed and sanctified it with
 all  its vessels1 the altar likewise   
and all the vessels thereof1    #g3b4   
,the princes of ,israel and the heads of
 the families1 in every  tribe1 who were
 the rulers of them who had been        
numbered1 offered    #g3c4 ,their gifts 
before the ,lord1 six wagons covered1   
and twelve oxen4  ,two princes offered  
one wagon1 and each one an ox1 and they 
offered  them before the tabernacle4    
#g3d4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3    
#g3e4 ,receive them from them to serve  
in the ministry of the tabernacle1  and 
thou shalt deliver them to the ,levites 
according to the order of  their        
ministry4    #g3f4 ,moses therefore     
receiving the wagons and the oxen1      
delivered them  to the ,levites4        
#g3g4 ,two wagons and four oxen he gave 
to the sons of ,gerson1 according  to   
their necessity4    #g3h4 ,the other    
four wagons1 and eight oxen he gave to  
the sons of  ,merari1 according to their

 offices and service1 under the hand of 
,ithamar the son of ,aaron the priest4  
#g3i4 ,but to the sons of ,caath he gave
 no wagons or oxen3 because they  serve 
in the sanctuary and carry their burdens
 upon their own  shoulders4    #g3aj4   
,and the princes offered for the        
dedication of the altar on the  day when
 it was anointed1 their oblation before 
the altar4    #g3aa4 ,and the ,lord said
 to ,moses3 ,let each of the princes one
 day after  another offer their gifts   
for the dedication of the altar4        
#g3ab4 ,the first day ,nahasson the son 
of ,aminadab of the tribe of ,juda      
offered his offering3    #g3ac4 ,and his
 offering was a silver dish weighing one
 hundred and  thirty sicles1 a silver   
bowl of seventy sicles according to the 
weight  of the sanctuary1 both full of  
flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice3
    #g3ad4 ,a little mortar of ten      
sicles of gold full of incense3         
#g3ae4 ,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1   
and lamb of a year old for a  holocaust3

    #g3af4 ,and a buck goat for sin3    
#g3ag4 ,and for the sacrifice of peace  
offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1  five he
 goats1 five lambs of a year old4 ,this 
was the offering of  ,nahasson the son  
of ,aminadab4    #g3ah4 ,the second day 
,nathanael the son of ,suar1 prince of  
the tribe of  ,issachar1 made his       
offering1    #g3ai4 ,a silver dish      
weighing one hundred and thirty sicles1 
a silver  bowl of seventy sicles1       
according to the weight of the          
sanctuary1 both  full of flour tempered 
with oil for a sacrifice3    #g3bj4 ,a  
little mortar of gold weighing ten      
sicles full of incense3    #g3ba4 ,an ox
 of the herd1 and a ram1 and a lamb of a
 year old for a  holocaust3    #g3bb4   
,and a buck goat for sin3    #g3bc4 ,and
 for the sacrifice of peace offerings1  
two oxen1 five rams1  five buck goats1  
five lambs of a year old4 ,this was the 
offering of  ,nathanael the son of      
,suar4    #g3bd4 ,the third day the     
prince of the sons of ,zabulon1 ,eliab  

the son of  ,helon1    #g3be4 ,offered a
 silver dish weighing one hundred and   
thirty sicles1 a  silver bowl of seventy
 sicles by the weight of the sanctuary1 
both full  of flour tempered with oil   
for a sacrifice3    #g3bf4 ,a little    
mortar of gold weighing ten sicles full 
of incense3    #g3bg4 ,an ox of the     
herd1 and a ram1 and a lamb of a year   
old for a  holocaust3    #g3bh4 ,and a  
buck goat for sin3    #g3bi4 ,and for   
the sacrifice of peace offerings1 two   
oxen1 five rams1  five buck goats1 five 
lambs of a year old4 ,this is the       
oblation of  ,eliab the son of ,helon4  
#g3cj4 ,the fourth day the prince of the
 sons of ,ruben1 ,elisur the son of     
,sedeur1    #g3ca4 ,offered a silver    
dish weighing one hundred and thirty    
sicles1 a  silver bowl of seventy sicles
 according to the weight of the         
sanctuary1  both full of flour tempered 
with oil for a sacrifice3    #g3cb4 ,a  
little mortar of gold weighing ten      
sicles full of incense3    #g3cc4 ,an ox

 of the herd1 and a ram1 and a lamb of a
 year old1 for a  holocaust3    #g3cd4  
,and a buck goat for sin3    #g3ce4 ,and
 for victims of peace offerings two     
oxen1 five rams1 five buck  goats1 five 
lambs of a year old4 ,this was the      
offering of ,elisur the  son of ,sedeur4
    #g3cf4 ,the fifth day the prince of 
the sons of ,simeon1 ,salamiel the son  
of ,surisaddai1    #g3cg4 ,offered a    
silver dish weighing one hundred and    
thirty sicles1 a  silver bowl of seventy
 sicles after the weight of the         
sanctuary1 both  full of flour tempered 
with oil for a sacrifice3    #g3ch4 ,a  
little mortar of gold weighing ten      
sicles full of incense3    #g3ci4 ,an ox
 of the herd1 and a ram1 and a lamb of a
 year old for a  holocaust3    #g3dj4   
,and a buck goat for sin3    #g3da4 ,and
 for sacrifices of peace offerings1 two 
oxen1 five rams1 five  buck goats1 five 
lambs of a year old4 ,this was the      
offering of ,salamiel  the son of       
,surisaddai4    #g3db4 ,the sixth day   

the prince of the sons of ,gad1         
,eliasaph the son of  ,duel1    #g3dc4  
,offered a silver dish weighing a       
hundred and thirty sicles1 a  silver    
bowl of seventy sicles by the weight of 
the sanctuary1 both full  of flour      
tempered with oil for a sacrifice3      
#g3dd4 ,a little mortar of gold weighing
 ten sicles full of incense3    #g3de4  
,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1 and a    
lamb of a year old for a  holocaust3    
#g3df4 ,and a buck goat for sin3        
#g3dg4 ,and for sacrifices of peace     
offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1 five    
buck goats1 five lambs of a year old4   
,this was the offering of ,eliasaph  the
 son of ,duel4    #g3dh4 ,the seventh   
day the prince of the sons of ,ephraim1 
,elisama the  son of ,ammiud1    #g3di4 
,offered a silver dish weighing a       
hundred and thirty sicles1 a  silver    
bowl of seventy sicles according to the 
weight of the sanctuary1  both full of  
flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice3
    #g3ej4 ,a little mortar of gold     

weighing ten sicles full of incense3    
#g3ea4 ,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1   
and a lamb of a year old for a          
holocaust3    #g3eb4 ,and a buck goat   
for sin3    #g3ec4 ,and for sacrifices  
of peace offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1
 five  buck goats1 five lambs of a year 
old4 ,this was the offering of ,elisama 
the son of ,ammiud4    #g3ed4 ,the      
eighth day the prince of the sons of    
,manasses1 ,gamaliel the  son of        
,phadassur1    #g3ee4 ,offered a silver 
dish1 weighing a hundred and thirty     
sicles1 a  silver bowl of seventy       
sicles1 according to the weight of the  
sanctuary1 both full of flour tempered  
with oil for a sacrifice3    #g3ef4 ,a  
little mortar of gold weighing ten      
sicles full of incense3    #g3eg4 ,an ox
 of the herd1 and a ram1 and a lamb of a
 year old for a  holocaust3    #g3eh4   
,and a buck goat for sin3    #g3ei4 ,and
 for sacrifices of peace offerings1 two 
oxen1 five rams1 five  buck goats1 five 
lambs of a year old4 ,this was the      

offering of ,gamaliel  the son of       
,phadassur4    #g3fj4 ,the ninth day the
 prince of the sons of ,benjamin1       
,abidan the son  of ,gedeon1    #g3fa4  
,offered a silver dish weighing a       
hundred and thirty sicles1 a  silver    
bowl of seventy sicles by the weight of 
the sanctuary1 both full  of flour      
tempered with oil for a sacrifice3      
#g3fb4 ,a little mortar of gold weighing
 ten sicles full of incense3    #g3fc4  
,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1 and a    
lamb of a year old for a  holocaust3    
#g3fd4 ,and a buck goat for sin3        
#g3fe4 ,and for sacrifices of peace     
offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1 five    
buck goats1 five lambs of a year old4   
,this was the offering of ,abidan  the  
son of ,gedeon4    #g3ff4 ,the tenth day
 the princes of the sons of ,dan1       
,ahiezer the son of  ,ammisaddai1       
#g3fg4 ,offered a silver dish weighing a
 hundred and thirty sicles1 a  silver   
bowl of seventy sicles1 according to the
 weight of the  sanctuary1 both full of 

flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice3
    #g3fh4 ,a little mortar of gold     
weighing ten sicles full of incense3    
#g3fi4 ,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1   
and a lamb of a year old for a          
holocaust3    #g3gj4 ,and a buck goat   
for sin3    #g3ga4 ,and for sacrifices  
of peace offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1
 five  buck goats1 five lambs of a year 
old4 ,this was the offering of ,ahiezer 
the son of ,ammisaddai4    #g3gb4 ,the  
eleventh day the prince of the sons of  
,aser1 ,phegiel the son  of ,ochran1    
#g3gc4 ,offered a silver dish weighing a
 hundred and thirty sicles1 a  silver   
bowl of seventy sicles1 according to the
 weight of the  sanctuary1 both full of 
flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice3
    #g3gd4 ,a little mortar of gold     
weighing ten sicles full of incense3    
#g3ge4 ,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1   
and a lamb of a year old for a          
holocaust3    #g3gf4 ,and a buck goat   
for sin3    #g3gg4 ,and for sacrifices  
of peace offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1

 five  buck goats1 five lambs of a year 
old4 ,this was the offering of ,phegiel 
the son of ,ochran4    #g3gh4 ,the      
twelfth day the prince of the sons of   
,nephtali1 ,ahira the son  of ,enan1    
#g3gi4 ,offered a silver dish weighing a
 hundred and thirty sicles1 a  silver   
bowl of seventy sicles1 according to the
 weight of the  sanctuary1 both full of 
flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice3
    #g3hj4 ,a little mortar of gold     
weighing ten sicles full of incense3    
#g3ha4 ,an ox of the herd1 and a ram1   
and a lamb of a year old for a          
holocaust3    #g3hb4 ,and a buck goat   
for sin3    #g3hc4 ,and for sacrifices  
of peace offerings1 two oxen1 five rams1
 five  buck goats1 five lambs of a year 
old4 ,this was the offering of ,ahira   
the son of ,enan4    #g3hd4 ,these were 
the offerings made by the princes of    
,israel in the  dedication of the altar1
 in the day wherein it was consecrated4 
,twelve  dishes of silver3 twelve silver
 bowls3 twelve little mortars of gold3  

#g3he4 ,each dish weighing a hundred and
 thirty sicles of silver1 and  each bowl
 seventy sicles3 that is1 putting all   
the vessels of silver  together1 two    
thousand four hundred sicles1 by the    
weight of the  sanctuary4    #g3hf4     
,twelve little mortars of gold full of  
incense1 weighing ten  sicles apiece1 by
 the weight of the sanctuary3 that is1  
in all a  hundred and twenty sicles of  
gold4    #g3hg4 ,twelve oxen out of the 
herd for a holocaust1 twelve rams1      
twelve  lambs of a year old1 and their  
libations3 twelve buck goats for sin4   
#g3hh4 ,and for sacrifices of peace     
offerings1 oxen twenty-four1 rams       
sixty1 buck goats sixty1 lambs of a year
 old sixty4 ,these things were  offered 
in the dedication of the altar1 when it 
was anointed4    #g3hi4 ,and when ,moses
 entered into the tabernacle of the     
covenant1 to  consult the oracle1 he    
heard the voice of one speaking to him  
from the  propitiatory1 that is over the
 ark between the two cherubims1 and from

  this place he spoke to him4           
,numbers ,chapter #h    ,the seven lamps
 are placed on the golden candlestick1  
to shine towards  the loaves of         
proposition3 the ordination of the      
,levites3 and to what  age they shall   
serve in the tabernacle4    #h3a4 ,and  
the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3      
#h3b4 ,speak to ,aaron1 and thou shalt  
say to him3 ,when thou shalt place  the 
seven lamps1 let the candlestick be set 
up on the south side4 ,give  orders     
therefore that the lamps look over      
against the north1 towards  the table of
 the loaves of proposition1 over against
 that part shall  they give light1      
towards which the candlestick looketh4  
#h3c4 ,and ,aaron did so1 and he put the
 lamps upon the candlestick1 as  the    
,lord had commanded ,moses4    #h3d4    
,now this was the work of the           
candlestick1 it was of beaten gold1     
both the shaft in the middle1 and all   
that came out of both sides of  the     
branches3 according to the pattern which

 the ,lord had shewn to  ,moses1 so he  
made the candlestick4    #h3e4 ,and the 
,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #h3f4 
,take the ,levites out of the midst of  
the children of ,israel1 and  thou shalt
 purify them1    #h3g4 ,according to    
this rite3 ,let them be sprinkled with  
the water of  purification1 and let them
 shave all the hairs of their flesh4    
,and when  they shall have washed their 
garments1 and are cleansed1    ,let them
 be sprinkled with the water of         
purification4444 ,this was the  holy    
water mixed with the ashes of the red   
cow1 ,num4 #ai41 appointed for          
purifying all that were unclean4 ,it was
 a figure of the blood of  ,christ1     
applied to our souls by his holy        
sacraments4    #h3h4 ,they shall take an
 ox of the herd1 and for the offering   
thereof  fine flour tempered with oil3  
and thou shalt take another ox of the   
herd for a sin offering3    #h3i4 ,and  
thou shalt bring the ,levites before the
 tabernacle of the  covenant1 calling   

together all the multitude of the       
children of ,israel3    #h3aj4 ,and when
 the ,levites are before the ,lord1 the 
children of ,israel  shall put their    
hands upon them3    #h3aa4 ,and ,aaron  
shall offer the ,levites1 as a gift in  
the sight of the  ,lord from the        
children of ,israel1 that they may serve
 in his ministry4    #h3ab4 ,the        
,levites also shall put their hands upon
 the heads of the  oxen1 of which thou  
shalt sacrifice one for sin1 and the    
other for a  holocaust to the ,lord1 to 
pray for them4    #h3ac4 ,and thou shalt
 set the ,levites in the sight of ,aaron
 and of his1  and shalt consecrate them 
being offered to the ,lord1    #h3ad4   
,and shalt separate them from the midst 
of the children of ,israel1  to be mine4
    #h3ae4 ,and afterwards they shall   
enter into the tabernacle of the        
covenant1 to serve me4 ,and thus shalt  
thou purify and consecrate them  for an 
oblation of the ,lord3 for as a gift    
they were given me by the  children of  

,israel4    #h3af4 ,i have taken them   
instead of the firstborn that open every
 womb  in ,israel1    #h3ag4 ,for all   
the firstborn of the children of        
,israel1 both of men and  of beasts1 are
 mine4 ,from the day that ,i slew every 
firstborn in the  land of ,egypt1 have  
,i sanctified them to myself3    #h3ah4 
,and ,i have taken the ,levites for all 
the firstborn of the  children of       
,israel3    #h3ai4 ,and have delivered  
them for a gift to ,aaron and his sons  
out of  the midst of the people1 to     
serve me for ,israel in the tabernacle  
of  the covenant1 and to pray for them1 
lest there should be a plague among  the
 people1 if they should presume to      
approach unto my sanctuary4    #h3bj4   
,and ,moses and ,aaron and all the      
multitude of the children of  ,israel   
did with the ,levites all that the ,lord
 had commanded ,moses3    #h3ba4 ,and   
they were purified1 and washed their    
garments4 ,and ,aaron  lifted them up in
 the sight of the ,lord1 and prayed for 

them1    #h3bb4 ,that being purified    
they might go into the tabernacle of the
  covenant to do their services before  
,aaron and his sons4 ,as the ,lord  had 
commanded ,moses touching the ,levites1 
so was it done4    #h3bc4 ,and the ,lord
 spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #h3bd4     
,this is the law of the ,levites3 ,from 
twenty-five years old and  upwards1 they
 shall go in to minister in the         
tabernacle of the  covenant4    #h3be4  
,and when they shall have accomplished  
the fiftieth year of their  age1 they   
shall cease to serve3    #h3bf4 ,and    
they shall be the ministers of their    
brethren in the  tabernacle of the      
covenant1 to keep the things that are   
committed to  their care1 but not to do 
the works4 ,thus shalt thou order the   
,levites  touching their charge4        
,numbers ,chapter #i    ,the precept of 
the pasch is renewed3 the unclean and   
travellers are to  observe it the second
 month3 the camp is guided by the pillar
 of the  cloud4    #i3a4 ,the ,lord     

spoke to ,moses in the desert of ,sinai1
 the second year  after they were come  
out of the land of ,egypt1 in the first 
month1  saying3    #i3b4 ,let the       
children of ,israel make the phase in   
its due time1    ,make the phase4444    
,that is1 keep the paschal solemnity1   
and eat the  paschal lamb4    #i3c4 ,the
 fourteenth day of this month in the    
evening1 according to all  the          
ceremonies and justifications thereof4  
#i3d4 ,and ,moses commanded the children
 of ,israel that they should make  the  
phase4    #i3e4 ,and they made it in its
 proper time3 the fourteenth day of the 
month at evening1 in mount ,sinai4 ,the 
children of ,israel did according  to   
all things that the ,lord had commanded 
,moses4    #i3f4 ,but behold some who   
were unclean by occasion of the soul of 
a man1  who could not make the phase on 
that day1 coming to ,moses and ,aaron1  
,behold some who were unclean by        
occasion of the soul of a man1 etc4444  
,that is1 by having touched or come near

 a dead body1 out of which the  soul was
 departed4    #i3g4 ,said to them3 ,we  
are unclean by occasion of the soul of a
 man4 ,why  are we kept back that we may
 not offer in its season the offering to
  the ,lord among the children of       
,israel8    #i3h4 ,and ,moses answered  
them3 ,stay that ,i may consult the     
,lord what he  will ordain concerning   
you4    #i3i4 ,and the ,lord spoke to   
,moses1 saying3    #i3aj4 ,say to the   
children of ,israel3 ,the man that shall
 be unclean by  occasion of one that is 
dead1 or shall be in a journey afar off 
in your  nation1 let him make the phase 
to the ,lord4    #i3aa4 ,in the second  
month1 on the fourteenth day of the     
month in the  evening1 they shall eat it
 with unleavened bread and wild lettuce3
    #i3ab4 ,they shall not leave any    
thing thereof until morning1 nor break a
  bone thereof1 they shall observe all  
the ceremonies of the phase4    #i3ac4  
,but if any man is clean1 and was not on
 a journey1 and did not  make the phase1

 that soul shall be cut off from among  
his people1  because he offered not     
sacrifice to the ,lord in due season3 he
 shall  bear his sin4    #i3ad4 ,the    
sojourner also and the stranger if they 
be among you1 shall  make the phase to  
the ,lord according to the ceremonies   
and  justifications thereof4 ,the same  
ordinances shall be with you both for   
the stranger1 and for him that was born 
in the land4    #i3ae4 ,now on the day  
that the tabernacle was reared up1 a    
cloud covered  it4 ,but from the evening
 there was over the tabernacle1 as it   
were1 the  appearance of fire until the 
morning4    #i3af4 ,so it was always3 by
 day the cloud covered it1 and by night 
as it  were the appearance of fire4     
#i3ag4 ,and when the cloud that covered 
the tabernacle was taken up1 then  the  
children of ,israel marched forward3 and
 in the place where the  cloud stood    
still1 there they camped4    #i3ah4 ,at 
the commandment of the ,lord they       
marched1 and at his  commandment they   

pitched the tabernacle4 ,all the days   
that the cloud  abode over the          
tabernacle1 they remained in the same   
place3    #i3ai4 ,and if it was so that 
it continued over it a long time1 the   
children of ,israel kept the watches of 
the ,lord1 and marched not1    #i3bj4   
,for as many days soever as the cloud   
stayed over the tabernacle4  ,at the    
commandment of the ,lord they pitched   
their tents1 and at his  commandment    
they took them down4    #i3ba4 ,if the  
cloud tarried from evening until        
morning1 and immediately  at break of   
day left the tabernacle1 they marched   
forward3 and if it  departed after a day
 and a night1 they took down their      
tents4    #i3bb4 ,but if it remained    
over the tabernacle for two days or a   
month or  a longer time1 the children of
 ,israel remained in the same place1 and
  marched not3 but immediately as soon  
as it departed1 they removed the  camp4 
#i3bc4 ,by the word of the ,lord they   
pitched their tents1 and by his word    

they marched3 and kept the watches of   
the ,lord according to his  commandment 
by the hand of ,moses4      ,numbers    
,chapter #aj    ,the silver trumpets and
 their use4 ,they march from ,sinai4    
#aj3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1  
saying3    #aj3b4 ,make thee two        
trumpets of beaten silver1 wherewith    
thou mayest  call together the multitude
 when the camp is to be removed4        
#aj3c4 ,and when thou shalt sound the   
trumpets1 all the multitude shall       
gather unto thee to the door of the     
tabernacle of the covenant4    #aj3d4   
,if thou sound but once1 the princes and
 the heads of the  multitude of ,israel 
shall come to thee4    #aj3e4 ,but if   
the sound of the trumpets be longer1 and
 with  interruptions1 they that are on  
the east side1 shall first go forward4  
#aj3f4 ,and at the second sounding and  
like noise of the trumpet1 they  who lie
 on the south side shall take up their  
tents4 ,and after this  manner shall the
 rest do1 when the trumpets shall sound 

for a march4    #aj3g4 ,but when the    
people is to be gathered together1 the  
sound of the  trumpets shall be plain1  
and they shall not make a broken sound4 
#aj3h4 ,and the sons of ,aaron the      
priest shall sound the trumpets3 and    
this shall be an ordinance for ever in  
your generations4    #aj3i4 ,if you go  
forth to war out of your land against   
the enemies that  fight against you1 you
 shall sound aloud with the trumpets1   
and there  shall be a remembrance of you
 before the ,lord your ,god1 that you   
may be  delivered out of the hands of   
your enemies4    #aj3aj4 ,if at any time
 you shall have a banquet1 and on your  
festival  days1 and on the first days of
 your months1 you shall sound the       
trumpets over the holocausts1 and the   
sacrifices of peace offerings1  that    
they may be to you for a remembrance of 
your ,god4 ,i am the ,lord  your ,god4  
#aj3aa4 ,the second year1 in the second 
month1 the twentieth day of the  month1 
the cloud was taken up from the         

tabernacle of the covenant4    #aj3ab4  
,and the children of ,israel marched by 
their troops from the  desert of ,sinai1
 and the cloud rested in the wilderness 
of ,pharan4    #aj3ac4 ,and the first   
went forward according to the           
commandment of the  ,lord by the hand of
 ,moses4    #aj3ad4 ,the sons of ,juda  
by their troops3 whose prince was       
,nahasson the  son of ,aminadab4        
#aj3ae4 ,in the tribe of the sons of    
,issachar1 the prince was ,nathanael    
the son of ,suar4    #aj3af4 ,in the    
tribe of ,zabulon1 the prince was ,eliab
 the son of ,helon4    #aj3ag4 ,and the 
tabernacle was taken down1 and the sons 
of ,gerson and  ,merari set forward1    
bearing it4    #aj3ah4 ,and the sons of 
,ruben also marched1 by their troops and
 ranks1  whose prince was ,helisur the  
son of ,sedeur4    #aj3ai4 ,and in the  
tribe of ,simeon1 the prince was        
,salamiel the son of  ,surisaddai4      
#aj3bj4 ,and in the tribe of ,gad1 the  
prince was ,eliasaph the son of  ,duel4 

#aj3ba4 ,then the ,caathites also       
marched carrying the sanctuary4 ,so long
  was the tabernacle carried1 till they 
came to the place of setting it  up4    
#aj3bb4 ,the sons of ,ephraim also moved
 their camp by their troops1 in  whose  
army the prince was ,elisama the son of 
,ammiud4    #aj3bc4 ,and in the tribe of
 the sons of ,manasses1 the prince was  
,gamaliel the son of ,phadassur4        
#aj3bd4 ,and in the tribe of ,benjamin1 
the prince was ,abidan the son of       
,gedeon4    #aj3be4 ,the last of all the
 camp marched the sons of ,dan by their 
troops1 in whose army the prince was    
,ahiezer the son of ,ammisaddai4        
#aj3bf4 ,and in the tribe of the sons of
 ,aser1 the prince was ,phegiel the  son
 of ,ochran4    #aj3bg4 ,and in the     
tribe of the sons of ,nephtali1 the     
prince was ,ahira  the son of ,enan4    
#aj3bh4 ,this was the order of the      
camps1 and marches of the children of   
,israel by their troops1 when they set  
forward4    #aj3bi4 ,and ,moses said to 

,hobab the son of ,raguel the           
,madianite1 his  kinsman3 ,we are going 
towards the place which the ,lord will  
give us3  come with us1 that we may do  
thee good3 for the ,lord hath promised  
good  things to ,israel4    #aj3cj4 ,but
 he answered him3 ,i will not go with   
thee1 but ,i will return  to my country1
 wherein ,i was born4    #aj3ca4 ,and he
 said3 ,do not leave us3 for thou       
knowest in what places we  should encamp
 in the wilderness1 and thou shalt be   
our guide4    #aj3cb4 ,and if thou      
comest with us1 we will give thee what  
is the best  of the riches which the    
,lord shall deliver to us4    #aj3cc4   
,so they marched from the mount of the  
,lord three days' journey1  and the ark 
of the covenant of the ,lord went before
 them1 for three  days providing a place
 for the camp4    #aj3cd4 ,the cloud    
also of the ,lord was over them by day  
when they  marched4    #aj3ce4 ,and when
 the ark was lifted up1 ,moses said3    
,arise1 ,o ,lord1 and  let thy enemies  

be scattered1 and let them that hate    
thee1 flee from  before thy face4       
#aj3cf4 ,and when it was set down1 he   
said3 ,return1 ,o ,lord1 to the         
multitude of the host of ,israel4       
,numbers ,chapter #aa    ,the people    
murmur and are punished with fire4 ,god 
appointeth seventy  ancients for        
assistants to ,moses4 ,they prophesy4   
,the people have their  fill of flesh1  
but forthwith many die of the plague4   
#aa3a4 ,in the mean time there arose a  
murmuring of the people against  the    
,lord1 as it were repining at their     
fatigue4 ,and when the ,lord heard  it  
he was angry4 ,and the fire of the ,lord
 being kindled against them1  devoured  
them that were at the uttermost part of 
the camp4    #aa3b4 ,and when the people
 cried to ,moses1 ,moses prayed to the  
,lord1 and  the fire was swallowed up4  
#aa3c4 ,and he called the name of that  
place1 ,the burning3 for that the  fire 
of the ,lord had been kindled against   
them4    ,the burning4444 ,hebrew1      

,taberah4    #aa3d4 ,for a mixt         
multitude of people1 that came up with  
them1 burned  with desire1 sitting and  
weeping1 the children of ,israel also   
being  joined with them1 and said3 ,who 
shall give us flesh to eat8    ,a mixt  
multitude4444 ,these were people that   
came with them out of  ,egypt1 who were 
not of the race of ,israel2 who1 by     
their murmuring1  drew also the children
 of ,israel to murmur3 this should teach
 us the  danger of associating ourselves
 with the children of ,egypt1 that is1  
with the lovers and admirers of this    
wicked world4    #aa3e4 ,we remember the
 fish that we ate in ,egypt free cost3  
the  cucumbers come into our mind1 and  
the melons1 and the leeks1 and the      
onions1 and the garlic4    #aa3f4 ,our  
soul is dry1 our eyes behold nothing    
else but manna4    #aa3g4 ,now the manna
 was like coriander seed1 of the colour 
of bdellium4    ,bdellium4444 ,bdellium1
 according to ,pliny1 #a4ba1 c4 #i4 was 
of the  colour of a man's nail1 white   

and bright4    #aa3h4 ,and the people   
went about1 and gathering it1 ground it 
in a mill1  or beat it in a mortar1 and 
boiled it in a pot1 and made cakes      
thereof  of the taste of bread tempered 
with oil4    #aa3i4 ,and when the dew   
fell in the night upon the camp1 the    
manna also  fell with it4    #aa3aj4    
,now ,moses heard the people weeping by 
their families1 every one  at the door  
of his tent4 ,and the wrath of the ,lord
 was exceedingly  enkindled3 to ,moses  
also the thing seemed insupportable4    
#aa3aa4 ,and he said to the ,lord3 ,why 
hast thou afflicted thy servant8        
,wherefore do ,i not find favour before 
thee8 ,and why hast thou laid the       
weight of all this people upon me8      
#aa3ab4 ,have ,i conceived all this     
multitude1 or begotten them1 that thou  
shouldst say to me3 ,carry them in thy  
bosom as the nurse is wont to  carry the
 little infant1 and bear them into the  
land1 for which thou  hast sworn to     
their fathers8    #aa3ac4 ,whence should

 ,i have flesh to give to so great a    
multitude8 ,they  weep against me1      
saying3 ,give us flesh that we may eat4 
#aa3ad4 ,i am not able alone to bear all
 this people1 because it is too  heavy  
for me4    #aa3ae4 ,but if it seem unto 
thee otherwise1 ,i beseech thee to kill 
me1  and let me find grace in thy eyes1 
that ,i be not afflicted with so  great 
evils4    #aa3af4 ,and the ,lord said to
 ,moses3 ,gather unto me seventy men of 
the  ancients of ,israel1 whom thou     
knowest to be ancients and masters of   
the  people3 and thou shalt bring them  
to the door of the tabernacle of the    
covenant1 and shalt make them stand     
there with thee1    ,seventy men4444    
,this was the first institution of the  
council or  senate1 called the          
,sanhedrin1 consisting of seventy or    
seventy-two  senators or counsellors4   
#aa3ag4 ,that ,i may come down and speak
 with thee3 and ,i will take of thy     
spirit1 and will give to them1 that they
 may bear with thee the burden  of the  

people1 and thou mayest not be burthened
 alone4    #aa3ah4 ,and thou shalt say  
to the people3 ,be ye sanctified3 to    
morrow  you shall eat flesh3 for ,i have
 heard you say3 ,who will give us flesh 
to eat8 ,it was well with us in ,egypt4 
,that the ,lord may give you flesh1  and
 you may eat3    #aa3ai4 ,not for one   
day1 nor two1 nor five1 nor ten1 no nor 
for twenty4    #aa3bj4 ,but even for a  
month of days1 till it come out at your 
nostrils1  and become loathsome to you1 
because you have cast off the ,lord1 who
 is  in the midst of you1 and have wept 
before him1 saying3 ,why came we out  of
 ,egypt8    #aa3ba4 ,and ,moses said3   
,there are six hundred thousand footmen 
of this  people1 and sayest thou3 ,i    
will give them flesh to eat a whole     
month8    #aa3bb4 ,shall then a         
multitude of sheep and oxen be killed1  
that it may  suffice for their food8 or 
shall the fishes of the sea be gathered 
together to fill them8    #aa3bc4 ,and  
the ,lord answered him3 ,is the hand of 

the ,lord unable8 ,thou  shalt presently
 see whether my word shall come to pass 
or no4    #aa3bd4 ,moses therefore came1
 and told the people the words of the   
,lord1  and assembled seventy men of the
 ancients of ,israel1 and made them to  
stand about the tabernacle4    #aa3be4  
,and the ,lord came down in a cloud1 and
 spoke to him1 taking away  of the      
spirit that was in ,moses1 and giving to
 the seventy men4 ,and  when the spirit 
had rested on them they prophesied1 nor 
did they cease  afterwards4    #aa3bf4  
,now there remained in the camp two of  
the men1 of whom one was  called ,eldad1
 and the other ,medad1 upon whom the    
spirit rested2 for  they also had been  
enrolled1 but were not gone forth to the
 tabernacle4    #aa3bg4 ,and when they  
prophesied in the camp1 there ran a     
young man1 and  told ,moses1 saying3    
,eldad and ,medad prophesy in the camp4 
#aa3bh4 ,forthwith ,josue the son of    
,nun1 the minister of ,moses1 and       
chosen out of many1 said3 ,my lord      

,moses forbid them4    #aa3bi4 ,but he  
said3 ,why hast thou emulation for me8  
,o that all the  people might prophesy1 
and that the ,lord would give them his  
spirit6    #aa3cj4 ,and ,moses returned1
 with the ancients of ,israel1 into the 
camp4    #aa3ca4 ,and a wind going out  
from the ,lord1 taking quails up beyond 
the  sea brought them1 and cast them    
into the camp for the space of one      
day's journey1 on every side of the camp
 round about1 and they flew in  the air 
two cubits high above the ground4       
#aa3cb4 ,the people therefore rising up 
all that day1 and night1 and the  next  
day1 gathered together of quails1 he    
that did least1 ten cores3  and they    
dried them round about the camp4        
#aa3cc4 ,as yet the flesh was between   
their teeth1 neither had that kind  of  
meat failed3 when behold the wrath of   
the ,lord being provoked  against the   
people1 struck them with an exceeding   
great plague4    #aa3cd4 ,and that place
 was called1 ,the graves of lust3 for   

there they  buried the people that had  
lusted4 ,and departing from the graves  
of  lust1 they came unto ,haseroth1 and 
abode there4    ,the graves of lust4444 
,or1 the sepulchres of concupiscence3 so
 called  from their irregular desire of 
flesh4 ,in ,hebrew1 ,kibroth4           
,hattaavah4      ,numbers ,chapter #ab  
,mary and ,aaron murmur against ,moses1 
whom ,god praiseth above other          
prophets4 ,mary being struck with       
leprosy1 ,aaron confesseth his fault4   
,moses prayeth for her1 and after seven 
days' separation from the camp1  she is 
restored4    #ab3a4 ,and ,mary and      
,aaron spoke against ,moses1 because of 
his wife the  ,ethiopian1               
,ethiopian4444 ,sephora the wife of     
,moses was of ,madian1 which bordered   
upon the land of ,chus or ,ethiopia3    
where note1 that the ,ethiopia here     
spoken of is not that of ,africa but    
that of ,arabia4    #ab3b4 ,and they    
said3 ,hath the ,lord spoken by ,moses  
only8 ,hath he not  also spoken to us in

 like manner8 ,and when the ,lord heard 
this1    #ab3c4 7,for ,moses was a man  
exceeding meek above all men that dwelt 
upon  earth7    ,exceeding meek4444     
,moses being the meekest of men1 would  
not contend  for himself2 therefore1    
,god inspired him to write here his own 
defence3  and the ,holy ,spirit1 whose  
dictate he wrote1 obliged him to declare
 the  truth1 though it was so much to   
his own praise4    #ab3d4 ,immediately  
he spoke to him1 and to ,aaron and      
,mary3 ,come out you  three only to the 
tabernacle of the covenant4 ,and when   
they were come  out1    #ab3e4 ,the     
,lord came down in a pillar of the      
cloud1 and stood in the  entry of the   
tabernacle calling to ,aaron and ,mary4 
,and when they were  come1    #ab3f4 ,he
 said to them3 ,hear my words3 if there 
be among you a prophet  of the ,lord1 ,i
 will appear to him in a vision1 or ,i  
will speak to him  in a dream4    #ab3g4
 ,but it is not so with my servant      
,moses who is most faithful in  all my  

house3    #ab3h4 ,for ,i speak to him   
mouth to mouth3 and plainly1 and not by 
riddles and figures doth he see the     
,lord4 ,why then were you not afraid  to
 speak ill of my servant ,moses8        
#ab3i4 ,and being angry with them he    
went away3    #ab3aj4 ,the cloud also   
that was over the tabernacle departed3  
and behold  ,mary appeared white as snow
 with a leprosy4 ,and when ,aaron had   
looked  on her1 and saw her all covered 
with leprosy1    #ab3aa4 ,he said to    
,moses3 ,i beseech thee1 my lord1 lay   
not upon us this  sin1 which we have    
foolishly committed3    #ab3ab4 ,let her
 not be as one dead1 and as an abortive 
that is cast  forth from the mother's   
womb4 ,lo1 now one half of her flesh is 
consumed  with the leprosy4    #ab3ac4  
,and ,moses cried to the ,lord1 saying  
,o ,god1 ,i beseech thee heal  her4     
#ab3ad4 ,and the ,lord answered him3 ,if
 her father had spitten upon her  face1 
ought she not to have been ashamed for  
seven days at least8 ,let  her be       

separated seven days without the camp1  
and afterwards she shall  be called     
again4    #ab3ae4 ,mary therefore was   
put out of the camp seven days3 and the 
people moved not from that place until  
,mary was called again4      ,numbers   
,chapter #ac    ,the twelve spies are   
sent to view the land4 ,the relation    
they make of  it4    #ac3a4 ,and the    
people marched from ,haseroth1 and      
pitched their tents in  the desert of   
,pharan4    #ac3b4 ,and there the ,lord 
spoke to ,moses1 saying4    #ac3c4 ,send
 men to view the land of ,chanaan1 which
 ,i will give to the  children of       
,israel1 one of every tribe1 of the     
rulers4    #ac3d4 ,moses did what the   
,lord had commanded1 sending from the   
desert of  ,pharan1 principal men1 whose
 names are these3    #ac3e4 ,of the     
tribe of ,ruben1 ,sammua the son of     
,zechur4    #ac3f4 ,of the tribe of     
,simeon1 ,saphat the son of ,huri4      
#ac3g4 ,of the tribe of ,juda1 ,caleb   
the son of ,jephone4    #ac3h4 ,of the  

tribe of ,issachar1 ,igal the son of    
,joseph4    #ac3i4 ,of the tribe of     
,ephraim1 ,osee the son of ,nun4        
#ac3aj4 ,of the tribe of ,benjamin1     
,phalti the son of ,raphu4    #ac3aa4   
,of the tribe of ,zabulon1 ,geddiel the 
son of ,sodi4    #ac3ab4 ,of the tribe  
of ,joseph1 of the sceptre of ,manasses1
 ,gaddi the  son of ,susi4    #ac3ac4   
,of the tribe of ,dan1 ,ammiel the son  
of ,gemalli4    #ac3ad4 ,of the tribe of
 ,aser1 ,sthur the son of ,michael4     
#ac3ae4 ,of the tribe of ,nephtali1     
,nahabi the son of ,vapsi4    #ac3af4   
,of the tribe of ,gad1 ,guel the son of 
,machi4    #ac3ag4 ,these are the names 
of the men1 whom ,moses sent to view the
  land3 and he called ,osee the son of  
,nun1 ,josue4    #ac3ah4 ,and ,moses    
sent them to view the land of ,chanaan1 
and said to  them3 ,go you up by the    
south side4 ,and when you shall come to 
the  mountains1    #ac3ai4 ,view the    
land1 of what sort it is1 and the people
 that are the  inhabitants thereof1     

whether they be strong or weak3 few in  
number or  many3    #ac3bj4 ,the land   
itself1 whether it be good or bad3 what 
manner of  cities1 walled or without    
walls3    #ac3ba4 ,the ground1 fat or   
barren1 woody or without trees4 ,be of  
good  courage1 and bring us of the      
fruits of the land4 ,now it was the time
  when the firstripe grapes are fit to  
be eaten4    #ac3bb4 ,and when they were
 gone up1 they viewed the land from the 
desert  of ,sin1 unto ,rohob as you     
enter into ,emath4    #ac3bc4 ,and they 
went up at the south side1 and came to  
,hebron1 where  were ,achiman and ,sisai
 and ,tholmai the sons of ,enac4 ,for   
,hebron was  built seven years before   
,tanis the city of ,egypt4    #ac3bd4   
,and going forward as far as the torrent
 of the cluster of  grapes1 they cut off
 a branch with its cluster of grapes1   
which two men  carried upon a lever4    
,they took also of the pomegranates and 
of the  figs of that place3    #ac3be4  
,which was called ,nehelescol1 that is  

to say1 the torrent of the  cluster of  
grapes1 because from thence the children
 of ,israel had  carried a cluster of   
grapes4    #ac3bf4 ,and they that went  
to spy out the land returned after forty
  days1 having gone round all the       
country1    #ac3bg4 ,and came to ,moses 
and ,aaron and to all the assembly of   
the  children of ,israel to the desert  
of ,pharan1 which is in ,cades4 ,and    
speaking to them and to all the         
multitude1 they shewed them the fruits  
of the land3    #ac3bh4 ,and they       
related and said3 ,we came into the land
 to which thou  sentest us1 which in    
very deed floweth with milk and honey as
 may be  known by these fruits3         
#ac3bi4 ,but it hath very strong        
inhabitants1 and the cities are great   
and walled4 ,we saw there the race of   
,enac4    #ac3cj4 ,amalec dwelleth in   
the south1 the ,hethite and the         
,jebusite and  the ,amorrhite in the    
mountains3 but the ,chanaanite abideth  
by the sea  and near the streams of the 

,jordan4    #ac3ca4 ,in the mean time   
,caleb1 to still the murmuring of the   
people  that rose against ,moses1 said3 
,let us go up and possess the land1 for 
we shall be able to conquer it4         
#ac3cb4 ,but the others1 that had been  
with him1 said3 ,no1 we are not  able to
 go up to this people1 because they are 
stronger than we4    #ac3cc4 ,and they  
spoke ill of the land1 which they had   
viewed1 before  the children of ,israel1
 saying3 ,the land which we have viewed1
  devoureth its inhabitants3 the people1
 that we beheld are of a tall  stature4 
,spoke ill1 etc4444 ,these men1 who by  
their misrepresentations of the  land of
 promise1 discouraged the ,israelites   
from attempting the  conquest of it1    
were a figure of worldlings1 who1 by    
decrying or  misrepresenting true       
devotion1 discourage ,christians from   
seeking in  earnest and acquiring so    
great a good1 and thereby securing to   
themselves a happy eternity4    #ac3cd4 
,there we saw certain monsters of the   

sons of ,enac1 of the giant  kind3 in   
comparison of whom1 we seemed like      
locusts4      ,numbers ,chapter #ad     
,the people murmur4 ,god threateneth to 
destroy them4 ,he is appeased by        
,moses1 yet so as to exclude the        
murmurers from entering the promised    
land4 ,the authors of the sedition are  
struck dead4 ,the rest going to  fight  
against the will of ,god are beaten4    
#ad3a4 ,therefore the whole multitude   
crying wept that night4    #ad3b4 ,and  
all the children of ,israel murmured    
against ,moses and ,aaron1  saying3     
#ad3c4 ,would ,god that we had died in  
,egypt3 and would ,god we may die in    
this vast wilderness1 and that the ,lord
 may not bring us into this  land1 lest 
we fall by the sword1 and our wives and 
children be led away  captives4 ,is it  
not better to return into ,egypt8       
#ad3d4 ,and they said one to another3   
,let us appoint a captain1 and let  us  
return into ,egypt4    #ad3e4 ,and when 
,moses and ,aaron heard this1 they fell 

down flat upon the  ground before the   
multitude of the children of ,israel4   
#ad3f4 ,but ,josue the son of ,nun1 and 
,caleb the son of ,jephone1 who         
themselves also had viewed the land1    
rent their garments1    #ad3g4 ,and said
 to all the multitude of the children of
 ,israel3 ,the land  which we have gone 
round is very good3    #ad3h4 ,if the   
,lord be favourable1 he will bring us   
into it1 and give us  a land flowing    
with milk and honey4    #ad3i4 ,be not  
rebellious against the ,lord3 and fear  
ye not the people of  this land1 for we 
are able to eat them up as bread4 ,all  
aid is gone  from them3 the ,lord is    
with us1 fear ye not4    #ad3aj4 ,and   
when all the multitude cried out1 and   
would have stoned  them1 the glory of   
the ,lord appeared over the tabernacle  
of the  covenant to all the children of 
,israel4    #ad3aa4 ,and the ,lord said 
to ,moses3 ,how long will this people   
detract  me8 how long will they not     
believe me for all the signs that ,i    

have  wrought before them8    #ad3ab4 ,i
 will strike them therefore with        
pestilence1 and will consume  them3 but 
thee ,i will make a ruler over a great  
nation1 and a mightier  than this is4   
#ad3ac4 ,and ,moses said to the ,lord3  
,that the ,egyptians1 from the midst  of
 whom thou hast brought forth this      
people1    #ad3ad4 ,and the inhabitants 
of this land1 7who have heard that thou1
 ,o  ,lord1 art among this people1 and  
art seen face to face1 and thy cloud    
protecteth them1 and thou goest before  
them in a pillar of a cloud by  day1 and
 in a pillar of fire by night17         
#ad3ae4 ,may hear that thou hast killed 
so great a multitude as it were  one man
 and may say3    #ad3af4 ,he could not  
bring the people into the land for which
 he had  sworn1 therefore did he kill   
them in the wilderness4    #ad3ag4 ,let 
then the strength of the ,lord be       
magnified1 as thou hast  sworn1 saying3 
#ad3ah4 ,the ,lord is patient and full  
of mercy1 by taking away iniquity  and  

wickedness1 and leaving no man clear1   
who visitest the sins of the  fathers   
upon the children unto the third and    
fourth generation4    ,clear4444 i4 e41 
who deserves punishment4    #ad3ai4     
,forgive1 ,i beseech thee1 the sins of  
this people1 according to  the greatness
 of thy mercy1 as thou hast been        
merciful to them from  their going out  
of ,egypt unto this place4    #ad3bj4   
,and the ,lord said3 ,i have forgiven   
according to thy word4    #ad3ba4 ,as ,i
 live3 and the whole earth shall be     
filled with the glory of  the ,lord4    
#ad3bb4 ,but yet all the men that have  
seen my majesty1 and the signs  that ,i 
have done in ,egypt1 and in the         
wilderness1 and have tempted me  now ten
 times1 and have not obeyed my voice1   
#ad3bc4 ,shall not see the land for     
which ,i swore to their fathers1        
neither shall any one of them that hath 
detracted me behold it4    #ad3bd4 ,my  
servant ,caleb1 who being full of       
another spirit hath followed  me1 ,i    

will bring into this land which he hath 
gone round3 and his seed  shall possess 
it4    #ad3be4 ,for the ,amalecite and  
the ,chanaanite dwell in the valleys4   
,to  morrow remove the camp1 and return 
into the wilderness by the way of  the  
,red ,sea4    #ad3bf4 ,and the ,lord    
spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1 saying3     
#ad3bg4 ,how long doth this wicked      
multitude murmur against me8 ,i have    
heard the murmurings of the children of 
,israel4    #ad3bh4 ,say therefore to   
them3 ,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord3     
,according as  you have spoken in my    
hearing1 so will ,i do to you4          
#ad3bi4 ,in the wilderness shall your   
carcasses lie4 ,all you that were       
numbered from twenty years old and      
upward1 and have murmured against  me1  
#ad3cj4 ,shall not enter into the land1 
over which ,i lifted up my hand to  make
 you dwell therein1 except ,caleb the   
son of ,jephone1 and ,josue the  son of 
,nun4    #ad3ca4 ,but your children1 of 
whom you said1 that they should be a    

prey  to the enemies1 will ,i bring in3 
that they may see the land which you    
have despised4    #ad3cb4 ,your         
carcasses shall lie in the wilderness4  
#ad3cc4 ,your children shall wander in  
the desert forty years1 and shall  bear 
your fornication1 until the carcasses of
 their fathers be consumed  in the      
desert1    ,shall bear your             
fornication4444 ,that is1 shall bear the
 punishment of  your disloyalty to ,god1
 which in the scripture language is here
 called  a fornication1 in a spiritual  
sense4    #ad3cd4 ,according to the     
number of the forty days1 wherein you   
viewed  the land3 a year shall be       
counted for a day4 ,and forty years you 
shall  receive your iniquities1 and     
shall know my revenge3    #ad3ce4 ,for  
as ,i have spoken1 so will ,i do to all 
this wicked multitude1  that hath risen 
up together against me3 in this         
wilderness shall it  faint away and die4
    #ad3cf4 ,therefore all the men1 whom
 ,moses had sent to view the land1 and  

who at their return had made the whole  
multitude to murmur against him1        
speaking ill of the land that it was    
naught1    #ad3cg4 ,died and were struck
 in the sight of the ,lord4    #ad3ch4  
,but ,josue the son of ,nun1 and ,caleb 
the son of ,jephone lived1 of  all them 
that had gone to view the land4         
#ad3ci4 ,and ,moses spoke all these     
words to all the children of ,israel1   
and the people mourned exceedingly4     
#ad3dj4 ,and behold rising up very early
 in the morning1 they went up to  the   
top of the mountain1 and said3 ,we are  
ready to go up to the place1  of which  
the ,lord hath spoken3 for we have      
sinned4    #ad3da4 ,and ,moses said to  
them3 ,why transgress you the word of   
the ,lord1  which shall not succeed     
prosperously with you8    #ad3db4 ,go   
not up1 for the ,lord is not with you3  
lest you fall before  your enemies4     
#ad3dc4 ,the ,amalecite and the         
,chanaanite are before you1 and by their
  sword you shall fall1 because you     

would not consent to the ,lord1  neither
 will the ,lord be with you4    #ad3dd4 
,but they being blinded went up to the  
top of the mountain4 ,but  the ark of   
the testament of the ,lord and ,moses   
departed not from the  camp4    #ad3de4 
,and the ,amalecite came down1 and the  
,chanaanite that dwelt in  the mountain3
 and smiting and slaying them pursued   
them as far as  ,horma4      ,numbers   
,chapter #ae    ,certain laws concerning
 sacrifices4 ,sabbath breaking is       
punished with  death4 ,the law of       
fringes on their garments4    #ae3a4    
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
#ae3b4 ,speak to the children of ,israel
 and thou shalt say to them3 ,when  you 
shall be come unto the land of your     
habitation1 which ,i will give  you1    
#ae3c4 ,and shall make an offering to   
the ,lord1 for a holocaust1 or a        
victim1 paying your vows1 or voluntarily
 offering gifts1 or in your  solemnities
 burning a sweet savour unto the ,lord1 
of oxen or of sheep3    #ae3d4          

,whosoever immolateth the victim1 shall 
offer a sacrifice of fine  flour1 the   
tenth part of an ephi1 tempered with the
 fourth part of a  hin of oil3    #ae3e4
 ,and he shall give the same measure of 
wine to pour out in  libations for the  
holocaust or for the victim4 ,for every 
lamb1    #ae3f4 ,and for every ram there
 shall be a sacrifice of flour of two   
tenths1 which shall be tempered with the
 third part of a hin of oil3    #ae3g4  
,and he shall offer the third part the  
same measure of wine for  the libation1 
for a sweet savour to the ,lord4        
#ae3h4 ,but when thou offerest a        
holocaust or sacrifice of oxen1 to      
fulfil thy vow or for victims of peace  
offerings1    #ae3i4 ,thou shalt give   
for every ox three tenths of flour      
tempered with  half a hin of oil1       
#ae3aj4 ,and wine for libations of the  
same measure1 for an offering of  most  
sweet savour to the ,lord4    #ae3aa4   
,thus shalt thou do    #ae3ab4 ,for     
every ox and ram and lamb and kid4      

#ae3ac4 ,both they that are born in the 
land1 and the strangers    #ae3ad4      
,shall offer sacrifices after the same  
rite4    #ae3ae4 ,there shall be all one
 law and judgment both for you and for  
them who are strangers in the land4     
#ae3af4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 
saying3    #ae3ag4 ,speak to the        
children of ,israel1 and thou shalt say 
to them3    #ae3ah4 ,when you are come  
into the land which ,i will give you1   
#ae3ai4 ,and shall eat of the bread of  
that country1 you shall separate        
firstfruits to the ,lord1    #ae3bj4 ,of
 the things you eat4 ,as you separate   
firstfruits of your  barnfloors3        
#ae3ba4 ,so also shall you give         
firstfruits of your dough to the ,lord4 
#ae3bb4 ,and if through ignorance you   
omit any of these things1 which the     
,lord hath spoken to ,moses1    #ae3bc4 
,and by him hath commanded you from the 
day that he began to  command and       
thenceforward1    #ae3bd4 ,and the      
multitude have forgotten to do it3 they 

shall offer a  calf out of the herd1 a  
holocaust for a most sweet savour to the
 ,lord1  and the sacrifice and libations
 thereof1 as the ceremonies require1 and
  a buck goat for sin3    #ae3be4 ,and  
the priest shall pray for all the       
multitude of the children  of ,israel3  
and it shall be forgiven them1 because  
they sinned  ignorantly1 offering       
notwithstanding a burnt offering to the 
,lord for  themselves and for their sin 
and their ,ignorance3    #ae3bf4 ,and it
 shall be forgiven all the people of the
 children of  ,israel3 and the strangers
 that sojourn among them3 because it is 
the  fault of all the people through    
ignorance4    #ae3bg4 ,but if one soul  
shall sin ignorantly1 he shall offer a  
she goat  of a year old for his sin4    
#ae3bh4 ,and the priest shall pray for  
him1 because he sinned ignorantly       
before the ,lord3 and he shall obtain   
his pardon1 and it shall be  forgiven   
him4    #ae3bi4 ,the same law shall be  
for all that sin by ignorance1 whether  

they be natives or strangers4    #ae3cj4
 ,but the soul that committeth any thing
 through pride1 whether he  be born in  
the land or a stranger 7because he hath 
been rebellious  against the ,lord7     
shall be cut off from among his people3 
#ae3ca4 ,for he hath contemned the word 
of the ,lord1 and made void his         
precept3 therefore shall he be          
destroyed1 and shall bear his iniquity4 
#ae3cb4 ,and it came to pass1 when the  
children of ,israel were in the         
wilderness1 and had found a man         
gathering sticks on the sabbath day1    
#ae3cc4 ,that they brought him to ,moses
 and ,aaron and the whole  multitude4   
#ae3cd4 ,and they put him into prison1  
not knowing what they should do  with   
him4    #ae3ce4 ,and the ,lord said to  
,moses3 ,let that man die1 let all the  
multitude stone him without the camp4   
#ae3cf4 ,and when they had brought him  
out1 they stoned him1 and he died  as   
the ,lord had commanded4    #ae3cg4 ,the
 ,lord also said to ,moses3    #ae3ch4  

,speak to the children of ,israel1 and  
thou shalt tell them to  make to        
themselves fringes in the corners of    
their garments1 putting in  them ribands
 of blue3    ,fringes4444 ,the          
,pharisees enlarged these fringes       
through hypocrisy1  ,matt4 #bc4e1 to    
appear more zealous than other men for  
the law of ,god4    #ae3ci4 ,that when  
they shall see them1 they may remember  
all the  commandments of the ,lord1 and 
not follow their own thoughts and eyes  
going astray after divers things1       
#ae3dj4 ,but rather being mindful of the
 precepts of the ,lord1 may do  them and
 be holy to their ,god4    #ae3da4 ,i am
 the ,lord your ,god1 who brought you   
out of the land of  ,egypt1 that ,i     
might be your ,god4      ,numbers       
,chapter #af    ,the schism of ,core and
 his adherents3 their punishment4       
#af3a4 ,and behold ,core the son of     
,isaar1 the son of ,caath1 the son of   
,levi1 and ,dathan and ,abiron the sons 
of ,eliab1 and ,hon the son of  ,pheleth

 of the children of ,ruben1    #af3b4   
,rose up against ,moses1 and with them  
two hundred and fifty others  of the    
children of ,israel1 leading men of the 
synagogue1 and who in the  time of      
assembly were called by name4    ,rose  
up4444 ,the crime of these men1 which   
was punished in so remarkable  a manner1
 was that of schism1 and of rebellion   
against the authority  established by   
,god in the church2 and their pretending
 to the  priesthood without being       
lawfully called and sent3 the same is   
the case  of all modern sectaries4      
#af3c4 ,and when they had stood up      
against ,moses and ,aaron1 they said3   
,let it be enough for you1 that all the 
multitude consisteth of holy  ones1 and 
the ,lord is among them3 ,why lift you  
up yourselves above the  people of the  
,lord8    #af3d4 ,when ,moses heard     
this1 he fell flat on his face3         
#af3e4 ,and speaking to ,core and all   
the multitude1 he said3 ,in the  morning
 the ,lord will make known who belong to

 him1 and the holy he  will join to     
himself3 and whom he shall choose1 they 
shall approach to  him4    #af3f4 ,do   
this therefore3 ,take every man of you  
your censers1 thou ,core1  and all thy  
company4    #af3g4 ,and putting fire in 
them to morrow1 put incense upon it     
before  the ,lord3 and whomsoever he    
shall choose1 the same shall be holy3   
you  take too much upon you1 ye sons of 
,levi4    #af3h4 ,and he said again to  
,core3 ,hear ye sons of ,levi4    #af3i4
 ,is it a small thing unto you1 that the
 ,god of ,israel hath spared  you from  
all the people1 and joined you to       
himself1 that you should  serve him in  
the service of the tabernacle1 and      
should stand before the  congregation of
 the people1 and should minister to him8
    #af3aj4 ,did he therefore make thee 
and all thy brethren the sons of ,levi  
to approach unto him1 that you should   
challenge to yourselves the  priesthood 
also1    #af3aa4 ,and that all thy      
company should stand against the ,lord8 

for what  is ,aaron that you murmur     
against him8    #af3ab4 ,then ,moses    
sent to call ,dathan and ,abiron the    
sons of ,eliab4 ,but  they answered3 ,we
 will not come4    #af3ac4 ,is it a     
small matter to thee1 that thou hast    
brought us out of a  land that flowed   
with milk and honey1 to kill us in the  
desert1 except  thou rule also like a   
lord over us8    #af3ad4 ,thou hast     
brought us indeed into a land that      
floweth with rivers  of milk and honey1 
and hast given us possessions of fields 
and  vineyards2 wilt thou also pull out 
our eyes8 ,we will not come4    #af3ae4 
,moses therefore being very angry1 said 
to the ,lord3 ,respect not  their       
sacrifices3 thou knowest that ,i have   
not taken of them so much as  a young   
ass at any time1 nor have injured any of
 them4    ,very angry4444 ,this anger   
was a zeal against sin2 and an          
indignation at  the affront offered to  
,god2 like that which the same holy     
prophet  conceived upon the sight of the

 golden calf1 ,ex4 #cb4ai4    #af3af4   
,and he said to ,core3 ,do thou and thy 
congregation stand apart  before the    
,lord to morrow1 and ,aaron apart4      
#af3ag4 ,take every one of you censers1 
and put incense upon them1  offering to 
the ,lord two hundred and fifty censers3
 let ,aaron also hold  his censer4      
#af3ah4 ,when they had done this1 ,moses
 and ,aaron standing1    #af3ai4 ,and   
had drawn up all the multitude against  
them to the door of  the tabernacle1 the
 glory of the ,lord appeared to them    
all4    #af3bj4 ,and the ,lord speaking 
to ,moses and ,aaron1 said3    #af3ba4  
,separate yourselves from among this    
congregation1 that ,i may  presently    
destroy them4    #af3bb4 ,they fell flat
 on their face1 and said3 ,o most       
mighty1 the ,god  of the spirits of all 
flesh1 for one man's sin shall thy wrath
 rage  against all8    #af3bc4 ,and the 
,lord said to ,moses3    #af3bd4        
,command the whole people to separate   
themselves from the tents  of ,core and 

,dathan and ,abiron4    #af3be4 ,and    
,moses arose1 and went to ,dathan and   
,abiron3 and the ancients  of ,israel   
following him1    #af3bf4 ,he said to   
the multitude3 ,depart from the tents of
 these wicked  men1 and touch nothing of
 theirs1 lest you be involved in their  
sins4    #af3bg4 ,and when they were    
departed from their tents round about1  
,dathan  and ,abiron coming out stood in
 the entry of their pavilions with their
  wives and children1 and all the       
people4    #af3bh4 ,and ,moses said3 ,by
 this you shall know that the ,lord hath
 sent  me to do all things that you see1
 and that ,i have not forged them of my 
own head3    #af3bi4 ,if these men die  
the common death of men1 and if they be 
visited  with a plague1 wherewith others
 also are wont to be visited1 the ,lord 
did not send me4    #af3cj4 ,but if the 
,lord do a new thing1 and the earth     
opening her mouth  swallow them down1   
and all things that belong to them1 and 
they go down  alive into hell1 you shall

 know that they have blasphemed the     
,lord4    #af3ca4 ,and immediately as he
 had made an end of speaking1 the earth 
broke asunder under their feet3         
#af3cb4 ,and opening her mouth1 devoured
 them with their tents and all  their   
substance4    #af3cc4 ,and they went    
down alive into hell1 the ground closing
 upon  them1 and they perished from     
among the people4    #af3cd4 ,but all   
,israel1 that was standing round about1 
fled at the cry  of them that were      
perishing3 saying3 ,lest perhaps the    
earth swallow us  up also4    #af3ce4   
,and a fire coming out from the ,lord1  
destroyed the two hundred  and fifty men
 that offered the incense4    #af3cf4   
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
#af3cg4 ,command ,eleazar the son of    
,aaron the priest to take up the        
censers that lie in the burning1 and to 
scatter the fire of one side  and the   
other3 because they are sanctified      
#af3ch4 ,in the deaths of the sinners3  
and let him beat them into plates1  and 

fasten them to the altar1 because       
incense hath been offered in them  to   
the ,lord1 and they are sanctified1 that
 the children of ,israel may  see them  
for a sign and a memorial4    #af3ci4   
,then ,eleazar the priest took the      
brazen censers1 wherein they  had       
offered1 whom the burning fire had      
devoured1 and beat them into  plates1   
fastening them to the altar3    #af3dj4 
,that the children of ,israel might have
 for the time to come  wherewith they   
should be admonished1 that no stranger  
or any one that  is not of the seed of  
,aaron should come near to offer incense
 to the  ,lord1 lest he should suffer as
 ,core suffered1 and all his            
congregation1  according as the ,lord   
spoke to ,moses4    #af3da4 ,the        
following day all the multitude of the  
children of ,israel  murmured against   
,moses and ,aaron1 saying3 ,you have    
killed the people of  the ,lord4        
#af3db4 ,and when there arose a         
sedition1 and the tumult increased1     

#af3dc4 ,moses and ,aaron fled to the   
tabernacle of the covenant4 ,and when   
they were gone into it1 the cloud       
covered it1 and the glory of the ,lord  
appeared4    #af3dd4 ,and the ,lord said
 to ,moses3    #af3de4 ,get you out from
 the midst of this multitude1 this      
moment will ,i  destroy them4 ,and as   
they were lying on the ground1          
#af3df4 ,moses said to ,aaron3 ,take the
 censer1 and putting fire in it  from   
the altar1 put incense upon it1 and go  
quickly to the people to  pray for them3
 for already wrath is gone out from the 
,lord1 and the  plague rageth4          
#af3dg4 ,when ,aaron had done this1 and 
had run to the midst of the  multitude  
which the burning fire was now          
destroying1 he offered the  incense3    
#af3dh4 ,and standing between the dead  
and the living1 he prayed for the       
people1 and the plague ceased4          
#af3di4 ,and the number of them that    
were slain was fourteen thousand and    
seven hundred men1 besides them that had

 perished in the sedition of  ,core4    
#af3ej4 ,and ,aaron returned to ,moses  
to the door of the tabernacle of the    
covenant after the destruction was over4
      ,numbers ,chapter #ag    ,the     
priesthood is confirmed to ,aaron by the
 miracle of the blooming of  his rod1   
which is kept for a monument in the     
tabernacle4    #ag3a4 ,and the ,lord    
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ag3b4      
,speak to the children of ,israel1 and  
take of every one of them a  rod by     
their kindreds1 of all the princes of   
the tribes1 twelve rods1  and write the 
name of every man upon his rod4         
#ag3c4 ,and the name of ,aaron shall be 
for the tribe of ,levi1 and one rod     
shall contain all their families3       
#ag3d4 ,and thou shalt lay them up in   
the tabernacle of the covenant  before  
the testimony1 where ,i will speak to   
thee4    #ag3e4 ,whomsoever of these ,i 
shall choose1 his rod shall blossom3 and
 ,i  will make to cease from me the     
murmurings of the children of ,israel1  

wherewith they murmur against you4      
#ag3f4 ,and ,moses spoke to the children
 of ,israel3 and all the princes  gave  
him rods one for every tribe3 and there 
were twelve rods besides  the rod of    
,aaron4    #ag3g4 ,and when ,moses had  
,laid them up before the ,lord in the   
tabernacle  of the testimony3    #ag3h4 
,he returned on the following day1 and  
found that the rod of ,aaron  for the   
house of ,levi1 was budded3 and that the
 buds swelling it had  bloomed blossoms1
 which spreading the leaves1 were formed
 into almonds4    ,the rod of ,aaron for
 the house of ,levi1 was budded1 etc4444
 ,this rod of  ,aaron which thus        
miraculously brought forth fruit1 was a 
figure of the  blessed ,virgin          
conceiving and bringing forth her ,son  
without any  prejudice to her virginity4
    #ag3i4 ,moses therefore brought out 
all the rods from before the ,lord to   
all the children of ,israel3 and they   
saw1 and every one received their  rods4
    #ag3aj4 ,and the ,lord said to      

,moses3 ,carry back the rod of ,aaron   
into the  tabernacle of the testimony1  
that it may be kept there for a token of
  the rebellious children of ,israel1   
and that their complaints may cease     
from me lest they die4    #ag3aa4 ,and  
,moses did as the ,lord had commanded4  
#ag3ab4 ,and the children of ,israel    
said to ,moses3 ,behold we are          
consumed1 we all perish4    #ag3ac4     
,whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle
 of the ,lord1 he dieth4  ,are we all to
 a man to be utterly destroyed8         
,numbers ,chapter #ah    ,the charge of 
the priests and of the ,levites1 and    
their portion4    #ah3a4 ,and the ,lord 
said to ,aaron3 ,thou1 and thy sons1 and
 thy father's  house with thee shall    
bear the iniquity of the sanctuary3 and 
thou and  thy sons with thee shall bear 
the sins of your priesthood4    ,thou1  
and thy father's house with thee1 shall 
bear the iniquity of the  sanctuary4444 
,that is1 you shall be punished if1     
through negligence or  want of due      

attention1 you err in the discharge of  
the sacred functions  for which you were
 ordained4    #ah3b4 ,and take with thee
 thy brethren also of the tribe of      
,levi1 and  the sceptre of thy father1  
and let them be ready in hand1 and      
minister  to thee3 but thou and thy sons
 shall minister in the tabernacle of the
  testimony4    #ah3c4 ,and the ,levites
 shall watch to do thy commands1 and    
about all the  works of the tabernacle3 
only they shall not come nigh the       
vessels of  the sanctuary nor the altar1
 lest both they die1 and you also perish
  with them4    #ah3d4 ,but let them be 
with thee1 and watch in the charge of   
the  tabernacle1 and in all the         
ceremonies thereof4 ,a stranger shall   
not  join himself with you4    #ah3e4   
,watch ye in the charge of the          
sanctuary1 and in the ministry of  the  
altar3 lest indignation rise upon the   
children of ,israel4    #ah3f4 ,i have  
given you your brethren the ,levites    
from among the  children of ,israel1 and

 have delivered them for a gift to the  
,lord1 to  serve in the ministries of   
the tabernacle4    #ah3g4 ,but thou and 
thy sons look ye to the priesthood3 and 
all things  that pertain to the service 
of the altar1 and that are within the   
veil1  shall be executed by the priests4
 ,if any stranger shall approach1 he    
shall be slain4    #ah3h4 ,and the ,lord
 said to ,aaron3 ,behold ,i have given  
thee the charge  of my firstfruits4 ,all
 things that are sanctified by the      
children of  ,israel1 ,i have delivered 
to thee and to thy sons for the priestly
  office1 by everlasting ordinances4    
#ah3i4 ,these therefore shalt thou take 
of the things that are  sanctified1 and 
are offered to the ,lord4 ,every        
offering1 and sacrifice1  and whatsoever
 is rendered to me for sin and for      
trespass1 and becometh  holy of holies1 
shall be for thee and thy sons4         
#ah3aj4 ,thou shalt eat it in the       
sanctuary3 the males only shall eat     
thereof1 because it is a consecrated    

thing to thee4    #ah3aa4 ,but the      
firstfruits1 which the children of      
,israel shall vow and  offer1 ,i have   
given to thee1 and to thy sons1 and to  
thy daughters1 by  a perpetual law4 ,he 
that is clean in thy house1 shall eat   
them4    #ah3ab4 ,all the best of the   
oil1 and of the wine1 and of the corn1  
whatsoever firstfruits they offer to the
 ,lord1 ,i have given them to  thee4    
#ah3ac4 ,all the firstripe of the       
fruits1 that the ground bringeth forth1 
and which are brought to the ,lord1     
shall be for thy use3 he that is  clean 
in thy house1 shall eat them4    #ah3ad4
 ,every thing that the children of      
,israel shall give by vow1 shall  be    
thine4    #ah3ae4 ,whatsoever is        
firstborn of all flesh1 which they offer
 to the  ,lord1 whether it be of men1 or
 of beasts1 shall belong to thee3 only  
for the firstborn of man thou shalt take
 a price1 and every beast that  is      
unclean thou shalt cause to be redeemed1
    #ah3af4 ,and the redemption of it   

shall be after one month1 for five      
sicles of silver1 by the weight of the  
sanctuary4 ,a sicle hath twenty  obols4 
#ah3ag4 ,but the firstling of a cow1 and
 of a sheep and of a goat thou  shalt   
not cause to be redeemed1 because they  
are sanctified to the  ,lord4 ,their    
blood only thou shalt pour upon the     
altar1 and their fat  thou shalt burn   
for a most sweet odour to the ,lord4    
#ah3ah4 ,but the flesh shall fall to thy
 use1 as the consecrated breast1  and   
the right shoulder shall be thine4      
#ah3ai4 ,all the firstfruits of the     
sanctuary which the children of  ,israel
 offer to the ,lord1 ,i have given to   
thee and to thy sons and  daughters1 by 
a perpetual ordinance4 ,it is a covenant
 of salt for ever  before the ,lord1 to 
thee and to thy sons4    ,a covenant of 
salt4444 ,it is a proverbial expression1
 signifying a  covenant not to be       
altered or corrupted2 as salt is used to
 keep things  from corruption2 a        
covenant perpetual1 like that by which  

it was  appointed1 that salt should be  
used in every sacrifice4 ,lev4 #b4      
#ah3bj4 ,and the ,lord said to ,aaron3  
,you shall possess nothing in their     
land1 neither shall you have a portion  
among them3 ,i am thy portion and       
inheritance in the midst of the children
 of ,israel4    #ah3ba4 ,and ,i have    
given to the sons of ,levi all the      
tithes of ,israel  for a possession1 for
 the ministry wherewith they serve me in
 the  tabernacle of the covenant3       
#ah3bb4 ,that the children of ,israel   
may not approach any more to the        
tabernacle1 nor commit deadly sin1      
,deadly sin4444 ,that is1 sin which will
 bring death after it4    #ah3bc4 ,but  
only the sons of ,levi may serve me in  
the tabernacle1 and  bear the sins of   
the people4 ,it shall be an everlasting 
ordinance in  your generations4 ,they   
shall not possess any other thing1      
#ah3bd4 ,but be content with the        
oblation or tithes1 which ,i have       
separated for their uses and            

necessities4    #ah3be4 ,and the ,lord  
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #ah3bf4     
,command the ,levites1 and declare unto 
them3 ,when you shall  receive of the   
children of ,israel the tithes1 which ,i
 have given you1  offer the firstfruits 
of them to the ,lord1 that is to say1   
the tenth  part of the tenth3    #ah3bg4
 ,that it may be reckoned to you as an  
oblation of firstfruits1 as  well of the
 barnfloors as of the winepresses3      
#ah3bh4 ,and of all the things of which 
you receive tithes1 offer the           
firstfruits to the ,lord1 and give them 
to ,aaron the priest4    #ah3bi4 ,all   
the things that you shall offer of the  
tithes1 and shall  separate for the     
gifts of the ,lord1 shall be the best   
and choicest  things4    #ah3cj4 ,and   
thou shalt say to them3 ,if you offer   
all the goodly and the  better things of
 the tithes1 it shall be reckoned to you
 as if you had  given the firstfruits of
 the barnfloor and the winepress3       
#ah3ca4 ,and you shall eat them in all  

your places1 both you and your          
families3 because it is your reward for 
the ministry1 wherewith you  serve in   
the tabernacle of the testimony4        
#ah3cb4 ,and you shall not sin in this  
point1 by reserving the choicest  and   
fat things to yourselves1 lest you      
profane the oblations of the  children  
of ,israel1 and die4      ,numbers      
,chapter #ai    ,the law of the         
sacrifice of the red cow1 and the water 
of expiation4    #ai3a4 ,and the ,lord  
spoke to ,moses and ,aaron1 saying3     
#ai3b4 ,this is the observance of the   
victim1 which the ,lord hath  ordained4 
,command the children of ,israel1 that  
they bring unto thee a  red cow of full 
age1 in which there is no blemish1 and  
which hath not  carried the yoke3    ,a 
red cow1 etc4444 ,this red cow1 offered 
in sacrifice for sin1 and  consumed with
 fire without the camp1 with the ashes  
of which1 mingled  with water1 the      
unclean were to be expiated and         
purified2 was a figure  of the passion  

of ,christ1 by whose precious blood     
applied to our souls  in the holy       
sacraments1 we are cleansed from our    
sins4    #ai3c4 ,and you shall deliver  
her to ,eleazar the priest1 who shall   
bring  her forth without the camp1 and  
shall immolate her in the sight of all3 
#ai3d4 ,and dipping his finger in her   
blood1 shall sprinkle it over  against  
the door of the tabernacle seven times1 
#ai3e4 ,and shall burn her in the sight 
of all delivering up to the fire  her   
skin1 and her flesh1 and her blood1 and 
her dung4    #ai3f4 ,the priest shall   
also take cedar wood1 and hyssop1 and   
scarlet  twice dyed1 and cast it into   
the flame1 with which the cow is        
consumed4    #ai3g4 ,and then after     
washing his garments1 and body1 he shall
 enter  into the camp1 and shall be     
unclean until the evening4    #ai3h4 ,he
 also that hath burned her1 shall wash  
his garments1 and his  body1 and shall  
be unclean until the evening4    #ai3i4 
,and a man that is clean shall gather up

 the ashes of the cow1 and  shall pour  
them forth without the camp in a most   
clean place1 that they  may be reserved 
for the multitude of the children of    
,israel1 and for a  water of aspersion3 
because the cow was burnt for sin4      
#ai3aj4 ,and when he that carried the   
ashes of the cow1 hath washed his       
garments1 he shall be unclean until the 
evening4 ,the children of  ,israel1 and 
the strangers that dwell among them1    
shall observe this for  a holy thing by 
a perpetual ordinance4    #ai3aa4 ,he   
that toucheth the corpse of a man1 and  
is therefore unclean  seven days1       
#ai3ab4 ,shall be sprinkled with this   
water on the third day1 and on the      
seventh1 and so shall be cleansed4 ,if  
he were not sprinkled on the  third day1
 he cannot be cleansed on the seventh4  
#ai3ac4 ,every one that toucheth the    
corpse of a man1 and is not  sprinkled  
with this mixture1 shall profane the    
tabernacle of the ,lord1  and shall     
perish out of ,israel3 because he was   

not sprinkled with the  water of        
expiation1 he shall be unclean1 and his 
uncleanness shall  remain upon him4     
#ai3ad4 ,this is the law of a man that  
dieth in a tent3 ,all that go into  his 
tent and all the vessels that are there1
 shall be unclean seven  days4          
#ai3ae4 ,the vessel that hath no cover1 
nor binding over it1 shall be  unclean4 
#ai3af4 ,if any man in the field touch  
the corpse of a man that was  slain1 or 
that died of himself1 or his bone1 or   
his grave1 he shall be  unclean seven   
days4    #ai3ag4 ,and they shall take of
 the ashes of the burning and of the sin
  offering1 and shall pour living waters
 upon them into a vessel4    #ai3ah4    
,and a man that is clean shall dip      
hyssop in them1 and shall  sprinkle     
therewith all the tent1 and all the     
furniture1 and the men  that are defiled
 with touching any such thing3          
#ai3ai4 ,and in this manner he that is  
clean shall purify the unclean on  the  
third and on the seventh day4 ,and being

 expiated the seventh day1  he shall    
wash both himself and his garments1 and 
be unclean until the  evening4          
#ai3bj4 ,if any man be not expiated     
after this rite1 his soul shall  perish 
out of the midst of the church3 because 
he hath profaned the  sanctuary of the  
,lord1 and was not sprinkled with the   
water of  purification4    #ai3ba4 ,this
 precept shall be an ordinance for ever4
 ,he also that  sprinkled the water1    
shall wash his garments4 ,every one that
 shall  touch the waters of expiation1  
shall be unclean until the evening4     
#ai3bb4 ,whatsoever a person toucheth   
who is unclean1 he shall make it        
unclean3 and the person that toucheth   
any of these things1 shall be  unclean  
until the evening4      ,numbers        
,chapter #bj    ,the death of ,mary the 
sister of ,moses4 ,the people murmur for
 want of  water3 ,god giveth it them    
from the rock4 ,the death of ,aaron4    
#bj3a4 ,and the children of ,israel1 and
 all the multitude came into the  desert

 of ,sin1 in the first month3 and the   
people abode in ,cades4 ,and  ,mary died
 there1 and was buried in the same      
place4    #bj3b4 ,and the people wanting
 water1 came together against ,moses and
  ,aaron3    #bj3c4 ,and making a       
sedition1 they said3 ,would ,god we had 
perished among  our brethren before the 
,lord4    #bj3d4 ,why have you brought  
out the church of the ,lord into the    
wilderness1 that both we and our cattle 
should die8    #bj3e4 ,why have you made
 us come up out of ,egypt1 and have     
brought us  into this wretched place    
which cannot be sowed1 nor bringeth     
forth  figs1 nor vines1 nor             
pomegranates1 neither is there any water
 to drink8    #bj3f4 ,and ,moses and    
,aaron leaving the multitude1 went into 
the  tabernacle of the covenant1 and    
fell flat upon the ground1 and cried to 
the ,lord1 and said4 ,o ,lord ,god1 hear
 the cry of this people1 and open  to   
them thy treasure1 a fountain of living 
water1 that being satisfied1  they may  

cease to murmur4 ,and the glory of the  
,lord appeared over them4    #bj3g4 ,and
 the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3     
#bj3h4 ,take the rod1 and assemble the  
people together1 thou and ,aaron  thy   
brother1 and speak to the rock before   
them1 and it shall yield  waters4 ,and  
when thou hast brought forth water out  
of the rock1 all the  multitude and     
their cattle shall drink4    #bj3i4     
,moses therefore took the rod1 which was
 before the ,lord1 as he  had commanded 
him1    #bj3aj4 ,and having gathered    
together the multitude before the rock1 
he  said to them3 ,hear1 ye rebellious  
and incredulous3 ,can we bring you      
forth water out of this rock8    #bj3aa4
 ,and when ,moses had lifted up his     
hand1 and struck the rock twice  with   
the rod1 there came forth water in great
 abundance1 so that the  people and     
their cattle drank1    ,the rock4444    
,this rock was a figure of ,christ1 and 
the water that  issued out from the     
rock1 of his precious blood1 the source 

of all our  good4    #bj3ab4 ,and the   
,lord said to ,moses and ,aaron3        
,because you have not  believed me1 to  
sanctify me before the children of      
,israel1 you shall  not bring these     
people into the land1 which ,i will give
 them4    ,you have not believed1       
etc4444 ,the fault of ,moses and ,aaron1
 on this  occasion1 was a certain       
diffidence and weakness of faith2 not   
doubting  of ,god's power or veracity2  
but apprehending the unworthiness of    
that  rebellious and incredulous people1
 and therefore speaking with some       
ambiguity4    #bj3ac4 ,this is the      
,water of contradiction1 where the      
children of ,israel  strove with words  
against the ,lord1 and he was sanctified
 in them4    ,the ,water of             
contradiction4444 ,or strife4 ,hebrew1  
,meribah4    #bj3ad4 ,in the mean time  
,moses sent messengers from ,cades to   
the king of  ,edom1 to say3 ,thus saith 
thy brother ,israel3 ,thou knowest all  
the  labour that hath come upon us3     

#bj3ae4 ,in what manner our fathers went
 down into ,egypt1 and there we  dwelt a
 long time1 and the ,egyptians afflicted
 us and our fathers4    #bj3af4 ,and how
 we cried to the ,lord1 and he heard us1
 and sent an  angel1 who hath brought us
 out of ,egypt4 ,lo1 we are now in the  
city of  ,cades1 which is in the        
uttermost of thy borders1    #bj3ag4    
,and we beseech thee that we may have   
leave to pass through thy  country4 ,we 
will not go through the fields1 nor     
through the vineyards1  we will not     
drink the waters of thy wells1 but we   
will go by the common  highway1 neither 
turning aside to the right hand1 nor to 
the left1 till  we are past thy borders4
    #bj3ah4 ,and ,edom answered them3   
,thou shalt not pass by me3 if thou dost
  ,i will come out armed against thee4  
#bj3ai4 ,and the children of ,israel    
said3 ,we will go by the beaten way3    
and if we and our cattle drink of thy   
waters1 we will give thee what is  just3
 there shall be no difficulty in the    

price1 only let us pass  speedily4      
#bj3bj4 ,but he answered3 ,thou shalt   
not pass4 ,and immediately he came      
forth to meet them with an infinite     
multitude1 and a strong hand1    #bj3ba4
 ,neither would he condescend to their  
desire to grant them  passage through   
his borders4 ,wherefore ,israel turned  
another way from  him4    #bj3bb4 ,and  
when they had removed the camp from     
,cades1 they came to  mount ,hor1 which 
is in the borders of the land of ,edom3 
#bj3bc4 ,where the ,lord spoke to       
,moses3    #bj3bd4 ,let ,aaron1 saith   
he1 go to his people3 for he shall not  
go into  the land which ,i have given   
the children of ,israel1 because he was 
incredulous to my words1 at the waters  
of contradiction4    #bj3be4 ,take      
,aaron and his son with him1 and bring  
them up into mount  ,hor3    #bj3bf4    
,and when thou hast stripped the father 
of his vesture1 thou  shalt vest        
therewith ,eleazar his son3 ,aaron shall
 be gathered to his  people1 and die    

there4    #bj3bg4 ,moses did as the     
,lord had commanded3 and they went up   
into mount  ,hor before all the         
multitude4    #bj3bh4 ,and when he had  
stripped ,aaron of his vestments1 he    
vested  ,eleazar his son with them4     
#bj3bi4 ,and ,aaron being dead in the   
top of the mountain1 he came down  with 
,eleazar4    #bj3cj4 ,and all the       
multitude seeing that ,aaron was dead1  
mourned for  him thirty days throughout 
all their families4      ,numbers       
,chapter #ba    ,king ,arad is overcome4
 ,the people murmur and are punished    
with fiery  serpents3 they are healed by
 the brazen serpent4 ,they conquer the  
kings  ,sehon and ,og4    #ba3a4 ,and   
when king ,arad the ,chanaanite1 who    
dwelt towards the south1  had heard     
this1 to wit1 that ,israel was come by  
the way of the spies1  he fought against
 them1 and overcoming them carried off  
their spoils4    #ba3b4 ,but ,israel    
binding himself by vow to the ,lord1    
said3 ,if thou wilt  deliver this people

 into my hand1 ,i will utterly destroy  
their cities4    #ba3c4 ,and the ,lord  
heard the prayers of ,israel1 and       
delivered up the  ,chanaanite1 and they 
cut them off and destroyed their cities3
 and they  called the name of that place
 ,horma1 that is to say1 ,anathema4     
,anathema4444 ,that is1 a thing devoted 
to utter destruction4    #ba3d4 ,and    
they marched from mount ,hor1 by the way
 that leadeth to the  ,red ,sea1 to     
compass the land of ,edom4 ,and the     
people began to be weary  of their      
journey and labour3    #ba3e4 ,and      
speaking against ,god and ,moses1 they  
said3 ,why didst thou  bring us out of  
,egypt1 to die in the wilderness8 ,there
 is no bread1 nor  have we any waters3  
our soul now loatheth this very light   
food4    ,very light food4444 ,so they  
call the heavenly manna3 thus worldlings
  loathe the things of heaven1 for which
 they have no relish4    #ba3f4         
,wherefore the ,lord sent among the     
people fiery serpents1 which  bit them  

and killed many of them4    ,fiery      
serpents4444 ,they are so called1       
because they that were bitten by  them  
were burnt with a violent heat4         
#ba3g4 ,upon which they came to ,moses1 
and said2 ,we have sinned1 because  we  
have spoken against the ,lord and thee3 
pray that he may take away  these       
serpents from us4 ,and ,moses prayed for
 the people4    #ba3h4 ,and the ,lord   
said to him3 ,make a brazen serpent1 and
 set it up  for a sign3 whosoever being 
struck shall look on it1 shall live4    
#ba3i4 ,moses therefore made a brazen   
serpent1 and set it up for a sign3      
which when they that were bitten looked 
upon1 they were healed4    ,a brazen    
serpent4444 ,this was a figure of       
,christ crucified1 and of the  efficacy 
of a lively faith in him1 against the   
bites of the hellish  serpent4 ,john    
#c4ad4    #ba3aj4 ,and the children of  
,israel setting forwards camped in      
,oboth4    #ba3aa4 ,and departing thence
 they pitched their tents in ,jeabarim1 

in  the wilderness1 that faceth ,moab   
toward the east4    #ba3ab4 ,and        
removing from thence1 they came to the  
torrent ,zared3    #ba3ac4 ,which they  
left and encamped over against ,arnon1  
which is in the  desert and standeth out
 on the borders of the ,amorrhite4 ,for 
,arnon is  the border of ,moab1 dividing
 the ,moabites and the ,amorrhites4     
#ba3ad4 ,wherefore it is said in the    
book of the wars of the ,lord3 ,as he   
did in the ,red ,sea1 so will he do in  
the streams of ,arnon4    ,the book of  
the wars1 etc4444 ,an ancient book1     
which1 like several  others quoted in   
scripture1 has been lost4    #ba3ae4    
,the rocks of the torrents were bowed   
down that they might rest  in ,ar1 and  
lie down in the borders of the          
,moabites4    #ba3af4 ,when they went   
from that place1 the well appeared      
whereof the  ,lord said to ,moses3      
,gather the people together1 and ,i will
 give them  water4    #ba3ag4 ,then     
,israel sung this song3 ,let the well   

spring up4 ,they sung  thereto3         
#ba3ah4 ,the well1 which the princes    
dug1 and the chiefs of the people       
prepared by the direction of the        
lawgiver1 and with their staves4 ,and   
they marched from the wilderness to     
,mathana4    #ba3ai4 ,from ,mathana unto
 ,nahaliel3 from ,nahaliel unto ,bamoth4
    #ba3bj4 ,from ,bamoth1 is a valley  
in the country of ,moab1 to the top of  
,phasga1 which looked towards the       
desert4    #ba3ba4 ,and ,israel sent    
messengers to ,sehon king of the        
,amorrhites1  saying3    #ba3bb4 ,i     
beseech thee that ,i may have leave to  
pass through thy land3  we will not go  
aside into the fields or the vineyards1 
we will not  drink waters of the wells1 
we will go the king's highway1 till we  
be  past thy borders4    #ba3bc4 ,and he
 would not grant that ,israel should    
pass by his borders3  but rather        
gathering an army1 went forth to meet   
them in the desert1  and came to ,jasa  
and fought against them4    #ba3bd4 ,and

 he was slain by them with the edge of  
the sword1 and they  possessed his land 
from the ,arnon unto the ,jeboc1 and to 
the confines  of the children of ,ammon3
 for the borders of the ,ammonites1 were
 kept  with a strong garrison4          
#ba3be4 ,so ,israel took all his cities1
 and dwelt in the cities of the         
,amorrhite1 to wit1 in ,hesebon1 and in 
the villages thereof4    #ba3bf4        
,hesebon was the city of ,sehon the king
 of the ,amorrhites1 who  fought against
 the king of ,moab3 and took all the    
land1 that had been  of his dominion1 as
 far as the ,arnon4    #ba3bg4          
,therefore it is said in the proverb3   
,come into ,hesebon1 let the  city of   
,sehon be built and set up3    #ba3bh4  
,a fire is gone out of ,hesebon1 a flame
 from the city of ,sehon1  and hath     
consumed ,ar of the ,moabites1 and the  
inhabitants of the high  places of the  
,arnon4    #ba3bi4 ,woe to thee ,moab3  
thou art undone1 ,o people of ,chamos4  
,he hath  given his sons to flight1 and 

his daughters into captivity to ,sehon  
the  king of the ,amorrhites4    #ba3cj4
 ,their yoke is perished from ,hesebon  
unto ,dibon1 they came weary  to ,nophe1
 and unto ,medaba4    #ba3ca4 ,so       
,israel dwelt in the land of the        
,amorrhite4    #ba3cb4 ,and ,moses sent 
some to take a view of ,jazer3 and they 
took the  villages of it1 and conquered 
the inhabitants4    #ba3cc4 ,and they   
turned themselves1 and went up by the   
way of ,basan1 and  ,og the king of     
,basan came against them with all his   
people1 to fight in  ,edrai4    #ba3cd4 
,and the ,lord said to ,moses3 ,fear him
 not1 for ,i have delivered  him and all
 his people1 and his country into thy   
hand3 and thou shalt  do to him as thou 
didst to ,sehon the king of the         
,amorrhites1 the  inhabitant of         
,hesebon4    #ba3ce4 ,so they slew him  
also with his sons1 and all his people1 
not  letting any one escape1 and they   
possessed his land4      ,numbers       
,chapter #bb    ,balac1 king of ,moab1  

sendeth twice for ,balaam to curse      
,israel4 ,in his  way ,balaam is rebuked
 by an angel4    #bb3a4 ,and they went  
forward and encamped in the plains of   
,moab1 over  against where ,jericho is  
situate beyond the ,jordan4    #bb3b4   
,and ,balac the son of ,sephor1 seeing  
all that ,israel had done to  the       
,amorrhite1    #bb3c4 ,and that the     
,moabites were in great fear of him1 and
 were not  able to sustain his assault1 
#bb3d4 ,he said to the elders of        
,madian3 ,so will this people destroy   
all  that dwell in our borders1 as the  
ox is wont to eat the grass to the  very
 roots4 ,now he was at that time king in
 ,moab4    #bb3e4 ,he sent therefore    
messengers to ,balaam the son of ,beor1 
a  soothsayer1 who dwelt by the river of
 the land of the children of  ,ammon1 to
 call him1 and to say3 ,behold a people 
is come out of ,egypt1  that hath       
covered the face of the earth1 sitting  
over against me4    #bb3f4 ,come        
therefore1 and curse this people1       

because it is mightier  than ,i3 if by  
any means ,i may beat them and drive    
them out of my land3  for ,i know that  
he whom thou shalt bless is blessed1 and
 he whom thou  shalt curse is cursed4   
#bb3g4 ,and the ancients of ,moab1 and  
the elders of ,madian1 went with the    
price of divination in their hands4 ,and
 where they were come to ,balaam1  and  
had told him all the words of ,balac3   
#bb3h4 ,he answered3 ,tarry here this   
night and ,i will answer whatsoever  the
 ,lord shall say to me4 ,and while they 
stayed with ,balaam1 ,god came  and said
 to him3    #bb3i4 ,what mean these men 
that are with thee8    #bb3aj4 ,he      
answered3 ,balac the son of ,sephor king
 of the ,moabites hath  sent to me1     
#bb3aa4 ,saying3 ,behold a people that  
is come out of ,egypt1 hath covered  the
 face of the land3 come and curse them1 
if by any means ,i may fight  with them 
and drive them away4    #bb3ab4 ,and    
,god said to ,balaam3 ,thou shalt not go
 with them1 nor shalt  thou curse the   

people3 because it is blessed4          
#bb3ac4 ,and he rose in the morning and 
said to the princes3 ,go into your      
country1 because the ,lord hath forbid  
me to come with you4    #bb3ad4 ,the    
princes returning1 said to ,balac3      
,balaam would not come with  us4        
#bb3ae4 ,then he sent many more and more
 noble than he had sent before3         
#bb3af4 ,who1 when they were come to    
,balaam1 said3 ,thus saith ,balac the   
son of ,sephor1 ,delay not to come to   
me3    #bb3ag4 ,for ,i am ready to      
honour thee1 and will give thee         
whatsoever  thou wilt3 come and curse   
this people4    #bb3ah4 ,balaam         
answered3 ,if ,balac would give me his  
house full of silver  and gold1 ,i      
cannot alter the word of the ,lord my   
,god1 to speak either  more or less4    
#bb3ai4 ,i pray you to stay here this   
night also1 that ,i may know what  the  
,lord will answer me once more4    ,to  
stay4444 ,his desiring them to stay1    
after he had been fully informed        

already that it was not ,god's will he  
should go1 came from the  inclination he
 had to gratify ,balac1 for the sake of 
worldly gain4 ,and  this perverse       
disposition ,god punished by permitting 
him to go 7though  not to curse the     
people as he would willingly have done71
 and suffering  him to fall still deeper
 and deeper into sin1 till he came at   
last to  give that abominable counsel   
against the people of ,god1 which ended 
in  his own destruction4 ,so sad a thing
 it is to indulge a passion for  money4 
#bb3bj4 ,god therefore came to ,balaam  
in the night1 and said to him3 ,if      
these men be come to call thee1 arise   
and go with them3 yet so1 that  thou do 
what ,i shall command thee4    #bb3ba4  
,balaam arose in the morning1 and       
saddling his ass went with  them4       
#bb3bb4 ,and ,god was angry4 ,and an    
angel of the ,lord stood in the way     
against ,balaam1 who sat on the ass1 and
 had two servants with him4    #bb3bc4  
,the ass seeing the angel standing in   

the way1 with a drawn  sword1 turned    
herself out of the way1 and went into   
the field4 ,and when  ,balaam beat her1 
and had a mind to bring her again to the
 way1    #bb3bd4 ,the angel stood in a  
narrow place between two walls1         
wherewith  the vineyards were enclosed4 
#bb3be4 ,and the ass seeing him1 thrust 
herself close to the wall1 and  bruised 
the foot of the rider4 ,but he beat her 
again3    #bb3bf4 ,and nevertheless the 
angel going on to a narrow place1 where 
there was no way to turn aside either to
 the right hand or to the left1  stood  
to meet him4    #bb3bg4 ,and when the   
ass saw the angel standing1 she fell    
under the feet  of the rider3 who being 
angry beat her sides more vehemently    
with a  staff4    #bb3bh4 ,and the ,lord
 opened the mouth of the ass1 and she   
said3 ,what  have ,i done to thee8 ,why 
strikest thou me1 lo1 now this third    
time8    ,opened the mouth1 etc4444 ,the
 angel moved the tongue of the ass1 to  
utter these speeches1 to rebuke1 by the 

mouth of a brute beast1 the  brutal fury
 and folly of ,balaam4    #bb3bi4       
,balaam answered3 ,because thou hast    
deserved it1 and hast served  me ill3 ,i
 would ,i had a sword that ,i might kill
 thee4    #bb3cj4 ,the ass said3 ,am not
 ,i thy beast1 on which thou hast been  
always  accustomed to ride until this   
present day8 tell me if ,i ever did the 
like thing to thee4 ,but he said3       
,never4    #bb3ca4 ,forthwith the ,lord 
opened the eyes of ,balaam1 and he saw  
the  angel standing in the way with a   
drawn sword1 and he worshipped him      
falling flat on the ground4    #bb3cb4  
,and the angel said to him3 ,why beatest
 thou thy ass these three  times8 ,i am 
come to withstand thee1 because thy way 
is perverse1 and  contrary to me3       
,perverse4444 ,because thy inclinations 
are wicked in being willing for  the    
sake of gain to curse the people of whom
 ,i am the guardian4    #bb3cc4 ,and    
unless the ass had turned out of the    
way1 giving place to me  who stood      

against thee1 ,i had slain thee1 and she
 should have lived4    #bb3cd4 ,balaam  
said3 ,i have sinned1 not knowing that  
thou didst stand  against me3 and now if
 it displease thee that ,i go1 ,i will  
return4    #bb3ce4 ,the angel said3 ,go 
with these men1 and see thou speak no   
other  thing than what ,i shall command 
thee4 ,he went therefore with the       
princes4    #bb3cf4 ,and when ,balac    
heard it he came forth to meet him in a 
town of  the ,moabites1 that is situate 
in the uttermost borders of ,arnon4     
#bb3cg4 ,and he said to ,balaam3 ,i sent
 messengers to call thee1 why didst     
thou not come immediately to me8 was it 
because ,i am not able to reward  thy   
coming8    #bb3ch4 ,he answered him3    
,lo1 here ,i am3 shall ,i have power to 
speak any  other thing but that which   
,god shall put in my mouth8    #bb3ci4  
,so they went on together1 and came into
 a city1 that was in the  uttermost     
borders of his kingdom4    #bb3dj4 ,and 
when ,balac had killed oxen and sheep1  

he sent presents to  ,balaam1 and to the
 princes that were with him4    #bb3da4 
,and when morning was come1 he brought  
him to the high places of  ,baal1 and he
 beheld the uttermost part of the       
people4      ,numbers ,chapter #bc      
,balaam1 instead of cursing ,israel1 is 
obliged to bless them1 and  prophesy    
good things of them4    #bc3a4 ,and     
,balaam said to ,balac3 ,build me here  
seven altars1 and prepare  as many      
calves1 and the same number of rams4    
#bc3b4 ,and when he had done according  
to the word of ,balaam1 they laid       
together a calf and a ram upon every    
altar4    #bc3c4 ,and ,balaam said to   
,balac3 ,stand a while by thy burnt     
offering1  until ,i go1 to see if       
perhaps the ,lord will meet me1 and     
whatsoever he  shall command1 ,i will   
speak to thee4    #bc3d4 ,and when he   
was gone with speed1 ,god met him4 ,and 
,balaam speaking  to him1 said3 ,i have 
erected seven altars1 and have laid on  
everyone a  calf and a ram4    #bc3e4   

,and the ,lord put the word in his      
mouth1 and said3 ,return to  ,balac1 and
 thus shalt thou speak4    #bc3f4       
,returning he found ,balac standing by  
his burnt offering1 with all  the       
princes of the ,moabites3    #bc3g4 ,and
 taking up his parable1 he said3 ,balac 
king of the ,moabites  hath brought me  
from ,aram1 from the mountains of the   
east3 ,come1 said  he1 and curse ,jacob3
 make haste and detest ,israel4         
#bc3h4 ,how shall ,i curse him1 whom    
,god hath not cursed8 ,by what means    
should ,i detest him1 whom the ,lord    
detesteth not8    #bc3i4 ,i shall see   
him from the tops of the rocks1 and     
shall consider  him from the hills4     
,this people shall dwell alone1 and     
shall not be  reckoned among the        
nations4    #bc3aj4 ,who can count the  
dust of ,jacob1 and know the number of  
the  stock of ,israel8 ,let my soul die 
the death of the just1 and my last end  
be like to them4    #bc3aa4 ,and ,balac 
said to ,balaam3 ,what is this that thou

 dost8 ,i sent  for thee to curse my    
enemies3 and thou contrariwise blessest 
them4    #bc3ab4 ,he answered him3 ,can 
,i speak any thing else but what the    
,lord  commandeth8    #bc3ac4 ,balac    
therefore said3 ,come with me to another
 place from whence  thou mayest see part
 of ,israel1 and canst not see them all3
 curse them  from thence4    #bc3ad4    
,and when he had brought him to a high  
place1 upon the top of  mount ,phasga1  
,balaam built seven altars1 and laying  
on every one a calf  and a ram1         
#bc3ae4 ,he said to ,balac3 ,stand here 
by thy burnt offering while ,i go to    
meet him4    #bc3af4 ,and when the ,lord
 had met him1 and had put the word in   
his  mouth1 he said3 ,return to ,balac1 
and thus shalt thou say to him4         
#bc3ag4 ,returning he found him standing
 by his burnt sacrifice1 and the        
princes of the ,moabites with him4 ,and 
,balac said to him3 ,what hath the      
,lord spoken8    #bc3ah4 ,but he taking 
up his parable1 said3 ,stand1 ,o ,balac1

 and give  ear3 hear1 thou son of       
,sephor3    #bc3ai4 ,god is not a man1  
that he should lie1 nor is the son of   
man1  that he should be changed4 ,hath  
he said then1 and will he not do8 hath  
he spoken1 and will he not fulfil8      
#bc3bj4 ,i was brought to bless1 the    
blessing ,i am not able to hinder4      
#bc3ba4 ,there is no idol in ,jacob1    
neither is there an image god to be     
seen in ,israel4 ,the ,lord his ,god is 
with him1 and the sound of the  victory 
of the king in him4    #bc3bb4 ,god hath
 brought him out of ,egypt1 whose       
strength is like to the  rhinoceros4    
#bc3bc4 ,there is no soothsaying in     
,jacob1 nor divination in ,israel4 ,in  
their times it shall be told to ,jacob  
and to ,israel what ,god hath  wrought4 
#bc3bd4 ,behold the people shall rise up
 as a lioness1 and shall lift  itself up
 as a lion3 it shall not lie down till  
it devour the prey1 and  drink the blood
 of the slain4    #bc3be4 ,and ,balac   
said to ,balaam3 ,neither curse1 nor    

bless him4    #bc3bf4 ,and he said3 ,did
 ,i not tell thee1 that whatsoever ,god 
should  command me1 that ,i would do8   
#bc3bg4 ,and ,balac said to him3 ,come  
and ,i will bring thee to another       
place2 if peradventure it please ,god   
that thou mayest curse them from        
thence4    #bc3bh4 ,and when he had     
brought him upon the top of mount       
,phogor1 which  looketh towards the     
wilderness1    #bc3bi4 ,balaam said to  
him3 ,build me here seven altars1 and   
prepare as  many calves1 and the same   
number of rams4    #bc3cj4 ,balac did as
 ,balaam had said3 and he laid on every 
altar1 a calf  and a ram4      ,numbers 
,chapter #bd    ,balaam still continues 
to prophesy good things in favour of    
,israel4    #bd3a4 ,and when ,balaam saw
 that it pleased the ,lord that he      
should bless  ,israel1 he went not as he
 had gone before1 to seek divination3   
but  setting his face towards the       
desert1    #bd3b4 ,and lifting up his   
eyes1 he saw ,israel abiding in their   

tents by  their tribes3 and the spirit  
of ,god rushing upon him1    #bd3c4 ,he 
took up his parable and said3 ,balaam   
the son of ,beor hath  said3 ,the man   
hath said1 whose eye is stopped up3     
#bd3d4 ,the hearer of the words of ,god 
hath said1 he that hath beheld the      
vision of the ,almighty1 he that        
falleth1 and so his eyes are opened3    
#bd3e4 ,how beautiful are thy           
tabernacles ,o ,jacob1 and thy tents1 ,o
  ,israel6    #bd3f4 ,as woody valleys1 
as watered gardens near the rivers1 as  
tabernacles which the ,lord hath        
pitched1 as cedars by the waterside4    
#bd3g4 ,water shall flow out of his     
bucket1 and his seed shall be in many   
waters4 ,for ,agag his king shall be    
removed1 and his kingdom shall be  taken
 away4    #bd3h4 ,god hath brought him  
out of ,egypt1 whose strength is like to
 the  rhinoceros4 ,they shall devour the
 nations that are his enemies1 and      
break their bones1 and pierce them with 
arrows4    #bd3i4 ,lying down he hath   

slept as a lion1 and as a lioness1 whom 
none  shall dare to rouse4 ,he that     
blesseth thee1 shall also himself be    
blessed3 he that curseth thee shall be  
reckoned accursed4    #bd3aj4 ,and      
,balac being angry against ,balaam1     
clapped his hands together  and said3 ,i
 called thee to curse my enemies1 and   
thou on the contrary  hast blessed them 
three times4    #bd3aa4 ,return to thy  
place4 ,i had determined indeed greatly 
to honour  thee1 but the ,lord hath     
deprived thee of the honour designed for
 thee4    #bd3ab4 ,balaam made answer to
 ,balac3 ,did ,i not say to thy         
messengers1  whom thou sentest to me3   
#bd3ac4 ,if ,balac would give me his    
house full of silver and gold1 ,i       
cannot go beyond the word of the ,lord  
my ,god1 to utter any thing of my  own  
head either good or evil3 but whatsoever
 the ,lord shall say1 that ,i  will     
speak8    #bd3ad4 ,but yet going to my  
people1 ,i will give thee counsel1 what 
this  people shall do to thy people in  

the latter days4    #bd3ae4 ,therefore  
taking up his parable1 again he said3   
,balaam the son  of ,beor hath said3    
,the man whose eye is stopped up1 hath  
said3    #bd3af4 ,the hearer of the     
words of ,god hath said1 who knoweth the
  doctrine of the ,highest1 and seeth   
the visions of the ,almighty1 who       
falling hath his eyes opened3    #bd3ag4
 ,i shall see him1 but not now3 ,i shall
 behold him1 but not near4  ,a ,,star   
,,shall ,,rise out of ,jacob and a      
sceptre shall spring up from  ,israel3  
and shall strike the chiefs of ,moab1   
and shall waste all the  children of    
,seth    #bd3ah4 ,and he shall possess  
,idumea3 the inheritance of ,seir shall 
come  to their enemies1 but ,israel     
shall do manfully4    #bd3ai4 ,out of   
,jacob shall he come that shall rule1   
and shall destroy  the remains of the   
city4    #bd3bj4 ,and when he saw       
,amalec1 he took up his parable1 and    
said3 ,amalec  the beginning of nations1
 whose latter ends shall be destroyed4  

#bd3ba4 ,he saw also the ,cinite3 and   
took up his parable1 and said3 ,thy     
habitation indeed is strong3 but though 
thou build thy nest in a rock1          
#bd3bb4 ,and thou be chosen of the stock
 of ,cin1 how long shalt thou be  able  
to continue8 ,for ,assur shall take thee
 captive4    #bd3bc4 ,and taking up his 
parable1 again he said3 ,alas1 who shall
 live  when ,god shall do these things8 
#bd3bd4 ,they shall come in galleys from
 ,italy1 they shall overcome the        
,assyrians1 and shall waste the         
,hebrews1 and at the last they          
themselves  also shall perish4          
#bd3be4 ,and ,balaam rose1 and returned 
to his place3 ,balac also returned  the 
way that he came4      ,numbers ,chapter
 #be    ,the people fall into           
fornication and idolatry2 for which     
twenty-four  thousand are slain4 ,the   
zeal of ,phinees4    #be3a4 ,and ,israel
 at that time abode in ,settim1 and the 
people committed  fornication with the  
daughters of ,moab1    #be3b4 ,who      

called them to their sacrifices4 ,and   
they ate of them1 and  adored their     
gods4    #be3c4 ,and ,israel was        
initiated to ,beelphegor3 upon which the
 ,lord being  angry1    ,initiated to   
,beelphegor4444 ,that is1 they took to  
the worship of  ,beelphegor1 an obscene 
idol of the ,moabites1 and were         
consecrated1 as  it were1 to him4       
#be3d4 ,said to ,moses3 ,take all the   
princes of the people1 and hang them  up
 on gibbets against the sun3 that my    
fury may be turned away from  ,israel4  
#be3e4 ,and ,moses said to the judges of
 ,israel3 ,let every man kill his       
neighbours1 that have been initiated to 
,beelphegor4    #be3f4 ,and behold one  
of the children of ,israel went in      
before his  brethren to a harlot of     
,madian1 in the sight of ,moses and of  
all the  children of ,israel1 who were  
weeping before the door of the          
tabernacle4    #be3g4 ,and when ,phinees
 the son of ,eleazar the son of ,aaron  
the priest  saw it1 he rose up from the 

midst of the multitude1 and taking a    
dagger1    #be3h4 ,went in after the    
,israelite into the brothel house1 and  
thrust  both of them through together1  
to wit1 the man and the woman in the    
genital parts4 ,and the scourge ceased  
from the children of ,israel4    #be3i4 
,and there were slain four and twenty   
thousand men4    #be3aj4 ,and the ,lord 
said to ,moses3    #be3aa4 ,phinees the 
son of ,eleazar the son of ,aaron the   
priest1 hath  turned away my wrath from 
the children of ,israel3 because he was 
moved  with my zeal against them1 that  
,i myself might not destroy the children
  of ,israel in my zeal4    #be3ab4     
,therefore say to him3 behold ,i give   
him the peace of my  covenant1          
#be3ac4 ,and the covenant of the        
priesthood for ever shall be both to him
  and his seed1 because he hath been    
zealous for his ,god1 and hath made     
atonement for the wickedness of the     
children of ,israel4    #be3ad4 ,and the
 name of the ,israelite1 that was slain 

with the woman of  ,madian1 was ,zambri 
the son of ,salu1 a prince of the       
kindred and tribe  of ,simeon4          
#be3ae4 ,and the ,madianite woman1 that 
was slain with him1 was called  ,cozbi  
the daughter of ,sur1 a most noble      
prince among the ,madianites4    #be3af4
 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3
    #be3ag4 ,let the ,madianites find   
you their enemies1 and slay you them3   
#be3ah4 ,because they also have acted   
like enemies against you1 and have      
guilefully deceived you by the idol     
,phogor1 and ,cozbi their sister1 a     
daughter of a prince of ,madian1 who was
 slain in the day of the plague  for the
 sacrilege of ,phogor4      ,numbers    
,chapter #bf    ,the people are again   
numbered by their tribes and families4  
#bf3a4 ,after the blood of the guilty   
was shed1 the ,lord said to ,moses  and 
to ,eleazar the son of ,aaron1 the      
priest3    #bf3b4 ,number the whole sum 
of the children of ,israel from twenty  
years  old and upward1 by their houses  

and kindreds1 all that are able to go   
forth to war4    #bf3c4 ,moses therefore
 and ,eleazar the priest1 being in the  
plains of  ,moab upon the ,jordan over  
against ,jericho1 spoke to them that    
were    #bf3d4 ,from twenty years old   
and upward1 as the ,lord had commanded3 
and  this is the number of them3        
#bf3e4 ,ruben the firstborn of ,israel4 
,his sons were ,henoch1 of whom is  the 
family of the ,henochites3 and ,phallu1 
of whom is the family of the            
,phalluites3    #bf3f4 ,and ,hesron1 of 
whom is the family of the ,hesronites3  
and ,charmi1  of whom is the family of  
the ,charmites4    #bf3g4 ,these are the
 families of the stock of ,ruben3 whose 
number was  found to be forty-three     
thousand seven hundred and thirty4      
#bf3h4 ,the son of ,phallu was ,eliab4  
#bf3i4 ,his sons1 were ,namuel and      
,dathan and ,abiron4 ,these are ,dathan 
and  ,abiron the princes of the people1 
that rose against ,moses and ,aaron in  
the sedition of ,core1 when they        

rebelled against the ,lord3    #bf3aj4  
,and the earth opening her mouth        
swallowed up ,core1 many others  dying1 
when the fire burned two hundred and    
fifty men4 ,and there was a  great      
miracle wrought1    #bf3aa4 ,that when  
,core perished1 his sons did not perish4
    #bf3ab4 ,the sons of ,simeon by     
their kindreds3 ,namuel1 of him is the  
family of the ,namuelites3 ,jamin1 of   
him is the family of the ,jaminites3    
,jachim1 of him is the family of the    
,jachimites3    #bf3ac4 ,zare1 of him is
 the family of the ,zarites3 ,saul1 of  
him is the  family of the ,saulites4    
#bf3ad4 ,these are the families of the  
stock of ,simeon1 of which the  whole   
number was twenty-two thousand two      
hundred4    #bf3ae4 ,the sons of ,gad by
 their kindreds3 ,sephon1 of him is the 
family  of the ,sephonites3 ,aggi1 of   
him is the family of the ,aggites3      
,suni1 of  him is the family of the     
,sunites3    #bf3af4 ,ozni1 of him is   
the family of the ,oznites3 ,her1 of him

 is the  family of the ,herites3        
#bf3ag4 ,arod1 of him is the family of  
the ,arodites3 ,ariel1 of him is the    
family of the ,arielites4    #bf3ah4    
,these are the families of ,gad1 of     
which the whole number was  forty       
thousand five hundred4    #bf3ai4 ,the  
sons of ,juda1 ,her and ,onan1 who both 
died in the land of  ,chanaan4          
#bf3bj4 ,and the sons of ,juda by their 
kindreds were3 ,sela1 of whom is  the   
family of the ,selaites3 ,phares1 of    
whom is the family of the  ,pharesites3 
,zare1 of whom is the family of the     
,zarites4    #bf3ba4 ,moreover the sons 
of ,phares were3 ,hesron1 of whom is the
 family  of the ,hesronites3 and ,hamul1
 of whom is the family of the           
,hamulites4    #bf3bb4 ,these are the   
families of ,juda1 of which the whole   
number was  seventy-six thousand five   
hundred4    #bf3bc4 ,the sons of        
,issachar1 by their kindreds3 ,thola of 
whom is the  family of the ,tholaites3  
,phua1 of whom is the family of the     

,phuaites3    #bf3bd4 ,jasub1 of whom is
 the family of the ,jasubites3 ,semran1 
of whom  is the family of the           
,semranites4    #bf3be4 ,these are the  
kindreds of ,issachar1 whose number was 
sixty-four  thousand three hundred4     
#bf3bf4 ,the sons of ,zabulon by their  
kindreds3 ,sared1 of whom is the  family
 of the ,saredites3 ,elon1 of whom is   
the family of the ,elonites3  ,jalel1 of
 whom is the family of the ,jalelites4  
#bf3bg4 ,these are the kindreds of      
,zabulon1 whose number was sixty        
thousand five hundred4    #bf3bh4 ,the  
sons of ,joseph by their kindred1       
,manasses and ,ephraim4    #bf3bi4 ,of  
,manasses was born ,machir1 of whom is  
the family of the  ,machirites4 ,machir 
begot ,galaad1 of whom is the family of 
the  ,galaadites4    #bf3cj4 ,galaad had
 sons3 ,jezer1 of whom is the family of 
the ,jezerites3  and ,helec1 of whom is 
the family of the ,helecites3    #bf3ca4
 ,and ,asriel1 of whom is the family of 
the ,asrielites3 and ,sechem1  of whom  

is the family of the ,sechemites3       
#bf3cb4 ,and ,semida1 of whom is the    
family of the ,semidaites3 and ,hepher1 
of whom is the family of the            
,hepherites4    #bf3cc4 ,and ,hepher was
 the father of ,salphaad1 who had no    
sons1 but only  daughters1 whose names  
are these3 ,maala1 and ,noa1 and ,hegla1
 and  ,melcha1 and ,thersa4    #bf3cd4  
,these are the families of ,manasses1   
and the number of them  fifty-two       
thousand seven hundred4    #bf3ce4 ,and 
the sons of ,ephraim by their kindreds  
were these3 ,suthala1  of whom is the   
family of the ,suthalaites3 ,becher1 of 
whom is the family  of the ,becherites3 
,thehen1 of whom is the family of the   
,thehenites4    #bf3cf4 ,now the son of 
,suthala was ,heran1 of whom is the     
family of the  ,heranites4    #bf3cg4   
,these are the kindreds of the sons of  
,ephraim3 whose number was  thirty-two  
thousand five hundred4    #bf3ch4 ,these
 are the sons of ,joseph by their       
families4 ,the sons of  ,benjamin in    

their kindreds3 ,bela1 of whom is the   
family of the  ,belaites3 ,asbel1 of    
whom is the family of the ,asbelites3   
,ahiram1 of  whom is the family of the  
,ahiramites3    #bf3ci4 ,supham1 of whom
 is the family of the ,suphamites3      
,hupham1 of whom  is the family of the  
,huphamites4    #bf3dj4 ,the sons of    
,bela3 ,hered1 and ,noeman4 ,of ,hered1 
is the family of  the ,heredites3 of    
,noeman1 the family of the ,noemanites4 
#bf3da4 ,these are the sons of ,benjamin
 by their kindreds1 whose number  was   
forty-five thousand six hundred4        
#bf3db4 ,the sons of ,dan by their      
kindreds3 ,suham1 of whom is the family 
of the ,suhamites3 ,these are the       
kindreds of ,dan by their families4     
#bf3dc4 ,all were ,suhamites1 whose     
number was sixty-four thousand four     
hundred4    #bf3dd4 ,the sons of ,aser  
by their kindreds3 ,jemna1 of whom is   
the family  of the ,jemnaites3 ,jessui1 
of whom is the family of the ,jessuites3
 ,brie1  of whom is the family of the   

,brieites4    #bf3de4 ,the sons of      
,brie3 ,heber1 of whom is the family of 
the ,heberites3  and ,melchiel1 of whom 
is the family of the ,melchielites4     
#bf3df4 ,and the name of the daughter of
 ,aser1 was ,sara4    #bf3dg4 ,these are
 the kindreds of the sons of ,aser1 and 
their number  fifty-three thousand four 
hundred4    #bf3dh4 ,the sons of        
,nephtali by their kindreds3 ,jesiel1 of
 whom is the  family of the ,jesielites3
 ,guni1 of whom is the family of the    
,gunites3    #bf3di4 ,jeser1 of whom is 
the family of the ,jeserites3 ,sellem1  
of whom  is the family of the           
,sellemites4    #bf3ej4 ,these are the  
kindreds of the sons of ,nephtali by    
their  families3 whose number was       
forty-five thousand four hundred4       
#bf3ea4 ,this is the sum of the children
 of ,israel1 that were reckoned  up1 six
 hundred and one thousand seven hundred 
and thirty4    #bf3eb4 ,and the ,lord   
spoke to ,moses1 saying3    #bf3ec4 ,to 
these shall the land be divided for     

their possessions  according to the     
number of names4    #bf3ed4 ,to the     
greater number thou shalt give a greater
 portion1 and to  the fewer a less3 to  
every one1 as they have now been        
reckoned up1  shall a possession be     
delivered3    #bf3ee4 ,yet so that by   
lot the land be divided to the tribe and
  families4    #bf3ef4 ,whatsoever shall
 fall by lot1 that shall be taken by the
 more1  or the fewer4    #bf3eg4 ,this  
also is the number of the sons of ,levi 
by their families3  ,gerson1 of whom is 
the family of the ,gersonites3 ,caath1  
of whom is the  family of the           
,caathites3 ,merari1 of whom is the     
family of the  ,merarites4    #bf3eh4   
,these are the families of ,levi3 ,the  
family of ,lobni1 the family  of        
,hebroni1 the family of ,moholi1 the    
family of ,musi1 the family of  ,core4  
,now ,caath begot ,amram3    #bf3ei4    
,who had to wife ,jochabed the daughter 
of ,levi1 who was born to  him in       
,egypt4 ,she bore to her husband ,amram 

sons1 ,aaron and ,moses1 and  ,mary     
their sister4    #bf3fj4 ,of ,aaron were
 born ,nadab and ,abiu1 and ,eleazar and
 ,ithamar3    #bf3fa4 ,of whom ,nadab   
and ,abiu died1 when they had offered   
the strange  fire before the ,lord4     
#bf3fb4 ,and all that were numbered1    
were twenty-three thousand males  from  
one month old and upward3 for they were 
not reckoned up among the  children of  
,israel1 neither was a possession given 
to them with the  rest4    #bf3fc4 ,this
 is the number of the children of       
,israel1 that were enrolled  by ,moses  
and ,eleazar the priest1 in the plains  
of ,moab upon the ,jordan1  over against
 ,jericho4    #bf3fd4 ,among whom there 
was not one of them that were numbered  
before  by ,moses and ,aaron in the     
desert of ,sinai4    #bf3fe4 ,for the   
,lord had foretold that they should die 
in the  wilderness4 ,and none remained  
of them1 but ,caleb the son of ,jephone1
  and ,josue the son of ,nun4           
,numbers ,chapter #bg    ,the law of    

inheritance4 ,josue is appointed to     
succeed ,moses4    #bg3a4 ,then came the
 daughters of ,salphaad1 the son of     
,hepher1 the son  of ,galaad1 the son of
 ,machir1 the son of ,manasses1 who was 
the son of  ,joseph3 and their names are
 ,maala1 and ,noa1 and ,hegla1 and      
,melcha1 and  ,thersa4    #bg3b4 ,and   
they stood before ,moses and ,eleazar   
the priest1 and all the  princes of the 
people at the door of the tabernacle of 
the covenant1  and said3    #bg3c4 ,our 
father died in the desert1 and was not  
in the sedition1 that  was raised       
against the ,lord under ,core1 but he   
died in his own sin3 and  he had no male
 children4 ,why is his name taken away  
out of his family1  because he had no   
son8 ,give us a possession among the    
kinsmen of our  father4    #bg3d4 ,and  
,moses referred their cause to the      
judgment of the ,lord4    #bg3e4 ,and   
the ,lord said to him3    #bg3f4 ,the   
daughters of ,salphaad demand a just    
thing3 ,give them a  possession among   

their father's kindred1 and let them    
succeed him in  his inheritance4        
#bg3g4 ,and to the children of ,israel  
thou shalt speak these things3    #bg3h4
 ,when a man dieth without a son1 his   
inheritance shall pass to his  daughter4
    #bg3i4 ,if he have no daughter1 his 
brethren shall succeed him4    #bg3aj4  
,and if he have no brethren1 you shall  
give the inheritance to  his father's   
brethren4    #bg3aa4 ,but if he have no 
uncles by the father1 the inheritance   
shall be  given to them that are the    
next akin4 ,and this shall be to the    
children  of ,israel sacred by a        
perpetual law1 as the ,lord hath        
commanded ,moses4    #bg3ab4 ,the ,lord 
also said to ,moses3 ,go up into this   
mountain ,abarim1  and view from thence 
the land which ,i will give to the      
children of  ,israel4    #bg3ac4 ,and   
when thou shalt have seen it1 thou also 
shalt go to thy  people1 as thy brother 
,aaron is gone3    #bg3ad4 ,because you 
offended me in the desert of ,sin in the

  contradiction of the multitude1       
neither would you sanctify me before    
them at the waters4 ,these are the      
waters of contradiction in ,cades of    
the desert of ,sin4    #bg3ae4 ,and     
,moses answered him3    #bg3af4 ,may the
 ,lord the ,god of the spirits of all   
flesh provide a man1  that may be over  
this multitude3    #bg3ag4 ,and may go  
out and in before them1 and may lead    
them out1 or  bring them in3 lest the   
people of the ,lord be as sheep without 
a  shepherd4    #bg3ah4 ,and the ,lord  
said to him3 take ,josue the son of     
,nun1 a man in  whom is the ,spirit1 and
 put thy hand upon him4    #bg3ai4 ,and 
he shall stand before ,eleazar the      
priest and all the  multitude3          
#bg3bj4 ,and thou shalt give him        
precepts in the sight of all1 and part  
of thy glory1 that all the congregation 
of the children of ,israel may  hear    
him4    #bg3ba4 ,if any thing be to be  
done1 ,eleazar the priest shall consult 
the  ,lord for him4 ,he and all the     

children of ,israel with him1 and the   
rest  of the multitude shall go out and 
go in at his word4    #bg3bb4 ,moses did
 as the ,lord had commanded4 ,and1 when 
he had taken  ,josue1 he set him before 
,eleazar the priest1 and all the        
assembly of  the people1    #bg3bc4 ,and
 laying his hands on his head1 he       
repeated all things that  the ,lord had 
commanded4      ,numbers ,chapter #bh   
,sacrifices are appointed as well for   
every day as for sabbaths1 and  other   
festivals4    #bh3a4 ,the ,lord also    
said to ,moses3    #bh3b4 ,command the  
children of ,israel1 and thou shalt say 
to them3 ,offer  ye my oblation and my  
bread1 and burnt sacrifice of most sweet
 odour1  in their due seasons4    #bh3c4
 ,these are the sacrifices which you    
shall offer3 ,two lambs of a  year old  
without blemish every day for the       
perpetual holocaust3    #bh3d4 ,one you 
shall offer in the mornings1 and the    
other in the  evening3    #bh3e4 ,and   
the tenth part of an ephi of flour1     

which shall be tempered  with the purest
 oil1 of the measure of the fourth part 
of a hin4    #bh3f4 ,it is the continual
 holocaust which you offered in mount   
,sinai  for a most sweet odour of a     
sacrifice by fire to the ,lord4         
#bh3g4 ,and for a libation you shall    
offer of wine the fourth part of a  hin 
for every lamb in the sanctuary of the  
,lord4    #bh3h4 ,and you shall offer   
the other lamb in like manner in the    
evening  according to all the rites of  
the morning sacrifice1 and of the       
libations thereof1 an oblation of most  
sweet odour to the ,lord4    #bh3i4 ,and
 on the sabbath day you shall offer two 
lambs of a year old  without blemish1   
and two tenths of flour tempered with   
oil in  sacrifice1 and the libations1   
#bh3aj4 ,which regularly are poured out 
every sabbath for the perpetual         
holocaust4    #bh3aa4 ,and on the first 
day of the month you shall offer a      
holocaust to  the ,lord1 two calves of  
the herd1 one ram1 and seven lambs of a 

year  old1 without blemish1    #bh3ab4  
,and three tenths of flour tempered with
 oil in sacrifice for  every calf3 and  
two tenths of flour tempered with oil   
for every ram3    #bh3ac4 ,and the tenth
 of a tenth of flour tempered with oil  
in sacrifice  for every lamb4 ,it is a  
holocaust of most sweet odour and an    
offering  by fire to the ,lord4         
#bh3ad4 ,and these shall be the         
libations of wine that are to be poured 
out for every victim3 ,half a hin for   
every calf1 a third for a ram1 and  a   
fourth for a lamb4 ,this shall be the   
holocaust for every month1 as  they     
succeed one another in the course of the
 year4    #bh3ae4 ,a buck goat also     
shall be offered to the ,lord for a sin 
offering  over and above the perpetual  
holocaust with its libations4    #bh3af4
 ,and in the first month1 on the        
fourteenth day of the month1  shall be  
the phase of the ,lord1    #bh3ag4 ,and 
on the fifteenth day the solemn feast3  
seven days shall they  eat unleavened   

bread4    #bh3ah4 ,and the first day of 
them shall be venerable and holy3 you   
shall  not do any servile work therein4 
#bh3ai4 ,and you shall offer a burnt    
sacrifice a holocaust to the ,lord1  two
 calves of the herd1 one ram1 seven     
lambs of a year old1 without  blemish3  
#bh3bj4 ,and for the sacrifice of every 
one three tenths of flour which  shall  
be tempered with oil to every calf1 and 
two tenths to every ram1    #bh3ba4 ,and
 the tenth of a tenth1 to every lamb1   
that is to say1 to all  the seven lambs3
    #bh3bb4 ,and one buck goat for sin1 
to make atonement for you1    #bh3bc4   
,besides the morning holocaust which you
 shall always offer4    #bh3bd4 ,so     
shall you do every day of the seven days
 for the food of the  fire1 and for a   
most sweet odour to the ,lord1 which    
shall rise from the  holocaust1 and from
 the libations of each4    #bh3be4 ,the 
seventh day also shall be most solemn   
and holy unto you1 you  shall do no     
servile work therein4    #bh3bf4 ,the   

day also of firstfruits1 when after the 
weeks are  accomplished1 you shall offer
 new fruits to the ,lord1 shall be      
venerable and holy3 you shall do no     
servile work therein4    #bh3bg4 ,and   
you shall offer a holocaust for a most  
sweet odour to the  ,lord1 two calves of
 the herd1 one ram1 and seven lambs of a
 year old1  without blemish3    #bh3bh4 
,and in the sacrifices of them three    
tenths of flour tempered  with oil to   
every calf1 two to every ram1    #bh3bi4
 ,the tenth of a tenth to every lamb1   
which in all are seven  lambs3 a buck   
goat also1    #bh3cj4 ,which is slain   
for expiation3 besides the perpetual    
holocaust  and the libations thereof4   
#bh3ca4 ,you shall offer them all       
without blemish with their libations4   
,numbers ,chapter #bi    ,sacrifices for
 the festivals of the seventh month4    
#bi3a4 ,the first day also of the       
seventh month shall be venerable and    
holy unto you2 you shall do no servile  
work therein1 because it is the  day of 

the sounding and of trumpets4    #bi3b4 
,and you shall offer a holocaust for a  
most sweet odour to the  ,lord1 one calf
 of the herd1 one ram and seven lambs of
 a year old1  without blemish4    #bi3c4
 ,and for their sacrifices1 three tenths
 of flour tempered with oil  to every   
calf1 two tenths to a ram1    #bi3d4    
,one tenth to a lamb1 which in all are  
seven lambs3    #bi3e4 ,and a buck goat 
for sin1 which is offered for the       
expiation of  the people1    #bi3f4     
,besides the holocaust of the first day 
of the month with the  sacrifices       
thereof1 and the perpetual holocaust    
with the accustomed  libations4 ,with   
the same ceremonies you shall offer a   
burnt sacrifice  for a most sweet odour 
to the ,lord4    #bi3g4 ,the tenth day  
also of this seventh month shall be holy
 and  venerable unto you1 and you shall 
afflict your souls2 you shall do no     
servile work therein4    #bi3h4 ,and you
 shall offer a holocaust to the ,lord   
for a most sweet  odour1 one calf of the

 herd1 one ram1 and seven lambs of a    
year old1  without blemish3    #bi3i4   
,and for their sacrifices1 three tenths 
of flour tempered with oil  to every    
calf1 two tenths to a ram1    #bi3aj4   
,the tenth of a tenth to every lamb1    
which are in all seven  lambs3          
#bi3aa4 ,and a buck goat for sin1       
besides the things that are wont to be  
offered for sin1 for expiation1 and for 
the perpetual holocaust with  their     
sacrifice and libations4    #bi3ab4 ,and
 on the fifteenth day of the seventh    
month1 which shall be  unto you holy and
 venerable1 you shall do no servile     
work1 but shall  celebrate a solemnity  
to the ,lord seven days4    #bi3ac4 ,and
 you shall offer a holocaust for a most 
sweet odour to the  ,lord1 thirteen     
calves of the herd1 two rams1 and       
fourteen lambs of a  year old1 without  
blemish3    #bi3ad4 ,and for their      
libations three tenths of flour tempered
 with oil  to every calf1 being in all  
thirteen calves3 and two tenths to each 

ram1 being two rams1    #bi3ae4 ,and the
 tenth of a tenth to every lamb1 being  
in all fourteen  lambs3    #bi3af4 ,and 
a buck goat for sin1 besides the        
perpetual holocaust1 and  the sacrifice 
and the libation thereof4    #bi3ag4 ,on
 the second day you shall offer twelve  
calves of the herd1 two  rams and       
fourteen lambs of a year old1 without   
blemish3    #bi3ah4 ,and the sacrifices 
and the libations for every one1 for the
  calves and for the rams and for the   
lambs you shall duly celebrate3         
#bi3ai4 ,and a buck goat for a sin      
offering besides the perpetual          
holocaust1 and the sacrifice and the    
libation thereof4    #bi3bj4 ,the third 
day you shall offer eleven calves1 two  
rams1 and  fourteen lambs of a year old1
 without blemish3    #bi3ba4 ,and the   
sacrifices and the libations of every   
one for the calves  and for the rams and
 for the lambs you shall offer according
 to the  rite3    #bi3bb4 ,and a buck   
goat for sin1 besides the perpetual     

holocaust1 and  the sacrifice1 and the  
libation thereof4    #bi3bc4 ,the fourth
 day you shall offer ten calves1 two    
rams1 and  fourteen lambs of a year old1
 without blemish3    #bi3bd4 ,and the   
sacrifices and the libations of every   
one for the calves  and for the rams and
 for the lambs you shall celebrate in   
right manner3    #bi3be4 ,and a buck    
goat for sin1 besides the perpetual     
holocaust1 and  the sacrifice and the   
libation thereof4    #bi3bf4 ,the fifth 
day you shall offer nine calves1 two    
rams1 and  fourteen lambs of a year old1
 without blemish3    #bi3bg4 ,and the   
sacrifices and the libations of every   
one for the calves  and for the rams and
 for the lambs you shall celebrate      
according to the  rite3    #bi3bh4 ,and 
a buck goat for sin1 besides the        
perpetual holocaust1 and  the sacrifice 
and the libation thereof4    #bi3bi4    
,the sixth day you shall offer eight    
calves1 two rams1 and  fourteen lambs of
 a year old1 without blemish3    #bi3cj4

 ,and the sacrifices and the libations  
of every one for the calves  and for the
 rams and for the lambs you shall       
celebrate according to the  rite3       
#bi3ca4 ,and a buck goat for sin1       
besides the perpetual holocaust1 and    
the sacrifice and the libation thereof4 
#bi3cb4 ,the seventh day you shall offer
 seven calves and two rams1 and         
fourteen lambs of a year old1 without   
blemish3    #bi3cc4 ,and the sacrifices 
and the libations of every one for the  
calves  and for the rams and for the    
lambs you shall celebrate according to  
the  rite3    #bi3cd4 ,and a buck goat  
for sin1 besides the perpetual          
holocaust1 and  the sacrifice and the   
libation thereof4    #bi3ce4 ,on the    
eighth day1 which is most solemn1 you   
shall do no servile  work3    #bi3cf4   
,but you shall offer a holocaust for a  
most sweet odour to the  ,lord1 one     
calf1 one ram1 and seven lambs of a year
 old1 without  blemish3    #bi3cg4 ,and 
the sacrifices and the libations of     

every one for the calves  and for the   
rams and for the lambs you shall        
celebrate according to the  rite3       
#bi3ch4 ,and a buck goat for sin1       
besides the perpetual holocaust1 and    
the sacrifice and the libation thereof4 
#bi3ci4 ,these things shall you offer to
 the ,lord in your solemnities3  besides
 your vows and voluntary oblations for  
holocaust1 for sacrifice1  for libation1
 and for victims of peace offerings4    
,numbers ,chapter #cj    ,of vows and   
oaths3 and their obligation4    #cj3a4  
,and ,moses told the children of ,israel
 all that the ,lord had  commanded him3 
#cj3b4 ,and he said to the princes of   
the tribes of the children of  ,israel3 
,this is the word that the ,lord hath   
commanded3    #cj3c4 ,if any man make a 
vow to the ,lord1 or bind himself by an 
oath3 he  shall not make his word void  
but shall fulfil all that he promised4  
#cj3d4 ,if a woman vow any thing1 and   
bind herself by an oath1 being in  her  
father's house1 and but yet a girl in   

age3 if her father knew the  vow that   
she hath promised1 and the oath         
wherewith she hath bound her  soul1 and 
held his peace1 she shall be bound by   
the vow3    #cj3e4 ,whatsoever she      
promised and swore1 she shall fulfil in 
deed4    #cj3f4 ,but if her father1     
immediately as soon as he heard it1     
gainsaid  it1 both her vows and her     
oaths shall be void1 neither shall she  
be  bound to what she promised1 because 
her father hath gainsaid it4    #cj3g4  
,if she have a husband1 and shall vow   
any thing1 and the word once  going out 
of her mouth shall bind her soul by an  
oath1    #cj3h4 ,the day that her       
husband shall hear it1 and not gainsay  
it1 she  shall be bound to the vow1 and 
shall give whatsoever she promised4     
#cj3i4 ,but if as soon as he heareth he 
gainsay it1 and make her promises  and  
the words wherewith she had bound her   
soul of no effect3 the ,lord  will      
forgive her4    #cj3aj4 ,the widow1 and 
she that is divorced1 shall fulfil      

whatsoever  they vow4    #cj3aa4 ,if the
 wife in the house of her husband1 hath 
bound herself by  vow and by oath1      
#cj3ab4 ,if her husband hear1 and hold  
his peace1 and doth not disallow  the   
promise1 she shall accomplish whatsoever
 she had promised4    #cj3ac4 ,but if   
forthwith he gainsay it1 she shall not  
be bound by the  promise3 because her   
husband gainsaid it1 and the ,lord will 
be merciful  to her4    #cj3ad4 ,if she 
vow and bind herself by oath1 to afflict
 her soul by  fasting1 or abstinence    
from other things1 it shall depend on   
the will  of her husband1 whether she   
shall do it1 or not do it4    #cj3ae4   
,but if the husband hearing it hold his 
peace1 and defer the  declaring his mind
 till another day3 whatsoever she had   
vowed and  promised1 she shall fulfil3  
because immediately as he heard it1 he  
held  his peace4    #cj3af4 ,but if he  
gainsay it after that he knew it1 he    
shall bear her  iniquity4    #cj3ag4    
,these are the laws which the ,lord     

appointed to ,moses between the  husband
 and the wife1 between the father and   
the daughter that is as  yet but a girl 
in age1 or that abideth in her father's 
house4      ,numbers ,chapter #ca       
,the ,madianites are slain for having   
drawn the people of ,israel into  sin4  
,the dividing of the booty4    #ca3a4   
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 saying3 
#ca3b4 ,revenge first the children of   
,israel on the ,madianites1 and so  thou
 shalt be gathered to thy people4       
#ca3c4 ,and ,moses forthwith said3 ,arm 
of you men to fight1 who may take  the  
revenge of the ,lord on the ,madianites4
    #ca3d4 ,let a thousand men be chosen
 out of every tribe of ,israel to be    
sent to the war4    #ca3e4 ,and they    
gave a thousand of every tribe1 that is 
to say1 twelve  thousand men well       
appointed for battle4    #ca3f4 ,and    
,moses sent them with ,phinees the son  
of ,eleazar the priest1  and he         
delivered to him the holy vessels1 and  
the trumpets to sound4    #ca3g4 ,and   

when they had fought against the        
,madianites and had overcome  them1 they
 slew all the men4    #ca3h4 ,and their 
kings ,evi1 and ,recem1 and ,sur1 and   
,hur1 and ,rebe1 five  princes of the   
nation3 ,balaam also the son of ,beor   
they killed with the  sword4    #ca3i4  
,and they took their women1 and their   
children captives1 and all  their       
cattle1 and all their goods3 and all    
their possessions they  plundered3      
#ca3aj4 ,and all their cities1 and their
 villages1 and castles1 they  burned4   
#ca3aa4 ,and they carried away the      
booty1 and all that they had taken  both
 of men and of beasts4    #ca3ab4 ,and  
they brought them to ,moses1 and        
,eleazar the priest1 and to  all the    
multitude of the children of ,israel4   
,but the rest of the things  for use    
they carried to the camp on the plains  
of ,moab1 beside the  ,jordan over      
against ,jericho4    #ca3ac4 ,and ,moses
 and ,eleazar the priest and all the    
princes of the  synagogue went forth to 

meet them without the camp4    #ca3ad4  
,and ,moses being angry with the chief  
officers of the army1 the  tribunes1 and
 the centurions that were come from the 
battle1    #ca3ae4 ,said3 ,why have you 
saved the women8    #ca3af4 ,are not    
these they1 that deceived the children  
of ,israel by the  counsel of ,balaam1  
and made you transgress against the     
,lord by the sin  of ,phogor1 for which 
also the people was punished8    ,the   
sin of ,phogor4444 ,the sin committed in
 the worship of ,beelphegor4    #ca3ag4 
,therefore kill all that are of the male
 sex1 even of the  children3 and put to 
death the women1 that have carnally     
known men4    ,of children4444 ,women   
and children1 ordinarily speaking1 were 
not to be  killed in war1 ,deut4 #bj4ad4
 ,but the great ,lord of life and death 
was  pleased to order it otherwise in   
the present case1 in detestation of  the
 wickedness of this people1 who by the  
counsel of ,balaam1 had sent  their     
women among the ,israelites on purpose  

to draw them from ,god4    #ca3ah4 ,but 
the girls1 and all the women that are   
virgins save for  yourselves3    #ca3ai4
 ,and stay without the camp seven days4 
,he that hath killed a man1  or touched 
one that is killed1 shall be purified   
the third day and the  seventh day4     
#ca3bj4 ,and of all the spoil1 every    
garment1 or vessel1 or any thing  made  
for use1 of the skins1 or hair of goats1
 or of wood1 shall be  purified4        
#ca3ba4 ,eleazar also the priest spoke  
to the men of the army1 that had        
fought1 in this manner3 ,this is the    
ordinance of the law1 which the  ,lord  
hath commanded ,moses3    #ca3bb4 ,gold1
 and silver1 and brass1 and iron1 and   
lead1 and tin1    #ca3bc4 ,and all that 
may pass through the fire1 shall be     
purified by  fire1 but whatsoever cannot
 abide the fire1 shall be sanctified    
with  the water of expiation3    #ca3bd4
 ,and you shall wash your garments the  
seventh day1 and being  purified1 you   
shall afterwards enter into the camp4   

#ca3be4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
#ca3bf4 ,take the sum of the things that
 were taken both of man and  beast1 thou
 and ,eleazar the priest and the princes
 of the multitude3    #ca3bg4 ,and thou 
shalt divide the spoil equally1 between 
them that  fought and went out to the   
war1 and between the rest of the        
multitude4    #ca3bh4 ,and thou shalt   
separate a portion to the ,lord from    
them that  fought and were in the       
battle1 one soul of five hundred as well
 of  persons as of oxen and asses and   
sheep4    #ca3bi4 ,and thou shalt give  
it to ,eleazar the priest1 because they 
are  the firstfruits of the ,lord4      
#ca3cj4 ,out of the moiety also of the  
children of ,israel thou shalt take  the
 fiftieth head of persons1 and of oxen1 
and asses1 and sheep1 and of  all       
beasts1 and thou shalt give them to the 
,levites that watch in the  charge of   
the tabernacle of the ,lord4    #ca3ca4 
,and ,moses and ,eleazar did as the     
,lord had commanded4    #ca3cb4 ,and the

 spoil which the army had taken1 was six
 hundred  seventy-five thousand sheep1  
#ca3cc4 ,seventy-two thousand oxen1     
#ca3cd4 ,sixty-one thousand asses3      
#ca3ce4 ,and thirty-two thousand persons
 of the female sex1 that had not  known 
men4    #ca3cf4 ,and one half was given 
to them that had been in the battle1 to 
wit1 three hundred thirty-seven thousand
 five hundred sheep3    #ca3cg4 ,out of 
which1 for the portion of the ,lord1    
were reckoned six  hundred seventy five 
sheep4    #ca3ch4 ,and out of the       
thirty-six thousand oxen1 seventy-two   
oxen3    #ca3ci4 ,out of the thirty     
thousand five hundred asses1 sixty-one  
asses3    #ca3dj4 ,out of the sixteen   
thousand persons1 there fell to the     
portion  of the ,lord1 thirty-two souls4
    #ca3da4 ,and ,moses delivered the   
number of the firstfruits of the ,lord  
to  ,eleazar the priest1 as had been    
commanded him1    #ca3db4 ,out of the   
half of the children of ,israel1 which  
he had  separated for them that had been

 in the battle4    #ca3dc4 ,but out of  
the half that fell to the rest of the   
multitude1 that  is to say1 out of the  
three hundred thirty-seven thousand five
 hundred  sheep1    #ca3dd4 ,and out of 
the thirty-six thousand oxen1    #ca3de4
 ,and out of the thirty thousand five   
hundred asses1    #ca3df4 ,and out of   
the sixteen thousand persons1    #ca3dg4
 ,moses took the fiftieth head1 and gave
 it to the ,levites that  watched in the
 tabernacle of the ,lord1 as the ,lord  
had commanded4    #ca3dh4 ,and when the 
commanders of the army1 and the tribunes
 and  centurions were come to ,moses1   
they said3    #ca3di4 ,we thy servants  
have reckoned up the number of the      
fighting men1  whom we had under our    
hand1 and not so much as one was        
wanting4    #ca3ej4 ,therefore we offer 
as gifts to the ,lord what gold every   
one of  us could find in the booty1 in  
garters and tablets1 rings and          
bracelets1 and chains1 that thou mayst  
pray to the ,lord for us4    #ca3ea4    

,and ,moses and ,eleazar the priest     
received all the gold in divers  kinds1 
#ca3eb4 ,in weight sixteen thousand     
seven hundred and fifty sicles1 from    
the tribunes and from the centurions4   
#ca3ec4 ,for that which every one had   
taken in the booty was his own4         
#ca3ed4 ,and that which was received    
they brought into the tabernacle of  the
 testimony1 for a memorial of the       
children of ,israel before the  ,lord4  
,numbers ,chapter #cb    ,the tribes of 
,ruben and ,gad1 and half of the tribe  
of ,manasses1 receive  their inheritance
 on the east side of ,jordan1 upon      
conditions approved  of by ,moses4      
#cb3a4 ,and the sons of ,ruben and ,gad 
had many flocks of cattle1 and  their   
substance in beasts was infinite4 ,and  
when they saw the lands of  ,jazer and  
,galaad fit for feeding cattle1         
#cb3b4 ,they came to ,moses and ,eleazar
 the priest1 and the princes of the     
multitude1 and said3    #cb3c4 ,ataroth1
 and ,dibon1 and ,jazer1 and ,nemra1    

,hesebon1 and ,eleale1  and ,saban1 and 
,nebo1 and ,beon1    #cb3d4 ,the land1  
which the ,lord hath conquered in the   
sight of the  children of ,israel1 is a 
very fertile soil for the feeding of    
beasts3  and we thy servants have very  
much cattle3    #cb3e4 ,and we pray     
thee1 if we have found favour in thy    
sight1 that thou  give it to us thy     
servants in possession1 and make us not 
pass over the  ,jordan4    #cb3f4 ,and  
,moses answered them3 ,what1 shall your 
brethren go to fight1  and will you sit 
here8    #cb3g4 ,why do ye overturn the 
minds of the children of ,israel1 that  
they  may not dare to pass into the     
place which the ,lord hath given them8  
#cb3h4 ,was it not thus your fathers    
did1 when ,i sent from ,cadesbarne to   
view the land8    #cb3i4 ,and when they 
were come as far as the valley of the   
cluster1  having viewed all the country1
 they overturned the hearts of the      
children of ,israel1 that they should   
not enter into the coasts1 which  the   

,lord gave them4    #cb3aj4 ,and he     
swore in his anger1 saying3    #cb3aa4  
,if these men1 that came up out of      
,egypt1 from twenty years old  and      
upward1 shall see the land1 which ,i    
promised with an oath to  ,abraham1     
,isaac1 and ,jacob3 because they would  
not follow me1    #cb3ab4 ,except ,caleb
 the son of ,jephone the ,cenezite1 and 
,josue the son  of ,nun3 these have     
fulfilled my will4    #cb3ac4 ,and the  
,lord being angry against ,israel1 led  
them about through  the desert forty    
years1 until the whole generation1 that 
had done evil  in his sight1 was        
consumed4    #cb3ad4 ,and behold1 said  
he1 you are risen up instead of your    
fathers1  the increase and offspring of 
sinful men1 to augment the fury of the  
,lord against ,israel4    #cb3ae4 ,for  
if you will not follow him1 he will     
leave the people in the  wilderness1 and
 you shall be the cause of the          
destruction of all4    #cb3af4 ,but they
 coming near1 said3 ,we will make       

sheepfolds1 and stalls  for our cattle1 
and strong cities for our children3     
#cb3ag4 ,and we ourselves will go armed 
and ready for battle before the         
children of ,israel1 until we bring them
 in unto their places4 ,our  little     
ones1 and all we have1 shall be in      
walled cities1 for fear of  the ambushes
 of the inhabitants4    #cb3ah4 ,we will
 not return into our houses until the   
children of ,israel  possess their      
inheritance3    #cb3ai4 ,neither will we
 seek any thing beyond the ,jordan1     
because we  have already our possession 
on the east side thereof1    #cb3bj4    
,and ,moses said to them3 ,if you do    
what you promise1 go on well  appointed 
for war before the ,lord3    #cb3ba4    
,and let every fighting man pass over   
the ,jordan1 until the ,lord  overthrow 
his enemies3    #cb3bb4 ,and all the    
land be brought under him1 then shall   
you be  blameless before the ,lord and  
before ,israel1 and you shall obtain the
  countries that you desire1 before the 

,lord4    #cb3bc4 ,but if you do not    
what you say1 no man can doubt but you  
sin  against ,god3 and know ye1 that    
your sin shall overtake you4    #cb3bd4 
,build therefore cities for your        
children1 and folds and stalls  for your
 sheep and beasts1 and accomplish what  
you have promised4    #cb3be4 ,and the  
children of ,gad and ,ruben said to     
,moses3 ,we are thy  servants1 we will  
do what my lord commandeth4    #cb3bf4  
,we will leave our children1 and our    
wives and sheep and cattle1  in the     
cities of ,galaad3    #cb3bg4 ,and we   
thy servants all well appointed will    
march on to the war1  as thou1 my lord1 
speakest4    #cb3bh4 ,moses therefore   
commanded ,eleazar the priest1 and      
,josue the son  of ,nun1 and the princes
 of the families of all the tribes of   
,israel1  and said to them3    #cb3bi4  
,if the children of ,gad1 and the       
children of ,ruben pass with you  over  
the ,jordan1 all armed for war before   
the ,lord1 and the land be  made subject

 to you3 give them ,galaad in           
possession4    #cb3cj4 ,but if they will
 not pass armed with you into the land  
of  ,chanaan1 let them receive places to
 dwell in among you4    #cb3ca4 ,and the
 children of ,gad1 and the children of  
,ruben answered3 ,as  the ,lord hath    
spoken to his servants1 so will we do3  
#cb3cb4 ,we will go armed before the    
,lord into the land of ,chanaan1 and  we
 confess that we have already received  
our possession beyond the  ,jordan4     
#cb3cc4 ,moses therefore gave to the    
children of ,gad and of ,ruben1 and to  
the half tribe of ,manasses the son of  
,joseph1 the kingdom of ,sehon king  of 
the ,amorrhites1 and the kingdom of ,og 
king of ,basan1 and their land  and the 
cities thereof round about4    #cb3cd4  
,and the sons of ,gad built ,dibon1 and 
,ataroth1 and ,aroer1    #cb3ce4 ,and   
,etroth1 and ,sophan1 and ,jazer1 and   
,jegbaa1    #cb3cf4 ,and ,bethnemra1 and
 ,betharan1 fenced cities1 and folds for
 their  cattle4    #cb3cg4 ,but the     

children of ,ruben built ,hesebon1 and  
,eleale1 and  ,cariathaim1    #cb3ch4   
,and ,nabo1 and ,baalmeon 7their names  
being changed7 and ,sabama3  giving     
names to the cities which they had      
built4    #cb3ci4 ,moreover the children
 of ,machir1 the son of ,manasses1 went 
into  ,galaad1 and wasted it1 cutting   
off the ,amorrhites1 the inhabitants    
thereof4    #cb3dj4 ,and ,moses gave the
 land of ,galaad to ,machir the son of  
,manasses1  and he dwelt in it4         
#cb3da4 ,and ,jair the son of ,manasses 
went1 and took the villages  thereof1   
and he called them ,havoth ,jair1 that  
is to say1 the villages  of ,jair4      
#cb3db4 ,nobe also went1 and took       
,canath with the villages thereof3 and  
he called it by his own name1 ,nobe4    
,numbers ,chapter #cc    ,the mansions  
or journeys of the children of ,israel  
towards the land of  promise4    #cc3a4 
,these are the mansions of the children 
of ,israel1 who went out of  ,egypt by  
their troops under the conduct of ,moses

 and ,aaron1    ,the mansions4444 ,these
 mansions1 or journeys of the children  
of ,israel  from ,egypt to the land of  
promise1 were figures1 according to the 
fathers1 of the steps and degrees by    
which ,christians leaving sin are  to   
advance from virtue to virtue1 till they
 come to the heavenly  mansions1 after  
this life1 to see and enjoy ,god4       
#cc3b4 ,which ,moses wrote down         
according to the places of their        
encamping1 which they changed by the    
commandment of the ,lord4    #cc3c4 ,now
 the children of ,israel departed from  
,ramesses the first  month1 on the      
fifteenth day of the first month1 the   
day after the  phase1 with a mighty     
hand1 in the sight of all the           
,egyptians1    #cc3d4 ,who were burying 
their firstborn1 whom the ,lord had     
slain 7upon  their gods also he had     
executed vengeance17    #cc3e4 ,and they
 camped in ,soccoth4    #cc3f4 ,and from
 ,soccoth they came into ,etham1 which  
is in the uttermost  borders of the     

wilderness4    #cc3g4 ,departing from   
thence they came over against           
,phihahiroth1 which  looketh towards    
,beelsephon1 and they camped before     
,magdalum4    #cc3h4 ,and departing from
 ,phihahiroth1 they passed through the  
midst of  the sea into the wilderness3  
and having marched three days through   
the  desert of ,etham1 they camped in   
,mara4    #cc3i4 ,and departing from    
,mara1 they came into ,elim1 where there
 were  twelve fountains of waters1 and  
seventy palm trees3 and there they      
camped4    #cc3aj4 ,but departing from  
thence also1 they pitched their tents by
 the  ,red ,sea4 ,and departing from the
 ,red ,sea1    #cc3aa4 ,they camped in  
the desert of ,sin4    #cc3ab4 ,and they
 removed from thence1 and came to       
,daphca4    #cc3ac4 ,and departing from 
,daphca1 they camped in ,alus4          
#cc3ad4 ,and departing from ,alus1 they 
pitched their tents in ,raphidim1  where
 the people wanted water to drink4      
#cc3ae4 ,and departing from ,raphidim1  

they camped in the desert of ,sinai4    
#cc3af4 ,but departing also from the    
desert of ,sinai1 they came to the      
graves of lust4    #cc3ag4 ,and         
departing from the graves of lust1 they 
camped in ,haseroth4    #cc3ah4 ,and    
from ,haseroth they came to ,rethma4    
#cc3ai4 ,and departing from ,rethma1    
they camped in ,remmomphares4    #cc3bj4
 ,and they departed from thence and came
 to ,lebna4    #cc3ba4 ,removing from   
,lebna they camped in ,ressa4    #cc3bb4
 ,and departing from ,ressa1 they came  
to ,ceelatha4    #cc3bc4 ,and they      
removed from thence and camped in the   
mountain ,sepher4    #cc3bd4 ,departing 
from the mountain ,sepher1 they came to 
,arada1    #cc3be4 ,from thence they    
went and camped in ,maceloth4    #cc3bf4
 ,and departing from ,maceloth1 they    
came to ,thahath4    #cc3bg4 ,removing  
from ,thahath they camped in ,thare4    
#cc3bh4 ,and they departed from thence1 
and pitched their tents in  ,methca4    
#cc3bi4 ,and removing from ,methca1 they

 camped in ,hesmona4    #cc3cj4 ,and    
departing from ,hesmona1 they came to   
,moseroth4    #cc3ca4 ,and removing from
 ,moseroth1 they camped in ,benejaacan4 
#cc3cb4 ,and departing from ,benejaacan1
 they came to mount ,gadgad4    #cc3cc4 
,from thence they went and camped in    
,jetebatha4    #cc3cd4 ,and from        
,jetebatha they came to ,hebrona4       
#cc3ce4 ,and departing from ,hebrona1   
they camped in ,asiongaber4    #cc3cf4  
,they removed from thence and came into 
the desert of ,sin1 which  is ,cades4   
#cc3cg4 ,and departing from ,cades1 they
 camped in mount ,hor1 in the  uttermost
 borders of the land of ,edom4          
#cc3ch4 ,and ,aaron the priest went up  
into mount ,hor at the commandment  of  
the ,lord3 and there he died in the     
fortieth year of the coming forth  of   
the children of ,israel out of ,egypt1  
the fifth month1 the first day  of the  
month1    #cc3ci4 ,when he was a hundred
 and twenty-three years old4    #cc3dj4 
,and king ,arad the ,chanaanite1 who    

dwelt towards the south1 heard  that the
 children of ,israel were come to the   
land of ,chanaan4    #cc3da4 ,and they  
departed from mount ,hor1 and camped in 
,salmona4    #cc3db4 ,from whence they  
removed and came to ,phunon4    #cc3dc4 
,and departing from ,phunon1 they camped
 in ,oboth4    #cc3dd4 ,and from ,oboth 
they came to ,ijeabarim1 which is in the
 borders  of the ,moabites4    #cc3de4  
,and departing from ,ijeabarim they     
pitched their tents in  ,dibongab4      
#cc3df4 ,from thence they went and      
camped in ,helmondeblathaim4    #cc3dg4 
,and departing from ,helmondeblathaim1  
they came to the mountains  of ,abarim  
over against ,nabo4    #cc3dh4 ,and     
departing from the mountains of ,abarim1
 they passed to the  plains of ,moab1 by
 the ,jordan1 over against ,jericho4    
#cc3di4 ,and there they camped from     
,bethsimoth even to ,ablesatim in the   
plains of the ,moabites1    #cc3ej4     
,where the ,lord said to ,moses3        
#cc3ea4 ,command the children of        

,israel1 and say to them3 ,when you     
shall  have passed over the ,jordan1    
entering into the land of ,chanaan1     
#cc3eb4 ,destroy all the inhabitants of 
that land3 ,beat down their  pillars1   
and break in pieces their statues1 and  
waste all their high  places1    #cc3ec4
 ,cleansing the land1 and dwelling in   
it4 ,for ,i have given it you  for a    
possession4    #cc3ed4 ,and you shall   
divide it among you by lot4 ,to the more
 you shall  give a larger part1 and to  
the fewer a lesser4 ,to every one as the
 lot  shall fall1 so shall the          
inheritance be given4 ,the possession   
shall be  divided by the tribes and the 
families4    #cc3ee4 ,but if you will   
not kill the inhabitants of the land3   
they that  remain1 shall be unto you as 
nails in your eyes1 and spears in your  
sides1 and they shall be your           
adversaries in the land of your         
habitation4    #cc3ef4 ,and whatsoever  
,i had thought to do to them1 ,i will do
 to you4      ,numbers ,chapter #cd     

,the limits of ,chanaan2 with the names 
of the men that make the division  of   
it4    #cd3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to   
,moses1 saying3    #cd3b4 ,command the  
children of ,israel1 and thou shalt say 
to them3 ,when  you are entered into the
 land of ,chanaan1 and it shall be      
fallen into  your possession by lot1 it 
shall be bounded by these limits3       
#cd3c4 ,the south side shall begin from 
the wilderness of ,sin1 which is  by    
,edom3 and shall have the most salt sea 
for its furthest limits  eastward3      
,the most salt sea4444 ,the lake of     
,sodom1 otherwise called the ,dead ,sea4
    #cd3d4 ,which limits shall go round 
on the south side by the ascent of  the 
,scorpion and so into ,senna1 and reach 
toward the south as far as  ,cadesbarne1
 from whence the frontiers shall go out 
to the town called  ,adar1 and shall    
reach as far as ,asemona4    ,the       
,scorpion4444 ,a mountain so called from
 having a great number of  scorpions4   
#cd3e4 ,and the limits shall fetch a    

compass from ,asemona to the torrent  of
 ,egypt1 and shall end in the shore of  
the great sea4    ,the great sea4444    
,the ,mediterranean4    #cd3f4 ,and the 
west side shall begin from the great    
sea1 and the same  shall be the end     
thereof4    #cd3g4 ,but toward the north
 side the borders shall begin from the  
great  sea1 reaching to the most high   
mountain1    ,the most high mountain4444
 ,libanus4    #cd3h4 ,from which they   
shall come to ,emath1 as far as the     
borders of  ,sedada3    #cd3i4 ,and the 
limits shall go as far as ,zephrona1 and
 the village of  ,enan4 ,these shall be 
the borders on the north side4          
#cd3aj4 ,from thence they shall mark out
 the bounds towards the east side  from 
the village of ,enan unto ,sephama4     
#cd3aa4 ,and from ,sephama the bounds   
shall go down to ,rebla over against    
the fountain of ,daphnis3 from thence   
they shall come eastward to the  sea of 
,cenereth1    ,sea of ,cenereth4444     
,this is the sea of ,galilee1           

illustrated by the  miracles of our     
,lord4    #cd3ab4 ,and shall reach as   
far as the ,jordan1 and at the last     
shall be  closed in by the most salt    
sea4 ,this shall be your land with its  
borders round about4    #cd3ac4 ,and    
,moses commanded the children of        
,israel1 saying3 ,this shall  be the    
land which you shall possess by lot1 and
 which the ,lord hath  commanded to be  
given to the nine tribes1 and to the    
half tribe4    #cd3ad4 ,for the tribe of
 the children of ,ruben by their        
families1 and  the tribe of the children
 of ,gad according to the number of     
their  kindreds1 and half of the tribe  
of ,manasses1    #cd3ae4 ,that is1 two  
tribes and a half1 have received their  
portion  beyond the ,jordan over against
 ,jericho at the east side4    #cd3af4  
,and the ,lord said to ,moses3          
#cd3ag4 ,these are the names of the men1
 that shall divide the land unto  you3  
,eleazar the priest1 and ,josue the son 
of ,nun1    #cd3ah4 ,and one prince of  

every tribe1    #cd3ai4 ,whose names are
 these3 ,of the tribe of ,juda1 ,caleb  
the son of  ,jephone4    #cd3bj4 ,of the
 tribe of ,simeon1 ,samuel the son of   
,ammiud4    #cd3ba4 ,of the tribe of    
,benjamin1 ,elidad the son of ,chaselon4
    #cd3bb4 ,of the tribe of the        
children of ,dan1 ,bocci the son of     
,jogli4    #cd3bc4 ,of the children of  
,joseph of the tribe of ,manasses1      
,hanniel the  son of ,ephod4    #cd3bd4 
,of the tribe of ,ephraim1 ,camuel the  
son of ,sephtan4    #cd3be4 ,of the     
tribe of ,zabulon1 ,elisaphan the son of
 ,pharnach4    #cd3bf4 ,of the tribe of 
,issachar1 ,phaltiel the prince1 the son
 of ,ozan4    #cd3bg4 ,of the tribe of  
,aser1 ,ahiud the son of ,salomi4       
#cd3bh4 ,of the tribe of ,nephtali3     
,phedael the son of ,ammiud4    #cd3bi4 
,these are they ,whom the ,lord hath    
commanded to divide the land  of        
,chanaan to the children of ,israel4    
,numbers ,chapter #ce    ,cities are    
appointed for the ,levites4 ,of which   

six are to be the cities  of refuge4    
#ce3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke these things
 also to ,moses in the plains of  ,moab 
by the ,jordan1 over against ,jericho3  
#ce3b4 ,command the children of ,israel 
that they give to the ,levites out  of  
their possessions1    #ce3c4 ,cities to 
dwell in1 and their suburbs round about3
 that they may  abide in the towns1 and 
the suburbs may be for their cattle and 
beasts3    #ce3d4 ,which suburbs shall  
reach from the walls of the cities      
outward1 a  thousand paces on every     
side3    #ce3e4 ,toward the east shall  
be two thousand cubits3 and toward the  
south in like manner shall be two       
thousand cubits3 toward the sea also1   
which looketh to the west1 shall be the 
same extent3 and the north side  shall  
be bounded with the like limits4 ,and   
the cities shall be in the  midst1 and  
the suburbs without4    #ce3f4 ,and     
among the cities1 which you shall give  
to the ,levites1 six  shall be separated
 for refuge to fugitives1 that he who   

hath shed blood  may flee to them3 and  
besides these there shall be other      
forty-two  cities1    #ce3g4 ,that is1  
in all forty-eight with their suburbs4  
#ce3h4 ,and of these cities which shall 
be given out of the possessions  of the 
children of ,israel1 from them that have
 more1 more shall be  taken3 and from   
them that have less1 fewer4 ,each shall 
give towns to  the ,levites according to
 the extent of their inheritance4       
#ce3i4 ,the ,lord said to ,moses3       
#ce3aj4 ,speak to the children of       
,israel1 and thou shalt say to them3    
,when you shall have passed over the    
,jordan into the land of ,chanaan1      
#ce3aa4 ,determine what cities shall be 
for the refuge of fugitives1 who  have  
shed blood against their will4          
#ce3ab4 ,and when the fugitive shall be 
in them1 the kinsman of him that  is    
slain may not have power to kill him1   
until he stand before the  multitude1   
and his cause be judged4    #ce3ac4 ,and
 of those cities1 that are separated for

 the refuge of  fugitives1    #ce3ad4   
,three shall be beyond the ,jordan1 and 
three in the land of  ,chanaan1         
#ce3ae4 ,as well for the children of    
,israel as for strangers and            
sojourners1 that he may flee to them1   
who hath shed blood against his  will4  
#ce3af4 ,if any man strike with iron1   
and he die that was struck3 he  shall be
 guilty of murder1 and he himself shall 
die4    #ce3ag4 ,if he throw a stone1   
and he that is struck die3 he shall be  
punished in the same manner4    #ce3ah4 
,if he that is struck with wood die3 he 
shall be revenged by the  blood of him  
that struck him4    #ce3ai4 ,the kinsman
 of him that was slain1 shall kill the  
murderer3 as  soon as he apprehendeth   
him1 he shall kill him4    #ce3bj4 ,if  
through hatred any one push a man1 or   
fling any thing at him  with ill design3
    #ce3ba4 ,or being his enemy1 strike 
him with his hand1 and he die3 the      
striker shall be guilty of murder3 the  
kinsman of him that was slain as  soon  

as he findeth him1 shall kill him4      
#ce3bb4 ,but if by chance medley1 and   
without hatred1    #ce3bc4 ,and enmity1 
he do any of these things1    #ce3bd4   
,and this be proved in the hearing of   
the people1 and the cause  be debated   
between him that struck1 and the next of
 kin3    #ce3be4 ,the innocent shall be 
delivered from the hand of the revenger1
  and shall be brought back by sentence 
into the city1 to which he had  fled1   
and he shall abide there until the death
 of the high priest1 that  is anointed  
with the holy oil4    ,until the death1 
etc4444 ,this mystically signified that 
our deliverance  was to be effected by  
the death of ,christ1 the high priest   
and the  anointed of ,god4    #ce3bf4   
,if the murderer be found without the   
limits of the cities that  are appointed
 for the banished1    #ce3bg4 ,and be   
struck by him that is the avenger of    
blood3 he shall not  be guilty that     
killed him4    #ce3bh4 ,for the fugitive
 ought to have stayed in the city until 

the  death of the high priest3 and after
 he is dead1 then shall the  manslayer  
return to his own country4    #ce3bi4   
,these things shall be perpetual1 and   
for an ordinance in all  your dwellings4
    #ce3cj4 ,the murderer shall be      
punished by witnesses3 none shall be    
condemned upon the evidence of one man4 
#ce3ca4 ,you shall not take money of him
 that is guilty of blood1 but he  shall 
die forthwith4    #ce3cb4 ,the banished 
and fugitives before the death of the   
high priest  may by no means return into
 their own cities4    #ce3cc4 ,defile   
not the land of your habitation1 which  
is stained with  the blood of the       
innocent3 neither can it otherwise be   
expiated1 but by  his blood that hath   
shed the blood of another4    #ce3cd4   
,and thus shall your possession be      
cleansed1 myself abiding with  you4 ,for
 ,i am the ,lord that dwell among the   
children of ,israel4      ,numbers      
,chapter #cf    ,that the inheritances  
may not be alienated from one tribe to  

another1  all are to marry within their 
own tribes4    #cf3a4 ,and the princes  
of the families of ,galaad1 the son of  
,machir1 the  son of ,manasses1 of the  
stock of the children of ,joseph1 came  
and spoke  to ,moses before the princes 
of ,israel1 and said3    #cf3b4 ,the    
,lord hath commanded thee1 my lord1 that
 thou shouldst divide  the land by lot  
to the children of ,israel1 and that    
thou shouldst give  to the daughters of 
,salphaad our brother the possession due
 to their  father3    #cf3c4 ,now if men
 of another tribe take them to wives1   
their possession  will follow them1 and 
being transferred to another tribe1 will
 be a  diminishing of our inheritance4  
#cf3d4 ,and so it shall come to pass1   
that when the jubilee1 that is1 the     
fiftieth year of remission1 is come1 the
 distribution made by the lots  shall be
 confounded1 and the possession of the  
one shall pass to the  others4    #cf3e4
 ,moses answered the children of        
,israel1 and said by the command of  the

 ,lord3 ,the tribe of the children of   
,joseph hath spoken rightly4    #cf3f4  
,and this is the law promulgated by the 
,lord touching the  daughters of        
,salphaad3 ,let them marry to whom they 
will1 only so that  it be to men of     
their own tribe4    #cf3g4 ,lest the    
possession of the children of ,israel be
 mingled from  tribe to tribe4 ,for all 
men shall marry wives of their own tribe
 and  kindred3    #cf3h4 ,and all women 
shall take husbands of the same tribe3  
that the  inheritance may remain in the 
families4    #cf3i4 ,and that the tribes
 be not mingled one with another1 but   
remain  so    #cf3aj4 ,as they were     
separated by the ,lord4 ,and the        
daughters of  ,salphaad did as was      
commanded3    #cf3aa4 ,and ,maala1 and  
,thersa1 and ,hegla1 and ,melcha1 and   
,noa were  married to the sons of their 
uncle by their father    #cf3ab4 ,of the
 family of ,manasses1 who was the son of
 ,joseph3 and the  possession that had  
been allotted to them1 remained in the  

tribe and  family of their father4      
#cf3ac4 ,these are the commandments and 
judgment1 which the ,lord  commanded by 
the hand of ,moses to the children of   
,israel1 in the plains  of ,moab upon   
the ,jordan over against ,jericho4      
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,deuteronomy         
,this ,book is called ,,deuteronomy1    
which signifies a ,,second ,,law1       
because  it repeats and inculcates the  
ordinances formerly given on mount      
,sinai1  with other precepts not        
expressed before4 ,the ,hebrews1 from   
the first  words in the book1 call it   
,,elle ,,haddebarim4      ,deuteronomy  
,chapter #a    ,a repetition of what    
passed at ,sinai and ,cadesbarne3 and of
 the  people's murmuring and their      
punishment4    #a3a4 ,these are the     
words1 which ,moses spoke to all ,israel
 beyond the  ,jordan1 in the plain      
wilderness1 over against the ,red ,sea1 
between  ,pharan and ,thophel and ,laban
 and ,haseroth1 where there is very much
  gold4    #a3b4 ,eleven days' journey  

from ,horeb by the way of mount ,seir to
  ,cadesbarne4    #a3c4 ,in the fortieth
 year1 the eleventh month1 the first day
 of the  month1 ,moses spoke to the     
children of ,israel all that the ,lord  
had  commanded him to say to them3      
#a3d4 ,after that he had slain ,sehon   
king of the ,amorrhites1 who dwelt in   
,hesebon3 and ,og king of ,basan who    
abode in ,astaroth1 and in ,edrai1      
#a3e4 ,beyond the ,jordan in the land of
 ,moab4 ,and ,moses began to expound    
the law1 and to say3    #a3f4 ,the ,lord
 our ,god spoke to us in ,horeb1 saying3
 ,you have stayed  long enough in this  
mountain3    #a3g4 ,turn you1 and come  
to the mountain of the ,amorrhites1 and 
to the  other places that are next to   
it1 the plains and the hills and the    
vales towards the south1 and by the sea 
shore1 the land of the  ,chanaanites1   
and of ,libanus1 as far as the great    
river ,euphrates4    #a3h4 ,behold1 said
 he1 ,i have delivered it to you3 go in 
and possess it1  concerning which the   

,lord swore to your fathers ,abraham1   
,isaac1 and  ,jacob1 that he would give 
it to them1 and to their seed after     
them4    #a3i4 ,and ,i said to you at   
that time3    #a3aj4 ,i alone am not    
able to bear you3 for the ,lord your    
,god hath  multiplied you1 and you are  
this day as the stars of heaven1 for    
multitude4    #a3aa4 7,the ,lord ,god of
 your fathers add to this number many   
thousands1  and bless you as he hath    
spoken47    #a3ab4 ,i alone am not able 
to bear your business1 and the charge of
 you  and your differences4    #a3ac4   
,let me have from among you wise and    
understanding men1 and such  whose      
conversation is approved among your     
tribes1 that ,i may appoint  them your  
rulers4    #a3ad4 ,then you answered me3
 ,the thing is good which thou meanest  
to do4    #a3ae4 ,and ,i took out of    
your tribes men wise and honourable1 and
  appointed them rulers1 tribunes1 and  
centurions1 and officers over  fifties1 
and over tens1 who might teach you all  

things4    #a3af4 ,and ,i commanded     
them1 saying3 ,hear them1 and judge that
 which is  just3 whether he be one of   
your country1 or a stranger4    #a3ag4  
,there shall be no difference of        
persons1 you shall hear the  little as  
well as the great3 neither shall you    
respect any man's  person1 because it is
 the judgment of ,god4 ,and if any thing
 seem hard  to you1 refer it to me1 and 
,i will hear it4    #a3ah4 ,and ,i      
commanded you all things that you were  
to do4    #a3ai4 ,and departing from    
,horeb1 we passed through the terrible  
and vast  wilderness1 which you saw1 by 
the way of the mountain of the          
,amorrhite1  as the ,lord our ,god had  
commanded us4 ,and when we were come    
into  ,cadesbarne1    #a3bj4 ,i said to 
you3 ,you are come to the mountain of   
the ,amorrhite1  which the ,lord our    
,god will give to us4    #a3ba4 ,see the
 land which the ,lord thy ,god giveth   
thee3 go up and  possess it1 as the     
,lord our ,god hath spoken to thy       

fathers3 fear not1  nor be any way      
discouraged4    #a3bb4 ,and you came all
 to me1 and said3 ,let us send men who  
may view  the land1 and bring us word   
what way we shall go up1 and to what    
cities  we shall go4    #a3bc4 ,and     
because the saying pleased me1 ,i sent  
of you twelve men1 one  of every tribe3 
#a3bd4 ,who1 when they had set forward  
and had gone up to the mountains1  came 
as far as the valley of the cluster3 and
 having viewed the land1    #a3be4      
,taking of the fruits thereof1 to shew  
its fertility1 they brought  them to us1
 and said3 ,the land is good1 which the 
,lord our ,god will  give us4    #a3bf4 
,and you would not go up1 but being     
incredulous to the word of the  ,lord   
our ,god1    #a3bg4 ,you murmured in    
your tents1 and said3 ,the ,lord hateth 
us1 and  therefore he hath brought us   
out of the land of ,egypt1 that he might
  deliver us into the hand of the       
,amorrhite1 and destroy us4    #a3bh4   
,whither shall we go up8 the messengers 

have terrified our hearts1  saying3 ,the
 multitude is very great1 and taller    
than we3 the cities are  great1 and     
walled up to the sky1 we have seen the  
sons of the ,enacims  there4    ,walled 
up to the sky4444 ,a figurative         
expression1 signifying the walls  to be 
very high4    #a3bi4 ,and ,i said to    
you3 ,fear not1 neither be ye afraid of 
them3    #a3cj4 ,the ,lord ,god1 who is 
your leader1 himself will fight for you1
 as  he did in ,egypt in the sight of   
all4    #a3ca4 ,and in the wilderness   
7as thou hast seen7 the ,lord thy ,god  
hath  carried thee1 as a man is wont to 
carry his little son1 all the way  that 
you have come1 until you came to this   
place4    #a3cb4 ,and yet for all this  
you did not believe the ,lord your ,god1
    #a3cc4 ,who went before you in the  
way1 and marked out the place1 wherein  
you should pitch your tents1 in the     
night shewing you the way by fire1  and 
in the day by the pillar of a cloud4    
#a3cd4 ,and when the ,lord had heard the

 voice of your words1 he was angry  and 
swore1 and said3    #a3ce4 ,not one of  
the men of this wicked generation shall 
see the good  land1 which ,i promised   
with an oath to your fathers3    #a3cf4 
,except ,caleb the son of ,jephone3 for 
he shall see it1 and to him  ,i will    
give the land that he hath trodden upon1
 and to his children1  because he hath  
followed the ,lord4    #a3cg4 ,neither  
is his indignation against the people to
 be wondered at1  since the ,lord was   
angry with me also on your account1 and 
said3  ,neither shalt thou go in        
thither4    #a3ch4 ,but ,josue the son  
of ,nun1 thy minister1 he shall go in   
for thee3  exhort and encourage him1 and
 he shall divide the land by lot to     
,israel4    #a3ci4 ,your children1 of   
whom you said that they should be led   
away  captives1 and your sons who know  
not this day the difference of good  and
 evil1 they shall go in3 and to them ,i 
will give the land1 and they  shall     
possess it4    #a3dj4 ,but return you   

and go into the wilderness by the way of
 the ,red  ,sea4    #a3da4 ,and you     
answered me3 ,we have sinned against the
 ,lord3 we will go  up and fight1 as the
 ,lord our ,god hath commanded4 ,and    
when you went  ready armed unto the     
mountain1    #a3db4 ,the ,lord said to  
me3 ,say to them3 ,go not up1 and fight 
not1 for ,i  am not with you3 lest you  
fall before your enemies4    #a3dc4 ,i  
spoke1 and you hearkened not3 but       
resisting the commandment of  the ,lord1
 and swelling with pride1 you went up   
into the mountain4    #a3dd4 ,and the   
,amorrhite that dwelt in the mountains  
coming out1 and  meeting you1 chased    
you1 as bees do3 and made slaughter of  
you from  ,seir as far as ,horma4       
#a3de4 ,and when you returned and wept  
before the ,lord1 he heard you not1     
neither would he yield to your voice4   
#a3df4 ,so you abode in ,cadesbarne a   
long time4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #b
    ,they are forbid to fight against   
the ,edomites1 ,moabites1 and           

,ammonites4  ,their victory over ,sehon 
king of ,hesebon4    #b3a4 ,and         
departing from thence we came into the  
wilderness that leadeth  to the ,red    
,sea1 as the ,lord had spoken to me3 and
 we compassed mount  ,seir a long time4 
#b3b4 ,and the ,lord said to me3        
#b3c4 ,you have compassed this mountain 
long enough3 go toward the north3       
#b3d4 ,and command thou the people1     
saying3 ,you shall pass by the borders  
of your brethren the children of ,esau1 
who dwell in ,seir1 and they will  be   
afraid of you4    #b3e4 ,take ye then   
good heed that you stir not against     
them4 ,for ,i will  not give you of     
their land so much as the step of one   
foot can tread  upon1 because ,i have   
given mount ,seir to ,esau1 for a       
possession4    #b3f4 ,you shall buy     
meats of them for money and shall eat3  
you shall  draw waters for money1 and   
shall drink4    #b3g4 ,the ,lord thy    
,god hath blessed thee in every work of 
thy hands3 the  ,lord thy ,god dwelling 

with thee1 knoweth thy journey1 how thou
 hast  passed through this great        
wilderness1 for forty years1 and thou   
hast  wanted nothing4    #b3h4 ,and when
 we had passed by our brethren the      
children of ,esau1 that  dwelt in ,seir1
 by the way of the plain from ,elath and
 from ,asiongaber1  we came to the way  
that leadeth to the desert of ,moab4    
#b3i4 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,fight 
not against the ,moabites1 neither  go  
to battle against them3 for ,i will not 
give thee any of their land1  because ,i
 have given ,ar to the children of ,lot 
in possession4    #b3aj4 ,the ,emims    
first were the inhabitants thereof1 a   
people great1 and  strong1 and so tall1 
that like the race of the ,enacims1     
#b3aa4 ,they were esteemed as giants1   
and were like the sons of the  ,enacims4
 ,but the ,moabites call them ,emims4   
#b3ab4 ,the ,horrhites also formerly    
dwelt in ,seir3 who being driven out    
and destroyed1 the children of ,esau    
dwelt there1 as ,israel did in the  land

 of his possession1 which the ,lord gave
 him4    #b3ac4 ,then rising up to pass 
the torrent ,zared1 we came to it4      
#b3ad4 ,and the time that we journeyed  
from ,cadesbarne till we passed  over   
the torrent ,zared1 was thirty-eight    
years3 until all the  generation of the 
men that were fit for war was consumed  
out of the  camp1 as the ,lord had      
sworn3    #b3ae4 ,for his hand was      
against them1 that they should perish   
from the  midst of the camp4    #b3af4  
,and after all the fighting men were    
dead1    #b3ag4 ,the ,lord spoke to me1 
saying3    #b3ah4 ,thou shalt pass this 
day the borders of ,moab1 the city named
 ,ar3    #b3ai4 ,and when thou comest   
nigh the frontiers of the children of   
,ammon1  take heed thou fight not       
against them1 nor once move to battle3  
for ,i  will not give thee of the land  
of the children of ,ammon1 because ,i   
have  given it to the children of ,lot  
for a possession4    #b3bj4 ,it was     
accounted a land of giants3 and giants  

formerly dwelt in  it1 whom the         
,ammonites call ,zomzommims1    #b3ba4  
,a people great and many1 and of tall   
stature1 like the ,enacims  whom the    
,lord destroyed before their face3 and  
he made them to dwell in  their stead1  
#b3bb4 ,as he had done in favour of the 
children of ,esau1 that dwell in  ,seir1
 destroying the ,horrhites1 and         
delivering their land to them1  which   
they possess to this day4    #b3bc4 ,the
 ,hevites also1 that dwelt in ,haserim  
as far as ,gaza1 were  expelled by the  
,cappadocians3 who came out of          
,cappadocia1 and destroyed  them and    
dwelt in their stead4    #b3bd4 ,arise  
ye1 and pass the torrent ,arnon3 ,behold
 ,i have delivered  into thy hand ,sehon
 king of ,hesebon the ,amorrhite1 and   
begin thou to  possess his land and make
 war against him4    #b3be4 ,this day   
will ,i begin to send the dread and fear
 of thee upon the  nations that dwell   
under the whole heaven3 that when they  
hear thy name  they may fear and        

tremble1 and be in pain like women in   
travail4    #b3bf4 ,so ,i sent          
messengers from the wilderness of       
,cademoth to ,sehon the  king of        
,hesebon with peaceable words1 saying3  
#b3bg4 ,we will pass through thy land1  
we will go along by the highway3  we    
will not turn aside neither to the right
 hand nor to the left4    #b3bh4 ,sell  
us meat for money1 that we may eat3 give
 us water for money  and so we will     
drink4 ,we only ask that thou wilt let  
us pass through1    #b3bi4 ,as the      
children of ,esau have done1 that dwell 
in ,seir1 and the  ,moabites1 that abide
 in ,ar3 until we come to the ,jordan1  
and pass to  the land which the ,lord   
our ,god will give us4    #b3cj4 ,and   
,sehon the king of ,hesebon would not   
let us pass3 because the  ,lord thy ,god
 had hardened his spirit1 and fixed his 
heart1 that he  might be delivered into 
thy hands1 as now thou seest4           
,hardened1 etc4444 ,that is1 in         
punishment of his past sins he left him 

to his own stubborn and perverse        
disposition1 which drew him to his      
ruin4 ,see the note on ,ex4 #g4c4       
#b3ca4 ,and the ,lord said to me3       
,behold ,i have begun to deliver unto   
thee  ,sehon and his land1 begin to     
possess it4    #b3cb4 ,and ,sehon came  
out to meet us with all his people to   
fight at  ,jasa4    #b3cc4 ,and the     
,lord our ,god delivered him to us3 and 
we slew him with  his sons and all his  
people4    #b3cd4 ,and we took all his  
cities at that time1 killing the        
inhabitants  of them1 men and women and 
children4 ,we left nothing of them3     
#b3ce4 ,except the cattle which came to 
the share of them that took them3  and  
the spoils of the cities1 which we took3
    #b3cf4 ,from ,aroer1 which is upon  
the bank of the torrent ,arnon1 a town  
that is situate in a valley1 as far as  
,galaad4 ,there was not a village  or   
city1 that escaped our hands3 the ,lord 
our ,god delivered all unto  us3        
#b3cg4 ,except the land of the children 

of ,ammon1 to which we approached  not3 
and all that border upon the torrent    
,jeboc1 and the cities in the           
mountains1 and all the places which the 
,lord our ,god forbade us4              
,deuteronomy ,chapter #c    ,the victory
 over ,og king of ,basan4 ,ruben1 ,gad1 
and half the tribe of  ,manasses receive
 their possession on the other side of  
,jordan4    #c3a4 ,then we turned and   
went by the way of ,basan3 and ,og the  
king of  ,basan came out to meet us with
 his people to fight in ,edrai4    #c3b4
 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,fear him   
not3 because he is delivered  into thy  
hand1 with all his people and his land3 
and thou shalt do to  him as thou hast  
done to ,sehon king of the ,amorrhites1 
that dwelt in  ,hesebon4    #c3c4 ,so   
the ,lord our ,god delivered into our   
hands1 ,og also1 the king of  ,basan1   
and all his people3 and we utterly      
destroyed them1    #c3d4 ,wasting all   
his cities at one time1 there was not a 
town that  escaped us3 sixty cities1 all

 the country of ,argob the kingdom of   
,og in  ,basan4    #c3e4 ,all the cities
 were fenced with very high walls1 and  
with gates  and bars1 besides           
innumerable towns that had no walls4    
#c3f4 ,and we utterly destroyed them1 as
 we had done to ,sehon the king of      
,hesebon1 destroying every city1 men and
 women and children3    #c3g4 ,but the  
cattle and the spoils of the cities we  
took for our prey4    #c3h4 ,and we took
 at that time the land out of the hand  
of the two kings  of the ,amorrhites1   
that were beyond the ,jordan3 from the  
torrent ,arnon  unto the mount ,hermon1 
#c3i4 ,which the ,sidonians call        
,sarion1 and the ,amorrhites ,sanir3    
#c3aj4 ,all the cities that are situate 
in the plain1 and all the land of       
,galaad and ,basan as far as ,selcha and
 ,edrai1 cities of the kingdom of  ,og  
in ,basan4    #c3aa4 ,for only ,og king 
of ,basan remained of the race of the   
giants4 ,his  bed of iron is shewn1     
which is in ,rabbath of the children of 

,ammon1  being nine cubits long1 and    
four broad after the measure of the     
cubit  of a man's hand4    #c3ab4 ,and  
we possessed the land at that time from 
,aroer1 which is upon  the bank of the  
torrent ,arnon1 unto the half of mount  
,galaad3 and ,i  gave the cities thereof
 to ,ruben and ,gad4    #c3ac4 ,and ,i  
delivered the other part of ,galaad1 and
 all ,basan the  kingdom of ,og to the  
half tribe of ,manasses1 all the country
 of ,argob3  and all ,basan is called   
the ,land of giants4    #c3ad4 ,jair the
 son of ,manasses possessed all the     
country of ,argob unto  the borders of  
,gessuri1 and ,machati4 ,and he called  
,basan by his own  name1 ,havoth ,jair1 
that is to say1 the towns of ,jair1     
until this  present day4    #c3ae4 ,to  
,machir also ,i gave ,galaad4    #c3af4 
,and to the tribes of ,ruben and ,gad ,i
 gave of the land of ,galaad  as far as 
the torrent ,arnon1 half the torrent1   
and the confines even  unto the torrent 
,jeboc1 which is the border of the      

children of ,ammon3    #c3ag4 ,and the  
plain of the wilderness1 and the        
,jordan1 and the borders  of ,cenereth  
unto the sea of the desert1 which is the
 most salt sea1 to  the foot of mount   
,phasga eastward4    #c3ah4 ,and ,i     
commanded you at that time1 saying3 ,the
 ,lord your ,god  giveth you this land  
for an inheritance1 go ye well appointed
 before  your brethren the children of  
,israel1 all the strong men of you4     
#c3ai4 ,leaving your wives and children 
and cattle4 ,for ,i know you have  much 
cattle1 and they must remain in the     
cities1 which ,i have delivered  to you4
    #c3bj4 ,until the ,lord give rest to
 your brethren1 as he hath given to     
you3 and they also possess the land1    
which he will give them beyond the      
,jordan3 then shall every man return to 
his possession1 which ,i have  given    
you4    #c3ba4 ,i commanded ,josue also 
at that time1 saying3 ,thy eyes have    
seen  what the ,lord your ,god hath done
 to these two kings3 so will he do to   

all the kingdoms to which thou shalt    
pass4    #c3bb4 ,fear them not3 for the 
,lord your ,god will fight for you4     
#c3bc4 ,and ,i besought the ,lord at    
that time1 saying3    #c3bd4 ,lord ,god1
 thou hast begun to shew unto thy       
servant thy greatness1  and most mighty 
hand1 for there is no other ,god either 
in heaven or  earth1 that is able to do 
thy works1 or to be compared to thy     
strength4    #c3be4 ,i will pass over   
therefore1 and will see this excellent  
land  beyond the ,jordan1 and this      
goodly mountain1 and ,libanus4    #c3bf4
 ,and the ,lord was angry with me on    
your account and heard me not1  but said
 to me3 ,it is enough3 speak no more to 
me of this matter4    #c3bg4 ,go up to  
the top of ,phasga1 and cast thy eyes   
round about to the  west1 and to the    
north1 and to the south1 and to the     
east1 and behold  it1 for thou shalt not
 pass this ,jordan4    #c3bh4 ,command  
,josue1 and encourage and strengthen    
him3 for he shall go  before this       

people1 and shall divide unto them the  
land which thou  shalt see4    #c3bi4   
,and we abode in the valley over against
 the temple of ,phogor4                 
,deuteronomy ,chapter #d    ,moses      
exhorteth the people to keep ,god's     
commandments3 particularly to  fly      
idolatry4 ,appointeth three cities of   
refuge1 on that side of the  ,jordan4   
#d3a4 ,and now1 ,o ,israel1 hear the    
commandments and judgments which ,i     
teach thee3 that doing them1 thou mayst 
live1 and entering in mayst  possess the
 land which the ,lord the ,god of your  
fathers will give you4    #d3b4 ,you    
shall not add to the word that ,i speak 
to you1 neither shall  you take away    
from it3 keep the commandments of the   
,lord your ,god which  ,i command you4  
#d3c4 ,your eyes have seen all that the 
,lord hath done against  ,beelphegor1   
how he hath destroyed all his           
worshippers from among you4    #d3d4    
,but you that adhere to the ,lord your  
,god1 are all alive until this  present 

day4    #d3e4 ,you know that ,i have    
taught you statutes and justices1 as the
 ,lord  my ,god hath commanded me3 so   
shall you do them in the land which you 
shall possess3    #d3f4 ,and you shall  
observe1 and fulfil them in practice4   
,for this is  your wisdom1 and          
understanding in the sight of nations1  
that hearing  all these precepts1 they  
may say3 ,behold a wise and             
understanding  people1 a great nation4  
#d3g4 ,neither is there any other nation
 so great1 that hath gods so nigh  them1
 as our ,god is present to all our      
petitions4    #d3h4 ,for what other     
nation is there so renowned that hath   
ceremonies1  and just judgments1 and all
 the law1 which ,i will set forth this  
day  before our eyes8    #d3i4 ,keep    
thyself therefore1 and thy soul         
carefully4 ,forget not the  words that  
thy eyes have seen1 and let them not go 
out of thy heart all  the days of thy   
life4 ,thou shalt teach them to thy sons
 and to thy  grandsons1    #d3aj4 ,from 

the day in which thou didst stand before
 the ,lord thy ,god in  ,horeb1 when the
 ,lord spoke to me1 saying3 ,call       
together the people unto  me1 that they 
may hear my words1 and may learn to fear
 me all the time  that they live on the 
earth1 and may teach their children4    
#d3aa4 ,and you came to the foot of the 
mount1 which burned even unto  heaven3  
and there was darkness1 and a cloud and 
obscurity in it4    #d3ab4 ,and the     
,lord spoke to you from the midst of the
 fire4 ,you heard  the voice of his     
words1 but you saw not any form at all4 
#d3ac4 ,and he shewed you his covenant1 
which he commanded you to do1 and  the  
ten words that he wrote in two tables of
 stone4    #d3ad4 ,and he commanded me  
at that time that ,i should teach you   
the  ceremonies and judgments which you 
shall do in the land1 that you shall    
possess4    #d3ae4 ,keep therefore your 
souls carefully4 ,you saw not any       
similitude  in the day that the ,lord   
,god spoke to you in ,horeb from the    

midst of  the fire3    #d3af4 ,lest     
perhaps being deceived you might make   
you a graven  similitude1 or image of   
male or female1    #d3ag4 ,the          
similitude of any beasts1 that are upon 
the earth1 or of  birds1 that fly under 
heaven1    #d3ah4 ,or of creeping       
things1 that move on the earth1 or of   
fishes1 that  abide in the waters under 
the earth3    #d3ai4 ,lest perhaps      
lifting up thy eyes to heaven1 thou see 
the sun and  the moon1 and all the stars
 of heaven1 and being deceived by error 
thou  adore and serve them1 which the   
,lord thy ,god created for the service  
of  all the nations1 that are under     
heaven4    #d3bj4 ,but the ,lord hath   
taken you and brought you out of the    
iron  furnaces of ,egypt1 to make you   
his people of inheritance1 as it is this
  present day4    #d3ba4 ,and the ,lord 
was angry with me for your words1 and he
 swore that  ,i should not pass over the
 ,jordan1 nor enter into the excellent  
land1  which he will give you4    #d3bb4

 ,behold ,i die in this land1 ,i shall  
not pass over the ,jordan3 you  shall   
pass1 and possess the goodly land4      
#d3bc4 ,beware lest thou ever forget the
 covenant of the ,lord thy ,god1  which 
he hath made with thee3 and make to     
thyself a graven likeness of  those     
things which the ,lord hath forbid to be
 made3    #d3bd4 ,because the ,lord thy 
,god is a consuming fire1 a jealous     
,god4    #d3be4 ,if you shall beget sons
 and grandsons1 and abide in the land1  
and  being deceived1 make to yourselves 
any similitude1 committing evil  before 
the ,lord your ,god1 to provoke him to  
wrath3    #d3bf4 ,i call this day heaven
 and earth to witness1 that you shall   
quickly perish out of the land1 which1  
when you have passed over the  ,jordan1 
you shall possess4 ,you shall not dwell 
therein long1 but the  ,lord will       
destroy you1    #d3bg4 ,and scatter you 
among all nations1 and you shall remain 
a few  among the nations1 to which the  
,lord shall lead you4    #d3bh4 ,and    

there you shall serve gods1 that were   
framed with men's  hands3 wood and      
stone1 that neither see1 nor hear1 nor  
eat1 nor smell4    #d3bi4 ,and when thou
 shalt seek there the ,lord thy ,god1   
thou shalt find  him3 yet so1 if thou   
seek him with all thy heart1 and all the
  affliction of thy soul4    #d3cj4     
,after all the things aforesaid shall   
find thee1 in the latter  time thou     
shalt return to the ,lord thy ,god1 and 
shalt hear his voice4    #d3ca4 ,because
 the ,lord thy ,god is a merciful ,god3 
he will not leave  thee1 nor altogether 
destroy thee1 nor forget the covenant1  
by which he  swore to thy fathers4      
#d3cb4 ,ask of the days of old1 that    
have been before thy time from the  day 
that ,god created man upon the earth1   
from one end of heaven to the  other end
 thereof1 if ever there was done the    
like thing1 or it hath  been known at   
any time1    #d3cc4 ,that a people      
should hear the voice of ,god speaking  
out of the  midst of fire1 as thou hast 

heard1 and lived3    #d3cd4 ,if ,god    
ever did so as to go1 and take to       
himself a nation out of  the midst of   
nations by temptations1 signs1 and      
wonders1 by fight1 and  a strong hand1  
and stretched out arm1 and horrible     
visions according to  all the things    
that the ,lord your ,god did for you in 
,egypt1 before thy  eyes4    #d3ce4     
,that thou mightest know that the ,lord 
he is ,god1 and there is no  other      
besides him4    #d3cf4 ,from heaven he  
made thee to hear his voice1 that he    
might teach  thee4 ,and upon earth he   
shewed thee his exceeding great fire1   
and thou  didst hear his words out of   
the midst of the fire1    #d3cg4        
,because he loved thy fathers1 and chose
 their seed after them4  ,and he brought
 thee out of ,egypt1 going before thee  
with his great  power1    #d3ch4 ,to    
destroy at thy coming very great        
nations1 and stronger than  thou art1   
and to bring thee in1 and give thee     
their land for a  possession1 as thou   

seest at this present day4    #d3ci4    
,know therefore this day1 and think in  
thy heart that the ,lord he  is ,god in 
heaven above1 and in the earth beneath1 
and there is no  other4    #d3dj4 ,keep 
his precepts and commandments1 which ,i 
command thee3 that it  may be well with 
thee1 and thy children after thee1 and  
thou mayst  remain a long time upon the 
land1 which the ,lord thy ,god will give
  thee4    #d3da4 ,then ,moses set aside
 three cities beyond the ,jordan at the 
east  side1    #d3db4 ,that any one     
might flee to them who should kill his  
neighbour  unwillingly1 and was not his 
enemy a day or two before1 and that he  
might escape to some one of these       
cities3    #d3dc4 ,bosor in the         
wilderness1 which is situate in the     
plains of the  tribe of ,ruben3 and     
,ramoth in ,galaad1 which is in the     
tribe of ,gad3 and  ,golan in ,basan1   
which is in the tribe of ,manasses4     
#d3dd4 ,this is the law1 that ,moses set
 before the children of ,israel1        

#d3de4 ,and these are the testimonies   
and ceremonies and judgments1 which  he 
spoke to the children of ,israel1 when  
they came out of ,egypt1    #d3df4      
,beyond the ,jordan in the valley over  
against the temple of  ,phogor1 in the  
land of ,sehon king of the ,amorrhites1 
that dwelt in  ,hesebon1 whom ,moses    
slew4 ,and the children of ,israel      
coming out of  ,egypt1    #d3dg4        
,possessed his land1 and the land of ,og
 king of ,basan1 of the two  kings of   
the ,amorrhites1 who were beyond the    
,jordan towards the rising  of the sun3 
#d3dh4 ,from ,aroer1 which is situate   
upon the bank of the torrent ,arnon1    
unto mount ,sion1 which is also called  
,hermon1    #d3di4 ,all the plain beyond
 the ,jordan at the east side1 unto the 
sea of  the wilderness1 and unto the    
foot of mount ,phasga4      ,deuteronomy
 ,chapter #e    ,the ten commandments   
are repeated and explained4    #e3a4    
,and ,moses called all ,israel1 and said
 to them3 ,hear1 ,o ,israel1 the        

ceremonies and judgments1 which ,i speak
 in your ears this day3 learn  them1 and
 fulfil them in work4    #e3b4 ,the     
,lord our ,god made a covenant with us  
in ,horeb4    #e3c4 ,he made not the    
covenant with our fathers1 but with us1 
who are  now present and living4        
#e3d4 ,he spoke to us face to face in   
the mount out of the midst of fire4     
#e3e4 ,i was the mediator and stood     
between the ,lord and you at that  time1
 to shew you his words1 for you feared  
the fire1 and went not up  into the     
mountain1 and he said3    #e3f4 ,i am   
the ,lord thy ,god1 who brought thee out
 of the land of ,egypt1  out of the     
house of bondage4    #e3g4 ,thou shalt  
not have strange gods in my sight4      
#e3h4 ,thou shalt not make to thy self a
 graven thing1 nor the likeness  of any 
things1 that are in heaven above1 or    
that are in the earth  beneath1 or that 
abide in the waters under the earth4    
#e3i4 ,thou shalt not adore them1 and   
thou shalt not serve them4 ,for ,i am   

the ,lord thy ,god1 a jealous ,god1     
visiting the iniquity of the fathers    
upon their children unto the third and  
fourth generation1 to them that  hate   
me1    #e3aj4 ,and shewing mercy unto   
many thousands1 to them that love me1   
and  keep my commandments4    #e3aa4    
,thou shalt not take the name of the    
,lord thy ,god in vain3 for he  shall   
not be unpunished that taketh his name  
upon a vain thing4    #e3ab4 ,observe   
the day of the sabbath1 to sanctify it1 
as the ,lord thy  ,god hath commanded   
thee4    #e3ac4 ,six days shalt thou    
labour1 and shalt do all thy works4     
#e3ad4 ,the seventh is the day of the   
sabbath1 that is1 the rest of the  ,lord
 thy ,god4 ,thou shalt not do any work  
therein1 thou nor thy son nor  thy      
daughter1 nor thy manservant nor thy    
maidservant1 nor thy ox1 nor  thy ass1  
nor any of thy beasts1 nor the stranger 
that is within thy  gates3 that thy     
manservant and thy maidservant may rest1
 even as  thyself4    #e3ae4 ,remember  

that thou also didst serve in ,egypt1   
and the ,lord thy  ,god brought thee out
 from thence with a strong hand1 and a  
stretched  out arm4 ,therefore hath he  
commanded thee that thou shouldst       
observe  the sabbath day4    #e3af4     
,honour thy father and mother1 as the   
,lord thy ,god hath commanded  thee1    
that thou mayst live a long time1 and it
 may be well with thee in  the land1    
which the ,lord thy ,god will give thee4
    #e3ag4 ,thou shalt not kill4        
#e3ah4 ,neither shalt thou commit       
adultery4    #e3ai4 ,and thou shalt not 
steal4    #e3bj4 ,neither shalt thou    
bear false witness against thy          
neighbour4    #e3ba4 ,thou shalt not    
covet thy neighbour's wife3 nor his     
house1 nor his  field1 nor his          
manservant1 nor his maidservant1 nor his
 ox1 nor his  ass1 nor any thing that is
 his4    #e3bb4 ,these words the ,lord  
spoke to all the multitude of you in the
  mountain1 out of the midst of the fire
 and the cloud1 and the darkness1  with 

a loud voice1 adding nothing more3 and  
he wrote them in two tables  of stone1  
which he delivered unto me4    #e3bc4   
,but you1 after you heard the voice out 
of the midst of the  darkness1 and saw  
the mountain burn1 came to me1 all the  
princes of the  tribes and the elders1  
and you said3    #e3bd4 ,behold the     
,lord our ,god hath shewn us his majesty
 and his  greatness1 we have heard his  
voice out of the midst of the fire1 and 
have proved this day that ,god speaking 
with man1 man hath lived4    #e3be4 ,why
 shall we die therefore1 and why shall  
this exceeding great  fire comsume us3  
for if we hear the voice of the ,lord   
our ,god any more1  we shall die4       
#e3bf4 ,what is all flesh1 that it      
should hear the voice of the living     
,god1 who speaketh out of the midst of  
the fire1 as we have heard1 and  be able
 to live8    #e3bg4 ,approach thou      
rather3 and hear all things that the    
,lord our ,god  shall say to thee1 and  
thou shalt speak to us1 and we will hear

 and  will do them4    #e3bh4 ,and when 
the ,lord had heard this1 he said to me3
 ,i have heard the  voice of the words  
of this people1 which they spoke to     
thee3 they have  spoken all things well4
    #e3bi4 ,who shall give them to have 
such a mind1 to fear me1 and to keep    
all my commandments at all times1 that  
it may be well with them and  with their
 children for ever8    #e3cj4 ,go and   
say to them3 ,return into your tents4   
#e3ca4 ,but stand thou here with me1 and
 ,i will speak to thee all my           
commandments1 and ceremonies and        
judgments3 which thou shalt teach  them1
 that they may do them in the land1     
which ,i will give them for a           
possession4    #e3cb4 ,keep therefore   
and do the things which the ,lord ,god  
hath  commanded you3 you shall not go   
aside neither to the right hand1 nor to 
the left4    #e3cc4 ,but you shall walk 
in the way that the ,lord your ,god hath
  commanded1 that you may live1 and it  
may be well with you1 and your  days may

 be long in the land of your possession4
      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #f    ,an   
exhortation to the love of ,god1 and    
obedience to his law4    #f3a4 ,these   
are the precepts1 and ceremonies1 and   
judgments1 which the  ,lord your ,god   
commanded that ,i should teach you1 and 
that you should do  them in the land    
into which you pass over to possess it3 
#f3b4 ,that thou mayst fear the ,lord   
thy ,god1 and keep all his  commandments
 and precepts1 which ,i command thee1   
and thy sons1 and thy  grandsons1 all   
the days of thy life1 that thy days may 
be prolonged4    #f3c4 ,hear1 ,o        
,israel1 and observe to do the things   
which the ,lord hath  commanded thee1   
that it may be well with thee1 and thou 
mayst be  greatly multiplied1 as the    
,lord the ,god of thy fathers hath      
promised  thee a land flowing with milk 
and honey4    #f3d4 ,hear1 ,o ,israel1  
the ,lord our ,god is one ,lord4        
#f3e4 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy    
,god with thy whole heart1 and with  thy

 whole soul1 and with thy whole         
strength4    #f3f4 ,and these words     
which ,i command thee this day1 shall be
 in thy  heart3    #f3g4 ,and thou shalt
 tell them to thy children1 and thou    
shalt meditate  upon them sitting in thy
 house1 and walking on thy journey1     
sleeping  and rising4    #f3h4 ,and thou
 shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand1 
and they shall be  and shall move       
between thy eyes4    #f3i4 ,and thou    
shalt write them in the entry1 and on   
the doors of thy  house4    #f3aj4 ,and 
when the ,lord thy ,god shall have      
brought thee into the land1  for which  
he swore to thy fathers ,abraham1       
,isaac1 and ,jacob3 and shall  have     
given thee great and goodly cities1     
which thou didst not build1    #f3aa4   
,houses full of riches1 which thou didst
 not set up1 cisterns  which thou didst 
not dig1 vineyards and oliveyards1 which
 thou didst  not plant1    #f3ab4 ,and  
thou shalt have eaten and be full3      
#f3ac4 ,take heed diligently lest thou  

forget the ,lord1 who brought thee  out 
of the land of ,egypt1 out of the house 
of bondage4 ,thou shalt fear  the ,lord 
thy ,god1 and shalt serve him only1 and 
thou shalt swear by his  name4    #f3ad4
 ,you shall not go after the strange    
gods of all the nations1 that  are round
 about you3    #f3ae4 ,because the ,lord
 thy ,god is a jealous ,god in the midst
 of thee3  lest at any time the wrath of
 the ,lord thy ,god be kindled against  
thee1  and take thee away from the face 
of the earth4    #f3af4 ,thou shalt not 
tempt the ,lord thy ,god1 as thou       
temptedst him in  the place of          
temptation4    #f3ag4 ,keep the precepts
 of the ,lord thy ,god1 and the         
testimonies and  ceremonies which he    
hath commanded thee4    #f3ah4 ,and do  
that which is pleasing and good in the  
sight of the ,lord1  that it may be well
 with thee3 and going in thou mayst     
possess the  goodly land1 concerning    
which the ,lord swore to thy fathers1   
#f3ai4 ,that he would destroy all thy   

enemies before thee1 as he hath  spoken4
    #f3bj4 ,and when thy son shall ask  
thee to morrow1 saying3 ,what mean      
these testimonies1 and ceremonies and   
judgments1 which the ,lord our ,god     
hath commanded us8    #f3ba4 ,thou shalt
 say to him3 ,we were bondmen of ,pharao
 in ,egypt1 and  the ,lord brought us   
out of ,egypt with a strong hand4       
#f3bb4 ,and he wrought signs and wonders
 great and very grievous in ,egypt      
against ,pharao1 and all his house1 in  
our sight1    #f3bc4 ,and he brought us 
out from thence1 that he might bring us 
in and  give us the land1 concerning    
which he swore to our fathers4    #f3bd4
 ,and the ,lord commanded that we should
 do all these ordinances1  and should   
fear the ,lord our ,god1 that it might  
be well with us all the  days of our    
life1 as it is at this day4    #f3be4   
,and he will be merciful to us1 if we   
keep and do all his precepts  before the
 ,lord our ,god1 as he hath commanded   
us4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #g    ,no

 league nor fellowship to be made with  
the ,chanaanites3 ,god promiseth  his   
people his blessing and assistance1 if  
they keep his commandments4    #g3a4    
,when the ,lord thy ,god shall have     
brought thee into the land1 which  thou 
art going in to possess1 and shall have 
destroyed many nations  before thee1 the
 ,hethite1 and the ,gergezite1 and the  
,amorrhite1 and the  ,chanaanite1 and   
the ,pherezite1 and the ,hevite1 and the
 ,jebusite1 seven  nations much more    
numerous than thou art1 and stronger    
than thou3    #g3b4 ,and the ,lord thy  
,god shall have delivered them to thee1 
thou shalt  utterly destroy them4 ,thou 
shalt make no league with them1 nor shew
  mercy to them3    #g3c4 ,neither shalt
 thou make marriages with them4 ,thou   
shalt not give  thy daughter to his son1
 nor take his daughter for thy son3     
#g3d4 ,for she will turn away thy son   
from following me1 that he may  rather  
serve strange gods1 and the wrath of the
 ,lord will be kindled1  and will       

quickly destroy thee4    #g3e4 ,but thus
 rather shall you deal with them3       
,destroy their altars1  and break their 
statues1 and cut down their groves1 and 
burn their  graven things4    #g3f4     
,because thou art a holy people to the  
,lord thy ,god4 ,the ,lord thy  ,god    
hath chosen thee1 to be his peculiar    
people of all peoples that are  upon the
 earth4    #g3g4 ,not because you       
surpass all nations in number1 is the   
,lord joined  unto you1 and hath chosen 
you1 for you are the fewest of any      
people3    #g3h4 ,but because the ,lord 
hath loved you1 and hath kept his oath1 
which  he swore to your fathers3 and    
hath brought you out with a strong hand1
  and redeemed you from the house of    
bondage1 out of the hand of ,pharao  the
 king of ,egypt4    #g3i4 ,and thou     
shalt know that the ,lord thy ,god1 he  
is a strong and  faithful ,god1 keeping 
his covenant and mercy to them that love
 him1 and  to them that keep his        
commandments1 unto a thousand           

generations3    #g3aj4 ,and repaying    
forthwith them that hate him1 so as to  
destroy them1  without further delay    
immediately rendering to them what they 
deserve4    #g3aa4 ,keep therefore the  
precepts and ceremonies and judgments1  
which ,i  command thee this day to do4  
#g3ab4 ,if after thou hast heard these  
judgments1 thou keep and do them1  the  
,lord thy ,god will also keep his       
covenant to thee1 and the mercy  which  
he swore to thy fathers3    #g3ac4 ,and 
he will love thee and multiply thee1 and
 will bless the fruit  of thy womb1 and 
the fruit of thy land1 thy corn1 and thy
 vintage1 thy  oil1 and thy herds1 and  
the flocks of thy sheep upon the land1  
for  which he swore to thy fathers that 
he would give it thee4    #g3ad4        
,blessed shalt thou be among all people4
 ,no one shall be barren  among you of  
either sex1 neither of men nor cattle4  
#g3ae4 ,the ,lord will take away from   
thee all sickness3 and the grievous     
infirmities of ,egypt1 which thou       

knowest1 he will not bring upon thee1   
but upon thy enemies4    #g3af4 ,thou   
shalt consume all the people1 which the 
,lord thy ,god will  deliver to thee4   
,thy eye shall not spare them1 neither  
shalt thou serve  their gods1 lest they 
be thy ruin4    #g3ag4 ,if thou say in  
thy heart3 ,these nations are more than 
,i1 how  shall ,i be able to destroy    
them8    #g3ah4 ,fear not1 but remember 
what the ,lord thy ,god did to ,pharao  
and to  all the ,egyptians1    #g3ai4   
,the exceeding great plagues1 which thy 
eyes saw1 and the signs  and wonders1   
and the strong hand1 and the stretched  
out arm1 with which  the ,lord thy ,god 
brought thee out3 so will he do to all  
the people1  whom thou fearest4         
#g3bj4 ,moreover the ,lord thy ,god will
 send also hornets among them1  until he
 destroy and consume all that have      
escaped thee1 and could hide            
themselves4    #g3ba4 ,thou shalt not   
fear them1 because the ,lord thy ,god is
 in the  midst of thee1 a ,god mighty   

and terrible3    #g3bb4 ,he will consume
 these nations in thy sight by little   
and little  and by degrees4 ,thou wilt  
not be able to destroy them altogether3 
lest  perhaps the beasts of the earth   
should increase upon thee4    #g3bc4    
,but the ,lord thy ,god shall deliver   
them in thy sight3 and shall  slay them 
until they be utterly destroyed4        
#g3bd4 ,and he shall deliver their kings
 into thy hands1 and thou shalt  destroy
 their names from under ,heaven3 no man 
shall be able to resist  thee1 until    
thou destroy them4    #g3be4 ,their     
graven things thou shalt burn with fire3
 thou shalt not  covet the silver and   
gold of which they are made1 neither    
shalt thou  take to thee any thing      
thereof1 lest thou offend1 because it is
 an  abomination to the ,lord thy ,god4 
,graven things4444 ,idols1 so called by 
contempt4    #g3bf4 ,neither shalt thou 
bring any thing of the idol into thy    
house1  lest thou become an anathema1   
like it4 ,thou shalt detest it as dung1 

and shalt utterly abhor it as           
uncleanness and filth1 because it is an 
anathema4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #h 
,the people is put in mind of ,god's    
dealings with them1 to the end that     
they may love him and serve him4        
#h3a4 ,all the commandments1 that ,i    
command thee this day1 take great  care 
to observe3 that you may live1 and be   
multiplied1 and going in may  possess   
the land1 for which the ,lord swore to  
your fathers4    #h3b4 ,and thou shalt  
remember all the way through which the  
,lord thy ,god  hath brought thee for   
forty years through the desert1 to      
afflict thee  and to prove thee1 and    
that the things that were in thy heart  
might be  made known1 whether thou      
wouldst keep his commandments or no4    
#h3c4 ,he afflicted thee with want1 and 
gave thee manna for thy food1  which    
neither thou nor thy fathers knew3 to   
shew that not in bread  alone doth man  
live1 but in every word that proceedeth 
from the mouth  of ,god4    ,not in     

bread alone1 etc4444 ,that is1 that ,god
 is able to make food of  what he       
pleases for the support of man4    #h3d4
 ,thy raiment1 with which thou wast     
covered1 hath not decayed for  age1 and 
thy foot is not worn1 lo this is the    
fortieth year1    #h3e4 ,that thou mayst
 consider in thy heart1 that as a man   
traineth up  his son1 so the ,lord thy  
,god hath trained thee up4    #h3f4     
,that thou shouldst keep the            
commandments of the ,lord thy ,god1 and 
walk in his ways1 and fear him4    #h3g4
 ,for the ,lord thy ,god will bring thee
 into a good land1 of brooks  and of    
waters1 and of fountains3 in the plains 
of which and the hills  deep rivers     
break out3    #h3h4 ,a land of wheat1   
and barley1 and vineyards1 wherein fig  
trees and  pomegranates1 and oliveyards 
grow3 a land of oil and honey4    #h3i4 
,where without any want thou shalt eat  
thy bread1 and enjoy  abundance of all  
things3 where the stones are iron1 and  
out of its  hills are dug mines of      

brass3    #h3aj4 ,that when thou hast   
eaten1 and art full1 thou mayst bless   
the  ,lord thy ,god for the excellent   
land which he hath given thee4    #h3aa4
 ,take heed1 and beware lest at any time
 thou forget the ,lord thy  ,god1 and   
neglect his commandments and judgments  
and ceremonies1 which ,i  command thee  
this day3    #h3ab4 ,lest after thou    
hast eaten and art filled1 hast built   
goodly  houses1 and dwelt in them1      
#h3ac4 ,and shalt have herds of oxen and
 flocks of sheep1 and plenty of  gold   
and of silver1 and of all things1       
#h3ad4 ,thy heart be lifted up1 and thou
 remember not the ,lord thy ,god1  who  
brought thee out of the land of ,egypt1 
out of the house of bondage3    #h3ae4  
,and was thy leader in the great and    
terrible wilderness1 wherein  there was 
the serpent burning with his breath1 and
 the scorpion and the  dipsas1 and no   
waters at all3 who brought forth streams
 out of the  hardest rock1    ,the      
,dipsas4444 ,a serpent whose bite       

causeth a violent thirst2 from  whence  
it has its name1 for in ,greek dipsa    
signifies thirst4    #h3af4 ,and fed    
thee in the wilderness with manna which 
thy fathers knew  not4 ,and after he had
 afflicted and proved thee1 at the last 
he had  mercy on thee1    #h3ag4 ,lest  
thou shouldst say in thy heart3 ,my own 
might1 and the  strength of my own hand 
have achieved all these things for me4  
#h3ah4 ,but remember the ,lord thy ,god1
 that he hath given thee strength1  that
 he might fulfil his covenant1          
concerning which he swore to thy        
fathers1 as this present day sheweth4   
#h3ai4 ,but if thou forget the ,lord thy
 ,god1 and follow strange gods1 and     
serve and adore them3 behold now ,i     
foretell thee that thou shalt  utterly  
perish4    #h3bj4 ,as the nations1 which
 the ,lord destroyed at thy entrance1 so
  shall you also perish1 if you be      
disobedient to the voice of the ,lord   
your ,god4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #i
    ,lest they should impute their      

victories to their own merits1 they are 
put in mind of their manifold rebellions
 and other sins1 for which they  should 
have been destroyed1 but ,god spared    
them for his promise made to  ,abraham1 
,isaac1 and ,jacob4    #i3a4 ,hear1 ,o  
,israel3 ,thou shalt go over the ,jordan
 this day2 to possess  nations very     
great1 and stronger than thyself1 cities
 great1 and walled  up to the sky1      
#i3b4 ,a people great and tall1 the sons
 of the ,enacims1 whom thou hast  seen1 
and heard of1 against whom no man is    
able to stand4    #i3c4 ,thou shalt know
 therefore this day that the ,lord thy  
,god himself  will pass over before     
thee1 a devouring and consuming fire1 to
 destroy  and extirpate and bring them  
to nothing before thy face quickly1 as  
he  hath spoken to thee4    #i3d4 ,say  
not in thy heart1 when the ,lord thy    
,god shall have destroyed  them in thy  
sight3 ,for my justice hath the ,lord   
brought me in to  possess this land1    
whereas these nations are destroyed for 

their  wickedness4    #i3e4 ,for it is  
not for thy justices1 and the           
uprightness of thy heart  that thou     
shalt go in to possess their lands3 but 
because they have  done wickedly1 they  
are destroyed at thy coming in3 and that
 the ,lord  might accomplish his word1  
which he promised by oath to thy fathers
  ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob4    #i3f4
 ,know therefore that the ,lord thy ,god
 giveth thee not this  excellent land in
 possession for thy justices1 for thou  
art a very  stiffnecked people4    #i3g4
 ,remember1 and forget not how thou     
provokedst the ,lord thy ,god to  wrath 
in the wilderness4 ,from the day that   
thou camest out of ,egypt  unto this    
place1 thou hast always strove against  
the ,lord4    #i3h4 ,for in ,horeb1 also
 thou didst provoke him1 and he was     
angry1 and  would have destroyed thee1  
#i3i4 ,when ,i went up into the mount to
 receive the tables of stone1 the       
tables of the covenant which the ,lord  
made with you3 and ,i continued in  the 

mount forty days and nights1 neither    
eating bread1 nor drinking  water4      
#i3aj4 ,and the ,lord gave me two tables
 of stone written with the finger  of   
,god1 and containing all the words that 
he spoke to you in the mount  from the  
midst of the fire1 when the people were 
assembled together4    #i3aa4 ,and when 
forty days were passed1 and as many     
nights1 the ,lord  gave me the two      
tables of stone1 the tables of the      
covenant1    #i3ab4 ,and said to me3    
,arise1 and go down from hence quickly3 
for thy  people1 which thou hast brought
 out of ,egypt1 have quickly forsaken   
the  way that thou hast shewn them1 and 
have made to themselves a molten  idol4 
#i3ac4 ,and again the ,lord said to me3 
,i see that this people is  stiffnecked3
    #i3ad4 ,let me alone that ,i may    
destroy them1 and abolish their name    
from  under heaven1 and set thee over a 
nation1 that is greater and stronger    
than this4    #i3ae4 ,and when ,i came  
down from the burning mount1 and held   

the two  tables of the covenant with    
both hands1    #i3af4 ,and saw that you 
had sinned against the ,lord your ,god1 
and had  made to yourselves a molten    
calf1 and had quickly forsaken his way1 
which he had shewn you3    #i3ag4 ,i    
cast the tables out of my hands1 and    
broke them in your sight4    #i3ah4 ,and
 ,i fell down before the ,lord as       
before1 forty days and nights  neither  
eating bread1 nor drinking water1 for   
all your sins1 which you  had committed 
against the ,lord1 and had provoked him 
to wrath3    #i3ai4 ,for ,i feared his  
indignation and anger1 wherewith being  
moved  against you1 he would have       
destroyed you4 ,and the ,lord heard me  
this  time also4    #i3bj4 ,and he was  
exceeding angry against ,aaron also1 and
 would have  destroyed him1 and ,i      
prayed in like manner for him4    #i3ba4
 ,and your sin that you had committed1  
that is1 the calf1 ,i took1  and burned 
it with fire1 and breaking it into      
pieces1 until it was as  small as dust1 

,i threw it into the torrent1 which     
cometh down from the  mountain4         
#i3bb4 ,at the burning also1 and at the 
place of temptation1 and at the  graves 
of lust you provoked the ,lord3         
#i3bc4 ,and when he sent you from       
,cadesbarne1 saying3 ,go up1 and possess
  the land that ,i have given you1 and  
you slighted the commandment of the     
,lord your ,god1 and did not believe    
him1 neither would you hearken to  his  
voice3    #i3bd4 ,but were always       
rebellious from the day that ,i began to
 know you4    #i3be4 ,and ,i lay        
prostrate before the ,lord forty days   
and nights1 in  which ,i humbly besought
 him1 that he would not destroy you as  
he had  threatened3    #i3bf4 ,and      
praying1 ,i said3 ,o ,lord ,god1 destroy
 not thy people1 and thy  inheritance1  
which thou hast redeemed in thy         
greatness1 whom thou hast  brought out  
of ,egypt with a strong hand4    #i3bg4 
,remember thy servants ,abraham1 ,isaac1
 and ,jacob3 look not on the            

stubbornness of this people1 nor on     
their wickedness and sin3    #i3bh4     
,lest perhaps the inhabitants of the    
land1 out of which thou hast  brought   
us1 say3 ,the ,lord could not bring them
 into the land that he  promised them1  
and he hated them3 therefore he brought 
them out1 that  he might kill them in   
the wilderness1    #i3bi4 ,who are thy  
people and thy inheritance1 whom thou   
hast brought  out by thy great strength1
 and in thy stretched out arm4          
,deuteronomy ,chapter #aj    ,god giveth
 the second tables of the law3 a further
 exhortation to fear  and serve the     
,lord4    #aj3a4 ,at that time the ,lord
 said to me3 ,hew thee two tables of    
stone  like the former1 and come up to  
me into the mount3 and thou shalt make  
an ark of wood1    #aj3b4 ,and ,i will  
write on the tables the words that were 
in them1 which  thou brokest before1 and
 thou shalt put them in the ark4        
#aj3c4 ,and ,i made an ark of setim     
wood4 ,and when ,i had hewn two tables  

of stone like the former1 ,i went up    
into the mount1 having them in my       
hands4    #aj3d4 ,and he wrote in the   
tables1 according as he had written     
before1  the ten words1 which the ,lord 
spoke to you in the mount from the midst
  of the fire1 when the people were     
assembled3 and he gave them to me4      
#aj3e4 ,and returning from the mount1 ,i
 came down1 and put the tables  into the
 ark1 that ,i had made1 and they are    
there till this present1 as  the ,lord  
commanded me4    #aj3f4 ,and the        
children of ,israel removed their camp  
from ,beroth1 of the  children of ,jacan
 into ,mosera1 where ,aaron died and was
 buried1 and  ,eleazar his son succeeded
 him in the priestly office4            
,mosera4444 ,by mount ,hor1 for there   
,aaron died1 ,num4 #bj4 ,this and the   
following verses seem to be inserted by 
way of parenthesis4    #aj3g4 ,from     
thence they came to ,gadgad1 from which 
place they departed1  and camped in     
,jetebatha1 in a land of waters and     

torrents4    #aj3h4 ,at that time he    
separated the tribe of ,levi1 to carry  
the ark of  the covenant of the ,lord1  
and to stand before him in the ministry1
 and  to bless in his name until this   
present day4    #aj3i4 ,wherefore ,levi 
hath no part nor possession with his    
brethren3  because the ,lord himself is 
his possession1 as the ,lord thy ,god   
promised him4    #aj3aj4 ,and ,i stood  
in the mount1 as before1 forty days and 
nights3 and  the ,lord heard me this    
time also1 and would not destroy thee4  
#aj3aa4 ,and he said to me3 ,go1 and    
walk before the people1 that they may   
enter1 and possess the land1 which ,i   
swore to their fathers that ,i  would   
give them4    #aj3ab4 ,and now1 ,israel1
 what doth the ,lord thy ,god require of
 thee1 but  that thou fear the ,lord thy
 ,god1 and walk in his ways1 and love   
him1  and serve the ,lord thy ,god1 with
 all thy heart1 and with all thy soul3  
#aj3ac4 ,and keep the commandments of   
the ,lord1 and his ceremonies1 which  ,i

 command thee this day1 that it may be  
well with thee8    #aj3ad4 ,behold      
heaven is the ,lord's thy ,god1 and the 
heaven of heaven1  the earth and all    
things that are therein4    #aj3ae4 ,and
 yet the ,lord hath been closely joined 
to thy fathers1 and  loved them and     
chose their seed after them1 that is to 
say1 you1 out of  all nations1 as this  
day it is proved4    #aj3af4 ,circumcise
 therefore the foreskin of your heart1  
and stiffen  your neck no more4         
#aj3ag4 ,because the ,lord your ,god he 
is the ,god of gods1 and the ,lord of   
lords1 a great ,god and mighty and      
terrible1 who accepteth no person nor   
taketh bribes4    #aj3ah4 ,he doth      
judgment to the fatherless and the      
widow1 loveth the  stranger1 and giveth 
him food and raiment4    #aj3ai4 ,and do
 you therefore love strangers1 because  
you also were  strangers in the land of 
,egypt4    #aj3bj4 ,thou shalt fear the 
,lord thy ,god1 and serve him only3 to  
him  thou shalt adhere1 and shalt swear 

by his name4    #aj3ba4 ,he is thy      
praise1 and thy ,god1 that hath done for
 thee these  great and terrible things1 
which thy eyes have seen4    #aj3bb4 ,in
 seventy souls thy fathers went down    
into ,egypt3 and behold  now the ,lord  
thy ,god hath multiplied thee as the    
stars of heaven4      ,deuteronomy      
,chapter #aa    ,the love and service of
 ,god are still inculcated1 with a      
blessing to  them that serve him1 and   
threats of punishment if they forsake   
his law4    #aa3a4 ,therefore love the  
,lord thy ,god and observe his precepts 
and  ceremonies1 his judgments and      
commandments at all times4    #aa3b4    
,know this day the things that your     
children know not1 who saw not  the     
chastisements of the ,lord your ,god1   
his great doings and strong  hand1 and  
stretched out arm1    #aa3c4 ,the signs 
and works which he did in the midst of  
,egypt to king  ,pharao1 and to all his 
land1    #aa3d4 ,and to all the host of 
the ,egyptians1 and to their horses and 

chariots3 how the waters of the ,red    
,sea covered them1 when they pursued    
you1 and how the ,lord destroyed them   
until this present day3    #aa3e4 ,and  
what he hath done to you in the         
wilderness1 til you came to  this place3
    #aa3f4 ,and to ,dathan and ,abiron  
the sons of ,eliab1 who was the son of  
,ruben3 whom the earth1 opening her     
mouth swallowed up with their           
households and tents1 and all their     
substance1 which they had in the  midst 
of ,israel4    #aa3g4 ,your eyes have   
seen all the great works of the ,lord1  
that he hath  done1    #aa3h4 ,that you 
may keep all his commandments1 which ,i 
command you this  day1 and may go in1   
and possess the land1 to which you are  
entering1    #aa3i4 ,and may live in it 
a long time3 which the ,lord promised by
 oath  to your fathers1 and to their    
seed1 a land which floweth with milk and
  honey4    #aa3aj4 ,for the land1 which
 thou goest to possess1 is not like the 
land  of ,egypt1 from whence thou camest

 out1 where1 when the seed is sown1     
waters are brought in to water it after 
the manner of gardens4    #aa3aa4 ,but  
it is a land of hills and plains1       
expecting rain from  heaven4    #aa3ab4 
,and the ,lord thy ,god doth always     
visit it1 and his eyes are on  it from  
the beginning of the year unto the end  
thereof4    #aa3ac4 ,if then you obey my
 commandments1 which ,i command you this
 day1  that you love the ,lord your     
,god1 and serve him with all your heart1
 and  with all your soul3    #aa3ad4 ,he
 will give to your land the early rain  
and the latter rain1  that you may      
gather in your corn1 and your wine1 and 
your oil1    #aa3ae4 ,and your hay out  
of the fields to feed your cattle1 and  
that you  may eat and be filled4        
#aa3af4 ,beware lest perhaps your heart 
be deceived1 and you depart from  the   
,lord1 and serve strange gods1 and adore
 them3    #aa3ag4 ,and the ,lord being  
angry shut up heaven1 that the rain come
 not  down1 nor the earth yield her     

fruit1 and you perish quickly from the  
excellent land1 which the ,lord will    
give you4    #aa3ah4 ,lay up these words
 in your hearts and minds1 and hang them
 for a  sign on your hands1 and place   
them between your eyes4    #aa3ai4      
,teach your children that they meditate 
on them1 when thou  sittest in thy      
house1 and when thou walkest on the way1
 and when thou  liest down and risest   
up4    #aa3bj4 ,thou shalt write them   
upon the posts and the doors of thy     
house3    #aa3ba4 ,that thy days may be 
multiplied1 and the days of thy children
 in  the land which the ,lord swore to  
thy fathers1 that he would give them  as
 long as the heaven hangeth over the    
earth4    #aa3bb4 ,for if you keep the  
commandments which ,i command you1 and  
do  them1 to love the ,lord your ,god1  
and walk in all his ways1 cleaving  unto
 him1    #aa3bc4 ,the ,lord will destroy
 all these nations before your face1 and
  you shall possess them1 which are     
greater and stronger than you4          

#aa3bd4 ,every place1 that your foot    
shall tread upon1 shall be yours4  ,from
 the desert1 and from ,libanus1 from the
 great river ,euphrates unto  the       
western sea shall be your borders4      
#aa3be4 ,none shall stand against you3  
the ,lord your ,god shall lay the  dread
 and fear of you upon all the land that 
you shall tread upon1 as  he hath spoken
 to you4    #aa3bf4 ,behold ,i set forth
 in your sight this day a blessing and a
  curse3    #aa3bg4 ,a blessing1 if you 
obey the commandments of the ,lord your 
,god1  which ,i command you this day3   
#aa3bh4 ,a curse1 if you obey not the   
commandments of the ,lord your ,god1    
but revolt from the way which now ,i    
shew you1 and walk after strange  gods  
which you know not4    #aa3bi4 ,and when
 the ,lord thy ,god shall have brought  
thee into the land1  whither thou goest 
to dwell1 thou shalt put the blessing   
upon mount  ,garizim1 the curse upon    
mount ,hebal3    ,put the blessing1     
et4444 ,see ,deut4 #bg4ab1 etc4 and     

,josue #h4cc1 etc4    #aa3cj4 ,which are
 beyond the ,jordan1 behind the way that
 goeth to the  setting of the sun1 in   
the land of the ,chanaanite who dwelleth
 in the  plain country over against     
,galgala1 which is near the valley that 
reacheth and entereth far4    #aa3ca4   
,for you shall pass over the ,jordan1 to
 possess the land1 which  the ,lord your
 ,god will give you1 that you may have  
it and possess it4    #aa3cb4 ,see      
therefore that you fulfil the ceremonies
 and judgments1  which ,i shall set this
 day before you4      ,deuteronomy      
,chapter #ab    ,all idolatry must be   
extirpated3 sacrifices1 tithes1 and     
firstfruits  must be offered in one only
 place3 all eating of blood is          
prohibited4    #ab3a4 ,these are the    
precepts and judgments1 that you must do
 in the  land1 which the ,lord the ,god 
of thy fathers will give thee1 to       
possess  it all the days that thou shalt
 walk upon the earth4    #ab3b4 ,destroy
 all the places in which the nations1   

that you shall  possess1 worshipped     
their gods upon high mountains1 and     
hills1 and  under every shady tree3     
#ab3c4 ,overthrow their altars1 and     
break down their statues1 burn their    
groves with fire1 and break their idols 
in pieces3 destroy their names  out of  
those places4    #ab3d4 ,you shall not  
do so to the ,lord your ,god3    #ab3e4 
,but you shall come to the place1 which 
the ,lord your ,god shall  choose out of
 all your tribes1 to put his name there1
 and to dwell in  it3    #ab3f4 ,and you
 shall offer in that place your         
holocausts and victims1  the tithes and 
firstfruits of your hands and your vows 
and gifts1 the  firstborn of your herds 
and your sheep4    #ab3g4 ,and you shall
 eat there in the sight of the ,lord    
your ,god3 and  you shall rejoice in all
 things1 whereunto you shall put your   
hand1 you  and your houses wherein the  
,lord your ,god hath blessed you4       
#ab3h4 ,you shall not do there the      
things we do here this day1 every man   

that which seemeth good to himself4     
#ab3i4 ,for until this present time you 
are not come to rest1 and to the        
possession1 which the ,lord your ,god   
will give you4    #ab3aj4 ,you shall    
pass over the ,jordan1 and shall dwell  
in the land  which the ,lord your ,god  
will give you1 that you may have rest   
from all  enemies round about3 and may  
dwell without any fear1    #ab3aa4 ,in  
the place1 which the ,lord your ,god    
shall choose1 that his  name may be     
therein4 ,thither shall you bring all   
the things that ,i  command you1        
holocausts1 and victims1 and tithes1 and
 the firstfruits  of your hands3 and    
whatsoever is the choicest in the gifts 
which you  shall vow to the ,lord4      
#ab3ab4 ,there shall you feast before   
the ,lord your ,god1 you and your  sons 
and your daughters1 your menservants and
 maidservants1 and the  ,levite that    
dwelleth in your cities4 ,for he hath no
 other part and  possession among you4  
#ab3ac4 ,beware lest thou offer thy     

holocausts in every place that thou     
shalt see3    #ab3ad4 ,but in the place 
which the ,lord shall choose in one of  
thy  tribes shalt thou offer sacrifices1
 and shalt do all that ,i command  thee4
    #ab3ae4 ,but if thou desirest to    
eat1 and the eating of flesh delight    
thee1 kill1 and eat according to the    
blessing of the ,lord thy ,god1  which  
he hath given thee1 in thy cities3      
whether it be unclean1 that is  to say1 
having blemish or defect3 or clean1 that
 is to say1 sound and  without blemish1 
such as may be offered1 as the roe1 and 
the hart1  shalt thou eat it3    #ab3af4
 ,only the blood thou shalt not eat1 but
 thou shalt pour it out  upon the earth 
as water4    #ab3ag4 ,thou mayst not eat
 in thy towns the tithes of thy corn1   
and thy  wine1 and thy oil1 the         
firstborn of thy herds and thy cattle1  
nor any  thing that thou vowest1 and    
that thou wilt offer voluntarily1 and   
the  firstfruits of thy hands3          
#ab3ah4 ,but thou shalt eat them before 

the ,lord thy ,god in the place  which  
the ,lord thy ,god shall choose1 thou   
and thy son and thy daughter1  and thy  
manservant1 and maidservant1 and the    
,levite that dwelleth in  thy cities3   
and thou shalt rejoice and be refreshed 
before the ,lord thy  ,god in all       
things1 whereunto thou shalt put thy    
hand4    #ab3ai4 ,take heed thou forsake
 not the ,levite all the time that thou 
livest in the land4    #ab3bj4 ,when the
 ,lord thy ,god shall have enlarged thy 
borders1 as he  hath spoken to thee1 and
 thou wilt eat the flesh that thy soul  
desireth3    #ab3ba4 ,and if the place  
which the ,lord thy ,god shall choose1  
that his  name should be there1 be far  
off1 thou shalt kill of thy herds and of
  thy flocks1 as ,i have commanded thee1
 and shalt eat in thy towns1 as it      
pleaseth thee4    #ab3bb4 ,even as the  
roe and the hart is eaten1 so shalt thou
 eat them3  both the clean and unclean  
shall eat of them alike4    #ab3bc4     
,only beware of this1 that thou eat not 

the blood1 for the blood  is for the    
soul3 and therefore thou must not eat   
the soul with the  flesh3    #ab3bd4    
,but thou shalt pour it upon the earth  
as water1    #ab3be4 ,that it may be    
well with thee and thy children after   
thee1 when  thou shalt do that which is 
pleasing in the sight of the ,lord4     
#ab3bf4 ,but the things which thou hast 
sanctified and vowed to the ,lord1  thou
 shalt take1 and shalt come to the place
 which the ,lord shall  choose3         
#ab3bg4 ,and shalt offer thy oblations1 
the flesh and the blood upon the  altar 
of the ,lord thy ,god3 the blood of thy 
victims thou shalt pour on  the altar3  
and the flesh thou thyself shalt eat4   
#ab3bh4 ,observe and hear all the things
 that ,i command thee1 that it may  be  
well with thee and thy children after   
thee for ever1 when thou shalt  do what 
is good and pleasing in the sight of the
 ,lord thy ,god4    #ab3bi4 ,when the   
,lord thy ,god shall have destroyed     
before thy face the  nations1 which thou

 shalt go in to possess1 and when thou  
shalt possess  them1 and dwell in their 
land3    #ab3cj4 ,beware lest thou      
imitate them1 after they are destroyed  
at thy  coming in1 and lest thou seek   
after their ceremonies1 saying3 ,as     
these  nations have worshipped their    
gods1 so will ,i also worship4          
#ab3ca4 ,thou shalt not do in like      
manner to the ,lord thy ,god4 ,for they 
have done to their gods all the         
abominations which the ,lord abhorreth1 
offering their sons and daughters1 and  
burning them with fire4    #ab3cb4 ,what
 ,i command thee1 that only do thou to  
the ,lord3 neither add  any thing1 nor  
diminish4    ,that only do thou1 etc4444
 ,they are forbid here to follow the    
ceremonies of the heathens2 or to make  
any alterations in the divine           
ordinances4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter  
#ac    ,false prophets must be slain1   
and idolatrous cities destroyed4        
#ac3a4 ,if there rise in the midst of   
thee a prophet or one that saith he     

hath dreamed a dream1 and he foretell a 
sign and a wonder1    #ac3b4 ,and that  
come to pass which he spoke1 and he say 
to thee3 ,let us  go and follow strange 
gods1 which thou knowest not1 and let us
 serve  them3    #ac3c4 ,thou shalt not 
hear the words of that prophet or       
dreamer3 for the  ,lord your ,god trieth
 you1 that it may appear whether you    
love him with  all your heart1 and with 
all your soul1 or not4    #ac3d4 ,follow
 the ,lord your ,god1 and fear him1 and 
keep his  commandments1 and hear his    
voice3 him you shall serve1 and to him  
you  shall cleave4    #ac3e4 ,and that  
prophet or forger of dreams shall be    
slain3 because he  spoke to draw you    
away from the ,lord your ,god1 who      
brought you out of  the land of ,egypt1 
and redeemed you from the house of      
bondage3 to make  thee go out of the    
way1 which the ,lord thy ,god commanded 
thee3 and thou  shalt take away the evil
 out of the midst of thee4    #ac3f4 ,if
 thy brother the son of thy mother1 or  

thy son1 or daughter1 or  thy wife that 
is in thy bosom1 or thy friend1 whom    
thou lovest as thy  own soul1 would     
persuade thee secretly1 saying3 ,let us 
go1 and serve  strange gods1 which thou 
knowest not1 nor thy fathers1    #ac3g4 
,of all the nations round about1 that   
are near or afar off1 from  one end of  
the earth to the other1    #ac3h4       
,consent not to him1 hear him not1      
neither let thy eye spare him  to pity  
and conceal him1    #ac3i4 ,but thou    
shalt presently put him to death4 ,let  
thy hand be first  upon him1 and        
afterwards the hands of all the people4 
,presently put him to death4444 ,not by 
killing him by private authority1  but  
by informing the magistrate1 and        
proceeding by order of justice4         
#ac3aj4 ,with stones shall he be stoned 
to death3 because he would have         
withdrawn thee from the ,lord thy ,god1 
who brought thee out of the land  of    
,egypt1 from the house of bondage3      
#ac3aa4 ,that all ,israel hearing may   

fear1 and may do no more any thing  like
 this4    #ac3ab4 ,if in one of thy     
cities1 which the ,lord thy ,god shall  
give thee  to dwell in1 thou hear some  
say3    #ac3ac4 ,children of ,belial are
 gone out of the midst of thee1 and have
  withdrawn the inhabitants of their    
city1 and have said3 ,let us go1 and    
serve strange gods which you know not3  
,belial4444 ,that is1 without yoke4     
,hence the wicked1 who refuse to be     
subject to the divine law1 are called in
 scripture the children of  ,belial4    
#ac3ad4 ,inquire carefully and          
diligently1 the truth of the thing by   
looking well into it1 and if thou find  
that which is said to be  certain1 and  
that this abomination hath been really  
committed1    #ac3ae4 ,thou shalt       
forthwith kill the inhabitants of that  
city with the  edge of the sword1 and   
shalt destroy it and all things that are
 in it1  even the cattle4    #ac3af4    
,and all the household goods that are   
there1 thou shalt gather  together in   

the midst of the streets thereof1 and   
shall burn them with  the city itself1  
so as to comsume all for the ,lord thy  
,god1 and that it  be a heap for ever3  
it shall be built no more4    #ac3ag4   
,and there shall nothing of that        
anathema stick to thy hand3 that  the   
,lord may turn from the wrath of his    
fury1 and may have mercy on  thee1 and  
multiply thee as he swore to thy        
fathers1    #ac3ah4 ,when thou shalt    
hear the voice of the ,lord thy ,god1   
keeping all  his precepts1 which ,i     
command thee this day1 that thou mayst  
do what is  pleasing in the sight of the
 ,lord thy ,god4      ,deuteronomy      
,chapter #ad    ,in mourning for the    
dead they are not to follow the ways of 
the  ,gentiles3 the distinction of clean
 and unclean meats3 ordinances          
concerning tithes1 and firstfruits4     
#ad3a4 ,be ye children of the ,lord your
 ,god3 you shall not cut  yourselves1   
nor make any baldness for the dead2     
#ad3b4 ,because thou art a holy people  

to the ,lord thy ,god3 and he chose     
thee to be his peculiar people of all   
nations that are upon the earth4        
#ad3c4 ,eat not the things that are     
unclean4    ,unclean4444 ,see the       
annotations on ,lev4 #aa4    #ad3d4     
,these are the beasts that you shall    
eat1 the ox1 and the sheep1  and the    
goat1    #ad3e4 ,the hart and the roe1  
the buffle1 the chamois1 the pygarg1 the
  wild goat1 the camelopardalus4        
#ad3f4 ,every beast that divideth the   
hoof in two parts1 and cheweth the  cud1
 you shall eat4    #ad3g4 ,but of them  
that chew the cud1 but divide not the   
hoof1 you shall  not eat1 such as the   
camel1 the hare1 and the cherogril3     
because they  chew the cud1 but divide  
not the hoof1 they shall be unclean to  
you4    #ad3h4 ,the swine also1 because 
it divideth the hoof1 but cheweth not   
the  cud1 shall be unclean1 their flesh 
you shall not eat1 and their  carcasses 
you shall not touch4    #ad3i4 ,these   
shall you eat of all that abide in the  

waters3 ,all that  have fins and scales1
 you shall eat4    #ad3aj4 ,such as are 
without fins and scales1 you shall not  
eat1 because  they are unclean4         
#ad3aa4 ,all birds that are clean you   
shall eat4    #ad3ab4 ,the unclean eat  
not3 to wit1 the eagle1 and the grype1  
and the  osprey1    #ad3ac4 ,the        
ringtail1 and the vulture1 and the kite 
according to their  kind3    #ad3ad4    
,and all of the raven's kind3    #ad3ae4
 ,and the ostrich1 and the owl1 and the 
larus1 and the hawk  according to its   
kind3    #ad3af4 ,the heron1 and the    
swan1 and the stork1    #ad3ag4 ,and the
 cormorant1 the porphirion1 and the     
night crow1    #ad3ah4 ,the bittern1 and
 the charadrion1 every one in their     
kind3 the  houp also and the bat4       
#ad3ai4 ,every thing that creepeth1 and 
hath little wings1 shall be  unclean1   
and shall not be eaten4    #ad3bj4 ,all 
that is clean1 you shall eat4    #ad3ba4
 ,but whatsoever is dead of itself1 eat 
not thereof4 ,give it to  the stranger1 

that is within thy gates1 to eat1 or    
sell it to him3  because thou art the   
holy people of the ,lord thy ,god4 ,thou
 shalt not  boil a kid in the milk of   
his dam4    #ad3bb4 ,every year thou    
shalt set aside the tithes of all thy   
fruits  that the earth bringeth forth1  
#ad3bc4 ,and thou shalt eat before the  
,lord thy ,god in the place which he    
shall choose1 that his name may be      
called upon therein1 the tithe of  thy  
corn1 and thy wine1 and thy oil1 and the
 firstborn of thy herds and  thy sheep3 
that thou mayst learn to fear the ,lord 
thy ,god at all times4    #ad3bd4 ,but  
when the way and the place which the    
,lord thy ,god shall  choose1 are far   
off1 and he hath blessed thee1 and thou 
canst not carry  all these things       
thither1    #ad3be4 ,thou shalt sell    
them all1 and turn them into money1 and 
shalt  carry it in thy hand1 and shalt  
go to the place which the ,lord shall   
choose3    #ad3bf4 ,and thou shalt buy  
with the same money whatsoever pleaseth 

thee1  either of the herds or of sheep1 
wine also and strong drink1 and all     
that thy soul desireth3 and thou shalt  
eat before the ,lord thy ,god1 and      
shalt feast1 thou and thy house3        
#ad3bg4 ,and the ,levite that is within 
thy gates1 beware thou forsake him  not1
 because he hath no other part in thy   
possession4    #ad3bh4 ,the third year  
thou shalt separate another tithe of all
 things  that grow to thee at that time1
 and shalt lay it up within thy gates4  
#ad3bi4 ,and the ,levite that hath no   
other part nor possession with thee1    
and the stranger and the fatherless and 
the widow1 that are within thy  gates1  
shall come and shall eat and be filled3 
that the ,lord thy ,god  may bless thee 
in all the works of thy hands that thou 
shalt do4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #ae
    ,the law of the seventh year of     
remission4 ,the firstlings of cattle are
  to be sanctified to the ,lord4        
#ae3a4 ,in the seventh year thou shalt  
make a remission1    #ae3b4 ,which shall

 be celebrated in this order4 ,he to    
whom any thing is  owing from his friend
 or neighbour or brother1 cannot demand 
it again1  because it is the year of    
remission of the ,lord4    #ae3c4 ,of   
the foreigner or stranger thou mayst    
exact it3 of thy  countryman and        
neighbour thou shalt not have power to  
demand it again4    #ae3d4 ,and there   
shall be no poor nor beggar among you3  
that the ,lord  thy ,god may bless thee 
in the land which he will give thee in  
possession4    ,there shall be no poor1 
etc4444 ,it is not to be understood as a
  promise1 that there should be no poor 
in ,israel1 as appears from ver4  #aa1  
where we learn that ,god's people would 
never be at a loss to find  objects for 
their charity3 but it is an ordinance   
that all should do  their best          
endeavours to prevent any of their      
brethren from suffering  the hardships  
of poverty and want4    #ae3e4 ,yet so  
if thou hear the voice of the ,lord thy 
,god1 and keep all  things that he hath 

ordained1 and which ,i command thee this
 day1 he  will bless thee1 as he hath   
promised4    #ae3f4 ,thou shalt lend to 
many nations1 and thou shalt borrow of  
no man4  ,thou shalt have dominion over 
very many nations1 and no one shall have
  dominion over thee4    #ae3g4 ,if one 
of thy brethren that dwelleth within thy
 gates of thy city  in the land which   
the ,lord thy ,god will give thee1 come 
to poverty3  thou shalt not harden thy  
heart1 nor close thy hand1    #ae3h4    
,but shalt open it to the poor man1 thou
 shalt lend him1 that  which thou       
perceivest he hath need of4    #ae3i4   
,beware lest perhaps a wicked thought   
steal in upon thee1 and thou  say in thy
 heart3 ,the seventh year of remission  
draweth nigh2 and thou  turn away thy   
eyes from thy poor brother1 denying to  
lend him that  which he asketh3 lest he 
cry against thee to the ,lord1 and it   
become a  sin unto thee4    #ae3aj4 ,but
 thou shalt give to him3 neither shalt  
thou do any thing  craftily in relieving

 his necessities3 that the ,lord thy    
,god may bless  thee at all times1 and  
in all things to which thou shalt put   
thy hand4    #ae3aa4 ,there will not be 
wanting poor in the land of thy         
habitation3  therefore ,i command thee  
to open thy hand to thy needy and poor  
brother1 that liveth in the land4       
#ae3ab4 ,when thy brother a ,hebrew man1
 or ,hebrew woman is sold to thee1  and 
hath served thee six years1 in the      
seventh year thou shalt let him  go     
free3    #ae3ac4 ,and when thou sendest 
him out free1 thou shalt not let him go 
away empty3    #ae3ad4 ,but shall give  
him for his way out of thy flocks1 and  
out of thy  barnfloor1 and thy          
winepress1 wherewith the ,lord thy ,god 
shall bless  thee4    #ae3ae4 ,remember 
that thou also wast a bondservant in the
 land of ,egypt1  and the ,lord thy ,god
 made thee free1 and therefore ,i now   
command thee  this4    #ae3af4 ,but if  
he say3 ,i will not depart3 because he  
loveth thee1 and  thy house1 and findeth

 that he is well with thee3    #ae3ag4  
,thou shalt take an awl1 and bore       
through his ear in the door of  thy     
house1 and he shall serve thee for ever3
 thou shalt do in like  manner to thy   
womanservant also4    #ae3ah4 ,turn not 
away thy eyes from them when thou makest
 them free3  because he hath served thee
 six years according to the wages of a  
hireling3 that the ,lord thy ,god may   
bless thee in all the works that  thou  
dost4    #ae3ai4 ,of the firstlings1    
that come of thy herds and thy sheep1   
thou  shalt sanctify to the ,lord thy   
,god whatsoever is of the male sex4     
,thou  shalt not work with the firstling
 of a bullock1 and thou shalt not  shear
 the firstlings of thy sheep4    #ae3bj4
 ,in the sight of the ,lord thy ,god    
shalt thou eat them every year1  in the 
place that the ,lord shall choose1 thou 
and thy house4    #ae3ba4 ,but if it    
have a blemish1 or be lame1 or blind1 or
 in any part  disfigured or feeble1 it  
shall not be sacrificed to the ,lord thy

 ,god4    #ae3bb4 ,but thou shalt eat it
 within the gates of thy city3 the clean
  and the unclean shall eat them alike1 
as the roe and as the hart4    #ae3bc4  
,only thou shalt take heed not to eat   
their blood1 but pour it  out on the    
earth as water4      ,deuteronomy       
,chapter #af    ,the three principal    
solemnities to be observed3 just judges 
to be  appointed in every city3 all     
occasions of idolatry to be avoided4    
#af3a4 ,observe the month of new corn1  
which is the first of the spring1  that 
thou mayst celebrate the phase to the   
,lord thy ,god3 because in  this month  
the ,lord thy ,god brought thee out of  
,egypt by night4    #af3b4 ,and thou    
shalt sacrifice the phase to the ,lord  
thy ,god1 of sheep1  and of oxen1 in the
 place which the ,lord thy ,god shall   
choose1 that his  name may dwell there4 
#af3c4 ,thou shalt not eat with it      
leavened bread3 seven days shalt thou   
eat without leaven1 the bread of        
affliction1 because thou camest out of  

,egypt in fear3 that thou mayst remember
 the day of thy coming out of  ,egypt1  
all the days of thy life4    #af3d4 ,no 
leaven shall be seen in all thy coasts  
for seven days1 neither  shall any of   
the flesh of that which was sacrificed  
the first day in  the evening remain    
until morning4    #af3e4 ,thou mayst not
 immolate the phase in any one of thy   
cities1 which  the ,lord thy ,god will  
give thee3    #af3f4 ,but in the place  
which the ,lord thy ,god shall choose1  
that his  name may dwell there3 thou    
shalt immolate the phase in the evening1
 at  the going down of the sun1 at which
 time thou camest out of ,egypt4        
#af3g4 ,and thou shalt dress1 and eat it
 in the place which the ,lord thy  ,god 
shall choose1 and in the morning rising 
up thou shalt go into thy  dwellings4   
#af3h4 ,six days shalt thou eat         
unleavened bread3 and on the seventh    
day1  because it is the assembly of the 
,lord thy ,god1 thou shalt do no work4  
#af3i4 ,thou shalt number unto thee     

seven weeks from that day1 wherein  thou
 didst put the sickle to the corn4      
#af3aj4 ,and thou shalt celebrate the   
festival of weeks to the ,lord thy      
,god1 a voluntary oblation of thy hand1 
which thou shalt offer according  to the
 blessing of the ,lord thy ,god4        
#af3aa4 ,and thou shalt feast before the
 ,lord thy ,god1 thou1 and thy son1  and
 thy daughter1 and thy manservant1 and  
thy maidservant1 and the  ,levite that  
is within thy gates1 and the stranger   
and the fatherless1  and the widow1 who 
abide with you3 in the place which the  
,lord thy ,god  shall choose1 that his  
name may dwell there3    #af3ab4 ,and   
thou shalt remember that thou wast a    
servant in ,egypt3 and  thou shalt keep 
and do the things that are commanded4   
#af3ac4 ,thou shalt celebrate the       
solemnity also of tabernacles seven     
days1 when thou hast gathered in thy    
fruit of the barnfloor and of the       
winepress4    #af3ad4 ,and thou shalt   
make merry in thy festival time1 thou1  

thy son1  and thy daughter1 thy         
manservant1 and thy maidservant1 the    
,levite also  and the stranger1 and the 
fatherless and the widow that are within
 thy  gates4    #af3ae4 ,seven days     
shalt thou celebrate feasts to the ,lord
 thy ,god in  the place which the ,lord 
shall choose3 and the ,lord thy ,god    
will bless  thee in all thy fruits1 and 
in every work of thy hands1 and thou    
shalt  be in joy4    #af3af4 ,three     
times in a year shall all thy males     
appear before the ,lord  thy ,god in the
 place which he shall choose3 in the    
feast of unleavened  bread1 in the feast
 of weeks1 and in the feast of          
tabernacles4 ,no one  shall appear with 
his hands empty before the ,lord3       
#af3ag4 ,but every one shall offer      
according to what he hath1 according  to
 the blessing of the ,lord his ,god1    
which he shall give him4    #af3ah4     
,thou shalt appoint judges and          
magistrates in all thy gates1  which the
 ,lord thy ,god shall give thee1 in all 

thy tribes3 that they  may judge the    
people with just judgment1    #af3ai4   
,and not go aside to either part4 ,thou 
shalt not accept person  nor gifts3 for 
gifts blind the eyes of the wise1 and   
change the words  of the just4          
#af3bj4 ,thou shalt follow justly after 
that which is just3 that thou  mayst    
live and possess the land1 which the    
,lord thy ,god shall give  thee4        
#af3ba4 ,thou shalt plant no grove1 nor 
any tree near the altar of the  ,lord   
thy ,god3    #af3bb4 ,neither shalt thou
 make nor set up to thyself a statue3   
which  things the ,lord thy ,god hateth4
      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #ag         
,victims must be without blemish4       
,idolaters are to be slain4             
,controversies are to be decided by the 
high priest and council1 whose  sentence
 must be obeyed under pain of death4    
,the duty of a king1 who is  to receive 
the law of ,god at the priest's hands4  
#ag3a4 ,thou shalt not sacrifice to the 
,lord thy ,god a sheep1 or an ox1       

wherein there is blemish1 or any fault3 
for that is an abomination to  the ,lord
 thy ,god4    #ag3b4 ,when there shall  
be found among you within any of thy    
gates1  which the ,lord thy ,god shall  
give thee1 man or woman that do evil in 
the sight of the ,lord thy ,god1 and    
transgress his covenant1    #ag3c4 ,so  
as to go and serve strange gods1 and    
adore them1 the sun and  the moon1 and  
all the host of heaven1 which ,i have   
not commanded3    ,the host of          
heaven4444 ,that is1 the stars4         
#ag3d4 ,and this is told thee1 and      
hearing it thou hast inquired           
diligently1 and found it to be true1 and
 that the abomination is  committed in  
,israel3    #ag3e4 ,thou shalt bring    
forth the man or the woman1 who have    
committed  that most wicked thing1 to   
the gates of thy city1 and they shall be
  stoned4    #ag3f4 ,by the mouth of two
 or three witnesses shall he die that is
 to be  slain4 ,let no man be put to    
death1 when only one beareth witness    

against him4    #ag3g4 ,the hands of the
 witnesses shall be first upon him to   
kill him1  and afterwards the hands of  
the rest of the people3 that thou mayst 
take away the evil out of the midst of  
thee4    #ag3h4 ,if thou perceive that  
there be among you a hard and doubtful  
matter in judgment between blood and    
blood1 cause and cause1 leprosy  and    
leprosy3 and thou see that the words of 
the judges within thy gates  do vary3   
arise1 and go up to the place1 which the
 ,lord thy ,god shall  choose4    ,if   
thou perceive1 etc4444 ,here we see what
 authority ,god was pleased to  give to 
the church guides of the ,old           
,testament1 in deciding1 without        
appeal1 all controversies relating to   
the law2 promising that they  should not
 err therein2 and surely he has not done
 less for the church  guides of the ,new
 ,testament4    #ag3i4 ,and thou shalt  
come to the priests of the ,levitical   
race1 and to  the judge1 that shall be  
at that time3 and thou shalt ask of     

them1 and  they shall shew thee the     
truth of the judgment4    #ag3aj4 ,and  
thou shalt do whatsoever they shall say1
 that preside in the  place1 which the  
,lord shall choose1 and what they shall 
teach thee1    #ag3aa4 ,according to his
 law2 and thou shalt follow their       
sentence3  neither shalt thou decline to
 the right hand nor to the left hand4   
#ag3ab4 ,but he that will be proud1 and 
refuse to obey the commandment of  the  
priest1 who ministereth at that time to 
the ,lord thy ,god1 and the  decree of  
the judge1 that man shall die1 and thou 
shalt take away the  evil from ,israel3 
#ag3ac4 ,and all the people hearing it  
shall fear1 that no one afterwards      
swell with pride4    #ag3ad4 ,when thou 
art come into the land1 which the ,lord 
thy ,god will  give thee1 and possessest
 it1 and shalt say3 ,i will set a king  
over me1  as all nations have that are  
round about3    #ag3ae4 ,thou shalt set 
him whom the ,lord thy ,god shall choose
 out of the  number of thy brethren4    

,thou mayst not make a man of another   
nation  king1 that is not thy brother4  
#ag3af4 ,and when he is made king1 he   
shall not multiply horses to  himself1  
nor lead back the people into ,egypt1   
being lifted up with the  number of his 
horsemen1 especially since the ,lord    
hath commanded you to  return no more   
the same way4    #ag3ag4 ,he shall not  
have many wives1 that may allure his    
mind1 nor  immense sums of silver and   
gold4    #ag3ah4 ,but after he is raised
 to the throne of his kingdom1 he shall 
copy out to himself the ,deuteronomy of 
this law in a volume1 taking the  copy  
of the priests of the ,levitical tribe1 
#ag3ai4 ,and he shall have it with him1 
and shall read it all the days of  his  
life1 that he may learn to fear the     
,lord his ,god1 and keep his  words and 
ceremonies1 that are commanded in the   
law2    #ag3bj4 ,and that his heart be  
not lifted up with pride over his       
brethren1 nor decline to the right or to
 the left1 that he and his sons  may    

reign a long time over ,israel4         
,deuteronomy ,chapter #ah    ,the ,lord 
is the inheritance of the priests and   
,levites4 ,heathenish  abominations are 
to be avoided4 ,the great ,,prophet     
,,christ is promised4  ,false prophets  
must be slain4    #ah3a4 ,the priests   
and ,levites1 and all that are of the   
same tribe1  shall have no part nor     
inheritance with the rest of ,israel1   
because  they shall eat the sacrifices  
of the ,lord1 and his oblations1        
#ah3b4 ,and they shall receive nothing  
else of the possession of their         
brethren3 for the ,lord himself is their
 inheritance1 as he hath said to  them4 
#ah3c4 ,this shall be the priest's due  
from the people1 and from them  that    
offer victims3 whether they sacrifice an
 ox1 or a sheep1 they  shall give to the
 priest the shoulder and the breast3    
#ah3d4 ,the firstfruits also of corn1 of
 wine1 and of oil1 and a part of  the   
wool from the shearing of their sheep4  
#ah3e4 ,for the ,lord thy ,god hath     

chosen him of all thy tribes1 to stand  
and to minister to the name of the      
,lord1 him and his sons for ever4       
#ah3f4 ,if a ,levite go out of any one  
of the cities throughout all  ,israel1  
in which he dwelleth1 and have a longing
 mind to come to the  place which the   
,lord shall choose1    #ah3g4 ,he shall 
minister in the name of the ,lord his   
,god1 as all his  brethren the ,levites 
do1 that shall stand at that time before
 the ,lord4    #ah3h4 ,he shall receive 
the same portion of food that the rest  
do3  besides that which is due to him in
 his own city1 by succession from  his  
fathers4    #ah3i4 ,when thou art come  
into the land which the ,lord thy ,god  
shall  give thee1 beware lest thou have 
a mind to imitate the abominations of   
those nations4    #ah3aj4 ,neither let  
there be found among you any one that   
shall expiate  his son or daughter1     
making them to pass through the fire3 or
 that  consulteth soothsayers1 or       
observeth dreams and omens1 neither let 

there be any wizard1    #ah3aa4 ,nor    
charmer1 nor any one that consulteth    
pythonic spirits1 or  fortune tellers1  
or that seeketh the truth from the dead4
    #ah3ab4 ,for the ,lord abhorreth all
 these things1 and for these            
abominations he will destroy them at thy
 coming4    #ah3ac4 ,thou shalt be      
perfect1 and without spot before the    
,lord thy ,god4    #ah3ad4 ,these       
nations1 whose land thou shalt possess1 
hearken to  soothsayers and diviners3   
but thou art otherwise instructed by the
 ,lord  thy ,god4    #ah3ae4 ,the ,lord 
thy ,god will raise up to thee a        
,,prophet of thy nation  and of thy     
brethren like unto me3 him thou shalt   
hear3    #ah3af4 ,as thou desiredst of  
the ,lord thy ,god in ,horeb1 when the  
assembly was gathered together1 and     
saidst3 ,let me not hear any more  the  
voice of the ,lord my ,god1 neither let 
me see any more this  exceeding great   
fire1 lest ,i die4    #ah3ag4 ,and the  
,lord said to me3 ,they have spoken all 

things well4    #ah3ah4 ,i will raise   
them up a prophet out of the midst of   
their  brethren like to thee3 and ,i    
will put my words in his mouth1 and he  
shall speak to them all that ,i shall   
command him4    #ah3ai4 ,and he that    
will not hear his words1 which he shall 
speak in my  name1 ,i will be the       
revenger4    #ah3bj4 ,but the prophet1  
who being corrupted with pride1 shall   
speak in  my name things that ,i did not
 command him to say1 or in the name of  
strange gods1 shall be slain4    #ah3ba4
 ,and if in silent thought thou answer3 
,how shall ,i know the word  that the   
,lord hath not spoken8    #ah3bb4 ,thou 
shalt have this sign3 ,whatsoever that  
same prophet  foretelleth in the name of
 the ,lord1 and it cometh not to pass3  
that  thing the ,lord hath not spoken1  
but the prophet hath forged it by the   
pride of his mind3 and therefore thou   
shalt not fear him4      ,deuteronomy   
,chapter #ai    ,the cities of refuge4  
,wilful murder1 and false witnesses must

 be  punished4    #ai3a4 ,when the ,lord
 thy ,god hath destroyed the nations1   
whose land he  will deliver to thee1 and
 thou shalt possess it1 and shalt dwell 
in the  cities and houses thereof3      
#ai3b4 ,thou shalt separate to thee     
three cities in the midst of the  land1 
which the ,lord will give thee in       
possession1    #ai3c4 ,paving diligently
 the way3 and thou shalt divide the     
whole  province of thy land equally into
 three parts3 that he who is forced to  
flee for manslaughter1 may have near at 
hand whither to escape4    #ai3d4 ,this 
shall be the law of the slayer that     
fleeth1 whose life is to  be saved3 ,he 
that killeth his neighbor ignorantly1   
and who is proved to  have had no hatred
 against him yesterday and the day      
before3    #ai3e4 ,but to have gone with
 him to the wood to hew wood1 and in    
cutting  down the tree the axe slipped  
out of his hand1 and the iron slipping  
from the handle struck his friend1 and  
killed him3 he shall flee to one  of the

 cities aforesaid1 and live3    #ai3f4  
,lest perhaps the next kinsman of him   
whose blood was shed1 pushed  on by his 
grief should pursue1 and apprehend him1 
if the way be too  long1 and take away  
the life of him who is not guilty of    
death1 because  he is proved to have had
 no hatred before against him that was  
slain4    #ai3g4 ,therefore ,i command  
thee1 that thou separate three cities at
  equal distance one from another4      
#ai3h4 ,and when the ,lord thy ,god     
shall have enlarged thy borders1 as he  
swore to thy fathers1 and shall give    
thee all the land that he promised      
them1    #ai3i4 7,yet so1 if thou keep  
his commandments1 and do the things     
which ,i  command thee this day1 that   
thou love the ,lord thy ,god1 and walk  
in his  ways at all times7 thou shalt   
add to thee other three cities1 and     
shalt  double the number of the three   
cities aforesaid3    #ai3aj4 ,that      
innocent blood may not be shed in the   
midst of the land  which the ,lord thy  

,god will give thee to possess1 lest    
thou be guilty  of blood4    #ai3aa4    
,but if any man hating his neighbour1   
lie in wait for his life1  and rise and 
strike him1 and he die1 and he flee to  
one of the cities  aforesaid1    #ai3ab4
 ,the ancients of his city shall send1  
and take him out of the  place of       
refuge1 and shall deliver him into the  
hand of the kinsman of  him whose blood 
was shed1 and he shall die4    #ai3ac4  
,thou shalt not pity him1 and thou shalt
 take away the guilt of  innocent blood 
out of ,israel1 that it may be well with
 thee4    #ai3ad4 ,thou shalt not take  
nor remove thy neighbour's landmark1    
which  thy predecessors have set in thy 
possession1 which the ,lord thy ,god    
will give thee in the land that thou    
shalt receive to possess4    #ai3ae4    
,one witness shall not rise up against  
any man1 whatsoever the  sin or         
wickedness be3 but in the mouth of two  
or three witnesses every  word shall    
stand4    #ai3af4 ,if a lying witness   

stand against a man1 accusing him of    
transgression1    #ai3ag4 ,both of them1
 between whom the controversy is1 shall 
stand  before the ,lord in the sight of 
the priests and the judges that shall   
be in those days4    #ai3ah4 ,and when  
after most diligent inquisition1 they   
shall find that  the false witness hath 
told a lie against his brother3         
#ai3ai4 ,they shall render to him as he 
meant to do to his brother1 and  thou   
shalt take away the evil out of the     
midst of thee3    #ai3bj4 ,that others  
hearing may fear1 and may not dare to do
 such  things4    #ai3ba4 ,thou shalt   
not pity him1 but shalt require life for
 life1 eye  for eye1 tooth for tooth1   
hand for hand1 foot for foot4           
,deuteronomy ,chapter #bj    ,laws      
relating to war4    #bj3a4 ,if thou go  
out to war against thy enemies1 and see 
horsemen and  chariots1 and the numbers 
of the enemy's army greater than thine1 
thou  shalt not fear them3 because the  
,lord thy ,god is with thee1 who brought

  thee out of the land of ,egypt4       
#bj3b4 ,and when the battle is now at   
hand1 the priest shall stand before  the
 army1 and shall speak to the people in 
this manner3    #bj3c4 ,hear1 ,o        
,israel1 you join battle this day       
against your enemies1  let not your     
heart be dismayed1 be not afraid1 do not
 give back1 fear  ye them not3    #bj3d4
 ,because the ,lord your ,god is in the 
midst of you1 and will fight  for you   
against your enemies1 to deliver you    
from danger4    #bj3e4 ,and the captains
 shall proclaim through every band in   
the hearing  of the army3 ,what man is  
there1 that hath built a new house1 and 
hath  not dedicated it8 let him go and  
return to his house1 lest he die in  the
 battle1 and another man dedicate it4   
#bj3f4 ,what man is there1 that hath    
planted a vineyard1 and hath not as  yet
 made it to be common1 whereof all men  
may eat8 let him go1 and  return to his 
house1 lest he die in the battle1 and   
another man execute  his office4        

#bj3g4 ,what man is there1 that hath    
espoused a wife1 and not taken her8  let
 him go1 and return to his house1 lest  
he die in the war1 and  another man take
 her4    #bj3h4 ,after these things are 
declared they shall add the rest1 and   
shall speak to the people3 ,what man is 
there that is fearful1 and faint        
hearted8 let him go1 and return to his  
house1 lest he make the hearts  of his  
brethren to fear1 as he himself is      
possessed with fear4    #bj3i4 ,and when
 the captains of the army shall hold    
their peace1 and  have made an end of   
speaking1 every man shall prepare their 
bands to  fight4    #bj3aj4 ,if at any  
time thou come to fight against a city1 
thou shalt  first offer it peace4       
#bj3aa4 ,if they receive it1 and open   
the gates to thee1 all the people  that 
are therein1 shall be saved1 and shall  
serve thee paying tribute4    #bj3ab4   
,but if they will not make peace1 and   
shall begin war against  thee1 thou     
shalt besiege it4    #bj3ac4 ,and when  

the ,lord thy ,god shall deliver it into
 thy hands1 thou  shalt slay all that   
are therein of the male sex1 with the   
edge of the  sword1    #bj3ad4          
,excepting women and children1 cattle   
and other things1 that are  in the city4
 ,and thou shalt divide all the prey to 
the army1 and thou  shalt eat the spoils
 of thy enemies1 which the ,lord thy    
,god shall give  thee4    #bj3ae4 ,so   
shalt thou do to all cities that are at 
a great distance from  thee1 and are not
 of these cities which thou shalt       
receive in  possession4    #bj3af4 ,but 
of those cities that shall be given     
thee1 thou shalt suffer  none at all to 
live3    #bj3ag4 ,but shalt kill them   
with the edge of the sword1 to wit1 the 
,hethite1 and the ,amorrhite1 and the   
,chanaanite1 the ,pherezite1 and the    
,hevite1 and the ,jebusite1 as the ,lord
 thy ,god hath commanded thee3          
#bj3ah4 ,lest they teach you to do all  
the abominations which they have  done  
to their gods3 and you should sin       

against the ,lord your ,god4    #bj3ai4 
,when thou hast besieged a city a long  
time1 and hath compassed  it with       
bulwarks1 to take it1 thou shalt not cut
 down the trees that  may be eaten of1  
neither shalt thou spoil the country    
round about with  axes3 for it is a     
tree1 and not a man1 neither can it     
increase the  number of them that fight 
against thee4    #bj3bj4 ,but if there  
be any trees that are not fruitful1 but 
wild1 and  fit for other uses1 cut them 
down1 and make engines1 until thou take 
the city1 which fighteth against thee4  
,deuteronomy ,chapter #ba    ,the       
expiation of a secret murder4 ,the      
marrying a captive4 ,the eldest  son    
must not be deprived of his birthright  
for hatred of his mother4 ,a  stubborn  
son is to be stoned to death4 ,when one 
is hanged on a gibbet1  he must be taken
 down the same day and buried4    #ba3a4
 ,when there shall be found in the land1
 which the ,lord thy ,god  will give    
thee1 the corpse of a man slain1 and it 

is not known who is  guilty of the      
murder1    #ba3b4 ,thy ancients and     
judges shall go out1 and shall measure  
from the  place where the body lieth the
 distance of every city round about3    
#ba3c4 ,and the ancients of that city   
which they shall perceive to be  nearer 
than the rest1 shall take a heifer of   
the herd1 that hath not  drawn in the   
yoke1 nor ploughed the ground1    #ba3d4
 ,and they shall bring her into a rough 
and stony valley1 that  never was       
ploughed1 nor sown3 and there they shall
 strike off the head  of the heifer3    
#ba3e4 ,and the priests the sons of     
,levi shall come1 whom the ,lord thy    
,god hath chosen to minister to him1 and
 to bless in his name1 and that  by     
their word every matter should be       
decided1 and whatsoever is clean  or    
unclean should be judged4    #ba3f4 ,and
 the ancients of that city shall come to
 the person slain1 and  shall wash their
 hands over the heifer that was killed  
in the valley1    #ba3g4 ,and shall say3

 ,our hands did not shed this blood1 nor
 did our  eyes see it4    #ba3h4 ,be    
merciful to thy people ,israel1 whom    
thou hast redeemed1 ,o  ,lord1 and lay  
not innocent blood to their charge1 in  
the midst of thy  people ,israel4 ,and  
the guilt of blood shall be taken from  
them3    #ba3i4 ,and thou shalt be free 
from the innocent's blood1 that was     
shed1  when thou shalt have done what   
the ,lord hath commanded thee4          
#ba3aj4 ,if thou go out to fight against
 thy enemies1 and the ,lord thy  ,god   
deliver them into thy hand1 and thou    
lead them away captives1    #ba3aa4 ,and
 seest in the number of the captives a  
beautiful woman1 and  lovest her1 and   
wilt have her to wife1    #ba3ab4 ,thou 
shalt bring her into thy house3 and she 
shall shave her  hair1 and pare her     
nails1    #ba3ac4 ,and shall put off the
 raiment1 wherein she was taken3 and    
shall  remain in thy house1 and mourn   
for her father and mother one month3 and
  after that thou shalt go in unto her1 

and shalt sleep with her1 and she  shall
 be thy wife4    #ba3ad4 ,but if        
afterwards she please thee not1 thou    
shalt let her go  free1 but thou mayst  
not sell her for money nor oppress her  
by might  because thou hast humbled her4
    #ba3ae4 ,if a man have two wives1   
one beloved1 and the other hated1 and   
they have had children by him1 and the  
son of the hated be the  firstborn1     
#ba3af4 ,and he meaneth to divide his   
substance among his sons3 he may  not   
make the son of the beloved the         
firstborn1 and prefer him before  the   
son of the hated4    #ba3ag4 ,but he    
shall acknowledge the son of the hated  
for the firstborn1  and shall give him a
 double portion of all he hath3 for this
 is the  first of his children1 and to  
him are due the first birthrights4      
#ba3ah4 ,if a man have a stubborn and   
unruly son1 who will not hear the       
commandments of his father or mother1   
and being corrected1 slighteth          
obedience3    #ba3ai4 ,they shall take  

him and bring him to the ancients of the
 city1  and to the gate of judgment1    
#ba3bj4 ,and shall say to them3 ,this   
our son is rebellious and stubborn1  he 
slighteth hearing our admonitions1 he   
giveth himself to revelling1  and to    
debauchery and banquetings3    #ba3ba4  
,the people of the city shall stone him3
 and he shall die1 that  you may take   
away the evil out of the midst of you1  
and all ,israel  hearing it may be      
afraid4    #ba3bb4 ,when a man hath     
committed a crime for which he is to be 
punished  with death1 and being         
condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet3 
#ba3bc4 ,his body shall not remain upon 
the tree1 but shall be buried the  same 
day3 for he is accursed of ,god that    
hangeth on a tree3 and thou  shalt not  
defile thy land1 which the ,lord thy    
,god shall give thee in  possession4    
,deuteronomy ,chapter #bb    ,humanity  
towards neighbours4 ,neither sex may use
 the apparel of the  other4 ,cruelty to 
be avoided even to birds4 ,battlements  

about the roof  of a house4 ,things of  
divers kinds not to be mixed4 ,the      
punishment of  him that slandereth his  
wife1 as also of adultery and rape4     
#bb3a4 ,thou shalt not pass by if thou  
seest thy brother's ox1 or his  sheep go
 astray3 but thou shalt bring them back 
to thy brother4    #bb3b4 ,and if thy   
brother be not nigh1 or thou know him   
not3 thou shalt  bring them to thy      
house1 and they shall be with thee until
 thy brother  seek them1 and receive    
them4    #bb3c4 ,thou shalt do in like  
manner with his ass1 and with his       
raiment1  and with every thing that is  
thy brother's1 which is lost3 if thou   
find  it1 neglect it not as pertaining  
to another4    #bb3d4 ,if thou see thy  
brother's ass or his ox to be fallen    
down in the  way1 thou shalt not slight 
it1 but shalt lift it up with him4      
#bb3e4 ,a woman shall not be clothed    
with man's apparel1 neither shall a  man
 use woman's apparel3 for he that doth  
these things is abominable  before ,god4

    #bb3f4 ,if thou find as thou walkest
 by the way1 a bird's nest in a tree1   
or on the ground1 and the dam sitting   
upon the young or upon the eggs3  thou  
shalt not take her with her young3      
,thou shalt not take1 etc4 ,this was to 
shew them to exercise a certain  mercy  
even to irrational creatures2 and by    
that means to train them up  to a horror
 of cruelty2 and to the exercise of     
humanity and mutual  charity one to     
another4    #bb3g4 ,but shalt let her   
go1 keeping the young which thou hast   
caught3  that it may be well with thee1 
and thou mayst live a long time4        
#bb3h4 ,when thou buildest a new house1 
thou shalt make a battlement to  the    
roof round about3 lest blood be shed in 
thy house1 and thou be  guilty1 if any  
one slip1 and fall down headlong4       
,battlement4444 ,this precaution was    
necessary1 because all their houses  had
 flat tops1 and it was usual to walk and
 to converse together upon  them4       
#bb3i4 ,thou shalt not sow thy vineyard 

with divers seeds3 lest both the  seed  
which thou hast sown1 and the fruit of  
the vineyard1 be sanctified  together4  
#bb3aj4 ,thou shalt not plough with an  
ox and an ass together4    #bb3aa4 ,thou
 shalt not wear a garment that is woven 
of woollen and linen  together4         
#bb3ab4 ,thou shalt make strings in the 
hem at the four corners of thy  cloak1  
wherewith thou shalt be covered4        
#bb3ac4 ,if a man marry a wife1 and     
afterwards hate her1    #bb3ad4 ,and    
seek occasions to put her away1 laying  
to her charge a very  ill name1 and say3
 ,i took this woman to wife1 and going  
in to her1 ,i  found her not a virgin3  
#bb3ae4 ,her father and mother shall    
take her1 and shall bring with them  the
 tokens of her virginity to the ancients
 of the city that are in the  gate3     
#bb3af4 ,and the father shall say3 ,i   
gave my daughter unto this man to  wife3
 and because he hateth her1    #bb3ag4  
,he layeth to her charge a very ill     
name1 so as to say3 ,i found  not thy   

daughter a virgin3 and behold these are 
the tokens of my  daughter's virginity4 
,and they shall spread the cloth before 
the  ancients of the city3    #bb3ah4   
,and the ancients of that city shall    
take that man1 and beat him1    #bb3ai4 
,condemning him besides in a hundred    
sicles of silver1 which he  shall give  
to the damsel's father1 because he hath 
defamed by a very  ill name a virgin of 
,israel3 and he shall have her to wife1 
and may not  put her away all the days  
of his life4    #bb3bj4 ,but if what he 
charged her with be true1 and virginity 
be not  found in the damsel3    #bb3ba4 
,they shall cast her out of the doors of
 her father's house1 and  the men of the
 city shall stone her to death1 and she 
shall die3  because she hath done a     
wicked thing in ,israel1 to play the    
whore in  her father's house3 and thou  
shalt take away the evil out of the     
midst  of thee4    #bb3bb4 ,if a man lie
 with another man's wife1 they shall    
both die1 that  is to say1 the adulterer

 and the adulteress3 and thou shalt take
 away  the evil out of ,israel4         
#bb3bc4 ,if a man have espoused a damsel
 that is a virgin1 and some one  find   
her in the city1 and lie with her1      
#bb3bd4 ,thou shalt bring them both out 
to the gate of that city1 and  they     
shall be stoned3 the damsel1 because she
 cried not out1 being in  the city3 the 
man1 because he hath humbled his        
neighbour's wife4 ,and  thou shalt take 
away the evil from the midst of thee4   
#bb3be4 ,but if a man find a damsel that
 is betrothed1 in the field1 and  taking
 hold of her1 lie with her1 he alone    
shall die3    #bb3bf4 ,the damsel shall 
suffer nothing1 neither is she guilty of
 death3  for as a robber riseth against 
his brother1 and taketh away his life1  
so also did the damsel suffer3          
#bb3bg4 ,she was alone in the field3 she
 cried1 and there was no man to  help   
her4    #bb3bh4 ,if a man find a damsel 
that is a virgin1 who is not espoused1  
and taking her1 lie with her1 and the   

matter come to judgment3    #bb3bi4 ,he 
that lay with her shall give to the     
father of the maid fifty  sicles of     
silver1 and shall have her to wife1     
because he hath humbled  her3 he may not
 put her away all the days of his life4 
#bb3cj4 ,no man shall take his father's 
wife1 nor remove his covering4          
,deuteronomy ,chapter #bc    ,who may   
and who may not enter into the church3  
uncleanness to be  avoided3 other       
precepts concerning fugitives1          
fornication1 usury1 vows1  and eating   
other men's grapes and corn4    #bc3a4  
,an eunuch1 whose testicles are broken  
or cut away1 or yard cut  off1 shall not
 enter into the church of the ,lord4    
,eunuch4444 ,by these are meant1 in the 
spiritual sense1 such as are  barren in 
good works4 ,ibid4 ,into the church4444 
,that is1 into the  assembly or         
congregation of ,israel1 so as to have  
the privilege of an  ,israelite1 or to  
be capable of any place or office among 
the people of  ,god4    #bc3b4 ,a       

mamzer1 that is to say1 one born of a   
prostitute1 shall not  enter into the   
church of the ,lord1 until the tenth    
generation4    #bc3c4 ,the ,ammonite and
 the ,moabite1 even after the tenth     
generation  shall not enter into the    
church of the ,lord for ever3    #bc3d4 
,because they would not meet you with   
bread and water in the way1  when you   
came out of ,egypt3 and because they    
hired against thee ,balaam1  the son of 
,beor1 from ,mesopotamia in ,syria1 to  
curse thee4    #bc3e4 ,and the ,lord thy
 ,god would not hear ,balaam1 and he    
turned his  cursing into thy blessing1  
because he loved thee4    #bc3f4 ,thou  
shalt not make peace with them1 neither 
shalt thou seek  their prosperity all   
the days of thy life for ever4    #bc3g4
 ,thou shalt not abhor the ,edomite1    
because he is thy brother3 nor  the     
,egyptian1 because thou wast a stranger 
in his land4    #bc3h4 ,they that are   
born of them1 in the third generation   
shall enter  into the church of the     

,lord4    #bc3i4 ,when thou goest out to
 war against thy enemies1 thou shalt    
keep  thyself from every evil thing4    
#bc3aj4 ,if there be among you any man1 
that is defiled in a dream by  night1 he
 shall go forth out of the camp1        
#bc3aa4 ,and shall not return1 before he
 be washed with water in the  evening3  
and after sunset he shall return into   
the camp4    #bc3ab4 ,thou shalt have a 
place without the camp1 to which thou   
mayst go  for the necessities of nature1
    #bc3ac4 ,carrying a paddle at thy   
girdle4 ,and when thou sittest down1    
thou shalt dig round about1 and with the
 earth that is dug up thou  shalt cover 
#bc3ad4 ,that which thou art eased of3  
7for the ,lord thy ,god walketh in  the 
midst of thy camp1 to deliver thee1 and 
to give up thy enemies to  thee37 and   
let thy camp be holy1 and let no        
uncleanness appear therein1  lest he go 
away from thee4    ,no uncleanness4444  
,this caution against suffering any     
filth in the  camp1 was to teach them to

 fly the filth of sin1 which driveth    
,god away  from the soul4    #bc3ae4    
,thou shalt not deliver to his master   
the servant that is fled to  thee4      
#bc3af4 ,he shall dwell with thee in the
 place that shall please him1 and  shall
 rest in one of thy cities3 give him no 
trouble4    #bc3ag4 ,there shall be no  
whore among the daughters of ,israel1   
nor  whoremonger among the sons of      
,israel4    #bc3ah4 ,thou shalt not     
offer the hire of a strumpet1 nor the   
price of a  dog1 in the house of the    
,lord thy ,god1 whatsoever it be that   
thou hast  vowed3 because both these are
 an abomination to the ,lord thy ,god4  
#bc3ai4 ,thou shalt not lend to thy     
brother money to usury1 nor corn1 nor   
any other thing3    #bc3bj4 ,but to the 
stranger4 ,to thy brother thou shalt    
lend that which  he wanteth1 without    
usury3 that the ,lord thy ,god may bless
 thee in all  thy works in the land1    
which thou shalt go in to possess4      
,to the stranger4444 ,this was a        

dispensation granted by ,god to his     
people1 who being the ,lord of all      
things1 can give a right and title to   
one upon the goods of another4          
,otherwise the scripture everywhere     
condemns usury1 as contrary to the law  
of ,god1 and a crying sin4 ,see  ,ex4   
#bb4be2 ,lev4 #be4cf1 #cg2 #b ,esd4     
#e4g2 ,ps4 #ad4e2 ,ezech4 #ah4h1 #ac1   
etc4    #bc3ba4 ,when thou hast made a  
vow to the ,lord thy ,god1 thou shalt   
not  delay to pay it3 because the ,lord 
thy ,god will require it4 ,and if thou  
delay1 it shall be imputed to thee for a
 sin4    #bc3bb4 ,if thou wilt not      
promise1 thou shalt be without sin4     
#bc3bc4 ,but that which is once gone out
 of thy lips1 thou shalt observe1  and  
shalt do as thou hast promised to the   
,lord thy ,god1 and hast spoken  with   
thy own will and with thy own mouth4    
#bc3bd4 ,going into thy neighbour's     
vineyard1 thou mayst eat as many  grapes
 as thou pleasest3 but must carry none  
out with thee3    #bc3be4 ,if thou go   

into thy friend's corn1 thou mayst break
 the ears1  and rub them in thy hand3   
but not reap them with a sickle4        
,deuteronomy ,chapter #bd    ,divorce   
permitted to avoid greater evil3 the    
newly married must not go  to war3 of   
men stealers1 of leprosy1 of pledges1 of
 labourers' hire1 of  justice1 and of   
charity to the poor4    #bd3a4 ,if a man
 take a wife1 and have her1 and she find
 not favour in  his eyes1 for some      
uncleanness3 he shall write a bill of   
divorce1 and  shall give it in her hand1
 and send her out of his house4         
#bd3b4 ,and when she is departed1 and   
marrieth another husband1    #bd3c4 ,and
 he also hateth her1 and hath given her 
a bill of divorce1 and  hath sent her   
out of his house or is dead3    #bd3d4  
,the former husband cannot take her     
again to wife3 because she is  defiled1 
and is become abominable before the     
,lord3 lest thou cause thy  land to sin1
 which the ,lord thy ,god shall give    
thee to possess4    #bd3e4 ,when a man  

hath lately taken a wife1 he shall not  
go out to war1  neither shall any public
 business be enjoined him1 but he shall 
be free  at home without fault1 that for
 one year he may rejoice with his wife4 
#bd3f4 ,thou shalt not take the nether1 
nor the upper millstone to  pledge3 for 
he hath pledged his life to thee4       
#bd3g4 ,if any man be found soliciting  
his brother of the children of  ,israel1
 and selling him shall take a price1 he 
shall be put to death1  and thou shalt  
take away the evil from the midst of    
thee4    #bd3h4 ,observe diligently that
 thou incur not the stroke of the       
leprosy1  but thou shalt do whatsoever  
the priests of the ,levitical race shall
  teach thee1 according to what ,i have 
commanded them1 and fulfil thou it      
carefully4    #bd3i4 ,remember what the 
,lord your ,god did to ,mary1 in the way
 when you  came out of ,egypt4          
#bd3aj4 ,when thou shalt demand of thy  
neighbour any thing that he oweth  thee1
 thou shalt not go into his house to    

take away a pledge3    #bd3aa4 ,but thou
 shalt stand without1 and he shall bring
 out to thee  what he hath4    #bd3ab4  
,but if he be poor1 the pledge shall not
 lodge with thee that  night1    #bd3ac4
 ,but thou shalt restore it to him      
presently before the going down  of the 
sun3 that he may sleep in his own       
raiment and bless thee1 and  thou mayst 
have justice before the ,lord thy ,god4 
#bd3ad4 ,thou shalt not refuse the hire 
of the needy1 and the poor1  whether he 
be thy brother1 or a stranger that      
dwelleth with thee in the  land1 and is 
within thy gates3    #bd3ae4 ,but thou  
shalt pay him the price of his labour   
the same day1  before the going down of 
the sun1 because he is poor1 and with it
  maintaineth his life3 lest he cry     
against thee to the ,lord1 and it be    
reputed to thee for a sin4    #bd3af4   
,the fathers shall not be put to death  
for the children1 nor the  children for 
the fathers1 but every one shall die for
 his own sin1    #bd3ag4 ,thou shalt not

 pervert the judgment of the stranger   
nor of the  fatherless1 neither shalt   
thou take away the widow's raiment for a
  pledge4    #bd3ah4 ,remember that thou
 wast a slave in ,egypt1 and the ,lord  
thy ,god  delivered thee from thence4   
,therefore ,i command thee to do this   
thing4    #bd3ai4 ,when thou hast reaped
 the corn in thy field1 and hast forgot 
and  left a sheaf1 thou shalt not return
 to take it away3 but thou shalt  suffer
 the stranger1 and the fatherless and   
the widow to take it away3  that the    
,lord thy ,god may bless thee in all the
 works of thy hands4    #bd3bj4 ,if thou
 have gathered the fruit of thy olive   
trees1 thou shalt  not return to gather 
whatsoever remaineth on the trees3 but  
shalt leave  it for the stranger1 for   
the fatherless1 and the widow4          
#bd3ba4 ,if thou make the vintage of thy
 vineyard1 thou shalt not gather  the   
clusters that remain1 but they shall be 
for the stranger1 the  fatherless1 and  
the widow4    #bd3bb4 ,remember that    

thou also wast a bondman in ,egypt1 and 
therefore ,i  command thee to do this   
thing4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #be   
,stripes must not exceed forty4 ,the ox 
is not to be muzzled4 ,of raising  seed 
to the brother4 ,of the immodest woman4 
,of unjust weight4 ,of  destroying the  
,amalecites4    #be3a4 ,if there be a   
controversy between men1 and they call  
upon the  judges3 they shall give the   
prize of justice to him whom they       
perceive  to be just3 and him whom they 
find to be wicked1 they shall condemn of
  wickedness4    #be3b4 ,and if they see
 that the offender be worthy of stripes3
 they  shall lay him down1 and shall    
cause him to be beaten before them4     
,according to the measure of the sin    
shall the measure also of the  stripes  
be3    #be3c4 ,yet so1 that they exceed 
not the number of forty3 lest thy       
brother depart shamefully torn before   
thy eyes4    #be3d4 ,thou shalt not     
muzzle the ox that treadeth out thy corn
 on the  floor4    ,not muzzle1 etc4444 

,st4 ,paul understands this of the      
spiritual labourer  in the church of    
,god1 who is not to be denied his       
maintenance4 #a ,cor4  #i4h1 #i1 #aj4   
#be3e4 ,when brethren dwell together1   
and one of them dieth without  children1
 the wife of the deceased shall not     
marry to another3 but his  brother shall
 take her1 and raise up seed for his    
brother3    #be3f4 ,and the first son he
 shall have of her he shall call by his 
name1  that his name be not abolished   
out of ,israel4    #be3g4 ,but if he    
will not take his brother's wife1 who by
 law belongeth  to him1 the woman shall 
go to the gate of the city1 and call    
upon the  ancients1 and say3 ,my        
husband's brother refuseth to raise up  
his  brother's name in ,israel3 and will
 not take me to wife4    #be3h4 ,and    
they shall cause him to be sent for     
forthwith1 and shall ask  him4 ,if he   
answer3 ,i will not take her to wife3   
#be3i4 ,the woman shall come to him     
before the ancients1 and shall take  off

 his shoe from his foot1 and spit in his
 face1 and say3 ,so shall it  be done to
 the man that will not build up his     
brother's house3    #be3aj4 ,and his    
name shall be called in ,israel1 the    
house of the unshod4    #be3aa4 ,if two 
men have words together1 and one begin  
to fight against  the other1 and the    
other's wife willing to deliver her     
husband out of  the hand of the         
stronger1 shall put forth her hand1 and 
take him by the  secrets1    #be3ab4    
,thou shalt cut off her hand1 neither   
shalt thou be moved with  any pity in   
her regard4    #be3ac4 ,thou shalt not  
have divers weights in thy bag1 a       
greater and a  less3    #be3ad4 ,neither
 shall there be in thy house a greater  
bushel and a less4    #be3ae4 ,thou     
shalt have a just and a true weight1 and
 thy bushel shall  be equal and true3   
that thou mayest live a long time upon  
the land  which the ,lord thy ,god shall
 give thee4    #be3af4 ,for the ,lord   
thy ,god abhorreth him that doth these  

things1 and  he hateth all injustice4   
#be3ag4 ,remember what ,amalec did to   
thee in the way when thou camest out  of
 ,egypt3    ,amalec4444 ,this order for 
destroying the ,amalecites1 in the      
mystical  sense1 sheweth how hateful    
they are to ,god1 and what punishments  
they  are to look for from his justice1 
who attack and discourage his  servants 
when they are but just come out1 as it  
were1 of the ,egypt of  this wicked     
world and being yet weak and            
fainthearted1 are but  beginning their  
journey to the land of promise4         
#be3ah4 ,how he met thee3 and slew the  
hindmost of the army1 who sat  down1    
being weary1 when thou wast spent with  
hunger and labour1 and he  feared not   
,god4    #be3ai4 ,therefore when the    
,lord thy ,god shall give thee rest1 and
 shall  have subdued all the nations    
round about in the land which he hath   
promised thee3 thou shalt blot out his  
name from under heaven4 ,see thou       
forget it not4      ,deuteronomy        

,chapter #bf    ,the form of words with 
which the firstfruits and tithes are to 
be  offered4 ,god's covenant4    #bf3a4 
,and when thou art come into the land   
which the ,lord thy ,god will  give thee
 to possess1 and hast conquered it1 and 
dwellest in it3    #bf3b4 ,thou shalt   
take the first of all thy fruits1 and   
put them in a  basket1 and shalt go to  
the place which the ,lord thy ,god shall
 choose1  that his name may be invocated
 there3    #bf3c4 ,and thou shalt go to 
the priest that shall be in those days1 
and  say to him3 ,i profess this day    
before the ,lord thy ,god1 that ,i am   
come  into the land1 for which he swore 
to our fathers1 that he would give it   
us4    #bf3d4 ,and the priest taking the
 basket at thy hand1 shall set it before
  the altar of the ,lord thy ,god3      
#bf3e4 ,and thou shalt speak thus in the
 sight of the ,lord thy ,god3 ,the      
,syrian pursued my father1 who went down
 into ,egypt1 and sojourned there  in a 
very small number1 and grew into a      

nation great and strong and of  an      
infinite multitude4    ,the ,syrian4444 
,laban4 ,see ,gen4 #bg4    #bf3f4 ,and  
the ,egyptians afflicted us1 and        
persecuted us1 laying on us  most       
grievous burdens3    #bf3g4 ,and we     
cried to the ,lord ,god of our fathers3 
who heard us1 and  looked down upon our 
affliction1 and labour1 and distress3   
#bf3h4 ,and brought us out of ,egypt    
with a strong hand1 and a stretched  out
 arm1 with great terror1 with signs and 
wonders3    #bf3i4 ,and brought us into 
this place1 and gave us this land       
flowing  with milk and honey4    #bf3aj4
 ,and therefore now ,i offer the        
firstfruits of the land which the  ,lord
 hath given me4 ,and thou shalt leave   
them in the sight of the ,lord  thy     
,god1 adoring the ,lord thy ,god4       
#bf3aa4 ,and thou shalt feast in all the
 good things which the ,lord thy  ,god  
hath given thee1 and thy house1 thou and
 the ,levite1 and the  stranger that is 
with thee4    #bf3ab4 ,when thou hast   

made an end of tithing all thy fruits1  
in the  third year of tithes thou shalt 
give it to the ,levite1 and to the      
stranger1 and to the fatherless1 and to 
the widow1 that they may eat  within thy
 gates1 and be filled3    #bf3ac4 ,and  
thou shalt speak thus in the sight of   
the ,lord thy ,god3 ,i  have taken that 
which was sanctified out of my house1   
and ,i have given  it to the ,levite1   
and to the stranger1 and to the         
fatherless1 and to  the widow1 as thou  
hast commanded me3 ,i have not          
transgressed thy  commandments nor      
forgotten thy precepts4    #bf3ad4 ,i   
have not eaten of them in my mourning1  
nor separated them for  any uncleanness1
 nor spent any thing of them in         
funerals4 ,i have obeyed  the voice of  
the ,lord my ,god1 and have done all    
things as thou hast  commanded me4      
#bf3ae4 ,look from thy sanctuary1 and   
thy high habitation of heaven1 and      
bless thy people ,israel1 and the land  
which thou hast given us1 as thou  didst

 swear to our fathers1 a land flowing   
with milk and honey4    #bf3af4 ,this   
day the ,lord thy ,god hath commanded   
thee to do these  commandments and      
judgments3 and to keep and fulfil them  
with all thy  heart1 and with all thy   
soul4    #bf3ag4 ,thou hast chosen the  
,lord this day to be thy ,god1 and to   
walk in  his ways and keep his          
ceremonies1 and precepts1 and judgments1
 and obey  his command4    #bf3ah4 ,and 
the ,lord hath chosen thee this day1 to 
be his peculiar  people1 as he hath     
spoken to thee1 and to keep all his     
commandments3    #bf3ai4 ,and to make   
thee higher than all nations which he   
hath created1  to his own praise1 and   
name1 and glory3 that thou mayst be a   
holy  people of the ,lord thy ,god1 as  
he hath spoken4      ,deuteronomy       
,chapter #bg    ,the commandments must  
be written on stones3 and an altar      
erected1 and  sacrifices offered4 ,the  
observers of the commandments are to be 
blessed1 and the transgressors cursed4  

#bg3a4 ,and ,moses with the ancients of 
,israel commanded the people1  saying3  
,keep every commandment that ,i command 
you this day4    #bg3b4 ,and when you   
are passed over the ,jordan into the    
land which the  ,lord thy ,god will give
 thee1 thou shalt set up great stones1  
and shalt  plaster them over with       
plaster1    #bg3c4 ,that thou mayst     
write on them all the words of this law1
 when  thou art passed over the ,jordan3
 that thou mayst enter into the land    
which the ,lord thy ,god will give thee1
 a land flowing with milk and  honey1 as
 he swore to thy fathers4    #bg3d4     
,therefore when you are passed over the 
,jordan1 set up the stones  which ,i    
command you this day1 in mount ,hebal1  
and thou shalt plaster  them with       
plaster3    #bg3e4 ,and thou shalt build
 there an altar to the ,lord thy ,god1  
of  stones which iron hath not touched1 
#bg3f4 ,and of stones not fashioned nor 
polished3 and thou shalt offer  upon it 
holocausts to the ,lord thy ,god3       

#bg3g4 ,and shalt immolate peace        
victims1 and eat there1 and feast before
  the ,lord thy ,god4    #bg3h4 ,and    
thou shalt write upon the stones all the
 words of this law  plainly and clearly4
    #bg3i4 ,and ,moses and the priests  
of the race of ,levi said to all        
,israel3  ,attend1 and hear1 ,o ,israel3
 ,this day thou art made the people of  
the  ,lord thy ,god3    #bg3aj4 ,thou   
shalt hear his voice1 and do the        
commandments and justices  which ,i     
command thee4    #bg3aa4 ,and ,moses    
commanded the people in that day1       
saying3    #bg3ab4 ,these shall stand   
upon mount ,garizim to bless the people1
 when  you are passed the ,jordan3      
,simeon1 ,levi1 ,juda1 ,issachar1       
,joseph1 and  ,benjamin4    #bg3ac4 ,and
 over against them shall stand on mount 
,hebal to curse3  ,ruben1 ,gad1 and     
,aser1 and ,zabulon1 ,dan1 and          
,nephtali4    #bg3ad4 ,and the ,levites 
shall pronounce1 and say to all the men 
of  ,israel with a loud voice3          

#bg3ae4 ,cursed be the man that maketh a
 graven and molten thing1 the           
abomination of the ,lord1 the work of   
the hands of artificers1 and shall  put 
it in a secret place3 and all the people
 shall answer and say3  ,amen4          
#bg3af4 ,cursed be he that honoureth not
 his father and mother3 and all  the    
people shall say3 ,amen4    #bg3ag4     
,cursed be he that removeth his         
neighbour's landmarks3 and all  the     
people shall say3 ,amen4    #bg3ah4     
,cursed be he that maketh the blind to  
wander out of his way3 and  all the     
people shall say3 ,amen4    #bg3ai4     
,cursed be he that perverteth the       
judgment of the stranger1 of  the       
fatherless and the widow3 and all the   
people shall say3 ,amen4    #bg3bj4     
,cursed be he that lieth with his       
father's wife1 and uncovereth  his bed3 
and all the people shall say3 ,amen4    
#bg3ba4 ,cursed be he that lieth with   
any beast3 and all the people shall     
say3 ,amen4    #bg3bb4 ,cursed be he    

that lieth with his sister1 the daughter
 of his  father1 or of his mother3 and  
all the people shall say3 ,amen4        
#bg3bc4 ,cursed be he that lieth with   
his mother-in-law3 and all the  people  
shall say3 ,amen4    #bg3bd4 ,cursed be 
he that secretly killeth his neighbour3 
and all the  people shall say3 ,amen4   
#bg3be4 ,cursed be he that taketh gifts1
 to slay an innocent person3 and  all   
the people shall say3 ,amen4    #bg3bf4 
,cursed be he that abideth not in the   
words of this law1 and  fulfilleth them 
not in work3 and all the people shall   
say3 ,amen4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter  
#bh    ,many blessings are promised to  
observers of ,god's commandments3 and   
curses threatened to transgressors4     
#bh3a4 ,now if thou wilt hear the voice 
of the ,lord thy ,god1 to do and  keep  
all his commandments1 which ,i command  
thee this day1 the ,lord thy  ,god will 
make thee higher than all the nations   
that are on the earth4    #bh3b4 ,and   
all these blessings shall come upon thee

 and overtake thee3  yet so if thou hear
 his precepts4    ,all these blessings1 
etc4444 ,in the ,old ,testament1 ,god   
promised  temporal blessings to the     
keepers of his law1 heaven not being    
opened  as yet2 and that gross and      
sensual people being more moved with    
present  and sensible things4 ,but in   
the ,new ,testament the goods that are  
promised us are spiritual and eternal2  
and temporal evils are turned  into     
blessings4    #bh3c4 ,blessed shalt thou
 be in the city1 and blessed in the     
field4    #bh3d4 ,blessed shall be the  
fruit of thy womb1 and the fruit of thy 
ground1 and the fruit of thy cattle1 the
 droves of thy herds1 and the  folds of 
thy sheep4    #bh3e4 ,blessed shall be  
thy barns and blessed thy stores4       
#bh3f4 ,blessed shalt thou be coming in 
and going out4    #bh3g4 ,the ,lord     
shall cause thy enemies1 that rise up   
against thee1 to  fall down before thy  
face3 one way shall they come out       
against thee1  and seven ways shall they

 flee before thee4    #bh3h4 ,the ,lord 
will send forth a blessing upon thy     
storehouses1 and  upon all the works of 
thy hands3 and will bless thee in the   
land that  thou shalt receive4    #bh3i4
 ,the ,lord will raise thee up to be a  
holy people to himself1 as he  swore to 
thee3 if thou keep the commandments of  
the ,lord thy ,god1 and  walk in his    
ways4    #bh3aj4 ,and all the people of 
the earth shall see that the name of the
  ,lord is invocated upon thee1 and they
 shall fear thee4    #bh3aa4 ,the ,lord 
will make thee abound with all goods1   
with the fruit of  thy womb1 and the    
fruit of thy cattle1 with the fruit of  
thy land1  which the ,lord swore to thy 
fathers that he would give thee4        
#bh3ab4 ,the ,lord will open his        
excellent treasure1 the heaven1 that it 
may give rain in due season3 and he will
 bless all the works of thy  hands4 ,and
 thou shalt lend to many nations1 and   
shalt not borrow of any  one4    #bh3ac4
 ,and the ,lord shall make thee the head

 and not the tail3 and thou  shalt be   
always above1 and not beneath3 yet so if
 thou wilt hear the  commandments of the
 ,lord thy ,god which ,i command thee   
this day1 and  keep and do them1        
#bh3ad4 ,and turn not away from them    
neither to the right hand1 nor to  the  
left1 nor follow strange gods1 nor      
worship them4    #bh3ae4 ,but if thou   
wilt not hear the voice of the ,lord thy
 ,god1 to keep  and to do all his       
commandments and ceremonies1 which ,i   
command thee  this day1 all these curses
 shall come upon thee1 and overtake     
thee4    ,all these curses1 etc4444     
,thus ,god dealt with the transgressors 
of his  law in the ,old ,testament3 but 
now he often suffers sinners to prosper 
in this world1 rewarding them for some  
little good they have done1 and         
reserving their punishment for the other
 world4    #bh3af4 ,cursed shalt thou be
 in the city1 cursed in the field4      
#bh3ag4 ,cursed shall be thy barn1 and  
cursed thy stores4    #bh3ah4 ,cursed   

shall be the fruit of thy womb1 and the 
fruit of thy  ground1 the herds of thy  
oxen1 and the flocks of thy sheep4      
#bh3ai4 ,cursed shalt thou be coming in1
 and cursed going out4    #bh3bj4 ,the  
,lord shall send upon thee famine and   
hunger1 and a rebuke  upon all the works
 which thou shalt do3 until he consume  
and destroy  thee quickly1 for thy most 
wicked inventions1 by which thou hast   
forsaken me4    #bh3ba4 ,may the ,lord  
set the pestilence upon thee1 until he  
consume thee  out of the land1 which    
thou shalt go in to possess4    #bh3bb4 
,may the ,lord afflict thee with        
miserable want1 with the fever  and with
 cold1 with burning and with heat1 and  
with corrupted air and  with blasting1  
and pursue thee till thou perish4       
#bh3bc4 ,be the heaven1 that is over    
thee1 of brass3 and the ground thou     
treadest on1 of iron4    #bh3bd4 ,the   
,lord give thee dust for rain upon thy  
land1 and let ashes  come down from     
heaven upon thee1 till thou be consumed4

    #bh3be4 ,the ,lord make thee to fall
 down before thy enemies1 one way  mayst
 thou go out against them1 and flee     
seven ways1 and be scattered  throughout
 all the kingdoms of the earth4         
#bh3bf4 ,and be thy carcass meat for all
 the fowls of the air1 and the  beasts  
of the earth1 and be there none to drive
 them away4    #bh3bg4 ,the ,lord strike
 thee with the ulcer of ,egypt1 and the 
part of  thy body1 by which the dung is 
cast out1 with the scab and with the    
itch3 so that thou canst not be healed4 
#bh3bh4 ,the ,lord strike thee with     
madness and blindness and fury of  mind4
    #bh3bi4 ,and mayst thou grope at    
midday as the blind is wont to grope in 
the dark1 and not make straight thy     
ways4 ,and mayst thou at all times      
suffer wrong1 and be oppressed with     
violence1 and mayst thou have no  one to
 deliver thee4    #bh3cj4 ,mayst thou   
take a wife1 and another sleep with her4
 ,mayst thou  build a house1 and not    
dwell therein4 ,mayest thou plant a     

vineyard and  not gather the vintage    
thereof4    #bh3ca4 ,may thy ox be slain
 before thee1 and thou not eat thereof4 
,may  thy ass be taken away in thy      
sight1 and not restored to thee4 ,may   
thy  sheep be given to thy enemies1 and 
may there be none to help thee4         
#bh3cb4 ,may thy sons and thy daughters 
be given to another people1 thy  eyes   
looking on1 and languishing at the sight
 of them all the day1 and  may there be 
no strength in thy hand4    #bh3cc4 ,may
 a people which thou knowest not1 eat   
the fruits of thy land1  and all thy    
labours3 and mayst thou always suffer   
oppression1 and be  crushed at all      
times4    #bh3cd4 ,and be astonished at 
the terror of those things which thy    
eyes  shall see3    #bh3ce4 ,may the    
,lord strike thee with a very sore ulcer
 in the knees and  in the legs1 and be  
thou incurable from the sole of the foot
 to the top  of the head4    #bh3cf4    
,the ,lord shall bring thee1 and thy    
king1 whom thou shalt have  appointed   

over thee1 into a nation which thou and 
thy fathers know not3  and there thou   
shalt serve strange gods1 wood and      
stone4    #bh3cg4 ,and thou shalt be    
lost1 as a proverb and a byword to all  
people1  among whom the ,lord shall     
bring thee in4    #bh3ch4 ,thou shalt   
cast much seed into the ground1 and     
gather little3  because the locusts     
shall consume all4    #bh3ci4 ,thou     
shalt plant a vineyard1 and dig it1 and 
shalt not drink the  wine1 nor gather   
any thing thereof3 because it shall be  
wasted with  worms4    #bh3dj4 ,thou    
shalt have olive trees in all thy       
borders1 and shalt not be  anointed with
 the oil3 for the olives shall fall off 
and perish4    #bh3da4 ,thou shalt beget
 sons and daughters1 and shalt not enjoy
 them3  because they shall be led into  
captivity4    #bh3db4 ,the blast shall  
consume all the trees and the fruits of 
thy  ground4    #bh3dc4 ,the stranger   
that liveth with thee in the land1 shall
 rise up  over thee1 and shall be       

higher3 and thou shalt go down1 and be  
lower4    #bh3dd4 ,he shall lend to     
thee1 and thou shalt not lend to him4   
,he shall  be as the head1 and thou     
shalt be the tail4    #bh3de4 ,and all  
these curses shall come upon thee1 and  
shall pursue and  overtake thee1 till   
thou perish3 because thou heardst not   
the voice of  the ,lord thy ,god1 and   
didst not keep his commandments and     
ceremonies  which he commanded thee4    
#bh3df4 ,and they shall be as signs and 
wonders on thee1 and on thy seed  for   
ever4    #bh3dg4 ,because thou didst not
 serve the ,lord thy ,god with joy and  
gladness of heart1 for the abundance of 
all things3    #bh3dh4 ,thou shalt serve
 thy enemy1 whom the ,lord will send    
upon thee1  in hunger1 and thirst1 and  
nakedness1 and in want of all things3   
and he  shall put an iron yoke upon thy 
neck1 till he consume thee4    #bh3di4  
,the ,lord will bring upon thee a nation
 from afar1 and from the  uttermost ends
 of the earth1 like an eagle that flyeth

 swiftly1 whose  tongue thou canst not  
understand1    #bh3ej4 ,a most insolent 
nation1 that will shew no regard to the 
ancients1 nor have pity on the infant1  
#bh3ea4 ,and will devour the fruit of   
thy cattle1 and the fruits of thy  land3
 until thou be destroyed1 and will leave
 thee no wheat1 nor wine1  nor oil1 nor 
herds of oxen1 nor flocks of sheep3     
until he destroy thee4    #bh3eb4 ,and  
consume thee in all thy cities1 and thy 
strong and high wall  be brought down1  
wherein thou trustedst in all thy land4 
,thou shalt be  besieged within thy     
gates in all thy land which the ,lord   
thy ,god will  give thee3    #bh3ec4    
,and thou shalt eat the fruit of thy    
womb1 and the flesh of thy  sons and of 
thy daughters1 which the ,lord thy ,god 
shall give thee1 in  the distress and   
extremity wherewith thy enemy shall     
oppress thee4    #bh3ed4 ,the man that  
is nice among you1 and very delicate1   
shall envy  his own brother1 and his    
wife1 that lieth in his bosom1          

#bh3ee4 ,so that he will not give them  
of the flesh of his children1  which he 
shall eat3 because he hath nothing else 
in the siege and the  want1 wherewith   
thy enemies shall distress thee within  
all thy gates4    #bh3ef4 ,the tender   
and delicate woman1 that could not go   
upon the  ground1 nor set down her foot 
for over much niceness and tenderness1  
will envy her husband who lieth in her  
bosom1 the flesh of her son1 and  of her
 daughter1    #bh3eg4 ,and the filth of 
the afterbirths1 that come forth from   
between  her thighs1 and the children   
that are born the same hour4 ,for they  
shall eat them secretly for the want of 
all things1 in the siege and  distress1 
wherewith thy enemy shall oppress thee  
within thy gates4    #bh3eh4 ,if thou   
wilt not keep1 and fulfil all the words 
of this law1  that are written in this  
volume1 and fear his glorious and       
terrible  name3 that is1 ,the ,lord thy 
,god3    #bh3ei4 ,the ,lord shall       
increase thy plagues1 and the plagues of

 thy  seed1 plagues great and lasting1  
infirmities grievous and perpetual4     
#bh3fj4 ,and he shall bring back on thee
 all the afflictions of ,egypt1  which  
thou wast afraid of1 and they shall     
stick fast to thee4    #bh3fa4 ,moreover
 the ,lord will bring upon thee all the 
diseases1 and  plagues1 that are not    
written in the volume of this law till  
he consume  thee3    #bh3fb4 ,and you   
shall remain few in number1 who before  
were as the stars  of heaven for        
multitude1 because thou heardst not the 
voice of the ,lord  thy ,god4    #bh3fc4
 ,and as the ,lord rejoiced upon you    
before doing good to you1 and           
multiplying you3 so he shall rejoice    
destroying and bringing you to  nought1 
so that you shall be taken away from the
 land which thou shalt  go in to        
possess4    #bh3fd4 ,the ,lord shall    
scatter thee among all people1 from the 
farthest  parts of the earth to the ends
 thereof3 and there thou shalt serve    
strange gods1 which both thou art       

ignorant of and thy fathers1 wood and   
stone4    #bh3fe4 ,neither shalt thou be
 quiet1 even in those nations1 nor shall
  there be any rest for the sole of thy 
foot4 ,for the ,lord will give thee  a  
fearful heart1 and languishing eyes1 and
 a soul consumed with  pensiveness3     
#bh3ff4 ,and thy life shall be as it    
were hanging before thee4 ,thou shalt   
fear night and day1 neither shalt thou  
trust thy life4    #bh3fg4 ,in the      
morning thou shalt say3 ,who will grant 
me evening8 and at  evening3 ,who will  
grant me morning8 for the fearfulness of
 thy heart1  wherewith thou shalt be    
terrified1 and for those things which   
thou  shalt see with thy eyes4          
#bh3fh4 ,the ,lord shall bring thee     
again with ships into ,egypt1 by the    
way whereof he said to thee that thou   
shouldst see it no more4 ,there  shalt  
thou be set to sale to thy enemies for  
bondmen and bondwomen1 and  no man shall
 buy you4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #bi
    ,the covenant is solemnly confirmed 

between ,god and his people4 ,threats   
against those that shall break it4      
#bi3a4 ,these are the words of the      
covenant which the ,lord commanded      
,moses to make with the children of     
,israel in the land of ,moab3 beside    
that covenant which he made with them in
 ,horeb4    #bi3b4 ,and ,moses called   
all ,israel1 and said to them3 ,you have
 seen all  the things that the ,lord did
 before you in the land of ,egypt to    
,pharao1  and to all his servants1 and  
to his whole land4    #bi3c4 ,the great 
temptations1 which thy eyes have seen1  
those mighty  signs and wonders1        
#bi3d4 ,and the ,lord hath not given you
 a heart to understand1 and eyes  to    
see1 and ears that may hear1 unto this  
present day4    ,hath not given you1    
etc4444 ,through your own fault and     
because you  resisted his grace4        
#bi3e4 ,he hath brought you forty years 
through the desert3 your garments  are  
not worn out1 neither are the shoes of  
your feet consumed with age4    #bi3f4  

,you have not eaten bread1 nor have you 
drunk wine or strong  drink3 that you   
might know that ,i am the ,lord your    
,god4    #bi3g4 ,and you came to this   
place3 and ,sehon king of ,hesebon1 and 
,og  king of ,basan1 came out against us
 to fight4 ,and we slew them4    #bi3h4 
,and took their land1 and delivered it  
for a possession to ,ruben  and ,gad1   
and the half tribe of ,manasses4        
#bi3i4 ,keep therefore the words of this
 covenant1 and fulfil them3 that  you   
may understand all that you do4         
#bi3aj4 ,you all stand this day before  
the ,lord your ,god1 your princes1  and 
tribes1 and ancients1 and doctors1 all  
the people of ,israel1    #bi3aa4 ,your 
children and your wives1 and the        
stranger that abideth with  thee in the 
camp1 besides the hewers of wood1 and   
them that bring  water3    #bi3ab4 ,that
 thou mayst pass in the covenant of the 
,lord thy ,god1 and in  the oath which  
this day the ,lord thy ,god maketh with 
thee4    #bi3ac4 ,that he may raise thee

 up a people to himself1 and he may be  
thy  ,god as he hath spoken to thee1 and
 as he swore to thy fathers ,abraham1   
,isaac1 and ,jacob4    #bi3ad4 ,neither 
with you only do ,i make this covenant1 
and confirm these  oaths1    #bi3ae4    
,but with all that are present and that 
are absent4    #bi3af4 ,for you know how
 we dwelt in the land of ,egypt1 and how
 we have  passed through the midst of   
nations1 and passing through them1      
#bi3ag4 ,you have seen their            
abominations and filth1 that is to say1 
their idols1 wood and stone1 silver and 
gold1 which they worshipped4    #bi3ah4 
,lest perhaps there should be among you 
a man or a woman1 a  family or a tribe1 
whose heart is turned away this day from
 the ,lord  our ,god1 to go and serve   
the gods of those nations3 and there    
should be  among you a root bringing    
forth gall and bitterness4    #bi3ai4   
,and when he shall hear the words of    
this oath1 he should bless  himself in  
his heart saying3 ,i shall have peace1  

and will walk on in  the naughtiness of 
my heart3 and the drunken may consume   
the thirsty1    ,the drunken1 etc41     
absumat ebria sitientem4444 ,it is a    
proverbial  expression1 which may either
 be understood1 as spoken by the sinner1
  blessing1 that is1 flattering himself 
in his sins with the imagination  of    
peace1 and so great an abundance as may 
satisfy1 and as it were1  consume all   
thirst and want3 or it may be referred  
to the root of  bitterness1 spoken of   
before1 which being drunken with sin may
 attract1  and by that means consume1   
such as thirst after the like evils4    
#bi3bj4 ,and the ,lord should not       
forgive him3 but his wrath and jealousy 
against that man should be exceedingly  
enkindled at that time1 and all  the    
curses that are written in this volume  
should light upon him3 and  the ,lord   
should blot out his name from under     
heaven1    #bi3ba4 ,and utterly destroy 
him out of all the tribes of ,israel1   
according to the curses that are        

contained in the book of this law and   
covenant3    #bi3bb4 ,and the following 
generation shall say1 and the children  
that  shall be born hereafter1 and the  
strangers that shall come from afar1    
seeing the plagues of that land and the 
evils wherewith the ,lord hath          
afflicted it1    #bi3bc4 ,burning it    
with brimstone1 and the heat of salt1 so
 that it  cannot be sown any more1 nor  
any green thing grow therein1 after the 
example of the destruction of ,sodom and
 ,gomorrha1 ,adama and ,seboim1  which  
the ,lord destroyed in his wrath and    
indignation3    #bi3bd4 ,and all the    
nations shall say3 ,why hath the ,lord  
done thus to  this land8 what meaneth   
this exceeding great heat of his wrath8 
#bi3be4 ,and they shall answer3 ,because
 they forsook the covenant of the       
,lord1 which he made with their fathers1
 when he brought them out of the  land  
of ,egypt3    #bi3bf4 ,and they have    
served strange gods1 and adored them1   
whom they  knew not1 and for whom they  

had not been assigned3    #bi3bg4       
,therefore the wrath of the ,lord was   
kindled against this land1  to bring    
upon it all the curses that are written 
in this volume3    #bi3bh4 ,and he hath 
cast them out of their land1 in anger   
and in wrath1  and in very great        
indignation1 and hath thrown them into a
 strange  land1 as it is seen this day4 
#bi3bi4 ,secret things to the ,lord our 
,god3 things that are manifest1 to  us  
and to our children for ever1 that we   
may do all the words of this  law4      
,secret things1 etc4444 ,as much as to  
say1 secret things belong to1 and  are  
known to1 ,god alone2 our business must 
be to observe what he has  revealed and 
manifested to us1 and to direct our     
lives accordingly4      ,deuteronomy    
,chapter #cj    ,great mercies are      
promised to the penitent3 ,god's        
commandment is  feasible4 ,life and     
death are set before them4    #cj3a4    
,now when all these things shall be come
 upon thee1 the blessing  or the curse1 

which ,i have set forth before thee1 and
 thou shalt be  touched with repentance 
of thy heart among all the nations1 into
 which  the ,lord thy ,god shall have   
scattered thee1    #cj3b4 ,and shalt    
return to him1 and obey his             
commandments1 as ,i command  thee this  
day1 thou and thy children1 with all thy
 heart1 and with all  thy soul3         
#cj3c4 ,the ,lord thy ,god will bring   
back again thy captivity1 and will  have
 mercy on thee1 and gather thee again   
out of all the nations1 into  which he  
scattered thee before4    #cj3d4 ,if    
thou be driven as far as the poles of   
heaven1 the ,lord thy ,god  will fetch  
thee back from hence1    #cj3e4 ,and    
will take thee to himself1 and bring    
thee into the land which  thy fathers   
possessed1 and thou shalt possess it3   
and blessing thee1 he  will make thee   
more numerous than were thy fathers4    
#cj3f4 ,the ,lord thy ,god will         
circumcise thy heart1 and the heart of  
thy  seed3 that thou mayst love the     

,lord thy ,god with all thy heart and   
with  all thy soul1 that thou mayst     
live4    #cj3g4 ,and he will turn all   
these curses upon thy enemies1 and upon 
them  that hate and persecute thee4     
#cj3h4 ,but thou shalt return1 and hear 
the voice of the ,lord thy ,god1  and   
shalt do all the commandments which ,i  
command thee this day3    #cj3i4 ,and   
the ,lord thy ,god will make thee abound
 in all the works of  thy hands1 in the 
fruit of thy womb1 and in the fruit of  
thy cattle1 in  the fruitfulness of thy 
land1 and in the plenty of all things4  
,for the  ,lord will return to rejoice  
over thee in all good things1 as he     
rejoiced in thy fathers3    #cj3aj4 ,yet
 so if thou hear the voice of the ,lord 
thy ,god1 and keep his  precepts and    
ceremonies1 which are written in this   
law3 and return to  the ,lord thy ,god  
with all thy heart1 and with all thy    
soul4    #cj3aa4 ,this commandment1 that
 ,i command thee this day is not above  
thee1 nor far off from thee3    #cj3ab4 

,nor is it in heaven1 that thou shouldst
 say3 ,which of us can go  up to heaven 
to bring it unto us1 and we may hear and
 fulfil it in  work8    #cj3ac4 ,nor is 
it beyond the sea3 that thou mayst      
excuse thyself1 and  say3 ,which of us  
can cross the sea1 and bring it unto us3
 that we may  hear1 and do that which is
 commanded8    #cj3ad4 ,but the word is 
very nigh unto thee1 in thy mouth and in
 thy  heart1 that thou mayst do it4     
#cj3ae4 ,consider that ,i have set      
before thee this day life and good1 and 
on the other hand death and evil3       
#cj3af4 ,that thou mayst love the ,lord 
thy ,god1 and walk in his ways1 and     
keep his commandments and ceremonies and
 judgments1 and thou mayst  live1 and he
 may multiply thee1 and bless thee in   
the land1 which thou  shalt go in to    
possess4    #cj3ag4 ,but if thy heart be
 turned away1 so that thou wilt not     
hear1 and  being deceived with error    
thou adore strange gods1 and serve them3
    #cj3ah4 ,i foretell thee this day   

that thou shalt perish1 and shalt       
remain but a short time in the land1 to 
which thou shalt pass over the  ,jordan1
 and shalt go in to possess it4         
#cj3ai4 ,i call heaven and earth to     
witness this day1 that ,i have set      
before you life and death1 blessing and 
cursing4 ,choose therefore life1  that  
both thou and thy seed may live3        
#cj3bj4 ,and that thou mayst love the   
,lord thy ,god1 and obey his voice1  and
 adhere to him 7for he is thy life1 and 
the length of thy days17  that thou     
mayst dwell in the land1 for which the  
,lord swore to thy  fathers ,abraham1   
,isaac1 and ,jacob that he would give it
 them4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #ca   
,moses encourageth the people1 and      
,josue1 who is appointed to succeed     
him4 ,he delivereth the law to the      
priests4 ,god foretelleth that the      
people will often forsake him1 and that 
he will punish them4 ,he  commandeth    
,moses to write a canticle1 as a        
constant remembrancer of the  law4      

#ca3a4 ,and ,moses went1 and spoke all  
these words to all ,israel1    #ca3b4   
,and he said to them3 ,i am this day a  
hundred and twenty years  old1 ,i can no
 longer go out and come in1 especially  
as the ,lord also  hath said to me3     
,thou shalt not pass over this ,jordan4 
#ca3c4 ,the ,lord thy ,god then will    
pass over before thee3 he will destroy  
all these nations in thy sight1 and thou
 shalt possess them3 and this  ,josue   
shall go over before thee1 as the ,lord 
hath spoken4    #ca3d4 ,and the ,lord   
shall do to them as he did to ,sehon and
 ,og the kings  of the ,amorrhites1 and 
to their land1 and shall destroy them4  
#ca3e4 ,therefore when the ,lord shall  
have delivered these also to you1  you  
shall do in like manner to them as ,i   
have commanded you4    #ca3f4 ,do       
manfully and be of good heart3 fear not1
 nor be ye dismayed at  their sight3 for
 the ,lord thy ,god he himself is thy   
leader1 and will  not leave thee nor    
forsake thee4    #ca3g4 ,and ,moses     

called ,josue1 and said to him before   
all ,israel3 ,take  courage1 and be     
valiant3 for thou shalt bring this      
people into the land  which the ,lord   
swore he would give to their fathers1   
and thou shalt  divide it by lot4       
#ca3h4 ,and the ,lord who is your       
leader1 he himself will be with thee3 he
  will not leave thee1 nor forsake thee3
 fear not1 neither be dismayed4         
#ca3i4 ,and ,moses wrote this law1 and  
delivered it to the priests the  sons of
 ,levi1 who carried the ark of the      
covenant of the ,lord1 and to  all the  
ancients of ,israel4    #ca3aj4 ,and he 
commanded them1 saying3 ,after seven    
years1 in the year of  remission1 in the
 feast of tabernacles1    #ca3aa4 ,when 
all ,israel come together1 to appear in 
the sight of the  ,lord thy ,god in the 
place which the ,lord shall choose1 thou
 shalt read  the words of this law      
before all ,israel1 in their hearing4   
#ca3ab4 ,and the people being all       
assembled together1 both men and women1 

children and strangers1 that are within 
thy gates3 that hearing they  may learn1
 and fear the ,lord your ,god1 and keep1
 and fulfil all the  words of this law3 
#ca3ac4 ,that their children also1 who  
now are ignorant1 may hear1 and  fear   
the ,lord their ,god1 all the days that 
they live in the land  whither you are  
going over the ,jordan to possess it4   
#ca3ad4 ,and the ,lord said to ,moses3  
,behold the days of thy death are  nigh3
 call ,josue1 and stand ye in the       
tabernacle of the testimony1 that  ,i   
may give him a charge4 ,so ,moses and   
,josue went and stood in the  tabernacle
 of the testimony3    #ca3ae4 ,and the  
,lord appeared there in the pillar of a 
cloud1 which  stood in the entry of the 
tabernacle4    #ca3af4 ,and the ,lord   
said to ,moses3 ,behold thou shalt sleep
 with thy  fathers1 and this people     
rising up will go a fornicating after   
strange  gods in the land1 to which it  
goeth in to dwell3 there will they      
forsake me1 and will make void the      

covenant1 which ,i have made with  them1
    #ca3ag4 ,and my wrath shall be      
kindled against them in that day3 and ,i
  will forsake them1 and will hide my   
face from them1 and they shall be       
devoured3 all evils and afflictions     
shall find them1 so that they shall  say
 in that day3 ,in truth it is because   
,god is not with me1 that these  evils  
have found me4    #ca3ah4 ,but ,i will  
hide1 and cover my face in that day1 for
 all the  evils which they have done1   
because they have followed strange gods4
    #ca3ai4 ,now therefore write you    
this canticle1 and teach the children of
  ,israel3 that they may know it by     
heart1 and sing it by mouth1 and this   
song may be unto me for a testimony     
among the children of ,israel4          
#ca3bj4 ,for ,i will bring them into the
 land1 for which ,i swore to their      
fathers1 that floweth with milk and     
honey4 ,and when they have eaten1  and  
are full and fat1 they will turn away   
after strange gods1 and will  serve     

them3 and will despise me1 and make void
 my covenant4    #ca3ba4 ,and after many
 evils and afflictions shall have come  
upon them1  this canticle shall answer  
them for a testimony1 which no oblivion 
shall take away out of the mouth of     
their seed4 ,for ,i know their          
thoughts1 and what they are about to do 
this day1 before that ,i bring  them    
into the land which ,i have promised    
them4    #ca3bb4 ,moses therefore wrote 
the canticle1 and taught it to the      
children of ,israel4    #ca3bc4 ,and the
 ,lord commanded ,josue the son of ,nun1
 and said3 ,take  courage1 and be       
valiant3 for thou shalt bring the       
children of ,israel  into the land which
 ,i have promised1 and ,i will be with  
thee4    #ca3bd4 ,therefore after ,moses
 had wrote the words of this law in a   
volume1 and finished it3    #ca3be4 ,he 
commanded the ,levites1 who carried the 
ark of the covenant of  the ,lord1      
saying3    #ca3bf4 ,take this book1 and 
put it in the side of the ark of the    

covenant of the ,lord your ,god3 that it
 may be there for a testimony  against  
thee4    #ca3bg4 ,for ,i know thy       
obstinacy1 and thy most stiff neck4     
,while ,i am  yet living1 and going in  
with you1 you have always been          
rebellious  against the ,lord3 how much 
more when ,i shall be dead8    #ca3bh4  
,gather unto me all the ancients of your
 tribes1 and your  doctors1 and ,i will 
speak these words in their hearing1 and 
will call  heaven and earth to witness  
against them4    #ca3bi4 ,for ,i know   
that1 after my death1 you will do       
wickedly1 and will  quickly turn aside  
from the way that ,i have commanded you3
 and evils  shall come upon you in the  
latter times1 when you shall do evil in 
the  sight of the ,lord1 to provoke him 
by the works of your hands4    #ca3cj4  
,moses therefore spoke1 in the hearing  
of the whole assembly of  ,israel1 the  
words of this canticle1 and finished it 
even to the end4      ,deuteronomy      
,chapter #cb    ,a canticle for the     

remembrance of the law4 ,moses is       
commanded to go up  into a mountain1    
from whence he shall see the promised   
land but not  enter into it4    #cb3a4  
,hear1 ,o ye heavens1 the things ,i     
speak1 let the earth give ear to  the   
words of my mouth4    #cb3b4 ,let my    
doctrine gather as the rain1 let my     
speech distil as the  dew1 as a shower  
upon the herb1 and as drops upon the    
grass4    #cb3c4 ,because ,i will invoke
 the name of the ,lord3 give ye         
magnificence  to our ,god4    #cb3d4    
,the works of ,god are perfect1 and all 
his ways are judgments3 ,god  is        
faithful and without any iniquity1 he is
 just and right4    #cb3e4 ,they have   
sinned against him1 and are none of his 
children in  their filth3 they are a    
wicked and perverse generation4         
#cb3f4 ,is this the return thou makest  
to the ,lord1 ,o foolish and  senseless 
people8 ,is not he thy father1 that hath
 possessed thee1 and  made thee1 and    
created thee8    #cb3g4 ,remember the   

days of old1 think upon every           
generation3 ask thy  father1 and he will
 declare to thee3 thy elders and they   
will tell  thee4    #cb3h4 ,when the    
,most ,high divided the nations3 when he
 separated the  sons of ,adam1 he       
appointed the bounds of people according
 to the number  of the children of      
,israel4    #cb3i4 ,but the ,lord's     
portion is his people3 ,jacob the lot of
 his  inheritance4    #cb3aj4 ,he found 
him in a desert land1 in a place of     
horror1 and of vast  wilderness3 he led 
him about1 and taught him3 and he kept  
him as the  apple of his eye4    #cb3aa4
 ,as the eagle enticing her young to    
fly1 and hovering over them1  he spread 
his wings1 and hath taken him and       
carried him on his  shoulders4          
#cb3ab4 ,the ,lord alone was his leader3
 and there was no strange god with  him4
    #cb3ac4 ,he set him upon high land3 
that he might eat the fruits of the     
fields1 that he might suck honey out of 
the rock1 and oil out of the  hardest   

stone1    #cb3ad4 ,butter of the herd1  
and milk of the sheep with the fat of   
lambs1  and of the rams of the breed of 
,basan3 and goats with the marrow of    
wheat1 and might drink the purest blood 
of the grape4    #cb3ae4 ,the beloved   
grew fat1 and kicked3 he grew fat1 and  
thick and  gross1 he forsook ,god who   
made him1 and departed from ,god his    
saviour4    #cb3af4 ,they provoked him  
by strange gods1 and stirred him up to  
anger1  with their abominations4        
#cb3ag4 ,they sacrificed to devils and  
not to ,god3 to gods whom they knew     
not3 that were newly come up1 whom their
 fathers worshipped not4    #cb3ah4     
,thou hast forsaken the ,god that begot 
thee1 and hast forgotten  the ,lord that
 created thee4    #cb3ai4 ,the ,lord    
saw1 and was moved to wrath3 because his
 own sons and  daughters provoked him4  
#cb3bj4 ,and he said3 ,i will hide my   
face from them1 and will consider  what 
their last end shall be3 for it is a    
perverse generation1 and  unfaithful    

children4    #cb3ba4 ,they have provoked
 me with that which was no god1 and have
  angered me with their vanities3 and ,i
 will provoke them with that which  is  
no people1 and will vex them with a     
foolish nation4    #cb3bb4 ,a fire is   
kindled in my wrath1 and shall burn even
 to the lowest  hell3 and shall devour  
the earth with her increase1 and shall  
burn the  foundations of the mountains4 
#cb3bc4 ,i will heap evils upon them1   
and will spend my arrows among  them4   
#cb3bd4 ,they shall be consumed with    
famine1 and birds shall devour them     
with a most bitter bite3 ,i will send   
the teeth of beasts upon them1  with the
 fury of creatures that trail upon the  
ground1 and of serpents4    #cb3be4     
,without1 the sword shall lay them      
waste1 and terror within1 both  the     
young man and the virgin1 the sucking   
child with the man in years4    #cb3bf4 
,i said3 ,where are they8 ,i will make  
the memory of them to cease  from among 
men4    #cb3bg4 ,but for the wrath of   

the enemies ,i have deferred it3 lest   
perhaps their enemies might be proud1   
and should say3 ,our mighty hand1  and  
not the ,lord1 hath done all these      
things4    #cb3bh4 ,they are a nation   
without counsel1 and without wisdom4    
#cb3bi4 ,o that they would be wise and  
would understand1 and would  provide for
 their last end4    #cb3cj4 ,how should 
one pursue after a thousand1 and two    
chase ten  thousand8 ,was it not1       
because their ,god had sold them1 and   
the ,lord had  shut them up8    #cb3ca4 
,for our ,god is not as their gods3 our 
enemies themselves are  judges4         
#cb3cb4 ,their vines are of the vineyard
 of ,sodom1 and of the suburbs of       
,gomorrha3 their grapes are grapes of   
gall1 and their clusters most  bitter4  
#cb3cc4 ,their wine is the gall of      
dragons1 and the venom of asps1 which   
is incurable4    #cb3cd4 ,are not these 
things stored up with me1 and sealed up 
in my  treasures8    #cb3ce4 ,revenge is
 mine1 and ,i will repay them in due    

time1 that their  foot may slide3 the   
day of destruction is at hand1 and the  
time makes  haste to come4    #cb3cf4   
,the ,lord will judge his people1 and   
will have mercy on his  servants3 he    
shall see that their hand is weakened1  
and that they who  were shut up have    
also failed1 and they that remained are 
consumed4    #cb3cg4 ,and he shall say3 
,where are their gods1 in whom they     
trusted8    #cb3ch4 ,of whose victims   
they ate the fat1 and drank the wine of 
their  drink offerings3 let them arise  
and help you1 and protect you in your   
distress4    #cb3ci4 ,see ye that ,i    
alone am1 and there is no other ,god    
besides me3 ,i  will kill and ,i will   
make to live3 ,i will strike1 and ,i    
will heal1 and  there is none that can  
deliver out of my hand4    #cb3dj4 ,i   
will lift up my hand to heaven1 and ,i  
will say3 ,i live for  ever4    #cb3da4 
,if ,i shall whet my sword as the       
lightning1 and my hand take hold  on    
judgment3 ,i will render vengeance to my

 enemies1 and repay them that  hate me4 
#cb3db4 ,i will make my arrows drunk    
with blood1 and my sword shall  devour  
flesh1 of the blood of the slain and of 
the captivity1 of the  bare head of the 
enemies4    #cb3dc4 ,praise his people1 
ye nations1 for he will revenge the     
blood of  his servants3 and will render 
vengeance to their enemies1 and he will 
be merciful to the land of his people4  
#cb3dd4 ,so ,moses came and spoke all   
the words of this canticle in the  ears 
of the people1 and ,josue the son of    
,nun4    #cb3de4 ,and he ended all these
 words1 speaking to all ,israel4        
#cb3df4 ,and he said to them3 ,set your 
hearts on all the words1 which ,i       
testify to you this day3 which you shall
 command your children to  observe and  
to do1 and to fulfil all that is written
 in this law3    #cb3dg4 ,for they are  
not commanded you in vain1 but that     
every one  should live in them1 and that
 doing them you may continue a long time
  in the land whither you are going over

 the ,jordan to possess it4    #cb3dh4  
,and the ,lord spoke to ,moses the same 
day1 saying3    #cb3di4 ,go up into this
 mountain ,abarim1 7that is to say1 of  
passages17  unto mount ,nebo1 which is  
in the land of ,moab over against       
,jericho3 and  see the land of ,chanaan1
 which ,i will deliver to the children  
of ,israel  to possess1 and die thou in 
the mountain4    #cb3ej4 ,when thou art 
gone up into it thou shalt be gathered  
to thy  people1 as ,aaron thy brother   
died in mount ,hor1 and was gathered to 
his  people3    #cb3ea4 ,because you    
trespassed against me in the midst of   
the children  of ,israel1 at the waters 
of contradiction1 in ,cades of the      
desert of  ,sin3 and you did not        
sanctify me among the children of       
,israel4    #cb3eb4 ,thou shalt see the 
land before thee1 which ,i will give to 
the  children of ,israel1 but thou shalt
 not enter into it4      ,deuteronomy   
,chapter #cc    ,moses before his death 
blesseth the tribes of ,israel4         

#cc3a4 ,this is the blessing1 wherewith 
the man of ,god1 ,moses1 blessed  the   
children of ,israel1 before his death4  
#cc3b4 ,and he said3 ,the ,lord came    
from ,sinai1 and from ,seir he rose up  
to us3 he hath appeared from mount      
,pharan1 and with him thousands of      
saints4 ,in his right hand a fiery law4 
#cc3c4 ,he hath loved the people1 all   
the saints are in his hand3 and  they   
that approach to his feet1 shall receive
 of his doctrine4    #cc3d4 ,moses      
commanded us a law1 the inheritance of  
the multitude of  ,jacob4    #cc3e4 ,he 
shall be king with the most right1 the  
princes of the people1  being assembled 
with the tribes of ,israel4    #cc3f4   
,let ,ruben live1 and not die1 and be he
 small in number4    #cc3g4 ,this is the
 blessing of ,juda4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 the
 voice of ,juda1  and bring him in unto 
his people3 his hands shall fight for   
him1 and he  shall be his helper against
 his enemies4    #cc3h4 ,to ,levi also  
he said3 ,thy perfection1 and thy       

doctrine be to thy  holy man1 whom thou 
hast proved in the temptation1 and      
judged at the  waters of contradiction3 
,holy man4444 ,aaron and his successors 
in the priesthood4    #cc3i4 ,who hath  
said to his father1 and to his mother3  
,i do not know  you2 and to his         
brethren3 ,i know you not3 and their own
 children they  have not known4 ,these  
have kept thy word1 and observed thy    
covenant1    ,who hath said1 etc4444 ,it
 is the duty of the priestly tribe to   
prefer  ,god's honour and service before
 all considerations of flesh and blood3 
in such manner as to behave as strangers
 to their nearest akin1 when  these     
would withdraw them from the business of
 their calling4    #cc3aj4 ,thy         
judgments1 ,o ,jacob1 and thy law1 ,o   
,israel3 they shall put  incense in thy 
wrath and holocaust upon thy altar4     
#cc3aa4 ,bless1 ,o ,lord1 his strength1 
and receive the works of his hands4     
,strike the backs of his enemies1 and   
let not them that hate him rise4        

#cc3ab4 ,and to ,benjamin he said3 ,the 
best beloved of the ,lord shall  dwell  
confidently in him3 as in a bride       
chamber shall he abide all the  day     
long1 and between his shoulders shall be
 rest4    ,shall dwell1 etc4444 ,this   
seems to allude to the temple being     
built in  the confines of the tribe of  
,benjamin4    #cc3ac4 ,to ,joseph also  
he said3 ,of the blessing of the ,lord  
be his land1  of the fruits of heaven1  
and of the dew1 and of the deep that    
lieth  beneath4    #cc3ad4 ,of the      
fruits brought forth by the sun and by  
the moon4    #cc3ae4 ,of the tops of the
 ancient mountains1 of the fruits of the
  everlasting hills3    #cc3af4 ,and of 
the fruits of the earth1 and of the     
fulness thereof4 ,the  blessing of him  
that appeared in the bush1 come upon the
 head of  ,joseph1 and upon the crown of
 the ,nazarite among his brethren4      
,the ,nazarite4444 ,see the note on     
,gen4 #di4bf4    #cc3ag4 ,his beauty as 
of the firstling of a bullock1 his horns

 as the  horns of a rhinoceros3 with    
them shall he push the nations even to  
the  ends of the earth4 ,these are the  
multitudes of ,ephraim and these the    
thousands of ,manasses4    #cc3ah4 ,and 
to ,zabulon he said3 ,rejoice1 ,o       
,zabulon1 in thy going out2  and        
,issachar in thy tabernacles4    #cc3ai4
 ,they shall call the people to the     
mountain3 there shall they  sacrifice   
the victims of justice4 ,who shall suck 
as milk the abundance  of the sea1 and  
the hidden treasures of the sands4      
#cc3bj4 ,and to ,gad he said3 ,blessed  
be ,gad in his breadth3 he hath  rested 
as a lion1 and hath seized upon the arm 
and the top of the head4    #cc3ba4 ,and
 he saw his pre-eminence1 that in his   
portion the teacher was  laid up3 who   
was with the princes of the people1 and 
did the justices  of the ,lord1 and his 
judgment with ,israel4    ,he saw1      
etc4444 ,the pre-eminence of the tribe  
of ,gad1 to which this  alludeth1 was   
their having the lawgiver ,moses buried 

in their borders2  though the particular
 place was not known4    #cc3bb4 ,to    
,dan also he said3 ,dan is a young lion1
 he shall flow  plentifully from ,basan4
    #cc3bc4 ,and ,to ,nephtali he said3 
,nephtali shall enjoy abundance1 and    
shall be full of the blessings of the   
,lord3 he shall possess the sea  and the
 south4    ,the sea4444 ,the lake of    
,genesareth4    #cc3bd4 ,to ,aser also  
he said3 ,let ,aser be blessed with     
children1 let him  be acceptable to his 
brethren1 and let him dip his foot in   
oil4    #cc3be4 ,his shoe shall be iron 
and brass4 ,as the days of thy youth1 so
  also shall thy old age be4    #cc3bf4 
,there is no other god like the ,god of 
the rightest3 he that is  mounted upon  
the heaven is thy helper4 ,by his       
magnificence the clouds  run hither and 
thither4    #cc3bg4 ,his dwelling is    
above1 and underneath are the           
everlasting arms3  he shall cast out the
 enemy from before thee1 and shall say3 
,be thou  brought to nought4            

,underneath are the everlasting arms4444
 ,though the dwelling of ,god be  above 
in heaven1 his arms are always stretched
 out to help us here  below4    #cc3bh4 
,israel shall dwell in safety1 and      
alone4 ,the eye of ,jacob in a  land of 
corn and wine1 and the heavens shall be 
misty with dew4    #cc3bi4 ,blessed art 
thou1 ,israel3 who is like to thee1 ,o  
people1 that  art saved by the ,lord8   
the shield of thy help1 and the sword of
 thy  glory3 thy enemies shall deny     
thee1 and thou shalt tread upon their   
necks4      ,deuteronomy ,chapter #cd   
,moses seeth the promised land1 but is  
not suffered to go into it4 ,he  dieth  
at the age of #abj years4 ,god burieth  
his body secretly1 and all  ,israel     
mourn for him thirty days4 ,josue1      
replenished 7by imposition of  ,moses's 
hands7 with the spirit of ,god1         
succeedeth4 ,but ,moses1 for his        
special familiarity with ,god1 and for  
most wonderful miracles1 is  commended  
above all other prophets4    #cd3a4     

,then ,moses went up from the plains of 
,moab upon mount ,nebo1 to  the top of  
,phasga over against ,jericho3 and the  
,lord shewed him all the  land of       
,galaad as far as ,dan4    #cd3b4 ,and  
all ,nephtali1 and the land of ,ephraim 
and ,manasses1 and all  the land of     
,juda unto the furthermost sea1         
#cd3c4 ,and the south part1 and the     
breadth of the plain of ,jericho the    
city of palm trees as far as ,segor4    
#cd3d4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,this
 is the land1 for which ,i swore to     
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 saying3 ,i
 will give it to thy seed4 ,thou  hast  
seen it with thy eyes1 and shalt not    
pass over to it4    #cd3e4 ,and ,moses  
the servant of the ,lord died there1 in 
the land of  ,moab1 by the commandment  
of the ,lord3    ,died there4444 ,this  
last chapter of ,deuteronomy1 in which  
the death of  ,moses is related1 was    
written by ,josue1 or by some of the    
prophets4    #cd3f4 ,and he buried him  
in the valley of the land of ,moab over 

against  ,phogor3 and no man hath known 
of his sepulchre until this present day4
    ,he buried him1 viz4444 by the      
ministry of angels1 and would have the  
place of his burial to be unknown1 lest 
the ,israelites1 who were so  prone to  
idolatry1 might worship him with divine 
honours4    #cd3g4 ,moses was a hundred 
and twenty years old when he died3 his  
eye  was not dim1 neither were his teeth
 moved4    #cd3h4 ,and the children of  
,israel mourned for him in the plains of
 ,moab  thirty days3 and the days of    
their mourning in which they mourned    
,moses  were ended4    #cd3i4 ,and      
,josue the son of ,nun was filled with  
the spirit of wisdom1  because ,moses   
had laid his hands upon him4 ,and the   
children of ,israel  obeyed him1 and did
 as the ,lord commanded ,moses4         
#cd3aj4 ,and there arose no more a      
prophet in ,israel like unto ,moses1    
whom the ,lord knew face to face1       
#cd3aa4 ,in all the signs and wonders1  
which he sent by him1 to do in the  land

 of ,egypt to ,pharao1 and to all his   
servants1 and to his whole  land1       
#cd3ab4 ,and all the mighty hand1 and   
great miracles1 which ,moses did  before
 all ,israel4          ,,the ,,book ,,of
 ,,josue      ,this ,book is called     
,,josue1 because it contains the history
 of what  passed under him1 and         
according to the common opinion was     
written by  him4 ,the ,greeks call him  
,jesus3 for ,josue and ,jesus in the    
,hebrew1 are  the same name1 and have   
the same signification1 viz41 ,a        
,,saviour4 ,and it  was not without a   
mystery that he who was to bring the    
people into the  land of promise should 
have his name changed from ,,osee 7for  
so he was  called before1 ,num4 #ac4ag17
 to ,,josue or ,,jesus1 to give us to   
understand1 that ,moses by his law could
 only bring the people within  sight of 
the promised inheritance1 but that our  
,saviour ,,jesus was to  bring us into  
it4      ,josue ,chapter #a    ,josue1  
encouraged by the ,lord1 admonisheth the

 people to prepare  themselves to pass  
over the ,jordan4    #a3a4 ,now it came 
to pass after the death of ,moses1 the  
servant of the  ,lord1 that the ,lord   
spoke to ,josue1 the son of ,nun1 the   
minister of  ,moses1 and said to him3   
#a3b4 ,moses my servant is dead3 arise1 
and pass over this ,jordan1 thou  and   
thy people with thee1 into the land     
which ,i will give to the  children of  
,israel4    #a3c4 ,i will deliver to you
 every place that the sole of your foot 
shall  tread upon1 as ,i have said to   
,moses4    #a3d4 ,from the desert1 and  
from ,libanus unto the great river      
,euphrates1  all the land of the        
,hethites1 unto the great sea toward the
 going down  of the sun1 shall be your  
border4    #a3e4 ,no man shall be able  
to resist you all the days of thy life3 
as ,i  have been with ,moses1 so will ,i
 be with thee3 ,i will not leave thee1  
nor forsake thee4    #a3f4 ,take        
courage1 and be strong3 for thou shalt  
divide by lot to this  people the land  

for which ,i swore to their fathers1    
that ,i would  deliver it to them4      
#a3g4 ,take courage therefore1 and be   
very valiant3 that thou mayst  observe  
and do all the law1 which ,moses my     
servant hath commanded thee3  turn not  
from it to the right hand or to the     
left1 that thou mayst  understand all   
things which thou dost4    #a3h4 ,let   
not the book of this law depart from thy
 mouth3 but thou shalt  meditate on it  
day and night1 that thou mayst observe  
and do all things  that are written in  
it3 then shalt thou direct thy way1 and 
understand  it4    #a3i4 ,behold ,i     
command thee1 take courage1 and be      
strong4 ,fear not1 and  be not dismayed3
 because the ,lord thy ,god is with thee
 in all things  whatsoever thou shalt go
 to4    #a3aj4 ,and ,josue commanded the
 princes of the people1 saying3 ,pass   
through the midst of the camp1 and      
command the people1 and say3    #a3aa4  
,prepare your victuals3 for after the   
third day you shall pass  over the      

,jordan1 and shall go in to possess the 
land1 which the ,lord  your ,god will   
give you4    #a3ab4 ,and he said to the 
,rubenites1 and the ,gadites1 and the   
half tribe  of ,manasses3    #a3ac4     
,remember the word1 which ,moses the    
servant of the ,lord commanded  you1    
saying3 ,the ,lord your ,god hath given 
you rest1 and all this land4    #a3ad4  
,your wives1 and children2 and cattle1  
shall remain in the land  which ,moses  
gave you on this side of the ,jordan3   
but pass you over  armed before your    
brethren all of you that are strong of  
hand1 and  fight for them1    #a3ae4    
,until the ,lord give rest to your      
brethren1 as he hath given you1  and    
they also possess the land which the    
,lord your ,god will give them3  and so 
you shall return into the land of your  
possession1 and you shall  dwell in it1 
which ,moses the servant of the ,lord   
gave you beyond the  ,jordan1 toward the
 rising of the sun4    #a3af4 ,and they 
made answer to ,josue1 and said3 ,all   

that thou hast  commanded us1 we will   
do3 and whither soever thou shalt send  
us1 we  will go4    #a3ag4 ,as we obeyed
 ,moses in all things1 so will we obey  
thee also3 only  be the ,lord thy ,god  
with thee1 as he was with ,moses4       
#a3ah4 ,he that shall gainsay thy mouth1
 and not obey all thy words1 that  thou 
shalt command him1 let him die3 only    
take thou courage1 and do  manfully4    
,josue ,chapter #b    ,two spies are    
sent to ,jericho1 who are received and  
concealed by ,rahab4    #b3a4 ,and      
,josue1 the son of ,nun1 sent from      
,setim two men1 to spy  secretly3 and   
said to them3 ,go1 and view the land1   
and the city of  ,jericho4 ,they went1  
and entered into the house of a woman   
that was a  harlot1 named ,rahab1 and   
lodged with her4    #b3b4 ,and it was   
told the king of ,jericho1 and was said3
 ,behold there  are men come in hither1 
by night1 of the children of ,israel1 to
 spy the  land4    #b3c4 ,and the king  
of ,jericho sent to ,rahab1 saying3     

,bring forth the men  that came to thee1
 and are entered into thy house3 for    
they are spies1  and are come to view   
all the land4    #b3d4 ,and the woman   
taking the men1 hid them1 and said3 ,i  
confess they  came to me1 but ,i knew   
not whence they were3    #b3e4 ,and at  
the time of shutting the gate in the    
dark1 they also went  out together4 ,i  
know not whither they are gone3 pursue  
after them  quickly1 and you will       
overtake them4    #b3f4 ,but she made   
the men go up to the top of her house1  
and covered  them with the stalks of    
flax1 which was there4    #b3g4 ,now    
they that were sent1 pursued after them1
 by the way that  leadeth to the fords  
of the ,jordan3 and as soon as they were
 gone out1  the gate was presently shut4
    #b3h4 ,the men that were hid were   
not yet asleep1 when behold the woman   
went up to them1 and said3    #b3i4 ,i  
know that the ,lord hath given this land
 to you3 for the dread of  you is fallen
 upon us1 and all the inhabitants of the

 land have lost  all strength4    #b3aj4
 ,we have heard that the ,lord dried up 
the water of the ,red ,sea1 at  your    
going in1 when you came out of ,egypt3  
and what things you did to  the two     
kings of the ,amorrhites1 that were     
beyond the ,jordan1 ,sehon and  ,og whom
 you slew4    #b3aa4 ,and at the hearing
 these things1 we were affrighted1 and  
our  heart fainted away1 neither did    
there remain any spirit in us1 at your  
coming in3 for the ,lord your ,god he is
 ,god in heaven above1 and in the  earth
 beneath4    #b3ab4 ,now1 therefore1    
swear ye to me by the ,lord1 that as ,i 
have shewed  mercy to you1 so you also  
will shew mercy to my father's house3   
and  give me a true token4    #b3ac4    
,that you will save my father and       
mother1 my brethren and sisters1  and   
all things that are theirs1 and deliver 
our souls from death4    #b3ad4 ,they   
answered her3 ,be our lives for you unto
 death1 only if thou  betray us not4    
,and when the ,lord shall have delivered

 us the land1 we  will shew thee mercy  
and truth4    #b3ae4 ,then she let them 
down with a cord out of a window3 for   
her house  joined close to the wall4    
#b3af4 ,and she said to them3 ,get ye up
 to the mountains1 lest perhaps  they   
meet you as they return3 and there lie  
ye hid three days1 till  they come back1
 and so you shall go on your way4       
#b3ag4 ,and they said to her3 ,we shall 
be blameless of this oath1 which  thou  
hast made us swear1    #b3ah4 ,if1 when 
we come into the land1 this scarlet cord
 be a sign1 and  thou tie it in the     
window1 by which thou hast let us down3 
and gather  together thy father and     
mother1 and brethren1 and all thy       
kindred into  thy house4    #b3ai4      
,whosoever shall go out of the door of  
thy house1 his blood shall  be upon his 
own head1 and we shall be quit4 ,but the
 blood of all that  shall be with thee  
in the house1 shall light upon our head1
 if any man  touch them4    #b3bj4 ,but 
if thou wilt betray us1 and utter this  

word abroad1 we shall  be quit of this  
oath1 which thou hast made us swear4    
#b3ba4 ,and she answered3 ,as you have  
spoken1 so be it done3 and sending  them
 on their way1 she hung the scarlet cord
 in the window4    #b3bb4 ,but they went
 and came to the mountains1 and stayed  
there three  days1 till they that       
pursued them were returned4 ,for having 
sought them  through all the way1 they  
found them not4    #b3bc4 ,and when they
 were gone back into the city1 the spies
 returned1  and came down from the      
mountain3 and passing over the ,jordan1 
they came  to ,josue1 the son of ,nun1  
and told him all that befel them1       
#b3bd4 ,and said3 the ,lord hath        
delivered all this land into our hands1 
and all the inhabitants thereof are     
overthrown with fear4      ,josue       
,chapter #c    ,the river ,jordan is    
miraculously dried up for the passage of
 the  children of ,israel4    #c3a4 ,and
 ,josue rose before daylight1 and       
removed the camp3 and they  departed    

from ,setim1 and came to the ,jordan3   
he1 and all the children  of ,israel1   
and they abode there for three days4    
#c3b4 ,after which1 the heralds went    
through the midst of the camp1    #c3c4 
,and began to proclaim3 ,when you shall 
see the ark of the covenant  of the     
,lord your ,god1 and the priests of the 
race of ,levi carrying it1  rise you up 
also1 and follow them as they go before3
    #c3d4 ,and let there be between you 
and the ark the space of two thousand   
cubits3 that you may see it afar off1   
and know which way you must go3  for you
 have not gone this way before3 and take
 care you come not near  the ark4       
#c3e4 ,and ,josue said to the people3   
,be ye sanctified3 for tomorrow the     
,lord will do wonders among you4        
#c3f4 ,and he said to the priests3 ,take
 up the ark of the covenant1 and  go    
before the people4 ,and they obeyed his 
commands1 and took it up1 and  walked   
before them4    #c3g4 ,and the ,lord    
said to ,josue3 ,this day will ,i begin 

to exalt thee  before ,israel3 that they
 may know that as ,i was with ,moses1 so
 ,i am  with thee also4    #c3h4 ,and do
 thou command the priests1 that carry   
the ark of the  covenant1 and say to    
them3 ,when you shall have entered into 
part of the  water of the ,jordan1 stand
 in it4    #c3i4 ,and ,josue said to the
 children of ,israel3 ,come hither1 and 
hear  the word of the ,lord your ,god4  
#c3aj4 ,and again he said3 ,by this you 
shall know1 that the ,lord1 the  living 
,god1 is in the midst of you1 and that  
he shall destroy1 before  your sight1   
the ,chanaanite and the ,hethite1 the   
,hevite and the  ,pherezite1 the        
,gergesite also1 and the ,jebusite1 and 
the ,amorrhite4    #c3aa4 ,behold1 the  
ark of the covenant of the ,lord of all 
the earth  shall go before you into the 
,jordan4    #c3ab4 ,prepare ye twelve   
men of the tribes of ,israel1 one of    
every  tribe4    #c3ac4 ,and when the   
priests1 that carry the ark of the ,lord
 the ,god of  the whole earth1 shall set

 the soles of their feet in the waters  
of the  ,jordan1 the waters that are    
beneath shall run down and go off3 and  
those that come from above1 shall stand 
together upon a heap4    #c3ad4 ,so the 
people went out of their tents1 to pass 
over the ,jordan3  and the priests that 
carried the ark of the covenant1 went on
 before  them4    #c3ae4 ,and as soon as
 they came into the ,jordan1 and their  
feet were  dipped in part of the water1 
7now the ,jordan1 it being harvest time1
  had filled the banks of its channel17 
#c3af4 ,the waters that came down from  
above stood in one place1 and  swelling 
up like a mountain1 were seen afar off1 
from the city that is  called ,adom1 to 
the place of ,sarthan3 but those that   
were beneath1 ran  down into the sea of 
the wilderness1 7which now is called the
 ,dead ,sea7  until they wholly failed4 
#c3ag4 ,and the people marched over     
against ,jericho3 and the priests that  
carried the ark of the covenant of the  
,lord1 stood girded upon the dry  ground

 in the midst of the ,jordan1 and all   
the people passed over1  through the    
channel that was dried up4      ,josue  
,chapter #d    ,twelve stones are taken 
out of the river to be set up for a     
monument of  the miracle2 and other     
twelve are placed in the midst of the   
river4    #d3a4 ,and when they were     
passed over1 the ,lord said to ,josue3  
#d3b4 ,choose twelve men1 one of every  
tribe3    #d3c4 ,and command them to    
take out of the midst of the ,jordan1   
where the  feet of the priests stood1   
twelve very hard stones1 which you shall
 set  in the place of the camp1 where   
you shall pitch your tents this night4  
#d3d4 ,and ,josue called twelve men1    
whom he had chosen out of the  children 
of ,israel1 one out of every tribe1     
#d3e4 ,and he said to them3 ,go before  
the ark of the ,lord your ,god to the   
midst of the ,jordan1 and carry from    
thence every man a stone on your        
shoulders1 according to the number of   
the children of ,israel1    #d3f4 ,that 

it may be a sign among you3 and when    
your children shall ask  you tomorrow1  
saying3 ,what means these stones8       
#d3g4 ,you shall answer them3 ,the      
waters of the ,jordan ran off before the
  ark of the covenant of the ,lord when 
it passed over the same3 therefore  were
 these stones set for a monument of the 
children of ,israel forever4    #d3h4   
,the children of ,israel therefore did  
as ,josue commanded them1  carrying out 
of the channel of the ,jordan twelve    
stones1 as the ,lord  had commanded him 
according to the number of the children 
of ,israel  unto the place wherein they 
camped1 and there they set them4        
#d3i4 ,and ,josue put other twelve      
stones in the midst of the channel of   
the ,jordan1 where the priests stood    
that carried the ark of the  covenant3  
and they are there until this present   
day4    #d3aj4 ,now the priests that    
carried the ark1 stood in the midst of  
the  ,jordan1 till all things were      
accomplished1 which the ,lord had       

commanded  ,josue to speak to the       
people1 and ,moses had said to him4 ,and
 the people  made haste1 and passed     
over4    #d3aa4 ,and when they had all  
passed over1 the ark also of the ,lord  
passed over1 and the priests went before
 the people4    #d3ab4 ,the children of 
,ruben also1 and ,gad1 and half the     
tribe of  ,manasses1 went armed before  
the children of ,israel1 as ,moses had  
commanded them4    #d3ac4 ,and forty    
thousand fighting men by their troops   
and bands1  marched through the plains  
and fields of the city of ,jericho4     
#d3ad4 ,in that day the ,lord magnified 
,josue in the sight of all ,israel1     
that they should fear him1 as they had  
feared ,moses1 while he lived4    #d3ae4
 ,and he said to him3    #d3af4 ,command
 the priests1 that carry the ark of the 
covenant1 to come  up out of the        
,jordan4    #d3ag4 ,and he commanded    
them1 saying3 ,come ye up out of the    
,jordan4    #d3ah4 ,and when they that  
carried the ark of the covenant of the  

,lord1  were come up1 and began to tread
 on the dry ground1 the waters returned 
into their channel1 and ran as they were
 wont before4    #d3ai4 ,and the people 
came up out of the ,jordan1 the tenth   
day of the  first month1 and camped in  
,galgal1 over against the east side of  
the  city of ,jericho4    #d3bj4 ,and   
the twelve stones1 which they had taken 
out of the channel of  the ,jordan1     
,josue pitched in ,galgal1    #d3ba4    
,and said to the children of ,israel3   
,when your children shall ask  their    
fathers tomorrow1 and shall say to them3
 ,what mean these stones8    #d3bb4 ,you
 shall teach them1 and say3 ,israel     
passed over this ,jordan  through the   
dry channel1    #d3bc4 ,the ,lord your  
,god drying up the waters thereof in    
your sight1  until you passed over3     
#d3bd4 ,as he had done before in the    
,red ,sea1 which he dried up till we    
passed through3    #d3be4 ,that all the 
people of the earth may learn the most  
mighty hand  of the ,lord1 that you also

 may fear the ,lord your ,god for ever4 
,josue ,chapter #e    ,the people are   
circumcised3 they keep the pasch4 ,the  
manna ceaseth4 ,an  angel appeareth to  
,josue4    #e3a4 ,now when all the kings
 of the ,amorrhites1 who dwelt beyond   
the  ,jordan1 westward1 and all the     
kings of ,chanaan1 who possessed the    
places near the great sea1 had heard    
that the ,lord had dried up the  waters 
of the ,jordan before the children of   
,israel1 till they passed  over1 their  
heart failed them1 and there remained no
 spirit in them1  fearing the coming in 
of the children of ,israel4    #e3b4 ,at
 that time the ,lord said to ,josue3    
,make thee knives of stone1  and        
circumcise the second time the children 
of ,israel4    ,the second time4444 ,not
 that such as had been circumcised      
before were  to be circumcised again2   
but that they were now to renew1 and    
take up  again the practice of          
circumcision2 which had been omitted    
during their  forty years' sojourning in

 the wilderness2 by reason of their     
being  always uncertain when they should
 be obliged to march4    #e3c4 ,he did  
what the ,lord had commanded1 and he    
circumcised the  children of ,israel in 
the hill of the foreskins4    #e3d4 ,now
 this is the cause of the second        
circumcision3 ,all the people  that came
 out of ,egypt that were males1 all the 
men fit for war1 died  in the desert1   
during the time of the long going about 
in the way3    #e3e4 ,now these were all
 circumcised4 ,but the people that were 
born in  the desert1    #e3f4 ,during   
the forty years of the journey in the   
wide wilderness1 were  uncircumcised3   
till all they were consumed that had not
 heard the voice  of the ,lord1 and to  
whom he had sworn before1 that he would 
not shew  them the land flowing with    
milk and honey4    #e3g4 ,the children  
of these succeeded in the place of their
 fathers1 and  were circumcised by      
,josue3 for they were uncircumcised even
 as they  were born1 and no one had     

circumcised them in the way4    #e3h4   
,now after they were all circumcised1   
they remained in the same  place of the 
camp1 until they were healed4    #e3i4  
,and the ,lord said to ,josue3 ,this day
 have ,i taken away from you  the       
reproach of ,egypt4 ,and the name of    
that place was called ,galgal1  until   
this present day4    #e3aj4 ,and the    
children of ,israel abode in ,galgal1   
and they kept the  phase1 on the        
fourteenth day of the month at evening1 
in the plains of  ,jericho3    #e3aa4   
,and they ate on the next day unleavened
 bread of the corn of the  land1 and    
frumenty of the same year4    #e3ab4    
,and the manna ceased after they ate of 
the corn of the land1  neither did the  
children of ,israel use that food any   
more1 but they ate  of the corn of the  
present year of the land of ,chanaan4   
#e3ac4 ,and when ,josue was in the field
 of the city of ,jericho1 he lifted  up 
his eyes1 and saw a man standing over   
against him1 holding a drawn  sword1 and

 he went to him1 and said3 ,art thou one
 of ours1 or of our  adversaries8       
#e3ad4 ,and he answered3 ,no3 but ,i am 
prince of the host of the ,lord1 and    
now ,i am come4    ,prince of the host  
of the ,lord1 etc4444 ,st4 ,michael1 who
 is called  prince of the people of     
,israel1 ,dan4 #aj4ba4    #e3ae4 ,josue 
fell on his face to the ground4 ,and    
worshipping1 said3 ,what  saith my lord 
to his servant8    ,worshipping4444 ,not
 with divine honour1 but with a         
religious veneration  of an inferior    
kind1 suitable to the dignity of his    
person4    #e3af4 ,loose1 saith he1 thy 
shoes from off thy feet3 for the place  
whereon thou standest is holy4 ,and     
,josue did as was commanded him4        
,josue ,chapter #f    ,after seven days'
 processions1 the priests sounding the  
trumpets1 the  walls of ,jericho fall   
down3 and the city is taken and         
destroyed4    #f3a4 ,now ,jericho was   
close shut up and fenced1 for fear of   
the children  of ,israel1 and no man    

durst go out or come in4    #f3b4 ,and  
the ,lord said to ,josue3 ,behold ,i    
have given into thy hands  ,jericho1 and
 the king thereof1 and all the valiant  
men4    #f3c4 ,go round about the city  
all ye fighting men once a day3 so shall
  ye do for six days4    #f3d4 ,and on  
the seventh day the priests shall take  
the seven trumpets1  which are used in  
the jubilee1 and shall go before the ark
 of the  covenant3 and you shall go     
about the city seven times1 and the     
priests  shall sound the trumpets4      
#f3e4 ,and when the voice of the trumpet
 shall give a longer and broken  tune1  
and shall sound in your ears1 all the   
people shall shout together  with a very
 great shout1 and the walls of the city 
shall fall to the  ground1 and they     
shall enter in every one at the place   
against which  they shall stand4        
#f3f4 ,then ,josue1 the son of ,nun1    
called the priests1 and said to them3   
,take the ark of the covenant3 and let  
seven other priests take the  seven     

trumpets of the jubilee1 and march      
before the ark of the ,lord4    #f3g4   
,and he said to the people3 ,go1 and    
compass the city1 armed1  marching      
before the ark of the ,lord4    #f3h4   
,and when ,josue had ended his words1   
and the seven priests blew the  seven   
trumpets before the ark of the covenant 
of the ,lord1    #f3i4 ,and all the     
armed men went before1 the rest of the  
common people  followed the ark1 and the
 sound of the trumpets was heard on all 
sides4    #f3aj4 ,but ,josue had        
commanded the people1 saying3 ,you shall
 not shout1  nor shall your voice be    
heard1 nor any word go out of your      
mouth3 until  the day come wherein ,i   
shall say to you3 ,cry1 and shout4      
#f3aa4 ,so the ark of the ,lord went    
about the city once a day1 and          
returning into the camp1 abode there4   
#f3ab4 ,and ,josue rising before day1   
the priests took the ark of the  ,lord1 
#f3ac4 ,and seven of them seven         
trumpets1 which are used in the jubilee3

  and they went before the ark of the   
,lord1 walking and sounding the         
trumpets3 and the armed men went before 
them1 and the rest of the  common people
 followed the ark1 and they blew the    
trumpets4    #f3ad4 ,and they went round
 about the city the second day once1 and
  returned into the camp4 ,so they did  
six days4    #f3ae4 ,but the seventh    
day1 rising up early1 they went about   
the city1  as it was ordered1 seven     
times4    #f3af4 ,and when in the       
seventh going about the priests sounded 
with the  trumpets1 ,josue said to all  
,israel3 ,shout3 for the ,lord hath     
delivered  the city to you3    #f3ag4   
,and let this city be an anathema1 and  
all things that are in it1  to the      
,lord4 ,let only ,rahab1 the harlot1    
live1 with all that are with  her in the
 house3 for she hid the messengers whom 
we sent4    #f3ah4 ,but beware ye lest  
you touch ought of those things that are
  forbidden1 and you be guilty of       
transgression1 and all the camp of      

,israel be under sin1 and be troubled4  
#f3ai4 ,but whatsoever gold or silver   
there shall be1 or vessels of brass  and
 iron1 let it be consecrated to the     
,lord1 laid up in his treasures4        
#f3bj4 ,so all the people making a      
shout1 and the trumpets sounding1 when  
the voice and the sound thundered in the
 ears of the multitude1 the  walls      
forthwith fell down3 and every man went 
up by the place that was  over against  
him3 and they took the city1    #f3ba4  
,and killed all that were in it1 man and
 woman1 young and old4 ,the  oxen also1 
and the sheep1 and the asses1 they slew 
with the edge of the  sword4    #f3bb4  
,but ,josue said to the two men that had
 been sent for spies3 ,go  into the     
harlot's house1 and bring her out1 and  
all things that are  hers1 as you       
assured her by oath4    #f3bc4 ,and the 
young men went in1 and brought out      
,rahab1 and her  parents1 her brethren  
also1 and all her goods1 and her        
kindred1 and  made them to stay without 

the camp4    #f3bd4 ,but they burned the
 city1 and all things that were therein2
  except the gold and silver1 and       
vessels of brass and iron1 which they   
consecrated unto the treasury of the    
,lord4    #f3be4 ,but ,josue saved      
,rahab the harlot1 and her father's     
house1 and all  she had1 and they dwelt 
in the midst of ,israel until this      
present day3  because she hid the       
messengers whom he had sent to spy out  
,jericho4 ,at  that time1 ,josue made an
 imprecation1 saying3    #f3bf4 ,cursed 
be the man before the ,lord1 that shall 
raise up and build  the city of         
,jericho4 ,in his firstborn may he lay  
the foundation  thereof1 and in the last
 of his children set up its gates4      
,cursed1 etc4444 ,jericho1 in the       
mystical sense1 signifies iniquity3 the 
sounding of the trumpets by the priests1
 the preaching of the word of  ,god2 by 
which the walls of ,jericho are thrown  
down1 when sinners are  converted2 and a
 dreadful curse will light on them who  

build them up  again4    #f3bg4 ,and the
 ,lord was with ,josue1 and his name was
 noised throughout  all the land4       
,josue ,chapter #g    ,for the sins of  
,achan1 the ,israelites are defeated at 
,hai4 ,the offender  is found out2 and  
stoned to death1 and ,god's wrath is    
turned from them4    #g3a4 ,but the     
children of ,israel transgressed the    
commandment1 and took  to their own use 
of that which was accursed4 ,for ,achan1
 the son of  ,charmi1 the son of ,zabdi1
 the son of ,zare1 of the tribe of      
,juda1 took  something of the anathema3 
and the ,lord was angry against the     
children  of ,israel4    #g3b4 ,and when
 ,josue sent men from ,jericho against  
,hai1 which is beside  ,bethaven1 on the
 east side of the town of ,bethel1 he   
said to them3 ,go  up1 and view the     
country3 and they fulfilled his command1
 and viewed  ,hai4    #g3c4 ,and        
returning1 they said to him3 ,let not   
all the people go up1 but  let two or   
three thousand men go1 and destroy the  

city3 why should all  the people be     
troubled in vain1 against enemies that  
are very few8    #g3d4 ,there went up   
therefore three thousand fighting men3  
who  immediately turned their backs1    
#g3e4 ,and were defeated by the men of  
the city of ,hai1 and there fell of     
them six and thirty men3 and the enemies
 pursued them from the gate as  far as  
,sabarim1 and they slew them as they    
fled by the descent3 and the  heart of  
the people was struck with fear1 and    
melted like water4    #g3f4 ,but ,josue 
rent his garments1 and fell flat on the 
ground1 before  the ark of the ,lord1   
until the evening1 both he and all the  
ancients of  ,israel3 and they put dust 
upon their heads4    #g3g4 ,and ,josue  
said3 ,alas1 ,o ,lord ,god1 why wouldst 
thou bring this  people over the river  
,jordan1 to deliver us into the hand of 
the  ,amorrhite1 and to destroy us8     
would ,god we had stayed beyond the     
,jordan1 as we began4    #g3h4 ,my ,lord
 ,god1 what shall ,i say1 seeing ,israel

 turning their backs  to their enemies8 
#g3i4 ,the ,chanaanites1 and all the    
inhabitants of the land1 will hear of   
it1 and being gathered together will    
surround us1 and cut off our name  from 
the earth3 and what wilt thou do to thy 
great name8    #g3aj4 ,and the ,lord    
said to ,josue3 ,arise1 why liest thou  
flat on the  ground8    #g3aa4 ,israel  
hath sinned1 and transgressed my        
covenant3 and they have  taken of the   
anathema1 and have stolen and lied1 and 
have hid it among  their goods4         
#g3ab4 ,neither can ,israel stand before
 his enemies1 but he shall flee  from   
them3 because he is defiled with the    
anathema4 ,i will be no more  with you1 
till you destroy him that is guilty of  
this wickedness4    #g3ac4 ,arise1      
sanctify the people1 and say to them3   
,be ye sanctified  against tomorrow3 for
 thus saith the ,lord ,god of ,israel3  
,the curse is  in the midst of thee1 ,o 
,israel3 thou canst not stand before thy
  enemies1 till he be destroyed out of  

thee1 that is defiled with this         
wickedness4    #g3ad4 ,and you shall    
come in the morning1 every one by your  
tribes3 and  what tribe soever the lot  
shall find1 it shall come by its        
kindreds1  and the kindred by its houses
 and the house by the men4    #g3ae4    
,and whosoever he be that shall be found
 guilty of this fact1 he  shall be burnt
 with fire1 with all his substance1     
because he hath  transgressed the       
covenant of the ,lord1 and hath done    
wickedness in  ,israel4    #g3af4       
,josue1 therefore1 when he rose in the  
morning1 made ,israel to  come by their 
tribes1 and the tribe of ,juda was      
found4    #g3ag4 ,which being brought by
 in families1 it was found to be the    
family  of ,zare4 ,bringing that also by
 the houses1 he found it to be ,zabdi3  
#g3ah4 ,and bringing his house man by   
man1 he found ,achan1 the son of        
,charmi1 the son of ,zabdi1 the son of  
,zare1 of the tribe of ,juda4    #g3ai4 
,and ,josue said to ,achan3 ,my son1    

give glory to the ,lord ,god of         
,israel1 and confess1 and tell me what  
thou hast done1 hide it not4    #g3bj4  
,and ,achan answered ,josue1 and said to
 him3 ,indeed ,i have sinned  against   
the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 and thus
 and thus have ,i done4    #g3ba4 ,for  
,i saw among the spoils a scarlet       
garment1 exceeding good1 and  two       
hundred sicles of silver1 and a golden  
rule of fifty sicles3 and ,i  coveted   
them1 and ,i took them away1 and hid    
them in the ground in the  midst of my  
tent1 and the silver ,i covered with the
 earth that ,i dug  up4    #g3bb4 ,josue
 therefore sent ministers3 who running  
to his tent1 found  all hid in the same 
place1 together with the silver4        
#g3bc4 ,and taking them away out of the 
tent1 they brought them to ,josue1  and 
to all the children of ,israel1 and     
threw them down before the ,lord4       
#g3bd4 ,then ,josue1 and all ,israel    
with him1 took ,achan1 the son of ,zare1
  and the silver1 and the garment1 and  

the golden rule1 his sons also1  and his
 daughters1 his oxen1 and asses1 and    
sheep1 the tent also1 and  all the      
goods3 and brought them to the valley of
 ,achor3    ,his sons1 etc4444 ,probably
 conscious to1 or accomplices of1 the   
crime  of their father4    #g3be4 ,where
 ,josue said3 ,because thou hast        
troubled us1 the ,lord trouble  thee    
this day4 ,and all ,israel stoned him3  
and all things that were his1  were     
consumed with fire4    #g3bf4 ,and they 
gathered together upon him a great heap 
of stones1 which  remaineth until this  
present day ,and the wrath of the ,lord 
was turned  away from them4 ,and the    
name of that place was called the       
,valley of  ,achor1 until this day4     
,achor4444 ,that is1 trouble4           
,josue ,chapter #h    ,hai is taken and 
burnt1 and all the inhabitants slain4   
,an altar is  built1 and sacrifices     
offered4 ,the law is written on stones1 
and the  blessings and cursings are read
 before all the people4    #h3a4 ,and   

the ,lord said to ,josue3 ,fear not1 nor
 be thou dismayed3 take  with thee all  
the multitude of fighting men1 arise1   
and go up to the  town of ,hai3 ,behold 
,i have delivered into thy hand the king
 thereof1  and the people1 and the city1
 and the land4    #h3b4 ,and thou shalt 
do to the city of ,hai1 and to the king 
thereof1 as  thou hast done to ,jericho1
 and to the king thereof3 but the       
spoils1 and  all the cattle1 you shall  
take for a prey to yourselves3 lay an   
ambush  for the city behind it4    #h3c4
 ,and ,josue arose1 and all the army of 
the fighting men with him1 to  go up    
against ,hai3 and he sent thirty        
thousand chosen valiant men in  the     
night1    #h3d4 ,and commanded them1    
saying3 ,lay an ambush behind the city3 
and go  not very far from it3 and be ye 
all ready4    #h3e4 ,but ,i1 and the    
rest of the multitude which is with me1 
will  approach on the contrary side     
against the city4 ,and when they shall  
come out against us1 we will flee1 and  

turn our backs1 as we did  before3      
#h3f4 ,till they pursuing us be drawn   
farther from the city3 for they  will   
think that we flee as before4    #h3g4  
,and whilst we are fleeing1 and they    
pursuing1 you shall rise out  of the    
ambush1 and shall destroy the city3 and 
the ,lord your ,god will  deliver it    
into your hands4    #h3h4 ,and when you 
shall have taken it1 set it on fire1 and
 you shall do  all things so as ,i have 
commanded4    #h3i4 ,and he sent them   
away1 and they went on to the place of  
the  ambush1 and abode between ,bethel  
and ,hai1 on the west side of the city  
of ,hai4 ,but ,josue staid that night in
 the midst of the people1    #h3aj4 ,and
 rising early in the morning1 he        
mustered his soldiers1 and  went up with
 the ancients in the front of the army1 
environed with the  aid of the fighting 
men4    #h3aa4 ,and when they were come1
 and were gone up over against the city1
  they stood on the north side of the   
city1 between which and them there  was 

a valley in the midst4    #h3ab4 ,and he
 had chosen five thousand men1 and set  
them to lie in  ambush between ,bethel  
and ,hai1 on the west side of the same  
city3    ,five thousand4444 ,these were 
part of the thirty thousand mentioned   
above1 ver4 #c4    #h3ac4 ,but all the  
rest of the army went in battle array on
 the north  side1 so that the last of   
that multitude reached to the west side 
of  the city4 ,so ,josue went that      
night1 and stood in the midst of the    
valley4    #h3ad4 ,and when the king of 
,hai saw this1 he made haste in the     
morning1  and went out with all the army
 of the city1 and set it in battle      
array1  toward the desert1 not knowing  
that there lay an ambush behind his     
back4    #h3ae4 ,but ,josue1 and all    
,israel gave back1 making as if they    
were  afraid1 and fleeing by the way of 
the wilderness4    #h3af4 ,but they     
shouting together1 and encouraging one  
another1 pursued  them4 ,and when they  
were come from the city1    #h3ag4 ,and 

not one remained in the city of ,hai and
 of ,bethel1 that did  not pursue after 
,israel1 leaving the towns open as they 
had rushed out1    #h3ah4 ,the ,lord    
said to ,josue3 ,lift up the shield that
 is in thy hand1  towards the city of   
,hai1 for ,i will deliver it to thee4   
#h3ai4 ,and when he had lifted up his   
shield towards the city1 the  ambush1   
that lay hid1 rose up immediately3 and  
going to the city1 took  it1 and set it 
on fire4    #h3bj4 ,and the men of the  
city1 that pursued after ,josue1 looking
 back1  and seeing the smoke of the city
 rise up to heaven1 had no more power   
to flee this way or that way3 especially
 as they that had counterfeited  flight1
 and were going toward the wilderness1  
turned back most  valiantly against them
 that pursued4    #h3ba4 ,so ,josue1 and
 all ,israel1 seeing that the city was  
taken1 and  that the smoke of the city  
rose up1 returned1 and slew the men of  
,hai4    #h3bb4 ,and they also that had 
taken and set the city on fire1 issuing 

out of the city to meet their own men1  
began to cut off the enemies who  were  
surrounded by them4 ,so that the enemies
 being cut off on both  sides1 not one  
of so great a multitude was saved4      
#h3bc4 ,and they took the king of the   
city of ,hai alive and brought him  to  
,josue4    #h3bd4 ,so all being slain   
that had pursued after ,israel1 in his  
flight  to the wilderness1 and falling  
by the sword in the same place1 the     
children of ,israel returned and laid   
waste the city4    #h3be4 ,and the      
number of them that fell that day1 both 
of men and women1  was twelve thousand  
persons1 all of the city of ,hai4       
#h3bf4 ,but ,josue drew not back his    
hand1 which he had stretched out on     
high1 holding the shield1 till all the  
inhabitants of ,hai were slain4         
#h3bg4 ,and the children of ,israel     
divided among them1 the cattle and the  
prey of the city1 as the ,lord had      
commanded ,josue4    #h3bh4 ,and he     
burnt the city1 and made it a heap      

forever3    #h3bi4 ,and he hung the king
 thereof on a gibbet1 until the evening 
and  the going down of the sun4 ,then   
,josue commanded1 and they took down his
  carcass from the gibbet3 and threw it 
in the very entrance of the city1       
heaping upon it a great heap of stones1 
which remaineth until this  present day4
    #h3cj4 ,then ,josue built an altar  
to the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 in   
,mount ,hebal1    #h3ca4 ,as ,moses1 the
 servant of the ,lord1 had commanded the
 children of  ,israel1 and it is written
 in the book of the law of ,moses3 an   
altar of  unhewn stones1 which iron had 
not touched3 and he offered upon it     
holocausts to the ,lord1 and immolated  
victims of peace offerings4    #h3cb4   
,and he wrote upon stones1 the          
,deuteronomy of the law of ,moses1      
which he had ordered before the children
 of ,israel4    #h3cc4 ,and all the     
people1 and the ancients1 and the       
princes1 and  judges1 stood on both     
sides of the ark1 before the priests    

that carried  the ark of the covenant of
 the ,lord1 both the stranger and he    
that was  born among them1 half of them 
by ,mount ,garizim1 and half by ,mount  
,hebal1 as ,moses the servant of the    
,lord1 had commanded4 ,and first he     
blessed the people of ,israel4    #h3cd4
 ,after this1 he read all the words of  
the blessing and the  cursing1 and all  
things that were written in the book of 
the law4    #h3ce4 ,he left out nothing 
of those things which ,moses had        
commanded1  but he repeated all before  
all the people of ,israel1 with the     
women and  children1 and strangers1 that
 dwelt among them4      ,josue ,chapter 
#i    ,josue is deceived by the         
,gabaonites3 who being detected are     
condemned  to be perpetual servants4    
#i3a4 ,now when these things were heard 
of1 all the kings beyond the  ,jordan1  
that dwelt in the mountains1 and in the 
plains1 in the places  near the sea1 and
 on the coasts of the great sea1 they   
also that dwell  by ,libanus1 the       

,hethite1 and the ,amorrhite1 the       
,chanaanite1 the  ,pherezite1 and the   
,hevite1 and the ,jebusite1    #i3b4    
,gathered themselves together1 to fight 
against ,josue and ,israel  with one    
mind1 and one resolution4    #i3c4 ,but 
they that dwelt in ,gabaon1 hearing all 
that ,josue had done to  ,jericho and   
,hai3    #i3d4 ,cunningly devising took 
for themselves provisions1 laying old   
sacks upon their asses1 and wine bottles
 rent and sewed up again1    #i3e4 ,and 
very old shoes1 which for a show of age 
were clouted with  patches1 and old     
garments upon them3 the loaves also1    
which they  carried for provisions by   
the way1 were hard1 and broken into     
pieces3    #i3f4 ,and they went to      
,josue1 who then abode in the camp at   
,galgal1 and  said to him1 and to all   
,israel with him3 ,we are come from a   
far  country1 desiring to make peace    
with you4 ,and the children of ,israel  
answered them1 and said3    #i3g4       
,perhaps you dwell in the land which    

falls to our lot2 if so1 we  can make no
 league with you4    #i3h4 ,but they    
said to ,josue3 ,we are thy servants4   
,josue said to them3  ,who are you8 and 
whence came you8    #i3i4 ,they         
answered3 ,from a very far country thy  
servants are come in  the name of the   
,lord thy ,god4 ,for we have heard the  
fame of his power1  all the things that 
he did in ,egypt4    #i3aj4 ,and to the 
two kings of the ,amorrhites1 that were 
beyond the  ,jordan1 ,sehon1 king of    
,hesebon1 and ,og1 king of ,basan1 that 
was in  ,astaroth3    #i3aa4 ,and our   
ancients1 and all the inhabitants of our
 country1 said to  us3 ,take with you   
victuals for a long way1 and go meet    
them1 and say3  ,we are your servants1  
make ye a league with us4    #i3ab4     
,behold1 these loaves we took hot1 when 
we set out from our houses  to come to  
you1 now they are become dry1 and broken
 in pieces by being  exceeding old4     
#i3ac4 ,these bottles of wine when we   
filled them were new1 now they are  rent

 and burst4 ,these garments we have on1 
and the shoes we have on our  feet1 by  
reason of the very long journey1 are    
worn out1 and almost  consumed4         
#i3ad4 ,they took therefore of their    
victuals1 and consulted not the  mouth  
of the ,lord4    #i3ae4 ,and ,josue made
 peace with them1 and entering into a   
league1  promised that they should not  
be slain3 the princes also of the       
multitude swore to them4    #i3af4 ,now 
three days after the league was made1   
they heard that they  dwelt nigh1 and   
they should be among them4    #i3ag4    
,and the children of ,israel removed the
 camp1 and came into their  cities on   
the third day1 the names of which are1  
,gabaon1 and ,caphira1  and ,beroth1 and
 ,cariathiarim4    #i3ah4 ,and they slew
 them not1 because the princes of the   
multitude had  sworn in the name of the 
,lord1 the ,god of ,israel4 ,then all   
the common  people murmured against the 
princes4    #i3ai4 ,and they answered   
them3 ,we have sworn to them in the name

 of the  ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 and
 therefore we may not touch them4       
#i3bj4 ,but this we will do to them3    
,let their lives be saved1 lest the     
wrath of the ,lord be stirred up against
 us1 if we should be forsworn3    #i3ba4
 ,but so let them live1 as to serve the 
whole multitude in hewing  wood1 and    
bringing in water4 ,as they were        
speaking these things1    #i3bb4 ,josue 
called the ,gabaonites1 and said to     
them3 ,why would you  impose upon us1   
saying3 ,we dwell very far off from you1
 whereas you are  in the midst of us8   
#i3bc4 ,therefore you shall be under a  
curse1 and your race shall always  be   
hewers of wood1 and carriers of water1  
into the house of my ,god4    #i3bd4    
,they answered3 ,it was told us1 thy    
servants1 that the ,lord thy  ,god had  
promised his servant ,moses1 to give you
 all the land1 and to  destroy all the  
inhabitants thereof4 ,therefore we      
feared exceedingly  and provided for our
 lives1 compelled by the dread we had of

 you1 and  we took this counsel4        
#i3be4 ,and now we are in thy hand3 deal
 with us as it seemeth good and  right  
unto thee4    #i3bf4 ,so ,josue did as  
he had said1 and delivered them from the
 hand of  the children of ,israel1 that 
they should not be slain4    #i3bg4 ,and
 he gave orders in that day1 that they  
should be in the  service of all the    
people1 and of the altar of the ,lord1  
hewing wood1  and carrying water1 until 
this present time1 in the place which   
the  ,lord hath chosen4      ,josue     
,chapter #aj    ,five kings war against 
,gabaon4 ,josue defeateth them3 many are
 slain  with hailstones4 ,at the prayer 
of ,josue the sun and moon stand still  
the space of one day4 ,the five kings   
are hanged4 ,divers cities are  taken4  
#aj3a4 ,when ,adonisedec1 king of       
,jerusalem1 had heard these things1 to  
wit1 that ,josue had taken ,hai1 and had
 destroyed it1 7for as he had  done to  
,jericho and the king thereof1 so did he
 to ,hai and its king7  and that the    

,gabaonites were gone over to ,israel1  
and were their  confederates1    #aj3b4 
,he was exceedingly afraid4 ,for ,gabaon
 was a great city1 and one  of the royal
 cities1 and greater than the town of   
,hai1 and all its  fighting men were    
most valiant4    #aj3c4 ,therefore      
,adonisedec1 king of ,jerusalem1 sent to
 ,oham1 king of  ,hebron1 and to        
,pharam1 king of ,jerimoth1 and to      
,japhia1 king of ,lachis1  and to       
,dabir1 king of ,eglon1 saying3         
#aj3d4 ,come up to me1 and bring help1  
that we may take ,gabaon1 because  it   
hath gone over to ,josue1 and to the    
children of ,israel4    #aj3e4 ,so the  
five kings of the ,amorrhites being     
assembled together1  went up3 the king  
of ,jerusalem1 the king of ,hebron1 the 
king of  ,jerimoth1 the king of ,lachis1
 the king of ,eglon1 they and their     
armies1  and camped about ,gabaon1      
laying siege to it4    #aj3f4 ,but the  
inhabitants of the city of ,gabaon1     
which was besieged1  sent to ,josue1 who

 then abode in the camp at ,galgal1 and 
said to him3  ,withdraw not thy hands   
from helping thy servants3 come up      
quickly1 and  save us1 and bring us     
succour3 for all the kings of the       
,amorrhites1 who  dwell in the          
mountains1 are gathered together against
 us4    #aj3g4 ,and ,josue went up from 
,galgal1 and all the army of the        
warriors  with him1 most valiant men4   
#aj3h4 ,but the ,lord said to ,josue3   
,fear them not3 for ,i have delivered   
them into thy hands3 none of them shall 
be able to stand against thee4    #aj3i4
 ,so ,josue going up from ,galgal all   
the night1 came upon them  suddenly4    
#aj3aj4 ,and the ,lord troubled them1 at
 the sight of ,israel3 and he slew  them
 with a great slaughter1 in ,gabaon1 and
 pursued them by the way of  the ascent 
to ,bethoron1 and cut them off all the  
way to ,azeca and  ,maceda4    #aj3aa4  
,and when they were fleeing from the    
children of ,israel1 and were  in the   
descent of ,bethoron1 the ,lord cast    

down upon them great stones  from       
heaven1 as far as ,azeca3 and many more 
were killed with the  hailstones1 than  
were slain by the swords of the children
 of ,israel1    #aj3ab4 ,then ,josue    
spoke to the ,lord1 in the day that he  
delivered the  ,amorrhite in the sight  
of the children of ,israel1 and he said 
before  them3 ,move not1 ,o sun1 toward 
,gabaon1 nor thou1 ,o moon1 toward the  
valley of ,ajalon4    #aj3ac4 ,and the  
sun and the moon stood still1 till the  
people revenged  themselves of their    
enemies4 ,is not this written in the    
book of the  just8 ,so the sun stood    
still in the midst of heaven1 and hasted
 not to  go down the space of one day4  
,the book of the just4444 ,in ,hebrew   
,jasher3 an ancient book long since     
lost4    #aj3ad4 ,there was not before1 
nor after1 so long a day1 the ,lord     
obeying  the voice of a man1 and        
fighting for ,israel4    #aj3ae4 ,and   
,josue returned1 with all ,israel1 into 
the camp of ,galgal4    #aj3af4 ,for the

 five kings were fled1 and had hid      
themselves in a cave  of the city of    
,maceda4    #aj3ag4 ,and it was told    
,josue1 that the five kings were found  
hid in a  cave of the city of ,maceda4  
#aj3ah4 ,and he commanded them that were
 with him1 saying3 ,roll great  stones  
to the mouth of the cave1 and set       
careful men to keep them shut  up3      
#aj3ai4 ,and stay you not1 but pursue   
after the enemies1 and kill all the     
hindermost of them as they flee1 and do 
not suffer them whom the ,lord  ,god    
hath delivered into your hands1 to      
shelter themselves in their  cities4    
#aj3bj4 ,so the enemies being slain with
 a great slaughter1 and almost  utterly 
consumed1 they that were able to escape 
from ,israel1 entered  into fenced      
cities4    #aj3ba4 ,and all the army    
returned to ,josue1 in ,maceda1 where   
the camp  then was1 in good health1 and 
without the loss of any one3 and no man 
durst move his tongue against the       
children of ,israel4    #aj3bb4 ,and    

,josue gave orders1 saying3 ,open the   
mouth of the cave1 and  bring forth to  
me the five kings that lie hid therein4 
#aj3bc4 ,and the ministers did as they  
were commanded3 and they brought  out to
 him the five kings out of the cave3 the
 king of ,jerusalem1 the  king of       
,hebron1 the king of ,jerimoth1 the king
 of ,lachis1 the king of  ,eglon4       
#aj3bd4 ,and when they were brought out 
to him1 he called all the men of        
,israel1 and said to the chiefs of the  
army that were with him3 ,go1 and  set  
your feet on the necks of these kings4  
,and when they had gone1 and  put their 
feet upon the necks of them lying under 
them1    #aj3be4 ,he said again to them3
 ,fear not1 neither be ye dismayed1 take
  courage1 and be strong3 for so will   
the ,lord do to all your enemies1       
against whom you fight4    #aj3bf4 ,and 
,josue struck1 and slew them1 and hanged
 them upon five  gibbets2 and they hung 
until the evening4    #aj3bg4 ,and when 
the sun was down1 he commanded the      

soldiers to take  them down from the    
gibbets4 ,and after they were taken     
down1 they cast  them into the cave1    
where they had lain hid1 and put great  
stones at  the mouth thereof1 which     
remain until this day4    #aj3bh4 ,the  
same day ,josue took ,maceda1 and       
destroyed it with the edge  of the      
sword1 and killed the king and all the  
inhabitants thereof3 he  left not in it 
the least remains4 ,and he did to the   
king of ,maceda1 as  he had done to the 
king of ,jericho4    #aj3bi4 ,and he    
passed from ,maceda with all ,israel to 
,lebna1 and fought  against it3         
#aj3cj4 ,and the ,lord delivered it with
 the king thereof into the hands  of    
,israel3 and they destroyed the city    
with the edge of the sword1 and  all the
 inhabitants thereof4 ,they left not in 
it any remains4 ,and they  did to the   
king of ,lebna1 as they had done to the 
king of ,jericho4    #aj3ca4 ,from      
,lebna he passed unto ,lachis1 with all 
,israel3 and investing  it with his     

army1 besieged it4    #aj3cb4 ,and the  
,lord delivered ,lachis into the hands  
of ,israel1 and he  took it the         
following day1 and put it to the sword1 
and every soul that  was in it1 as he   
had done to ,lebna4    #aj3cc4 ,at that 
time ,horam1 king of ,gazer1 came up to 
succour ,lachis3  and ,josue slew him   
with all his people so as to leave none 
alive4    #aj3cd4 ,and he passed from   
,lachis to ,eglon1 and surrounded it1   
#aj3ce4 ,and took it the same day3 and  
put to the sword all the souls  that    
were in it1 according to all that he had
 done to ,lachis4    #aj3cf4 ,he went up
 also with all ,israel from ,eglon to   
,hebron1 and fought  against it3        
#aj3cg4 ,took it1 and destroyed it with 
the edge of the sword3 the king  also   
thereof1 and all the towns of that      
country1 and all the souls that  dwelt  
in it3 he left not therein any remains3 
as he had done to ,eglon1  so did he    
also to ,hebron1 putting to the sword   
all that he found in it4    ,the        

king4444 ,viz41 the new king1 who       
succeeded him that was slain1 ver4  #bf4
    #aj3ch4 ,returning from thence to   
,dabir1    #aj3ci4 ,he took it1 and     
destroyed it3 the king also thereof1 and
 all the  towns round about1 he         
destroyed with the edge of the sword3 he
 left not  in it any remains3 as he had 
done to ,hebron and ,lebna1 and to their
  kings1 so did he to ,dabir1 and to the
 king thereof4    #aj3dj4 ,so ,josue    
conquered all the country of the hills1 
and of the  south1 and of the plain1 and
 of ,asedoth1 with their kings3 he left 
not  any remains therein1 but slew all  
that breathed1 as the ,lord1 the ,god   
of ,israel1 had commanded him4    ,any  
remains therein1 but slew1 etc4444 ,god 
ordered these people to be  utterly     
destroyed1 in punishment of their       
manifold abomination2 and  that they    
might not draw the ,israelites into the 
like sins4    #aj3da4 ,from ,cadesbarne 
even to ,gaza4 ,all the land of ,gosen  
even to  ,gabaon1    #aj3db4 ,and all   

their kings1 and their lands he took and
 wasted at one  onset3 for the ,lord the
 ,god of ,israel fought for him4        
#aj3dc4 ,and he returned with all       
,israel to the place of the camp in     
,galgal4      ,josue ,chapter #aa       
,the kings of the north are overthrown3 
the whole country is taken4    #aa3a4   
,and when ,jabin king of ,asor had heard
 these things1 he sent to  ,jobab king  
of ,madon1 and to the king of ,semeron1 
and to the king of  ,achsaph3    #aa3b4 
,and to the kings of the north1 that    
dwelt in the mountains and in  the      
plains over against the south side of   
,ceneroth1 and in the levels  and the   
countries of ,dor by the sea side3      
#aa3c4 ,to the ,chanaanites also on the 
east and on the west1 and the           
,amorrhite1 and the ,hethite1 and the   
,pherezite1 and the ,jebusite in the    
mountains3 to the ,hevite also who dwelt
 at the foot of ,hermon in the  land of 
,maspha4    #aa3d4 ,and they all came   
out with their troops1 a people         

exceeding  numerous as the sand that is 
on the sea shore1 their horses also and 
chariots a very great multitude1        
#aa3e4 ,and all these kings assembled   
together at the waters of ,merom1 to    
fight against ,israel4    #aa3f4 ,and   
the ,lord said to ,josue3 ,fear them    
not3 for to morrow at this  same hour ,i
 will deliver all these to be slain in  
the sight of ,israel3  thou shalt       
hamstring their horses1 and thou shalt  
burn their chariots  with fire4         
,hamstring their horses1 and burn their 
chariots with fire1 etc4444 ,god  so    
ordained1 that his people might not     
trust in chariots and horses1  but in   
him4    #aa3g4 ,and ,josue came1 and all
 the army with him1 against them to the 
waters of ,merom on a sudden1 and fell  
upon them4    #aa3h4 ,and the ,lord     
delivered them into the hands of        
,israel4 ,and they  defeated them1 and  
chased them as far as the great ,sidon  
and the waters  of ,maserophot1 and the 
field of ,masphe1 which is on the east  

thereof4  ,he slew them all1 so as to   
leave no remains of them3    #aa3i4 ,and
 he did as the ,lord had commanded him1 
he hamstringed their  horses and burned 
their chariots4    #aa3aj4 ,and         
presently turning back he took ,asor3   
and slew the king  thereof with the     
sword4 ,now ,asor of old was the head of
 all these  kingdoms4    #aa3aa4 ,and he
 cut off all the souls that abode there3
 he left not in it  any remains1 but    
utterly destroyed all1 and burned the   
city itself with  fire4    #aa3ab4 ,and 
he took and put to the sword and        
destroyed all the cities  round about1  
and their kings1 as ,moses the servant  
of ,god had commanded  him4    #aa3ac4  
,except the cities that were on hills   
and high places1 the rest  ,israel      
burned3 only ,asor that was very strong 
he consumed with fire4    #aa3ad4 ,and  
the children of ,israel divided among   
themselves all the  spoil of these      
cities and the cattle1 killing all the  
men4    #aa3ae4 ,as the ,lord had       

commanded ,moses his servant1 so did    
,moses  command ,josue1 and he          
accomplished all3 he left not one thing 
undone of  all the commandments which   
the ,lord had commanded ,moses4         
#aa3af4 ,so ,josue took all the country 
of the hills1 and of the south1  and the
 land of ,gosen1 and the plains and the 
west country1 and the  mountain of      
,israel1 and the plains thereof3        
#aa3ag4 ,and part of the mountain that  
goeth up to ,seir as far as  ,baalgad1  
by the plain of ,libanus under mount    
,hermon3 all their kings he  took1 smote
 and slew4    #aa3ah4 ,josue made war a 
long time against these kings4    ,a    
long time4444 ,seven years1 as appears  
from chap4 #ad4aj4    #aa3ai4 ,there was
 not a city that delivered itself to the
 children of  ,israel1 except the       
,hevite1 who dwelt in ,gabaon3 for he   
took all by  fight4    #aa3bj4 ,for it  
was the sentence of the ,lord1 that     
their hearts should be  hardened1 and   
they should fight against ,israel1 and  

fall1 and should  not deserve any       
clemency1 and should be destroyed as the
 ,lord had  commanded ,moses4           
,hardened4444 ,this hardening of their  
hearts1 was their having no  thought of 
yielding or submitting3 which was a     
sentence or judgment of  ,god upon them 
in punishment of their enormous crimes4 
#aa3ba4 ,at that time ,josue came and   
cut off the ,enacims from the           
mountains1 from ,hebron1 and ,dabir1 and
 ,anab1 and from all the mountain  of   
,juda and ,israel1 and destroyed their  
cities4    #aa3bb4 ,he left not any of  
the stock of the ,enacims1 in the land  
of the  children of ,israel3 except the 
cities of ,gaza1 and ,geth1 and ,azotus1
 in  which alone they were left4        
#aa3bc4 ,so ,josue took all the land1 as
 the ,lord spoke to ,moses1 and         
delivered it in possession to the       
children of ,israel1 according to  their
 divisions and tribes4 ,and the land    
rested from wars4      ,josue ,chapter  
#ab    ,a list of the kings slain by    

,moses and ,josue1    #ab3a4 ,these are 
the kings1 whom the children of ,israel 
slew and  possessed their land beyond   
the ,jordan towards the rising of the   
sun1  from the torrent ,arnon unto mount
 ,hermon1 and all the east country that 
looketh towards the wilderness4         
#ab3b4 ,sehon king of the ,amorrhites1  
who dwelt in ,hesebon1 and had  dominion
 from ,aroer1 which is seated upon the  
bank of the torrent  ,arnon1 and of the 
middle part in the valley1 and of half  
,galaad1 as far  as the torrent ,jaboc1 
which is the border of the children of  
,ammon4    #ab3c4 ,and from the         
wilderness1 to the sea of ,ceneroth     
towards the east1  and to the sea of the
 wilderness1 which is the most salt sea1
 on the  east side by the way that      
leadeth to ,bethsimoth3 and on the south
 side  that lieth under ,asedoth1       
,phasga4    #ab3d4 ,the border of ,og   
the king of ,basan1 of the remnant of   
the  ,raphaims who dwelt in ,astaroth1  
and in ,edrai1 and had dominion in mount

  ,hermon1 and in ,salecha1 and in all  
,basan1 unto the borders    #ab3e4 ,of  
,gessuri and ,machati1 and of half      
,galaad3 the borders of ,sehon  the king
 of ,hesebon4    #ab3f4 ,moses the      
servant of the ,lord1 and the children  
of ,israel slew  them1 and ,moses       
delivered their land in possession to   
the ,rubenites1  and ,gadites1 and the  
half tribe of ,manasses4    #ab3g4      
,these are the kings of the land1 whom  
,josue and the children of  ,israel slew
 beyond the ,jordan on the west side    
from ,baalgad in the  field of ,libanus1
 unto the mount1 part of which goeth up 
into ,seir3 and  ,josue delivered it in 
possession to the tribes of ,israel1 to 
every one  their divisions1    #ab3h4   
,as well in the mountains as in the     
plains and the champaign  countries4 ,in
 ,asedoth1 and in the wilderness1 and in
 the south was the  ,hethite and the    
,amorrhite1 the ,chanaanite and the     
,pherezite1 the ,hevite  and the        
,jebusite4    #ab3i4 ,the king of       

,jericho one3 the king of ,hai1 which is
 on the side of  ,bethel1 one3          
#ab3aj4 ,the king of ,jerusalem one1 the
 king of ,hebron one1    #ab3aa4 ,the   
king of ,jerimoth one1 the king of      
,lachis one1    #ab3ab4 ,the king of    
,eglon one1 the king of ,gazer one1     
#ab3ac4 ,the king of ,dabir one1 the    
king of ,gader one1    #ab3ad4 ,the king
 of ,herma one1 the king of ,hered one1 
#ab3ae4 ,the king of ,lebna one1 the    
king of ,odullam one1    #ab3af4 ,the   
king of ,maceda one1 the king of ,bethel
 one1    #ab3ag4 ,the king of ,taphua   
one1 the king of ,opher one1    #ab3ah4 
,the king of ,aphec one1 the king of    
,saron one1    #ab3ai4 ,the king of     
,madon one1 the king of ,asor one1      
#ab3bj4 ,the king of ,semeron one1 the  
king of ,achsaph one1    #ab3ba4 ,the   
king of ,thenac one1 the king of        
,mageddo one1    #ab3bb4 ,the king of   
,cades one1 the king of ,jachanan of    
,carmel one1    #ab3bc4 ,the king of    
,dor1 and of the province of ,dor one1  

the king of the  nations of ,galgal one1
    #ab3bd4 ,the king of ,thersa one3   
all the kings thirty and one4           
,josue ,chapter #ac    ,god commandeth  
,josue to divide the land3 the          
possessions of ,ruben1 ,gad1  and half  
the tribe of ,manasses1 beyond the      
,jordan4    #ac3a4 ,josue was old1 and  
far advanced in years1 and the ,lord    
said to  him3 ,thou art grown old1 and  
advanced in age1 and there is a very    
large  country left1 which is not yet   
divided by lot3    ,josue was old1 and  
far advanced in years4444 ,he was then  
about one  hundred and one years        
old4--,and there is a very large country
 left1  which is not yet divided by     
lot4444 ,not yet possessed by the       
children  of ,israel4    #ac3b4 ,to wit1
 all ,galilee1 ,philistia1 and all      
,gessuri4    #ac3c4 ,from the troubled  
river1 that watereth ,egypt1 unto the   
border of  ,accaron northward3 the land 
of ,chanaan1 which is divided among the 
lords of the ,philistines1 the ,gazites1

 the ,azotians1 the ,ascalonites1  the  
,gethites1 and the ,accronites4         
#ac3d4 ,and on the south side are the   
,hevites1 all the land of ,chanaan1  and
 ,maara of the ,sidonians as far as     
,apheca1 and the borders of the         
,amorrhite1    #ac3e4 ,and his confines4
 ,the country also of ,libanus towards  
the east  from ,baalgad under mount     
,hermon to the entering into ,emath4    
#ac3f4 ,of all that dwell in the        
mountains from ,libanus1 to the waters  
of  ,maserephoth1 and all the           
,sidonians4 ,i am he that will cut them 
off from  before the face of the        
children of ,israel4 ,so let their land 
come in as  a part of the inheritance of
 ,israel1 as ,i have commanded thee4    
#ac3g4 ,and now divide the land in      
possession to the nine tribes1 and to   
the half tribe of ,manasses1    #ac3h4  
,with whom ,ruben and ,gad have         
possessed the land1 which ,moses the    
servant of the ,lord delivered to them  
beyond the river ,jordan1 on the  east  

side4    ,with whom4444 ,that is1 with  
the other half of that same tribe4      
#ac3i4 ,from ,aroer1 which is upon the  
bank of the torrent ,arnon1 and in  the 
midst of the valley and all the plains  
of ,medaba1 as far as ,dibon3    #ac3aj4
 ,and all the cities of ,sehon1 king of 
the ,amorrhites1 who reigned  in        
,hesebon1 unto the borders of the       
children of ,ammon4    #ac3aa4 ,and     
,galaad1 and the borders of ,gessuri and
 ,machati1 and all  mount ,hermon1 and  
all ,basan as far as ,salecha1          
#ac3ab4 ,all the kingdom of ,og in      
,basan1 who reigned in ,astaroth and    
,edrai1 he was of the remains of the    
,raphaims3 and ,moses overthrew and     
destroyed them4    #ac3ac4 ,and the     
children of ,israel would not destroy   
,gessuri and ,machati  and they have    
dwelt in the midst of ,israel1 until    
this present day4    #ac3ad4 ,but to the
 tribe of ,levi he gave no possession3  
but the  sacrifices and victims of the  
,lord ,god of ,israel1 are his          

inheritance1  as he spoke to him4       
#ac3ae4 ,and ,moses gave a possession to
 the children of ,ruben according  to   
their kindreds4    #ac3af4 ,and their   
border was from ,aroer1 which is on the 
bank of the  torrent ,arnon1 and in the 
midst of the valley of the same torrent3
 all  the plain1 that leadeth to        
,medaba1    #ac3ag4 ,and ,hesebon1 and  
all their villages1 which are in the    
plains4  ,dibon also1 and ,bamothbaal1  
and the town of ,baalmaon1    #ac3ah4   
,and ,jassa1 and ,cidimoth1 and         
,mephaath1    #ac3ai4 ,and ,cariathaim1 
and ,sabama1 and ,sarathasar in the     
mountain of  the valley4    #ac3bj4     
,bethphogor and ,asedoth1 ,phasga and   
,bethiesimoth1    #ac3ba4 ,and all the  
cities of the plain1 and all the        
kingdoms of ,sehon  king of the         
,amorrhites1 that reigned in ,hesebon1  
whom ,moses slew with  the princes of   
,madian3 ,hevi1 and ,recem1 and ,sur and
 ,hur1 and ,rebe1  dukes of ,sehon      
inhabitants of the land4    ,the princes

 of ,madian4444 ,it appears from hence  
that these were  subjects of king       
,sehon3 they are said to have been slain
 with him1 that  is1 about the same     
time1 but not in the same battle4       
#ac3bb4 ,balaam also the son of ,beor   
the soothsayer1 the children of  ,israel
 slew with the sword among the rest that
 were slain4    #ac3bc4 ,and the river  
,jordan was the border of the children  
of ,ruben4  ,this is the possession of  
the ,rubenites1 by their kindreds1 of   
cities  and villages4    #ac3bd4 ,and   
,moses gave to the tribe of ,gad and to 
his children by their  kindreds a       
possession1 of which this is the        
division4    #ac3be4 ,the border of     
,jaser1 and all the cities of ,galaad1  
and half the  land of the children of   
,ammon3 as far as ,aroer which is over  
against  ,rabba3    #ac3bf4 ,and from   
,hesebon unto ,ramoth1 ,masphe and      
,betonim3 and from  ,manaim unto the    
borders of ,dabir4    #ac3bg4 ,and in   
the valley ,betharan and ,bethnemra1 and

 ,socoth1 and ,saphon  the other part of
 the kingdom of ,sehon king of ,hesebon3
 the limit of  this also is the ,jordan1
 as far as the uttermost part of the sea
 of  ,cenereth beyond the ,jordan on the
 east side1    #ac3bh4 ,this is the     
possession of the children of ,gad by   
their families1  their cities1 and      
villages4    #ac3bi4 ,he gave also to   
the half tribe of ,manasses and his     
children  possession according to their 
kindreds1    #ac3cj4 ,the beginning     
whereof is this3 from ,manaim all       
,basan1 and all  the kingdoms of ,og    
king of ,basan1 and all the villages of 
,jair1 which  are in ,basan1 threescore 
towns4    #ac3ca4 ,and half ,galaad1 and
 ,astaroth1 and ,edrai1 cities of the   
kingdom  of ,og in ,basan3 to the       
children of ,machir1 the son of         
,manasses1 to one  half of the children 
of ,machir according to their kindreds4 
#ac3cb4 ,this possession ,moses divided 
in the plains of ,moab1 beyond the      
,jordan1 over against ,jericho on the   

east side1    #ac3cc4 ,but to the tribe 
of ,levi he gave no possession3 because 
the ,lord  the ,god of ,israel himself  
is their possession1 as he spoke to     
them4      ,josue ,chapter #ad          
,caleb's petition2 ,hebron is given to  
him and to his seed4    #ad3a4 ,this is 
what the children of ,israel possessed  
in the land of  ,chanaan1 which ,eleazar
 the priest1 and ,josue the son of ,nun1
 and the  princes of the families by the
 tribes of ,israel gave to them4        
#ad3b4 ,dividing all by lot1 as the     
,lord had commanded by the hand of      
,moses1 to the nine tribes1 and the half
 tribe4    #ad3c4 ,for to two tribes and
 a half ,moses had given possession     
beyond  the ,jordan3 besides the        
,levites1 who received no land among    
their  brethren3    #ad3d4 ,but in their
 place succeeded the children of ,joseph
 divided into  two tribes1 of ,manasses 
and ,ephraim3 neither did the ,levites  
receive  other portion of land1 but     
cities to dwell in1 and their suburbs to

  feed their beasts and flocks4         
,hebron belonged1 etc4444 ,all the      
country thereabouts1 depending on       
,hebron1 was given to ,caleb2 but the   
city itself with the suburbs1 was  one  
of those that were given to the priests 
to dwell in4    #ad3e4 ,as the ,lord had
 commanded ,moses so did the children of
 ,israel1  and they divided the land4   
#ad3f4 ,then the children of ,juda came 
to ,josue in ,galgal1 and ,caleb the    
son of ,jephone the ,cenezite spoke to  
him3 ,thou knowest what the ,lord  spoke
 to ,moses the man of ,god concerning me
 and thee in ,cadesbarne4    #ad3g4 ,i  
was forty years old when ,moses the     
servant of the ,lord sent me  from      
,cadesbarne1 to view the land1 and ,i   
brought him word again as to  me seemed 
true1    #ad3h4 ,but my brethren1 that  
had gone up with me1 discouraged the    
heart  of the people3 and ,i            
nevertheless followed the ,lord my ,god4
    #ad3i4 ,and ,moses swore in that    
day1 saying3 ,the land which thy foot   

hath  trodden upon shall be thy         
possession1 and thy children's for ever1
  because thou hast followed the ,lord  
my ,god4    #ad3aj4 ,the ,lord therefore
 hath granted me life1 as he promised   
until  this present day1 ,it is forty   
and five years since the ,lord spoke    
this  word to ,moses1 when ,israel      
journeyed through the wilderness3 this  
day ,i  am eighty-five years old1       
#ad3aa4 ,as strong as ,i was at that    
time when ,i was sent to view the  land3
 the strength of that time continueth in
 me until this day1 as  well to fight as
 to march4    #ad3ab4 ,give me therefore
 this mountain1 which the ,lord         
promised1 in thy  hearing also1 wherein 
are the ,enacims1 and cities great and  
strong3 if  so be the ,lord will be with
 me1 and ,i shall be able to destroy    
them1 as  he promised me4    #ad3ac4    
,and ,josue blessed him1 and gave him   
,hebron in possession4    #ad3ad4 ,and  
from that time ,hebron belonged to      
,caleb the son of ,jephone  the         

,cenezite1 until this present day3      
because he followed the ,lord the  ,god 
of ,israel4    #ad3ae4 ,the name of     
,hebron before was called               
,cariath-,arbe3 ,adam the  greatest     
among the ,enacims was laid there and   
the land rested from  wars4      ,josue 
,chapter #ae    ,the borders of the lot 
of ,juda4 ,caleb's portion and conquest4
 ,the  cities of ,juda4    #ae3a4 ,now  
the lot of the children of ,juda by     
their kindreds was this3  ,from the     
frontier of ,edom1 to the desert of ,sin
 southward1 and to the  uttermost part  
of the south coast4    #ae3b4 ,its      
beginning was from the top of the most  
salt sea1 and from the  bay thereof1    
that looketh to the south4    #ae3c4    
,and it goeth out towards the ascent of 
the ,scorpion1 and passeth  on to ,sina3
 and ascendeth into ,cadesbarne1 and    
reacheth into ,esron1  going up to      
,addar1 and compassing ,carcaa4         
#ae3d4 ,and from thence passing along   
into ,asemona1 and reaching the  torrent

 of ,egypt3 and the bounds thereof shall
 be the great sea1 this  shall be the   
limit of the south coast4    #ae3e4 ,but
 on the east side the beginning shall be
 the most salt sea  even to the end of  
the ,jordan3 and towards the north from 
the bay of  the sea unto the same river 
,jordan4    #ae3f4 ,and the border goeth
 up into ,beth-,hagla1 and passeth by   
the north  into ,beth-,araba3 going up  
to the stone of ,boen the son of ,ruben4
    #ae3g4 ,and reaching as far as the  
borders of ,debara from the valley of   
,achor1 and so northward looking towards
 ,galgal1 which is opposite to  the     
ascent of ,adommin1 on the south side of
 the torrent1 and the border  passeth   
the waters that are called the fountain 
of the sun3 and the  goings out thereof 
shall be at the fountain ,rogel4        
#ae3h4 ,and it goeth up by the valley of
 the son of ,ennom on the side of  the  
,jebusite towards the south1 the same is
 ,jerusalem3 and thence  ascending to   
the top of the mountain1 which is over  

against ,geennom to  the west in the end
 of the valley of ,raphaim1 northward4  
#ae3i4 ,and it passeth on from the top  
of the mountain to the fountain of  the 
water of ,nephtoa3 and reacheth to the  
towns of mount ,ephron3 and it  bendeth 
towards ,baala1 which is ,cariathiarim1 
that is to say1 the city  of the woods4 
#ae3aj4 ,and it compasseth from ,baala  
westward unto mount ,seir3 and  passeth 
by the side of mount ,jarim to the north
 into ,cheslon3 and goeth  down into    
,bethsames1 and passeth into ,thamna4   
#ae3aa4 ,and reacheth northward to a    
part of ,accaron at the side3 and       
bendeth to ,sechrona1 and passeth mount 
,baala3 and cometh into ,jebneel1  and  
is bounded westward with the great sea4 
#ae3ab4 ,these are the borders round    
about of the children of ,juda in  their
 kindreds4    #ae3ac4 ,but to ,caleb the
 son of ,jephone he gave a portion in   
the midst  of the children of ,juda1 as 
the ,lord had commanded him3            
,cariath-,arbe  the father of ,enac1    

which is ,hebron4    #ae3ad4 ,and ,caleb
 destroyed out of it the three sons of  
,enac1 ,sesai and  ,ahiman1 and ,tholmai
 of the race of ,enac4    #ae3ae4 ,and  
going up from thence he came to the     
inhabitants of ,dabir1  which before was
 called ,cariath-,sepher1 that is to    
say1 the city of  letters4    #ae3af4   
,and ,caleb said3 ,he that shall smite  
,cariath-,sepher1 and take it1  ,i will 
give him ,axa my daughter to wife4      
#ae3ag4 ,and ,othoniel the son of       
,cenez1 the younger brother of ,caleb1  
took it3 and he gave him ,axa his       
daughter to wife4    #ae3ah4 ,and as    
they were going together1 she was moved 
by her husband to  ask a field of her   
father1 and she sighed as she sat on her
 ass4 ,and  ,caleb said to her3 ,what   
aileth thee8    #ae3ai4 ,but she        
answered3 ,give me a blessing3 thou hast
 given me a  southern and dry land1 give
 me also a land that is watered4 ,and   
,caleb  gave her the upper and the      
nether watery ground4    #ae3bj4 ,this  

is the possession of the tribe of the   
children of ,juda by  their kindreds4   
#ae3ba4 ,and the cities from the        
uttermost parts of the children of ,juda
  by the borders of ,edom to the south1 
were ,cabseel and ,eder and ,jagur1     
#ae3bb4 ,and ,cina and ,dimona and      
,adada1    #ae3bc4 ,and ,cades and ,asor
 and ,jethnam1    #ae3bd4 ,ziph and     
,telem and ,baloth1    #ae3be4 ,new     
,asor and ,carioth1 ,hesron1 which is   
,asor4    #ae3bf4 ,amam1 ,sama and      
,molada1    #ae3bg4 ,and ,asergadda and 
,hassemon and ,bethphelet1    #ae3bh4   
,and ,hasersual and ,bersabee and       
,baziothia1    #ae3bi4 ,and ,baala and  
,jim and ,esem1    #ae3cj4 ,and         
,eltholad and ,cesil and ,harma1        
#ae3ca4 ,and ,siceleg and ,medemena and 
,sensenna1    #ae3cb4 ,lebaoth and      
,selim and ,aen and ,remmon3 all the    
cities  twenty-nine1 and their villages4
    #ae3cc4 ,but in the plains3 ,estaol 
and ,sarea and ,asena1    #ae3cd4 ,and  
,zanoe and ,engannim and ,taphua and    

,enaim1    #ae3ce4 ,and ,jerimoth and   
,adullam1 ,socho and ,azeca1    #ae3cf4 
,and ,saraim and ,adithaim and ,gedera  
and ,gederothaim3 fourteen  cities1 and 
their villages4    #ae3cg4 ,sanan and   
,hadassa and ,magdalgad1    #ae3ch4     
,delean and ,masepha and ,jecthel1      
#ae3ci4 ,lachis and ,bascath and ,eglon1
    #ae3dj4 ,chebbon and ,leheman and   
,cethlis1    #ae3da4 ,and ,gideroth and 
,bethdagon and ,naama and ,maceda3      
sixteen cities1  and their villages4    
#ae3db4 ,labana and ,ether and ,asan1   
#ae3dc4 ,jephtha and ,esna and ,nesib1  
#ae3dd4 ,and ,ceila and ,achzib and     
,maresa3 nine cities1 and their         
villages4    #ae3de4 ,accaron with the  
towns and villages thereof4    #ae3df4  
,from ,accaron even to the sea3 all     
places that lie towards ,azotus  and the
 villages thereof4    #ae3dg4 ,azotus   
with its towns and villages4 ,gaza with 
its towns and  villages1 even to the    
torrent of ,egypt1 and the great sea    
that is the  border thereof4    #ae3dh4 

,and in the mountain ,samir and ,jether 
and ,socoth1    #ae3di4 ,and ,danna and 
,cariath-senna1 this is ,dabir3         
#ae3ej4 ,anab and ,istemo and ,anim1    
#ae3ea4 ,gosen and ,olon and ,gilo3     
eleven cities and their villages4       
#ae3eb4 ,arab and ,ruma and ,esaan1     
#ae3ec4 ,and ,janum and ,beththaphua and
 ,apheca1    #ae3ed4 ,athmatha and      
,cariath-,arbe1 this is ,hebron and     
,sior3 nine cities  and their villages4 
#ae3ee4 ,maon and ,carmel and ,ziph and 
,jota1    #ae3ef4 ,jezrael and ,jucadam 
and ,zanoe1    #ae3eg4 ,accain1 ,gabaa  
and ,thamna3 ten cities and their       
villages4    #ae3eh4 ,halhul1 and       
,bessur1 and ,gedor1    #ae3ei4 ,mareth1
 and ,bethanoth1 and ,eltecon3 six      
cities and their  villages4    #ae3fj4  
,cariathbaal1 the same is ,cariathiarim 
the city of woods1 and  ,arebba3 two    
cities and their villages4    #ae3fa4   
,in the desert ,betharaba1 ,meddin and  
,sachacha1    #ae3fb4 ,and ,nebsan1 and 
the city of salt1 and ,engaddi3 six     

cities and  their villages4    #ae3fc4  
,but the children of ,juda could not    
destroy the ,jebusite that  dwelt in    
,jerusalem3 and the ,jebusite dwelt with
 the children of ,juda in  ,jerusalem   
until this present day4      ,josue     
,chapter #af    ,the lot of the sons of 
,joseph4 ,the borders of the tribe of   
,ephraim4    #af3a4 ,and the lot of the 
sons of ,joseph fell from the ,jordan   
over  against ,jericho and the waters   
thereof1 on the east3 the wilderness    
which goeth up from ,jericho to the     
mountain of ,bethel3    #af3b4 ,and     
goeth out from ,bethel to ,luza3 and    
passeth the border of  ,archi1 to       
,ataroth1    #af3c4 ,and goeth down     
westward1 by the border of ,jephleti1   
unto the  borders of ,beth-horon the    
nether1 and to ,gazer3 and the countries
 of it  are ended by the great sea3     
#af3d4 ,and ,manasses and ,ephraim the  
children of ,joseph possessed it4       
#af3e4 ,and the border of the children  
of ,ephraim was according to their      

kindreds3 and their possession towards  
the east was ,ataroth-addar unto        
,beth-horon the upper4    #af3f4 ,and   
the confines go out unto the sea3 but   
,machmethath looketh to  the north1 and 
it goeth round the borders eastward into
 ,thanath-selo3  and passeth along on   
the east side to ,janoe4    ,looketh to 
the north1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that
 the border went  towards the north1 by 
,machmethath2 and then turned eastward  
to  ,thanath-selo4    #af3g4 ,and it    
goeth down from ,janoe into ,ataroth and
 ,naaratha3 and it  cometh to ,jericho1 
and goeth out to the ,jordan4    #af3h4 
,from ,taphua it passeth on towards the 
sea into the valley of  reeds1 and the  
goings out thereof are at the most salt 
sea4 ,this is the  possession of the    
tribe of the children of ,ephraim by    
their families4    #af3i4 ,and there    
were cities with their villages         
separated for the  children of ,ephraim 
in the midst of the possession of the   
children of  ,manasses4    #af3aj4 ,and 

the children of ,ephraim slew not the   
,chanaanite1 who dwelt  in ,gazer3 and  
the ,chanaanite dwelt in the midst of   
,ephraim until this  day1 paying        
tribute4      ,josue ,chapter #ag       
,the lot of the half tribe of ,manasses4
    #ag3a4 ,and this lot fell to the    
tribe of ,manasses for he is the        
firstborn of ,joseph to ,machir the     
firstborn of ,manasses the father of    
,galaad1 who was a warlike man1 and had 
for possession ,galaad and ,basan4      
#ag3b4 ,and to the rest of the children 
of ,manasses according to their         
families3 to the children of ,abiezer1  
and to the children of ,helec1 and  to  
the children of ,esriel1 and to the     
children of ,sechem1 and to the         
children of ,hepher1 and to the children
 of ,semida3 these are the male         
children of ,manasses the son of        
,joseph1 by their kindreds4    #ag3c4   
,but ,salphaad the son of ,hepher the   
son of ,galaad the son of  ,machir the  
son of ,manasses had no sons1 but only  

daughters3 whose names  are these1      
,maala and ,noa and ,hegla and ,melcha  
and ,thersa4    #ag3d4 ,and they came in
 the presence of ,eleazar the priest and
 of ,josue  the son of ,nun1 and of the 
princes1 saying3 ,the ,lord commanded by
 the  hand of ,moses1 that a possession 
should be given us in the midst of our  
brethren4 ,and he gave them according to
 the commandment of the ,lord a         
possession amongst the brethren of their
 father4    #ag3e4 ,and there fell ten  
portions to ,manasses1 beside the land  
of  ,galaad and ,basan beyond the       
,jordan4    #ag3f4 ,for the daughters of
 ,manasses possessed inheritance in the 
midst  of his sons4 ,and the land of    
,galaad fell to the lot of the rest of  
the  children of ,manasses4    #ag3g4   
,and the border of ,manasses was from   
,aser1 ,machmethath which  looketh      
towards ,sichem3 and it goeth out on the
 right hand by the  inhabitants of the  
fountain of ,taphua4    #ag3h4 ,for the 
lot of ,manasses took in the land of    

,taphua1 which is on  the borders of    
,manasses1 and belongs to the children  
of ,ephraim4    #ag3i4 ,and the border  
goeth down to the valley of the reeds1  
to the  south of the torrent of the     
cities of ,ephraim1 which are in the    
midst  of the cities of ,manasses3 the  
border of ,manasses is on the north side
  of the torrent1 and the outgoings of  
it are at the sea3    #ag3aj4 ,so that  
the possession of ,ephraim is on the    
south1 and on the  north that of        
,manasses1 and the sea is the border of 
both1 and they are  joined together in  
the tribe of ,aser on the north1 and in 
the tribe of  ,issachar on the east4    
#ag3aa4 ,and the inheritance of         
,manasses in ,issachar and in ,aser1 was
  ,bethsan and its villages1 and        
,jeblaam with its villages1 and the     
inhabitants of ,dor1 with the towns     
thereof3 the inhabitants also of  ,endor
 with the villages thereof3 and in like 
manner the inhabitants of  ,thenac with 
the villages thereof3 and the           

inhabitants of ,mageddo with  their     
villages1 and the third part of the city
 of ,nopheth4    #ag3ab4 ,neither could 
the children of ,manasses overthrow     
these cities1  but the ,chanaanite began
 to dwell in his land4    #ag3ac4 ,but  
after that the children of ,israel were 
grown strong1 they  subdued the         
,chanaanites1 and made them their       
tributaries1 and they did  not kill     
them4    #ag3ad4 ,and the children of   
,joseph spoke to ,josue1 and said3 ,why 
hast  thou given me but one lot and one 
portion to possess1 whereas ,i am of  so
 great a multitude1 and the ,lord hath  
blessed me8    #ag3ae4 ,and ,josue said 
to them3 ,if thou be a great people1 go 
up into  the woodland1 and cut down room
 for thyself in the land of the         
,pherezite and the ,raphaims3 because   
the possession of mount ,ephraim is  too
 narrow for thee4    #ag3af4 ,and the   
children of ,joseph answered him3 ,we   
cannot go up to the  mountains1 for the 
,chanaanites that dwell in the low      

lands1 wherein are  situate ,bethsan    
with its towns1 and ,jezrael in the     
midst of the valley1  have chariots of  
iron4    #ag3ag4 ,and ,josue said to the
 house of ,joseph1 to ,ephraim and      
,manasses3  ,thou art a great people1   
and of great strength1 thou shalt not   
have one  lot only3    #ag3ah4 ,but thou
 shalt pass to the mountain1 and shalt  
cut down the  wood1 and make thyself    
room to dwell in3 and mayst proceed     
farther1  when thou hast destroyed the  
,chanaanites1 who as thou sayest have   
iron  chariots1 and are very strong4    
,josue ,chapter #ah    ,surveyors are   
sent to divide the rest of the land into
 seven tribes4  ,the lot of ,benjamin4  
#ah3a4 ,and all the children of ,israel 
assembled together in ,silo1 and  there 
they set up the tabernacle of the       
testimony1 and the land was  subdued    
before them4    #ah3b4 ,but there       
remained seven tribes of the children of
 ,israel1 which  as yet had not received
 their possessions4    #ah3c4 ,and      

,josue said to them3 ,how long are you  
indolent and slack1 and  go not in to   
possess the land which the ,lord the    
,god of your fathers  hath given you8   
#ah3d4 ,choose of every tribe three men1
 that ,i may send them1 and they  may go
 and compass the land1 and mark it out  
according to the number of  each        
multitude3 and bring back to me what    
they have marked out4    #ah3e4 ,divide 
to yourselves the land into seven parts3
 let ,juda be in  his bounds on the     
south side1 and the house of ,joseph on 
the north4    #ah3f4 ,the land in the   
midst between these mark ye out into    
seven parts2  and you shall come hither 
to me1 that ,i may cast lots for you    
before  the ,lord your ,god4    ,the    
land in the midst between these mark ye 
out into seven  parts4444 ,that is to   
say1 the rest of the land1 which is not 
already  assigned to ,juda or ,joseph4  
#ah3g4 ,for the ,levites have no part   
among you1 but the priesthood of the    
,lord is their inheritance4 ,and ,gad   

and ,ruben1 and the half tribe of       
,manasses have already received their   
possessions beyond the ,jordan          
eastward3 which ,moses the servant of   
the ,lord gave them4    #ah3h4 ,and when
 the men were risen up1 to go to mark   
out the land1 ,josue  commanded them    
saying3 ,go round the land and mark it  
out1 and return to  me3 that ,i may cast
 lots for you before the ,lord in ,silo4
    #ah3i4 ,so they went and surveying  
it divided it into seven parts1  writing
 them down in a book4 ,and they returned
 to ,josue1 to the camp in  ,silo4      
#ah3aj4 ,and he cast lots before the    
,lord in ,silo1 and divided the land  to
 the children of ,israel into seven     
parts4    #ah3aa4 ,and first came up the
 lot of the children of ,benjamin by    
their  families1 to possess the land    
between the children of ,juda1 and the  
children of ,joseph4    #ah3ab4 ,and    
their border northward was from the     
,jordan3 going along by  the side of    
,jericho on the north side1 and thence  

going up westward to  the mountains1 and
 reaching to the wilderness of          
,bethaven1    #ah3ac4 ,and passing along
 southward by ,luza1 the same is        
,bethel1 and it  goeth down into        
,ataroth-addar to the mountain1 that is 
on the south of  the nether ,beth-horon4
    #ah3ad4 ,and it bendeth thence going
 round towards the sea1 south of the    
mountain that looketh towards           
,beth-horon to the south-west3 and the  
outgoings thereof are into ,cariathbaal1
 which is called also  ,cariathiarim1 a 
city of the children of ,juda ,this is  
their coast  towards the sea1 westward4 
#ah3ae4 ,but on the south side the      
border goeth out from part of           
,cariathiarim towards the sea1 and      
cometh to the fountain of the waters  of
 ,nephtoa4    #ah3af4 ,and it goeth down
 to that part of the mountain that      
looketh on  the valley of the children  
of ,ennom3 and is over against the north
  quarter in the furthermost part of the
 valley of ,raphaim1 and it goeth  down 

into ,geennom 7that is the valley of    
,ennom7 by the side of the  ,jebusite to
 the south3 and cometh to the fountain  
of ,rogel1    #ah3ag4 ,passing thence to
 the north1 and going out to ,ensemes1  
that is  to say1 the fountain of the    
sun3    #ah3ah4 ,and it passeth along to
 the hills that are over against the    
ascent of ,adommim3 and it goeth down to
 ,abenboen1 that is1 the stone of  ,boen
 the son of ,ruben3 and it passeth on   
the north side to the  champaign        
countries2 and goeth down into the      
plain1    #ah3ai4 ,and it passeth by    
,bethhagla northward3 and the outgoings 
thereof  are towards the north of the   
most salt sea at the south end of the   
,jordan4    #ah3bj4 ,which is the border
 of it on the east side4 ,this is the   
possession of the children of ,benjamin 
by their borders round about1  and their
 families4    #ah3ba4 ,and their cities 
were1 ,jericho and ,bethhagla and       
,vale-,casis1    #ah3bb4 ,betharaba and 
,samaraim and ,bethel1    #ah3bc4 ,and  

,avim and ,aphara and ,ophera1          
#ah3bd4 ,the town ,emona and ,ophni and 
,gabee3 twelve cities1 and their        
villages4    #ah3be4 ,gabam and ,rama   
and ,beroth1    #ah3bf4 ,and ,mesphe1   
and ,caphara1 and ,amosa1    #ah3bg4    
,and ,recem1 ,jarephel1 and ,tharela1   
#ah3bh4 ,and ,sela1 ,eleph and ,jebus1  
which is ,jerusalem1 ,gabaath and       
,cariath3 fourteen cities1 and their    
villages4 ,this is the possession of    
the children of ,benjamin by their      
families4      ,josue ,chapter #ai      
,the lots of the tribes of ,simeon1     
,zabulon1 ,issachar1 ,aser1 ,nephtali   
and  ,dan4 ,a city is given to ,josue4  
#ai3a4 ,and the second lot came forth   
for the children of ,simeon by their    
kindreds3 and their inheritance was     
#ai3b4 ,in the midst of the possession  
of the children of ,juda3 ,bersabee  and
 ,sabee and ,molada1    #ai3c4 ,and     
,hasersual1 ,bala and ,asem1    #ai3d4  
,and ,eltholad1 ,bethul and ,harma1     
#ai3e4 ,and ,siceleg and ,bethmarchaboth

 and ,hasersusa1    #ai3f4 ,and         
,bethlebaoth and ,sarohen3 thirteen     
cities1 and their villages4    #ai3g4   
,and ,remmon and ,athor and ,asan3 four 
cities1 and their villages4    #ai3h4   
,and all the villages round about these 
cities to ,baalath ,beer  ,ramath to the
 south quarter4 ,this is the inheritance
 of the children of  ,simeon according  
to their kindreds1    #ai3i4 ,in the    
possession and lot of the children of   
,juda3 because it was  too great1 and   
therefore the children of ,simeon had   
their possession in  the midst of their 
inheritance4    #ai3aj4 ,and the third  
lot fell to the children of ,zabulon by 
their  kindreds3 and the border of their
 possession was unto ,sarid4    #ai3aa4 
,and it went up from the sea and from   
,merala1 and came to  ,debbaseth3 as far
 as the torrent1 which is over against  
,jeconam4    #ai3ab4 ,and it returneth  
from ,sarid eastward to the borders of  
,ceseleththabor3 and it goeth out to    
,dabereth and ascendeth towards         

,japhie4    #ai3ac4 ,and it passeth     
along from thence to the east side of   
,gethhepher  and ,thacasin3 and goeth   
out to ,remmon1 ,amthar and ,noa4       
#ai3ad4 ,and it turneth about to the    
north of ,hanathon3 and the outgoings   
thereof are the valley of ,jephtahel1   
#ai3ae4 ,and ,cateth and ,naalol and    
,semeron and ,jedala and ,bethlehem3    
twelve cities and their villages4       
#ai3af4 ,this is the inheritance of the 
tribe of the children of ,zabulon  by   
their kindreds1 the cities and their    
villages4    #ai3ag4 ,the fourth lot    
came out to ,issachar by their kindreds4
    #ai3ah4 ,and his inheritance was    
,jezrael and ,casaloth and ,sunem1      
#ai3ai4 ,and ,hapharaim and ,seon and   
,anaharath1    #ai3bj4 ,and ,rabboth and
 ,cesion1 ,abes1    #ai3ba4 ,and ,rameth
 and ,engannim and ,enhadda and         
,bethpheses4    #ai3bb4 ,and the border 
thereof cometh to ,thabor and ,sehesima 
and  ,bethsames3 and the outgoings      
thereof shall be at the ,jordan3 sixteen

  cities1 and their villages4    #ai3bc4
 ,this is the possession of the sons of 
,issachar by their  kindreds1 the cities
 and their villages4    #ai3bd4 ,and the
 fifth lot fell to the tribe of the     
children of ,aser by  their kindreds3   
#ai3be4 ,and their border was ,halcath  
and ,chali and ,beten and ,axaph1       
#ai3bf4 ,and ,elmelech and ,amaad and   
,messal3 and it reacheth to ,carmel by  
the sea and ,sihor and ,labanath1       
#ai3bg4 ,and it returneth towards the   
east to ,bethdagon3 and passeth  along  
to ,zabulon and to the valley of        
,jephthael towards the north to         
,bethemec and ,nehiel4 ,and it goeth out
 to the left side of ,cabul1    #ai3bh4 
,and to ,abaran and ,rohob and ,hamon   
and ,cana1 as far as the great  ,sidon4 
#ai3bi4 ,and it returneth to ,horma to  
the strong city of ,tyre1 and to  ,hosa3
 and the outgoings thereof shall be at  
the sea from the portion of  ,achziba3  
#ai3cj4 ,and ,amma and ,aphec and       
,rohob3 twenty-two cities1 and their    

villages4    #ai3ca4 ,this is the       
possession of the children of ,aser by  
their  kindreds1 and the cities and     
their villages4    #ai3cb4 ,the sixth   
lot came out to the sons of ,nephtali by
 their  families3    #ai3cc4 ,and the   
border began from ,heleph and ,elon to  
,saananim1 and  ,adami1 which is ,neceb1
 and ,jebnael even to ,lecum3 and their 
outgoings  unto the ,jordan3    #ai3cd4 
,and the border returneth westward to   
,azanotthabor1 and goeth out  from      
thence to ,hucuca1 and passeth along to 
,zabulon southward1 and to  ,aser       
westward1 and to ,juda upon the ,jordan 
towards the rising of the  sun4         
#ai3ce4 ,and the strong cities are      
,assedim1 ,ser1 and ,emath1 and ,reccath
  and ,cenereth1    #ai3cf4 ,and ,edema 
and ,arama1 ,asor1    #ai3cg4 ,and      
,cedes and ,edri1 ,enhasor1    #ai3ch4  
,and ,jeron and ,magdalel1 ,horem1 and  
,bethanath and ,bethsames3  nineteen    
cities1 and their villages4    #ai3ci4  
,this is the possession of the tribe of 

the children of ,nephtali  by their     
kindreds1 the cities and their villages4
    #ai3dj4 ,the seventh lot came out to
 the tribe of the children of ,dan by   
their families3    #ai3da4 ,and the     
border of their possession was ,saraa   
and ,esthaol1 and  ,hirsemes1 that is1  
the city of the sun1    #ai3db4 ,selebin
 and ,aialon and ,jethela1    #ai3dc4   
,elon and ,themna and ,acron1    #ai3dd4
 ,elthece1 ,gebbethon and ,balaath1     
#ai3de4 ,and ,juda and ,bane and ,barach
 and ,gethremmon3    #ai3df4 ,and       
,mejarcon and ,arecon1 with the border  
that looketh towards  ,joppe1    #ai3dg4
 ,and is terminated there4 ,and the     
children of ,dan went up and  fought    
against ,lesem1 and took it3 and they   
put it to the sword1 and  possessed it1 
and dwelt in it1 calling the name of it 
,lesem ,dan1 by the  name of ,dan their 
father4    #ai3dh4 ,this is the         
possession of the tribe of the sons of  
,dan1 by their  kindreds1 the cities and
 their villages4    #ai3di4 ,and when he

 had made an end of dividing the land by
 lot to each  one by their tribes1 the  
children of ,israel gave a possession to
 ,josue  the son of ,nun in the midst of
 them1    #ai3ej4 ,according to the     
commandment of the ,lord1 the city which
 he  asked for1 ,thamnath ,saraa1 in    
mount ,ephraim3 and he built up the     
city1  and dwelt in it4    #ai3ea4      
,these are the possessions which        
,eleazar the priest1 and ,josue  the son
 of ,nun1 and the princes of the        
families1 and of the tribes of  the     
children of ,israel1 distributed by lot 
in ,silo1 before the ,lord at  the door 
of the tabernacle of the testimony1 and 
they divided the land4      ,josue      
,chapter #bj    ,the cities of refuge   
are appointed for casual manslaughter4  
#bj3a4 ,and the ,lord spoke to ,josue1  
saying3 ,speak to the children of       
,israel and say to them3    #bj3b4      
,appoint cities of refuge1 of which ,i  
spoke to you by the hand of  ,moses3    
#bj3c4 ,that whosoever shall kill a     

person unawares may flee to them1 and   
may escape the wrath of the kinsman1 who
 is the avenger of blood4    #bj3d4 ,and
 when he shall flee to one of these     
cities3 he shall stand  before the gate 
of the city1 and shall speak to the     
ancients of that  city1 such things as  
prove him innocent3 and so shall they   
receive him1  and give him a place to   
dwell in4    #bj3e4 ,and when the       
avenger of blood shall pursue him1 they 
shall not  deliver him into his hands1  
because he slew his neighbour unawares1 
and  is not proved to have been his     
enemy two or three days before1         
#bj3f4 ,and he shall dwell in that city1
 till he stand before judgment to  give 
an account of his fact1 and till the    
death of the high priest1 who  shall be 
at that time3 then shall the manslayer  
return1 and go into his  own city and   
house from whence he fled4    #bj3g4    
,and they appointed ,cedes in ,galilee  
of mount ,nephtali1 and ,sichem  in     
mount ,ephraim1 and ,cariath-,arbe1 the 

same is ,hebron in the mountain  of     
,juda4    #bj3h4 ,and beyond the ,jordan
 to the east of ,jericho1 they appointed
  ,bosor1 which is upon the plain of the
 wilderness of the tribe of ,ruben1  and
 ,ramoth in ,galaad of the tribe of     
,gad1 and ,gaulon in ,basan of the      
tribe of ,manasses4    #bj3i4 ,these    
cities were appointed for all the       
children of ,israel1 and  for the       
strangers1 that dwelt among them1 that  
whosoever had killed a  person unawares 
might flee to them1 and not die by the  
hand of the  kinsman1 coveting to       
revenge the blood that was shed1 until  
he should  stand before the people to   
lay open his cause4      ,josue ,chapter
 #ba    ,cities with their suburbs are  
assigned for the priests and ,levites4  
#ba3a4 ,then the princes of the families
 of ,levi came to ,eleazar the  priest1 
and to ,josue the son of ,nun1 and to   
the princes of the kindreds  of all the 
tribes of the children of ,israel4      
#ba3b4 ,and they spoke to them in ,silo 

in the land of ,chanaan1 and said3  ,the
 ,lord commanded by the hand of ,moses1 
that cities should be given us  to dwell
 in1 and their suburbs to feed our      
cattle4    #ba3c4 ,and the children of  
,israel gave out of their possessions   
according to the commandment of the     
,lord1 cities and their suburbs4        
#ba3d4 ,and the lot came out for the    
family of ,caath of the children of     
,aaron the priest out of the tribes of  
,juda1 and of ,simeon1 and of           
,benjamin1 thirteen cities4    #ba3e4   
,and to the rest of the children of     
,caath1 that is1 to the  ,levites1 who  
remained1 out of the tribes of ,ephraim1
 and of ,dan1 and  the half tribe of    
,manasses1 ten cities4    #ba3f4 ,and   
the lot came out to the children of     
,gerson1 that they should  take of the  
tribes of ,issachar and of ,aser and of 
,nephtali1 and of the  half tribe of    
,manasses in ,basan1 thirteen cities4   
#ba3g4 ,and to the sons of ,merari by   
their kindreds1 of the tribes of  ,ruben

 and of ,gad and of ,zabulon1 twelve    
cities4    #ba3h4 ,and the children of  
,israel gave to the ,levites the cities 
and  their suburbs1 as the ,lord        
commanded by the hand of ,moses1 giving 
to  every one by lot4    #ba3i4 ,of the 
tribes of the children of ,juda and of  
,simeon ,josue gave  cities3 whose names
 are these1    #ba3aj4 ,to the sons of  
,aaron1 of the families of ,caath of the
 race of  ,levi 7for the first lot came 
out for them7    #ba3aa4 ,the city of   
,arbe the father of ,enac1 which is     
called ,hebron1 in  the mountain of     
,juda1 and the suburbs thereof round    
about4    #ba3ab4 ,but the fields and   
the villages thereof he had given to    
,caleb  the son of ,jephone for his     
possession4    #ba3ac4 ,he gave         
therefore to the children of ,aaron the 
priest1 ,hebron a  city of refuge1 and  
the suburbs thereof1 and ,lebna with the
 suburbs  thereof1    #ba3ad4 ,and      
,jether and ,estemo1    #ba3ae4 ,and    
,holon1 and ,dabir1    #ba3af4 ,and     

,ain1 and ,jeta1 and ,bethsames1 with   
their suburbs3 nine  cities out of the  
two tribes1 as hath been said4          
#ba3ag4 ,and out of the tribe of the    
children of ,benjamin1 ,gabaon1 and     
,gabae1    #ba3ah4 ,and ,anathoth and   
,almon1 with1 their suburbs3 four       
cities4    #ba3ai4 ,all the cities      
together of the children of ,aaron the  
priest1  were thirteen1 with their      
suburbs1    #ba3bj4 ,and to the rest of 
the families of the children of ,caath  
of the  race of ,levi was given this    
possession4    #ba3ba4 ,of the tribe of 
,ephraim1 ,sichem one of the cities of  
refuge1  with the suburbs thereof in    
mount ,ephraim1 and ,gazer1    #ba3bb4  
,and ,cibsaim1 and ,beth-horon1 with    
their suburbs1 four cities4    #ba3bc4  
,and of he tribe of ,dan1 ,eltheco and  
,gabathon1    #ba3bd4 ,and ,aialon and  
,gethremmon1 with their suburbs1 four   
cities4    #ba3be4 ,and of the half     
tribe of ,manasses1 ,thanac and         
,gethremmon1 with  their suburbs1 two   

cities4    #ba3bf4 ,all the cities were 
ten1 with their suburbs1 which were     
given to  the children of ,caath1 of the
 inferior degree4    #ba3bg4 ,to the    
children of ,gerson also of the race of 
,levi out of the  half tribe of         
,manasses1 ,gaulon in ,basan1 one of the
 cities of refuge1  and ,bosra1 with    
their suburbs1 two cities4    #ba3bh4   
,and of the tribe of ,issachar1 ,cesion1
 and ,dabereth1    #ba3bi4 ,and         
,jaramoth1 and ,engannim1 with their    
suburbs1 four cities4    #ba3cj4 ,and of
 the tribe of ,aser1 ,masal and ,abdon1 
#ba3ca4 ,and ,helcath1 and ,rohob1 with 
their suburbs1 four cities4    #ba3cb4  
,of the tribe also of ,nephtali1 ,cedes 
in ,galilee1 one of the  cities of      
refuge3 and ,hammoth ,dor1 and ,carthan1
 with their suburbs1  three cities4     
#ba3cc4 ,all the cities of the families 
of ,gerson1 were thirteen1 with  their  
suburbs4    #ba3cd4 ,and to the children
 of ,merari1 ,levites of the inferior   
degree1  by their families were given of

 the tribe of ,zabulon1 ,jecnam and     
,cartha1    #ba3ce4 ,and ,damna and     
,naalol1 four cities with their suburbs4
    #ba3cf4 ,of the tribe of ,ruben     
beyond the ,jordan over against         
,jericho1  ,bosor in the wilderness1 one
 of the cities of refuge1 ,misor and    
,jaser  and ,jethson and ,mephaath1 four
 cities with their suburbs4    ,four    
cities4444 ,there are no more1 though   
there be five names3 for  ,misor is the 
same city as ,bosor1 which is to be     
observed in some other  places1 where   
the number of names exceeds the number  
of cities4    #ba3cg4 ,of the tribe of  
,gad1 ,ramoth in ,galaad1 one of the    
cities of  refuge1 and ,manaim and      
,hesebon and ,jaser1 four cities with   
their  suburbs1    #ba3ch4 ,all the     
cities of the children of ,merari by    
their families and  kindreds1 were      
twelve4    #ba3ci4 ,so all the cities of
 the ,levites within the possession of  
the  children of ,israel were           
forty-eight1    #ba3dj4 ,with their     

suburbs1 each distributed by the        
families4    #ba3da4 ,and the ,lord ,god
 gave to ,israel all the land that he   
had sworn  to give to their fathers3 and
 they possessed it1 and dwelt in it4    
#ba3db4 ,and he gave them peace from all
 nations round about3 and none of  their
 enemies durst stand against them1 but  
were brought under their  dominion4     
#ba3dc4 ,not so much as one word1 which 
he had promised to perform unto  them1  
was made void1 but all came to pass4    
,josue ,chapter #bb    ,the tribes of   
,ruben and ,gad1 and half the tribe of  
,manasses return to  their possessions4 
,they build an altar by the side of the 
,jordan1 which  alarms the other tribes4
 ,an embassage is sent to them1 to which
 they  give a satisfactory answer4      
#bb3a4 ,at the same time ,josue called  
the ,rubenites1 and the ,gadites1 and   
the half tribe of ,manasses1    #bb3b4  
,and said to them3 ,you have done all   
that ,moses the servant of the  ,lord   
commanded you3 you have also obeyed me  

in all things1    #bb3c4 ,neither have  
you left your brethren this long time1  
until this  present day1 keeping the    
commandment of the ,lord your ,god4     
#bb3d4 ,therefore as the ,lord your ,god
 hath given your brethren rest and      
peace1 as he promised3 return1 and go to
 your dwellings1 and to the  land of    
your possession1 which ,moses the       
servant of the ,lord gave you  beyond   
the ,jordan3    #bb3e4 ,yet so that you 
observe attentively1 and in work fulfil 
the  commandment and the law which      
,moses the servant of the ,lord         
commanded  you3 that you love the ,lord 
your ,god1 and walk in all his ways1 and
  keep all his commandments1 and cleave 
to him1 and serve him with all  your    
heart1 and with all your soul4    #bb3f4
 ,and ,josue blessed them1 and sent them
 away1 and they returned to  their      
dwellings4    #bb3g4 ,now to half the   
tribe of ,manasses1 ,moses had given a  
possession  in ,basan3 and therefore to 
the half that remained1 ,josue gave a   

lot  among the rest of their brethren   
beyond the ,jordan to the west4 ,and    
when he sent them away to their         
dwellings and had blessed them1         
#bb3h4 ,he said to them3 ,with much     
substance and riches1 you return to     
your settlements1 with silver and gold1 
brass and iron1 and variety of  raiment3
 divide the prey of your enemies with   
your brethren4    #bb3i4 ,so the        
children of ,ruben1 and the children of 
,gad1 and the half  tribe of ,manasses  
returned1 and parted from the children  
of ,israel in  ,silo1 which is in       
,chanaan1 to go into ,galaad the land of
 their  possession1 which they had      
obtained according to the commandment of
 the  ,lord by the hand of ,moses4      
#bb3aj4 ,and when they were come to the 
banks of the ,jordan1 in the land  of   
,chanaan1 they built an altar immensely 
great near the ,jordan4    #bb3aa4 ,and 
when the children of ,israel had heard  
of it1 and certain  messengers brought  
them an account that the children of    

,ruben1 and of  ,gad1 and the half tribe
 of ,manasses had built an altar in the 
land of  ,chanaan1 upon the banks of the
 ,jordan1 over against the children of  
,israel3    #bb3ab4 ,they all assembled 
in ,silo1 to go up and fight against    
them4    #bb3ac4 ,and in the mean time  
they sent to them into the land of      
,galaad1  ,phinees the son of ,eleazar  
the priest1    #bb3ad4 ,and ten princes 
with him1 one of every tribe4    #bb3ae4
 ,who came to the children of ,ruben1   
and of ,gad1 and the half  tribe of     
,manasses1 into the land of ,galaad1 and
 said to them3    #bb3af4 ,thus saith   
all the people of the ,lord3 ,what      
meaneth this  transgression8 ,why have  
you forsaken the ,lord the ,god of      
,israel1  building a sacrilegious altar1
 and revolting from the worship of him8 
#bb3ag4 ,is it a small thing to you that
 you sinned with ,beelphegor1 and  the  
stain of that crime remaineth in us to  
this day8 and many of the  people       
perished4    #bb3ah4 ,and you have      

forsaken the ,lord to day1 and to morrow
 his wrath  will rage against all       
,israel4    #bb3ai4 ,but if you think   
the land of your possession to be       
unclean1 pass  over to the land wherein 
is the tabernacle of the ,lord1 and     
dwell among  us3 only depart not from   
the ,lord1 and from our society1 by     
building an  altar beside the altar of  
the ,lord our ,god4    #bb3bj4 ,did not 
,achan the son of ,zare transgress the  
commandment of the  ,lord1 and his wrath
 lay upon all the people of ,israel8    
,and he was but  one man1 and would to  
,god he alone had perished in his       
wickedness4    #bb3ba4 ,and the children
 of ,ruben1 and of ,gad1 and of the half
 tribe of  ,manasses answered the       
princes of the embassage of ,israel3    
#bb3bb4 ,the ,lord the most mighty ,god1
 the ,lord the most mighty ,god1 he     
knoweth1 and ,israel also shall         
understand3 ,if with the design of      
transgression we have set up this altar1
 let him not save us1 but  punish us    

immediately3    #bb3bc4 ,and if we did  
it with that mind1 that we might lay    
upon it  holocausts1 and sacrifice1 and 
victims of peace offerings1 let him     
require and judge3    #bb3bd4 ,and not  
rather with this thought and design1    
that we should say3  ,to morrow your    
children will say to our children3 ,what
 have you to do  with the ,lord the ,god
 of ,israel8    #bb3be4 ,the ,lord hath 
put the river ,jordan for a border      
between us and  you1 ,o ye children of  
,ruben1 and ye children of ,gad3 and    
therefore you  have no part in the      
,lord4 ,and by this occasion your       
children shall turn  away our children  
from the fear of the ,lord4 ,we         
therefore thought it  best1    #bb3bf4  
,and said3 ,let us build us an altar1   
not for holocausts1 nor to  offer       
victims1    #bb3bg4 ,but for a testimony
 between us and you1 and our posterity  
and  yours1 that we may serve the ,lord1
 and that we may have a right to  offer 
both holocausts1 and victims and        

sacrifices of peace offerings3  and that
 your children to morrow may not say to 
our children3 ,you have  no part in the 
,lord4    #bb3bh4 ,and if they will say 
so1 they shall answer them3 ,behold the 
altar of the ,lord1 which our fathers   
made1 not for holocausts1 nor for       
sacrifice1 but for a testimony between  
us and you4    #bb3bi4 ,god keep us from
 any such wickedness that we should     
revolt from  the ,lord1 and leave off   
following his steps1 by building an     
altar to  offer holocausts1 and         
sacrifices1 and victims1 beside the     
altar of the  ,lord our ,god1 which is  
erected before his tabernacle4          
#bb3cj4 ,and when ,phinees the priest1  
and the princes of the embassage1  who  
were with him1 had heard this1 they were
 satisfied3 and they  admitted most     
willingly the words of the children of  
,ruben1 and ,gad1  and of the half tribe
 of ,manasses1    #bb3ca4 ,and ,phinees 
the priest the son of ,eleazar said to  
them3 ,now we  know that the ,lord is   

with us1 because you are not guilty of  
this  revolt1 and you have delivered the
 children of ,israel from the hand of   
the ,lord4    #bb3cb4 ,and he returned  
with the princes from the children of   
,ruben and  ,gad1 out of the land of    
,galaad1 into the land of ,chanaan1 to  
the  children of ,israel1 and brought   
them word again4    #bb3cc4 ,and the    
saying pleased all that heard it4 ,and  
the children of  ,israel praised ,god1  
and they no longer said that they would 
go up  against them1 and fight1 and     
destroy the land of their possession4   
#bb3cd4 ,and the children of ,ruben1 and
 the children of ,gad called the  altar 
which they had built1 ,our testimony1   
that the ,lord is ,god4      ,josue     
,chapter #bc    ,josue being old        
admonisheth the people to keep ,god's   
commandments3 and  to avoid marriages   
and all society with the ,gentiles for  
fear of being  brought to idolatry4     
#bc3a4 ,and when a long time was passed1
 after that the ,lord had given  peace  

to ,israel1 all the nations round about 
being subdued1 and ,josue  being now    
old1 and far advanced in years3         
#bc3b4 ,josue called for all ,israel1   
and for the elders1 and for the         
princes1 and for the judges1 and for the
 masters1 and said to them3 ,i  am old1 
and far advanced in years1    #bc3c4    
,and you see all that the ,lord your    
,god hath done to all the  nations round
 about1 how he himself hath fought for  
you3    #bc3d4 ,and now since he hath   
divided to you by lot all the land1 from
  the east of the ,jordan unto the great
 sea1 and many nations yet remain3      
#bc3e4 ,the ,lord your ,god will destroy
 them1 and take them away from  before  
your face1 and you shall possess the    
land as he hath promised  you4    #bc3f4
 ,only take courage1 and be careful to  
observe all things that are  written in 
the book of the law of ,moses3 and turn 
not aside from them  neither to the     
right hand nor to the left3    #bc3g4   
,lest after that you are come in among  

the ,gentiles1 who will  remain among   
you1 you should swear by the name of    
their gods1 and serve  them1 and adore  
them3    #bc3h4 ,but cleave ye unto the 
,lord your ,god1 as you have done until 
this  day4    #bc3i4 ,and then the ,lord
 ,god will take away before your eyes   
nations  that are great and very strong1
 and no man shall be able to resist you4
    #bc3aj4 ,one of you shall chase a   
thousand men of the enemies3 because    
the ,lord your ,god himself will fight  
for you1 as he hath promised4    #bc3aa4
 ,this only take care of with all       
diligence1 that you love the  ,lord your
 ,god4    #bc3ab4 ,but if you will      
embrace the errors of these nations that
 dwell  among you1 and make marriages   
with them1 and join friendships3        
#bc3ac4 ,know ye for a certainty that   
the ,lord your ,god will not destroy    
them before your face1 but they shall be
 a pit and a snare in your way1  and a  
stumbling-block at your side1 and stakes
 in your eyes1 till he  take you away   

and destroy you from off this excellent 
land1 which he  hath given you4         
#bc3ad4 ,behold this day ,i am going    
into the way of all the earth1 and  you 
shall know with all your mind that of   
all the words which the ,lord  promised 
to perform for you1 not one hath failed1
    #bc3ae4 ,therefore as he hath       
fulfilled in deed1 what he promised1 and
  all things prosperous have come3 so   
will he bring upon you all the  evils he
 hath threatened1 till he take you away 
and destroy you from  off this excellent
 land1 which he hath given you1         
#bc3af4 ,when you shall have            
transgressed the covenant of the ,lord  
your  ,god1 which he hath made with you1
 and shall have served strange gods1    
and adored them3 then shall the         
indignation of the ,lord rise up quickly
  and speedily against you1 and you     
shall be taken away from this  excellent
 land1 which he hath delivered to you4  
,josue ,chapter #bd    ,josue assembleth
 the people1 and reneweth the covenant  

between them and  ,god4 ,his death and  
burial4    #bd3a4 ,and ,josue gathered  
together all the tribes of ,israel in   
,sichem1  and called for the ancients1  
and the princes and the judges1 and the 
masters3 and they stood in the sight of 
the ,lord3    #bd3b4 ,and he spoke thus 
to the people3 ,thus saith the ,lord the
 ,god of  ,israel3 ,your fathers dwelt  
of old on the other side of the river1  
,thare  the father of ,abraham1 and     
,nachor3 and they served strange gods4  
,of the river4444 ,the ,euphrates4      
#bd3c4 ,and ,i took your father ,abraham
 from the borders of ,mesopotamia3  and 
brought him into the land of ,chanaan3  
and ,i multiplied his seed1    #bd3d4   
,and gave him ,isaac3 and to him again  
,i gave ,jacob and ,esau4 ,and ,i  gave 
to ,esau mount ,seir for his possession3
 but ,jacob and his children  went down 
into ,egypt4    #bd3e4 ,and ,i sent     
,moses and ,aaron1 and ,i struck ,egypt 
with many signs  and wonders4    #bd3f4 
,and ,i brought you and your fathers out

 of ,egypt1 and you came to  the sea3   
and the ,egyptians pursued your fathers 
with chariots and  horsemen1 as far as  
the ,red ,sea4    #bd3g4 ,and the       
children of ,israel cried to the ,lord3 
and he put darkness  between you and the
 ,egyptians1 and brought the sea upon   
them1 and  covered them4 ,your eyes saw 
all that ,i did in ,egypt1 and you dwelt
 in  the wilderness a long time4        
#bd3h4 ,and ,i brought you into the land
 of the ,amorrhite1 who dwelt  beyond   
the ,jordan4 ,and when they fought      
against you1 ,i delivered them  into    
your hands1 and you possessed their     
land1 and slew them4    #bd3i4 ,and     
,balac son of ,sephor king of ,moab     
arose and fought against  ,israel4 ,and 
he sent and called for ,balaam son of   
,beor1 to curse you3    #bd3aj4 ,and ,i 
would not hear him1 but on the contrary 
,i blessed you by  him1 and ,i delivered
 you out of his hand4    #bd3aa4 ,and   
you passed over the ,jordan1 and you    
came to ,jericho4 ,and the  men of that 

city fought against you1 the ,amorrhite1
 and the ,pherezite1  and the           
,chanaanite1 and the ,hethite1 and the  
,gergesite1 and the ,hevite1  and the   
,jebusite3 and ,i delivered them into   
your hands4    #bd3ab4 ,and ,i sent     
before you hornets3 and ,i drove them   
out from their  places1 the two kings of
 the ,amorrhites1 not with thy sword nor
 with  thy bow1    #bd3ac4 ,and ,i gave 
you a land1 in which you had not        
laboured1 and cities  to dwell in which 
you built not1 vineyards and oliveyards1
 which you  planted not4    #bd3ad4 ,now
 therefore fear the ,lord1 and serve him
 with a perfect and  most sincere heart3
 and put away the gods which your       
fathers served in  ,mesopotamia and in  
,egypt1 and serve the ,lord4    #bd3ae4 
,but if it seem evil to you to serve the
 ,lord1 you have your  choice3 choose   
this day that which pleaseth you1 whom  
you would rather  serve1 whether the    
gods which your fathers served in       
,mesopotamia1 or  the gods of the       

,amorrhites1 in whose land you dwell3   
but as for me and  my house we will     
serve the ,lord1    #bd3af4 ,and the    
people answered1 and said1 ,god forbid  
we should leave  the ,lord1 and serve   
strange gods4    #bd3ag4 ,the ,lord our 
,god he brought us and our fathers out  
of the land  of ,egypt1 out of the house
 of bondage3 and did very great signs in
 our  sight1 and preserved us in all the
 way by which we journeyed1 and among   
all the people through whom we passed4  
#bd3ah4 ,and he hath cast out all the   
nations1 the ,amorrhite the  inhabitant 
of the land into which we are come4     
,therefore we will serve  the ,lord1 for
 he is our ,god4    #bd3ai4 ,and ,josue 
said to the people3 ,you will not be    
able to serve the  ,lord3 for he is a   
holy ,god1 and mighty and jealous1 and  
will not  forgive your wickedness and   
sins4    ,you will not be able to serve 
the ,lord1 etc4444 ,this was not said by
  way of discouraging them2 but rather  
to make them more earnest and  resolute1

 by setting before them the greatness of
 the undertaking1 and  the courage and  
constancy necessary to go through with  
it4    #bd3bj4 ,if you leave the ,lord1 
and serve strange gods1 he will turn1   
and  will afflict you1 and will destroy 
you after all the good he hath done     
you4    #bd3ba4 ,and the people said to 
,josue3 ,no1 it shall not be so as thou 
sayest1 but we will serve the ,lord4    
#bd3bb4 ,and ,josue said to the people1 
,you are witnesses1 that you  yourselves
 have chosen you the ,lord to serve him4
 ,and they answered3 ,we  are witnesses4
    #bd3bc4 ,now therefore1 said he1 put
 away strange gods from among you1  and 
incline your hearts to the ,lord the    
,god of ,israel4    #bd3bd4 ,and the    
people said to ,josue3 ,we will serve   
the ,lord our ,god1  and we will be     
obedient to his commandments4    #bd3be4
 ,josue therefore on that day made a    
covenant1 and set before the  people    
commandments and judgments in ,sichem4  
#bd3bf4 ,and he wrote all these things  

in the volume of the law of the  ,lord3 
and he took a great stone1 and set it   
under the oak that was in  the sanctuary
 of the ,lord4    #bd3bg4 ,and he said  
to all the people3 ,behold this stone   
shall be a  testimony unto you1 that it 
hath heard all the words of the ,lord1  
which  he hath spoken to you3 lest      
perhaps hereafter you will deny it1 and 
lie  to the ,lord your ,god4    ,it hath
 heard4444 ,this is a figure of speech1 
by which sensation is  attributed to    
inanimate things2 and they are called   
upon1 as it were1  to bear witness in   
favour of the great ,creator1 whom they 
on their part  constantly obey4         
#bd3bh4 ,and he sent the people away    
every one to their own possession1      
#bd3bi4 ,and after these things ,josue  
the son of ,nun the servant of the      
,lord died1 being a hundred and ten     
years old3    ,and after1 etc4444 ,if   
,josue wrote this book1 as is commonly  
believed1  these last verses were added 
by ,samuel1 or some other prophet4      

#bd3cj4 ,and they buried him in the     
border of his possession in             
,thamnathsare1 which is situate in mount
 ,ephraim1 on the north side of  mount  
,gaas4    #bd3ca4 ,and ,israel served   
the ,lord all the days of ,josue1 and of
 the  ancients that lived a long time   
after ,josue1 and that had known all the
  works of the ,lord which he had done  
in ,israel4    #bd3cb4 ,and the bones of
 ,joseph which the children of ,israel  
had taken  out of ,egypt1 they buried in
 ,sichem1 in that part of the field     
which  ,jacob had bought of the sons of 
,hemor the father of ,sichem1 for a     
hundred young ewes1 and it was in the   
possession of the sons of ,joseph4      
#bd3cc4 ,eleazar also the son of ,aaron 
died3 and they buried him in  ,gabaath  
that belongeth to ,phinees his son1     
which was given him in mount  ,ephraim4 
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,judges      ,this   
,book is called ,,judges1 because it    
contains the history of what  passed    
under the government of the judges1 who 

ruled ,israel before they  had kings4   
,the writer of it1 according to the more
 general opinion1 was  the prophet      
,samuel4      ,judges ,chapter #a       
,the expedition and victory of ,juda    
against the ,chanaanites3 who are       
tolerated in many places4    #a3a4      
,after the death of ,josue1 the children
 of ,israel consulted the  ,lord1       
saying3 ,who shall go up before us      
against the ,chanaanite1 and  shall be  
the leader of the war8    #a3b4 ,and the
 ,lord said3 ,juda shall go up3 behold  
,i have delivered the  land into his    
hands4    #a3c4 ,and ,juda said to      
,simeon1 his brother3 ,come up with me  
into my lot1  and fight against the     
,chanaanite1 that ,i also may go along  
with thee  into thy lot4 ,and ,simeon   
went with him4    #a3d4 ,and ,juda went 
up1 and the ,lord delivered the         
,chanaanite1 and the  ,pherezite into   
their hands3 and they slew of them in   
,bezec ten thousand  men4    #a3e4 ,and 
they found ,adonibezec in ,bezec1 and   

fought against him1 and  they defeated  
the ,chanaanite1 and the ,pherezite4    
#a3f4 ,and ,adonibezec fled3 and they   
pursued after him and took him1 and  cut
 off his fingers and toes4    #a3g4 ,and
 ,adonibezec said3 ,seventy kings1      
having their fingers and toes  cut off1 
gathered up the leavings of the meat    
under my table3 as ,i have  done1 so    
hath ,god requited me4 ,and they brought
 him to ,jerusalem1 and  he died there4 
#a3h4 ,and the children of ,juda        
besieging ,jerusalem1 took it1 and put  
it  to the sword1 and set the whole city
 on fire4    ,jerusalem4444 ,this city  
was divided into two2 one part was      
called  ,jebus1 the other ,salem3 the   
one was in the tribe of ,juda1 the other
 in  the tribe of ,benjamin4 ,after it  
was taken and burnt by the men of ,juda1
  it was quickly rebuilt again by the   
,jebusites1 as we may gather from  ver4 
#ba2 and continued in their possession  
till it was taken by king  ,david4      
#a3i4 ,and afterwards they went down and

 fought against the ,chanaanite1  who   
dwelt in the mountains1 and in the      
south1 and in the plains4    #a3aj4 ,and
 ,juda going forward against the        
,chanaanite1 that dwelt in  ,hebron1    
7the name whereof was in former times   
,cariath-,arbe7 slew ,sesai1  and       
,ahiman1 and ,tholmai3    ,hebron4444   
,this expedition against ,hebron1 etc4  
is the same as is  related1 ,jos4       
#ae4bd4 ,it is here repeated1 to give   
the reader at once a  short sketch of   
all the achievements of the tribe of    
,juda against the  ,chanaanites4        
#a3aa4 ,and departing from thence1 he   
went to the inhabitants of ,dabir1  the 
ancient name of which was               
,cariath-,sepher1 that is1 the city of  
letters4    ,the city of letters4444    
,perhaps so called from some famous     
school1 or  library1 kept there4        
#a3ab4 ,and ,caleb said3 ,he that shall 
take ,cariath-,sepher1 and lay it       
waste1 to him will ,i give my daughter  
,axa to wife4    #a3ac4 ,and ,othoniel1 

the son of ,cenez1 the younger brother  
of ,caleb1  having taken it1 he gave him
 ,axa his daughter to wife4    #a3ad4   
,and as she was going on her way1 her   
husband admonished her to  ask a field  
of her father4 ,and as she sighed       
sitting on her ass1 ,caleb  said to her3
 ,what aileth thee8    #a3ae4 ,but she  
answered3 ,give me a blessing1 for thou 
hast given me a  dry land3 give me also 
a watery land ,so ,caleb gave her the   
upper and  the nether watery ground4    
#a3af4 ,and the children of the ,cinite1
 the kinsman of ,moses1 went up  from   
the city of palms1 with the children of 
,juda1 into the wilderness  of his lot1 
which is at the south side of ,arad1 and
 they dwelt with  him4    ,the          
,cinite4444 ,jethro the father in law of
 ,moses was called ,cinoeus1 or  the    
,cinite2 and his children who came along
 with the children of ,israel  settled  
themselves among them in the land of    
,chanaan1 embracing their  worship and  
religion4 ,from these the ,rechabites   

sprung1 of whom see  ,jer4 #ce4--;,ibid4
 ,the city of palms4444 ,jericho1 so    
called from the  abundance of palm      
trees4    #a3ag4 ,and ,juda went with   
,simeon1 his brother1 and they together 
defeated the ,chanaanites that dwelt in 
,sephaath1 and slew them4 ,and the  name
 of the city was called ,horma1 that is1
 ,anathema4    #a3ah4 ,and ,juda took   
,gaza1 with its confines1 and ,ascalon1 
and ,accaron1  with their confines4     
,gaza1 etc4444 ,these were three of the 
principal cities of the  ,philistines1  
famous both in sacred and profane       
history4 ,they were taken  at this time 
by the ,israelites3 but as they took no 
care to put  garrisons in them1 the     
,philistines soon recovered them4       
#a3ai4 ,and the ,lord was with ,juda1   
and he possessed the hill country3  but 
was not able to destroy the inhabitants 
of the valley1 because they  had many   
chariots armed with scythes4    ,was not
 able1 etc4444 ,through a cowardly fear 
of their chariots armed  with hooks and 

scythes1 and for want of confidence in  
,god4    #a3bj4 ,and they gave ,hebron  
to ,caleb1 as ,moses had said1 who      
destroyed  out of it the three sons of  
,enac4    #a3ba4 ,but the sons of       
,benjamin did not destroy the ,jebusites
 that  inhabited ,jerusalem3 and the    
,jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of   
,benjamin in ,jerusalem until this      
present day4    #a3bb4 ,the house of    
,joseph also went up against ,bethel1   
and the ,lord was  with them4    #a3bc4 
,for when they were besieging the city1 
which before was called  ,luza1         
#a3bd4 ,they saw a man coming out of the
 city1 and they said to him3 ,shew  us  
the entrance into the city1 and we will 
shew thee mercy4    #a3be4 ,and when he 
had shewed them1 they smote the city    
with the edge of  the sword3 but that   
man1 and all his kindred1 they let go3  
#a3bf4 ,who being sent away1 went into  
the land of ,hetthim1 and built  there a
 city1 and called it ,luza3 which is so 
called until this day4    #a3bg4        

,manasses also did not destroy ,bethsan1
 and ,thanac1 with their  villages2 nor 
the inhabitants of ,dor1 and ,jeblaam1  
and ,mageddo1 with  their villages4 ,and
 the ,chanaanite began to dwell with    
them4    #a3bh4 ,but after ,israel was  
grown strong1 he made them tributaries1 
and  would not destroy them4    #a3bi4  
,ephraim also did not slay the          
,chanaanite that dwelt in ,gazer1 but   
dwelt with him4    #a3cj4 ,zabulon      
destroyed not the inhabitants of        
,cetron1 and ,naalol3 but  the          
,chanaanite dwelt among them1 and became
 their tributary4    #a3ca4 ,aser also  
destroyed not the inhabitants of ,accho1
 and of ,sidon1  of ,ahalab1 and of     
,achazib1 and of ,helba1 and of ,aphec1 
and of ,rohob3    #a3cb4 ,and he dwelt  
in the midst of the ,chanaanites1 the   
inhabitants of  that land1 and did not  
slay them4    #a3cc4 ,nephthali also    
destroyed not the inhabitants of        
,bethsames1 and of  ,bethanath3 and he  
dwelt in the midst of the ,chanaanites1 

the  inhabitants of the land1 and the   
,bethsamites and ,bethanites were       
tributaries to him4    #a3cd4 ,and the  
,amorrhite straitened the children of   
,dan in the mountain1  and gave them not
 a place to go down to the plain3       
#a3ce4 ,and he dwelt in the mountain    
,hares1 that is1 of potsherds1 in       
,aialon and ,salebim4 ,and the hand of  
the house of ,joseph was heavy upon     
him1 and he became tributary to him4    
,he dwelt4444 ,that is1 the ,amorrhite4 
#a3cf4 ,and the border of the ,amorrhite
 was from the ascent of the  scorpion1  
the rock1 and the higher places4        
,judges ,chapter #b    ,an angel        
reproveth ,israel4 ,they weep for their 
sins4 ,after the death of  ,josue1 they 
often fall1 and repenting are delivered 
from their  afflictions1 but still fall 
worse and worse4    #b3a4 ,and an angel 
of the ,lord went up from ,galgal to the
 place of  weepers1 and said3 ,i made   
you go out of ,egypt1 and have brought  
you  into the land for which ,i swore to

 your fathers3 and ,i promised that ,i  
would not make void my covenant with you
 for ever3    ,an angel4444 ,taking the 
shape of a man4    #b3b4 ,on condition  
that you should not make a league with  
the  inhabitants of this land1 but      
should throw down their altars3 and you 
would not hear my voice3 why have you   
done this8    #b3c4 ,wherefore ,i would 
not destroy them from before your face2 
that you  may have enemies1 and their   
gods may be your ruin4    #b3d4 ,and    
when the angel of the ,lord spoke these 
words to all the  children of ,israel3  
they lifted up their voice1 and wept4   
#b3e4 ,and the name of that place was   
called1 ,the place of weepers1 or of    
tears3 and there they offered sacrifices
 to the ,lord4    #b3f4 ,and ,josue sent
 away the people1 and the children of   
,israel went  every one to his own      
possession to hold it3    ,and ,josue1  
etc4444 ,this is here inserted out of   
,jos4 #bd1 by way of  recapitulation of 
what had happened before1 and by way of 

an  introduction to that which follows4 
#b3g4 ,and they served the ,lord all his
 days1 and the days of the  ancients1   
that lived a long time after him1 and   
who knew all the works  of the ,lord1   
which he had done for ,israel4    #b3h4 
,and ,josue1 the son of ,nun1 the       
servant of the ,lord1 died1 being a     
hundred and ten years old2    #b3i4 ,and
 they buried him in the borders of his  
possession in  ,thamnathsare1 in ,mount 
,ephraim1 on the north side of ,mount   
,gaas4    #b3aj4 ,and all that          
generation was gathered to their        
fathers3 and there  arose others that   
knew not the ,lord and the works which  
he had done for  ,israel4    #b3aa4 ,and
 the children of ,israel did evil in the
 sight of the ,lord1 and  they served   
,baalim1    #b3ab4 ,and they left the   
,lord1 the ,god of their fathers1 who   
had brought  them out of the land of    
,egypt3 and they followed strange gods1 
and the  gods of the people that dwelt  
round about them1 and they adored them3 

and they provoked the ,lord to anger1   
,they followed strange gods4444 ,what is
 here said of the children of  ,israel1 
as to their falling so often into       
idolatry1 is to be understood  of a     
great part of them2 but not so          
universally1 as if the true worship  of 
,god was ever quite abolished among     
them3 for the succession of the  true   
church and religion was kept up all this
 time by the priests and  ,levites1 at  
least in the house of ,god in ,silo4    
#b3ac4 ,forsaking him1 and serving ,baal
 and ,astaroth    #b3ad4 ,and the ,lord 
being angry against ,israel1 delivered  
them into the  hands of plunderers3 who 
took them and sold them to their        
enemies1 that  dwelt round about3       
neither could they stand against their  
enemies3    #b3ae4 ,but whithersoever   
they meant to go1 the hand of the ,lord 
was upon  them1 as he had said1 and as  
he had sworn to them3 and they were     
greatly distressed4    #b3af4 ,and the  
,lord raised up judges1 to deliver them 

from the hands of  those that oppressed 
them3 but they would not hearken to     
them1    #b3ag4 ,committing fornication 
with strange gods1 and adoring them4    
,they  quickly forsook the way1 in which
 their fathers had walked3 and hearing  
the commandments of the ,lord1 they did 
all things contrary4    #b3ah4 ,and when
 the ,lord raised them up judges1 in    
their days1 he was  moved to mercy1 and 
heard the groanings of the afflicted1   
and delivered  them from the slaughter  
of the oppressors4    #b3ai4 ,but after 
the judge was dead1 they returned1 and  
did much worse  things than their       
fathers had done1 following strange     
gods1 serving  them1 and adoring them4  
,they left not their own inventions1 and
 the  stubborn way1 by which they were  
accustomed to walk4    #b3bj4 ,and the  
wrath of the ,lord was kindled against  
,israel1 and he  said3 ,behold this     
nation hath made void my covenant1 which
 ,i had made  with their fathers1 and   
hath despised to hearken to my voice3   

#b3ba4 ,i also will not destroy the     
nations which ,josue left when he  died3
    #b3bb4 ,that through them ,i may try
 ,israel1 whether they will keep the    
way of the ,lord1 and walk in it1 as    
their fathers kept it1 or not4    #b3bc4
 ,the ,lord therefore left all these    
nations1 and would not quickly  destroy 
them1 neither did he deliver them into  
the hands of ,josue4      ,judges       
,chapter #c    ,the people falling into 
idolatry are oppressed by their enemies2
 but  repenting are delivered by        
,othoniel1 ,aod1 and ,samgar4    #c3a4  
,these are the nations which the ,lord  
left1 that by them he might  instruct   
,israel1 and all that had not known the 
wars of the  ,chanaanites3    #c3b4     
,that afterwards their children might   
learn to fight with their  enemies1 and 
to be trained up to war3    #c3c4 ,the  
five princes of the ,philistines1 and   
all the ,chanaanites1 and  the          
,sidonians1 and the ,hevites that dwelt 
in ,mount ,libanus1 from ,mount  ,baal  

,hermon to the entering into ,emath4    
#c3d4 ,and he left them1 that he might  
try ,israel by them1 whether they  would
 hear the commandments of the ,lord1    
which he had commanded their  fathers1  
by the hand of ,moses1 or not4    #c3e4 
,so the children of ,israel dwelt in the
 midst of the ,chanaanite1  and the     
,hethite1 and the ,amorrhite1 and the   
,pherezite1 and the ,hevite1  and the   
,jebusite3    #c3f4 ,and they took their
 daughters to wives1 and they gave their
 own  daughters to their sons1 and they 
served their gods4    #c3g4 ,and they   
did evil in the sight of the ,lord1 and 
they forgot their  ,god1 and served     
,baalim and ,astaroth4    #c3h4 ,and the
 ,lord being angry with ,israel1        
delivered them into the  hands of       
,chusan ,rasathaim1 king of             
,mesopotamia1 and they served him  eight
 years4    ,mesopotamia4444 ,in ,hebrew 
,aramnaharim4 ,syria of the two rivers3 
so  called because it lies between the  
,euphrates and the ,tigris4 ,it is      

absolutely called ,syria1 ver4 #aj4     
#c3i4 ,and they cried to the ,lord1 who 
raised them up a saviour1 and  delivered
 them2 to wit1 ,othoniel1 the son of    
,cenez1 the younger brother  of ,caleb3 
#c3aj4 ,and the spirit of the ,lord was 
in him1 and he judged ,israel4 ,and  he 
went out to fight1 and the ,lord        
delivered into his hands ,chusan        
,rasathaim1 king of ,syria1 and he      
overthrew him3    #c3aa4 ,and the land  
rested forty years1 and ,othoniel1 the  
son of ,cenez1  died4    #c3ab4 ,and the
 children of ,israel did evil again in  
the sight of the  ,lord3 who            
strengthened against them ,eglon1 king  
of ,moab3 because they  did evil in his 
sight4    #c3ac4 ,and he joined to him  
the children of ,ammon1 and ,amalec3 and
 he  went and overthrew ,israel1 and    
possessed the city of palm trees4       
#c3ad4 ,and the children of ,israel     
served ,eglon1 king of ,moab1 eighteen  
years4    #c3ae4 ,and afterwards they   
cried to the ,lord1 who raised them up a

  saviour1 called ,aod1 the son of      
,gera1 the son of ,jemini1 who used the 
left hand as well as the right4 ,and the
 children of ,israel sent  presents to  
,eglon1 king of ,moab1 by him4    #c3af4
 ,and he made himself a two-edged sword1
 with a haft in the midst  of the length
 of the palm of the hand1 and was girded
 therewith1 under  his garment1 on the  
right thigh4    #c3ag4 ,and he presented
 the gifts to ,eglon1 king of ,moab ,now
 ,eglon was  exceeding fat4    #c3ah4   
,and when he had presented the gifts    
unto him he followed his  companions    
that came along with him4    #c3ai4     
,then returning from ,galgal1 where the 
idols were1 he said to the  king3 ,i    
have a secret message to thee1 ,o king4 
,and he commanded  silence3 and all     
being gone out that were about him1     
#c3bj4 ,aod went in to him3 now he was  
sitting in a summer parlour alone1  and 
he said3 ,i have a word from ,god to    
thee4 ,and he forthwith rose up  from   
his throne4    ,a word from ,god1       

etc4444 ,what ,aod1 who was judge and   
chief magistrate  of ,israel1 did on    
this occasion1 was by a special         
inspiration of ,god3  but such things   
are not to be imitated by private men4  
#c3ba4 ,and ,aod put forth his left     
hand1 and took the dagger from his      
right thigh1 and thrust it into his     
belly1    #c3bb4 ,with such force that  
the haft went in after the blade into   
the  wound1 and was closed up with the  
abundance of fat4 ,so that he did not   
draw out the dagger1 but left it in the 
body as he had struck it in3  and       
forthwith1 by the secret parts of       
nature1 the excrements of the  belly    
came out4    #c3bc4 ,and ,aod carefully 
shutting the doors of the parlour1 and  
locking  them1    #c3bd4 ,went out by a 
postern door4 ,and the king's servants  
going in1 saw  the doors of the parlour 
shut1 and they said3 ,perhaps he is     
easing  nature in his summer parlour4   
#c3be4 ,and waiting a long time1 till   
they were ashamed1 and seeing that  no  

man opened the door1 they took a key3   
and opening1 they found their  lord     
lying dead on the ground4    #c3bf4 ,but
 ,aod1 while they were in confusion1    
escaped1 and passed by the  place of the
 idols from whence he had returned4 ,and
 he came to ,seirath3    #c3bg4 ,and    
forthwith he sounded the trumpet in     
,mount ,ephraim3 and the  children of   
,israel went down with him1 he himself  
going in the front4    #c3bh4 ,and he   
said to them3 ,follow me3 for the ,lord 
hath delivered our  enemies1 the        
,moabites1 into our hands4 ,and they    
went down after him1  and seized upon   
the fords of the ,jordan1 which are in  
the way to ,moab3  and they suffered no 
man to pass over3    #c3bi4 ,but they   
slew of the ,moabites at that time1     
about ten thousand1  all strong and     
valiant men3 none of them could escape4 
#c3cj4 ,and ,moab was humbled that day  
under the hand of ,israel3 and the  land
 rested eighty years4    #c3ca4 ,after  
him was ,samgar1 the son of ,anath1 who 

slew of the  ,philistines six hundred   
men with a ploughshare3 and he also     
defended  ,israel4      ,judges ,chapter
 #d    ,debbora and ,barac deliver      
,israel from ,jabin and ,sisara1 ,jahal 
killeth  ,sisara4    #d3a4 ,and the     
children of ,israel again did evil in   
the sight of the ,lord  after the death 
of ,aod3    #d3b4 ,and the ,lord        
delivered them up into the hands of     
,jabin1 king of  ,chanaan1 who reigned  
in ,asor3 and he had a general of his   
army named  ,sisara1 and he dwelt in    
,haroseth of the ,gentiles4    #d3c4    
,and the children of ,israel cried to   
the ,lord3 for he had nine  hundred     
chariots set with scythes and for twenty
 years had grievously  oppressed them4  
#d3d4 ,and there was at that time       
,debbora1 a prophetess1 the wife of     
,lapidoth1 who judged the people4       
#d3e4 ,and she sat under a palm tree1   
which was called by her name1  between  
,rama and ,bethel1 in ,mount ,ephraim3  
and the children of ,israel  came up to 

her for all judgment4    #d3f4 ,and she 
sent and called ,barac1 the ,son of     
,abinoem1 out of ,cedes1  in ,nephthali3
 and she said to him3 ,the ,lord ,god of
 ,israel hath  commanded thee3 ,go1 and 
lead an army to ,mount ,thabor1 and thou
 shalt  take with thee ten thousand     
fighting men of the children of         
,nephthali1  and of the children of     
,zabulon3    #d3g4 ,and ,i will bring   
unto thee in the place of the torrent   
,cison1  ,sisara1 the general of        
,jabin's army1 and his chariots1 and all
 his  multitude1 and will deliver them  
into thy hand4    #d3h4 ,and ,barac said
 to her3 ,if thou wilt come with me1 ,i 
will go3 if  thou wilt not come with me1
 ,i will not go4    #d3i4 ,she said to  
him3 ,i will go1 indeed1 with thee1 but 
at this time  the victory shall not be  
attributed to thee1 because ,sisara     
shall be  delivered into the hand of a  
woman4 ,debbora therefore arose1 and    
went  with ,barac to ,cedes4    #d3aj4  
,and he called unto him ,zabulon and    

,nephthali1 and went up with  ten       
thousand fighting men1 having ,debbora  
in his company4    #d3aa4 ,now ,haber1  
the ,cinite1 had some time before       
departed from the  rest of the ,cinites1
 his brethren1 the sons of ,hobab1 the  
kinsman of  ,moses3 and had pitched his 
tents unto the valley1 which is called  
,sennim1 and was near ,cedes4    #d3ab4 
,and it was told ,sisara1 that ,barac1  
the son of ,abinoem1 was gone  up to    
,mount ,thabor3    #d3ac4 ,and he       
gathered together his nine hundred      
chariots armed with  scythes1 and all   
his army1 from ,haroseth of the         
,gentiles1 to the  torrent ,cison4      
#d3ad4 ,and ,debbora said to ,barac3    
,arise1 for this is the day wherein the 
,lord hath delivered ,sisara into thy   
hands3 behold1 he is thy leader4  ,and  
,barac went down from ,mount ,thabor1   
and ten thousand fighting men  with him4
    #d3ae4 ,and the ,lord struck a      
terror into ,sisara1 and all his        
chariots1  and all his multitude1 with  

the edge of the sword1 at the sight of  
,barac2 insomuch1 that ,sisara leaping  
down from off his chariot1 fled  away on
 foot1    #d3af4 ,and ,barac pursued    
after the fleeing chariots1 and the     
army1 unto  ,haroseth of the ,gentiles2 
and all the multitude of the enemies was
  utterly destroyed4    #d3ag4 ,but     
,sisara fleeing1 came to the tent of    
,jahel1 the wife of ,haber1  the        
,cinite1 for there was peace between    
,jabin1 the king of ,asor1 and  the     
house of ,haber1 the ,cinite4    #d3ah4 
,and ,jahel went forth to meet ,sisara1 
and said to him3 ,come in to  me1 my    
lord2 come in1 fear not4 ,he went into  
her tent1 and being  covered by her with
 a cloak1    #d3ai4 ,said to her3 ,give 
me1 ,i beseech thee1 a little water1 for
 ,i am  very thirsty4 ,she opened a     
bottle of milk1 and gave him to drink1  
and  covered him4    #d3bj4 ,and ,sisara
 said to her3 ,stand before the door of 
the tent1 and  when any shall come and  
inquire of thee1 saying3 ,is there any  

man here8  thou shalt say3 ,there is    
none4    #d3ba4 ,so ,jahel1 ,haber's    
wife1 took a nail of the tent1 and      
taking also  a hammer3 and going in     
softly1 and with silence1 she put the   
nail upon  the temples of his head1 and 
striking it with the hammer1 drove it   
through his brain fast into the ground3 
and so passing from deep sleep  to      
death1 he fainted away and died4        
#d3bb4 ,and behold1 ,barac came pursuing
 after ,sisara3 and ,jahel went out  to 
meet him1 and said to him3 ,come1 and ,i
 will shew thee the man whom  thou      
seekest4 ,and when he came into her     
tent1 he saw ,sisara lying dead1  and   
the nail fastened in his temples4       
#d3bc4 ,so ,god that day humbled ,jabin1
 the king of ,chanaan1 before the       
children of ,israel3    #d3bd4 ,who grew
 daily stronger1 and with a mighty hand 
overpowered  ,jabin1 king of ,chanaan1  
till they quite destroyed him4          
,judges ,chapter #e    ,the canticle of 
,debbora and ,barac after their victory4

    #e3a4 ,in that day ,debbora and     
,barac1 son of ,abinoem1 sung1 and said3
    #e3b4 ,o you of ,israel1 that have  
willingly offered your lives to danger1 
bless the ,lord4    #e3c4 ,hear1 ,o ye  
kings1 give ear1 ,o ye princes3 ,it is  
,i1 it is ,i1 that  will sing to the    
,lord1 ,i will sing to the ,lord1 the   
,god of ,israel4    #e3d4 ,o ,lord1 when
 thou wentest out of ,seir1 and passedst
 by the regions  of ,edom1 the earth    
trembled1 and the heavens and clouds    
dropped water4    #e3e4 ,the mountains  
melted before the face of the ,lord1 and
 ,sinai before  the face of the ,lord   
the ,god of ,israel4    #e3f4 ,in the   
days of ,samgar1 the son of ,anath1 in  
the days of ,jahel1 the  paths rested3  
and they that went by them1 walked      
through bye-ways4    ,the paths         
rested4444 ,the ways to the sanctuary of
 ,god were  unfrequented3 and men walked
 in the by-ways of error and sin4       
#e3g4 ,the valiant men ceased1 and      
rested in ,israel3 until ,debbora arose1

  a mother arose in ,israel4    #e3h4   
,the ,lord chose new wars1 and he       
himself overthrew the gates of the      
enemies3 a shield and spear was not seen
 among forty thousand of  ,israel4      
#e3i4 ,my heart loveth the princes of   
,israel3 ,o you1 that of your own  good 
will offered yourselves to danger1 bless
 the ,lord4    #e3aj4 ,speak1 you that  
ride upon fair asses1 and you that sit  
in  judgment1 and walk in the way4      
#e3aa4 ,where the chariots were dashed  
together1 and the army of the  enemies  
was choked1 there let the justices of   
the ,lord be rehearsed1  and his        
clemency towards the brave men of       
,israel3 then the people of  the ,lord  
went down to the gates1 and obtained the
 sovereignty4    #e3ab4 ,arise1 arise1  
,o ,debbora1 arise1 arise1 and utter a  
canticle4  ,arise1 ,barac1 and take hold
 of thy captives1 ,o son of ,abinoem4   
#e3ac4 ,the remnants of the people are  
saved1 the ,lord hath fought among  the 
valiant ones4    #e3ad4 ,out of ,ephraim

 he destroyed them into ,amalec1 and    
after him out  of ,benjamin into thy    
people1 ,o ,amalec3 ,out of ,machir     
there came down  princes1 and out of    
,zabulon they that led the army to      
fight4    ,out of ,ephraim1 etc4444 ,the
 enemies straggling in their flight were
  destroyed1 as they were running       
through the land of ,ephraim1 and of    
,benjamin1 which lies after1 that is    
beyond ,ephraim3 and so on to the  very 
confines of ,amalec4 ,or1 it alludes to 
former victories of the  people of ,god1
 particularly that which was freshest in
 memory1 when the  men of ,ephraim and  
,benjamin1 with ,aod at their head1     
overthrew their  enemies the ,moabites  
with the ,amalecites their allies4 ,see 
chap4  #c4--;,ibid4 ,machir4444 ,the    
tribe of ,manasses1 whose eldest son was
 ,machir4    #e3ae4 ,the captains of    
,issachar were with ,debbora1 and       
followed the  steps of ,barac1 who      
exposed himself to danger1 as one going 
headlong1  and into a pit4 ,ruben being 

divided against himself1 there was found
 a  strife of courageous men4           
,divided against himself1 etc4444 ,by   
this it seems that the valient men  of  
the tribe of ,ruben were divided in     
their sentiments1 with relation  to this
 war2 which division kept them at home  
within their own borders1  to hear the  
bleating of their flocks4    #e3af4 ,why
 dwellest thou between two borders1 that
 thou mayst hear the  bleatings of the  
flocks8 ,ruben being divided against    
himself1 there was  found a strife of   
courageous men4    #e3ag4 ,galaad rested
 beyond the ,jordan1 and ,dan applied   
himself to  ships3 ,aser dwelt on the   
sea shore1 and abode in the havens4     
#e3ah4 ,but ,zabulon and ,nephthali     
offered their lives to death in the     
region of ,merome4    #e3ai4 ,the kings 
came and fought1 the kings of ,chanaan  
fought in ,thanac1  by the waters of    
,mageddo and yet they took no spoils4   
#e3bj4 ,there was war made against them 
from heaven3 the stars1 remaining  in   

their order and courses1 fought against 
,sisara4    #e3ba4 ,the torrent of      
,cison dragged their carcasses1 the     
torrent of  ,cadumim1 the torrent of    
,cison3 tread thou1 my soul1 upon the   
strong  ones4    #e3bb4 ,the hoofs of   
the horses were broken whilst the       
stoutest of the  enemies fled amain1 and
 fell headlong down4    #e3bc4 ,curse ye
 the land of ,meroz1 said the angel of  
the ,lord3 curse the  inhabitants       
thereof1 because they came not to the   
help of the ,lord1 to  help his most    
valiant men4    ,meroz4444 ,where this  
land of ,meroz was1 which is here laid  
under a  curse1 we cannot find3 nor is  
there mention of it anywhere else in    
holy  writ4 ,in the spiritual sense1    
they are cursed who refuse to assist the
  people of ,god in their warfare       
against their spiritual enemies4        
#e3bd4 ,blessed among women be ,jahel1  
the wife of ,haber the ,cinite1 and     
blessed be she in her tent4    #e3be4   
,he asked her water1 and she gave him   

milk1 and offered him butter  in a dish 
fit for princes4    #e3bf4 ,she put her 
left hand to the nail1 and her right    
hand to the  workman's hammer1 and she  
struck ,sisara1 seeking in his head a   
place  for the wound1 and strongly      
piercing through his temples4    #e3bg4 
,between her feet he fell3 he fainted1  
and he died3 he rolled  before her feet1
 and there he lay lifeless and wretched4
    #e3bh4 ,his mother looked out at a  
window1 and howled3 and she spoke from  
the dining room3 ,why is his chariot so 
long in coming back8 ,why are the  feet 
of his horses so slow8    #e3bi4 ,one   
that was wiser than the rest of his     
wives1 returned this  answer to her     
mother in law3    #e3cj4 ,perhaps he is 
now dividing the spoils1 and the fairest
 of the  women is chosen out for him3   
garments of divers colours are given to 
,sisara for his prey1 and furniture of  
different kinds is heaped  together to  
adorn necks4    #e3ca4 ,so let all thy  
enemies perish1 ,o ,lord3 but let them  

that love  thee shine1 as the sun       
shineth in his rising4    #e3cb4 ,and   
the land rested for forty years4        
,judges ,chapter #f    ,the people for  
their sins1 are oppressed by the        
,madianites4 ,gedeon is  called to      
deliver them4    #f3a4 ,and the children
 of ,israel again did evil in the sight 
of the  ,lord3 and he delivered them    
into the hand of ,madian seven years1   
#f3b4 ,and they were grievously         
oppressed by them4 ,and they made       
themselves dens and caves in the        
mountains1 and strong holds to resist4  
#f3c4 ,and when ,israel had sown1       
,madian and ,amalec1 and the rest of the
  eastern nations1 came up3    #f3d4    
,and pitching their tents among them1   
wasted all things as they  were in the  
blade1 even to the entrance of ,gaza3   
and they left nothing  at all in ,israel
 for sustenance of life1 nor sheep1 nor 
oxen1 nor  asses4    #f3e4 ,for they and
 all their flocks came with their tents1
 and like  locusts filled all places1 an

 innumerable multitude of men1 and of   
camels1 wasting whatsoever they touched4
    #f3f4 ,and ,israel was humbled      
exceedingly in the sight of ,madian4    
#f3g4 ,and he cried to the ,lord1       
desiring help against the ,madianites4  
#f3h4 ,and he sent unto them a prophet1 
and he spoke3 ,thus saith the  ,lord1   
the ,god of ,israel3 ,i made you to come
 up out of ,egypt1 and  brought you out 
of the house of bondage1    #f3i4 ,and  
delivered you out of the hands of the   
,egyptians1 and of all  the enemies that
 afflicted you3 and ,i cast them out at 
your coming in1  and gave you their     
land4    #f3aj4 ,and ,i said3 ,i am the 
,lord your ,god1 fear not the gods of   
the  ,amorrhites1 in whose land you     
dwell4 ,and you would not hear my voice4
    #f3aa4 ,and an angel of the ,lord   
came1 and sat under an oak that was in  
,ephra1 and belonged to ,joas1 the      
father of the family of ,ezri4 ,and when
  ,gedeon1 his son1 was threshing and   
cleansing wheat by the winepress1 to    

flee from ,madian1    #f3ab4 ,the angel 
of the ,lord appeared to him1 and said3 
,the ,lord is with  thee1 ,o most       
valiant of men4    #f3ac4 ,and ,gedeon  
said to him3 ,i beseech thee1 my lord1  
if the ,lord be  with us1 why have these
 evils fallen upon us8 ,where are his   
miracles1  which our fathers have told  
us of1 saying3 ,the ,lord brought us out
 of  ,egypt but now the ,lord hath      
forsaken us1 and delivered us into the  
hand  of ,madian4    #f3ad4 ,and the    
,lord looked upon him1 and said3 ,go1 in
 this thy strength1  and thou shalt     
deliver ,israel out of the hand of      
,madian3 know that ,i  have sent thee4  
#f3ae4 ,he answered1 and said3 ,i       
beseech thee1 my lord wherewith shall ,i
  deliver ,israel8 ,behold1 my family is
 the meanest in ,manasses1 and ,i am    
the least in my father's house4    ,the 
meanest in ,manasses1 etc4444 ,mark how 
the ,lord chooseth the humble  7who are 
mean and little in their own eyes7 for  
the greatest  enterprises4    #f3af4    

,and the ,lord said to him3 ,i will be  
with thee3 and thou shalt cut  off      
,madian as one man4    #f3ag4 ,and he   
said3 ,if ,i have found grace before    
thee1 give me a sign  that it is thou   
that speakest to me3    #f3ah4 ,and     
depart not hence1 till ,i return to     
thee1 and bring a  sacrifice1 and offer 
it to thee4 ,and he answered3 ,i will   
wait thy  coming4    #f3ai4 ,so ,gedeon 
went in1 and boiled a kid1 and made     
unleavened loaves  of a measure of      
flour3 and putting the flesh in a       
basket1 and the broth  of the flesh into
 a pot1 he carried all under the oak1   
and presented to  him4    #f3bj4 ,and   
the angel of the ,lord said to him3     
,take the flesh and the  unleavened     
loaves1 and lay them upon that rock1 and
 pour out the broth  thereon4 ,and when 
he had done so1    #f3ba4 ,the angel of 
the ,lord put forth the tip of the rod1 
which he held  in his hand1 and touched 
the flesh and the unleavened loaves3 and
 there  arose a fire from the rock1 and 

consumed the flesh and the unleavened   
loaves3 and the angel of the ,lord      
vanished out of his sight4    #f3bb4    
,and ,gedeon seeing that it was the     
angel of the ,lord1 said3 ,alas1  my    
,lord ,god3 for ,i have seen the angel  
of the ,lord face to face4    #f3bc4    
,and the ,lord said to him3 ,peace be   
with thee3 fear not1 thou  shalt not    
die4    #f3bd4 ,and ,gedeon built there 
an altar to the ,lord1 and called it the
  ,lord's peace1 until this present day4
 ,and when he was yet in ,ephra1  which 
is of the family of ,ezri1    #f3be4    
,that night the ,lord said to him3 ,take
 a bullock of thy father's1  and another
 bullock of seven years1 and thou shalt 
destroy the altar of  ,baal1 which is   
thy father's3 and cut down the grove    
that is about the  altar3    #f3bf4 ,and
 thou shalt build an altar to the ,lord 
thy ,god1 in the top of  this rock1     
whereupon thou didst lay the sacrifice  
before3 and thou  shalt take the second 
bullock1 and shalt offer a holocaust    

upon a pile  of the wood1 which thou    
shalt cut down out of the grove4        
#f3bg4 ,then ,gedeon1 taking ten men of 
his servants1 did as the ,lord had      
commanded him4 ,but fearing his father's
 house1 and the men of that  city1 he   
would not do it by day1 but did all by  
night4    #f3bh4 ,and when the men of   
that town were risen in the morning1    
they saw  the altar of ,baal destroyed1 
and the grove cut down1 and the second  
bullock laid upon the altar1 which then 
was built4    #f3bi4 ,and they said one 
to another3 ,who hath done this8 ,and   
when they  inquired for the author of   
the fact1 it was said3 ,gedeon1 the son 
of  ,joas1 did all this4    #f3cj4 ,and 
they said to ,joas3 ,bring out thy son  
hither1 that he may die3  because he    
hath destroyed the altar of ,baal1 and  
hath cut down his  grove4    #f3ca4 ,he 
answered them3 ,are you the avengers of 
,baal1 that you fight  for him8 he that 
is his adversary1 let him die before to 
morrow light  appear3 if he be a god1   

let him revenge himself on him that hath
 cast  down his altar4    #f3cb4 ,from  
that day ,gedeon was called ,jerobaal1  
because ,joas had said3  ,let ,baal     
revenge himself on him that hath cast   
down his altar4    #f3cc4 ,now all      
,madian1 and ,amalec1 and the eastern   
people1 were gathered  together1 and    
passing over the ,jordan1 camped in the 
valley of ,jezrael4    #f3cd4 ,but the  
spirit of the ,lord came upon ,gedeon1  
and he sounded the  trumpet1 and called 
together the house of ,abiezer1 to      
follow him4    #f3ce4 ,and he sent      
messengers into all ,manasses1 and they 
also followed  him3 and other messengers
 into ,aser and ,zabulon1 and           
,nephthali1 and  they came to meet him4 
#f3cf4 ,and ,gedeon said to ,god3 ,if   
thou wilt save ,israel by my hand1 as   
thou hast said1    #f3cg4 ,i will put   
this fleece of wool on the floor3 if    
there be dew on  the fleece only1 and it
 be dry on all the ground beside1 ,i    
shall know  that by my hand1 as thou    

hast said1 thou wilt deliver ,israel4   
#f3ch4 ,and it was so4 ,and rising      
before day1 wringing the fleece1 he     
filled a vessel with the dew4    #f3ci4 
,and he said again to ,god3 ,let not thy
 wrath be kindled against  me1 if ,i try
 once more1 seeking a sign in the       
fleece4 ,i pray that the  fleece only   
may be dry1 and all the ground wet with 
dew4    #f3dj4 ,and ,god did that night 
as he had requested3 and it was dry on  
the  fleece only1 and there was dew on  
all the ground4      ,judges ,chapter #g
    ,gedeon1 with three hundred men1 by 
stratagem defeateth the ,madianites4    
#g3a4 ,then ,jerobaal1 who is the same  
as ,gedeon1 rising up early1 and all    
the people with him1 came to the        
fountain that is called ,harad4 ,now the
  camp of ,madian was in the valley1 on 
the north side of the high hill4        
#g3b4 ,and the ,lord said to ,gedeon3   
,the people that are with thee are      
many1 and ,madian shall not be delivered
 into their hands3 lest ,israel  should 

glory against me1 and say3 ,i was       
delivered by my own strength4    ,lest  
,israel1 etc4444 ,by this we see that   
,god will not choose for his            
instruments in great achievements1 which
 depend purely on his grace1  such as1  
through pride and self conceit1 will    
take the glory to  themselves4    #g3c4 
,speak to the people1 and proclaim in   
the hearing of all3 ,whosoever  is      
fearful and timorous1 let him return4   
,so two and twenty thousand men  went   
away from ,mount ,galaad and returned   
home1 and only ten thousand  remained4  
#g3d4 ,and the ,lord said to ,gedeon3   
,the people are still too many1 bring   
them to the waters1 and there ,i will   
try them3 and of whom ,i shall say  to  
thee1 ,this shall go with thee1 let him 
go3 whom ,i shall forbid to  go1 let him
 return4    #g3e4 ,and when the people  
were come down to the waters1 the ,lord 
said to  ,gedeon3 ,they that shall lap  
the water with their tongues1 as dogs   
are  wont to lap1 thou shalt set apart  

by themselves3 but they that shall      
drink bowing down their knees1 shall be 
on the other side4    #g3f4 ,and the    
number of them that had lapped water2   
casting it with the  hand to their      
mouth1 was three hundred men3 and all   
the rest of the  multitude had drunk    
kneeling4    #g3g4 ,and the ,lord said  
to ,gedeon3 ,by the three hundred men1  
that lapped  water1 ,i will save you1   
and deliver ,madian into thy hand3 but  
let all  the rest of the people return  
to their place4    ,that lapped         
water4444 ,these were preferred that    
took the water up in  their hands1 and  
so lapped it1 before them who laid      
themselves quite  down to the waters to 
drink3 which argued a more eager and    
sensual  disposition4    #g3h4 ,so      
taking victuals and trumpets according  
to their number1 he  ordered all the    
rest of the multitude to depart to their
 tents3 and he  with the three hundred  
gave himself to the battle4 ,now the    
camp of  ,madia was beneath him in the  

valley4    #g3i4 ,the same night the    
,lord said to him3 ,arise1 and go down  
into the  camp3 because ,i have         
delivered them into thy hand4    #g3aj4 
,but if thou be afraid to go alone1 let 
,phara1 thy servant1 go  down with thee4
    #g3aa4 ,and when thou shalt hear    
what they are saying1 then shall thy    
hands be strengthened1 and thou shalt go
 down more secure to the  enemies' camp4
 ,and he went down with ,phara his      
servant1 into part of  the camp1 where  
was the watch of men in arms4    #g3ab4 
,but ,madian and ,amalec1 and all the   
eastern people1 lay scattered  in the   
valley1 as a multitude of locusts3 their
 camels also were  innumerable1 as the  
sand that lieth on the sea shore4       
#g3ac4 ,and when ,gedeon was come1 one  
told his neighbour a dream3 and in  this
 manner related what he had seen3 ,i    
dreamt a dream1 and it seemed  to me as 
if a hearth cake of barley bread rolled 
and came down into the  camp of ,madian3
 and when it was come to a tent1 it     

struck it1 and beat  it down flat to the
 ground4    ,a dream4444 ,observation of
 dreams is commonly superstitious1 and  
as  such is condemned in the word of    
,god3 but in some extraordinary cases1  
as we here see1 ,god is pleased by      
dreams to foretell what he is about  to 
do4    #g3ad4 ,he to whom he spoke1     
answered3 ,this is nothing else but the 
sword  of ,gedeon1 the son of ,joas1 a  
man of ,israel4 ,for the ,lord hath     
delivered ,madian1 and all their camp   
into his hand4    #g3ae4 ,and when      
,gedeon had heard the dream1 and the    
interpretation  thereof1 he adored3 and 
returned to the camp of ,israel1 and    
said3  ,arise1 for the ,lord hath       
delivered the camp of ,madian into our  
hands4    #g3af4 ,and he divided the    
three hundred men into three parts1 and 
gave  them trumpets in their hands1 and 
empty pitchers1 and lamps within the    
pitchers4    #g3ag4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,what you shall see me do1 do you 
the same3 ,i  will go into one part of  

the camp1 and do you as ,i shall do4    
#g3ah4 ,when the trumpet shall sound in 
my hand1 do you also blow the  trumpets 
on every side of the camp1 and shout    
together to the ,lord and  to ,gedeon4  
#g3ai4 ,and ,gedeon1 and the three      
hundred men that were with him1 went    
into part of the camp1 at the beginning 
of the midnight watch1 and the  watchmen
 being alarmed1 they began to sound     
their trumpets1 and to clap  the        
pitchers one against another4    ,their 
trumpets1 etc4444 ,in a mystical sense1 
the preachers of the  gospel1 in order  
to spiritual conquests1 must not only   
sound with the  trumpet of the word of  
,god1 but must also break their earthen 
pitchers1  by the mortification of the  
flesh and its passions1 and carry lamps 
in  their hands by the light of their   
virtues4    #g3bj4 ,and when they       
sounded their trumpets in three places  
round about  the camp1 and had broken   
their pitchers1 they held their lamps in
 their  left hands1 and with their right

 hands the trumpets which they blew1    
and they cried out3 ,the sword of the   
,lord and of ,gedeon3    #g3ba4         
,standing every man in his place round  
about the enemies' camp4 ,so  all the   
camp was troubled1 and crying out and   
howling1 they fled away3    #g3bb4 ,and 
the three hundred men nevertheless      
persisted sounding the  trumpets4 ,and  
the ,lord sent the sword into all the   
camp1 and they  killed one another1     
#g3bc4 ,fleeing as far as ,bethsetta1   
and the border of ,abelmahula1 in       
,tebbath4 ,but the men of ,israel1      
shouting from ,nephthali1 and ,aser1 and
  from all ,manasses1 pursued after     
,madian4    #g3bd4 ,and ,gedeon sent    
messengers into all ,mount ,ephraim1    
saying3 ,come  down to meet ,madian1 and
 take the waters before them to         
,bethbera and  the ,jordan4 ,and all    
,ephraim shouted1 and took the waters   
before them  and the ,jordan as far as  
,bethbera4    #g3be4 ,and having taken  
two men of ,madian1 ,oreb and ,zeb3     

,oreb they slew  in the rock of ,oreb1  
and ,zeb in the winepress of ,zeb4 ,and 
they pursued  ,madian1 carrying the     
heads of ,oreb and ,zeb to ,gedeon1     
beyond the waters  of the ,jordan4      
,two men4444 ,that is1 two of their     
chiefs4      ,judges ,chapter #h        
,gedeon appeaseth the ,ephraimites4     
,taketh ,zebee and ,salmana4 ,destroyeth
  ,soccoth and ,phanuel4 ,refuseth to be
 king4 ,maketh an ephod of the gold  of 
the prey1 and dieth in a good old age4  
,the people return to  idolatry4        
#h3a4 ,and the men of ,ephraim said to  
him3 ,what is this that thou meanest  to
 do1 that thou wouldst not call us1 when
 thou wentest to fight  against ,madian8
 ,and they chid him sharply1 and almost 
offered violence4    #h3b4 ,and he      
answered them3 ,what could ,i have done 
like to that which  you have done8 ,is  
not one bunch of grapes of ,ephraim     
better than the  vintages of ,abiezer8  
,what could ,i1 etc4444 ,a meek and     
humble answer appeased them2 who        

otherwise might have come to            
extremities4 ,so great is the power of  
humility both with ,god and man4        
#h3c4 ,the ,lord hath delivered into    
your hands the princes of ,madian1      
,oreb and ,zeb3 what could ,i have done 
like to what you have done8 ,and  when  
he had said this1 their spirit was      
appeased1 with which they  swelled      
against him4    #h3d4 ,and when ,gedeon 
was come to the ,jordan1 he passed over 
it with the  three hundred men that were
 with him3 who were so weary that they  
could  not pursue after them that fled4 
#h3e4 ,and he said to the men of        
,soccoth3 ,give1 ,i beseech you1 bread  
to  the people that is with me1 for they
 are faint3 that we may pursue  ,zebee1 
and ,salmana1 the kings of ,madian4     
#h3f4 ,the princes of ,soccoth answered3
 ,peradventure the palms of the  hands  
of ,zebee and ,salmana are in thy hand1 
and therefore thou  demandest that we   
should give bread to thy army4    #h3g4 
,and he said to them3 ,when the ,lord   

therefore shall have delivered  ,zebee  
and ,salmana into my hands1 ,i will     
thresh your flesh with the  thorns and  
briers of the desert4    #h3h4 ,and     
going up from thence1 he came to        
,phanuel3 and he spoke the  like things 
to the men of that place4 ,and they also
 answered him1 as  the men of ,soccoth  
had answered4    #h3i4 ,he said1        
therefore1 to them also3 ,when ,i shall 
return a conqueror  in peace1 ,i will   
destroy this tower4    #h3aj4 ,but      
,zebee and ,salmana were resting with   
all their army4 ,for  fifteen thousand  
men were left of all the troops of the  
eastern people1  and one hundred and    
twenty thousand warriors that drew the  
sword were  slain4    #h3aa4 ,and       
,gedeon went up by the way of them that 
dwelt in tents1 on the  east of ,nobe   
and ,jegbaa1 and smote the camp of the  
enemies1 who were  secure1 and suspected
 no hurt4    #h3ab4 ,and ,zebee and     
,salmana fled1 and ,gedeon pursued and  
took them1 all  their host being put in 

confusion4    #h3ac4 ,and returning from
 the battle before the sun rising1      
#h3ad4 ,he took a boy of the men of     
,soccoth3 and he asked him the names  of
 the princes and ancients of ,soccoth1  
and he described unto him  seventy-seven
 men4    #h3ae4 ,and he came to         
,soccoth1 and said to them3 ,behold     
,zebee1 and  ,salmana1 concerning whom  
you upbraided me1 saying3 ,peradventure 
the  hands of ,zebee and ,salmana are in
 thy hands1 and therefore thou          
demandest that we should give bread to  
the men that are weary and  faint4      
#h3af4 ,so he took the ancients of the  
city1 and thorns and briers of the      
desert1 and tore them with the same1 and
 cut in pieces the men of  ,soccoth4    
#h3ag4 ,and he demolished the tower of  
,phanuel1 and slew the men of the  city4
    #h3ah4 ,and he said to ,zebee and   
,salmana3 ,what manner of men were they1
  whom you slew in ,thabor8 ,they       
answered3 ,they were like thee1 and one 
of  them as the son of a king4    #h3ai4

 ,he answered them3 ,they were my       
brethren1 the sons of my mother4  ,as   
the ,lord liveth1 if you had saved them1
 ,i would not kill you4    #h3bj4 ,and  
he said to ,jether1 his eldest son3     
,arise1 and slay them4 ,but  he drew not
 his sword3 for he was afraid1 being but
 yet a boy4    #h3ba4 ,and ,zebee and   
,salmana said3 ,do thou rise and run    
upon us3 because  the strength of a man 
is according to his age3 ,gedeon rose   
up1 and slew  ,zebee and ,salmana3 and  
he took the ornaments and bosses1 with  
which the  necks of the camels of kings 
are wont to be adorned4    #h3bb4 ,and  
all the men of ,israel said to ,gedeon3 
,rule thou over us1 and  thy son1 and   
thy son's son3 because thou hast        
delivered us from the  hand of ,madian4 
#h3bc4 ,and he said to them3 ,i will not
 rule over you1 neither shall my  son   
rule over you1 but the ,lord shall rule 
over you4    #h3bd4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,i desire one request of you3     
,give me the  earlets of your spoils4   

,for the ,ismaelites were accustomed to 
wear  golden earlets4    #h3be4 ,they   
answered3 ,we will give them most       
willingly4 ,and spreading a  mantle on  
the ground1 they cast upon it the       
earlets of the spoils4    #h3bf4 ,and   
the weight of the earlets that he       
requested1 was a thousand  seven hundred
 sicles of gold1 besides the ornaments1 
and jewels1 and  purple raiment1 which  
the kings of ,madian were wont to use1  
and besides  the golden chains that were
 about the camels necks4    #h3bg4 ,and 
,gedeon made an ephod thereof1 and put  
it in his city ,ephra4  ,and all ,israel
 committed fornication with it1 and it  
became a ruin to  ,gedeon1 and to all   
his house4    ,an ephod4444 ,a priestly 
garment which ,gedeon made with a good  
design2  but the ,israelites1 after his 
death1 abused it by making it an        
instrument of their idolatrous worship4 
#h3bh4 ,but ,madian was humbled before  
the children of ,israel1 neither  could 
they any more lift up their heads3 but  

the land rested for forty  years1 while 
,gedeon presided4    #h3bi4 ,so         
,jerobaal1 the son of ,joas1 went and   
dwelt in his own house3    #h3cj4 ,and  
he had seventy sons1 who came out of his
 thigh1 for he had  many wives4         
#h3ca4 ,and his concubine1 that he had  
in ,sichem1 bore him a son1 whose  name 
was ,abimelech4    ,his concubine4444   
,she was his servant1 but not his       
harlot3 and is  called his concubine1 as
 wives of an inferior degree are        
commonly  called in the ,old ,testament1
 though otherwise lawfully married4     
#h3cb4 ,and ,gedeon1 the son of ,joas   
died in a good old age1 and was  buried 
in the sepulchre of his father1 in      
,ephra1 of the family of ,ezri4         
#h3cc4 ,but after ,gedeon was dead1 the 
children of ,israel turned again1  and  
committed fornication with ,baalim4 ,and
 they made a covenant with  ,baal1 that 
he should be their god3    #h3cd4 ,and  
they remembered not the ,lord their     
,god1 who delivered them  out of the    

hands of all their enemies round about3 
#h3ce4 ,neither did they shew mercy to  
the house of ,jerobaal ,gedeon1         
according to all the good things he had 
done to ,israel4      ,judges ,chapter  
#i    ,abimelech killeth his brethren4  
,joatham's parable4 ,gaal conspireth    
with  the ,sichemites against           
,abimelech1 but is overcome4 ,abimelech 
destroyeth  ,sichem3 but is killed at   
,thebes4    #i3a4 ,and ,abimelech1 the  
son of ,jerobaal1 went to ,sichem1 to   
his  mother's brethren1 and spoke to    
them1 and to all the kindred of his     
mother's father1 saying3    #i3b4 ,speak
 to all the men of ,sichem3 whether is  
better for you that  seventy men1 all   
the sons of ,jerobaal1 should rule over 
you1 or that  one man should rule over  
you8 ,and withal1 consider that ,i am   
your bone1  and your flesh4    #i3c4    
,and his mother's brethren spoke of him 
to all the men of ,sichem1  all these   
words1 and they inclined their hearts   
after ,abimelech1  saying3 ,he is our   

brother3    #i3d4 ,and they gave him    
seventy weight of silver out of the     
temple of  ,baalberith3 wherewith he    
hired to himself men that were needy1   
and  vagabonds1 and they followed him4  
,baalberith4444 ,that is1 ,baal of the  
covenant1 so called from the  covenant  
they had made with ,baal1 chap4 #h4cc4  
#i3e4 ,and he came to his father's house
 in ,ephra1 and slew his brethren1  the 
sons of ,jerobaal1 seventy men1 upon one
 stone3 and there remained  only        
,joatham1 the youngest son of ,jerobaal1
 who was hidden4    #i3f4 ,and all the  
men of ,sichem were gathered together1  
and all the  families of the city of    
,mello3 and they went and made          
,abimelech king1  by the oak that stood 
in ,sichem4    #i3g4 ,this being told to
 ,joatham1 he went1 and stood on the top
 of ,mount  ,garizim3 and lifting up his
 voice1 he cried1 and said3 ,hear me1 ye
 men  of ,sichem1 so may ,god hear you4 
#i3h4 ,the trees went to anoint a king  
over them3 and they said to the  olive  

tree3 ,reign thou over us4    #i3i4 ,and
 it answered3 ,can ,i leave my fatness1 
which both gods and men  make use of1 to
 come to be promoted among the trees8   
,both gods and men make use of4444 ,the 
olive tree is introduced1  speaking in  
this manner1 because oil was used both  
in the worship of  the true ,god1 and in
 that of the false gods1 whom the       
,sichemites  served4    #i3aj4 ,and the 
trees said to the fig tree3 ,come thou  
and reign over us4    #i3aa4 ,and it    
answered them3 ,can ,i leave my         
sweetness1 and my delicious  fruits1 and
 go to be promoted among the other      
trees8    #i3ab4 ,and the trees said to 
the vine3 ,come thou and reign over us4 
#i3ac4 ,and it answered them3 ,can ,i   
forsake my wine1 that cheereth ,god  and
 men1 and be promoted among the other   
trees8    ,cheereth ,god and men4444    
,wine is here represented as agreeable  
to ,god1  because he had appointed it to
 be offered up with his sacrifices4 ,but
  we are not obliged to take these      

words1 spoken by the trees1 in          
,joatham's parable1 according to the    
strict literal sense3 but only in a     
sense accomodated to the design of the  
parable expressed in the  conclusion of 
it4    #i3ad4 ,and all the trees said to
 the bramble3 ,come thou and reign over 
us4    #i3ae4 ,and it answered them3    
,if1 indeed1 you mean to make me king1  
come  ye1 and rest under my shadow3 but 
if you mean it not1 let fire come out   
from the bramble1 and devour the cedars 
of ,libanus4    #i3af4 ,now1 therefore1 
if you have done well1 and without sin1 
in  appointing ,abimelech king over you1
 and have dealt well with ,jerobaal1    
and with his house1 and have made a     
suitable return for the benefits of  him
 who fought for you1    #i3ag4 ,and     
exposed his life to dangers1 to deliver 
you from the hand of  ,madian1    #i3ah4
 ,and you are now risen up against my   
father's house1 and have  killed his    
sons1 seventy men1 upon one stone1 and  
have made ,abimelech1  the son of his   

handmaid1 king over the inhabitants of  
,sichem1 because  he is your brother3   
#i3ai4 ,if therefore you have dealt     
well1 and without fault1 with  ,jerobaal
 and his house1 rejoice ye1 this day1 in
 ,abimelech1 and may he  rejoice in you4
    #i3bj4 ,but if unjustly3 let fire   
come out from him1 and consume the      
inhabitants of ,sichem1 and the town of 
,mello3 and let fire come out  from the 
men of ,sichem and from the town of     
,mello1 and devour  ,abimelech4         
#i3ba4 ,and when he had said thus1 he   
fled1 and went into ,bera3 and dwelt    
there for fear of ,abimelech1 his       
brother4    #i3bb4 ,so ,abimelech       
reigned over ,israel three years4       
#i3bc4 ,and the ,lord sent a very evil  
spirit between ,abimelech and the       
inhabitants of ,sichem2 who began to    
detest him1    #i3bd4 ,and to lay the   
crime of the murder of the seventy sons 
of  ,jerobaal1 and the shedding of their
 blood1 upon ,abimelech1 their  brother1
 and upon the rest of the princes of the

 ,sichemites1 who aided  him4    #i3be4 
,and they set an ambush against him on  
the top of the mountains3  and while    
they waited for his coming1 they        
committed robberies1 taking  spoils of  
all that passed by3 and it was told     
,abimelech4    #i3bf4 ,and ,gaal1 the   
son of ,obed1 came with his brethren1   
and went over  to ,sichem4 ,and the     
inhabitants of ,sichem1 taking courage  
at his coming1    #i3bg4 ,went out into 
the fields1 wasting the vineyards1 and  
treading  down the grapes3 and singing  
and dancing1 they went into the temple  
of  their god1 and in their banquets and
 cups they cursed ,abimelech4    #i3bh4 
,and ,gaal1 the son of ,obed1 cried3    
,who is ,abimelech1 and what is         
,sichem1 that we should serve him8 ,is  
he not the son of ,jerobaal1 and  hath  
made ,zebul1 his servant1 ruler over the
 men of ,emor1 the father of  ,sichem8  
,why then shall we serve him8    #i3bi4 
,would to ,god that some man would put  
this people under my hand1  that ,i     

might remove ,abimelech out of the way4 
,and it was said to  ,abimelech3 ,gather
 together the multitude of an army1 and 
come4    #i3cj4 ,for ,zebul1 the ruler  
of the city1 hearing the words of ,gaal1
 the  son of ,obed1 was very angry1     
#i3ca4 ,and sent messengers privately to
 ,abimelech1 saying3 ,behold1 ,gaal1    
the son of ,obed1 is come into ,sichem  
with his brethren1 and  endeavoureth to 
set the city against thee4    #i3cb4    
,arise1 therefore1 in the night1 with   
the people that is with  thee1 and lie  
hid in the field3    #i3cc4 ,and betimes
 in the morning1 at sun rising1 set upon
 the city1 and  when he shall come out  
against thee1 with his people1 do to him
 what  thou shalt be able4    #i3cd4    
,abimelech1 therefore1 arose with all   
his army1 by night1 and laid  ambushes  
near ,sichem in four places4    #i3ce4  
,and ,gaal1 the son of ,obed1 went out1 
and stood in the entrance of  the gate  
of the city4 ,and ,abimelech rose up1   
and all his army with him1  from the    

places of the ambushes4    #i3cf4 ,and  
when ,gaal saw the people1 he said to   
,zebul3 ,behold1 a  multitude cometh    
down from the mountains4 ,and he        
answered him3 ,thou  seest the shadows  
of the mountains as if they were the    
heads of men1  and this is thy mistake4 
#i3cg4 ,again ,gaal said3 ,behold1 there
 cometh people down from the midst  of  
the land1 and one troop cometh by the   
way that looketh towards the  oak4      
#i3ch4 ,and ,zebul said to him3 ,where  
is now thy mouth1 wherewith thou        
saidst3 ,who is ,abimelech1 that we     
should serve him8 ,is not this the      
people which thou didst despise8 ,go    
out1 and fight against him4    #i3ci4   
,so ,gaal went out1 in the sight of the 
people of ,sichem1 and  fought against  
,abimelech1    #i3dj4 ,who chased and   
put him to flight1 and drove him to the 
city3 and  many were slain of his       
people1 even to the gate of the city3   
#i3da4 ,and ,abimelech sat down in      
,ruma3 but ,zebul drove ,gaal1 and his  

companions1 out of the city1 and would  
not suffer them to abide in it4         
#i3db4 ,so the day following the people 
went out into the field4 ,and it  was   
told to ,abimelech1    #i3dc4 ,and he   
took his army1 and divided it into three
 companies1 and  laid ambushes in the   
fields4 ,and seeing that the people came
 out of the  city1 he arose1 and set    
upon them1    #i3dd4 ,with his own      
company1 assaulting and besieging the   
city3 whilst  the two other companies   
chased the enemies that were scattered  
about  the field4    #i3de4 ,and        
,abimelech assaulted the city all that  
day3 and took it1 and  killed the       
inhabitants thereof1 and demolished it1 
so that he sowed  salt in it4    ,sowed 
salt4444 ,to make the ground barren1 and
 fit for nothing4    #i3df4 ,and when   
they who dwelt in the tower of ,sichem1 
had heard this1  they went into the     
temple of their god ,berith1 where they 
had made a  covenant with him1 and from 
thence the place had taken its name1 and

 it  was exceeding strong4    #i3dg4    
,abimelech also hearing that the men of 
the tower of ,sichem were  gathered     
together1    #i3dh4 ,went up into mount 
,selmon1 he and all his people with him3
 and  taking an axe1 he cut down the    
bough of a tree1 and laying it on his   
shoulder1 and carrying it1 he said to   
his companions3 ,what you see me  do1 do
 ye out of hand4    #i3di4 ,so they cut 
down boughs from the trees1 every man as
 fast as he  could1 and followed their  
leader4 ,and surrounding the fort1 they 
set it  on fire3 and so it came to pass1
 that with the smoke and with the fire  
a thousand persons were killed1 men and 
women together1 of the  inhabitants of  
the town of ,sichem4    #i3ej4 ,then    
,abimelech1 departing from thence1 came 
to the town of  ,thebes1 which he       
surrounded and besieged with his army4  
#i3ea4 ,and there was in the midst of   
the city a high tower1 to which  both   
the men and the women were fled         
together1 and all the princes of  the   

city1 and having shut and strongly      
barred the gate1 they stood upon  the   
battlements of the tower to defend      
themselves4    #i3eb4 ,and ,abimelech1  
coming near the tower1 fought stoutly3  
and1  approaching to the gate1          
endeavoured to set fire to it3    #i3ec4
 ,and behold1 a certain woman casting a 
piece of a millstone from  above1 dashed
 it against the head of ,abimelech1 and 
broke his skull4    #i3ed4 ,and he      
called hastily to his armourbearer1 and 
said to him3 ,draw  thy sword1 and kill 
me3 lest it should be said that ,i was  
slain by a  woman4 ,he did as he was    
commanded1 and slew him4    #i3ee4 ,and 
when he was dead all the men of ,israel 
that were with him1  returned to their  
homes4    #i3ef4 ,and ,god repaid the   
evil that ,abimelech had done against   
his  father1 killing his seventy        
brethren4    #i3eg4 ,the ,sichemites    
also were rewarded for what they had    
done1 and the  curse of ,joatham1 the   
son of ,jerobaal1 came upon them4       

,judges ,chapter #aj    ,thola ruleth   
,israel twenty-three years2 and ,jair   
twenty-two4 ,the people  fall again into
 idolatry1 and are afflicted again by   
the ,philistines  and ,ammonites4 ,they 
cry to ,god for help1 who upon their    
repentance hath  compassion on them4    
#aj3a4 ,after ,abimelech1 there arose a 
ruler in ,israel1 ,thola1 son of  ,phua1
 the uncle of ,abimelech1 a man of      
,issachar1 who dwelt in ,samir of  mount
 ,ephraim3    ,uncle of ,abimelech4444  
i4 e41 half brother to ,gedeon1 as being
 born of  the same mother1 but by a     
different father1 and of a different    
tribe4    #aj3b4 ,and he judged ,israel 
three and twenty years1 and he died1 and
 was  buried in ,samir4    #aj3c4 ,to   
him succeeded ,jair1 the ,galaadite1 who
 judged ,israel for two  and twenty     
years1    #aj3d4 ,having thirty sons1   
that rode on thirty ass colts1 and were 
princes of thirty cities1 which from his
 name were called ,havoth ,jair1  that  
is1 the towns of ,jair1 until this      

present day1 in the land of  ,galaad4   
,havoth ,jair4444 ,this name was now    
confirmed to these towns1 which they    
had formerly received from another      
,jair4 ,num4 #cb4da4    #aj3e4 ,and     
,jair died1 and was buried in the place 
which is called ,camon4    #aj3f4 ,but  
the children of ,israel1 adding new sins
 to their old ones1  did evil in the    
sight of the ,lord1 and served idols1   
,baalim and  ,astaroth1 and the gods of 
,syria1 and of ,sidon1 and of ,moab1 and
 of the  children of ,ammon1 and of the 
,philistines3 and they left the ,lord1  
and  did not serve him4    #aj3g4 ,and  
the ,lord being angry with them1        
delivered them into the hands  of the   
,philistines1 and of the children of    
,ammon4    #aj3h4 ,and they were        
afflicted1 and grievously oppressed for 
eighteen  years1 all they that dwelt    
beyond the ,jordan in the land of the   
,amorrhite1 who is in ,galaad3    #aj3i4
 ,insomuch that the children of ,ammon1 
passing over the ,jordan1  wasted ,juda1

 and ,benjamin1 and ,ephraim3 and       
,israel was distressed  exceedingly4    
#aj3aj4 ,and they cried to the ,lord1   
and said1 ,we have sinned against  thee1
 because we have forsaken the ,lord our 
,god1 and have served  ,baalim4         
#aj3aa4 ,and the ,lord said to them3    
,did not the ,egyptians1 and the        
,amorrhites1 and the children of ,ammon1
 and the ,philistines1    #aj3ab4 ,the  
,sidonians also1 and ,amalec1 and       
,chanaan1 oppress you1 and  you cried to
 me1 and ,i delivered you out of their  
hand8    #aj3ac4 ,and yet you have      
forsaken me1 and have worshipped strange
 gods3  therefore ,i will deliver you no
 more3    #aj3ad4 ,go1 and call upon the
 gods which you have chosen3 let them   
deliver you in the time of distress4    
#aj3ae4 ,and the children of ,israel    
said to the ,lord3 ,we have sinned1 do  
thou unto us whatsoever pleaseth thee3  
only deliver us this time4    #aj3af4   
,and saying these things1 they cast away
 out of their coasts all  the idols of  

strange gods1 and served the ,lord their
 ,god3 and he was  touched with their   
miseries4    #aj3ag4 ,and the children  
of ,ammon shouting together1 pitched    
their tents  in ,galaad3 against whom   
the children of ,israel assembled       
themselves  together1 and camped in     
,maspha4    #aj3ah4 ,and the princes of 
,galaad said one to another3 ,whosoever 
of us  shall first begin to fight       
against the children of ,ammon1 he shall
 be  the leader of the people of        
,galaad4      ,judges ,chapter #aa      
,jephte is made ruler of the people of  
,galaad3 he first pleads their  cause   
against the ,ammonites2 then making a   
vow obtains a signal  victory2 he       
performs his vow4    #aa3a4 ,there was  
at that time ,jephte1 the ,galaadite1 a 
most valiant man1  and a warrior1 the   
son of a woman that was a harlot1 and   
his father was  ,galaad4    #aa3b4 ,now 
,galaad had a wife of whom he had sons3 
who1 after they were  grown up1 thrust  
out ,jephte1 saying3 ,thou canst not    

inherit in the  house of our father1    
because thou art born of another mother4
    #aa3c4 ,then he fled and avoided    
them1 and dwelt in the land of ,tob3 and
  there were gathered to him needy men  
and robbers1 and they followed him  as  
their prince4    #aa3d4 ,in those days  
the children of ,ammon made war against 
,israel4    #aa3e4 ,and as they pressed 
hard upon them1 the ancients of ,galaad 
went  to fetch ,jephte out of the land  
of ,tob to help them3    #aa3f4 ,and    
they said to him3 ,come thou1 and be our
 prince1 and fight  against the children
 of ,ammon4    #aa3g4 ,and he answered  
them3 ,are not you the men that hated   
me1 and cast  me out of my father's     
house1 and now you are come to me1      
constrained by  necessity8    #aa3h4    
,and the princes of ,galaad said to     
,jephte3 ,for this cause we are  now    
come to thee1 that thou mayst go with   
us1 and fight against the  children of  
,ammon1 and be head over all the        
inhabitants of ,galaad4    #aa3i4       

,jephte also said to them3 ,if you be   
come to me sincerely1 that ,i  should   
fight for you against the children of   
,ammon1 and the ,lord shall  deliver    
them into my hand1 shall ,i be your     
prince8    #aa3aj4 ,they answered him3  
,the ,lord1 who heareth these things1 he
  himself is mediator and witness that  
we will do as we have promised4         
#aa3aa4 ,jephte therefore went with the 
princes of ,galaad1 and all the  people 
made him their prince4 ,and ,jephte     
spoke all his words before the  ,lord in
 ,maspha4    #aa3ab4 ,and he sent       
messengers to the king of the children  
of ,ammon1 to  say in his name3 ,what   
hast thou to do with me1 that thou art  
come  against me1 to waste my land8     
#aa3ac4 ,and he answered them3 ,because 
,israel took away my land1 when he  came
 up out of ,egypt1 from the confines of 
the ,arnon unto the ,jaboc and  the     
,jordan3 now1 therefore1 restore the    
same peaceably to me4    #aa3ad4 ,and   
,jephte again sent word by them1 and    

commanded them to say to  the king of   
,ammon3    #aa3ae4 ,thus saith ,jephte3 
,israel did not take away the land of   
,moab1  nor the land of the children of 
,ammon3    #aa3af4 ,but when they came  
up out of ,egypt1 he walked through the 
desert  to the ,red ,sea1 and came into 
,cades4    #aa3ag4 ,and he sent         
messengers to the king of ,edom1 saying3
 ,suffer me to  pass through thy land4  
,but he would not condescend to his     
request4 ,he  sent also to the king of  
,moab1 who1 likewise1 refused to give   
him  passage4 ,he abode1 therefore1 in  
,cades1    #aa3ah4 ,and went round the  
land of ,edom at the side1 and the land 
of  ,moab3 and came over against the    
east coast of the land of ,moab1 and    
camped on the other side of the ,arnon3 
and he would not enter the  bounds of   
,moab4    #aa3ai4 ,so ,israel sent      
messengers to ,sehon1 king of the       
,amorrhites1 who  dwelt in ,hesebon1 and
 they said to him3 ,suffer me to pass   
through thy  land to the river4         

#aa3bj4 ,but he1 also despising the     
words of ,israel1 suffered him not to   
pass through his borders3 but gathering 
an infinite multitude1 went out  against
 him to ,jasa1 and made strong          
opposition4    #aa3ba4 ,and the ,lord   
delivered him1 with all his army1 into  
the hands of  ,israel1 and he slew him1 
and possessed all the land of the       
,amorrhite1  the inhabitant of that     
country1    #aa3bb4 ,and all the coasts 
thereof from the ,arnon to the ,jaboc1  
and from  the wilderness to the ,jordan4
    #aa3bc4 ,so the ,lord1 the ,god of  
,israel1 destroyed the ,amorrhite1 his  
people of ,israel fighting against him1 
and wilt thou now possess his  land8    
#aa3bd4 ,are not those things which thy 
god ,chamos possesseth1 due to  thee by 
right8 ,but what the ,lord our ,god hath
 obtained by conquest1  shall be our    
possession3    ,chamos4444 ,the idol of 
the ,moabites and ,ammonites4 ,he argues
 from their  opinion1 who thought they  
had a just title to the countries which 

they  imagined they had conquered by the
 help of their gods3 how much more  then
 had ,israel in indisputable title to   
the countries which ,god1 by  visible   
miracles1 had conquered for them4       
#aa3be4 ,unless1 perhaps1 thou art      
better than ,balac1 the son of ,sephor1 
king of ,moab3 or canst shew that he    
strove against ,israel1 and fought      
against him1    #aa3bf4 ,whereas he hath
 dwelt in ,hesebon1 and the villages    
thereof1 and  in ,aroer1 and its        
villages1 and in all the cities near the
 ,jordan1 for  three hundred years4 ,why
 have you for so long a time attempted  
nothing  about this claim8    #aa3bg4   
,therefore ,i do not trespass against   
thee1 but thou wrongest me  by declaring
 an unjust war against me4 ,the ,lord be
 judge1 and decide  this day1 between   
,israel and the children of ,ammon4     
#aa3bh4 ,and the king of the children of
 ,ammon would not hearken to the  words 
of ,jephte1 which he sent him by the    
messengers4    #aa3bi4 ,therefore the   

spirit of the ,lord came upon ,jephte1  
and going  round ,galaad1 and ,manasses1
 and ,maspha of ,galaad1 and passing    
over from  thence to the children of    
,ammon1    #aa3cj4 ,he made a vow to the
 ,lord1 saying3 ,if thou wilt deliver   
the  children of ,ammon into my hands1  
#aa3ca4 ,whosoever shall first come     
forth out of the doors of my house1  and
 shall meet me1 when ,i return in peace 
from the children of ,ammon1  the same  
will ,i offer a holocaust to the ,lord4 
,whosoever1 etc4444 ,some are of        
opinion1 that the meaning of this vow of
  ,jephte1 was to consecrate to ,god    
whatsoever should first meet him1       
according to the condition of the thing2
 so as to offer it up as a  holocaust1  
if it were such a thing as might be     
offered by the law2 or  to devote it    
otherwise to ,god1 if it were not such  
as the law allowed  to be offered in    
sacrifice4 ,and therefore they think the
 daughter of  ,jephte was not slain by  
her father1 but only consecrated to     

perpetual  virginity4 ,but the common   
opinion followed by the generality of   
the  holy fathers and divines is1 that  
she was offered as a holocaust1 in      
consequence of her father's vow3 and    
that ,jephte did not sin1 at least  not 
mortally1 neither in making1 nor in     
keeping1 his vow3 since he is  no ways  
blamed for it in scripture2 and was even
 inspired by ,god  himself to make the  
vow 7as appears from ver4 #bi1 #cj7 in  
consequence of  which he obtained the   
victory2 and therefore he reasonably    
concluded  that ,god1 who is the master 
of life and death1 was pleased on this  
occasion to dispense with his own law2  
and that it was the divine will  he     
should fulfil his vow4    #aa3cb4 ,and  
,jephte passed over to the children of  
,ammon to fight against  them3 and the  
,lord delivered them into his hands4    
#aa3cc4 ,and he smote them from ,aroer  
till you come to ,mennith1 twenty       
cities1 and as far as ,abel1 which is   
set with vineyards1 with a very  great  

slaughter3 and the children of ,ammon   
were humbled by the children  of        
,israel4    #aa3cd4 ,and when ,jephte   
returned into ,maspha1 to his house1 his
 only  daughter met him with timbrels   
and with dances3 for he had no other    
children4    #aa3ce4 ,and when he saw   
her1 he rent his garments1 and said3    
,alas6 my  daughter1 thou hast deceived 
me1 and thou thyself art deceived3 for  
,i  have opened my mouth to the ,lord1  
and ,i can do no other thing4    #aa3cf4
 ,and she answered him3 ,my father1 if  
thou hast opened thy mouth  to the      
,lord1 do unto me whatsoever thou hast  
promised1 since the  victory hath been  
granted to thee1 and revenge of thy     
enemies4    #aa3cg4 ,and she said to her
 father3 ,grant me only this1 which ,i  
desire3  ,let me go1 that ,i may go     
about the mountains for two months1 and 
may  bewail my virginity with my        
companions4    ,bewail my virginity4444 
,the bearing of children was much       
coveted under  the ,old ,testament1 when

 women might hope that from some child  
of  theirs1 the ,saviour of the world   
might one day spring4 ,but under the    
,new ,testament virginity is preferred4 
#a ,cor4 #g4ce4    #aa3ch4 ,and he      
answered her3 ,go4 ,and he sent her away
 for two months4  ,and when she was gone
 with her comrades and companions1 she  
mourned her  virginity in the mountains4
    #aa3ci4 ,and the two months being   
expired1 she returned to her father1    
and he did to her as he had vowed1 and  
she knew no man4 ,from thence  came a   
fashion in ,israel1 and a custom has    
been kept3    #aa3dj4 ,that1 from year  
to year1 the daughters of ,israel       
assemble  together1 and lament the      
daughter of ,jephte the ,galaadite1 for 
four  days4      ,judges ,chapter #ab   
,the ,ephraimites quarrel with ,jephte3 
forty-two thousand of them are  slain3  
,abeson1 ,ahialon1 and ,abdon1 are      
judges4    #ab3a4 ,but behold there     
arose a sedition in ,ephraim4 ,and      
passing towards  the north1 they said to

 ,jephte3 ,when thou wentest to fight   
against the  children of ,ammon1 why    
wouldst thou not call us1 that we might 
go with  thee8 ,therefore we will burn  
thy house4    #ab3b4 ,and he answered   
them3 ,i and my people were at great    
strife with  the children of ,ammon3 and
 ,i called you to assist me1 and you    
would not  do it4    #ab3c4 ,and when ,i
 saw this1 ,i put my life in my own     
hands1 and passed  over against the     
children of ,ammon and the ,lord        
delivered them into my  hands4 ,what    
have ,i deserved1 that you should rise  
up to fight against  me8    #ab3d4 ,then
 calling to him all the men of ,galaad1 
he fought against  ,ephraim3 and the men
 of ,galaad defeated ,ephraim1 because  
he had said3  ,galaad is a fugitive of  
,ephraim1 and dwelleth in the midst of  
,ephraim  and ,manasses4    #ab3e4 ,and 
the ,galaadites secured the fords of the
 ,jordan1 by which  ,ephraim was to     
return4 ,and when any one of the number 
of ,ephraim came  thither in the flight1

 and said3 ,i beseech you let me pass3  
the  ,galaadites said to him3 ,art thou 
not an ,ephraimite8 ,if he said3 ,i am  
not3    #ab3f4 ,they asked him3 ,say    
then1 ,scibboleth1 which is interpreted1
 ,an  ear of corn4 ,but he answered1    
,sibboleth1 not being able to express an
  ear of corn by the same letter4 ,then 
presently they took him and killed  him 
in the very passage of the ,jordan4 ,and
 there fell at that time of  ,ephraim1  
two and forty thousand4    #ab3g4 ,and  
,jephte1 the ,galaadite1 judged ,israel 
six years3 and he died1  and was buried 
in his city of ,galaad4    #ab3h4 ,after
 him ,abesan of ,bethlehem judged       
,israel3    #ab3i4 ,he had thirty sons1 
and as many daughters1 whom he sent     
abroad1  and gave to husbands1 and took 
wives for his sons1 of the same number1 
bringing them into his house4 ,and he   
judged ,israel seven years3    #ab3aj4  
,and he died1 and was buried in         
,bethlehem4    #ab3aa4 ,to him succeeded
 ,ahialon1 a ,zabulonite3 and he judged 

,israel ten  years3    #ab3ab4 ,and he  
died1 and was buried in ,zabulon4       
#ab3ac4 ,after him1 ,abdon1 the son of  
,illel1 a ,pharathonite1 judged         
,israel3    #ab3ad4 ,and he had forty   
sons1 and of them thirty grandsons1     
mounted  upon seventy ass colts1 and he 
judged ,israel eight years3    #ab3ae4  
,and he died1 and was buried in         
,pharathon1 in the land of  ,ephraim1 in
 the mount of ,amalech4      ,judges    
,chapter #ac    ,the people fall again  
into idolatry and are afflicted by the  
,philistines4 ,an angel foretelleth the 
birth of ,samson4    #ac3a4 ,and the    
children of ,israel did evil again in   
the sight of the  ,lord3 and he         
delivered them into the hands of the    
,philistines forty  years4    #ac3b4    
,now there was a certain man of ,saraa1 
and of the race of ,dan1  whose name was
 ,manue1 and his wife was barren4       
#ac3c4 ,and an angel of the ,lord       
appeared to her1 and said3 ,thou art    
barren and without children3 but thou   

shalt conceive and bear a son4    #ac3d4
 ,now therefore beware1 and drink no    
wine nor strong drink1 and eat  not any 
unclean thing4    #ac3e4 ,because thou  
shalt conceive1 and bear a son1 and no  
razor shall  touch his head3 for he     
shall be a ,nazarite of ,god1 from his  
infancy1  and from his mother's womb1   
and he shall begin to deliver ,israel   
from  the hands of the ,philistines4    
#ac3f4 ,and when she was come to her    
husband1 she said to him3 ,a man of     
,god came to me1 having the countenance 
of an angel1 very awful4 ,and  when ,i  
asked him who he was1 and whence he     
came1 and by what name he  was called1  
he would not tell me3    #ac3g4 ,but he 
answered thus3 ,behold thou shalt       
conceive and bear a son3  beware thou   
drink no wine1 nor strong drink1 nor eat
 any unclean thing3  for the child shall
 be a ,nazarite of ,god from his        
infancy1 from his  mother's womb until  
the day of his death4    #ac3h4 ,then   
,manue prayed to the ,lord1 and said3 ,i

 beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1  that the man  
of ,god1 whom thou didst send1 may come 
again1 and teach us  what we ought to do
 concerning the child1 that shall be    
born4    #ac3i4 ,and the ,lord heard the
 prayer of ,manue1 and the angel of the 
,lord  appeared again to his wife1 as   
she was sitting in the field4 ,but      
,manue  her husband was not with her4   
,and when she saw the angel1    #ac3aj4 
,she made haste1 and ran to her husband3
 and told him1 saying3  ,behold the man 
hath appeared to me1 whom ,i saw before4
    #ac3aa4 ,he rose up1 and followed   
his wife3 and coming to the man1 said   
to him3 ,art thou he that spoke to the  
woman8 ,and he answered3 ,i am4         
#ac3ab4 ,and ,manue said to him3 ,when  
thy word shall come to pass1 what  wilt 
thou that the child should do8 or from  
what shall he keep himself8    #ac3ac4  
,and the angel of the ,lord said to     
,manue3 ,from all the things ,i  have   
spoken of to thy wife1 let her refrain  
herself3    ,let her refrain1 etc4444   

,by the ,latin text it is not clear     
whether this  abstinence was prescribed 
to the mother1 or to the child2 but the 
,hebrew 7in which the verbs relating    
thereto are of the feminine gender7     
determineth it to the mother4 ,but then 
the child also was to refrain  from the 
like things1 because he was to be from  
his infancy a ,nazarite  of ,god1 ver4  
#e1 that is1 one set aside1 in a        
particular manner1 and  consecrated to  
,god3 now the ,nazarites by the law were
 to abstain from  all these things4     
#ac3ad4 ,and let her eat nothing that   
cometh of the vine1 neither let her     
drink wine or strong drink1 nor eat any 
unclean thing3 and whatsoever ,i  have  
commanded her1 let her fulfil and       
observe4    #ac3ae4 ,and ,manue said to 
the angel of the ,lord3 ,i beseech thee 
to  consent to my request1 and let us   
dress a kid for thee4    #ac3af4 ,and   
the angel answered him3 ,if thou press  
me ,i will not eat of  thy bread3 but if
 thou wilt offer a holocaust1 offer it  

to the ,lord4  ,and ,manue knew not it  
was the angel of the ,lord4    #ac3ag4  
,and he said to him3 ,what is thy name1 
that1 if thy word shall  come to pass1  
we may honour thee8    #ac3ah4 ,and he  
answered him3 ,why askest thou my name1 
which is  wonderful8    #ac3ai4 ,then   
,manue took a kid of the flocks1 and the
 libations1 and put  them upon a rock1  
offering to the ,lord1 who doth         
wonderful things3 and  he and his wife  
looked on4    #ac3bj4 ,and when the     
flame from the altar went up towards    
heaven1 the  angel of the ,lord ascended
 also in the flame4 ,and when ,manue and
 his  wife saw this1 they fell flat on  
the ground2    #ac3ba4 ,and the angel of
 the ,lord appeared to them no more4    
,and  forthwith ,manue understood that  
it was an angel of the ,lord1    #ac3bb4
 ,and he said to his wife3 ,we shall    
certainly die1 because we have  seen    
,god4    ,seen ,god4444 ,not in his own 
person1 but in the person of his        
messenger4  ,the ,israelites1 in those  

days1 imagined they should die if they  
saw an  angel1 taking occasion perhaps  
from those words spoken by the ,lord to 
,moses1 ,ex4 #cc4bj1 ,no man shall see  
me and live4 ,but the event             
demonstrated that it was but a          
groundless imagination4    #ac3bc4 ,and 
his wife answered him3 ,if the ,lord had
 a mind to kill us1 he  would not have  
received a holocaust and libations at   
our hands2 neither  would he have shewed
 us all these things1 nor have told us  
the things  that are to come4    #ac3bd4
 ,and she bore a son1 and called his    
name ,samson4 ,and the child  grew1 and 
the ,lord blessed him4    #ac3be4 ,and  
the ,spirit of the ,lord began to be    
with him in the camp of  ,dan1 between  
,saraa and ,esthaol4      ,judges       
,chapter #ad    ,samson desireth a wife 
of the ,philistines4 ,he killeth a lion3
 in whose  mouth he afterwards findeth  
honey4 ,his marriage feast1 and riddle1 
which is discovered by his wife4 ,he    
killeth1 and strippeth thirty           

,philistines4 ,his wife taketh another  
man4    #ad3a4 ,then ,samson went down  
to ,thamnatha1 and seeing there a woman 
of  the daughters of the ,philistines1  
#ad3b4 ,he came up1 and told his father 
and his mother1 saying3 ,i saw a  woman 
in ,thamnatha of the daughters of the   
,philistines3 ,i beseech you1  take her 
for me to wife4    #ad3c4 ,and his      
father and mother said to him3 ,is there
 no woman among  the daughters of thy   
brethren1 or among all my people1 that  
thou wilt  take a wife of the           
,philistines1 who are uncircumcised8    
,and ,samson said  to his father3 ,take 
this woman for me2 for she hath pleased 
my eyes4    ,is there no woman among the
 daughters of thy brethren4444 ,this    
shews  his parents were at first against
 his marriage with a ,gentile1 it being 
prohibited1 ,deut4 #g4c2 but afterwards 
they consented1 knowing it to be  by the
 dispensation of ,god2 which otherwise  
would have been sinful in  acting       
contrary to the law4    #ad3d4 ,now his 

parents knew not that the thing was done
 by the ,lord1 and  that he sought an   
occasion against the ,philistines3 for  
at that time  the ,philistines had      
dominion over ,israel4    #ad3e4 ,then  
,samson went down with his father and   
mother to ,thamnatha4  ,and when they   
were come to the vineyards of the town1 
behold a young  lion met him1 raging and
 roaring4    #ad3f4 ,and the ,spirit of 
the ,lord came upon ,samson1 and he tore
 the lion  as he would have torn a kid  
in pieces1 having nothing at all in his 
hand3 and he would not tell this to his 
father and mother4    #ad3g4 ,and he    
went down1 and spoke to the woman that  
had pleased his  eyes4    #ad3h4 ,and   
after some days1 returning to take her1 
he went aside to see  the carcass of the
 lion1 and behold there was a swarm of  
bees in the  mouth of the lion1 and a   
honey-comb4    #ad3i4 ,and when he had  
taken it in his hands1 he went on       
eating3 and  coming to his father and   
mother1 he gave them of it1 and they    

ate3 but  he would not tell them that he
 had taken the honey from the body of   
the  lion4    #ad3aj4 ,so his father    
went down to the woman1 and made a feast
 for his  son ,samson3 for so the young 
men used to do4    #ad3aa4 ,and when the
 citizens of that place saw him1 they   
brought him  thirty companions to be    
with him4    #ad3ab4 ,and ,samson said  
to them3 ,i will propose to you a       
riddle1 which  if you declare unto me   
within the seven days of the feast1 ,i  
will give  you thirty shirts1 and as    
many coats3    #ad3ac4 ,but if you shall
 not be able to declare it1 you shall   
give me  thirty shirts and the same     
number of coats4 ,they answered him3    
,put  forth the riddle1 that we may hear
 it4    #ad3ad4 ,and he said to them3   
,out of the eater came forth meat1 and  
out  of the strong came forth sweetness4
 ,and they could not for three days     
expound the riddle4    #ad3ae4 ,and when
 the seventh day came1 they said to the 
wife of ,samson3  ,sooth thy husband1   

and persuade him to tell thee what the  
riddle  meaneth4 ,but if thou wilt not  
do it1 we will burn thee1 and thy       
father's house4 ,have you called us to  
the wedding on purpose to strip  us8    
#ad3af4 ,so she wept before ,samson and 
complained1 saying3 ,thou hatest  me1   
and dost not love me3 therefore thou    
wilt not expound to me the  riddle1     
which thou hast proposed to the sons of 
my people4 ,but he  answered3 ,i would  
not tell it to my father and mother3 and
 how can ,i  tell it to thee8    #ad3ag4
 ,so she wept before him the seven days 
of the feast3 and1 at  length1 on the   
seventh day1 as she was troublesome to  
him1 he expounded  it4 ,and she         
immediately told her countrymen4        
#ad3ah4 ,and they1 on the seventh day   
before the sun went down1 said to  him3 
,what is sweeter than honey8 and what is
 stronger than a lion8 ,and  he said to 
them3 ,if you had not ploughed with my  
heifer1 you had not  found out my       
riddle4    #ad3ai4 ,and the ,spirit of  

the ,lord came upon him1 and he went    
down to  ,ascalon1 and slew there thirty
 men whose garments he took away1 and   
gave to them that had declared the      
riddle4 ,and being exceeding angry1  he 
went up to his father's house3          
#ad3bj4 ,but his wife took one of his   
friends and bridal companions for  her  
husband4      ,judges ,chapter #ae      
,samson is denied his wife4 ,he burns   
the corn of the ,philistines1 and  kills
 many of them4    #ae3a4 ,and a while   
after1 when the days of the wheat       
harvest were at  hand1 ,samson came1    
meaning to visit his wife1 and he       
brought her a kid  of the flock4 ,and   
when he would have gone into her        
chamber1 as usual1  her father would not
 suffer him1 saying3    #ae3b4 ,i       
thought thou hadst hated her1 and       
therefore ,i gave her to thy  friend3   
but she hath a sister1 who is younger   
and fairer than she1 take  her to wife  
instead of her4    #ae3c4 ,and ,samson  
answered him3 ,from this day ,i shall be

 blameless in  what ,i do against the   
,philistines3 for ,i will do you evils4 
#ae3d4 ,and he went and caught three    
hundred foxes1 and coupled them tail  to
 tail1 and fastened torches between the 
tails3    ,foxes4444 ,being judge of the
 people he might have many to assist him
 to  catch with nets or otherwise a     
number of these animals2 of which there 
were great numbers in that country4     
#ae3e4 ,and setting them on fire he let 
the foxes go1 that they might run  about
 hither and thither4 ,and they presently
 went into the standing  corn of the    
,philistines4 ,which being set on fire1 
both the corn that  was already carried 
together1 and that which was yet        
standing1 was all  burnt1 insomuch that 
the flame consumed also the vineyards   
and the  oliveyards4    #ae3f4 ,then the
 ,philistines said3 ,who hath done this 
thing8 ,and it was  answered3 ,samson1  
the son in law of the ,thamnathite1     
because he took  away his wife1 and gave
 her to another1 hath done these things4

 ,and the  ,philistines went up and     
burnt both the woman and her father4    
#ae3g4 ,but ,samson said to them3       
,although you have done this1 yet will  
,i  be revenged of you1 and then ,i will
 be quiet4    #ae3h4 ,and he made a     
great slaughter of them1 so that in     
astonishment  they laid the calf of the 
leg upon the thigh4 ,and going down he  
dwelt  in a cavern of the rock ,etam4   
#ae3i4 ,then the ,philistines going up  
into the land of ,juda1 camped in  the  
place which afterwards was called       
,lechi1 that is1 the ,jawbone1  where   
their army was spread abroad4    #ae3aj4
 ,and the men of the tribe of ,juda said
 to them3 ,why are you come  up against 
us8 ,they answered3 ,we are come to bind
 ,samson1 and to pay  him for what he   
hath done against us4    #ae3aa4        
,wherefore three thousand men of ,juda  
went down to the cave of  the rock      
,etam1 and said to ,samson3 ,knowest    
thou not that the  ,philistines rule    
over us8 ,why wouldst thou do thus8 ,and

 he said to  them3 ,as they did to me1  
so have ,i done to them4    #ae3ab4 ,and
 they said to him3 ,we are come to bind 
thee1 and to deliver  thee into the     
hands of the ,philistines4 ,and ,samson 
said to them3 ,swear  to me1 and promise
 me that you will not kill me4          
#ae3ac4 ,they said3 ,we will not kill   
thee3 but we will deliver thee up       
bound4 ,and they bound him with two new 
cords1 and brought him from the  rock   
,etam4    #ae3ad4 ,now when he was come 
to the place of the ,jawbone1 and the   
,philistines shouting went to meet him1 
the ,spirit of the ,lord came  strongly 
upon him3 and as flax is wont to be     
consumed at the approach  of fire1 so   
the bands with which he was bound were  
broken and loosed4    #ae3ae4 ,and      
finding a jawbone1 even the jawbone of  
an ass1 which lay  there1 catching it   
up1 he slew therewith a thousand men4   
#ae3af4 ,and he said3 ,with the jawbone 
of an ass1 with the jaw of the  colt of 
asses1 ,i have destroyed them1 and have 

slain a thousand men4    #ae3ag4 ,and   
when he had ended these words1 singing1 
he threw the jawbone  out of his hand1  
and called the name of that place       
,ramathlechi1 which  is interpreted the 
lifting up of the jawbone4    #ae3ah4   
,and being very thirsty1 he cried to the
 ,lord1 and said3 ,thou  hast given this
 very great deliverance and victory into
 the hand of thy  servant3 and behold ,i
 die for thirst1 and shall fall into the
 hands of  the uncircumcised4    #ae3ai4
 ,then the ,lord opened a great tooth in
 the jaw of the ass and  waters issued  
out of it4 ,and when he had drunk them1 
he refreshed his  spirit1 and recovered 
his strength4 ,therefore the name of    
that place  was called ,the ,spring of  
him that invoked from the jawbone1 until
 this  present day4    #ae3bj4 ,and he  
judged ,israel1 in the days of the      
,philistines1 twenty  years4            
,judges ,chapter #af    ,samson is      
deluded by ,dalila3 and falls into the  
hands of the  ,philistines4 ,his death4 

#af3a4 ,he went also into ,gaza1 and saw
 there a woman1 a harlot1 and went  in  
unto her4    #af3b4 ,and when the       
,philistines had heard this1 and it was 
noised about  among them1 that ,samson  
was come into the city1 they surrounded 
him1  setting guards at the gate of the 
city1 and watching there all the  night 
in silence1 that in the morning they    
might kill him as he went  out4         
#af3c4 ,but ,samson slept till midnight1
 and then rising1 he took both the      
doors of the gate1 with the posts       
thereof and the bolt1 and laying them   
on his shoulders1 carried them up to the
 top of the hill1 which looketh  towards
 ,hebron4    #af3d4 ,after this he loved
 a woman1 who dwelt in the valley of    
,sorec1  and she was called ,dalila4    
,dalila4444 ,some are of opinion she was
 married to ,samson2 others that  she   
was his harlot4 ,if the latter opinion  
be true1 we cannot wonder  that1 in     
punishment of his lust1 the ,lord       
delivered him up1 by her  means1 into   

the hands of his enemies4 ,however if he
 was guilty1 it is  not to be doubted   
but that under his afflictions he       
heartily repented  and returned to ,god1
 and so obtained forgiveness of his     
sins4    #af3e4 ,and the princes of the 
,philistines came to her1 and said3     
,deceive  him1 and learn of him wherein 
his great strength lieth1 and how we may
  be able to overcome him1 to bind and  
afflict him3 which if thou shalt  do1 we
 will give thee every one of us eleven  
hundred pieces of silver4    #af3f4 ,and
 ,dalila said to ,samson3 ,tell me1 ,i  
beseech thee1 wherein thy  greatest     
strength lieth1 and what it is1         
wherewith if thou wert bound1  thou     
couldst not break loose4    #af3g4 ,and 
,samson answered her3 ,if ,i shall be   
bound with seven cords1  made of sinews 
not yet dry1 but still moist1 ,i shall  
be weak like other  men4    #af3h4 ,and 
the princes of the ,philistines brought 
unto her seven cords1  such as he spoke 
of1 with which she bound him2    #af3i4 

,men lying privately in wait with her1  
and in the chamber1  expecting the event
 of the thing1 and she cried out to him3
 ,the  ,philistines are upon thee1      
,samson4 ,and he broke the bands1 as a  
man  would break a thread of tow twined 
with spittle1 when it smelleth the      
fire3 so it was not known wherein his   
strength lay4    #af3aj4 ,and ,dalila   
said to him3 ,behold thou hast mocked   
me1 and hast  told me a false thing3 but
 now at least tell me wherewith thou    
mayest  be bound4    #af3aa4 ,and he    
answered her3 ,if ,i shall be bound with
 new ropes1 that  were never in work1 ,i
 shall be weak and like other men4      
#af3ab4 ,dalila bound him again with    
these1 and cried out3 ,the  ,philistines
 are upon thee1 ,samson1 there being an 
ambush prepared for  him in the chamber4
 ,but he broke the bands like threads of
 webs4    #af3ac4 ,and ,dalila said to  
him again3 ,how long dost thou deceive  
me1 and  tell me lies8 ,shew me         
wherewith thou mayest be bound4 ,and    

,samson  answered her3 ,if thou plattest
 the seven locks of my head with a lace1
  and tying them round about a nail1    
fastenest it in the ground1 ,i shall  be
 weak4    #af3ad4 ,and when ,dalila had 
done this1 she said to him3 ,the        
,philistines  are upon thee1 ,samson4   
,and awaking out of his sleep1 he drew  
out the  nail with the hairs and the    
lace4    #af3ae4 ,and ,dalila said to   
him3 ,how dost thou say thou lovest me1 
when  thy mind is not with me8 ,thou    
hast told me lies these three times1 and
  wouldst not tell me wherein thy       
greatest strength lieth4    #af3af4 ,and
 when she pressed him much1 and         
continually hung upon him for  many     
days1 giving him no time to rest1 his   
soul fainted away1 and was  wearied even
 unto death4    #af3ag4 ,then opening   
the truth of the thing1 he said to her3 
,the razor  hath never come upon my     
head1 for ,i am a ,nazarite1 that is to 
say1  consecrated to ,god from my       
mother's womb3 ,if my head be shaven1 my

  strength shall depart from me1 and ,i 
shall become weak1 and shall be  like   
other men4    #af3ah4 ,then seeing that 
he had discovered to her all his mind1  
she sent  to the princes of the         
,philistines1 saying3 ,come up this once
 more1 for  now he hath opened his heart
 to me4 ,and they went up1 taking with  
them  the money which they had promised4
    #af3ai4 ,but she made him sleep upon
 her knees1 and lay his head in her     
bosom4 ,and she called a barber and     
shaved his seven locks1 and began to    
drive him away1 and thrust him from her3
 for immediately his strength  departed 
from him4    #af3bj4 ,and she said3 ,the
 ,philistines are upon thee1 ,samson4   
,and awaking  from sleep1 he said in his
 mind3 ,i will go out as ,i did before1 
and  shake myself1 not knowing that the 
,lord was departed from him4    #af3ba4 
,then the ,philistines seized upon him1 
and forthwith pulled out  his eyes1 and 
led him bound in chains to ,gaza1 and   
shutting him up in  prison made him     

grind4    #af3bb4 ,and now his hair     
began to grow again1    #af3bc4 ,and the
 princes of the ,philistines assembled  
together1 to offer  great sacrifices to 
,dagon their god1 and to make merry1    
saying3 ,our god  hath delivered our    
enemy ,samson into our hands4    #af3bd4
 ,and the people also seeing this1      
praised their god1 and said the  same3  
,our god hath delivered our adversary   
into our hands1 him that  destroyed our 
country1 and killed very many4          
#af3be4 ,and rejoicing in their feasts1 
when they had now taken their  good     
cheer1 they commanded that ,samson      
should be called1 and should  play      
before them4 ,and being brought out of  
prison1 he played before  them2 and they
 made him stand between two pillars4    
#af3bf4 ,and he said to the lad that    
guided his steps3 ,suffer me to touch   
the pillars which support the whole     
house1 and let me lean upon them1  and  
rest a little4    #af3bg4 ,now the house
 was full of men and women1 and all the 

princes of  the ,philistines were there4
 ,moreover about three thousand persons 
of  both sexes1 from the roof and the   
higher part of the house1 were          
beholding ,samson's play4    #af3bh4    
,but he called upon the ,lord1 saying3  
,o ,lord ,god remember me1 and  restore 
to me now my former strength1 ,o my     
,god1 that ,i may revenge  myself on my 
enemies1 and for the loss of my two eyes
 ,i may take one  revenge4    ,revenge  
myself4444 ,this desire of revenge was  
out of zeal for justice  against the    
enemies of ,god and his people2 and not 
out of private  rancour and malice of   
heart4    #af3bi4 ,and laying hold on   
both the pillars on which the house     
rested1  and holding the one with his   
right hand1 and the other with his left1
    #af3cj4 ,he said3 ,let me die with  
the ,philistines4 ,and when he had      
strongly shook the pillars1 the house   
fell upon all the princes1 and  the rest
 of the multitude1 that was there3 and  
he killed many more at  his death1 than 

he had killed before in his life4       
,let me die4444 ,literally1 let my soul 
die4 ,samson did not sin on this        
occasion1 though he was indirectly the  
cause of his own death4 ,because  he was
 moved to what he did1 by a particular  
inspiration of ,god1 who  also concurred
 with him by a miracle1 in restoring his
 strength upon  the spot1 in consequence
 of his prayer4 ,samson1 by dying in    
this  manner1 was a figure of ,christ1  
who by his death overcame all his       
enemies4    #af3ca4 ,and his brethren   
and all his kindred1 going down took his
 body1  and buried it between ,saraa and
 ,esthaol1 in the buryingplace of his   
father ,manue3 and he judged ,israel    
twenty years4      ,judges ,chapter #ag 
,the history of the idol of ,michas1 and
 the young ,levite4    #ag3a4 ,there was
 at that time a man of mount ,ephraim1  
whose name was  ,michas4    #ag3b4 ,who 
said to his mother3 ,the eleven hundred 
pieces of silver1  which thou hadst put 
aside for thyself1 and concerning which 

thou didst  swear in my hearing1 behold 
,i have1 and they are with me4 ,and she 
said  to him4 ,blessed be my son by the 
,lord4    #ag3c4 ,so he restored them to
 his mother1 who said to him3 ,i have   
consecrated and vowed this silver to the
 ,lord1 that my son may receive  it at  
my hand1 and make a graven and a molten 
god2 so now ,i deliver it  to thee4     
#ag3d4 ,and he restored them to his     
mother3 and she took two hundred  pieces
 of silver and gave them to the         
silversmith1 to make of them a  graven  
and a molten god1 which was in the house
 of ,michas4    #ag3e4 ,and he separated
 also therein a little temple for the   
god1 and  made an ephod1 and theraphim1 
that is to say1 a priestly garment1 and 
idols3 and he filled the hand of one of 
his sons1 and he became his  priest4    
,filled the hand4444 ,that is1 appointed
 and consecrated him to the  priestly   
office4    #ag3f4 ,in those days there  
was no king in ,israel1 but every one   
did that  which seemed right to himself4

    #ag3g4 ,there was also another young
 man of ,bethlehem ,juda1 of the        
kindred thereof3 and he was a ,levite1  
and dwelt there4    #ag3h4 ,now he went 
out from the city of ,bethlehem1 and    
desired to  sojourn wheresoever he      
should find it convenient for him4 ,and 
when he  was come to mount ,ephraim1 as 
he was on his journey1 and had turned   
aside a little into the house of        
,michas1    #ag3i4 ,he was asked by him 
whence he came4 ,and he answered3 ,i am 
a  ,levite of ,bethlehem ,juda1 and ,i  
am going to dwell where ,i can1 and     
where ,i shall find a place to my       
advantage4    #ag3aj4 ,and ,michas said3
 ,stay with me1 and be unto me a father 
and a  priest1 and ,i will give thee    
every year ten pieces of silver1 and a  
double suit of apparel1 and thy         
victuals4    #ag3aa4 ,he was content1   
and abode with the man1 and was unto him
 as one  of his sons4    #ag3ab4 ,and   
,michas filled his hand1 and had the    
young man with him for  his priest1     

saying3    #ag3ac4 ,now ,i know ,god    
will do me good1 since ,i have a priest 
of the  race of the ,levites4           
,judges ,chapter #ah    ,the expedition 
of the men of ,dan against ,lais3 in    
their way they rob  ,michas of his      
priest and his gods4    #ah3a4 ,in those
 days there was no king in ,israel1 and 
the tribe of ,dan  sought them an       
inheritance to dwell in3 for unto that  
day they had not  received their lot    
among the other tribes4    ,not         
received1 etc4444 ,they had their       
portions assigned them1 ,jos4  #ai4dj4  
,but1 through their own sloth1 possessed
 as yet but a small part  of it4 ,see   
,judges #a4cd4    #ah3b4 ,so the        
children of ,dan sent five most valiant 
men1 of their stock  and family1 from   
,saraa and ,esthaol1 to spy out the     
land1 and to view it  diligently3 and   
they said to them3 ,go1 and view the    
land4 ,they went on  their way1 and when
 they came to mount ,ephraim1 they went 
into the  house of ,michas1 and rested  

there3    #ah3c4 ,and knowing the voice 
of the young man the ,levite1 and       
lodging  with him1 they said to him3    
,who brought thee hither8 what dost thou
  here8 why wouldst thou come hither8   
#ah3d4 ,he answered them3 ,michas hath  
done such and such things for me1  and  
hath hired me to be his priest4         
#ah3e4 ,then they desired him to consult
 the ,lord1 that they might know        
whether their journey should be         
prosperous1 and the thing should have   
effect4    #ah3f4 ,he answered them3 ,go
 in peace3 the ,lord looketh on your    
way1 and  the journey that you go4      
#ah3g4 ,so the five men going on came to
 ,lais3 and they saw how the  people    
dwelt therein without any fear1         
according to the custom of the          
,sidonians1 secure and easy1 having no  
man at all to oppose them1 being  very  
rich1 and living separated1 at a        
distance from ,sidon and from all  men4 
#ah3h4 ,and they returned to their      
brethren in ,saraa and ,esthaol1 who    

asked them what they had done3 to whom  
they answered3    #ah3i4 ,arise1 and let
 us go up to them3 for we have seen the 
land which  is exceeding rich and       
fruitful3 neglect not1 lose no time3 let
 us go  and possess it1 there will be no
 difficulty4    #ah3aj4 ,we shall come  
to a people that is secure1 into a      
spacious  country1 and the ,lord will   
deliver the place to us1 in which there 
is  no want of any thing that groweth on
 the earth4    #ah3aa4 ,there went      
therefore of the kindred of ,dan1 to    
wit1 from ,saraa  and ,esthaol1 six     
hundred men1 furnished with arms for    
war4    #ah3ab4 ,and going up they      
lodged in ,cariathiarim of ,juda3 which 
place  from that time is called the camp
 of ,dan1 and is behind ,cariathiarim4  
#ah3ac4 ,from thence they passed into   
mount ,ephraim4 ,and when they were     
come to the house of ,michas1    #ah3ad4
 ,the five men1 that before had been    
sent to view the land of  ,lais1 said to
 the rest of their brethren3 ,you know  

that in these houses  there is an ephod 
and theraphim1 and a graven and a molten
 god3 see  what you are pleased to do4  
#ah3ae4 ,and when they had turned a     
little aside1 they went into the  house 
of the young man the ,levite1 who was in
 the house of ,michas3 and  they saluted
 him with words of peace4    #ah3af4    
,and the six hundred men stood before   
the door1 appointed with  their arms4   
#ah3ag4 ,but they that were gone into   
the house of the young man1 went  about 
to take away the graven god1 and the    
ephod1 and the theraphim1  and the      
molten god1 and the priest stood before 
the door1 the six  hundred valiant men  
waiting not far off4    #ah3ah4 ,so they
 that were gone in took away the graven 
thing1 the ephod1  and the idols1 and   
the molten god1 ,and the priest said to 
them3 ,what  are you doing8    #ah3ai4  
,and they said to him3 ,hold thy peace1 
and put thy finger on thy  mouth1 and   
come with us1 that we may have thee for 
a father1 and a  priest4 ,whether is    

better for thee1 to be a priest in the  
house of one  man1 or in a tribe and    
family in ,israel8    #ah3bj4 ,when he  
heard this1 he agreed to their words1   
and took the  ephod1 and the idols1 and 
the graven god1 and departed with them4 
#ah3ba4 ,and when they were going       
forward1 and had put before them the    
children and the cattle1 and all that   
was valuable1    #ah3bb4 ,and were now  
at a distance from the house of ,michas1
 the men  that dwelt in the houses of   
,michas gathering together followed     
them1    #ah3bc4 ,and began to shout out
 after them4 ,they looked back1 and said
 to  ,michas3 ,what aileth thee8 ,why   
dost thou cry8    #ah3bd4 ,and he       
answered3 ,you have taken away my gods  
which ,i have made  me1 and the priest1 
and all that ,i have1 and do you say3   
,what aileth  thee8    #ah3be4 ,and the 
children of ,dan said to him3 ,see thou 
say no more to us1  lest men enraged    
come upon thee1 and thou perish with all
 thy house4    #ah3bf4 ,and so they went

 on the journey they had begun4 ,but    
,michas  seeing that they were stronger 
than he1 returned to his house4         
#ah3bg4 ,and the six hundred men took   
the priest1 and the things we spoke  of 
before1 and came to ,lais1 to a people  
that was quiet and secure1 and  smote   
them with the edge of the sword3 and the
 city they burnt with  fire1    #ah3bh4 
,there being no man at all who brought  
them any succour1 because  they dwelt   
far from ,sidon1 and had no society or  
business with any man4  ,and the city   
was in the land of ,rohob3 and they     
rebuilt it1 and dwelt  therein1         
#ah3bi4 ,calling the name of the city   
,dan1 after the name of their  father1  
who was the son of ,israel1 which before
 was called ,lais4    #ah3cj4 ,and they 
set up to themselves the graven idol1   
and ,jonathan the  son of ,gersam1 the  
son of ,moses1 he and his sons were     
priests in the  tribe of ,dan1 until the
 day of their captivity4    #ah3ca4 ,and
 the idol of ,michas remained with them 

all the time that the  house of ,god was
 in ,silo4 ,in those days there was no  
king in ,israel4      ,judges ,chapter  
#ai    ,a ,levite bringing home his     
wife1 is lodged by an old man at ,gabaa 
in  the tribe of ,benjamin4 ,his wife is
 there abused by wicked men1 and in  the
 morning found dead4 ,her husband       
cutteth her body in pieces1 and  sendeth
 to every tribe of ,israel1 requiring   
them to revenge the wicked  fact4       
#ai3a4 ,there was a certain ,levite1 who
 dwelt on the side of mount  ,ephraim1  
who took a wife of ,bethlehem ,juda3    
#ai3b4 ,and she left him1 and returned  
to her father's house in  ,bethlehem1   
and abode with him four months4         
#ai3c4 ,and her husband followed her1   
willing to be reconciled with her1  and 
to speak kindly to her1 and to bring her
 back with him1 having with  him a      
servant and two asses3 and she received 
him1 and brought him into  her father's 
house4 ,and when his father in law had  
heard this1 and had  seen him1 he met   

him with joy1    #ai3d4 ,and embraced   
the man4 ,and the son in law tarried in 
the house of  his father in law three   
days1 eating with him and drinking      
familiarly4    #ai3e4 ,but on the fourth
 day1 arising early in the morning1 he  
desired  to depart4 ,but his father in  
law kept him1 and said to him3 ,taste   
first  a little bread1 and strengthen   
thy stomach1 and so thou shalt depart4  
#ai3f4 ,and they sat down together1 and 
ate and drank4 ,and the father of  the  
young woman said to his son in law3 ,i  
beseech thee to stay here to  day1 and  
let us make merry together4    #ai3g4   
,but he rising up1 began to be for      
departing4 ,and nevertheless his  father
 in law earnestly pressed him1 and made 
him stay with him4    #ai3h4 ,but when  
morning was come1 the ,levite prepared  
to go on his  journey4 ,and his father  
in law said to him again3 ,i beseech    
thee to  take a little meat1 and        
strengthening thyself1 till the day be  
farther  advanced1 afterwards thou      

mayest depart4 ,and they ate together4  
#ai3i4 ,and the young man arose to set  
forward with his wife and servant4  ,and
 his father in law spoke to him again3  
,consider that the day is  declining1   
and draweth toward evening3 tarry with  
me to day also1 and  spend the day in   
mirth1 and to morrow thou shalt depart1 
that thou  mayest go into thy house4    
#ai3aj4 ,his son in law would not       
consent to his words3 but forthwith     
went forward1 and came over against     
,jebus1 which by another name is  called
 ,jerusalem1 leading with him two asses 
laden1 and his concubine4    ,concubine4
 ,she was his lawful wife1 but even     
lawful wives are  frequently in         
scripture called concubines4 ,see above1
 chap4 #h4 ver4  #ca4--,ver4 #af4       
,jemini4444 ,that is1 ,benjamin4        
#ai3aa4 ,and now they were come near    
,jebus1 and the day was far spent3  and 
the servant said to his master3 ,come1  
,i beseech thee1 let us turn  into the  
city of the ,jebusites1 and lodge there4

    #ai3ab4 ,his master answered him3 ,i
 will not go into the town of another   
nation1 who are not of the children of  
,israel1 but ,i will pass over to       
,gabaa3    #ai3ac4 ,and when ,i shall   
come thither1 we will lodge there1 or at
 least  in the city of ,rama4    #ai3ad4
 ,so they passed by ,jebus1 and went on 
their journey1 and the sun  went down   
upon them when they were by ,gabaa1     
which is in the tribe of  ,benjamin3    
#ai3ae4 ,and they turned into it to     
lodge there4 ,and when they were come   
in1 they sat in the street of the city1 
for no man would receive them  to lodge4
    #ai3af4 ,and behold they saw an old 
man1 returning out of the field and     
from his work in the evening1 and he    
also was of mount ,ephraim1 and  dwelt  
as a stranger in ,gabaa2 but the men of 
that country were the  children of      
,jemini4    #ai3ag4 ,and the old man    
lifting up his eyes1 saw the man sitting
 with  his bundles in the street of the 
city1 and said to him3 ,whence comest   

thou8 and whither goest thou8    #ai3ah4
 ,he answered him3 ,we came out from    
,bethlehem ,juda1 and we are  going to  
our home1 which is on the side of mount 
,ephraim1 from whence  we went to       
,bethlehem3 and now we go to the house  
of ,god1 and none will  receive us under
 his roof3    #ai3ai4 ,we have straw and
 hay for provender of the asses1 and    
bread and  wine for the use of myself   
and of thy handmaid1 and of the servant 
that  is with me3 we want nothing but   
lodging4    #ai3bj4 ,and the old man    
answered him3 ,peace be with thee3 ,i   
will furnish  all things that are       
necessary3 only ,i beseech thee1 stay   
not in the  street4    #ai3ba4 ,and he  
brought him into his house1 and gave    
provender to his  asses3 and after they 
had washed their feet1 he entertained   
them with a  feast4    #ai3bb4 ,while   
they were making merry1 and refreshing  
their bodies with  meat and drink1 after
 the labour of the journey1 the men of  
that city1  sons of ,belial 7that is1   

without yoke71 came and beset the old   
man's  house1 and began to knock at the 
door1 calling to the master of the      
house1 and saying3 ,bring forth the man 
that came into thy house1 that  we may  
abuse him3    #ai3bc4 ,and the old man  
went out to them1 and said3 ,do not so1 
my  brethren1 do not so wickedly3       
because this man is come into my        
lodging1  and cease ,i pray you from    
this folly4    #ai3bd4 ,i have a maiden 
daughter1 and this man hath a concubine1
 ,i will  bring them out to you1 and you
 may humble them1 and satisfy your lust3
  only1 ,i beseech you1 commit not this 
crime against nature on the man4        
#ai3be4 ,they would not be satisfied    
with his words2 which the man  seeing1  
brought out his concubine to them1 and  
abandoned her to their  wickedness3 and 
when they had abused her all the night1 
they let her go  in the morning4        
#ai3bf4 ,but the woman1 at the dawning  
of the day1 came to the door of  the    
house1 where her lord lodged1 and there 

fell down4    #ai3bg4 ,and in the       
morning the man arose1 and opened the   
door1 that he  might end the journey he 
had begun3 and behold his concubine lay 
before  the door with her hands spread  
on the threshold4    #ai3bh4 ,he        
thinking she was taking her rest1 said  
to her3 ,arise1 and let  us be going4   
,but as she made no answer1 perceiving  
she was dead1 he  took her up1 and laid 
her upon his ass1 and returned to his   
house4    #ai3bi4 ,and when he was come 
home1 he took a sword1 and divided the  
dead  body of his wife with her bones   
into twelve parts1 and sent the pieces  
into all the borders of ,israel4        
#ai3cj4 ,and when every one had seen    
this1 they all cried out3 ,there was    
never such a thing done in ,israel1 from
 the day that our fathers came  up out  
of ,egypt1 until this day3 give         
sentence1 and decree in common  what    
ought to be done4      ,judges ,chapter 
#bj    ,the ,israelites warring against 
,benjamin are twice defeated2 but in the

  third battle the ,benjamites are all  
slain1 saving six hundred men4    #bj3a4
 ,then all the children of ,israel went 
out1 and gathered together  as one man1 
from ,dan to ,bersabee1 with the land of
 ,galaad1 to the ,lord  in ,maspha3     
#bj3b4 ,and all the chiefs of the       
people1 and all the tribes of ,israel1  
met together in the assembly of the     
people of ,god1 four hundred  thousand  
footmen fit for war4    #bj3c4 7,nor    
were the children of ,benjamin ignorant 
that the children of  ,israel were come 
up to ,maspha47 ,and the ,levite1 the   
husband of the  woman that was killed   
being asked1 how so great a wickedness  
had been  committed1    #bj3d4          
,answered3 ,i came into ,gabaa1 of      
,benjamin1 with my wife1 and there  ,i  
lodged3    #bj3e4 ,and behold the men of
 that city1 in the night beset the house
  wherein ,i was1 intending to kill me1 
and abused my wife with an  incredible  
fury of lust1 so that at last she died4 
#bj3f4 ,and ,i took her and cut her in  

pieces1 and sent the parts into all  the
 borders of your possession3 because    
there never was so heinous a  crime1 and
 so great an abomination committed in   
,israel4    #bj3g4 ,you are all here1 ,o
 children of ,israel1 determine what you
 ought  to do4    #bj3h4 ,and all the   
people standing1 answered as by the     
voice of one man3  ,we will not return  
to our tents1 neither shall any one of  
us go into  his own house3    #bj3i4    
,but this we will do in common against  
,gabaa3    #bj3aj4 ,we will take ten men
 of a hundred out of all the tribes of  
,israel1 and a hundred out of a         
thousand1 and a thousand out of ten     
thousand1 to bring victuals for the     
army1 that we may fight against  ,gabaa 
of ,benjamin1 and render to it for its  
wickedness1 what it  deserveth4         
#bj3aa4 ,and all ,israel were gathered  
together against the city1 as one  man1 
with one mind1 and one counsel3         
#bj3ab4 ,and they sent messengers to all
 the tribe of ,benjamin1 to say to      

them3 ,why hath so great an abomination 
been found among you8    #bj3ac4        
,deliver up the men of ,gabaa1 that have
 committed this heinous  crime1 that    
they may die1 and the evil may be taken 
away out of ,israel4  ,but they would   
not hearken to the proposition of their 
brethren the  children of ,israel3      
#bj3ad4 ,but out of all the cities which
 were of their lot1 they gathered       
themselves together into ,gabaa1 to aid 
them1 and to fight against the  whole   
people of ,israel4    #bj3ae4 ,and there
 were found of ,benjamin five and twenty
 thousand men  that drew the sword1     
besides the inhabitants of ,gabaa1      
#bj3af4 ,who were seven hundred most    
valiant men1 fighting with the left     
hand as well as with the right3 and     
slinging stones so sure that they  could
 hit even a hair1 and not miss by the   
stone's going on either  side4          
#bj3ag4 ,of the men of ,israel also1    
beside the children of ,benjamin1 were  
found four hundred thousand that drew   

swords and were prepared to  fight4     
#bj3ah4 ,and they arose and came to the 
house of ,god1 that is1 to ,silo3  and  
they consulted ,god1 and said3 ,who     
shall be in our army the first to  go to
 the battle against the children of     
,benjamin8 ,and the ,lord  answered     
them3 ,let ,juda be your leader4        
#bj3ai4 ,and forthwith the children of  
,israel rising in the morning1  camped  
by ,gabaa3    #bj3bj4 ,and going out    
from thence to fight against ,benjamin1 
began to  assault the city4    #bj3ba4  
,and the children of ,benjamin coming   
out of ,gabaa slew of the  children of  
,israel that day two and twenty thousand
 men4    #bj3bb4 ,again ,israel1        
trusting in their strength and their    
number1 set  their army in array in the 
same place1 where they had fought       
before3    ,trusting in their           
strength4444 ,the ,lord suffered them to
 be overthrown  and many of them to be  
slain1 though their cause was just2     
partly in  punishment of the idolatry   

which they exercised or tolerated in the
  tribe of ,dan1 and elsewhere2 and     
partly because they trusted in their    
own strength2 and therefore1 though he  
bid them fight1 he would not  give them 
the victory1 till they were thoroughly  
humbled and had  learned to trust in him
 alone4    #bj3bc4 ,yet so that they    
first went up and wept before the ,lord 
until  night3 and consulted him and     
said3 ,shall ,i go out any more to fight
  against the children of ,benjamin my  
brethren or not8 ,and he answered  them3
 ,go up against them1 and join battle4  
#bj3bd4 ,and when the children of       
,israel went out the next day to fight  
against the children of ,benjamin1      
#bj3be4 ,the children of ,benjamin      
sallied forth out of the gates of       
,gabaa3 and meeting them1 made so great 
a slaughter of them1 as to kill         
eighteen thousand men that drew the     
sword4    #bj3bf4 ,wherefore all the    
children of ,israel came to the house of
 ,god1  and sat and wept before the     

,lord3 and they fasted that day till the
  evening1 and offered to him           
holocausts1 and victims of peace        
offerings1    #bj3bg4 ,and inquired of  
him concerning their state4 ,at that    
time the ark  of the covenant of the    
,lord was there1    #bj3bh4 ,and        
,phinees1 the son of ,eleazar1 the son  
of ,aaron1 was over the  house4 ,so they
 consulted the ,lord1 and said3 ,shall  
we go out any more  to fight against the
 children of ,benjamin1 our brethren1 or
 shall we  cease8 ,and the ,lord said to
 them3 ,go up1 for to morrow ,i will    
deliver  them into your hands4          
#bj3bi4 ,and the children of ,israel set
 ambushes round about the city of       
,gabaa3    #bj3cj4 ,and they drew up    
their army against ,benjamin the third  
time1 as  they had done the first and   
second4    #bj3ca4 ,and the children of 
,benjamin boldly issued out of the city1
 and  seeing their enemies flee1 pursued
 them a long way1 so as to wound and    
kill some of them1 as they had done the 

first and second day1 whilst  they fled 
by two highways1 whereof one goeth up to
 ,bethel and the other  to ,gabaa1 and  
they slew about thirty men3    #bj3cb4  
,for they thought to cut them off as    
they did before4 ,but they  artfully    
feigning a flight1 designed to draw them
 away from the city1  and by their      
seeming to flee1 to bring them to the   
highways aforesaid4    #bj3cc4 ,then all
 the children of ,israel rising up out  
of the places  where they were1 set     
their army in battle array1 in the place
 which is  called ,baalthamar4 ,the     
ambushes also1 which were about the     
city1 began  by little and little to    
come forth1    #bj3cd4 ,and to march    
from the west side of the city4 ,and    
other ten  thousand men chosen out of   
all ,israel1 attacked the inhabitants of
 the  city4 ,and the battle grew hot    
against the children of ,benjamin3 and  
they understood not that present death  
threatened them on every side4          
#bj3ce4 ,and the ,lord defeated them    

before the children of ,israel1 and     
they slew of them in that day five and  
twenty thousand1 and one  hundred1 all  
fighting men1 and that drew the sword4  
#bj3cf4 ,but the children of ,benjamin1 
when they saw themselves to be too      
weak1 began to flee4 ,which the children
 of ,israel seeing1 gave them  place to 
flee1 that they might come to the       
ambushes that were prepared1  which they
 had set near the city4    #bj3cg4 ,and 
they that were in ambush arose on a     
sudden out of their  coverts1 and whilst
 ,benjamin turned their backs to the    
slayers1 went  into the city1 and smote 
it with the edge of the sword4          
#bj3ch4 ,now the children of ,israel had
 given a sign to them1 whom they  had   
laid in ambushes1 that after they had   
taken the city1 they should  make a     
fire3 that by the smoke rising on high1 
they might shew that the  city was      
taken4    #bj3ci4 ,and when the children
 of ,israel saw this in the battle1 7for
 the  children of ,benjamin thought they

 fled1 and pursued them vigorously1     
killing thirty men of their army7       
#bj3dj4 ,and perceived1 as it were1 a   
pillar of smoke rise up from the  city2 
and ,benjamin looking back1 saw that the
 city was taken1 and that  the flames   
ascended on high3    #bj3da4 ,they that 
before had made as if they fled1 turning
 their faces1  stood bravely against    
them4 ,which the children of ,benjamin  
seeing1  turned their backs1    #bj3db4 
,and began to go towards the way of the 
desert1 the enemy  pursuing them thither
 also4 ,and they that fired the city    
came also out  to meet them4    #bj3dc4 
,and so it was1 that they were slain on 
both sides by the  enemies1 and there   
was no rest of their men dying4 ,they   
fell and were  beaten down on the east  
side of the city of ,gabaa4    #bj3dd4  
,and they that were slain in the same   
place1 were eighteen  thousand men1 all 
most valiant soldiers4    #bj3de4 ,and  
when they that remained of ,benjamin saw
 this1 they fled into  the wilderness1  

and made towards the rock that is called
 ,remmon4 ,in  that flight also1 as they
 were straggling1 and going different   
ways2  they slew of them five thousand  
men4 ,and as they went farther1 they    
still pursued them1 and slew also other 
two thousand4    #bj3df4 ,and so it came
 to pass1 that all that were slain of   
,benjamin1 in  divers places1 were five 
and twenty thousand fighting men1 most  
valiant  for war4    #bj3dg4 ,and there 
remained of all the number of ,benjamin 
only six  hundred men that were able to 
escape1 and flee to the wilderness3 and 
they abode in the rock ,remmon four     
months4    #bj3dh4 ,but the children of 
,israel returning1 put all the remains  
of the  city to the sword1 both men and 
beasts1 and all the cities and villages 
of ,benjamin were consumed with         
devouring flames4      ,judges ,chapter 
#ba    ,the tribe of ,benjamin is saved 
from being utterly extinct1 by providing
  wives for the six hundred that        
remained4    #ba3a4 ,now the children of

 ,israel had also sworn in ,maspha1     
saying3 ,none  of us shall give of his  
daughters to the children of ,benjamin  
to wife4    #ba3b4 ,and they all came to
 the house of ,god in ,silo1 and sitting
 before  him till the evening1 lifted up
 their voices1 and began to lament and  
weep1 saying3    #ba3c4 ,o ,lord ,god of
 ,israel1 why is so great an evil come  
to pass in thy  people1 that this day   
one tribe should be taken away from     
among us8    #ba3d4 ,and rising early   
the next day1 they built an altar3 and  
offered  there holocausts1 and victims  
of peace1 and they said3    #ba3e4 ,who 
is there among all the tribes of ,israel
 that came not up with  the army of the 
,lord8 for they had bound themselves    
with a great oath1  when they were in   
,maspha1 that whosoever were wanting    
should be slain4    #ba3f4 ,and the     
children of ,israel being moved with    
repentance for their  brother ,benjamin1
 began to say3 ,one tribe is taken away 
from ,israel4    #ba3g4 ,whence shall   

they take wives8 ,for we have all in    
general sworn1  not to give our         
daughters to them4    #ba3h4 ,therefore 
they said3 ,who is there of all the     
tribes of ,israel1  that came not up to 
the ,lord to ,maspha8 ,and1 behold1 the 
inhabitants of  ,jabes ,galaad were     
found not to have been in that army4    
#ba3i4 7,at that time also when they    
were in ,silo1 no one of them was  found
 there17    #ba3aj4 ,so they sent ten   
thousand of the most valiant men1 and   
commanded  them1 saying3 ,go and put the
 inhabitants of ,jabes ,galaad to the   
sword1  with their wives and their      
children4    #ba3aa4 ,and this is what  
you shall observe3 ,every male1 and all 
women  that have known men1 you shall   
kill1 but the virgins you shall save4   
#ba3ab4 ,and there were found of ,jabes 
,galaad four hundred virgins1 that  had 
not known the bed of a man1 and they    
brought them to the camp in  ,silo1 into
 the land of ,chanaan4    #ba3ac4 ,and  
they sent messengers to the children of 

,benjamin1 that were  in the rock       
,remmon1 and commanded them to receive  
them in peace4    #ba3ad4 ,and the      
children of ,benjamin came at that time1
 and wives were  given them of the      
daughters of ,jabes ,galaad3 but they   
found no others1  whom they might give  
in like manner4    #ba3ae4 ,and all     
,israel was very sorry1 and repented for
 the destroying  of one tribe out of    
,israel4    #ba3af4 ,and the ancients   
said3 ,what shall we do with the rest1  
that have  not received wives8 for all  
the women in ,benjamin are dead4        
#ba3ag4 ,and we must use all care1 and  
provide with great diligence1 that  one 
tribe be not destroyed out of ,israel4  
#ba3ah4 ,for as to our own daughters we 
cannot give them1 being bound  with an  
oath and a curse1 whereby we said3      
,cursed be he that shall give  ,benjamin
 any of his daughters to wife4          
#ba3ai4 ,so they took counsel1 and said3
 ,behold1 there is a yearly  solemnity  
of the ,lord in ,silo1 which is situate 

on the north of the  city of ,bethel1   
and on the east side of the way1 that   
goeth from ,bethel  to ,sichem1 and on  
the south of the town of ,lebona4       
#ba3bj4 ,and they commanded the children
 of ,benjamin and said3 ,go1 and  lie   
hid in the vineyards1    #ba3ba4 ,and   
when you shall see the daughters of     
,silo come out1 as the  custom is1 to   
dance1 come ye on a sudden out of the   
vineyards1 and  catch you every man his 
wife among them1 and go into the land of
  ,benjamin4    #ba3bb4 ,and when their 
fathers and their brethren shall come1  
and shall  begin to complain against    
you1 and to chide1 we will say to them3 
,have  pity on them3 for they took them 
not away as by the right of war or      
conquest1 but when they asked to have   
them1 you gave them not1 and the  fault 
was committed on your part4    #ba3bc4  
,and the children of ,benjamin did as   
they had been commanded3  and1 according
 to their number1 they carried off for  
themselves every  man his wife of them  

that were dancing3 and they went into   
their  possession1 and built up their   
cities1 and dwelt in them4    #ba3bd4   
,the children of ,israel also returned  
by their tribes1 and  families1 to their
 dwellings4 ,in those days there was no 
king in  ,israel3 but every one did that
 which seemed right to himself4         
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,ruth      ,this     
,book is called ,,ruth1 from the name of
 the person whose history is  here      
recorded3 who1 being a ,gentile1 became 
a convert to the true  faith1 and       
marrying ,booz1 the great-grandfather of
 ,david1 was one of  those from whom    
,christ sprung according to the flesh1  
and an  illustrious figure of the       
,gentile church4 ,it is thought this    
book was  written by the prophet        
,samuel4      ,ruth ,chapter #a         
,elimelech of ,bethlehem going with his 
wife ,noemi1 and two sons1 into  the    
land of ,moab1 dieth there4 ,his sons   
marry wives of that country and  die    
without issue4 ,noemi returneth home    

with her daughter in law ,ruth1  who    
refuseth to part with her4    #a3a4 ,in 
the days of one of the judges1 when the 
judges ruled1 there  came a famine in   
the land4 ,and a certain man of         
,bethlehem ,juda1 went to  sojourn in   
the land of ,moab with his wife and his 
two sons4    #a3b4 ,he was named        
,elimelech1 and his wife ,noemi3 and his
 two sons1 the  one ,mahalon1 and the   
other ,chelion1 ,ephrathites of         
,bethlehem ,juda4 ,and  entering into   
the country of ,moab1 they abode there4 
#a3c4 ,and ,elimelech the husband of    
,noemi died3 and she remained with her  
sons4    #a3d4 ,and they took wives of  
the women of ,moab1 of which one was    
called  ,orpha1 and the other ,ruth4    
,and they dwelt there ten years1        
#a3e4 ,and they both died1 to wit1      
,mahalon and ,chelion3 and the woman was
  left alone1 having lost both her sons 
and her husband4    #a3f4 ,and she arose
 to go from the land of ,moab to her own
 country1 with  both her daughters in   

law3 for she had heard that the ,lord   
had looked  upon his people1 and had    
given them food4    #a3g4 ,wherefore she
 went forth out of the place of her     
sojournment1 with  both her daughters in
 law3 and being now in the way to return
 into the  land of ,juda1    #a3h4 ,she 
said to them3 ,go ye home to your       
mothers1 the ,lord deal  mercifully with
 you1 as you have dealt with the dead   
and with me4    #a3i4 ,may he grant you 
to find rest in the houses of the       
husbands whom  you shall take4 ,and she 
kissed them4 ,and they lifted up their  
voice1  and began to weep1    #a3aj4    
,and to say3 ,we will go on with thee to
 thy people4    #a3aa4 ,but she answered
 them3 ,return1 my daughters3 why come  
ye with me8  have ,i any more sons in my
 womb1 that you may hope for husbands of
 me8    #a3ab4 ,return again1 my        
daughters1 and go your ways3 for ,i am  
now spent  with age1 and not fit for    
wedlock4 ,although ,i might conceive    
this  night1 and bear children1         

#a3ac4 ,if you would wait till they were
 grown up1 and come to man's  estate1   
you would be old women before you marry4
 ,do not so1 my  daughters1 ,i beseech  
you3 for ,i am grieved the more for your
 distress1  and the hand of the ,lord is
 gone out against me4    #a3ad4 ,and    
they lifted up their voice1 and began to
 weep again3 ,orpha  kissed her mother  
in law1 and returned3 ,ruth stuck close 
to her mother  in law4    #a3ae4 ,and   
,noemi said to her3 ,behold thy         
kinswoman is returned to her  people1   
and to her gods1 go thou with her4      
,to her gods1 etc4444 ,noemi did not    
mean to persuade ,ruth to return to  the
 false gods she had formerly worshipped3
 but by this manner of  speech1         
insinuated to her1 that if she would go 
with her1 she must  renounce her false  
gods and return to the ,lord the ,god of
 ,israel4    #a3af4 ,she answered3 ,be  
not against me1 to desire that ,i should
 leave  thee and depart3 for            
whithersoever thou shalt go1 ,i will go3

 and where  thou shalt dwell1 ,i also   
will dwell4 ,thy people shall be my     
people1 and  thy ,god my ,god4    #a3ag4
 ,the land that shall receive thee      
dying1 in the same will ,i die3  and    
there will ,i be buried4 ,the ,lord do  
so and so to me1 and add more  also1 if 
aught but death part me and thee4       
,the ,lord do so and so1 etc4444 ,a form
 of swearing usual in the history  of   
the ,old ,testament1 by which the person
 wished such and such evils to  fall    
upon them1 if they did not do what they 
said4    #a3ah4 ,then ,noemi seeing that
 ,ruth was steadfastly determined to go 
with  her1 would not be against it1 nor 
persuade her any more to return to  her 
friends3    #a3ai4 ,so they went        
together1 and came to ,bethlehem4 ,and  
when they were  come into the city1 the 
report was quickly spread among all3 and
 the  women said3 ,this is that ,noemi4 
#a3bj4 ,but she said to them3 ,call me  
not ,noemi 7that is1 beautiful17 but    
call me ,mara 7that is1 bitter71 for the

 ,almighty hath quite filled me  with   
bitterness4    #a3ba4 ,i went out full  
and the ,lord hath brought me back      
empty4 ,why then  do you call me ,noemi1
 whom the ,lord hath humbled1 and the   
,almighty hath  afflicted8    #a3bb4 ,so
 ,noemi came with ,ruth1 the ,moabitess1
 her daughter in law1 from  the land of 
her sojournment3 and returned into      
,bethlehem1 in the  beginning of the    
barley harvest4      ,ruth ,chapter #b  
,ruth gleaneth in the field of ,booz1   
who sheweth her favour4    #b3a4 ,now   
her husband ,elimelech had a kinsman1 a 
powerful man1 and very  rich1 whose name
 was ,booz4    #b3b4 ,and ,ruth1 the    
,moabitess1 said to her mother in law3  
,if thou wilt1  ,i will go into the     
field1 and glean the ears of corn that  
escape the  hands of the reapers1       
wheresoever ,i shall find grace with a  
householder1 that will be favourable to 
me4 ,and she answered her3 ,go1  my     
daughter4    #b3c4 ,she went1 therefore1
 and gleaned the ears of corn after the 

reapers4 ,and it happened that the owner
 of that field was ,booz1 who was  of   
the kindred of ,elimelech4    #b3d4 ,and
 behold1 he came out of ,bethlehem1 and 
said to the reapers3 ,the  ,lord be with
 you4 ,and they answered him3 ,the ,lord
 bless thee4    #b3e4 ,and ,booz said to
 the young man that was set over the    
reapers3  ,whose maid is this8    #b3f4 
,and he answered him3 ,this is the      
,moabitess1 who came with ,noemi1  from 
the land of ,moab1    #b3g4 ,and she    
desired leave to glean the ears of corn 
that remain1  following the steps of the
 reapers3 and she hath been in the field
 from  morning till now1 and hath not   
gone home for one moment4    #b3h4 ,and 
,booz said to ,ruth3 ,hear me1 daughter1
 do not go to glean in  any other field1
 and do not depart from this place3 but 
keep with my  maids1    #b3i4 ,and      
follow where they reap4 ,for ,i have    
charged my young men1 not  to molest    
thee3 and if thou art thirsty1 go to the
 vessels1 and drink  of the waters      

whereof the servants drink4    #b3aj4   
,she fell on her face1 and worshipping  
upon the ground1 said to  him3 ,whence  
cometh this to me1 that ,i should find  
grace before thy  eyes1 and that thou   
shouldst vouchsafe to take notice of me1
 a woman of  another country8    #b3aa4 
,and he answered her3 ,all hath been    
told me1 that thou hast done  to thy    
mother in law after the death of thy    
husband3 and how thou hast  left thy    
parents1 and the land wherein thou wast 
born1 and art come to  a people which   
thou knewest not heretofore4    #b3ab4  
,the ,lord render unto thee for thy     
work1 and mayst thou receive a  full    
reward of the ,lord the ,god of ,israel1
 to whom thou art come1 and  under whose
 wings thou art fled4    #b3ac4 ,and she
 said3 ,i have found grace in thy eyes1 
my lord1 who hast  comforted me1 and    
hast spoken to the heart of thy         
handmaid1 who am not  like to one of thy
 maids4    #b3ad4 ,and ,booz said to    
her3 ,at mealtime come thou hither1 and 

eat of  the bread1 and dip thy morsel in
 the vinegar4 ,so she sat at the side of
  the reapers1 and she heaped to herself
 frumenty1 and ate and was  filled1 and 
took the leavings4    #b3ae4 ,and she   
arose from thence1 to glean the ears of 
corn as before4  ,and ,booz commanded   
his servants1 saying3 ,if she would even
 reap with  you1 hinder her not3        
#b3af4 ,and let fall some of your       
handfuls of purpose1 and leave them1    
that she may gather them without shame1 
and let no man rebuke her when  she     
gathereth them4    #b3ag4 ,she gleaned  
therefore in the field till evening3 and
 beating out  with a rod1 and threshing 
what she had gleaned1 she found about   
the  measure of an ephi of barley1 that 
is1 three bushels3    #b3ah4 ,which she 
took up1 and returned into the city1 and
 shewed it to  her mother in law3       
moreover1 she brought out1 and gave her 
of the  remains of her meat1 wherewith  
she had been filled4    #b3ai4 ,and her 
mother in law said to her3 ,where hast  

thou gleaned today1  and where hast thou
 wrought8 blessed be he that hath had   
pity on thee4  ,and she told her with   
whom she had wrought3 and she told the  
man's  name1 that he was called ,booz4  
#b3bj4 ,and ,noemi answered her3        
,blessed be he of the ,lord3 because the
  same kindness which he shewed to the  
living1 he hath kept also to the  dead4 
,and again she said3 ,the man is our    
kinsman4    #b3ba4 ,and ,ruth said3 ,he 
also charged me1 that ,i should keep    
close to  his reapers1 till all the corn
 should be reaped4    #b3bb4 ,and her   
mother in law said to her3 ,it is better
 for thee1 my  daughter1 to go out to   
reap with his maids1 lest in another    
man's field  some one may resist thee4  
#b3bc4 ,so she kept close to the maids  
of ,booz3 and continued to glean  with  
them1 till all the barley and the wheat 
were laid up in the barns4      ,ruth   
,chapter #c    ,ruth instructed by her  
mother in law lieth at ,booz's feet1    
claiming him  for her husband by the law

 of affinity3 she receiveth a good      
answer1  and six measures of barley4    
#c3a4 ,after she was returned to her    
mother in law1 ,noemi said to her3 ,my  
daughter1 ,i will seek rest for thee1   
and will provide that it may be  well   
with thee4    #c3b4 ,this ,booz1 with   
whose maids thou wast joined in the     
field1 is our  near kinsman1 and behold 
this night he winnoweth barley in the   
threshingfloor4    #c3c4 ,wash thyself  
therefore and anoint thee1 and put on   
thy best  garments1 and go down to the  
barnfloor3 but let not the man see thee1
  till he shall have done eating and    
drinking4    #c3d4 ,and when he shall go
 to sleep1 mark the place wherein he    
sleepeth3  and thou shalt go in1 and    
lift up the clothes wherewith he is     
covered  towards his feet1 and shalt lay
 thyself down there3 and he will tell   
thee what thou must do4    #c3e4 ,she   
answered3 ,whatsoever thou shalt        
command1 ,i will do4    #c3f4 ,and she  
went down to the barnfloor1 and did all 

that her mother in  law had bid her4    
#c3g4 ,and when ,booz had eaten1 and    
drunk1 and was merry1 he went to  sleep 
by the heap of sheaves1 and she came    
softly1 and uncovering his  feet1 laid  
herself down4    #c3h4 ,and behold1 when
 it was now midnight the man was afraid1
 and  troubled3 and he saw a woman lying
 at his feet1    #c3i4 ,and he said to  
her3 ,who art thou8 ,and she answered3  
,i am ,ruth1  thy handmaid3 spread thy  
coverlet over thy servant1 for thou art 
a near  kinsman4    #c3aj4 ,and he said3
 ,blessed art thou of the ,lord1 my     
daughter1 and thy  latter kindness has  
surpassed the former3 because thou hast 
not  followed young men either poor or  
rich4    ,thy latter kindness1 viz4444  
to thy husband deceased in seeking to   
keep  up his name and family by marrying
 his relation according to the law1  and
 not following after young men4 ,for    
,booz1 it seems1 was then in  years4    
#c3aa4 ,fear not therefore1 but         
whatsoever thou shalt say to me ,i will 

do  to thee4 ,for all the people that   
dwell within the gates of my city1  know
 that thou art a virtuous woman4        
#c3ab4 ,neither do ,i deny myself to be 
near of kin1 but there is another       
nearer than ,i4    #c3ac4 ,rest thou    
this night3 and when morning is come1 if
 he will take  thee by the right of     
kindred1 all is well3 but if he will    
not1 ,i will  undoubtedly take thee1 as 
the ,lord liveth3 sleep till the        
morning4    #c3ad4 ,so she slept at his 
feet till the night was going off4 ,and 
she  arose before men could know one    
another1 and ,booz said3 ,beware lest   
any  man know that thou camest hither4  
#c3ae4 ,and again he said3 ,spread thy  
mantle1 wherewith thou art covered1  and
 hold it with both hands4 ,and when she 
spread it and held it1 he  measured six 
measures of barley1 and laid it upon    
her4 ,and she carried  it1 and went into
 the city1    #c3af4 ,and came to her   
mother in law2 who said to her3 ,what   
hast thou  done1 daughter8 ,and she told

 her all that the man had done to her4  
#c3ag4 ,and she said3 ,behold he hath   
given me six measures of barley3 for  he
 said3 ,i will not have thee return     
empty to thy mother in law4    #c3ah4   
,and ,noemi said3 ,wait1 my daughter1   
till we see what end the thing  will    
have4 ,for the man will not rest until  
he have accomplished what he  hath said4
      ,ruth ,chapter #d    ,upon the    
refusal of the nearer kinsman1 ,booz    
marrieth ,ruth1 who  bringeth forth     
,obed1 the grandfather of ,david4       
#d3a4 ,then ,booz went up to the gate1  
and sat there4 ,and when he had seen    
the kinsman going by1 of whom he had    
spoken before1 he said to him1  calling 
him by his name3 ,turn aside for a      
little while1 and sit down  here4 ,he   
turned aside1 and sat down4    #d3b4    
,and ,booz1 taking ten men of the       
ancients of the city1 said to  them3    
,sit ye down here4    #d3c4 ,they sat   
down1 and he spoke to the kinsman3      
,noemi1 who is returned  from the       

country of ,moab will sell a parcel of  
land that belonged to  our brother      
,elimelech4    #d3d4 ,i would have thee 
to understand this1 and would tell thee 
before  all that sit here1 and before   
the ancients of my people4 ,if thou wilt
  take possession of it by the right of 
kindred3 buy it1 and possess it3  but if
 it please thee not1 tell me so1 that ,i
 may know what ,i have to  do4 ,for     
there is no near kinsman besides thee1  
who art first1 and me1  who am second4  
,but he answered3 ,i will buy the field4
    #d3e4 ,and ,booz said to him3 ,when 
thou shalt buy the field at the woman's 
hand1 thou must take also ,ruth1 the    
,moabitess1 who was the wife of the     
deceased3 to raise up the name of thy   
kinsman in his inheritance4    #d3f4 ,he
 answered3 ,i yield up my right of next 
akin3 for ,i must not cut  off the      
posterity of my own family4 ,do thou    
make use of my privilege1  which ,i     
profess ,i do willingly forego4    #d3g4
 ,now this in former times was the      

manner in ,israel between kinsmen1  that
 if at any time one yielded his right to
 another3 that the grant  might be sure1
 the man put off his shoe and gave it to
 his neighbour2  this was a testimony of
 cession of right in ,israel4    #d3h4  
,so ,booz said to his kinsman3 ,put off 
thy shoe4 ,and immediately he  took it  
off from his foot4    #d3i4 ,and he said
 to the ancients1 and to all the people3
 ,you are  witnesses this day1 that ,i  
have bought all that was ,elimelech's1  
and  ,chelion's1 and ,mahalon's1 of the 
hand of ,noemi3    #d3aj4 ,and have     
taken to wife ,ruth1 the ,moabitess1 the
 wife of ,mahalon1  to raise up the name
 of the deceased in his inheritance lest
 his name  be cut off1 from among his   
family and his brethren and his people4 
,you1  ,i say1 are witnesses of this    
thing4    #d3aa4 ,then all the people   
that were in the gate1 and the ancients1
  answered3 ,we are witnesses3 ,the     
,lord make this woman who cometh into   
thy house1 like ,rachel1 and ,lia1 who  

built up the house of ,israel3 that  she
 may be an example of virtue in         
,ephrata1 and may have a famous name  in
 ,bethlehem3    ,ephrata4444 ,another   
name of ,bethlehem4    #d3ab4 ,and that 
the house may be1 as the house of       
,phares1 whom ,thamar  bore unto ,juda1 
of the seed which the ,lord shall give  
thee of this  young woman4    #d3ac4    
,booz therefore took ,ruth1 and married 
her3 and went in unto her1  and the     
,lord gave her to conceive1 and to bear 
a son4    #d3ad4 ,and the women said to 
,noemi3 ,blessed be the ,lord1 who hath 
not  suffered thy family to want a      
successor3 that his name should be      
preserved in ,israel4    #d3ae4 ,and    
thou shouldst have one to comfort thy   
soul1 and cherish thy  old age4 ,for he 
is born of thy daughter in law3 who     
loveth thee3 and is  much better to     
thee1 than if thou hadst seven sons4    
#d3af4 ,and ,noemi taking the child1    
laid it in her bosom1 and she carried   
it1 and was a nurse unto it4    #d3ag4  

,and the women1 her neighbours1         
congratulating with her1 and  saying1   
,there is a son born to ,noemi1 called  
his name ,obed3 he is the  father of    
,isai1 the father of ,david4    #d3ah4  
,these are the generations of ,phares3  
,phares begot ,esron1    #d3ai4 ,esron  
begot ,aram1 ,aram begot ,aminadab1     
#d3bj4 ,aminadab begot ,nahasson1       
,nahasson begot ,salmon1    #d3ba4      
,salmon begot ,booz1 ,booz begot ,obed1 
#d3bb4 ,obed begot ,isai1 ,isai begot   
,david4          ,,the ,,first ,,book   
,,of ,,samuel1 ,,otherwise ,,called     
,,the ,,first ,,book ,,of ,,kings       
,this and the following ,book are called
 by the ,hebrews the books of  ,samuel1 
because they contain the history of     
,samuel1 and of the two  kings1 ,saul   
and ,david1 whom he anointed4 ,they are 
more commonly named  by the ,fathers1   
the first and second book of kings4 ,as 
to the writer of  them1 it is the common
 opinion that ,samuel composed the first
 book1 as  far as the twenty-fifth      

chapter2 and that the prophets ,nathan  
and ,gad  finished the first1 and wrote 
the second book4 ,see #a ,paralipomenon1
  alias #a ,chronicles1 #bi4bi4      #a 
,kings ,chapter #a    ,anna the wife of 
,elcana being barren1 by vow and prayer 
obtaineth a  son3 whom she calleth      
,samuel3 and presenteth him to the      
service of ,god  in ,silo1 according to 
her vow4    #a3a4 ,there was a man of   
,ramathaimsophim1 of ,mount ,ephraim1   
and his name  was ,elcana1 the son of   
,jeroham1 the son of ,eliu1 the son of  
,thohu1 the  son of ,suph1 an           
,ephraimite3    ,an ,ephraimite4444 ,he 
was of the tribe of ,levi1 #a4 ,par4    
#f4cd1 but is  called an ,ephraimite    
from dwelling in mount ,ephraim4        
#a3b4 ,and he had two wives1 the name of
 one was ,anna1 and the name of  the    
other ,phenenna4 ,phenenna had children3
 but ,anna had no children4    #a3c4    
,and this man went up out of his city   
upon the appointed days1 to  adore and  
to offer sacrifice to the ,lord of hosts

 in ,silo4 ,and the two  sons of ,heli1 
,ophni and ,phinees1 were there priests 
of the ,lord4    #a3d4 ,now the day     
came1 and ,elcana offered sacrifice1 and
 gave to  ,phenenna1 his wife1 and to   
all her sons and daughters1 portions3   
#a3e4 ,but to ,anna he gave one portion 
with sorrow1 because he loved  ,anna4   
,and the ,lord had shut up her womb4    
#a3f4 ,her rival also afflicted her1 and
 troubled her exceedingly1  insomuch    
that she upbraided her1 that the ,lord  
had shut up her womb3    #a3g4 ,and thus
 she did every year1 when the time      
returned1 that they  went up to the     
temple of the ,lord3 and thus she       
provoked her3 but ,anna  wept1 and did  
not eat4    #a3h4 ,then ,elcana1 her    
husband1 said to her3 ,anna1 why weepest
 thou8 and  why dost thou not eat8 and  
why dost thou afflict thy heart8 ,am not
 ,i  better to thee than ten children8  
#a3i4 ,so ,anna arose after she had     
eaten and drunk in ,silo3 ,and ,heli1   
the  priest1 sitting upon a stool before

 the door of the temple of the ,lord2   
#a3aj4 ,as ,anna had her heart full of  
grief1 she prayed to the ,lord1         
shedding many tears1    #a3aa4 ,and she 
made a vow1 saying3 ,o ,lord of hosts1  
if thou wilt look  down on the          
affliction of thy servant1 and wilt be  
mindful of me1 and  not forget thy      
handmaid1 and wilt give to thy servant a
 manchild3 ,i  will give him to the     
,lord all the days of his life1 and no  
razor shall  come upon his head4        
#a3ab4 ,and it came to pass1 as she     
multiplied prayers before the ,lord1    
that ,heli observed her mouth4    #a3ac4
 ,now ,anna spoke in her heart1 and only
 her lips moved1 but her  voice was not 
heard at all4 ,heli therefore thought   
her to be drunk1    #a3ad4 ,and said to 
her3 ,how long wilt thou be drunk8      
digest a little the  wine1 of which thou
 hast taken too much4    #a3ae4 ,anna   
answering1 said3 ,not so1 my lord3 for  
,i am an exceeding  unhappy woman1 and  
have drunk neither wine nor any strong  

drink1 but ,i  have poured out my soul  
before the ,lord4    #a3af4 ,count not  
thy handmaid for one of the daughters of
 ,belial3 for  out of the abundance of  
my sorrow and grief have ,i spoken till 
now4    #a3ag4 ,then ,heli said to her3 
,go in peace3 and the ,god of ,israel   
grant  thee thy petition1 which thou    
hast asked of him4    #a3ah4 ,and she   
said3 ,would to ,god thy handmaid may   
find grace in thy  eyes4 ,so the woman  
went on her way1 and ate1 and her       
countenance was no  more changed4       
#a3ai4 ,and they rose in the morning1   
and worshipped before the ,lord3 and    
they returned1 and came into their house
 at ,ramatha4 ,and ,elcana knew  ,anna  
his wife3 ,and the ,lord remembered her4
    #a3bj4 ,and it came to pass when the
 time was come about1 ,anna conceived   
and bore a son1 and called his name     
,samuel3 because she had asked him  of  
the ,lord4    ,samuel4444 ,this name    
imports1 asked of ,god4    #a3ba4 ,and  
,elcana1 her husband1 went up1 and all  

his house1 to offer to  the ,lord the   
solemn sacrifice1 and his vow4    #a3bb4
 ,but ,anna went not up3 for she said to
 her husband3 ,i will not go  till the  
child be weaned1 and till ,i may carry  
him1 that he may appear  before the     
,lord1 and may abide always there4      
#a3bc4 ,and ,elcana1 her husband1 said  
to her3 ,do what seemeth good to  thee1 
and stay till thou wean him3 and ,i pray
 that the ,lord may fulfil  his word4   
,so the woman staid at home1 and gave   
her son suck1 till she  weaned him4     
#a3bd4 ,and after she had weaned him1   
she carried him with her1 with  three   
calves1 and three bushels of flour1 and 
a bottle of wine1 and she  brought him  
to the house of the ,lord in ,silo4 ,now
 the child was as yet  very young3      
#a3be4 ,and they immolated a calf1 and  
offered the child to ,heli4    #a3bf4   
,and ,anna said3 ,i beseech thee1 my    
lord1 as thy soul liveth1 my  lord3 ,i  
am that woman1 who stood before thee    
here praying to the ,lord4    #a3bg4    

,for this child did ,i pray1 and the    
,lord hath granted me my  petition1     
which ,i asked of him4    #a3bh4        
,therefore ,i also have lent him to the 
,lord all the days of his  life1 he     
shall be lent to the ,lord4 ,and they   
adored the ,lord there4 ,and  ,anna     
prayed1 and said3      #a ,kings        
,chapter #b    ,the canticle of ,anna4  
,the wickedness of the sons of ,heli3   
for which  they are not duly corrected  
by their father4 ,a prophecy against the
  house of ,heli4    #b3a4 ,my heart    
hath rejoiced in the ,lord1 and my horn 
is exalted in my  ,god3 my mouth is     
enlarged over my enemies3 because ,i    
have joyed in thy  salvation4    ,my    
horn4444 ,the horn in the scriptures    
signifies strength1 power1 the  horn is 
said to be exalted1 when a person       
receives an increase of  strength or    
glory4    #b3b4 ,there is none holy as  
the ,lord is3 for there is no other     
beside  thee1 and there is none strong  
like our ,god4    #b3c4 ,do not multiply

 to speak lofty things1 boasting3 let   
old matters  depart from your mouth3 for
 the ,lord is a ,god of all knowledge1  
and to  him are thoughts prepared4      
#b3d4 ,the bow of the mighty is         
overcome1 and the weak are girt with    
strength4    #b3e4 ,they that were full 
before1 have hired out themselves for   
bread3  and the hungry are filled1 so   
that the barren hath borne many3 and she
  that had many children is weakened4   
#b3f4 ,the ,lord killeth and maketh     
alive1 he bringeth down to hell1 and    
bringeth back again4    #b3g4 ,the ,lord
 maketh poor and maketh rich1 he        
humbleth and he exalteth3    #b3h4 ,he  
raiseth up the needy from the dust1 and 
lifteth up the poor  from the dunghill3 
that he may sit with princes1 and hold  
the throne of  glory4 ,for the poles of 
the earth are the ,lord's1 and upon them
 he hath  set the world4    #b3i4 ,he   
will keep the feet of his saints1 and   
the wicked shall be  silent in darkness2
 because no man shall prevail by his own

 strength4    #b3aj4 ,the adversaries of
 the ,lord shall fear him3 and upon them
 shall  he thunder in the heavens3 ,the 
,lord shall judge the ends of the earth1
  and he shall give empire to his king1 
and shall exalt the horn of his         
,christ4    #b3aa4 ,and ,elcana went to 
,ramatha1 to his house3 but the child   
ministered in the sight of the ,lord    
before the face of ,heli the priest4    
#b3ab4 ,now the sons of ,heli were      
children of ,belial1 not knowing the    
,lord1    #b3ac4 ,nor the office of the 
priests to the people3 but whosoever had
  offered a sacrifice1 the servant of   
the priest came1 while the flesh  was in
 boiling1 with a fleshhook of three     
teeth in his hand1    #b3ad4 ,and thrust
 it into the kettle1 or into the        
cauldron1 or into the  pot1 or into the 
pan3 and all that the fleshhook brought 
up1 the priest  took to himself4 ,thus  
did they to all ,israel that came to    
,silo4    #b3ae4 ,also before they burnt
 the fat1 the servant of the priest     

came1  and said to the man that         
sacrificed3 ,give me flesh to boil for  
the  priest3 for ,i will not take of    
thee sodden flesh1 but raw4    #b3af4   
,and he that sacrificed said to him3    
,let the fat first be burnt to  day1    
according to the custom1 and then take  
to thee as much as thy soul  desireth4  
,but he answered1 and said to him3 ,not 
so3 but thou shalt give  it me now1 or  
else ,i will take it by force4    #b3ag4
 ,wherefore the sin of the young men was
 exceeding great before the  ,lord3     
because they withdrew men from the      
sacrifice of the ,lord4    #b3ah4 ,but  
,samuel ministered before the face of   
the ,lord3 being a child  girded with a 
linen ephod4    #b3ai4 ,and his mother  
made him a little coat1 which she       
brought to him  on the appointed days1  
when she went up with her husband1 to   
offer the  solemn sacrifice4    #b3bj4  
,and ,heli blessed ,elcana and his wife3
 and he said to him3 ,the  ,lord give   
thee seed of this woman1 for the loan   

thou hast lent to the  ,lord4 ,and they 
went to their own home4    #b3ba4 ,and  
the ,lord visited ,anna1 and she        
conceived1 and bore three  sons1 and two
 daughters3 and the child ,samuel became
 great before the  ,lord4    #b3bb4 ,now
 ,heli was very old1 and he heard all   
that his sons did to all  ,israel3 and  
how they lay with the women that waited 
at the door of the  tabernacle3         
#b3bc4 ,and he said to them3 ,why do ye 
these kinds of things1 which ,i  hear1  
very wicked things1 from all the people8
    #b3bd4 ,do not so1 my sons3 for it  
is no good report that ,i hear1 that    
you make the people of the ,lord to     
transgress4    #b3be4 ,if one man shall 
sin against another1 ,god may be        
appeased in his  behalf3 but if a man   
shall sin against the ,lord1 who shall  
pray for  him8 ,and they hearkened not  
to the voice of their father1 because   
the  ,lord would slay them4    ,who     
shall pray for him4444 ,by this word    
,heli would have his sons  understand1  

that by their wicked abuse of sacred    
things1 and of the  very sacrifices     
which were appointed to appease the     
,lord1 they deprived  themselves of the 
ordinary means of reconciliation with   
,god2 which was  by sacrifices4 ,the    
more1 because they were the chief       
priests whose  business it was to       
intercede for all others1 they had no   
other to offer  sacrifices and to make  
atonement for them4 ,ibid4 ,because the 
,lord would  slay them4444 ,in          
consequence of their manifold           
sacrileges1 he would not  soften their  
hearts with his efficacious grace1 but  
was determined to  destroy them4        
#b3bf4 ,but the child ,samuel advanced1 
and grew on1 and pleased both the  ,lord
 and men4    #b3bg4 ,and there came a   
man of ,god to ,heli1 and said to him3  
,thus saith  the ,lord3 ,did ,i not     
plainly appear to thy father's house1   
when they  were in ,egypt in the house  
of ,pharao8    #b3bh4 ,and ,i chose him 
out of all the tribes of ,israel to be  

my priest1  to go up to my altar1 and   
burn incense to me1 and to wear the     
ephod  before me3 and ,i gave to thy    
father's house of all the sacrifices of 
the children of ,israel4    #b3bi4 ,why 
have you kicked away my victims1 and my 
gifts which ,i  commanded to be offered 
in the temple3 and thou hast rather     
honoured  thy sons than me1 to eat the  
firstfruits of every sacrifice of my    
people ,israel8    #b3cj4 ,wherefore    
thus saith the ,lord the ,god of        
,israel3 ,i said indeed  that thy house1
 and the house of thy father1 should    
minister in my  sight1 for ever4 ,but   
now saith the ,lord3 ,far be this from  
me3 but  whosoever shall glorify me1 him
 will ,i glorify3 but they that despise 
me1 shall be despised4    #b3ca4 ,behold
 the days come3 and ,i will cut off thy 
arm1 and the arm of  thy father's house1
 that there shall not be an old man in  
thy house4    #b3cb4 ,and thou shalt see
 thy rival in the temple1 in all the    
prosperity  of ,israel1 and there shall 

not be an old man in thy house for ever4
    ,thy rival4444 ,a priest of another 
race4 ,this was partly fulfilled1 when  
,abiathar1 of the race of ,heli1 was    
removed from the priesthood1 and        
,sadoc1 who was of another line1 was    
substituted in his place4 ,but it  was  
more fully accomplished in the ,new     
,testament1 when the priesthood  of     
,aaron gave place to that of ,christ4   
#b3cc4 ,however1 ,i will not altogether 
take away a man of thee from my  altar3 
but that thy eyes may faint1 and thy    
soul be spent3 and a great  part of thy 
house shall die1 when they come to man's
 estate4    #b3cd4 ,and this shall be a 
sign to thee1 that shall come upon thy  
two  sons1 ,ophni and ,phinees3 in one  
day they shall both of them die4        
#b3ce4 ,and ,i will raise me up a       
faithful priest1 who shall do according 
to my heart1 and my soul and ,i will    
build him a faithful house1 and he      
shall walk all days before my anointed4 
#b3cf4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that 

whosoever shall remain in thy  house    
shall come that he may be prayed for1   
and shall offer a piece of  silver1 and 
a roll of bread1 and shall say3 ,put me1
 ,i beseech thee1 to  somewhat of the   
priestly office1 that ,i may eat a      
morsel of bread4      #a ,kings ,chapter
 #c    ,samuel is four times called by  
the ,lord3 who revealeth to him the evil
  that shall fall on ,heli1 and his     
house4    #c3a4 ,now the child ,samuel  
ministered to the ,lord before ,heli1   
and the  word of the ,lord was precious 
in those days1 there was no manifest    
vision4    ,precious4444 ,that is1 rare4
    #c3b4 ,and it came to pass one day  
when ,heli lay in his place1 and his    
eyes were grown dim1 that he could not  
see3    #c3c4 ,before the lamp of ,god  
went out1 ,samuel slept in the temple of
 the  ,lord1 where the ark of ,god was4 
#c3d4 ,and the ,lord called ,samuel4    
,and he answered3 ,here am ,i4    #c3e4 
,and he ran to ,heli1 and said3 ,here am
 ,i3 for thou didst call me4  ,he said3 

,i did not call3 go back and sleep4 ,and
 he went and slept4    #c3f4 ,and the   
,lord called ,samuel again4 ,and ,samuel
 arose and went to  ,heli1 and said3    
,here am ,i3 for thou calledst me4 ,he  
answered3 ,i did not  call thee1 my son3
 return and sleep4    #c3g4 ,now ,samuel
 did not yet know the ,lord1 neither had
 the word of the  ,lord been revealed to
 him4    #c3h4 ,and the ,lord called    
,samuel again the third time4 ,and he   
arose up  and went to ,heli1    #c3i4   
,and said3 ,here am ,i3 for thou didst  
call me4 ,then ,heli understood  that   
the ,lord called the child1 and he said 
to ,samuel3 ,go1 and sleep3  and if he  
shall call thee any more1 thou shalt    
say3 ,speak1 ,lord1 for  thy servant    
heareth4 ,so ,samuel went1 and slept in 
his place4    #c3aj4 ,and the ,lord     
came1 and stood1 and he called1 as he   
had called the  other times1 ,samuel1   
,samuel4 ,and ,samuel said3 ,speak1     
,lord1 for thy  servant heareth4        
#c3aa4 ,and the ,lord said to ,samuel3  

,behold ,i do a thing in ,israel3 and   
whosoever shall hear it1 both his ears  
shall tingle4    #c3ab4 ,in that day ,i 
will raise up against ,heli all the     
things ,i have  spoken concerning his   
house3 ,i will begin1 and ,i will make  
an end4    #c3ac4 ,for ,i have foretold 
unto him1 that ,i will judge his house  
for  ever1 for iniquity1 because he knew
 that his sons did wickedly1 and did    
not chastise them4    #c3ad4 ,therefore 
have ,i sworn to the house of ,heli1    
that the iniquity of  his house shall   
not be expiated with victims nor        
offerings for ever4    #c3ae4 ,and      
,samuel slept till morning1 and opened  
the doors of the house  of the ,lord4   
,and ,samuel feared to tell the vision  
to ,heli4    #c3af4 ,then ,heli called  
,samuel1 and said3 ,samuel1 my son4 ,and
 he  answered3 ,here am ,i4    #c3ag4   
,and he asked him3 ,what is the word    
that the ,lord hath spoken to  thee8 ,i 
beseech thee hide it not from me4 ,may  
,god do so and so to thee1  and add so  

and so1 if thou hide from me one word of
 all that were said  to thee4    #c3ah4 
,so ,samuel told him all the words1 and 
did not hide them from him4  ,and he    
answered3 ,it is the ,lord3 let him do  
what is good in his sight4    #c3ai4    
,and ,samuel grew1 and the ,lord was    
with him1 and not one of his  words fell
 to the ground4    #c3bj4 ,and all      
,israel1 from ,dan to ,bersabee1 knew   
that ,samuel was a  faithful prophet of 
the ,lord4    #c3ba4 ,and the ,lord     
again appeared in ,silo1 for the ,lord  
revealed  himself to ,samuel in ,silo1  
according to the word of the ,lord4 ,and
 the  word of ,samuel came to pass to   
all ,israel4      #a ,kings ,chapter #d 
,the ,israelites being overcome by the  
,philistines1 send for the ark of  ,god3
 but they are beaten again1 the sons of 
,heli are killed1 and the  ark taken3   
upon the hearing of the news ,heli      
falleth backward and  dieth4    #d3a4   
,and it came to pass in those days1 that
 the ,philistines gathered  themselves  

together to fight3 and ,israel went out 
to war against the  ,philistines1 and   
camped by the ,stone of help4 ,and the  
,philistines came  to ,aphec1    ,the   
,stone of help4444 ,in ,hebrew          
,eben-ezer2 so called from the help     
which the ,lord was pleased afterwards  
to give to his people ,israel in  that  
place1 by the prayers of ,samuel1 chap4 
#g4ab4    #d3b4 ,and put their army in  
array against ,israel4 ,and when they   
had  joined battle1 ,israel turned their
 backs to the ,philistines3 and there   
were slain in that fight1 here and there
 in the fields1 about four  thousand    
men4    #d3c4 ,and the people returned  
to the camp3 and the ancients of ,israel
  said3 ,why hath the ,lord defeated us 
to day before the ,philistines8 ,let  us
 fetch unto us the ark of the covenant  
of the ,lord from ,silo1 and let  it    
come in the midst of us1 that it may    
save us from the hand of our  enemies4  
#d3d4 ,so the people sent to ,silo1 and 
they brought from thence the ark  of the

 covenant of the ,lord of hosts1 sitting
 upon the cherubims3 and  the two sons  
of ,heli1 ,ophni and ,phinees1 were with
 the ark of the  covenant of ,god4      
#d3e4 ,and when the ark of the covenant 
of the ,lord was come into the  camp1   
all ,israel shouted with a great shout1 
and the earth rang again4    #d3f4 ,and 
the ,philistines heard the noise of the 
shout1 and they said3  ,what is this    
noise of a great shout in the camp of   
the ,hebrews8 ,and  they understood that
 the ark of the ,lord was come into the 
camp4    #d3g4 ,and the ,philistines    
were afraid1 saying3 ,god is come into  
the  camp4 ,and sighing1 they said3     
#d3h4 ,woe to us3 for there was no such 
great joy yesterday1 and the day        
before3 ,woe to us4 ,who shall deliver  
us from the hand of these high  ,gods8  
these are the ,gods that struck ,egypt  
with all the plagues in the  desert4    
#d3i4 ,take courage1 and behave like    
men1 ye ,philistines3 lest you come  to 
be servants to the ,hebrews1 as they    

have served you3 take courage  and      
fight4    #d3aj4 ,so the ,philistines   
fought1 and ,israel was overthrown1 and 
every  man fled to his own dwelling3 and
 there was an exceeding great           
slaughter2 for there fell of ,israel    
thirty thousand footmen4    #d3aa4 ,and 
the ark of ,god was taken3 and the two  
sons of ,heli1 ,ophni and  ,phinees1    
were slain4    #d3ab4 ,and there ran a  
man of ,benjamin out of the army1 and   
came to ,silo  the same day1 with his   
clothes rent1 and his head strewed with 
dust4    #d3ac4 ,and when he was come1  
,heli sat upon a stool over against the 
way1  watching4 ,for his heart was      
fearful for the ark of ,god4 ,and when  
the  man was come into the city1 he told
 it3 and all the city cried out4        
#d3ad4 ,and ,heli heard the noise of the
 cry1 and he said3 ,what meaneth  the   
noise of this uproar8 ,but he made      
haste1 and came1 and told ,heli4        
#d3ae4 ,now ,heli was ninety and eight  
years old1 and his eyes were dim1  and  

he could not see4    #d3af4 ,and he said
 to ,heli3 ,i am he that came from the  
battle1 and have  fled out of the field 
this day4 ,and he said to him3 ,what is 
there done1  my son8    #d3ag4 ,and he  
that brought the news answered1 and     
said3 ,israel is fled  before the       
,philistines1 and there has been a great
 slaughter of the  people3 moreover thy 
two sons1 ,ophni and ,phinees1 are dead3
 and the ark  of ,god is taken4         
#d3ah4 ,and when he had named the ark of
 ,god1 he fell from his stool  backwards
 by the door1 and broke his neck and    
died4 ,for he was an old  man1 and far  
advanced in years3 ,and he judged       
,israel forty years4    ,named the ark1 
etc4444 ,there is great reason1 by all  
these  circumstances1 to hope that ,heli
 died in a state of grace2 and by his   
temporal punishments escaped the        
eternal4    #d3ai4 ,and his daughter in 
law1 the wife of ,phinees1 was big with 
child1  and near her time3 and hearing  
the news that the ark of ,god was taken1

  and her father in law1 and her        
husband1 were dead1 she bowed herself   
and fell in labour3 for her pains came  
upon her on a sudden4    #d3bj4 ,and    
when she was upon the point of death1   
they that stood about  her said to her3 
,fear not1 for thou hast borne a son4   
,she answered them  not1 nor gave heed  
to them4    #d3ba4 ,and she called the  
child ,ichabod1 saying3 ,the glory is   
gone from  ,israel1 because the ark of  
,god was taken1 and for her father in   
law1  and for her husband3              
,ichabod4444 ,that is1 ,where is the    
glory8 or1 there is no glory4 ,we see   
how much the ,israelites lamented the   
loss of the ark1 which was but the      
symbol of ,god's presence among them4   
,how much more ought ,christians to     
lament the loss of ,god himself1 when by
 sin they have driven him out of  their 
souls4    #d3bb4 ,and she said3 ,the    
glory is departed from ,israel1 because 
the ark  of ,god was taken4      #a     
,kings ,chapter #e    ,dagon twice      

falleth down before the ark4 ,the       
,philistines are grievously  afflicted1 
wherever the ark cometh4    #e3a4 ,and  
the ,philistines took the ark of ,god1  
and carried it from the  ,stone of help 
into ,azotus4    #e3b4 ,and the         
,philistines took the ark of ,god1 and  
brought it into the  temple of ,dagon1  
and set it by ,dagon4    #e3c4 ,and when
 the ,azotians arose early the next day1
 behold ,dagon lay  upon his face on the
 ground before the ark of the ,lord3 and
 they took  ,dagon1 and set him again in
 his place4    #e3d4 ,and the next day  
again1 when they rose in the morning1   
they found  ,dagon lying upon his face  
on the earth before the ark of the      
,lord3 and  the head of ,dagon1 and both
 the palms of his hands1 were cut off   
upon  the threshold3    #e3e4 ,and only 
the stump of ,dagon remained in its     
place4 ,for this cause  neither the     
priests of ,dagon1 nor any that go into 
the temple1 tread on  the threshold of  
,dagon in ,azotus unto this day4        

#e3f4 ,and the hand of the ,lord was    
heavy upon the ,azotians1 and he        
destroyed them1 and afflicted ,azotus   
and the coasts thereof with  emerods4   
,and in the villages and fields in the  
midst of that country1  there came forth
 a multitude of mice1 and there was the 
confusion of a  great mortality in the  
city4    #e3g4 ,and the men of ,azotus  
seeing this kind of plague1 said3 ,the  
ark of  the ,god of ,israel shall not   
stay with us3 for his hand is heavy upon
  us1 and upon ,dagon1 our god4    #e3h4
 ,and sending1 they gathered together   
all the lords of the  ,philistines to   
them1 and said3 ,what shall we do with  
the ark of the ,god  of ,israel8 ,and   
the ,gethites answered3 ,let the ark of 
the ,god of ,israel  be carried about4  
,and they carried the ark of the ,god of
 ,israel about4    #e3i4 ,and while they
 were carrying it about1 the hand of the
 ,lord came  upon every city with an    
exceeding great slaughter3 and he smote 
the men  of every city1 both small and  

great1 and they had emerods in their    
secret parts4 ,and the ,gethites        
consulted together1 and made themselves 
seats of skins4    #e3aj4 ,therefore    
they sent the ark of ,god into ,accaron4
 ,and when the ark  of ,god was come    
into ,accaron1 the ,accaronites cried   
out1 saying3 ,they  have brought the ark
 of the ,god of ,israel to us1 to kill  
us and our  people4    #e3aa4 ,they sent
 therefore1 and gathered together all   
the lords of the  ,philistines3 and they
 said3 ,send away the ark of the ,god of
 ,israel1 and  let it return into its   
own place1 and not kill us and our      
people4    #e3ab4 ,for there was the    
fear of death in every city1 and the    
hand of  ,god was exceeding heavy4 ,the 
men also that did not die1 were         
afflicted  with the emerods3 and the cry
 of every city went up to heaven4       
#a ,kings ,chapter #f    ,the ark is    
sent back to ,bethsames3 where many are 
slain for looking  through curiosity    
into it4    #f3a4 ,now the ark of ,god  

was in the land of the ,philistines     
seven  months4    #f3b4 ,and the        
,philistines called for the priests and 
the diviners1  saying3 ,what shall we do
 with the ark of the ,lord8 tell us how 
we are  to send it back to its place4   
,and they said3    #f3c4 ,if you send   
back the ark of the ,god of ,israel1    
send it not away  empty1 but render unto
 him what you owe for sin1 and then you 
shall be  healed3 and you shall know why
 his hand departeth not from you4       
#f3d4 ,they answered3 ,what is it we    
ought to render unto him for sin8 and   
they answered3    #f3e4 ,according to   
the number of the provinces of the      
,philistines you  shall make five golden
 emerods1 and five golden mice3 for the 
same  plague hath been upon you all1 and
 upon your lords4 ,and you shall make   
the likeness of your emerods1 and the   
likeness of the mice1 that have         
destroyed the land1 and you shall give  
glory to the ,god of ,israel3 to  see if
 he will take off his hand from you1 and

 from your gods1 and from  your land4   
#f3f4 ,why do you harden your hearts1 as
 ,egypt and ,pharao hardened their      
hearts8 did not he1 after he was struck1
 then let them go1 and they  departed8  
#f3g4 ,now1 therefore1 take and make a  
new cart3 and two kine that have        
calved1 on which there hath come no     
yoke1 tie to the cart1 and shut up      
their calves at home4    #f3h4 ,and you 
shall take the ark of the ,lord1 and lay
 it on the cart1  and the vessels of    
gold1 which you have paid him for sin1  
you shall put  into a little box at the 
side thereof3 and send it away1 that it 
may  go4    #f3i4 ,and you shall look3  
and if it go up by the way of his own   
coasts1  towards ,bethsames1 then he    
hath done us this great evil3 but if    
not1 we  shall know that it is not his  
hand hath touched us1 but it hath       
happened by chance4    #f3aj4 ,they did 
therefore in this manner3 and taking two
 kine1 that had  sucking calves1 they   
yoked them to the cart1 and shut up     

their calves  at home4    #f3aa4 ,and   
they laid the ark of ,god upon the cart1
 and the little box  that had in it the 
golden mice1 and the likeness of the    
emerods4    #f3ab4 ,and the kine took   
the straight way1 that leadeth to       
,bethsames1  and they went along the    
way1 lowing as they went3 and turned not
 aside  neither to the right hand nor to
 the left3 and the lords of the         
,philistines followed them as far as the
 borders of ,bethsames4    #f3ac4 ,now  
the ,bethsamites were reaping wheat in  
the valley3 and lifting  up their eyes1 
they saw the ark1 and rejoiced to see   
it4    #f3ad4 ,and the cart came into   
the field of ,josue1 a ,bethsamite1 and 
stood there4 ,and there was a great     
stone1 and they cut in pieces the  wood 
of the cart1 and laid the kine upon it a
 holocaust to the ,lord4    #f3ae4 ,and 
the ,levites took down the ark of ,god1 
and the little box that  was at the side
 of it1 wherein were the vessels of     
gold1 and they put  them upon the great 

stone4 ,the men also of ,bethsames      
offered  holocausts1 and sacrificed     
victims that day to the ,lord4    #f3af4
 ,and the five princes of the           
,philistines saw1 and they returned to  
,accaron the same day4    #f3ag4 ,and   
these are the golden emerods1 which the 
,philistines returned  for sin to the   
,lord3 ,for ,azotus one1 for ,gaza one1 
for ,ascalon one1 for  ,geth one1 for   
,accaron one3    #f3ah4 ,and the golden 
mice1 according to the number of the    
cities of the  ,philistines1 of the five
 provinces1 from the fenced city to the 
village  that was without wall1 and to  
the great ,abel 7the stone7 whereon they
  set down the ark of the ,lord1 which  
was till that day in the field of       
,josue the ,bethsamite4    #f3ai4 ,but  
he slew of the men of ,bethsames1       
because they had seen the  ark of the   
,lord1 and he slew of the people seventy
 men1 and fifty  thousand of the common 
people4 ,and the people lamented1       
because the  ,lord had smitten the      

people with a great slaughter4          
,seen4444 ,and curiously looked into4   
,it is likely this plague reached to    
all the neighbouring country1 as well as
 the city of ,bethsames4    #f3bj4 ,and 
the men of ,bethsames said3 ,who shall  
be able to stand before  the ,lord this 
holy ,god8 and to whom shall he go up   
from us8    #f3ba4 ,and they sent       
messengers to the inhabitants of        
,cariathiarim1  saying3 ,the            
,philistines have brought back the ark  
of the ,lord1 come ye  down and fetch it
 up to you4      #a ,kings ,chapter #g  
,the ark is brought to ,cariathiarim4   
,by ,samuel's exhortation the people    
cast away their idols and serve ,god    
alone4 ,the ,lord defeateth the         
,philistines1 while ,samuel offereth    
sacrifice4    #g3a4 ,and the men of     
,cariathiarim came1 and fetched up the  
ark of the  ,lord1 and carried it into  
the house of ,abinadab1 in ,gabaa3 and  
they  sanctified ,eleazar1 his son1 to  
keep the ark of the ,lord4    ,in       

,gabaa4444 ,that is1 on the hill1 for   
,gabaa signifieth a hill4    #g3b4 ,and 
it came to pass1 that from the day the  
ark of the ,lord abode  in              
,cariathiarim1 days were multiplied 7for
 it was now the twentieth  year7 and all
 the house of ,israel rested1 following 
the ,lord4    #g3c4 ,and ,samuel spoke  
to all the house of ,israel1 saying3 ,if
 you turn  to the ,lord with all your   
heart1 put away the strange gods from   
among  you1 ,baalim and ,astaroth3 and  
prepare your hearts unto the ,lord1 and 
serve him only1 and he will deliver you 
out of the hand of the  ,philistines4   
#g3d4 ,then the children of ,israel put 
away ,baalim and ,astaroth1 and  served 
the ,lord only4    #g3e4 ,and ,samuel   
said3 ,gather all ,israel to ,masphath1 
that ,i may pray to  the ,lord for you4 
#g3f4 ,and they gathered together to    
,masphath1 and they drew water1 and     
poured it out before the ,lord1 and they
 fasted on that day1 and they  said     
there3 ,we have sinned against the      

,lord4 ,and ,samuel judged the  children
 of ,israel in ,masphath4    #g3g4 ,and 
the ,philistines heard that the children
 of ,israel were  gathered together to  
,masphath1 and the lords of the         
,philistines went up  against ,israel4  
,and when the children of ,israel heard 
this1 they were  afraid of the          
,philistines4    #g3h4 ,and they said to
 ,samuel3 ,cease not to cry to the ,lord
 our ,god for  us1 that he may save us  
out of the hand of the ,philistines4    
#g3i4 ,and ,samuel took a sucking lamb1 
and offered it whole for a  holocaust to
 the ,lord3 and ,samuel cried to the    
,lord for ,israel1 and the  ,lord heard 
him4    #g3aj4 ,and it came to pass1    
when ,samuel was offering the holocaust1
 the  ,philistines began the battle     
against ,israel3 but the ,lord thundered
  with a great thunder on that day upon 
the ,philistines1 and terrified  them1  
and they were overthrown before the face
 of ,israel4    #g3aa4 ,and the men of  
,israel going out of ,masphath1 pursued 

after the  ,philistines1 and made       
slaughter of them till they came under  
,bethchar4    #g3ab4 ,and ,samuel took a
 stone1 and laid it between ,masphath   
and ,sen3  and he called the place ,the 
stone of help4 ,and he said3 ,thus far  
the  ,lord hath helped us4    #g3ac4    
,and the ,philistines were humbled1 and 
they did not come any more  into the    
borders of ,israel4 ,and the hand of the
 ,lord was against the  ,philistines1   
all the days of ,samuel4    #g3ad4 ,and 
the cities which the ,philistines had   
taken from ,israel1 were  restored to   
,israel1 from ,accaron to ,geth1 and    
their borders3 and he  delivered ,israel
 from the hand of the ,philistines1 and 
there was peace  between ,israel and the
 ,amorrhites4    #g3ae4 ,and ,samuel    
judged ,israel all the days of his life3
    #g3af4 ,and he went every year about
 to ,bethel and to ,galgal and to       
,masphath1 and he judged ,israel in the 
foresaid places4    #g3ag4 ,and he      
returned to ,ramatha3 for there was his 

house1 and there he  judged ,israel3 he 
built also there an altar to the ,lord4 
#a ,kings ,chapter #h    ,samuel growing
 old1 and his sons not walking in his   
ways1 the people  desire a king4        
#h3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,samuel
 was old1 that he appointed his  sons to
 be judges over ,israel4    #h3b4 ,now  
the name of his firstborn son was ,joel3
 and the name of the  second was ,abia1 
judges in ,bersabee4    #h3c4 ,and his  
sons walked not in his ways3 but they   
turned aside after  lucre1 and took     
bribes1 and perverted judgment4    #h3d4
 ,then all the ancients of ,israel being
 assembled came to ,samuel to  ,ramatha4
    #h3e4 ,and they said to him3 ,behold
 thou art old1 and thy sons walk not  in
 thy ways3 make us a king1 to judge us1 
as all nations have4    #h3f4 ,and the  
word was displeasing in the eyes of     
,samuel1 that they  should say3 ,give us
 a king to judge us4 ,and ,samuel prayed
 to the ,lord4    #h3g4 ,and the ,lord  
said to ,samuel3 ,hearken to the voice  

of the people in  all that they say to  
thee4 ,for they have not rejected thee1 
but me1  that ,i should not reign over  
them4    ,rejected1 etc4444 ,the        
government of ,israel hitherto had been 
a  theocracy1 in which ,god himself     
immediately ruled1 by laws which he had 
enacted1 and by judges extraordinarily  
raised up by himself2 and  therefore he 
complains that his people rejected him1 
in desiring a  change of government4    
#h3h4 ,according to all their works1    
they have done from the day that ,i     
brought them out of ,egypt until this   
day3 as they have forsaken me1 and      
served strange gods1 so do they also    
unto thee4    #h3i4 ,now1 therefore1    
hearken to their voice3 but yet testify 
to them1  and foretell them the right of
 the king1 that shall reign over them4  
,the right4444 ,that is1 the manner     
7misphat7 after which he shall  proceed1
 having no one to control him1 when he  
has the power in his  hand4    #h3aj4   
,then ,samuel told all the words of the 

,lord to the people that had  desired a 
king of him1    #h3aa4 ,and said3 ,this 
will be the right of the king that shall
 reign  over you3 ,he will take your    
sons1 and put them in his chariots1 and 
will make them his horsemen1 and his    
running footmen1 to run before his      
chariots1    #h3ab4 ,and he will appoint
 of them to be his tribunes1 and his    
centurions1 and to plough his fields1   
and to reap his corn1 and to make  him  
arms and chariots4    #h3ac4 ,your      
daughters also he will take to make him 
ointments1 and to be  his cooks1 and    
bakers4    #h3ad4 ,and he will take your
 fields1 and your vineyards1 and your   
best  oliveyards1 and give them to his  
servants4    #h3ae4 ,moreover he will   
take the tenth of your corn1 and of the 
revenues  of your vineyards1 to give to 
his eunuchs and servants4    #h3af4     
,your servants also1 and handmaids1 and 
your goodliest young men1  and your     
asses1 he will take away1 and put them  
to his work4    #h3ag4 ,your flocks also

 he will tithe1 and you shall be his    
servants4    #h3ah4 ,and you shall cry  
out in that day from the face of the    
king1 whom  you have chosen to          
yourselves3 and the ,lord will not hear 
you in that  day1 because you desired   
unto yourselves a king4    #h3ai4 ,but  
the people would not hear the voice of  
,samuel1 and they said1  ,nay3 but there
 shall be a king over us1    #h3bj4 ,and
 we also will be like all nations3 and  
our king shall judge  us1 and go out    
before us1 and fight our battles for us4
    #h3ba4 ,and ,samuel heard all the   
words of the people1 and rehearsed them 
in the ears of the ,lord4    #h3bb4 ,and
 the ,lord said to ,samuel3 ,hearken to 
their voice1 and make  them a king4 ,and
 ,samuel said to the men of ,israel3    
,let every man go to  his city4      #a 
,kings ,chapter #i    ,saul seeking his 
father's asses1 cometh to ,samuel1 by   
whom he is  entertained4    #i3a4 ,now  
there was a man of ,benjamin1 whose name
 was ,cis1 the son of  ,abiel1 the son  

of ,seror1 the son of ,bechorath1 the   
son of ,aphia1 the  son of a man of     
,jemini1 valiant and strong4    #i3b4   
,and he had a son whose name was ,saul1 
a choice and goodly man1 and  there was 
not among the children of ,israel a     
goodlier person than he3  from his      
shoulders and upward he appeared above  
all the people4    #i3c4 ,and the asses 
of ,cis1 ,saul's father1 were lost3 and 
,cis said to  his son ,saul3 ,take one  
of the servants with thee1 and arise1   
go1 and  seek the asses4 ,and when they 
had passed through ,mount ,ephraim1     
#i3d4 ,and through the land of ,salisa1 
and had not found them1 they  passed    
also through the land of ,salim1 and    
they were not there3 and  through the   
land of ,jemini1 and found them not4    
#i3e4 ,and when they were come to the   
land of ,suph1 ,saul said to the        
servant that was with him3 ,come1 let us
 return1 lest perhaps my father  forget 
the asses1 and be concerned for us4     
#i3f4 ,and he said to him3 ,behold there

 is a man of ,god in this city1 a       
famous man3 all that he saith1 cometh   
certainly to pass4 ,now1  therefore1 let
 us go thither1 perhaps he may tell us  
of our way1 for  which we are come4     
#i3g4 ,and ,saul said to his servant3   
,behold we will go3 but what shall we   
carry to the man of ,god8 the bread is  
spent in our bags3 and we have no       
present to make to the man of ,god1 nor 
any thing at all4    #i3h4 ,the servant 
answered ,saul again1 and said3 ,behold 
there is found  in my hand the fourth   
part of a sicle of silver1 let us give  
it to the  man of ,god1 that he may tell
 us our way4    #i3i4 ,now in time past 
in ,israel1 when a man went to consult  
,god1 he  spoke thus3 ,come1 let us go  
to the seer4 ,for he that is now called 
a  prophet1 in time past was called a   
seer4    ,seer4444 ,because of his      
seeing by divine light hidden things and
 things  to come4    #i3aj4 ,and ,saul  
said to his servant3 ,thy word is very  
good1 come let us  go4 ,and they went   

into the city1 where the man of ,god    
was4    #i3aa4 ,and when they went up   
the ascent to the city1 they found maids
  coming out to draw water1 and they    
said to them3 ,is the seer here8        
#i3ab4 ,they answered and said to them3 
,he is3 behold he is before you1  make  
haste now3 for he came to day into the  
city1 for there is a  sacrifice of the  
people to day in the high place4    ,a  
sacrifice4444 ,the law did not allow of 
sacrifices in any other place1  but at  
the tabernacle1 or temple1 in which the 
ark of the covenant was  kept2 but      
,samuel1 by divine dispensation1 offered
 sacrifices in other  places4 ,for which
 dispensation this reason may be        
alleged1 that the  house of ,god in     
,silo1 having lost the ark1 was now cast
 off2 as a  figure of the reprobation of
 the ,jews1 ,ps4 #gg4fj1 #fg4 ,and in   
,cariathiarim where the ark was1 there  
was neither tabernacle1 nor             
altar4--,ibid4 ,the high place4444      
,excelsum4 ,the excelsa1 or high places1

  so often mentioned in scripture1 were 
places of worship1 in which were  altars
 for sacrifice4 ,these were sometimes   
employed in the service of  the true    
,god1 as in the present case3 but more  
frequently in the  service of idols2 and
 were called excelsa1 which is commonly 
7though  perhaps not so accurately7     
rendered high places2 not because they  
were  always upon hills1 for the very   
worst of all1 which was that of         
,topheth1 or ,geennom1 7,jer4 #ai47 was 
in a valley2 but because of the  high   
altars1 and pillars1 or monuments1      
erected there1 on which were  set up the
 idols1 or images of their deities4     
#i3ac4 ,as soon as you come into the    
city1 you shall immediately find  him1  
before he go up to the high place to    
eat3 for the people will not  eat till  
he come2 because he blesseth the victim1
 and afterwards they  eat that are      
invited4 ,now1 therefore1 go up1 for to 
day you shall find  him4    #i3ad4 ,and 
they went up into the city4 ,and when   

they were walking in the  midst of the  
city1 behold ,samuel was coming out over
 against them1 to  go up to the high    
place4    #i3ae4 ,now the ,lord had     
revealed to the ear of ,samuel the day  
before  ,saul came1 saying3    #i3af4   
,to morrow about this same hour ,i will 
send thee a man of the land  of         
,benjamin1 and thou shalt anoint him to 
be ruler over my people  ,israel3 and he
 shall save my people out of the hand of
 the ,philistines3  for ,i have looked  
down upon my people1 because their cry  
is come to me4    #i3ag4 ,and when      
,samuel saw ,saul1 the ,lord said to    
him3 ,behold the man1  of whom ,i spoke 
to thee1 this man shall reign over my   
people4    #i3ah4 ,and ,saul came to    
,samuel in the midst of the gate1 and   
said3 ,tell  me1 ,i pray thee1 where is 
the house of the seer8    #i3ai4 ,and   
,samuel answered ,saul1 saying3 ,i am   
the seer2 go up before me  to the high  
place1 that you may eat with me to day1 
and ,i will let thee  go in the morning3

 and tell thee all that is in thy heart4
    #i3bj4 ,and as for the asses1 which 
were lost three days ago1 be not        
solicitous1 because they are found4 ,and
 for whom shall be all the best  things 
of ,israel8 ,shall they not be for thee 
and for all thy father's  house8        
#i3ba4 ,and ,saul answering1 said3 ,am  
not ,i a son of ,jemini of the least    
tribe of ,israel1 and my kindred the    
last among all the families of the      
tribe of ,benjamin8 ,why then hast thou 
spoken this word to me8    #i3bb4 ,then 
,samuel taking ,saul1 and his servant1  
brought them into the  parlour1 and gave
 them a place at the head of them that  
were invited4  ,for there were about    
thirty men4    #i3bc4 ,and ,samuel said 
to the cook3 ,bring the portion which ,i
 gave thee1  and commanded thee to set  
it apart by thee4    #i3bd4 ,and the    
cook took up the shoulder1 and set it   
before ,saul4 ,and  ,samuel said3       
,behold what is left1 set it before     
thee1 and eat2 because  it was kept of  

purpose for thee1 when ,i invited the   
people4 ,and ,saul  ate with ,samuel    
that day4    #i3be4 ,and they went down 
from the high place into the town1 and  
he  spoke with ,saul upon the top of the
 house3 and he prepared a bed for  ,saul
 on the top of the house and he slept4  
#i3bf4 ,and when they were risen in the 
morning1 and it began now to be  light1 
,samuel called ,saul on the top of the  
house1 saying3 ,arise1 that  ,i may let 
thee go4 ,and ,saul arose3 and they went
 out both of them3 to  wit1 he and      
,samuel4    #i3bg4 ,and as they were    
going down in the end of the city1      
,samuel said  to ,saul3 ,speak to the   
servant to go before us1 and pass on3   
but stand  thou still a while1 that ,i  
may tell thee the word of the ,lord4    
#a ,kings ,chapter #aj    ,saul is      
anointed4 ,he prophesieth1 and is       
changed into another man4  ,samuel      
calleth the people together1 to make a  
king3 the lot falleth on  ,saul4        
#aj3a4 ,and ,samuel took a little vial  

of oil1 and poured it upon his  head1   
and kissed him1 and said3 ,behold1 the  
,lord hath anointed thee to  be prince  
over his inheritance1 and thou shalt    
deliver his people out  of the hands of 
their enemies1 that are round about     
them4 ,and this  shall be a sign unto   
thee1 that ,god hath anointed thee to be
 prince4    #aj3b4 ,when thou shalt     
depart from me this day1 thou shalt find
 two men  by the sepulchre of ,rachel in
 the borders of ,benjamin to the south1 
and  they shall say to thee3 ,the asses 
are found which thou wentest to seek3   
and thy father1 thinking no more of the 
asses1 is concerned for you1  and saith3
 ,what shall ,i do for my son8    #aj3c4
 ,and when thou shalt depart from       
thence1 and go farther on1 and  shalt   
come to the oak of ,thabor1 there shall 
meet thee three men going  up to ,god to
 ,bethel1 one carrying three kids1 and  
another three loaves  of bread1 and     
another carrying a bottle of wine4      
,bethel4444 ,where there was at that    

time an altar of ,god2 it being one  of 
the places where ,samuel judged ,israel4
    #aj3d4 ,and they will salute thee1  
and will give thee two loaves1 and  thou
 shalt take them at their hand4         
#aj3e4 ,after that thou shalt come to   
the hill of ,god1 where the garrison  of
 the ,philistines is3 and when thou     
shalt be come there into the city1  thou
 shalt meet a company of prophets coming
 down from the high place1  with a      
psaltery1 and a timbrel1 and a pipe1 and
 a harp before them1 and  they shall be 
prophesying4    ,the hill of ,god4444   
,gabaa1 in which there was also at that 
time1 a high  place or                  
altar4--,prophets4444 ,these were men   
whose office it was to sing  hymns and  
praises to ,god2 for such in holy writ  
are called prophets1  and their singing 
praises to ,god is called prophesying4  
,see #a ,par4  alias #a ,chr4 #ae4bb1   
and #be4a4 ,now there were in those days
 colleges1 or  schools for training up  
these prophets2 and it seems there was  

one of  these schools at this hill of   
,god2 and another at ,najoth in         
,ramatha4  ,see #a ,kings #ai4bj1 #ba1  
etc4    #aj3f4 ,and the ,spirit of the  
,lord shall come upon thee1 and thou    
shalt  prophesy with them1 and shalt be 
changed into another man4    #aj3g4     
,when therefore these signs shall happen
 to thee1 do whatsoever  thy hand shall 
find1 for the ,lord is with thee4       
#aj3h4 ,and thou shalt go down before me
 to ,galgal1 7for ,i will come down  to 
thee71 that thou mayst offer an         
oblation1 and sacrifice victims of      
peace3 seven days shalt thou wait1 till 
,i come to thee1 and ,i will shew  thee 
what thou art to do4    ,galgal4444     
,here also by dispensation was an altar 
of ,god4    #aj3i4 ,so when he had      
turned his back to go from ,samuel1 ,god
 gave unto  him another heart1 and all  
these things came to pass that day4     
#aj3aj4 ,and they came to the foresaid  
hill1 and behold a company of  prophets 
met him3 and the ,spirit of the ,lord   

came upon him1 and he  prophesied in the
 midst of them4    #aj3aa4 ,and all that
 had known him yesterday and the day    
before1 seeing  that he was with the    
prophets1 and prophesied1 said to each  
other3 ,what  is this that hath happened
 to the son of ,cis8 is ,saul also among
 the  prophets8    #aj3ab4 ,and one     
answered another1 saying3 ,and who is   
their father8  therefore it became a    
proverb3 ,is ,saul also among the       
prophets8    ,their father4444 ,that is1
 their teacher1 or superior4 ,as much as
 to  say1 ,who could bring about such a 
wonderful change as to make ,saul a     
prophet8    #aj3ac4 ,and when he had    
made an end of prophesying1 he came to  
the high  place4    #aj3ad4 ,and ,saul's
 uncle said to him1 and to his servant3 
,whither went  you8 ,they answered3 ,to 
seek the asses3 and not finding them1 we
 went to  ,samuel4    #aj3ae4 ,and his  
uncle said to him3 ,tell me what ,samuel
 said to thee4    #aj3af4 ,and ,saul    
said to his uncle3 ,he told us that the 

asses were  found4 ,but of the matter of
 the kingdom of which ,samuel had spoken
 to  him1 he told him not4    #aj3ag4   
,and ,samuel called together the people 
to the ,lord in ,maspha3    #aj3ah4 ,and
 he said to the children of ,israel3    
,thus saith the ,lord the  ,god of      
,israel3 ,i brought up ,israel out of   
,egypt1 and delivered you from  the hand
 of the ,egyptians1 and from the hand of
 all the kings who  afflicted you4      
#aj3ai4 ,but you this day have rejected 
your ,god1 who only hath saved you  out 
of all your evils and your tribulations3
 and you have said3 ,nay3  but set a    
king over us4 ,now therefore stand      
before the ,lord by your  tribes1 and by
 your families4    #aj3bj4 ,and ,samuel 
brought to him all the tribes of        
,israel1 and the lot  fell on the tribe 
of ,benjamin4    #aj3ba4 ,and he brought
 the tribe of ,benjamin and the kindreds
 thereof1  and the lot fell upon the    
kindred of ,metri1 and it came to ,saul1
 the  son of ,cis4 ,they sought him     

therefore1 and he was not found4        
#aj3bb4 ,and after this they consulted  
the ,lord whether he would come         
thither4 ,and the ,lord answered3       
,behold he is hidden at home4    #aj3bc4
 ,and they ran and fetched him thence3  
and he stood in the midst  of the       
people1 and he was higher than any of   
the people from the  shoulders and      
upward4    #aj3bd4 ,and ,samuel said to 
all the people3 ,surely you see him whom
 the  ,lord hath chosen1 that there is  
none like him among all the people4 ,and
  all the people cried and said3 ,god   
save the king4    #aj3be4 ,and ,samuel  
told the people the law of the kingdom1 
and wrote it  in a book1 and laid it up 
before the ,lord3 and ,samuel sent away 
all the  people1 every one to his own   
house4    #aj3bf4 ,saul also departed to
 his own house in ,gabaa3 and there went
  with him a part of the army1 whose    
hearts ,god had touched4    #aj3bg4 ,but
 the children of ,belial said3 ,shall   
this fellow be able to  save us8 ,and   

they despised him1 and brought him no   
presents2 but he  dissembled as though  
he heard not4      #a ,kings ,chapter   
#aa    ,saul defeateth the ,ammonites1  
and delivereth ,jabes ,galaad4    #aa3a4
 ,and it came to pass about a month     
after this1 that ,naas1 the  ,ammonite1 
came up1 and began to fight against     
,jabes ,galaad4 ,and all the  men of    
,jabes said to ,naas3 ,make a covenant  
with us1 and we will serve  thee4       
#aa3b4 ,and ,naas1 the ,ammonite1       
answered them3 ,on this condition will  
,i  make a covenant with you1 that ,i   
may pluck out all your right eyes1 and  
make you a reproach in all ,israel4     
#aa3c4 ,and the ancients of ,jabes said 
to him3 ,allow us seven days1 that  we  
may send messengers to all the coasts of
 ,israel3 and if there be no  one to    
defend us1 we will come out to thee4    
#aa3d4 ,the messengers therefore came to
 ,gabaa of ,saul3 and they spoke  these 
words in the hearing of the people3 and 
all the people lifted up  their voices1 

and wept4    #aa3e4 ,and behold ,saul   
came1 following oxen out of the field1  
and he  said3 ,what aileth the people   
that they weep8 ,and they told him the  
words of the men of ,jabes4    #aa3f4   
,and the ,spirit of the ,lord came upon 
,saul1 when he had heard  these words1  
and his anger was exceedingly kindled4  
#aa3g4 ,and taking both the oxen1 he cut
 them in pieces1 and sent them  into all
 the coasts of ,israel1 by messengers1  
saying3 ,whosoever shall  not come      
forth1 and follow ,saul and ,samuel1 so 
shall it be done to his  oxen4 ,and the 
fear of the ,lord fell upon the people1 
and they went out  as one man4    #aa3h4
 ,and he numbered them in ,bezec3 and   
there were of the children of  ,israel  
three hundred thousand3 and of the men  
of ,juda thirty thousand4    #aa3i4 ,and
 they said to the messengers that came3 
,thus shall you say to  the men of      
,jabes ,galaad3 ,to morrow1 when the sun
 shall be hot1 you  shall have relief4  
,the messengers therefore came1 and told

 the men of  ,jabes1 and they were glad4
    #aa3aj4 ,and they said3 ,in the     
morning we will come out to you3 and you
  shall do what you please with us4     
#aa3aa4 ,and it came to pass1 when the  
morrow was come1 that ,saul put the     
people in three companies3 and he came  
into the midst of the camp in  the      
morning watch1 and he slew the          
,ammonites until the day grew hot1  and 
the rest were scattered1 so that two of 
them were not left  together4    #aa3ab4
 ,and the people said to ,samuel3 ,who  
is he that said3 ,shall ,saul  reign    
over us8 ,bring the men1 and we will    
kill them4    #aa3ac4 ,and ,saul said3  
,no man shall be killed this day3       
because the ,lord  this day hath wrought
 salvation in ,israel3    #aa3ad4 ,and  
,samuel said to the people3 ,come1 and  
let us go to ,galgal1  and let us renew 
the kingdom there4    #aa3ae4 ,and all  
the people went to ,galgal1 and there   
they made ,saul  king1 before the ,lord 
in ,galgal1 and they sacrificed there   

victims of  peace before the ,lord4 ,and
 there ,saul and all the men of ,israel 
rejoiced exceedingly4      #a ,kings    
,chapter #ab    ,samuel's integrity is  
acknowledged4 ,god sheweth by a sign    
from heaven  that they had done ill in  
asking for a king4    #ab3a4 ,and       
,samuel said to all ,israel3 ,behold ,i 
have hearkened to your  voice in all    
that you said to me1 and have made a    
king over you4    #ab3b4 ,and now the   
king goeth before you3 but ,i am old and
 greyheaded3  and my sons are with you3 
having then conversed with you from my  
youth  until this day1 behold here ,i   
am4    #ab3c4 ,speak of me before the   
,lord1 and before his anointed1 whether 
,i  have taken any man's ox1 or ass3 if 
,i have wronged any man1 if ,i have     
oppressed any man1 if ,i have taken a   
bribe at any man's hand3 and ,i  will   
despise it this day1 and will restore it
 to you4    #ab3d4 ,and they said3 ,thou
 hast not wronged us1 nor oppressed us1 
nor  taken ought at any man's hand4     

#ab3e4 ,and he said to them3 ,the ,lord 
is witness against you1 and his         
anointed is witness this day1 that you  
have not found any thing in my  hand4   
,and they said3 ,he is witness4         
#ab3f4 ,and ,samuel said to the people3 
,it is the ,lord who made ,moses and    
,aaron1 and brought our fathers out of  
the land of ,egypt4    #ab3g4 ,now1     
therefore1 stand up1 that ,i may plead  
in judgment against  you before the     
,lord1 concerning all the kindness of   
the ,lord1 which he  hath shewn to you1 
and to your fathers3    #ab3h4 ,how     
,jacob went into ,egypt1 and your       
fathers cried to the ,lord3  and the    
,lord sent ,moses and ,aaron1 and       
brought your fathers out of  ,egypt1 and
 made them dwell in this place4         
#ab3i4 ,and they forgot the ,lord their 
,god1 and he delivered them into  the   
hands of ,sisara1 captain of the army of
 ,hasor1 and into the hands  of the     
,philistines1 and into the hand of the  
king of ,moab1 and they  fought against 

them4    #ab3aj4 ,but afterwards they   
cried to the ,lord1 and said3 ,we have  
sinned1  because we have forsaken the   
,lord1 and have served ,baalim and      
,astaroth3  but now deliver us from the 
hand of our enemies1 and we will serve  
thee4    #ab3aa4 ,and the ,lord sent    
,jerobaal1 and ,badan1 and ,jephte1 and 
,samuel1  and delivered you from the    
hand of your enemies round about1 and   
you  dwelt securely4    ,jerobaal and   
,badan4444 ,that is1 ,gedeon and ,samson
 called here ,badan or  ,bedan1 because 
he was of ,dan4    #ab3ab4 ,but seeing  
that ,naas1 king of the children of     
,ammon1 was come  against you1 you said 
to me3 ,nay1 but a king shall reign over
 us3  whereas the ,lord your ,god was   
your king4    #ab3ac4 ,now1 therefore1  
your king is here1 whom you have chosen 
and  desired3 ,behold the ,lord hath    
given you a king4    #ab3ad4 ,if you    
will fear the ,lord1 and serve him1 and 
hearken to his  voice1 and not provoke  
the mouth of the ,lord3 then shall both 

you1 and  the king who reigneth over    
you1 be followers of the ,lord your     
,god4    #ab3ae4 ,but if you will not   
hearken to the voice of the ,lord1 but  
will  rebel against his words1 the hand 
of the ,lord shall be upon you1 and     
upon your fathers4    #ab3af4 ,now then 
stand1 and see this great thing which   
the ,lord will do  in your sight4       
#ab3ag4 ,is it not wheat harvest to day8
 ,i will call upon the ,lord1 and  he   
shall send thunder and rain3 and you    
shall know1 and see that you  yourselves
 have done a great evil in the sight of 
the ,lord1 in desiring  a king over you4
    ,wheat harvest4444 ,at which time of
 the year1 it never thunders or rains   
in those countries4    #ab3ah4 ,and     
,samuel cried unto the ,lord1 and the   
,lord sent thunder and  rain that day4  
#ab3ai4 ,and all the people greatly     
feared the ,lord and ,samuel4 ,and all  
the people said to ,samuel3 ,pray for   
thy servants to the ,lord thy ,god1     
that we may not die1 for we have added  

to all our sins this evil1 to  ask for a
 king4    #ab3bj4 ,and ,samuel said to  
the people3 ,fear not1 you have done all
 this  evil3 but yet depart not from    
following the ,lord1 but serve the ,lord
  with all your heart4    #ab3ba4 ,and  
turn not aside after vain things1 which 
shall never profit  you1 nor deliver    
you1 because they are vain4    #ab3bb4  
,and the ,lord will not forsake his     
people for his great name's  sake3      
because the ,lord hath sworn to make you
 his people4    #ab3bc4 ,and far from me
 be this sin against the ,lord1 that ,i 
should  cease to pray for you3 and ,i   
will teach you the good and right way4  
#ab3bd4 ,therefore fear the ,lord1 and  
serve him in truth1 and with your  whole
 heart1 for you have seen the great     
works which he hath done among  you4    
#ab3be4 ,but if you will still do       
wickedly3 both you and your king shall  
perish together4      #a ,kings ,chapter
 #ac    ,the war between ,saul and the  
,philistines4 ,the distress of the      

,israelites4 ,saul offereth sacrifice   
before the coming of ,samuel3 for  which
 he is reproved4    #ac3a4 ,saul was a  
child of one year when he began to      
reign1 and he  reigned two years over   
,israel4    ,of one year4444 ,that is1  
he was good and like an innocent child1 
and  for two years continued in that    
innocency4    #ac3b4 ,and ,saul chose   
him three thousand men of ,israel3 and  
two thousand  were with ,saul in        
,machmas1 and in mount ,bethel3 and a   
thousand with  ,jonathan in ,gabaa of   
,benjamin3 and the rest of the people he
 sent back  every man to their          
dwellings4    #ac3c4 ,and ,jonathan     
smote the garrison of the ,philistines  
which was in  ,gabaa4 ,and when the     
,philistines had heard of it1 ,saul     
sounded the  trumpet over all the land1 
saying3 ,let the ,hebrews hear4         
#ac3d4 ,and all ,israel heard this      
report3 ,saul hath smitten the garrison 
of the ,philistines3 and ,israel took   
courage against the ,philistines4  ,and 

the people were called together after   
,saul to ,galgal4    #ac3e4 ,the        
,philistines also were assembled to     
fight against ,israel1  thirty thousand 
chariots1 and six thousand horsemen1 and
 a multitude of  people besides1 like   
the sand on the seashore for number4    
,and going up  they camped in ,machmas1 
at the east of ,bethaven4    #ac3f4 ,and
 when the men of ,israel saw that they  
were straitened 7for the  people were   
distressed71 they hid themselves in     
caves1 and in thickets1  and in rocks1  
and in dens1 and in pits4    #ac3g4 ,and
 some of the ,hebrews passed over the   
,jordan into the land of  ,gad and      
,galaad4 ,and when ,saul was yet in     
,galgal1 all the people that  followed  
him were greatly afraid4    #ac3h4 ,and 
he waited seven days1 according to the  
appointment of ,samuel1  and ,samuel    
came not to ,galgal1 and the people     
slipt away from him4    #ac3i4 ,then    
,saul said3 ,bring me the holocaust1 and
 the peace offerings4  ,and he offered  

the holocaust4    #ac3aj4 ,and when he  
had made an end of offering the         
holocaust1 behold  ,samuel came3 and    
,saul went forth to meet him and salute 
him4    #ac3aa4 ,and ,samuel said to    
him3 ,what hast thou done8 ,saul        
answered3  ,because ,i saw that the     
people slipt from me1 and thou wast not 
come  according to the days appointed1  
and the ,philistines were gathered      
together in ,machmas1    #ac3ab4 ,i     
said3 ,now will the ,philistines come   
down upon me to ,galgal1  and ,i have   
not appeased the face of the ,lord4     
,forced by necessity1 ,i  offered the   
holocaust4    #ac3ac4 ,and ,samuel said 
to ,saul3 ,thou hast done foolishly1 and
 hast not  kept the commandments of the 
,lord thy ,god1 which he commanded thee4
 ,and  if thou hadst not done thus1 the 
,lord would now have established thy    
kingdom over ,israel for ever3          
#ac3ad4 ,but thy kingdom shall not      
continue4 ,the ,lord hath sought him a  
man according to his own heart3 and him 

hath the ,lord commanded to be  prince  
over his people1 because thou hast not  
observed that which the  ,lord          
commanded4    #ac3ae4 ,and ,samuel arose
 and went up from ,galgal to ,gabaa of  
,benjamin4  ,and the rest of the people 
went up after ,saul1 to meet the people 
who  fought against them1 going from    
,galgal to ,gabaa1 in the hill of       
,benjamin4 ,and ,saul numbered the      
people1 that were found with him1 about 
six hundred men4    #ac3af4 ,and ,saul1 
and ,jonathan his son1 and the people   
that were present  with them1 were in   
,gabaa of ,benjamin3 ,but the           
,philistines encamped in  ,machmas4     
#ac3ag4 ,and there went out of the camp 
of the ,philistines three  companies to 
plunder4 ,one company went towards the  
way of ,ephra to the  land of ,sual2    
#ac3ah4 ,and another went by the way of 
,bethoron1 and the third turned to  the 
way of the border1 above the valley of  
,seboim towards the desert4    #ac3ai4  
,now there was no smith to be found in  

all the land of ,israel1  for the       
,philistines had taken this precaution1 
lest the ,hebrews should  make them     
swords or spears4    #ac3bj4 ,so all    
,israel went down to the ,philistines1  
to sharpen every man  his ploughshare1  
and his spade1 and his axe1 and his     
rake4    #ac3ba4 ,so that their shares1 
and their spades1 and their forks1 and  
their axes1 were blunt1 even to the     
goad1 which was to be mended4    #ac3bb4
 ,and when the day of battle was come1  
there was neither sword nor  spear found
 in the hand of any of the people that  
were with ,saul and  ,jonathan1 except  
,saul and ,jonathan his son4    #ac3bc4 
,and the army of the ,philistines went  
out in order to advance  further in     
,machmas4      #a ,kings ,chapter #ad   
,jonathan attacketh the ,philistines4 ,a
 miraculous victory4 ,saul's  unadvised 
oath1 by which ,jonathan is put in      
danger of his life1 but is  delivered by
 the people4    #ad3a4 ,now it came to  
pass one day that ,jonathan1 the son of 

,saul1 said  to the young man that bore 
his armour3 ,come1 and let us go over to
 the  garrison of the ,philistines1     
which is on the other side of yonder    
place4 ,but he told not this to his     
father4    #ad3b4 ,and ,saul abode in   
the uttermost part of ,gabaa1 under the 
pomegranate tree1 which was in ,magron3 
and the people with him were  about six 
hundred men4    #ad3c4 ,and ,achias1 the
 son of ,achitob1 brother of ,ichabod   
the son of  ,phinees1 the son of ,heli1 
the priest of the ,lord in ,silo1 wore  
the  ephod4 ,and the people knew not    
whither ,jonathan was gone4    #ad3d4   
,now there were between the ascents1 by 
which ,jonathan sought to  go over to   
the garrison of the ,philistines1 rocks 
standing up on both  sides1 and steep   
cliffs like teeth on the one side1 and  
on the other1  the name of the one was  
,boses1 and the name of the other was   
,sene3    #ad3e4 ,one rock stood out    
toward the north1 over against ,machmas1
 and  the other to the south1 over      

against ,gabaa4    #ad3f4 ,and ,jonathan
 said to the young man that bore his    
armour3 ,come1  let us go over to the   
garrison of these uncircumcised1 it may 
be the  ,lord will do for us3 because it
 is easy for the ,lord to save either by
  many1 or by few4    #ad3g4 ,and his   
armourbearer said to him3 ,do all that  
pleaseth thy mind3  go whither thou     
wilt1 and ,i will be with thee          
wheresoever thou hast a  mind4    #ad3h4
 ,and ,jonathan said3 ,behold we will go
 over to these men4 ,and when  we shall 
be seen by them1    #ad3i4 ,if they     
shall speak thus to us3 ,stay till we   
come to you3 let us  stand still in our 
place1 and not go up to them4    #ad3aj4
 ,but if they shall say3 ,come up to us3
 let us go up1 because the  ,lord hath  
delivered them into our hands1 this     
shall be a sign unto us4    ,this shall 
be a sign4444 ,it is likely ,jonathan   
was instructed by divine  inspiration to
 make a choice of this sign3 otherwise  
the observation of  omens is            

superstitious and sinful4    #ad3aa4 ,so
 both of them discovered themselves to  
the garrison of the  ,philistines3 and  
the ,philistines said3 ,behold the      
,hebrews come forth  out of the holes   
wherein they were hid4    #ad3ab4 ,and  
the men of the garrison spoke to        
,jonathan1 and to his  armourbearer1 and
 said3 ,come up to us1 and we will shew 
you a thing4  ,and ,jonathan said to his
 armourbearer3 ,let us go up1 follow me3
 for the  ,lord hath delivered them into
 the hands of ,israel4    #ad3ac4 ,and  
,jonathan went up creeping on his hands 
and feet1 and his  armourbearer after   
him4 ,and some fell before ,jonathan1   
others his  armourbearer slew as he     
followed him4    #ad3ad4 ,and the first 
slaughter which ,jonathan and his       
armourbearer  made1 was of about twenty 
men1 within half an acre of land1 which 
a  yoke of oxen is wont to plough in a  
day4    #ad3ae4 ,and there was a miracle
 in the camp1 in the fields3 and all the
  people of their garrison1 who had gone

 out to plunder1 were amazed1 and  the  
earth trembled3 and it happened as a    
miracle from ,god4    #ad3af4 ,and the  
watchmen of ,saul1 who were in ,gabaa of
 ,benjamin looked1  and behold a        
multitude overthrown1 and fleeing this  
way and that4    #ad3ag4 ,and ,saul said
 to the people that were with him3      
,look1 and see  who is gone from us4    
,and when they had sought1 it was found 
that  ,jonathan and his armourbearer    
were not there4    #ad3ah4 ,and ,saul   
said to ,achias3 ,bring the ark of the  
,lord4 7,for the ark  of ,god was there 
that day with the children of ,israel47 
#ad3ai4 ,and while ,saul spoke to the   
priest1 there arose a great uproar  in  
the camp of the ,philistines3 and it    
increased by degrees1 and was  heard    
more clearly4 ,and ,saul said to the    
priest3 ,draw in thy hand4    #ad3bj4   
,then ,saul1 and all the people that    
were with him1 shouted  together1 and   
they came to the place of the fight3 and
 behold every  man's sword was turned   

upon his neighbour1 and there was a very
 great  slaughter4    #ad3ba4 ,moreover1
 the ,hebrews that had been with the    
,philistines  yesterday and the day     
before1 and went up with them into the  
camp1  returned to be with the          
,israelites1 who were with ,saul and    
,jonathan4    #ad3bb4 ,and all the      
,israelites that had hid themselves in  
mount ,ephraim1  hearing that the       
,philistines fled1 joined themselves    
with their  countrymen in the fight4    
,and there were with ,saul about ten    
thousand  men4    #ad3bc4 ,and the ,lord
 saved ,israel that day4 ,and the fight 
went on as far  as ,bethaven4    #ad3bd4
 ,and the men of ,israel were joined    
together that day3 and ,saul  adjured   
the people1 saying3 ,cursed be the man  
that shall eat food till  evening1 till 
,i be revenged of my enemies4 ,so none  
of the people tasted  any food4         
#ad3be4 ,and all the common people came 
into a forest1 in which there was  honey
 upon the ground4    #ad3bf4 ,and when  

the people came into the forest1 behold 
the honey  dropped1 but no man put his  
hand to his mouth4 ,for the people      
feared  the oath4    #ad3bg4 ,but       
,jonathan had not heard when his father 
adjured the people3  and he put forth   
the end of the rod1 which he had in his 
hand1 and dipt  it in a honeycomb3 and  
he carried his hand to his mouth1 and   
his eyes  were enlightened4    #ad3bh4  
,and one of the people answering1 said3 
,thy father hath bound the  people with 
an oath1 saying3 ,cursed be the man that
 shall eat any food  this day4 7,and the
 people were faint47    #ad3bi4 ,and    
,jonathan said3 ,my father hath troubled
 the land3 you have  seen yourselves    
that my eyes are enlightened1 because ,i
 tasted a little  of this honey3        
#ad3cj4 ,how much more if the people had
 eaten of the prey of their  enemies1   
which they found8 had there not been    
made a greater slaughter  among the     
,philistines8    #ad3ca4 ,so they smote 
that day the ,philistines1 from ,machmas

 to ,aialon4  ,and the people were      
wearied exceedingly4    #ad3cb4 ,and    
falling upon the spoils1 they took      
sheep1 and oxen1 and  calves1 and slew  
them on the ground3 and the people ate  
them with the  blood4    #ad3cc4 ,and   
they told ,saul that the people had     
sinned against the ,lord1  eating with  
the blood4 ,and he said3 ,you have      
transgressed3 roll here to  me now a    
great stone4    #ad3cd4 ,and ,saul said3
 ,disperse yourselves among the people1 
and tell  them to bring me every man his
 ox and his ram and slay them upon this 
stone1 and eat1 and you shall not sin   
against the ,lord1 in eating with  the  
blood4 ,so all the people brought every 
man his ox with him till the  night3 and
 slew them there4    #ad3ce4 ,and ,saul 
built an altar to the ,lord3 and he then
 first began to  build an altar to the  
,lord4    #ad3cf4 ,and ,saul said3 ,let 
us fall upon the ,philistines by night1 
and  destroy them till the morning      
light1 and let us not leave a man of    

them4 ,and the people said3 ,do all that
 seemeth good in thy eyes4 ,and  the    
priest said3 ,let us draw near hither   
unto ,god4    #ad3cg4 ,and ,saul        
consulted the ,lord3 ,shall ,i pursue   
after the  ,philistines8 wilt thou      
deliver them into the hands of ,israel8 
,and he  answered him not that day4     
#ad3ch4 ,and ,saul said3 ,bring hither  
all the corners of the people3 and      
know1 and see by whom this sin hath     
happened to day4    #ad3ci4 ,as the     
,lord liveth1 who is the ,saviour of    
,israel1 if it was done  by ,jonathan1  
my son1 he shall surely die4 ,in this   
none of the people  gainsayed him4      
#ad3dj4 ,and he said to all ,israel3 ,be
 you on one side and ,i1 with           
,jonathan1 my son1 will be on the other 
side4 ,and the people answered  ,saul3  
,do what seemeth good in thy eyes4      
#ad3da4 ,and ,saul said to the ,lord3 ,o
 ,lord ,god of ,israel1 give a sign1 by 
which we may know1 what the meaning is1 
that thou answerest not thy  servant to 

day3 ,if this iniquity be in me1 or in  
my son ,jonathan1 give  a proof3 or if  
this iniquity be in thy people1 give    
holiness4 ,and  ,jonathan and ,saul were
 taken1 and the people escaped4         
#ad3db4 ,and ,saul said3 ,cast lots     
between me1 and ,jonathan1 my son4 ,and 
,jonathan was taken4    ,jonathan was   
taken4444 ,though ,jonathan was excused 
from sin1 through  ignorance of the     
prohibition1 yet ,god was pleased on    
this occasion to  let the lot fall upon 
him1 to shew unto all the great         
obligation of  obedience to princes and 
parents4    #ad3dc4 ,and ,saul said to  
,jonathan3 ,tell me what thou hast done4
 ,and  ,jonathan told him1 and said3 ,i 
did but taste a little honey with the   
end of the rod1 which was in my hand1   
and behold ,i must die4    #ad3dd4 ,and 
,saul said3 ,may ,god do so and so to   
me1 and add still more3  for dying thou 
shalt die1 ,o ,jonathan4    #ad3de4 ,and
 the people said to ,saul3 ,shall       
,jonathan then die1 who hath  wrought   

this great salvation in ,israel8 this   
must not be3 ,as the ,lord  liveth1     
there shall not one hair of his head    
fall to the ground1 for he  hath wrought
 with ,god this day4 ,so the people     
delivered ,jonathan1 that  he should not
 die4    #ad3df4 ,and ,saul went back1  
and did not pursue after the            
,philistines3  and the ,philistines went
 to their own places4    #ad3dg4 ,and   
,saul having his kingdom established    
over ,israel1 fought  against all his   
enemies round about1 against ,moab1 and 
against the  children of ,ammon1 and    
,edom1 and the kings of ,soba1 and the  
,philistines3 and whithersoever he      
turned himself1 he overcame4    #ad3dh4 
,and gathering together an army1 he     
defeated ,amalec1 and  delivered ,israel
 from the hand of them that spoiled     
them4    #ad3di4 ,and the sons of ,saul1
 were ,jonathan1 and ,jessui1 and       
,melchisua3  and the names of his two   
daughters1 the name of the firstborn was
  ,merob1 and the name of the younger   

,michol4    #ad3ej4 ,and the name of    
,saul's wife was ,achinoam1 the daughter
 of  ,achimaas2 and the name of the     
captain of his army was ,abner1 the son 
of  ,ner1 the cousin german of ,saul4   
#ad3ea4 ,for ,cis was the father of     
,saul1 and ,ner1 the father of ,abner1  
was son of ,abiel4    #ad3eb4 ,and there
 was a great war against the            
,philistines all the days  of ,saul4    
,for whomsoever ,saul saw to be a       
valiant man1 and fit for war1  he took  
him to himself4      #a ,kings ,chapter 
#ae    ,saul is sent to destroy ,amalec3
 he spareth their king and the best of  
their cattle3 for which disobedience he 
is cast off by the ,lord4    #ae3a4 ,and
 ,samuel said to ,saul3 ,the ,lord sent 
me to anoint thee king  over his people 
,israel3 now therefore hearken thou unto
 the voice of  the ,lord3    #ae3b4     
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,i have 
reckoned up all that ,amalec  hath done 
to ,israel3 how he opposed them in the  
way when they came up  out of ,egypt4   

#ae3c4 ,now therefore go1 and smite     
,amalec1 and utterly destroy all that   
he hath3 spare him not1 nor covet       
anything that is his3 but slay both  man
 and woman1 child and suckling1 ox and  
sheep1 camel and ass4    ,child4444 ,the
 great ,master of life and death 7who   
cuts off one half of  all mankind whilst
 they are children7 has been pleased    
sometimes to  ordain that children      
should be put to the sword1 in          
detestation of the  crimes of their     
parents1 and that they might not live to
 follow the  same wicked ways4 ,but     
without such ordinance of ,god it is not
  allowable1 in any wars1 how just      
soever1 to kill children4    #ae3d4 ,so 
,saul commanded the people1 and numbered
 them as lambs3 two  hundred thousand   
footmen1 and ten thousand of the men of 
,juda4    #ae3e4 ,and when ,saul was    
come to the city of ,amalec1 he laid    
ambushes in  the torrent4    #ae3f4 ,and
 ,saul said to the ,cinite3 ,go1 depart1
 and get ye down from  ,amalec3 lest ,i 

destroy thee with him4 ,for thou hast   
shewn kindness to  all the children of  
,israel1 when they came up out of       
,egypt4 ,and the  ,cinite departed from 
the midst of ,amalec4    #ae3g4 ,and    
,saul smote ,amalec from ,hevila1 until 
thou comest to ,sur1  which is over     
against ,egypt4    #ae3h4 ,and he took  
,agag1 the king of ,amalec1 alive3 but  
all the common  people he slew with the 
edge of the sword4    #ae3i4 ,and ,saul 
and the people spared ,agag1 and the    
best of the flocks  of sheep1 and of the
 herds1 and the garments and the rams1  
and all that  was beautiful1 and would  
not destroy them3 but every thing that  
was  vile1 and good for nothing1 that   
they destroyed4    #ae3aj4 ,and the word
 of the ,lord came to ,samuel1 saying3  
#ae3aa4 ,it repenteth me that ,i have   
made ,saul king3 for he hath forsaken   
me1 and hath not executed my            
commandments4 ,and ,samuel was grieved1 
and  he cried unto the ,lord all night4 
#ae3ab4 ,and when ,samuel rose early1 to

 go to ,saul in the morning1 it was     
told ,samuel that ,saul was come to     
,carmel1 and had erected for himself a  
triumphant arch1 and returning had      
passed on1 and gone down to ,galgal4    
,and ,samuel came to ,saul1 and ,saul   
was offering a holocaust to the ,lord1  
out of the choicest of the spoils1 which
 he had brought from ,amalec4    #ae3ac4
 ,and when ,samuel was come to ,saul1   
,saul said to him3 ,blessed be  thou of 
the ,lord1 ,i have fulfilled the word of
 the ,lord4    #ae3ad4 ,and ,samuel     
said3 ,what meaneth then this bleating  
of the flocks1  which soundeth in my    
ears1 and the lowing of the herds1 which
 ,i hear8    #ae3ae4 ,and ,saul said3   
,they have brought them from ,amalec3   
for the  people spared the best of the  
sheep and of the herds1 that they might 
be sacrificed to the ,lord thy ,god1 but
 the rest we have slain4    #ae3af4 ,and
 ,samuel said to ,saul3 ,suffer me1 and 
,i will tell thee what  the ,lord hath  
said to me this night4 ,and he said to  

him3 ,speak4    #ae3ag4 ,and ,samuel    
said3 ,when thou wast a little one in   
thy own eyes1  wast thou not made the   
head of the tribes of ,israel8 ,and the 
,lord  anointed thee to be king over    
,israel4    #ae3ah4 ,and the ,lord sent 
thee on the way1 and said3 ,go1 and kill
 the  sinners of ,amalec1 and thou shalt
 fight against them until thou hast     
utterly destroyed them4    #ae3ai4 ,why 
then didst thou not hearken to the voice
 of the ,lord3 but  hast turned to the  
prey1 and hast done evil in the eyes of 
the ,lord8    #ae3bj4 ,and ,saul said to
 ,samuel3 ,yea1 ,i have hearkened to the
 voice of  the ,lord1 and have walked in
 the way by which the ,lord sent me1 and
  have brought ,agag1 the king of       
,amalec1 and ,amalec ,i have slain4     
#ae3ba4 ,but the people took of the     
spoils1 sheep and oxen1 as the          
firstfruits of those things that were   
slain1 to offer sacrifice to the  ,lord 
their ,god in ,galgal4    #ae3bb4 ,and  
,samuel said3 ,doth the ,lord desire    

holocausts and victims1  and not rather 
that the voice of the ,lord should be   
obeyed8 ,for  obedience is better than  
sacrifices3 and to hearken rather than  
to  offer the fat of rams4    #ae3bc4   
,because it is like the sin of          
witchcraft1 to rebel3 and like the      
crime of idolatry1 to refuse to obey4   
,forasmuch1 therefore1 as thou  hast    
rejected the word of the ,lord1 the     
,lord hath also rejected thee  from     
being king4    #ae3bd4 ,and ,saul said  
to ,samuel3 ,i have sinned1 because ,i  
have  transgressed the commandment of   
the ,lord1 and thy words1 fearing the   
people1 and obeying their voice4        
#ae3be4 ,but now bear1 ,i beseech thee1 
my sin1 and return with me1 that ,i  may
 adore the ,lord4    #ae3bf4 ,and       
,samuel said to ,saul3 ,i will not      
return with thee1 because  thou hast    
rejected the word of the ,lord1 and the 
,lord hath rejected  thee from being    
king over ,israel4    #ae3bg4 ,and      
,samuel turned about to go away3 but he 

laid hold upon the  skirt of his mantle1
 and it rent4    #ae3bh4 ,and ,samuel   
said to him3 ,the ,lord hath rent the   
kingdom of ,israel  from thee this day1 
and hath given it to thy neighbour who  
is better  than thee4    #ae3bi4 ,but   
the triumpher in ,israel will not spare1
 and will not be  moved to repentance3  
for he is not a man that he should      
repent4    #ae3cj4 ,then he said3 ,i    
have sinned3 yet honour me now before   
the  ancients of my people1 and before  
,israel1 and return with me1 that ,i    
may adore the ,lord thy ,god4    #ae3ca4
 ,so ,samuel turned again after ,saul3  
and ,saul adored the ,lord4    #ae3cb4  
,and ,samuel said3 ,bring hither to me  
,agag1 the king of ,amalec4  ,and ,agag 
was presented to him very fat1 and      
trembling4 ,and ,agag said3  ,doth      
bitter death separate in this manner8   
#ae3cc4 ,and ,samuel said3 ,as thy sword
 hath made women childless1 so  shall   
thy mother be childless among women4    
,and ,samuel hewed him in  pieces before

 the ,lord in ,galgal4    #ae3cd4 ,and  
,samuel departed to ,ramatha3 but ,saul 
went up to his house in  ,gabaa4        
#ae3ce4 ,and ,samuel saw ,saul no more  
till the day of his death3              
nevertheless1 ,samuel mourned for ,saul1
 because the ,lord repented that  he had
 made him king over ,israel4    ,saw    
,saul no more till the day of his       
death4444 ,that is1 he went no more  to 
see him3 he visited him no more4      #a
 ,kings ,chapter #af    ,samuel is sent 
to ,bethlehem1 where he anointeth       
,david3 who is taken  into ,saul's      
family4    #af3a4 ,and the ,lord said to
 ,samuel3 ,how long wilt thou mourn for 
,saul1  whom ,i have rejected from      
reigning over ,israel8 fill thy horn    
with oil1  and come1 that ,i may send   
thee to ,isai1 the ,bethlehemite3 for ,i
 have  provided me a king among his     
sons4    #af3b4 ,and ,samuel said3 ,how 
shall ,i go8 for ,saul will hear of it1 
and he  will kill me4 ,and the ,lord    
said3 ,thou shalt take with thee a calf 

of  the herd1 and thou shalt say3 ,i am 
come to sacrifice to the ,lord4         
#af3c4 ,and thou shalt call ,isai to the
 sacrifice1 and ,i will shew thee  what 
thou art to do1 and thou shalt anoint   
him whom ,i shall shew to  thee4        
#af3d4 ,then ,samuel did as the ,lord   
had said to him4 ,and he came to        
,bethlehem1 and the ancients of the city
 wondered1 and meeting him1 they  said3 
,is thy coming hither peaceable8        
#af3e4 ,and he said3 ,it is peaceable3  
,i am come to offer sacrifice to the    
,lord1 be ye sanctified1 and come with  
me to the sacrifice4 ,and he  sanctified
 ,isai and his sons1 and called them to 
the sacrifice4    #af3f4 ,and when they 
were come in1 he saw ,eliab1 and said3  
,is the ,lord's  anointed before him8   
#af3g4 ,and the ,lord said to ,samuel3  
,look not on his countenance1 nor on    
the height of his stature3 because ,i   
have rejected him1 nor do ,i judge      
according to the look of man3 for man   
seeth those things that appear1  but the

 ,lord beholdeth the heart4    #af3h4   
,and ,isai called ,abinadab1 and brought
 him before ,samuel4 ,and he  said3     
,neither hath the ,lord chosen this1    
#af3i4 ,and ,isai brought ,samma1 and he
 said of him3 ,neither hath the ,lord   
chosen this4    #af3aj4 ,isai therefore 
brought his seven sons before ,samuel3  
and ,samuel  said to ,isai3 ,the ,lord  
hath not chosen any one of these4       
#af3aa4 ,and ,samuel said to ,isai3 ,are
 here all thy sons8 ,he answered3       
,there remaineth yet a young one1 who   
keepeth the sheep4 ,and ,samuel said  to
 ,isai3 ,send1 and fetch him3 for we    
will not sit down till he come  hither4 
#af3ab4 ,he sent therefore and brought  
him4 ,now he was ruddy and  beautiful to
 behold1 and of a comely face4 ,and the 
,lord said3 ,arise1  and anoint him1 for
 this is he4    #af3ac4 ,then ,samuel   
took the horn of oil1 and anointed him  
in the midst  of his brethren3 and the  
,spirit of the ,lord came upon ,david   
from that  day forward3 and ,samuel rose

 up1 and went to ,ramatha4    #af3ad4   
,but the ,spirit of the ,lord departed  
from ,saul1 and an evil  spirit from the
 ,lord troubled him4    ,from the       
,lord4444 ,an evil spirit1 by divine    
permission1 and for his  punishment1    
either possessed or obsessed him4       
#af3ae4 ,and the servants of ,saul said 
to him3 ,behold now an evil spirit  from
 ,god troubleth thee4    #af3af4 ,let   
our lord give orders1 and thy servants  
who are before thee1  will seek out a   
man skilful in playing on the harp1 that
 when the evil  spirit from the ,lord is
 upon thee1 he may play with his hand1  
and thou  mayst bear it more easily4    
#af3ag4 ,and ,saul said to his servants3
 ,provide me then some man that can     
play well1 and bring him to me4         
#af3ah4 ,and one of the servants        
answering1 said3 ,behold ,i have seen a 
son of ,isai1 the ,bethlehemite1 a      
skilful player1 and one of great        
strength1 and a man fit for war1 and    
prudent in his words1 and a comely      

person3 and the ,lord is with him4      
#af3ai4 ,then ,saul sent messengers to  
,isai1 saying3 ,send me ,david1 thy     
son1 who is in the pastures4    #af3bj4 
,and ,isai took an ass laden with bread1
 and a bottle of wine1 and  a kid of the
 flock1 and sent them by the hand of    
,david1 his son1 to  ,saul4    #af3ba4  
,and ,david came to ,saul1 and stood    
before him3 and he loved him            
exceedingly1 and made him his           
armourbearer4    #af3bb4 ,and ,saul sent
 to ,isai1 saying3 ,let ,david stand    
before me3 for he  hath found favour in 
my sight4    #af3bc4 ,so whensoever the 
evil spirit from the ,lord was upon     
,saul1 ,david  took his harp1 and played
 with his hand1 and ,saul was refreshed1
 and  was better1 for the evil spirit   
departed from him4    ,departed from    
him4444 ,chased away by ,david's        
devotion4      #a ,kings ,chapter #ag   
,war with the ,philistines4 ,goliath    
challengeth ,israel4 ,he is slain by    
,david4    #ag3a4 ,now the ,philistines 

gathering together their troops to      
battle1  assembled at ,socho of ,juda3  
and camped between ,socho and ,azeca1 in
 the  borders of ,dommim4    #ag3b4 ,and
 ,saul and the children of ,israel being
 gathered together1 came  to the valley 
of ,terebinth1 and they set the army in 
array to fight  against the             
,philistines4    #ag3c4 ,and the        
,philistines stood on a mountain on the 
one side1 and  ,israel stood on a       
mountain on the other side3 and there   
was a valley  between them4    #ag3d4   
,and there went out a man baseborn from 
the camp of the  ,philistines1 named    
,goliath1 of ,geth1 whose height was six
 cubits and a  span3    #ag3e4 ,and he  
had a helmet of brass upon his head1 and
 he was clothed  with a coat of mail    
with scales1 and the weight of his coat 
of mail was  five thousand sicles of    
brass3    #ag3f4 ,and he had greaves of 
brass on his legs1 and a buckler of     
brass  covered his shoulders4    #ag3g4 
,and the staff of his spear was like a  

weaver's beam1 and the head  of his     
spear weighed six hundred sicles of     
iron3 and his armourbearer  went before 
him4    #ag3h4 ,and standing1 he cried  
out to the bands of ,israel1 and said to
  them3 ,why are you come out prepared  
to fight8 am not ,i a ,philistine1  and 
you the servants of ,saul8 ,choose out a
 man of you1 and let him come  down and 
fight hand to hand4    #ag3i4 ,if he be 
able to fight with me1 and kill me1 we  
will be servants  to you3 but if ,i     
prevail against him1 and kill him1 you  
shall be  servants1 and shall serve us4 
#ag3aj4 ,and the ,philistine said3 ,i   
have defied the bands of ,israel this   
day3 give me a man1 and let him fight   
with me hand to hand4    #ag3aa4 ,and   
,saul and all the ,israelites hearing   
these words of the  ,philistine1 were   
dismayed1 and greatly afraid4    #ag3ab4
 ,now ,david was the son of that        
,ephrathite1 of ,bethlehem ,juda1       
before mentioned1 whose name was ,isai1 
who had eight sons1 and was an  old man 

in the days of ,saul1 and of great age  
among men4    #ag3ac4 ,and his three    
eldest sons followed ,saul to the       
battle3 and the  names of his three sons
 that went to the battle1 were ,eliab1  
the  firstborn1 and the second1         
,abinadab1 and the third ,samma3        
#ag3ad4 ,but ,david was the youngest4   
,so the three eldest having followed    
,saul1    #ag3ae4 ,david went1 and      
returned from ,saul1 to feed his        
father's flock  at ,bethlehem4          
#ag3af4 ,now the ,philistine came out   
morning and evening1 and presented      
himself forty days4    #ag3ag4 ,and     
,isai said to ,david1 his son3 ,take for
 thy brethren an ephi  of frumenty1 and 
these ten loaves1 and run to the camp to
 thy brethren1    #ag3ah4 ,and carry    
these ten little cheeses to the tribune3
 and go see  thy brethren1 if they are  
well3 and learn with whom they are      
placed4    #ag3ai4 ,but ,saul1 and they1
 and all the children of ,israel1 were  
in the  valley of ,terebinth1 fighting  

against the ,philistines4    #ag3bj4    
,david1 therefore1 arose in the morning1
 and gave the charge of  the flock to   
the keeper3 and went away loaded1 as    
,isai had commanded  him4 ,and he came  
to the place of ,magala1 and to the     
army1 which was  going out to fight1 and
 shouted for the battle4    #ag3ba4 ,for
 ,israel had put themselves in array1   
and the ,philistines who  stood against 
them were prepared4    #ag3bb4 ,and     
,david leaving the vessels which he had 
brought1 under the  care of the keeper  
of the baggage1 ran to the place of the 
battle1 and  asked if all things went   
well with his brethren4    #ag3bc4 ,and 
as he talked with them1 that baseborn   
man1 whose name was  ,goliath1 the      
,philistine1 of ,geth1 shewed himself   
coming up from the  camp of the         
,philistines3 and he spoke according to 
the same words1 and  ,david heard them1 
#ag3bd4 ,and all the ,israelites1 when  
they saw the man1 fled from his  face1  
fearing him exceedingly4    #ag3be4 ,and

 some one of ,israel said3 ,have you    
seen this man that is come  up1 for he  
is come up to defy ,israel4 ,and the man
 that shall slay him1  the king will    
enrich with great riches1 and will give 
him his daughter1  and will make his    
father's house free from tribute in     
,israel4    #ag3bf4 ,and ,david spoke to
 the men that stood by him1 saying3     
,what shall  be given to the man that   
shall kill this ,philistine1 and shall  
take  away the reproach from ,israel8   
for who is this uncircumcised           
,philistine1 that he should defy the    
armies of the living ,god8    #ag3bg4   
,and the people answered him the same   
words1 saying3 ,these things  shall be  
given to the man that shall slay him4   
#ag3bh4 ,now when ,eliab his eldest     
brother heard this1 when he was         
speaking with others1 he was angry with 
,david1 and said3 ,why camest  thou     
hither8 and why didst thou leave those  
few sheep in the desert8 ,i  know thy   
pride1 and the wickedness of thy heart3 

that thou art come  down to see the     
battle4    #ag3bi4 ,and ,david said3    
,what have ,i done8 is there not cause  
to speak8    #ag3cj4 ,and he turned a   
little aside from him to another3 and   
said the  same word4 ,and the people    
answered him as before4    #ag3ca4 ,and 
the words which ,david spoke were heard1
 and were rehearsed  before ,saul4      
#ag3cb4 ,and when he was brought to     
,saul1 he said to him4 ,let not any     
man's heart be dismayed in him3 ,i thy  
servant will go1 and will fight  against
 the ,philistine4    #ag3cc4 ,and ,saul 
said to ,david3 ,thou art not able to   
withstand this  ,philistine1 nor to     
fight against him3 for thou art but a   
boy1 but he is  a warrior from his      
youth4    #ag3cd4 ,and ,david said to   
,saul3 ,thy servant kept his father's   
sheep1 and  there came a lion1 or a     
bear1 and took a ram out of the midst of
 the  flock3    #ag3ce4 ,and ,i pursued 
after them1 and struck them1 and        
delivered it out  of their mouth3 and   

they rose up against me1 and ,i caught  
them by the  throat1 and ,i strangled1  
and killed them4    #ag3cf4 ,for ,i thy 
servant have killed both a lion and a   
bear3 and this  uncircumcised           
,philistine shall be also as one of     
them4 ,i will go now1  and take away the
 reproach of the people3 for who is this
 uncircumcised  ,philistine1 who hath   
dared to curse the army of the living   
,god8    #ag3cg4 ,and ,david said3 ,the 
,lord who delivered me out of the paw of
 the  lion1 and out of the paw of the   
bear1 he will deliver me out of the     
hand of this ,philistine4 ,and ,saul    
said to ,david3 ,go1 and the ,lord be   
with thee4    #ag3ch4 ,and ,saul clothed
 ,david with his garments1 and put a    
helmet of  brass upon his head1 and     
armed him with a coat of mail4          
#ag3ci4 ,and ,david having girded his   
sword upon his armour1 began to try  if 
he could walk in armour3 for he was not 
accustomed to it4 ,and ,david  said to  
,saul3 ,i cannot go thus1 for ,i am not 

used to it4 ,and he laid  them off1     
#ag3dj4 ,and he took his staff1 which he
 had always in his hands3 and  chose him
 five smooth stones out of the brook1   
and put them into the  shepherd's scrip1
 which he had with him1 and he took a   
sling in his  hand1 and went forth      
against the ,philistine4    #ag3da4 ,and
 the ,philistine came on1 and drew nigh 
against ,david1 and his  armourbearer   
went before him4    #ag3db4 ,and when   
the ,philistine looked1 and beheld      
,david1 he despised  him4 ,for he was a 
young man1 ruddy1 and of a comely       
countenance4    #ag3dc4 ,and the        
,philistine said to ,david3 ,am ,i a    
dog1 that thou comest  to me with a     
staff8 ,and the ,philistine cursed      
,david by his gods4    #ag3dd4 ,and he  
said to ,david3 ,come to me1 and ,i will
 give thy flesh to  the birds of the    
air1 and to the beasts of the earth4    
#ag3de4 ,and ,david said to the         
,philistine3 ,thou comest to me with a  
sword1 and with a spear1 and with a     

shield3 but ,i come to thee in the  name
 of the ,lord of hosts1 the ,god of the 
armies of ,israel1 which thou  hast     
defied4    #ag3df4 ,this day1 and the   
,lord will deliver thee into my hand1   
and ,i  will slay thee1 and take away   
thy head from thee3 and ,i will give the
  carcasses of the army of the          
,philistines this day to the birds of   
the  air1 and to the beasts of the      
earth3 that all the earth may know that 
there is a ,god in ,israel4    #ag3dg4  
,and all this assembly shall know that  
the ,lord saveth not with  sword and    
spear3 for it is his battle1 and he will
 deliver you into our  hands4    #ag3dh4
 ,and when the ,philistine arose1 and   
was coming1 and drew nigh to  meet      
,david1 ,david made haste1 and ran to   
the fight to meet the  ,philistine4     
#ag3di4 ,and he put his hand into his   
scrip1 and took a stone1 and cast  it   
with the sling1 and fetching it about1  
struck the ,philistine in the  forehead3
 and the stone was fixed in his         

forehead1 and he fell on his  face upon 
the earth4    #ag3ej4 ,and ,david       
prevailed over the ,philistine1 with a  
sling and a  stone1 and he struck1 and  
slew the ,philistine4 ,and as ,david had
 no  sword in his hand1    #ag3ea4 ,he  
ran1 and stood over the ,philistine1 and
 took his sword1 and  drew it out of the
 sheath1 and slew him1 and cut off his  
head4 ,and the  ,philistines seeing that
 their champion was dead1 fled away4    
#ag3eb4 ,and the men of ,israel and     
,juda rising up shouted1 and pursued    
after the ,philistines till they came to
 the valley and to the gates of         
,accaron1 and there fell many wounded of
 the ,philistines in the way of         
,saraim1 and as far as ,geth1 and as far
 as ,accaron4    #ag3ec4 ,and the       
children of ,israel returning1 after    
they had pursued the  ,philistines1 fell
 upon their camp4    #ag3ed4 ,and ,david
 taking the head of the ,philistine1    
brought it to  ,jerusalem3 but his      
armour he put in his tent4    #ag3ee4   

,now at the time that ,saul saw ,david  
going out against the  ,philistines1 he 
said to ,abner1 the captain of the army3
 ,of what family  is this young man     
descended1 ,abner8 ,and ,abner said3 ,as
 thy soul liveth1  ,o king1 ,i know not4
    #ag3ef4 ,and the king said3 ,inquire
 thou1 whose son this young man is4     
#ag3eg4 ,and when ,david was returned1  
after the ,philistine was slain1  ,abner
 took him1 and brought him in before    
,saul1 with the head of the  ,philistine
 in his hand4    #ag3eh4 ,and ,saul said
 to him3 ,young man1 of what family art 
thou8 ,and  ,david said3 ,i am the son  
of thy servant ,isai the ,bethlehemite4 
#a ,kings ,chapter #ah    ,the          
friendship of ,jonathan and ,david4 ,the
 envy of ,saul1 and his design  upon    
,david's life4 ,he marrieth him to his  
daughter ,michol4    #ah3a4 ,and it came
 to pass1 when he had made an end of    
speaking to ,saul1  the soul of         
,jonathan was knit with the soul of     
,david1 and ,jonathan  loved him as his 

own soul4    #ah3b4 ,and ,saul took him 
that day1 and would not let him return  
to his  father's house4    #ah3c4 ,and  
,david and ,jonathan made a covenant1   
for he loved him as his  own soul4      
#ah3d4 ,and ,jonathan stripped himself  
of the coat with which he was  clothed1 
and gave it to ,david1 and the rest of  
his garments1 even to  his sword1 and to
 his bow1 and to his girdle4    #ah3e4  
,and ,david went out to whatsoever      
business ,saul sent him1 and he  behaved
 himself prudently3 and ,saul set him   
over the soldiers1 and he  was          
acceptable in the eyes of all the       
people1 and especially in the  eyes of  
,saul's servants4    #ah3f4 ,now when   
,david returned1 after he slew the      
,philistine1 the women  came out of all 
the cities of ,israel1 singing and      
dancing1 to meet king  ,saul1 with      
timbrels of joy1 and cornets4    #ah3g4 
,and the women sung as they played1 and 
they said3 ,saul slew his  thousands1   
and ,david his ten thousands4    #ah3h4 

,and ,saul was exceeding angry1 and this
 word was displeasing in  his eyes1 and 
he said3 ,they have given ,david ten    
thousands1 and to me  they have given   
but a thousand1 what can he have more   
but the kingdom8    #ah3i4 ,and ,saul   
did not look on ,david with a good eye  
from that day and  forward4    #ah3aj4  
,and the day after1 the evil spirit from
 ,god came upon ,saul1 and  he          
prophesied in the midst of his house4   
,and ,david played with his hand  as at 
other times4 ,and ,saul held a spear in 
his hand1    ,prophesied4444 ,acted the 
prophet in a mad manner4    #ah3aa4 ,and
 threw it1 thinking to nail ,david to   
the wall3 and ,david  stept aside out of
 his presence twice4    #ah3ab4 ,and    
,saul feared ,david1 because the ,lord  
was with him1 and was  departed from    
himself4    #ah3ac4 ,therefore ,saul    
removed him from him1 and made him a    
captain over  a thousand men1 and he    
went out and came in before the people4 
#ah3ad4 ,and ,david behaved wisely in   

all his ways1 and the ,lord was with    
him4    #ah3ae4 ,and ,saul saw that he  
was exceeding prudent1 and began to     
beware  of him4    #ah3af4 ,but all     
,israel and ,juda loved ,david1 for he  
came in and went out  before them4      
#ah3ag4 ,and ,saul said to ,david3      
,behold my elder daughter ,merob1 her   
will  ,i give thee to wife3 only be a   
valiant man1 and fight the battles of   
the ,lord4 ,now ,saul said within       
himself3 ,let not my hand be upon him1  
but let the hands of the ,philistines be
 upon him4    #ah3ah4 ,and ,david said  
to ,saul3 ,who am ,i1 or what is my     
life1 or my  father's family in ,israel1
 that ,i should be son in law of the    
king8    #ah3ai4 ,and it came to pass at
 the time when ,merob1 the daughter of  
,saul1 should have been given to ,david1
 that she was given to ,hadriel1  the   
,molathite1 to wife4    #ah3bj4 ,but    
,michol1 the other daughter of ,saul1   
loved ,david4 ,and it was  told ,saul1  
and it pleased him4    #ah3ba4 ,and     

,saul said3 ,i will give her to him1    
that she may be a  stumblingblock to    
him1 and that the hand of the           
,philistines may be upon  him4 ,and     
,saul said to ,david3 ,in two things    
thou shalt be my son in law  this day4  
#ah3bb4 ,and ,saul commanded his        
servants to speak to ,david privately1  
saying3 ,behold1 thou pleasest the king1
 and all his servants love thee4  ,now1 
therefore be the king's son in law4     
#ah3bc4 ,and the servants of ,saul spoke
 all these words in the ears of  ,david4
 ,and ,david said3 ,doth it seem to you 
a small matter to be the  king's son in 
law8 ,but ,i am a poor man1 and of small
 ability4    #ah3bd4 ,and the servants  
of ,saul told him1 saying3 ,such words  
as these  hath ,david spoken4    #ah3be4
 ,and ,saul said3 ,speak thus to ,david3
 ,the king desireth not any  dowry1 but 
only a hundred foreskins of the         
,philistines1 to be avenged  of the     
king's enemies4 ,now ,saul thought to   
deliver ,david into the hands  of the   

,philistines4    #ah3bf4 ,and when his  
servants had told ,david the words that 
,saul had  said1 the word was pleasing  
in the eyes of ,david to be the king's  
son  in law4    #ah3bg4 ,and after a few
 days ,david rose up1 and went with the 
men that  were under him1 and he slew of
 the ,philistines two hundred men1 and  
brought their foreskins and numbered    
them out to the king1 that he  might be 
his son in law4 ,saul therefore gave him
 ,michol1 his daughter1  to wife4       
#ah3bh4 ,and ,saul saw1 and understood  
that the ,lord was with ,david4 ,and    
,michol1 the daughter of ,saul1 loved   
him4    #ah3bi4 ,and ,saul began to fear
 ,david more3 and ,saul became ,david's 
enemy  continually4    #ah3cj4 ,and the 
princes of the ,philistines went forth3 
and from the  beginning of their going  
forth1 ,david behaved himself more      
wisely than  all the servants of ,saul1 
and his name became very famous4      #a
 ,kings ,chapter #ai    ,other attempts 
of ,saul upon ,david's life4 ,he cometh 

to ,samuel4 ,saul's  messengers1 and    
,saul himself prophesy4    #ai3a4 ,and  
,saul spoke to ,jonathan1 his son1 and  
to all his servants1  that they should  
kill ,david4 ,but ,jonathan1 the son of 
,saul1 loved ,david  exceedingly4       
#ai3b4 ,and ,jonathan told ,david1      
saying3 ,saul1 my father1 seeketh to    
kill  thee3 wherefore look to thyself1  
,i beseech thee1 in the morning and     
thou shalt abide in a secret place1 and 
shalt be hid4    #ai3c4 ,and ,i will go 
out and stand beside my father in the   
field where  thou art3 and ,i will speak
 of thee to my father1 and whatsoever ,i
 shall  see1 ,i will tell thee4         
#ai3d4 ,and ,jonathan spoke good things 
of ,david to ,saul1 his father3 and     
said to him3 ,sin not1 ,o king1 against 
thy servant1 ,david1 because he  hath   
not sinned against thee1 and his works  
are very good towards thee4    #ai3e4   
,and he put his life in his hand1 and   
slew the ,philistine1 and the  ,lord    
wrought great salvation for all ,israel4

 ,thou sawest it and didst  rejoice4    
,why therefore wilt thou sin against    
innocent blood1 by killing  ,david1 who 
is without fault8    #ai3f4 ,and when   
,saul heard this1 he was appeased with  
the words of  ,jonathan1 and swore3 ,as 
the ,lord liveth1 he shall not be slain4
    #ai3g4 ,then ,jonathan called       
,david1 and told him all these words3   
and  ,jonathan brought in ,david to     
,saul1 and he was before him1 as he had 
been yesterday and the day before4      
#ai3h4 ,and the war began again1 and    
,david went out1 and fought against  the
 ,philistines1 and defeated them with a 
great slaughter1 and they  fled from his
 face4    #ai3i4 ,and the evil spirit   
from the ,lord came upon ,saul2 and he  
sat in  his house1 and held a spear in  
his hand3 and ,david played with his    
hand4    #ai3aj4 ,and ,saul endeavoured 
to nail ,david to the wall with his     
spear4  ,and ,david slipt away out of   
the presence of ,saul3 and the spear    
missed  him1 and was fastened in the    

wall1 and ,david fled1 and escaped that 
night4    #ai3aa4 ,saul therefore sent  
his guards to ,david's house to watch   
him1  that he might be killed in the    
morning4 ,and when ,michol1 ,david's    
wife1  had told him this1 saying3       
,unless thou save thyself this night1 to
  morrow thou wilt die3    #ai3ab4 ,she 
let him down through a window4 ,and he  
went and fled away1  and escaped4       
#ai3ac4 ,and ,michol took an image1 and 
laid it on the bed1 and put a  goat's   
skin1 with the hair at the head of it1  
and covered it with  clothes4    #ai3ad4
 ,and ,saul sent officers to seize      
,david2 and it was answered that  he was
 sick4    #ai3ae4 ,and again ,saul sent 
to see ,david1 saying3 ,bring him to me 
in the  bed1 that he may be slain4      
#ai3af4 ,and when the messengers were   
come in1 they found an image upon  the  
bed1 and a goat skin at his head4       
#ai3ag4 ,and ,saul said to ,michol3 ,why
 hast thou deceived me so1 and let  my  
enemy go and flee away8 ,and ,michol    

answered ,saul3 ,because he said to  me3
 ,let me go1 or else ,i will kill thee4 
#ai3ah4 ,but ,david fled and escaped1   
and came to ,samuel in ,ramatha1 and    
told him all that ,saul had done to him3
 and he and ,samuel went and  dwelt in  
,najoth4    ,najoth4444 ,it was probably
 a school or college of prophets1 in or 
near  ,ramath under the direction of    
,samuel4    #ai3ai4 ,and it was told    
,saul by some1 saying3 ,behold ,david is
 in ,najoth1  in ,ramatha4    #ai3bj4   
,so ,saul sent officers to take ,david3 
and when they saw a company  of prophets
 prophesying1 and ,samuel presiding over
 them1 the ,spirit of  the ,lord came   
also upon them1 and they likewise began 
to prophesy4    ,prophesying4444 ,that  
is1 singing praises to ,god by a divine 
impulse4  ,god was pleased on this      
occasion that both ,samuel's messengers 
and  himself should experience the like 
impulse1 that he might understand1  by  
this instance of the divine power1 how  
vain are the designs of man  against him

 whom ,god protects4    #ai3ba4 ,and    
when this was told ,saul1 he sent other 
messengers3 but they  also prophesied4  
,and again ,saul sent messengers the    
third time3 and  they prophesied also4  
,and ,saul being exceeding angry1       
#ai3bb4 ,went also himself to ,ramatha1 
and came as far as the great  cistern1  
which is in ,socho1 and he asked1 and   
said3 ,in what place are  ,samuel and   
,david8 ,and it was told him3 ,behold   
they are in ,najoth1 in  ,ramatha4      
#ai3bc4 ,and he went to ,najoth1 in     
,ramatha1 and the ,spirit of the ,lord  
came upon him also1 and he went on1 and 
prophesied till he came to  ,najoth1 in 
,ramatha4    #ai3bd4 ,and he stripped   
himself also of his garments1 and       
prophesied  with the rest before        
,samuel1 and lay down naked all that day
 and night4  ,this gave occasion to a   
proverb3 ,what6 is ,saul too among the  
prophets8      #a ,kings ,chapter #bj   
,saul being obstinately bent upon       
killing ,david1 he is sent away by      

,jonathan4    #bj3a4 ,but ,david fled   
from ,najoth1 which is in ,ramatha1 and 
came and  said to ,jonathan3 ,what have 
,i done8 what is my iniquity1 and what  
is my  sin against thy father1 that he  
seeketh my life8    #bj3b4 ,and he said 
to him3 ,god forbid1 thou shalt not die3
 for my  father will do nothing1 great  
or little1 without first telling me3    
hath  then my father hid this word only 
from me8 no1 this shall not be4         
#bj3c4 ,and he swore again to ,david4   
,and ,david said3 ,thy father certainly 
knoweth that ,i have found grace in thy 
sight1 and he will say3 ,let not        
,jonathan know this1 lest he be grieved4
 ,but truly as the ,lord liveth1  and   
thy soul liveth1 there is but one step  
7as ,i may say7 between me  and death4  
#bj3d4 ,and ,jonathan said to ,david3   
,whatsoever thy soul shall say to me1   
,i will do for thee4    #bj3e4 ,and     
,david said to ,jonathan3 ,behold to    
morrow is the new moon1 and  ,i1        
according to custom1 am wont to sit     

beside the king to eat3 let me  go then 
that ,i may be hid in the field till the
 evening of the third  day4    ,to      
morrow is the new moon4444 ,the         
neomenia1 or first day of the moon1     
kept according to the law1 as a         
festival2 and therefore ,saul feasted on
  that day3 and expected the attendance 
of his family4    #bj3f4 ,if thy father 
look and inquire for me1 thou shalt     
answer him3  ,david asked me that he    
might run to ,bethlehem1 his own city3  
because  there are solemn sacrifices    
there for all of his tribe4    #bj3g4   
,if he shall say3 ,it is well3 thy      
servant shall have peace3 but if  he be 
angry1 know that his malice is come to  
its height4    #bj3h4 ,deal mercifully  
then with thy servant3 for thou hast    
brought me1  thy servant1 into a        
covenant of the ,lord with thee4 ,but if
 there be any  iniquity in me1 do thou  
kill me1 and bring me not in to thy     
father4    #bj3i4 ,and ,jonathan said3  
,far be this from thee3 for if ,i should

  certainly know that evil is determined
 by my father against thee1 ,i  could do
 no otherwise than tell thee4    #bj3aj4
 ,and ,david answered ,jonathan3 ,who   
shall bring me word1 if thy  father     
should answer thee harshly concerning   
me8    #bj3aa4 ,and ,jonathan said to   
,david3 ,come1 and let us go out into   
the  field4 ,and when they were both of 
them gone out into the field1    #bj3ab4
 ,jonathan said to ,david3 ,o ,lord ,god
 of ,israel1 if ,i shall  discover my   
father's mind1 to morrow1 or the day    
after1 and there be  any thing good for 
,david1 and ,i send not immediately to  
thee1 and make  it known to thee1       
#bj3ac4 ,may the ,lord do so and so to  
,jonathan1 and add still more4 ,but  if 
my father shall continue in malice      
against thee1 ,i will discover it  to   
thy ear1 and will send thee away1 that  
thou mayst go in peace1 and  the ,lord  
be with thee1 as he hath been with my   
father4    #bj3ad4 ,and if ,i live1 thou
 shalt shew me the kindness of the      

,lord3 but  if ,i die1    #bj3ae4 ,thou 
shalt not take away thy kindness from my
 house for ever1  when the ,lord shall  
have rooted out the enemies of ,david1  
every one of  them from the earth1 may  
he take away ,jonathan from his house1  
and may  the ,lord require it at the    
hands of ,david's enemies4    ,may he   
take away ,jonathan1 etc4444 ,it is a   
curse upon himself1 if he  should not be
 faithful to his promise4--,ibid4       
,require it1 etc4444 ,that  is1 revenge 
it upon ,david's enemies1 and upon me1  
if ,i should fail of  my word given to  
him4    #bj3af4 ,jonathan therefore made
 a covenant with the house of ,david3   
and  the ,lord required it at the hands 
of ,david's enemies4    #bj3ag4 ,and    
,jonathan swore again to ,david1 because
 he loved him3 for he  loved him as his 
own soul4    #bj3ah4 ,and ,jonathan said
 to him3 ,to morrow is the new moon1 and
 thou  wilt be missed3    #bj3ai4 ,for  
thy seat will be empty till after to    
morrow4 ,so thou shalt  go down quickly1

 and come to the place where thou must  
he hid1 on the  day when it is lawful to
 work1 and thou shalt remain beside the 
stone1  which is called ,ezel4          
#bj3bj4 ,and ,i will shoot three arrows 
near it1 and will shoot as if ,i  were  
exercising myself at a mark4    #bj3ba4 
,and ,i will send a boy1 saying to him3 
,go and fetch me the  arrows4    #bj3bb4
 ,if ,i shall say to the boy3 ,behold   
the arrows are on this side of  thee1   
take them up3 come thou to me1 because  
there is peace to thee1  and there is no
 evil1 as the ,lord liveth4 ,but if ,i  
shall speak thus to  the boy3 ,behold   
the arrows are beyond thee3 go in peace1
 for the ,lord  hath sent thee away4    
#bj3bc4 ,and concerning the word which  
,i and thou have spoken1 the ,lord  be  
between thee and me forever4    #bj3bd4 
,so ,david was hid in the field1 and the
 new moon came1 and the  king sat down  
to eat bread4    #bj3be4 ,and when the  
king sat down upon his chair1 7according
 to custom7  which was beside the wall1 

,jonathan arose1 and ,abner sat by      
,saul's  side1 and ,david's place       
appeared empty4    #bj3bf4 ,and ,saul   
said nothing that day1 for he thought it
 might have  happened to him1 that he   
was not clean1 nor purified4    #bj3bg4 
,and when the second day after the new  
moon was come1 ,david's  place appeared 
empty again4 ,and ,saul said to         
,jonathan1 his son3 ,why  cometh not the
 son of ,isai to meat neither yesterday1
 nor to day8    #bj3bh4 ,and ,jonathan  
answered ,saul3 ,he asked leave of me   
earnestly to go  to ,bethlehem4         
#bj3bi4 ,and he said3 ,let me go1 for   
there is a solemn sacrifice in the      
city1 one of my brethren hath sent for  
me3 and now if ,i have found  favour in 
thy eyes1 ,i will go quickly1 and see my
 brethren4 ,for this  cause he came not 
to the king's table4    #bj3cj4 ,then   
,saul being angry against ,jonathan1    
said to him3 ,thou son of  a woman that 
is the ravisher of a man1 do ,i not know
 that thou lovest  the son of ,isai to  

thy own confusion1 and to the confusion 
of thy  shameless mother8    #bj3ca4    
,for as long as the son of ,isai liveth 
upon earth1 thou shalt not  be          
established1 nor thy kingdom4 ,therefore
 now presently send1 and  fetch him to  
me3 for he is the son of death4    ,the 
son of death4444 ,that is1 one that     
deserveth death1 and shall  surely be   
put to death4    #bj3cb4 ,and ,jonathan 
answering ,saul1 his father1 said3 ,why 
shall he die8  ,what hath he done8      
#bj3cc4 ,and ,saul caught up a spear to 
strike him4 ,and ,jonathan  understood  
that it was determined by his father to 
kill ,david4    #bj3cd4 ,so ,jonathan   
rose from the table in great anger1 and 
did not eat  bread on the second day    
after the new moon4 ,for he was grieved 
for  ,david1 because his father had put 
him to confusion4    #bj3ce4 ,and when  
the morning came1 ,jonathan went into   
the field  according to the appointment 
with ,david1 and a little boy with him4 
#bj3cf4 ,and he said to his boy3 ,go1   

and fetch me the arrows which ,i  shoot4
 ,and when the boy ran1 he shot another 
arrow beyond the boy4    #bj3cg4 ,the   
boy therefore came to the place of the  
arrow which ,jonathan  had shot3 and    
,jonathan cried after the boy1 and said3
 ,behold the arrow  is there further    
beyond thee4    #bj3ch4 ,and ,jonathan  
cried again after the boy1 saying3 ,make
 haste  speedily1 stand not4 ,and       
,jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows1 
and  brought them to his master3        
#bj3ci4 ,and he knew not at all what was
 doing3 for only ,jonathan and  ,david  
knew the matter4    #bj3dj4 ,jonathan   
therefore gave his arms to the boy1 and 
said to him3  ,go1 and carry them into  
the city4    #bj3da4 ,and when the boy  
was gone1 ,david rose out of his place1 
which  was toward the south1 and falling
 on his face to the ground1 adored      
thrice3 and kissing one another1 they   
wept together2 but ,david more4         
#bj3db4 ,and ,jonathan said to ,david3  
,go in peace3 and let all stand that  we

 have sworn both of us in the name of   
the ,lord1 saying3 ,the ,lord be        
between me and thee1 and between my seed
 and thy seed for ever4    #bj3dc4 ,and 
,david arose1 and departed3 and         
,jonathan went into the city4      #a   
,kings ,chapter #ba    ,david receiveth 
holy bread of ,achimelech1 the priest3  
and feigneth  himself mad before ,achis1
 king of ,geth4    #ba3a4 ,and ,david   
came to ,nobe1 to ,achimelech1 the      
priest and ,achimelech  was astonished  
at ,david's coming4 ,and he said to him3
 ,why art thou  alone1 and no man with  
thee8    ,nobe4444 ,a city in the tribe 
of ,benjamin1 to which the tabernacle of
  the ,lord had been translated from    
,silo4    #ba3b4 ,and ,david said to    
,achimelech1 the priest3 ,the king hath 
commanded  me a business1 and said3 ,let
 no man know the thing for which thou   
art  sent by me1 and what manner of     
commands ,i have given thee3 and ,i have
  appointed my servants to such and such
 a place4    #ba3c4 ,now therefore if   

thou have any thing at hand1 though it  
were but  five loaves1 give me1 or      
whatsoever thou canst find4    #ba3d4   
,and the priest answered ,david1 saying3
 ,i have no common bread at  hand1 but  
only holy bread1 if the young men be    
clean1 especially from  women8    ,if   
the young men be clean1 etc4444 ,if this
 cleanness was required of  them that   
were to eat that bread1 which was a     
figure of the bread of  life which we   
receive in the blessed sacrament2 how   
clean ought  ,christians to be when they
 approach to our tremendous mysteries4  
,and  what reason hath the church of    
,god to admit none to be her ministers  
to  consecrate and daily receive this   
most pure sacrament1 but such as  devote
 themselves to a life of perpetual      
purity4    #ba3e4 ,and ,david answered  
the priest1 and said to him3 ,truly1 as 
to what  concerneth women1 we have      
refrained ourselves from yesterday and  
the  day before1 when we came out1 and  
the vessels of the young men were  holy4

 ,now this way is defiled1 but it shall 
also be sanctified this day  in the     
vessels4    ,the vessels4444 i4 e41 the 
bodies1 have been holy1 that is1 have   
been  kept from impurity4--,ibid4 ,is   
defiled4444 ,is liable to expose us to  
dangers of uncleanness4--,ibid4 ,be     
sanctified1 etc4444 ,that is1 we shall  
take care1 notwithstanding these        
dangerous circumstances1 to keep our    
vessels holy1 that is1 to keep our      
bodies from every thing that may  defile
 us4    #ba3f4 ,the priest therefore    
gave him hallowed bread3 for there was  
no  bread there1 but only the loaves of 
proposition1 which had been taken  away 
from before the face of the ,lord1 that 
hot loaves might be set up4    #ba3g4   
,now a certain man of the servants of   
,saul was there that day1  within the   
tabernacle of the ,lord3 and his name   
was ,doeg1 an ,edomite1  the chiefest of
 ,saul's herdsmen4    #ba3h4 ,and ,david
 said to ,achimelech3 ,hast thou here at
 hand a spear1 or  a sword8 for ,i      

brought not my own sword1 nor my own    
weapons with me1  for the king's        
business required haste4    #ba3i4 ,and 
the priest said3 ,lo1 here is the sword 
of ,goliath1 the  ,philistine1 whom thou
 slewest in the valley of ,terebinth1   
wrapped up in  a cloth behind the ephod3
 if thou wilt take this1 take it1 for   
here  there is no other but this4 ,and  
,david said3 ,there is none like that1  
give it me4    #ba3aj4 ,and ,david arose
 and fled that day from the face of     
,saul3 and  came to ,achis1 the king of 
,geth3    #ba3aa4 ,and the servants of  
,achis1 when they saw ,david1 said to   
him3 ,is  not this ,david1 the king of  
the land8 ,did they not sing to him in  
their  dances1 saying3 ,saul hath slain 
his thousands1 and ,david his ten       
thousands8    #ba3ab4 ,but ,david laid  
up these words in his heart1 and was    
exceedingly  afraid at the face of      
,achis1 the king of ,geth4    #ba3ac4   
,and he changed his countenance before  
them1 and slipt down  between their     

hands3 and he stumbled against the doors
 of the gate1 and  his spittle ran down 
upon his beard4    #ba3ad4 ,and ,achis  
said to his servants3 ,you saw the man  
was mad3 why  have you brought him to   
me8    #ba3ae4 ,have we need of mad men1
 that you have brought in this fellow1  
to play the madman in my presence8 shall
 this fellow come into my  house8       
#a ,kings ,chapter #bb    ,many resort  
to ,david4 ,doeg accuseth ,achimelech to
 ,saul4 ,he ordereth him  and all the   
other priests of ,nobe to be slain4     
,abiathar escapeth4    #bb3a4 ,david    
therefore went from thence1 and fled to 
the cave of  ,odollam4 ,and when his    
brethren1 and all his father's house1   
had heard  of it1 they went down to him 
thither4    #bb3b4 ,and all that were in
 distress1 and oppressed with debt1 and 
under  affliction of mind1 gathered     
themselves unto him3 and he became their
  prince1 and there were with him about 
four hundred men4    #bb3c4 ,and ,david 
departed from thence into ,maspha of    

,moab3 and he said  to the king of      
,moab3 ,let my father and my mother     
tarry with you1 ,i  beseech thee1 till  
,i know what ,god will do for me4       
#bb3d4 ,and he left them under the eyes 
of the king of ,moab1 and they  abode   
with him all the days that ,david was in
 the hold4    ,the hold4444 ,the strong 
hold1 or fortress of ,maspha4    #bb3e4 
,and ,gad the prophet said to ,david3   
,abide not in the hold1 depart1  and go 
into the land of ,juda4 ,and ,david     
departed1 and came into the  forest of  
,haret4    #bb3f4 ,and ,saul heard that 
,david was seen1 and the men that were  
with  him4 ,now whilst ,saul abode in   
,gabaa1 and was in the wood1 which is by
  ,rama1 having his spear in his hand1  
and all his servants were standing      
about him1    #bb3g4 ,he said to his    
servants that stood about him3 ,hear me 
now1 ye  sons of ,jemini3 will the son  
of ,isai give every one of you fields1  
and  vineyards1 and make you all        
tribunes1 and centurions3    #bb3h4     

,that all of you have conspired against 
me1 and there is no one to  inform me1  
especially when even my son hath entered
 into league with  the son of ,isai8    
,there is not one of you that pitieth my
 case1 nor that  giveth me any          
information3 because my son hath raised 
up my servant  against me1 plotting     
against me to this day4    #bb3i4 ,and  
,doeg1 the ,edomite1 who stood by1 and  
was the chief among the  servants of    
,saul1 answering1 said3 ,i saw the son  
of ,isai1 in ,nobe1 with  ,achimelech1  
the son of ,achitob1 the priest4        
#bb3aj4 ,and he consulted the ,lord for 
him1 and gave him victuals1 and  gave   
him the sword of ,goliath1 the          
,philistine4    #bb3aa4 ,then the king  
sent to call for ,achimelech1 the       
priest1 the son  of ,achitob1 and all   
his father's house1 the priests that    
were in ,nobe1  and they came all of    
them to the king4    #bb3ab4 ,and ,saul 
said to ,achimelech3 ,hear1 thou son of 
,achitob4 ,he  answered3 ,here ,i am1 my

 lord4    #bb3ac4 ,and ,saul said to    
him3 ,why have you conspired against me1
 thou1  and the son of ,isai1 and thou  
hast given him bread and a sword1 and   
hast consulted the ,lord for him1 that  
he should rise up against me1           
continuing a traitor to this day4       
#bb3ad4 ,and ,achimelech answering the  
king1 said3 ,and who amongst all thy    
servants is so faithful as ,david1 who  
is the king's son in law1 and  goeth    
forth at thy bidding1 and is honourable 
in thy house8    #bb3ae4 ,did ,i begin  
to day to consult the ,lord for him8 far
 be this from  me3 let not the king     
suspect such a thing against his        
servant1 or any  one in all my father's 
house3 for thy servant knew nothing of  
this  matter1 either little or great4   
#bb3af4 ,and the king said3 ,dying thou 
shalt die1 ,achimelech1 thou and  all   
thy father's house4    #bb3ag4 ,and the 
king said to the messengers that stood  
about him3 ,turn1  and kill the priests 
of the ,lord1 for their hand is with    

,david1 because  they knew that he was  
fled1 and they told it not to me4 ,and  
the king's  servants would not put forth
 their hands against the priests of the 
,lord4    #bb3ah4 ,and the king said to 
,doeg3 ,turn thou1 and fall upon the    
priests4  ,and ,doeg1 the ,edomite1     
turned1 and fell upon the priests1 and  
slew in  that day eighty-five men that  
wore the linen ephod4    #bb3ai4 ,and   
,nobe1 the city of the priests1 he smote
 with the edge of the  sword1 both men  
and women1 children and sucklings1 and  
ox1 and ass1 and  sheep1 with the edge  
of the sword4    #bb3bj4 ,but one of the
 sons of ,achimelech1 the son of        
,achitob1 whose  name was ,abiathar1    
escaped1 and fled to ,david1    #bb3ba4 
,and told him that ,saul had slain the  
priests of the ,lord4    #bb3bb4 ,and   
,david said to ,abiathar3 ,i knew that  
day when ,doeg1 the  ,edomite1 was      
there1 that without doubt he would tell 
,saul3 ,i have been  the occasion of the
 death of all the souls of thy father's 

house4    #bb3bc4 ,abide thou with me1  
fear not3 for he that seeketh my life1  
seeketh thy life also1 and with me thou 
shalt be saved4      #a ,kings ,chapter 
#bc    ,david relieveth ,ceila1 besieged
 by the ,philistines4 ,he fleeth into   
the  desert of ,ziph4 ,jonathan and he  
confirm their former covenant4 ,the     
,ziphites discover him to ,saul1 who    
pursuing close after him1 is called     
away by an invasion from the            
,philistines4    #bc3a4 ,and they told  
,david1 saying3 ,behold the ,philistines
 fight against  ,ceila1 and they rob the
 barns4    #bc3b4 ,therefore ,david     
consulted the ,lord1 saying3 ,shall ,i  
go and smite  these ,philistines8 ,and  
the ,lord said to ,david3 ,go1 and thou 
shalt smite  the ,philistines1 and shalt
 save ,ceila4    #bc3c4 ,and the men    
that were with ,david1 said to him3     
,behold we are in  fear here in ,judea1 
how much more if we go to ,ceila against
 the bands  of the ,philistines8        
#bc3d4 ,therefore ,david consulted the  

,lord again4 ,and he answered and  said 
to him3 ,arise1 and go to ,ceila3 for ,i
 will deliver the ,philistines  into thy
 hand4    #bc3e4 ,david1 therefore1 and 
his men1 went to ,ceila1 and fought     
against  the ,philistines1 and brought  
away their cattle1 and made a great     
slaughter of them3 and ,david saved the 
inhabitants of ,ceila4    #bc3f4 ,now at
 that time1 when ,abiathar1 the son of  
,achimelech1 fled to  ,david1 to ,ceila1
 he came down1 having an ephod with him4
    ,an ephod4444 ,or the ephod4 ,that  
is1 the vestment of the high priest1    
with the urim and thummim1 by which the 
,lord gave his oracle4    #bc3g4 ,and it
 was told ,saul that ,david was come to 
,ceila3 and ,saul said3  ,the ,lord hath
 delivered him into my hands1 and he is 
shut up1 being  come into a city that   
hath gates and bars4    #bc3h4 ,and     
,saul commanded all the people to go    
down to fight against  ,ceila1 and to   
besiege ,david and his men4    #bc3i4   
,now when ,david understood that ,saul  

secretly prepared evil  against him1 he 
said to ,abiathar1 the priest3 ,bring   
hither the ephod4    #bc3aj4 ,and ,david
 said3 ,o ,lord ,god of ,israel1 thy    
servant hath heard a  report1 that ,saul
 designeth to come to ,ceila1 to destroy
 the city for  my sake3    #bc3aa4 ,will
 the men of ,ceila deliver me into his  
hands8 and will ,saul  come down1 as thy
 servant hath heard8 ,o ,lord ,god of   
,israel1 tell thy  servant4 ,and the    
,lord said3 ,he will come down4         
#bc3ab4 ,and ,david said3 ,will the men 
of ,ceila deliver me and my men into    
the hands of ,saul8 ,and the ,lord said3
 ,they will deliver thee up4    #bc3ac4 
,then ,david and his men1 who were about
 six hundred1 arose1 and  departing from
 ,ceila1 wandered up and down1 uncertain
 where they should  stay3 and it was    
told ,saul that ,david was fled from    
,ceila1 and had  escaped3 wherefore he  
forbore to go out4    #bc3ad4 ,but      
,david abode in the desert in strong    
holds1 and he remained  in a mountain of

 the desert of ,ziph1 in a woody hill4  
,and ,saul sought  him always3 but the  
,lord delivered him not into his hands4 
#bc3ae4 ,and ,david saw that ,saul was  
come out to seek his life4 ,and ,david  
was in the desert of ,ziph1 in a wood4  
#bc3af4 ,and ,jonathan1 the son of      
,saul1 arose1 and went to ,david1 into  
the wood1 and strengthened his hands in 
,god3 and he said to him3    #bc3ag4    
,fear not3 for the hand of my father1   
,saul1 shall not find thee1  and thou   
shalt reign over ,israel1 and ,i shall  
be next to thee2 yea and  my father     
knoweth this4    #bc3ah4 ,and they two  
made a covenant before the ,lord3 and   
,david abode in  the wood3 but ,jonathan
 returned to his house4    #bc3ai4 ,and 
the ,ziphites went up to ,saul1 in      
,gabaa1 saying3 ,lo1 doth not  ,david   
lie hid with us in the strong holds of  
the wood1 in mount  ,hachila1 which is  
on the right hand of the desert4        
#bc3bj4 ,now therefore come down1 as thy
 soul hath desired to come down3  and it

 shall be our business to deliver him   
into the king's hands4    #bc3ba4 ,and  
,saul said3 ,blessed be ye of the ,lord1
 for you have pitied my  case4          
#bc3bb4 ,go1 therefore1 ,i pray you1 and
 use all diligence1 and curiously       
inquire1 and consider the place where   
his foot is1 and who hath seen  him     
there3 for he thinketh of me1 that ,i   
lie craftily in wait for him4    #bc3bc4
 ,consider1 and see all his lurking     
holes1 wherein he is hid1 and  return to
 me with the certainty of the thing1    
that ,i may go with you4  ,and if he    
should even go down into the earth to   
hide himself1 ,i will  search him out in
 all the thousands of ,juda4    #bc3bd4 
,and they arose1 and went to ,ziph      
before ,saul3 and ,david and his  men   
were in the desert of ,maon1 in the     
plain at the right hand of  ,jesimon4   
#bc3be4 ,then ,saul and his men went to 
seek him3 and it was told ,david1  and  
forthwith he went down to the rock1 and 
abode in the wilderness of  ,maon3 and  

when ,saul had heard of it1 he pursued  
after ,david in the  wilderness of      
,maon4    #bc3bf4 ,and ,saul went on    
this side of the mountain3 and ,david   
and his  men were on the other side of  
the mountain3 and ,david despaired of   
being able to escape from the face of   
,saul3 and ,saul and his men            
encompassed ,david and his men round    
about1 to take them4    #bc3bg4 ,and a  
messenger came to ,saul1 saying3 ,make  
haste to come1 for  the ,philistines    
have poured in themselves upon the land4
    #bc3bh4 ,wherefore ,saul returned1  
leaving the pursuit of ,david1 and went 
to meet the ,philistines4 ,for this     
cause they called that place the rock   
of division4      #a ,kings ,chapter #bd
    ,saul seeketh ,david in the         
wilderness of ,engaddi3 he goeth into a 
cave  where ,david hath him in his      
power4    #bd3a4 ,then ,david went up   
from thence1 and dwelt in strong holds  
of  ,engaddi4    #bd3b4 ,and when ,saul 
was returned from following the         

,philistines1 they  told him1 saying3   
,behold1 ,david is in the desert of     
,engaddi4    #bd3c4 ,saul1 therefore1   
took three thousand chosen men out of   
all  ,israel1 and went out to seek after
 ,david and his men1 even upon the  most
 craggy rocks1 which are accessible only
 to wild goats4    #bd3d4 ,and he came  
to the sheepcotes which were in his way4
 ,and there  was a cave1 into which     
,saul went1 to ease nature3 now ,david  
and his men  lay hid in the inner part  
of the cave4    #bd3e4 ,and the servants
 of ,david said to him3 ,behold the day1
 of which  the ,lord said to thee3 ,i   
will deliver thy enemy unto thee1 that  
thou  mayst do to him as it shall seem  
good in thy eyes4 ,then ,david arose1   
and secretly cut off the hem of ,saul's 
robe4    #bd3f4 ,after which ,david's   
heart struck him1 because he had cut off
 the  hem of ,saul's robe4    ,heart    
struck him4444 ,viz41 with remorse1 as  
fearing he had done amiss4    #bd3g4    
,and he said to his men3 ,the ,lord be  

merciful unto me1 that ,i may  do no    
such thing to my master1 the ,lord's    
anointed1 as to lay my hand  upon him1  
because he is the ,lord's anointed4     
#bd3h4 ,and ,david stopped his men with 
his words1 and suffered them not  to    
rise against ,saul3 but ,saul1 rising up
 out of the cave1 went on his  way4     
#bd3i4 ,and ,david also rose up after   
him3 and going out of the cave1  cried  
after ,saul1 saying3 ,my lord the king4 
,and ,saul looked behind him3  and      
,david bowing himself down to the       
ground1 worshipped1    #bd3aj4 ,and said
 to ,saul3 ,why dost thou hear the words
 of men that say3  ,david seeketh thy   
hurt8    #bd3aa4 ,behold this day thy   
eyes have seen1 that the ,lord hath     
delivered  thee into my hand1 in the    
cave1 and ,i had a thought to kill thee1
 but  my eye hath spared thee4 ,for ,i  
said3 ,i will not put out my hand       
against  my lord1 because he is the     
,lord's anointed4    ,a thought to kill 
thee4444 ,that is1 a suggestion1 to     

which ,i did not  consent4    #bd3ab4   
,moreover1 see and know1 ,o my father1  
the hem of thy robe in my  hand1 that   
when ,i cut off the hem of thy robe1 ,i 
would not put out my  hand against thee4
 ,reflect1 and see1 that there is no    
evil in my hand1  nor iniquity1 neither 
have ,i sinned against thee3 but thou   
liest in  wait for my life1 to take it  
away4    #bd3ac4 ,the ,lord judge       
between me and thee and the ,lord       
revenge me of  thee3 but my hand shall  
not be upon thee4    ,revenge me of     
thee4444 ,or1 as it is in the ,hebrew1  
will revenge me4 ,the  meaning is1 that 
he refers his whole cause to ,god1 to   
judge and punish  according to his      
justice3 yet so as to keep himself in   
the mean time1  from all personal hatred
 to ,saul1 or desire of gratifying his  
own  passion1 by seeking revenge4 ,so   
far from it1 that when ,saul was        
afterwards slain1 we find1 that instead 
of rejoicing at his death1 he  mourned  
most bitterly for him4    #bd3ad4 ,as   

also it is said in the old proverb3     
,from the wicked shall  wickedness come 
forth3 therefore my hand shall not be   
upon thee4 ,after  whom dost thou come  
out1 ,o king of ,israel8    #bd3ae4     
,after whom dost thou pursue8 ,after a  
dead dog1 after a flea4    #bd3af4 ,be  
the ,lord judge1 and judge between me   
and thee1 and see1 and  judge my cause1 
and deliver me out of thy hand4         
#bd3ag4 ,and when ,david had made an end
 of speaking these words to ,saul1      
,saul said3 ,is this thy voice1 my son  
,david8 ,and ,saul lifted up his  voice1
 and wept3    #bd3ah4 ,and he said to   
,david3 ,thou art more just than ,i3 for
 thou hast  done good to me1 and ,i have
 rewarded thee with evil4    #bd3ai4    
,and thou hast shewed this day what good
 things thou hast done to  me3 how the  
,lord delivered me into thy hand1 and   
thou hast not killed  me4    #bd3bj4    
,for who when he hath found his enemy1  
will let him go well away8  ,but the    
,lord reward thee for this good turn1   

for what thou hast done to  me this day4
    #bd3ba4 ,and now as ,i know that    
thou shalt surely be king1 and have the 
kingdom of ,israel in thy hand3         
#bd3bb4 ,swear to me by the ,lord1 that 
thou wilt not destroy my seed  after me1
 nor take away my name from the house of
 my father4    #bd3bc4 ,and ,david swore
 to ,saul4 ,so ,saul went home3 and     
,david and his  men went up into safer  
places4      #a ,kings ,chapter #be     
,the death of ,samuel4 ,david1 provoked 
by ,nabal1 threateneth to destroy  him3 
but is appeased by ,abigail4    #be3a4  
,and ,samuel died1 and all ,israel was  
gathered together1 and they  mourned for
 him1 and buried him in his house in    
,ramatha4 ,and ,david  rose1 and went   
down into the wilderness of ,pharan4    
#be3b4 ,now there was a certain man in  
the wilderness of ,maon1 and his        
possessions were in ,carmel1 and the man
 was very great3 and he had  three      
thousand sheep1 and a thousand goats3   
and it happened that he was  shearing   

his sheep in ,carmel4    #be3c4 ,now the
 name of the man was ,nabal3 and the    
name of his wife was  ,abigail4 ,and she
 was a prudent and very comely woman3   
but her husband  was churlish1 and very 
bad and ill natured3 and he was of the  
house of  ,caleb4    #be3d4 ,and when   
,david heard in the wilderness1 that    
,nabal was shearing  his sheep1         
#be3e4 ,he sent ten young men1 and said 
to them3 ,go up to ,carmel1 and go  to  
,nabal1 and salute him in my name with  
peace4    #be3f4 ,and you shall say3    
,peace be to my brethren1 and to thee1  
and  peace to thy house1 and peace to   
all that thou hast4    #be3g4 ,i have   
heard that thy shepherds that were with 
us in the desert  were shearing3 we     
never molested them1 neither was there  
ought missing  to them of the flock at  
any time1 all the while they were with  
us in  ,carmel4    #be3h4 ,ask thy      
servants1 and they will tell thee4 ,now 
therefore let thy  servants find favour 
in thy eyes3 for we are come in a good  

day1  whatsoever thy hand shall find    
give to thy servants1 and to thy son    
,david4    #be3i4 ,and when ,david's    
servants came1 they spoke to ,nabal all 
these  words in ,david's name1 and then 
held their peace4    #be3aj4 ,but ,nabal
 answering the servants of ,david1 said3
 ,who is ,david8  and what is the son of
 ,isai8 servants are multiplied now days
 who flee  from their masters4          
#be3aa4 ,shall ,i then take my bread1   
and my water1 and the flesh of my       
cattle1 which ,i have killed for my     
shearers1 and give to men whom ,i  know 
not whence they are8    #be3ab4 ,so the 
servants of ,david went back their way1 
and returning came  and told him all the
 words that he said4    #be3ac4 ,then   
,david said to his young men3 ,let every
 man gird on his  sword4 ,and they      
girded on every man his sword4 ,and     
,david also girded on  his sword3 and   
there followed ,david about four hundred
 men1 and two  hundred remained with the
 baggage4    #be3ad4 ,but one of the    

servants told1 ,abigail1 the wife of    
,nabal1  saying3 ,behold1 ,david sent   
messengers out of the wilderness1 to    
salute  our master3 and he rejected     
them4    #be3ae4 ,these men were very   
good to us1 and gave us no trouble3     
,neither  did we ever lose any thing all
 the time that we conversed with them in
  the desert4    #be3af4 ,they were a   
wall unto us1 both by night and day1 all
 the while  we were with them keeping   
the sheep4    #be3ag4 ,wherefore        
consider1 and think what thou hast to   
do3 for evil is  determined against thy 
husband1 and against thy house1 and he  
is a son  of ,belial1 so that no man can
 speak to him4    #be3ah4 ,then ,abigail
 made haste and took two hundred loaves1
 and two  vessels of wine1 and five     
sheep ready dressed1 and five measures  
of  parched corn1 and a hundred clusters
 of raisins1 and two hundred cakes  of  
dry figs1 and laid them upon asses3     
#be3ai4 ,and she said to her servants3  
,go before me3 behold1 ,i will  follow  

after you3 but she told not her husband1
 ,nabal4    #be3bj4 ,and when she had   
gotten upon an ass1 and was coming down 
to the  foot of the mountain1 ,david and
 his men came down over against her1 and
  she met them4    #be3ba4 ,and ,david  
said3 ,truly in vain have ,i kept all   
that belonged to  this fellow in the    
wilderness1 and nothing was lost of all 
that  pertained unto him3 and he hath   
returned me evil for good4    #be3bb4   
,may ,god do so and so1 and add more to 
the foes of ,david1 if ,i  leave of all 
that belong to him till the morning1 any
 that pisseth  against the wall4    ,if 
,i leave1 etc4444 ,david certainly      
sinned in his designs against ,nabal    
and his family1 as he himself was       
afterwards sensible1 when he blessed    
,god for hindering him from executing   
the revenge he had proposed4    #be3bc4 
,and when ,abigail saw ,david1 she made 
haste and lighted off the  ass1 and fell
 before ,david1 on her face1 and adored 
upon the ground4    #be3bd4 ,and she    

fell at his feet1 and said3 ,upon me let
 this iniquity  be1 my lord3 let thy    
handmaid speak1 ,i beseech thee1 in thy 
ears1 and  hear the words of thy        
servant4    #be3be4 ,let not my lord the
 king1 ,i pray thee1 regard this naughty
 man1  ,nabal3 for according to his     
name1 he is a fool1 and folly is with   
him3  but ,i1 thy handmaid1 did not see 
thy servants1 my lord1 whom thou        
sentest4    ,his name4444 ,nabal1 in    
,hebrew1 signifies a fool4    #be3bf4   
,now therefore1 my lord1 the ,lord      
liveth1 and thy soul liveth1  who hath  
withholden thee from coming to blood1   
and hath saved thy hand  to thee3 and   
now let thy enemies be as ,nabal1 and   
all they that seek  evil to my lord4    
#be3bg4 ,wherefore receive this         
blessing1 which thy handmaid hath       
brought  to thee1 my lord3 and give it  
to the young men that follow thee1 my   
lord4    #be3bh4 ,forgive the iniquity  
of thy handmaid3 for the ,lord will     
surely  make for my lord a faithful     

house1 because thou1 my lord1 fightest  
the  battles of the ,lord3 let not evil 
therefore be found in thee all the  days
 of thy life4    #be3bi4 ,for if a man  
at any time shall rise1 and persecute   
thee1 and  seek thy life1 the soul of my
 lord shall be kept1 as in the bundle of
  the living1 with the ,lord thy ,god3  
but the souls of thy enemies shall  be  
whirled1 as with the violence and       
whirling of a sling4    #be3cj4 ,and    
when the ,lord shall have done to thee1 
my lord1 all the good  that he hath     
spoken concerning thee1 and shall have  
made thee prince  over ,israel1         
#be3ca4 ,this shall not be an occasion  
of grief to thee1 and a scruple of      
heart to my lord1 that thou hast shed   
innocent blood1 or hast revenged        
thyself3 and when the ,lord shall have  
done well by my lord1 thou shalt        
remember thy handmaid4    #be3cb4 ,and  
,david said to ,abigail3 ,blessed be the
 ,lord the ,god of  ,israel1 who sent   
thee this day to meet me1 and blessed be

 thy speech3    #be3cc4 ,and blessed be 
thou1 who hast kept me to day from      
coming to  blood1 and revenging me with 
my own hand4    #be3cd4 ,otherwise1 as  
the ,lord liveth1 the ,god of ,israel1  
who hath  withholden me from doing thee 
any evil1 if thou hadst not quickly come
  to meet me1 there had not been left to
 ,nabal by the morning light1 any  that 
pisseth against the wall4    #be3ce4    
,and ,david received at her hand all    
that she had brought him1 and  said to  
her3 ,go in peace into thy house1 behold
 ,i have heard thy voice1  and honoured 
thy face4    #be3cf4 ,and ,abigail came 
to ,nabal3 and behold he had a feast in 
his  house1 like the feast of a king3   
and ,nabal's heart was merry1 for he    
was very drunk3 and she told him nothing
 less or more until morning4    #be3cg4 
,but early in the morning1 when ,nabal  
had digested his wine1 his  wife told   
him these words1 and his heart died     
within him1 and he became  as a stone4  
#be3ch4 ,and after ten days had passed1 

the ,lord struck ,nabal1 and he  died4  
#be3ci4 ,and when ,david had heard that 
,nabal was dead1 he said3 ,blessed  be  
the ,lord1 who hath judged the cause of 
my reproach1 at the hand of  ,nabal1 and
 hath kept his servant from evil1 and   
the ,lord hath returned  the wickedness 
of ,nabal upon his head4 ,then ,david   
sent and treated with  ,abigail1 that he
 might take her to himself for a wife4  
,blessed be1 etc4444 ,david praiseth    
,god1 on this occasion1 not out of  joy 
for the death of ,nabal 7which would    
have argued a rancour of  heart71 but   
because he saw that ,god had so visibly 
taken his cause in  hand1 in punishing  
the injury done to him2 whilst1 by a    
merciful  providence he kept him from   
revenging himself4    #be3dj4 ,and      
,david's servants came to ,abigail1 to  
,carmel1 and spoke to  her1 saying3     
,david hath sent us to thee1 to take    
thee to himself for a  wife4    #be3da4 
,and she arose1 and bowed herself down  
with her face to the  earth1 and said3  

,behold1 let thy servant be a handmaid1 
to wash the  feet of the servants of my 
lord4    #be3db4 ,and ,abigail arose1   
and made haste1 and got upon an ass1 and
 five  damsels went with her1 her       
waiting maids1 and she followed the     
messengers of ,david1 and became his    
wife4    #be3dc4 ,moreover ,david took  
also ,achinoam of ,jezrahel3 and they   
were  both of them his wives4    #be3dd4
 ,but ,saul gave ,michol1 his daughter1 
,david's wife1 to ,phalti1 the  son of  
,lais1 who was of ,gallim4      #a      
,kings ,chapter #bf    ,saul goeth out  
again after ,david1 who cometh by night 
where ,saul and  his men are asleep1 but
 suffereth him not to be touched4 ,saul 
again  confesseth his fault1 and        
promiseth peace4    #bf3a4 ,and the men 
of ,ziph came to ,saul in ,gabaa1       
saying3 ,behold ,david  is hid in the   
hill of ,hachila1 which is over against 
the wilderness4    #bf3b4 ,and ,saul    
arose1 and went down to the wilderness  
of ,ziph having  with him three thousand

 chosen men of ,israel1 to seek ,david  
in the  wilderness of ,ziph4    #bf3c4  
,and ,saul encamped in ,gabaa ,hachila1 
which was over against the  wilderness  
in the way3 and ,david abode in the     
wilderness4 ,and seeing  that ,saul was 
come after him into the wilderness1     
#bf3d4 ,he sent spies1 and learned that 
he was most certainly come  thither4    
#bf3e4 ,and ,david arose secretly1 and  
came to the place where ,saul was3  and 
when he had beheld the place1 wherein   
,saul slept1 and ,abner1 the  son of    
,ner1 the captain of his army1 and ,saul
 sleeping in a tent1 and  the rest of   
the multitude round about him1    #bf3f4
 ,david spoke to ,achimelech1 the       
,hethite1 and ,abisai1 the son of       
,sarvia1 the brother of ,joab1 saying3  
,who will go down with me to ,saul  into
 the camp8 ,and ,abisai said3 ,i will go
 with thee4    #bf3g4 ,so ,david and    
,abisai came to the people by night1 and
 found ,saul  lying and sleeping in the 
tent1 and his spear fixed in the ground 

at  his head3 and ,abner and the people 
sleeping round about him4    #bf3h4 ,and
 ,abisai said to ,david3 ,god hath shut 
up thy enemy this day  into thy hands3  
now then ,i will run him through with my
 spear1 even to  the earth at once1 and 
there shall be no need of a second time4
    #bf3i4 ,and ,david said to ,abisai3 
,kill him not3 for who shall put forth  
his hand against the ,lord's anointed1  
and shall be guiltless8    #bf3aj4 ,and 
,david said3 ,as the ,lord liveth1      
unless the ,lord shall strike  him1 or  
his day shall come to die1 or he shall  
go down to battle1 and  perish3         
#bf3aa4 ,the ,lord be merciful unto me1 
that ,i extend not my hand upon the     
,lord's anointed4 ,but now take the     
spear1 which is at his head1 and the    
cup of water1 and let us go4    #bf3ab4 
,so ,david took the spear1 and the cup  
of water which was at  ,saul's head1 and
 they went away3 and no man saw it1 or  
knew it1 or  awaked1 but they were all  
asleep1 for a deep sleep from the ,lord 

was  fallen upon them4    #bf3ac4 ,and  
when ,david was gone over to the other  
side1 and stood on the  top of the hill 
afar off1 and a good space was between  
them1    #bf3ad4 ,david cried to the    
people1 and to ,abner1 the son of ,ner1 
saying3  ,wilt thou not answer1 ,abner8 
,and ,abner answering1 said3 ,who art   
thou1  that criest1 and disturbest the  
king8    #bf3ae4 ,and ,david said to    
,abner3 ,art not thou a man8 and who is 
like  unto thee in ,israel8 why then    
hast thou not kept thy lord the king8   
for  there came one of the people in to 
kill the king thy lord4    #bf3af4 ,this
 thing is not good1 that thou hast done3
 as the ,lord liveth1  you are the sons 
of death1 who have not kept your master1
 the ,lord's  anointed4 ,and now where  
is the king's spear1 and the cup of     
water1  which was at his head8          
#bf3ag4 ,and ,saul knew ,david's voice1 
and said3 ,is this thy voice1 my son    
,david8 ,and ,david said3 ,it is my     
voice1 my lord the king4    #bf3ah4 ,and

 he said3 ,wherefore doth my lord       
persecute his servant8 ,what  have ,i   
done8 or what evil is there in my hand8 
#bf3ai4 ,now therefore hear1 ,i pray    
thee1 my lord the king1 the words of    
thy servant3 ,if the ,lord stir thee up 
against me1 let him accept of           
sacrifice3 but if the sons of men1 they 
are cursed in the sight of the  ,lord1  
who have cast me out this day1 that ,i  
should not dwell in the  inheritance of 
the ,lord1 saying3 ,go1 serve strange   
gods4    #bf3bj4 ,and now let not my    
blood be shed upon the earth before the 
,lord3  for the king of ,israel is come 
out to seek a flea1 as the partridge is 
hunted in the mountains4    #bf3ba4 ,and
 ,saul said3 ,i have sinned2 return1 my 
son ,david1 for ,i will  no more do thee
 harm1 because my life hath been        
precious in thy eyes  this day3 for it  
appeareth that ,i have done foolishly1  
and have been  ignorant in very many    
things4    #bf3bb4 ,and ,david          
answering1 said3 ,behold the king's     

spear3 let one of  the king's servants  
come over and fetch it4    #bf3bc4 ,and 
the ,lord will reward every one         
according to his justice1 and  his      
faithfulness3 for the ,lord hath        
delivered thee this day into my  hand1  
and ,i would not put forth my hand      
against the ,lord's anointed4    #bf3bd4
 ,and as thy life hath been much set by 
this day in my eyes1 so  let my life be 
much set by in the eyes of the ,lord1   
and let him deliver  me from all        
distress4    #bf3be4 ,then ,saul said to
 ,david3 ,blessed art thou1 my son      
,david3 and  truly doing thou shalt do1 
and prevailing thou shalt prevail4 ,and 
,david  went on his way1 and ,saul      
returned to his place4      #a ,kings   
,chapter #bg    ,david goeth again to   
,achis king of ,geth1 and obtaineth of  
him the city  of ,siceleg4    #bg3a4    
,and ,david said in his heart3 ,i shall 
one day or other fall into  the hands of
 ,saul3 is it not better for me to flee1
 and to be saved in  the land of the    

,philistines1 that ,saul may despair of 
me1 and cease to  seek me in all the    
coasts of ,israel8 ,i will flee then out
 of his hands4    #bg3b4 ,and ,david    
arose1 and went away1 both he and the   
six hundred men  that were with him1 to 
,achis1 the son of ,maoch1 king of      
,geth4    #bg3c4 ,and ,david dwelt with 
,achis at ,geth1 he and his men2 every  
man  with his household1 and ,david with
 his two wives1 ,achinoam1 the          
,jezrahelitess1 and ,abigail1 the wife  
of ,nabal of ,carmel4    #bg3d4 ,and it 
was told ,saul that ,david was fled to  
,geth1 and he sought  no more after him4
    #bg3e4 ,and ,david said to ,achis3  
,if ,i have found favour in thy sight1  
let  a place be given me in one of the  
cities of this country1 that ,i may     
dwell there3 for why should thy servant 
dwell in the royal city with  thee8     
#bg3f4 ,then ,achis gave him ,siceleg   
that day3 for which reason ,siceleg     
belongeth to the kings of ,juda unto    
this day4    #bg3g4 ,and the time that  

,david dwelt in the country of the      
,philistines1  was four months4         
#bg3h4 ,and ,david and his men went up1 
and pillaged ,gessuri1 and ,gerzi1  and 
the ,amalecites3 for these were of old  
the inhabitants of the  countries1 as   
men go to ,sur1 even to the land of     
,egypt4    ,pillaged ,gessuri1 etc4444  
,these probably were enemies of the     
people of  ,god3 and some1 if not all of
 them1 were of the number of those whom 
,god  had ordered to be destroyed3 which
 justifies ,david's proceedings in      
their regard4 ,though it is to be       
observed here1 that we are not under  an
 obligation of justifying every thing   
that he did3 for the scripture1  in     
relating what was done1 does not say    
that it was well done4 ,and even  such  
as are true servants of ,god1 are not to
 be imitated in all they  do4    #bg3i4 
,and ,david wasted all the land1 and    
left neither man nor woman  alive3 and  
took away the sheep1 and the oxen1 and  
the asses1 and the  camels1 and the     

apparel1 and returned and came to       
,achis4    #bg3aj4 ,and ,achis said to  
him3 ,whom hast thou gone against to    
day8 ,david  answered3 ,against the     
south of ,juda1 and against the south of
 ,jerameel1  and against the south of   
,ceni4    #bg3aa4 ,and ,david saved     
neither man nor woman1 neither brought  
he any of  them to ,geth1 saying3 ,lest 
they should speak against us4 ,so did   
,david1  and such was his proceeding all
 the days that he dwelt in the country  
of the ,philistines4    #bg3ab4 ,and    
,achis believed ,david1 saying3 ,he hath
 done much harm to his  people ,israel3 
,therefore he shall be my servant for   
ever4      #a ,kings ,chapter #bh       
,the ,philistines go out to war against 
,israel4 ,saul being forsaken by  ,god1 
hath recourse to a witch4 ,samuel       
appeareth to him4    #bh3a4 ,and it came
 to pass in those days1 that the        
,philistines gathered  together their   
armies1 to be prepared for war against  
,israel3 ,and ,achis  said to ,david3   

,know thou now assuredly1 that thou     
shalt go out with me  to the war1 thou1 
and thy men4    #bh3b4 ,and ,david said 
to ,achis3 ,now thou shalt know what thy
 servant  will do4 ,and ,achis said to  
,david3 ,and ,i will appoint thee to    
guard my  life for ever4    #bh3c4 ,now 
,samuel was dead1 and all ,israel       
mourned for him1 and buried  him in     
,ramatha1 his city4 ,and ,saul had put  
away all the magicians and  soothsayers 
out of the land4    #bh3d4 ,and the     
,philistines were gathered together1 and
 came and encamped  in ,sunam3 and ,saul
 also gathered together all ,israel1 and
 came to  ,gelboe4    #bh3e4 ,and ,saul 
saw the army of the ,philistines1 and   
was afraid1 and his  heart was very much
 dismayed4    #bh3f4 ,and he consulted  
the ,lord1 and he answered him not1     
neither by  dreams1 nor by priests1 nor 
by prophets4    #bh3g4 ,and ,saul said  
to his servants3 ,seek me a woman that  
hath a  divining spirit1 and ,i will go 
to her1 and enquire by her4 ,and his    

servants said to him3 ,there is a woman 
that hath a divining spirit at  ,endor4 
#bh3h4 ,then he disguised himself3 and  
put on other clothes1 and he went1  and 
two men with him1 and they came to the  
woman by night1 and he said  to her3    
,divine to me by thy divining spirit1   
and bring me up him whom ,i  shall tell 
thee4    #bh3i4 ,and the woman said to  
him3 ,behold thou knowest all that ,saul
 hath  done1 and how he hath rooted out 
the magicians and soothsayers from the  
land3 why then dost thou lay a snare for
 my life1 to cause me to be put  to     
death8    #bh3aj4 ,and ,saul swore unto 
her by the ,lord1 saying3 ,as the ,lord 
liveth1  there shall no evil happen to  
thee for this thing4    #bh3aa4 ,and the
 woman said to him3 ,whom shall ,i bring
 up to thee8 ,and he  said1 ,bring me up
 ,samuel4    #bh3ab4 ,and when the woman
 saw ,samuel1 she cried out with a loud 
voice1  and said to ,saul3 ,why hast    
thou deceived me8 for thou art ,saul4   
#bh3ac4 ,and the king said to her3 ,fear

 not3 what hast thou seen8 and the      
woman said to ,saul3 ,i saw gods        
ascending out of the earth4    #bh3ad4  
,and he said to her3 ,what form is he   
of8 ,and she said3 ,an old man  cometh  
up1 and he is covered with a mantle4    
,and ,saul understood that it  was      
,samuel1 and he bowed himself with his  
face to the ground1 and  adored4        
,understood that it was ,samuel4444 ,it 
is the more common opinion of the  holy 
fathers1 and interpreters1 that the soul
 of ,samuel appeared  indeed3 and not1  
as some have imagined1 an evil spirit in
 his shape4  ,not that the power of her 
magic could bring him thither1 but that 
,god  was pleased for the punishment of 
,saul1 that ,samuel himself should      
denounce unto him the evils that were   
falling upon him4 ,see ,eccli4  #df4bc4 
#bh3ae4 ,and ,samuel said to ,saul3 ,why
 hast thou disturbed my rest1 that ,i   
should be brought up8 ,and ,saul said3  
,i am in great distress3 for the        
,philistines fight against me1 and ,god 

is departed from me1 and would  not hear
 me1 neither by the hand of prophets1   
nor by dreams3 therefore  ,i have called
 thee1 that thou mayst shew me what ,i  
shall do4    #bh3af4 ,and ,samuel said3 
,why askest thou me1 seeing the ,lord   
has  departed from thee1 and is gone    
over to thy rival8    #bh3ag4 ,for the  
,lord will do to thee as he spoke by me1
 and he will rend  thy kingdom out of   
thy hand1 and will give it to thy       
neighbour ,david3    #bh3ah4 ,because   
thou didst not obey the voice of the    
,lord1 neither didst  thou execute the  
wrath of his indignation upon ,amalec4  
,therefore hath  the ,lord done to thee 
what thou sufferest this day4    #bh3ai4
 ,and the ,lord also will deliver       
,israel with thee into the hands  of the
 ,philistines3 and to morrow thou and   
thy sons shall be with me3  and the     
,lord will also deliver the army of     
,israel into the hands of the           
,philistines4    ,with me4444 ,that is1 
in the state of the dead1 and in another

 world1  though not in the same place4  
#bh3bj4 ,and forthwith ,saul fell all   
along on the ground2 for he was         
frightened with the words of ,samuel1   
and there was no strength in him1  for  
he had eaten no bread all that day4     
#bh3ba4 ,and the woman came to ,saul1   
7for he was very much troubled7 and     
said to him3 ,behold thy handmaid hath  
obeyed thy voice1 and ,i have put  my   
life in my hand3 and ,i hearkened unto  
the words which thou spokest  to me4    
#bh3bb4 ,now therefore1 ,i pray thee1   
hearken thou also to the voice of  thy  
handmaid1 and let me set before thee a  
morsel of bread1 that thou  mayst eat   
and recover strength1 and be able to go 
on thy journey4    #bh3bc4 ,but he      
refused1 and said3 ,i will not eat4 ,but
 his servants and  the woman forced him1
 and at length hearkening to their      
voice1 he arose  from the ground1 and   
sat upon the bed4    #bh3bd4 ,now the   
woman had a fatted calf in the house1   
and she made haste  and killed it3 and  

taking meal1 kneaded it1 and baked some 
unleavened  bread1    #bh3be4 ,and set  
it before ,saul1 and before his         
servants4 ,and when they  had eaten they
 rose up1 and walked all that night4    
#a ,kings ,chapter #bi    ,david going  
with the ,philistines is sent back by   
their princes4    #bi3a4 ,now all the   
troops of the ,philistines were gathered
 together to  ,aphec3 and ,israel also  
encamped by the fountain1 which is in   
,jezrahel4    #bi3b4 ,and the lords of  
the ,philistines marched with their     
hundreds and  their thousands3 but      
,david and his men were in the rear with
 ,achis4    #bi3c4 ,and the princes of  
the ,philistines said to ,achis3 ,what  
mean these  ,hebrews8 ,and ,achis said  
to the princes of the ,philistines3 ,do 
you not  know ,david who was the servant
 of ,saul1 the king of ,israel1 and hath
  been with me many days1 or years1 and 
,i have found no fault in him1  since   
the day that he fled over to me until   
this day8    #bi3d4 ,but the princes of 

the ,philistines were angry with him1   
and they  said to him3 ,let this man    
return1 and abide in his place1 which   
thou  hast appointed him1 and let him   
not go down with us to battle1 lest he  
be an adversary to us1 when we shall    
begin to fight3 for how can he          
otherwise appease his master1 but with  
our heads8    #bi3e4 ,is not this       
,david1 to whom they sung in their      
dances1 saying3  ,saul slew his         
thousands1 and ,david his ten thousands8
    #bi3f4 ,then ,achis called ,david1  
and said to him3 ,as the ,lord liveth1  
thou art upright and good in my sight3  
and so is thy going out1 and thy  coming
 in with me in the army3 and ,i have not
 found any evil in thee1  since the day 
that thou camest to me unto this day3   
but thou pleasest  not the lords4       
#bi3g4 ,return therefore1 and go in     
peace1 and offend not the eyes of the   
princes of the ,philistines4    #bi3h4  
,and ,david said to ,achis3 ,but what   
have ,i done1 or what hast thou  found  

in me thy servant1 from the day that ,i 
have been in thy sight  until this day1 
that ,i may not go and fight against the
 enemies of my  lord the king8    #bi3i4
 ,and ,achis answering1 said to ,david3 
,i know that thou art good in  my sight1
 as an angel of ,god3 ,but the princes  
of the ,philistines have  said3 ,he     
shall not go up with us to the battle4  
#bi3aj4 ,therefore arise in the morning1
 thou1 and the servants of thy  lord1   
who came with thee3 and when you are up 
before day1 and it shall  begin to be   
light1 go on your way4    #bi3aa4 ,so   
,david and his men arose in the night1  
that they might set  forward in the     
morning1 and returned to the land of the
 ,philistines3  and the ,philistines    
went up to ,jezrahel4      #a ,kings    
,chapter #cj    ,the ,amalecites burn   
,siceleg1 and carry off the prey3 ,david
 pursueth  after them1 and recovereth   
all out of their hands4    #cj3a4 ,now  
when ,david and his men were come to    
,siceleg on the third day1  the         

,amalecites had made an invasion on the 
south side upon ,siceleg1 and  had      
smitten ,siceleg1 and burnt it with     
fire1    #cj3b4 ,and had taken the women
 captives that were in it1 both little  
and  great3 and they had not killed any 
person1 but had carried them with  them1
 and went on their way4    #cj3c4 ,so   
when ,david and his men came to the     
city1 and found it burnt  with fire1 and
 that their wives1 and their sons1 and  
their daughters1  were taken captives1  
#cj3d4 ,david and the people that were  
with him1 lifted up their voices1  and  
wept till they had no more tears4       
#cj3e4 ,for the two wives also of ,david
 were taken captives1 ,achinoam1  the   
,jezrahelitess1 and ,abigail1 the wife  
of ,nabal of ,carmel4    #cj3f4 ,and    
,david was greatly afflicted3 for the   
people had a mind to  stone him1 for the
 soul of every man was bitterly grieved 
for his sons  and daughters3 but ,david 
took courage in the ,lord his ,god4     
#cj3g4 ,and he said to ,abiathar1 the   

priest1 the son of ,achimelech3 ,bring  
me hither the ephod4 ,and ,abiathar     
brought the ephod to ,david4    #cj3h4  
,and ,david consulted the ,lord1 saying3
 ,shall ,i pursue after these  robbers1 
and shall ,i overtake them1 or not8 ,and
 the ,lord said to him3  ,pursue after  
them3 for thou shalt surely overtake    
them and recover the  prey4    #cj3i4   
,so ,david went1 he and the six hundred 
men that were with him1 and  they came  
to the torrent ,besor3 and some1 being  
weary1 stayed there4    #cj3aj4 ,but    
,david pursued1 he and four hundred men3
 for two hundred  stayed1 who1 being    
weary1 could not go over the torrent    
,besor4    #cj3aa4 ,and they found an   
,egyptian in the field1 and brought him 
to  ,david3 and they gave him bread to  
eat1 and water to drink1    #cj3ab4 ,as 
also a piece of a cake of figs1 and two 
bunches of raisins4  ,and when he had   
eaten them1 his spirit returned1 and he 
was refreshed3  for he had not eaten    
bread1 nor drunk water1 three days and  

three  nights4    #cj3ac4 ,and ,david   
said to him3 ,to whom dost thou belong2 
or whence dost  thou come8 and whither  
art thou going8 ,he said3 ,i am a young 
man of  ,egypt1 the servant of an       
,amalecite3 and my master left me1      
because ,i  began to be sick three days 
ago4    #cj3ad4 ,for we made an invasion
 on the south side of ,cerethi1 and upon
  ,juda1 and upon the south of ,caleb1  
and we burnt ,siceleg with fire4        
#cj3ae4 ,and ,david said to him3 ,canst 
thou bring me to this company8 and  he  
said3 ,swear to me by ,god1 that thou   
wilt not kill me1 nor deliver me  into  
the hands of my master1 and ,i will     
bring thee to this company4 ,and  ,david
 swore to him4    #cj3af4 ,and when he  
had brought him1 behold they were lying 
spread  abroad upon all the ground1     
eating and drinking1 and as it were     
keeping  a festival day1 for all the    
prey and the spoils which they had taken
  out of the land of the ,philistines1  
and out of the land of ,juda4    #cj3ag4

 ,and ,david slew them from the evening 
unto the evening of the  next day1 and  
there escaped not a man of them1 but    
four hundred young  men1 who had gotten 
upon camels1 and fled4    #cj3ah4 ,so   
,david recovered all that the           
,amalecites had taken1 and he  rescued  
his two wives4    #cj3ai4 ,and there was
 nothing missing small or great1 neither
 of their  sons or their daughters1 nor 
of the spoils1 and whatsoever they had  
taken1 ,david recovered all4    #cj3bj4 
,and he took all the flocks and the     
herds1 and made them go  before him3 and
 they said3 ,this is the prey of ,david4
    #cj3ba4 ,and ,david came to the two 
hundred men1 who1 being weary1 had      
stayed1 and were not able to follow     
,david1 and he had ordered them to      
abide at the torrent ,besor3 and they   
came out to meet ,david1 and the  people
 that were with him4 ,and ,david coming 
to the people1 saluted them  peaceably4 
#cj3bb4 ,then all the wicked and unjust 
men1 that had gone with ,david1         

answering1 said3 ,because they came not 
with us1 we will not give them  any     
thing of the prey which we have         
recovered3 but let every man take  his  
wife1 and his children1 and be contented
 with them1 and go his way4    #cj3bc4  
,but ,david said3 ,you shall not do so1 
my brethren1 with these  things1 which  
the ,lord hath given us1 who hath kept  
us1 and hath  delivered the robbers that
 invaded us into our hands3    #cj3bd4  
,and no man shall hearken to you in this
 matter4 ,but equal shall  be the       
portion of him that went down to battle1
 and of him that abode  at the baggage1 
and they shall divide alike4    #cj3be4 
,and this hath been done from that day  
forward1 and since was  made a statute  
and an ordinance1 and as a law in       
,israel4    #cj3bf4 ,then ,david came to
 ,siceleg1 and sent presents of the prey
 to the  ancients of ,juda1 his         
neighbours1 saying3 ,receive a blessing 
of the  prey of the enemies of the      
,lord4    #cj3bg4 ,to them that were in 

,bethel1 and that were in ,ramoth to the
  south1 and to them that were in       
,jether4    #cj3bh4 ,and to them that   
were in ,aroer1 and that were in        
,sephamoth1 and  that were in ,esthamo1 
#cj3bi4 ,and that were in ,rachal1 and  
that were in the cities of  ,jerameel1  
and that were in the cities of ,ceni1   
#cj3cj4 ,and that were in ,arama1 and   
that were in the lake ,asan1 and that   
were in ,athach1    #cj3ca4 ,and that   
were in ,hebron1 and to the rest that   
were in those  places1 in which ,david  
had abode with his men4      #a ,kings  
,chapter #ca    ,israel is defeated by  
the ,philistines3 ,saul and his sons are
 slain4    #ca3a4 ,and the ,philistines 
fought against ,israel1 and the men of  
,israel  fled from before the           
,philistines1 and fell down slain in    
mount ,gelboe4    #ca3b4 ,and the       
,philistines fell upon ,saul1 and upon  
his sons1 and they  slew ,jonathan1 and 
,abinadab1 and ,melchisua1 the sons of  
,saul4    #ca3c4 ,and the whole weight  

of the battle was turned upon ,saul3 and
 the  archers overtook him1 and he was  
grievously wounded by the archers4      
#ca3d4 ,then ,saul said to his          
armourbearer3 ,draw thy sword1 and kill 
me3  lest these uncircumcised come1 and 
slay me1 and mock at me4 ,and his       
armourbearer would not3 for he was      
struck with exceeding great fear4  ,then
 ,saul took his sword1 and fell upon it4
    #ca3e4 ,and when his armourbearer   
saw this1 to wit1 that ,saul was dead1  
he also fell upon his sword and died    
with him4    #ca3f4 ,so ,saul died1 and 
his three sons1 and his armourbearer1   
and all  his men that same day together4
    #ca3g4 ,and the men of ,israel1 that
 were beyond the valley1 and beyond  the
 ,jordan1 seeing that the ,israelites   
were fled1 and that ,saul was  dead1 and
 his sons1 forsook their cities1 and    
fled3 and the ,philistines  came and    
dwelt there4    #ca3h4 ,and on the      
morrow the ,philistines came to strip   
the slain1 and  they found ,saul and his

 three sons lying in mount ,gelboe4     
#ca3i4 ,and they cut off ,saul's head1  
and stripped him of his armour1 and     
sent into the land of the ,philistines  
round about1 to publish it in the       
temples of their idols and among their  
people4    #ca3aj4 ,and they put his    
armour in the temple of ,astaroth1 but  
his body  they hung on the wall of      
,bethsan4    #ca3aa4 ,now when the      
inhabitants of ,jabes ,galaad had heard 
all that the  ,philistines had done to  
,saul1    #ca3ab4 ,all the most valiant 
men arose1 and walked all the night1 and
  took the body of ,saul1 and the bodies
 of his sons1 from the wall of          
,bethsan3 and they came to ,jabes       
,galaad1 and burnt them there4          
#ca3ac4 ,and they took their bones1 and 
buried them in the wood of ,jabes3  and 
fasted seven days4          ,,the       
,,second ,,book ,,of ,,samuel1          
,,otherwise ,,called ,,the ,,second     
,,book ,,of ,,kings      ,this ,book    
relates the transactions from the death 

of ,saul until the end  of ,david's     
reign1 being a history for the space of 
about forty-six  years4      #b ,kings  
,chapter #a    ,david mourneth for the  
death of ,saul and ,jonathan3 he        
ordereth the man  to be slain who       
pretended he had killed ,saul4    #a3a4 
,now it came to pass1 after ,saul was   
dead1 that ,david returned from  the    
slaughter of the ,amalecites1 and abode 
two days in ,siceleg4    #a3b4 ,and on  
the third day1 there appeared a man who 
came out of ,saul's  camp1 with his     
garments rent1 and dust strewed on his  
head3 and when he  came to ,david1 he   
fell upon his face1 and adored4    #a3c4
 ,and ,david said to him3 ,from whence  
comest thou8 ,and he said to  him3 ,i am
 fled out of the camp of ,israel4       
#a3d4 ,and ,david said unto him3 ,what  
is the matter that is come to pass8     
tell me3 ,he said3 ,the people are fled 
from the battle1 and many of the  people
 are fallen and dead3 moreover ,saul and
 ,jonathan his son are  slain4    #a3e4 

,and ,david said to the young man that  
told him3 ,how knowest thou  that ,saul 
and ,jonathan his son1 are dead8        
#a3f4 ,and the young man that told him1 
said3 ,i came by chance upon mount      
,gelboe1 and ,saul leaned upon his      
spear3 and the chariots and horsemen    
drew nigh unto him1    #a3g4 ,and       
looking behind him1 and seeing me1 he   
called me4 ,and ,i  answered1 ,here am  
,i4    #a3h4 ,and he said to me3 ,who   
art thou8 ,and ,i said to him3 ,i am an 
,amalecite4    #a3i4 ,and he said to me3
 ,stand over me1 and kill me3 for       
anguish is come  upon me1 and as yet my 
whole life is in me4    #a3aj4 ,so      
standing over him1 ,i killed him3 for ,i
 knew that he could not  live after the 
fall3 and ,i took the diadem that was on
 his head1 and  the bracelet that was on
 his arm1 and have brought them hither  
to thee1  my lord4    ,i killed him4444 
,this story of the young ,amalecite was 
not true1 as may  easily be proved by   
comparing it with the last chapter of   

the foregoing  book4    #a3aa4 ,then    
,david took hold of his garments and    
rent them1 and likewise  all the men    
that were with him4    #a3ab4 ,and they 
mourned1 and wept1 and fasted until     
evening for ,saul1  and for ,jonathan   
his son1 and for the people of the      
,lord1 and for the  house of ,israel1   
because they were fallen by the sword4  
#a3ac4 ,and ,david said to the young man
 that told him3 ,whence art thou8  ,he  
answered3 ,i am the son of a stranger of
 ,amalec4    #a3ad4 ,david said to him3 
,why didst thou not fear to put out thy 
hand to  kill the ,lord's anointed8     
#a3ae4 ,and ,david calling one of his   
servants1 said3 ,go near and fall  upon 
him4 ,and he struck him so that he died4
    #a3af4 ,and ,david said to him3 ,thy
 blood be upon thy own head3 for thy    
own mouth hath spoken against thee1     
saying3 ,i have slain the ,lord's       
anointed4    #a3ag4 ,and ,david made    
this kind of lamentation over ,saul1 and
 over  ,jonathan his son4    #a3ah4     

7,also he commanded that they should    
teach the children of ,juda  the use of 
the bow1 as it is written in the book of
 the just47 ,and he  said3 ,consider1 ,o
 ,israel1 for them that are dead1       
wounded on thy high  places4    #a3ai4  
,the illustrious of ,israel are slain   
upon thy mountains3 how are  the valiant
 fallen8    #a3bj4 ,tell it not in      
,geth1 publish it not in the streets of 
,ascalon3  lest the daughters of the    
,philistines rejoice1 lest the daughters
 of  the uncircumcised triumph4         
#a3ba4 ,ye mountains of ,gelboe1 let    
neither dew1 nor rain come upon you1    
neither be they fields of firstfruits3  
for there was cast away the  shield of  
the valiant1 the shield of ,saul as     
though he had not been  anointed with   
oil4    #a3bb4 ,from the blood of the   
slain1 from the fat of the valiant1 the 
arrow of ,jonathan never turned back1   
and the sword of ,saul did not  return  
empty4    #a3bc4 ,saul and ,jonathan1   
lovely1 and comely in their life1 even  

in  death they were not divided3 they   
were swifter than eagles1 stronger  than
 lions4    #a3bd4 ,ye daughters of      
,israel1 weep over ,saul1 who clothed   
you with  scarlet in delights1 who gave 
ornaments of gold for your attire4      
#a3be4 ,how are the valiant fallen in   
battle8 ,jonathan slain in the high     
places8    #a3bf4 ,i grieve for thee1 my
 brother ,jonathan3 exceeding beautiful1
 and  amiable to me above the love of   
women4 ,as the mother loveth her only   
son1 so did ,i love thee4    #a3bg4 ,how
 are the valiant fallen1 and the weapons
 of war perished8      #b ,kings        
,chapter #b    ,david is received and   
anointed king of ,juda4 ,isboseth the   
son of ,saul  reigneth over the rest of 
,israel4 ,a battle between ,abner and   
,joab4    #b3a4 ,and after these things 
,david consulted the ,lord1 saying3     
,shall ,i  go up into one of the cities 
of ,juda8 ,and the ,lord said to him3   
,go up4  ,and ,david said3 ,whither     
shall ,i go up8 ,and he answered him3   

,into  ,hebron4    #b3b4 ,so ,david went
 up1 and his two wives ,achinoam the    
,jezrahelitess1  and ,abigail the wife  
of ,nabal of ,carmel3    #b3c4 ,and the 
men also that were with him1 ,david     
brought up every man  with his          
household3 and they abode in the towns  
of ,hebron4    #b3d4 ,and the men of    
,juda came1 and anointed ,david there1  
to be king  over the house of ,juda4    
,and it was told ,david that the men of 
,jabes  ,galaad had buried ,saul4       
#b3e4 ,david therefore sent messengers  
to the men of ,jabes ,galaad1 and  said 
to them3 ,blessed be you to the ,lord1  
who have shewn this mercy to  your      
master ,saul1 and have buried him4      
#b3f4 ,and now the ,lord surely will    
render you mercy and truth1 and ,i  also
 will requite you for this good turn1   
because you have done this  thing4      
#b3g4 ,let your hands be strengthened1  
and be ye men of valour3 for  although  
your master ,saul be dead1 yet the house
 of ,juda hath anointed  me to be their 

king4    #b3h4 ,but ,abner the son of   
,ner1 general of ,saul's army1 took     
,isboseth  the son of ,saul1 and led him
 about through the camp1    #b3i4 ,and  
made him king over ,galaad1 and over    
,gessuri1 and over  ,jezrahel1 and over 
,ephraim1 and over ,benjamin1 and over  
all ,israel4    #b3aj4 ,isboseth the son
 of ,saul was forty years old when he   
began to  reign over ,israel1 and he    
reigned two years2 and only the house of
 ,juda  followed ,david4    ,he reigned 
two years4444 ,viz41 before he began    
visibly to decline3 but  in all he      
reigned seven years and six months2 for 
so long ,david reigned  in ,hebron4     
#b3aa4 ,and the number of the days that 
,david abode1 reigning in ,hebron  over 
the house of ,juda1 was seven years and 
six months4    #b3ab4 ,and ,abner the   
son of ,ner1 and the servants of        
,isboseth the son of  ,saul1 went out   
from the camp to ,gabaon4    #b3ac4 ,and
 ,joab the son of ,sarvia1 and the      
servants of ,david went out1  and met   

them by the pool of ,gabaon4 ,and when  
they were come together1  they sat down 
over against one another3 the one on the
 one side of the  pool1 and the other on
 the other side4    #b3ad4 ,and ,abner  
said to ,joab3 ,let the young men rise1 
and play before  us4 ,and ,joab         
answered3 ,let them rise4    #b3ae4     
,then there arose and went over twelve  
in number of ,benjamin1 of  the part of 
,isboseth the son of ,saul1 and twelve  
of the servants of  ,david4    #b3af4   
,and every one catching his fellow by   
the head1 thrust his sword  into the    
side of his adversary1 and they fell    
down together3 and the  name of the     
place was called3 ,the field of the     
valiant1 in ,gabaon4    #b3ag4 ,and     
there was a very fierce battle that day3
 and ,abner was put to  flight1 with the
 men of ,israel1 by the servants of     
,david4    #b3ah4 ,and there were the   
three sons of ,sarvia there1 ,joab1 and 
,abisai1  and ,asael3 now ,asael was a  
most swift runner1 like one of the roes 

that  abide in the woods4    #b3ai4 ,and
 ,asael pursued after ,abner1 and turned
 not to the right hand  nor to the left 
from following ,abner4    #b3bj4 ,and   
,abner looked behind him1 and said3 ,art
 thou ,asael8 ,and he  answered3 ,i am4 
#b3ba4 ,and ,abner said to him3 ,go to  
the right hand or to the left1 and  lay 
hold on one of the young men and take   
thee his spoils4 ,but ,asael  would not 
leave off following him close4    #b3bb4
 ,and again ,abner said to ,asael3 ,go  
off1 and do not follow me1 lest  ,i be  
obliged to stab thee to the ground1 and 
,i shall not be able to  hold up my face
 to ,joab thy brother4    #b3bc4 ,but he
 refused to hearken to him1 and would   
not turn aside3  wherefore ,abner struck
 him with his spear with a back stroke  
in the  groin1 and thrust him through1  
and he died upon the spot3 and all that 
came to the place where ,asael fell down
 and died stood still4    #b3bd4 ,now   
while ,joab and ,abisai pursued after   
,abner1 the sun went down3  and they    

came as far as the hill of the aqueduct1
 that lieth over  against the valley by 
the way of the wilderness in ,gabaon4   
#b3be4 ,and the children of ,benjamin   
gathered themselves together to  ,abner3
 and being joined in one body1 they     
stood on the top of a hill4    #b3bf4   
,and ,abner cried out to ,joab1 and     
said3 ,shall thy sword rage unto  utter 
destruction8 knowest thou not that it is
 dangerous to drive  people to despair8 
how long dost thou defer to bid the     
people cease  from pursuing after their 
brethren8    #b3bg4 ,and ,joab said3 ,as
 the ,lord liveth1 if thou hadst spoke  
sooner1  even in the morning the people 
should have retired from pursuing after 
their brethren4    #b3bh4 ,then ,joab   
sounded the trumpet1 and all the army   
stood still1 and  did not pursue after  
,israel any farther1 nor fight any more4
    #b3bi4 ,and ,abner and his men      
walked all that night through the       
plains3  and they passed the ,jordan1   
and having gone through all ,beth-horon1

  came to the camp4    #b3cj4 ,and ,joab
 returning1 after he had left ,abner1   
assembled all the  people3 and there    
were wanting of ,david's servants       
nineteen men1 beside  ,asael4    #b3ca4 
,but the servants of ,david had killed  
of ,benjamin1 and of the men  that were 
with ,abner1 three hundred and sixty1   
who all died4    #b3cb4 ,and they took  
,asael1 and buried him in the sepulchre 
of his  father in ,bethlehem and ,joab1 
and the men that were with him1 marched 
all the night1 and they came to ,hebron 
at break of day4      #b ,kings ,chapter
 #c    ,david groweth daily stronger4   
,abner cometh over to him3 he is        
treacherously slain by ,joab4    #c3a4  
,now there was a long war between the   
house of ,saul and the house  of ,david3
 ,david prospering and growing always   
stronger and stronger1  but the house of
 ,saul decaying daily4    ,there was a  
long war between the house of ,saul1    
etc4444 ,rather a strife  or emulation  
than a war with arms2 it lasted five    

years and a half4    #c3b4 ,and sons    
were born to ,david in ,hebron3 and his 
firstborn was ,amnon  of ,achinoam the  
,jezrahelitess3    #c3c4 ,and his second
 ,cheleab of ,abigail the wife of ,nabal
 of ,carmel3 and  the third ,absalom the
 son of ,maacha the daughter of ,tholmai
 king of  ,gessur3    #c3d4 ,and the    
fourth ,adonias1 the son of ,haggith3   
and the fifth  ,saphathia the son of    
,abital3    #c3e4 ,and the sixth        
,jethraam of ,egla the wife of ,david3  
these were born  to ,david in ,hebron4  
#c3f4 ,now while there was war between  
the house of ,saul and the house of     
,david1 ,abner the son of ,ner ruled the
 house of ,saul4    #c3g4 ,and ,saul had
 a concubine named ,respha1 the daughter
 of ,aia4 ,and  ,isboseth said to       
,abner3    #c3h4 ,why didst thou go in  
to my father's concubine8 ,and he was   
exceedingly angry for the words of      
,isboseth1 and said3 ,am ,i a dog's     
head against ,juda this day1 who have   
shewn mercy to the house of ,saul  thy  

father1 and to his brethren and friends1
 and have not delivered  thee into the  
hands of ,david1 and hast thou sought   
this day against me  to charge me with a
 matter concerning a woman8    #c3i4 ,so
 do ,god to ,abner1 and more also1      
unless as the ,lord hath sworn  to      
,david1 so ,i do to him1    #c3aj4 ,that
 the kingdom be translated from the     
house of ,saul1 and the  throne of      
,david be set up over ,israel1 and over 
,juda from ,dan to  ,bersabee4    #c3aa4
 ,and he could not answer him a word1   
because he feared him4    #c3ab4 ,abner 
therefore sent messengers to ,david for 
himself1 saying3  ,whose is the land8   
and that they should say3 ,make a league
 with me1 and  my hand shall be with    
thee3 and ,i will bring all ,israel to  
thee4    #c3ac4 ,and he said3 ,very     
well3 ,i will make a league with thee3  
but one  thing ,i require of thee1      
saying3 ,thou shalt not see my face     
before thou  bring ,michol the daughter 
of ,saul3 and so thou shalt come1 and   

see me4    #c3ad4 ,and ,david sent      
messengers to ,isboseth the son of      
,saul1 saying3  ,restore my wife        
,michol1 whom ,i espoused to me for a   
hundred foreskins  of the ,philistines4 
#c3ae4 ,and ,isboseth sent1 and took her
 from her husband ,phaltiel1 the  son of
 ,lais4    #c3af4 ,and her husband      
followed her1 weeping as far as         
,bahurim3 and  ,abner said to him3 ,go  
and return4 ,and he returned4    #c3ag4 
,abner also spoke to the ancients of    
,israel1 saying3 ,both  yesterday and   
the day before you sought for ,david    
that he might reign  over you4    #c3ah4
 ,now then do it3 because the ,lord hath
 spoken to ,david1 saying3 ,by  the hand
 of my servant ,david ,i will save my   
people ,israel from the  hands of the   
,philistines1 and of all their enemies4 
#c3ai4 ,and ,abner spoke also to        
,benjamin4 ,and he went to speak to     
,david  in ,hebron all that seemed good 
to ,israel1 and to all ,benjamin4       
#c3bj4 ,and he came to ,david in ,hebron

 with twenty men3 and ,david made a     
feast for ,abner1 and his men that came 
with him4    #c3ba4 ,and ,abner said to 
,david3 ,i will rise1 that ,i may gather
 all  ,israel unto thee my lord the     
king1 and may enter into a league with  
thee1 and that thou mayst reign over all
 as thy soul desireth4 ,now when  ,david
 had brought ,abner on his way1 and he  
was gone in peace1    #c3bb4            
,immediately1 ,david's servants and     
,joab came1 after having slain  the     
robbers1 with an exceeding great booty4 
,and ,abner was not with  ,david in     
,hebron1 for he had now sent him away1  
and he was gone in  peace4    #c3bc4    
,and ,joab and all the army that was    
with him1 came afterwards3 and  it was  
told ,joab1 that ,abner the son of ,ner 
came to the king1 and he  hath sent him 
away1 and he is gone in peace4    #c3bd4
 ,and ,joab went in to the king1 and    
said3 ,what hast thou done8  ,behold    
,abner came to thee3 ,why didst thou    
send him away1 and he is gone  and      

departed8    #c3be4 ,knowest thou not   
,abner the son of ,ner1 that to this end
 he came  to thee1 that he might deceive
 thee1 and to know thy going out1 and   
thy  coming in1 and to know all thou    
dost8    #c3bf4 ,then ,joab going out   
from ,david1 sent messengers after      
,abner1 and  brought him back from the  
cistern of ,sira1 ,david knowing nothing
 of it4    #c3bg4 ,and when ,abner was  
returned to ,hebron1 ,joab took him     
aside to the  middle of the gate1 to    
speak to him treacherously3 and he      
stabbed him  there in the groin1 and he 
died1 in revenge of the blood of ,asael 
his  brother4    #c3bh4 ,and when ,david
 heard of it1 after the thing was now   
done1 he  said3 ,i1 and my kingdom are  
innocent before the ,lord for ever of   
the  blood of ,abner the son of ,ner3   
#c3bi4 ,and may it come upon the head of
 ,joab1 and upon all his father's       
house3 and let there not fail from the  
house of ,joab one that hath an  issue  
of seed1 or that is a leper1 or that    

holdeth the distaff1 or that  falleth by
 the sword1 or that wanteth bread4      
#c3cj4 ,so ,joab and ,abisai his brother
 slew ,abner1 because he had killed     
their brother ,asael at ,gabaon in the  
battle4    #c3ca4 ,and ,david said to   
,joab1 and to all the people that were  
with him3  ,rend your garments1 and gird
 yourselves with sackcloths1 and mourn  
before the funeral of ,abner4 ,and king 
,david himself followed the bier4       
#c3cb4 ,and when they had buried ,abner 
in ,hebron1 king ,david lifted up  his  
voice1 and wept at the grave of ,abner3 
and all the people also  wept4    #c3cc4
 ,and the king mourning and lamenting   
over ,abner1 said3 ,not as  cowards are 
wont to die1 hath ,abner died4    #c3cd4
 ,thy hands were not bound1 nor thy feet
 laden with fetters3 but as  men fall   
before the children of iniquity1 so     
didst thou fall4 ,and all  the people   
repeating it wept over him4    #c3ce4   
,and when all the people came to take   
meat with ,david1 while it  was yet     

broad day1 ,david swore1 saying3 ,so do 
,god to me1 and more also1  if ,i taste 
bread or any thing else before sunset4  
#c3cf4 ,and all the people heard1 and   
they were pleased1 and all that the     
king did seemed good in the sight of all
 the people4    #c3cg4 ,and all the     
people1 and all ,israel understood that 
day that it  was not the king's doing1  
that ,abner the son of ,ner was slain4  
#c3ch4 ,the king also said to his       
servants3 ,do you not know that a prince
  and a great man is slain this day in  
,israel8    #c3ci4 ,but ,i as yet am    
tender1 though anointed king4 ,and these
 men the  sons of ,sarvia are too hard  
for me3 the ,lord reward him that doth  
evil  according to his wickedness4      
#b ,kings ,chapter #d    ,isboseth is   
murdered by two of his servants4 ,david 
punisheth the  murderers4    #d3a4 ,and 
,isboseth the son of ,saul heard that   
,abner was slain in ,hebron3  and his   
hands were weakened1 and all ,israel was
 troubled4    #d3b4 ,now the son of     

,saul had two men captains of his bands1
 the name of  the one was ,baana1 and   
the name of the other ,rechab1 the sons 
of ,remmon  a ,berothite of the children
 of ,benjamin3 for ,beroth also was     
reckoned  in ,benjamin4    #d3c4 ,and   
the ,berothites fled into ,gethaim1 and 
were sojourners there  until that time4 
#d3d4 ,and ,jonathan the son of ,saul   
had a son that was lame of his feet3    
for he was five years old when the      
tidings came of ,saul and ,jonathan     
from ,jezrahel4 ,and his nurse took him 
up and fled3 and as she made  haste to  
flee1 he fell and became lame3 and his  
name was ,miphiboseth4    #d3e4 ,and the
 sons of ,remmon the ,berothite1 ,rechab
 and ,baana coming1  went into the house
 of ,isboseth in the heat of the day3   
and he was  sleeping upon his bed at    
noon4 ,and the doorkeeper of the house1 
who was  cleansing wheat1 was fallen    
asleep4    #d3f4 ,and they entered into 
the house secretly taking ears of corn1 
and  ,rechab and ,baana his brother     

stabbed him in the groin1 and fled away4
    #d3g4 ,for when they came into the  
house1 he was sleeping upon his bed in  
a parlour1 and they struck him and      
killed him and taking away his head     
they went off by the way of the         
wilderness1 walking all night4    #d3h4 
,and they brought the head of ,isboseth 
to ,david to ,hebron3 and they  said to 
the king3 ,behold the head of ,isboseth 
the son of ,saul thy enemy  who sought  
thy life3 and the ,lord hath revenged my
 lord the king this  day of ,saul1 and  
of his seed4    #d3i4 ,but ,david       
answered ,rechab1 and ,baana his        
brother1 the sons of  ,remmon the       
,berothite1 and said to them3 ,as the   
,lord liveth1 who hath  delivered my    
soul out of all distress1    #d3aj4 ,the
 man that told me1 and said3 ,saul is   
dead1 who thought he  brought good      
tidings1 ,i apprehended1 and slew him in
 ,siceleg1 who  should have been        
rewarded for his news4    #d3aa4 ,how   
much more now when wicked men have slain

 an innocent man in  his own house1 upon
 his bed1 shall ,i not require his blood
 at your  hand1 and take you away from  
the earth8    #d3ab4 ,and ,david        
commanded his servants and they slew    
them3 and cutting  off their hands and  
feet1 hanged them up over the pool in   
,hebron3 but  the head of ,isboseth they
 took and buried in the sepulchre of    
,abner in  ,hebron4      #b ,kings      
,chapter #e    ,david is anointed king  
of all ,israel4 ,he taketh ,jerusalem1  
and dwelleth  there4 ,he defeateth the  
,philistines4    #e3a4 ,then all the    
tribes of ,israel came to ,david in     
,hebron1 saying3  ,behold we are thy    
bone and thy flesh4    #e3b4 ,moreover  
yesterday also and the day before1 when 
,saul was king  over us1 thou wast he   
that did lead out and bring in ,israel3 
and the  ,lord said to thee3 ,thou shalt
 feed my people ,israel1 and thou shalt 
be  prince over ,israel4    #e3c4 ,the  
ancients also of ,israel came to the    
king of ,hebron1 and king  ,david made a

 league with them in ,hebron before the 
,lord3 and they  anointed ,david to be  
king over ,israel4    #e3d4 ,david was  
thirty years old when he began to reign1
 and he reigned  forty years4    #e3e4  
,in ,hebron he reigned over ,juda seven 
years and six months3 and in  ,jerusalem
 he reigned three and thirty years over 
all ,israel and ,juda4    #e3f4 ,and the
 king and all the men that were with him
 went to ,jerusalem  to the ,jebusites  
the inhabitants of the land3 and they   
said to ,david3  ,thou shalt not come in
 hither unless thou take away the blind 
and the  lame that say3 ,david shall not
 come in hither4    #e3g4 ,but ,david   
took the castle of ,sion1 the same is   
the city of ,david4    #e3h4 ,for ,david
 had offered that day a reward to       
whosoever should strike  the ,jebusites 
and get up to the gutters of the tops of
 the houses1 and  take away the blind   
and the lame that hated the soul of     
,david3  therefore it is said in the    
proverb3 ,the blind and the lame shall  

not  come into the temple4    #e3i4 ,and
 ,david dwelt in the castle1 and called 
it1 ,the city of ,david3  and built     
round about from ,mello and inwards4    
#e3aj4 ,and he went on prospering and   
growing up1 and the ,lord ,god of  hosts
 was with him4    #e3aa4 ,and ,hiram the
 king of ,tyre sent messengers to       
,david1 and cedar  trees1 and           
carpenters1 and masons for walls3 and   
they built a house for  ,david4         
#e3ab4 ,and ,david knew that the ,lord  
had confirmed him king over ,israel1    
and that he had exalted his kingdom over
 his people ,israel4    #e3ac4 ,and     
,david took more concubines and wives of
 ,jerusalem1 after he  was come from    
,hebron3 and there were born to ,david  
other sons also and  daughters3         
,david took more concubines and wives of
 ,jerusalem4444 ,not harlots1 but  wives
 of an inferior condition2 for such1 in 
scripture1 are styled  concubines4      
#e3ad4 ,and these are the names of them1
 that were born to him in  ,jerusalem1  

,samua1 and ,sobab1 and ,nathan1 and    
,solomon1    #e3ae4 ,and ,jebahar1 and  
,elisua1 and ,nepheg1    #e3af4 ,and    
,japhia1 and ,elisama1 and ,elioda1 and 
,eliphaleth4    #e3ag4 ,and the         
,philistines heard that they had        
anointed ,david to be king  over        
,israel3 and they all came to seek      
,david3 and when ,david heard of  it1 he
 went down to a strong hold4    #e3ah4  
,and the ,philistines coming spread     
themselves in the valley of  ,raphaim4  
#e3ai4 ,and ,david consulted the ,lord1 
saying3 ,shall ,i go up to the          
,philistines8 and wilt thou deliver them
 into my hand8 ,and the ,lord said  to  
,david3 ,go up1 for ,i will surely      
deliver the ,philistines into thy  hand4
    #e3bj4 ,and ,david came to ,baal    
,pharisim3 and defeated them there1 and 
he  said1 ,the ,lord hath divided my    
enemies before me1 as waters are        
divided4 ,therefore the name of the     
place was called ,baal ,pharisim4       
#e3ba4 ,and they left there their idols3

 which ,david and his men took  away4   
#e3bb4 ,and the ,philistines came up    
again and spread themselves into the    
valley of ,raphaim4    #e3bc4 ,and      
,david consulted the ,lord3 ,shall ,i go
 up against the  ,philistines1 and wilt 
thou deliver them into my hands8 ,he    
answered3 ,go  not up against them but  
fetch a compass behind them1 and thou   
shalt  come upon them over against the  
pear trees4    #e3bd4 ,and when thou    
shalt hear the sound of one going in the
 tops of  the pear trees1 then shalt    
thou join battle3 for then will the     
,lord go  out before thy face to strike 
the army of the ,philistines4    #e3be4 
,and ,david did as the ,lord had        
commanded him1 and he smote the         
,philistines from ,gabaa until thou come
 to ,gezer4      #b ,kings ,chapter #f  
,david fetcheth the ark from            
,cariathiarim4 ,oza is struck dead for  
touching it4 ,it is deposited in the    
house of ,obededom3 and from thence     
carried to ,david's house4    #f3a4 ,and

 ,david again gathered together all the 
chosen men of ,israel1  thirty thousand4
    #f3b4 ,and ,david arose and went1   
with all the people that were with him  
of the men of ,juda to fetch the ark of 
,god1 upon which the name of the  ,lord 
of ,hosts is invoked1 who sitteth over  
it upon the cherubims4    #f3c4 ,and    
they laid the ark of ,god upon a new    
cart3 and took it out of  the house of  
,abinadab1 who was in ,gabaa1 and ,oza  
and ,ahio1 the sons of  ,abinadab1 drove
 the new cart4    ,gabaa4444 ,the hill  
of ,cariathiarim1 where the ark had been
 in the house  of ,abinadab1 from the   
time of its being restored back by the  
,philistines4    #f3d4 ,and when they   
had taken it out of the house of        
,abinadab1 who was  in ,gabaa1 ,ahio    
having care of the ark of ,god went     
before the ark4    #f3e4 ,but ,david and
 all ,israel played before the ,lord on 
all manner of  instruments made of wood1
 on harps and lutes and timbrels and    
cornets  and cymbals4    #f3f4 ,and when

 they came to the floor of ,nachon1 ,oza
 put forth his hand  to the ark of ,god1
 and took hold of it3 because the oxen  
kicked and  made it lean aside4    #f3g4
 ,and the indignation of the ,lord was  
enkindled against ,oza1 and he  struck  
him for his rashness3 and he died there 
before the ark of ,god4    #f3h4 ,and   
,david was grieved because the ,lord had
 struck ,oza1 and the  name of that     
place was called3 ,the striking of ,oza1
 to this day4    #f3i4 ,and ,david was  
afraid of the ,lord that day1 saying3   
,how shall the  ark of the ,lord come to
 me8    #f3aj4 ,and he would not have   
the ark of the ,lord brought in to      
himself  into the city of ,david3 but he
 caused it to be carried into the house 
of ,obededom the ,gethite4    #f3aa4    
,and the ark of the ,lord abode in the  
house of ,obededom the  ,gethite three  
months3 and the ,lord blessed ,obededom1
 and all his  household4    #f3ab4 ,and 
it was told king ,david1 that the ,lord 
had blessed ,obededom1  and all that he 

had1 because of the ark of ,god4 ,so    
,david went1 and  brought away the ark  
of ,god out of the house of ,obededom   
into the city  of ,david with joy4 ,and 
there were with ,david seven choirs1 and
 calves  for victims4    ,choirs4444 ,or
 companies of musicians4    #f3ac4 ,and 
when they that carried the ark of the   
,lord had gone six  paces1 he sacrificed
 an ox and a ram3    #f3ad4 ,and ,david 
danced with all his might before the    
,lord3 and ,david  was girded with a    
linen ephod4    #f3ae4 ,and ,david and  
all the house of ,israel brought the ark
 of the  covenant of the ,lord with     
joyful shouting1 and with sound of      
trumpet4    #f3af4 ,and when the ark of 
the ,lord was come into the city of     
,david1  ,michol the daughter of ,saul1 
looking out through a window1 saw king  
,david leaping and dancing before the   
,lord3 and she despised him in her      
heart4    #f3ag4 ,and they brought the  
ark of the ,lord1 and set it in its     
place in  the midst of the tabernacle1  

which ,david had pitched for it3 and    
,david  offered holocausts1 and peace   
offerings before the ,lord4    #f3ah4   
,and when he had made an end of offering
 holocausts and peace  offerings1 he    
blessed the people in the name of the   
,lord of hosts4    #f3ai4 ,and he       
distributed to all the multitude of     
,israel1 both men and  women1 to every  
one1 a cake of bread1 and a piece of    
roasted beef1 and  fine flour fried with
 oil3 and all the people departed every 
one to his  own house4    #f3bj4 ,and   
,david returned to bless his own house3 
and ,michol the  daughter of ,saul      
coming out to meet ,david1 said3 ,how   
glorious was the  king of ,israel to    
day1 uncovering himself before the      
handmaids of his  servants1 and was     
naked1 as if one of the buffoons should 
be naked4    #f3ba4 ,and ,david said to 
,michol3 ,before the ,lord1 who chose me
 rather  than thy father1 and than all  
his house1 and commanded me to be ruler 
over the people of the ,lord in ,israel1

    #f3bb4 ,i will both play and make   
myself meaner than ,i have done3 and ,i 
will be little in my own eyes3 and with 
the handmaids of whom thou  speakest1 ,i
 shall appear more glorious4    #f3bc4  
,therefore ,michol the daughter of ,saul
 had no child to the day of  her death4 
#b ,kings ,chapter #g    ,david's       
purpose to build a temple is rewarded   
with the promise of great  blessings in 
his seed3 his prayer and thanksgiving4  
#g3a4 ,and it came to pass when the king
 sat in his house1 and the ,lord  had   
given him rest on every side from all   
his enemies1    #g3b4 ,he said to       
,nathan the prophet3 ,dost thou see that
 ,i dwell in a  house of cedar1 and the 
ark of ,god is lodged within skins8     
#g3c4 ,and ,nathan said to the king3    
,go1 do all that is in thy heart3       
because the ,lord is with thee4    #g3d4
 ,but it came to pass that night1 that  
the word of the ,lord came to  ,nathan1 
saying3    #g3e4 ,go1 and say to my     
servant ,david3 ,thus saith the ,lord3  

,shalt thou  build me a house to dwell  
in8    #g3f4 ,whereas ,i have not dwelt 
in a house from the day that ,i brought 
the children of ,israel out of the land 
of ,egypt even to this day3 but  have   
walked in a tabernacle1 and in a tent4  
#g3g4 ,in all the places that ,i have   
gone through with all the children  of  
,israel1 did ever ,i speak a word to any
 one of the tribes of ,israel1  whom ,i 
commanded to feed my people ,israel1    
saying3 ,why have you not  built me a   
house of cedar8    #g3h4 ,and now thus  
shalt thou speak to my servant ,david3  
,thus saith the  ,lord of hosts3 ,i took
 thee out of the pastures from following
 the sheep  to be ruler over my people  
,israel3    #g3i4 ,and ,i have been with
 thee wheresoever thou hast walked1 and 
have  slain all thy enemies from before 
thy face3 and ,i have made thee a  great
 man1 like unto the name of the great   
ones that are on the earth4    #g3aj4   
,and ,i will appoint a place for my     
people ,israel1 and ,i will plant  them1

 and they shall dwell therein1 and shall
 be disturbed no more3  neither shall   
the children of iniquity afflict them   
any more as they  did before1    #g3aa4 
,from the day that ,i appointed judges  
over my people ,israel3 and ,i  will    
give thee rest from all thy enemies4    
,and the ,lord foretelleth to  thee1    
that the ,lord will make thee a house4  
#g3ab4 ,and when thy days shall be      
fulfilled1 and thou shalt sleep with    
thy fathers1 ,i will raise up thy seed  
after thee1 which shall proceed  out of 
thy bowels1 and ,i will establish his   
kingdom4    ,i will establish his       
kingdom4444 ,this prophecy partly       
relateth to  ,solomon3 but much more to 
,christ1 who is called the son of ,david
 in  scripture1 and who is the builder  
of the true temple1 which is the        
church1 his everlasting kingdom1 which  
shall never fail4    #g3ac4 ,he shall   
build a house to my name1 and ,i will   
establish the  throne of his kingdom for
 ever4    #g3ad4 ,i will be to him a    

father1 and he shall be to me a son3 and
 if he  commit any iniquity1 ,i will    
correct him with the rod of men1 and    
with  the stripes of the children of    
men4    #g3ae4 ,but my mercy ,i will not
 take away from him1 as ,i took it from 
,saul1 whom ,i removed from before my   
face4    #g3af4 ,and thy house shall be 
faithful1 and thy kingdom for ever      
before  thy face1 and thy throne shall  
be firm for ever4    #g3ag4 ,according  
to all these words and according to all 
this vision so  did ,nathan speak to    
,david4    #g3ah4 ,and ,david went in1  
and sat before the ,lord1 and said3 ,who
 am ,i1 ,o  ,lord ,god1 and what is my  
house1 that thou hast brought me thus   
far8    #g3ai4 ,but yet this hath seemed
 little in thy sight1 ,o ,lord ,god1    
unless  thou didst also speak of the    
house of thy servant for a long time to 
come3 for this is the law of ,adam1 ,o  
,lord ,god3    #g3bj4 ,and what can     
,david say more unto thee8 for thou     
knowest thy  servant1 ,o ,lord ,god3    

#g3ba4 ,for thy word's sake1 and        
according to thy own heart thou has done
  all these great things1 so that thou  
wouldst make it known to thy  servant4  
#g3bb4 ,therefore thou art magnified1 ,o
 ,lord ,god1 because there is none  like
 to thee1 neither is there any ,god     
besides thee1 in all the things  that we
 have heard with our ears4    #g3bc4    
,and what nation is there upon earth1 as
 thy people ,israel1 whom  ,god went to 
redeem for a people to himself1 and to  
make him a name1 and  to do for them    
great and terrible things1 upon the     
earth1 before the  face of thy people1  
whom thou redeemedst to thyself out of  
,egypt1 from  the nations and their     
gods4    #g3bd4 ,for thou hast confirmed
 to thyself thy people ,israel to be an 
everlasting people3 and thou1 ,o ,lord  
,god1 art become their ,god4    #g3be4  
,and now1 ,o ,lord ,god1 raise up for   
ever the word that thou hast  spoken1   
concerning thy servant and concerning   
his house3 and do as thou  hast spoken1 

#g3bf4 ,that thy name may be magnified  
for ever1 and it may be said3 ,the      
,lord of hosts is ,god over ,israel4    
,and the house of thy servant ,david    
shall be established before the ,lord4  
#g3bg4 ,because thou1 ,o ,lord of hosts1
 ,god of ,israel1 hast revealed to  the 
ear of thy servant1 saying3 ,i will     
build thee a house3 therefore  hath thy 
servant found in his heart to pray this 
prayer to thee4    #g3bh4 ,and now1 ,o  
,lord ,god1 thou art ,god1 and thy words
 shall be true3  for thou hast spoken to
 thy servant these good things4         
#g3bi4 ,and now begin1 and bless the    
house of thy servant1 that it may       
endure for ever before thee3 because    
thou1 ,o ,lord ,god1 hast spoken it1    
and with thy blessing let the house of  
thy servant be blessed for ever4      #b
 ,kings ,chapter #h    ,david's         
victories1 and his chief officers4      
#h3a4 ,and it came to pass after this   
that ,david defeated the  ,philistines1 
and brought them down1 and ,david took  

the bridle of  tribute out of the hand  
of the ,philistines1    #h3b4 ,and he   
defeated ,moab1 and measured them with a
 line1 casting them  down to the earth3 
and he measured with two lines1 one to  
put to death1  and one to save alive3   
and ,moab was made to serve ,david under
 tribute4    #h3c4 ,david defeated also 
,adarezer the son of ,rohob king of     
,soba1 when  he went to extend his      
dominion over the river ,euphrates4     
#h3d4 ,and ,david took from him a       
thousand and seven hundred horsemen1 and
  twenty thousand footmen1 and houghed  
all the chariot horses3 and only        
reserved of them for one hundred        
chariots4    #h3e4 ,and the ,syrians of 
,damascus came to succour ,adarezer the 
king of  ,soba3 and ,david slew of the  
,syrians two and twenty thousand men4   
#h3f4 ,and ,david put garrisons in      
,syria of ,damascus3 and ,syria served  
,david under tribute1 and the ,lord     
preserved ,david in all his             
enterprises1 whithersoever he went4     

#h3g4 ,and ,david took the arms of gold1
 which the servants of ,adarezer  wore  
and brought them to ,jerusalem4    #h3h4
 ,and out of ,bete1 and out of ,beroth1 
cities of ,adarezer1 king ,david  took  
an exceeding great quantity of brass4   
#h3i4 ,and ,thou the king of ,emath     
heard that ,david had defeated all the  
forces of ,adarezer4    #h3aj4 ,and     
,thou sent ,joram his son to king       
,david1 to salute him1 and to           
congratulate with him1 and to return him
 thanks3 because he had fought  against 
,adarezer1 and had defeated him4 ,for   
,thou was an enemy to  ,adarezer1 and in
 his hand were vessels of gold1 and     
vessels of silver1  and vessels of      
brass3    #h3aa4 ,and king ,david       
dedicated them to the ,lord1 together   
with the  silver and gold that he had   
dedicated of all the nations1 which he  
had  subdued3    #h3ab4 ,of ,syria1 and 
of ,moab1 and of the children of ,ammon1
 and of the  ,philistines1 and of       
,amalec1 and of the spoils of ,adarezer 

the son of  ,rohob king of ,soba4       
#h3ac4 ,david also made himself a name1 
when he returned after taking  ,syria in
 the valley of the saltpits1 killing    
eighteen thousand3    #h3ad4 ,and he put
 guards in ,edom1 and placed there a    
garrison3 and all  ,edom was made to    
serve ,david3 and the ,lord preserved   
,david in all  enterprises he went      
about4    #h3ae4 ,and ,david reigned    
over all ,israel3 and ,david did        
judgment and  justice to all his people4
    #h3af4 ,and ,joab the son of ,sarvia
 was over the army3 and ,josaphat the   
son of ,ahilud was recorder3            
,recorder4444 ,or chancellor4    #h3ag4 
,and ,sadoc the son of ,achitob1 and    
,achimelech the son of ,abiathar1  were 
the priests3 and ,saraias was the       
scribe3    ,scribe4444 ,or secretary4   
#h3ah4 ,and ,banaias the son of ,joiada 
was over the ,cerethi and ,phelethi3    
and the sons of ,david were the princes4
    ,the ,cerethi and ,phelethi4444 ,the
 king's guards4--,ibid4  ,princes4444   

,literally priests4 7,cohen7 ,so called1
 by a title of honour1  and not from    
exercising the priestly functions4      
#b ,kings ,chapter #i    ,david's       
kindness to ,miphiboseth for the sake of
 his father ,jonathan4    #i3a4 ,and    
,david said3 ,is there any one1 think   
you1 left of the house of  ,saul1 that  
,i may shew kindness to him for         
,jonathan's sake8    #i3b4 ,now there   
was of the house of ,saul1 a servant    
named ,siba3 and when  the king had     
called him to him1 he said to him3 ,art 
thou ,siba8 ,and he  answered3 ,i am    
,siba thy servant4    #i3c4 ,and the    
king said3 ,is there any one left of the
 house of ,saul1  that ,i may shew the  
mercy of ,god unto him8 ,and ,siba said 
to the king3  ,there is a son of        
,jonathan left1 who is lame of his feet4
    #i3d4 ,where is he8 said he4 ,and   
,siba said to the king3 ,behold he is in
  the house of ,machir the son of       
,ammiel in ,lodabar4    #i3e4 ,then     
,king ,david sent1 and brought him out  

of the house of ,machir  the son of     
,ammiel of ,lodabar4    #i3f4 ,and when 
,miphiboseth the son of ,jonathan the   
son of ,saul was come  to ,david1 he    
fell on his face and worshipped4 ,and   
,david said3  ,miphiboseth8 ,and he     
answered3 ,behold thy servant4    #i3g4 
,and ,david said to him3 ,fear not1 for 
,i will surely shew thee mercy  for     
,jonathan thy father's sake1 and ,i will
 restore the lands of ,saul  thy father1
 and thou shalt eat bread at my table   
always4    #i3h4 ,he bowed down to him1 
and said3 ,who am ,i thy servant1 that  
thou  shouldst look upon such a dead dog
 as ,i am8    #i3i4 ,then the ,king     
called ,siba the servant of ,saul1 and  
said to him3  ,all that belonged to     
,saul1 and all his house1 ,i have given 
to thy  master's son4    #i3aj4 ,thou   
therefore and thy sons and thy servants 
shall till the land  for him3 and thou  
shalt bring in food for thy master's    
son1 that he may  be maintained3 and    
,miphiboseth the son of thy master shall

 always eat  bread at my table4 ,and    
,siba had fifteen sons and twenty       
servants4    #i3aa4 ,and ,siba said to  
the king3 ,as thou my lord the king hast
  commanded thy servant1 so will thy    
servant do3 and ,miphiboseth shall  eat 
at my table1 as one of the sons of the  
,king4    #i3ab4 ,and ,miphiboseth had a
 young son whose name was ,micha3 and   
all  that kindred of the house of ,siba 
served ,miphiboseth4    #i3ac4 ,but     
,miphiboseth dwelt in ,jerusalem3       
because he ate always of the  king's    
table3 and he was lame of both feet4    
#b ,kings ,chapter #aj    ,the          
,ammonites shamefully abuse the         
ambassadors of ,david3 they hire the    
,syrians to the their assistance3 but   
are overthrown with their allies4       
#aj3a4 ,and it came to pass after this1 
that the king of the children of  ,ammon
 died1 and ,hanon his son reigned in his
 stead4    #aj3b4 ,and ,david said3 ,i  
will shew kindness to ,hanon the son of 
,daas1 as  his father shewed kindness to

 me4 ,so ,david sent his servants to    
comfort  him for the death of his       
father4 ,but when the servants of ,david
 were  come into the land of the        
children of ,ammon1    #aj3c4 ,the      
princes of the children of ,ammon said  
to ,hanon their lord3  ,thinkest thou   
that for the honour of thy father1      
,david hath sent  comforters to thee1   
and hath not ,david rather sent his     
servants to thee  to search1 and spy    
into the city1 and overthrow it8        
#aj3d4 ,wherefore ,hanon took the       
servants of ,david1 and shaved off the  
one half of their beards1 and cut away  
half of their garments even to  the     
buttocks1 and sent them away4    #aj3e4 
,when this was told ,david1 he sent to  
meet them3 for the men were  sadly put  
to confusion1 and ,david commanded them1
 saying3 ,stay at  ,jericho1 till your  
beards be grown1 and then return4       
#aj3f4 ,and the children of ,ammon      
seeing that they had done an injury to  
,david1 sent and hired the ,syrians of  

,rohob1 and the ,syrians of ,soba1      
twenty thousand footmen1 and of the king
 of ,maacha a thousand men1 and  of     
,istob twelve thousand men4    #aj3g4   
,and when ,david heard this1 he sent    
,joab and the whole army of  warriors4  
#aj3h4 ,and the children of ,ammon came 
out1 and set their men in array at  the 
entering in of the gate3 but the        
,syrians of ,soba1 and of ,rohob1 and   
of ,istob1 and of ,maacha were by       
themselves in the field4    #aj3i4 ,then
 ,joab seeing that the battle was       
prepared against him1 both  before and  
behind1 chose of all the choice men of  
,israel1 and put them  in array against 
the ,syrians3    #aj3aj4 ,and the rest  
of the people he delivered to ,abisai   
his brother1  who set them in array     
against the children of ,ammon4         
#aj3aa4 ,and ,joab said3 ,if the        
,syrians are too strong for me1 then    
thou  shalt help me1 but if the children
 of ,ammon are too strong for thee1     
then ,i will help thee4    #aj3ab4 ,be  

of good courage1 and let us fight for   
our people1 and for the  city of our    
,god3 and the ,lord will do what is good
 in his sight4    #aj3ac4 ,and ,joab and
 the people that were with him1 began to
 fight  against the ,syrians3 and they  
immediately fled before him4    #aj3ad4 
,and the children of ,ammon seeing that 
the ,syrians were fled1  they fled also 
before ,abisai1 and entered into the    
city3 and ,joab  returned from the      
children of ,ammon1 and came to         
,jerusalem4    #aj3ae4 ,then the        
,syrians seeing that they had fallen    
before ,israel1  gathered themselves    
together4    #aj3af4 ,and ,adarezer sent
 and fetched the ,syrians1 that were    
beyond the  river1 and brought over     
their army3 and ,sobach1 the captain of 
the host  of ,adarezer1 was their       
general4    #aj3ag4 ,and when this was  
told ,david1 he gathered all ,israel    
together1  and passed over the ,jordan1 
and came to ,helam3 and the ,syrians set
  themselves in array against ,david1   

and fought against him4    #aj3ah4 ,and 
the ,syrians fled before ,israel1 and   
,david slew of the  ,syrians the men of 
seven hundred chariots1 and forty       
thousand horsemen3  and smote ,sobach   
the captain of the army1 who presently  
died4    #aj3ai4 ,and all the kings that
 were auxiliaries of ,adarezer1 seeing  
themselves overcome by ,israel1 were    
afraid and fled away1 eight and  fifty  
thousand men before ,israel4 ,and they  
made peace with ,israel3 and  served    
them1 and all the ,syrians were afraid  
to help the children of  ,ammon any     
more4      #b ,kings ,chapter #aa       
,david falleth into the crime of        
adultery with ,bethsabee3 and not       
finding other means to conceal it1      
causeth her husband ,urias to be  slain4
 ,then marrieth her1 who beareth him a  
son4    #aa3a4 ,and it came to pass at  
the return of the year1 at the time when
  kings go forth to war1 that ,david    
sent ,joab and his servants with him1   
and all ,israel1 and they spoiled the   

children of ,ammon1 and besieged        
,rabba3 but ,david remained in          
,jerusalem4    #aa3b4 ,in the mean time 
it happened that ,david arose from his  
bed after  noon1 and walked upon the    
roof of the king's house3 ,and he saw   
from the  roof of his house a woman     
washing herself1 over against him3 and  
the  woman was very beautiful4    #aa3c4
 ,and the king sent1 and inquired who   
the woman was4 ,and it was  told him1   
that she was ,bethsabee the daughter of 
,eliam1 the wife of  ,urias the         
,hethite4    #aa3d4 ,and ,david sent    
messengers1 and took her1 and she came  
in to him1  and he slept with her3 and  
presently she was purified from her     
uncleanness3    #aa3e4 ,and she returned
 to her house having conceived4 ,and she
 sent and  told ,david1 and said3 ,i    
have conceived4    #aa3f4 ,and ,david   
sent to ,joab1 saying3 ,send me ,urias  
the ,hethite4 ,and  ,joab sent ,urias to
 ,david4    #aa3g4 ,and ,urias came to  
,david4 ,and ,david asked how ,joab did1

 and the  people1 and how the war was   
carried on4    #aa3h4 ,and ,david said  
to ,urias3 ,go into thy house1 and wash 
thy feet4  ,and ,urias went out from the
 king's house1 and there went out after 
him  a mess of meat from the king4      
#aa3i4 ,but ,urias slept before the gate
 of the king's house1 with the  other   
servants of his lord1 and went not down 
to his own house4    #aa3aj4 ,and it was
 told ,david by some that said3 ,urias  
went not to his  house4 ,and ,david said
 to ,urias3 ,didst thou not come from   
thy journey8  why didst thou not go down
 to thy house8    #aa3aa4 ,and ,urias   
said to ,david3 ,the ark of ,god and    
,israel and ,juda  dwell in tents1 and  
my lord ,joab and the servants of my    
lord abide upon  the face of the earth3 
and shall ,i go into my house1 to eat   
and to  drink1 and to sleep with my     
wife8 ,by thy welfare and by the welfare
 of  thy soul ,i will not do this thing4
    #aa3ab4 ,then ,david said to ,urias3
 ,tarry here to day1 and to morrow ,i   

will send thee away4 ,urias tarried in  
,jerusalem that day and the next4       
#aa3ac4 ,and ,david called him to eat   
and to drink before him1 and he made    
him drunk3 and he went out in the       
evening1 and slept on his couch with    
the servants of his lord1 and went not  
down into his house4    #aa3ad4 ,and    
when the morning was come1 ,david wrote 
a letter to ,joab3 and  sent it by the  
hand of ,urias1    #aa3ae4 ,writing in  
the letter3 ,set ye ,urias in the front 
of the battle1  where the fight is      
strongest3 and leave ye him1 that he may
 be wounded  and die4    #aa3af4        
,wherefore as ,joab was besieging the   
city1 he put ,urias in the  place where 
he knew the bravest men were4    #aa3ag4
 ,and the men coming out of the city1   
fought against ,joab1 and  there fell   
some of the people of the servants of   
,david1 and ,urias the  ,hethite was    
killed also4    #aa3ah4 ,then ,joab     
sent1 and told ,david all things        
concerning the battle4    #aa3ai4 ,and  

he charged the messenger1 saying3 ,when 
thou hast told all  the words of the    
battle to the king1    #aa3bj4 ,if thou 
see him to be angry1 and he shall say3  
,why did you  approach so near to the   
wall to fight8 knew you not that many   
darts are  thrown from above off the    
wall8    #aa3ba4 ,who killed ,abimelech 
the son of ,jerobaal8 did not a woman   
cast a  piece of a millstone upon him   
from the wall and slew him in ,thebes8  
,why  did you go near the wall8 ,thou   
shalt say3 ,thy servant ,urias the      
,hethite  is also slain4    #aa3bb4 ,so 
the messenger departed1 and came and    
told ,david all that ,joab  had         
commanded him4    #aa3bc4 ,and the      
messenger said to ,david3 ,the men      
prevailed against us1  and they came out
 to us into the field3 and we vigorously
 charged and  pursued them even to the  
gate of the city4    #aa3bd4 ,and the   
archers shot their arrows at thy        
servants from off the  wall above3 and  
some of the king's servants are slain1  

and thy servant  ,urias the ,hethite is 
also dead4    #aa3be4 ,and ,david said  
to the messenger3 ,thus shalt thou say  
to ,joab3  ,let not this thing          
discourage thee3 for various is the     
event of war3  and sometimes one1       
sometimes another is consumed by the    
sword3  encourage thy warriors against  
the city1 and exhort them that thou     
mayest overthrow it4    #aa3bf4 ,and the
 wife of ,urias heard that ,urias her   
husband was dead1 and  she mourned for  
him4    #aa3bg4 ,and the mourning being 
over1 ,david sent and brought her into  
his  house1 and she became his wife1 and
 she bore him a son3 and this thing     
which ,david had done1 was displeasing  
to the ,lord4      #b ,kings ,chapter   
#ab    ,nathan's parable4 ,david        
confesseth his sin1 and is forgiven3 yet
 so as  to be sentenced to most severe  
temporal punishments4 ,the death of the 
child4 ,the birth of ,solomon4 ,the     
taking of ,rabbath4    #ab3a4 ,and the  
,lord sent ,nathan to ,david3 and when  

he was come to him1  he said to him3    
,there were two men in one city1 the one
 rich1 and the  other poor4    #ab3b4   
,the rich man had exceeding many sheep  
and oxen4    #ab3c4 ,but the poor man   
had nothing at all but one little ewe   
lamb1  which he had bought and nourished
 up1 and which had grown up in his      
house together with his children1 eating
 of his bread1 and drinking of  his cup1
 and sleeping in his bosom3 and it was  
unto him as a daughter4    #ab3d4 ,and  
when a certain stranger was come to the 
rich man1 he spared  to take of his own 
sheep and oxen1 to make a feast for that
 stranger1  who was come to him1 but    
took the poor man's ewe1 and dressed it 
for  the man that was come to him4      
#ab3e4 ,and ,david's anger being        
exceedingly kindled against that man1 he
  said to ,nathan3 ,as the ,lord liveth1
 the man that hath done this is a  child
 of death4    #ab3f4 ,he shall restore  
the ewe fourfold1 because he did this   
thing1 and  had no pity4    #ab3g4 ,and 

,nathan said to ,david3 ,thou art the   
man4 ,thus saith the ,lord  the ,god of 
,israel3 ,i anointed thee king over     
,israel1 and ,i delivered  thee from the
 hand of ,saul1    #ab3h4 ,and gave thee
 thy master's house and thy master's    
wives into thy  bosom1 and gave thee the
 house of ,israel and ,juda3 and if     
these things  be little1 ,i shall add   
far greater things unto thee4    #ab3i4 
,why therefore hast thou despised the   
word of the ,lord1 to do evil  in my    
sight8 ,thou hast killed ,urias the     
,hethite with the sword1 and  hast taken
 his wife to be thy wife1 and hast slain
 him with the sword  of the children of 
,ammon4    #ab3aj4 ,therefore the sword 
shall never depart from thy house1      
because  thou hast despised me1 and hast
 taken the wife of ,urias the ,hethite  
to  be thy wife4    #ab3aa4 ,thus saith 
the ,lord3 ,behold1 ,i will raise up    
evil against thee  out of thy own house1
 and ,i will take thy wives before thy  
eyes and  give them to thy neighbour1   

and he shall lie with thy wives in the  
sight of this sun4    ,i will raise1    
etc4444 ,all these evils1 inasmuch as   
they were  punishments1 came upon ,david
 by a just judgment of ,god1 for his    
sin1  and therefore ,god says1 ,i will  
raise1 etc42 but inasmuch as they were  
sins1 on the part of ,absalom and his   
associates1 ,god was not the author  of 
them1 but only permitted them4          
#ab3ab4 ,for thou didst it secretly3 but
 ,i will do this thing in the  sight of 
all ,israel1 and in the sight of the    
sun4    #ab3ac4 ,and ,david said to     
,nathan3 ,i have sinned against the     
,lord4 ,and  ,nathan said to ,david3    
,the ,lord also hath taken away thy sin3
 thou shalt  not die4    #ab3ad4        
,nevertheless1 because thou hast given  
occasion to the enemies of  the ,lord to
 blaspheme1 for this thing1 the child   
that is born to thee1  shall surely die4
    #ab3ae4 ,and ,nathan returned to his
 house4 ,the ,lord also struck the child
  which the wife of ,urias had borne to 

,david1 and his life was despaired  of4 
#ab3af4 ,and ,david besought the ,lord  
for the child3 and ,david kept a  fast1 
and going in by himself lay upon the    
ground4    #ab3ag4 ,and the ancients of 
his house came1 to make him rise from   
the  ground3 but he would not1 neither  
did he eat meat with them4    #ab3ah4   
,and it came to pass on the seventh day 
that the child died3 and  the servants  
of ,david feared to tell him1 that the  
child was dead4 ,for  they said3 ,behold
 when the child was yet alive1 we spoke 
to him1 and he  would not hearken to our
 voice3 how much more will he afflict   
himself  if we tell him that the child  
is dead8    #ab3ai4 ,but when ,david saw
 his servants whispering1 he understood 
that  the child was dead3 and he said to
 his servants3 ,is the child dead8      
,they answered him ,he is dead4         
#ab3bj4 ,then ,david arose from the     
ground1 and washed and anointed         
himself3 and when he had changed his    
apparel1 he went into the house of  the 

,lord3 and worshipped1 and then he came 
into his own house1 and he  called for  
bread1 and ate4    #ab3ba4 ,and his     
servants said to him3 ,what thing is    
this that thou hast  done8 thou didst   
fast and weep for the child1 while it   
was alive1 but  when the child was dead1
 thou didst rise up1 and eat bread4     
#ab3bb4 ,and he said3 ,while the child  
was yet alive1 ,i fasted and wept  for  
him3 for ,i said3 ,who knoweth whether  
the ,lord may not give him to  me1 and  
the child may live8    #ab3bc4 ,but now 
that he is dead1 why should ,i fast8    
,shall ,i be able to  bring him back any
 more8 ,i shall go to him rather3 but he
 shall not  return to me4    #ab3bd4    
,and ,david comforted ,bethsabee his    
wife1 and went in unto her1  and slept  
with her3 and she bore a son1 and he    
called his name ,solomon1  and the ,lord
 loved him4    #ab3be4 ,and he sent by  
the hand of ,nathan the prophet1 and    
called his  name1 ,amiable to the ,lord1
 because the ,lord loved him4           

,amiable to the ,lord4444 ,or1 beloved  
of the ,lord4 ,in ,hebrew1 ,jedidiah4   
#ab3bf4 ,and ,joab fought against       
,rabbath of the children of ,ammon1 and 
laid close siege to the royal city4     
#ab3bg4 ,and ,joab sent messengers to   
,david1 saying3 ,i have fought against  
,rabbath1 and the city of waters is     
about to be taken4    ,the city of      
waters4444 ,rabbath the royal city of   
the ,ammonites1 was  called the city of 
waters1 from being encompassed with     
waters4    #ab3bh4 ,now therefore gather
 thou the rest of the people together1  
and  besiege the city and take it3 lest 
when the city shall be wasted by me1    
the victory be ascribed to my name4     
#ab3bi4 ,then ,david gathered all the   
people together1 and went out  against  
,rabbath3 and after fighting1 he took   
it4    #ab3cj4 ,and he took the crown of
 their king from his head1 the weight of
  which was a talent of gold1 set with  
most precious stones1 and it was  put   
upon ,david's head1 and the spoils of   

the city which were very great  he      
carried away4    #ab3ca4 ,and bringing  
forth the people thereof he sawed them1 
and drove  over them chariots armed with
 iron3 and divided them with knives1 and
  made them pass through brickkilns3 so 
did he to all the cities of the         
children of ,ammon3 and ,david returned1
 with all the army to ,jerusalem4       
#b ,kings ,chapter #ac    ,ammon        
ravisheth ,thamar4 ,for which ,absalom  
killeth him1 and flieth to  ,gessur4    
#ac3a4 ,and it came to pass after this  
that ,amnon the son of ,david loved  the
 sister of ,absalom the son of ,david1  
who was very beautiful1 and her  name   
was ,thamar4    #ac3b4 ,and he was      
exceedingly fond of her1 so that he fell
 sick for the  love of her3 for as she  
was a virgin1 he thought it hard to do  
any  thing dishonestly with her4        
#ac3c4 ,now ,amnon had a friend1 named  
,jonadab the son of ,semmaa the  brother
 of ,david1 a very wise man3    ,a very 
wise man4444 ,that is1 a crafty and     

subtle man3 for the counsel  he gave on 
this occasion shews that his wisdom was 
but carnal and  worldly4    #ac3d4 ,and 
he said to him3 ,why dost thou grow so  
lean from day to day1 ,o  son of the    
king8 why dost thou not tell me the     
reason of it8 ,and ,amnon  said to him3 
,i am in love with ,thamar the sister of
 my brother ,absalom4    #ac3e4 ,and    
,jonadab said to him3 ,lie down upon thy
 bed1 and feign thyself  sick3 and when 
thy father shall come to visit thee1 say
 to him3 ,let my  sister ,thamar1 ,i    
pray thee1 come to me1 to give me to    
eat1 and to make  me a mess1 that ,i may
 eat it at her hand4    #ac3f4 ,so      
,amnon lay down1 and made as if he were 
sick3 and when the king  came to visit  
him1 ,amnon said to the king3 ,i pray   
thee let my sister  ,thamar come1 and   
make in my sight two little messes1 that
 ,i may eat at  her hand4    #ac3g4     
,then ,david sent home to ,thamar1      
saying3 ,come to the house of thy       
brother ,amnon1 and make him a mess4    

#ac3h4 ,and ,thamar came to the house of
 ,amnon her brother3 but he was  laid   
down3 and she took meal and tempered it3
 and dissolving it in his  sight she    
made little messes4    #ac3i4 ,and      
taking what she had boiled1 she poured  
it out1 and set it  before him1 but he  
would not eat3 and ,amnon said3 ,put out
 all persons  from me4 ,and when they   
had put all persons out1    #ac3aj4     
,amnon said to ,thamar3 ,bring the mess 
into the chamber1 that ,i  may eat at   
thy hand4 ,and ,thamar took the little  
messes which she had  made1 and brought 
them in to her brother ,amnon in the    
chamber4    #ac3aa4 ,and when she had   
presented him the meat1 he took hold of 
her1  and said3 ,come lie with me1 my   
sister4    #ac3ab4 ,she answered him3   
,do not so1 my brother1 do not force me3
 for no  such thing must be done in     
,israel4 ,do not thou this folly4       
#ac3ac4 ,for ,i shall not be able to    
bear my shame1 and thou shalt be as  one
 of the fools in ,israel3 but rather    

speak to the king1 and he will  not deny
 me to thee4    #ac3ad4 ,but he would   
not hearken to her prayers1 but being   
stronger  overpowered her and lay with  
her4    #ac3ae4 ,then ,amnon hated her  
with an exceeding great hatred3 so that 
the  hatred wherewith he hated her was  
greater than the love with which he  had
 loved her before4 ,and ,amnon said to  
her3 ,arise1 and get thee gone4         
#ac3af4 ,she answered him3 ,this evil   
which now thou dost against me1 in      
driving me away1 is greater than that   
which thou didst before4 ,and he  would 
not hearken to her3    #ac3ag4 ,but     
calling the servants that ministered to 
him1 he said3 ,thrust  this woman out   
from me3 and shut the door after her4   
#ac3ah4 ,and she was clothed with a long
 robe3 for the king's daughters  that   
were virgins1 used such kind of         
garments4 ,then his servant thrust  her 
out3 and shut the door after her4       
#ac3ai4 ,and she put ashes on her head1 
and rent her long robe and laid  her    

hands upon her head1 and went on crying4
    #ac3bj4 ,and ,absalom her brother   
said to her3 ,hath thy brother ,amnon   
lain  with thee8 but now1 sister1 hold  
thy peace1 he is thy brother3 and       
afflict not thy heart for this thing4   
,so ,thamar remained pining away in  the
 house of ,absalom her brother4         
#ac3ba4 ,and when king ,david heard of  
these things he was exceedingly         
grieved3 and he would not afflict the   
spirit of his son ,amnon1 for he  loved 
him1 because he was his firstborn4      
#ac3bb4 ,but ,absalom spoke not to      
,amnon neither good nor evil3 for       
,absalom hated ,amnon because he had    
ravished his sister ,thamar4    #ac3bc4 
,and it came to pass after two years1   
that the sheep of ,absalom  were shorn  
in ,baalhasor1 which is near ,ephraim3  
and ,absalom invited all  the king's    
sons3    #ac3bd4 ,and he came to the    
king1 and said to him3 ,behold thy      
servant's  sheep are shorn4 ,let the    
king1 ,i pray1 with his servants come to

 his  servant4    #ac3be4 ,and the king 
said to ,absalom3 ,nay1 my son1 do not  
ask that we  should all come1 and be    
chargeable to thee4 ,and when he pressed
 him1  and he would not go1 he blessed  
him4    #ac3bf4 ,and ,absalom said3 ,if 
thou wilt not come1 at least let my     
brother  ,amnon1 ,i beseech thee1 come  
with us4 ,and the king said to him3 ,it 
is  not necessary that he should go with
 thee4    #ac3bg4 ,but ,absalom pressed 
him1 so that he let ,amnon and all the  
king's  sons go with him4 ,and ,absalom 
made a feast as it were the feast of a  
king4    #ac3bh4 ,and ,absalom had      
commanded his servants1 saying3 ,take   
notice when  ,amnon shall be drunk with 
wine1 and when ,i shall say to you3     
,strike  him1 and kill him1 fear not3   
for it is ,i that command you3 take     
courage1 and be valiant men4    #ac3bi4 
,and the servants of ,absalom did to    
,amnon as ,absalom had  commanded them4 
,and all the king's sons arose and got  
up every man upon  his mule1 and fled4  

#ac3cj4 ,and while they were yet in the 
way1 a rumour came to ,david1  saying3  
,absalom hath slain all the king's sons1
 and there is not one of  them left4    
#ac3ca4 ,then the king rose up1 and rent
 his garments3 and fell upon the        
ground1 and all his servants1 that stood
 about him1 rent their  garments4       
#ac3cb4 ,but ,jonadab the son of ,semmaa
 ,david's brother answering1 said3  ,let
 not my lord the king think that all the
 king's sons are slain3  ,amnon only is 
dead1 for he was appointed by the mouth 
of ,absalom from  the day that he       
ravished his sister ,thamar4    #ac3cc4 
,now therefore let not my lord the king 
take this thing into his  heart1 saying3
 ,all the king's sons are slain3 for    
,amnon only is dead4    #ac3cd4 ,but    
,absalom fled away3 and the young man   
that kept the watch1  lifted up his eyes
 and looked1 and behold there came much 
people by a  by-way on the side of the  
mountain4    #ac3ce4 ,and ,jonadab said 
to the king3 ,behold the king's sons are

 come3  as thy servant said1 so it is4  
#ac3cf4 ,and when he made an end of     
speaking1 the king's sons also          
appeared3 and coming in they lifted up  
their voice1 and wept3 and the  king    
also and all his servants wept very     
much4    #ac3cg4 ,but ,absalom fled1 and
 went to ,tholomai the son of ,ammiud   
the  king of ,gessur4 ,and ,david       
mourned for his son every day4          
#ac3ch4 ,and ,absalom after he was fled1
 and come into ,gessur1 was there  three
 years4 ,and king ,david ceased to      
pursue after ,absalom1 because he  was  
comforted concerning the death of       
,amnon4      #b ,kings ,chapter #ad     
,joab procureth ,absalom's return1 and  
his admittance to the king's  presence4 
#ad3a4 ,and ,joab the son of ,sarvia1   
understanding that the king's heart  was
 turned to ,absalom1    #ad3b4 ,sent to 
,thecua1 and fetched from thence a wise 
woman3 and said to  her3 ,feign thyself 
to be a mourner1 and put on mourning    
apparel1 and be  not anointed with oil1 

that thou mayest be as a woman that had 
a long  time been mourning for one dead4
    #ad3c4 ,and thou shalt go in to the 
king1 and shalt speak to him in this    
manner4 ,and ,joab put the words in her 
mouth4    #ad3d4 ,and when the woman of 
,thecua was come in to the king1 she    
fell  before him upon the ground1 and   
worshipped1 and said3 ,save me1 ,o king4
    #ad3e4 ,and the king said to her3   
,what is the matter with thee8 ,she     
answered3 ,alas1 ,i am a widow woman3   
for my husband is dead4    #ad3f4 ,and  
thy handmaid had two sons3 and they     
quarrelled with each  other in the      
field1 and there was none to part them3 
and the one struck  the other1 and slew 
him4    #ad3g4 ,and behold the whole    
kindred rising against thy handmaid1    
saith3  ,deliver him that hath slain his
 brother1 that we may kill him for the  
life of his brother1 whom he slew1 and  
that we may destroy the heir3  and they 
seek to quench my spark which is left1  
and will leave my  husband no name1 nor 

remainder upon the earth4    #ad3h4 ,and
 the king said to the woman3 ,go to thy 
house1 and ,i will give  charge         
concerning thee4    #ad3i4 ,and the     
woman of ,thecua said to the king3 ,upon
 me1 my lord be the  iniquity1 and upon 
the house of my father3 but may the king
 and his  throne be guiltless4          
#ad3aj4 ,and the king said3 ,if any one 
shall say ought against thee1  bring him
 to me1 and he shall not touch thee any 
more4    #ad3aa4 ,and she said3 ,let the
 king remember the ,lord his ,god1 that 
the  next of kin be not multiplied to   
take revenge1 and that they may not     
kill my son4 ,and he said3 ,as the ,lord
 liveth1 there shall not one hair  of   
thy son fall to the earth4    #ad3ab4   
,then the woman said3 ,let thy hand maid
 speak one word to my lord  the king4   
,and he said3 ,speak4    #ad3ac4 ,and   
the woman said3 ,why hast thou thought  
such a thing against  the people of     
,god1 and why hath the king spoken this 
word1 to sin1 and  not bring home again 

his own exile8    #ad3ad4 ,we all die1  
and like waters that return no more1 we 
fall down  into the earth3 neither will 
,god have a soul to perish1 but         
recalleth1  meaning that he that is cast
 off should not altogether perish4      
#ad3ae4 ,now therefore ,i am come1 to   
speak this word to my lord the king     
before the people4 ,and thy handmaid    
said3 ,i will speak to the king1 it     
maybe the king will perform the request 
of his handmaid4    #ad3af4 ,and the    
king hath hearkened to me to deliver his
 handmaid out of  the hand of all that  
would destroy me and my son together out
 of the  inheritance of ,god4    #ad3ag4
 ,then let thy handmaid say1 that the   
word of the ,lord the king be  made as a
 sacrifice4 ,for even as an angel of    
,god1 so is my lord the  king1 that he  
is neither moved with blessing nor      
cursing3 wherefore the  ,lord thy ,god  
is also with thee4    #ad3ah4 ,and the  
king answering1 said to the woman3 ,hide
 not from me the  thing that ,i ask     

thee4 ,and the woman said to him3       
,speak1 my lord the  king4    #ad3ai4   
,and the king said3 ,is not the hand of 
,joab with thee in all  this8 ,the woman
 answered1 and said3 ,by the health of  
thy soul1 my lord1  ,o king1 it is      
neither on the left hand1 nor on the    
right1 in all these  things which my    
lord the king hath spoken3 for thy      
servant ,joab1 he  commanded me1 and he 
put all these words into the mouth of   
thy  handmaid4    #ad3bj4 ,that ,i      
should come about with this form of     
speech1 thy servant  ,joab commanded    
this3 but thou1 my lord1 ,o king1 art   
wise1 according to  the wisdom of an    
angel of ,god1 to understand all things 
upon earth4    #ad3ba4 ,and the king    
said to ,joab3 ,behold ,i am appeased   
and have granted  thy request3 ,go      
therefore and fetch back the boy        
,absalom4    #ad3bb4 ,and ,joab falling 
down to the ground upon his face1       
adored1 and  blessed the king3 and ,joab
 said3 ,this day thy servant hath       

understood1  that ,i have found grace in
 thy sight1 my lord1 ,o king3 for thou  
hast  fulfilled the request of thy      
servant4    ,blessed4444 ,that is1 and  
gave thanks to the king4    #ad3bc4     
,then ,joab arose and went to ,gessur1  
and brought ,absalom to  ,jerusalem4    
#ad3bd4 ,but the king said3 ,let him    
return into his house1 and let him  not 
see my face4 ,so ,absalom returned into 
his house1 and saw not the  king's face4
    #ad3be4 ,but in all ,israel there   
was not a man so comely1 and so         
exceedingly beautiful as ,absalom3 from 
the sole of the foot to the  crown of   
his head there was no blemish in him4   
#ad3bf4 ,and when he polled his hair    
7now he was polled once a year1  because
 his hair was burdensome to him7 he     
weighed the hair of his head  at two    
hundred sicles1 according to the common 
weight4    #ad3bg4 ,and there were born 
to ,absalom three sons3 and one         
daughter1  whose name was ,thamar1 and  
she was very beautiful4    #ad3bh4 ,and 

,absalom dwelt two years in ,jerusalem1 
and saw not the king's  face4    #ad3bi4
 ,he sent therefore to ,joab1 to send   
him to the king3 but he would  not come 
to him4 ,and when he had sent the second
 time1 and he would not  come to him1   
#ad3cj4 ,he said to his servants3 ,you  
know the field of ,joab near my  field1 
that hath a crop of barley3 go now and  
set it on fire4 ,so the  servants of    
,absalom set the corn on fire4 ,and     
,joab's servants coming  with their     
garments rent1 said3 ,the servants of   
,absalom have set part  of the field on 
fire4    #ad3ca4 ,then ,joab arose1 and 
came to ,absalom to his house1 and said3
 ,why  have thy servants set my corn on 
fire8    #ad3cb4 ,and ,absalom answered 
,joab3 ,i sent to thee beseeching thee  
to  come to me1 that ,i might send thee 
to the king1 to say to him3  ,wherefore 
am ,i come from ,gessur8 it had been    
better for me to be there3  ,i beseech  
thee therefore that ,i may see the face 
of the king3 and if he  be mindful of my

 iniquity1 let him kill me4    #ad3cc4  
,so ,joab going in to the king1 told him
 all3 and ,absalom was  called for1 and1
 he went in to the king3 and prostrated 
himself on the  ground before him3 and  
the king kissed ,absalom4      #b ,kings
 ,chapter #ae    ,absalom's policy and  
conspiracy4 ,david is obliged to flee4  
#ae3a4 ,now after these things ,absalom 
made himself chariots1 and  horsemen1   
and fifty men to run before him4        
#ae3b4 ,and ,absalom rising up early    
stood by the entrance of the gate1  and 
when any man had business to come to the
 king's judgment1 ,absalom  called him  
to him1 and said3 ,of what city art     
thou8 ,he answered1 and  said3 ,thy     
servant is of such tribe of ,israel4    
#ae3c4 ,and ,absalom answered him3 ,thy 
words seem to me good and just4 ,but    
there is no man appointed by the king to
 hear thee4 ,and ,absalom said3         
#ae3d4 ,o that they would make me judge 
over the land1 that all that have       
business might come to me1 that ,i might

 do them justice4    #ae3e4 ,moreover   
when any man came to him to salute him1 
he put forth his  hand1 and took him1   
and kissed him4    #ae3f4 ,and this he  
did to all ,israel that came for        
judgment1 to be heard  by the king1 and 
he enticed the hearts of the men of     
,israel4    #ae3g4 ,and after forty     
years1 ,absalom said to king ,david3    
,let me go1 and  pay my vows which ,i   
have vowed to the ,lord in ,hebron4     
#ae3h4 ,for thy servant made a vow1 when
 he was in ,gessur of ,syria1  saying3  
,if the ,lord shall bring me again into 
,jerusalem1 ,i will offer  sacrifice to 
the ,lord4    #ae3i4 ,and king ,david   
said to him3 ,go in peace4 ,and he      
arose1 and went  to ,hebron4    #ae3aj4 
,and ,absalom sent spies into all the   
tribes of ,israel1 saying3 ,as  soon as 
you shall hear the sound of the trumpet1
 say ye3 ,absalom  reigneth in ,hebron4 
#ae3aa4 ,now there went with ,absalom   
two hundred men out of ,jerusalem  that 
were called1 going with simplicity of   

heart1 and knowing nothing  of the      
design4    #ae3ab4 ,absalom also sent   
for ,achitophel the ,gilonite1 ,david's 
counsellor1 from his city ,gilo4 ,and   
while he was offering sacrifices1  there
 was a strong conspiracy1 and the people
 running together  increased with       
,absalom4    #ae3ac4 ,and there came a  
messenger to ,david1 saying3 ,all       
,israel with  their whole heart         
followeth ,absalom4    #ae3ad4 ,and     
,david said to his servants1 that were  
with him in ,jerusalem3  ,arise and let 
us flee3 for we shall not escape else   
from the face of  ,absalom3 make haste  
to go out1 lest he come and overtake us1
 and bring  ruin upon us1 and smite the 
city with the edge of the sword4        
#ae3ae4 ,and the king's servants said to
 him3 ,whatsoever our lord the  king    
shall command1 we thy servants will     
willingly execute4    #ae3af4 ,and the  
king went forth1 and all his household  
on foot3 and the  king left ten women   
his concubines to keep the house3       

,concubines4444 ,that is1 wives of an   
inferior degree4    #ae3ag4 ,and the    
king going forth and all ,israel on     
foot1 stood afar off  from the house3   
#ae3ah4 ,and all his servants walked by 
him1 and the bands of the  ,cerethi1 and
 the ,phelethi1 and all the ,gethites1  
valiant warriors1 six  hundred men who  
had followed him from ,geth on foot1    
went before the  king4    #ae3ai4 ,and  
the king said to ,ethai the ,gethite3   
,why comest thou with us3  return and   
dwell with the king1 for thou art a     
stranger1 and art come  out of thy own  
place4    #ae3bj4 ,yesterday thou       
camest1 and to day shalt thou be forced 
to go  forth with us8 but ,i shall go   
whither ,i am going3 return thou1 and   
take  back thy brethren with thee1 and  
the ,lord will shew thee mercy1 and     
truth1 because thou hast shewn grace and
 fidelity4    #ae3ba4 ,and ,ethai       
answered the king1 saying3 ,as the ,lord
 liveth1 and as  my lord the king       
liveth3 in what place soever thou shalt 

be1 my lord1 ,o  king1 either in death1 
or in life1 there will thy servant be4  
#ae3bb4 ,and ,david said to ,ethai3     
,come1 and pass over4 ,and ,ethai the   
,gethite passed1 and all the men that   
were with him1 and the rest of the      
people4    #ae3bc4 ,and they all wept   
with a loud voice1 and all the people   
passed  over3 the king also himself went
 over the brook ,cedron1 and all the    
people marched towards the way that     
looketh to the desert4    #ae3bd4 ,and  
,sadoc the priest also came1 and all the
 ,levites with him  carrying the ark of 
the covenant of ,god1 and they set down 
the ark of  ,god3 and ,abiathar went up1
 till all the people that was come out  
of the  city had done passing4          
#ae3be4 ,and the king said to ,sadoc3   
,carry back the ark of ,god into the    
city3 if ,i shall find grace in the     
sight of the ,lord1 he will bring me    
again1 and he will shew me it1 and his  
tabernacle4    #ae3bf4 ,but if he shall 
say to me3 ,thou pleasest me not3 ,i am 

ready1 let  him do that which is good   
before him4    #ae3bg4 ,and the king    
said to ,sadoc the priest3 ,o seer1     
return into the  city in peace3 and let 
,achimaas thy son1 and ,jonathan the son
 of  ,abiathar1 your two sons1 be with  
you4    #ae3bh4 ,behold ,i will lie hid 
in the plains of the wilderness1 till   
there come word from you to certify me4 
#ae3bi4 ,so ,sadoc and ,abiathar carried
 back the ark of ,god into  ,jerusalem3 
and they tarried there4    #ae3cj4 ,but 
,david went up by the ascent of mount   
,olivet1 going up and  weeping1 walking 
barefoot1 and with his head covered1 and
 all the  people that were with them1   
went up with their heads covered        
weeping4    ,weeping1 etc4444 ,david on 
this occasion wept for his sins1 which  
he  knew were the cause of all his      
sufferings4    #ae3ca4 ,and it was told 
,david that ,achitophel also was in the 
conspiracy  with ,absalom1 and ,david   
said3 ,infatuate1 ,o ,lord1 ,i beseech  
thee1 the  counsel of ,achitophel4      

#ae3cb4 ,and when ,david was come to the
 top of the mountain1 where he was      
about to adore the ,lord1 behold ,chusai
 the ,arachite1 came to meet him  with  
his garment rent and his head covered   
with earth4    #ae3cc4 ,and ,david said 
to him3 ,if thou come with me1 thou wilt
 be a  burden to me3    #ae3cd4 ,but if 
thou return into the city1 and wilt say 
to ,absalom3 ,i am  thy servant1 ,o     
king3 as ,i have been thy father's      
servant1 so ,i will be  thy servant3    
thou shalt defeat the counsel of        
,achitophel4    #ae3ce4 ,and thou hast  
with thee ,sadoc1 and ,abiathar the     
priests3 and  what thing soever thou    
shalt hear out of the king's house1 thou
 shalt  tell it to ,sadoc and ,abiathar 
the priests4    #ae3cf4 ,and there are  
with them their two sons ,achimaas2 the 
son of  ,sadoc1 and ,jonathan the son of
 ,abiathar3 and you shall send by them  
to  me every thing that you shall hear4 
#ae3cg4 ,then ,chusai the friend of     
,david went into the city1 and ,absalom 

came into ,jerusalem4      #b ,kings    
,chapter #af    ,siba bringeth          
provisions to ,david4 ,semei curseth    
him4 ,absalom defileth  his father's    
wives4    #af3a4 ,and when ,david was a 
little past the top of the hill1 behold 
,siba  the servant of ,miphiboseth came 
to meet him with two asses1 laden with  
two hundred loaves of bread1 and a      
hundred bunches of raisins1 a  hundred  
cakes of figs1 and a vessel of wine4    
#af3b4 ,and the king said to ,siba3     
,what mean these things8 ,and ,siba     
answered3 ,the asses are for the king's 
household to sit on3 and the  loaves and
 the figs for thy servants to eat1 and  
the wine to drink if  any man be faint  
in the desert4    #af3c4 ,and the king  
said3 ,where is thy master's son8 ,and  
,siba answered  the king3 ,he remained  
in ,jerusalem1 saying3 ,to day1 will the
 house of  ,israel restore me the       
kingdom of my father4    #af3d4 ,and the
 king said to ,siba3 ,i give thee all   
that belonged to  ,miphiboseth4 ,and    

,siba said3 ,i beseech thee let me find 
grace before  thee1 my lord1 ,o king4   
#af3e4 ,and king ,david came as far as  
,bahurim3 and behold there came out     
from thence a man of the kindred of the 
house of ,saul named ,semei1 the  son of
 ,gera1 and coming out he cursed as he  
went on1    #af3f4 ,and he threw stones 
at ,david1 and at all the servants of   
king  ,david3 and all the people1 and   
all the warriors walked on the right1   
and on the left side of the king4       
#af3g4 ,and thus said ,semei when he    
cursed the king3 ,come out1 come out1   
thou man of blood1 and thou man of      
,belial4    #af3h4 ,the ,lord hath      
repaid thee for all the blood of the    
house of ,saul3  because thou hast      
usurped the kingdom in his stead1 and   
the ,lord hath  given the kingdom into  
the hand of ,absalom thy son3 and behold
 thy  evils press upon thee1 because    
thou art a man of blood4    #af3i4 ,and 
,abisai the son of ,sarvia said to the  
king3 ,why should this  dead dog curse  

my lord the king8 ,i will go1 and cut   
off his head4    #af3aj4 ,and the king  
said3 ,what have ,i to do with you1 ye  
sons of  ,sarvia8 ,let him alone and let
 him curse3 for the ,lord hath bid him  
curse ,david3 and who is he that shall  
dare say1 why hath he done so8    ,hath 
bid him curse4444 ,not that the ,lord   
was the author of ,semei's sin1  which  
proceeded purely from his own malice1   
and the abuse of his free  will4 ,but   
that knowing1 and suffering his         
malicious disposition to  break out on  
this occasion1 he made use of him as his
 instrument to  punish ,david for his   
sins4    #af3aa4 ,and the king said to  
,abisai1 and to all his servants3       
,behold my  son1 who came forth from my 
bowels1 seeketh my life3 how much more  
now  a son of ,jemini8 let him alone    
that he may curse as the ,lord hath     
bidden him4    #af3ab4 ,perhaps the     
,lord may look upon my affliction1 and  
the ,lord may  render me good for the   
cursing of this day4    #af3ac4 ,and    

,david and his men with him went by the 
way4 ,and ,semei by the  hill's side    
went over against him1 cursing1 and     
casting stones at him1  and scattering  
earth4    #af3ad4 ,and the king and all 
the people with him came weary1 and     
refreshed themselves there4    #af3ae4  
,but ,absalom and all his people came   
into ,jerusalem1 and  ,achitophel was   
with him4    #af3af4 ,and when ,chusai  
the ,arachite1 ,david's friend1 was come
 to  ,absalom1 he said to him3 ,god save
 thee1 ,o king1 ,god save thee1 ,o king4
    #af3ag4 ,and ,absalom said to him1  
,is this thy kindness to thy friend8    
,why  wentest thou not with thy friend8 
#af3ah4 ,and ,chusai answered ,absalom3 
,nay3 for ,i will be his1 whom the      
,lord hath chosen1 and all this people1 
and all ,israel1 and with him  will ,i  
abide4    #af3ai4 ,besides this1 whom   
shall ,i serve8 is it not the king's    
son8 as ,i  have served thy father1 so  
will ,i serve thee also4    #af3bj4 ,and
 ,absalom said to ,achitophel3 ,consult 

what we are to do4    #af3ba4 ,and      
,achitophel said to ,absalom3 ,go in to 
the concubines of thy  father1 whom he  
hath left to keep the house3 that when  
all ,israel shall  hear that thou hast  
disgraced thy father1 their hands may be
  strengthened with thee4    ,their     
hands may be strengthened1 etc4444 ,the 
people might apprehend  lest ,absalom   
should be reconciled to his father1 and 
therefore they  followed him with some  
fear of being left in the lurch1 till   
they saw  such a crime committed as     
seemed to make a reconciliation         
impossible4    #af3bb4 ,so they spread a
 tent for ,absalom on the top of the    
house1 and  he went in to his father's  
concubines before all ,israel4          
#af3bc4 ,now the counsel of ,achitophel1
 which he gave in those days1 was  as if
 a man should consult ,god3 so was all  
the counsel of ,achitophel1  both when  
he was with ,david1 and when he was with
 ,absalom4      #b ,kings ,chapter #ag  
,achitophel's counsel is defeated by    

,chusai3 who sendeth intelligence to    
,david4 ,achitophel hangeth himself4    
#ag3a4 ,and ,achitophel said to         
,absalom3 ,i will choose me twelve      
thousand  men1 and ,i will arise and    
pursue after ,david this night4         
#ag3b4 ,and coming upon him 7for he is  
now weary1 and weak handed7 ,i will     
defeat him3 and when all the people is  
put to flight that is with him1  ,i will
 kill the king who will be left alone4  
#ag3c4 ,and ,i will bring back all the  
people1 as if they were but one  man3   
for thou seekest but one man3 and all   
the people shall be in  peace4    #ag3d4
 ,and his saying pleased ,absalom1 and  
all the ancients of ,israel4    #ag3e4  
,but ,absalom said3 ,call ,chusai the   
,arachite1 and let us hear what  he also
 saith4    #ag3f4 ,and when ,chusai was 
come to ,absalom1 ,absalom said to him3 
,achitophel hath spoken after this      
manner3 shall we do it or not8 what     
counsel dost thou give8    #ag3g4 ,and  
,chusai said to ,absalom3 ,the counsel  

that ,achitophel hath  given this time  
is not good4    #ag3h4 ,and again       
,chusai said3 ,thou knowest thy father1 
and the men that  are with him1 that    
they are very valiant1 and bitter in    
their mind1 as  a bear raging in the    
wood when her whelps are taken away3 and
 thy  father is a warrior1 and will not 
lodge with the people4    #ag3i4        
,perhaps he now lieth hid in pits1 or in
 some other place where he  list3 and   
when any one shall fall at the first1   
every one that heareth  it shall say3   
,there is a slaughter among the people  
that followed  ,absalom4    #ag3aj4 ,and
 the most valiant man whose heart is as 
the heart of a lion1  shall melt for    
fear3 for all the people of ,israel know
 thy father to be  a valiant man1 and   
that all who are with him are valiant4  
#ag3aa4 ,but this seemeth to me to be   
good counsel3 ,let all ,israel be       
gathered to thee1 from ,dan to          
,bersabee1 as the sand of the sea which 
cannot be numbered3 and thou shalt be in

 the midst of them4    #ag3ab4 ,and we  
shall come upon him in what place soever
 he shall be  found3 and we shall cover 
him1 as the dew falleth upon the ground1
 and  we shall not leave of the men that
 are with him1 not so much as one4      
#ag3ac4 ,and if he shall enter into any 
city1 all ,israel shall cast ropes      
round about that city1 and we will draw 
it into the river1 so that  there shall 
not be found so much as one small stone 
thereof4    #ag3ad4 ,and ,absalom1 and  
all the men of ,israel said3 ,the       
counsel of  ,chusai the ,arachite is    
better than the counsel of ,achitophel3 
and by  the will of the ,lord the       
profitable counsel of ,achitophel was   
defeated1  that the ,lord might bring   
evil upon ,absalom4    #ag3ae4 ,and     
,chusai said to ,sadoc and ,abiathar the
 priests3 ,thus and thus  did           
,achitophel counsel ,absalom1 and the   
ancients of ,israel3 and thus  and thus 
did ,i counsel them4    #ag3af4 ,now    
therefore send quickly1 and tell ,david1

 saying3 ,tarry not  this night in the  
plains of the wilderness1 but without   
delay pass  over3 lest the king be      
swallowed up1 and all the people that is
 with  him4    #ag3ag4 ,and ,jonathan   
and ,achimaas stayed by the fountain    
,rogel3 and  there went a maid and told 
them3 and they went forward1 to carry   
the  message to king ,david1 for they   
might not be seen1 nor enter into the   
city4    #ag3ah4 ,but a certain boy saw 
them1 and told ,absalom3 but they making
  haste went into the house of a certain
 man in ,bahurim1 who had a well  in his
 court1 and they went down into it4     
#ag3ai4 ,and a woman took1 and spread a 
covering over the mouth of the  well1 as
 it were to dry sodden barley and so the
 thing was not known4    #ag3bj4 ,and   
when ,absalom's servants were come into 
the house1 they said  to the woman3     
,where is ,achimaas and ,jonathan8 and  
the woman answered  them3 ,they passed  
on in haste1 after they had tasted a    
little water4  ,but they that sought    

them1 when they found them not1 returned
 into  ,jerusalem4    #ag3ba4 ,and when 
they were gone1 they came up out of the 
well1 and going  on told king ,david1   
and said3 ,arise1 and pass quickly over 
the river3  for this manner of counsel  
has ,achitophel given against you4      
#ag3bb4 ,so ,david arose1 and all the   
people that were with him1 and they     
passed over the ,jordan1 until it grew  
light1 and not one of them was  left    
that was not gone over the river4       
#ag3bc4 ,but ,achitophel seeing that his
 counsel was not followed1 saddled  his 
ass1 and arose and went home to his     
house and to his city1 and  putting his 
house in order1 hanged himself1 and was 
buried in the  sepulchre of his father4 
#ag3bd4 ,but ,david came to the camp1   
and ,absalom passed over the ,jordan1   
he and all the men of ,israel with him4 
,to the camp4444 ,the city of ,mahanaim1
 the name of which1 in ,hebrew1         
signifies ,the camp4 ,it was a city of  
note at that time1 as appears from  its 

having been chosen by ,isboseth for the 
place of his residence4    #ag3be4 ,now 
,absalom appointed ,amasa in ,joab's    
stead over the army3 and  ,amasa was the
 son of a man who was called ,jethra1 of
 ,jezrael1 who went  in to ,abigail the 
daughter of ,naas1 the sister of ,sarvia
 who was the  mother of ,joab4          
#ag3bf4 ,and ,israel camped with        
,absalom in the land of ,galaad4        
#ag3bg4 ,and when ,david was come to the
 camp1 ,sobi the son of ,naas of        
,rabbath of the children of ,ammon1 and 
,machir the son of ,ammihel of  ,lodabar
 and ,berzellai the ,galaadite of       
,rogelim1    #ag3bh4 ,brought him beds1 
and tapestry1 and earthen vessels1 and  
wheat1  and barley1 and meal1 and       
parched corn1 and beans1 and lentils1   
and  fried pulse1    #ag3bi4 ,and honey1
 and butter1 and sheep1 and fat calves1 
and they gave  to ,david and the people 
that were with him1 to eat3 for they    
suspected  that the people were faint   
with hunger and thirst in the           

wilderness4      #b ,kings ,chapter #ah 
,absalom is defeated1 and slain by      
,joab4 ,david mourneth for him4         
#ah3a4 ,and ,david1 having reviewed his 
people1 appointed over them  captains of
 thousands and of hundreds1    #ah3b4   
,and sent forth a third part of the     
people under the hand of ,joab1  and a  
third part under the hand of ,abisai the
 son of ,sarvia ,joab's  brother1 and a 
third part under the hand of ,ethai1 who
 was of ,geth3 and  the king said to the
 people3 ,i also will go forth with you4
    #ah3c4 ,and the people answered3    
,thou shalt not go forth3 for if we flee
  away1 they will not much mind us3 or  
if half of us should fall1 they  will   
not greatly care3 for thou alone art    
accounted for ten thousand3  it is      
better therefore that thou shouldst be  
in the city to succour us4    #ah3d4    
,and the king said to them3 ,what       
seemeth good to you1 that will ,i  do4  
,and the king stood by the gate3 and all
 the people went forth by  their troops1

 by hundreds and by thousands4    #ah3e4
 ,and the king commanded ,joab1 and     
,abisai1 and ,ethai1 saying3 ,save  me  
the boy ,absalom4 ,and all the people   
heard the king giving charge to  all the
 princes concerning ,absalom4    #ah3f4 
,so the people went out into the field  
against ,israel1 and the  battle was    
fought in the forest of ,ephraim4       
#ah3g4 ,and the people of ,israel were  
defeated there by ,david's army1 and  a 
great slaughter was made that day of    
twenty thousand men4    #ah3h4 ,and the 
battle there was scattered over the face
 of all the  country1 and there were    
many more of the people whom the forest 
consumed1 than whom the sword devoured  
that day4    ,consumed4444 ,viz41 by    
pits and precipices4    #ah3i4 ,and it  
happened that ,absalom met the servants 
of ,david1 riding on  a mule3 and as the
 mule went under a thick and large oak1 
his head  stuck in the oak3 and while he
 hung between the heaven and the earth1 
the mule on which he rode passed on4    

#ah3aj4 ,and one saw this and told      
,joab1 saying3 ,i saw ,absalom hanging  
upon an oak4    #ah3aa4 ,and ,joab said 
to the man that told him3 ,if thou      
sawest him1 why  didst thou not stab him
 to the ground1 and ,i would have given 
thee ten  sicles of silver1 and a belt8 
#ah3ab4 ,and he said to ,joab3 ,if thou 
wouldst have paid down in my hands  a   
thousand pieces of silver1 ,i would not 
lay my hands upon the king's  son for in
 our hearing the king charged thee1 and 
,abisai1 and ,ethai1  saying3 ,save me  
the boy ,absalom4    #ah3ac4 ,yea and if
 ,i should have acted boldly against my 
own life1 this  could not have been hid 
from the king1 and wouldst thou have    
stood by  me8    #ah3ad4 ,and ,joab     
said3 ,not as thou wilt1 but ,i will set
 upon him in thy  sight4 ,so he took    
three lances in his hand1 and thrust    
them into the  heart of ,absalom3 and   
whilst he yet panted for life1 sticking 
on the  oak1    #ah3ae4 ,ten young men1 
armourbearers of ,joab1 ran up1 and     

striking him  slew him4    #ah3af4 ,and 
,joab sounded the trumpet1 and kept back
 the people from  pursuing after ,israel
 in their flight1 being willing to spare
 the  multitude4    #ah3ag4 ,and they   
took ,absalom1 and cast him into a great
 pit in the  forest1 and they laid an   
exceeding great heap of stones upon him3
 but  all ,israel fled to their own     
dwellings4    #ah3ah4 ,now ,absalom had 
reared up for himself1 in his lifetime1 
a  pillar1 which is in the king's       
valley3 for he said3 ,i have no son1 and
  this shall be the monument of my name4
 ,and he called the pillar by his  own  
name1 and it is called the hand of      
,absalom1 to this day4    ,no son4444   
,the sons mentioned above1 chap4 #ad4bg1
 were dead when this  pillar was        
erected3 unless we suppose he raised    
this pillar before they  were born4     
#ah3ai4 ,and ,achimaas the son of ,sadoc
 said3 ,i will run and tell the  king1  
that the ,lord hath done judgment for   
him from the hand of his  enemies4      

#ah3bj4 ,and ,joab said to him3 ,thou   
shalt not be the messenger this day1    
but shalt bear tidings another day3 this
 day ,i will not have thee bear         
tidings1 because the king's son is dead4
    #ah3ba4 ,and ,joab said to ,chusai3 
,go1 and tell the king what thou hast   
seen4 ,chusai bowed down to ,joab1 and  
ran4    #ah3bb4 ,then ,achimaas the son 
of ,sadoc said to ,joab again3 ,why     
might not  ,i also run after ,chusai8   
,and ,joab said to him3 ,why wilt thou  
run1 my  son8 thou wilt not be the      
bearer of good tidings4    #ah3bc4 ,he  
answered3 ,but what if ,i run8 ,and he  
said to him3 ,run4 ,then  ,achimaas     
running by a nearer way passed ,chusai4 
#ah3bd4 ,and ,david sat between the two 
gates3 and the watchman that was  on the
 top of the gate upon the wall1 lifting 
up his eyes1 saw a man  running alone4  
#ah3be4 ,and crying out he told the     
king3 and the king said3 ,if he be      
alone1 there are good tidings in his    
mouth4 ,and as he was coming apace1  and

 drawing nearer1    #ah3bf4 ,the        
watchman saw another man running1 and   
crying aloud from  above1 he said3 ,i   
see another man running alone4 ,and the 
king said3 ,he  also is a good          
messenger4    #ah3bg4 ,and the watchman 
said3 ,the running of the foremost      
seemeth to me  like the running of      
,achimaas the son of ,sadoc4 ,and the   
king said3 ,he is  a good man3 and      
cometh with good news4    #ah3bh4 ,and  
,achimaas crying out1 said to the king3 
,god save thee1 ,o  king4 ,and falling  
down before the king with his face to   
the ground1 he  said3 ,blessed be the   
,lord thy ,god1 who hath shut up the men
 that have  lifted up their hands       
against the lord my king4    #ah3bi4    
,and the king said3 ,is the young man   
,absalom safe8 ,and ,achimaas  said3 ,i 
saw a great tumult1 ,o king1 when thy   
servant ,joab sent me thy  servant3 ,i  
know nothing else4    #ah3cj4 ,and the  
king said to him3 ,pass1 and stand here4
    #ah3ca4 ,and when he had passed1 and

 stood still1 ,chusai appeared and      
coming up he said3 ,i bring good        
tidings1 my lord1 the king1 for the     
,lord hath judged for thee this day from
 the hand of all that have risen  up    
against thee4    #ah3cb4 ,and the king  
said to ,chusai3 ,is the young man      
,absalom safe8 ,and  ,chusai answering  
him1 said3 ,let the enemies of my lord1 
the king1 and  all that rise against him
 unto evil1 be as the young man is4     
#ah3cc4 ,the king therefore being much  
moved1 went up to the high chamber  over
 the gate1 and wept4 ,and as he went he 
spoke in this manner3 ,my son  ,absalom1
 ,absalom my son3 would to ,god that ,i 
might die for thee1  ,absalom my son1 my
 son ,absalom4    ,would to ,god4444    
,david lamented the death of ,absalom1  
because of the  wretched state in which 
he died3 and therefore would have been  
glad to  have saved his life1 even by   
dying for him4 ,in which he was a figure
 of  ,christ weeping1 praying and dying 
for his rebellious children1 and even   

for them that crucified him4      #b    
,kings ,chapter #ai    ,david1 at the   
remonstrances of ,joab1 ceaseth his     
mourning4 ,he is  invited back and met  
by ,semei and ,miphiboseth3 a strife    
between the men  of ,juda and the men of
 ,israel4    #ai3a4 ,and it was told    
,joab1 that the king wept and mourned   
for his son3    #ai3b4 ,and the victory 
that day was turned into mourning unto  
all the  people3 for the people heard   
say that day3 ,the king grieveth for his
  son4    #ai3c4 ,and the people shunned
 the going into the city that day as a  
people would do that hath turned their  
backs1 and fled away from the  battle4  
#ai3d4 ,and the king covered his head1  
and cried with a loud voice3 ,o my  son 
,absalom1 ,o ,absalom my son1 ,o my son4
    #ai3e4 ,then ,joab going into the   
house to the king1 said3 ,thou hast     
shamed this day the faces of all thy    
servants1 that have saved thy  life1 and
 the lives of thy sons1 and of thy      
daughters1 and the lives of  thy wives1 

and the lives of thy concubines4        
#ai3f4 ,thou lovest them that hate thee1
 and thou hatest them that love  thee3  
and thou hast shewn this day that thou  
carest not for thy nobles1  nor for thy 
servants3 and ,i now plainly perceive   
that if ,absalom had  lived1 and all we 
had been slain1 then it would have      
pleased thee4    #ai3g4 ,now therefore  
arise1 and go out1 and speak to the     
satisfaction of  thy servants3 for ,i   
swear to thee by the ,lord1 that if thou
 wilt not go  forth1 there will not     
tarry with thee so much as one this     
night3 and  that will be worse to thee1 
than all the evils that have befallen   
thee  from thy youth until now4         
#ai3h4 ,then the king arose and sat in  
the gate3 and it was told to all  the   
people that the king sat in the gate3   
and all the people came  before the     
king1 but ,israel fled to their own     
dwellings4    #ai3i4 ,and all the people
 were at strife in all the tribes of    
,israel1  saying3 ,the king delivered us

 out of the hand of our enemies1 and he 
saved us out of the hand of the         
,philistines3 and now he is fled out of 
the land for ,absalom4    #ai3aj4 ,but  
,absalom1 whom we anointed over us1 is  
dead in the battle3  how long are you   
silent1 and bring not back the king8    
#ai3aa4 ,and king ,david sent to ,sadoc1
 and ,abiathar the priests1 saying3     
,speak to the ancients of ,juda1 saying3
 ,why are you the last to bring  the    
king back to his house8 7,for the talk  
of all ,israel was come to the  king in 
his house47    #ai3ab4 ,you are my      
brethren1 you are my bone1 and my flesh1
 why are you  the last to bring back the
 king8    #ai3ac4 ,and say ye to ,amasa3
 ,art not thou my bone1 and my flesh8   
,so do  ,god to me and add more1 if thou
 be not the chief captain of the army   
before me always in the place of ,joab4 
#ai3ad4 ,and he inclined the heart of   
all the men of ,juda1 as it were of  one
 man3 and they sent to the king1 saying3
 ,return thou1 and all thy  servants4   

#ai3ae4 ,and the king returned and came 
as far as the ,jordan1 and all  ,juda   
came as far as ,galgal to meet the king1
 and to bring him over the  ,jordan4    
#ai3af4 ,and ,semei the son of ,gera the
 son of ,jemini of ,bahurim1 made  haste
 and went down with the men of ,juda to 
meet king ,david1    #ai3ag4 ,with a    
thousand men of ,benjamin1 and ,siba the
 servant of the  house of ,saul3 and his
 fifteen sons1 and twenty servants were 
with him3  and going over the ,jordan1  
#ai3ah4,they passed the fords before the
 king1 that they might help over  the   
king's household1 and do according to   
his commandment4 ,and ,semei  the son of
 ,gera falling down before the king1    
when he was come over the  ,jordan1     
#ai3ai4 ,said to him3 ,impute not to me1
 my lord1 the iniquity1 nor  remember   
the injuries of thy servant on the day  
that thou1 my lord1 the  king1 wentest  
out of ,jerusalem1 nor lay it up in thy 
heart1 ,o king4    #ai3bj4 ,for ,i thy  
servant acknowledge my sin3 and         

therefore ,i am come  this day the first
 of all the house of ,joseph1 and am    
come down to meet  my lord the king4    
#ai3ba4 ,but ,abisai the son of ,sarvia 
answering1 said3 ,shall ,semei for      
these words not be put to death1 because
 he cursed the ,lord's anointed8        
#ai3bb4 ,and ,david said3 ,what have ,i 
to do with you1 ye sons of ,sarvia8  why
 are you a satan this day to me8 shall  
there any man be killed this  day in    
,israel8 do not ,i know that this day ,i
 am made king over ,israel8    #ai3bc4  
,and the king said to ,semei3 ,thou     
shalt not die4 ,and he swore  unto him4 
#ai3bd4 ,and ,miphiboseth the son of    
,saul came down to meet the king1 and   
he had neither washed his feet1 nor     
trimmed his beard3 nor washed his       
garments from the day that the king went
 out1 until the day of his  return in   
peace4    #ai3be4 ,and when he met the  
king at ,jerusalem1 the king said to    
him3 ,why  camest thou not with me1     
,miphiboseth8    #ai3bf4 ,and he        

answering1 said3 ,my lord1 ,o king1 my  
servant despised me3  for ,i thy servant
 spoke to him to saddle me an ass1 that 
,i might get on  and go with the king3  
for ,i thy servant am lame4    #ai3bg4  
,moreover he hath also accused me thy   
servant to thee1 my lord  the king3 but 
thou my lord the king art as an angel of
 ,god1 do what  pleaseth thee4          
#ai3bh4 ,for all of my father's house   
were no better than worthy of death     
before my lord the king2 and thou hast  
set me thy servant among the  guests of 
thy table3 what just complaint therefore
 have ,i8 or what  right to cry any more
 to the king8    #ai3bi4 ,then the king 
said to him3 ,why speakest thou any     
more8 what ,i  have said is determined3 
thou and ,siba divide the possessions4  
#ai3cj4 ,and ,miphiboseth answered the  
king3 ,yea1 let him take all1  forasmuch
 as my lord the king is returned        
peaceably into his house4    #ai3ca4    
,berzellai also the ,galaadite coming   
down from ,rogelim1 brought  the king   

over the ,jordan1 being ready also to   
wait on him beyond the  river4          
#ai3cb4 ,now ,berzellai the ,galaadite  
was of a great age1 that is to say1     
fourscore years old1 and he provided the
 king with sustenance when he  abode in 
the camp3 for he was a man exceeding    
rich4    #ai3cc4 ,and the king said to  
,berzellai3 ,come with me that thou     
mayest  rest secure with me in          
,jerusalem4    #ai3cd4 ,and ,berzellai  
said to the king3 ,how many are the days
 of the  years of my life1 that ,i      
should go up with the king to           
,jerusalem8    #ai3ce4 ,i am this day   
fourscore years old1 are my senses quick
 to  discern sweet and bitter8 or can   
meat or drink delight thy servant8 or   
can ,i hear any more the voice of       
singing men and singing women8 why      
should thy servant be a burden to my    
lord1 the king8    #ai3cf4 ,i thy       
servant will go on a little way from the
 ,jordan with thee3  ,i need not this   
recompense4    #ai3cg4 ,but ,i beseech  

thee let thy servant return1 and die in 
my own  city1 and be buried by the      
sepulchre of my father1 and of my       
mother4  ,but there is thy servant      
,chamaam1 let him go with thee1 my lord1
 the  king1 and do to him whatsoever    
seemeth good to thee4    #ai3ch4 ,then  
the king said to him3 ,let ,chamaam go  
over with me1 and ,i  will do for him   
whatsoever shall please thee1 and all   
that thou shalt  ask of me1 thou shalt  
obtain4    #ai3ci4 ,and when all the    
people and the king had passed over the 
,jordan1  the king kissed ,berzellai1   
and blessed him3 and he returned to his 
own  place4    #ai3dj4 ,so the king went
 on to ,galgal1 and ,chamaam with him4  
,now all the  people of ,juda had       
brought the king over1 and only half of 
the people  of ,israel were there4      
#ai3da4 ,therefore all the men of       
,israel running together to the king1   
said to him3 ,why have our brethren the 
men of ,juda stolen thee away1  and have
 brought the king and his household over

 the ,jordan1 and all  the men of ,david
 with him8    #ai3db4 ,and all the men  
of ,juda answered the men of ,israel3   
,because the  king is nearer to me3 why 
art thou angry for this matter8 have we 
eaten  any thing of the king's1 or have 
any gifts been given us8    #ai3dc4 ,and
 the men of ,israel answered the men of 
,juda1 and said3 ,i have  ten parts in  
the king more than thou1 and ,david     
belongeth to me more  than to thee3 why 
hast thou done me a wrong1 and why was  
it not told me  first1 that ,i might    
bring back my king8 ,and the men of     
,juda answered  more harshly than the   
men of ,israel4      #b ,kings ,chapter 
#bj    ,seba's rebellion4 ,amasa is     
slain by ,joab4 ,abela is besieged1 but 
upon  the citizens casting over the wall
 the head of ,seba1 ,joab departeth     
with all his army4    #bj3a4 ,and there 
happened to be there a man of ,belial1  
whose name was  ,seba1 the son of       
,bochri1 a man of ,jemini3 and he       
sounded the trumpet1  and said3 ,we have

 no part in ,david1 nor inheritance in  
the son of ,isai3  return to thy        
dwellings1 ,o ,israel4    #bj3b4 ,and   
all ,israel departed from ,david1 and   
followed ,seba the son of  ,bochri3 but 
the men of ,juda stuck to their king    
from the ,jordan unto  ,jerusalem4      
#bj3c4 ,and when the king was come into 
his house at ,jerusalem1 he took  the   
ten women his concubines1 whom he had   
left to keep the house1 and  put them   
inward1 allowing them provisions3 and he
 went not in unto  them1 but they were  
shut up unto the day of their death     
living in  widowhood4    #bj3d4 ,and the
 king said to ,amasa3 ,assemble to me   
all the men of ,juda  against the third 
day1 and be thou here present4    #bj3e4
 ,so ,amasa went to assemble the men of 
,juda1 but he tarried beyond  the set   
time which the king had appointed him4  
#bj3f4 ,and ,david said to ,abisai3 ,now
 will ,seba the son of ,bochri do us    
more harm than did ,absalom3 take thou  
therefore the servants of thy  lord1 and

 pursue after him1 lest he find fenced  
cities1 and escape us4    #bj3g4 ,so    
,joab's men went out with him1 and the  
,cerethi and the  ,phelethi3 and all the
 valiant men went out of ,jerusalem to  
pursue after  ,seba the son of ,bochri4 
#bj3h4 ,and when they were at the great 
stone which is in ,gabaon1 ,amasa       
coming met them4 ,and ,joab had on a    
close coat of equal length with his     
habit1 and over it was girded with a    
sword hanging down to his flank1  in a  
scabbard1 made in such manner as to come
 out with the least motion  and strike4 
#bj3i4 ,and ,joab said to ,amasa3 ,god  
save thee1 my brother4 ,and he took     
,amasa by the chin with his right hand  
to kiss him4    #bj3aj4 ,but ,amasa did 
not take notice of the sword1 which     
,joab had1 and  he struck him in the    
side1 and shed out his bowels to the    
ground1 and  gave him not a second      
wound1 and he died4 ,and ,joab1 and     
,abisai his  brother pursued after ,seba
 the son of ,bochri4    #bj3aa4 ,in the 

mean time some men of ,joab's company   
stopping at the dead  body of ,amasa1   
said3 ,behold he that would have been in
 ,joab's stead the  companion of ,david4
    #bj3ab4 ,and ,amasa imbrued with    
blood1 lay in the midst of the way4 ,a  
certain man saw this that all the people
 stood still to look upon him1  so he   
removed ,amasa out of the highway into  
the field1 and covered him  with a      
garment1 that they who passed might1 not
 stop on his account4    #bj3ac4 ,and   
when he was removed out of the way1 all 
the people went on  following ,joab to  
pursue after ,seba the son of ,bochri4  
#bj3ad4 ,now he had passed through all  
the tribes of ,israel unto ,abela  and  
,bethmaacha3 and all the chosen men were
 gathered together unto him4    ,abela  
and ,bethmaacha4444 ,cities of the tribe
 of ,nephtali4    #bj3ae4 ,and they     
came1 and besieged him in ,abela1 and in
 ,bethmaacha1 and  they cast up works   
round the city1 and the city was        
besieged3 and all  the people that were 

with ,joab1 laboured to throw down the  
walls4    #bj3af4 ,and a wise woman     
cried out from the city3 ,hear1 hear1   
and say to  ,joab3 ,come near hither1   
and ,i will speak with thee4    #bj3ag4 
,and when he was come near to her1 she  
said to him3 ,art thou  ,joab8 ,and he  
answered3 ,i am4 ,and she spoke thus to 
him3 ,hear the words  of thy handmaid4  
,he answered3 ,i do hear4    #bj3ah4    
,and she again said3 ,a saying was used 
in the old proverb3 ,they  that inquire1
 let them inquire in ,abela3 and so they
 made an end4    #bj3ai4 ,am not ,i she 
that answer truth in ,israel1 and thou  
seekest to  destroy the city1 and to    
overthrow a mother in ,israel8 ,why wilt
 thou  throw down the inheritance of the
 ,lord8    #bj3bj4 ,and ,joab answering 
said3 ,god forbid1 ,god forbid that ,i  
should1 ,i  do not throw down1 nor      
destroy4    #bj3ba4 ,the matter is not  
so1 but a man of mount ,ephraim1 ,seba  
the son  of ,bochri by name1 hath lifted
 up his hand against king ,david3       

deliver  him only1 and we will depart   
from the city4 ,and the woman said to   
,joab3  ,behold his head shall be thrown
 to thee from the wall4    #bj3bb4 ,so  
she went to all the people1 and spoke to
 them wisely3 and  they cut off the head
 of ,seba the son of ,bochri1 and cast  
it out to  ,joab4 ,and he sounded the   
trumpet1 and they departed from the     
city1  every one to their home3 and     
,joab returned to ,jerusalem to the     
king4    #bj3bc4 ,so ,joab was over all 
the army of ,israel3 and ,banaias the   
son of  ,joiada was over the ,cerethites
 and ,phelethites1    #bj3bd4 ,but      
,aduram over the tributes3 and ,josaphat
 the son of ,ahilud was  recorder4      
#bj3be4 ,and ,siva was scribe3 and      
,sadoc and ,abiathar1 priests4          
#bj3bf4 ,and ,ira the ,jairite was the  
priest of ,david4      #b ,kings        
,chapter #ba    ,a famine of three      
years1 for the sin of ,saul against the 
,gabaonites1 at  whose desire seven of  
,saul's race are crucified4 ,war again  

with the  ,philistines4    #ba3a4 ,and  
there was a famine in the days of ,david
 for three years  successively3 and     
,david consulted the oracle of the      
,lord4 ,and the ,lord  said3 ,it is for 
,saul1 and his bloody house1 because he 
slew the  ,gabaonites4    #ba3b4 ,then  
the king1 calling for the ,gabaonites1  
said to them3 7,now the  ,gabaonites    
were not of the children of ,israel1 but
 the remains of the  ,amorrhites3 and   
the children of ,israel had sworn to    
them1 and ,saul  sought to slay them out
 of zeal1 as it were for the children of
 ,israel  and ,juda37    #ba3c4 ,david  
therefore said to the ,gabaonites3 ,what
 shall ,i do for you8  and what shall be
 the atonement for you1 that you may    
bless the  inheritance of the ,lord8    
#ba3d4 ,and the ,gabaonites said to him3
 ,we have no contest about silver  and  
gold1 but against ,saul and against his 
house3 neither do we desire  that any   
man be slain of ,israel4 ,and the king  
said to them3 ,what will  you then that 

,i should do for you8    #ba3e4 ,and    
they said to the king3 ,the man that    
crushed us and oppressed  us unjustly1  
we must destroy in such manner that     
there be not so much  as one left of his
 stock in all the coasts of ,israel4    
#ba3f4 ,let seven men of his children be
 delivered unto us1 that we may  crucify
 them to the ,lord in ,gabaa of ,saul1  
once the chosen of the ,lord4  ,and the 
king said3 ,i will give them4    #ba3g4 
,and the king spared ,miphiboseth the   
son of ,jonathan the son of  ,saul1     
because of the oath of the ,lord1 that  
had been between ,david and  ,jonathan  
the son of ,saul4    #ba3h4 ,so the king
 took the two sons of ,respha the       
daughter of ,aia1 whom  she bore to     
,saul1 ,armoni1 and ,miphiboseth3 and   
the five sons of ,michol  the daughter  
of ,saul1 whom she bore to ,hadriel the 
son of ,berzellai1  that was of         
,molathi3    ,of ,michol4444 ,they were 
the sons of ,merob1 who was married to  
,hadriel3  but they are here called the 

sons of ,michol1 because she adopted    
them1  and brought them up as her own4  
#ba3i4 ,and gave them into the hands of 
the ,gabaonites3 and they  crucified    
them on a hill before the ,lord3 and    
these seven died together  in the first 
days of the harvest1 when the barley    
began to be reaped4    #ba3aj4 ,and     
,respha the daughter of ,aia took       
haircloth1 and spread it  under her upon
 the rock from the beginning of the     
harvest1 till water  dropped upon them  
out of heaven3 and suffered neither the 
birds to tear  them by day1 nor the     
beasts by night4    #ba3aa4 ,and it was 
told ,david1 what ,respha the daughter  
of ,aia1 the  concubine of ,saul1 had   
done4    #ba3ab4 ,and ,david went1 and  
took the bones of ,saul1 and the bones  
of  ,jonathan his son from the men of   
,jabes ,galaad1 who had stolen them from
  the street of ,bethsan1 where the     
,philistines had hanged them when they  
had slain ,saul in ,gelboe4    #ba3ac4  
,and he brought from thence the bones of

 ,saul1 and the bones of  ,jonathan his 
son1 and they gathered up the bones of  
them that were  crucified1    #ba3ad4   
,and they buried them with the bones of 
,saul1 and of ,jonathan his  son in the 
land of ,benjamin1 in the side1 in the  
sepulchre of ,cis his  father3 and they 
did all that the king had commanded1 and
 ,god shewed  mercy again to the land   
after these things4    #ba3ae4 ,and the 
,philistines made war again against     
,israel1 and ,david  went down1 and his 
servants with him1 and fought against   
the  ,philistines4 ,and ,david growing  
faint1    #ba3af4 ,jesbibenob1 who was  
of the race of ,arapha1 the iron of     
whose  spear weighed three hundred      
ounces1 being girded with a new sword1  
attempted to kill ,david4    #ba3ag4    
,and ,abisai the son of ,sarvia rescued 
him1 and striking the  ,philistine      
killed him4 ,then ,david's men swore    
unto him saying3 ,thou  shalt go no more
 out with us to battle1 lest thou put   
out the lamp of  ,israel4    #ba3ah4    

,there was also a second battle in ,gob 
against the ,philistines3  then         
,sobochai of ,husathi slew ,saph of the 
race of ,arapha of the family  of the   
giants4    #ba3ai4 ,and there was a     
third battle in ,gob against the        
,philistines1 in  which ,adeodatus the  
son of the ,forrest an embroiderer of   
,bethlehem slew  ,goliath the ,gethite1 
the shaft of whose spear was like a     
weaver's beam4    ,adeodatus the son of 
the ,forrest4444 ,so it is rendered in  
the ,latin  ,vulgate1 by giving the     
interpretation of the ,hebrew names1    
which are  ,elhanan the son of ,jaare4  
#ba3bj4 ,a fourth battle was in ,geth3  
where there was a man of great  stature1
 that had six fingers on each hand1 and 
six toes on each foot1  four and twenty 
in all1 and he was of the race of       
,arapha4    #ba3ba4 ,and he reproached  
,israel3 and ,jonathan the son of ,samae
 the  brother of ,david slew him4       
#ba3bb4 ,these four were born of ,arapha
 in ,geth1 and they fell by the  hand of

 ,david1 and of his servants4      #b   
,kings ,chapter #bb    ,king ,david's   
psalm of thanksgiving for his           
deliverance from all his  enemies4      
#bb3a4 ,and ,david spoke to the ,lord   
the words of this canticle1 in the  day 
that the ,lord delivered him out of the 
hand of all his enemies1 and  out of the
 hand of ,saul1    #bb3b4 ,and he said3 
,the ,lord is my rock1 and my strength1 
and my  saviour4    #bb3c4 ,god is my   
strong one1 in him will ,i trust3 my    
shield1 and the  horn of my salvation3  
he lifteth me up1 and is my refuge3 my  
saviour1  thou wilt deliver me from     
iniquity4    #bb3d4 ,i will call on the 
,lord who is worthy to be praised3 and  
,i shall  be saved from my enemies4     
#bb3e4 ,for the pangs of death have     
surrounded me3 the floods of ,belial    
have made me afraid4    #bb3f4 ,the     
cords of hell compassed me3 the snares  
of death prevented me4    #bb3g4 ,in my 
distress ,i will call upon the ,lord1   
and ,i will cry to my  ,god3 and he will

 hear my voice out of his temple1 and my
 cry shall come  to his ears4    #bb3h4 
,the earth shook and trembled1 the      
foundations of the mountains  were      
moved1 and shaken1 because he was angry 
with them4    #bb3i4 ,a smoke went up   
from his nostrils1 and a devouring fire 
out of  his mouth3 coals were kindled by
 it4    #bb3aj4 ,he bowed the heavens1  
and came down3 and darkness was under   
his  feet4    #bb3aa4 ,and he rode upon 
the cherubims1 and flew3 and slid upon  
the  wings of the wind4    #bb3ab4 ,he  
made darkness a covering round about    
him3 dropping waters out  of the clouds 
of the heavens4    #bb3ac4 ,by the      
brightness before him1 the coals of fire
 were kindled4    #bb3ad4 ,the ,lord    
shall thunder from heaven3 and the most 
high shall give  forth his voice4       
#bb3ae4 ,he shot arrows and scattered   
them3 lightning1 and consumed them4     
#bb3af4 ,and the overflowings of the sea
 appeared1 and the foundations of  the  
world were laid open at the rebuke of   

the ,lord1 at the blast of the  spirit  
of his wrath4    #bb3ag4 ,he sent from  
on high1 and took me1 and drew me out of
 many  waters4    #bb3ah4 ,he delivered 
me from my most mighty enemy1 and from  
them that  hated me3 for they were too  
strong for me4    #bb3ai4 ,he prevented 
me in the day of my affliction1 and the 
,lord became  my stay4    #bb3bj4 ,and  
he brought me forth into a large place1 
he delivered me1  because ,i pleased    
him4    #bb3ba4 ,the ,lord will reward  
me according to my justice3 and         
according  to the cleanness of my hands 
he will render to me4    #bb3bb4        
,because ,i have kept the ways of the   
,lord1 and have not wickedly  departed  
from my ,god4    #bb3bc4 ,for all his   
judgments are in my sight3 and his      
precepts ,i have  not removed from me4  
#bb3bd4 ,and ,i shall be perfect with   
him3 and shall keep myself from my      
iniquity4    #bb3be4 ,and the ,lord will
 recompense me according to my justice3 
and  according to the cleanness of my   

hands in the sight of his eyes4         
#bb3bf4 ,with the holy one thou wilt be 
holy3 and with the valiant  perfect4    
#bb3bg4 ,with the elect thou wilt be    
elect3 and with the perverse thou  wilt 
be perverted4    #bb3bh4 ,and the poor  
people thou wilt save3 and with thy eyes
 thou shalt  humble the haughty4        
#bb3bi4 ,for thou art my lamp ,o ,lord3 
and thou1 ,o ,lord1 wilt enlighten my   
darkness4    #bb3cj4 ,for in thee ,i    
will run girded3 in my ,god ,i will leap
 over the  wall4    #bb3ca4 ,god1 his   
way is immaculate1 the word of the ,lord
 is tried by  fire3 he is the shield of 
all that trust in him4    #bb3cb4 ,who  
is ,god but the ,lord3 and who is strong
 but our ,god8    #bb3cc4 ,god who hath 
girded me with strength1 and made my way
 perfect4    #bb3cd4 ,making my feet    
like the feet of harts1 and setting me  
upon my  high places4    #bb3ce4 ,he    
teacheth my hands to war3 and maketh my 
arms like a bow of  brass4    #bb3cf4   
,thou hast given me the shield of my    

salvation3 and thy mildness  hath       
multiplied me4    #bb3cg4 ,thou shalt   
enlarge my steps under me3 and my ankles
 shall not  fail4    #bb3ch4 ,i will    
pursue after my enemies1 and crush them3
 and will not  return again till ,i     
consume them4    #bb3ci4 ,i will consume
 them and break them in pieces1 so that 
they shall  not rise3 they shall fall   
under my feet4    #bb3dj4 ,thou hast    
girded me with strength to battle3 thou 
hast made them  that resisted me to bow 
under me4    #bb3da4 ,my enemies thou   
hast made to turn their back to me3 them
 that  hated me1 and ,i shall destroy   
them4    #bb3db4 ,they shall cry1 and   
there shall be none to save3 to the     
,lord1  and he shall not hear them4     
#bb3dc4 ,i shall beat them as small as  
the dust of the earth3 ,i shall  crush  
them and spread them abroad like the    
mire of the streets4    #bb3dd4 ,thou   
wilt save me from the contradictions of 
my people3 thou  wilt keep me to be the 
head of the ,gentiles3 the people which 

,i know  not1 shall serve me1    #bb3de4
 ,the sons of the stranger will resist  
me1 at the hearing of the  ear they will
 obey me4    #bb3df4 ,the strangers are 
melted away1 and shall be straitened in 
their  distresses4    #bb3dg4 ,the ,lord
 liveth1 and my ,god is blessed3 and the
 strong ,god of my  salvation shall be  
exalted3    #bb3dh4 ,god who giveth me  
revenge1 and bringest down people under 
me1    #bb3di4 ,who bringest me forth   
from my enemies1 and liftest me up from 
them that resist me3 from the wicked man
 thou shalt deliver me4    #bb3ej4      
,therefore will ,i give thanks to thee1 
,o ,lord1 among the  ,gentiles1 and will
 sing to thy name4    #bb3ea4 ,giving   
great salvation to his king1 and shewing
 mercy to ,david  his anointed1 and to  
his seed for ever4      #b ,kings       
,chapter #bc    ,the last words of      
,david4 ,a catalogue of his valiant men4
    #bc3a4 ,now these are ,david's last 
words4 ,david the son of ,isai said3    
,the  man to whom it was appointed      

concerning the ,christ of the ,god of   
,jacob1  the excellent psalmist of      
,israel said3    #bc3b4 ,the spirit of  
the ,lord hath spoken by me and his word
 by my  tongue4    #bc3c4 ,the ,god of  
,israel said to me1 the strong one of   
,israel spoke1 the  ruler of men1 the   
just ruler in the fear of ,god4         
#bc3d4 ,as the light of the morning1    
when the sun riseth1 shineth in the     
morning without clouds1 and as the grass
 springeth out of the earth by  rain4   
,as the light1 etc4444 ,so shall be the 
kingdom of ,christ4    #bc3e4 ,neither  
is my house so great with ,god1 that he 
should make with  me an eternal         
covenant1 firm in all things and        
assured4 ,for he is all  my salvation1  
and all my will3 neither is there ought 
thereof that  springeth not up4         
,neither is my house1 etc4444 ,as if he 
should say3 ,this everlasting  covenant 
was not due to my house3 but purely     
owing to his bounty2 who  is all my     
salvation1 and my will3 that is1 who    

hath always saved me1  and granted me   
what ,i beseeched of him2 so that ,i and
 my house1 through  his blessing1 have  
sprung up1 and succeeded in all things4 
#bc3f4 ,but transgressors shall all of  
them be plucked up as thorns3  which are
 not taken away with hands4    #bc3g4   
,and if a man will touch them1 he must  
be armed with iron and with  the staff  
of a lance3 but they shall be set on    
fire and burnt to  nothing4    #bc3h4   
,these are the names of the valiant men 
of ,david3 ,jesbaham sitting  in the    
chair was the wisest chief among the    
three1 he was like the most  tender     
little worm of the wood1 who killed     
eight hundred men at one  onset4        
,jesbaham4444 ,the son of ,hachamoni4   
,for this was the name of this hero1  as
 appears from #a ,chron4 or ,paralip4   
#aa4--;,ibid4 ,most tender1 etc4444 ,he 
appeared like one tender and weak1 but  
was indeed most valiant and  strong4 ,it
 seems the ,latin has here given the    
interpretation of the  ,hebrew name of  

the hero1 to whom ,jesbaham was like1   
instead of the name  itself1 which was  
,adino the ,eznite1 one much renowned of
 old for his  valour4    #bc3i4 ,after  
him was ,eleazar the son of ,dodo the   
,ahohite1 one of the  three valiant men 
that were with ,david when they defied  
the  ,philistines1 and they were there  
gathered together to battle4            
,dodo4444 ,in ,latin1 ,patrui ejus1     
which is the interpretation of the      
,hebrew name ,dodo4 ,the same occurs in 
ver4 #bd4    #bc3aj4 ,and when the men  
of ,israel were gone away1 he stood and 
smote  the ,philistines till his hand   
was weary1 and grew stiff with the      
sword3  and the ,lord wrought a great   
victory that day3 and the people that   
were  fled away1 returned to take spoils
 of them that were slain4    #bc3aa4    
,and after him was ,semma the son of    
,age of ,arari4 ,and the  ,philistines  
were gathered together in a troop3 for  
there was a field  full of lentils4 ,and
 when the people were fled from the face

 of the  ,philistines1    #bc3ab4 ,he   
stood in the midst of the field1 and    
defended it1 and  defeated the          
,philistines3 and the ,lord gave a great
 victory4    #bc3ac4 ,moreover also     
before this the three who were princes  
among the  thirty1 went down and came to
 ,david in the harvest time into the    
cave  of ,odollam3 and the camp of the  
,philistines was in the valley of the   
giants4    #bc3ad4 ,and ,david was then 
in a hold3 and there was a garrison of  
the  ,philistines then in ,bethlehem4   
#bc3ae4 ,and ,david longed1 and said3 ,o
 that some man would get me a drink  of 
the water out of the cistern1 that is in
 ,bethlehem1 by the gate4    #bc3af4    
,and the three valiant men broke through
 the camp of the  ,philistines1 and drew
 water out of the cistern of ,bethlehem1
 that was  by the gate1 and brought it  
to ,david3 but he would not drink1 but  
offered it to the ,lord1    #bc3ag4     
,saying3 ,the ,lord be merciful to me1  
that ,i may not do this3  shall ,i drink

 the blood of these men that went1 and  
the peril of their  lives8 therefore he 
would not drink4 ,these things did these
 three  mighty men4    #bc3ah4 ,abisai  
also the brother of ,joab1 the son of   
,sarvia1 was chief  among three3 and he 
lifted up his spear against three       
hundred whom he  slew1 and he was       
renowned among the three1    #bc3ai4    
,and the noblest of three1 and was their
 chief1 but to the three  first he      
attained not4    #bc3bj4 ,and ,banaias  
the son of ,joiada a most valiant man1  
of great  deeds1 of ,cabseel3 he slew   
the two lions of ,moab1 and he went     
down1 and  slew a lion in the midst of a
 pit1 in the time of snow4    #bc3ba4   
,he also slew an ,egyptian1 a man worthy
 to be a sight1 having a  spear in his  
hand3 but he went down to him with a    
rod1 and forced the  spear out of the   
hand of the ,egyptian1 and slew him with
 his own spear4    #bc3bb4 ,these things
 did ,banaias the son of ,joiada4       
#bc3bc4 ,and he was renowned among the  

three valiant men1 who were the  most   
honourable among the thirty3 but he     
attained not to the first  three3 and   
,david made him of his privy council4   
#bc3bd4 ,asael the brother of ,joab was 
one of the thirty1 ,elehanan the  son of
 ,dodo of ,bethlehem4    #bc3be4 ,semma 
of ,harodi1 ,elica of ,harodi1          
#bc3bf4 ,heles of ,phalti1 ,hira the son
 of ,acces of ,thecua1    #bc3bg4       
,abiezer of ,anathoth1 ,mobonnai of     
,husati1    #bc3bh4 ,selmon the         
,ahohite1 ,maharai the ,netophathite1   
#bc3bi4 ,heled the son of ,baana1 also a
 ,netophathite1 ,ithai the son of       
,ribai of ,gabaath of the children of   
,benjamin1    #bc3cj4 ,banaia the       
,pharathonite1 ,heddai of the torrent   
,gaas1    #bc3ca4 ,abialbon the         
,arbathite1 ,azmaveth of ,beromi1       
#bc3cb4 ,eliaba of ,salaboni4 ,the sons 
of ,jassen1 ,jonathan1    #bc3cc4 ,semma
 of ,orori1 ,aliam the son of ,sarar the
 ,arorite1    #bc3cd4 ,eliphelet the son
 of ,aasbai the son of ,machati1 ,eliam 

the son of  ,achitophel the ,gelonite1  
#bc3ce4 ,hesrai of ,carmel1 ,pharai of  
,arbi1    #bc3cf4 ,igaal the son of     
,nathan of ,soba1 ,bonni of ,gadi1      
#bc3cg4 ,selec of ,ammoni1 ,naharai the 
,berothite1 armourbearer of ,joab the   
son of ,sarvia1    #bc3ch4 ,ira the     
,jethrite1 ,gareb also a ,jethrite2     
#bc3ci4 ,urias the ,hethite1 thirty and 
seven in all4      #b ,kings ,chapter   
#bd    ,david numbereth the people3 ,god
 sendeth a pestilence1 which is stopt by
  ,david's prayer and sacrifice4        
#bd3a4 ,and the anger of the ,lord was  
again kindled against ,israel1 and      
stirred up ,david among them1 saying3   
,go1 number ,israel and ,juda4          
,stirred up1 etc4444 ,this stirring up  
was not the doing of ,god1 but of       
,satan2 as it is expressly declared1 #a 
,chron4 or ,paralip4 #ba4a4    #bd3b4   
,and the king said to ,joab the general 
of his army3 ,go through all  the tribes
 of ,israel from ,dan to ,bersabee1 and 
number ye the people  that ,i may know  

the number of them4    #bd3c4 ,and ,joab
 said to the king3 ,the ,lord thy ,god  
increase thy people1  and make them as  
many more as they are now1 and again    
multiply them a  hundredfold in the     
sight of my lord the king3 but what     
meaneth my lord  the king by this kind  
of thing8    #bd3d4 ,but the king's     
words prevailed over the words of ,joab1
 and of the  captains of the army3 and  
,joab1 and the captains of the soldiers 
went  out from the presence of the king1
 to number the people of ,israel4       
#bd3e4 ,and when they had passed the    
,jordan1 they came to ,aroer to the     
right side of the city1 which is in the 
vale of ,gad4    #bd3f4 ,and by ,jazer  
they passed into ,galaad1 and to the    
lower land of  ,hodsi1 and they came    
into the woodlands of ,dan4 ,and going  
about by  ,sidon1    #bd3g4 ,they passed
 near the walls of ,tyre1 and all the   
land of the  ,hevite1 and the           
,chanaanite1 and they came to the south 
of ,juda into  ,bersabee3    #bd3h4 ,and

 having gone through the whole land1    
after nine months and  twenty days1 they
 came to ,jerusalem4    #bd3i4 ,and     
,joab gave up the sum of the number of  
the people to the king1  and there were 
found of ,israel eight hundred thousand 
valiant men that  drew the sword3 and of
 ,juda five hundred thousand fighting   
men4    #bd3aj4 ,but ,david's heart     
struck him1 after the people were       
numbered3  and ,david said to the ,lord3
 ,i have sinned very much in what ,i    
have  done3 but ,i pray thee1 ,o ,lord1 
to take away the iniquity of thy        
servant1 because ,i have done exceeding 
foolishly4    ,david's heart struck him1
 after the people were numbered4444     
,that is he  was touched with a great   
remorse for the vanity and pride which  
had put  him upon numbering the people4 
#bd3aa4 ,and ,david arose in the        
morning1 and the word of the ,lord came 
to  ,gad the prophet and the seer of    
,david1 saying3    #bd3ab4 ,go1 and say 
to ,david3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,i    

give thee thy  choice of three things1  
choose one of them which thou wilt1 that
 ,i may  do it to thee4    #bd3ac4 ,and 
when ,gad was come to ,david1 he told   
him1 saying3 ,either  seven years of    
famine shall come to thee in thy land3  
or thou shalt  flee three months before 
thy adversaries1 and they shall pursue  
thee3  or for three days there shall be 
a pestilence in thy land4 ,now          
therefore deliberate1 and see what      
answer ,i shall return to him that  sent
 me4    #bd3ad4 ,and ,david said to     
,gad3 ,i am in a great strait3 but it is
 better  that ,i should fall into the   
hands of the ,lord 7for his mercies are 
many7 than into the hands of men4       
#bd3ae4 ,and the ,lord sent a pestilence
 upon ,israel1 from the morning  unto   
the time appointed1 and there died of   
the people from ,dan to  ,bersabee      
seventy thousand men4    #bd3af4 ,and   
when the angel of the ,lord had         
stretched out his hand over  ,jerusalem 
to destroy it1 the ,lord had pity on the

 affliction1 and said  to the angel that
 slew the people3 ,it is enough3 now    
hold thy hand4 ,and  the angel of the   
,lord was by the thrashingfloor of      
,areuna the ,jebusite4    #bd3ag4 ,and  
,david said to the ,lord1 when he saw   
the angel striking the  people3 ,it is  
,i2 ,i am he that have sinned1 ,i have  
done wickedly3 these  that are the      
sheep1 what have they done8 let thy     
hand1 ,i beseech thee1  be turned       
against me1 and against my father's     
house4    #bd3ah4 ,and ,gad came to     
,david that day1 and said3 ,go up1 and  
build an  altar to the ,lord in the     
thrashingfloor of ,areuna the ,jebusite4
    #bd3ai4 ,and ,david went up         
according to the word of ,gad which the 
,lord  had commanded him4    #bd3bj4    
,and ,areuna looked1 and saw the king   
and his servants coming  towards him3   
#bd3ba4 ,and going out he worshipped the
 king1 bowing with his face to  the     
earth1 and said3 ,wherefore is my lord  
the king come to his servant8  ,and     

,david said to him3 ,to buy the         
thrashingfloor of thee1 and build an    
altar to the ,lord1 that the plague1    
which rageth among the people1 may      
cease4    #bd3bb4 ,and ,areuna said to  
,david3 ,let my lord the king take1 and 
offer1  as it seemeth good to him3 thou 
hast here oxen for a holocaust1 and the 
wain1 and the yokes of the oxen for     
wood4    #bd3bc4 ,all these things      
,areuna as a king gave to the king3 and 
,areuna  said to the king3 ,the ,lord   
thy ,god receive thy vow4    #bd3bd4    
,and the king answered him1 and said3   
,nay1 but ,i will buy it of  thee1 at a 
price1 and ,i will not offer to the     
,lord my ,god holocausts  free cost4 ,so
 ,david bought the floor1 and the oxen1 
for fifty sicles of  silver3    #bd3be4 
,and ,david built there an altar to the 
,lord1 and offered  holocausts and peace
 offerings3 and the ,lord became        
merciful to the  land1 and the plague   
was stayed from ,israel4          ,,the 
,,third ,,book ,,of ,,kings      ,this  

and the following ,book are called by   
the holy fathers the third  and fourth  
book of ,kings2 but by the ,hebrews1 the
 first and second4  ,they contain the   
history of the kingdoms of ,israel and  
,juda1 from the  beginning of the reign 
of ,solomon1 to the captivity4 ,as to   
the writer  of these books1 it seems    
most probable they were not written by  
one  man2 nor at one time2 but as there 
was all along a succession of  prophets 
in ,israel1 who recorded1 by divine     
inspiration1 the most  remarkable things
 that happened in their days1 these     
books seem to have  been written by     
these prophets4 ,see #b ,paralip4 alias 
#b ,chron4 #i4bi2  #ab4ae2 #ac4bb2      
#bj4cd2 #bf4bb2 #cb4cb4      #c ,kings  
,chapter #a    ,king ,david growing old1
 ,abisag a ,sunamitess is brought to    
him4 ,adonias  pretending to reign1     
,nathan and ,bethsabee obtain that      
,solomon should be  declared and        
anointed king4    #a3a4 ,now king ,david
 was old1 and advanced in years3 and    

when he was  covered with clothes he was
 not warm4    #a3b4 ,his servants       
therefore1 said to him3 ,let us seek for
 our lord the  king1 a young virgin1 and
 let her stand before the king1 and     
cherish  him1 and sleep in his bosom and
 warm our lord the king4    #a3c4 ,so   
they sought a beautiful young woman1 in 
all the coasts of  ,israel and they     
found ,abisag1 a ,sunamitess1 and       
brought her to the  king4    #a3d4 ,and 
the damsel was exceedingly beautiful1   
and she slept with the  king1 and served
 him1 but the king did not know her4    
#a3e4 ,and ,adonias1 the son of         
,haggith1 exalted himself1 saying3 ,i   
will  be king4 ,and he made himself     
chariots and horsemen1 and fifty men to 
run before him4    #a3f4 ,neither did   
his father rebuke him at any time1      
saying3 ,why hast  thou done this8 ,and 
he also was very beautiful1 the next in 
birth after  ,absalom4    #a3g4 ,and he 
conferred with ,joab1 the son of        
,sarvia1 and with ,abiathar1  the       

priest1 who furthered ,adonias's side4  
#a3h4 ,but ,sadoc1 the priest1 and      
,banaias1 the son of ,joiada1 and       
,nathan1  the prophet1 and ,semei1 and  
,rei1 and the strength of ,david's army1
 was  not with ,adonias4    #a3i4 ,and  
,adonias having slain rams and calves1  
and all fat cattle1 by  the stone of    
,zoheleth1 which was near the fountain  
,rogel1 invited all  his brethren1 the  
king's sons1 and all the men of ,juda1  
the king's  servants3    #a3aj4 ,but    
,nathan1 the prophet1 and ,banaias1 and 
all the valiant men1  and ,solomon1 his 
brother1 he invited not4    #a3aa4 ,and 
,nathan said to ,bethsabee1 the mother  
of ,solomon3 ,hast thou  not heard that 
,adonias1 the son of ,haggith1 reigneth1
 and our lord  ,david knoweth it not8   
#a3ab4 ,now then1 come1 take my counsel1
 and save thy life1 and the life  of thy
 son ,solomon4    #a3ac4 ,go1 and get   
thee in to king ,david1 and say to him3 
,didst not  thou1 my lord1 ,o king1     
swear to me1 thy handmaid1 saying3      

,solomon1 thy  son1 shall reign after   
me1 and he shall sit on my throne8 why  
then doth  ,adonias reign8    #a3ad4    
,and while thou art yet speaking there  
with the king1 ,i will come  in after   
thee1 and will fill up thy words4       
#a3ae4 ,so ,bethsabee went in to the    
king into the chamber4 ,now the king    
was very old1 and ,abisag1 the          
,sunamitess1 ministered to him4         
#a3af4 ,bethsabee bowed herself1 and    
worshipped the king4 ,and the king  said
 to her3 ,what is thy will8    #a3ag4   
,she answered1 and said3 ,my lord1 thou 
didst swear to thy  handmaid1 by the    
,lord thy ,god1 saying3 ,solomon1 thy   
son1 shall reign  after me1 and he shall
 sit on my throne4    #a3ah4 ,and       
behold1 now ,adonias reigneth1 and thou1
 my lord the king1  knowest nothing of  
it4    #a3ai4 ,he hath killed oxen1 and 
all fat cattle1 and many rams1 and      
invited all the king's sons1 and        
,abiathar1 the priest1 and ,joab1 the   
general of the army3 but ,solomon1 thy  

servant1 he invited not4    #a3bj4 ,and 
now1 my lord1 ,o king1 the eyes of all  
,israel are upon thee1  that thou       
shouldst tell them1 who shall sit on thy
 throne1 my lord the  king1 after thee4 
#a3ba4 ,otherwise it shall come to pass1
 when my lord the king sleepeth  with   
his fathers1 that ,i1 and my son1       
,solomon1 shall be accounted  offenders4
    #a3bb4 ,as she was yet speaking with
 the king1 ,nathan1 the prophet1 came4  
#a3bc4 ,and they told the king1 saying3 
,nathan1 the prophet1 is here4 ,and     
when he was come in before the king1 and
 had worshipped1 bowing down to  the    
ground1    #a3bd4 ,nathan said3 ,my     
lord1 ,o king1 hast thou said3 ,let     
,adonias reign  after me1 and let him   
sit upon my throne8    #a3be4 ,because  
he is gone down to day1 and hath killed 
oxen1 and  fatlings1 and many rams1 and 
invited all the king's sons1 and the    
captains of the army1 and ,abiathar the 
priest3 and they are eating and         
drinking before him1 and saying3 ,god   

save king ,adonias3    #a3bf4 ,but me1  
thy servant1 and ,sadoc1 the priest1 and
 ,banaias1 the son  of ,joiada1 and     
,solomon1 thy servant1 he hath not      
invited4    #a3bg4 ,is this word come   
out from my lord the king1 and hast thou
 not  told me1 thy servant1 who should  
sit on the throne of my lord the king   
after him8    #a3bh4 ,and king ,david   
answered1 and said3 ,call to me         
,bethsabee4 ,and when  she was come in  
to the king1 and stood before him1      
#a3bi4 ,the king swore1 and said3 ,as   
the ,lord liveth1 who hath delivered  my
 soul out of all distress1    #a3cj4    
,even as ,i swore to thee1 by the ,lord1
 the ,god of ,israel1 saying3  ,solomon 
thy son1 shall reign after me1 and he   
shall sit upon my throne  in my stead1  
so will ,i do this day4    #a3ca4 ,and  
,bethsabee1 bowing with her face to the 
earth1 worshipped the  king1 saying3    
,may my lord ,david live for ever4      
#a3cb4 ,king ,david also said3 ,call me 
,sadoc1 the priest1 and ,nathan1 the    

prophet1 and ,banaias1 the son of       
,joiada4 ,and when they were come in    
before the king1    #a3cc4 ,he said to  
them3 ,take with you the servants of    
your lord1 and set  my son ,solomon upon
 my mule3 and bring him to ,gihon3      
#a3cd4 ,and let ,sadoc1 the priest1 and 
,nathan1 the prophet1 anoint him  there 
king over ,israel3 and you shall sound  
the trumpet1 and shall say3  ,god save  
king ,solomon4    #a3ce4 ,and you shall 
come up after him1 and he shall come1   
and shall sit  upon my throne1 and he   
shall reign in my stead3 and ,i will    
appoint him  to be ruler over ,israel1  
and over ,juda4    #a3cf4 ,and ,banaias1
 the son of ,joiada1 answered the king1 
saying3 ,amen3  so say the ,lord1 the   
,god of my lord the king4    #a3cg4 ,as 
the ,lord hath been with my lord the    
king1 so be he with  ,solomon1 and make 
his throne higher than the throne of my 
lord king  ,david4    #a3ch4 ,so ,sadoc1
 the priest1 and ,nathan1 the prophet1  
went down1 and  ,banaias1 the son of    

,joiada1 and the ,cerethi1 and          
,phelethi3 and they set  ,solomon upon  
the mule of king ,david1 and brought him
 to ,gihon4    #a3ci4 ,and ,sadoc1 the  
priest1 took a horn of oil out of the   
tabernacle1  and anointed ,solomon3 and 
they sounded the trumpet1 and all the   
people  said3 ,god save king ,solomon4  
#a3dj4 ,and all the multitude went up   
after him1 and the people played  with  
pipes1 and rejoiced with a great joy1   
and the earth rang with the  noise of   
their cry4    #a3da4 ,and ,adonias1 and 
all that were invited by him1 heard it1 
and now  the feast was at an end4 ,joab 
also1 hearing the sound of the trumpet1 
said3 ,what meaneth this noise of the   
city in an uproar8    #a3db4 ,while he  
yet spoke1 ,jonathan1 the son of        
,abiathar1 the priest1  came3 and       
,adonias said to him3 ,come in1 because 
thou art a valiant man1  and bringest   
good news4    #a3dc4 ,and ,jonathan     
answered ,adonias3 ,not so3 for our     
lord1 king ,david1  hath appointed      

,solomon king2    #a3dd4 ,and hath sent 
with him ,sadoc1 the priest1 and        
,nathan1 the  prophet1 and ,banaias1 the
 son of ,joiada1 and the ,cerethi1 and  
the  ,phelethi1 and they have set him   
upon the king's mule3    #a3de4 ,and    
,sadoc1 the priest1 and ,nathan1 the    
prophet1 have anointed him  king1 in    
,gihon3 and they are gone up from thence
 rejoicing1 so that the  city rang      
again3 this is the noise that you have  
heard4    #a3df4 ,moreover1 ,solomon    
sitteth upon the throne of the kingdom4 
#a3dg4 ,and the king's servants going   
in1 have blessed our lord king  ,david1 
saying3 ,may ,god make the name of      
,solomon greater than thy name1  and    
make his throne greater than thy throne4
 ,and the king adored in his  bed3      
#a3dh4 ,and he said3 ,blessed be the    
,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 who hath    
given this day one to sit on my throne1 
my eyes seeing it4    #a3di4 ,then all  
the guests of ,adonias were afraid1 and 
they all arose1  and every man went his 

way4    #a3ej4 ,and ,adonias fearing    
,solomon1 arose and went1 and took hold 
of the  horn of the altar4    #a3ea4    
,and they told ,solomon1 saying3 ,behold
 ,adonias fearing king  ,solomon1 hath  
taken hold of the horn of the altar1    
saying3 ,let king  ,solomon swear to me 
this day1 that he will not kill his     
servant with  the sword4    #a3eb4 ,and 
,solomon said3 ,if he be a good man1    
there shall not so much as  one hair of 
his head fall to the ground3 but if evil
 be found in him1  he shall die4        
#a3ec4 ,then king ,solomon sent1 and    
brought him out from the altar3 and     
going in1 he worshipped king ,solomon3  
and ,solomon said to him3 ,go to  thy   
house4      #c ,kings ,chapter #b       
,david1 after giving his last charge to 
,solomon1 dieth4 ,adonias is put  to    
death3 ,abiathar is banished3 ,joab and 
,semei are slain4    #b3a4 ,and the days
 of ,david drew nigh that he should die1
 and he charged  his son ,solomon1      
saying3    #b3b4 ,i am going the way of 

all flesh3 take thou courage and shew   
thyself a man4    #b3c4 ,and keep the   
charge of the ,lord thy ,god1 to walk in
 his ways1 and  observe his ceremonies1 
and his precepts1 and judgments1 and    
testimonies1 as it is written in the law
 of ,moses3 that thou mayst  understand 
all thou dost1 and whithersoever thou   
shalt turn thyself3    #b3d4 ,that the  
,lord may confirm his words1 which he   
hath spoken of me1  saying3 ,if thy     
children shall take heed to their ways1 
and shall walk  before me in truth1 with
 all their heart1 and with all their    
soul1  there shall not be taken away    
from thee a man on the throne of        
,israel4    #b3e4 ,thou knowest also    
what ,joab1 the son of ,sarvia1 hath    
done to me1  what he did to the two     
captains of the army of ,israel1 to     
,abner1 the  son of ,ner1 and to ,amasa1
 the son of ,jether3 whom he slew1 and  
shed the  blood of war in peace1 and put
 the blood of war on his girdle that was
  about his loins1 and in his shoes that

 were on his feet4    ,joab4444 ,these  
instructions given by ,david to his son1
 with relation to  ,joab and ,semei1    
proceeded not from any rancour of heart1
 or private  pique2 but from a zeal for 
justice1 that crimes so public and      
heinous  might not pass unpunished4     
#b3f4 ,do1 therefore1 according to thy  
wisdom1 and let not his hoary head  go  
down to hell in peace4    ,to hell4444  
,this word hell doth not here signify   
the place or state of  damnation2 but   
the place and state of the dead4        
#b3g4 ,but shew kindness to the sons of 
,berzellai1 the ,galaadite1 and let     
them eat at thy table3 for they met me  
when ,i fled from the face of  ,absalom1
 thy brother4    #b3h4 ,thou hast also  
with thee ,semei1 the son of ,gera1 the 
son of  ,jemini1 of ,bahurim1 who cursed
 me with a grievous curse1 when ,i went 
to  the camp3 but because he came down  
to meet me when ,i passed over the      
,jordan1 and ,i swore to him by the     
,lord1 saying3 ,i will not kill thee    

with the sword3    #b3i4 ,do not thou   
hold him guiltless4 ,but thou art a wise
 man1 and  knowest what to do with him1 
and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs
  with blood to the grave4    #b3aj4 ,so
 ,david slept with his fathers1 and was 
buried in the city of  ,david4    #b3aa4
 ,and the days that ,david reigned in   
,israel1 were forty years3 in  ,hebron  
he reigned seven years1 in ,jerusalem   
thirty-three4    #b3ab4 ,and ,solomon   
sat upon the throne of his father       
,david1 and his  kingdom was            
strengthened exceedingly4    #b3ac4 ,and
 ,adonias1 the son of ,haggith1 came to 
,bethsabee the mother of  ,solomon4 ,and
 she said to him3 ,is thy coming        
peaceable8 ,he answered3 ,it  is        
peaceable4    #b3ad4 ,and he added3 ,i  
have a word to speak with thee4 ,she    
said to him3  ,speak4 ,and he said3     
#b3ae4 ,thou knowest that the kingdom   
was mine1 and all ,israel had  preferred
 me to be their king3 but the kingdom is
 transferred1 and is  become my         

brother's3 for it was appointed him by  
the ,lord4    #b3af4 ,now therefore1 ,i 
ask one petition of thee2 turn not away 
my face4  ,and she said to him3 ,say on4
    #b3ag4 ,and he said ,i pray thee    
speak to king ,solomon 7for he cannot   
deny  thee any thing7 to give me        
,abisag1 the ,sunamitess1 to wife4      
#b3ah4 ,and ,bethsabee said3 ,well1 ,i  
will speak for thee to the king4        
#b3ai4 ,then ,bethsabee came to king    
,solomon1 to speak to him for ,adonias3 
and the king arose to meet her1 and     
bowed to her1 and sat down upon his     
throne3 and a throne was set for the    
king's mother1 and she sat on his  right
 hand4    #b3bj4 ,and she said to him3  
,i desire one small petition of thee2 do
 not  put me to confusion4 ,and the king
 said to her3 ,my mother ask1 for ,i    
must not turn away thy face4    #b3ba4  
,and she said3 ,let ,abisag1 the        
,sunamitess1 be given to ,adonias1  thy 
brother1 to wife4    #b3bb4 ,and king   
,solomon answered1 and said to his      

mother3 ,why dost thou  ask ,abisag1 the
 ,sunamitess1 for ,adonias8 ask for him 
also the kingdom2  for he is my elder   
brother1 and hath ,abiathar1 the priest1
 and ,joab1  the son of ,sarvia4        
#b3bc4 ,then king ,solomon swore by the 
,lord1 saying3 ,so and so may ,god do   
to me1 and add more1 if ,adonias hath   
not spoken this word against his  own   
life4    #b3bd4 ,and now1 as the ,lord  
liveth1 who hath established me1 and    
placed  me upon the throne of ,david1 my
 father1 and who hath made me a house1  
as he promised1 ,adonias shall be put to
 death this day4    #b3be4 ,and king    
,solomon sent by the hand of ,banaias1  
the son of ,joiada1  who slew him1 and  
he died4    #b3bf4 ,and the king said   
also to ,abiathar1 the priest3 ,go to   
,anathoth1  to thy lands1 for indeed    
thou art worthy of death3 but ,i will   
not at  this time put thee to death1    
because thou didst carry the ark of the 
,lord ,god before ,david1 my father1 and
 hast endured trouble in all the        

troubles my father endured4    #b3bg4   
,so ,solomon cast out ,abiathar from    
being the priest of the ,lord1  that the
 word of the ,lord might be fulfilled1  
which he spoke concerning  the house of 
,heli in ,silo4    #b3bh4 ,and the news 
came to ,joab1 because ,joab had turned 
after ,adonias1  and had not turned     
after ,solomon3 and ,joab fled into the 
tabernacle of  the ,lord1 and took hold 
on the horn of the altar4    #b3bi4 ,and
 it was told king ,solomon1 that ,joab  
was fled into the  tabernacle of the    
,lord1 and was by the altar3 and        
,solomon sent ,banaias1  the son of     
,joiada1 saying4 ,go1 kill him4         
#b3cj4 ,and ,banaias came to the        
tabernacle of the ,lord1 and said to    
him3  ,thus saith the king3 ,come forth4
 ,and he said3 ,i will not come forth1  
but here ,i will die4 ,banaias brought  
word back to the king1 saying3  ,thus   
saith ,joab1 and thus he answered me4   
#b3ca4 ,and the king said to him3 ,do as
 he hath said2 and kill him1 and  bury  

him1 and thou shalt remove the innocent 
blood which hath been shed  by ,joab1   
from me1 and from the house of my       
father3    #b3cb4 ,and the ,lord shall  
return his blood upon his own head2     
because he  murdered two men1 just and  
better than himself3 and slew them with 
the  sword1 my father1 ,david1 not      
knowing it2 ,abner1 the son of ,ner1    
general  of the army of ,israel1 and    
,amasa1 the son of ,jether general of   
the army  of ,juda2    #b3cc4 ,and their
 blood shall return upon the head of    
,joab1 and upon the  head of his seed   
for ever4 ,but to ,david and his seed1  
and his house1  and to his throne1 be   
peace for ever from the ,lord4    #b3cd4
 ,so ,banaias1 the son of ,joiada1 went 
up1 and setting upon him slew  him1 and 
he was buried in his house in the       
desert4    #b3ce4 ,and the king         
appointed ,banaias1 the son of ,joiada  
in his room  over the army2 and ,sadoc1 
the priest1 he put in the place of      
,abiathar4    #b3cf4 ,the king also     

sent1 and called for ,semei1 and said to
 him3 ,build  thee a house in           
,jerusalem1 and dwell there3 and go not 
out from thence  any where4    #b3cg4   
,for on what day soever thou shalt go   
out1 and shalt pass over the  brook     
,cedron1 know that thou shalt be put to 
death3 thy blood shall be  upon thy own 
head4    #b3ch4 ,and ,semei said to the 
king3 ,the saying is good3 as my lord   
the  king hath said1 so will thy servant
 do4 ,and ,semei dwelt in ,jerusalem    
many days4    #b3ci4 ,and it came to    
pass after three years1 that the        
servants of ,semei  ran away to ,achis1 
the son of ,maacha1 the king of ,geth3  
and it was told  ,semei that his        
servants were gone to ,geth4    #b3dj4  
,and ,semei arose1 and saddled his ass1 
and went to ,achis1 to ,geth1  to seek  
his servants1 and he brought them out of
 ,geth4    #b3da4 ,and it was told      
,solomon1 that ,semei had gone from     
,jerusalem to  ,geth1 and was come back4
    #b3db4 ,and sending he called for   

him1 and said to him3 ,did ,i not       
protest  to thee by the ,lord1 and tell 
thee before3 ,on what day soever thou   
shalt go out and walk abroad any where1 
know that thou shalt die8 ,and  thou    
answeredst me3 ,the word that ,i have   
heard is good4    #b3dc4 ,why then hast 
thou not kept the oath of the ,lord1 and
 the  commandment that ,i laid upon     
thee8    #b3dd4 ,and the king said to   
,semei3 ,thou knowest all the evil1 of  
which  thy heart is conscious1 which    
thou didst to ,david1 my father3 the    
,lord  hath returned thy wickedness upon
 thy own head4    #b3de4 ,and king      
,solomon shall be blessed1 and the      
throne of ,david shall  be established  
before the ,lord for ever4    #b3df4 ,so
 the king commanded ,banaias1 the son of
 ,joiada3 and he went out  and struck   
him2 and he died4      #c ,kings        
,chapter #c    ,solomon marrieth        
,pharao's daughter4 ,he sacrificeth in  
,gabaon3 in the  choice which ,god gave 
him he preferreth wisdom4 ,his wise     

judgment  between the two harlots4      
#c3a4 ,and the kingdom was established  
in the hand of ,solomon1 and he  made   
affinity with ,pharao1 the king of      
,egypt3 for he took his daughter1  and  
brought her into the city of ,david3    
until he had made an end of  building   
his own house1 and the house of the     
,lord1 and the wall of  ,jerusalem round
 about4    #c3b4 ,but yet the people    
sacrificed in the high places3 for there
 was no  temple built to the name of the
 ,lord until that day4    ,high         
places4444 ,that is1 altars where they  
worshipped the ,lord1 but not  according
 to the ordinance of the law2 which     
allowed of no other places  for         
sacrifice but the temple of ,god4 ,among
 these high places that of  ,gabaon was 
the chiefest1 because there was the     
tabernacle of the  testimony1 which had 
been removed from ,silo to ,nobe and    
from ,nobe to  ,gabaon4    #c3c4 ,and   
,solomon loved the ,lord1 walking in the
 precepts of ,david1 his  father2 only  

he sacrificed in the high places1 and   
burnt incense4    #c3d4 ,he went        
therefore to ,gabaon1 to sacrifice      
there3 for that was the  great high     
place3 a thousand victims for           
holocausts1 did ,solomon offer  upon    
that altar1 in ,gabaon4    #c3e4 ,and   
the ,lord appeared to ,solomon in a     
dream by night1 saying3 ,ask  what thou 
wilt that ,i should give thee4    #c3f4 
,and ,solomon said3 ,thou hast shewed   
great mercy to thy servant  ,david1 my  
father1 even as he walked before thee in
 truth1 and justice1  and an upright    
heart with thee3 and thou hast kept thy 
great mercy for  him1 and hast given him
 a son to sit on his throne1 as it is   
this day4    #c3g4 ,and now1 ,o ,lord   
,god1 thou hast made thy servant king   
instead of  ,david1 my father3 and ,i am
 but a child1 and know not how to go out
 and  come in2    #c3h4 ,and thy servant
 is in the midst of the people which    
thou hast  chosen1 an immense people1   
which cannot be numbered nor counted for

  multitude4    #c3i4 ,give therefore to
 thy servant an understanding heart1 to 
judge thy  people1 and discern between  
good and evil4 ,for who shall be able to
  judge this people1 thy people1 which  
is so numerous8    #c3aj4 ,and the word 
was pleasing to the ,lord1 that ,solomon
 had asked  such a thing4    #c3aa4 ,and
 the ,lord said to ,solomon3 ,because   
thou hast asked this thing1  and hast   
not asked for thyself long life nor     
riches1 nor the lives of  thy enemies1  
but hast asked for thyself wisdom to    
discern judgment2    #c3ab4 ,behold ,i  
have done for thee according to thy     
words1 and have  given thee a wise and  
understanding heart1 in so much that    
there hath  been no one like thee before
 thee1 nor shall arise after thee4      
#c3ac4 ,yea1 and the things also which  
thou didst not ask1 ,i have given  thee2
 to wit1 riches and glory3 so that no   
one hath been like thee  among the kings
 in all days heretofore4    #c3ad4 ,and 
if thou wilt walk in my ways1 and keep  

my precepts and my  commandments1 as thy
 father walked1 ,i will lengthen thy    
days4    #c3ae4 ,and ,solomon awaked1   
and perceived that it was a dream3 and  
when  he was come to ,jerusalem1 he     
stood before the ark of the covenant of 
the ,lord1 and offered holocausts1 and  
sacrificed victims of peace  offerings1 
and made a great feast for all his      
servants4    #c3af4 ,then there came two
 women that were harlots1 to the king1  
and  stood before him4    #c3ag4 ,and   
one of them said3 ,i beseech thee1 my   
lord1 ,i and this woman  dwelt in one   
house1 and ,i was delivered of a child  
with her in the  chamber4    #c3ah4 ,and
 the third day after ,i was delivered1  
she also was delivered2  and we were    
together1 and no other person with us in
 the house2 only we  two4    #c3ai4 ,and
 this woman's child died in the night3  
for in her sleep she  overlaid him4     
#c3bj4 ,and rising in the dead time of  
the night1 she took my child from  my   
side1 while ,i1 thy handmaid1 was       

asleep1 and laid it in her bosom3  and  
laid her dead child in my bosom4        
#c3ba4 ,and when ,i arose in the        
morning1 to give my child suck1 behold  
it  was dead3 but considering him more  
diligently1 when it was clear day1 ,i   
found that it was not mine which ,i     
bore4    #c3bb4 ,and the other woman    
answered3 ,it is not so as thou sayest1 
but  thy child is dead1 and mine is     
alive4 ,on the contrary1 she said2 ,thou
  liest3 for my child liveth1 and thy   
child is dead4 ,and in this manner  they
 strove before the king4    #c3bc4 ,then
 said the king3 ,the one saith1 ,my     
child is alive1 and thy  child is dead4 
,and the other answereth3 ,nay2 but thy 
child is dead1 and  mine liveth4        
#c3bd4 ,the king therefore said3 ,bring 
me a sword4 ,and when they had  brought 
a sword before the king1    #c3be4      
,divide1 said he1 the living child in   
two1 and give half to the  one and half 
to the other4    #c3bf4 ,but the woman1 
whose child was alive1 said to the king2

 7for her  bowels were moved upon her   
child7 ,i beseech thee1 my lord1 give   
her the  child alive1 and do not kill   
it4 ,but the other said3 ,let it be     
neither  mine nor thine2 but divide it4 
#c3bg4 ,the king answered1 and said3    
,give the living child to this woman1   
and let it not be killed2 for she is the
 mother thereof4    #c3bh4 ,and all     
,israel heard the judgment which the    
king had judged1 and  they feared the   
king1 seeing that the wisdom of ,god was
 in him to do  judgment4      #c ,kings 
,chapter #d    ,solomon's chief         
officers4 ,his riches and wisdom4       
#d3a4 ,and king ,solomon reigned over   
all ,israel3    #d3b4 ,and these were   
the princes which he had3 ,azarias1 the 
son of  ,sadoc1 the priest3    #d3c4    
,elihoreph1 and ,ahia1 the sons of      
,sisa1 scribes3 ,josaphat1 the son  of  
,ahilud1 recorder3    #d3d4 ,banaias1   
the son of ,joiada1 over the army3 and  
,sadoc1 and  ,abiathar1 priests4        
,abiathar4444 ,by this it appears that  

,abiathar was not altogether  deposed   
from the high priesthood2 but only      
banished to his country  house1 and by  
that means excluded from the exercise of
 his functions4    #d3e4 ,azarias1 the  
son of ,nathan1 over them that were     
about the king3  ,zabud1 the son of     
,nathan1 the priest1 the king's friend3 
#d3f4 ,and ,ahisar1 governor of the     
house3 and ,adoniram1 the son of ,abda1 
over the tribute4    #d3g4 ,and ,solomon
 had twelve governors over all ,israel1 
who provided  victuals for the king and 
for his house hold3 for every one       
provided  necessaries1 each man his     
month in the year4    #d3h4 ,and these  
are their names3 ,benhur1 in mount      
,ephraim4    #d3i4 ,bendecar1 in        
,macces1 and in ,salebim1 and in        
,bethsames1 and in  ,elon1 and in       
,bethanan4    #d3aj4 ,benhesed1 in      
,aruboth3 his was ,socho1 and all the   
land of ,epher4    #d3aa4 ,benabinadab1 
to whom belonged all ,nephath-,dor3 he  
had ,tapheth1  the daughter of ,solomon1

 to wife4    #d3ab4 ,bana1 the son of   
,ahilud1 who governed ,thanac1 and      
,mageddo1 and  all ,bethsan1 which is by
 ,sarthana1 beneath ,jezrael1 from      
,bethsan unto  ,abelmehula1 over against
 ,jecmaan4    #d3ac4 ,bengaber1 in      
,ramoth ,galaad3 he had the town of     
,jair1 the son of  ,manasses1 in        
,galaad3 he was chief in all the country
 of ,argob1 which is  in ,basan1        
threescore great cities with walls1 and 
brazen bolts4    #d3ad4 ,ahinadab1 the  
son of ,addo1 was chief in ,manaim4     
#d3ae4 ,achimaas1 in ,nephthali3 he also
 had ,basemath1 the daughter of         
,solomon1 to wife4    #d3af4 ,baana1 the
 son of ,husi1 in ,aser1 and in ,baloth4
    #d3ag4 ,josaphat1 the son of        
,pharue1 in ,issachar4    #d3ah4 ,semei1
 the son of ,ela1 in ,benjamin4         
#d3ai4 ,gaber1 the son of ,uri1 in the  
land of ,galaad1 in the land of  ,sehon1
 the king of the ,amorrhites1 and of    
,og1 the king of ,basan1 over  all that 
were in that land4    #d3bj4 ,juda and  

,israel were innumerable1 as the sand of
 the sea in  multitude2 eating and      
drinking1 and rejoicing4    #d3ba4 ,and 
,solomon had under him all the kingdoms1
 from the river to the  land of the     
,philistines1 even to the border of     
,egypt3 and they brought  him presents1 
and served him all the days of his life4
    ,the river4444 ,euphrates4    #d3bb4
 ,and the provision of ,solomon1 for    
each day1 was thirty measures  of fine  
flour1 and threescore measures of meal2 
#d3bc4 ,ten fat oxen1 and twenty out of 
the pastures1 and a hundred rams2       
besides venison of harts1 roes1 and     
buffles1 and fatted fowls4    #d3bd4    
,for he had all the country which was   
beyond the river1 from  ,thaphsa to     
,gazan1 and all the kings of those      
countries3 and he had  peace on every   
side round about4    #d3be4 ,and ,juda1 
and ,israel1 dwelt without any fear1    
every one under his  vine1 and under his
 fig tree1 from ,dan to ,bersabee1 all  
the days of  ,solomon4    #d3bf4 ,and   

,solomon had forty thousand stalls of   
chariot horses1 and  twelve thousand for
 the saddle4    #d3bg4 ,and the foresaid
 governors of the king fed them2 and    
they  furnished the necessaries also for
 king ,solomon's table1 with great      
care1 in their time4    #d3bh4 ,they    
brought barley also1 and straw for the  
horses and beasts1 to  the place where  
the king was1 according as it was       
appointed them4    #d3bi4 ,and ,god gave
 to ,solomon wisdom1 and understanding  
exceeding much1  and largeness of heart1
 as the sand that is on the sea shore4  
#d3cj4 ,and the wisdom of ,solomon      
surpassed the wisdom of all the         
,orientals1 and of the ,egyptians2      
#d3ca4 ,and he was wiser than all men3  
wiser than ,ethan1 the ,ezrahite1  and  
,heman1 and ,chalcol1 and ,dorda1 the   
sons of ,mahol1 and he was  renowned in 
all nations round about4    #d3cb4      
,solomon also spoke three thousand      
parables3 and his poems were a  thousand
 and five4    ,three thousand parables1 

etc4444 ,these works are all lost1      
excepting  some part of the parables    
extant in the book of ,proverbs2 and his
 chief  poem called the ,canticle of    
,canticles4    #d3cc4 ,and he treated   
about trees1 from the cedar that is in  
,libanus1  unto the hyssop that cometh  
out of the wall3 and he discoursed of   
beasts1 and of fowls1 and of creeping   
things1 and of fishes4    #d3cd4 ,and   
they came from all nations to hear the  
wisdom of ,solomon1 and  from all the   
kings of the earth1 who heard of his    
wisdom4      #c ,kings ,chapter #e      
,hiram king of ,tyre agreeth to furnish 
timber and workmen for building  the    
temple3 the number of workmen and       
overseers4    #e3a4 ,and ,hiram1 king of
 ,tyre1 sent his servants to ,solomon3  
for he  heard that they had anointed him
 king in the room of his father3 for    
,hiram had always been ,david's friend4 
#e3b4 ,and ,solomon sent to ,hiram1     
saying3    #e3c4 ,thou knowest the will 
of ,david1 my father1 and that he could 

not  build a house to the name of the   
,lord his ,god1 because of the wars that
  were round about him1 until the ,lord 
put them under the soles of his  feet4  
#e3d4 ,but now the ,lord my ,god hath   
given me rest round about2 and there  is
 no adversary nor evil occurrence4      
#e3e4 ,wherefore ,i purpose to build a  
temple to the name of the ,lord my      
,god1 as the ,lord spoke to ,david my   
father1 saying3 ,thy son1 whom ,i will  
set upon the throne1 in thy place1 he   
shall build a house to my name4    #e3f4
 ,give orders1 therefore1 that thy      
servants cut me down cedar trees1  out  
of ,libanus1 and let my servants be with
 thy servants3 and ,i will  give thee   
the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou
 wilt ask3 for thou  knowest how there  
is not among my people a man that has   
skill to hew  wood like to the          
,sidonians4    #e3g4 ,now when ,hiram   
had heard the words of ,solomon1 he     
rejoiced  exceedingly1 and said3        
,blessed be the ,lord ,god this day1 who

 hath given  to ,david a very wise son  
over this numerous people4    #e3h4 ,and
 ,hiram sent to ,solomon1 saying3 ,i    
have heard all thou hast  desired of me2
 and ,i will do all thy desire          
concerning cedar trees1 and  fir trees4 
#e3i4 ,my servants shall bring them down
 from ,libanus to the sea3 and ,i  will 
put them together in floats1 on the sea1
 and convey them to the  place1 which   
thou shalt signify to me1 and will land 
them there1 and  thou shalt receive     
them3 and thou shalt allow me           
necessaries to furnish  food for my     
household4    #e3aj4 ,so ,hiram gave    
,solomon cedar trees1 and fir trees1    
according to  all his desire4    #e3aa4 
,and ,solomon allowed ,hiram twenty     
thousand measures of wheat1 for         
provision for his house1 and twenty     
measures of the purest oil3 thus  gave  
,solomon to ,hiram every year4    #e3ab4
 ,and the ,lord gave wisdom to ,solomon1
 as he promised him3 and  there was     
peace between ,hiram and ,solomon1 and  

they two made a league  together4       
#e3ac4 ,and king ,solomon chose workmen 
out of all ,israel1 and the levy  was of
 thirty thousand men4    #e3ad4 ,and he 
sent them to ,libanus1 ten thousand     
every month1 by turns1  so that two     
months they were at home3 and ,adoniram 
was over this levy4    #e3ae4 ,and      
,solomon had seventy thousand to carry  
burdens1 and eighty  thousand to hew    
stones in the mountain3    #e3af4       
,besides the overseers who were over    
every work1 in number three  thousand   
and three hundred1 that ruled over the  
people1 and them that  did the work4    
#e3ag4 ,and the king commanded that they
 should bring great stones1  costly     
stones1 for the foundation of the       
temple1 and should square  them3        
#e3ah4 ,and the masons of ,solomon1 and 
the masons of ,hiram1 hewed them3  and  
the ,giblians prepared timber and stones
 to build the house4      #c ,kings     
,chapter #f    ,the building of         
,solomon's temple4    #f3a4 ,and it came

 to pass in the four hundred and        
eightieth year after  the children of   
,israel came out of the land of ,egypt1 
in the fourth  year of the reign of     
,solomon over ,israel1 in the month     
,zio1 7the same  is the second month7 he
 began to build a house to the ,lord4   
#f3b4 ,and the house1 which king        
,solomon built to the ,lord1 was        
threescore cubits in length1 and twenty 
cubits in breadth1 and thirty  cubits in
 height4    #f3c4 ,and there was a porch
 before the temple1 of twenty cubits in 
length1 according to the measure of the 
breadth of the temple3 and it  was ten  
cubits in breadth1 before the face of   
the temple4    #f3d4 ,and he made in the
 temple oblique windows4    #f3e4 ,and  
upon the wall of the temple1 he built   
floors round about1 in  the walls of the
 house1 round about the temple and the  
oracle1 and he  made chambers in the    
sides round about4    ,upon the wall1 i4
 e41 joining to the wall4--,ibid4 ,he   
built floors round  about4444 ,chambers 

or cells adjoining to the temple1 for   
the use of the  temple and of the       
priests1 so contrived as to be between  
the inward and  outward wall of the     
temple1 in three stories1 one above     
another4--,ibid4  ,the oracle4444 ,the  
inner temple or holy of holies1 where   
,god gave his  oracles4    #f3f4 ,the   
floor that was underneath was five      
cubits in breadth1 and the  middle floor
 was six cubits in breadth1 and the     
third floor was seven  cubits in        
breadth4 ,and he put beams in the house 
round about on the  outside1 that they  
might not be fastened in the walls of   
the temple4    #f3g4 ,and the house1    
when it was in building1 was built of   
stones1 hewed  and made ready3 so that  
there was neither hammer nor axe1 nor   
any tool  of iron heard in the house    
when it was in building4    ,made ready1
 etc4444 ,so the stones for the building
 of ,god's eternal  temple in the       
heavenly ,jerusalem1 7who are the       
faithful17 must first be  hewn and      

polished here by many trials and        
sufferings1 before they can  be admitted
 to have a place in that celestial      
structure4    #f3h4 ,the door1 for the  
middle side1 was on the right hand of   
the house3  and by winding stairs they  
went up to the middle room1 and from the
  middle to the third4    #f3i4 ,so he  
built the house1 and finished it3 and he
 covered the house  with roofs of cedar4
    #f3aj4 ,and he built a floor over   
all the house1 five cubits in height1   
and he covered the house with timber of 
cedar4    #f3aa4 ,and the word of the   
,lord came to ,solomon1 saying3         
#f3ab4 ,as for this house1 which thou   
art building1 if thou wilt walk in  my  
statutes1 and execute my judgments1 and 
keep all my commandments1  walking in   
them1 ,i will fulfil my word to thee1   
which ,i spoke to ,david  thy father4   
#f3ac4 ,and ,i will dwell in the midst  
of the children of ,israel1 and ,i  will
 not forsake my people ,israel4         
#f3ad4 ,so ,solomon built the house1 and

 finished it4    #f3ae4 ,and he built   
the walls of the house on the inside1   
with boards of  cedar1 from the floor of
 the house to the top of the walls1 and 
to the  roofs1 he covered it with boards
 of cedar on the inside3 and he covered 
the floor of the house with planks of   
fir4    #f3af4 ,and he built up twenty  
cubits with boards of cedar at the      
hinder  part of the temple1 from the    
floor to the top3 and made the inner    
house  of the oracle to be the holy of  
holies4    #f3ag4 ,and the temple       
itself1 before the doors of the oracle1 
was forty  cubits long4    #f3ah4 ,and  
all the house was covered within with   
cedar1 having the  turnings1 and the    
joints thereof artfully wrought1 and    
carvings  projecting out3 all was       
covered with boards of cedar3 and no    
stone  could be seen in the wall at all4
    #f3ai4 ,and he made the oracle in   
the midst of the house1 in the inner    
part1 to set there the ark of the       
covenant of the ,lord4    #f3bj4 ,now   

the oracle was twenty cubits in length1 
and twenty cubits in  breadth1 and      
twenty cubits in height4 ,and he covered
 it1 and overlaid  it with most pure    
gold4 ,and the altar also he covered    
with cedar4    #f3ba4 ,and the house    
before the oracle he overlaid with most 
pure gold1  and fastened on the plates  
with nails of gold4    #f3bb4 ,and there
 was nothing in the temple that was not 
covered with  gold3 the whole altar of  
the oracle he covered also with gold4   
#f3bc4 ,and he made in the oracle two   
cherubims of olive tree1 of ten  cubits 
in height4    #f3bd4 ,one wing of the   
cherub was five cubits1 and the other   
wing of the  cherub was five cubits3    
that is1 in all ten cubits1 from the    
extremity  of one wing to the extremity 
of the other wing4    #f3be4 ,the second
 cherub also was ten cubits3 and the    
measure1 and the  work was the same in  
both the cherubims3    #f3bf4 ,that is  
to say1 one cherub was ten cubits high1 
and in like  manner the other cherub4   

#f3bg4 ,and he set the cherubims in the 
midst of the inner temple3 and  the     
cherubims stretched forth their wings1  
and the wing of the one  touched one    
wall1 and the wing of the other cherub  
touched the other  wall3 and the other  
wings in the midst of the temple touched
 one  another4    #f3bh4 ,and he        
overlaid the cherubims with gold4       
#f3bi4 ,and all the walls of the temple 
round about he carved with divers       
figures and carvings3 and he made in    
them cherubims and palm trees1 and      
divers representations1 as it were      
standing out1 and coming forth from  the
 wall4    #f3cj4 ,and the floor of the  
house he also overlaid with gold within 
and  without4    #f3ca4 ,and in the     
entrance of the oracle1 he made little  
doors of olive  tree1 and posts of five 
corners1    #f3cb4 ,and two doors of    
olive tree3 and he carved upon them     
figures of  cherubims1 and figures of   
palm trees1 and carvings very much      
projecting2 and he overlaid them with   

gold3 and he covered both the  cherubims
 and the palm trees1 and the other      
things1 with gold4    #f3cc4 ,and he    
made in the entrance of the temple posts
 of olive tree  foursquare3    #f3cd4   
,and two doors of fir tree1 one of each 
side3 and each door was  double1 and so 
opened with folding leaves4    #f3ce4   
,and he carved cherubims1 and palm      
trees1 and carved work standing  very   
much out3 and he overlaid all with      
golden plates in square work by  rule4  
#f3cf4 ,and he built the inner court    
with three rows of polished stones1  and
 one row of beams of cedar4    #f3cg4   
,in the fourth year was the house of the
 ,lord founded1 in the  month ,zio3     
#f3ch4 ,and in the eleventh year1 in the
 month ,bul4 7which is the eighth       
month7 the house was finished in all the
 works thereof1 and in all the          
appurtenances thereof3 and he was seven 
years in building it4      #c ,kings    
,chapter #g    ,solomon's palace1 his   
house in the forest1 and the queen's    

house3 the  work of the two pillars3 the
 sea 7or laver7 and other vessels4      
#g3a4 ,and ,solomon built his own house 
in thirteen years1 and brought it  to   
perfection4    #g3b4 ,he built also the 
house of the forest of ,libanus2 the    
length of it  was a hundred cubits1 and 
the breadth fifty cubits1 and the height
  thirty cubits3 and four galleries     
between pillars of cedar3 for he had    
cut cedar trees into pillars4    #g3c4  
,and he covered the whole vault with    
boards of cedar1 and it was  held up    
with five and forty pillars4 ,and one   
row had fifteen pillars1    #g3d4 ,set  
one against another1    #g3e4 ,and      
looking one upon another1 with equal    
space between the  pillars1 and over the
 pillars were square beams in all things
 equal4    #g3f4 ,and he made a porch of
 pillars of fifty cubits in length1 and 
thirty cubits in breadth3 and another   
porch before the greater porch1  and    
pillars1 and chapiters upon the pillars4
    #g3g4 ,he made also the porch of the

 throne wherein is the seat of          
judgment2 and covered it with cedar wood
 from the floor to the top4    #g3h4    
,and in the midst of the porch1 was a   
small house1 where he sat in  judgment  
of the like work4 ,he made also a house 
for the daughter of  ,pharao 7whom      
,solomon had taken to wife7 of the same 
work1 as this  porch2    #g3i4 ,all of  
costly stones1 which were sawed by a    
certain rule and  measure1 both within  
and without3 from the foundation to the 
top of the  walls1 and without1 unto the
 great court4    #g3aj4 ,and the        
foundations were of costly stones1 great
 stones of ten  cubits or eight cubits4 
#g3aa4 ,and above there were costly     
stones of equal measure hewed1 and in   
like manner planks of cedar4    #g3ab4  
,and the great court was made round with
 three rows of hewed  stones1 and one   
row of planks of cedar1 which also was  
observed in the  inner court of the     
house of the ,lord1 and in the porch of 
the house4    #g3ac4 ,and king ,solomon 

sent1 and brought ,hiram from ,tyre1    
#g3ad4 ,the son of a widow woman1 of the
 tribe of ,nephthali1 whose father  was 
a ,tyrian1 an artificer in brass1 and   
full of wisdom1 and  understanding1 and 
skill to work all work in brass4 ,and   
when he was  come to king ,solomon1 he  
wrought all his work4    #g3ae4 ,and he 
cast two pillars in brass1 each pillar  
was eighteen cubits  high3 and a line of
 twelve cubits compassed both the       
pillars4    #g3af4 ,he made also two    
chapiters of molten brass1 to be set    
upon the  tops of the pillars3 the      
height of one chapiter was five cubits1 
and  the height of the other chapiter   
was five cubits3    #g3ag4 ,and a kind  
of network1 and chain work wreathed     
together with  wonderful art4 ,both the 
chapiters of the pillars were cast3     
seven rows  of nets were on one         
chapiter1 and seven nets on the other   
chapiter4    #g3ah4 ,and he made the    
pillars1 and two rows round about each  
network to  cover the chapiters1 that   

were upon the top1 with pomegranates3   
and in  like manner did he to the other 
chapiter4    #g3ai4 ,and the chapiters  
that were upon the top of the pillars1  
were of  lily work1 in the porch of four
 cubits4    #g3bj4 ,and again there were
 other chapiters on the top of the      
pillars  above1 according to the measure
 of the pillar over against the network3
  and of pomegranates there were two    
hundred1 in rows round about the  other 
chapiter4    #g3ba4 ,and he set up the  
two pillars in the porch of the temple3 
and  when he had set up the pillar on   
the right hand1 he called the name      
thereof ,jachin3 in like manner he set  
up the second pillar1 and called  the   
name thereof ,booz4    ,jachin4444 ,that
 is1 firmly established4--,ibid4        
,booz4444 ,that is1 in its  strength4   
,by recording these names in holy writ1 
the spirit of ,god  would have us       
understand the invincible firmness and  
strength of the  pillars on which the   
true temple of ,god1 which is the       

church1 is  established4    #g3bb4 ,and 
upon the tops of the pillars he made    
lily work3 so the work  of the pillars  
was finished4    #g3bc4 ,he made also a 
molten sea1 of ten cubits1 from brim to 
brim1  round all about2 the height of it
 was five cubits1 and a line of thirty  
cubits compassed it round about4        
#g3bd4 ,and a graven work1 under the    
brim of it1 compassed it for ten  cubits
 going about the sea3 there were two    
rows cast of chamfered  sculptures4     
#g3be4 ,and it stood upon twelve oxen1  
of which three looked towards the       
north1 and three towards the west1 and  
three towards the south1 and  three     
towards the east3 and the sea was above 
upon them1 and their  hinder parts were 
all hid within4    #g3bf4 ,and the laver
 was a hand breadth thick3 and the brim 
thereof was  like the brim of a cup1 or 
the leaf of a crisped lily3 it contained
 two  thousand bates4    ,two thousand  
bates4444 ,that is1 about ten thousand  
gallons4 ,this was  the quantity of     

water which was usually put into it3 but
 it was  capable1 if brimful1 of holding
 three thousand4 ,see #b ,par4 #d4e4    
#g3bg4 ,and he made ten bases of brass1 
every base was four cubits in  length1  
and four cubits in breadth1 and three   
cubits high4    #g3bh4 ,and the work    
itself of the bases1 was intergraven3   
and there were  gravings between the    
joinings4    #g3bi4 ,and between the    
little crowns and the ledges1 were      
lions1 and  oxen1 and cherubims2 and in 
the joinings likewise above3 and under  
the  lions and oxen1 as it were bands of
 brass hanging down4    #g3cj4 ,and     
every base had four wheels1 and         
axletrees of brass3 and at  the four    
sides were undersetters1 under the laver
 molten1 looking one  against another4  
#g3ca4 ,the mouth also of the laver     
within1 was in the top of the  chapiter3
 and that which appeared without1 was of
 one cubit all round1  and together it  
was one cubit and a half3 and in the    
corners of the  pillars were divers     

engravings3 and the spaces between the  
pillars were  square1 not round4        
#g3cb4 ,and the four wheels1 which were 
at the four corners of the base1  were  
joined one to another under the base3   
the height of a wheel was a  cubit and a
 half4    #g3cc4 ,and they were such    
wheels as are used to be made in a      
chariot3  and their axletrees1 and      
spokes1 and strakes1 and naves1 were all
 cast4    #g3cd4 ,and the four          
undersetters1 that were at every corner 
of each  base1 were of the base itself1 
cast and joined together4    #g3ce4 ,and
 on the top of the base1 there was a    
round compass of half a  cubit1 so      
wrought that the laver might be set     
thereon1 having its  gravings1 and      
divers sculptures of itself4    #g3cf4  
,he engraved also in those plates1 which
 were of brass1 and in the  corners1    
cherubims1 and lions1 and palm trees1 in
 likeness of a man  standing1 so that   
they seemed not to be engraven1 but     
added round  about4    #g3cg4 ,after    

this manner1 he made ten bases1 of one  
casting and measure1  and the like      
graving4    #g3ch4 ,he made also ten    
lavers of brass3 one laver contained    
four bases1  and was of four cubits3 and
 upon every base1 in all ten1 he put as 
many  lavers4    #g3ci4 ,and he set the 
ten bases1 five on the right side of the
 temple1  and five on the left3 and the 
sea he put on the right side of the     
temple1 over against the east southward4
    #g3dj4 ,and ,hiram made cauldrons1  
and shovels1 and basins1 and finished   
all the work of king ,solomon in the    
temple of the ,lord4    #g3da4 ,the two 
pillars and the two cords of the        
chapiters1 upon the  chapiters of the   
pillars3 and the two networks1 to cover 
the two cords1  that were upon the top  
of the pillars4    #g3db4 ,and four     
hundred pomegranates for the two        
networks3 two rows of  pomegranates for 
each network1 to cover the cords of the 
chapiters1  which were upon the tops of 
the pillars4    #g3dc4 ,and the ten     

bases1 and the ten lavers on the bases4 
#g3dd4 ,and one sea1 and twelve oxen    
under the sea4    #g3de4 ,and the       
cauldrons1 and the shovels1 and the     
basins4 ,all the  vessels that ,hiram   
made for king ,solomon1 for the house of
 the ,lord1  were of fine brass4        
#g3df4 ,in the plains of the ,jordan1   
did the king cast them in a clay        
ground1 between ,socoth and ,sartham4   
#g3dg4 ,and ,solomon placed all the     
vessels3 but for its exceeding great    
multitude the brass could not be        
weighed4    #g3dh4 ,and ,solomon made   
all the vessels for the house of the    
,lord3 the  altar of gold1 and the table
 of gold1 upon which the loaves of      
proposition should be set3    #g3di4    
,and the golden candlesticks1 five on   
the right hand1 and five on  the left1  
over against the oracle1 of pure gold3  
and the flowers like  lilies1 and the   
lamps over them of gold3 and golden     
snuffers1    #g3ej4 ,and pots1 and      
fleshhooks1 and bowls1 and mortars1 and 

censers1 of  most pure gold3 and the    
hinges for the doors of the inner house 
of the  holy of holies1 and for the     
doors of the house of the temple1 were  
of  gold4    #g3ea4 ,and ,solomon       
finished all the work that he made in   
the house of  the ,lord1 and brought in 
the things that ,david1 his father1 had 
dedicated1 the silver and the gold1 and 
the vessels1 and laid them up  in the   
treasures of the house of the ,lord4    
#c ,kings ,chapter #h    ,the dedication
 of the temple3 ,solomon's prayer and   
sacrifices4    #h3a4 ,then all the      
ancients of ,israel1 with the princes of
 the tribes1  and the heads of the      
families of the children of ,israel1    
were assembled  to king ,solomon1 in    
,jerusalem3 that they might carry the   
ark of the  covenant of the ,lord1 out  
of the city of ,david1 that is1 out of  
,sion4    #h3b4 ,and all ,israel        
assembled themselves to king ,solomon1  
on the  festival day1 in the month of   
,ethanim1 the same is the seventh month4

    #h3c4 ,and all the ancients of      
,israel came1 and the priests took up   
the  ark1    #h3d4 ,and carried the ark 
of the ,lord1 and the tabernacle of the 
covenant1 and all the vessels of the    
sanctuary1 that were in the  tabernacle3
 and the priests and the ,levites       
carried them4    #h3e4 ,and king        
,solomon1 and all the multitude of      
,israel1 that were  assembled unto him1 
went with him before the ark1 and they  
sacrificed  sheep and oxen1 that could  
not be counted or numbered4    #h3f4    
,and the priests brought in the ark of  
the covenant of the ,lord  into its     
place1 into the oracle of the temple1   
into the holy of holies1  under the     
wings of the cherubims4    #h3g4 ,for   
the cherubims spread forth their wings  
over the place of the  ark1 and covered 
the ark1 and the staves thereof above4  
#h3h4 ,and whereas the staves stood out1
 the ends of them were seen  without1 in
 the sanctuary before the oracle1 but   
were not seen farther  out1 and there   

they have been unto this day4    #h3i4  
,now in the ark there was nothing else  
but the two tables of stone1  which     
,moses put there at ,horeb1 when the    
,lord made a covenant with the  children
 of ,israel1 when they came out of the  
land of ,egypt4    ,nothing else1       
etc4444 ,there was nothing else but the 
tables of the law  within the ark3 but  
on the outside of the ark1 or near the  
ark were  also the rod of ,aaron1 and a 
golden urn with manna1 ,heb4 #i4d4      
#h3aj4 ,and it came to pass1 when the   
priests were come out of the  sanctuary1
 that a cloud filled the house of the   
,lord1    #h3aa4 ,and the priests could 
not stand to minister because of the    
cloud3  for the glory of the ,lord had  
filled the house of the ,lord4    #h3ab4
 ,then ,solomon said3 ,the ,lord said   
that he would dwell in a cloud4         
#h3ac4 ,building1 ,i have built a house 
for thy dwelling1 to be thy most  firm  
throne for ever4    #h3ad4 ,and the king
 turned his face1 and blessed all the   

assembly of  ,israel3 for all the       
assembly of ,israel stood4    #h3ae4    
,and ,solomon said3 ,blessed be the     
,lord the ,god of ,israel1 who  spoke   
with his mouth to ,david1 my father1 and
 with his own hands hath  accomplished  
it1 saying3    #h3af4 ,since the day    
that ,i brought my people ,israel1 out  
of ,egypt1 ,i  chose no city out of all 
the tribes of ,israel1 for a house to be
 built1  that my name might be there3   
but ,i chose ,david to be over my people
  ,israel4    #h3ag4 ,and ,david1 my    
father1 would have built a house to the 
name of the  ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3
    #h3ah4 ,and the ,lord said to       
,david1 my father3 ,whereas1 thou hast  
thought  in thy heart to build a house  
to my name1 thou hast done well in      
having  this same thing in thy mind4    
#h3ai4 ,nevertheless1 thou shalt not    
build me a house1 but thy son1 that     
shall come forth out of thy loins1 he   
shall build a house to my name4         
#h3bj4 ,the ,lord hath performed his    

word which he spoke4 ,and ,i stand in   
the room of ,david1 my father1 and sit  
upon the throne of ,israel1 as the      
,lord promised3 and have built a house  
to the name of the ,lord1 the ,god  of  
,israel4    #h3ba4 ,and ,i have set     
there a place for the ark1 wherein is   
the covenant  of the ,lord1 which he    
made with our fathers1 when they came   
out of the  land of ,egypt4    #h3bb4   
,and ,solomon stood before the altar of 
the ,lord1 in the sight of  the assembly
 of ,israel1 and spread forth his hands 
towards heaven1    #h3bc4 ,and said3    
,lord ,god of ,israel1 there is no ,god 
like thee1 in  heaven above1 or on the  
earth beneath3 who keepest covenant and 
mercy  with thy servants1 that have     
walked before thee with all their heart3
    #h3bd4 ,who hast kept with thy      
servant ,david1 my father1 what thou    
hast  promised him3 with thy mouth thou 
didst speak1 and with thy hands thou    
hast performed1 as this day proveth4    
#h3be4 ,now1 therefore1 ,o ,lord ,god of

 ,israel1 keep with thy servant  ,david1
 my father1 what thou hast spoken to    
him1 saying3 ,there shall not  be taken 
away of thee a man in my sight1 to sit  
on the throne of  ,israel3 yet so that  
thy children take heed to their way1    
that they walk  before me as thou hast  
walked in my sight4    #h3bf4 ,and now1 
,lord ,god of ,israel1 let thy words be 
established1 which  thou hast spoken to 
thy servant ,david1 my father4    #h3bg4
 ,is it then to be thought that ,god    
should indeed dwell upon earth8  for if 
heaven1 and the heavens of heavens1     
cannot contain thee1 how  much less this
 house which ,i have built8    #h3bh4   
,but have regard to the prayer of thy   
servant1 and to his  supplications1 ,o  
,lord1 my ,god3 hear the hymn and the   
prayer1 which thy  servant prayeth      
before thee this day3    #h3bi4 ,that   
thy eyes may be open upon this house1   
night and day3 upon  the house of which 
thou hast said3 ,my name shall be there3
 that thou  mayst hearken to the prayer 

which thy servant prayeth1 in this place
 to  thee3    #h3cj4 ,that thou mayst   
hearken to the supplication of thy      
servant1 and  of thy people ,israel1    
whatsoever they shall pray for in this  
place1 and  hear them in the place of   
thy dwelling in heaven2 and when thou   
hearest1 shew them mercy4    #h3ca4 ,if 
any man trespass against his neighbour1 
and have an oath upon  him1 wherewith he
 is bound1 and come1 because of the     
oath1 before thy  altar1 to thy house1  
#h3cb4 ,then hear thou in heaven3 and do
 and judge thy servants1  condemning the
 wicked1 and bringing his way upon his  
own head1 and  justifying the just1 and 
rewarding him according to his justice4 
#h3cc4 ,if thy people ,israel shall fly 
before their enemies 7because they  will
 sin against thee7 and doing penance1   
and confessing to thy name1  shall come 
and pray1 and make supplications to thee
 in this house3    #h3cd4 ,then hear    
thou in heaven1 and forgive the sin of  
thy people  ,israel1 and bring them back

 to the land which thou gavest to their 
fathers4    #h3ce4 ,if heaven shall be  
shut up1 and there shall be no rain1    
because  of their sins1 and they1       
praying in this place1 shall do penance 
to thy  name1 and shall be converted    
from their sins1 by occasion of their   
afflictions3    #h3cf4 ,then hear thou  
them in heaven1 and forgive the sins of 
thy  servants1 and of thy people        
,israel3 and shew them the good way     
wherein  they should walk1 and give rain
 upon thy land1 which thou hast given to
  thy people in possession4    #h3cg4   
,if a famine arise in the land1 or a    
pestilence1 or corrupt air1  or         
blasting1 or locust1 or mildew2 if their
 enemy afflict them1  besieging the     
gates1 whatsoever plague1 whatsoever    
infirmity1    #h3ch4 ,whatsoever curse  
or imprecation shall happen to any man  
of thy  people ,israel3 when a man shall
 know the wound of his own heart1 and   
shall spread forth his hands in this    
house2    #h3ci4 ,then hear thou in     

heaven1 in the place of thy dwelling1   
and  forgive1 and do so as to give to   
every one according to his ways1 as     
thou shalt see his heart 7for thou only 
knowest the heart of all the  children  
of men7    #h3dj4 ,that they may fear   
thee all the days that they live upon   
the face  of the land1 which thou hast  
given to our fathers4    #h3da4         
,moreover also the stranger1 who is not 
of thy people ,israel1 when  he shall   
come out of a far country for thy name's
 sake1 7for they shall  hear every where
 of thy great name1 and thy mighty hand1
    #h3db4 ,and thy stretched out arm7  
so when he shall come1 and shall pray   
in this place1    #h3dc4 ,then hear thou
 in heaven1 in the firmament of thy     
dwelling place1  and do all those       
things1 for which that stranger shall   
call upon thee3  that all the people of 
the earth may learn to fear thy name1 as
 do thy  people ,israel1 and may prove  
that thy name is called upon on this    
house1 which ,i have built4    #h3dd4   

,if thy people go out to war against    
their enemies1 by what way  soever thou 
shalt send them1 they shall pray to thee
 towards the way of  the city1 which    
thou hast chosen1 and towards the house1
 which ,i have  built to thy name3      
#h3de4 ,and then hear thou in heaven    
their prayers1 and their  supplications1
 and do judgment for them4    #h3df4    
,but if they sin against thee1 7for     
there is no man who sinneth  not7 and   
thou being angry1 deliver them up to    
their enemies1 so that  they be led away
 captives into the land of their        
enemies1 far or near2    #h3dg4 ,then if
 they do penance in their heart1 in the 
place of  captivity1 and being          
converted1 make supplication to thee in 
their  captivity1 saying3 ,we have      
sinned1 we have done unjustly1 we have  
committed wickedness3    #h3dh4 ,and    
return to thee with all their heart1 and
 all their soul1 in  the land of their  
enemies1 to which they have been led    
captives3 and  pray to thee towards the 

way of their land1 which thou gavest to 
their  fathers1 and of the city which   
thou hast chosen1 and of the temple     
which ,i have built to thy name3        
#h3di4 ,then hear thou in heaven1 in the
 firmament of thy throne1 their         
prayers1 and their supplications1 and do
 judgment for them3    #h3ej4 ,and      
forgive thy people1 that have sinned    
against thee1 and all  their iniquities1
 by which they have transgressed against
 thee3 and  give them mercy before them 
that have made them captives1 that they 
may  have compassion on them4    #h3ea4 
,for they are thy people1 and thy       
inheritance1 whom thou hast  brought out
 of the land of ,egypt1 from the midst  
of the furnace of  iron4    #h3eb4 ,that
 thy eyes may be open to the            
supplication of thy servant1 and  of thy
 people ,israel1 to hear them in all    
things for which they shall  call upon  
thee4    #h3ec4 ,for thou hast separated
 them to thyself for an inheritance1    
from  amongst all the people of the     

earth1 as thou hast spoken by ,moses1   
thy  servant1 when thou broughtest our  
fathers out of ,egypt1 ,o ,lord ,god4   
#h3ed4 ,and it came to pass1 when       
,solomon had made an end of praying all 
this prayer and supplication to the     
,lord1 that he rose from before the     
altar of the ,lord3 for he had fixed    
both knees on the ground1 and had       
spread his hands towards heaven4        
#h3ee4 ,and he stood1 and blessed all   
the assembly of ,israel with a loud     
voice1 saying3    #h3ef4 ,blessed be the
 ,lord1 who hath given rest to his      
people ,israel1  according to all that  
he promised3 there hath not failed so   
much as one  word of all the good things
 that he promised by his servant ,moses4
    #h3eg4 ,the ,lord our ,god be with  
us1 as he was with our fathers1 and not 
leave us1 nor cast us off3    #h3eh4    
,but may he incline our hearts to       
himself1 that we may walk in all  his   
ways1 and keep his commandments1 and his
 ceremonies1 and all his  judgments1    

which he commanded our fathers4         
#h3ei4 ,and let these my words1         
wherewith ,i have prayed before the     
,lord1  be nigh unto the ,lord our ,god 
day and night1 that he may do judgment  
for his servant1 and for his people     
,israel1 day by day3    #h3fj4 ,that all
 the people of the earth may know1 that 
the ,lord he is  ,god1 and there is no  
other besides him4    #h3fa4 ,let our   
hearts also be perfect with the ,lord   
our ,god1 that we may  walk in his      
statutes1 and keep his commandments1 as 
at this day4    #h3fb4 ,and the king1   
and all ,israel with him1 offered       
victims before the  ,lord4    #h3fc4    
,and ,solomon slew victims of peace     
offerings1 which he sacrificed  to the  
,lord1 two and twenty thousand oxen1 and
 a hundred and twenty  thousand sheep so
 the king1 and all the children of      
,israel1 dedicated  the temple of the   
,lord4    #h3fd4 ,in that day the king  
sanctified the middle of the court1 that
 was  before the house of the ,lord for 

there he offered the holocaust1 and     
sacrifice1 and the fat of the peace     
offerings3 because the brazen altar     
that was before the ,lord1 was too      
little to receive the holocaust1 and    
sacrifice1 and the fat of the peace     
offerings4    #h3fe4 ,and ,solomon made 
at the same time a solemn feast1 and all
 ,israel  with him1 a great multitude1  
from the entrance of ,emath to the river
 of  ,egypt1 before the ,lord our ,god1 
seven days and seven days1 that is1     
fourteen days4    #h3ff4 ,and on the    
eighth day1 he sent away the people3 and
 they blessed  the king1 and went to    
their dwellings1 rejoicing1 and glad in 
heart1  for all the good things that the
 ,lord had done for ,david1 his servant1
  and for ,israel1 his people4      #c  
,kings ,chapter #i    ,the ,lord        
appeareth again to ,solomon3 he buildeth
 cities3 he sendeth a  fleet to ,ophir4 
#i3a4 ,and it came to pass when ,solomon
 had finished the building of the  house
 of the ,lord1 and the king's house1 and

 all that he desired and  was pleased to
 do1    #i3b4 ,that the ,lord appeared  
to him the second time1 as he had       
appeared  to him in ,gabaon4    #i3c4   
,and the ,lord said to him3 ,i have     
heard thy prayer and thy  supplication1 
which thou hast made before me3 ,i have 
sanctified this  house1 which thou hast 
built1 to put my name there for ever2   
and my  eyes1 and my heart1 shall be    
there always4    #i3d4 ,and if thou wilt
 walk before me1 as thy father walked1  
in  simplicity of heart1 and in         
uprightness3 and wilt do all that ,i    
have  commanded thee1 and wilt keep my  
ordinances1 and my judgments1    ,as thy
 father walked1 in simplicity of        
heart4444 ,that is1 in the  sincerity   
and integrity of a single heart1 as     
opposite to all double  dealing and     
deceit4    #i3e4 ,i will establish the  
throne of thy kingdom over ,israel for  
ever1  as ,i promised ,david1 thy       
father1 saying3 ,there shall not fail a 
man of  thy race upon the throne of     

,israel4    #i3f4 ,but if you and your  
children1 revolting1 shall turn away    
from  following me1 and will not keep my
 commandments1 and my ceremonies1  which
 ,i have set before you1 but will go and
 worship strange gods1 and  adore them3 
#i3g4 ,i will take away ,israel from the
 face of the land which ,i have  given  
them2 and the temple which ,i have      
sanctified to my name1 ,i will  cast out
 of my sight2 and ,israel shall be a    
proverb1 and a byword among  all people4
    #i3h4 ,and this house shall be made 
an example of3 every one that shall     
pass by it1 shall be astonished1 and    
shall hiss1 and say3 ,why hath the      
,lord done thus to this land1 and to    
this house8    #i3i4 ,and they shall    
answer3 ,because they forsook the ,lord 
their ,god1  who brought their fathers  
out of the land of ,egypt1 and followed 
strange gods1 and adored them1 and      
worshipped them3 therefore hath the     
,lord brought upon them all this evil4  
#i3aj4 ,and when twenty years were      

ended1 after ,solomon had built the two 
houses2 that is1 the house of the ,lord1
 and the house of the king1    #i3aa4   
7,hiram1 the king of ,tyre1 furnishing  
,solomon with cedar trees1  and fir     
trees1 and gold1 according to all he had
 need of7 then ,solomon  gave ,hiram    
twenty cities in the land of ,galilee4  
#i3ab4 ,and ,hiram came out of ,tyre1 to
 see the towns which ,solomon had  given
 him1 and they pleased him not2         
#i3ac4 ,and he said3 ,are these the     
cities which thou hast given me1        
brother8 ,and he called them the land of
 ,chabul1 unto this day4    ,chabul4444 
,that is1 dirty or displeasing4         
#i3ad4 ,and ,hiram sent to king ,solomon
 a hundred and twenty talents of  gold4 
#i3ae4 ,this is the sum of the expenses1
 which king ,solomon offered to  build  
the house of the ,lord1 and his own     
house1 and ,mello1 and the wall  of     
,jerusalem1 and ,heser1 and ,mageddo1   
and ,gazer4    #i3af4 ,pharao1 the king 
of ,egypt1 came up and took ,gazer1 and 

burnt it  with fire3 and slew the       
,chanaanite that dwelt in the city1 and 
gave it  for a dowry to his daughter1   
,solomon's wife4    #i3ag4 ,so ,solomon 
built ,gazer1 and ,bethhoron the nether1
    #i3ah4 ,and ,baalath1 and ,palmira1 
in the land of the wilderness4    #i3ai4
 ,and all the towns that belonged to    
himself1 and were not walled1  he       
fortified2 the cities also of the       
chariots1 and the cities of the         
horsemen1 and whatsoever he had a mind  
to build in ,jerusalem1 and in          
,libanus1 and in all the land of his    
dominion4    #i3bj4 ,all the people that
 were left of the ,amorrhites1 and      
,hethites1  and ,pherezites1 and        
,hevites1 and ,jebusites1 that are not  
of the  children of ,israel3    #i3ba4  
,their children1 that were left in the  
land2 to wit1 such as the  children of  
,israel had not been able to destroy1   
,solomon made tributary  unto this day4 
#i3bb4 ,but of the children of ,israel1 
,solomon made not any to be  bondmen1   

but they were warriors1 and his         
servants1 and his princes1 and          
captains1 and overseers of the chariots 
and horses4    #i3bc4 ,and there were   
five hundred and fifty chief officers   
set over all  the works of ,solomon1 and
 they had people under them1 and had    
charge  over the appointed works4       
#i3bd4 ,and the daughter of ,pharao came
 up out of the city of ,david to  her   
house1 which ,solomon had built for her3
 then did he build ,mello4    #i3be4    
,solomon also offered three times every 
year holocausts1 and  victims of peace  
offerings1 upon the altar which he had  
built to the  ,lord1 and he burnt       
incense before the ,lord3 and the temple
 was  finished4    #i3bf4 ,and king     
,solomon made a fleet in ,asiongaber1   
which is by ,ailath1  on the shore of   
the ,red ,sea1 in the land of ,edom4    
#i3bg4 ,and ,hiram sent his servants in 
the fleet1 sailors that had  knowledge  
of the sea1 with the servants of        
,solomon4    #i3bh4 ,and they came to   

,ophir2 and they brought from thence to 
king  ,solomon four hundred and twenty  
talents of gold4      #c ,kings ,chapter
 #aj    ,the queen of ,saba cometh to   
king ,solomon3 his riches and glory4    
#aj3a4 ,and the queen of ,saba having   
heard of the fame of ,solomon in the    
name of the ,lord1 came to try him with 
hard questions4    #aj3b4 ,and entering 
into ,jerusalem with a great train1 and 
riches1 and  camels that carried spices1
 and an immense quantity of gold1 and   
precious stones1 she came to king       
,solomon1 and spoke to him all that  she
 had in her heart4    #aj3c4 ,and       
,solomon informed her of all the things 
she proposed to him3  there was not any 
word the king was ignorant of1 and which
 he could not  answer her4    #aj3d4    
,and when the queen of ,saba saw all the
 wisdom of ,solomon1 and the  house     
which he had built1    #aj3e4 ,and the  
meat of his table1 and the apartments of
 his servants1  and the order of his    
ministers1 and their apparel1 and the   

cupbearers1  and the holocausts1 which  
he offered in the house of the ,lord1   
she had  no longer any spirit in her2   
#aj3f4 ,and she said to the king3 ,the  
report is true1 which ,i heard in my    
own country1    #aj3g4 ,concerning thy  
words1 and concerning thy wisdom4 ,and  
,i did not  believe them that told me1  
till ,i came myself1 and saw with my own
  eyes1 and have found that the half    
hath not been told me3 thy wisdom  and  
thy works exceed the fame which ,i      
heard4    #aj3h4 ,blessed are thy men1  
and blessed are thy servants1 who stand 
before thee always1 and hear thy wisdom4
    #aj3i4 ,blessed be the ,lord thy    
,god1 whom thou hast pleased1 and who   
hath  set thee upon the throne of       
,israel1 because the ,lord hath loved   
,israel  for ever1 and hath appointed   
thee king1 to do judgment and justice4  
#aj3aj4 ,and she gave the king a hundred
 and twenty talents of gold1 and  of    
spices a very great store1 and precious 
stones3 there was brought no  more such 

abundance of spices as these which the  
queen of ,saba gave to  king ,solomon4  
#aj3aa4 7,the navy also of ,hiram1 which
 brought gold from ,ophir1 brought  from
 ,ophir great plenty of thyine trees1   
and precious stones4    #aj3ab4 ,and the
 king made of the thyine trees the rails
 of the house of  the ,lord1 and of the 
king's house3 and citterns and harps for
 singers3  there were no such thyine    
trees as these brought nor seen unto    
this  day47    #aj3ac4 ,and king        
,solomon gave the queen of ,saba all    
that she desired1  and asked of him3    
besides what he offered her of himself  
of his royal  bounty4 ,and she returned1
 and went to her own country1 with her  
servants4    #aj3ad4 ,and the weight of 
the gold that was brought to ,solomon   
every  year1 was six hundred and        
sixty-six talents of gold3    #aj3ae4   
,besides that which the men brought him 
that were over the  tributes1 and the   
merchants1 and they that sold by retail1
 and all the  kings of ,arabia1 and the 

governors of the country4    #aj3af4    
,and ,solomon made two hundred shields  
of the purest gold3 he  allowed six     
hundred sicles of gold for the plates of
 one shield4    #aj3ag4 ,and three      
hundred targets of fine gold3 three     
hundred pounds of  gold covered one     
target3 and the king put them in the    
house of the  forest of ,libanus4       
#aj3ah4 ,king ,solomon also made a great
 throne of ivory3 and overlaid it  with 
the finest gold4    #aj3ai4 ,it had six 
steps3 and the top of the throne was    
round behind3  and there were two hands 
on either side holding the seat3 and two
 lions  stood1 one at each hand1        
#aj3bj4 ,and twelve little lions stood  
upon the six steps1 on the one  side and
 on the other3 there was no such work   
made in any kingdom4    #aj3ba4         
,moreover1 all the vessels out of which 
king ,solomon drank1 were  of gold3 and 
all the furniture of the house of the   
forest of ,libanus  was of most pure    
gold3 there was no silver1 nor was any  

account made of  it in the days of      
,solomon3    #aj3bb4 ,for the king's    
navy1 once in three years1 went with the
 navy of  ,hiram by sea to ,tharsis1 and
 brought from thence gold1 and silver1  
and  elephants' teeth1 and apes1 and    
peacocks4    #aj3bc4 ,and king ,solomon 
exceeded all the kings of the earth in  
riches  and wisdom4    #aj3bd4 ,and all 
the earth desired to see ,solomon's     
face1 to hear his  wisdom1 which ,god   
had given in his heart4    #aj3be4 ,and 
every one brought him presents1 vessels 
of silver and of  gold1 garments1 and   
armour1 and spices1 and horses1 and     
mules1 every  year4    #aj3bf4 ,and     
,solomon gathered together chariots and 
horsemen1 and he had  a thousand four   
hundred chariots1 and twelve thousand   
horsemen3 and he  bestowed them in      
fenced cities1 and with the king in     
,jerusalem4    #aj3bg4 ,and he made     
silver to be as plentiful in ,jerusalem 
as stones3  and cedars to be as common  
as sycamores which grow in the plains4  

#aj3bh4 ,and horses were brought for    
,solomon out of ,egypt1 and ,coa3 for   
the king's merchants bought them out of 
,coa1 and brought them at a set  price4 
#aj3bi4 ,and a chariot of four horses   
came out of ,egypt1 for six hundred     
sicles of silver1 and a horse for a     
hundred and fifty4 ,and after this      
manner did all the kings of the         
,hethites1 and of ,syria1 sell horses4  
#c ,kings ,chapter #aa    ,solomon by   
means of his wives falleth into         
idolatry3 ,god raiseth him  adversaries1
 ,adad1 ,razon1 and ,jeroboam3 ,solomon 
dieth4    #aa3a4 ,and king ,solomon     
loved many strange women1 besides the   
daughter  of ,pharao1 and women of      
,moab1 and of ,ammon1 and of ,edom1 and 
of ,sidon1  and of the ,hethites3       
#aa3b4 ,of the nations concerning which 
the ,lord said to the children of       
,israel3 ,you shall not go in unto them1
 neither shall any of them come  into   
yours3 for they will most certainly turn
 away your hearts to  follow their gods4

 ,and to these was ,solomon joined with 
a most ardent  love4    #aa3c4 ,and he  
had seven hundred wives as queens1 and  
three hundred  concubines3 and the women
 turned away his heart4    #aa3d4 ,and  
when he was now old1 his heart was      
turned away by women to  follow strange 
gods3 and his heart was not perfect with
 the ,lord his  ,god1 as was the heart  
of ,david1 his father4    #aa3e4 ,but   
,solomon worshipped ,astarthe1 the      
goddess of the ,sidonians1  and ,moloch1
 the idol of the ,ammonites4    #aa3f4  
,and ,solomon did that which was not    
pleasing before the ,lord1 and  did not 
fully follow the ,lord1 as ,david1 his  
father4    #aa3g4 ,then ,solomon built a
 temple for ,chamos1 the idol of ,moab1 
on the  hill that is over against       
,jerusalem1 and for ,moloch1 the idol of
 the  children of ,ammon4    #aa3h4 ,and
 he did in this manner for all his wives
 that were strangers1  who burnt        
incense1 and offered sacrifice to their 
gods4    #aa3i4 ,and the ,lord was angry

 with ,solomon1 because his mind was    
turned  away from the ,lord1 the ,god of
 ,israel1 who had appeared to him twice2
    #aa3aj4 ,and had commanded him      
concerning this thing1 that he should   
not  follow strange gods3 but he kept   
not the things which the ,lord          
commanded him4    #aa3aa4 ,the ,lord    
therefore said to ,solomon3 ,because    
thou hast done this1  and hast not kept 
my covenant1 and my precepts1 which ,i  
have commanded  thee1 ,i will divide and
 rend thy kingdom1 and will give it to  
thy  servant4    #aa3ab4 ,nevertheless1 
in thy days ,i will not do it1 for      
,david thy  father's sake3 but ,i will  
rend it out of the hand of thy son4     
#aa3ac4 ,neither will ,i take away the  
whole kingdom2 but ,i will give one     
tribe to thy son1 for the sake of       
,david1 my servant1 and ,jerusalem1     
which ,i have chosen4    ,one tribe4444 
,besides that of ,juda1 his own native  
tribe4    #aa3ad4 ,and the ,lord raised 
up an adversary to ,solomon1 ,adad1 the 

,edomite1 of the king's seed1 in ,edom4 
#aa3ae4 ,for when ,david was in ,edom1  
and ,joab1 the general of the army1  was
 gone up to bury them that were slain1  
and had killed every male in  ,edom1    
#aa3af4 7,for ,joab remained there six  
months with all ,israel1 till he had    
slain every male in ,edom17    #aa3ag4  
,then ,adad fled1 he and certain        
,edomites of his father's  servants1    
with him1 to go into ,egypt3 and ,adad  
was then a little boy4    #aa3ah4 ,and  
they arose out of ,madian1 and came into
 ,pharan1 and they  took men with them  
from ,pharan1 and went into ,egypt1 to  
,pharao1 the  king of ,egypt3 who gave  
him a house1 and appointed him victuals1
 and  assigned him land4    #aa3ai4 ,and
 ,adad found great favour before        
,pharao1 insomuch that he gave  him to  
wife the own sister of his wife1        
,taphnes1 the queen4    #aa3bj4 ,and the
 sister of ,taphnes bore him his son1   
,genubath2 and  ,taphnes brought him up 
in the house of ,pharao3 and ,genubath  

dwelt with  ,pharao among his children4 
#aa3ba4 ,and when ,adad heard in ,egypt 
that ,david slept with his fathers1  and
 that ,joab1 the general of the army1   
was dead1 he said to ,pharao3  ,let me  
depart1 that ,i may go to my own        
country4    #aa3bb4 ,and ,pharao said to
 him3 ,why1 what is wanting to thee with
 me1  that thou seekest to go to thy own
 country8 ,but he answered3 ,nothing2   
yet ,i beseech thee to let me go4       
#aa3bc4 ,god also raised up against him 
an adversary1 ,razon1 the son of        
,eliada1 who had fled from his master1  
,adarezer1 the king of ,soba4    #aa3bd4
 ,and he gathered men against him1 and  
he became a captain of  robbers1 when   
,david slew them of ,soba3 and they went
 to ,damascus1 and  dwelt there1 and    
they made him king in ,damascus4        
#aa3be4 ,and he was an adversary to     
,israel all the days of ,solomon3 and   
this is the evil of ,adad1 and his      
hatred against ,israel2 and he reigned  
in ,syria4    #aa3bf4 ,jeroboam also1   

the son of ,nabat1 an ,ephrathite1 of   
,sareda1 a  servant of ,solomon1 whose  
mother was named ,sarua1 a widow woman1 
lifted  up his hand against the king4   
#aa3bg4 ,and this is the cause of his   
rebellion against him2 for ,solomon     
built ,mello1 and filled up the breach  
of the city of ,david1 his father4      
#aa3bh4 ,and ,jeroboam was a valiant and
 mighty man3 and ,solomon seeing  him a 
young man ingenious and industrious1    
made him chief over the  tributes of all
 the house of ,joseph4    #aa3bi4 ,so it
 came to pass at that time1 that        
,jeroboam went out of  ,jerusalem1 and  
the prophet ,ahias1 the ,silonite1 clad 
with a new  garment1 found him in the   
way3 and they two were alone in the     
field4    #aa3cj4 ,and ,ahias taking his
 new garment1 wherewith he was clad1    
divided  it into twelve parts3          
#aa3ca4 ,and he said to ,jeroboam3 ,take
 to thee ten pieces3 for thus saith  the
 ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3 ,behold1 ,i
 will rend the kingdom out of the  hand 

of ,solomon1 and will give thee ten     
tribes4    #aa3cb4 ,but one tribe shall 
remain to him for the sake of my        
servant1  ,david1 and ,jerusalem1 the   
city which ,i have chosen out of all the
  tribes of ,israel3    #aa3cc4 ,because
 he hath forsaken me1 and hath adored   
,astarthe1 the  goddess of the          
,sidonians1 and ,chamos1 the god of     
,moab1 and ,moloch1 the  god of the     
children of ,ammon3 and hath not walked 
in my ways1 to do  justice before me1   
and to keep my precepts1 and judgments1 
as did  ,david1 his father4    #aa3cd4  
,yet ,i will not take away all the      
kingdom out of his hand1 but ,i  will   
make him prince all the days of his     
life1 for ,david my servant's  sake1    
whom ,i chose1 who kept my commandments1
 and my precepts4    #aa3ce4 ,but ,i    
will take away the kingdom out of his   
son's hand1 and will  give thee ten     
tribes3    #aa3cf4 ,and to his son ,i   
will give one tribe1 that there may     
remain a  lamp for my servant1 ,david1  

before me always in ,jerusalem1 the city
  which ,i have chosen1 that my name    
might be there4    #aa3cg4 ,and ,i will 
take thee1 and thou shalt reign over all
 that thy  soul desireth1 and thou shalt
 be king over ,israel4    #aa3ch4 ,if   
then thou wilt hearken to all that ,i   
shall command thee1 and  wilt walk in my
 ways1 and do what is right before me1  
keeping my  commandments and my         
precepts1 as ,david1 my servant1 did3 ,i
 will be with  thee1 and will build thee
 up a faithful house1 as ,i built a     
house for  ,david1 and ,i will deliver  
,israel to thee3    #aa3ci4 ,and ,i will
 for this afflict the seed of ,david1   
but yet not for  ever4    #aa3dj4       
,solomon1 therefore1 sought to kill     
,jeroboam3 but he arose1 and  fled into 
,egypt1 to ,sesac1 the king of ,egypt1  
and was in ,egypt till the  death of    
,solomon4    #aa3da4 ,and the rest of   
the words of ,solomon1 and all that he  
did and  his wisdom3 behold they are all
 written in the book of the words of the

  days of ,solomon4    ,the book of the 
words1 etc4444 ,this book is lost1 with 
divers others  mentioned in holy writ4  
#aa3db4 ,and the days that ,solomon     
reigned in ,jerusalem1 over all ,israel1
  were forty years4    #aa3dc4 ,and     
,solomon slept with his fathers1 and was
 buried in the city  of ,david1 his     
father2 and ,roboam1 his son1 reigned in
 his stead4    ,solomon slept1 etc4444  
,that is1 died4 ,he was then about      
fifty-eight  years of age1 having       
reigned forty years4      #c ,kings     
,chapter #ab    ,roboam1 following the  
counsel of young men alienateth from him
 the  minds of the people4 ,they make   
,jeroboam king over ten tribes3 he      
setteth up idolatry4    #ab3a4 ,and     
,roboam went to ,sichem3 for thither    
were all ,israel come  together to make 
him king4    #ab3b4 ,but ,jeroboam1 the 
son of ,nabat1 who was yet in ,egypt1 a 
fugitive  from the face of king         
,solomon1 hearing of his death1 returned
 out of  ,egypt4    #ab3c4 ,and they    

sent and called him3 and ,jeroboam came1
 and all the  multitude of ,israel1 and 
they spoke to ,roboam1 saying3    #ab3d4
 ,thy father laid a grievous yoke upon  
us3 now1 therefore1 do thou  take off a 
little of the grievous service of thy   
father1 and of his  most heavy yoke1    
which he put upon us1 and we will serve 
thee4    #ab3e4 ,and he said to them3   
,go till the third day1 and come to me  
again4  ,and when the people was gone1  
#ab3f4 ,king ,roboam took counsel with  
the old men1 that stood before          
,solomon1 his father1 while he yet      
lived1 and he said3 ,what counsel do    
you give me1 that ,i may answer this    
people8    #ab3g4 ,they said to him3 ,if
 thou wilt yield to this people to day1 
and  condescend to them1 and grant their
 petition1 and wilt speak gentle  words 
to them1 they will be thy servants      
always4    #ab3h4 ,but he left the      
counsel of the old men1 which they had  
given him1  and consulted with the young
 men that had been brought up with him1 

and  stood before him4    #ab3i4 ,and he
 said to them3 ,what counsel do you give
 me1 that ,i may  answer this people1   
who have said to me3 ,make the yoke1    
which thy  father put upon us1 lighter8 
#ab3aj4 ,and the young men that had been
 brought up with him1 said3 ,thus  shalt
 thou speak to this people1 who have    
spoken to thee1 saying3 ,thy  father    
made our yoke heavy1 do thou ease us4   
,thou shalt say to them3 ,my  little    
finger is thicker than the back of my   
father4    #ab3aa4 ,and now my father   
put a heavy yoke upon you1 but ,i will  
add to  your yoke3 my father beat you   
with whips1 but ,i will beat you with   
scorpions4    #ab3ab4 ,so ,jeroboam1 and
 all the people1 came to ,roboam the    
third day1  as the king had appointed1  
saying3 ,come to me again the third day4
    #ab3ac4 ,and the king answered the  
people roughly1 leaving the counsel of  
the old men1 which they had given him1  
#ab3ad4 ,and he spoke to them according 
to the counsel of the young men1        

saying3 ,my father made your yoke heavy1
 but ,i will add to your yoke3 ,my      
father beat you with whips1 but ,i will 
beat you with scorpions4    #ab3ae4 ,and
 the king condescended not to the       
people3 for the ,lord was  turned away  
from him1 to make good his word1 which  
he had spoken in the  hand of ,ahias1   
the ,silonite1 to ,jeroboam1 the son of 
,nabat4    #ab3af4 ,then the people1    
seeing that the king would not hearken  
to them1  answered him1 saying3 ,what   
portion have we in ,david8 or what      
inheritance in the son of ,isai8 ,go    
home to thy dwellings1 ,o ,israel3  now1
 ,david1 look to thy own house4 ,so     
,israel departed to their  dwellings4   
#ab3ag4 ,but as for all the children of 
,israel that dwelt in the cities  of    
,juda1 ,roboam reigned over them4       
#ab3ah4 ,then king ,roboam sent ,aduram1
 who was over the tribute3 and all      
,israel stoned him1 and he died4        
,wherefore king ,roboam made haste to   
get  him up into his chariot1 and he    

fled to ,jerusalem3    #ab3ai4 ,and     
,israel revolted from the house of      
,david1 unto this day4    #ab3bj4 ,and  
it came to pass when all ,israel heard  
that ,jeroboam was come  again1 that    
they gathered an assembly1 and sent and 
called him1 and  made him king over all 
,israel1 and there was none that        
followed the  house of ,david but the   
tribe of ,juda only4    ,juda only4444  
,benjamin was a small tribe1 and so     
intermixed with the  tribe of ,juda1    
7the very city of ,jerusalem being      
partly in ,juda1 partly  in ,benjamin17 
that they are here counted but as one   
tribe4    #ab3ba4 ,and ,roboam came to  
,jerusalem1 and gathered together all   
the  house of ,juda1 and the tribe of   
,benjamin1 a hundred fourscore thousand 
chosen men for war1 to fight against the
 house of ,israel1 and to bring  the    
kingdom again under ,roboam1 the son of 
,solomon4    #ab3bb4 ,but the word of   
the ,lord came to ,semeias1 the man of  
,god1  saying3    #ab3bc4 ,speak to     

,roboam1 the son of ,solomon1 the king  
of ,juda1 and to  all the house of      
,juda1 and ,benjamin1 and the rest of   
the people1  saying3    #ab3bd4 ,thus   
saith the ,lord3 ,you shall not go up1  
nor fight against your  brethren1 the   
children of ,israel3 let every man      
return to his house1  for this thing is 
from me4 ,they hearkened to the word of 
the ,lord1 and  returned from their     
journey1 as the ,lord had commanded     
them4    #ab3be4 ,and ,jeroboam built   
,sichem in mount ,ephraim1 and dwelt    
there1 and  going out from thence1 he   
built ,phanuel4    #ab3bf4 ,and         
,jeroboam said in his heart3 ,now shall 
the kingdom return to  the house of     
,david1    #ab3bg4 ,if this people go up
 to offer sacrifices in the house of the
  ,lord at ,jerusalem3 and the heart of 
this people will turn to their lord     
,roboam1 the king of ,juda1 and they    
will kill me1 and return to him4        
#ab3bh4 ,and finding out a device1 he   
made two golden calves1 and said to     

them3 ,go ye up no more to ,jerusalem3  
,behold thy gods1 ,o ,israel1 who       
brought thee out of the land of ,egypt4 
,golden calves4444 ,it is likely1 by    
making his gods in this form1 he        
mimicked the ,egyptians1 among whom he  
had sojourned1 who worshipped  their    
,apis and their ,osiris under the form  
of a bullock4    #ab3bi4 ,and he set the
 one in ,bethel1 and the other in ,dan3 
,bethel and ,dan4444 ,bethel was a city 
of the tribe of ,ephraim in the         
southern part of the dominions of       
,jeroboam1 about six leagues from       
,jerusalem2 ,dan was in the extremity of
 his dominions to the north in  the     
confines of ,syria4    #ab3cj4 ,and this
 thing became an occasion of sin3 for   
the people went to  adore the calf as   
far as ,dan4    #ab3ca4 ,and he made    
temples in the high places1 and priests 
of the  lowest of the people1 who were  
not of the sons of ,levi4    #ab3cb4    
,and he appointed a feast in the eighth 
month1 on the fifteenth  day of the     

month1 after the manner of the feast    
that was celebrated in  ,juda4 ,and     
going up to the altar1 he did in like   
manner in ,bethel1 to  sacrifice to the 
calves1 which he had made3 and he placed
 in ,bethel  priests of the high places1
 which he had made4    #ab3cc4 ,and he  
went up to the altar1 which he had built
 in ,bethel1 on  the fifteenth day of   
the eighth month1 which he had devised  
of his own  heart3 and he ordained a    
feast to the children of ,israel1 and   
went up  on the altar to burn incense4  
#c ,kings ,chapter #ac    ,a prophet    
sent from ,juda to ,bethel foretelleth  
the birth of ,josias1 and  the          
destruction of ,jeroboam's altar4       
,jeroboam's hand offering violence  to  
the prophet withereth1 but is restored  
by the prophet's prayer3 the  same      
prophet is deceived by another prophet1 
and slain by a lion4    #ac3a4 ,and     
behold there came a man of ,god out of  
,juda1 by the word of  the ,lord1 to    
,bethel1 when ,jeroboam was standing    

upon the altar1 and  burning incense4   
#ac3b4 ,and he cried out against the    
altar in the word of the ,lord1 and     
said3 ,o altar1 altar1 thus saith the   
,lord3 ,behold a child shall be born  to
 the house of ,david1 ,josias by name1  
and he shall immolate upon thee  the    
priests of the high places1 who now burn
 incense upon thee1 and he  shall burn  
men's bones upon thee4    #ac3c4 ,and he
 gave a sign the same day1 saying3 ,this
 shall be the sign1  that the ,lord hath
 spoken3 ,behold the altar shall be     
rent1 and the  ashes that are upon it1  
shall be poured out4    #ac3d4 ,and when
 the king had heard the word of the man 
of ,god1 which he  had cried out against
 the altar in ,bethel1 he stretched     
forth his hand  from the altar1 saying3 
,lay hold on him4 ,and his hand which he
  stretched forth against him1 withered3
 and he was not able to draw it  back   
again to him4    #ac3e4 ,the altar also 
was rent1 and the ashes were poured out 
from the  altar1 according to the sign  

which the man of ,god had given before  
in  the word of the ,lord4    #ac3f4    
,and the king said to the man of ,god3  
,entreat the face of the ,lord  thy     
,god1 and pray for me1 that my hand may 
be restored to me4 ,and the  man of ,god
 besought the face of the ,lord1 and the
 king's hand was  restored to him1 and  
it became as it was before4    #ac3g4   
,and the king said to the man of ,god3  
,come home with me to dine1  and ,i will
 make thee presents4    #ac3h4 ,and the 
man of ,god answered the king3 ,if thou 
wouldst give me  half thy house1 ,i will
 not go with thee1 nor eat bread1 nor   
drink water  in this place3    #ac3i4   
,for so it was enjoined me by the word  
of the ,lord commanding me3  ,thou shalt
 not eat bread1 nor drink water1 nor    
return by the same way  that thou       
camest4    #ac3aj4 ,so he departed by   
another way1 and returned not by the way
 that  he came into ,bethel4    #ac3aa4 
,now a certain old prophet dwelt in     
,bethel1 and his sons came to  him1 and 

told him all the works that the man of  
,god had done that day  in ,bethel3 and 
they told their father the words which  
he had spoken to  the king4    #ac3ab4  
,and their father said to them3 ,what   
way went he8 ,his sons shewed  him the  
way by which the man of ,god went1 who  
came out of ,juda4    #ac3ac4 ,and he   
said to his sons3 ,saddle me the ass4   
,and when they had  saddled it1 he got  
up1    #ac3ad4 ,and went after the man  
of ,god1 and found him sitting under a  
turpentine tree3 and he said to him3    
,art thou the man of ,god who camest    
from ,juda8 ,he answered3 ,i am4        
#ac3ae4 ,and he said to him3 ,come home 
with me to eat bread4    #ac3af4 ,but he
 said3 ,i must not return1 nor go with  
thee1 neither will ,i  eat bread1 or    
drink water in this place3    #ac3ag4   
,because the ,lord spoke to me1 in the  
word of the ,lord1 saying3  ,thou shalt 
not eat bread1 and thou shalt not drink 
water there1 nor  return by the way thou
 wentest4    #ac3ah4 ,he said to him3 ,i

 also am a prophet like unto thee3 and  
an angel  spoke to me1 in the word of   
the ,lord1 saying3 ,bring him back with 
thee  into thy house1 that he may eat   
bread1 and drink water4 ,he deceived    
him1    ,an angel spoke to me1 etc4444  
,this old man of ,bethel was indeed a   
prophet1 but he sinned in thus deceiving
 the man of ,god2 the more  because he  
pretended a revelation for what he did4 
#ac3ai4 ,and brought him back with him3 
so he ate bread1 and drank water  in his
 house4    #ac3bj4 ,and as they sat at  
table1 the word of the ,lord came to the
  prophet that brought him back3        
#ac3ba4 ,and he cried out to the man of 
,god who came out of ,juda1 saying3     
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,because thou    
hast not been obedient to the ,lord1    
and hast not kept the commandment which 
the ,lord thy ,god commanded  thee1     
#ac3bb4 ,and hast returned1 and eaten   
bread1 and drunk water in the place     
wherein he commanded thee that thou     
shouldst not eat bread1 nor drink       

water1 thy dead body shall not be       
brought into the sepulchre of thy       
fathers4    #ac3bc4 ,and when he had    
eaten and drunk1 he saddled his ass for 
the  prophet1 whom he had brought back4 
#ac3bd4 ,and when he was gone1 a lion   
found him in the way1 and killed  him1  
and his body was cast in the way3 and   
the ass stood by him1 and  the lion     
stood by the dead body4    ,killed      
him4444 ,thus the ,lord often punishes  
his servants here1 that he  may spare   
them hereafter4 ,for the generality of  
divines are of opinion1  that the sin of
 this prophet1 considered with all its  
circumstances1  was not mortal4         
#ac3be4 ,and behold1 men passing by1 saw
 the dead body cast in the way1  and the
 lion standing by the body4 ,and they   
came and told it in the  city1 wherein  
that old prophet dwelt4    #ac3bf4 ,and 
when that prophet1 who had brought him  
back out of the way1  heard of it1 he   
said3 ,it is the man of ,god1 that was  
disobedient to the  mouth of the ,lord1 

and the ,lord hath delivered him to the 
lion1 and he  hath torn him1 and killed 
him1 according to the word of the ,lord1
 which  he spoke to him4    #ac3bg4 ,and
 he said to his sons3 ,saddle me an ass4
 ,and when they had  saddled it1        
#ac3bh4 ,and he was gone1 he found the  
dead body cast in the way1 and the  ass 
and the lion standing by the carcass3   
the lion had not eaten of the  dead     
body1 nor hurt the ass4    #ac3bi4 ,and 
the prophet took up the body of the man 
of ,god1 and laid it  upon the ass1 and 
going back brought it into the city of  
the old  prophet1 to mourn for him4     
#ac3cj4 ,and he laid his dead body in   
his own sepulchre3 and they mourned     
over him1 saying3 ,alas6 alas1 my       
brother4    #ac3ca4 ,and when they had  
mourned over him1 he said to his sons3  
,when ,i  am dead1 bury me in the       
sepulchre wherein the man of ,god is    
buried3 lay  my bones beside his bones4 
#ac3cb4 ,for assuredly the word shall   
come to pass which he hath foretold  in 

the word of the ,lord1 against the altar
 that is in ,bethel3 and  against all   
the temples of the high places1 that are
 in the cities of  ,samaria4    #ac3cc4 
,after these words1 ,jeroboam came not  
back from his wicked way3  but on the   
contrary1 he made of the meanest of the 
people priests of  the high places3     
whosoever would1 he filled his hand1 and
 he was made a  priest of the high      
places4    #ac3cd4 ,and for this cause  
did the house of ,jeroboam sin1 and was 
cut  off1 and destroyed from the face of
 the earth4      #c ,kings ,chapter #ad 
,ahias prophesieth the destruction of   
the family of ,jeroboam4 ,he dieth1  and
 is succeeded by his son ,nadab4 ,the   
king of ,egypt taketh and  pillageth    
,jerusalem4 ,roboam dieth and his son   
,abiam succeedeth4    #ad3a4 ,at that   
time ,abia1 the son of ,jeroboam1 fell  
sick4    #ad3b4 ,and ,jeroboam said to  
his wife3 ,arise1 and change thy dress1 
that  thou be not known to be the wife  
of ,jeroboam1 and go to ,silo1 where    

,ahias1 the prophet is1 who told me that
 ,i should reign over this  people4     
#ad3c4 ,take also with thee ten loaves1 
and cracknels1 and a pot of  honey1 and 
go to him3 for he will tell thee what   
will become of this  child4    #ad3d4   
,jeroboam's wife did as he told her3 and
 rising up1 went to ,silo1  and came to 
the house of ,ahias2 but he could not   
see1 for his eyes were  dim by reason of
 his age4    #ad3e4 ,and the ,lord said 
to ,ahias3 ,behold the wife of ,jeroboam
 cometh  in1 to consult thee concerning 
her son1 that is sick3 thus and thus    
shalt thou speak to her4 ,so when she   
was coming in1 and made as if she  were 
another woman1    #ad3f4 ,ahias heard   
the sound of her feet1 coming in at the 
door1 and  said3 ,come in1 thou wife of 
,jeroboam3 why dost thou feign thyself  
to be  another8 ,but ,i am sent to thee 
with heavy tidings4    #ad3g4 ,go1 and  
tell ,jeroboam3 ,thus saith the ,lord1  
the ,god of ,israel3  ,for as much as ,i
 exalted thee from among the people1 and

 made thee  prince over my people       
,israel2    #ad3h4 ,and rent the kingdom
 away from the house of ,david1 and gave
 it to  thee1 and thou hast not been as 
my servant1 ,david1 who kept my         
commandments1 and followed me with all  
his heart1 doing that which was  well   
pleasing in my sight3    #ad3i4 ,but    
hast done evil above all that were      
before thee1 and hast made  thee strange
 gods1 and molten gods1 to provoke me to
 anger1 and hast  cast me behind thy    
back3    #ad3aj4 ,therefore1 behold ,i  
will bring evils upon the house of      
,jeroboam1  and will cut off from       
,jeroboam him that pisseth against the  
wall1 and  him that is shut up1 and the 
last in ,israel3 and ,i will sweep away 
the  remnant of the house of ,jeroboam1 
as dung is swept away till all be       
clean4    #ad3aa4 ,them that shall die  
of ,jeroboam in the city1 the dogs shall
 eat3  and them that shall die in the   
field1 the birds of the air shall       
devour3 for the ,lord hath spoken it4   

#ad3ab4 ,arise thou1 therefore1 and go  
to thy house3 and when thy feet  shall  
be entering into the city1 the child    
shall die1    #ad3ac4 ,and all ,israel  
shall mourn for him1 and shall bury him3
 for he  only of ,jeroboam shall be laid
 in a sepulchre1 because in his regard  
there is found a good word from the     
,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 in the      
house of ,jeroboam4    #ad3ad4 ,and the 
,lord hath appointed himself a king over
 ,israel1 who  shall cut off the house  
of ,jeroboam in this day1 and in this   
time3    #ad3ae4 ,and the ,lord ,god    
shall strike ,israel as a reed is shaken
 in the  water3 and he shall root up    
,israel out of this good land1 which he 
gave  to their fathers1 and shall       
scatter them beyond the river3 because  
they  have made to themselves groves1 to
 provoke the ,lord4    #ad3af4 ,and the 
,lord shall give up ,israel for the sins
 of ,jeroboam1 who  hath sinned1 and    
made ,israel to sin4    #ad3ag4 ,and the
 wife of ,jeroboam arose1 and departed1 

and came to  ,thersa3 and when she was  
coming in to the threshold of the house1
 the  child died1    #ad3ah4 ,and they  
buried him4 ,and all ,israel mourned for
 him1 according  to the word of the     
,lord1 which he spoke by the hand of his
 servant  ,ahias1 the prophet4          
#ad3ai4 ,and the rest of the acts of    
,jeroboam1 how he fought1 and how he    
reigned1 behold they are written in the 
book of the words of the days  of the   
kings of ,israel4    ,the book of the   
words of the days of the kings of       
,israel4444 ,this book1  which is often 
mentioned in the ,book of ,kings1 is    
long since lost4 ,for  as to the books  
of ,paralipomenon1 or ,chronicles1      
7which the ,hebrews  call the words of  
the days17 they were certainly written  
after the ,book  of ,kings1 since they  
frequently refer to them4    #ad3bj4    
,and the days that ,jeroboam reigned1   
were two and twenty years3  and he slept
 with his fathers3 and ,nadab1 his son1 
reigned in his  stead4    #ad3ba4 ,and  

,roboam1 the son of ,solomon1 reigned in
 ,juda3 ,roboam was one  and forty years
 old when he began to reign3 and he     
reigned seventeen  years in ,jerusalem1 
the city which the ,lord chose out of   
all the tribes  of ,israel to put his   
name there4 ,and his mother's name was  
,naama1 an  ,ammonitess4    #ad3bb4 ,and
 ,juda did evil in the sight of the     
,lord1 and provoked him  above all that 
their fathers had done1 in their sins   
which they  committed4    #ad3bc4 ,for  
they also built them altars1 and        
statues1 and groves1 upon  every high   
hill1 and under every green tree3       
#ad3bd4 ,there were also the effeminate 
in the land1 and they did  according to 
all the abominations of the people1 whom
 the ,lord had  destroyed before the    
face of the children of ,israel4    ,the
 effeminate4444 ,catamites1 or men      
addicted to unnatural lust4    #ad3be4  
,and in the fifth year of the reign of  
,roboam1 ,sesac1 king of  ,egypt1 came  
up against ,jerusalem4    #ad3bf4 ,and  

he took away the treasures of the house 
of the ,lord1 and the  king's treasures1
 and carried all off3 as also the       
shields of gold  which ,solomon had     
made3    #ad3bg4 ,and ,roboam made      
shields of brass instead of them1 and   
delivered  them into the hand of the    
captains of the shieldbearers1 and of   
them  that kept watch before the gate of
 the king's house4    #ad3bh4 ,and when 
the king went into the house of the     
,lord1 they whose  office it was to go  
before him1 carried them3 and afterwards
 they  brought them back to the armoury 
of the shieldbearers4    #ad3bi4 ,now   
the rest of the acts of ,roboam1 and all
 that he did1 behold  they are written  
in the book of the words of the days of 
the kings of  ,juda4    #ad3cj4 ,and    
there was war between ,roboam and       
,jeroboam always4    #ad3ca4 ,and       
,roboam slept with his fathers1 and was 
buried with them1 in  the city of       
,david3 and his mother's name was       
,naama1 an ,ammonitess3 and  ,abiam1 his

 son1 reigned in his stead4      #c     
,kings ,chapter #ae    ,the acts of     
,abiam and of ,asa kings of ,juda4 ,and 
of ,nadab and ,baasa  kings of ,israel4 
#ae3a4 ,now in the eighteenth year of   
the reign of ,jeroboam1 the son of      
,nabat1 ,abiam reigned over ,juda4      
#ae3b4 ,he reigned three years in       
,jerusalem3 the name of his mother was  
,maacha1 the daughter of ,abessalom4    
,maacha1 etc4444 ,she is called         
elsewhere ,michaia1 daughter of ,uriel2 
but  it was common in those days for the
 same person to have two names4         
#ae3c4 ,and he walked in all the sins of
 his father1 which he had done  before  
him3 and his heart was not perfect with 
the ,lord his ,god1 as was  the heart of
 ,david1 his father4    #ae3d4 ,but for 
,david's sake the ,lord his ,god gave   
him a lamp in  ,jerusalem1 to set up his
 son after him1 and to establish        
,jerusalem3    #ae3e4 ,because ,david   
had done that which was right in the    
eyes of the  ,lord1 and had not turned  

aside from any thing that he commanded  
him1  all the days of his life1 except  
the matter of ,urias1 the ,hethite4     
#ae3f4 ,but there was war between       
,roboam and ,jeroboam all the time of   
his  life4    #ae3g4 ,and the rest of   
the words of ,abiam1 and all that he    
did1 are they  not written in the book  
of the words of the days of the kings of
 ,juda8  ,and there was war between     
,abiam and ,jeroboam4    #ae3h4 ,and    
,abiam slept with his fathers1 and they 
buried him in the city  of ,david3 and  
,asa1 his son1 reigned in his stead4    
#ae3i4 ,so in the twentieth year of     
,jeroboam1 king of ,israel1 reigned     
,asa1 king of ,juda1    #ae3aj4 ,and he 
reigned one and forty years in          
,jerusalem4 ,his mother's  name was     
,maacha1 the daughter of ,abessalom4    
,his mother1 etc4444 ,that is1 his      
grandmother2 unless we suppose1 which   
is not improbable1 that the ,maacha here
 named is different from the  ,maacha   
mentioned1 ver4 #b4    #ae3aa4 ,and ,asa

 did that which was right in the sight  
of the ,lord1 as  did ,david1 his       
father3    #ae3ab4 ,and he took away the
 effeminate out of the land1 and removed
 all  the filth of the idols1 which his 
fathers had made4    #ae3ac4 ,moreover1 
he also removed his mother1 ,maacha1    
from being the  princess in the         
sacrifices of ,priapus1 and in the grove
 which she had  consecrated to him3 and 
he destroyed her den1 and broke in      
pieces the  filthy idol1 and burnt it by
 the torrent ,cedron3    #ae3ad4 ,but   
the high places he did not take away4   
,nevertheless1 the  heart of ,asa was   
perfect with the ,lord all his days3    
,the high places4444 ,there were excelsa
 or high places of two different  kinds4
 ,some were set up1 and dedicated to the
 worship of idols1 or  strange gods2 and
 these ,asa removed1 #b ,par4 #ad4b2    
others were only  altars of the true    
,god1 but were erected contrary to the  
law1 which  allowed of no sacrifices but
 in the temple2 and these were not      

removed  by ,asa4--,ibid4 ,perfect with 
the ,lord4444 ,asa had his faults2 but  
never  forsook the worship of the ,lord4
    #ae3ae4 ,and he brought in the      
things which his father had dedicated1  
and  he had vowed1 into the house of the
 ,lord1 silver and gold1 and vessels4   
#ae3af4 ,and there was war between ,asa1
 and ,baasa1 king of ,israel1 all  their
 days4    #ae3ag4 ,and ,baasa1 king of  
,israel1 went up against ,juda1 and     
built ,rama1  that no man might go out  
or come in of the side of ,asa1 king of 
,juda4    #ae3ah4 ,then ,asa took all   
the silver and gold that remained in the
  treasures of the house of the ,lord1  
and in the treasures of the king's      
house1 and delivered it into the hands  
of his servants3 and sent them  to      
,benadad1 son of ,tabremon1 the son of  
,hezion1 king of ,syria1 who  dwelt in  
,damascus1 saying3    #ae3ai4 ,there is 
a league between me and thee1 and       
between my father and  thy father3      
therefore ,i have sent thee presents of 

silver and gold3 and  ,i desire thee to 
come1 and break thy league with ,baasa1 
king of ,israel1  that he may depart    
from me4    #ae3bj4 ,benadad1 hearkening
 to king ,asa1 sent the captains of his 
army  against the cities of ,israel1 and
 they smote ,ahion1 and ,dan1 and       
,abeldomum ,maacha1 and all ,cenneroth2 
that is all the land of ,nephthali4     
#ae3ba4 ,and when ,baasa had heard this1
 he left off building ,rama1 and        
returned into ,thersa4    #ae3bb4 ,but  
king ,asa sent word into all ,juda1     
saying3 ,let no man be  excused3 and    
they took away the stones from ,rama1   
and the timber  thereof1 wherewith      
,baasa had been building1 and with them 
king ,asa  built ,gabaa of ,benjamin1   
and ,maspha4    #ae3bc4 ,but the rest of
 all the acts of ,asa1 and all his      
strength1 and  all that he did1 and the 
cities that he built1 are they not      
written in  the book of the words of the
 days of the kings of ,juda8 ,but in the
 time  of his old age he was diseased in

 his feet4    #ae3bd4 ,and he slept with
 his fathers1 and was buried with them  
in the  city of ,david1 his father4 ,and
 ,josaphat1 his son1 reigned in his     
place4    #ae3be4 ,but ,nadab1 the son  
of ,jeroboam1 reigned over ,israel the  
second  year of ,asa1 king of ,juda3 and
 he reigned over ,israel two years4     
#ae3bf4 ,and he did evil in the sight of
 the ,lord1 and walked in the ways  of  
his father1 and in his sins1 wherewith  
he made ,israel to sin4    #ae3bg4 ,and 
,baasa1 the son of ,ahias1 of the house 
of ,issachar1 conspired  against him1   
and slew him in ,gebbethon1 which is a  
city of the  ,philistines3 for ,nadab   
and all ,israel besieged ,gebbethon4    
#ae3bh4 ,so ,baasa slew him in the third
 year of ,asa1 king of ,juda1 and       
reigned in his place4    #ae3bi4 ,and   
when he was king1 he cut off all the    
house of ,jeroboam3 he  left not so much
 as one soul of his seed1 till he had   
utterly destroyed  him1 according to the
 word of the ,lord1 which he had spoken 

in the hand  of ,ahias1 the ,silonite3  
#ae3cj4 ,because of the sin of          
,jeroboam1 which he had sinned1 and     
wherewith he had made ,israel to sin1   
and for the offence wherewith he        
provoked the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel4
    #ae3ca4 ,but the rest of the acts of
 ,nadab1 and all that he did1 are they  
not written in the book of the words of 
the days of the kings of  ,israel8      
#ae3cb4 ,and there was war between ,asa 
and ,baasa1 the king of ,israel1 all    
their days4    #ae3cc4 ,in the third    
year of ,asa1 king of ,juda1 ,baasa1 the
 son of ,ahias1  reigned over all       
,israel1 in ,thersa1 four and twenty    
years4    #ae3cd4 ,and he did evil      
before the ,lord1 and walked in the ways
 of  ,jeroboam1 and in his sins1        
wherewith he made ,israel to sin4       
#c ,kings ,chapter #af    ,jehu         
prophesieth against ,baasa3 his son ,ela
 is slain and all his family  destroyed 
by ,zambri4 ,of the reign of ,amri      
father of ,achab4    #af3a4 ,then the   

word of the ,lord came to ,jehu1 the son
 of ,hanani1  against ,baasa1 saying3   
#af3b4 ,for as much as ,i have exalted  
thee out of the dust and made thee      
prince over my people ,israel1 and thou 
hast walked in the way of  ,jeroboam1   
and hast made my people ,israel to sin1 
to provoke me to anger  with their sins3
    #af3c4 ,behold ,i will cut down the 
posterity of ,baasa1 and the posterity  
of his house1 and ,i will make thy house
 as the house of ,jeroboam1 the  son of 
,nabat4    #af3d4 ,him that dieth of    
,baasa1 in the city1 the dogs shall eat3
 and him  that dieth of his in the      
country1 the fowls of the air shall     
devour4    #af3e4 ,but the rest of the  
acts of ,baasa1 and all that he did1 and
 his  battles1 are they not written in  
the book of the words of the days of    
the kings of ,israel8    #af3f4 ,so     
,baasa slept with his fathers1 and was  
buried in ,thersa3 and  ,ela1 his son1  
reigned in his stead4    #af3g4 ,and    
when the word of the ,lord came in the  

hand of ,jehu1 the son  of ,hanani1 the 
prophet1 against ,baasa1 and against his
 house1 and  against all the evil that  
he had done before the ,lord1 to provoke
 him  to anger by the works of his      
hands1 to become as the house of        
,jeroboam3  for this cause he slew him2 
that is to say1 ,jehu1 the son of       
,hanani1  the prophet4    #af3h4 ,in the
 six and twentieth year of ,asa1 king of
 ,juda1 ,ela1 the son  of ,baasa1       
reigned over ,israel1 in ,thersa1 two   
years4    #af3i4 ,and his servant       
,zambri1 who was captain of half the    
horsemen1  rebelled against him3 now    
,ela was drinking in ,thersa1 and drunk 
in the  house of ,arsa1 the governor of 
,thersa4    #af3aj4 ,and ,zambri rushing
 in1 struck him1 and slew him1 in the   
seven  and twentieth year of ,asa1 king 
of ,juda and he reigned in his stead4   
#af3aa4 ,and when he was king1 and sat  
upon his throne1 he slew all the  house 
of ,baasa1 and he left not one thereof  
to piss against a wall and  all his     

kinsfolks and friends4    #af3ab4 ,and  
,zambri destroyed all the house of      
,baasa1 according to the  word of the   
,lord1 that he had spoken to ,baasa1 in 
the hand of ,jehu1 the  prophet1        
#af3ac4 ,for all the sins of ,baasa1 and
 the sins of ,ela1 his son1 who  sinned1
 and made ,israel to sin1 provoking the 
,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1  with their 
vanities4    #af3ad4 ,but the rest of   
the acts of ,ela1 and all that he did1  
are they  not written in the book of the
 words of the days of the kings of      
,israel8    #af3ae4 ,in the seven and   
twentieth year of ,asa1 king of ,juda1  
,zambri  reigned seven days in ,thersa3 
now the army was besieging ,gebbethon1 a
  city of the ,philistines4    #af3af4  
,and when they heard that ,zambri had   
rebelled1 and slain the  king1 all      
,israel made ,amri their king1 who was  
general over ,israel in  the camp that  
day4    #af3ag4 ,and ,amri went up1 and 
all ,israel with him1 from ,gebbethon1  
and  they besieged ,thersa4    #af3ah4  

,and ,zambri1 seeing that the city was  
about to be taken1 went  into the       
palace1 and burnt himself with the      
king's house3 and he died    #af3ai4 ,in
 his sins1 which he had sinned1 doing   
evil before the ,lord1  and walking in  
the way of ,jeroboam1 and in his sin1   
wherewith he made  ,israel to sin4      
#af3bj4 ,but the rest of the acts of    
,zambri1 and of his conspiracy and      
tyranny1 are they not written in the    
book of the words of the days of  the   
kings of ,israel8    #af3ba4 ,then were 
the people of ,israel divided into two  
parts3 one half  of the people followed 
,thebni1 the son of ,gineth1 to make him
 king3 and  one half followed ,amri4    
#af3bb4 ,but the people that were with  
,amri1 prevailed over the people  that  
followed ,thebni1 the son of ,gineth3   
and ,thebni died1 and ,amri  reigned4   
#af3bc4 ,in the one and thirtieth year  
of ,asa1 king of ,juda1 ,amri reigned   
over ,israel twelve years3 in ,thersa he
 reigned six years4    ,in the one and  

thirtieth year1 etc4444 ,amri began to  
reign in the seven  and twentieth year  
of ,asa2 but had not quiet possession of
 the kingdom  till the death of his     
competitor ,thebni1 which was in the one
 and  thirtieth year of ,asa's reign4   
#af3bd4 ,and he bought the hill of      
,samaria of ,semer1 for two talents of  
silver3 and he built upon it1 and he    
called the city which he built          
,samaria1 after the name of ,semer1 the 
owner of the hill4    #af3be4 ,and ,amri
 did evil in the sight of the ,lord1 and
 acted wickedly  above all that were    
before him4    #af3bf4 ,and he walked in
 all the way of ,jeroboam1 the son of   
,nabat1 and  in his sins1 wherewith he  
made ,israel to sin3 to provoke the     
,lord1 the  ,god of ,israel1 to anger   
with their vanities4    ,with their     
vanities4444 ,that is1 their idols their
 golden calves1 vain1  false1 deceitful 
things4    #af3bg4 ,now the rest of the 
acts of ,amri1 and the battles he       
fought1 are  they not written in the    

book of the words of the days of the    
kings of  ,israel8    #af3bh4 ,and ,amri
 slept with his fathers1 and was buried 
in ,samaria1 and  ,achab1 his son1      
reigned in his stead4    #af3bi4 ,now   
,achab1 the son of ,amri1 reigned over  
,israel in the eight and  thirtieth year
 of ,asa1 king of ,juda4 ,and ,achab1   
the son of ,amri1  reigned over ,israel 
in ,samaria two and twenty years4       
#af3cj4 ,and ,achab1 the son of ,amri1  
did evil in the sight of the ,lord      
above all that were before him4         
#af3ca4 ,nor was it enough for him to   
walk in the sins of ,jeroboam1 the  son 
of ,nabat3 but he also took to wife     
,jezabel1 daughter of ,ethbaal1  king of
 the ,sidonians4 ,and he went1 and      
served ,baal1 and adored him4    #af3cb4
 ,and he set up an altar for ,baal1 in  
the temple of ,baal1 which he  had built
 in ,samaria2    #af3cc4 ,and he planted
 a grove3 and ,achab did more to provoke
 the ,lord1  the ,god of ,israel1 than  
all the kings of ,israel that were      

before him4    #af3cd4 ,in his days     
,hiel1 of ,bethel1 built ,jericho3 in   
,abiram1 his  firstborn1 he laid its    
foundations3 and in his youngest son1   
,segub1 he  set up the gates thereof3   
according to the word of the ,lord1     
which he  spoke in the hand of ,josue1  
the son of ,nun4      #c ,kings ,chapter
 #ag    ,elias shutteth up the heaven   
from raining4 ,he is fed by ravens1 and 
afterwards by a widow of ,sarephta4 ,he 
raiseth the window's son to life4       
#ag3a4 ,and ,elias the ,thesbite1 of the
 inhabitants of ,galaad1 said to        
,achab3 ,as the ,lord liveth1 the ,god  
of ,israel1 in whose sight ,i stand1    
there shall not be dew nor rain these   
years1 but according to the words  of my
 mouth4    #ag3b4 ,and the word of the  
,lord came to him1 saying3    #ag3c4    
,get thee hence1 and go towards the     
east1 and hide thyself by the  torrent  
of ,carith1 which is over against the   
,jordan2    #ag3d4 ,and there thou shalt
 drink of the torrent3 and ,i have      

commanded  the ravens to feed thee      
there4    #ag3e4 ,so he went1 and did   
according to the word of the ,lord3 and 
going1  he dwelt by the torrent ,carith1
 which is over against the ,jordan4     
#ag3f4 ,and the ravens brought him bread
 and flesh in the morning1 and  bread   
and flesh in the evening2 and he drank  
of the torrent4    #ag3g4 ,but after    
some time the torrent was dried up3 for 
it had not  rained upon the earth4      
#ag3h4 ,then the word of the ,lord came 
to him1 saying3    #ag3i4 ,arise1 and go
 to ,sarephta of the ,sidonians1 and    
dwell there3 for  ,i have commanded a   
widow woman there to feed thee4         
,sarephta of the ,sidonians4444 ,that   
is1 a city of the ,sidonians4    #ag3aj4
 ,he arose1 and went to ,sarephta4 ,and 
when he was come to the gate  of the    
city1 he saw the widow woman gathering  
sticks1 and he called  her1 and said to 
her3 ,give me a little water in a       
vessel1 that ,i may  drink4    #ag3aa4  
,and when she was going to fetch it1 he 

called after her1 saying3  ,bring me    
also1 ,i beseech thee1 a morsel of bread
 in thy hand4    #ag3ab4 ,and she       
answered3 ,as the ,lord thy ,god liveth1
 ,i have no bread1  but only a handful  
of meal in a pot1 and a little oil in a 
cruise3  behold ,i am gathering two     
sticks1 that ,i may go in and dress it1 
for me  and my son1 that we may eat it  
and die4    #ag3ac4 ,and ,elias said to 
her3 ,fear not2 but go1 and do as thou  
hast  said but first make for me of the 
same meal a little hearth cake1 and     
bring it to me1 and after make for      
thyself and thy son4    #ag3ad4 ,for    
thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of       
,israel3 ,the pot of meal  shall not    
waste1 nor the cruise of oil be         
diminished1 until the day  wherein the  
,lord will give rain upon the face of   
the earth4    #ag3ae4 ,she went1 and did
 according to the word of ,elias3 and he
 ate1  and she1 and her house3 and from 
that day    #ag3af4 ,the pot of meal    
wasted not1 and the cruise of oil was   

not  diminished according to the word of
 the ,lord1 which he spoke in the  hand 
of ,elias4    #ag3ag4 ,and it came to   
pass after this1 that the son of the    
woman1 the  mistress of the house1 fell 
sick1 and the sickness was very         
grievous1  so that there was no breath  
left in him4    #ag3ah4 ,and she said to
 ,elias3 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 
thou man of  ,god8 art thou come to me1 
that my iniquities should be remembered1
 and  that thou shouldst kill my son8   
#ag3ai4 ,and ,elias said to her3 ,give  
me thy son4 ,and he took him out of  her
 bosom1 and carried him into the upper  
chamber where he abode1 and  laid him   
upon his own bed4    #ag3bj4 ,and he    
cried to the ,lord1 and said3 ,o ,lord1 
my ,god1 hast thou  afflicted also the  
widow1 with whom ,i am after a sort     
maintained1 so as  to kill her son8     
#ag3ba4 ,and he stretched1 and measured 
himself upon the child three  times1 and
 cried to the ,lord1 and said3 ,o ,lord1
 my ,god1 let the soul of  this child1  

,i beseech thee1 return into his body4  
#ag3bb4 ,and the ,lord heard the voice  
of ,elias3 and the soul of the child    
returned into him1 and he revived4      
#ag3bc4 ,and ,elias took the child1 and 
brought him down from the upper  chamber
 to the house below1 and delivered him  
to his mother1 and said  to her3 ,behold
 thy son liveth4    #ag3bd4 ,and the    
woman said to ,elias3 ,now by this ,i   
know that thou art a  man of ,god1 and  
the word of the ,lord in thy mouth is   
true4      #c ,kings ,chapter #ah       
,elias cometh before ,achab4 ,he        
convinceth the false prophets by        
bringing  fire from heaven3 he obtaineth
 rain by his prayer4    #ah3a4 ,after   
many days1 the word of the ,lord came to
 ,elias1 in the third  year1 saying3    
,go1 and shew thyself to ,achab1 that ,i
 may give rain upon  the face of the    
earth4    #ah3b4 ,and ,elias went to    
shew himself to ,achab1 and there was a 
grievous  famine in ,samaria4    #ah3c4 
,and ,achab called ,abdias the governor 

of his house3 now ,abdias  feared the   
,lord very much4    #ah3d4 ,for when    
,jezabel killed the prophets of the     
,lord1 he took a  hundred prophets1 and 
hid them by fifty and fifty in caves1   
and fed  them with bread and water4     
#ah3e4 ,and ,achab said to ,abdias3 ,go 
into the land unto all fountains of     
waters1 and into all valleys1 to see if 
we can find grass1 and save the  horses 
and mules1 that the beasts may not      
utterly perish4    #ah3f4 ,and they     
divided the countries between them1 that
 they might go  round about them3 ,achab
 went one way1 and ,abdias another way  
by  himself4    #ah3g4 ,and as ,abdias  
was in the way1 ,elias met him3 and he  
knew him1 and  fell on his face1 and    
said3 ,art thou my lord ,elias8         
#ah3h4 ,and he answered3 ,i am4 ,go1 and
 tell thy master3 ,elias is here4       
#ah3i4 ,and he said3 ,what have ,i      
sinned1 that thou wouldst deliver me1   
thy servant1 into the hand of ,achab1   
that he should kill me8    #ah3aj4 ,as  

the ,lord thy ,god liveth1 there is no  
nation or kingdom1  whither my lord hath
 not sent to seek thee3 and when all    
answered3 ,he  is not here3 he took an  
oath of every kingdom and nation1       
because thou  wast not found4    #ah3aa4
 ,and now thou sayest to me3 ,go and    
tell thy master3 ,elias is  here4       
#ah3ab4 ,and when ,i am gone from thee1 
the ,spirit of the ,lord will carry     
thee into a place that ,i know not3 and 
,i shall go in and tell ,achab2  and he1
 not finding thee1 will kill me3 but thy
 servant feareth the  ,lord from his    
infancy4    #ah3ac4 ,hath it not been   
told thee1 my lord1 what ,i did when    
,jezabel  killed the prophets of the    
,lord2 how ,i hid a hundred men of the  
prophets of the ,lord1 by fifty and     
fifty in caves1 and fed them with  bread
 and water8    #ah3ad4 ,and now thou    
sayest3 ,go and tell thy master3 ,elias 
is here3 that  he may kill me4          
#ah3ae4 ,and ,elias said3 ,as the ,lord 
of hosts liveth1 before whose face ,i   

stand1 this day ,i will shew myself unto
 him4    #ah3af4 ,abdias therefore went 
to meet ,achab1 and told him3 and ,achab
  came to meet ,elias4    #ah3ag4 ,and  
when he had seen him1 he said3 ,art thou
 he that troublest  ,israel8    #ah3ah4 
,and he said3 ,i have not troubled      
,israel1 but thou and thy  father's     
house1 who have forsaken the            
commandments of the ,lord1 and  have    
followed ,baalim4    #ah3ai4            
,nevertheless send now1 and gather unto 
me all ,israel1 unto ,mount  ,carmel1   
and the prophets of ,baal four hundred  
and fifty1 and the  prophets of the     
groves four hundred1 who eat at         
,jezabel's table4    #ah3bj4 ,achab sent
 to all the children of ,israel1 and    
gathered together  the prophets unto    
mount ,carmel4    #ah3ba4 ,and ,elias   
coming to all the people1 said3 ,how    
long do you halt  between two sides8 ,if
 the ,lord be ,god1 follow him3 but if  
,baal1 then  follow him4 ,and the people
 did not answer him a word4    #ah3bb4  

,and ,elias said again to the people3 ,i
 only remain a prophet of  the ,lord3   
but the prophets of ,baal are four      
hundred and fifty men4    #ah3bc4 ,let  
two bullocks be given us1 and let them  
choose one bullock  for themselves1 and 
cut it in pieces1 and lay it upon wood1 
but put no  fire under3 and ,i will     
dress the other bullock1 and lay it on  
wood1 and  put no fire under it4        
#ah3bd4 ,call ye on the names of your   
gods1 and ,i will call on the name  of  
my ,lord3 and the ,god that shall answer
 by fire1 let him be ,god4 ,and  all the
 people answering1 said3 ,a very good   
proposal4    #ah3be4 ,then ,elias said  
to the prophets of ,baal3 ,choose you   
one bullock  and dress it first1 because
 you are many3 and call on the names of 
your  gods2 but put no fire under4      
#ah3bf4 ,and they took the bullock1     
which he gave them1 and dressed it3  and
 they called on the name of ,baal from  
morning even until noon1  saying3 ,o    
,baal1 hear us4 ,but there was no voice1

 nor any that answered3  and they leaped
 over the altar that they had made4     
#ah3bg4 ,and when it was now noon1      
,elias jested at them1 saying3 ,cry with
  a louder voice3 for he is a god2 and  
perhaps he is talking1 or is in an  inn1
 or on a journey2 or perhaps he is      
asleep1 and must be awaked4    #ah3bh4  
,so they cried with a loud voice1 and   
cut themselves after their  manner with 
knives and lancets1 till they were all  
covered with blood4    #ah3bi4 ,and     
after midday was past1 and while they   
were prophesying1 the  time was come of 
offering sacrifice1 and there was no    
voice heard1 nor  did any one answer1   
nor regard them as they prayed4         
#ah3cj4 ,elias said to all the people3  
,come ye unto me4 ,and the people       
coming near unto him1 he repaired the   
altar of the ,lord1 that was  broken    
down3    #ah3ca4 ,and he took twelve    
stones1 according to the number of the  
tribes  of the sons of ,jacob to whom   
the word of the ,lord came1 saying3     

,israel  shall be thy name4    #ah3cb4  
,and he built with the stones an altar  
to the name of the ,lord3  and he made a
 trench for water1 of the breadth of two
 furrows1 round  about the altar4       
#ah3cc4 ,and he laid the wood in order1 
and cut the bullock in pieces1  and laid
 it upon the wood4    #ah3cd4 ,and he   
said3 ,fill four buckets with water1 and
 pour it upon the  burnt offering1 and  
upon the wood4 ,and again he said3 ,do  
the same the  second time4 ,and when    
they had done it the second time1 he    
said3 ,do the  same also the third time4
 ,and they did so the third time4       
#ah3ce4 ,and the water run round about  
the altar1 and the trench was  filled   
with water4    #ah3cf4 ,and when it was 
now time to offer the holocaust1 ,elias1
 the  prophet1 came near and said3 ,o   
,lord ,god of ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and 
,israel1 shew this day that thou art the
 ,god of ,israel1 and ,i thy  servant1  
and that according to thy commandment ,i
 have done all these  things4    #ah3cg4

 ,hear me1 ,o ,lord1 hear me3 that this 
people may learn that thou  art the     
,lord ,god1 and that thou hast turned   
their heart again4    #ah3ch4 ,then the 
fire of the ,lord fell1 and consumed the
 holocaust1 and  the wood1 and the      
stones1 and the dust1 and licked up the 
water that  was in the trench4          
#ah3ci4 ,and when all the people saw    
this1 they fell on their faces1 and     
they said3 ,the ,lord1 he is ,god2 the  
,lord1 he is ,god4    #ah3dj4 ,and      
,elias said to them3 ,take the prophets 
of ,baal1 and let not  one of them      
escape4 ,and when they had taken them1  
,elias brought them  down to the torrent
 ,cison1 and killed them there4         
#ah3da4 ,and ,elias said to ,achab3 ,go 
up1 eat and drink3 for there is a  sound
 of abundance of rain4    #ah3db4 ,achab
 went up to eat and drink3 and ,elias   
went up to the top of  ,carmel1 and     
casting himself down upon the earth1 put
 his face between  his knees1    #ah3dc4
 ,and he said to his servant3 ,go up1   

and look towards the sea4 ,and  he went 
up1 and looked1 and said3 ,there is     
nothing4 ,and again he said  to him3    
,return seven times4    #ah3dd4 ,and at 
the seventh time3 ,behold a little cloud
 arose out of the  sea like a man's     
foot4 ,and he said3 ,go up1 and say to  
,achab3 ,prepare  thy chariot1 and go   
down1 lest the rain prevent thee4       
#ah3de4 ,and while he turned himself    
this way and that way1 behold the       
heavens grew dark1 with clouds and wind1
 and there fell a great rain4  ,and     
,achab getting up1 went away to         
,jezrahel3    #ah3df4 ,and the hand of  
the ,lord was upon ,elias1 and he girded
 up his  loins1 and ran before ,achab1  
till he came to ,jezrahel4      #c      
,kings ,chapter #ai    ,elias1 fleeing  
from ,jezabel1 is fed by an angel in the
 desert2 and by  the strength of that   
food walketh forty days1 till he cometh 
to ,horeb1  where he hath a vision of   
,god4    #ai3a4 ,and ,achab told        
,jezabel all that ,elias had done1 and  

how he had  slain all the prophets with 
the sword4    #ai3b4 ,and ,jezabel sent 
a messenger to ,elias1 saying3 ,such and
 such  things may the gods do to me1 and
 add still more1 if by this hour to     
morrow ,i make not thy life as the life 
of one of them4    #ai3c4 ,then ,elias  
was afraid1 and rising up1 he went      
whithersoever he  had a mind3 and he    
came to ,bersabee of ,juda1 and left his
 servant  there1    #ai3d4 ,and he went 
forward1 one day's journey into the     
desert4 ,and when  he was there1 and sat
 under a juniper tree1 he requested for 
his soul  that he might die1 and said3  
,it is enough for me1 ,lord2 take away  
my  soul3 for ,i am no better than my   
fathers4    ,that he might die4444      
,elias requested to die1 not out of     
impatience or  pusillanimity1 but out of
 zeal against sin2 and that he might no 
longer  be witness of the miseries of   
his people2 and the war they were waging
  against ,god and his servants4 ,see   
ver4 #aj4    #ai3e4 ,and he cast himself

 down1 and slept in the shadow of the   
juniper  tree3 and behold an angel of   
the ,lord touched him1 and said to him3 
,arise and eat4    #ai3f4 ,he looked1   
and behold there was at his head a      
hearth cake1 and a  vessel of water3 and
 he ate and drank1 and he fell asleep   
again4    #ai3g4 ,and the angel of the  
,lord came again the second time1 and   
touched  him1 and said to him3 ,arise1  
eat3 for thou hast yet a great way to   
go4    #ai3h4 ,and he arose1 and ate and
 drank1 and walked in the strength of   
that food forty days and forty nights1  
unto the mount of ,god1 ,horeb4    ,in  
the strength of that food1 etc4444 ,this
 bread1 with which ,elias was  fed in   
the wilderness1 was a figure of the     
bread of life which we  receive in the  
blessed sacrament2 by the strength of   
which we are to be  supported in our    
journey through the wilderness of this  
world till we  come to the true mountain
 of ,god1 and his vision in a happy     
eternity4    #ai3i4 ,and when he was    

come thither1 he abode in a cave3 and   
behold the  word of the ,lord came unto 
him1 and he said to him3 ,what dost thou
  here1 ,elias8    #ai3aj4 ,and he      
answered3 ,with zeal have ,i been       
zealous for the ,lord ,god  of hosts3   
for the children of ,israel have        
forsaken thy covenant3 they  have thrown
 down thy altars1 they have slain thy   
prophets with the  sword1 and ,i alone  
am left1 and they seek my life to take  
it away4    ,i alone am left4444 ,viz41 
of the prophets in the kingdom of       
,israel1 or  of the ten tribes2 for in  
the kingdom of ,juda religion was at    
that time  in a very flourishing        
condition under the kings ,asa and      
,josaphat4 ,and  even in ,israel there  
remained several prophets1 though not   
then known  to ,elias4 ,see chap4       
#bj4ac1 #bh1 #ce4    #ai3aa4 ,and he    
said to him3 ,go forth1 and stand upon  
the mount before  the ,lord3 and behold 
the ,lord passeth1 and a great and      
strong wind  before the ,lord1          

overthrowing the mountains1 and breaking
 the rocks in  pieces3 but the ,lord is 
not in the wind4 ,and after the wind1 an
  earthquake3 but the ,lord is not in   
the earthquake4    #ai3ab4 ,and after   
the earthquake1 a fire3 but the ,lord is
 not in the  fire4 ,and after the fire1 
a whistling of a gentle air4    #ai3ac4 
,and when ,elias heard it1 he covered   
his face with his mantle1  and coming   
forth1 stood in the entering in of the  
cave1 and behold a  voice unto him1     
saying3 ,what dost thou here1 ,elias8   
,and he answered3    #ai3ad4 ,with zeal 
have ,i been zealous for the ,lord ,god 
of hosts3 because  the children of      
,israel have forsaken thy covenant3 they
 have destroyed  thy altars1 they have  
slain thy prophets with the sword2 and  
,i alone am  left1 and they seek my life
 to take it away4    #ai3ae4 ,and the   
,lord said to him3 ,go1 and return on   
thy way1 through the  desert1 to        
,damascus3 and when thou art come       
thither1 thou shalt anoint  ,hazael to  

be king over ,syria2    #ai3af4 ,and    
thou shalt anoint ,jehu1 the son of     
,namsi1 to be king over  ,israel3 and   
,eliseus1 the son of ,saphat1 of        
,abelmeula1 thou shalt anoint  to be    
prophet in thy room4    #ai3ag4 ,and it 
shall come to pass1 that whosoever shall
 escape the sword  of ,hazael1 shall be 
slain by ,jehu3 and whosoever shall     
escape the sword  of ,jehu1 shall be    
slain by ,eliseus4    ,shall be slain by
 ,eliseus4444 ,eliseus did not kill any 
of the idolaters  with the material     
sword3 but he is here joined with       
,hazael and ,jehu1  the great           
instruments of ,god in punishing the    
idolatry of ,israel1  because he        
foretold to the former his exaltation to
 the kingdom of  ,syria1 and the        
vengeance he would execute against      
,israel1 and anointed  the latter by one
 of his disciples to be king of ,israel1
 with  commission to extirpate the house
 of ,achab4    #ai3ah4 ,and ,i will     
leave me seven thousand men in ,israel1 

whose knees  have not been bowed before 
,baal1 and every mouth that hath not    
worshipped him1 kissing the hands4      
#ai3ai4 ,and ,elias departing from      
thence1 found ,eliseus1 the son of      
,saphat1 ploughing with twelve yoke of  
oxen3 and he was one of them that  were 
ploughing with1 twelve yoke of oxen3 and
 when ,elias came up to  him1 he cast   
his mantle upon him4    #ai3bj4 ,and he 
forthwith left the oxen1 and ran after  
,elias1 and said3  ,let me1 ,i pray     
thee1 kiss my father and my mother1 and 
then ,i will  follow thee4 ,and he said 
to him3 ,go1 and return back3 for that  
which  was my part1 ,i have done to     
thee4    #ai3ba4 ,and returning back    
from him1 he took a yoke of oxen1 and   
killed  them1 and boiled the flesh with 
the plough of the oxen1 and gave to the 
people1 and they ate3 and rising up1 he 
went away1 and followed ,elias1  and    
ministered to him4      #c ,kings       
,chapter #bj    ,the ,syrians besiege   
,samaria3 they are twice defeated by    

,achab3 who is  reprehended by a prophet
 for letting ,benadad go4    #bj3a4 ,and
 ,benadad1 king of ,syria1 gathered     
together all his host1 and  there were  
two and thirty kings with him1 and      
horses1 and chariots3 and  going up1 he 
fought against ,samaria1 and besieged   
it4    #bj3b4 ,and sending messengers to
 ,achab1 king of ,israel1 into the city1
    #bj3c4 ,he said3 ,thus saith        
,benadad3 ,thy silver and thy gold is   
mine3 and  thy wives and thy goodliest  
children are mine4    #bj3d4 ,and the   
king of ,israel answered3 ,according to 
thy word1 my lord1  ,o king1 ,i am      
thine1 and all that ,i have4    #bj3e4  
,and the messengers came again1 and     
said3 ,thus saith ,benadad1 who  sent us
 unto thee3 ,thy silver and thy gold1   
and thy wives and thy  children1 thou   
shalt deliver up to me4    #bj3f4 ,to   
morrow1 therefore1 at this same hour1 ,i
 will send my servants  to thee1 and    
they shall search thy house1 and the    
houses of thy  servants3 and all that   

pleaseth them1 they shall put in their  
hands1  and take away4    #bj3g4 ,and   
the king of ,israel called all the      
ancients of the land1 and  said3 ,mark1 
and see that he layeth snares for us4   
,for he sent to me for  my wives1 and   
for my children1 and for my silver and  
gold3 and ,i said  not nay4    #bj3h4   
,and all the ancients1 and all the      
people said to him3 ,hearken not  to    
him1 nor consent to him4    #bj3i4      
,wherefore he answered the messengers of
 ,benadad3 ,tell my lord1  the king3    
,all that thou didst send for to me1 thy
 servant at first1 ,i  will do3 but this
 thing ,i cannot do4    #bj3aj4 ,and the
 messengers returning brought him word4 
,and he sent  again1 and said3 ,such and
 such things may the gods do to me1 and 
more  may they add1 if the dust of      
,samaria shall suffice for handfuls for 
all  the people that follow me4         
#bj3aa4 ,and the king of ,israel        
answering1 said3 ,tell him3 ,let not the
  girded boast himself as the ungirded4 

,let not the girded1 etc4444 ,let him   
not boast before the victory3 it  will  
then be time to glory when he putteth   
off his armour1 having  overcome his    
adversary4    #bj3ab4 ,and it came to   
pass1 when ,benadad heard this word1    
that he and  the kings were drinking in 
pavilions1 and he said to his servants3 
,beset the city4 ,and they beset it4    
#bj3ac4 ,and behold a prophet coming to 
,achab1 king of ,israel1 said to  him3  
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,hast thou seen  
all this exceeding great  multitude8    
behold ,i will deliver them into thy    
hand this day3 that thou  mayst know    
that ,i am the ,lord4    #bj3ad4 ,and   
,achab said3 ,by whom8 ,and he said to  
him3 ,thus saith the  ,lord3 ,by the    
servants of the princes of the          
provinces4 ,and he said3 ,who  shall    
begin to fight8 ,and he said3 ,thou4    
#bj3ae4 ,so he mustered the servants of 
the princes of the provinces1 and  he   
found the number of two hundred and     
thirty-two3 and he mustered  after them 

the people1 all the children of ,israel1
 seven thousand3    #bj3af4 ,and they   
went out at noon4 ,but ,benadad was     
drinking himself  drunk in his pavilion1
 and the two and thirty kings with him1 
who were  come to help him4    #bj3ag4  
,and the servants of the princes of the 
provinces went out first4  ,and ,benadad
 sent4 ,and they told him1 saying3      
,there are men come out of  ,samaria4   
#bj3ah4 ,and he said3 ,whether they come
 for peace1 take them alive3 or  whether
 they come to fight1 take them alive4   
#bj3ai4 ,so the servants of the princes 
of the provinces went out1 and  the rest
 of the army followed3    #bj3bj4 ,and  
every one slew the man that came against
 him3 and the  ,syrians fled1 and       
,israel pursued after them4 ,and        
,benadad1 king of  ,syria1 fled away on 
horseback with his horsemen4    #bj3ba4 
,but the king of ,israel going out      
overthrew the horses and  chariots1 and 
slew the ,syrians with a great          
slaughter4    #bj3bb4 7,and a prophet   

coming to the king of ,israel1 said to  
him3 ,go1  and strengthen thyself1 and  
know1 and see what thou dost3 for the   
next  year the king of ,syria will come 
up against thee47    #bj3bc4 ,but the   
servants of the king of ,syria said to  
him3 ,their gods  are gods of the hills1
 therefore they have overcome us3 but it
 is  better that we should fight against
 them in the plains1 and we shall       
overcome them4    #bj3bd4 ,do thou1     
therefore1 this thing3 ,remove all the  
kings from thy  army1 and put captains  
in their stead3    #bj3be4 ,and make up 
the number of soldiers that have been   
slain of  thine1 and horses1 according  
to the former horses1 and chariots1     
according to the chariots which thou    
hadst before3 and we will fight  against
 them in the plains1 and thou shalt see 
that we shall overcome  them4 ,he       
believed their counsel1 and did so4     
#bj3bf4 ,wherefore1 at the return of the
 year1 ,benadad mustered the  ,syrians1 
and went up to ,aphec1 to fight against 

,israel4    #bj3bg4 ,and the children of
 ,israel were mustered1 and taking      
victuals1  went out on the other side1  
and encamped over against them1 like two
  little flocks of goats3 but the       
,syrians filled the land4    #bj3bh4    
7,and a man of ,god coming1 said to the 
king of ,israel3 ,thus saith  the ,lord3
 ,because the ,syrians have said3 ,the  
,lord is ,god of the hills1  but is not 
,god of the valleys3 ,i will deliver all
 this great multitude  into thy hand1   
and you shall know that ,i am the       
,lord47    #bj3bi4 ,and both sides set  
their armies in array one against the   
other  seven days1 and on the seventh   
day the battle was fought3 and the      
children of ,israel slew1 of the        
,syrians1 a hundred thousand footmen in 
one day4    #bj3cj4 ,and they that      
remained fled to ,aphec1 into the city3 
and the  wall fell upon seven and twenty
 thousand men1 that were left4 ,and     
,benadad fleeing1 went into the city1   
into a chamber that was within a        

chamber4    #bj3ca4 ,and his servants   
said to him3 ,behold1 we have heard that
 the  kings of the house of ,israel are 
merciful2 so let us put sackcloths on   
our loins1 and ropes on our heads1 and  
go out to the king of ,israel3  perhaps 
he will save our lives4    #bj3cb4 ,so  
they girded sackcloths on their loins1  
and put ropes on their  heads1 and came 
to the king of ,israel1 and said to him3
 ,thy servant1  ,benadad1 saith3 ,i     
beseech thee let me have my life4 ,and  
he said3 ,if he  be yet alive1 he is my 
brother4    #bj3cc4 ,the men took this  
for good luck3 and in haste caught the  
word  out of his mouth1 and said3 ,thy  
brother ,benadad4 ,and he said to them3 
,go1 and bring him to me4 ,then ,benadad
 came out to him1 and he lifted  him up 
into his chariot4    #bj3cd4 ,and he    
said to him3 ,the cities which my father
 took from thy  father1 ,i will restore3
 and do thou make thee streets in       
,damascus1 as  my father made in        
,samaria and having made a league1 ,i   

will depart from  thee4 ,so he made a   
league with him1 and let him go4        
#bj3ce4 ,then a certain man of the sons 
of the prophets1 said to his  companion1
 in the word of the ,lord3 ,strike me4  
,but he would not strike4    #bj3cf4    
,then he said to him3 ,because thou     
wouldst not hearken to the  word of the 
,lord1 behold thou shalt depart from me1
 and a lion shall  slay thee4 ,and when 
he was gone a little from him1 a lion   
found him1  and slew him4    #bj3cg4    
,then he found another man1 and said to 
him3 ,strike me4 ,and he  struck him and
 wounded him4    #bj3ch4 ,so the prophet
 went1 and met the king in the way1 and 
disguised  himself by sprinkling dust on
 his face and his eyes4    #bj3ci4 ,and 
as the king passed by1 he cried to the  
king1 and said3 ,thy  servant went out  
to fight hand to hand3 and when a       
certain man was run  away1 one brought  
him to me1 and said3 ,keep this man3 and
 if he shall  slip away1 thy life shall 
be for his life1 or thou shalt pay a    

talent  of silver4    #bj3dj4 ,and      
whilst ,i1 in the hurry1 turned this way
 and that1 on a  sudden he was not to be
 seen4 ,and the king of ,israel said to 
him3 ,this  is thy judgment1 which      
thyself hast decreed4    #bj3da4 ,but he
 forthwith wiped off the dust from his  
face1 and the king  of ,israel knew him1
 that he was one of the prophets4       
#bj3db4 ,and he said to him3 ,thus saith
 the ,lord4 ,because thou hast let  go  
out of thy hand a man worthy of death1  
thy life shall be for his  life1 and thy
 people for his people4    #bj3dc4 ,and 
the king of ,israel returned to his     
house1 slighting to hear1  and raging   
came into ,samaria4      #c ,kings      
,chapter #ba    ,naboth1 for denying his
 vineyard to king ,achab1 is by         
,jezabel's  commandment1 falsely accused
 and stoned to death4 ,for which crime  
,elias  denounceth to ,achab the        
judgments of ,god3 upon his humbling    
himself the  sentence is mitigated4     
#ba3a4 ,and after these things1 ,naboth 

the ,jezrahelite1 who was in  ,jezrahel1
 had at that time a vineyard1 near the  
palace of ,achab1 king  of ,samaria4    
#ba3b4 ,and ,achab spoke to ,naboth1    
saying3 ,give me thy vineyard1 that ,i  
may make me a garden of herbs1 because  
it is nigh1 and adjoining to my  house2 
and ,i will give thee for it a better   
vineyard3 or if thou think  it more     
convenient for thee1 ,i will give thee  
the worth of it in money4    #ba3c4     
,naboth answered him3 ,the ,lord be     
merciful to me1 and not let me  give    
thee the inheritance of my fathers4     
#ba3d4 ,and ,achab came into his house  
angry and fretting1 because of the  word
 that ,naboth1 the ,jezrahelite1 had    
spoken to him1 saying3 ,i will  not give
 thee the inheritance of my fathers4    
,and casting himself upon  his bed1 he  
turned away his face to the wall1 and   
would eat no bread4    #ba3e4 ,and      
,jezabel1 his wife1 went in to him1 and 
said to him3 ,what is  the matter that  
thy soul is so grieved8 and why eatest  

thou no bread8    #ba3f4 ,and he        
answered her3 ,i spoke to ,naboth1 the  
,jezrahelite1 and said  to him3 ,give me
 thy vineyard1 and take money for it3 or
 if it please  thee1 ,i will give thee a
 better vineyard for it4 ,and he said3  
,i will  not give thee my vineyard4     
#ba3g4 ,then ,jezabel1 his wife1 said to
 him4 ,thou art of great authority      
indeed1 and governest well the kingdom  
of ,israel4 ,arise1 and eat bread1  and 
be of good cheer2 ,i will give thee the 
vineyard of ,naboth1 the  ,jezrahelite4 
#ba3h4 ,so she wrote letters in ,achab's
 name1 and sealed them with his  ring1  
and sent them to the ancients1 and the  
chief men that were in his  city1 and   
that dwelt with ,naboth4    #ba3i4 ,and 
this was the tenor of the letters3      
,proclaim a fast1 and make  ,naboth sit 
among the chief of the people2          
#ba3aj4 ,and suborn two men1 sons of    
,belial1 against him1 and let them  bear
 false witness2 that he hath blasphemed 
,god and the king3 and then  carry him  

out1 and stone him1 and so let him die4 
#ba3aa4 ,and the men of his city1 the   
ancients and nobles1 that dwelt  with   
him in the city1 did as ,jezabel had    
commanded them1 and as it was  written  
in the letters which she had sent to    
them2    #ba3ab4 ,they proclaimed a     
fast1 and made ,naboth sit among the    
chief of  the people4    #ba3ac4 ,and   
bringing two men1 sons of the devil1    
they made them sit  against him3 and    
they1 like men of the devil1 bore       
witness against him  before the people3 
saying3 ,naboth hath blasphemed ,god and
 the king4  ,wherefore they brought him 
forth without the city1 and stoned him  
to  death4    #ba3ad4 ,and they sent to 
,jezabel1 saying3 ,naboth is stoned1 and
 is dead4    #ba3ae4 ,and it came to    
pass1 when ,jezabel heard that ,naboth  
was stoned1  and dead1 that she said to 
,achab3 ,arise1 and take possession of  
the  vineyard of ,naboth1 the           
,jezrahelite1 who would not agree with  
thee1 and  give it thee for money3 for  

,naboth is not alive1 but dead4         
#ba3af4 ,and when ,achab heard this1 to 
wit1 that ,naboth was dead1 he  arose1  
and went down into the vineyard of      
,naboth1 the ,jezrahelite1 to  take     
possession of it4    #ba3ag4 ,and the   
word of the ,lord came to ,elias1 the   
,thesbite1 saying3    #ba3ah4 ,arise1   
and go down to meet ,achab1 king of     
,israel1 who is in  ,samaria3 behold he 
is going down to the vineyard of        
,naboth1 to take  possession of it3     
#ba3ai4 ,and thou shalt speak to him1   
saying3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,thou    
hast slain3 moreover also thou hast     
taken possession4 ,and after these      
words thou shalt add3 ,thus saith the   
,lord3 ,in this place1 wherein the  dogs
 have licked the blood of ,naboth1 they 
shall lick thy blood also4    #ba3bj4   
,and ,achab said to ,elias3 ,hast thou  
found me thy enemy8 ,he said3  ,i have  
found thee because thou art sold1 to do 
evil in the sight of the  ,lord4        
,sold1 to do evil in the sight1 etc4444 

,that is1 so addicted to evil1 as  if   
thou hadst sold thyself to the devil1 to
 be his slave to work all  kinds of     
evil4    #ba3ba4 ,behold ,i will bring  
evil upon thee1 and ,i will cut down thy
  posterity1 and ,i will kill of ,achab 
him that pisseth against the wall1  and 
him that is shut up1 and the last in    
,israel4    #ba3bb4 ,and ,i will make   
thy house like the house of ,jeroboam   
the son of  ,nabat1 and like the house  
of ,baasa the son of ,ahias3 for what   
thou hast  done to provoke me to anger1 
and for making ,israel to sin4          
#ba3bc4 ,and of ,jezabel also1 the ,lord
 spoke1 saying3 ,the dogs shall eat     
,jezabel in the field of ,jezrahel4     
#ba3bd4 ,if ,achab die in the city1 the 
dogs shall eat him3 but if he die  in   
the field1 the birds of the air shall   
eat him4    #ba3be4 ,now1 there was not 
such another as ,achab1 who was sold to 
do  evil in the sight of the ,lord3 for 
his wife1 ,jezabel1 set him on1         
#ba3bf4 ,and he became abominable1      

insomuch that he followed the idols     
which the ,amorrhites had made1 whom the
 ,lord destroyed before the face  of the
 children of ,israel4    #ba3bg4 ,and   
when ,achab had heard these words1 he   
rent his garments1 and  put haircloth   
upon his flesh1 and fasted1 and slept in
 sackcloth1 and  walked with his head   
cast down4    #ba3bh4 ,and the word of  
the ,lord came to ,elias1 the ,thesbite1
 saying3    #ba3bi4 ,hast thou not seen 
,achab humbled before me8 therefore1    
because  he hath humbled himself1 for my
 sake1 ,i will not bring the evil in his
  days1 but in his son's days will ,i   
bring the evil upon his house4      #c  
,kings ,chapter #bb    ,achab believing 
his false prophets1 rather than         
,micheas1 is slain in  ,ramoth ,galaad4 
,ochozias succeedeth him4 ,good king    
,josaphat dieth1 and  his son ,joram    
succeedeth him4    #bb3a4 ,and there    
passed three years without war between  
,syria and  ,israel4    #bb3b4 ,and in  
the third year1 ,josaphat1 king of      

,juda1 came down to the  king of        
,israel4    #bb3c4 7,and the king of    
,israel said to his servants3 ,know ye  
not that  ,ramoth ,galaad is ours1 and  
we neglect to take it out of the hand of
 the  king of ,syria87    #bb3d4 ,and he
 said to ,josaphat3 ,wilt thou come with
 me to battle to  ,ramoth ,galaad8      
#bb3e4 ,and ,josaphat said to the king  
of ,israel3 ,as ,i am1 so art thou3 my  
people and thy people are one3 and my   
horsemen are thy horsemen4 ,and         
,josaphat said to the king of ,israel3  
,inquire1 ,i beseech thee1 this day  the
 word of the ,lord4    #bb3f4 ,then the 
king of ,israel assembled the prophets1 
about four  hundred men1 and he said to 
them3 ,shall ,i go to ,ramoth ,galaad to
 fight1  or shall ,i forbear8 ,they     
answered3 ,go up1 and the ,lord will    
deliver it  into the hand of the king4  
#bb3g4 ,and ,josaphat said3 ,is there   
not here some prophet of the ,lord1     
that we may inquire by him8    #bb3h4   
,and the king of ,israel said to        

,josaphat4 ,there is one man left1  by  
whom we may inquire of the ,lord2       
,micheas1 the son of ,jemla3 but ,i     
hate him1 for he doth not prophecy good 
to me1 but evil4 ,and ,josaphat  said3  
,speak not so1 ,o king4    #bb3i4 ,then 
the king of ,israel called an eunuch1   
and said to him3 ,make  haste1 and bring
 hither ,micheas1 the son of ,jemla4    
#bb3aj4 ,and the king of ,israel1 and   
,josaphat1 king of ,juda1 sat each on   
his throne1 clothed with royal robes1 in
 a court1 by the entrance of  the gate  
of ,samaria1 and all the prophets       
prophesied before them4    #bb3aa4 ,and 
,sedecias1 the son of ,chanaana1 made   
himself horns of iron1  and said3 ,thus 
saith the ,lord3 ,with these shalt thou 
push ,syria1 till  thou destroy it4     
#bb3ab4 ,and all the prophets prophesied
 in like manner1 saying3 ,go up to      
,ramoth ,galaad1 and prosper1 for the   
,lord will deliver it into the  king's  
hands4    #bb3ac4 ,and the messenger    
that went to call ,micheas1 spoke to    

him1  saying3 ,behold the words of the  
prophets with one mouth declare good    
things to the king3 let thy word1       
therefore1 be like to theirs1 and  speak
 that which is good4    #bb3ad4 ,but    
,micheas said to him3 ,as the ,lord     
liveth1 whatsoever the ,lord  shall say 
to me1 that will ,i speak4    #bb3ae4   
,so he came to the king1 and the king   
said to him3 ,micheas1 shall  we go to  
,ramoth ,galaad to battle1 or shall we  
forbear8 ,he answered him3  ,go up1 and 
prosper1 and the ,lord shall deliver it 
into the king's  hands4    ,go up1      
etc4444 ,this was spoken ironically1 and
 by way of jesting at the  flattering   
speeches of the false prophets3 and so  
the king understood  it1 as appears by  
his adjuring ,micheas1 in the following 
verse1 to tell  him the truth in the    
name of the ,lord4    #bb3af4 ,but the  
king said to him3 ,i adjure thee again  
and again1 that  thou tell me nothing   
but that which is true1 in the name of  
the ,lord4    #bb3ag4 ,and he said3 ,i  

saw all ,israel scattered upon the      
hills1 like  sheep that have no         
shepherd2 and the ,lord said3 ,these    
have no master3  let every man of them  
return to his house in peace4    #bb3ah4
 7,then the king of ,israel said to     
,josaphat3 ,did ,i not tell thee1  that 
he prophesieth no good to me1 but always
 evil87    #bb3ai4 ,and he added and    
said3 ,hear thou1 therefore1 the word of
 the  ,lord3 ,i saw the ,lord sitting on
 his throne1 and all the army of heaven 
standing by him on the right hand and on
 the left3    #bb3bj4 ,and the ,lord    
said3 ,who shall deceive ,achab1 king of
 ,israel1 that  he may go up1 and fall  
at ,ramoth ,galaad8 ,and one spoke words
 of this  manner1 and another otherwise4
    ,the ,lord said1 etc4444 ,god       
standeth not in need of any counsellor2 
nor  are we to suppose that things pass 
in heaven in the manner here  described3
 but this representation was made to the
 prophet1 to be  delivered by him in a  
manner adapted to the common ways and   

notions of  men4    #bb3ba4 ,and there  
came forth a spirit1 and stood before   
the ,lord1 and  said3 ,i will deceive   
him4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,by    
what means8    #bb3bb4 ,and he said3 ,i 
will go forth1 and be a lying spirit1 in
 the  mouth of all his prophets4 ,and   
the ,lord said3 ,thou shalt deceive him1
  and shalt prevail3 go forth1 and do   
so4    ,go forth1 and do so4444 ,this   
was not a command1 but a permission3 for
  ,god never ordaineth lies2 though he  
often permitteth the lying spirit  to   
deceive those who love not the truth4 #b
 ,thess4 #b4aj4 ,and in this  sense it  
is said in the following verse1 ,the    
,lord hath given a lying  spirit in the 
mouth of all thy prophets4    #bb3bc4   
,now1 therefore1 behold the ,lord hath  
given a lying spirit in the  mouth of   
all thy prophets that are here1 and the 
,lord hath spoken evil  against thee4   
#bb3bd4 ,and ,sedecias1 the son of      
,chanaana1 came1 and struck ,micheas on 
the cheek1 and said3 ,hath then the     

spirit of the ,lord left me1 and  spoken
 to thee8    #bb3be4 ,and ,micheas said3
 ,thou shalt see in the day when thou   
shalt go  into a chamber within a       
chamber to hide thyself4    ,go into a  
chamber1 etc4444 ,this happened when he 
heard the king was  slain1 and justly   
apprehended that he should be punished  
for his false  prophecy4    #bb3bf4 ,and
 the king of ,israel said3 ,take        
,micheas and let him abide with  ,amon1 
the governor of the city1 and with      
,joas1 the son of ,amalech2    #bb3bg4  
,and tell them3 ,thus saith the king3   
,put this man in prison1 and  feed him  
with bread of affliction1 and water of  
distress till ,i return  in peace4      
#bb3bh4 ,and ,micheas said3 ,if thou    
return in peace1 the ,lord hath not     
spoken by me4 ,and he said3 ,hear1 all  
ye people4    #bb3bi4 ,so the king of   
,israel1 and ,josaphat1 king of ,juda1  
went up to  ,ramoth-,galaad4    #bb3cj4 
,and the king of ,israel said to        
,josaphat3 ,take thy armour1 and go     

into the battle1 and put on thy own     
garments4 ,but the king of ,israel      
changed his dress1 and went into the    
battle4    #bb3ca4 ,and the king of     
,syria had commanded the two and thirty 
captains  of the chariots1 saying3 ,you 
shall not fight against any1 small or   
great1 but against the king of ,israel  
only4    #bb3cb4 ,so when the captains  
of the chariots saw ,josaphat1 they     
suspected that he was the king of       
,israel1 and making a violent assault1  
they fought against him3 and ,josaphat  
cried out4    #bb3cc4 ,and the captains 
of the chariots perceived that he was   
not the  king of ,israel1 and they      
turned away from him4    #bb3cd4 ,and a 
certain man bent his bow1 shooting at a 
venture1 and  chanced to strike the king
 of ,israel1 between the lungs and the  
stomach4 ,but he said to the driver of  
his chariot3 ,turn thy hand1 and  carry 
me out of the army1 for ,i am grievously
 wounded4    #bb3ce4 ,and the battle was
 fought that day1 and the king of       

,israel stood  in his chariot against   
the ,syrians1 and he died in the        
evening3 and the  blood ran out of the  
wound into the midst of the chariot4    
#bb3cf4 ,and the herald proclaimed      
through all the army1 before the sun    
set1 saying3 ,let every man return to   
his own city1 and to his own  country4  
#bb3cg4 ,and the king died1 and was     
carried into ,samaria3 and they buried  
the king in ,samaria4    #bb3ch4 ,and   
they washed his chariot in the pool of  
,samaria and the dogs  licked up his    
blood1 and they washed the reins        
according to the word of  the ,lord     
which he had spoken4    #bb3ci4 ,but the
 rest of the acts of ,achab1 and all    
that he did1 and the  house of ivory    
that he made1 and all the cities that he
 built1 are they  not written in the    
book of the words of the days of the    
kings of  ,israel8    #bb3dj4 ,so ,achab
 slept with his fathers2 and ,ochozias1 
his son1 reigned  in his stead4         
#bb3da4 ,but ,josaphat1 the son of ,asa1

 began to reign over ,juda1 in the      
fourth year of ,achab1 king of ,israel4 
#bb3db4 ,he was five and thirty years   
old when he began to reign1 and he      
reigned five and twenty years in        
,jerusalem3 the name of his mother was  
,azuba1 the daughter of ,salai4         
#bb3dc4 ,and he walked in all the way of
 ,asa1 his father1 and he declined  not 
from it3 and he did that which was right
 in the sight of the ,lord4    #bb3dd4  
,nevertheless1 he took not away the high
 places for as yet the  people offered  
sacrifice1 and burnt incense in the high
 places4    ,he took not away1 etc4444  
,he left some of the high places1 viz41 
those  in which they worshipped the true
 ,god3 but took away all others1 #b     
,par4  #ag4f1 and note ver4 #ad of chap4
 #ae4 #c ,kings4    #bb3de4 ,and        
,josaphat had peace with the king of    
,israel4    #bb3df4 ,but the rest of the
 acts of ,josaphat1 and his works which 
he  did1 and his battles1 are they not  
written in the book of the words of  the

 days of the kings of ,juda8    #bb3dg4 
,and the remnant also of the effeminate1
 who remained in the days  of ,asa1 his 
father1 he took out of the land4        
#bb3dh4 ,and there was then no king     
appointed in ,edom4    #bb3di4 ,but king
 ,josaphat made navies on the sea1 to   
sail into ,ophir for  gold3 but they    
could not go1 for the ships were broken 
in ,asiongaber4    #bb3ej4 ,then        
,ochozias1 the son of ,achab1 said to   
,josaphat3 ,let my  servants go with thy
 servants in the ships4 ,and ,josaphat  
would not4    ,would not4444 ,he had    
been reprehended before for admitting   
such a  partner3 and therefore would    
have no more to do with him4    #bb3ea4 
,and ,josaphat slept with his fathers1  
and was buried with them in  the city of
 ,david1 his father3 and ,joram1 his    
son1 reigned in his  stead4    #bb3eb4  
,and ,ochozias1 the son of ,achab1 began
 to reign over ,israel1 in  ,samaria1 in
 the seventeenth year of ,josaphat1 king
 of ,juda1 and he  reigned over ,israel 

two years4    #bb3ec4 ,and he did evil  
in the sight of the ,lord1 and walked in
 the way  of his father and his mother1 
and in the way of ,jeroboam1 the son of 
,nabat1 who made ,israel to sin4        
#bb3ed4 ,he served also ,baal1 and      
worshipped him1 and provoked the ,lord1 
the ,god of ,israel1 according to all   
that his father had done4          ,,the
 ,,fourth ,,book ,,of ,,kings      #d   
,kings ,chapter #a    ,ochozias sendeth 
to consult ,beelzebub3 ,elias           
foretelleth his death3 and  causeth fire
 to come down from heaven1 upon two     
captains and their  companies4    #a3a4 
,and ,moab rebelled against ,israel1    
after the death of ,achab4    #a3b4 ,and
 ,ochozias fell through the lattices of 
his upper chamber1 which  he had in     
,samaria1 and was sick3 and he sent     
messengers1 saying to  them3 ,go1       
consult ,beelzebub1 the god of ,accaron1
 whether ,i shall  recover of this my   
illness4    #a3c4 ,and an angel of the  
,lord spoke to ,elias1 the ,thesbite1   

saying3  ,arise1 and go up to meet the  
messengers of the king of ,samaria1 and 
say  to them3 ,is there not a ,god in   
,israel1 that ye go to consult          
,beelzebub1  the god of ,accaron8       
#a3d4 ,wherefore1 thus saith the ,lord3 
,from the bed1 on which thou art  gone  
up1 thou shalt not come down1 but thou  
shalt surely die4 ,and ,elias  went     
away4    #a3e4 ,and the messengers      
turned back to ,ochozias4 ,and he said  
to them3  ,why are you come back8       
#a3f4 ,but they answered him3 ,a man met
 us1 and said to us3 ,go1 and  return to
 the king1 that sent you1 and you shall 
say to him3 ,thus saith  the ,lord3 ,is 
it because there was no ,god in ,israel1
 that thou sendest  to ,beelzebub1 the  
god of ,accaron8 ,therefore thou shalt  
not come down  from the bed1 on which   
thou art gone up1 but thou shalt surely 
die4    #a3g4 ,and he said to them3     
,what manner of man was he who met you1 
and  spoke these words8    #a3h4 ,but   
they said3 ,a hairy man1 with a girdle  

of leather about his  loins4 ,and he    
said3 ,it is ,elias1 the ,thesbite4     
#a3i4 ,and he sent to him a captain of  
fifty1 and the fifty men that were      
under him4 ,and he went up to him1 and  
as he was sitting on the top of a  hill1
 he said to him3 ,man of ,god1 the king 
hath commanded that thou  come down4    
#a3aj4 ,and ,elias answering1 said to   
the captain of fifty3 ,if ,i be a man   
of ,god1 let fire come down from heaven 
and consume thee1 and thy fifty4  ,and  
there came down fire from heaven and    
consumed him1 and the fifty  that were  
with him4    ,let fire1 etc4444 ,elias  
was inspired to call for fire from      
heaven upon  these captains1 who came to
 apprehend him2 not out of a desire to  
gratify any private passion2 but to     
punish the insult offered to  religion1 
to confirm his mission1 and to shew how 
vain are the efforts  of men against    
,god1 and his servants1 whom he willeth 
to protect4    #a3aa4 ,and he again sent
 to him another captain of fifty men1   

and his  fifty with him4 ,and he said to
 him3 ,man of ,god3 ,thus saith the     
king3  ,make haste and come down4       
#a3ab4 ,elias answering1 said3 ,if ,i be
 a man of ,god1 let fire come down  from
 heaven1 and consume thee1 and thy      
fifty4 ,and fire came down from  heaven1
 and consumed him and his fifty4        
#a3ac4 ,again he sent a third captain of
 fifty men1 and the fifty that  were    
with him4 ,and when he was come1 he fell
 upon his knees before  ,elias1 and     
besought him1 and said3 ,man of ,god1   
despise not my life1 and  the lives of  
thy servants that are with me4    #a3ad4
 ,behold fire came down from heaven1 and
 consumed the two first  captains of    
fifty men1 and the fifties that were    
with them3 but now ,i  beseech thee to  
spare my life4    #a3ae4 ,and the angel 
of the ,lord spoke to ,elias1 saying3   
,go down with  him1 fear not4 ,he arose 
therefore1 and went down with him to the
 king1    #a3af4 ,and said to him3 ,thus
 saith the ,lord3 ,because thou hast    

sent  messengers to consult ,beelzebub1 
the god of ,accaron1 as though there    
were not a ,god in ,israel1 of whom thou
 mightest inquire the word2  therefore1 
from the bed on which thou art gone up1 
thou shalt not come  down1 but thou     
shalt surely die4    #a3ag4 ,so he died1
 according to the word of the ,lord1    
which ,elias spoke2  and ,joram1 his    
brother1 reigned in his stead1 in the   
second year of  ,joram1 the son of      
,josaphat1 king of ,juda1 because he had
 no son4    ,the second year of ,joram1 
etc4444 ,counted from the time that he  
was  associated to the throne by his    
father ,josaphat4    #a3ah4 ,but the    
rest of the acts of ,ochozias1 which he 
did1 are they not  written in the book  
of the words of the days of the kings of
 ,israel8      #d ,kings ,chapter #b    
,eliseus will not part from ,elias4 ,the
 water of the ,jordan is divided by     
,elias' cloak4 ,elias is taken up in a  
fiery chariot1 and his double  spirit is
 given to ,eliseus4 ,eliseus healeth the

 waters by casting in  salt4 ,boys are  
torn by bears for mocking ,eliseus4     
#b3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when the    
,lord would take up ,elias1 into        
heaven1 by a whirlwind1 that ,elias and 
,eliseus were going from ,galgal4       
,heaven4444 ,by heaven here is meant the
 air1 the lowest of the heavenly        
regions4    #b3b4 ,and ,elias said to   
,eliseus3 ,stay thou here1 because the  
,lord hath  sent me as far as ,bethel4  
,and ,eliseus said to him3 ,as the ,lord
 liveth1  and as thy soul liveth1 ,i    
will not leave thee4 ,and when they were
 come  down to ,bethel1    #b3c4 ,the   
sons of the prophets1 that were at      
,bethel1 came forth to  ,eliseus1 and   
said to him3 ,dost thou know that1 this 
day1 the ,lord will  take away thy      
master from thee8 ,and he answered3 ,i  
also know it3 hold  your peace4    ,the 
sons of the prophets4444 ,that is1 the  
disciples of the prophets2  who seem to 
have had their schools1 like colleges or
 communities1 in  ,bethel1 ,jericho1 and

 other places in the days of ,elias and 
,eliseus4    #b3d4 ,and ,elias said to  
,eliseus3 ,stay here1 because the ,lord 
hath sent  me to ,jericho4 ,and he said3
 ,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul  
liveth1  ,i will not leave thee4 ,and   
when they were come to ,jericho1        
#b3e4 ,the sons of the prophets1 that   
were at ,jericho1 came to ,eliseus1  and
 said to him3 ,dost thou know that1 this
 day1 the ,lord will take away  thy     
master from thee8 ,and he said3 ,i also 
know it3 hold your peace4    #b3f4 ,and 
,elias said to him3 ,stay here1 because 
the ,lord hath sent me as  far as the   
,jordan4 ,and he said3 as the ,lord     
liveth1 and as thy soul  liveth1 ,i will
 not leave thee4 ,and they two went on  
together4    #b3g4 ,and fifty men1 of   
the sons of the prophets1 followed them1
 and  stood in sight1 at a distance3 but
 they two stood by the ,jordan4    #b3h4
 ,and ,elias took his mantle1 and folded
 it together1 and struck the  waters1   
and they were divided hither and        

thither1 and they both passed  over on  
dry ground4    #b3i4 ,and when they were
 gone over1 ,elias said to ,eliseus3    
,ask what thou  wilt have me to do for  
thee1 before ,i be taken away from thee4
 ,and  ,eliseus said3 ,i beseech thee1  
that in me may be thy double spirit4    
,double spirit4444 ,a double portion of 
thy spirit1 as the eldest son and  heir3
 or thy spirit which is double in       
comparison of that which ,god  usually  
imparteth to his prophets4    #b3aj4    
,and he answered3 ,thou hast asked a    
hard thing2 nevertheless1 if  thou see  
me when ,i am taken from thee1 thou     
shalt have what thou hast  asked3 but if
 thou see me not1 thou shalt not have   
it4    #b3aa4 ,and as they went on1     
walking and talking together1 behold1 a 
fiery chariot and fiery horses parted   
them both asunder3 and ,elias went  up  
by a whirlwind into heaven4    #b3ab4   
,and ,eliseus saw him1 and cried3 ,my   
father1 my father1 the chariot  of      
,israel1 and the driver thereof4 ,and he

 saw him no more3 and he took  hold of  
his own garments1 and rent them in two  
pieces4    #b3ac4 ,and he took up the   
mantle of ,elias1 that fell from him3   
and going  back1 he stood on the bank of
 the ,jordan2    #b3ad4 ,and he struck  
the waters with the mantle of ,elias1   
that had  fallen from him1 and they were
 not divided4 ,and he said3 ,where is   
now  the ,god of ,elias8 ,and he struck 
the waters1 and they were divided       
hither and thither1 and ,eliseus passed 
over4    #b3ae4 ,and the sons of the    
prophets1 at ,jericho1 who were over    
against  him1 seeing it1 said3 ,the     
spirit of ,elias hath rested upon       
,eliseus4 ,and  coming to meet him1 they
 worshipped him1 falling to the ground4 
,they worshipped him4444 viz41 with an  
inferior1 yet religious  veneration1 not
 for any temporal1 but spiritual        
excellency4    #b3af4 ,and they said to 
him3 ,behold1 there are with thy        
servants1 fifty  strong men1 that can   
go1 and seek thy master1 lest1 perhaps1 

the spirit  of the ,lord1 hath taken him
 up and cast him upon some mountain1 or 
into  some valley4 ,and he said3 ,do not
 send4    #b3ag4 ,but they pressed him1 
till he consented1 and said3 ,send4 ,and
 they  sent fifty men3 and they sought  
three days1 but found him not4    #b3ah4
 ,and they came back to him3 for he     
abode at ,jericho1 and he said  to them3
 ,did ,i not say to you8 ,do not send4  
#b3ai4 ,and the men of the city1 said to
 ,eliseus3 ,behold the situation  of    
this city is very good1 as thou1 my     
lord1 seest3 but the waters are  very   
bad1 and the ground barren4    #b3bj4   
,and he said3 ,bring me a new vessel1   
and put salt into it4 ,and  when they   
had brought it1    #b3ba4 ,he went out  
to the spring of the waters1 and cast   
the salt into  it1 and said3 ,thus saith
 the ,lord3 ,i have healed these waters1
 and  there shall be no more in them    
death or barrenness4    #b3bb4 ,and the 
waters were healed unto this day1       
according to the word  of ,eliseus1     

which he spoke4    #b3bc4 ,and he went  
up from thence to ,bethel3 and as he was
 going up by  the way1 little boys came 
out of the city and mocked him1 saying3 
,go  up1 thou bald head1 go up1 thou    
bald head4    #b3bd4 ,and looking back1 
he saw them1 and cursed them in the name
 of the  ,lord3 and there came forth two
 bears out of the forest1 and tore of   
them1 two and forty boys4    ,cursed    
them4444 ,this curse1 which was followed
 by so visible a judgment  of ,god1 was 
not the effect of passion1 or of a      
desire of revenging  himself2 but of    
zeal for religion1 which was insulted by
 these boys1 in  the person of the      
prophet2 and of a divine inspiration3   
,god punishing  in this manner the      
inhabitants of ,bethel1 7the chief seat 
of the calf  worship17 who had trained  
up their children in a prejudice against
 the  true religion and its ministers4  
#b3be4 ,and from thence he went to mount
 ,carmel1 and from thence he  returned  
to ,samaria4      #d ,kings ,chapter #c 

,the kings of ,israel1 ,juda1 and ,edom1
 fight against the king of ,moab4  ,they
 want water1 which ,eliseus procureth   
without rain3 and prophesieth  victory4 
,the king of ,moab is overthrown1 his   
city is besieged3 he  sacrificeth his   
firstborn son3 so the ,israelites raise 
the siege4    #c3a4 ,and ,joram the son 
of ,achab1 reigned over ,israel1 in     
,samaria1 in  the eighteenth year of    
,josaphat1 king of ,juda4 ,and he       
reigned twelve  years4    #c3b4 ,and he 
did evil before the ,lord1 but not like 
his father and his  mother3 for he took 
away the statues of ,baal1 which his    
father had  made4    #c3c4              
,nevertheless1 he stuck to the sins of  
,jeroboam1 the son of ,nabat1  who made 
,israel to sin1 nor did he depart from  
them4    #c3d4 ,now ,mesa1 king of      
,moab1 nourished many sheep1 and he paid
 to the  king of ,israel a hundred      
thousand lambs1 and a hundred thousand  
rams1  with their fleeces4    #c3e4 ,and
 when ,achab was dead1 he broke the     

league which he had made  with the king 
of ,israel4    #c3f4 ,and king ,joram   
went out that day from ,samaria1 and    
mustered all  ,israel4    #c3g4 ,and he 
sent to ,josaphat2 king of ,juda1       
saying3 ,the king of ,moab is  revolted 
from me3 come with me against him to    
battle4 ,and he answered3  ,i will come 
up3 he that is mine1 is thine3 my people
 are thy people3  and my horses1 thy    
horses4    #c3h4 ,and he said3 ,which   
way shall we go up8 ,but he answered3   
,by the  desert of ,edom4    #c3i4 ,so  
the king of ,israel1 and the king of    
,juda1 and the king of ,edom1  went1 and
 they fetched a compass of seven days   
journey1 and there was  no water for the
 army1 and for the beasts1 that followed
 them4    #c3aj4 ,and the king of       
,israel said3 ,alas1 alas1 alas1 the    
,lord hath  gathered us three kings     
together1 to deliver us into the hands  
of ,moab4    #c3aa4 ,and ,josaphat said3
 ,is there not here a prophet of the    
,lord1 that  we may beseech the ,lord by

 him8 ,and one of the servants of the   
king of  ,israel answered3 ,here is     
,eliseus1 the son of ,saphat1 who poured
 water  on the hands of ,elias4         
#c3ab4 ,and ,josaphat said3 ,the word of
 the ,lord is with him4 ,and the king   
of ,israel1 and ,josaphat1 king of      
,juda1 and the king of ,edom1 went down 
to him4    #c3ac4 ,and ,eliseus said to 
the king of ,israel3 ,what have ,i to do
 with  thee8 go to the prophets of thy  
father1 and thy mother4 ,and the king of
  ,israel said to him3 ,why hath the    
,lord gathered together these three     
kings1 to deliver them into the hands of
 ,moab8    #c3ad4 ,and ,eliseus said to 
him3 ,as the ,lord of hosts liveth1 in  
whose  sight ,i stand1 if ,i did not    
reverence the face of ,josaphat1 king of
  ,juda1 ,i would not have hearkened to 
thee1 nor looked on thee4    #c3ae4 ,but
 now bring me hither a minstrel4 ,and   
when the minstrel played1  the hand of  
the ,lord came upon him1 and he said3   
#c3af4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,make the 

channel of this torrent full of         
ditches4    #c3ag4 ,for thus saith the  
,lord3 ,you shall not see wind1 nor     
rain3 and  yet this channel shall be    
filled with waters1 and you shall drink1
 you  and your families1 and your       
beasts4    #c3ah4 ,and this is a small  
thing in the sight of the ,lord3        
moreover1 he  will deliver1 also1 ,moab 
into your hands4    #c3ai4 ,and you     
shall destroy every fenced city1 and    
every choice city1  and shall cut down  
every fruitful tree1 and shall stop up  
all the  springs of waters1 and every   
goodly field you shall cover with       
stones4    #c3bj4 ,and it came to pass1 
in the morning1 when the sacrifices used
 to  be offered1 that behold1 water came
 by the way of ,edom1 and the country   
was filled with water4    #c3ba4 ,and   
all the ,moabites hearing that the kings
 were come up to fight  against them1   
gathered together all that were girded  
with a belt upon  them1 and stood in the
 borders4    #c3bb4 ,and they rose early

 in the morning1 and the sun being now  
up1 and  shining upon the waters1 the   
,moabites saw the waters over against   
them  red1 like blood1    #c3bc4 ,and   
they said3 ,it is the blood of the      
sword3 the kings have  fought among     
themselves1 and they have killed one    
another3 go now1  ,moab1 to the spoils4 
#c3bd4 ,and they went into the camp of  
,israel3 but ,israel rising up1         
defeated ,moab1 who fled before them4   
,and they being conquerors1 went  and   
smote ,moab4    #c3be4 ,and they        
destroyed the cities3 and they filled   
every goodly  field1 every man casting  
his stone3 and they stopt up all the    
springs  of waters3 and cut down all the
 trees that bore fruit1 so that brick   
walls only remained3 and the city was   
beset by the slingers1 and a  great part
 thereof destroyed4    ,brick walls only
 remained4444 ,it was the proper name of
 the capital  city of the ,moabites4 ,in
 ,hebrew1 ,kir-,haraseth4    #c3bf4 ,and
 when the king of ,moab saw this1 to    

wit1 that the enemies had  prevailed1 he
 took with him seven hundred men that   
drew the sword1 to  break in upon the   
king of ,edom3 but they could not4      
#c3bg4 ,then he took his eldest son1    
that should have reigned in his  stead1 
and offered him for a burnt offering    
upon the wall3 and there  was great     
indignation in ,israel1 and presently   
they departed from him1  and returned   
into their own country4      #d ,kings  
,chapter #d    ,miracles of ,eliseus4   
,he raiseth a dead child to life4       
#d3a4 ,now a certain woman of the wives 
of the prophets1 cried to  ,eliseus1    
saying3 ,thy servant1 my husband1 is    
dead1 and thou knowest  that thy servant
 was one that feared ,god1 and behold   
the creditor is  come to take away my   
two sons to serve him4    #d3b4 ,and    
,eliseus said to her3 ,what wilt thou   
have me do for thee8 ,tell  me1 what    
hast thou in thy house8 ,and she        
answered3 ,i1 thy handmaid1  have       
nothing in my house but a little oil1 to

 anoint me4    #d3c4 ,and he said to    
her3 ,go1 borrow of all thy neighbours  
empty  vessels1 not a few4    #d3d4 ,and
 go in1 and shut thy door1 when thou art
 within1 and thy sons3  and pour out    
thereof into all those vessels3 and when
 they are full1  take them away4        
#d3e4 ,so the woman went1 and shut the  
door upon her1 and upon her sons3  they 
brought her the vessels1 and she poured 
in4    #d3f4 ,and when the vessels were 
full1 she said to her son3 ,bring me yet
  a vessel4 ,and he answered3 ,i have no
 more4 ,and the oil stood4    #d3g4 ,and
 she came1 and told the man of ,god4    
,and he said3 ,go1 sell the  oil1 and   
pay thy creditor3 and thou and thy sons 
live of the rest4    #d3h4 ,and there   
was a day when ,eliseus passed by       
,sunam3 now there was a  great woman    
there1 who detained him to eat bread3   
and as he passed  often that way1 he    
turned into her house to eat bread4     
#d3i4 ,and she said to her husband3 ,i  
perceive that this is a holy man of     

,god1 who often passeth by us4    #d3aj4
 ,let us1 therefore1 make him a little  
chamber1 and put a little  bed in it for
 him1 and a table1 and a stool1 and a   
candlestick1 that  when he cometh to us 
he may abide there4    #d3aa4 ,now1     
there was a certain day1 when he came1  
and turned into the  chamber1 and rested
 there4    #d3ab4 ,and he said to       
,giezi1 his servant3 ,call this         
,sunamitess4 ,and when  he had called   
her1 and she stood before him1    #d3ac4
 ,he said to his servant3 ,say to her3  
,behold1 thou hast diligently  served us
 in all things2 what wilt thou have me  
to do for thee8 ,hast  thou any         
business1 and wilt thou1 that ,i speak  
to the king1 or to the  general of the  
army8 ,and she answered3 ,i dwell in the
 midst of my own  people4    #d3ad4 ,and
 he said3 ,what will she then that ,i do
 for her8 ,and ,giezi  said3 ,do not    
ask1 for she hath no son1 and her       
husband is old4    #d3ae4 ,then he bid  
him call her4 ,and when she was called1 

and stood  before the door1    #d3af4   
,he said to her3 ,at this time1 and this
 same hour1 if life be in  company1 thou
 shalt have a son in thy womb4 ,but she 
answered3 ,do not1 ,i  beseech thee1 my 
lord1 thou man of ,god1 do not lie to   
thy handmaid4    #d3ag4 ,and the woman  
conceived1 and brought forth a son in   
the time1 and  at the same hour that    
,eliseus had said4    #d3ah4 ,and the   
child grew4 ,and on a certain day1 when 
he went out to his  father to the       
reapers1    #d3ai4 ,he said to his      
father3 ,my head acheth1 my head acheth4
 ,but he  said to his servant4 ,take    
him1 and carry him to his mother4       
#d3bj4 ,and when he had taken him1 and  
brought him to his mother1 she sat  him 
on her knees1 until noon1 and then he   
died4    #d3ba4 ,and she went up1 and   
laid him upon the bed of the man of     
,god1 and  shut the door3 and going out1
    #d3bb4 ,she called her husband1 and 
said3 ,send with me1 ,i beseech thee1   
one of thy servants1 and an ass1 that ,i

 may run to the man of ,god1 and  come  
again4    #d3bc4 ,and he said to her3   
,why dost thou go to him8 to day is     
neither  new moon nor sabbath4 ,she     
answered3 ,i will go4    #d3bd4 ,and she
 saddled an ass1 and commanded her      
servant3 ,drive1 and  make haste1 make  
no stay in going3 ,and do that which ,i 
bid thee4    #d3be4 ,so she went        
forward1 and came to the man of ,god1 to
 mount ,carmel3  and when the man of    
,god saw her coming towards1 he said to 
,giezi1 his  servant3 ,behold that      
,sunamitess4    #d3bf4 ,go1 therefore1  
to meet her1 and say to her3 ,is all    
well with  thee1 and with thy husband1  
and with thy son8 ,and she answered3    
,well4    #d3bg4 ,and when she came to  
the man of ,god1 to the mount1 she      
caught  hold on his feet3 and ,giezi    
came to remove her4 ,and the man of ,god
  said3 ,let her alone for her soul is  
in anguish1 and the ,lord hath hid  it  
from me1 and hath not told me4    #d3bh4
 ,and she said to him3 ,did ,i ask a son

 of my lord8 did ,i not say to  thee3   
,do not deceive me8    #d3bi4 ,then he  
said to ,giezi3 ,gird up thy loins1 and 
take my staff in  thy hand1 and go4 ,if 
any man meet thee1 salute him not3 and  
if any man  salute thee1 answer him not3
 and lay my staff upon the face of the  
child4    ,salute him not4444 ,he that  
is sent to raise to life the sinner     
spiritually dead1 must not suffer       
himself to be called off1 or diverted   
from his enterprise1 by the salutations 
or ceremonies of the world4    #d3cj4   
,but the mother of the child said3 ,as  
the ,lord liveth1 and as thy  soul      
liveth1 ,i will not leave thee4 ,he     
arose1 therefore1 and followed  her4    
#d3ca4 ,but ,giezi was gone before them1
 and laid the staff upon the face  of   
the child1 and there was no voice nor   
sense3 and he returned to meet  him1 and
 told him1 saying3 ,the child is not    
risen4    ,st4 ,augustine considers a   
great mystery in this miracle wrought by
 the  prophet ,eliseus1 thus3 ,by the   

staff sent by his servant is figured the
  rod of ,moses1 or the ,old ,law1 which
 was not sufficient to bring mankind  to
 life then dead in sin4 ,it was         
necessary that ,christ himself should   
come1 and by taking on human nature1    
become flesh of our flesh1 and  restore 
us to life4 ,in this ,eliseus was a     
figure of ,christ1 as it was  necessary 
that he should come himself to bring the
 dead child to life  and restore him to 
his mother1 who is here1 in a mystical  
sense1 a  figure of the ,church4        
#d3cb4 ,eliseus1 therefore1 went into   
the house1 and behold the child lay     
dead on his bed3    #d3cc4 ,and going   
in1 he shut the door upon him1 and upon 
the child1 and  prayed to the ,lord4    
#d3cd4 ,and he went up1 and lay upon the
 child3 and put his mouth upon  his     
mouth1 and his eyes upon his eyes1 and  
his hands upon his hands3  and he bowed 
himself upon him1 and the child's flesh 
grew warm4    #d3ce4 ,then he returned  
and walked in the house1 once to and    

fro3 and he  went up1 and lay upon him3 
and the child gaped seven times1 and    
opened  his eyes4    #d3cf4 ,and he     
called ,giezi1 and said to him3 ,call   
this ,sunamitess4 ,and  she being       
called1 went in to him3 and he said3    
,take up thy son4    #d3cg4 ,she came   
and fell at his feet1 and worshipped    
upon the ground3  and took up her son1  
and went out4    #d3ch4 ,and ,eliseus   
returned to ,galgal1 and there was a    
famine in the  land1 and the sons of the
 prophets dwelt before him3 ,and he said
 to one  of his servants3 ,set on the   
great pot1 and boil pottage for the sons
 of  the prophets4    #d3ci4 ,and one   
went out into the field to gather wild  
herbs3 and he  found something like a   
wild vine1 and gathered of it wild      
gourds of the  field1 and filled his    
mantle1 and coming back1 he shred them  
into the  pot of pottage2 for he knew   
not what it was4    ,wild gourds of the 
field4444 ,colocynthidas4 ,they are     
extremely bitter1  and therefore are    

called the gall of the earth2 and are   
poisonous if  taken in a great quantity4
    #d3dj4 ,and they poured it out for  
their companions to eat3 and when they  
had tasted of the pottage1 they cried   
out1 saying3 ,death is in the pot1  ,o  
man of ,god4 ,and they could not eat    
thereof4    #d3da4 ,but he said3 ,bring 
some meal4 ,and when they had brought   
it1 he  cast it into the pot1 and said3 
,pour out for the people1 that they may 
eat4 ,and there was now no bitterness in
 the pot4    #d3db4 ,and a certain man  
came from ,baalsalisa1 bringing to the  
man of  ,god1 bread of the firstfruits1 
twenty loaves of barley1 and new corn in
  his scrip4 ,and he said3 ,give to the 
people1 that they may eat4    #d3dc4    
,and his servant answered him3 ,how much
 is this1 that ,i should set  it before 
a hundred men8 ,he said again3 ,give to 
the people1 that they  may eat3 for thus
 saith the ,lord3 ,they shall eat1 and  
there shall be  left4    #d3dd4 ,so he  
set it before them3 and they ate1 and   

there was left1  according to the word  
of the ,lord4      #d ,kings ,chapter #e
    ,naaman the ,syrian is cleansed of  
his leprosy4 ,he professeth his belief  
in one ,god1 promising to serve him4    
,giezi taketh gifts of ,naaman1 and  is 
struck with leprosy4    #e3a4 ,naaman1  
general of the army1 of the king of     
,syria1 was a great man  with his       
master1 and honourable3 for by him the  
,lord gave deliverance  to ,syria3 and  
he was a valiant man1 and rich1 but a   
leper4    #e3b4 ,now there had gone out 
robbers from ,syria1 and had led away   
captive out of the land of ,israel1 a   
little maid1 and she waited upon        
,naaman's wife4    #e3c4 ,and she said  
to her mistress3 ,i wish my master had  
been with the  prophet that is in       
,samaria3 he would certainly have healed
 him of the  leprosy which he hath4     
#e3d4 ,then ,naaman went in to his lord1
 and told him1 saying3 ,thus and  thus  
said the girl from the land of ,israel4 
#e3e4 ,and the king of ,syria said to   

him3 ,go2 and ,i will send a letter to  
the king of ,israel4 ,and he departed1  
and took with him ten talents of        
silver1 and six thousand pieces of gold1
 and ten changes of raiment2    #e3f4   
,and brought the letter to the king of  
,israel1 in these words3 ,when  thou    
shalt receive this letter1 know that ,i 
have sent to thee ,naaman1  my servant1 
that thou mayst heal him of his leprosy4
    #e3g4 ,and when the king of ,israel 
had read the letter1 he rent his        
garments1 and said3 ,am ,i ,god1 to be  
able to kill and give life1 that  this  
man hath sent to me to heal a man of his
 leprosy8 mark1 and see  how he seeketh 
occasions against me4    #e3h4 ,and when
 ,eliseus1 the man of ,god1 had heard   
this1 to wit1 that the  king of ,israel 
had rent his garments1 he sent to him1  
saying3 ,why hast  thou rent thy        
garments8 let him come to me1 and let   
him know that there  is a prophet in    
,israel4    #e3i4 ,so ,naaman came with 
his horses and chariots1 and stood at   

the door  of the house of ,eliseus3     
#e3aj4 ,and ,eliseus sent a messenger to
 him1 saying3 ,go1 and wash seven  times
 in the ,jordan1 and thy flesh shall    
recover health1 and thou shalt  be      
clean4    #e3aa4 ,naaman was angry1 and 
went away1 saying3 ,i thought he would  
have  come out to me1 and standing1     
would have invoked the name of the ,lord
  his ,god1 and touched with his hand   
the place of the leprosy1 and healed    
me4    #e3ab4 ,are not the ,abana1 and  
the ,pharphar1 rivers of ,damascus1     
better  than all the waters of ,israel1 
that ,i may wash in them1 and be made   
clean8 ,so as he turned1 and was going  
away with indignation1    #e3ac4 ,his   
servants came to him1 and said to him3  
,father1 if the prophet  had bid thee do
 some great thing1 surely thou shouldst 
have done it3  how much rather what he  
now hath said to thee3 ,wash1 and thou  
shalt be  clean8    #e3ad4 ,then he went
 down1 and washed in the ,jordan seven  
times1  according to the word of the man

 of ,god2 and his flesh was restored1   
like the flesh of a little child3 and he
 was made clean4    #e3ae4 ,and         
returning to the man of ,god1 with all  
his train1 he came1 and  stood before   
him1 and said3 ,in truth1 ,i know there 
is no other ,god1 in  all the earth1 but
 only in ,israel3 ,i beseech thee1      
therefore1 take a  blessing of thy      
servant4    ,a blessing4444 a present4  
#e3af4 ,but he answered3 ,as the ,lord  
liveth1 before whom ,i stand1 ,i will   
receive none4 ,and when he pressed him1 
he still refused4    #e3ag4 ,and ,naaman
 said3 ,as thou wilt3 but ,i beseech    
thee1 grant to me1  thy servant1 to take
 from hence two mules' burden of earth3 
for thy  servant will not henceforth    
offer holocaust1 or victim1 to other    
gods1  but to the ,lord4    #e3ah4 ,but 
there is only this1 for which thou shalt
 entreat the ,lord for  thy servant2    
when my master goeth into the temple of 
,remmon1 to worship  there1 and he      
leaneth on my hand3 if ,i bow down in   

the temple of  ,remmon1 when he boweth  
down in the same place1 that the ,lord  
pardon me1  thy servant1 for this thing4
    #e3ai4 ,and he said to him3 ,go in  
peace4 ,so he departed from him1 in the 
spring time of the earth4    ,go in     
peace4444 ,what the prophet here        
allowed1 was not an outward  conformity 
to an idolatrous worship2 but only a    
service which by his  office he owed to 
his master3 who on all public occasions 
leaned on  him3 so that his bowing down 
when his master bowed himself down was  
not  in effect adoring the idols3 nor   
was it so understood by the standers    
by1 since he publicly professed himself 
a worshipper of the only true  and      
living ,god1 but it was no more than    
doing a civil office to the  king his   
master1 whose leaning upon him obliged  
him to bow at the same  time that he    
bowed4    #e3bj4 ,but ,giezi1 the       
servant of the man of ,god1 said3 ,my   
master hath  spared ,naaman this        
,syrian1 in not receiving of him that   

which he  brought3 as the ,lord liveth1 
,i will run after him1 and take         
something  of him4    #e3ba4 ,and ,giezi
 followed after ,naaman3 and when he saw
 him running  after him1 he leapt down  
from his chariot to meet him1 and said3 
,is all  well8    #e3bb4 ,and he said3  
,well3 my master hath sent me to thee1  
saying3 ,just  now there are come to me 
from mount ,ephraim1 two young men of   
the sons  of the prophets3 give them a  
talent of silver1 and two changes of    
garments4    #e3bc4 ,and ,naaman said3  
,it is better that thou take two        
talents4 ,and he  forced him1 and bound 
two talents of silver in two bags1 and  
two  changes of garments1 and laid them 
upon two of his servants1 and they      
carried them before him4    #e3bd4 ,and 
when he was come1 and now it was the    
evening1 he took them  from their hands1
 and laid them up in the house1 and sent
 the men away1  and they departed4      
#e3be4 ,but he went in1 and stood before
 his master4 ,and ,eliseus said3        

,whence comest thou1 ,giezi8 ,he        
answered3 ,thy servant went no whither4 
#e3bf4 ,but he said3 ,was not my heart  
present1 when the man turned back1  from
 his chariot1 to meet thee8 ,so now thou
 hast received money1 and  received     
garments1 to buy oliveyards and         
vineyards1 and sheep1 and  oxen1 and    
men-servants1 and maid-servants4        
#e3bg4 ,but the leprosy of ,naaman1     
shall also stick to thee1 and to thy    
seed for ever4 ,and he went out from him
 a leper1 as white as snow4      #d     
,kings ,chapter #f    ,eliseus maketh   
iron to swim upon the water3 he leadeth 
the ,syrians that  were sent to         
apprehend him into ,samaria1 where there
 eyes being opened1  they are           
courteously entertained4 ,the ,syrians  
besiege ,samaria3 the  famine there     
causeth a woman to eat her own child4   
,upon this the king  commandeth ,eliseus
 to be put to death4    #f3a4 ,and the  
sons of the prophets said to ,eliseus3  
,behold1 the place  where we dwell with 

thee is too strait for us4    #f3b4 ,let
 us go as far as the ,jordan1 and take  
out of the wood every man  a piece of   
timber1 that we may build us there a    
place to dwell in4 ,and  he said3 ,go4  
#f3c4 ,and one of them said3 ,but come  
thou also with thy servants4 ,he        
answered3 ,i will come4    #f3d4 ,so he 
went with them4 ,and when they were come
 to the ,jordan1 they  cut down wood4   
#f3e4 ,and it happened1 as one was      
felling some timber1 that the head of   
the ax fell into the water3 and he cried
 out1 and said3 ,alas1 alas1  alas1 my  
lord1 for this same was borrowed4       
#f3f4 ,and the man of ,god said3 ,where 
did it fall8 and he shewed him the      
place3 ,then he cut off a piece of wood1
 and cast it in thither3 and the  iron  
swam4    #f3g4 ,and he said3 ,take it   
up4 ,and he put out his hand1 and took  
it4    #f3h4 ,and the king of ,syria    
warred against ,israel1 and took counsel
 with  his servants1 saying3 ,in such   
and such a place1 let us lay an ambush4 

#f3i4 ,and the man of ,god sent to the  
king of ,israel1 saying3 ,beware that   
thou pass not to such a place3 for the  
,syrians are there in ambush4    #f3aj4 
,and the king of ,israel1 sent to the   
place which the man of ,god  had told   
him1 and prevented him1 and looked well 
to himself there not  once nor twice4   
#f3aa4 ,and the heart of the king of    
,syria1 was troubled for this thing4    
,and calling together his servants1 he  
said3 ,why do you not tell me who  it is
 that betrays me to the king of ,israel8
    #f3ab4 ,and one of his servants     
said3 ,no one1 my lord1 ,o king3 but    
,eliseus1 the prophet1 that is in       
,israel1 telleth the king of ,israel all
  the words1 that thou speakest in thy  
privy chamber4    #f3ac4 ,and he said to
 them3 ,go1 and see where he is3 that ,i
 may send and  take him4 ,and they told 
him3 saying3 ,behold he is in ,dothan4  
#f3ad4 ,therefore1 he sent thither      
horses1 and chariots1 and the strength  
of an army3 and they came by night1 and 

beset the city4    #f3ae4 ,and the      
servant of the man of ,god1 rising early
 went out1 and saw  an army round about 
the city1 and horses and chariots3 and  
he told him1  saying3 ,alas1 alas1 alas1
 my lord1 what shall we do8    #f3af4   
,but he answered3 ,fear not3 for there  
are more with us than with  them4       
#f3ag4 ,and ,eliseus prayed1 and said3  
,lord1 open his eyes1 that he may  see4 
,and the ,lord opened the eyes of the   
servant1 and he saw3 and  behold1 the   
mountain was full of horses1 and        
chariots of fire round  about ,eliseus4 
#f3ah4 ,and the enemies came down to    
him3 but ,eliseus prayed to the ,lord1  
saying3 ,strike1 ,i beseech thee1 this  
people with blindness3 and the  ,lord   
struck them with blindness1 according to
 the word of ,eliseus4    ,blindness4444
 ,the blindness here spoken of was of a 
particular kind1  which hindered them   
from seeing the objects that were really
 before  them2 and represented other    
different objects to their imagination3 

so  that they no longer perceived the   
city of ,dothan1 nor were able to know  
the person of ,eliseus2 but were easily 
led by him1 whom they took to be        
another man1 to ,samaria4 ,so that he   
truly told them1 this is not the  way1  
neither is this the city1 etc41 because 
he spoke with relation to  the way and  
to the city1 which was represented to   
them4    #f3ai4 ,and ,eliseus said to   
them3 ,this is not the way1 neither is  
this  the city3 follow me1 and ,i will  
shew you the man whom you seek4 ,so he  
led them into ,samaria4    #f3bj4 ,and  
when they were come into ,samaria1      
,eliseus said3 ,lord1 open  the eyes of 
these men1 that they may see4 ,and the  
,lord opened their  eyes1 and they saw  
themselves to be in the midst of        
,samaria4    #f3ba4 ,and the king of    
,israel said to ,eliseus1 when he saw   
them3 ,my  father1 shall ,i kill them8  
#f3bb4 ,and he said3 ,thou shalt not    
kill them3 for thou didst not take  them
 with thy sword1 or thy bow1 that thou  

mayst kill them3 but set  bread and     
water before them1 that they may eat and
 drink1 and go to  their master4        
#f3bc4 ,and a great provision of meats  
was set before them1 and they ate  and  
drank2 and he let them go3 and they went
 away to their master3 and  the robbers 
of ,syria came no more into the land of 
,israel4    #f3bd4 ,and it came to pass1
 after these things1 that ,benadad1 king
 of  ,syria1 gathered together all his  
army1 and went up and besieged          
,samaria4    #f3be4 ,and there was a    
great famine in ,samaria3 and so long   
did the  siege continue1 till the head  
of an ass was sold for fourscore pieces 
of silver1 and the fourth part of a cabe
 of pigeons' dung1 for five  pieces of  
silver4    #f3bf4 ,and as the king of   
,israel was passing by the wall1 a      
certain  woman cried out to him1 saying3
 ,save me1 my lord1 ,o king4    #f3bg4  
,and he said3 ,if the ,lord doth not    
save thee1 how can ,i save thee8  out of
 the barnfloor1 or out of the winepress8

 ,and the king said to  her3 ,what      
aileth thee8 ,and she answered3         
#f3bh4 ,this woman said to me3 ,give thy
 son1 that we may eat him today1  and we
 will eat my son tomorrow4    #f3bi4 ,so
 we boiled my son1 and ate him4 ,and ,i 
said to her on the next  day3 ,give thy 
son1 that we may eat him4 ,and she hath 
hid her son4    #f3cj4 ,when the king   
heard this1 he rent his garments1 and   
passed by  upon the wall4 ,and all the  
people saw the haircloth which he wore  
within next to his flesh4    #f3ca4 ,and
 the king said3 ,may ,god do so and so  
to me1 and may he add  more1 if the head
 of ,eliseus1 the son of ,saphat1 shall 
stand on him  this day4    #f3cb4 ,but  
,eliseus sat in his house1 and the      
ancients sat with him4 ,so  he sent a   
man before3 and before that messenger   
came1 he said to the  ancients3 ,do you 
know that this son of a murderer hath   
sent to cut off  my head8 ,look then    
when the messenger shall come1 shut the 
door1 and  suffer him not to come in3   

for behold the sound of his master's    
feet is  behind him4    #f3cc4 ,while he
 was yet speaking to them1 the messenger
 appeared1 who  was coming to him4 ,and 
he said3 ,behold1 so great an evil is   
from the  ,lord3 what shall ,i look for 
more from the ,lord8      #d ,kings     
,chapter #g    ,eliseus prophesieth a   
great plenty1 which presently ensueth   
upon the  sudden flight of the ,syrians2
 of which four lepers bring the news to 
the city4 ,the incredulous nobleman is  
trod to death4    #g3a4 ,and ,eliseus   
said3 ,hear ye the word of the ,lord3   
,thus saith the  ,lord3 ,tomorrow1 about
 this time1 a bushel of fine flour shall
 be sold  for a stater1 and two bushels 
of barley for a stater1 in the gate of  
,samaria4    ,a stater4444 ,it is the   
same as a sicle or shekel4    #g3b4     
,then one of the lords1 upon whose hand 
the king leaned1 answering  the man of  
,god1 said3 ,if the ,lord should make   
flood-gates in heaven1  can that        
possibly be which thou sayest8 ,and he  

said3 ,thou shalt see it  with thy eyes1
 but shalt not eat thereof4    #g3c4    
,now there were four lepers1 at the     
entering in of the gate3 and  they said 
one to another3 ,what mean we to stay   
here till we die8    #g3d4 ,if we will  
enter into the city1 we shall die with  
the famine3 and  if we will remain here1
 we must also die3 come therefore1 and  
let us  run over to the camp of the     
,syrians4 ,if they spare us1 we shall   
live3  but if they kill us1 we shall but
 die4    #g3e4 ,so they arose in the    
evening1 to go to the ,syrian camp4 ,and
 when  they were come to the first part 
of the camp of the ,syrians1 they found 
no man there4    #g3f4 ,for the ,lord   
had made them hear1 in the camp of      
,syria1 the noise  of chariots1 and of  
horses1 and of a very great army3 and   
they said one  to another3 ,behold1 the 
king of ,israel hath hired against us   
the kings  of the ,hethites1 and of the 
,egyptians2 and they are come upon us4  
#g3g4 ,wherefore they arose1 and fled   

away in the dark1 and left their  tents1
 and their horses and asses in the camp1
 and fled1 desiring to  save their      
lives4    #g3h4 ,so when these lepers   
were come to the beginning of the camp1 
they  went into one tent1 and ate and   
drank3 and they took from thence        
silver1 and gold1 and raiment1 and went1
 and hid it3 and they came  again1 and  
went into another tent1 and carried from
 thence in like  manner1 and hid it4    
#g3i4 ,then they said one to another3   
,we do not well3 for this is a day  of  
good tidings4 ,if we hold our peace1 and
 do not tell it till the  morning1 we   
shall be charged with a crime3 come1 let
 us go1 and tell it  in the king's      
court4    #g3aj4 ,so they came to the   
gate of the city1 and told them1 saying3
 ,we  went to the camp of the ,syrians1 
and we found no man there1 but horses1  
and asses tied1 and the tents standing4 
#g3aa4 ,then the guards of the gate     
went1 and told it within in the  king's 
palace4    #g3ab4 ,and he arose in the  

night1 and said to his servants3 ,i tell
 you  what the ,syrians have done to us3
 ,they know that we suffer great        
famine1 and therefore they are gone out 
of the camp1 and lie hid in the  fields1
 saying3 ,when they come out of the     
city1 we shall take them  alive1 and    
then we may get into the city4    #g3ac4
 ,and one of his servants answered3 ,let
 us take the five horses  that are      
remaining in the city 7because there are
 no more in the whole  multitude of     
,israel1 for the rest are consumed71 and
 let us send and  see4    #g3ad4 ,they  
brought therefore two horses1 and the   
king sent into the  camp of the         
,syrians1 saying3 ,go1 and see4         
#g3ae4 ,and they went after them1 as far
 as the ,jordan3 and behold1 all  the   
way was full of garments1 and vessels1  
which the ,syrians had cast  away1 in   
their fright1 and the messengers        
returned1 and told the king4    #g3af4  
,and the people going out1 pillaged the 
camp of the ,syrians3 and a  bushel of  

fine flour was sold for a stater1 and   
two bushels of barley  for a stater1    
according to the word of the ,lord4     
#g3ag4 ,and the king appointed that lord
 on whose hand he leaned1 to  stand at  
the gate3 and the people trod upon him  
in the entrance of the  gate2 and he    
died1 as the man of ,god had said1 when 
the king came down  to him4    #g3ah4   
,and it came to pass1 according to the  
word of the man of ,god1  which he spoke
 to the king1 when he said3 ,two bushels
 of barley shall  be for a stater1 and a
 bushel of fine flour for a stater1 at  
this very  time tomorrow1 in the gate of
 ,samaria4    #g3ai4 ,when that lord    
answered the man of ,god1 and said3     
,although the  ,lord should make        
flood-gates in heaven1 could this come  
to pass which  thou sayest8 ,and he said
 to him3 ,thou shalt see it with thy    
eyes1 and  shalt not eat thereof4       
#g3bj4 ,and so it fell out to him1 as it
 was foretold1 and the people  trod upon
 him in the gate1 and he died4      #d  

,kings ,chapter #h    ,after seven      
years' famine foretold by ,eliseus1 the 
,sunamitess returning  home1 recovereth 
her lands1 and revenues4 ,eliseus       
foresheweth the death  of ,benadad1 king
 of ,syria1 and the reign of ,hazael4   
,joram's wicked  reign in ,juda4 ,he    
dieth1 and his son ,ochozias succeedeth4
    #h3a4;,and ,eliseus spoke to the    
woman1 whose son he had restored to     
life1  saying3 ,arise1 and go thou1 and 
thy household1 and sojourn wheresoever  
thou canst find3 for the ,lord hath     
called a famine1 and it shall come  upon
 the land seven years4    #h3b4 ,and she
 arose1 and did according to the word of
 the man of ,god3  and going with her   
household1 she sojourned in the land of 
the  ,philistines many days4    #h3c4   
,and when the seven years were ended1   
the woman returned out of the  land of  
the ,philistines1 and she went forth to 
speak to the king for  her house and for
 her lands4    #h3d4 ,and the king      
talked with ,giezi1 the servant of the  

man of ,god1  saying3 ,tell me all the  
great things that ,eliseus hath done4   
#h3e4 ,and when he was telling the king 
how he had raised one dead to  life1 the
 woman appeared1 whose son he had       
restored to life1 crying to  the king   
for her house1 and her lands4 ,and      
,giezi said3 ,my lord1 ,o king1  this is
 the woman1 and this is her son1 whom   
,eliseus raised to life4    #h3f4 ,and  
the king asked the woman3 and she told  
him4 ,and the king  appointed her an    
eunuch1 saying3 ,restore her all that is
 hers1 and all  the revenues of the     
lands1 from the day that she left the   
land to this  present4    #h3g4 ,eliseus
 also came to ,damascus1 and ,benadad1  
king of ,syria was  sick2 and they told 
him1 saying3 ,the man of ,god is come   
hither4    #h3h4 ,and the king said to  
,hazael3 ,take with thee presents1 and  
go to  meet the man of ,god1 and consult
 the ,lord by him1 saying3 ,can ,i      
recover  of this my illness8    #h3i4   
,and ,hazael went to meet him1 taking   

with him presents1 and all the  good    
things of ,damascus1 the burdens of     
forty camels4 ,and when he stood  before
 him1 he said3 ,thy son1 ,benadad1 the  
king of ,syria1 hath sent me  to thee1  
saying3 ,can ,i recover of this my      
illness8    #h3aj4 ,and ,eliseus said to
 him3 ,go tell him3 ,thou shalt recover3
 but the  ,lord hath shewed me that he  
shall surely die4    ,tell him3 thou    
shalt recover4444 ,by these words the   
prophet signified  that the king's      
disease was not mortal3 and that he     
would recover if no  violence were used4
 ,or he might only express himself in   
this manner1 by  way of giving ,hazael  
to understand that he knew both what he 
would say  and do2 that he would indeed 
tell the king he should recover2 but    
would  be himself the instrument of his 
death4    #h3aa4 ,and he stood with him1
 and was troubled so far as to blush3   
and  the man of ,god wept4    #h3ab4    
,and ,hazael said to him3 ,why doth my  
lord weep8 ,and he said3  ,because ,i   

know the evil that thou wilt do to the  
children of ,israel4  ,their strong     
cities thou wilt burn with fire1 and    
their young men thou  wilt kill with the
 sword1 and thou wilt dash their        
children1 and rip up  their pregnant    
women4    #h3ac4 ,and ,hazael said3 ,but
 what am ,i1 thy servant1 a dog1 that ,i
 should  do this great thing8 ,and      
,eliseus said3 ,the ,lord hath shewed me
 that  thou shalt be king of ,syria4    
#h3ad4 ,and when he was departed from   
,eliseus he came to his master1 who     
said to him3 ,what said ,eliseus to     
thee8 ,and he answered3 ,he told me3    
,thou shalt recover4    #h3ae4 ,and on  
the next day1 he took a blanket1 and    
poured water on it1  and spread it upon 
his face3 and he died1 and ,hazael      
reigned in his  stead4    #h3af4 ,in the
 fifth year of ,joram1 son of ,achab1   
king of ,israel1 and of  ,josaphat1 king
 of ,juda1 reigned ,joram1 son of       
,josaphat1 king of ,juda4    ,and of    
,josaphat1 etc4444 ,that is1 ,josaphat  

being yet alive1 who  sometime before   
his death made his son ,joram king1 as  
,david had done  before by his own son  
,solomon4    #h3ag4 ,he was two and     
thirty years old when he began to reign1
 and he  reigned eight years in         
,jerusalem4    #h3ah4 ,and he walked in 
the ways of the kings of ,israel1 as the
 house of  ,achab had walked3 for the   
daughter of ,achab was his wife3 and he 
did  that which was evil in the sight of
 the ,lord4    #h3ai4 ,but the ,lord    
would not destroy ,juda1 for ,david his 
servant's  sake1 as he had promised him1
 to give him a light1 and to his        
children  always4    #h3bj4 ,in his days
 ,edom revolted from being under ,juda1 
and made  themselves a king4    #h3ba4  
,and ,joram came to ,seira1 and all the 
chariots with him3 and he  arose in the 
night1 and defeated the ,edomites that  
had surrounded him1  and the captains of
 the chariots1 but the people fled into 
their tents4    #h3bb4 ,so ,edom        
revolted from being under ,juda1 unto   

this day4 ,then ,lobna  also revolted at
 the same time4    #h3bc4 ,but the rest 
of the acts of ,joram1 and all that he  
did1 are they  not written in the book  
of the words of the days of the kings of
 ,juda8    #h3bd4 ,and ,joram slept with
 his fathers1 and was buried with them  
in the  city of ,david1 and ,ochozias1  
his son1 reigned in his stead4    #h3be4
 ,in the twelfth year of ,joram1 the son
 of ,achab1 king of ,israel1  reigned   
,ochozias1 son of ,joram1 king of ,juda4
    #h3bf4 ,ochozias was two and twenty 
years old when he began to reign1 and   
he reigned one year in ,jerusalem3 the  
name of his mother was ,athalia  the    
daughter of ,amri king of ,israel4      
,daughter4444 ,that is1 grand-daughter2 
for she was daughter of ,achab son  of  
,amri1 ver4 #ah4    #h3bg4 ,and he      
walked in the ways of the house of      
,achab3 and he did evil  before the     
,lord1 as did the house of ,achab3 for  
he was the son in law  of the house of  
,achab4    #h3bh4 ,he went also with    

,joram1 son of ,achab1 to fight against 
,hazael1  king of ,syria1 in ,ramoth    
,galaad1 and the ,syrians wounded       
,joram3    #h3bi4 ,and he went back to  
be healed1 in ,jezrahel3 because the    
,syrians  had wounded him in ,ramoth1   
when he fought against ,hazael1 king of 
,syria  ,and ,ochozias1 the son of      
,joram1 king of ,juda1 went down to     
visit ,joram1  the son of ,achab1 in    
,jezrahel1 because he was sick there4   
#d ,kings ,chapter #i    ,jehu is       
anointed king of ,israel1 to destroy the
 house of ,achab and  ,jezebel4 ,he     
killeth ,joram king of ,israel1 and     
,ochozias king of ,juda4  ,jezebel is   
eaten by dogs4    #i3a4 ,and ,eliseus   
the prophet1 called one of the sons of  
the prophets1  and said to him3 ,gird up
 thy loins1 and take this little bottle 
of oil  in thy hand1 and go to ,ramoth  
,galaad4    #i3b4 ,and when thou art    
come thither1 thou shalt see ,jehu the  
son of  ,josaphat the son of ,namsi3 and
 going in1 thou shalt make him rise up  

from amongst his brethren1 and carry him
 into an inner chamber4    #i3c4 ,then  
taking the little bottle of oil1 thou   
shalt pour it on his  head1 and shalt   
say3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,i have     
anointed thee king  over ,israel4 ,and  
thou shalt open the door and flee1 and  
shalt not stay  there4    #i3d4 ,so the 
young man1 the servant of the prophet1  
went away to ,ramoth  ,galaad1    #i3e4 
,and went in thither3 and behold1 the   
captains of the army were  sitting1 and 
he said3 ,i have a word to thee1 ,o     
prince4 ,and ,jehu said3  ,unto whom of 
us all8 ,and he said3 ,to thee1 ,o      
prince4    #i3f4 ,and he arose1 and went
 into the chamber3 and he poured the oil
  upon his head1 and said3 ,thus saith  
the ,lord ,god of ,israel3 ,i have      
anointed thee king over ,israel1 the    
people of the ,lord4    #i3g4 ,and thou 
shalt cut off the house of ,achab1 thy  
master1 and ,i will  revenge the blood  
of my servants1 the prophets1 and the   
blood of all  the servants of the ,lord1

 at the hand of ,jezabel4    #i3h4 ,and 
,i will destroy all the house of ,achab1
 and ,i will cut off from  ,achab1 him  
that pisseth against the wall1 and him  
that is shut up1 and  the meanest in    
,israel4    #i3i4 ,and ,i will make the 
house of ,achab1 like the house of      
,jeroboam1  the son of ,nabat1 and like 
the house of ,baasa1 the son of ,ahias4 
#i3aj4 ,and the dogs shall eat ,jezabel1
 in the field of ,jezrahel1 and  there  
shall be no one to bury her4 ,and he    
opened the door and fled4    #i3aa4     
,then ,jehu went forth to the servants  
of his lord3 and they said  to him3 ,are
 all things well8 why came this madman  
to thee8 ,and he said  to them3 ,you    
know the man1 and what he said4         
#i3ab4 ,but they answered3 ,it is false2
 but rather do thou tell us4 ,and  he   
said to them3 ,thus and thus did he     
speak to me3 and he said3 ,thus  saith  
the ,lord3 ,i have anointed thee king   
over ,israel4    #i3ac4 ,then they made 
haste1 and taking every man his garment1

 laid it  under his feet1 after the     
manner of a judgment seat1 and they     
sounded  the trumpet1 and said3 ,jehu is
 king4    #i3ad4 ,so ,jehu1 the son of  
,josaphat1 the son of ,namsi1 conspired 
against  ,joram4 ,now ,joram had        
besieged ,ramoth ,galaad1 he1 and all   
,israel1  fighting with ,hazael1 king of
 ,syria3    #i3ae4 ,and was returned to 
be healed in ,jezrahel of his wounds2   
for the  ,syrians had wounded him1 when 
he fought with ,hazael1 king of ,syria4 
,and  ,jehu said3 ,if it please you1 let
 no man go forth or flee out of the     
city1 lest he go1 and tell in ,jezrahel4
    #i3af4 ,and he got up1 and went into
 ,jezrahel for ,joram was sick there1   
and ,ochozias king of ,juda1 was come   
down to visit ,joram4    #i3ag4 ,the    
watchman therefore1 that stood upon the 
tower of ,jezrahel1  saw the troop of   
,jehu coming1 and said3 ,i see a troop4 
,and ,joram said3  ,take a chariot1 and 
send to meet them1 and let him that     
goeth say3 ,is  all well8    #i3ah4 ,so 

there went one in a chariot to meet him1
 and said3 ,thus saith  the king3 ,are  
all things peaceable8 ,and ,jehu said3  
,what hast thou to do  with peace8 go   
behind and follow me4 ,and the watchman 
told1 saying3 ,the  messenger came to   
them1 but he returneth not4    #i3ai4   
,and he sent a second chariot of horses3
 and he came to them1 and  said3 ,thus  
saith the king3 ,is there peace8 ,and   
,jehu said3 ,what hast  thou to do with 
peace8 pass1 and follow me4    #i3bj4   
,and the watchman told1 saying3 ,he came
 even to them1 but  returneth not3 and  
the driving is like the driving of      
,jehu1 the son of  ,namsi2 for he drives
 furiously4    #i3ba4 ,and ,joram said3 
,make ready the chariot4 ,and they made 
ready his  chariot3 and ,joram1 king of 
,israel1 and ,ochozias1 king of ,juda1  
went  out1 each in his chariot1 and they
 went out to meet ,jehu1 and met him  in
 the field of ,naboth1 the ,jezrahelite4
    #i3bb4 ,and when ,joram saw ,jehu1  
he said3 ,is there peace1 ,jehu8 ,and he

  answered3 ,what peace8 so long as the 
fornications of ,jezabel1 thy  mother1  
and her many sorceries1 are in their    
vigour4    #i3bc4 ,and ,joram turned his
 hand1 and fleeing1 said to ,ochozias3  
,there  is treachery1 ,ochozias4        
#i3bd4 ,but ,jehu bent his bow with his 
hand1 and shot ,joram between the       
shoulders3 and the arrow went out       
through his heart1 and immediately he   
fell in his chariot4    #i3be4 ,and     
,jehu said to ,badacer1 his captain3    
,take him1 and cast him  into the field 
of ,naboth1 the ,jezrahelite3 for ,i    
remember1 when ,i and  thou1 sitting in 
a chariot1 followed ,achab1 this man's  
father1 that the  ,lord laid this burden
 upon him1 saying3    #i3bf4 ,if ,i do  
not requite thee in this field1 saith   
the ,lord1 for the  blood of ,naboth1   
and for the blood of his children1 which
 ,i saw  yesterday1 saith the ,lord4 ,so
 now take him1 and cast him into the    
field1 according to the word of the     
,lord4    #i3bg4 ,but ,ochozias1 king of

 ,juda1 seeing this1 fled by the way of 
the  garden house3 and ,jehu pursued    
him1 and said3 ,strike him also in his  
chariot4 ,and they struck him in the    
going up to ,gaver1 which is by         
,jeblaam3 and he fled into ,mageddo1 and
 died there4    #i3bh4 ,and his servants
 laid him upon his chariot1 and carried 
him to  ,jerusalem3 and they buried him 
in his sepulchre with his fathers1 in   
the city of ,david4    #i3bi4 ,in the   
eleventh year of ,joram1 the son of     
,achab1 ,ochozias reigned  over ,juda2  
#i3cj4 ,and ,jehu came into ,jezrahel4  
,but ,jezabel1 hearing of his coming    
in1 painted her face with stibic stone1 
and adorned her head1 and  looked out of
 a window4    #i3ca4 ,at ,jehu coming in
 at the gate1 and said3 ,can there be   
peace for  ,zambri1 that hath killed his
 master8    #i3cb4 ,and ,jehu lifted up 
his face to the window1 and said3 ,who  
is this8  ,and two or three eunuchs     
bowed down to him4    #i3cc4 ,and he    
said to them3 ,throw her down headlong2 

,and they threw her  down1 and the wall 
was sprinkled with her blood1 and the   
hoofs of the  horses trod upon her4     
#i3cd4 ,and when he was come in to eat1 
and to drink1 he said3 ,go1 and  see    
after that cursed woman1 and bury her2  
because she is a king's  daughter4      
#i3ce4 ,and when they went to bury her1 
they found nothing but the skull1  and  
the feet1 and the extremities of her    
hands4    #i3cf4 ,and coming back they  
told him4 ,and ,jehu said3 ,it is the   
word of  the ,lord1 which he spoke by   
his servant ,elias1 the ,thesbite1      
saying3 ,in  the field of ,jezrahel the 
dogs shall eat the flesh of ,jezabel4   
#i3cg4 ,and the flesh of ,jezabel shall 
be as dung upon the face of the  earth  
in the field of ,jezrahel2 so that they 
who pass by shall say3 ,is  this that   
same ,jezabel8      #d ,kings ,chapter  
#aj    ,jehu destroyeth the house of    
,achab3 abolisheth the worship of ,baal1
 and  killeth the worshippers3 but      
sticketh to the calves of ,jeroboam4    

,israel  is afflicted by the ,syrians4  
#aj3a4 ,and ,achab had seventy sons in  
,samaria3 so ,jehu wrote letters1 and   
sent to ,samaria1 to the chief men of   
the city1 and to the ancients1 and  to  
them that brought up ,achab's children1 
saying3    #aj3b4 ,as soon as you       
receive these letters1 ye that have your
 master's  sons1 and chariots1 and      
horses1 and fenced cities1 and armour1  
#aj3c4 ,choose the best1 and him that   
shall please you most of your  master's 
sons1 and set him on his father's       
throne1 and fight for the  house of your
 master4    #aj3d4 ,but they were       
exceedingly afraid1 and said3 ,behold   
two kings  could not stand before him1  
and how shall we be able to resist8     
#aj3e4 ,therefore they that were over   
the king's house1 and the rulers of  the
 city1 and the ancients1 and the        
bringers up of the children1 sent  to   
,jehu1 saying3 ,we are thy servants3    
whatsoever thou shalt command us  we    
will do2 we will not make us any king3  

do thou all that pleaseth  thee4        
#aj3f4 ,and he wrote letters the second 
time to them1 saying3 ,if you be  mine1 
and will obey me1 take the heads of the 
sons of your master1 and  come to me to 
,jezrahel by tomorrow at this time4 ,now
 the king's sons1  being seventy men1   
were brought up with the chief men of   
the city4    #aj3g4 ,and when the       
letters came to them1 they took the     
king's sons1 and  slew seventy persons1 
and put their heads in baskets1 and sent
 them to  him to ,jezrahel4    #aj3h4   
,and a messenger came1 and told him1    
saying3 ,they have brought the  heads of
 the king's sons4 ,and he said3 ,lay ye 
them in two heaps by the  entering in of
 the gate until the morning4    #aj3i4  
,and when it was light1 he went out1 and
 standing1 said to all the  people3 ,you
 are just3 if ,i conspired against my   
master1 and slew him2  who hath slain   
all these8    #aj3aj4 ,see therefore now
 that there hath not fallen to the      
ground any  of the words of the ,lord1  

which the ,lord spoke concerning the    
house of  ,achab1 and the ,lord hath    
done that which he spoke in the hand of 
his  servant ,elias4    #aj3aa4 ,so     
,jehu slew all that were left of the    
house of ,achab in  ,jezrahel1 and all  
his chief men1 and his friends1 and his 
priests1 till  there were no remains    
left of him4    #aj3ab4 ,and he arose1  
and went to ,samaria3 and when he was   
come to the  shepherds' cabin in the    
way1    #aj3ac4 ,he met with the        
brethren of ,ochozias1 king of ,juda1   
and he said  to them3 ,who are you8 ,and
 they answered3 ,we are the brethren of 
,ochozias1 and are come down to salute  
the sons of the king1 and the  sons of  
the queen4    #aj3ad4 ,and he said3     
,take them alive4 ,and they took them   
alive1 and  killed them at the pit by   
the cabin1 two and forty men1 and he    
left not  any of them4    #aj3ae4 ,and  
when he was departed thence1 he found   
,jonadab1 the son of  ,rechab1 coming to
 meet him1 and he blessed him4 ,and he  

said to him3 ,is  thy heart right as my 
heart is with thy heart8 ,and ,jonadab  
said3 ,it is4  ,if it be1 said he1 give 
me thy hand4 ,he gave him his hand4 ,and
 he  lifted him up to him into the      
chariot1    #aj3af4 ,and said to him3   
,come with me1 and see my zeal for the  
,lord4 ,so  he made him ride in his     
chariot1    #aj3ag4 ,and brought him    
into ,samaria4 ,and he slew all that    
were left of  ,achab1 in ,samaria1 to a 
man1 according to the word of the ,lord 
which he  spoke by ,elias4    #aj3ah4   
,and ,jehu gathered together all the    
people1 and said to them3  ,achab       
worshipped ,baal a little1 but ,i will  
worship him more4    ,i will worship him
 more4444 ,jehu sinned in thus          
pretending to worship  ,baal1 and       
causing sacrifice to be offered to him3 
because evil is not  to be done1 that   
good may come of it4 ,rom4 #c4h4        
#aj3ai4 ,now therefore call to me all   
the prophets of ,baal1 and all his      
servants1 and all his priests3 let none 

be wanting1 for ,i have a great         
sacrifice to offer to ,baal3 whosoever  
shall be wanting1 shall not live4  ,now 
,jehu did this craftily1 that he might  
destroy the worshippers of  ,baal4      
#aj3bj4 ,and he said3 ,proclaim a       
festival for ,baal4 ,and he called1     
#aj3ba4 ,and he sent into all the       
borders of ,israel2 and all the servants
  of ,baal came3 there was not one left 
that did not come4 ,and they went  into 
the temple of ,baal3 and the house of   
,baal was filled1 from one end  to the  
other4    #aj3bb4 ,and he said to them  
that were over the wardrobe3 ,bring     
forth  garments for all the servants of 
,baal4 ,and they brought them forth     
garments4    #aj3bc4 ,and ,jehu1 and    
,jonadab1 the son of ,rechab1 went to   
the temple of  ,baal1 and said to the   
worshippers of ,baal3 ,search1 and see  
that there  be not any with you of the  
servants of the ,lord1 but that there be
 the  servants of ,baal only4    #aj3bd4
 ,and they went in to offer sacrifices  

and burnt offerings3 but  ,jehu had     
prepared him fourscore men without1 and 
said to them3 ,if any  of the men       
escape1 whom ,i have brought into your  
hands1 he that letteth  him go1 shall   
answer life for life4    #aj3be4 ,and it
 came to pass1 when the burnt offering  
was ended1 that  ,jehu commanded his    
soldiers and captains1 saying3 ,go in1  
and kill them3  let none escape4 ,and   
the soldiers and captains slew them with
 the edge  of the sword1 and cast them  
out3 and they went into the city of the 
temple of ,baal1    #aj3bf4 ,and brought
 the statue out of ,baal's temple1 and  
burnt it1    #aj3bg4 ,and broke it in   
pieces4 ,they destroyed also the temple 
of ,baal1  and made a jakes in its place
 unto this day4    #aj3bh4 ,so ,jehu    
destroyed ,baal out of ,israel3         
#aj3bi4 ,but yet he departed not from   
the sins of ,jeroboam1 the son of       
,nabat1 who made ,israel to sin1 nor did
 he forsake the golden calves  that were
 in ,bethel1 and ,dan4    #aj3cj4 ,and  

the ,lord said to ,jehu3 because thou   
hast diligently executed  that which was
 right and pleasing in my eyes1 and hast
 done to the  house of ,achab according 
to all that was in my heart3 thy        
children  shall sit upon the throne of  
,israel to the fourth generation4       
#aj3ca4 ,but ,jehu took no heed to walk 
in the law of the ,lord1 the ,god of    
,israel1 with all his heart3 for he     
departed not from the sins of           
,jeroboam1 who had made ,israel to sin4 
#aj3cb4 ,in those days the ,lord began  
to be weary of ,israel3 and ,hazael     
ravaged them in all the coasts of       
,israel1    #aj3cc4 ,from the ,jordan   
eastward1 all the land of ,galaad1 and  
,gad1 and  ,ruben1 and ,manasses1 from  
,aroer1 which is upon the torrent       
,arnon1 and  ,galaad1 and ,basan4       
#aj3cd4 ,but the rest of the acts of    
,jehu1 and all that he did1 and his     
strength1 are they not written in the   
book of the words of the days of  the   
kings of ,israel8    #aj3ce4 ,and ,jehu 

slept with his fathers1 and they buried 
him in ,samaria3  and ,joachaz1 his son1
 reigned in his stead4    #aj3cf4 ,and  
the time that ,jehu reigned over        
,israel1 in ,samaria1 was  eight and    
twenty years4      #d ,kings ,chapter   
#aa    ,athalia's usurpation and        
tyranny4 ,joas is made king4 ,athalia is
 slain4    #aa3a4 ,now ,athalia1 the    
mother of ,ochozias1 seeing that her son
 was  dead1 arose and slew all the royal
 seed4    #aa3b4 ,but ,josaba the       
daughter of king ,joram1 sister of      
,ochozias1 took  ,joas1 the son of      
,ochozias1 and stole him from among the 
king's sons  that were slain1 out of the
 bedchamber with his nurse3 and hid him 
from  the face of ,athalia2 so that he  
was not slain4    #aa3c4 ,and he was    
with her six years1 hid in the house of 
the ,lord4 ,and  ,athalia reigned over  
the land4    #aa3d4 ,and in the seventh 
year ,joiada sent1 and taking the       
centurions  and soldiers1 brought them  
in to him into the temple of the ,lord1 

and  made a covenant with them3 and     
taking an oath of them in the house of  
the ,lord1 shewed them the king's son3  
#aa3e4 ,and he commanded them1 saying3  
,this is the thing that you must  do4   
#aa3f4 ,let a third part of you go in on
 the sabbath1 and keep the watch  of the
 king's house4 ,and let a third part be 
at the gate of ,sur2 and  let a third   
part be at the gate behind the dwelling 
of the  shieldbearers2 and you shall    
keep the watch of the house of ,messa4  
#aa3g4 ,but let two parts of you all    
that go forth on the sabbath1 keep  the 
watch of the house of the ,lord about   
the king4    #aa3h4 ,and you shall      
compass him round about1 having weapons 
in your  hands3 and if any man shall    
enter the precinct of the temple1 let   
him  be slain3 and you shall be with the
 king1 coming in and going out4         
#aa3i4 ,and the centurions did according
 to all things that ,joiada the  priest1
 had commanded them3 and taking every   
one their men1 that went  in on the     

sabbath1 with them that went out in the 
sabbath1 came to  ,joiada1 the priest4  
#aa3aj4 ,and he gave them the spears1   
and the arms of king ,david1 which  were
 in the house of the ,lord4    #aa3aa4  
,and they stood1 having every one their 
weapons in their hands1  from the right 
side of the temple1 unto the left side  
of the altar1 and  of the temple1 about 
the king4    #aa3ab4 ,and he brought    
forth the king's son1 and put the diadem
 upon  him1 and the testimony3 and they 
made him king1 and anointed him3 and    
clapping their hands1 they said3 ,god   
save the king4    ,the testimony4444    
,the book of the law4    #aa3ac4 ,and   
,athalia heard the noise of the people  
running3 and going in  to the people    
into the temple of the ,lord1    #aa3ad4
 ,she saw the king standing upon a      
tribunal1 as the manner was1  and the   
singers1 and the trumpets near him1 and 
all the people of the  land rejoicing1  
and sounding the trumpets3 and she rent 
her garments1  and cried3 ,a conspiracy1

 a conspiracy4    ,a tribunal4444 ,a    
tribune1 or a place elevated above the  
rest4    #aa3ae4 ,but ,joiada commanded 
the centurions that were over the army1 
and  said to them3 ,have her forth      
without the precinct of the temple1 and 
whosoever shall follow her1 let him be  
slain with the sword4 ,for the  priest  
had said3 ,let her not be slain in the  
temple of the ,lord4    #aa3af4 ,and    
they laid hands on her3 and thrust her  
out by the way by  which the horses go  
in1 by the palace1 and she was slain    
there4    #aa3ag4 ,and ,joiada made a   
covenant between the ,lord1 and the     
king1 and  the people1 that they should 
be the people of the ,lord2 and between 
the  king and the people4    #aa3ah4    
,and all the people of the land went    
into the temple of ,baal1 and  broke    
down his altars1 and his images they    
broke in pieces thoroughly3  they slew  
also ,mathan the priest of ,baal before 
the altar4 ,and the  priest set guards  
in the house of the ,lord4    #aa3ai4   

,and he took the centurions1 and the    
bands of the ,cerethi1 and  the         
,phelethi1 and all the people of the    
land1 and they brought the king  from   
the house of the ,lord3 and they came by
 the way of the gate of the             
shieldbearers into the palace1 and he   
sat on the throne of the kings4         
#aa3bj4 ,and all the people of the land 
rejoiced1 and the city was quiet3  but  
,athalia was slain with the sword in the
 king's house4    #aa3ba4 ,now ,joas was
 seven years old when he began to reign4
      #d ,kings ,chapter #ab    ,the    
temple is repaired4 ,hazael is bought   
off from attacking ,jerusalem4  ,joas is
 slain4    #ab3a4 ,in the seventh year  
of ,jehu1 ,joas began to reign3 and he  
reigned  forty years in ,jerusalem4 ,the
 name of his mother was ,sebia1 of      
,bersabee4    #ab3b4 ,and ,joas did that
 which was right before the ,lord all   
the days  that ,joiada1 the priest1     
taught him4    #ab3c4 ,but yet he took  
not away the high places3 for the people

 still  sacrificed and burnt incense in 
the high places4    #ab3d4 ,and ,joas   
said to the priests3 all the money of   
the sanctified  things1 which is brought
 into the temple of the ,lord by those  
that  pass1 which is offered for the    
price of a soul1 and which of their own 
accord1 and of their own free heart1    
they bring into the temple of the       
,lord3    ,sanctified4444 ,that is1     
dedicated to ,god's service4--,ibid4    
,the price of  a soul4444 ,that is1 the 
ordinary oblation1 which every soul was 
to  offer by the law4 ,ex4 #cj4         
#ab3e4 ,let the priests take it         
according to their order and repair the 
house1 wheresoever they shall see any   
thing that wanteth repairing4    #ab3f4 
,now till the three and twentieth year  
of king ,joas the priests  did not make 
the repairs of the temple4    #ab3g4    
,and king ,joas called ,joiada1 the high
 priest1 and the priests1  saying to    
them3 ,why do you not repair the temple8
 ,take you1 therefore1  money no more   

according to your order1 but restore it 
for the repairing  of the temple4       
#ab3h4 ,and the priests were forbidden  
to take any more money of the  people1  
and to make the repairs of the house4   
#ab3i4 ,and ,joiada1 the high priest1   
took a chest1 and bored a hole in  the  
top1 and set it by the altar at the     
right hand of them that came  into the  
house of the ,lord2 and the priests that
 kept the doors1 put  therein all the   
money that was brought to the temple of 
the ,lord4    #ab3aj4 ,and when they saw
 that there was very much money in the  
chest1  the king's scribe1 and the high 
priest1 came up1 and poured it out1 and 
counted the money that was found in the 
house of the ,lord4    #ab3aa4 ,and they
 gave it out by number and measure into 
the hands of  them that were over the   
builders of the house of the ,lord3 and 
they  laid it out to the carpenters1 and
 the masons1 that wrought in the  house 
of the ,lord1    #ab3ab4 ,and made the  
repairs3 and to them that cut stones1   

and to buy  timber1 and stones to be    
hewed1 that the repairs of the house of 
the  ,lord might be completely finished1
 and wheresoever there was need of      
expenses to uphold the house4    #ab3ac4
 ,but there were not made of the same   
money for the temple of the  ,lord1     
bowls1 or fleshhooks1 or censers1 or    
trumpets1 or any vessel of  gold and    
silver1 of the money that was brought   
into the temple of the  ,lord3          
#ab3ad4 ,for it was given to them that  
did the work1 that the temple of  the   
,lord might be repaired4    #ab3ae4 ,and
 they reckoned not with the men that    
received the money to  distribute it to 
the workmen1 but they bestowed it       
faithfully4    #ab3af4 ,but the money   
for trespass1 and the money for sins1   
they brought  not into the temple of the
 ,lord1 because it was for the priests4 
#ab3ag4 ,then ,hazael1 king of ,syria1  
went up1 and fought against ,geth1  and 
took it1 and set his face to go up to   
,jerusalem4    #ab3ah4 ,wherefore ,joas1

 king of ,juda1 took all the sanctified 
things1  which ,josaphat1 and ,joram1   
and ,ochozias1 his fathers1 the kings of
  ,juda1 had dedicated to holy uses1 and
 which he himself had offered3 and  all 
the silver that could be found in the   
treasures of the temple of  the ,lord1  
and in the king's palace3 and sent it to
 ,hazael1 king of  ,syria1 and he went  
off from ,jerusalem4    #ab3ai4 ,and the
 rest of the acts of ,joas1 and all that
 he did1 are they  not written in the   
book of the words of the days of the    
kings of ,juda8    #ab3bj4 ,and his     
servants arose1 and conspired among     
themselves1 and slew  ,joas1 in the     
house of ,mello1 in the descent of      
,sella4    #ab3ba4 ,for ,josachar the   
son of ,semaath1 and ,jozabad the son of
 ,somer  his servant1 struck him1 and he
 died3 and they buried him with his     
fathers in the city of ,david2 and      
,amasias1 his son1 reigned in his       
stead4    ,the city of ,david4444 ,he   
was buried in the same city with his    

fathers1  but not in the sepulchres of  
the kings4 #b ,par4 #ad4      #d ,kings 
,chapter #ac    ,the reign of ,joachaz  
and of ,joas kings of ,israel4 ,the last
 acts and  death of ,eliseus the        
prophet3 a dead man is raised to life by
 the touch  of his bones4    #ac3a4 ,in 
the three and twentieth year of ,joas   
son of ,ochozias1 king of  ,juda1       
,joachaz1 the son of ,jehu1 reigned over
 ,israel1 in ,samaria1  seventeen years4
    #ac3b4 ,and he did evil before the  
,lord1 and followed the sins of         
,jeroboam1 the son of ,nabat1 who made  
,israel to sin2 and he departed not     
from them4    #ac3c4 ,and the wrath of  
the ,lord was kindled against ,israel1  
and he  delivered them into the hand of 
,hazael1 the king of ,syria1 and into   
the  hand of ,benadad1 the son of       
,hazael1 all days4    #ac3d4 ,but       
,joachaz besought the face of the ,lord1
 and the ,lord heard  him3 for he saw   
the distress of ,israel1 because the    
king of ,syria had  oppressed them3     

#ac3e4 ,and the ,lord gave ,israel a    
saviour1 and they were delivered out  of
 the hand of the king of ,syria3 and the
 children of ,israel dwelt in  their    
pavilions as yesterday and the day      
before4    #ac3f4 ,but yet they departed
 not from the sins of the house of      
,jeroboam1  who made ,israel to sin1 but
 walked in them3 and there still        
remained a  grove also in ,samaria4     
,a grove4444 ,dedicated to the worship  
of idols4    #ac3g4 ,and ,joachaz had no
 more left of the people than fifty     
horsemen1  and ten chariots1 and ten    
thousand footmen3 for the king of ,syria
 had  slain them1 and had brought them  
low as dust by threshing in the         
barnfloor4    #ac3h4 ,but the rest of   
the acts of ,joachaz1 and all that he   
did1 and his  valour1 are they not      
written in the book of the words of the 
days of  the kings of ,israel8    #ac3i4
 ,and ,joachaz slept with his fathers1  
and they buried him in  ,samaria3 and   
,joas1 his son1 reigned in his stead4   

#ac3aj4 ,in the seven and thirtieth year
 of ,joas1 king of ,juda1 ,joas the  son
 of ,joachaz reigned over ,israel1 in   
,samaria1 sixteen years4    #ac3aa4 ,and
 he did that which is evil in the sight 
of the ,lord3 he  departed not from all 
the sins of ,jeroboam1 the son of       
,nabat1 who made  ,israel to sin2 but he
 walked in them4    #ac3ab4 ,but the    
rest of the acts of ,joas1 and all that 
he did1 and his  valour wherewith he    
fought against ,amasias1 king of ,juda1 
are they not  written in the book of the
 words of the days of the kings of      
,israel8    #ac3ac4 ,and ,joas slept    
with his fathers2 and ,jeroboam sat upon
 his  throne4 ,but ,joas was buried in  
,samaria1 with the kings of ,israel4    
#ac3ad4 ,now ,eliseus was sick of the   
illness whereof he died3 and ,joas1     
king of ,israel1 went down to him1 and  
wept before him1 and said3 ,o my        
father1 my father1 the chariot of       
,israel1 and the guider thereof4        
#ac3ae4 ,and ,eliseus said to him3      

,bring a bow and arrows4 ,and when he   
had  brought him a bow and arrows1      
#ac3af4 ,he said to the king of ,israel3
 ,put thy hand upon the bow4 ,and  when 
he had put his hand1 ,eliseus put his   
hands over the king's hands1    #ac3ag4 
,and said3 ,open the window to the east4
 ,and when he had opened  it1 ,eliseus  
said3 ,shoot an arrow4 ,and he shot4    
,and ,eliseus said3 ,the  arrow of the  
,lord's deliverance1 and the arrow of   
the deliverance from  ,syria3 and thou  
shalt strike the ,syrians in ,aphec1    
till thou consume  them4    #ac3ah4 ,and
 he said3 ,take the arrows4 ,and when he
 had taken them1 he  said to him3       
,strike with an arrow upon the ground4  
,and he struck three  times1 and stood  
still4    #ac3ai4 ,and the man of ,god  
was angry with him1 and said3 ,if thou  
hadst  smitten five or six or seven     
times1 thou hadst smitten ,syria even to
  utter destruction3 but now three times
 shalt thou smite it4    ,if thou hadst 
smitten1 etc4444 ,by this it appears    

that ,god had revealed  to the prophet  
that the king should overcome the       
,syrians as many times  as he should    
then strike on the ground2 but as he had
 not at the same  time revealed to him  
how often the king would strike1 the    
prophet was  concerned to see that he   
struck but thrice4    #ac3bj4 ,and      
,eliseus died1 and they buried him4 ,and
 the rovers from ,moab  came into the   
land the same year4    #ac3ba4 ,and some
 that were burying a man1 saw the       
rovers1 and cast the  body into the     
sepulchre of ,eliseus4 ,and when it had 
touched the bones  of ,eliseus1 the man 
came to life and stood upon his feet4   
#ac3bb4 ,now ,hazael1 king of ,syria1   
afflicted ,israel all the days of       
,joachaz4    #ac3bc4 ,and the ,lord had 
mercy on them1 and returned to them1    
because of  his covenant1 which he had  
made with ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and     
,jacob3 and  he would not destroy them1 
nor utterly cast them away1 unto this   
present time4    #ac3bd4 ,and ,hazael1  

king of ,syria1 died2 and ,benadad1 his 
son1 reigned  in his stead4    #ac3be4  
,now ,joas the son of ,joachaz1 took the
 cities out of the hand of  ,benadad1   
the son of ,hazael1 which he had taken  
out of the hand of  ,joachaz1 his       
father1 by war2 three times did ,joas   
beat him1 and he  restored the cities to
 ,israel4      #d ,kings ,chapter #ad   
,amasias reigneth in ,juda3 he          
overcometh the ,edomites3 but is        
overcome  by ,joas king of ,israel4     
,jereboam the second reigneth in        
,israel4    #ad3a4 ,in the second year  
of ,joas son of ,joachaz1 king of       
,israel1  reigned ,amasias son of ,joas1
 king of ,juda4    #ad3b4 ,he was five  
and twenty years old when he began to   
reign2 and nine  and twenty years he    
reigned in ,jerusalem2 the name of his  
mother was  ,joadan1 of ,jerusalem4     
#ad3c4 ,and he did that which was right 
before the ,lord1 but yet not like      
,david his father4 ,he did according to 
all things that ,joas his father1  did3 

#ad3d4 ,but this only1 that he took not 
away the high places2 for yet the       
people sacrificed1 and burnt incense in 
the high places3    #ad3e4 ,and when he 
had possession of the kingdom1 he put   
his servants to  death that had slain   
the king1 his father4    #ad3f4 ,but the
 children of the murderers he did not   
put to death1  according to that which  
is written in the book of the law of    
,moses1  wherein the ,lord commanded1   
saying3 ,the fathers shall not be put to
  death for the children1 neither shall 
the children be put to death for  the   
fathers3 but every man shall die for his
 own sin4    #ad3g4 ,he slew of ,edom in
 the valley of the ,saltpits1 ten       
thousand men1  and took the rock by war1
 and called the name thereof ,jectehel1 
unto  this day4    #ad3h4 ,then ,amasias
 sent messengers to ,joas1 son of       
,joachaz1 son of  ,jehu1 king of        
,israel1 saying3 ,come1 let us see one  
another4    ,let us see one another4444 
,this was a challenge to fight4         

#ad3i4 ,and ,joas1 king of ,israel1 sent
 again to ,amasias1 king of ,juda1      
saying3 ,a thistle of ,libanus sent to a
 cedar tree1 which is in ,libanus1      
saying3 ,give thy daughter to my son to 
wife4 ,and the beasts of the  forest1   
that are in ,libanus1 passed1 and trod  
down the thistle4    #ad3aj4 ,thou hast 
beaten and prevailed over ,edom1 and thy
 heart hath  lifted thee up2 be content 
with this glory1 and sit at home2 why   
provokest thou evil1 that thou shouldst 
fall1 and ,juda with thee8    #ad3aa4   
,but ,amasias did not rest satisfied4   
,so ,joas1 king of ,israel1  went up2   
and he and ,amasias1 king of ,juda1 saw 
one another in  ,bethsames1 a town in   
,juda4    #ad3ab4 ,and ,juda was put to 
the worse before ,israel1 and they fled 
every  man to their dwellings4          
#ad3ac4 ,but ,joas1 king of ,israel1    
took ,amasias1 king of ,juda1 the son of
  ,joas1 the son of ,ochozias1 in       
,bethsames1 and brought him into        
,jerusalem2 and he broke down the wall  

of ,jerusalem1 from the gate of         
,ephraim to the gate of the corner1 four
 hundred cubits4    #ad3ad4 ,and he took
 all the gold and silver1 and all the   
vessels that  were found in the house of
 the ,lord1 and in the king's treasures1
 and  hostages1 and returned to         
,samaria4    #ad3ae4 ,but the rest of   
the acts of ,joas1 which he did1 and his
 valour1  wherewith he fought against   
,amasias1 king of ,juda1 are they not   
written  in the book of the words of the
 days of the kings of ,israel8          
#ad3af4 ,and ,joas slept with his       
fathers1 and was buried in ,samaria1    
with  the kings of ,israel3 and         
,jeroboam1 his son1 reigned in his      
stead4    #ad3ag4 ,and ,amasias1 the son
 of ,joas1 king of ,juda1 lived after   
the  death of ,joas1 son of ,joachaz1   
king of ,israel1 fifteen years4         
#ad3ah4 ,and the rest of the acts of    
,amasias1 are they not written in the   
book of the words of the days of the    
kings of ,juda8    #ad3ai4 ,now they    

made a conspiracy against him in        
,jerusalem3 and he fled  to ,lachis4    
,and they sent after him to ,lachis1 and
 killed him there4    #ad3bj4 ,and they 
brought him away upon horses1 and he was
 buried in  ,jerusalem with his fathers1
 in the city of ,david4    #ad3ba4 ,and 
all the people of ,juda took ,azarias1  
who was sixteen years  old1 and made him
 king instead of his father1 ,amasias4  
#ad3bb4 ,he built ,elath1 and restored  
it to ,juda1 after that the king  slept 
with his fathers4    #ad3bc4 ,in the    
fifteenth year of ,amasias1 son of      
,joas1 king of ,juda1  reigned          
,jeroboam1 the son of ,joas1 king of    
,israel1 in ,samaria1 one and  forty    
years3    #ad3bd4 ,and he did that which
 is evil before the ,lord4 ,he departed 
not  from all the sins of ,jeroboam1 the
 son of ,nabat1 who made ,israel to     
sin4    #ad3be4 ,he restored the borders
 of ,israel from the entrance of ,emath1
  unto the sea of the wilderness1       
according to the word of the ,lord1 the 

,god of ,israel1 which he spoke by his  
servant1 ,jonas1 the son of ,amathi1    
the prophet1 who was of ,geth1 which is 
in ,opher4    ,opher4444 ,the tribe of  
,zabulon4    #ad3bf4 ,for the ,lord saw 
the affliction of ,israel1 that it was  
exceedingly bitter1 and that they were  
consumed even to them that were  shut up
 in prison1 and the lowest persons1 and 
that there was no one to  help ,israel4 
#ad3bg4 ,and the ,lord did not say that 
he would blot out the name of  ,israel  
from under heaven2 but he saved them by 
the hand of ,jeroboam1  the son of      
,joas4    #ad3bh4 ,but the rest of the  
acts of ,jeroboam1 and all that he did1 
and  his valour1 wherewith he fought1   
and how he restored ,damascus and ,emath
  to ,juda1 in ,israel1 are they not    
written in the book of the words of  the
 days of the kings of ,israel8          
#ad3bi4 ,and ,jeroboam slept with his   
fathers1 the kings of ,israel2 and      
,zacharias1 his son1 reigned in his     
stead4      #d ,kings ,chapter #ae      

,the reign of ,azarias1 and ,joatham in 
,juda3 and of ,zacharias1 ,sellum1      
,manahem1 ,phaceia1 and ,phacee in      
,israel4    #ae3a4 ,in the seven and    
twentieth year of ,jeroboam1 king of    
,israel1  reigned ,azarias1 son of      
,amasias1 king of ,juda4    ,azarias4444
 ,otherwise called ,ozias4    #ae3b4 ,he
 was sixteen years old when he began to 
reign1 and he reigned  two and fifty    
years in ,jerusalem3 the name of his    
mother was ,jechelia1  of ,jerusalem4   
#ae3c4 ,and he did that which was       
pleasing before the ,lord1 according to 
all that his father1 ,amasias1 had done4
    #ae3d4 ,but the high places he did  
not destroy1 for the people  sacrificed1
 and burnt incense in the high places4  
#ae3e4 ,and the ,lord struck the king1  
so that he was a leper unto the day  of 
his death1 and he dwelt in a free house 
apart3 but ,joatham1 the  king's son1   
governed the palace1 and judged the     
people of the land4    ,a leper4444 ,in 
punishment of his usurping the priestly 

function4 #b ,par4  #bf4    #ae3f4 ,and 
the rest of the acts of ,azarias1 and   
all that he did1 are  they not written  
in the book of the words of the days of 
the kings of  ,juda8    #ae3g4 ,and     
,azarias slept with his fathers3 and    
they buried him with his  ancestors in  
the city of ,david1 and ,joatham1 his   
son1 reigned in his  stead4    #ae3h4   
,in the eight and thirtieth year of     
,azarias1 king of ,juda1 reigned        
,zacharias1 son of ,jeroboam1 over      
,israel1 in ,samaria1 six months3       
#ae3i4 ,and he did that which is evil   
before the ,lord1 as his fathers had    
done3 he departed not from the sins of  
,jeroboam the son of ,nabat1 who  made  
,israel to sin4    #ae3aj4 ,and ,sellum1
 the son of ,jabes1 conspired against   
him3 and struck  him publicly1 and      
killed him1 and reigned in his place4   
#ae3aa4 ,now the rest of the acts of    
,zacharias1 are they not written in  the
 book of the words of the days of the   
kings of ,israel8    #ae3ab4 ,this was  

the word of the ,lord1 which he spoke to
 ,jehu1 saying3  ,thy children1 to the  
fourth generation1 shall sit upon the   
throne of  ,israel4 ,and so it came to  
pass4    #ae3ac4 ,sellum1 the son of    
,jabes1 began to reign in the nine and  
thirtieth year of ,azarias1 king of     
,juda3 and reigned one month in         
,samaria4    #ae3ad4 ,and ,manahem1 the 
son of ,gadi1 went up from ,thersa1 and 
he came  into ,samaria1 and struck      
,sellum1 the son of ,jabes1 in ,samaria1
 and slew  him1 and reigned in his      
stead4    #ae3ae4 ,and the rest of the  
acts of ,sellum1 and his conspiracy     
which he  made1 are they not written in 
the book of the words of the days of the
  kings of ,israel8    #ae3af4 ,then    
,manahem destroyed ,thapsa and all that 
were in it1 and the  borders thereof    
from ,thersa1 because they would not    
open to him3 and he  slew all the women 
thereof that were with child1 and ripped
 them up4    #ae3ag4 ,in the nine and   
thirtieth year of ,azarias1 king of     

,juda1 reigned  ,manahem1 son of ,gadi1 
over ,israel1 ten years1 in ,samaria4   
#ae3ah4 ,and he did that which was evil 
before the ,lord3 he departed not  from 
the sins of ,jeroboam1 the son of       
,nabat1 who made ,israel to sin1  all   
his days4    #ae3ai4 ,and ,phul1 king of
 the ,assyrians1 came into the land1 and
 ,manahem  gave ,phul a thousand talents
 of silver to aid him and to establish  
him  in the kingdom4    #ae3bj4 ,and    
,manahem laid a tax upon ,israel1 on all
 that were mighty and  rich1 to give the
 king of the ,assyrians1 each man fifty 
sicles of  silver3 so the king of the   
,assyrians turned back1 and did not stay
 in  the land4    #ae3ba4 ,and the rest 
of the acts of ,manahem1 and all that he
 did1 are  they not written in the book 
of the words of the days of the kings of
  ,israel8    #ae3bb4 ,and ,manahem     
slept with his fathers3 and ,phaceia1   
his son1  reigned in his stead4         
#ae3bc4 ,in the fiftieth year of        
,azarias1 king of ,juda1 reigned        

,phaceia1  the son of ,manahem1 over    
,israel1 in ,samaria1 two years4        
#ae3bd4 ,and he did that which was evil 
before the ,lord3 he departed not  from 
the sins of ,jeroboam1 the son of       
,nabat1 who made ,israel to sin4        
#ae3be4 ,and ,phacee the son of         
,romelia1 his captain1 conspired against
  him1 and smote him in ,samaria1 in the
 tower of the king's house1 near        
,argob1 and near ,arie1 and with him    
fifty men of the sons of the            
,galaadites1 and he slew him1 and       
reigned in his stead4    #ae3bf4 ,and   
the rest of the acts of ,phaceia1 and   
all that he did1 are  they not written  
in the book of the words of the days of 
the kings of  ,israel8    #ae3bg4 ,in   
the two and fiftieth year of ,azarias1  
king of ,juda1 reigned  ,phacee1 the son
 of ,romelia1 over ,israel1 in ,samaria1
 twenty years4    #ae3bh4 ,and he did   
that which was evil before the ,lord3 he
 departed not  from the sins of         
,jeroboam1 the son of ,nabat1 who made  

,israel to sin4    #ae3bi4 ,in the days 
of ,phacee1 king of ,israel1 came       
,theglathphalasar1  king of ,assyria1   
and took ,aion1 and ,abel ,domum        
,maacha1 and ,janoe1 and  ,cedes1 and   
,asor1 and ,galaad1 and ,galilee1 and   
all the land of  ,nephthali3 and carried
 them captives into ,assyria4    #ae3cj4
 ,now ,osee1 son of ,ela1 conspired1 and
 formed a plot against  ,phacee1 the son
 of ,romelia1 and struck him1 and slew  
him3 and reigned  in his stead in the   
twentieth year of ,joatham1 the son of  
,ozias4    ,in the twentieth year of    
,joatham4444 ,that is1 in the twentieth 
year1  from the beginning of ,joatham's 
reign4 ,the sacred writer chooses rather
  to follow here this date than to speak
 of the years of ,achaz1 who had  not   
yet been mentioned4    #ae3ca4 ,but the 
rest of the acts of ,phacee1 and all    
that he did1 are  they not written in   
the book of the words of the days of the
 kings of  ,israel8    #ae3cb4 ,in the  
second year of ,phacee1 the son of      

,romelia king of ,israel1  reigned      
,joatham1 son of ,ozias1 king of ,juda4 
#ae3cc4 ,he was five and twenty years   
old when he began to reign1 and he      
reigned sixteen years in ,jerusalem3 the
 name of his mother was ,jerusa1  the   
daughter of ,sadoc4    #ae3cd4 ,and he  
did that which was right before the     
,lord3 according to  all that his father
 ,ozias had done1 so did he4    #ae3ce4 
,but the high places he took not away3  
the people still  sacrificed1 and burnt 
incense in the high places3 he built the
 highest  gate of the house of the      
,lord4    #ae3cf4 ,but the rest of the  
acts of ,joatham1 and all that he did1  
are  they not written in the book of the
 words of the days of the kings of      
,juda8    #ae3cg4 ,in those days the    
,lord began to send into ,juda1 ,rasin  
king of  ,syria1 and ,phacee the son of 
,romelia4    #ae3ch4 ,and ,joatham slept
 with his fathers1 and was buried with  
them in  the city of ,david1 his father2
 and ,achaz1 his son1 reigned in his    

stead4      #d ,kings ,chapter #af      
,the wicked reign of ,achaz3 the kings  
of ,syria and ,israel war against  him3 
he hireth the king of the ,assyrians to 
assist him3 he causeth an  altar to be  
made after the pattern of that of       
,damascus4    #af3a4 ,in the seventeenth
 year of ,phacee1 the son of ,romelia   
reigned  ,achaz1 the son of ,joatham1   
king of ,juda4    #af3b4 ,achaz was     
twenty years old when he began to reign1
 and he reigned  sixteen years in       
,jerusalem3 he did not that which was   
pleasing in the  sight of the ,lord1 his
 ,god1 as ,david1 his father4    #af3c4 
,but he walked in the way of the kings  
of ,israel3 moreover1 he  consecrated   
also his son1 making him pass through   
the fire1 according  to the idols of the
 nations which the ,lord destroyed      
before the  children of ,israel4        
#af3d4 ,he sacrificed also1 and burnt   
incense in the high places1 and on  the 
hills1 and under every green tree4      
#af3e4 ,then ,rasin1 king of ,syria1 and

 ,phacee1 son of ,romelia1 king of      
,israel1 came up to ,jerusalem to fight3
 and they besieged ,achaz1 but  were not
 able to overcome him4    #af3f4 ,at    
that time ,rasin1 king of ,syria1       
restored ,aila to ,syria1 and  drove the
 men of ,juda out of ,aila3 and the     
,edomites came into ,aila1 and  dwelt   
there unto this day4    #af3g4 ,and     
,achaz sent messengers to               
,theglathphalasar1 king of the          
,assyrians1 saying3 ,i am thy servant1  
and thy son3 come up1 and save me  out  
of the hand of the king of ,syria1 and  
out of the hand of the king  of ,israel1
 who are risen up together against me4  
#af3h4 ,and when he had gathered        
together the silver and gold that could 
be found in the house of the ,lord1 and 
in the king's treasures1 he sent  it for
 a present to the king of the           
,assyrians4    #af3i4 ,and he agreed to 
his desire3 for the king of the         
,assyrians went  up against ,damascus1  
and laid it waste3 and he carried away  

the  inhabitants thereof to ,cyrene2 but
 ,rasin he slew4    #af3aj4 ,and king   
,achaz went to ,damascus to meet        
,theglathphalasar1 king  of the         
,assyrians1 and when he had seen the    
altar of ,damascus1 king  ,achaz sent to
 ,urias1 the priest1 a pattern of it1   
and its likeness1  according to all the 
work thereof4    #af3aa4 ,and ,urias1   
the priest1 built an altar according to 
all that king  ,achaz had commanded from
 ,damascus so did ,urias1 the priest1   
until king  ,achaz came from ,damascus4 
#af3ab4 ,and when the king was come from
 ,damascus1 he saw the altar and        
worshipped it3 and went up and offered  
holocausts1 and his own  sacrifice2     
#af3ac4 ,and he offered libations1 and  
poured the blood of the peace           
offerings1 which he had offered1 upon   
the altar4    #af3ad4 ,but the altar of 
brass that was before the ,lord1 he     
removed from  the face of the temple1   
and from the place of the altar1 and    
from the  place of the temple of the    

,lord3 and he set it at the side of the 
altar  towards the north4    #af3ae4    
,and king ,achaz commanded ,urias1 the  
priest1 saying3 ,upon the  great altar  
offer the morning holocaust1 and the    
evening sacrifice1 and  the king's      
holocaust1 and his sacrifice1 and the   
holocaust of the whole  people of the   
land1 and their sacrifices1 and their   
libations3 and all  the blood of the    
holocaust1 and all the blood of the     
victim1 thou shalt  pour out upon it3   
but the altar of brass shall be ready at
 my pleasure4    #af3af4 ,so ,urias1 the
 priest1 did according to all that king 
,achaz had  commanded him4    #af3ag4   
,and king ,achaz took away the graven   
bases1 and the laver that  was upon     
them3 and he took down the sea from the 
brazen oxen that held  it up1 and put it
 upon a pavement of stone4    #af3ah4   
,the ,musach also for the sabbath1 which
 he had built in the  temple1 and the   
king's entry from without1 he turned    
into the temple of  the ,lord1 because  

of the king of the ,assyrians4          
,musach4444 ,the covert1 or pavilion1 or
 tribune1 for the king4    #af3ai4 ,now 
the rest of the acts of ,achaz which he 
did1 are they not  written in the book  
of the words of the days of the kings of
 ,juda8    #af3bj4 ,and ,achaz slept    
with his fathers1 and was buried with   
them in  the city of ,david1 and        
,ezechias1 his son1 reigned in his      
stead4      #d ,kings ,chapter #ag      
,the reign of ,osee4 ,the ,israelites   
for their sins are carried into         
captivity3 other inhabitants are sent to
 ,samaria1 who make a mixture of        
religion4    #ag3a4 ,in the twelfth year
 of ,achaz king of ,juda1 ,osee the son 
of ,ela  reigned in ,samaria1 over      
,israel1 nine years4    ,in the twelfth 
year of ,achaz king of ,juda4444 ,he    
began to reign before3  but was not in  
quiet possession of the kingdom to the  
twelfth year of  ,achaz4    #ag3b4 ,and 
he did evil before the ,lord3 but not as
 the kings of ,israel  that had been    

before him4    #ag3c4 ,against him came 
up ,salmanasar1 king of the ,assyrians2 
and ,osee  became his servant1 and paid 
him tribute4    #ag3d4 ,and when the    
king of the ,assyrians found that ,osee1
 endeavouring  to rebel1 had sent       
messengers to ,sua1 the king of ,egypt1 
that he might  not pay tribute to the   
king of the ,assyrians1 as he had done  
every  year1 he besieged him1 bound him1
 and cast him into prison4    #ag3e4    
,and he went through all the land3 and  
going up to ,samaria1 he  besieged it   
three years4    #ag3f4 ,and in the ninth
 year of ,osee1 the king of the         
,assyrians took  ,samaria1 and carried  
,israel away to ,assyria3 and he placed 
them in  ,hala1 and ,habor1 by the river
 of ,gozan1 in the cities of the ,medes4
    #ag3g4 ,for so it was that the      
children of ,israel had sinned against  
the  ,lord1 their ,god1 who brought them
 out of the land of ,egypt1 from under  
the hand of ,pharao1 king of ,egypt2 and
 they worshipped strange gods4    #ag3h4

 ,and they walked according to the way  
of the nations which the  ,lord had     
destroyed in the sight of the children  
of ,israel1 and of the  kings of        
,israel3 because they had done in like  
manner4    #ag3i4 ,and the children of  
,israel offended the ,lord1 their ,god1 
with  things that were not right3 and   
built them high places in all their     
cities1 from the tower of the watchmen  
to the fenced city4    #ag3aj4 ,and they
 made them statues and groves on every  
high hill1 and  under every shady tree3 
#ag3aa4 ,and they burnt incense there   
upon altars1 after the manner of  the   
nations which the ,lord had removed from
 their face3 and they did  wicked       
things1 provoking the ,lord4    #ag3ab4 
,and they worshipped abominations1      
concerning which the ,lord had          
commanded them that they should not do  
this thing4    #ag3ac4 ,and the ,lord   
testified to them in ,israel1 and in    
,juda1 by the  hand of all the prophets 
and seers1 saying3 ,return from your    

wicked  ways1 and keep my precepts1 and 
ceremonies1 according to all the law    
which ,i commanded your fathers3 and as 
,i have sent to you in the hand  of my  
servants the prophets4    #ag3ad4 ,and  
they hearkened not1 but hardened their  
necks like to the  neck of their        
fathers1 who would not obey the ,lord1  
their ,god4    #ag3ae4 ,and they        
rejected his ordinances1 and the        
covenant that he made  with their       
fathers1 and the testimonies which he   
testified against  them3 and they       
followed vanities1 and acted vainly3 and
 they followed  the nations that were   
round about them1 concerning which the  
,lord had  commanded them that they     
should not do as they did4    #ag3af4   
,and they forsook all the precepts of   
the ,lord1 their ,god3 and  made to     
themselves two molten calves1 and       
groves1 and adored all the  host of     
heaven3 and they served ,baal1          
#ag3ag4 ,and consecrated their sons1 and
 their daughters1 through fire3  and    

they gave themselves to divinations1 and
 soothsayings3 and they  delivered      
themselves up to do evil before the     
,lord1 to provoke him4    #ag3ah4 ,and  
the ,lord was very angry with ,israel1  
and removed them from  his sight1 and   
there remained only the tribe of ,juda4 
#ag3ai4 ,but neither did ,juda itself   
keep the commandments of the ,lord1     
their ,god3 but they walked in the      
errors of ,israel1 which they had       
wrought4    #ag3bj4 ,and the ,lord cast 
off all the seed of ,israel1 and        
afflicted  them1 and delivered them into
 the hand of spoilers1 till he cast them
  away from his face3    #ag3ba4 ,even  
from that time1 when ,israel was rent   
from the house of  ,david1 and made     
,jeroboam1 son of ,nabat1 their king3   
for ,jeroboam  separated ,israel from   
the ,lord1 and made them commit a great 
sin4    #ag3bb4 ,and the children of    
,israel walked in all the sins of       
,jeroboam1  which he had done3 and they 
departed not from them1    #ag3bc4 ,till

 the ,lord removed ,israel from his     
face1 as he had spoken in  the hand of  
all his servants1 the prophets3 and     
,israel was carried away  out of their  
land to ,assyria1 unto this day4        
#ag3bd4 ,and the king of the ,assyrians 
brought people from ,babylon1 and  from 
,cutha1 and from ,avah1 and from ,emath1
 and from ,sepharvaim3 and  placed them 
in the cities of ,samaria instead of the
 children of ,israel3  and they         
possessed ,samaria1 and dwelt in the    
cities thereof4    #ag3be4 ,and when    
they began to dwell there1 they feared  
not the ,lord3  and the ,lord sent lions
 among them1 which killed them4         
#ag3bf4 ,and it was told the king of the
 ,assyrians1 and it was said3 ,the      
nations which thou hast removed1 and    
made to dwell in the cities of          
,samaria1 know not the ordinances of the
 ,god of the land3 and the ,lord  hath  
sent lions among them3 and behold they  
kill them1 because they  know not the   
manner of the ,god of the land4         

#ag3bg4 ,and the king of the ,assyrians 
commanded1 saying3 ,carry thither  one  
of the priests whom you brought from    
thence captive1 and let him  go1 and    
dwell with them3 and let him teach them 
the ordinances of the  ,god of the land4
    #ag3bh4 ,so one of the priests1 who 
had been carried away captive from      
,samaria1 came and dwelt in ,bethel1 and
 taught them how they should  worship   
the ,lord4    #ag3bi4 ,and every nation 
made gods of their own and put them in  
the  temples of the high places1 which  
the ,samaritans had made1 every nation  
in their cities where they dwelt4       
#ag3cj4 ,for the men of ,babylon made   
,sochothbenoth3 and the ,cuthites made  
,nergel3 and the men of ,emath made     
,asima4    #ag3ca4 ,and the ,hevites    
made ,nebahaz1 and ,tharthac4 ,and they 
that were  of ,sepharvaim burnt their   
children in fire1 to ,adramelech and    
,anamelech1 the gods of ,sepharvaim4    
#ag3cb4 ,and nevertheless they          
worshipped the ,lord4 ,and they made to 

themselves1 of the lowest of the people1
 priests of the high places1  and they  
placed them in the temples of the high  
places4    #ag3cc4 ,and when they       
worshipped the ,lord1 they served also  
their own  gods1 according to the custom
 of the nations out of which they were  
brought to ,samaria3    #ag3cd4 ,unto   
this day they follow the old manner3    
they fear not the  ,lord1 neither do    
they keep his ceremonies1 and judgments1
 and law1 and  the commandment1 which   
the ,lord commanded the children of     
,jacob1 whom  he surnamed ,israel3      
#ag3ce4 ,with whom he made a covenant1  
and charged them1 saying3 ,you  shall   
not fear strange gods1 nor shall you    
adore them1 nor worship  them1 nor      
sacrifice to them4    #ag3cf4 ,but the  
,lord1 your ,god1 who brought you out of
 the land of  ,egypt1 with great power1 
and a stretched out arm1 him shall you  
fear1  and him shall you adore1 and to  
him shall you sacrifice4    #ag3cg4 ,and
 the ceremonies1 and judgments1 and law1

 and the commandment1  which he wrote   
for you1 you shall observe to do them   
always3 and you  shall not fear strange 
gods4    #ag3ch4 ,and the covenant that 
he made with you1 you shall not forget3 
neither shall ye worship strange gods1  
#ag3ci4 ,but fear the ,lord1 your ,god1 
and he shall deliver you out of the     
hand of all your enemies4    #ag3dj4    
,but they did not hearken to them1 but  
did according to their old  custom4     
#ag3da4 ,so these nations feared the    
,lord1 but nevertheless served also     
their idols3 their children also1 and   
grandchildren1 as their fathers  did1 so
 do they unto this day4      #d ,kings  
,chapter #ah    ,the reign of ,ezechias3
 he abolisheth idolatry and prospereth4 
,sennacherib cometh up against him3     
,rabsaces soliciteth the people to      
revolt2 and blasphemeth the ,lord4      
#ah3a4 ,in the third year of ,osee1 the 
son of ,ela1 king of ,israel1  reigned  
,ezechias1 the son of ,achaz1 king of   
,juda4    #ah3b4 ,he was five and twenty

 years old when he began to reign3 and  
he  reigned nine and twenty years in    
,jerusalem3 the name of his mother was  
,abi1 the daughter of ,zacharias4       
#ah3c4 ,and he did that which was good  
before the ,lord1 according to all  that
 ,david1 his father1 had done4    #ah3d4
 ,he destroyed the high places1 and     
broke the statues in pieces1  and cut   
down the groves1 and broke the brazen   
serpent1 which ,moses had  made3 for    
till that time the children of ,israel  
burnt incense to it3  and he called its 
name ,nohestan4    ,and he called its   
name ,noheston4444 ,that is1 their      
brass2 or a little  brass4 ,so he called
 it in contempt1 because they had made  
an idol of  it4    #ah3e4 ,he trusted in
 the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3 so that
 after him  there was none like him     
among all the kings of ,juda1 nor any of
 them  that were before him3    #ah3f4  
,and he stuck to the ,lord1 and departed
 not from his steps1 but  kept his      
commandments1 which the ,lord commanded 

,moses4    #ah3g4 ,wherefore the ,lord  
also was with him1 and in all things1 to
 which  he went forth1 he behaved       
himself wisely4 ,and he rebelled against
 the  king of the ,assyrians1 and served
 him not4    #ah3h4 ,he smote the       
,philistines as far as ,gaza1 and all   
their borders1  from the tower of the   
watchmen to the fenced city4    #ah3i4  
,in the fourth year of king ,ezechias1  
which was the seventh year  of ,osee1   
the son of ,ela1 king of ,israel1       
,salmanasar1 king of the  ,assyrians1   
came up to ,samaria1 and besieged it1   
#ah3aj4 ,and took it4 ,for after three  
years1 in the sixth year of  ,ezechias1 
that is1 in the ninth year of ,osee1    
king of ,israel1 ,samaria  was taken3   
#ah3aa4 ,and the king of the ,assyrians 
carried away ,israel into ,assyria1  and
 placed them in ,hala1 and in ,habor1 by
 the rivers of ,gozan1 in the  cities of
 the ,medes4    #ah3ab4 ,because they   
hearkened not to the voice of the ,lord1
 their ,god1  but transgressed his      

covenant3 all that ,moses1 the servant  
of the ,lord1  commanded1 they would not
 hear1 nor do4    #ah3ac4 ,in the       
fourteenth year of king ,ezechias1      
,sennacherib1 king of  the ,assyrians1  
came up against the fenced cities of    
,juda1 and took  them4    #ah3ad4 ,then 
,ezechias1 king of ,juda1 sent          
messengers to the king of the           
,assyrians1 to ,lachis1 saying3 ,i have 
offended1 depart from me3 and all  that 
thou shalt put upon me1 ,i will bear4   
,and the king of the ,assyrians  put a  
tax upon ,ezechias1 king of ,juda1 of   
three hundred talents of  silver1 and   
thirty talents of gold4    #ah3ae4 ,and 
,ezechias gave all the silver that was  
found in the house of  the ,lord1 and in
 the king's treasures4    #ah3af4 ,at   
that time ,ezechias broke the doors of  
the temple of the ,lord1  and the plates
 of gold which he had fastened on them1 
and gave them to  the king of the       
,assyrians4    #ah3ag4 ,and the king of 
the ,assyrians sent ,tharthan1 and      

,rabsaris1 and  ,rabsaces1 from ,lachis1
 to king ,ezechias1 with a strong army1 
to  ,jerusalem3 and they went up and    
came to ,jerusalem1 and they stood by   
the conduit of the upper pool1 which is 
in the way of the fuller's  field4      
#ah3ah4 ,and they called for the king3  
and there went out to them  ,eliacim1   
the son of ,helcias1 who was over the   
house1 and ,sobna1 the  scribe1 and     
,joahe1 the son of ,asaph1 the recorder4
    #ah3ai4 ,and ,rabsaces said to them3
 ,speak to ,ezechias3 ,thus saith the   
great king1 the king of the ,assyrians3 
,what is this confidence1 wherein  thou 
trustest8    #ah3bj4 ,perhaps thou hast 
taken counsel1 to prepare thyself for   
battle4  ,on whom dost thou trust1 that 
thou darest to rebel8    #ah3ba4 ,dost  
thou trust in ,egypt a staff of a broken
 reed1 upon which if  a man lean1 it    
will break and go into his hand1 and    
pierce it8 so is  ,pharao1 king of      
,egypt1 to all that trust in him4       
#ah3bb4 ,but if you say to me3 ,we trust

 in the ,lord1 our ,god3 is it not  he1 
whose high places and altars ,ezechias  
hath taken away3 and hath  commanded    
,juda and ,jerusalem3 ,you shall worship
 before this altar in  ,jerusalem8      
#ah3bc4 ,now therefore come over to my  
master1 the king of the ,assyrians1  and
 ,i will give you two thousand horses1  
and see whether you be able to  have    
riders for them4    #ah3bd4 ,and how can
 you stand against one lord of the least
 of my  master's servants8 ,dost thou   
trust in ,egypt for chariots and for    
horsemen8    #ah3be4 ,is it without the 
will of the ,lord that ,i am come up to 
this  place to destroy it8 ,the ,lord   
said to me3 ,go up to this land1 and    
destroy it4    #ah3bf4 ,then ,eliacim1  
the son of ,helcias1 and ,sobna1 and    
,joahe1 said to  ,rabsaces3 ,we pray    
thee1 speak to us1 thy servants1 in     
,syriac3 for we  understand that tongue3
 and speak not to us in the ,jews'      
language1 in  the hearing of the people 
that are upon the wall4    #ah3bg4 ,and 

,rabsaces answered them1 saying3 ,hath  
my master sent me to  thy master1 and to
 thee1 to speak these words1 and not    
rather to the  men that sit upon the    
wall1 that they may eat their own dung1 
and drink  their urine with you8        
#ah3bh4 ,then ,rabsaces stood1 and cried
 out with a loud voice in the  ,jews'   
language1 and said3 ,hear the word of   
the great king1 the king of  the        
,assyrians4    #ah3bi4 ,thus saith the  
king3 ,let not ,ezechias deceive you3   
for he shall  not be able to deliver you
 out of my hand4    #ah3cj4 ,neither let
 him make you trust in the ,lord1       
saying3 ,the ,lord  will surely deliver 
us1 and this city shall not be given    
into the hand  of the king of the       
,assyrians4    #ah3ca4 ,do not hearken  
to ,ezechias4 ,for thus saith the king  
of the  ,assyrians3 ,do with me that    
which is for your advantage1 and come   
out to  me3 and every man of you shall  
eat of his own vineyard1 and of his own 
fig tree3 and you shall drink water of  

your own cisterns1    #ah3cb4 ,till ,i  
come1 and take you away1 to a land1 like
 to your own  land1 a fruitful land1 and
 plentiful in wine1 a land of bread and 
vineyards1 a land of olives1 and oil1   
and honey1 and you shall live1  and not 
die4 ,hearken not to ,ezechias1 who     
deceiveth you1 saying3 ,the  ,lord will 
deliver us4    #ah3cc4 ,have any of the 
gods of the nations delivered their land
 from  the hand of the king of ,assyria8
    #ah3cd4 ,where is the god of ,emath1
 and of ,arphad8 where is the god of    
,sepharvaim1 of ,ana1 and of ,ava8 have 
they delivered ,samaria out of my  hand8
    #ah3ce4 ,who are they among all the 
gods of the nations that have  delivered
 their country out of my hand1 that the 
,lord may deliver  ,jerusalem out of my 
hand8    #ah3cf4 ,but the people held   
their peace1 and answered him not a     
word3  for they had received commandment
 from the king that they should not     
answer him4    #ah3cg4 ,and ,eliacim1   
the son of ,helcias1 who was over the   

house1 and  ,sobna1 the scribe1 and     
,joahe1 the son of ,asaph1 the recorder1
 came to  ,ezechias1 with their garments
 rent1 and told him the words of        
,rabsaces4      #d ,kings ,chapter #ai  
,ezechias is assured of ,god's help by  
,isaias the prophet4 ,the king of  the  
,assyrians still threateneth and        
blasphemeth4 ,ezechias prayeth1 and     
,god promiseth to protect ,jerusalem4   
,an angel destroyeth the army of the    
,assyrians1 their king returneth to     
,nineve1 and is slain by his two  sons4 
#ai3a4 ,and when king ,ezechias heard   
these words1 he rent his garments1  and 
covered himself with sackcloth1 and went
 into the house of the  ,lord4    #ai3b4
 ,and he sent ,eliacim1 who was over the
 house1 and ,sobna1 the  scribe1 and the
 ancients of the priests1 covered with  
sackcloths1 to  ,isaias1 the prophet1   
the son of ,amos4    #ai3c4 ,and they   
said to him3 ,thus saith ,ezechias3     
,this day is a day of  tribulation1 and 
of rebuke1 and of blasphemy3 the        

children are come to  the birth1 and the
 woman in travail hath not strength4    
#ai3d4 ,it may be the ,lord1 thy ,god1  
will hear all the words of ,rabsaces1   
whom the king of the ,assyrians1 his    
master1 hath sent to reproach the       
living ,god1 and to reprove with words1 
which the ,lord1 thy ,god1 hath  heard3 
and do thou offer prayer for the        
remnants that are found4    #ai3e4 ,so  
the servants of king ,ezechias came to  
,isaias4    #ai3f4 ,and ,isaias said to 
them3 ,thus shall you say to your       
master3 ,thus  saith the ,lord3 ,be not 
afraid for the words which thou hast    
heard1 with  which the servants of the  
king of the ,assyrians have blasphemed  
me4    #ai3g4 ,behold ,i will send a    
spirit upon him1 and he shall hear a    
message1 and shall return into his own  
country1 and ,i will make him  fall by  
the sword in his own country4    #ai3h4 
,and ,rabsaces returned1 and found the  
king of the ,assyrians  besieging       
,lobna3 for he had heard that he was    

departed from ,lachis4    #ai3i4 ,and   
when he heard of ,tharaca1 king of      
,ethiopia3 ,behold1 he is  come out to  
fight with thee3 and was going against  
him1 he sent  messengers to ,ezechias1  
saying3    #ai3aj4 ,thus shall you say  
to ,ezechias1 king of ,juda3 ,let not   
thy ,god  deceive thee1 in whom thou    
trustest3 and do not say3 ,jerusalem    
shall  not be delivered into the hands  
of the king of the ,assyrians4          
#ai3aa4 ,behold1 thou hast heard what   
the kings of the ,assyrians have  done  
to all countries1 how they have laid    
them waste3 and canst thou  alone be    
delivered8    #ai3ab4 ,have the gods of 
the nations delivered any of them1 whom 
my  fathers have destroyed1 to wit1     
,gozan1 and ,haran1 and ,reseph1 and the
  children of ,eden1 that were in       
,thelassar8    #ai3ac4 ,where is the    
king of ,emath1 and the king of ,arphad1
 and the king  of the city of           
,sepharvaim1 and of ,ana1 and of ,ava8  
#ai3ad4 ,and when ,ezechias had received

 the letter of the hand of the          
messengers1 and had read it1 he went up 
to the house of the ,lord1 and  spread  
it before the ,lord1    #ai3ae4 ,and he 
prayed in his sight1 saying3 ,o ,lord   
,god of ,israel1 who  sittest upon the  
cherubims1 thou alone art the ,god of   
all the kings of  the earth3 thou madest
 heaven and earth3    #ai3af4 ,incline  
thy ear1 and hear3 open1 ,o ,lord1 thy  
eyes and see3 and  hear all the words of
 ,sennacherib1 who hath sent to upbraid 
unto us the  living ,god4    #ai3ag4 ,of
 a truth1 ,o ,lord1 the kings of the    
,assyrians have destroyed  nations1 and 
the lands of them all4    #ai3ah4 ,and  
they have cast their gods into the fire3
 for they were not  gods1 but the work  
of men's hands1 of wood and stone1 and  
they  destroyed them4    #ai3ai4 ,now   
therefore1 ,o ,lord our ,god1 save us   
from his hand1 that all  the kingdoms of
 the earth may know that thou art the   
,lord1 the only  ,god4    #ai3bj4 ,and  
,isaias1 the son of ,amos1 sent to      

,ezechias1 saying3 ,thus  saith the     
,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3 ,i have     
heard the prayer thou hast  made to me  
concerning ,sennacherib1 king of the    
,assyrians4    #ai3ba4 ,this is the word
 that the ,lord hath spoken of him3 ,the
 virgin1  the daughter of ,sion1 hath   
despised thee1 and laughed thee to      
scorn3  the daughter of ,jerusalem hath 
wagged her head behind thy back4        
#ai3bb4 ,whom hast thou reproached1 and 
whom hast thou blasphemed8  against whom
 hast thou exalted thy voice1 and lifted
 up thy eyes on  high8 against the holy 
one of ,israel4    #ai3bc4 ,by the hand 
of thy servants thou hast reproached the
 ,lord1 and  hast said3 ,with the       
multitude of my chariots ,i have gone up
 to the  height of the mountains1 to the
 top of ,libanus1 and have cut down its 
tall cedars1 and its choice fir trees4  
,and ,i have entered into the  furthest 
parts thereof1 and the forest of its    
,carmel4    ,carmel4444 ,a pleasant     
fruitful hill in the forest4 ,these     

expressions  are figurative1 signifying 
under the names of mountains and        
forests1  the kings and provinces whom  
the ,assyrians had triumphed over4      
#ai3bd4 ,i have cut down1 and ,i have   
drunk strange waters1 and have dried  up
 with the soles of my feet all the shut 
up waters4    #ai3be4 ,hast thou not    
heard what ,i have done from the        
beginning8 from  the days of old ,i have
 formed it1 and now ,i have brought it  
to effect3  that fenced cities of       
fighting men should be turned to heaps  
of ruins3    ,i have formed it1 etc4444 
,all thy exploits1 in which thou takest 
pride1  are no more than what ,i have   
decreed2 and are not to be ascribed to  
thy  wisdom or strength1 but to my will 
and ordinance3 who have given to  thee  
to take and destroy so many fenced      
cities1 and to carry terror  wherever   
thou comest4--,ibid4 ,heaps of ruin4444 
,literally ruin of the  hills4          
#ai3bf4 ,and the inhabitants of them    
were weak of hand1 they trembled and    

were confounded1 they became like the   
grass of the field1 and the green  herb 
on the tops of houses1 which withered   
before it came to maturity4    #ai3bg4  
,thy dwelling1 and thy going out1 and   
thy coming in1 and thy way  ,i knew     
before1 and thy rage against me4        
#ai3bh4 ,thou hast been mad against me1 
and thy pride hath come up to my  ears3 
therefore ,i will put a ring in thy     
nose1 and a bit between thy  lips1 and  
,i will turn thee back by the way by    
which thou camest4    #ai3bi4 ,and to   
thee1 ,o ,ezechias1 this shall be a     
sign3 ,eat this year  what thou shalt   
find3 and in the second year1 such      
things as spring of  themselves3 but in 
the third year sow and reap3 plant      
vineyards1 and  eat the fruit of them4  
#ai3cj4 ,and whatsoever shall be left of
 the house of ,juda1 shall take  root   
downward1 and bear fruit upward4        
#ai3ca4 ,for out of ,jerusalem shall go 
forth a remnant1 and that which  shall  
be saved out of mount ,sion3 the zeal of

 the ,lord of hosts shall  do this4     
#ai3cb4 ,wherefore thus saith the ,lord 
concerning the king of the  ,assyrians3 
,he shall not come into this city1 nor  
shoot an arrow into  it1 nor come before
 it with shield1 nor cast a trench about
 it4    #ai3cc4 ,by the way that he came
 he shall return3 and into this city he 
shall not come1 saith the ,lord4        
#ai3cd4 ,and ,i will protect this city1 
and will save it for my own sake1  and  
for ,david1 my servant's sake4          
#ai3ce4 ,and it came to pass that night1
 that an angel of the ,lord came1  and  
slew in the camp of the ,assyrians a    
hundred and eighty-five  thousand4 ,and 
when he arose early in the morning1 he  
saw all the bodies  of the dead4        
#ai3cf4 ,and ,sennacherib1 king of the  
,assyrians1 departing1 went away1  and  
he returned and abode in ,ninive4       
#ai3cg4 ,and as he was worshipping in   
the temple of ,nesroch1 his god1        
,adramelech and ,sarasar1 his sons1 slew
 him with the sword1 and they  fled into

 the land of the ,armenians1 and        
,asarhaddon1 his son1 reigned  in his   
stead4      #d ,kings ,chapter #bj      
,ezechias being sick1 is told by ,isaias
 that he shall die2 but praying  to     
,god1 he obtaineth longer life1 and in  
confirmation thereof receiveth  a sign  
by the sun's returning back4 ,he sheweth
 all his treasures to the  ambassadors  
of the king of ,babylon3 ,isaias        
reproving him for it1  foretelleth the  
,babylonish captivity4    #bj3a4 ,in    
those days ,ezechias was sick unto      
death3 and ,isaias1 the son  of ,amos1  
the prophet1 came and said to him3 ,thus
 saith the ,lord ,god3  ,give charge    
concerning thy house1 for thou shalt    
die1 and not live4    #bj3b4 ,and he    
turned his face to the wall1 and prayed 
to the ,lord1  saying3    #bj3c4 ,i     
beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 remember how ,i 
have walked before thee in  truth1 and  
with a perfect heart1 and have done that
 which is pleasing  before thee4 ,and   
,ezechias wept with much weeping4       

#bj3d4 ,and before ,isaias was gone out 
of the middle of the court1 the  word of
 the ,lord came to him1 saying3         
#bj3e4 ,go back1 and tell ,ezechias1 the
 captain of my people3 ,thus saith  the 
,lord1 the ,god of ,david1 thy father3  
,i have heard thy prayer1 and ,i  have  
seen thy tears3 and behold ,i have      
healed thee3 on the third day  thou     
shalt go up to the temple of the ,lord4 
#bj3f4 ,and ,i will add to thy days     
fifteen years3 and ,i will deliver thee 
and this city out of the hand of the    
king of the ,assyrians1 and ,i will     
protect this city for my own sake1 and  
for ,david1 my servant's sake4    #bj3g4
 ,and ,isaias said3 ,bring me a lump of 
figs4 ,and when they had  brought it1   
and laid it upon his boil1 he was       
healed4    #bj3h4 ,and ,ezechias had    
said to ,isaias3 ,what shall be the sign
 that the  ,lord will heal me1 and that 
,i will go up to the temple of the ,lord
 the  third day8    #bj3i4 ,and ,isaias 
said to him3 ,this shall be the sign    

from the ,lord1  that the ,lord will do 
the word which he hath spoken3 ,wilt    
thou that the  shadow go forward ten    
lines1 or that it go back so many       
degrees8    #bj3aj4 ,and ,ezechias said3
 ,it is an easy matter for the shadow to
 go  forward ten lines3 and ,i do not   
desire that this be done1 but let it    
return back ten degrees4    #bj3aa4 ,and
 ,isaias1 the prophet1 called upon the  
,lord1 and he brought  the shadow ten   
degrees backwards by the lines1 by which
 it had already  gone down on the dial  
of ,achaz4    #bj3ab4 ,at that time     
,berodach ,baladan1 the son of ,baladan1
 king of the  ,babylonians1 sent letters
 and presents to ,ezechias3 for he had  
heard  that ,ezechias had been sick4    
#bj3ac4 ,and ,ezechias rejoiced at their
 coming1 and he shewed them the  house  
of his aromatical spices1 and the gold1 
and the silver1 and  divers precious    
odours1 and ointments1 and the house of 
his vessels1  and all that he had in his
 treasures4 ,there was nothing in his   

house1  nor in all his dominions1 that  
,ezechias shewed them not4    #bj3ad4   
,and ,isaias1 the prophet1 came to king 
,ezechias1 and said to him3  ,what said 
these men8 or from whence came they to  
thee8 ,and ,ezechias  said to him3 ,from
 a far country1 they came to me out of  
,babylon4    #bj3ae4 ,and he said3 ,what
 did they see in thy house8 ,ezechias   
said3 ,they  saw all the things that are
 in my house3 ,there is nothing among my
  treasures that ,i have not shewed     
them4    #bj3af4 ,and ,isaias said to   
,ezechias3 ,hear the word of the ,lord4 
#bj3ag4 ,behold the days shall come1    
that all that is in thy house1 and  that
 thy fathers have laid up in store unto 
this day1 shall be carried  into        
,babylon3 nothing shall be left1 saith  
the ,lord4    #bj3ah4 ,and of thy sons  
also that shall issue from thee1 whom   
thou shalt  beget1 they shall take away1
 and they shall be eunuchs in the palace
 of  the king of ,babylon4    #bj3ai4   
,ezechias said to ,isaias3 ,the word of 

the ,lord1 which thou hast  spoken1 is  
good3 let peace and truth be in my days4
    #bj3bj4 ,and the rest of the acts of
 ,ezechias1 and all his might1 and how  
he made a pool1 and a conduit1 and      
brought waters into the city1 are  they 
not written in the book of the words of 
the days of the kings of  ,juda8        
#bj3ba4 ,and ,ezechias slept with his   
fathers1 and ,manasses1 his son  reigned
 in his stead4      #d ,kings ,chapter  
#ba    ,the wickedness of ,manasses3    
,god's threats by his prophets4 ,his    
wicked  son ,amon succeedeth him1 and is
 slain by his servants4    #ba3a4       
,manasses was twelve years old when he  
began to reign1 and he  reigned five and
 fifty years in ,jerusalem3 the name of 
his mother was  ,haphsiba4    #ba3b4    
,and he did evil in the sight of the    
,lord1 according to the idols  of the   
nations1 which the ,lord destroyed from 
before the face of the  children of     
,israel4    #ba3c4 ,and he turned1 and  
built up the high places1 which         

,ezechias1 his  father1 had destroyed3  
and he set up altars to ,baal1 and made 
groves1  as ,achab1 the king of ,israel1
 had done3 and he adored all the host of
  heaven1 and served them4    #ba3d4    
,and he built altars in the house of the
 ,lord1 of which the ,lord  said3 ,in   
,jerusalem ,i will put my name4         
#ba3e4 ,and he built altars for all the 
host of heaven1 in the two courts  of   
the temple of the ,lord4    #ba3f4 ,and 
he made his son pass through fire3 and  
he used divinations1  and observed      
omens1 and appointed pythons1 and       
multiplied soothsayers1  to do evil     
before the ,lord1 and to provoke him4   
,pythons4444 ,that is1 diviners by      
spirits4    #ba3g4 ,he set also an idol 
of the grove1 which he had made1 in the 
temple of the ,lord3 concerning which   
the ,lord said to ,david1 and to        
,solomon his son3 ,in this temple1 and  
in ,jerusalem1 which ,i have chosen  out
 of all the tribes of ,israel1 ,i will  
put my name for ever4    #ba3h4 ,and ,i 

will no more make the feet of ,israel to
 be moved out of the  land1 which ,i    
gave to their fathers3 only if they will
 observe to do  all that ,i have        
commanded them1 according to the law    
which my servant  ,moses commanded them4
    #ba3i4 ,but they hearkened not3 but 
were seduced by ,manasses1 to do evil   
more than the nations which the ,lord   
destroyed before the children of        
,israel4    #ba3aj4 ,and the ,lord spoke
 in the hand of his servants1 the       
prophets1  saying3    #ba3aa4 ,because  
,manasses1 king of ,juda1 hath done     
these most wicked  abominations1 beyond 
all that the ,amorrhites did before him1
 and hath  made ,juda also to sin with  
his filthy doings3    #ba3ab4 ,therefore
 thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god of      
,israel3 ,behold1 ,i will  bring on     
evils upon ,jerusalem and ,juda3 that   
whosoever shall hear of  them1 both his 
ears shall tingle4    #ba3ac4 ,and ,i   
will stretch over ,jerusalem the line of
 ,samaria1 and the  weight of the house 

of ,achab3 and ,i will efface           
,jerusalem1 as writings  tables are wont
 to be effaced1 and ,i will erase and   
turn it1 and draw  the pencil often over
 the face thereof4    #ba3ad4 ,and ,i   
will leave the remnants of my           
inheritance1 and will  deliver them into
 the hands of their enemies3 and they   
shall become a  prey1 and a spoil to all
 their enemies4    #ba3ae4 ,because they
 have done evil before me1 and have     
continued to  provoke me1 from the day  
that their fathers came out of ,egypt1  
even  unto this day4    #ba3af4         
,moreover1 ,manasses shed also very much
 innocent blood1 till he  filled        
,jerusalem up to the mouth3 besides his 
sins1 wherewith he made  ,juda to sin1  
to do evil before the ,lord4    #ba3ag4 
,now the rest of the acts of ,manasses1 
and all that he did1 and  his sin1 which
 he sinned1 are they not written in the 
book of the words  of the days of the   
kings of ,juda8    #ba3ah4 ,and         
,manasses slept with his fathers1 and   

was buried in the  garden of his own    
house1 in the garden of ,oza3 and ,amon1
 his son1  reigned in his stead4        
#ba3ai4 ,two and twenty years old was   
,amon when he began to reign1 and he    
reigned two years in ,jerusalem3 the    
name of his mother was ,messalemeth1    
the daughter of ,harus1 of ,jeteba4     
#ba3bj4 ,and he did evil in the sight of
 the ,lord1 as ,manasses1 his  father1  
had done4    #ba3ba4 ,and he walked in  
all the way in which his father had     
walked3 and  he served the abominations 
which his father had served1 and he     
adored  them4    #ba3bb4 ,and forsook   
the ,lord1 the ,god of his fathers1 and 
walked not in  the way of the ,lord4    
#ba3bc4 ,and his servants plotted       
against him1 and slew the king in his   
own house4    #ba3bd4 ,but the people of
 the land slew all them that had        
conspired  against king ,amon3 and made 
,josias1 his son1 their king in his     
stead4    #ba3be4 ,but the rest of the  
acts of ,amon1 which he did1 are they   

not  written in the book of the words of
 the days of the kings of ,juda8        
#ba3bf4 ,and they buried him in his     
sepulchre1 in the garden of ,oza3 and   
his son1 ,josias1 reigned in his stead4 
#d ,kings ,chapter #bb    ,josias       
repaireth the temple4 ,the book of the  
law is found1 upon which  they consult  
the ,lord1 and are told that great evils
 shall fall upon  them1 but not in the  
time of ,josias4    #bb3a4 ,josias was  
eight years old when he began to reign3 
he reigned one  and thirty years in     
,jerusalem3 the name of his mother was  
,idida1 the  daughter of ,hadaia1 of    
,besecath4    #bb3b4 ,and he did that   
which was right in the sight of the     
,lord1 and  walked in all the ways of   
,david1 his father3 he turned not aside 
to the  right hand1 or to the left4     
#bb3c4 ,and in the eighteenth year of   
king ,josias1 the king sent ,saphan1    
the son of ,assia1 the son of ,messulam1
 the scribe of the temple of the  ,lord1
 saying to him3    #bb3d4 ,go to        

,helcias1 the high priest1 that the     
money may be put  together which is     
brought into the temple of the ,lord1   
which the  doorkeepers of the temple    
have gathered of the people4    #bb3e4  
,and let it be given to the workmen by  
the overseers of the house  of the      
,lord3 and let them distribute it to    
those that work in the  temple of the   
,lord1 to repair the temple3    #bb3f4  
,that is1 to carpenters and masons1 and 
to such as mend breaches3  and that     
timber may be bought1 and stones out of 
the quarries1 to  repair the temple of  
the ,lord4    #bb3g4 ,but let there be  
no reckoning made with them of the money
 which  they receive1 but let them have 
it in their power1 and in their trust4  
#bb3h4 ,and ,helcias1 the high priest1  
said to ,saphan1 the scribe3 ,i have    
found the book of the law in the house  
of the ,lord3 and ,helcias gave  the    
book to ,saphan1 and he read it4    ,the
 book of the law4444 ,that is1          
,deuteronomy4    #bb3i4 ,and ,saphan1   

the scribe1 came to the king1 and       
brought him word  again concerning that 
which he had commanded1 and said3 ,thy  
servants  have gathered together the    
money that was found in the house of the
  ,lord3 and they have given it to be   
distributed to the workmen1 by the      
overseers of the works of the temple of 
the ,lord4    #bb3aj4 ,and ,saphan1 the 
scribe1 told the king1 saying3 ,helcias1
 the  priest1 hath delivered to me a    
book4 ,and when ,saphan had read it     
before  the king1    #bb3aa4 ,and the   
king had heard the words of the law of  
the ,lord1 he rent  his garments4       
#bb3ab4 ,and he commanded ,helcias1 the 
priest1 and ,ahicam1 the son of         
,saphan1 and ,achobor1 the son of       
,micha1 and ,saphan1 the scribe1 and    
,asaia1 the king's servant1 saying3     
#bb3ac4 ,go and consult the ,lord for   
me1 and for the people1 and for all     
,juda1 concerning the words of this book
 which is found3 for the great  wrath of
 the ,lord is kindled against us1       

because our fathers have not  hearkened 
to the words of this book1 to do all    
that is written for us4    #bb3ad4 ,so  
,helcias1 the priest1 and ,ahicam1 and  
,achobor1 and ,saphan1 and  ,asaia1 went
 to ,holda1 the prophetess1 the wife of 
,sellum1 the son of  ,thecua1 the son of
 ,araas1 keeper of the wardrobe1 who    
dwelt in  ,jerusalem1 in the ,second3   
and they spoke to her4    ,the          
,second4444 ,a street1 or part of the   
city1 so called2 in ,hebrew1  ,massem4  
#bb3ae4 ,and she said to them3 ,thus    
saith the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3   
,tell the man that sent you to me3      
#bb3af4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold1 
,i will bring evils upon this place1    
and upon the inhabitants thereof1 all   
the words of the law which the  king of 
,juda hath read3    #bb3ag4 ,because    
they have forsaken me1 and have         
sacrificed to strange  gods1 provoking  
me by all the works of their hands3     
therefore my  indignation shall be      
kindled against this place1 and shall   

not be  quenched4    #bb3ah4 ,but to the
 king of ,juda1 who sent you to consult 
the ,lord1 thus  shall you say3 ,thus   
saith the ,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3   
for as much as  thou hast heard the     
words of the book1    #bb3ai4 ,and thy  
heart hath been moved to fear1 and thou 
hast humbled  thyself before the ,lord1 
hearing the words against this place1   
and the  inhabitants thereof1 to wit1   
that they should become a wonder and a  
curse3 and thou hast rent thy garments1 
and wept before me2 ,i also have  heard 
thee2 saith the ,lord4    #bb3bj4       
,therefore ,i will gather thee to thy   
fathers1 and thou shalt be  gathered to 
thy sepulchre in peace2 that thy eyes   
may not see all the  evils which ,i will
 bring upon this place4      #d ,kings  
,chapter #bc    ,josias readeth the law 
before all the people4 ,they promise to 
observe  it4 ,he abolisheth all         
idolatry1 celebrateth the phase3 is     
slain in  battle by the king of ,egypt4 
,the short reign of ,joachaz1 in whose  

place  ,joakim is made king4    #bc3a4  
,and they brought the king word again   
what she had said4 ,and he  sent3 and   
all the ancients of ,juda and ,jerusalem
 were assembled to him4    #bc3b4 ,and  
the king went up to the temple of the   
,lord1 and all the men  of ,juda1 and   
all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem with  
him1 the priests1  and the prophets1 and
 all the people1 both little and great3 
and in the  hearing of them all he read 
all the words of the book of the        
covenant1  which was found in the house 
of the ,lord4    #bc3c4 ,and the king   
stood upon the step3 and he made a      
covenant with the  ,lord1 to walk after 
the ,lord1 and to keep his commandments1
 and his  testimonies1 and his          
ceremonies1 with all their heart1 and   
with all  their soul1 and to perform the
 words of this covenant1 which were     
written in that book3 and the people    
agreed to the covenant4    ,the king    
stood upon the step4444 ,that is1 his   
tribune1 or tribunal1 a  more eminent   

place1 from whence he might be seen and 
heard by the  people4    #bc3d4 ,and the
 king commanded ,helcias1 the high      
priest1 and the priests  of the second  
order1 and the doorkeepers1 to cast out 
of the temple of  the ,lord all the     
vessels that had been made for ,baal1   
and for the  grove1 and for all the host
 of heaven3 and he burnt them without   
,jerusalem1 in the valley of ,cedron1   
and he carried the ashes of them to     
,bethel4    #bc3e4 ,and he destroyed the
 soothsayers1 whom the kings of ,juda   
had  appointed to sacrifice in the high 
places in the cities of ,juda1 and      
round about ,jerusalem3 them also that  
burnt incense to ,baal1 and to the  sun1
 and to the moon1 and to the twelve     
signs1 and to all the host of  heaven4  
#bc3f4 ,and he caused the grove to be   
carried out from the house of the       
,lord1 without ,jerusalem1 to the valley
 of ,cedron1 and he burnt it  there1 and
 reduced it to dust1 and cast the dust  
upon the graves of the  common people4  

#bc3g4 ,he destroyed also the pavilions 
of the effeminate1 which were in  the   
house of the ,lord1 for which the women 
wove as it were little  dwellings for   
the grove4    #bc3h4 ,and he gathered   
together all the priests out of the     
cities of  ,juda3 and he defiled the    
high places1 where the priests offered  
sacrifice1 from ,gabaa to ,bersabee3 and
 he broke down the altars of the  gates 
that were in the entering in of the gate
 of ,josue1 governor of  the city1 which
 was on the left hand of the gate of the
 city4    #bc3i4 ,however1 the priests  
of the high places came not up to the   
altar  of the ,lord1 in ,jerusalem3 but 
only ate of the unleavened bread among  
their brethren4    #bc3aj4 ,and he      
defiled ,topheth1 which is in the valley
 of the son of  ,ennom3 that no man     
should consecrate there his son1 or his 
daughter1  through fire1 to ,moloch4    
#bc3aa4 ,and he took away the horses    
which the kings of ,juda had given to   
the sun1 at the entering in of the      

temple of the ,lord1 near the chamber   
of ,nathanmelech the eunuch1 who was in 
,pharurim3 and he burnt the  chariots of
 the sun with fire4    #bc3ab4 ,and the 
altars that were upon the top of the    
upper chamber of  ,achaz1 which the     
kings of ,juda had made1 and the altars 
which ,manasses  had made in the two    
courts of the temple of the ,lord1 the  
king broke  down3 and he ran from       
thence1 and cast the ashes of them into 
the  torrent ,cedron4    #bc3ac4 ,the   
high places also that were at           
,jerusalem1 on the right side  of the   
,mount of ,offence1 which ,solomon1 king
 of ,israel1 had built to  ,astaroth1   
the idol of the ,sidonians1 and to      
,chamos1 the scandal of  ,moab1 and to  
,melchom1 the abomination of the        
children of ,ammon1 the  king defiled4  
#bc3ad4 ,and he broke in pieces the     
statues1 and cut down the groves3 and   
he filled their places with the bones of
 dead men4    #bc3ae4 ,moreover1 the    
altar also that was at ,bethel1 and the 

high place1  which ,jeroboam1 the son of
 ,nabat1 who made ,israel to sin1 had   
made3  both the altar1 and the high     
place1 he broke down and burnt1 and     
reduced to powder1 and burnt the grove4 
#bc3af4 ,and as ,josias turned himself1 
he saw there the sepulchres that  were  
in the mount3 and he sent and took the  
bones out of the  sepulchres1 and burnt 
them upon the altar1 and defiled it     
according to  the word of the ,lord1    
which the man of ,god spoke1 who had    
foretold  these things4    #bc3ag4 ,and 
he said3 ,what is that monument which ,i
 see8 ,and the men of  that city        
answered3 ,it is the sepulchre of the   
man of ,god1 who came  from ,juda1 and  
foretold these things which thou hast   
done upon the  altar of ,bethel4        
#bc3ah4 ,and he said3 ,let him alone1   
let no man move his bones4 ,so his      
bones were left untouched with the bones
 of the prophet1 that came out  of      
,samaria4    #bc3ai4 ,moreover all the  
temples of the high places which were in

 the  cities of ,samaria1 which the     
kings of ,israel had made to provoke the
  ,lord1 ,josias took away3 and he did  
to them according to all the acts  that 
he had done in ,bethel4    #bc3bj4 ,and 
he slew all the priests of the high     
places1 that were there1  upon the      
altars2 and he burnt men's bones upon   
them3 and returned to  ,jerusalem4      
#bc3ba4 ,and he commanded all the       
people1 saying3 ,keep the ,phase to the 
,lord your ,god1 according as it is     
written in the book of this covenant4   
#bc3bb4 ,now there was no such a ,phase 
kept from the days of the judges1  who  
judged ,israel1 nor in all the days of  
the kings of ,israel1 and of  the kings 
of ,juda1    #bc3bc4 ,as was this       
,phase1 that was kept to the ,lord in   
,jerusalem1 in  the eighteenth year of  
king ,josias4    #bc3bd4 ,moreover the  
diviners by spirits1 and soothsayers1   
and the  figures of idols1 and the      
uncleannesses1 and the abominations1    
that had  been in the land of ,juda and 

,jerusalem1 ,josias took away3 that he  
might  perform the words of the law1    
that were written in the book1 which    
,helcias the priest had found in the    
temple of the ,lord4    #bc3be4 ,there  
was no king before him like unto him1   
that returned to the  ,lord with all his
 heart1 and with all his soul1 and with 
all his  strength1 according to all the 
law of ,moses3 neither after him did    
there arise any like unto him4          
#bc3bf4 ,but yet the ,lord turned not   
away from the wrath of his great        
indignation1 wherewith his anger was    
kindled against ,juda3 because of  the  
provocations1 wherewith ,manasses had   
provoked him4    #bc3bg4 ,and the ,lord 
said3 ,i will remove ,juda also from    
before my face1  as ,i have removed     
,israel3 and ,i will cast off this city 
,jerusalem1  which ,i chose1 and the    
house1 of which ,i said3 ,my name shall 
be there4    #bc3bh4 ,now the rest of   
the acts of ,josias1 and all that he    
did1 are  they not written in the book  

of the words of the days of the kings of
  ,juda8    #bc3bi4 ,in his days ,pharao
 ,nechao1 king of ,egypt1 went up       
against the  king of ,assyria to the    
river ,euphrates3 and king ,josias went 
to meet  him3 and was slain at ,mageddo1
 when he had seen him4    #bc3cj4 ,and  
his servants carried him dead from      
,mageddo3 and they brought  him to      
,jerusalem1 and buried him in his own   
sepulchre4 ,and the people  of the land 
took ,joachaz1 the son of ,josias3 and  
they anointed him1 and  made him king in
 his father's stead4    #bc3ca4 ,joachaz
 was three and twenty years old when he 
began to reign1  and he reigned three   
months in ,jerusalem3 the name of his   
mother was  ,amital1 the daughter of    
,jeremias1 of ,lobna4    #bc3cb4 ,and he
 did evil before the ,lord1 according to
 all that his  fathers had done4        
#bc3cc4 ,and ,pharao ,nechao bound him  
at ,rebla1 which is in the land of      
,emath1 that he should not reign in     
,jerusalem3 and he set a fine upon  the 

land1 of a hundred talents of silver1   
and a talent of gold4    #bc3cd4 ,and   
,pharao ,nechao made ,eliacim1 the son  
of ,josias1 king in the  room of ,josias
 his father3 and turned his name to     
,joakim4 ,and he took  ,joachaz away and
 carried him into ,egypt1 and he died   
there4    #bc3ce4 ,and ,joakim gave the 
silver and the gold to ,pharao1 after he
 had  taxed the land for every man1 to  
contribute according to the  commandment
 of ,pharao3 and he exacted both the    
silver and the gold of  the people of   
the land1 of every man according to his 
ability3 to give  to ,pharao ,nechao4   
#bc3cf4 ,joakim was five and twenty     
years old when he began to reign3 and   
he reigned eleven years in ,jerusalem3  
the name of his mother was  ,zebida1 the
 daughter of ,phadaia1 of ,ruma4        
#bc3cg4 ,and he did evil before the     
,lord according to all that his  fathers
 had done4      #d ,kings ,chapter #bd  
,the reign of ,joakim1 ,joachin1 and    
,sedecias4    #bd3a4 ,in his days       

,nabuchodonosor1 king of ,babylon came  
up1 and ,joakim  became his servant     
three years3 then again he rebelled     
against him4    #bd3b4 ,and the ,lord   
sent against him the rovers of the      
,chaldees1 and the  rovers of ,syria1   
and the rovers of ,moab1 and the rovers 
of the children  of ,ammon3 and he sent 
them against ,juda1 to destroy it1      
according to  the word of the ,lord1    
which he had spoken by his servants1 the
  prophets4    ,the ,lord sent against  
him the rovers4444 ,latrunculos4 ,bands 
or parties  of men1 who pillaged and    
plundered wherever they came4    #bd3c4 
,and this came by the word of the ,lord 
against ,juda1 to remove  them from     
before him for all the sins of ,manasses
 which he did2    #bd3d4 ,and for the   
innocent blood that he shed1 filling    
,jerusalem with  innocent blood3 and    
therefore the ,lord would not be        
appeased4    #bd3e4 ,but the rest of the
 acts of ,joakim1 and all that he did1  
are they  not written in the book of the

 words of the days of the kings of      
,juda8  ,and ,joakim slept with his     
fathers3    #bd3f4 ,and ,joachin1 his   
son1 reigned in his stead4    #bd3g4    
,and the king of ,egypt came not again  
any more out of his own  country3 for   
the king of ,babylon had taken all that 
had belonged to the  king of ,egypt1    
from the river of ,egypt1 unto the river
 ,euphrates4    #bd3h4 ,joachin was     
eighteen years old when he began to     
reign1 and he  reigned three months in  
,jerusalem3 the name of his mother was  
,nohesta1  the daughter of ,elnathan1 of
 ,jerusalem4    #bd3i4 ,and he did evil 
before the ,lord1 according to all that 
his father  had done4    #bd3aj4 ,at    
that time the servants of               
,nabuchodonosor1 king of ,babylon1  came
 up against ,jerusalem1 and the city was
 surrounded with their  forts4          
#bd3aa4 ,and ,nabuchodonosor1 king of   
,babylon1 came to the city1 with his    
servants1 to assault it4    #bd3ab4 ,and
 ,joachin1 king of ,juda1 went out to   

the king of ,babylon1 he1  and his      
mother1 and his servants1 and his       
nobles1 and his eunuchs3 and  the king  
of ,babylon received him in the eighth  
year of his reign4    #bd3ac4 ,and he   
brought out from thence all the         
treasures of the house of  the ,lord1   
and the treasures of the king's house3  
and he cut in pieces  all the vessels of
 gold which ,solomon1 king of ,israel1  
had made in the  temple of the ,lord1   
according to the word of the ,lord4     
#bd3ad4 ,and he carried away all        
,jerusalem1 and all the princes1 and all
  the valiant men of the army1 to the   
number of ten thousand1 into  captivity3
 and every artificer and smith3 and none
 were left1 but the  poor sort of the   
people of the land4    #bd3ae4 ,and he  
carried away ,joachin into ,babylon1 and
 the king's mother1  and the king's     
wives1 and his eunuchs3 and the judges  
of the land he  carried into captivity1 
from ,jerusalem1 into ,babylon4         
#bd3af4 ,and all the strong men1 seven  

thousand1 and the artificers1 and  the  
smiths1 a thousand1 all that were       
valiant men1 and fit for war3 and  the  
king of ,babylon led them captives into 
,babylon4    #bd3ag4 ,and he appointed  
,matthanias1 his uncle1 in his stead3   
and called  his name ,sedecias4         
#bd3ah4 ,sedecias was one and twenty    
years old when he began to reign1  and  
he reigned eleven years in ,jerusalem3  
the name of his mother was  ,amital1 the
 daughter of ,jeremias1 of ,lobna4      
#bd3ai4 ,and he did evil before the     
,lord1 according to all that ,joakim    
had done4    #bd3bj4 ,for the ,lord was 
angry against ,jerusalem and against    
,juda1 till  he cast them out from his  
face3 and ,sedecias revolted from the   
king of  ,babylon4      #d ,kings       
,chapter #be    ,jerusalem is besieged  
and taken by ,nabuchodonosor3 ,sedecias 
is taken3  the city and temple are      
destroyed4 ,godolias1 who is left       
governor1 is  slain4 ,joachin is exalted
 by ,evilmerodach4    #be3a4 ,and it    

came to pass in the ninth year of his   
reign1 in the tenth  month1 the tenth   
day of the month1 that ,nabuchodonosor1 
king of  ,babylon1 came1 he and all his 
army1 against ,jerusalem3 and they      
surrounded it3 and raised works round   
about it4    #be3b4 ,and the city was   
shut up and besieged till the eleventh  
year of  king ,sedecias1    #be3c4 ,the 
ninth day of the month3 and a famine    
prevailed in the city1  and there was no
 bread for the people of the land4      
#be3d4 ,and a breach was made into the  
city3 and all the men of war fled  in   
the night between the two walls by the  
king's garden 7now the  ,chaldees       
besieged the city round about71 and     
,sedecias fled by the way  that leadeth 
to the plains of the wilderness4        
#be3e4 ,and the army of the ,chaldees   
pursued after the king1 and overtook    
him in the plains of ,jericho3 and all  
the warriors that were with him  were   
scattered1 and left him3    #be3f4 ,so  
they took the king1 and brought him to  

the king of ,babylon1 to  ,reblatha1 and
 he gave judgment upon him4    #be3g4   
,and he slew the sons of ,sedecias      
before his face1 and he put out  his    
eyes1 and bound him with chains1 and    
brought him to ,babylon4    #be3h4 ,in  
the fifth month1 the seventh day of the 
month1 the same is the  nineteenth year 
of the king of ,babylon1 came           
,nabuzardan1 commander of  the army1 a  
servant of the king of ,babylon1 into   
,jerusalem4    #be3i4 ,and he burnt the 
house of the ,lord1 and the king's      
house1 and the  houses of ,jerusalem1   
and every house he burnt with fire4     
#be3aj4 ,and all the army of the        
,chaldees1 which was with the commander 
of the troops1 broke down the walls of  
,jerusalem round about4    #be3aa4 ,and 
,nabuzardan1 the commander of the army1 
carried away the rest  of the people1   
that remained in the city1 and the      
fugitives1 that had  gone over to the   
king of ,babylon1 and the remnant of the
 common people4    #be3ab4 ,but of the  

poor of the land he left some dressers  
of vines and  husbandmen4    #be3ac4    
,and the pillars of brass that were in  
the temple of the ,lord1  and the bases1
 and the sea of brass1 which was in the 
house of the  ,lord1 the ,chaldees broke
 in pieces1 and carried all the brass of
 them  to ,babylon4    #be3ad4 ,they    
took away also the pots of brass1 and   
the mazers1 and the  forks1 and the     
cups1 and the mortars1 and all the      
vessels of brass1  with which they      
ministered4    #be3ae4 ,moreover also   
the censers1 and the bowls1 such as were
 of gold  in gold3 and such as were of  
silver in silver1 the general of the    
army  took away4    #be3af4 ,that is1   
two pillars1 one sea1 and the bases     
which ,solomon had  made in the temple  
of the ,lord3 the brass of all these    
vessels was  without weight4    #be3ag4 
,one pillar was eighteen cubits high3   
and the chapiter of brass1  which was   
upon it1 was three cubits high3 and the 
network1 and the  pomegranates that were

 upon the chapiter of the pillar1 were  
all of  brass3 and the second pillar had
 the like adorning4    #be3ah4 ,and the 
general of the army took ,seraias1 the  
chief priest1 and  ,sophonias1 the      
second priest1 and three doorkeepers3   
#be3ai4 ,and out of the city one eunuch1
 who was captain over the men of  war3  
and five men of them who had stood      
before the king1 whom he found  in the  
city1 and ,sopher1 the captain of the   
army1 who exercised the  young soldiers 
of the people of the land3 and          
threescore men of the  common people1   
who were found in the city3    #be3bj4  
,these ,nabuzardan1 the general of the  
army1 took away1 and  carried them to   
the king of ,babylon1 to ,reblatha4     
#be3ba4 ,and the king of ,babylon smote 
them1 and slew them at ,reblatha1  in   
the land of ,emath3 so ,juda was carried
 away out of their land4    #be3bb4 ,but
 over the people that remained in the   
land of ,juda1 which  ,nabuchodonosor1  
king of ,babylon1 had left1 he gave the 

government to  ,godolias1 the son of    
,ahicam1 the son of ,saphan4    #be3bc4 
,and when all the captains of the       
soldiers had heard this1 they  and the  
men that were with them1 to wit1 that   
the king of ,babylon had  made ,godolias
 governor they came to ,godolias to     
,maspha1 ,ismael1 the son  of           
,nathanias1 and ,johanan1 the son of    
,caree1 and ,saraia1 the son of         
,thanehumeth1 the ,netophathite1 and    
,jezonias1 the son of ,maachathi1 they  
and their men4    #be3bd4 ,and ,godolias
 swore to them and to their men1 saying3
 ,be not  afraid to serve the ,chaldees3
 stay in the land1 and serve the king of
  ,babylon1 and it shall be well with   
you4    #be3be4 ,but it came to pass in 
the seventh month1 that ,ismael1 the son
  of ,nathanias1 the son of ,elisama1 of
 the seed royal came1 and ten men  with 
him1 and smote ,godolias2 so that he    
died3 and also the ,jews and  the       
,chaldees that were with him in ,maspha4
    #be3bf4 ,and all the people1 both   

little and great1 and the captains of   
the soldiers1 rising up1 went to ,egypt1
 fearing the ,chaldees4    #be3bg4 ,and 
it came to pass in the seven and        
thirtieth year of the  captivity of     
,joachin1 king of ,juda1 in the twelfth 
month1 the seven and  twentieth day of  
the month3 ,evilmerodach1 king of       
,babylon1 in the year  that he began to 
reign1 lifted up the head of ,joachin1  
king of ,juda1  out of prison4          
#be3bh4 ,and he spoke kindly to him3 and
 he set his throne above the  throne of 
the kings that were with him in         
,babylon4    #be3bi4 ,and he changed his
 garments which he had in prison1 and he
 ate  bread always before him1 all the  
days of his life4    #be3cj4 ,and he    
appointed him a continual allowance1    
which was also given  him by the king1  
day by day1 all the days of his life4   
,,the ,,first ,,book ,,of               
,,paralipomenon      ,these ,books are  
called by the ,greek interpreters1      
,paralipomenon1 that  is1 of things left

 out1 or omitted2 because they are a    
kind of a  supplement of such things as 
were passed over in the books of the    
,kings4 ,the ,hebrews call them ,dibre  
,haijamim1 that is1 ,the words of the   
days1 or ,the ,chronicles4--,not that   
they are the books which are so often   
quoted in the ,kings1 under the title of
 the words of the days of the  kings of 
,israel1 and of the kings of ,juda3 for 
the books of  ,paralipomenon were       
written after the books of ,kings3 but  
because in all  probability they have   
been abridged from those ancient words  
of the  days1 by ,esdras or some other  
sacred writer4      #a ,paralipomenon   
,chapter #a    ,the genealogy of the    
patriarchs down to ,abraham3 ,the       
posterity of  ,abraham and of ,esau4    
#a3a4 ,adam1 ,seth1 ,enos1    #a3b4     
,cainan1 ,malaleel1 ,jared1    #a3c4    
,henoc1 ,mathusale1 ,lamech1    #a3d4   
,noe1 ,sem1 ,cham1 and ,japheth4        
#a3e4 ,the sons of ,japheth3 ,gomer1 and
 ,magog1 and ,madai1 and ,javan1        

,thubal1 ,mosoch1 ,thiras4    #a3f4 ,and
 the sons of ,gomer3 ,ascenez1 and      
,riphath1 and ,thogorma4    #a3g4 ,and  
the sons of ,javan3 ,elisa and ,tharsis1
 ,cethim and ,dodanim4    #a3h4 ,the    
sons of ,cham3 ,chus1 and ,mesrai1 and  
,phut1 and ,chanaan4    #a3i4 ,and the  
sons of ,chus3 ,saba1 and ,hevila1      
,sabatha1 and ,regma1 and  ,sabathaca4  
,and the sons of ,regma3 ,saba1 and     
,dadan4    #a3aj4 ,now ,chus begot      
,nemrod3 he began to be mighty upon     
earth4    #a3aa4 ,but ,mesraim begot    
,ludim1 and ,anamim1 and ,laabim1 and   
,nephtuim1    #a3ab4 ,phetrusim also1   
and ,casluim3 from whom came the        
,philistines1 and  ,caphtorim4    #a3ac4
 ,and ,chanaan begot ,sidon his         
firstborn1 and the ,hethite1    #a3ad4  
,and the ,jebusite1 and the ,amorrhite1 
and the ,gergesite1    #a3ae4 ,and the  
,hevite1 and the ,aracite1 and the      
,sinite1    #a3af4 ,and the ,aradian1   
and the ,samarite1 and the ,hamathite4  
#a3ag4 ,the sons of ,sem3 ,elam and     

,asur1 and ,arphaxad1 and ,lud1 and     
,aram1  and ,hus1 and ,hul1 and ,gether1
 and ,mosoch4    #a3ah4 ,and ,arphaxad  
begot ,sale1 and ,sale begot ,heber4    
#a3ai4 ,and to ,heber were born two     
sons1 the name of the one was ,phaleg1  
because in his days the earth was       
divided2 and the name of his brother    
was ,jectan4    #a3bj4 ,and ,jectan     
begot ,elmodad1 and ,saleph1 and        
,asarmoth1 and ,jare1    #a3ba4 ,and    
,adoram1 and ,usal1 and ,decla1         
#a3bb4 ,and ,hebal1 and ,abimael1 and   
,saba1    #a3bc4 ,and ,ophir1 and       
,hevila1 and ,jobab4 ,all these are the 
sons of  ,jectan4    #a3bd4 ,sem1       
,arphaxad1 ,sale1    #a3be4 ,heber1     
,phaleg1 ,ragau1    #a3bf4 ,serug1      
,nachor1 ,thare1    #a3bg4 ,abram1 this 
is ,abraham4    #a3bh4 ,and the sons of 
,abraham1 ,isaac and ,ismahel4    #a3bi4
 ,and these are the generations of them4
 ,the firstborn of ,ismahel1  ,nabajoth1
 then ,cedar1 and ,adbeel1 and ,mabsam1 
#a3cj4 ,and ,masma1 and ,duma1 ,massa1  

,hadad1 and ,thema1    #a3ca4 ,jetur1   
,naphis1 ,cedma3 these are the sons of  
,ismahel4    #a3cb4 ,and the sons of    
,cetura1 ,abraham's concubine1 whom she 
bore3  ,zamran1 ,jecsan1 ,madan1        
,madian1 ,jesboc1 and ,sue4 ,and the    
sons of ,jecsan1  ,saba1 and ,dadan4    
,and the sons of ,dadan3 ,assurim1 and  
,latussim1 and  ,laomin4                
,concubine4444 ,she was his lawful wife1
 but of an inferior degree4    #a3cc4   
,and the sons of ,madian3 ,epha1 and    
,epher1 and ,henoch1 and ,abida1  and   
,eldaa4 ,all these are the sons of      
,cetura4    #a3cd4 ,and ,abraham begot  
,isaac3 and his sons were ,esau and     
,israel4    #a3ce4 ,the sons of ,esau3  
,eliphaz1 ,rahuel1 ,jehus1 ,ihelom1 and 
,core4    #a3cf4 ,the sons of ,eliphaz3 
,theman1 ,omar1 ,sephi1 ,gathan1 ,cenez1
 and by  ,thamna1 ,amalec4    #a3cg4    
,the sons of ,rahuel3 ,nahath1 ,zara1   
,samma1 ,meza4    #a3ch4 ,the sons of   
,seir3 ,lotan1 ,sobal1 ,sebeon1 ,ana1   
,dison1 ,eser1 ,disan4    #a3ci4 ,the   

sons of ,lotan3 ,hori1 ,homam4 ,and the 
sister of ,lotan was  ,thamna4    #a3dj4
 ,the sons of ,sobal3 ,alian1 and       
,manahath1 and ,ebal1 ,sephi1 and       
,onam4 ,the sons of ,sebeon3 ,aia1 and  
,ana4 ,the son of ,ana3 ,dison4         
#a3da4 ,the sons of ,dison3 ,hamram1 and
 ,eseban1 and ,jethran1 and ,charan4    
#a3db4 ,the sons of ,eser3 ,balaan1 and 
,zavan1 and ,jacan4 ,the sons of        
,disan3 ,hus and ,aran4    #a3dc4 ,now  
these are the kings that reigned in the 
land of ,edom1 before  there was a king 
over the children of ,israel3 ,bale the 
son of ,beor3 and  the name of his city 
was ,denaba4    #a3dd4 ,and ,bale died1 
and ,jobab the son of ,zare of ,bosra1  
reigned in his  stead4    #a3de4 ,and   
when ,jobab also was dead1 ,husam of the
 land of the ,themanites  reigned in his
 stead4    #a3df4 ,and ,husam also died1
 and ,adad the son of ,badad reigned in 
his  stead1 and he defeated the         
,madianites in the land of ,moab3 the   
name of  his city was ,avith4    #a3dg4 

,and when ,adad also was dead1 ,semla of
 ,masreca reigned in his  stead4        
#a3dh4 ,semla also died1 and ,saul of   
,rohoboth1 which is near the river1     
reigned in his stead4    #a3di4 ,and    
when ,saul was dead1 ,balanan the son of
 ,achobor reigned in his  stead4        
#a3ej4 ,he also died1 and ,adad reigned 
in his stead3 and the name of his  city 
was ,phau1 and his wife was called      
,meetabel the daughter of ,matred1  the 
daughter of ,mezaab4    #a3ea4 ,and     
after the death of ,adad1 there began to
 be dukes in ,edom  instead of kings3   
duke ,thamna1 duke ,alva1 duke ,jetheth1
    #a3eb4 ,duke ,oolibama1 duke ,ela1  
duke ,phinon1    #a3ec4 ,duke ,cenez1   
duke ,theman1 duke ,mabsar1    #a3ed4   
,duke ,magdiel1 duke ,hiram4 ,these are 
the dukes of ,edom4      #a             
,paralipomenon ,chapter #b    ,the      
twelve tribes of ,israel4 ,the genealogy
 of ,juda down to ,david4 ,other        
genealogies of the tribe of ,juda4      
#b3a4 ,and these are the sons of        

,israel3 ,ruben1 ,simeon1 ,levi1 ,juda1 
,issachar1 and ,zabulon1    #b3b4 ,dan1 
,joseph1 ,benjamin1 ,nephtali1 ,gad1 and
 ,aser4    #b3c4 ,the sons of ,juda3    
,her1 ,onan and ,sela4 ,these three were
 born to him  of the ,chanaanitess the  
daughter of ,sue4 ,and ,her the         
firstborn of ,juda1  was wicked in the  
sight of the ,lord1 and he slew him4    
#b3d4 ,and ,thamar his daughter in law  
bore him ,phares and ,zara4 ,so all  the
 sons of ,juda were five4    #b3e4 ,and 
the sons of ,phares1 were ,hesron and   
,hamul4    #b3f4 ,and the sons also of  
,zare3 ,zamri1 and ,ethan1 and ,eman1   
and  ,chalchal1 and ,dara1 five in all4 
#b3g4 ,and the sons of ,charmi3 ,achar1 
who troubled ,israel1 and sinned by  the
 theft of the anathema4    ,achar4444   
,alias ,achan4 ,jos4 #g4--;,ibid4 ,the  
anathema4444 ,the thing devoted  or     
accursed1 viz41 the spoils of ,jericho4 
#b3h4 ,the sons of ,ethan3 ,azarias1    
#b3i4 ,and the sons of ,hesron that were
 born to him3 ,jerameel1 and ,ram1  and 

,calubi4    #b3aj4 ,and ,ram begot      
,aminadab1 and ,aminadab begot          
,nahasson1 prince of  the children of   
,juda4    ,ram4444 ,he is commonly      
called ,aram4 ,but it is to be observed 
here1 once  for all1 that it was a      
common thing among the ,hebrews for the 
same  persons to have different names3  
and that it is not impossible among so  
many proper names1 as here occur in the 
first nine chapters of this  book1 that 
the transcribers of the ancient ,hebrew 
copies may have made  some slips in the 
orthography4    #b3aa4 ,and ,nahasson   
begot ,salma1 the father of ,booz4      
#b3ab4 ,and ,booz begot ,obed1 and ,obed
 begot ,isai4    #b3ac4 ,and ,isai begot
 ,eliab his firstborn1 the second       
,abinadab1 the  third ,simmaa1    #b3ad4
 ,the fourth1 ,nathanael1 the fifth     
,raddai1    #b3ae4 ,the sixth ,asom1 the
 seventh ,david4    #b3af4 ,and their   
sisters were ,sarvia1 and ,abigail4 ,the
 sons of ,sarvia3  ,abisai1 ,joab1 and  
,asael1 three4    #b3ag4 ,and ,abigail  

bore ,amasa1 whose father was ,jether   
the ,ismahelite4    #b3ah4 ,and ,caleb  
the son of ,hesron took a wife named    
,azuba1 of whom he  had ,jerioth3 and   
her sons were ,jaser1 and ,sobab1 and   
,ardon4    ,caleb4444 ,alias ,calubi1   
ver4 #i4    #b3ai4 ,and when ,azuba was 
dead1 ,caleb took to wife ,ephrata3 who 
bore him  ,hur4    #b3bj4 ,and ,hur     
begot ,uri3 and ,uri begot ,bezeleel4   
#b3ba4 ,and afterwards ,hesron went in  
to the daughter of ,machir the  father  
of ,galaad1 and took her to wife when he
 was threescore years  old3 and she bore
 him ,segub4    #b3bb4 ,and ,segub begot
 ,jair1 and he had three and twenty     
cities in the  land of ,galaad4         
#b3bc4 ,and he took ,gessur1 and ,aram  
the towns of ,jair1 and ,canath1 and    
the villages thereof1 threescore cities4
 ,all these1 the sons of ,machir  father
 of ,galaad4    #b3bd4 ,and when ,hesron
 was dead1 ,caleb went in to ,ephrata4  
,hesron also  had to wife ,abia who bore
 him ,ashur the father of ,thecua4      

#b3be4 ,and the sons of ,jerameel the   
firstborn of ,hesron1 were ,ram his     
firstborn1 and ,buna1 and ,aram1 and    
,asom1 and ,achia4    #b3bf4 ,and       
,jerameel married another wife1 named   
,atara1 who was the  mother of ,onam4   
#b3bg4 ,and the sons of ,ram the        
firstborn of ,jerameel1 were ,moos1     
,jamin1  and ,achar4    #b3bh4 ,and     
,onam had sons ,semei1 and ,jada4 ,and  
the sons of ,semei3 ,nadab1  and        
,abisur4    #b3bi4 ,and the name of     
,abisur's wife was ,abihail1 who bore   
him ,ahobban1  and ,molid4    #b3cj4    
,and the sons of ,nadab were ,saled and 
,apphaim4 ,and ,saled died  without     
children4    #b3ca4 ,but the son of     
,apphaim was ,jesi3 and ,jesi begot     
,sesan4 ,and ,sesan  begot ,oholai4     
#b3cb4 ,and the sons of ,jada the       
brother of ,semei3 ,jether and          
,jonathan4  ,and ,jether also died      
without children4    #b3cc4 ,but        
,jonathan begot ,phaleth1 and ,ziza4    
,these were the sons of  ,jerameel4     

#b3cd4 ,and ,sesan had no sons1 but     
daughters and a servant an ,egyptian1   
named ,jeraa4    #b3ce4 ,and he gave him
 his daughter to wife3 and she bore him 
,ethei4    #b3cf4 ,and ,ethei begot     
,nathan1 and ,nathan begot ,zabad4      
#b3cg4 ,and ,zabad begot ,ophlal1 and   
,ophlal begot ,obed4    #b3ch4 ,obed    
begot ,jehu1 ,jehu begot ,azarias4      
#b3ci4 ,azarias begot ,helles1 and      
,helles begot ,elasa4    #b3dj4 ,elasa  
begot ,sisamoi1 ,sisamoi begot ,sellum1 
#b3da4 ,sellum begot ,icamia1 and       
,icamia begot ,elisama4    #b3db4 ,now  
the sons of ,caleb the brother of       
,jerameel were ,mesa his  firstborn1 who
 was the father of ,siph3 and the sons  
of ,maresa father of  ,hebron4    #b3dc4
 ,and the sons of ,hebron1 ,core1 and   
,thaphua1 and ,recem1 and ,samma4       
#b3dd4 ,and ,samma begot ,raham1 the    
father of ,jercaam1 and ,recem begot    
,sammai4    #b3de4 ,the son of ,sammai1 
,maon3 and ,maon the father of ,bethsur4
    #b3df4 ,and ,epha the concubine of  

,caleb bore ,haran1 and ,mosa1 and      
,gezez4  ,and ,haran begot ,gezez4      
#b3dg4 ,and the sons of ,jahaddai1      
,rogom1 and ,joathan1 and ,gesan1 and   
,phalet1 and ,epha1 and ,saaph4         
#b3dh4 ,and ,maacha the concubine of    
,caleb bore ,saber1 and ,tharana4       
#b3di4 ,and ,saaph the father of        
,madmena begot ,sue the father of       
,machbena1  and the father of ,gabaa4   
,and the daughter of ,caleb was ,achsa4 
#b3ej4 ,these were the sons of ,caleb1  
the son of ,hur the firstborn of        
,ephrata1 ,sobal the father of          
,cariathiarim4    #b3ea4 ,salma the     
father of ,bethlehem1 ,hariph the father
 of ,bethgader4    #b3eb4 ,and ,sobal   
the father of ,cariathiarim had sons3 he
 that saw half  of the places of rest4  
,he that saw1 etc4444 ,the ,latin       
interpreter seems to have given us here1
  instead of the proper names1 the      
meaning of those names in the ,hebrew4  
,he has done in like manner1 ver4 #ee4  
#b3ec4 ,and of the kindred of           

,cariathiarim1 the ,jethrites1 and      
,aphuthites1 and ,semathites1 and       
,maserites4 ,of them came the ,saraites1
  and ,esthaolites4    #b3ed4 ,the sons 
of ,salma1 ,bethlehem1 and ,netophathi1 
the crowns of the  house of ,joab1 and  
half of the place of rest of ,sarai4    
#b3ee4 ,and the families of the scribes 
that dwell in ,jabes1 singing and       
making melody1 and abiding in tents4    
,these are the ,cinites1 who came of    
,calor 7,chamath7 father of the house of
 ,rechab4      #a ,paralipomenon        
,chapter #c    ,the genealogy of the    
house of ,david4    #c3a4 ,now these    
were the sons of ,david that were born  
to him in ,hebron3  the firstborn ,amnon
 of ,achinoam the ,jezrahelitess1 the   
second ,daniel of  ,abigail the         
,carmelitess4    #c3b4 ,the third       
,absalom the son of ,maacha the daughter
 of ,tolmai king of  ,gessur1 the fourth
 ,adonias the son of ,aggith1    #c3c4  
,the fifth ,saphatias of ,abital1 the   
sixth ,jethrahem of ,egla his  wife4    

#c3d4 ,so six sons were born to him in  
,hebron1 where he reigned seven  years  
and six months4 ,and in ,jerusalem he   
reigned three and thirty  years4        
#c3e4 ,and these sons were born to him  
in ,jerusalem3 ,simmaa1 and ,sobab1  and
 ,nathan1 and ,solomon1 four of         
,bethsabee the daughter of ,ammiel4     
#c3f4 ,jebaar also and ,elisama1        
#c3g4 ,and ,eliphaleth1 and ,noge1 and  
,nepheg1 and ,japhia1    #c3h4 ,and     
,elisama1 and ,eliada1 and ,elipheleth1 
nine3    #c3i4 ,all these the sons of   
,david1 beside the sons of the          
concubines3  and they had a sister      
,thamar4    ,the concubines4444 ,the    
inferior wives4    #c3aj4 ,and          
,solomon's son was ,roboam3 whose son   
,abia begot ,asa4 ,and his  son was     
,josaphat1    #c3aa4 ,the father of     
,joram3 and ,joram begot ,ochozias1 of  
whom was born  ,joas3    #c3ab4 ,and his
 son ,amasias begot ,azarias4 ,and      
,joathan the son of ,azarias    #c3ac4  
,begot ,achaz1 the father of ,ezechias1 

of whom was born ,manasses4    #c3ad4   
,and ,manasses begot ,amon the father of
 ,josias4    #c3ae4 ,and the sons of    
,josias were1 the firstborn ,johanan1   
the second  ,joakim1 the third          
,sedecias1 the fourth ,sellum4    #c3af4
 ,of ,joakim was born ,jechonias1 and   
,sedecias4    #c3ag4 ,the sons of       
,jechonias were ,asir1 ,salathiel1      
#c3ah4 ,melchiram1 ,phadaia1 ,senneser  
and ,jecemia1 ,sama1 and ,nadabia4      
#c3ai4 ,of ,phadaia were born ,zorobabel
 and ,semei4 ,zorobabel begot           
,mosollam1 ,hananias1 and ,salomith     
their sister3    #c3bj4 ,hasaba also1   
and ,ohol1 and ,barachias1 and          
,hasadias1 ,josabhesed1  five4    #c3ba4
 ,and the son of ,hananias was ,phaltias
 the father of ,jeseias1 whose  son was 
,raphaia4 ,and his son was ,arnan1 of   
whom was born ,obdia1 whose  son was    
,sechenias4    #c3bb4 ,the son of       
,sechenias was ,semeia1 whose sons were 
,hattus1 and  ,jegaal1 and ,baria1 and  
,naaria1 and ,saphat1 six in number4    

,six4444 ,counting the father in the    
number4    #c3bc4 ,the sons of ,naaria1 
,elioenai1 and ,ezechias1 and ,ezricam1 
three4    #c3bd4 ,the sons of ,elioenai1
 ,oduia1 and ,eliasub1 and ,pheleia1 and
 ,accub1  and ,johanan1 and ,dalaia1 and
 ,anani1 seven4      #a ,paralipomenon  
,chapter #d    ,other genealogies of    
,juda and ,simeon1 and their victories4 
#d3a4 ,the sons of ,juda3 ,phares1      
,hesron1 and ,charmi and ,hur1 and      
,sobal4    #d3b4 ,and ,raia the son of  
,sobal begot ,jahath1 of whom were born 
,ahumai1  and ,laad4 ,these are the     
families of ,sarathi4    #d3c4 ,and this
 is the posterity of ,etam3 ,jezrahel1  
and ,jesema1 ,and  ,jedebos3 and the    
name of their sister was ,asalelphuni4  
#d3d4 ,and ,phanuel the father of       
,gedor1 and ,ezar the father of ,hosa1  
these are the sons of ,hur the firstborn
 of ,ephratha the father of  ,bethlehem4
    #d3e4 ,and ,assur the father of     
,thecua had two wives1 ,halaa and       
,naara3    #d3f4 ,and ,naara bore him   

,ozam1 and ,hepher1 and ,themani1 and   
,ahasthari3  these are the sons of      
,naara4    #d3g4 ,and the sons of       
,halaa1 ,sereth1 ,isaar1 and ,ethnan4   
#d3h4 ,and ,cos begot ,anob1 and        
,soboba1 and the kindred of ,aharehel   
the  son of ,arum4    #d3i4 ,and ,jabes 
was more honourable than any of his     
brethren1 and his  mother called his    
name ,jabes1 saying3 ,because ,i bore   
him with sorrow4    ,jabes4444 ,that is1
 sorrowful4    #d3aj4 ,and ,jabes called
 upon the ,god of ,israel1 saying3 ,if  
blessing thou  wilt bless me1 and wilt  
enlarge my borders1 and thy hand be with
 me1  and thou save me from being       
oppressed by evil4 ,and ,god granted him
 the  things he prayed for4    #d3aa4   
,and ,caleb the brother of ,sua begot   
,mahir1 who was the father of  ,esthon4 
#d3ab4 ,and ,esthon begot ,bethrapha1   
and ,phesse1 and ,tehinna father of the 
city of ,naas3 these are the men of     
,recha4    #d3ac4 ,and the sons of      
,cenez were ,othoniel1 and ,saraia4 ,and

 the sons of  ,othoniel1 ,hathath1 and  
,maonathi4    #d3ad4 ,maonathi begot    
,ophra1 and ,saraia begot ,joab the     
father of the  ,valley of artificers3   
for artificers were there4    #d3ae4    
,and the sons of ,caleb the son of      
,jephone1 were ,hir1 and ,ela1 and      
,naham4 ,and the sons of ,ela3 ,cenez4  
#d3af4 ,the sons also of ,jaleleel3     
,ziph1 and ,zipha1 ,thiria and ,asrael4 
#d3ag4 ,and the sons of ,esra1 ,jether1 
and ,mered1 and ,epher1 and ,jalon1  and
 he begot ,mariam1 and ,sammai1 and     
,jesba the father of ,esthamo4    #d3ah4
 ,and his wife ,judaia1 bore ,jared the 
father of ,gedor1 and ,heber  the father
 of ,socho1 and ,icuthiel the father of 
,zanoe4 ,and these are  the sons of     
,bethia the daughter of ,pharao1 whom   
,mered took to wife4    #d3ai4 ,and the 
sons of his wife ,odaia the sister of   
,naham the father of  ,celia1 ,garmi1   
and ,esthamo1 who was of ,machathi4     
#d3bj4 ,the sons also of ,simon1 ,amnon1
 and ,rinna the son of ,hanan1 and      

,thilon4 ,and the sons of ,jesi ,zoheth1
 and ,benzoheth4    #d3ba4 ,the sons of 
,sela the son of ,juda3 ,her the father 
of ,lecha1 and  ,laada the father of    
,maresa1 and the families of the house  
of them that  wrought fine linen in the 
,house of oath4    #d3bb4 ,and he that  
made the sun to stand1 and the men of   
,lying1 and  ,secure1 and ,burning1 who 
were princes in ,moab1 and who returned 
into  ,lahem4 ,now these are things of  
old4    ,he that made1 etc4444 ,viz41   
,joazim1 the meaning of whose name in   
,hebrew  is1 he that made the sun to    
stand4 ,in like manner the following    
names1  ,lying 7,chozeba71 ,secure      
7,joas71 and ,burning 7,saraph71 are    
substituted  in place of the ,hebrew    
names of the same signification4        
#d3bc4 ,these are the potters1 and they 
dwelt in ,plantations1 and ,hedges1     
with the king for his works1 and they   
abode there4    ,plantations and        
,hedges4444 ,these are the proper names 
of the places  where they dwelt4 ,in    

,hebrew ,atharim and ,gadira4    #d3bd4 
,the sons of ,simeon3 ,namuel and       
,jamin1 ,jarib1 ,zara1 ,saul3    #d3be4 
,sellum his son1 ,mapsam his son1 ,masma
 his son4    #d3bf4 ,the sons of ,masma3
 ,hamuel his son1 ,zachur his son1      
,semei his son4    #d3bg4 ,the sons of  
,semei were sixteen1 and six daughters3 
but his  brethren had not many sons1 and
 the whole kindred could not reach to   
the sum of the children of ,juda4       
#d3bh4 ,and they dwelt in ,bersabee1 and
 ,molada1 and ,hasarsuhal1    #d3bi4    
,and in ,bala1 and in ,asom1 and in     
,tholad1    #d3cj4 ,and in ,bathuel1 and
 in ,horma1 and in ,siceleg1    #d3ca4  
,and in ,bethmarchaboth1 and in         
,hasarsusim1 and in ,bethberai1 and  in 
,saarim4 ,these were their cities unto  
the reign of ,david4    #d3cb4 ,their   
towns also were ,etam1 and ,aen1        
,remmon1 and ,thochen1 and  ,asan1 five 
cities4    #d3cc4 ,and all their        
villages round about these cities as far
 as ,baal4  ,this was their habitation1 

and the distribution of their dwellings4
    #d3cd4 ,and ,mosabab and ,jemlech1  
and ,josa1 the son of ,amasias1         
#d3ce4 ,and ,joel1 and ,jehu the son of 
,josabia the son of ,saraia1 the son  of
 ,asiel1    #d3cf4 ,and ,elioenai1 and  
,jacoba1 and ,isuhaia1 and ,asaia1 and  
,adiel1 and  ,ismiel1 and ,banaia1      
#d3cg4 ,ziza also the son of ,sephei the
 son of ,allon the son of ,idaia the    
son of ,semri the son of ,samaia4       
#d3ch4 ,these were named princes in     
their kindreds1 and in the houses of    
their families were multiplied          
exceedingly4    #d3ci4 ,and they went   
forth to enter into ,gador as far as to 
the east  side of the valley1 to seek   
pastures for their flocks4    #d3dj4    
,and they found fat pastures1 and very  
good1 and a country  spacious1 and      
quiet1 and fruitful1 in which some of   
the race of ,cham  had dwelt before4    
#d3da4 ,and these whose names are       
written above1 came in the days of      
,ezechias king of ,juda3 and they beat  

down their tents1 and slew the          
inhabitants that were found there1 and  
utterly destroyed them unto this  day3  
and they dwelt in their place1 because  
they found there fat  pastures4         
#d3db4 ,some also of the children of    
,simeon1 five hundred men1 went into    
mount ,seir1 having for their captains  
,phaltias and ,naaria and ,raphaia  and 
,oziel the sons of ,jesi3    #d3dc4 ,and
 they slew the remnant of the           
,amalecites1 who had been able to       
escape1 and they dwelt there in their   
stead unto this day4      #a            
,paralipomenon ,chapter #e              
,genealogies of ,ruben and ,gad3 their  
victories over the ,agarites3 their     
captivity4    #e3a4 ,now the sons of    
,ruben the firstborn of ,israel1 7for he
 was his  firstborn3 but forasmuch as he
 defiled his father's bed1 his first    
birthright was given to the sons of     
,joseph the son of ,israel1 and he  was 
not accounted for the firstborn4        
#e3b4 ,but of the race of ,juda1 who was

 the strongest among his brethren1  came
 the princes3 but the first birthright  
was accounted to ,joseph47    ,accounted
 to ,joseph4444 ,viz41 as to the double 
portion1 which belonged  to the         
firstborn2 but the princely dignity was 
given to ,juda1 and the  priesthood to  
,levi4    #e3c4 ,the sons then of ,ruben
 the firstborn of ,israel were ,enoch1  
and  ,phallu1 ,esron1 and ,charmi4      
#e3d4 ,the sons of ,joel3 ,samaia his   
son1 ,gog his son1 ,semei his son1      
#e3e4 ,micha his son1 ,reia his son1    
,baal his son1    #e3f4 ,beera his son1 
whom ,thelgathphalnasar king of the     
,assyrians  carried away captive1 and he
 was prince in the tribe of ,ruben4     
#e3g4 ,and his brethren1 and all his    
kindred1 when they were numbered by     
their families1 had for princes ,jehiel1
 and ,zacharias4    #e3h4 ,and ,bala the
 son of ,azaz1 the son of ,samma1 the   
son of ,joel1 dwelt  in ,aroer as far as
 ,nebo1 and ,beelmeon4    #e3i4 ,and    
eastward he had his habitation as far as

 the entrance of the  desert1 and the   
river ,euphrates4 ,for they possessed a 
great number of  cattle in the land of  
,galaad4    #e3aj4 ,and in the days of  
,saul they fought against the ,agarites1
 and  slew them1 and dwelt in their     
tents in their stead1 in all the        
country1  that looketh to the east of   
,galaad4    #e3aa4 ,and the children of 
,gad dwelt over against them in the land
 of  ,basan1 as far as ,selcha3         
#e3ab4 ,johel the chief1 and ,saphan the
 second3 and ,janai1 and ,saphat in     
,basan4    #e3ac4 ,and their brethren   
according to the houses of their        
kindreds1  were ,michael and ,mosollam1 
and ,sebe1 and ,jorai1 and ,jacan1 and  
,zie1 and  ,heber1 seven4    #e3ad4     
,these were the sons of ,abihail1 the   
son of ,huri1 the son of ,jara1  the son
 of ,galaad1 the son of ,michael1 the   
son of ,jesisi1 the son of  ,jeddo1 the 
son of ,buz4    #e3ae4 ,and their       
brethren the sons of ,abdiel1 the son of
 ,guni1 chief of  the house in their    

families1    #e3af4 ,and they dwelt in  
,galaad1 and in ,basan and in the towns 
thereof1  and in all the suburbs of     
,saron1 unto the borders4    #e3ag4 ,all
 these were numbered in the days of     
,joathan king of ,juda1 and  in the days
 of ,jeroboam king of ,israel4    #e3ah4
 ,the sons of ,ruben1 and of ,gad1 and  
of the half tribe of ,manasses1         
fighting men1 bearing shields1 and      
swords1 and bending the bow1 and        
trained up to battles1 four and forty   
thousand seven hundred and  threescore  
that went out to war4    #e3ai4 ,they   
fought against the ,agarites3 but the   
,itureans1 and ,naphis1  and ,nodab1    
#e3bj4 ,gave them help4 ,and the        
,agarites were delivered into their     
hands1  and all that were with them1    
because they called upon ,god in the    
battle3 and he heard them1 because they 
had put their faith in him4    #e3ba4   
,and they took all that they possessed1 
of camels fifty thousand1  and of sheep 
two hundred and fifty thousand1 and of  

asses two thousand1  and of men a       
hundred thousand souls4    #e3bb4 ,and  
many fell down slain3 for it was the    
battle of the ,lord4 ,and  they dwelt in
 their stead till the captivity4        
#e3bc4 ,and the children of the half    
tribe of ,manasses possessed the  land1 
from the borders of ,basan unto ,baal1  
,hermon1 and ,sanir1 and mount  ,hermon1
 for their number was great4    #e3bd4  
,and these were the heads of the house  
of their kindred1 ,epher1  and ,jesi1   
and ,eliel1 and ,esriel1 and ,jeremia1  
and ,odoia1 and ,jediel1  most valiant  
and powerful men1 and famous chiefs in  
their families4    #e3be4 ,but they     
forsook the ,god of their fathers1 and  
went astray after  the gods of the      
people of the land1 whom ,god destroyed 
before them4    #e3bf4 ,and the ,god of 
,israel stirred up the spirit of ,phul  
king of the  ,assyrians1 and the spirit 
of ,thelgathphalnasar king of ,assur3   
and he  carried away ,ruben1 and ,gad1  
and the half tribe of ,manasses1 and    

brought them to ,lahela1 and to ,habor1 
and to ,ara1 and to the river of        
,gozan1 unto this day4      #a          
,paralipomenon ,chapter #f    ,the      
genealogies of ,levi1 and of ,aaron3 the
 cities of the ,levites4    #f3a4 ,the  
sons of ,levi were ,gerson1 ,caath1 and 
,merari4    #f3b4 ,the sons of ,caath3  
,amram1 ,isaar1 ,hebron1 and ,oziel4    
#f3c4 ,the children of ,amram3 ,aaron1  
,moses1 and ,mary4 ,the sons of ,aaron3 
,nadab and ,abiu1 ,eleazar and ,ithamar4
    #f3d4 ,eleazar begot ,phinees1 and  
,phinees begot ,abisue1    #f3e4 ,and   
,abisue begot ,bocci1 and ,bocci begot  
,ozi4    #f3f4 ,ozi begot ,zaraias1 and 
,zaraias begot ,maraioth4    #f3g4 ,and 
,maraioth begot ,amarias1 and ,amarias  
begot ,achitob4    #f3h4 ,achitob begot 
,sadoc1 and ,sadoc begot ,achimaas4     
#f3i4 ,achimaas begot ,azarias1 ,azarias
 begot ,johanan1    #f3aj4 ,johanan     
begot ,azarias4 ,this is he that        
executed the priestly  office in the    
house which ,solomon built in           

,jerusalem4    #f3aa4 ,and ,azarias     
begot ,amarias1 and ,amarias begot      
,achitob4    #f3ab4 ,and ,achitob begot 
,sadoc1 and ,sadoc begot ,sellum1       
#f3ac4 ,sellum begot ,helcias1 and      
,helcias begot ,azarias1    #f3ad4      
,azarias begot ,saraias1 and ,saraias   
begot ,josedec4    #f3ae4 ,now ,josedec 
went out1 when the ,lord carried away   
,juda1 and  ,jerusalem1 by the hands of 
,nabuchodonosor4    #f3af4 ,so the sons 
of ,levi were ,gerson1 ,caath1 and      
,merari4    #f3ag4 ,and these are the   
names of the sons of ,gerson3 ,lobni and
 ,semei4    #f3ah4 ,the sons of ,caath3 
,amram1 and ,isaar1 and ,hebron1 and    
,oziel4    #f3ai4 ,the sons of ,merari3 
,moholi and ,musi4 ,and these are the   
kindreds  of ,levi according to their   
families4    #f3bj4 ,of ,gerson3 ,lobni 
his son1 ,jahath his son1 ,zamma his    
son1    #f3ba4 ,joah his son1 ,addo his 
son1 ,zara his son1 ,jethrai his son4   
#f3bb4 ,the sons of ,caath1 ,aminadab   
his son1 ,core his son1 ,asir his son1  

#f3bc4 ,elcana his son1 ,abiasaph his   
son1 ,asir his son1    #f3bd4 ,thahath  
his son1 ,uriel his son1 ,ozias his son1
 ,saul his son4    #f3be4 ,the sons of  
,elcana3 ,amasai1 and ,achimoth4        
#f3bf4 ,and ,elcana4 ,the sons of       
,elcana3 ,sophai his son1 ,nahath his   
son1    #f3bg4 ,eliab his son1 ,jeroham 
his son1 ,elcana his son4    #f3bh4 ,the
 sons of ,samuel3 the firstborn         
,vasseni1 and ,abia4    #f3bi4 ,and the 
sons of ,merari1 ,moholi3 ,lobni his    
son1 ,semei his son1 ,oza  his son1     
#f3cj4 ,sammaa his son1 ,haggia his son1
 ,asaia his son4    #f3ca4 ,these are   
they1 whom ,david set over the singing  
men of the house  of the ,lord1 after   
that the ark was placed4    #f3cb4 ,and 
they ministered before the tabernacle of
 the testimony1 with  singing1 until    
,solomon built the house of the ,lord in
 ,jerusalem1 and  they stood according  
to their order in the ministry4         
#f3cc4 ,and these are they that stood   
with their sons1 of the sons of  ,caath1

 ,hemam a singer1 the son of ,joel1 the 
son of ,sammuel1    #f3cd4 ,the son of  
,elcana1 the son of ,jeroham1 the son of
 ,eliel1 the son  of ,thohu1    #f3ce4  
,the son of ,suph1 the son of ,elcana1  
the son of ,mahath1 the son of  ,amasai1
    #f3cf4 ,the son of ,elcana1 the son 
of ,johel1 the son of ,azarias1 the son 
of ,sophonias1    #f3cg4 ,the son of    
,thahath1 the son of ,asir1 the son of  
,abiasaph1 the son  of ,core1    #f3ch4 
,the son of ,isaar1 the son of ,caath1  
the son of ,levi1 the son of  ,israel4  
#f3ci4 ,and his brother ,asaph1 who     
stood on his right hand1 ,asaph the son 
of ,barachias1 the son of ,samaa4       
#f3dj4 ,the son of ,michael1 the son of 
,basaia1 the son of ,melchia4    #f3da4 
,the son of ,athanai1 the son of ,zara1 
the son of ,adaia4    #f3db4 ,the son of
 ,ethan1 the son of ,zamma1 the son of  
,semei4    #f3dc4 ,the son of ,jeth1 the
 son of ,gerson1 the son of ,levi4      
#f3dd4 ,and the sons of ,merari their   
brethren1 on the left hand1 ,ethan  the 

son of ,cusi1 the son of ,abdi1 the son 
of ,meloch1    #f3de4 ,the son of       
,hasabia1 the son of ,amasai1 the son of
 ,helcias1    #f3df4 ,the son of        
,amasai1 the son of ,boni1 the son of   
,somer1    #f3dg4 ,the son of ,moholi1  
the son of ,musi1 the son of ,merari1   
the son of  ,levi4    #f3dh4 ,their     
brethren also the ,levites1 who were    
appointed for all the  ministry of the  
tabernacle of the house of the ,lord4   
#f3di4 ,but ,aaron and his sons offered 
burnt offerings upon the altar of       
holocausts1 and upon the altar of       
incense1 for every work of the holy  of 
holies3 and to pray for ,israel         
according to all that ,moses the        
servant of ,god had commanded4    #f3ej4
 ,and these are the sons of ,aaron3     
,eleazar his son1 ,phinees his  son1    
,abisue his son1    #f3ea4 ,bocci his   
son1 ,ozi his son1 ,zarahia his son1    
#f3eb4 ,meraioth his son1 ,amarias his  
son1 ,achitob his son1    #f3ec4 ,sadoc 
his son1 ,achimaas his son4    #f3ed4   

,and these are their dwelling places by 
the towns and confines1 to  wit1 of the 
sons of ,aaron1 of the families of the  
,caathites3 for they  fell to them by   
lot4    #f3ee4 ,and they gave them      
,hebron in the land of ,juda1 and the   
suburbs  thereof round about3    #f3ef4 
,but the fields of the city1 and the    
villages to ,caleb son of  ,jephone4    
#f3eg4 ,and to the sons of ,aaron they  
gave the cities for refuge ,hebron1  and
 ,lobna1 and the suburbs thereof1       
#f3eh4 ,and ,jether and ,esthemo1 with  
their suburbs1 and ,helon1 and ,dabir   
with their suburbs3    #f3ei4 ,asan     
also1 and ,bethsames1 with their        
suburbs4    #f3fj4 ,and out of the tribe
 of ,benjamin3 ,gabee and its suburbs1  
,almath  with its suburbs1 ,anathoth    
also with its suburbs3 all their cities 
throughout their families were thirteen4
    #f3fa4 ,and to the sons of ,caath   
that remained of their kindred they gave
  out of the half tribe of ,manasses ten
 cities in possession4    #f3fb4 ,and to

 the sons of ,gerson by their families  
out of the tribe of  ,issachar1 and out 
of the tribe of ,aser1 and out of the   
tribe of  ,nephtali1 and out of the     
tribe of ,manasses in ,basan1 thirteen  
cities4    #f3fc4 ,and to the sons of   
,merari by their families out of the    
tribe of  ,ruben1 and out of the tribe  
of ,gad1 and out of the tribe of        
,zabulon1  they gave by lot twelve      
cities4    #f3fd4 ,and the children of  
,israel gave to the ,levites the cities1
 and  their suburbs4    #f3fe4 ,and they
 gave them by lot1 out of the tribe of  
the sons of ,juda1  and out of the tribe
 of the sons of ,simeon1 and out of the 
tribe of the  sons of ,benjamin1 these  
cities which they called by their names4
    #f3ff4 ,and to them that were of the
 kindred of the sons of ,caath1 and  the
 cities in their borders were of the    
tribe of ,ephraim4    #f3fg4 ,and they  
gave the cities of refuge ,sichem with  
its suburbs in  mount ,ephraim1 and     
,gazer with its suburbs1    #f3fh4      

,jecmaan also with its suburbs1 and     
,beth-horon in like manner1    #f3fi4   
,helon also with its suburbs1 and       
,gethremmon in like manner1    #f3gj4   
,and out of the half tribe of ,manasses1
 ,aner and its suburbs1  ,baalam and its
 suburbs1 to wit1 to them that were left
 of the family of  the sons of ,caath4  
#f3ga4 ,and to the sons of ,gersom1 out 
of the kindred of the half tribe  of    
,manasses1 ,gaulon1 in ,basan1 and its  
suburbs1 and ,astharoth with its        
suburbs4    #f3gb4 ,out of the tribe of 
,issachar1 ,cedes and its suburbs1 and  
,dabereth  with its suburbs2    #f3gc4  
,ramoth also and its suburbs1 and ,anem 
with its suburbs4    #f3gd4 ,and out of 
the tribe of ,aser3 ,masal with its     
suburbs1 and ,abdon  in like manner2    
#f3ge4 ,hucac also and its suburbs1 and 
,rohol with its suburbs4    #f3gf4 ,and 
out of the tribe of ,nephtali1 ,cedes in
 ,galilee and its  suburbs1 ,hamon with 
its suburbs1 and ,cariathaim1 and its   
suburbs4    #f3gg4 ,and to the sons of  

,merari that remained3 out of the tribe 
of  ,zabulon1 ,remmono and its suburbs1 
and ,thabor with its suburbs4    #f3gh4 
,beyond the ,jordan also over against   
,jericho1 on the east side of  the      
,jordan1 out of the tribe of ,ruben1    
,bosor in the wilderness with its       
suburbs1 and ,jassa with its suburbs2   
#f3gi4 ,cademoth also and its suburbs1  
and ,mephaath with its suburbs2         
#f3hj4 ,moreover also out of the tribe  
of ,gad1 ,ramoth in ,galaad and its     
suburbs1 and ,manaim with its suburbs2  
#f3ha4 ,hesebon also with its suburbs1  
and ,jazer with its suburbs4      #a    
,paralipomenon ,chapter #g              
,genealogies of ,issachar1 ,benjamin1   
,nephtali1 ,manasses1 ,ephraim1 and     
,aser4    #g3a4 ,now the sons of        
,issachar were ,thola1 and ,phua1 ,jasub
 and ,simeron1  four4    #g3b4 ,the sons
 of ,thola3 ,ozi and ,raphaia1 and      
,jeriel1 and ,jemai1 and  ,jebsem1 and  
,samuel1 chiefs of the houses of their  
kindreds4 ,of the  posterity of ,thola  

were numbered in the days of ,david1 two
 and twenty  thousand six hundred most  
valiant men4    #g3c4 ,the sons of ,ozi3
 ,izrahia1 of whom were born ,michael1  
and ,obadia1  and ,joel1 and ,jesia1    
five all great men4    #g3d4 ,and there 
were with them by their families and    
peoples1 six and  thirty thousand most  
valiant men ready for war3 for they had 
many wives  and children4    #g3e4      
,their brethren also throughout all the 
house of ,issachar1 were  numbered      
fourscore and seven thousand most       
valiant men for war4    #g3f4 ,the sons 
of ,benjamin were ,bela1 and ,bechor1   
and ,jadihel1 three4    #g3g4 ,the sons 
of ,bela3 ,esbon1 and ,ozi1 and ,ozial1 
and ,jerimoth and  ,urai1 five chiefs of
 their families1 and most valiant       
warriors1 and  their number was         
twenty-two thousand and thirty-four4    
#g3h4 ,and the sons of ,bechor were     
,zamira1 and ,joas1 and ,eliezer1 and   
,elioenai1 and ,amai1 and ,jerimoth1 and
 ,abia1 and ,anathoth1 and ,almath3  all

 these were the sons of ,bechor4        
#g3i4 ,and they were numbered by the    
families1 heads of their kindreds1  most
 valiant men for war1 twenty thousand   
and two hundred4    #g3aj4 ,and the son 
of ,jadihel3 ,balan4 ,and the sons of   
,balan3 ,jehus and  ,benjamin1 and ,aod1
 and ,chanana1 and ,zethan and ,tharsis1
 and ,ahisahar4    #g3aa4 ,all these    
were sons of ,jadihel1 heads of their   
kindreds1 most  valiant men1 seventeen  
thousand and two hundred fifty to go out
 to war4    #g3ab4 ,sepham also and     
,hapham the sons of ,hir3 and ,hasim the
 sons of  ,aher4    #g3ac4 ,and the sons
 of ,nephtali were ,jasiel1 and ,guni1  
and ,jezer1 and  ,sellum1 sons of ,bala4
    #g3ad4 ,and the son of ,manasses1   
,ezriel3 and his concubine the ,syrian  
bore ,machir the father of ,galaad4     
#g3ae4 ,and ,machir took wives for his  
sons ,happhim1 and ,saphan3 and he  had 
a sister named ,maacha3 the name of the 
second was ,salphaad1 and  ,salphaad had
 daughters4    #g3af4 ,and ,maacha the  

wife of ,machir bore a son1 and she     
called his name  ,phares3 and the name  
of his brother was ,sares3 and his sons 
were ,ulam  and ,recen4    #g3ag4 ,and  
the son of ,ulam1 ,baden4 ,these are the
 sons of ,galaad1 the son  of ,machir1  
the son of ,manasses4    #g3ah4 ,and his
 sister named ,queen bore ,goodlyman1   
and ,abiezer1 and  ,mohola4    #g3ai4   
,and the sons of ,semida were ,ahiu1 and
 ,sechem1 and ,leci and ,aniam4         
#g3bj4 ,and the sons of ,ephraim were   
,suthala1 ,bared his son1 ,thahath his  
son1 ,elada his son1 ,thahath his son1  
and his son ,zabad1    #g3ba4 ,and his  
son ,suthala1 and his son ,ezer1 and    
,elad3 and the men of  ,geth born in the
 land slew them1 because they came down 
to invade their  possessions4    #g3bb4 
,and ,ephraim their father mourned many 
days1 and his brethren came  to comfort 
him4    #g3bc4 ,and he went in to his   
wife3 and she conceived and bore a son1 
and  he called his name ,beria1 because 
he was born when it went evil with  his 

house3    ,beria4444 ,this name         
signifies in evil1 or in affliction4    
#g3bd4 ,and his daughter was ,sara1 who 
built ,bethoron1 the nether and the     
upper1 and ,ozensara4    #g3be4 ,and    
,rapha was his son1 and ,reseph1 and    
,thale1 of whom was born  ,thaan1       
#g3bf4 ,who begot ,laadan3 and his son  
was ,ammiud1 who begot ,elisama1        
#g3bg4 ,of whom was born ,nun1 who had  
,josue for his son4    #g3bh4 ,and their
 possessions and habitations were       
,bethel with her  daughters1 and        
eastward ,noran1 and westward ,gazer and
 her daughters1  ,sichem also with her  
daughters1 as far as ,asa with her      
daughters4    #g3bi4 ,and by the borders
 of the sons of ,manasses ,bethsan and  
her  daughters1 ,thanach and her        
daughters1 ,mageddo and her daughters3  
,dor  and her daughters3 in these dwelt 
the children of ,joseph1 the son of     
,israel4    #g3cj4 ,the children of     
,aser were ,jemna1 and ,jesua1 and      
,jessui1 and  ,baria1 and ,sara their   

sister4    #g3ca4 ,and the sons of      
,baria3 ,haber1 and ,melchiel3 he is the
 father of  ,barsaith4    #g3cb4 ,and   
,heber begot ,jephlat1 and ,somer1 and  
,hotham1 and ,suaa their  sister4       
#g3cc4 ,the sons of ,jephlat3 ,phosech1 
and ,chamaal1 and ,asoth3 these are  the
 sons of ,jephlat4    #g3cd4 ,and the   
sons of ,somer3 ,ahi1 and ,roaga and    
,haba1 and ,aram4    #g3ce4 ,and the    
sons of ,helem his brother3 ,supha1 and 
,jemna1 and ,selles1  and ,amal4        
#g3cf4 ,the sons of ,supha3 ,sue1       
,hernapher1 and ,sual1 and ,beri1 and   
,jamra4    #g3cg4 ,bosor and ,hod1 and  
,samma1 and ,salusa1 and ,jethran1 and  
,bera4    #g3ch4 ,the sons of ,jether3  
,jephone1 and ,phaspha1 and ,ara4       
#g3ci4 ,and the sons of ,olla3 ,aree1   
and ,haniel1 and ,resia4    #g3dj4 ,all 
these were sons of ,aser1 heads of their
 families1 choice and  most valiant     
captains of captains3 and the number of 
them that were of  the age that was fit 
for war1 was six and twenty thousand4   

#a ,paralipomenon ,chapter #h    ,the   
posterity of ,benjamin is further       
declared down to ,saul4 ,his issue4     
#h3a4 ,now ,benjamin begot ,bale his    
firstborn1 ,asbel the second1 ,ahara the
  third1    #h3b4 ,nohaa the fourth1 and
 ,rapha the fifth4    #h3c4 ,and the    
sons of ,bale were ,addar1 and ,gera1   
and ,abiud1    #h3d4 ,and ,abisue1 and  
,naaman1 and ,ahoe1    #h3e4 ,and ,gera1
 and ,sephuphan1 and ,huram4    #h3f4   
,these are the sons of ,ahod1 heads of  
families that dwelt in ,gabaa1  who were
 removed into ,manahath4    #h3g4 ,and  
,naaman1 and ,achia1 and ,gera he       
removed them1 and begot ,oza1  and      
,ahiud4    #h3h4 ,and ,saharim begot in 
the land of ,moab1 after he sent away   
,husim  and ,bara his wives4    #h3i4   
,and he begot of ,hodes his wife ,jobab1
 and ,sebia1 and ,mosa1 and  ,molchom1  
#h3aj4 ,and ,jehus and ,sechia1 and     
,marma4 ,these were his sons heads of   
their families4    #h3aa4 ,and ,mehusim 
begot ,abitob1 and ,elphaal4    #h3ab4  

,and the sons of ,elphaal were ,heber1  
and ,misaam1 and ,samad3 who  built     
,ono1 and ,lod1 and its daughters4      
#h3ac4 ,and ,baria1 and ,sama were heads
 of their kindreds that dwelt in        
,aialon3 these drove away the           
inhabitants of ,geth4    #h3ad4 ,and    
,ahio1 and ,sesac1 and ,jerimoth1       
#h3ae4 ,and ,zabadia1 and ,arod1 and    
,heder1    #h3af4 ,and ,michael1 and    
,jespha1 and ,joha1 the sons of ,baria4 
#h3ag4 ,and ,zabadia1 and ,mosollam1 and
 ,hezeci1 and ,heber1    #h3ah4 ,and    
,jesamari1 and ,jezlia1 and ,jobab1 sons
 of ,elphaal1    #h3ai4 ,and ,jacim1 and
 ,zechri1 and ,zabdi1    #h3bj4 ,and    
,elioenai1 and ,selethai1 and ,elial1   
#h3ba4 ,and ,adaia1 and ,baraia1 and    
,samareth1 the sons of ,semei4    #h3bb4
 ,and ,jespham1 and ,heber1 and ,eliel1 
#h3bc4 ,and ,abdon1 and ,zechri1 and    
,hanan1    #h3bd4 ,and ,hanania1 and    
,elam1 and ,anathothia4    #h3be4 ,and  
,jephdaia1 and ,phanuel the sons of     
,sesac4    #h3bf4 ,and ,samsari1 and    

,sohoria and ,otholia1    #h3bg4 ,and   
,jersia1 and ,elia1 and ,zechri1 the    
sons of ,jeroham4    #h3bh4 ,these were 
the chief fathers1 and heads of their   
families who  dwelt in ,jerusalem4      
#h3bi4 ,and at ,gabaon dwelt ,abigabaon1
 and the name of his wife was  ,maacha3 
#h3cj4 ,and his firstborn son ,abdon1   
and ,sur1 and ,cis1 and ,baal1 and      
,nadab1    #h3ca4 ,and ,gedor1 and      
,ahio1 and ,zacher1 and ,macelloth3     
#h3cb4 ,and ,macelloth begot ,samaa3 and
 they dwelt over against their  brethren
 in ,jerusalem with their brethren4     
#h3cc4 ,and ,ner begot ,cis and ,cis    
begot ,saul4 ,and ,saul begot ,jonathan 
and  ,melchisua1 and ,abinadab1 and     
,esbaal4    ,esbaal4444 ,alias          
,isboseth4    #h3cd4 ,and the son of    
,jonathan was ,meribbaal3 and ,meribbaal
 begot ,micha4    ,meribbaal4444 ,alias 
,miphiboseth4 #b ,kings #d4d4    #h3ce4 
,and the sons of ,micha were ,phithon1  
and ,melech1 and ,tharaa1 and  ,ahaz4   
#h3cf4 ,and ,ahaz begot ,joada3 and     

,joada begot ,alamath1 and ,azmoth1 and 
,zamri3 and ,zamri begot ,mosa1         
#h3cg4 ,and ,mosa begot ,banaa1 whose   
son was ,rapha1 of whom was born        
,elasa1 who begot ,asel4    #h3ch4 ,and 
,asel had six sons whose names were     
,ezricam1 ,bochru1 ,ismahel1  ,saria1   
,obdia1 and ,hanan4 ,all these were the 
sons of ,asel4    #h3ci4 ,and the sons  
of ,esec1 his brother1 were ,ulam the   
firstborn1 and  ,jehus the second1 and  
,eliphalet the third4    #h3dj4 ,and the
 sons of ,ulam were most valiant men1   
and archers of great  strength3 and they
 had many sons and grandsons1 even to a 
hundred and  fifty4 ,all these were     
children of ,benjamin4      #a          
,paralipomenon ,chapter #i    ,the      
,israelites1 priests1 and ,levites1 who 
first dwelt in ,jerusalem  after the    
captivity4 ,a repetition of the         
genealogy of ,saul4    #i3a4 ,and all   
,israel was numbered3 and the sum of    
them was written in  the book of the    
kings of ,israel1 and ,juda3 and they   

were carried away  to ,babylon for their
 transgression4    #i3b4 ,now the first 
that dwelt in their possessions1 and in 
their  cities1 were the ,israelites1 and
 the priests1 and the ,levites1 and the 
,nathineans4    ,nathineans4444 ,these  
were the posterity of the ,gabaonites1  
whose office  was to bring wood1 water1 
etc41 for the service of the temple4    
#i3c4 ,and in ,jerusalem dwelt of the   
children of ,juda1 and of the  children 
of ,benjamin1 and of the children of    
,ephraim1 and of ,manasses4    #i3d4    
,othei the son of ,ammiud1 the son of   
,amri1 the son of ,omrai1 the  son of   
,bonni of the sons of ,phares the son of
 ,juda4    #i3e4 ,and of ,siloni3 ,asaia
 the firstborn1 and his sons4    #i3f4  
,and of the sons of ,zara3 ,jehuel and  
their brethren1 six hundred  and ninety4
    #i3g4 ,and of the sons of ,benjamin3
 ,salo the son of ,mosollam1 the son of 
,oduia1 the son of ,asana3    #i3h4 ,and
 ,jobania the son of ,jeroham3 and ,ela 
the son of ,ozi1 the son of  ,mochori   

and ,mosallam the son of ,saphatias1 the
 son of ,rahuel1 the son  of ,jebania3  
#i3i4 ,and their brethren by their      
families1 nine hundred and fifty-six4   
,all these were heads of their families1
 by the houses of their fathers4        
#i3aj4 ,and of the priests3 ,jedaia1    
,joiarib1 and ,jachin3    #i3aa4 ,and   
,azarias the son of ,helcias1 the son of
 ,mosollam1 the son of  ,sadoc1 the son 
of ,maraioth1 the son of ,achitob1 high 
priest of the  house of ,god4    #i3ab4 
,and ,adaias the son of ,jeroham1 the   
son of ,phassur1 the son of  ,melchias1 
and ,maasai the son of ,adiel1 the son  
of ,jezra1 the son of  ,mosollam1 the   
son of ,mosollamith1 the son of ,emmer4 
#i3ac4 ,and their brethren heads in     
their families a thousand seven  hundred
 and threescore1 very strong and able   
men for the work of the  ministry in the
 house of ,god4    #i3ad4 ,and of the   
,levites3 ,semeia the son of ,hassub the
 son of ,ezricam1  the son of ,hasebia  
of the sons of ,merari4    #i3ae4 ,and  

,bacbacar the carpenter1 and ,galal1 and
 ,mathania the son of  ,micha1 the son  
of ,zechri the son of ,asaph3    #i3af4 
,and ,obdia the son of ,semeia1 the son 
of ,galal1 the son of  ,idithum3 and    
,barachia the son of ,asa1 the son of   
,elcana1 who dwelt in  the suburbs of   
,netophati4    #i3ag4 ,and the porters  
were ,sellum1 and ,accub1 and ,telmon1  
and ,ahiman3  and their brother ,sellum 
was the prince1    #i3ah4 ,until that   
time1 in the king's gate eastward1 the  
sons of ,levi  waited by their turns4   
#i3ai4 ,but ,sellum the son of ,core1   
the son of ,abiasaph1 the son of ,core1 
with his brethren and his father's      
house1 the ,corites were over the  works
 of the service1 keepers of the gates of
 the tabernacle3 and their  families in 
turns were keepers of the entrance of   
the camp of the ,lord4    #i3bj4 ,and   
,phinees the son of ,eleazar1 was their 
prince before the ,lord1    #i3ba4 ,and 
,zacharias the son of ,mosollamia1 was  
porter of the gate of  the tabernacle of

 the testimony3    #i3bb4 ,all these    
that were chosen to be porters at the   
gates1 were two  hundred and twelve3 the
 they were registered in their proper   
towns3  whom ,david and ,samuel the seer
 appointed in their trust4    #i3bc4 ,as
 well them as their sons1 to keep the   
gates of the house of the  ,lord1 and   
the tabernacle by their turns4    #i3bd4
 ,in four quarters were the porters3    
that is to say1 toward the  east1 and   
west1 and north1 and south4    #i3be4   
,and their brethren dwelt in villages1  
and came upon their sabbath  days from  
time to time4    #i3bf4 ,to these four  
,levites were committed the whole number
 of the  porters1 and they were over the
 chambers1 and treasures1 of the house  
of the ,lord4    #i3bg4 ,and they abode 
in their watches round about the temple 
of the  ,lord3 that when it was time1   
they might open the gates in the        
morning4    #i3bh4 ,and some of their   
stock had the charge of the vessels for 
the  ministry3 for the vessels were both

 brought in and carried out by  number4 
#i3bi4 ,some of them also had the       
instruments of the sanctuary committed  
unto them1 and the charge of the fine   
flour1 and wine1 and oil1 and           
frankincense1 and spices4    #i3cj4 ,and
 the sons of the priests made the       
ointments of the spices4    #i3ca4 ,and 
,mathathias a ,levite1 the firstborn of 
,sellum the ,corite1 was  overseer of   
such things as were fried in the        
fryingpan4    #i3cb4 ,and some of the   
sons of ,caath their brethren1 were over
 the  loaves of proposition1 to prepare 
always new for every sabbath4    #i3cc4 
,these are the chief of the singing men 
of the families of the  ,levites1 who   
dwelt in the chambers1 by the temple1   
that they might  serve continually day  
and night in their ministry4    #i3cd4  
,the heads of the ,levites1 princes in  
their families1 abode in  ,jerusalem4   
#i3ce4 ,and in ,gabaon dwelt ,jehiel the
 father of ,gabaon1 and the name of  his
 wife was ,maacha3    #i3cf4 ,his       

firstborn son ,abdon1 and ,sur1 and     
,cis1 and ,baal1 and ,ner1 and  ,nadab1 
#i3cg4 ,gedor also1 and ,ahio1 and      
,zacharias1 and ,macelloth4    #i3ch4   
,and ,macelloth begot ,samaan3 these    
dwelt over against their  brethren in   
,jerusalem1 with their brethren4        
#i3ci4 ,now ,ner begot ,cis3 and ,cis   
begot ,saul3 and ,saul begot ,jonathan  
and ,melchisua1 and ,abinadab1 and      
,esbaal4    #i3dj4 ,and the son of      
,jonathan1 was ,meribbaal3 and          
,meribbaal begot  ,micha4    #i3da4 ,and
 the sons of ,micha1 were ,phithon1 and 
,melech1 and ,tharaa1 and  ,ahaz4       
#i3db4 ,and ,ahaz begot ,jara1 and ,jara
 begot ,alamath1 and ,azmoth1 and       
,zamri4 ,and ,zamri begot ,mosa4        
#i3dc4 ,and ,mosa begot ,banaa3 whose   
son ,raphaia begot ,elasa3 of whom was  
born ,asel4    #i3dd4 ,and ,asel had six
 sons whose names are1 ,ezricam ,bochru1
 ,ismahel1  ,saria1 ,obdia1 ,hanan3     
these are the sons of ,asel4      #a    
,paralipomenon ,chapter #aj    ,saul is 

slain for his sins3 he is buried by the 
men of ,jabes4    #aj3a4 ,now the       
,philistines fought against ,israel1 and
 the men of ,israel  fled from before   
the ,philistines1 and fell down wounded 
in mount  ,gelboe4    #aj3b4 ,and the   
,philistines drew near pursuing after   
,saul1 and his sons1  and they killed   
,jonathan1 and ,abinadab1 and ,melchisua
 the sons of ,saul4    #aj3c4 ,and the  
battle grew hard against ,saul and the  
archers reached  him1 and wounded him   
with arrows4    #aj3d4 ,and ,saul said  
to his armourbearer3 ,draw thy sword1   
and kill me3  lest these uncircumcised  
come1 and mock me4 ,but his armourbearer
 would  not1 for he was struck with     
fear3 so ,saul took his sword1 and fell 
upon  it4    #aj3e4 ,and when his       
armourbearer saw it1 to wit1 that ,saul 
was dead1 he  also fell upon his sword  
and died4    #aj3f4 ,so ,saul died1 and 
his three sons1 and all his house fell  
together4    #aj3g4 ,and when the men of
 ,israel1 that dwelt in the plains1 saw 

this1  they fled3 and ,saul and his sons
 being dead1 they forsook their cities1 
and were scattered up and down3 and the 
,philistines came1 and dwelt in  them4  
#aj3h4 ,and the next day the            
,philistines taking away the spoils of  
them  that were slain1 found ,saul and  
his sons lying on mount ,gelboe4        
#aj3i4 ,and when they had stripped him1 
and cut off his head1 and taken  away   
his armour1 they sent it into their     
land1 to be carried about1 and  shewn in
 the temples of the idols and to the    
people4    #aj3aj4 ,and his armour they 
dedicated in the temple of their god1   
and  his head they fastened up in the   
temple of ,dagon4    #aj3aa4 ,and when  
the men of ,jabes ,galaad had heard     
this1 to wit1 all  that the ,philistines
 had done to ,saul1    #aj3ab4 ,all the 
valiant men of them arose1 and took the 
bodies of ,saul  and of his sons1 and   
brought them to ,jabes1 and buried their
 bones  under the oak that was in       
,jabes1 and they fasted seven days4     

#aj3ac4 ,so ,saul died for his          
iniquities1 because he transgressed the 
commandment of the ,lord1 which he had  
commanded1 and kept it not3 and         
moreover consulted also a witch1        
#aj3ad4 ,and trusted not in the ,lord3  
therefore he slew him1 and  transferred 
his kingdom to ,david the son of ,isai4 
#a ,paralipomenon ,chapter #aa    ,david
 is made king4 ,he taketh the castle of 
,sion4 ,a catalogue of his  valiant men4
    #aa3a4 ,then all ,israel gathered   
themselves to ,david in ,hebron1 saying3
  ,we are thy bone1 and thy flesh4      
#aa3b4 ,yesterday also1 and the day     
before when ,saul was king1 thou wast   
he that leddest out and broughtest in   
,israel3 for the ,lord thy ,god said  to
 thee3 ,thou shalt feed my people       
,israel1 and thou shalt be ruler over   
them4    #aa3c4 ,so all the ancients of 
,israel came to the king to ,hebron1 and
  ,david made a covenant with them      
before the ,lord3 and they anointed him 
king over ,israel according to the word 

of the ,lord which he spoke in  the hand
 of ,samuel4    #aa3d4 ,and ,david and  
all ,israel went to ,jerusalem1 which is
 ,jebus1 where  the ,jebusites were the 
inhabitants of the land4    #aa3e4 ,and 
the inhabitants of ,jebus said to       
,david3 ,thou shalt not come  in here4  
,but ,david took the castle of ,sion1   
which is the city of ,david4    #aa3f4  
,and he said3 ,whosoever shall first    
strike the ,jebusites1 shall be  the    
head and chief captain4 ,and ,joab the  
son of ,sarvia went up first1  and was  
made the general4    #aa3g4 ,and ,david 
dwelt in the castle1 and therefore it   
was called the  city of ,david1         
#aa3h4 ,and he built the city round     
about from ,mello all round1 and ,joab  
built the rest of the city4    #aa3i4   
,and ,david went on growing and         
increasing1 and the ,lord of hosts  was 
with him4    #aa3aj4 ,these are the     
chief of the valiant men of ,david1 who 
helped him  to be made king over all    
,israel1 according to the word of the   

,lord1  which he spoke to ,israel4      
#aa3aa4 ,and this is the number of the  
heroes of ,david3 ,jesbaam the son  of  
,hachamoni the chief among the thirty3  
he lifted up his spear against  three   
hundred wounded by him at one time4     
#aa3ab4 ,and after him was ,eleazar his 
uncle's son the ,ahohite1 who was  one  
of the three mighties4    #aa3ac4 ,he   
was with ,david in ,phesdomim1 when the 
,philistines were  gathered to that     
place to battle3 and the field of that  
country was  full of barley1 and the    
people fled from before the             
,philistines4    #aa3ad4 ,but these men 
stood in the midst of the field1 and    
defended it3  and they slew the         
,philistines1 and the ,lord gave a great
 deliverance to  his people4    #aa3ae4 
,and three of the thirty captains went  
down to the rock1 wherein  ,david was1  
to the cave of ,odollam1 when the       
,philistines encamped in the  valley of 
,raphaim4    #aa3af4 ,and ,david was in 
a hold1 and the garrison of the         

,philistines in  ,bethlehem4    #aa3ag4 
,and ,david longed1 and said3 ,o that   
some man would give me water  of the    
cistern of ,bethlehem1 which is in the  
gate4    #aa3ah4 ,and these three broke 
through the midst of the camp of the    
,philistines1 and drew water out of the 
cistern of ,bethlehem1 which was  in the
 gate1 and brought it to ,david to      
drink3 and he would not drink  of it1   
but rather offered it to the ,lord1     
#aa3ai4 ,saying3 ,god forbid that ,i    
should do this in the sight of my ,god1 
and should drink the blood of these men3
 for with the danger of their  lives    
they have brought me the water4 ,and    
therefore he would not drink4  ,these   
things did the three most valiant4      
#aa3bj4 ,and ,abisai the brother of     
,joab1 he was chief of three1 and he    
lifted up his spear against three       
hundred whom he slew1 and he was        
renowned among the three1    #aa3ba4    
,and illustrious among the second three1
 and their captain3 but  yet he attained

 not to the first three4    #aa3bb4     
,banaias the son of ,joiada a most      
valiant man1 of ,cabseel1 who  had done 
many acts3 he slew the two ariels of    
,moab3 and he went down1  and killed a  
lion in the midst of a pit in the time  
of snow4    ,two ariels4444 ,that is1   
two lions1 or lion-like men2 for ,ariel 
in  ,hebrew signifies a lion4    #aa3bc4
 ,and he slew an ,egyptian1 whose       
stature was of five cubits1 and  who had
 a spear like a weaver's beam3 and he   
went down to him with a  staff1 and     
plucked away the spear1 that he held in 
his hand1 and slew  him with his own    
spear4    #aa3bd4 ,these things did     
,banaias the son of ,joiada1 who was    
renowned  among the three valiant ones1 
#aa3be4 ,and the first among the thirty1
 but yet to the three he attained  not3 
and ,david made him of his council4     
#aa3bf4 ,moreover the most valiant men  
of the army1 were ,asahel brother  of   
,joab1 and ,elchanan the son of his     
uncle of ,bethlehem1    #aa3bg4 ,sammoth

 an ,arorite1 ,helles a ,phalonite1     
#aa3bh4 ,ira the son of ,acces a        
,thecuite1 ,abiezer an ,anathothite1    
#aa3bi4 ,sobbochai a ,husathite1 ,ilai  
an ,ahohite1    #aa3cj4 ,maharai a      
,netophathite1 ,heled the son of ,baana 
a ,netophathite1    #aa3ca4 ,ethai the  
son of ,ribai of ,gabaath of the sons of
 ,benjamin1 ,banai  a ,pharathonite1    
#aa3cb4 ,hurai of the torrent ,gaas1    
,abiel an ,arbathite1 ,azmoth a         
,bauramite1 ,eliaba a ,salabonite1      
#aa3cc4 ,the sons of ,assem a ,gezonite1
 ,jonathan the son of ,sage an          
,ararite1    #aa3cd4 ,ahiam the son of  
,sachar an ,ararite1    #aa3ce4 ,eliphal
 the son of ,ur1    #aa3cf4 ,hepher a   
,mecherathite1 ,ahia a ,phelonite1      
#aa3cg4 ,hesro a ,carmelite1 ,naarai the
 son of ,azbai1    #aa3ch4 ,joel the    
brother of ,nathan1 ,mibahar the son of 
,agarai4    #aa3ci4 ,selec an ,ammonite1
 ,naharai a ,berothite1 the armourbearer
 of ,joab  the son of ,sarvia4          
#aa3dj4 ,ira a ,jethrite1 ,gareb a      

,jethrite1    #aa3da4 ,urias a ,hethite1
 ,zabad the son of ,oholi1    #aa3db4   
,adina the son of ,siza a ,rubenite the 
prince of the ,rubenites1  and thirty   
with him3    #aa3dc4 ,hanan the son of  
,maacha1 and ,josaphat a ,mathanite1    
#aa3dd4 ,ozia an ,astarothite1 ,samma1  
and ,jehiel the sons of ,hotham an      
,arorite1    #aa3de4 ,jedihel the son of
 ,zamri1 and ,joha his brother a        
,thosaite1    #aa3df4 ,eliel a          
,mahumite1 and ,jeribai1 and ,josaia the
 sons of ,elnaim1  and ,jethma a        
,moabite1 ,eliel1 and ,obed1 and ,jasiel
 of ,masobia4      #a ,paralipomenon    
,chapter #ab    ,who followed ,david    
when he fled from ,saul4 ,and who came  
to ,hebron to  make him king4    #ab3a4 
,now these are they that came to ,david 
to ,siceleg1 while he yet  fled from    
,saul the son of ,cis1 and they were    
most valiant and excellent  warriors1   
#ab3b4 ,bending the bow1 and using      
either hand in hurling stones with      
slings1 and shooting arrows3 of the     

brethren of ,saul of ,benjamin4         
#ab3c4 ,the chief was ,ahiezer1 and     
,joas1 the sons of ,samaa of ,gabaath1  
and ,jaziel1 and ,phallet the sons of   
,azmoth1 and ,beracha1 and ,jehu an     
,anathothite4    #ab3d4 ,and ,samaias of
 ,gabaon1 the stoutest amongst the      
thirty and over  the thirty2 ,jeremias1 
and ,jeheziel and ,johanan1 and ,jozabad
 of  ,gaderoth2    #ab3e4 ,and ,eluzai1 
and ,jerimuth1 and ,baalia1 and         
,samaria1 and ,saphatia  the ,haruphite2
    #ab3f4 ,elcana1 and ,jesia1 and     
,azareel1 and ,joezer1 and ,jesbaam of  
,carehim3    #ab3g4 ,and ,joela1 and    
,zabadia the sons of ,jeroham of ,gedor4
    #ab3h4 ,from ,gaddi also there went 
over to ,david1 when he lay hid in the  
wilderness most valiant men1 and        
excellent warriors1 holding shield and  
spear3 whose faces were like the faces  
of a lion1 and they were swift  like the
 roebucks on the mountains4    #ab3i4   
,ezer the chief1 ,obdias the second1    
,eliab the third1    #ab3aj4 ,masmana   

the fourth1 ,jeremias the fifth1        
#ab3aa4 ,ethi the sixth1 ,eliel the     
seventh1    #ab3ab4 ,johanan the eighth1
 ,elzebad the ninth1    #ab3ac4         
,jerenias the tenth1 ,machbani the      
eleventh1    #ab3ad4 ,these were of the 
sons of ,gad1 captains of the army3 the 
least  of them was captain over a       
hundred soldiers1 and the greatest over 
a  thousand4    #ab3ae4 ,these are they 
who passed over the ,jordan in the first
 month1  when it is used to flow over   
its banks3 and they put to flight all   
that  dwelt in the valleys both toward  
the east and toward the west4    #ab3af4
 ,and there came also of the men of     
,benjamin1 and of ,juda to the  hold1 in
 which ,david abode4    #ab3ag4 ,and    
,david went out to meet them1 and said3 
,if you are come  peaceably to me to    
help me1 let my heart be joined to you3 
but if you  plot against me for my      
enemies whereas ,i have no iniquity in  
my hands1  let the ,god of our fathers  
see1 and judge4    #ab3ah4 ,but the     

spirit came upon ,amasai the chief among
 thirty1 and he  said3 ,we are thine1 ,o
 ,david1 and for thee1 ,o son of ,isai3 
peace1 peace  be to thee1 and peace to  
thy helpers4 ,for thy ,god helpeth thee4
 ,so  ,david received them1 and made    
them captains of the band4    #ab3ai4   
,and there were some of ,manasses that  
went over to ,david1 when he  came with 
the ,philistines against ,saul to fight3
 but he did not fight  with them3       
because the lords of the ,philistines   
taking counsel sent him  back1 saying3  
,with the danger of our heads he will   
return to his master  ,saul4    #ab3bj4 
,so when he went back to ,siceleg1 there
 fled to him of ,manasses1  ,ednas and  
,jozabad1 and ,jedihel1 and ,michael1   
and ,ednas1 and ,jozabad1  and ,eliu1   
and ,salathi1 captains of thousands in  
,manasses4    #ab3ba4 ,these helped     
,david against the rovers3 for they were
 all most  valiant men1 and were made   
commanders in the army4    #ab3bb4      
,moreover day by day there came some to 

,david to help him till  they became a  
great number1 like the army of ,god4    
#ab3bc4 ,and this is the number of the  
chiefs of the army who came to  ,david1 
when he was in ,hebron1 to transfer to  
him the kingdom of ,saul1  according to 
the word of the ,lord4    #ab3bd4 ,the  
sons of ,juda bearing shield and spear1 
six thousand eight  hundred well        
appointed to war4    #ab3be4 ,of the    
sons of ,simeon valiant men for war1    
seven thousand one  hundred4    #ab3bf4 
,of the sons of ,levi1 four thousand six
 hundred4    #ab3bg4 ,and ,joiada prince
 of the race of ,aaron1 and with him    
three  thousand seven hundred4          
#ab3bh4 ,sadoc also a young man of      
excellent disposition1 and the house  of
 his father1 twenty-two principal men4  
#ab3bi4 ,and of the sons of ,benjamin   
the brethren of ,saul1 three  thousand3 
for hitherto a great part of them       
followed the house of ,saul4    #ab3cj4 
,and of the sons of ,ephraim twenty     
thousand eight hundred1 men of  great   

valour renowned in their kindreds4      
#ab3ca4 ,and of the half tribe of       
,manasses1 eighteen thousand1 every one 
by their names1 came to make ,david     
king4    #ab3cb4 ,also of the sons of   
,issachar men of understanding1 that    
knew all  times to order what ,israel   
should do1 two hundred principal men3   
and  all the rest of the tribe followed 
their counsel4    #ab3cc4 ,and of       
,zabulon such as went forth to battle1  
and stood in array  well appointed with 
armour for war1 there came fifty        
thousand to his  aid1 with no double    
heart4    #ab3cd4 ,and of ,nephtali1 a  
thousand leaders3 and with them seven   
and  thirty thousand1 furnished with    
shield and spear4    #ab3ce4 ,of ,dan   
also twenty-eight thousand six hundred  
prepared for  battle4    #ab3cf4 ,and of
 ,aser forty thousand going forth to    
fight1 and challenging  in battle4      
#ab3cg4 ,and on the other side of the   
,jordan of the sons of ,ruben1 and of   
,gad1 and of the half of the tribe of   

,manasses a hundred and twenty          
thousand1 furnished with arms for war4  
#ab3ch4 ,all these men of war well      
appointed to fight1 came with a  perfect
 heart to ,hebron1 to make ,david king  
over all ,israel3 and all  the rest also
 of ,israel1 were of one heart to make  
,david king4    #ab3ci4 ,and they were  
there with ,david three days eating and 
drinking3  for their brethren had       
prepared for them4    #ab3dj4 ,moreover 
they that were near them even as far as 
,issachar1 and  ,zabulon1 and ,nephtali1
 brought loaves on asses1 and on camels1
 and on  mules1 and on oxen1 to eat3    
meal1 figs1 raisins1 wine1 oil1 and     
oxen1  and sheep in abundance1 for there
 was joy in ,israel4      #a            
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ac    ,the ark 
is brought from ,cariathiarim4 ,oza for 
touching it is struck  dead4    #ac3a4  
,david consulted with the captains of   
thousands1 and of hundreds1  and with   
all the commanders4    #ac3b4 ,and he   
said to all the assembly of ,israel3 ,if

 it please you2 and  if the words which 
,i speak come from the ,lord our ,god1  
let us send to  the rest of our brethren
 into all the countries of ,israel1 and 
to the  priests1 and the ,levites1 that 
dwell in the suburbs of the cities1 to  
gather themselves to us1    #ac3c4 ,and 
let us bring again the ark of our ,god  
to us3 for we sought it  not in the days
 of ,saul4    #ac3d4 ,and all the       
multitude answered that it should be so3
 for the word  pleased all the people4  
#ac3e4 ,so ,david assembled all ,israel 
from ,sihor of ,egypt1 even to the      
entering into ,emath1 to bring the ark  
of ,god from ,cariathiarim4    #ac3f4   
,and ,david went up with all the men of 
,israel to the hill of  ,cariathiarim   
which is in ,juda1 to bring thence the  
ark of the ,lord ,god  sitting upon the 
cherubims1 where his name is called     
upon4    #ac3g4 ,and they carried the   
ark of ,god upon a new cart out of the  
house  of ,abinadab4 ,and ,oza and his  
brother drove the cart4    #ac3h4 ,and  

,david and all ,israel played before    
,god with all their might  with hymns1  
and with harps1 and with psalteries1 and
 timbrels1 and  cymbals1 and trumpets1  
#ac3i4 ,and when they came to the floor 
of ,chidon1 ,oza put forth his  hand1 to
 hold up the ark3 for the ox being      
wanton had made it lean a  little on one
 side4    #ac3aj4 ,and the ,lord was    
angry with ,oza1 and struck him1 because
 he had  touched the ark2 and he died   
there before the ,lord4    #ac3aa4 ,and 
,david was troubled because the ,lord   
had divided ,oza3 and he  called that   
place the ,breach of ,oza to this day4  
#ac3ab4 ,and he feared ,god at that     
time1 saying3 ,how can ,i bring in the  
ark of ,god to me8    #ac3ac4 ,and      
therefore he brought it not home to     
himself1 that is1 into  the city of     
,david1 but carried it aside into the   
house of ,obededom the  ,gethite4       
#ac3ad4 ,and the ark of ,god remained in
 the house of ,obededom three  months3  
and the ,lord blessed his house1 and all

 that he had4      #a ,paralipomenon    
,chapter #ad    ,david's house1 and     
children3 his victories over the        
,philistines4    #ad3a4 ,and ,hiram king
 of ,tyre sent messengers to ,david1 and
 cedar trees1  and masons1 and          
carpenters1 to build him a house4       
#ad3b4 ,and ,david perceived that the   
,lord had confirmed him king over       
,israel1 and that his kingdom was       
exalted over his people ,israel4        
#ad3c4 ,and ,david took other wives in  
,jerusalem3 and he begot sons1 and      
daughters4    #ad3d4 ,now these are the 
names of them that were born to him in  
,jerusalem3 ,samua1 and ,sobad1 ,nathan1
 and ,solomon1    #ad3e4 ,jebahar1 and  
,elisua1 and ,eliphalet1    #ad3f4 ,and 
,noga1 and ,napheg1 and ,japhia1        
#ad3g4 ,elisama1 and ,baaliada1 and     
,eliphalet4    #ad3h4 ,and the          
,philistines hearing that ,david was    
anointed king over all  ,israel1 went   
all up to seek him3 and ,david heard of 
it1 and went out  against them4         

#ad3i4 ,and the ,philistines came and   
spread themselves in the vale of        
,raphaim4    #ad3aj4 ,and ,david        
consulted the ,lord1 saying3 ,shall ,i  
go up against the  ,philistines1 and    
wilt thou deliver them into my hand8    
,and the ,lord said  to him3 ,go up1 and
 ,i will deliver them into thy hand4    
#ad3aa4 ,and when they were come to     
,baalpharasim1 ,david defeated them     
there1 and he said3 ,god hath divided my
 enemies by my hand1 as waters  are     
divided3 and therefore the name of that 
place was called  ,baalpharasim4        
#ad3ab4 ,and they left there their gods1
 and ,david commanded that they  should 
be burnt4    #ad3ac4 ,another time also 
the ,philistines made an irruption1 and 
spread  themselves abroad in the valley4
    #ad3ad4 ,and ,david consulted ,god  
again1 and ,god said to him3 ,go not up 
after them1 turn away from them1 and    
come upon them over against the  pear   
trees4    #ad3ae4 ,and when thou shalt  
hear the sound of one going in the tops 

of  the pear trees1 then shalt thou go  
out to battle4 ,for ,god is gone out    
before thee to strike the army of the   
,philistines4    #ad3af4 ,and ,david did
 as ,god had commanded him1 and defeated
 the army of  the ,philistines1 slaying 
them from ,gabaon to ,gazera4    #ad3ag4
 ,and the name of ,david became famous  
in all countries1 and the  ,lord made   
all nations fear him4      #a           
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ae    ,the ark 
is brought into the city of ,david1 with
 great solemnity4 ,michol  derideth     
,david's devotion4    #ae3a4 ,he made   
also houses for himself in the city of  
,david3 and built a  place for the ark  
of ,god1 and pitched a tabernacle for   
it4    #ae3b4 ,then ,david said3 ,no one
 ought to carry the ark of ,god1 but the
  ,levites1 whom the ,lord hath chosen  
to carry it1 and to minister unto       
himself for ever4    #ae3c4 ,and he     
gathered all ,israel together into      
,jerusalem1 that the ark  of ,god might 
be brought into its place1 which he had 

prepared for it4    #ae3d4 ,and the sons
 of ,aaron also1 and the ,levites4      
#ae3e4 ,of the children of ,caath1      
,uriel was the chief1 and his brethren a
  hundred and twenty4    #ae3f4 ,of the 
sons of ,merari1 ,asaia the chief1 and  
his brethren two  hundred and twenty4   
#ae3g4 ,of the sons of ,gersom1 ,joel   
the chief1 and his brethren a hundred   
and thirty4    #ae3h4 ,of the sons of   
,elisaphan1 ,semeias the chief3 and his 
brethren two  hundred4    #ae3i4 ,of the
 sons of ,hebron1 ,eliel the chief3 and 
his brethren eighty4    #ae3aj4 ,of the 
sons of ,oziel1 ,aminadab the chief3 and
 his brethren a  hundred and twelve4    
#ae3aa4 ,and ,david called ,sadoc1 and  
,abiathar the priests1 and the          
,levites1 ,uriel1 ,asaia1 ,joel1        
,semeia1 ,eliel1 and ,aminadab3         
#ae3ab4 ,and he said to them3 ,you that 
are the heads of the ,levitical         
families1 be sanctified with your       
brethren1 and bring the ark of the      
,lord the ,god of ,israel to the place1 

which is prepared for it3    #ae3ac4    
,lest as the ,lord at first struck us1  
because you were not  present1 the same 
should now also come to pass1 by our    
doing some thing  against the law4      
#ae3ad4 ,so the priests and the ,levites
 were sanctified1 to carry the ark  of  
the ,lord the ,god of ,israel4          
#ae3ae4 ,and the sons of ,levi took the 
ark of ,god as ,moses had commanded1    
according to the word of the ,lord1 upon
 their shoulders1 with the  staves4     
#ae3af4 ,and ,david spoke to the chiefs 
of the ,levites1 to appoint some of     
their brethren to be singers with       
musical instruments1 to wit1 on         
psalteries1 and harps1 and cymbals1 that
 the joyful noise might resound  on     
high4    #ae3ag4 ,and they appointed    
,levites1 ,hemam the son of ,joel1 and  
of his  brethren ,asaph the son of      
,barachias3 and of the sons of ,merari1 
their  brethren3 ,ethan the son of      
,casaia4    #ae3ah4 ,and with them their
 brethren3 in the second rank1          

,zacharias1 and  ,ben1 and ,jaziel1 and 
,semiramoth1 and ,jahiel1 and ,ani1 and 
,eliab1 and  ,banaias1 and ,maasias1 and
 ,mathathias1 and ,eliphalu1 and        
,macenias1 and  ,obededom1 and ,jehiel1 
the porters4    #ae3ai4 ,now the        
singers1 ,heman1 ,asaph1 and ,ethan1    
sounded with cymbals  of brass4         
#ae3bj4 ,and ,zacharias1 and ,oziel1 and
 ,semiramoth1 and ,jehiel1 and ,ani1    
and ,eliab1 and ,maasias1 and ,banaias1 
sung mysteries upon psalteries4         
#ae3ba4 ,and ,mathathias1 and ,eliphalu1
 and ,macenias and ,obededom1 and       
,jehiel and ,ozaziu1 sung a song of     
victory for the octave upon harps4      
#ae3bb4 ,and ,chonenias chief of the    
,levites1 presided over the prophecy1   
to give out the tunes3 for he was very  
skilful4    ,the prophecy1 to give out  
the tunes4444 ,singing praises to ,god  
is here  called prophecy3 the more1     
because these singers were often        
inspired  men4    #ae3bc4 ,and          
,barachias1 and ,elcana1 were           

doorkeepers of the ark4    #ae3bd4 ,and 
,sebenias1 and ,josaphat1 and           
,nathanael1 and ,amasai1 and            
,zacharias1 and ,banaias1 and ,eliezer  
the priests1 sounded with trumpets1     
before the ark of ,god3 and ,obededom   
and ,jehias were porters of the ark4    
#ae3be4 ,so ,david and all the ancients 
of ,israel1 and the captains over       
thousands1 went to bring the ark of the 
covenant of the ,lord out of the  house 
of ,obededom with joy4    #ae3bf4 ,and  
when ,god had helped the ,levites who   
carried the ark of the  covenant of the 
,lord1 they offered in sacrifice seven  
oxen1 and seven  rams4    #ae3bg4 ,and  
,david was clothed with a robe of fine  
linen1 and all the  ,levites that       
carried the ark1 and the singing men1   
and ,chonenias the  ruler of the        
prophecy among the singers3 and ,david  
also had on him an  ephod of linen4     
#ae3bh4 ,and all ,israel brought the ark
 of the covenant of the ,lord with      
joyful shouting1 and sounding with the  

sound of the cornet1 and with  trumpets1
 and cymbals1 and psalteries1 and harps4
    #ae3bi4 ,and when the ark of the    
covenant of the ,lord was come to the   
city of ,david1 ,michol the daughter of 
,saul looking out at a window1 saw  king
 ,david dancing and playing1 and she    
despised him in her heart4      #a      
,paralipomenon ,chapter #af    ,the ark 
is placed in the tabernacle4 ,sacrifice 
is offered4 ,david  blesseth the people1
 disposeth the offices of ,levites1 and 
maketh a  psalm of praise to ,god4      
#af3a4 ,so they brought the ark of ,god1
 and set it in the midst of the  tent1  
which ,david had pitched for it3 and    
they offered holocausts1 and  peace     
offerings before ,god4    #af3b4 ,and   
when ,david had made an end of offering 
holocausts1 and peace  offerings1 he    
blessed the people in the name of the   
,lord4    #af3c4 ,and he divided to all 
and every one1 both men and women1 a    
loaf  of bread1 and a piece of roasted  
beef1 and flour fried with oil4         

#af3d4 ,and he appointed ,levites to    
minister before the ark of the ,lord1   
and to remember his works1 and to       
glorify1 and praise the ,lord ,god of   
,israel4    #af3e4 ,asaph the chief1 and
 next after him ,zacharias3 moreover    
,jahiel1  and ,semiramoth1 and ,jehiel1 
and ,mathathias1 and ,eliab1 and        
,banaias1 and  ,obededom3 and ,jehiel   
over the instruments of psaltery1 and   
harps3 and  ,asaph sounded with cymbals3
    #af3f4 ,but ,banaias1 and ,jaziel   
the priests1 to sound the trumpet       
continually before the ark of the       
covenant of the ,lord4    #af3g4 ,in    
that day ,david made ,asaph the chief to
 give praise to the ,lord  with his     
brethren4    #af3h4 ,praise ye the      
,lord1 and call upon his name3 make     
known his doings  among the nations4    
#af3i4 ,sing to him1 yea1 sing praises  
to him3 and relate all his  wondrous    
works4    #af3aj4 ,praise ye his holy   
name3 let the heart of them rejoice1    
that  seek the ,lord4    #af3aa4 ,seek  

ye the ,lord1 and his power3 seek ye his
 face evermore4    #af3ab4 ,remember his
 wonderful works1 which he hath done3   
his signs1 and  the judgments of his    
mouth4    #af3ac4 ,o ye seed of ,israel 
his servants1 ye children of ,jacob his 
chosen4    #af3ad4 ,he is the ,lord our 
,god3 his judgments are in all the      
earth4    #af3ae4 ,remember for ever his
 covenant3 the word1 which he commanded 
to  a thousand generations4    #af3af4  
,the covenant which he made with        
,abraham3 and his oath to ,isaac4       
#af3ag4 ,and he appointed the same to   
,jacob for a precept3 and to ,israel    
for an everlasting covenant3    #af3ah4 
,saying3 ,to thee will ,i give the land 
of ,chanaan3 the lot of your            
inheritance4    #af3ai4 ,when they were 
but a small number3 very few and        
sojourners in  it4    #af3bj4 ,and they 
passed from nation to nation3 and from a
 kingdom to  another people4    #af3ba4 
,he suffered no man to do them wrong3   
and reproved kings for  their sake4     

#af3bb4 ,touch not my anointed3 and do  
no evil to my prophets4    #af3bc4 ,sing
 ye to the ,lord1 all the earth3 shew   
forth from day to day  his salvation4   
#af3bd4 ,declare his glory among the    
,gentiles3 his wonders among all        
people4    #af3be4 ,for the ,lord is    
great and exceedingly to be praised3 and
 he is  to be feared above all gods4    
#af3bf4 ,for all the gods of the nations
 are idols3 but the ,lord made the      
heavens4    #af3bg4 ,praise and         
magnificence are before him3 strength   
and joy in his  place4    #af3bh4 ,bring
 ye to the ,lord1 ,o ye families of the 
nations3 bring ye to  the ,lord glory   
and empire4    #af3bi4 ,give to the     
,lord glory to his name1 bring up       
sacrifice1 and come  ye in his sight3   
and adore the ,lord in holy             
becomingness4    #af3cj4 ,let all the   
earth be moved at his presence3 for he  
hath founded  the world immoveable4     
#af3ca4 ,let the heavens rejoice1 and   
the earth be glad3 and let them say     

among the nations3 ,the ,lord hath      
reigned4    #af3cb4 ,let the sea roar1  
and the fulness thereof3 let the fields 
rejoice1 and all things that are in     
them4    #af3cc4 ,then shall the trees  
of the wood give praise before the      
,lord3  because he is come to judge the 
earth4    #af3cd4 ,give ye glory to the 
,lord1 for he is good3 for his mercy    
endureth for ever4    #af3ce4 ,and say  
ye3 ,save us1 ,o ,god our savior3 and   
gather us together1  and deliver us from
 the nations1 that we may give glory to 
thy holy  name1 and may rejoice in      
singing thy praises4    #af3cf4 ,blessed
 be the ,lord the ,god of ,israel from  
eternity to eternity3  and let all the  
people say ,amen1 and a hymn to ,god4   
#af3cg4 ,so he left there before the ark
 of the covenant of the ,lord1  ,asaph  
and his brethren to minister in the     
presence of the ark  continually day by 
day1 and in their courses4    #af3ch4   
,and ,obededom1 with his brethren       
sixty-eight3 and ,obededom the  son of  

,idithun1 and ,hosa he appointed to be  
porters4    #af3ci4 ,and ,sadoc the     
priest1 and his brethren priests1 before
 the  tabernacle of the ,lord in the    
high place1 which was in ,gabaon4       
#af3dj4 ,that they should offer         
holocausts to the ,lord upon the altar  
of  holocausts continually1 morning and 
evening1 according to all that is       
written in the law of the ,lord1 which  
he commanded ,israel4    #af3da4 ,and   
after him ,heman1 and ,idithun1 and the 
rest that were chosen1  every one by his
 name to give praise to the ,lord3      
because his mercy  endureth for ever4   
#af3db4 ,and ,heman and ,idithun sounded
 the trumpet1 and played on the         
cymbals1 and all kinds of musical       
instruments to sing praises to ,god3    
and the sons of ,idithun he made        
porters4    #af3dc4 ,and all the people 
returned to their houses3 and ,david to 
bless  also his own house4      #a      
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ag    ,david's 
purpose to build a temple1 is rewarded  

by most ample promises3  ,david's       
thanksgiving4    #ag3a4 ,now when ,david
 was dwelling in his house1 he said to  
,nathan the  prophet3 ,behold ,i dwell  
in a house of cedar3 and the ark of the 
covenant of the ,lord is under skins4   
#ag3b4 ,and ,nathan said to ,david3 ,do 
all that is in thy heart3 for ,god is   
with thee4    #ag3c4 ,now that night the
 word of ,god came to ,nathan1 saying3  
#ag3d4 ,go1 and speak to ,david my      
servant3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,thou   
shalt not build me a house to dwell in4 
#ag3e4 ,for ,i have not remained in a   
house from the time that ,i brought  up 
,israel1 to this day3 but ,i have been  
always changing places in a  tabernacle1
 and in a tent1    #ag3f4 ,abiding with 
all ,israel4 ,did ,i ever speak to any  
one1 of all the  judges of ,israel whom 
,i charged to feed my people1 saying3   
,why have you  not built me a house of  
cedar8    #ag3g4 ,now therefore thus    
shalt thou say to my servant ,david3    
,thus saith  the ,lord of hosts3 ,i took

 thee from the pastures1 from following 
the  flock1 that thou shouldst be ruler 
of my people ,israel4    #ag3h4 ,and ,i 
have been with thee whithersoever thou  
hast gone3 and have  slain all thy      
enemies before thee1 and have made thee 
a name like that  of one of the great   
ones that are renowned in the earth4    
#ag3i4 ,and ,i have given a place to my 
people ,israel3 they shall be  planted1 
and shall dwell therein1 and shall be   
moved no more1 neither  shall the       
children of iniquity waste them1 as at  
the beginning1    #ag3aj4 ,since the    
days that ,i gave judges to my people   
,israel1 and have  humbled all thy      
enemies4 ,and ,i declare to thee1 that  
the ,lord will  build thee a house4     
#ag3aa4 ,and when thou shalt have ended 
thy days to go to thy fathers1 ,i  will 
raise up thy seed after thee1 which     
shall be of thy sons3 and ,i  will      
establish his kingdom4    #ag3ab4 ,he   
shall build me a house1 and ,i will     
establish his throne for  ever4         

#ag3ac4 ,i will be to him a father1 and 
he shall be to me a son3 and ,i  will   
not take my mercy away from him1 as ,i  
took it from him that was  before thee4 
#ag3ad4 ,but ,i will settle him in my   
house1 and in my kingdom for ever3  and 
his throne shall be most firm for ever4 
#ag3ae4 ,according to all these words1  
and according to all this vision1  so   
did ,nathan speak to ,david4    #ag3af4 
,and king ,david came and sat before the
 ,lord1 and said3 ,who am ,i1  ,o ,lord 
,god1 and what is my house1 that thou   
shouldst give such things  to me8       
#ag3ag4 ,but even this hath seemed      
little in thy sight1 and therefore  thou
 hast also spoken concerning the house  
of thy servant for the time  to come3   
and hast made me remarkable above all   
men1 ,o ,lord ,god4    #ag3ah4 ,what can
 ,david add more1 seeing thou hast thus 
glorified thy  servant1 and known him8  
#ag3ai4 ,o ,lord1 for thy servant's     
sake1 according to thy own heart1 thou  
hast shewn all this magnificence1 and   

wouldst have all the great things  to be
 known4    #ag3bj4 ,o ,lord there is    
none like thee3 and here is no other    
,god beside  thee1 of all whom we have  
heard of with our ears4    #ag3ba4 ,for 
what other nation is there upon earth   
like thy people  ,israel1 whom ,god went
 to deliver1 and make a people for      
himself1 and by  his greatness and      
terrors cast out nations before their   
face whom he  had delivered out of      
,egypt8    #ag3bb4 ,and thou hast made  
thy people ,israel to be thy own people 
for  ever1 and thou1 ,o ,lord1 art      
become their ,god4    #ag3bc4 ,now      
therefore1 ,o ,lord1 let the word which 
thou hast spoken to  thy servant1 and   
concerning his house1 be established for
 ever1 and do  as thou hast said4       
#ag3bd4 ,and let thy name remain and be 
magnified for ever3 and let it be  said3
 ,the ,lord of hosts is ,god of ,israel1
 and the house of ,david his  servant   
remaineth before him4    #ag3be4 ,for   
thou1 ,o ,lord my ,god1 hast revealed to

 the ear of thy  servant1 that thou wilt
 build him a house3 and therefore thy   
servant  hath found confidence to pray  
before thee4    #ag3bf4 ,and now ,o     
,lord1 thou art ,god3 and thou hast     
promised to thy  servant such great     
benefits4    #ag3bg4 ,and thou hast     
begun to bless the house of thy servant1
 that it  may be always before thee3 for
 seeing thou blessest it1 ,o ,lord1 it  
shall be blessed for ever4      #a      
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ah    ,david's 
victories4 ,his chief officers4         
#ah3a4 ,and it came to pass after this1 
that ,david defeated the  ,philistines1 
and humbled them1 and took away ,geth1  
and her daughters  out of the hands of  
the ,philistines1    #ah3b4 ,and he     
defeated ,moab1 and the ,moabites were  
made ,david's  servants1 and brought him
 gifts4    #ah3c4 ,at that time ,david  
defeated also ,adarezer king of ,soba of
 the  land of ,hemath1 when he went to  
extend his dominions as far as the      
river ,euphrates4    #ah3d4 ,and ,david 

took from him a thousand chariots1 and  
seven thousand  horsemen1 and twenty    
thousand footmen1 and he houghed all the
 chariot  horses1 only a hundred        
chariots1 which he reserved for himself4
    #ah3e4 ,and the ,syrians of         
,damascus came also to help ,adarezer   
king of  ,soba3 and ,david slew of them 
likewise two and twenty thousand men4   
#ah3f4 ,and he put a garrison in        
,damascus1 that ,syria also should serve
  him1 and bring gifts4 ,and the ,lord  
assisted him in all things to which  he 
went4    #ah3g4 ,and ,david took the    
golden quivers which the servants of    
,adarezer  had1 and he brought them to  
,jerusalem4    #ah3h4 ,likewise out of  
,thebath and ,chun1 cities of ,adarezer1
 he brought  very much brass1 of which  
,solomon made the brazen sea1 and the   
pillars1  and the vessels of brass4     
#ah3i4 ,now when ,thou king of ,hemath  
heard that ,david had defeated all  the 
army of ,adarezer king of ,soba1        
#ah3aj4 ,he sent ,adoram his son to king

 ,david to desire peace of him1 and  to 
congratulate him that he had defeated   
and overthrown ,adarezer3 for  ,thou was
 an enemy to ,adarezer4    #ah3aa4 ,and 
all the vessels of gold1 and silver and 
brass king ,david  consecrated to the   
,lord1 with the silver and gold which he
 had taken  from all the nations1 as    
well from ,edom1 and from ,moab1 and    
from the  sons of ,ammon1 as from the   
,philistines1 and from ,amalec4         
#ah3ab4 ,and ,abisai the son of ,sarvia 
slew of the ,edomites in the vale of    
the saltpits1 eighteen thousand3        
#ah3ac4 ,and he put a garrison in ,edom1
 that ,edom should serve ,david3 and    
the ,lord preserved ,david in all things
 to which he went4    #ah3ad4 ,so ,david
 reigned over all ,israel1 and executed 
judgment and  justice among all his     
people4    #ah3ae4 ,and ,joab the son of
 ,sarvia was over the army1 and         
,josaphat the  son of ,ahilud recorder4 
#ah3af4 ,and ,sadoc the son of ,achitob1
 and ,achimelech the son of  ,abiathar1 

were the priests3 and ,susa1 scribe4    
#ah3ag4 ,and ,banaias the son of ,joiada
 was over the bands of the ,cerethi1    
and the ,phelethi3 and the sons of      
,david were chief about the king4       
#a ,paralipomenon ,chapter #ai    ,the  
,ammonites abuse ,david's ambassadors3  
both they and their  confederates are   
overthrown4    #ai3a4 ,now it came to   
pass that ,naas the king of the children
 of ,ammon  died1 and his son reigned in
 his stead4    #ai3b4 ,and ,david said3 
,i will shew kindness to ,hanon the son 
of ,naas3  for his father did a favour  
to me4 ,and ,david sent messengers to   
comfort  him upon the death of his      
father4 ,but when they were come into   
the land  of the children of ,ammon1 to 
comfort ,hanon1    #ai3c4 ,the princes  
of the children of ,ammon said to       
,hanon3 ,thou thinkest  perhaps that    
,david to do honour to thy father hath  
sent comforters to  thee3 and thou dost 
not take notice1 that his servants are  
come to thee  to consider1 and search1  

and spy out thy land4    #ai3d4         
,wherefore ,hanon shaved the heads and  
beards of the servants of  ,david1 and  
cut away their garments from the        
buttocks to the feet1 and  sent them    
away4    #ai3e4 ,and when they were     
gone1 they sent word to ,david1 who sent
 to  meet them 7for they had suffered a 
great affront7 and ordered them to  stay
 at ,jericho till their beards grew and 
then to return4    #ai3f4 ,and when the 
children of ,ammon saw that they had    
done an injury  to ,david1 ,hanon and   
the rest of the people sent a thousand  
talents of  silver1 to hire them        
chariots and horsemen out of            
,mesopotamia and out  of ,syria ,maacha1
 and out of ,soba4    #ai3g4 ,and they  
hired two and thirty thousand chariots1 
and the king of  ,maacha1 with his      
people4 ,and they came and camped over  
against ,medaba4  ,and the children of  
,ammon gathered themselves together out 
of their  cities1 and came to battle4   
#ai3h4 ,and when ,david heard of it1 he 

sent ,joab1 and all the army of  valiant
 men3    #ai3i4 ,and the children of    
,ammon came out and put their army in   
array  before the gate of the city3 and 
the kings1 that were come to their  aid1
 stood apart in the field4    #ai3aj4   
,wherefore ,joab understanding that the 
battle was set against him  before and  
behind1 chose out the bravest men of all
 ,israel1 and marched  against the      
,syrians1    #ai3aa4 ,and the rest of   
the people he delivered into the hand of
 ,abisai  his brother1 and they went    
against the children of ,ammon4         
#ai3ab4 ,and he said3 ,if the ,syrians  
be too strong for me1 then thou  shalt  
help me3 but if the children of ,ammon  
be too strong for thee1 ,i  will help   
thee4    #ai3ac4 ,be of good courage and
 let us behave ourselves manfully for   
our  people1 and for the cities of our  
,god3 and the ,lord will do that which  
is good in his sight4    #ai3ad4 ,so    
,joab and the people that were with him1
 went against the  ,syrians to the      

battle3 and he put them to flight4      
#ai3ae4 ,and the children of ,ammon     
seeing that the ,syrians were fled1     
they likewise fled from ,abisai his     
brother1 and went into the city3 and    
,joab also returned to ,jerusalem4      
#ai3af4 ,but the ,syrians seeing that   
they had fallen before ,israel1 sent    
messengers1 and brought to them the     
,syrians that were beyond the river3    
and ,sophach1 general of the army of    
,adarezer1 was their leader4    #ai3ag4 
,and it was told ,david1 and he gathered
 together all ,israel1 and  passed the  
,jordan1 and came upon them1 and put his
 army in array  against them1 and they  
fought with him4    #ai3ah4 ,but the    
,syrian fled before ,israel3 and ,david 
slew of the ,syrians  seven thousand    
chariots1 and forty thousand footmen1   
and ,sophach the  general of the army4  
,seven thousand chariots4444 ,that is1  
of men who fought in chariots4          
#ai3ai4 ,and when the servants of       
,adarezer saw themselves overcome by    

,israel1 they went over to ,david1 and  
served him3 and ,syria would not  help  
the children of ,ammon any more4      #a
 ,paralipomenon ,chapter #bj    ,rabba  
is taken4 ,other victories over the     
,philistines4    #bj3a4 ,and it came to 
pass after the course of a year1 at the 
time that  kings go out to battle1 ,joab
 gathered together an army and the      
strength  of the troops1 and wasted the 
land of the children of ,ammon3 and went
  and besieged ,rabba4 ,but ,david      
stayed at ,jerusalem1 when ,joab smote  
,rabba1 and destroyed it4    #bj3b4 ,and
 ,david took the crown of ,melchom from 
his head1 and found in  it a talent     
weight of gold1 and most precious       
stones1 and he made  himself a diadem of
 it3 he took also the spoils of the city
 which were  very great4    #bj3c4 ,and 
the people that were therein he brought 
out3 and made  harrows1 and sleds1 and  
chariots of iron to go over them1 so    
that they  were cut and bruised to      
pieces3 in this manner ,david dealt with

 all the  cities of the children of     
,ammon3 and he returned with all his    
people to  ,jerusalem4    #bj3d4 ,after 
this there arose a war at ,gazer against
 the ,philistines3 in  which ,sabachai  
the ,husathite slew ,saphai of the race 
of ,raphaim1 and  humbled them4         
#bj3e4 ,another battle also was fought  
against the ,philistines1 in which      
,adeodatus the son of ,saltus a         
,bethlehemite slew the brother of       
,goliath  the ,gethite1 the staff of    
whose spear was like a weaver's beam4   
#bj3f4 ,there was another battle also in
 ,geth1 in which there was a man  of    
great stature1 whose fingers and toes   
were four and twenty1 six on  each hand 
and foot3 who also was born of the stock
 of ,rapha4    #bj3g4 ,he reviled       
,israel3 but ,jonathan the son of ,samaa
 the brother of  ,david slew him4 ,these
 were the sons of ,rapha in ,geth1 who  
fell by the  hand of ,david and his     
servants4      #a ,paralipomenon        
,chapter #ba    ,david's sin in         

numbering the people is punished by a   
pestilence3 which  ceaseth upon his     
offering sacrifice in the thrashingfloor
 of ,ornan4    #ba3a4 ,and ,satan rose  
up against ,israel3 and moved ,david to 
number  ,israel4    #ba3b4 ,and ,david  
said to ,joab1 and to the rulers of the 
people3 ,go1 and  number ,israel from   
,bersabee even to ,dan1 and bring me the
 number of  them that ,i may know it4   
#ba3c4 ,and ,joab answered3 ,the ,lord  
make his people a hundred times more    
than they are3 but1 my lord the king1   
are they not all thy servants3  why doth
 my lord seek this thing1 which may be  
imputed as a sin to  ,israel8    #ba3d4 
,but the king's word rather prevailed3  
and ,joab departed1 and went  through   
all ,israel3 and returned to ,jerusalem4
    #ba3e4 ,and he gave ,david the      
number of them1 whom he had surveyed3   
and  all the number of ,israel was found
 to be eleven hundred thousand men  that
 drew the sword3 and of ,juda four      
hundred and seventy thousand  fighting  

men4    ,the number1 etc4444 ,the       
difference of the numbers here and #b   
,kings #bd4  is to be accounted for1 by 
supposing the greater number to be that 
which was really found1 and the lesser  
to be that which ,joab gave in4         
#ba3f4 ,but ,levi and ,benjamin he did  
not number3 for ,joab unwillingly       
executed the king's orders4    #ba3g4   
,and ,god was displeased with this thing
 that was commanded3 and he  struck     
,israel4    #ba3h4 ,and ,david said to  
,god3 ,i have sinned exceedingly in     
doing this3 ,i  beseech thee take away  
the iniquity of thy servant1 for ,i have
 done  foolishly4    #ba3i4 ,and the    
,lord spoke to ,gad the seer of ,david1 
saying3    #ba3aj4 ,go1 and speak to    
,david1 and tell him3 ,thus saith the   
,lord3 ,i  give thee the choice of three
 things3 choose one which thou wilt1 and
 ,i  will do it to thee4    #ba3aa4 ,and
 when ,gad was come to ,david1 he said  
to him3 ,thus saith the  ,lord3 choose  
which thou wilt3    #ba3ab4 ,either     

three years famine3 or three months to  
flee from thy  enemies1 and not to be   
able to escape their sword3 or three    
days to  have the sword of the ,lord1   
and pestilence in the land1 and the     
angel  of the ,lord destroying in all   
the coasts of ,israel3 now therefore see
  what ,i shall answer him who sent me4 
,three years famine4444 ,which joined   
with the three foregoing years of       
famine mentioned1 #b ,kings #ba4 and the
 seventh year of the land's  resting1   
would make up the seven years proposed  
by the prophet1 #b ,kings  #bd4ac4      
#ba3ac4 ,and ,david said to ,gad3 ,i am 
on every side in a great strait3 but  it
 is better for me to fall into the hands
 of the ,lord1 for his mercies  are     
many1 than into the hands of men4       
#ba3ad4 ,so the ,lord sent a pestilence 
upon ,israel4 ,and there fell of        
,israel seventy thousand men4    #ba3ae4
 ,and he sent an angel to ,jerusalem1 to
 strike it3 and as he was  striking it1 
the ,lord beheld1 and took pity for the 

greatness of the  evil3 and said to the 
angel that destroyed3 ,it is enough1 now
 stop thy  hand4 ,and the angel of the  
,lord stood by the thrashingfloor of    
,ornan  the ,jebusite4    ,ornan4444    
,otherwise ,areuna4    #ba3af4 ,and     
,david lifting up his eyes1 saw the     
angel of the ,lord  standing between    
heaven and earth1 with a drawn sword in 
his hand1  turned against ,jerusalem3   
and both he and the ancients clothed in 
haircloth1 fell down flat on the ground4
    #ba3ag4 ,and ,david said to ,god3   
,am not ,i he that commanded the people 
to  be numbered8 ,it is ,i that have    
sinned3 it is ,i that have done the     
evil3  but as for this flock1 what hath 
it deserved8 ,o ,lord my ,god1 let thy  
hand be turned1 ,i beseech thee1 upon   
me1 and upon my father's house3  and let
 not thy people be destroyed4    #ba3ah4
 ,and the angel of the ,lord commanded  
,gad to tell ,david1 to go up1  and     
build an altar to the ,lord ,god in the 
thrashingfloor of ,ornan the  ,jebusite4

    #ba3ai4 ,and ,david went up1        
according to the word of ,gad1 which he 
spoke  to him in the name of the ,lord4 
#ba3bj4 ,now when ,ornan looked up1 and 
saw the angel1 he and his four  sons hid
 themselves3 for at that time he was    
thrashing wheat in the  floor4          
#ba3ba4 ,and as ,david was coming to    
,ornan1 ,ornan saw him1 and went out of 
the thrashingfloor to meet him1 and     
bowed down to him with his face to  the 
ground4    #ba3bb4 ,and ,david said to  
him3 ,give me this place of thy         
thrashingfloor1  that ,i may build      
therein an altar to the ,lord3 but thou 
shalt take of  me as much money as it is
 worth1 that the plague may cease from  
the  people4    #ba3bc4 ,and ,ornan said
 to ,david3 ,take it1 and let my lord   
the king do  all that pleaseth him3 and 
moreover the oxen also ,i give for a    
holocaust1 and the drays for wood1 and  
the wheat for the sacrifice3 ,i  will   
give it all willingly4    #ba3bd4 ,and  
king ,david said to him3 ,it shall not  

be so1 but ,i will give  thee money as  
much as it is worth3 for ,i must not    
take it from thee1  and so offer to the 
,lord holocausts free cost4    #ba3be4  
,so ,david gave to ,ornan for the place1
 six hundred sicles of gold  of just    
weight4    ,six hundred sicles1 etc4444 
,this was the price of the whole place1 
on  which the temple was afterwards     
built2 but the price of the oxen was    
fifty sicles of silver4 #b ,kings       
#bd4bd4    #ba3bf4 ,and he built there  
an altar to the ,lord3 and he offered   
holocausts1 and peace offerings1 and he 
called upon the ,lord1 and he  heard him
 by sending fire from heaven upon the   
altar of the holocaust4    #ba3bg4 ,and 
the ,lord commanded the angel3 and he   
put up his sword again  into the sheath4
    #ba3bh4 ,and ,david seeing that the 
,lord had heard him in the              
thrashingfloor of ,ornan the ,jebusite1 
forthwith offered victims there4        
#ba3bi4 ,but the tabernacle of the      
,lord1 which ,moses made in the desert1 

and the altar of holocausts1 was at that
 time in the high place of  ,gabaon4    
#ba3cj4 ,and ,david could not go to the 
altar there to pray to ,god3 for he  was
 seized with an exceeding great fear1   
seeing the sword of the angel  of the   
,lord4      #a ,paralipomenon ,chapter  
#bb    ,david having prepared all       
necessaries1 chargeth ,solomon to build 
the  temple and the princes to assist   
him4    #bb3a4 ,then ,david said3 ,this 
is the house of ,god1 ,and this is the  
altar  for the holocaust of ,israel4    
#bb3b4 ,and he commanded to gather      
together all the proselytes of the  land
 of ,israel1 and out of them he         
appointed stonecutters to hew stones    
and polish them1 to build the house of  
,god4    #bb3c4 ,and ,david prepared in 
abundance iron for the nails of the     
gates1  and for the closures and        
joinings3 and of brass an immense       
weight4    #bb3d4 ,and the cedar trees  
were without number1 which the          
,sidonians1 and  ,tyrians brought to    

,david4    #bb3e4 ,and ,david said3     
,solomon my son is very young and       
tender1 and the  house which ,i would   
have to be built to the ,lord1 must be  
such as to be  renowned in all          
countries3 therefore ,i will prepare him
 necessaries4  ,and therefore before his
 death he prepared all the charges4     
#bb3f4 ,and he called for ,solomon his  
son3 and commanded him to build a  house
 to the ,lord the ,god of ,israel4      
#bb3g4 ,and ,david said to ,solomon3 ,my
 son1 it was my desire to have built  a 
house to the name of the ,lord my ,god4 
#bb3h4 ,but the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3 ,thou hast shed much     
blood1 and fought many battles1 so thou 
canst not build a house to my  name1    
after shedding so much blood before me3 
#bb3i4 ,the son1 that shall be born to  
thee1 shall be a most quiet man3  for ,i
 will make him rest from all his enemies
 round about3 and  therefore he shall be
 called ,peaceable3 and ,i will give    
peace and  quietness to ,israel all his 

days4    #bb3aj4 ,he shall build a house
 to my name1 and he shall be a son to   
me1  and ,i will be a father to him3 and
 ,i will establish the throne of his    
kingdom over ,israel for ever4          
#bb3aa4 ,now then1 my son1 the ,lord be 
with thee1 and do thou prosper1  and    
build the house to the ,lord thy ,god1  
as he hath spoken of thee4    #bb3ab4   
,the ,lord also give thee wisdom and    
understanding1 that thou  mayest be able
 to rule ,israel1 and to keep the law of
 the ,lord thy ,god4    #bb3ac4 ,for    
then thou shalt be able to prosper1 if  
thou keep the  commandments1 and        
judgments1 which the ,lord commanded    
,moses to teach  ,israel3 take courage  
and act manfully1 fear not1 nor be      
dismayed4    #bb3ad4 ,behold ,i in my   
poverty have prepared the charges of the
 house of  the ,lord1 of gold a hundred 
thousand talents1 and of silver a       
million  of talents3 but of brass1 and  
of iron there is no weight1 for the     
abundance surpasseth all account3 timber

 also and stones ,i have  prepared for  
all the charges4    #bb3ae4 ,thou hast  
also workmen in abundance1 hewers of    
stones1 and  masons1 and carpenters1 and
 of all trades the most skilful in their
  work1    #bb3af4 ,in gold1 and in     
silver1 and in brass1 and in iron1      
whereof there  is no number4 ,arise     
then1 and be doing1 and the ,lord will  
be with thee4    #bb3ag4 ,david also    
charged all the princes of ,israel1 to  
help ,solomon  his son1    #bb3ah4      
,saying3 ,you see1 that the ,lord your  
,god is with you1 and hath  given you   
rest round about1 and hath delivered all
 your enemies into  your hands1 and the 
land is subdued before the ,lord1 and   
before his  people4    #bb3ai4 ,give    
therefore your hearts and your souls1 to
 seek the ,lord your  ,god and arise1   
and build a sanctuary to the ,lord ,god1
 that the ark of  the covenant of the   
,lord1 and the vessels consecrated to   
the ,lord1 may  be brought into the     
house1 which is built to the name of the

 ,lord4      #a ,paralipomenon ,chapter 
#bc    ,david appointeth ,solomon king4 
,the distribution of the ,levites and   
their offices4    #bc3a4 ,david being   
old and full of days1 made ,solomon his 
son king over  ,israel4    #bc3b4 ,and  
he gathered together all the princes of 
,israel1 and the  priests and ,levites4 
#bc3c4 ,and the ,levites were numbered  
from the age of thirty years1 and       
upwards3 and there were found of them   
thirty-eight thousand men4    #bc3d4 ,of
 these twenty-four thousand were chosen1
 and distributed unto  the ministry of  
the house of the ,lord3 and six thousand
 were the  overseers and judges4        
#bc3e4 ,moreover four thousand were     
porters3 and as many singers singing  to
 the ,lord with the instruments1 which  
he had made to sing with4    #bc3f4 ,and
 ,david distributed them into courses by
 the families of the  sons of ,levi1 to 
wit1 of ,gerson1 and of ,caath1 and of  
,merari4    #bc3g4 ,the sons of ,gerson 
were ,leedan and ,semei4    #bc3h4 ,the 

sons of ,leedan3 the chief ,jahiel1 and 
,zethan1 and ,joel1  three4    #bc3i4   
,the sons of ,semei3 ,salomith1 and     
,hosiel1 and ,aran1 three3 these  were  
the heads of the families of ,leedan4   
#bc3aj4 ,and the sons of ,semei were    
,leheth1 and ,ziza1 and ,jaus1 and      
,baria3 these were the sons of ,semei1  
four4    #bc3aa4 ,and ,leheth was the   
first1 ,ziza the second3 but ,jaus and  
,baria  had not many children1 and      
therefore they were counted in one      
family1  and in one house4    #bc3ab4   
,the sons of ,caath were ,amram1 and    
,isaar1 ,hebron1 and ,oziel1  four4     
#bc3ac4 ,the sons of ,amram1 ,aaron1 and
 ,moses4 ,and ,aaron was separated to   
minister in the holy of holies1 he and  
his sons for ever1 and to burn  incense 
before the ,lord1 according to his      
ceremonies1 and to bless his  name for  
ever4    #bc3ad4 ,the sons also of      
,moses1 the man of ,god1 were numbered  
in the  tribe of ,levi4    #bc3ae4 ,the 
sons of ,moses were ,gersom and         

,eliezer3    #bc3af4 ,the sons of       
,gersom3 ,subuel the first4    #bc3ag4  
,and the sons of ,eliezer were3 ,rohobia
 the first3 and ,eliezer had  no more   
sons4 ,but the sons of ,rohobia were    
multiplied exceedingly4    #bc3ah4 ,the 
sons of ,isaar3 ,salomith the first4    
#bc3ai4 ,the sons of ,hebron3 ,jeriau   
the first1 ,amarias the second1         
,jahaziel the third1 ,jecmaam the       
fourth4    #bc3bj4 ,the sons of ,oziel3 
,micha the first1 ,jesia the second4    
#bc3ba4 ,the sons of ,merari3 ,moholi1  
and ,musi4 ,the sons of ,moholi3        
,eleazar and ,cis4    #bc3bb4 ,and      
,eleazar died1 and had no sons but      
daughters3 and the sons of  ,cis their  
brethren took them4    #bc3bc4 ,the sons
 of ,musi3 ,moholi1 and ,eder1 and      
,jerimoth1 three4    #bc3bd4 ,these are 
the sons of ,levi in their kindreds and 
families1  princes by their courses1 and
 the number of every head that did the  
works of the ministry of the house of   
the ,lord from twenty years old  and    

upward4    #bc3be4 ,for ,david said3    
,the ,lord the ,god of ,israel hath     
given rest to  his people1 and a        
habitation in ,jerusalem for ever4      
#bc3bf4 ,and it shall not be the office 
of the ,levites to carry any more  the  
tabernacle1 and all the vessels for the 
service thereof4    #bc3bg4 ,so         
according to the last precepts of       
,david1 the sons of ,levi are  to be    
numbered from twenty years old and      
upward4    #bc3bh4 ,and they are to be  
under the hand of the sons of ,aaron for
 the  service of the house of the ,lord1
 in the porches1 and in the chambers1   
and in the place of purification1 and in
 the sanctuary1 and in all the  works of
 the ministry of the temple of the      
,lord4    #bc3bi4 ,and the priests have 
the charge of the loaves of proposition1
  and of the sacrifice of fine flour1   
and of the unleavened cakes1 and of  the
 fryingpan1 and of the roasting1 and of 
every weight and measure4    #bc3cj4    
,and the ,levites are to stand in the   

morning to give thanks1 and  to sing    
praises to the ,lord3 and in like manner
 in the evening1    #bc3ca4 ,as well in 
the oblation of the holocausts of the   
,lord1 as in the  sabbaths and in the   
new moons1 and the rest of the          
solemnities1  according to the number   
and ceremonies prescribed for every     
thing1  continually before the ,lord4   
#bc3cb4 ,and let them keep the          
observances of the tabernacle of the    
covenant1 and the ceremonies of the     
sanctuary1 and the charge of the  sons  
of ,aaron their brethren1 that they may 
minister in the house of  the ,lord4    
#a ,paralipomenon ,chapter #bd    ,the  
divisions of the priests into four and  
twenty courses1 to serve in  the temple3
 the chiefs of the ,levites4    #bd3a4  
,now these were the divisions of the    
sons of ,aaron3 ,the sons of  ,aaron3   
,nadab1 and ,abiu1 and ,eleazar1 and    
,ithamar4    #bd3b4 ,but ,nadab and     
,abiu died before their father1 and had 
no children3  so ,eleazar1 and ,ithamar 

did the office of the priesthood4       
#bd3c4 ,and ,david distributed them1    
that is1 ,sadoc of the sons of          
,eleazar1 and ,ahimelech of the sons of 
,ithamar1 according to their  courses   
and ministry4    #bd3d4 ,and there were 
found many more of the sons of ,eleazar 
among the  principal men1 than of the   
sons of ,ithamar4 ,and he divided them  
so1  that there were of the sons of     
,eleazar1 sixteen chief men by their    
families3 and of the sons of ,ithamar   
eight by their families and  houses4    
#bd3e4 ,and he divided both the families
 one with the other by lot3 for  there  
were princes of the sanctuary1 and      
princes of ,god1 both of the  sons of   
,eleazar1 and of the sons of ,ithamar4  
#bd3f4 ,and ,semeias the son of         
,nathanael the scribe a ,levite1 wrote  
them  down before the king and the      
princes1 and ,sadoc the priest1 and     
,ahimelech the son of ,abiathar1 and the
 princes also of the priestly and       
,levitical families3 one house1 which   

was over the rest1 of ,eleazar3 and     
another house1 which had the rest under 
it1 of ,ithamar4    #bd3g4 ,now the     
first lot came forth to ,joiarib1 the   
second to ,jedei1    #bd3h4 ,the third  
to ,harim1 the fourth to ,seorim1       
#bd3i4 ,the fifth to ,melchia1 the sixth
 to ,maiman1    #bd3aj4 ,the seventh to 
,accos1 the eighth to ,abia1    #bd3aa4 
,the ninth to ,jesua1 the tenth to      
,sechenia1    #bd3ab4 ,the eleventh to  
,eliasib1 the twelfth to ,jacim1        
#bd3ac4 ,the thirteenth to ,hoppha1 the 
fourteenth to ,isbaab1    #bd3ad4 ,the  
fifteenth to ,belga1 the sixteenth to   
,emmer1    #bd3ae4 ,the seventeenth to  
,hezir1 the eighteenth to ,aphses1      
#bd3af4 ,the nineteenth to ,pheteia1 the
 twentieth to ,hezechiel1    #bd3ag4    
,the one and twentieth to ,jachin1 the  
two and twentieth to ,gamul1    #bd3ah4 
,the three and twentieth to ,dalaiau1   
the four and twentieth to  ,maaziau4    
#bd3ai4 ,these are their courses        
according to their ministries1 to come  

into the house of the ,lord1 and        
according to their manner under the     
hand of ,aaron their father3 as the     
,lord the ,god of ,israel had           
commanded4    #bd3bj4 ,now of the rest  
of the sons of ,levi1 there was of the  
sons of  ,amram1 ,subael3 and of the    
sons of ,subael1 ,jehedeia4    #bd3ba4  
,also of the sons of ,rohobia the chief 
,jesias4    #bd3bb4 ,and the son of     
,isaar ,salemoth1 and the son of        
,salemoth ,jahath3    #bd3bc4 ,and his  
son ,jeriau the first1 ,amarias the     
second1 ,jahaziel the  third1 ,jecmaan  
the fourth4    #bd3bd4 ,the son of      
,oziel1 ,micha3 the son of ,micha1      
,samir4    #bd3be4 ,the brother of      
,micha1 ,jesia3 and the son of ,jesia1  
,zacharias4    #bd3bf4 ,the sons of     
,merari3 ,moholi and ,musi3 the son of  
,oziau3 ,benno4    #bd3bg4 ,the son also
 of ,merari ,oziau1 and ,soam1 and      
,zacchur1 and ,hebri4    #bd3bh4 ,and   
the son of ,moholi3 ,eleazar1 who had no
 sons4    #bd3bi4 ,and the son of ,cis1 

,jeramael4    #bd3cj4 ,the sons of      
,musi3 ,moholi1 ,eder1 and ,jerimoth4   
,these are the sons  of ,levi according 
to the houses of their families4        
#bd3ca4 ,and they also cast lots over   
against their brethren the sons of      
,aaron before ,david the king1 and      
,sadoc1 and ,ahimelech1 and the princes 
of the priestly and ,levitical families1
 both the elder and the younger4  ,the  
lot divided all equally4      #a        
,paralipomenon ,chapter #be    ,the     
number and divisions of the musicians4  
#be3a4 ,moreover ,david and the chief   
officers of the army separated for  the 
ministry the sons of ,asaph1 and of     
,heman1 and of ,idithun3 to  prophesy   
with harps1 and with psalteries1 and    
with cymbals according to  their number 
serving in their appointed office4      
#be3b4 ,of the sons of ,asaph3 ,zacchur1
 and ,joseph1 and ,nathania1 and        
,asarela1 sons of ,asaph3 under the hand
 of ,asaph prophesying near the  king4  
#be3c4 ,and of ,idithun3 the sons of    

,idithun1 ,godolias1 ,sori1 ,jeseias1   
and  ,hasabias1 and ,mathathias1 six1   
under the hand of their father ,idithun1
  who prophesied with a harp to give    
thanks and to praise the ,lord4         
#be3d4 ,of ,heman also3 the sons of     
,heman1 ,bocciau1 ,mathaniau1 ,oziel1   
,subuel1 and ,jerimoth1 ,hananias1      
,hanani1 ,eliatha1 ,geddelthi1 and      
,romemthiezer1 and ,jesbacassa1         
,mellothi1 ,othir1 ,mahazioth3    #be3e4
 ,all these were the sons of ,heman the 
seer of the king in the  words of ,god1 
to lift up the horn3 and ,god gave to   
,heman fourteen sons  and three         
daughters4    #be3f4 ,all these under   
their father's hand were distributed to 
sing in  the temple of the ,lord1 with  
cymbals1 and psalteries and harps1 for  
the  service of the house of the ,lord  
near the king3 to wit1 ,asaph1 and      
,idithun1 and ,heman4    #be3g4 ,and the
 number of them with their brethren1    
that taught the song  of the ,lord1 all 
the teachers1 were two hundred and      

eighty-eight4    #be3h4 ,and they cast  
lots by their courses1 the elder equally
 with the  younger1 the learned and the 
unlearned together4    #be3i4 ,and the  
first lot came forth to ,joseph1 who was
 of ,asaph4 ,the  second to ,godolias1  
to him and his sons1 and his brethren   
twelve4    #be3aj4 ,the third to        
,zachur1 to his sons and his brethren   
twelve4    #be3aa4 ,the fourth to       
,isari1 to his sons and his brethren    
twelve4    #be3ab4 ,the fifth to        
,nathania1 to his sons and his brethren 
twelve4    #be3ac4 ,the sixth to        
,bocciau1 to his sons and his brethren  
twelve4    #be3ad4 ,the seventh to      
,isreela1 to his sons and his brethren  
twelve4    #be3ae4 ,the eighth to       
,jesaia1 to his sons and his brethren   
twelve4    #be3af4 ,the ninth to        
,mathanaias1 to his sons and his        
brethren twelve4    #be3ag4 ,the tenth  
to ,semeias1 to his sons and his        
brethren twelve4    #be3ah4 ,the        
eleventh to ,azareel1 to his sons and   

his brethren twelve4    #be3ai4 ,the    
twelfth to ,hasabia1 to his sons and his
 brethren twelve4    #be3bj4 ,the       
thirteenth to ,subael1 to his sons and  
his brethren twelve4    #be3ba4 ,the    
fourteenth to ,mathathias1 to his sons  
and his brethren  twelve4    #be3bb4    
,the fifteenth to ,jerimoth1 to his sons
 and his brethren twelve4    #be3bc4    
,the sixteenth to ,hananias1 to his sons
 and his brethren twelve4    #be3bd4    
,the seventeenth to ,jesbacassa1 to his 
sons and his brethren  twelve4          
#be3be4 ,the eighteenth to ,hanani1 to  
his sons and his brethren twelve4       
#be3bf4 ,the nineteenth to ,mellothi1 to
 his sons and his brethren twelve4      
#be3bg4 ,the twentieth to ,eliatha1 to  
his sons and his brethren twelve4       
#be3bh4 ,the one and twentieth to       
,othir1 to his sons and his brethren    
twelve4    #be3bi4 ,the two and         
twentieth to ,geddelthi1 to his sons and
 his brethren  twelve4    #be3cj4 ,the  
three and twentieth to ,mahazioth1 to   

his sons and his  brethren twelve4      
#be3ca4 ,the four and twentieth to      
,romemthiezer1 to his sons and his      
brethren twelve4      #a ,paralipomenon 
,chapter #bf    ,the divisions of the   
porters4 ,offices of other ,levites4    
#bf3a4 ,and the divisions of the        
porters3 of the ,corites ,meselemia1 the
  son of ,core1 of the sons of ,asaph4  
#bf3b4 ,the sons of ,meselemia3         
,zacharias the firstborn1 ,jadihel the  
second1 ,zabadias the third1 ,jathanael 
the fourth1    #bf3c4 ,elam the fifth1  
,johanan the sixth1 ,elioenai the       
seventh4    #bf3d4 ,and the sons of     
,obededom1 ,semeias the firstborn1      
,jozabad the  second1 ,joaha the third1 
,sachar the fourth1 ,nathanael the      
fifth1    #bf3e4 ,ammiel the sixth1     
,issachar the seventh1 ,phollathi the   
eighth3 for  the ,lord had blessed him4 
#bf3f4 ,and to ,semei his son were born 
sons1 heads of their families3 for  they
 were men of great valour4    #bf3g4    
,the sons then of ,semeias were ,othni1 

and ,raphael1 and ,obed1  ,elizabad1 and
 his brethren most valiant men3 and     
,eliu1 and ,samachias4    #bf3h4 ,all   
these of the sons of ,obededom3 they1   
and their sons1 and  their brethren most
 able men for service1 sixty-two of     
,obededom4    #bf3i4 ,and the sons of   
,meselemia1 and their brethren strong   
men1 were  eighteen4    #bf3aj4 ,and of 
,hosa1 that is1 of the sons of ,merari3 
,semri the chief1  7for he had not a    
firstborn1 and therefore his father made
 him chief47    ,he had not a           
firstborn4444 ,that is1 his firstborn   
was either dead or  not fit to be chief2
 and therefore he made ,semri the chief4
    #bf3aa4 ,helcias the second1        
,tabelias the third1 ,zacharias the     
fourth3  all these the sons1 and the    
brethren of ,hosa1 were thirteen4       
#bf3ab4 ,among these were the divisions 
of the porters1 so that the  chiefs of  
the wards1 as well as their brethren1   
always ministered in  the house of the  
,lord4    #bf3ac4 ,and they cast lots   

equally1 both little and great1 by their
  families for every one of the gates4  
#bf3ad4 ,and the lot of the east fell to
 ,selemias4 ,but to his son  ,zacharias1
 a very wise and learned man1 the north 
gate fell by lot4    #bf3ae4 ,and to    
,obededom and his sons that towards the 
south3 in which  part of the house was  
the council of the ancients4    #bf3af4 
,to ,sephim1 and ,hosa towards the west1
 by the gate which leadeth  to the way  
of the ascent3 ward against ward4       
#bf3ag4 ,now towards the east were six  
,levites3 and towards the north  four a 
day3 and towards the south likewise four
 a day3 and where the  council was1 two 
and two4    #bf3ah4 ,in the cells also  
of the porters toward the west four in  
the  way3 and two at every cell4        
#bf3ai4 ,these are the divisions of the 
porters of the sons of ,core1 and  of   
,merari4    #bf3bj4 ,now ,achias was    
over the treasures of the house of ,god1
 and the  holy vessels4    ,holy        
vessels4444 ,or vessels of the holy     

places1 or of things holy4 ,vasa        
sanctorum4    #bf3ba4 ,the sons of      
,ledan1 the sons of ,gersonni3 of ,ledan
 were heads of  the families1 of ,ledan1
 and ,gersonni1 ,jehieli4    #bf3bb4    
,the sons of ,jehieli3 ,zathan and      
,joel1 his brethren over the  treasures 
of the house of the ,lord1    #bf3bc4   
,with the ,amramites1 and ,isaarites1   
and ,hebronites1 and  ,ozielites4       
#bf3bd4 ,and ,subael the son of ,gersom1
 the son of ,moses1 was chief over  the 
treasures4    #bf3be4 ,his brethren     
also1 ,eliezer1 whose son ,rohobia1 and 
his son  ,isaias1 and his son ,joram1   
and his son ,zechri1 and his son        
,selemith4    #bf3bf4 ,which ,selemith  
and his brethren were over the treasures
 of the  holy things1 which king ,david1
 and the heads of families1 and the     
captains over thousands and over        
hundreds1 and the captains of the host  
had dedicated1    #bf3bg4 ,out of the   
wars1 and the spoils won in battles1    
which they had  consecrated to the      

building and furniture of the temple of 
the ,lord4    #bf3bh4 ,and all these    
things that ,samuel the seer and ,saul  
the son of  ,cis1 and ,abner the son of 
,ner1 and ,joab the son of ,sarvia had  
sanctified3 and whosoever had sanctified
 those things1 they were under  the hand
 of ,selemith and his brethren4         
#bf3bi4 ,but ,chonenias and his sons    
were over the ,isaarites1 for the       
business abroad over ,israel to teach   
them and judge them4    #bf3cj4 ,and of 
the ,hebronites ,hasabias1 and his      
brethren most able men1  a thousand     
seven hundred had the charge over       
,israel beyond the ,jordan  westward1 in
 all the works of the ,lord1 and for the
 service of the  king4    #bf3ca4 ,and  
the chief of the ,hebronites was ,jeria 
according to their  families and        
kindreds4 ,in the fortieth year of the  
reign of ,david they  were numbered1 and
 there were found most valiant men in   
,jazer ,galaad1    #bf3cb4 ,and his     
brethren of stronger age1 two thousand  

seven hundred  chiefs of families4 ,and 
king ,david made them rulers over the   
,rubenites  and the ,gadites1 and the   
half tribe of ,manasses1 for all the    
service of  ,god1 and the king4      #a 
,paralipomenon ,chapter #bg    ,the     
twelve captains for every month2 the    
twelve princes of the tribes4  ,david's 
several officers4    #bg3a4 ,now the    
children of ,israel according to their  
number1 the heads  of families1 captains
 of thousands and of hundreds1 and      
officers1 that  served the king         
according to their companies1 who came  
in and went out  every month in the     
year1 under every chief were four and   
twenty  thousand4    #bg3b4 ,over the   
first company the first month ,jesboam1 
the son of  ,zabdiel was chief1 and     
under him were four and twenty thousand4
    #bg3c4 ,of the sons of ,phares1 the 
chief of all the captains in the host   
in the first month4    #bg3d4 ,the      
company of the second month was under   
,dudia1 an ,ahohite1 and  after him was 

another named ,macelloth1 who commanded 
a part of the army  of four and twenty  
thousand4    #bg3e4 ,and the captain of 
the third company for the third month1  
was  ,banaias the son of ,joiada the    
priest3 and in his division were four   
and  twenty thousand4    #bg3f4 ,this is
 that ,banaias the most valiant among   
the thirty1 and above  the thirty4 ,and 
,amizabad his son commanded his company4
    #bg3g4 ,the fourth1 for the fourth  
month1 was ,asahel the brother of ,joab1
  and ,zabadias his son after him3 and  
in his company were four and twenty     
thousand4    #bg3h4 ,the fifth captain  
for the fifth month1 was ,samaoth a     
,jezerite3  and his company were four   
and twenty thousand4    #bg3i4 ,the     
sixth1 for the sixth month1 was ,hira   
the son of ,acces a  ,thecuite3 and in  
his company were four and twenty        
thousand4    #bg3aj4 ,the seventh1 for  
the seventh month1 was ,helles a        
,phallonite of  the sons of ,ephraim3   
and in his company were four and twenty 

thousand4    #bg3aa4 ,the eighth1 for   
the eighth month1 was ,sobochai a       
,husathite of  the race of ,zarahi3 and 
in his company were four and twenty     
thousand4    #bg3ab4 ,the ninth1 for the
 ninth month1 was ,abiezer an           
,anathothite of  the sons of ,jemini1   
and in his company were four and twenty 
thousand4    #bg3ac4 ,the tenth1 for the
 tenth month1 was ,marai1 who was a     
,netophathite of the race of ,zarai3 and
 in his company were four and  twenty   
thousand4    #bg3ad4 ,the eleventh1 for 
the eleventh month1 was ,banaias1 a     
,pharathonite of the sons of ,ephraim3  
and in his company were four and  twenty
 thousand4    #bg3ae4 ,the twelfth1 for 
the twelfth month1 was ,holdai a        
,netophathite1  of the race of          
,gothoniel3 and in his company were four
 and twenty  thousand4    #bg3af4 ,now  
the chiefs over the tribes of ,israel   
were these3 over the  ,rubenites1       
,eliezer the son of ,zechri was ruler3  
over the ,simeonites1  ,saphatias the   

son of ,maacha3    #bg3ag4 ,over the    
,levites1 ,hasabias the son of ,camuel3 
over the  ,aaronites1 ,sadoc3    #bg3ah4
 ,over ,juda1 ,eliu the brother of      
,david over ,issachar1 ,amri the son  of
 ,michael3    #bg3ai4 ,over the         
,zabulonites1 ,jesmaias the son of      
,adias3 over the  ,nephtalites1         
,jerimoth the son of ,ozriel3    #bg3bj4
 ,over the sons of ,ephraim1 ,osee the  
son of ,ozaziu3 over the half  tribe of 
,manasses1 ,joel the son of ,phadaia3   
#bg3ba4 ,and over the half tribe of     
,manasses in ,galaad1 ,jaddo the son of 
,zacharias3 and over ,benjamin1 ,jasiel 
the son of ,abner4    #bg3bb4 ,and over 
,dan1 ,ezrihel the son of ,jeroham3     
these were the princes  of the children 
of ,israel4    #bg3bc4 ,but ,david would
 not number them from twenty years old  
and under3  because the ,lord had said  
that he would multiply ,israel like the 
stars  of heaven4    #bg3bd4 ,joab the  
son of ,sarvia began to number1 but he  
finished not3  because upon this there  

fell wrath upon ,israel3 and therefore  
the  number of them that were numbered1 
was not registered in the chronicles  of
 king ,david4    #bg3be4 ,and over the  
king's treasures was ,azmoth the son of 
,adiel3 and  over those stores which    
were in the cities1 and in the villages1
 and1  in the castles1 was ,jonathan the
 son of ,ozias4    #bg3bf4 ,and over the
 tillage1 and the husbandmen1 who tilled
 the ground1  was ,ezri the son of      
,chelub3    #bg3bg4 ,and over the       
dressers of the vine yards1 was ,semeias
 a  ,romathite3 and over the wine       
cellars1 ,zabdias an ,aphonite4         
#bg3bh4 ,and over the oliveyards and the
 fig groves1 which were in the  plains1 
was ,balanam a ,gederite3 and over the  
oil cellars1 ,joas4    #bg3bi4 ,and over
 the herds that fed in ,saron1 was      
,setrai a ,saronite3 and  over the oxen 
in the valleys1 ,saphat the son of      
,adli3    #bg3cj4 ,and over the camels1 
,ubil an ,ishmahelite and over the      
asses1  ,jadias a ,meronathite3         

#bg3ca4 ,and over the sheep ,jaziz an   
,agarene4 ,all these were the rulers  of
 the substance of king ,david4          
#bg3cb4 ,and ,jonathan ,david's uncle1 a
 counsellor1 a wise and learned  man3 he
 and ,jahiel the son of ,hachamoni were 
with the king's sons4    #bg3cc4 ,and   
,achitophel was the king's counsellor1  
and ,chusai the  ,arachite1 the king's  
friend4    #bg3cd4 ,and after           
,achitophel was ,joiada the son of      
,banaias1 and  ,abiathar4 ,and the      
general of the king's army was ,joab4   
#a ,paralipomenon ,chapter #bh          
,david's speech1 in a solemn assembly3  
his exhortation to ,solomon4 ,he  giveth
 him a pattern of the temple4    #bh3a4 
,and ,david assembled all the chief men 
of ,israel1 the princes of  the tribes1 
and the captains of the companies1 who  
waited on the king3  and the captains   
over thousands1 and over hundreds1 and  
them who had  the charge over the       
substance and possessions of the king1  
and his sons  with the officers of the  

court1 and the men of power1 and all the
  bravest of the army at ,jerusalem4    
#bh3b4 ,and the king rising up1 and     
standing said3 ,hear me1 my brethren    
and my people3 ,i had a thought to have 
built a house1 in which the ark  of the 
,lord1 and the footstool of our ,god    
might rest3 and prepared all  things for
 the building4    #bh3c4 ,and ,god said 
to me3 ,thou shalt not build a house to 
my name3  because thou art a man of war1
 and hast shed blood4    #bh3d4 ,but the
 ,lord ,god of ,israel chose me of all  
the house of my  father1 to be king over
 ,israel for ever3 for of ,juda he chose
 the  princes3 and of the house of      
,juda1 my father's house3 and among the 
sons of my father1 it pleased him to    
choose me king over all ,israel4        
#bh3e4 ,and among my sons 7for the ,lord
 hath given me many sons7 he hath       
chosen ,solomon my son1 to sit upon the 
throne of the kingdom of the  ,lord over
 ,israel4    #bh3f4 ,and he said to me3 
,solomon thy son shall build my house1  

and my  courts3 for ,i have chosen him  
to be my son1 and ,i will be a father to
  him4    #bh3g4 ,and ,i will establish 
his kingdom for ever1 if he continue to 
keep  my commandments1 and my judgments1
 as at this day4    #bh3h4 ,now then    
before all the assembly of ,israel1 in  
the hearing of our  ,god1 keep ye1 and  
seek all the commandments of the ,lord  
our ,god3 that  you may possess the good
 land1 and may leave it to your children
 after  you for ever4    #bh3i4 ,and    
thou my son ,solomon1 know the ,god of  
thy father1 and serve  him with a       
perfect heart1 and a willing mind3 for  
the ,lord searcheth  all hearts1 and    
understandeth all the thoughts of minds4
 ,if thou seek  him1 thou shalt find    
him3 but if thou forsake him1 he will   
cast thee  off for ever4    #bh3aj4 ,now
 therefore seeing the ,lord hath chosen 
thee to build the  house of the         
sanctuary1 take courage1 and do it4     
#bh3aa4 ,and ,david gave to ,solomon his
 son a description of the porch1  and of

 the temple1 and of the treasures1 and  
of the upper floor1 and of  the inner   
chambers1 and of the house for the mercy
 seat1    #bh3ab4 ,as also of all the   
courts1 which he had in his thought1 and
 of  the chambers round about1 for the  
treasures of the house of the ,lord1    
and for the treasures of the consecrated
 things1    #bh3ac4 ,and of the         
divisions of the priests and of the     
,levites1 for all  the works of the     
house of the ,lord1 and for all the     
vessels of the  service of the temple of
 the ,lord4    #bh3ad4 ,gold by weight  
for every vessel for the ministry4 ,and 
silver by  weight according to the      
diversity of the vessels and uses4      
#bh3ae4 ,he gave also gold for the      
golden candlesticks1 and their lamps1   
according to the dimensions of every    
candlestick1 and the lamps  thereof4 ,in
 like manner also he gave silver by     
weight for the silver  candlesticks1 and
 for their lamps according to the       
diversity of the  dimensions of them4   

#bh3af4 ,he gave also gold for the      
tables of proposition1 according to  the
 diversity of the tables3 in like manner
 also silver for other  tables of       
silver4    #bh3ag4 ,for fleshhooks also1
 and bowls1 and censers of fine gold1   
and  for little lions of gold1 according
 to the measure he gave by weight1  for 
every lion4 ,in like manner also for    
lions of silver he set aside a          
different weight of silver4    #bh3ah4  
,and for the altar of incense1 he gave  
the purest gold3 and to  make the       
likeness of the chariot of the cherubims
 spreading their  wings1 and covering   
the ark of the covenant of the ,lord4   
#bh3ai4 ,all these things1 said he1 came
 to me written by the hand of the  ,lord
 that ,i might understand all the works 
of the pattern4    #bh3bj4 ,and ,david  
said to ,solomon his son3 ,act like a   
man1 and take  courage1 and do3 fear    
not1 and be not dismayed3 for the ,lord 
my ,god  will be with thee1 and will not
 leave thee1 nor forsake thee1 till thou

  hast finished all the work for the    
service of the house of the ,lord4      
#bh3ba4 ,behold the courses of the      
priests and the ,levites1 for every     
ministry of the house of the ,lord1     
stand by thee1 and are ready1 and  both 
the princes1 and the people know how to 
execute all thy  commandments4      #a  
,paralipomenon ,chapter #bi    ,david by
 word and example encourageth the       
princes to contribute  liberally to the 
building of the temple4 ,his            
thanksgiving1 prayer1 and  sacrifices3  
his death4    #bi3a4 ,and king ,david   
said to all the assembly3 ,solomon my   
son1 whom  alone ,god hath chosen1 is as
 yet young and tender3 and the work is  
great1 for a house is prepared not for  
man1 but for ,god4    #bi3b4 ,and ,i    
with all my ability have prepared the   
expenses for the  house of my ,god4     
,gold for vessels of gold1 and silver   
for vessels of  silver1 brass for things
 of brass1 iron for things of iron1 wood
 for  things of wood3 and onyx stones1  

and stones like alabaster1 and of       
divers colours1 and all manner of       
precious stones1 and marble of ,paros   
in great abundance4    #bi3c4 ,now over 
and above the things which ,i have      
offered into the house  of my ,god ,i   
give of my own proper goods1 gold and   
silver for the temple  of my ,god1      
beside what things ,i have prepared for 
the holy house4    #bi3d4 ,three        
thousand talents of gold of the gold of 
,ophir3 and seven  thousand talents of  
refined silver1 to overlay the walls of 
the temple4    #bi3e4 ,and gold for     
wheresoever there is need of gold3 and  
silver for  wheresoever there is need of
 silver1 for the works to be made by the
  hands of the artificers3 now if any   
man is willing to offer1 let him  fill  
his hand to day1 and offer what he      
pleaseth to the ,lord4    #bi3f4 ,then  
the heads of the families1 and the      
princes of the tribes of  ,israel and   
the captains of thousands1 and of       
hundreds1 and the  overseers of the     

king's possessions promised1    #bi3g4  
,and they gave for the works of the     
house of the ,lord1 of gold1  five      
thousand talents1 and ten thousand      
solids3 of silver ten thousand  talents3
 and of brass eighteen thousand talents3
 and of iron a hundred  thousand        
talents4    #bi3h4 ,and all they that   
had stones1 gave them to the treasures  
of the  house of the ,lord1 by the hand 
of ,jahiel the ,gersonite4    #bi3i4    
,and the people rejoiced1 when they     
promised their offerings  willingly3    
because they offered them to the ,lord  
with all their heart3  and ,david the   
king rejoiced also with a great joy4    
#bi3aj4 ,and he blessed the ,lord before
 all the multitude1 and he said3        
,blessed art thou1 ,o ,lord the ,god of 
,israel1 our father from eternity to    
eternity4    #bi3aa4 ,thine1 ,o ,lord1  
is magnificence1 and power1 and glory1  
and  victory3 and to thee is praise3 for
 all that is in heaven1 and in  earth1  
is thine3 thine is the kingdom1 ,o      

,lord1 and thou art above all  princes4 
#bi3ab4 ,thine are riches1 and thine is 
glory1 thou hast dominion over  all1 in 
thy hand is power and might3 in thy hand
 greatness1 and the  empire of all      
things4    #bi3ac4 ,now therefore our   
,god we give thanks to thee1 and we     
praise thy  glorious name4    #bi3ad4   
,who am ,i1 and what is my people1 that 
we should be able to  promise thee all  
these things8 all things are thine3 and 
we have given  thee what we received of 
thy hand4    #bi3ae4 ,for we are        
sojourners before thee1 and strangers1  
as were all  our fathers4 ,our days upon
 earth are as a shadow1 and there is no 
stay4    #bi3af4 ,o ,lord our ,god1 all 
this store that we have prepared to     
build  thee a house for thy holy name1  
is from thy hand1 and all things are    
thine4    #bi3ag4 ,i know my ,god that  
thou provest hearts1 and lovest         
simplicity1  wherefore ,i also in the   
simplicity of my heart1 have joyfully   
offered  all these things3 and ,i have  

seen with great joy thy people1 which   
are  here present1 offer thee their     
offerings4    #bi3ah4 ,o ,lord ,god of  
,abraham1 and of ,isaac1 and of ,israel 
our fathers1  keep for ever this will of
 their heart1 and let this mind remain  
always  for the worship of thee4        
#bi3ai4 ,and give to ,solomon my son a  
perfect heart1 that he may keep thy     
commandments1 thy testimonies1 and thy  
ceremonies1 and do all things3  and     
build the house1 for which ,i have      
provided the charges4    #bi3bj4 ,and   
,david commanded all the assembly3      
,bless ye the ,lord our ,god4  ,and all 
the assembly blessed the ,lord the ,god 
of their fathers3 and  they bowed       
themselves and worshipped ,god1 and then
 the king4    #bi3ba4 ,and they         
sacrificed victims to the ,lord3 and    
they offered  holocausts the next day1 a
 thousand bullocks1 a thousand rams1 a  
thousand lambs1 with their libations1   
and with every thing prescribed  most   
abundantly for all ,israel4    #bi3bb4  

,and they ate1 and drank before the     
,lord that day with great joy4  ,and    
they anointed the second time ,solomon  
the son of ,david4 ,and they  anointed  
him to the ,lord to be prince1 and      
,sadoc to be high priest4    #bi3bc4    
,and ,solomon sat on the throne of the  
,lord as king instead of  ,david his    
father1 and he pleased all3 and all     
,israel obeyed him4    #bi3bd4 ,and all 
the princes1 and men of power1 and all  
the sons of king  ,david gave their     
hand1 and were subject to ,solomon the  
king4    #bi3be4 ,and the ,lord         
magnified ,solomon over all ,israel3 and
 gave him the  glory of a reign1 such as
 no king of ,israel had before him4     
#bi3bf4 ,so ,david the son of ,isai     
reigned over all ,israel4    #bi3bg4    
,and the days that he reigned over      
,israel1 were forty years3 in  ,hebron  
he reigned seven years1 and in          
,jerusalem three and thirty years4      
#bi3bh4 ,and he died in a good age1 full
 of days1 and riches1 and glory4  ,and  

,solomon his son reigned in his stead4  
#bi3bi4 ,now the acts of king ,david    
first and last are written in the  book 
of ,samuel the seer1 and in the book of 
,nathan the prophet1 and in  the book of
 ,gad the seer3    #bi3cj4 ,and of all  
his reign1 and his valour1 and of the   
times that  passed under him1 either in 
,israel1 or in all the kingdoms of the  
countries4          ,,the ,,second      
,,book ,,of ,,paralipomenon      #b     
,paralipomenon ,chapter #a    ,solomon  
offereth sacrifices at ,gabaon4 ,his    
choice of wisdom which ,god  giveth him4
    #a3a4 ,and ,solomon the son of      
,david was strengthened in his kingdom1 
and  the ,lord his ,god was with him1   
and magnified him to a high degree4     
#a3b4 ,and ,solomon gave orders to all  
,israel1 to the captains of  thousands1 
and of hundreds1 and to the rulers1 and 
to the judges of all  ,israel1 and the  
heads of the families3    #a3c4 ,and he 
went with all the multitude to the high 
place of ,gabaon1  where was the        

tabernacle of the covenant of the ,lord1
 which ,moses the  servant of ,god made1
 in the wilderness4    #a3d4 ,for ,david
 had brought the ark of ,god from       
,cariathiarim to the  place1 which he   
had prepared for it1 and where he had   
pitched a  tabernacle for it1 that is1  
in ,jerusalem4    #a3e4 ,and the altar  
of brass1 which ,beseleel the son of    
,uri the son of  ,hur had made1 was     
there before the tabernacle of the      
,lord3 and ,solomon  and all the        
assembly sought it3    #a3f4 ,and       
,solomon went up thither to the brazen  
altar1 before the  tabernacle of the    
covenant of the ,lord1 and offered up on
 it a thousand  victims4    #a3g4 ,and  
behold that night ,god appeared to him1 
saying3 ,ask what thou  wilt that ,i    
should give thee4    #a3h4 ,and ,solomon
 said to ,god3 ,thou hast shewn great   
kindness to my  father ,david3 and hast 
made me king in his stead4    #a3i4 ,now
 therefore1 ,o ,lord ,god1 let thy word 
be fulfilled1 which thou  hast promised 

to ,david my father3 for thou hast made 
me king over thy  great people1 which is
 as innumerable as the dust of the      
earth4    #a3aj4 ,give me wisdom and    
knowledge that ,i may come in and go out
 before  thy people3 for who can        
worthily judge this thy people1 which is
 so  great8    #a3aa4 ,and ,god said to 
,solomon3 ,because this choice hath     
pleased thy  heart1 and thou hast not   
asked riches1 and wealth1 and glory1 nor
 the  lives of them that hate thee1 nor 
many days of life3 but hast asked       
wisdom and knowledge1 to be able to     
judge my people1 over which ,i have     
made thee king1    #a3ab4 ,wisdom and   
knowledge are granted to thee3 and ,i   
will give thee  riches1 and wealth1 and 
glory1 so that none of the kings before 
thee1  nor after thee1 shall be like    
thee4    #a3ac4 ,then ,solomon came from
 the high place of ,gabaon to ,jerusalem
  before the tabernacle of the covenant1
 and reigned over ,israel4    #a3ad4    
,and he gathered to himself chariots and

 horsemen1 and he had a  thousand four  
hundred chariots1 and twelve thousand   
horsemen3 and he  placed them in the    
cities of the chariots1 and with the    
king in  ,jerusalem4    #a3ae4 ,and the 
king made silver and gold to be in      
,jerusalem as stones1  and cedar trees  
as sycamores1 which grow in the plains  
in great  multitude4    #a3af4 ,and     
there were horses brought him from      
,egypt1 and from ,coa by the  king's    
merchants1 who went1 and bought at a    
price1    #a3ag4 ,a chariot of four     
horses for six hundred pieces of silver1
 and a  horse for a hundred and fifty3  
in like manner market was made in all   
the kingdoms of the ,hethites1 and of   
the kings of ,syria4      #b            
,paralipomenon ,chapter #b    ,solomon's
 embassy to ,hiram1 who sends him a     
skilful workman and timber4    #b3a4    
,and ,solomon determined to build a     
house to the name of the ,lord1  and a  
palace for himself4    #b3b4 ,and he    
numbered out seventy thousand men to    

bear burdens1 and  eighty thousand to   
hew stones in the mountains1 and three  
thousand six  hundred to oversee them4  
#b3c4 ,he sent also to ,hiram king of   
,tyre1 saying3 ,as thou didst with      
,david my father1 and didst send him    
cedars1 to build him a house1 in  which 
he dwelt3    #b3d4 ,so do with me that  
,i may build a house to the name of the 
,lord my  ,god1 to dedicate it to burn  
incense before him1 and to perfume with 
aromatical spices1 and for the continual
 setting forth of bread1 and  for the   
holocausts1 morning and evening1 and on 
the sabbaths1 and on  the new moons1 and
 the solemnities of the ,lord our ,god  
for ever1 which  are commanded for      
,israel4    #b3e4 ,for the house which  
,i desire to build1 is great3 for our   
,god is  great above all gods4    #b3f4 
,who then can be able to build him a    
worthy house8 if heaven1 and  the       
heavens of heavens cannot contain him3  
who am ,i that ,i should be  able to    
build him a house8 but to this end only1

 that incense may be  burnt before him4 
#b3g4 ,send me therefore a skilful man1 
that knoweth how to work in gold1  and  
in silver1 in brass1 and in iron1 in    
purple1 in scarlet and in  blue1 and    
that hath skill in engraving1 with the  
artificers1 which ,i  have with me in   
,judea and ,jerusalem1 whom ,david my   
father provided4    #b3h4 ,send me also 
cedars1 and fir trees1 and pine trees   
from ,libanus3  for ,i know that thy    
servants are skilful in cutting timber  
in ,libanus1  and my servants shall be  
with thy servants1    #b3i4 ,to provide 
me timber in abundance4 ,for the house  
which ,i desire to  build1 is to be     
exceeding great1 and glorious4    #b3aj4
 ,and ,i will give thy servants the     
workmen that are to cut down the  trees1
 for their food twenty thousand cores of
 wheat1 and as many cores  of barley1   
and twenty thousand measures of wine1   
and twenty thousand  measures of oil4   
#b3aa4 ,and ,hiram king of ,tyre sent a 
letter to ,solomon1 saying3 ,because    

the ,lord hath loved his people1        
therefore he hath made thee king over   
them4    #b3ab4 ,and he added1 saying3  
,blessed be the ,lord the ,god of       
,israel1 who  made heaven and earth1 who
 hath given to king ,david a wise and   
knowing  son1 endued with understanding 
and prudence1 to build a house to the   
,lord1 and a palace for himself4        
#b3ac4 ,i therefore have sent thee my   
father ,hiram1 a wise and most  skilful 
man1    #b3ad4 ,the son of a woman of   
the daughters of ,dan1 whose father was 
a  ,tyrian1 who knoweth how to work in  
gold1 and in silver1 in brass1 and  in  
iron1 and in marble1 and in timber1 in  
purple also1 and violet1 and  silk and  
scarlet3 and who knoweth to grave all   
sort of graving1 and to  devise         
ingeniously all that there may be need  
of in the work with thy  artificers1 and
 with the artificers of my lord ,david  
thy father4    #b3ae4 ,the wheat        
therefore1 and the barley and the oil1  
and the wine1  which thou1 my lord1 hast

 promised1 send to thy servants4        
#b3af4 ,and we will cut down as many    
trees out of ,libanus1 as thou shalt    
want1 and will convey them in floats by 
sea to ,joppe3 and it will be  thy part 
to bring them thence to ,jerusalem4     
#b3ag4 ,and ,solomon numbered all the   
proselytes in the land of ,israel1      
after the numbering which ,david his    
father had made1 and they were  found a 
hundred and fifty-three thousand and six
 hundred4    #b3ah4 ,and he set seventy 
thousand of them to carry burdens on    
their  shoulders1 and eighty thousand to
 hew stones in the mountains3 and  three
 thousand and six hundred to be         
overseers of the work of the  people4   
#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #c    ,the   
plan and ornaments of the temple3 the   
cherubims1 the veil1 and the  pillars4  
#c3a4 ,and ,solomon began to build the  
house of the ,lord in ,jerusalem1 in    
mount ,moria1 which had been shewn to   
,david his father1 in the place  which  
,david had prepared in the              

thrashingfloor of ,ornan the ,jebusite4 
#c3b4 ,and he began to build in the     
second month1 in the fourth year of  his
 reign4    #c3c4 ,now these are the     
foundations1 which ,solomon laid1 to    
build the  house of ,god1 the length by 
the first measure sixty cubits1 the     
breadth  twenty cubits4    #c3d4 ,and   
the porch in the front1 which was       
extended in length according  to the    
measure of the breadth of the house1    
twenty cubits3 and the  height was a    
hundred and twenty cubits3 and he       
overlaid it within with  pure gold4     
#c3e4 ,and the greater house he ceiled  
with deal boards1 and overlaid  them    
with plates of fine gold throughout3 and
 he graved in them palm  trees1 and like
 little chains interlaced with one      
another4    #c3f4 ,he paved also the    
floor of the temple with most precious  
marble1  of great beauty4    #c3g4 ,and 
the gold of the plates with which he    
overlaid the house1 and  the beams      
thereof1 and the posts1 and the walls1  

and the doors was of  the finest3 and he
 graved cherubims on the walls4    #c3h4
 ,he made also the house of the holy of 
holies3 the length of it  according to  
the breadth of the temple1 twenty       
cubits1 and the breadth  of it in like  
manner twenty cubits3 and he overlaid it
 with plates of  gold1 amounting to     
about six hundred talents4    #c3i4 ,he 
made also nails of gold1 and the weight 
of every nail was fifty  sicles3 the    
upper chambers also he overlaid with    
gold4    #c3aj4 ,he made also in the    
house of the holy of holies two         
cherubims of  image work3 and he        
overlaid them with gold4    #c3aa4 ,the 
wings of the cherubims were extended    
twenty cubits1 so that  one wing was    
five cubits long1 and reached to the    
wall of the house3  and the other was   
also five cubits long1 and reached to   
the wing of the  other cherub4    #c3ab4
 ,in like manner the wing of the other  
cherub1 was five cubits  long1 and      
reached to the wall3 and his other wing 

was five cubits long1  and touched the  
wing of the other cherub4    #c3ac4 ,so 
the wings of the two cherubims were     
spread forth1 and were  extended twenty 
cubits3 and they stood upright on their 
feet1 and their  faces were turned      
toward the house without4    #c3ad4 ,he 
made also a veil of violet1 purple1     
scarlet1 and silk3 and  wrought in it   
cherubims4    #c3ae4 ,he made also      
before the doors of the temple two      
pillars1 which  were five and thirty    
cubits high3 and their chapiters were   
five cubits4    #c3af4 ,he made also as 
it were little chains in the oracle1 and
 he put  them on the heads of the       
pillars3 and a hundred pomegranates1    
which he  put between the little chains4
    #c3ag4 ,these pillars he put at the 
entrance of the temple1 one on the      
right hand1 and the other on the left3  
that which was on the right  hand1 he   
called ,jachin3 and that on the left    
hand1 ,booz4      #b ,paralipomenon     
,chapter #d    ,the altar of brass1 the 

molten sea upon twelve oxen1 the ten    
loaves1  the candlesticks and other     
vessels and ornaments of the temple4    
#d3a4 ,he made also an altar of brass   
twenty cubits long1 and twenty  cubits  
broad1 and ten cubits high4    #d3b4    
,also a molten sea of ten cubits from   
brim to brim1 round in  compass3 it was 
five cubits high1 and a line of thirty  
cubits compassed  it round about4       
#d3c4 ,and under it there was the       
likeness of oxen1 and certain           
engravings on the outside of ten cubits 
compassed the belly of the sea1  as it  
were with two rows4    #d3d4 ,and the   
oxen were cast3 and the sea itself was  
set upon the twelve  oxen1 three of     
which looked toward the north1 and other
 three toward  the west3 and other three
 toward the south1 and the other three  
that  remained toward the east1 and the 
sea stood upon them3 and the hinder     
parts of the oxen were inward under the 
sea4    #d3e4 ,now the thickness of it  
was a handbreadth1 and the brim of it   

was  like the brim of a cup1 or of a    
crisped lily3 and it held three         
thousand measures4    #d3f4 ,he made    
also ten lavers3 and he set five on the 
right hand1 and  five on the left1 to   
wash in them all such things as they    
were to offer  for holocausts3 but the  
sea was for the priests to wash in4     
#d3g4 ,and he made ten golden           
candlesticks1 according to the form     
which  they were commanded to be made   
by3 and he set them in the temple1 five 
on the right hand1 and five on the left4
    #d3h4 ,moreover also ten tables3 and
 he set them in the temple1 five on  the
 right side1 and five on the left4 ,also
 a hundred bowls of gold4    #d3i4 ,he  
made also the court of the priests1 and 
a great hall1 and doors  in the hall1   
which he covered with brass4    #d3aj4  
,and he set the sea on the right side   
over against the east toward  the south4
    #d3aa4 ,and ,hiram made caldrons1   
and fleshhooks1 and bowls3 and finished 
all the king's work in the house of     

,god3    #d3ab4 ,that is to say1 the two
 pillars1 and the pommels1 and the      
chapiters1 and the network1 to cover the
 chapiters over the pommels4    #d3ac4  
,and four hundred pomegranates1 and two 
wreaths of network1 so  that two rows of
 pomegranates were joined to each       
wreath1 to cover the  pommels1 and the  
chapiters of the pillars4    #d3ad4 ,he 
made also bases1 and lavers1 which he   
set upon the bases3    #d3ae4 ,one sea1 
and twelve oxen under the sea2    #d3af4
 ,and the caldrons1 and fleshhooks1 and 
bowls4 ,all the vessels did  ,hiram his 
father make for ,solomon in the house of
 the ,lord of the  finest brass4        
#d3ag4 ,in the country near the ,jordan 
did the king cast them1 in a clay       
ground between ,sochot and ,saredatha4  
#d3ah4 ,and the multitude of vessels was
 innumerable1 so that the weight  of the
 brass was not known4    #d3ai4 ,and    
,solomon made all the vessels for the   
house of ,god1 and the  golden altar1   
and the tables1 upon which were the     

loaves of  proposition1    #d3bj4 ,the  
candlesticks also of most pure gold with
 their lamps to give  light before the  
oracle1 according to the manner4        
#d3ba4 ,and certain flowers1 and lamps1 
and golden tongs3 all were made  of the 
finest gold4    #d3bb4 ,the vessels also
 for the perfumes1 and the censers1 and 
the  bowls1 and the mortars1 of pure    
gold4 ,and he graved the doors of the   
inner temple1 that is1 for the holy of  
holies3 and the doors of the  temple    
without were of gold4 ,and thus all the 
work was finished which  ,solomon made  
in the house of the ,lord4      #b      
,paralipomenon ,chapter #e    ,the ark  
is brought with great solemnity into the
 temple3 the temple is  filled with the 
glory of ,god4    #e3a4 ,then ,solomon  
brought in all those things that ,david 
his father had  vowed1 the silver1 and  
the gold1 and all the vessels he put    
among the  treasures of the house of    
,god4    #e3b4 ,and after this he       
gathered together the ancients of       

,israel and all  the princes of the     
tribes1 and the heads of the families1  
of the  children of ,israel to          
,jerusalem1 to bring the ark of the     
covenant of  the ,lord out of the city  
of ,david1 which is ,sion4    #e3c4 ,and
 all the men of ,israel came to the king
 in the solemn day of  the seventh      
month4    #e3d4 ,and when all the       
ancients of ,israel were come1 the      
,levites took up  the ark1    #e3e4 ,and
 brought it in1 together with all the   
furniture of the  tabernacle4 ,and the  
priests with the ,levites carried the   
vessels of the  sanctuary1 which were in
 the tabernacle4    #e3f4 ,and king     
,solomon and all the assembly of ,israel
 and all that were  gathered together   
before the ark1 sacrificed rams1 and    
oxen without  number3 so great was the  
multitude of the victims4    #e3g4 ,and 
the priests brought in the ark of the   
covenant of the ,lord  into its place1  
that is1 to the oracle of the temple1   
into the holy of  holies under the wings

 of the cherubims3    #e3h4 ,so that the
 cherubims spread their wings over the  
place1 in which  the ark was set1 and   
covered the ark itself and its staves4  
#e3i4 ,now the ends of the staves       
wherewith the ark was carried1 because  
they were some thing longer1 were seen  
before the oracle3 but if a man  were a 
little outward1 he could not see them4  
,so the ark has been there  unto this   
day4    #e3aj4 ,and there was nothing   
else in the ark but the two tables which
  ,moses put there at ,horeb when the   
,lord gave the law to the children of   
,israel1 at their coming out of ,egypt4 
#e3aa4 ,now when the priests were come  
out of the sanctuary1 for all the       
priests that could be found there1 were 
sanctified3 and as yet at that  time the
 courses and orders of the ministries   
were not divided among  them1    #e3ab4 
,both the ,levites and the singing men1 
that is1 both they that  were under     
,asaph1 and they that were under ,heman1
 and they that were  under ,idithun1    

with their sons1 and their brethren1    
clothed with fine  linen1 sounded with  
cymbals1 and psalteries1 and harps1     
standing on the  east side of the altar1
 and with them a hundred and twenty     
priests1  sounding with trumpets4       
#e3ac4 ,so when they all sounded        
together1 both with trumpets1 and voice1
  and cymbals1 and organs1 and with     
divers kind of musical instruments1  and
 lifted up their voice on high3 the     
sound was heard afar off1 so  that when 
they began to praise the ,lord1 and to  
say3 ,give glory to the  ,lord for he is
 good1 for his mercy endureth for ever3 
the house of ,god  was filled with a    
cloud4    #e3ad4 ,nor could the priests 
stand and minister by reason of the     
cloud4  ,for the glory of the ,lord had 
filled the house of ,god4      #b       
,paralipomenon ,chapter #f    ,solomon's
 blessings and prayer4    #f3a4 ,then   
,solomon said3 ,the ,lord promised that 
he would dwell in a  cloud4    #f3b4    
,but ,i have built a house to his name1 

that he might dwell there  for ever4    
#f3c4 ,and the king turned his face1 and
 blessed all the multitude of  ,israel  
for all the multitude stood attentive   
and he said3    #f3d4 ,blessed be the   
,lord the ,god of ,israel1 who hath     
accomplished in  deed that which he     
spoke to ,david my father1 saying3      
#f3e4 ,from the day that ,i brought my  
people out of the land of ,egypt1 ,i    
chose no city among all the tribes of   
,israel1 for a house to be built  in it 
to my name3 neither chose ,i any other  
man1 to be the ruler of my  people      
,israel4    #f3f4 ,but ,i chose         
,jerusalem1 that my name might be there3
 and ,i chose  ,david to set him over my
 people ,israel4    #f3g4 ,and whereas  
,david my father had a mind to build a  
house to the  name of the ,lord the ,god
 of ,israel1    #f3h4 ,the ,lord said to
 him3 ,forasmuch as it was thy will to  
build a  house to my name1 thou hast    
done well indeed in having such a will3 
#f3i4 ,but thou shalt not build the     

house1 but thy son1 who shall come  out 
of thy loins1 he shall build a house to 
my name4    #f3aj4 ,the ,lord therefore 
hath accomplished his word which he     
spoke3 and  ,i am risen up in the place 
of ,david my father1 and sit upon the   
throne  of ,israel1 as the ,lord        
promised3 and have built a house to the 
name of  the ,lord ,god of ,israel4     
#f3aa4 ,and ,i have put in it the ark1  
wherein is the covenant of the  ,lord1  
which he made with the children of      
,israel4    #f3ab4 ,and he stood before 
the altar of the ,lord1 in presence of  
all the  multitude of ,israel1 and      
stretched forth his hands4    #f3ac4    
,for ,solomon had made a brazen         
scaffold1 and had set it in the  midst  
of the temple1 which was five cubits    
long1 and five cubits broad1  and three 
cubits high3 and he stood upon it3 then 
kneeling down in the  presence of all   
the multitude of ,israel1 and lifting up
 his hands  towards heaven1    #f3ad4   
,he said3 ,o ,lord ,god of ,israel1     

there is no ,god like thee in  heaven   
nor in earth3 who keepest covenant and  
mercy with thy servants1  that walk     
before thee with all their hearts3      
#f3ae4 ,who hast performed to thy       
servant ,david my father all that thou  
hast promised him3 and hast accomplished
 in fact1 what thou hast spoken  with   
thy mouth1 as also the present time     
proveth4    #f3af4 ,now then1 ,o ,lord  
,god of ,israel1 fulfil to thy servant  
,david my  father1 whatsoever thou hast 
promised him1 saying3 ,there shall not  
fail  thee a man in my sight1 to sit    
upon the throne of ,israel3 yet so that 
thy children take heed to their ways1   
and walk in my law1 as thou hast  walked
 before me4    #f3ag4 ,and now1 ,lord   
,god of ,israel1 let thy word be        
established which  thou hast spoken to  
thy servant ,david4    #f3ah4 ,is it    
credible then that ,god should dwell    
with men on the earth8  ,if heaven and  
the heavens of heavens do not contain   
thee1 how much less  this house1 which  

,i have built8    #f3ai4 ,but to this   
end only it is made1 that thou mayest   
regard the  prayer of thy servant and   
his supplication1 ,o ,lord my ,god3 and 
mayest  hear the prayers which thy      
servant poureth out before thee4        
#f3bj4 ,that thou mayest open thy eyes  
upon this house day and night1  upon the
 place wherein thou hast promised that  
thy name should be  called upon1        
#f3ba4 ,and that thou wouldst hear the  
prayer which thy servant prayeth  in it3
 hearken then to the prayers of thy     
servant1 and of thy people  ,israel4    
,whosoever shall pray in this place1    
hear thou from thy dwelling  place1 that
 is1 from heaven1 and shew mercy4       
#f3bb4 ,if any man sin against his      
neighbour1 and come to swear against    
him1 and bind himself with a curse      
before the altar in this house3         
#f3bc4 ,then hear thou from heaven1 and 
do justice to thy servants1 so to       
requite the wicked by making his        
wickedness fall upon his own head1 and  

to revenge the just1 rewarding him      
according to his justice4    #f3bd4 ,if 
thy people ,israel be overcome by their 
enemies1 7for they will  sin against    
thee17 and being converted shall do     
penance1 and call upon  thy name1 and   
pray to thee in this place1    #f3be4   
,then hear thou from heaven1 and forgive
 the sin of thy people  ,israel and     
bring them back into the land which thou
 gavest to them1 and  their fathers4    
#f3bf4 ,if the heavens be shut up1 and  
there fall no rain by reason of  the sin
 of the people1 and they shall pray to  
thee in this place1 and  confess to thy 
name1 and be converted from their sins1 
where thou dost  afflict them1    #f3bg4
 ,then hear thou from heaven1 ,o ,lord1 
and forgive the sins of thy  servants   
and of thy people ,israel and teach them
 the good way in which  they may walk3  
and give rain to thy land which thou    
hast given to thy  people to possess4   
#f3bh4 ,if a famine arise in the land1  
or a pestilence or blasting1 or  mildew1

 or locusts1 or caterpillars3 or if     
their enemies waste the  country1 and   
besiege the cities1 whatsoever scourge  
or infirmity shall  be upon them3       
#f3bi4 ,then if any of thy people       
,israel1 knowing his own scourge and    
infirmity shall pray1 and shall spread  
forth his hands in this house1    #f3cj4
 ,hear thou from heaven1 from thy high  
dwelling place1 and forgive1  and render
 to every one according to his ways1    
which thou knowest him  to have in his  
heart3 for thou only knowest the hearts 
of the children  of men3    #f3ca4 ,that
 they may fear thee1 and walk in thy    
ways all the days that  they live upon  
the face of the land1 which thou hast   
given to our  fathers4    #f3cb4 ,if the
 stranger also1 who is not of thy people
 ,israel1 come from  a far country1 for 
the sake of thy great name1 and thy     
strong hand1 and  thy stretched out arm1
 and adore in this place3    #f3cc4     
,hear thou from heaven thy firm dwelling
 place1 and do all that  which that     

stranger shall call upon thee for3 that 
all the people of  the earth may know   
thy name1 and may fear thee1 as thy     
people ,israel1  and may know1 that thy 
name is invoked upon this house1 which  
,i have  built4    #f3cd4 ,if thy people
 go out to war against their enemies1 by
 the way  that thou shalt send them1 and
 adore thee towards the way of this     
city1  which thou hast chosen1 and the  
house which ,i have built to thy name3  
#f3ce4 ,then hear thou from heaven their
 prayers1 and their  supplications1 and 
revenge them4    #f3cf4 ,and if they sin
 against thee 7for there is no man that 
sinneth  not7 and thou be angry with    
them1 and deliver them up to their      
enemies1  and they lead them away       
captive to a land either afar off1 or   
near at  hand1    #f3cg4 ,and if they be
 converted in their heart in the land to
 which they  were led captive1 and do   
penance1 and pray to thee in the land of
 their  captivity saying3 ,we have      
sinned1 we have done wickedly1 we have  

dealt  unjustly3    #f3ch4 ,and return  
to thee with all their heart1 and with  
all their soul1  in the land of their   
captivity1 to which they were led away1 
and adore  thee towards the way of their
 own land which thou gavest their       
fathers1  and of the city1 which thou   
hast chosen1 and the house which ,i have
  built to thy name3    #f3ci4 ,then    
hear thou from heaven1 that is1 from thy
 firm dwelling  place1 their prayers1   
and do judgment1 and forgive thy people1
 although  they have sinned3    #f3dj4  
,for thou art my ,god3 let thy eyes1 ,i 
beseech thee1 be open1 and  let thy ears
 be attentive to the prayer1 that is    
made in this place4    #f3da4 ,now      
therefore arise1 ,o ,lord ,god1 into thy
 resting place1 thou and  the ark of thy
 strength3 let thy priests1 ,o ,lord    
,god1 put on salvation1  and thy saints 
rejoice in good things4    #f3db4 ,o    
,lord ,god1 turn not away the face of   
thy anointed3 remember the  mercies of  
,david thy servant4      #b             

,paralipomenon ,chapter #g    ,fire from
 heaven consumeth the sacrifices4 ,the  
solemnity of the  dedication of the     
temple4 ,god signifieth his having heard
 ,solomon's  prayer3 yet so if he       
continue to serve him4    #g3a4 ,and    
when ,solomon had made an end of his    
prayer1 fire came down  from heaven1 and
 consumed the holocausts and the        
victims3 and the  majesty of the ,lord  
filled the house4    #g3b4 ,neither     
could the priests enter into the temple 
of the ,lord1  because the majesty of   
the ,lord had filled the temple of the  
,lord4    #g3c4 ,moreover all the       
children of ,israel saw the fire coming 
down1 and  the glory of the ,lord upon  
the house3 and falling down with their  
faces  to the ground1 upon the stone    
pavement1 they adored and praised the   
,lord3 because he is good1 because his  
mercy endureth for ever4    #g3d4 ,and  
the king and all the people sacrificed  
victims before the  ,lord4    #g3e4 ,and
 king ,solomon offered a sacrifice of   

twenty-two thousand oxen1  and one      
hundred and twenty thousand rams3 and   
the king and all the  people dedicated  
the house of ,god4    #g3f4 ,and the    
priests stood in their offices3 and the 
,levites with the  instruments of music 
of the ,lord1 which king ,david made to 
praise the  ,lord3 because his mercy    
endureth for ever1 singing the hymns of 
,david  by their ministry3 and the      
priests sounded with trumpets before    
them1  and all ,israel stood4    #g3g4  
,solomon also sanctified the middle of  
the court before the temple  of the     
,lord3 for he offered there the         
holocausts1 and the fat of the  peace   
offerings3 because the brazen altar1    
which he had made1 could not  hold the  
holocausts and the sacrifices and the   
fat3    #g3h4 ,and ,solomon kept the    
solemnity at that time seven days1 and  
all  ,israel with him1 a very great     
congregation1 from the entrance of      
,emath  to the torrent of ,egypt4       
#g3i4 ,and he made on the eighth day a  

solemn assembly1 because he had  kept   
the dedication of the altar seven days1 
and had celebrated the  solemnity seven 
days4    #g3aj4 ,so on the three and    
twentieth day of the seventh month he   
sent  away the people to their          
dwellings1 joyful and glad for the good 
that  the ,lord had done to ,david1 and 
to ,solomon1 and to all ,israel his     
people4    #g3aa4 ,and ,solomon finished
 the house of the ,lord1 and the king's 
house1  and all that he had designed in 
his heart to do1 in the house of the    
,lord1 and in his own house1 and he     
prospered4    #g3ab4 ,and the ,lord     
appeared to him by night1 and said3 ,i  
have heard thy  prayer1 and ,i have     
chosen this place to myself for a house 
of  sacrifice4    #g3ac4 ,if ,i shut up 
heaven1 and there fall no rain1 or if ,i
 give orders1  and command the locust to
 devour the land1 or if ,i send         
pestilence  among my people3    #g3ad4  
,and my people1 upon whom my name is    
called1 being converted1  shall make    

supplication to me1 and seek out my     
face1 and do penance for  their most    
wicked ways3 then will ,i hear from     
heaven1 and will forgive  their sins and
 will heal their land4    #g3ae4 ,my    
eyes also shall be open1 and my ears    
attentive to the prayer  of him that    
shall pray in this place4    #g3af4 ,for
 ,i have chosen1 and have sanctified    
this place1 that my name  may be there  
for ever1 and my eyes and my heart may  
remain there  perpetually4    #g3ag4    
,and as for thee1 if thou walk before   
me1 as ,david thy father  walked1 and do
 according to all that ,i have commanded
 thee1 and keep my  justices and my     
judgments3    #g3ah4 ,i will raise up   
the throne of thy kingdom1 as ,i        
promised to ,david  thy father1 saying3 
,there shall not fail thee a man of thy 
stock to be  ruler in ,israel4    #g3ai4
 ,but if you turn away1 and forsake my  
justices1 and my  commandments which ,i 
have set before you1 and shall go and   
serve  strange gods1 and adore them1    

#g3bj4 ,i will pluck you up by the root 
out of my land which ,i have given  you3
 and this house which ,i have sanctified
 to my name1 ,i will cast  away from    
before my face1 and will make it a      
byword1 and an example  among all       
nations4    #g3ba4 ,and this house shall
 be for a proverb to all that pass by1  
and  they shall be astonished and say3  
,why hath the ,lord done thus to this   
land1 and to this house8    #g3bb4 ,and 
they shall answer3 ,because they forsook
 the ,lord the ,god of  their fathers1  
who brought them out of the land of     
,egypt1 and laid hold  on strange gods1 
and adored them1 and worshipped them3   
therefore all  these evils are come upon
 them4      #b ,paralipomenon ,chapter  
#h    ,solomon's buildings and other    
acts4    #h3a4 ,and at the end of twenty
 years after ,solomon had built the     
house  of the ,lord and his own house3  
#h3b4 ,he built the cities which ,hiram 
had given to ,solomon1 and caused  the  
children of ,israel to dwell there4     

#h3c4 ,he went also into ,emath ,suba1  
and possessed it4    #h3d4 ,and he built
 ,palmira in the desert1 and he built   
other strong  cities in ,emath4    #h3e4
 ,and he built ,beth-horon the upper1   
and ,beth-horon the nether1  walled     
cities with gates and bars and locks4   
#h3f4 ,balaath also and all the strong  
cities that were ,solomon's1 and  all   
the cities of the chariots1 and the     
cities of the horsemen4 ,all  that      
,solomon had a mind1 and designed1 he   
built in ,jerusalem and in  ,libanus1   
and in all the land of his dominion4    
#h3g4 ,all the people that were left of 
the ,hethites1 and the ,amorrhites1  and
 the ,pherezites1 and the ,hevites1 and 
the ,jebusites1 that were not  of the   
stock of ,israel3    #h3h4 ,of their    
children1 and of the posterity1 whom the
 children of  ,israel had not slain1    
,solomon made to be the tributaries1    
unto this  day4    #h3i4 ,but of the    
children of ,israel he set none to serve
 in the king's  works3 for they were men

 of war1 and chief captains1 and rulers 
of his  chariots and horsemen4    #h3aj4
 ,and all the chief captains of king    
,solomon's army were two  hundred and   
fifty1 who taught the people4    #h3aa4 
,and he removed the daughter of ,pharao 
from the city of ,david1 to  the house  
which he had built for her4 ,for the    
king said3 ,my wife shall  not dwell in 
the house of ,david king of ,israel1 for
 it is sanctified3  because the ark of  
the ,lord came into it4    #h3ab4 ,then 
,solomon offered holocausts to the ,lord
 upon the altar of the  ,lord which he  
had built before the porch1    #h3ac4   
,that every day an offering might be    
made on it according to the  ordinance  
of ,moses1 in the sabbaths1 and on the  
new moons1 and on the  festival days    
three times a year1 that is to say1 in  
the feast of  unleavened bread1 and in  
the feast of weeks1 and in the feast of 
tabernacles4    #h3ad4 ,and he appointed
 according to the order of ,david his   
father the  offices of the priests in   

their ministries3 and the ,levites in   
their  order to give praise1 and        
minister before the priests according to
 the  duty of every day3 and the porters
 in their divisions by gate and gate3   
for so ,david the man of ,god had       
commanded4    #h3ae4 ,and the priests   
and ,levites departed not from the      
king's  commandments1 as to any thing   
that he had commanded1 and as to the    
keeping of the treasures4    #h3af4     
,solomon had all charges prepared1 from 
the day that he founded  the house of   
the ,lord1 until the day wherein he     
finished it4    #h3ag4 ,then ,solomon   
went to ,asiongaber1 and to ,ailath1 on 
the coast of  the ,red ,sea1 which is in
 the land of ,edom4    #h3ah4 ,and      
,hiram sent him ships by the hands of   
his servants1 and  skilful mariners1 and
 they went with ,solomon's servants to  
,ophir1 and  they took thence four      
hundred and fifty talents of gold1 and  
brought it  to king ,solomon4      #b   
,paralipomenon ,chapter #i    ,the queen

 of ,saba admireth the wisdom of        
,solomon4 ,his riches and glory4  ,his  
death4    #i3a4 ,and when the queen of  
,saba heard of the fame of ,solomon1 she
 came  to try him with hard questions at
 ,jerusalem1 with great riches1 and     
camels1 which carried spices1 and       
abundance of gold1 and precious  stones4
 ,and when she was come to ,solomon1 she
 proposed to him all that  was in her   
heart4    #i3b4 ,and ,solomon explained 
to her all that she proposed3 and there 
was  not any thing that he did not make 
clear unto her4    #i3c4 ,and when she  
had seen these things1 to wit1 the      
wisdom of ,solomon1  and the house which
 he had built1    #i3d4 ,and the meats  
of his table1 and the dwelling places of
 his  servants1 and the attendance of   
his officers1 and their apparel1 his    
cupbearers also1 and their garments1 and
 the victims which he offered  in the   
house of the ,lord3 there was no more   
spirit in her1 she was so  astonished4  
#i3e4 ,and she said to the king3 ,the   

word is true which ,i heard in my       
country of thy virtues and wisdom4      
#i3f4 ,i did not believe them that told 
it1 until ,i came1 and my eyes had      
seen1 and ,i had proved that scarce one 
half of thy wisdom had been told  me3   
thou hast exceeded the same with thy    
virtues4    #i3g4 ,happy are thy men1   
and happy are thy servants1 who stand   
always  before thee1 and hear thy       
wisdom4    #i3h4 ,blessed be the ,lord  
thy ,god1 who hath been pleased to set  
thee on  his throne1 king of the ,lord  
thy ,god4 ,because ,god loveth ,israel1 
and  will preserve them forever3        
therefore hath he made thee king over   
them1  to do judgment and justice4      
#i3i4 ,and she gave to the king a       
hundred and twenty talents of gold1 and 
spices in great abundance1 and most     
precious stones3 there were no such     
spices as these which the queen of ,saba
 gave to king ,solomon4    #i3aj4 ,and  
the servants also of ,hiram1 with the   
servants of ,solomon1  brought gold from

 ,ophir1 and thyine trees1 and most     
precious stones3    #i3aa4 ,and the king
 made of the thyine trees stairs in the 
house of the  ,lord1 and in the king's  
house1 and harps and psalteries for the 
singing  men3 never were there seen such
 trees in the land of ,juda4    #i3ab4  
,and king ,solomon gave to the queen of 
,saba all that she desired1  and that   
she asked1 and many more things than she
 brought to him3 so  she returned1 and  
went to her own country with her        
servants4    #i3ac4 ,and the weight of  
the gold1 that was brought to ,solomon  
every  year1 was six hundred and        
sixty-six talents of gold3    #i3ad4    
,beside the sum which the deputies of   
divers nations1 and the  merchants were 
accustomed to bring1 and all the kings  
of ,arabia1 and  the lords of the lands1
 who brought gold and silver to         
,solomon4    #i3ae4 ,and king ,solomon  
made two hundred golden spears1 of the  
sum of  six hundred pieces of gold1     
which went to every spear3    #i3af4    

,and three hundred golden shields of    
three hundred pieces of gold1  which    
went to the covering of every shield3   
and the king put them in  the armoury1  
which was compassed with a wood4        
#i3ag4 ,the king also made a great      
throne of ivory1 and overlaid it with   
pure gold4    #i3ah4 ,and six steps to  
go up to the throne1 and a footstool of 
gold1  and two arms one on either side1 
and two lions standing by the arms3     
#i3ai4 ,moreover twelve other little    
lions standing upon the steps on  both  
sides3 there was not such a throne in   
any kingdom4    #i3bj4 ,and all the     
vessels of the king's table were of     
gold1 and the  vessels of the house of  
the forest of ,libanus were of the      
purest gold4  ,for no account was made  
of silver in those days4    #i3ba4 ,for 
the king's ships went to ,tharsis with  
the servants of ,hiram1  once in three  
years3 and they brought thence gold and 
silver1 and  ivory1 and apes1 and       
peacocks4    #i3bb4 ,and ,solomon was   

magnified above all the kings of the    
earth for  riches and glory4    #i3bc4  
,and all the kings of the earth desired 
to see the face of  ,solomon1 that they 
might hear the wisdom which ,god had    
given in his  heart4    #i3bd4 ,and     
every year they brought him presents1   
vessels of silver and  of gold1 and     
garments1 and armour1 and spices1 and   
horses1 and mules4    #i3be4 ,and       
,solomon had forty thousand horses in   
the stables1 and twelve  thousand       
chariots1 and horsemen1 and he placed   
them in the cities of  the chariots and 
where the king was in ,jerusalem4       
#i3bf4 ,and he exercised authority over 
all the kings from the river  ,euphrates
 to the land of the ,philistines1 and to
 the borders of ,egypt4    #i3bg4 ,and  
he made silver as plentiful in          
,jerusalem as stones3 and  cedars as    
common as the sycamores1 which grow in  
the plains4    #i3bh4 ,and horses were  
brought to him out of ,egypt1 and out of
 all  countries4    #i3bi4 ,now the rest

 of the acts of ,solomon first and last 
are written in  the words of ,nathan the
 prophet1 and in the books of ,ahias the
  ,silonite1 and in the vision of ,addo 
the seer1 against ,jeroboam the son  of 
,nabat4    #i3cj4 ,and ,solomon reigned 
in ,jerusalem over all ,israel forty    
years4    #i3ca4 ,and he slept with his 
fathers3 and they buried him in the city
 of  ,david3 and ,roboam his son reigned
 in his stead4      #b ,paralipomenon   
,chapter #aj    ,roboam answereth the   
people roughly3 upon which ten tribes   
revolt4    #aj3a4 ,and ,roboam went to  
,sichem3 for thither all ,israel were   
assembled1  to make him king4    #aj3b4 
,and when ,jeroboam the son of ,nabat1  
who was in ,egypt1 7for he was  fled    
thither from ,solomon17 heard it1       
forthwith he returned4    #aj3c4 ,and   
they sent for him1 and he came with all 
,israel1 and they  spoke to ,roboam1    
saying3    #aj3d4 ,thy father oppressed 
us with a most grievous yoke1 do thou   
govern  us with a lighter hand than thy 

father1 who laid upon us a heavy        
servitude1 and ease some thing of the   
burden1 that we may serve thee4         
#aj3e4 ,and he said to them3 ,come to me
 again after three days4 ,and when  the 
people were gone1    #aj3f4 ,he took    
counsel with the ancients1 who had stood
 before his  father ,solomon1 while he  
yet lived1 saying3 ,what counsel give   
you to  me1 that ,i may answer the      
people8    #aj3g4 ,and they said to him3
 ,if thou please this people1 and soothe
 them  with kind words1 they will be thy
 servants for ever4    #aj3h4 ,but he   
forsook the counsel of the ancients1 and
 began to treat  with the young men1    
that had been brought up with him1 and  
were in his  train4    #aj3i4 ,and he   
said to them3 ,what seemeth good to you8
 or what shall ,i  answer this people1  
who have said to me3 ,ease the yoke     
which thy father  laid upon us8         
#aj3aj4 ,but they answered as young men1
 and brought up with him in  pleasures1 
and said3 ,thus shalt thou speak to the 

people1 that said to  thee3 ,thy father 
made our yoke heavy1 do thou ease it3   
thus shalt thou  answer them3 ,my little
 finger is thicker than the loins of my 
father4    #aj3aa4 ,my father laid upon 
you a heavy yoke1 and ,i will add more  
weight  to it3 my father beat you with  
scourges1 but ,i will beat you with     
scorpions4    #aj3ab4 ,so ,jeroboam1 and
 all the people came to ,roboam the     
third day1 as  he commanded them4       
#aj3ac4 ,and the king answered roughly1 
leaving the counsel of the  ancients4   
#aj3ad4 ,and he spoke according to the  
advice of the young men3 ,my father     
laid upon you a heavy yoke1 which ,i    
will make heavier3 my father beat  you  
with scourges1 but ,i will beat you with
 scorpions4    #aj3ae4 ,and he          
condescended not to the people's        
requests3 for it was the  will of ,god1 
that his word might be fulfilled which  
he had spoken by  the hand of ,ahias the
 ,silonite to ,jeroboam the son of      
,nabat4    #aj3af4 ,and all the people  

upon the king's speaking roughly1 said  
thus  unto him3 ,we have no part in     
,david1 nor inheritance in the son of   
,isai4  ,return to thy dwellings1 ,o    
,israel1 and do thou1 ,o ,david feed thy
 own  house4 ,and ,israel went away to  
their dwellings4    #aj3ag4 ,but ,roboam
 reigned over the children of ,israel   
that dwelt in the  cities of ,juda4     
#aj3ah4 ,and king ,roboam sent ,aduram1 
who was over the tributes1 and the      
children of ,israel stoned him1 and he  
died3 and king ,roboam made haste  to   
get up into his chariot1 and fled into  
,jerusalem4    #aj3ai4 ,and ,israel     
revolted from the house of ,david unto  
this day4      #b ,paralipomenon        
,chapter #aa    ,roboam's reign4 ,his   
kingdom is strengthened4    #aa3a4 ,and 
,roboam came to ,jerusalem1 and called  
together all the house  of ,juda and of 
,benjamin1 a hundred and fourscore      
thousand chosen men  and warriors1 to   
fight against ,israel1 and to bring back
 his kingdom to  him4    #aa3b4 ,and the

 word of the ,lord came to ,semeias the 
man of ,god1 saying3    #aa3c4 ,speak to
 ,roboam the son of ,solomon the king of
 ,juda1 and to all  ,israel1 in ,juda   
and ,benjamin3    #aa3d4 ,thus saith the
 ,lord3 ,you shall not go up1 nor fight 
against your  brethren3 let every man   
return to his own house1 for by my will 
this  thing has been done4 ,and when    
they heard the word of the ,lord1 they  
returned1 and did not go against        
,jeroboam1    #aa3e4 ,and ,roboam dwelt 
in ,jerusalem1 and built walled cities  
in ,juda4    #aa3f4 ,and he built       
,bethlehem1 and ,etam1 and ,thecue1     
#aa3g4 ,and ,bethsur1 and ,socho1 and   
,odollam1    #aa3h4 ,and ,geth1 and     
,maresa1 and ,ziph1    #aa3i4 ,and      
,aduram1 and ,lachis1 and ,azecha1      
#aa3aj4 ,saraa also1 and ,aialon1 and   
,hebron1 which are in ,juda and         
,benjamin1 well fenced cities4          
#aa3aa4 ,and when he had enclosed them  
with walls1 he put in them  governors   
and storehouses of provisions1 that is1 

of oil and of wine4    #aa3ab4 ,moreover
 in every city he made an armoury of    
shields and spears1  and he fortified   
them with great diligence1 and he       
reigned over ,juda1  and ,benjamin1     
#aa3ac4 ,and the priests and ,levites1  
that were in all ,israel1 came to  him  
out of all their seats1    #aa3ad4      
,leaving their suburbs1 and their       
possessions1 and passing over  to ,juda1
 and ,jerusalem1 because ,jeroboam and  
his sons had cast them  off1 from       
executing the priestly office to the    
,lord4    #aa3ae4 ,and he made to       
himself priests for the high places1 and
 for the  devils1 and for the calves    
which he had made4    #aa3af4 ,moreover 
out of all the tribes of ,israel1       
whosoever gave their  heart to seek the 
,lord the ,god of ,israel1 came into    
,jerusalem to  sacrifice their victims  
before the ,lord the ,god of their      
fathers4    #aa3ag4 ,and they           
strengthened the kingdom of ,juda1 and  
established  ,roboam the son of ,solomon

 for three years3 for they walked in the
 ways  of ,david and of ,solomon1 only  
three years4    #aa3ah4 ,and ,roboam    
took to wife ,mahalath1 the daughter of 
,jerimoth the  son of ,david3 and       
,abihail the daughter of ,eliab the son 
of ,isai4    #aa3ai4 ,and they bore him 
sons ,jehus1 and ,somorias1 and ,zoom4  
#aa3bj4 ,and after her he married       
,maacha the daughter of ,absalom1 who   
bore him ,abia1 and ,ethai1 and ,ziza1  
and ,salomith4    #aa3ba4 ,and ,roboam  
loved ,maacha the daughter of ,absalom  
above all his  wives and concubines3 for
 he had married eighteen wives1 and     
threescore  concubines3 and he begot    
eight and twenty sons1 and threescore   
daughters4    #aa3bb4 ,but he put at the
 head of them ,abia the son of ,maacha  
to be the  chief ruler over all his     
brethren3 for he meant to make him king1
    #aa3bc4 ,because he was wiser and   
mightier than all his sons1 and in all  
the countries of ,juda1 and of          
,benjamin1 and in all the walled cities3

  and he gave them provisions in        
abundance1 and he sought many wives4    
#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #ab          
,roboam for his sins is delivered up    
into the hands of the king of  ,egypt3  
who carrieth away all the treasures of  
the temple4    #ab3a4 ,and when the     
kingdom of ,roboam was strengthened and 
fortified1 he  forsook the law of the   
,lord1 and all ,israel with him4        
#ab3b4 ,and in the fifth year of the    
reign of ,roboam1 ,sesac king of ,egypt 
came up against ,jerusalem 7because they
 had sinned against the ,lord7    #ab3c4
 ,with twelve hundred chariots and      
threescore thousand horsemen3  and the  
people were without number that came    
with him out of ,egypt1 to  wit1        
,libyans1 and ,troglodites1 and         
,ethiopians4    #ab3d4 ,and he took the 
strongest cities in ,juda1 and came to  
,jerusalem4    #ab3e4 ,and ,semeias the 
prophet came to ,roboam1 and to the     
princes of  ,juda1 that were gathered   
together in ,jerusalem1 fleeing from    

,sesac1 and  he said to them3 ,thus     
saith the ,lord3 ,you have left me1 and 
,i have left  you in the hand of ,sesac4
    #ab3f4 ,and the princes of ,israel1 
and the king1 being in a  consternation1
 said3 ,the ,lord is just4    #ab3g4    
,and when the ,lord saw that they were  
humbled1 the word of the  ,lord came to 
,semeias1 saying3 ,because they are     
humbled1 ,i will not  destroy them1 and 
,i will give them a little help1 and my 
wrath shall  not fall upon ,jerusalem by
 the hand of ,sesac4    #ab3h4 ,but yet 
they shall serve him1 that they may know
 the difference  between my service1 and
 the service of a kingdom of the earth4 
#ab3i4 ,so ,sesac king of ,egypt        
departed from ,jerusalem1 taking away   
the  treasures of the house of the      
,lord1 and of the king's house1 and he  
took all with him1 and the golden       
shields that ,solomon had made1         
#ab3aj4 ,instead of which the king made 
brazen ones1 and delivered them  to the 
captains of the shieldbearers1 who      

guarded the entrance of the  palace4    
#ab3aa4 ,and when the king entered into 
the house of the ,lord1 the             
shieldbearers came and took them1 and   
brought them back again to their        
armoury4    #ab3ab4 ,but yet because    
they were humbled1 the wrath of the     
,lord turned  away from them1 and they  
were not utterly destroyed3 for even in 
,juda  there were found good works4     
#ab3ac4 ,king ,roboam therefore was     
strengthened in ,jerusalem1 and         
reigned3 he was one and forty years old 
when he began to reign1 and he  reigned 
seventeen years in ,jerusalem1 the city 
which the ,lord chose out  of all the   
tribes of ,israel1 to establish his name
 there3 and the name  of his mother was 
,naama an ,ammonitess4    #ab3ad4 ,but  
he did evil1 and did not prepare his    
heart to seek the ,lord4    #ab3ae4 ,now
 the acts of ,roboam first and last are 
written in the books  of ,semeias the   
prophet1 and of ,addo the seer1 and     
diligently recorded3  and there was war 

between ,roboam and ,jeroboam all their 
days4    #ab3af4 ,and ,roboam slept with
 his fathers1 and was buried in the city
 of  ,david4 ,and ,abia his son reigned 
in his stead4      #b ,paralipomenon    
,chapter #ac    ,abia's reign3 his      
victory over ,jeroboam4    #ac3a4 ,in   
the eighteenth year of king ,jeroboam1  
,abia reigned over ,juda4    #ac3b4     
,three years he reigned in ,jerusalem1  
and his mother's name was  ,michaia1 the
 daughter of ,uriel of ,gabaa3 and there
 was war between ,abia  and ,jeroboam4  
,michaia4444 ,alias ,maacha4 ,her father
 had also two names1 viz41 ,absalom1  or
 ,abessalom1 and ,uriel4    #ac3c4 ,and 
when ,abia had begun battle1 and had    
with him four hundred  thousand most    
valiant and chosen men1 ,jeroboam put   
his army in array  against him1 eight   
hundred thousand men1 who were also     
chosen and most  valiant for war4       
#ac3d4 ,and ,abia stood upon mount      
,semeron1 which was in ,ephraim1 and    
said3 ,hear me1 ,o ,jeroboam1 and all   

,israel3    #ac3e4 ,do you not know that
 the ,lord ,god of ,israel gave to      
,david the  kingdom over ,israel for    
ever1 to him and to his sons by a       
covenant of  salt8    ,a covenant of    
salt4444 ,that is1 a firm and perpetual 
covenant4 ,see ,num4  #ah4ai4    #ac3f4 
,and ,jeroboam the son of ,nabat1 the   
servant of ,solomon the son of  ,david1 
rose up3 and rebelled against his lord4 
#ac3g4 ,and there were gathered to him  
vain men1 and children of ,belial3  and 
they prevailed against ,roboam the son  
of ,solomon3 for ,roboam was            
unexperienced1 and of a fearful heart1  
and could not resist them4    #ac3h4    
,and now you say that you are able to   
withstand the kingdom of the  ,lord1    
which he possesseth by the sons of      
,david1 and you have a great  multitude 
of people1 and golden calves1 which     
,jeroboam hath made you  for gods4      
#ac3i4 ,and you have cast out the       
priests of the ,lord1 the sons of       
,aaron1  and the ,levites3 and you have 

made you priests1 like all the nations  
of  the earth3 whosoever cometh and     
consecrateth his hand with a bullock of 
the herd1 and with seven rams1 is made a
 priest of those who are no  gods4      
#ac3aj4 ,but the ,lord is our ,god1 whom
 we forsake not1 and the priests  who   
minister to the ,lord are the sons of   
,aaron1 and the ,levites are in  their  
order4    #ac3aa4 ,and they offer       
holocausts to the ,lord1 every day1     
morning and  evening1 and incense made  
according to the ordinance of the law1  
and  the loaves are set forth on a most 
clean table1 and there is with us  the  
golden candlestick1 and the lamps       
thereof1 to be lighted always in  the   
evening3 for we keep the precepts of the
 ,lord our ,god1 whom you  have         
forsaken4    #ac3ab4 ,therefore ,god is 
the leader in our army1 and his priests 
who  sound with trumpets1 and resound   
against you3 ,o children of ,israel1    
fight not against the ,lord the ,god of 
your fathers1 for it is not good  for   

you4    #ac3ac4 ,while he spoke these   
things1 ,jeroboam caused an ambushment  
to  come about behind him4 ,and while he
 stood facing the enemies1 he           
encompassed ,juda1 who perceived it not1
 with his army4    #ac3ad4 ,and when    
,juda looked back1 they saw the battle  
coming upon them  both before and       
behind1 and they cried to the ,lord3 and
 the priests  began to sound with the   
trumpets4    #ac3ae4 ,and all the men of
 ,juda shouted3 and behold when they    
shouted1  ,god terrified ,jeroboam1 and 
all ,israel that stood against ,abia and
  ,juda4    #ac3af4 ,and the children of
 ,israel fled before ,juda1 and the     
,lord  delivered them into their hand4  
#ac3ag4 ,and ,abia and his people slew  
them with a great slaughter1 and  there 
fell wounded of ,israel five hundred    
thousand valiant men4    #ac3ah4 ,and   
the children of ,israel were brought    
down1 at that time1 and  the children of
 ,juda were exceedingly strengthened1   
because they had  trusted in the ,lord  

the ,god of their fathers4    #ac3ai4   
,and ,abia pursued after ,jeroboam1 and 
took cities from him1  ,bethel and her  
daughters1 and ,jesana with her         
daughters1 ,ephron also  and her        
daughters4    #ac3bj4 ,and ,jeroboam was
 not able to resist any more1 in the    
days of  ,abia3 and the ,lord struck    
him1 and he died4    #ac3ba4 ,but ,abia1
 being strengthened in his kingdom1 took
 fourteen  wives3 and begot two and     
twenty sons1 and sixteen daughters4     
#ac3bb4 ,and the rest of the acts of    
,abia1 and of his ways and works1 are   
written diligently in the book of ,addo 
the prophet4      #b ,paralipomenon     
,chapter #ad    ,the reign of ,asa3 his 
victory over the ,ethiopians4    #ad3a4 
,and ,abia slept with his fathers1 and  
they buried him in the city  of ,david3 
and ,asa his son reigned in his stead3  
in his days the land  was quiet ten     
years4    #ad3b4 ,and ,asa did that     
which was good and pleasing in the sight
 of his  ,god1 and he destroyed the     

altars of foreign worship1 and the high 
places4    #ad3c4 ,and broke the        
statues1 and cut down the groves4       
#ad3d4 ,and he commanded ,juda to seek  
the ,lord the ,god of their fathers1    
and to do the law1 and all the          
commandments4    #ad3e4 ,and he took    
away out of all the cities of ,juda the 
altars1 and  temples1 and reigned in    
peace4    #ad3f4 ,he built also strong  
cities in ,juda1 for he was quiet1 and  
there  had no wars risen in his time1   
the ,lord giving peace4    #ad3g4 ,and  
he said to ,juda3 ,let us build these   
cities1 and compass them  with walls1   
and fortify them with towers1 and gates1
 and bars1 while  all is quiet from     
wars1 because we have sought the ,lord  
the ,god of our  fathers1 and he hath   
given us peace round about4 ,so they    
built1 and  there was no hinderance in  
building4    #ad3h4 ,and ,asa had in his
 army of men that bore shields and      
spears of  ,juda three hundred thousand1
 and of ,benjamin that bore shields and 

drew  bows1 two hundred and eighty      
thousand1 all these were most valiant   
men4    #ad3i4 ,and ,zara the ,ethiopian
 came out against them with his army of 
ten  hundred thousand men1 and with     
three hundred chariots3 and he came as  
far as ,maresa4    #ad3aj4 ,and ,asa    
went out to meet him1 and set his army  
in array for  battle in the vale of     
,sephata1 which is near ,maresa3        
#ad3aa4 ,and he called upon the ,lord   
,god1 and said3 ,lord1 there is no      
difference with thee1 whether thou help 
with few1 or with many3 help  us1 ,o    
,lord our ,god3 for with confidence in  
thee1 and in thy name we are  come      
against this multitude4 ,o ,lord thou   
art our ,god1 let not man  prevail      
against thee4    #ad3ab4 ,and the ,lord 
terrified the ,ethiopians before ,asa   
and ,juda3 and  the ,ethiopians fled4   
#ad3ac4 ,and ,asa and the people that   
were with him pursued them to  ,gerara3 
and the ,ethiopians fell even to utter  
destruction1 for the ,lord  slew them1  

and his army fought against them1 and   
they were destroyed4  ,and they took    
abundance of spoils1    #ad3ad4 ,and    
they took all the cities round about    
,gerara3 for a great  fear was come upon
 all men3 and they pillaged the cities1 
and carried  off much booty4    #ad3ae4 
,and they destroyed the sheepcotes1 and 
took an infinite number  of cattle1 and 
of camels3 and returned to ,jerusalem4  
#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #ae    ,the  
prophecy of ,azarias4 ,asa's covenant   
with ,god4 ,he deposeth his  mother4    
#ae3a4 ,and the spirit of ,god came upon
 ,azarias the son of ,oded1    #ae3b4   
,and he went out to meet ,asa1 and said 
to him3 ,hear ye me1 ,asa1  and all     
,juda and ,benjamin3 ,the ,lord is with 
you1 because you have been  with him4   
,if you seek him1 you shall find3 but if
 you forsake him1 he  will forsake you4 
#ae3c4 ,and many days shall pass in     
,israel1 without the true ,god1 and     
without a priest a teacher1 and without 
the law4    #ae3d4 ,and when in their   

distress they shall return to the ,lord 
the ,god  of ,israel1 and shall seek    
him1 they shall find him4    #ae3e4 ,at 
that time there shall be no peace to him
 that goeth out and  cometh in1 but     
terrors on every side among all the     
inhabitants of the  earth4    #ae3f4    
,for nation shall fight against nation1 
and city against city1 for  the ,lord   
will trouble them with all distress4    
#ae3g4 ,do you therefore take courage1  
and let not your hands be  weakened3 for
 there shall be a reward for your work4 
#ae3h4 ,and when ,asa had heard the     
words1 and the prophecy of ,azarias the 
son of ,oded the prophet1 he took       
courage1 and took away the idols out  of
 all the land of ,juda1 and out of      
,benjamin1 and out of the cities of     
mount ,ephraim1 which he had taken1 and 
he dedicated the altar of the  ,lord1   
which was before the porch of the ,lord4
    #ae3i4 ,and he gathered together all
 ,juda and ,benjamin1 and the strangers 
with them of ,ephraim1 and ,manasses1   

and ,simeon3 for many were come over  to
 him out of ,israel1 seeing that the    
,lord his ,god was with him4    #ae3aj4 
,and when they were come to ,jerusalem  
in the third month1 in the  fifteenth   
year of the reign of ,asa1    #ae3aa4   
,they sacrificed to the ,lord in that   
day of the spoils1 and of  the prey1    
that they had brought1 seven hundred    
oxen1 and seven thousand  rams4         
#ae3ab4 ,and he went in to confirm as   
usual the covenant1 that they  should   
seek the ,lord the ,god of their fathers
 with all their heart1 and  with all    
their soul4    #ae3ac4 ,and if any one1 
said he1 seek not the ,lord the ,god of 
,israel1  let him die1 whether little or
 great1 man or woman4    #ae3ad4 ,and   
they swore to the ,lord with a loud     
voice with joyful  shouting1 and with   
sound of trumpet1 and sound of cornets1 
#ae3ae4 ,all that were in ,juda with a  
curse3 for with all their heart  they   
swore1 and with all their will they     
sought him1 and they found  him1 and the

 ,lord gave them rest round about4      
#ae3af4 ,moreover ,maacha the mother of 
king ,asa he deposed from the royal     
authority1 because she had made in a    
grove an idol of ,priapus3 and he       
entirely destroyed it1 and breaking it  
into pieces1 burnt it at the  torrent   
,cedron4    #ae3ag4 ,but high places    
were left in ,israel3 nevertheless the  
heart of  ,asa was perfect all his days4
    #ae3ah4 ,and the things which his   
father had vowed1 and he himself had    
vowed1 he brought into the house of the 
,lord1 gold and silver1 and  vessels of 
divers uses4    #ae3ai4 ,and there was  
no war unto the five and thirtieth year 
of the  kingdom of ,asa4      #b        
,paralipomenon ,chapter #af    ,asa is  
reproved for seeking help from the      
,syrians3 his last acts and  death4     
#af3a4 ,and in the six and thirtieth    
year of his kingdom1 ,baasa the king  of
 ,israel came up against ,juda1 and     
built a wall about ,rama1 that no  one  
might safely go out or come in of the   

kingdom of ,asa4    ,six and thirtieth  
year of his kingdom4444 ,that is1 of the
 kingdom of  ,juda1 taking the date of  
it from the beginning of the reign of   
,reboam4    #af3b4 ,then ,asa brought   
out silver and gold out of the treasures
 of the  house of the ,lord1 and of the 
king's treasures1 and sent to ,benadad  
king of ,syria1 who dwelt in ,damascus1 
saying3    #af3c4 ,there is a league    
between me and thee1 as there was       
between my  father and thy father1      
wherefore ,i have sent thee silver and  
gold1 that  thou mayst break thy league 
with ,baasa king of ,israel1 and make   
him  depart from me4    #af3d4 ,and when
 ,benadad heard this1 he sent the       
captains of his armies  against the     
cities of ,israel3 and they took ,ahion1
 and ,dan1 and  ,abelmaim1 and all the  
walled cities of ,nephtali4    #af3e4   
,and when ,baasa heard of it1 he left   
off the building of ,rama1 and          
interrupted his work4    #af3f4 ,then   
king ,asa took all ,juda1 and they      

carried away from ,rama the  stones1 and
 the timber that ,baasa had prepared for
 the building3 and he  built with them  
,gabaa1 and ,maspha4    #af3g4 ,at that 
time ,hanani the prophet came to ,asa   
king of ,juda1 and  said to him3        
,because thou hast had confidence in the
 king of ,syria1 and  not in the ,lord  
thy ,god1 therefore hath the army of the
 king of ,syria  escaped out of thy     
hand4    #af3h4 ,were not the           
,ethiopians1 and the ,libyans much more 
numerous in  chariots1 and horsemen1 and
 an exceeding great multitude3 yet      
because  thou trustedst in the ,lord1 he
 delivered them into thy hand8    #af3i4
 ,for the eyes of the ,lord behold all  
the earth1 and give strength  to those  
who with a perfect heart trust in him4  
,wherefore thou hast  done foolishly1   
and for this cause from this time wars  
shall arise  against thee4    #af3aj4   
,and ,asa was angry with the seer1 and  
commanded him to be put in  prison3 for 
he was greatly enraged because of this  

thing3 and he put to  death many of the 
people at that time4    #af3aa4 ,but the
 works of ,asa the first and last are   
written in the book  of the kings of    
,juda and ,israel4    #af3ab4 ,and ,asa 
fell sick in the nine and thirtieth year
 of his reign1  of a most violent pain  
in his feet1 and yet in his illness he  
did not  seek the ,lord1 but rather     
trusted in the skill of physicians4     
#af3ac4 ,and he slept with his fathers3 
and he died in the one and  fortieth    
year of his reign4    #af3ad4 ,and they 
buried him in his own sepulchre1 which  
he had made for  himself in the city of 
,david3 and they laid him on his bed    
full of  spices and odoriferous         
ointments1 which were made by the art of
 the  perfumers1 and they burnt them    
over him with very great pomp4      #b  
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ag             
,josaphat's reign3 his care for the     
instruction of his people3 his  numerous
 forces4    #ag3a4 ,and ,josaphat his   
son reigned in his stead1 and grew      

strong  against ,israel4    #ag3b4 ,and 
he placed numbers of soldiers in all the
 fortified cities of  ,juda4 ,and he put
 garrisons in the land of ,juda1 and in 
the cities of  ,ephraim1 which ,asa his 
father had taken4    #ag3c4 ,and the    
,lord was with ,josaphat1 because he    
walked in the first  ways of ,david his 
father3 and trusted not in ,baalim1     
#ag3d4 ,but in the ,god of his father1  
and walked in his commandments1 and  not
 according to the sins of ,israel4      
#ag3e4 ,and the ,lord established the   
kingdom in his hand1 and all ,juda      
brought presents to ,josaphat3 and he   
acquired immense riches1 and much       
glory4    #ag3f4 ,and when his heart had
 taken courage for the ways of the      
,lord1 he  took away also the high      
places and the groves out of ,juda4     
#ag3g4 ,and in the third year of his    
reign1 he sent of his princes  ,benhail1
 and ,abdias1 and ,zacharias1 and       
,nathanael1 and ,micheas1 to  teach in  
the cities of ,juda3    #ag3h4 ,and with

 them the ,levites1 ,semeias1 and       
,nathanias1 and ,zabadias1  and ,asael1 
and ,semiramoth1 and ,jonathan1 and     
,adonias1 and ,tobias1 and  ,thobadonias
 ,levites1 and with them ,elisama1 and  
,joram priests4    #ag3i4 ,and they     
taught the people in ,juda1 having with 
them the book of  the law of the ,lord3 
and they went about all the cities of   
,juda1 and  instructed the people4      
#ag3aj4 ,and the fear of the ,lord came 
upon all the kingdoms of the lands  that
 were round about ,juda1 and they durst 
not make war against  ,josaphat4        
#ag3aa4 ,the ,philistines also brought  
presents to ,josaphat1 and tribute  in  
silver1 and the ,arabians brought him   
cattle1 seven thousand seven  hundred   
rams1 and as many he goats4    #ag3ab4  
,and ,josaphat grew1 and became         
exceeding great3 and he built in  ,juda 
houses like towers1 and walled cities4  
#ag3ac4 ,and he prepared many works in  
the cities of ,juda3 and he had         
warriors1 and valiant men in ,jerusalem4

    #ag3ad4 ,of whom this is the number 
of the houses and families of every     
one3 in ,juda captains of the army1     
,ednas the chief1 and with him three    
hundred thousand most valiant men4      
#ag3ae4 ,after him ,johanan the captain1
 and with him two hundred and  eighty   
thousand4    #ag3af4 ,and after him was 
,amasias the son of ,zechri1 consecrated
 to the  ,lord1 and with him were two   
hundred thousand valiant men4    #ag3ag4
 ,after him was ,eliada valiant in      
battle1 and with him two hundred        
thousand armed with bow and shield4     
#ag3ah4 ,after him also was ,jozabad1   
and with him a hundred and eighty       
thousand ready for war4    #ag3ai4 ,all 
these were at the hand of the king1     
beside others1 whom he  had put in the  
walled cities1 in all ,juda4      #b    
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ah    ,josaphat
 accompanies ,achab in his expedition   
against ,ramoth2 where  ,achab is slain1
 as ,micheas had foretold4    #ah3a4    
,now ,josaphat was rich and very        

glorious1 and was joined by  affinity to
 ,achab4    #ah3b4 ,and he went down to 
him after some years to ,samaria3 and   
,achab at  his coming killed sheep and  
oxen in abundance for him and the people
  that came with him3 and he persuaded  
him to go up to ,ramoth ,galaad4        
#ah3c4 ,and ,achab king of ,israel said 
to ,josaphat king of ,juda3 ,come with  
me to ,ramoth ,galaad4 ,and he answered 
him3 ,thou art as ,i am1 and my  people 
as thy people1 and we will be with thee 
in the war4    #ah3d4 ,and ,josaphat    
said to the king of ,israel3 ,inquire1  
,i beseech thee1  at present the word of
 the ,lord4    #ah3e4 ,so the king of   
,israel gathered together of the        
prophets four  hundred men1 and he said 
to them3 ,shall we go to ,ramoth ,galaad
 to  fight1 or shall we forbear8 ,but   
they said3 ,go up1 and ,god will deliver
  into the king's hand4    #ah3f4 ,and  
,josaphat said3 ,is there not here a    
prophet of the ,lord1 that  we may      
inquire also of him8    #ah3g4 ,and the 

king of ,israel said to ,josaphat3      
,there is one man1 of  whom we may ask  
the will of the ,lord3 but ,i hate him1 
for he never  prophesieth good to me1   
but always evil3 and it is ,micheas the 
son of  ,jemla4 ,and ,josaphat said3    
,speak not thus1 ,o king4    #ah3h4 ,and
 the king of ,israel called one of the  
eunuchs1 and said to  him3 ,call quickly
 ,micheas the son of ,jemla4    #ah3i4  
,now the king of ,israel1 and ,josaphat 
king of ,juda1 both sat on  their       
thrones1 clothed in royal robes1 and    
they sat in the open court  by the gate 
of ,samaria1 and all the prophets       
prophesied before them4    #ah3aj4 ,and 
,sedecias the son of ,chanaana made him 
horns of iron1 and  said3 ,thus saith   
the ,lord3 ,with these shalt thou push  
,syria1 till thou  destroy it4          
#ah3aa4 ,and all the prophets prophesied
 in like manner1 and said3 ,go up  to   
,ramoth ,galaad1 and thou shalt prosper1
 and the ,lord will deliver  them into  
the king's hand4    #ah3ab4 ,and the    

messenger that went to call ,micheas1   
said to him3 ,behold  the words of all  
the prophets with one mouth declare good
 to the king3  ,i beseech thee therefore
 let not thy word disagree with them1   
and speak  thou also good success4      
#ah3ac4 ,and ,micheas answered him3 ,as 
the ,lord liveth1 whatsoever my ,god    
shall say to me1 that will ,i speak4    
#ah3ad4 ,so he came to the king3 and the
 king said to him3 ,micheas1 shall  we  
go to ,ramoth ,galaad to fight1 or      
forbear8 ,and he answered him3 ,go  up1 
for all shall succeed prosperously1 and 
the enemies shall be  delivered into    
your hands4    #ah3ae4 ,and the king    
said3 ,i adjure thee again and again to 
say nothing  but the truth to me1 in the
 name of the ,lord4    #ah3af4 ,then he 
said3 ,i saw all ,israel scattered in   
the mountains1 like  sheep without a    
shepherd3 and the ,lord said3 ,these    
have no masters3 let  every man return  
to his own house in peace4    #ah3ag4   
,and the king of ,israel said to        

,josaphat3 ,did ,i not tell thee  that  
this man would not prophesy me any good1
 but evil8    #ah3ah4 ,then he said3    
,hear ye therefore the word of the      
,lord3 ,i saw the  ,lord sitting on his 
throne1 and all the army of heaven      
standing by him  on the right hand and  
on the left1    #ah3ai4 ,and the ,lord  
said3 ,who shall deceive ,achab king of 
,israel1 that  he may go up and fall in 
,ramoth ,galaad8 ,and when one spoke in 
this  manner1 and another otherwise3    
,who shall deceive1 etc4444 ,see the    
annotations1 #c ,kings #bb4    #ah3bj4  
,there came forth a spirit1 and stood   
before the ,lord1 and said3  ,i will    
deceive him4 ,and the ,lord said to him3
 ,by what means wilt thou  deceive him8 
#ah3ba4 ,and he answered3 ,i will go    
out1 and be a lying spirit in the  mouth
 of all his prophets4 ,and the ,lord    
said3 ,thou shalt deceive1 and  shalt   
prevail3 go out1 and do so4    #ah3bb4  
,now therefore behold the ,lord hath put
 a spirit of lying in the  mouth of all 

thy prophets1 and the ,lord hath spoken 
evil against thee4    #ah3bc4 ,and      
,sedecias the son of ,chanaana came1 and
 struck ,micheas on the  cheek and said3
 ,which way went the spirit of the ,lord
 from me1 to speak  to thee8    #ah3bd4 
,and ,micheas said3 ,thou thyself shalt 
see in that day1 when thou  shalt go in 
from chamber to chamber1 to hide        
thyself4    #ah3be4 ,and the king of    
,israel commanded1 saying3 ,take        
,micheas1 and  carry him to ,amon the   
governor of the city1 and to ,joas the  
son of  ,amelech1    #ah3bf4 ,and say3  
,thus saith the king3 ,put this fellow  
in prison1 and  give him bread and water
 in a small quantity till ,i return in  
peace4    #ah3bg4 ,and ,micheas said3   
,if thou return in peace1 the ,lord hath
 not  spoken by me4 ,and he said3 ,hear1
 all ye people4    #ah3bh4 ,so the king 
of ,israel and ,josaphat king of ,juda  
went up to  ,ramoth ,galaad4    #ah3bi4 
,and the king of ,israel said to        
,josaphat3 ,i will change my dress1  and

 so ,i will go to the battle1 but put   
thou on thy own garments4 ,and  the king
 of ,israel having changed his dress1   
went to the battle4    #ah3cj4 ,now the 
king of ,syria had commanded the        
captains of his cavalry1  saying3 ,fight
 ye not with small1 or great1 but with  
the king of ,israel  only4    #ah3ca4   
,so when the captains of the cavalry saw
 ,josaphat1 they said3  ,this is the    
king of ,israel4 ,and they surrounded   
him to attack him3 but  he cried to the 
,lord1 and he helped him1 and turned    
them away from him4    #ah3cb4 ,for when
 the captains of the cavalry saw1 that  
he was not the  king of ,israel1 they   
left him4    #ah3cc4 ,and it happened   
that one of the people shot an arrow at 
a  venture1 and struck the king of      
,israel between the neck and the        
shoulders1 and he said to his chariot   
man3 ,turn thy hand1 and carry me  out  
of the battle1 for ,i am wounded4       
#ah3cd4 ,and the fight was ended that   
day3 but the king of ,israel stood  in  

his chariot against the ,syrians until  
the evening1 and died at the  sunset4   
#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #ai          
,josaphat's charge to the judges and to 
the ,levites4    #ai3a4 ,and ,josaphat  
king of ,juda returned to his house in  
peace to  ,jerusalem4    #ai3b4 ,and    
,jehu the son of ,hanani the seer met   
him1 and said to him3  ,thou helpest the
 ungodly1 and thou art joined in        
friendship with them  that hate the     
,lord1 and therefore thou didst deserve 
indeed the wrath  of the ,lord3         
#ai3c4 ,but good works are found in     
thee1 because thou hast taken away  the 
groves out of the land of ,juda1 and    
hast prepared thy heart to seek  the    
,lord the ,god of thy fathers4    #ai3d4
 ,and ,josaphat dwelt at ,jerusalem3 and
 he went out again to the  people from  
,bersabee to mount ,ephraim1 and brought
 them back to the  ,lord the ,god of    
their fathers4    #ai3e4 ,and he set    
judges of the land in all the fenced    
cities of ,juda1  in every place4       

#ai3f4 ,and charging the judges1 he     
said3 ,take heed what you do3 for you   
exercise not the judgment of man1 but of
 the ,lord3 and whatsoever you  judge1  
it shall redound to you4    #ai3g4 ,let 
the fear of the ,lord be with you1 and  
do all things with  diligence3 for there
 is no iniquity with the ,lord our ,god1
 nor respect  of persons1 nor desire of 
gifts4    #ai3h4 ,in ,jerusalem also    
,josaphat appointed ,levites1 and       
priests and  chiefs of the families of  
,israel1 to judge the judgment and the  
cause  of the ,lord for the inhabitants 
thereof4    #ai3i4 ,and he charged them1
 saying1 ,thus shall you do in the fear 
of the  ,lord faithfully1 and with a    
perfect heart4    #ai3aj4 ,every cause  
that shall come to you of your brethren1
 that dwell  in their cities1 between   
kindred and kindred1 wheresoever there  
is  question concerning the law1 the    
commandment1 the ceremonies1 the        
justifications3 shew it them1 that they 
may not sin against the ,lord1  and that

 wrath may not come upon you and your   
brethren3 and so doing  you shall not   
sin4    #ai3aa4 ,and ,amarias the priest
 your high priest shall be chief in the 
things which regard ,god3 and ,zabadias 
the son of ,ismahel1 who is ruler  in   
the house of ,juda1 shall be over those 
matters which belong to the  king's     
office3 and you have before you the     
,levites for masters1 take  courage and 
do diligently1 and the ,lord will be    
with you in good  things4      #b       
,paralipomenon ,chapter #bj    ,the     
,ammonites1 ,moabites1 and ,syrians     
combine against ,josaphat3 he  seeketh  
,god's help by public prayer and        
fasting4 ,a prophet foretelleth  that   
,god will fight for his people3 the     
enemies destroy one another4  ,josaphat 
with his men gathereth the spoils4 ,he  
reigneth in peace1 but  his navy        
perisheth1 for his society with wicked  
,ochozias4    #bj3a4 ,after this the    
children of ,moab1 and the children of  
,ammon1 and  with them of the           

,ammonites1 were gathered together to   
fight against  ,josaphat4    #bj3b4 ,and
 there came messengers1 and told        
,josaphat1 saying3 ,there  cometh a     
great multitude against thee from beyond
 the sea1 and out of  ,syria1 and behold
 they are in ,asasonthamar1 which is    
,engaddi4    #bj3c4 ,and ,josaphat being
 seized with fear betook himself wholly 
to pray  to the ,lord1 and he proclaimed
 a fast for all ,juda4    #bj3d4 ,and   
,juda gathered themselves together to   
pray to the ,lord3 and  all came out of 
their cities to make supplication to    
him4    #bj3e4 ,and ,josaphat stood in  
the midst of the assembly of ,juda1 and 
,jerusalem1 in the house of the ,lord   
before the new court1    #bj3f4 ,and    
said3 ,o ,lord ,god of our fathers1 thou
 art ,god in heaven1 and  rulest over   
all the kingdoms and nations1 in thy    
hand is strength and  power1 and no one 
can resist thee4    #bj3g4 ,didst not   
thou our ,god kill all the inhabitants  
of this land  before thy people ,israel1

 and gavest it to the seed of ,abraham  
thy  friend for ever8    #bj3h4 ,and    
they dwelt in it1 and built in it a     
sanctuary to thy name1  saying3         
#bj3i4 ,if evils fall upon us1 the sword
 of judgment1 or pestilence1 or  famine1
 we will stand in thy presence before   
this house1 in which thy  name is called
 upon3 and we will cry to thee in our   
afflictions1 and  thou wilt hear1 and   
save us4    #bj3aj4 ,now therefore      
behold the children of ,ammon1 and of   
,moab1 and  mount ,seir1 through whose  
lands thou didst not allow ,israel to   
pass1  when they came out of ,egypt1 but
 they turned aside from them1 and slew  
them not1    #bj3aa4 ,do the contrary1  
and endeavour to cast us out of the     
possession  which thou hast delivered to
 us4    #bj3ab4 ,o our ,god1 wilt thou  
not then judge them8 as for us we have  
not  strength enough1 to be able to     
resist this multitude1 which cometh     
violently upon us4 ,but as we know not  
what to do1 we can only turn our  eyes  

to thee4    #bj3ac4 ,and all ,juda stood
 before the ,lord with their little     
ones1 and  their wives1 and their       
children4    #bj3ad4 ,and ,jahaziel the 
son of ,zacharias1 the son of ,banaias1 
the son  of ,jehiel1 the son of         
,mathanias1 a ,levite of the sons of    
,asaph1 was  there1 upon whom the spirit
 of the ,lord came in the midst of the  
multitude1    #bj3ae4 ,and he said3     
,attend ye1 all ,juda1 and you that     
dwell in  ,jerusalem1 and thou king     
,josaphat3 ,thus saith the ,lord to you3
 ,fear ye  not1 and be not dismayed at  
this multitude3 for the battle is not   
yours1 but ,god's4    #bj3af4 ,to morrow
 you shall go down against them3 for    
they will come up  by the ascent named  
,sis1 and you shall find them at the    
head of the  torrent1 which is over     
against the wilderness of ,jeruel4      
#bj3ag4 ,it shall not be you that shall 
fight1 but only stand with  confidence1 
and you shall see the help of the ,lord 
over you1 ,o ,juda1  and ,jerusalem3    

fear ye not1 nor be you dismayed3 to    
morrow you shall go  out against them1  
and the ,lord will be with you4         
#bj3ah4 ,then ,josaphat1 and ,juda1 and 
all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem  fell 
flat on the ground before the ,lord1 and
 adored him4    #bj3ai4 ,and the        
,levites of the sons of ,caath1 and of  
the sons of ,core  praised the ,lord the
 ,god of ,israel with a loud voice1 on  
high4    #bj3bj4 ,and they rose early in
 the morning1 and went out through the  
desert of ,thecua3 and as they were     
marching1 ,josaphat standing in the     
midst of them1 said3 ,hear me1 ye men of
 ,juda1 and all the inhabitants  of     
,jerusalem3 believe in the ,lord your   
,god1 and you shall be secure3  believe 
his prophets1 and all things shall      
succeed well4    #bj3ba4 ,and he gave   
counsel to the people1 and appointed the
 singing men  of the ,lord1 to praise   
him by their companies1 and to go before
 the  army1 and with one voice to say3  
,give glory to the ,lord1 for his mercy 

endureth for ever4    #bj3bb4 ,and when 
they began to sing praises1 the ,lord   
turned their  ambushments upon          
themselves1 that is to say1 of the      
children of ,ammon1  and of ,moab1 and  
of mount ,seir1 who were come out to    
fight against  ,juda1 and they were     
slain4    #bj3bc4 ,for the children of  
,ammon1 and of ,moab1 rose up against   
the  inhabitants of mount ,seir1 to kill
 and destroy them3 and when they had    
made an end of them1 they turned also   
against one another1 and  destroyed one 
another4    #bj3bd4 ,and when ,juda came
 to the watch tower1 that looketh toward
 the  desert1 they saw afar off all the 
country1 for a great space1 full of     
dead bodies1 and that no one was left   
that could escape death4    #bj3be4     
,then ,josaphat came1 and all the people
 with him to take away the  spoils of   
the dead1 and they found among the dead 
bodies1 stuff of  various kinds1 and    
garments1 and most precious vessels3 and
 they took  them for themselves1        

insomuch that they could not carry all1 
nor in  three days take away the spoils1
 the booty was so great4    #bj3bf4 ,and
 on the fourth day they were assembled  
in the valley of  ,blessing3 for there  
they blessed the ,lord1 and therefore   
they called  that place the valley of   
,blessing until this day4    #bj3bg4    
,and every man of ,juda1 and the        
inhabitants of ,jerusalem  returned1 and
 ,josaphat at their head1 into          
,jerusalem with great joy1  because the 
,lord had made them rejoice over their  
enemies4    #bj3bh4 ,and they came into 
,jerusalem with psalteries1 and harps1  
and  trumpets into the house of the     
,lord4    #bj3bi4 ,and the fear of the  
,lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the 
lands  when they heard that the ,lord   
had fought against the enemies of       
,israel4    #bj3cj4 ,and the kingdom of 
,josaphat was quiet1 and ,god gave him  
peace  round about4    #bj3ca4 ,and     
,josaphat reigned over ,juda1 and he was
 five and thirty years  old1 when he    

began to reign3 and he reigned five and 
twenty years in  ,jerusalem3 and the    
name of his mother was ,azuba the       
daughter of ,selahi4    #bj3cb4 ,and he 
walked in the way of his father ,asa and
 departed not from  it1 doing the things
 that were pleasing before the ,lord4   
#bj3cc4 ,but yet he took not away the   
high places1 and the people had not  yet
 turned their heart to the ,lord the    
,god of their fathers4    #bj3cd4 ,but  
the rest of the acts of ,josaphat1 first
 and last1 are  written in the words of 
,jehu the son of ,hanani1 which he      
digested into  the books of the kings of
 ,israel4    #bj3ce4 ,after these things
 ,josaphat king of ,juda made friendship
 with  ,ochozias king of ,israel1 whose 
works were very wicked4    #bj3cf4 ,and 
he was partner with him in making ships1
 to go to ,tharsis3  and they made the  
ships in ,asiongaber4    #bj3cg4 ,and   
,eliezer the son of ,dodau of ,maresa   
prophesied to ,josaphat1  saying3       
,because thou hast made a league with   

,ochozias1 the ,lord hath  destroyed thy
 works1 and the ships are broken1 and   
they could not go to  ,tharsis4      #b 
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ba    ,joram's 
wicked reign3 his punishment and death4 
#ba3a4 ,and ,josaphat slept with his    
fathers1 and was buried with them in    
the city of ,david3 and ,joram his son  
reigned in his stead4    #ba3b4 ,and he 
had brethren the sons of ,josaphat1     
,azarias1 and ,jahiel1  and ,zacharias1 
and ,azaria1 and ,michael1 and          
,saphatias1 all these were  the sons of 
,josaphat king of ,juda4    #ba3c4 ,and 
their father gave them great gifts of   
silver1 and of gold1  and pensions1 with
 strong cities in ,juda3 but the kingdom
 he gave to  ,joram1 because he was the 
eldest4    #ba3d4 ,so ,joram rose up    
over the kingdom of his father3 and when
 he had  established himself1 he slew   
all his brethren with the sword1 and    
some  of the princes of ,israel4        
#ba3e4 ,joram was two and thirty years  
old when he began to reign3 and he      

reigned eight years in ,jerusalem4      
#ba3f4 ,and he walked in the ways of the
 kings of ,israel1 as the house of      
,achab had done3 for his wife was a     
daughter of ,achab1 and he did evil  in 
the sight of the ,lord4    #ba3g4 ,but  
the ,lord would not destroy the house of
 ,david3 because of the  covenant which 
he had made with him3 and because he had
 promised to  give a lamp to him1 and to
 his sons for ever4    #ba3h4 ,in those 
days ,edom revolted1 from being subject 
to ,juda1 and made  themselves a king4  
#ba3i4 ,and ,joram went over with his   
princes1 and all his cavalry with  him1 
and rose in the night1 and defeated the 
,edomites who had  surrounded him1 and  
all the captains of his cavalry4        
#ba3aj4 ,however ,edom revolted1 from   
being under the dominion of ,juda  unto 
this day3 at that time ,lobna also      
revolted1 from being under his  hand4   
,for he had forsaken the ,lord the ,god 
of his fathers4    #ba3aa4 ,moreover he 
built also high places in the cities of 

,juda1 and he  made the inhabitants of  
,jerusalem to commit fornication1 and   
,juda to  transgress4    #ba3ab4 ,and   
there was a letter brought him from     
,eliseus the prophet1 in  which it was  
written3 ,thus saith the ,lord the ,god 
of ,david thy father3  ,because thou    
hast not walked in the ways of ,josaphat
 thy father nor in  the ways of ,asa    
king of ,juda1    #ba3ac4 ,but hast     
walked in the ways of the kings of      
,israel1 and hast  made ,juda and the   
inhabitants of ,jerusalem to commit     
fornication1  imitating the fornication 
of the house of ,achab1 moreover also   
thou  hast killed thy brethren1 the     
house of thy father1 better men than    
thyself1    #ba3ad4 ,behold the ,lord   
will strike thee with a great plague1   
with all  thy people1 and thy children1 
and thy wives1 and all thy substance4   
#ba3ae4 ,and thou shalt be sick of a    
very grievous disease of thy bowels1    
till thy vital parts come out by little 
and little every day4    #ba3af4 ,and   

the ,lord stirred up against ,joram the 
spirit of the  ,philistines1 and of the 
,arabians1 who border on the            
,ethiopians4    #ba3ag4 ,and they came  
up into the land of ,juda1 and wasted   
it1 and they  carried away all the      
substance that was found in the king's  
house1 his  sons also1 and his wives3 so
 that there was no son left him but     
,joachaz1 who was the youngest4         
,joachaz4444 ,alias ,ochozias4          
#ba3ah4 ,and besides all this the ,lord 
struck him with an incurable  disease in
 his bowels4    #ba3ai4 ,and as day came
 after day1 and time rolled on1 two     
whole years  passed3 then after being   
wasted with a long consumption1 so as to
 void  his very bowels1 his disease     
ended with his life4 ,and he died of a  
most  wretched illness1 and the people  
did not make a funeral for him          
according to the manner of burning1 as  
they had done for his ancestors4        
#ba3bj4 ,he was two and thirty years old
 when he began his reign1 and he        

reigned eight years in ,jerusalem4 ,and 
he walked not rightly1 and they  buried 
him in the city of ,david3 but not in   
the sepulchres of the  kings4      #b   
,paralipomenon ,chapter #bb    ,the     
reign and death of ,ochozias4 ,the      
tyranny of ,athalia4    #bb3a4 ,and the 
inhabitants of ,jerusalem made ,ochozias
 his youngest son  king in his place3   
for the rovers of the ,arabians1 who had
 broke in  upon the camp1 had killed all
 that were his elder brothers4 ,so      
,ochozias  the son of ,joram king of    
,juda reigned4    #bb3b4 ,ochozias was  
forty-two years old when he began to    
reign1 and he  reigned one year in      
,jerusalem1 and the name of his mother  
was ,athalia  the daughter of ,amri4    
,forty-two1 etc4444 ,divers ,greek      
,bibles read thirty-two1 agreeably to #d
  ,kings #h4ag4    #bb3c4 ,he also      
walked in the ways of the house of      
,achab3 for his mother  pushed him on to
 do wickedly4    #bb3d4 ,so he did evil 
in the sight of the ,lord1 as the house 

of ,achab  did3 for they were his       
counsellors after the death of his      
father1 to  his destruction4    #bb3e4  
,and he walked after their counsels4    
,and he went with ,joram the  son of    
,achab king of ,israel1 to fight against
 ,hazael king of ,syria1 at  ,ramoth    
,galaad3 and the ,syrians wounded       
,joram4    #bb3f4 ,and he returned to be
 healed in ,jezrahel3 for he received   
many  wounds in the foresaid battle4    
,and ,ochozias the son of ,joram king of
  ,juda1 went down to visit ,joram the  
son of ,achab in ,jezrahel where he  lay
 sick4    #bb3g4 ,for it was the will of
 ,god against ,ochozias that he should  
come  to ,joram3 and when he was come   
should go out also against ,jehu the son
  of ,namsi1 whom the ,lord had anointed
 to destroy the house of ,achab4        
#bb3h4 ,so when ,jehu was rooting out   
the house of ,achab1 he found the       
princes of ,juda1 and the sons of the   
brethren of ,ochozias1 who served  him1 
and he slew them4    #bb3i4 ,and he     

sought for ,ochozias himself1 and took  
him lying hid in  ,samaria3 and when he 
was brought to him1 he killed him1 and  
they buried  him3 because he was the son
 of ,josaphat1 who had sought the ,lord 
with  all his heart4 ,and there was no  
more hope that any one should reign of  
the race of ,ochozias4    #bb3aj4 ,for  
,athalia his mother1 seeing that her son
 was dead1 rose up1  and killed all the 
royal family of the house of ,joram4    
#bb3aa4 ,but ,josabeth the king's       
daughter took ,joas the son of          
,ochozias1  and stole him from among the
 king's sons that were slain4 ,and she  
hid  him with his nurse in a bedchamber3
 now ,josabeth that hid him1 was        
daughter of king ,joram1 wife of ,joiada
 the high priest1 and sister of         
,ochozias1 and therefore ,athalia did   
not kill him4    #bb3ab4 ,and he was    
with them hid in the house of ,god six  
years1 during  which ,athalia reigned   
over the land4      #b ,paralipomenon   
,chapter #bc    ,joiada the high priest 

causeth ,joas to be made king3 ,athalia 
to be  slain1 and idolatry to be        
destroyed4    #bc3a4 ,and in the seventh
 year ,joiada being encouraged1 took the
  captains of hundreds1 to wit1 ,azarias
 the son of ,jeroham1 and ,ismahel  the 
son of ,johanan1 and ,azarias the son of
 ,obed1 and ,maasias the son of         
,adaias1 and ,elisaphat the son of      
,zechri3 and made a covenant with them4 
#bc3b4 ,and they went about ,juda1 and  
gathered together the ,levites out  of  
all the cities of ,juda1 and the chiefs 
of the families of ,israel1  and they   
came to ,jerusalem4    #bc3c4 ,and all  
the multitude made a covenant with the  
king in the house  of ,god3 and ,joiada 
said to them3 ,behold the king's son    
shall reign1 as  the ,lord hath said of 
the sons of ,david4    #bc3d4 ,and this 
is the thing that you shall do3         
#bc3e4 ,a third part of you that come to
 the sabbath1 of the priests1 and  of   
the ,levites1 and of the porters shall  
be at the gates3 and a third  part at   

the king's house3 and a third at the    
gate that is called the  ,foundation3   
but let all the rest of the people be in
 the courts of the  house of the ,lord4 
,to the sabbath4444 ,that is1 to perform
 in your weeks the functions of  your   
office1 or the weekly watches4    #bc3f4
 ,and let no one come into the house of 
the ,lord1 but the priests1  and they   
that minister of the ,levites3 let them 
only come in1 because  they are         
sanctified3 and let all the rest of the 
people keep the  watches of the ,lord4  
#bc3g4 ,and let the ,levites be round   
about the king1 every man with his      
arms2 and if any other come into the    
temple1 let him be slain2 and let  them 
be with the king1 both coming in1 and   
going out4    #bc3h4 ,so the ,levites1  
and all ,juda did according to all that 
,joiada the  high priest had commanded3 
and they took every one his men that    
were  under him1 and that came in by the
 course of the sabbath1 with those  who 
had fulfilled the sabbath1 and were to  

go out4 ,for ,joiada the high  priest   
permitted not the companies to depart1  
which were accustomed to  succeed one   
another every week4    #bc3i4 ,and      
,joiada the priest gave to the captains 
the spears1 and the  shields1 and       
targets of king ,david1 which he had    
dedicated in the house  of the ,lord4   
#bc3aj4 ,and he set all the people with 
swords in their hands from the  right   
side of the temple1 to the left side of 
the temple1 before the  altar1 and the  
temple1 round about the king4    #bc3aa4
 ,and they brought out the king's son1  
and put the crown upon him1  and the    
testimony1 and gave him the law to hold 
in his hand1 and they  made him king3   
and ,joiada the high priest and his sons
 anointed him3  and they prayed for him1
 and said3 ,god save the king4          
#bc3ab4 ,now when ,athalia heard the    
noise of the people running and         
praising the king1 she came in to the   
people1 into the temple of the  ,lord4  
#bc3ac4 ,and when she saw the king      

standing upon the step in the  entrance1
 and the princes1 and the companies     
about him1 and all the  people of the   
land rejoicing1 and sounding with       
trumpets1 and playing  on instruments of
 divers kinds1 and the voice of those   
that praised1  she rent her garments1   
and said3 ,treason1 treason4    #bc3ad4 
,and ,joiada the high priest going out  
to the captains1 and the  chiefs of the 
army1 said to them3 ,take her forth     
without the precinct  of the temple1 and
 when she is without let her be killed  
with the  sword4 ,for the priest        
commanded that she should not be killed 
in the  house of the ,lord4    #bc3ae4  
,and they laid hold on her by the neck3 
and when she was come  within the horse 
gate of the palace1 they killed her     
there4    #bc3af4 ,and ,joiada made a   
covenant between himself and all the    
people1  and the king1 that they should 
be the people of the ,lord4    #bc3ag4  
,and all the people went into the house 
of ,baal1 and destroyed  it3 and they   

broke down his altars and his idols3 and
 they slew ,mathan  the priest of ,baal 
before the altars4    #bc3ah4 ,and      
,joiada appointed overseers in the house
 of the ,lord1 under  the hands of the  
priests1 and the ,levites1 whom ,david  
had distributed  in the house of the    
,lord3 to offer holocausts to the ,lord1
 as it is  written in the law of ,moses1
 with joy and singing1 according to the 
disposition of ,david4    #bc3ai4 ,he   
appointed also porters in the gates of  
the house of the ,lord1  that none who  
was unclean in any thing should enter   
in4    #bc3bj4 ,and he took the captains
 of hundreds1 and the most valiant men1 
and the chiefs of the people1 and all   
the people of the land1 and they        
brought down the king from the house of 
the ,lord1 and brought him  through the 
upper gate into the king's house1 and   
set him on the royal  throne4    #bc3ba4
 ,and all the people of the land        
rejoiced1 and the city was quiet3  but  
,athalia was slain with the sword4      

#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #bd    ,joas 
reigneth well all the days of ,joiada3  
afterwards falleth into  idolatry and   
causeth ,zacharias to be slain4 ,he is  
slain himself by his  servants4         
#bd3a4 ,joas was seven years old when he
 began to reign3 and he reigned  forty  
years in ,jerusalem3 the name of his    
mother was ,sebia of ,bersabee4         
#bd3b4 ,and he did that which is good   
before the ,lord all the days of        
,joiada the priest4    #bd3c4 ,and      
,joiada took for him two wives1 by whom 
he had sons and  daughters4    #bd3d4   
,after this ,joas had a mind to repair  
the house of the ,lord4    #bd3e4 ,and  
he assembled the priests1 and the       
,levites1 and said to them3  ,go out to 
the cities of ,juda1 and gather of all  
,israel money to repair  the temple of  
your ,god1 from year to year3 and do    
this with speed3 but  the ,levites were 
negligent4    #bd3f4 ,and the king      
called ,joiada the chief1 and said to   
him3 ,why hast  thou not taken care to  

oblige the ,levites to bring in out of  
,juda and  ,jerusalem the money that was
 appointed by ,moses the servant of the 
,lord  for all the multitude of ,israel 
to bring into the tabernacle of the     
testimony8    #bd3g4 ,for that wicked   
woman ,athalia1 and her children have   
destroyed  the house of ,god1 and       
adorned the temple of ,baal with all the
 things  that had been dedicated in the 
temple of the ,lord4    #bd3h4 ,and the 
king commanded1 and they made a chest3  
and set it by the  gate of the house of 
the ,lord on the outside4    #bd3i4 ,and
 they made a proclamation in ,juda and  
,jerusalem1 that every  man should bring
 to the ,lord the money which ,moses the
 servant of ,god  appointed for all     
,israel1 in the desert4    #bd3aj4 ,and 
all the princes1 and all the people     
rejoiced3 and going in  they contributed
 and cast so much into the chest of the 
,lord1 that it  was filled4    #bd3aa4  
,and when it was time to bring the chest
 before the king by the  hands of the   

,levites1 7for they saw there was much  
money17 the king's  scribe1 and he whom 
the high priest had appointed went in3  
and they  poured out the money that was 
in the chest3 and they carried back the 
chest to its place3 and thus they did   
from day to day1 and there was  gathered
 an immense sum of money4    #bd3ab4    
,and the king and ,joiada gave it to    
those who were over the works  of the   
house of the ,lord3 but they hired with 
it stonecutters1 and  artificers of     
every kind of work to repair the house  
of the ,lord3 and  such as wrought in   
iron and brass1 to uphold what began to 
be falling4    #bd3ac4 ,and the workmen 
were diligent1 and the breach of the    
walls was  closed up by their hands1 and
 they set up the house of the ,lord in  
its  former state1 and made it stand    
firm4    #bd3ad4 ,and when they had     
finished all the works1 they brought the
 rest  of the money before the king and 
,joiada3 and with it were made vessels  
for the temple for the ministry1 and for

 holocausts and bowls1 and  other       
vessels of gold and silver3 and         
holocausts were offered in the  house of
 the ,lord continually all the days of  
,joiada4    #bd3ae4 ,but ,joiada grew   
old and was full of days1 and died when 
he was a  hundred and thirty years old4 
#bd3af4 ,and they buried him in the city
 of ,david among the kings1  because he 
had done good to ,israel1 and to his    
house4    #bd3ag4 ,and after the death  
of ,joiada1 the princes of ,juda went   
in1 and  worshipped the king3 and he was
 soothed by their services and hearkened
  to them4    #bd3ah4 ,and they forsook 
the temple of the ,lord the ,god of     
their  fathers1 and served groves and   
idols1 and wrath came upon ,juda and    
,jerusalem for this sin4    #bd3ai4 ,and
 he sent prophets to them to bring them 
back to the ,lord1 and  they would not  
give ear when they testified against    
them4    #bd3bj4 ,the spirit of ,god    
then came upon ,zacharias the son of    
,joiada the  priest1 and he stood in the

 sight of the people1 and said to them3 
,thus  saith the ,lord ,god3 ,why       
transgress you the commandment of the   
,lord  which will not be for your good1 
and have forsaken the ,lord1 to make    
him forsake you8    #bd3ba4 ,and they   
gathered themselves together against    
him1 and stoned  him at the king's      
commandment in the court of the house of
 the ,lord4    #bd3bb4 ,and king ,joas  
did not remember the kindness that      
,joiada his  father had done to him1 but
 killed his son4 ,and when he died1 he  
said3  ,the ,lord see1 and require it4  
#bd3bc4 ,and when a year was come about1
 the army of ,syria came up  against    
him3 and they came to ,juda and         
,jerusalem1 and killed all the  princes 
of the people1 and they sent all the    
spoils to the king of  ,damascus4       
#bd3bd4 ,and whereas there came a very  
small number of the ,syrians1 the  ,lord
 delivered into their hands an infinite 
multitude1 because they had  forsaken   
the ,lord the ,god of their fathers3 and

 on ,joas they executed  shameful       
judgments4    #bd3be4 ,and departing    
they left him in great diseases3 and his
 servants  rose up against him1 for     
revenge of the blood of the son of      
,joiada the  priest1 and they slew him  
in his bed1 and he died3 and they buried
 him  in the city of ,david1 but not in 
the sepulchres of the kings4    #bd3bf4 
,now the men that conspired against him 
were ,zabad the son of  ,semmaath an    
,ammonitess1 and ,jozabad the son of    
,semarith a ,moabitess4    #bd3bg4 ,and 
concerning his sons1 and the sum of     
money which was gathered  under him1 and
 the repairing the house of ,god1 they  
are written more  diligently in the book
 of kings3 and ,amasias his son reigned 
in his  stead4      #b ,paralipomenon   
,chapter #be    ,amasias' reign3 he     
beginneth well1 but endeth ill3 he is   
overthrown by  ,joas1 and slain by his  
people4    #be3a4 ,amasias was five and 
twenty years old when he began to reign1
 and  he reigned nine and twenty years  

in ,jerusalem1 the name of his mother   
was ,joadan of ,jerusalem4    #be3b4    
,and he did what was good in the sight  
of the ,lord3 but yet not  with a       
perfect heart4    #be3c4 ,and when he   
saw himself strengthened in his kingdom1
 he put to  death the servants that had 
slain the king his father4    #be3d4    
,but he slew not their children1 as it  
is written in the book of  the law of   
,moses1 where the ,lord commanded1      
saying3 ,the fathers shall  not be slain
 for the children1 nor the children for 
their fathers1 but  every man shall die 
for his own sin4    #be3e4 ,amasias     
therefore gathered ,juda together1 and  
appointed them by  families1 and        
captains of thousands and of hundreds in
 all ,juda1 and  ,benjamin3 and he      
numbered them from twenty years old and 
upwards1 and  found three hundred       
thousand young men that could go out to 
battle1 and  could hold the spear and   
shield4    #be3f4 ,he hired also of     
,israel a hundred thousand valiant men1 

for a  hundred talents of silver4       
#be3g4 ,but a man of ,god came to him1  
and said3 ,o king1 let not the army  of 
,israel go out with thee1 for the ,lord 
is not with ,israel1 and all  the       
children of ,ephraim3    #be3h4 ,and if 
thou think that battles consist in the  
strength of the  army1 ,god will make   
thee to be overcome by the enemies3 for 
it  belongeth to ,god both to help1 and 
to put to flight4    #be3i4 ,and        
,amasias said to the man of ,god3 ,what 
will then become of the  hundred talents
 which ,i have given to the soldiers of 
,israel8 and the  man of ,god answered  
him3 ,the ,lord is rich enough to be    
able to give  thee much more than this4 
#be3aj4 ,then ,amasias separated the    
army1 that came to him out of  ,ephraim1
 to go home again3 but they being much  
enraged against ,juda1  returned to     
their own country4    #be3aa4 ,and      
,amasias taking courage led forth his   
people1 and went to the  vale of        
saltpits1 and slew of the children of   

,seir ten thousand4    #be3ab4 ,and     
other ten thousand men the sons of ,juda
 took1 and brought to  the steep of a   
certain rock1 and cast them down        
headlong from the top1  and they all    
were broken to pieces4    #be3ac4 ,but  
that army which ,amasias had sent back1 
that they should not  go with him to    
battle1 spread themselves among the     
cities of ,juda1 from  ,samaria to      
,beth-horon1 and having killed three    
thousand took away much  spoil4         
#be3ad4 ,but ,amasias after he had slain
 the ,edomites1 set up the gods of  the 
children of ,seir1 which he had brought 
thence1 to be his gods1 and  adored     
them1 and burnt incense to them4        
#be3ae4 ,wherefore the ,lord being angry
 against ,amasias1 sent a prophet  to   
him1 to say to him3 ,why hast thou      
adored gods that have not  delivered    
their own people out of thy hand8       
#be3af4 ,and when he spoke these things1
 he answered him3 ,art thou the  king's 
counsellor8 be quiet1 lest ,i kill thee4

 ,and the prophet  departing1 said3 ,i  
know that ,god is minded to kill thee1  
because thou  hast done this evil1 and  
moreover hast not hearkened to my       
counsel4    #be3ag4 ,then ,amasias king 
of ,juda taking very bad counsel1 sent  
to ,joas  the son of ,joachaz the son of
 ,jehu1 king of ,israel1 saying3 ,come1 
let  us see one another4    #be3ah4 ,but
 he sent back the messengers1 saying3   
,the thistle that is in  ,libanus1 sent 
to the cedar in ,libanus1 saying3 ,give 
thy daughter to my  son to wife3 and    
behold the beasts that were in the wood 
of ,libanus  passed by and trod down the
 thistle4    #be3ai4 ,thou hast said3 ,i
 have overthrown ,edom1 and therefore   
thy heart  is lifted up with pride3 stay
 at home1 why dost thou provoke evil    
against thee1 that both thou shouldst   
fall and ,juda with thee4    #be3bj4    
,amasias would not hearken to him1      
because it was the ,lord's will  that he
 should be delivered into the hands of  
enemies1 because of the  gods of ,edom4 

#be3ba4 ,so ,joas king of ,israel went  
up1 and they presented themselves to  be
 seen by one another3 and ,amasias king 
of ,juda was in ,bethsames of  ,juda3   
#be3bb4 ,and ,juda fell before ,israel1 
and they fled to their dwellings4       
#be3bc4 ,and ,joas king of ,israel took 
,amasias king of ,juda1 the son of      
,joas1 the son of ,joachaz1 in          
,bethsames1 and brought him to          
,jerusalem3  and broke down the walls   
thereof from the gate of ,ephraim1 to   
the gate  of the corner1 four hundred   
cubits4    #be3bd4 ,and he took all the 
gold1 and silver1 and all the vessels1  
that  he found in the house of ,god1 and
 with ,obededom1 and in the treasures   
of the king's house1 moreover also the  
sons of the hostages1 he brought  back  
to ,samaria4    #be3be4 ,and ,amasias   
the son of ,joas king of ,juda lived1   
after the death  of ,joas the son of    
,joachaz king of ,israel1 fifteen years4
    #be3bf4 ,now the rest of the acts of
 ,amasias1 the first and last1 are      

written in the book of the kings of     
,juda and ,israel4    #be3bg4 ,and after
 he revolted from the ,lord1 they made a
 conspiracy  against him in ,jerusalem4 
,and he fled into ,lachis1 and they     
sent1 and  killed him there4    #be3bh4 
,and they brought him back upon horses1 
and buried him with his  fathers in the 
city of ,david4      #b ,paralipomenon  
,chapter #bf    ,ozias reigneth         
prosperously1 till he invadeth the      
priests' office1 upon  which he is      
struck with a leprosy4    #bf3a4 ,and   
all the people of ,juda took his son    
,ozias1 who was sixteen  years old1 and 
made him king in the room of ,amasias   
his father4    #bf3b4 ,he built ,ailath1
 and restored it to the dominion of     
,juda1 after  that the king slept with  
his fathers4    #bf3c4 ,ozias was       
sixteen years old when he began to      
reign1 and he  reigned two and fifty    
years in ,jerusalem3 the name of his    
mother was  ,jechelia of ,jerusalem4    
#bf3d4 ,and he did that which was right 

in the eyes of the ,lord1  according to 
all that ,amasias his father had done4  
#bf3e4 ,and he sought the ,lord in the  
days of ,zacharias that understood  and 
saw ,god3 and as long as he sought the  
,lord1 he directed him in all  things4  
#bf3f4 ,moreover he went forth and      
fought against the ,philistines1 and    
broke down the wall of ,geth1 and the   
wall of ,jabnia1 and the wall of        
,azotus3 and he built towns in ,azotus1 
and among the ,philistines4    #bf3g4   
,and ,god helped him against the        
,philistines1 and against the           
,arabians1 that dwelt in ,gurbaal1 and  
against the ,ammonites4    #bf3h4 ,and  
the ,ammonites gave gifts to ,ozias3 and
 his name was spread  abroad even to the
 entrance of ,egypt for his frequent    
victories4    #bf3i4 ,and ,ozias built  
towers in ,jerusalem over the gate of   
the corner1  and over the gate of the   
valley1 and the rest1 in the same side  
of the  wall1 and fortified them4       
#bf3aj4 ,and he built towers in the     

wilderness1 and dug many cisterns1  for 
he had much cattle both in the plains1  
and in the waste of the  desert3 he had 
also vineyards and dressers of vines in 
the mountains1  and in ,carmel3 for he  
was a man that loved husbandry4         
#bf3aa4 ,and the army of his fighting   
men1 that went out to war1 was  under   
the hand of ,jehiel the scribe1 and     
,maasias the doctor1 and under  the hand
 of ,henanias1 who was one of the king's
 captains4    #bf3ab4 ,and the whole    
number of the chiefs by the families of 
valiant  men were two thousand six      
hundred4    #bf3ac4 ,and the whole army 
under them three hundred and seven      
thousand  five hundred3 who were fit for
 war1 and fought for the king against   
the  enemy4    #bf3ad4 ,and ,ozias      
prepared for them1 that is1 for the     
whole army1  shields1 and spears1 and   
helmets1 and coats of mail1 and bows1   
and  slings to cast stones4    #bf3ae4  
,and he made in ,jerusalem engines of   
diverse kinds1 which he  placed in the  

towers1 and in the corners of the walls1
 to shoot arrows1  and great stones3 and
 his name went forth far abroad1 for the
 ,lord  helped him1 and had strengthened
 him4    #bf3af4 ,but when he was made  
strong1 his heart was lifted up to his  
destruction1 and he neglected the ,lord 
his ,god3 and going into the  temple of 
the ,lord1 he had a mind to burn incense
 upon the altar of  incense4    #bf3ag4 
,and immediately ,azarias the priest    
going in after him1 and with  him       
fourscore priests of the ,lord1 most    
valiant men1    #bf3ah4 ,withstood the  
king and said3 ,it doth not belong to   
thee1 ,ozias1  to burn incense to the   
,lord1 but to the priests1 that is1 to  
the sons  of ,aaron1 who are consecrated
 for this ministry3 go out of the       
sanctuary1 do not despise3 for this     
thing shall not be accounted to thy     
glory by the ,lord ,god4    #bf3ai4 ,and
 ,ozias was angry1 and holding in his   
hand the censer to burn  incense1       
threatened the priests4 ,and presently  

there rose a leprosy in  his forehead   
before the priests1 in the house of the 
,lord at the altar  of incense4         
#bf3bj4 ,and ,azarias the high priest1  
and all the rest of the priests  looked 
upon him1 and saw the leprosy in his    
forehead1 and they made  haste to thrust
 him out4 ,yea himself also being       
frightened1 hasted to  go out1 because  
he had quickly felt the stroke of the   
,lord4    #bf3ba4 ,and ,ozias the king  
was a leper unto the day of his death1  
and he  dwelt in a house apart being    
full of the leprosy1 for which he had   
been  cast out of the house of the      
,lord4 ,and ,joatham his son governed   
the  king's house1 and judged the people
 of the land4    #bf3bb4 ,but the rest  
of the acts of ,ozias first and last    
were written by  ,isaias the son of     
,amos1 the prophet4    #bf3bc4 ,and     
,ozias slept with his fathers1 and they 
buried him in the  field of the royal   
sepulchres1 because he was a leper3 and 
,joatham his  son reigned in his stead4 

#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #bg          
,joatham's good reign4    #bg3a4        
,joatham was five and twenty years old  
when he began to reign1 and  he reigned 
sixteen years in ,jerusalem3 the name of
 his mother was  ,jerusa the daughter of
 ,sadoc4    #bg3b4 ,and he did that     
which was right before the ,lord1       
according to all  that ,ozias his father
 had done1 only that he entered not into
 the  temple of the ,lord1 and the      
people still transgressed4    #bg3c4 ,he
 built the high gate of the house of the
 ,lord1 and on the wall  of ,ophel he   
built much4    #bg3d4 ,moreover he built
 cities in the mountains of ,juda1 and  
castles  and towers in the forests4     
#bg3e4 ,he fought against the king of   
the children of ,ammon1 and overcame    
them1 and the children of ,ammon gave   
him at that time a hundred talents  of  
silver1 and ten thousand measures of    
wheat1 and as many measures of  barley3 
so much did the children of ,ammon give 
him in the second and  third year4      

#bg3f4 ,and ,joatham was strengthened1  
because he had his way directed  before 
the ,lord his ,god4    #bg3g4 ,now the  
rest of the acts of ,joatham1 and all   
his wars1 and his  works1 are written in
 the book of the kings of ,israel and   
,juda4    #bg3h4 ,he was five and twenty
 years old when he began to reign1 and  
he  reigned sixteen years in ,jerusalem4
    #bg3i4 ,and ,joatham slept with his 
fathers1 and they buried him in the     
city of ,david3 and ,achaz his son      
reigned in his stead4      #b           
,paralipomenon ,chapter #bh    ,the     
wicked and unhappy reign of ,achaz4     
#bh3a4 ,achaz was twenty years old when 
he began to reign1 and he reigned       
sixteen years in ,jerusalem3 he did not 
that which was right in the  sight of   
the ,lord as ,david his father had done1
    #bh3b4 ,but walked in the ways of   
the kings of ,israel2 moreover also he  
cast statues for ,baalim4    #bh3c4 ,it 
was he that burnt incense in the valley 
of ,benennom1 and  consecrated his sons 

in the fire according to the manner of  
the  nations1 which the ,lord slew at   
the coming of the children of ,israel4  
#bh3d4 ,he sacrificed also1 and burnt   
incense in the high places1 and on  the 
hills1 and under every green tree4      
#bh3e4 ,and the ,lord his ,god delivered
 him into the hands of the king of      
,syria1 who defeated him1 and took a    
great booty out of his kingdom1 and     
carried it to ,damascus3 he was also    
delivered into the hands of the  king of
 ,israel1 who overthrew him with a great
 slaughter4    #bh3f4 ,for ,phacee the  
son of ,romelia slew of ,juda a hundred 
and twenty  thousand in one day1 all    
valiant men1 because they had forsaken  
the  ,lord the ,god of their fathers4   
#bh3g4 ,at the same time ,zechri a      
powerful man of ,ephraim1 slew ,maasias 
the king's son1 and ,ezricam the        
governor of his house1 and ,elcana who  
was next to the king4    #bh3h4 ,and the
 children of ,israel carried away of    
their brethren two  hundred thousand    

women1 boys1 and girls1 and an immense  
booty3 and they  brought it to ,samaria4
    #bh3i4 ,at that time there was a    
prophet of the ,lord there1 whose name  
was ,oded3 and he went out to meet the  
army that came to ,samaria1 and  said to
 them3 ,behold the ,lord the ,god of    
your fathers being angry with  ,juda1   
hath delivered them into your hands1 and
 you have butchered them  cruelly1 so   
that your cruelty hath reached up to    
heaven4    #bh3aj4 ,moreover you have a 
mind to keep under the children of ,juda
 and  ,jerusalem for your bondmen and   
bondwomen1 which ought not to be done3  
for you have sinned in this against the 
,lord your ,god4    #bh3aa4 ,but hear ye
 my counsel1 and release the captives   
that you have  brought of your brethren1
 because a great indignation of the     
,lord  hangeth over you4    #bh3ab4     
,then some of the chief men of the sons 
of ,ephraim1 ,azarias the  son of       
,johanan1 ,barachias the son of         
,mosollamoth1 ,ezechias the son of      

,sellum1 and ,amasa the son of ,adali1  
stood up against them that came  from   
the war4    #bh3ac4 ,and they said to   
them3 ,you shall not bring in the       
captives  hither1 lest we sin against   
the ,lord4 ,why will you add to our     
sins1 and  heap up upon our former      
offences8 for the sin is great1 and the 
fierce  anger of the ,lord hangeth over 
,israel4    #bh3ad4 ,so the soldiers    
left the spoils1 and all that they had  
taken1  before the princes and all the  
multitude4    #bh3ae4 ,and the men1 whom
 we mentioned above1 rose up and took   
the  captives1 and with the spoils      
clothed all them that were naked3 and   
when they had clothed and shod them1 and
 refreshed them with meat and  drink1   
and anointed them because of their      
labour1 and had taken care of  them1    
they set such of them as could not walk1
 and were feeble1 upon  beasts1 and     
brought them to ,jericho the city of    
palm trees to their  brethren1 and they 
returned to ,samaria4    #bh3af4 ,at    

that time king ,achaz sent to the king  
of the ,assyrians asking  help4         
#bh3ag4 ,and the ,edomites came and slew
 many of ,juda1 and took a great  booty4
    #bh3ah4 ,the ,philistines also      
spread themselves among the cities of   
the  plains1 and to the south of ,juda3 
and they took ,bethsames1 and ,aialon1  
and ,gaderoth1 and ,socho1 and ,thamnan1
 and ,gamzo1 with their villages1  and  
they dwelt in them4    #bh3ai4 ,for the 
,lord had humbled ,juda because of      
,achaz the king of ,juda1  for he had   
stripped it of help1 and had contemned  
the ,lord4    ,for he had stripped it of
 help4444 ,that is1 ,achaz stripped the 
kingdom  of ,juda of the divine         
assistance by his wickedness1 and by his
  introducing idolatry4    #bh3bj4 ,and 
he brought against him                  
,thelgathphalnasar king of the          
,assyrians1 who also afflicted him1 and 
plundered him without any  resistance4  
#bh3ba4 ,and ,achaz stripped the house  
of the ,lord1 and the house of the      

kings1 and of the princes1 and gave     
gifts to the king of the ,assyrians1    
and yet it availed him nothing4         
#bh3bb4 ,moreover also in the time of   
his distress he increased contempt      
against the ,lord3 king ,achaz himself  
by himself1    #bh3bc4 ,sacrificed      
victims to the gods of ,damascus that   
struck him1 and  he said3 ,the gods of  
the kings of ,syria help them1 and ,i   
will appease  them with victims1 and    
they will help me2 whereas on the       
contrary they  were the ruin of him1 and
 of all ,israel4    #bh3bd4 ,then ,achaz
 having taken away all the vessels of   
the house of  ,god1 and broken them1    
shut up the doors of the temple of ,god1
 and made  himself altars in all the    
corners of ,jerusalem4    #bh3be4 ,and  
in all the cities of ,juda he built     
altars to burn  frankincense1 and he    
provoked the ,lord the ,god of his      
fathers to wrath4    #bh3bf4 ,but the   
rest of his acts1 and all his works     
first and last are  written in the book 

of the kings of ,juda and ,israel4      
#bh3bg4 ,and ,achaz slept with his      
fathers1 and they buried him in the     
city of ,jerusalem3 for they received   
him not into the sepulchres of the      
kings of ,israel4 ,and ,ezechias his son
 reigned in his stead4      #b          
,paralipomenon ,chapter #bi    ,ezechias
 purifieth the temple1 and restoreth    
religion4    #bi3a4 ,now ,ezechias began
 to reign1 when he was five and twenty  
years  old1 and he reigned nine and     
twenty years in ,jerusalem3 the name of 
his  mother was ,abia1 the daughter of  
,zacharias4    #bi3b4 ,and he did that  
which was pleasing in the sight of the  
,lord1  according to all that ,david his
 father had done4    #bi3c4 ,in the     
first year and month of his reign he    
opened the doors of  the house of the   
,lord1 and repaired them4    #bi3d4 ,and
 he brought the priests and the         
,levites1 and assembled them in  the    
east street4    #bi3e4 ,and he said to  
them3 ,hear me1 ye ,levites1 and be     

sanctified1  purify the house of the    
,lord the ,god of your fathers1 and take
 away all  filth out of the sanctuary4  
#bi3f4 ,our fathers have sinned and done
 evil in the sight of the ,lord  ,god1  
forsaking him3 they have turned away    
their faces from the  tabernacle of the 
,lord1 and turned their backs4    #bi3g4
 ,they have shut up the doors that were 
in the porch1 and put out  the lamps1   
and have not burnt incense1 nor offered 
holocausts in the  sanctuary of the ,god
 of ,israel4    #bi3h4 ,therefore the   
wrath of the ,lord hath been stirred up 
against ,juda  and ,jerusalem1 and he   
hath delivered them to trouble1 and to  
destruction1 and to be hissed at1 as you
 see with your eyes4    #bi3i4 ,behold1 
our fathers are fallen by the sword1 our
 sons1 and our  daughters1 and wives are
 led away captives for this wickedness4 
#bi3aj4 ,now therefore ,i have a mind   
that we make a covenant with the  ,lord 
the ,god of ,israel1 and he will turn   
away the wrath of his  indignation from 

us4    #bi3aa4 ,my sons1 be not         
negligent3 the ,lord hath chosen you to 
stand  before him1 and to minister to   
him1 and to worship him1 and to burn    
incense to him4    #bi3ab4 ,then the    
,levites arose1 ,mahath the son of      
,amasai1 and ,joel the  son of ,azarias1
 of the sons of ,caath3 and of the sons 
of ,merari1 ,cis  the son of ,abdi1 and 
,azarias the son of ,jalaleel4 ,and of  
the sons of  ,gerson1 ,joah the son of  
,zemma1 and ,eden the son of ,joah4     
#bi3ac4 ,and of the sons of ,elisaphan1 
,samri1 and ,jahiel4 ,also of the  sons 
of ,asaph1 ,zacharias1 and ,mathanias4  
#bi3ad4 ,and of the sons of ,heman1     
,jahiel1 and ,semei3 and of the sons of 
,idithun1 ,semeias1 and ,oziel4         
#bi3ae4 ,and they gathered together     
their brethren1 and sanctified          
themselves1 and went in according to the
 commandment of the king1 and  the      
precept of the ,lord1 to purify the     
house of ,god4    #bi3af4 ,and the      
priests went into the temple of the     

,lord to sanctify it1  and brought out  
all the uncleanness that they found     
within to the  entrance of the house of 
the ,lord1 and the ,levites took it     
away1 and  carried it out abroad to the 
torrent ,cedron4    #bi3ag4 ,and they   
began to cleanse on the first day of the
 first month1  and on the eighth day of 
the same month they came into the porch 
of the  temple of the ,lord1 and they   
purified the temple in eight days1 and  
on  the sixteenth day of the same month 
they finished what they had begun4      
#bi3ah4 ,and they went in to king       
,ezechias1 and said to him3 ,we have    
sanctified all the house of the ,lord1  
and the altar of holocaust1 and  the    
vessels thereof1 and the table of       
proposition with all its vessels1       
#bi3ai4 ,and all the furniture of the   
temple1 which king ,achaz in his  reign 
had defiled1 after his transgression2   
and behold they are all set  forth      
before the altar of the ,lord4          
#bi3bj4 ,and king ,ezechias rising      

early1 assembled all the rulers of the  
city1 and went up into the house of the 
,lord3    #bi3ba4 ,and they offered     
together seven bullocks1 and seven rams1
 and  seven lambs1 and seven he goats   
for sin1 for the kingdom1 for the       
sanctuary1 for ,juda3 and he spoke to   
the priests the sons of ,aaron1 to      
offer them upon the altar of the ,lord4 
#bi3bb4 ,therefore they killed the      
bullocks1 and the priests took the      
blood1 and poured it upon the altar2    
they killed also the rams1 and  their   
blood they poured also upon the altar1  
and they killed the lambs1  and poured  
the blood upon the altar4    #bi3bc4    
,and they brought the he goats for sin  
before the king1 and the  whole         
multitude1 and they laid their hand upon
 them3    #bi3bd4 ,and the priests      
immolated them1 and sprinkled their     
blood before  the altar for an expiation
 of all ,israel3 for the king had       
commanded  that the holocaust and the   
sin offering should be made for all     

,israel4    #bi3be4 ,and he set the     
,levites in the house of the ,lord with 
cymbals1  and psalteries1 and harps     
according to the regulation of ,david   
the  king1 and of ,gad the seer1 and of 
,nathan the prophet3 for it was the     
commandment of the ,lord by the hand of 
his prophets4    #bi3bf4 ,and the       
,levites stood1 with the instruments of 
,david1 and the  priests with trumpets4 
#bi3bg4 ,and ,ezechias commanded that   
they should offer holocausts upon  the  
altar3 and when the holocausts were     
offered1 they began to sing  praises to 
the ,lord1 and to sound with trumpets1  
and divers instruments  which ,david the
 king of ,israel had prepared4          
#bi3bh4 ,and all the multitude adored1  
and the singers1 and the  trumpeters1   
were in their office till the holocaust 
was finished4    #bi3bi4 ,and when the  
oblation was ended1 the king1 and all   
that were  with him bowed down and      
adored4    #bi3cj4 ,and ,ezechias and   
the princes commanded the ,levites to   

praise the  ,lord with the words of     
,david1 and ,asaph the seer3 and they   
praised him  with great joy1 and bowing 
the knee adored4    #bi3ca4 ,and        
,ezechias added1 and said3 ,you have    
filled your hands to the  ,lord1 come   
and offer victims1 and praises in the   
house of the ,lord4 ,and  all the       
multitude offered victims1 and praises1 
and holocausts with a  devout mind4     
#bi3cb4 ,and the number of the          
holocausts which the multitude offered1 
was seventy bullocks1 a hundred rams1   
and two hundred lambs4    #bi3cc4 ,and  
they consecrated to the ,lord six       
hundred oxen1 and three  thousand sheep4
    #bi3cd4 ,but the priests were few1  
and were not enough to flay the         
holocausts3 wherefore the ,levites their
 brethren helped them1 till the  work   
was ended1 and priests were sanctified1 
for the ,levites are  sanctified with an
 easier rite than the priests4          
#bi3ce4 ,so there were many holocausts1 
and the fat of peace offerings1  and the

 libations of holocausts3 and the       
service of the house of the  ,lord was  
completed4    #bi3cf4 ,and ,ezechias1   
and all the people rejoiced because the 
ministry  of the ,lord was accomplished4
 ,for the resolution of doing this thing
  was taken suddenly4      #b           
,paralipomenon ,chapter #cj    ,ezechias
 inviteth all ,israel to celebrate the  
pasch2 the solemnity is  kept fourteen  
days4    #cj3a4 ,and ,ezechias sent to  
all ,israel and ,juda3 and he wrote     
letters to  ,ephraim and ,manasses1 that
 they should come to the house of the   
,lord in  ,jerusalem1 and keep the phase
 to the ,lord the ,god of ,israel1      
#cj3b4 ,for the king1 taking counsel1   
and the princes1 and all the  assembly  
of ,jerusalem1 decreed to keep the phase
 the second month4    #cj3c4 ,for they  
could not keep it in its time2 because  
there were not  priests enough          
sanctified1 and the people was not as   
yet gathered  together to ,jerusalem4   
,the host of heaven4444 ,the sun1 moon1 

and stars4    #cj3d4 ,and the thing     
pleased the king1 and all the people4   
#cj3e4 ,and they decreed to send        
messengers to all ,israel from ,bersabee
  even to ,dan1 that they should come1  
and keep the phase to the ,lord the     
,god of ,israel in ,jerusalem3 for many 
had not kept it as it is  prescribed by 
the law4    #cj3f4 ,and the posts went  
with letters by commandment of the king1
 and  his princes1 to all ,israel and   
,juda1 proclaiming according to the     
king's orders3 ,ye children of ,israel1 
turn again to the ,lord the ,god of     
,abraham1 and of ,isaac1 and of ,israel3
 and he will return to the remnant  of  
you that have escaped the hand of the   
king of the ,assyrians4    #cj3g4 ,be   
not like your fathers1 and brethren1 who
 departed from the  ,lord the ,god of   
their fathers1 and he hath given them up
 to  destruction1 as you see4    #cj3h4 
,harden not your necks1 as your fathers 
did3 yield yourselves to  the ,lord1 and
 come to his sanctuary1 which he hath   

sanctified forever3  serve the ,lord the
 ,god of your fathers1 and the wrath of 
his  indignation shall be turned away   
from you4    #cj3i4 ,for if you turn    
again to the ,lord1 your brethren1 and  
children  shall find mercy before their 
masters1 that have led them away        
captive1  and they shall return into    
this land3 for the ,lord your ,god is   
merciful1 and will not turn away his    
face from you1 if you return to  him4   
#cj3aj4 ,so the posts went speedily from
 city to city1 through the land  of     
,ephraim1 and of ,manasses1 even to     
,zabulon1 whilst they laughed at  them  
and mocked them4    #cj3aa4             
,nevertheless some men of ,aser1 and of 
,manasses1 and of ,zabulon1  yielding to
 the counsel1 came to ,jerusalem4       
#cj3ab4 ,but the hand of ,god was in    
,juda1 to give them one heart to do  the
 word of the ,lord1 according to the    
commandment of the king1 and of  the    
princes4    #cj3ac4 ,and much people    
were assembled to ,jerusalem to         

celebrate the  solemnity of the         
unleavened bread in the second month3   
#cj3ad4 ,and they arose and destroyed   
the altars that were in ,jerusalem1  and
 took away all things in which incense  
was burnt to idols and cast  them into  
the torrent ,cedron4    #cj3ae4 ,and    
they immolated the phase on the         
fourteenth day of the second  month4    
,and the priests and the ,levites being 
at length sanctified  offered holocausts
 in the house of the ,lord4    #cj3af4  
,and they stood in their order according
 to the disposition and  law of ,moses  
the man of ,god3 but the priests        
received the blood which  was to be     
poured out1 from the hands of the       
,levites1    #cj3ag4 ,because a great   
number was not sanctified3 and therefore
 the  ,levites immolated the phase for  
them that came not in time to be        
sanctified to the ,lord4    #cj3ah4 ,for
 a great part of the people from        
,ephraim1 and ,manasses1 and  ,issachar1
 and ,zabulon1 that had not been        

sanctified1 ate the phase  otherwise    
than it is written3 and ,ezechias prayed
 for them1 saying3 ,the  ,lord who is   
good will shew mercy1    #cj3ai4 ,to all
 them1 who with their whole heart1 seek 
the ,lord the ,god  of their fathers3   
and will not impute it to them that they
 are not  sanctified4    #cj3bj4 ,and   
the ,lord heard him1 and was merciful to
 the people4    #cj3ba4 ,and the        
children of ,israel1 that were found at 
,jerusalem1 kept  the feast of          
unleavened bread seven days with great  
joy1 praising the  ,lord every day1 the 
,levites also1 and the priests1 with    
instruments  that agreed to their       
office4    #cj3bb4 ,and ,ezechias spoke 
to the heart of all the ,levites1 that  
had  good understanding concerning the  
,lord3 and they ate during the seven    
days of the solemnity1 immolating       
victims of peace offerings1 and         
praising the ,lord the ,god of their    
fathers4    #cj3bc4 ,and it pleased the 
whole multitude to keep other seven     

days3  which they did with great joy4   
#cj3bd4 ,for ,ezechias the king of ,juda
 had given to the multitude a  thousand 
bullocks1 and seven thousand sheep3 and 
the princes had given  the people a     
thousand bullocks1 and ten thousand     
sheep3 and a great  number of priests   
was sanctified4    #cj3be4 ,and all the 
multitude of ,juda with the priests and 
,levites1 and  all the assembly1 that   
came out of ,israel2 and the proselytes 
of the  land of ,israel1 and that dwelt 
in ,juda were full of joy4    #cj3bf4   
,and there was a great solemnity in     
,jerusalem1 such as had not  been in    
that city since the time of ,solomon the
 son of ,david king of  ,israel4        
#cj3bg4 ,and the priests and the        
,levites rose up and blessed the people3
  and their voice was heard3 and their  
prayer came to the holy dwelling  place 
of heaven4      #b ,paralipomenon       
,chapter #ca    ,idolatry is abolished2 
and provisions made for the ministers4  
#ca3a4 ,and when these things had been  

duly celebrated1 all ,israel that  were 
found in the cities of ,juda1 went out1 
and they broke the idols1  and cut down 
the groves1 demolished the high places1 
and destroyed the  altars1 not only out 
of all ,juda and ,benjamin1 but out of  
,ephraim also  and ,manasses1 till they 
had utterly destroyed them3 then all the
  children of ,israel returned to their 
possessions and cities4    #ca3b4 ,and  
,ezechias appointed companies of the    
priests1 and the ,levites1  by their    
courses1 every man in his own office1 to
 wit1 both of the  priests1 and of the  
,levites1 for holocausts1 and for peace 
offerings1  to minister1 and to praise1 
and to sing in the gates of the camp of 
the  ,lord4    #ca3c4 ,and the king's   
part was1 that of his proper substance  
the  holocaust should be offered always 
morning and evening1 and on the         
sabbaths1 and the new moons and the     
other solemnities1 as it is written  in 
the law of ,moses4    #ca3d4 ,he        
commanded also the people that dwelt in 

,jerusalem1 to give to  the priests1 and
 the ,levites their portion1 that they  
might attend to  the law of the ,lord4  
#ca3e4 ,which when it was noised abroad 
in the ears of the people1 the  children
 of ,israel offered in abundance the    
firstfruits of corn1 wine1  and oil1 and
 honey3 and brought the tithe of all    
things which the  ground bringeth forth4
    #ca3f4 ,moreover the children of    
,israel and ,juda1 that dwelt in the    
cities of ,juda1 brought in the tithes  
of oxen1 and sheep1 and the  tithes of  
holy things1 which they had vowed to the
 ,lord their ,god3 and  carrying them   
all1 made many heaps4    #ca3g4 ,in the 
third month they began to lay the       
foundations of the  heaps1 and in the   
seventh month1 they finished them4      
#ca3h4 ,and when ,ezechias and his      
princes came in1 they saw the heaps1    
and they blessed the ,lord and the      
people of ,israel4    #ca3i4 ,and       
,ezechias asked the priests and the     
,levites1 why the heaps lay  so4        

#ca3aj4 ,azarias the chief priest of the
 race of ,sadoc answered him1  saying3  
,since the firstfruits began to be      
offered in the house of the  ,lord1 we  
have eaten1 and have been filled1 and   
abundance is left1  because the ,lord   
hath blessed his people3 and of that    
which is left is  this great store which
 thou seest4    #ca3aa4 ,then ,ezechias 
commanded to prepare storehouses in the 
house of  the ,lord4 ,and when they had 
done so1    #ca3ab4 ,they brought in    
faithfully both the firstfruits1 and the
 tithes1  and all they had vowed4 ,and  
the overseer of them was ,chonenias the 
,levite1 and ,semei his brother was the 
second1    #ca3ac4 ,and after him       
,jehiel1 and ,azarias1 and ,nahath1 and 
,asael1 and  ,jerimoth1 and ,jozabad1   
and ,eliel1 and ,jesmachias1 and        
,mahath1 and  ,banaias1 overseers under 
the hand of ,chonenias1 and ,semei his  
brother1  by the commandment of         
,ezechias the king1 and ,azarias the    
high priest of  the house of ,god1 to   

whom all things appertained4    #ca3ad4 
,but ,core the son of ,jemna the        
,levite1 the porter of the east  gate1  
was overseer of the things which were   
freely offered to the ,lord1  and of the
 firstfruits and the things dedicated   
for the holy of holies4    #ca3ae4 ,and 
under his charge were ,eden1 and        
,benjamin1 ,jesue1 and  ,semeias1 and   
,amarias1 and ,sechenias1 in the cities 
of the priests1 to  distribute          
faithfully portions to their brethren1  
both little and  great3    #ca3af4      
,besides the males from three years old 
and upward1 to all that  went into the  
temple of the ,lord1 and whatsoever     
there was need of in  the ministry1 and 
their offices according to their        
courses1 day by day4    #ca3ag4 ,to the 
priests by their families1 and to the   
,levites from the  twentieth year and   
upward1 by their classes and companies4 
#ca3ah4 ,and to all the multitude1 both 
to their wives1 and to their  children  
of both sexes1 victuals were given      

faithfully out of the  things that had  
been sanctified4    #ca3ai4 ,also of the
 sons of ,aaron who were in the fields  
and in the  suburbs of each city1 there 
were men appointed1 to distribute       
portions  to all the males1 among the   
priests and the ,levites4    #ca3bj4 ,so
 ,ezechias did all things which we have 
said in all ,juda1 and  wrought that    
which was good1 and right1 and truth1   
before the ,lord his  ,god1    #ca3ba4  
,in all the service of the ministry of  
the house of the ,lord  according to the
 law and the ceremonies1 desiring to    
seek his ,god with  all his heart1 and  
he did it and prospered4      #b        
,paralipomenon ,chapter #cb             
,sennacherib invadeth ,juda3 his army is
 destroyed by an angel4 ,ezechias       
recovereth from his sickness3 his other 
acts4    #cb3a4 ,after these things1 and
 this truth1 ,sennacherib king of the   
,assyrians came and entered into ,juda1 
and besieged the fenced cities1         
desiring to take them4    #cb3b4 ,and   

when ,ezechias saw that ,sennacherib was
 come1 and that the  whole force of the 
war was turning against ,jerusalem1     
#cb3c4 ,he took counsel with the        
princes1 and the most valiant men1 to   
stop up the heads of the springs1 that  
were without the city3 and as  they were
 all of this mind1    #cb3d4 ,he        
gathered together a very great          
multitude1 and they stopped up  all the 
springs1 and the brook1 that ran through
 the midst of the land1  saying3 ,lest  
the kings of the ,assyrians should come1
 and find abundance  of water4    #cb3e4
 ,he built up also with great diligence 
all the wall that had been  broken down1
 and built towers upon it1 and another  
wall without3 and he  repaired ,mello in
 the city of ,david1 and made all sorts 
of arms and  shields3    #cb3f4 ,and he 
appointed captains of the soldiers of   
the army3 and he  called them all       
together in the street of the gate of   
the city1 and  spoke to their heart1    
saying3    #cb3g4 ,behave like men1 and 

take courage3 be not afraid nor dismayed
 for  the king of the ,assyrians1 nor   
for all the multitude that is with him3 
for there are many more with us than    
with him4    #cb3h4 ,for with him is an 
arm of flesh3 with us the ,lord our     
,god1 who is  our helper1 and fighteth  
for us4 ,and the people were encouraged 
with  these words of ,ezechias king of  
,juda4    #cb3i4 ,after this1           
,sennacherib king of the ,assyrians sent
 his servants  to ,jerusalem1 7for he   
with all his army was besieging         
,lachis17 to  ,ezechias king of ,juda1  
and to all the people that were in the  
city1  saying3    #cb3aj4 ,thus saith   
,sennacherib king of the ,assyrians3 ,in
 whom do you  trust1 that you sit still 
besieged in ,jerusalem8    #cb3aa4 ,doth
 not ,ezechias deceive you1 to give you 
up to die by hunger  and thirst1        
affirming that the ,lord your ,god shall
 deliver you from the  hand of the king 
of the ,assyrians8    #cb3ab4 ,is it not
 this same ,ezechias1 that hath         

destroyed his high  places1 and his     
altars1 and commanded ,juda and         
,jerusalem1 saying3 ,you  shall worship 
before one altar1 and upon it you shall 
burn incense8    #cb3ac4 ,know you not  
what ,i and my fathers have done to all 
the people  of the lands8 have the gods 
of any nations and lands been able to   
deliver their country out of my hand8   
#cb3ad4 ,who is there among all the gods
 of the nations1 which my fathers  have 
destroyed1 that could deliver his people
 out of my hand1 that your  ,god should 
be able to deliver you out of this hand8
    #cb3ae4 ,therefore let not ,ezechias
 deceive you1 nor delude you with a     
vain persuasion1 and do not believe him4
 ,for if no god of all the  nations and 
kingdoms1 could deliver his people out  
of my hand1 and out  of the hand of my  
fathers1 consequently neither shall your
 ,god be able  to deliver you out of my 
hand4    #cb3af4 ,and many other things 
did his servants speak against the ,lord
  ,god1 and against ,ezechias his       

servant4    #cb3ag4 ,he wrote also      
letters full of blasphemy against the   
,lord the ,god  of ,israel1 and he spoke
 against him3 ,as the gods of other     
nations could  not deliver their people 
out of my hand1 so neither can the ,god 
of  ,ezechias deliver his people out of 
this hand4    #cb3ah4 ,moreover he cried
 out with a loud voice1 in the ,jews'   
tongue1 to  the people that sat on the  
walls of ,jerusalem1 that he might      
frighten  them1 and take the city4      
#cb3ai4 ,and he spoke against the ,god  
of ,jerusalem1 as against the gods  of  
the people of the earth1 the works of   
the hands of men4    #cb3bj4 ,and       
,ezechias the king1 and ,isaias the     
prophet the son of ,amos1  prayed       
against this blasphemy1 and cried out to
 heaven4    #cb3ba4 ,and the ,lord sent 
an angel1 who cut off all the stout men 
and  the warriors1 and the captains of  
the army of the king of the  ,assyrians3
 and he returned with disgrace into his 
own country4 ,and when  he was come into

 the house of his god1 his sons that    
came out of his  bowels1 slew him with  
the sword4    #cb3bb4 ,and the ,lord    
saved ,ezechias and the inhabitants of  
,jerusalem1  out of the hand of         
,sennacherib king of the ,assyrians1 and
 out of the  hand of all1 and gave them 
treasures on every side4    #cb3bc4     
,many also brought victims1 and         
sacrifices to the ,lord to  ,jerusalem1 
and presents to ,ezechias king of ,juda3
 and he was magnified  thenceforth in   
the sight of all nations4    #cb3bd4 ,in
 those days ,ezechias was sick even to  
death1 and he prayed to  the ,lord3 and 
he heard him1 and gave him a sign4      
#cb3be4 ,but he did not render again    
according to the benefits which he  had 
received1 for his heart was lifted up3  
and wrath was enkindled  against him1   
and against ,juda and ,jerusalem4       
#cb3bf4 ,and he humbled himself         
afterwards1 because his heart had been  
lifted up1 both he and the inhabitants  
of ,jerusalem3 and therefore the  wrath 

of the ,lord came not upon them in the  
days of ,ezechias4    #cb3bg4 ,and      
,ezechias was rich1 and very glorious1  
and he gathered  himself great treasures
 of silver and of gold1 and of precious 
stones1  of spices1 and of arms1 of all 
kinds1 and of vessels of great price4   
#cb3bh4 ,storehouses also of corn1 of   
wine1 and of oil1 and stalls for  all   
beasts1 and folds for cattle4    #cb3bi4
 ,and he built himself cities3 for he   
had flocks of sheep1 and  herds without 
number1 for the ,lord had given him very
 much substance4    #cb3cj4 ,this same  
,ezechias was1 he that stopped the upper
 source of the  waters of ,gihon1 and   
turned them away underneath toward the  
west of the  city of ,david3 in all his 
works he did prosperously what he would4
    #cb3ca4 ,but yet in the embassy of  
the princes of ,babylon1 that were sent 
to him1 to inquire of the wonder that   
had happened upon the earth1 ,god  left 
him that he might be tempted1 and all   
things might be made known  that were in

 his heart4    #cb3cb4 ,now the rest of 
the acts of ,ezechias1 and of his       
mercies are  written in the book of the 
kings of ,juda and ,israel4    #cb3cc4  
,and ,ezechias slept with his fathers1  
and they buried him above  the          
sepulchres of the sons of ,david3 and   
all ,juda1 and all the  inhabitants of  
,jerusalem celebrated his funeral3 and  
,manasses his son  reigned in his stead4
      #b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #cc    
,manasses for his manifold wickedness is
 led captive to ,babylon3 he  repenteth1
 and is restored to his kingdom1 and    
destroyeth idolatry3 his  successor     
,amon is slain by his servants4         
#cc3a4 ,manasses was twelve years old   
when he began to reign1 and he  reigned 
fifty-five years in ,jerusalem4         
#cc3b4 ,and he did evil before the      
,lord1 according to all the             
abominations of the nations1 which the  
,lord cast out before the  children of  
,israel3    #cc3c4 ,and he turned1 and  
built again the high places which       

,ezechias his  father had destroyed3 and
 he built altars to ,baalim1 and made   
groves1  and he adored all the host of  
heaven1 and worshipped them4    ,the    
host of heaven4444 ,the sun1 moon1 and  
stars4    #cc3d4 ,he built also altars  
in the house of the ,lord1 whereof the  
,lord  had said3 ,in ,jerusalem shall my
 name be for ever4    #cc3e4 ,and he    
built them for all the host of heaven in
 the two courts of  the house of the    
,lord4    #cc3f4 ,and he made his sons  
to pass through the fire in the valley  
of  ,benennom3 he observed dreams1      
followed divinations1 gave himself up to
  magic arts1 had with him magicians1   
and enchanters3 and he wrought many     
evils before the ,lord1 to provoke him  
to anger4    #cc3g4 ,he set also a      
graven1 and a molten statue in the house
 of ,god1 of  which ,god had said to    
,david1 and to ,solomon his son3 ,in    
this house1 and  in ,jerusalem1 which ,i
 have chosen out of all the tribes of   
,israel1 will  ,i put my name for ever4 

#cc3h4 ,and ,i will not make the foot of
 ,israel to be removed out of the  land 
which ,i have delivered to their        
fathers3 yet so if they will take  heed 
to do what ,i have commanded them1 and  
all the law1 and the  ceremonies1 and   
judgments by the hand of ,moses4        
#cc3i4 ,so ,manasses seduced ,juda1 and 
the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 to do    
evil beyond all the nations1 which the  
,lord had destroyed before the  face of 
the children of ,israel4    #cc3aj4 ,and
 the ,lord spoke to him1 and to his     
people1 and they would not  hearken4    
#cc3aa4 ,therefore he brought upon them 
the captains of the army of the  king of
 the ,assyrians3 and they took          
,manasses1 and carried him bound  with  
chains and fetters to ,babylon4         
#cc3ab4 ,and after that he was in       
distress he prayed to the ,lord his     
,god3  and did penance exceedingly      
before the ,god of his fathers4         
#cc3ac4 ,and he entreated him1 and      
besought him earnestly3 and he heard    

his prayer1 and brought him again to    
,jerusalem into his kingdom1 and        
,manasses knew that the ,lord was ,god4 
#cc3ad4 ,after this he built a wall     
without the city of ,david1 on the  west
 side of ,gihon in the valley1 from the 
entering in of the fish gate  round     
about to ,ophel1 and raised it up to a  
great height3 and he  appointed captains
 of the army in all the fenced cities of
 ,juda3    #cc3ae4 ,and he took away the
 strange gods1 and the idol out of the  
house  of the ,lord3 the altars also    
which he had made in the mount of the   
house of the ,lord1 and in ,jerusalem1  
and he cast them all out of the  city4  
#cc3af4 ,and he repaired the altar of   
the ,lord1 and sacrificed upon it       
victims1 and peace offerings1 and       
praise3 and he commanded ,juda to  serve
 the ,lord the ,god of ,israel4         
#cc3ag4 ,nevertheless the people still  
sacrificed in the high places to  the   
,lord their ,god4    #cc3ah4 ,but the   
rest of the acts of ,manasses1 and his  

prayer to his ,god1  and the words of   
the seers that spoke to him in the name 
of the ,lord  the ,god of ,israel1 are  
contained in the words of the kings of  
,israel4    #cc3ai4 ,his prayer also1   
and his being heard and all his sins1   
and  contempt1 and places wherein he    
built high places1 and set up groves1   
and statues before he did penance1 are  
written in the words of ,hozai4         
#cc3bj4 ,and ,manasses slept with his   
fathers1 and they buried him in his     
house3 and his son ,amon reigned in his 
stead4    #cc3ba4 ,amon was two and     
twenty years old when he began to reign1
 and he  reigned two years in           
,jerusalem4    #cc3bb4 ,and he did evil 
in the sight of the ,lord1 as ,manasses 
his father  had done3 he sacrificed to  
all the idols which ,manasses his father
 had  made1 and served them4    #cc3bc4 
,and he did not humble himself before   
the ,lord1 as ,manasses his  father had 
humbled himself1 but committed far      
greater sin4    #cc3bd4 ,and his        

servants conspired against him1 and slew
 him in his own  house4    #cc3be4 ,but 
the rest of the multitude of the people 
slew them that had  killed ,amon1 and   
made ,josias his son king in his stead4 
#b ,paralipomenon ,chapter #cd          
,josias destroyeth idolatry1 repaireth  
the temple1 and reneweth the  covenant  
between ,god and the people4    #cd3a4  
,josias was eight years old when he     
began to reign1 and he reigned  one and 
thirty years in ,jerusalem4    #cd3b4   
,and he did that which was right in the 
sight of the ,lord1 and  walked in the  
ways of ,david his father3 he declined  
not1 neither to the  right hand1 nor to 
the left4    #cd3c4 ,and in the eighth  
year of his reign1 when he was yet a    
boy1 he  began to seek the ,god of his  
father ,david3 and in the twelfth year  
after he began to reign1 he cleansed    
,juda and ,jerusalem from the high      
places1 and the groves1 and the idols1  
and the graven things4    #cd3d4 ,and   
they broke down before him the altars of

 ,baalim1 and  demolished the idols that
 had been set upon them3 and he cut down
 the  groves and the graven things1 and 
broke them in pieces3 and strewed the   
fragments upon the graves of them that  
had sacrificed to them4    #cd3e4 ,and  
he burnt the bones of the priests on the
 altars of the idols1  and he cleansed  
,juda and ,jerusalem4    #cd3f4 ,and in 
the cities of ,manasses1 and of         
,ephraim1 and of ,simeon1  even to      
,nephtali he demolished all4    #cd3g4  
,and when he had destroyed the altars1  
and the groves1 and had  broken the     
idols in pieces1 and had demolished all 
profane temples  throughout all the land
 of ,israel1 he returned to ,jerusalem4 
#cd3h4 ,now in the eighteenth year of   
his reign1 when he had cleansed the     
land1 and the temple of the ,lord1 he   
sent ,saphan the son of ,eselias1  and  
,maasias the governor of the city1 ,joha
 the son of ,joachaz the  recorder1 to  
repair the house of the ,lord his ,god4 
#cd3i4 ,and they came to ,helcias the   

high priest3 and received of him the    
money which had been brought into the   
house of the ,lord1 and which the       
,levites and porters had gathered       
together from ,manasses1 and ,ephraim1  
and all the remnant of ,israel1 and from
 all ,juda1 and ,benjamin1 and the      
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1    #cd3aj4   
,which they delivered into the hands of 
them that were over the  workmen in the 
house of the ,lord1 to repair the       
temple1 and mend all  that was weak4    
#cd3aa4 ,but they gave it to the        
artificers1 and to the masons1 to buy   
stones out of the quarries1 and timber  
for the couplings of the  building1 and 
to rafter the houses1 which the kings of
 ,juda had  destroyed4    #cd3ab4 ,and  
they did all faithfully4 ,now the       
overseers of the workmen  were ,jahath  
and ,abdias of the sons of ,merari1     
,zacharias and ,mosollam of  the sons of
 ,caath1 who hastened the work3 all     
,levites skilful to play  on            
instruments4    #cd3ac4 ,but over them  

that carried burdens for divers uses1   
were  scribes1 and masters of the number
 of the ,levites1 and porters4          
#cd3ad4 ,now when they carried out the  
money that had been brought into  the   
temple of the ,lord1 ,helcias the priest
 found the book of the law of  the      
,lord1 by the hand of ,moses4    #cd3ae4
 ,and he said to ,saphan the scribe3 ,i 
have found the book of the  law in the  
house of the ,lord3 and he delivered it 
to him4    #cd3af4 ,but he carried the  
book to the king1 and told him1 saying3 
,lo1  all that thou hast committed to   
thy servants1 is accomplished4          
#cd3ag4 ,they have gathered together the
 silver that was found in the  house of 
the ,lord3 and it is given to the       
overseers of the artificers1  and of the
 workmen1 for divers works4    #cd3ah4  
,moreover ,helcias the priest gave me   
this book4 ,and he read it  before the  
king4    #cd3ai4 ,and when he had heard 
the words of the law1 he rent his       
garments3    #cd3bj4 ,and he commanded  

,helcias1 and ,ahicam the son of        
,saphan1 and  ,abdon the son of ,micha1 
and ,saphan the scribe1 and ,asaa the   
king's  servant1 saying3    #cd3ba4 ,go1
 and pray to the ,lord for me1 and for  
the remnant of ,israel1  and ,juda1     
concerning all the words of this book1  
which is found3 for  the great wrath of 
the ,lord hath fallen upon us1 because  
our fathers  have not kept the words of 
the ,lord1 to do all things that are    
written  in this book4    #cd3bb4 ,and  
,helcias and they that were sent with   
him by the king1 went  to ,olda the     
prophetess1 the wife of ,sellum the son 
of ,thecuath1 the son  of ,hasra keeper 
of the wardrobe3 who dwelt in ,jerusalem
 in the ,second  part3 and they spoke to
 her the words above mentioned4         
#cd3bc4 ,and she answered them3 ,thus   
saith the ,lord the ,god of ,israel3    
,tell the man that sent you to me3      
#cd3bd4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold  
,i will bring evils upon this place1    
and upon the inhabitants thereof1 and   

all the curses that are written  in this
 book which they read before the king of
 ,juda4    #cd3be4 ,because they have   
forsaken me1 and have sacrificed to     
strange  gods1 to provoke me to wrath   
with all the works of their hands1      
therefore my wrath shall fall upon this 
place1 and shall not be  quenched4      
#cd3bf4 ,but as to the king of ,juda    
that sent you to beseech the ,lord1     
thus shall you say to him3 ,thus saith  
the ,lord the ,god of ,israel3  ,because
 thou hast heard the words of this book1
    #cd3bg4 ,and thy heart was softened1
 and thou hast humbled thyself in the   
sight of ,god for the things that are   
spoken against this place1 and the      
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and          
reverencing my face1 hast rent thy      
garments1 and wept before me3 ,i also   
have heard thee1 saith the ,lord4       
#cd3bh4 ,for now ,i will gather thee to 
thy fathers1 and thou shalt be  brought 
to thy tomb in peace3 and thy eyes shall
 not see all the evil  that ,i will     

bring upon this place1 and the          
inhabitants thereof4 ,they  therefore   
reported to the king all that she had   
said4    #cd3bi4 ,and he called together
 all the ancients of ,juda and          
,jerusalem4    #cd3cj4 ,and went up to  
the house of the ,lord1 and all the men 
of ,juda1  and the inhabitants of       
,jerusalem1 the priests and the         
,levites1 and all  the people from the  
least to the greatest4 ,and the king    
read in their  hearing1 in the house of 
the ,lord1 all the words of the book4   
#cd3ca4 ,and standing up in his         
tribunal1 he made a covenant before the 
,lord to walk after him1 and keep his   
commandments1 and testimonies1 and      
justifications with all his heart1 and  
with all his soul1 and to do the  things
 that were written in that book which he
 had read4    #cd3cb4 ,and he adjured   
all that were found in ,jerusalem and   
,benjamin to  do the same3 and the      
inhabitants of ,jerusalem did according 
to the  covenant of the ,lord the ,god  

of their fathers4    #cd3cc4 ,and       
,josias took away all the abominations  
out of all the  countries of the        
children of ,israel and made all that   
were left in  ,israel1 to serve the     
,lord their ,god4 ,as long as he lived  
they departed  not from the ,lord the   
,god of their fathers4      #b          
,paralipomenon ,chapter #ce    ,josias  
celebrateth a most solemn pasch4 ,he is 
slain by the king of  ,egypt4    #ce3a4 
,and ,josias kept a phase to the ,lord  
in ,jerusalem1 and it was  sacrificed on
 the fourteenth day of the first month4 
#ce3b4 ,and he set the priests in their 
offices1 and exhorted them to  minister 
in the house of the ,lord4    #ce3c4    
,and he spoke to the ,levites1 by whose 
instruction all ,israel was  sanctified 
to the ,lord1 saying3 ,put the ark in   
the sanctuary of the  temple1 which     
,solomon the son of ,david king of      
,israel built3 for you  shall carry it  
no more3 but minister now to the ,lord  
your ,god1 and to  his people ,israel4  

#ce3d4 ,and prepare yourselves by your  
houses1 and families according to  your 
courses1 as ,david king of ,israel      
commanded1 and ,solomon his son  hath   
written4    #ce3e4 ,and serve ye in the 
sanctuary by the families and companies 
of  ,levi4    #ce3f4 ,and being         
sanctified kill the phase1 and prepare  
your brethren1  that they may do        
according to the words which the ,lord  
spoke by the  hand of ,moses4    #ce3g4 
,and ,josias gave to all the people that
 were found there in the  solemnity of  
the phase1 of lambs and of kids of the  
flocks1 and of  other small cattle      
thirty thousand1 and of oxen three      
thousand1 all  these were of the king's 
substance4    #ce3h4 ,and his princes   
willingly offered what they had vowed1  
both to  the people and to the priests  
and the ,levites4 ,moreover ,helcias1   
and  ,zacharias1 and ,jahiel rulers of  
the house of the ,lord1 gave to the     
priests to keep the phase two thousand  
six hundred small cattle1 and  three    

hundred oxen4    #ce3i4 ,and ,chonenias1
 and ,semeias and ,nathanael1 his       
brethren1 and  ,hasabias1 and ,jehiel1  
and ,jozabad princes of the ,levites1   
gave to the  rest of the ,levites to    
celebrate the phase five thousand small 
cattle1  and five hundred oxen4         
#ce3aj4 ,and the ministry was prepared1 
and the priests stood in their  office3 
the ,levites also in their companies1   
according to the king's  commandment4   
#ce3aa4 ,and the phase was immolated3   
and the priests sprinkled the blood     
with their hand1 and the ,levites flayed
 the holocausts3    #ce3ab4 ,and they   
separated them1 to give them by the     
houses and families  of every one1 and  
to be offered to the ,lord1 as it is    
written in the  book of ,moses1 and with
 the oxen they did in like manner4      
#ce3ac4 ,and they roasted the phase with
 fire1 according to that which is       
written in the law3 but the victims of  
peace offerings they boiled in          
caldrons1 and kettles1 and pots1 and    

they distributed them speedily  among   
all the people4    #ce3ad4 ,and         
afterwards they made ready for          
themselves1 and for the  priests3 for   
the priests were busied in offering of  
holocausts and the  fat until night1    
wherefore the ,levites prepared for     
themselves1 and for  the priests the    
sons of ,aaron last4    #ce3ae4 ,and the
 singers the sons of ,asaph stood in    
their order1  according to the          
commandment of ,david1 and ,asaph1 and  
,heman1 and  ,idithun1 the prophets of  
the king3 and the porters kept guard at 
every  gate1 so as not to depart one    
moment from their service1 and therefore
  their brethren the ,levites prepared  
meats for them4    #ce3af4 ,so all the  
service of the ,lord was duly           
accomplished that day1  both in keeping 
the phase and offering holocausts upon  
the altar of the  ,lord1 according to   
the commandment of king ,josias4        
#ce3ag4 ,and the children of ,israel    
that were found there1 kept the phase   

at that time1 and the feast of          
unleavened seven days4    #ce3ah4 ,there
 was no phase like to this in ,israel1  
from the days of  ,samuel the prophet3  
neither did any of all the kings of     
,israel keep  such a phase as ,josias   
kept1 with the priests1 and the         
,levites1 and all  ,juda1 and ,israel   
that were found1 and the inhabitants of 
,jerusalem4    #ce3ai4 ,in the          
eighteenth year of the reign of ,josias 
was this phase  celebrated4    #ce3bj4  
,after that ,josias had repaired the    
temple1 ,nechao king of ,egypt  came up 
to fight in ,charcamis by the           
,euphrates3 and ,josias went out to     
meet him4    #ce3ba4 ,but he sent       
messengers to him1 saying3 ,what have ,i
 to do with  thee1 ,o king of ,juda8 ,i 
come not against thee this day1 but ,i  
fight  against another house1 to which  
,god hath commanded me to go in haste3  
forbear to do against ,god1 who is with 
me1 lest he kill thee4    #ce3bb4       
,josias would not return1 but prepared  

to fight against him1 and  hearkened not
 to the words of ,nechao from the mouth 
of ,god1 but went to  fight in the field
 of ,mageddo4    #ce3bc4 ,and there he  
was wounded by the archers1 and he said 
to his  servants3 ,carry me out of the  
battle1 for ,i am grievously wounded4   
#ce3bd4 ,and they removed him from the  
chariot into another1 that  followed him
 after the manner of kings1 and they    
carried him away to  ,jerusalem1 and he 
died1 and was buried in the monument of 
his fathers1  and all ,juda and         
,jerusalem mourned for him1    #ce3be4  
,particularly ,jeremias3 whose          
lamentations for ,josias all the        
singing men and singing women repeat    
unto this day1 and it became like  a law
 in ,israel3 ,behold it is found written
 in the ,lamentations4    #ce3bf4 ,now  
the rest of the acts of ,josias and of  
his mercies1 according  to what was     
commanded by the law of the ,lord3      
#ce3bg4 ,and his works first and last1  
are written in the book of the  kings of

 ,juda and ,israel4      #b             
,paralipomenon ,chapter #cf    ,the     
reigns of ,joachaz1 ,joakim1 ,joachin1  
and ,sedecias3 the captivity of         
,babylon released at length by ,cyrus4  
#cf3a4 ,then the people of the land took
 ,joachaz the son of ,josias1 and  made 
him king instead of his father in       
,jerusalem4    #cf3b4 ,joachaz was three
 and twenty years old when he began to  
reign1  and he reigned three months in  
,jerusalem4    #cf3c4 ,and the king of  
,egypt came to ,jerusalem1 and deposed  
him1 and  condemned the land in a       
hundred talents of silver1 and a talent 
of  gold4    #cf3d4 ,and he made        
,eliakim his brother king in his stead1 
over ,juda and  ,jerusalem3 and he      
turned his name to ,joakim3 but he took 
,joachaz with  him and carried him away 
into ,egypt4    #cf3e4 ,joakim was five 
and twenty years old when he began to   
reign1 and  he reigned eleven years in  
,jerusalem3 and he did evil before the  
,lord  his ,god4    #cf3f4 ,against him 

came up ,nabuchodonosor king of the     
,chaldeans1 and led  him bound in chains
 into ,babylon4    #cf3g4 ,and he       
carried also thither the vessels of the 
,lord1 and put them  in his temple4     
#cf3h4 ,but the rest of the acts of     
,joakim1 and his abominations1 which  he
 wrought1 and the things that were found
 in him1 are contained in the  book of  
the kings of ,juda and ,israel4 ,and    
,joachin his son reigned in  his stead4 
#cf3i4 ,joachin was eight years old when
 he began to reign1 and he  reigned     
three months and ten days in ,jerusalem1
 and he did evil in the  sight of the   
,lord4    ,eight years old4444 ,he was  
associated by his father to the kingdom1
  when he was but eight years old2 but  
after his father's death1 when he       
reigned alone1 he was eighteen years    
old4 #d ,kings #bd4h4    #cf3aj4 ,and at
 the return of the year1 king           
,nabuchodonosor sent1 and  brought him  
to ,babylon1 carrying away at the same  
time the most  precious vessels of the  

house of the ,lord3 and he made         
,sedecias his  uncle king over ,juda and
 ,jerusalem4    #cf3aa4 ,sedecias was   
one and twenty years old when he began  
to reign3  and he reigned eleven years  
in ,jerusalem4    #cf3ab4 ,and he did   
evil in the eyes of the ,lord his ,god1 
and did not  reverence the face of      
,jeremias the prophet speaking to him   
from the  mouth of the ,lord4    #cf3ac4
 ,he also revolted from king            
,nabuchodonosor1 who had made him  swear
 by ,god3 and he hardened his neck and  
his heart1 from returning to  the ,lord 
the ,god of ,israel4    #cf3ad4         
,moreover all the chief of the priests1 
and the people wickedly  transgressed   
according to all the abominations of the
 ,gentiles3 and  they defiled the house 
of the ,lord1 which he had sanctified to
 himself  in ,jerusalem4    #cf3ae4 ,and
 the ,lord the ,god of their fathers    
sent to them1 by the hand  of his       
messengers1 rising early1 and daily     
admonishing them3 because he  spared his

 people and his dwelling place4         
#cf3af4 ,but they mocked the messengers 
of ,god1 and despised his words1  and   
misused the prophets1 until the wrath of
 the ,lord arose against his  people1   
and there was no remedy4    #cf3ag4 ,for
 he brought upon them the king of the   
,chaldeans1 and he slew  their young men
 with the sword in the house of his     
sanctuary1 he had no  compassion on     
young man1 or maiden1 old man or even   
him that stooped  for age1 but he       
delivered them all into his hands4      
#cf3ah4 ,and all the vessels of the     
house of ,lord1 great and small1 and    
the treasures of the temple and of the  
king1 and of the princes he  carried    
away to ,babylon4    #cf3ai4 ,and the   
enemies set fire to the house of ,god1  
and broke down the  wall of ,jerusalem1 
burnt all the towers1 and what soever   
was precious  they destroyed4    #cf3bj4
 ,whosoever escaped the sword1 was led  
into ,babylon1 and there  served the    
king and his sons1 till the reign of the

 king of ,persia1    #cf3ba4 ,that the  
word of the ,lord by the mouth of       
,jeremias might be  fulfilled1 and the  
land might keep her sabbaths3 for all   
the days of  the desolation she kept a  
sabbath1 till the seventy years were    
expired4    #cf3bb4 ,but in the first   
year of ,cyrus king of the ,persians1 to
 fulfil  the word of the ,lord1 which he
 had spoken by the mouth of ,jeremias1  
the  ,lord stirred up the heart of      
,cyrus1 king of the ,persians3 who      
commanded  it to be proclaimed through  
all his kingdom1 and by writing also1   
saying3    #cf3bc4 ,thus saith ,cyrus   
king of the ,persians3 ,all the kingdoms
 of the  earth hath the ,lord the ,god  
of heaven given to me1 and he hath      
charged  me to build him a house in     
,jerusalem1 which is in ,judea3 who is  
there  among you of all his people8 ,the
 ,lord his ,god be with him1 and let him
  go up4          ,,the ,,first ,,book  
,,of ,,esdras      ,this ,book taketh   
its name from the writer3 who was a holy

 priest1 and  doctor of the law4 ,he is 
called by the ,hebrews1 ,ezra4      #a  
,esdras ,chapter #a    ,cyrus king of   
,persia releaseth ,god's people from    
their captivity1 with  license to return
 and build the temple in ,jerusalem3 and
 restoreth the  holy vessels which      
,nabuchodonosor had taken from thence4  
#a3a4 ,in the first year of ,cyrus king 
of the ,persians1 that the word of  the 
,lord by the mouth of ,jeremias might be
 fulfilled1 the ,lord stirred  up the   
spirit of ,cyrus king of the ,persians3 
and he made a proclamation  throughout  
all his kingdom1 and in writing also1   
saying3    #a3b4 ,thus saith ,cyrus king
 of the ,persians3 ,the ,lord the ,god  
of heaven  hath given to me all the     
kingdoms of the earth1 and he hath      
charged me  to build him a house in     
,jerusalem1 which is in ,judea4    #a3c4
 ,who is there among you of all his     
people8 ,his ,god be with him4 ,let  him
 go up to ,jerusalem1 which is in       
,judea1 and build the house of the      

,lord the ,god of ,israel3 he is the    
,god that is in ,jerusalem4    #a3d4    
,and let all the rest in all places     
wheresoever they dwell1 help  him every 
man from his place1 with silver and     
gold1 and goods1 and  cattle1 besides   
that which they offer freely to the     
temple of ,god1  which is in ,jerusalem4
    #a3e4 ,then rose up the chief of the
 fathers of ,juda and ,benjamin1 and    
the priests1 and ,levites1 and every one
 whose spirit ,god had raised up1  to go
 up to build the temple of the ,lord1   
which was in ,jerusalem4    #a3f4 ,and  
all they that were round about1 helped  
their hands with  vessels of silver1 and
 gold1 with goods1 and with beasts1 and 
with  furniture1 besides what they had  
offered on their own accord4    #a3g4   
,and king ,cyrus brought forth the      
vessels of the temple of the  ,lord1    
which ,nabuchodonosor had taken from    
,jerusalem1 and had put them  in the    
temple of his god4    #a3h4 ,now ,cyrus 
king of ,persia brought them forth by   

the hand of  ,mithridates the son of    
,gazabar1 and numbered them to          
,sassabasar the  prince of ,juda4       
#a3i4 ,and this is the number of them3  
thirty bowls of gold1 a thousand  bowls 
of silver1 nine and twenty knives1      
thirty cups of gold1    #a3aj4 ,silver  
cups of a second sort1 four hundred and 
ten3 other vessels  a thousand4         
#a3aa4 ,all the vessels of gold and     
silver1 five thousand four hundred3  all
 these ,sassabasar brought with them    
that came up from the captivity  of     
,babylon to ,jerusalem4      #a ,esdras 
,chapter #b    ,the number of them that 
returned to ,judea3 their oblations4    
#b3a4 ,now these are the children of the
 province1 that went out of the         
captivity1 which ,nabuchodonosor king of
 ,babylon had carried away to  ,babylon1
 and who returned to ,jerusalem and     
,juda1 every man to his city4    #b3b4  
,who came with ,zorobabel1 ,josue1      
,nehemia1 ,saraia1 ,rahelaia1           
,mardochai1 ,belsan1 ,mesphar1 ,beguai1 

,rehum1 ,baana4 ,the number of the men  
of the people of ,israel3    #b3c4 ,the 
children of ,pharos two thousand one    
hundred seventy-two4    #b3d4 ,the      
children of ,sephatia1 three hundred    
seventy-two4    #b3e4 ,the children of  
,area1 seven hundred seventy-five4      
#b3f4 ,the children of ,phahath ,moab1  
of the children of ,josue3 ,joab1 ,two  
thousand eight hundred twelve4    #b3g4 
,the children of ,elam1 a thousand two  
hundred fifty-four4    #b3h4 ,the       
children of ,zethua1 nine hundred       
forty-five4    #b3i4 ,the children of   
,zachai1 seven hundred sixty4    #b3aj4 
,the children of ,bani1 six hundred     
forty-two4    #b3aa4 ,the children of   
,bebai1 six hundred twenty-three4       
#b3ab4 ,the children of ,azgad1 a       
thousand two hundred twenty-two4        
#b3ac4 ,the children of ,adonicam1 six  
hundred sixty-six4    #b3ad4 ,the       
children of ,beguai1 two thousand       
fifty-six4    #b3ae4 ,the children of   
,adin1 four hundred fifty-four4         

#b3af4 ,the children of ,ather1 who were
 of ,ezechias1 ninety-eight4    #b3ag4  
,the children of ,besai1 three hundred  
and twenty-three4    #b3ah4 ,the        
children of ,jora1 a hundred and twelve4
    #b3ai4 ,the children of ,hasum1 two 
hundred twenty-three4    #b3bj4 ,the    
children of ,gebbar1 ninety-five4       
#b3ba4 ,the children of ,bethlehem1 a   
hundred twenty-three4    #b3bb4 ,the men
 of ,netupha1 fifty-six4    #b3bc4 ,the 
men of ,anathoth1 a hundred             
twenty-eight4    #b3bd4 ,the children of
 ,azmaveth1 forty-two4    #b3be4 ,the   
children of ,cariathiarim1 ,cephira1 and
 ,beroth1 seven hundred  forty-three4   
#b3bf4 ,the children of ,rama and       
,gabaa1 six hundred twenty-one4         
#b3bg4 ,the men of ,machmas1 a hundred  
twenty-two4    #b3bh4 ,the men of       
,bethel and ,hai1 two hundred           
twenty-three4    #b3bi4 ,the children of
 ,nebo1 fifty-two4    #b3cj4 ,the       
children of ,megbis1 a hundred          
fifty-six4    #b3ca4 ,the children of   

the other ,elam1 a thousand two hundred 
fifty-four4    #b3cb4 ,the children of  
,harim1 three hundred and twenty4       
#b3cc4 ,the children of ,lod1 ,hadid and
 ,ono1 seven hundred twenty-five4       
#b3cd4 ,the children of ,jericho1 three 
hundred forty-five4    #b3ce4 ,the      
children of ,senaa1 three thousand six  
hundred thirty4    #b3cf4 ,the priests3 
the children of ,jadaia of the house of 
,josue1 nine  hundred seventy-three4    
#b3cg4 ,the children of ,emmer1 a       
thousand fifty-two4    #b3ch4 ,the      
children of ,pheshur1 a thousand two    
hundred forty-seven4    #b3ci4 ,the     
children of ,harim1 a thousand and      
seventeen4    #b3dj4 ,the ,levites3 the 
children of ,josue and of ,cedmihel1 the
 children  of ,odovia1 seventy-four4    
#b3da4 ,the singing men3 the children of
 ,asaph1 a hundred twenty-eight4        
#b3db4 ,the children of the porters3 the
 children of ,sellum1 the children  of  
,ater1 the children of ,telmon1 the     
children of ,accub1 the children of     

,hatita1 the children of ,sobai3 in all 
a hundred thirty-nine4    #b3dc4 ,the   
,nathinites3 the children of ,siha1 the 
children of ,hasupha1  the children of  
,tabbaoth1    #b3dd4 ,the children of   
,ceros1 the children of ,sia1 the       
children of  ,phadon1    #b3de4 ,the    
children of ,lebana1 the children of    
,hegaba1 the children of  ,accub1       
#b3df4 ,the children of ,hagab1 the     
children of ,semlai1 the children of    
,hanan1    #b3dg4 ,the children of      
,gaddel1 the children of ,gaher1 the    
children of  ,raaia1    #b3dh4 ,the     
children of ,rasin1 the children of     
,necoda1 the children of  ,gazam1       
#b3di4 ,the children of ,asa1 the       
children of ,phasea1 the children of    
,besee1    #b3ej4 ,the children of      
,asena1 the children of ,munim1 the     
children of  ,nephusim1    #b3ea4 ,the  
children of ,bacbuc1 the children of    
,hacupha1 the children of  ,harhur1     
#b3eb4 ,the children of ,besluth1 the   
children of ,mahida1 the children of    

,harsa1    #b3ec4 ,the children of      
,bercos1 the children of ,sisara1 the   
children of  ,thema1    #b3ed4 ,the     
children of ,nasia1 the children of     
,hatipha1    #b3ee4 ,the children of the
 servants of ,solomon1 the children of  
,sotai1  the children of ,sopheret1 the 
children of ,pharuda1    #b3ef4 ,the    
children of ,jala1 the children of      
,dercon1 the children of  ,geddel1      
#b3eg4 ,the children of ,saphatia1 the  
children of ,hatil1 the children of     
,phochereth1 which were of ,asebaim1 the
 children of ,ami1    #b3eh4 ,all the   
,nathinites1 and the children of the    
servants of ,solomon1  three hundred    
ninety-two4    #b3ei4 ,and these are    
they that came up from ,thelmela1       
,thelharsa1 ,cherub1  and ,adon1 and    
,emer4 ,and they could not shew the     
house of their fathers  and their seed1 
whether they were of ,israel4    #b3fj4 
,the children of ,dalaia1 the children  
of ,tobia1 the children of  ,necoda1 six
 hundred fifty-two4    #b3fa4 ,and of   

the children of the priests3 the        
children of ,hobia1 the  children of    
,accos1 the children of ,berzellai1 who 
took a wife of the  daughters of        
,berzellai1 the ,galaadite1 and was     
called by their name3    #b3fb4 ,these  
sought the writing of their genealogy1  
and found it not1  and they were cast   
out of the priesthood4    #b3fc4 ,and   
,athersatha said to them1 that they     
should not eat of the holy  of holies1  
till there arose a priest learned and   
perfect4    #b3fd4 ,all the multitudes  
as one man1 were forty-two thousand     
three  hundred and sixty3    ,forty-two 
thousand1 etc4444 ,those who are        
reckoned up above of the  tribes of     
,juda1 ,benjamin1 and ,levi1 fall short 
of this number4 ,the  rest1 who must be 
taken in to make up the whole sum1 were 
of the other  tribes4    #b3fe4 ,besides
 their menservants1 and womenservants1  
of whom there were  seven thousand three
 hundred and thirty-seven3 and among    
them singing  men1 and singing women two

 hundred4    #b3ff4 ,their horses seven 
hundred thirty-six1 their mules two     
hundred  forty-five1    #b3fg4 ,their   
camels four hundred thirty-five1 their  
asses six thousand  seven hundred and   
twenty4    #b3fh4 ,and some of the chief
 of the fathers1 when they came to the  
temple of the ,lord1 which is in        
,jerusalem1 offered freely to the house 
of the ,lord to build it in its place4  
#b3fi4 ,according to their ability1 they
 gave towards the expenses of the  work1
 sixty-one thousand solids of gold1 five
 thousand pounds of  silver1 and a      
hundred garments for the priests4       
#b3gj4 ,so the priests and the ,levites1
 and some of the people1 and the        
singing men1 and the porters1 and the   
,nathinites dwelt in their cities1  and 
all ,israel in their cities4      #a    
,esdras ,chapter #c    ,an altar is     
built for sacrifice1 the feast of       
tabernacles is solemnly  celebrated1 and
 the foundations of the temple are laid4
    #c3a4 ,and now the seventh month was

 come1 and the children of ,israel  were
 in their cities3 and the people        
gathered themselves together as  one man
 to ,jerusalem4    #c3b4 ,and ,josue the
 son of ,josedec rose up1 and his       
brethren the  priests1 and ,zorobabel   
the son of ,salathiel1 and his brethren1
 and they  built the altar of the ,god  
of ,israel that they might offer        
holocausts  upon it1 as it is written in
 the law of ,moses the man of ,god4     
,josue4444 or ,jesus 7,jeshua7 the son  
of ,josedec2 he was the high priest1  at
 that time4    #c3c4 ,and they set the  
altar of ,god upon its bases1 while the 
people of  the lands round about put    
them in fear1 and they offered upon it a
  holocaust to the ,lord morning and    
evening4    #c3d4 ,and they kept the    
feast of tabernacles1 as it is written1 
and  offered the holocaust every day    
orderly according to the commandment1   
the duty of the day in its day4    #c3e4
 ,and afterwards the continual          
holocaust1 both on the new moons1 and   

on all the solemnities of the ,lord1    
that were consecrated1 and on all  in   
which a freewill offering was made to   
the ,lord4    #c3f4 ,from the first day 
of the seventh month they began to offer
  holocausts to the ,lord3 but the      
temple of ,god was not yet founded4     
#c3g4 ,and they gave money to hewers of 
stones and to masons3 and meat  and     
drink1 and oil to the ,sidonians and    
,tyrians1 to bring cedar trees  from    
,libanus to the sea of ,joppe1 according
 to the orders which ,cyrus  king of the
 ,persians had given them4    #c3h4 ,and
 in the second year of their coming to  
the temple of ,god in  ,jerusalem1 the  
second month1 ,zorobabel the son of     
,salathiel1 and ,josue  the son of      
,josedec1 and the rest of their brethren
 the priests1 and the  ,levites1 and all
 that were come from the captivity to   
,jerusalem began1  and they appointed   
,levites from twenty years old and      
upward1 to hasten  forward the work of  
the ,lord4    #c3i4 ,then ,josue and his

 sons and his brethren1 ,cedmihel1 and  
his sons1  and the children of ,juda1 as
 one man1 stood to hasten them that did 
the  work in the temple of ,god3 the    
sons of ,henadad1 and their sons1 and   
their brethren the ,levites4    #c3aj4  
,and when the masons laid the           
foundations of the temple of the  ,lord1
 the priests stood in their ornaments   
with trumpets3 and the  ,levites the    
sons of ,asaph with cymbals1 to praise  
,god by the hands of  ,david king of    
,israel4    #c3aa4 ,and they sung       
together hymns1 and praise to the ,lord3
 because he  is good1 for his mercy     
endureth for ever towards ,israel4 ,and 
all the  people shouted with a great    
shout1 praising the ,lord1 because the  
foundations of the temple of the ,lord  
were laid4    #c3ab4 ,but many of the   
priests and the ,levites1 and the chief 
of the  fathers and the ancients that   
had seen the former temple2 when they   
had  the foundation of this temple      
before their eyes1 wept with a loud     

voice3 and many shouting for joy1 lifted
 up their voice4    #c3ac4 ,so that one 
could not distinguish the voice of the  
shout of joy1  from the noise of the    
weeping of the people3 for one with     
another the  people shouted with a loud 
shout1 and the voice was heard afar off4
      #a ,esdras ,chapter #d    ,the    
,samaritans by their letter to the king 
hinder the building4    #d3a4 ,now the  
enemies of ,juda and ,benjamin heard    
that the children of  the captivity were
 building a temple to the ,lord the ,god
 of ,israel4    #d3b4 ,and they came to 
,zorobabel1 and the chief of the        
fathers1 and said  to them3 ,let us     
build with you1 for we seek your ,god as
 ye do3 behold  we have sacrificed to   
him1 since the days of ,asor ,haddan    
king of  ,assyria1 who brought us       
hither4    #d3c4 ,but ,zorobabel1 and   
,josue1 and the rest of the chief of the
 fathers  of ,israel said to them3 ,you 
have nothing to do with us to build a   
house  to our ,god1 but we ourselves    

alone will build to the ,lord our ,god1 
as  ,cyrus king of the ,persians hath   
commanded us4    #d3d4 ,then the people 
of the land hindered the hands of the   
people of  ,juda1 and troubled them in  
building4    #d3e4 ,and they hired      
counsellors against them1 to frustrate  
their design  all the days of ,cyrus    
king of ,persia1 even until the reign of
 ,darius  king of the ,persians4        
#d3f4 ,and in the reign of ,assuerus1 in
 the beginning of his reign1 they  wrote
 an accusation against the inhabitants  
of ,juda and ,jerusalem4                
,assuerus4444 ,otherwise called         
,cambyses the son and successor of      
,cyrus4  ,he is also in the following   
verse named ,artaxerxes1 a name common  
to  almost all the kings of ,persia4    
#d3g4 ,and in the days of ,artaxerxes1  
,beselam1 ,mithridates1 and ,thabeel1   
and the rest that were in the council   
wrote to ,artaxerxes king of the        
,persians3 and the letter of accusation 
was written in ,syrian1 and was  read in

 the ,syrian tongue4    #d3h4 ,reum     
,beelteem1 and ,samsai the scribe wrote 
a letter from ,jerusalem  to king       
,artaxerxes1 in this manner3    #d3i4   
,reum ,beelteem1 and ,samsai the scribe 
and the rest of their  counsellors1 the 
,dinites1 and the ,apharsathacites1 the 
,therphalites1  the ,apharsites1 the    
,erchuites1 the ,babylonians1 the       
,susanechites1 the  ,dievites1 and the  
,elamites1    #d3aj4 ,and the rest of   
the nations1 whom the great and glorious
  ,asenaphar brought over3 and made to  
dwell in the cities of ,samaria and  in 
the rest of the countries of this side  
of the river in peace4    #d3aa4 7,this 
is the copy of the letter1 which they   
sent to him37 ,to  ,artaxerxes the king1
 thy servants1 the men that are on this 
side of the  river1 send greeting4      
#d3ab4 ,be it known to the king1 that   
the ,jews1 who came up from thee to  us1
 are come to ,jerusalem a rebellious and
 wicked city1 which they are  building1 
setting up the ramparts thereof and     

repairing the walls4    #d3ac4 ,and now 
be it known to the king1 that if this   
city be built up1  and the walls thereof
 repaired1 they will not pay tribute nor
 toll1 nor  yearly revenues1 and this   
loss will fall upon the kings4    #d3ad4
 ,but we remembering the salt that we   
have eaten in the palace1 and  because  
we count it a crime to see the king     
wronged1 have therefore  sent and       
certified the king1    #d3ae4 ,that     
search may be made in the books of the  
histories of thy  fathers1 and thou     
shalt find written in the records3 and  
shalt know  that this city is a         
rebellious city1 and hurtful to the     
kings and  provinces1 and that wars were
 raised therein of old time3 for which  
cause also the city was destroyed4      
#d3af4 ,we certify the king1 that if    
this city be built1 and the walls       
thereof repaired1 thou shalt have no    
possession on this side of the  river4  
#d3ag4 ,the king sent word to ,reum     
,beelteem and ,samsai the scribe1 and to

  the rest that were in their council1  
inhabitants of ,samaria1 and to the     
rest beyond the river1 sending greeting 
and peace4    #d3ah4 ,the accusation1   
which you have sent to us1 hath been    
plainly read  before me1    #d3ai4 ,and 
,i commanded3 and search hath been made1
 and it is found1 that  this city of old
 time hath rebelled against kings1 and  
seditions and  wars have been raised    
therein4    #d3bj4 ,for there have been 
powerful kings in ,jerusalem1 who have  
had  dominion over all the country that 
is beyond the river3 and have  received 
tribute1 and toll and revenues4         
#d3ba4 ,now therefore hear the sentence3
 ,hinder those men1 that this city  be  
not built1 till further orders be given 
by me4    #d3bb4 ,see that you be not   
negligent in executing this1 lest by    
little  and little the evil grow to the 
hurt of the kings4    #d3bc4 ,now the   
copy of the edict of king ,artaxerxes   
was read before ,reum  ,beelteem1 and   
,samsai the scribe1 and their           

counsellors3 and they went  up in haste 
to ,jerusalem to the ,jews1 and hindered
 them with arm and  power4    #d3bd4    
,then the work of the house of the ,lord
 in ,jerusalem was  interrupted1 and    
ceased till the second year of the reign
 of ,darius  king of the ,persians4     
#a ,esdras ,chapter #e    ,by the       
exhortation of ,aggeus1 and ,zacharias1 
the people proceed in  building the     
temple4 ,which their enemies strive in  
vain to hinder4    #e3a4 ,now ,aggeus   
the prophet1 and ,zacharias the son of  
,addo1 prophesied  to the ,jews that    
were in ,judea and ,jerusalem1 in the   
name of the ,god of  ,israel4    #e3b4  
,then rose up ,zorobabel the son of     
,salathiel1 and ,josue the son of       
,josedec1 and began to build the temple 
of ,god in ,jerusalem1 and with  them   
were the prophets of ,god helping them4 
#e3c4 ,and at the same time came to them
 ,thathanai1 who was governor  beyond   
the river1 and ,stharbuzanai1 and their 
counsellors3 and said  thus to them3    

,who hath given you counsel to build    
this house1 and to  repair the walls    
thereof8    #e3d4 ,in answer to which we
 gave them the names of the men who were
 the  promoters of that building4       
#e3e4 ,but the eye of their ,god was    
upon the ancients of the ,jews1 and     
they could not hinder them4 ,and it was 
agreed that the matter should be        
referred to ,darius1 and then they      
should give satisfaction concerning     
that accusation4    #e3f4 ,the copy of  
the letter that ,thathanai governor of  
the country  beyond the river1 and      
,stharbuzanai1 and his counsellors the  
,arphasachites1 who dwelt beyond the    
river1 sent to ,darius the king4        
#e3g4 ,the letter which they sent him1  
was written thus3 ,to ,darius the  king 
all peace4    #e3h4 ,be it known to the 
king1 that we went to the province of   
,judea1 to  the house of the great ,god1
 which they are building with unpolished
  stones1 and timber is laid in the     
walls3 and this work is carried on      

diligently and advanceth in their hands4
    #e3i4 ,and we asked those ancients1 
and said to them thus3 ,who hath given  
you authority to build this house1 and  
to repair these walls8    #e3aj4 ,we    
asked also of them their names1 that we 
might give thee  notice3 and we have    
written the names of the men that are   
the chief  among them4    #e3aa4 ,and   
they answered us in these words1 saying3
 ,we are the servants  of the ,god of   
heaven and earth1 and we are building a 
temple that was  built these many years 
ago1 and which a great king of ,israel  
built and  set up4    #e3ab4 ,but after 
that our fathers had provoked the ,god  
of heaven to  wrath1 he delivered them  
into the hands of ,nabuchodonosor the   
king of  ,babylon the ,chaldean3 and he 
destroyed this house1 and carried away  
the  people to ,babylon4    #e3ac4 ,but 
in the first year of ,cyrus the king of 
,babylon1 king ,cyrus  set forth a      
decree1 that this house of ,god should  
be built4    #e3ad4 ,and the vessels    

also of gold and silver of the temple of
 ,god1  which ,nabuchodonosor had taken 
out of the temple1 that was in          
,jerusalem1 and had brought them to the 
temple of ,babylon1 king ,cyrus  brought
 out of the temple of ,babylon1 and they
 were delivered to one  ,sassabasar1    
whom also he appointed governor1        
#e3ae4 ,and said to him3 ,take these    
vessels1 and go1 and put them in the    
temple that is in ,jerusalem1 and let   
the house of ,god be built in its       
place4    #e3af4 ,then came this same   
,sassabasar1 and laid the foundations of
 the  temple of ,god in ,jerusalem1 and 
from that time until now it is in       
building1 and is not yet finished4      
#e3ag4 ,now therefore if it seem good to
 the king1 let him search in the  king's
 library1 which is in ,babylon1 whether 
it hath been decreed by  ,cyrus the     
king1 that the house of ,god in         
,jerusalem should be built1 and  let the
 king send his pleasure to us concerning
 this matter4      #a ,esdras ,chapter  

#f    ,king ,darius favoureth the       
building and contributeth to it4        
#f3a4 ,then king ,darius gave orders1   
and they searched in the library of  the
 books that were laid up in ,babylon1   
#f3b4 ,and there was found in ,ecbatana1
 which is a castle in the province  of  
,media1 a book in which this record was 
written4    #f3c4 ,in the first year of 
,cyrus the king3 ,cyrus the king        
decreed1 that  the house of ,god should 
be built1 which is in ,jerusalem1 in the
 place  where they may offer sacrifices1
 and that they lay the foundations that 
may support the height of threescore    
cubits1 and the breadth of  threescore  
cubits1    #f3d4 ,three rows of         
unpolished stones1 and so rows of new   
timber3 and  the charges shall be given 
out of the king's house4    #f3e4 ,and  
also let the golden and silver vessels  
of the temple of ,god1  which           
,nabuchodonosor took out of the temple  
of ,jerusalem1 and brought  to ,babylon1
 be restored1 and carried back to the   

temple of ,jerusalem to  their place1   
which also were placed in the temple of 
,god4    #f3f4 ,now therefore           
,thathanai1 governor of the country     
beyond the river1  ,stharbuzanai1 and   
your counsellors the ,apharsachites1 who
 are beyond  the river1 depart far from 
them1    #f3g4 ,and let that temple of  
,god be built by the governor of the    
,jews1  and by their ancients1 that they
 may build that house of ,god in its    
place4    #f3h4 ,i also have commanded  
what must be done by those ancients of  
the  ,jews1 that the house of ,god may  
be built1 to wit1 that of the king's    
chest1 that is1 of the tribute that is  
paid out of the country beyond  the     
river1 the charges be diligently given  
to those men1 lest the work  be         
hindered4    #f3i4 ,and if it shall be  
necessary1 let calves also1 and lambs1  
and  kids1 for holocausts to the ,god of
 heaven1 wheat1 salt1 wine1 and oil1    
according to the custom of the priests  
that are in ,jerusalem1 be given  them  

day by day1 that there be no complaint  
in any thing4    #f3aj4 ,and let them   
offer oblations to the ,god of heaven1  
and pray for  the life of the king1 and 
of his children4    #f3aa4 ,and ,i have 
made a decree3 ,that if any whosoever1  
shall alter this  commandment1 a beam be
 taken from his house1 and set up1 and  
he be  nailed upon it1 and his house be 
confiscated4    #f3ab4 ,and may the     
,god1 that hath caused his name to dwell
 there1  destroy all kingdoms1 and the  
people that shall put out their hand to 
resist1 and to destroy the house of     
,god1 that is in ,jerusalem4 ,i ,darius 
have made the decree1 which ,i will have
 diligently complied with4    #f3ac4 ,so
 then ,thathanai1 governor of the       
country beyond the river1 and           
,stharbuzanai1 and his counsellors      
diligently executed what ,darius the    
king had commanded4    #f3ad4 ,and the  
ancients of the ,jews built1 and        
prospered according to  the prophecy of 
,aggeus the prophet1 and of ,zacharias  

the son of ,addo3  and they built and   
finished1 by the commandment of the ,god
 of ,israel1  and by the commandment of 
,cyrus1 and ,darius1 and ,artaxerxes    
kings of  the ,persians4    #f3ae4 ,and 
they were finishing this house of ,god1 
until the third day of  the month of    
,adar1 which was in the sixth year of   
the reign of king  ,darius4    #f3af4   
,and the children of ,israel1 the       
priests and the ,levites1 and the  rest 
of the children of the captivity kept   
the dedication of the house  of ,god    
with joy4    #f3ag4 ,and they offered at
 the dedication of the house of ,god1 a 
hundred  calves1 two hundred rams1 four 
hundred lambs1 and for a sin offering   
for all ,israel twelve he goats1        
according to the number of the tribes   
of ,israel4    #f3ah4 ,and they set the 
priests in their divisions1 and the     
,levites in  their courses over the     
works of ,god in ,jerusalem1 as it is   
written in  the book of ,moses4         
#f3ai4 ,and the children of ,israel of  

the captivity kept the phase1 on  the   
fourteenth day of the first month4      
#f3bj4 ,for all the priests and the     
,levites were purified as one man3 all  
were clean to kill the phase for all the
 children of the captivity1 and  for    
their brethren the priests1 and         
themselves4    #f3ba4 ,and the children 
of ,israel that were returned from      
captivity1 and  all that had separated  
themselves from the filthiness of the   
nations of  the earth to them1 to seek  
the ,lord the ,god of ,israel1 did eat4 
#f3bb4 ,and they kept the feast of      
unleavened bread seven days with joy1   
for the ,lord had made them joyful1 and 
had turned the heart of the king  of    
,assyria to them1 that he should help   
their hands in the work of the  house of
 the ,lord the ,god of ,israel4      #a 
,esdras ,chapter #g    ,esdras goeth up 
to ,jerusalem to teach1 and assist the  
people1 with a  gracious decree of      
,artaxerxes4    #g3a4 ,now after these  
things in the reign of ,artaxerxes king 

of the  ,persians1 ,esdras the son of   
,saraias1 the son of ,azarias1 the son  
of  ,helcias1    #g3b4 ,the son of      
,sellum1 the son of ,sadoc1 the son of  
,achitob1    #g3c4 ,the son of ,amarias1
 the son of ,azarias1 the son of        
,maraioth1    #g3d4 ,the son of         
,zarahias1 the son of ,ozi1 the son of  
,bocci1    #g3e4 ,the son of ,abisue1   
the son of ,phinees1 the son of         
,eleazar1 the son  of ,aaron1 the priest
 from the beginning4    #g3f4 ,this     
,esdras went up from ,babylon1 and he   
was a ready scribe in the  law of       
,moses1 which the ,lord ,god had given  
to ,israel3 and the king  granted him   
all his request1 according to the hand  
of the ,lord his ,god  upon him4        
#g3g4 ,and there went up some of the    
children of ,israel1 and of the         
children of the priests1 and of the     
children of the ,levites1 and of the    
singing men1 and of the porters1 and of 
the ,nathinites to ,jerusalem in  the   
seventh year of ,artaxerxes the king4   

#g3h4 ,and they came to ,jerusalem in   
the fifth month1 in the seventh year  of
 the king4    #g3i4 ,for upon the first 
day of the first month he began to go up
 from  ,babylon1 and on the first day of
 the fifth month he came to ,jerusalem  
according to the good hand of his ,god  
upon him4    #g3aj4 ,for ,esdras had    
prepared his heart to seek the law of   
the ,lord1  and to do and to teach in   
,israel the commandments and judgment4  
#g3aa4 ,and this is the copy of the     
letter of the edict1 which king         
,artaxerxes gave to ,esdras the priest1 
the scribe instructed in the  words and 
commandments of the ,lord1 and his      
ceremonies in ,israel4    #g3ab4        
,artaxerxes king of kings to ,esdras the
 priest1 the most learned  scribe of the
 law of the ,god of heaven1 greeting4   
#g3ac4 ,it is decreed by me1 that all   
they of the people of ,israel1 and  of  
the priests and of the ,levites in my   
realm1 that are minded to go  into      
,jerusalem1 should go with thee4        

#g3ad4 ,for thou art sent from before   
the king1 and his seven  counsellors1 to
 visit ,judea and ,jerusalem according  
to the law of thy  ,god1 which is in thy
 hand4    #g3ae4 ,and to carry the      
silver and gold1 which the king and his 
counsellors have freely offered to the  
,god of ,israel1 whose tabernacle  is in
 ,jerusalem4    #g3af4 ,and all the     
silver and gold that thou shalt find in 
all the  province of ,babylon1 and that 
the people is willing to offer1 and that
  the priests shall offer of their own  
accord to the house of their ,god1      
which is in ,jerusalem1    #g3ag4 ,take 
freely1 and buy diligently with this    
money1 calves1 rams1  lambs1 with the   
sacrifices and libations of them1 and   
offer them upon  the altar of the temple
 of your ,god1 that is in ,jerusalem4   
#g3ah4 ,and if it seem good to thee1 and
 to thy brethren to do any thing  with  
the rest of the silver and gold1 do it  
according to the will of  your ,god4    
#g3ai4 ,the vessels also1 that are given

 thee for the sacrifice of the  house of
 thy ,god1 deliver thou in the sight of 
,god in ,jerusalem4    #g3bj4 ,and      
whatsoever more there shall be need of  
for the house of thy  ,god1 how much    
soever thou shalt have occasion to      
spend1 it shall be  given out of the    
treasury1 and the king's exchequer1 and 
by me4    #g3ba4 ,i ,artaxerxes the king
 have ordered and decreed to all the    
keepers  of the public chest1 that are  
beyond the river1 that whatsoever       
,esdras  the priest1 the scribe of the  
law of the ,god of heaven1 shall require
  of you1 you give it without delay1    
#g3bb4 ,unto a hundred talents of       
silver1 and unto a hundred cores of     
wheat1 and unto a hundred bates of wine1
 and unto a hundred bates of  oil1 and  
salt without measure4    #g3bc4 ,all    
that belongeth to the rites of the ,god 
of heaven1 let it be  given diligently  
in the house of the ,god of heaven3 lest
 his wrath  should be enkindled against 
the realm of the king1 and of his sons4 

#g3bd4 ,we give you also to understand  
concerning all the priests1 and  the    
,levites1 and the singers1 and the      
porters1 and the ,nathinites1 and       
ministers of the house of this ,god1    
that you have no authority to  impose   
toll or tribute1 or custom upon them4   
#g3be4 ,and thou ,esdras according to   
the wisdom of thy ,god1 which is in  thy
 hand1 appoint judges and magistrates1  
that may judge all the  people1 that is 
beyond the river1 that is1 for them who 
know the law of  thy ,god1 yea and the  
ignorant teach ye freely4    #g3bf4 ,and
 whosoever will not do the law of thy   
,god1 and the law of the  king          
diligently1 judgment shall be executed  
upon him1 either unto  death1 or unto   
banishment1 or to the confiscation of   
goods1 or at least  to prison4    #g3bg4
 ,blessed be the ,lord the ,god of our  
fathers1 who hath put this in  the      
king's heart1 to glorify the house of   
the ,lord1 which is in  ,jerusalem1     
#g3bh4 ,and hath inclined his mercy     

toward me before the king and his       
counsellors1 and all the mighty princes 
of the king3 and ,i being  strengthened 
by the hand of the ,lord my ,god1 which 
was upon me1  gathered together out of  
,israel chief men to go up with me4     
#a ,esdras ,chapter #h    ,the          
companions of ,esdras4 ,the fast which  
he appointed4 ,they bring the  holy     
vessels into the temple4    #h3a4 ,now  
these are the chiefs of families1 and   
the genealogy of them1  who came up with
 me from ,babylon in the reign of       
,artaxerxes the king4    #h3b4 ,of the  
sons of ,phinees1 ,gersom4 ,of the sons 
of ,ithamar1 ,daniel4 ,of  the sons of  
,david1 ,hattus4    #h3c4 ,of the sons  
of ,sechenias1 the son of ,pharos1      
,zacharias1 and with  him were numbered 
a hundred and fifty men4    #h3d4 ,of   
the sons of ,phahath ,moab1 ,eleoenai   
the son of ,zareha1 and with  him two   
hundred men4    #h3e4 ,of the sons of   
,sechenias1 the son of ,ezechiel1 and   
with him three  hundred men4    #h3f4   

,of the sons of ,adan1 ,abed the son of 
,jonathan1 and with him fifty  men4     
#h3g4 ,of the sons of ,alam1 ,isaias the
 son of ,athalias1 and with him  seventy
 men4    #h3h4 ,of the sons of          
,saphatia3 ,zebodia the son of ,michael1
 and with him  eighty men4    #h3i4 ,of 
the sons of ,joab1 ,obedia the son of   
,jahiel1 and with him two  hundred and  
eighteen men4    #h3aj4 ,of the sons of 
,selomith1 the son of ,josphia1 and with
 him a  hundred and sixty men4    #h3aa4
 ,of the sons of ,bebai1 ,zacharias the 
son of ,bebai3 and with him  eight and  
twenty men4    #h3ab4 ,of the sons of   
,azgad1 ,joanan the son of ,eccetan1 and
 with him a  hundred and ten men4       
#h3ac4 ,of the sons of ,adonicam1 who   
were the last3 and these are their      
names3 ,eliphelet1 and ,jehiel1 and     
,samaias1 and with them sixty men4      
#h3ad4 ,of the sons of ,begui1 ,uthai   
and ,zachur1 and with them seventy  men4
    #h3ae4 ,and ,i gathered them        
together to the river1 which runneth    

down to  ,ahava1 and we stayed there    
three days3 and ,i sought among the     
people  and among the priests for the   
sons of ,levi1 and found none there4    
#h3af4 ,so ,i sent ,eliezer1 and ,ariel1
 and ,semeias1 and ,elnathan1 and       
,jarib1 and another ,elnathan1 and      
,nathan1 and ,zacharias1 and ,mosollam1 
chief men3 and ,joiarib1 and ,elnathan1 
wise men4    #h3ag4 ,and ,i sent them to
 ,eddo1 who is chief in the place of    
,chasphia1  and ,i put in their mouth   
the words that they should speak to     
,eddo1 and  his brethren the ,nathinites
 in the place of ,chasphia1 that they   
should  bring us ministers of the house 
of our ,god4    #h3ah4 ,and by the good 
hand of our ,god upon us1 they brought  
us a most  learned man of the sons of   
,moholi the son of ,levi the son of     
,israel1  and ,sarabias and his sons1   
and his brethren eighteen1    #h3ai4    
,and ,hasabias1 and with him ,isaias of 
the sons of ,merari1 and his  brethren1 
and his sons twenty4    #h3bj4 ,and of  

the ,nathinites1 whom ,david1 and the   
princes gave for the  service of the    
,levites1 ,nathinites two hundred and   
twenty3 all these  were called by their 
names4    #h3ba4 ,and ,i proclaimed     
there a fast by the river ,ahava1 that  
we might  afflict ourselves before the  
,lord our ,god1 and might ask of him a  
right  way for us and for our children1 
and for all our substance4    ,and ,i   
proclaimed a fast4444 ,it is not enough 
to part from ,babylon1 that  is1        
figuratively from sin1 but we must also 
do works of penance2 and  therefore     
,esdras here proclaimed an extraordinary
 fast to those that  were come from     
captivity4 ,this shews that fasting was 
commanded and  practised from the       
earliest times4    #h3bb4 ,for ,i was   
ashamed to ask the king for aid and for 
horsemen1 to  defend us from the enemy  
in the way3 because we had said to the  
king3  ,the hand of our ,god is upon all
 them that seek him in goodness3 and his
  power and strength1 and wrath upon all

 them that forsake him4    #h3bc4 ,and  
we fasted1 and besought our ,god for    
this3 and it fell out  prosperously unto
 us4    #h3bd4 ,and ,i separated twelve 
of the chief of the priests1 ,sarabias1 
and  ,hasabias1 and with them ten of    
their brethren1    #h3be4 ,and ,i       
weighed unto them the silver and gold1  
and the vessels  consecrated for the    
house of our ,god1 which the king and   
his  counsellors1 and his princes1 and  
all ,israel1 that were found had        
offered4    #h3bf4 ,and ,i weighed to   
their hands six hundred and fifty       
talents of  silver1 and a hundred       
vessels of silver1 and a hundred talents
 of gold1    #h3bg4 ,and twenty cups of 
gold1 of a thousand solids1 and two     
vessels of  the best shining brass1     
beautiful as gold4    #h3bh4 ,and ,i    
said to them3 ,you are the holy ones of 
the ,lord1 and the  vessels are holy1   
and the silver and gold1 that is freely 
offered to  the ,lord the ,god of our   
fathers4    #h3bi4 ,watch ye and keep   

them1 till you deliver them by weight   
before  the chief of the priests1 and of
 the ,levites1 and the heads of the     
families of ,israel in ,jerusalem1 into 
the treasure of the house of the  ,lord4
    #h3cj4 ,and the priests and the     
,levites received the weight of the     
silver  and gold1 and the vessels1 to   
carry them to ,jerusalem to the house of
  our ,god4    #h3ca4 ,then we set      
forward from the river ,ahava on the    
twelfth day of  the first month to go to
 ,jerusalem3 and the hand of our ,god   
was upon  us1 and delivered us from the 
hand of the enemy1 and of such as lay in
  wait by the way4    #h3cb4 ,and we    
came to ,jerusalem1 and we stayed there 
three days4    #h3cc4 ,and on the fourth
 day the silver and the gold1 and the   
vessels  were weighed in the house of   
our ,god by the hand of ,meremoth the   
son of  ,urias the priest1 and with him 
was ,eleazar the son of ,phinees1 and   
with  them ,jozabad the son of ,josue1  
and ,noadaia the son of ,benoi1         

,levites4    #h3cd4 ,according to the   
number and weight of everything3 and all
 the  weight was written at that time4  
#h3ce4 ,moreover the children of them   
that had been carried away that  were   
come out of the captivity1 offered      
holocausts to the ,god of  ,israel1     
twelve calves for all the people of     
,israel1 ninety-six rams1  seventy-seven
 lambs1 and twelve he goats for sin3 all
 for a holocaust  to the ,lord4         
#h3cf4 ,and they gave the king's edicts 
to the lords that were from the  king's 
court1 and the governors beyond the     
river1 and they furthered  the people   
and the house of ,god4      #a ,esdras  
,chapter #i    ,esdras mourneth for the 
transgression of the people3 his        
confession and  prayer4    #i3a4 ,and   
after these things were accomplished1   
the princes came to me1  saying3 ,the   
people of ,israel1 and the priests and  
,levites have not  separated themselves 
from the people of the lands1 and from  
their  abominations1 namely1 of the     

,chanaanites1 and the ,hethites1 and the
  ,pherezites1 and the ,jebusites1 and  
the ,ammonites1 and the ,moabites1 and  
the ,egyptians1 and the ,amorrhites4    
,this shows how sinful it is to         
intermarry with those that the ,church  
forbids us1 on account of the danger of 
perversion and falling off from  the    
true faith4    #i3b4 ,for they have     
taken of their daughters for themselves 
and for  their sons1 and they have      
mingled the holy seed with the people of
 the  lands4 ,and the hand of the       
princes and magistrates hath been first 
in  this transgression4    #i3c4 ,and   
when ,i had heard this word1 ,i rent my 
mantle and my coat1 and  plucked off the
 hairs of my head and my beard1 and ,i  
sat down mourning4    #i3d4 ,and there  
were assembled to me all that feared the
 ,god of ,israel1  because of the       
transgression of those that were come   
from the  captivity1 and ,i sat         
sorrowful1 until the evening sacrifice4 
#i3e4 ,and at the evening sacrifice ,i  

rose up from my affliction1 and  having 
rent my mantle and my garment1 ,i fell  
upon my knees1 and spread  out my hands 
to the ,lord my ,god1    #i3f4 ,and     
said3 ,my ,god ,i am confounded and     
ashamed to lift up my face to  thee3 for
 our iniquities are multiplied over our 
heads1 and our sins  are grown up even  
unto heaven1    #i3g4 ,from the days of 
our fathers3 and we ourselves also have 
sinned  grievously unto this day1 and   
for our iniquities we and our kings1 and
  our priests have been delivered into  
the hands of the kings of the  lands1   
and to the sword1 and to captivity1 and 
to spoil1 and to  confusion of face1 as 
it is at this day4    #i3h4 ,and now as 
a little1 and for a moment has our      
prayer been made  before the ,lord our  
,god1 to leave us a remnant1 and give us
 a pin in  his holy place1 and that our 
,god would enlighten our eyes1 and would
  give us a little life in our bondage4 
,a pin4444 or nail1 here signifies a    
small settlement or holding2 which      

,esdras begs for1 to preserve even a    
part of the people1 who1 by their  great
 iniquity had incurred the anger of     
,god4    #i3i4 ,for we are bondmen1 and 
in our bondage our ,god hath not        
forsaken  us1 but hath extended mercy   
upon us before the king of the          
,persians1 to  give us life1 and to set 
up the house of our ,god1 and to rebuild
 the  desolations thereof1 and to give  
us a fence in ,juda and ,jerusalem4     
#i3aj4 ,and now1 ,o our ,god1 what shall
 we say after this8 for we have         
forsaken thy commandments1    #i3aa4    
,which thou hast commanded by the hand  
of thy servants the  prophets1 saying3  
,the land which you go to possess1 is an
 unclean land1  according to the        
uncleanness of the people1 and of other 
lands1 with  their abominations1 who    
have filled it from mouth to mouth with 
their  filth4    #i3ab4 ,now therefore  
give not your daughters to their sons1  
and take not  their daughters for your  
sons1 and seek not their peace1 nor     

their  prosperity for ever3 that you may
 be strengthened1 and may eat the good  
things of the land1 and may have your   
children your heirs for ever4    #i3ac4 
,and after all that is come upon us1 for
 our most wicked deeds1  and our great  
sin1 seeing that thou our ,god hast     
saved us from our  iniquity1 and hast   
given us a deliverance as at this day1  
#i3ad4 ,that we should not turn away1   
nor break thy commandments1 nor  join in
 marriage with the people of these      
abominations4 ,art thou angry  with us  
unto utter destruction1 not to leave us 
a remnant to be saved8    #i3ae4 ,o     
,lord ,god of ,israel1 thou art just3   
for we remain yet to be  saved as at    
this day4 ,behold we are before thee in 
our sin1 for there  can be no standing  
before thee in this matter4      #a     
,esdras ,chapter #aj    ,order is given 
for discharging strange women3 the names
 of the guilty4    #aj3a4 ,now when     
,esdras was thus praying1 and           
beseeching1 and weeping1  and lying     

before the temple of ,god1 there was    
gathered to him of ,israel  an exceeding
 great assembly of men and women and    
children1 and the  people wept with much
 lamentation4    #aj3b4 ,and ,sechenias 
the son of ,jehiel of the sons of ,elam 
answered1 and  said to ,esdras3 ,we have
 sinned against our ,god1 and have taken
 strange  wives of the people of the    
land3 and now if there be repentance in 
,israel concerning this1    #aj3c4 ,let 
us make a covenant with the ,lord our   
,god1 to put away all the  wives1 and   
such as are born of them1 according to  
the will of the ,lord1  and of them that
 fear the commandment of the ,lord our  
,god3 let it be  done according to the  
law4    #aj3d4 ,arise1 it is thy part to
 give orders1 and we will be with thee3 
take courage1 and do it4    #aj3e4 ,so  
,esdras arose1 and made the chiefs of   
the priests and of the  ,levites1 and   
all ,israel1 to swear that they would do
 according to this  word1 and they      
swore4    #aj3f4 ,and ,esdras rose up   

from before the house of ,god1 and went 
to the  chamber of ,johanan the son of  
,eliasib1 and entered in thither3 he ate
  no bread1 and drank no water3 for he  
mourned for the transgression of  them  
that were come out of the captivity4    
#aj3g4 ,and proclamation was made in    
,juda and ,jerusalem to all the         
children of the captivity1 that they    
should assemble together into           
,jerusalem4    #aj3h4 ,and that         
whosoever would not come within three   
days1 according to  the counsel of the  
princes and the ancients1 all his       
substance should  be taken away1 and he 
should be cast out of the company of    
them that  were returned from captivity4
    #aj3i4 ,then all the men of ,juda1  
and ,benjamin gathered themselves       
together to ,jerusalem within three     
days1 in the ninth month1 the  twentieth
 day of the month3 and all the people   
sat in the street of the  house of ,god1
 trembling because of the sin1 and the  
rain4    #aj3aj4 ,and ,esdras the priest

 stood up1 and said to them3 ,you have  
transgressed1 and taken strange wives1  
to add to the sins of ,israel4          
#aj3aa4 ,and now make confession to the 
,lord the ,god of your fathers1 and  do 
his pleasure1 and separate yourselves   
from the people of the land1  and from  
your strange wives4    #aj3ab4 ,and all 
the multitude answered and said with a  
loud voice3  ,according to thy word unto
 us1 so be it done4    #aj3ac4 ,but as  
the people are many1 and it is time of  
rain1 and we are  not able to stand     
without1 and it is not a work of one day
 or two1 7for  we have exceedingly      
sinned in this matter17    #aj3ad4 ,let 
rulers be appointed in all the          
multitude3 and in all our  cities1 let  
them that have taken strange wives come 
at the times  appointed1 and with them  
the ancients and the judges of every    
city1  until the wrath of our ,god be   
turned away from us for this sin4       
#aj3ae4 ,then ,jonathan the son of      
,azahel1 and ,jaasia the son of ,thecua 

were appointed over this1 and ,mesollam 
and ,sebethai1 ,levites1 helped  them3  
#aj3af4 ,and the children of the        
captivity did so4 ,and ,esdras the      
priest1  and the men heads of the       
families in the houses of their fathers1
 and  all by their names1 went and sat  
down in the first day of the tenth      
month to examine the matter4    #aj3ag4 
,and they made an end with all the men  
that had taken strange  wives by the    
first day of the first month4    #aj3ah4
 ,and there were found among the sons of
 the priests that had  taken strange    
wives3 ,of the sons of ,josue the son of
 ,josedec1 and his  brethren1 ,maasia1  
and ,eliezer1 and ,jarib1 and ,godolia4 
#aj3ai4 ,and they gave their hands to   
put away their wives1 and to offer  for 
their offence a ram of the flock4       
#aj3bj4 ,and of the sons of ,emmer1     
,hanani1 and ,zebedia4    #aj3ba4 ,and  
of the sons of ,harim1 ,maasia1 and     
,elia1 and ,semeia1 and  ,jehiel1 and   
,ozias4    #aj3bb4 ,and of the sons of  

,pheshur1 ,elioenai1 ,maasia1 ,ismael1  
,nathanael1  ,jozabed1 and ,elasa4      
#aj3bc4 ,and of the sons of the         
,levites1 ,jozabed1 and ,semei1 and     
,celaia1  the same is ,calita1 ,phataia1
 ,juda1 and ,eliezer4    #aj3bd4 ,and of
 the singing men1 ,elisiab3 and of the  
porters1 ,sellum1 and  ,telem1 and ,uri4
    #aj3be4 ,and of ,israel1 of the sons
 of ,pharos1 ,remeia1 and ,jezia1 and   
,melchia1 and ,miamin1 and ,eliezer1 and
 ,melchia1 and ,banea4    #aj3bf4 ,and  
of the sons of ,elam1 ,mathania1        
,zacharias1 and ,jehiel1 and  ,abdi1 and
 ,jerimoth1 and ,elia4    #aj3bg4 ,and  
of the sons of ,zethua1 ,elioenai1      
,eliasib1 ,mathania1  ,jerimuth1 and    
,zabad1 and ,aziaza4    #aj3bh4 ,and of 
the sons of ,babai1 ,johanan1 ,hanania1 
,zabbai1 ,athalai3    #aj3bi4 ,and of   
the sons of ,bani1 ,mosollam1 and       
,melluch1 and ,adaia1  ,jasub1 and      
,saal1 and ,ramoth4    #aj3cj4 ,and of  
the sons of ,phahath1 ,moab1 ,edna1 and 
,chalal1 ,banaias1 and  ,maasias1       

,mathanias1 ,beseleel1 ,bennui1 and     
,manasse4    #aj3ca4 ,and of the sons of
 ,herem1 ,eliezer1 ,josue1 ,melchias1   
,semeias1  ,simeon1    #aj3cb4          
,benjamin1 ,maloch1 ,samarias4          
#aj3cc4 ,and of the sons of ,hasom1     
,mathanai1 ,mathatha1 ,zabad1           
,eliphelet1  ,jermai1 ,manasse1 ,semei4 
#aj3cd4 ,of the sons of ,bani1 ,maaddi1 
,amram1 and ,uel1    #aj3ce4 ,baneas1   
and ,badaias1 ,cheliau1    #aj3cf4      
,vania1 ,marimuth1 and ,eliasib1        
#aj3cg4 ,mathanias1 ,mathania1 and      
,jasi1    #aj3ch4 ,and ,bani1 and       
,bennui1 ,semei1    #aj3ci4 ,and        
,salmias1 and ,nathan1 and ,adaias1     
#aj3dj4 ,and ,mechnedebai1 ,sisai1      
,sarai1    #aj3da4 ,ezrel1 and          
,selemiau1 ,semeria1    #aj3db4 ,sellum1
 ,amaria1 ,joseph4    #aj3dc4 ,of the   
sons of ,nebo1 ,jehiel1 ,mathathias1    
,zabad1 ,zabina1 ,jeddu1  and ,joel1 and
 ,banaia4    #aj3dd4 ,all these had     
taken strange wives1 and there were     
among them  women that had borne        

children4          ,,the ,,book ,,of    
,,nehemias1 ,,which ,,is ,,called ,,the 
,,second ,,of ,,esdras      ,this ,book 
takes its name from the writer1 who was 
cupbearer to  ,artaxerxes 7surnamed     
,longimanus7 king of ,persia1 and was   
sent by him  with a commission to       
rebuild the walls of ,jerusalem4 ,it is 
also called  the second book of ,esdras2
 because it is a continuation of the    
history1  begun by ,esdras1 of the state
 of the people of ,god after their      
return  from captivity4      #b ,esdras 
,chapter #a    ,nehemias hearing the    
miserable state of his countrymen in    
,judea1  lamenteth1 fasteth1 and prayeth
 to ,god for their relief4    #a3a4 ,the
 words of ,nehemias the son of          
,helchias4 ,and it came to pass in  the 
month of ,casleu1 in the twentieth year1
 as ,i was in the castle of  ,susa1     
#a3b4 ,that ,hanani one of my brethren  
came1 he and some men of ,juda2 and  ,i 
asked them concerning the ,jews1 that   
remained and were left of the           

captivity1 and concerning ,jerusalem4   
#a3c4 ,and they said to me3 ,they that  
have remained1 and are left of the      
captivity there in the province1 are in 
great affliction1 and reproach3  and the
 wall of ,jerusalem is broken down1 and 
the gates thereof are  burnt with fire4 
#a3d4 ,and when ,i had heard these      
words1 ,i sat down1 and wept1 and       
mourned for many days3 and ,i fasted1   
and prayed before the face of the  ,god 
of heaven4    #a3e4 ,and ,i said3 ,i    
beseech thee1 ,o ,lord ,god of heaven1  
strong1 great1  and terrible1 who       
keepest covenant and mercy with those   
that love thee1  and keep thy           
commandments3    #a3f4 ,let thy ears be 
attentive1 and thy eyes open1 to hear   
the prayer  of thy servant1 which ,i    
pray before thee now1 night and day1 for
 the  children of ,israel thy servants3 
and ,i confess the sins of the children 
of ,israel1 by which they have sinned   
against thee3 ,i and my father's  house 
have sinned4    #a3g4 ,we have been     

seduced by vanity1 and have not kept thy
  commandments1 and ceremonies and      
judgments1 which thou hast commanded    
thy servant ,moses4    #a3h4 ,remember  
the word that thou commandedst to ,moses
 thy servant1  saying3 ,if you shall    
transgress1 ,i will scatter you abroad  
among the  nations3    #a3i4 ,but if you
 return to me1 and keep my commandments1
 and do them1  though you should be led 
away to the uttermost parts of the      
world1 ,i  will gather you from thence1 
and bring you back to the place which ,i
  have chosen for my name to dwell      
there4    #a3aj4 ,and these are thy     
servants1 and thy people3 whom thou hast
  redeemed by thy great strength1 and by
 thy mighty hand4    #a3aa4 ,i beseech  
thee1 ,o ,lord1 let thy ear be attentive
 to the prayer of  thy servant1 and to  
the prayer of thy servants who desire to
 fear thy  name3 and direct thy servant 
this day1 and give him mercy before this
  man4 ,for ,i was the king's cupbearer4
      #b ,esdras ,chapter #b            

,nehemias with commission from king     
,artaxerxes cometh to ,jerusalem3 and   
exhorteth the ,jews to rebuild the      
walls4    #b3a4 ,and it came to pass in 
the month of ,nisan1 in the twentieth   
year  of ,artaxerxes the king3 that wine
 was before him1 and ,i took up the     
wine1 and gave it to the king3 and ,i   
was as one languishing away before  his 
face4    #b3b4 ,and the king said to me3
 ,why is thy countenance sad1 seeing    
thou  dost not appear to be sick8 this  
is not without cause1 but some evil1 ,i 
know not what1 is in thy heart4 ,and ,i 
was seized with an exceeding  great     
fear3    #b3c4 ,and ,i said to the king3
 ,o king1 live for ever3 why should not 
my  countenance be sorrowful1 seeing the
 city of the place of the  sepulchres of
 my fathers is desolate1 and the gates  
thereof are burnt  with fire8    #b3d4  
,then the king said to me3 ,for what    
dost thou make request8 ,and ,i  prayed 
to the ,god of heaven1    #b3e4 ,and ,i 
said to the king3 ,if it seem good to   

the king1 and if thy  servant hath found
 favour in thy sight1 that thou wouldst 
send me into  ,judea to the city of the 
sepulchre of my father1 and ,i will     
build it4    #b3f4 ,and the king said to
 me1 and the queen that sat by him3 ,for
 how  long shall thy journey be1 and    
when wilt thou return8 ,and it pleased  
the king1 and he sent me3 and ,i fixed  
him a time4    #b3g4 ,and ,i said to the
 king3 ,if it seem good to the king1 let
 him give  me letters to the governors  
of the country beyond the river1 that   
they  convey me over1 till ,i come into 
,judea3    #b3h4 ,and a letter to ,asaph
 the keeper of the king's forest1 to    
give me  timber that ,i may cover the   
gates of the tower of the house1 and the
  walls of the city1 and the house that 
,i shall enter into4 ,and the king  gave
 me according to the good hand of my    
,god with me4    #b3i4 ,and ,i came to  
the governors of the country beyond the 
river1 and  gave them the king's        
letters4 ,and the king had sent with me 

captains of  soldiers1 and horsemen4    
#b3aj4 ,and ,sanaballat the ,horonite1  
and ,tobias the servant1 the  ,ammonite1
 heard it1 and it grieved them          
exceedingly1 that a man was  come1 who  
sought the prosperity of the children of
 ,israel4    #b3aa4 ,and ,i came to     
,jerusalem1 and was there three days4   
#b3ab4 ,and ,i arose in the night1 ,i   
and some few men with me1 and ,i told   
not any man what ,god had put in my     
heart to do in ,jerusalem1 and there    
was no beast with me1 but the beast that
 ,i rode upon4    #b3ac4 ,and ,i went   
out by night by the gate of the valley1 
and before the  dragon fountain1 and to 
the dung gate1 and ,i viewed the wall of
  ,jerusalem which was broken down1 and 
the gates thereof which were  consumed  
with fire4    #b3ad4 ,and ,i passed to  
the gate of the fountain1 and to the    
king's  aqueduct1 and there was no place
 for the beast on which ,i rode to pass4
    #b3ae4 ,and ,i went up in the night 
by the torrent1 and viewed the wall1    

and going back ,i came to the gate of   
the valley1 and returned4    #b3af4 ,but
 the magistrates knew not whither ,i    
went1 or what ,i did3  neither had ,i as
 yet told any thing to the ,jews1 or to 
the priests1 or  to the nobles1 or to   
the magistrates1 or to the rest that did
 the work4    #b3ag4 ,then ,i said to   
them3 ,you know the affliction wherein  
we are1  because ,jerusalem is desolate1
 and the gates thereof are consumed with
  fire3 come1 and let us build up the   
walls of ,jerusalem1 and let us be  no  
longer a reproach4    #b3ah4 ,and ,i    
shewed them how the hand of my ,god was 
good with me1 and  the king's words1    
which he had spoken to me1 and ,i said3 
,let us rise  up1 and build4 ,and their 
hands were strengthened in good4        
#b3ai4 ,but ,sanaballat the ,horonite1  
and ,tobias the servant1 the  ,ammonite1
 and ,gossem the ,arabian heard of it1  
and they scoffed at us1  and despised   
us1 and said3 ,what is this thing that  
you do8 are you  going to rebel against 

the king8    #b3bj4 ,and ,i answered    
them1 and said to them3 ,the ,god of    
heaven he  helpeth us1 and we are his   
servants3 let us rise up and build3 but 
you  have no part1 nor justice1 nor     
remembrance in ,jerusalem4      #b      
,esdras ,chapter #c    ,they begin to   
build the walls3 the names and order of 
the builders4    #c3a4 ,then ,eliasib   
the high priest arose1 and his brethren 
the priests1  and they built the flock  
gate3 they sanctified it1 and set up the
 doors  thereof1 even unto the tower of 
a hundred cubits they sanctified it     
unto the tower of ,hananeel4    #c3b4   
,and next to him the men of ,jericho    
built3 and next to them built  ,zachur  
the son of ,amri4    #c3c4 ,but the fish
 gate the sons of ,asnaa built3 they    
covered it1 and  set up the doors       
thereof1 and the locks1 and the bars4   
,and next to them  built ,marimuth the  
son of ,urias the son of ,accus4        
#c3d4 ,and next to him built ,mosollam  
the son of ,barachias1 the son of       

,merezebel1 and next to them built      
,sadoc the son of ,baana4    #c3e4 ,and 
next to them the ,thecuites built3 but  
their great men did not  put their necks
 to the work of their ,lord4    #c3f4   
,and ,joiada the son of ,phasea1 and    
,mosollam the son of ,besodia  built the
 old gate3 they covered it and set up   
the doors thereof1 and  the locks1 and  
the bars4    #c3g4 ,and next to them    
built ,meltias the ,gabaonite1 and      
,jadon the  ,meronathite1 the men of    
,gabaon and ,maspha1 for the governor   
that was in  the country beyond the     
river4    #c3h4 ,and next to him built  
,eziel the son of ,araia the goldsmith3 
and  next to him built ,ananias the son 
of the perfumer3 and they left          
,jerusalem unto the wall of the broad   
street4    #c3i4 ,and next to him built 
,raphaia the son of ,hur1 lord of the   
street  of ,jerusalem4    #c3aj4 ,and   
next to him ,jedaia the son of ,haromaph
 over against his own  house3 and next  
to him built ,hattus the son of         

,hasebonia4    #c3aa4 ,melchias the son 
of ,herem1 and ,hasub the son of        
,phahath ,moab1  built half the street1 
and the tower of the furnaces4    #c3ab4
 ,and next to him built ,sellum the son 
of ,alohes1 lord of half the  street of 
,jerusalem1 he and his daughters4       
#c3ac4 ,and the gate of the valley      
,hanun built1 and the inhabitants of    
,zanoe3 they built it1 and set up the   
doors thereof1 and the locks1 and  the  
bars1 and a thousand cubits in the wall 
unto the gate of the  dunghill4         
#c3ad4 ,and the gate of the dunghill    
,melchias the son of ,rechab built1     
lord of the street of ,bethacharam3 he  
built it1 and set up the doors  thereof1
 and the locks1 and the bars4    #c3ae4 
,and the gate of the fountain1 ,sellum1 
the son of ,cholhoza1 built1  lord of   
the street of ,maspha3 he built it1 and 
covered it1 and set up  the doors       
thereof1 and the locks1 and the bars1   
and the walls of the  pool of ,siloe    
unto the king's guard1 and unto the     

steps that go down  from the city of    
,david4    #c3af4 ,after him built      
,nehemias the son of ,azboc1 lord of    
half the  street of ,bethsur1 as far as 
over against the sepulchre of ,david1   
and  to the pool1 that was built with   
great labour1 and to the house of the   
mighty4    #c3ag4 ,after him built the  
,levites1 ,rehum the son of ,benni4     
,after him  built ,hasebias1 lord of    
half the street of ,ceila in his own    
street4    #c3ah4 ,after him built their
 brethren ,bavai the son of ,enadad1    
lord of  half ,ceila4    #c3ai4 ,and    
next to him ,aser the son of ,josue1    
lord of ,maspha1 built  another measure1
 over against the going up of the strong
 corner4    #c3bj4 ,after him in the    
mount ,baruch the son of ,zachai built  
another  measure1 from the corner to the
 door of the house of ,eliasib the high 
priest4    #c3ba4 ,after him ,merimuth  
the son of ,urias the son of ,haccus1   
built  another measure1 from the door of
 the house of ,eliasib1 to the end of   

the house of ,eliasib4    #c3bb4 ,and   
after him built the priests1 the men of 
the plains of the  ,jordan4    #c3bc4   
,after him built ,benjamin and ,hasub1  
over against their own house3  and after
 him built ,azarias the son of ,maasias 
the son of ,ananias over  against his   
house4    #c3bd4 ,after him built       
,bennui the son of ,hanadad another     
measure1 from  the house of ,azarias    
unto the bending1 and unto the corner4  
#c3be4 ,phalel1 the son of ,ozi1 over   
against the bending and the tower1      
which lieth out from the king's high    
house1 that is1 in the court of  the    
prison3 after him ,phadaia the son of   
,pharos4    #c3bf4 ,and the ,nathinites 
dwelt in ,ophel1 as far as over against 
the  water gate toward the east1 and the
 tower that stood out4    #c3bg4 ,after 
him the ,thecuites built another measure
 over against1 from  the great tower    
that standeth out unto the wall of the  
temple4    #c3bh4 ,and upward from the  
horse gate the priests built1 every man 

over  against his house4    #c3bi4      
,after them built ,sadoc the son of     
,emmer over against his house4  ,and    
after him built ,semaia the son of      
,sechenias1 keeper of the east  gate4   
#c3cj4 ,after him built ,hanania the son
 of ,selemia1 and ,hanun the sixth  son 
of ,seleph1 another measure3 after him  
built ,mosollam the son of  ,barachias  
over against his treasury4 ,after him   
,melcias the goldsmith's  son built unto
 the house of the ,nathinites1 and of   
the sellers of small  wares1 over       
against the judgment gate1 and unto the 
chamber of the  corner4    #c3ca4 ,and  
within the chamber of the corner of the 
flock gate1 the  goldsmiths and the     
merchants built4      #b ,esdras        
,chapter #d    ,the building is carried 
on notwithstanding the opposition of    
their  enemies4    #d3a4 ,and it came to
 pass1 that when ,sanaballat heard that 
we were  building the wall he was angry3
 and being moved exceedingly he scoffed 
at the ,jews4    #d3b4 ,and said before 

his brethren1 and the multitude of the  
,samaritans3  ,what are the silly ,jews 
doing8 ,will the ,gentiles let them     
alone8 will  they sacrifice and make an 
end in a day8 are they able to raise    
stones  out of the heaps of the rubbish1
 which are burnt8    #d3c4 ,tobias also 
the ,ammonite who was by him said3 ,let 
them build3 if a  fox go up1 he will    
leap over their stone wall4    #d3d4    
,hear thou our ,god1 for we are         
despised3 turn their reproach upon      
their own head1 and give them to be     
despised in a land of captivity4        
#d3e4 ,cover not their iniquity1 and let
 not their sin be blotted out  from     
before thy face1 because they have      
mocked thy builders4    #d3f4 ,so we    
built the wall1 and joined it all       
together unto the half  thereof3 and the
 heart of the people was excited to     
work4    #d3g4 ,and it came to pass1    
when ,sanaballat1 and ,tobias1 and the  
,arabians1 and the ,ammonites1 and the  
,azotians heard that the walls of       

,jerusalem were made up1 and the        
breaches began to be closed1 that they  
were exceedingly angry4    #d3h4 ,and   
they all assembled themselves together1 
to come1 and to fight  against          
,jerusalem1 and to prepare ambushes4    
#d3i4 ,and we prayed to our ,god1 and   
set watchmen upon the wall day and      
night against them4    #d3aj4 ,and ,juda
 said3 ,the strength of the bearer of   
burdens is decayed1  and the rubbish is 
very much1 and we shall not be able to  
build the  wall4    #d3aa4 ,and our     
enemies said3 ,let them not know1 nor   
understand1 till we  come in the midst  
of them1 and kill them1 and cause the   
work to cease4    #d3ab4 ,and it came to
 pass1 that when the ,jews that dwelt by
 them came  and told us ten times1 out  
of all the places from whence they came 
to  us1    #d3ac4 ,i set the people in  
the place behind the wall round about in
  order1 with their swords1 and spears1 
and bows4    #d3ad4 ,and ,i looked and  
rose up3 and ,i said to the chief men   

and the  magistrates1 and to the rest of
 the common people3 be not afraid of    
them4 ,remember the ,lord who is great  
and terrible1 and fight for your        
brethren1 your sons1 and your daughters1
 and your wives1 and your  houses4      
#d3ae4 ,and it came to pass1 when our   
enemies heard that the thing had  been  
told us1 that ,god defeated their       
counsel4 ,and we returned all of  us to 
the walls1 every man to his work4       
#d3af4 ,and it came to pass from that   
day forward1 that half of their  young  
men did the work1 and half were ready   
for to fight1 with spears1  and shields1
 and bows1 and coats of mail1 and the   
rulers were behind  them in all the     
house of ,juda4    #d3ag4 ,of them that 
built on the wall and that carried      
burdens1 and that  laded3 with one of   
his hands he did the work1 and with the 
other he  held a sword4    #d3ah4 ,for  
every one of the builders was girded    
with a sword about his  reins4 ,and they
 built1 and sounded with a trumpet by   

me4    #d3ai4 ,and ,i said to the       
nobles1 and to the magistrates1 and to  
the rest  of the common people3 ,the    
work is great and wide1 and we are      
separated  on the wall one far from     
another3    #d3bj4 ,in what place soever
 you shall hear the sound of the        
trumpet1 run  all thither unto us3 our  
,god will fight for us4    #d3ba4 ,and  
let us do the work3 and let one half of 
us hold our spears  from the rising of  
the morning1 till the stars appear4     
#d3bb4 ,at that time also ,i said to the
 people3 ,let every one with his        
servant stay in the midst of ,jerusalem1
 and let us take our turns in  the      
night1 and by day1 to work4    #d3bc4   
,now ,i and my brethren1 and my         
servants1 and the watchmen that         
followed me1 did not put off our        
clothes3 only every man stripped        
himself when he was to be washed4       
#b ,esdras ,chapter #e    ,nehemias     
blameth the rich1 for their oppressing  
the poor4 ,his  exhortation1 and bounty 

to his countrymen4    #e3a4 ,now there  
was a great cry of the people1 and of   
their wives  against their brethren the 
,jews4    #e3b4 ,and there were some    
that said3 ,our sons and our daughters  
are very  many3 let us take up corn for 
the price of them1 and let us eat and   
live4    #e3c4 ,and there were some that
 said3 ,let us mortgage our lands1 and  
our  vineyards1 and our houses1 and let 
us take corn because of the famine4     
#e3d4 ,and others said3 ,let us borrow  
money for the king's tribute1 and  let  
us give up our fields and vineyards3    
#e3e4 ,and now our flesh is as the flesh
 of our brethren3 and our  children as  
their children4 ,behold we bring into   
bondage our sons and  our daughters1 and
 some of our daughters are bondwomen    
already1 neither  have we wherewith to  
redeem them1 and our fields and our     
vineyards  other men possess4    #e3f4  
,and ,i was exceedingly angry when ,i   
heard their cry according to  these     
words4    #e3g4 ,and my heart thought   

with myself3 and ,i rebuked the nobles  
and  magistrates1 and said to them3 ,do 
you every one exact usury of your       
brethren8 ,and ,i gathered together a   
great assembly against them1    #e3h4   
,and ,i said to them3 ,we1 as you know1 
have redeemed according to  our ability 
our brethren the ,jews1 that were sold  
to the ,gentiles3 and  will you then    
sell your brethren1 for us to redeem    
them8 ,and they held  their peace1 and  
found not what to answer4    #e3i4 ,and 
,i said to them3 ,the thing you do is   
not good3 why walk you not  in the fear 
of our ,god1 that we be not exposed to  
the reproaches of the  ,gentiles our    
enemies8    #e3aj4 ,both ,i and my      
brethren1 and my servants1 have lent    
money and corn  to many3 let us all     
agree not to call for it again2 let us  
forgive the  debt that is owing to us4  
#e3aa4 ,restore ye to them this day     
their fields1 and their vineyards1  and 
their oliveyards1 and their houses3 and 
the hundredth part of the  money1 and of

 the corn1 the wine1 and the oil1 which 
you were wont to  exact of them1 give it
 rather for them4    #e3ab4 ,and they   
said3 ,we will restore1 and we will     
require nothing of  them3 and we will do
 as thou sayest4 ,and ,i called the     
priests and took  an oath of them1 to do
 according to what ,i had said4         
#e3ac4 ,moreover ,i shook my lap1 and   
said3 ,so may ,god shake every man  that
 shall not accomplish this word1 out of 
his house1 and out of his  labours1 thus
 may he be shaken out1 and become empty4
 ,and all the  multitude said3 ,amen4   
,and they praised ,god4 ,and the people 
did  according to what was said4        
#e3ad4 ,and from the day1 in which the  
king commanded me to be governor  in the
 land of ,juda1 from the twentieth year 
even to the two and  thirtieth year of  
,artaxerxes the king1 for twelve years1 
,i and my  brethren did not eat the     
yearly allowance that was due to the    
governors4    #e3ae4 ,but the former    
governors that had been before me1 were 

chargeable  to the people1 and took of  
them in bread1 and wine1 and in money   
every  day forty sicles3 and their      
officers also oppressed the people4 ,but
 ,i  did not so for the fear of ,god4   
#e3af4 ,moreover ,i built in the work of
 the wall1 and ,i bought no land1  and  
all my servants were gathered together  
to the work4    #e3ag4 ,the ,jews also  
and the magistrates to the number of one
 hundred  and fifty men1 were at my     
table1 besides them that came to us from
  among the nations that were round     
about us4    #e3ah4 ,and there was      
prepared for me day by day one ox1 and  
six choice  rams1 besides fowls1 and    
once in ten days ,i gave store of divers
 wines1  and many other things3 yet ,i  
did not require my yearly allowance as  
governor3 for the people were very much 
impoverished4    #e3ai4 ,remember me1 ,o
 my ,god1 for good according to all that
 ,i have done  for this people4      #b 
,esdras ,chapter #f    ,the enemies seek
 to terrify ,nehemias4 ,he proceedeth   

and finisheth the  wall4    #f3a4 ,and  
it came to pass1 when ,sanaballat1 and  
,tobias1 and ,gossem the  ,arabian1 and 
the rest of our enemies1 heard that ,i  
had built the wall1  and that there was 
no breach left in it1 7though at that   
time ,i had not  set up the doors in the
 gates17    #f3b4 ,sanaballat and       
,gossem sent to me1 saying3 ,come1 and  
let us make a  league together in the   
villages1 in the plain of ,ono4 ,but    
they thought  to do me mischief4        
#f3c4 ,and ,i sent messengers to them1  
saying3 ,i am doing a great work1  and  
,i cannot come down1 lest it be         
neglected whilst ,i come1 and go down   
to you4    #f3d4 ,and they sent to me   
according to this word1 four times3 and 
,i  answered them after the same manner4
    #f3e4 ,and ,sanaballat sent his     
servant to me the fifth time according  
to  the former word1 and he had a letter
 in his hand written in this  manner3   
#f3f4 ,it is reported amongst the       
,gentiles1 and ,gossem hath said it1    

that  thou and the ,jews think to rebel1
 and therefore thou buildest the wall1  
and hast a mind to set thyself king over
 them3 for which end    #f3g4 ,thou hast
 also set up prophets1 to preach of thee
 at ,jerusalem1  saying3 ,there is a    
king in ,judea4 ,the king will hear of  
these things3  therefore come now1 that 
we may take counsel together4    #f3h4  
,and ,i sent to them1 saying3 ,there is 
no such thing done as thou  sayest3 but 
thou feignest these things out of thy   
own heart4    #f3i4 ,for all these men  
thought to frighten us1 thinking that   
our hands  would cease from the work1   
and that we would leave off4 ,wherefore 
,i  strengthened my hands the more3     
#f3aj4 ,and ,i went into the house of   
,samaia the son of ,delaia1 the son of  
,metabeel privately4 ,and he said3 ,let 
us consult together in the house  of    
,god in the midst of the temple3 and let
 us shut the doors of the  temple1 for  
they will come to kill thee1 and in the 
night they will  come to slay thee4     

#f3aa4 ,and ,i said3 ,should such a man 
as ,i flee8 and who is there that  being
 as ,i am1 would go into the temple1 to 
save his life8 ,i will not  go in4      
#f3ab4 ,and ,i understood that ,god had 
not sent him1 but that he had  spoken to
 me as if he had been prophesying1 and  
,tobias1 and ,sanaballat  had hired him4
    #f3ac4 ,for he had taken money1 that
 ,i being afraid should do this thing1  
and sin1 and they might have some evil  
to upbraid me withal4    #f3ad4         
,remember me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,tobias and 
,sanaballat1 according to  their works  
of this kind3 and ,noadias the prophet1 
and the rest of the  prophets that would
 have put me in fear4    #f3ae4 ,but the
 wall was finished the five and         
twentieth day of the month  of ,elul1 in
 two and fifty days4    #f3af4 ,and it  
came to pass when all our enemies heard 
of it1 that all  nations which were     
round about us1 were afraid1 and were   
cast down  within themselves1 for they  
perceived that this work was the work of

  ,god4    #f3ag4 ,moreover in those    
days many letters were sent by the      
principal  men of the ,jews to ,tobias1 
and from ,tobias there came letters to  
them4    #f3ah4 ,for there were many in 
,judea sworn to him1 because he was the 
son  in law of ,sechenias the son of    
,area1 and ,johanan his son had taken to
  wife the daughter of ,mosollam the son
 of ,barachias4    #f3ai4 ,and they     
praised him also before me1 and they    
related my words to  him3 ,and ,tobias  
sent letters to put me in fear4      #b 
,esdras ,chapter #g    ,nehemias        
appointeth watchmen in ,jerusalem4 ,the 
list of those who came  first from      
,babylon4    #g3a4 ,now after the wall  
was built1 and ,i had set up the doors1 
and  numbered the porters and singing   
men1 and ,levites3    #g3b4 ,i commanded
 ,hanani my brother1 and ,hananias ruler
 of the house of  ,jerusalem1 7for he   
seemed as a sincere man1 and one that   
feared ,god  above the rest17    #g3c4  
,and ,i said to them3 ,let not the gates

 of ,jerusalem be opened till  the sun  
be hot4 ,and while they were yet        
standing by the gates were  shut1 and   
barred3 and ,i set watchmen of the      
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1  every one by
 their courses1 and every man over      
against his house4    #g3d4 ,and the    
city was very wide and great1 and the   
people few in the  midst thereof1 and   
the houses were not built4    #g3e4 ,but
 ,god had put in my heart1 and ,i       
assembled the princes and  magistrates1 
and common people1 to number them3 and  
,i found a book of  the number of them  
who came up at first and therein it was 
found  written3    #g3f4 ,these are the 
children of the province1 who came up   
from the  captivity of them that had    
been carried away1 whom ,nabuchodonosor 
the  king of ,babylon had carried away1 
and who returned into ,judea1 every  one
 into his own city4    #g3g4 ,who came  
with ,zorobabel1 ,josue1 ,nehemias1     
,azarias1 ,raamias1  ,nahamani1         
,mardochai1 ,belsam1 ,mespharath1       

,begoia1 ,nahum1 ,baana4 ,the  number of
 the men of the people of ,israel3      
#g3h4 ,the children of ,pharos1 two     
thousand one hundred seventy-two4       
#g3i4 ,the children of ,sephatia1 three 
hundred seventy-two4    #g3aj4 ,the     
children of ,area1 six hundred          
fifty-two4    #g3aa4 ,the children of   
,phahath ,moab of the children of ,josue
 and ,joab1  two thousand eight hundred 
eighteen4    #g3ab4 ,the children of    
,elam1 one thousand two hundred         
fifty-four4    #g3ac4 ,the children of  
,zethua1 eight hundred forty-five4      
#g3ad4 ,the children of ,zachai1 seven  
hundred sixty4    #g3ae4 ,the children  
of ,bannui1 six hundred forty-eight4    
#g3af4 ,the children of ,bebai1 six     
hundred twenty-eight4    #g3ag4 ,the    
children of ,azgad1 two thousand three  
hundred twenty-two4    #g3ah4 ,the      
children of ,adonicam1 six hundred      
sixty-seven4    #g3ai4 ,the children of 
,beguai1 two thousand sixty-seven4      
#g3bj4 ,the children of ,adin1 six      

hundred fifty-five4    #g3ba4 ,the      
children of ,ater1 children of          
,hezechias1 ninety-eight4    #g3bb4 ,the
 children of ,hasem1 three hundred      
twenty-eight4    #g3bc4 ,the children of
 ,besai1 three hundred twenty-four4     
#g3bd4 ,the children of ,hareph1 a      
hundred and twelve4    #g3be4 ,the      
children of ,gabaon1 ninety-five4       
#g3bf4 ,the children of ,bethlehem1 and 
,netupha1 a hundred eighty-eight4       
#g3bg4 ,the men of ,anathoth1 a hundred 
twenty-eight4    #g3bh4 ,the men of     
,bethazmoth1 forty-two4    #g3bi4 ,the  
men of ,cariathiarim1 ,cephira1 and     
,beroth1 seven hundred  forty-three4    
#g3cj4 ,the men of ,rama and ,geba1 six 
hundred twenty-one4    #g3ca4 ,the men  
of ,machmas1 a hundred twenty-two4      
#g3cb4 ,the men of ,bethel and ,hai1 a  
hundred twenty-three4    #g3cc4 ,the men
 of the other ,nebo1 fifty-two4         
#g3cd4 ,the men of the other ,elam1 one 
thousand two hundred fifty-four4        
#g3ce4 ,the children of ,harem1 three   

hundred and twenty4    #g3cf4 ,the      
children of ,jericho1 three hundred     
forty-five4    #g3cg4 ,the children of  
,lod1 of ,hadid and ,ono1 seven hundred 
twenty-one4    #g3ch4 ,the children of  
,senaa1 three thousand nine hundred     
thirty4    #g3ci4 ,the priests3 the     
children of ,idaia in the house of      
,josue1 nine  hundred and seventy-three4
    #g3dj4 ,the children of ,emmer1 one 
thousand fifty-two4    #g3da4 ,the      
children of ,phashur1 one thousand two  
hundred forty-seven4    #g3db4 ,the     
children of ,arem1 one thousand and     
seventeen4 ,the ,levites3    #g3dc4 ,the
 children of ,josue and ,cedmihel1 the  
sons    #g3dd4 ,of ,oduia1 seventy-four4
 ,the singing men3    #g3de4 ,the       
children of ,asaph1 a hundred           
forty-eight4    #g3df4 ,the porters3 the
 children of ,sellum1 the children of   
,ater1 the  children of ,telmon1 the    
children of ,accub1 the children of     
,hatita1 the  children of ,sobai3 a     
hundred thirty-eight4    #g3dg4 ,the    

,nathinites3 the children of ,soha1 the 
children of ,hasupha1  the children of  
,tebbaoth1    #g3dh4 ,the children of   
,ceros1 the children of ,siaa1 the      
children of  ,phadon1 the children of   
,lebana1 the children of ,hagaba1 the   
children of  ,selmai1    #g3di4 ,the    
children of ,hanan1 the children of     
,geddel1 the children of  ,gaher1       
#g3ej4 ,the children of ,raaia1 the     
children of ,rasin1 the children of     
,necoda1    #g3ea4 ,the children of     
,gezem1 the children of ,asa1 the       
children of  ,phasea1    #g3eb4 ,the    
children of ,besai1 the children of     
,munim1 the children of  ,nephussim1    
#g3ec4 ,the children of ,bacbuc1 the    
children of ,hacupha1 the children of   
,harhur1    #g3ed4 ,the children of     
,besloth1 the children of ,mahida1 the  
children of  ,harsa1    #g3ee4 ,the     
children of ,bercos1 the children of    
,sisara1 the children of  ,thema1       
#g3ef4 ,the children of ,nasia1 the     
children of ,hatipha1    #g3eg4 ,the    

children of the servants of ,solomon1   
the children of ,sothai1  the children  
of ,sophereth1 the children of ,pharida1
    #g3eh4 ,the children of ,jahala1 the
 children of ,darcon1 the children of   
,jeddel1    #g3ei4 ,the children of     
,saphatia1 the children of ,hatil1 the  
children of  ,phochereth1 who was born  
of ,sabaim1 the son of ,amon4    #g3fj4 
,all the ,nathinites1 and the children  
of the servants of ,solomon1  three     
hundred ninety-two4    #g3fa4 ,and these
 are they that came up from ,telmela1   
,thelharsa1 ,cherub1  ,addon1 and       
,emmer3 and could not shew the house of 
their fathers1 nor  their seed1 whether 
they were of ,israel4    #g3fb4 ,the    
children of ,dalaia1 the children of    
,tobia1 the children of  ,necoda1 six   
hundred forty-two4    #g3fc4 ,and of the
 priests1 the children of ,habia1 the   
children of ,accos1  the children of    
,berzellai1 who took a wife of the      
daughters of  ,berzellai the ,galaadite1
 and he was called by their name4       

#g3fd4 ,these sought their writing in   
the record1 and found it not3 and  they 
were cast out of the priesthood4        
#g3fe4 ,and ,athersatha said to them1   
that they should not eat of the  holies 
of holies1 until there stood up a priest
 learned and skilful4    #g3ff4 ,all the
 multitude as it were one man1 forty-two
 thousand three  hundred sixty1         
#g3fg4 ,beside their menservants and    
womenservants1 who were seven  thousand 
three hundred thirty-seven3 and among   
them singing men1 and  singing women1   
two hundred forty-five4    #g3fh4 ,their
 horses1 seven hundred thirty-six3 their
 mules two hundred  forty-five4         
#g3fi4 ,their camels1 four hundred      
thirty-five1 their asses1 six thousand  
seven hundred and twenty4    7,hitherto 
is related what was written in the      
record4 ,from this place  forward goeth 
on the history of ,nehemias47    #g3gj4 
,and some of the heads of the families  
gave unto the work4  ,athersatha gave   
into the treasure a thousand drams of   

gold1 fifty  bowls1 and five hundred and
 thirty garments for priests4           
,athersatha4444 ,that is1 ,nehemias2 as 
appears from chap4 #ab4 ,either that  he
 was so called at the court of the king 
of ,persia1 where he was  cupbearer3 or 
that1 as some think1 this name signifies
 governor2 and he  was at that time     
governor of ,judea4    #g3ga4 ,and some 
of the heads of families gave to the    
treasure of the  work1 twenty thousand  
drams of gold1 and two thousand two     
hundred  pounds of silver4    #g3gb4    
,and that which the rest of the people  
gave1 was twenty thousand  drams of     
gold1 and two thousand pounds of silver1
 and sixty-seven  garments for priests4 
#g3gc4 ,and the priests1 and the        
,levites1 and the porters1 and the      
singing men1 and the rest of the common 
people1 and the ,nathinites1 and  all   
,israel dwelt in their cities4      #b  
,esdras ,chapter #h    ,esdras readeth  
the law before the people4 ,nehemias    
comforteth them4  ,they celebrate the   

feast of tabernacles4    #h3a4 ,and the 
seventh month came3 and the children of 
,israel were in  their cities4 ,and all 
the people were gathered together as one
 man to  the street which is before the 
water gate1 and they spoke to ,esdras   
the  scribe1 to bring the book of the   
law of ,moses1 which the ,lord had      
commanded to ,israel4    #h3b4 ,then    
,esdras the priest brought the law      
before the multitude of men  and women1 
and all those that could understand1 in 
the first day of the  seventh month4    
#h3c4 ,and he read it plainly in the    
street that was before the water  gate1 
from the morning until midday1 before   
the men1 and the women1 and  all those  
that could understand3 and the ears of  
all the people were  attentive to the   
book4    #h3d4 ,and ,esdras the scribe  
stood upon a step of wood1 which he had 
made  to speak upon1 and there stood by 
him ,mathathias1 and ,semeia1 and ,ania1
  and ,uria1 and ,helcia1 and ,maasia1  
on his right hand3 and on the left1     

,phadaia1 ,misael1 and ,melchia1 and    
,hasum1 and ,hasbadana1 ,zacharia and   
,mosollam4    #h3e4 ,and ,esdras opened 
the book before all the people3 for he  
was above  all the people3 and when he  
had opened it1 all the people stood4    
#h3f4 ,and ,esdras blessed the ,lord the
 great ,god3 and all the people         
answered1 ,amen1 amen3 lifting up their 
hands3 and they bowed down1 and  adored 
,god with their faces to the ground4    
#h3g4 ,now ,josue1 and ,bani1 and       
,serebia1 ,jamin1 ,accub1 ,sephtai1     
,odia1  ,maasia1 ,celtia1 ,azarias1     
,jozabed1 ,hanan1 ,phalaia1 the         
,levites1 made  silence among the people
 to hear the law3 and the people stood  
in their  place4    #h3h4 ,and they read
 in the book of the law of ,god         
distinctly and plainly  to be           
understood3 and they understood when it 
was read4    #h3i4 ,and ,nehemias 7he is
 ,athersatha7 and ,esdras the priest and
 scribe1  and the ,levites who          
interpreted to all the people1 said3    

,this is a holy  day to the ,lord our   
,god3 do not mourn1 nor weep3 for all   
the people  wept1 when they heard the   
words of the law4    #h3aj4 ,and he said
 to them3 ,go1 eat fat meats1 and drink 
sweet wine1 and  send portions to them  
that have not prepared for themselves3  
because it  is the holy day of the      
,lord1 and be not sad3 for the joy of   
the ,lord is  our strength4    #h3aa4   
,and the ,levites stilled all the       
people1 saying3 ,hold your peace1  for  
the day is holy1 and be not sorrowful4  
#h3ab4 ,so all the people went to eat   
and drink1 and to send portions1  and to
 make great mirth3 because they         
understood the words that he had  taught
 them4    #h3ac4 ,and on the second day 
the chiefs of the families of all the   
people1 the priests1 and the ,levites   
were gathered together to ,esdras  the  
scribe1 that he should interpret to them
 the words of the law4    #h3ad4 ,and   
they found written in the law1 that the 
,lord had commanded by  the hand of     

,moses1 that the children of ,israel    
should dwell in  tabernacles1 on the    
feast1 in the seventh month3    #h3ae4  
,and that they should proclaim and      
publish the word in all their  cities1  
and in ,jerusalem1 saying3 ,go forth to 
the mount1 and fetch  branches of olive1
 and branches of beautiful wood1        
branches of myrtle1  and branches of    
palm1 and branches of thick trees1 to   
make tabernacles1  as it is written4    
#h3af4 ,and the people went forth1 and  
brought4 ,and they made themselves      
tabernacles every man on the top of his 
house1 and in their courts1 and  in the 
courts of the house of ,god1 and in the 
street of the water gate1  and in the   
street of the gate of ,ephraim4         
#h3ag4 ,and all the assembly of them    
that were returned from the  captivity1 
made tabernacles1 and dwelt in          
tabernacles3 for since the  days of     
,josue the son of ,nun the children of  
,israel had not done so1  until that    
day3 and there was exceeding great joy4 

#h3ah4 ,and he read in the book of the  
law of ,god day by day1 from the  first 
day till the last1 and they kept the    
solemnity seven days1 and in  the eighth
 day a solemn assembly according to the 
manner4      #b ,esdras ,chapter #i     
,the people repent with fasting and     
sackcloth4 ,the ,levites confess ,god's 
benefits1 and the people's ingratitude3 
they pray for them1 and make a  covenant
 with ,god4    #i3a4 ,and in the four   
and twentieth day of the month the      
children of  ,israel came together with 
fasting and with sackcloth1 and earth   
upon  them4    #i3b4 ,and the seed of   
the children of ,israel separated       
themselves from  every stranger3 and    
they stood1 and confessed their sins1   
and the  iniquities of their fathers4   
#i3c4 ,and they rose up to stand3 and   
they read in the book of the law of  the
 ,lord their ,god1 four times in the    
day1 and four times they  confessed1 and
 adored the ,lord their ,god4    #i3d4  
,and there stood up upon the step of the

 ,levites1 ,josue1 and ,bani1  and      
,cedmihel1 ,sabania1 ,bonni1 ,sarebias1 
,bani1 and ,chanani3 and they  cried    
with a loud voice to the ,lord their    
,god4    #i3e4 ,and the ,levites ,josue 
and ,cedmihel1 ,bonni1 ,hasebnia1       
,serebia1  ,oduia1 ,sebnia1 and         
,phathahia1 said3 ,arise1 bless the     
,lord your ,god from  eternity to       
eternity3 and blessed be the high name  
of thy glory with  all blessing and     
praise4    #i3f4 ,thou thyself1 ,o ,lord
 alone1 thou hast made heaven1 and the  
heaven  of heavens1 and all the host    
thereof3 the earth and all things that  
are  in it3 the seas and all that are   
therein3 and thou givest life to all    
these things1 and the host of heaven    
adoreth thee4    #i3g4 ,thou ,o ,lord   
,god1 art he who chosest ,abram1 and    
broughtest him  forth out of the fire of
 the ,chaldeans1 and gavest him the name
 of  ,abraham4    ,the fire of the      
,chaldeans4444 ,the city of ,ur in      
,chaldea1 the name of  which signifies  

fire4 ,or out of the fire of the        
tribulations and  temptations1 to which 
he was there exposed4--,the ancient     
,rabbins  understood this literally1    
affirming that ,abram was cast into the 
fire  by the idolaters1 and brought out 
by a miracle without any hurt4    #i3h4 
,and thou didst find his heart faithful 
before thee3 and thou  madest a covenant
 with him1 to give him the land of the  
,chanaanite1 of  the ,hethite1 and of   
the ,amorrhite1 and of the ,pherezite1  
and of the  ,jebusite1 and of the       
,gergezite1 to give it to his seed3 and 
thou hast  fulfilled thy words1 because 
thou art just4    #i3i4 ,and thou sawest
 the affliction of our fathers in       
,egypt3 and thou  didst hear their cry  
by the ,red ,sea4    #i3aj4 ,and thou   
shewedst signs and wonders upon ,pharao1
 and upon all his  servants1 and upon   
the people of his land3 for thou knewest
 that they  dealt proudly against them3 
and thou madest thyself a name1 as it is
 at  this day4    #i3aa4 ,and thou didst

 divide the sea before them1 and they   
passed  through the midst of the sea on 
dry land3 but their persecutors thou    
threwest into the depth1 as a stone into
 mighty waters4    #i3ab4 ,and in a     
pillar of a cloud thou wast their leader
 by day1 and in  a pillar of fire by    
night1 that they might see the way by   
which they  went4    #i3ac4 ,thou camest
 down also to mount ,sinai1 and didst   
speak with them  from heaven1 and thou  
gavest them right judgments1 and the law
 of  truth1 ceremonies1 and good        
precepts4    #i3ad4 ,thou madest known  
to them thy holy sabbath1 and didst     
prescribe  to them commandments1 and    
ceremonies1 and the law by the hand of  
,moses  thy servant4    #i3ae4 ,and thou
 gavest them bread from heaven in their 
hunger1 and  broughtest forth water for 
them out of the rock in their thirst1   
and  thou saidst to them that they      
should go in1 and possess the land1 upon
  which thou hadst lifted up thy hand to
 give it them4    #i3af4 ,but they and  

our fathers dealt proudly1 and hardened 
their necks  and hearkened not to thy   
commandments4    #i3ag4 ,and they would 
not hear1 and they remembered not thy   
wonders  which thou hadst done for them4
 ,and they hardened their necks1 and    
gave  the head to return to their       
bondage1 as it were by contention4 ,but 
thou1 a forgiving ,god1 gracious1 and   
merciful1 longsuffering1 and full  of   
compassion1 didst not forsake them4     
,and gave the head4444 ,that is1 they   
set their head1 or were bent to  return 
to ,egypt4    #i3ah4 ,yea when they had 
made also to themselves a molten calf1  
and had  said3 ,this is thy ,god1 that  
brought thee out of ,egypt3 and had     
committed great blasphemies3    #i3ai4  
,yet thou1 in thy many mercies1 didst   
not leave them in the  desert3 the      
pillar of the cloud departed not from   
them by day to lead  them in the way1   
and the pillar of fire by night to shew 
them the way  by which they should go4  
#i3bj4 ,and thou gavest them thy good   

,spirit to teach them1 and thy manna    
thou didst not withhold from their      
mouth1 and thou gavest them water  for  
their thirst4    #i3ba4 ,forty years    
didst thou feed them in the desert1 and 
nothing was  wanting to them3 their     
garments did not grow old1 and their    
feet were  not worn4    #i3bb4 ,and thou
 gavest them kingdoms1 and nations1 and 
didst divide lots  for them3 and they   
possessed the land of ,sehon1 and the   
land of the  king of ,hesebon1 and the  
land of ,og king of ,basan4    #i3bc4   
,and thou didst multiply their children 
as the stars of heaven1  and broughtest 
them to the land concerning which thou  
hadst said to  their fathers1 that they 
should go in and possess it4    #i3bd4  
,and the children came and possessed the
 land1 and thou didst  humble before    
them the inhabitants of the land1 the   
,chanaanites1 and  gavest them into     
their hands1 with their kings1 and the  
people of the  land1 that they might do 
with them as it pleased them4    #i3be4 

,and they took strong cities and a fat  
land1 and possessed houses  full of all 
goods3 cisterns made by others1         
vineyards1 and oliveyards1  and fruit   
trees in abundance3 and they ate1 and   
were filled1 and became  fat1 and       
abounded with delight in thy great      
goodness4    #i3bf4 ,but they provoked  
thee to wrath1 and departed from thee1  
and  threw thy law behind their backs3  
and they killed thy prophets1 who       
admonished them earnestly to return to  
thee3 and they were guilty of  great    
blasphemies4    #i3bg4 ,and thou gavest 
them into the hands of their enemies1   
and they  afflicted them4 ,and in the   
time of their tribulation they cried to 
thee1 and thou heardest from heaven1 and
 according to the multitude of  thy     
tender mercies thou gavest them         
saviours1 to save them from the  hands  
of their enemies4    #i3bh4 ,but after  
they had rest1 they returned to do evil 
in thy sight3  and thou leftest them in 
the hand of their enemies1 and they had 

dominion over them4 ,then they returned1
 and cried to thee3 and thou  heardest  
from heaven1 and deliveredst them many  
times in thy mercies4    #i3bi4 ,and    
thou didst admonish them to return to   
thy law4 ,but they dealt  proudly1 and  
hearkened not to thy commandments1 but  
sinned against thy  judgments1 which if 
a man do1 he shall live in them3 and    
they withdrew  the shoulder1 and        
hardened their neck1 and would not hear4
    #i3cj4 ,and thou didst forbear with 
them for many years1 and didst  testify 
against them by thy spirit by the hand  
of thy prophets3 and  they heard not1   
and thou didst deliver them into the    
hand of the people  of the lands4       
#i3ca4 ,yet in thy very many mercies    
thou didst not utterly consume them1    
nor forsake them3 because thou art a    
merciful and gracious ,god4    #i3cb4   
,now therefore our ,god1 great1 strong1 
and terrible1 who keepest  covenant and 
mercy1 turn not away from thy face all  
the labour which  hath come upon us1    

upon our kings1 and our princes1 and our
 priests1  and our prophets1 and our    
fathers1 and all the people from the    
days of  the king of ,assur1 until this 
day4    #i3cc4 ,and thou art just in all
 things that have come upon us3 because 
thou hast done truth1 but we have done  
wickedly4    #i3cd4 ,our kings1 our     
princes1 our priests1 and our fathers   
have not  kept thy law1 and have not    
minded thy commandments1 and thy        
testimonies  which thou hast testified  
among them4    #i3ce4 ,and they have not
 served thee in their kingdoms1 and in  
thy  manifold goodness1 which thou      
gavest them1 and in the large and fat   
land1 which thou deliveredst before     
them1 nor did they return from  their   
most wicked devices4    #i3cf4 ,behold  
we ourselves this day are bondmen3 and  
the land1 which  thou gavest our        
fathers1 to eat the bread thereof1 and  
the good things  thereof1 and we        
ourselves are servants in it4    #i3cg4 
,and the fruits thereof grow up for the 

kings1 whom thou hast set  over us for  
our sins1 and they have dominion over   
our bodies1 and over  our beasts1       
according to their will1 and we are in  
great tribulation4    #i3ch4 ,and       
because of all this we ourselves make a 
covenant1 and write  it1 and our        
princes1 our ,levites1 and our priests  
sign it4      #b ,esdras ,chapter #aj   
,the names of the subscribers to the    
covenant1 and the contents of it4       
#aj3a4 ,and the subscribers were        
,nehemias1 ,athersatha the son of       
,hachelai1 and ,sedecias1    #aj3b4     
,saraias1 ,azarias1 ,jeremias1    #aj3c4
 ,pheshur1 ,amarias1 ,melchias1         
#aj3d4 ,hattus1 ,sebenia1 ,melluch1     
#aj3e4 ,harem1 ,merimuth1 ,obdias1      
#aj3f4 ,daniel1 ,genthon1 ,baruch1      
#aj3g4 ,mosollam1 ,abia1 ,miamin1       
#aj3h4 ,maazia1 ,belgia1 ,semeia3 these 
were priests4    #aj3i4 ,and the        
,levites1 ,josue the son of ,azanias1   
,bennui of the sons of  ,henadad1       
,cedmihel1    #aj3aj4 ,and their        

brethren1 ,sebenia1 ,oduia1 ,celita1    
,phalaia1 ,hanan1    #aj3aa4 ,micha1    
,rohob1 ,hasebia1    #aj3ab4 ,zachur1   
,serebia1 ,sabania1    #aj3ac4 ,odaia1  
,bani1 ,baninu4    #aj3ad4 ,the heads of
 the people1 ,pharos1 ,phahath ,moab1   
,elam1 ,zethu1  ,bani1    #aj3ae4       
,bonni1 ,azgad1 ,bebai1    #aj3af4      
,adonia1 ,begoai1 ,adin1    #aj3ag4     
,ater1 ,hezecia1 ,azur1    #aj3ah4      
,odaia1 ,hasum1 ,besai1    #aj3ai4      
,hareph1 ,anathoth1 ,nebai1    #aj3bj4  
,megphias1 ,mosollam1 ,hazir1    #aj3ba4
 ,mesizabel1 ,sadoc1 ,jeddua1    #aj3bb4
 ,pheltia1 ,hanan1 ,anaia1    #aj3bc4   
,osee1 ,hanania1 ,hasub1    #aj3bd4     
,alohes1 ,phalea1 ,sobec1    #aj3be4    
,rehum1 ,hasebna1 ,maasia1    #aj3bf4   
,echaia1 ,hanan1 ,anan1    #aj3bg4      
,melluch1 ,haran1 ,baana3    #aj3bh4    
,and the rest of the people1 priests1   
,levites1 porters1 and  singing men1    
,nathinites1 and all that had separated 
themselves from the  people of the lands
 to the law of ,god1 their wives1 their 

sons1 and  their daughters4    #aj3bi4  
,all that could understand1 promising   
for their brethren1 with  their chief   
men1 and they came to promise1 and swear
 that they would  walk in the law of    
,god1 which he gave in the hand of      
,moses the servant  of ,god1 that they  
would do and keep all the commandments  
of the ,lord  our ,god1 and his         
judgments and his ceremonies4    #aj3cj4
 ,and that we would not give our        
daughters to the people of the  land1   
nor take their daughters for our sons4  
#aj3ca4 ,and if the people of the land  
bring in things to sell1 or any  things 
for use1 to sell them on the sabbath    
day1 that we would not buy  them on the 
sabbath1 or on the holy day4 ,and that  
we would leave the  seventh year1 and   
the exaction of every hand4    #aj3cb4  
,and we made ordinances for ourselves1  
to give the third part of  a sicle every
 year for the work of the house of our  
,god1    #aj3cc4 ,for the loaves of     
proposition1 and for the continual      

sacrifice1  and for a continual         
holocaust on the sabbaths1 on the new   
moons1 on the  set feasts1 and for the  
holy things1 and for the sin offering3  
that  atonement might be made for       
,israel1 and for every use of the house 
of  our ,god4    #aj3cd4 ,and we cast   
lots among the priests1 and the         
,levites1 and the  people for the       
offering of wood1 that it might be      
brought into the  house of our ,god by  
the houses of our fathers at set times1 
from year  to year3 to burn upon the    
altar of the ,lord our ,god1 as it is   
written  in the law of ,moses3          
#aj3ce4 ,and that we would bring the    
firstfruits of our land1 and the        
firstfruits of all fruit of every tree1 
from year to year1 in the house  of our 
,lord4    #aj3cf4 ,and the firstborn of 
our sons1 and of our cattle1 as it is   
written in the law1 and the firstlings  
of our oxen1 and of our sheep1  to be   
offered in the house of our ,god1 to the
 priests who minister in  the house of  

our ,god4    #aj3cg4 ,and that we would 
bring the firstfruits of our meats1 and 
of our  libations1 and the fruit of     
every tree1 of the vintage also and of  
oil  to the priests1 to the storehouse  
of our ,god1 and the tithes of our      
ground to the ,levites4 ,the ,levites   
also shall receive the tithes of our    
works out of all the cities4    #aj3ch4 
,and the priest the son of ,aaron shall 
be with the ,levites in the  tithes of  
the ,levites1 and the ,levites shall    
offer the tithe of their  tithes in the 
house of our ,god1 to the storeroom into
 the treasure  house4    #aj3ci4 ,for   
the children of ,israel and the children
 of ,levi shall carry  to the treasury  
the firstfruits of corn1 of wine1 and of
 oil3 and the  sanctified vessels shall 
be there1 and the priests1 and the      
singing  men1 and the porters1 and      
ministers1 and we will not forsake the  
house  of our ,god4      #b ,esdras     
,chapter #aa    ,who were the           
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and the other

 cities4    #aa3a4 ,and the princes of  
the people dwelt at ,jerusalem3 but the 
rest of  the people cast lots1 to take  
one part in ten to dwell in ,jerusalem  
the  holy city1 and nine parts in the   
other cities4    #aa3b4 ,and the people 
blessed all the men that willingly      
offered  themselves to dwell in         
,jerusalem4    #aa3c4 ,these therefore  
are the chief men of the province1 who  
dwelt in  ,jerusalem1 and in the cities 
of ,juda4 ,and every one dwelt in his   
possession1 in their cities3 ,israel1   
the priests1 the ,levites1 the          
,nathinites1 and the children of the    
servants of ,solomon4    #aa3d4 ,and in 
,jerusalem there dwelt some of the      
children of ,juda1 and  some of the     
children of ,benjamin3 of the children  
of ,juda1 ,athaias the  son of ,aziam1  
the son of ,zacharias1 the son of       
,amarias1 the son of  ,saphatias1 the   
son of ,malaleel3 of the sons of        
,phares1    #aa3e4 ,maasia the son of   
,baruch1 the son of ,cholhoza1 the son  

of ,hazia1  the son of ,adaia1 the son  
of ,joiarib1 the son of ,zacharias1 the 
son of  the ,silonite3    #aa3f4 ,all   
these the sons of ,phares1 who dwelt in 
,jerusalem1 were four  hundred          
sixty-eight valiant men4    #aa3g4 ,and 
these are the children of ,benjamin3    
,sellum the son of  ,mosollam1 the son  
of ,joed1 the son of ,phadaia1 the son  
of ,colaia1 the  son of ,masia1 the son 
of ,etheel1 the son of ,isaia4    #aa3h4
 ,and after him ,gebbai1 ,sellai1 nine  
hundred twenty-eight4    #aa3i4 ,and    
,joel the son of ,zechri their ruler1   
and ,judas the son of  ,senua was second
 over the city4    #aa3aj4 ,and of the  
priests ,idaia the son of ,joarib1      
,jachin1    #aa3aa4 ,saraia the son of  
,helcias1 the son of ,mosollam1 the son 
of  ,sadoc1 the son of ,meraioth1 the   
son of ,achitob the prince of the house 
of ,god1    #aa3ab4 ,and their brethren 
that do the works of the temple3 eight  
hundred twenty-two4 ,and ,adaia the son 
of ,jeroham1 the son of ,phelelia1  the 

son of ,amsi1 the son of ,zacharias1 the
 son of ,pheshur1 the son of  ,melchias1
    #aa3ac4 ,and his brethren the chiefs
 of the fathers3 two hundred  forty-two4
 ,and ,amassai the son of ,azreel1 the  
son of ,ahazi1 the son of  ,mosollamoth1
 the son of ,emmer1    #aa3ad4 ,and     
their brethren who were very mighty1 a  
hundred twenty-eight3  and their ruler  
,zabdiel son of the mighty4    #aa3ae4  
,and of the ,levites ,semeia the son of 
,hasub1 the son of ,azaricam1  the son  
of ,hasabia1 the son of ,boni1          
#aa3af4 ,and ,sabathai and ,jozabed1 who
 were over all the outward business  of 
the house of ,god1 of the princes of the
 ,levites1    #aa3ag4 ,and ,mathania the
 son of ,micha1 the son of ,zebedei1 the
 son of  ,asaph1 was the principal man  
to praise1 and to give glory in prayer1 
and ,becbecia1 the second1 one of his   
brethren1 and ,abda the son of  ,samua1 
the son of ,galal1 the son of ,idithun4 
#aa3ah4 ,all the ,levites in the holy   
city were two hundred eighty-four4      

#aa3ai4 ,and the porters1 ,accub1       
,telmon1 and their brethren1 who kept   
the  doors3 a hundred seventy-two4      
#aa3bj4 ,and the rest of ,israel1 the   
priests and the ,levites were in all    
the cities of ,juda1 every man in his   
possession4    #aa3ba4 ,and the         
,nathinites1 that dwelt in ,ophel1 and  
,siaha1 and ,gaspha  of the ,nathinites4
    #aa3bb4 ,and the overseer of the    
,levites in ,jerusalem1 was ,azzi the   
son  of ,bani1 the son of ,hasabia1 the 
son of ,mathania1 the son of ,micha4 ,of
  the sons of ,asaph1 were the singing  
men in the ministry of the house of     
,god4    #aa3bc4 ,for the king's        
commandment was concerning them1 and an 
order  among the singing men day by day4
    #aa3bd4 ,and ,phathahia the son of  
,mesezebel of the children of ,zara the 
son of ,juda was at the hand of the     
king1 in all matters concerning the     
people1    #aa3be4 ,and in the houses   
through all their countries4 ,of the    
children  of ,juda some dwelt at        

,cariath-,arbe1 and in the villages     
thereof3 and at  ,dibon1 and in the     
villages thereof3 and at ,cabseel1 and  
in the villages  thereof4    #aa3bf4    
,and at ,jesue1 and at ,molada1 and at  
,bethphaleth1    #aa3bg4 ,and at        
,hasersual1 and at ,bersabee1 and in the
 villages thereof1    #aa3bh4 ,and at   
,siceleg1 and at ,mochona1 and in the   
villages thereof1    #aa3bi4 ,and at    
,remmon1 and at ,saraa1 and at          
,jerimuth1    #aa3cj4 ,zanoa1 ,odollam1 
and in their villages1 at ,lachis and   
its  dependencies1 and at ,azeca and the
 villages thereof4 ,and they dwelt  from
 ,bersabee unto the valley of ,ennom4   
#aa3ca4 ,and the children of ,benjamin1 
from ,geba1 at ,mechmas1 and at ,hai1   
and at ,bethel1 and in the villages     
thereof1    #aa3cb4 ,at ,anathoth1 ,nob1
 ,anania1    #aa3cc4 ,asor1 ,rama1      
,gethaim1    #aa3cd4 ,hadid1 ,seboim1   
and ,neballat1 ,lod1    #aa3ce4 ,and    
,ono the valley of craftsmen4    #aa3cf4
 ,and of the ,levites were portions of  

,juda and ,benjamin4      #b ,esdras    
,chapter #ab    ,the priests1 and       
,levites that came up with ,zorobabel4  
,the succession of  high priests3 the   
solemnity of the dedication of the wall4
    #ab3a4 ,now these are the priests   
and the ,levites1 that went up with     
,zorobabel the son of ,salathiel1 and   
,josue3 ,saraia1 ,jeremias1 ,esdras1    
#ab3b4 ,amaria1 ,melluch1 ,hattus1      
#ab3c4 ,sebenias1 ,rheum1 ,merimuth1    
#ab3d4 ,addo1 ,genthon1 ,abia1    #ab3e4
 ,miamin1 ,madia1 ,belga1    #ab3f4     
,semeia1 and ,joiarib1 ,idaia1 ,sellum  
,amoc1 ,helcias1    #ab3g4 ,idaia4      
,these were the chief of the priests1   
and of their brethren  in the days of   
,josue4    #ab3h4 ,and the ,levites1    
,jesua1 ,bennui1 ,cedmihel1 ,sarebia1   
,juda1  ,mathanias1 they and their      
brethren were over the hymns3    #ab3i4 
,and ,becbecia1 and ,hanni1 and their   
brethren every one in his  office4      
#ab3aj4 ,and ,josue begot ,joacim1 and  
,joacim begot ,eliasib1 and ,eliasib    

begot ,joiada1    #ab3aa4 ,and ,joiada  
begot ,jonathan and ,jonathan begot     
,jeddoa4    #ab3ab4 ,and in the days of 
,joacim the priests and heads of the    
families  were3 ,of ,saraia1 ,maraia3 of
 ,jeremias1 ,hanania3    #ab3ac4 ,of    
,esdras1 ,mosollam3 and of ,amaria1     
,johanan3    #ab3ad4 ,of ,milicho1      
,jonathan3 of ,sebenia1 ,joseph3        
#ab3ae4 ,of ,haram1 ,edna3 of ,maraioth1
 ,helci3    #ab3af4 ,of ,adaia1         
,zacharia3 of ,genthon1 ,mosollam3      
#ab3ag4 ,of ,abia1 ,zechri3 of ,miamin  
and ,moadia1 ,phelti3    #ab3ah4 ,of    
,belga1 ,sammua of ,semaia1 ,jonathan3  
#ab3ai4 ,of ,joiarib1 ,mathanai3 of     
,jodaia1 ,azzi3    #ab3bj4 ,of ,sellai1 
,celai3 of ,amoc1 ,heber3    #ab3ba4 ,of
 ,helcias1 ,hasebia3 of ,idaia1         
,nathanael4    #ab3bb4 ,the ,levites the
 chiefs of the families in the days of  
,eliasib1  and ,joiada1 and ,johanan1   
and ,jeddoa1 were recorded1 and the     
priests in  the reign of ,darius the    
,persian4    #ab3bc4 ,the sons of ,levi1

 heads of the families were written in  
the book  of ,chronicles1 even unto the 
days of ,jonathan the son of ,eliasib4  
#ab3bd4 ,now the chief of the ,levites  
were ,hasebia1 ,serebia1 and ,josue  the
 son of ,cedmihel3 and their brethren by
 their courses1 to praise and  to give  
thanks according to the commandment of  
,david the man of ,god1  and to wait    
equally in order4    #ab3be4 ,mathania1 
and ,becbecia1 ,obedia1 and ,mosollam1  
,telmon1 ,accub1  were keepers of the   
gates and of the entrances before the   
gates4    #ab3bf4 ,these were in the    
days of ,joacim the son of ,josue1 the  
son of  ,josedec1 and in the days of    
,nehemias the governor1 and of ,esdras  
the  priest and scribe4    #ab3bg4 ,and 
at the dedication of the wall of        
,jerusalem they sought the  ,levites out
 of all their places1 to bring them to  
,jerusalem1 and to  keep the dedication1
 and to rejoice with thanksgiving1 and  
with  singing1 and with cymbals1 and    
psalteries and harps4    #ab3bh4 ,and   

the sons of the singing men were        
gathered together out of  the plain     
country about ,jerusalem1 and out of the
 villages of  ,nethuphati1    #ab3bi4   
,and from the house of ,galgal1 and from
 the countries of ,geba and  ,azmaveth3 
for the singing men had built themselves
 villages round about  ,jerusalem4      
#ab3cj4 ,and the priests and the        
,levites were purified1 and they        
purified  the people1 and the gates1 and
 the wall4    #ab3ca4 ,and ,i made the  
princes of ,juda go up upon the wall1   
and ,i  appointed two great choirs to   
give praise4 ,and they went on the right
  hand upon the wall toward the dung    
gate4    #ab3cb4 ,and after them went   
,osaias1 and half of the princes of     
,juda1    #ab3cc4 ,and ,azarias1        
,esdras1 and ,mosollam1 ,judas1 and     
,benjamin1 and  ,semeia1 and ,jeremias4 
#ab3cd4 ,and of the sons of the priests 
with trumpets1 ,zacharias the son  of   
,jonathan1 the son of ,semeia1 the son  
of ,mathania1 the son of  ,michaia1 the 

son of ,zechur1 the son of ,asaph1      
#ab3ce4 ,and his brethren ,semeia1 and  
,azareel1 ,malalai1 ,galalai1 ,maai1    
,nathanael1 and ,judas1 and ,hanani1    
with the musical instruments of ,david  
the man of ,god3 and ,esdras the scribe 
before them at the fountain gate4       
#ab3cf4 ,and they went up over against  
them by the stairs of the city of       
,david1 at the going up of the wall of  
the house of ,david1 and to the  water  
gate eastward3    #ab3cg4 ,and the      
second choir of them that gave thanks   
went on the  opposite side1 and ,i after
 them1 and the half of the people upon  
the  wall1 and upon the tower of the    
furnaces1 even to the broad wall1       
#ab3ch4 ,and above the gate of ,ephraim1
 and above the old gate1 and above  the 
fish gate and the tower of ,hananeel1   
and the tower of ,emath1 and  even to   
the flock gate3 and they stood still in 
the watch gate4    #ab3ci4 ,and the two 
choirs of them that gave praise stood   
still at the  house of ,god1 and ,i and 

the half of the magistrates with me4    
#ab3dj4 ,and the priests1 ,eliachim1    
,maasia1 ,miamin1 ,michea1 ,elioenai1   
,zacharia1 ,hanania with trumpets1      
#ab3da4 ,and ,maasia1 and ,semeia1 and  
,eleazar1 and ,azzi1 and ,johanan1 and  
,melchia1 and ,elam1 and ,ezer4 ,and the
 singers sung loud1 and ,jezraia was    
their overseer3    #ab3db4 ,and they    
sacrificed on that day great sacrifices1
 and they  rejoiced3 for ,god had made  
them joyful with great joy3 their wives 
also  and their children rejoiced1 and  
the joy of ,jerusalem was heard afar    
off4    #ab3dc4 ,they appointed also in 
that day men over the storehouses of the
  treasure1 for the libations1 and for  
the firstfruits1 and for the  tithes1   
that the rulers of the city might bring 
them in by them in  honour of           
thanksgiving1 for the priests and       
,levites3 for ,juda was  joyful in the  
priests and ,levites that assisted4     
#ab3dd4 ,and they kept the watch of     
their ,god1 and the observance of       

expiation1 and the singing men1 and the 
porters1 according to the  commandment  
of ,david1 and of ,solomon his son4     
#ab3de4 ,for in the days of ,david and  
,asaph from the beginning there were    
chief singers appointed1 to praise with 
canticles1 and give thanks to  ,god4    
#ab3df4 ,and all ,israel1 in the days of
 ,zorobabel1 and in the days of         
,nehemias gave portions to the singing  
men1 and to the porters1 day by  day1   
and they sanctified the ,levites1 and   
the ,levites sanctified the  sons of    
,aaron4    ,sanctified4444 ,that is1    
they gave them that which by the law was
 set  aside1 and sanctified for their   
use4      #b ,esdras ,chapter #ac       
,divers abuses are reformed4    #ac3a4  
,and on that day they read in the book  
of ,moses in the hearing of  the people3
 and therein was found written1 that the
 ,ammonites and the  ,moabites should   
not come in to the church of ,god for   
ever3    #ac3b4 ,because they met not   
the children of ,israel with bread and  

water3  and they hired against them     
,balaam1 to curse them1 and our ,god    
turned  the curse into blessing4        
#ac3c4 ,and it came to pass1 when they  
had heard the law1 that they  separated 
every stranger from ,israel4    #ac3d4  
,and over this thing was ,eliasib the   
priest1 who was set over the  treasury  
of the house of our ,god1 and was near  
akin to ,tobias4    ,over this thing1   
etc4444 ,or1 he was faulty in this      
thing1 or in this  kind4    #ac3e4 ,and 
he made him a great storeroom1 where    
before him they laid up  gifts1 and     
frankincense1 and vessels1 and the      
tithes of the corn1 of  the wine1 and of
 the oil1 the portions of the ,levites1 
and of the  singing men1 and of the     
porters1 and the firstfruits of the     
priests4    #ac3f4 ,but in all this time
 ,i was not in ,jerusalem1 because in   
the two  and thirtieth year of          
,artaxerxes king of ,babylon1 ,i went to
 the king1  and after certain days ,i   
asked the king3    #ac3g4 ,and ,i came  

to ,jerusalem1 and ,i understood the    
evil that ,eliasib  had done for        
,tobias1 to make him a storehouse in the
 courts of the  house of ,god4    #ac3h4
 ,and it seemed to me exceeding evil4   
,and ,i cast forth the vessels  of the  
house of ,tobias out of the storehouse4 
#ac3i4 ,and ,i commanded and they       
cleansed the storehouses3 and ,i brought
  thither again the vessels of the house
 of ,god1 the sacrifice1 and the        
frankincense4    #ac3aj4 ,and ,i        
perceived that the portions of the      
,levites had not been  given them3 and  
that the ,levites1 and the singing men1 
and they that  ministered were fled away
 every man to his own country3          
#ac3aa4 ,and ,i pleaded the matter      
against the magistrates1 and said3 ,why 
have we forsaken the house of ,god8 ,and
 ,i gathered them together1 and ,i  made
 them to stand in their places4         
#ac3ab4 ,and all ,juda brought the tithe
 of the corn1 and the wine1 and  the oil
 into the storehouses4    #ac3ac4 ,and  

we set over the storehouses ,selemias   
the priest1 and ,sadoc  the scribe1 and 
of the ,levites ,phadaia1 and next to   
them ,hanan the son  of ,zachur1 the son
 of ,mathania3 for they were approved as
 faithful1 and  to them were committed  
the portions of their brethren4         
#ac3ad4 ,remember me1 ,o my ,god1 for   
this thing1 and wipe not out my         
kindnesses1 which ,i have done relating 
to the house of my ,god and his         
ceremonies4    #ac3ae4 ,in those days ,i
 saw in ,juda some treading the presses 
on the  sabbath1 and carrying sheaves1  
and lading asses with wine1 and grapes1 
and figs1 and all manner of burthens1   
and bringing them into ,jerusalem  on   
the sabbath day4 ,and ,i charged them   
that they should sell on a day  on which
 it was lawful to sell4    #ac3af4 ,some
 ,tyrians also dwelt there1 who brought 
fish1 and all manner  of wares3 and they
 sold them on the sabbaths to the       
children of ,juda in  ,jerusalem4       
#ac3ag4 ,and ,i rebuked the chief men of

 ,juda1 and said to them3 ,what is  this
 evil thing that you are doing1         
profaning the sabbath day3    #ac3ah4   
,did not our fathers do these things1   
and our ,god brought all  this evil upon
 us1 and upon this city8 ,and you bring 
more wrath upon  ,israel by violating   
the sabbath4    #ac3ai4 ,and it came to 
pass1 that when the gates of ,jerusalem 
were at  rest on the sabbath day1 ,i    
spoke3 and they shut the gates1 and ,i  
commanded that they should not open them
 till after the sabbath3 and ,i  set    
some of my servants at the gates1 that  
none should bring in  burthens on the   
sabbath day4    #ac3bj4 ,so the         
merchants1 and they that sold all kinds 
of wares1 stayed  without ,jerusalem1   
once or twice4    #ac3ba4 ,and ,i       
charged them1 and ,i said to them3 ,why 
stay you before the  wall8 if you do so 
another time1 ,i will lay hands on you4 
,and from that  time they came no more  
on the sabbath4    #ac3bb4 ,i spoke also
 to the ,levites that they should be    

purified1 and  should come to keep the  
gates1 and to sanctify the sabbath day3 
for  this also remember me1 ,o my ,god1 
and spare me according to the  multitude
 of thy tender mercies4    #ac3bc4 ,in  
those days also ,i saw ,jews that       
married wives1 women of  ,azotus1 and of
 ,ammon1 and of ,moab4    #ac3bd4 ,and  
their children spoke half in the speech 
of ,azotus1 and could  not speak the    
,jews' language1 but they spoke         
according to the language  of this and  
that people4    #ac3be4 ,and ,i chid    
them1 and laid my curse upon them4 ,and 
,i beat some of  them1 and shaved off   
their hair1 and made them swear by ,god 
that they  would not give their         
daughters to their sons1 nor take their 
daughters  for their sons1 nor for      
themselves1 saying3    #ac3bf4 ,did not 
,solomon king of ,israel sin in this    
kind of thing3 and  surely among many   
nations1 there was not a king like him1 
and he was  beloved of his ,god1 and    
,god made him king over all ,israel3 and

 yet  women of other countries brought  
even him to sin4    #ac3bg4 ,and shall  
we also be disobedient and do all this  
great evil to  transgress against our   
,god1 and marry strange women3          
#ac3bh4 ,and one of the sons of ,joiada 
the son of ,eliasib the high  priest1   
was son in law to ,sanaballat the       
,horonite1 and ,i drove him from  me4   
#ac3bi4 ,remember them1 ,o ,lord my     
,god1 that defile the priesthood1 and   
the law of priests and ,levites4        
#ac3cj4 ,so ,i separated from them all  
strangers1 and ,i appointed the  courses
 of the priests and the ,levites1 every 
man in his ministry3    #ac3ca4 ,and for
 the offering of wood at times          
appointed1 and for the  firstfruits3    
remember me1 ,o my ,god1 unto good4     
,amen4          ,,the ,,book ,,of       
,,tobias      ,this ,book takes its name
 from the holy man ,tobias1 whose       
wonderful  virtues are herein recorded4 
,it contains most excellent documents of
  great piety1 extraordinary patience1  

and of a perfect resignation to  the    
will of ,god4 ,his humble prayer was    
heard1 and the angel ,raphael was  sent 
to relieve him3 he is thankful and      
praises the ,lord1 calling on  the      
children of ,israel to do the same4     
,having lived to the age of one  hundred
 and two years1 he exhorts his son and  
grandsons to piety1  foretells the      
destruction of ,ninive and the          
rebuilding of ,jerusalem3 he  dies      
happily4      ,tobias ,chapter #a       
,tobias's early piety3 his works of     
mercy1 particularly in burying the      
dead4    #a3a4 ,tobias of the tribe and 
city of ,nephtali1 7which is in the     
upper  parts of ,galilee above ,naasson1
 beyond the way that leadeth to the     
west1 having on the right hand the city 
of ,sephet17    #a3b4 ,when he was made 
captive in the days of ,salmanasar king 
of the  ,assyrians1 even in his         
captivity1 forsook not the way of truth1
    #a3c4 ,but every day gave all he    
could get to his brethren his fellow    

captives1 that were of his kindred4     
#a3d4 ,and when he was younger than any 
of the tribe of ,nephtali1 yet did  he  
no childish thing in his work4    #a3e4 
,moreover when all went to the golden   
calves which ,jeroboam king of  ,israel 
had made1 he alone fled the company of  
all1    #a3f4 ,and went to ,jerusalem to
 the temple of the ,lord1 and there     
adored  the ,lord ,god of ,israel1      
offering faithfully all his firstfruits1
 and  his tithes1    #a3g4 ,so that in  
the third year he gave all his tithes to
 the  proselytes1 and strangers4        
#a3h4 ,these and such like things did he
 observe when but a boy according  to   
the law of ,god4    #a3i4 ,but when he  
was a man1 he took to wife ,anna of his 
own tribe1 and  had a son by her1 whom  
he called after his own name1    #a3aj4 
,and from his infancy he taught him to  
fear ,god1 and to abstain  from all sin4
    #a3aa4 ,and when by the captivity he
 with his wife and his son and all  his 
tribe was come to the city of ,ninive1  

#a3ab4 7,when all ate of the meats of   
the ,gentiles7 he kept his soul and     
never was defiled with their meats4     
#a3ac4 ,and because he was mindful of   
the ,lord with all his heart1 ,god  gave
 him favour in the sight of ,salmanasar 
the king4    #a3ad4 ,and he gave him    
leave to go whithersoever he would1 with
 liberty  to do whatever he had a mind4 
#a3ae4 ,he therefore went to all that   
were in captivity1 and gave them        
wholesome admonitions4    #a3af4 ,and   
when he was come to ,rages a city of the
 ,medes1 and had ten  talents of silver 
of that with which he had been honoured 
by the king3    #a3ag4 ,and when amongst
 a great multitude of his kindred1 he   
saw ,gabelus  in want1 who was one of   
his tribe1 taking a note of his hand he 
gave  him the aforesaid sum of money4   
#a3ah4 ,but after a long time1          
,salmanasar the king being dead1 when   
,sennacherib his son1 who reigned in his
 place1 had a hatred for the  children  
of ,israel3    #a3ai4 ,tobias daily went

 among all his kindred and comforted    
them1 and  distributed to every one as  
he was able1 out of his goods3    #a3bj4
 ,he fed the hungry1 and gave clothes to
 the naked1 and was careful  to bury the
 dead1 and they that were slain4        
#a3ba4 ,and when king ,sennacherib was  
come back1 fleeing from ,judea by       
reason of the slaughter that ,god had   
made about him for his blasphemy1  and  
being angry slew many of the children of
 ,israel1 ,tobias buried  their bodies4 
#a3bb4 ,but when it was told the king1  
he commanded him to be slain1 and  took 
away all his substance4    #a3bc4 ,but  
,tobias fleeing naked away with his son 
and with his wife1 lay  concealed1 for  
many loved him4    #a3bd4 ,but after    
forty-five days1 the king was killed by 
his own sons4    #a3be4 ,and ,tobias    
returned to his house1 and all his      
substance was  restored to him4         
,tobias ,chapter #b    ,tobias leaveth  
his dinner to bury the dead3 he loseth  
his sight by  ,god's permission1 for    

manifestation of his patience4    #b3a4 
,but after this1 when there was a       
festival of the ,lord1 and a good       
dinner was prepared in ,tobias's house1 
#b3b4 ,he said to his son3 ,go1 and     
bring some of our tribe that fear ,god1 
to feast with us4    #b3c4 ,and when he 
had gone1 returning he told him1 that   
one of the  children of ,israel lay     
slain in the street4 ,and he forthwith  
leaped up  from his place at the table1 
and left his dinner1 and came fasting to
  the body4    #b3d4 ,and taking it up  
carried it privately to his house1 that 
after the  sun was down1 he might bury  
him cautiously4    #b3e4 ,and when he   
had hid the body1 he ate bread with     
mourning and fear1    #b3f4 ,remembering
 the word which the ,lord spoke by ,amos
 the prophet3  ,your festival days shall
 be turned into lamentation and         
mourning4    #b3g4 ,so when the sun was 
down1 he went and buried him4    #b3h4  
,now all his neighbours blamed him1     
saying3 once already  commandment was   

given for thee to be slain because of   
this matter1 and  thou didst scarce     
escape the sentence of death1 and dost  
thou again  bury the dead8    #b3i4 ,but
 ,tobias fearing ,god more than the     
king1 carried off the bodies  of them   
that were slain1 and hid them in his    
house1 and at midnight  buried them4    
#b3aj4 ,now it happened one day that    
being wearied with burying1 he came  to 
his house1 and cast himself down by the 
wall and slept1    #b3aa4 ,and as he was
 sleeping1 hot dung out of a swallow's  
nest fell  upon his eyes1 and he was    
made blind4    #b3ab4 ,now this trial   
the ,lord therefore permitted to happen 
to him1  that an example might be given 
to posterity of his patience1 as also of
  holy ,job4    #b3ac4 ,for whereas he  
had always feared ,god from his infancy1
 and kept  his commandments1 he repined 
not against ,god because the evil of    
blindness had befallen him1    #b3ad4   
,but continued immoveable in the fear of
 ,god1 giving thanks to ,god  all the   

days of his life4    #b3ae4 ,for as the 
kings insulted over holy ,job3 so his   
relations and  kinsmen mocked at his    
life1 saying3    ,kings4444 ,so ,job's  
three friends are here called1 because  
they were  princes in their respective  
territories4    #b3af4 ,where is thy    
hope1 for which thou gavest alms1 and   
buriedst the  dead8    #b3ag4 ,but      
,tobias rebuked them1 saying3 ,speak not
 so3    #b3ah4 ,for we are the children 
of saints1 and look for that life which 
,god will give to those that never      
change their faith from him4    #b3ai4  
,now ,anna his wife went daily to       
weaving work1 and she brought  home what
 she could get for their living by the  
labour of her hands4    #b3bj4 ,whereby 
it came to pass1 that she received a    
young kid1 and  brought it home3        
#b3ba4 ,and when her husband heard it   
bleating1 he said3 ,take heed1 lest     
perhaps it be stolen3 restore ye it to  
its owners1 for it is not lawful  for us
 either to eat or to touch any thing    

that cometh by theft4    #b3bb4 ,at     
these words his wife being angry        
answered3 ,it is evident thy  hope is   
come to nothing1 and thy alms now       
appear4    #b3bc4 ,and with these and   
other1 such like words she upbraided    
him4      ,tobias ,chapter #c    ,the   
prayer of ,tobias1 and of ,sara1 in     
their several afflictions1 are  heard by
 ,god1 and the angel ,raphael is sent to
 relieve them4    #c3a4 ,then ,tobias   
sighed1 and began to pray with tears1   
#c3b4 ,saying1 ,thou art just1 ,o ,lord1
 and all thy judgments are just1 and    
all thy ways mercy1 and truth1 and      
judgment3    #c3c4 ,and now1 ,o ,lord1  
think of me1 and take not revenge of my 
sins1  neither remember my offences1 nor
 those of my parents4    #c3d4 ,for we  
have not obeyed thy commandments1       
therefore are we  delivered to spoil and
 to captivity1 and death1 and are made a
 fable1  and a reproach to all nations1 
amongst which thou hast scattered us4   
#c3e4 ,and now1 ,o ,lord1 great are thy 

judgments1 because we have not done     
according to thy precepts1 and have not 
walked sincerely before thee4    #c3f4  
,and now1 ,o ,lord1 do with me according
 to thy will1 and command my  spirit to 
be received in peace3 for it is better  
for me to die1 than to  live4    #c3g4  
,now it happened on the same day1 that  
,sara daughter of ,raguel1 in  ,rages a 
city of the ,medes1 received a reproach 
from one of her father's  servant maids1
    ,rages4444 ,in the ,greek it is     
,ecbatana1 which was also called ,rages4
 ,for  there were two cities in ,media  
of the name of ,rages4 ,raguel dwelt in 
one of them1 and ,gabelus in the other4 
#c3h4 ,because she had been given to    
seven husbands and a devil named        
,asmodeus had killed them1 at their     
first going in unto her4    #c3i4 ,so   
when she reproved the maid for her      
fault1 she answered her1  saying3 ,may  
we never see son1 or daughter of thee   
upon the earth1 thou  murderer of thy   
husbands4    #c3aj4 ,wilt thou kill me  

also1 as thou hast already killed seven 
husbands8 ,at these words1 she went into
 an upper chamber of her house3  and for
 three days and three nights did neither
 eat nor drink3    #c3aa4 ,but          
continuing in prayer with tears besought
 ,god1 that he would  deliver her from  
this reproach4    #c3ab4 ,and it came to
 pass on the third day when she was     
making an end  of her prayer1 blessing  
the ,lord1    #c3ac4 ,she said3 ,blessed
 is thy name1 ,o ,god of our fathers1   
who when  thou hast been angry1 wilt    
shew mercy1 and in the time of          
tribulation  forgivest the sins of them 
that call upon thee4    #c3ad4 ,to thee1
 ,o ,lord1 ,i turn my face1 to thee ,i  
direct my eyes4    #c3ae4 ,i beg1 ,o    
,lord1 that thou loose me from the bond 
of this reproach1  or else take me away 
from the earth4    #c3af4 ,thou knowest1
 ,o ,lord1 that ,i never coveted a      
husband1 and have  kept my soul clean   
from all lust4    #c3ag4 ,never have ,i 
joined myself with them that play3      

neither have ,i  made myself partaker   
with them that walk in lightness4       
#c3ah4 ,but a husband ,i consented to   
take1 with thy fear1 not with my  lust4 
#c3ai4 ,and either ,i was unworthy of   
them1 or they perhaps were not  worthy  
of me3 because perhaps thou hast kept me
 for another man1    #c3bj4 ,for thy    
counsel is not in man's power4    #c3ba4
 ,but this every one is sure of that    
worshippeth thee1 that his  life1 if it 
be under trial1 shall be crowned and if 
it be under  tribulation1 it shall be   
delivered3 and if it be under           
correction1 it  shall be allowed to come
 to thy mercy4    #c3bb4 ,for thou art  
not delighted in our being lost1 because
 after a  storm thou makest a calm1 and 
after tears and weeping thou pourest in 
joyfulness4    #c3bc4 ,be thy name1 ,o  
,god of ,israel1 blessed for ever1      
#c3bd4 ,at that time the prayers of them
 both were heard in the sight of  the   
glory of the most high ,god3    #c3be4  
,and the holy angel of the ,lord1       

,raphael was sent to heal them  both1   
whose prayers at one time were rehearsed
 in the sight of the  ,lord4            
,tobias ,chapter #d    ,tobias thinking 
he shall die1 giveth his son godly      
admonitions3 and  telleth him of money  
he had lent to a friend4    #d3a4       
,therefore when ,tobias thought that his
 prayer was heard that he  might die1 he
 called to him ,tobias his son1    #d3b4
 ,and said to him3 ,hear1 my son1 the   
words of my mouth1 and lay them  as a   
foundation in thy heart4    #d3c4 ,when 
,god shall take my soul1 thou shalt bury
 my body3 and thou  shalt honour thy    
mother all the days of her life3        
#d3d4 ,for thou must be mindful what and
 how great perils she suffered  for thee
 in her womb4    #d3e4 ,and when she    
also shall have ended the time of her   
life1 bury her  by me4    #d3f4 ,and all
 the days of thy life have ,god in thy  
mind3 and take heed  thou never consent 
to sin1 nor transgress the commandments 
of the ,lord  our ,god4    #d3g4 ,give  

alms out of thy substance1 and turn not 
away thy face from  any poor person3 for
 so it shall come to pass that the face 
of the ,lord  shall not be turned from  
thee4    #d3h4 ,according to thy ability
 be merciful4    #d3i4 ,if thou have    
much give abundantly3 if thou have      
little1 take care  even so to bestow    
willingly a little4    #d3aj4 ,for thus 
thou storest up to thyself a good reward
 for the day of  necessity4    #d3aa4   
,for alms deliver from all sin1 and from
 death1 and will not  suffer the soul to
 go into darkness4    #d3ab4 ,alms shall
 be a great confidence before the most  
high ,god1 to all  them that give it4   
#d3ac4 ,take heed to keep thyself1 my   
son1 from all fornication1 and  beside  
thy wife never endure to know a crime4  
#d3ad4 ,never suffer pride to reign in  
thy mind1 or in thy words3 for  from it 
all perdition took its beginning4       
#d3ae4 ,if any man hath done any work   
for thee1 immediately pay him his  hire1
 and let not the wages of thy hired     

servant stay with thee at all4    #d3af4
 ,see thou never do to another what thou
 wouldst hate to have done  to thee by  
another4    #d3ag4 ,eat thy bread with  
the hungry and the needy1 and with thy  
garments cover the naked1    #d3ah4 ,lay
 out thy bread1 and thy wine upon the   
burial of a just man1  and do not eat   
and drink thereof with the wicked4      
#d3ai4 ,seek counsel always of a wise   
man4    #d3bj4 ,bless ,god at all times3
 and desire of him to direct thy ways1  
and  that all thy counsels may abide in 
him4    #d3ba4 ,i tell thee also1 my    
son1 that ,i lent ten talents of silver1
  while thou wast yet a child1 to       
,gabelus1 in ,rages a city of the       
,medes1  and ,i have a note of his hand 
with me3    #d3bb4 ,now therefore       
inquire how thou mayst go to him1 and   
receive of  him the foresaid sum of     
money1 and restore to him the note of   
his hand4    #d3bc4 ,fear not1 my son3  
we lead indeed a poor life1 but we shall
 have  many good things if we fear ,god1

 and depart from all sin1 and do that   
which is good4      ,tobias ,chapter #e 
,young ,tobias seeking a guide for his  
journey1 the angel ,raphael1 in  shape  
of a man1 undertaketh this office4      
#e3a4 ,then ,tobias answered his father1
 and said3 ,i will do all things1       
father1 which thou hast commanded me4   
#e3b4 ,but how ,i shall get this money1 
,i cannot tell2 he knoweth not me1  and 
,i know not him3 what token shall ,i    
give him8 nor did ,i ever know  the way 
which leadeth thither4    #e3c4 ,then   
his father answered him1 and said3 ,i   
have a note of his hand  with me1 which 
when thou shalt shew him1 he will       
presently pay it4    #e3d4 ,but go now1 
and seek thee out some faithful man1 to 
go with thee  for his hire3 that thou   
mayst receive it1 while ,i yet live4    
#e3e4 ,then ,tobias going forth1 found a
 beautiful young man1 standing  girded1 
and as it were ready to walk4    #e3f4  
,and not knowing that he was an angel of
 ,god1 he saluted him1 and  said3 ,from 

whence art thou1 good young man8        
#e3g4 ,but he answered3 ,of the children
 of ,israel4 ,and ,tobias said to  him3 
,knowest thou the way that leadeth to   
the country of the ,medes8    #e3h4 ,and
 he answered3 ,i know it3 and ,i have   
often walked through all  the ways      
thereof1 and ,i have abode with ,gabelus
 our brother1 who  dwelleth at ,rages a 
city of the ,medes1 which is situate in 
the mount of  ,ecbatana4    #e3i4 ,and  
,tobias said to him3 ,stay for me1 ,i   
beseech thee1 till ,i tell  these same  
things to my father4    #e3aj4 ,then    
,tobias going in told all these things  
to his father4 ,upon  which his father  
being in admiration1 desired that he    
would come in  unto him4    #e3aa4 ,so  
going in he saluted him1 and said3 ,joy 
be to thee always4    #e3ab4 ,and       
,tobias said3 ,what manner of joy shall 
be to me1 who sit in  darkness and see  
not the light of heaven8    #e3ac4 ,and 
the young man said to him3 ,be of good  
courage1 thy cure from  ,god is at hand4

    #e3ad4 ,and ,tobias said to him3    
,canst thou conduct my son to ,gabelus  
at  ,rages1 a city of the ,medes8 and   
when thou shalt return1 ,i will pay thee
  thy hire4    #e3ae4 ,and the angel    
said to him3 ,i will conduct him        
thither1 and bring  him back to thee4   
#e3af4 ,and ,tobias said to him3 ,i pray
 thee1 tell me1 of what family1 or  what
 tribe art thou8    #e3ag4 ,and ,raphael
 the angel answered3 ,dost thou seek the
 family of him  thou hirest1 or the     
hired servant himself to go with thy    
son8    #e3ah4 ,but lest ,i should make 
thee uneasy1 ,i am ,azarias the son of  
the  great ,ananias4    ,azarias4444    
,the angel took the form of ,azarias3   
and therefore might  call himself by the
 name of the man whom he personated4    
,azarias1 in  ,hebrew1 signifies the    
help of ,god1 and ,ananias the grace of 
,god4    #e3ai4 ,and ,tobias answered3  
,thou art of a great family4 ,but ,i    
pray thee  be not angry that ,i desired 
to know thy family4    #e3bj4 ,and the  

angel said to him3 ,i will lead thy son 
safe1 and bring  him to thee again safe4
    #e3ba4 ,and ,tobias answering1 said3
 ,may you have a good journey1 and ,god 
be with you in your way1 and his angel  
accompany you4    #e3bb4 ,then all      
things being ready1 that were to be     
carried in their  journey1 ,tobias bade 
his father and his mother farewell1 and 
they set  out both together4    #e3bc4  
,and when they were departed1 his mother
 began to weep1 and to  say3 ,thou hast 
taken the staff of our old age1 and sent
 him away from  us4    #e3bd4 ,i wish   
the money for which thou hast sent him1 
had never been4    #e3be4 ,for our      
poverty was sufficient for us1 that we  
might account it  as riches1 that we saw
 our son4    #e3bf4 ,and ,tobias said to
 her3 ,weep not1 our son will arrive    
thither  safe1 and will return safe to  
us1 and thy eyes shall see him4         
#e3bg4 ,for ,i believe that the good    
angel of ,god doth accompany him1 and   
doth order all things well that are done

 about him1 so that he shall  return to 
us with joy4    #e3bh4 ,at these words  
his mother ceased weeping1 and held her 
peace4      ,tobias ,chapter #f    ,by  
the angel's advice young ,tobias taketh 
hold on a fish that  assaulteth him4    
,reserveth the heart1 the gall1 and the 
liver for  medicines4 ,they lodge at the
 house of ,raguel1 whose daughter ,sara1
  ,tobias is to marry2 she had before   
been married to seven husbands1 who     
were all slain by a devil4    #f3a4 ,and
 ,tobias went forward1 and the dog      
followed him1 and he lodged  the first  
night by the river of ,tigris4    #f3b4 
,and he went out to wash his feet1 and  
behold a monstrous fish came  up to     
devour him4    #f3c4 ,and ,tobias being 
afraid of him1 cried out with a loud    
voice1  saying3 ,sir1 he cometh upon me4
    #f3d4 ,and the angel said to him3   
,take him by the gill1 and draw him to  
thee4 ,and when he had done so1 he drew 
him out upon the land1 and he  began to 
pant before his feet4    #f3e4 ,then the

 angel said to him3 ,take out the       
entrails of this fish1  and lay up his  
heart1 and his gall1 and his liver for  
thee3 for these  are necessary for      
useful medicines4    #f3f4 ,and when he 
had done so1 he roasted the flesh       
thereof1 and they  took it with them in 
the way3 the rest they salted as much as
 might  serve them1 till they came to   
,rages the city of the ,medes4    #f3g4 
,then ,tobias asked the angel1 and said 
to him3 ,i beseech thee1  brother       
,azarias1 tell me what remedies are     
these things good for1 which  thou hast 
bid me keep of the fish8    #f3h4 ,and  
the angel1 answering1 said to him3 ,if  
thou put a little piece  of its heart   
upon coals1 the smoke thereof driveth   
away all kind of  devils1 either from   
man or from woman1 so that they come no 
more to  them4    ,its heart1 etc4 ,the 
liver 7ver4 #ai74444 ,god was pleased to
 give these  things a virtue against    
those proud spirits1 to make them1 who  
affected  to be like the ,most ,high1   

subject to such mean corporeal creatures
 as  instruments of his power4    #f3i4 
,and the gall is good for anointing the 
eyes1 in which there is a  white speck1 
and they shall be cured4    #f3aj4 ,and 
,tobias said to him3 ,where wilt thou   
that we lodge8    #f3aa4 ,and the angel 
answering1 said3 ,here is one whose name
 is ,raguel1  a near kinsman of thy     
tribe1 and he hath a daughter named     
,sara1 but he  hath no son nor any other
 daughter beside her4    #f3ab4 ,all his
 substance is due to thee1 and thou must
 take her to wife4    #f3ac4 ,ask her   
therefore of her father1 and he will    
give her thee to  wife4    #f3ad4 ,then 
,tobias answered1 and said3 ,i hear that
 she hath been given  to seven husbands1
 and they all died3 moreover ,i have    
heard1 that a  devil killed them4       
#f3ae4 ,now ,i am afraid1 lest the same 
thing should happen to me also3  and    
whereas ,i am the only child of my      
parents1 ,i should bring down  their old
 age with sorrow to hell4    ,hell4444  

,that is1 to the place where the souls  
of the good were kept  before the coming
 of ,christ4    #f3af4 ,then the angel  
,raphael said to him3 ,hear me1 and ,i  
will shew thee  who they are1 over whom 
the devil can prevail4    #f3ag4 ,for   
they who in such manner receive         
matrimony1 as to shut out ,god  from    
themselves1 and from their mind1 and to 
give themselves to their  lust1 as the  
horse and mule1 which have not          
understanding1 over them  the devil hath
 power4    #f3ah4 ,but thou when thou   
shalt take her1 go into the chamber1 and
 for  three days keep thyself continent 
from her1 and give thyself to nothing   
else but to prayers with her4    #f3ai4 
,and on that night lay the liver of the 
fish on the fire1 and the  devil shall  
be driven away4    #f3bj4 ,but the      
second night thou shalt be admitted into
 the society of  the holy ,patriarchs4  
#f3ba4 ,and the third night thou shalt  
obtain a blessing that sound  children  
may be born of you4    #f3bb4 ,and when 

the third night is past1 thou shalt take
 the virgin with  the fear of the ,lord1
 moved rather for love of children than 
for lust1  that in the seed of ,abraham 
thou mayst obtain a blessing in         
children4      ,tobias ,chapter #g      
,they are kindly entertained by ,raguel4
 ,tobias demandeth ,sara to wife4       
#g3a4 ,and they went in to ,raguel1 and 
,raguel received them with joy4    #g3b4
 ,and ,raguel looking upon ,tobias1 said
 to ,anna his wife3 ,how like is  this  
young man to my cousin8    #g3c4 ,and   
when he had spoken these words1 he said3
 ,whence are ye young  men our brethren8
    #g3d4 ,but they said3 ,we are of the
 tribe of ,nephtali1 of the captivity   
of ,ninive4    #g3e4 ,and ,raguel said  
to them3 ,do you know ,tobias my        
brother8 ,and they  said3 ,we know him4 
#g3f4 ,and when he was speaking many    
good things of him1 the angel said  to  
,raguel3 ,tobias concerning whom thou   
inquirest is this young man's  father4  
#g3g4 ,and ,raguel went to him1 and     

kissed him with tears and weeping upon  
his neck1 said3 ,a blessing be upon     
thee1 my son1 because thou art the  son 
of a good and most virtuous man4        
#g3h4 ,and ,anna his wife1 and ,sara    
their daughter wept4    #g3i4 ,and after
 they had spoken1 ,raguel commanded a   
sheep to be killed1  and a feast to be  
prepared4 ,and when he desired them to  
sit down to  dinner1    #g3aj4 ,tobias  
said3 ,i will not eat nor drink here    
this day1 unless thou  first grant me my
 petition1 and promise to give me ,sara 
thy daughter4    #g3aa4 ,now when       
,raguel heard this he was afraid1       
knowing what had  happened to those     
seven husbands1 that went in unto her3  
and he began  to fear lest it might     
happen to him also in like manner3 and  
as he was  in suspense1 and gave no     
answer to his petition1    #g3ab4 ,the  
angel said to him3 ,be not afraid to    
give her to this man1 for  to him who   
feareth ,god is thy daughter due to be  
his wife3 therefore  another could not  

have her4    #g3ac4 ,then ,raguel said3 
,i doubt not but ,god hath regarded my  
prayers  and tears in his sight4        
#g3ad4 ,and ,i believe he hath therefore
 made you come to me1 that this  maid   
might be married to one of her own      
kindred1 according to the law  of       
,moses3 and now doubt not but ,i will   
give her to thee4    #g3ae4 ,and taking 
the right hand of his daughter1 he gave 
it into the  right hand of ,tobias1     
saying3 ,the ,god of ,abraham1 and the  
,god of ,isaac1  and the ,god of ,jacob 
be with you1 and may he join you        
together1 and  fulfil his blessing in   
you4    #g3af4 ,and taking paper they   
made a writing of the marriage4         
#g3ag4 ,and afterwards they made merry1 
blessing ,god4    #g3ah4 ,and ,raguel   
called to him ,anna his wife1 and bade  
her to prepare  another chamber4        
#g3ai4 ,and she brought ,sara her       
daughter in thither1 and she wept4      
#g3bj4 ,and she said to her3 ,be of good
 cheer1 my daughter3 the ,lord of       

heaven give thee joy for the trouble    
thou hast undergone4      ,tobias       
,chapter #h    ,tobias burneth part of  
the fish's liver1 and ,raphael bindeth  
the devil4  ,tobias and ,sara pray4     
#h3a4 ,and after they had supped1 they  
brought in the young man to her4        
#h3b4 ,and ,tobias remembering the      
angel's word1 took out of his bag part  
of the liver1 and laid it upon burning  
coals4    #h3c4 ,then the angel ,raphael
 took the devil1 and bound him in the   
desert  of upper ,egypt4    #h3d4 ,then 
,tobias exhorted the virgin1 and said to
 her3 ,sara1 arise1 and  let us pray to 
,god to day1 and to morrow1 and the next
 day3 because for  these three nights we
 are joined to ,god3 and when the third 
night is  over1 we will be in our own   
wedlock4    #h3e4 ,for we are the       
children of saints1 and we must not be  
joined  together like heathens that know
 not ,god4    #h3f4 ,so they both arose1
 and prayed earnestly both together that
 health  might be given them1    #h3g4  

,and ,tobias said3 ,lord ,god of our    
fathers1 may the heavens and the  earth1
 and the sea1 and the fountains1 and the
 rivers1 and all thy  creatures that are
 in them1 bless thee4    #h3h4 ,thou    
madest ,adam of the slime of the earth1 
and gavest him ,eve for  a helper4      
#h3i4 ,and now1 ,lord1 thou knowest1    
that not for fleshly lust do ,i take  my
 sister to wife1 but only for the love  
of posterity1 in which thy  name may be 
blessed for ever and ever4    #h3aj4    
,sara also said3 ,have mercy on us1 ,o  
,lord1 have mercy on us1 and  let us    
grow old both together in health4       
#h3aa4 ,and it came to pass about the   
cockcrowing1 ,raguel ordered his        
servants to be called for1 and they went
 with him together to dig a  grave4     
#h3ab4 ,for he said3 ,lest perhaps it   
may have happened to him1 in like       
manner as it did to the other seven     
husbands1 that went in unto her4        
#h3ac4 ,and when they had prepared the  
pit1 ,raguel went back to his wife1  and

 said to her3    #h3ad4 ,send one of thy
 maids1 and let her see if he be dead1  
that ,i may  bury him before it be day4 
#h3ae4 ,so she sent one of her          
maidservants1 who went into the chamber1
  and found them safe and sound1        
sleeping both together4    #h3af4 ,and  
returning she brought the good news3 and
 ,raguel and ,anna his  wife blessed the
 ,lord1    #h3ag4 ,and said3 ,we bless  
thee1 ,o ,lord ,god of ,israel1 because 
it hath  not happened as we suspected4  
#h3ah4 ,for thou hast shewn thy mercy to
 us1 and hast shut out from us  the     
enemy that persecuted us4    #h3ai4 ,and
 thou hast taken pity upon two only     
children4 ,make them1 ,o  ,lord1 bless  
thee more fully3 and to offer up to thee
 a sacrifice of thy  praise1 and of     
their health1 that all nations may know1
 that thou alone  art ,god in all the   
earth4    #h3bj4 ,and immediately       
,raguel commanded his servants1 to fill 
up the pit  they had made1 before it was
 day4    #h3ba4 ,and he spoke to his    

wife to make ready a feast1 and prepare 
all  kind of provisions that are        
necessary for such as go a journey4     
#h3bb4 ,he caused also two fat kine1 and
 four wethers to be killed1 and a       
banquet to be prepared for all his      
neighbours1 and all his friends1        
#h3bc4 ,and ,raguel adjured ,tobias1 to 
abide with him two weeks4    #h3bd4 ,and
 of all things which ,raguel possessed1 
he gave one half to  ,tobias1 and made a
 writing1 that the half that remained   
should after  their decease come also to
 ,tobias4      ,tobias ,chapter #i      
,the angel ,raphael goeth to ,gabelus1  
receiveth the money1 and bringeth  him  
to the marriage4    #i3a4 ,then ,tobias 
called the angel to him1 whom he took to
 be a man1 and  said to him3 ,brother   
,azarias1 ,i pray thee hearken to my    
words3    #i3b4 ,if ,i should give      
myself to be thy servant ,i should not  
make a  worthy return for thy care4     
#i3c4 ,however1 ,i beseech thee1 to take
 with thee beasts and servants1  and to 

go to ,gabelus to ,rages the city of the
 ,medes3 and to restore to  him his note
 of hand1 and receive of him the money1 
and desire him to  come to my wedding4  
#i3d4 ,for thou knowest that my father  
numbereth the days3 and if ,i stay  one 
day more1 his soul will be afflicted4   
#i3e4 ,and indeed thou seest how ,raguel
 hath adjured me1 whose adjuring ,i     
cannot despise4    #i3f4 ,then ,raphael 
took four of ,raguel's servants1 and two
 camels1 and  went to ,rages the city of
 the ,medes3 and finding ,gabelus1 gave 
him his  note of hand1 and received of  
him all the money4    #i3g4 ,and he told
 him concerning ,tobias the son of      
,tobias1 all that had  been done3 and   
made him come with him to the wedding4  
#i3h4 ,and when he was come into        
,raguel's house he found ,tobias sitting
  at the table3 and he leaped up1 and   
they kissed each other3 and ,gabelus    
wept1 and blessed ,god1    #i3i4 ,and   
said3 ,the ,god of ,israel bless thee1  
because thou art the son  of a very good

 and just man1 and that feareth ,god1   
and doth almsdeeds3    #i3aj4 ,and may a
 blessing come upon thy wife and upon   
your parents4    #i3aa4 ,and may you see
 your children1 and your children's     
children1 unto  the third and fourth    
generation3 and may your seed be blessed
 by the  ,god of ,israel1 who reigneth  
for ever and ever4    #i3ab4 ,and when  
all had said1 ,amen1 they went to the   
feast3 but the  marriage feast they     
celebrated also with the fear of the    
,lord4      ,tobias ,chapter #aj    ,the
 parents lament the long absence of     
their son ,tobias4 ,he sets out to      
return4    #aj3a4 ,but as ,tobias made  
longer stay upon occasion of the        
marriage1  ,tobias his father was       
solicitous1 saying3 ,why thinkest thou  
doth my son  tarry1 or why is he        
detained there8    #aj3b4 ,is ,gabelus  
dead1 thinkest thou1 and no man will pay
 him the  money8    #aj3c4 ,and he began
 to be exceeding sad1 both he and ,anna 
his wife with  him3 and they began both 

to weep together1 because their son did 
not  return to them on the day          
appointed4    #aj3d4 ,but his mother    
wept and was quite disconsolate1 and    
said3 ,woe1  woe is me1 my son2 why did 
we send thee to go to a strange country1
 the  light of our eyes1 the staff of   
our old age1 the comfort of our life1   
the hope of our posterity8    #aj3e4 ,we
 having all things together in thee     
alone1 ought not to have  let thee go   
from us4    #aj3f4 ,and ,tobias said to 
her3 ,hold thy peace1 and be not        
troubled1 our  son is safe3 that man    
with whom we sent him is very trusty4   
#aj3g4 ,but she could by no means be    
comforted1 but daily running out  looked
 round about1 and went into all the ways
 by which there seemed  any hope he     
might return1 that she might if possible
 see him coming  afar off4    #aj3h4    
,but ,raguel said to his son in law3    
,stay here1 and ,i will send a          
messenger to ,tobias thy father1 that   
thou art in health4    #aj3i4 ,and      

,tobias said to him3 ,i know that my    
father and mother now  count the days1  
and their spirit is grievously afflicted
 within them4    #aj3aj4 ,and when      
,raguel had pressed ,tobias with many   
words1 and he by no  means would hearken
 to him1 he delivered ,sara unto him1   
and half of all  his substance in       
menservants1 and womenservants1 in      
cattle1 in camels1  and in kine1 and in 
much money1 and sent him away safe and  
joyful from  him1    #aj3aa4 ,saying3   
,the holy angel of the ,lord be with you
 in your journey1  and bring you through
 safe1 and that you may find all things 
well about  your parents1 and my eyes   
may see your children before ,i die4    
#aj3ab4 ,and the parents taking their   
daughter kissed her1 and let her  go3   
#aj3ac4 ,admonishing her to honour her  
father and mother in law1 to love  her  
husband1 to take care of the family1 to 
govern the house1 and to  behave herself
 irreprehensibly4      ,tobias ,chapter 
#aa    ,tobias anointeth his father's   

eyes with the fish's gall1 and he       
recovereth his sight4    #aa3a4 ,and as 
they were returning they came to        
,charan1 which is in the  midway to     
,ninive1 the eleventh day4    #aa3b4    
,and the angel said3 ,brother ,tobias1  
thou knowest how thou didst  leave thy  
father4    #aa3c4 ,if it please thee    
therefore1 let us go before1 and let the
 family  follow softly after us1        
together with thy wife1 and with the    
beasts4    #aa3d4 ,and as this their    
going pleased him1 ,raphael said to     
,tobias3 ,take  with thee of the gall of
 the fish1 for it will be necessary4 ,so
 ,tobias  took some of that gall and    
departed4    #aa3e4 ,but ,anna sat      
beside the way daily1 on the top of a   
hill1 from  whence she might see afar   
off4    #aa3f4 ,and while she watched   
his coming from that place1 she saw him 
afar off1 and presently perceived it was
 her son coming3 and returning  she told
 her husband1 saying3 ,behold thy son   
cometh4    #aa3g4 ,and ,raphael said to 

,tobias3 ,as soon as thou shalt come    
into thy  house1 forthwith adore the    
,lord thy ,god3 and giving thanks to    
him1 go  to thy father1 and kiss him4   
#aa3h4 ,and immediately anoint his eyes 
with this gall of the fish1 which  thou 
carriest with thee4 ,for be assured that
 his eyes shall be  presently opened1   
and thy father shall see the light of   
heaven1 and  shall rejoice in the sight 
of thee4    #aa3i4 ,then the dog1 which 
had been with them in the way1 ran      
before1  and coming as if he had brought
 the news1 shewed his joy by his fawning
  and wagging his tail4    ,the dog1    
etc4444 ,this may seem a very minute    
circumstance to be  recorded in sacred  
history3 but as we learn from our       
,saviour1 ,st4 ,matt4  #e4ah1 there are 
iotas and tittles in the word of ,god3  
that is to say1  things that appear     
minute1 but which have indeed a deep and
 mysterious  meaning in them4    #aa3aj4
 ,and his father that was blind1 rising 
up1 began to run stumbling  with his    

feet3 and giving a servant his hand1    
went to meet his son4    #aa3aa4 ,and   
receiving him kissed him1 as did also   
his wife1 and they  began to weep for   
joy4    #aa3ab4 ,and when they had      
adored ,god1 and given him thanks1 they 
sat  down together4    #aa3ac4 ,then    
,tobias taking of the gall of the fish1 
anointed his  father's eyes4    #aa3ad4 
,and he stayed about half an hour3 and a
 white skin began to come  out of his   
eyes1 like the skin of an egg4          
#aa3ae4 ,and ,tobias took hold of it1   
and drew it from his eyes1 and          
immediately he recovered his sight4     
#aa3af4 ,and they glorified ,god1 both  
he and his wife and all that knew  him4 
#aa3ag4 ,and ,tobias said3 ,i bless     
thee1 ,o ,lord ,god of ,israel1 because 
thou hast chastised me1 and thou hast   
saved me and behold ,i see ,tobias  my  
son4    #aa3ah4 ,and after seven days   
,sara his son's wife and all the family 
arrived safe1 and the cattle1 and the   
camels1 and an abundance of money  of   

his wife's3 and that money also which he
 had received of ,gabelus1    #aa3ai4   
,and he told his parents all the        
benefits of ,god1 which he had  done to 
him by the man that conducted him4      
#aa3bj4 ,and ,achior and ,nabath the    
kinsmen of ,tobias came1 rejoicing for  
,tobias1 and congratulating with him for
 all the good things that ,god  had done
 for him4    #aa3ba4 ,and for seven days
 they feasted and rejoiced all with     
great joy4      ,tobias ,chapter #ab    
,raphael maketh himself known4    #ab3a4
 ,then ,tobias called to him his son and
 said to him3 ,what can we  give to this
 holy man1 that is come with thee8      
#ab3b4 ,tobias answering1 said to his   
father3 ,father1 what wages shall we    
give him8 or what can be worthy of his  
benefits8    #ab3c4 ,he conducted me and
 brought me safe again1 he received the 
money  of ,gabelus1 he caused me to have
 my wife1 and he chased from her the    
evil spirit1 he gave joy to her parents1
 myself he delivered from being         

devoured by the fish1 thee also he hath 
made to see the light of  heaven1 and we
 are filled with all good things through
 him4 ,what can we  give him sufficient 
for these things8    #ab3d4 ,but ,i     
beseech thee1 my father1 to desire him1 
that he would  vouchsafe to accept of   
one half of all things that have been   
brought4    #ab3e4 ,so the father and   
the son calling him1 took him aside3 and
 began  to desire him that he would     
vouchsafe to accept of half of all      
things  that they had brought1    #ab3f4
 ,then he said to them secretly1 ,bless 
ye the ,god of heaven1 give  glory to   
him in the sight of all that live1      
because he hath shewn his  mercy to you4
    #ab3g4 ,for it is good to hide the  
secret of a king3 but honourable to     
reveal and confess the works of ,god4   
#ab3h4 ,prayer is good with fasting and 
alms more than to lay up  treasures of  
gold4    #ab3i4 ,for alms delivereth    
from death1 and the same is that which  
purgeth away sins1 and maketh to find   

mercy and life everlasting4    #ab3aj4  
,but they that commit sin and iniquity1 
are enemies to their own  soul4         
#ab3aa4 ,i discover then the truth unto 
you1 and ,i will not hide the  secret   
from you4    #ab3ab4 ,when thou didst   
pray with tears1 and didst bury the     
dead1 and  didst leave thy dinner1 and  
hide the dead by day in thy house1 and  
bury  them by night1 ,i offered thy     
prayer to the ,lord4    #ab3ac4 ,and    
because thou wast acceptable to ,god1 it
 was necessary that  temptation should  
prove thee4    #ab3ad4 ,and now the     
,lord hath sent me to heal thee1 and to 
deliver ,sara  thy son's wife from the  
devil4    #ab3ae4 ,for ,i am the angel  
,raphael1 one of the seven1 who stand   
before  the ,lord4    #ab3af4 ,and when 
they had heard these things1 they were  
troubled1 and  being seized with fear   
they fell upon the ground on their face4
    #ab3ag4 ,and the angel said to them3
 ,peace be to you1 fear not4    #ab3ah4 
,for when ,i was with you1 ,i was there 

by the will of ,god3 bless  ye him1 and 
sing praises to him4    #ab3ai4 ,i      
seemed indeed to eat and to drink with  
you but ,i use an  invisible meat and   
drink1 which cannot be seen by men4     
#ab3bj4 ,it is time therefore that ,i   
return to him that sent me3 but  bless  
ye ,god1 and publish all his wonderful  
works4    #ab3ba4 ,and when he had said 
these things1 he was taken from their   
sight1 and they could see him no more4  
#ab3bb4 ,then they lying prostrate for  
three hours upon their face1  blessed   
,god1 and rising up1 they told all his  
wonderful works4      ,tobias ,chapter  
#ac    ,tobias the father praiseth ,god1
 exhorting all ,israel to do the same4  
,prophesieth the restoration and better 
state of ,jerusalem4    #ac3a4 ,and     
,tobias the elder opening his mouth1    
blessed the ,lord1 and  said3 ,thou art 
great ,o ,lord1 for ever1 and thy       
kingdom is unto all  ages4    #ac3b4    
,for thou scourgest1 and thou savest3   
thou leadest down to hell1  and bringest

 up again3 and there is none that can   
escape thy hand4    #ac3c4 ,give glory  
to the ,lord1 ye children of ,israel1   
and praise him in  the sight of the     
,gentiles3    #ac3d4 ,because he hath   
therefore scattered you among the       
,gentiles1 who  know not him1 that you  
may declare his wonderful works1 and    
make them  know that there is no other  
almighty ,god besides him4    #ac3e4 ,he
 hath chastised us for our iniquities3  
and he will save us for  his own mercy4 
#ac3f4 ,see then what he hath done with 
us1 and with fear and trembling  give ye
 glory to him3 and extol the eternal    
,king of worlds in your  works4         
#ac3g4 ,as for me1 ,i will praise him in
 the land of my captivity3 because  he  
hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful  
nation1    #ac3h4 ,be converted         
therefore1 ye sinners1 and do justice   
before ,god1  believing that he will    
shew his mercy to you4    #ac3i4 ,and ,i
 and my soul will rejoice in him4       
#ac3aj4 ,bless ye the ,lord1 all his    

elect1 keep days of joy1 and give  glory
 to him4    #ac3aa4 ,jerusalem1 city of 
,god1 the ,lord hath chastised thee for 
the  works of thy hands4                
,jerusalem4444 ,what is prophetically   
delivered here1 and in the  following   
chapter1 with relation to ,jerusalem1 is
 partly to be  understood of the        
rebuilding of the city after the        
captivity3 and  partly of the spiritual 
,jerusalem1 which is the church of      
,christ1 and  the eternal ,jerusalem in 
heaven4    #ac3ab4 ,give glory to the   
,lord for thy good things1 and bless the
 ,god  eternal that he may rebuild his  
tabernacle in thee1 and may call back   
all the captives to thee1 and thou mayst
 rejoice for ever and ever4    #ac3ac4  
,thou shalt shine with a glorious light3
 and all the ends of the  earth shall   
worship thee1    #ac3ad4 ,nations from  
afar shall come to thee3 and shall bring
 gifts1 and  shall adore the ,lord in   
thee1 and shall esteem thy land as holy4
    #ac3ae4 ,for they shall call upon   

the great name in thee1    #ac3af4 ,they
 shall be cursed that shall despise     
thee3 and they shall be  condemned that 
shall blaspheme thee3 and blessed shall 
they be that  shall build thee up1      
#ac3ag4 ,but thou shalt rejoice in thy  
children1 because they shall all  be    
blessed1 and shall be gathered together 
to the ,lord4    #ac3ah4 ,blessed are   
all they that love thee1 and that       
rejoice in thy  peace1    #ac3ai4 ,my   
soul1 bless thou the ,lord1 because the 
,lord our ,god hath  delivered          
,jerusalem his city from all her        
troubles4    #ac3bj4 ,happy shall ,i be 
if there shall remain of my seed1 to see
 the  glory of ,jerusalem4    #ac3ba4   
,the gates of ,jerusalem shall be built 
of sapphire1 and of  emerald1 and all   
the walls thereof round about of        
precious stones4    #ac3bb4 ,all its    
streets shall be paved with white and   
clean stones3 and  ,alleluia shall be   
sung in its streets1    #ac3bc4 ,blessed
 be the ,lord1 who hath exalted it1 and 

may he reign over  it for ever and ever1
 ,amen4      ,tobias ,chapter #ad       
,old ,tobias dieth at the age of a      
hundred and two years1 after exhorting  
his son and grandsons to piety1         
foreshewing that ,ninive shall be       
destroyed1 and ,jerusalem rebuilt4 ,the 
younger ,tobias returneth with his      
family to ,raguel1 and dieth happily as 
he had lived4    #ad3a4 ,and the words  
of ,tobias were ended4 ,and after       
,tobias was restored  to his sight1 he  
lived two and forty years1 and saw the  
children of his  grandchildren4         
#ad3b4 ,and after he had lived a hundred
 and two years1 he was buried  honorably
 in ,ninive4    #ad3c4 ,for he was six  
and fifty years old when he lost the    
sight of his  eyes1 and sixty when he   
recovered it again4    #ad3d4 ,and the  
rest of his life was in joy1 and with   
great increase of  the fear of ,god he  
departed in peace4    #ad3e4 ,and at the
 hour of his death he called unto him   
his son ,tobias  and his children1 seven

 young men1 his grandsons1 and said to  
them3    #ad3f4 ,the destruction of     
,ninive is at hand3 for the word of the 
,lord  must be fulfilled3 and our       
brethren1 that are scattered abroad from
 the  land of ,israel1 shall return to  
it4    #ad3g4 ,and all the land thereof 
that is desert shall be filled with     
people1 and the house of ,god which is  
burnt in it1 shall again be  rebuilt3   
and all that fear ,god shall return     
thither4    #ad3h4 ,and the ,gentiles   
shall leave their idols1 and shall come 
into  ,jerusalem1 and shall dwell in it4
    #ad3i4 ,and all the kings of the    
earth shall rejoice in it1 adoring the  
,king of ,israel4    #ad3aj4 ,hearken   
therefore1 my children1 to your father3 
serve the ,lord  in truth1 and seek to  
do the things that please him3          
#ad3aa4 ,and command your children that 
they do justice and almsdeeds1  and that
 they be mindful of ,god1 and bless him 
at all times in truth1  and with all    
their power4    #ad3ab4 ,and now1       

children1 hear me1 and do not stay here3
 but as soon as  you shall bury your    
mother by me in one sepulchre1 without  
delay direct  your steps to depart      
hence3    #ad3ac4 ,for ,i see that its  
iniquity will bring it to destruction4  
#ad3ad4 ,and it came to pass that after 
the death of his mother1 ,tobias        
departed out of ,ninive with his wife1  
and children1 and children's  children1 
and returned to his father and mother in
 law4    #ad3ae4 ,and he found them in  
health in a good old age3 and he took   
care  of them1 and he closed their eyes3
 and all the inheritance of ,raguel's   
house came to him3 and he saw his       
children's children to the fifth        
generation4    #ad3af4 ,and after he had
 lived ninety-nine years in the fear of 
the  ,lord1 with joy they buried him4   
#ad3ag4 ,and all his kindred1 and all   
his generation continued in good  life1 
and in holy conversation1 so that they  
were acceptable both to  ,god1 and to   
men1 and to all that dwelt in the land4 

,,the ,,book ,,of ,,judith      ,the    
sacred writer of this ,book is generally
 believed to be the high  priest        
,eliachim 7called also ,joachim74 ,the  
transactions herein related1  most      
probably happened in his days1 and in   
the reign of ,manasses1 after  his      
repentance and return from captivity4   
,it takes its name from that            
illustrious woman1 by whose virtue and  
fortitude1 and armed with  prayer1 the  
children of ,israel were preserved from 
the destruction  threatened them by     
,holofernes and his great army4 ,it     
finishes with her  canticle of          
thanksgiving to ,god4      ,judith      
,chapter #a    ,nabuchodonosor king of  
the ,assyrians overcometh ,arphaxad king
 of the  ,medes4    #a3a4 ,now ,arphaxad
 king of the ,medes had brought many    
nations under his  dominions1 and he    
built a very strong city1 which he      
called ,ecbatana1    ,arphaxad4444 ,he  
was probably the same as is called      
,dejoces by  ,herodotus2 to whom he     

attributes the building of ,ecbatana1   
the capital  city of ,media4    #a3b4   
,of stones squared and hewed3 he made   
the walls thereof seventy  cubits broad1
 and thirty cubits high1 and the towers 
thereof he made a  hundred cubits high4 
,but on the square of them1 each side   
was extended  the space of twenty feet4 
#a3c4 ,and he made the gates thereof    
according to the height of the  towers3 
#a3d4 ,and he gloried as a mighty one in
 the force of his army and in the  glory
 of his chariots4    #a3e4 ,now in the  
twelfth year of his reign1              
,nabuchodonosor king of the  ,assyrians1
 who reigned in ,ninive the great city1 
fought against  ,arphaxad and overcame  
him1    ,nabuchodonosor4444 ,not the    
king of ,babylon1 who took and destroyed
  ,jerusalem1 but another of the same   
name1 who reigned in ,ninive3 and is    
called by profane historians            
,saosduchin4 ,he succeeded ,asarhaddan  
in the  kingdom of the ,assyrians1 and  
was contemporary with ,manasses king of 

,juda4    #a3f4 ,in the great plain     
which is called ,ragua1 about the       
,euphrates1 and  the ,tigris1 and the   
,jadason1 in the plain of ,erioch the   
king of the  ,elicians4    #a3g4 ,then  
was the kingdom of ,nabuchodonosor      
exalted1 and his heart was  elevated3   
and he sent to all that dwelt in        
,cilicia and ,damascus1 and  ,libanus1  
#a3h4 ,and to the nations that are in   
,carmelus1 and ,cedar1 and to the       
inhabitants of ,galilee in the great    
plain of ,asdrelon1    #a3i4 ,and to all
 that were in ,samaria1 and beyond the  
river ,jordan even  to ,jerusalem1 and  
all the land of ,jesse till you come to 
the borders of  ,ethiopia4    #a3aj4 ,to
 all these ,nabuchodonosor king of the  
,assyrians1 sent  messengers3    #a3aa4 
,but they all with one mind refused1 and
 sent them back empty1 and  rejected    
them without honour4    #a3ab4 ,then    
king ,nabuchodonosor being angry against
 all that land1 swore  by his throne and
 kingdom that he would revenge himself  

of all those  countries4      ,judith   
,chapter #b    ,nabuchodonosor sendeth  
,holofernes to waste the countries of   
the west4    #b3a4 ,in the thirteenth   
year of the reign of ,nabuchodonosor1   
the two and  twentieth day of the first 
month1 the word was given out in the    
house  of ,nabuchodonosor king of the   
,assyrians1 that he would revenge       
himself4    #b3b4 ,and he called all the
 ancients1 and all the governors1 and   
his  officers of war1 and communicated  
to them the secret of his counsel3      
#b3c4 ,and he said that his thoughts    
were to bring all the earth under  his  
empire4    #b3d4 ,and when this saying  
pleased them all1 ,nabuchodonosor1 the  
king1  called ,holofernes the general of
 his armies1    #b3e4 ,and said to him3 
,go out against all the kingdoms of the 
west1 and  against them especially that 
despised my commandment4    #b3f4 ,thy  
eye shall not spare any kingdom1 and all
 the strong cities  thou shalt bring    
under my yoke4    #b3g4 ,then           

,holofernes called the captains1 and    
officers of the power of  the           
,assyrians3 and he mustered men for the 
expedition1 as the king  commanded him1 
a hundred and twenty thousand fighting  
men on foot1 and  twelve thousand       
archers1 horsemen4    #b3h4 ,and he made
 all his warlike preparations to go     
before with a  multitude of innumerable 
camels1 with all provisions sufficient  
for the  armies in abundance1 and herds 
of oxen1 and flocks of sheep1 without   
number4    #b3i4 ,he appointed corn to  
be prepared out of all ,syria in his    
passage4    #b3aj4 ,but gold and silver 
he took out of the king's house in great
  abundance4    #b3aa4 ,and he went     
forth he and all the army1 with the     
chariots1 and  horsemen1 and archers1   
who covered the face of the earth1 like 
locusts4    #b3ab4 ,and when he had     
passed through the borders of the       
,assyrians1 he  came to the great       
mountains of ,ange1 which are on the    
left of ,cilicia3  and he went up to all

 their castles1 and took all the strong 
places4    #b3ac4 ,and he took by       
assault the renowned city of ,melothus1 
and  pillaged all the children of       
,tharsis1 and the children of ,ismahel1 
who  were over against the face of the  
desert1 and on the south of the land  of
 ,cellon4    #b3ad4 ,and he passed over 
the ,euphrates and came into            
,mesopotamia3 and  he forced all the    
stately cities that were there1 from the
 torrent of  ,mambre1 till one comes to 
the sea3    #b3ae4 ,and he took the     
borders thereof1 from ,cilicia to the   
coasts of  ,japheth1 which are towards  
the south4    #b3af4 ,and he carried    
away all the children of ,madian1 and   
stripped them  of all their riches1 and 
all that resisted him he slew with the  
edge of  the sword4    #b3ag4 ,and after
 these things he went down into the     
plains of ,damascus  in the days of the 
harvest1 and he set all the corn on     
fire1 and he  caused all the trees and  
vineyards to be cut down4    #b3ah4 ,and

 the fear of them fell upon all the     
inhabitants of the land4      ,judith   
,chapter #c    ,many submit themselves  
to ,holofernes4 ,he destroyeth their    
cities1 and  their gods1 that           
,nabuchodonosor only might be called    
,god4    #c3a4 ,then the kings and the  
princes of all the cities and provinces1
 of  ,syria1 ,mesopotamia1 and ,syria   
,sobal1 and ,libya1 and ,cilicia sent   
their  ambassadors1 who coming to       
,holofernes1 said3    #c3b4 ,let thy    
indignation towards us cease1 for it is 
better for us to  live and serve        
,nabuchodonosor the great king1 and be  
subject to thee1  than to die and to    
perish1 or suffer the miseries of       
slavery4    #c3c4 ,all our cities and   
our possessions1 all mountains and      
hills1 and  fields1 and herds of oxen1  
and flocks of sheep1 and goats1 and     
horses1  and camels1 and all our goods1 
and families are in thy sight3    #c3d4 
,let all we have be subject to thy law1 
#c3e4 ,both we and our children are thy 

servants4    #c3f4 ,come to us a        
peaceable lord1 and use our service as  
it shall  please thee1    #c3g4 ,then he
 came down from the mountains with      
horsemen1 in great  power1 and made     
himself master of every city1 and all   
the inhabitants  of the land4    #c3h4  
,and from all the cities he took        
auxiliaries valiant men1 and  chosen for
 war1    #c3i4 ,and so great a fear lay 
upon all those provinces1 that the      
inhabitants of all the cities1 both     
princes and nobles1 as well as the      
people1 went out to meet him at his     
coming4    #c3aj4 ,and received him with
 garlands1 and lights1 and dances1 and  
timbrels1 and flutes4    #c3aa4 ,and    
though they did these things1 they could
 not for all that  mitigate the         
fierceness of his heart3    #c3ab4 ,for 
he both destroyed their cities1 and cut 
down their groves4    #c3ac4 ,for       
,nabuchodonosor the king had commanded  
him to destroy all the  gods of the     
earth1 that he only might be called ,god

 by those nations  which could be       
brought under him by the power of       
,holofernes4    #c3ad4 ,and when he had 
passed through all ,syria ,sobal1 and   
all ,apamea1  and all ,mesopotamia1 he  
came to the ,idumeans into the land of  
,gabaa1    #c3ae4 ,and he took          
possession of their cities1 and stayed  
there for  thirty days1 in which days he
 commanded all the troops of his army to
  be united4      ,judith ,chapter #d   
,the children of ,israel prepare        
themselves to resist ,holofernes4 ,they 
cry to the ,lord for help4    #d3a4     
,then the children of ,israel1 who dwelt
 in the land of ,juda1  hearing these   
things1 were exceedingly afraid of him4 
#d3b4 ,dread and horror seized upon     
their minds1 lest he should do the  same
 to ,jerusalem and to the temple of the 
,lord1 that he had done to  other cities
 and their temples4    #d3c4 ,and they  
sent into all ,samaria round about1 as  
far as ,jericho1 and  seized upon all   
the tops of the mountains3    #d3d4 ,and

 they compassed their towns with walls  
and gathered together  corn for         
provision for war4    #d3e4 ,and        
,eliachim the priest wrote to all that  
were over against  ,esdrelon1 which     
faceth the great plain near ,dothain1   
and to all by whom  there might be a    
passage of way1 that they should take   
possession of  the ascents of the       
mountains1 by which there might be any  
way to  ,jerusalem1 and should keep     
watch where the way was narrow between  
the  mountains4    #d3f4 ,and the       
children of ,israel did as the priest of
 the ,lord ,eliachim  had appointed     
them4    #d3g4 ,and all the people cried
 to the ,lord with great earnestness1   
and  they humbled their souls in        
fastings1 and prayers1 both they and    
their  wives4    #d3h4 ,and the priests 
put on haircloths1 and they caused the  
little  children to lie prostrate before
 the temple of the ,lord1 and the altar 
of the ,lord they covered with          
haircloth4    #d3i4 ,and they cried to  

the ,lord the ,god of ,israel with one  
accord1 that  their children might not  
be made a prey1 and their wives carried 
off1  and their cities destroyed1 and   
their holy things profaned1 and that    
they might not be made a reproach to the
 ,gentiles4    #d3aj4 ,then ,eliachim   
the high priest of the ,lord went about 
all ,israel  and spoke to them1         
#d3aa4 ,saying3 ,know ye that the ,lord 
will hear your prayers1 if you  continue
 with perseverance in fastings and      
prayers in the sight of the  ,lord4     
#d3ab4 ,remember ,moses the servant of  
the ,lord overcame ,amalec that  trusted
 in his own strength1 and in his power1 
and in his army1 and in  his shields1   
and in his chariots1 and in his         
horsemen1 not by fighting  with the     
sword1 but by holy prayers3    #d3ac4   
,so all the enemies of ,israel be1 if   
you persevere in this work  which you   
have begun4    #d3ad4 ,so they being    
moved by this exhortation of his1 prayed
 to the  ,lord1 and continued in the    

sight of the ,lord4    #d3ae4 ,so that  
even they who offered the holocausts to 
the ,lord1 offered  the sacrifices to   
the ,lord girded with haircloths1 and   
with ashes upon  their head4    #d3af4  
,and they all begged of ,god with all   
their heart1 that he would  visit his   
people ,israel4      ,judith ,chapter #e
    ,achior gives ,holofernes an account
 of the people of ,israel4    #e3a4 ,and
 it was told ,holofernes the general of 
the army of the  ,assyrians1 that the   
children of ,israel prepared themselves 
to resist1  and had shut up the ways of 
the mountains4    #e3b4 ,and he was     
transported with exceeding great fury   
and indignation1  and he called all the 
princes of ,moab and the leaders of     
,ammon4    #e3c4 ,and he said to them3  
,tell me what is this people that       
besetteth  the mountains3 or what are   
their cities1 and of what sort1 and how 
great3 also what is their power1 or what
 is their multitude3 or who is  the king
 over their warfare3    #e3d4 ,and why  

they above all that dwell in the east1  
have despised us1  and have not come out
 to meet us1 that they might receive us 
with  peace8    #e3e4 ,then ,achior     
captain of all the children of ,ammon   
answering1 said2  ,if thou vouchsafe1 my
 lord1 to hear1 ,i will tell the truth  
in thy sight  concerning this people1   
that dwelleth in the mountains1 and     
there shall  not a false word come out  
of my mouth4    #e3f4 ,this people is of
 the offspring of the ,chaldeans4       
#e3g4 ,they dwelt first in ,mesopotamia1
 because they would not follow the  gods
 of their fathers1 who were in the land 
of the ,chaldeans4    #e3h4 ,wherefore  
forsaking the ceremonies of their       
fathers1 which  consisted in the worship
 of many gods1    #e3i4 ,they worshipped
 one ,god of heaven1 who also commanded 
them to  depart from thence1 and to     
dwell in ,charan4 ,and when there was a 
famine  over all the land1 they went    
down into ,egypt1 and there for four    
hundred years were so multiplied1 that  

the army of them could not be  numbered4
    #e3aj4 ,and when the king of ,egypt 
oppressed them1 and made slaves of  them
 to labour in clay and brick1 in the    
building of his cities1 they  cried to  
their ,lord1 and he struck the whole    
land of ,egypt with divers  plagues4    
#e3aa4 ,and when the ,egyptians had cast
 them out from them1 and the  plague had
 ceased from them1 and they had a mind  
to take them again1  and bring them back
 to their service1    #e3ab4 ,the ,god  
of heaven opened the sea to them in     
their flight1 so that  the waters were  
made to stand firm as a wall on either  
side1 and they  walked through the      
bottom of the sea and passed it dry     
foot4    #e3ac4 ,and when an innumerable
 army of the ,egyptians pursued after   
them  in that place1 they were so       
overwhelmed with the waters1 that there 
was  not one left1 to tell what had     
happened to posterity4    #e3ad4 ,after 
they came out of the ,red ,sea1 they    
abode in the deserts of  mount ,sina1 in

 which never man could dwell1 or son of 
man rested4    #e3ae4 ,there bitter     
fountains were made sweet for them to   
drink1 and for  forty years they        
received food from heaven4    #e3af4    
,wheresoever they went in without bow   
and arrow1 and without  shield and      
sword1 their ,god fought for them and   
overcame4    #e3ag4 ,and there was no   
one that triumphed over this people1 but
 when  they departed from the worship of
 the ,lord their ,god4    #e3ah4 ,but as
 often as beside their own ,god1 they   
worshipped any other1  they were given  
to spoil and to the sword1 and to       
reproach4    #e3ai4 ,and as often as    
they were penitent for having revolted  
from the  worship of their ,god1 the    
,god of heaven gave them power to       
resist4    #e3bj4 ,so they overthrew the
 king of the ,chanaanites1 and of the   
,jebusites1 and of the ,pherezites1 and 
of the ,hethites1 and of the  ,hevites1 
and of the ,amorrhites1 and all the     
mighty ones in ,hesebon1 and  they      

possessed their lands1 and their cities3
    #e3ba4 ,and as long as they sinned  
not in the sight of their ,god1 it was  
well with them3 for their ,god hateth   
iniquity4    #e3bb4 ,and even some years
 ago when they had revolted from the way
 which  ,god had given them to walk     
therein1 they were destroyed in battles 
by  many nations and very many of them  
were led away captive into a strange    
land4    #e3bc4 ,but of late returning  
to the ,lord their ,god1 from the       
different  places wherein they were     
scattered1 they are come together and   
are gone  up into all these mountains1  
and possess ,jerusalem again1 where     
their  holies are4    #e3bd4 ,now       
therefore1 my lord1 search if there be  
any iniquity of theirs  in the sight of 
their ,god3 let us go up to them1       
because their ,god will  surely deliver 
them to thee1 and they shall be brought 
under the yoke  of thy power3    #e3be4 
,but if there be no offence of this     
people in the sight of their  ,god1 we  

cannot resist them because their ,god   
will defend them3 and we  shall be a    
reproach to the whole earth4    #e3bf4  
,and it came to pass1 when ,achior had  
ceased to speak these words1  all the   
great men of ,holofernes were angry1 and
 they had a mind to kill  him1 saying to
 each other3    #e3bg4 ,who is this1    
that saith the children of ,israel can  
resist king  ,nabuchodonosor1 and his   
armies1 men unarmed1 and without force1 
and  without skill in the art of war8   
#e3bh4 ,that ,achior therefore may know 
that he deceiveth us1 let us go up  into
 the mountains3 and when the bravest of 
them shall be taken1 then  shall he with
 them be stabbed with the sword1        
#e3bi4 ,that every nation may know that 
,nabuchodonosor is god of the  earth1   
and besides him there is no other4      
,judith ,chapter #f    ,holofernes in   
great rage sendeth ,achior to ,bethulia1
 there to be slain  with the            
,israelites4    #f3a4 ,and it came to   
pass when they had left off speaking1   

that  ,holofernes being in a violent    
passion1 said to ,achior3    #f3b4      
,because thou hast prophesied unto us1  
saying3 ,that the nation of  ,israel is 
defended by their ,god1 to shew thee    
that there is no ,god1 but              
,nabuchodonosor3    #f3c4 ,when we shall
 slay them all as one man1 then thou    
also shalt die  with them by the sword  
of the ,assyrians1 and all ,israel shall
 perish  with thee3    #f3d4 ,and thou  
shalt find that ,nabuchodonosor is lord 
of the whole  earth3 and then the sword 
of my soldiers shall pass through thy   
sides1  and thou shalt be stabbed and   
fall among the wounded of ,israel1 and  
thou shalt breathe no more till thou be 
destroyed with them4    #f3e4 ,but if   
thou think thy prophecy true1 let not   
thy countenance sink1  and let the      
paleness that is in thy face1 depart    
from thee1 if thou  imaginest these my  
words cannot be accomplished4    #f3f4  
,and that thou mayst know that thou     
shalt experience these things  together 

with them1 behold from this hour thou   
shalt be associated to  their people1   
that when they shall receive the        
punishment they deserve  from my sword1 
thou mayst fall under the same          
vengeance4    #f3g4 ,then ,holofernes   
commanded his servants to take ,achior1 
and to lead  him to ,bethulia1 and to   
deliver him into the hands of the       
children of  ,israel4    #f3h4 ,and the 
servants of ,holofernes taking him1 went
 through the  plains3 but when they came
 near the mountains1 the slingers came  
out  against them4    #f3i4 ,then       
turning out of the way by the side of   
the mountain1 they tied  ,achior to a   
tree hand and foot1 and so left him     
bound with ropes1 and  returned to their
 master4    #f3aj4 ,and the children of 
,israel coming down from ,bethulia1 came
 to  him1 and loosing him they brought  
him to ,bethulia1 and setting him in    
the midst of the people1 asked him what 
was the matter that the  ,assyrians had 
left him bound4    #f3aa4 ,in those days

 the rulers there1 were ,ozias the son  
of ,micha of  the tribe of ,simeon1 and 
,charmi1 called also ,gothoniel4        
#f3ab4 ,and ,achior related in the midst
 of the ancients1 and in the  presence  
of all the people1 all that he had said 
being asked by  ,holofernes3 and how the
 people of ,holofernes would have killed
 him for  this word1    #f3ac4 ,and how 
,holofernes himself being angry had     
commanded him to be  delivered for this 
cause to the ,israelites3 that when he  
should  overcome the children of        
,israel1 then he might command ,achior  
also  himself to be put to death by     
diverse torments1 for having said3 ,the 
,god of heaven is their defender4       
#f3ad4 ,and when ,achior had declared   
all these things1 all the people  fell  
upon their faces1 adoring the ,lord1 and
 all of them together  mourning and     
weeping poured out their prayers with   
one accord to the  ,lord1    #f3ae4     
,saying3 ,o ,lord ,god of heaven and    
earth1 behold their pride1 and  look on 

our low condition1 and have regard to   
the face of thy saints1  and shew that  
thou forsakest not them that trust on   
thee1 and that thou  humblest them that 
presume of themselves1 and glory in     
their own  strength4    #f3af4 ,so when 
their weeping was ended1 and the        
people's prayer1 in  which they         
continued all the day1 was concluded1   
they comforted ,achior1    #f3ag4       
,saying3 ,the ,god of our fathers1 whose
 power thou hast set forth1  will make  
this return to thee1 that thou rather   
shalt see their  destruction4    #f3ah4 
,and when the ,lord our ,god shall give 
this liberty to his  servants1 let ,god 
be with thee also in the midst of us3   
that as it  shall please thee1 so thou  
with all thine mayst converse with us4  
#f3ai4 ,then ,ozias1 after the assembly 
was broken up1 received him into  his   
house1 and made him a great supper4     
#f3bj4 ,and all the ancients were       
invited1 and they refreshed themselves  
together after their fast was over4     

#f3ba4 ,and afterwards all the people   
were called together1 and they  prayed  
all the night long within the church1   
desiring help of the ,god  of ,israel4  
,the church4444 ,that is1 the synagogue 
or place where they met for  prayer4    
,judith ,chapter #g    ,holofernes      
besiegeth ,bethulia4 ,the distress of   
the besieged4    #g3a4 ,but ,holofernes 
on the next day gave orders to his army1
 to go up  against ,bethulia4    #g3b4  
,now there were in his troops a hundred 
and twenty thousand  footmen1 and two   
and twenty thousand horsemen1 besides   
the preparations  of those men who had  
been taken1 and who had been brought    
away out of  the provinces and cities of
 all the youth4    #g3c4 ,all these     
prepared themselves together to fight   
against the  children of ,israel1 and   
they came by the hillside to the top1   
which  looketh toward ,dothain1 from the
 place which is called ,belma1 unto     
,chelmon1 which is over against         
,esdrelon4    #g3d4 ,but the children of

 ,israel1 when they saw the multitude of
 them1  prostrated themselves upon the  
ground1 putting ashes upon their heads1 
praying with one accord1 that the ,god  
of ,israel would shew his mercy  upon   
his people4    #g3e4 ,and taking their  
arms of war1 they posted themselves at  
the  places1 which by a narrow pathway  
lead directly between the mountains1    
and they guarded them all day and night4
    #g3f4 ,now ,holofernes1 in going    
round about1 found that the fountain    
which supplied them with water1 ran     
through an aqueduct without the  city on
 the south side3 and he commanded their 
aqueduct to be cut off4    #g3g4        
,nevertheless there were springs not far
 from the walls1 out of  which they were
 seen secretly to draw water1 to refresh
 themselves a  little rather than to    
drink their fill4    #g3h4 ,but the     
children of ,ammon and ,moab came to    
,holofernes1 saying3 ,the  children of  
,israel trust not in their spears1 nor  
in their arrows1 but  the mountains are 

their defence1 and the steep hills and  
precipices  guard them4    #g3i4        
,wherefore that thou mayst overcome them
 without joining battle1  set guards at 
the springs that they may not draw water
 out of them1 and  thou shalt destroy   
them without sword1 or at least being   
wearied out  they will yield up their   
city1 which they suppose1 because it is 
situate in the mountains1 to be         
impregnable4    #g3aj4 ,and these words 
pleased ,holofernes1 and his officers1  
and he  placed all round about a hundred
 men at every spring4    #g3aa4 ,and    
when they had kept this watch for full  
twenty days1 the  cisterns1 and the     
reserve of waters failed among all the  
inhabitants of  ,bethulia1 so that there
 was not within the city1 enough to     
satisfy  them1 no not for one day1 for  
water was daily given out to the people 
by measure4    #g3ab4 ,then all the men 
and women1 young men1 and children1     
gathering  themselves together to       
,ozias1 all together with one voice1    

#g3ac4 ,said3 ,god be judge between us  
and thee1 for thou hast done evil       
against us1 in that thou wouldst not    
speak peaceably with the  ,assyrians1   
and for this cause ,god hath sold us    
into their hands4    #g3ad4 ,and        
therefore there is no one to help us1   
while we are cast down  before their    
eyes in thirst1 and sad destruction4    
#g3ae4 ,and now assemble ye all that are
 in the city1 that we may of our  own   
accord yield ourselves all up to the    
people of ,holofernes4    #g3af4 ,for it
 is better1 that being captives we      
should live and bless  the ,lord1 than  
that we should die1 and be a reproach to
 all flesh1  after we have seen our     
wives and our infants die before our    
eyes4    #g3ag4 ,we call to witness this
 day heaven and earth1 and the ,god of  
our  fathers1 who taketh vengeance upon 
us according to our sins1 conjuring  you
 to deliver now the city into the hand  
of the army of ,holofernes1  that our   
end may be short by the edge of the     

sword1 which is made  longer by the     
drought of thirst4    #g3ah4 ,and when  
they had said these things1 there was   
great weeping and  lamentation of all in
 the assembly1 and for many hours with  
one voice  they cried to ,god1 saying3  
#g3ai4 ,we have sinned with our fathers1
 we have done unjustly1 we have         
committed iniquity3    #g3bj4 ,have thou
 mercy on us1 because thou art good1 or 
punish our  iniquities by chastising us 
thyself1 and deliver not them that trust
 in  thee to a people that knoweth not  
thee1    #g3ba4 ,that they may not say  
among the ,gentiles3 ,where is their    
,god8    #g3bb4 ,and when being wearied 
with these cries1 and tired with these  
weepings1 they held their peace1        
#g3bc4 ,ozias rising up all in tears1   
said3 ,be of good courage1 my  brethren1
 and let us wait these five days for    
mercy from the ,lord4    #g3bd4 ,for    
perhaps he will put a stop to his       
indignation1 and will give  glory to his
 own name4    #g3be4 ,but if after five 

days be past there come no aid1 we will 
do the  things which you have spoken4   
,judith ,chapter #h    ,the character of
 ,judith3 her discourse to the ancients4
    #h3a4 ,now it came to pass1 when    
,judith a widow had heard these words1  
who was the daughter of ,merari1 the son
 of ,idox1 the son of ,joseph1 the  son 
of ,ozias1 the son of ,elai1 the son of 
,jamnor1 the son of ,gedeon1  the son of
 ,raphaim1 the son of ,achitob1 the son 
of ,melchias1 the son of  ,enan1 the son
 of ,nathanias1 the son of ,salathiel1  
the son of ,simeon1  the son of ,ruben3 
,simeon the son of ,ruben4444 ,in the   
,greek1 it is the son of ,israel4 ,for  
,simeon the patriarch1 from whom ,judith
 descended1 was not the son1 but  the   
brother of ,ruben4 ,it seems more       
probable that the ,simeon and the       
,ruben here mentioned are not the       
patriarchs3 but two of the descendants  
of the patriarch ,simeon3 and that the  
genealogy of ,judith1 recorded in  this 
place1 is not carried up so high as the 

patriarchs4 ,no more than  that of      
,elcana the father of ,samuel1 #a ,kings
 #a4a1 and that of king  ,saul1 #a      
,kings #i4a4    #h3b4 ,and her husband  
was ,manasses1 who died in the time of  
the barley  harvest3    #h3c4 ,for he   
was standing over them that bound       
sheaves in the field2 and  the heat came
 upon his head1 and he died in ,bethulia
 his own city1 and  was buried there    
with his fathers4    #h3d4 ,and ,judith 
his relict was a widow now three years  
and six months4    #h3e4 ,and she made  
herself a private chamber in the upper  
part of her  house1 in which she abode  
shut up with her maids4    #h3f4 ,and   
she wore haircloth upon her loins1 and  
fasted all the days of  her life1 except
 the sabbaths1 and new moons1 and the   
feasts of the  house of ,israel4        
#h3g4 ,and she was exceedingly          
beautiful1 and her husband left her     
great  riches1 and very many servants1  
and large possessions of herds of oxen1 
and flocks of sheep4    #h3h4 ,and she  

was greatly renowned among all1 because 
she feared the  ,lord very much1 neither
 was there any one that spoke an ill    
word of  her4    #h3i4 ,when therefore  
she had heard that ,ozias had promised  
that he would  deliver up the city after
 the fifth day1 she sent to the ancients
  ,chabri and ,charmi4    #h3aj4 ,and   
they came to her1 and she said to them3 
,what is this word1 by  which ,ozias    
hath consented to give up the city to   
the ,assyrians1 if  within five days    
there come no aid to us8    #h3aa4 ,and 
who are you that tempt the ,lord8       
#h3ab4 ,this is not a word that may draw
 down mercy1 but rather that may  stir  
up wrath1 and enkindle indignation4     
#h3ac4 ,you have set a time for the     
mercy of the ,lord1 and you have        
appointed him a day1 according to your  
pleasure4    #h3ad4 ,but forasmuch as   
the ,lord is patient1 let us be penitent
 for this  same thing1 and with many    
tears let us beg his pardon3    #h3ae4  
,for ,god will not threaten like man1   

nor be inflamed to anger like  the son  
of man4    #h3af4 ,and therefore let us 
humble our souls before him1 and        
continuing  in an humble spirit1 in his 
service3    #h3ag4 ,let us ask the ,lord
 with tears1 that according to his will 
so he  would shew his mercy to us3 that 
as our heart is troubled by their       
pride1 so also we may glorify in our    
humility4    #h3ah4 ,for we have not    
followed the sins of our fathers1 who   
forsook  their ,god1 and worshipped     
strange gods4    #h3ai4 ,for which crime
 they were given up to their enemies1 to
 the  sword1 and to pillage1 and to     
confusion3 but we know no other ,god but
  him4    #h3bj4 ,let us humbly wait for
 his consolation1 and the ,lord our ,god
 will  require our blood of the         
afflictions of our enemies1 and he will 
humble  all the nations that shall rise 
up against us1 and bring them to        
disgrace4    #h3ba4 ,and now1 brethren1 
as you are the ancients among the people
 of  ,god1 and their very soul resteth  

upon you3 comfort their hearts by your  
speech1 that they may be mindful how our
 fathers were tempted that they  might  
be proved1 whether they worshipped their
 ,god truly4    #h3bb4 ,they must       
remember how our father ,abraham was    
tempted1 and being  proved by many      
tribulations1 was made the friend of    
,god4    #h3bc4 ,so ,isaac1 so ,jacob1  
so ,moses1 and all that have pleased    
,god1  passed through many tribulations1
 remaining faithful4    #h3bd4 ,but they
 that did not receive the trials with   
the fear of the  ,lord1 but uttered     
their impatience and the reproach of    
their murmuring  against the ,lord1     
#h3be4 ,were destroyed by the destroyer1
 and perished by serpents4    #h3bf4 ,as
 for us therefore let us not revenge    
ourselves for these things  which we    
suffer4    #h3bg4 ,but esteeming these  
very punishments to be less than our    
sins  deserve1 let us believe that these
 scourges of the ,lord1 with which  like
 servants we are chastised1 have        

happened for our amendment1 and  not for
 our destruction4    #h3bh4 ,and ,ozias 
and the ancients said to her3 ,all      
things which thou  hast spoken are true1
 and there is nothing to be reprehended 
in thy  words4    #h3bi4 ,now therefore 
pray for us1 for thou art a holy woman1 
and one  fearing ,god4    #h3cj4 ,and   
,judith said to them3 ,as you know that 
what ,i have been able  to say is of    
,god3    #h3ca4 ,so that which ,i intend
 to do prove ye if it be of ,god1 and   
pray  that ,god may strengthen my       
design4    #h3cb4 ,you shall stand at   
the gate this night1 and ,i will go out 
with my  maidservant3 and pray ye1 that 
as you have said1 in five days the ,lord
  may look down upon his people ,israel4
    #h3cc4 ,but ,i desire that you      
search not into what ,i am doing1 and   
till ,i  bring you word let nothing else
 be done but to pray for me to the ,lord
  our ,god4    #h3cd4 ,and ,ozias the   
prince of ,juda said to her3 ,go in     
peace1 and the  ,lord be with thee to   

take revenge of our enemies4 ,so        
returning they  departed4      ,judith  
,chapter #i    ,judith's prayer1 to beg 
of ,god to fortify her in her           
undertaking4    #i3a4 ,and when they    
were gone1 ,judith went into her        
oratory3 and putting  on haircloth1 laid
 ashes on her head3 and falling down    
prostrate before  the ,lord1 she cried  
to the ,lord1 saying3    #i3b4 ,lord    
,god of my father ,simeon1 who gavest   
him a sword to execute  vengeance       
against strangers1 who had defiled by   
their uncleanness1 and  uncovered the   
virgin unto confusion3    ,gavest him a 
sword1 etc4444 ,the justice of ,god is  
here praised1 in  punishing by the sword
 of ,simeon the crime of the            
,sichemites3 and not  the act of        
,simeon1 which was justly condemned by  
his father1 ,gen4 #di4e4  ,though even  
with regard to this act1 we may         
distinguish between his  zeal against   
the crime committed by the ravishers of 
his sister1 which  zeal may be          

considered just3 and the manner of his  
punishing that  crime1 which was        
irregular and excessive4    #i3c4 ,and  
who gavest their wives to be made a     
prey1 and their daughters  into         
captivity3 and all their spoils to be   
divided to the servants1 who  were      
zealous with thy zeal3 assist1 ,i       
beseech thee1 ,o ,lord ,god1 me a       
widow4    #i3d4 ,for thou hast done the 
things of old1 and hast devised one     
thing  after another3 and what thou hast
 designed hath been done4    #i3e4 ,for 
all thy ways are prepared1 and in thy   
providence thou hast  placed thy        
judgments4    #i3f4 ,look upon the camp 
of the ,assyrians now1 as thou wast     
pleased to  look upon the camp of the   
,egyptians1 when they pursued armed     
after thy  servants1 trusting in their  
chariots1 and in their horsemen1 and in 
a  multitude of warriors4    #i3g4 ,but 
thou lookedst over their camp1 and      
darkness wearied them4    #i3h4 ,the    
deep held their feet1 and the waters    

overwhelmed them4    #i3i4 ,so may it be
 with these also1 ,o ,lord1 who trust in
 their  multitude1 and in their         
chariots1 and in their pikes1 and in    
their  shields1 and in their arrows1 and
 glory in their spears1    #i3aj4 ,and  
know not that thou art our ,god1 who    
destroyest wars from the  beginning1 and
 the ,lord is thy name4    #i3aa4 ,lift 
up thy arm as from the beginning1 and   
crush their power with  thy power3 let  
their power fall in their wrath1 who    
promise themselves  to violate thy      
sanctuary1 and defile the dwelling place
 of thy name1  and to beat down with    
their sword the horn of thy altar4      
#i3ab4 ,bring to pass1 ,o ,lord1 that   
his pride may be cut off with his own   
sword4    #i3ac4 ,let him be caught in  
the net of his own eyes in my regard1   
and do  thou strike him by the graces of
 the words of my lips4    #i3ad4 ,give  
me constancy in my mind1 that ,i may    
despise him3 and  fortitude that ,i may 
overthrow him4    #i3ae4 ,for this will 

be a glorious monument for thy name1    
when he shall  fall by the hand of a    
woman4    #i3af4 ,for thy power1 ,o     
,lord1 is not in a multitude1 nor is thy
 pleasure  in the strength of horses1   
nor from the beginning have the proud   
been  acceptable to thee3 but the prayer
 of the humble and the meek hath  always
 pleased thee4    #i3ag4 ,o ,god of the 
heavens1 creator of the waters1 and     
,lord of the  whole creation1 hear me a 
poor wretch1 making supplication to     
thee1 and  presuming of thy mercy4      
#i3ah4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 thy         
covenant1 and put thou words in my      
mouth1  and strengthen the resolution in
 my heart1 that thy house may continue  
in thy holiness3    #i3ai4 ,and all     
nations may acknowledge that thou art   
,god1 and there is  no other besides    
thee4      ,judith ,chapter #aj         
,judith goeth out towards the camp1 and 
is taken1 and brought to  ,holofernes4  
#aj3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when she   
had ceased to cry to the ,lord1 that    

she rose from the place wherein she lay 
prostrate before the ,lord4    #aj3b4   
,and she called her maid1 and going down
 into her house she took  off her       
haircloth1 and put away the garments of 
her widowhood1    #aj3c4 ,and she washed
 her body1 and anointed herself with the
 best  ointment1 and plaited the hair of
 her head1 and put a bonnet upon her    
head1 and clothed herself with the      
garments of her gladness1 and put       
sandals on her feet1 and took her       
bracelets1 and lilies1 and earlets1  and
 rings1 and adorned herself with all her
 ornaments4    #aj3d4 ,and the ,lord    
also gave her more beauty3 because all  
this dressing  up did not proceed from  
sensuality1 but from virtue3 and        
therefore the  ,lord increased this her 
beauty1 so that she appeared to all     
men's eyes  incomparably lovely4        
#aj3e4 ,and she gave to her maid a      
bottle of wine to carry1 and a vessel   
of oil1 and parched corn1 and dry figs1 
and bread and cheese1 and went  out4    

#aj3f4 ,and when they came to the gate  
of the city1 they found ,ozias1 and  the
 ancients of the city waiting4    #aj3g4
 ,and when they saw her they were       
astonished1 and admired her  beauty     
exceedingly4    #aj3h4 ,but they asked  
her no question1 only they let her pass1
 saying3  ,the ,god of our fathers give 
thee grace1 and may he strengthen all   
the  counsel of thy heart with his      
power1 that ,jerusalem may glory in     
thee1  and thy name may be in the number
 of the holy and just4    #aj3i4 ,and   
they that were there said1 all with one 
voice3 ,so be it1 so  be it4    #aj3aj4 
,but ,judith praying to the ,lord1      
passed through the gates1 she  and her  
maid4    #aj3aa4 ,and it came to pass1  
when she went down the hill1 about break
 of  day1 that the watchmen of the      
,assyrians met her1 and stopped her1    
saying3 ,whence comest thou or whither  
goest thou8    #aj3ab4 ,and she         
answered3 ,i am a daughter of the       
,hebrews1 and ,i am fled  from them1    

because ,i knew they would be made a    
prey to you1 because  they despised you1
 and would not of their own accord yield
 themselves1  that they might find mercy
 in your sight4      ,because ,i knew1  
etc4444 ,in this and the following      
,chapter1 some things  are related to   
have been said by ,judith1 which seem   
hard to reconcile  with truth4 ,but all 
that is related in scripture of the     
servants of ,god  is not approved by the
 scripture2 and even the saints in their
 good  enterprises may sometimes slip   
into venial sins4    #aj3ac4 ,for this  
reason ,i thought with myself1 saying3  
,i will go to the  presence of the      
prince ,holofernes1 that ,i may tell him
 their secrets1  and shew him by what   
way he may take them1 without the loss  
of one man  of his army4    #aj3ad4 ,and
 when the men had heard her words1 they 
beheld her face1 and  their eyes were   
amazed1 for they wondered exceedingly at
 her beauty4    #aj3ae4 ,and they said  
to her3 ,thou hast saved thy life by    

taking this  resolution1 to come down to
 our lord4    #aj3af4 ,and be assured of
 this1 that when thou shalt stand before
 him1  he will treat thee well1 and thou
 wilt be most acceptable to his heart4  
,and they brought her to the tent of    
,holofernes1 telling him of her4        
#aj3ag4 ,and when she was come into his 
presence1 forthwith ,holofernes  was    
caught by his eyes4    #aj3ah4 ,and his 
officers said to him3 ,who can despise  
the people of the  ,hebrews1 who have   
such beautiful women1 that we should not
 think it  worth our while for their    
sakes to fight against them8    #aj3ai4 
,and ,judith seeing ,holofernes sitting 
under a canopy1 which was  woven of     
purple and gold1 with emeralds and      
precious stones3    #aj3bj4 ,after she  
had looked on his face1 bowed down to   
him1 prostrating  herself to the ground4
 ,and the servants of ,holofernes lifted
 her up1 by  the command of their       
master4      ,judith ,chapter #aa       
,judith's speech to ,holofernes4        

#aa3a4 ,then ,holofernes said to her3   
,be of good comfort1 and fear not in    
thy heart3 for ,i have never hurt a man 
that was willing to serve               
,nabuchodonosor the king4    #aa3b4 ,and
 if thy people had not despised me1 ,i  
would never have lifted  up my spear    
against them4    #aa3c4 ,but now tell   
me1 for what cause hast thou left them1 
and why it  hath pleased thee to come to
 us8    #aa3d4 ,and ,judith said to him3
 ,receive the words of thy handmaid1 for
 if  thou wilt follow the words of thy  
handmaid1 the ,lord will do with thee  a
 perfect thing4    #aa3e4 ,for as       
,nabuchodonosor the king of the earth   
liveth1 and his power  liveth which is  
in thee for chastising of all straying  
souls3 not only  men serve him through  
thee1 but also the beasts of the field  
obey him4    #aa3f4 ,for the industry of
 thy mind is spoken of among all        
nations1 and  it is told through the    
whole world1 that thou only art         
excellent1 and  mighty in all his       

kingdom1 and thy discipline is cried up 
in all  provinces4    #aa3g4 ,it is     
known also what ,achior said1 nor are we
 ignorant of what  thou hast commanded  
to be done to him4    #aa3h4 ,for it is 
certain that our ,god is so offended    
with sins1 that he  hath sent word by   
his prophets to the people1 that he will
 deliver them  up for their sins4       
#aa3i4 ,and because the children of     
,israel know they have offended their   
,god1 thy dread is upon them4    #aa3aj4
 ,moreover also a famine hath come upon 
them1 and for drought of  water they are
 already to be counted among the dead4  
#aa3aa4 ,and they have a design even to 
kill their cattle1 and to drink  the    
blood of them4    #aa3ab4 ,and the      
consecrated things of the ,lord their   
,god which ,god  forbade them to touch1 
in corn1 wine1 and oil1 these have they 
purposed  to make use of1 and they      
design to consume the things which they 
ought  not to touch with their hands3   
therefore because they do these things1 

it is certain they will be given up to  
destruction4    #aa3ac4 ,and ,i thy     
handmaid knowing this1 am fled from     
them1 and the ,lord  hath sent me to    
tell thee these very things4    #aa3ad4 
,for ,i thy handmaid worship ,god even  
now that ,i am with thee1 and  thy      
handmaid will go out1 and ,i will pray  
to ,god1    #aa3ae4 ,and he will tell me
 when he will repay them for their sins1
 and  ,i will come and tell thee1 so    
that ,i may bring thee through the midst
  of ,jerusalem1 and thou shalt have all
 the people of ,israel1 as sheep  that  
have no shepherd1 and there shall not so
 much as one dog bark  against thee3    
#aa3af4 ,because these things are told  
me by the providence of ,god4    #aa3ag4
 ,and because ,god is angry with them1  
,i am sent to tell these very  things to
 thee4    #aa3ah4 ,and all these words  
pleased ,holofernes1 and his servants1  
and  they admired her wisdom1 and they  
said one to another3    #aa3ai4 ,there  
is not such another woman upon earth in 

look1 in beauty1  and in sense of words4
    #aa3bj4 ,and ,holofernes said to    
her3 ,god hath done well who sent thee  
before the people1 that thou mightest   
give them into our hands3    #aa3ba4    
,and because thy promise is good1 if thy
 ,god shall do this for  me1 he shall   
also be my ,god1 and thou shalt be great
 in the house of  ,nabuchodonosor1 and  
thy name shall be renowned through all  
the earth4      ,judith ,chapter #ab    
,judith goeth out in the night to pray3 
she is invited to a banquet with        
,holofernes4    #ab3a4 ,then he ordered 
that she should go in where his         
treasures were  laid up1 and bade her   
tarry there1 and he appointed what      
should be  given her from his own table4
    #ab3b4 ,and ,judith answered him and
 said3 ,now ,i cannot eat of these      
things which thou commandest to be given
 me1 lest sin come upon me3 but  ,i will
 eat of the things which ,i have        
brought4    #ab3c4 ,and ,holofernes said
 to her3 ,if these things which thou    

hast  brought with thee fail thee1 what 
shall we do for thee8    #ab3d4 ,and    
,judith said3 ,as thy soul liveth1 my   
lord1 thy handmaid shall  not spend all 
these things till ,god do by my hand    
that which ,i have  purposed4 ,and his  
servants brought her into the tent which
 he had  commanded4    #ab3e4 ,and when 
she was going in1 she desired that she  
might have  liberty to go out at night  
and before day to prayer1 and to beseech
 the  ,lord4    #ab3f4 ,and he commanded
 his chamberlains1 that she might go out
 and in1  to adore her ,god as she      
pleased1 for three days4    #ab3g4 ,and 
she went out in the nights into the     
valley of ,bethulia1 and  washed herself
 in a fountain of water4    #ab3h4 ,and 
as she came up1 she prayed to the ,lord 
the ,god of ,israel1  that he would     
direct her way to the deliverance of his
 people4    #ab3i4 ,and going in1 she   
remained pure in the tent1 until she    
took her  own meat in the evening4      
#ab3aj4 ,and it came to pass on the     

fourth day1 that ,holofernes made a     
supper for his servants1 and said to    
,vagao his eunuch3 ,go1 and persuade    
that ,hebrew woman1 to consent of her   
own accord to dwell with me4    #ab3aa4 
,for it is looked upon as shameful among
 the ,assyrians1 if a  woman mock a man1
 by doing so as to pass free from him4  
#ab3ab4 ,then ,vagao went in to ,judith1
 and said3 ,let not my good maid be     
afraid to go in to my lord1 that she may
 be honoured before his face1  that she 
may eat with him and drink wine and be  
merry4    #ab3ac4 ,and ,judith answered 
him3 ,who am ,i1 that ,i should gainsay 
my  lord8    #ab3ad4 ,all that shall be 
good and best before his eyes1 ,i will  
do4 ,and  whatsoever shall please him1  
that shall be best to me all the days of
  my life4    #ab3ae4 ,and she arose and
 dressed herself out with her garments1 
and  going in she stood before his face4
    #ab3af4 ,and the heart of           
,holofernes was smitten1 for he was     
burning with  the desire of her4        

#ab3ag4 ,and ,holofernes said to her3   
,drink now1 and sit down and be  merry2 
for thou hast found favour before me4   
#ab3ah4 ,and ,judith said3 ,i will drink
 my lord1 because my life is  magnified 
this day above all my days4    #ab3ai4  
,and she took and ate and drank before  
him what her maid had  prepared for her4
    #ab3bj4 ,and ,holofernes was made   
merry on her occasion1 and drank        
exceeding much wine1 so much as he had  
never drunk in his life4      ,judith   
,chapter #ac    ,judith cutteth off the 
head of ,holofernes1 and returneth to   
,bethulia4    #ac3a4 ,and when it was   
grown late1 his servants made haste to  
their  lodgings1 and ,vagao shut the    
chamber doors1 and went his way4        
#ac3b4 ,and they were all overcharged   
with wine4    #ac3c4 ,and ,judith was   
alone in the chamber4    #ac3d4 ,but    
,holofernes lay on his bed1 fast asleep1
 being exceedingly  drunk4    #ac3e4    
,and ,judith spoke to her maid to stand 
without before the chamber1  and to     

watch3    #ac3f4 ,and ,judith stood     
before the bed praying with tears1 and  
the  motion of her lips in silence1     
#ac3g4 ,saying3 ,strengthen me1 ,o ,lord
 ,god of ,israel1 and in this hour  look
 on the works of my hands1 that as thou 
hast promised1 thou mayst  raise up     
,jerusalem thy city3 and that ,i may    
bring to pass that which ,i  have       
purposed1 having a belief that it might 
be done by thee4    #ac3h4 ,and when she
 had said this1 she went to the pillar  
that was at  his bed's head1 and loosed 
his sword that hung tied upon it4       
#ac3i4 ,and when she had drawn it out1  
she took him by the hair of his  head1  
and said3 ,strengthen me1 ,o ,lord ,god1
 at this hour4    #ac3aj4 ,and she      
struck twice upon his neck1 and cut off 
his head1 and  took off his canopy from 
the pillars1 and rolled away his        
headless  body4    #ac3aa4 ,and after a 
while she went out1 and delivered the   
head of  ,holofernes to her maid1 and   
bade her put it into her wallet4        

#ac3ab4 ,and they two went out according
 to their custom1 as it were to  prayer1
 and they passed the camp1 and having   
compassed the valley1 they  came to the 
gate of the city4    #ac3ac4 ,and       
,judith from afar off cried to the      
watchmen upon the walls3  ,open the     
gates for ,god is with us1 who hath     
shewn his power in ,israel4    #ac3ad4  
,and it came to pass1 when the men had  
heard her voice1 that they  called the  
ancients of the city4    #ac3ae4 ,and   
all ran to meet her from the least to   
the greatest3 for they  now had no hopes
 that she would come4    #ac3af4 ,and   
lighting up lights they all gathered    
round about her3 and  she went up to a  
higher place1 and commanded silence to  
be made4 ,and  when all had held their  
peace1    #ac3ag4 ,judith said3 ,praise 
ye the ,lord our ,god1 who hath not     
forsaken  them that hope in him4        
#ac3ah4 ,and by me his handmaid he hath 
fulfilled his mercy1 which he  promised 
to the house of ,israel3 and he hath    

killed the enemy of his  people by my   
hand this night4    #ac3ai4 ,then she   
brought forth the head of ,holofernes   
out of the wallet1  and shewed it them1 
saying3 ,behold the head of ,holofernes 
the general  of the army of the         
,assyrians1 and behold his canopy1      
wherein he lay in  his drunkenness1     
where the ,lord our ,god slew him by the
 hand of a  woman4    #ac3bj4 ,but as   
the same ,lord liveth1 his angel hath   
been my keeper both  going hence1 and   
abiding there1 and returning from thence
 hither3 and  the ,lord hath not        
suffered me his handmaid to be defiled1 
but hath  brought me back to you without
 pollution of sin1 rejoicing for his    
victory1 for my escape1 and for your    
deliverance4    #ac3ba4 ,give all of you
 glory to him1 because he is good1      
because his  mercy endureth for ever4   
#ac3bb4 ,and they all adored the ,lord1 
and said to her3 ,the ,lord hath        
blessed thee by his power1 because by   
thee he hath brought our enemies  to    

nought4    #ac3bc4 ,and ,ozias the      
prince of the people of ,israel1 said to
 her3  ,blessed art thou1 ,o daughter1  
by the ,lord the most high ,god1 above  
all  women upon the earth4    #ac3bd4   
,blessed be the ,lord who made heaven   
and earth1 who hath directed  thee to   
the cutting off the head of the prince  
of our enemies4    #ac3be4 ,because he  
hath so magnified thy name this day1    
that thy praise  shall not depart out of
 the mouth of men who shall be mindful  
of the  power of the ,lord for ever1 for
 that thou hast not spared thy life1 by 
reason of the distress and tribulation  
of thy people1 but hast  prevented our  
ruin in the presence of our ,god4       
#ac3bf4 ,and all the people said3 ,so be
 it1 so be it4    #ac3bg4 ,and ,achior  
being called for came1 and ,judith said 
to him3 ,the  ,god of ,israel1 to whom  
thou gavest testimony1 that he revengeth
 himself  of his enemies1 he hath cut   
off the head of all the unbelievers this
  night by my hand4    #ac3bh4 ,and that

 thou mayst find that it is so1 behold  
the head of  ,holofernes1 who in the    
contempt of his pride despised the ,god 
of  ,israel3 and threatened them with   
death1 saying3 ,when the people of      
,israel shall be taken1 ,i will command 
thy sides to be pierced with a  sword4  
#ac3bi4 ,then ,achior seeing the head of
 ,holofernes1 being seized with a  great
 fear he fell on his face upon the      
earth1 and his soul swooned  away4      
#ac3cj4 ,but after he had recovered his 
spirits he fell down at her feet1  and  
reverenced her1 and said3    #ac3ca4    
,blessed art thou by thy ,god in every  
tabernacle of ,jacob1 for in  every     
nation which shall hear thy name1 the   
,god of ,israel shall be  magnified on  
occasion of thee4      ,judith ,chapter 
#ad    ,the ,israelites assault the     
,assyrians1 who finding their general   
slain1  are seized with a panic fear4   
#ad3a4 ,and ,judith said to all the     
people3 ,hear me1 my brethren1 hang ye  
up this head upon our walls4    #ad3b4  

,and as soon as the sun shall rise1 let 
every man take his arms1  and rush ye   
out1 not as going down beneath1 but as  
making an assault4    #ad3c4 ,then the  
watchmen must needs run to awake their  
prince for the  battle4    #ad3d4 ,and  
when the captains of them shall run to  
the tent of  ,holofernes1 and shall find
 him without his head wallowing in his  
blood1  fear shall fall upon them4      
#ad3e4 ,and when you shall know that    
they are fleeing1 go after them         
securely1 for the ,lord will destroy    
them under your feet4    #ad3f4 ,then   
,achior seeing the power that the ,god  
of ,israel had wrought1  leaving the    
religion of the ,gentiles1 he believed  
,god1 and circumcised  the flesh of his 
foreskin1 and was joined to the people  
of ,israel1 with  all the succession of 
his kindred until this present day4     
#ad3g4 ,and immediately at break of day1
 they hung up the head of  ,holofernes  
upon the walls1 and every man took his  
arms1 and they went  out with a great   

noise and shouting4    #ad3h4 ,and the  
watchmen seeing this1 ran to the tent of
 ,holofernes4    #ad3i4 ,and they that  
were in the tent came1 and made a noise1
 before the  door of the chamber to     
awake him1 endeavouring by art to break 
his  rest1 that ,holofernes might awake1
 not by their calling him1 but by  their
 noise4    #ad3aj4 ,for no man durst    
knock1 or open and go into the chamber  
of the  general of the ,assyrians4      
#ad3aa4 ,but when his captains and      
tribunes were come1 and all the chiefs  
of the army of the king of the          
,assyrians1 they said to the            
chamberlains3    #ad3ab4 ,go in1 and    
awake him1 for the mice1 coming out of  
their holes1  have presumed to challenge
 us to fight4    #ad3ac4 ,then ,vagao   
going into his chamber1 stood before the
 curtain1 and  made a clapping with his 
hands3 for he thought that he was       
sleeping  with ,judith4    #ad3ad4 ,but 
when with hearkening1 he perceived no   
motion of one lying1  he came near to   

the curtain1 and lifting it up1 and     
seeing the body of  ,holofernes1 lying  
upon the ground1 without the head1      
weltering in his  blood1 he cried out   
with a loud voice1 with weeping1 and    
rent his  garments4    #ad3ae4 ,and he  
went into the tent of ,judith1 and not  
finding her1 he ran  out to the people1 
#ad3af4 ,and said3 ,one ,hebrew woman   
hath made confusion in the house of     
king ,nabuchodonosor3 for behold        
,holofernes lieth upon the ground1 and  
his head is not upon him4    #ad3ag4    
,now when the chiefs of the army of the 
,assyrians had heard this1  they all    
rent their garments1 and an intolerable 
fear and dread fell  upon them1 and     
their minds were troubled exceedingly4  
#ad3ah4 ,and there was a very great cry 
in the midst of their camp4      ,judith
 ,chapter #ae    ,the ,assyrians flee3  
the ,hebrews pursue after them1 and are 
enriched by  their spoils4    #ae3a4    
,and when all the army heard that       
,holofernes was beheaded1 courage  and  

counsel fled from them1 and being seized
 with trembling and fear  they thought  
only to save themselves by flight4      
#ae3b4 ,so that no one spoke to his     
neighbour1 but hanging down the head1   
leaving all things behind1 they made    
haste to escape from the ,hebrews1  who1
 as they heard1 were coming armed upon  
them1 and fled by the ways  of the      
fields1 and the paths of the hills4     
#ae3c4 ,so the children of ,israel      
seeing them fleeing1 followed after     
them4 ,and they went down sounding with 
trumpets and shouting after  them4      
#ae3d4 ,and because the ,assyrians were 
not united together1 they went  without 
order in their flight2 but the children 
of ,israel pursuing in  one body1       
defeated all that they could find4      
#ae3e4 ,and ,ozias sent messengers      
through all the cities and countries of 
,israel4    #ae3f4 ,and every country1  
and every city1 sent their chosen young 
men  armed after them1 and they pursued 
them with the edge of the sword  until  

they came to the extremities of their   
confines4    #ae3g4 ,and the rest that  
were in ,bethulia went into the camp of 
the  ,assyrians1 and took away the      
spoils which the ,assyrians in their    
flight  had left behind them1 and they  
were laden exceedingly1    #ae3h4 ,but  
they that returned conquerors to        
,bethulia1 brought with them  all things
 that were theirs1 so that there was no 
numbering of their  cattle1 and beasts1 
and all their moveables1 insomuch that  
from the  least to the greatest all were
 made rich by their spoils4    #ae3i4   
,and ,joachim the high priest came from 
,jerusalem to ,bethulia with  all his   
ancients to see ,judith4    #ae3aj4 ,and
 when she was come out to him1 they all 
blessed her with one  voice1 saying3    
,thou art the glory of ,jerusalem1 thou 
art the joy of  ,israel1 thou art the   
honour of our people3    #ae3aa4 ,for   
thou hast done manfully1 and thy heart  
has been  strengthened1 because thou    
hast loved chastity1 and after thy      

husband  hast not known any other3      
therefore also the hand of the ,lord    
hath  strengthened thee1 and therefore  
thou shalt be blessed for ever4         
#ae3ab4 ,and all the people said3 ,so be
 it1 so be it4    #ae3ac4 ,and thirty   
days were scarce sufficient for the     
people of ,israel  to gather up the     
spoils of the ,assyrians4    #ae3ad4    
,but all those things that were proved  
to be the peculiar goods  of            
,holofernes1 they gave to ,judith in    
gold1 and silver1 and garments  and     
precious stones1 and all household      
stuff1 and they all were  delivered to  
her by the people4    #ae3ae4 ,and all  
the people rejoiced1 with the women1 and
 virgins1 and  young men1 playing on    
instruments and harps4      ,judith     
,chapter #af    ,the canticle of        
,judith3 her virtuous life and death4   
#af3a4 ,then ,judith sung this canticle 
to the ,lord1 saying3    #af3b4 ,begin  
ye to the ,lord with timbrels1 sing ye  
to the ,lord with  cymbals1 tune unto   

him a new psalm1 extol and call upon his
 name4    #af3c4 ,the ,lord putteth an  
end to wars1 the ,lord is his name4     
#af3d4 ,he hath set his camp in the     
midst of his people1 to deliver us  from
 the hand of all our enemies4    #af3e4 
,the ,assyrian came out of the mountains
 from the north in the  multitude of his
 strength3 his multitude stopped up the 
torrents1 and  their horses covered the 
valleys4    #af3f4 ,he bragged that he  
would set my borders on fire1 and kill  
my  young men with the sword1 to make my
 infants a prey1 and my virgins         
captives4    #af3g4 ,but the almighty   
,lord hath struck him1 and hath         
delivered him  into the hands of a      
woman1 and hath slain him4    #af3h4    
,for their mighty one did not fall by   
young men1 neither did the  sons of     
,titan strike him1 nor tall giants      
oppose themselves to him1 but  ,judith  
the daughter of ,merari weakened him    
with the beauty of her face4    #af3i4  
,for she put off her the garments of    

widowhood1 and put on her the  garments 
of joy1 to give joy to the children of  
,israel4    #af3aj4 ,she anointed her   
face with ointment1 and bound up her    
locks with  a crown1 she took a new robe
 to deceive him4    #af3aa4 ,her sandals
 ravished his eyes1 her beauty made his 
soul her  captive1 with a sword she cut 
off his head4    #af3ab4 ,the ,persians 
quaked at her constancy1 and the ,medes 
at her  boldness4    #af3ac4 ,then the  
camp of the ,assyrians howled1 when my  
lowly ones  appeared1 parched with      
thirst4    #af3ad4 ,the sons of the     
damsels have pierced them through1 and  
they have  killed them like children    
fleeing away3 they perished in battle   
before  the face of the ,lord my ,god4  
#af3ae4 ,let us sing a hymn to the      
,lord1 let us sing a new hymn to our    
,god4    #af3af4 ,o ,adonai1 ,lord1     
great art thou1 and glorious in thy     
power1 and  no one can overcome thee4   
#af3ag4 ,let all thy creatures serve    
thee3 because thou hast spoken1 and     

they were made3 thou didst send forth   
thy spirit1 and they were  created1 and 
there is no one that can resist thy     
voice4    #af3ah4 ,the mountains shall  
be moved from the foundations with the  
waters3 the rocks shall melt as wax     
before thy face4    #af3ai4 ,but they   
that fear thee1 shall be great with thee
 in all things4    #af3bj4 ,woe be to   
the nation that riseth up against my    
people3 for the  ,lord almighty will    
take revenge on them1 in the day of     
judgment he will  visit them4    #af3ba4
 ,for he will give fire1 and worms into 
their flesh1 that they may  burn1 and   
may feel for ever4    #af3bb4 ,and it   
came to pass after these things1 that   
all the people1  after the victory1 came
 to ,jerusalem to adore the ,lord3 and  
as soon as  they were purified1 they all
 offered holocausts1 and vows1 and their
  promises4    #af3bc4 ,and ,judith     
offered for an anathema of oblivion all 
the arms of  ,holofernes1 which the     
people gave her1 and the canopy that she

 had  taken away out of his chamber4    
,an anathema of oblivion4444 ,that is1 a
 gift or offering made to ,god1 by  way 
of an everlasting monument1 to prevent  
the oblivion or forgetting  so great a  
benefit4    #af3bd4 ,and the people were
 joyful in the sight of the sanctuary1  
and  for three months the joy of this   
victory was celebrated with ,judith4    
#af3be4 ,and after those days every man 
returned to his house1 and ,judith  was 
made great in ,bethulia1 and she was    
most renowned in all the land  of       
,israel4    #af3bf4 ,and chastity was   
joined to her virtue1 so that she knew  
no man  all the days of her life1 after 
the death of ,manasses her husband4     
#af3bg4 ,and on festival days she came  
forth with great glory4    #af3bh4 ,and 
she abode in her husband's house a      
hundred and five years1  and made her   
handmaid free1 and she died1 and was    
buried with her  husband in ,bethulia4  
#af3bi4 ,and all the people mourned for 
seven days4    #af3cj4 ,and all the time

 of her life there was none that        
troubled  ,israel1 nor many years after 
her death4    #af3ca4 ,but the day of   
the festivity of this victory is        
received by the  ,hebrews in the number 
of holy days1 and is religiously        
observed by the  ,jews from that time   
until this day4          ,,the ,,book   
,,of ,,esther      ,this ,book takes its
 name from queen ,esther1 whose history 
is here  recorded4 ,the general opinion 
of almost all commentators on the ,holy 
,scriptures makes ,mardochai the writer 
of it3 which also may be  collected     
below from chap4 #i ver4 #bj4           
,esther ,chapter #a    ,king ,assuerus  
maketh a great feast4 ,queen ,vasthi    
being sent for  refuseth to come3 for   
which disobedience she is deposed4      
#a3a4 ,in the days of ,assuerus1 who    
reigned from ,india to ,ethiopia over a 
hundred and twenty seven provinces3     
#a3b4 ,when he sat on the throne of his 
kingdom1 the city ,susan was the        
capital of his kingdom4    #a3c4 ,now in

 the third year of his reign he made a  
great feast for all  the princes1 and   
for his servants1 for the most mighty of
 the ,persians1  and the nobles of the  
,medes1 and the governors of the        
provinces in his  sight1    #a3d4 ,that 
he might shew the riches of the glory of
 his kingdom1 and the  greatness1 and   
boasting of his power1 for a long time1 
to wit1 for a  hundred and fourscore    
days4    #a3e4 ,and when the days of the
 feast were expired1 he invited all the 
people that were found in ,susan1 from  
the greatest to the least3 and          
commanded a feast to be made seven days 
in the court of the garden1 and  of the 
wood1 which was planted by the care and 
the hand of the king4    #a3f4 ,and     
there were hung up on every side sky    
coloured1 and green1 and  violet        
hangings1 fastened with cords of silk1  
and of purple1 which were  put into     
rings of ivory1 and were held up with   
marble pillars4 ,the beds  also were of 
gold and silver1 placed in order upon a 

floor paved with  porphyry and white    
marble3 which was embellished with      
painting of  wonderful variety4    #a3g4
 ,and they that were invited1 drank in  
golden cups1 and the meats  were brought
 in divers vessels one after another4   
,wine also in  abundance and of the best
 was presented1 as was worthy of a      
king's  magnificence4    #a3h4 ,neither 
was there any one to compel them to     
drink that were not  willing1 but as the
 king had appointed1 who set over every 
table one of  his nobles1 that every man
 might take what he would4    #a3i4     
,also ,vasthi the queen made a feast for
 the women in the palace1  where king   
,assuerus was used to dwell4    #a3aj4  
,now on the seventh day1 when the king  
was merry1 and after very  much drinking
 was well warmed with wine1 he commanded
 ,mauman1 and  ,bazatha1 and ,harbona1  
and ,bagatha1 and ,abgatha1 and ,zethar1
 and  ,charcas1 the seven eunuchs that  
served in his presence1    #a3aa4 ,to   
bring in queen ,vasthi before the king1 

with the crown set upon  her head1 to   
shew her beauty to all the people and   
the princes3 for she  was exceeding     
beautiful4    #a3ab4 ,but she refused1  
and would not come at the king's        
commandment1  which he had signified to 
her by the eunuchs4 ,whereupon the king1
 being  angry1 and inflamed with a very 
great fury1    #a3ac4 ,asked the wise   
men1 who according to the custom of the 
kings1  were always near his person1 and
 all he did was by their counsel1 who   
knew the laws1 and judgments of their   
forefathers3    #a3ad4 7,now the chief  
and nearest him were1 ,charsena1 and    
,sethar1 and  ,admatha1 and ,tharsis1   
and ,mares1 and ,marsana1 and ,mamuchan1
 seven  princes of the ,persians and of 
the ,medes1 who saw the face of the     
king1  and were used to sit first after 
him37    #a3ae4 ,what sentence ought to 
pass upon ,vasthi the queen1 who had    
refused to obey the commandment of king 
,assuerus1 which he had sent to  her by 
the eunuchs8    #a3af4 ,and ,mamuchan   

answered1 in the hearing of the king and
 the  princes3 ,queen ,vasthi hath not  
only injured the king1 but also all the 
people and princes that are in all the  
provinces of king ,assuerus4    #a3ag4  
,for this deed of the queen will go     
abroad to all women1 so that  they will 
despise their husbands1 and will say3   
,king ,assuerus commanded  that queen   
,vasthi should come in to him1 and she  
would not4    #a3ah4 ,and by this       
example all the wives of the princes of 
the ,persians  and the ,medes will      
slight the commandments of their        
husbands3 wherefore  the king's         
indignation is just4    #a3ai4 ,if it   
please thee1 let an edict go out from   
thy presence1 and let  it be written    
according to the law of the ,persians   
and of the ,medes1  which must not be   
altered1 that ,vasthi come in no more to
 the king1 but  another1 that is better 
than her1 be made queen in her place4   
#a3bj4 ,and let this be published       
through all the provinces of thy        

empire1 7which is very wide17 and let   
all wives1 as well of the greater  as of
 the lesser1 give honour to their       
husbands4    #a3ba4 ,his counsel pleased
 the king1 and the princes3 and the king
 did  according to the counsel of       
,mamuchan4    #a3bb4 ,and he sent       
letters to all the provinces of his     
kingdom1 as every  nation could hear and
 read1 in divers languages and          
characters1 that  the husbands should be
 rulers and masters in their houses3 and
 that  this should be published to every
 people4      ,esther ,chapter #b       
,esther is advanced to be queen4        
,mardochai detecteth a plot against the 
king4    #b3a4 ,after this1 when the    
wrath of king ,assuerus was appeased1 he
  remembered ,vasthi1 and what she had  
done and what she had suffered3    #b3b4
 ,and the king's servants and his       
officers said3 ,let young women be      
sought for the king1 virgins and        
beautiful1    #b3c4 ,and let some       
persons be sent through all the         

provinces to look for  beautiful maidens
 and virgins3 and let them bring them to
 the city of  ,susan1 and put them into 
the house of the women under the hand of
 ,egeus  the eunuch1 who is the overseer
 and keeper of the king's women3 and let
  them receive women's ornaments1 and   
other things necessary for their  use4  
#b3d4 ,and whosoever among them all     
shall please the king's eyes1 let her   
be queen instead of ,vasthi4 ,the word  
pleased the king3 and he commanded  it  
should be done as they had suggested4   
#b3e4 ,there was a man in the city of   
,susan1 a ,jew1 named ,mardochai1 the   
son of ,jair1 the son of ,semei1 the son
 of ,cis1 of the race of ,jemini1       
#b3f4 ,who had been carried away from   
,jerusalem at the time that             
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon carried
 away ,jechonias king of ,juda1    #b3g4
 ,and he had brought up his brother's   
daughter ,edissa1 who by  another name  
was called ,esther3 now she had lost    
both her parents3 and  was exceeding    

fair and beautiful4 ,and her father and 
mother being dead1  ,mardochai adopted  
her for his daughter4    #b3h4 ,and when
 the king's ordinance was noised abroad1
 and according to  his commandment many 
beautiful virgins were brought to       
,susan1 and were  delivered to ,egeus   
the eunuch3 ,esther also among the rest 
of the  maidens was delivered to him to 
be kept in the number of the women4     
#b3i4 ,and she pleased him1 and found   
favour in his sight4 ,and he  commanded 
the eunuch to hasten the women's        
ornaments1 and to deliver to  her her   
part1 and seven of the most beautiful   
maidens of the king's  house1 and to    
adorn and deck out both her and her     
waiting maids4    #b3aj4 ,and she would 
not tell him her people nor her country4
 ,for  ,mardochai had charged her to say
 nothing at all of that3    #b3aa4 ,and 
he walked every day before the court of 
the house1 in which  the chosen virgins 
were kept1 having a care for ,esther's  
welfare1 and  desiring to know what     

would befall her4    #b3ab4 ,now when   
every virgin's turn came to go in to the
 king1 after all  had been done for     
setting them off to advantage1 it was   
the twelfth  month3 so that for six     
months they were anointed with oil of   
myrrh1 and  for other six months they   
used certain perfumes and sweet spices4 
#b3ac4 ,and when they were going in to  
the king1 whatsoever they asked to      
adorn themselves they received3 and     
being decked out1 as it pleased  them1  
they passed from the chamber of the     
women to the king's chamber4    #b3ad4  
,and she that went in at evening1 came  
out in the morning1 and  from thence she
 was conducted to the second house1 that
 was under the  hand of ,susagaz the    
eunuch1 who had the charge over the     
king's  concubines3 neither could she   
return any more to the king1 unless the 
king desired it1 and had ordered her by 
name to come4    #b3ae4 ,and as the time
 came orderly about1 the day was at     
hand1 when  ,esther1 the daughter of    

,abihail the brother of ,mardochai1 whom
 he had  adopted for his daughter1 was  
to go in to the king4 ,but she sought   
not  women's ornaments1 but whatsoever  
,egeus the eunuch the keeper of the     
virgins had a mind1 he gave her to adorn
 her4 ,for she was exceeding  fair1 and 
her incredible beauty made her appear   
agreeable and amiable  in the eyes of   
all4    #b3af4 ,so she was brought to   
the chamber of king ,assuerus the tenth 
month1 which is called ,tebeth1 in the  
seventh year of his reign4    #b3ag4    
,and the king loved her more than all   
the women1 and she had  favour and      
kindness before him above all the women1
 and he set the  royal crown on her     
head1 and made her queen instead of     
,vasthi4    #b3ah4 ,and he commanded a  
magnificent feast to be prepared for all
 the  princes1 and for his servants1 for
 the marriage and wedding of ,esther1   
,and he gave rest to all the provinces1 
and bestowed gifts according to         
princely magnificence4    #b3ai4 ,and   

when the virgins were sought the second 
time1 and gathered  together1 ,mardochai
 stayed at the king's gate1    #b3bj4   
,neither had ,esther as yet declared her
 country and people1  according to his  
commandment4 ,for whatsoever he         
commanded1 ,esther  observed3 and she   
did all things in the same manner as she
 was wont at  that time when he brought 
her up a little one4    #b3ba4 ,at that 
time1 therefore1 when ,mardochai abode  
at the king's gate1  ,bagathan and      
,thares1 two of the king's eunuchs1 who 
were porters1 and  presided in the first
 entry of the palace1 were angry3 and   
they  designed to rise up against the   
king1 and to kill him4    #b3bb4 ,and   
,mardochai had notice of it1 and        
immediately he told it to  queen        
,esther3 and she to the king in         
,mardochai's name1 who had reported  the
 thing unto her4    #b3bc4 ,it was      
inquired into1 and found out3 and they  
were both hanged on  a gibbet4 ,and it  
was put in the histories1 and recorded  

in the  chronicles before the king4     
,esther ,chapter #c    ,aman1 advanced  
by the king1 is offended at ,mardochai1 
and therefore  procureth the king's     
decree to destroy the whole nation of   
the ,jews4    #c3a4 ,after these things1
 king ,assuerus advanced ,aman1 the son 
of  ,amadathi1 who was of the race of   
,agag3 and he set his throne above all  
the princes that were with him4    #c3b4
 ,and all the king's servants1 that were
 at the doors of the palace1  bent their
 knees1 and worshipped ,aman3 for so the
 emperor had commanded  them1 only      
,mardochai did not bend his knee1 nor   
worship him4    #c3c4 ,and the king's   
servants that were chief at the doors of
 the  palace1 said to him3 ,why dost    
thou alone not observe the king's       
commandment8    #c3d4 ,and when they    
were saying this often1 and he would not
 hearken to  them1 they told ,aman1     
desirous to know whether he would       
continue in his  resolution3 for he had 
told them that he was a ,jew4    #c3e4  

,now when ,aman had heard this1 and had 
proved by experience that  ,mardochai   
did not bend his knee to him1 nor       
worship him1 he was  exceeding angry4   
#c3f4 ,and he counted it nothing to lay 
his hands upon ,mardochai alone3  for he
 had heard that he was of the nation of 
the ,jews1 and he chose  rather to      
destroy all the nation of the ,jews that
 were in the kingdom  of ,assuerus4     
#c3g4 ,in the first month 7which is     
called ,nisan7 in the twelfth year of   
the reign of ,assuerus1 the lot was cast
 into an urn1 which in ,hebrew is       
called ,phur1 before ,aman1 on what day 
and what month the nation of the  ,jews 
should be destroyed3 and there came out 
the twelfth month1 which  is called     
,adar4    #c3h4 ,and ,aman said to king 
,assuerus3 ,there is a people scattered 
through all the provinces of thy        
kingdom1 and separated one from         
another1 that use new laws and          
ceremonies1 and moreover despise the    
king's ordinances3 and thou knowest very

 well that it is not expedient  for thy 
kingdom that they should grow insolent  
by impunity4    #c3i4 ,if it please     
thee1 decree that they may be destroyed1
 and ,i will  pay ten thousand talents  
to thy treasurers4    #c3aj4 ,and the   
king took the ring that he used1 from   
his own hand1 and  gave it to ,aman1 the
 son of ,amadathi of the race of ,agag1 
the enemy of  the ,jews1    #c3aa4 ,and 
he said to him3 ,as to the money which  
thou promisest1 keep it  for thyself3   
and as to the people1 do with them as   
seemeth good to  thee4    #c3ab4 ,and   
the king's scribes were called in the   
first month ,nisan1 on  the thirteenth  
day of the same month3 and they wrote1  
as ,aman had  commanded1 to all the     
king's lieutenants1 and to the judges of
 the  provinces1 and of divers nations1 
as every nation could read1 and hear    
according to their different languages1 
in the name of king ,assuerus3  and the 
letters1 sealed with his ring1    #c3ac4
 ,were sent by the king's messengers to 

all provinces1 to kill and  destroy all 
the ,jews1 both young and old1 little   
children1 and women1  in one day1 that  
is1 on the thirteenth of the twelfth    
month1 which is  called ,adar1 and to   
make a spoil of their goods4    #c3ad4  
,and the contents of the letters were to
 this effect1 that all  provinces might 
know and be ready against that day4     
#c3ae4 ,the couriers that were sent made
 haste to fulfil the king's             
commandment4 ,and immediately the edict 
was hung up in ,susan1 the king  and    
,aman feasting together1 and all the    
,jews that were in the city  weeping4   
,esther ,chapter #d    ,mardochai       
desireth ,esther to petition the king   
for the ,jews4 ,they join  in fasting   
and prayer4    #d3a4 ,now when          
,mardochai had heard these things1 he   
rent his garments1  and put on          
sackcloth1 strewing ashes on his head   
and he cried with a  loud voice in the  
street in the midst of the city1 shewing
 the anguish  of his mind4    #d3b4 ,and

 he came lamenting in this manner even  
to the gate of the  palace3 for no one  
clothed with sackcloth might enter the  
king's court4    #d3c4 ,and in all      
provinces1 towns1 and places1 to which  
the king's cruel  edict was come1 there 
was great mourning among the ,jews1 with
 fasting1  wailing1 and weeping1 many   
using sackcloth and ashes for their bed4
    #d3d4 ,then ,esther's maids and her 
eunuchs went in1 and told her4 ,and     
when she heard it she was in a          
consternation and she sent a garment1 to
  clothe him1 and to take away the      
sackcloth3 but he would not receive  it4
    #d3e4 ,and she called for ,athach   
the eunuch1 whom the king had appointed 
to attend upon her1 and she commanded   
him to go to ,mardochai1 and learn  of  
him why he did this4    #d3f4 ,and      
,athach going out went to ,mardochai1   
who was standing in the  street of the  
city1 before the palace gate3    #d3g4  
,and ,mardochai told him all that had   
happened1 how ,aman had  promised to pay

 money into the king's treasures1 to    
have the ,jews  destroyed4    #d3h4 ,he 
gave him also a copy of the edict which 
was hanging up in  ,susan1 that he      
should shew it to the queen1 and        
admonish her to go in  to the king1 and 
to entreat him for her people4    #d3i4 
,and ,athach went back and told ,esther 
all that ,mardochai had said4    #d3aj4 
,she answered him1 and bade him say to  
,mardochai3    #d3aa4 ,all the king's   
servants1 and all the provinces that are
 under his  dominion1 know1 that        
whosoever1 whether man or woman1 cometh 
into the  king's inner court1 who is not
 called for1 is immediately to be put to
  death without any delay3 except the   
king shall hold out the golden  sceptre 
to him1 in token of clemency1 that so he
 may live4 ,how then can  ,i go in to   
the king1 who for these thirty days now 
have not been called  unto him8         
#d3ab4 ,and when ,mardochai had heard   
this1    #d3ac4 ,he sent word to ,esther
 again1 saying3 ,think not that thou    

mayst  save thy life only1 because thou 
art in the king's house1 more than all  
the ,jews3    #d3ad4 ,for if thou wilt  
now hold thy peace1 the ,jews shall be  
delivered  by some other occasion3 and  
thou1 and thy father's house shall      
perish4  ,and who knoweth whether thou  
art not therefore come to the kingdom1  
that thou mightest be ready in such a   
time as this8    #d3ae4 ,and again      
,esther sent to ,mardochai in these     
words3    #d3af4 ,go1 and gather        
together all the ,jews whom thou shalt  
find in  ,susan1 and pray ye for me4    
,neither eat nor drink for three days   
and  three nights3 and ,i with my       
handmaids will fast in like manner1 and 
then ,i will go in to the king1 against 
the law1 not being called1 and  expose  
myself to death and to danger4    #d3ag4
 ,so ,mardochai went1 and did all that  
,esther had commanded him4      ,esther 
,chapter #e    ,esther is graciously    
received3 she inviteth the king and     
,aman to  dinner1 ,aman prepareth a     

gibbet for ,mardochai4    #e3a4 ,and on 
the third day ,esther put on her royal  
apparel1 and stood in  the inner court  
of the king's house1 over against the   
king's hall3 now  he sat upon his throne
 in the hall of the palace1 over against
 the door  of the house4    #e3b4 ,and  
when he saw ,esther the queen standing1 
she pleased his eyes1  and he held out  
toward her the golden sceptre1 which he 
held in his  hand and she drew near1 and
 kissed the top of his sceptre4    #e3c4
 ,and the king said to her3 ,what wilt  
thou1 queen ,esther8 what is  thy       
request8 if thou shouldst even ask one  
half of the kingdom1 it  shall be given 
to thee4    #e3d4 ,but she answered3 ,if
 it please the king1 ,i beseech thee to 
come to  me this day1 and ,aman with    
thee to the banquet which ,i have       
prepared4    #e3e4 ,and the king said   
forthwith3 ,call ye ,aman quickly1 that 
he may  obey ,esther's will4 ,so the    
king and ,aman came to the banquet which
 the  queen had prepared for them4      

#e3f4 ,and the king said to her1 after  
he had drunk wine plentifully3  ,what   
dost thou desire should be given thee8  
and for what thing askest  thou8        
although thou shouldst ask the half of  
my kingdom1 thou shalt  have it4        
#e3g4 ,and ,esther answered3 ,my        
petition and request is this3    #e3h4  
,if ,i have found favour in the king's  
sight1 and if it please the  king to    
give me what ,i ask1 and to fulfil my   
petition3 let the king and  ,aman come  
to the banquet which ,i have prepared   
them1 and to morrow ,i  will open my    
mind to the king4    #e3i4 ,so ,aman    
went out that day joyful and merry4 ,and
 when he saw  ,mardochai sitting before 
the gate of the palace1 and that he not 
only  did not rise up to honour him1 but
 did not so much as move from the  place
 where he sat1 he was exceedingly angry3
    #e3aj4 ,but dissembling his anger1  
and returning into his house1 he  called
 together to him his friends1 and ,zares
 his wife3    #e3aa4 ,and he declared to

 them the greatness of his riches1 and  
the  multitude of his children1 and with
 how great glory the king had  advanced 
him above all his princes and servants4 
#e3ab4 ,and after this he said3 ,queen  
,esther also hath invited no other  to  
the banquet with the king1 but me3 and  
with her ,i am also to dine to  morrow  
with the king3    #e3ac4 ,and whereas ,i
 have all these things1 ,i think ,i have
 nothing1 so  long as ,i see ,mardochai 
the ,jew sitting before the king's gate4
    #e3ad4 ,then ,zares his wife1 and   
the rest of his friends answered him3   
,order a great beam to be prepared1     
fifty cubits high1 and in the  morning  
speak to the king1 that ,mardochai may  
be hanged upon it1 and so  thou shalt go
 full of joy with the king to the       
banquet4 ,the counsel  pleased him1 and 
he commanded a high gibbet to be        
prepared4      ,esther ,chapter #f      
,the king hearing of the good service   
done him by ,mardochai1 commandeth      
,aman to honour him next to the king1   

which he performeth4    #f3a4 ,that     
night the king passed without sleep1 and
 he commanded the  histories and        
chronicles of former times to be brought
 him4 ,and when  they were reading them 
before him1    #f3b4 ,they came to that 
place where it was written1 how         
,mardochai had  discovered the treason  
of ,bagathan and ,thares the eunuchs1   
who sought  to kill king ,assuerus4     
#f3c4 ,and when the king heard this1 he 
said3 ,what honour and reward hath      
,mardochai received for this fidelity8  
,his servants and ministers said  to    
him3 ,he hath received no reward at all4
    ,no reward at all4444 ,he received  
some presents from the king1 chap4      
#ab4e2 but these were so inconsiderable 
in the opinion of the courtiers1  that  
they esteemed them as nothing at all4   
#f3d4 ,and the king said immediately3   
,who is in the court8 for ,aman was     
coming in to the inner court of the     
king's house1 to speak to the king1     
that he might order ,mardochai to be    

hanged upon the gibbet1 which was       
prepared for him4    #f3e4 ,the servants
 answered3 ,aman standeth in the court1 
and the king  said3 ,let him come in4   
#f3f4 ,and when he was come in1 he said 
to him3 ,what ought to be done to  the  
man whom the king is desirous to honour8
 ,but ,aman thinking in his  heart1 and 
supposing that the king would honour no 
other but himself1    #f3g4 ,answered3  
,the man whom the king desireth to      
honour1    #f3h4 ,ought to be clothed   
with the king's apparel1 and to be set  
upon  the horse that the king rideth    
upon1 and to have the royal crown upon  
his head1    #f3i4 ,and let the first of
 the king's princes and nobles hold his 
horse1  and going through the street of 
the city1 proclaim before him and say3  
,thus shall he be honoured1 whom the    
king hath a mind to honour4    #f3aj4   
,and the king said to him3 ,make haste  
and take the robe and the  horse1 and do
 as thou hast spoken to ,mardochai the  
,jew1 who sitteth  before the gates of  

the palace4 ,beware thou pass over any  
of those  things which thou hast spoken4
    #f3aa4 ,so ,aman took the robe and  
the horse1 and arraying ,mardochai in   
the street of the city1 and setting him 
on the horse1 went before him1  and     
proclaimed3 ,this honour is he worthy   
of1 whom the king hath a mind  to       
honour4    #f3ab4 ,but ,mardochai       
returned to the palace gate3 and ,aman  
made haste to  go to his house1 mourning
 and having his head covered3    #f3ac4 
,and he told ,zares his wife1 and his   
friends1 all that had  befallen him4    
,and the wise men whom he had in        
counsel1 and his wife  answered him3 ,if
 ,mardochai be of the seed of the ,jews1
 before whom thou  hast begun to fall1  
thou canst not resist him1 but thou     
shalt fall in  his sight4    #f3ad4 ,as 
they were yet speaking1 the king's      
eunuchs came1 and compelled  him to go  
quickly to the banquet which the queen  
had prepared4      ,esther ,chapter #g  
,esther's petition for herself and her  

people3 ,aman is hanged upon the  gibbet
 he had prepared for ,mardochai4        
#g3a4 ,so the king and ,aman went in1 to
 drink with the queen4    #g3b4 ,and the
 king said to her again the second day1 
after he was warm  with wine3 ,what is  
thy petition1 ,esther1 that it may be   
granted thee8  and what wilt thou have  
done3 although thou ask the half of my  
kingdom1  thou shalt have it4    #g3c4  
,then she answered3 ,if ,i have found   
favour in thy sight1 ,o king1  and if it
 please thee1 give me my life for which 
,i ask1 and my people  for which ,i     
request4    #g3d4 ,for we are given up1 
,i and my people1 to be destroyed1 to be
  slain1 and to perish4 ,and would ,god 
we were sold for bondmen and  bondwomen3
 the evil might be borne with1 and ,i   
would have mourned in  silence3 but now 
we have an enemy1 whose cruelty         
redoundeth upon the  king4    #g3e4 ,and
 king ,assuerus answered and said3 ,who 
is this1 and of what  power1 that he    
should do these things8    #g3f4 ,and   

,esther said3 ,it is this ,aman that is 
our adversary and most  wicked enemy4   
,aman hearing this was forthwith        
astonished1 not being  able to bear the 
countenance of the king and of the      
queen4    #g3g4 ,but the king being     
angry rose up1 and went from the place  
of the  banquet into the garden set with
 trees4 ,aman also rose up to entreat   
,esther the queen for his life1 for he  
understood that evil was prepared  for  
him by the king4    #g3h4 ,and when the 
king came back out of the garden set    
with trees1 and  entered into the place 
of the banquet1 he found ,aman was      
fallen upon  the bed on which ,esther   
lay1 and he said3 ,he will force the    
queen also  in my presence1 in my own   
house4 ,the word was not yet gone out of
 the  king's mouth1 and immediately they
 covered his face4    #g3i4 ,and        
,harbona1 one of the eunuchs that stood 
waiting on the king1  said3 ,behold the 
gibbet which he hath prepared for       
,mardochai1 who spoke  for the king1    

standeth in ,aman's house1 being fifty  
cubits high4 ,and  the king said to him3
 ,hang him upon it4    #g3aj4 ,so ,aman 
was hanged on the gibbet1 which he had  
prepared for  ,mardochai3 and the king's
 wrath ceased4      ,esther ,chapter #h 
,mardochai is advanced3 ,aman's letters 
are reversed4    #h3a4 ,on that day king
 ,assuerus gave the house of ,aman1 the 
,jews' enemy1  to queen ,esther1 and    
,mardochai came in before the king4 ,for
 ,esther had  confessed to him that he  
was her uncle4    #h3b4 ,and the king   
took the ring which he had commanded to 
be taken  again from ,aman1 and gave it 
to ,mardochai4 ,and ,esther set         
,mardochai  over her house4    #h3c4    
,and not content with these things1 she 
fell down at the king's  feet and wept1 
and speaking to him besought him1 that  
he would give  orders that the malice of
 ,aman the ,agagite1 and his most wicked
 devices  which he had invented against 
the ,jews1 should be of no effect4      
#h3d4 ,but he1 as the manner was1 held  

out the golden sceptre with his  hand1  
which was the sign of clemency3 and she 
arose up and stood before  him1    #h3e4
 ,and said3 ,if it please the king1 and 
if ,i have found favour in his  sight1  
and my request be not disagreeable to   
him1 ,i beseech thee1 that  the former  
letters of ,aman the traitor and enemy  
of the ,jews1 by which  he commanded    
that they should be destroyed in all the
 king's provinces1  may be reversed by  
new letters4    #h3f4 ,for how can ,i   
endure the murdering and slaughter of my
 people8    #h3g4 ,and king ,assuerus   
answered ,esther the queen1 and         
,mardochai the  ,jew3 ,i have given     
,aman's house to ,esther1 and ,i have   
commanded him to  be hanged on a gibbet1
 because he durst lay hands on the      
,jews4    #h3h4 ,write ye therefore to  
the ,jews1 as it pleaseth you in the    
king's  name1 and seal the letters with 
my ring4 ,for this was the custom1 that 
no man durst gainsay the letters which  
were sent in the king's name1  and were 

sealed with his ring4    #h3i4 ,then the
 king's scribes and secretaries were    
called for 7now it  was the time of the 
third month which is called ,siban7 the 
three and  twentieth day of the month1  
and letters were written1 as ,mardochai 
had  a mind1 to the ,jews1 and to the   
governors1 and to the deputies1 and to  
the judges1 who were rulers over the    
hundred and twenty-seven  provinces1    
from ,india even to ,ethiopia3 to       
province and province1 to  people and   
people1 according to their languages and
 characters1 and to  the ,jews1         
according as they could read and hear4  
#h3aj4 ,and these letters which were    
sent in the king's name1 were sealed    
with his ring1 and sent by posts3 who   
were to run through all the  provinces1 
to prevent the former letters with new  
messages4    #h3aa4 ,and the king gave  
orders to them1 to speak to the ,jews in
 every  city1 and to command them to    
gather themselves together1 and to stand
  for their lives1 and to kill and      

destroy all their enemies with their    
wives and children and all their houses1
 and to take their spoil4    #h3ab4 ,and
 one day of revenge was appointed       
through all the provinces1  to wit1 the 
thirteenth of the twelfth month ,adar4  
#h3ac4 ,and this was the content of the 
letter1 that it should be  notified in  
all lands and peoples that were subject 
to the empire of  king ,assuerus1 that  
the ,jews were ready to be revenged of  
their  enemies4    #h3ad4 ,so the swift 
posts went out carrying the messages1   
and the king's  edict was hung up in    
,susan4    #h3ae4 ,and ,mardochai going 
forth out of the palace1 and from the   
king's  presence1 shone in royal        
apparel1 to wit1 of violet and sky      
colour1  wearing a golden crown on his  
head1 and clothed with a cloak of silk  
and purple4 ,and all the city rejoiced1 
and was glad4    #h3af4 ,but to the     
,jews1 a new light seemed to rise1 joy1 
honour1 and  dancing4    #h3ag4 ,and in 
all peoples1 cities1 and provinces1     

whithersoever the  king's commandments  
came1 there was wonderful rejoicing1    
feasts and  banquets1 and keeping holy  
day3 ,insomuch that many of other       
nations and  religion1 joined themselves
 to their worship and ceremonies4 ,for a
  great dread of the name of the ,jews  
had fallen upon all4      ,esther       
,chapter #i    ,the ,jews kill their    
enemies that would have killed them4    
,the days of  ,phurim are appointed to  
be kept holy4    #i3a4 ,so on the       
thirteenth day of the twelfth month1    
which as we have  said above is called  
,adar1 when all the ,jews were designed 
to be  massacred1 and their enemies were
 greedy after their blood1 the case     
being altered1 the ,jews began to have  
the upper hand1 and to revenge          
themselves of their adversaries4    ,to 
revenge1 etc4444 ,the ,jews on this     
occasion1 by authority from the  king1  
were made executioners of the public    
justice1 for punishing by  death a crime
 worthy of death1 viz41 a malicious     

conspiracy for  extirpating their whole 
nation4    #i3b4 ,and they gathered     
themselves together in every city1 and  
town1 and  place1 to lay their hands on 
their enemies1 and their persecutors4   
,and  no one durst withstand them1 for  
the fear of their power had gone        
through every people4    #i3c4 ,and the 
judges of the provinces1 and the        
governors1 and  lieutenants1 and every  
one in dignity1 that presided over every
 place  and work1 extolled the ,jews for
 fear of ,mardochai3    #i3d4 ,for they 
knew him to be prince of the palace1 and
 to have great  power3 and the fame of  
his name increased daily1 and was spread
 abroad  through all men's mouths4      
#i3e4 ,so the ,jews made a great        
slaughter of their enemies1 and killed  
them1 repaying according to what they   
had prepared to do to them3    #i3f4    
,insomuch that even in ,susan they      
killed five hundred men1 besides  the   
ten sons of ,aman the ,agagite1 the     
enemy of the ,jews3 whose names  are    

these3    #i3g4 ,pharsandatha1 and      
,delphon1 and ,esphatha    #i3h4 ,and   
,phoratha1 and ,adalia1 and ,aridatha1  
#i3i4 ,and ,phermesta1 and ,arisai1 and 
,aridai1 and ,jezatha4    #i3aj4 ,and   
when they had slain them1 they would not
 touch the spoils of  their goods4      
#i3aa4 ,and presently the number of them
 that were killed in ,susan was  brought
 to the king4    #i3ab4 ,and he said to 
the queen3 ,the ,jews have killed five  
hundred men  in the city of ,susan1     
besides the ten sons of ,aman3 how many 
dost thou  think they have slain in all 
the provinces8 ,what askest thou more1  
and  what wilt thou have me to command  
to be done8    #i3ac4 ,and she answered3
 ,if it please the king1 let it be      
granted to the  ,jews1 to do to morrow  
in ,susan as they have done to day1 and 
that the  ten sons of ,aman may be      
hanged upon gibbets4    #i3ad4 ,and the 
king commanded that it should be so     
done4 ,and forthwith  the edict was hung
 up in ,susan1 and the ten sons of ,aman

 were hanged4    #i3ae4 ,and on the     
fourteenth day of the month ,adar the   
,jews gathered  themselves together1 and
 they killed in ,susan three hundred    
men3 but  they took not their substance4
    #i3af4 ,moreover through all the    
provinces which were subject to the     
king's dominion the ,jews stood for     
their lives1 and slew their enemies  and
 persecutors3 insomuch that the number  
of them that were killed  amounted to   
seventy-five thousand1 and no man took  
any of their goods4    #i3ag4 ,now the  
thirteenth day of the month ,adar was   
the first day with  them all of the     
slaughter1 and on the fourteenth day    
they left off4  ,which they ordained to 
be kept holy day1 so that all times     
hereafter  they should celebrate it with
 feasting1 joy1 and banquets4    #i3ah4 
,but they that were killing in the city 
of ,susan1 were employed in  the        
slaughter on the thirteenth and         
fourteenth day of the same month3  and  
on the fifteenth day they rested4 ,and  

therefore they appointed that  day to be
 a holy day of feasting and gladness4   
#i3ai4 ,but those ,jews that dwelt in   
towns not walled and in villages1       
appointed the fourteenth day of the     
month ,adar for banquets and  gladness1 
so as to rejoice on that day1 and send  
one another portions  of their banquets 
and meats4    #i3bj4 ,and ,mardochai    
wrote all these things1 and sent them   
comprised in  letters to the ,jews that 
abode in all the king's provinces1 both 
those  that lay near and those afar off1
    #i3ba4 ,that they should receive the
 fourteenth and fifteenth day of the    
month ,adar for holy days1 and always at
 the return of the year should          
celebrate them with solemn honour3      
#i3bb4 ,because on those days the ,jews 
revenged themselves of their  enemies1  
and their mourning and sorrow were      
turned into mirth and joy1  and that    
these should be days of feasting and    
gladness1 in which they  should send one
 to another portions of meats1 and      

should give gifts to  the poor4         
#i3bc4 ,and the ,jews undertook to      
observe with solemnity all they had     
begun to do at that time1 which         
,mardochai by letters had commanded to  
be done4    #i3bd4 ,for ,aman1 the son  
of ,amadathi of the race of ,agag1 the  
enemy and  adversary of the ,jews1 had  
devised evil against them1 to kill them 
and  destroy them2 and had cast ,phur1  
that is1 the lot4    #i3be4 ,and        
afterwards ,esther went in to the king1 
beseeching him that  his endeavours     
might be made void by the king's        
letters3 and the evil  that he had      
intended against the ,jews1 might return
 upon his own head4  ,and so both he and
 his sons were hanged upon gibbets4     
#i3bf4 ,and since that time these days  
are called ,phurim1 that is1 of  lots3  
because ,phur1 that is1 the lot1 was    
cast into the urn4 ,and all  things that
 were done1 are contained in the volume 
of this epistle1  that is1 of this book3
    #i3bg4 ,and the things that they    

suffered1 and that were afterwards      
changed1 the ,jews took upon themselves 
and their seed1 and upon all  that had a
 mind to be joined to their religion1 so
 that it should be  lawful for none to  
pass these days without solemnity3 which
 the writing  testifieth1 and certain   
times require1 as the years continually 
succeed  one another4    #i3bh4 ,these  
are the days which shall never be       
forgot3 and which all  provinces in the 
whole world shall celebrate throughout  
all  generations3 neither is there any  
city wherein the days of ,phurim1 that  
is1 of lots1 must not be observed by the
 ,jews1 and by their posterity1  which  
is bound to these ceremonies4    #i3bi4 
,and ,esther the queen1 the daughter of 
,abihail1 and ,mardochai the  ,jew1     
wrote also a second epistle1 that with  
all diligence this day  should be       
established a festival for the time to  
come4    #i3cj4 ,and they sent to all   
the ,jews that were in the hundred and  
twenty-seven provinces of king          

,assuerus1 that they should have peace1 
and receive truth1    #i3ca4 ,and       
observe the days of lots1 and celebrate 
them with joy in  their proper time3 as 
,mardochai and ,esther had appointed1   
and they  undertook them to be observed 
by themselves and by their seed1 fasts1 
and cries1 and the days of lots1        
#i3cb4 ,and all things which are        
contained in the history of this book1  
which is called ,esther4      ,esther   
,chapter #aj    ,assuerus's greatness4  
,mardochai's dignity4    #aj3a4 ,and    
king ,assuerus made all the land1 and   
all the islands of the  sea tributary4  
#aj3b4 ,and his strength and his empire1
 and the dignity and greatness          
wherewith he exalted ,mardochai1 are    
written in the books of the ,medes1  and
 of the ,persians3    #aj3c4 ,and how   
,mardochai of the race of the ,jews1 was
 next after king  ,assuerus3 and great  
among the ,jews1 and acceptable to the  
people of his  brethren1 seeking the    
good of his people1 and speaking those  

things  which were for the welfare of   
his seed4    #aj3d4 ,then ,mardochai    
said3 ,god hath done these things4      
,then ,mardochai1 etc4444 ,here ,st4    
,jerome advertiseth the reader1 that    
what follows is not in the ,hebrew1 but 
is found in the septuagint ,greek       
edition1 which the seventy-two          
interpreters translated out of the      
,hebrew1 or added by the inspiration of 
the ,holy ,ghost4    #aj3e4 ,i remember 
a dream that ,i saw1 which signified    
these same things3  and nothing thereof 
hath failed4    ,a dream4444 ,this dream
 was prophetical and extraordinary3     
otherwise the  general rule is not to   
observe dreams4    #aj3f4 ,the little   
fountain which grew into a river1 and   
was turned into  a light1 and into the  
sun1 and abounded into many waters1 is  
,esther1  whom the king married1 and    
made queen4    #aj3g4 ,but the two      
dragons are ,i and ,aman4    #aj3h4 ,the
 nations that were assembled are they   
that endeavoured to  destroy the name of

 the ,jews4    #aj3i4 ,and my nation is 
,israel1 who cried to the ,lord1 and the
 ,lord  saved his people3 and he        
delivered us from all evils1 and hath   
wrought  great signs and wonders among  
the nations3    #aj3aj4 ,and he         
commanded that there should be two lots1
 one of the  people of ,god1 and the    
other of all the nations4    #aj3aa4    
,and both lots came to the day appointed
 already from that time  before ,god to 
all nations3    #aj3ab4 ,and the ,lord  
remembered his people1 and had mercy on 
his  inheritance4    #aj3ac4 ,and these 
days shall be observed in the month of  
,adar on the  fourteenth1 and fifteenth 
day of the same month1 with all         
diligence1  and joy of the people       
gathered into one assembly1 throughout  
all the  generations hereafter of the   
people of ,israel4      ,esther ,chapter
 #aa    ,the dream of ,mardochai1 which 
in the ancient ,greek and ,latin ,bibles
 was  into the beginning of the book1   
but was detached by ,st4 ,jerome1 and   

put  in this place4    #aa3a4 ,in the   
fourth year of the reign of ,ptolemy and
 ,cleopatra1  ,dositheus1 who said he   
was a priest1 and of the ,levitical     
race1 and  ,ptolemy his son brought this
 epistle of ,phurim1 which they said    
,lysimachus the son of ,ptolemy had     
interpreted in ,jerusalem4    #aa3b4 ,in
 the second year of the reign of        
,artaxerxes the great1 in the  first day
 of the month ,nisan1 ,mardochai the son
 of ,jair1 the son of  ,semei1 the son  
of ,cis1 of the tribe of ,benjamin3     
#aa3c4 ,a ,jew who dwelt in the city of 
,susan1 a great man and among the  first
 of the king's court1 had a dream4      
#aa3d4 ,now he was of the number of the 
captives1 whom ,nabuchodonosor  king of 
,babylon had carried away from          
,jerusalem with ,jechonias king of      
,juda3    #aa3e4 ,and this was his      
dream3 ,behold there were voices1 and   
tumults1  and thunders1 and earthquakes1
 and a disturbance upon the earth4      
#aa3f4 ,and behold two great dragons    

came forth ready to fight one  against  
another4    #aa3g4 ,and at their cry all
 nations were stirred up to fight       
against the  nation of the just4        
#aa3h4 ,and that was a day of darkness  
and danger1 of tribulation and          
distress1 and great fear upon the earth4
    #aa3i4 ,and the nation of the just  
was troubled fearing their own evils1   
and was prepared for death4    #aa3aj4  
,and they cried to ,god3 and as they    
were crying1 a little  fountain grew    
into a very great river1 and abounded   
into many waters4    #aa3aa4 ,the light 
and the sun rose up1 and the humble were
 exalted1 and  they devoured the        
glorious4    #aa3ab4 ,and when          
,mardochai had seen this1 and arose out 
of his bed1 he  was thinking what ,god  
would do3 and he kept it fixed in his   
mind1  desirous to know what the dream  
should signify4      ,esther ,chapter   
#ab    ,mardochai detects the conspiracy
 of the two eunuchs4    #ab3a4 ,and he  
abode at that time in the king's court  

with ,bagatha and  ,thara the king's    
eunuchs1 who were porters of the palace4
    #ab3b4 ,and when he understood their
 designs1 and had diligently searched   
into their projects1 he learned that    
they went about to lay violent  hands on
 king ,artaxerxes1 and he told the king 
thereof4    #ab3c4 ,then the king had   
them both examined1 and after they had  
confessed1 commanded them to be put to  
death4    #ab3d4 ,but the king made a   
record of what was done3 and ,mardochai 
also  committed the memory of the thing 
to writing4    #ab3e4 ,and the king     
commanded him1 to abide in the court of 
the palace1  and gave him presents for  
the information4    #ab3f4 ,but ,aman   
the son of ,amadathi the ,bugite was in 
great honour with  the king1 and sought 
to hurt ,mardochai and his people1      
because of the  two eunuchs of the king 
who were put to death4      ,esther     
,chapter #ac    ,a copy of a letter sent
 by ,aman to destroy the ,jews4         
,mardochai's prayer  for the people4    

#ac3a4 ,and this was the copy of the    
letter3 ,artaxerxes the great king  who 
reigneth from ,india to ,ethiopia1 to   
the princes and governors of  the       
hundred and twenty-seven provinces1 that
 are subject to his empire1  greeting4  
#ac3b4 ,whereas ,i reigned over many    
nations1 and had brought all the  world 
under my dominion1 ,i was not willing to
 abuse the greatness of my  power1 but  
to govern my subjects with clemency and 
that they might live  quietly without   
any terror1 and might enjoy peace1 which
 is desired by  all men1    #ac3c4 ,but 
when ,i asked my counsellors how this   
might be accomplished1  one that        
excelled the rest in wisdom and         
fidelity1 and was second after  the     
king1 ,aman by name1    #ac3d4 ,told me 
that there was a people scattered       
through the whole  world1 which used new
 laws1 and acted against the customs of 
all  nations1 despised the commandments 
of kings1 and violated by their         
opposition the concord of all nations4  

#ac3e4 ,wherefore having learned this1  
and seeing one nation in  opposition to 
all mankind using perverse laws1 and    
going against our  commandments1 and    
disturbing the peace and concord of the 
provinces  subject to us1    #ac3f4 ,we 
have commanded that all whom ,aman shall
 mark out1 who is chief  over all the   
provinces1 and second after the king1   
and whom we honour  as a father1 shall  
be utterly destroyed by their enemies1  
with their  wives and children1 and that
 none shall have pity on them1 on the   
fourteenth day of the twelfth month     
,adar of this present year3    #ac3g4   
,that these wicked men going down to    
hell in one day1 may restore  to our    
empire the peace which they had         
disturbed4    #ac3h4 ,but ,mardochai    
besought the ,lord1 remembering all his 
works1    #ac3i4 ,and said3 ,o ,lord1   
,lord1 almighty king1 for all things are
 in thy  power1 and there is none that  
can resist thy will1 if thou determine  
to  save ,israel4    #ac3aj4 ,thou hast 

made heaven and earth and all things    
that are under  the cope of heaven4     
#ac3aa4 ,thou art ,lord of all1 and     
there is none that can resist thy       
majesty4    #ac3ab4 ,thou knowest all   
things1 and thou knowest that it was not
 out of  pride and or any desire of     
glory1 that ,i refused to worship the   
proud  ,aman1    #ac3ac4 7,for ,i would 
willingly and readily for the salvation 
of ,israel  have kissed even the steps  
of his feet17    #ac3ad4 ,but ,i feared 
lest ,i should transfer the honour of my
 ,god to a  man1 and lest ,i should     
adore any one except my ,god4    #ac3ae4
 ,and now1 ,o ,lord1 ,o king1 ,o ,god of
 ,abraham1 have mercy on thy  people1   
because our enemies resolve to destroy  
us1 and extinguish thy  inheritance4    
#ac3af4 ,despise not thy portion1 which 
thou hast redeemed for thyself  out of  
,egypt4    #ac3ag4 ,hear my             
supplication1 and be merciful to thy lot
 and  inheritance1 and turn our mourning
 into joy1 that we may live and  praise 

thy name1 ,o ,lord1 and shut not the    
mouths of them that sing to  thee4      
#ac3ah4 ,and all ,israel with like mind 
and supplication cried to the  ,lord1   
because they saw certain death hanging  
over their heads4      ,esther ,chapter 
#ad    ,the prayer of ,esther for       
herself and her people4    #ad3a4 ,queen
 ,esther also1 fearing the danger that  
was at hand1 had  recourse to the ,lord4
    #ad3b4 ,and when she had laid away  
her royal apparel1 she put on garments  
suitable for weeping and mourning3      
instead of divers precious  ointments1  
she covered her head with ashes and     
dung1 and she humbled  her body with    
fasts3 and all the places in which      
before she was  accustomed to rejoice1  
she filled with her torn hair4    #ad3c4
 ,and she prayed to the ,lord the ,god  
of ,israel1 saying3 ,o my ,lord1  who   
alone art our king1 help me a desolate  
woman1 and who have no other  helper but
 thee4    #ad3d4 ,my danger is in my    
hands4    #ad3e4 ,i have heard of my    

father that thou1 ,o ,lord1 didst take  
,israel  from among all nations1 and our
 fathers from all their predecessors1 to
  possess them as an everlasting        
inheritance1 and thou hast done to them 
as thou hast promised4    #ad3f4 ,we    
have sinned in thy sight1 and therefore 
thou hast delivered us  into the hands  
of our enemies3    #ad3g4 ,for we have  
worshipped their gods4 ,thou art just1  
,o ,lord4    #ad3h4 ,and now they are   
not content to oppress us with most hard
  bondage1 but attributing the strength 
of their hands to the power of  their   
idols4    #ad3i4 ,they design to change 
thy promises1 and destroy thy           
inheritance1  and shut the mouths of    
them that praise thee1 and extinguish   
the glory  of thy temple and altar1     
#ad3aj4 ,that they may open the mouths  
of ,gentiles1 and praise the  strength  
of idols1 and magnify for ever a carnal 
king4    #ad3aa4 ,give not1 ,o ,lord1   
thy sceptre to them that are not1 lest  
they  laugh at our ruin3 but turn their 

counsel upon themselves1 and destroy    
him that hath begun to rage against us4 
#ad3ab4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 and shew   
thyself to us in the time of our        
tribulation1 and give me boldness1 ,o   
,lord1 king of gods1 and of all  power3 
#ad3ac4 ,give me a well ordered speech  
in my mouth in the presence of the      
lion1 and turn his heart to the hatred  
of our enemy1 that both he  himself may 
perish1 and the rest that consent to    
him4    #ad3ad4 ,but deliver us by thy  
hand1 and help me1 who have no other    
helper1 but thee1 ,o ,lord1 who hast the
 knowledge of all things4    #ad3ae4    
,and thou knowest that ,i hate the glory
 of the wicked1 and abhor  the bed of   
the uncircumcised1 and of every         
stranger4    #ad3af4 ,thou knowest my   
necessity1 that ,i abominate the sign of
 my pride  and glory1 which is upon my  
head in the days of my public           
appearance1  and detest it as a         
menstruous rag1 and wear it not in the  
days of my  silence1    #ad3ag4 ,and    

that ,i have not eaten at ,aman's table1
 nor hath the king's  banquet pleased   
me1 and that ,i have not drunk the wine 
of the drink  offerings3    #ad3ah4 ,and
 that thy handmaid hath never rejoiced1 
since ,i was brought  hither unto this  
day but in thee1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of  
,abraham4    #ad3ai4 ,o ,god1 who art   
mighty above all1 hear the voice of     
them1 that  have no other hope1 and     
deliver us from the hand of the wicked1 
and  deliver me from my fear4           
,esther ,chapter #ae    ,esther comes   
into the king's presence3 she is        
terrified1 but ,god turns  his heart4   
#ae3a4 ,and he commanded her 7no doubt  
but he was ,mardochai7 to go to the     
king1 and petition for her people1 and  
for her country4    #ae3b4 ,remember1   
7said he17 the days of thy low estate1  
how thou wast  brought up by my hand1   
because ,aman the second after the king 
hath  spoken against us unto death4     
#ae3c4 ,and do thou call upon the ,lord1
 and speak to the king for us1 and      

deliver us from death4    #ae3d4 ,and on
 the third day she laid away the        
garments she wore1 and put  on her      
glorious apparel4    #ae3e4 ,and        
glittering in royal robes1 after she had
 called upon ,god the  ruler and        
,saviour of all1 she took two maids with
 her1    #ae3f4 ,and upon one of them   
she leaned1 as if for delicateness and  
overmuch tenderness she were not able to
 bear up her own body4    #ae3g4 ,and   
the other maid followed her lady1       
bearing up her train  flowing on the    
ground4    #ae3h4 ,but she with a rosy  
colour in her face1 and with gracious   
and  bright eyes hid a mind full of     
anguish1 and exceeding great fear4      
#ae3i4 ,so going in she passed through  
all doors in order1 and stood  before   
the king1 where he sat upon his royal   
throne1 clothed with his  royal robes1  
and glittering with gold1 and precious  
stones1 and he was  terrible to behold4 
#ae3aj4 ,and when he had lifted up his  
countenance1 and with burning eyes  had 

shewn the wrath of his heart1 the queen 
sunk down1 and her colour  turned pale1 
and she rested her weary head upon her  
handmaid4    #ae3aa4 ,and ,god changed  
the king's spirit into mildness1 and all
 in  haste and in fear he leaped from   
his throne1 and holding her up in his   
arms1 till she came to herself1 caressed
 her with these words3    #ae3ab4 ,what 
is the matter1 ,esther8 ,i am thy       
brother1 fear not4    #ae3ac4 ,thou     
shalt not die3 for this law is not made 
for thee1 but for  all others4          
#ae3ad4 ,come near then1 and touch the  
sceptre4    #ae3ae4 ,and as she held her
 peace1 he took the golden sceptre1 and 
laid  it upon her neck1 and kissed her1 
and said3 ,why dost thou not speak to   
me8    #ae3af4 ,she answered3 ,i saw    
thee1 my lord1 as an angel of ,god1 and 
my  heart was troubled for fear of thy  
majesty4    #ae3ag4 ,for thou1 my lord1 
art very admirable1 and thy face is full
 of  graces4    #ae3ah4 ,and while she  
was speaking1 she fell down again1 and  

was almost  in a swoon4    #ae3ai4 ,but 
the king was troubled1 and all his      
servants comforted her4      ,esther    
,chapter #af    ,a copy of the king's   
letter in favour of the ,jews4    #af3a4
 ,the great king ,artaxerxes1 from      
,india to ,ethiopia1 to the  governors  
and princes of a hundred and            
twenty-seven provinces1 which  obey our 
command1 sendeth greeting4    ,from     
,india to ,ethiopia4444 ,that is1 who   
reigneth from ,india to  ,ethiopia4     
#af3b4 ,many have abused unto pride the 
goodness of princes1 and the  honour    
that hath been bestowed upon them3      
#af3c4 ,and not only endeavour to       
oppress the king's subjects1 but not    
bearing the glory that is given them1   
take in hand1 to practise also  against 
them that gave it4    #af3d4 ,neither   
are they content not to return thanks   
for benefits  received1 and to violate  
in themselves the laws of humanity1 but 
they  think they can also escape the    
justice of ,god who seeth all things4   

#af3e4 ,and they break out into so great
 madness1 as to endeavour to  undermine 
by lies such as observe diligently the  
offices committed to  them1 and do all  
things in such manner as to be worthy of
 all men's  praise1    #af3f4 ,while    
with crafty fraud they deceive the ears 
of princes that are  well meaning1 and  
judge of others by their own nature4    
#af3g4 ,now this is proved both from    
ancient histories1 and by the things    
which are done daily1 how the good      
designs of kings are depraved by the    
evil suggestions of certain men4        
#af3h4 ,wherefore we must provide for   
the peace of all provinces4    #af3i4   
,neither must you think1 if we command  
different things1 that it  cometh of the
 levity of our mind1 but that we give   
sentence according  to the quality and  
necessity of times1 as the profit of the
  commonwealth requireth4    #af3aj4    
,now that you may more plainly          
understand what we say1 ,aman the  son  
of ,amadathi1 a ,macedonian both in mind

 and country1 and having  nothing of the
 ,persian blood1 but with his cruelty   
staining our  goodness1 was received    
being a stranger by us3    #af3aa4 ,and 
found our humanity so great towards him1
 that he was called  our father1 and was
 worshipped by all as the next man after
 the king3    #af3ab4 ,but he was so far
 puffed up with arrogancy1 as to go     
about to  deprive us of our kingdom and 
life4    #af3ac4 ,for with certain new  
and unheard of devices he hath sought   
the  destruction of ,mardochai1 by whose
 fidelity and good services our life    
was saved1 and of ,esther the partner of
 our kingdom with all their  nation3    
#af3ad4 ,thinking that after they were  
slain1 he might work treason  against us
 left alone without friends1 and might  
transfer the kingdom  of the ,persians  
to the ,macedonians4    #af3ae4 ,but we 
have found that the ,jews1 who were by  
that most wicked  man appointed to be   
slain1 are in no fault at all1 but      
contrariwise1  use just laws1    #af3af4

 ,and are the children of the highest   
and the greatest1 and the  ever living  
,god1 by whose benefit the kingdom was  
given both to our  fathers and to us1   
and is kept unto this day4    #af3ag4   
,wherefore know ye that those letters   
which he sent in our name1  are void and
 of no effect4    #af3ah4 ,for which    
crime both he himself that devised it1  
and all his  kindred hang on gibbets1   
before the gates of this city ,susan3   
not we1  but ,god repaying him as he    
deserved4    #af3ai4 ,but this edict1   
which we now send1 shall be published in
 all  cities1 that the ,jews may freely 
follow their own laws4    #af3bj4 ,and  
you shall aid them that they may kill   
those who had prepared  themselves to   
kill them1 on the thirteenth day of the 
twelfth month1  which is called ,adar4  
#af3ba4 ,for the almighty ,god hath     
turned this day of sadness and  mourning
 into joy to them4    #af3bb4 ,wherefore
 you shall also count this day among    
other festival  days1 and celebrate it  

with all joy1 that it may be known also 
in times  to come1    #af3bc4 ,that all 
they who faithfully obey the ,persians1 
receive a worthy  reward for their      
fidelity3 but they that are traitors to 
their kingdom1  are destroyed for their 
wickedness4    #af3bd4 ,and let every   
province and city1 that will not be     
partaker of  this solemnity1 perish by  
the sword and by fire1 and be destroyed 
in  such manner as to be made           
unpassable1 both to men and beasts1 for 
an  example of contempt1 and            
disobedience4          ,,the ,,book ,,of
 ,,job      ,this ,book takes its name  
from the holy man of whom it treats3    
who1  according to the more probable    
opinion1 was of the race of ,esau2 and  
the same as ,jobab1 king of ,edom1      
mentioned ,gen4 #cf4cc4 ,it is uncertain
  who was the writer of it4 ,some       
attribute it to ,job himself2 others to 
,moses1 or some one of the prophets4 ,in
 the ,hebrew it is written in  verse1   
from the beginning of the third chapter 

to the forty-second  chapter4      ,job 
,chapter #a    ,job's virtue and riches4
 ,satan by permission from ,god         
strippeth him of  all his substance4    
,his patience4    #a3a4 ,there was a man
 in the land of ,hus1 whose name was    
,job1 and that  man was simple and      
upright1 and fearing ,god1 and avoiding 
evil4    ,hus4444 ,the land of ,hus was 
a part of ,edom2 as appears from ,lam4  
#d4ba4--;,ibid4 ,simple4444 ,that is1   
innocent1 sincere1 and without guile4   
#a3b4 ,and there were born to him seven 
sons and three daughters4    #a3c4 ,and 
his possession was seven thousand sheep1
 and three thousand  camels1 and five   
hundred yoke of oxen1 and five hundred  
she asses1 and  a family exceedingly    
great3 and this man was great among all 
the people  of the east4    #a3d4 ,and  
his sons went1 and made a feast by      
houses1 every one in his  day4 ,and     
sending1 they called their three        
sisters1 to eat and drink  with them4   
,and made a feast by houses4444 ,that   

is1 each made a feast in his own  house 
and had his day1 inviting the others1   
and their sisters4    #a3e4 ,and when   
the days of their feasting were gone    
about1 ,job sent to  them1 and          
sanctified them3 and rising up early1   
offered holocausts for  every one of    
them4 ,for he said3 ,lest perhaps my    
sons have sinned1 and  have blessed ,god
 in their hearts4 ,so did ,job all days4
    ,blessed4444 ,for greater horror of 
the very thought of blasphemy1 the      
scripture both here and ver4 #aa1 and in
 the following chapter1 ver4 #e  and #i1
 uses the word bless to signify its     
contrary4    #a3f4 ,now on a certain    
day1 when the sons of ,god came to stand
 before  the ,lord1 ,satan also was     
present among them4    ,the sons of     
,god4444 ,the angels4--,ibid4 ,satan    
also1 etc4444 ,this passage  represents 
to us in a figure1 accommodated to the  
ways and  understandings of men1 #a4    
,the restless endeavours of ,satan      
against the  servants of ,god2 #b4 ,that

 he can do nothing without ,god's       
permission2 #c4  ,that ,god doth not    
permit him to tempt them above their    
strength3 but  assists them by his      
divine grace in such manner1 that the   
vain efforts  of the enemy only serve to
 illustrate their virtue and increase   
their  merit4    #a3g4 ,and the ,lord   
said to him3 ,whence comest thou8 ,and  
he answered and  said3 ,i have gone     
round about the earth1 and walked       
through it4    #a3h4 ,and the ,lord said
 to him3 ,hast thou considered my       
servant1 ,job1  that there is none like 
him in the earth1 a simple and upright  
man1 and  fearing ,god1 and avoiding    
evil8    #a3i4 ,and ,satan answering1   
said3 ,doth ,job fear ,god in vain8     
#a3aj4 ,hast thou not made a fence for  
him1 and his house1 and all his         
substance round about1 blessed the works
 of his hands1 and his  possession hath 
increased on the earth8    #a3aa4 ,but  
stretch forth thy hand a little1 and    
touch all that he hath1  and see if he  

bless thee not to thy face4    #a3ab4   
,then the ,lord said to ,satan3 ,behold1
 all that he hath is in thy  hand3 only 
put not forth thy hand upon his person4 
,and ,satan went forth  from the        
presence of the ,lord4    #a3ac4 ,now   
upon a certain day1 when his sons and   
daughters were eating  and drinking     
wine1 in the house of their eldest      
brother1    #a3ad4 ,there came a        
messenger to ,job1 and said3 ,the oxen  
were ploughing1  and the asses feeding  
beside them1    #a3ae4 ,and the ,sabeans
 rushed in1 and took all away1 and slew 
the  servants with the sword2 and ,i    
alone have escaped to tell thee4        
#a3af4 ,and while he was yet speaking1  
another came1 and said3 ,the fire  of   
,god fell from heaven1 and striking the 
sheep and the servants1 hath  consumed  
them2 and ,i alone have escaped to tell 
thee4    #a3ag4 ,and while he also was  
yet speaking1 there came another1 and   
said3  ,the ,chaldeans made three       
troops1 and have fallen upon the camels1

 and  taken them2 moreover1 they have   
slain the servants with the sword3 and  
,i alone have escaped to tell thee4     
#a3ah4 ,he was yet speaking1 and behold 
another came in1 and said3 ,thy  sons   
and daughters were eating and drinking  
wine in the house of their  eldest      
brother1    #a3ai4 ,a violent wind came 
on a sudden from the side of the desert1
 and  shook the four corners of the     
house1 and it fell upon thy children1   
and  they are dead3 and ,i alone have   
escaped to tell thee4    #a3bj4 ,then   
,job rose up1 and rent his garments1 and
 having shaven his  head1 fell down upon
 the ground1 and worshipped1    #a3ba4  
,and said3 ,naked came ,i out of my     
mother's womb1 and naked shall ,i       
return thither3 the ,lord gave1 and the 
,lord hath taken away3 as it hath       
pleased the ,lord1 so is it done3       
blessed be the name of the ,lord4       
#a3bb4 ,in all these things ,job sinned 
not by his lips1 nor spoke he any       
foolish thing against ,god4      ,job   

,chapter #b    #b3a4 ,and it came to    
pass1 when on a certain day the sons of 
,god came1  and stood before the ,lord1 
and ,satan came amongst them1 and stood 
in  his sight1    #b3b4 ,that the ,lord 
said to ,satan3 ,whence comest thou8    
,and he answered1  and said3 ,i have    
gone round about the earth1 and walked  
through it4    #b3c4 ,and the ,lord said
 to ,satan3 ,hast thou considered my    
servant1 ,job1  that there is none like 
him in the earth1 a man simple and      
upright1 and  fearing ,god1 and avoiding
 evil1 and still keeping his innocence8 
,but  thou hast moved me against him1   
that ,i should afflict him without      
cause4    #b3d4 ,and ,satan answered1   
and said3 ,skin for skin2 and all that a
 man  hath1 he will give for his life3  
#b3e4 ,but put forth thy hand1 and touch
 his bone and his flesh1 and then  thou 
shalt see that he will bless thee to thy
 face4    #b3f4 ,and the ,lord said to  
,satan3 ,behold1 he is in thy hand1 but 
yet  save his life4    #b3g4 ,so ,satan 

went forth from the presence of the     
,lord1 and struck ,job  with a very     
grievous ulcer1 from the sole of the    
foot even to the top  of his head3      
#b3h4 ,and he took a potsherd and       
scraped the corrupt matter1 sitting on  
a dunghill4    #b3i4 ,and his wife said 
to him3 ,dost thou still continue in thy
  simplicity8 bless ,god and die4       
#b3aj4 ,and he said to her3 ,thou hast  
spoken like one of the foolish  women3  
,if we have received good things at the 
hand of ,god1 why should  we not receive
 evil8 ,in all these things ,job did not
 sin with his lips4    #b3aa4 ,now when 
,job's three friends heard all the evil 
that had befallen  him1 they came every 
one from his own place1 ,eliphaz1 the   
,themanite1  and ,baldad1 the ,suhite1  
and ,sophar1 the ,naamathite4 ,for they 
had made  an appointment to come        
together and visit him1 and comfort him4
    #b3ab4 ,and when they had lifted up 
their eyes afar off1 they knew him  not1
 and crying out1 they wept1 and rending 

their garments1 they  sprinkled dust    
upon their heads toward heaven4         
#b3ac4 ,and they sat with him on the    
ground seven days and seven nights  and 
no man spoke to him a word3 for they saw
 that his grief was very  great4        
,job ,chapter #c    #c3a4 ,after this1  
,job opened his mouth1 and cursed his   
day1    ,cursed his day4444 ,job cursed 
the day of his birth1 not by way of     
wishing evil to any thing of ,god's     
creation2 but only to express in a      
stronger manner his sense of human      
miseries in general1 and of his own     
calamities in particular4    #c3b4 ,and 
he said3    #c3c4 ,let the day perish   
wherein ,i was born1 and the night in   
which it  was said3 ,a man child is     
conceived4    #c3d4 ,let that day be    
turned into darkness1 let not ,god      
regard it from  above1 and let not the  
light shine upon it4    #c3e4 ,let      
darkness1 and the shadow of death1 cover
 it1 let a mist  overspread it1 and let 
it be wrapped up in bitterness4    #c3f4

 ,let a darksome whirlwind seize upon   
that night1 let it not be  counted in   
the days of the year1 nor numbered in   
the months4    #c3g4 ,let that night be 
solitary1 and not worthy of praise4     
#c3h4 ,let them curse it who curse the  
day1 who are ready to raise up a        
leviathan3    #c3i4 ,let the stars be   
darkened with the mist thereof3 let it  
expect  light1 and not see it1 nor the  
rising of the dawning of the day3       
#c3aj4 ,because it shut not up the doors
 of the womb that bore me1 nor  took    
away evils from my eyes4    #c3aa4 ,why 
did ,i not die in the womb8 why did ,i  
not perish when ,i came  out of the     
belly8    #c3ab4 ,why received upon the 
knees8 why suckled at the breasts8      
#c3ac4 ,for now ,i should have been     
asleep and still1 and should have rest  
in my sleep3    #c3ad4 ,with kings and  
consuls of the earth1 who build         
themselves  solitudes3    #c3ae4 ,or    
with princes1 that possess gold1 and    
fill their houses with  silver3         

#c3af4 ,or as a hidden untimely birth1  
,i should not be2 or as they that1      
being conceived1 have not seen the      
light4    #c3ag4 ,there the wicked cease
 from tumult1 and there the wearied in  
strength are at rest4    #c3ah4 ,and    
they sometime bound together without    
disquiet1 have not heard  the voice of  
the oppressor4    #c3ai4 ,the small and 
great are there1 and the servant is free
 from his  master4    #c3bj4 ,why is    
light given to him that is in misery1   
and life to them  that are in bitterness
 of soul8    #c3ba4 ,that look for      
death1 and it cometh not1 as they that  
dig for a  treasure3    #c3bb4 ,and they
 rejoice exceedingly when they have     
found the grave8    #c3bc4 ,to a man    
whose way is hidden1 and ,god hath      
surrounded him with  darkness8    #c3bd4
 ,before ,i eat ,i sigh3 and as         
overflowing waters1 so is my roaring3   
#c3be4 ,for the fear which ,i feared1   
hath come upon me3 and that which ,i    
was afraid of1 hath befallen me4        

#c3bf4 ,have ,i not dissembled8 have ,i 
not kept silence8 have ,i not been      
quiet8 and indignation is come upon me4 
,job ,chapter #d    #d3a4 ,then         
,eliphaz1 the ,themanite1 answered1 and 
said3    #d3b4 ,if we begin to speak to 
thee1 perhaps thou wilt take it ill2 but
  who can withhold the words he hath    
conceived8    #d3c4 ,behold thou hast   
taught many1 and thou hast strengthened 
the weary  hands3    #d3d4 ,thy words   
have confirmed them that were           
staggering1 and thou hast  strengthened 
the trembling knees3    #d3e4 ,but now  
the scourge is come upon thee1 and thou 
faintest3 ,it hath  touched thee1 and   
thou art troubled4    #d3f4 ,where is   
thy fear1 thy fortitude1 thy patience1  
and the perfection  of thy ways8        
#d3g4 ,remember1 ,i pray thee1 who ever 
perished being innocent8 or when  were  
the just destroyed8    #d3h4 ,on the    
contrary1 ,i have seen those who work   
iniquity1 and sow  sorrows1 and reap    
them1    #d3i4 ,perishing by the blast  

of ,god1 and consumed by the spirit of  
his  wrath4    #d3aj4 ,the roaring of   
the lion1 and the voice of the lioness1 
and the  teeth of the whelps of lions1  
are broken3    #d3aa4 ,the tiger hath   
perished for want of prey1 and the young
 lions are  scattered abroad4    #d3ab4 
,now there was a word spoken to me in   
private1 and my ears by  stealth1 as it 
were1 received the veins of its whisper4
    #d3ac4 ,in the horror of a vision by
 night1 when deep sleep is wont to  hold
 men1    #d3ad4 ,fear seized upon me1   
and trembling1 and all my bones were    
affrighted3    #d3ae4 ,and when a spirit
 passed before me1 the hair of my flesh 
stood  up4    #d3af4 ,there stood one   
whose countenance ,i knew not1 an image 
before my  eyes1 and ,i heard the voice1
 as it were1 of a gentle wind4    #d3ag4
 ,shall man be justified in comparison  
of ,god1 or shall a man be  more pure   
than his maker8    ,shall man be        
justified in comparison of ,god1 etc4444
 ,these are the  words which ,eliphaz   

had heard from an angel1 which1 ver4    
#ae1 he calls a  spirit4    #d3ah4      
,behold1 they that serve him are not    
steadfast1 and in his angels  he found  
wickedness3    #d3ai4 ,how much more    
shall they that dwell in houses of clay1
 who have  an earthly foundation1 be    
consumed as with the moth8    #d3bj4    
,from morning till evening they shall be
 cut down3 and because no  one          
understandeth1 they shall perish for    
ever4    #d3ba4 ,and they that shall be 
left1 shall be taken away from them3    
they  shall die1 and not in wisdom4     
,job ,chapter #e    #e3a4 ,call now1 if 
there be any that will answer thee1 and 
turn to some  of the saints4    #e3b4   
,anger indeed killeth the foolish1 and  
envy slayeth the little one4    #e3c4 ,i
 have seen a fool with a strong root1   
and ,i cursed his beauty  immediately4  
#e3d4 ,his children shall be far from   
safety1 and shall be destroyed in  the  
gate1 and there shall be none to deliver
 them4    #e3e4 ,whose harvest the      

hungry shall eat1 and the armed man     
shall take  him by violence1 and the    
thirsty shall drink up his riches4      
#e3f4 ,nothing upon earth is done       
without a cause1 and sorrow doth not    
spring out of the ground4    #e3g4 ,man 
is born to labour1 and the bird to fly4 
#e3h4 ,wherefore ,i will pray to the    
,lord1 and address my speech to ,god3   
#e3i4 ,who doth great things1 and       
unsearchable and wonderful things       
without number3    #e3aj4 ,who giveth   
rain upon the face of the earth1 and    
watereth all  things with waters3       
#e3aa4 ,who setteth up the humble on    
high1 and comforteth with health  those 
that mourn4    #e3ab4 ,who bringeth to  
nought the designs of the malignant1 so 
that  their hands cannot accomplish what
 they had begun3    #e3ac4 ,who catcheth
 the wise in their craftiness1 and      
disappointeth the  counsel of the       
wicked3    #e3ad4 ,they shall meet with 
darkness in the day1 and grope at       
noonday as  in the night4    #e3ae4 ,but

 he shall save the needy from the sword 
of their mouth1 and  the poor from the  
hand of the violent4    #e3af4 ,and to  
the needy there shall be hope1 but      
iniquity shall draw in  her mouth4      
#e3ag4 ,blessed is the man whom ,god    
correcteth3 refuse not1 therefore1  the 
chastising of the ,lord4    #e3ah4 ,for 
he woundeth1 and cureth3 he striketh1   
and his hands shall  heal4    #e3ai4 ,in
 six troubles he shall deliver thee1 and
 in the seventh1 evil  shall not touch  
thee4    #e3bj4 ,in famine he shall     
deliver thee from death2 and in battle1 
from  the hand of the sword4    #e3ba4  
,thou shalt be hidden from the scourge  
of the tongue3 and thou  shalt not fear 
calamity when it cometh4    #e3bb4 ,in  
destruction and famine thou shalt laugh3
 and thou shalt not be  afraid of the   
beasts of the earth4    #e3bc4 ,but thou
 shalt have a covenant with the stones  
of the lands1 and  the beasts of the    
earth shall be at peace with thee4      
#e3bd4 ,and thou shalt know that thy    

tabernacle is in peace1 and visiting    
thy beauty1 thou shalt not sin4         
#e3be4 ,thou shalt know also that thy   
seed shall be multiplied1 and thy       
offspring like the grass of the earth4  
#e3bf4 ,thou shalt enter into the grave 
in abundance1 as a heap of wheat  is    
brought in its season4    #e3bg4        
,behold1 this is even so1 as we have    
searched out3 which thou  having heard1 
consider it thoroughly in thy mind4     
,job ,chapter #f    #f3a4 ,but ,job     
answered1 and said3    #f3b4 ,o that my 
sins1 whereby ,i have deserved wrath1   
and the calamity  that ,i suffer1 were  
weighed in a balance4    ,my sins1      
etc4444 ,he does not mean to compare his
 sufferings with his  real sins3 but    
with the imaginary crimes which his     
friends imputed to  him3 and especially 
with his wrath1 or grief1 expressed in  
the third  chapter1 which they so much  
accused4 ,though1 as he tells them here1
 it  bore no proportion with the        
greatness of his calamity4    #f3c4 ,as 

the sand of the sea1 this would appear  
heavier3 therefore1 my  words are full  
of sorrow3    #f3d4 ,for the arrows of  
the ,lord are in me1 the rage whereof   
drinketh up  my spirit1 and the terrors 
of the ,lord war against me4    #f3e4   
,will the wild ass bray when he hath    
grass8 or will the ox low when  he      
standeth before a full manger8    #f3f4 
,or can an unsavoury thing be eaten1    
that is not seasoned with  salt8 or can 
a man taste that which1 when tasted1    
bringeth death8    #f3g4 ,the things    
which before my soul would not touch1   
now1 through  anguish1 are my meats4    
#f3h4 ,who will grant that my request   
may come3 and that ,god may give me     
what ,i look for8    #f3i4 ,and that he 
that hath begun may destroy me1 that he 
may let loose  his hand1 and cut me off8
    #f3aj4 ,and that this may be my     
comfort1 that afflicting me with sorrow1
  he spare not1 nor ,i contradict the   
words of the ,holy one4    #f3aa4 ,for  
what is my strength1 that ,i can hold   

out8 or what is my end1  that ,i should 
keep patience8    #f3ab4 ,my strength is
 not the strength of stones1 nor is my  
flesh of  brass4    #f3ac4 ,behold there
 is no help for me in myself1 and my    
familiar friends  also are departed from
 me4    #f3ad4 ,he that taketh away     
mercy from his friend1 forsaketh the    
fear of  the ,lord4    #f3ae4 ,my       
brethren have passed by me1 as the      
torrent that passeth  swiftly in the    
valleys4    #f3af4 ,they that fear the  
hoary frost1 the snow shall fall upon   
them4    #f3ag4 ,at the time when they  
shall be scattered they shall perish3   
and  after it groweth hot1 they shall be
 melted out of their place4    #f3ah4   
,the paths of their steps are entangled3
 they shall walk in vain1  and shall    
perish4    #f3ai4 ,consider the paths of
 ,thema1 the ways of ,saba1 and wait a  
little  while4    #f3bj4 ,they are      
confounded1 because ,i have hoped3 they 
are come also  even unto me1 and are    
covered with shame4    #f3ba4 ,now you  

are come3 and now1 seeing my affliction1
 you are afraid4    #f3bb4 ,did ,i say3 
,bring to me1 and give me of your       
substance8    #f3bc4 ,or deliver me from
 the hand of the enemy1 and rescue me   
out of  the hand of the mighty8         
#f3bd4 ,teach me1 and ,i will hold my   
peace3 and if ,i have been ignorant  of 
any thing1 instruct me4    #f3be4 ,why  
have you detracted the words of truth1  
whereas there is none  of you that can  
reprove me8    #f3bf4 ,you dress up     
speeches only to rebuke1 and you utter  
words to the  wind4    #f3bg4 ,you rush 
in upon the fatherless1 and you         
endeavour to overthrow  your friend4    
#f3bh4 ,however1 finish what you have   
begun3 give ear and see whether ,i  lie4
    #f3bi4 ,answer1 ,i beseech you1     
without contention3 and speaking that   
which is just1 judge ye4    #f3cj4 ,and 
you shall not find iniquity in my       
tongue1 neither shall folly  sound in my
 mouth4      ,job ,chapter #g    #g3a4  
,the life of man upon earth is a        

warfare1 and his days are like the  days
 of a hireling4    #g3b4 ,as a servant  
longeth for the shade1 as the hireling  
looketh for  the end of his work2       
#g3c4 ,so ,i also have had empty months1
 and have numbered to myself  wearisome 
nights4    #g3d4 ,if ,i lie down to     
sleep1 ,i shall say3 ,when shall ,i     
rise8 and again1  ,i shall look for the 
evening1 and shall be filled with       
sorrows even  till darkness4    #g3e4   
,my flesh is clothed with rottenness and
 the filth of dust2 my skin  is withered
 and drawn together4    #g3f4 ,my days  
have passed more swiftly than the web is
 cut by the  weaver1 and are consumed   
without any hope4    #g3g4 ,remember    
that my life is but wind1 and my eye    
shall not return to  see good things4   
#g3h4 ,nor shall the sight of man behold
 me3 thy eyes are upon me1 and ,i  shall
 be no more4    #g3i4 ,as a cloud is    
consumed1 and passeth away3 so he that  
shall go down  to hell shall not come   
up4    #g3aj4 ,nor shall he return any  

more into his house1 neither shall his  
place know him any more4    #g3aa4      
,wherefore1 ,i will not spare my month1 
,i will speak in the  affliction of my  
spirit3 ,i will talk with the bitterness
 of my soul4    #g3ab4 ,am ,i a sea1 or 
a whale1 that thou hast enclosed me in a
 prison8    #g3ac4 ,if ,i say3 ,my bed  
shall comfort me1 and ,i shall be       
relieved1  speaking with myself on my   
couch3    #g3ad4 ,thou wilt frighten me 
with dreams1 and terrify me with        
visions4    #g3ae4 ,so that my soul     
rather chooseth hanging1 and my bones   
death4    #g3af4 ,i have done with hope1
 ,i shall now live no longer3 spare me1 
for  my days are nothing4    #g3ag4     
,what is a man1 that thou shouldst      
magnify him or why dost thou  set thy   
heart upon him8    #g3ah4 ,thou visitest
 him early in the morning1 and thou     
provest him  suddenly4    #g3ai4 ,how   
long wilt thou not spare me1 nor suffer 
me to swallow down my  spittle8         
#g3bj4 ,i have sinned3 what shall ,i do 

to thee1 ,o keeper of men8 why hast     
thou set me opposite to thee1 and am ,i 
become burdensome to myself8    #g3ba4  
,why dost thou not remove my sin1 and   
why dost thou not take away  my         
iniquity8 ,behold now ,i shall sleep in 
the dust3 and if thou seek me  in the   
morning1 ,i shall not be4      ,job     
,chapter #h    #h3a4 ,then ,baldad1 the 
,suhite1 answered1 and said3    #h3b4   
,how long wilt thou speak these things1 
and how long shall the  words of thy    
mouth be like a strong wind8    #h3c4   
,doth ,god pervert judgment1 or doth the
 ,almighty overthrow that  which is     
just8    #h3d4 ,although thy children   
have sinned against him1 and he hath    
left  them in the hand of their         
iniquity3    #h3e4 ,yet if thou wilt    
arise early to ,god1 and wilt beseech   
the  ,almighty3    #h3f4 ,if thou wilt  
walk clean and upright1 he will         
presently awake unto  thee1 and will    
make the dwelling of thy justice        
peaceable3    #h3g4 ,in so much1 that if

 thy former things were small thy latter
 things  would be multiplied            
exceedingly4    #h3h4 ,for inquire of   
the former generation1 and search       
diligently into  the memory of the      
fathers3    #h3i4 7,for we are but of   
yesterday1 and are ignorant that our    
days upon  earth are but a shadow47     
#h3aj4 ,and they shall teach thee3 they 
shall speak to thee1 and utter  words   
out of their hearts4    #h3aa4 ,can the 
rush be green without moisture8 or sedge
 bush grow  without water8    #h3ab4    
,when it is yet in flower1 and is not   
plucked up with the hand1 it  withereth 
before all herbs4    #h3ac4 ,even so are
 the ways of all that forget ,god1 and  
the hope of the  hypocrite shall perish3
    #h3ad4 ,his folly shall not please  
him1 and his trust shall be like the    
spider's web4    #h3ae4 ,he shall lean  
upon his house1 and it shall not stand3 
he shall  prop it up1 and it shall not  
rise3    #h3af4 ,he seemeth to have     
moisture before the sun cometh2 and at  

his  rising1 his blossom shall shoot    
forth4    #h3ag4 ,his roots shall be    
thick upon a heap of stones2 and among  
the  stones he shall abide4    #h3ah4   
,if one swallow him up out of his place1
 he shall deny him1 and  shall say3 ,i  
know thee not4    #h3ai4 ,for this is   
the joy of his way1 that others may     
spring again out  of the earth4         
#h3bj4 ,god will not cast away the      
simple1 nor reach out his hand to the   
evil doer3    #h3ba4 ,until thy mouth be
 filled with laughter1 and thy lips with
  rejoicing4    #h3bb4 ,they that hate  
thee1 shall be clothed with confusion3  
and the  dwelling of the wicked shall   
not stand4      ,job ,chapter #i        
#i3a4 ,and ,job answered1 and said3     
#i3b4 ,indeed ,i know it is so1 and that
 man cannot be justified1 compared  with
 ,god4    #i3c4 ,if he will contend with
 him1 he cannot answer him one for a    
thousand4    #i3d4 ,he is wise in heart1
 and mighty in strength3 who hath       
resisted  him1 and hath had peace8      

#i3e4 ,who hath removed mountains1 and  
they whom he overthrew in his  wrath1   
knew it not4    #i3f4 ,who shaketh the  
earth out of her place1 and the pillars 
thereof  tremble4    #i3g4 ,who         
commandeth the sun1 and it riseth not3  
and shutteth up the  stars1 as it were1 
under a seal3    #i3h4 ,who alone       
spreadeth out the heavens1 and walketh  
upon the waves of  the sea1    #i3i4    
,who maketh ,arcturus1 and ,orion1 and  
,hyades1 and the inner parts of  the    
south4    ,arcturus1 etc4444 ,these are 
names of stars or constellations4 ,in   
,hebrew1 ,ash1 ,cesil1 and ,cimah4 ,see 
note chap4 #ch1 ver4 #ca4    #i3aj4 ,who
 doth things great and incomprehensible1
 and wonderful1 of  which there is no   
number4    #i3aa4 ,if he come to me1 ,i 
shall not see him3 if he depart1 ,i     
shall not  understand4    #i3ab4 ,if he 
examine on a sudden1 who shall answer   
him8 or who can say3  ,why dost thou so8
    #i3ac4 ,god1 whose wrath no man can 
resist1 and under whom they stoop  that 

bear up the world4    #i3ad4 ,what am ,i
 then1 that ,i should answer him1 and   
have words with  him8    #i3ae4 ,i1 who 
although ,i should have any just thing1 
would not answer1  but would make       
supplication to my judge4    #i3af4 ,and
 if he should hear me when ,i call1 ,i  
should not believe that  he had heard my
 voice4    #i3ag4 ,for he shall crush me
 in a whirlwind1 and multiply my wounds 
even  without cause4    ,without        
cause4444 ,that is1 without my knowing  
the cause3 or without any  crime of     
mine4    #i3ah4 ,he alloweth not my     
spirit to rest1 and he filleth me with  
bitterness4    #i3ai4 ,if strength be   
demanded1 he is most strong3 if equity  
of  judgment1 no man dare bear witness  
for me4    #i3bj4 ,if ,i would justify  
myself1 my own mouth shall condemn me3  
if ,i  would shew myself innocent1 he   
shall prove me wicked4    #i3ba4        
,although ,i should be simple1 even this
 my soul shall be ignorant  of1 and ,i  
shall be weary of my life4    #i3bb4    

,one thing there is that ,i have spoken1
 both the innocent and the  wicked he   
consumeth4    #i3bc4 ,if he scourge1 let
 him kill at once1 and not laugh at the 
pains  of the innocent4    #i3bd4 ,the  
earth is given into the hand of the     
wicked1 he covereth the  face of the    
judges thereof3 and if it be not he1 who
 is it then8    #i3be4 ,my days have    
been swifter than a post3 they have fled
 away and  have not seen good4    #i3bf4
 ,they have passed by as ships carrying 
fruits1 as an eagle flying  to the prey4
    #i3bg4 ,if ,i say3 ,i will not speak
 so3 ,i change my face1 and am tormented
  with sorrow4    #i3bh4 ,i feared all  
my works1 knowing that thou didst not   
spare the  offender4    #i3bi4 ,but if  
so also ,i am wicked1 why have ,i       
laboured in vain8    #i3cj4 ,if ,i be   
washed1 as it were1 with snow waters1   
and my hands shall  shine ever so clean3
    #i3ca4 ,yet thou shalt plunge me in 
filth1 and my garments shall abhor  me4 
#i3cb4 ,for ,i shall not answer a man   

that is like myself3 nor one that  may  
be heard with me equally in judgment4   
#i3cc4 ,there is none that may be able  
to reprove both1 and to put his  hand   
between both4    #i3cd4 ,let him take   
his rod away from me1 and let not his   
fear terrify  me4    #i3ce4 ,i will     
speak1 and will not fear him3 for ,i    
cannot answer while ,i  am in fear4     
,job ,chapter #aj    #aj3a4 ,my soul is 
weary of my life1 ,i will let go my     
speech against  myself1 ,i will speak in
 the bitterness of my soul4    #aj3b4 ,i
 will say to ,god3 ,do not condemn me3  
tell me why thou judgest me  so8        
#aj3c4 ,doth it seem good to thee that  
thou shouldst calumniate me1 and        
oppress me1 the work of thy own hands1  
and help the counsel of the  wicked8    
#aj3d4 ,hast thou eyes of flesh3 or1    
shalt thou see as man seeth8    #aj3e4  
,are thy days as the days of man1 and   
are thy years as the times  of men3     
#aj3f4 ,that thou shouldst inquire after
 my iniquity1 and search after my  sin8 

#aj3g4 ,and shouldst know that ,i have  
done no wicked thing1 whereas there  is 
no man that can deliver out of thy hand8
    #aj3h4 ,thy hands have made me1 and 
fashioned me wholly round about1 and    
dost thou thus cast me down headlong on 
a sudden8    #aj3i4 ,remember1 ,i       
beseech thee1 that thou hast made me as 
the clay1 and  thou wilt bring me into  
dust4    #aj3aj4 ,hast thou not milked  
me as milk1 and curdled me like cheese8 
#aj3aa4 ,thou hast clothed me with skin 
and flesh3 thou hast put me  together   
with bones and sinews3    #aj3ab4 ,thou 
hast granted me life and mercy1 and thy 
visitation hath  preserved my spirit4   
#aj3ac4 ,although thou conceal these    
things in thy heart1 yet ,i know that   
thou rememberest all things4    #aj3ad4 
,if ,i have sinned1 and thou hast spared
 me for an hour3 why dost  thou not     
suffer me to be clean from my iniquity8 
#aj3ae4 ,and if ,i be wicked1 woe unto  
me3 and if just1 ,i shall not lift  up  
my head1 being filled with affliction   

and misery4    #aj3af4 ,and for pride   
thou wilt take me as a lioness1 and     
returning1  thou tormentest me          
wonderfully4    #aj3ag4 ,thou renewest  
thy witnesses against me1 and           
multipliest thy  wrath upon me1 and     
pains war against me4    #aj3ah4 ,why   
didst thou bring me forth out of the    
womb8 ,o that ,i had been  consumed1    
that eye might not see me6    #aj3ai4 ,i
 should have been as if ,i had not been1
 carried from the womb  to the grave4   
#aj3bj4 ,shall not the fewness of my    
days be ended shortly8 ,suffer me1      
therefore1 that ,i may lament my sorrow 
a little3    #aj3ba4 ,before ,i go and  
return no more1 to a land that is dark  
and  covered with the mist of death3    
#aj3bb4 ,a land of misery and darkness1 
where the shadow of death1 and no       
order1 but everlasting horror dwelleth4 
,job ,chapter #aa    ,sophar reproves   
,job1 for justifying himself1 and       
invites him to  repentance4    #aa3a4   
,then ,sophar the ,naamathite answered1 

and said3    #aa3b4 ,shall not he that  
speaketh much1 hear also8 or shall a man
 full  of talk be justified8    #aa3c4  
,shall men hold their peace to thee     
only8 and when thou hast  mocked others1
 shall no man confute thee8    #aa3d4   
,for thou hast said3 ,my word is pure1  
and ,i am clean in thy sight4    #aa3e4 
,and ,i wish that ,god would speak with 
thee1 and would open his  lips to thee1 
#aa3f4 ,that he might shew thee the     
secrets of wisdom1 and that his law  is 
manifold1 and thou mightest understand  
that he exacteth much less of  thee1    
than thy iniquity deserveth4    #aa3g4  
,peradventure thou wilt comprehend the  
steps of ,god1 and wilt find  out the   
,almighty perfectly8    #aa3h4 ,he is   
higher than heaven1 and what wilt thou  
do8 he is deeper  than hell1 and how    
wilt thou know8    #aa3i4 ,the measure  
of him is longer than the earth1 and    
broader than the  sea4    #aa3aj4 ,if he
 shall overturn all things1 or shall    
press them together1  who shall         

contradict him8    #aa3aa4 ,for he      
knoweth the vanity of men1 and when he  
seeth iniquity1  doth he not consider   
it8    #aa3ab4 ,a vain man is lifted up 
into pride1 and thinketh himself born   
free like a wild ass's colt4    #aa3ac4 
,but thou hast hardened thy heart1 and  
hast spread thy hands to  him4          
#aa3ad4 ,if thou wilt put away from thee
 the iniquity that is in thy  hand1 and 
let not injustice remain in thy         
tabernacle3    #aa3ae4 ,then mayst thou 
lift up thy face without spot1 and thou 
shalt be  steadfast1 and shalt not fear4
    #aa3af4 ,thou shalt also forget     
misery1 and remember it only as waters  
that are passed away4    #aa3ag4 ,and   
brightness like that of the noonday1    
shall arise to thee at  evening3 and    
when thou shalt think thyself consumed1 
thou shalt rise as  the day star4       
#aa3ah4 ,and thou shalt have confidence1
 hope being set before thee1 and  being 
buried thou shalt sleep secure4         
#aa3ai4 ,thou shalt rest1 and there     

shall be none to make thee afraid3  and 
many shall entreat thy face4    #aa3bj4 
,but the eyes of the wicked shall decay1
 and the way to escape  shall fail them1
 and their hope the abomination of the  
soul4      ,job ,chapter #ab    ,job's  
reply to ,sophar4 ,he extols ,god's     
power and wisdom4    #ab3a4 ,then ,job  
answered1 and said3    #ab3b4 ,are you  
then men alone1 and shall wisdom die    
with you8    #ab3c4 ,i also have a heart
 as well as you3 for who is ignorant of 
these  things1 which you know8    #ab3d4
 ,he that is mocked by his friends as   
,i1 shall call upon ,god and he  will   
hear him3 for the simplicity of the just
 man is laughed to scorn4    #ab3e4 ,the
 lamp despised in the thoughts of the   
rich1 is ready for the  time appointed4 
#ab3f4 ,the tabernacles of robbers      
abound1 and they provoke ,god boldly2   
whereas it is he that hath given all    
into their hands3    #ab3g4 ,but ask now
 the beasts1 and they shall teach thee3 
and the birds  of the air1 and they     

shall tell thee4    #ab3h4 ,speak to the
 earth1 and it shall answer thee3 and   
the fishes of  the sea shall tell4      
#ab3i4 ,who is ignorant that the hand of
 the ,lord hath made all these  things8 
#ab3aj4 ,in whose hand is the soul of   
every living thing1 and the spirit  of  
all flesh of man4    #ab3aa4 ,doth not  
the ear discern words1 and the palate of
 him that  eateth1 the taste8    #ab3ab4
 ,in the ancient is wisdom1 and in      
length of days prudence4    #ab3ac4     
,with him is wisdom and strength1 he    
hath counsel and  understanding4        
#ab3ad4 ,if he pull down1 there is no   
man that can build up3 if he shut  up a 
man1 there is none that can open4       
#ab3ae4 ,if he withhold the waters1 all 
things shall be dried up3 and if  he    
send them out1 they shall overturn the  
earth4    #ab3af4 ,with him is strength 
and wisdom3 he knoweth both the         
deceivers1  and him that is deceived4   
#ab3ag4 ,he bringeth counsellors to a   
foolish end1 and judges to              

insensibility4    #ab3ah4 ,he looseth   
the belt of kings1 and girdeth their    
loins with a  cord4    #ab3ai4 ,he      
leadeth away priests without glory1 and 
overthroweth nobles4    #ab3bj4 ,he     
changeth the speech of the true         
speakers1 and taketh away the  doctrine 
of the aged4    #ab3ba4 ,he poureth     
contempt upon princes1 and relieveth    
them that were  oppressed4    #ab3bb4   
,he discovereth deep things out of      
darkness1 and bringeth up to  light the 
shadow of death4    #ab3bc4 ,he         
multiplieth nations1 and destroyeth     
them1 and restoreth them  again after   
they were overthrown4    #ab3bd4 ,he    
changeth the heart of the princes of the
 people of the earth1  and deceiveth    
them that they walk in vain where there 
is no way4    #ab3be4 ,they shall grope 
as in the dark1 and not in the light1   
and he  shall make them stagger like men
 that are drunk4      ,job ,chapter #ac 
,job persists in maintaining his        
innocence3 and reproves his friends4    

#ac3a4 ,behold my eye hath seen all     
these things1 and my ear hath heard     
them1 and ,i have understood them all4  
#ac3b4 ,according to your knowledge ,i  
also know3 neither am ,i inferior to    
you4    #ac3c4 ,but yet ,i will speak to
 the ,almighty1 and ,i desire to reason 
with  ,god4    #ac3d4 ,having first     
shewn that you are forgers of lies1 and 
maintainers  of perverse opinions4      
#ac3e4 ,and ,i wish you would hold your 
peace1 that you might be thought  to be 
wise men4    #ac3f4 ,hear ye therefore  
my reproof1 and attend to the judgment  
of my  lips4    #ac3g4 ,hath ,god any   
need of your lie1 that you should speak 
deceitfully  for him8    #ac3h4 ,do you 
accept this person1 and do you endeavour
 to judge for ,god8    #ac3i4 ,or shall 
it please him1 from whom nothing can be 
concealed8 or  shall he be deceived as a
 man1 with your deceitful dealings8     
#ac3aj4 ,he shall reprove you1 because  
in secret you accept his person4        
#ac3aa4 ,as soon as he shall move       

himself1 he shall trouble you3 and his  
dread shall fall upon you4    #ac3ab4   
,your remembrance shall be compared to  
ashes1 and your necks  shall be brought 
to clay4    #ac3ac4 ,hold your peace a  
little while1 that ,i may speak         
whatsoever my  mind shall suggest to me4
    #ac3ad4 ,why do ,i tear my flesh    
with my teeth1 and carry my soul in my  
hands8    #ac3ae4 ,although he should   
kill me1 ,i will trust in him3 but yet  
,i will  reprove my ways in his sight4  
#ac3af4 ,and he shall be my saviour3 for
 no hypocrite shall come before  his    
presence4    #ac3ag4 ,hear ye my speech1
 and receive with your ears hidden      
truths4    #ac3ah4 ,if ,i shall be      
judged1 ,i know that ,i shall be found  
just4    #ac3ai4 ,who is he that will   
plead against me8 let him come3 why am  
,i  consumed holding my peace8          
#ac3bj4 ,two things only do not to me1  
and then from thy face ,i shall not  be 
hid3    #ac3ba4 ,withdraw thy hand far  
from me1 and let not thy dread terrify  

me4    #ac3bb4 ,call me1 and ,i will    
answer thee3 or else ,i will speak1 and 
do  thou answer me4    #ac3bc4 ,how many
 are my iniquities and sins8 make me    
know my crimes and  offenses4    #ac3bd4
 ,why hidest thou thy face1 and thinkest
 me thy enemy8    #ac3be4 ,against a    
leaf1 that is carried away with the     
wind1 thou shewest  thy power1 and thou 
pursuest a dry straw4    #ac3bf4 ,for   
thou writest bitter things against me1  
and wilt consume me  for the sins of my 
youth4    #ac3bg4 ,thou hast put my feet
 in the stocks1 and hast observed all my
  paths1 and hast considered the steps  
of my feet3    #ac3bh4 ,who am to be    
consumed as rottenness1 and as a garment
 that is  motheaten4      ,job ,chapter 
#ad    ,job declares the shortness of   
man's days3 and professes his belief of 
a  resurrection4    #ad3a4 ,man born of 
a woman1 living for a short time1 is    
filled with many  miseries4    #ad3b4   
,who cometh forth like a flower1 and is 
destroyed1 and fleeth as a  shadow1 and 

never continueth in the same state4     
#ad3c4 ,and dost thou think it meet to  
open thy eyes upon such an one1  and to 
bring him into judgment with thee8      
#ad3d4 ,who can make him clean that is  
conceived of unclean seed8 is it  not   
thou who only art8    #ad3e4 ,the days  
of man are short1 and the number of his 
months is with  thee3 thou hast         
appointed his bounds which cannot be    
passed4    #ad3f4 ,depart a little from 
him1 that he may rest until his wished  
for  day come1 as that of the hireling4 
#ad3g4 ,a tree hath hope3 if it be cut1 
it groweth green again1 and the  boughs 
thereof sprout4    #ad3h4 ,if its roots 
be old in the earth1 and its stock be   
dead in the  dust3    #ad3i4 ,at the    
scent of water1 it shall spring1 and    
bring forth leaves1  as when it was     
first planted4    #ad3aj4 ,but man when 
he shall be dead1 and stripped and      
consumed1 ,i pray  you where is he8     
#ad3aa4 ,as if the waters should depart 
out of the sea1 and an emptied  river   

should be dried up2    #ad3ab4 ,so man  
when he is fallen asleep shall not rise 
again2 till the  heavens be broken1 he  
shall not awake1 nor rise up out of his 
sleep4    #ad3ac4 ,who will grant me    
this1 that thou mayst protect me in     
hell1 and  hide me till thy wrath pass1 
and appoint me a time when thou wilt    
remember me8    ,that thou mayst protect
 me in hell4444 ,that is1 in the state  
of the  dead2 and in the place where the
 souls are kept waiting for their       
,redeemer4    #ad3ad4 ,shall man that is
 dead1 thinkest thou1 live again8 all   
the days  in which ,i am now in warfare1
 ,i expect until my change come4        
#ad3ae4 ,thou shalt call me1 and ,i will
 answer thee3 to the work of thy  hands 
thou shalt reach out thy right hand4    
#ad3af4 ,thou indeed hast numbered my   
steps1 but spare my sins4    #ad3ag4    
,thou hast sealed up my offences as it  
were in a bag1 but hast  cured my       
iniquity4    #ad3ah4 ,a mountain falling
 cometh to nought1 and a rock is removed

 out  of its place4    #ad3ai4 ,waters  
wear away the stones1 and with          
inundation the ground by  little and    
little is washed away3 so in like manner
 thou shalt destroy  man4    #ad3bj4    
,thou hast strengthened him for a little
 while1 that he may pass  away for ever3
 thou shalt change his face1 and shalt  
send him away4    #ad3ba4 ,whether his  
children come to honour or dishonour1 he
 shall not  understand4    #ad3bb4 ,but 
yet his flesh1 while he shall live1     
shall have pain1 and his  soul shall    
mourn over him4      ,job ,chapter #ae  
,eliphaz returns to the charge against  
,job1 and describes the wretched  state 
of the wicked4    #ae3a4 ,and ,eliphaz  
the ,themanite1 answered1 and said3     
#ae3b4 ,will a wise man answer as if he 
were speaking in the wind1 and  fill his
 stomach with burning heat8    #ae3c4   
,thou reprovest him by words1 who is not
 equal to thee1 and thou  speakest that 
which is not good for thee4    #ae3d4   
,as much as is in thee1 thou hast made  

void fear1 and hast taken  away prayers 
from before ,god4    ,thou hast made    
void fear4444 ,that is1 cast off the    
fear of offending  ,god4    #ae3e4 ,for 
thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth1 and 
thou imitatest the  tongue of           
blasphemers4    #ae3f4 ,thy own mouth   
shall condemn thee1 and not ,i3 and thy 
own lips  shall answer thee4    #ae3g4  
,art thou the first man that was born1  
or wast thou made before  the hills8    
#ae3h4 ,hast thou heard ,god's counsel1 
and shall his wisdom be inferior  to    
thee8    #ae3i4 ,what knowest thou that 
we are ignorant of8 what dost thou      
understand that we know not8    #ae3aj4 
,there are with us also aged and ancient
 men1 much elder than thy  fathers4     
#ae3aa4 ,is it a great matter that ,god 
should comfort thee8 but thy  wicked    
words hinder this4    #ae3ab4 ,why doth 
thy heart elevate thee1 and why dost    
thou stare with  thy eyes1 as if they   
were thinking great things8    #ae3ac4  
,why doth thy spirit swell against ,god1

 to utter such words out  of thy mouth8 
#ae3ad4 ,what is man that he should be  
without spot1 and he that is born  of a 
woman that he should appear just8       
#ae3ae4 ,behold among his saints none is
 unchangeable1 and the heavens  are not 
pure in his sight4    #ae3af4 ,how much 
more is man abominable1 and             
unprofitable1 who drinketh  iniquity    
like water8    #ae3ag4 ,i will shew     
thee1 hear me3 and ,i will tell thee    
what ,i have  seen4    #ae3ah4 ,wise men
 confess and hide not their fathers4    
,wise men confess and hide not their    
fathers4444 ,that is1 the knowledge  and
 documents they have received from their
 fathers they are not  ashamed to own4  
#ae3ai4 ,to whom alone the earth was    
given1 and no stranger hath passed      
among them4    #ae3bj4 ,the wicked man  
is proud all his days1 and the number of
 the  years of his tyranny is uncertain4
    #ae3ba4 ,the sound of dread is      
always in his ears3 and when there is   
peace1 he always suspecteth treason4    

#ae3bb4 ,he believeth not that he may   
return from darkness to light1  looking 
round about for the sword on every side4
    #ae3bc4 ,when he moveth himself to  
seek bread1 he knoweth that the day of  
darkness is ready at his hand4          
#ae3bd4 ,tribulation shall terrify him1 
and distress shall surround him1  as a  
king that is prepared for the battle4   
#ae3be4 ,for he hath stretched out his  
hand against ,god1 and hath             
strengthened himself against the        
,almighty4    #ae3bf4 ,he hath run      
against him with his neck raised up1 and
 is armed  with a fat neck4    #ae3bg4  
,fatness hath covered his face1 and the 
fat hangeth down on his  sides4         
#ae3bh4 ,he hath dwelt in desolate      
cities1 and in desert houses that are   
reduced into heaps4    #ae3bi4 ,he shall
 not be enriched1 neither shall his     
substance continue1  neither shall he   
push his root in the earth4    #ae3cj4  
,he shall not depart out of darkness3   
the flame shall dry up his  branches1   

and he shall be taken away by the breath
 of his own mouth4    #ae3ca4 ,he shall 
not believe1 being vainly deceived by   
error1 that he  may be redeemed with any
 price4    #ae3cb4 ,before his days be  
full he shall perish3 and his hands     
shall  wither away4    #ae3cc4 ,he shall
 be blasted as a vine when its grapes   
are in the first  flower1 and as an     
olive tree that casteth its flower4     
#ae3cd4 ,for the congregation of the    
hypocrite is barren1 and fire shall     
devour their tabernacles1 who love to   
take bribes4    #ae3ce4 ,he hath        
conceived sorrow1 and hath brought forth
 iniquity1 and  his womb prepareth      
deceits4      ,job ,chapter #af    ,job 
expostulates with his friends3 and      
appeals to the judgment of ,god4        
#af3a4 ,then ,job answered1 and said3   
#af3b4 ,i have often heard such things  
as these3 you are all troublesome       
comforters4    #af3c4 ,shall windy words
 have no end8 or is it any trouble to   
thee to  speak8    #af3d4 ,i also could 

speak like you3 and would ,god your soul
 were for my  soul4    #af3e4 ,i would  
comfort you also with words1 and would  
wag my head over  you4    #af3f4 ,i     
would strengthen you with my mouth1 and 
would move my lips1 as  sparing you4    
#af3g4 ,but what shall ,i do8 ,if ,i    
speak1 my pain will not rest3 and if ,i 
hold my peace1 it will not depart from  
me4    #af3h4 ,but now my sorrow hath   
oppressed me1 and all my limbs are      
brought  to nothing4    #af3i4 ,my      
wrinkles bear witness against me1 and a 
false speaker riseth  up against my     
face1 contradicting me4    #af3aj4 ,he  
hath gathered together his fury against 
me1 and threatening  me he hath gnashed 
with his teeth upon me3 my enemy hath   
beheld me with  terrible eyes4          
#af3aa4 ,they have opened their mouths  
upon me1 and reproaching me they  have  
struck me on the cheek1 they are filled 
with my pains4    #af3ab4 ,god hath shut
 me up with the unjust man1 and hath    
delivered me  into the hands of the     

wicked4    #af3ac4 ,i that was formerly 
so wealthy1 am all on a sudden broken to
  pieces3 he hath taken me by my neck1  
he hath broken me1 and hath set me  up  
to be his mark4    #af3ad4 ,he hath     
compassed me round about with his       
lances1 he hath  wounded my loins1 he   
hath not spared1 and hath poured out my 
bowels on  the earth1    #af3ae4 ,he    
hath torn me with wound upon wound1 he  
hath rushed in upon me  like a giant4   
#af3af4 ,i have sowed sackcloth upon my 
skin1 and have covered my flesh  with   
ashes4    #af3ag4 ,my face is swollen   
with weeping1 and my eyelids are dim4   
#af3ah4 ,these things have ,i suffered  
without the iniquity of my hand1  when  
,i offered pure prayers to ,god4        
#af3ai4 ,o earth1 cover not thou my     
blood1 neither let my cry find a  hiding
 place in thee4    #af3bj4 ,for behold  
my witness is in heaven1 and he that    
knoweth my  conscience is on high4      
#af3ba4 ,my friends are full of words3  
my eye poureth out tears to ,god4       

#af3bb4 ,and ,o that a man might so be  
judged with ,god1 as the son of man  is 
judged with his companion6    #af3bc4   
,for behold short years pass away1 and  
,i am walking in a path by  which ,i    
shall not return4      ,job ,chapter #ag
    ,job's hope in ,god3 he expects rest
 in death4    #ag3a4 ,my spirit shall be
 wasted1 my days shall be shortened and 
only  the grave remaineth for me4       
#ag3b4 ,i have not sinned1 and my eye   
abideth in bitterness4    ,not          
sinned4444 ,that is1 ,i am not guilty of
 such sins as they charge me  with4     
#ag3c4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,lord1 and set me
 beside thee1 and let any man's  hand   
fight against me4    #ag3d4 ,thou hast  
set their heart far from understanding1 
therefore they  shall not be exalted4   
#ag3e4 ,he promiseth a prey to his      
companions1 and the eyes of his         
children shall fail4    #ag3f4 ,he hath 
made me as it were a byword of the      
people1 and ,i am an  example before    
them4    #ag3g4 ,my eye is dim through  

indignation1 and my limbs are brought as
 it  were to nothing4    #ag3h4 ,the    
just shall be astonished at this1 and   
the innocent shall be  raised up against
 the hypocrite4    #ag3i4 ,and the just 
man shall hold on his way1 and he that  
hath clean  hands shall be stronger and 
stronger4    #ag3aj4 ,wherefore be you  
all converted1 and come1 and ,i shall   
not find  among you any wise man4       
#ag3aa4 ,my days have passed away1 my   
thoughts are dissipated1 tormenting  my 
heart4    #ag3ab4 ,they have turned     
night into day1 and after darkness ,i   
hope for  light again4    #ag3ac4 ,if ,i
 wait hell is my house1 and ,i have made
 my bed in darkness4    ,hell4444       
,sheol4 ,the region of the dead4        
#ag3ad4 ,i have said to rottenness3     
,thou art my father2 to worms1 my       
mother and my sister4    #ag3ae4 ,where 
is now then my expectation1 and who     
considereth my  patience8    #ag3af4    
,all that ,i have shall go down into the
 deepest pit3 thinkest  thou that there 

at least ,i shall have rest8    ,deepest
 pit4444 ,literally1 hell4      ,job    
,chapter #ah    ,baldad again reproves  
,job and describes the miseries of the  
wicked4    #ah3a4 ,then ,baldad the     
,suhite answered1 and said3    #ah3b4   
,how long will you throw out words8     
understand first1 and so let  us speak4 
#ah3c4 ,why are we reputed as beasts1   
and counted vile before you8    #ah3d4  
,thou that destroyest thy soul in thy   
fury1 shall the earth be  forsaken for  
thee1 and shall rocks be removed out of 
their place8    #ah3e4 ,shall not the   
light of the wicked be extinguished1 and
 the flame  of his fire not shine8      
#ah3f4 ,the light shall be dark in his  
tabernacle1 and the lamp that is  over  
him1 shall be put out4    #ah3g4 ,the   
step of his strength shall be           
straitened1 and his own counsel  shall  
cast him down headlong4    #ah3h4 ,for  
he hath thrust his feet into a net1 and 
walketh in its  meshes4    #ah3i4 ,the  
sole of his foot shall be held in a     

snare1 and thirst shall  burn against   
him4    #ah3aj4 ,a gin is hidden for him
 in the earth1 and his trap upon the    
path4    #ah3aa4 ,fears shall terrify   
him on every side1 and shall entangle   
his  feet4    #ah3ab4 ,let his strength 
be wasted with famine1 and let hunger   
invade  his ribs4    #ah3ac4 ,let it    
devour the beauty of his skin1 let the  
firstborn death  consume his arms4      
#ah3ad4 ,let his confidence be rooted   
out of his tabernacle1 and let          
destruction tread upon him like a king4 
#ah3ae4 ,let the companions of him that 
is not1 dwell in his tabernacle1  let   
brimstone be sprinkled in his tent4     
#ah3af4 ,let his roots be dried up      
beneath1 and his harvest destroyed      
above4    #ah3ag4 ,let the memory of him
 perish from the earth1 and let not his 
name be renowned in the streets4        
#ah3ah4 ,he shall drive him out of light
 into darkness1 and shall remove  him   
out of the world4    #ah3ai4 ,his seed  
shall not subsist1 nor his offspring    

among his people1  nor any remnants in  
his country4    #ah3bj4 ,they that come 
after him shall be astonished at his    
day1 and  horror shall fall upon them   
that went before4    #ah3ba4 ,these then
 are the tabernacles of the wicked1 and 
this the place  of him that knoweth not 
,god4      ,job ,chapter #ai    ,job    
complains of the cruelty of his friends2
 he describes his own  sufferings3 and  
his belief of a future resurrection4    
#ai3a4 ,then ,job answered1 and said3   
#ai3b4 ,how long do you afflict my soul1
 and break me in pieces with  words8    
#ai3c4 ,behold1 these ten times you     
confound me1 and are not ashamed to     
oppress me4    #ai3d4 ,for if ,i have   
been ignorant1 my ignorance shall be    
with me4    #ai3e4 ,but you set         
yourselves up against me1 and reprove me
 with my  reproaches4    #ai3f4 ,at     
least now understand1 that ,god hath not
 afflicted me with an  equal judgment1  
and compassed me with his scourges4     
,with an equal judgment4444 ,st4        

,gregory explains these words thus3 ,job
  being a just man1 and truly           
considering his own life1 thought that  
his  affliction was greater than his    
sins deserved3 and in that respect1     
that the punishment was not equal1 yet  
it was just1 as coming from ,god1  who  
gives a crown of justice to those who   
suffer for righteousness'  sake1 and    
proves the just with tribulations1 as   
gold is tried by fire4    #ai3g4 ,behold
 ,i shall cry suffering violence1 and no
 one will hear3 ,i  shall cry aloud1 and
 there is none to judge4    #ai3h4 ,he  
hath hedged in my path round about1 and 
,i cannot pass1 and in  my way he hath  
set darkness4    #ai3i4 ,he hath        
stripped me of my glory1 and hath taken 
the crown from my  head4    #ai3aj4 ,he 
hath destroyed me on every side1 and ,i 
am lost1 and he hath  taken away my     
hope1 as from a tree that is plucked up4
    #ai3aa4 ,his wrath is kindled       
against me1 and he hath counted me as   
his  enemy4    #ai3ab4 ,his troops have 

come together1 and have made themselves 
a way by  me1 and have besieged my      
tabernacle round about4    #ai3ac4 ,he  
hath put my brethren far from me1 and my
 acquaintance like  strangers have      
departed from me4    #ai3ad4 ,my kinsmen
 have forsaken me1 and they that knew   
me1 have  forgotten me4    #ai3ae4 ,they
 that dwell in my house1 and my         
maidservants have counted me  as a      
stranger1 and ,i have been like an alien
 in their eyes4    #ai3af4 ,i called my 
servant1 and he gave me no answer1 ,i   
entreated him  with my own mouth4       
#ai3ag4 ,my wife hath abhorred my       
breath1 and ,i entreated the children of
  my womb4    #ai3ah4 ,even fools       
despised me1 and when ,i was gone from  
them1 they  spoke against me4    #ai3ai4
 ,they that were sometime my            
counsellors1 have abhorred me3 and he   
whom ,i loved most is turned against me4
    #ai3bj4 ,the flesh being consumed1  
my bone hath cleaved to my skin1 and    
nothing but lips are left about my      

teeth4    #ai3ba4 ,have pity on me1 have
 pity on me1 at least you my friends1   
because the hand of the ,lord hath      
touched me4    #ai3bb4 ,why do you      
persecute me as ,god1 and glut          
yourselves with my  flesh8    #ai3bc4   
,who will grant me that my words may be 
written8 who will grant  me that they   
may be marked down in a book8    #ai3bd4
 ,with an iron pen and in a plate of    
lead1 or else be graven with  an        
instrument in flint stone8    #ai3be4   
,for ,i know that my ,redeemer liveth1  
and in the last day ,i shall  rise out  
of the earth4    ,ver4 #be1 #bf1 and #bg
 shew ,job's explicit belief in his     
,redeemer1 and  also of the resurrection
 of the flesh1 not as one tree riseth in
 place  of another1 but that the        
selfsame flesh shall rise at the last   
day1 by  the power of ,god1 changed in  
quality but not in substance1 every one 
to  receive sentence according to his   
works in this life4    #ai3bf4 ,and ,i  
shall be clothed again with my skin1 and

 in my flesh ,i  shall see my ,god4     
#ai3bg4 ,whom ,i myself shall see1 and  
my eyes shall behold1 and not  another3 
this my hope is laid up in my bosom4    
#ai3bh4 ,why then do you say now3 ,let  
us persecute him1 and let us find       
occasion of word against him8    #ai3bi4
 ,flee then from the face of the sword1 
for the sword is the  revenger of       
iniquities3 and know ye that there is a 
judgment4      ,job ,chapter #bj        
,sophar declares the shortness of the   
prosperity of the wicked3 and  their    
sudden downfall4    #bj3a4 ,then ,sophar
 the ,naamathite answered1 and said3    
#bj3b4 ,therefore various thoughts      
succeed one another in me1 and my mind  
is hurried away to different things4    
#bj3c4 ,the doctrine with which thou    
reprovest me1 ,i will hear1 and the     
spirit of my understanding shall answer 
for me4    #bj3d4 ,this ,i know from the
 beginning1 since man was placed upon   
the  earth1    #bj3e4 ,that the praise  
of the wicked is short1 and the joy of  

the  hypocrite but for a moment4        
#bj3f4 ,if his pride mount up even to   
heaven1 and his head touch the  clouds3 
#bj3g4 ,in the end he shall be destroyed
 like a dunghill1 and they that  had    
seen him1 shall say3 ,where is he8      
#bj3h4 ,as a dream that fleeth away he  
shall not be found1 he shall pass  as a 
vision of the night3    #bj3i4 ,the eyes
 that had seen him1 shall see him no    
more1 neither shall  his place any more 
behold him4    #bj3aj4 ,his children    
shall be oppressed with want1 and his   
hands shall  render to him his sorrow4  
#bj3aa4 ,his bones shall be filled with 
the vices of his youth1 and they  shall 
sleep with him in the dust4    #bj3ab4  
,for when evil shall be sweet in his    
mouth1 he will hide it under  his       
tongue4    #bj3ac4 ,he will spare it1   
and not leave it1 and will hide it in   
his  throat4    #bj3ad4 ,his bread in   
his belly shall be turned into the gall 
of asps  within him1    #bj3ae4 ,the    
riches which he hath swallowed1 he shall

 vomit up1 and ,god  shall draw them out
 of his belly4    #bj3af4 ,he shall suck
 the head of asps1 and the viper's      
tongue shall  kill him4    #bj3ag4 ,let 
him not see the streams of the river1   
the brooks of honey  and of butter4     
#bj3ah4 ,he shall be punished for all   
that he did1 and yet shall not be       
consumed3 according to the multitude of 
his devices so also shall he  suffer4   
,according to the multitude of his      
devices4444 ,that is1 his stratagems  to
 gratify his passions and to oppress and
 destroy the poor4    #bj3ai4 ,because  
he broke in and stripped the poor3 he   
hath violently  taken away a house which
 he did not build4    #bj3bj4 ,and yet  
his belly was not filled3 and when he   
hath the things he  coveted1 he shall   
not be able to possess them4    #bj3ba4 
,there was nothing left of his meat1 and
 therefore nothing shall  continue of   
his goods3    #bj3bb4 ,when he shall be 
filled1 he shall be straitened1 he shall
 burn1  and every sorrow shall fall upon

 him4    #bj3bc4 ,may his belly be      
filled1 that ,god may send forth the    
wrath of  his indignation upon him1 and 
rain down his war upon him4    #bj3bd4  
,he shall flee from weapons of iron1 and
 shall fall upon a bow of  brass4       
#bj3be4 ,the sword is drawn out1 and    
cometh forth from its scabbard1 and     
glittereth in his bitterness3 the       
terrible ones shall go and come upon    
him4    #bj3bf4 ,all darkness is hid in 
his secret places3 a fire that is not   
kindled shall devour him1 he shall be   
afflicted when left in his  tabernacle4 
#bj3bg4 ,the heavens shall reveal his   
iniquity1 and the earth shall rise  up  
against him4    #bj3bh4 ,the offspring  
of his house shall be exposed1 he shall 
be pulled  down in the day of ,god's    
wrath4    #bj3bi4 ,this is the portion  
of a wicked man from ,god1 and the      
inheritance of his doings from the      
,lord4      ,job ,chapter #ba    ,job   
shews that the wicked often prosper in  
this world1 even to the end  of their   

life3 but that their judgment is in     
another world4    #ba3a4 ,then ,job     
answered1 and said3    #ba3b4 ,hear1 ,i 
beseech you1 my words1 and do penance4  
#ba3c4 ,suffer me1 and ,i will speak1   
and after1 if you please1 laugh at  my  
words4    #ba3d4 ,is my debate against  
man1 that ,i should not have just reason
 to  be troubled8    #ba3e4 ,hearken to 
me and be astonished1 and lay your      
finger on your  mouth4    #ba3f4 ,as for
 me1 when ,i remember1 ,i am afraid1 and
 trembling taketh  hold on my flesh4    
#ba3g4 ,why then do the wicked live1 are
 they advanced1 and strengthened  with  
riches8    #ba3h4 ,their seed continueth
 before them1 a multitude of kinsmen1   
and of  children's children in their    
sight4    #ba3i4 ,their houses are      
secure and peaceable1 and the rod of    
,god is not  upon them4    #ba3aj4      
,their cattle have conceived1 and failed
 not3 their cow has  calved1 and is not 
deprived of her fruit4    #ba3aa4 ,their
 little ones go out like a flock1 and   

their children dance  and play4         
#ba3ab4 ,they take the timbrel1 and the 
harp1 and rejoice at the sound of  the  
organ4    #ba3ac4 ,they spend their days
 in wealth1 and in a moment they go down
 to  hell4    #ba3ad4 ,who have said to 
,god3 ,depart from us1 we desire not the
  knowledge of thy ways4    #ba3ae4 ,who
 is the ,almighty1 that we should serve 
him8 and what doth it  profit us if we  
pray to him8    #ba3af4 ,yet because    
their good things are not in their hand1
 may the  counsel of the wicked be far  
from me4    #ba3ag4 ,how often shall the
 lamp of the wicked be put out1 and a   
deluge  come upon them1 and he shall    
distribute the sorrows of his wrath8    
#ba3ah4 ,they shall be as chaff before  
the face of the wind1 and as ashes      
which the whirlwind scattereth4         
#ba3ai4 ,god shall lay up the sorrow of 
the father for his children3 and  when  
he shall repay1 then shall he know4     
#ba3bj4 ,his eyes shall see his own     
destruction1 and he shall drink of  the 

wrath of the ,almighty4    #ba3ba4 ,for 
what is it to him what befalleth his    
house after him3 and if  the number of  
his months be diminished by one half8   
#ba3bb4 ,shall any one teach ,god       
knowledge1 who judgeth those that are   
high8    #ba3bc4 ,one man dieth strong1 
and hale1 rich and happy4    #ba3bd4    
,his bowels are full of fat1 and his    
bones are moistened with  marrow4       
#ba3be4 ,but another dieth in bitterness
 of soul without any riches3    #ba3bf4 
,and yet they shall sleep together in   
the dust1 and worms shall  cover them4  
#ba3bg4 ,surely ,i know your thoughts1  
and your unjust judgments against  me4  
#ba3bh4 ,for you say3 ,where is the     
house of the prince8 and where are the  
dwelling places of the wicked8          
#ba3bi4 ,ask any one of them that go by 
the way1 and you shall perceive  that he
 knoweth these same things4    #ba3cj4  
,because the wicked man is reserved to  
the day of destruction1  and he shall be
 brought to the day of wrath4    #ba3ca4

 ,who shall reprove his way to his face8
 and who shall repay him  what he hath  
done8    #ba3cb4 ,he shall be brought to
 the graves1 and shall watch in the heap
  of the dead4    #ba3cc4 ,he hath been 
acceptable to the gravel of ,cocytus1   
and he shall  draw every man after him1 
and there are innumerable before him4   
,acceptable to the gravel of            
,cocytus4444 ,the ,hebrew word1 which   
,st4  ,jerome has here rendered by the  
name ,cocytus1 7which the poets         
represent as a river in hell17 signifies
 a valley or a torrent3 and in  this    
place1 is taken for the low region of   
death and hell3 which  willingly1 as it 
were1 receives the wicked at their      
death3 who are  ushered in by           
innumerable others that have gone before
 them2 and are  followed by multitudes  
above number4    #ba3cd4 ,how then do ye
 comfort me in vain1 whereas your answer
 is shewn  to be repugnant to truth8    
,job ,chapter #bb    ,eliphaz falsely   
imputes many crimes to ,job1 but        

promises him prosperity  if he will     
repent4    #bb3a4 ,then ,eliphaz the    
,themanite answered1 and said3    #bb3b4
 ,can man be compared with ,god1 even   
though he were of perfect  knowledge8   
#bb3c4 ,what doth it profit ,god if thou
 be just8 or what dost thou give  him if
 thy way be unspotted8    #bb3d4 ,shall 
he reprove thee for fear1 and come with 
thee into judgment3    #bb3e4 ,and not  
for thy manifold wickedness and thy     
infinite iniquities8    #bb3f4 ,for thou
 hast taken away the pledge of thy      
brethren without  cause1 and stripped   
the naked of their clothing4    #bb3g4  
,thou hast not given water to the weary1
 thou hast withdrawn bread  from the    
hungry4    #bb3h4 ,in the strength of   
thy arm thou didst possess the land1 and
 being  the most mighty thou holdest it4
    #bb3i4 ,thou hast sent widows away  
empty1 and the arms of the fatherless   
thou hast broken in pieces4    #bb3aj4  
,therefore art thou surrounded with     
snares1 and sudden fear  troubleth thee4

    #bb3aa4 ,and didst thou think that  
thou shouldst not see darkness1 and     
that thou shouldst not be covered with  
the violence of overflowing  waters8    
#bb3ab4 ,dost not thou think that ,god  
is higher than heaven1 and is  elevated 
above the height of the stars8          
#bb3ac4 ,and thou sayst3 ,what doth ,god
 know8 and he judgeth as it were        
through a mist4    #bb3ad4 ,the clouds  
are his covert1 and he doth not consider
 our things1  and he walketh about the  
poles of heaven4    #bb3ae4 ,dost thou  
desire to keep the path of ages1 which  
wicked men have  trodden8    #bb3af4    
,who were taken away before their time1 
and a flood hath  overthrown their      
foundation4    #bb3ag4 ,who said to     
,god3 ,depart from us3 and looked upon  
the ,almighty as  if he could do        
nothing3    #bb3ah4 ,whereas he had     
filled their houses with good things3   
whose way  of thinking be far from me4  
#bb3ai4 ,the just shall see1 and shall  
rejoice1 and the innocent shall  laugh  

them to scorn4    #bb3bj4 ,is not their 
exaltation cut down1 and hath not fire  
devoured the  remnants of them8         
#bb3ba4 ,submit thyself then to him1 and
 be at peace3 and thereby thou  shalt   
have the best fruits4    #bb3bb4        
,receive the law of his mouth1 and lay  
up his words in thy heart4    #bb3bc4   
,if thou wilt return to the ,almighty1  
thou shalt be built up1 and  shalt put  
away iniquity far from thy tabernacle4  
#bb3bd4 ,he shall give for earth flint1 
and for flint torrents of gold4         
#bb3be4 ,and the ,almighty shall be     
against thy enemies1 and silver shall   
be heaped together for thee4    #bb3bf4 
,then shalt thou abound in delights in  
the ,almighty1 and shalt  lift up thy   
face to ,god4    #bb3bg4 ,thou shalt    
pray to him1 and he will hear thee1 and 
thou shalt  pay vows4    #bb3bh4 ,thou  
shalt decree a thing1 and it shall come 
to thee1 and light  shall shine in thy  
ways4    #bb3bi4 ,for he that hath been 
humbled1 shall be in glory3 and he that 

shall bow down his eyes1 he shall be    
saved4    #bb3cj4 ,the innocent shall be
 saved1 and he shall be saved by the    
cleanness of his hands4      ,job       
,chapter #bc    ,job wishes to be tried 
at ,god's tribunal4    #bc3a4 ,then ,job
 answered1 and said3    #bc3b4 ,now also
 my words are in bitterness1 and the    
hand of my scourge  is more grievous    
than my mourning4    #bc3c4 ,who will   
grant me that ,i might know and find    
him1 and come even  to his throne8      
#bc3d4 ,i would set judgment before him1
 and would fill my mouth with           
complaints4    #bc3e4 ,that ,i might    
know the words that he would answer me1 
and  understand what he would say to me4
    #bc3f4 ,i would not that he should  
contend with me with much strength1  nor
 overwhelm me with the weight of his    
greatness4    #bc3g4 ,let him propose   
equity against me1 and let my judgment  
come to  victory4    #bc3h4 ,but if ,i  
go to the east1 he appeareth not2 if to 
the west1 ,i  shall not understand him4 

#bc3i4 ,if to the left hand1 what shall 
,i do8 ,i shall not take hold on  him3  
if ,i turn myself to the right hand1 ,i 
shall not see him4    #bc3aj4 ,but he   
knoweth my way1 and has tried me as gold
 that passeth  through the fire3        
#bc3aa4 ,my foot hath followed his      
steps1 ,i have kept his way1 and have   
not declined from it4    #bc3ab4 ,i have
 not departed from the commandments of  
his lips1 and the  words of his mouth ,i
 have hid in my bosom4    #bc3ac4 ,for  
he is alone1 and no man can turn away   
his thought3 and  whatsoever his soul   
hath desired1 that hath he done4        
#bc3ad4 ,and when he shall have         
fulfilled his will in me1 many other    
like  things are also at hand with him4 
#bc3ae4 ,and therefore ,i am troubled at
 his presence1 and when ,i consider  him
 ,i am made pensive with fear4          
#bc3af4 ,god hath softened my heart1 and
 the ,almighty hath troubled me4        
#bc3ag4 ,for ,i have not perished       
because of the darkness that hangs over 

me1 neither hath the mist covered my    
face4      ,job ,chapter #bd    ,god's  
providence often suffers the wicked to  
go on a long time in their  sins3 but   
punisheth them in another life4         
#bd3a4 ,times are not hid from the      
,almighty3 but they that know him1 know 
not his days4    #bd3b4 ,some have      
removed landmarks1 have taken away      
flocks by force1 and  fed them4         
#bd3c4 ,they have driven away the ass of
 the fatherless1 and have taken  away   
the widow's ox for a pledge4    #bd3d4  
,they have overturned the way of the    
poor1 and have oppressed  together the  
meek of the earth4    #bd3e4 ,others    
like wild asses in the desert go forth  
to their work3 by  watching for a prey  
they get bread for their children4      
#bd3f4 ,they reap the field that is not 
their own1 and gather the vintage  of   
his vineyard whom by violence they have 
oppressed4    #bd3g4 ,they send men away
 naked1 taking away their clothes who   
have no  covering in the cold3    #bd3h4

 ,who are wet1 with the showers of the  
mountains1 and having no  covering      
embrace the stones4    #bd3i4 ,they have
 violently robbed the fatherless1 and   
stripped the poor  common people4       
#bd3aj4 ,from the naked and them that go
 without clothing1 and from the  hungry 
they have taken away the ears of corn4  
#bd3aa4 ,they have taken their rest at  
noon among the stores of them1 who      
after having trodden the winepresses    
suffer thirst4    #bd3ab4 ,out of the   
cities they have made men to groan1 and 
the soul of  the wounded hath cried out1
 and ,god doth not suffer it to pass    
unrevenged4    #bd3ac4 ,they have been  
rebellious to the light1 they have not  
known his  ways1 neither have they      
returned by his paths4    #bd3ad4 ,the  
murderer riseth at the very break of    
day1 he killeth the  needy1 and the poor
 man3 but in the night he will be as a  
thief4    #bd3ae4 ,the eye of the       
adulterer observeth darkness1 saying3   
,no eye  shall see me3 and he will cover

 his face4    #bd3af4 ,he diggeth       
through houses in the dark1 as in the   
day they had  appointed for themselves1 
and they have not known the light4      
#bd3ag4 ,if the morning suddenly appear1
 it is to them the shadow of  death3 and
 they walk in darkness as if it were in 
light4    #bd3ah4 ,he is light upon the 
face of the water3 cursed be his portion
 on  the earth1 let him not walk by the 
way of the vineyards4    #bd3ai4 ,let   
him pass from the snow waters to        
excessive heat1 and his sin  even to    
hell4    #bd3bj4 ,let mercy forget him3 
may worms be his sweetness3 let him be  
remembered no more1 but be broken in    
pieces as an unfruitful tree4    #bd3ba4
 ,for he hath fed the barren that       
beareth not1 and to the widow he  hath  
done no good4    #bd3bb4 ,he hath pulled
 down the strong by his might3 and when 
he  standeth up1 he shall not trust to  
his life4    #bd3bc4 ,god hath given him
 place for penance1 and he abuseth it   
unto  pride3 but his eyes are upon his  

ways4    #bd3bd4 ,they are lifted up for
 a little while and shall not stand1 and
  shall be brought down as all things1  
and shall be taken away1 and as  the    
tops of the ears of corn they shall be  
broken4    #bd3be4 ,and if it be not so1
 who can convince me that ,i have lied1 
and  set my words before ,god8      ,job
 ,chapter #be    ,baldad represents the 
justice of ,god1 before whom no man can 
be  justified4    #be3a4 ,then ,baldad  
the ,suhite answered1 and ,i said3      
#be3b4 ,power and terror are with him1  
who maketh peace in his high  places4   
#be3c4 ,is there any numbering of his   
soldiers8 and upon whom shall not  his  
light arise8    #be3d4 ,can man be      
justified compared with ,god1 or he that
 is born of a  woman appear clean8      
#be3e4 ,behold even the moon doth not   
shine1 and the stars are not pure  in   
his sight4    #be3f4 ,how much less man 
that is rottenness and the son of man   
who is a  worm8      ,job ,chapter #bf  
,job declares his sentiments of the     

wisdom and power of ,god4    #bf3a4     
,then ,job answered1 and said3    #bf3b4
 ,whose helper art thou8 is it of him   
that is weak8 and dost thou  hold up the
 arm of him that has no strength8       
#bf3c4 ,to whom hast thou given counsel8
 perhaps to him that hath no  wisdom1   
and thou hast shewn thy very great      
prudence4    #bf3d4 ,whom hast thou     
desired to teach8 was it not him that   
made life8    #bf3e4 ,behold the giants 
groan under the waters1 and they that   
dwell  with them4    #bf3f4 ,hell is    
naked before him1 and there is no       
covering for  destruction4    #bf3g4 ,he
 stretched out the north over the empty 
space1 and hangeth the  earth upon      
nothing4    #bf3h4 ,he bindeth up the   
waters in his clouds1 so that they break
 not  out and fall down together4       
#bf3i4 ,he withholdeth the face of his  
throne1 and spreadeth his cloud  over   
it4    #bf3aj4 ,he hath set bounds about
 the waters1 till light and darkness    
come to an end4    #bf3aa4 ,the pillars 

of heaven tremble1 and dread at his     
beck4    #bf3ab4 ,by his power the seas 
are suddenly gathered together1 and his 
wisdom has struck the proud one4        
#bf3ac4 ,his spirit hath adorned the    
heavens1 and his obstetric hand  brought
 forth the winding serpent4    ,his     
obstetric hand brought forth the winding
 serpent4444 ,that is1 the  omnipotent  
power of ,god3 which brought forth all  
things created in  time1 but conceived  
in the ,divine mind from all eternity4  
,the winding  serpent1 a constellation  
of fixed stars winding round the north  
pole1  called ,draco4 ,this appears from
 the foregoing part of the same verse1  
,his spirit hath adorned the heavens4   
#bf3ad4 ,lo1 these things are said in   
part of his ways3 and seeing we  have   
heard scarce a little drop of his word1 
who shall be able to  behold the thunder
 of his greatness8      ,job ,chapter   
#bg    ,job persists in asserting his   
own innocence1 and that hypocrites will 
be punished in the end4    #bg3a4 ,job  

also added1 taking up his parable1 and  
said3    #bg3b4 ,as ,god liveth1 who    
hath taken away my judgment1 and the    
,almighty1  who hath brought my soul to 
bitterness1    #bg3c4 ,as long as breath
 remaineth in me1 and the spirit of ,god
 in my  nostrils1    #bg3d4 ,my lips    
shall not speak iniquity1 neither shall 
my tongue  contrive lying4    #bg3e4    
,god forbid that ,i should judge you to 
be just3 till ,i die ,i will  not depart
 from my innocence4    #bg3f4 ,my       
justification1 which ,i have begun to   
hold1 ,i will not forsake3  for my heart
 doth not reprehend me in all my life4  
#bg3g4 ,let my enemy be as the ungodly1 
and my adversary as the wicked  one4    
#bg3h4 ,for what is the hope of the     
hypocrite if through covetousness he    
take by violence1 and ,god deliver not  
his soul8    #bg3i4 ,will ,god hear his 
cry1 when distress shall come upon him8 
#bg3aj4 ,or can he delight himself in   
the ,almighty1 and call upon ,god at    
all times8    #bg3aa4 ,i will teach you 

by the hand of ,god1 what the ,almighty 
hath1 and  ,i will not conceal it4      
#bg3ab4 ,behold you all know it1 and why
 do you speak vain things without       
cause8    #bg3ac4 ,this is the portion  
of a wicked man with ,god1 and the      
inheritance of the violent1 which they  
shall receive of the ,almighty4         
#bg3ad4 ,if his sons be multiplied1 they
 shall be for the sword1 and his        
grandsons shall not be filled with      
bread4    #bg3ae4 ,they that shall      
remain of him1 shall be buried in death1
 and his  widows shall not weep4        
#bg3af4 ,if he shall heap together      
silver as earth1 and prepare raiment  as
 clay1    #bg3ag4 ,he shall prepare     
indeed1 but the just man shall be       
clothed with  it3 and the innocent shall
 divide the silver4    #bg3ah4 ,he hath 
built his house as a moth1 and as a     
keeper he hath made  a booth4    #bg3ai4
 ,the rich man when he shall sleep shall
 take away nothing with  him3 he shall  
open his eyes and find nothing4         

#bg3bj4 ,poverty like water shall take  
hold on him1 a tempest shall  oppress   
him in the night3    #bg3ba4 ,a burning 
wind shall take him up1 and carry him   
away1 and as a  whirlwind shall snatch  
him from his place4    #bg3bb4 ,and he  
shall cast upon him1 and shall not      
spare3 out of his hand  he would        
willingly flee4    #bg3bc4 ,he shall    
clasp his hands upon him1 and shall hiss
 at him1  beholding his place4      ,job
 ,chapter #bh    ,man's industry        
searcheth out many things3 true wisdom  
is taught by ,god  alone4    #bh3a4     
,silver hath beginnings of its veins1   
and gold hath a place  wherein it is    
melted4    #bh3b4 ,iron is taken out of 
the earth1 and stone melted with heat is
  turned into brass4    #bh3c4 ,he hath 
set a time for darkness1 and the end of 
all things he  considereth1 the stone   
also that is in the dark and the shadow 
of  death4    #bh3d4 ,the flood divideth
 from the people that are on their      
journey1  those whom the food of the    

needy man hath forgotten1 and who cannot
 be  come at4    #bh3e4 ,the land1 out  
of which bread grew in its place1 hath  
been  overturned with fire4    #bh3f4   
,the stones of it are the place of      
sapphires1 and the clods of it  are     
gold4    #bh3g4 ,the bird hath not known
 the path1 neither hath the eye of the  
vulture beheld it4    #bh3h4 ,the       
children of the merchants have not      
trodden it1 neither hath  the lioness   
passed by it4    #bh3i4 ,he hath        
stretched forth his hand to the flint1  
he hath overturned  mountains from the  
roots4    #bh3aj4 ,in the rocks he hath 
cut out rivers1 and his eye hath seen   
every  precious thing4    #bh3aa4 ,the  
depths also of rivers he hath searched1 
and hidden things he  hath brought forth
 to light4    #bh3ab4 ,but where is     
wisdom to be found1 and where is the    
place of  understanding8    #bh3ac4 ,man
 knoweth not the price thereof1 neither 
is it found in the  land of them that   
live in delights4    #bh3ad4 ,the depth 

saith3 ,it is not in me3 and the sea    
saith3 ,it is not  with me4    #bh3ae4  
,the finest gold shall not purchase it1 
neither shall silver be  weighed in     
exchange for it4    #bh3af4 ,it shall   
not be compared with the dyed colours of
 ,india1 or with  the most precious     
stone sardonyx1 or the sapphire4        
#bh3ag4 ,gold or crystal cannot equal   
it1 neither shall any vessels of  gold  
be changed for it4    #bh3ah4 ,high and 
eminent things shall not be mentioned in
 comparison of  it3 but wisdom is drawn 
out of secret places4    #bh3ai4 ,the   
topaz of ,ethiopia shall not be equal to
 it1 neither shall it  be compared to   
the cleanest dyeing4    #bh3bj4 ,whence 
then cometh wisdom8 and where is the    
place of  understanding8    #bh3ba4 ,it 
is hid from the eyes of all living1 and 
the fowls of the air  know it not4      
#bh3bb4 ,destruction and death have     
said3 ,with our ears we have heard the  
fame thereof4    #bh3bc4 ,god           
understandeth the way of it1 and he     

knoweth the place  thereof4    #bh3bd4  
,for he beholdeth the ends of the world3
 and looketh on all  things that are    
under heaven4    #bh3be4 ,who made a    
weight for the winds1 and weighed the   
waters by  measure4    #bh3bf4 ,when he 
gave a law for the rain1 and a way for  
the sounding  storms4    #bh3bg4 ,then  
he saw it1 and declared1 and prepared1  
and searched it4    #bh3bh4 ,and he said
 to man3 ,behold the fear of the ,lord1 
that is wisdom3  and to depart from     
evil1 is understanding4      ,job       
,chapter #bi    ,job relates his former 
happiness1 and the respect that all men 
shewed  him4    #bi3a4 ,job also added1 
taking up his parable1 and said3        
#bi3b4 ,who will grant me1 that ,i might
 be according to the months past1       
according to the days in which ,god kept
 me8    #bi3c4 ,when his lamp shined    
over my head1 and ,i walked by his light
 in  darkness8    #bi3d4 ,as ,i was in  
the days of my youth1 when ,god was     
secretly in my  tabernacle8    #bi3e4   

,when the ,almighty was with me3 and my 
servants round about me8    #bi3f4 ,when
 ,i washed my feet with butter1 and the 
rock poured me out  rivers of oil8      
#bi3g4 ,when ,i went out to the gate of 
the city1 and in the street they        
prepared me a chair8    #bi3h4 ,the     
young men saw me1 and hid themselves3   
and the old men rose up  and stood4     
#bi3i4 ,the princes ceased to speak1 and
 laid the finger on their mouth4        
#bi3aj4 ,the rulers held their peace1   
and their tongue cleaved to their       
throat4    #bi3aa4 ,the ear that heard  
me blessed me1 and the eye that saw me  
gave  witness to me3    #bi3ab4 ,because
 ,i had delivered the poor man that     
cried out2 and the  fatherless1 that had
 no helper4    #bi3ac4 ,the blessing of 
him that was ready to perish came upon  
me1 and ,i  comforted the heart of the  
widow4    #bi3ad4 ,i was clad with      
justice3 and ,i clothed myself with my  
judgment1  as with a robe and a diadem4 
#bi3ae4 ,i was an eye to the blind1 and 

a foot to the lame4    #bi3af4 ,i was   
the father of the poor3 and the cause   
which ,i knew not1 ,i  searched out most
 diligently4    #bi3ag4 ,i broke the    
jaws of the wicked man1 and out of his  
teeth ,i took  away the prey4    #bi3ah4
 ,and ,i said3 ,i shall die in my nest1 
and as a palm tree shall  multiply my   
days4    #bi3ai4 ,my root is opened     
beside the waters1 and dew shall        
continue in  my harvest4    #bi3bj4 ,my 
glory shall always be renewed1 and my   
bow in my hand shall be  repaired4      
#bi3ba4 ,they that heard me1 waited for 
my sentence1 and being attentive  held  
their peace at my counsel4    #bi3bb4   
,to my words they durst add nothing1 and
 my speech dropped upon  them4          
#bi3bc4 ,they waited for me as for rain1
 and they opened their mouth as  for a  
latter shower4    #bi3bd4 ,if at any    
time ,i laughed on them1 they believed  
not1 and the  light of my countenance   
fell not on earth4    #bi3be4 ,if ,i had
 a mind to go to them1 ,i sat first1 and

 when ,i sat as a  king1 with his army  
standing about him1 yet ,i was a        
comforter of them  that mourned4        
,job ,chapter #cj    ,job shews the     
wonderful change of his temporal estate1
 from welfare to  great calamity4       
#cj3a4 ,but now the younger in time     
scorn me1 whose fathers ,i would not    
have set with the dogs of my flock3     
,but now the younger in time4444 ,that  
is1 younger than ,i am1 and as it  were 
obscure1 when ,i was conspicuous and in 
magnificence2 they now look  down on me4
    #cj3b4 ,the strength of whose hands 
was to me as nothing1 and they were     
thought unworthy of life itself4        
#cj3c4 ,barren with want and hunger1 who
 gnawed in the wilderness1  disfigured  
with calamity and misery4    #cj3d4 ,and
 they ate grass1 and barks of trees1 and
 the root of junipers  was their food4  
#cj3e4 ,who snatched up these things out
 of the valleys1 and when they  had     
found any of them1 they ran to them with
 a cry4    #cj3f4 ,they dwelt in the    

desert places of torrents1 and in caves 
of  earth1 or upon the gravel4    #cj3g4
 ,they pleased themselves among these   
kind of things1 and counted  it         
delightful to be under the briers4      
#cj3h4 ,the children of foolish and base
 men1 and not appearing at all  upon the
 earth4    #cj3i4 ,now ,i am turned into
 their song1 and am become their byword4
    #cj3aj4 ,they abhor me1 and flee far
 from me1 and are not afraid to spit  in
 my face4    #cj3aa4 ,for he hath opened
 his quiver1 and hath afflicted me1 and 
hath  put a bridle into my mouth4       
#cj3ab4 ,at the right hand of my rising1
 my calamities forthwith arose3  they   
have overthrown my feet1 and have       
overwhelmed me with their paths  as with
 waves4    #cj3ac4 ,they have destroyed 
my ways1 they have lain in wait against 
me1  and they have prevailed1 and there 
was none to help4    #cj3ad4 ,they have 
rushed in upon me1 as when a wall is    
broken1 and a  gate opened1 and have    
rolled themselves down to my miseries4  

#cj3ae4 ,i am brought to nothing3 as a  
wind thou hast taken away my  desire3   
and my prosperity hath passed away like 
a cloud4    #cj3af4 ,and now my soul    
fadeth within myself1 and the days of   
affliction  possess me4    #cj3ag4 ,in  
the night my bone is pierced with       
sorrows3 and they that feed  upon me1 do
 not sleep4    #cj3ah4 ,with the        
multitude of them my garment is         
consumed1 and they have  girded me      
about1 as with the collar of my coat4   
#cj3ai4 ,i am compared to dirt1 and am  
likened to embers and ashes4    #cj3bj4 
,i cry to thee1 and thou hearest me not3
 ,i stand up1 and thou  dost not regard 
me4    #cj3ba4 ,thou art changed to be  
cruel toward me1 and in the hardness of 
thy hand thou art against me4    #cj3bb4
 ,thou hast lifted me up1 and set me as 
it were upon the wind1 and  thou hast   
mightily dashed me4    #cj3bc4 ,i know  
that thou wilt deliver me to death1     
where a house is  appointed for every   
one that liveth4    #cj3bd4 ,but yet    

thou stretchest not forth thy hand to   
their consumption3  and if they shall   
fall down thou wilt save4    #cj3be4 ,i 
wept heretofore for him that was        
afflicted1 and my soul had  compassion  
on the poor4    #cj3bf4 ,i expected good
 things1 and evils are come upon me3 ,i 
waited for  light1 and darkness broke   
out4    #cj3bg4 ,my inner parts have    
boiled without any rest1 the days of    
affliction have prevented me4    #cj3bh4
 ,i went mourning without indignation2  
,i rose up1 and cried in the  crowd4    
#cj3bi4 ,i was the brother of dragons1  
and companion of ostriches4    ,brother 
of dragons1 etc4444 ,imitating these    
creatures in their  lamentable noise4   
#cj3cj4 ,my skin is become black upon   
me1 and my bones are dried up with      
heat4    #cj3ca4 ,my harp is turned to  
mourning1 and my organ into the voice of
  those that weep4      ,job ,chapter   
#ca    ,job1 to defend himself from the 
unjust judgments of his friends1 gives  
a sincere account of his own virtues4   

#ca3a4 ,i made a covenant with my eyes1 
that ,i would not so much as think  upon
 a virgin4    #ca3b4 ,for what part     
should ,god from above have in me1 and  
what  inheritance the ,almighty from on 
high8    #ca3c4 ,is not destruction to  
the wicked1 and aversion to them that   
work  iniquity8    #ca3d4 ,doth not he  
consider my ways1 and number all my     
steps8    #ca3e4 ,if ,i have walked in  
vanity1 and my foot hath made haste to  
deceit3    #ca3f4 ,let him weigh me in a
 just balance1 and let ,god know my     
simplicity4    #ca3g4 ,if my step hath  
turned out of the way1 and if my heart  
hath  followed my eyes1 and if a spot   
hath cleaved to my hands3    #ca3h4     
,then let me sow and let another reap3  
and let my offspring be  rooted out4    
#ca3i4 ,if my heart hath been deceived  
upon a woman1 and if ,i have laid  wait 
at my friend's door3    #ca3aj4 ,let my 
wife be the harlot of another1 and let  
other men lie with  her4    #ca3aa4 ,for
 this is a heinous crime1 and a most    

grievous iniquity4    #ca3ab4 ,it is a  
fire that devoureth even to destruction1
 and rooteth up  all things that spring4
    #ca3ac4 ,if ,i have despised to     
abide judgment with my manservant1 or my
  maidservant1 when they had any        
controversy against me3    #ca3ad4 ,for 
what shall ,i do when ,god shall rise to
 judge8 and when he  shall examine1 what
 shall ,i answer him8    #ca3ae4 ,did   
not he that made me in the womb make him
 also3 and did not  one and the same    
form me in the womb8    #ca3af4 ,if ,i  
have denied to the poor what they       
desired1 and have made  the eyes of the 
widow wait3    #ca3ag4 ,if ,i have eaten
 my morsel alone1 and the fatherless    
hath not  eaten thereof3    #ca3ah4     
7,for from my infancy mercy grew up with
 me3 and it came out with  me from my   
mother's womb37    #ca3ai4 ,if ,i have  
despised him that was perishing for want
 of clothing1  and the poor man that had
 no covering3    #ca3bj4 ,if his sides  
have not blessed me1 and if he were not 

warmed with  the fleece of my sheep3    
#ca3ba4 ,if ,i have lifted up my hand   
against the fatherless1 even when ,i    
saw myself superior in the gate3        
#ca3bb4 ,let my shoulder fall from its  
joint1 and let my arm with its  bones be
 broken4    #ca3bc4 ,for ,i have always 
feared ,god as waves swelling over me1  
and his  weight ,i was unable to bear4  
#ca3bd4 ,if ,i have thought gold my     
strength1 and have said to fine gold3   
,my confidence3    #ca3be4 ,if ,i have  
rejoiced over my great riches1 and      
because my hand had  gotten much4       
#ca3bf4 ,if ,i beheld the sun when it   
shined and the moon going in            
brightness3    ,if ,i beheld the sun1   
etc4444 ,if ,i behold the sun and moon  
with  admiration1 knowing them to be    
created and governed by the power of    
,god1 ,i call on my adversaries to      
produce any thing against me1 whereby   
,i could be charged with worshipping the
 sun or moon4    #ca3bg4 ,and my heart  
in secret hath rejoiced1 and ,i have    

kissed my hand  with1 my mouth3         
#ca3bh4 ,which is a very great iniquity1
 and a denial against the most  high    
,god4    #ca3bi4 ,if ,i have been glad  
at the downfall of him that hated me1   
and  have rejoiced that evil had found  
him4    #ca3cj4 ,for ,i have not given  
my mouth to sin1 by wishing a curse to  
his  soul4    #ca3ca4 ,if the men of my 
tabernacle have not said3 ,who will give
 us of  his flesh that we may be filled8
    #ca3cb4 ,the stranger did not stay  
without1 my door was open to the        
traveller4    #ca3cc4 ,if as a man ,i   
have hid my sin1 and have concealed my  
iniquity in  my bosom4    #ca3cd4 ,if ,i
 have been afraid at a very great       
multitude1 and the  contempt of kinsmen 
hath terrified me3 and have not rather  
held my  peace1 and not gone out of the 
door4    #ca3ce4 ,who would grant me a  
hearing1 that the ,almighty may hear my 
desire3 and that he himself that judgeth
 would write a book1    #ca3cf4 ,that ,i
 may carry it on my shoulder1 and put it

 about me as a  crown8    #ca3cg4 ,at   
every step of mine ,i would pronounce   
it1 and offer it as to a  prince4       
#ca3ch4 ,if my land cry against me1 and 
with it the furrows thereof  mourn3     
#ca3ci4 ,if ,i have eaten the fruits    
thereof without money1 and have         
afflicted the soul of the tillers       
thereof3    #ca3dj4 ,let thistles grow  
up to me instead of wheat1 and thorns   
instead  of barley4    ,the words of    
,job are ended4      ,job ,chapter #cb  
,eliu is angry with ,job and his        
friends4 ,he boasts of himself4         
#cb3a4 ,so these three men ceased to    
answer ,job1 because he seemed just  to 
himself4    #cb3b4 ,and ,eliu the son of
 ,barachel the ,buzite of the kindred of
 ,ram1  was angry and was moved to      
indignation3 now he was angry against   
,job1  because he said he was just      
before ,god4    #cb3c4 ,and he was angry
 with his friends1 because they had not 
found a  reasonable answer1 but only had
 condemned ,job4    #cb3d4 ,so ,eliu    

waited while ,job was speaking because  
they were his  elders that were         
speaking4    #cb3e4 ,but when he saw    
that the three were not able to answer1 
he was  exceedingly angry4    #cb3f4    
,then ,eliu the son of ,barachel the    
,buzite answered1 and said3 ,i am       
younger in days1 and you are more       
ancient1 therefore hanging down my      
head1 ,i was afraid to shew you my      
opinion4    #cb3g4 ,for ,i hoped that   
greater age would speak1 and that a     
multitude of  years would teach wisdom4 
#cb3h4 ,but1 as ,i see1 there is a      
spirit in men1 and the inspiration of   
the ,almighty giveth understanding4     
#cb3i4 ,they that are aged are not the  
wise men1 neither do the ancients       
understand judgment4    #cb3aj4         
,therefore ,i will speak3 ,hearken to   
me1 ,i also will shew you my  wisdom4   
#cb3aa4 ,for ,i have waited for your    
words1 ,i have given ear to your        
wisdom1 as long as you were disputing in
 words4    #cb3ab4 ,and as long as ,i   

thought you said some thing1 ,i         
considered3 but1  as ,i see1 there is   
none of you that can convince ,job1 and 
answer his  words4    #cb3ac4 ,lest you 
should say3 ,we have found wisdom1 ,god 
hath cast him  down1 not man4    #cb3ad4
 ,he hath spoken nothing to me1 and ,i  
will not answer him  according to your  
words4    #cb3ae4 ,they were afraid1 and
 answered no more1 and they left off    
speaking4    #cb3af4 ,therefore because 
,i have waited1 and they have not       
spoken3 they  stood1 and answered no    
more3    #cb3ag4 ,i also will answer my 
part1 and will shew my knowledge4       
#cb3ah4 ,for ,i am full of matter to    
speak of1 and the spirit of my bowels   
straiteneth me4    #cb3ai4 ,behold1 my  
belly is as new wine which wanteth vent1
 which  bursteth the new vessels4       
#cb3bj4 ,i will speak and take breath a 
little3 ,i will open my lips1 and  will 
answer4    #cb3ba4 ,i will not accept   
the person of man1 and ,i will not level
 ,god  with man4    ,i will not level   

,god with man4444 ,here ,eliu considers 
that ,job hath put  himself on a level  
with ,god1 by the manner he assumed to  
justify his  own life in speaking to    
,god as if he spoke to an equal3 ,eliu  
expresses  in the following ver4 #bb his
 fear of punishment hereafter for such  
an  attempt4    #cb3bb4 ,for ,i know not
 how long ,i shall continue1 and whether
 after a  while my ,maker may take me   
away4      ,job ,chapter #cc    ,eliu   
blames ,job for asserting his own       
innocence4    #cc3a4 ,hear therefore1 ,o
 ,job1 my speeches1 and hearken to all  
my words4    #cc3b4 ,behold now ,i have 
opened my mouth1 let my tongue speak    
within my  jaws4    #cc3c4 ,my words are
 from my upright heart1 and my lips     
shall speak a  pure sentence4    #cc3d4 
,the spirit of ,god made me1 and the    
breath of the ,almighty gave me  life4  
#cc3e4 ,if thou canst1 answer me1 and   
stand up against my face4    #cc3f4     
,behold ,god hath made me as well as    
thee1 and of the same clay ,i  also was 

formed4    #cc3g4 ,but yet let not my   
wonder terrify thee1 and let not my     
eloquence  be burdensome to thee4       
#cc3h4 ,now thou hast said in my        
hearing1 and ,i have heard the voice of 
thy words3    #cc3i4 ,i am clean1 and   
without sin3 ,i am unspotted1 and there 
is no  iniquity in me4    #cc3aj4       
,because he hath found complaints       
against me1 therefore he hath  counted  
me for his enemy4    #cc3aa4 ,he hath   
put my feet in the stocks1 he hath      
observed all my  paths4    #cc3ab4 ,now 
this is the thing in which thou art not 
justified3 ,i will  answer thee1 that   
,god is greater than man4    #cc3ac4    
,dost thou strive against him1 because  
he hath not answered thee  to all words8
    #cc3ad4 ,god speaketh once1 and     
repeateth not the selfsame thing the    
second time4    #cc3ae4 ,by a dream in a
 vision by night1 when deep sleep       
falleth upon  men1 and they are sleeping
 in their beds3    #cc3af4 ,then he     
openeth the ears of men1 and teaching   

instructeth them  in what they are to   
learn4    #cc3ag4 ,that he may withdraw 
a man from the things he is doing1 and  
may  deliver him from pride4    #cc3ah4 
,rescuing his soul from corruption3 and 
his life from passing to  the sword4    
#cc3ai4 ,he rebuketh also by sorrow in  
the bed1 and he maketh all his  bones to
 wither4    #cc3bj4 ,bread becometh     
abominable to him in his life1 and to   
his soul  the meat which before he      
desired4    #cc3ba4 ,his flesh shall be 
consumed away1 and his bones that were  
covered shall be made bare4    #cc3bb4  
,his soul hath drawn near to corruption1
 and his life to the  destroyers4       
#cc3bc4 ,if there shall be an angel     
speaking for him1 one among  thousands1 
to declare man's uprightness1    #cc3bd4
 ,he shall have mercy on him1 and shall 
say3 ,deliver him1 that he  may not go  
down to corruption3 ,i have found       
wherein ,i may be merciful  to him4     
#cc3be4 ,his flesh is consumed with     
punishments1 let him return to the  days

 of his youth4    #cc3bf4 ,he shall pray
 to ,god1 and he will be gracious to    
him3 and he  shall see his face with    
joy1 and he will render to man his      
justice4    #cc3bg4 ,he shall look upon 
men1 and shall say3 ,i have sinned1 and 
indeed  ,i have offended1 and ,i have   
not received what ,i have deserved4     
#cc3bh4 ,he hath delivered his soul from
 going into destruction1 that it  may   
live and see the light4    #cc3bi4      
,behold1 all these things ,god worketh  
three times within every  one4          
#cc3cj4 ,that he may withdraw their     
souls from corruption1 and enlighten    
them with the light of the living4      
#cc3ca4 ,attend1 ,job1 and hearken to   
me1 and hold thy peace1 whilst ,i       
speak4    #cc3cb4 ,but if thou hast any 
thing to say1 answer me1 speak3 for ,i  
would  have thee to appear just4        
#cc3cc4 ,and if thou have not1 hear me3 
hold thy peace1 and ,i will teach  thee 
wisdom4      ,job ,chapter #cd    ,eliu 
charges ,job with blasphemy3 and sets   

forth the power and justice  of ,god4   
#cd3a4 ,and ,eliu continued his         
discourse1 and said3    #cd3b4 ,hear ye1
 wise men1 my words1 and ye learned1    
hearken to me3    #cd3c4 ,for the ear   
trieth words1 and the mouth discerneth  
meats by the  taste4    #cd3d4 ,let us  
choose to us judgment1 and let us see   
among ourselves what  is the best4      
#cd3e4 ,for ,job hath said3 ,i am just1 
and ,god hath overthrown my  judgment4  
#cd3f4 ,for in judging me there is a    
lie3 my arrow is violent without any    
sin4    #cd3g4 ,what man is there like  
,job1 who drinketh up scorning like     
water8    #cd3h4 ,who goeth in company  
with them that work iniquity1 and       
walketh  with wicked men8    #cd3i4 ,for
 he hath said3 ,man shall not please    
,god1 although he run with  him4        
#cd3aj4 ,therefore1 ye men of           
understanding1 hear me3 far from ,god be
  wickedness1 and iniquity from the     
,almighty4    #cd3aa4 ,for he will      
render to a man his work1 and according 

to the ways  of every one he will reward
 them4    #cd3ab4 ,for in very deed ,god
 will not condemn without cause1 neither
  will the ,almighty pervert judgment4  
#cd3ac4 ,what other hath he appointed   
over the earth8 or whom hath he set     
over the world which he made8    #cd3ad4
 ,if he turn his heart to him1 he shall 
draw his spirit and breath  unto        
himself4    #cd3ae4 ,all flesh shall    
perish together1 and man shall return   
into  ashes4    #cd3af4 ,if then thou   
hast understanding1 hear what is said1  
and hearken  to the voice of my words4  
#cd3ag4 ,can he be healed that loveth   
not judgment8 and how dost thou so  far 
condemn him that is just8    #cd3ah4    
,who saith to the king3 ,thou art an    
apostate3 who calleth rulers  ungodly3  
#cd3ai4 ,who accepteth not the persons  
of princes3 nor hath regarded the       
tyrant1 when he contended against the   
poor man3 for all are the work of  his  
hands4    #cd3bj4 ,they shall suddenly  
die1 and the people shall be troubled at

  midnight1 and they shall pass1 and    
take away the violent without hand4     
#cd3ba4 ,for his eyes are upon the ways 
of men1 and he considereth all  their   
steps4    #cd3bb4 ,there is no darkness1
 and there is no shadow of death1 where 
they may be hid who work iniquity4      
#cd3bc4 ,for it is no longer in the     
power of man to enter into judgment     
with ,god4    #cd3bd4 ,he shall break in
 pieces many and innumerable1 and shall 
make  others to stand in their stead4   
#cd3be4 ,for he knoweth their works3 and
 therefore he shall bring night  on     
them1 and they shall be destroyed4      
#cd3bf4 ,he hath struck them1 as being  
wicked1 in open sight4    #cd3bg4 ,who  
as it were on purpose have revolted from
 him1 and would not  understand all his 
ways3    #cd3bh4 ,so that they caused   
the cry of the needy to come to him1 and
 he  heard the voice of the poor4       
#cd3bi4 ,for when he granteth peace1 who
 is there that can condemn8 ,when  he   
hideth his countenance1 who is there    

that can behold him1 whether it  regard 
nations1 or all men8    #cd3cj4 ,who    
maketh a man that is a hypocrite to     
reign for the sins of  the people8      
#cd3ca4 ,seeing then ,i have spoken of  
,god1 ,i will not hinder thee in thy    
turn4    #cd3cb4 ,if ,i have erred1     
teach thou me3 if ,i have spoken        
iniquity1 ,i  will add no more4         
#cd3cc4 ,doth ,god require it of thee1  
because it hath displeased thee8  for   
thou begannest to speak1 and not ,i3 but
 if thou know any thing  better1 speak4 
#cd3cd4 ,let men of understanding speak 
to me1 and let a wise man hearken  to   
me4    #cd3ce4 ,but ,job hath spoken    
foolishly1 and his words sound not      
discipline4    #cd3cf4 ,my father1 let  
,job be tried even to the end3 cease not
 from the  man of iniquity4    #cd3cg4  
,because he addeth blasphemy upon his   
sins1 let him be tied fast  in the mean 
time amongst us3 and then let him       
provoke ,god to judgment  with his      
speeches4      ,job ,chapter #ce        

,eliu declares that the good or evil    
done by man cannot reach ,god4    #ce3a4
 ,moreover ,eliu spoke these words3     
#ce3b4 ,doth thy thought seem right to  
thee1 that thou shouldst say3 ,i am     
more just than ,god8    #ce3c4 ,for thou
 saidst3 ,that which is right doth not  
please thee3 or  what will it profit    
thee if ,i sin8    #ce3d4 ,therefore ,i 
will answer thy words1 and thy friends  
with thee4    #ce3e4 ,look up to heaven 
and see1 and behold the sky1 that it is 
higher  than thee4    #ce3f4 ,if thou   
sin1 what shalt thou hurt him8 and if   
thy iniquities be  multiplied1 what     
shalt thou do against him8    #ce3g4    
,and if thou do justly1 what shalt thou 
give him1 or what shall he  receive of  
thy hand8    #ce3h4 ,thy wickedness may 
hurt a man that is like thee3 and thy   
justice  may help the son of man4       
#ce3i4 ,by reason of the multitude of   
oppressors they shall cry out3 and      
shall wail for the violence of the arm  
of tyrants4    #ce3aj4 ,and he hath not 

said3 ,where is ,god1 who made me1 who  
hath given  songs in the night8         
#ce3aa4 ,who teacheth us more than the  
beasts of the earth1 and  instructeth us
 more than the fowls of the air4        
#ce3ab4 ,there shall they cry1 and he   
will not hear1 because of the pride  of 
evil men4    #ce3ac4 ,god therefore will
 not hear in vain1 and the ,almighty    
will look  into the causes of every one4
    #ce3ad4 ,yea1 when thou shalt say3  
,he considereth not3 be judged before   
him1 and expect him4    #ce3ae4 ,for he 
doth not now bring on his fury1 neither 
doth he revenge  wickedness exceedingly4
    #ce3af4 ,therefore ,job openeth his 
mouth in vain1 and multiplieth words    
without knowledge4      ,job ,chapter   
#cf    ,eliu proceeds in setting forth  
the justice and power of ,god4    #cf3a4
 ,eliu also proceeded1 and said3        
#cf3b4 ,suffer me a little1 and ,i will 
shew thee3 for ,i have yet somewhat  to 
speak in ,god's behalf4    #cf3c4 ,i    
will repeat my knowledge from the       

beginning1 and ,i will prove  my ,maker 
just4    #cf3d4 ,for indeed my words are
 without a lie1 and perfect knowledge   
shall be proved to thee4    #cf3e4 ,god 
doth not cast away the mighty1 whereas  
he himself also is  mighty4    #cf3f4   
,but he saveth not the wicked1 and he   
giveth judgment to the poor4    #cf3g4  
,he will not take away his eyes from the
 just1 and he placeth  kings on the     
throne for ever1 and they are exalted4  
#cf3h4 ,and if they shall be in chains1 
and be bound with the cords of  poverty3
    #cf3i4 ,he shall shew them their    
works1 and their wicked deeds1 because  
they have been violent4    #cf3aj4 ,he  
also shall open their ear1 to correct   
them3 and shall speak1  that they may   
return from iniquity4    #cf3aa4 ,if    
they shall hear and observe1 they shall 
accomplish their days  in good1 and     
their years in glory4    #cf3ab4 ,but if
 they hear not1 they shall pass by the  
sword1 and shall be  consumed in folly4 
#cf3ac4 ,dissemblers and crafty men     

prove the wrath of ,god1 neither shall  
they cry when they are bound4    #cf3ad4
 ,their soul shall die in a storm1 and  
their life among the  effeminate4       
#cf3ae4 ,he shall deliver the poor out  
of his distress1 and shall open  his ear
 in affliction4    #cf3af4 ,therefore he
 shall set thee at large out of the     
narrow mouth1  and which hath no        
foundation under it3 and the rest of thy
 table shall  be full of fatness4       
,out of the narrow mouth4444 ,that is1  
out of hell1 whose entrance is  narrow1 
and its depth bottomless2 but           
figuratively meant here1 that is1  from 
his miseries and calamity to be restored
 to his former state of  happiness4     
#cf3ag4 ,thy cause hath been judged as  
that of the wicked1 cause and  judgment 
thou shalt recover4    #cf3ah4          
,therefore let not anger overcome thee  
to oppress any man3  neither let        
multitude of gifts turn thee aside4     
#cf3ai4 ,lay down thy greatness without 
tribulation1 and all the mighty  of     

strength4    #cf3bj4 ,prolong not the   
night that people may come up for them4 
#cf3ba4 ,beware thou turn not aside to  
iniquity3 for this thou hast begun  to  
follow after misery4    ,for this thou  
hast begun to follow after misery4444   
,eliu charges ,job1  that               
notwithstanding his misery1 he does not 
fear ,god as he ought3 but  in his      
judgment1 falls into iniquity4          
#cf3bb4 ,behold1 ,god is high in his    
strength1 and none is like him among    
the lawgivers4    #cf3bc4 ,who can      
search out his ways8 or who can say to  
him3 ,thou hast  wrought iniquity8      
#cf3bd4 ,remember that thou knowest not 
his work1 concerning which men  have    
sung4    #cf3be4 ,all men see him1 every
 one beholdeth afar off4    #cf3bf4     
,behold1 ,god is great1 exceeding our   
knowledge3 the number of his  years is  
inestimable4    #cf3bg4 ,he lifteth up  
the drops of rain1 and poureth out      
showers like  floods3    #cf3bh4 ,which 
flow from the clouds that cover all     

above4    #cf3bi4 ,if he will spread out
 clouds as his tent1    #cf3cj4 ,and    
lighten with his light from above1 he   
shall cover also the  ends of the sea4  
#cf3ca4 ,for by these he judgeth people1
 and giveth food to many mortals4       
#cf3cb4 ,in his hands he hideth the     
light1 and commandeth it to come  again4
    #cf3cc4 ,he sheweth his friend      
concerning it1 that it is his           
possession1  and that he may come up to 
it4      ,job ,chapter #cg    ,eliu goes
 on in his discourse1 shewing ,god's    
wisdom and power1 by his  wonderful     
works4    #cg3a4 ,at this my heart      
trembleth1 and is moved out of its      
place4    #cg3b4 ,hear ye attentively   
the terror of his voice1 and the sound  
that  cometh out of his mouth4    #cg3c4
 ,he beholdeth under all the heavens1   
and his light is upon the  ends of the  
earth4    #cg3d4 ,after it a noise shall
 roar1 he shall thunder with the voice  
of  his majesty1 and shall not be found 
out1 when his voice shall be heard4     

#cg3e4 ,god shall thunder wonderfully   
with his voice1 he that doth great  and 
unsearchable things4    #cg3f4 ,he      
commandeth the snow to go down upon the 
earth1 and the winter  rain1 and the    
shower of his strength4    #cg3g4 ,he   
sealeth up the hand of all men1 that    
every one may know his  works4    ,he   
sealeth up1 etc4444 ,when he sends those
 showers of his strength1  that is1     
those storms of rain1 he seals up1 that 
is1 he shuts up the  hands of men from  
their usual works abroad1 and confines  
them within  doors1 to consider his     
works2 or to forecast their works1 that 
is1 what  they themselves are to do4    
#cg3h4 ,then the beast shall go into his
 covert1 and shall abide in his  den4   
#cg3i4 ,out of the inner parts shall a  
tempest come1 and cold out of the       
north4    #cg3aj4 ,when ,god bloweth    
there cometh frost1 and again the waters
 are  poured out abundantly4    #cg3aa4 
,corn desireth clouds1 and the clouds   
spread their light3    #cg3ab4 ,which go

 round about1 whithersoever the will of 
him that  governeth them shall lead     
them1 to whatsoever he shall command    
them  upon the face of the whole earth3 
#cg3ac4 ,whether in one tribe1 or in his
 own land1 or in what place  soever of  
his mercy he shall command them to be   
found4    #cg3ad4 ,hearken to these     
things1 ,job3 ,stand1 and consider the  
wondrous  works of ,god4    #cg3ae4     
,dost thou know when ,god commanded the 
rains1 to shew his light  of his clouds8
    #cg3af4 ,knowest thou the great     
paths of the clouds1 and the perfect    
knowledges8    #cg3ag4 ,are not thy     
garments hot1 when the south wind blows 
upon the  earth8    #cg3ah4 ,thou       
perhaps hast made the heavens with him1 
which are most  strong1 as if they were 
of molten brass4    #cg3ai4 ,shew us    
what we may say to him3 for we are      
wrapped up in  darkness4    #cg3bj4 ,who
 shall tell him the things ,i speak8    
even if a man shall  speak1 he shall be 
swallowed up4    ,he shall be swallowed 

up4444 ,all that man can say when he    
speaks of  ,god1 is so little and       
inconsiderable in comparison with the   
subject1  that man is lost1 and as it   
were swallowed up in so immense an      
ocean4    #cg3ba4 ,but now they see not 
the light3 the air on a sudden shall be 
thickened into clouds1 and the wind     
shall pass and drive them away4         
#cg3bb4 ,cold cometh out of the north1  
and to ,god praise with fear4    #cg3bc4
 ,we cannot find him worthily3 he is    
great in strength1 and in  judgment1 and
 in justice1 and he is ineffable4       
#cg3bd4 ,therefore men shall fear him1  
and all that seem to themselves to  be  
wise1 shall not dare to behold him4     
,job ,chapter #ch    ,god interposes and
 shews from the things he hath made1    
that man cannot  comprehend his power   
and wisdom4    #ch3a4 ,then the ,lord   
answered ,job out of a whirlwind1 and   
said3    ,the ,lord4 ,that is1 an angel 
speaking in the name of the ,lord4      
#ch3b4 ,who is this that wrappeth up    

sentences in unskilful words8    #ch3c4 
,gird up thy loins like a man3 ,i will  
ask thee1 and answer thou  me4    #ch3d4
 ,where wast thou when ,i laid the      
foundations of the earth8 tell me  if   
thou hast understanding4    #ch3e4 ,who 
hath laid the measures thereof1 if thou 
knowest or who hath  stretched the line 
upon it8    #ch3f4 ,upon what are its   
bases grounded8 or who laid the corner  
stone  thereof1    #ch3g4 ,when the     
morning stars praised me together1 and  
all the sons of  ,god made a joyful     
melody8    #ch3h4 ,who shut up the sea  
with doors1 when it broke forth as      
issuing  out of the womb3    #ch3i4     
,when ,i made a cloud the garment       
thereof1 and wrapped it in a mist  as in
 swaddling bands8    #ch3aj4 ,i set my  
bounds around it1 and made it bars and  
doors3    #ch3aa4 ,and ,i said3         
,hitherto thou shalt come1 and shalt go 
no further1  and here thou shalt break  
thy swelling waves4    #ch3ab4 ,didst   
thou since thy birth command the        

morning1 and shew the  dawning of the   
day its place8    #ch3ac4 ,and didst    
thou hold the extremities of the earth  
shaking them1  and hast thou shaken the 
ungodly out of it8    #ch3ad4 ,the seal 
shall be restored as clay1 and shall    
stand as a  garment4    #ch3ae4 ,from   
the wicked their light shall be taken   
away1 and the high  arm shall be broken4
    #ch3af4 ,hast thou entered into the 
depths of the sea1 and walked in the    
lowest parts of the deep8    #ch3ag4    
,have the gates of death been opened to 
thee1 and hast thou seen  the darksome  
doors8    #ch3ah4 ,hast thou considered 
the breadth of the earth8 tell me1 if   
thou  knowest all things8    #ch3ai4    
,where is the way where light dwelleth1 
and where is the place of  darkness8    
#ch3bj4 ,that thou mayst bring every    
thing to its own bounds1 and  understand
 the paths of the house thereof4        
#ch3ba4 ,didst thou know then that thou 
shouldst be born8 and didst thou  know  
the number of thy days8    #ch3bb4 ,hast

 thou entered into the storehouses of   
the snow1 or hast thou  beheld the      
treasures of the hail3    #ch3bc4 ,which
 ,i have prepared for the time of the   
enemy1 against the day  of battle and   
war8    #ch3bd4 ,by what way is the     
light spread1 and heat divided upon the 
earth8    #ch3be4 ,who gave a course to 
violent showers1 or a way for noisy     
thunder3    #ch3bf4 ,that it should rain
 on the earth without man in the        
wilderness1  where no mortal dwelleth3  
#ch3bg4 ,that it should fill the desert 
and desolate land1 and should  bring    
forth green grass8    #ch3bh4 ,who is   
the father of rain8 or who begot the    
drops of dew8    #ch3bi4 ,out of whose  
womb came the ice8 and the frost from   
heaven who  hath gendered it8    #ch3cj4
 ,the waters are hardened like a stone1 
and the surface of the  deep is         
congealed4    #ch3ca4 ,shalt thou be    
able to join together the shining stars 
the  ,pleiades1 or canst thou stop the  
turning about of ,arcturus8             

,pleiades4444 ,hebrew1 ,cimah4 ,a       
cluster of seven stars in the           
constellation ,taurus or the ,bull4     
,arcturus1 a bright star in the         
constellation ,bootes4 ,the ,hebrew name
 ,cesil1 is variously interpreted2  by  
some1 ,orion2 by others1 the ,great     
,bear is understood4    #ch3cb4 ,canst  
thou bring forth the day star in its    
time1 and make the  evening star to rise
 upon the children of the earth8        
#ch3cc4 ,dost thou know the order of    
heaven1 and canst thou set down the     
reason thereof on the earth8    #ch3cd4 
,canst thou lift up thy voice to the    
clouds1 that an abundance of  waters may
 cover thee8    #ch3ce4 ,canst thou send
 lightnings1 and will they go1 and will 
they  return and say to thee3 ,here we  
are8    #ch3cf4 ,who hath put wisdom in 
the heart of man8 or who gave the cock  
understanding8    ,understanding4444    
,that instinct by which he distinguishes
 the times of  crowing in the night4    
#ch3cg4 ,who can declare the order of   

the heavens1 or who can make the        
harmony of heaven to sleep8    #ch3ch4  
,when was the dust poured on the earth1 
and the clods fastened  together8       
#ch3ci4 ,wilt thou take the prey for the
 lioness1 and satisfy the  appetite of  
her whelps1    #ch3dj4 ,when they couch 
in the dens and lie in wait in holes8   
#ch3da4 ,who provideth food for the     
raven1 when her young ones cry to  ,god1
 wandering about1 because they have no  
meat8      ,job ,chapter #ci    ,the    
wonders of the power and providence of  
,god in many of his  creatures4         
#ci3a4 ,knowest thou the time when the  
wild goats bring forth among the  rocks1
 or hast thou observed the hinds when   
they fawn8    #ci3b4 ,hast thou numbered
 the months of their conceiving1 or     
knowest  thou the time when they bring  
forth8    #ci3c4 ,they bow themselves to
 bring forth young1 and they cast them1 
and  send forth roarings4    #ci3d4     
,their young are weaned and go to feed3 
they go forth1 and return  not to them4 

#ci3e4 ,who hath sent out the wild ass  
free1 and who hath loosed his  bonds8   
#ci3f4 ,to whom ,i have given a house in
 the wilderness1 and his dwellings  in  
the barren land4    #ci3g4 ,he scorneth 
the multitude of the city1 he heareth   
not the cry of  the driver4    #ci3h4   
,he looketh round about the mountains of
 his pasture1 and seeketh  for every    
green thing1    #ci3i4 ,shall the       
rhinoceros be willing to serve thee1 or 
will he stay at  thy crib8    #ci3aj4   
,canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy
 thong to plough1 or will  he break the 
clods of the valleys after thee8        
#ci3aa4 ,wilt thou have confidence in   
his great strength1 and leave thy       
labours to him8    #ci3ab4 ,wilt thou   
trust him that he will render thee the  
seed1 and  gather it into thy barnfloor8
    #ci3ac4 ,the wing of the ostrich is 
like the wings of the heron1 and of  the
 hawk4    #ci3ad4 ,when she leaveth her 
eggs on the earth1 thou perhaps wilt    
warm  them in the dust4    #ci3ae4 ,she 

forgetteth that the foot may tread upon 
them1 or that the  beasts of the field  
may break them4    #ci3af4 ,she is      
hardened against her young ones1 as     
though they were not  hers1 she hath    
laboured in vain1 no fear constraining  
her4    #ci3ag4 ,for ,god hath deprived 
her of wisdom1 neither hath he given her
  understanding4    #ci3ah4 ,when time  
shall be1 she setteth up her wings on   
high3 she  scorneth the horse and his   
rider4    #ci3ai4 ,wilt thou give       
strength to the horse or clothe his neck
 with  neighing8    #ci3bj4 ,wilt thou  
lift him up like the locusts8 the glory 
of his  nostrils is terror4    #ci3ba4  
,he breaketh up the earth with his hoof1
 he pranceth boldly1 he  goeth forward  
to meet armed men4    #ci3bb4 ,he       
despiseth fear1 he turneth not his back 
to the sword4    #ci3bc4 ,above him     
shall the quiver rattle1 the spear and  
shield shall  glitter4    #ci3bd4       
,chasing and raging he swalloweth the   
ground1 neither doth he  make account   

when the noise of the trumpet soundeth4 
#ci3be4 ,when he heareth the trumpet he 
saith3 ,ha1 ha3 he smelleth the  battle 
afar off1 the encouraging of the        
captains1 and the shouting of  the army4
    #ci3bf4 ,doth the hawk wax feathered
 by thy wisdom1 spreading her wings  to 
the south8    #ci3bg4 ,will the eagle   
mount up at thy command1 and make her   
nest in  high places8    #ci3bh4 ,she   
abideth among the rocks1 and dwelleth   
among cragged flints1  and stony hills1 
where there is no access4    #ci3bi4    
,from thence she looketh for the prey1  
and her eyes behold afar  off4          
#ci3cj4 ,her young ones shall suck up   
blood3 and wheresoever the carcass      
shall be1 she is immediately there4     
#ci3ca4 ,and the ,lord went on1 and said
 to ,job3    #ci3cb4 ,shall he that     
contendeth with ,god be so easily       
silenced8 surely  he that reproveth     
,god1 ought to answer him4    #ci3cc4   
,then ,job answered the ,lord1 and said3
    #ci3cd4 ,what can ,i answer1 who    

hath spoken inconsiderately8 ,i will lay
  my hand upon my mouth4    ,spoken     
inconsiderately4444 ,if we discuss all  
,job's words 7saith ,st4  ,gregory71 we 
shall find nothing impiously spoken2 as 
may be gathered  from the words of the  
,lord himself1 chap4 #db1 ver4 #g1 #h2  
but what was  reprehensible in him1 was 
the manner of expressing himself at     
times1  speaking too much of his own    
affliction1 and too little of ,god's    
goodness towards him1 which here he     
acknowledges as inconsiderate4          
#ci3ce4 ,one thing ,i have spoken1 which
 ,i wish ,i had not said3 and  another1 
to which ,i will add no more4      ,job 
,chapter #dj    ,of the power of ,god in
 the behemoth and the leviathan4        
#dj3a4 ,and the ,lord answering ,job out
 of the whirlwind1 said3    #dj3b4 ,gird
 up thy loins like a man3 ,i will ask   
thee1 and do thou tell  me4    #dj3c4   
,wilt thou make void my judgment3 and   
condemn me1 that thou mayst  be         
justified8    #dj3d4 ,and hast thou an  

arm like ,god1 and canst thou thunder   
with a  voice like him8    #dj3e4       
,clothe thyself with beauty1 and set    
thyself up on high1 and be  glorious1   
and put on goodly garments4    #dj3f4   
,scatter the proud in thy indignation1  
and behold every arrogant  man1 and     
humble him4    #dj3g4 ,look on all that 
are proud1 and confound them1 and crush 
the  wicked in their place1    #dj3h4   
,hide them in the dust together1 and    
plunge their faces into the  pit4       
#dj3i4 ,then ,i will confess that thy   
right hand is able to save thee4        
#dj3aj4 ,behold behemoth whom ,i made   
with thee1 he eateth grass like an  ox4 
,behemoth4444 ,in ,hebrew1 behema1 which
 signifies in general an animal2  but   
many authors explain1 that here it is   
put for the elephant4    #dj3aa4 ,his   
strength is in his loins1 and his force 
in the navel of his  belly4    #dj3ab4  
,he setteth up his tail like a cedar1   
the sinews of his testicles  are wrapped
 together4    #dj3ac4 ,his bones are    

like pipes of brass1 his gristle like   
plates of  iron4    #dj3ad4 ,he is the  
beginning of the ways of ,god1 who made 
him1 he will  apply his sword4    ,he   
will apply his sword4444 ,this text is  
variously explained3 some  explain the  
sword1 the horn given to the animal for 
his defence3  others1 the power that    
,god hath given to the animal for his   
defence3  others1 the power that ,god   
hath given to man to slay him1          
notwithstanding his great size and      
strength4    #dj3ae4 ,to him the        
mountains bring forth grass3 there all  
the beasts of  the field shall play4    
#dj3af4 ,he sleepeth under the shadow1  
in the covert of the reed1 and in  moist
 places4    #dj3ag4 ,the shades cover   
his shadow1 the willows of the brook    
shall  compass him about4    #dj3ah4    
,behold1 he will drink up a river1 and  
not wonder3 and he  trusteth that the   
,jordan may run into his mouth4         
#dj3ai4 ,in his eyes as with a hook he  
shall take him1 and bore through  his   

nostrils with stakes4    #dj3bj4 ,canst 
thou draw out the leviathan with a hook1
 or canst thou tie  his tongue with a   
cord8    ,leviathan4444 ,the whale or   
some sea monster4    #dj3ba4 ,canst thou
 put a ring in his nose1 or bore through
 his jaw with  a buckle8    #dj3bb4     
,will he make many supplications to     
thee1 or speak soft words to  thee8     
#dj3bc4 ,will he make a covenant with   
thee1 and wilt thou take him to be  a   
servant for ever1    #dj3bd4 ,shalt thou
 play with him as with a bird1 or tie   
him up for thy  handmaids8    #dj3be4   
,shall friends cut him in pieces1 shall 
merchants divide him8    #dj3bf4 ,wilt  
thou fill nets with his skin1 and the   
cabins of fishes with  his head8        
#dj3bg4 ,lay thy hand upon him3 remember
 the battle1 and speak no more4         
#dj3bh4 ,behold his hope shall fail him1
 and in the sight of all he shall  be   
cast down4      ,job ,chapter #da    ,a 
further description of the leviathan4   
#da3a4 ,i will not stir him up1 like one

 that is cruel1 for who can  resist my  
countenance8    #da3b4 ,who hath given  
me before that ,i should repay him8 ,all
 things that  are under heaven are mine4
    #da3c4 ,i will not spare him1 nor   
his mighty words1 and framed to make    
supplication4    #da3d4 ,who can        
discover the face of his garment8 or who
 can go into the  midst of his mouth8   
#da3e4 ,who can open the doors of his   
face8 his teeth are terrible round      
about4    #da3f4 ,his body is like      
molten shields1 shut close up with      
scales  pressing upon one another4      
#da3g4 ,one is joined to another1 and   
not so much as any air can come  between
 them3    #da3h4 ,they stick one to     
another and they hold one another fast1 
and  shall not be separated4    #da3i4  
,his sneezing is like the shining of    
fire1 and his eyes like the  eyelids of 
the morning4    #da3aj4 ,out of his     
mouth go forth lamps1 like torches of   
lighted fire4    #da3aa4 ,out of his    
nostrils goeth smoke1 like that of a pot

 heated and  boiling4    #da3ab4 ,his   
breath kindleth coals1 and a flame      
cometh forth out of his  mouth4         
#da3ac4 ,in his neck strength shall     
dwell1 and want goeth before his  face4 
#da3ad4 ,the members of his flesh cleave
 one to another3 he shall send          
lightnings against him1 and they shall  
not be carried to another place4        
#da3ae4 ,his heart shall be as hard as a
 stone1 and as firm as a smith's  anvil1
    #da3af4 ,when he shall raise him up1
 the angels shall fear1 and being       
affrighted shall purify themselves4     
,angels4444 ,elim1 ,hebrew3 which       
signifies here1 the mighty1 the most    
valiant1 shall fear this monstrous fish1
 and in their fear shall seek  to be    
purified4    #da3ag4 ,when a sword shall
 lay at him1 it shall not be able to    
hold1 nor  a spear1 nor a breastplate4  
#da3ah4 ,for he shall esteem iron as    
straw1 and brass as rotten wood4        
#da3ai4 ,the archer shall not put him to
 flight1 the stones of the sling  are to

 him like stubble4    #da3bj4 ,as       
stubble will he esteem the hammer1 and  
he will laugh him to  scorn who shaketh 
the spear4    #da3ba4 ,the beams of the 
sun shall be under him1 and he shall    
strew gold  under him like mire4        
,under him4444 ,he shall not value the  
beams of the sun2 and gold to him  shall
 be like mire4    #da3bb4 ,he shall make
 the deep sea to boil like a pot1 and   
shall make it  as when ointments boil4  
#da3bc4 ,a path shall shine after him1  
he shall esteem the deep as  growing    
old4    ,the deep as growing old4444    
,growing hoary1 as it were with the     
froth  which he leaves behind him4      
#da3bd4 ,there is no power upon earth   
that can be compared with him who  was  
made to fear no one1    #da3be4 ,he     
beholdeth every high thing1 he is king  
over all the children  of pride4    ,he 
is king1 etc4444 ,he is superior in     
strength to all that are great  and     
strong amongst living creatures3        
mystically it is understood of the      

devil1 who is king over all the proud4  
,job ,chapter #db    ,job submits       
himself4 ,god pronounces in his favour4 
,job offers sacrifice  for his friends4 
,he is blessed with riches and children1
 and dies  happily1    #db3a4 ,then ,job
 answered the ,lord1 and said3    #db3b4
 ,i know that thou canst do all things1 
and no thought is hid from  thee4       
#db3c4 ,who is this that hideth counsel 
without knowledge8 ,therefore ,i  have  
spoken unwisely1 and things that above  
measure exceeded my  knowledge4         
#db3d4 ,hear1 and ,i will speak3 ,i will
 ask thee1 and do thou tell me4         
#db3e4 ,with the hearing of the ear1 ,i 
have heard thee1 but now my eye  seeth  
thee4    #db3f4 ,therefore ,i reprehend 
myself1 and do penance in dust and      
ashes4    #db3g4 ,and after the ,lord   
had spoken these words to ,job1 he said 
to  ,eliphaz the ,themanite3 ,my wrath  
is kindled against thee1 and against    
thy two friends1 because you have not   
spoken the thing that is right  before  

me1 as my servant ,job hath4    #db3h4  
,take unto you therefore seven oxen and 
seven rams1 and go to my  servant ,job1 
and offer for yourselves a holocaust1   
and my servant ,job  shall pray for you3
 his face ,i will accept1 that folly be 
not imputed  to you3 for you have not   
spoken right things before me1 as my    
servant  ,job hath4    #db3i4 ,so       
,eliphaz the ,themanite1 and ,baldad the
 ,suhite1 and ,sophar the  ,naamathite  
went1 and did as the ,lord had spoken to
 them1 and the ,lord  accepted the face 
of ,job4    #db3aj4 ,the ,lord also was 
turned at the penance of ,job1 when he  
prayed  for his friends4 ,and the ,lord 
gave ,job twice as much as he had       
before4    #db3aa4 ,and all his brethren
 came to him1 and all his sisters1 and  
all  that knew him before1 and they ate 
bread with him in his house3 and        
bemoaned him1 and comforted him upon all
 the evil that ,god had brought  upon   
him4 ,and every man gave him one ewe1   
and one earring of gold4    #db3ab4 ,and

 the ,lord blessed the latter end of    
,job more than his  beginning4 ,and he  
had fourteen thousand sheep1 and six    
thousand camels1  and a thousand yoke of
 oxen1 and a thousand she asses4        
#db3ac4 ,and he had seven sons1 and     
three daughters4    #db3ad4 ,and he     
called the name of one ,dies1 and the   
name of the second  ,cassia1 and the    
name of the third ,cornustibii4         
#db3ae4 ,and there were not found in all
 the earth women so beautiful as  the   
daughters of ,job3 and their father gave
 them inheritance among  their brethren4
    #db3af4 ,and ,job lived after these 
things1 a hundred and forty years1 and  
he saw his children1 and his children's 
children1 unto the fourth  generation1  
and he died an old man1 and full of     
days4          ,,the ,,book ,,of        
,,psalms      ,the psalms are called by 
the ,hebrews ,,tehillim1 that is1 ,hymns
 of  ,praise4 ,the author1 of a great   
part of them at least1 was king ,david3 
but many are of opinion that some of    

them were made by ,asaph1 and  others   
whose names are prefixed in the titles4 
,psalms ,chapter #a    ,beatus vir4     
,the happiness of the just and the evil 
state of the wicked4    #a3a4 ,blessed  
is the man who hath not walked in the   
counsel of the  ungodly1 nor stood in   
the way of sinners1 nor sat in the chair
 of  pestilence3    #a3b4 ,but his will 
is in the law of the ,lord1 and on his  
law he shall  meditate day and night4   
#a3c4 ,and he shall be like a tree which
 is planted near the running  waters1   
which shall bring forth its fruit1 in   
due season4 ,and his leaf  shall not    
fall off3 and all whatsoever he shall do
 shall prosper4    #a3d4 ,not so the    
wicked1 not so3 but like the dust1 which
 the wind  driveth from the face of the 
earth4    #a3e4 ,therefore the wicked   
shall not rise again in judgment3 nor   
sinners  in the council of the just4    
#a3f4 ,for the ,lord knoweth the way of 
the just3 and the way of the  wicked    
shall perish4      ,psalms ,chapter #b  

,quare fremuerunt4    ,the vain efforts 
of persecutors against ,christ and his  
church4    #b3a4 ,why have the ,gentiles
 raged1 and the people devised vain     
things8    #b3b4 ,the kings of the earth
 stood up1 and the princes met together1
  against the ,lord1 and against his    
,christ4    #b3c4 ,let us break their   
bonds asunder3 and let us cast away     
their yoke  from us4    #b3d4 ,he that  
dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them3 
and the ,lord shall  deride them4       
#b3e4 ,then shall he speak to them in   
his anger1 and trouble them in his      
rage4    #b3f4 ,but ,i am appointed king
 by him over ,sion1 his holy mountain1  
preaching his commandment4    #b3g4 ,the
 ,lord hath said to me3 ,thou art my    
son1 this day have ,i  begotten thee4   
#b3h4 ,ask of me1 and ,i will give thee 
the ,gentiles for thy inheritance1  and 
the utmost parts of the earth for thy   
possession4    #b3i4 ,thou shalt rule   
them with a rod of iron1 and shalt break
 them in  pieces like a potter's vessel4

    #b3aj4 ,and now1 ,o ye kings1       
understand3 receive instruction1 you    
that  judge the earth4    #b3aa4 ,serve 
ye the ,lord with fear3 and rejoice unto
 him with trembling4    #b3ab4 ,embrace 
discipline1 lest at any time the ,lord  
be angry1 and you  perish from the just 
way4    #b3ac4 ,when his wrath shall be 
kindled in a short time1 blessed are all
  they that trust in him4      ,psalms  
,chapter #c    ,domine1 quid            
multiplicati4    ,the prophet's danger  
and delivery from his son ,absalom3     
mystically1 the  passion and            
resurrection of ,christ4    #c3a4 ,the  
psalm of ,david when he fled from the   
face of his son ,absalom4    #c3b4 ,why1
 ,o ,lord1 are they multipied that      
afflict me8 many are they who  rise up  
against me4    #c3c4 ,many say to my    
soul3 ,there is no salvation for him in 
his ,god4    #c3d4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 
art my protector1 my glory1 and the     
lifter up of  my head4    #c3e4 ,i have 
cried to the ,lord with my voice3 and he

 hath heard me from  his holy hill4     
#c3f4 ,i have slept and have taken my   
rest3 and ,i have risen up1 because  the
 ,lord hath protected me4    #c3g4 ,i   
will not fear thousands of the people   
surrounding me3 arise1 ,o  ,lord2 save  
me1 ,o my ,god4    #c3h4 ,for thou hast 
struck all them who are my adversaries  
without  cause3 thou hast broken the    
teeth of sinners4    #c3i4 ,salvation is
 of the ,lord3 and thy blessing is upon 
thy people4      ,psalms ,chapter #d    
,cum invocarem4    ,the prophet teacheth
 us to flee to ,god in tribulation1 with
 confidence  in him4    #d3a4 ,unto the 
end1 in verses4 ,a psalm for ,david4    
,unto the end4444 ,or1 as ,st4 ,jerome  
renders it1 victori1 to him that        
overcometh3 which some understand of the
 chief musician2 to whom they  suppose  
the psalms1 which bear that title1 were 
given to be sung3 we  rather understand 
the psalms thus inscribed to refer to   
,christ1 who is  the end of the law1 and
 the great conqueror of death and hell1 

and to  the ,new ,testament4--,ibid4 ,in
 verses1 in carminibus4444 ,in the      
,hebrew1 it  is neghinoth1 supposed by  
some to be a musical instrument1 with   
which  this psalm was to be             
sung4--,ibid4 ,for ,david1 or to        
,david4444 ,that is1  inspired to ,david
 himself1 or to be sung4    #d3b4 ,when 
,i called upon him1 the ,god of my      
justice heard me3 when ,i was  in       
distress1 thou hast enlarged me4 ,have  
mercy on me3 and hear my  prayer4       
#d3c4 ,o ye sons of men1 how long will  
you be dull of heart8 why do you  love  
vanity1 and seek after lying8    #d3d4  
,know ye also that the ,lord hath made  
his holy one wonderful3 the  ,lord will 
hear me when ,i shall cry unto him4     
#d3e4 ,be ye angry1 and sin not3 the    
things you say in your hearts1 be  sorry
 for them upon your beds4    #d3f4      
,offer up the sacrifice of justice1 and 
trust in the ,lord3 many  say1 ,who     
sheweth us good things8    #d3g4 ,the   
light of thy countenance1 ,o ,lord1 is  

signed upon us3 thou hast  given        
gladness in my heart4    #d3h4 ,by the  
fruit of their corn1 their wine1 and    
oil1 they are  multiplied4    #d3i4 ,in 
peace in the self same ,i will sleep1   
and ,i will rest3    #d3aj4 ,for thou1  
,o ,lord1 singularly hast settled me in 
hope4      ,psalms ,chapter #e    ,verba
 mea auribul4    ,a prayer to ,god      
against the iniquities of men4    #e3a4 
,unto the end1 for her that obtaineth   
the inheritance4 ,a psalm for  ,david4  
,for her that obtaineth the             
inheritance4444 ,that is1 for the church
 of  ,christ4    #e3b4 ,give ear1 ,o    
,lord1 to my words1 understand my cry4  
#e3c4 ,hearken to the voice of my       
prayer1 ,o my ,king and my ,god4        
#e3d4 ,for to thee will ,i pray3 ,o     
,lord1 in the morning thou shalt hear my
  voice4    #e3e4 ,in the morning ,i    
will stand before thee1 and ,i will see3
 because  thou art not a ,god that      
willest iniquity4    #e3f4 ,neither     
shall the wicked dwell near thee3 nor   

shall the unjust  abide before thy eyes4
    #e3g4 ,thou hatest all the workers  
of iniquity3 thou wilt destroy all  that
 speak a lie4 ,the bloody and the       
deceitful man the ,lord will abhor4     
#e3h4 ,but as for me in the multitude of
 thy mercy1 ,i will come into thy       
house2 ,i will worship towards thy holy 
temple1 in thy fear4    #e3i4 ,conduct  
me1 ,o ,lord1 in thy justice3 because of
 my enemies1 direct  my way in thy      
sight4    #e3aj4 ,for there is no truth 
in their mouth3 their heart is vain4    
#e3aa4 ,their throat is an open         
sepulchre3 they dealt deceitfully with  
their tongues3 judge them1 ,o ,god4 ,let
 them fall from their devices3          
according to the multitude of their     
wickednesses cast them out3 for  they   
have provoked thee1 ,o ,lord4    #e3ab4 
,but let all them be glad that hope in  
thee3 they shall rejoice  for ever1 and 
thou shalt dwell in them4 ,and all they 
that love thy name  shall glory in thee4
    #e3ac4 ,for thou wilt bless the     

just4 ,o ,lord1 thou hast crowned us1 as
  with a shield of thy good will4       
,psalms ,chapter #f    ,domine1 ne in   
furore4    ,a prayer of a penitent      
sinner1 under the scourge of ,god4 ,the 
first  penitential psalm4    #f3a4 ,unto
 the end1 in verses1 a psalm for ,david1
 for the octave4    ,for the octave4444 
,that is1 to be sung on an instrument of
 eight  strings4 ,st4 ,augustine        
understands it mystically1 of the last  
resurrection1 and the world to come2    
which is1 as it were1 the octave1  or   
eighth day1 after the seven days of this
 mortal life3 and for this  octave1     
sinners must dispose themselves1 like   
,david1 by bewailing their  sins1 whilst
 they are here upon earth4    #f3b4 ,o  
,lord1 rebuke me not in thy indignation1
 nor chastise me in thy  wrath4    #f3c4
 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i am 
weak3 heal me1 ,o ,lord1 for my  bones  
are troubled4    #f3d4 ,and my soul is  
troubled exceedingly3 but thou1 ,o      
,lord1 how long8    #f3e4 ,turn to me1  

,o ,lord1 and deliver my soul3 ,o save  
me for thy mercy's  sake4    #f3f4 ,for 
there is no one in death1 that is       
mindful of thee3 and who  shall confess 
to thee in hell8    #f3g4 ,i have       
laboured in my groanings1 every night ,i
 will wash my bed3 ,i  will water my    
couch with my tears4    #f3h4 ,my eye is
 troubled through indignation3 ,i have  
grown old amongst  all my enemies4      
#f3i4 ,depart from me1 all ye workers of
 iniquity3 for the ,lord hath  heard the
 voice of my weeping4    #f3aj4 ,the    
,lord hath heard my supplication3 the   
,lord hath received my  prayer4         
#f3aa4 ,let all my enemies be ashamed1  
and be very much troubled3 let  them be 
turned back1 and be ashamed very        
speedily4      ,psalms ,chapter #g      
,domine1 ,deus meus4    ,david1 trusting
 in the justice of his cause1 prayeth   
for ,god's help  against his enemies4   
#g3a4 ,the psalm of ,david1 which he    
sung to the ,lord1 for the words of     
,chusi1 the son of ,jemini4    #g3b4 ,o 

,lord1 my ,god1 in thee have ,i put my  
trust2 save me from all them  that      
persecute me1 and deliver me4    #g3c4  
,lest at any time he seize upon my soul 
like a lion1 while there is  no one to  
redeem me1 nor to save4    #g3d4 ,o     
,lord1 my ,god1 if ,i have done this    
thing1 if there be iniquity in  my      
hands3    #g3e4 ,if ,i have rendered to 
them that repaid me evils1 let me       
deservedly  fall empty before my        
enemies4    #g3f4 ,let the enemy pursue 
my soul1 and take it1 and tread down my 
life1  on the earth1 and bring down my  
glory to the dust4    #g3g4 ,rise up1 ,o
 ,lord1 in thy anger3 and be thou       
exalted in the borders  of my enemies4  
,and arise1 ,o ,lord1 my ,god1 in the   
precept which thou  hast commanded3     
#g3h4 ,and a congregation of people     
shall surround thee4 ,and for their     
sakes return thou on high4    #g3i4 ,the
 ,lord judgeth the people4 ,judge me1 ,o
 ,lord1 according to my  justice1 and   
according to my innocence in me4        

#g3aj4 ,the wickedness of sinners shall 
be brought to nought2 and thou  shalt   
direct the just3 the searcher of hearts 
and reins is ,god4    #g3aa4 ,just is my
 help from the ,lord2 who saveth the    
upright of heart4    #g3ab4 ,god is a   
just judge1 strong and patient3 is he   
angry every day8    #g3ac4 ,except you  
will be converted1 he will brandish his 
sword2 he hath  bent his bow1 and made  
it ready4    #g3ad4 ,and in it he hath  
prepared the instruments of death1 he   
hath made  ready his arrows for them    
that burn4    ,for them that burn4444   
,that is1 against the persecutors of his
 saints4    #g3ae4 ,behold he hath been 
in labour with injustice3 he hath       
conceived  sorrow1 and brought forth    
iniquity4    #g3af4 ,he hath opened a   
pit and dug it3 and he is fallen into   
the hole  he made4    #g3ag4 ,his sorrow
 shall be turned on his own head3 and   
his iniquity  shall come down upon his  
crown4    #g3ah4 ,i will give glory to  
the ,lord according to his justice3 and 

will  sing to the name of the ,lord the 
most high4      ,psalms ,chapter #h     
,domine1 ,dominus noster4    ,god is    
wonderful in his works2 especially in   
mankind1 singularly  exalted by the     
incarnation of ,christ4    #h3a4 ,unto  
the end1 for the presses3 a psalm for   
,david4    ,the presses4444 ,in ,hebrew1
 ,gittith1 supposed to be a musical     
instrument4    #h3b4 ,o ,lord1 our      
,lord1 how admirable is thy name in the 
whole earth6  ,for thy magnificence is  
elevated above the heavens4    #h3c4    
,out of the mouth of infants and of     
sucklings thou hast perfected  praise1  
because of thy enemies1 that thou mayst 
destroy the enemy and  the avenger4     
#h3d4 ,for ,i will behold thy heavens1  
the works of thy fingers3 the moon  and 
the stars which thou hast founded4      
#h3e4 ,what is man1 that thou art       
mindful of him8 or the son of man1 that 
thou visitest him8    #h3f4 ,thou hast  
made him a little less than the angels1 
thou hast  crowned him with glory and   

honour3    #h3g4 ,and hast set him over 
the works of thy hands4    #h3h4 ,thou  
hast subjected all things under his     
feet1 all sheep and oxen3  moreover1 the
 beasts also of the fields4    #h3i4    
,the birds of the air1 and the fishes of
 the sea1 that pass through  the paths  
of the sea4    #h3aj4 ,o ,lord1 our     
,lord1 how admirable is thy name in the 
whole earth6      ,psalms ,chapter #i   
,confitebor tibi1 ,domine4 ,the church  
praiseth ,god for his protection        
against her enemies4    #i3a4 ,unto the 
end1 for the hidden things of the ,son4 
,a psalm for ,david4    ,the hidden     
things of the ,son4444 ,the humility and
 sufferings of ,christ1  the ,son of    
,god2 and of good ,christians1 who are  
his sons by adoption2  are called hidden
 things1 with regard to the children of 
this world1  who know not the value and 
merit of them4    #i3b4 ,i will give    
praise to thee1 ,o ,lord1 with my whole 
heart3 ,i will  relate all thy wonders4 
#i3c4 ,i will be glad1 and rejoice in   

thee3 ,i will sing to thy name1 ,o  thou
 most high4    #i3d4 ,when my enemy     
shall be turned back3 they shall be     
weakened1 and  perish before thy face4  
#i3e4 ,for thou hast maintained my      
judgment and my cause3 thou hast sat  on
 the throne1 who judgest justice4       
#i3f4 ,thou hast rebuked the ,gentiles1 
and the wicked one hath perished2  thou 
hast blotted out their name for ever and
 ever4    #i3g4 ,the swords of the enemy
 have failed unto the end3 and their    
cities  thou hast destroyed4 ,their     
memory hath perished with a noise3      
#i3h4 ,but the ,lord remaineth for ever4
 ,he hath prepared his throne in        
judgment3    #i3i4 ,and he shall judge  
the world in equity1 he shall judge the 
people  in justice4    #i3aj4 ,and the  
,lord is become a refuge for the poor3 a
 helper in due  time in tribulation4    
#i3aa4 ,and let them trust in thee who  
know thy name3 for thou hast not        
forsaken them that seek thee1 ,o ,lord4 
#i3ab4 ,sing ye to the ,lord1 who       

dwelleth in ,sion3 declare his ways     
among  the ,gentiles3    #i3ac4 ,for    
requiring their blood1 he hath          
remembered them3 he hath not  forgotten 
the cry of the poor4    #i3ad4 ,have    
mercy on me1 ,o ,lord3 see my           
humiliation which ,i suffer from  my    
enemies4    #i3ae4 ,thou that liftest me
 up from the gates of death1 that ,i may
  declare all thy praises in the gates  
of the daughter of ,sion4    #i3af4 ,i  
will rejoice in thy salvation3 the      
,gentiles have stuck fast in  the       
destruction which they prepared4 ,their 
foot hath been taken in the  very snare 
which they hid4    #i3ag4 ,the ,lord    
shall be known when he executeth        
judgments3 the sinner  hath been caught 
in the works of his own hands4    #i3ah4
 ,the wicked shall be turned into hell1 
all the nations that forget  ,god4      
#i3ai4 ,for the poor man shall not be   
forgotten to the end3 the patience  of  
the poor shall not perish for ever4     
#i3bj4 ,arise1 ,o ,lord1 let not man be 

strengthened3 let the ,gentiles be      
judged in thy sight4    #i3ba4 ,appoint1
 ,o ,lord1 a lawgiver over them3 that   
the ,gentiles may know  themselves to be
 but men4    ,here the late ,hebrew     
doctors divide this psalm into two1     
making ver4 #bb  the beginning of ,psalm
 #aj4 ,and again they join ,psalms #adf 
and #adg into  one1 in order that the   
whole number of psalms should not exceed
 #aej4  ,and in this manner the psalms  
are numbered in the ,protestant ,bible4 
,psalm #aj according to the ,hebrews4   
#i;a3#a4 ,why1 ,o ,lord1 hast thou      
retired afar off8 why dost thou slight  
us  in our wants1 in the time of        
trouble8    #i;a3#b4 ,whilst the wicked 
man is proud1 the poor is set on fire3  
they are  caught in the counsels which  
they devise4    #i;a3#c4 ,for the sinner
 is praised in the desires of his soul3 
and the  unjust man is blessed4         
#i;a3#d4 ,the sinner hath provoked the  
,lord1 according to the multitude of    
his wrath1 he will not seek him3        

#i;a3#e4 ,god is not before his eyes3   
his ways are filthy at all times4 ,thy  
judgments are removed from his sight3 he
 shall rule over all his  enemies4      
#i;a3#f4 ,for he hath said in his heart3
 ,i shall not be moved from  generation 
to generation1 and shall be without     
evil4    #i;a3#g4 ,his mouth is full of 
cursing1 and of bitterness1 and of      
deceit3  under his tongue are labour and
 sorrow4    #i;a3#h4 ,he sitteth in     
ambush with the rich1 in private places1
 that he  may kill the innocent4        
#i;a3#i4 ,his eyes are upon the poor    
man3 he lieth in wait1 in secret1 like  
a lion in his den4 ,he lieth in ambush1 
that he may catch the poor man3  so     
catch the poor1 whilst he draweth him to
 him4    #i;a3#aj4 ,in his net he will  
bring him down1 he will crouch and fall1
 when  he shall have power over the     
poor4    #i;a3#aa4 ,for he hath said in 
his heart3 ,god hath forgotten1 he hath 
turned away his face1 not to see to the 
end4    #i;a3#ab4 ,arise1 ,o ,lord ,god1

 let thy hand be exalted3 forget not the
 poor4    #i;a3#ac4 ,wherefore hath the 
wicked provoked ,god8 for he hath said  
in his  heart3 ,he will not require it4 
#i;a3#ad4 ,thou seest it1 for thou      
considerest labour and sorrow3 that thou
  mayst deliver them into thy hands4 ,to
 thee is the poor man left3 thou  wilt  
be a helper to the orphan4    #i;a3#ae4 
,break thou the arm of the sinner and of
 the malignant3 his sin  shall be       
sought1 and shall not be found4         
#i;a3#af4 ,the ,lord shall reign to     
eternity1 yea1 for ever and ever3 ye    
,gentiles shall perish from his land4   
#i;a3#ag4 ,the ,lord hath heard the     
desire of the poor3 thy ear hath heard  
the preparation of their heart4         
#i;a3#ah4 ,to judge for the fatherless  
and for the humble1 that man may no     
more presume to magnify himself upon    
earth4      ,psalms ,chapter #aj    ,in 
,domino confido4    ,the just man's     
confidence in ,god in the midst of      
persecutions4    #aj3a4 ,unto the end4  

,a psalm to ,david4    #aj3b4 ,in the   
,lord ,i put my trust3 how then do you  
say to my soul3 ,get  thee away from    
hence to the mountain1 like a sparrow4  
#aj3c4 ,for1 lo1 the wicked have bent   
their bow3 they have prepared their     
arrows in the quiver1 to shoot in the   
dark the upright of heart4    #aj3d4    
,for they have destroyed the things     
which thou hast made3 but what  has the 
just man done8    #aj3e4 ,the ,lord is  
in his holy temple1 the ,lord's throne  
is in heaven4  ,his eyes look on the    
poor man3 his eyelids examine the sons  
of men4    #aj3f4 ,the ,lord trieth the 
just and the wicked3 but he that loveth 
iniquity1 hateth his own soul4    #aj3g4
 ,he shall rain snares upon sinners3    
fire and brimstone1 and storms  of      
winds1 shall be the portion of their    
cup4    #aj3h4 ,for the ,lord is just1  
and hath loved justice3 his countenance 
hath beheld righteousness4      ,psalms 
,chapter #aa    ,salvum me fac4    ,the 
prophet calls for ,god's help against   

the wicked4    #aa3a4 ,unto the end3 for
 the octave1 a psalm for ,david4        
#aa3b4 ,save me1 ,o ,lord1 for there is 
now no saint3 truths are decayed  from  
among the children of men4    #aa3c4    
,they have spoken vain things1 every one
 to his neighbour3 with  deceitful lips1
 and with a double heart have they      
spoken4    #aa3d4 ,may the ,lord destroy
 all deceitful lips1 and the tongue that
  speaketh proud things4    #aa3e4 ,who 
have said3 ,we will magnify our tongue3 
our lips are our own3  who is ,lord over
 us8    #aa3f4 ,by reason of the misery 
of the needy1 and the groans of the     
poor1  now will ,i arise1 saith the     
,lord4 ,i will set him in safety3 ,i    
will deal  confidently in his regard4   
#aa3g4 ,the words of the ,lord are pure 
words3 as silver tried by the  fire1    
purged from the earth1 refined seven    
times4    #aa3h4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 wilt  
preserve us3 and keep us from this      
generation  for ever4    #aa3i4 ,the    
wicked walk round about3 according to   

thy highness1 thou hast  multiplied the 
children of men4      ,psalms ,chapter  
#ab    ,usquequo1 ,domine4    ,a prayer 
in tribulation4    #ab3a4 ,unto the end1
 a psalm for ,david4 ,how long1 ,o      
,lord1 wilt thou  forget me unto the    
end8 how long dost thou turn away thy   
face from me8    #ab3b4 ,how long shall 
,i take counsels in my soul1 sorrow in  
my heart all  the day8    #ab3c4 ,how   
long shall my enemy be exalted over ,me8
    #ab3d4 ,consider1 and hear me1 ,o   
,lord1 my ,god4 ,enlighten my eyes1 that
 ,i  never sleep in death3    #ab3e4    
,lest at any time my enemy say3 ,i have 
prevailed against him4 ,they  that      
trouble me1 will rejoice when ,i am     
moved3    #ab3f4 ,but ,i have trusted in
 thy mercy4 ,my heart shall rejoice in  
thy  salvation3 ,i will sing to the     
,lord1 who giveth me good things3 yea1  
,i  will sing to the name of the ,lord1 
the most high4      ,psalms ,chapter #ac
    ,dixit insipiens4    ,the general   
corruption of man before our redemption 

by ,christ4    #ac3a4 ,unto the end1 a  
psalm for ,david4 ,the fool hath said in
 his heart3  ,there is no ,god4 ,they   
are corrupt1 and are become abominable  
in their  ways3 there is none that doth 
good1 no not one4    #ac3b4 ,the ,lord  
hath looked down from heaven upon the   
children of men1  to see if there be any
 that understand and seek ,god4         
#ac3c4 ,they are all gone aside1 they   
are become unprofitable together3  there
 is none that doth good3 no not one4    
,their throat is an open  sepulchre2    
with their tongues they acted           
deceitfully3 the poison of  asps is     
under their lips4 ,their mouth is full  
of cursing and  bitterness2 their feet  
are swift to shed blood4 ,destruction   
and  unhappiness in their ways2 and the 
way of peace they have not known3  there
 is no fear of ,god before their eyes4  
#ac3d4 ,shall not all they know that    
work iniquity1 who devour my people  as 
they eat bread8    #ac3e4 ,they have not
 called upon the ,lord3 there have they 

trembled for  fear1 where there was no  
fear4    #ac3f4 ,for the ,lord is in the
 just generation3 you have confounded   
the  counsel of the poor man2 but the   
,lord is his hope4    #ac3g4 ,who shall 
give out of ,sion the salvation of      
,israel8 when the ,lord  shall have     
turned away the captivity of his people1
 ,jacob shall  rejoice1 and ,israel     
shall be glad4      ,psalms ,chapter #ad
    ,domine1 quis habitabit4    ,what   
kind of men shall dwell in the heavenly 
,sion4    #ad3a4 ,a psalm for ,david4   
,lord1 who shall dwell in thy           
tabernacle8 or  who shall rest in thy   
holy hill8    #ad3b4 ,he that walketh   
without blemish1 and worketh justice3   
#ad3c4 ,he that speaketh truth in his   
heart1 who hath not used deceit in  his 
tongue3 ,nor hath done evil to his      
neighbour3 nor taken up a  reproach     
against his neighbours4    #ad3d4 ,in   
his sight the malignant is brought to   
nothing3 but he  glorifieth them that   
fear the ,lord4 ,he that sweareth to his

 neighbour1  and deceiveth not2         
#ad3e4 ,he that hath not put out his    
money to usury1 nor taken bribes        
against the innocent3 ,he that doth     
these things1 shall not be moved for    
ever4      ,psalms ,chapter #ae         
,conserva me1 ,domine4    ,christ's     
future victory and triumph over the     
world and death4    #ae3a4 ,the         
inscription of a title to ,david        
himself4 ,preserve me1 ,o ,lord1  for ,i
 have put my trust in thee4    ,the     
inscription of a title4444 ,that is1 of 
a pillar or monument1  staylographia3   
which is as much as to say1 that this   
psalm is most  worthy to be engraved on 
an everlasting monument4    #ae3b4 ,i   
have said to the ,lord1 thou art my     
,god1 for thou hast no need  of my      
goods4    #ae3c4 ,to the saints1 who are
 in his land1 he hath made wonderful all
 my  desires in them4    #ae3d4 ,their  
infirmities were multiplied3 afterwards 
they made haste4 ,i  will not gather    
together their meetings for             

bloodofferings3 nor will ,i  be mindful 
of their names by my lips4    #ae3e4    
,the ,lord is the portion of my         
inheritance and of my cup3 it is  thou  
that wilt restore my inheritance to me4 
#ae3f4 ,the lines are fallen unto me in 
goodly places3 for my inheritance  is   
goodly to me4    #ae3g4 ,i will bless   
the ,lord1 who hath given me            
understanding3 moreover1  my reins also 
have corrected me even till night4      
#ae3h4 ,i set the ,lord always in my    
sight3 for he is at my right hand1  that
 ,i be not moved4    #ae3i4 ,therefore  
my heart hath been glad1 and my tongue  
hath rejoiced3  moreover1 my flesh also 
shall rest in hope4    #ae3aj4 ,because 
thou wilt not leave my soul in hell2 nor
 wilt thou give  thy holy one to see    
corruption4    #ae3aa4 ,thou hast made  
known to me the ways of life1 thou shalt
 fill me  with joy with thy countenance3
 at thy right hand are delights even to 
the end4      ,psalms ,chapter #af      
,exaudi1 ,domine1 justitiam4    ,a just 

man's prayer in tribulation against the 
malice of his enemy4    #af3a4 ,the     
prayer of ,david4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 my   
justice3 attend to my  supplication4    
,give ear unto my prayer1 which         
proceedeth not from  deceitful lips4    
#af3b4 ,let my judgment come forth from 
thy countenance3 let thy eyes  behold   
the things that are equitable4    #af3c4
 ,thou hast proved my heart1 and visited
 it by night1 thou hast  tried me by    
fire3 and iniquity hath not been found  
in me4    #af3d4 ,that my mouth may not 
speak the works of men3 for the sake of 
the  words of thy lips1 ,i have kept    
hard ways4    #af3e4 ,perfect thou my   
goings in thy paths3 that my footsteps  
be not  moved4    #af3f4 ,i have cried  
to thee1 for thou1 ,o ,god1 hast heard  
me3 ,o incline  thy ear unto me1 and    
hear my words4    #af3g4 ,shew forth thy
 wonderful mercies2 thou who savest them
 that trust  in thee4    #af3h4 ,from   
them that resist thy right hand keep me1
 as the apple of thy  eye4 ,protect me  

under the shadow of thy wings4    #af3i4
 ,from the face of the wicked who have  
afflicted me4 ,my enemies  have         
surrounded my soul3    #af3aj4 ,they    
have shut up their fat3 their mouth hath
 spoken proudly4    ,their fat4444 ,that
 is1 their bowels of compassion3 for    
they have none  for me4    #af3aa4 ,they
 have cast me forth1 and now they have  
surrounded me3 they  have set their eyes
 bowing down to the earth4    #af3ab4   
,they have taken me1 as a lion prepared 
for the prey2 and as a  young lion      
dwelling in secret places4    #af3ac4   
,arise1 ,o ,lord1 disappoint him and    
supplant him2 deliver my soul  from the 
wicked one2 thy sword    #af3ad4 ,from  
the enemies of thy hand4 ,o ,lord1      
divide them from the few  of the earth  
in their life3 their belly is filled    
from thy hidden  stores4 ,they are full 
of children3 and they have left to their
 little  ones the rest of their         
substance4    ,divide them from the few1
 etc4444 ,that is1 cut them off from the

 earth1  and the few trifling things    
thereof2 which they are so proud of1 or 
divide them from the few2 that is1 from 
thy elect1 who are but few2  that they  
may no longer have it in their power to 
oppress them4 ,it is  not meant by way  
of a curse or imprecation2 but1 as many 
other the like  passages in the psalms1 
by way of a prediction1 or prophecy of  
what  should come upon them1 in         
punishment of their wickedness4 ,ibid4  
,thy  hidden stores4444 ,thy secret     
treasures1 out of which thou furnishest 
those earthly goods1 which1 with a      
bountiful hand thou hast distributed    
both to the good and the bad4    #af3ae4
 ,but as for me1 ,i will appear before  
thy sight in justice3 ,i  shall be      
satisfied when thy glory shall appear4  
,psalms ,chapter #ag    ,diligam te1    
,domine4    ,david's thanks to ,god for 
his delivery from all his enemies4      
#ag3a4 ,unto the end1 for ,david1 the   
servant of the ,lord1 who spoke to  the 
,lord the words of this canticle1 in the

 day that the ,lord delivered  him from 
the hand of all his enemies1 and from   
the hand of ,saul3 and he  said3        
#ag3b4 ,i will love thee1 ,o ,lord1 my  
strength3    #ag3c4 ,the ,lord is my    
firmament1 my refuge1 and my deliverer4 
,my ,god is  my helper1 and in him will 
,i put my trust4 ,my protector1 and the 
horn  of my salvation1 and my support4  
#ag3d4 ,praising1 ,i will call upon the 
,lord3 and ,i shall be saved from my    
enemies4    #ag3e4 ,the sorrows of death
 surrounded me3 and the torrents of     
iniquity  troubled me4    #ag3f4 ,the   
sorrows of hell encompassed me3 and the 
snares of death  prevented me4    #ag3g4
 ,in my affliction ,i called upon the   
,lord1 and ,i cried to my ,god3  ,and he
 heard my voice from his holy temple3   
and my cry before him came  into his    
ears4    #ag3h4 ,the earth shook and    
trembled3 the foundations of the        
mountains  were troubled and were moved1
 because he was angry with them4        
#ag3i4 ,there went up a smoke in his    

wrath3 and a fire flamed from his  face3
 coals were kindled by it4    #ag3aj4   
,he bowed the heavens1 and came down1   
and darkness was under his  feet4       
#ag3aa4 ,and he ascended upon the       
cherubim1 and he flew2 he flew upon the 
wings of the winds4    #ag3ab4 ,and he  
made darkness his covert1 his pavilion  
round about him3  dark waters in the    
clouds of the air4    #ag3ac4 ,at the   
brightness that was before him the      
clouds passed1 hail  and coals of fire4 
#ag3ad4 ,and the ,lord thundered from   
heaven1 and the ,highest gave his       
voice3 hail and coals of fire4          
#ag3ae4 ,and he sent forth his arrows1  
and he scattered them3 he  multiplied   
lightnings1 and troubled them4          
#ag3af4 ,then the fountains of waters   
appeared1 and the foundations of  the   
world were discovered3 ,at thy rebuke1  
,o ,lord1 at the blast of the  spirit of
 thy wrath4    #ag3ag4 ,he sent from on 
high1 and took me3 and received me out  
of many  waters4    #ag3ah4 ,he         

delivered me from my strongest enemies1 
and from them that  hated me3 for they  
were too strong for me4    #ag3ai4 ,they
 prevented me in the day of my          
affliction3 and the ,lord  became my    
protector4    #ag3bj4 ,and he brought me
 forth into a large place3 he saved me1 
because  he was well pleased with me4   
#ag3ba4 ,and the ,lord will reward me   
according to my justice2 and will  repay
 me according to the cleanness of my    
hands3    #ag3bb4 ,because ,i have kept 
the ways of the ,lord2 and have not done
  wickedly against my ,god4    #ag3bc4  
,for all his judgments are in my sight3 
and his justices ,i have  not put away  
from me4    #ag3bd4 ,and ,i shall be    
spotless with him3 and shall keep myself
 from my  iniquity4    #ag3be4 ,and the 
,lord will reward me according to my    
justice3 and  according to the cleanness
 of my hands before his eyes4    #ag3bf4
 ,with the holy thou wilt be holy2 and  
with the innocent man thou  wilt be     
innocent3    #ag3bg4 ,and with the elect

 thou wilt be elect3 and with the       
perverse  thou wilt be perverted4       
#ag3bh4 ,for thou wilt save the humble  
people2 but wilt bring down the  eyes of
 the proud4    #ag3bi4 ,for thou        
lightest my lamp1 ,o ,lord3 ,o my ,god1 
enlighten my  darkness4    #ag3cj4 ,for 
by thee ,i shall be delivered from      
temptation2 and through my  ,god ,i     
shall go over a wall4    #ag3ca4 ,as for
 my ,god1 his way is undefiled3 the     
words of the ,lord are  fire-tried3 he  
is the protector of all that trust in   
him4    #ag3cb4 ,for who is ,god but the
 ,lord8 or who is ,god but our ,god8    
#ag3cc4 ,god1 who hath girt me with     
strength2 and made my way blameless4    
#ag3cd4 ,who hath made my feet like the 
feet of harts3 and who setteth me  upon 
high places4    #ag3ce4 ,who teacheth my
 hands to war3 and thou hast made my    
arms like a  brazen bow4    #ag3cf4 ,and
 thou hast given me the protection of   
thy salvation3 and thy  right hand hath 
held me up3 ,and thy discipline hath    

corrected me unto  the end3 and thy     
discipline1 the same shall teach me4    
#ag3cg4 ,thou hast enlarged my steps    
under me2 and my feet are not  weakened4
    #ag3ch4 ,i will pursue after my     
enemies1 and overtake them3 and ,i will 
not turn again till they are consumed4  
#ag3ci4 ,i will break them1 and they    
shall not be able to stand3 they  shall 
fall under my feet4    #ag3dj4 ,and thou
 hast girded me with strength unto      
battle2 and hast  subdued under me them 
that rose up against me4    #ag3da4 ,and
 thou hast made my enemies turn their   
back upon me1 and hast  destroyed them  
that hated me4    #ag3db4 ,they cried1  
but there was none to save them1 to the 
,lord3 but he  heard them not4          
#ag3dc4 ,and ,i shall beat them as small
 as the dust before the wind2 ,i  shall 
bring them to nought1 like the dirt in  
the streets4    #ag3dd4 ,thou wilt      
deliver me from the contradictions of   
the people2 thou  wilt make me head of  
the ,gentiles4    #ag3de4 ,a people     

which ,i knew not1 hath served me3 at   
the hearing of the  ear they have obeyed
 me4    #ag3df4 ,the children that are  
strangers have lied to me1 strange      
children have faded away1 and have      
halted from their paths4    #ag3dg4 ,the
 ,lord liveth1 and blessed be my ,god1  
and let the ,god of my  salvation be    
exalted4    #ag3dh4 ,o ,god1 who        
avengest me1 and subduest the people    
under me1 my  deliverer from my enraged 
enemies4    #ag3di4 ,and thou wilt lift 
me up above them that rise up against   
me3  from the unjust man thou wilt      
deliver me4    #ag3ej4 ,therefore will  
,i give glory to thee1 ,o ,lord1 among  
the nations1  and ,i will sing a psalm  
to thy name4    #ag3ea4 ,giving great   
deliverance to his king1 and shewing    
mercy to  ,david1 his anointed3 and to  
his seed for ever4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #ah    ,coeli enarrant4    ,the works  
of ,god shew forth his glory3 his law is
 greatly to be  esteemed and loved4     
#ah3a4 ,unto the end4 ,a ,psalm for     

,david4    #ah3b4 ,the heavens shew     
forth the glory of ,god1 and the        
firmament  declareth the work of his    
hands4    #ah3c4 ,day to day uttereth   
speech1 and night to night sheweth      
knowledge4    #ah3d4 ,there are no      
speeches nor languages1 where their     
voices are not  heard4    #ah3e4 ,their 
sound hath gone forth into all the      
earth3 and their words  unto the ends of
 the world4    #ah3f4 ,he hath set his  
tabernacle in the sun3 and he as a      
bridegroom  coming out of his           
bridechamber1 ,hath rejoiced as a giant 
to run the  way3    #ah3g4 ,his going   
out is from the end of heaven1 ,and his 
circuit even to  the end thereof3 and   
there is no one that can hide himself   
from his  heat4    #ah3h4 ,the law of   
the ,lord is unspotted1 converting      
souls3 the testimony  of the ,lord is   
faithful1 giving wisdom to little ones4 
#ah3i4 ,the justices of the ,lord are   
right1 rejoicing hearts3 the            
commandment of the ,lord is lightsome1  

enlightening the eyes4    #ah3aj4 ,the  
fear of the ,lord is holy1 enduring for 
ever and ever3 the  judgments of the    
,lord are true1 justified in themselves4
    #ah3aa4 ,more to be desired than    
gold and many precious stones3 and      
sweeter than honey and the honeycomb4   
#ah3ab4 ,for thy servant keepeth them1  
and in keeping them there is a  great   
reward4    #ah3ac4 ,who can understand  
sins8 from my secret ones cleanse me1 ,o
 ,lord3    #ah3ad4 ,and from those of   
others spare thy servant4 ,if they shall
 have  no dominion over me1 then shall  
,i be without spot3 and ,i shall be     
cleansed from the greatest sin4         
#ah3ae4 ,and the words of my mouth shall
 be such as may please3 and the         
meditation of my heart always in thy    
sight4 ,o ,lord1 my helper and my       
,redeemer4      ,psalms ,chapter #ai    
,exaudiat te ,dominus4    ,a prayer for 
the king4    #ai3a4 ,unto the end4 ,a   
psalm for ,david4    #ai3b4 ,may the    
,lord hear thee in the day of           

tribulation3 may the name of  the ,god  
of ,jacob protect thee4    #ai3c4 ,may  
he send thee help from the sanctuary3   
and defend thee out of  ,sion4    #ai3d4
 ,may he be mindful of all thy          
sacrifices3 and may thy whole           
burntoffering be made fat4    #ai3e4    
,may he give thee according to thy own  
heart2 and confirm all thy  counsels4   
#ai3f4 ,we will rejoice in thy          
salvation2 and in the name of our ,god  
we  shall be exalted4    #ai3g4 ,the    
,lord fulfil all thy petitions3 now have
 ,i known that the ,lord  hath saved his
 anointed4 ,he will hear him from his   
holy heaven3 the  salvation of his right
 hand is in powers4    ,the salvation of
 his right hand is in powers4444 ,that  
is1 in strength4  ,his right hand is    
strong and mighty to save them that     
trust in him4    #ai3h4 ,some trust in  
chariots1 and some in horses3 but we    
will call upon  the name of the ,lord1  
our ,god4    #ai3i4 ,they are bound1 and
 have fallen3 but we are risen1 and are 

set  upright4 ,o ,lord1 save the king3  
and hear us in the day that we shall    
call upon thee4      ,psalms ,chapter   
#bj    ,domine1 in virtute4    ,praise  
to ,god for ,christ's exaltation after  
his passion4    #bj3a4 ,unto the end4 ,a
 psalm for ,david4    #bj3b4 ,in thy    
strength1 ,o ,lord1 the king shall joy2 
and in thy salvation  he shall rejoice  
exceedingly4    #bj3c4 ,thou hast given 
him his heart's desire3 and hast not    
withholden  from him the will of his    
lips4    #bj3d4 ,for thou hast prevented
 him with blessings of sweetness3 thou  
hast set on his head a crown of precious
 stones4    #bj3e4 ,he asked life of    
thee3 and thou hast given him length of 
days for  ever and ever4    #bj3f4 ,his 
glory is great in thy salvation3 glory  
and great beauty shalt  thou lay upon   
him4    #bj3g4 ,for thou shalt give him 
to be a blessing for ever and ever3 thou
  shalt make him joyful in gladness with
 thy countenance4    #bj3h4 ,for the    
king hopeth in the ,lord3 and through   

the mercy of the  most ,high he shall   
not be moved4    #bj3i4 ,let thy hand be
 found by all thy enemies3 let thy right
 hand find  out all them that hate thee4
    #bj3aj4 ,thou shalt make them as an 
oven of fire1 in the time of thy  anger3
 the ,lord shall trouble them in his    
wrath1 and fire shall devour  them4     
#bj3aa4 ,their fruit shalt thou destroy 
from the earth3 and their seed  from    
among the children of men4    #bj3ab4   
,for they have intended evils against   
thee3 they have devised  counsels which 
they have not been able to establish4   
#bj3ac4 ,for thou shalt make them turn  
their back3 in thy remnants thou  shalt 
prepare their face4    ,in thy remnants 
thou shalt prepare their face4444 ,or   
thou shalt set thy  remnants against    
their faces4 ,that is1 thou shalt make  
them see what  punishments remain for   
them hereafter from thy justice4        
,instead of  remnants1 ,st4 ,jerome     
renders it funes1 that is1 cords or     
strings1 viz41  of the bow of divine    

justice1 from which ,god directs his    
arrows against  the faces of his        
enemies4    #bj3ad4 ,be thou exalted1 ,o
 ,lord1 in thy own strength3 we will    
sing and  praise thy power4      ,psalms
 ,chapter #ba    ,deus ,deus meus4      
,christ's passion3 and the conversion of
 the ,gentiles4    #ba3a4 ,unto the end1
 for the morning protection1 a psalm for
 ,david4    #ba3b4 ,o ,god my ,god1 look
 upon me3 why hast thou forsaken me8    
,far from  my salvation are the words of
 my sins4    ,the words of my sins4444  
,that is1 the sins of the world1 which  
,i have  taken upon myself1 cry out     
against me1 and are the cause of all my 
sufferings4    #ba3c4 ,o my ,god1 ,i    
shall cry by day1 and thou wilt not     
hear3 and by  night1 and it shall not be
 reputed as folly in me4    #ba3d4 ,but 
thou dwellest in the holy place1 the    
praise of ,israel4    #ba3e4 ,in thee   
have our fathers hoped3 they have hoped1
 and thou hast  delivered them4         
#ba3f4 ,they cried to thee1 and they    

were saved3 they trusted in thee1  and  
were not confounded4    #ba3g4 ,but ,i  
am a worm1 and no man3 the reproach of  
men1 and the outcast  of the people4    
#ba3h4 ,all they that saw me have       
laughed me to scorn3 they have spoken   
with the lips1 and wagged the head4     
#ba3i4 ,he hoped in the ,lord1 let him  
deliver him3 let him save him1  seeing  
he delighteth in him4    #ba3aj4 ,for   
thou art he that hast drawn me out of   
the womb3 my hope from  the breasts of  
my mother4    #ba3aa4 ,i was cast upon  
thee from the womb4 ,from my mother's   
womb thou  art my ,god1    #ba3ab4      
,depart not from me4 ,for tribulation is
 very near3 for there is  none to help  
me4    #ba3ac4 ,many calves have        
surrounded me3 fat bulls have besieged  
me4    #ba3ad4,they have opened their   
mouths against me1 as a lion ravening   
and  roaring4    #ba3ae4 ,i am poured   
out like water2 and all my bones are    
scattered4 ,my  heart is become like wax
 melting in the midst of my bowels4     

#ba3af4 ,my strength is dried up like a 
potsherd1 and my tongue hath  cleaved to
 my jaws3 and thou hast brought me down 
into the dust of  death4    #ba3ag4 ,for
 many dogs have encompassed me3 the     
council of the malignant  hath besieged 
me4 ,they have dug my hands and feet4   
#ba3ah4 ,they have numbered all my      
bones4 ,and they have looked and stared 
upon me4    #ba3ai4 ,they parted my     
garments amongst them2 and upon my      
vesture they  cast lots4    #ba3bj4 ,but
 thou1 ,o ,lord1 remove not thy help to 
a distance from me2  look towards my    
defence4    #ba3ba4 ,deliver1 ,o ,god1  
my soul from the sword3 my only one from
 the  hand of the dog4    #ba3bb4 ,save 
me from the lion's mouth2 and my lowness
 from the horns of  the unicorns4       
#ba3bc4 ,i will declare thy name to my  
brethren3 in the midst of the  church   
will ,i praise thee4    #ba3bd4 ,ye that
 fear the ,lord1 praise him3 all ye the 
seed of ,jacob1  glorify him4    #ba3be4
 ,let all the seed of ,israel fear him3 

because he hath not  slighted nor       
despised the supplication of the poor   
man4 ,neither hath he  turned away his  
face from me3 and when ,i cried to him  
he heard me4    #ba3bf4 ,with thee is my
 praise in a great church3 ,i will pay  
my vows in  the sight of them that fear 
him4    #ba3bg4 ,the poor shall eat and 
shall be filled3 and they shall praise  
the ,lord that seek him3 their hearts   
shall live for ever and ever4    #ba3bh4
 ,all the ends of the earth shall       
remember1 and shall be converted  to the
 ,lord3 ,and all the kindreds of the    
,gentiles shall adore in his  sight4    
#ba3bi4 ,for the kingdom is the ,lord's2
 and he shall have dominion over  the   
nations4    #ba3cj4 ,all the fat ones of
 the earth have eaten and have adored3  
all  they that go down to the earth     
shall fall before him4    #ba3ca4 ,and  
to him my soul shall live3 and my seed  
shall serve him4    #ba3cb4 ,there shall
 be declared to the ,lord a generation  
to come3 and  the heavens shall shew    

forth his justice to a people that shall
 be  born1 which the ,lord hath made4   
,psalms ,chapter #bb    ,dominus regit  
me4    ,god's spiritual benefits to     
faithful souls4    #bb3a4 ,a psalm for  
,david4 ,the ,lord ruleth me3 and ,i    
shall want nothing4    ,ruleth me4444   
,in ,hebrew1 ,is my shepherd1 viz41 to  
feed1 guide1 and  govern me4    #bb3b4  
,he hath set me in a place of pasture4  
,he hath brought me up1 on  the water of
 refreshment3    #bb3c4 ,he hath        
converted my soul4 ,he hath led me on   
the paths of  justice1 for his own      
name's sake4    #bb3d4 ,for though ,i   
should walk in the midst of the shadow  
of death1 ,i  will fear no evils1 for   
thou art with me4 ,thy rod and thy      
staff1 they  have comforted me4         
#bb3e4 ,thou hast prepared a table      
before me against them that afflict  me4
 ,thou hast anointed my head with oil2  
and my chalice which  inebriateth me1   
how goodly is it6    #bb3f4 ,and thy    
mercy will follow me all the days of my 

life4 ,and that ,i  may dwell in the    
house of the ,lord unto length of days4 
,psalms ,chapter #bc    ,domini est     
terra4    ,who are they that shall      
ascend to heaven3 ,christ's triumphant  
ascension  thither4    #bc3a4 ,on the   
first day of the week1 a psalm for      
,david4 ,the earth is the  ,lord's and  
the fulness thereof3 the world1 and all 
they that dwell  therein4    #bc3b4 ,for
 he hath founded it upon the seas2 and  
hath prepared it upon  the rivers4      
#bc3c4 ,who shall ascend into the       
mountain of the ,lord3 or who shall     
stand in his holy place8    #bc3d4 ,the 
innocent in hands1 and clean of heart1  
who hath not taken his  soul in vain1   
nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour4 
#bc3e4 ,he shall receive a blessing from
 the ,lord1 and mercy from ,god his     
,saviour4    #bc3f4 ,this is the        
generation of them that seek him1 of    
them that seek  the face of the ,god of 
,jacob4    #bc3g4 ,lift up your gates1  
,o ye princes1 and be ye lifted up1 ,o  

eternal  gates3 and the ,king of ,glory 
shall enter in4    #bc3h4 ,who is this  
,king of ,glory8 the ,lord who is strong
 and mighty3 the  ,lord mighty in       
battle4    #bc3i4 ,lift up your gates1  
,o ye princes1 and be ye lifted up1 ,o  
eternal  gates3 and the ,king of ,glory 
shall enter in4    #bc3aj4 ,who is this 
,king of ,glory8 the ,lord of hosts1 he 
is the ,king of  ,glory4      ,psalms   
,chapter #bd    ,ad te1 ,domine1 levavi4
    ,a prayer for grace1 mercy1 and     
protection against our enemies4         
#bd3a4 ,unto the end1 a psalm for       
,david4 ,to thee1 ,o ,lord1 have ,i     
lifted  up my soul4    #bd3b4 ,in thee1 
,o my ,god1 ,i put my trust2 let me not 
be ashamed4    #bd3c4 ,neither let my   
enemies laugh at me3 for none of them   
that wait on  thee shall be confounded4 
#bd3d4 ,let all them be confounded that 
act unjust things without cause4  ,shew1
 ,o ,lord1 thy ways to me1 and teach me 
thy paths4    #bd3e4 ,direct me in thy  
truth1 and teach me2 for thou art ,god  

my  ,saviour2 and on thee have ,i waited
 all the day long4    #bd3f4 ,remember1 
,o ,lord1 thy bowels of compassion2 and 
thy mercies that  are from the beginning
 of the world4    #bd3g4 ,the sins of my
 youth and my ignorances do not         
remember4 ,according  to thy mercy      
remember thou me3 for thy goodness'     
sake1 ,o ,lord4    #bd3h4 ,the ,lord is 
sweet and righteous3 therefore he will  
give a law to  sinners in the way4      
#bd3i4 ,he will guide the mild in       
judgment3 he will teach the meek his    
ways4    #bd3aj4 ,all the ways of the   
,lord are mercy and truth1 to them that 
seek  after his covenant and his        
testimonies4    #bd3aa4 ,for thy name's 
sake1 ,o ,lord1 thou wilt pardon my sin3
 for it is  great4    #bd3ab4 ,who is   
the man that feareth the ,lord8 ,he hath
 appointed him a  law in the way he hath
 chosen4    #bd3ac4 ,his soul shall     
dwell in good things3 and his seed shall
 inherit  the land4    #bd3ad4 ,the     
,lord is a firmament to them that fear  

him3 and his covenant  shall be made    
manifest to them4    #bd3ae4 ,my eyes   
are ever towards the ,lord3 for he shall
 pluck my feet  out of the snare4       
#bd3af4 ,look thou upon me1 and have    
mercy on me2 for ,i am alone and  poor4 
#bd3ag4 ,the troubles of my heart are   
multiplied3 deliver me from my          
necessities4    #bd3ah4 ,see my         
abjection and my labour2 and forgive me 
all my sins4    #bd3ai4 ,consider my    
enemies for they are multiplied1 and    
have hated me  with an unjust hatred4   
#bd3bj4 ,keep thou my soul1 and deliver 
me3 ,i shall not be ashamed1 for ,i     
have hoped in thee4    #bd3ba4 ,the     
innocent and the upright have adhered to
 me3 because ,i have  waited on thee4   
#bd3bb4 ,deliver ,israel1 ,o ,god1 from 
all his tribulations4      ,psalms      
,chapter #be    ,judica me1 ,domine4    
,david's prayer to ,god in his distress1
 to be delivered1 that he may  come to  
worship him in his tabernacle4    #be3a4
 ,unto the end1 a psalm for ,david4     

,judge me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i have  walked
 in my innocence3 and ,i have put my    
trust in the ,lord1 and shall  not be   
weakened4    #be3b4 ,prove me1 ,o ,lord1
 and try me2 burn my reins and my heart4
    #be3c4 ,for thy mercy is before my  
eyes2 and ,i am well pleased with thy   
truth4    #be3d4 ,i have not sat with   
the council of vanity3 neither will ,i  
go in  with the doers of unjust things4 
#be3e4 ,i have hated the assembly of the
 malignant2 and with the wicked ,i  will
 not sit4    #be3f4 ,i will wash my     
hands among the innocent2 and will      
compass thy  altar1 ,o ,lord3    #be3g4 
,that ,i may hear the voice of thy      
praise3 and tell of all thy  wondrous   
works4    #be3h4 ,i have loved1 ,o      
,lord1 the beauty of thy house2 and the 
place  where thy glory dwelleth4        
#be3i4 ,take not away my soul1 ,o ,god1 
with the wicked3 nor my life with       
bloody men3    #be3aj4 ,in whose hands  
are iniquities3 their right hand is     
filled with  gifts4    #be3aa4 ,but as  

for me1 ,i have walked in my innocence3 
redeem me1 and  have mercy on me4       
#be3ab4 ,my foot hath stood in the      
direct way3 in the churches ,i will     
bless thee1 ,o ,lord4      ,psalms      
,chapter #bf    ,dominus illuminatio4   
,david's faith and hope in ,god4        
#bf3a4 ,the psalm of ,david before he   
was anointed4 ,the ,lord is my light    
and my salvation1 whom shall ,i fear8   
,the ,lord is the protector of my  life3
 of whom shall ,i be afraid8    #bf3b4  
,whilst the wicked draw near against me1
 to eat my flesh4 ,my  enemies that     
trouble me1 have themselves been        
weakened1 and have  fallen4    #bf3c4   
,if armies in camp should stand together
 against me1 my heart  shall not fear4  
,if a battle should rise up against me1 
in this will ,i  be confident4    #bf3d4
 ,one thing ,i have asked of the ,lord1 
this will ,i seek after2 that  ,i may   
dwell in the house of the ,lord all the 
days of my life4 ,that ,i  may see the  
delight of the ,lord1 and may visit his 

temple4    #bf3e4 ,for he hath hidden me
 in his tabernacle2 in the day of evils1
 he  hath protected me in the secret    
place of his tabernacle4    #bf3f4 ,he  
hath exalted me upon a rock3 and now he 
hath lifted up my head  above my        
enemies4 ,i have gone round1 and have   
offered up in his  tabernacle a         
sacrifice of jubilation3 ,i will sing1  
and recite a psalm  to the ,lord4       
#bf3g4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 my voice1 with  
which ,i have cried to thee3 have  mercy
 on me and hear me4    #bf3h4 ,my heart 
hath said to thee3 ,my face hath sought 
thee3 thy face1 ,o  ,lord1 will ,i still
 seek4    #bf3i4 ,turn not away thy face
 from me2 decline not in thy wrath from 
thy  servant4 ,be thou my helper1       
forsake me not2 do not thou despise me1 
,o  ,god my ,saviour4    #bf3aj4 ,for my
 father and my mother have left me3 but 
the ,lord hath  taken me up4    #bf3aa4 
,set me1 ,o ,lord1 a law in thy way1 and
 guide me in the right  path1 because of
 my enemies4    #bf3ab4 ,deliver me not 

over to the will of them that trouble   
me2 for  unjust witnesses have risen up 
against me2 and iniquity hath lied to   
itself4    #bf3ac4 ,i believe to see the
 good things of the ,lord in the land of
 the  living4    #bf3ad4 ,expect the    
,lord1 do manfully1 and let thy heart   
take courage1  and wait thou for the    
,lord4      ,psalms ,chapter #bg    ,ad 
te1 ,domine1 clamabo4    ,david's prayer
 that his enemies may not prevail over  
him4    #bg3a4 ,a psalm for ,david      
himself4 ,unto thee will ,i cry1 ,o     
,lord3 ,o my  ,god1 be not thou silent  
to me3 lest if thou be silent to me1 ,i 
become  like them that go down into the 
pit4    #bg3b4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 the     
voice of my supplication1 when ,i pray  
to thee2  when ,i lift up my hands to   
thy holy temple4    #bg3c4 ,draw me not 
away together with the wicked2 and with 
the workers  of iniquity destroy me not3
 ,who speak peace with their neighbour1 
but  evils are in their hearts4         
#bg3d4 ,give them according to their    

works1 and according to the  wickedness 
of their inventions4 ,according to the  
works of their hands  give thou to them3
 render to them their reward4    #bg3e4 
,because they have not understood the   
works of the ,lord1 and the  operations 
of his hands3 thou shalt destroy them1  
and shalt not build  them up4    #bg3f4 
,blessed be the ,lord1 for he hath heard
 the voice of my  supplication4         
#bg3g4 ,the ,lord is my helper and my   
protector3 in him hath my heart         
confided1 and ,i have been helped4 ,and 
my flesh hath flourished again1  and    
with my will ,i will give praise to him4
    #bg3h4 ,the ,lord is the strength of
 his people1 and the protector of the   
salvation of his anointed4    #bg3i4    
,save1 ,o ,lord1 thy people1 and bless  
thy inheritance3 and rule  them and     
exalt them for ever4      ,psalms       
,chapter #bh    ,afferte ,domino4    ,an
 invitation to glorify ,god1 with a     
commemoration of his mighty works4      
#bh3a4 ,a psalm for ,david1 at the      

finishing of the tabernacle4 ,bring to  
the ,lord1 ,o ye children of ,god3 bring
 to the ,lord the offspring of  rams4   
#bh3b4 ,bring to the ,lord glory and    
honour3 bring to the ,lord glory to  his
 name3 adore ye the ,lord in his holy   
court4    #bh3c4 ,the voice of the ,lord
 is upon the waters2 the ,god of majesty
 hath  thundered1 ,the ,lord is upon    
many waters4    #bh3d4 ,the voice of the
 ,lord is in power2 the voice of the    
,lord in  magnificence4    #bh3e4 ,the  
voice of the ,lord breaketh the cedars3 
yea1 the ,lord shall  break the cedars  
of ,libanus4    #bh3f4 ,and shall reduce
 them to pieces1 as a calf of ,libanus1 
and as the  beloved son of unicorns4    
,shall reduce them to pieces1 etc4444   
,in ,hebrew1 shall make them to skip    
like a calf4 ,the psalmist here         
describes the effects of thunder 7which 
he calls the voice of the ,lord7 which  
sometimes breaks down the tallest  and  
strongest trees2 and makes their broken 
branches skip1 etc4 ,all  this is to be 

understood mystically of the powerful   
voice of ,god's word  in his church2    
which has broken the pride of the great 
ones of this  world1 and brought many of
 them meekly and joyfully to submit     
their  necks to the sweet yoke of       
,christ4    #bh3g4 ,the voice of the    
,lord divideth the flame of fire3       
#bh3h4 ,the voice of the ,lord shaketh  
the desert3 and the ,lord shall  shake  
the desert of ,cades4    #bh3i4 ,the    
voice of the ,lord prepareth the stags3 
and he will discover  the thick woods3  
and in his temple all shall speak his   
glory4    #bh3aj4 ,the ,lord maketh the 
flood to dwell3 and the ,lord shall sit 
king  for ever4 ,the ,lord will give    
strength to his people3 the ,lord will  
bless his people with peace4            
,psalms ,chapter #bi    ,exaltabo te1   
,domine4    ,david praiseth ,god for his
 deliverance1 and his merciful dealings 
with  him4    #bi3a4 ,a psalm of a      
canticle1 at the dedication of ,david's 
house4    #bi3b4 ,i will extol thee1 ,o 

,lord1 for thou hast upheld me3 and hast
 not  made my enemies to rejoice over   
me4    #bi3c4 ,o ,lord my ,god1 ,i have 
cried to thee1 and thou hast healed me4 
#bi3d4 ,thou hast brought forth1 ,o     
,lord1 my soul from hell3 thou hast     
saved me from them that go down into the
 pit4    #bi3e4 ,sing to the ,lord1 ,o  
ye his saints3 and give praise to the   
memory  of his holiness4    #bi3f4 ,for 
wrath is in his indignation2 and life in
 his good will4 ,in  the evening weeping
 shall have place1 and in the morning   
gladness4    #bi3g4 ,and in my abundance
 ,i said3 ,i shall never be moved4      
#bi3h4 ,o ,lord1 in thy favour1 thou    
gavest strength to my beauty4 ,thou     
turnedst away thy face from me1 and ,i  
became troubled4    #bi3i4 ,to thee1 ,o 
,lord1 will ,i cry3 and ,i will make    
supplication to my  ,god4    #bi3aj4    
,what profit is there in my blood1      
whilst ,i go down to  corruption8 ,shall
 dust confess to thee1 or declare thy   
truth8    #bi3aa4 ,the ,lord hath heard1

 and hath had mercy on me3 the ,lord    
became  my helper4    #bi3ab4 ,thou hast
 turned for me my mourning into joy3    
thou hast cut my  sackcloth1 and hast   
compassed me with gladness3    #bi3ac4  
,to the end that my glory may sing to   
thee1 and ,i may not regret3  ,o ,lord  
my ,god1 ,i will give praise to thee for
 ever4      ,psalms ,chapter #cj    ,in 
te1 ,domine1 speravi4    ,a prayer of a 
just man under affliction4    #cj3a4    
,unto the end1 a psalm for ,david1 in an
 ecstasy4    #cj3b4 ,in thee1 ,o ,lord1 
have ,i hoped1 let me never be          
confounded3  deliver me in thy justice4 
#cj3c4 ,bow down thy ear to me3 make    
haste to deliver me4 ,be thou unto me  a
 ,god1 a protector1 and a house of      
refuge1 to save me4    #cj3d4 ,for thou 
art my strength and my refuge2 and for  
thy name's sake  thou wilt lead me1 and 
nourish me4    #cj3e4 ,thou wilt bring  
me out of this snare1 which they have   
hidden for  me3 for thou art my         
protector4    #cj3f4 ,into thy hands ,i 

commend my spirit3 thou hast redeemed   
me1 ,o  ,lord1 the ,god of truth4       
#cj3g4 ,thou hast hated them that regard
 vanities1 to no purpose4 ,but ,i  have 
hoped in the ,lord3    #cj3h4 ,i will be
 glad and rejoice in thy mercy4 ,for    
thou hast regarded  my humility1 thou   
hast saved my soul out of distresses4   
#cj3i4 ,and thou hast not shut me up in 
the hands of the enemy3 thou hast  set  
my feet in a spacious place4    #cj3aj4 
,have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i am  
afflicted3 my eye is troubled  with     
wrath1 my soul1 and my belly3    #cj3aa4
 ,for my life is wasted with grief3 and 
my years in sighs4 ,my  strength is     
weakened through poverty and my bones   
are disturbed4    #cj3ab4 ,i am become a
 reproach among all my enemies1 and very
 much to my  neighbours2 and a fear to  
my acquaintance4 ,they that saw me      
without  fled from me4    #cj3ac4 ,i am 
forgotten as one dead from the heart4 ,i
 am become as a  vessel that is         
destroyed4    #cj3ad4 ,for ,i have heard

 the blame of many that dwell round     
about4 ,while  they assembled together  
against me1 they consulted to take away 
my  life4    #cj3ae4 ,but ,i have put my
 trust in thee1 ,o ,lord3 ,i said3 ,thou
 art my  ,god4    #cj3af4 ,my lots are  
in thy hands4 ,deliver me out of the    
hands of my  enemies2 and from them that
 persecute me4    #cj3ag4 ,make thy face
 to shine upon thy servant2 save me in  
thy mercy4    #cj3ah4 ,let me not be    
confounded1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i have called
 upon thee4  ,let the wicked be ashamed1
 and be brought down to hell4    #cj3ai4
 ,let deceitful lips be made dumb4      
,which speak iniquity against  the just1
 with pride and abuse4    #cj3bj4 ,o how
 great is the multitude of thy          
sweetness1 ,o ,lord1 which  thou hast   
hidden for them that fear thee6 ,which  
thou hast wrought for  them that hope in
 thee1 in the sight of the sons of men4 
#cj3ba4 ,thou shalt hide them in the    
secret of thy face1 from the            
disturbance of men4 ,thou shalt protect 

them in thy tabernacle from the         
contradiction of tongues4    #cj3bb4    
,blessed be the ,lord1 for he hath shewn
 his wonderful mercy to me  in a        
fortified city4    #cj3bc4 ,but ,i said 
in the excess of my mind3 ,i am cast    
away from before  thy eyes4 ,therefore  
thou hast heard the voice of my prayer1 
when ,i  cried to thee4    #cj3bd4 ,o   
love the ,lord1 all ye his saints3 for  
the ,lord will require  truth1 and will 
repay them abundantly that act proudly4 
#cj3be4 ,do ye manfully1 and let your   
heart be strengthened1 all ye that  hope
 in the ,lord4      ,psalms ,chapter #ca
    ,beati quorum4    ,the second       
penitential psalm4    #ca3a4 ,to ,david 
himself1 understanding4 ,blessed are    
they whose  iniquities are forgiven1 and
 whose sins are covered4    #ca3b4      
,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord   
hath not imputed sin1 and in  whose     
spirit there is no guile4    #ca3c4     
,because ,i was silent my bones grew    
old2 whilst ,i cried out all  the day   

long4    ,because ,i was silent1 etc4444
 ,that is1 whilst ,i kept silence1 by   
concealing1 or refusing to confess my   
sins1 thy hand was heavy upon me1  etc4 
#ca3d4 ,for day and night thy hand was  
heavy upon me3 ,i am turned in my       
anguish1 whilst the thorn is fastened4  
,i am turned1 etc4444 ,that is1 ,i turn 
and roll about in my bed to seek  for   
ease in my pain whilst the thorn of thy 
justice pierces my flesh1  and sticks   
fast in me4 ,or1 ,i am turned3 that is1 
,i am converted to  thee1 my ,god1 by   
being brought to a better understanding 
by thy  chastisements4 ,in the ,hebrew  
it is1 my moisture is turned into the   
droughts of the summer4    #ca3e4 ,i    
have acknowledged my sin to thee1 and my
 injustice ,i have not  concealed4 ,i   
said ,i will confess against my self my 
injustice to the  ,lord3 and thou hast  
forgiven the wickedness of my sin4      
#ca3f4 ,for this shall every one that is
 holy pray to thee in a  seasonable     
time4 ,and yet in a flood of many       

waters1 they shall not come  nigh unto  
him4    #ca3g4 ,thou art my refuge from 
the trouble which hath encompassed me3  
my  joy1 deliver me from them that      
surround me4    #ca3h4 ,i will give thee
 understanding1 and ,i will instruct    
thee in this  way1 in which thou shalt  
go3 ,i will fix my eyes upon thee4      
#ca3i4 ,do not become like the horse and
 the mule1 who have no  understanding4  
,with bit and bridle bind fast their    
jaws1 who come not  near unto thee4     
#ca3aj4 ,many are the scourges of the   
sinner1 but mercy shall encompass  him  
that hopeth in the ,lord4    #ca3aa4 ,be
 glad in the ,lord1 and rejoice1 ye     
just1 and glory1 all ye  right of heart4
      ,psalms ,chapter #cb    ,exultate1
 justi4    ,an exhortation to praise    
,god1 and to trust in him4    #cb3a4 ,a 
psalm for ,david4 ,rejoice in the ,lord1
 ,o ye just3 praise  becometh the       
upright4    #cb3b4 ,give praise to the  
,lord on the harp2 sing to him with the 
psaltery1 the instrument of ten strings4

    #cb3c4 ,sing to him a new canticle1 
sing well unto him with a loud noise4   
#cb3d4 ,for the word of the ,lord is    
right1 and all his works are done  with 
faithfulness4    #cb3e4 ,he loveth mercy
 and judgment2 the earth is full of the 
mercy of  the ,lord4    #cb3f4 ,by the  
word of the ,lord the heavens were      
established2 and all the  power of them 
by the spirit of his mouth3    #cb3g4   
,gathering together the waters of the   
sea1 as in a vessel2 laying  up the     
depths in storehouses4    #cb3h4 ,let   
all the earth fear the ,lord1 and let   
all the inhabitants of  the world be in 
awe of him4    #cb3i4 ,for he spoke and 
they were made3 he commanded and they   
were  created4    #cb3aj4 ,the ,lord    
bringeth to nought the counsels of      
nations2 and he  rejecteth the devices  
of people1 and casteth away the counsels
 of  princes4    #cb3aa4 ,but the       
counsel of the ,lord standeth for ever3 
the thoughts of  his heart to all       
generations4    #cb3ab4 ,blessed is the 

nation whose ,god is the ,lord3 the     
people whom he  hath chosen for his     
inheritance4    #cb3ac4 ,the ,lord hath 
looked from heaven3 he hath beheld all  
the sons of  men4    #cb3ad4 ,from his  
habitation which he hath prepared1 he   
hath looked upon  all that dwell on the 
earth4    #cb3ae4 ,he who hath made the 
hearts of every one of them3 who        
understandeth all their works4          
#cb3af4 ,the king is not saved by a     
great army3 nor shall the giant be      
saved by his own great strength4        
#cb3ag4 ,vain is the horse for safety3  
neither shall he be saved by the        
abundance of his strength4    #cb3ah4   
,behold the eyes of the ,lord are on    
them that fear him3 and on  them that   
hope in his mercy4    #cb3ai4 ,to       
deliver their souls from death2 and feed
 them in famine4    #cb3bj4 ,our soul   
waiteth for the ,lord3 for he is our    
helper and  protector4    #cb3ba4 ,for  
in him our heart shall rejoice3 and in  
his holy name we have  trusted4         

#cb3bb4 ,let thy mercy1 ,o ,lord1 be    
upon us1 as we have hoped in thee4      
,psalms ,chapter #cc    ,benedicam      
,dominum4    ,an exhortation to the     
praise1 and service of ,god4    #cc3a4  
,for ,david1 when he changed his        
countenance before ,achimelech1 who     
dismissed him1 and he went his way4 #a  
,kings #ba4    #cc3b4 ,i will bless the 
,lord at all times1 his praise shall be 
always in  my mouth4    #cc3c4 ,in the  
,lord shall my soul be praised3 let the 
meek hear and  rejoice4    #cc3d4 ,o    
magnify the ,lord with me2 and let us   
extol his name together4    #cc3e4 ,i   
sought the ,lord1 and he heard me2 and  
he delivered me from all  my troubles4  
#cc3f4 ,come ye to him and be           
enlightened3 and your faces shall not be
  confounded4    #cc3g4 ,this poor man  
cried1 and the ,lord heard him3 and     
saved him out of  all his troubles4     
#cc3h4 ,the angel of the ,lord shall    
encamp round about them that fear  him3 
and shall deliver them4    #cc3i4 ,o    

taste1 and see that the ,lord is sweet3 
blessed is the man that  hopeth in him4 
#cc3aj4 ,fear the ,lord1 all ye his     
saints3 for there is no want to them    
that fear him4    #cc3aa4 ,the rich have
 wanted1 and have suffered hunger3 but  
they that  seek the ,lord shall not be  
deprived of any good4    #cc3ab4 ,come1 
children1 hearken to me3 ,i will teach  
you the fear of the  ,lord4    #cc3ac4  
,who is the man that desireth life3 who 
loveth to see good days8    #cc3ad4     
,keep thy tongue from evil1 and thy lips
 from speaking guile4    #cc3ae4 ,turn  
away from evil and do good3 seek after  
peace and pursue it4    #cc3af4 ,the    
eyes of the ,lord are upon the just3 and
 his ears unto their  prayers4          
#cc3ag4 ,but the countenance of the     
,lord is against them that do evil      
things3 to cut off the remembrance of   
them from the earth4    #cc3ah4 ,the    
just cried1 and the ,lord heard them3   
and delivered them out  of all their    
troubles4    #cc3ai4 ,the ,lord is nigh 

unto them that are of a contrite heart3 
and he  will save the humble of spirit4 
#cc3bj4 ,many are the afflictions of the
 just2 but out of them all will  the    
,lord deliver them4    #cc3ba4 ,the     
,lord keepeth all their bones1 not one  
of them shall be  broken4    #cc3bb4    
,the death of the wicked is very evil3  
and they that hate the  just shall be   
guilty4    #cc3bc4 ,the ,lord will      
redeem the souls of his servants3 and   
none of them  that trust in him shall   
offend4      ,psalms ,chapter #cd       
,judica1 ,domine1 nocentes me4          
,david1 in the person of ,christ1       
prayeth against his persecutors3        
prophetically foreshewing the           
punishments that shall fall upon them4  
#cd3a4 ,for ,david himself4 ,judge thou1
 ,o ,lord1 them that wrong me3          
overthrow them that fight against me4   
#cd3b4 ,take hold of arms and shield3   
and rise up to help me4    #cd3c4 ,bring
 out the sword1 and shut up the way     
against them that  persecute me3 say to 

my soul3 ,i am thy salvation4    #cd3d4 
,let them be confounded and ashamed that
 seek after my soul4 ,let  them be      
turned back and be confounded that      
devise evil against me4    #cd3e4 ,let  
them become as dust before the wind3 and
 let the angel of the  ,lord straiten   
them4    #cd3f4 ,let their way become   
dark and slippery2 and let the angel of 
the  ,lord pursue them4    #cd3g4 ,for  
without cause they have hidden their net
 for me unto  destruction3 without cause
 they have upbraided my soul4    #cd3h4 
,let the snare which he knoweth not come
 upon him3 and let the net  which he    
hath hidden catch him3 and into that    
very snare let them fall4    #cd3i4 ,but
 my soul shall rejoice in the ,lord2 and
 shall be delighted in  his salvation4  
#cd3aj4 ,all my bones shall say3 ,lord1 
who is like to thee8 ,who  deliverest   
the poor from the hand of them that are 
stronger than he2  the needy and the    
poor from them that strip him4          
#cd3aa4 ,unjust witnesses rising up have

 asked me things ,i knew not4    #cd3ab4
 ,they repaid me evil for good3 to the  
depriving me of my soul4    #cd3ac4 ,but
 as for me1 when they were troublesome  
to me1 ,i was clothed  with haircloth4  
,i humbled my soul with fasting2 and my 
prayer shall be  turned into my bosom4  
#cd3ad4 ,as a neighbour and as an own   
brother1 so did ,i please3 as one       
mourning and sorrowful so was ,i        
humbled4    #cd3ae4 ,but they rejoiced  
against me1 and came together3 scourges 
were  gathered together upon me1 and ,i 
knew not4    #cd3af4 ,they were         
separated1 and repented not3 they       
tempted me1 they  scoffed at me with    
scorn3 they gnashed upon me with their  
teeth4    #cd3ag4 ,lord1 when wilt thou 
look upon me8 rescue thou my soul from  
their malice3 my only one from the      
lions4    #cd3ah4 ,i will give thanks to
 thee in a great church2 ,i will praise 
thee  in a strong people4    #cd3ai4    
,let not them that are my enemies       
wrongfully rejoice over me3 who  have   

hated me without cause1 and wink with   
the eyes4    #cd3bj4 ,for they spoke    
indeed peaceably to me2 and speaking in 
the anger  of the earth they devised    
guile4    #cd3ba4 ,and they opened their
 mouth wide against me2 they said3 ,well
  done1 well done1 our eyes have seen   
it4    #cd3bb4 ,thou hast seen1 ,o      
,lord1 be not thou silent3 ,o ,lord1    
depart not  from me4    #cd3bc4 ,arise1 
and be attentive to my judgment3 to my  
cause1 my ,god1 and  my ,lord4          
#cd3bd4 ,judge me1 ,o ,lord my ,god     
according to thy justice1 and let them  
not rejoice over me4    #cd3be4 ,let    
them not say in their hearts3 ,it is    
well1 it is well1 to our  mind3 neither 
let them say3 ,we have swallowed him up4
    #cd3bf4 ,let them blush3 and be     
ashamed together1 who rejoice at my     
evils4 ,let them be clothed with        
confusion and shame1 who speak great    
things against me4    #cd3bg4 ,let them 
rejoice and be glad1 who are well       
pleased with my  justice1 and let them  

say always3 ,the ,lord be magnified1 who
 delights  in the peace of his servant4 
#cd3bh4 ,and my tongue shall meditate   
thy justice1 thy praise all the day     
long4      ,psalms ,chapter #ce         
,dixit injustus4    ,the malice of      
sinners1 and the goodness of ,god4      
#ce3a4 ,unto the end1 for the servant of
 ,god1 ,david himself4    #ce3b4 ,the   
unjust hath said within himself1 that he
 would sin3 there is  no fear of ,god   
before his eyes4    #ce3c4 ,for in his  
sight he hath done deceitfully1 that his
 iniquity may  be found unto hatred4    
,unto hatred4444 ,that is1 hateful to   
,god4    #ce3d4 ,the words of his mouth 
are iniquity and guile3 he would not    
understand that he might do well4       
#ce3e4 ,he hath devised iniquity on his 
bed1 he hath set himself on every  way  
that is not good3 but evil he hath not  
hated4    #ce3f4 ,o ,lord1 thy mercy is 
in heaven1 and thy truth reacheth even  
to  the clouds4    #ce3g4 ,thy justice  
is as the mountains of ,god1 thy        

judgments are a great  deep4 ,men and   
beasts thou wilt preserve1 ,o ,lord3    
#ce3h4 ,o how hast thou multiplied thy  
mercy1 ,o ,god6 ,but the children of    
men shall put their trust under the     
covert of thy wings4    #ce3i4 ,they    
shall be inebriated with the plenty of  
thy house2 and thou  shalt make them    
drink of the torrent of thy pleasure4   
#ce3aj4 ,for with thee is the fountain  
of life2 and in thy light we shall  see 
light4    #ce3aa4 ,extend thy mercy to  
them that know thee1 and thy justice to 
them  that are right in heart4          
#ce3ab4 ,let not the foot of pride come 
to me1 and let not the hand of  the     
sinner move me4    #ce3ac4 ,there the   
workers of iniquity are fallen1 they are
 cast out1 and  could not stand4        
,psalms ,chapter #cf    ,noli aemulari4 
,an exhortation to despise this world2  
and the short prosperity of the  wicked2
 and to trust in ,providence4    #cf3a4 
,be not emulous of evildoers2 nor envy  
them that work iniquity4    #cf3b4 ,for 

they shall shortly wither away as grass1
 and as the green  herbs shall quickly  
fall4    #cf3c4 ,trust in the ,lord1 and
 do good1 and dwell in the land1 and    
thou  shalt be fed with its riches4     
#cf3d4 ,delight in the ,lord1 and he    
will give thee the requests of thy      
heart4    #cf3e4 ,commit thy way to the 
,lord1 and trust in him1 and he will do 
it4    #cf3f4 ,and he will bring forth  
thy justice as the light1 and thy       
judgment as the noonday4    #cf3g4 ,be  
subject to the ,lord and pray to him4   
,envy not the man who  prospereth in his
 way2 the man who doth unjust things4   
#cf3h4 ,cease from anger1 and leave     
rage2 have no emulation to do evil4     
#cf3i4 ,for evildoers shall be cut off3 
but they that wait upon the ,lord1  they
 shall inherit the land4    #cf3aj4 ,for
 yet a little while1 and the wicked     
shall not be3 and thou  shalt seek his  
place1 and shalt not find it4    #cf3aa4
 ,but the meek shall inherit the land1  
and shall delight in  abundance of      

peace4    #cf3ab4 ,the sinner shall     
watch the just man3 and shall gnash upon
 him  with his teeth4    #cf3ac4 ,but   
the ,lord shall laugh at him3 for he    
foreseeth that his day  shall come4     
#cf3ad4 ,the wicked have drawn out the  
sword3 they have bent their bow4  ,to   
cast down the poor and needy1 to kill   
the upright of heart4    #cf3ae4 ,let   
their sword enter into their own hearts1
 and let their bow  be broken4          
#cf3af4 ,better is a little to the just1
 than the great riches of the  wicked4  
#cf3ag4 ,for the arms of the wicked     
shall be broken in pieces2 but the      
,lord strengtheneth the just4    #cf3ah4
 ,the ,lord knoweth the days of the     
undefiled2 and their  inheritance shall 
be for ever4    #cf3ai4 ,they shall not 
be confounded in the evil time2 and in  
the days  of famine they shall be       
filled3    #cf3bj4 ,because the wicked  
shall perish4 ,and the enemies of the   
,lord1  presently after they shall be   
honoured and exalted1 shall come to     

nothing and vanish like smoke4          
#cf3ba4 ,the sinner shall borrow1 and   
not pay again2 but the just sheweth     
mercy and shall give4    #cf3bb4 ,for   
such as bless him shall inherit the     
land3 but such as curse  him shall      
perish4    #cf3bc4 ,with the ,lord shall
 the steps of a man be directed1 and he 
shall  like well his way4    #cf3bd4    
,when he shall fall he shall not be     
bruised1 for the ,lord putteth  his hand
 under him4    #cf3be4 ,i have been     
young and now am old2 and ,i have not   
seen the just  forsaken1 nor his seed   
seeking bread4    #cf3bf4 ,he sheweth   
mercy1 and lendeth all the day long2 and
 his seed  shall be in blessing4        
#cf3bg4 ,decline from evil and do good1 
and dwell for ever and ever4    #cf3bh4 
,for the ,lord loveth judgment1 and will
 not forsake his saints3  they shall be 
preserved for ever4 ,the unjust shall be
 punished1 and the  seed of the wicked  
shall perish4    #cf3bi4 ,but the just  
shall inherit the land1 and shall dwell 

therein for  evermore4    #cf3cj4 ,the  
mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom3
 and his tongue  shall speak judgment4  
#cf3ca4 ,the law of his ,god is in his  
heart1 and his steps shall not be       
supplanted4    #cf3cb4 ,the wicked      
watcheth the just man1 and seeketh to   
put him to  death1    #cf3cc4 ,but the  
,lord will not leave him in his hands2  
nor condemn him  when he shall be       
judged4    #cf3cd4 ,expect the ,lord and
 keep his way3 and he will exalt thee to
  inherit the land3 when the sinners    
shall perish thou shalt see4    #cf3ce4 
,i have seen the wicked highly exalted1 
and lifted up like the  cedars of       
,libanus4    #cf3cf4 ,and ,i passed by1 
and lo1 he was not3 and ,i sought him   
and his  place was not found4    #cf3cg4
 ,keep innocence1 and behold justice3   
for there are remnants for  the         
peaceable man4    #cf3ch4 ,but the      
unjust shall be destroyed together3 the 
remnants of the  wicked shall perish4   
#cf3ci4 ,but the salvation of the just  

is from the ,lord1 and he is their      
protector in the time of trouble4       
#cf3dj4 ,and the ,lord will help them   
and deliver them3 and he will rescue    
them from the wicked1 and save them     
because they have hoped in him4         
,psalms ,chapter #cg    ,domine1 ne in  
furore4    ,a prayer of a penitent for  
the remission of his sins4 ,the third   
penitential psalm4    #cg3a4 ,a psalm   
for ,david1 for a remembrance of the    
sabbath4    ,for a remembrance4444      
,viz41 of our miseries and sins3 and to 
be sung on  the sabbath day4    #cg3b4  
,rebuke me not1 ,o ,lord1 in thy        
indignation2 nor chastise me in thy     
wrath4    #cg3c4 ,for thy arrows are    
fastened in me3 and thy hand hath been  
strong  upon me4    #cg3d4 ,there is no 
health in my flesh1 because of thy      
wrath3 there is no  peace for my bones1 
because of my sins4    #cg3e4 ,for my   
iniquities are gone over my head3 and as
 a heavy burden  are become heavy upon  
me4    #cg3f4 ,my sores are putrified   

and corrupted1 because of my            
foolishness4    #cg3g4 ,i am become     
miserable1 and am bowed down even to the
 end3 ,i  walked sorrowful all the day  
long4    #cg3h4 ,for my loins are filled
 with illusions2 and there is no health 
in  my flesh4    #cg3i4 ,i am afflicted 
and humbled exceedingly3 ,i roared with 
the  groaning of my heart4    #cg3aj4   
,lord1 all my desire is before thee1 and
 my groaning is not  hidden from thee4  
#cg3aa4 ,my heart is troubled1 my       
strength hath left me1 and the light of 
my eyes itself is not with me4          
#cg3ab4 ,my friends and my neighbours   
have drawn near1 and stood against  me4 
,and they that were near me stood afar  
off3    #cg3ac4 ,and they that sought my
 soul used violence4 ,and they that     
sought  evils to me spoke vain things1  
and studied deceits all the day long4   
#cg3ad4 ,but ,i1 as a deaf man1 heard   
not3 and as a dumb man not opening  his 
mouth4    #cg3ae4 ,and ,i became as a   
man that heareth not3 and that hath no  

reproofs in his mouth4    #cg3af4 ,for  
in thee1 ,o ,lord1 have ,i hoped3 thou  
wilt hear me1 ,o ,lord my  ,god4        
#cg3ag4 ,for ,i said3 ,lest at any time 
my enemies rejoice over me3 and  whilst 
my feet are moved1 they speak great     
things against me4    #cg3ah4 ,for ,i am
 ready for scourges3 and my sorrow is   
continually before  me4    #cg3ai4 ,for 
,i will declare my iniquity3 and ,i will
 think for my sin4    #cg3bj4 ,but my   
enemies live1 and are stronger than ,i3 
and they that hate  me wrongfully are   
multiplied4    #cg3ba4 ,they that render
 evil for good1 have detracted me1      
because ,i  followed goodness4          
#cg3bb4 ,for sake me not1 ,o ,lord my   
,god3 do not thou depart from me4       
#cg3bc4 ,attend unto my help1 ,o ,lord1 
the ,god of my salvation4      ,psalms  
,chapter #ch    ,dixi custodiam4    ,a  
just man's peace and patience in his    
sufferings2 considering the  vanity of  
the world1 and the providence of ,god4  
#ch3a4 ,unto the end1 for ,idithun      

himself1 a canticle of ,david4    #ch3b4
 ,i said3 ,i will take heed to my ways3 
that ,i sin not with my  tongue4 ,i have
 set a guard to my mouth1 when the      
sinner stood against  me4    #ch3c4 ,i  
was dumb1 and was humbled1 and kept     
silence from good things3  and my sorrow
 was renewed4    #ch3d4 ,my heart grew  
hot within me3 and in my meditation a   
fire shall  flame out4    #ch3e4 ,i     
spoke with my tongue3 ,o ,lord1 make me 
know my end4 ,and what is  the number of
 my days3 that ,i may know what is      
wanting to me4    #ch3f4 ,behold thou   
hast made my days measurable1 and my    
substance is as  nothing before thee4   
,and indeed all things are vanity3 every
 man  living4    #ch3g4 ,surely man     
passeth as an image3 yea1 and he is     
disquieted in  vain4 ,he storeth up3 and
 he knoweth not for whom he shall gather
 these  things4    #ch3h4 ,and now what 
is my hope8 is it not the ,lord8 and my 
substance is  with thee4    #ch3i4      
,deliver thou me from all my iniquities3

 thou hast made me a  reproach to the   
fool4    #ch3aj4 ,i was dumb1 and ,i    
opened not my mouth1 because thou hast  
done  it4    #ch3aa4 ,remove thy        
scourges from me4 ,the strength of thy  
hand hath made  me faint in rebukes3    
#ch3ab4 ,thou hast corrected man for    
iniquity4 ,and thou hast made his  soul 
to waste away like a spider3 surely in  
vain is any man disquieted4    #ch3ac4  
,hear my prayer1 ,o ,lord1 and my       
supplication3 give ear to my  tears4 ,be
 not silent3 for ,i am a stranger with  
thee1 and a sojourner as  all my fathers
 were4    #ch3ad4 ,o forgive me1 that ,i
 may be refreshed1 before ,i go hence1  
and be  no more4      ,psalms ,chapter  
#ci    ,expectans expectavi4            
,christ's coming1 and redeeming mankind4
    #ci3a4 ,unto the end1 a psalm for   
,david himself4    #ci3b4 ,with         
expectation ,i have waited for the      
,lord1 and he was attentive  to me4     
#ci3c4 ,and he heard my prayers1 and    
brought me out of the pit of misery  and

 the mire of dregs4 ,and he set my feet 
upon a rock1 and directed my  steps4    
#ci3d4 ,and he put a new canticle into  
my mouth1 a song to our ,god4 ,many     
shall see1 and shall fear3 and they     
shall hope in the ,lord4    #ci3e4      
,blessed is the man whose trust is in   
the name of the ,lord2 and  who hath not
 had regard to vanities1 and lying      
follies4    #ci3f4 ,thou hast multiplied
 thy wonderful works1 ,o ,lord my ,god3 
and in  thy thoughts there is no one    
like to thee4 ,i have declared and ,i   
have  spoken they are multiplied above  
number4    #ci3g4 ,sacrifice and        
oblation thou didst not desire2 but thou
 hast  pierced ears for me4 ,burnt      
offering and sin offering thou didst not
  require3    #ci3h4 ,then said ,i1     
,behold ,i come4 ,in the head of the    
book it is written  of me    #ci3i4     
,that ,i should do thy will3 ,o my ,god1
 ,i have desired it1 and thy  law in the
 midst of my heart4    #ci3aj4 ,i have  
declared thy justice in a great church1 

lo1 ,i will not  restrain my lips3 ,o   
,lord1 thou knowest it4    #ci3aa4 ,i   
have not hid thy justice within my      
heart3 ,i have declared thy  truth and  
thy salvation4 ,i have not concealed thy
 mercy and thy truth  from a great      
council4    #ci3ab4 ,withhold not thou1 
,o ,lord1 thy tender mercies from me3   
thy mercy  and thy truth have always    
upheld me4    #ci3ac4 ,for evils without
 number have surrounded me2 my          
iniquities have  overtaken me1 and ,i   
was not able to see4 ,they are          
multiplied above the  hairs of my head3 
and my heart hath forsaken me4    ,my   
iniquities4444 ,that is1 the sins of all
 mankind1 which ,i have taken  upon me4 
#ci3ad4 ,be pleased1 ,o ,lord1 to       
deliver me3 look down1 ,o ,lord1 to help
  me4    #ci3ae4 ,let them be confounded
 and ashamed together1 that seek after  
my  soul to take it away4 ,let them be  
turned backward and be ashamed that     
desire evils to me4    #ci3af4 ,let them
 immediately bear their confusion1 that 

say to me3 ',tis  well1 'tis well4      
',tis well4444 ,the ,hebrew here is an  
interjection of insult and  derision1   
like the ,vah4 ,matt4 #bg4di4    #ci3ag4
 ,let all that seek thee rejoice and be 
glad in thee3 and let such  as love thy 
salvation say always3 ,the ,lord be     
magnified4    #ci3ah4 ,but ,i am a      
beggar and poor3 the ,lord is careful   
for me4 ,thou art  my helper and my     
protector3 ,o my ,god1 be not slack4    
,psalms ,chapter #dj    ,beatus qui     
intelligit4    ,the happiness of him    
that shall believe in ,christ2          
notwithstanding the  humility and       
poverty in which he shall come3 the     
malice of his enemies1  especially of   
the traitor ,judas4    #dj3a4 ,unto the 
end1 a psalm for ,david himself4        
#dj3b4 ,blessed is he that understandeth
 concerning the needy and the  poor3 the
 ,lord will deliver him in the evil day4
    #dj3c4 ,the ,lord preserve him and  
give him life1 and make him blessed     
upon the earth3 and deliver him not up  

to the will of his enemies4    #dj3d4   
,the ,lord help him on his bed of       
sorrow3 thou hast turned all his  couch 
in his sickness4    #dj3e4 ,i said3 ,o  
,lord1 be thou merciful to me3 heal my  
soul1 for ,i have  sinned against thee4 
#dj3f4 ,my enemies have spoken evils    
against me3 when shall he die and  his  
name perish8    #dj3g4 ,and if he came  
in to see me1 he spoke vain things3 his 
heart  gathered together iniquity to    
itself4 ,he went out and spoke to the   
same  purpose4    #dj3h4 ,all my enemies
 whispered together against me3 they    
devised evils  to me4    #dj3i4 ,they   
determined against me an unjust word3   
shall he that sleepeth  rise again no   
more8    #dj3aj4 ,for even the man of my
 peace1 in whom ,i trusted1 who ate my  
bread1 hath greatly supplanted me4      
#dj3aa4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 have mercy 
on me1 and raise me up again3 and ,i    
will requite them4    #dj3ab4 ,by this  
,i know1 that thou hast had a good will 
for me3 because  my enemy shall not     

rejoice over me4    #dj3ac4 ,but thou   
hast upheld me by reason of my          
innocence3 and hast  established me in  
thy sight for ever4    #dj3ad4 ,blessed 
be the ,lord the ,god of ,israel from   
eternity to eternity4  ,so be it4 ,so be
 it4      ,psalms ,chapter #da          
,quemadmodum desiderat4    ,the fervent 
desire of the just after ,god3 hope in  
afflictions4    #da3a4 ,unto the end1   
understanding for the sons of ,core4    
#da3b4 ,as the hart panteth after the   
fountains of water2 so my soul  panteth 
after thee1 ,o ,god4    #da3c4 ,my soul 
hath thirsted after the strong living   
,god2 when shall ,i  come and appear    
before the face of ,god8    #da3d4 ,my  
tears have been my bread day and night1 
whilst it is said to  me daily3 ,where  
is thy ,god8    #da3e4 ,these things ,i 
remembered1 and poured out my soul in   
me3 for ,i  shall go over into the place
 of the wonderful tabernacle1 even to   
the  house of ,god3 ,with the voice of  
joy and praise2 the noise of one        

feasting4    #da3f4 ,why art thou sad1  
,o my soul8 and why dost thou trouble   
me8 ,hope  in ,god1 for ,i will still   
give praise to him3 the salvation of my 
countenance1    #da3g4 ,and my ,god4 ,my
 soul is troubled within my self3       
therefore will ,i  remember thee from   
the land of ,jordan and ,hermoniim1 from
 the little  hill4    #da3h4 ,deep      
calleth on deep1 at the noise of thy    
flood-gates4 ,all thy  heights and thy  
billows have passed over me4    #da3i4  
,in the daytime the ,lord hath commanded
 his mercy2 and a canticle  to him in   
the night4 ,with me is prayer to the    
,god of my life4    #da3aj4 ,i will say 
to ,god3 ,thou art my support4 ,why hast
 thou forgotten  me8 and why go ,i      
mourning1 whilst my enemy afflicteth me8
    #da3aa4 ,whilst my bones are broken1
 my enemies who trouble me have         
reproached me2 ,whilst they say to me   
day by day3 ,where is thy ,god8         
#da3ab4 ,why art thou cast down1 ,o my  
soul8 and why dost thou disquiet  me8   

,hope thou in ,god1 for ,i will still   
give praise to him3 the  salvation of my
 countenance1 and my ,god4      ,psalms 
,chapter #db    ,judica me1 ,deus4      
,the prophet aspireth after the temple  
and altar of ,god4    #db3a4 ,a psalm   
for ,david4 ,judge me1 ,o ,god1 and     
distinguish my cause from  the nation   
that is not holy3 deliver me from the   
unjust and deceitful  man4    #db3b4    
,for thou art ,god my strength3 why hast
 thou cast me off8 and why  do ,i go    
sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth   
me8    #db3c4 ,send forth thy light and 
thy truth3 they have conducted me1 and  
brought me unto thy holy hill1 and into 
thy tabernacles4    #db3d4 ,and ,i will 
go in to the altar of ,god3 to ,god who 
giveth joy to my  youth4    #db3e4 ,to  
thee1 ,o ,god my ,god1 ,i will give     
praise upon the harp3 why art  thou sad1
 ,o my soul8 and why dost thou disquiet 
me8    #db3f4 ,hope in ,god1 for ,i will
 still give praise to him3 the salvation
  of my countenance1 and my ,god4       

,psalms ,chapter #dc    ,deus auribus   
nostris4    ,the church commemorates    
former favours1 and present afflictions2
 under  which she prays for succour4    
#dc3a4 ,unto the end1 for the sons of   
,core1 to give understanding4    #dc3b4 
,we have heard1 ,o ,god1 with our ears3 
our fathers have declared to  us1 ,the  
work thou hast wrought in their days1   
and in the days of old4    #dc3c4 ,thy  
hand destroyed the ,gentiles1 and thou  
plantedst them3 thou  didst afflict the 
people and cast them out4    #dc3d4 ,for
 they got not the possession of the land
 by their own sword3  neither did their 
own arm save them4 ,but thy right hand  
and thy arm1  and the light of thy      
countenance3 because thou wast pleased  
with them4    #dc3e4 ,thou art thyself  
my king and my ,god1 who commandest the 
saving of  ,jacob4    #dc3f4 ,through   
thee we will push down our enemies with 
the horn3 and  through thy name we will 
despise them that rise up against us4   
#dc3g4 ,for ,i will not trust in my bow3

 neither shall my sword save me4        
#dc3h4 ,but thou hast saved us from them
 that afflict us3 and hast put  them to 
shame that hate us4    #dc3i4 ,in ,god  
shall we glory all the day long3 and in 
thy name we will  give praise for ever4 
#dc3aj4 ,but now thou hast cast us off1 
and put us to shame3 and thou1 ,o  ,god1
 wilt not go out with our armies4       
#dc3aa4 ,thou hast made us turn our back
 to our enemies3 and they that  hated us
 plundered for themselves4    #dc3ab4   
,thou hast given us up like sheep to be 
eaten3 thou hast  scattered us among the
 nations4    #dc3ac4 ,thou hast sold thy
 people for no price3 and there was no  
reckoning in the exchange of them4      
#dc3ad4 ,thou hast made us a reproach to
 our neighbours1 a scoff and  derision  
to them that are round about us4        
#dc3ae4 ,thou hast made us a byword     
among the ,gentiles3 a shaking of the   
head among the people4    #dc3af4 ,all  
the day long my shame is before me3 and 
the confusion of my  face hath covered  

me1    #dc3ag4 ,at the voice of him that
 reproacheth and detracteth me3 at the  
face of the enemy and persecutor4       
#dc3ah4 ,all these things have come upon
 us1 yet we have not forgotten  thee3   
and we have not done wickedly in thy    
covenant4    #dc3ai4 ,and our heart hath
 not turned back3 neither hast thou     
turned  aside our steps from thy way4   
#dc3bj4 ,for thou hast humbled us in the
 place of affliction3 and the  shadow of
 death hath covered us4    #dc3ba4 ,if  
we have forgotten the name of our ,god1 
and if we have spread  forth our hands  
to a strange god3    #dc3bb4 ,shall not 
,god search out these things3 for he    
knoweth the  secrets of the heart4      
,because for thy sake we are killed all 
the day  long3 we are counted as sheep  
for the slaughter4    #dc3bc4 ,arise1   
why sleepest thou1 ,o ,lord8 arise1 and 
cast us not off to  the end4    #dc3bd4 
,why turnest thou thy face away8 and    
forgettest our want and our  trouble8   
#dc3be4 ,for our soul is humbled down to

 the dust3 our belly cleaveth to  the   
earth4    #dc3bf4 ,arise1 ,o ,lord1 help
 us and redeem us for thy name's sake4  
,psalms ,chapter #dd    ,eructavit cor  
meum4    ,the excellence of ,christ's   
kingdom1 and the endowments of his      
church4    #dd3a4 ,unto the end1 for    
them that shall be changed1 for the sons
 of  ,core1 for understanding4 ,a       
canticle for the ,beloved4    ,for them 
that shall be changed4444 i4e41 for     
souls happily changed1 by  being        
converted to ,god4--,ibid4 ,the         
,beloved4444 ,viz41 ,our ,lord ,jesus   
,christ4    #dd3b4 ,my heart hath       
uttered a good word3 ,i speak my works  
to the king3  ,my tongue is the pen of a
 scrivener that writeth swiftly4        
#dd3c4 ,thou art beautiful above the    
sons of men3 grace is poured abroad  in 
thy lips2 therefore hath ,god blessed   
thee for ever4    #dd3d4 ,gird thy sword
 upon thy thigh1 ,o thou most mighty4   
#dd3e4 ,with thy comeliness and thy     
beauty set out1 proceed prosperously1   

and reign4 ,because of truth and        
meekness and justice3 and thy right     
hand shall conduct thee wonderfully4    
#dd3f4 ,thy arrows are sharp3 under thee
 shall people fall1 into the  hearts of 
the king's enemies4    #dd3g4 ,thy      
throne1 ,o ,god1 is forever and ever3   
the sceptre of thy  kingdom is a sceptre
 of uprightness4    #dd3h4 ,thou hast   
loved justice1 and hated iniquity3      
therefore ,god1 thy  ,god1 hath anointed
 thee with the oil of gladness above thy
 fellows4    #dd3i4 ,myrrh and stacte   
and cassia perfume thy garments1 from   
the ivory  houses3 out of which         
#dd3aj4 ,the daughters of kings have    
delighted thee in thy glory4 ,the  queen
 stood on thy right hand1 in gilded     
clothing2 surrounded with  variety4     
#dd3aa4 ,hearken1 ,o daughter1 and see1 
and incline thy ear3 and forget  thy    
people and thy father's house4          
#dd3ab4 ,and the king shall greatly     
desire thy beauty2 for he is the ,lord  
thy ,god1 and him they shall adore4     

#dd3ac4 ,and the daughters of ,tyre with
 gifts1 yea1 all the rich among  the    
people1 shall entreat thy countenance4  
#dd3ad4 ,all the glory of the king's    
daughter is within in golden  borders1  
#dd3ae4 ,clothed round about with       
varieties4 ,after her shall virgins be  
brought to the king3 her neighbours     
shall be brought to thee4    #dd3af4    
,they shall be brought with gladness and
 rejoicing3 they shall be  brought into 
the temple of the king4    #dd3ag4      
,instead of thy fathers1 sons are born  
to thee3 thou shalt make  them princes  
over all the earth4    #dd3ah4 ,they    
shall remember thy name throughout all  
generations4  ,therefore shall people   
praise thee for ever2 yea1 for ever and 
ever4      ,psalms ,chapter #de    ,deus
 noster refugium4    ,the church in     
persecution trusteth in the protection  
of ,god4    #de3a4 ,unto the end1 for   
the sons of ,core1 for the hidden4      
#de3b4 ,our ,god is our refuge and      
strength3 a helper in troubles1 which   

have found us exceedingly4    #de3c4    
,therefore we will not fear1 when the   
earth shall be troubled2 and  the       
mountains shall be removed into the     
heart of the sea4    #de3d4 ,their      
waters roared and were troubled3 the    
mountains were  troubled with his       
strength4    #de3e4 ,the stream of the  
river maketh the city of ,god joyful3   
the most  ,high hath sanctified his own 
tabernacle4    #de3f4 ,god is in the    
midst thereof1 it shall not be moved3   
,god will help  it in the morning early4
    #de3g4 ,nations were troubled1 and  
kingdoms were bowed down3 he uttered    
his voice1 the earth trembled4    #de3h4
 ,the ,lord of armies is with us3 the   
,god of ,jacob is our protector4        
#de3i4 ,come and behold ye the works of 
the ,lord3 what wonders he hath  done   
upon earth1    #de3aj4 ,making wars to  
cease even to the end of the earth4 ,he 
shall  destroy the bow1 and break the   
weapons3 and the shield he shall burn in
  the fire4    #de3aa4 ,be still and see

 that ,i am ,god2 ,i will be exalted    
among the  nations1 and ,i will be      
exalted in the earth4    #de3ab4 ,the   
,lord of armies is with us3 the ,god of 
,jacob is our  protector4      ,psalms  
,chapter #df    ,omnes gentes1 plaudite4
    ,the ,gentiles are invited to praise
 ,god for the establishment of the      
kingdom of ,christ4    #df3a4 ,unto the 
end1 for the sons of ,core4    #df3b4 ,o
 clap your hands1 all ye nations3 shout 
unto ,god with the voice  of joy1       
#df3c4 ,for the ,lord is high1 terrible3
 a great king over all the earth4       
#df3d4 ,he hath subdued the people under
 us2 and the nations under our  feet4   
#df3e4 ,he hath chosen for us his       
inheritance1 the beauty of ,jacob which 
he hath loved4    #df3f4 ,god is        
ascended with jubilee1 and the ,lord    
with the sound of  trumpet4    #df3g4   
,sing praises to our ,god1 sing ye3 sing
 praises to our king1 sing  ye4         
#df3h4 ,for ,god is the king of all the 
earth3 sing ye wisely4    #df3i4 ,god   

shall reign over the nations3 ,god      
sitteth on his holy throne4    #df3aj4  
,the princes of the people are gathered 
together1 with the ,god of  ,abraham3   
for the strong gods of the earth are    
exceedingly exalted4      ,psalms       
,chapter #dg    ,magnus ,dominus4       
,god is greatly to be praised for the   
establishment of his church4    #dg3a4  
,a psalm of a canticle1 for the sons of 
,core1 on the second day of  the week4  
#dg3b4 ,great is the ,lord1 and         
exceedingly to be praised in the city of
  our ,god1 in his holy mountain4       
#dg3c4 ,with the joy of the whole earth 
is mount ,sion founded1 on the  sides of
 the north1 the city of the great king4 
#dg3d4 ,in her houses shall ,god be     
known1 when he shall protect her4       
#dg3e4 ,for behold the kings of the     
earth assembled themselves3 they        
gathered together4    #dg3f4 ,so they   
saw1 and they wondered1 they were       
troubled1 they were  moved3    #dg3g4   
,trembling took hold of them4 ,there    

were pains as of a woman in  labour4    
#dg3h4 ,with a vehement wind thou shalt 
break in pieces the ships of  ,tharsis4 
#dg3i4 ,as we have heard1 so have we    
seen1 in the city of the ,lord of       
hosts1 in the city of our ,god3 ,god    
hath founded it for ever4    #dg3aj4 ,we
 have received thy mercy1 ,o ,god1 in   
the midst of thy temple4    #dg3aa4     
,according to thy name1 ,o ,god1 so also
 is thy praise unto the  ends of the    
earth3 thy right hand is full of        
justice4    #dg3ab4 ,let mount ,sion    
rejoice1 and the daughters of ,juda be  
glad2  because of thy judgments1 ,o     
,lord4    #dg3ac4 ,surround ,sion1 and  
encompass her3 tell lye in her towers4  
#dg3ad4 ,set your hearts on her         
strength2 and distribute her houses1    
that  ye may relate it in another       
generation4    #dg3ae4 ,for this is     
,god1 our ,god unto eternity1 and for   
ever and ever3  he shall rule us for    
evermore4      ,psalms ,chapter #dh     
,audite haec1 omnes gentes4    ,the     

folly of worldlings1 who live on in sin1
 without thinking of death  or hell4    
#dh3a4 ,unto the end1 a psalm for the   
sons of ,core4    #dh3b4 ,hear these    
things1 all ye nations3 give ear1 all ye
 inhabitants  of the world4    #dh3c4   
,all you that are earthborn1 and you    
sons of men3 both rich and  poor        
together4    #dh3d4 ,my mouth shall     
speak wisdom3 and the meditation of my  
heart  understanding4    #dh3e4 ,i will 
incline my ear to a parable2 ,i will    
open my proposition on  the psaltery4   
#dh3f4 ,why shall ,i fear in the evil   
day8 the iniquity of my heel shall      
encompass me4    ,the iniquity of my    
heel4444 ,that is1 the iniquity of my   
steps or ways3  or the iniquity of my   
pride1 with which as with the heel1 ,i  
have  spurned and kicked at my          
neighbours3 or the iniquity of my heel1 
that  is1 the iniquity in which ,i shall
 be found in death4 ,the meaning of     
this verse is1 ,why should ,i now       
indulge those passions and sinful       

affections1 or commit now those sins1   
which will cause me so much fear  and   
anguish in the evil day2 when the       
sorrows of death shall compass  me1 and 
the perils of hell shall find me8       
#dh3g4 ,they that trust in their own    
strength1 and glory in the multitude  of
 their riches1    ,they that trust1     
etc4444 ,as much as to say1 let them    
fear that trust in  their strength or   
riches3 for they have great reason to   
fear3 seeing no  brother or other man1  
how much a friend soever1 can by any    
price or  labour rescue them from death4
    #dh3h4 ,no brother can redeem1 nor  
shall man redeem3 he shall not give to  
,god his ransom1    #dh3i4 ,nor the     
price of the redemption of his soul3 and
 shall labour for  ever1    ,and shall  
labour for ever1 etc4444 ,this seems to 
be a continuation of  the foregoing     
sentence3 as much as to say no man can  
by any price or  ransom prolong his     
life1 that so he may still continue to  
labour here1  and live to the end of the

 world4 ,others understand it of the    
eternal  sorrows1 and dying life of     
hell1 which is the dreadful consequence 
of  dying in sin4    #dh3aj4 ,and shall 
still live unto the end4    #dh3aa4 ,he 
shall not see destruction1 when he shall
 see the wise dying3  the senseless and 
the fool shall perish together3 ,and    
they shall leave  their riches to       
strangers3    ,he shall not see         
destruction1 etc4444 ,or1 shall he not  
see destruction8  ,as much as to say1   
however thoughtless he may be of his    
death1 he must  not expect to escape2   
when even the wise and the good are not 
exempt  from dying4    #dh3ab4 ,and     
their sepulchres shall be their houses  
for ever4 ,their  dwelling places to all
 generations3 they have called their    
lands by  their names4    ,they have    
called1 etc4444 ,that is1 they have left
 their names on their  graves1 which    
alone remain of their lands4    #dh3ac4 
,and man when he was in honour did not  
understand2 he is compared  to senseless

 beasts1 and is become like to them4    
#dh3ad4 ,this way of theirs is a        
stumblingblock to them3 and afterwards  
they shall delight in their mouth4      
,they shall delight in their mouth4444  
,notwithstanding the wretched way  in   
which they walk1 they shall applaud     
themselves with their mouths1  and glory
 in their doings4    #dh3ae4 ,they are  
laid in hell like sheep3 death shall    
feed upon them4  ,and the just shall    
have dominion over them in the morning2 
and their  help shall decay in hell from
 their glory4    ,in the morning4444    
,that is1 in the resurrection to a new  
life2 when the  just shall judge and    
condemn the wicked4 ,ibid4 ,from their  
glory4444  ,that is1 when their         
short-lived glory in this world shall be
 past1 and  be no more4    #dh3af4 ,but 
,god will redeem my soul from the hand  
of hell1 when he shall  receive me4     
#dh3ag4 ,be not thou afraid1 when a man 
shall be made rich1 and when the  glory 
of his house shall be increased4        

#dh3ah4 ,for when he shall die he shall 
take nothing away2 nor shall his  glory 
descend with him4    #dh3ai4 ,for in his
 lifetime his soul will be blessed3 and 
he will praise  thee when thou shalt do 
well to him4    #dh3bj4 ,he shall go in 
to the generations of his fathers3 and  
he shall  never see light4    #dh3ba4   
,man when he was in honour did not      
understand3 he hath been  compared to   
senseless beasts1 and made like to them4
      ,psalms ,chapter #di    ,deus     
deorum4    ,the coming of ,christ3 who  
prefers virtue and inward purity before 
the  blood of victims4    #di3a4 ,a     
psalm for ,asaph4 ,the ,god of gods1 the
 ,lord hath spoken3 and he  hath called 
the earth4 ,from the rising of the sun1 
to the going down  thereof3    #di3b4   
,out of ,sion the loveliness of his     
beauty4    #di3c4 ,god shall come       
manifestly3 our ,god shall come1 and    
shall not keep  silence4 ,a fire shall  
burn before him3 and a mighty tempest   
shall be  round about him4    #di3d4 ,he

 shall call heaven from above1 and the  
earth1 to judge his  people4    #di3e4  
,gather ye together his saints to him3  
who set his covenant before  sacrifices4
    #di3f4 ,and the heavens shall       
declare his justice3 for ,god is judge4 
#di3g4 ,hear1 ,o my people1 and ,i will 
speak3 ,o ,israel1 and ,i will testify  
to thee3 ,i am ,god1 thy ,god4    #di3h4
 ,i will not reprove thee for thy       
sacrifices3 and thy burnt  offerings are
 always in my sight4    #di3i4 ,i will  
not take calves out of thy house3 nor he
 goats out of thy  flocks4    #di3aj4   
,for all the beasts of the woods are    
mine3 the cattle on the  hills1 and the 
oxen4    #di3aa4 ,i know all the fowls  
of the air3 and with me is the beauty of
  the field4    #di3ab4 ,if ,i should be
 hungry1 ,i would not tell thee3 for the
 world is  mine1 and the fulness        
thereof4    #di3ac4 ,shall ,i eat the   
flesh of bullocks8 or shall ,i drink the
 blood of  goats8    #di3ad4 ,offer to  
,god the sacrifice of praise3 and pay   

thy vows to the  most ,high4    #di3ae4 
,and call upon me in the day of trouble3
 ,i will deliver thee1 and  thou shalt  
glorify me4    #di3af4 ,but to the      
sinner ,god hath said3 ,why dost thou   
declare my  justices1 and take my       
covenant in thy mouth8    #di3ag4       
,seeing thou hast hated discipline3 and 
hast cast my words behind  thee4        
#di3ah4 ,if thou didst see a thief thou 
didst run with him3 and with  adulterers
 thou hast been a partaker4    #di3ai4  
,thy mouth hath abounded with evil1 and 
thy tongue framed  deceits4    #di3bj4  
,sitting thou didst speak against thy   
brother1 and didst lay a  scandal       
against thy mother's son3    #di3ba4    
,these things hast thou done1 and ,i was
 silent4 ,thou thoughtest  unjustly that
 ,i should be like to thee3 but ,i will 
reprove thee1 and  set before thy face4 
#di3bb4 ,understand these things1 you   
that forget ,god2 lest he snatch you    
away1 and there be none to deliver you4 
#di3bc4 ,the sacrifice of praise shall  

glorify me3 and there is the way  by    
which ,i will shew him the salvation of 
,god4      ,psalms ,chapter #ej         
,miserere4    ,the repentance and       
confession of ,david after his sin4 ,the
 fourth  penitential psalm4    #ej3a4   
,unto the end1 a psalm of ,david1       
#ej3b4 ,when ,nathan the prophet came to
 him1 after he had sinned with          
,bethsabee4 #b ,kings #ab4    #ej3c4    
,have mercy on me1 ,o ,god1 according to
 thy great mercy4 ,and  according to the
 multitude of thy tender mercies blot   
out my iniquity4    #ej3d4 ,wash me yet 
more from my iniquity1 and cleanse me   
from my sin4    #ej3e4 ,for ,i know my  
iniquity1 and my sin is always before   
me4    #ej3f4 ,to thee only have ,i     
sinned1 and have done evil before thee3 
that  thou mayst be justified in thy    
words1 and mayst overcome when thou art 
judged4    #ej3g4 ,for behold ,i was    
conceived in iniquities2 and in sins did
 my  mother conceive me4    #ej3h4 ,for 
behold thou hast loved truth3 the       

uncertain and hidden things  of thy     
wisdom thou hast made manifest to me4   
#ej3i4 ,thou shalt sprinkle me with     
hyssop1 and ,i shall be cleansed3 thou  
shalt wash me1 and ,i shall be made     
whiter than snow4    #ej3aj4 ,to my     
hearing thou shalt give joy and         
gladness3 and the bones  that have been 
humbled shall rejoice4    #ej3aa4 ,turn 
away thy face from my sins1 and blot out
 all my iniquities4    #ej3ab4 ,create a
 clean heart in me1 ,o ,god3 and renew a
 right spirit  within my bowels4        
#ej3ac4 ,cast me not away from thy face2
 and take not thy holy spirit  from me4 
#ej3ad4 ,restore unto me the joy of thy 
salvation1 and strengthen me with  a    
perfect spirit4    #ej3ae4 ,i will teach
 the unjust thy ways3 and the wicked    
shall be  converted to thee4    #ej3af4 
,deliver me from blood1 ,o ,god1 thou   
,god of my salvation3 and my  tongue    
shall extol thy justice4    #ej3ag4 ,o  
,lord1 thou wilt open my lips3 and my   
mouth shall declare thy  praise4        

#ej3ah4 ,for if thou hadst desired      
sacrifice1 ,i would indeed have given   
it3 with burnt offerings thou wilt not  
be delighted4    #ej3ai4 ,a sacrifice to
 ,god is an afflicted spirit3 a contrite
 and  humbled heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt 
not despise4    #ej3bj4 ,deal           
favourably1 ,o ,lord1 in thy good will  
with ,sion2 that the  walls of          
,jerusalem may be built up4    #ej3ba4  
,then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of
 justice1 oblations and  whole burnt    
offerings3 then shall they lay calves   
upon thy altar4      ,psalms ,chapter   
#ea    ,quid gloriaris4    ,david       
condemneth the wickedness of ,doeg1 and 
foretelleth his  destruction4    #ea3a4 
,unto the end1 understanding for ,david1
    #ea3b4 ,when ,doeg the ,edomite came
 and told ,saul3 ,david went to the     
house  of ,achimelech4    #ea3c4 ,why   
dost thou glory in malice1 thou that art
 mighty in iniquity8    #ea3d4 ,all the 
day long thy tongue hath devised        
injustice3 as a sharp  razor1 thou hast 

wrought deceit4    #ea3e4 ,thou hast    
loved malice more than goodness3 and    
iniquity rather  than to speak          
righteousness4    #ea3f4 ,thou hast     
loved all the words of ruin1 ,o         
deceitful tongue4    #ea3g4 ,therefore  
will ,god destroy thee for ever3 he will
 pluck thee out1  and remove thee from  
thy dwelling place3 and thy root out of 
the land  of the living4    #ea3h4 ,the 
just shall see and fear1 and shall laugh
 at him1 and say3    #ea3i4 ,behold the 
man that made not ,god his helper3 ,but 
trusted in the  abundance of his riches3
 and prevailed in his vanity4    #ea3aj4
 ,but ,i1 as a fruitful olive tree in   
the house of ,god1 have hoped  in the   
mercy of ,god for ever1 yea for ever and
 ever4    #ea3aa4 ,i will praise thee   
for ever1 because thou hast done it3 and
 ,i  will wait on thy name1 for it is   
good in the sight of thy saints4        
,psalms ,chapter #eb    ,dixit          
insipiens4    ,the general corruption of
 man before the coming of ,christ4      

#eb3a4 ,unto the end1 for ,maeleth1     
understandings to ,david4 ,the fool said
  in his heart3 ,there is no ,god4      
,maeleth4444 ,or ,machalath4 ,a musical 
instrument1 or a chorus of  musicians1  
for ,st4 ,jerome renders it1 per chorum4
    #eb3b4 ,they are corrupted1 and     
become abominable in iniquities3 there  
is  none that doth good4    #eb3c4 ,god 
looked down from heaven on the children 
of men3 to see if  there were any that  
did understand1 or did seek ,god4       
#eb3d4 ,all have gone aside1 they are   
become unprofitable together1 there  is 
none that doth good1 no not one4        
#eb3e4 ,shall not all the workers of    
iniquity know1 who eat up my people  as 
they eat bread8    #eb3f4 ,they have not
 called upon ,god3 there have they      
trembled for fear1  where there was no  
fear4 ,for ,god hath scattered the bones
 of them that  please men3 they have    
been confounded1 because ,god hath      
despised them4    ,god hath scattered   
the bones1 etc4444 ,that is1 ,god has   

brought to  nothing the strength of all 
those that seek to please men1 to the   
prejudice of their duty to their ,maker4
    #eb3g4 ,who will give out of ,sion  
the salvation of ,israel8 when ,god     
shall  bring back the captivity of his  
people1 ,jacob shall rejoice1 and       
,israel  shall be glad4      ,psalms    
,chapter #ec    ,deus1 in nomine tuo4   
,a prayer for help in distress4         
#ec3a4 ,unto the end1 in verses1        
understanding for ,david4    #ec3b4     
,when the men of ,ziph had come and said
 to ,saul3 ,is not ,david  hidden with  
us8 #a ,kings #bc4ai    #ec3c4 ,save me1
 ,o ,god1 by thy name1 and judge me in  
thy strength4    #ec3d4 ,o ,god1 hear my
 prayer3 give ear to the words of my    
mouth4    #ec3e4 ,for strangers have    
risen up against me2 and the mighty have
  sought after my soul3 and they have   
not set ,god before their eyes4         
#ec3f4 ,for behold ,god is my helper3   
and the ,lord is the protector of my    
soul4    #ec3g4 ,turn back the evils    

upon my enemies2 and cut them off in thy
  truth4    #ec3h4 ,i will freely       
sacrifice to thee1 and will give praise1
 ,o ,god1 to  thy name3 because it is   
good3    #ec3i4 ,for thou hast delivered
 me out of all trouble3 and my eye hath 
looked down upon my enemies4            
,psalms ,chapter #ed    ,exaudi1 ,deus4 
,a prayer of a just man under           
persecution from the wicked4 ,it agrees 
to  ,christ persecuted by the ,jews1 and
 betrayed by ,judas4    #ed3a4 ,unto the
 end1 in verses1 understanding for      
,david4    #ed3b4 ,hear1 ,o ,god1 my    
prayer1 and despise not my supplication3
    #ed3c4 ,be attentive to me and hear 
me4 ,i am grieved in my exercise2 and   
am troubled1    #ed3d4 ,at the voice of 
the enemy1 and at the tribulation of the
 sinner4  ,for they have cast iniquities
 upon me3 and in wrath they were        
troublesome to me4    #ed3e4 ,my heart  
is troubled within me3 and the fear of  
death is fallen  upon me4    #ed3f4     
,fear and trembling are come upon me3   

and darkness hath covered  me4    #ed3g4
 ,and ,i said3 ,who will give me wings  
like a dove1 and ,i will fly  and be at 
rest8    #ed3h4 ,lo1 ,i have gone far   
off flying away2 and ,i abode in the    
wilderness4    #ed3i4 ,i waited for him 
that hath saved me from pusillanimity of
 spirit1  and a storm4    #ed3aj4 ,cast 
down1 ,o ,lord1 and divide their        
tongues2 for ,i have seen  iniquity and 
contradiction in the city4    #ed3aa4   
,day and night shall iniquity surround  
it upon its walls3 and in  the midst    
thereof are labour1    #ed3ab4 ,and     
injustice4 ,and usury and deceit have   
not departed from its  streets4         
#ed3ac4 ,for if my enemy had reviled me1
 ,i would verily have borne with  it4   
,and if he that hated me had spoken     
great things against me1 ,i would       
perhaps have hidden my self from him4   
#ed3ad4 ,but thou a man of one mind1 my 
guide1 and my familiar1    #ed3ae4 ,who 
didst take sweetmeats together with me3 
in the house of ,god  we walked with    

consent4    #ed3af4 ,let death come upon
 them1 and let them go down alive into  
hell4  ,for there is wickedness in their
 dwellings3 in the midst of them4       
,let death1 etc4444 ,this1 and such like
 imprecations which occur in the        
psalms1 are delivered prophetically2    
that is1 by way of foretelling the      
punishments which shall fall upon the   
wicked from divine justice1 and         
approving the righteous ways of ,god3   
but not by way of ill will1 or          
uncharitable curses1 which the law of   
,god disallows4    #ed3ag4 ,but ,i have 
cried to ,god3 and the ,lord will save  
me4    #ed3ah4 ,evening and morning1 and
 at noon ,i will speak and declare3 and 
he shall hear my voice4    #ed3ai4 ,he  
shall redeem my soul in peace from them 
that draw near to me3  for among many   
they were with me4    ,among many1      
etc4444 ,that is1 they that drew near to
 attack me were many  in company all    
combined to fight against me4    #ed3bj4
 ,god shall hear1 and the ,eternal shall

 humble them4 ,for there is  no change  
with them1 and they have not feared     
,god3    #ed3ba4 ,he hath stretched     
forth his hand to repay4 ,they have     
defiled his  covenant1    #ed3bb4 ,they 
are divided by the wrath of his         
countenance1 and his heart  hath drawn  
near4 ,his words are smoother than oil1 
and the same are  darts4    ,they are   
divided1 etc4444 ,dispersed1 scattered1 
and brought to nothing1  by the wrath of
 ,god2 who looks with indignation on    
their wicked and  deceitful ways4       
#ed3bc4 ,cast thy care upon the ,lord1  
and he shall sustain thee3 he shall  not
 suffer the just to waver for ever4     
#ed3bd4 ,but thou1 ,o ,god1 shalt bring 
them down into the pit of  destruction4 
,bloody and deceitful men shall not live
 out half their  days2 but ,i will trust
 in thee1 ,o ,lord4      ,psalms        
,chapter #ee    ,miserere mei1 ,deus4   
,a prayer of ,david in danger and       
distress4    #ee3a4 ,unto the end1 for a
 people that is removed at a distance   

form the  sanctuary3 for ,david1 for an 
inscription of a title 7or pillar7 when 
the ,philistines held him in ,geth4     
#ee3b4 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,god1 for  
man hath trodden me under foot2 all  the
 day long he hath afflicted me fighting 
against me4    #ee3c4 ,my enemies have  
trodden on me all the day long2 for they
 are many  that make war against me4    
#ee3d4 ,from the height of the day ,i   
shall fear3 but ,i will trust in  thee4 
,the height of the day4444 ,that is1    
even at noonday1 when the sun is the    
highest1 ,i am still in danger4         
#ee3e4 ,in ,god ,i will praise my words1
 in ,god ,i have put my trust3 ,i will  
not fear what flesh can do against me4  
,my words4444 ,the words or promises    
,god has made in my favour4    #ee3f4   
,all the day long they detested my      
words3 all their thoughts were  against 
me unto evil4    #ee3g4 ,they will dwell
 and hide themselves3 they will watch my
 heel4 ,as  they have waited for my     
soul1    #ee3h4 ,for nothing shalt thou 

save them3 in thy anger thou shalt break
  the people in pieces4 ,o ,god1    ,for
 nothing shalt thou save them4444 ,that 
is1 since they lie in wait to  ruin my  
soul1 thou shalt for no consideration   
favour or assist them1  but execute thy 
justice upon them4    #ee3i4 ,i have    
declared to thee my life3 thou hast set 
my tears in thy  sight1 ,as also in thy 
promise4    #ee3aj4 ,then shall my      
enemies be turned back4 ,in what day    
soever ,i shall  call upon thee1 behold 
,i know thou art my ,god4    #ee3aa4 ,in
 ,god will ,i praise the word1 in the   
,lord will ,i praise his  speech4 ,in   
,god have ,i hoped1 ,i will not fear    
what man can do to me4    #ee3ab4 ,in   
me1 ,o ,god1 are vows to thee1 which ,i 
will pay1 praises to  thee3    #ee3ac4  
,because thou hast delivered my soul    
from death1 my feet from  falling3 that 
,i may please in the sight of ,god1 in  
the light of the  living4      ,psalms  
,chapter #ef    ,miserere mei1 ,deus4   
,the prophet prays in his affliction1   

and praises  ,god for his delivery4     
#ef3a4 ,unto the end1 destroy not1 for  
,david1 for an inscription of a  title1 
when he fled from ,saul into the cave4  
#a ,kings #bd4    ,destroy not4444      
,suffer me not to be destroyed4         
#ef3b4 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,god1 have 
mercy on me3 for my soul trusteth  in   
thee4 ,and in the shadow of thy wings   
will ,i hope1 until iniquity  pass away4
    #ef3c4 ,i will cry to ,god the most 
high2 to ,god who hath done good to me4 
#ef3d4 ,he hath sent from heaven and    
delivered me3 he hath made them a       
reproach that trod upon me4 ,god hath   
sent his mercy and his truth1    #ef3e4 
,and he hath delivered my soul from the 
midst of the young lions4  ,i slept     
troubled4 ,the sons of men1 whose teeth 
are weapons and arrows1  and their      
tongue a sharp sword4    #ef3f4 ,be thou
 exalted1 ,o ,god1 above the heavens1   
and thy glory above  all the earth4     
#ef3g4 ,they prepared a snare for my    
feet2 and they bowed down my soul4      

,they dug a pit before my face1 and they
 are fallen into it4    #ef3h4 ,my heart
 is ready1 ,o ,god1 my heart is ready3  
,i will sing1 and  rehearse a psalm4    
#ef3i4 ,arise1 ,o my glory1 arise       
psaltery and harp3 ,i will arise early4 
#ef3aj4 ,i will give praise to thee1 ,o 
,lord1 among the people3 ,i will  sing a
 psalm to thee among the nations4       
#ef3aa4 ,for thy mercy is magnified even
 to the heavens3 and thy truth  unto the
 clouds4    #ef3ab4 ,be thou exalted1 ,o
 ,god1 above the heavens3 and thy glory 
above  all the earth4      ,psalms      
,chapter #eg    ,si vere utique4        
,david reproveth the wicked1 and        
foretelleth their punishment4    #eg3a4 
,unto the end1 destroy not1 for ,david1 
for an inscription of a  title4         
#eg3b4 ,if in very deed ye speak        
justice3 judge right things1 ye sons of 
men4    #eg3c4 ,for in your heart you   
work iniquity3 your hands forge         
injustice  in the earth4    #eg3d4 ,the 
wicked are alienated from the womb2 they

 have gone astray  from the womb3 they  
have spoken false things4    #eg3e4     
,their madness is according to the      
likeness of a serpent3 like the  deaf   
asp that stoppeth her ears3    #eg3f4   
,which will not hear the voice of the   
charmers2 nor of the wizard  that       
charmeth wisely4    #eg3g4 ,god shall   
break in pieces their teeth in their    
mouth3 the ,lord  shall break the       
grinders of the lions4    #eg3h4 ,they  
shall come to nothing1 like water       
running down2 he hath bent  his bow till
 they be weakened4    #eg3i4 ,like wax  
that melteth they shall be taken away3  
fire hath fallen  on them1 and they     
shall not see the sun4    #eg3aj4       
,before your thorns could know the      
brier2 he swalloweth them up1  as alive1
 in his wrath4    ,before your thorns1  
etc4444 ,that is1 before your thorns    
grow up1 so as  to become strong briers1
 they shall be overtaken and consumed by
 divine  justice1 swallowing them up1 as
 it were1 alive in his wrath4    #eg3aa4

 ,the just shall rejoice when he shall  
see the revenge3 he shall  wash his     
hands in the blood of the sinner4       
,shall wash his hands1 etc4444 ,shall   
applaud the justice of ,god1 and  take  
occasion from the consideration of the  
punishment of the wicked to  wash and   
cleanse his hands from sin4    #eg3ab4  
,and man shall say3 ,if indeed there be 
fruit to the just3 there  is indeed a   
,god that judgeth them on the earth4    
,psalms ,chapter #eh    ,eripe me4    ,a
 prayer to be delivered from the wicked1
 with confidence in ,god's help  and    
protection4 ,it agrees to ,christ and   
his enemies the ,jews4    #eh3a4 ,unto  
the end1 destroy not1 for ,david for an 
inscription of a  title1 when ,saul sent
 and watched his house to kill him4 #a  
,kings #ai4    #eh3b4 ,deliver me from  
my enemies1 ,o my ,god2 and defend me   
from them  that rise up against me4     
#eh3c4 ,deliver me from them that work  
iniquity1 and save me from bloody  men4 
#eh3d4 ,for behold they have caught my  

soul3 the mighty have rushed in  upon   
me3    #eh3e4 ,neither is it my         
iniquity1 nor my sin1 ,o ,lord3 without 
iniquity  have ,i run1 and directed my  
steps4    #eh3f4 ,rise up thou to meet  
me1 and behold3 even thou1 ,o ,lord1 the
 ,god  of hosts1 the ,god of ,israel4   
,attend to visit all the nations3 have  
no  mercy on all them that work         
iniquity4    #eh3g4 ,they shall return  
at evening1 and shall suffer hunger like
 dogs3  and shall go round about the    
city4    #eh3h4 ,behold they shall speak
 with their mouth1 and a sword is in    
their  lips3 for who1 say they1 hath    
heard us8    #eh3i4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1
 shalt laugh at them3 thou shalt bring  
all the  nations to nothing4    #eh3aj4 
,i will keep my strength to thee3 for   
thou art my protector3    #eh3aa4 ,my   
,god1 his mercy shall prevent me4       
#eh3ab4 ,god shall let me see over my   
enemies3 slay them not1 lest at any     
time my people forget4 ,scatter them by 
thy power2 and bring them down1  ,o     

,lord1 my protector3    #eh3ac4 ,for the
 sin of their mouth1 and the word of    
their lips3 and let  them be taken in   
their pride4 ,and for their cursing and 
lying they  shall be talked of1         
#eh3ad4 ,when they are consumed3 when   
they are consumed by thy wrath1 and     
they shall be no more4 ,and they shall  
know that ,god will rule ,jacob1  and   
all the ends of the earth4    #eh3ae4   
,they shall return at evening and shall 
suffer hunger like dogs3  and shall go  
round about the city4    #eh3af4 ,they  
shall be scattered abroad to eat1 and   
shall murmur if they  be not filled4    
#eh3ag4 ,but ,i will sing thy strength3 
and will extol thy mercy in the         
morning4 ,for thou art become my        
support1 and my refuge1 in the day of   
my trouble4    #eh3ah4 ,unto thee1 ,o my
 helper1 will ,i sing1 for thou art ,god
 my  defence3 my ,god my mercy4         
,psalms ,chapter #ei    ,deus1 repulisti
 nos4    ,after many afflictions1 the   
church of ,christ shall prevail4        

#ei3a4 ,unto the end1 for them that     
shall be changed1 for the inscription   
of a title1 to ,david himself1 for      
doctrine1    #ei3b4 ,when he set fire to
 ,mesopotamia of ,syria and ,sobal3 and 
,joab  returned and slew of ,edom1 in   
the vale of the saltpits1 twelve        
thousand  men4    #ei3c4 ,o ,god1 thou  
hast cast us off1 and hast destroyed us2
 thou hast  been angry1 and hast had    
mercy on us4    #ei3d4 ,thou hast moved 
the earth1 and hast troubled it3 heal   
thou the  breaches thereof1 for it has  
been moved4    #ei3e4 ,thou hast shewn  
thy people hard things2 thou hast made  
us drink  the wine of sorrow4    #ei3f4 
,thou hast given a warning to them that 
fear thee3 that they may  flee from     
before the bow3 ,that thy beloved may be
 delivered4    #ei3g4 ,save me with thy 
right hand1 and hear me4    #ei3h4 ,god 
hath spoken in his holy place3 ,i will  
rejoice1 and ,i will  divide ,sichem2   
and will mete out the vale of           
tabernacles4    #ei3i4 ,galaad is mine1 

and ,manasses is mine3 and ,ephraim is  
the strength  of my head4 ,juda is my   
king3    #ei3aj4 ,moab is the pot of my 
hope4 ,into ,edom will ,i stretch out my
  shoe3 to me the foreigners are made   
subject4    ,the pot of my hope4444 ,or 
my watering pot4 ,that is1 a vessel for 
meaner  uses1 by being reduced to serve 
me1 even in the meanest                 
employments4--,ibid4 ,foreigners4444 ,so
 the ,philistines are called1 who  had  
no kindred with the ,israelites2 whereas
 the ,edomites1 ,moabites1  etc41 were  
originally of the same family4          
#ei3aa4 ,who will bring me into the     
strong city8 who will lead me into      
,edom8    #ei3ab4 ,wilt not thou1 ,o    
,god1 who hast cast us off8 and wilt not
 thou1 ,o  ,god1 go out with our armies8
    #ei3ac4 ,give us help from trouble3 
for vain is the salvation of man4       
#ei3ad4 ,through ,god we shall do       
mightily3 and he shall bring to nothing 
them that afflict us4      ,psalms      
,chapter #fj    ,exaudi1 ,deus4    ,a   

prayer for the coming of the kingdom of 
,christ1 which shall have no  end4      
#fj3a4 ,unto the end1 in hymns1 for     
,david4    #fj3b4 ,hear1 ,o ,god1 my    
supplication3 be attentive to my prayer4
    #fj3c4 ,to thee have ,i cried from  
the ends of the earth3 when my heart    
was in anguish1 thou hast exalted me on 
a rock4 ,thou hast conducted me2        
#fj3d4 ,for thou hast been my hope2 a   
tower of strength against the face  of  
the enemy4    #fj3e4 ,in thy tabernacle 
,i shall dwell for ever3 ,i shall be    
protected  under the covert of thy      
wings4    #fj3f4 ,for thou1 my ,god1    
hast heard my prayer3 thou hast given an
  inheritance to them that fear thy     
name4    #fj3g4 ,thou wilt add days to  
the days of the king3 his years even to 
generation and generation4    #fj3h4 ,he
 abideth for ever in the sight of ,god3 
his mercy and truth who  shall search8  
#fj3i4 ,so will ,i sing a psalm to thy  
name for ever and ever3 that ,i may  pay
 my vows from day to day4      ,psalms  

,chapter #fa    ,nonne ,deo4    ,the    
prophet encourageth himself and all     
others to trust in ,god1 and  serve him4
    #fa3a4 ,unto the end1 for ,idithun1 
a psalm of ,david4    #fa3b4 ,shall not 
my soul be subject to ,god8 for from him
 is my  salvation4    #fa3c4 ,for he is 
my ,god and my saviour3 he is my        
protector1 ,i shall be  moved no more4  
#fa3d4 ,how long do you rush in upon a  
man8 you all kill1 as if you were       
thrusting down a leaning wall1 and a    
tottering fence4    #fa3e4 ,but they    
have thought to cast away my price2 ,i  
ran in thirst3  they blessed with their 
mouth1 but cursed with their heart4     
#fa3f4 ,but be thou1 ,o my soul1 subject
 to ,god3 for from him is my  patience4 
#fa3g4 ,for he is my ,god and my        
saviour3 he is my helper1 ,i shall not  
be  moved4    #fa3h4 ,in ,god is my     
salvation and my glory3 he is the ,god  
of my help1  and my hope is in ,god4    
#fa3i4 ,trust in him1 all ye            
congregation of people3 pour out your   

hearts  before him4 ,god is our helper  
for ever4    #fa3aj4 ,but vain are the  
sons of men1 the sons of men are liars  
in the  balances3 that by vanity they   
may together deceive4    ,are liars in  
the balances1 etc4444 ,they are so vain 
and light1 that if  they are put into   
the scales1 they will be found to be of 
no weight2  and to be mere lies1 deceit1
 and vanity4 ,or1 ,they are liars in    
their  balances1 by weighing things by  
false weights1 and preferring the       
temporal before the eternal4    #fa3aa4 
,trust not in iniquity1 and cover not   
robberies3 if riches  abound1 set not   
your heart upon them4    #fa3ab4 ,god   
hath spoken once1 these two things have 
,i heard1 that power  belongeth to ,god1
    #fa3ac4 ,and mercy to thee1 ,o      
,lord2 for thou wilt render to every man
  according to his works4      ,psalms  
,chapter #fb    ,deus ,deus meus1 ad te4
    ,the prophet aspireth after ,god4   
#fb3a4 ,a psalm of ,david while he was  
in the desert of ,edom4    #fb3b4 ,o    

,god1 my ,god1 to thee do ,i watch at   
break of day4 ,for thee my  soul hath   
thirsted2 for thee my flesh1 ,o how many
 ways6    #fb3c4 ,in a desert land1 and 
where there is no way1 and no water3 so 
in  the sanctuary have ,i come before   
thee1 to see thy power and thy glory4   
#fb3d4 ,for thy mercy is better than    
lives3 thee my lips will praise4        
#fb3e4 ,thus will ,i bless thee all my  
life long3 and in thy name ,i will  lift
 up my hands4    #fb3f4 ,let my soul be 
filled as with marrow and fatness3 and  
my mouth  shall praise thee with joyful 
lips4    #fb3g4 ,if ,i have remembered  
thee upon my bed1 ,i will meditate on   
thee in  the morning3    #fb3h4 ,because
 thou hast been my helper4 ,and ,i will 
rejoice under the  covert of thy wings3 
#fb3i4 ,my soul hath stuck close to     
thee3 thy right hand hath received  me4 
#fb3aj4 ,but they have sought my soul in
 vain1 they shall go into the  lower    
parts of the earth3    #fb3aa4 ,they    
shall be delivered into the hands of the

 sword1 they shall  be the portions of  
foxes4    #fb3ab4 ,but the king shall   
rejoice in ,god1 all they shall be      
praised  that swear by him3 because the 
mouth is stopped of them that speak     
wicked things4      ,psalms ,chapter #fc
    ,exaudi ,deus orationem4    ,a      
prayer in affliction1 with confidence in
 ,god that he will bring to  nought the 
machinations of persecutors4    #fc3a4  
,unto the end1 a psalm for ,david4      
#fc3b4 ,hear ,o ,god1 my prayer1 when ,i
 make supplication to thee3 deliver  my 
soul from the fear of the enemy4        
#fc3c4 ,thou hast protected me from the 
assembly of the malignant2 from  the    
multitude of the workers of iniquity4   
#fc3d4 ,for they have whetted their     
tongues like a sword2 they have bent    
their bow a bitter thing1    #fc3e4 ,to 
shoot in secret the undefiled4    #fc3f4
 ,they will shoot at him on a sudden1   
and will not fear3 they are  resolute in
 wickedness4 ,they have talked of hiding
 snares2 they have  said3 ,who shall see

 them8    #fc3g4 ,they have searched    
after iniquities3 they have failed in   
their  search4 ,man shall come to a deep
 heart3    ,a deep heart4444 ,that is1  
crafty1 subtle1 deep projects and       
designs2  which nevertheless shall not  
succeed2 for ,god shall be exalted in   
bringing them to nought by his wisdom   
and power4    #fc3h4 ,and ,god shall be 
exalted4 ,the arrows of children are    
their  wounds3    ,the arrows of        
children are their wounds4444 ,that is1 
the wounds1  stripes1 or blows1 they    
seek to inflict upon the just1 are but  
like the  weak efforts of children's    
arrows1 which can do no execution3 and  
their  tongues1 that is1 their speeches 
against them come to nothing4    #fc3i4 
,and their tongues against them are made
 weak4 ,all that saw them  were         
troubled2    #fc3aj4 ,and every man was 
afraid4 ,and they declared the works of 
,god1  and understood his doings4       
#fc3aa4 ,the just shall rejoice in the  
,lord1 and shall hope in him3 and  all  

the upright in heart shall be praised4  
,psalms ,chapter #fd    ,te decet4      
,god is to be praised in his church1 to 
which all nations shall be  called4     
#fd3a4 ,to the end1 a psalm of ,david4  
,the canticle of ,jeremias and          
,ezechiel to the people of the          
captivity1 when they began to go out4   
,of the captivity4444 ,that is1 the     
people of the captivity of ,babylon4    
,this is not in the ,hebrew1 but is     
found in the ancient translation of  the
 ,septuagint4    #fd3b4 ,a hymn1 ,o     
,god1 becometh thee in ,sion3 and a vow 
shall be paid to  thee in ,jerusalem4   
#fd3c4 ,o hear my prayer3 all flesh     
shall come to thee4    #fd3d4 ,the words
 of the wicked have prevailed over us3  
and thou wilt  pardon our               
transgressions4    #fd3e4 ,blessed is he
 whom thou hast chosen and taken to     
thee3 he shall  dwell in thy courts4 ,we
 shall be filled with the good things of
 thy  house2 holy is thy temple1        
#fd3f4 ,wonderful in justice4 ,hear us1 

,o ,god our saviour1 who art the  hope  
of all the ends of the earth1 and in the
 sea afar off4    #fd3g4 ,thou who      
preparest the mountains by thy strength1
 being girded  with power3    #fd3h4    
,who troublest the depth of the sea1 the
 noise of its waves4 ,the  ,gentiles    
shall be troubled1    #fd3i4 ,and they  
that dwell in the uttermost borders     
shall be afraid at  thy signs3 thou     
shalt make the outgoings of the morning 
and of the  evening to be joyful4       
#fd3aj4 ,thou hast visited the earth1   
and hast plentifully watered it2  thou  
hast many ways enriched it4 ,the river  
of ,god is filled with water1  thou hast
 prepared their food3 for so is its     
preparation4    #fd3aa4 ,fill up        
plentifully the streams thereof1        
multiply its fruits2 it  shall spring up
 and rejoice in its showers4    #fd3ab4 
,thou shalt bless the crown of the year 
of thy goodness3 and thy  fields shall  
be filled with plenty4    #fd3ac4 ,the  
beautiful places of the wilderness shall

 grow fat3 and the  hills shall be      
girded about with joy1    #fd3ad4 ,the  
rams of the flock are clothed1 and the  
vales shall abound  with corn3 they     
shall shout1 yea they shall sing a hymn4
      ,psalms ,chapter #fe    ,jubilate 
,deo4    ,an invitation to praise ,god4 
#fe3a4 ,unto the end1 a canticle of a   
psalm of the resurrection4 ,shout  with 
joy to ,god1 all the earth1    #fe3b4   
,sing ye a psalm to his name2 give glory
 to his praise4    #fe3c4 ,say unto     
,god1 ,how terrible are thy works1 ,o   
,lord6 in the  multitude of thy strength
 thy enemies shall lie to thee4         
#fe3d4 ,let all the earth adore thee1   
and sing to thee3 let it sing a  psalm  
to thy name4    #fe3e4 ,come and see the
 works of ,god2 who is terrible in his  
counsels  over the sons of men4         
#fe3f4 ,who turneth the sea into dry    
land1 in the river they shall pass  on  
foot3 there shall we rejoice in him4    
#fe3g4 ,who by his power ruleth for     
ever3 his eyes behold the nations2  let 

not them that provoke him be exalted in 
themselves4    #fe3h4 ,o bless our ,god1
 ye ,gentiles3 and make the voice of his
 praise to  be heard4    #fe3i4 ,who    
hath set my soul to live3 and hath not  
suffered my feet to be  moved3          
#fe3aj4 ,for thou1 ,o ,god1 hast proved 
us3 thou hast tried us by fire1 as      
silver is tried4    #fe3aa4 ,thou hast  
brought us into a net1 thou hast laid   
afflictions on  our back3    #fe3ab4    
,thou hast set men over our heads4 ,we  
have passed through fire  and water1 and
 thou hast brought us out into a        
refreshment4    #fe3ac4 ,i will go into 
thy house with burnt offerings3 ,i will 
pay thee  my vows1    #fe3ad4 ,which my 
lips have uttered1 ,and my mouth hath   
spoken1 when ,i was  in trouble4        
#fe3ae4 ,i will offer up to thee        
holocausts full of marrow1 with burnt   
offerings of rams3 ,i will offer to thee
 bullocks with goats4    #fe3af4 ,come  
and hear1 all ye that fear ,god1 and ,i 
will tell you what  great things he hath

 done for my soul4    #fe3ag4 ,i cried  
to him with my mouth3 and ,i extolled   
him with my tongue4    #fe3ah4 ,if ,i   
have looked at iniquity in my heart1 the
 ,lord will not hear  me4    #fe3ai4    
,therefore hath ,god heard me1 and hath 
attended to the voice of  my            
supplication4    #fe3bj4 ,blessed be    
,god1 who hath not turned away my       
prayer1 nor his  mercy from me4         
,psalms ,chapter #ff    ,deus           
misereatur4    ,a prayer for the        
propagation of the church4    #ff3a4    
,unto the end1 in hymns1 a psalm of a   
canticle for ,david4    #ff3b4 ,may ,god
 have mercy on us1 and bless us3 may he 
cause the light of  his countenance to  
shine upon us1 and may he have mercy on 
us4    #ff3c4 ,that we may know thy way 
upon earth3 thy salvation in all        
nations4    #ff3d4 ,let people confess  
to thee1 ,o ,god3 let all people give   
praise to  thee4    #ff3e4 ,let the     
nations be glad and rejoice3 for thou   
judgest the people  with justice1 and   

directest the nations upon earth4       
#ff3f4 ,let the people1 ,o ,god1 confess
 to thee3 let all the people give       
praise to thee3    #ff3g4 ,the earth    
hath yielded her fruit4 ,may ,god1 our  
,god bless us1    #ff3h4 ,may ,god bless
 us3 and all the ends of the earth fear 
him4      ,psalms ,chapter #fg          
,exurgat ,deus4    ,the glorious        
establishment of the church of the ,new 
,testament1  prefigured by the benefits 
bestowed on the people of ,israel4      
#fg3a4 ,unto the end1 a psalm of a      
canticle for ,david himself4    #fg3b4  
,let ,god arise1 and let his enemies be 
scattered3 and let them  that hate him  
flee from before his face4    #fg3c4 ,as
 smoke vanisheth1 so let them vanish    
away3 as wax melteth  before the fire1  
so let the wicked perish at the presence
 of ,god4    #fg3d4 ,and let the just   
feast1 and rejoice before ,god3 and be  
delighted  with gladness4    #fg3e4     
,sing ye to ,god1 sing a psalm to his   
name1 make a way for him who  ascendeth 

upon the west3 the ,lord is his name4   
,rejoice ye before him3  but the wicked 
shall be troubled at his presence1      
,who ascendeth upon the west4444 ,super 
occasum4 ,st4 ,gregory understands  it  
of ,christ1 who after his going down1   
like the sun1 in the west1 by  his      
passion and death1 ascended more        
glorious1 and carried all before  him4  
,st4 ,jerome renders it1 who ascendeth1 
or cometh up1 through the  deserts4     
#fg3f4 ,who is the father of orphans1   
and the judge of widows4 ,god in his    
holy place3    #fg3g4 ,god who maketh   
men of one manner to dwell in a house3  
,who  bringeth out them that were bound 
in strength2 in like manner them that   
provoke1 that dwell in sepulchres4      
,of one manner4444 ,that is1 agreeing in
 faith1 unanimous in love1 and          
following the same manner of discipline4
 ,it is verified in the servants  of    
,god1 living together in his house1     
which is the church4 #a ,tim4           
#c4ae4--;,ibid4 ,them that were bound1  

etc4444 ,the power and mercy of ,god    
appears in his bringing out of their    
captivity those that were strongly      
bound in their sins3 and in restoring to
 his grace those whose  behaviour had   
been most provoking2 and who by their   
evil habits were  not only dead1 but    
buried in their sepulchres4    #fg3h4 ,o
 ,god1 when thou didst go forth in the  
sight of thy people1 when  thou didst   
pass through the desert3    #fg3i4 ,the 
earth was moved1 and the heavens dropped
 at the presence of  the ,god of ,sina1 
at the presence of the ,god of ,israel4 
#fg3aj4 ,thou shalt set aside for thy   
inheritance a free rain1 ,o ,god3 and   
it was weakened1 but thou hast made it  
perfect4    ,a free rain4444 the manna1 
which rained plentifully from heaven1 in
  favour of ,god's inheritance1 that is1
 of his people ,israel3 which was       
weakened indeed under a variety of      
afflictions1 but was made perfect by    
,god2 that is1 was still supported by   
divine providence1 and brought on  to   

the promised land4 ,it agrees           
particularly to the church of ,christ   
his true inheritance1 which is          
plentifully watered with the free rain  
of heavenly grace2 and through many     
infirmities1 that is1 crosses and       
tribulations1 is made perfect1 and      
fitted for eternal glory4    #fg3aa4 ,in
 it shall thy animals dwell2 in thy     
sweetness1 ,o ,god1 thou  hast provided 
for the poor4    ,in it1 etc4444 ,that  
is1 in this church1 which is thy fold   
and thy  inheritance1 shall thy animals1
 thy sheep1 dwell3 where thou hast      
plentifully provided for them4          
#fg3ab4 ,the ,lord shall give the word  
to them that preach good tidings  with  
great power4    ,to them that preach    
good tidings4444 ,evangelizantibus4     
,that is1 to the  preachers of the      
gospel2 who receiving the word from the 
,lord1 shall  with great power and      
efficacy preach throughout the world the
 glad  tidings of a ,saviour1 and of    
eternal salvation through him4          

#fg3ac4 ,the king of powers is of the   
beloved1 of the beloved2 and the  beauty
 of the house shall divide spoils4      
,the king of powers4444 ,that is1 the   
mighty ,king1 the ,lord of hosts1 is  of
 the beloved1 of the beloved2 that is1  
is on the side of ,christ1 his  most    
beloved son3 and his beautiful house1   
viz41 the church1 in which  ,god dwells 
forever1 shall by her spiritual         
conquests divide the spoils  of many    
nations4 ,the ,hebrew 7as it now stands 
pointed7 is thus  rendered1 ,the kings  
of armies have fled1 they have fled1 and
 she that  dwells at home 7or the beauty
 of the house7 shall divide the spoils4 
#fg3ad4 ,if you sleep among the midst of
 lots1 you shall be as the wings  of a  
dove covered with silver1 and the hinder
 parts of her back with  the paleness of
 gold4    ,if you sleep among the midst 
of lots 7intermedios cleros1 etc47444   
,viz41 in such dangers and persecutions1
 as if your enemies were  casting lots  
for your goods and persons3 or in the   

midst of the lots1  7intermedios        
terminos1 as ,st4 ,jerome renders it17  
that is1 upon the  very bounds or       
borders of the dominions of your        
enemies3 you shall be  secure           
nevertheless under the divine           
protection2 and shall be enabled  to fly
 away1 like a dove1 with glittering     
wings and feathers shining  like the    
palest and most precious gold2 that is1 
with great increase of  virtue1 and     
glowing with the fervour of charity4    
#fg3ae4 ,when he that is in heaven      
appointeth kings over her1 they shall   
be whited with snow in ,selmon4         
,kings over her4444 ,that is1 pastors   
and rulers over his church1 viz41  the  
apostles and their successors4 ,then by 
their ministry shall men be  made whiter
 than the snow which lies on the top of 
the high mountain  ,selmon4    #fg3af4  
,the mountain of ,god is a fat mountain4
 ,a curdled mountain1 a fat  mountain4  
,the mountain of ,god4444 ,the church1  
which1 ,isa4 #b4b1 is called ,the       

mountain of the house of the ,lord upon 
the top of mountains4 ,it is here       
called a fat and a curdled mountain2    
that is to say1 most fruitful1 and      
enriched by the spiritual gifts and     
graces of the ,holy ,ghost4    #fg3ag4  
,why suspect1 ye curdled mountains8 ,a  
mountain in which ,god is  well pleased 
to dwell3 for there the ,lord shall     
dwell unto the end4    ,why suspect1 ye 
curdled mountains84444 ,why do you      
suppose or imagine  there may be any    
other such curdled mountains8 ,you are  
mistaken3 the  mountain thus favoured by
 ,god is but one2 and this same he has  
chosen  for his dwelling for ever4      
#fg3ah4 ,the chariot of ,god is attended
 by ten thousands2 thousands of  them   
that rejoice3 the ,lord is among them in
 ,sina1 in the holy place4    ,the      
chariot of ,god4444 ,descending to give 
his law on mount ,sina3 as  also of     
,jesus ,christ his ,son1 ascending into 
heaven1 to send from  thence the ,holy  
,ghost1 to publish his new law1 is      

attended with ten  thousands1 that is1  
with an innumerable multitude of joyful 
angels4    #fg3ai4 ,thou hast ascended  
on high1 thou hast led captivity        
captive2  thou hast received gifts in   
men4 ,yea for those also that do not    
believe1 the dwelling of the ,lord ,god4
    ,led captivity captive4444 ,carrying
 away with thee to heaven those who     
before had been the captives of ,satan2 
and receiving from ,god the  ,father    
gifts to be distributed to men2 even to 
those who were before  unbelievers4     
#fg3bj4 ,blessed be the ,lord day by    
day3 the ,god of our salvation will     
make our journey prosperous to us4      
#fg3ba4 ,our ,god is the ,god of        
salvation3 and of the ,lord1 of the     
,lord  are the issues from death4       
,the issues from death4444 ,the ,lord   
alone is master of the issues1 by  which
 we may escape from death4    #fg3bb4   
,but ,god shall break the heads of his  
enemies3 the hairy crown of  them that  
walk on in their sins4    #fg3bc4 ,the  

,lord said3 ,i will turn them from      
,basan1 ,i will turn them  into the     
depth of the sea3    ,i will turn them  
from ,basan1 etc4444 ,i will cast out my
 enemies from  their rich possessions1  
signified by ,basan1 a fruitful country2
 and ,i  will drive them into the depth 
of the sea3 and make such a slaughter of
  them1 that the feet of my servants may
 be dyed in their blood1 etc4    #fg3bd4
 ,that thy foot may be dipped in the    
blood of thy enemies2 the  tongue of thy
 dogs be red with the same4    #fg3be4  
,they have seen thy goings1 ,o ,god1 the
 goings of my ,god3 of my  king who is  
in his sanctuary4    ,thy goings4444    
,thy ways1 thy proceedings1 by which    
thou didst formerly  take possession of 
the promised land in favour of thy      
people2 and shalt  afterwards of the    
whole world1 which thou shalt subdue to 
thy ,son4    #fg3bf4 ,princes went      
before joined with singers1 in the midst
 of young  damsels playing on timbrels4 
,princes4444 ,the apostles1 the first   

converters of nations2 attended by      
numbers of perfect souls1 singing the   
divine praises1 and virgins  consecrated
 to ,god4    #fg3bg4 ,in the churches   
bless ye ,god the ,lord1 from the       
fountains of  ,israel4    ,from the     
fountains of ,israel4444 ,from whom both
 ,christ and his apostles  sprung4 ,by  
,benjamin1 the holy fathers on this     
place understand ,st4  ,paul1 who was of
 that tribe1 named here a youth1 because
 he was the  last called to the         
apostleship4 ,by the princes of ,juda1  
,zabulon1 and  ,nephthali1 we may       
understand the other apostles1 who were 
of the tribe  of ,juda2 or of the tribes
 of ,zabulon1 and ,nephthali1 where our 
,lord  began to preach1 ,matt4 #d4ac1   
etc4    #fg3bh4 ,there is ,benjamin a   
youth1 in ecstasy of mind4 ,the princes 
of  ,juda are their leaders3 the princes
 of ,zabulon1 the princes of            
,nephthali4    #fg3bi4 ,command thy     
strength1 ,o ,god confirm1 ,o ,god1 what
 thou hast  wrought in us4    ,command  

thy strength4444 ,give orders that thy  
strength may be always  with us4        
#fg3cj4 ,from thy temple in ,jerusalem1 
kings shall offer presents to  thee4    
#fg3ca4 ,rebuke the wild beasts of the  
reeds1 the congregation of bulls  with  
the kine of the people2 who seek to     
exclude them who are tried  with silver4
 ,scatter thou the nations that delight 
in wars3    ,rebuke the wild beasts of  
the reeds4444 or the wild beasts1 which 
lie  hid in the reeds4 ,that is1 the    
devils1 who hide themselves in order to 
surprise their prey4 ,or by wild beasts1
 are here understood  persecutors1 who1 
for all their attempts against the      
,church1 are but as  weak reeds1 which  
cannot prevail against them who are     
supported by the  strength of the       
,almighty4 ,the same are also called the
 congregation of  bulls 7from their rage
 against the ,church7 who assemble      
together all  their kine1 that is1 the  
people their subjects1 to exclude if    
they can1  from ,christ and his         

inheritance1 his constant confessors1   
who are like  silver tried by fire4     
#fg3cb4 ,ambassadors shall come out of  
,egypt3 ,ethiopia shall soon stretch    
out her hands to ,god4    ,ambassadors  
shall come1 etc4444 ,it is a prophecy of
 the conversion of  the ,gentiles1 and  
by name of the ,egyptians and           
,ethiopians4    #fg3cc4 ,sing to ,god1  
ye kingdoms of the earth3 sing ye to the
 ,lord3 ,sing  ye to ,god1    #fg3cd4   
,who mounteth above the heaven of       
heavens1 to the east4 ,behold he  will  
give to his voice the voice of power3   
,to the east4444 ,from mount ,olivet1   
which is on the east side of            
,jerusalem4--,ibid4 ,the voice of       
power4444 ,that is1 he will make his    
voice  to be a powerful voice3 by       
calling from death to life1 such as were
  dead in mortal sin3 as at the last day
 he will by the power of his  voice call
 all the dead from their graves4        
#fg3ce4 ,give ye glory to ,god for      
,israel1 his magnificence1 and his power

  is in the clouds4    #fg3cf4 ,god is  
wonderful in his saints3 the ,god of    
,israel is he who will  give power and  
strength to his people4 ,blessed be     
,god4      ,psalms ,chapter #fh         
,salvum me fac1 ,deus4    ,christ in his
 passion declareth the greatness of his 
sufferings1 and  the malice of his      
persecutors the ,jews2 and foretelleth  
their  reprobation4    #fh3a4 ,unto the 
end1 for them that shall be changed2 for
 ,david4    ,for them that shall be     
changed4444 ,a psalm for ,christian     
converts1 to  remember the passion of   
,christ4    #fh3b4 ,save me1 ,o ,god3   
for the waters are come in even unto my 
soul4    ,the waters4444 ,of afflictions
 and sorrows4 ,my soul is sorrowful even
  unto death4 ,matt4 #bf4ch4    #fh3c4  
,i stick fast in the mire of the deep   
and there is no sure  standing4 ,i am   
come into the depth of the sea1 and a   
tempest hath  overwhelmed me4    #fh3d4 
,i have laboured with crying2 my jaws   
are become hoarse1 my eyes  have failed1

 whilst ,i hope in my ,god4    #fh3e4   
,they are multiplied above the hairs of 
my head1 who hate me  without cause4 ,my
 enemies are grown strong who have      
wrongfully  persecuted me3 then did ,i  
pay that which ,i took not away4    ,i  
pay that which ,i took not away4444     
,christ in his passion made  restitution
 of what he had not taken away1 by      
suffering the punishment  due to our    
sins1 and so repairing the injury we had
 done to ,god4    #fh3f4 ,o ,god1 thou  
knowest my foolishness2 and my offences 
are not  hidden from thee3    ,my       
foolishness and my offences4444 which my
 enemies impute to me3 or  the follies  
and sins of men1 which ,i have taken    
upon myself4    #fh3g4 ,let not them be 
ashamed for me1 who look for thee1 ,o   
,lord1 the  ,lord of hosts4 ,let them   
not be confounded on my account1 who    
seek thee1  ,o ,god of ,israel4         
#fh3h4 ,because for thy sake ,i have    
borne reproach2 shame hath covered my   
face4    #fh3i4 ,i am become a stranger 

to my brethren1 and an alien to the sons
  of my mother4    #fh3aj4 ,for the zeal
 of thy house hath eaten me up3 and the 
reproaches  of them that reproached thee
 are fallen upon me4    #fh3aa4 ,and ,i 
covered my soul in fasting3 and it was  
made a reproach to  me4    #fh3ab4 ,and 
,i made haircloth my garment3 and ,i    
became a byword to them4    #fh3ac4     
,they that sat in the gate spoke against
 me3 and they that drank  wine made me  
their song4    #fh3ad4 ,but as for me1  
my prayer is to thee1 ,o ,lord2 for the 
time of thy  good pleasure1 ,o ,god4 ,in
 the multitude of thy mercy hear me1 in 
the  truth of thy salvation4    #fh3ae4 
,draw me out of the mire1 that ,i may   
not stick fast3 deliver me  from them   
that hate me1 and out of the deep       
waters4    #fh3af4 ,let not the tempest 
of water drown me1 nor the deep water   
swallow me up3 and let not the pit shut 
her mouth upon me4    #fh3ag4 ,hear me1 
,o ,lord1 for thy mercy is kind2 look   
upon me according  to the multitude of  

thy tender mercies4    #fh3ah4 ,and turn
 not away thy face from thy servant3 for
 ,i am in  trouble1 hear me speedily4   
#fh3ai4 ,attend to my soul1 and deliver 
it3 save me because of my  enemies4     
#fh3bj4 ,thou knowest my reproach1 and  
my confusion1 and my shame4    #fh3ba4  
,in thy sight are all they that afflict 
me2 my heart hath  expected reproach and
 misery4 ,and ,i looked for one that    
would grieve  together with me1 but     
there was none3 and for one that would  
comfort  me1 and ,i found none4         
#fh3bb4 ,and they gave me gall for my   
food1 and in my thirst they gave me     
vinegar to drink4    #fh3bc4 ,let their 
table become as a snare before them1 and
 a recompense1  and a stumblingblock4   
,let their table1 etc4444 ,what here    
follows in the style of an  imprecation1
 is a prophecy of the wretched state to 
which the ,jews  should be reduced in   
punishment of their wilful obstinacy4   
#fh3bd4 ,let their eyes be darkened that
 they see not2 and their back  bend thou

 down always4    #fh3be4 ,pour out thy  
indignation upon them3 and let thy      
wrathful anger  take hold of them4      
#fh3bf4 ,let their habitation be made   
desolate3 and let there be none to      
dwell in their tabernacles4    #fh3bg4  
,because they have persecuted him whom  
thou hast smitten2 and  they have added 
to the grief of my wounds4    #fh3bh4   
,add thou iniquity upon their iniquity3 
and let them not come  into thy justice4
    #fh3bi4 ,let them be blotted out of 
the book of the living2 and with the    
just let them not be written4    #fh3cj4
 ,but ,i am poor and sorrowful3 thy     
salvation1 ,o ,god1 hath set me  up4    
#fh3ca4 ,i will praise the name of ,god 
with a canticle3 and ,i will  magnify   
him with praise4    #fh3cb4 ,and it     
shall please ,god better than a young   
calf1 that bringeth  forth horns and    
hoofs4    #fh3cc4 ,let the poor see and 
rejoice3 seek ye ,god1 and your soul    
shall  live4    #fh3cd4 ,for the ,lord  
hath heard the poor3 and hath not       

despised his  prisoners4    #fh3ce4 ,let
 the heavens and the earth praise him2  
the sea1 and every  thing that creepeth 
therein4    #fh3cf4 ,for ,god will save 
,sion1 and the cities of ,juda shall be 
built  up4 ,and they shall dwell there1 
and acquire it by inheritance4          
,sion4444 ,the catholic church4 ,the    
cities of ,juda1 etc41 her places of    
worship1 which shall be established     
throughout the world4 ,and there1  viz41
 in this church of ,christ1 shall his   
servants dwell1 etc4    #fh3cg4 ,and the
 seed of his servants shall possess it2 
and they that  love his name shall dwell
 therein4      ,psalms ,chapter #fi     
,deus in adjutorium4    ,a prayer in    
persecution4    #fi3a4 ,unto the end1 a 
psalm for ,david1 to bring to           
remembrance that the  ,lord saved him4  
#fi3b4 ,o ,god1 come to my assistance2  
,o ,lord1 make haste to help me4        
#fi3c4 ,let them be confounded and      
ashamed that seek my soul3    #fi3d4    
,let them be turned backward1 and blush 

for shame that desire  evils to me3 ,let
 them be presently turned away blushing 
for shame that  say to me3 ',tis well1  
'tis well4    ',tis well1 'tis well4444 
,euge1 euge4 ,st4 ,jerome renders it1   
vah1 vah6  which is the voice of one    
insulting and deriding4 ,some understand
 it as  a detestation of deceitful      
flatterers4    #fi3e4 ,let all that seek
 thee rejoice and be glad in thee2 and  
let such  as love thy salvation say     
always3 ,the ,lord be magnified4        
#fi3f4 ,but ,i am needy and poor2 ,o    
,god1 help me4 ,thou art my helper and  
my deliverer3 ,o lord1 make no delay4   
,psalms ,chapter #gj    ,in te1 ,domine4
    ,a prayer for perseverance4         
#gj3a4 ,a psalm for ,david4 ,of the sons
 of ,jonadab1 and the former  captives4 
,in thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,i have hoped1 let  
me never be put to  confusion3    ,of   
the sons of ,jonadab4444 ,the           
,rechabites1 of whom see ,jer4 #ce4 ,by 
this  addition of the seventy-two       
interpreters1 we gather that this psalm 

was  usually sung in the synagogue1 in  
the person of the ,rechabites1 and of   
those who were first carried away into  
captivity4    #gj3b4 ,deliver me in thy 
justice1 and rescue me4 ,incline thy ear
 unto  me1 and save me4    #gj3c4 ,be   
thou unto me a ,god1 a protector1 and a 
place of strength3 that  thou mayst make
 me safe4 ,for thou art my firmament and
 my refuge4    #gj3d4 ,deliver me1 ,o my
 ,god1 out of the hand of the sinner1   
and out of  the hand of the transgressor
 of the law and of the unjust4    #gj3e4
 ,for thou art my patience1 ,o ,lord3 my
 hope1 ,o ,lord1 from my youth4         
#gj3f4 ,by thee have ,i been confirmed  
from the womb3 from my mother's  womb   
thou art my protector4 ,of thee ,i shall
 continually sing3    #gj3g4 ,i am      
become unto many as a wonder1 but thou  
art a strong helper4    #gj3h4 ,let my  
mouth be filled with praise1 that ,i may
 sing thy glory2  thy greatness all the 
day long4    #gj3i4 ,cast me not off in 
the time of old age3 when my strength   

shall  fail1 do not thou forsake me4    
#gj3aj4 ,for my enemies have spoken     
against me2 and they that watched my    
soul have consulted together1    #gj3aa4
 ,saying3 ,god hath forsaken him3 pursue
 and take him1 for there is  none to    
deliver him4    #gj3ab4 ,o ,god1 be not 
thou far from me3 ,o my ,god1 make haste
 to my help4    #gj3ac4 ,let them be    
confounded and come to nothing that     
detract my soul2  let them be covered   
with confusion and shame that seek my   
hurt4    #gj3ad4 ,but ,i will always    
hope2 and will add to all thy praise4   
#gj3ae4 ,my mouth shall shew forth thy  
justice2 thy salvation all the day      
long4 ,because ,i have not known        
learning1    ,learning4444 ,as much as  
to say1 ,i build not upon human         
learning1 but  only on the power and    
justice of ,god4    #gj3af4 ,i will     
enter into the powers of the ,lord3 ,o  
,lord1 ,i will be  mindful of thy       
justice alone4    #gj3ag4 ,thou hast    
taught me1 ,o ,god1 from my youth3 and  

till now ,i will  declare thy wonderful 
works4    #gj3ah4 ,and unto old age and 
grey hairs3 ,o ,god1 forsake me not1    
,until ,i  shew forth thy arm to all the
 generation that is to come3 ,thy power1
    #gj3ai4 ,and thy justice1 ,o ,god1  
even to the highest great things thou   
hast done3 ,o ,god1 who is like to thee8
    #gj3bj4 ,how great troubles hast    
thou shewn me1 many and grievous3 and   
turning thou hast brought me to life1   
and hast brought me back again  from the
 depths of the earth3    #gj3ba4 ,thou  
hast multiplied thy magnificence2 and   
turning to me thou  hast comforted me4  
#gj3bb4 ,for ,i will also confess to    
thee thy truth with the instruments  of 
psaltery3 ,o ,god1 ,i will sing to thee 
with the harp1 thou holy one of         
,israel4    #gj3bc4 ,my lips shall      
greatly rejoice1 when ,i shall sing to  
thee2 and my  soul which thou hast      
redeemed4    #gj3bd4 ,yea and my tongue 
shall meditate on thy justice all the   
day2  when they shall be confounded and 

put to shame that seek evils to me4     
,psalms ,chapter #ga    ,deus1 judicium 
tuum4    ,a prophecy of the coming of   
,christ1 and of his kingdom3 prefigured 
by  ,solomon and his happy reign4       
#ga3a4 ,a psalm on ,solomon4    #ga3b4  
,give to the king thy judgment1 ,o ,god1
 and to the king's son thy  justice3 ,to
 judge thy people with justice1 and thy 
poor with judgment4    #ga3c4 ,let the  
mountains receive peace for the people3 
and the hills  justice4    #ga3d4 ,he   
shall judge the poor of the people1 and 
he shall save the  children of the poor3
 and he shall humble the oppressor4     
#ga3e4 ,and he shall continue with the  
sun and before the moon1  throughout all
 generations4    #ga3f4 ,he shall come  
down like rain upon the fleece2 and as  
showers  falling gently upon the earth4 
#ga3g4 ,in his days shall justice spring
 up1 and abundance of peace1 till  the  
moon be taken away4    #ga3h4 ,and he   
shall rule from sea to sea1 and from the
 river unto the  ends of the earth4     

#ga3i4 ,before him the ,ethiopians shall
 fall down3 and his enemies shall  lick 
the ground4    #ga3aj4 ,the kings of    
,tharsis and the islands shall offer    
presents3 the  kings of the ,arabians   
and of ,saba shall bring gifts3         
#ga3aa4 ,and all kings of the earth     
shall adore him3 all nations shall      
serve him4    #ga3ab4 ,for he shall     
deliver the poor from the mighty3 and   
the needy  that had no helper4          
#ga3ac4 ,he shall spare the poor and    
needy3 and he shall save the souls  of  
the poor4    #ga3ad4 ,he shall redeem   
their souls from usuries and iniquity3  
and their  names shall be honourable in 
his sight4    #ga3ae4 ,and he shall     
live1 and to him shall be given of the  
gold of  ,arabia1 for him they shall    
always adore3 they shall bless him all  
the  day4    #ga3af4 ,and there shall be
 a firmament on the earth on the tops of
  mountains1 above ,libanus shall the   
fruit thereof be exalted3 and they  of  
the city shall flourish like the grass  

of the earth4    ,a firmament on the    
earth1 etc4444 ,this may be understood  
of the church  of ,christ1 ever firm and
 visible3 and of the flourishing        
condition of  its congregation4         
#ga3ag4 ,let his name be blessed for    
evermore3 his name continueth before    
the sun4 ,and in him shall all the      
tribes of the earth be blessed3 all     
nations shall magnify him4    #ga3ah4   
,blessed be the ,lord1 the ,god of      
,israel1 who alone doth wonderful       
things4    #ga3ai4 ,and blessed be the  
name of his majesty for ever3 and the   
whole  earth shall be filled with his   
majesty4 ,so be it4 ,so be it4          
#ga3bj4 ,the praises of ,david1 the son 
of ,jesse1 are ended4    ,are ended4444 
,by this it appears that this psalm1    
though placed here1  was in order of    
time the last of those which ,david     
composed4      ,psalms ,chapter #gb     
,quam bonus ,israel ,deus4    ,the      
temptation of the weak1 upon seeing the 
prosperity of the wicked1  is overcome  

by the consideration of the justice of  
,god1 who will  quickly render to every 
one according to his works4    #gb3a4 ,a
 psalm for ,asaph4 ,how good is ,god to 
,israel1 to them that are of  a right   
heart6    #gb3b4 ,but my feet were      
almost moved2 my steps had well nigh    
slipped4    #gb3c4 ,because ,i had a    
zeal on occasion of the wicked1 seeing  
the  prosperity of sinners4    #gb3d4   
,for there is no regard to their death1 
nor is there strength in  their stripes4
    #gb3e4 ,they are not in the labour  
of men3 neither shall they be scourged  
like other men4    #gb3f4 ,therefore    
pride hath held them fast3 they are     
covered with their  iniquity and their  
wickedness4    #gb3g4 ,their iniquity   
hath come forth1 as it were from        
fatness3 they  have passed into the     
affection of the heart4    ,fatness4444 
,abundance and temporal prosperity1     
which hath encouraged  them in their    
iniquity3 and made them give themselves 
up to their  irregular affections4      

#gb3h4 ,they have thought and spoken    
wickedness3 they have spoken  iniquity  
on high4    #gb3i4 ,they have set their 
mouth against heaven3 and their tongue  
hath  passed through the earth4         
#gb3aj4 ,therefore will my people return
 here and full days shall be  found in  
them4    ,return here4444 or hither4    
,the weak among the servants of ,god1   
will be  apt often to return to this    
thought1 and will be shocked when they  
consider the full days1 that is1 the    
long and prosperous life of the  wicked2
 and will be tempted to make the        
reflections against providence  which   
are set down in the following verses4   
#gb3aa4 ,and they said3 ,how doth ,god  
know8 and is there knowledge in the     
most ,high8    #gb3ab4 ,behold these are
 sinners2 and yet1 abounding in the     
world they  have obtained riches4       
#gb3ac4 ,and ,i said3 ,then have ,i in  
vain justified my heart1 and washed  my 
hands among the innocent4    #gb3ad4    
,and ,i have been scourged all the day2 

and my chastisement hath  been in the   
mornings4    #gb3ae4 ,if ,i said3 ,i    
will speak thus2 behold ,i should       
condemn the  generation of thy children4
    ,if ,i said1 etc4444 ,that is1 if ,i
 should indulge such thoughts as these4 
#gb3af4 ,i studied that ,i might know   
this thing1 it is a labour in my  sight3
    #gb3ag4 ,until ,i go into the       
sanctuary of ,god1 and understand       
concerning  their last ends4    #gb3ah4 
,but indeed for deceits thou hast put it
 to them3 when they were  lifted up thou
 hast cast them down4    ,thou hast put 
it to them4444 ,in punishment of their  
deceits1 or for  deceiving them1 thou   
hast brought evils upon them in their   
last end1  which1 in their prosperity   
they never apprehended4    #gb3ai4 ,how 
are they brought to desolation8 they    
have suddenly ceased to  be3 they have  
perished by reason of their iniquity4   
#gb3bj4 ,as the dream of them that      
awake1 ,o ,lord2 so in thy city thou    
shalt bring their image to nothing4     

#gb3ba4 ,for my heart hath been         
inflamed1 and my reins have been        
changed3    #gb3bb4 ,and ,i am brought  
to nothing1 and ,i knew not4    #gb3bc4 
,i am become as a beast before thee3 and
 ,i am always with thee4    #gb3bd4     
,thou hast held me by my right hand2 and
 by thy will thou hast  conducted me1   
and with thy glory thou hast received   
me4    #gb3be4 ,for what have ,i in     
heaven8 and besides thee what do ,i     
desire  upon earth8    #gb3bf4 ,for thee
 my flesh and my heart hath fainted     
away3 thou art the  ,god of my heart1   
and the ,god that is my portion for     
ever4    #gb3bg4 ,for behold they that  
go far from thee shall perish3 thou hast
  destroyed all them that are disloyal  
to thee4    #gb3bh4 ,but it is good for 
me to adhere to my ,god1 to put my hope 
in the  ,lord ,god3 ,that ,i may declare
 all thy praises1 in the gates of the   
daughter of ,sion4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #gc    ,ut quid1 ,deus4    ,a prayer of
 the church under grievous persecutions4

    #gc3a4 ,understanding for ,asaph4 ,o
 ,god1 why hast thou cast us off unto   
the end3 why is thy wrath enkindled     
against the sheep of thy pasture8       
#gc3b4 ,remember thy congregation1 which
 thou hast possessed from the           
beginning4 ,the sceptre of thy          
inheritance which thou hast redeemed3   
mount ,sion in which thou hast dwelt4   
#gc3c4 ,lift up thy hands against their 
pride unto the end2 see what  things the
 enemy hath done wickedly in the        
sanctuary4    #gc3d4 ,and they that hate
 thee have made their boasts1 in the    
midst of  thy solemnity4 ,they have set 
up their ensigns for signs1    ,their   
ensigns1 etc4444 ,they have fixed their 
colours for signs and  trophies1 both on
 the gates1 and on the highest top of   
the temple3 and  they knew not1 that is1
 they regarded not the sanctity of the  
place4  ,this psalm manifestly foretells
 the time of the ,machabees1 and the    
profanation of the temple by ,antiochus4
    #gc3e4 ,and they knew not both in   

the going out and on the highest top4   
,as with axes in a wood of trees1       
#gc3f4 ,they have cut down at once the  
gates thereof1 with axe and  hatchet    
they have brought it down4    #gc3g4    
,they have set fire to thy sanctuary3   
they have defiled the  dwelling place of
 thy name on the earth4    #gc3h4 ,they 
said in their heart1 the whole kindred  
of them together3 ,let  us abolish all  
the festival days of ,god from the land4
    #gc3i4 ,our signs we have not seen1 
there is now no prophet3 and he will    
know us no more4    #gc3aj4 ,how long1  
,o ,god1 shall the enemy reproach3 is   
the adversary to  provoke thy name for  
ever8    #gc3aa4 ,why dost thou turn    
away thy hand3 and thy right hand out of
 the  midst of thy bosom for ever8      
#gc3ab4 ,but ,god is our king before    
ages3 he hath wrought salvation in  the 
midst of the earth4    #gc3ac4 ,thou by 
thy strength didst make the sea firm3   
thou didst crush  the heads of the      
dragons in the waters4    ,the sea      

firm4444 ,by making the waters of the   
,red ,sea stand like firm  walls1 whilst
 ,israel passed through3 and destroying 
the ,egyptians  called here dragons from
 their cruelty1 in the same waters1 with
 their  king3 casting up their bodies on
 the shore to be stripped by the        
,ethiopians inhabiting in those days the
 coast of ,arabia4    #gc3ad4 ,thou hast
 broken the heads of the dragon3 thou   
hast given him to  be meat for the      
people of the ,ethiopians4    #gc3ae4   
,thou hast broken up the fountains and  
the torrents3 thou hast  dried up the   
,ethan rivers4    ,ethan rivers4444     
,that is1 rivers which run with strong  
streams4 ,this  was verified in ,jordan1
 ,jos4 #c1 and in ,arnon1 ,num4 #ba4ad4 
#gc3af4 ,thine is the day1 and thine is 
the night3 thou hast made the  morning  
light and the sun4    #gc3ag4 ,thou hast
 made all the borders of the earth3 the 
summer and the  spring were formed by   
thee4    #gc3ah4 ,remember this1 the    
enemy hath reproached the ,lord3 and a  

foolish  people hath provoked thy name4 
#gc3ai4 ,deliver not up to beasts the   
souls that confess to thee3 and  forget 
not to the end the souls of thy poor4   
#gc3bj4 ,have regard to thy covenant3   
for they that are the obscure of  the   
earth have been filled with dwellings of
 iniquity4    ,the obscure of the       
earth4444 ,mean and ignoble wretches    
have been  filled1 that is1 enriched1   
with houses of iniquity1 that is1 with  
our  estates and possessions1 which they
 have unjustly acquired4    #gc3ba4 ,let
 not the humble be turned away with     
confusion3 the poor and  needy shall    
praise thy name4    #gc3bb4 ,arise1 ,o  
,god1 judge thy own cause3 remember thy 
reproaches with  which the foolish man  
hath reproached thee all the day4       
#gc3bc4 ,forget not the voices of thy   
enemies3 the pride of them that  hate   
thee ascendeth continually4      ,psalms
 ,chapter #gd    ,confitebimur tibi4    
,there is a just judgment to come3      
therefore let the wicked take care4     

#gd3a4 ,unto the end1 corrupt not1 a    
psalm of a canticle for ,asaph4         
,corrupt not4444 ,it is believed to have
 been the beginning of some ode  or     
hymn1 to the tune of which this psalm   
was to be sung4 ,st4 ,augustine  and    
other fathers take it to be an          
admonition of the spirit of ,god1 not   
to faint or fail in our hope3 but to    
persevere with constancy in good3       
because ,god will not fail in his due   
time to render to every man  according  
to his works4    #gd3b4 ,we will praise 
thee1 ,o ,god3 we will praise1 and we   
will call upon  thy name4 ,we will      
relate thy wondrous works3    #gd3c4    
,when ,i shall take a time1 ,i will     
judge justices4    ,when ,i shall take a
 time4444 ,in proper times3 particularly
 at the last  day1 when the earth shall 
melt away at the presence of the great  
,judge3  the same who originally laid   
the foundations of it1 and as it were   
established its pillars4    #gd3d4 ,the 
earth is melted1 and all that dwell     

therein3 ,i have  established the       
pillars thereof4    #gd3e4 ,i said to   
the wicked3 ,do not act wickedly3 and to
 the sinners3  ,lift not up the horn4   
#gd3f4 ,lift not up your horn on high3  
speak not iniquity against ,god4        
#gd3g4 ,for neither from the east1 nor  
from the west1 nor from the desert      
hills3    #gd3h4 ,for ,god is the judge4
 ,one he putteth down1 and another he   
lifteth  up3    #gd3i4 ,for in the hand 
of the ,lord there is a cup of strong   
wine full of  mixture4 ,and he hath     
poured it out from this to that3 but the
 dregs  thereof are not emptied3 all the
 sinners of the earth shall drink4      
#gd3aj4 ,but ,i will declare for ever3  
,i will sing to the ,god of ,jacob4     
#gd3aa4 ,and ,i will break all the horns
 of sinners3 but the horns of the  just 
shall be exalted4      ,psalms ,chapter 
#ge    ,notus in ,judaea4    ,god is    
known in his church3 and exerts his     
power in protecting it4 ,it  alludes to 
the slaughter of the ,assyrians1 in the 

days of king  ,ezechias4    #ge3a4 ,unto
 the end1 in praises1 a psalm for       
,asaph3 a canticle to the  ,assyrians4  
#ge3b4 ,in ,judea ,god is known3 his    
name is great in ,israel4    #ge3c4 ,and
 his place is in peace3 and his abode in
 ,sion3    #ge3d4 ,there hath he broken 
the powers of bows1 the shield1 the     
sword1  and the battle4    #ge3e4 ,thou 
enlightenest wonderfully from the       
everlasting hills4    #ge3f4 ,all the   
foolish of heart were troubled4 ,they   
have slept their  sleep2 and all the men
 of riches have found nothing in their  
hands4    #ge3g4 ,at thy rebuke1 ,o ,god
 of ,jacob1 they have all slumbered that
  mounted on horseback4    #ge3h4 ,thou 
art terrible1 and who shall resist thee8
 from that time thy  wrath4    ,from    
that time1 etc4444 ,from the time that  
thy wrath shall break out4    #ge3i4    
,thou hast caused judgment to be heard  
from heaven3 the earth  trembled and was
 still1    #ge3aj4 ,when ,god arose in  
judgment1 to save all the meek of the   

earth4    #ge3aa4 ,for the thought of   
man shall give praise to thee3 and the  
remainders of the thought shall keep    
holiday to thee4    #ge3ab4 ,vow ye1 and
 pay to the ,lord your ,god3 all you    
that are round  about him bring         
presents4 ,to him that is terrible1     
#ge3ac4 ,even to him who taketh away the
 spirit of princes3 to the  terrible    
with the kings of the earth4            
,psalms ,chapter #gf    ,voce mea4      
,the faithful have recourse to ,god in  
trouble of mind1 with confidence  in his
 mercy and power4    #gf3a4 ,unto the   
end1 for ,idithun1 a psalm of ,asaph4   
#gf3b4 ,i cried to the ,lord with my    
voice2 to ,god with my voice1 and he    
gave ear to me4    #gf3c4 ,in the day of
 my trouble ,i sought ,god1 with my     
hands lifted up to  him in the night1   
and ,i was not deceived4 ,my soul       
refused to be  comforted3    #gf3d4 ,i  
remembered ,god1 and was delighted1 and 
was exercised1 and my  spirit swooned   
away4    #gf3e4 ,my eyes prevented the  

watches3 ,i was troubled1 and ,i spoke  
not4    #gf3f4 ,i thought upon the days 
of old3 and ,i had in my mind the       
eternal  years4    #gf3g4 ,and ,i       
meditated in the night with my own      
heart3 and ,i was  exercised and ,i     
swept my spirit4    #gf3h4 ,will ,god   
then cast off for ever8 or will he never
 be more  favourable again8    #gf3i4   
,or will he cut off his mercy for ever1 
from generation to  generation8         
#gf3aj4 ,or will ,god forget to shew    
mercy8 or will he in his anger shut  up 
his mercies8    #gf3aa4 ,and ,i said1   
,now have ,i begun3 this is the change  
of the right  hand of the most ,high4   
#gf3ab4 ,i remembered the works of the  
,lord3 for ,i will be mindful of thy    
wonders from the beginning4    #gf3ac4  
,and ,i will meditate on all thy works3 
and will be employed in  thy inventions4
    #gf3ad4 ,thy way1 ,o ,god1 is in the
 holy place3 who is the great ,god like 
our ,god8    #gf3ae4 ,thou art the ,god 
that dost wonders4 ,thou hast made thy  

power  known among the nations3         
#gf3af4 ,with thy arm thou hast redeemed
 thy people the children of ,jacob  and 
of ,joseph4    #gf3ag4 ,the waters saw  
thee1 ,o ,god1 the waters saw thee3 and 
they were  afraid1 and the depths were  
troubled4    #gf3ah4 ,great was the     
noise of the waters3 the clouds sent out
 a sound4  ,for thy arrows pass3        
#gf3ai4 ,the voice of thy thunder in a  
wheel4 ,thy lightnings enlightened  the 
world3 the earth shook and trembled4    
#gf3bj4 ,thy way is in the sea1 and thy 
paths in many waters3 and thy  footsteps
 shall not be known4    #gf3ba4 ,thou   
hast conducted thy people like sheep1 by
 the hand of ,moses  and ,aaron4        
,psalms ,chapter #gg    ,attendite4     
,god's great benefits to the people of  
,israel1 notwithstanding their          
ingratitude4    #gg3a4 ,understanding   
for ,asaph4 ,attend1 ,o my people1 to my
 law3 incline  your ears to the words of
 my mouth4    #gg3b4 ,i will open my    
mouth in parables3 ,i will utter        

propositions from  the beginning4       
,propositions4444 ,deep and mysterious  
sayings4 ,by this it appears that  the  
historical facts of ancient times1      
commemorated in this psalm1 were  deep  
and mysterious3 as being figures of     
great truths appertaining to  the time  
of the ,new ,testament4    #gg3c4 ,how  
great things have we heard and known1   
and our fathers have  told us4    #gg3d4
 ,they have not been hidden from their  
children1 in another  generation4       
,declaring the praises of the ,lord1 and
 his powers1 and his  wonders which he  
hath done4    #gg3e4 ,and he set up a   
testimony in ,jacob3 and made a law in  
,israel4 ,how  great things he commanded
 our fathers1 that they should make the 
same  known to their children3    #gg3f4
 ,that another generation might know    
them4 ,the children that should  be born
 and should rise up1 and declare them to
 their children4    #gg3g4 ,that they   
may put their hope in ,god and may not  
forget the works  of ,god3 and may seek 

his commandments4    #gg3h4 ,that they  
may not become like their fathers1 a    
perverse and  exasperating generation4  
,a generation that set not their heart  
aright3  and whose spirit was not       
faithful to ,god4    #gg3i4 ,the sons of
 ,ephraim who bend and shoot with the   
bow3 they have  turned back in the day  
of battle4    #gg3aj4 ,they kept not the
 covenant of ,god3 and in his law they  
would not  walk4    #gg3aa4 ,and they   
forgot his benefits1 and his wonders    
that he had shewn  them4    #gg3ab4     
,wonderful things did he do in the sight
 of their fathers1 in the  land of      
,egypt1 in the field of ,tanis4         
#gg3ac4 ,he divided the sea and brought 
them through3 and he made the  waters to
 stand as in a vessel4    #gg3ad4 ,and  
he conducted them with a cloud by day3  
and all the night  with a light of fire4
    #gg3ae4 ,he struck the rock in the  
wilderness3 and gave them to drink1 as  
out of the great deep4    #gg3af4 ,he   
brought forth water out of the rock3 and

 made streams run  down as rivers4      
#gg3ag4 ,and they added yet more sin    
against him3 they provoked the most     
,high to wrath in the place without     
water4    #gg3ah4 ,and they tempted ,god
 in their hearts1 by asking meat for    
their  desires4    #gg3ai4 ,and they    
spoke ill of ,god3 they said3 ,can ,god 
furnish a table in  the wilderness8     
#gg3bj4 ,because he struck the rock1 and
 the waters gushed out1 and the  streams
 overflowed4 ,can he also give bread1 or
 provide a table for his  people8       
#gg3ba4 ,therefore the ,lord heard1 and 
was angry3 and a fire was kindled       
against ,jacob1 and wrath came up       
against ,israel4    #gg3bb4 ,because    
they believed not in ,god3 and trusted  
not in his  salvation4    #gg3bc4 ,and  
he had commanded the clouds from above1 
and had opened the  doors of heaven4    
#gg3bd4 ,and had rained down manna upon 
them to eat1 and had given them  the    
bread of heaven4    #gg3be4 ,man ate the
 bread of angels3 he sent them          

provisions in  abundance4    #gg3bf4 ,he
 removed the south wind from heaven3 and
 by his power brought  in the south-west
 wind4    #gg3bg4 ,and he rained upon   
them flesh as dust3 and feathered fowls 
like  as the sand of the sea4    #gg3bh4
 ,and they fell in the midst of their   
camp1 round about their  pavilions4     
#gg3bi4 ,so they did eat1 and were      
filled exceedingly1 and he gave them    
their desire3    #gg3cj4 they were not  
defrauded of that which they craved4 ,as
 yet their  meat was in their mouth3    
#gg3ca4 ,and the wrath of ,god came upon
 them4 ,and he slew the fat ones        
amongst them1 and brought down the      
chosen men of ,israel4    #gg3cb4 ,in   
all these things they sinned still3 and 
they believed not for  his wondrous     
works4    #gg3cc4 ,and their days were  
consumed in vanity1 and their years in  
haste4    #gg3cd4 ,when he slew them1   
then they sought him3 and they returned1
 and  came to him early in the morning4 
#gg3ce4 ,and they remembered that ,god  

was their helper3 and the most high     
,god their redeemer4    #gg3cf4 ,and    
they loved him with their mouth3 and    
with their tongue they  lied unto him3  
#gg3cg4 ,but their heart was not right  
with him3 nor were they counted         
faithful in his covenant4    #gg3ch4    
,but he is merciful1 and will forgive   
their sins3 and will not  destroy them4 
,and many a time did he turn away his   
anger3 and did not  kindle all his      
wrath4    #gg3ci4 ,and he remembered    
that they are flesh3 a wind that goeth  
and  returneth not4    #gg3dj4 ,how     
often did they provoke him in the       
desert3 and move him to  wrath in the   
place without water8    #gg3da4 ,and    
they turned back and tempted ,god3 and  
grieved the holy one  of ,israel4       
#gg3db4 ,they remembered not his hand1  
in the day that he redeemed them  from  
the hand of him that afflicted them3    
#gg3dc4 ,how he wrought his signs in    
,egypt1 and his wonders in the field  of
 ,tanis4    #gg3dd4 ,and he turned their

 rivers into blood1 and their showers   
that  they might not drink4    #gg3de4  
,he sent amongst them divers sorts of   
flies1 which devoured them3  and frogs  
which destroyed them4    #gg3df4 ,and he
 gave up their fruits to the blast1 and 
their labours to  the locust4    #gg3dg4
 ,and he destroyed their vineyards with 
hail1 and their mulberry  trees with    
hoarfrost4    #gg3dh4 ,and he gave up   
their cattle to the hail1 and their     
stock to the  fire4    #gg3di4 ,and he  
sent upon them the wrath of his         
indignation3 indignation  and wrath and 
trouble1 which he sent by evil angels4  
#gg3ej4 ,he made a way for a path to his
 anger3 he spared not their souls  from 
death1 and their cattle he shut up in   
death4    #gg3ea4 ,and he killed all the
 firstborn in the land of ,egypt3 the   
firstfruits of all their labour in the  
tabernacles of ,cham4    #gg3eb4 ,and he
 took away his own people as sheep3 and 
guided them in the  wilderness like a   
flock4    #gg3ec4 ,and he brought them  

out in hope and they feared not3 and the
 sea  overwhelmed their enemies4        
#gg3ed4 ,and he brought them into the   
mountain of his sanctuary3 the  mountain
 which his right hand had purchased4    
,and he cast out the  ,gentiles before  
them3 and by lot divided to them their  
land by a line  of distribution4        
#gg3ee4 ,and he made the tribes of      
,israel to dwell in their tabernacles4  
#gg3ef4 ,yet they tempted1 and provoked 
the most high ,god3 and they kept  not  
his testimonies4    #gg3eg4 ,and they   
turned away1 and kept not the covenant3 
even like their  fathers they were      
turned aside as a crooked bow4          
#gg3eh4 ,they provoked him to anger on  
their hills3 and moved him to  jealousy 
with their graven things4    #gg3ei4    
,god heard1 and despised them1 and he   
reduced ,israel exceedingly  as it were 
to nothing4    #gg3fj4 ,and he put away 
the tabernacle of ,silo1 his tabernacle 
where he  dwelt among men4    #gg3fa4   
,and he delivered their strength into   

captivity3 and their beauty  into the   
hands of the enemy4    #gg3fb4 ,and he  
shut up his people under the sword3 and 
he despised his  inheritance4    #gg3fc4
 ,fire consumed their young men3 and    
their maidens were not  lamented4       
#gg3fd4 ,their priests fell by the      
sword3 and their widows did not mourn4  
#gg3fe4 ,and the ,lord was awaked as one
 out of sleep1 and like a mighty  man   
that hath been surfeited with wine4     
#gg3ff4 ,and he smote his enemies on the
 hinder parts3 he put them to an        
everlasting reproach4    #gg3fg4 ,and he
 rejected the tabernacle of ,joseph3 and
 chose not the  tribe of ,ephraim3      
#gg3fh4 ,but he chose the tribe of      
,juda1 mount ,sion which he loved4      
#gg3fi4 ,and he built his sanctuary as  
of unicorns1 in the land which he       
founded for ever4    ,as of unicorns4444
 ,that is1 firm and strong like the horn
 of the  unicorn4 ,this is one of the   
chiefest of the propositions of this    
psalm1  foreshewing the firm            

establishment of the one1 true1 and     
everlasting  sanctuary of ,god1 in his  
church4    #gg3gj4 ,and he chose his    
servant ,david1 and took him from the   
flocks of  sheep3 he brought him from   
following the ewes great with young1    
#gg3ga4 ,to feed ,jacob his servant and 
,israel his inheritance4    #gg3gb4 ,and
 he fed them in the innocence of his    
heart3 and conducted  them by the       
skilfulness of his hands4      ,psalms  
,chapter #gh    ,deus1 venerunt gentes4 
,the church in time of persecution      
prayeth for relief4 ,it seems to  belong
 to the time of the ,machabees4         
#gh3a4 ,a psalm for ,asaph4 ,o ,god1 the
 heathens are come into thy             
inheritance1 they have defiled thy holy 
temple3 they have made  ,jerusalem as a 
place to keep fruit4    #gh3b4 ,they    
have given the dead bodies of thy       
servants to be meat for  the fowls of   
the air3 the flesh of thy saints for the
 beasts of the  earth4    #gh3c4 ,they  
have poured out their blood as water1   

round about ,jerusalem  and there was   
none to bury them4    #gh3d4 ,we are    
become a reproach to our neighbours3 a  
scorn and derision  to them that are    
round about us4    #gh3e4 ,how long1 ,o 
,lord1 wilt thou be angry for ever3     
shall thy zeal be  kindled like a fire8 
#gh3f4 ,pour out thy wrath upon the     
nations that have not known thee3 and   
upon the kingdoms that have not called  
upon thy name4    #gh3g4 ,because they  
have devoured ,jacob2 and have laid     
waste his place4    #gh3h4 ,remember not
 our former iniquities3 let thy mercies 
speedily  prevent us1 for we are become 
exceeding poor4    #gh3i4 ,help us1 ,o  
,god1 our saviour3 and for the glory of 
thy name1 ,o  ,lord1 deliver us3 and    
forgive us our sins for thy name's sake3
    #gh3aj4 ,lest they should say among 
the ,gentiles3 ,where is their ,god8    
,and  let him be made known among the   
nations before our eyes1 ,by the        
revenging the blood of thy servants1    
which hath been shed3    #gh3aa4 ,let   

the sighing of the prisoners come in    
before thee4 ,according  to the         
greatness of thy arm1 take possession of
 the children of them  that have been   
put to death4    #gh3ab4 ,and render to 
our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom3
 the  reproach wherewith they have      
reproached thee1 ,o ,lord4    #gh3ac4   
,but we thy people1 and the sheep of thy
 pasture1 will give  thanks to thee for 
ever4 ,we will shew forth thy praise1   
unto generation  and generation4        
,psalms ,chapter #gi    ,qui regis      
,israel4    ,a prayer for the church in 
tribulation1 commemorating ,god's former
  favours4    #gi3a4 ,unto the end1 for 
them that shall be changed1 a testimony 
for  ,asaph1 a psalm4    #gi3b4 ,give   
ear1 ,o thou that rulest ,israel3 thou  
that leadest ,joseph  like a sheep4     
,thou that sittest upon the cherubims1  
shine forth    #gi3c4 ,before ,ephraim1 
,benjamin1 and ,manasses4 ,stir up thy  
might1 and  come to save us4    #gi3d4  
,convert us1 ,o ,god3 and shew us thy   

face1 and we shall be saved4    #gi3e4  
,o ,lord ,god of hosts1 how long wilt   
thou be angry against the  prayer of thy
 servant8    #gi3f4 ,how long wilt thou 
feed us with the bread of tears3 and    
give us  for our drink tears in measure8
    #gi3g4 ,thou hast made us to be a   
contradiction to our neighbours3 and    
our enemies have scoffed at us4         
#gi3h4 ,o ,god of hosts1 convert us3 and
 shew thy face1 and we shall be  saved4 
#gi3i4 ,thou hast brought a vineyard out
 of ,egypt3 thou hast cast out the      
,gentiles and planted it4    #gi3aj4    
,thou wast the guide of its journey in  
its sight3 thou plantedst  the roots    
thereof1 and it filled the land4        
#gi3aa4 ,the shadow of it covered the   
hills3 and the branches thereof the     
cedars of ,god4    #gi3ab4 ,it stretched
 forth its branches unto the sea1 and   
its boughs  unto the river4    #gi3ac4  
,why hast thou broken down the hedge    
thereof1 so that all they  who pass by  
the way do pluck it8    #gi3ad4 ,the    

boar out of the wood hath laid it waste3
 and a singular wild  beast hath        
devoured it4    #gi3ae4 ,turn again1 ,o 
,god of hosts1 look down from heaven1   
and see1 and  visit this vineyard3      
#gi3af4 ,and perfect the same which thy 
right hand hath planted3 and upon  the  
son of man whom thou hast confirmed for 
thyself4    #gi3ag4 ,things set on fire 
and dug down shall perish at the rebuke 
of  thy countenance4    ,things set on  
fire1 etc4444 ,so this vineyard of      
thine1 almost consumed  already1 must   
perish1 if thou continue thy rebukes4   
#gi3ah4 ,let thy hand be upon the man of
 thy right hand3 and upon the son  of   
man whom thou hast confirmed for        
thyself4    ,the man of thy right       
hand4444 ,christ4    #gi3ai4 ,and we    
depart not from thee1 thou shalt quicken
 us3 and we will  call upon thy name4   
#gi3bj4 ,o ,lord ,god of hosts1 convert 
us and shew thy face1 and we shall  be  
saved4      ,psalms ,chapter #hj        
,exultate ,deo4    ,an invitation to a  

solemn praising of ,god4    #hj3a4 ,unto
 the end1 for the winepresses1 a psalm  
for ,asaph himself4    ,for the         
winepresses1 etc4444 ,torcularibus4 ,it 
either signifies a  musical instrument1 
or that this psalm was to be sung at the
 feast of  the tabernacles after the    
gathering in of the vintage4    #hj3b4  
,rejoice to ,god our helper3 sing aloud 
to the ,god of ,jacob4    #hj3c4 ,take a
 psalm1 and bring hither the timbrel3   
the pleasant psaltery  with the harp4   
#hj3d4 ,blow up the trumpet on the new  
moon1 on the noted day of your          
solemnity4    #hj3e4 ,for it is a       
commandment in ,israel1 and a judgment  
to the ,god of  ,jacob4    #hj3f4 ,he   
ordained it for a testimony in ,joseph1 
when he came out of the  land of ,egypt3
 he heard a tongue which he knew not4   
#hj3g4 ,he removed his back from the    
burdens3 his hands had served in        
baskets4    #hj3h4 ,thou calledst upon  
me in affliction1 and ,i delivered thee3
 ,i  heard thee in the secret place of  

tempest3 ,i proved thee at the waters   
of contradiction4    ,in the secret     
place of tempest4444 ,heb41 ,of thunder4
 ,when thou  soughtest to hide thyself  
from the tempest3 or1 when ,i came down 
to  mount ,sina1 hidden from thy eyes in
 a storm of thunder4    #hj3i4 ,hear1 ,o
 my people1 and ,i will testify to thee3
 ,o ,israel1 if thou  wilt hearken to   
me1    #hj3aj4 there shall be no new god
 in thee3 neither shalt thou adore a    
strange god4    #hj3aa4 ,for ,i am the  
,lord thy ,god1 who brought thee out of 
the land of  ,egypt3 open thy mouth     
wide1 and ,i will fill it4    #hj3ab4   
,but my people heard not my voice3 and  
,israel hearkened not to  me4    #hj3ac4
 ,so ,i let them go according to the    
desires of their heart3 they  shall walk
 in their own inventions4    #hj3ad4 ,if
 my people had heard me3 if ,israel had 
walked in my ways3    #hj3ae4 ,i should 
soon have humbled their enemies1 and    
laid my hand on  them that troubled     
them4    #hj3af4 ,the enemies of the    

,lord have lied to him3 and their time  
shall  be for ever4    ,their time shall
 be forever4444 ,impenitent sinners     
shall suffer for  ever4    #hj3ag4 ,and 
he fed them with the fat of wheat1 and  
filled them with  honey out of the rock4
      ,psalms ,chapter #ha    ,deus     
stetit4    ,an exhortation to judges and
 men in power4    #ha3a4 ,a psalm for   
,asaph4 ,god hath stood in the          
congregation of gods3  and being in the 
midst of them he judgeth gods4    #ha3b4
 ,how long will you judge unjustly3 and 
accept the persons of the  wicked8      
#ha3c4 ,judge for the needy and         
fatherless3 do justice to the humble and
  the poor4    #ha3d4 ,rescue the poor2 
and deliver the needy out of the hand of
 the  sinner4    #ha3e4 ,they have not  
known nor understood3 they walk on in   
darkness3 all  the foundations of the   
earth shall be moved4    #ha3f4 ,i have 
said3 ,you are gods and all of you the  
sons of the most  ,high4    #ha3g4 ,but 
you like men shall die3 and shall fall  

like one of the  princes4    #ha3h4     
,arise1 ,o ,god1 judge thou the earth3  
for thou shalt inherit among  all the   
nations4      ,psalms ,chapter #hb      
,deus1 quis similis4    ,a prayer       
against the enemies of ,god's church4   
#hb3a4 ,a canticle of a psalm for       
,asaph4    #hb3b4 ,o ,god1 who shall be 
like to thee8 hold not thy peace1       
neither be  thou still1 ,o ,god4        
#hb3c4 ,for lo1 thy enemies have made a 
noise3 and they that hate thee  have    
lifted up the head4    #hb3d4 ,they have
 taken a malicious counsel against thy  
people1 and have  consulted against thy 
saints4    #hb3e4 ,they have said3 ,come
 and let us destroy them1 so that they  
be not  a nation3 and let the name of   
,israel be remembered no more4    #hb3f4
 ,for they have contrived with one      
consent3 they have made a  covenant     
together against thee1    #hb3g4 ,the   
tabernacles of the ,edomites1 and the   
,ishmahelites3 ,moab1 and  the ,agarens1
    #hb3h4 ,gebal1 and ,ammon and       

,amalec3 the ,philistines1 with the     
inhabitants of ,tyre4    #hb3i4 ,yea1   
and the ,assyrian also is joined with   
them3 they are come to  the aid of the  
sons of ,lot4    #hb3aj4 ,do to them as 
thou didst to ,madian and to ,sisara3 as
 to ,jabin at  the brook of ,cisson4    
#hb3aa4 ,who perished at ,endor3 and    
became as dung for the earth4    #hb3ab4
 ,make their princes like ,oreb1 and    
,zeb1 and ,zebee1 and ,salmana4  ,all   
their princes1    #hb3ac4 ,who have     
said3 ,let us possess the sanctuary of  
,god for an  inheritance4    #hb3ad4 ,o 
my ,god1 make them like a wheel2 and as 
stubble before the  wind4    #hb3ae4 ,as
 fire which burneth the wood3 and as a  
flame burning  mountains3    #hb3af4 ,so
 shalt thou pursue them with thy        
tempest3 and shalt trouble  them in thy 
wrath4    #hb3ag4 ,fill their faces with
 shame2 and they shall seek thy name1 ,o
  ,lord4    #hb3ah4 ,let them be ashamed
 and troubled for ever and ever3 and let
 them  be confounded and perish4        

#hb3ai4 ,and let them know that the     
,lord is thy name3 thou alone art the   
most ,high over all the earth4          
,psalms ,chapter #hc    ,quam dilecta4  
,the soul aspireth after heaven2        
rejoicing in the mean time1 in being in 
the communion of ,god's church upon     
earth4    #hc3a4 ,unto the end1 for the 
winepresses1 a psalm for the sons of    
,core4    #hc3b4 ,how lovely are thy    
tabernacles1 ,o ,lord of hosts6         
#hc3c4 my soul longeth and fainteth for 
the courts of the ,lord4 ,my heart  and 
my flesh have rejoiced in the living    
,god4    #hc3d4 ,for the sparrow hath   
found herself a house1 and the turtle a 
nest  for herself where she may lay her 
young ones3 ,thy altars1 ,o ,lord of    
hosts1 my king and my ,god4    #hc3e4   
,blessed are they that dwell in thy     
house1 ,o ,lord3 they shall  praise thee
 for ever and ever4    #hc3f4 ,blessed  
is the man whose help is from thee3 in  
his heart he hath  disposed to ascend by
 steps1    ,in his heart he hath        

disposed to ascend by steps1 etc4444    
,ascensiones  in corde suo disposuit4   
,as by steps men ascended to the temple 
of ,god  situated on a hill2 so the good
 ,christian ascends towards the eternal 
temple by certain steps of virtue       
disposed or ordered within the heart3   
and this whilst he lives as yet in the  
body1 in this vale of tears1 the  place 
which man hath set3 that is1 which he   
hath brought himself to3  being cast out
 of paradise for his sin4    #hc3g4 ,in 
the vale of tears1 in the place which he
 hath set4    #hc3h4 ,for the lawgiver  
shall give a blessing1 they shall go    
from virtue  to virtue3 the ,god of gods
 shall be seen in ,sion4    #hc3i4 ,o   
,lord ,god of hosts1 hear my prayer3    
give ear1 ,o ,god of ,jacob4    #hc3aj4 
,behold1 ,o ,god our protector3 and look
 on the face of thy ,christ4    #hc3aa4 
,for better is one day in thy courts    
above thousands4 ,i have  chosen to be  
an abject in the house of my ,god1      
rather than to dwell in  the tabernacles

 of sinners4    #hc3ab4 ,for ,god loveth
 mercy and truth3 the ,lord will give   
grace and  glory4    #hc3ac4 ,he will   
not deprive of good things them that    
walk in innocence3  ,o ,lord of hosts1  
blessed is the man that trusteth in     
thee4      ,psalms ,chapter #hd         
,benedixisti1 ,domine4    ,the coming of
 ,christ1 to bring peace and salvation  
to man4    #hd3a4 ,unto the end1 for the
 sons of ,core1 a psalm4    #hd3b4      
,lord1 thou hast blessed thy land3 thou 
hast turned away the  captivity of      
,jacob4    #hd3c4 ,thou hast forgiven   
the iniquity of thy people3 thou hast   
covered  all their sins4    #hd3d4 ,thou
 hast mitigated all thy anger3 thou hast
 turned away from the  wrath of thy     
indignation4    #hd3e4 ,convert us1 ,o  
,god our saviour3 and turn off thy anger
 from us4    #hd3f4 ,wilt thou be angry 
with us for ever3 or wilt thou extend   
thy  wrath from generation to           
generation8    #hd3g4 ,thou wilt turn1  
,o ,god1 and bring us to life3 and thy  

people shall  rejoice in thee4    #hd3h4
 ,shew us1 ,o ,lord1 thy mercy2 and     
grant us thy salvation4    #hd3i4 ,i    
will hear what the ,lord ,god will speak
 in me3 for he will speak  peace unto   
his people3 ,and unto his saints3 and   
unto them that are  converted to the    
heart4    #hd3aj4 ,surely his salvation 
is near to them that fear him3 that     
glory  may dwell in our land4    #hd3aa4
 ,mercy and truth have met each other3  
justice and peace have  kissed4         
#hd3ab4 ,truth is sprung out of the     
earth3 and justice hath looked down     
from heaven4    #hd3ac4 ,for the ,lord  
will give goodness3 and our earth shall 
yield her  fruit4    #hd3ad4 ,justice   
shall walk before him3 and shall set his
 steps in the  way4      ,psalms        
,chapter #he    ,inclina1 ,domine4    ,a
 prayer for ,god's grace to assist us to
 the end4    #he3a4 ,a prayer for ,david
 himself4 ,incline thy ear1 ,o ,lord1   
and hear me3  for ,i am needy and poor4 
#he3b4 ,preserve my soul1 for ,i am     

holy3 save thy servant1 ,o my ,god1 that
  trusteth in thee4    ,i am holy4444 ,i
 am by my office and profession         
dedicated to thy  service4    #he3c4    
,have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i have
 cried to thee all the day4    #he3d4   
,give joy to the soul of thy servant1   
for to thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,i have  lifted  
up my soul4    #he3e4 ,for thou1 ,o     
,lord1 art sweet and mild3 and plenteous
 in mercy to  all that call upon thee4  
#he3f4 ,give ear1 ,o ,lord1 to my       
prayer3 and attend to the voice of my   
petition4    #he3g4 ,i have called upon 
thee in the day of my trouble3 because  
thou  hast heard me4    #he3h4 ,there is
 none among the gods like unto thee1 ,o 
,lord3 and there is  none according to  
thy works4    #he3i4 ,all the nations   
thou hast made shall come and adore     
before thee1  ,o ,lord3 and they shall  
glorify thy name4    #he3aj4 ,for thou  
art great and dost wonderful things3    
thou art ,god  alone4    #he3aa4        
,conduct me1 ,o ,lord1 in thy way1 and  

,i will walk in thy truth3  let my heart
 rejoice that it may fear thy name4     
#he3ab4 ,i will praise thee1 ,o ,lord my
 ,god1 with my whole heart1 and ,i  will
 glorify thy name for ever3    #he3ac4  
,for thy mercy is great towards me3 and 
thou hast delivered my  soul out of the 
lower hell4    #he3ad4 ,o ,god1 the     
wicked are risen up against me1 and the 
assembly of  the mighty have sought my  
soul3 and they have not set thee before 
their  eyes4    #he3ae4 ,and thou1 ,o   
,lord1 art a ,god of compassion1 and    
merciful1  patient1 and of much mercy1  
and true4    #he3af4 ,o look upon me1   
and have mercy on me3 give thy command  
to thy  servant1 and save the son of thy
 handmaid4    #he3ag4 ,shew me a token  
for good3 that they who hate me may see1
 and be  confounded1 because thou1 ,o   
,lord1 hast helped me and hast comforted
 me4      ,psalms ,chapter #hf          
,fundamenta ejus4    ,the glory of the  
church of ,christ4    #hf3a4 ,for the   
sons of ,core1 a psalm of a canticle4   

,the foundations  thereof are in the    
holy mountains3    ,the holy            
mountains4444 ,the apostles and         
prophets4 ,eph4 #b4bj4    #hf3b4 ,the   
,lord loveth the gates of ,sion above   
all the tabernacles of  ,jacob4         
#hf3c4 ,glorious things are said of     
thee1 ,o city of ,god4    #hf3d4 ,i will
 be mindful of ,rahab and of ,babylon   
knowing me4 ,behold the  foreigners1 and
 ,tyre1 and the people of the           
,ethiopians1 these were  there4         
,rahab4444 ,egypt1 etc4 ,to this ,sion1 
which is the church of ,god1 many  shall
 resort from all nations4    #hf3e4     
,shall not ,sion say3 ,this man and that
 man is born in her8 and the  ,highest  
himself hath founded her4    ,shall not 
,sion say1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that
 ,sion1 viz41 the  church1 shall not    
only be able to commemorate this or that
 particular  person of renown born in   
her1 but also to glory in great         
multitudes of  people and princes of her
 communion2 who have been foretold in   

the  writings of the prophets1 and      
registered in the writings of the       
apostles4    #hf3f4 ,the ,lord shall    
tell in his writings of peoples and of  
princes1 of  them that have been in her4
    #hf3g4 ,the dwelling in thee is as  
it were of all rejoicing4      ,psalms  
,chapter #hg    ,domine1 ,deus salutis4 
,a prayer of one under grievous         
affliction3 it agrees to ,christ in his 
passion1 and alludes to his death and   
burial4    #hg3a4 ,a canticle of a psalm
 for the sons of ,core3 unto the end1   
for  ,maheleth1 to answer understanding 
of ,eman the ,ezrahite4    ,maheleth4444
 ,a musical instrument1 or chorus of    
musicians1 to answer  one               
another4--,ibid4 ,understanding4444 ,or 
a psalm of instruction1  composed by    
,eman the ,ezrahite1 or by ,david1 in   
his name4    #hg3b4 ,o ,lord1 the ,god  
of my salvation3 ,i have cried in the   
day1 and in  the night before thee4     
#hg3c4 ,let my prayer come in before    
thee3 incline thy ear to my  petition4  

#hg3d4 ,for my soul is filled with      
evils3 and my life hath drawn nigh to   
hell4    #hg3e4 ,i am counted among them
 that go down to the pit3 ,i am become  
as a  man without help1    #hg3f4 ,free 
among the dead4 ,like the slain sleeping
 in the sepulchres1  whom thou          
rememberest no more3 and they are cut   
off from thy hand4    #hg3g4 ,they have 
laid me in the lower pit3 in the dark   
places1 and in  the shadow of death4    
#hg3h4 ,thy wrath is strong over me3 and
 all thy waves thou hast brought  in    
upon me4    #hg3i4 ,thou hast put away  
my acquaintance far from me3 they have  
set me  an abomination to themselves4 ,i
 was delivered up1 and came not forth3  
#hg3aj4 ,my eyes languished through     
poverty4 ,all the day ,i cried to thee1 
,o ,lord3 ,i stretched out my hands to  
thee4    #hg3aa4 ,wilt thou shew wonders
 to the dead8 or shall physicians raise 
to  life1 and give praise to thee8      
#hg3ab4 ,shall any one in the sepulchre 
declare thy mercy3 and thy truth  in    

destruction8    #hg3ac4 ,shall thy      
wonders be known in the dark2 and thy   
justice in the  land of forgetfulness8  
#hg3ad4 ,but ,i1 ,o ,lord1 have cried to
 thee3 and in the morning my prayer     
shall prevent thee4    #hg3ae4 ,lord1   
why castest thou off my prayer3 why     
turnest thou away thy  face from me8    
#hg3af4 ,i am poor1 and in labours from 
my youth3 and being exalted have  been  
humbled and troubled4    #hg3ag4 ,thy   
wrath hath come upon me3 and thy terrors
 have troubled me4    #hg3ah4 ,they have
 come round about me like water all the 
day3 they have  compassed me about      
together4    #hg3ai4 ,friend and        
neighbour thou hast put far from me3 and
 my  acquaintance1 because of misery4   
,psalms ,chapter #hh    ,misericordias  
,domini4    ,the perpetuity of the      
church of ,christ1 in consequence of the
 promise  of ,god3 which1               
notwithstanding1 ,god permits her to    
suffer sometimes  most grievous         
afflictions4    #hh3a4 ,of              

understanding1 for ,ethan the ,ezrahite4
    #hh3b4 ,the mercies of the ,lord ,i 
will sing for ever4 ,i will shew forth  
thy truth with my mouth to generation   
and generation4    #hh3c4 ,for thou hast
 said3 ,mercy shall be built up for ever
 in the  heavens3 thy truth shall be    
prepared in them4    #hh3d4 ,i have made
 a covenant with my elect3 ,i have sworn
 to ,david my  servant3    #hh3e4 ,thy  
seed will ,i settle for ever4 ,and ,i   
will build up thy throne  unto          
generation and generation4    #hh3f4    
,the heavens shall confess thy wonders1 
,o ,lord3 and thy truth in  the church  
of the saints4    #hh3g4 ,for who in the
 clouds can be compared to the ,lord3 or
 who among  the sons of ,god shall be   
like to ,god8    #hh3h4 ,god1 who is    
glorified in the assembly of the saints3
 great and  terrible above all them that
 are about him4    #hh3i4 ,o ,lord ,god 
of hosts1 who is like to thee8 thou art 
mighty1 ,o  ,lord1 and thy truth is     
round about thee4    #hh3aj4 ,thou      

rulest the power of the sea3 and        
appeasest the motion of  the waves      
thereof4    #hh3aa4 ,thou hast humbled  
the proud one1 as one that is slain3    
with the  arm of thy strength thou hast 
scattered thy enemies4    #hh3ab4 ,thine
 are the heavens1 and thine is the      
earth3 the world and the  fulness       
thereof thou hast founded3    #hh3ac4   
,the north and the sea thou hast        
created4 ,thabor and ,hermon shall      
rejoice in thy name3    #hh3ad4 ,thy arm
 is with might4 ,let thy hand be        
strengthened1 and thy  right hand       
exalted3    #hh3ae4 ,justice and        
judgment are the preparation of thy     
throne4 ,mercy  and truth shall go      
before thy face3    #hh3af4 ,blessed is 
the people that knoweth jubilation4     
,they shall walk1  ,o ,lord1 in the     
light of thy countenance3    #hh3ag4    
,and in thy name they shall rejoice all 
the day1 and in thy  justice they shall 
be exalted4    #hh3ah4 ,for thou art the
 glory of their strength3 and in thy    

good  pleasure shall our horn be        
exalted4    #hh3ai4 ,for our protection 
is of the ,lord1 and of our king the    
holy one  of ,israel4    #hh3bj4 ,then  
thou spokest in a vision to thy saints1 
and saidst3 ,i have  laid help upon one 
that is mighty1 and have exalted one    
chosen out of  my people4    #hh3ba4 ,i 
have found ,david my servant3 with my   
holy oil ,i have anointed  him4         
#hh3bb4 ,for my hand shall help him3 and
 my arm shall strengthen him4    #hh3bc4
 ,the enemy shall have no advantage over
 him3 nor the son of  iniquity have     
power to hurt him4    #hh3bd4 ,and ,i   
will cut down his enemies before his    
face2 and them that  hate him ,i will   
put to flight4    #hh3be4 ,and my truth 
and my mercy shall be with him3 and in  
my name  shall his horn be exalted4     
#hh3bf4 ,and ,i will set his hand in the
 sea2 and his right hand in the  rivers4
    #hh3bg4 ,he shall cry out to me3    
,thou art my father3 my ,god1 and the   
support of my salvation4    #hh3bh4 ,and

 ,i will make him my firstborn1 high    
above the kings of the  earth4          
#hh3bi4 ,i will keep my mercy for him   
for ever3 and my covenant faithful  to  
him4    #hh3cj4 ,and ,i will make his   
seed to endure for evermore3 and his    
throne  as the days of heaven4          
#hh3ca4 ,and if his children forsake my 
law1 and walk not in my  judgments3     
#hh3cb4 ,if they profane my justices3   
and keep not my commandments3    #hh3cc4
 ,i will visit their iniquities with a  
rod and their sins with  stripes4       
#hh3cd4 ,but my mercy ,i will not take  
away from him3 nor will ,i suffer my    
truth to fail4    #hh3ce4 ,neither will 
,i profane my covenant3 and the words   
that proceed  from my mouth ,i will not 
make void4    #hh3cf4 ,once have ,i     
sworn by my holiness3 ,i will not lie   
unto ,david3    #hh3cg4 ,his seed shall 
endure for ever4    #hh3ch4 ,and his    
throne as the sun before me3 and as the 
moon perfect for  ever1 and a faithful  
witness in heaven4    #hh3ci4 ,but thou 

hast rejected and despised3 thou hast   
been angry with  my anointed4    #hh3dj4
 ,thou hast overthrown the covenant of  
thy servant3 thou hast  profaned his    
sanctuary on the earth4    ,overthrown  
the covenant1 etc4444 ,all this seems to
 relate to the time  of the captivity of
 ,babylon1 in which1 for the sins of the
 people and  their princes1 ,god seemed 
to have set aside for a while the       
covenant he  made with ,david4          
#hh3da4 ,thou hast broken down all his  
hedges3 thou hast made his  strength    
fear4    #hh3db4 ,all that pass by the  
way have robbed him3 he is become a     
reproach to his neighbours4    #hh3dc4  
,thou hast set up the right hand of them
 that oppress him3 thou  hast made all  
his enemies to rejoice4    #hh3dd4 ,thou
 hast turned away the help of his sword2
 and hast not  assisted him in battle4  
#hh3de4 ,thou hast made his purification
 to cease3 and thou hast cast his       
throne down to the ground4    #hh3df4   
,thou hast shortened the days of his    

time3 thou hast covered him  with       
confusion4    #hh3dg4 ,how long1 ,o     
,lord1 turnest thou away unto the end8  
shall thy  anger burn like fire8        
#hh3dh4 ,remember what my substance is3 
for hast thou made all the  children of 
men in vain8    #hh3di4 ,who is the man 
that shall live1 and not see death3 that
 shall  deliver his soul from the hand  
of hell8    #hh3ej4 ,lord1 where are thy
 ancient mercies1 according to what thou
  didst swear to ,david in thy truth8   
#hh3ea4 ,be mindful1 ,o ,lord1 of the   
reproach of thy servants 7which ,i  have
 held in my bosom7 of many nations3     
#hh3eb4 ,wherewith thy enemies have     
reproached1 ,o ,lord2 wherewith they    
have reproached the change of thy       
anointed4    #hh3ec4 ,blessed be the    
,lord for evermore4 ,so be it4 ,so be   
it4      ,psalms ,chapter #hi           
,domine1 refugium4    ,a prayer for the 
mercy of ,god3 recounting the shortness 
and miseries of  the days of man4       
#hi3a4 ,a prayer of ,moses the man of   

,god4 ,lord1 thou hast been our refuge  
from generation to generation4    #hi3b4
 ,before the mountains were made1 or the
 earth and the world was  formed2 from  
eternity and to eternity thou art ,god4 
#hi3c4 ,turn not man away to be brought 
low3 and thou hast said3 ,be  converted1
 ,o ye sons of men4    ,turn not man    
away1 etc4444 ,suffer him not quite to  
perish from thee1  since thou art       
pleased to call upon him to be converted
 to thee4    #hi3d4 ,for a thousand     
years in thy sight are as yesterday1    
which is  past4 ,and as a watch in the  
night1    #hi3e4 ,things that are       
counted nothing1 shall their years be4  
#hi3f4 ,in the morning man shall grow up
 like grass2 in the morning he  shall   
flourish and pass away3 in the evening  
he shall fall1 grow dry1  and wither4   
#hi3g4 ,for in thy wrath we have fainted
 away3 and are troubled in thy          
indignation4    #hi3h4 ,thou hast set   
our iniquities before thy eyes3 our life
 in the  light of thy countenance4      

#hi3i4 ,for all our days are spent2 and 
in thy wrath we have fainted  away4 ,our
 years shall be considered as a spider3 
,as a spider4444 ,as frail and weak as a
 spider's web2 and miserable  withal1   
whilst like a spider we spend our bowels
 in weaving webs to  catch flies4       
#hi3aj4 ,the days of our years in them  
are threescore and ten years4 ,but  if  
in the strong they be fourscore years3  
and what is more of them is  labour and 
sorrow4 ,for mildness is come upon us3  
and we shall be  corrected4    ,mildness
 is come upon us1 etc4444 ,god's        
mildness corrects us2 inasmuch  as he   
deals kindly with us1 in shortening the 
days of this miserable  life2 and so    
weaning our affections from all its     
transitory enjoyments1  and teaching us 
true wisdom4    #hi3aa4 ,who knoweth the
 power of thy anger1 and for thy fear   
#hi3ab4 ,can number thy wrath8 ,so make 
thy right hand known3 and men  learned  
in heart1 in wisdom4    #hi3ac4 ,return1
 ,o ,lord1 how long8 and be entreated in

 favour of thy  servants4    #hi3ad4 ,we
 are filled in the morning with thy     
mercy3 and we have  rejoiced1 and are   
delighted all our days4    #hi3ae4 ,we  
have rejoiced for the days in which thou
 hast humbled us3 for  the years in     
which we have seen evils4    #hi3af4    
,look upon thy servants and upon their  
works3 and direct their  children4      
#hi3ag4 ,and let the brightness of the  
,lord our ,god be upon us3 and  direct  
thou the works of our hands over us2    
yea1 the work of our hands  do thou     
direct4      ,psalms ,chapter #ij       
,qui habitat4    ,the just is secure    
under the protection of ,god4    #ij3a4 
,the praise of a canticle for ,david4   
,he that dwelleth in the aid  of the    
most ,high1 shall abide under the       
protection of the ,god of ,jacob4       
#ij3b4 ,he shall say to the ,lord3 ,thou
 art my protector1 and my refuge3  my   
,god1 in him will ,i trust4    #ij3c4   
,for he hath delivered me from the snare
 of the hunters3 and from  the sharp    

word4    #ij3d4 ,he will overshadow thee
 with his shoulders3 and under his wings
  thou shalt trust4    #ij3e4 ,his truth
 shall compass thee with a shield3 thou 
shalt not be  afraid of the terror of   
the night4    #ij3f4 ,of the arrow that 
flieth in the day1 of the business that 
walketh  about in the dark3 of invasion1
 or of the noonday devil4    #ij3g4 ,a  
thousand shall fall at thy side1 and ten
 thousand at thy right  hand3 but it    
shall not come nigh thee4    #ij3h4 ,but
 thou shalt consider with thy eyes3 and 
shalt see the reward  of the wicked4    
#ij3i4 ,because thou1 ,o ,lord1 art my  
hope3 thou hast made the most ,high  thy
 refuge4    #ij3aj4 ,there shall no evil
 come to thee3 nor shall the scourge    
come  near thy dwelling4    #ij3aa4 ,for
 he hath given his angels charge over   
thee2 to keep thee in  all thy ways4    
#ij3ab4 ,in their hands they shall bear 
thee up3 lest thou dash thy foot        
against a stone4    #ij3ac4 ,thou shalt 
walk upon the asp and the basilisk3 and 

thou shalt  trample under foot the lion 
and the dragon4    #ij3ad4 ,because he  
hoped in me ,i will deliver him3 ,i will
 protect him  because he hath known my  
name4    #ij3ae4 ,he shall cry to me1   
and ,i will hear him3 ,i am with him in 
tribulation1 ,i will deliver him1 and ,i
 will glorify him4    #ij3af4 ,i will   
fill him with length of days2 and ,i    
will shew him my  salvation4            
,psalms ,chapter #ia    ,bonum est      
confiteri4    ,god is to be praised for 
his wondrous works4    #ia3a4 ,a psalm  
of a canticle on the sabbath day4       
#ia3b4 ,it is good to give praise to the
 ,lord3 and to sing to thy name1 ,o     
most ,high4    #ia3c4 ,to shew forth thy
 mercy in the morning1 and thy truth in 
the  night3    #ia3d4 ,upon an          
instrument of ten strings1 upon the     
psaltery3 with a  canticle upon the     
harp4    #ia3e4 ,for thou hast given me1
 ,o ,lord1 a delight in thy doings3 and 
in  the works of thy hands ,i shall     
rejoice4    #ia3f4 ,o ,lord1 how great  

are thy works6 thy thoughts are         
exceeding deep4    #ia3g4 ,the senseless
 man shall not know3 nor will the fool  
understand  these things4    #ia3h4     
,when the wicked shall spring up as     
grass3 and all the workers of  iniquity 
shall appear3 ,that they may perish for 
ever and ever3    #ia3i4 ,but thou1 ,o  
,lord1 art most high for evermore4      
#ia3aj4 ,for behold thy enemies1 ,o     
lord1 for behold thy enemies shall      
perish3 and all the workers of iniquity 
shall be scattered4    #ia3aa4 ,but my  
horn shall be exalted like that of the  
unicorn3 and my  old age in plentiful   
mercy4    #ia3ab4 ,my eye also hath     
looked down upon my enemies3 and my ear 
shall  hear of the downfall of the      
malignant that rise up against me4      
#ia3ac4 ,the just shall flourish like   
the palm tree3 he shall grow up  like   
the cedar of ,libanus4    #ia3ad4 ,they 
that are planted in the house of the    
,lord shall flourish in  the courts of  
the house of our ,god4    #ia3ae4 ,they 

shall still increase in a fruitful old  
age3 and shall be  well treated1        
#ia3af4 ,that they may shew1 ,that the  
,lord our ,god is righteous1 and  there 
is no iniquity in him4      ,psalms     
,chapter #ib    ,dominus regnavit4      
,the glory and stability of the kingdom2
 that is1 of the church of  ,christ4    
,praise in the way of a canticle1 for   
,david himself1 on the day before  the  
sabbath1 when the earth was founded4    
#ib3a4 ,the ,lord hath reigned1 he is   
clothed with beauty3 the ,lord is       
clothed with strength1 and hath girded  
himself4 ,for he hath established  the  
world which shall not be moved4         
#ib3b4 ,my throne is prepared from of   
old3 thou art from everlasting4         
#ib3c4 ,the floods have lifted up1 ,o   
,lord3 the floods have lifted up  their 
voice4 ,the floods have lifted up their 
waves1    #ib3d4 ,with the noise of many
 waters4 ,wonderful are the surges of   
the  sea3 wonderful is the ,lord on     
high4    #ib3e4 ,thy testimonies are    

become exceedingly credible3 holiness   
becometh thy house1 ,o ,lord1 unto      
length of days4      ,psalms ,chapter   
#ic    ,deus ultionum4    ,god shall    
judge and punish the oppressors of his  
people4    ,a psalm for ,david himself  
on the fourth day of the week4    #ic3a4
 ,the ,lord is the ,god to whom revenge 
belongeth3 the ,god of revenge  hath    
acted freely4    #ic3b4 ,lift up        
thyself1 thou that judgest the earth3   
render a reward to  the proud4    #ic3c4
 ,how long shall sinners1 ,o ,lord3 how 
long shall sinners glory8    #ic3d4     
,shall they utter1 and speak iniquity3  
shall all speak who work  injustice8    
#ic3e4 ,thy people1 ,o ,lord1 they have 
brought low3 and they have  afflicted   
thy inheritance4    #ic3f4 ,they have   
slain the widow and the stranger3 and   
they have  murdered the fatherless4     
#ic3g4 ,and they have said3 ,the ,lord  
shall not see3 neither shall the ,god   
of ,jacob understand4    #ic3h4         
,understand1 ye senseless among the     

people3 and1 you fools1 be  wise at     
last4    #ic3i4 ,he that planted the    
ear1 shall he not hear8 or he that      
formed the  eye1 doth he not consider8  
#ic3aj4 ,he that chastiseth nations1    
shall he not rebuke3 he that  teacheth  
man knowledge8    #ic3aa4 ,the ,lord    
knoweth the thoughts of men1 that they  
are vain4    #ic3ab4 ,blessed is the man
 whom thou shalt instruct1 ,o ,lord3 and
 shalt  teach him out of thy law4       
#ic3ac4 ,that thou mayst give him rest  
from the evil days3 till a pit be  dug  
for the wicked4    ,rest from the evil  
days4444 ,that thou mayst mitigate the  
sorrows1 to  which he is exposed1 during
 the short and evil days of his         
mortality4    #ic3ad4 ,for the ,lord    
will not cast off his people3 neither   
will he  forsake his own inheritance4   
#ic3ae4 ,until justice be turned into   
judgment3 and they that are near it  are
 all the upright in heart4    ,until    
justice be turned into judgment1 etc4444
 ,by being put in  execution2 which will

 be agreeable to all the upright in     
heart4    #ic3af4 ,who shall rise up for
 me against the evildoers8 or who shall 
stand with me against the workers of    
iniquity8    #ic3ag4 ,unless the ,lord  
had been my helper1 my soul had almost  
dwelt in  hell4    #ic3ah4 ,if ,i said3 
,my foot is moved3 thy mercy1 ,o ,lord1 
assisted me4    #ic3ai4 ,according to   
the multitude of my sorrows in my heart1
 thy  comforts have given joy to my     
soul4    #ic3bj4 ,doth the seat of      
iniquity stick to thee1 who framest     
labour in  commandment8    ,doth the    
seat of iniquity stick to thee1 etc4444 
,that is1 wilt thou1 ,o  ,god1 who art  
always just1 admit of the seat of       
iniquity3 that is1 of  injustice1 or    
unjust judges1 to have any partnership  
with thee8 ,thou  who framest1 or       
makest1 labour in commandment1 that is1 
thou who  obligest us to labour with all
 diligence to keep thy commandments4    
#ic3ba4 ,they will hunt after the soul  
of the just1 and will condemn  innocent 

blood4    #ic3bb4 ,but the ,lord is my  
refuge3 and my ,god the help of my hope4
    #ic3bc4 ,and he will render them    
their iniquity3 and in their malice he  
will destroy them3 the ,lord our ,god   
will destroy them4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #id    ,venite exultemus4    ,an       
invitation to adore and serve ,god1 and 
to hear his voice4    ,praise of a      
canticle for ,david himself4    #id3a4  
,come let us praise the ,lord with joy3 
let us joyfully sing to ,god  our       
saviour4    #id3b4 ,let us come before  
his presence with thanksgiving2 and make
 a  joyful noise to him with psalms4    
#id3c4 ,for the ,lord is a great ,god1  
and a great ,king above all gods4       
#id3d4 ,for in his hand are all the ends
 of the earth3 and the heights of  the  
mountains are his4    #id3e4 ,for the   
sea is his1 and he made it3 and his     
hands formed the dry  land4    #id3f4   
,come let us adore and fall down3 and   
weep before the ,lord that  made us4    
#id3g4 ,for he is the ,lord our ,god3   

and we are the people of his pasture    
and the sheep of his hand4    #id3h4 ,to
 day if you shall hear his voice1 harden
 not your hearts3    #id3i4 ,as in the  
provocation1 according to the day of    
temptation in the  wilderness3 where    
your fathers tempted me1 they proved me1
 and saw my  works4    #id3aj4 ,forty   
years long was ,i offended with that    
generation1 and ,i  said3 ,these always 
err in heart4    #id3aa4 ,and these men 
have not known my ways3 so ,i swore in  
my wrath  that they shall not enter into
 my rest4      ,psalms ,chapter #ie     
,cantate ,domino4    ,an exhortation to 
praise ,god for the coming of ,christ   
and his kingdom4    #ie3a4 ,a canticle  
for ,david himself1 when the house was  
built after the  captivity4 ,sing ye to 
the ,lord a new canticle3 sing to the   
,lord1 all  the earth4    ,when the     
house was built1 etc4444 ,alluding to   
that time1 and then  ordered to be sung3
 but principally relating to the        
building of the  church of ,christ1     

after our redemption from the captivity 
of ,satan4    #ie3b4 ,sing ye to the    
,lord and bless his name3 shew forth his
 salvation  from day to day4    #ie3c4  
,declare his glory among the ,gentiles3 
his wonders among all  people4    #ie3d4
 ,for the ,lord is great1 and           
exceedingly to be praised3 he is to be  
feared above all gods4    #ie3e4 ,for   
all the gods of the ,gentiles are       
devils3 but the ,lord made  the heavens4
    #ie3f4 ,praise and beauty are before
 him3 holiness and majesty in his       
sanctuary4    #ie3g4 ,bring ye to the   
,lord1 ,o ye kindreds of the ,gentiles1 
bring ye to  the ,lord glory and honour3
    #ie3h4 ,bring to the ,lord glory    
unto his name4 ,bring up sacrifices1 and
  come into his courts3    #ie3i4 ,adore
 ye the ,lord in his holy court4 ,let   
all the earth be moved  at his presence4
    #ie3aj4 ,say ye among the ,gentiles1
 the ,lord hath reigned4 ,for he hath   
corrected the world1 which shall not be 
moved3 he will judge the people  with   

justice4    #ie3aa4 ,let the heavens    
rejoice1 and let the earth be glad1 let 
the sea  be moved1 and the fulness      
thereof3    #ie3ab4 ,the fields and all 
things that are in them shall be joyful4
 ,then  shall all the trees of the woods
 rejoice    #ie3ac4 before the face of  
the ,lord1 because he cometh3 because he
  cometh to judge the earth4 ,he shall  
judge the world with justice1 and  the  
people with his truth4      ,psalms     
,chapter #if    ,dominus regnavit4      
,all are invited to rejoice at the      
glorious coming and reign of ,christ4   
#if3a4 ,for the same ,david1 when his   
land was restored again to him4 ,the    
,lord hath reigned1 let the earth       
rejoice3 let many islands be glad4      
#if3b4 ,clouds and darkness are round   
about him3 justice and judgment are  the
 establishment of his throne4    ,clouds
 and darkness4444 ,the coming of ,christ
 in the clouds with great  terror and   
majesty to judge the world1 is here     
prophesied4    #if3c4 ,a fire shall go  

before him1 and shall burn his enemies  
round  about4    #if3d4 ,his lightnings 
have shone forth to the world3 the earth
 saw and  trembled4    #if3e4 ,the      
mountains melted like wax1 at the       
presence of the ,lord3 at  the presence 
of the ,lord of all the earth4    #if3f4
 ,the heavens declared his justice3 and 
all people saw his glory4    #if3g4 ,let
 them be all confounded that adore      
graven things1 and that  glory in their 
idols4 ,adore him1 all you his angels3  
#if3h4 ,sion heard1 and was glad4 ,and  
the daughters of ,juda rejoiced1        
because of thy judgments1 ,o ,lord4     
#if3i4 ,for thou art the most high ,lord
 over all the earth3 thou art  exalted  
exceedingly above all gods4    #if3aj4  
,you that love the ,lord1 hate evil3 the
 ,lord preserveth the souls  of his     
saints1 he will deliver them out of the 
hand of the sinner4    #if3aa4 ,light is
 risen to the just1 and joy to the right
 of heart4    #if3ab4 ,rejoice1 ye just1
 in the ,lord3 and give praise to the   

remembrance of his holiness4            
,psalms ,chapter #ig    ,cantate        
,domino4    ,all are again invited to   
praise the ,lord1 for the victories of  
,christ4    #ig3a4 ,a psalm for ,david  
himself4 ,sing ye to the ,lord a new    
canticle3  because he hath done         
wonderful things4 ,his right hand hath  
wrought for  him salvation1 and his arm 
is holy4    #ig3b4 ,the ,lord hath made 
known his salvation3 he hath revealed   
his  justice in the sight of the        
,gentiles4    #ig3c4 ,he hath remembered
 his mercy and his truth toward the     
house of  ,israel4 ,all the ends of the 
earth have seen the salvation of our    
,god4    #ig3d4 ,sing joyfully to ,god1 
all the earth2 make melody1 rejoice and 
sing4    #ig3e4 ,sing praise to the     
,lord on the harp1 on the harp1 and with
 the  voice of a psalm3    #ig3f4 ,with 
long trumpets1 and sound of cornet4     
,make a joyful noise  before the ,lord  
our king3    #ig3g4 ,let the sea be     
moved and the fullness thereof3 the     

world and they  that dwell therein4     
#ig3h4 ,the rivers shall clap their     
hands1 the mountains shall rejoice      
together    #ig3i4 ,at the presence of  
the ,lord3 because he cometh to judge   
the  earth4 ,he shall judge the world   
with justice1 and the people with       
equity4      ,psalms ,chapter #ih       
,dominus regnavit4    ,the reign of the 
,lord in ,sion3 that is1 of ,christ in  
his church4    #ih3a4 ,a psalm for      
,david himself4 ,the ,lord hath reigned1
 let the people  be angry3 he that      
sitteth on the cherubims3 let the earth 
be moved4    ,let the people be         
angry4444 ,though many enemies rage1 and
 the whole  earth be stirred up to      
oppose the reign of ,christ1 he shall   
still  prevail4    #ih3b4 ,the lord is  
great in ,sion1 and high above all      
people4    #ih3c4 ,let them give praise 
to thy great name3 for it is terrible   
and  holy3    #ih3d4 ,and the king's    
honour loveth judgment4 ,thou hast      
prepared  directions3 thou hast done    

judgment and justice in ,jacob4         
,loveth judgment4444 ,requireth         
discretion4--,ibid4 ,directions4444     
,most  right and just laws to direct    
men4    #ih3e4 ,exalt ye the ,lord our  
,god1 and adore his footstool1 for it is
  holy4    ,adore his footstool4444 ,the
 ark of the covenant was called1 in the 
,old  ,testament1 ,god's footstool3 over
 which he was understood to sit1 on his 
propitiatory1 or mercy seat1 as on a    
throne1 between the wings of the        
cherubims1 in the sanctuary3 to which   
the children of ,israel paid a  great   
veneration4 ,but as this psalm evidently
 relates to ,christ1 and  the ,new      
,testament1 where the ark has no place1 
the holy fathers  understand this text1 
of the worship paid by the church to the
 body and  blood of ,christ in the      
sacred mysteries3 inasmuch as the       
humanity of  ,christ is1 as it were1 the
 footstool of the divinity4 ,so ,st4    
,ambrose1  ,l4 #c4 ,de ,spiritu ,sancto1
 c4 #ab4 ,and ,st4 ,augustine upon this 

psalm4    #ih3f4 ,moses and ,aaron among
 his priests3 and ,samuel among them    
that  call upon his name4 ,they called  
upon the ,lord1 and he heard them3      
,moses and ,aaron among his priests4444 
,by this it is evident1 that ,moses     
also was a priest1 and indeed the chief 
priest1 inasmuch as he  consecrated     
,aaron1 and offered sacrifice for him4  
,lev4 #h4 ,so that his  pre-eminence    
over ,aaron makes nothing for lay church
 headship4    #ih3g4 ,he spoke to them  
in the pillar of the cloud4 ,they kept  
his  testimonies1 and the commandment   
which he gave them4    #ih3h4 ,thou     
didst hear them1 ,o ,lord our ,god3 thou
 wast a merciful ,god to  them1 and     
taking vengeance on all their           
inventions4    ,all their inventions4444
 that is1 all the enterprises of their  
enemies  against them1 as in the case of
 ,core1 ,dathan1 and ,abiron4    #ih3i4 
,exalt ye the ,lord our ,god1 and adore 
at his holy mountain3 for  the ,lord our
 ,god is holy4      ,psalms ,chapter #ii

    ,jubilate ,deo4    ,all are invited 
to rejoice in ,god the creator of all4  
#ii3a4 ,a psalm of praise4    #ii3b4    
,sing joyfully to ,god1 all the earth3  
serve ye the ,lord with  gladness4 ,come
 in before his presence with exceeding  
great joy4    #ii3c4 ,know ye that the  
,lord he is ,god3 he made us1 and not we
  ourselves4 ,we are his people and the 
sheep of his pasture4    #ii3d4 ,go ye  
into his gates with praise1 into his    
courts with hymns3 and  give glory to   
him4 ,praise ye his name3    #ii3e4 ,for
 the ,lord is sweet1 his mercy endureth 
for ever1 and his truth  to generation  
and generation4      ,psalms ,chapter   
#ajj    ,misericordiam et judicium4     
,the prophet exhorteth all by his       
example1 to follow mercy and justice4   
#ajj3a4 ,a psalm for ,david himself4    
,mercy and judgment ,i will sing to     
thee1 ,o ,lord3 ,i will sing1    #ajj3b4
 ,and ,i will understand in the         
unspotted way1 when thou shalt come  to 
me4 ,i walked in the innocence of my    

heart1 in the midst of my house4    ,i  
will understand1 etc4444 ,that is1 ,i   
will apply my mind1 ,i will do my       
endeavour1 to know and to follow the    
perfect way of thy commandments3  not   
trusting to my own strength1 but relying
 on thy coming to me by thy  grace4     
#ajj3c4 ,i will not set before my eyes  
any unjust thing3 ,i hated the  workers 
of iniquities4    #ajj3d4 ,the perverse 
heart did not cleave to me3 and the     
malignant1 that  turned aside from me1  
,i would not know4    #ajj3e4 ,the man  
that in private detracted his neighbour1
 him did ,i  persecute4 ,with him that  
had a proud eye1 and an unsatiable      
heart1 ,i  would not eat4    #ajj3f4 ,my
 eyes were upon the faithful of the     
earth1 to sit with me3 the  man that    
walked in the perfect way1 he served me4
    #ajj3g4 ,he that worketh pride shall
 not dwell in the midst of my house3  he
 that speaketh unjust things did not    
prosper before my eyes4    #ajj3h4 ,in  
the morning ,i put to death all the     

wicked of the land3 that ,i  might cut  
off all the workers of iniquity from the
 city of the ,lord4      ,psalms        
,chapter #aja    ,domine1 exaudi4    ,a 
prayer for one in affliction3 the fifth 
penitential psalm4    #aja3a4 ,the      
prayer of the poor man1 when he was     
anxious1 and poured out  his            
supplication before the ,lord4          
#aja3b4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 my prayer3 and 
let my cry come to thee4    #aja3c4     
,turn not away thy face from me3 in the 
day when ,i am in trouble1  incline thy 
ear to me4 ,in what day soever ,i shall 
call upon thee1 hear  me speedily4      
#aja3d4 ,for my days are vanished like  
smoke1 and my bones are grown dry  like 
fuel for the fire4    #aja3e4 ,i am     
smitten as grass1 and my heart is       
withered3 because ,i  forgot to eat my  
bread4    #aja3f4 ,through the voice of 
my groaning1 my bone hath cleaved to my 
flesh4    #aja3g4 ,i am become like to a
 pelican of the wilderness3 ,i am like a
  night raven in the house4    ,a       

pelican1 etc4444 ,i am become through   
grief1 like birds that affect  solitude 
and darkness4    #aja3h4 ,i have        
watched1 and am become as a sparrow all 
alone on the  housetop4    #aja3i4 ,all 
the day long my enemies reproached me3  
and they that praised  me did swear     
against me4    #aja3aj4 ,for ,i did eat 
ashes like bread1 and mingled my drink  
with  weeping4    #aja3aa4 ,because of  
thy anger and indignation3 for having   
lifted me up  thou hast thrown me down4 
#aja3ab4 ,my days have declined like a  
shadow1 and ,i am withered like  grass4 
#aja3ac4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 endurest  
for ever3 and thy memorial to all       
generations4    #aja3ad4 ,thou shalt    
arise and have mercy on ,sion3 for it is
 time to have  mercy on it1 for the time
 is come4    #aja3ae4 ,for the stones   
thereof have pleased thy servants3 and  
they  shall have pity on the earth      
thereof4    #aja3af4 ,and the ,gentiles 
shall fear thy name1 ,o ,lord1 and all  
the kings  of the earth thy glory4      

#aja3ag4 ,for the ,lord hath built up   
,sion3 and he shall be seen in his      
glory4    #aja3ah4 ,he hath had regard  
to the prayer of the humble3 and he hath
 not  despised their petition4          
#aja3ai4 ,let these things be written   
unto another generation3 and the  people
 that shall be created shall praise the 
,lord3    #aja3bj4 ,because he hath     
looked forth from his high sanctuary3   
from  heaven the ,lord hath looked upon 
the earth4    #aja3ba4 ,that he might   
hear the groans of them that are in     
fetters3 that  he might release the     
children of the slain3    #aja3bb4 ,that
 they may declare the name of the ,lord 
in ,sion3 and his  praise in ,jerusalem2
    #aja3bc4 ,when the people assemble  
together1 and kings1 to serve the       
,lord4    #aja3bd4 ,he answered him in  
the way of his strength3 ,declare unto  
me the  fewness of my days4    ,he      
answered him in the way of his          
strength4444 ,that is1 the people1      
mentioned in the foregoing verse1 or the

 penitent1 in whose person this  psalm  
is delivered1 answered the ,lord in the 
way of his strength3 that  is1 according
 to the best of his power and strength3 
or when he was in  the flower of his age
 and strength3 inquiring after the      
fewness of his  days3 to know if he     
should live long enough to see the happy
  restoration of ,sion1 etc4    #aja3be4
 ,call me not away in the midst of my   
days3 thy years are unto  generation and
 generation4    #aja3bf4 ,in the        
beginning1 ,o ,lord1 thou foundedst the 
earth3 and the  heavens are the works of
 thy hands4    #aja3bg4 ,they shall     
perish but thou remainest3 and all of   
them shall  grow old like a garment3    
,and as a vesture thou shalt change     
them1 and  they shall be changed4       
#aja3bh4 ,but thou art always the       
selfsame1 and thy years shall not fail4 
#aja3bi4 ,the children of thy servants  
shall continue and their seed  shall be 
directed for ever4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #ajb    ,benedic1 anima4               

,thanksgiving to ,god for his mercies4  
#ajb3a4 ,for ,david himself4 ,bless the 
,lord1 ,o my soul3 and let all that  is 
within me bless his holy name4          
#ajb3b4 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1   
and never forget all he hath done for   
thee4    #ajb3c4 ,who forgiveth all thy 
iniquities3 who healeth all thy         
diseases4    #ajb3d4 ,who redeemeth thy 
life from destruction3 who crowneth thee
 with  mercy and compassion4    #ajb3e4 
,who satisfieth thy desire with good    
things3 thy youth shall be  renewed like
 the eagle's4    #ajb3f4 ,the ,lord doth
 mercies1 and judgment for all that     
suffer wrong4    #ajb3g4 ,he hath made  
his ways known to ,moses3 his wills to  
the children  of ,israel4    #ajb3h4    
,the ,lord is compassionate and         
merciful3 longsuffering and  plenteous  
in mercy4    #ajb3i4 ,he will not always
 be angry3 nor will he threaten for     
ever4    #ajb3aj4 ,he hath not dealt    
with us according to our sins3 nor      
rewarded  us according to our           

iniquities4    #ajb3aa4 ,for according  
to the height of the heaven above the   
earth3 he  hath strengthened his mercy  
towards them that fear him4    #ajb3ab4 
,as far as the east is from the west1 so
 far hath he removed our  iniquities    
from us4    #ajb3ac4 ,as a father hath  
compassion on his children1 so hath the 
,lord  compassion on them that fear him3
    #ajb3ad4 ,for he knoweth our frame4 
,he remembereth that we are dust3       
#ajb3ae4 ,man's days are as grass1 as   
the flower of the field so shall he     
flourish4    #ajb3af4 ,for the spirit   
shall pass in him1 and he shall not be3 
and he  shall know his place no more4   
#ajb3ag4 ,but the mercy of the ,lord is 
from eternity and unto eternity  upon   
them that fear him3 ,and his justice    
unto children's children1    #ajb3ah4   
,to such as keep his covenant1 ,and are 
mindful of his  commandments to do them4
    #ajb3ai4 ,the lord hath prepared his
 throne in heaven3 and his kingdom      
shall rule over all4    #ajb3bj4 ,bless 

the ,lord1 all ye his angels3 you that  
are mighty in  strength1 and execute his
 word1 hearkening to the voice of his   
orders4    #ajb3ba4 ,bless the ,lord1   
all ye his hosts3 you ministers of his  
that do  his will4    #ajb3bb4 ,bless   
the ,lord1 all his works3 in every place
 of his dominion1  ,o my soul1 bless    
thou the ,lord4      ,psalms ,chapter   
#ajc    ,benedic1 anima4    ,god is to  
be praised for his mighty works1 and    
wonderful providence4    #ajc3a4 ,for   
,david himself4 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my 
soul3 ,o ,lord my ,god1  thou art       
exceedingly great4 ,thou hast put on    
praise and beauty3    #ajc3b4 ,and art  
clothed with light as with a garment4   
,who stretchest out  the heaven like a  
pavilion3    #ajc3c4 ,who coverest the  
higher rooms thereof with water4 ,who   
makest the  clouds thy chariot3 who     
walkest upon the wings of the winds4    
#ajc3d4 ,who makest thy angels spirits3 
and thy ministers a burning fire4       
#ajc3e4 ,who hast founded the earth upon

 its own bases3 it shall not be  moved  
for ever and ever4    #ajc3f4 ,the deep 
like a garment is its clothing3 above   
the mountains  shall the waters stand4  
#ajc3g4 ,at thy rebuke they shall flee3 
at the voice of thy thunder they  shall 
fear4    #ajc3h4 ,the mountains ascend1 
and the plains descend into the place   
which thou hast founded for them4       
#ajc3i4 ,thou hast set a bound which    
they shall not pass over2 neither  shall
 they return to cover the earth4        
#ajc3aj4 ,thou sendest forth springs in 
the vales3 between the midst of  the    
hills the waters shall pass4    #ajc3aa4
 ,all the beasts of the field shall     
drink3 the wild asses shall  expect in  
their thirst4    #ajc3ab4 ,over them the
 birds of the air shall dwell3 from the 
midst of  the rocks they shall give     
forth their voices4    #ajc3ac4 ,thou   
waterest the hills from thy upper rooms3
 the earth shall  be filled with the    
fruit of thy works3    #ajc3ad4         
,bringing forth grass for cattle1 and   

herb for the service of  men4 ,that thou
 mayst bring bread out of the earth3    
#ajc3ae4 ,and that wine may cheer the   
heart of man4 ,that he may make the     
face cheerful with oil3 and that bread  
may strengthen man's heart4    #ajc3af4 
,the trees of the field shall be filled1
 and the cedars of  ,libanus which he   
hath planted3    #ajc3ag4 ,there the    
sparrows shall make their nests4 ,the   
highest of them  is the house of the    
heron4    #ajc3ah4 ,the high hills are a
 refuge for the harts1 the rock for the 
irchins4    #ajc3ai4 ,he hath made the  
moon for seasons3 the sun knoweth his   
going  down4    #ajc3bj4 ,thou hast     
appointed darkness1 and it is night3 in 
it shall all  the beasts of the woods go
 about3    #ajc3ba4 ,the young lions    
roaring after their prey1 and seeking   
their  meat from ,god4    #ajc3bb4 ,the 
sun ariseth1 and they are gathered      
together3 and they shall  lie down in   
their dens4    #ajc3bc4 ,man shall go   
forth to his work1 and to his labour    

until the  evening4    #ajc3bd4 ,how    
great are thy works1 ,o ,lord8 thou hast
 made all things in  wisdom3 the earth  
is filled with thy riches4    #ajc3be4  
,so is this great sea1 which stretcheth 
wide its arms3 there are  creeping      
things without number3 ,creatures little
 and great4    #ajc3bf4 ,there the ships
 shall go4 ,this sea dragon which thou  
hast  formed to play therein4           
#ajc3bg4 ,all expect of thee that thou  
give them food in season4    #ajc3bh4   
,what thou givest to them they shall    
gather up3 when thou  openest thy hand1 
they shall all be filled with good4     
#ajc3bi4 ,but if thou turnest away thy  
face1 they shall be troubled3 thou      
shalt take away their breath1 and they  
shall fail1 and shall return to  their  
dust4    #ajc3cj4 ,thou shalt send forth
 thy spirit1 and they shall be created3 
and thou shalt renew the face of the    
earth4    #ajc3ca4 ,may the glory of the
 ,lord endure for ever3 the ,lord shall 
rejoice in his works4    #ajc3cb4 ,he   

looketh upon the earth1 and maketh it   
tremble3 he toucheth  the mountains1 and
 they smoke4    #ajc3cc4 ,i will sing to
 the ,lord as long as ,i live3 ,i will  
sing praise  to my ,god while ,i have my
 being4    #ajc3cd4 ,let my speech be   
acceptable to him3 but ,i will take     
delight in  the ,lord4    #ajc3ce4 ,let 
sinners be consumed out of the earth1   
and the unjust1 so  that they be no     
more3 ,o my soul1 bless thou the ,lord4 
,psalms ,chapter #ajd    ,confitemini   
,domino4    ,a thanksgiving to ,god for 
his benefits to his people ,israel4     
,alleluia4    #ajd3a4 ,give glory to the
 ,lord1 and call upon his name3 declare 
his  deeds among the ,gentiles4         
#ajd3b4 ,sing to him1 yea sing praises  
to him3 relate all his wondrous  works4 
#ajd3c4 ,glory ye in his holy name3 let 
the heart of them rejoice that  seek the
 ,lord4    #ajd3d4 ,seek ye the lord1   
and be strengthened3 seek his face      
evermore4    #ajd3e4 ,remember his      
marvellous works which he hath done2 his

 wonders1  and the judgments of his     
mouth4    #ajd3f4 ,o ye seed of ,abraham
 his servant2 ye sons of ,jacob his     
chosen4    #ajd3g4 ,he is the ,lord our 
,god3 his judgments are in all the      
earth4    #ajd3h4 ,he hath remembered   
his covenant for ever3 the word which he
  commanded to a thousand generations4  
#ajd3i4 ,which he made to ,abraham2 and 
his oath to ,isaac3    #ajd3aj4 ,and he 
appointed the same to ,jacob for a law1 
and to ,israel for  an everlasting      
testament3    #ajd3aa4 ,saying3 ,to thee
 will ,i give the land of ,chanaan1 the 
lot of  your inheritance4    #ajd3ab4   
,when they were but a small number3 yea 
very few1 and sojourners  therein3      
#ajd3ac4 ,and they passed from nation to
 nation1 and from one kingdom to        
another people4    #ajd3ad4 ,he suffered
 no man to hurt them3 and he reproved   
kings for  their sakes4    #ajd3ae4     
,touch ye not my anointed3 and do no    
evil to my prophets4    #ajd3af4 ,and he
 called a famine upon the land3 and he  

broke in pieces  all the support of     
bread4    #ajd3ag4 ,he sent a man before
 them3 ,joseph1 who was sold for a      
slave4    #ajd3ah4 ,they humbled his    
feet in fetters3 the iron pierced his   
soul1    #ajd3ai4 ,until his word came4 
,the word of the ,lord inflamed him4    
#ajd3bj4 ,the king sent1 and he released
 him3 the ruler of the people1  and he  
set him at liberty4    #ajd3ba4 ,he made
 him master of his house1 and ruler of  
all his  possession4    #ajd3bb4 ,that  
he might instruct his princes as        
himself1 and teach his  ancients wisdom4
    #ajd3bc4 ,and ,israel went into     
,egypt3 and ,jacob was a sojourner in   
the  land of ,cham4    #ajd3bd4 ,and he 
increased his people exceedingly3 and   
strengthened them  over their enemies4  
#ajd3be4 ,he turned their heart to hate 
his people3 and to deal  deceitfully    
with his servants4    ,he turned their  
heart1 etc4444 ,not that ,god 7who is   
never the author of  sin7 moved the     
,egyptians to hate and persecute his    

people2 but that the  ,egyptians took   
occasion of hating and envying them1    
from the sight of  the benefits which   
,god bestowed upon them4    #ajd3bf4 ,he
 sent ,moses his servant3 ,aaron the man
 whom he had chosen4    #ajd3bg4 ,he    
gave them power to shew them signs1 and 
his wonders in the  land of ,cham4      
#ajd3bh4 ,he sent darkness1 and made it 
obscure3 and grieved not his  words4    
,grieved not his words4444 ,that is1 he 
was not wanting to fulfil his  words3 or
 he did not grieve ,moses and ,aaron1   
the carriers of his words3  or he did   
not grieve his words1 that is1 his sons1
 the children of  ,israel1 who enjoyed  
light whilst the ,egyptians were        
oppressed with  darkness4    #ajd3bi4   
,he turned their waters into blood1 and 
destroyed their fish4    #ajd3cj4 ,their
 land brought forth frogs1 in the inner 
chambers of their  kings4    #ajd3ca4   
,he spoke1 and there came divers sorts  
of flies and sciniphs in  all their     
coasts4    ,sciniphs4444 ,see the       

annotation1 ,ex4#h4af4    #ajd3cb4 ,he  
gave them hail for rain1 a burning fire 
in the land4    #ajd3cc4 ,and he        
destroyed their vineyards and their fig 
trees3 and he  broke in pieces the trees
 of their coasts4    #ajd3cd4 ,he spoke1
 and the locust came1 and the bruchus1  
of which there  was no number4          
,bruchus4444 ,an insect of the locust   
kind4    #ajd3ce4 ,and they devoured all
 the grass in their land1 and consumed  
all  the fruit of their ground4         
#ajd3cf4 ,and he slew all the firstborn 
in their land3 the firstfruits of  all  
their labour4    #ajd3cg4 ,and he       
brought them out with silver and gold3  
and there was not  among their tribes   
one that was feeble4    #ajd3ch4 ,egypt 
was glad when they departed3 for the    
fear of them lay  upon them4    #ajd3ci4
 ,he spread a cloud for their           
protection1 and fire to give them  light
 in the night4    #ajd3dj4 ,they asked1 
and the quail came3 and he filled them  
with the  bread of heaven4    #ajd3da4  

,he opened the rock1 and waters flowed3 
rivers ran down in the  dry land4       
#ajd3db4 ,because he remembered his holy
 word1 which he had spoken to his       
servant ,abraham4    #ajd3dc4 ,and he   
brought forth his people with joy1 and  
his chosen with  gladness4    #ajd3dd4  
,and he gave them the lands of the      
,gentiles3 and they possessed  the      
labours of the people3    #ajd3de4 ,that
 they might observe his justifications1 
and seek after his  law4    ,his        
justifications4444 ,that is1 his        
commandments2 which here1 and in  many  
other places of the scripture1 are      
called justifications1 because  the     
keeping of them makes man just4 ,the    
,protestants render it by the  word     
statutes1 in favour of their doctrine1  
which does not allow good  works to     
justify4      ,psalms ,chapter #aje     
,confitemini ,domino4    ,a confession  
of the manifold sins and ingratitudes of
 the ,israelites4    ,alleluia4         
#aje3a4 ,give glory to the ,lord1 for he

 is good3 for his mercy endureth  for   
ever4    #aje3b4 ,who shall declare the 
powers of the ,lord8 who shall set forth
  all his praises8    #aje3c4 ,blessed  
are they that keep judgment1 and do     
justice at all  times4    #aje3d4       
,remember us1 ,o ,lord1 in the favour of
 thy people3 visit us with  thy         
salvation4    #aje3e4 ,that we may see  
the good of thy chosen1 that we may     
rejoice in  the joy of thy nation3 that 
thou mayst be praised with thy          
inheritance4    #aje3f4 ,we have sinned 
with our fathers3 we have acted         
unjustly1 we have  wrought iniquity4    
#aje3g4 ,our fathers understood not thy 
wonders in ,egypt3 they remembered  not 
the multitude of thy mercies3 ,and they 
provoked to wrath going up  to the sea1 
even the ,red ,sea4    #aje3h4 ,and he  
saved them for his own name's sake3 that
 he might make  his power known4        
#aje3i4 ,and he rebuked the ,red ,sea   
and it was dried up3 and he led them    
through the depths1 as in a wilderness4 

#aje3aj4 ,and he saved them from the    
hand of them that hated them3 and he    
redeemed them from the hand of the      
enemy4    #aje3aa4 ,and the water       
covered them that afflicted them3 there 
was not  one of them left4    #aje3ab4  
,and they believed his words3 and they  
sang his praises4    #aje3ac4 ,they had 
quickly done1 they forgot his works3 and
 they waited  not for his counsel4      
#aje3ad4 ,and they coveted their desire 
in the desert3 and they tempted  ,god in
 the place without water4    #aje3ae4   
,and he gave them their request3 and    
sent fulness into their  souls4         
#aje3af4 ,and they provoked ,moses in   
the camp1 ,aaron the holy one of the    
,lord4    #aje3ag4 ,the earth opened and
 swallowed up ,dathan3 and covered the  
congregation of ,abiron4    #aje3ah4    
,and a fire was kindled in their        
congregation3 the flame burned  the     
wicked4    #aje3ai4 ,they made also a   
calf in ,horeb3 and they adored the     
graven  thing4    #aje3bj4 ,and they    

changed their glory into the likeness of
 a calf that  eateth grass4    #aje3ba4 
,they forgot ,god1 who saved them1 who  
had done great things in  ,egypt1       
#aje3bb4 ,wondrous works in the land of 
,cham3 terrible things in the ,red      
,sea4    #aje3bc4 ,and he said that he  
would destroy them3 had not ,moses his  
chosen stood before him in the breach3  
,to turn away his wrath1 lest he  should
 destroy them4    #aje3bd4 ,and they set
 at nought the desirable land4 ,they    
believed not  his word1    #aje3be4 ,and
 they murmured in their tents3 they     
hearkened not to the  voice of the      
,lord4    #aje3bf4 ,and he lifted up his
 hand over them3 to overthrow them in   
the  desert2    #aje3bg4 ,and to cast   
down their seed among the nations1 and  
to scatter  them in the countries4      
#aje3bh4 ,they also were initiated to   
,beelphegor3 and ate the sacrifices  of 
the dead4    ,initiated4444 ,that is1   
they dedicated1 or consecrated          
themselves to the  idol of the ,moabites

 and ,madianites1 called ,beelphegor1 or
 ,baal-,peor4  ,num4 #be4c4--;,ibid4    
,the dead4444 ,viz41 idols without life4
    #aje3bi4 ,and they provoked him with
 their inventions3 and destruction  was 
multiplied among them4    #aje3cj4 ,then
 ,phinees stood up1 and pacified him3   
and the slaughter  ceased4    #aje3ca4  
,and it was reputed to him unto justice1
 to generation and  generation for      
evermore4    #aje3cb4 ,they provoked him
 also at the waters of contradiction3   
and  ,moses was afflicted for their     
sakes3    #aje3cc4 ,because they        
exasperated his spirit4 ,and he         
distinguished with  his lips4    ,he    
distinguished with his lips4444 ,moses1 
by occasion of the people's  rebellion  
and incredulity1 was guilty of          
distinguishing with his lips2  when1    
instead of speaking to the rock1 as ,god
 had commanded1 he said to  the people1 
with a certain hesitation in his faith1 
,hear ye1 rebellious  and incredulous3  
,can we from this rock bring out water  

for you8 ,num4  #bj4aj4    #aje3cd4     
,they did not destroy the nations of    
which the ,lord spoke unto  them4       
#aje3ce4 ,and they were mingled among   
the heathens1 and learned their  works3 
#aje3cf4 ,and served their idols1 and it
 became a stumblingblock to them4       
#aje3cg4 ,and they sacrificed their     
sons1 and their daughters to devils4    
#aje3ch4 ,and they shed innocent blood3 
the blood of their sons and of  their   
daughters which they sacrificed to the  
idols of ,chanaan4 ,and the  land was   
polluted with blood1    #aje3ci4 ,and   
was defiled with their works3 and they  
went aside after  their own inventions4 
#aje3dj4 ,and the ,lord was exceedingly 
angry with his people3 and he  abhorred 
his inheritance4    #aje3da4 ,and he    
delivered them into the hands of the    
nations3 and they  that hated them had  
dominion over them4    #aje3db4 ,and    
their enemies afflicted them3 and they  
were humbled under  their hands3        
#aje3dc4 ,many times did he deliver     

them4 ,but they provoked him with  their
 counsel3 and they were brought low by  
their iniquities4    #aje3dd4 ,and he   
saw when they were in tribulation3 and  
he heard their  prayer4    #aje3de4 ,and
 he was mindful of his covenant3 and    
repented according to  the multitude of 
his mercies4    #aje3df4 ,and he gave   
them unto mercies1 in the sight of all  
those that  had made them captives4     
#aje3dg4 ,save us1 ,o ,lord1 our ,god3  
and gather us from among the nations3   
,that we may give thanks to thy holy    
name1 and may glory in thy praise4      
#aje3dh4 ,blessed be the ,lord the ,god 
of ,israel1 from everlasting to         
everlasting3 and let all the people say3
 ,so be it1 so be it4      ,psalms      
,chapter #ajf    ,confitemini ,domino4  
,all are invited to give thanks to ,god 
for his perpetual providence over  men4 
,alleluia4    #ajf3a4 ,give glory to the
 ,lord1 for he is good3 for his mercy   
endureth  for ever4    #ajf3b4 ,let them
 say so that have been redeemed by the  

,lord1 whom he  hath redeemed from the  
hand of the enemy3 and gathered out of  
the  countries4    #ajf3c4 ,from the    
rising and from the setting of the sun1 
from the north  and from the sea4       
#ajf3d4 ,they wandered in a wilderness1 
in a place without water3 they  found   
not the way of a city for their         
habitation4    #ajf3e4 ,they were hungry
 and thirsty3 their soul fainted in     
them4    #ajf3f4 ,and they cried to the 
,lord in their tribulation3 and he      
delivered them out of their distresses4 
#ajf3g4 ,and he led them into the right 
way1 that they might go to a city  of   
habitation4    #ajf3h4 ,let the mercies 
of the ,lord give glory to him3 and his 
wonderful  works to the children of men4
    #ajf3i4 ,for he hath satisfied the  
empty soul1 and hath filled the hungry  
soul with good things4    #ajf3aj4 ,such
 as sat in darkness and in the shadow of
 death3 bound in  want and in iron4     
#ajf3aa4 ,because they had exasperated  
the words of ,god3 and provoked the     

counsel of the most ,high3    #ajf3ab4  
,and their heart was humbled with       
labours3 they were weakened1  and there 
was none to help them4    #ajf3ac4 ,then
 they cried to the ,lord in their       
affliction3 and he  delivered them out  
of their distresses4    #ajf3ad4 ,and he
 brought them out of darkness1 and the  
shadow of death2  and broke their bonds 
in sunder4    #ajf3ae4 ,let the mercies 
of the ,lord give glory to him1 and his 
wonderful works to the children of men4 
#ajf3af4 ,because he hath broken gates  
of brass1 and burst iron bars4          
#ajf3ag4 ,he took them out of the way of
 their iniquity3 for they were  brought 
low for their injustices4    #ajf3ah4   
,their soul abhorred all manner of meat3
 and they drew nigh even  to the gates  
of death4    #ajf3ai4 ,and they cried to
 the ,lord in their affliction3 and he  
delivered them out of their distresses4 
#ajf3bj4 ,he sent his word1 and healed  
them3 and delivered them from  their    
destructions4    #ajf3ba4 ,let the      

mercies of the ,lord give glory to him3 
and his  wonderful works to the children
 of men4    #ajf3bb4 ,and let them      
sacrifice the sacrifice of praise3 and  
declare his  works with joy4    #ajf3bc4
 ,they that go down to the sea in ships1
 doing business in the  great waters3   
#ajf3bd4 ,these have seen the works of  
the ,lord1 and his wonders in the  deep4
    #ajf3be4 ,he said the word1 and     
there arose a storm of wind3 and the    
waves thereof were lifted up4           
#ajf3bf4 ,they mount up to the heavens1 
and they go down to the depths3  their  
soul pined away with evils4    #ajf3bg4 
,they were troubled1 and reeled like a  
drunken man2 and all  their wisdom was  
swallowed up4    #ajf3bh4 ,and they     
cried to the ,lord in their affliction3 
and he brought  them out of their       
distresses4    #ajf3bi4 ,and he turned  
the storm into a breeze3 and its waves  
were  still4    #ajf3cj4 ,and they      
rejoiced because they were still3 and he
 brought them  to the haven which they  

wished for4    #ajf3ca4 ,let the mercies
 of the ,lord give glory to him1 and his
  wonderful works to the children of    
men4    #ajf3cb4 ,and let them exalt him
 in the church of the people3 and praise
  him in the chair of the ancients4     
#ajf3cc4 ,he hath turned rivers into a  
wilderness3 and the sources of  waters  
into dry ground3    #ajf3cd4 ,a fruitful
 land into barrenness1 for the          
wickedness of them  that dwell therein4 
#ajf3ce4 ,he hath turned a wilderness   
into pools of waters1 and a dry  land   
into water springs4    #ajf3cf4 ,and    
hath placed there the hungry2 and they  
made a city for  their habitation4      
#ajf3cg4 ,and they sowed fields1 and    
planted vineyards3 and they yielded     
fruit of birth4    #ajf3ch4 ,and he     
blessed them1 and they were multiplied  
exceedingly3 and  their cattle he       
suffered not to decrease4    #ajf3ci4   
,then they were brought to be few3 and  
they were afflicted  through the trouble
 of evils and sorrow4    #ajf3dj4       

,contempt was poured forth upon their   
princes3 and he caused  them to wander  
where there was no passing1 and out of  
the way4    #ajf3da4 ,and he helped the 
poor out of poverty3 and made him       
families  like a flock of sheep4        
#ajf3db4 ,the just shall see1 and shall 
rejoice1 and all iniquity shall  stop   
her mouth4    #ajf3dc4 ,who is wise1 and
 will keep these things2 and will       
understand  the mercies of the ,lord8   
,psalms ,chapter #ajg    ,paratum cor   
meum4    ,the prophet praiseth ,god for 
benefits received4    #ajg3a4 ,a        
canticle of a psalm for ,david himself4 
#ajg3b4 ,my heart is ready1 ,o ,god1 my 
heart is ready3 ,i will sing1 and  will 
give praise1 with my glory4    #ajg3c4  
,arise1 my glory2 arise1 psaltery and   
harp3 ,i will arise in the  morning     
early4    #ajg3d4 ,i will praise thee1  
,o ,lord1 among the people3 and ,i will 
sing  unto thee among the nations4      
#ajg3e4 ,for thy mercy is great above   
the heavens3 and thy truth even  unto   

the clouds4    #ajg3f4 ,be thou exalted1
 ,o ,god1 above the heavens1 and thy    
glory over  all the earth3    #ajg3g4   
,that thy beloved may be delivered4     
,save with thy right hand and  hear me4 
#ajg3h4 ,god hath spoken in his         
holiness4 ,i will rejoice1 and ,i will  
divide ,sichem and ,i will mete out the 
vale of tabernacles4    #ajg3i4 ,galaad 
is mine3 and ,manasses is mine and      
,ephraim the protection  of my head4    
,juda is my king3    #ajg3aj4 ,moab the 
pot of my hope4 ,over ,edom ,i will     
stretch out my shoe3  the aliens are    
become my friends4    #ajg3aa4 ,who will
 bring me into the strong city8 who will
 lead me into  ,edom8    #ajg3ab4 ,wilt 
not thou1 ,o ,god1 who hast cast us off8
 and wilt not thou1  ,o ,god1 go forth  
with our armies8    #ajg3ac4 ,o grant us
 help from trouble3 for vain is the help
 of man4    #ajg3ad4 ,through ,god we   
shall do mightily3 and he will bring our
 enemies  to nothing4      ,psalms      
,chapter #ajh    ,deus1 laudem meam4    

,david in the person of ,christ1 prayeth
 against his persecutors2 more          
especially the traitor ,judas3          
foretelling and approving his just      
punishment for his obstinacy in sin and 
final impenitence4    #ajh3a4 ,unto the 
end1 a psalm for ,david4    #ajh3b4 ,o  
,god1 be not thou silent in my praise3  
for the mouth of the  wicked and the    
mouth of the deceitful man is opened    
against me4    #ajh3c4 ,they have spoken
 against me with deceitful tongues2 and 
they  have compassed me about with words
 of hatred2 and have fought against  me 
without cause4    #ajh3d4 ,instead of   
making me a return of love1 they        
detracted me3 but ,i  gave myself to    
prayer4    #ajh3e4 ,and they repaid me  
evil for good3 and hatred for my love4  
#ajh3f4 ,set thou the sinner over him3  
and may the devil stand at his  right   
hand4    ,set thou the sinner over him1 
etc4444 ,give to the devil1 that        
arch-sinner1 power over him3 let him    
enter into him1 and possess him4  ,the  

imprecations1 contained in the thirty   
verses of this psalm1 are  opposed to   
the thirty pieces of silver for which   
,judas betrayed our  ,lord2 and are to  
be taken as prophetic denunciations of  
the evils that  should befall the       
traitor and his accomplices the ,jews2  
and not  properly as curses4    #ajh3g4 
,when he is judged1 may he go out       
condemned2 and may his prayer  be turned
 to sin4    #ajh3h4 ,may his days be    
few3 and his bishopric let another take4
    #ajh3i4 ,may his children be        
fatherless1 and his wife a widow4       
#ajh3aj4 ,let his children be carried   
about vagabonds1 and beg2 and let  them 
be cast out of their dwellings4         
#ajh3aa4 ,may the usurer search all his 
substance3 and let strangers  plunder   
his labours4    #ajh3ab4 ,may there be  
none to help him3 nor none to pity his  
fatherless  offspring4    #ajh3ac4 ,may 
his posterity be cut off2 in one        
generation may his name be  blotted out4
    #ajh3ad4 ,may the iniquity of his   

fathers be remembered in the sight of   
the ,lord3 and let not the sin of his   
mother be blotted out4    #ajh3ae4 ,may 
they be before the ,lord continually1   
and let the memory of  them perish from 
the earth3    #ajh3af4 because he       
remembered not to shew mercy1           
#ajh3ag4 ,but persecuted the poor man   
and the beggar2 and the broken in       
heart1 to put him to death4    #ajh3ah4 
,and he loved cursing1 and it shall come
 unto him3 and he would  not have       
blessing1 and it shall be far from him4 
,and he put on cursing1  like a garment3
 and it went in like water into his     
entrails1 and like  oil in his bones4   
#ajh3ai4 ,may it be unto him like a     
garment which covereth him2 and like  a 
girdle with which he is girded          
continually4    #ajh3bj4 ,this is the   
work of them who detract me before the  
,lord2 and  who speak evils against my  
soul4    #ajh3ba4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1  
do with me for thy name's sake3 because 
thy  mercy is sweet4 ,do thou deliver   

me1    #ajh3bb4 ,for ,i am poor and     
needy1 and my heart is troubled within  
me4    #ajh3bc4 ,i am taken away like   
the shadow when it declineth3 and ,i am 
shaken off as locusts4    #ajh3bd4 ,my  
knees are weakened through fasting3 and 
my flesh is changed  for oil4    ,for   
oil4444 ,propter oleum4 ,the meaning is1
 my flesh is changed1 being  perfectly  
emaciated and dried up1 as having lost  
all its oil or  fatness4    #ajh3be4    
,and ,i am become a reproach to them3   
they saw me and they shaked  their      
heads4    #ajh3bf4 ,help me1 ,o ,lord my
 ,god2 save me2 according to thy mercy4 
#ajh3bg4 ,and let them know that this is
 thy hand3 and that thou1 ,o ,lord1     
hast done it4    #ajh3bh4 ,they will    
curse and thou wilt bless3 let them that
 rise up  against me be confounded3 but 
thy servant shall rejoice4    #ajh3bi4  
,let them that detract me be clothed    
with shame3 and let them be  covered    
with their confusion as with a double   
cloak4    #ajh3cj4 ,i will give great   

thanks to the ,lord with my mouth3 and  
in the  midst of many ,i will praise    
him4    #ajh3ca4 ,because he hath stood 
at the right hand of the poor1 to save  
my  soul from persecutors4      ,psalms 
,chapter #aji    ,dixit ,dominus4       
,christ's exaltation and everlasting    
priesthood4    #aji3a4 ,a psalm for     
,david4 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord3    
,sit thou at my  right hand3 ,until ,i  
make thy enemies thy footstool4         
#aji3b4 ,the ,lord will send forth the  
sceptre of thy power out of ,sion3  rule
 thou in the midst of thy enemies4      
#aji3c4 ,with thee is the principality  
in the day of thy strength3 in the      
brightness of the saints3 from the womb 
before the day star ,i begot  thee4     
#aji3d4 ,the ,lord hath sworn1 and he   
will not repent3 ,thou art a priest  for
 ever according to the order of         
,melchisedech4    #aji3e4 ,the ,lord at 
thy right hand hath broken kings in the 
day of his  wrath4    #aji3f4 ,he shall 
judge among nations1 he shall fill      

ruins3 he shall  crush the heads in the 
land of many4    #aji3g4 ,he shall drink
 of the torrent in the way3 therefore   
shall he  lift up the head4      ,psalms
 ,chapter #aaj    ,confitebor tibi1     
,domine4    ,god is to be praised for   
his graces1 and benefits to his church4 
,alleluia4    #aaj3a4 ,i will praise    
thee1 ,o ,lord1 with my whole heart2 in 
the council  of the just1 and in the    
congregation4    #aaj3b4 ,great are the 
works of the ,lord3 sought out according
 to all his  wills4    #aaj3c4 ,his work
 is praise and magnificence3 and his    
justice continueth  for ever and ever4  
#aaj3d4 ,he hath made a remembrance of  
his wonderful works1 being a  merciful  
and gracious ,lord3    #aaj3e4 ,he hath 
given food to them that fear him4 ,he   
will be mindful for  ever of his        
covenant3    #aaj3f4 ,he will shew forth
 to his people the power of his works4  
#aaj3g4 ,that he may give them the      
inheritance of the ,gentiles3 the works 
of his hands are truth and judgment4    

#aaj3h4 ,all his commandments are       
faithful3 confirmed for ever and ever1  
made in truth and equity4    #aaj3i4 ,he
 hath sent redemption to his people3 he 
hath commanded his  covenant for ever4  
,holy and terrible is his name3         
#aaj3aj4 ,the fear of the ,lord is the  
beginning of wisdom4 ,a good            
understanding to all that do it3 his    
praise continueth for ever and  ever4   
,psalms ,chapter #aaa    ,beatus vir4   
,the good man is happy4    ,alleluia1 of
 the returning of ,aggeus and           
,zacharias4    ,of the returning1       
etc4444 ,this is in the ,greek and      
,latin1 but not in  the ,hebrew4 ,it    
signifies that this psalm was proper to 
be sung at the  time of the return of   
the people from their captivity2 to     
inculcate to  them1 how happy they might
 be1 if they would be constant in the   
service  of ,god4    #aaa3a4 ,blessed is
 the man that feareth the ,lord3 he     
shall delight  exceedingly in his       
commandments4    #aaa3b4 ,his seed shall

 be mighty upon earth3 the generation of
 the  righteous shall be blessed4       
#aaa3c4 ,glory and wealth shall be in   
his house3 and his justice  remaineth   
for ever and ever4    #aaa3d4 ,to the   
righteous a light is risen up in        
darkness3 he is  merciful1 and          
compassionate and just4    #aaa3e4      
,acceptable is the man that sheweth     
mercy and lendeth3 he shall  order his  
words with judgment3    #aaa3f4 ,because
 he shall not be moved for ever4        
#aaa3g4 ,the just shall be in           
everlasting remembrance3 he shall not   
fear  the evil hearing4 ,his heart is   
ready to hope in the ,lord3    #aaa3h4  
,his heart is strengthened1 he shall not
 be moved until he look  over his       
enemies4    #aaa3i4 ,he hath            
distributed1 he hath given to the poor3 
his justice  remaineth for ever and     
ever3 his horn shall be exalted in      
glory4    #aaa3aj4 ,the wicked shall    
see1 and shall be angry1 he shall gnash 
with  his teeth and pine away3 the      

desire of the wicked shall perish4      
,psalms ,chapter #aab    ,laudate1      
pueri4    ,god is to be praised for his 
regard to the poor and humble4          
,alleluia4    #aab3a4 ,praise the ,lord1
 ye children3 praise ye the name of the 
,lord4    #aab3b4 ,blessed be the name  
of the ,lord1 from henceforth now and   
for  ever4    #aab3c4 ,from the rising  
of the sun unto the going down of the   
same1 the  name of the ,lord is worthy  
of praise4    #aab3d4 ,the ,lord is high
 above all nations2 and his glory above 
the  heavens4    #aab3e4 ,who is as the 
,lord our ,god1 who dwelleth on high3   
#aab3f4 and looketh down on the low     
things in heaven and in earth8          
#aab3g4 ,raising up the needy from the  
earth1 and lifting up the poor out  of  
the dunghill3    #aab3h4 ,that he may   
place him with princes1 with the princes
 of his  people4    #aab3i4 ,who maketh 
a barren woman to dwell in a house1 the 
joyful mother  of children4      ,psalms
 ,chapter #aac    ,in exitu ,israel4    

,god hath shewn his power in delivering 
his people3 idols are vain4 ,the        
,hebrews divide this into two psalms4   
,alleluia4    #aac3a4 ,when ,israel went
 out of ,egypt1 the house of ,jacob from
 a  barbarous people3    #aac3b4 ,judea 
was made his sanctuary1 ,israel his     
dominion4    #aac3c4 ,the sea saw and   
fled3 ,jordan was turned back4          
#aac3d4 ,the mountains skipped like     
rams1 and the hills like the lambs of   
the flock4    #aac3e4 ,what ailed thee1 
,o thou sea1 that thou didst flee3 and  
thou1 ,o  ,jordan1 that thou wast turned
 back8    #aac3f4 ,ye mountains1 that ye
 skipped like rams1 and ye hills1 like  
lambs of the flock8    #aac3g4 ,at the  
presence of the ,lord the earth was     
moved1 at the presence  of the ,god of  
,jacob3    #aac3h4 ,who turned the rock 
into pools of water1 and the stony hill 
into  fountains of waters4    #aac3a4   
,not to us1 ,o ,lord1 not to us2 but to 
thy name give glory4    #aac3b4 ,for thy
 mercy1 and for thy truth's sake3 lest  

the ,gentiles  should say3 ,where is    
their ,god8    #aac3c4 ,but our ,god is 
in heaven3 he hath done all things      
whatsoever he  would4    #aac3d4 ,the   
idols of the ,gentiles are silver and   
gold1 the works of the  hands of men4   
#aac3e4 ,they have mouths and speak not3
 they have eyes and see not4    #aac3f4 
,they have ears and hear not3 they have 
noses and smell not4    #aac3g4 ,they   
have hands and feel not3 they have feet 
and walk not3  neither shall they cry   
out through their throat4    #aac3h4    
,let them that make them become like    
unto them3 and all such as  trust in    
them4    #aac3i4 ,the house of ,israel  
hath hoped in the ,lord3 he is their    
helper  and their protector4    #aac3aj4
 ,the house of ,aaron hath hoped in the 
,lord3 he is their helper  and their    
protector4    #aac3aa4 ,they that fear  
the ,lord have hoped in the ,lord3 he is
 their  helper and their protector4     
#aac3ab4 ,the ,lord hath been mindful of
 us1 and hath blessed us4 ,he hath      

blessed the house of ,israel3 he hath   
blessed the house of ,aaron4    #aac3ac4
 ,he hath blessed all that fear the     
,lord1 both little and great4           
#aac3ad4 ,may the ,lord add blessings   
upon you3 upon you1 and upon your       
children4    #aac3ae4 ,blessed be you of
 the ,lord1 who made heaven and earth4  
#aac3af4 ,the heaven of heaven is the   
,lord's3 but the earth he has given  to 
the children of men4    #aac3ag4 ,the   
dead shall not praise thee1 ,o ,lord3   
nor any of them that go  down to hell4  
#aac3ah4 ,but we that live bless the    
,lord3 from this time now and for  ever4
      ,psalms ,chapter #aad    ,dilexi4 
,the prayer of a just man in affliction1
 with a lively confidence in  ,god4     
,alleluia4    #aad3a4 ,i have loved1    
because the ,lord will hear the voice of
 my prayer4    #aad3b4 ,because he hath 
inclined his ear unto me3 and in my days
 ,i will  call upon him4    #aad3c4 ,the
 sorrows of death have compassed me3 and
 the perils of hell  have found me4 ,i  

met with trouble and sorrow3    #aad3d4 
,and ,i called upon the name of the     
,lord4 ,o ,lord1 deliver my soul4       
#aad3e4 ,the ,lord is merciful and just1
 and our ,god sheweth mercy4    #aad3f4 
,the ,lord is the keeper of little ones3
 ,i was humbled1 and he  delivered me4  
#aad3g4 ,turn1 ,o my soul1 into thy     
rest3 for the ,lord hath been bountiful 
to thee4    #aad3h4 ,for he hath        
delivered my soul from death3 my eyes   
from tears1 my  feet from falling4      
#aad3i4 ,i will please the ,lord in the 
land of the living4      ,psalms        
,chapter #aae    ,credidi4    ,this in  
the ,hebrew is joined with the foregoing
 psalm1 and continues to  express the   
faith and gratitude of the psalmist4    
,alleluia4    #aae3aj4 ,i have believed1
 therefore have ,i spoken2 but ,i have  
been  humbled exceedingly4    #aae3aa4  
,i said in my excess3 ,every man is a   
liar4    #aae3ab4 ,what shall ,i render 
to the ,lord1 for all the things that he
  hath rendered to me8    #aae3ac4 ,i   

will take the chalice of salvation2 and 
,i will call upon the  name of the      
,lord4    #aae3ad4 ,i will pay my vows  
to the ,lord before all his people3     
#aae3ae4 ,precious in the sight of the  
,lord is the death of his saints4       
#aae3af4 ,o ,lord1 for ,i am thy        
servant3 ,i am thy servant1 and the son 
of  thy handmaid4 ,thou hast broken my  
bonds3    #aae3ag4 ,i will sacrifice to 
thee the sacrifice of praise1 and ,i    
will  call upon the name of the ,lord4  
#aae3ah4 ,i will pay my vows to the     
,lord in the sight of all his people3   
#aae3ai4 ,in the courts of the house of 
the ,lord1 in the midst of thee1 ,o     
,jerusalem4      ,psalms ,chapter #aaf  
,laudate ,dominum4    ,all nations are  
called upon to praise ,god for his mercy
 and truth4    ,alleluia4    #aaf3a4 ,o 
,praise the ,lord1 all ye nations3      
praise him1 all ye people4    #aaf3b4   
,for his mercy is confirmed upon us3 and
 the truth of the ,lord  remaineth for  
ever4      ,psalms ,chapter #aag        

,confitemini ,domino4    ,the psalmist  
praiseth ,god for his delivery from     
evils3 putteth his  whole trust in him2 
and foretelleth the coming of ,christ4  
,alleluia4    #aag3a4 ,give praise to   
the ,lord1 for he is good3 for his mercy
 endureth  for ever4    #aag3b4 ,let    
,israel now say1 that he is good3 that  
his mercy endureth for  ever4    #aag3c4
 ,let the house of ,aaron now say1 that 
his mercy endureth for  ever4    #aag3d4
 ,let them that fear the ,lord now say1 
that his mercy endureth for  ever4      
#aag3e4 ,in my trouble ,i called upon   
the ,lord3 and the ,lord heard me1 and  
enlarged me4    #aag3f4 ,the ,lord is my
 helper3 ,i will not fear what man can  
do unto me4    #aag3g4 ,the ,lord is my 
helper3 and ,i will look over my        
enemies4    #aag3h4 ,it is good to      
confide in the ,lord1 rather than to    
have  confidence in man4    #aag3i4 ,it 
is good to trust in the ,lord1 rather   
than to trust in  princes4    #aag3aj4  
,all nations compassed me about2 and1 in

 the name of the ,lord ,i  have been    
revenged on them4    #aag3aa4           
,surrounding me they compassed me about3
 and in the name of the  ,lord ,i have  
been revenged on them4    #aag3ab4 ,they
 surrounded me like bees1 and they      
burned like fire among  thorns3 and in  
the name of the ,lord ,i was revenged on
 them4    #aag3ac4 ,being pushed ,i was 
overturned that ,i might fall3 but the  
,lord  supported me4    #aag3ad4 ,the   
,lord is my strength and my praise3 and 
he is become my  salvation4    #aag3ae4 
,the voice of rejoicing and of salvation
 is in the tabernacles  of the just4    
#aag3af4 ,the right hand of the ,lord   
hath wrought strength3 the right  hand  
of the ,lord hath exalted me3 the right 
hand of the ,lord hath  wrought         
strength4    #aag3ag4 ,i shall not die1 
but live3 and shall declare the works of
 the  ,lord4    #aag3ah4 ,the ,lord     
chastising hath chastised me3 but he    
hath not  delivered me over to death4   
#aag3ai4 ,open ye to me the gates of    

justice3 ,i will go in to them1 and     
give praise to the ,lord4    #aag3bj4   
,this is the gate of the ,lord1 the just
 shall enter into it4    #aag3ba4 ,i    
will give glory to thee because thou    
hast heard me3 and art  become my       
salvation4    #aag3bb4 ,the stone which 
the builders rejected2 the same is      
become the  head of the corner4         
#aag3bc4 ,this is the ,lord's doing1 and
 it is wonderful in our eyes4           
#aag3bd4 ,this is the day which the     
,lord hath made3 let us be glad and     
rejoice therein4    #aag3be4 ,o ,lord1  
save me3 ,o ,lord1 give good success4   
#aag3bf4 ,blessed be he that cometh in  
the name of the ,lord4 ,we have  blessed
 you out of the house of the ,lord4     
#aag3bg4 ,the ,lord is ,god1 and he hath
 shone upon us4 ,appoint a solemn  day1 
with shady boughs1 even to the horn of  
the altar4    #aag3bh4 ,thou art my     
,god1 and ,i will praise thee3 thou art 
my ,god1 and ,i  will exalt thee4 ,i    
will praise thee1 because thou hast     

heard me1 and  art become my salvation4 
#aag3bi4 ,o praise ye the ,lord1 for he 
is good3 for his mercy endureth  for    
ever4      ,psalms ,chapter #aah        
,beati immaculati4    ,of the excellence
 of virtue consisting in the love and   
observance of  the commandments of ,god4
    ,alleluia4    ,,aleph4              
,aleph4444 ,the first eight verses of   
this psalm in the original begin  with  
,aleph1 which is the name of the first  
letter of the ,hebrew  alphabet4 ,the   
second eight verses begin with ,beth1   
the name of the  second letter of the   
,hebrew alphabet2 and so to the end of  
the whole  alphabet1 in all twenty-two  
letters1 each letter having eight       
verses4  ,this order is variously       
expounded by the holy fathers2 which    
shews the  difficulty of understanding  
the holy scriptures1 and consequently   
with  what humility1 and submission to  
the ,church they are to be read4        
#aah3a4 ,blessed are the undefiled in   
the way1 who walk in the law of the     

,lord4    #aah3b4 ,blessed are they that
 search his testimonies3 that seek him  
with  their whole heart4    ,his        
testimonies4444 ,the commandments of    
,god are called his testimonies1        
because they testify his holy will unto 
us4 ,note here1 that in almost  every   
verse of this psalm 7which in number are
 #agf7 the word and law of  ,god1 and   
the love and observance of it1 is       
perpetually inculcated1  under a variety
 of denominations1 all signifying the   
same thing4    #aah3c4 ,for they that   
work iniquity1 have not walked in his   
ways4    #aah3d4 ,thou hast commanded   
thy commandments to be kept most        
diligently4    #aah3e4 ,o6 that my ways 
may be directed to keep thy             
justifications4    #aah3f4 ,then shall  
,i not be confounded1 when ,i shall look
 into all thy  commandments4    #aah3g4 
,i will praise thee with uprightness of 
heart1 when ,i shall have  learned the  
judgments of thy justice4    #aah3h4 ,i 
will keep thy justifications3 ,o6 do not

 thou utterly forsake  me4    ,,beth4   
#aah3i4 ,by what doth a young man       
correct his way8 by observing thy       
words4    #aah3aj4 ,with my whole heart 
have ,i sought after thee3 let me not   
stray  from thy commandments4           
#aah3aa4 ,thy words have ,i hidden in my
 heart1 that ,i may not sin against     
thee4    #aah3ab4 ,blessed art thou1 ,o 
,lord3 teach me thy justifications4     
#aah3ac4 ,with my lips ,i have          
pronounced all the judgments of thy     
mouth4    #aah3ad4 ,i have been         
delighted in the way of thy testimonies1
 as in all  riches4    #aah3ae4 ,i will 
meditate on thy commandments3 and ,i    
will consider thy  ways4    #aah3af4 ,i 
will think of thy justifications3 ,i    
will not forget thy  words4    ,,gimel4 
#aah3ag4 ,give bountifully to thy       
servant1 enliven me3 and ,i shall keep  
thy words4    #aah3ah4 ,open thou my    
eyes3 and ,i will consider the wondrous 
things of  thy law4    #aah3ai4 ,i am a 
sojourner on the earth3 hide not thy    

commandments from  me4    #aah3bj4 ,my  
soul hath coveted to long for thy       
justifications1 at all  times4          
#aah3ba4 ,thou hast rebuked the proud3  
they are cursed who decline from  thy   
commandments4    #aah3bb4 ,remove from  
me reproach and contempt3 because ,i    
have sought  after thy testimonies4     
#aah3bc4 ,for princes sat1 and spoke    
against me3 but thy servant was         
employed in thy justifications4         
#aah3bd4 ,for thy testimonies are my    
meditation3 and thy justifications  my  
counsel4    ,,daleth4      #aah3be4 ,my 
soul hath cleaved to the pavement3      
quicken thou me according  to thy word4 
#aah3bf4 ,i have declared my ways1 and  
thou hast heard me3 teach me thy        
justifications4    #aah3bg4 ,make me to 
understand the way of thy               
justifications3 and ,i  shall be        
exercised in thy wondrous works4        
#aah3bh4 ,my soul hath slumbered through
 heaviness3 strengthen thou me in  thy  
words4    #aah3bi4 ,remove from me the  

way of iniquity3 and out of thy law have
  mercy on me4    #aah3cj4 ,i have      
chosen the way of truth3 thy judgments  
,i have not  forgotten4    #aah3ca4 ,i  
have stuck to thy testimonies1 ,o ,lord3
 put me not to shame4    #aah3cb4 ,i    
have run the way of thy commandments1   
when thou didst enlarge  my heart4      
,,he4      #aah3cc4 ,set before me for a
 law the way of thy justifications1 ,o  
,lord3  and ,i will always seek after   
it4    #aah3cd4 ,give me understanding1 
and ,i will search thy law2 and ,i will 
keep it with my whole heart4    #aah3ce4
 ,lead me into the path of thy          
commandments2 for this same ,i have     
desired4    #aah3cf4 ,incline my heart  
into thy testimonies and not to         
covetousness4    #aah3cg4 ,turn away my 
eyes that they may not behold vanity3   
quicken me  in thy way4    #aah3ch4     
,establish thy word to thy servant1 in  
thy fear4    #aah3ci4 ,turn away my     
reproach1 which ,i have apprehended3 for
 thy  judgments are delightful4         

#aah3dj4 ,behold ,i have longed after   
thy precepts3 quicken me in thy         
justice4    ,,vau4      #aah3da4 ,let   
thy mercy also come upon me1 ,o ,lord3  
thy salvation  according to thy word4   
#aah3db4 ,so shall ,i answer them that  
reproach me in any thing2 that ,i  have 
trusted in thy words4    #aah3dc4 ,and  
take not thou the word of truth utterly 
out of my mouth3  for in thy words1 ,i  
have hoped exceedingly4    #aah3dd4 ,so 
shall ,i always keep thy law1 for ever  
and ever4    #aah3de4 ,and ,i walked at 
large3 because ,i have sought after thy 
commandments4    #aah3df4 ,and ,i spoke 
of thy testimonies before kings3 and ,i 
was not  ashamed4    #aah3dg4 ,i        
meditated also on thy commandments1     
which ,i loved4    #aah3dh4 ,and ,i     
lifted up my hands to thy commandments1 
which ,i loved3  and ,i was exercised in
 thy justifications4    ,,zain4         
#aah3di4 ,be thou mindful of thy word to
 thy servant1 in which thou hast  given 
me hope4    #aah3ej4 ,this hath         

comforted me in my humiliation3 because 
thy word hath  enlivened me4    #aah3ea4
 ,the proud did iniquitously altogether3
 but ,i declined not from  thy law4     
#aah3eb4 ,i remembered1 ,o ,lord1 thy   
judgments of old3 and ,i was  comforted4
    #aah3ec4 ,a fainting hath taken hold
 of me1 because of the wicked that      
forsake thy law4    #aah3ed4 ,thy       
justifications were the subject of my   
song1 in the place of  my pilgrimage4   
#aah3ee4 ,in the night ,i have          
remembered thy name1 ,o ,lord3 and have 
kept  thy law4    #aah3ef4 ,this        
happened to me3 because ,i sought after 
thy justifications4    ,,heth4          
#aah3eg4 ,o ,lord1 my portion1 ,i have  
said1 ,i would keep thy law4    #aah3eh4
 ,i entreated thy face with all my      
heart3 have mercy on me  according to   
thy word4    #aah3ei4 ,i have thought on
 my ways3 and turned my feet unto thy   
testimonies4    #aah3fj4 ,i am ready1   
and am not troubled3 that ,i may keep   
thy  commandments4    #aah3fa4 ,the     

cords of the wicked have encompassed me3
 but ,i have not  forgotten thy law4    
#aah3fb4 ,i rose at midnight to give    
praise to thee2 for the judgments of    
thy justification4    #aah3fc4 ,i am a  
partaker with all them that fear thee1  
and that keep thy  commandments4        
#aah3fd4 ,the earth1 ,o ,lord1 is full  
of thy mercy3 teach me thy              
justifications4    ,,teth4      #aah3fe4
 ,thou hast done well with thy servant1 
,o ,lord1 according to thy  word4       
#aah3ff4 ,teach me goodness and         
discipline and knowledge2 for ,i have   
believed thy commandments4    #aah3fg4  
,before ,i was humbled ,i offended2     
therefore have ,i kept thy  word4       
#aah3fh4 ,thou art good2 and in thy     
goodness teach me thy justifications4   
#aah3fi4 ,the iniquity of the proud hath
 been multiplied over me3 but ,i  will  
seek thy commandments with my whole     
heart4    #aah3gj4 ,their heart is      
curdled like milk3 but ,i have meditated
 on thy  law4    #aah3ga4 ,it is good   

for me that thou hast humbled me1 that  
,i may learn  thy justifications4       
#aah3gb4 ,the law of thy mouth is good  
to me1 above thousands of gold and      
silver4    ,,jod4      #aah3gc4 ,thy    
hands have made me and formed me3 give  
me understanding1  and ,i will learn thy
 commandments4    #aah3gd4 ,they that   
fear thee shall see me1 and shall be    
glad3 because ,i  have greatly hoped in 
thy words4    #aah3ge4 ,i know1 ,o      
,lord1 that thy judgments are equity3   
and in thy truth  thou hast humbled me4 
#aah3gf4 ,o6 let thy mercy be for my    
comfort1 according to thy word unto  thy
 servant4    #aah3gg4 ,let thy tender   
mercies come unto me1 and ,i shall live3
 for thy  law is my meditation4         
#aah3gh4 ,let the proud be ashamed1     
because they have done unjustly  towards
 me3 but ,i will be employed in thy     
commandments4    #aah3gi4 ,let them that
 fear thee turn to me3 and they that    
know thy  testimonies4    #aah3hj4 ,let 
my heart be undefiled in thy            

justifications1 that ,i may not  be     
confounded4    ,,caph4      #aah3ha4 ,my
 soul hath fainted after thy salvation3 
and in thy word ,i  have very much      
hoped4    #aah3hb4 ,my eyes have failed 
for thy word1 saying3 ,when wilt thou   
comfort me8    #aah3hc4 ,for ,i am      
become like a bottle in the frost3 ,i   
have not  forgotten thy justifications4 
#aah3hd4 ,how many are the days of thy  
servant3 when wilt thou execute         
judgment on them that persecute me8     
#aah3he4 ,the wicked have told me       
fables3 but not as thy law4    #aah3hf4 
,all thy statutes are truth3 they have  
persecuted me unjustly1  do thou help   
me4    #aah3hg4 ,they had almost made an
 end of me upon earth3 but ,i have not  
forsaken thy commandments4    #aah3hh4  
,quicken thou me according to thy mercy3
 and ,i shall keep the  testimonies of  
thy mouth4    ,,lamed4      #aah3hi4    
,for ever1 ,o ,lord1 thy word standeth  
firm in heaven4    #aah3ij4 ,thy truth  
unto all generations3 thou hast founded 

the earth1  and it continueth4          
#aah3ia4 ,by thy ordinance the day goeth
 on3 for all things serve thee4         
#aah3ib4 ,unless thy law had been my    
meditation1 ,i had then perhaps         
perished in my abjection4    #aah3ic4   
,thy justifications ,i will never       
forget3 for by them thou hast  given me 
life4    #aah3id4 ,i am thine1 save thou
 me3 for ,i have sought thy             
justifications4    #aah3ie4 ,the wicked 
have waited for me to destroy me3 but ,i
 have  understood thy testimonies4      
#aah3if4 ,i have seen an end of all     
perfection3 thy commandment is          
exceeding broad4    ,,mem4      #aah3ig4
 ,o how have ,i loved thy law1 ,o ,lord6
 it is my meditation all the  day4      
#aah3ih4 ,through thy commandment1 thou 
hast made me wiser than my  enemies3 for
 it is ever with me4    #aah3ii4 ,i have
 understood more than all my teachers3  
because thy  testimonies are my         
meditation4    #aah3ajj4 ,i have had    
understanding above ancients3 because ,i

 have sought  thy commandments4         
#aah3aja4 ,i have restrained my feet    
from every evil way3 that ,i may keep   
thy words4    #aah3ajb4 ,i have not     
declined from thy judgments1 because    
thou hast set  me a law4    #aah3ajc4   
,how sweet are thy words to my palate6  
more than honey to my  mouth4           
#aah3ajd4 ,by thy commandments ,i have  
had understanding3 therefore have ,i    
hated every way of iniquity4    ,,nun4  
#aah3aje4 ,thy word is a lamp to my     
feet1 and a light to my paths4          
#aah3ajf4 ,i have sworn and am          
determined to keep the judgments of thy 
justice4    #aah3ajg4 ,i have been      
humbled1 ,o ,lord1 exceedingly3 quicken 
thou me  according to thy word4         
#aah3ajh4 ,the free offerings of my     
mouth make acceptable1 ,o ,lord3 and    
teach me thy judgments4    #aah3aji4 ,my
 soul is continually in my hands3 and ,i
 have not forgotten  thy law4           
#aah3aaj4 ,sinners have laid a snare for
 me3 but ,i have not erred from  thy    

precepts4    #aah3aaa4 ,i have purchased
 thy testimonies for an inheritance for 
ever3  because they are the joy of my   
heart4    #aah3aab4 ,i have inclined my 
heart to do thy justifications for ever1
  for the reward4    ,,samech4          
#aah3aac4 ,i have hated the unjust3 and 
have loved thy law4    #aah3aad4 ,thou  
art my helper and my protector3 and in  
thy word ,i have  greatly hoped4        
#aah3aae4 ,depart from me1 ye malignant3
 and ,i will search the  commandments of
 my ,god4    #aah3aaf4 ,uphold me       
according to thy word1 and ,i shall     
live3 and let me  not be confounded in  
my expectation4    #aah3aag4 ,help me1  
and ,i shall be saved3 and ,i will      
meditate always on  thy justifications4 
#aah3aah4 ,thou hast despised all them  
that fall off from thy judgments2  for  
their thought is unjust4    #aah3aai4 ,i
 have accounted all the sinners of the  
earth prevaricators3  therefore have ,i 
loved thy testimonies4    #aah3abj4     
,pierce thou my flesh with thy fear3 for

 ,i am afraid of thy  judgments4        
,,ain4      #aah3aba4 ,i have done      
judgment and justice3 give me not up to 
them that  slander me4    #aah3abb4     
,uphold thy servant unto good3 let not  
the proud calumniate me4    #aah3abc4   
,my eyes have fainted after thy         
salvation3 and for the word of  thy     
justice4    #aah3abd4 ,deal with thy    
servant according to thy mercy3 and     
teach me thy  justifications4           
#aah3abe4 ,i am thy servant3 give me    
understanding that ,i may know thy      
testimonies4    #aah3abf4 ,it is time1  
,o ,lord1 to do3 they have dissipated   
thy law4    #aah3abg4 ,therefore have ,i
 loved thy commandments above gold and  
the  topaz4    #aah3abh4 ,therefore was 
,i directed to all thy commandments3 ,i 
have hated  all wicked ways4    ,,phe4  
#aah3abi4 ,thy testimonies are          
wonderful3 therefore my soul hath sought
  them4    #aah3acj4 ,the declaration of
 thy words giveth light3 and giveth     
understanding to little ones4           

#aah3aca4 ,i opened my mouth1 and       
panted3 because ,i longed for thy       
commandments4    #aah3acb4 ,look thou   
upon me1 and have mercy on me according 
to the  judgment of them that love thy  
name4    #aah3acc4 ,direct my steps     
according to thy word3 and let no       
iniquity  have dominion over me4        
#aah3acd4 ,redeem me from the calumnies 
of men3 that ,i may keep thy            
commandments4    #aah3ace4 ,make thy    
face to shine upon thy servant3 and     
teach me thy  justifications4           
#aah3acf4 ,my eyes have sent forth      
springs of water3 because they have  not
 kept thy law4    ,,sade4      #aah3acg4
 ,thou art just1 ,o ,lord3 and thy      
judgment is right4    #aah3ach4 ,thou   
hast commanded justice thy testimonies3 
and thy truth  exceedingly4    #aah3aci4
 ,my zeal hath made me pine away3       
because my enemies forgot thy  words4   
#aah3adj4 ,thy word is exceedingly      
refined3 and thy servant hath loved  it4
    #aah3ada4 ,i am very young and      

despised2 but ,i forget not thy         
justifications4    #aah3adb4 ,thy       
justice is justice for ever3 and thy law
 is the truth4    #aah3adc4 ,trouble and
 anguish have found me3 thy commandments
 are my  meditation4    #aah3add4 ,thy  
testimonies are justice for ever3 give  
me understanding1  and ,i shall live4   
,,coph4      #aah3ade4 ,i cried with my 
whole heart1 hear me1 ,o ,lord3 ,i will 
seek thy  justifications4    #aah3adf4  
,i cried unto thee1 save me3 that ,i may
 keep thy commandments4    #aah3adg4 ,i 
prevented the dawning of the day1 and   
cried3 because in thy  words ,i very    
much hoped4    #aah3adh4 ,my eyes to    
thee have prevented the morning3 that ,i
 might  meditate on thy words4          
#aah3adi4 ,hear thou my voice1 ,o ,lord1
 according to thy mercy3 and  quicken me
 according to thy judgment4    #aah3aej4
 ,they that persecute me have drawn nigh
 to iniquity2 but they  are gone far off
 from thy law4    #aah3aea4 ,thou art   
near1 ,o ,lord3 and all thy ways are    

truth4    #aah3aeb4 ,i have known from  
the beginning concerning thy            
testimonies3  that thou hast founded    
them for ever4    ,,res4      #aah3aec4 
,see my humiliation and deliver me for  
,i have not forgotten thy  law4         
#aah3aed4 ,judge my judgment and redeem 
me3 quicken thou me for thy  word's     
sake4    #aah3aee4 ,salvation is far    
from sinners2 because they have not     
sought  thy justifications4    #aah3aef4
 ,many1 ,o ,lord1 are thy mercies3      
quicken me according to thy  judgment4  
#aah3aeg4 ,many are they that persecute 
me and afflict me2 but ,i have not      
declined from thy testimonies4          
#aah3aeh4 ,i beheld the transgressors1  
and pined away2 because they kept  not  
thy word4    #aah3aei4 ,behold ,i have  
loved thy commandments1 ,o ,lord2       
quicken me thou  in thy mercy4          
#aah3afj4 ,the beginning of thy words is
 truth3 all the judgments of thy        
justice are for ever4    ,,sin4         
#aah3afa4 ,princes have persecuted me   

without cause3 and my heart hath  been  
in awe of thy words4    #aah3afb4 ,i    
will rejoice at thy words1 as one that  
hath found great  spoil4    #aah3afc4 ,i
 have hated and abhorred iniquity2 but  
,i have loved thy law4    #aah3afd4     
,seven times a day ,i have given praise 
to thee1 for the  judgments of thy      
justice4    #aah3afe4 ,much peace have  
they that love thy law1 and to them     
there is  no stumbling block4           
#aah3aff4 ,i looked for thy salvation1  
,o ,lord3 and ,i loved thy              
commandments4    #aah3afg4 ,my soul hath
 kept thy testimonies and hath loved    
them  exceedingly4    #aah3afh4 ,i have 
kept thy commandments and thy           
testimonies3 because all  my ways are in
 thy sight4    ,,tau4      #aah3afi4    
,let my supplication1 ,o ,lord1 come    
near in thy sight3 give me              
understanding according to thy word4    
#aah3agj4 ,let my request come in before
 thee2 deliver thou me according  to thy
 word4    #aah3aga4 ,my lips shall utter

 a hymn1 when thou shalt teach me thy   
justifications4    #aah3agb4 ,my tongue 
shall pronounce thy word3 because all   
thy  commandments are justice4          
#aah3agc4 ,let thy hand be with me to   
save me2 for ,i have chosen thy         
precepts4    #aah3agd4 ,i have longed   
for thy salvation1 ,o ,lord2 and thy law
 is my  meditation4    #aah3age4 ,my    
soul shall live and shall praise thee3  
and thy judgments  shall help me4       
#aah3agf4 ,i have gone astray like a    
sheep that is lost3 seek thy  servant1  
because ,i have not forgotten thy       
commandments4      ,psalms ,chapter #aai
    ,ad ,dominum4    ,a prayer in       
tribulation4    ,a gradual canticle4    
,a gradual canticle4444 ,the following  
psalms1 in number fifteen1 are  called  
gradual psalms1 or canticles1 from the  
word gradus1 signifying  steps1         
ascensions1 or degrees3 either because  
they were appointed to be  sung on the  
fifteen steps1 by which the people      
ascended to the temple3  or1 that in the

 singing of them the voice was to be    
raised by certain  steps or ascensions3 
or1 that they were to be sung by the    
people  returning from their captivity  
and ascending to ,jerusalem1 which was  
seated amongst mountains4 ,the holy     
fathers1 in a mystical sense1           
understand these steps1 or ascensions1  
of the degrees by which  ,christians    
spiritually ascend to virtue and        
perfection2 and to the true  temple of  
,god in the heavenly ,jerusalem4        
#aai3a4 ,in my trouble ,i cried to the  
,lord3 and he heard me4    #aai3b4 ,o   
,lord1 deliver my soul from wicked lips1
 and a deceitful  tongue4    #aai3c4    
,what shall be given to thee1 or what   
shall be added to thee1 to  a deceitful 
tongue8    #aai3d4 ,the sharp arrows of 
the mighty1 with coals that lay waste4  
#aai3e4 ,woe is me1 that my sojourning  
is prolonged6 ,i have dwelt with  the   
inhabitants of ,cedar3    #aai3f4 ,my   
soul hath been long a sojourner4        
#aai3g4 ,with them that hated peace ,i  

was peaceable3 when ,i spoke to them    
they fought against me without cause4   
,psalms ,chapter #abj    ,levavi oculos4
    ,god is the keeper of his servants4 
,a gradual canticle4    #abj3a4 ,i have 
lifted up my eyes to the mountains1 from
 whence help  shall come to me4         
#abj3b4 ,my help is from the ,lord1 who 
made heaven and earth4    #abj3c4 ,may  
he not suffer thy foot to be moved3     
neither let him slumber  that keepeth   
thee4    #abj3d4 ,behold he shall       
neither slumber nor sleep1 that keepeth 
,israel4    #abj3e4 ,the ,lord is thy   
keeper1 the ,lord is thy protection upon
 thy  right hand4    #abj3f4 ,the sun   
shall not burn thee by day3 nor the moon
 by night4    #abj3g4 ,the ,lord keepeth
 thee from all evil3 may the ,lord keep 
thy soul4    #abj3h4 ,may the ,lord keep
 thy coming in and thy going out2 from  
henceforth now and for ever4            
,psalms ,chapter #aba    ,laetatus sum  
in his4    ,the desire and hope of the  
just for the coming of the kingdom of   

,god1  and the peace of his church4     
,a gradual canticle4    #aba3a4 ,i      
rejoiced at the things that were said to
 me3 ,we shall go into   the house of   
the ,lord4    #aba3b4 ,our feet were    
standing in thy courts1 ,o ,jerusalem4  
#aba3c4 ,jerusalem1 which is built as a 
city1 which is compact together4        
#aba3d4 ,for thither did the tribes go  
up1 the tribes of the ,lord3 the        
testimony of ,israel1 to praise the name
 of the ,lord4    #aba3e4 ,because their
 seats have sat in judgment1 seats upon 
the house  of ,david4    #aba3f4 ,pray  
ye for the things that are for the peace
 of ,jerusalem3 and  abundance for them 
that love thee4    #aba3g4 ,let peace be
 in thy strength3 and abundance in thy  
towers4    #aba3h4 ,for the sake of my  
brethren1 and of my neighbours1 ,i spoke
 peace  of thee4    #aba3i4 ,because of 
the house of the ,lord our ,god1 ,i have
 sought good  things for thee4          
,psalms ,chapter #abb    ,ad te levavi4 
,a prayer in affliction1 with confidence

 in ,god4    ,a gradual canticle4       
#abb3a4 ,to thee have ,i lifted up my   
eyes1 who dwellest in heaven4    #abb3b4
 ,behold as the eyes of servants are on 
the hands of their  masters1 ,as the    
eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of
 her mistress3  so are our eyes unto the
 ,lord our ,god1 until he have mercy on 
us4    #abb3c4 ,have mercy on us1 ,o    
,lord1 have mercy on us3 for we are     
greatly  filled with contempt4          
#abb3d4 ,for our soul is greatly filled3
 we are a reproach to the rich1  and    
contempt to the proud4      ,psalms     
,chapter #abc    ,nisi quia ,domini4    
,the church giveth glory to ,god for her
 deliverance1 from the hands of  her    
enemies4    ,a gradual canticle4        
#abc3a4 ,if it had not been that the    
,lord was with us1 let ,israel now say3 
#abc3b4 ,if it had not been that the    
,lord was with us1 ,when men rose up    
against us1    #abc3c4 ,perhaps they had
 swallowed us up alive4 ,when their fury
 was  enkindled against us1    #abc3d4  

,perhaps the waters had swallowed us up4
    #abc3e4 ,our soul hath passed       
through a torrent3 perhaps our soul had 
passed through a water insupportable4   
#abc3f4 ,blessed be the ,lord1 who hath 
not given us to be a prey to their      
teeth4    #abc3g4 ,our soul hath been   
delivered as a sparrow out of the snare 
of  the fowlers4 ,the snare is broken1  
and we are delivered4    #abc3h4 ,our   
help is in the name of the ,lord1 who   
made heaven and earth4      ,psalms     
,chapter #abd    ,qui confidunt4    ,the
 just are always under ,god's           
protection4    ,a gradual canticle4     
#abd3a4 ,they that trust in the ,lord   
shall be as mount ,sion3 he shall not   
be moved for ever that dwelleth         
#abd3b4 ,in ,jerusalem4 ,mountains are  
round about it3 so the ,lord is round   
about his people from henceforth now and
 for ever4    #abd3c4 ,for the ,lord    
will not leave the rod of sinners upon  
the lot of  the just3 that the just may 
not stretch forth their hands to        

iniquity4    #abd3d4 ,do good1 ,o ,lord1
 to those that are good1 and to the     
upright of  heart4    #abd3e4 ,but such 
as turn aside into bonds1 the ,lord     
shall lead out with  the workers of     
iniquity3 peace upon ,israel4           
,psalms ,chapter #abe    ,in            
convertendo4    ,the people of ,god     
rejoice at their delivery from          
captivity4    ,a gradual canticle4      
#abe3a4 ,when the ,lord brought back the
 captivity of ,sion1 we became like     
men comforted4    #abe3b4 ,then was our 
mouth filled with gladness2 and our     
tongue with  joy4 ,then shall they say  
among the ,gentiles3 ,the ,lord hath    
done great  things for them4    #abe3c4 
,the ,lord hath done great things for   
us3 we are become joyful4    #abe3d4    
,turn again our captivity1 ,o ,lord1 as 
a stream in the south4    #abe3e4 ,they 
that sow in tears shall reap in joy4    
#abe3f4 ,going they went and wept1      
casting their seeds4    #abe3g4 ,but    
coming they shall come with joyfulness1 

carrying their  sheaves4      ,psalms   
,chapter #abf    ,nisi ,dominus4        
,nothing can be done without ,god's     
grace and blessing4    ,a gradual       
canticle of ,solomon4    #abf3a4 ,unless
 the ,lord build the house1 they labour 
in vain that build   it4 ,unless the    
,lord keep the city1 he watcheth in vain
 that keepeth it4    #abf3b4 ,it is vain
 for you to rise before light1 rise ye  
after you have  sitten1 you that eat the
 bread of sorrow4 ,when he shall give   
sleep to  his beloved1    ,it is vain   
for you to rise before light4444 ,that  
is1 your early rising1  your labour and 
worldly solicitude1 will be vain1 that  
is1 will avail  you nothing1 without the
 light1 grace1 and blessing of ,god4    
#abf3c4 ,behold the inheritance of the  
,lord are children3 the reward1 the     
fruit of the womb4    #abf3d4 ,as arrows
 in the hand of the mighty1 so the      
children of them  that have been shaken4
    #abf3e4 ,blessed is the man that    
hath filled the desire with them2 he    

shall not be confounded when he shall   
speak to his enemies in the gate4       
,psalms ,chapter #abg    ,beati omnes4  
,the fear of ,god is the way to         
happiness4    ,a gradual canticle4      
#abg3a4 ,blessed are all they that fear 
the ,lord3 that walk in his ways4       
#abg3b4 ,for thou shalt eat the labours 
of thy hands3 blessed art thou1  and it 
shall be well with thee4    #abg3c4 ,thy
 wife as a fruitful vine1 on the sides  
of thy house4 ,thy  children as olive   
plants1 round about thy table4          
#abg3d4 ,behold1 thus shall the man be  
blessed that feareth the ,lord4         
#abg3e4 ,may the ,lord bless thee out of
 ,sion3 and mayst thou see the good     
things of ,jerusalem all the days of thy
 life4    #abg3f4 ,and mayst thou see   
thy children's children1 peace upon     
,israel4      ,psalms ,chapter #abh     
,saepe expugnaverunt4    ,the church of 
,god is invincible3 her persecutors come
 to nothing4    ,a gradual canticle4    
#abh3a4 ,often have they fought against 

me from my youth1 let ,israel now   say4
    #abh3b4 ,often have they fought     
against me from my youth3 but they could
  not prevail over me4    #abh3c4 ,the  
wicked have wrought upon my back3 they  
have lengthened their  iniquity4        
#abh3d4 ,the ,lord who is just will cut 
the necks of sinners3    #abh3e4 ,let   
them all be confounded and turned back  
that hate ,sion4    #abh3f4 ,let them be
 as grass upon the tops of houses3 which
 withereth  before it be plucked up3    
#abh3g4 ,who with the mower filleth not 
his hand3 nor he that gathereth  sheaves
 his bosom4    #abh3h4 ,and they that   
passed by have not said3 ,the blessing  
of the ,lord  be upon you3 we have      
blessed you in the name of the ,lord4   
,psalms ,chapter #abi    ,de profundis4 
,a prayer of a sinner1 trusting in the  
mercies of ,god4 ,the sixth  penitential
 psalm4    ,a gradual canticle4         
#abi3a4 ,out of the depths ,i have cried
 to thee1 ,o ,lord3    #abi3b4 ,lord1   
hear my voice4 ,let thy ears be         

attentive to the voice of  my           
supplication4    #abi3c4 ,if thou1 ,o   
,lord1 wilt mark iniquities3 ,lord1 who 
shall stand it4    #abi3d4 ,for with    
thee there is merciful forgiveness3 and 
by reason of  thy law1 ,i have waited   
for thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,my soul hath relied
 on his  word3    #abi3e4 my soul hath  
hoped in the ,lord4    #abi3f4 ,from the
 morning watch even until night1 let    
,israel hope in the  ,lord4    #abi3g4  
,because with the ,lord there is mercy3 
and with him plentiful  redemption4     
#abi3h4 ,and he shall redeem ,israel    
from all his iniquities4      ,psalms   
,chapter #acj    ,domine1 none est4     
,the prophet's humility4    ,a gradual  
canticle of ,david4    #acj3a4 ,lord1 my
 heart is not exalted3 nor are my eyes  
lofty4 ,neither   have ,i walked in     
great matters1 nor in wonderful things  
above me4    #acj3b4 ,if ,i was not     
humbly minded1 but exalted my soul3 ,as 
a child that  is weaned is towards his  
mother1 so reward in my soul4    #acj3c4

 ,let ,israel hope in the ,lord1 from   
henceforth now and for ever4            
,psalms ,chapter #aca    ,memento1      
,domine4    ,a prayer for the fulfilling
 of the promise made to ,david4    ,a   
gradual canticle4    #aca3a4 ,o ,lord1  
remember ,david1 and all his meekness4  
#aca3b4 ,how he swore to the ,lord1 he  
vowed a vow to the ,god of ,jacob3      
#aca3c4 ,if ,i shall enter into the     
tabernacle of my house3 if ,i shall go  
up into the bed wherein ,i lie3         
#aca3d4 ,if ,i shall give sleep to my   
eyes1 or slumber to my eyelids1         
#aca3e4 ,or rest to my temples3 until ,i
 find out a place for the ,lord1 a      
tabernacle for the ,god of ,jacob4      
#aca3f4 ,behold we have heard of it in  
,ephrata3 we have found it in the       
fields of the wood4    ,we have heard of
 it in ,ephrata4444 ,when ,i was young1 
and lived in  ,bethlehem1 otherwise     
called ,ephrata1 ,i heard of ,god's     
tabernacle and  ark1 and had a devout   
desire of seeking it2 and accordingly ,i

 found it  at ,cariathiarim1 the city of
 the woods3 where it was till it was    
removed to ,jerusalem4 ,see #a ,par4    
#ac4    #aca3g4 ,we will go into his    
tabernacle3 we will adore in the place  
where  his feet stood4    #aca3h4       
,arise1 ,o ,lord1 into thy resting      
place3 thou and the ark1 which  thou    
hast sanctified4    #aca3i4 ,let thy    
priests be clothed with justice3 and let
 thy saints  rejoice4    #aca3aj4 ,for  
thy servant ,david's sake1 turn not away
 the face of thy  anointed4    #aca3aa4 
,the ,lord hath sworn truth to ,david1  
and he will not make it  void3 of the   
fruit of thy womb ,i will set upon thy  
throne4    #aca3ab4 ,if thy children    
will keep my covenant1 and these my     
testimonies  which ,i shall teach them3 
,their children also for evermore shall 
sit  upon thy throne4    #aca3ac4 ,for  
the ,lord hath chosen ,sion3 he hath    
chosen it for his  dwelling4    #aca3ad4
 ,this is my rest for ever and ever3    
here will ,i dwell1 for ,i  have chosen 

it4    #aca3ae4 ,blessing ,i will bless 
her widow3 ,i will satisfy her poor with
  bread4    #aca3af4 ,i will clothe her 
priests with salvation1 and her saints  
shall  rejoice with exceeding great joy4
    #aca3ag4 ,there will ,i bring forth 
a horn to ,david3 ,i have prepared a    
lamp for my anointed4    #aca3ah4 ,his  
enemies ,i will clothe with confusion3  
but upon him shall my  sanctification   
flourish4      ,psalms ,chapter #acb    
,ecce quam bonum4    ,the happiness of  
brotherly love and concord4    ,a       
gradual canticle of ,david4    #acb3a4  
,behold how good and how pleasant it is 
for brethren to dwell   together in     
unity3    #acb3b4 ,like the precious    
ointment on the head1 that ran down upon
 the  beard1 the beard of ,aaron1 ,which
 ran down to the skirt of his garment3  
#acb3c4 ,as the dew of ,hermon1 which   
descendeth upon mount ,sion4 ,for  there
 the ,lord hath commanded blessing1 and 
life for evermore4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #acc    ,ecce nunc benedicite4    ,an  

exhortation to praise ,god continually4 
,a gradual canticle4     #acc3a4 ,behold
 now bless ye the ,lord1 all ye servants
 of the ,lord3 ,who   stand in the house
 of the ,lord1 in the courts of the     
house of our ,god4    #acc3b4 ,in the   
nights lift up your hands to the holy   
places1 and bless  ye the ,lord4        
#acc3c4 ,may the ,lord out of ,sion     
bless thee1 he that made heaven and     
earth4      ,psalms ,chapter #acd       
,laudate nomen4    ,an exhortation to   
praise ,god3 the vanity of idols4       
#acd3a4 ,alleluia4 ,praise ye the name  
of the ,lord3 ,o you his servants1      
praise the ,lord3    #acd3b4 ,you that  
stand in the house of the ,lord1 in the 
courts of the  house of our ,god4       
#acd3c4 ,praise ye the ,lord1 for the   
,lord is good3 sing ye to his name1  for
 it is sweet4    #acd3d4 ,for the ,lord 
hath chosen ,jacob unto himself3 ,israel
 for his own  possession4    #acd3e4    
,for ,i have known that the ,lord is    
great1 and our ,god is above  all gods4 

#acd3f4 ,whatsoever the ,lord pleased he
 hath done1 in heaven1 in earth1  in the
 sea1 and in all the deeps4    #acd3g4  
,he bringeth up clouds from the end of  
the earth3 he hath made  lightnings for 
the rain4 ,he bringeth forth winds out  
of his stores3    #acd3h4 ,he slew the  
firstborn of ,egypt from man even unto  
beast4    #acd3i4 ,he sent forth signs  
and wonders in the midst of thee1 ,o    
,egypt3  upon ,pharao1 and upon all his 
servants4    #acd3aj4 ,he smote many    
nations1 and slew mighty kings3         
#acd3aa4 ,sehon king of the ,amorrhites1
 and ,og king of ,basan1 and all the    
kingdoms of ,chanaan4    #acd3ab4 ,and  
gave their land for an inheritance1 for 
an inheritance to  his people ,israel4  
#acd3ac4 ,thy name1 ,o ,lord1 is for    
ever3 thy memorial1 ,o ,lord1 unto all  
generations4    #acd3ad4 ,for the ,lord 
will judge his people1 and will be      
entreated in  favour of his servants4   
#acd3ae4 ,the idols of the ,gentiles are
 silver and gold1 the works of  men's   

hands4    #acd3af4 ,they have a mouth1  
but they speak not3 they have eyes1 but 
they  see not4    #acd3ag4 ,they have   
ears1 but they hear not3 neither is     
there any breath  in their mouths4      
#acd3ah4 ,let them that make them be    
like to them3 and every one that        
trusteth in them4    #acd3ai4 ,bless the
 ,lord1 ,o house of ,israel3 bless the  
,lord1 ,o house of  ,aaron4    #acd3bj4 
,bless the ,lord1 ,o house of ,levi3 you
 that fear the ,lord1 bless  the ,lord4 
#acd3ba4 ,blessed be the ,lord out of   
,sion1 who dwelleth in ,jerusalem4      
,psalms ,chapter #ace    ,confitemini   
,domino4    ,god is to be praised for   
his wonderful works4    #ace3a4         
,alleluia4 ,praise the ,lord1 for he is 
good3 for his mercy  endureth for ever4 
,praise the ,lord4444 ,by this          
invitation to praise the ,lord1 thrice  
repeated1 we profess the ,blessed       
,trinity1 ,one ,god in three distinct   
,persons1 the ,father1 and the ,son1 and
 the ,holy ,ghost4    #ace3b4 ,praise ye

 the ,god of gods3 for his mercy        
endureth for ever4    #ace3c4 ,praise ye
 the ,lord of lords3 for his mercy      
endureth for ever4    #ace3d4 ,who alone
 doth great wonders3 for his mercy      
endureth for ever4    #ace3e4 ,who made 
the heavens in understanding3 for his   
mercy endureth  for ever4    #ace3f4    
,who established the earth above the    
waters3 for his mercy  endureth for     
ever4    #ace3g4 ,who made the great    
lights3 for his mercy endureth for ever4
    #ace3h4 ,the sun to rule the day3   
for his mercy endureth for ever4        
#ace3i4 ,the moon and the stars to rule 
the night3 for his mercy endureth  for  
ever4    #ace3aj4 ,who smote ,egypt with
 their firstborn3 for his mercy endureth
  for ever4    #ace3aa4 ,who brought out
 ,israel from among them3 for his mercy 
endureth  for ever4    #ace3ab4 ,with a 
mighty hand and with a stretched out    
arm3 for his mercy  endureth for ever4  
#ace3ac4 ,who divided the ,red ,sea into
 parts3 for his mercy endureth for      

ever4    #ace3ad4 ,and brought out      
,israel through the midst thereof3 for  
his mercy  endureth for ever4           
#ace3ae4 ,and overthrew ,pharao and his 
host in the ,red ,sea3 for his mercy    
endureth for ever4    #ace3af4 ,who led 
his people through the desert3 for his  
mercy endureth  for ever4    #ace3ag4   
,who smote great kings3 for his mercy   
endureth for ever4    #ace3ah4 ,and slew
 strong kings3 for his mercy endureth   
for ever4    #ace3ai4 ,sehon king of the
 ,amorrhites3 for his mercy endureth for
 ever4    #ace3bj4 ,and ,og king of     
,basan3 for his mercy endureth for ever4
    #ace3ba4 ,and he gave their land for
 an inheritance3 for his mercy  endureth
 for ever4    #ace3bb4 ,for an          
inheritance to his servant ,israel3 for 
his mercy  endureth for ever4           
#ace3bc4 ,for he was mindful of us in   
our affliction3 for his mercy  endureth 
for ever4    #ace3bd4 ,and he redeemed  
us from our enemies3 for his mercy      
endureth for  ever4    #ace3be4 ,who    

giveth food to all flesh3 for his mercy 
endureth for ever4    #ace3bf4 ,give    
glory to the ,god of heaven3 for his    
mercy endureth for  ever4    #ace3bg4   
,give glory to the ,lord of lords3 for  
his mercy endureth for  ever4           
,psalms ,chapter #acf    ,super flumina4
    ,the lamentation of the people of   
,god in their captivity in ,babylon4    
,a psalm of ,david1 for ,jeremias4      
,for ,jeremias4444 ,for the time of     
,jeremias1 and the captivity of         
,babylon4    #acf3a4 ,upon the rivers of
 ,babylon1 there we sat and wept3 when  
we  remembered ,sion3    #acf3b4 ,on the
 willows in the midst thereof we hung up
 our instruments4    #acf3c4 ,for there 
they that led us into captivity required
 of us the  words of songs4 ,and they   
that carried us away1 said3 ,sing ye to 
us a  hymn of the songs of ,sion4       
#acf3d4 ,how shall we sing the song of  
the ,lord in a strange land8    #acf3e4 
,if ,i forget thee1 ,o ,jerusalem1 let  
my right hand be forgotten4    #acf3f4  

,let my tongue cleave to my jaws1 if ,i 
do not remember thee3 ,if ,i  make not  
,jerusalem the beginning of my joy4     
#acf3g4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 the        
children of ,edom1 in the day of        
,jerusalem3  ,who say3 ,rase it1 rase   
it1 even to the foundation thereof4     
#acf3h4 ,o daughter of ,babylon1        
miserable3 blessed shall he be who shall
  repay thee thy payment which thou hast
 paid us4    #acf3i4 ,blessed be he that
 shall take and dash thy little ones    
against  the rock4    ,dash thy little  
ones1 etc4444 ,in the spiritual sense1  
we dash the  little ones of ,babylon    
against the rock1 when we mortify our   
passions1  and stifle the first motions 
of them1 by a speedy recourse to the    
rock  which is ,christ4      ,psalms    
,chapter #acg    ,confitebor tibi4      
,thanksgiving to ,god for his benefits4 
#acg3a4 ,for ,david himself4 ,i will    
praise thee1 ,o ,lord1 with my whole    
heart3 for thou hast heard the words of 
my mouth4 ,i will sing praise to  thee  

in the sight of the angels3    #acg3b4  
,i will worship towards thy holy temple1
 and ,i will give glory to  thy name4   
,for thy mercy1 and for thy truth3 for  
thou hast magnified thy  holy name above
 all4    #acg3c4 ,in what day soever ,i 
shall call upon thee1 hear me3 thou     
shalt  multiply strength in my soul4    
#acg3d4 ,may all the kings of the earth 
give glory to thee3 for they have  heard
 all the words of thy mouth4    #acg3e4 
,and let them sing in the ways of the   
,lord3 for great is the  glory of the   
,lord4    #acg3f4 ,for the ,lord is     
high1 and looketh on the low3 and the   
high he  knoweth afar off4    #acg3g4   
,if ,i shall walk in the midst of       
tribulation1 thou wilt quicken  me3 and 
thou hast stretched forth thy hand      
against the wrath of my  enemies3 and   
thy right hand hath saved me4    #acg3h4
 ,the ,lord will repay for me3 thy      
mercy1 ,o ,lord1 endureth for  ever3 ,o 
despise not the works of thy hands4     
,psalms ,chapter #ach    ,domine1       

probasti4    ,god's special providence  
over his servants4    #ach3a4 ,unto the 
end1 a psalm of ,david4 ,lord1 thou hast
 proved me1 and  known me3    #ach3b4   
,thou hast known my sitting down1 and my
 rising up4    #ach3c4 ,thou hast       
understood my thoughts afar off3 my path
 and my line  thou hast searched out4   
#ach3d4 ,and thou hast foreseen all my  
ways3 for there is no speech in my      
tongue4    ,there is no speech1 etc4444 
,viz41 unknown to thee3 or when there is
 no  speech in my tongue2 yet my whole  
interior and my most secret thoughts    
are known to thee4    #ach3e4 ,behold1  
,o ,lord1 thou hast known all things1   
the last and those  of old3 thou hast   
formed me1 and hast laid thy hand upon  
me4    #ach3f4 ,thy knowledge is become 
wonderful to me3 it is high1 and ,i     
cannot reach to it4    #ach3g4 ,whither 
shall ,i go from thy spirit8 or whither 
shall ,i flee from  thy face8    #ach3h4
 ,if ,i ascend into heaven1 thou art    
there3 if ,i descend into hell1  thou   

art present4    #ach3i4 ,if ,i take my  
wings early in the morning1 and dwell in
 the  uttermost parts of the sea3       
#ach3aj4 ,even there also shall thy hand
 lead me3 and thy right hand  shall hold
 me4    #ach3aa4 ,and ,i said3 ,perhaps 
darkness shall cover me3 and night shall
 be  my light in my pleasures4          
#ach3ab4 ,but darkness shall not be dark
 to thee1 and night shall be  light all 
the day3 the darkness thereof1 and the  
light thereof are  alike to thee4       
#ach3ac4 ,for thou hast possessed my    
reins3 thou hast protected me from  my  
mother's womb4    #ach3ad4 ,i will      
praise thee1 for thou art fearfully     
magnified3 wonderful  are thy works1 and
 my soul knoweth right well4    #ach3ae4
 ,my bone is not hidden from thee1 which
 thou hast made in  secret3 and my      
substance in the lower parts of the     
earth4    #ach3af4 ,thy eyes did see my 
imperfect being1 and in thy book all    
shall  be written3 days shall be formed1
 and no one in them4    #ach3ag4 ,but to

 me thy friends1 ,o ,god1 are made      
exceedingly honourable3  their          
principality is exceedingly             
strengthened4    #ach3ah4 ,i will number
 them1 and they shall be multiplied     
above the  sand1 ,i rose up and am still
 with thee4    #ach3ai4 ,if thou wilt   
kill the wicked1 ,o ,god3 ye men of     
blood1 depart  from me3    #ach3bj4     
,because you say in thought3 ,they shall
 receive thy cities in  vain4           
,because you say in thought1 etc4444    
,depart from me1 you wicked1 who  plot  
against the servants of ,god1 and think 
to cast them out of the  cities of their
 habitation2 as if they have received   
them in vain1 and  to no purpose4       
#ach3ba4 ,have ,i not hated them1 ,o    
,lord1 that hated thee3 and pined away  
because of thy enemies8    #ach3bb4 ,i  
have hated them with a perfect hatred3  
and they are become  enemies to me4     
,i have hated them4444 ,not with an     
hatred of malice1 but a zeal for the    
observance of ,god's commandments2 which

 he saw were despised by the  wicked1   
who are to be considered enemies to     
,god4    #ach3bc4 ,prove me1 ,o ,god1   
and know my heart3 examine me1 and know 
my  paths4    #ach3bd4 ,and see if there
 be in me the way of iniquity3 and lead 
me in  the eternal way4      ,psalms    
,chapter #aci    ,eripe me1 ,domine4    
,a prayer to be delivered from the      
wicked4    #aci3a4 ,unto the end1 a     
psalm of ,david4    #aci3b4 ,deliver me1
 ,o ,lord1 from the evil man3 rescue me 
from the unjust  man4    #aci3c4 ,who   
have devised iniquities in their hearts3
 all the day long  they designed        
battles4    #aci3d4 ,they have sharpened
 their tongues like a serpent3 the venom
 of  asps is under their lips4          
#aci3e4 ,keep me1 ,o ,lord1 from the    
hand of the wicked3 and from unjust  men
 deliver me4 ,who have proposed to      
supplant my steps3    #aci3f4 ,the proud
 have hidden a net for me4 ,and they    
have stretched out  cords for a snare3  
they have laid for me a stumblingblock  

by the  wayside4    #aci3g4 ,i said to  
the ,lord3 ,thou art my ,god3 hear1 ,o  
,lord1 the voice of  my supplication4   
#aci3h4 ,o ,lord1 ,lord1 the strength of
 my salvation3 thou hast  overshadowed  
my head in the day of battle4    #aci3i4
 ,give me not up1 ,o ,lord1 from my     
desire to the wicked3 they have  plotted
 against me2 do not thou forsake me1    
lest they should triumph4    #aci3aj4   
,the head of them compassing me about3  
the labour of their lips  shall         
overwhelm them4    #aci3aa4 ,burning    
coals shall fall upon them2 thou wilt   
cast them down  into the fire3 in       
miseries they shall not be able to      
stand4    #aci3ab4 ,a man full of tongue
 shall not be established in the earth3 
evil shall catch the unjust man unto    
destruction4    #aci3ac4 ,i know that   
the ,lord will do justice to the needy1 
and will  revenge the poor4    #aci3ad4 
,but as for the just1 they shall give   
glory to thy name3 and the  upright     
shall dwell with thy countenance4       

,psalms ,chapter #adj    ,domine1       
clamavi4    ,a prayer against sinful    
words1 and deceitful flatterers4    ,a  
psalm of ,david4    #adj3a4 ,i have     
cried to thee1 ,o ,lord1 hear me3       
hearken to my voice1 when  ,i cry to    
thee4    #adj3b4 ,let my prayer be      
directed as incense in thy sight2 the   
lifting  up of my hands1 as evening     
sacrifice4    #adj3c4 ,set a watch1 ,o  
,lord1 before my mouth3 and a door round
 about my  lips4    #adj3d4 ,incline not
 my heart to evil words2 to make excuses
 in sins4  ,with men that work iniquity3
 and ,i will not communicate with the   
choicest of them4    #adj3e4 ,the just  
man shall correct me in mercy1 and shall
 reprove me3  but let not the oil of the
 sinner fatten my head4 ,for my prayer  
shall  still be against the things with 
which they are well pleased3    ,let not
 the oil of the sinner1 etc4444 ,that   
is1 the flattery1 or  deceitful         
praise4--,ibid4 ,for my prayer1 etc4444 
,so far from coveting  their praises1   

who are never well pleased but with     
things that are  evil2 ,i shall         
continually pray to be preserved from   
such things as they  are delighted with4
    #adj3f4 ,their judges falling upon  
the rock have been swallowed up4 ,they  
shall hear my words1 for they have      
prevailed3    ,their judges1 etc4444    
,their rulers1 or chiefs1 quickly vanish
 and  perish1 like ships dashed against 
the rocks1 and swallowed up by the      
waves4 ,let them then hear my words1 for
 they are powerful and will  prevail2   
or1 as it is in the ,hebrew1 for they   
are sweet4    #adj3g4 ,as when the      
thickness of the earth is broken up upon
 the ground3  ,our bones are scattered  
by the side of hell4    #adj3h4 ,but to 
thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,lord1 are my eyes3 in  
thee have ,i put my  trust1 take not    
away my soul4    #adj3i4 ,keep me from  
the snare1 which they have laid for me1 
and from  the stumblingblocks of them   
that work iniquity4    #adj3aj4 ,the    
wicked shall fall in his net3 ,i am     

alone until ,i pass4    ,i am alone1    
etc4444 ,singularly protected by the    
,almighty1 until ,i pass  all their nets
 and snares4      ,psalms ,chapter #ada 
,voce mea4    ,a prayer of ,david in    
extremity of danger4    #ada3a4 ,of     
understanding for ,david1 ,a prayer when
 he was in the cave4 #a  ,kings #bd4    
#ada3b4 ,i cried to the ,lord with my   
voice3 with my voice ,i made            
supplication to the ,lord4    #ada3c4   
,in his sight ,i pour out my prayer1 and
 before him ,i declare my  trouble3     
#ada3d4 ,when my spirit failed me1 then 
thou knewest my paths4 ,in this  way    
wherein ,i walked1 they have hidden a   
snare for me4    #ada3e4 ,i looked on my
 right hand1 and beheld1 and there was  
no one that  would know me4 ,flight hath
 failed me3 and there is no one that    
hath  regard to my soul4    #ada3f4 ,i  
cried to thee1 ,o ,lord3 ,i said3 ,thou 
art my hope1 my portion in  the land of 
the living4    #ada3g4 ,attend to my    
supplication3 for ,i am brought very    

low4 ,deliver me  from my persecutors2  
for they are stronger than ,i4          
#ada3h4 ,bring my soul out of prison1   
that ,i may praise thy name3 the  just  
wait for me1 until thou reward me4      
,psalms ,chapter #adb    ,domine1       
exaudi4    ,the psalmist in tribulation 
calleth upon ,god for his delivery4 ,the
  seventh penitential psalm4    #adb3a4 
,a psalm of ,david1 when his son        
,absalom pursued him4 #b ,kings  #ag4   
,hear1 ,o ,lord1 my prayer3 give ear to 
my supplication in thy truth3  hear me  
in thy justice4    #adb3b4 ,and enter   
not into judgment with thy servant3 for 
in thy sight  no man living shall be    
justified4    #adb3c4 ,for the enemy    
hath persecuted my soul3 he hath brought
 down my  life to the earth4 ,he hath   
made me to dwell in darkness as those   
that  have been dead of old3    #adb3d4 
,and my spirit is in anguish within me3 
my heart within me is  troubled4        
#adb3e4 ,i remembered the days of old1  
,i meditated on all thy works3 ,i       

meditated upon the works of thy hands4  
#adb3f4 ,i stretched forth my hands to  
thee3 my soul is as earth without  water
 unto thee4    #adb3g4 ,hear me         
speedily1 ,o ,lord3 my spirit hath      
fainted away4 ,turn not  away thy face  
from me1 lest ,i be like unto them that 
go down into the  pit4    #adb3h4 ,cause
 me to hear thy mercy in the morning2   
for in thee have ,i  hoped4 ,make the   
way known to me1 wherein ,i should walk3
 for ,i have  lifted up my soul to thee4
    #adb3i4 ,deliver me from my enemies1
 ,o ,lord1 to thee have ,i fled3        
#adb3aj4 ,teach me to do thy will1 for  
thou art my ,god4 ,thy good spirit      
shall lead me into the right land3      
#adb3aa4 for thy name's sake1 ,o ,lord1 
thou wilt quicken me in thy  justice4   
,thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble3
    #adb3ab4 ,and in thy mercy thou wilt
 destroy my enemies4 ,and thou wilt  cut
 off all them that afflict my soul3 for 
,i am thy servant4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #adc    ,benedictus ,dominus4    ,the  

prophet praiseth ,god1 and prayeth to be
 delivered from his enemies4  ,no       
worldly happiness is to be compared with
 that of serving ,god4    ,a psalm of   
,david against ,goliath4    #adc3a4     
,blessed be the ,lord my ,god1 who      
teacheth my hands to fight1 and  my     
fingers to war4    #adc3b4 ,my mercy1   
and my refuge3 my support1 and my       
deliverer3 ,my  protector1 and ,i have  
hoped in him3 who subdueth my people    
under me4    #adc3c4 ,lord1 what is man1
 that thou art made known to him8 or the
 son  of man1 that thou makest account  
of him8    #adc3d4 ,man is like to      
vanity3 his days pass away like a       
shadow4    #adc3e4 ,lord1 bow down thy  
heavens and descend3 touch the          
mountains1 and  they shall smoke4       
#adc3f4 ,send forth lightning1 and thou 
shalt scatter them3 shoot out thy       
arrows1 and thou shalt trouble them4    
#adc3g4 ,put forth thy hand from on     
high1 take me out1 and deliver me  from 
many waters3 from the hand of strange   

children3    #adc3h4 ,whose mouth hath  
spoken vanity3 and their right hand is  
the  right hand of iniquity4    #adc3i4 
,to thee1 ,o ,god1 ,i will sing a new   
canticle3 on the psaltery and  an       
instrument of ten strings ,i will sing  
praises to thee4    #adc3aj4 ,who givest
 salvation to kings3 who hast redeemed  
thy servant  ,david from the malicious  
sword3    #adc3aa4 ,deliver me1 ,and    
rescue me out of the hand of strange    
children2  whose mouth hath spoken      
vanity3 and their right hand is the     
right hand  of iniquity3    #adc3ab4    
,whose sons are as new plants in their  
youth3 ,their daughters  decked out1    
adorned round about after the similitude
 of a temple3    #adc3ac4 ,their        
storehouses full1 flowing out of this   
into that4 ,their  sheep fruitful in    
young1 abounding in their goings forth3 
#adc3ad4 ,their oxen fat4 ,there is no  
breach of wall1 nor passage1 nor  crying
 out in their streets4    #adc3ae4 ,they
 have called the people happy1 that hath

 these things3 but  happy is that people
 whose ,god is the ,lord4      ,psalms  
,chapter #add    ,exaltabo te1 ,deus4   
,a psalm of praise1 to the infinite     
majesty of ,god4    #add3a4 ,praise1 for
 ,david himself4 ,i will extol thee1 ,o 
,god my king3 and  ,i will bless thy    
name for ever2 yea1 for ever and ever4  
#add3b4 ,every day will ,i bless thee3  
and ,i will praise thy name for  ever2  
yea1 for ever and ever4    #add3c4      
,great is the ,lord1 and greatly to be  
praised3 and of his  greatness there is 
no end4    #add3d4 ,generation and      
generation shall praise thy works3 and  
they shall  declare thy power4          
#add3e4 ,they shall speak of the        
magnificence of the glory of thy        
holiness3 and shall tell thy wondrous   
works4    #add3f4 ,and they shall speak 
of the might of thy terrible acts3 and  
shall declare thy greatness4    #add3g4 
,they shall publish the memory of the   
abundance of thy sweetness3  and shall  
rejoice in thy justice4    #add3h4 ,the 

,lord is gracious and merciful3 patient 
and plenteous in  mercy4    #add3i4 ,the
 ,lord is sweet to all3 and his tender  
mercies are over all  his works4        
#add3aj4 ,let all thy works1 ,o lord1   
praise thee3 and let thy saints  bless  
thee4    #add3aa4 ,they shall speak of  
the glory of thy kingdom3 and shall tell
 of  thy power3    #add3ab4 ,to make thy
 might known to the sons of men3 and the
 glory of  the magnificence of thy      
kingdom4    #add3ac4 ,thy kingdom is a  
kingdom of all ages3 and thy dominion   
endureth  throughout all generations4   
,the ,lord is faithful in all his words3
 and  holy in all his works4    #add3ad4
 ,the ,lord lifteth up all that fall3   
and setteth up all that are  cast down4 
#add3ae4 ,the eyes of all hope in thee1 
,o ,lord3 and thou givest them meat  in 
due season4    #add3af4 ,thou openest   
thy hand1 and fillest with blessing     
every living  creature4    #add3ag4 ,the
 ,lord is just in all his ways3 and holy
 in all his works4    #add3ah4 ,the     

,lord is nigh unto all them that call   
upon him3 to all that  call upon him in 
truth4    #add3ai4 ,he will do the will 
of them that fear him3 and he will hear 
their prayer1 and save them4    #add3bj4
 ,the ,lord keepeth all them that love  
him2 but all the wicked he  will        
destroy4    #add3ba4 ,my mouth shall    
speak the praise of the ,lord3 and let  
all flesh  bless his holy name forever2 
yea1 for ever and ever4      ,psalms    
,chapter #ade    ,lauda1 anima4    ,we  
are not to trust in men1 but in ,god    
alone4    #ade3a4 ,alleluia1 of ,aggeus 
and ,zacharias4    #ade3b4 ,praise the  
,lord1 ,o my soul1 in my life ,i will   
praise the ,lord3 ,i  will sing to my   
,god as long as ,i shall be4 ,put not   
your trust in  princes3    #ade3c4 ,in  
the children of men1 in whom there is no
 salvation4    #ade3d4 ,his spirit shall
 go forth1 and he shall return into his 
earth3  in that day all their thoughts  
shall perish4    #ade3e4 ,blessed is he 
who hath the ,god of ,jacob for his     

helper1 whose  hope is in the ,lord his 
,god3    #ade3f4 ,who made heaven and   
earth1 the sea1 and all things that are 
in  them4    #ade3g4 ,who keepeth truth 
for ever3 who executeth judgment for    
them that  suffer wrong3 who giveth food
 to the hungry4 ,the ,lord looseth them 
that  are fettered3    #ade3h4 ,the     
,lord enlighteneth the blind4 ,the ,lord
 lifteth up them that  are cast down3   
the ,lord loveth the just4    #ade3i4   
,the ,lord keepeth the strangers1 he    
will support the fatherless  and the    
widow3 and the ways of sinners he will  
destroy4    #ade3aj4 ,the ,lord shall   
reign for ever3 thy ,god1 ,o ,sion1 unto
 generation  and generation4            
,psalms ,chapter #adf    ,laudate       
,dominum4    ,an exhortation to praise  
,god for his benefits4    #adf3a4       
,alleluia4 ,praise ye the ,lord1 because
 psalm is good3 to our ,god  be joyful  
and comely praise4    #adf3b4 ,the ,lord
 buildeth up ,jerusalem3 he will gather 
together the  dispersed of ,israel4     

#adf3c4 ,who healeth the broken of      
heart1 and bindeth up their bruises4    
#adf3d4 ,who telleth the number of the  
stars3 and calleth them all by  their   
names4    #adf3e4 ,great is our ,lord1  
and great is his power3 and of his      
wisdom  there is no number4    #adf3f4  
,the ,lord lifteth up the meek1 and     
bringeth the wicked down even  to the   
ground4    #adf3g4 ,sing ye to the ,lord
 with praise3 sing to our ,god upon the 
harp4    #adf3h4 ,who covereth the      
heaven with clouds1 and prepareth rain  
for the  earth4 ,who maketh grass to    
grow on the mountains1 and herbs for the
  service of men4    #adf3i4 ,who giveth
 to beasts their food3 and to the young 
ravens that  call upon him4    #adf3aj4 
,he shall not delight in the strength of
 the horse3 nor take  pleasure in the   
legs of a man4    #adf3aa4 ,the ,lord   
taketh pleasure in them that fear him3  
and in them  that hope in his mercy4    
,psalms ,chapter #adg    ,lauda1        
,jerusalem4    ,the church is called    

upon to praise ,god for his peculiar    
graces and  favours to his people4 ,in  
the ,hebrew1 this psalm is joined to the
  foregoing4    #adg3ab4 ,alleluia4     
,praise the ,lord1 ,o ,jerusalem3 praise
 thy ,god1 ,o ,sion4    #adg3ac4        
,because he hath strengthened the bolts 
of thy gates1 he hath  blessed thy      
children within thee4    #adg3ad4 ,who  
hath placed peace in thy borders3 and   
filleth thee with the  fat of corn4     
#adg3ae4 ,who sendeth forth his speech  
to the earth3 his word runneth  swiftly4
    #adg3af4 ,who giveth snow like wool3
 scattereth mists like ashes4           
#adg3ag4 ,he sendeth his crystal like   
morsels3 who shall stand before the     
face of his cold8    ,he sendeth his    
crystal4444 ,that is1 his ice4 ,some    
understand it of  hail1 which is1 as it 
were1 ice1 divided into particles or    
morsels4    #adg3ah4 ,he shall send out 
his word1 and shall melt them3 his wind 
shall  blow1 and the waters shall run4  
#adg3ai4 ,who declareth his word to     

,jacob3 his justices and his judgments  
to ,israel4    #adg3bj4 ,he hath not    
done in like manner to every nation3 and
 his  judgments he hath not made        
manifest to them4 ,alleluia4            
,psalms ,chapter #adh    ,laudate       
,dominum de caelis4    ,all creatures   
are invited to praise their ,creator4   
#adh3a4 ,alleluia4 ,praise ye the ,lord 
from the heavens3 praise ye him in   the
 high places4    #adh3b4 ,praise ye him1
 all his angels1 praise ye him1 all his 
hosts4    #adh3c4 ,praise ye him1 ,o sun
 and moon3 praise him1 all ye stars and 
light4    #adh3d4 ,praise him1 ye       
heavens of heavens3 and let all the     
waters that  are above the heavens      
#adh3e4 ,praise the name of the ,lord4  
,for he spoke1 and they were made3  he  
commanded1 and they were created4       
#adh3f4 ,he hath established them for   
ever1 and for ages of ages3 he hath     
made a decree1 and it shall not pass    
away4    #adh3g4 ,praise the ,lord from 
the earth1 ye dragons1 and all ye deeps3

    #adh3h4 ,fire1 hail1 snow1 ice1     
stormy winds1 which fulfil his word3    
#adh3i4 ,mountains and all hills1       
fruitful trees and all cedars3          
#adh3aj4 ,beasts and all cattle3        
serpents and feathered fowls3           
#adh3aa4 ,kings of the earth and all    
people3 princes and all judges of  the  
earth3    #adh3ab4 ,young men and       
maidens3 let the old with the younger1  
praise the  name of the ,lord3          
#adh3ac4 ,for his name alone is exalted4
    #adh3ad4 ,the praise of him is above
 heaven and earth3 and he hath  exalted 
the horn of his people4 ,a hymn to all  
his saints to the  children of ,israel1 
a people approaching to him4 ,alleluia4 
,psalms ,chapter #adi    ,cantate       
,domino4    ,the church is particularly 
bound to praise ,god4    #adi3a4        
,alleluia4 ,sing ye to the ,lord a new  
canticle3 let his praise be   in the    
church of the saints4    #adi3b4 ,let   
,israel rejoice in him that made him3   
and let the children of  ,sion be joyful

 in their king4    #adi3c4 ,let them    
praise his name in choir3 let them sing 
to him with the  timbrel and the        
psaltery4    #adi3d4 ,for the ,lord is  
well pleased with his people3 and he    
will exalt  the meek unto salvation4    
#adi3e4 ,the saints shall rejoice in    
glory3 they shall be joyful in their    
beds4    #adi3f4 ,the high praises of   
,god shall be in their mouth3 and       
two-edged  swords in their hands3       
#adi3g4 ,to execute vengeance upon the  
nations1 chastisements among the        
people3    #adi3h4 ,to bind their kings 
with fetters1 and their nobles with     
manacles  of iron4    #adi3i4 ,to       
execute upon them the judgment that is  
written3 this glory is  to all his      
saints4 ,alleluia4      ,psalms ,chapter
 #aej    ,laudate ,dominum in sanctis4  
,an exhortation to praise ,god with all 
sorts of instruments4    #aej3a4        
,alleluia4 ,praise ye the ,lord in his  
holy places3 praise ye him   in the     
firmament of his power4    #aej3b4      

,praise ye him for his mighty acts3     
praise ye him according to  the         
multitude of his greatness4    #aej3c4  
,praise him with the sound of trumpet3  
praise him with psaltery  and harp4     
#aej3d4 ,praise him with timbrel and    
choir3 praise him with strings and      
organs4    #aej3e4 ,praise him on high  
sounding cymbals3 praise him on cymbals 
of  joy3 let every spirit praise the    
,lord4 ,alleluia4          ,,the ,,book 
,,of ,,proverbs      ,this ,book is so  
called1 because it consists of wise and 
weighty  sentences3 regulating the      
morals of men3 and directing them to    
wisdom  and virtue4 ,and these sentences
 are also called ,,parables1 because    
great  truths are often couched in them 
under certain figures and similitudes4  
,proverbs ,chapter #a    ,the use and   
end of the proverbs4 ,an exhortation to 
flee the company of  the wicked3 and to 
hearken to the voice of wisdom4    #a3a4
 ,the parables of ,solomon1 the son of  
,david1 king of ,israel1    #a3b4 ,to   

know wisdom1 and instruction3    #a3c4  
,to understand the words of prudence3   
and to receive the  instruction of      
doctrine1 justice1 and judgment1 and    
equity3    #a3d4 ,to give subtilty to   
little ones1 to the young man knowledge 
and  understanding4    #a3e4 ,a wise man
 shall hear1 and shall be wiser3 and he 
that  understandeth shall possess       
governments4    #a3f4 ,he shall         
understand a parable and the            
interpretation1 the words of  the wise1 
and their mysterious sayings4    #a3g4  
,the fear of the ,lord is the beginning 
of wisdom4 ,fools despise  wisdom and   
instruction4    #a3h4 ,my son1 hear the 
instruction of thy father1 and forsake  
not the  law of thy mother3    #a3i4    
,that grace may be added to thy head1   
and a chain of gold to thy  neck4       
#a3aj4 ,my son1 if sinners shall entice 
thee1 consent not to them4    #a3aa4 ,if
 they shall say3 ,come with us1 let us  
lie in wait for blood1  let us hide     
snares for the innocent without cause3  

#a3ab4 ,let us swallow him up alive like
 hell1 and whole as one that  goeth down
 into the pit4    #a3ac4 ,we shall find 
all precious substance1 we shall fill   
our houses  with spoils4    #a3ad4 ,cast
 in thy lot with us1 let us all have one
 purse4    #a3ae4 ,my son1 walk not thou
 with them1 restrain thy foot from their
  paths4    #a3af4 ,for their feet run  
to evil1 and make haste to shed blood4  
#a3ag4 ,but a net is spread in vain     
before the eyes of them that have       
wings4    #a3ah4 ,and they themselves   
lie in wait for their own blood1 and    
practise  deceits against their own     
souls4    #a3ai4 ,so the ways of every  
covetous man destroy the souls of the   
possessors4    #a3bj4 ,wisdom preacheth 
abroad1 she uttereth her voice in the   
streets3    #a3ba4 ,at the head of      
multitudes she crieth out1 in the       
entrance of the  gates of the city she  
uttereth her words1 saying3    #a3bb4 ,o
 children1 how long will you love       
childishness1 and fools covet  those    

things which are hurtful to themselves1 
and the unwise hate  knowledge8         
#a3bc4 ,turn ye at my reproof3 behold ,i
 will utter my spirit to you1 and  will 
shew you my words4    #a3bd4 ,because ,i
 called1 and you refused3 ,i stretched  
out my hand1 and  there was none that   
regarded4    #a3be4 ,you have despised  
all my counsel1 and have neglected my   
reprehensions4    #a3bf4 ,i also will   
laugh in your destruction1 and will mock
 when that  shall come to you which you 
feared4    #a3bg4 ,when sudden calamity 
shall fall on you1 and destruction1 as a
  tempest1 shall be at hand3 when       
tribulation and distress shall come     
upon you3    #a3bh4 ,then shall they    
call upon me1 and ,i will not hear3 they
 shall  rise in the morning1 and shall  
not find me3    #a3bi4 ,because they    
have hated instruction1 and received not
 the fear of  the ,lord1    #a3cj4 ,nor 
consented to my counsel1 but despised   
all my reproof4    #a3ca4 ,therefore    
they shall eat the fruit of their own   

way1 and shall be  filled with their own
 devices4    #a3cb4 ,the turning away of
 little ones shall kill them1 and the   
prosperity of fools shall destroy them4 
#a3cc4 ,but he that shall hear me1 shall
 rest without terror1 and shall  enjoy  
abundance1 without fear of evils4       
,proverbs ,chapter #b    ,the advantages
 of wisdom3 and the evils from which it 
delivers4    #b3a4 ,my son1 if thou wilt
 receive my words1 and wilt hide my     
commandments with thee1    #b3b4 ,that  
thy ear may hearken to wisdom3 incline  
thy heart to know  prudence4    #b3c4   
,for if thou shalt call for wisdom1 and 
incline thy heart to  prudence3    #b3d4
 ,if thou shalt seek her as money1 and  
shalt dig for her as for a  treasure3   
#b3e4 ,then shalt thou understand the   
fear of the ,lord1 and shalt find  the  
knowledge of ,god3    #b3f4 ,because the
 ,lord giveth wisdom3 and out of his    
mouth cometh  prudence and knowledge4   
#b3g4 ,he wilt keep the salvation of the
 righteous1 and protect them that  walk 

in simplicity1    #b3h4 ,keeping the    
paths of justice1 and guarding the ways 
of saints4    #b3i4 ,then shalt thou    
understand justice1 and judgment1 and   
equity1 and  every good path4    #b3aj4 
,if wisdom shall enter into thy heart1  
and knowledge please thy  soul3         
#b3aa4 ,counsel shall keep thee1 and    
prudence shall preserve thee1    #b3ab4 
,that thou mayst be delivered from the  
evil way1 and from the man  that        
speaketh perverse things3    #b3ac4 ,who
 leave the right way1 and walk by dark  
ways3    #b3ad4 ,who are glad when they 
have done evil1 and rejoice in the most 
wicked things3    #b3ae4 ,whose ways are
 perverse1 and their steps infamous4    
#b3af4 ,that thou mayst be delivered    
from the strange woman1 and from the    
stranger1 who softeneth her words2      
#b3ag4 ,and forsaketh the guide of her  
youth1    #b3ah4 ,and hath forgotten the
 covenant of her ,god3 for her house    
inclineth unto death1 and her paths to  
hell4    #b3ai4 ,none that go in unto   

her1 shall return again1 neither shall  
they  take hold of the paths of life4   
#b3bj4 ,that thou mayst walk in a good  
way3 and mayst keep the paths of  the   
just4    #b3ba4 ,for they that are      
upright1 shall dwell in the earth2 and  
the  simple shall continue in it4       
#b3bb4 ,but the wicked shall be         
destroyed from the earth3 and they that 
do unjustly1 shall be taken away from   
it4      ,proverbs ,chapter #c    ,an   
exhortation to the practice of virtue4  
#c3a4 ,my son1 forget not my law1 and   
let thy heart keep my commandments4     
#c3b4 ,for they shall add to thee length
 of days1 and years of life1 and  peace4
    #c3c4 ,let not mercy and truth leave
 thee1 put them about thy neck1 and     
write them in the tables of thy heart4  
#c3d4 ,and thou shalt find grace1 and   
good understanding before ,god and  men4
    #c3e4 ,have confidence in the ,lord 
with all thy heart1 and lean not upon   
thy own prudence4    #c3f4 ,in all thy  
ways think on him1 and he will direct   

thy steps4    #c3g4 ,be not wise in thy 
own conceit3 fear ,god1 and depart from 
evil3    #c3h4 ,for it shall be health  
to thy navel1 and moistening to thy     
bones4    #c3i4 ,honour the ,lord with  
thy substance1 and give him of the first
 of  all thy fruits2    #c3aj4 ,and thy 
barns shall be filled with abundance1   
and thy presses  shall run over with    
wine4    #c3aa4 ,my son1 reject not the 
correction of the ,lord3 and do not     
faint  when thou art chastised by him3  
#c3ab4 ,for whom the ,lord loveth1 he   
chastiseth3 and as a father in the  son 
he pleaseth himself4    #c3ac4 ,blessed 
is the man that findeth wisdom1 and is  
rich in prudence3    #c3ad4 ,the        
purchasing thereof is better than the   
merchandise of silver1  and her fruit   
than the chief and purest gold3         
#c3ae4 ,she is more precious than all   
riches3 and all the things that are     
desired1 are not to be compared to her4 
#c3af4 ,length of days is in her right  
hand1 and in her left hand riches  and  

glory4    #c3ag4 ,her ways are beautiful
 ways1 and all her paths are peaceable4 
#c3ah4 ,she is a tree of life to them   
that lay hold on her3 and he that  shall
 retain her is blessed4    #c3ai4 ,the  
,lord by wisdom hath founded the earth1 
hath established the  heavens by        
prudence4    #c3bj4 ,by his wisdom the  
depths have broken out1 and the clouds  
grow  thick with dew4    #c3ba4 ,my son1
 let not these things depart from thy   
eyes3 keep the law  and counsel3        
#c3bb4 ,and there shall be life to thy  
soul1 and grace to thy mouth4    #c3bc4 
,then shalt thou walk confidently in thy
 way1 and thy foot shall  not stumble3  
#c3bd4 ,if thou sleep1 thou shalt not   
fear3 thou shalt rest1 and thy  sleep   
shall be sweet4    #c3be4 ,be not afraid
 of sudden fear1 nor of the power of the
 wicked  falling upon thee4    #c3bf4   
,for the ,lord will be at thy side1 and 
will keep thy foot that  thou be not    
taken4    #c3bg4 ,do not withhold him   
from doing good1 who is able3 if thou   

art  able1 do good thyself also4        
#c3bh4 ,say not to thy friend3 ,go1 and 
come again3 and to morrow ,i will  give 
to thee3 when thou canst give at        
present4    #c3bi4 ,practise not evil   
against thy friend1 when he hath        
confidence in  thee4    #c3cj4 ,strive  
not against a man without cause1 when he
 hath done thee no  evil4    #c3ca4     
,envy not the unjust man1 and do not    
follow his ways4    #c3cb4 ,for every   
mocker is an abomination to the ,lord1  
and his  communication is with the      
simple4    #c3cc4 ,want is from the     
,lord in the house of the wicked3 but   
the  habitations of the just shall be   
blessed4    #c3cd4 ,he shall scorn the  
scorners1 and to the meek he will give  
grace4    #c3ce4 ,the wise shall possess
 glory3 the promotion of fools is       
disgrace4      ,proverbs ,chapter #d    
,a further exhortation to seek after    
wisdom4    #d3a4 ,hear1 ye children1 the
 instruction of a father1 and attend1   
that  you may know prudence4    #d3b4 ,i

 will give you a good gift1 forsake not 
my law4    #d3c4 ,for ,i also was my    
father's son1 tender1 and as an only son
 in the  sight of my mother3    #d3d4   
,and he taught me1 and said3 ,let thy   
heart receive my words1 keep  my        
commandments1 and thou shalt live4      
#d3e4 ,get wisdom1 get prudence3 forget 
not1 neither decline from the  words of 
my mouth4    #d3f4 ,forsake her not1 and
 she shall keep thee3 love her1 and she 
shall  preserve thee4    #d3g4 ,the     
beginning of wisdom1 get wisdom1 and    
with all thy possession  purchase       
prudence4    #d3h4 ,take hold on her1   
and she shall exalt thee3 thou shalt be 
glorified by her1 when thou shalt       
embrace her4    #d3i4 ,she shall give to
 thy head increase of graces1 and       
protect thee  with a noble crown4       
#d3aj4 ,hear1 ,o my son1 and receive my 
words1 that years of life may be        
multiplied to thee4    #d3aa4 ,i will   
shew thee the way of wisdom1 ,i will    
lead thee by the paths  of equity3      

#d3ab4 ,which when thou shalt have      
entered1 thy steps shall not be         
straitened1 and when thou runnest1 thou 
shalt not meet a  stumblingblock4       
#d3ac4 ,take hold on instruction1 leave 
it not3 keep it1 because it is  thy     
life4    #d3ad4 ,be not delighted in the
 paths of the wicked1 neither let the   
way  of evil men please thee4    #d3ae4 
,flee from it1 pass not by it3 go aside1
 and forsake it4    #d3af4 ,for they    
sleep not1 except they have done evil3  
and their sleep  is taken away unless   
they have made some to fall4    #d3ag4  
,they eat the bread of wickedness1 and  
drink the wine of iniquity4    #d3ah4   
,but the path of the just1 as a shining 
light1 goeth forwards1 and  increaseth  
even to perfect day4    #d3ai4 ,the way 
of the wicked is darksome3 they know not
 where they fall4    #d3bj4 ,my son1    
hearken to my words1 and incline thy ear
 to my sayings4    #d3ba4 ,let them not 
depart from thy eyes1 keep them in the  
midst of thy  heart3    #d3bb4 ,for they

 are life to those that find them1 and  
health to all  flesh4    #d3bc4 ,with   
all watchfulness keep thy heart1 because
 life issueth out  from it4    #d3bd4   
,remove from thee a froward mouth1 and  
let detracting lips be far  from thee4  
#d3be4 ,let thy eyes look straight on1  
and let thy eyelids go before thy       
steps4    #d3bf4 ,make straight the path
 for thy feet1 and all thy ways shall be
  established4    #d3bg4 ,decline not to
 the right hand1 nor to the left3 turn  
away thy  foot from evil4 ,for the ,lord
 knoweth the ways that are on the right 
hand3 but those are perverse which are  
on the left hand4 ,but he will  make thy
 courses straight1 he will bring forward
 thy ways in peace4      ,proverbs      
,chapter #e    ,an exhortation to fly   
unlawful lust1 and the occasions of it4 
#e3a4 ,my son1 attend to my wisdom1 and 
incline thy ear to my prudence1    #e3b4
 ,that thou mayst keep thoughts1 and thy
 lips may preserve  instruction4 ,mind  
not the deceit of a woman4    #e3c4 ,for

 the lips of a harlot are like a        
honeycomb dropping1 and her  throat is  
smoother than oil4    #e3d4 ,but her end
 is bitter as wormwood1 and sharp as a  
two-edged sword4    #e3e4 ,her feet go  
down into death1 and her steps go in as 
far as hell4    #e3f4 ,they walk not by 
the path of life1 her steps are         
wandering1 and  unaccountable4    #e3g4 
,now1 therefore1 my son1 hear me1 and   
depart not from the words of  my mouth4 
#e3h4 ,remove thy way far from her1 and 
come not nigh the doors of her  house4  
#e3i4 ,give not thy honour to strangers1
 and thy years to the cruel4    #e3aj4  
,lest strangers be filled with thy      
strength1 and thy labours be in  another
 man's house1    #e3aa4 ,and thou mourn 
at the last1 when thou shalt have spent 
thy flesh  and thy body1 and say2       
#e3ab4 ,why have ,i hated instruction1  
and my heart consented not to  reproof1 
#e3ac4 ,and have not heard the voice of 
them that taught me1 and have not       
inclined my ear to masters8    #e3ad4 ,i

 have almost been in all evil1 in the   
midst of the church and of  the         
congregation4    #e3ae4 ,drink water out
 of thy own cistern1 and the streams of 
thy own  well3    #e3af4 ,let thy       
fountains be conveyed abroad1 and in the
 streets divide  thy waters4    #e3ag4  
,keep them to thyself alone1 neither let
 strangers be partakers  with thee4     
#e3ah4 ,let thy vein be blessed1 and    
rejoice with the wife of thy youth3     
#e3ai4 ,let her be thy dearest hind1 and
 most agreeable fawn3 let her  breasts  
inebriate thee at all times3 be thou    
delighted continually with  her love4   
#e3bj4 ,why art thou seduced1 my son1 by
 a strange woman1 and art  cherished in 
the bosom of another8    #e3ba4 ,the    
,lord beholdeth the ways of man1 and    
considereth all his  steps4    #e3bb4   
,his own iniquities catch the wicked1   
and he is fast bound with  the ropes of 
his own sins4    #e3bc4 ,he shall die1  
because he hath not received            
instruction1 and in  the multitude of   

his folly he shall be deceived4         
,proverbs ,chapter #f    ,documents on  
several heads4    #f3a4 ,my son1 if thou
 be surety for thy friend1 thou hast    
engaged fast  thy hand to a stranger1   
#f3b4 ,thou art ensnared with the words 
of thy mouth1 and caught with thy  own  
words4    #f3c4 ,do1 therefore1 my son1 
what ,i say1 and deliver thyself3       
because  thou art fallen into the hand  
of thy neighbour4 ,run about1 make      
haste1  stir up thy friend3    #f3d4    
,give not sleep to thy eyes1 neither let
 thy eyelids slumber4    #f3e4 ,deliver 
thyself as a doe from the hand1 and as a
 bird from the  hand of the fowler4     
#f3f4 ,go to the ant1 ,o sluggard1 and  
consider her ways1 and learn  wisdom3   
#f3g4 ,which1 although she hath no      
guide1 nor master1 nor captain1    #f3h4
 ,provideth her meat for herself in the 
summer1 and gathereth her  food in the  
harvest4    #f3i4 ,how long wilt thou   
sleep1 ,o sluggard8 when wilt thou arise
 out of  thy sleep8    #f3aj4 ,thou wilt

 sleep a little1 thou wilt slumber a    
little1 thou wilt  fold thy hands a     
little to sleep3    #f3aa4 ,and want    
shall come upon thee1 as a traveller1   
and poverty as a  man armed4 ,but if    
thou be diligent1 thy harvest shall come
 as a  fountain1 and want shall flee far
 from thee4    #f3ab4 ,a man that is an 
apostate1 an unprofitable man1 walketh  
with a  perverse mouth1    #f3ac4 ,he   
winketh with the eyes1 presseth with the
 foot1 speaketh with  the finger4       
#f3ad4 ,with a wicked heart he deviseth 
evil1 and at all times he soweth        
discord4    #f3ae4 ,to such a one his   
destruction shall presently come1 and he
 shall  suddenly be destroyed1 and shall
 no longer have any remedy4    #f3af4   
,six things there are1 which the ,lord  
hateth1 and the seventh his  soul       
detesteth3    #f3ag4 ,haughty eyes1 a   
lying tongue1 hands that shed innocent  
blood1    #f3ah4 ,a heart that deviseth 
wicked plots1 feet that are swift to run
  into mischief1    #f3ai4 ,a deceitful 

witness that uttereth lies1 and him that
 soweth  discord among brethren4        
#f3bj4 ,my son1 keep the commandments of
 thy father1 and forsake not the  law of
 thy mother4    #f3ba4 ,bind them in thy
 heart continually1 and put them about  
thy neck4    #f3bb4 ,when thou walkest1 
let them go with thee3 when thou        
sleepest1 let  them keep thee1 and when 
thou awakest1 talk with them4    #f3bc4 
,because the commandment is a lamp1 and 
the law a light1 and  reproofs of       
instruction are the way of life3        
#f3bd4 ,that they may keep thee from the
 evil woman1 and from the  flattering   
tongue of the stranger4    #f3be4 ,let  
not thy heart covet her beauty1 be not  
caught with her winks3    #f3bf4 ,for   
the price of a harlot is scarce one     
loaf3 but the woman  catcheth the       
precious soul of a man4    #f3bg4 ,can a
 man hide fire in his bosom1 and his    
garments not burn8    #f3bh4 ,or can he 
walk upon hot coals1 and his feet not be
 burnt8    #f3bi4 ,so he that goeth in  

to his neighbour's wife1 shall not be   
clean  when he shall touch her4         
#f3cj4 ,the fault is not so great when a
 man hath stolen3 for he stealeth  to   
fill his hungry soul3    ,the fault is  
not so great1 etc4444 ,the sin of theft 
is not so great1 as  to be compared with
 adultery3 especially when a person     
pressed with  hunger 7which is the case 
here spoken of7 steals to satisfy       
nature4  ,moreover the damage done by   
theft may much more easily be repaired1 
than the wrong done by adultery4 ,but   
this does not hinder1 but that  theft   
also is a mortal sin1 forbidden by one  
of the ten commandments4    #f3ca4 ,and 
if he be taken1 he shall restore        
sevenfold1 and shall give up  all the   
substance of his house4    #f3cb4 ,but  
he that is an adulterer1 for the folly  
of his heart shall  destroy his own     
soul3    #f3cc4 ,he gathereth to himself
 shame and dishonour1 and his reproach  
shall not be blotted out3    #f3cd4     
,because the jealousy and rage of the   

husband will not spare in  the day of   
revenge1    #f3ce4 ,nor will he yield to
 any man's prayers1 nor will he accept  
for  satisfaction ever so many gifts4   
,proverbs ,chapter #g    ,the love of   
wisdom is the best preservative from    
being led astray by  temptation4        
#g3a4 ,my son1 keep my words1 and lay up
 my precepts with thee4 ,son1    #g3b4  
,keep my commandments1 and thou shalt   
live3 and my law as the apple  of thy   
eye3    #g3c4 ,bind it upon thy fingers1
 write it upon the tables of thy heart4 
#g3d4 ,say to wisdom3 ,thou art my      
sister3 and call prudence thy friend1   
#g3e4 ,that she may keep thee from the  
woman that is not thine1 and from  the  
stranger who sweeteneth her words4      
#g3f4 ,for ,i looked out of the window  
of my house through the lattice1        
#g3g4 ,and ,i see little ones1 ,i behold
 a foolish young man1    #g3h4 ,who     
passeth through the street by the       
corner1 and goeth nigh the  way of her  
house1    #g3i4 ,in the dark when it    

grows late1 in the darkness and         
obscurity of  the night4    #g3aj4 ,and 
behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's  
attire1 prepared to  deceive souls3     
talkative and wandering1    #g3aa4 ,not 
bearing to be quiet1 not able to abide  
still at home1    #g3ab4 ,now abroad1   
now in the streets1 now lying in wait   
near the  corners4    #g3ac4 ,and       
catching the young man1 she kisseth him1
 and with an impudent  face1 flattereth1
 saying3    #g3ad4 ,i vowed victims for 
prosperity1 this day ,i have paid my    
vows4    #g3ae4 ,therefore ,i am come   
out to meet thee1 desirous to see thee1 
and ,i  have found thee4    #g3af4 ,i   
have woven my bed with cords1 ,i have   
covered it with painted  tapestry1      
brought from ,egypt4    #g3ag4 ,i have  
perfumed my bed with myrrh1 aloes1 and  
cinnamon4    #g3ah4 ,come1 let us be    
inebriated with the breasts1 and let us 
enjoy the  desired embraces1 till the   
day appear4    #g3ai4 ,for my husband is
 not at home1 he is gone a very long    

journey4    #g3bj4 ,he took with him a  
bag of money3 he will return home the   
day of  the full moon4    #g3ba4 ,she   
entangled him with many words1 and drew 
him away with the  flattery of her lips4
    #g3bb4 ,immediately he followeth her
 as an ox led to be a victim1 and as  a 
lamb playing the wanton1 and not knowing
 that he is drawn like a fool  to bonds1
    #g3bc4 ,till the arrow pierce his   
liver3 as if a bird should make haste   
to the snare1 and knoweth not that his  
life is in danger4    #g3bd4 ,now1      
therefore1 my son1 hear me1 and attend  
to the words of my  mouth4    #g3be4    
,let not thy mind be drawn away in her  
ways3 neither be thou  deceived with her
 paths4    #g3bf4 ,for she hath cast    
down many wounded1 and the strongest    
have been  slain by her4    #g3bg4 ,her 
house is the way to hell1 reaching even 
to the inner chambers  of death4        
,proverbs ,chapter #h    ,the preaching 
of wisdom4 ,her excellence4    #h3a4    
,doth not wisdom cry aloud1 and prudence

 put forth her voice8    #h3b4 ,standing
 in the top of the highest places by the
 way1 in the midst  of the paths1       
#h3c4 ,beside the gates of the city1 in 
the very doors she speaketh1  saying3   
#h3d4 ,o ye men1 to you ,i call1 and my 
voice is to the sons of men4    #h3e4 ,o
 little ones understand subtlety1 and ye
 unwise1 take notice4    #h3f4 ,hear1   
for ,i will speak of great things3 and  
my lips shall be  opened to preach right
 things4    #h3g4 ,my mouth shall       
meditate truth1 and my lips shall hate  
wickedness4    #h3h4 ,all my words are  
just1 there is nothing wicked1 nor      
perverse in  them4    #h3i4 ,they are   
right to them that understand1 and just 
to them that find  knowledge4    #h3aj4 
,receive my instruction1 and not money3 
choose knowledge rather  than gold4     
#h3aa4 ,for wisdom is better than all   
the most precious things3 and           
whatsoever may be desired cannot be     
compared to it4    #h3ab4 ,i1 wisdom1   
dwell in counsel1 and am present in     

learned thoughts4    #h3ac4 ,the fear of
 the ,lord hateth evil2 ,i hate         
arrogance1 and pride1  and every wicked 
way1 and a mouth with a double tongue4  
#h3ad4 ,counsel and equity is mine1     
prudence is mine1 strength is mine4     
#h3ae4 ,by me kings reign1 and lawgivers
 decree just things4    #h3af4 ,by me   
princes rule1 and the mighty decree     
justice4    #h3ag4 ,i love them that    
love me3 and they that in the morning   
early  watch for me1 shall find me4     
#h3ah4 ,with me are riches and glory1   
glorious riches and justice4    #h3ai4  
,for my fruit is better than gold and   
the precious stone1 and my  blossoms    
than choice silver4    #h3bj4 ,i walk in
 the way of justice1 in the midst of the
 paths of  judgment1    #h3ba4 ,that ,i 
may enrich them that love me1 and may   
fill their  treasures4    #h3bb4 ,the   
,lord possessed me in the beginning of  
his ways1 before he  made any thing from
 the beginning4    #h3bc4 ,i was set up 
from eternity1 and of old1 before the   

earth was  made4    #h3bd4 ,the depths  
were not as yet1 and ,i was already     
conceived1 neither  had the fountains of
 waters as yet sprung out4    #h3be4    
,the mountains1 with their huge bulk1   
had not as yet been  established3 before
 the hills1 ,i was brought forth3       
#h3bf4 ,he had not yet made the earth1  
nor the rivers1 nor the poles of  the   
world4    #h3bg4 ,when he prepared the  
heavens1 ,i was present3 when with a    
certain  law1 and compass1 he enclosed  
the depths3    #h3bh4 ,when he          
established the sky above1 and poised   
the fountains of  waters3    #h3bi4     
,when he compassed the sea with its     
bounds1 and set a law to the  waters    
that they should not pass their limits3 
when he balanced the  foundations of the
 earth2    #h3cj4 ,i was with him       
forming all things3 and was delighted   
every day1  playing before him at all   
times2    #h3ca4 ,playing in the world3 
and my delights were to be with the     
children of men4    #h3cb4 ,now1        

therefore1 ye children1 hear me3 blessed
 are they that keep  my ways4    #h3cc4 
,hear instruction1 and be wise1 and     
refuse it not4    #h3cd4 ,blessed is the
 man that heareth me1 and that watcheth 
daily at my  gates1 and waiteth at the  
posts of my doors4    #h3ce4 ,he that   
shall find me1 shall find life1 and     
shall have salvation  from the ,lord4   
#h3cf4 ,but he that shall sin against me
 shall hurt his own soul4 ,all  that    
hate me love death4      ,proverbs      
,chapter #i    ,wisdom invites all to   
her feast4 ,folly calls another way4    
#i3a4 ,wisdom hath built herself a      
house1 she hath hewn her out seven      
pillars4    #i3b4 ,she hath slain her   
victims1 mingled her wine1 and set forth
 her  table4    #i3c4 ,she hath sent her
 maids to invite to the tower1 and to   
the walls  of the city3    #i3d4        
,whosoever is a little one1 let him come
 to me4 ,and to the unwise  she said3   
#i3e4 ,come1 eat my bread1 and drink the
 wine which ,i have mingled for  you4   

#i3f4 ,forsake childishness1 and live1  
and walk by the ways of prudence4       
#i3g4 ,he that teacheth a scorner1 doth 
an injury to himself2 and he that       
rebuketh a wicked man1 getteth himself a
 blot4    #i3h4 ,rebuke not a scorner1  
lest he hate thee4 ,rebuke a wise man1  
and he  will love thee4    #i3i4 ,give  
an occasion to a wise man1 and wisdom   
shall be added to him4  ,teach a just   
man1 and he shall make haste to receive 
it4    #i3aj4 ,the fear of the ,lord is 
the beginning of wisdom3 and the        
knowledge of the holy is prudence4      
#i3aa4 ,for by me shall thy days be     
multiplied1 and years of life shall  be 
added to thee4    #i3ab4 ,if thou be    
wise1 thou shalt be so to thyself3 and  
if a scorner1  thou alone shalt bear the
 evil4    #i3ac4 ,a foolish woman and   
clamorous1 and full of allurements1 and 
knowing nothing at all1    #i3ad4 ,sat  
at the door of her house1 upon a seat1  
in a high place of the  city1    #i3ae4 
,to call them that pass by the way1 and 

go on their journey3    #i3af4 ,he that 
is a little one1 let him turn to me4    
,and to the fool she  said3    #i3ag4   
,stolen waters are sweeter1 and hidden  
bread is more pleasant4    #i3ah4 ,and  
he did not know that giants are there1  
and that her guests  are in the depths  
of hell4    ,,the ,,parables ,,of       
,,solomon      ,proverbs ,chapter #aj   
,in the twenty following chapters are   
contained many wise sayings and  axioms1
 relating to wisdom and folly1 virtue   
and vice4    #aj3a4 ,a wise son maketh  
the father glad3 but a foolish son is   
the  sorrow of his mother4    #aj3b4    
,treasures of wickedness shall profit   
nothing3 but justice shall  deliver from
 death4    #aj3c4 ,the ,lord will not   
afflict the soul of the just with       
famine1 and  he will disappoint the     
deceitful practices of the wicked4      
#aj3d4 ,the slothful hand hath wrought  
poverty3 but the hand of the            
industrious getteth riches4 ,he that    
trusteth to lies feedeth the winds3  and

 the same runneth after birds1 that fly 
away4    #aj3e4 ,he that gathereth in   
the harvest1 is a wise son3 but he that 
snorteth in the summer1 is the son of   
confusion4    #aj3f4 ,the blessing of   
the ,lord is upon the head of the just3 
but  iniquity covereth the mouth of the 
wicked4    #aj3g4 ,the memory of the    
just is with praises3 and the name of   
the  wicked shall rot4    #aj3h4 ,the   
wise of heart receiveth precepts3 a fool
 is beaten with lips4    #aj3i4 ,he that
 walketh sincerely1 walketh confidently3
 but he that  perverteth his ways1 shall
 be manifest4    #aj3aj4 ,he that       
winketh with the eye1 shall cause       
sorrow3 and the  foolish in lips shall  
be beaten4    #aj3aa4 ,the mouth of the 
just is a vein of life3 and the mouth of
 the  wicked covereth iniquity4         
#aj3ab4 ,hatred stirreth up strifes3 and
 charity covereth all sins4    #aj3ac4  
,in the lips of the wise is wisdom      
found3 and a rod on the back  of him    
that wanteth sense4    #aj3ad4 ,wise men

 lay up knowledge3 but the mouth of the 
fool is next to  confusion4    #aj3ae4  
,the substance of a rich man is the city
 of his strength3 the  fear of the poor 
is their poverty4    #aj3af4 ,the work  
of the just is unto life3 but the fruit 
of the wicked  unto sin4    #aj3ag4 ,the
 way of life1 to him that observeth     
correction3 but he that  forsaketh      
reproofs1 goeth astray4    #aj3ah4      
,lying lips hide hatred3 he that        
uttereth reproach1 is foolish4          
#aj3ai4 ,in the multitude of words there
 shall not want sin3 but he that        
refraineth his lips1 is most wise4      
#aj3bj4 ,the tongue of the just is as   
choice silver3 but the heart of the     
wicked is nothing worth4    #aj3ba4 ,the
 lips of the just teach many3 but they  
that are ignorant1  shall die in the    
want of understanding4    #aj3bb4 ,the  
blessing of the ,lord maketh men rich3  
neither shall  affliction be joined to  
them4    #aj3bc4 ,a fool worketh        
mischief as it were for sport3 but      

wisdom is  prudence to a man4    #aj3bd4
 ,that which the wicked feareth1 shall  
come upon him3 to the just  their desire
 shall be given4    #aj3be4 ,as a       
tempest that passeth1 so the wicked     
shall be no more3 but  the just is as an
 everlasting foundation4    #aj3bf4 ,as 
vinegar to the teeth1 and smoke to the  
eyes1 so is the  sluggard to them that  
sent him4    #aj3bg4 ,the fear of the   
,lord shall prolong days3 and the years 
of the  wicked shall be shortened4      
#aj3bh4 ,the expectation of the just is 
joy3 but the hope of the wicked  shall  
perish4    #aj3bi4 ,the strength of the 
upright is the way of the ,lord3 and    
fear to  them that work evil4    #aj3cj4
 ,the just shall never be moved3 but the
 wicked shall not dwell on  the earth4  
#aj3ca4 ,the mouth of the just shall    
bring forth wisdom3 the tongue of  the  
perverse shall perish4    #aj3cb4 ,the  
lips of the just consider what is       
acceptable3 and the mouth  of the wicked
 uttereth perverse things4              

,proverbs ,chapter #aa    #aa3a4 ,a     
deceitful balance is an abomination     
before the ,lord3 and a just  weight is 
his will4    #aa3b4 ,where pride is1    
there also shall be reproach3 but where 
humility  is1 there also is wisdom4     
#aa3c4 ,the simplicity of the just shall
 guide them3 and the  deceitfulness of  
the wicked shall destroy them4    #aa3d4
 ,riches shall not profit in the day of 
revenge3 but justice shall  deliver from
 death4    #aa3e4 ,the justice of the   
upright shall make his way prosperous3  
and the  wicked man shall fall by his   
own wickedness4    #aa3f4 ,the justice  
of the righteous shall deliver them3 and
 the unjust  shall be caught in their   
own snares4    #aa3g4 ,when the wicked  
man is dead1 there shall be no hope any 
more3 and  the expectation of the       
solicitous shall perish4    #aa3h4 ,the 
just is delivered out of distress3 and  
the wicked shall be  given up for him4  
#aa3i4 ,the dissembler with his mouth   
deceiveth his friend3 but the just      

shall be delivered by knowledge4        
#aa3aj4 ,when it goeth well with the    
just1 the city shall rejoice3 and  when 
the wicked perish1 there shall be       
praise4    #aa3aa4 ,by the blessing of  
the just the city shall be exalted3 and 
by  the mouth of the wicked it shall be 
overthrown4    #aa3ab4 ,he that         
despiseth his friend1 is mean of heart3 
but the wise man  will hold his peace4  
#aa3ac4 ,he that walketh deceitfully1   
revealeth secrets3 but he that is       
faithful1 concealeth the thing committed
 to him by his friend4    #aa3ad4 ,where
 there is no governor1 the people shall 
fall3 but there is  safety where there  
is much counsel4    #aa3ae4 ,he shall be
 afflicted with evil1 that is surety for
 a stranger3  but he that is aware of   
snares1 shall be secure4    #aa3af4 ,a  
gracious woman shall find glory3 and the
 strong shall have  riches4    #aa3ag4  
,a merciful man doth good to his own    
soul3 but he that is cruel  casteth off 
even his own kindred4    #aa3ah4 ,the   

wicked maketh an unsteady work3 but to  
him that soweth  justice1 there is a    
faithful reward4    #aa3ai4 ,clemency   
prepareth life3 and the pursuing of evil
 things1 death4    #aa3bj4 ,a perverse  
heart is abominable to the ,lord3 and   
his will is in  them that walk          
sincerely4    #aa3ba4 ,hand in hand the 
evil man shall not be innocent3 but the 
seed of  the just shall be saved4       
#aa3bb4 ,a golden ring in a swine's     
snout1 a woman fair and foolish4        
#aa3bc4 ,the desire of the just is all  
good1 the expectation of the  wicked is 
indignation4    #aa3bd4 ,some distribute
 their own goods1 and grow richer3      
others take  away what is not their own1
 and are always in want4    #aa3be4 ,the
 soul that blesseth1 shall be made fat3 
and he that  inebriateth1 shall be      
inebriated also himself4    #aa3bf4 ,he 
that hideth up corn1 shall be cursed    
among the people3 but a  blessing upon  
the head of them that sell4    #aa3bg4  
,well doth he rise early who seeketh    

good things2 but he that  seeketh after 
evil things1 shall be oppressed by them4
    #aa3bh4 ,he that trusteth in his    
riches shall fall3 but the just shall   
spring up as a green leaf4    #aa3bi4   
,he that troubleth his own house1 shall 
inherit the winds3 and  the fool shall  
serve the wise4    #aa3cj4 ,the fruit of
 the just man is a tree of life3 and he 
that gaineth  souls is wise4    #aa3ca4 
,if the just man receive in the earth1  
how much more the wicked  and the       
sinner4      ,proverbs ,chapter #ab     
#ab3a4 ,he that loveth correction1      
loveth knowledge3 but he that hateth    
reproof1 is foolish4    #ab3b4 ,he that 
is good1 shall draw grace from the      
,lord3 but he that  trusteth in his own 
devices1 doth wickedly4    #ab3c4 ,man  
shall not be strengthened by wickedness3
 and the root of the  just shall not be 
moved4    #ab3d4 ,a diligent woman is a 
crown to her husband3 and she that doth 
things worthy of confusion1 is as       
rottenness in his bones4    #ab3e4 ,the 

thoughts of the just are judgments3 and 
the counsels of the  wicked are         
deceitful4    #ab3f4 ,the words of the  
wicked lie in wait for blood3 the mouth 
of the  just shall deliver them4        
#ab3g4 ,turn the wicked1 and they shall 
not be3 but the house of the just  shall
 stand firm4    #ab3h4 ,a man shall be  
known by his learning3 but he that is   
vain and  foolish1 shall be exposed to  
contempt4    #ab3i4 ,better is the poor 
man that provideth for himself1 than he 
that  is glorious and wanteth bread4    
#ab3aj4 ,the just regardeth the lives of
 his beasts3 but the bowels of  the     
wicked are cruel4    #ab3aa4 ,he that   
tilleth his land shall be satisfied with
 bread3 but he  that pursueth idleness  
is very foolish4    #ab3ab4 ,he that is 
delighted in passing his time over wine1
 leaveth a  reproach in his strong      
holds4    #ab3ab4 ,the desire of the    
wicked is the fortification of evil men3
 but  the root of the just shall        
prosper4    #ab3ac4 ,for the sins of the

 lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man3
 but  the just shall escape out of      
distress4    #ab3ad4 ,by the fruit of   
his own mouth shall a man be filled with
 good  things1 and according to the     
works of his hands it shall be repaid   
him4    #ab3ae4 ,the way of a fool is   
right in his own eyes3 but he that is   
wise  hearkeneth unto counsels4         
#ab3af4 ,a fool immediately sheweth his 
anger3 but he that dissembleth  injuries
 is wise4    #ab3ag4 ,he that speaketh  
that which he knoweth1 sheweth forth    
justice3  but he that lieth1 is a       
deceitful witness4    #ab3ah4 ,there is 
that promiseth1 and is pricked as it    
were with a sword  of conscience3 but   
the tongue of the wise is health4       
#ab3ai4 ,the lip of truth shall be      
steadfast for ever3 but he that is a    
hasty witness1 frameth a lying tongue4  
#ab3bj4 ,deceit is in the heart of them 
that think evil things3 but joy         
followeth them that take counsels of    
peace4    #ab3ba4 ,whatsoever shall     

befall the just man1 shall not make him 
sad3  but the wicked shall be filled    
with mischief4    #ab3bb4 ,lying lips   
are an abomination to the ,lord3 but    
they that deal  faithfully1 please him4 
#ab3bc4 ,a cautious man concealeth      
knowledge3 and the heart of fools       
publisheth folly4    #ab3bd4 ,the hand  
of the valiant shall bear rule3 but that
 which is  slothful shall be under      
tribute4    #ab3be4 ,grief in the heart 
of a man shall bring him low1 but with a
 good  word he shall be made glad4      
#ab3bf4 ,he that neglecteth a loss for  
the sake of a friend1 is just3 but  the 
way of the wicked shall deceive them4   
#ab3bg4 ,the deceitful man shall not    
find gain3 but the substance of a  just 
man shall be precious gold4    #ab3bh4  
,in the path of justice is life3 but the
 bye-way leadeth to  death4             
,proverbs ,chapter #ac    #ac3a4 ,a wise
 son heareth the doctrine of his father3
 but he that is a  scorner1 heareth not 
when he is reproved4    #ac3b4 ,of the  

fruit of his own mouth shall a man be   
filled with good  things3 but the soul  
of transgressors is wicked4    #ac3c4   
,he that keepeth his mouth keepeth his  
soul3 but he that hath no  guard on his 
speech shall meet with evils4    #ac3d4 
,the sluggard willeth1 and willeth not3 
but the soul of them that  work1 shall  
be made fat4    #ac3e4 ,the just shall  
hate a lying word3 but the wicked       
confoundeth1 and  shall be confounded4  
#ac3f4 ,justice keepeth the way of the  
innocent3 but wickedness  overthroweth  
the sinner4    #ac3g4 ,one is as it were
 rich1 when he hath nothing and another 
is as it  were poor1 when he hath great 
riches4    #ac3h4 ,the ransom of a man's
 life are his riches3 but he that is    
poor1  beareth not reprehension4        
#ac3i4 ,the light of the just giveth    
joy3 but the lamp of the wicked  shall  
be put out4    #ac3aj4 ,among the proud 
there are always contentions3 but they  
that do  all things with counsel1 are   
ruled by wisdom4    #ac3aa4 ,substance  

got in haste shall be diminished3 but   
that which by  little and little is     
gathered with the hand1 shall increase4 
#ac3ab4 ,hope that is deferred          
afflicteth the soul3 desire when it     
cometh1 is a tree of life4    #ac3ac4   
,whosoever speaketh ill of any thing1   
bindeth himself for the  time to come3  
but he that feareth the commandment1    
shall dwell in  peace4 ,deceitful souls 
go astray in sins3 the just are         
merciful1 and  shew mercy4    #ac3ad4   
,the law of the wise is a fountain of   
life1 that he may decline  from the ruin
 of death4    #ac3ae4 ,good instruction 
shall give grace3 in the way of scorners
 is a  deep pit4    #ac3af4 ,the prudent
 man doth all things with counsel3 but  
he that is a  fool1 layeth open his     
folly4    #ac3ag4 ,the messenger of the 
wicked shall fall into mischief3 but a  
faithful ambassador is health4          
#ac3ah4 ,poverty and shame to him that  
refuseth instruction3 but he that       
yieldeth to reproof shall be glorified4 

#ac3ai4 ,the desire that is             
accomplished1 delighteth the soul3 fools
 hate  them that flee from evil things4 
#ac3bj4 ,he that walketh with the wise1 
shall be wise3 a friend of fools  shall 
become like to them4    #ac3ba4 ,evil   
pursueth sinners3 and to the just good  
shall be repaid4    #ac3bb4 ,the good   
man leaveth heirs1 sons1 and grandsons3 
and the  substance of the sinner is kept
 for the just4    #ac3bc4 ,much food is 
in the tillage of fathers3 but for      
others it is  gathered without judgment4
    #ac3bd4 ,he that spareth the rod1   
hateth his son3 but he that loveth him1 
correcteth him betimes4    #ac3be4 ,the 
just eateth and filleth his soul3 but   
the belly of the  wicked is never to be 
filled4      ,proverbs ,chapter #ad     
#ad3a4 ,a wise woman buildeth her house3
 but the foolish will pull down  with   
her hands that also which is built4     
#ad3b4 ,he that walketh in the right    
way1 and feareth ,god1 is despised by   
him that goeth by an infamous way4      

#ad3c4 ,in the mouth of a fool is the   
rod of pride3 but the lips of the  wise 
preserve them4    #ad3d4 ,where there   
are no oxen1 the crib is empty3 but     
where there is  much corn1 there the    
strength of the ox is manifest4         
#ad3e4 ,a faithful witness will not lie3
 but a deceitful witness uttereth  a    
lie4    #ad3f4 ,a scorner seeketh       
wisdom1 and findeth it not3 the learning
 of the  wise is easy4    #ad3g4 ,go    
against a foolish man1 and he knoweth   
not the lips of  prudence4    #ad3h4    
,the wisdom of a discreet man is to     
understand his way3 and the  imprudence 
of fools erreth4    #ad3i4 ,a fool will 
laugh at sin1 but among the just grace  
shall abide4    #ad3aj4 ,the heart that 
knoweth the bitterness of his own soul1 
in his  joy the stranger shall not      
intermeddle4    #ad3aa4 ,the house of   
the wicked shall be destroyed3 but the  
tabernacles  of the just shall flourish4
    #ad3ab4 ,there is a way which       
seemeth just to a man3 but the ends     

thereof  lead to death4    #ad3ac4      
,laughter shall be mingled with sorrow1 
and mourning taketh hold  of the ends of
 joy4    #ad3ad4 ,a fool shall be filled
 with his own ways1 and the good man    
shall  be above him4    #ad3ae4 ,the    
innocent believeth every word3 the      
discreet man considereth  his steps4 ,no
 good shall come to the deceitful son3  
but the wise  servant shall prosper in  
his dealings1 and his way shall be made 
straight4    #ad3af4 ,a wise man        
feareth1 and declineth from evil3 the   
fool leapeth  over1 and is confident4   
#ad3ag4 ,the impatient man shall work   
folly3 and the crafty man is  hateful4  
#ad3ah4 ,the childish shall possess     
folly1 and the prudent shall look for   
knowledge4    #ad3ai4 ,the evil shall   
fall down before the good3 and the      
wicked before  the gates of the just4   
#ad3bj4 ,the poor man shall be hateful  
even to his own neighbour3 but the      
friends of the rich are many4    #ad3ba4
 ,he that despiseth his neighbour1      

sinneth3 but he that sheweth  mercy to  
the poor1 shall be blessed4 ,he that    
believeth in the ,lord1  loveth mercy4  
#ad3bb4 ,they err that work evil3 but   
mercy and truth prepare good  things4   
#ad3bc4 ,in much work there shall be    
abundance3 but where there are many     
words1 there is oftentimes want4        
#ad3bd4 ,the crown of the wise1 is their
 riches3 the folly of fools1            
imprudence4    #ad3be4 ,a faithful      
witness delivereth souls3 and the double
 dealer  uttereth lies4    #ad3bf4 ,in  
the fear of the ,lord is confidence of  
strength1 and there  shall be hope for  
his children4    #ad3bg4 ,the fear of   
the ,lord is a fountain of life1 to     
decline from the  ruin of death4        
#ad3bh4 ,in the multitude of people is  
the dignity of the king3 and in  the    
small number of the people the dishonour
 of the prince4    #ad3bi4 ,he that is  
patient1 is governed with much wisdom3  
but he that is  impatient1 exalteth his 
folly4    #ad3cj4 ,soundness of heart is

 the life of the flesh3 but envy is the 
rottenness of the bones4    #ad3ca4 ,he 
that oppresseth the poor1 upbraideth his
 maker3 but he that  hath pity on the   
poor1 honoureth him4    #ad3cb4 ,the    
wicked man shall be driven out in his   
wickedness3 but the  just hath hope in  
his death4    #ad3cc4 ,in the heart of  
the prudent resteth wisdom1 and it shall
  instruct all the ignorant4    #ad3cd4 
,justice exalteth a nation3 but sin     
maketh nations miserable4    #ad3ce4 ,a 
wise servant is acceptable to the king3 
he that is good for  nothing shall feel 
his anger4      ,proverbs ,chapter #ae  
#ae3a4 ,a mild answer breaketh wrath3   
but a harsh word stirreth up fury4      
#ae3b4 ,the tongue of the wise adorneth 
knowledge3 but the mouth of fools       
bubbleth out folly4    #ae3c4 ,the eyes 
of the ,lord in every place behold the  
good and the evil4    #ae3d4 ,a         
peaceable tongue is a tree of life3 but 
that which is  immoderate1 shall crush  
the spirit4    #ae3e4 ,a fool laugheth  

at the instruction of his father3 but he
 that  regardeth reproofs shall become  
prudent4 ,in abundant justice there is  
the greatest strength3 but the devices  
of the wicked shall be rooted  out4     
#ae3f4 ,the house of the just is very   
much strength3 and in the fruits of  the
 wicked is trouble4    #ae3g4 ,the lips 
of the wise shall disperse knowledge3   
the heart of fools  shall be unlike4    
#ae3h4 ,the victims of the wicked are   
abominable to the ,lord3 the vows of    
the just are acceptable4    #ae3i4 ,the 
way of the wicked is an abomination to  
the ,lord3 he that  followeth justice is
 beloved by him4    #ae3aj4 ,instruction
 is grievous to him that forsaketh the  
way of life3  he that hateth reproof    
shall die4    #ae3aa4 ,hell and         
destruction are before the ,lord3 how   
much more the  hearts of the children of
 men8    #ae3ab4 ,a corrupt man loveth  
not one that reproveth him3 nor will he 
go  to the wise4    #ae3ac4 ,a glad     
heart maketh a cheerful countenance3 but

 by grief of mind  the spirit is cast   
down4    #ae3ad4 ,the heart of the wise 
seeketh instruction3 and the mouth of   
fools feedeth on foolishness4    #ae3ae4
 ,all the days of the poor are evil3 a  
secure mind is like a  continual feast4 
#ae3af4 ,better is a little with the    
fear of the ,lord1 than great  treasures
 without content4    #ae3ag4 ,it is     
better to be invited to herbs with love1
 than to a fatted  calf with hatred4    
#ae3ah4 ,a passionate man stirreth up   
strifes3 he that is patient  appeaseth  
those that are stirred up4    #ae3ai4   
,the way of the slothful is as a hedge  
of thorns3 the way of the  just is      
without offence4    #ae3bj4 ,a wise son 
maketh a father joyful3 but the foolish 
man despiseth  his mother4    #ae3ba4   
,folly is joy to the fool3 and the wise 
man maketh straight his  steps4         
#ae3bb4 ,designs are brought to nothing 
where there is no counsel3 but  where   
there are many counsellors1 they are    
established4    #ae3bc4 ,a man rejoiceth

 in the sentence of his mouth3 and a    
word in due  time is best4    #ae3bd4   
,the path of life is above for the wise1
 that he may decline from  the lowest   
hell4    #ae3be4 ,the ,lord will destroy
 the house of the proud3 and will       
strengthen the borders of the widow4    
#ae3bf4 ,evil thoughts are an           
abomination to the ,lord3 and pure words
  most beautiful shall be confirmed by  
him4    #ae3bg4 ,he that is greedy of   
gain troubleth his own house3 but he    
that  hateth bribes shall live4 ,by     
mercy and faith sins are purged away3   
and  by the fear of the ,lord every one 
declineth from evil4    #ae3bh4 ,the    
mind of the just studieth obedience3 the
 mouth of the wicked  overfloweth with  
evils4    #ae3bi4 ,the ,lord is far from
 the wicked3 and he will hear the       
prayers of  the just4    #ae3cj4 ,the   
light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul3 a 
good name maketh the  bones fat4        
#ae3ca4 ,the ear that heareth the       
reproofs of life1 shall abide in the    

midst of the wise4    #ae3cb4 ,he that  
rejecteth instruction1 despiseth his own
 soul3 but he  that yieldeth to reproof1
 possesseth understanding4    #ae3cc4   
,the fear of the ,lord is the lesson of 
wisdom3 and humility goeth  before      
glory4      ,proverbs ,chapter #af      
#af3a4 ,it is the part of man to prepare
 the soul3 and of the ,lord to  govern  
the tongue4    ,it is the part of man1  
etc4444 ,that is1 a man should prepare  
in his  heart and soul what he is to    
say3 but after all1 it must be the ,lord
  that must govern his tongue1 to speak 
to the purpose4 ,not that we can  think 
any thing of good without ,god's grace2 
but that after we have  7with ,god's    
grace7 thought and prepared within our  
souls what we would  speak1 if ,god does
 not govern our tongue1 we shall not    
succeed in what  we speak4    #af3b4    
,all the ways of a man are open to his  
eyes3 the ,lord is the  weigher of      
spirits4    #af3c4 ,lay open thy works  
to the ,lord3 and thy thoughts shall be 

directed4    #af3d4 ,the ,lord hath made
 all things for himself3 the wicked also
 for  the evil day4    #af3e4 ,every    
proud man is an abomination to the      
,lord3 though hand should  be joined to 
hand1 he is not innocent4 ,the beginning
 of a good way is  to do justice3 and   
this is more acceptable with ,god1 than 
to offer  sacrifices4    #af3f4 ,by     
mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed2   
and by the fear of the  ,lord men depart
 from evil4    #af3g4 ,when the ways of 
man shall please the ,lord1 he will     
convert even  his enemies to peace4     
#af3h4 ,better is a little with justice1
 than great revenues with  iniquity4    
#af3i4 ,the heart of man disposeth his  
way3 but the ,lord must direct his      
steps4    #af3aj4 ,divination is in the 
lips of the king1 his mouth shall not   
err  in judgment4    #af3aa4 ,weight and
 balance are judgments of the ,lord3 and
 his work all  the weights of the bag4  
#af3ab4 ,they that act wickedly are     
abominable to the king3 for the  throne 

is established by justice4    #af3ac4   
,just lips are the delight of kings3 he 
that speaketh right  things shall be    
loved4    #af3ad4 ,the wrath of a king  
is as messengers of death3 and the wise 
man  will pacify it4    #af3ae4 ,in the 
cheerfulness of the king's countenance  
is life3 and his  clemency is like the  
latter rain4    #af3af4 ,get wisdom1    
because it is better than gold3 and     
purchase  prudence1 for it is more      
precious than silver4    #af3ag4 ,the   
path of the just departeth from evils3  
he that keepeth his  soul keepeth his   
way4    #af3ah4 ,pride goeth before     
destruction3 and the spirit is lifted up
  before a fall4    #af3ai4 ,it is      
better to be humbled with the meek1 than
 to divide spoils  with the proud4      
#af3bj4 ,the learned in word shall find 
good things3 and he that trusteth  in   
the ,lord is blessed4    #af3ba4 ,the   
wise in heart shall be called prudent3  
and he that is sweet  in words1 shall   
attain to greater things4    #af3bb4    

,knowledge is a fountain of life to him 
that possesseth it3 the  instruction of 
fools is foolishness4    #af3bc4 ,the   
heart of the wise shall instruct his    
mouth3 and shall add  grace to his lips4
    #af3bd4 ,well ordered words are as a
 honeycomb3 sweet to the soul1 and      
health to the bones4    #af3be4 ,there  
is a way that seemeth to a man right3   
and the ends thereof  lead to death4    
#af3bf4 ,the soul of him that laboureth1
 laboureth for himself1 because  his    
mouth hath obliged him to it4    #af3bg4
 ,the wicked man diggeth evil1 and in   
his lips is a burning fire4    #af3bh4  
,a perverse man stirreth up quarrels3   
and one full of words  separateth       
princes4    #af3bi4 ,an unjust man      
allureth his friend3 and leadeth him    
into a way  that is not good4    #af3cj4
 ,he that with fixed eyes deviseth      
wicked things1 biting his lips1         
bringeth evil to pass4    #af3ca4 ,old  
age is a crown of dignity1 when it is   
found in the ways of  justice4          

#af3cb4 ,the patient man is better than 
the valiant3 and he that ruleth  his    
spirit1 than he that taketh cities4     
#af3cc4 ,lots are cast into the lap1 but
 they are disposed of by the  ,lord4    
,proverbs ,chapter #ag    #ag3a4 ,better
 is a dry morsel with joy1 than a house 
full of victims  with strife4    #ag3b4 
,a wise servant shall rule over foolish 
sons1 and shall divide the  inheritance 
among the brethren4    #ag3c4 ,as silver
 is tried by fire1 and gold in the      
furnace3 so the ,lord  trieth the       
hearts4    #ag3d4 ,the evil man obeyeth 
an unjust tongue3 and the deceitful     
hearkeneth to lying lips4    #ag3e4 ,he 
that despiseth the poor1 reproacheth his
 maker3 and he that  rejoiceth at       
another man's ruin1 shall not be        
unpunished4    #ag3f4 ,children's       
children are the crown of old men3 and  
the glory of  children are their        
fathers4    #ag3g4 ,eloquent words do   
not become a fool1 nor lying lips a     
prince4    #ag3h4 ,the expectation of   

him that expecteth is a most acceptable 
jewel3  whithersoever he turneth        
himself1 he understandeth wisely4       
#ag3i4 ,he that concealeth a            
transgression1 seeketh friendships3 he  
that  repeateth it again1 separateth    
friends4    #ag3aj4 ,a reproof availeth 
more with a wise man1 than a hundred    
stripes  with a fool4    #ag3aa4 ,an    
evil man always seeketh quarrels3 but a 
cruel angel shall be  sent against him4 
#ag3ab4 ,it is better to meet a bear    
robbed of her whelps1 than a fool       
trusting in his own folly4    #ag3ac4   
,he that rendereth evil for good1 evil  
shall not depart from his  house4       
#ag3ad4 ,the beginning of quarrels is as
 when one letteth out water3 and  before
 he suffereth reproach1 he forsaketh    
judgment4    #ag3ae4 ,he that justifieth
 the wicked1 and he that condemneth the 
just1  both are abominable before ,god4 
#ag3af4 ,what doth it avail a fool to   
have riches1 seeing he cannot buy       
wisdom8 ,he that maketh his house high1 

seeketh a downfall3 and he that         
refuseth to learn1 shall fall into      
evils4    #ag3ag4 ,he that is a friend  
loveth at all times3 and a brother is   
proved  in distress4    #ag3ah4 ,a      
foolish man will clap hands1 when he is 
surety for his friend4    #ag3ai4 ,he   
that studieth discords1 loveth quarrels3
 and he that exalteth  his door1 seeketh
 ruin4    #ag3bj4 ,he that is of a      
perverse heart1 shall not find good3 and
 he that  perverteth his tongue1 shall  
fall into evil4    #ag3ba4 ,a fool is   
born to his own disgrace3 and even his  
father shall  not rejoice in a fool4    
#ag3bb4 ,a joyful mind maketh age       
flourishing3 a sorrowful spirit drieth  
up the bones4    #ag3bc4 ,the wicked man
 taketh gifts out of the bosom1 that he 
may  pervert the paths of judgment4     
#ag3bd4 ,wisdom shineth in the face of  
the wise3 the eyes of fools are in  the 
ends of the earth4    #ag3be4 ,a foolish
 son is the anger of the father3 and the
 sorrow of the  mother that bore him4   

#ag3bf4 ,it is no good thing to do hurt 
to the just3 nor to strike the  prince1 
who judgeth right4    #ag3bg4 ,he that  
setteth bounds to his words1 is knowing 
and wise3 and  the man of understanding 
is of a precious spirit4    #ag3bh4     
,even a fool1 if he will hold his peace1
 shall be counted wise3  and if he close
 his lips1 a man of understanding4      
,proverbs ,chapter #ah    #ah3a4 ,he    
that hath a mind to depart from a       
friend1 seeketh occasions3  he shall    
ever be subject to reproach4    #ah3b4  
,a fool receiveth not the words of      
prudence3 unless thou say those  things 
which are in his heart4    #ah3c4 ,the  
wicked man1 when he is come into the    
depth of sins1  contemneth3 but ignominy
 and reproach follow him4    #ah3d4     
,words from the mouth of a man are as   
deep water3 and the fountain  of wisdom 
is an overflowing stream4    #ah3e4 ,it 
is not good to accept the person of the 
wicked1 to decline  from the truth of   
judgment4    #ah3f4 ,the lips of a fool 

intermeddle with strife3 and his mouth  
provoketh quarrels4    #ah3g4 ,the mouth
 of a fool is his destruction3 and his  
lips are the ruin  of his soul4         
#ah3h4 ,the words of the double tongued 
are as if they were harmless3 and  they 
reach even to the inner parts of the    
bowels4 ,fear casteth down the          
slothful3 and the souls of the          
effeminate shall be hungry4    #ah3i4   
,he that is loose and slack in his work1
 is the brother of him  that wasteth his
 own works4    #ah3aj4 ,the name of the 
,lord is a strong tower3 the just       
runneth to it1  and shall be exalted4   
#ah3aa4 ,the substance of the rich man  
is the city of his strength1 and  as a  
strong wall compassing him about4       
#ah3ab4 ,before destruction1 the heart  
of a man is exalted3 and before he  be  
glorified1 it is humbled4    #ah3ac4 ,he
 that answereth before he heareth1      
sheweth himself to be a  fool1 and      
worthy of confusion4    #ah3ad4 ,the    
spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity3

 but a spirit that  is easily angered1  
who can bear8    #ah3ae4 ,a wise heart  
shall acquire knowledge3 and the ear of 
the wise  seeketh instruction4          
#ah3af4 ,a man's gift enlargeth his way1
 and maketh him room before  princes4   
#ah3ag4 ,the just is first accuser of   
himself3 his friend cometh1 and  shall  
search him4    #ah3ah4 ,the lot         
suppresseth contentions1 and determineth
 even between  the mighty4    #ah3ai4 ,a
 brother that is helped by his brother1 
is like a strong city3  and judgments   
are like the bars of cities4    #ah3bj4 
,of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his
 belly be satisfied3 and  the offspring 
of his lips shall fill him4    #ah3ba4  
,death and life are in the power of the 
tongue3 they that love  it1 shall eat   
the fruits thereof4    #ah3bb4 ,he that 
hath found a good wife1 hath found a    
good thing1 and  shall receive a        
pleasure from the ,lord4 ,he that       
driveth away a good  wife1 driveth away 
a good thing3 but he that keepeth an    

adulteress1 is  foolish and wicked4     
#ah3bc4 ,the poor will speak with       
supplications1 and the rich will speak  
roughly4    #ah3bd4 ,a man amiable in   
society1 shall be more friendly than a  
brother4      ,proverbs ,chapter #ai    
#ai3a4 ,better is the poor man1 that    
walketh in his simplicity1 than a  rich 
man that is perverse in his lips and    
unwise4    #ai3b4 ,where there is no    
knowledge of the soul1 there is no good3
 and he  that is hasty with his feet    
shall stumble4    #ai3c4 ,the folly of a
 man supplanteth his steps3 and he      
fretteth in his  mind against ,god4     
#ai3d4 ,riches make many friends3 but   
from the poor man1 even they whom  he   
had1 depart4    #ai3e4 ,a false witness 
shall not be unpunished3 and he that    
speaketh  lies1 shall not escape4       
#ai3f4 ,many honour the person of him   
that is mighty1 and are friends of  him 
that giveth gifts4    #ai3g4 ,the       
brethren of the poor man hate him3      
moreover also his friends  have departed

 far from him4 ,he that followeth after 
words only1 shall  have nothing4        
#ai3h4 ,but he that possesseth a mind1  
loveth his own soul1 and he that        
keepeth prudence1 shall find good       
things4    #ai3i4 ,a false witness shall
 not be unpunished3 and he that speaketh
  lies1 shall perish4    #ai3aj4        
,delicacies are not seemly for a fool3  
nor for a servant to have  rule over    
princes4    #ai3aa4 ,the learning of a  
man is known by patience3 and his glory 
is to  pass over wrongs4    #ai3ab4 ,as 
the roaring of a lion1 so also is the   
anger of a king3 and  his cheerfulness  
as the dew upon the grass4    #ai3ac4 ,a
 foolish son is the grief of his father3
 and a wrangling wife  is like a roof   
continually dropping through4    #ai3ad4
 ,house and riches are given by parents3
 but a prudent wife is  properly from   
the ,lord4    #ai3ae4 ,slothfulness     
casteth into a deep sleep1 and an idle  
soul shall  suffer hunger4    #ai3af4   
,he that keepeth the commandment1       

keepeth his own soul3 but he  that      
neglecteth his own way1 shall die4      
#ai3ag4 ,he that hath mercy on the poor1
 lendeth to the ,lord3 and he will      
repay him4    #ai3ah4 ,chastise thy son1
 despair not3 but to the killing of him 
set not  thy soul4    #ai3ai4 ,he that  
is impatient1 shall suffer damage3 and  
when he shall  take away1 he shall add  
another thing4    #ai3bj4 ,hear counsel1
 and receive instruction1 that thou     
mayst be wise  in thy latter end4       
#ai3ba4 ,there are many thoughts in the 
heart of a man3 but the will of  the    
,lord shall stand firm4    #ai3bb4 ,a   
needy man is merciful3 and better is the
 poor than the lying  man4    #ai3bc4   
,the fear of the ,lord is unto life3 and
 he shall abide in the  fulness without 
being visited with evil4    #ai3bd4 ,the
 slothful hideth his hand under his     
armpit1 and will not so  much as bring  
it to his mouth4    #ai3be4 ,the wicked 
man being scourged1 the fool shall be   
wiser3 but if  thou rebuke a wise man1  

he will understand discipline4          
#ai3bf4 ,he that afflicteth his father1 
and chaseth away his mother1 is         
infamous and unhappy4    #ai3bg4 ,cease 
not1 ,o my son1 to hear instruction1 and
 be not ignorant of  the words of       
knowledge4    #ai3bh4 ,an unjust witness
 scorneth judgment3 and the mouth of the
 wicked  devoureth iniquity4    #ai3bi4 
,judgments are prepared for scorners3   
and striking hammers for  the bodies of 
fools4      ,proverbs ,chapter #bj      
#bj3a4 ,wine is a luxurious thing1 and  
drunkenness riotous3 whosoever is       
delighted therewith1 shall not be wise4 
#bj3b4 ,as the roaring of a lion1 so    
also is the dread of a king3 he that    
provoketh him1 sinneth against his own  
soul4    #bj3c4 ,it is an honour for a  
man to separate himself from quarrels3  
but  all fools are meddling with        
reproaches4    #bj3d4 ,because of the   
cold the sluggard would not plough3 he  
shall beg  therefore in the summer1 and 
it shall not be given him4    #bj3e4    

,counsel in the heart of a man is like  
deep water3 but a wise man  will draw it
 out4    #bj3f4 ,many men are called    
merciful3 but who shall find a faithful 
man8    #bj3g4 ,the just that walketh in
 his simplicity1 shall leave behind him 
blessed children4    #bj3h4 ,the king1  
that sitteth on the throne of judgment1 
scattereth away  all evil with his look4
    #bj3i4 ,who can say3 ,my heart is   
clean1 ,i am pure from sin8    #bj3aj4  
,diverse weights and diverse measures1  
both are abominable before  ,god4       
#bj3aa4 ,by his inclinations a child is 
known1 if his works be clean and  right4
    #bj3ab4 ,the hearing ear1 and the   
seeing eye1 the ,lord hath made them    
both4    #bj3ac4 ,love not sleep1 lest  
poverty oppress thee3 open thy eyes1 and
 be  filled with bread4    #bj3ad4 ,it  
is naught1 it is naught1 saith every    
buyer3 and when he is  gone away1 then  
he will boast4    #bj3ae4 ,there is gold
 and a multitude of jewels3 but the lips
 of  knowledge are a precious vessel4   

#bj3af4 ,take away the garment of him   
that is surety for a stranger1 and  take
 a pledge from him for strangers4       
#bj3ag4 ,the bread of lying is sweet to 
a man3 but afterwards his mouth  shall  
be filled with gravel4    #bj3ah4       
,designs are strengthened by counsels3  
and wars are to be managed  by          
governments4    #bj3ai4 ,meddle not with
 him that revealeth secrets1 and walketh
  deceitfully1 and openeth wide his     
lips4    #bj3bj4 ,he that curseth his   
father1 and mother1 his lamp shall be   
put  out in the midst of darkness4      
#bj3ba4 ,the inheritance gotten hastily 
in the beginning1 in the end  shall be  
without a blessing4    #bj3bb4 ,say not3
 ,i will return evil3 wait for the      
,lord1 and he will  deliver thee4       
#bj3bc4 ,diverse weights are an         
abomination before the ,lord3 a         
deceitful  balance is not good4         
#bj3bd4 ,the steps of men are guided by 
the ,lord3 but who is the man that  can 
understand his own way8    #bj3be4 ,it  

is ruin to a man to devour holy ones1   
and after vows to  retract4    #bj3bf4  
,a wise king scattereth the wicked1 and 
bringeth over them the  wheel4          
#bj3bg4 ,the spirit of a man is the lamp
 of the ,lord1 which searcheth all  the 
hidden things of the bowels4    #bj3bh4 
,mercy and truth preserve the king1 and 
his throne is  strengthened by clemency4
    #bj3bi4 ,the joy of young men is    
their strength3 and the dignity of old  
men1 their grey hairs4    #bj3cj4 ,the  
blueness of a wound shall wipe away     
evils3 and stripes in  the more inward  
parts of the belly4      ,proverbs      
,chapter #ba    #ba3a4 ,as the divisions
 of waters1 so the heart of the king is 
in the  hand of the ,lord3 whithersoever
 he will1 he shall turn it4    #ba3b4   
,every way of a man seemeth right to    
himself3 but the ,lord  weigheth the    
hearts4    #ba3c4 ,to do mercy and      
judgment1 pleaseth the ,lord more than  
victims4    #ba3d4 ,haughtiness of the  
eyes is the enlarging of the heart3 the 

lamp  of the wicked is sin4    #ba3e4   
,the thoughts of the industrious always 
bring forth abundance3 but  every       
sluggard is always in want4    #ba3f4   
,he that gathereth treasures by a lying 
tongue1 is vain and  foolish1 and shall 
stumble upon the snares of death4       
#ba3g4 ,the robberies of the wicked     
shall be their downfall1 because they   
would not do judgment4    #ba3h4 ,the   
perverse way of a man is strange3 but as
 for him that is  pure1 his work is     
right4    #ba3i4 ,it is better to sit in
 a corner of the housetop1 than with a  
brawling woman1 and in a common house4  
#ba3aj4 ,the soul of the wicked desireth
 evil1 he will not have pity on  his    
neighbour4    #ba3aa4 ,when a pestilent 
man is punished1 the little one will be 
wiser3  and if he follow the wise1 he   
will receive knowledge4    #ba3ab4 ,the 
just considereth seriously the house of 
the wicked1 that he  may withdraw the   
wicked from evil4    #ba3ac4 ,he that   
stoppeth his ear against the cry of the 

poor1 shall also  cry himself1 and shall
 not be heard4    #ba3ad4 ,a secret     
present quencheth anger3 and a gift in  
the bosom1 the  greatest wrath4         
#ba3ae4 ,it is joy to the just to do    
judgment3 and dread to them that  work  
iniquity4    #ba3af4 ,a man that shall  
wander out of the way of doctrine1 shall
 abide  in the company of the giants4   
#ba3ag4 ,he that loveth good cheer1     
shall be in want3 he that loveth  wine1 
and fat things1 shall not be rich4      
#ba3ah4 ,the wicked is delivered up for 
the just3 and the unjust for the        
righteous4    #ba3ai4 ,it is better to  
dwell in a wilderness1 than with a      
quarrelsome  and passionate woman4      
#ba3bj4 ,there is a treasure to be      
desired1 and oil in the dwelling of  the
 just3 and the foolish man shall spend  
it4    #ba3ba4 ,he that followeth       
justice and mercy1 shall find life1     
justice1  and glory4    #ba3bb4 ,the    
wise man hath scaled the city of the    
strong1 and hath cast  down the strength

 of the confidence thereof4    #ba3bc4  
,he that keepeth his mouth and his      
tongue1 keepeth his soul from  distress4
    #ba3bd4 ,the proud and the arrogant 
is called ignorant1 who in anger        
worketh pride4    #ba3be4 ,desires kill 
the slothful3 for his hands have refused
 to work at  all4    #ba3bf4 ,he longeth
 and desireth all the day3 but he that  
is just1 will  give1 and will not cease4
    #ba3bg4 ,the sacrifices of the      
wicked are abominable1 because they are 
offered of wickedness4    #ba3bh4 ,a    
lying witness shall perish3 an obedient 
man shall speak of  victory4    #ba3bi4 
,the wicked man impudently hardeneth his
 face3 but he that is  righteous1       
correcteth his way4    #ba3cj4 ,there is
 no wisdom1 there is no prudence1 there 
is no counsel  against the ,lord4       
#ba3ca4 ,the horse is prepared for the  
day of battle3 but the ,lord giveth     
safety4      ,proverbs ,chapter #bb     
#bb3a4 ,a good name is better than great
 riches3 and good favour is above       

silver and gold4    #bb3b4 ,the rich and
 poor have met one another3 the ,lord is
 the maker of  them both4    #bb3c4 ,the
 prudent man saw the evil1 and hid      
himself3 the simple passed  on1 and     
suffered loss4    #bb3d4 ,the fruit of  
humility is the fear of the ,lord1      
riches and glory  and life4    #bb3e4   
,arms and swords are in the way of the  
perverse3 but he that  keepeth his own  
soul1 departeth far from them4    #bb3f4
 ,it is a proverb3 ,a young man         
according to his way1 even when he  is  
old1 he will not depart from it4        
#bb3g4 ,the rich ruleth over the poor3  
and the borrower is servant to him  that
 lendeth4    #bb3h4 ,he that soweth     
iniquity1 shall reap evils1 and with the
 rod of  his anger he shall be consumed4
    #bb3i4 ,he that is inclined to      
mercy1 shall be blessed3 for of his     
bread  he hath given to the poor4 ,he   
that maketh presents1 shall purchase    
victory and honour3 but he carrieth away
 the souls of the receivers4    #bb3aj4 

,cast out the scoffer1 and contention   
shall go out with him1 and  quarrels and
 reproaches shall cease4    #bb3aa4 ,he 
that loveth cleanness of heart1 for the 
grace of his lips  shall have the king  
for his friend4    #bb3ab4 ,the eyes of 
the ,lord preserve knowledge3 and the   
words of the  unjust are overthrown4    
#bb3ac4 ,the slothful man saith3 ,there 
is a lion without1 ,i shall be  slain in
 the midst of the streets4    #bb3ad4   
,the mouth of a strange woman is a deep 
pit3 he whom the ,lord is  angry with1  
shall fall into it4    #bb3ae4 ,folly is
 bound up in the heart of a child1 and  
the rod of  correction shall drive it   
away4    #bb3af4 ,he that oppresseth the
 poor1 to increase his own riches1 shall
  himself give to one that is richer1   
and shall be in need4    #bb3ag4        
,incline thy ear1 and hear the words of 
the wise3 and apply thy  heart to my    
doctrine3    #bb3ah4 ,which shall be    
beautiful for thee1 if thou keep it in  
thy  bowels1 and it shall flow in thy   

lips3    #bb3ai4 ,that thy trust may be 
in the ,lord1 wherefore ,i have also    
shewn  it to thee this day4    #bb3bj4  
,behold ,i have described it to thee    
three manner of ways1 in  thoughts and  
knowledge3    #bb3ba4 ,that ,i might    
shew thee the certainty1 and the words  
of truth1 to  answer out of these to    
them that sent thee4    #bb3bb4 ,do no  
violence to the poor1 because he is     
poor3 and do not  oppress the needy in  
the gate3    #bb3bc4 ,because the ,lord 
will judge his cause3 and will afflict  
them  that have afflicted his soul4     
#bb3bd4 ,be not a friend to an angry    
man1 and do not walk with a furious     
man3    #bb3be4 ,lest perhaps thou learn
 his ways1 and take scandal to thy soul4
    #bb3bf4 ,be not with them that      
fasten down their hands1 and that offer 
themselves sureties for debts3          
#bb3bg4 ,for if thou have not wherewith 
to restore1 what cause is there  that he
 should take the covering from thy bed8 
#bb3bh4 ,pass not beyond the ancient    

bounds which thy fathers have set4      
#bb3bi4 ,hast thou seen a man swift in  
his work8 he shall stand before  kings1 
and shall not be before those that are  
obscure4      ,proverbs ,chapter #bc    
#bc3a4 ,when thou shalt sit to eat with 
a prince1 consider diligently  what is  
set before thy face3    #bc3b4 ,and put 
a knife to thy throat1 if it be so that 
thou have thy  soul in thy own power4   
#bc3c4 ,be not desirous of his meats1 in
 which is the bread of deceit4    #bc3d4
 ,labour not to be rich3 but set bounds 
to thy prudence4    #bc3e4 ,lift not up 
thy eyes to riches which thou canst not 
have3 because  they shall make          
themselves wings like those of an eagle1
 and shall fly  towards heaven4         
#bc3f4 ,eat not with an envious man1 and
 desire not his meats3    #bc3g4        
,because1 like a soothsayer1 and        
diviner1 he thinketh that which  he     
knoweth not4 ,eat and drink1 will he say
 to thee3 and his mind is not  with     
thee4    #bc3h4 ,the meats which thou   

hadst eaten1 thou shalt vomit up3 and   
shalt  loose thy beautiful words4       
#bc3i4 ,speak not in the ears of fools3 
because they will despise the           
instruction of thy speech4    #bc3aj4   
,touch not the bounds of little ones3   
and enter not into the  field of the    
fatherless3    #bc3aa4 ,for their near  
kinsman is strong3 and he will judge    
their cause  against thee4    #bc3ab4   
,let thy heart apply itself to          
instruction and thy ears to words  of   
knowledge4    #bc3ac4 ,withhold not     
correction from a child3 for if thou    
strike him  with the rod1 he shall not  
die4    #bc3ad4 ,thou shalt beat him    
with the rod1 and deliver his soul from 
hell4    #bc3ae4 ,my son1 if thy mind be
 wise1 my heart shall rejoice with thee3
    #bc3af4 ,and my reins shall rejoice1
 when thy lips shall speak what is      
right4    #bc3ag4 ,let not thy heart    
envy sinners3 but be thou in the fear of
 the  ,lord all the day long3    #bc3ah4
 ,because thou shalt have hope in the   

latter end1 and thy  expectation shall  
not be taken away4    #bc3ai4 ,hear     
thou1 my son1 and be wise3 and guide thy
 mind in the way4    #bc3bj4 ,be not in 
the feasts of great drinkers1 nor in    
their revellings1  who contribute flesh 
to eat3    #bc3ba4 ,because they that   
give themselves to drinking1 and that   
club  together1 shall be consumed3 and  
drowsiness shall be clothed with rags4  
#bc3bb4 ,hearken to thy father1 that    
begot thee3 and despise not thy  mother 
when she is old4    #bc3bc4 ,buy truth1 
and do not sell wisdom1 and instruction1
 and  understanding4    #bc3bd4 ,the    
father of the just rejoiceth greatly3 he
 that hath begotten  a wise son1 shall  
have joy in him4    #bc3be4 ,let thy    
father and thy mother be joyful1 and let
 her rejoice  that bore thee4    #bc3bf4
 ,my son1 give me thy heart3 and let thy
 eyes keep my ways4    #bc3bg4 ,for a   
harlot is a deep ditch3 and a strange   
woman is a narrow  pit4    #bc3bh4 ,she 
lieth in wait in the way as a robber1   

and him whom she shall  see unwary1 she 
will kill4    #bc3bi4 ,who hath woe8    
whose father hath woe8 who hath         
contentions8 who  falls into pits8 who  
hath wounds without cause8 who hath     
redness of  eyes8    #bc3cj4 ,surely    
they that pass their time in wine1 and  
study to drink off  their cups4         
#bc3ca4 ,look not upon the wine when it 
is yellow1 when the colour  thereof     
shineth in the glass3 it goeth in       
pleasantly1    #bc3cb4 ,but in the end1 
it will bite like a snake1 and will     
spread  abroad poison like a basilisk4  
#bc3cc4 ,thy eyes shall behold strange  
women1 and thy heart shall utter        
perverse things4    #bc3cd4 ,and thou   
shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of
 the sea1 and  as a pilot fast asleep   
when the stern is lost4    #bc3ce4 ,and 
thou shalt say3 ,they have beaten me1   
but ,i was not sensible  of pain3 they  
drew me1 and ,i felt not3 when shall ,i 
awake and find wine  again8             
,proverbs ,chapter #bd    #bd3a4 ,seek  

not to be like evil men1 neither desire 
to be with them3    #bd3b4 ,because     
their mind studieth robberies1 and their
 lips speak  deceits4    #bd3c4 ,by     
wisdom the house shall be built1 and by 
prudence it shall be  strengthened4     
#bd3d4 ,by instruction the storerooms   
shall be filled with all precious  and  
most beautiful wealth4    #bd3e4 ,a wise
 man is strong3 and a knowing man1 stout
 and valiant4    #bd3f4 ,because war is 
managed by due ordering3 and there shall
 be safety  where there are many        
counsels4    #bd3g4 ,wisdom is too high 
for a fool2 in the gate he shall not    
open his  mouth4    #bd3h4 ,he that     
deviseth to do evils1 shall be called a 
fool4    #bd3i4 ,the thought of a fool  
is sin3 and the detractor is the        
abomination of men4    #bd3aj4 ,if thou 
lose hope1 being weary in the day of    
distress1 thy  strength shall be        
diminished4    #bd3aa4 ,deliver them    
that are led to death3 and those that   
are drawn to  death1 forbear not to     

deliver4    #bd3ab4 ,if thou say3 ,i    
have not strength enough3 he that seeth 
into the  heart1 he understandeth1 and  
nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy     
soul1  and he shall render to a man     
according to his works4    #bd3ac4 ,eat 
honey1 my son1 because it is good1 and  
the honeycomb most  sweet to thy throat4
    #bd3ad4 ,so also is the doctrine of 
wisdom to thy soul3 which when thou     
hast found1 thou shalt have hope in the 
end1 and thy hope shall not  perish4    
#bd3ae4 ,lie not in wait1 nor seek after
 wickedness in the house of the  just1  
nor spoil his rest4    #bd3af4 ,for a   
just man shall fall seven times1 and    
shall rise again3 but  the wicked shall 
fall down into evil4    #bd3ag4 ,when   
thy enemy shall fall1 be not glad1 and  
in his ruin let not  thy heart rejoice3 
#bd3ah4 ,lest the ,lord see1 and it     
displease him1 and he turn away his     
wrath from him4    #bd3ai4 ,contend not 
with the wicked1 nor seek to be like the
 ungodly4    #bd3bj4 ,for evil men have 

no hope of things to come1 and the lamp 
of the  wicked shall be put out4        
#bd3ba4 ,my son1 fear the ,lord1 and the
 king3 and have nothing to do with      
detractors4    #bd3bb4 ,for their       
destruction shall rise suddenly3 and who
 knoweth the  ruin of both8    #bd3bc4  
,these things also to the wise3 ,it is  
not good to have respect to  persons in 
judgment4    #bd3bd4 ,they that say to  
the wicked man3 ,thou art just3 shall be
 cursed  by the people1 and the tribes  
shall abhor them4    #bd3be4 ,they that 
rebuke him shall be praised3 and a      
blessing shall come  upon them4         
#bd3bf4 ,he shall kiss the lips1 who    
answereth right words4    #bd3bg4       
,prepare thy work without1 and          
diligently till thy ground3 that        
afterward thou mayst build thy house4   
#bd3bh4 ,be not witness without cause   
against thy neighbour3 and deceive  not 
any man with thy lips4    #bd3bi4 ,say  
not3 ,i will do to him as he hath done  
to me3 ,i will render  to every one     

according to his work4    #bd3cj4 ,i    
passed by the field of the slothful man1
 and by the vineyard  of the foolish    
man3    #bd3ca4 ,and behold it was all  
filled with nettles1 and thorns had     
covered the face thereof1 and the stone 
wall was broken down4    #bd3cb4 ,which 
when ,i had seen1 ,i laid it up in my   
heart1 and by the  example ,i received  
instruction4    #bd3cc4 ,thou wilt sleep
 a little1 said ,i1 thou wilt slumber a 
little1  thou wilt fold thy hands a     
little to rest4    #bd3cd4 ,and poverty 
shall come to thee as a runner1 and     
beggary as an  armed man4      ,proverbs
 ,chapter #be    #be3a4 ,these are also 
parables of ,solomon1 which the men of  
,ezechias1  king of ,juda1 copied out4  
#be3b4 ,it is the glory of ,god to      
conceal the word1 and the glory of      
kings to search out the speech4         
#be3c4 ,the heaven above and the earth  
beneath1 and the heart of kings is      
unsearchable4    #be3d4 ,take away the  
rust from silver1 and there shall come  

forth a most  pure vessel3    #be3e4    
,take away wickedness from the face of  
the king1 and his throne  shall be      
established with justice4    #be3f4     
,appear not glorious before the king1   
and stand not in the place  of great    
men4    #be3g4 ,for it is better that it
 should be said to thee3 ,come up       
hither2  than that thou shouldst be     
humbled before the prince4    #be3h4    
,the things which thy eyes have seen1   
utter not hastily in a  quarrel3 lest   
afterward thou mayst not be able to make
 amends1 when  thou hast dishonoured thy
 friend4    #be3i4 ,treat thy cause with
 thy friend1 and discover not the secret
 to a  stranger3    #be3aj4 ,lest he    
insult over thee1 when he hath heard it1
 and cease not  to upbraid thee4 ,grace 
and friendship deliver a man3 keep these
 for  thyself1 lest thou fall under     
reproach4    #be3aa4 ,to speak a word in
 due time1 is like apples of gold on    
beds of  silver4    #be3ab4 ,as an      
earring of gold and a bright pearl1 so  

is he that  reproveth the wise1 and the 
obedient ear4    #be3ac4 ,as the cold of
 snow in the time of harvest1 so is a   
faithful  messenger to him that sent    
him1 for he refresheth his soul4        
#be3ad4 ,as clouds1 and wind1 when no   
rain followeth1 so is the man that      
boasteth1 and doth not fulfil his       
promises4    #be3ae4 ,by patience a     
prince shall be appeased1 and a soft    
tongue shall  break hardness4    #be3af4
 ,thou hast found honey1 eat what is    
sufficient for thee1 lest  being glutted
 therewith thou vomit it up4    #be3ag4 
,withdraw thy foot from the house of thy
 neighbour1 lest having  his fill he    
hate thee4    #be3ah4 ,a man that       
beareth false witness against his       
neighbour1 is like  a dart and a sword  
and a sharp arrow4    #be3ai4 ,to trust 
in an unfaithful man in the time of     
trouble1 is like a  rotten tooth1 and   
weary foot1    #be3bj4 ,and one that    
looseth his garment in cold weather4 ,as
 vinegar  upon nitre1 so is he that     

singeth songs to a very evil heart4 ,as 
a moth  doth by a garment1 and a worm by
 the wood3 so the sadness of a man      
consumeth the heart4    #be3ba4 ,if thy 
enemy be hungry1 give him to eat3 if he 
thirst1 give him  water to drink3       
#be3bb4 ,for thou shalt heap hot coals  
upon his head1 and the ,lord will       
reward thee4    #be3bc4 ,the north wind 
driveth away rain1 as doth a sad        
countenance a  backbiting tongue4       
#be3bd4 ,it is better to sit in a corner
 of the housetop3 than with a  brawling 
woman1 and in a common house4    #be3be4
 ,as cold water to a thirsty soul1 so   
are good tidings from a far  country4   
#be3bf4 ,a just man falling down before 
the wicked1 is as a fountain  troubled  
with the foot and a corrupted spring4   
#be3bg4 ,as it is not good for a man to 
eat much honey1 so he that is a         
searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed
 by glory4    ,majesty4444 ,viz41 of    
,god4 ,for to search into that          
incomprehensible  ,majesty1 and to      

pretend to sound the depths of the      
wisdom of ,god1 is  exposing our weak   
understanding to be blinded with an     
excess of light  and glory1 which it    
cannot comprehend4    #be3bh4 ,as a city
 that lieth open and is not compassed   
with walls1 so is  a man that cannot    
refrain his own spirit in speaking4     
,proverbs ,chapter #bf    #bf3a4 ,as    
snow in summer1 and rain in harvest1 so 
glory is not seemly  for a fool4        
#bf3b4 ,as a bird flying to other       
places1 and a sparrow going here or     
there3 so a curse uttered without cause 
shall come upon a man4    ,as a bird1   
etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that a curse   
uttered without cause  shall do no harm 
to the person that is cursed1 but will  
return upon him  that curseth1 as       
whithersoever a bird flies1 it returns  
to its own  nest4    #bf3c4 ,a whip for 
a horse1 and a snaffle for an ass1 and a
 rod for the  back of fools4    #bf3d4  
,answer not a fool according to his     
folly1 lest thou be made like  him4     

,answer not a fool1 etc4444 ,viz41 so as
 to imitate him but only so as to       
reprove his folly4    #bf3e4 ,answer a  
fool according to his folly1 lest he    
imagine himself to  be wise4    #bf3f4  
,he that sendeth words by a foolish     
messenger1 is lame of feet and  drinketh
 iniquity4    #bf3g4 ,as a lame man hath
 fair legs in vain3 so a parable is     
unseemly in  the mouth of fools4        
#bf3h4 ,as he that casteth a stone into 
the heap of ,mercury3 so is he  that    
giveth honour to a fool4    #bf3i4 ,as  
if a thorn should grow in the hand of a 
drunkard3 so is a  parable in the mouth 
of fools4    #bf3aj4 ,judgment          
determineth causes3 and he that putteth 
a fool to  silence1 appeaseth anger4    
#bf3aa4 ,as a dog that returneth to his 
vomit1 so is the fool that  repeateth   
his folly4    #bf3ab4 ,hast thou seen a 
man wise in his own conceit8 there shall
 be  more hope of a fool than of him4   
#bf3ac4 ,the slothful man saith3 ,there 
is a lion in the way1 and a  lioness in 

the roads4    #bf3ad4 ,as the door      
turneth upon its hinges1 so doth the    
slothful upon  his bed4    #bf3ae4 ,the 
slothful hideth his hand under his      
armpit1 and it grieveth  him to turn it 
to his mouth4    #bf3af4 ,the sluggard  
is wiser in his own conceit1 than seven 
men that  speak sentences4    #bf3ag4   
,as he that taketh a dog by the ears1 so
 is he that passeth by in  anger1 and   
meddleth with another man's quarrel4    
#bf3ah4 ,as he is guilty that shooteth  
arrows1 and lances unto death4          
#bf3ai4 ,so is the man that hurteth his 
friend deceitfully3 and when he  is     
taken1 saith3 ,i did it in jest4        
#bf3bj4 ,when the wood faileth1 the fire
 shall go out3 and when the  talebearer 
is taken away1 contentions shall cease4 
#bf3ba4 ,as coals are to burning coals1 
and wood to fire1 so an angry man       
stirreth up strife4    #bf3bb4 ,the     
words of a talebearer are as it were    
simple1 but they reach  to the innermost
 parts of the belly4    #bf3bc4         

,swelling lips joined with a corrupt    
heart1 are like an earthen  vessel      
adorned with silver dross4    #bf3bd4   
,an enemy is known by his lips1 when in 
his heart he entertaineth  deceit4      
#bf3be4 ,when he shall speak low1 trust 
him not3 because there are seven        
mischiefs in his heart4    #bf3bf4 ,he  
that covereth hatred deceitfully1 his   
malice shall be laid  open in the public
 assembly4    #bf3bg4 ,he that diggeth a
 pit1 shall fall into it3 and he that   
rolleth a  stone1 it shall return to    
him4    #bf3bh4 ,a deceitful tongue     
loveth not truth3 and a slippery mouth  
worketh ruin4      ,proverbs ,chapter   
#bg    #bg3a4 ,boast not for to morrow1 
for thou knowest not what the day to    
come may bring forth4    #bg3b4 ,let    
another praise thee1 and not thy own    
mouth3 a stranger1 and  not thy own     
lips4    #bg3c4 ,a stone is heavy1 and  
sand weighty3 but the anger of a fool is
  heavier than them both4    #bg3d4     
,anger hath no mercy3 nor fury1 when it 

breaketh forth3 and who  can bear the   
violence of one provoked8    #bg3e4     
,open rebuke is better than hidden love4
    #bg3f4 ,better are the wounds of a  
friend1 than the deceitful kisses of  an
 enemy4    #bg3g4 ,a soul that is full  
shall tread upon the honeycomb3 and a   
soul  that is hungry shall take even    
bitter for sweet4    #bg3h4 ,as a bird  
that wandereth from her nest1 so is a   
man that leaveth  his place4    #bg3i4  
,ointment and perfumes rejoice the      
heart3 and the good counsels of  a      
friend are sweet to the soul4    #bg3aj4
 ,thy own friend1 and thy father's      
friend1 forsake not3 and go not  into   
thy brother's house in the day of thy   
affliction4 ,better is a  neighbour that
 is near than a brother afar off4       
#bg3aa4 ,study wisdom1 my son1 and make 
my heart joyful1 that thou mayst  give  
an answer to him that reproacheth4      
#bg3ab4 ,the prudent man seeing evil    
hideth himself3 little ones passing  on 
have suffered losses4    #bg3ac4 ,take  

away his garment that hath been surety  
for a stranger3 and  take from him a    
pledge for strangers4    #bg3ad4 ,he    
that blesseth his neighbour with a loud 
voice1 rising in the  night1 shall be   
like to him that curseth4    #bg3ae4    
,roofs dropping through in a cold day1  
and a contentious woman  are alike4     
#bg3af4 ,he that retaineth her1 is as he
 that would hold the wind1 and  shall   
call the oil of his right hand4         
#bg3ag4 ,iron sharpeneth iron1 so a man 
sharpeneth the countenance of his       
friend4    #bg3ah4 ,he that keepeth the 
fig tree1 shall eat the fruit thereof3  
and  he that is the keeper of his       
master1 shall be glorified4    #bg3ai4  
,as the faces of them that look therein1
 shine in the water1 so  the hearts of  
men are laid open to the wise4          
#bg3bj4 ,hell and destruction are never 
filled3 so the eyes of men are  never   
satisfied4    #bg3ba4 ,as silver is     
tried in the fining-pot1 and gold in the
 furnace3  so a man is tried by the     

mouth of him that praiseth4 ,the heart  
of the  wicked seeketh after evils1 but 
the righteous heart seeketh after       
knowledge4    #bg3bb4 ,though thou      
shouldst bray a fool in the mortar1 as  
when a pestle  striketh upon sodden     
barley1 his folly would not be taken    
from him4    #bg3bc4 ,be diligent to    
know the countenance of thy cattle1 and 
consider  thy own flocks3    #bg3bd4    
,for thou shalt not always have power3  
but a crown shall be given  to          
generation and generation4    #bg3be4   
,the meadows are open1 and the green    
herbs have appeared1 and the  hay is    
gathered out of the mountains4          
#bg3bf4 ,lambs are for thy clothing3 and
 kids for the price of the field4       
#bg3bg4 ,let the milk of the goats be   
enough for thy food1 and for the        
necessities of thy house1 and for       
maintenance for thy handmaids4          
,proverbs ,chapter #bh    #bh3a4 ,the   
wicked man fleeth1 when no man pursueth3
 but the just1 bold  as a lion1 shall be

 without dread4    #bh3b4 ,for the sins 
of the land many are the princes        
thereof3 and for  the wisdom of a man1  
and the knowledge of those things that  
are said1  the life of the prince shall 
be prolonged4    #bh3c4 ,a poor man that
 oppresseth the poor1 is like a violent 
shower1  which bringeth a famine4       
#bh3d4 ,they that forsake the law1      
praise the wicked man3 they that keep   
it1 are incensed against him4    #bh3e4 
,evil men think not on judgment3 but    
they that seek after the  ,lord1 take   
notice of all things4    #bh3f4 ,better 
is the poor man walking in his          
simplicity1 than the rich  in crooked   
ways4    #bh3g4 ,he that keepeth the    
law1 is a wise son3 but he that feedeth 
gluttons1 shameth his father4    #bh3h4 
,he that heapeth together riches by     
usury and loan1 gathereth them  for him 
that will be bountiful to the poor4     
#bh3i4 ,he that turneth away his ears   
from hearing the law1 his prayer  shall 
be an abomination4    #bh3aj4 ,he that  

deceiveth the just in a wicked way1     
shall fall in his  own destruction3 and 
the upright shall possess his goods4    
#bh3aa4 ,the rich man seemeth to himself
 wise3 but the poor man that is  prudent
 shall search him out4    #bh3ab4 ,in   
the joy of the just there is great      
glory3 when the wicked  reign1 men are  
ruined4    #bh3ac4 ,he that hideth his  
sins1 shall not prosper3 but he that    
shall  confess1 and forsake them1 shall 
obtain mercy4    #bh3ad4 ,blessed is the
 man that is always fearful3 but he that
 is  hardened in mind shall fall into   
evil4    #bh3ae4 ,as a roaring lion1 and
 a hungry bear1 so is a wicked prince   
over  the poor people4    #bh3af4 ,a    
prince void of prudence shall oppress   
many by calumny3 but he  that hateth    
covetousness1 shall prolong his days4   
#bh3ag4 ,a man that doth violence to the
 blood of a person1 if he flee  even to 
the pit1 no man will stay him4          
#bh3ah4 ,he that walketh uprightly1     
shall be saved3 he that is perverse  in 

his ways1 shall fall at once4    #bh3ai4
 ,he that tilleth his ground1 shall be  
filled with bread3 but he  that         
followeth idleness1 shall be filled with
 poverty4    #bh3bj4 ,a faithful man    
shall be much praised3 but he that      
maketh haste  to be rich1 shall not be  
innocent4    #bh3ba4 ,he that hath      
respect to a person in judgment1 doth   
not well3  such a man even for a morsel 
of bread forsaketh the truth4    #bh3bb4
 ,a man that maketh haste to be rich1   
and envieth others1 is  ignorant that   
poverty shall come upon him4    #bh3bc4 
,he that rebuketh a man1 shall afterward
 find favour with him1  more than he    
that by a flattering tongue deceiveth   
him4    #bh3bd4 ,he that stealeth any   
thing from his father1 or from his      
mother3  and saith1 ,this is no sin1 is 
the partner of a murderer4    #bh3be4   
,he that boasteth and puffeth up        
himself1 stirreth up quarrels3  but he  
that trusteth in the ,lord1 shall be    
healed4    #bh3bf4 ,he that trusteth in 

his own heart1 is a fool3 but he that   
walketh wisely1 he shall be saved4      
#bh3bg4 ,he that giveth to the poor     
shall not want3 he that despiseth his   
entreaty1 shall suffer indigence4       
#bh3bh4 ,when the wicked rise up1 men   
shall hide themselves3 when they        
perish1 the just shall be multiplied4   
,proverbs ,chapter #bi    #bi3a4 ,the   
man that with a stiff neck despiseth him
 that reproveth him1  shall suddenly be 
destroyed3 and health shall not follow  
him4    #bi3b4 ,when just men increase1 
the people shall rejoice3 when the      
wicked  shall bear rule1 the people     
shall mourn4    #bi3c4 ,a man that      
loveth wisdom1 rejoiceth his father3 but
 he that  maintaineth harlots1 shall    
squander away his substance4    #bi3d4  
,a just king setteth up the land3 a     
covetous man shall destroy it4    #bi3e4
 ,a man that speaketh to his friend with
 flattering and dissembling  words1     
spreadeth a net for his feet4    #bi3f4 
,a snare shall entangle the wicked man  

when he sinneth3 and the  just shall    
praise and rejoice4    #bi3g4 ,the just 
taketh notice of the cause of the poor3 
the wicked is  void of knowledge4       
#bi3h4 ,corrupt men bring a city to     
ruin3 but wise men turn away wrath4     
#bi3i4 ,if a wise man contend with a    
fool1 whether he be angry1 or laugh1  he
 shall find no rest4    #bi3aj4         
,bloodthirsty men hate the upright3 but 
just men seek his soul4    #bi3aa4 ,a   
fool uttereth all his mind3 a wise man  
deferreth1 and keepeth  it till         
afterwards4    #bi3ab4 ,a prince that   
gladly heareth lying words1 hath all his
 servants  wicked4    #bi3ac4 ,the poor 
man and the creditor have met one       
another3 the ,lord is  the enlightener  
of them both4    #bi3ad4 ,the king that 
judgeth the poor in truth1 his throne   
shall be  established for ever4         
#bi3ae4 ,the rod and reproof give       
wisdom3 but the child that is left to   
his own will1 bringeth his mother to    
shame4    #bi3af4 ,when the wicked are  

multiplied1 crimes shall be multiplied3 
but  the just shall see their downfall4 
#bi3ag4 ,instruct thy son and he shall  
refresh thee1 and shall give  delight to
 thy soul4    #bi3ah4 ,when prophecy    
shall fail1 the people shall be         
scattered abroad3  but he that keepeth  
the law1 is blessed4    #bi3ai4 ,a slave
 will not be corrected by words3 because
 he understandeth  what thou sayest1 and
 will not answer4    #bi3bj4 ,hast thou 
seen a man hasty to speak8 folly is     
rather to be  looked for1 than his      
amendment4    #bi3ba4 ,he that          
nourisheth his servant delicately from  
his childhood1  afterwards shall find   
him stubborn4    #bi3bb4 ,a passionate  
man provoketh quarrels3 and he that is  
easily  stirred up to wrath1 shall be   
more prone to sin4    #bi3bc4           
,humiliation followeth the proud3 and   
glory shall uphold the  humble of       
spirit4    #bi3bd4 ,he that is partaker 
with a thief1 hateth his own soul3 he   
heareth one putting him to his oath1 and

 discovereth not4    #bi3be4 ,he that   
feareth man shall quickly fall3 he that 
trusteth in the  ,lord1 shall be set on 
high4    #bi3bf4 ,many seek the face of 
the prince3 but the judgment of every   
one  cometh forth from the ,lord4       
#bi3bg4 ,the just abhor a wicked man3   
and the wicked loathe them that are  in 
the right way4 ,the son that keepeth the
 word1 shall be free from  destruction4 
,proverbs ,chapter #cj    ,the wise man 
thinketh humbly of himself4 ,his prayer 
and sentiments upon  certain virtues and
 vices4    #cj3a4 ,the words of         
,gatherer the son of ,vomiter4 ,the     
vision which the  man spoke1 with whom  
,god is1 and who being strengthened by  
,god1 abiding  with him1 said3          
,gatherer1 etc4444 ,or1 as it is in the 
,latin1 ,congregans the son of  ,vomens4
 ,the ,latin interpreter has given us in
 this place the  signification of the   
,hebrew names1 instead of the names     
themselves1  which are in the ,hebrew1  
,agur the son of ,jakeh4 ,but whether   

this ,agur  be the same person as       
,solomon1 as many think1 or a different 
person1  whose doctrine was adopted by  
,solomon1 and inserted among his        
parables  or proverbs1 is uncertain4    
#cj3b4 ,i am the most foolish of men1   
and the wisdom of men is not with  me4  
#cj3c4 ,i have not learned wisdom1 and  
have not known the science of  saints4  
#cj3d4 ,who hath ascended up into       
heaven1 and descended8 who hath held    
the wind in his hands8 who hath bound up
 the waters together as in a  garment8  
who hath raised up all the borders of   
the earth8 what is his  name1 and what  
is the name of his son1 if thou knowest8
    #cj3e4 ,every word of ,god is fire  
tried3 he is a buckler to them that     
hope in him4    ,is fire tried4444 ,that
 is1 most pure1 like gold purified by   
fire4    #cj3f4 ,add not any thing to   
his words1 lest thou be reproved and    
found a  liar3    #cj3g4 ,two things ,i 
have asked of thee1 deny them not to me 
before ,i  die4    #cj3h4 ,remove far   

from me vanity1 and lying words4 ,give  
me neither  beggary1 nor riches3 give me
 only the necessaries of life3    #cj3i4
 ,lest perhaps being filled1 ,i should  
be tempted to deny1 and say3  ,who is   
the ,lord8 or being compelled by        
poverty1 ,i should steal1 and  forswear 
the name of my ,god4    #cj3aj4 ,accuse 
not a servant to his master1 lest he    
curse thee1 and thou  fall4    #cj3aa4  
,there is a generation that curseth     
their father1 and doth not  bless their 
mother4    #cj3ab4 ,a generation that   
are pure in their own eyes1 and yet are 
not  washed from their filthiness4      
#cj3ac4 ,a generation1 whose eyes are   
lofty1 and their eyelids lifted up  on  
high4    #cj3ad4 ,a generation that for 
teeth hath swords1 and grindeth with    
their  jaw teeth1 to devour the needy   
from off the earth1 and the poor from   
among men4    #cj3ae4 ,the horseleech   
hath two daughters that say3 ,bring1    
bring4 ,there  are three things that    
never are satisfied1 and the fourth     

never saith3  ,it is enough4    ,the    
horseleech4444 ,concupiscence1 which    
hath two daughters that are  never      
satisfied1 viz41 lust and avarice4      
#cj3af4 ,hell and the mouth of the womb1
 and the earth which is not  satisfied  
with water3 and the fire never saith3   
,it is enough4    #cj3ag4 ,the eye that 
mocketh at his father1 and that         
despiseth the  labour of his mother in  
bearing him1 let the ravens of the      
brooks pick  it out1 and the young      
eagles eat it4    #cj3ah4 ,three things 
are hard to me1 and the fourth ,i am    
utterly  ignorant of4    #cj3ai4 ,the   
way of an eagle in the air1 the way of a
 serpent upon a  rock1 the way of a ship
 in the midst of the sea1 and the way of
 a man  in youth4    #cj3bj4 ,such also 
is the way of an adulterous woman1 who  
eateth and  wipeth her mouth1 and saith3
 ,i have done no evil4    #cj3ba4 ,by   
three things the earth is disturbed1 and
 the fourth it cannot  bear4    #cj3bb4 
,by a slave when he reigneth3 by a fool 

when he is filled with  meat3    #cj3bc4
 ,by an odious woman when she is        
married3 and by a bondwoman when  she is
 heir to her mistress4    #cj3bd4 ,there
 are four very little things of the     
earth1 and they are  wiser than the     
wise4    #cj3be4 ,the ants1 a feeble    
people1 which provide themselves food in
 the  harvest3    #cj3bf4 ,the rabbit1 a
 weak people1 which maketh its bed in   
the rock3    #cj3bg4 ,the locust hath no
 king1 yet they all go out by their     
bands3    #cj3bh4 ,the stellio          
supporteth itself on hands1 and dwelleth
 in kings'  houses4    ,the stellio4444 
,a kind of house lizard marked with     
spots like stars1  from whence it has   
its name4    #cj3bi4 ,there are three   
things1 which go well1 and the fourth   
that  walketh happily3    #cj3cj4 ,a    
lion1 the strongest of beasts1 who hath 
no fear of any thing  he meeteth3       
#cj3ca4 ,a cock girded about the loins3 
and a ram3 and a king1 whom none  can   
resist4    #cj3cb4 ,there is that hath  

appeared a fool after he was lifted up  
on  high3 for if he had understood1 he  
would have laid his hand upon his       
mouth4    #cj3cc4 ,and he that strongly 
squeezeth the paps to bring out milk1   
straineth out butter3 and he that       
violently bloweth his nose1 bringeth    
out blood3 and he that provoketh wrath1 
bringeth forth strife4      ,proverbs   
,chapter #ca    ,an exhortation to      
chastity1 temperance1 and works of      
mercy2 with the  praise of a wise woman4
    #ca3a4 ,the words of king ,lamuel4  
,the vision wherewith his mother        
instructed him4    ,lamuel4444 ,this    
name signifies ,god with him1 and is    
supposed to have  been one of the names 
of ,solomon4    #ca3b4 ,what1 ,o my     
beloved1 what1 ,o the beloved of my     
womb1 what1 ,o the  beloved of my vows8 
#ca3c4 ,give not thy substance to women1
 and thy riches to destroy kings4       
#ca3d4 ,give not to kings1 ,o ,lamuel1  
give not wine to kings3 because  there  
is no secret where drunkenness reigneth3

    #ca3e4 ,and lest they drink and     
forget judgments1 and pervert the cause 
of the children of the poor4    #ca3f4  
,give strong drink to them that are sad2
 and wine to them that are  grieved in  
mind3    #ca3g4 ,let them drink1 and    
forget their want1 and remember their   
sorrow  no more4    #ca3h4 ,open thy    
mouth for the dumb1 and for the causes  
of all the  children that pass4         
#ca3i4 ,open thy mouth1 decree that     
which is just1 and do justice to the    
needy and poor4    #ca3aj4 ,who shall   
find a valiant woman8 far1 and from the 
uttermost  coasts is the price of her4  
#ca3aa4 ,the heart of her husband       
trusteth in her1 and he shall have no   
need of spoils4    #ca3ab4 ,she will    
render him good1 and not evil all the   
days of her life4    #ca3ac4 ,she hath  
sought wool and flax1 and hath wrought  
by the counsel  of her hands4    #ca3ad4
 ,she is like the merchant's ship1 she  
bringeth her bread from  afar4          
#ca3ae4 ,and she hath risen in the      

night1 and given a prey to her          
household1 and victuals to her maidens4 
#ca3af4 ,she hath considered a field1   
and bought it3 with the fruit of  her   
hands she hath planted a vineyard4      
#ca3ag4 ,she hath girded her loins with 
strength1 and hath strengthened  her    
arm4    #ca3ah4 ,she hath tasted1 and   
seen that her traffic is good3 her lamp 
shall not be put out in the night4      
#ca3ai4 ,she hath put out her hand to   
strong things1 and her fingers have     
taken hold of the spindle4    #ca3bj4   
,she hath opened her hand to the needy1 
and stretched out her  hands to the     
poor4    #ca3ba4 ,she shall not fear for
 her house in the cold of snow3 for all 
her domestics are clothed with double   
garments4    #ca3bb4 ,she hath made for 
herself clothing of tapestry3 fine      
linen1 and  purple1 is her covering4    
#ca3bc4 ,her husband is honourable in   
the gates1 when he sitteth among  the   
senators of the land4    #ca3bd4 ,she   
made fine linen1 and sold it1 and       

delivered a girdle to the  ,chanaanite4 
,the ,chanaanite4444 ,the merchant1 for 
,chanaanite1 in ,hebrew1 signifies a    
merchant4    #ca3be4 ,strength and      
beauty are her clothing1 and she shall  
laugh in the  latter day4    #ca3bf4    
,she hath opened her mouth to wisdom1   
and the law of clemency is  on her      
tongue4    #ca3bg4 ,she hath looked well
 on the paths of her house1 and hath not
  eaten her bread idle4    #ca3bh4 ,her 
children rose up1 and called her        
blessed3 her husband1 and  he praised   
her4    #ca3bi4 ,many daughters have    
gathered together riches3 thou hast     
surpassed them all4    #ca3cj4 ,favour  
is deceitful1 and beauty is vain3 the   
woman that feareth  the ,lord1 she shall
 be praised4    #ca3ca4 ,give her of the
 fruit of her hands3 and let her works  
praise her  in the gates4               
,,ecclesiastes      ,this ,book is      
called ,ecclesiastes1 or ,the ,preacher1
 7in ,hebrew1  ,coheleth17 because in   
it1 ,solomon1 as an excellent preacher1 

setteth  forth the vanity of the things 
of this world3 to withdraw the hearts   
and affections of men from such empty   
toys4      ,ecclesiastes ,chapter #a    
,the vanity of all temporal things4     
#a3a4 ,the words of ,ecclesiastes1 the  
son of ,david1 king of ,jerusalem4      
#a3b4 ,vanity of vanities1 said         
,ecclesiastes3 vanity of vanities1 and  
all  is vanity4    #a3c4 ,what hath a   
man more of all his labour1 that he     
taketh under the  sun8    #a3d4 ,one    
generation passeth away1 and another    
generation cometh3 but  the earth       
standeth for ever4    #a3e4 ,the sun    
riseth1 and goeth down1 and returneth to
 his place3 and  there rising again1    
#a3f4 ,maketh his round by the south1   
and turneth again to the north3 the     
spirit goeth forward surveying all      
places round about1 and returneth to    
his circuits4    #a3g4 ,all the rivers  
run into the sea1 yet the sea doth not  
overflow3  unto the place from whence   
the rivers come1 they return1 to flow   

again4    #a3h4 ,all things are hard3   
man cannot explain them by word4 ,the   
eye is  not filled with seeing1 neither 
is the ear filled with hearing4    #a3i4
 ,what is it that hath been8 the same   
thing that shall be4 ,what is  it that  
hath been done8 the same that shall be  
done4    #a3aj4 ,nothing under the sun  
is new1 neither is any man able to say3 
,behold this is new3 for it hath already
 gone before in the ages that  were     
before us4    #a3aa4 ,there is no       
remembrance of former things3 nor indeed
 of those  things which hereafter are to
 come1 shall there be any remembrance   
with  them that shall be in the latter  
end4    #a3ab4 ,i ,ecclesiastes was king
 over ,israel in ,jerusalem1    #a3ac4  
,and ,i proposed in my mind to seek and 
search out wisely  concerning all things
 that are done under the sun4 ,this     
painful  occupation hath ,god given to  
the children of men1 to be exercised    
therein4    #a3ad4 ,i have seen all     
things that are done under the sun1 and 

behold  all is vanity1 and vexation of  
spirit4    #a3ae4 ,the perverse are hard
 to be corrected1 and the number of     
fools is  infinite4    #a3af4 ,i have   
spoken in my heart1 saying3 ,behold ,i  
am become great1 and  have gone beyond  
all in wisdom1 that were before me in   
,jerusalem3 and  my mind hath           
contemplated many things wisely1 and ,i 
have learned4    #a3ag4 ,and ,i have    
given my heart to know prudence1 and    
learning1 and  errors1 and folly3 and ,i
 have perceived that in these also there
 was  labour1 and vexation of spirit1   
#a3ah4 ,because in much wisdom there is 
much indignation3 and he that  addeth   
knowledge1 addeth also labour4          
,ecclesiastes ,chapter #b    ,the vanity
 of pleasures1 riches1 and worldly      
labours4    #b3a4 ,i said in my heart3  
,i will go1 and abound with delights1   
and enjoy  good things4 ,and ,i saw that
 this also was vanity4    #b3b4         
,laughter ,i counted error3 and to mirth
 ,i said3 ,why art thou vainly          

deceived8    #b3c4 ,i thought in my     
heart1 to withdraw my flesh from wine1  
that ,i  might turn my mind to wisdom1  
and might avoid folly1 till ,i might see
  what was profitable for the children  
of men3 and what they ought to do  under
 the sun1 all the days of their life4   
#b3d4 ,i made me great works1 ,i built  
me houses1 and planted vineyards1       
#b3e4 ,i made gardens1 and orchards1 and
 set them with trees of all  kinds1     
#b3f4 ,and ,i made me ponds of water1 to
 water therewith the wood of the  young 
trees1    #b3g4 ,i got me menservants1  
and maidservants1 and had a great       
family3  and herds of oxen1 and great   
flocks of sheep1 above all that were    
before me in ,jerusalem3    #b3h4 ,i    
heaped together for myself silver and   
gold1 and the wealth of  kings1 and     
provinces3 ,i made me singing men1 and  
singing women1 and the  delights of the 
sons of men1 cups and vessels to serve  
to pour out  wine3    #b3i4 ,and ,i     
surpassed in riches all that were before

 me in ,jerusalem3 my  wisdom also      
remained with me4    #b3aj4 ,and        
whatsoever my eyes desired1 ,i refused  
them not3 and ,i  withheld not my heart 
from enjoying every pleasure1 and       
delighting  itself in the things which  
,i had prepared3 and esteemed this my   
portion1 to make use of my own labour4  
#b3aa4 ,and when ,i turned myself to all
 the works which my hands had  wrought1 
and to the labours wherein ,i had       
laboured in vain1 ,i saw in  all things 
vanity1 and vexation of mind1 and that  
nothing was lasting  under the sun4     
#b3ab4 ,i passed further to behold      
wisdom1 and errors and folly1 7,what is 
man1 said ,i that he can follow the     
,king his maker87    #b3ac4 ,and ,i saw 
that wisdom excelled folly1 as much as  
light differeth  from darkness4         
#b3ad4 ,the eyes of a wise man are in   
his head3 the fool walketh in  darkness3
 and ,i learned that they were to die   
both alike4    #b3ae4 ,and ,i said in my
 heart3 ,if the death of the fool and   

mine shall  be one1 what doth it avail  
me1 that ,i have applied myself more to 
the  study of wisdom8 ,and speaking with
 my own mind1 ,i perceived that this    
also was vanity4    #b3af4 ,for there   
shall be no remembrance of the wise no  
more than of the  fool forever1 and the 
times to come shall cover all things    
together  with oblivion3 the learned    
dieth in like manner as the unlearned4  
#b3ag4 ,and therefore ,i was weary of my
 life1 when ,i saw that all things      
under the sun are evil1 and all vanity  
and vexation of spirit4    #b3ah4 ,again
 ,i hated all my application wherewith  
,i had earnestly  laboured under the    
sun1 being like to have an heir after   
me1    #b3ai4 ,whom ,i know not whether 
he will be a wise man or a fool1 and he 
shall have rule over all my labours with
 which ,i have laboured and been        
solicitous3 and is there anything so    
vain8    #b3bj4 ,wherefore ,i left off  
and my heart renounced labouring anymore
  under the sun4    #b3ba4 ,for when a  

man laboureth in wisdom1 and knowledge1 
and  carefulness1 he leaveth what he    
hath gotten to an idle man3 so this     
also is vanity1 and a great evil4       
#b3bb4 ,for what profit shall a man have
 of all his labour1 and vexation  of    
spirit1 with which he hath been         
tormented under the sun8    #b3bc4 ,all 
his days are full of sorrows and        
miseries1 even in the night  he doth not
 rest in mind3 and is not this vanity8  
#b3bd4 ,is it not better to eat and     
drink1 and to shew his soul good  things
 of his labours8 and this is from the   
hand of ,god4    #b3be4 ,who shall so   
feast and abound with delights as ,i8   
#b3bf4 ,god hath given to a man that is 
good in his sight1 wisdom1 and          
knowledge1 and joy3 but to the sinner he
 hath given vexation1 and  superfluous  
care1 to heap up and to gather together1
 and to give it to  him that hath       
pleased ,god3 but this also is vanity1  
and a fruitless  solicitude of the mind4
      ,ecclesiastes ,chapter #c    ,all 

human things are liable to perpetual    
changes4 ,we are to rest on  ,god's     
providence1 and cast away fruitless     
cares4    #c3a4 ,all things have their  
season1 and in their times all things   
pass  under heaven4    #c3b4 ,a time to 
be born and a time to die4 ,a time to   
plant1 and a time  to pluck up that     
which is planted4    #c3c4 ,a time to   
kill1 and a time to heal4 ,a time to    
destroy1 and a time  to build4    #c3d4 
,a time to weep1 and a time to laugh4 ,a
 time to mourn1 and a time  to dance4   
#c3e4 ,a time to scatter stones1 and a  
time to gather4 ,a time to embrace1  and
 a time to be far from embraces4        
#c3f4 ,a time to get1 and a time to     
lose4 ,a time to keep1 and a time to    
cast away4    #c3g4 ,a time to rend1 and
 a time to sew4 ,a time to keep silence1
 and a  time to speak4    #c3h4 ,a time 
of love1 and a time of hatred4 ,a time  
of war1 and a time of  peace4    #c3i4  
,what hath man more of his labour8      
#c3aj4 ,i have seen the trouble1 which  

,god hath given the sons of men to  be  
exercised in it4    #c3aa4 ,he hath made
 all things good in their time1 and hath
 delivered  the world to their          
consideration1 so that man cannot find  
out the work  which ,god hath made from 
the beginning to the end4    #c3ab4 ,and
 ,i have known that there was no better 
thing than to rejoice1  and to do well  
in this life4    #c3ac4 ,for every man  
that eateth and drinketh1 and seeth good
 of his  labour1 this is the gift of    
,god4    #c3ad4 ,i have learned that all
 the works which ,god hath made1        
continue  for ever3 we cannot add any   
thing1 nor take away from those things  
which ,god hath made that he may be     
feared4    #c3ae4 ,that which hath been 
made1 the same continueth3 the things   
that  shall be1 have already been3 and  
,god restoreth that which is past4      
#c3af4 ,i saw under the sun in the place
 of judgment wickedness1 and in  the    
place of justice iniquity4    #c3ag4    
,and ,i said in my heart3 ,god shall    

judge both the just and the  wicked1 and
 then shall be the time of every thing4 
#c3ah4 ,i said in my heart concerning   
the sons of men1 that ,god would  prove 
them1 and shew them to be like beasts4  
#c3ai4 ,therefore the death of man1 and 
of beasts is one1 and the  condition of 
them both is equal3 as man dieth1 so    
they also die3 all  things breathe      
alike1 and man hath nothing more than   
beast3 all things  are subject to       
vanity4    ,man hath nothing more1      
etc4444 ,viz41 as to the life of the    
body4    #c3bj4 ,and all things go to   
one place3 of earth they were made1 and 
into  earth they return together4       
#c3ba4 ,who knoweth if the spirit of the
 children of ,adam ascend upward1  and  
if the spirit of the beasts descend     
downward8    ,who knoweth1 etc4444      
,viz41 experimentally3 since no one in  
this life  can see a spirit4 ,but as to 
the spirit of the beasts1 which is      
merely  animal1 and become extinct by   
the death of the beast1 who can tell the

  manner it acts so as to give life and 
motion1 and by death to descend         
downward1 that is1 to be no more8       
#c3bb4 ,and ,i have found that nothing  
is better than for a man to rejoice  in 
his work1 and that this is his portion4 
,for who shall bring him to  know the   
things that shall be after him8         
,ecclesiastes ,chapter #d    ,other     
instances of human miseries4    #d3a4 ,i
 turned myself to other things1 and ,i  
saw the oppressions that  are done under
 the sun1 and the tears of the innocent1
 and they had no  comforter2 and they   
were not able to resist their violence1 
being  destitute of help from any4      
#d3b4 ,and ,i praised the dead rather   
than the living3    #d3c4 ,and ,i judged
 him happier than them both1 that is not
 yet born1 nor  hath seen the evils that
 are done under the sun4    #d3d4 ,again
 ,i considered all the labours of men1  
and ,i remarked that  their industries  
are exposed to the envy of their        
neighbour3 so in this  also there is    

vanity1 and fruitless care4    #d3e4    
,the fool foldeth his hands together1   
and eateth his own flesh1  saying3      
#d3f4 ,better is a handful with rest1   
than both hands full with labour1  and  
vexation of mind4    #d3g4 ,considering 
,i found also another vanity under the  
sun3    #d3h4 ,there is but one1 and he 
hath not a second1 no child1 no brother1
  and yet he ceaseth not to labour1     
neither are his eyes satisfied with     
riches1 neither doth he reflect1 saying3
 ,for whom do ,i labour1 and  defraud my
 soul of good things8 in this also is   
vanity1 and a grievous  vexation4       
#d3i4 ,it is better therefore that two  
should be together1 than one3 for  they 
have the advantage of their society3    
#d3aj4 ,if one fall he shall be         
supported by the other3 woe to him that 
is alone1 for when he falleth1 he hath  
none to lift him up4    #d3aa4 ,and if  
two lie together1 they shall warm one   
another3 how shall  one alone be warmed8
    #d3ab4 ,and if a man prevail against

 one1 two shall withstand him3 a        
threefold cord is not easily broken4    
#d3ac4 ,better is a child that is poor  
and wise1 than a king that is old  and  
foolish1 who knoweth not to foresee for 
hereafter4    #d3ad4 ,because out of    
prison and chains sometimes a man cometh
 forth to  a kingdom3 and another born  
king is consumed with poverty4    #d3ae4
 ,i saw all men living1 that walk under 
the sun with the second  young man1 who 
shall rise up in his place4    #d3af4   
,the number of the people1 of all that  
were before him is  infinite3 and they  
that shall come afterwards1 shall not   
rejoice in  him3 but this also is       
vanity1 and vexation of spirit4         
#d3ag4 ,keep thy foot1 when thou goest  
into the house of ,god1 and draw  nigh  
to hear4 ,for much better is obedience1 
than the victims of fools1  who know not
 what evil they do4      ,ecclesiastes  
,chapter #e    ,caution in words4 ,vows 
are to be paid4 ,riches are often       
pernicious3 the  moderate use of them is

 the gift of ,god4    #e3a4 ,speak not  
any thing rashly1 and let not thy heart 
be hasty to  utter a word before ,god4  
,for ,god is in heaven1 and thou upon   
earth3  therefore let thy words be few4 
#e3b4 ,dreams follow many cares3 and in 
many words shall be found folly4        
#e3c4 ,if thou hast vowed any thing to  
,god1 defer not to pay it3 for an       
unfaithful and foolish promise          
displeaseth him3 but whatsoever thou    
hast vowed1 pay it4    #e3d4 ,and it is 
much better not to vow1 than after a vow
 not to perform  the things promised4   
#e3e4 ,give not thy mouth to cause thy  
flesh to sin3 and say not before  the   
angel3 ,there is no providence3 lest    
,god be angry at thy words1 and  destroy
 all the works of thy hands4    #e3f4   
,where there are many dreams1 there are 
many vanities1 and words  without       
number3 but do thou fear ,god4    #e3g4 
,if thou shalt see the oppressions of   
the poor1 and violent  judgments1 and   
justice perverted in the province1      

wonder not at this  matter3 for he that 
is high hath another higher1 and there  
are others  still higher than these3    
#e3h4 ,moreover there is the king that  
reigneth over all the land subject  to  
him4    #e3i4 ,a covetous man shall not 
be satisfied with money3 and he that    
loveth riches shall reap no fruit from  
them3 so this also is vanity4    #e3aj4 
,where there are great riches1 there are
 also many to eat them4  ,and what doth 
it profit the owner1 but that he seeth  
the riches with  his eyes8    #e3aa4    
,sleep is sweet to a labouring man1     
whether he eat little or much3  but the 
fulness of the rich will not suffer him 
to sleep4    #e3ab4 ,there is also      
another grievous evil1 which ,i have    
seen under the  sun3 riches kept to the 
hurt of the owner4    #e3ac4 ,for they  
are lost with very great affliction3 he 
hath begotten a  son1 who shall be in   
extremity of want4    #e3ad4 ,as he came
 forth naked from his mother's womb1 so 
shall he  return1 and shall take nothing

 away with him of his labour4    #e3ae4 
,a most deplorable evil3 as he came1 so 
shall he return4 ,what then  doth it    
profit him that he hath laboured for the
 wind8    #e3af4 ,all the days of his   
life he eateth in darkness1 and in many 
cares1 and in misery1 and sorrow4       
#e3ag4 ,this therefore hath seemed good 
to me1 that a man should eat and  drink1
 and enjoy the fruit of his labour1     
wherewith he hath laboured  under the   
sun1 all the days of his life1 which    
,god hath given him3 and  this is his   
portion4    #e3ah4 ,and every man to    
whom ,god hath given riches1 and        
substance1 and  hath given him power to 
eat thereof1 and to enjoy his portion1  
and to  rejoice of his labour3 this is  
the gift of ,god4    #e3ai4 ,for he     
shall not much remember the days of his 
life1 because ,god  entertaineth his    
heart with delight4      ,ecclesiastes  
,chapter #f    ,the misery of the       
covetous man4    #f3a4 ,there is also   
another evil1 which ,i have seen under  

the sun1 and  that frequent among men3  
#f3b4 ,a man to whom ,god hath given    
riches1 and substance1 and honour1  and 
his soul wanteth nothing of all that he 
desireth3 yet ,god doth not  give him   
power to eat thereof1 but a stranger    
shall eat it up4 ,this is  vanity and a 
great misery4    #f3c4 ,if a man beget a
 hundred children1 and live many years1 
and attain  to a great age1 and his soul
 make no use of the goods of his        
substance1  and he be without burial3 of
 this man ,i pronounce1 that the        
untimely  born is better than he4       
#f3d4 ,for he came in vain1 and goeth to
 darkness1 and his name shall be  wholly
 forgotten4    #f3e4 ,he hath not seen  
the sun1 nor known the distance of good 
and evil3    #f3f4 ,although he lived   
two thousand years1 and hath not enjoyed
 good  things3 do not all make haste to 
one place8    #f3g4 ,all the labour of  
man is for his mouth1 but his soul shall
 not be  filled4    #f3h4 ,what hath the
 wise man more than the fool8 and what  

the poor man1  but to go thither1 where 
there is life8    #f3i4 ,better it is to
 see what thou mayst desire1 than to    
desire that  which thou canst not know4 
,but this also is vanity1 and           
presumption of  spirit4    #f3aj4 ,he   
that shall be1 his name is already      
called3 and it is known1  that he is a  
man1 and cannot contend in judgment with
 him that is  stronger than himself4    
#f3aa4 ,there are many words that have  
much vanity in disputing4               
,ecclesiastes ,chapter #g               
,prescriptions against worldly vanities3
 mortification1 patience1 and  seeking  
wisdom4    #g3a4 ,what needeth a man to 
seek things that are above him1 whereas 
he  knoweth not what is profitable for  
him in his life1 in all the days of  his
 pilgrimage1 and the time that passeth  
like a shadow8 ,or who can  tell him    
what shall be after him under the sun8  
#g3b4 ,a good name is better than       
precious ointments3 and the day of      
death than the day of one's birth4      

#g3c4 ,it is better to go to the house  
of mourning1 than to the house of       
feasting3 for in that we are put in mind
 of the end of all1 and the  living     
thinketh what is to come4    #g3d4      
,anger is better than laughter3 because 
by the sadness of the  countenance the  
mind of the offender is corrected4      
,anger4444 ,that is1 correction1 or just
 wrath and zeal against evil4    #g3e4  
,the heart of the wise is where there is
 mourning1 and the heart of  fools where
 there is mirth4    #g3f4 ,it is better 
to be rebuked by a wise man1 than to be 
deceived by  the flattery of fools4     
#g3g4 ,for as the crackling of thorns   
burning under a pot1 so is the  laughter
 of a fool3 now this also is vanity4    
#g3h4 ,oppression troubleth the wise1   
and shall destroy the strength of  his  
heart4    #g3i4 ,better is the end of a 
speech than the beginning4 ,better is   
the  patient man than the presumptuous4 
#g3aj4 ,be not quickly angry3 for anger 
resteth in the bosom of a fool4         

#g3aa4 ,say not3 ,what thinkest thou is 
the cause that former times were  better
 than they are now8 for this manner of  
question is foolish4    #g3ab4 ,wisdom  
with riches is more profitable1 and     
bringeth more  advantage to them that   
see the sun4    #g3ac4 ,for as wisdom is
 a defence1 so money is a defence3 but  
learning  and wisdom excel in this1 that
 they give life to him that possesseth  
them4    #g3ad4 ,consider the works of  
,god1 that no man can correct whom he   
hath  despised4    #g3ae4 ,in the good  
day enjoy good things1 and beware       
beforehand of the  evil day3 for ,god   
hath made both the one and the other1   
that man may  not find against him any  
just complaint4    #g3af4 ,these things 
also ,i saw in the days of my vanity3 ,a
 just man  perisheth in his justice1 and
 a wicked man liveth a long time in his 
wickedness4    #g3ag4 ,be not over just3
 and be not more wise than is necessary1
 lest  thou become stupid4    ,over     
just4444 ,viz41 ,by an excessive rigour 

in censuring the ways of ,god  in       
bearing with the wicked4    #g3ah4 ,be  
not overmuch wicked3 and be not foolish1
 lest thou die before  thy time4    ,be 
not overmuch wicked4444 ,that is1 lest  
by the greatness of your sin  you leave 
no room for mercy4    #g3ai4 ,it is good
 that thou shouldst hold up the just1   
yea and from him  withdraw not thy hand3
 for he that feareth ,god1 neglecteth   
nothing4    #g3bj4 ,wisdom hath         
strengthened the wise more than ten     
princes of the  city4    #g3ba4 ,for    
there is no just man upon earth1 that   
doth good1 and sinneth  not4    #g3bb4  
,but do not apply thy heart to all words
 that are spoken3 lest  perhaps thou    
hear thy servant reviling thee4         
#g3bc4 ,for thy conscience knoweth that 
thou also hast often spoken evil  of    
others4    #g3bd4 ,i have tried all     
things in wisdom4 ,i have said3 ,i will 
be wise3  and it departed farther from  
me1    #g3be4 ,much more than it was3 it
 is a great depth1 who shall find it    

out8    #g3bf4 ,i have surveyed all     
things with my mind1 to know1 and       
consider1  and seek out wisdom and      
reason3 and to know the wickedness of   
the fool1  and the error of the         
imprudent3    #g3bg4 ,and ,i have found 
a woman more bitter than death1 who is  
the  hunter's snare1 and her heart is a 
net1 and her hands are bands4 ,he  that 
pleaseth ,god shall escape from her3 but
 he that is a sinner1 shall  be caught  
by her4    #g3bh4 ,lo this have ,i      
found1 said ,ecclesiastes1 weighing one 
thing after  another1 that ,i might find
 out the account1    #g3bi4 ,which yet  
my soul seeketh1 and ,i have not found  
it4 ,one man among  a thousand ,i have  
found1 a woman among them all ,i have   
not found4    #g3cj4 ,only this ,i have 
found1 that ,god made man right1 and he 
hath  entangled himself with an infinity
 of questions4 ,who is as the wise  man8
 and who hath known the resolution of   
the word8    ,of the word4444 ,that is1 
of this obscure and difficult matter4   

,ecclesiastes ,chapter #h    ,true      
wisdom is to observe ,god's             
commandments4 ,the ways of ,god are     
unsearchable4    #h3a4 ,the wisdom of a 
man shineth in his countenance1 and the 
most  mighty will change his face4      
#h3b4 ,i observe the mouth of the king1 
and the commandments of the oath  of    
,god4    #h3c4 ,be not hasty to depart  
from his face1 and do not continue in an
  evil work3 for he will do all that    
pleaseth him3    #h3d4 ,and his word is 
full of power3 neither can any man say  
to him3 ,why  dost thou so8    #h3e4 ,he
 that keepeth the commandment1 shall    
find no evil4 ,the heart of  a wise man 
understandeth time and answer4    #h3f4 
,there is a time and opportunity for    
every business1 and great  affliction   
for man3    #h3g4 ,because he is        
ignorant of things past1 and things to  
come he  cannot know by any messenger4  
#h3h4 ,it is not in man's power to stop 
the spirit1 neither hath he power  in   
the day of death1 neither is he suffered

 to rest when war is at  hand1 neither  
shall wickedness save the wicked4       
#h3i4 ,all these things ,i have         
considered1 and applied my heart to all 
the works that are done under the sun4  
,sometimes one man ruleth over  another 
to his own hurt4    #h3aj4 ,i saw the   
wicked buried3 who also when they were  
yet living were  in the holy place1 and 
were praised in the city as men of just 
works3  but this also is vanity4        
#h3aa4 ,for because sentence is not     
speedily pronounced against the evil1   
the children of men commit evils without
 any fear4    #h3ab4 ,but though a      
sinner do evil a hundred times1 and by  
patience be  borne withal1 ,i know from 
thence that it shall be well with them  
that  fear ,god1 who dread his face4    
#h3ac4 ,but let it not be well with the 
wicked1 neither let his days be         
prolonged1 but as a shadow let them pass
 away that fear not the face of  the    
,lord4    #h3ad4 ,there is also another 
vanity1 which is done upon the earth4   

,there  are just men to whom evils      
happen1 as though they had done the     
works of  the wicked3 and there are     
wicked men1 who are as secure as though 
they  had the deeds of the just3 but    
this also ,i judge most vain4    #h3ae4 
,therefore ,i commended mirth1 because  
there was no good for a man  under the  
sun1 but to eat1 and drink1 and be      
merry1 and that he should  take nothing 
else with him of his labour in the days 
of his life1 which  ,god hath given him 
under the sun4    ,no good for a man1   
etc4444 ,some commentators think the    
wise man here  speaks in the person of  
the libertine3 representing the         
objections of  these men against divine 
providence1 and the inferences they draw
 from  thence1 which he takes care      
afterwards to refute4 ,but it may also  
be  said1 that his meaning is to commend
 the moderate use of the goods of  this 
world1 preferably to the cares and      
solicitudes of worldlings1  their       
attachment to vanity and curiosity1 and 

presumptuously diving  into the         
unsearchable ways of divine providence4 
#h3af4 ,and ,i applied my heart to know 
wisdom1 and to understand the           
distraction that is upon earth3 for     
there are some that day and night  take 
no sleep with their eyes4    #h3ag4 ,and
 ,i understood that man can find no     
reason of all those works  of ,god that 
are done under the sun3 and the more he 
shall labour to  seek1 so much the less 
shall he find3 yea1 though the wise man 
shall  say1 that he knoweth it1 he shall
 not be able to find it4                
,ecclesiastes ,chapter #i    ,man knows 
not certainty that he is in ,god's      
grace4 ,after death no more  work or    
merit4    #i3a4 ,all these things have  
,i considered in my heart1 that ,i might
  carefully understand them3 there are  
just men and wise men1 and their  works 
are in the hand of ,god3 and yet man    
knoweth not whether he be  worthy of    
love1 or hatred3    #i3b4 ,but all      
things are kept uncertain for the time  

to come1 because  all things equally    
happen to the just and to the wicked1 to
 the good  and to the evil1 to the clean
 and to the unclean1 to him that        
offereth  victims1 and to him that      
despiseth sacrifices4 ,as the good is1  
so also  is the sinner3 as the perjured1
 so he also that sweareth truth4        
#i3c4 ,this is a very great evil among  
all things that are done under the  sun1
 that the same things happen to all men3
 whereby also the hearts of  the        
children of men are filled with evil1   
and with contempt while they  live1 and 
afterwards they shall be brought down to
 hell4    #i3d4 ,there is no man that   
liveth always1 or that hopeth for this3 
a  living dog is better than a dead     
lion4    #i3e4 ,for the living know that
 they shall die1 but the dead know      
nothing  more1 neither have they a      
reward any more3 for the memory of them 
is  forgotten4    ,know nothing more4444
 ,viz41 as to the transactions of this  
world1 in  which they have now no part1 

unless it be revealed to them2 neither  
have they any knowledge or power now of 
doing any thing to secure their  eternal
 state1 7if they have not taken care of 
it in their lifetime37  nor can they now
 procure themselves any good1 as the    
living always may  do1 by the grace of  
,god4    #i3f4 ,their love also1 and    
their hatred1 and their envy are all    
perished1 neither have they any part in 
this world1 and in the work  that is    
done under the sun4    #i3g4 ,go then1  
and eat thy bread with joy1 and drink   
thy wine with  gladness3 because thy    
works please ,god4    #i3h4 ,at all     
times let thy garments be white1 and let
 not oil depart  from thy head4    #i3i4
 ,live joyfully with the wife whom thou 
lovest1 all the days of thy  unsteady   
life1 which are given to thee under the 
sun1 all the time of  thy vanity3 for   
this is thy portion in life1 and in thy 
labour  wherewith thou labourest under  
the sun4    #i3aj4 ,whatsoever thy hand 
is able to do1 do it earnestly3 for     

neither  work1 nor reason1 nor wisdom1  
nor knowledge shall be in hell1 whither 
thou art hastening4    #i3aa4 ,i turned 
me to another thing1 and ,i saw that    
under the sun1 the  race is not to the  
swift1 nor the battle to the strong1 nor
 bread to  the wise1 nor riches to the  
learned1 nor favour to the skilful3 but 
time and chance in all4    #i3ab4 ,man  
knoweth not his own end3 but as fishes  
are taken with the  hook1 and as birds  
are caught with the snare1 so men are   
taken in the  evil time1 when it shall  
suddenly come upon them4    #i3ac4 ,this
 wisdom also ,i have seen under the sun1
 and it seemed to me  to be very great3 
#i3ad4 ,a little city1 and few men in   
it3 there came against it a great  king1
 and invested it1 and built bulwarks    
round about it1 and the siege  was      
perfect4    #i3ae4 ,now there was found 
in it a man poor and wise1 and he       
delivered  the city by his wisdom1 and  
no man afterward remembered that poor   
man4    #i3af4 ,and ,i said that wisdom 

is better than strength3 how then is the
  wisdom of the poor man slighted1 and  
his words not heard8    #i3ag4 ,the     
words of the wise are heard in silence1 
more than the cry of  a prince among    
fools4    #i3ah4 ,better is wisdom1 than
 weapons of war3 and he that shall      
offend  in one1 shall lose many good    
things4      ,ecclesiastes ,chapter #aj 
,observations on wisdom and folly1      
ambition and detraction4    #aj3a4      
,dying flies spoil the sweetness of the 
ointment4 ,wisdom and glory  is more    
precious than a small and shortlived    
folly4    #aj3b4 ,the heart of a wise   
man is in his right hand1 and the heart 
of a  fool is in his left hand4         
#aj3c4 ,yea1 and the fool when he       
walketh in the way1 whereas he himself  
is a fool1 esteemeth all men fools4     
#aj3d4 ,if the spirit of him that hath  
power1 ascend upon thee1 leave not  thy 
place3 because care will make the       
greatest sins to cease4    #aj3e4 ,there
 is an evil that ,i have seen under the 

sun1 as it were by an  error proceeding 
from the face of the prince3    #aj3f4  
,a fool set in high dignity1 and the    
rich sitting beneath4    #aj3g4 ,i have 
seen servants upon horses3 and princes  
walking on the  ground as servants4     
#aj3h4 ,he that diggeth a pit1 shall    
fall into it3 and he that breaketh a    
hedge1 a serpent shall bite him4        
#aj3i4 ,he that removeth stones1 shall  
be hurt by them3 and he that  cutteth   
trees1 shall be wounded by them4        
#aj3aj4 ,if the iron be blunt1 and be   
not as before1 but be made blunt1  with 
much labour it shall be sharpened3 and  
after industry shall follow  wisdom4    
#aj3aa4 ,if a serpent bite in silence1  
he is nothing better that  backbiteth   
secretly4    #aj3ab4 ,the words of the  
mouth of a wise man are grace3 but the  
lips of  a fool shall throw him down    
headlong4    #aj3ac4 ,the beginning of  
his words is folly1 and the end of his  
talk is  a mischievous error4    #aj3ad4
 ,a fool multiplieth words4 ,a man      

cannot tell what hath been  before him3 
and what shall be after him1 who can    
tell him8    #aj3ae4 ,the labour of     
fools shall afflict them that know not  
how to go  to the city4    #aj3af4 ,woe 
to thee1 ,o land1 when thy king is a    
child1 and when the  princes eat in the 
morning4    #aj3ag4 ,blessed is the     
land1 whose king is noble1 and whose    
princes eat  in due season for          
refreshment1 and not for riotousness4   
#aj3ah4 ,by slothfulness a building     
shall be brought down1 and through  the 
weakness of hands1 the house shall drop 
through4    #aj3ai4 ,for laughter they  
make bread1 and wine that the living may
  feast3 and all things obey money4     
#aj3bj4 ,detract not the king1 no not in
 thy thought2 and speak not evil  of the
 rich man in thy private chamber3       
because even the birds of the  air will 
carry thy voice1 and he that hath wings 
will tell what thou  hast said4         
,ecclesiastes ,chapter #aa              
,exhortation to works of mercy1 while we

 have time1 to diligence in  good1 and  
to the remembrance of death and         
judgment4    #aa3a4 ,cast thy bread upon
 the running waters3 for after a long   
time  thou shalt find it again4         
#aa3b4 ,give a portion to seven1 and    
also to eight3 for thou knowest not     
what evil shall be upon the earth4      
#aa3c4 ,if the clouds be full1 they will
 pour out rain upon the earth4 ,if  the 
tree fall to the south1 or to the north1
 in what place soever it  shall fall1   
there shall it be4    ,if the tree fall1
 etc4444 ,the state of the soul is      
unchangeable when  once she comes to    
heaven or hell3 and a soul that departs 
this life in  the state of grace1 shall 
never fall from grace3 as on the other  
side1  a soul that dies out of the state
 of grace1 shall never come to it4 ,but 
this does not exclude a place of        
temporal punishments for such souls as  
die in the state of grace3 yet not so as
 to be entirely pure3 and  therefore    
they shall be saved1 indeed1 yet so as  

by fire4 #a ,cor4 #c4ac1  #ad1 #ae4     
#aa3d4 ,he that observeth the wind1     
shall not sow3 and he that  considereth 
the clouds1 shall never reap4    #aa3e4 
,as thou knowest not what is the way of 
the spirit1 nor how the  bones are      
joined together in the womb of her that 
is with child3 so  thou knowest not the 
works of ,god1 who is the maker of all4 
#aa3f4 ,in the morning sow thy seed1 and
 in the evening let not thy hand  cease3
 for thou knowest not which may rather  
spring up1 this or that3  and if both   
together1 it shall be the better4       
#aa3g4 ,the light is sweet1 and it is   
delightful for the eyes to see the  sun4
    #aa3h4 ,if a man live many years1   
and have rejoiced in them all1 he must  
remember the darksome time1 and the many
 days3 which when they shall  come1 the 
things past shall be accused of vanity4 
#aa3i4 ,rejoice therefore1 ,o young man1
 in thy youth1 and let thy heart  be in 
that which is good in the days of thy   
youth1 and walk in the ways  of thy     

heart1 and in the sight of thy eyes3 and
 know that for all these  ,god will     
bring thee into judgment4    #aa3aj4    
,remove anger from thy heart1 and put   
away evil from thy flesh4  ,for youth   
and pleasure are vain4                  
,ecclesiastes ,chapter #ab    ,the      
,creator is to be remembered in the days
 of our youth3 all worldly  things are  
vain3 we should fear ,god and keep his  
commandments4    #ab3a4 ,remember thy   
,creator in the days of thy youth1      
before the time of  affliction come1 and
 the years draw nigh of which thou shalt
 say3 ,they  please me not3    #ab3b4   
,before the sun1 and the light1 and the 
moon1 and the stars be  darkened1 and   
the clouds return after the rain3       
,before the sun1 etc4444 ,that is1      
before old age3 the effects of which    
upon all the senses and faculties are   
described in the following  verses1     
under a variety of figures4    #ab3c4   
,when the keepers of the house shall    
tremble1 and the strong men  shall      

stagger1 and the grinders shall be idle 
in a small number1 and  they that look  
through the holes shall be darkened3    
#ab3d4 ,and they shall shut the doors in
 the street1 when the grinder's  voice  
shall be low1 and they shall rise up at 
the voice of the bird1  and all the     
daughters of music shall grow deaf4     
#ab3e4 ,and they shall fear high things1
 and they shall be afraid in the  way1  
the almond tree shall flourish1 the     
locust shall be made fat1 and  the caper
 tree shall be destroyed3 because man   
shall go into the house  of his         
eternity1 and the mourners shall go     
round about in the street4    #ab3f4    
,before the silver cord be broken1 and  
the golden fillet shrink  back1 and the 
pitcher be crushed at the fountain1 and 
the wheel be  broken upon the cistern1  
#ab3g4 ,and the dust return into its    
earth1 from whence it was1 and the      
spirit return to ,god1 who gave it4     
#ab3h4 ,vanity of vanities1 said        
,ecclesiastes1 and all things are       

vanity4    #ab3i4 ,and whereas          
,ecclesiastes was very wise1 he taught  
the people1 and  declared the things    
that he had done3 and seeking out1 he   
set forth  many parables4    #ab3aj4 ,he
 sought profitable words1 and wrote     
words most right1 and full  of truth4   
#ab3aa4 ,the words of the wise are as   
goads1 and as nails deeply fastened  in1
 which by the counsel of masters are    
given from one shepherd4    #ab3ab4     
,more than these1 my son1 require not4  
,of making many books there  is no end3 
and much study is an affliction of the  
flesh4    #ab3ac4 ,let us all hear      
together the conclusion of the          
discourse4 ,fear  ,god1 and keep his    
commandments3 for this is all man3      
,all man4444 ,the whole business and    
duty of man4    #ab3ad4 ,and all things 
that are done1 ,god will bring into     
judgment for  every error1 whether it be
 good or evil4    ,error4444 ,or1 hidden
 and secret thing4          ,,solomon',s
 ,,canticle ,,of ,,canticles      ,this 

,book is called the ,canticle of        
,canticles1 that is to say1 the most    
excellent of all canticles3 because it  
is full of high mysteries1  relating to 
the happy union of ,christ and his      
spouse3 which is here  begun by love2   
and is to be eternal in heaven4 ,the    
spouse of ,christ is  the church3 more  
especially as to the happiest part of   
it1 viz41  perfect souls1 every one of  
which is his beloved1 but1 above all    
others1 the immaculate and ever blessed 
virgin mother4      ,canticle of        
,canticles ,chapter #a    ,the spouse   
aspires to an union with ,christ1 their 
mutual love for one  another4    #a3a4  
,let him kiss me with the kiss of his   
mouth3 for thy breasts are  better than 
wine1    ,let him kiss me4444 ,the      
church1 the spouse of ,christ1 prays    
that he may  love and have peace with   
her1 which the spouse prefers to every  
thing  delicious3 and therefore         
expresses 7ver4 #b7 that young maidens1 
that is  the souls of the faithful1 have

 loved thee4    #a3b4 ,smelling sweet of
 the best ointments4 ,thy name is as oil
 poured  out3 therefore young maidens   
have loved thee4    #a3c4 ,draw me3 we  
will run after thee to the odour of thy 
ointments4 ,the  king hath brought me   
into his storerooms3 we will be glad and
 rejoice  in thee1 remembering thy      
breasts more than wine3 the righteous   
love  thee4    ,draw me4444 ,that is1   
with thy grace3 otherwise ,i should not 
be able to  come to thee4 ,this metaphor
 shews that we cannot of ourselves come 
to  ,christ our ,lord1 unless he draws  
us by his grace1 which is laid up in    
his storerooms3 that is1 in the         
mysteries of ,faith1 which ,god in his  
goodness and love for mankind hath      
revealed1 first by his servant ,moses   
in the ,old ,law in figure only1 and    
afterwards in reality by his only       
begotten ,son ,jesus ,christ4    #a3d4  
,i am black but beautiful1 ,o ye        
daughters of ,jerusalem1 as the  tents  
of ,cedar1 as the curtains of ,solomon4 

,i am black but beautiful4444 ,that is1 
the church of ,christ founded in        
humility appearing outwardly afflicted1 
and as it were black and  contemptible2 
but inwardly1 that is1 in its doctrine  
and morality1 fair  and beautiful4      
#a3e4 ,do not consider me that ,i am    
brown1 because the sun hath altered  my 
colour3 the sons of my mother have      
fought against me1 they have made  me   
the keeper in the vineyards3 my vineyard
 ,i have not kept4    #a3f4 ,shew me1 ,o
 thou whom my soul loveth1 where thou   
feedest1 where  thou liest in the       
midday1 lest ,i begin to wander after   
the flocks of  thy companions4    #a3g4 
,if thou know not thyself1 ,o fairest   
among women1 go forth1 and  follow after
 the steps of the flocks1 and feed thy  
kids beside the  tents of the shepherds4
    ,if thou know not thyself1 etc4444  
,christ encourages his spouse to  follow
 and watch her flock3 and though she    
know not entirely the power  at hand to 
assist her1 he tells her1 ver4 #h1 my   

company of horsemen1  that is1 his      
angels1 are always watching and         
protecting her4 ,and in the  following  
verses he reminds her of the virtues and
 gifts with which he  has endowed her4  
#a3h4 ,to my company of horsemen1 in    
,pharao's chariots1 have ,i likened     
thee1 ,o my love4    #a3i4 ,thy cheeks  
are beautiful as the turtledove's1 thy  
neck as jewels4    #a3aj4 ,we will make 
thee chains of gold1 inlaid with silver4
    #a3aa4 ,while the king was at his   
repose1 my spikenard sent forth the     
odour thereof4    #a3ab4 ,a bundle of   
myrrh is my beloved to me1 he shall     
abide between my  breasts4    #a3ac4 ,a 
cluster of cypress my love is to me1 in 
the vineyards of  ,engaddi4    #a3ad4   
,behold thou art fair1 ,o my love1      
behold thou art fair1 thy eyes  are as  
those of doves4    #a3ae4 ,behold thou  
art fair1 my beloved1 and comely4 ,our  
bed is  flourishing4    #a3af4 ,the     
beams of our houses are of cedar1 our   
rafters of cypress  trees4              

,canticle of ,canticles ,chapter #b     
,christ caresses his spouse3 he invites 
her to him4    #b3a4 ,i am the flower of
 the field1 and the lily of the valleys4
    ,i am the flower of the field4444   
,christ professes himself the flower of 
mankind1 yea1 the ,lord of all          
creatures3 and1 ver4 #b1 declares the   
excellence of his spouse1 the true      
church above all other societies1  which
 are to be considered as thorns4        
#b3b4 ,as the lily among thorns1 so is  
my love among the daughters4    #b3c4   
,as the apple tree among the trees of   
the woods1 so is my beloved  among the  
sons4 ,i sat down under his shadow1 whom
 ,i desired3 and his  fruit was sweet to
 my palate4    #b3d4 ,he brought me into
 the cellar of wine1 he set in order    
charity in  me4    #b3e4 ,stay me up    
with flowers1 compass me about with     
apples3 because ,i  languish with love4 
#b3f4 ,his left hand is under my head1  
and his right hand shall embrace  me4   
#b3g4 ,i adjure you1 ,o ye daughters of 

,jerusalem1 by the roes1 and the  harts 
of the fields1 that you stir not up1 nor
 make the beloved to  awake1 till she   
please4    #b3h4 ,the voice of my       
beloved1 behold he cometh leaping upon  
the  mountains1 skipping over the hills4
    ,the voice of my beloved3 that is1  
the preaching of the gospel  surmounting
 difficulties figuratively here         
expressed by mountains and  little      
hills4    #b3i4 ,my beloved is like a   
roe1 or a young hart4 ,behold he        
standeth  behind our wall1 looking      
through the windows1 looking through the
  lattices4    #b3aj4 ,behold my beloved
 speaketh to me3 ,arise1 make haste1 my 
love1 my  dove1 my beautiful one1 and   
come4    #b3aa4 ,for winter is now past1
 the rain is over and gone4    #b3ab4   
,the flowers have appeared in our land1 
the time of pruning is  come3 the voice 
of the turtle is heard in our land3     
#b3ac4 ,the fig tree hath put forth her 
green figs3 the vines in flower  yield  
their sweet smell4 ,arise1 my love1 my  

beautiful one1 and come3    #b3ad4 ,my  
dove in the clefts of the rock1 in the  
hollow places of the  wall1 shew me thy 
face1 let thy voice sound in my ears3   
for thy voice  is sweet1 and thy face   
comely4    #b3ae4 ,catch us the little  
foxes that destroy the vines3 for our   
vineyard hath flourished4    ,catch us  
the little foxes4444 ,christ commands   
his pastors to catch  false teachers1 by
 holding forth their fallacy and        
erroneous doctrine1  which like foxes   
would bite and destroy the vines4       
#b3af4 ,my beloved to me1 and ,i to him 
who feedeth among the lilies1    #b3ag4 
,till the day break1 and the shadows    
retire4 ,return3 be like1 my  beloved1  
to a roe1 or to a young hart upon the   
mountains of ,bether4      ,canticle of 
,canticles ,chapter #c    ,the spouse   
seeks ,christ4 ,the glory of his        
humanity4    #c3a4 ,in my bed by night  
,i sought him whom my soul loveth3 ,i   
sought him1  and found him not4    ,in  
my bed by night1 etc4444 ,the ,gentiles 

as in the dark1 and seeking in  heathen 
delusion what they could not find1 the  
true ,god1 until ,christ  revealed his  
doctrine to them by his watchmen1 7ver4 
#c17 that is1 by  the apostles1 and     
teachers by whom they were converted to 
the true  faith2 and holding that faith 
firmly1 the spouse 7the ,catholic       
,church7  declares1 ver4 #d1 ,that she  
will not let him go1 till she bring him 
into  her mother's house1 etc41 that is1
 till at last1 the ,jews also shall     
find him4    #c3b4 ,i will rise1 and    
will go about the city3 in the streets  
and the  broad ways ,i will seek him    
whom my soul loveth3 ,i sought him1 and 
,i  found him not4    #c3c4 ,the        
watchmen who keep the city1 found me3   
,have you seen him1 whom  my soul       
loveth8    #c3d4 ,when ,i had a little  
passed by them1 ,i found him whom my    
soul  loveth3 ,i held him3 and ,i will  
not let him go1 till ,i bring him into  
my  mother's house1 and into the chamber
 of her that bore me4    #c3e4 ,i adjure

 you1 ,o daughters of ,jerusalem1 by the
 roes and the harts  of the fields1 that
 you stir not up1 nor awake my beloved1 
till she  please4    #c3f4 ,who is she  
that goeth up by the desert1 as a pillar
 of smoke of  aromatical spices1 of     
myrrh1 and frankincense1 and of all the 
powders  of the perfumer8    #c3g4      
,behold threescore valiant ones of the  
most valiant of ,israel1  surrounded the
 bed of ,solomon8    #c3h4 ,all holding 
swords1 and most expert in war3 every   
man's sword upon  his thigh1 because of 
fears in the night4    #c3i4 ,king      
,solomon hath made him a litter of the  
wood of ,libanus3    #c3aj4 ,the pillars
 thereof he made of silver1 the seat of 
gold1 the  going up of purple3 the midst
 he covered with charity for the        
daughters  of ,jerusalem4    #c3aa4 ,go 
forth1 ye daughters of ,sion1 and see   
king ,solomon in the  diadem1 wherewith 
his mother crowned him in the day of his
 espousals1  and in the day of the joy  
of his heart4      ,canticle of         

,canticles ,chapter #d    ,christ sets  
forth the graces of his spouse3 and     
declares his love for  her4    #d3a4    
,how beautiful art thou1 my love1 how   
beautiful art thou6 thy eyes  are doves'
 eyes1 besides what is hid within4 ,thy 
hair is as flocks of  goats1 which come 
up from mount ,galaad4    ,how beautiful
 art thou4444 ,christ again praises the 
beauties of his  church1 which through  
the whole of this chapter are           
exemplified by a  variety of metaphors1 
setting forth her purity1 her           
simplicity1 and her  stability4    #d3b4
 ,thy teeth as flocks of sheep1 that are
 shorn1 which come up from  the washing1
 all with twins1 and there is none      
barren among them4    #d3c4 ,thy lips   
are as a scarlet lace3 and thy speech   
sweet4 ,thy cheeks  are as a piece of a 
pomegranate1 besides that which lieth   
hid within4    #d3d4 ,thy neck1 is as   
the tower of ,david1 which is built with
 bulwarks3  a thousand bucklers hang    
upon it1 all the armour of valiant men4 

#d3e4 ,thy two breasts like two young   
roes that are twins1 which feed  among  
the lilies4    ,thy two breasts1 etc4444
 ,mystically to be understood3 the love 
of ,god  and the love of our neighbour1 
which are so united as twins which feed 
among the lilies3 that is1 the love of  
,god and our neighbour1 feeds on  the   
divine mysteries and the holy           
sacraments1 left by ,christ to his      
spouse to feed and nourish her children4
    #d3f4 ,till the day break1 and the  
shadows retire1 ,i will go to the       
mountain of myrrh1 and to the hill of   
frankincense4    #d3g4 ,thou art all    
fair1 ,o my love1 and there is not a    
spot in thee4    #d3h4 ,come from       
,libanus1 my spouse1 come from ,libanus1
 come3 thou shalt  be crowned from the  
top of ,amana1 from the top of ,sanir   
and ,hermon1  from the dens of the      
lions1 from the mountains of the        
leopards4    #d3i4 ,thou hast wounded my
 heart1 my sister1 my spouse1 thou hast 
wounded my heart with one of thy eyes1  

and with one hair of thy neck4    #d3aj4
 ,how beautiful are thy breasts1 my     
sister1 my spouse6 thy breasts  are more
 beautiful than wine1 and the sweet     
smell of thy ointments  above all       
aromatical spices4    #d3aa4 ,thy lips1 
my spouse1 are as a dropping honeycomb1 
honey and milk  are under thy tongue2   
and the smell of thy garments1 as the   
smell of  frankincense4    #d3ab4 ,my   
sister1 my spouse1 is a garden enclosed1
 a garden enclosed1 a  fountain sealed  
up4    ,my sister1 etc41 a garden       
enclosed4444 ,figuratively the church is
  enclosed1 containing only the         
faithful4 ,a fountain sealed up4444     
,that  none can drink of its waters1    
that is1 the graces and spiritual       
benefits of the holy sacraments1 but    
those who are within its walls4         
#d3ac4 ,thy plants are a paradise of    
pomegranates with the fruits of the     
orchard4 ,cypress with spikenard4       
#d3ad4 ,spikenard and saffron1 sweet    
cane and cinnamon1 with all the  trees  

of ,libanus1 myrrh and aloes with all   
the chief perfumes4    #d3ae4 ,the      
fountain of gardens3 the well of living 
waters1 which run  with a strong stream 
from ,libanus4    #d3af4 ,arise1 ,o     
north wind1 and come1 ,o south wind1    
blow through my  garden1 and let the    
aromatical spices thereof flow4         
,canticle of ,canticles ,chapter #e     
,christ calls his spouse3 she languishes
 with love3 and describes him by  his   
graces4    #e3a4 ,let my beloved come   
into his garden1 and eat the fruit of   
his  apple trees4 ,i am come into my    
garden1 ,o my sister1 my spouse1 ,i have
  gathered my myrrh1 with my aromatical 
spices3 ,i have eaten the  honeycomb    
with my honey1 ,i have drunk my wine    
with my milk3 eat1 ,o  friends1 and     
drink1 and be inebriated1 my dearly     
beloved4    ,let my beloved come into   
his garden1 etc4444 ,garden1 mystically 
the  church of ,christ1 abounding with  
fruit1 that is1 the good works of the   
elect4    #e3b4 ,i sleep1 and my heart  

watcheth3 the voice of my beloved       
knocking3  ,open to me1 my sister1 my   
love1 my dove1 my undefiled3 for my head
 is  full of dew1 and my locks of the   
drops of the nights4    #e3c4 ,i have   
put off my garment1 how shall ,i put it 
on8 ,i have washed my  feet1 how shall  
,i defile them8    #e3d4 ,my beloved put
 his hand through the key hole1 and my  
bowels were  moved at his touch4    ,my 
beloved put his hand through the key    
hole1 etc4444 ,the spouse of  ,christ1  
his church1 at times as it were penned  
up by its persecutors1  and in fears1   
expecting the divine assistance1 here   
signified by his  hand3 and ver4 #f1 but
 he had turned aside and was gone1 that 
is1 ,christ  permitting a further trial 
of suffering3 and again1 ver4 #g1 the   
keepers1 etc41 signifying the violent   
and cruel persecutors of the  church    
taking her veil1 despoiling the church  
of its places of worship  and ornaments 
for the divine service4    #e3e4 ,i     
arose up to open to my beloved3 my hands

 dropped with myrrh1 and  my fingers    
were full of the choicest myrrh4        
#e3f4 ,i opened the bolt of my door to  
my beloved3 but he had turned  aside1   
and was gone4 ,my soul melted when he   
spoke3 ,i sought him1 and  found him    
not3 ,i called1 and he did not answer   
me4    #e3g4 ,the keepers that go about 
the city found me3 they struck me3 and  
wounded me3 the keepers of the walls    
took away my veil from me4    #e3h4 ,i  
adjure you1 ,o daughters of ,jerusalem1 
if you find my beloved1  that you tell  
him that ,i languish with love4    #e3i4
 ,what manner of one is thy beloved of  
the beloved1 ,o thou most  beautiful    
among women8 what manner of one is thy  
beloved of the  beloved1 that thou hast 
so adjured us8    #e3aj4 ,my beloved is 
white and ruddy1 chosen out of          
thousands4    ,my beloved1 etc4444 ,in  
this and the following verses1 the      
church  mystically describes ,christ to 
those who know him not1 that is1 to     
infidels in order to convert them to the

 true faith4    #e3aa4 ,his head is as  
the finest gold3 his locks as branches  
of palm  trees1 black as a raven4       
#e3ab4 ,his eyes as doves upon brooks of
 waters1 which are washed with  milk1   
and sit beside the plentiful streams4   
#e3ac4 ,his cheeks are as beds of       
aromatical spices set by the perfumers4 
,his lips are as lilies dropping choice 
myrrh4    #e3ad4 ,his hands are turned  
and as of gold1 full of hyacinths4 ,his 
belly  as of ivory1 set with sapphires4 
#e3ae4 ,his legs as pillars of marble1  
that are set upon bases of gold4  ,his  
form as of ,libanus1 excellent as the   
cedars4    #e3af4 ,his throat most      
sweet1 and he is all lovely3 such is my 
beloved1  and he is my friend1 ,o ye    
daughters of ,jerusalem4    #e3ag4      
,whither is thy beloved gone1 ,o thou   
most beautiful among women8  whither is 
thy beloved turned aside1 and we will   
seek him with thee8      ,canticle of   
,canticles ,chapter #f    ,the spouse of
 ,christ is but one3 she is fair and    

terrible4    #f3a4 ,my beloved is gone  
down into his garden1 to the bed of     
aromatical  spices1 to feed in the      
gardens1 and to gather lilies4    ,my   
beloved is gone down into his garden4444
 ,christ1 pleased with the  good works  
of his holy and devout servants         
labouring in his garden1 is  always     
present with them3 but the words is gone
 down1 are to be  understood1 that after
 trying his ,church by permitting       
persecution1 he  comes to her assistance
 and she rejoices at his coming4        
#f3b4 ,i to my beloved1 and my beloved  
to me1 who feedeth among the  lilies4   
#f3c4 ,thou art beautiful1 ,o my love1  
sweet and comely as ,jerusalem  terrible
 as an army set in array4    #f3d4 ,turn
 away thy eyes from me1 for they have   
made me flee away4 ,thy  hair is as a   
flock of goats1 that appear from        
,galaad4    #f3e4 ,thy teeth as a flock 
of sheep1 which come up from the        
washing1 all  with twins1 and there is  
none barren among them4    #f3f4 ,thy   

cheeks are as the bark of a pomegranate1
 beside what is hidden  within thee4    
#f3g4 ,there are threescore queens1 and 
fourscore concubines1 and young  maidens
 without number4    #f3h4 ,one is my    
dove1 my perfect one is but one1 she is 
the only one of  her mother1 the chosen 
of her that bore her4 ,the daughters saw
 her1 and  declared her most blessed3   
the queens and concubines1 and they     
praised  her4    ,one is my dove1       
etc4444 ,that is1 my church is one1 and 
she only is  perfect and blessed4       
#f3i4 ,who is she that cometh forth as  
the morning rising1 fair as the  moon1  
bright as the sun1 terrible as an army  
set in array8    ,who is she1 etc4444   
,here is a beautiful metaphor describing
 the church  from the beginning4 ,as1   
the morning rising1 signifying the      
church  before the written law2 fair as 
the moon1 shewing her under the light   
of the gospel3 and terrible as an army1 
the power of ,christ's church  against  
its enemies4    #f3aj4 ,i went down into

 the garden of nuts1 to see the fruits  
of the  valleys1 and to look if the     
vineyard had flourished1 and the        
pomegranates budded4    #f3aa4 ,i knew  
not3 my soul troubled me for the        
chariots of ,aminadab4    #f3ab4        
,return1 return1 ,o ,sulamitess3 return1
 return that we may behold  thee4       
,canticle of ,canticles ,chapter #g     
,a further description of the graces of 
the church the spouse of ,christ4       
#g3a4 ,what shalt thou see in the       
,sulamitess but the companies of camps8 
,how beautiful are thy steps in shoes1  
,o prince's daughter6 ,the joints  of   
thy thighs are like jewels1 that are    
made by the hand of a skilful  workman4 
,how beautiful are thy steps1 etc4444   
,by these metaphors are signified  the  
power and mission of the church in      
propagating the true faith4    #g3b4    
,thy navel is like a round bowl never   
wanting cups4 ,thy belly is  like a heap
 of wheat1 set about with lilies4       
#g3c4 ,thy two breasts are like two     

young roes that are twins4    #g3d4 ,thy
 neck as a tower of ivory4 ,thy eyes    
like the fishpools in  ,hesebon1 which  
are in the gate of the daughter of the  
multitude4 ,thy  nose is as the tower of
 ,libanus1 that looketh toward          
,damascus4    #g3e4 ,thy head is like   
,carmel3 and the hairs of thy head as   
the purple  of the king bound in the    
channels4    ,thy head is like          
,carmel4444 ,christ1 the invisible head 
of his church1  is here signified4      
#g3f4 ,how beautiful art thou1 and how  
comely1 my dearest1 in delights6        
#g3g4 ,thy stature is like to a palm    
tree1 and thy breasts to clusters of    
grapes4    #g3h4 ,i said3 ,i will go up 
into the palm tree1 and will take hold  
of the  fruit thereof3 and thy breasts  
shall be as the clusters of the vine3   
and the odour of thy mouth like apples4 
#g3i4 ,thy throat like the best wine1   
worthy for my beloved to drink1 and  for
 his lips and his teeth to ruminate4    
#g3aj4 ,i to my beloved1 and his turning

 is towards me4    #g3aa4 ,come1 my     
beloved1 let us go forth into the field1
 let us abide in  the villages4         
#g3ab4 ,let us get up early to the      
vineyards1 let us see if the vineyard   
flourish1 if the flowers be ready to    
bring forth fruits1 if the  pomegranates
 flourish3 there will ,i give thee my   
breasts4    #g3ac4 ,the mandrakes give a
 smell4 ,in our gates are all fruits3   
the new  and the old1 my beloved1 ,i    
have kept for thee4      ,canticle of   
,canticles ,chapter #h    ,the love of  
the church to ,christ3 his love to her4 
#h3a4 ,who shall give thee to me for my 
brother1 sucking the breasts of  my     
mother1 that ,i may find thee without1  
and kiss thee1 and now no man  may      
despise me8    #h3b4 ,i will take hold  
of thee1 and bring thee into my mother's
 house3  there thou shalt teach me1 and 
,i will give thee a cup of spiced wine  
and new wine of my pomegranates4        
#h3c4 ,his left hand under my head1 and 
his right hand shall embrace me4    ,his

 left hand1 etc4444 ,words of the church
 to ,christ4 ,his left hand1  signifying
 the ,old ,testament1 and his right     
hand1 the ,new4    #h3d4 ,i adjure you1 
,o daughters of ,jerusalem1 that you    
stir not up1 nor  awake my love till she
 please4    #h3e4 ,who is this that     
cometh up from the desert1 flowing with 
delights1  leaning upon her beloved8    
,under the apple tree ,i raised thee up3
 there  thy mother was corrupted1 there 
she was defloured that bore thee4       
,who is this1 etc4444 ,the angels with  
admiration behold the ,gentiles         
converted to the faith3 coming up from  
the desert1 that is1 coming from        
heathenism and false worship3 flowing   
with delights1 that is1 abounding  with 
good works which are pleasing to ,god3  
leaning on her beloved1 on  the promise 
of ,christ to his ,church1 that the     
gates of hell should not  prevail       
against it2 and supported by his grace  
conferred by the  sacraments4 ,under the
 apple tree ,i raised thee up2 that is1 

that ,christ  redeemed the ,gentiles at 
the foot of the cross1 where the        
synagogue of  the ,jews 7the mother     
church7 was corrupted by their denying  
him1 and  crucifying him4    #h3f4 ,put 
me as a seal upon thy heart1 as a seal  
upon thy arm1 for love  is strong as    
death1 jealousy as hard as hell1 the    
lamps thereof are  fire and flames4     
#h3g4 ,many waters cannot quench        
charity1 neither can the floods drown   
it3 if a man should give all the        
substance of his house for love1 he     
shall despise it as nothing4    #h3h4   
,our sister is little1 and hath no      
breasts4 ,what shall we do to our       
sister in the day when she is to be     
spoken to8    ,our sister is little1    
etc4444 ,mystically signifies the ,jews1
 who are to  be spoken to3 that is1     
converted towards the end of the world3 
and then  shall become a wall1 that is1 
a part of the building1 the church of   
,christ4    #h3i4 ,if she be a wall3 let
 us build upon it bulwarks of silver3 if

 she  be a door1 let us join it together
 with boards of cedar4    #h3aj4 ,i am a
 wall3 and my breasts are as a tower    
since ,i am become in  his presence as  
one finding peace4    #h3aa4 ,the       
peaceable had a vineyard1 in that which 
hath people3 he let  out the same to    
keepers1 every man bringeth for the     
fruit thereof a  thousand pieces of     
silver4    #h3ab4 ,my vineyard is before
 me4 ,a thousand are for thee1 the      
peaceable1  and two hundred for them    
that keep the fruit thereof4    #h3ac4  
,thou that dwellest in the gardens1 the 
friends hearken3 make me  hear thy      
voice4    #h3ad4 ,flee away1 ,o my      
beloved1 and be like to the roe1 and to 
the young  hart upon the mountains of   
aromatical spices4          ,,the ,,book
 ,,of ,,wisdom      ,this ,book is so   
called1 because it treats of the        
excellence of ,,wisdom1  the means to   
obtain it1 and the happy fruits it      
produces4 ,it is written  in the person 
of ,solomon1 and contains his           

sentiments4 ,but it is  uncertain who   
was the writer4 ,it abounds with        
instructions and  exhortations to kings 
and all magistrates to minister justice 
in the  commonwealth1 teaching all kinds
 of virtues under the general names of  
justice and wisdom4 ,it contains also   
many prophecies of ,christ's  coming1   
passion1 resurrection1 and other        
,christian mysteries4 ,the whole  may be
 divided into three parts4 ,in the first
 six chapters1 the author  admonishes   
all superiors to love and exercise      
justice and wisdom4 ,in  the next three1
 he teacheth that wisdom proceedeth only
 from ,god1 and  is procured by prayer  
and a good life4 ,in the other ten      
chapters1 he  sheweth the excellent     
effects and utility of wisdom and       
justice4      ,wisdom ,chapter #a    ,an
 exhortation to seek ,god sincerely1 who
 cannot be deceived1 and  desireth not  
our death4    #a3a4 ,love justice1 you  
that are the judges of the earth4 ,think
 of the  ,lord in goodness1 and seek him

 in simplicity of heart3    #a3b4 ,for  
he is found by them that tempt him not3 
and he sheweth himself  to them that    
have faith in him4    #a3c4 ,for        
perverse thoughts separate from ,god3   
and his power1 when it is  tried1       
reproveth the unwise3    #a3d4 ,for     
wisdom will not enter into a malicious  
soul1 nor dwell in a  body subject to   
sins4    #a3e4 ,for the ,holy ,spirit of
 discipline will flee from the          
deceitful1  and will withdraw himself   
from thoughts that are without          
understanding1  and he shall not abide  
when iniquity cometh in4    #a3f4 ,for  
the spirit of wisdom is benevolent1 and 
will not acquit the  evil speaker from  
his lips3 for ,god is witness of his    
reins1 and he is  a true searcher of his
 heart1 and a hearer of his tongue4     
#a3g4 ,for the ,spirit of the ,lord hath
 filled the whole world3 and that  which
 containeth all things1 hath knowledge  
of the voice4    #a3h4 ,therefore he    
that speaketh unjust things1 cannot be  

hid1 neither  shall the chastising      
judgment pass him by4    #a3i4 ,for     
inquisition shall be made into the      
thoughts of the ungodly1  and the       
hearing of his words shall come to ,god1
 to the chastising of  his iniquities4  
#a3aj4 ,for the ear of jealousy heareth 
all things1 and the tumult of  murmuring
 shall not be hid4    #a3aa4 ,keep      
yourselves1 therefore1 from murmuring1  
which profiteth  nothing1 and refrain   
your tongue from detraction1 for an     
obscure speech  shall not go for nought3
 and the mouth that belieth1 killeth the
 soul4    #a3ab4 ,seek not death in the 
error of your life1 neither procure ye  
destruction by the works of your hands4 
#a3ac4 ,for ,god made not death1 neither
 hath he pleasure in the  destruction of
 the living4    #a3ad4 ,for he created  
all things that they might be3 and he   
made the  nations of the earth for      
health3 and there is no poison of       
destruction  in them1 nor kingdom of    
hell upon the earth4    #a3ae4 ,for     

justice is perpetual and immortal4      
#a3af4 ,but the wicked with works and   
words have called it to them3 and       
esteeming it a friend1 have fallen away 
and have made a covenant with  it3      
because they are worthy to be of the    
part thereof4      ,wisdom ,chapter #b  
,the vain reasonings of the wicked3     
their persecuting the just1  especially 
the ,son of ,god4    #b3a4 ,for they    
have said1 reasoning with themselves1   
but not right3 ,the  time of our life is
 short and tedious1 and in the end of a 
man there is  no remedy1 and no man hath
 been known to have returned from hell3 
#b3b4 ,for we are born of nothing1 and  
after this we shall be as if we  had not
 been3 for the breath in our nostrils is
 smoke3 and speech a  spark to move our 
heart1    #b3c4 ,which being put out1   
our body shall be ashes1 and our spirit 
shall  be poured abroad as soft air1 and
 our life shall pass away as the trace  
of a cloud1 and shall be dispersed as a 
mist1 which is driven away by  the beams

 of the sun1 and overpowered with the   
heat thereof3    #b3d4 ,and our name in 
time shall be forgotten1 and no man     
shall have any  remembrance of our      
works4    #b3e4 ,for our time is as the 
passing of a shadow1 and there is no    
going  back of our end3 for it is fast  
sealed1 and no man returneth3    #b3f4  
,come1 therefore1 and let us enjoy the  
good things that are  present1 and let  
us speedily use the creatures as in     
youth4    #b3g4 ,let us fill ourselves  
with costly wine1 and ointments3 and let
 not  the flower of the time pass by us4
    #b3h4 ,let us crown ourselves with  
roses1 before they be withered3 let no  
meadow escape our riot4    #b3i4 ,let   
none of us go without his part in       
luxury3 let us every where  leave tokens
 of joy3 for this is our portion1 and   
this our lot4    #b3aj4 ,let us oppress 
the poor just man1 and not spare the    
widow1 nor  honour the ancient grey     
hairs of the aged4    #b3aa4 ,but let   
our strength be the law of justice3 for 

that which is  feeble is found to be    
nothing worth4    #b3ab4 ,let us1       
therefore1 lie in wait for the just1    
because he is not  for our turn1 and he 
is contrary to our doings1 and          
upbraideth us with  transgressions of   
the law1 and divulgeth against us the   
sins of our way  of life4    #b3ac4 ,he 
boasteth that he hath the knowledge of  
,god1 and calleth  himself the son of   
,god4    #b3ad4 ,he is become a censurer
 of our thoughts4    #b3ae4 ,he is      
grievous unto us1 even to behold3 for   
his life is not like  other men's1 and  
his ways are very different4    #b3af4  
,we are esteemed by him as triflers1 and
 he abstaineth from our  ways as from   
filthiness1 and he preferreth the latter
 end of the just1  and glorieth that he 
hath ,god for his father4    #b3ag4 ,let
 us see then if his words be true1 and  
let us prove what shall  happen to him1 
and we shall know what his end shall be4
    #b3ah4 ,for if he be the true son of
 ,god1 he will defend him1 and will     

deliver him from the hands of his       
enemies4    #b3ai4 ,let us examine him  
by outrages and tortures1 that we may   
know his  meekness1 and try his         
patience4    #b3bj4 ,let us condemn him 
to a most shameful death3 for there     
shall be  respect had unto him by his   
words4    #b3ba4 ,these things they     
thought1 and were deceived3 for their   
own  malice blinded them4    #b3bb4 ,and
 they knew not the secrets of ,god1 nor 
hoped for the wages of  justice1 nor    
esteemed the honour of holy souls4      
#b3bc4 ,for ,god created man            
incorruptible1 and to the image of his  
own  likeness he made him4    #b3bd4    
,but by the envy of the devil1 death    
came into the world3    #b3be4 ,and they
 follow him that are of his side4       
,wisdom ,chapter #c    ,the happiness of
 the just3 and the unhappiness of the   
wicked4    #c3a4 ,but the souls of the  
just are in the hand of ,god1 and the   
torment  of death shall not touch them4 
#c3b4 ,in the sight of the unwise they  

seemed to die3 and their departure  was 
taken for misery3    #c3c4 ,and their   
going away from us1 for utter           
destruction3 but they are  in peace4    
#c3d4 ,and though in the sight of men   
they suffered torments1 their hope  is  
full of immortality4    #c3e4 ,afflicted
 in few things1 in many they shall be   
well rewarded3  because ,god hath tried 
them1 and found them worthy of himself4 
#c3f4 ,as gold in the furnace1 he hath  
proved them1 and as a victim of a       
holocaust1 he hath received them1 and in
 time there shall be respect  had to    
them4    #c3g4 ,the just shall shine1   
and shall run to and fro like sparks    
among  the reeds4    #c3h4 ,they shall  
judge nations1 and rule over people1 and
 their ,lord  shall reign for ever4     
#c3i4 ,they that trust in him shall     
understand the truth3 and they that  are
 faithful in love1 shall rest in him3   
for grace and peace are to his  elect4  
#c3aj4 ,but the wicked shall be punished
 according to their own devices3  who   

have neglected the just1 and have       
revolted from the ,lord4    #c3aa4 ,for 
he that rejecteth wisdom1 and           
discipline1 is unhappy3 and  their hope 
is vain1 and their labours without      
fruit1 and their works  unprofitable4   
#c3ab4 ,their wives are foolish1 and    
their children wicked4    #c3ac4 ,their 
offspring is cursed1 for happy is the   
barren3 and the  undefiled1 that hath   
not known bed in sin1 she shall have    
fruit in the  visitation of holy souls4 
#c3ad4 ,and the eunuch1 that hath not   
wrought iniquity with his hands1  nor   
thought wicked things against ,god for  
the precious gift of faith  shall be    
given to him1 and a most acceptable lot 
in the temple of ,god4    #c3ae4 ,for   
the fruit of good labours is glorious1  
and the root of wisdom  never faileth4  
#c3af4 ,but the children of adulterers  
shall not come to perfection1 and  the  
seed of the unlawful bed shall be rooted
 out4    #c3ag4 ,and if they live long1 
they shall be nothing regarded1 and     

their  last old age shall be without    
honour4    #c3ah4 ,and if they die      
quickly1 they shall have no hope1 nor   
speech of  comfort in the day of trial4 
#c3ai4 ,for dreadful are the ends of a  
wicked race4      ,wisdom ,chapter #d   
,the difference between the chaste and  
the adulterous generations3 and  between
 the death of the just and the wicked4  
#d3a4 ,how beautiful is the chaste      
generation with glory3 for the memory   
thereof is immortal3 because it is known
 both with ,god and with men4    #d3b4  
,when it is present1 they imitate it3   
and they desire it1 when it  hath       
withdrawn itself1 and it triumpheth     
crowned for ever1 winning the  reward of
 undefiled conflicts4    #d3c4 ,but the 
multiplied brood of the wicked shall not
 thrive1 and  bastard slips shall not   
take deep root1 nor any fast foundation4
    #d3d4 ,and if they flourish in      
branches for a time1 yet standing not   
fast1 they shall be shaken with the     
wind1 and through the force of  winds   

they shall be rooted out4    #d3e4 ,for 
the branches not being perfect1 shall be
 broken1 and their  fruits shall be     
unprofitable1 and sour to eat1 and fit  
for nothing4    #d3f4 ,for the children 
that are born of unlawful beds1 are     
witnesses of  wickedness against their  
parents in their trial4    #d3g4 ,but   
the just man1 if he be prevented with   
death1 shall be in rest4    #d3h4 ,for  
venerable old age is not that of long   
time1 nor counted by the  number of     
years3 but the understanding of a man is
 grey hairs4    #d3i4 ,and a spotless   
life is old age4    #d3aj4 ,he pleased  
,god1 and was beloved1 and living among 
sinners1 he was  translated4    #d3aa4  
,he was taken away1 lest wickedness     
should alter his  understanding1 or     
deceit beguile his soul4    #d3ab4 ,for 
the bewitching of vanity obscureth good 
things1 and the  wandering of           
concupiscence overturneth the innocent  
mind4    #d3ac4 ,being made perfect in a
 short space1 he fulfilled a long time4 

#d3ad4 ,for his soul pleased ,god3      
therefore he hastened to bring him out  
of the midst of iniquities3 but the     
people see this1 and understand  not1   
nor lay up such things in their hearts3 
#d3ae4 ,that the grace of ,god1 and his 
mercy is with his saints1 and that  he  
hath respect to his chosen4    #d3af4   
,but the just that is dead1 condemneth  
the wicked that are living1  and youth  
soon ended1 the long life of the unjust4
    #d3ag4 ,for they shall see the end  
of the wise man1 and it shall not       
understand what ,god hath designed for  
him1 and why the ,lord hath set  him in 
safety4    #d3ah4 ,they shall see him1  
and shall despise him3 but the ,lord    
shall  laugh them to scorn4    #d3ai4   
,and they shall fall after this without 
honour1 and be a reproach  among the    
dead for ever3 for he shall burst them  
puffed up and  speechless1 and shall    
shake them from the foundations1 and    
they shall  be utterly laid waste3 they 
shall be in sorrow1 and their memory    

shall  perish4    #d3bj4 ,they shall    
come with fear at the thought of their  
sins1 and their  iniquities shall stand 
against them to convict them4           
,wisdom ,chapter #e    ,the fruitless   
repentance of the wicked in another     
world3 the reward of  the just4    #e3a4
 ,then shall the just stand with great  
constancy against those that  have      
afflicted them1 and taken away their    
labours4    #e3b4 ,these seeing it1     
shall be troubled with terrible fear1   
and shall  be amazed at the suddenness  
of their unexpected salvation1    #e3c4 
,saying within themselves1 repenting1   
and groaning for anguish of  spirit3    
,these are they1 whom we had sometime in
 derision1 and for a  parable of        
reproach4    #e3d4 ,we fools esteemed   
their life madness1 and their end       
without  honour4    #e3e4 ,behold1 how  
they are numbered among the children of 
,god1 and their  lot is among the       
saints4    #e3f4 ,therefore we have     
erred from the way of truth1 and the    

light of  justice hath not shined unto  
us1 and the sun of understanding hath   
not  risen upon us4    #e3g4 ,we wearied
 ourselves in the way of iniquity and   
destruction1 and  have walked through   
hard ways1 but the way of the ,lord we  
have not  known4    #e3h4 ,what hath    
pride profited us8 or what advantage    
hath the boasting  of riches brought us8
    #e3i4 ,all those things are passed  
away like a shadow1 and like a post     
that runneth on1    #e3aj4 ,and as a    
ship that passeth through the waves3    
whereof when it is  gone by1 the trace  
cannot be found1 nor the path of its    
keel in the  waters3    #e3aa4 ,or as   
when a bird flieth through the air1 of  
the passage of which  no mark can be    
found1 but only the sound of the wings  
beating the light  air1 and parting it  
by the force of her flight3 she moved   
her wings1  and hath flown through1 and 
there is no mark found afterwards of her
  way3    #e3ab4 ,or as when an arrow is
 shot at a mark1 the divided air quickly

  cometh together again1 so that the    
passage thereof is not known3    #e3ac4 
,so we also being born1 forthwith ceased
 to be3 and have been able  to shew no  
mark of virtue3 but are consumed in our 
wickedness4    #e3ad4 ,such things as   
these the sinners said in hell3         
#e3ae4 ,for the hope of the wicked is as
 dust1 which is blown away with  the    
wind1 and as a thin froth which is      
dispersed by the storm3 and a  smoke    
that is scattered abroad by the wind3   
and as the remembrance of a  guest of   
one day that passeth by4    #e3af4 ,but 
the just shall live for evermore3 and   
their reward is with  the ,lord1 and the
 care of them with the most ,high4      
#e3ag4 ,therefore shall they receive a  
kingdom of glory1 and a crown of  beauty
 at the hand of the ,lord3 for with his 
right hand he will cover  them1 and with
 his holy arm he will defend them4      
#e3ah4 ,and his zeal will take armour1  
and he will arm the creature for  the   
revenge of his enemies4    #e3ai4 ,he   

will put on justice as a breastplate1   
and will take true  judgment instead of 
a helmet3    #e3bj4 ,he will take equity
 for an invincible shield3    #e3ba4    
,and he will sharpen his severe wrath   
for a spear1 and the whole  world shall 
fight with him against the unwise4      
#e3bb4 ,then shafts of lightning shall  
go directly from the clouds1 as  from a 
bow well bent1 they shall be shot out1  
and shall fly to the  mark4    #e3bc4   
,and thick hail shall be cast upon them 
from the stone casting  wrath3 the water
 of the sea shall rage against them1 and
 the rivers  shall run together in a    
terrible manner4    #e3bd4 ,a mighty    
wind shall stand up against them1 and as
 a whirlwind  shall divide them3 and    
their iniquity shall bring all the earth
 to a  desert1 and wickedness shall     
overthrow the thrones of the mighty4    
,wisdom ,chapter #f    ,an address to   
princes to seek after wisdom3 she is    
easily found by  those that seek her4   
#f3a4 ,wisdom is better than strength3  

and a wise man is better than a  strong 
man4    #f3b4 ,hear1 therefore1 ye      
kings1 and understand1 learn ye that are
  judges of the ends of the earth4      
#f3c4 ,give ear1 you that rule the      
people1 and that please yourselves in   
multitudes of nations3    #f3d4 ,for    
power is given you by the ,lord1 and    
strength by the most ,high1  who will   
examine your works3 and search out your 
thoughts3    #f3e4 ,because being       
ministers of his kingdom1 you have not  
judged  rightly1 nor kept the law of    
justice1 nor walked according to the    
will  of ,god4    #f3f4 ,horribly and   
speedily will he appear to you3 for a   
most severe  judgment shall be for them 
that bear rule4    #f3g4 ,for to him    
that is little1 mercy is granted3 but   
the mighty shall  be mightily tormented4
    #f3h4 ,for ,god will not except any 
man's person1 neither will he stand in  
awe of any man's greatness3 for he made 
the little and the great1 and  he hath  
equally care of all4    #f3i4 ,but a    

greater punishment is ready for the more
 mighty4    #f3aj4 ,to you1 therefore1  
,o kings1 are these my words1 that you  
may  learn wisdom1 and not fall from it4
    #f3aa4 ,for they that have kept just
 things justly1 shall be justified3  and
 they that have learned these things1   
shall find what to answer4    #f3ab4    
,covet ye1 therefore1 my words1 and love
 them1 and you shall have  instruction4 
#f3ac4 ,wisdom is glorious1 and never   
fadeth away1 and is easily seen by  them
 that love her1 and is found by them    
that seek her4    #f3ad4 ,she preventeth
 them that covet her1 so that she first 
sheweth  herself unto them4    #f3ae4   
,he that awaketh early to seek her1     
shall not labour3 for he shall  find her
 sitting at his door4    #f3af4 ,to     
think1 therefore1 upon her1 is perfect  
understanding3 and he  that watcheth for
 her1 shall quickly be secure4    #f3ag4
 ,for she goeth about seeking such as   
are worthy of her1 and she  sheweth     
herself to them cheerfully in the ways1 

and meeteth them with  all providence4  
#f3ah4 ,for the beginning of her is the 
most true desire of discipline4         
#f3ai4 ,and the care of discipline is   
love3 and love is the keeping of  her   
laws3 and the keeping of her laws is the
 firm foundation of  incorruption3      
#f3bj4 ,and incorruption bringeth near  
to ,god4    #f3ba4 ,therefore the desire
 of wisdom bringeth to the everlasting  
kingdom4    #f3bb4 ,if then your delight
 be in thrones1 and sceptres1 ,o ye     
kings of  the people1 love wisdom1 that 
you may reign for ever4    #f3bc4 ,love 
the light of wisdom1 all ye that bear   
rule over peoples4    #f3bd4 ,now what  
wisdom is1 and what was her origin1 ,i  
will declare3 and  ,i will not hide from
 you the mysteries of ,god1 but will    
seek her out  from the beginning of her 
birth1 and bring the knowledge of her to
  light1 and will not pass over the     
truth3    #f3be4 ,neither will ,i go    
with consuming envy3 for such a man     
shall not  be partaker of wisdom4       

#f3bf4 ,now the multitude of the wise is
 the welfare of the whole world3  and a 
wise king is the upholding of the       
people4    #f3bg4 ,receive1 therefore1  
instruction by my words1 and it shall be
  profitable to you4      ,wisdom       
,chapter #g    ,the excellence of       
wisdom3 how she is to be found4    #g3a4
 ,i myself also am a mortal man1 like   
all others1 and of the race of  him1    
that was first made of the earth1 and in
 the womb of my mother ,i  was fashioned
 to be flesh4    #g3b4 ,in the time of  
ten months ,i was compacted in blood1 of
 the seed of  man1 and the pleasure of  
sleep concurring4    #g3c4 ,and being   
born1 ,i drew in the common air1 and    
fell upon the earth1  that is made      
alike1 and the first voice which ,i     
uttered was crying1 as  all others do4  
#g3d4 ,i was nursed in swaddling        
clothes1 and with great cares4    #g3e4 
,for none of the kings had any other    
beginning of birth4    #g3f4 ,for all   
men have one entrance into life1 and the

 like going out4    #g3g4 ,wherefore ,i 
wished1 and understanding was given me3 
and ,i called  upon ,god1 and the spirit
 of wisdom came upon me3    #g3h4 ,and  
,i preferred her before kingdoms and    
thrones1 and esteemed  riches nothing in
 comparison of her4    #g3i4 ,neither   
did ,i compare unto her any precious    
stone3 for all gold1  in comparison of  
her1 is as a little sand2 and silver1 in
 respect to  her1 shall be counted as   
clay4    #g3aj4 ,i loved her above      
health and beauty1 and chose to have her
  instead of light3 for her light cannot
 be put out4    #g3aa4 ,now all good    
things came to me together with her1 and
 innumerable  riches through her hands1 
#g3ab4 ,and ,i rejoiced in all these3   
for this wisdom went before me1 and  ,i 
knew not that she was the mother of them
 all4    #g3ac4 ,which ,i have learned  
without guile1 and communicate without  
envy1  and her riches ,i hide not4      
#g3ad4 ,for she is an infinite treasure 
to men3 which they that use1  become the

 friends of ,god1 being commended for   
the gifts of discipline4    #g3ae4 ,and 
,god hath given to me to speak as ,i    
would1 and to conceive  thoughts worthy 
of those things that are given me3      
because he is the  guide of wisdom1 and 
the director of the wise3    #g3af4 ,for
 in his hand are both we1 and our words1
 and all wisdom1 and  the knowledge and 
skill of works4    #g3ag4 ,for he hath  
given me the true knowledge of the      
things that are3  to know the           
disposition of the whole world1 and the 
virtues of the  elements1    #g3ah4 ,the
 beginning1 and ending1 and midst of the
 times1 the  alterations of their       
courses1 and the changes of seasons1    
#g3ai4 ,the revolutions of the year1 and
 the dispositions of the stars1         
#g3bj4 ,the natures of living creatures1
 and rage of wild beasts1 the  force of 
winds1 and reasonings of men1 the       
diversities of plants1 and  the virtues 
of roots1    #g3ba4 ,and all such things
 as are hid1 and not foreseen1 ,i have  

learned3  for wisdom1 which is the      
worker of all things1 taught me4        
#g3bb4 ,for in her is the spirit of     
understanding2 holy1 one1 manifold1     
subtile1 eloquent1 active1 undefiled1   
sure1 sweet1 loving that which is  good1
 quick1 which nothing hindereth1        
beneficent1    #g3bc4 ,gentle1 kind1    
steadfast1 assured1 secure1 having all  
power1  overseeing all things1 and      
containing all spirits3 intelligible1   
pure1  subtile3    #g3bd4 ,for wisdom is
 more active than all active things2 and
 reacheth  everywhere1 by reason of her 
purity4    #g3be4 ,for she is a vapour  
of the power of ,god1 and a certain pure
  emmanation of the glory of the        
,almighty ,god3 and therefore no defiled
  thing cometh into her4    #g3bf4 ,for 
she is the brightness of eternal light1 
and the unspotted  mirror of ,god's     
majesty1 and the image of his goodness4 
#g3bg4 ,and being but one1 she can do   
all things3 and remaining in  herself   
the same1 she reneweth all things1 and  

through nations  conveyeth herself into 
holy souls1 she maketh the friends of   
,god and  prophets4    #g3bh4 ,for ,god 
loveth none but him that dwelleth with  
wisdom4    #g3bi4 ,for she is more      
beautiful than the sun1 and above all   
the order  of the stars3 being compared 
with the light1 she is found before it4 
#g3cj4 ,for after this cometh night1 but
 no evil can overcome wisdom4           
,wisdom ,chapter #h    ,further praises 
of wisdom3 and her fruits4    #h3a4 ,she
 reacheth1 therefore1 from end to end   
mightily1 and ordereth  all things      
sweetly4    #h3b4 ,her have ,i loved1   
and have sought her out from my youth1  
and have  desired to take for my spouse1
 and ,i became a lover of her beauty4   
#h3c4 ,she glorifieth her nobility by   
being conversant with ,god3 yea1 and    
the ,lord of all things hath loved her4 
#h3d4 ,for it is she that teacheth the  
knowledge of ,god and is the  chooser of
 his works4    #h3e4 ,and if riches be  
desired in life1 what is richer than    

wisdom1  which maketh all things8       
#h3f4 ,and if sense do work3 who is a   
more artful worker than she of  those   
things that are8    #h3g4 ,and if a man 
love justice3 her labours have great    
virtues3 for she  teacheth temperance1  
and prudence1 and justice1 and          
fortitude1 which  are such things as men
 can have nothing more profitable in    
life4    #h3h4 ,and if a man desire much
 knowledge3 she knoweth things past1 and
  judgeth of things to come3 she knoweth
 the subtilties of speeches1 and  the   
solutions of arguments3 she knoweth     
signs and wonders before they  be done1 
and the events of times and ages4       
#h3i4 ,i purposed1 therefore1 to take   
her to me to live with me3 knowing  that
 she will communicate to me of her good 
things1 and will be a  comfort in my    
cares and grief4    #h3aj4 ,for her sake
 ,i shall have glory among the          
multitude1 and honour  with the         
ancients1 though ,i be young3    #h3aa4 
,and ,i shall be found of a quick       

conceit in judgment1 and shall be       
admired in the sight of the mighty1 and 
the faces of princes shall  wonder at   
me4    #h3ab4 ,they shall wait for me   
when ,i hold my peace1 and they shall   
look  upon me when ,i speak2 and if ,i  
talk much1 they shall lay their hands on
  their mouth4    #h3ac4 ,moreover1 by  
the means of her ,i shall have          
immortality3 and shall  leave behind me 
an everlasting memory to them that come 
after me4    #h3ad4 ,i shall set the    
people in order3 and nations shall be   
subject to  me4    #h3ae4 ,terrible     
kings hearing1 shall be afraid of me3   
among the  multitude ,i shall be found  
good1 and valiant in war4    #h3af4     
,when ,i go into my house1 ,i shall     
repose myself with her3 for her         
conversation hath no bitterness1 nor her
 company any tediousness1 but  joy and  
gladness4    #h3ag4 ,thinking these     
things with myself1 and pondering them  
in my  heart1 that to be allied to      
wisdom is immortality1    #h3ah4 ,and   

that there is great delight in her      
friendship1 and  inexhaustible riches in
 the works of her hands1 and in the     
exercise of  conference with her1       
wisdom1 and glory in the communication  
of her  words3 ,i went about seeking1   
that ,i might take her to myself4       
#h3ai4 ,and ,i was a witty child1 and   
had received a good soul4    #h3bj4 ,and
 whereas ,i was more good1 ,i came to a 
body undefiled4    #h3ba4 ,and as ,i    
knew that ,i could not otherwise be     
continent1 except ,god  gave it1 and    
this also was a point of wisdom1 to know
 whose gift it  was1 ,i went to the     
,lord1 and besought him1 and said with  
my whole  heart3      ,wisdom ,chapter  
#i    ,solomon's prayer for wisdom4     
#i3a4 ,god of my fathers1 and ,lord of  
mercy1 who hast made all things  with   
thy word1    #i3b4 ,and by thy wisdom   
hast appointed man1 that he should have 
dominion  over the creature that was    
made by thee1    #i3c4 ,that he should  
order the world according to equity and 

justice1  and execute justice with an   
upright heart3    #i3d4 ,give me wisdom1
 that sitteth by thy throne1 and cast me
 not off  from among thy children3      
#i3e4 ,for ,i am thy servant1 and the   
son of thy handmaid1 a weak man1 and  of
 short time1 and falling short of the   
understanding of judgment and  laws4    
#i3f4 ,for if one be perfect among the  
children of men1 yet if thy wisdom  be  
not with him1 he shall be nothing       
regarded4    #i3g4 ,thou hast chosen me 
to be king of thy people1 and a judge of
 thy  sons and daughters3    #i3h4 ,and 
hast commanded me to build a temple on  
thy holy mount1 and an  altar in the    
city of thy dwelling place1 a           
resemblance of thy holy  tabernacle1    
which thou hast prepared from the       
beginning3    #i3i4 ,and thy wisdom with
 thee1 which knoweth thy works1 which   
then also  was present when thou madest 
the world1 and knew what was agreeable  
to  thy eyes1 and what was right in thy 
commandments4    #i3aj4 ,send her out of

 thy holy heaven1 and from the throne of
 thy  majesty1 that she may be with me1 
and may labour with me1 that ,i may     
know what is acceptable with thee3      
#i3aa4 ,for she knoweth and             
understandeth all things1 and shall lead
 me  soberly in my works1 and shall     
preserve me by her power4    #i3ab4 ,so 
shall my works be acceptable1 and ,i    
shall govern thy people  justly1 and    
shall be worthy of the throne of my     
father4    #i3ac4 ,for who among men is 
he that can know the counsel of ,god8 or
 who  can think what the will of ,god   
is8    #i3ad4 ,for the thoughts of      
mortal men are fearful1 and our counsels
  uncertain4    #i3ae4 ,for the         
corruptible body is a load upon the     
soul1 and the earthly  habitation       
presseth down the mind that museth upon 
many things4    #i3af4 ,and hardly do we
 guess aright at things that are upon   
earth3 and  with labour do we find the  
things that are before us4 ,but the     
things  that are in heaven1 who shall   

search out8    #i3ag4 ,and who shall    
know thy thought1 except thou give      
wisdom1 and send  thy holy ,spirit from 
above3    #i3ah4 ,and so the ways of    
them that are upon earth may be         
corrected1 and  men may learn the things
 that please thee8    #i3ai4 ,for by    
wisdom they were healed1 whosoever have 
pleased thee1 ,o  ,lord1 from the       
beginning4      ,wisdom ,chapter #aj    
,what wisdom did for ,adam1 ,noe1       
,abraham1 ,lot1 ,jacob1 ,joseph1 and the
  people of ,israel4    #aj3a4 ,she     
preserved him1 that was first formed by 
,god1 the father of  the world1 when he 
was created alone1    #aj3b4 ,and she   
brought him out of his sin1 and gave him
 power to govern  all things4    #aj3c4 
,but when the unjust went away from her 
in his anger1 he perished  by the fury  
wherewith he murdered his brother4      
,the unjust4444 ,cain4    #aj3d4 ,for   
whose cause1 when water destroyed the   
earth1 wisdom healed it  again1         
directing the course of the just by     

contemptible wood4    ,for whose        
cause4444 ,viz41 for the wickedness of  
the race of ,cain4--,ibid4  ,the        
just4444 ,noe4    #aj3e4 ,moreover1 when
 the nations had conspired together to  
consent to  wickedness1 she knew the    
just1 and preserved him without blame to
 ,god1  and kept him strong against the 
compassion for his son4    ,she knew the
 just4444 ,she found out and approved   
,abraham4 ,ibid4 ,and  kept him strong1 
etc4444 ,gave him strength to stand firm
 against the  efforts of his natural    
tenderness1 when he was ordered to      
sacrifice his  son4    #aj3f4 ,she      
delivered the just man1 who fled from   
the wicked that were  perishing1 when   
the fire came down upon ,pentapolis3    
,the just man4444 ,lot4--,ibid4         
,pentapolis4444 ,the land of the five   
cities1  ,sodom1 ,gomorrha1 etc4        
#aj3g4 ,whose land1 for a testimony of  
their wickedness1 is desolate1 and      
smoketh to this day1 and the trees bear 
fruits that ripen not1 and a  standing  

pillar of salt is a monument of an      
incredulous soul4    #aj3h4 ,for        
regarding not wisdom1 they did not only 
slip in this1 that  they were ignorant  
of good things2 but they left also unto 
men a  memorial of their folly1 so that 
in the things in which they sinned1     
they could not so much as lie hid4      
#aj3i4 ,but wisdom hath delivered from  
sorrow them that attend upon her4       
#aj3aj4 ,she conducted the just1 when he
 fled from his brother's wrath1  through
 the right ways1 and shewed him the     
kingdom of ,god1 and gave him  the      
knowledge of the holy things1 made him  
honourable in his labours1  and         
accomplished his labours4    ,the       
just4444 ,jacob4    #aj3aa4 ,in the     
deceit of them that overreached him1 she
 stood by him1  and made him honourable4
    #aj3ab4 ,she kept him safe from his 
enemies1 and she defended him from      
seducers1 and gave him a strong         
conflict1 that he might overcome1 and   
know that wisdom is mightier than all4  

,conflict4444 ,viz41 with the angel4    
#aj3ac4 ,she forsook not the just when  
he was sold1 but delivered him  from    
sinners3 she went down with him into the
 pit4    ,the just when he was sold4444 
,viz41 ,joseph4    #aj3ad4 ,and in bands
 she left him not1 till she brought him 
the sceptre  of the kingdom1 and power  
against those that oppressed him3 and   
shewed  them to be liars that had       
accused him1 and gave him everlasting   
glory4    #aj3ae4 ,she delivered the    
just people1 and blameless seed1 from   
the  nations that oppressed them4       
#aj3af4 ,she entered into the soul of   
the servant of ,god and stood  against  
dreadful kings in wonders and signs4    
,the servant of ,god4444 ,viz41 ,moses4 
#aj3ag4 ,and she rendered to the just   
the wages of their labours1 and         
conducted them in a wonderful way3 and  
she was to them for a covert by  day1   
and for the light of stars by night3    
#aj3ah4 ,and she brought them through   
the ,red ,sea1 and carried them over    

through a great water4    #aj3ai4 ,but  
their enemies she drowned in the sea1   
and from the depth of  hell she brought 
them out4 ,therefore the just took the  
spoils of the  wicked4    #aj3bj4 ,and  
they sung to thy holy name1 ,o ,lord1   
and they praised with  one accord thy   
victorious hand4    #aj3ba4 ,for wisdom 
opened the mouth of the dumb1 and made  
the tongues of  infants eloquent4       
,wisdom ,chapter #aa    ,other benefits 
of wisdom to the people of ,god4        
#aa3a4 ,she prospered their works in the
 hands of the holy prophet4    ,the holy
 prophet4444 ,moses4    #aa3b4 ,they    
went through wildernesses that were not 
inhabited1 and in  desert places they   
pitched their tents4    #aa3c4 ,they    
stood against their enemies1 and        
revenged themselves of  their           
adversaries4    ,their enemies4444 ,the 
,amalecites4    #aa3d4 ,they were       
thirsty1 and they called upon thee1 and 
water was given  them out of the high   
rock1 and a refreshment of their thirst 

out of the  hard stone4    #aa3e4 ,for  
by what things their enemies were       
punished1 when their drink  failed them1
 while the children of ,israel abounded 
therewith1 and  rejoiced3    ,by what   
things1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that   
,god1 who wrought a miracle  to punish  
the ,egyptians by thirst1 when he turned
 all their waters into  blood1 7at which
 time the ,israelites1 who were exempt  
from those  plagues1 had plenty of      
water17 wrought another miracle in      
favour of his  own people in their      
thirst1 by giving them water out of the 
rock4    #aa3f4 ,by the same things they
 in their need were benefited4    #aa3g4
 ,for instead of a fountain of an ever  
running river1 thou gavest  human blood 
to the unjust4    #aa3h4 ,and whilst    
they were diminished for a manifest     
reproof of their  murdering the infants1
 thou gavest to thine abundant water    
unlooked  for3    #aa3i4 ,shewing by the
 thirst that was then1 how thou didst   
exalt thine1  and didst kill their      

adversaries4    #aa3aj4 ,for when they  
were tried1 and chastised with mercy1   
they knew  how the wicked were judged   
with wrath1 and tormented4    #aa3aa4   
,for thou didst admonish and try them as
 a father3 but the  others1 as a severe 
king1 thou didst examine and condemn4   
#aa3ab4 ,for whether absent or present1 
they were tormented alike4    #aa3ac4   
,for a double affliction came upon them1
 and a groaning for the  remembrance of 
things past4    #aa3ad4 ,for when they  
heard that by their punishments the     
others were  benefited1 they remembered 
the ,lord1 wondering at the end of what 
was  come to pass4    ,by their         
punishments1 etc4444 ,that is1 that the 
,israelites had been  benefited and     
miraculously favoured in the same kind1 
in which they had  been punished4       
#aa3ae4 ,for whom they scorned before1  
when he was thrown out at the time  of  
his being wickedly exposed to perish1   
him they admired in the end1  when they 
saw the event3 their thirsting being    

unlike to that of the  just4    #aa3af4 
,but for the foolish devices of their   
iniquity1 because some  being deceived  
worshipped dumb serpents and worthless  
beasts1 thou  didst send upon them a    
multitude of dumb beasts for vengeance3 
,dumb beasts4444 ,viz41 frogs1 sciniphs1
 flies1 and locusts4    #aa3ag4 ,that   
they might know that by what things a   
man sinneth1 by the  same also he is    
tormented4    #aa3ah4 ,for thy almighty 
hand1 which made the world of matter    
without  form1 was not unable to send   
upon them a multitude of bears1 or      
fierce  lions1    #aa3ai4 ,or unknown   
beasts of a new kind1 full of rage2     
either breathing  out a fiery vapour1 or
 sending forth a stinking smoke1 or     
shooting  horrible sparks out of their  
eyes3    #aa3bj4 ,whereof not only the  
hurt might be able to destroy them1 but 
also the very sight might kill them     
through fear4    #aa3ba4 ,yea1 and      
without these1 they might have been     
slain with one  blast1 persecuted by    

their own deeds1 and scattered by the   
breath of  thy power3 but thou hast     
ordered all things in measure1 and      
number1 and  weight4    #aa3bb4 ,for    
great power always belonged to thee     
alone3 and who shall  resist the        
strength of thy arm8    #aa3bc4 ,for the
 whole world before thee is as the least
 grain of the  balance1 and as a drop of
 the morning dew1 that falleth down upon
 the  earth4    #aa3bd4 ,but thou hast  
mercy upon all1 because thou canst do   
all things1  and overlookest the sins of
 men for the sake of repentance4        
#aa3be4 ,for thou lovest all things that
 are1 and hatest none of the  things    
which thou hast made3 for thou didst not
 appoint1 or make any  thing hating it4 
#aa3bf4 ,and how could any thing endure1
 if thou wouldst not8 or be  preserved1 
if not called by thee8    #aa3bg4 ,but  
thou sparest all3 because they are      
thine1 ,o ,lord1 who lovest  souls4     
,wisdom ,chapter #ab    ,god's wisdom   
and mercy in his proceedings with the   

,chanaanites4    #ab3a4 ,o how good and 
sweet is thy ,spirit1 ,o ,lord1 in all  
things6    #ab3b4 ,and therefore thou   
chastisest them that err1 by little and 
little3 and admonishest them1 and       
speakest to them1 concerning the  things
 wherein they offend3 that leaving their
 wickedness1 they may  believe in thee1 
,o ,lord4    #ab3c4 ,for those ancient  
inhabitants of thy holy land1 whom thou 
didst  abhor1    #ab3d4 ,because they   
did works hateful to thee by their      
sorceries1 and  wicked sacrifices1      
#ab3e4 ,and those merciless murderers of
 their own children1 and eaters  of     
men's bowels1 and devourers of blood    
from the midst of thy  consecration1    
,from the midst of thy consecration4444 
,literally1 sacrament4 ,that is1  the   
land sacred to thee1 in which thy temple
 was to be established1 and  man's      
redemption to be wrought4    #ab3f4 ,and
 those parents sacrificing with their   
own hands helpless  souls1 it was thy   
will to destroy by the hands of our     

parents1    #ab3g4 ,that the land which 
of all is most dear to thee1 might      
receive a  worthy colony of the children
 of ,god4    #ab3h4 ,yet even those thou
 sparedst as men1 and didst send wasps  
forerunners of thy host1 to destroy them
 by little and little4    #ab3i4 ,not   
that thou wast unable to bring the      
wicked under the just by  war1 or by    
cruel beasts1 or with one rough word to 
destroy them at  once3    #ab3aj4 ,but  
executing thy judgments by degrees1 thou
 gavest them place  of repentance1 not  
being ignorant that they were a wicked  
generation1  and their malice natural1  
and that their thought could never be   
changed4    #ab3aa4 ,for it was a cursed
 seed from the beginning3 neither didst 
thou  for fear of any one give pardon to
 their sins4    #ab3ab4 ,for who shall  
say to thee3 ,what hast thou done8 or   
who shall  withstand thy judgment8 or   
who shall come before thee to be a      
revenger  of wicked men8 or who shall   
accuse thee1 if the nations perish1     

which  thou hast made8    #ab3ac4 ,for  
there is no other ,god but thou1 who    
hast care of all1 that  thou shouldst   
shew that thou dost not give judgment   
unjustly4    #ab3ad4 ,neither shall     
king1 nor tyrant1 in thy sight inquire  
about them  whom thou hast destroyed4   
#ab3ae4 ,for so much then1 as thou art  
just1 thou orderest all things  justly3 
thinking it not agreeable to the power1 
to condemn him who  deserveth not to be 
punished4    #ab3af4 ,for thy power is  
the beginning of justice3 and because   
thou art  ,lord of all1 thou makest     
thyself gracious to all4    #ab3ag4 ,for
 thou shewest thy power1 when men will  
not believe thee to be  absolute in     
power1 and thou convincest the boldness 
of them that know  thee not4    #ab3ah4 
,but thou being master of power1 judgest
 with tranquillity1 and  with great     
favour disposest of us3 for thy power is
 at hand when thou  wilt4    #ab3ai4    
,but thou hast taught thy people by such
 works1 that they must be  just and     

humane1 and hast made thy children to be
 of a good hope3  because in judging1   
thou givest place for repentance for    
sins4    #ab3bj4 ,for if thou didst     
punish the enemies of thy servants1 and 
that  deserved to die1 with so great    
deliberation1 giving them time and place
  whereby they might be changed from    
their wickedness3    #ab3ba4 ,with what 
circumspection hast thou judged thy own 
children1 to  whose parents thou hast   
sworn1 and made covenants of good       
promises8    #ab3bb4 ,therefore whereas 
thou chastisest us1 thou scourgest our  
enemies  very many ways1 to the end that
 when we judge we may think on thy      
goodness3 and when we are judged1 we may
 hope for thy mercy4    #ab3bc4         
,wherefore thou hast also greatly       
tormented them1 who1 in their  life1    
have lived foolishly and unjustly1 by   
the same things which they  worshipped4 
#ab3bd4 ,for they went astray for a long
 time in the ways of error1  holding    
those things for gods which are the most

 worthless among  beasts1 living after  
the manner of children without          
understanding4    #ab3be4 ,therefore    
thou hast sent a judgment upon them1 as 
senseless  children1 to mock them4      
#ab3bf4 ,but they that were not amended 
by mockeries and reprehensions1         
experienced the worthy judgment of ,god4
    #ab3bg4 ,for seeing1 with           
indignation1 that they suffered by those
 very  things which they took for gods1 
when they were destroyed by the same1   
they acknowledged him the true ,god1    
whom in time past they denied that  they
 knew3 for which cause the end also of  
their condemnation came upon  them4     
,wisdom ,chapter #ac    ,idolaters are  
inexcusable3 and those most of all that 
worship for gods  the works of the hands
 of men4    #ac3a4 ,but all men are     
vain1 in whom there is not the knowledge
 of ,god3  and who by these good things 
that are seen1 could not understand him 
that is1 neither by attending to the    
works have acknowledged who was  the    

workman3    #ac3b4 ,but have imagined   
either the fire1 or the wind1 or the    
swift air1  or the circle of the stars1 
or the great water1 or the sun and moon1
 to  be the gods that rule the world4   
#ac3c4 ,with whose beauty1 if they1     
being delighted1 took them to be  gods3 
let them know how much the ,lord of them
 is more beautiful than  they3 for the  
first author of beauty made all those   
things4    #ac3d4 ,or if they admired   
their power1 and their effects1 let them
  understand by them1 that he that made 
them1 is mightier than they3    #ac3e4  
,for by the greatness of the beauty1 and
 of the creature1 the  creator of them  
may be seen1 so as to be known thereby4 
#ac3f4 ,but yet as to these they are    
less to be blamed4 ,for they perhaps    
err1 seeking ,god1 and desirous to find 
him4    #ac3g4 ,for being conversant    
among his works1 they search3 and they  
are  persuaded that the things are good 
which are seen4    #ac3h4 ,but then     
again they are not to be pardoned4      

#ac3i4 ,for if they were able to know so
 much as to make a judgment of  the     
world3 how did they not more easily find
 out the ,lord thereof8    #ac3aj4 ,but 
unhappy are they1 and their hope is     
among the dead1 who have  called gods   
the works of the hand of men1 gold and  
silver1 the  inventions of art1 and the 
resemblances of beasts1 or an           
unprofitable  stone the work of an      
ancient hand4    #ac3aa4 ,or if an      
artist1 a carpenter1 hath cut down a    
tree proper for  his use in the wood1   
and skilfully taken off all the bark    
thereof1 and  with his art1 diligently  
formeth a vessel profitable for the     
common  uses of life1    #ac3ab4 ,and   
useth the chips of his work to dress his
 meat3    #ac3ac4 ,and taking what was  
left thereof1 which is good for nothing1
  being a crooked piece of wood1 and    
full of knots1 carveth it diligently    
when he hath nothing else to do1 and by 
the skill of his art fashioneth  it1 and
 maketh it like the image of a man3     

#ac3ad4 ,or the resemblance of some     
beast1 laying it over with vermilion1   
and painting it red1 and covering every 
spot that is in it3    #ac3ae4 ,and     
maketh a convenient dwelling place for  
it1 and setting it in  a wall1 and      
fastening it with iron1    #ac3af4      
,providing for it1 lest it should fall1 
knowing that it is unable  to help      
itself3 for it is an image1 and hath    
need of help4    #ac3ag4 ,and then      
maketh prayer to it1 enquiring          
concerning his  substance1 and his      
children1 or his marriage4 ,and he is   
not ashamed to  speak to that which hath
 no life3    #ac3ah4 ,and for health he 
maketh supplication to the weak1 and for
 life  prayeth to that which is dead1   
and for help calleth upon that which is 
unprofitable3    #ac3ai4 ,and for a good
 journey he petitioneth him that cannot 
walk3 and  for getting1 and for working1
 and for the event of all things he     
asketh  him that is unable to do any    
thing4      ,wisdom ,chapter #ad    ,the

 beginning of worshipping idols3 and the
 effects thereof4    #ad3a4 ,again1     
another designing to sail1 and beginning
 to make his  voyage through the raging 
waves1 calleth upon a piece of wood more
  frail than the wood that carrieth him4
    #ad3b4 ,for this the desire of gain 
devised1 and the workman built it by    
his skill4    #ad3c4 ,but thy           
providence1 ,o ,father1 governeth it3   
for thou hast made a  way even in the   
sea1 and a most sure path among the     
waves1    #ad3d4 ,shewing that thou art 
able to save out of all things1 yea1    
though  a man went to sea without art4  
#ad3e4 ,but that the works of thy wisdom
 might not be idle3 therefore men  also 
trust their lives even to a little wood1
 and passing over the sea  by ship1 are 
saved4    #ad3f4 ,and from the beginning
 also1 when the proud giants perished1  
the  hope of the world fleeing to a     
vessel1 which was governed by thy hand1 
left to the world seed of generation4   
#ad3g4 ,for blessed is the wood1 by     

which justice cometh    #ad3h4 ,but the 
idol that is made by hands1 is cursed1  
as well it1 as he  that made it3 he     
because he made it2 and it because being
 frail it is  called a god4    #ad3i4   
,but to ,god the wicked and his         
wickedness are hateful alike4    #ad3aj4
 ,for that which is made1 together with 
him that made it1 shall  suffer         
torments4    #ad3aa4 ,therefore there   
shall be no respect had even to the     
idols of the  ,gentiles3 because the    
creatures of ,god are turned to an      
abomination1  and a temptation to the   
souls of men1 and a snare to the feet of
 the  unwise4    #ad3ab4 ,for the       
beginning of fornication is the devising
 of idols3 and  the invention of them is
 the corruption of life4    #ad3ac4 ,for
 neither were they from the beginning1  
neither shall they be  for ever4        
#ad3ad4 ,for by the vanity of men they  
came into the world3 and therefore  they
 shall be found to come shortly to an   
end4    #ad3ae4 ,for a father being     

afflicted with bitter grief1 made to    
himself  the image of his son1 who was  
quickly taken away3 and him who then had
  died as a man1 he began now to worship
 as a god1 and appointed him  rites and 
sacrifices among his servants4          
#ad3af4 ,then1 in process of time1      
wicked custom prevailing1 this error    
was kept as a law1 and statues were     
worshipped by the commandment of        
tyrants4    #ad3ag4 ,and those whom men 
could not honour in presence1 because   
they  dwelt far off1 they brought their 
resemblance from afar1 and made an      
express image of the king1 whom they had
 a mind to honour3 that by this  their  
diligence1 they might honour as present1
 him that was absent4    #ad3ah4 ,and to
 the worshipping of these1 the singular 
diligence also of  the artificer helped 
to set forward the ignorant4    #ad3ai4 
,for he being willing to please him that
 employed him1 laboured  with all his   
art to make the resemblance in the best 
manner4    #ad3bj4 ,and the multitude of

 men1 carried away by the beauty of the 
work1 took him now for a god1 that      
little before was but honoured as a     
man4    #ad3ba4 ,and this was the       
occasion of deceiving human life3 for   
men  serving either their affection1 or 
their kings1 gave the incommunicable    
name to stones and wood4    #ad3bb4 ,and
 it was not enough for them to err about
 the knowledge of  ,god1 but whereas    
they lived in a great war of ignorance1 
they call so  many and so great evils   
peace4    #ad3bc4 ,for either they      
sacrifice their own children1 or use    
hidden  sacrifices1 or keep watches full
 of madness1    #ad3bd4 ,so that now    
they neither keep life1 nor marriage    
undefiled1 but  one killeth another     
through envy1 or grieveth him by        
adultery3    #ad3be4 ,and all things are
 mingled together1 blood1 murder1 theft1
 and  dissimulation1 corruption and     
unfaithfulness1 tumults and perjury1    
disquieting of the good1    #ad3bf4     
,forgetfulness of ,god1 defiling of     

souls1 changing of nature1  disorder in 
marriage1 and the irregularity of       
adultery and uncleanness4    #ad3bg4    
,for the worship of abominable idols is 
the cause1 and the  beginning and end of
 all evil4    #ad3bh4 ,for either they  
are mad when they are merry3 or they    
prophesy  lies1 or they live unjustly1  
or easily forswear themselves4          
#ad3bi4 ,for whilst they trust in idols1
 which are without life1 though  they   
swear amiss1 they look not to be hurt4  
#ad3cj4 ,but for both these things they 
shall be justly punished1 because  they 
have thought not well of ,god1 giving   
heed to idols1 and have sworn  unjustly1
 in guile despising justice4    #ad3ca4 
,for it is not the power of them1 by    
whom they swear1 but the  just vengeance
 of sinners always punisheth the        
transgression of the  unjust4           
,wisdom ,chapter #ae    ,the servants of
 ,god praise him who hath delivered them
 from idolatry2  condemning both the    
makers and the worshippers of idols4    

#ae3a4 ,but thou1 our ,god1 art gracious
 and true1 patient1 and ordering  all   
things in mercy4    #ae3b4 ,for if we   
sin1 we are thine1 knowing thy          
greatness3 and if we sin  not1 we know  
that we are counted with thee4    #ae3c4
 ,for to know thee is perfect justice3  
and to know thy justice1 and  thy power1
 is the root of immortality4    #ae3d4  
,for the invention of mischievous men   
hath not deceived us1 nor  the shadow of
 a picture1 a fruitless labour1 a graven
 figure with  divers colours1    #ae3e4 
,the sight whereof enticeth the fool to 
lust after it1 and he  loveth the       
lifeless figure of a dead image4        
#ae3f4 ,the lovers of evil things       
deserve to have no better things to     
trust in1 both they that make them1 and 
they that love them1 and they  that     
worship them4    #ae3g4 ,the potter also
 tempering soft earth1 with labour      
fashioneth  every vessel for our        
service1 and of the same clay he maketh 
both  vessels that are for clean uses1  

and likewise such as serve to the       
contrary3 but what is the use of these  
vessels1 the potter is the  judge4      
#ae3h4 ,and of the same clay by a vain  
labour he maketh a god3 he who a  little
 before was made of earth himself1 and a
 little after returneth  to the same out
 of which he was taken1 when his life1  
which was lent  him1 shall be called for
 again4    #ae3i4 ,but his care is1 not 
that he shall labour1 nor that his life 
is  short1 but he striveth with the     
goldsmiths and silversmiths3 and he     
endeavoureth to do like the workers in  
brass1 and counteth it a glory  to make 
vain things4    #ae3aj4 ,for his heart  
is ashes1 and his hope vain earth and   
his life  more base than clay3          
#ae3aa4 ,forasmuch as he knew not his   
maker1 and him that inspired into  him  
the soul that worketh1 and that breathed
 into him a living spirit4    #ae3ab4   
,yea1 and they have counted our life a  
pastime and the business  of life to be 
gain1 and that we must be getting every 

way1 even out of  evil4    #ae3ac4 ,for 
that man knoweth that he offendeth above
 all others1 who of  earthly matter     
maketh brittle vessels1 and graven gods4
    #ae3ad4 ,but all the enemies of thy 
people that hold them in subjection1    
are foolish1 and unhappy1 and proud     
beyond measure3    #ae3ae4 ,for they    
have esteemed all the idols of the      
heathens for gods1  which neither have  
the use of eyes to see1 nor noses to    
draw breath1  nor ears to hear1 nor     
fingers of hands to handle1 and as for  
their  feet1 they are slow to walk4     
#ae3af4 ,for man made them3 and he that 
borroweth his own breath1  fashioned    
them4 ,for no man can make a god like to
 himself4    #ae3ag4 ,for being mortal  
himself1 he formeth a dead thing with   
his  wicked hands4 ,for he is better    
than they whom he worshippeth1 because  
he indeed hath lived1 though he were    
mortal1 but they never4    #ae3ah4      
,moreover1 they worship also the vilest 
creatures3 but things  without sense1   

compared to these1 are worse than they4 
#ae3ai4 ,yea1 neither by sight can any  
man see good of these beasts4 ,but  they
 have fled from the praise of ,god1 and 
from his blessing4      ,wisdom ,chapter
 #af    ,god's different dealings with  
the ,egyptians and with his own people4 
#af3a4 ,for these things1 and by the    
like things to these1 they were         
worthily punished1 and were destroyed by
 a multitude of beasts4    #af3b4       
,instead of which punishment1 dealing   
well with thy people1 thou  gavest them 
their desire of delicious food1 of a new
 taste1 preparing  for them quails for  
their meat3    #af3c4 ,to the end1 that 
they indeed desiring food1 by means of  
those  things that were shewn and sent  
among them1 might loath even that which 
was necessary to satisfy their desire4  
,but these1 after suffering want  for a 
short time1 tasted a new meat4    ,they 
indeed desiring food1 etc4444 ,he means 
the ,egyptians2 who were  restrained    
even from that food which was necessary1

 by the frogs and  the flies that were  
sent amongst them1 and spoiled all their
  meats4--,ibid4 ,but these4444 ,viz41  
the ,israelites4    #af3d4 ,for it was  
requisite that inevitable destruction   
should come upon  them that exercised   
tyranny3 but to these it should only be 
shewn how  their enemies were destroyed4
    #af3e4 ,for when the fierce rage of 
beasts came upon these1 they were       
destroyed by the bitings of crooked     
serpents4    #af3f4 ,but thy wrath      
endured not for ever1 but they were     
troubled for a  short time for their    
correction1 having a sign of salvation1 
to put  them in remembrance of the      
commandment of thy law4    ,sign of     
salvation4444 ,the brazen serpent1 an   
emblem of ,christ our  ,saviour4        
#af3g4 ,for he that turned to it1 was   
not healed by that which he saw1  but by
 thee1 the ,saviour of all4    #af3h4   
,and in this thou didst shew to our     
enemies1 that thou art he who           
deliverest from all evil4    #af3i4 ,for

 the bitings of locusts1 and of flies1  
killed them1 and there  was found no    
remedy for their life3 because they were
 worthy to be  destroyed by such things4
    #af3aj4 ,but not even the teeth of  
venomous serpents overcame thy          
children3 for thy mercy came and healed 
them4    #af3aa4 ,for they were examined
 for the remembrance of thy words1 and  
were quickly healed1 lest falling into  
deep forgetfulness1 they might  not be  
able to use thy help4    #af3ab4 ,for it
 was neither herb1 nor mollifying       
plaster1 that healed  them1 but thy     
word1 ,o ,lord1 which healeth all       
things4    #af3ac4 ,for it is thou1 ,o  
,lord1 that hast power of life and      
death1 and  leadest down to the gates of
 death1 and bringest back again3        
#af3ad4 ,a man indeed killeth through   
malice1 and when the spirit is gone     
forth1 it shall not return1 neither     
shall he call back the soul that is     
received3    #af3ae4 ,but it is         
impossible to escape thy hand3          

#af3af4 ,for the wicked that denied to  
know thee1 were scourged by the         
strength of thy arm1 being persecuted by
 strange waters1 and hail1 and  rain1   
and consumed by fire4    #af3ag4 ,and   
which was wonderful1 in water1 which    
extinguisheth all  things1 the fire had 
more force3 for the world fighteth for  
the just4    ,the fire had more         
force4444 ,viz41 when the fire and hail 
mingled  together laid waste the land of
 ,egypt4 ,ex4 #i4    #af3ah4 ,for at one
 time the fire was mitigated1 that the  
beasts which  were sent against the     
wicked might not be burnt1 but that they
 might  see1 and perceive that they were
 persecuted by the judgment of ,god4    
#af3ai4 ,and at another time the fire1  
above its own power1 burnt in the  midst
 of water1 to destroy the fruits of a   
wicked land4    #af3bj4 ,instead of     
which things1 thou didst feed thy people
 with the  food of angels1 and gavest   
them bread from heaven1 prepared without
  labour2 having in it all that is      

delicious1 and the sweetness of every   
taste4    #af3ba4 ,for thy sustenance   
shewed thy sweetness to thy children1   
and  serving every man's will1 it was   
turned to what every man liked4         
#af3bb4 ,but snow and ice endured the   
force of fire1 and melted not3 that     
they might know that the fire1 burning  
in the hail1 and flashing in the  rain1 
destroyed the fruits of the enemies4    
#af3bc4 ,but this same again1 that the  
just might be nourished1 did even       
forget its own strength4    #af3bd4 ,for
 the creature serving thee1 the         
,creator1 is made fierce  against the   
unjust for their punishment3 and abateth
 its strength for  the benefit of them  
that trust in thee4    #af3be4          
,therefore even then it was transformed 
into all things1 and was  obedient to   
thy grace1 that nourisheth all1         
according to the will of  them that     
desired it of thee3    #af3bf4 ,that thy
 children1 ,o ,lord1 whom thou lovedst1 
might know that it  is not the growing  

of fruits that nourisheth men1 but thy  
word  preserveth them that believe in   
thee4    #af3bg4 ,for that which could  
not be destroyed by fire1 being warmed  
with  a little sunbeam1 presently melted
 away3    #af3bh4 ,that it might be     
known to all1 that we ought to prevent  
the sun  to bless thee1 and adore thee  
at the dawning of the light4    #af3bi4 
,for the hope of the unthankful shall   
melt away as the winter's  ice1 and     
shall run off as unprofitable water4    
,wisdom ,chapter #ag    ,the ,egyptian  
darkness4    #ag3a4 ,for thy judgments1 
,o ,lord1 are great1 and thy words      
cannot be  expressed3 therefore         
undisciplined souls have erred4         
#ag3b4 ,for while the wicked thought to 
be able to have dominion over the  holy 
nation1 they themselves being fettered  
with the bonds of darkness1  and a long 
night1 shut up in their houses1 lay     
there exiled from the  eternal          
providence4    #ag3c4 ,and while they   
thought to lie hid in their obscure     

sins1 they  were scattered under a dark 
veil of forgetfullness1 being horribly  
afraid1 and troubled with exceeding     
great astonishment4    #ag3d4 ,for      
neither did the den that held them1 keep
 them from fear3 for  noises coming down
 troubled them1 and sad visions         
appearing to them1  affrighted them4    
#ag3e4 ,and no power of fire could give 
them light1 neither could the  bright   
flames of the stars enlighten that      
horrible night4    #ag3f4 ,but there    
appeared to them a sudden fire1 very    
dreadful3 and  being struck with the    
fear of that face1 which was not seen1  
they  thought the things which they saw 
to be worse3    #ag3g4 ,and the         
delusions of their magic art were put   
down1 and their  boasting of wisdom was 
reproachfully rebuked4    #ag3h4 ,for   
they who promised to drive away fears   
and troubles from a  sick soul1 were    
sick themselves of a fear worthy to be  
laughed at4    #ag3i4 ,for though no    
terrible thing disturbed them3 yet being

 scared  with the passing by of beasts1 
and hissing of serpents1 they died for  
fear and denying that they saw the air1 
which could by no means be  avoided4    
#ag3aj4 ,for whereas wickedness is      
fearful1 it beareth witness of its      
condemnation3 for a troubled conscience 
always forecasteth grievous  things4    
#ag3aa4 ,for fear is nothing else but a 
yielding up of the succours from        
thought4    #ag3ab4 ,and while there is 
less expectation from within1 the       
greater  doth it count the ignorance of 
that cause which bringeth the torment4  
#ag3ac4 ,but they that during that      
night1 in which nothing could be done1  
and which came upon them from the lowest
 and deepest hell1 slept the  same      
sleep1    #ag3ad4 ,were sometimes       
molested with the fear of monsters1     
sometimes  fainted away1 their soul     
failing them3 for a sudden and unlooked 
for  fear was come upon them4    #ag3ae4
 ,moreover1 if any of them had fallen   
down1 he was kept shut up in  prison    

without irons4    #ag3af4 ,for if any   
one were a husbandman1 or a shepherd1 or
 a labourer  in the field1 and was      
suddenly overtaken1 he endured a        
necessity from  which he could not fly4 
#ag3ag4 ,for they were all bound        
together with one chain of darkness4    
,whether it were a whistling wind1 or   
the melodious voice of birds1  among the
 spreading branches of trees1 or a fall 
of water running down  with violence1   
#ag3ah4 ,or the mighty noise of stones  
tumbling down1 or the running that      
could not be seen of beasts playing     
together1 or the roaring voice of  wild 
beasts1 or a rebounding echo from the   
highest mountains3 these  things made   
them to swoon for fear4    #ag3ai4 ,for 
the whole world was enlightened1 with a 
clear light1 and  none were hindered in 
their labours4    #ag3bj4 ,but over them
 only was spread a heavy night1 an image
 of that  darkness which was to come    
upon them4 ,but they were to themselves 
more  grievous than the darkness4       

,wisdom ,chapter #ah    ,the slaughter  
of the firstborn in ,egypt3 the efficacy
 of ,aaron's  intercession1 in the      
sedition on occasion of ,core4    #ah3a4
 ,but thy saints had a very great light1
 and they heard their voice  indeed1 but
 did not see their shape4 ,and because  
they also did not  suffer the same      
things1 they glorified thee3    #ah3b4  
,and they that before had been wronged1 
gave thanks1 because they  were not hurt
 now3 and asked this gift1 that there   
might be a  difference4    #ah3c4       
,therefore they received a burning      
pillar of fire for a guide of  the way  
which they knew not1 and thou gavest    
them a harmless sun of a  good          
entertainment4    ,a harmless sun4444 ,a
 light that should not hurt or molest   
them2 but  that should be an agreeable  
guest to them4    #ah3d4 ,the others    
indeed were worthy to be deprived of    
light1 and  imprisoned in darkness1 who 
kept thy children shut up1 by whom the  
pure  light of the law was to be given  

to the world4    #ah3e4 ,and whereas    
they thought to kill the babes of the   
just3 one child  being cast forth1 and  
saved to reprove them1 thou tookest away
 a  multitude of their children1 and    
destroyedst them altogether in a  mighty
 water4    ,one child4444 ,viz41 ,moses4
    #ah3f4 ,for that night was known    
before by our fathers1 that assuredly   
knowing what oaths they had trusted to1 
they might be of better  courage4       
#ah3g4 ,so thy people received the      
salvation of the just1 and destruction  
of the unjust4    #ah3h4 ,for as thou   
didst punish the adversaries so thou    
didst also  encourage and glorify us4   
#ah3i4 ,for the just children of good   
men were offering sacrifice  secretly1  
and they unanimously ordered a law of   
justice3 that the just  should receive  
both good and evil alike1 singing now   
the praises of the  fathers4    ,of good
 men4444 ,viz41 of the patriarchs4      
,their children1 the  ,israelites1      
offered in private the sacrifice of the 

paschal lamb2 and  were regulating what 
they were to do in their journey1 when  
that last  and most dreadful plague was 
coming upon their enemies4    #ah3aj4   
,but on the other side there sounded an 
ill according cry of the  enemies1 and a
 lamentable mourning was heard for the  
children that were  bewailed4    #ah3aa4
 ,and the servant suffered the same     
punishment as the master1 and  a common 
man suffered in like manner as the king4
    #ah3ab4 ,so all alike had           
innumerable dead1 with one kind of      
death4  ,neither were the living        
sufficient to bury them3 for in one     
moment the  noblest offspring of them   
was destroyed4    ,the noblest          
offspring4444 ,that is1 the firstborn4  
#ah3ac4 ,for whereas they would not     
believe any thing before by reason of   
the enchantments1 then first upon the   
destruction of the firstborn1  they     
acknowledged the people to be of ,god4  
#ah3ad4 ,for while all things were in   
quiet silence1 and the night was in  the

 midst of her course1    #ah3ae4 ,thy   
,almighty word leaped down from heaven  
from thy royal throne1  as a fierce     
conqueror into the midst of the land of 
destruction1    #ah3af4 ,with a sharp   
sword carrying thy unfeigned            
commandment1 and he  stood and filled   
all things with death1 and standing on  
the earth1  reached even to heaven4     
#ah3ag4 ,then suddenly visions of evil  
dreams troubled them1 and fears         
unlooked for came upon them4    #ah3ah4 
,and one thrown here1 another there1    
half dead1 shewed the cause  of his     
death4    #ah3ai4 ,for the visions that 
troubled them foreshewed these things1  
lest  they should perish1 and not know  
why they suffered these evils4          
#ah3bj4 ,but the just also were         
afterwards touched by an assault of     
death1 and there was a disturbance of   
the multitude in the wilderness3  but   
thy wrath did not long continue2        
#ah3ba4 ,for a blameless man made haste 
to pry for the people1 bringing  forth  

the shield of his ministry1 prayer1 and 
by incense making  supplication1        
withstood the wrath1 and put an end to  
the calamity1  shewing that he was thy  
servant4    #ah3bb4 ,and he overcame the
 disturbance1 not by strength of body   
nor  with force of arms1 but with a word
 he subdued him that punished them1     
alleging the oath and covenant made with
 the fathers4    #ah3bc4 ,for when they 
were now fallen down dead by heaps one  
upon  another1 he stood between and     
stayed the assault1 and cut off the way 
to the living4    #ah3bd4 ,for in the   
priestly robe which he wore1 was the    
whole world3 and  in the four rows of   
the stones1 the glory of the fathers was
 graven1  and thy majesty was written   
upon the diadem of his head4    #ah3be4 
,and to these the destroyer gave place1 
and was afraid of them3  for the proof  
only of wrath was enough4      ,wisdom  
,chapter #ai    ,why ,god shewed no     
mercy to the ,egyptians4 ,his favour to 
the ,israelites4  ,all creatures obey   

,god's orders for the service of the    
good1 and the  punishment of the wicked4
    #ai3a4 ,but as to the wicked1 even  
to the end there came upon them wrath   
without mercy4 ,for he knew before also 
what they would do3    #ai3b4 ,for when 
they had given them leave to depart and 
had sent them  away with great care1    
they repented and pursued after them4   
#ai3c4 ,for whilst they were yet        
mourning1 and lamenting at the graves of
  the dead1 they took up another foolish
 device3 and pursued them as  fugitives 
whom they had pressed to be gone3       
#ai3d4 ,for a necessity1 of which they  
were worthy1 brought them to this  end3 
and they lost the remembrance of those  
things which had happened1  that their  
punishment might fill up what was       
wanting to their torments3    #ai3e4    
,and that thy people might wonderfully  
pass through1 but they  might find a new
 death4    #ai3f4 ,for every creature1  
according to its kind was fashioned     
again as  from the beginning1 obeying   

thy commandments1 that thy children     
might  be kept without hurt4    #ai3g4  
,for a cloud overshadowed their camps   
and where water was before1  dry land   
appeared1 and in the ,red ,sea a way    
without hindrance1 and out  of the great
 deep a springing field3    #ai3h4      
,through which all the nation passed    
which was protected with thy  hand1     
seeing thy miracles and wonders4        
#ai3i4 ,for they fed on their food like 
horses1 and they skipped like  lambs1   
praising thee1 ,o ,lord1 who hadst      
delivered them4    #ai3aj4 ,for they    
were yet mindful of those things which  
had been done in  the time of their     
sojourning1 how the ground brought forth
 flies  instead of cattle1 and how the  
river cast up a multitude of frogs      
instead of fishes4    #ai3aa4 ,and at   
length they saw a new generation of     
birds1 when being led  by their         
appetite1 they asked for delicate meats4
    #ai3ab4 ,for to satisfy their       
desire1 the quail came up to them from  

the  sea3 and punishments came upon the 
sinners1 not without foregoing signs  by
 the force of thunders3 for they        
suffered justly according to their  own 
wickedness4    #ai3ac4 ,for they        
exercised a more detestable             
inhospitality than any3  others indeed  
received not strangers unknown to them1 
but these brought  their guests into    
bondage that had deserved well of them4 
#ai3ad4 ,and not only so1 but in another
 respect also they were worse3  for the 
others against their will received the  
strangers4    #ai3ae4 ,but these        
grievously afflicted them whom they had 
received with  joy1 and who lived under 
the same laws4    #ai3af4 ,but they were
 struck with blindness3 as those others 
were at the  doors of the just man1 when
 they were covered with sudden darkness1
 and  every one sought the passage of   
his own door4    #ai3ag4 ,for while the 
elements are changed in themselves1 as  
in an  instrument the sound of the      
quality is changed1 yet all keep their  

sound3 which may clearly be perceived by
 the very sight4    ,elements are       
changed1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that  
whatever changes ,god  wrought in the   
elements by miracles in favour of his   
people1 they still  kept their harmony  
by obeying his will4    #ai3ah4 ,for the
 things of the land were turned into    
things of the water3  and the things    
that before swam in the water passed    
upon the land4    #ai3ai4 ,the fire had 
power in water above its own virtue1 and
 the water  forgot its quenching nature4
    #ai3bj4 ,on the other side1 the     
flames wasted not the flesh of          
corruptible animals walking therein1    
neither did they melt that good  food1  
which was apt to melt as ice4 ,for in   
all things thou didst  magnify thy      
people1 ,o ,lord1 and didst honour them1
 and didst not  despise them1 but didst 
assist them at all times1 and in every  
place4    ,that good food4444 ,the      
manna4          ,,ecclesiasticus        
,this ,book is so called from a ,greek  

word that signifies a preacher3         
because1 like an excellent preacher1 it 
gives admirable lessons of all  virtues4
 ,the author was ,jesus the son of      
,sirach of ,jerusalem1 who  flourished  
about two hundred years before ,christ4 
,as it was written  after the time of   
,esdras1 it is not in the ,jewish canon2
 but is  received as canonical and      
divine by the ,catholic ,church1        
instructed by  apostolical tradition1   
and directed by the spirit of ,god4 ,it 
was first  written in the ,hebrew1 but  
afterwards translated into ,greek1 by   
another  ,jesus1 the grandson of the    
author1 whose prologue to this book is  
the  following3    ,,the ,,prologue4    
,the knowledge of many and great things 
hath been shewn us by the law1  and the 
prophets1 and others that have followed 
them3 for which things  ,israel is to be
 commended for doctrine and wisdom1     
because not only  they that speak must  
needs be skilful1 but strangers also1   
both  speaking and writing1 may by their

 means become most learned4 ,my         
grandfather ,jesus1 after he had much   
given himself to a diligent  reading of 
the law1 and the prophets1 and other    
books1 that were  delivered to us from  
our fathers1 had a mind also to write   
something  himself1 pertaining to       
doctrine and wisdom2 that such as are   
desirous  to learn1 and are made knowing
 in these things1 may be more and more  
attentive in mind1 and be strengthened  
to live according to the law4 ,i        
entreat you therefore to come with      
benevolence1 and to read with           
attention1 and to pardon us for those   
things wherein we may seem1 while  we   
follow the image of wisdom1 to come     
short in the composition of  words2 for 
the ,hebrew words have not the same     
force in them when  translated into     
another tongue4 ,and not only these1 but
 the law also  itself1 and the prophets1
 and the rest of the books1 have no     
small  difference1 when they are spoken 
in their own language4 ,for in the      

eight and thirtieth year coming into    
,egypt1 when ,ptolemy ,evergetes was    
king1 and continuing there a long time1 
,i found there books left1 of no  small 
nor contemptible learning4 ,therefore ,i
 thought it good1 and  necessary for me 
to bestow some diligence and labour to  
interpret this  book2 and with much     
watching and study in some space of     
time1 ,i brought  the book to an end1   
and set it forth for the service of them
 that are  willing to apply their mind1 
and to learn how they ought to conduct  
themselves1 who purpose to lead their   
life according to the law of the  ,lord4
      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #a       
,all wisdom is from ,god1 and is given  
to them that fear and love ,god4        
#a3a4 ,all wisdom is from the ,lord     
,god1 and hath been always with him1    
and is before all time4    #a3b4 ,who   
hath numbered the sand of the sea1 and  
the drops of rain1 and  the days of the 
world8 ,who hath measured the height of 
heaven1 and the  breadth of the earth1  

and the depth of the abyss8    #a3c4    
,who hath searched out the wisdom of    
,god that goeth before all  things8     
#a3d4 ,wisdom hath been created before  
all things1 and the understanding  of   
prudence from everlasting4    #a3e4 ,the
 word of ,god on high is the fountain of
 wisdom1 and her ways  are everlasting  
commandments4    #a3f4 ,to whom hath the
 root of wisdom been revealed1 and who  
hath known  her wise counsels8    #a3g4 
,to whom hath the discipline of wisdom  
been revealed and made  manifest8 and   
who hath understood the multiplicity of 
her steps8    #a3h4 ,there is one most  
high ,creator ,almighty1 and a powerful 
king1 and  greatly to be feared1 who    
sitteth upon his throne1 and is the ,god
 of  dominion4    #a3i4 ,he created her 
in the ,holy ,ghost1 and saw her1 and   
numbered her1  and measured her4        
#a3aj4 ,and he poured her out upon all  
his works1 and upon all flesh  according
 to his gift1 and hath given her to them
 that love him4    #a3aa4 ,the fear of  

the ,lord is honour1 and glory1 and     
gladness1 and a  crown of joy4    #a3ab4
 ,the fear of the ,lord shall delight   
the heart1 and shall give joy1  and     
gladness1 and length of days4    #a3ac4 
,with him that feareth the ,lord1 it    
shall go well in the latter  end1 and in
 the day of his death he shall be       
blessed4    #a3ad4 ,the love of ,god is 
honourable wisdom4    #a3ae4 ,and they  
to whom she shall shew herself love her 
by the sight1  and by the knowledge of  
her great works4    #a3af4 ,the fear of 
the ,lord is the beginning of wisdom1   
and was created  with the faithful in   
the womb1 it walketh with chosen women1 
and is  known with the just and         
faithful4    #a3ag4 ,the fear of the    
,lord is the religiousness of knowledge4
    #a3ah4 ,religiousness shall keep and
 justify the heart1 it shall give joy   
and gladness4    #a3ai4 ,it shall go    
well with him that feareth the ,lord1   
and in the days  of his end he shall be 
blessed4    #a3bj4 ,to fear ,god is the 

fulness of wisdom1 and fulness is from  
the  fruits thereof4    #a3ba4 ,she     
shall fill all her house with her       
increase1 and the  storehouses with her 
treasures4    #a3bb4 ,the fear of the   
,lord is a crown of wisdom1 filling up  
peace and  the fruit of salvation3      
#a3bc4 ,and it hath seen1 and numbered  
her3 but both are the gifts of  ,god4   
#a3bd4 ,wisdom shall distribute         
knowledge1 and understanding of         
prudence3  and exalteth the glory of    
them that hold her4    #a3be4 ,the root 
of wisdom is to fear the ,lord3 and the 
branches thereof  are long-lived4       
#a3bf4 ,in the treasures of wisdom is   
understanding1 and religiousness of     
knowledge3 but to sinners wisdom is an  
abomination4    #a3bg4 ,the fear of the 
,lord driveth out sin3    #a3bh4 ,for he
 that is without fear1 cannot be        
justified3 for the wrath  of his high   
spirits is his ruin4    #a3bi4 ,a       
patient man shall bear for a time1 and  
afterwards joy shall be  restored to    

him4    #a3cj4 ,a good understanding    
will hide his words for a time1 and the 
lips  of many shall declare his wisdom4 
#a3ca4 ,in the treasures of wisdom is   
the signification of discipline3        
#a3cb4 ,but the worship of ,god is an   
abomination to a sinner4    #a3cc4 ,son1
 if thou desire wisdom1 keep justice1   
and ,god will give her  to thee4        
#a3cd4 ,for the fear of the ,lord is    
wisdom and discipline3 and that which   
is agreeable to him1    #a3ce4 ,is      
faith1 and meekness3 and he will fill up
 his treasures4    #a3cf4 ,be not       
incredulous to the fear of the ,lord3   
and come not to him  with a double      
heart4    #a3cg4 ,be not a hypocrite in 
the sight of men1 and let not thy lips  
be a  stumblingblock to thee4    #a3ch4 
,watch over them1 lest thou fall1 and   
bring dishonour upon thy  soul1         
#a3ci4 ,and ,god discover thy secrets1  
and cast thee down in the midst of  the 
congregation4    #a3dj4 ,because thou   
camest to the ,lord wickedly1 and thy   

heart is full  of guile and deceit4     
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #b    ,god's   
servants must look for temptations3 and 
must arm themselves with  patience and  
confidence in ,god4    #b3a4 ,son1 when 
thou comest to the service of ,god1     
stand in justice and  in fear1 and      
prepare thy soul for temptation4        
#b3b4 ,humble thy heart1 and endure3    
incline thy ear1 and receive the  words 
of understanding3 and make not haste in 
the time of clouds4    #b3c4 ,wait on   
,god with patience3 join thyself to     
,god1 and endure1 that  thy life may be 
increased in the latter end4    #b3d4   
,take all that shall be brought upon    
thee3 and in thy sorrow  endure1 and in 
thy humiliation keep patience4    #b3e4 
,for gold and silver are tried in the   
fire1 but acceptable men in  the furnace
 of humiliation4    #b3f4 ,believe ,god1
 and he will recover thee3 and direct   
thy way1 and  trust in him4 ,keep his   
fear1 and grow old therein4    #b3g4 ,ye
 that fear the ,lord1 wait for his      

mercy3 and go not aside from  him lest  
ye fall4    #b3h4 ,ye that fear the     
,lord1 believe him3 and your reward     
shall not be  made void4    #b3i4 ,ye   
that fear the ,lord hope in him1 and    
mercy shall come to you for  your       
delight4    #b3aj4 ,ye that fear the    
,lord1 love him1 and your hearts shall  
be  enlightened4    #b3aa4 ,my children 
behold the generations of men3 and know 
ye that no  one hath hoped in the ,lord1
 and hath been confounded4    #b3ab4    
,for who hath continued in his          
commandment1 and hath been  forsaken8 or
 who hath called upon him1 and he       
despised him8    #b3ac4 ,for ,god is    
compassionate and merciful1 and will    
forgive sins in  the day of tribulation3
 and he is a protector to all that seek 
him in  truth4    #b3ad4 ,woe to them   
that are of a double heart and to wicked
 lips1 and to  the hands that do evil1  
and to the sinner that goeth on the     
earth two  ways4    #b3ae4 ,woe to them 
that are fainthearted1 who believe not  

,god3 and  therefore they shall not be  
protected by him4    #b3af4 ,woe to them
 that have lost patience1 and that have 
forsaken the  right ways1 and have gone 
aside into crooked ways4    #b3ag4 ,and 
what will they do1 when the ,lord shall 
begin to examine8    #b3ah4 ,they that  
fear the ,lord1 will not be incredulous 
to his word3 and  they that love him1   
will keep his way4    #b3ai4 ,they that 
fear the ,lord1 will seek after the     
things that are well  pleasing to him3  
and they that love him1 shall be filled 
with his law4    #b3bj4 ,they that fear 
the ,lord1 will prepare their hearts1   
and in his  sight will sanctify their   
souls1    #b3ba4 ,they that fear the    
,lord1 keep his commandments1 and will  
have  patience even until his           
visitation1    #b3bb4 ,saying3 ,if we do
 not penance1 we shall fall into the    
hands of the  ,lord1 and not into the   
hands of men4    #b3bc4 ,for according  
to his greatness1 so also is his mercy  
with him4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter 

#c    ,lessons concerning the honour of 
parents1 and humility1 and avoiding     
curiosity4    #c3a4 ,the sons of wisdom 
are the church of the just3 and their   
generation1 obedience and love4    #c3b4
 ,children1 hear the judgment of your   
father1 and so do that you may  be      
saved4    #c3c4 ,for ,god hath made the 
father honourable to the children3 and  
seeking the judgment of the mothers1    
hath confirmed it upon the  children4   
#c3d4 ,he that loveth ,god1 shall obtain
 pardon for his sins by prayer1  and    
shall refrain himself from them1 and    
shall be heard in the prayer  of days4  
#c3e4 ,and he that honoureth his mother 
is as one that layeth up a  treasure4   
#c3f4 ,he that honoureth his father     
shall have joy in his own children1  and
 in the day of his prayer he shall be   
heard4    #c3g4 ,he that honoureth his  
father shall enjoy a long life3 and he  
that  obeyeth the father1 shall be a    
comfort to his mother4    #c3h4 ,he that
 feareth the ,lord1 honoureth his       

parents1 and will serve  them as his    
masters that brought him into the world4
    #c3i4 ,honour thy father1 in work   
and word1 and all patience1    #c3aj4   
,that a blessing may come upon thee from
 him1 and his blessing may  remain in   
the latter end4    #c3aa4 ,the father's 
blessing establisheth the houses of the 
children3  but the mother's curse       
rooteth up the foundation4    #c3ab4    
,glory not in the dishonour of thy      
father3 for his shame is no  glory to   
thee4    #c3ac4 ,for the glory of a man 
is from the honour of his father1 and a 
father without honour is the disgrace of
 the son4    #c3ad4 ,son1 support the   
old age of thy father1 and grieve him   
not in his  life2    #c3ae4 ,and if his 
understanding fail1 have patience with  
him1 and  despise him not when thou art 
in thy strength3 for the relieving of   
the  father shall not be forgotten4     
#c3af4 ,for good shall be repaid to thee
 for the sin of thy mother4    #c3ag4   
,and in justice thou shalt be built up1 

and in the day of  affliction thou shalt
 be remembered3 and thy sins shall melt 
away as  the ice in the fair warm       
weather4    #c3ah4 ,of what an evil fame
 is he that forsaketh his father3 and he
 is  cursed of ,god that angereth his   
mother4    #c3ai4 ,my son1 do thy works 
in meekness1 and thou shalt be beloved  
above  the glory of men4    #c3bj4 ,the 
greater thou art1 the more humble       
thyself in all things1 and  thou shalt  
find grace before ,god3    #c3ba4 ,for  
great is the power of ,god alone1 and he
 is honoured by the  humble4    #c3bb4  
,seek not the things that are too high  
for thee1 and search not  into things   
above thy ability3 but the things that  
,god hath commanded  thee1 think on them
 always1 and in many of his works be not
 curious4    #c3bc4 ,for it is not      
necessary for thee to see with thy eyes 
those  things that are hid4    #c3bd4   
,in unnecessary matters be not over     
curious1 and in many of his  works thou 
shalt not be inquisitive4    #c3be4 ,for

 many things are shewn to thee above the
 understanding of men4    #c3bf4 ,and   
the suspicion of them hath deceived     
many1 and hath detained  their minds in 
vanity4    #c3bg4 ,a hard heart shall   
fear evil at the last3 and he that      
loveth  danger shall perish in it4      
#c3bh4 ,a heart that goeth two ways     
shall not have success1 and the         
perverse of heart shall be scandalized  
therein4    #c3bi4 ,a wicked heart shall
 be laden with sorrows1 and the sinner  
will  add sin to sin4    #c3cj4 ,the    
congregation of the proud shall not be  
healed3 for the plant  of wickedness    
shall take root in them1 and it shall   
not be perceived4    #c3ca4 ,the heart  
of the wise is understood in wisdom1 and
 a good ear  will hear wisdom with all  
desire4    #c3cb4 ,a wise heart1 and    
which hath understanding1 will abstain  
from  sins1 and in the works of justice 
shall have success4    #c3cc4 ,water    
quencheth a flaming fire1 and alms      
resisteth sins3    #c3cd4 ,and ,god     

provideth for him that sheweth favour3  
he remembereth him  afterwards1 and in  
the time of his fall he shall find a    
sure stay4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter
 #d    ,an exhortation to works of      
mercy1 and to the love of wisdom4       
#d3a4 ,son1 defraud not the poor of     
alms1 and turn not away thy eyes from   
the poor4    #d3b4 ,despise not the     
hungry soul3 and provoke not the poor in
 his want4    #d3c4 ,afflict not the    
heart of the needy1 and defer not to    
give to him  that is in distress4       
#d3d4 ,reject not the petition of the   
afflicted3 and turn not away thy  face  
from the needy4    #d3e4 ,turn not away 
thy eyes from the poor for fear of      
anger3 and leave  not to them that ask  
of thee to curse thee behind thy back4  
#d3f4 ,for the prayer of him that       
curseth thee in the bitterness of his   
soul1 shall be heard1 for he that made  
him will hear him4    #d3g4 ,make       
thyself affable to the congregation of  
the poor1 and humble  thy soul to the   

ancient1 and bow thy head to a great    
man4    #d3h4 ,bow down thy ear         
cheerfully to the poor1 and pay what    
thou owest1  and answer him peaceable   
words with mildness4    #d3i4 ,deliver  
him that suffereth wrong out of the hand
 of the proud3 and  be not fainthearted 
in thy soul4    #d3aj4 ,in judging be   
merciful to the fatherless as a father1 
and as a  husband to their mother4      
#d3aa4 ,and thou shalt be as the        
obedient son of the most ,high1 and he  
will have mercy on thee more than a     
mother4    #d3ab4 ,wisdom inspireth life
 into her children1 and protecteth them 
that  seek after her1 and will go before
 them in the way of justice4    #d3ac4  
,and he that loveth her1 loveth life3   
and they that watch for her1  shall     
embrace her sweetness4    #d3ad4 ,they  
that hold her fast1 shall inherit life3 
and whithersoever  she entereth1 ,god   
will give a blessing4    #d3ae4 ,they   
that serve her1 shall be servants to the
 holy one3 and ,god  loveth them that   

love her4    #d3af4 ,he that hearkeneth 
to her1 shall judge nations3 and he that
  looketh upon her1 shall remain secure4
    #d3ag4 ,if he trust to her1 he shall
 inherit her1 and his generation  shall 
be in assurance4    #d3ah4 ,for she     
walketh with him in temptation1 and at  
the first she  chooseth him4    ,in     
temptation1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1    
that before wisdom will choose  any for 
her favourite1 she will try them by     
leading them through  contradictions1   
afflictions1 and temptations1 the usual 
noviceship of  the children of ,god4    
#d3ai4 ,she will bring upon him fear and
 dread and trial3 and she will  scourge 
him with the affliction of her          
discipline1 till she try him by  her    
laws1 and trust his soul4    #d3bj4     
,then she will strengthen him1 and make 
a straight way to him1 and  give him    
joy1    #d3ba4 ,and will disclose her   
secrets to him1 and will heap upon him  
treasures of knowledge and understanding
 of justice4    #d3bb4 ,but if he go    

astray1 she will forsake him1 and       
deliver him into  the hands of his      
enemy4    #d3bc4 ,son1 observe the time1
 and fly from evil4    #d3bd4 ,for thy  
soul be not ashamed to say the truth4   
#d3be4 ,for there is a shame that       
bringeth sin1 and there is a shame that 
bringeth glory and grace4    #d3bf4     
,accept no person against thy own       
person1 nor against thy soul a  lie4    
#d3bg4 ,reverence not thy neighbour in  
his fall3    #d3bh4 ,and refrain not to 
speak in the time of salvation4 ,hide   
not thy  wisdom in her beauty4    #d3bi4
 ,for by the tongue wisdom is discerned3
 and understanding1 and  knowledge1 and 
learning by the word of the wise1 and   
steadfastness in  the works of justice4 
#d3cj4 ,in nowise speak against the     
truth1 but be ashamed of the lie of  thy
 ignorance4    #d3ca4 ,be not ashamed to
 confess thy sins1 but submit not       
thyself to  every man for sin4    #d3cb4
 ,resist not against the face of the    
mighty1 and do not strive  against the  

stream of the river4    #d3cc4 ,strive  
for justice for thy soul1 and even unto 
death fight for  justice1 and ,god will 
overthrow thy enemies for thee4         
#d3cd4 ,be not hasty in thy tongue3 and 
slack and remiss in thy works4    #d3ce4
 ,be not as a lion in thy house1        
terrifying them of thy household1  and  
oppressing them that are under thee4    
#d3cf4 ,let not thy hand be stretched   
out to receive1 and shut when thou      
shouldst give4      ,ecclesiasticus     
,chapter #e    ,we must not presume of  
our wealth or strength3 nor of the mercy
 of ,god1  to go on in sin3 we must be  
steadfast in virtue and truth4    #e3a4 
,set not thy heart upon unjust          
possessions1 and say not3 ,i have       
enough to live on3 for it shall be of no
 service in the time of  vengeance and  
darkness4    #e3b4 ,follow not in thy   
strength the desires of thy heart3      
#e3c4 ,and say not3 ,how mighty am ,i8  
and who shall bring me under for my     
deeds8 for ,god will surely take        

revenge4    #e3d4 ,say not3 ,i have     
sinned1 and what harm hath befallen me8 
for the  most ,high is a patient        
rewarder4    #e3e4 ,be not without fear 
about sin forgiven1 and add not sin upon
 sin3    #e3f4 ,and say not3 ,the mercy 
of the ,lord is great1 he will have     
mercy on  the multitude of my sins4     
#e3g4 ,for mercy and wrath quickly come 
from him1 and his wrath looketh  upon   
sinners4    #e3h4 ,delay not to be      
converted to the ,lord1 and defer it not
 from day  to day4    #e3i4 ,for his    
wrath shall come on a sudden1 and in the
 time of vengeance  he will destroy     
thee4    #e3aj4 ,be not anxious for     
goods unjustly gotten3 for they shall   
not  profit thee in the day of calamity 
and revenge4    #e3aa4 ,winnow not with 
every wind1 and go not into every way3  
for so is  every sinner proved by a     
double tongue4    #e3ab4 ,be steadfast  
in the way of the ,lord1 and in the     
truth of thy  judgment1 and in          
knowledge1 and let the word of peace and

 justice keep  with thee4    #e3ac4 ,be 
meek to hear the word1 that thou mayst  
understand3 and return  a true answer   
with wisdom4    #e3ad4 ,if thou have    
understanding1 answer thy neighbour3 but
 if not1 let  thy hand be upon thy      
mouth1 lest thou be surprised in an     
unskilful  word1 and be confounded4     
#e3ae4 ,honour and glory is in the word 
of the wise1 but the tongue of  the fool
 is his ruin4    #e3af4 ,be not called a
 whisperer1 and be not taken in thy     
tongue1 and  confounded4    #e3ag4 ,for 
confusion and repentance is upon a      
thief1 and an evil mark of  disgrace    
upon the double tongued1 but to the     
whisperer hatred1 and  enmity1 and      
reproach4    #e3ah4 ,justify alike the  
small and the great4                    
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #f    ,of true 
and false friends3 and of the of the    
fruits of wisdom4    #f3a4 ,instead of a
 friend become not an enemy to thy      
neighbour3 for an  evil man shall       
inherit reproach and shame1 so shall    

every sinner that  is envious and double
 tongued4    #f3b4 ,extol not thyself in
 the thoughts of thy soul like a bull3  
lest  thy strength be quashed by folly1 
#f3c4 ,and it eat up thy leaves1 and    
destroy thy fruit1 and thou be left  as 
a dry tree in the wilderness4    #f3d4  
,for a wicked soul shall destroy him    
that hath it1 and maketh him  to be a   
joy to his enemies1 and shall lead him  
into the lot of the  wicked4    #f3e4 ,a
 sweet word multiplieth friends1 and    
appeaseth enemies1 and a  gracious      
tongue in a good man aboundeth4    #f3f4
 ,be in peace with many1 but let one of 
a thousand be thy  counsellor4    #f3g4 
,if thou wouldst get a friend1 try him  
before thou takest him1 and  do not     
credit him easily4    #f3h4 ,for there  
is a friend for his own occasion1 and he
 will not abide  in the day of thy      
trouble4    #f3i4 ,and there is a friend
 that turneth to enmity2 and there is a 
friend that will disclose hatred and    
strife and reproaches4    #f3aj4 ,and   

there is a friend a companion at the    
table1 and he will not  abide in the day
 of distress4    #f3aa4 ,a friend if he 
continue steadfast1 shall be to thee as 
thyself1  and shall act with confidence 
among them of thy household4    #f3ab4  
,if he humble himself before thee1 and  
hide himself from thy face1  thou shalt 
have unanimous friendship for good4     
#f3ac4 ,separate thyself from thy       
enemies1 and take heed of thy friends4  
#f3ad4 ,a faithful friend is a strong   
defence3 and he that hath found  him1   
hath found a treasure4    #f3ae4        
,nothing can be compared to a faithful  
friend1 and no weight of  gold and      
silver is able to countervail the       
goodness of his fidelity4    #f3af4 ,a  
faithful friend is the medicine of life 
and immortality3 and  they that fear the
 ,lord1 shall find him4    #f3ag4 ,he   
that feareth ,god1 shall likewise have  
good friendship3 because  according to  
him shall his friend be4    #f3ah4 ,my  
son1 from thy youth up receive          

instruction1 and even to thy  grey hairs
 thou shalt find wisdom4    #f3ai4 ,come
 to her as one that plougheth1 and      
soweth1 and wait for her  good fruits3  
#f3bj4 ,for in working about her thou   
shalt labour a little1 and shalt        
quickly eat of her fruits4    #f3ba4    
,how very unpleasant is wisdom to the   
unlearned1 and the unwise  will not     
continue with her4    #f3bb4 ,she shall 
be to them as a mighty stone of trial1  
and they will  cast her from them before
 it be long4    #f3bc4 ,for the wisdom  
of doctrine is according to her name1   
and she is  not manifest unto many1 but 
with them to whom she is known1 she     
continueth even to the sight of ,god4   
#f3bd4 ,give ear1 my son1 and take wise 
counsel1 and cast not away my  advice4  
#f3be4 ,put thy feet into her fetters1  
and thy neck into her chains3    #f3bf4 
,bow down thy shoulder1 and bear her1   
and be not grieved with her  bands4     
#f3bg4 ,come to her with all thy mind1  
and keep her ways with all thy  power4  

#f3bh4 ,search for her1 and she shall be
 made known to thee1 and when  thou hast
 gotten her1 let her not go3    #f3bi4  
,for in the latter end thou shalt find  
rest in her1 and she shall  be turned to
 thy joy4    #f3cj4 ,then shall her     
fetters be a strong defence for thee1   
and a firm  foundation1 and her chain a 
robe of glory3    #f3ca4 ,for in her is 
the beauty of life1 and her bands are a 
healthful  binding4    #f3cb4 ,thou     
shalt put her on as a robe of glory1 and
 thou shalt set her  upon thee as a     
crown of joy4    #f3cc4 ,my son1 if thou
 wilt attend to me1 thou shalt learn3   
and if thou  wilt apply thy mind1 thou  
shalt be wise4    #f3cd4 ,if thou wilt  
incline thy ear1 thou shalt receive     
instruction3 and  if thou love to hear1 
thou shalt be wise4    #f3ce4 ,stand in 
the multitude of ancients that are wise1
 and join  thyself from thy heart to    
their wisdom1 that thou mayst hear every
  discourse of ,god1 and the sayings of 
praise may not escape thee4    #f3cf4   

,and if thou see a man of understanding1
 go to him early in the  morning1 and   
let thy foot wear the steps of his      
doors4    #f3cg4 ,let thy thoughts be   
upon the precepts of ,god1 and meditate 
continually on his commandments3 and he 
will give thee a heart1 and the  desire 
of wisdom shall be given to thee4       
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #g             
,religious and moral duties4    #g3a4   
,do no evils1 and no evils shall lay    
hold of thee4    #g3b4 ,depart from the 
unjust1 and evils shall depart from     
thee4    #g3c4 ,my son1 sow not evils in
 the furrows of injustice1 and thou     
shalt  not reap them sevenfold4    #g3d4
 ,seek not of the ,lord a preeminence1  
nor of the king the seat of  honour4    
#g3e4 ,justify not thyself before ,god1 
for he knoweth the heart3 and  desire   
not to appear wise before the king4     
#g3f4 ,seek not to be made a judge1     
unless thou have strength enough to     
extirpate iniquities3 lest thou fear the
 person of the powerful1 and  lay a     

stumblingblock for thy integrity4       
#g3g4 ,offend not against the multitude 
of a city1 neither cast thyself  in upon
 the people1    #g3h4 ,nor bind sin to  
sin3 for even in one thou shalt not be  
unpunished4    #g3i4 ,be not            
fainthearted in thy mind3    #g3aj4     
,neglect not to pray1 and to give alms4 
#g3aa4 ,say not3 ,god will have respect 
to the multitude of my gifts1 and  when 
,i offer to the most high ,god1 he will 
accept my offerings4    #g3ab4 ,laugh no
 man to scorn in the bitterness of his  
soul3 for there is  one that humbleth   
and exalteth1 ,god who seeth all4       
#g3ac4 ,devise not a lie against thy    
brother3 neither do the like against    
thy friend4    #g3ad4 ,be not willing to
 make any manner of lie3 for the custom 
thereof  is not good4    #g3ae4 ,be not 
full of words in a multitude of         
ancients1 and repeat not  the word in   
thy prayer4    ,repeat not1 etc4444     
,make not much babbling by repetition of
 words3 but  aim more at fervour of     

heart4    #g3af4 ,hate not laborious    
works1 nor husbandry ordained by the    
most  ,high4    #g3ag4 ,number not      
thyself among the multitude of the      
disorderly4    #g3ah4 ,remember wrath1  
for it will not tarry long4    #g3ai4   
,humble thy spirit very much3 for the   
vengeance on the flesh of  the ungodly  
is fire and worms4    #g3bj4 ,do not    
transgress against thy friend deferring 
money1 nor despise  thy dear brother for
 the sake of gold4    #g3ba4 ,depart not
 from a wise and good wife1 whom thou   
hast gotten in  the fear of the ,lord3  
for the grace of her modesty is above   
gold4    #g3bb4 ,hurt not the servant   
that worketh faithfully1 nor the hired  
man  that giveth thee his life4         
#g3bc4 ,let a wise servant be dear to   
thee as thy own soul1 defraud him  not  
of liberty1 nor leave him needy4        
#g3bd4 ,hast thou cattle8 have an eye to
 them3 and if they be for thy  profit1  
keep them with thee4    #g3be4 ,hast    
thou children8 instruct them1 and bow   

down their neck from  their childhood4  
#g3bf4 ,hast thou daughters8 have a care
 of their body1 and shew not thy        
countenance gay towards them4    #g3bg4 
,marry thy daughter well1 and thou shalt
 do a great work1 and give  her to a    
wise man4    #g3bh4 ,if thou hast a wife
 according to thy soul1 cast her not    
off3 and  to her that is hateful1 trust 
not thyself4 ,with thy whole heart1     
#g3bi4 ,honour thy father1 and forget   
not the groanings of thy mother3        
#g3cj4 ,remember that thou hadst not    
been born but through them3 and make  a 
return to them as they have done for    
thee4    #g3ca4 ,with all thy soul fear 
the ,lord1 and reverence his priests4   
#g3cb4 ,with all thy strength love him  
that made thee3 and forsake not  his    
ministers4    #g3cc4 ,honour ,god with  
all thy soul and give honour to the     
priests1 and  purify thyself with thy   
arms4    ,thy arms4444 ,that is1 with   
all thy power3 or else by arms          
7brachiis7  are here signified the right

 shoulders of the victims1 which by the 
law  fell to the priests4 ,see ver4 #ce4
    #g3cd4 ,give them their portion1 as 
it is commanded thee1 of the            
firstfruits and of purifications3 and   
for thy negligences purify  thyself with
 a few4    #g3ce4 ,offer to the ,lord   
the gift of thy shoulders1 and the      
sacrifice of  sanctification1 and the   
firstfruits of the holy things3         
#g3cf4 ,and stretch out thy hand to the 
poor1 that thy expiation and thy        
blessing may be perfected4    #g3cg4 ,a 
gift hath grace in the sight of all the 
living1 and restrain  not grace from the
 dead4    ,and restrain not grace from  
the dead4444 ,that is1 withhold not from
  them the benefit of alms1 prayers1 and
 sacrifices4 ,such was the  doctrine and
 practice of the church of ,god even in 
the time of the ,old  ,testament4 ,and  
the same has always been continued from 
the days of the  apostles in the church 
of the ,new ,testament4    #g3ch4 ,be   
not wanting in comforting them that     

weep1 and walk with them  that mourn4   
#g3ci4 ,be not slow to visit the sick3  
for by these things thou shalt be       
confirmed in love4    #g3dj4 ,in all thy
 works remember thy last end1 and thou  
shalt never sin4      ,ecclesiasticus   
,chapter #h    ,other lessons of wisdom 
and virtue4    #h3a4 ,strive not with a 
powerful man1 lest thou fall into his   
hands4    #h3b4 ,contend not with a rich
 man1 lest he bring an action against   
thee4    #h3c4 ,for gold and silver hath
 destroyed many1 and hath reached even  
to  the heart of kings1 and perverted   
them4    #h3d4 ,strive not with a man   
that is full of tongue1 and heap not    
wood  upon his fire4    #h3e4           
,communicate not with an ignorant man1  
lest he speak ill of thy  family4       
#h3f4 ,despise not a man that turneth   
away from sin1 nor reproach him         
therewith3 remember that we are all     
worthy of reproof4    #h3g4 ,despise not
 a man in his old age2 for we also shall
 become old4    #h3h4 ,rejoice not at   

the death of thy enemy2 knowing that we 
all die1  and are not willing that      
others should rejoice at our death4     
#h3i4 ,despise not the discourse of them
 that are ancient and wise1 but         
acquaint thyself with their proverbs4   
#h3aj4 ,for of them thou shalt learn    
wisdom1 and instruction of              
understanding1 and to serve great men   
without blame4    #h3aa4 ,let not the   
discourse of the ancients escape thee1  
for they have  learned of their fathers3
    #h3ab4 ,for of them thou shalt learn
 understanding1 and to give an answer   
in time of need4    #h3ac4 ,kindle not  
the coals of sinners by rebuking them1  
lest thou be  burnt with the flame of   
the fire of their sins4    #h3ad4 ,stand
 not against the face of an injurious   
person1 lest he sit as  a spy to entrap 
thee in thy words4    #h3ae4 ,lend not  
to a man that is mightier than thyself3 
and if thou  lendest1 count it as lost4 
#h3af4 ,be not surety above thy power3  
and if thou be surety1 think as if  thou

 wert to pay it4    #h3ag4 ,judge not   
against a judge3 for he judgeth         
according to that which  is just4       
#h3ah4 ,go not on the way with a bold   
man1 lest he burden thee with his       
evils3 for he goeth according to his own
 will1 and thou shalt perish  together  
with his folly4    #h3ai4 ,quarrel not  
with a passionate man1 and go not into  
the desert  with a bold man3 for blood  
is as nothing in his sight1 and where   
there  is no help he will overthrow     
thee4    #h3bj4 ,advise not with fools1 
for they cannot love but such things as 
please them4    #h3ba4 ,before a        
stranger do no matter of counsel3 for   
thou knowest not  what he will bring    
forth4    #h3bb4 ,open not thy heart to 
every man3 lest he repay thee with an   
evil  turn1 and speak reproachfully to  
thee4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #i  
,cautions with regard to women1 and     
dangerous conversations4    #i3a4 ,be   
not jealous over the wife of thy bosom1 
lest she shew in thy  regard the malice 

of a wicked lesson4    #i3b4 ,give not  
the power of thy soul to a woman1 lest  
she enter upon thy  strength1 and thou  
be confounded4    #i3c4 ,look not upon a
 woman that hath a mind for many3 lest  
thou fall  into her snares4    #i3d4    
,use not much the company of her that is
 a dancer1 and hearken not  to her1 lest
 thou perish by the force of her charms4
    #i3e4 ,gaze not upon a maiden1 lest 
her beauty be a stumblingblock to  thee4
    #i3f4 ,give not thy soul to harlots 
in any point3 lest thou destroy  thyself
 and thy inheritance4    #i3g4 ,look not
 round about thee in the ways of the    
city1 nor wander up  and down in the    
streets thereof4    #i3h4 ,turn away thy
 face from a woman dressed up1 and gaze 
not about  upon another's beauty4       
#i3i4 ,for many have perished by the    
beauty of a woman1 and hereby lust  is  
enkindled as a fire4    #i3aj4 ,every   
woman that is a harlot1 shall be trodden
 upon as dung in  the way4    #i3aa4    
,many by admiring the beauty of another 

man's wife1 have become  reprobate1 for 
her conversation burneth as fire4       
#i3ab4 ,sit not at all with another     
man's wife1 nor repose upon the bed     
with her3    #i3ac4 ,and strive not with
 her over wine1 lest thy heart decline  
towards  her and by thy blood thou fall 
into destruction4    #i3ad4 ,forsake not
 an old friend1 for the new will not be 
like to him4    #i3ae4 ,a new friend is 
as new wine3 it shall grow old1 and thou
 shalt  drink it with pleasure4         
#i3af4 ,envy not the glory and riches of
 a sinner3 for thou knowest not  what   
his ruin shall be4    #i3ag4 ,be not    
pleased with the wrong done by the      
unjust1 knowing that  even to hell the  
wicked shall not please4    #i3ah4 ,keep
 thee far from the man that hath power  
to kill1 so thou shalt  not suspect the 
fear of death4    #i3ai4 ,and if thou   
come to him1 commit no fault1 lest he   
take away thy  life4    #i3bj4 ,know it 
to be a communication with death3 for   
thou art going in  the midst of snares1 

and walking upon the arms of them that  
are  grieved4    #i3ba4 ,according to   
thy power beware of thy neighbour1 and  
treat with  the wise and prudent4       
#i3bb4 ,let just men be thy guests1 and 
let thy glory be in the fear of  ,god4  
#i3bc4 ,and let the thought of ,god be  
in thy mind1 and all thy discourse  on  
the commandments of the ,highest4       
#i3bd4 ,works shall be praised for the  
hand of the artificers1 and the  prince 
of the people for the wisdom of his     
speech1 but the word of the  ancients   
for the sense4    #i3be4 ,a man full of 
tongue is terrible in his city1 and he  
that is rash  in his word shall be      
hateful4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter  
#aj    ,the virtues and vices of men in 
power3 the great evil of pride4         
#aj3a4 ,a wise judge shall judge his    
people1 and the government of a  prudent
 man shall be steady4    ,judge his     
people4444 ,in the ,greek it is1        
instruct his people4    #aj3b4 ,as the  
judge of the people is himself1 so also 

are his ministers3  and what manner of  
man the ruler of a city is1 such also   
are they that  dwell therein4    #aj3c4 
,an unwise king shall be the ruin of his
 people3 and cities shall  be inhabited 
through the prudence of the rulers4     
#aj3d4 ,the power of the earth is in the
 hand of ,god1 and in his time he  will 
raise up a profitable ruler over it4    
#aj3e4 ,the prosperity of man is in the 
hand of ,god1 and upon the person  of   
the scribe he shall lay his honour4     
,the scribe4444 ,that is1 the man that  
is wise and learned in the law4         
#aj3f4 ,remember not any injury done    
thee by thy neighbour1 and do thou      
nothing by deeds of injury4    #aj3g4   
,pride is hateful before ,god and men3  
and all iniquity of nations  is         
execrable4    #aj3h4 ,a kingdom is      
translated from one people to another1  
because of  injustices1 and wrongs1 and 
injuries1 and divers deceits4    #aj3i4 
,but nothing is more wicked than the    
covetous man4 ,why is earth1  and ashes 

proud8    #aj3aj4 ,there is not a more  
wicked thing than to love money3 for    
such a  one setteth even his own soul to
 sale3 because while he liveth he hath  
cast away his bowels4    #aj3aa4 ,all   
power is of short life4 ,a long sickness
 is troublesome to  the physician4      
#aj3ab4 ,the physician cutteth off a    
short sickness3 so also a king is to    
day1 and to morrow he shall die4        
#aj3ac4 ,for when a man shall die1 he   
shall inherit serpents1 and beasts1  and
 worms4    #aj3ad4 ,the beginning of the
 pride of man1 is to fall off from ,god3
    #aj3ae4 ,because his heart is       
departed from him that made him3 for    
pride  is the beginning of all sin3 he  
that holdeth it1 shall be filled with   
maledictions1 and it shall ruin him in  
the end4    #aj3af4 ,therefore hath the 
,lord disgraced the assemblies of the   
wicked1  and hath utterly destroyed     
them4    #aj3ag4 ,god hath overturned   
the thrones of proud princes1 and hath  
set  up the meek in their stead4        

#aj3ah4 ,god hath made the roots of     
proud nations to wither1 and hath       
planted the humble of these nations4    
#aj3ai4 ,the ,lord hath overthrown the  
lands of the ,gentiles1 and hath        
destroyed them even to the foundation4  
#aj3bj4 ,he hath made some of them to   
wither away1 and hath destroyed  them1  
and hath made the memory of them to     
cease from the earth4    #aj3ba4 ,god   
hath abolished the memory of the proud1 
and hath preserved  the memory of them  
that are humble in mind4    #aj3bb4     
,pride was not made for men3 nor wrath  
for the race of women4    #aj3bc4 ,that 
seed of men shall be honoured1 which    
feareth ,god3 but that  seed shall be   
dishonoured1 which transgresseth the    
commandments of the  ,lord4    #aj3bd4  
,in the midst of brethren their chief is
 honourable3 so shall  they that fear   
the ,lord1 be in his eyes4    #aj3be4   
,the fear of ,god is the glory of the   
rich1 and of the honourable1  and of the
 poor4    #aj3bf4 ,despise not a just   

man that is poor1 and do not magnify a  
sinful  man that is rich4    #aj3bg4    
,the great man1 and the judge1 and the  
mighty is in honour3 and  there is none 
greater than he that feareth ,god4      
#aj3bh4 ,they that are free shall serve 
a servant that is wise3 and a man  that 
is prudent and well instructed will not 
murmur when he is  reproved2 and he that
 is ignorant1 shall not be honoured4    
#aj3bi4 ,extol not thyself in doing thy 
work1 and linger not in the time  of    
distress2    #aj3cj4 ,better is he that 
laboureth1 and aboundeth in all things1 
than  he that boasteth himself and      
wanteth bread4    #aj3ca4 ,my son1 keep 
thy soul in meekness1 and give it honour
 according  to its desert4    #aj3cb4   
,who will justify him that sinneth      
against his own soul8 and who  will     
honour him that dishonoureth his own    
soul8    #aj3cc4 ,the poor man is       
glorified by his discipline and fear1   
and there  is a man that is honoured for
 his wealth4    #aj3cd4 ,but he that is 

glorified in poverty1 how much more in  
wealth8  and he that is glorified in    
wealth1 let him fear poverty4           
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #aa    ,lessons
 of humility and moderation in all      
things4    #aa3a4 ,the wisdom of the    
humble shall exalt his head1 and shall  
make him  sit in the midst of great men4
    #aa3b4 ,praise not a man for his    
beauty1 neither despise a man for his   
look4    #aa3c4 ,the bee is small among 
flying things but her fruit hath the    
chiefest sweetness4    #aa3d4 ,glory not
 in apparel at any time1 and be not     
exalted in the day  of thy honour3 for  
the works of the ,highest only are      
wonderful1 and his  works are glorious1 
and secret1 and hidden4    #aa3e4 ,many 
tyrants have sat on the throne1 and he  
whom no man would  think on1 hath worn  
the crown4    #aa3f4 ,many mighty men   
have been greatly brought down1 and the 
glorious  have been delivered into the  
hand of others4    #aa3g4 ,before thou  
inquire1 blame no man3 and when thou    

hast inquired1  reprove justly4         
#aa3h4 ,before thou hear1 answer not a  
word3 and interrupt not others in  the  
midst of their discourse4    #aa3i4     
,strive not in a matter which doth not  
concern thee1 and sit not  in judgment  
with sinners4    #aa3aj4 ,my son1 meddle
 not with many matters3 and if thou be  
rich1 thou  shalt not be free from sin3 
for if thou pursue after thou shalt not 
overtake2 and if thou run before thou   
shalt not escape4    #aa3aa4 ,there is  
an ungodly man that laboureth1 and      
maketh haste1 and is  in sorrow1 and is 
so much the more in want4    #aa3ab4    
,again1 there is an inactive man that   
wanteth help1 is very weak  in ability1 
and full of poverty3    #aa3ac4 ,yet the
 eye of ,god hath looked upon him for   
good1 and hath  lifted him up from his  
low estate1 and hath exalted his head3  
and many  have wondered at him1 and have
 glorified ,god4    #aa3ad4 ,good things
 and evil1 life and death1 poverty and  
riches1 are  from ,god4    #aa3ae4      

,wisdom and discipline1 and the         
knowledge of the law are with  ,god4    
,love and the ways of good things are   
with him4    #aa3af4 ,error and darkness
 are created with sinners3 and they that
 glory  in evil things1 grow old in     
evil4    #aa3ag4 ,the gift of ,god      
abideth with the just1 and his          
advancement shall  have success for     
ever4    #aa3ah4 ,there is one that is  
enriched by living sparingly1 and this  
is  the portion of his reward4          
#aa3ai4 ,in that he saith3 ,i have found
 me rest1 and now ,i will eat of my     
goods alone3    #aa3bj4 ,and he knoweth 
not what time shall pass1 and that death
  approacheth1 and that he must leave   
all to others1 and shall die4    #aa3ba4
 ,be steadfast in thy covenant1 and be  
conversant therein1 and  grow old in the
 work of thy commandments4    #aa3bb4   
,abide not in the works of sinners4 ,but
 trust in ,god1 and stay in  thy place1 
#aa3bc4 ,for it is easy in the eyes of  
,god on a sudden to make the poor  man  

rich4    #aa3bd4 ,the blessing of ,god  
maketh haste to reward the just1 and in 
a  swift hour his blessing beareth      
fruit4    #aa3be4 ,say not3 ,what need  
,i1 and what good shall ,i have by this8
    #aa3bf4 ,say not3 ,i am sufficient  
for myself3 and what shall ,i be made   
worse by this8    #aa3bg4 ,in the day of
 good things be not unmindful of evils3 
and in the  day of evils be not         
unmindful of good things3    #aa3bh4    
,for it is easy before ,god in the day  
of death to reward every  one according 
to his ways4    #aa3bi4 ,the affliction 
of an hour maketh one forget great      
delights1 and  in the end of a man is   
the disclosing of his works4    #aa3cj4 
,praise not any man before death1 for a 
man is known by his  children4          
#aa3ca4 ,bring not every man into thy   
house3 for many are the snares of  the  
deceitful4    #aa3cb4 ,for as corrupted 
bowels send forth stinking breath1 and  
as the  partridge is brought into the   
cage1 and as the roe into the snare3 so 

also is the heart of the proud1 and as a
 spy that looketh on the fall  of his   
neighbour4    #aa3cc4 ,for he lieth in  
wait and turneth good into evil1 and on 
the  elect he will lay a blot4          
#aa3cd4 ,of one spark cometh a great    
fire1 and of one deceitful man much     
blood3 and a sinful man lieth in wait   
for blood4    #aa3ce4 ,take heed to     
thyself of a mischievous man1 for he    
worketh evils3  lest he bring upon thee 
reproach for ever4    #aa3cf4 ,receive a
 stranger in1 and he shall overthrow    
thee with a  whirlwind1 and shall turn  
thee out of thy own4                    
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ab    ,we are 
to be liberal to the just3 and not to   
trust the wicked4    #ab3a4 ,if thou do 
good1 know to whom thou dost it1 and    
there shall be  much thanks for thy good
 deeds4    #ab3b4 ,do good to the just1 
and thou shalt find great recompense3   
and if  not of him1 assuredly of the    
,lord4    #ab3c4 ,for there is no good  
for him that is always occupied in evil1

 and  that giveth no alms3 for the      
,highest hateth sinners1 and hath mercy 
on  the penitent4    #ab3d4 ,give to the
 merciful and uphold not the sinner3    
,god will repay  vengeance to the       
ungodly and to sinners1 and keep them   
against the day  of vengeance4    #ab3e4
 ,give to the good1 and receive not a   
sinner4    #ab3f4 ,do good to the       
humble1 and give not to the ungodly3    
hold back thy  bread1 and give it not to
 him1 lest thereby he overmaster thee4  
#ab3g4 ,for thou shalt receive twice as 
much evil for all the good thou  shalt  
have done to him3 for the ,highest also 
hateth sinners1 and will  repay         
vengeance to the ungodly4    #ab3h4 ,a  
friend shall not be known in prosperity1
 and an enemy shall not  be hidden in   
adversity4    #ab3i4 ,in the prosperity 
of a man1 his enemies are grieved3 and a
 friend  is known in his adversity4     
#ab3aj4 ,never trust thy enemy for as a 
brass pot his wickedness rusteth3       
#ab3aa4 ,though he humble himself and go

 crouching1 yet take good heed  and     
beware of him4    #ab3ab4 ,set him not  
by thee1 neither let him sit on thy     
right hand1 lest  he turn into thy      
place1 and seek to take thy seat and at 
the last thou  acknowledge my words1 and
 be pricked with my sayings4    #ab3ac4 
,who will pity an enchanter struck by a 
serpent1 or any that come  near wild    
beasts8 so is it with him that keepeth  
company with a wicked  man1 and is      
involved in his sins4    #ab3ad4 ,for an
 hour he will abide with thee3 but if   
thou begin to  decline1 he will not     
endure it4    #ab3ae4 ,an enemy speaketh
 sweetly with his lips1 but in his heart
 he  lieth in wait1 to throw thee into a
 pit4    #ab3af4 ,an enemy weepeth with 
his eyes3 but if he find an opportunity 
he  will not be satisfied with blood3   
#ab3ag4 ,and if evils come upon thee1   
thou shalt find him there first4        
#ab3ah4 ,an enemy hath tears in his     
eyes1 and while he pretendeth to help   
thee1 will undermine thy feet4          

#ab3ai4 ,he will shake his head1 and    
clap his hands1 and whisper much1  and  
change his countenance4                 
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ac            
,cautions in the choice of company4     
#ac3a4 ,he that toucheth pitch1 shall be
 defiled with it3 and he that  hath     
fellowship with the proud1 shall put on 
pride4    #ac3b4 ,he shall take a burden
 upon him that hath fellowship with one 
more honourable than himself4 ,and have 
no fellowship with one that is  richer  
than thyself4    #ac3c4 ,what agreement 
shall the earthen pot have with the     
kettle8 for if  they knock one against  
the other1 it shall be broken4    #ac3d4
 ,the rich man hath done wrong1 and yet 
he will fume3 but the poor  is wronged  
and must hold his peace4    #ac3e4 ,if  
thou give1 he will make use of thee3 and
 if thou have nothing1  he will forsake 
thee4    #ac3f4 ,if thou have any thing1
 he will live with thee1 and will make  
thee bare1 and he will not be sorry for 
thee4    #ac3g4 ,if he have need of thee

 he will deceive thee1 and smiling upon 
thee will put thee in hope2 he will     
speak thee fair1 and will say3 ,what    
wantest thou8    #ac3h4 ,and he will    
shame thee by his meats1 till he have   
drawn thee dry  twice or thrice1 and at 
last he will laugh at thee3 and         
afterward when  he seeth thee1 he will  
forsake thee1 and shake his head at     
thee4    #ac3i4 ,humble thyself to ,god1
 and wait for his hands4    #ac3aj4     
,beware that thou be not deceived into  
folly1 and be humbled4    #ac3aa4 ,be   
not lowly in thy wisdom1 lest being     
humbled thou be deceived  into folly4   
#ac3ab4 ,if thou be invited by one that 
is mightier1 withdraw thyself3  for so  
he will invite thee the more4    #ac3ac4
 ,be not troublesome to him1 lest thou  
be put back3 and keep not  far from him1
 lest thou be forgotten4    #ac3ad4     
,affect not to speak with him as an     
equal1 and believe not his  many words3 
for by much talk he will sift thee1 and 
smiling will  examine thee concerning   

thy secrets4    #ac3ae4 ,his cruel mind 
will lay up thy words3 and he will not  
spare to  do thee hurt1 and to cast thee
 into prison4    #ac3af4 ,take heed to  
thyself1 and attend diligently to what  
thou  hearest3 for thou walkest in      
danger of thy ruin4    #ac3ag4 ,when    
thou hearest those things1 see as it    
were in sleep1 and  thou shalt awake4   
#ac3ah4 ,love ,god all thy life1 and    
call upon him for thy salvation4        
#ac3ai4 ,every beast loveth its like3 so
 also every man him that is  nearest to 
himself4    #ac3bj4 ,all flesh shall    
consort with the like to itself1 and    
every man  shall associate himself to   
his like4    #ac3ba4 ,if the wolf shall 
at any time have fellowship with the    
lamb1 so  the sinner with the just4     
#ac3bb4 ,what fellowship hath a holy man
 with a dog1 or what part hath  the rich
 with the poor8    #ac3bc4 ,the wild ass
 is the lion's prey in the desert3 so   
also the poor  are devoured by the rich4
    #ac3bd4 ,and as humility is an      

abomination to the proud3 so also the   
rich  man abhorreth the poor4    #ac3be4
 ,when a rich man is shaken1 he is kept 
up by his friends3 but  when a poor man 
is fallen down1 he is thrust away even  
by his  acquaintance4    #ac3bf4 ,when a
 rich man hath been deceived1 he hath   
many helpers3 he  hath spoken proud     
things1 and they have justified him4    
#ac3bg4 ,the poor man was deceived1 and 
he is rebuked also3 he hath  spoken     
wisely1 and could have no place4        
#ac3bh4 ,the rich man spoke1 and all    
held their peace1 and what he said  they
 extol even to the clouds4    #ac3bi4   
,the poor man spoke1 and they say3 ,who 
is this8 and if he  stumble1 they will  
overthrow him4    #ac3cj4 ,riches are   
good to him that hath no sin in his     
conscience3 and  poverty is very wicked 
in the mouth of the ungodly4    #ac3ca4 
,the heart of a man changeth his        
countenance1 either for good1 or  for   
evil4    #ac3cb4 ,the token of a good   
heart1 and a good countenance thou shalt

  hardly find1 and with labour4         
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ad    ,the    
evil of avarice3 works of mercy are     
recommended1 and the love of  wisdom4   
#ad3a4 ,blessed is the man that hath not
 slipped by a word out of his  mouth1   
and is not pricked with the remorse of  
sin4    #ad3b4 ,happy is he that hath   
had no sadness of his mind1 and who is  
not  fallen from his hope4    #ad3c4    
,riches are not comely for a covetous   
man and a niggard1 and what  should an  
envious man do with gold8    #ad3d4 ,he 
that gathereth together by wronging his 
own soul1 gathereth  for others1 and    
another will squander away his goods in 
rioting4    #ad3e4 ,he that is evil to  
himself1 to whom will he be good8 and he
 shall  not take pleasure in his goods4 
#ad3f4 ,there is none worse than he that
 envieth himself1 and this is the       
reward of his wickedness3    #ad3g4 ,and
 if he do good1 he doth it ignorantly1  
and unwillingly3 and at  the last he    
discovereth his wickedness4    #ad3h4   

,the eye of the envious is wicked3 and  
he turneth away his face1  and despiseth
 his own soul4    #ad3i4 ,the eye of the
 covetous man is insatiable in his      
portion of  iniquity3 he will not be    
satisfied till he consume his own soul1 
drying  it up4    #ad3aj4 ,an evil eye  
is towards evil things3 and he shall not
 have his  fill of bread1 but shall be  
needy and pensive at his own table4     
#ad3aa4 ,my son1 if thou have any thing1
 do good to thyself1 and offer to  ,god 
worthy offerings4    #ad3ab4 ,remember  
that death is not slow1 and that the    
covenant of hell  hath been shewn to    
thee3 for the covenant of this world    
shall surely  die4    ,covenant of      
hell4444 ,the decree by which all are to
 go down to the  regions of death4      
#ad3ac4 ,do good to thy friend before   
thou die1 and according to thy  ability1
 stretching out thy hand give to the    
poor4    #ad3ad4 ,defraud not thyself of
 the good day1 and let not the part of a
  good gift overpass thee4    #ad3ae4   

,shalt thou not leave to others to      
divide by lot thy sorrows and  labours8 
#ad3af4 ,give and take1 and justify thy 
soul4    #ad3ag4 ,before thy death work 
justice3 for in hell there is no finding
  food4    #ad3ah4 ,all flesh shall fade
 as grass1 and as the leaf that         
springeth  out on a green tree4         
#ad3ai4 ,some grow1 and some fall off3  
so is the generation of flesh and       
blood1 one cometh to an end1 and another
 is born4    #ad3bj4 ,every work that is
 corruptible shall fail in the end3 and 
the  worker thereof shall go with it4   
#ad3ba4 ,and every excellent work shall 
be justified3 and the worker  thereof   
shall be honoured therein4    #ad3bb4   
,blessed is the man that shall continue 
in wisdom1 and that shall  meditate in  
his justice1 and in his mind shall think
 of the all seeing  eye of ,god4        
#ad3bc4 ,he that considereth her ways in
 his heart1 and hath  understanding in  
her secrets1 who goeth after her as one 
that traceth1  and stayeth in her ways4 

#ad3bd4 ,he who looketh in at her       
windows1 and hearkeneth at her door4    
#ad3be4 ,he that lodgeth near her house1
 and fastening a pin in her walls  shall
 set up his tent high unto her1 where   
good things shall rest in  his lodging  
for ever4    #ad3bf4 ,he shall set his  
children under her shelter1 and shall   
lodge  under her branches3    #ad3bg4   
,he shall be protected under her        
covering from the heat1 and  shall rest 
in her glory4      ,ecclesiasticus      
,chapter #ae    ,wisdom embraceth them  
that fear ,god4 ,god is not the author  
of sin4    #ae3a4 ,he that feareth ,god1
 will do good3 and he that possesseth   
justice1 shall lay hold on her1         
#ae3b4 ,and she will meet him as an     
honourable mother1 and will receive  him
 as a wife married of a virgin4         
#ae3c4 ,with the bread of life and      
understanding1 she shall feed him1 and  
give him the water of wholesome wisdom  
to drink3 and she shall be made  strong 
in him1 and he shall not be moved4      

#ae3d4 ,and she shall hold him fast1 and
 he shall not be confounded3 and  she   
shall exalt him among his neighbours4   
#ae3e4 ,and in the midst of the church  
she shall open his mouth1 and  shall    
fill him with the spirit of wisdom and  
understanding1 and shall  clothe him    
with a robe of glory4    #ae3f4 ,she    
shall heap upon him a treasure of joy   
and gladness1 and shall  cause him to   
inherit an everlasting name4    #ae3g4  
,but foolish men shall not obtain her1  
and wise men shall meet  her1 foolish   
men shall not see her3 for she is far   
from pride and  deceit4    #ae3h4 ,lying
 men shall be mindful of her3 but men   
that speak truth shall  be found with   
her1 and shall advance1 even till they  
come to the sight  of ,god4    #ae3i4   
,praise is not seemly in the mouth of a 
sinner3    #ae3aj4 ,for wisdom came     
forth from ,god3 for praise shall be    
with the  wisdom of ,god1 and shall     
abound in a faithful mouth1 and the     
sovereign  ,lord will give praise unto  

it4    #ae3aa4 ,say not3 ,it is through 
,god1 that she is not with me3 for do   
not  thou the things that he hateth4    
#ae3ab4 ,say not3 ,he hath caused me to 
err3 for he hath no need of wicked  men4
    #ae3ac4 ,the ,lord hateth all       
abomination of error1 and they that fear
 him  shall not love it4    #ae3ad4 ,god
 made man from the beginning1 and left  
him in the hand of his  own counsel4    
#ae3ae4 ,he added his commandments and  
precepts4    #ae3af4 ,if thou wilt keep 
the commandments and perform acceptable 
fidelity for ever1 they shall preserve  
thee4    #ae3ag4 ,he hath set water and 
fire before thee3 stretch forth thy hand
  to which thou wilt4    #ae3ah4 ,before
 man is life and death1 good and evil1  
that which he shall  choose shall be    
given him3    #ae3ai4 ,for the wisdom of
 ,god is great1 and he is strong in     
power1  seeing all men without ceasing4 
#ae3bj4 ,the eyes of the ,lord are      
towards them that fear him1 and he      
knoweth al the work of man4    #ae3ba4  

,he hath commanded no man to do         
wickedly1 and he hath given no  man     
license to sin2    #ae3bb4 ,for he      
desireth not a multitude of faithless   
and unprofitable  children4             
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #af    ,it is  
better to have none than many wicked    
children4 ,of the justice and  mercy of 
,god4 ,his ways are unsearchable4       
#af3a4 ,rejoice not in ungodly children1
 if they be multiplied3 neither  be     
delighted in them1 if the fear of ,god  
be not with them4    #af3b4 ,trust not  
to their life1 and respect not their    
labours4    #af3c4 ,for better is one   
that feareth ,god1 than a thousand      
ungodly  children4    #af3d4 ,and it is 
better to die without children1 than to 
leave ungodly  children4    #af3e4 ,by  
one that is wise a country shall be     
inhabited1 the tribe of  the ungodly    
shall become desolate4    #af3f4 ,many  
such things hath my eyes seen1 and      
greater things than these  my ear hath  
heard4    #af3g4 ,in the congregation of

 sinners a fire shall be kindled1 and in
 an  unbelieving nation wrath shall     
flame out4    #af3h4 ,the ancient giants
 did not obtain pardon for their sins1  
who were  destroyed trusting to their   
own strength3    #af3i4 ,and he spared  
not the place where ,lot sojourned1 but 
abhorred  them for the pride of their   
word4    #af3aj4 ,he had not pity on    
them1 destroying the whole nation that  
extolled themselves in their sins4      
#af3aa4 ,so did he with the six hundred 
thousand footmen1 who were  gathered    
together in the hardness of their heart3
 and if one had been  stiffnecked1 it is
 a wonder if he had escaped unpunished3 
,six hundred thousand footmen1 etc4444  
,viz41 the children of ,israel1  whom he
 sentenced to die in the wilderness4    
,num4 #ad4    #af3ab4 ,for mercy and    
wrath are with him4 ,he is mighty to    
forgive1 and  to pour out indignation3  
#af3ac4 ,according as his mercy is1 so  
his correction judgeth a man  according 
to his works4    #af3ad4 ,the sinner    

shall not escape in his rapines1 and the
 patience of  him that sheweth mercy    
shall not be put off4    #af3ae4 ,all   
mercy shall make a place for every man  
according to the  merit of his works1   
and according to the wisdom of his      
sojournment4    #af3af4 ,say not3 ,i    
shall be hidden from ,god1 and who shall
 remember me  from on high8    #af3ag4  
,in such a multitude ,i shall not be    
known3 for what is my soul in  such an  
immense creation8    #af3ah4 ,behold the
 heaven1 and the heavens of heavens1 the
 deep1 and all  the earth1 and the      
things that are in them1 shall be moved 
in his  sight1    #af3ai4 ,the mountains
 also1 and the hills1 and the           
foundations of the  earth3 when ,god    
shall look upon them1 they shall be     
shaken with  trembling4    #af3bj4 ,and 
in all these things the heart is        
senseless3 and every heart  is          
understood by him4    #af3ba4 ,and his  
ways who shall understand1 and the      
storm1 which no eye  of man shall see8  

#af3bb4 ,for many of his works are      
hidden1 but the works of his justice    
who shall declare8 or who shall endure8 
for the testament is far from  some1 and
 the examination of all is in the end4  
#af3bc4 ,he that wanteth understanding  
thinketh vain things1 and the  foolish1 
and erring man1 thinketh foolish things4
    #af3bd4 ,hearken to me1 my son1 and 
learn the discipline of  understanding1 
and attend to my words in thy heart4    
#af3be4 ,and ,i will shew forth good    
doctrine in equity1 and will seek to    
declare wisdom3 and attend to my words  
in thy heart1 whilst with equity  of    
spirit ,i tell thee the virtues that    
,god hath put upon his works from  the  
beginning1 and ,i shew forth in truth   
his knowledge4    #af3bf4 ,the works of 
,god are done in judgment from the      
beginning1 and  from the making of them 
he distinguished their parts1 and their 
beginnings in their generations4        
#af3bg4 ,he beautified their works for  
ever1 they have neither hungered1  nor  

laboured1 and they have not ceased from 
their works4    #af3bh4 ,nor shall any  
of them straiten his neighbour at any   
time4    #af3bi4 ,be not thou           
incredulous to his word4    #af3cj4     
,after this ,god looked upon the earth1 
and filled it with his  goods4          
#af3ca4 ,the soul of every living thing 
hath shewn forth before the face        
thereof1 and into it they return again4 
,shewn forth4444 ,viz41 the glory and   
power of ,god upon the earth4           
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ag    ,the    
creation and favour of ,god to man4 ,an 
exhortation to turn to ,god4    #ag3a4  
,god created man of the earth1 and made 
him after his own image4    #ag3b4 ,and 
he turned him into it again1 and clothed
 him with strength  according to        
himself4    #ag3c4 ,he gave him the     
number of his days and time1 and gave   
him power  over all things that are upon
 the earth4    #ag3d4 ,he put the fear  
of him upon all flesh1 and he had       
dominion over  beasts and fowls4        

#ag3e4 ,he created of him a helpmate    
like to himself1 he gave them  counsel1 
and a tongue1 and eyes1 and ears1 and a 
heart to devise3 and  he filled them    
with the knowledge of understanding4    
#ag3f4 ,he created in them the science  
of the spirit1 he filled their  heart   
with wisdom1 and shewed them both good  
and evil4    #ag3g4 ,he set his eye upon
 their hearts to shew them the greatness
 of  his works3    #ag3h4 ,that they    
might praise the name which he hath     
sanctified3 and  glory in his wondrous  
acts that they might declare the        
glorious things  of his works4    #ag3i4
 ,moreover he gave them instructions1   
and the law of life for an  inheritance4
    #ag3aj4 ,he made an everlasting     
covenant with them1 and he shewed them  
his justice and judgments4    #ag3aa4   
,and their eye saw the majesty of his   
glory1 and their ears heard  his        
glorious voice1 and he said to them3    
,beware of all iniquity4    ,their eye  
saw1 etc4444 ,viz41 when he gave the law

 on mount ,sinai4    #ag3ab4 ,and he    
gave to every one of them commandment   
concerning his  neighbour4    #ag3ac4   
,their ways are always before him1 they 
are not hidden from his  eyes4          
#ag3ad4 ,over every nation he set a     
ruler4    #ag3ae4 ,and ,israel was made 
the manifest portion of ,god4    #ag3af4
 ,and all their works are as the sun in 
the sight of ,god3 and his  eyes are    
continually upon their ways4    #ag3ag4 
,their covenants were not hid by their  
iniquity1 and all their  iniquities are 
in the sight of ,god4    #ag3ah4 ,the   
alms of a man is as a signet with him1  
and shall preserve  the grace of a man  
as the apple of the eye3    #ag3ai4 ,and
 afterward he shall rise up1 and shall  
render them their  reward1 to every one 
upon their own head1 and shall turn them
 down into  the bowels of the earth4    
#ag3bj4 ,but to the penitent he hath    
given the way of justice1 and he  hath  
strengthened them that were fainting in 
patience1 and hath  appointed to them   

the lot of truth4    #ag3ba4 ,turn to   
the ,lord1 and forsake thy sins3        
#ag3bb4 ,make thy prayer before the face
 of the ,lord1 and offend less4         
,offend less4444 ,minue offendicula4    
,that is1 remove sins and the  occasions
 of sins4    #ag3bc4 ,return to the     
,lord1 and turn away from thy injustice1
 and  greatly hate abomination4         
#ag3bd4 ,and know the justices and      
judgments of ,god1 and stand firm in    
the lot set before thee1 and in prayer  
to the most high ,god4    #ag3be4 ,go to
 the side of the holy age1 with them    
that live and give  praise to ,god4     
,go to the side1 etc4444 ,fly from the  
side of ,satan and sin1 and join  with  
the holy ones1 that follow ,god and     
godliness4    #ag3bf4 ,tarry not in the 
error of the ungodly1 give glory before 
death4  ,praise perisheth from the dead 
as nothing4    #ag3bg4 ,give thanks     
whilst thou art living1 whilst thou art 
alive and in  health thou shalt give    
thanks1 and shalt praise ,god1 and shalt

 glory in  his mercies4    #ag3bh4 ,how 
great is the mercy of the ,lord1 and his
 forgiveness to them  that turn to him6 
#ag3bi4 ,for all things cannot be in    
men1 because the son of man is not      
immortal1 and they are delighted with   
the vanity of evil4    #ag3cj4 ,what is 
brighter than the sun2 yet it shall be  
eclipsed4 ,or what  is more wicked than 
that which flesh and blood hath         
invented8 and this  shall be reproved4  
#ag3ca4 ,he beholdeth the power of the  
height of heaven3 and all men are  earth
 and ashes4      ,ecclesiasticus        
,chapter #ah    ,god's works are        
wonderful3 we must serve him1 and not   
our lusts4    #ah3a4 ,he that liveth for
 ever created all things together4 ,god 
only  shall be justified1 and he        
remaineth an invincible king for ever4  
#ah3b4 ,who is able to declare his      
works8    #ah3c4 ,for who shall search  
out his glorious acts8    #ah3d4 ,and   
who shall show forth the power of his   
majesty8 or who shall  be able to       

declare his mercy8    #ah3e4 ,nothing   
may be taken away1 nor added1 neither is
 it possible to  find out the glorious  
works of ,god4    #ah3f4 ,when a man    
hath done1 then shall he begin3 and when
 he leaveth  off1 he shall be at a loss4
    ,then shall he begin4444 ,god is so 
great and incomprehensible1 that when   
man has done all that he can to find out
 his greatness and boundless            
perfections1 he is still to begin3 for  
what he has found out1 is but a  mere   
nothing in comparison with his infinity4
    #ah3g4 ,what is man1 and what is his
 grace8 and what is his good1 or what   
is his evil8    #ah3h4 ,the number of   
the days of men at the most are a       
hundred years1 as  a drop of water of   
the sea are they esteemed3 and as a     
pebble of the  sand1 so are a few years 
compared to eternity4    #ah3i4         
,therefore ,god is patient in them1 and 
poureth forth his mercy  upon them4     
#ah3aj4 ,he hath seen the presumption of
 their heart that it is wicked1  and    

hath known their end that it is evil4   
#ah3aa4 ,therefore hath he filled up his
 mercy in their favour1 and hath  shewn 
them the way of justice4    #ah3ab4 ,the
 compassion of man is toward his        
neighbour3 but the mercy of  ,god is    
upon all flesh4    #ah3ac4 ,he hath     
mercy1 and teacheth1 and correcteth1 as 
a shepherd doth  his flock4    #ah3ad4  
,he hath mercy on him that receiveth the
 discipline of mercy1 and  that maketh  
haste in his judgments4    #ah3ae4 ,my  
son1 in thy good deeds1 make no         
complaint1 and when thou  givest any    
thing1 add not grief by an evil word4   
#ah3af4 ,shall not the dew assuage the  
heat8 so also the good word is  better  
than the gift4    #ah3ag4 ,lo1 is not a 
word better than a gift8 but both are   
with a  justified man4    #ah3ah4 ,a    
fool will upbraid bitterly3 and a gift  
of one ill taught  consumeth the eyes4  
#ah3ai4 ,before judgment prepare thee   
justice1 and learn before thou  speak4  
#ah3bj4 ,before sickness take a         

medicine1 and before judgment examine   
thyself1 and thou shalt find mercy in   
the sight of ,god4    #ah3ba4 ,humble   
thyself before thou art sick1 and in the
 time of sickness  shew thy             
conversation4    #ah3bb4 ,let nothing   
hinder thee from praying always1 and be 
not afraid  to be justified even to     
death3 for the reward of ,god continueth
 for  ever4    #ah3bc4 ,before prayer   
prepare thy soul3 and be not as a man   
that  tempteth ,god4    #ah3bd4         
,remember the wrath that shall be at the
 last day1 and the time  of repaying    
when he shall turn away his face4       
#ah3be4 ,remember poverty in the time of
 abundance1 and the necessities  of     
poverty in the day of riches4    #ah3bf4
 ,from the morning until the evening the
 time shall be changed1  and all these  
are swift in the eyes of ,god4          
#ah3bg4 ,a wise man will fear in every  
thing1 and in the days of sins  will    
beware of sloth4    #ah3bh4 ,every man  
of understanding knoweth wisdom1 and    

will give praise  to him that findeth   
her4    #ah3bi4 ,they that were of good 
understanding in words1 have also done  
wisely themselves3 and have understood  
truth and justice1 and have  poured     
forth proverbs and judgments4    #ah3cj4
 ,go not after thy lusts1 but turn away 
from thy own will4    #ah3ca4 ,if thou  
give to thy soul her desires1 she will  
make thee a joy  to thy enemies4        
#ah3cb4 ,take no pleasure in riotous    
assemblies1 be they ever so small3  for 
their concertation is continual4        
#ah3cc4 ,make not thyself poor by       
borrowing to contribute to feasts when  
thou hast nothing in thy purse3 for thou
 shalt be an enemy to thy own  life4    
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ai            
,admonition against sundry vices4       
#ai3a4 ,a workman that is a drunkard    
shall not be rich3 and he that          
contemneth small things1 shall fall by  
little and little4    #ai3b4 ,wine and  
women make wise men fall off1 and shall 
rebuke the  prudent3    #ai3c4 ,and he  

that joineth himself to harlots1 will be
 wicked4  ,rottenness and worms shall   
inherit him1 and he shall be lifted up  
for a  greater example1 and his soul    
shall be taken away out of the number4  
#ai3d4 ,he that is hasty to give credit1
 is light of heart1 and shall be        
lessened3 and he that sinneth against   
his own soul1 shall be despised4        
#ai3e4 ,he that rejoiceth in iniquity1  
shall be censured1 and he that  hateth  
chastisement1 shall have less life3 and 
he that hateth babbling1  extinguisheth 
evil4    #ai3f4 ,he that sinneth against
 his own soul1 shall repent3 and he that
  is delighted with wickedness1 shall be
 condemned4    #ai3g4 ,rehearse not     
again a wicked and harsh word1 and thou 
shalt not  fare the worse4    #ai3h4    
,tell not thy mind to friend or foe3 and
 if there be a sin with  thee1 disclose 
it not4    #ai3i4 ,for he will hearken  
to thee1 and will watch thee1 and as it 
were  defending thy sin he will hate    
thee1 and so will he be with thee       

always4    #ai3aj4 ,hast thou heard a   
word against thy neighbour8 let it die  
within  thee1 trusting that it will not 
burst thee4    #ai3aa4 ,at the hearing  
of a word the fool is in travail1 as a  
woman  groaning in the bringing forth a 
child4    #ai3ab4 ,as an arrow that     
sticketh in a man's thigh3 so is a word 
in the  heart of a fool4    #ai3ac4     
,reprove a friend1 lest he may not have 
understood1 and say3 ,i  did it not3 or 
if he did it1 that he may do it no more4
    #ai3ad4 ,reprove thy neighbour1 for 
it may be he hath not said it3 and if   
he hath said it1 that he may not say it 
again4    #ai3ae4 ,admonish thy friend3 
for there is often a fault committed4   
#ai3af4 ,and believe not every word4    
,there is one1 that slippeth with the   
tongue1 but not from his heart4         
#ai3ag4 ,for who is there that hath not 
offended with his tongue8  ,admonish thy
 neighbour before thou threaten him4    
#ai3ah4 ,and give place to the fear of  
the most ,high3 for the fear of ,god  is

 all wisdom1 and therein is to fear     
,god1 and the disposition of the  law is
 in all wisdom4    #ai3ai4 ,but the     
learning of wickedness is not wisdom3   
and the device of  sinners is not       
prudence4    #ai3bj4 ,there is a subtle 
wickedness1 and the same is detestable3 
and  there is a man that is foolish1    
wanting in wisdom4    #ai3ba4 ,better is
 a man that hath less wisdom1 and       
wanteth  understanding1 with the fear of
 ,god1 than he that aboundeth in        
understanding1 and transgresseth the law
 of the most ,high4    #ai3bb4 ,there is
 an exquisite subtilty1 and the same is 
unjust4    #ai3bc4 ,and there is one    
that uttereth an exact word telling the 
truth4  ,there is one that humbleth     
himself wickedly1 and his interior is   
full  of deceit3    #ai3bd4 ,and there  
is one that submitteth himself          
exceedingly with a  great lowliness3 and
 there is one that casteth down his     
countenance1  and maketh as if he did   
not see that which is unknown3          

#ai3be4 ,and if he be hindered from     
sinning for want of power1 if he  shall 
find opportunity to do evil1 he will do 
it4    #ai3bf4 ,a man is known by his   
look1 and a wise man1 when thou meetest 
him1 is known by his countenance4       
#ai3bg4 ,the attire of the body1 and the
 laughter of the teeth1 and the  gait of
 the man1 shew what he is4    #ai3bh4   
,there is a lying rebuke in the anger of
 an injurious man3 and  there is a      
judgment that is not allowed to be good3
 and there is one  that holdeth his     
peace1 he is wise4      ,ecclesiasticus 
,chapter #bj    ,rules with regard to   
correction1 discretion1 and avoiding    
lies4    #bj3a4 ,how much better is it  
to reprove1 than to be angry1 and not to
  hinder him that confesseth in prayer4 
#bj3b4 ,the lust of an eunuch shall     
deflour a young maiden3    #bj3c4 ,so is
 he that by violence executeth of the   
unwise4    #bj3d4 ,how good is it1 when 
thou art reproved1 to shew repentance6  
for  so thou shalt escape wilful sin4   

#bj3e4 ,there is one that holdeth his   
peace1 that is found wise3 and  there is
 another that is hateful1 that is bold  
in speech4    #bj3f4 ,there is one that 
holdeth his peace1 because he knoweth   
not what  to say3 and there is another  
that holdeth his peace1 knowing the     
proper  time4    #bj3g4 ,a wise man will
 hold his peace till he see opportunity3
 but a  babbler1 and a fool1 will regard
 no time4    #bj3h4 ,he that useth many 
words shall hurt his own soul3 and he   
that  taketh authority to himself       
unjustly shall be hated4    #bj3i4      
,there is success in evil things to a   
man without discipline1 and  there is a 
finding that turneth to loss4    #bj3aj4
 ,there is a gift that is not           
profitable3 and there is a gift1 the    
recompense of which is double4          
#bj3aa4 ,there is an abasement because  
of glory3 and there is one that  shall  
lift up his head from a low estate4     
#bj3ab4 ,there is that buyeth much for a
 small price1 and restoreth the  same   

sevenfold4    #bj3ac4 ,a man wise in    
words shall make himself beloved3 but   
the graces  of fools shall be poured    
out4    #bj3ad4 ,the gift of the fool   
shall do thee no good3 for his eyes are 
sevenfold4    #bj3ae4 ,he will give a   
few things1 and upbraid much3 and the   
opening of  his mouth is the kindling of
 a fire4    #bj3af4 ,to day a man       
lendeth1 and to morrow he asketh it     
again3 such a  man as this is hateful4  
#bj3ag4 ,a fool shall have no friend1   
and there shall be no thanks for  his   
good deeds4    #bj3ah4 ,for they that   
eat his bread1 are of a false tongue4   
,how often1  and how many will laugh him
 to scorn6    #bj3ai4 ,for he doth not  
distribute with right understanding that
 which  was to be had3 in like manner   
also that which was not to be had4      
#bj3bj4 ,the slipping of a false tongue 
is as one that falleth on the  pavement3
 so the fall of the wicked shall come   
speedily4    #bj3ba4 ,a man without     
grace is as a vain fable1 it shall be   

continually  in the mouth of the unwise4
    #bj3bb4 ,a parable coming out of a  
fool's mouth shall be rejected3 for he  
doth not speak it in due season4        
#bj3bc4 ,there is that is hindered from 
sinning through want1 and in his  rest  
he shall be pricked4    #bj3bd4 ,there  
is that will destroy his own soul       
through shamefacedness1  and by occasion
 of an unwise person he will destroy it3
 and by respect  of person he will      
destroy himself4    #bj3be4 ,there is   
that for bashfulness promiseth to his   
friend1 and  maketh him his enemy for   
nothing4    #bj3bf4 ,a lie is a foul    
blot in a man1 and yet it will be       
continually in  the mouth of men without
 discipline4    #bj3bg4 ,a thief is     
better than a man that is always lying3 
but both of  them shall inherit         
destruction4    #bj3bh4 ,the manners of 
lying men are without honour3 and their 
confusion  is with them without ceasing4
    #bj3bi4 ,a wise man shall advance   
himself with his words1 and a prudent   

man shall please the great ones4        
#bj3cj4 ,he that tilleth his land shall 
make a high heap of corn3 and he  that  
worketh justice shall be exalted3 and he
 that pleaseth great men  shall escape  
iniquity4    #bj3ca4 ,presents and gifts
 blind the eyes of judges1 and make them
 dumb  in the mouth1 so that they cannot
 correct4    #bj3cb4 ,o ,wisdom that is 
hid1 and treasure that is not seen3 what
 profit  is there in them both8         
#bj3cc4 ,better is he that hideth his   
folly1 than the man that hideth his     
wisdom4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter   
#ba    ,cautions against sin in general1
 and some sins in particular4    #ba3a4 
,my son1 hast thou sinned8 do so no     
more3 but for thy former sins  also pray
 that they may be forgiven thee4        
#ba3b4 ,flee from sins as from the face 
of a serpent3 for if thou comest  near  
them1 they will take hold of thee4      
#ba3c4 ,the teeth thereof are the teeth 
of a lion1 killing the souls of  men4   
#ba3d4 ,all iniquity is like a two-edged

 sword1 there is no remedy for  the     
wound thereof4    #ba3e4 ,injuries and  
wrongs will waste riches3 and the house 
that is very  rich shall be brought to  
nothing by pride3 so the substance of   
the  proud shall be rooted out4         
#ba3f4 ,the prayer out of the mouth of  
the poor shall reach the ears of  ,god1 
and judgment shall come for him         
speedily4    #ba3g4 ,he that hateth to  
be reproved walketh in the trace of a   
sinner3  and he that feareth ,god will  
turn to his own heart4    #ba3h4 ,he    
that is mighty by a bold tongue is known
 afar off1 but a wise  man knoweth to   
slip by him4    #ba3i4 ,he that buildeth
 his house at other men's charges1 is as
 he that  gathereth himself stones to   
build in the winter4    #ba3aj4 ,the    
congregation of sinners is like tow     
heaped together1 and the  end of them is
 a flame of fire4    #ba3aa4 ,the way of
 sinners is made plain with stones1 and 
in their end  is hell1 and darkness1 and
 pains4    #ba3ab4 ,he that keepeth     

justice shall get the understanding     
thereof4    #ba3ac4 ,the perfection of  
the fear of ,god is wisdom and          
understanding4    #ba3ad4 ,he that is   
not wise in good1 will not be taught4   
#ba3ae4 ,but there is a wisdom that     
aboundeth in evil3 and there is no      
understanding where there is bitterness4
    #ba3af4 ,the knowledge of a wise man
 shall abound like a flood1 and his     
counsel continueth like a fountain of   
life4    #ba3ag4 ,the heart of a fool is
 like a broken vessel1 and no wisdom at 
all shall it hold4    #ba3ah4 ,a man of 
sense will praise every wise word he    
shall hear1 and  will apply it to       
himself3 the luxurious man hath heard   
it1 and it shall  displease him1 and he 
will cast it behind his back4    #ba3ai4
 ,the talking of a fool is like a burden
 in the way3 but in the  lips of the    
wise1 grace shall be found4    #ba3bj4  
,the mouth of the prudent is sought     
after in the church1 and they  will     
think upon his words in their hearts4   

#ba3ba4 ,as a house that is destroyed1  
so is wisdom to a fool3 and the         
knowledge of the unwise is as words     
without sense4    #ba3bb4 ,doctrine to a
 fool is as fetters on the feet1 and    
like manacles  on the right hand4       
#ba3bc4 ,a fool lifteth up his voice in 
laughter3 but a wise man will  scarce   
laugh low to himself4    #ba3bd4        
,learning to the prudent is as an       
ornament of gold1 and like a  bracelet  
upon his right arm4    #ba3be4 ,the foot
 of a fool is soon in his neighbour's   
house3 but a man  of experience will be 
abashed at the person of the mighty4    
#ba3bf4 ,a fool will peep through the   
window into the house3 but he that  is  
well taught will stand without4         
#ba3bg4 ,it is the folly of a man to    
hearken at the door3 and a wise man     
will be grieved with the disgrace4      
#ba3bh4 ,the lips of the unwise will be 
telling foolish things3 but the  words  
of the wise shall be weighed in a       
balance4    #ba3bi4 ,the heart of fools 

is in their mouth3 and the mouth of wise
 men  is in their heart4    #ba3cj4     
,while the ungodly curseth the devil1 he
 curseth his own soul4    ,while the    
ungodly1 etc4444 ,he condemneth and     
curseth himself3 inasmuch  as by sin he 
takes part with the devil1 and is1 as it
 were1 his member  and subject4         
#ba3ca4 ,the talebearer shall defile his
 own soul1 and shall be hated by  all3  
and he that shall abide with him shall  
be hateful3 the silent and  wise man    
shall be honoured4      ,ecclesiasticus 
,chapter #bb    ,wise sayings on divers 
subjects4    #bb3a4 ,the sluggard is    
pelted with a dirty stone1 and all men  
will speak  of his disgrace4    #bb3b4  
,the sluggard is pelted with the dung of
 oxen3 and every one that  toucheth him 
will shake his hands4    #bb3c4 ,a son  
ill taught is the confusion of the      
father3 and a foolish  daughter shall be
 to his loss4    #bb3d4 ,a wise daughter
 shall bring an inheritance to her      
husband3 but  she that confoundeth1     

becometh a disgrace to her father4      
#bb3e4 ,she that is bold shameth both   
her father and husband1 and will  not be
 inferior to the ungodly3 and shall be  
disgraced by them both4    #bb3f4 ,a    
tale out of time is like music in       
mourning3 but the stripes and           
instruction of wisdom are never out of  
time4    #bb3g4 ,he that teacheth a     
fool1 is like one that glueth a potsherd
  together4    #bb3h4 ,he that telleth a
 word to him that heareth not1 is like  
one that  waketh a man out of a deep    
sleep4    #bb3i4 ,he speaketh with one  
that is asleep1 who uttereth wisdom to a
  fool3 and in the end of the discourse 
he saith3 ,who is this8    #bb3aj4 ,weep
 for the dead1 for his light hath       
failed3 and weep for the  fool1 for his 
understanding faileth4    ,for the      
fool4444 ,in the language of the ,holy  
,ghost1 he is styled a  fool1 that turns
 away from ,god to follow vanity and    
sin4 ,and what is  said by the wise man 
against fools is meant of such fools as 

these4    #bb3aa4 ,weep but a little for
 the dead1 for he is at rest4    #bb3ab4
 ,for the wicked life of a wicked fool  
is worse than death4    #bb3ac4 ,the    
mourning for the dead is seven days3 but
 for a fool and an  ungodly man all the 
days of their life4    #bb3ad4 ,talk not
 much with a fool and go not with him   
that hath no  sense4    #bb3ae4 ,keep   
thyself from him1 that thou mayst not   
have trouble1 and  thou shalt not be    
defiled with his sin4    #bb3af4 ,turn  
away from him1 and thou shalt find rest1
 and shalt not be  wearied out with his 
folly4    #bb3ag4 ,what is heavier than 
lead8 and what other name hath he but   
fool8    #bb3ah4 ,sand and salt1 and a  
mass of iron is easier to bear1 than a  
man  without sense1 that is both foolish
 and wicked4    #bb3ai4 ,a frame of wood
 bound together in the foundation of a  
building1  shall not be loosed3 so      
neither shall the heart that is         
established by  advised counsel4        
#bb3bj4 ,the thought of him that is wise

 at all times1 shall not be  depraved by
 fear4    #bb3ba4 ,as pales set in high 
places1 and plasterings made without    
cost1  will not stand against the face  
of the wind3    #bb3bb4 ,so also a      
fearful heart in the imagination of a   
fool shall not  resist against the      
violence of fear4    #bb3bc4 ,as a      
fearful heart in the thought of a fool  
at all times will  not fear1 so neither 
shall he that continueth always in the  
commandments of ,god4    #bb3bd4 ,he    
that pricketh the eye1 bringeth out     
tears3 and he that  pricketh the heart1 
bringeth forth resentment4    #bb3be4   
,he that flingeth a stone at birds1     
shall drive them away3 so he  that      
upbraideth his friend1 breaketh         
friendship4    #bb3bf4 ,although thou   
hast drawn a sword at a friend1 despair 
not3 for  there may be a returning4 ,to 
a friend1    #bb3bg4 ,if thou hast      
opened a sad mouth1 fear not1 for there 
may be a  reconciliation3 except        
upbraiding1 and reproach1 and pride1 and

  disclosing of secrets1 or a           
treacherous wound3 for in all these     
cases a  friend will flee away4         
#bb3bh4 ,keep fidelity with a friend in 
his poverty1 that in his  prosperity    
also thou mayst rejoice4    #bb3bi4 ,in 
the time of his trouble continue        
faithful to him1 that thou  mayst also  
be heir with him in his inheritance4    
#bb3cj4 ,as the vapour of a chimney1 and
 the smoke of the fire goeth up  before 
the fire3 so also injurious words1 and  
reproaches1 and threats1  before blood4 
#bb3ca4 ,i will not be ashamed to salute
 a friend1 neither will ,i hide  myself 
from his face3 and if any evil happen to
 me by him1 ,i will bear  it4    #bb3cb4
 ,but every one that shall hear it1 will
 beware of him4    #bb3cc4 ,who will set
 a guard before my mouth1 and a sure    
seal upon my  lips1 that ,i fall not by 
them1 and that my tongue destroy me not8
      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bc    ,a
 prayer for grace to flee sin3 cautions 
against profane swearing and  other     

vices4    #bc3a4 ,o ,lord1 father1 and  
sovereign ruler of my life1 leave me not
 to  their counsel3 nor suffer me to    
fall by them4    ,by them4444 ,viz41 the
 tongue and the lips1 mentioned in the  
last verse  of the foregoing chapter4   
#bc3b4 ,who will set scourges over my   
thoughts1 and the discipline of  wisdom 
over my heart1 that they spare me not in
 their ignorances1 and  that their sins 
may not appear3    ,that they spare me  
not in their ignorances1 etc4444 ,that  
is1 that the  scourges and discipline of
 wisdom may restrain the ignorances1    
that is1  the slips and offences which  
are usually committed by the tongue and 
the lips4    #bc3c4 ,lest my ignorances 
increase1 and my offences be multiplied1
 and  my sins abound1 and ,i fall before
 my adversaries1 and my enemy rejoice   
over me8    #bc3d4 ,o ,lord1 father1 and
 ,god of my life1 leave me not to their 
devices4    #bc3e4 ,give me not         
haughtiness of my eyes1 and turn away   
from me all  coveting4    #bc3f4 ,take  

from me the greediness of the belly1 and
 let not the lusts  of the flesh take   
hold of me1 and give me not over to a   
shameless and  foolish mind4    #bc3g4  
,hear1 ,o ye children1 the discipline of
 the mouth1 and he that  will keep it   
shall not perish by his lips1 nor be    
brought to fall into  most wicked works4
    #bc3h4 ,a sinner is caught in his   
own vanity1 and the proud and the evil  
speakers shall fall thereby4    #bc3i4  
,let not thy mouth be accustomed to     
swearing3 for in it there are  many     
falls4    #bc3aj4 ,and let not the      
naming of ,god be usual in thy mouth1   
and meddle  not with the names of       
saints1 for thou shalt not escape free  
from them4    #bc3aa4 ,for as a slave   
daily put to the question1 is never     
without a  blue mark3 so every one that 
sweareth1 and nameth1 shall not be      
wholly  pure from sin4    #bc3ab4 ,a man
 that sweareth much1 shall be filled    
with iniquity1 and a  scourge shall not 
depart from his house4    #bc3ac4 ,and  

if he make it void1 his sin shall be    
upon him1 and if he  dissemble it1 he   
offendeth double3    #bc3ad4 ,and if he 
swear in vain1 he shall not be          
justified3 for his  house shall be      
filled with his punishment4    #bc3ae4  
,there is also another speech opposite  
to death1 let it not be  found in the   
inheritance of ,jacob4    #bc3af4 ,for  
from the merciful all these things shall
 be taken away1 and  they shall not     
wallow in sins4    #bc3ag4 ,let not thy 
mouth be accustomed to indiscreet       
speech3 for  therein is the word of sin4
    #bc3ah4 ,remember thy father and thy
 mother1 for thou sittest in the  midst 
of great men3    #bc3ai4 ,lest ,god     
forget thee in their sight1 and thou1 by
 thy daily  custom be infatuated and    
suffer reproach3 and wish that thou     
hadst not  been born1 and curse the day 
of thy nativity4    #bc3bj4 ,the man    
that is accustomed to opprobrious words1
 will never be  corrected all the days  
of his life4    #bc3ba4 ,two sorts of   

men multiply sins1 and the third        
bringeth wrath and  destruction4        
#bc3bb4 ,a hot soul is a burning fire1  
it will never be quenched1 till it      
devour some thing4    #bc3bc4 ,and a man
 that is wicked in the mouth of his     
flesh1 will not  leave off till he hath 
kindled a fire4    #bc3bd4 ,to a man    
that is a fornicator all bread is sweet1
 he will not be  weary of sinning unto  
the end4    #bc3be4 ,every man that     
passeth beyond his own bed1 despising   
his own  soul1 and saying3 ,who seeth   
me8    #bc3bf4 ,darkness compasseth me  
about1 and the walls cover me1 and no   
man  seeth me3 whom do ,i fear8 the most
 ,high will not remember my sins4       
#bc3bg4 ,and he understandeth not that  
his eye seeth all things1 for such  a   
man's fear driveth him from the fear of 
,god1 and the eyes of men  fearing him3 
#bc3bh4 ,and he knoweth not that the    
eyes of the ,lord are far brighter  than
 the sun1 beholding round about all the 
ways of men1 and the bottom  of the     

deep1 and looking into the hearts of    
men1 into the most hidden  parts4       
#bc3bi4 ,for all things were known to   
the ,lord ,god1 before they were        
created3 so also after they were        
perfected he beholdeth all things4      
#bc3cj4 ,this man shall be punished in  
the streets of the city1 and he  shall  
be chased as a colt3 and where he       
suspected not1 he shall be  taken4      
#bc3ca4 ,and he shall be in disgrace    
with all men1 because he understood  not
 the fear of the ,lord4    #bc3cb4 ,so  
every woman also that leaveth her       
husband1 and bringeth in an  heir by    
another3    #bc3cc4 ,for first she hath 
been unfaithful to the law of the most  
,high3  and secondly1 she hath offended 
against her husband3 thirdly1 she hath  
fornicated in adultery1 and hath gotten 
her children of another man4    #bc3cd4 
,this woman shall be brought into the   
assembly1 and inquisition  shall be made
 of her children4    #bc3ce4 ,her       
children shall not take root1 and her   

branches shall bring  forth no fruit4   
#bc3cf4 ,she shall leave her memory to  
be cursed1 and her infamy shall  not be 
blotted out4    #bc3cg4 ,and they that  
remain shall know1 that there is nothing
 better  than the fear of ,god3 and that
 there is nothing sweeter than to have  
regard to the commandments of the ,lord4
    #bc3ch4 ,it is great glory to follow
 the ,lord3 for length of days shall  be
 received from him4      ,ecclesiasticus
 ,chapter #bd    ,wisdom praiseth       
herself3 her origin1 her dwelling1 her  
dignity1 and her  fruits4    #bd3a4     
,wisdom shall praise her own self1 and  
shall be honoured in ,god1  and shall   
glory in the midst of her people1       
#bd3b4 ,and shall open her mouth in the 
churches of the most ,high1 and  shall  
glorify herself in the sight of his     
power1    #bd3c4 ,and in the midst of   
her own people she shall be exalted1 and
  shall be admired in the holy assembly4
    #bd3d4 ,and in the multitude of the 
elect she shall have praise1 and  among 

the blessed she shall be blessed1       
saying3    #bd3e4 ,i came out of the    
mouth of the most ,high1 the firstborn  
before  all creatures3    #bd3f4 ,i made
 that in the heavens there should rise  
light that never  faileth1 and as a     
cloud ,i covered all the earth3         
#bd3g4 ,i dwelt in the highest places1  
and my throne is in a pillar of a       
cloud4    #bd3h4 ,i alone have compassed
 the circuit of heaven1 and have        
penetrated  into the bottom of the deep1
 and have walked in the waves of the    
sea1    #bd3i4 ,and have stood in all   
the earth3 and in every people1         
#bd3aj4 ,and in every nation ,i have had
 the chief rule3    #bd3aa4 ,and by my  
power ,i have trodden under my feet the 
hearts of all  the high and low3 and in 
all these ,i sought rest1 and ,i shall  
abide in  the inheritance of the ,lord4 
#bd3ab4 ,then the creator of all things 
commanded1 and said to me3 and he  that 
made me1 rested in my tabernacle1       
#bd3ac4 ,and he said to me3 ,let thy    

dwelling be in ,jacob1 and thy          
inheritance in ,israel1 and take root in
 my elect4    #bd3ad4 ,from the         
beginning1 and before the world1 was ,i 
created1 and  unto the world to come ,i 
shall not cease to be1 and in the holy  
dwelling place ,i have ministered before
 him4    #bd3ae4 ,and so was ,i         
established in ,sion1 and in the holy   
city likewise  ,i rested1 and my power  
was in ,jerusalem4    #bd3af4 ,and ,i   
took root in an honourable people1 and  
in the portion of  my ,god his          
inheritance1 and my abode is in the full
 assembly of saints4    #bd3ag4 ,i was  
exalted like a cedar in ,libanus1 and as
 a cypress tree on  mount ,sion4        
#bd3ah4 ,i was exalted like a palm tree 
in ,cades1 and as a rose plant in       
,jericho3    #bd3ai4 ,as a fair olive   
tree in the plains1 and as a plane tree 
by the  water in the streets1 was ,i    
exalted4    #bd3bj4 ,i gave a sweet     
smell like cinnamon1 and aromatical     
balm3 ,i  yielded a sweet odour like the

 best myrrh3    #bd3ba4 ,and ,i perfumed
 my dwelling as storax1 and galbanum1   
and onyx1  and aloes1 and as the        
frankincense not cut1 and my odour is as
 the  purest balm4    #bd3bb4 ,i have   
stretched out my branches as the        
turpentine tree1 and my  branches are of
 honour and grace4    #bd3bc4 ,as the   
vine ,i have brought forth a pleasant   
odour3 and my  flowers are the fruit of 
honour and riches4    #bd3bd4 ,i am the 
mother of fair love1 and of fear1 and of
 knowledge1 and  of holy hope4          
#bd3be4 ,in me is all grace of the way  
and of the truth1 in me is all  hope of 
life and of virtue4    #bd3bf4 ,come    
over to me1 all ye that desire me1 and  
be filled with my  fruits4    #bd3bg4   
,for my spirit is sweet above honey1 and
 my inheritance above  honey and the    
honeycomb4    #bd3bh4 ,my memory is unto
 everlasting generations4    #bd3bi4    
,they that eat me1 shall yet hunger3 and
 they that drink me1  shall yet thirst4 
#bd3cj4 ,he that hearkeneth to me1 shall

 not be confounded3 and they that  work 
by me1 shall not sin4    #bd3ca4 ,they  
that explain me shall have life         
everlasting4    #bd3cb4 ,all these      
things are the book of life1 and the    
covenant of the  most ,high1 and the    
knowledge of truth4    #bd3cc4 ,moses   
commanded a law in the precepts of      
justices1 and an  inheritance to the    
house of ,jacob1 and the promises to    
,israel4    #bd3cd4 ,he appointed to    
,david his servant to raise up of him a 
most  mighty king1 and sitting on the   
throne of glory for ever4    ,a most    
mighty king4444 ,viz41 ,christ1 who by  
his gospel1 like an  overflowing river1 
has enriched the earth with heavenly    
wisdom4    #bd3ce4 ,who filleth up      
wisdom as the ,phison1 and as the       
,tigris in the  days of the new fruits4 
#bd3cf4 ,who maketh understanding to    
abound as the ,euphrates1 who           
multiplieth it as the ,jordan in the    
time of harvest4    #bd3cg4 ,who sendeth
 knowledge as the light1 and riseth up  

as ,gehon in  the time of the vintage4  
#bd3ch4 ,who first hath perfect         
knowledge of her1 and a weaker shall not
  search her out4    ,who first hath    
perfect knowledge of her4444 ,christ was
 the first that  had perfect knowledge  
of heavenly wisdom4    #bd3ci4 ,for her 
thoughts are more vast than the sea1 and
 her counsels  more deep than the great 
ocean4    #bd3dj4 ,i1 wisdom1 have      
poured out rivers4    #bd3da4 ,i1 like a
 brook out of a river of a mighty water2
 ,i1 like a  channel of a river1 and    
like an aqueduct1 came out of paradise4 
#bd3db4 ,i said3 ,i will water my garden
 of plants1 and ,i will water           
abundantly the fruits of my meadow4     
#bd3dc4 ,and behold my brook became a   
great river1 and my river came near  to 
a sea3    #bd3dd4 ,for ,i make doctrine 
to shine forth to all as the morning    
light1  and ,i will declare it afar off4
    #bd3de4 ,i will penetrate to all the
 lower parts of the earth1 and will     
behold all that sleep1 and will         

enlighten all that hope in the ,lord4   
#bd3df4 ,i will yet pour out doctrine as
 prophecy1 and will leave it to  them   
that seek wisdom1 and will not cease to 
instruct their offspring  even to the   
holy age4    #bd3dg4 ,see ye that ,i    
have not laboured myself only1 but for  
all that  seek out the truth4           
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #be            
,documents of wisdom on several         
subjects4    #be3a4 ,with three things  
my spirit is pleased1 which are approved
 before  ,god and men3    #be3b4 ,the   
concord of brethren1 and the love of    
neighbours1 and man and  wife that agree
 well together4    #be3c4 ,three sorts  
my soul hateth1 and ,i am greatly       
grieved at their  life3    #be3d4 ,a    
poor man that is proud3 a rich man that 
is a liar3 an old man  that is a fool1  
and doting4    #be3e4 ,the things that  
thou hast not gathered in thy youth1 how
 shalt  thou find them in thy old age8  
#be3f4 ,o how comely is judgment for a  
grey head1 and for ancients to  know    

counsel6    #be3g4 ,o how comely is     
wisdom for the aged1 and understanding  
and  counsel to men of honour6    #be3h4
 ,much experience is the crown of old   
men1 and the fear of ,god is  their     
glory4    #be3i4 ,nine things that are  
not to be imagined by the heart have ,i 
magnified1 and the tenth ,i will utter  
to men with my tongue4    #be3aj4 ,a man
 that hath joy of his children3 and he  
that liveth and  seeth the fall of his  
enemies4    #be3aa4 ,blessed is he that 
dwelleth with a wise woman1 and that    
hath not  slipped with his tongue1 and  
that hath not served such as are        
unworthy  of him4    #be3ab4 ,blessed is
 he that findeth a true friend1 and that
 declareth  justice to an ear that      
heareth4    #be3ac4 ,how great is he    
that findeth wisdom and knowledge6 but  
there is  none above him that feareth   
the ,lord4    #be3ad4 ,the fear of ,god 
hath set itself above all things3       
#be3ae4 ,blessed is the man1 to whom it 
is given to have the fear of ,god3  he  

that holdeth it1 to whom shall he be    
likened8    #be3af4 ,the fear of ,god is
 the beginning of his love3 and the     
beginning  of faith is to be fast joined
 unto it4    #be3ag4 ,the sadness of the
 heart is every plague3 and the         
wickedness of  a woman is all evil4     
#be3ah4 ,and a man will choose any      
plague1 but the plague of the heart3    
#be3ai4 ,and any wickedness1 but the    
wickedness of a woman3    #be3bj4 ,and  
any affliction1 but the affliction from 
them that hate him3    #be3ba4 ,and any 
revenge1 but the revenge of enemies4    
#be3bb4 ,there is no head worse than the
 head of a serpent3    #be3bc4 ,and     
there is no anger above the anger of a  
woman4 ,it will be  more agreeable to   
abide with a lion and a dragon1 than to 
dwell with a  wicked woman4    #be3bd4  
,the wickedness of a woman changeth her 
face3 and she darkeneth  her countenance
 as a bear3 and sheweth it like         
sackcloth4 ,in the midst  of her        
neighbours1    #be3be4 ,her husband     

groaned1 and hearing he sighed a little4
    #be3bf4 ,all malice is short to the 
malice of a woman1 let the lot of       
sinners fall upon her4    #be3bg4 ,as   
the climbing of a sandy way is to the   
feet of the aged1 so is  a wife full of 
tongue to a quiet man4    #be3bh4 ,look 
not upon a woman's beauty1 and desire   
not a woman for  beauty4    #be3bi4 ,a  
woman's anger1 and impudence1 and       
confusion is great4    #be3cj4 ,a woman1
 if she have superiority1 is contrary to
 her husband4    #be3ca4 ,a wicked woman
 abateth the courage1 and maketh a heavy
  countenance1 and a wounded heart4     
#be3cb4 ,feeble hands1 and disjointed   
knees1 a woman that doth not make  her  
husband happy4    #be3cc4 ,from the     
woman came the beginning of sin1 and by 
her we all die4    #be3cd4 ,give no     
issue to thy water1 no1 not a little3   
nor to a wicked  woman liberty to gad   
abroad4    #be3ce4 ,if she walk not at  
thy hand1 she will confound thee in the 
sight  of thy enemies4    #be3cf4 ,cut  

her off from thy flesh1 lest she always 
abuse thee4      ,ecclesiasticus        
,chapter #bf    ,of good and bad women4 
#bf3a4 ,happy is the husband of a good  
wife3 for the number of his years  is   
double4    #bf3b4 ,a virtuous woman     
rejoiceth her husband1 and shall fulfil 
the  years of his life in peace4        
#bf3c4 ,a good wife is a good portion1  
she shall be given in the portion  of   
them that fear ,god1 to a man for his   
good deeds4    #bf3d4 ,rich or poor1 if 
his heart is good1 his countenance shall
 be  cheerful at all times4    #bf3e4   
,of three things my heart hath been     
afraid1 and at the fourth my  face hath 
trembled3    #bf3f4 ,the accusation of a
 city1 and the gathering together of the
  people3    #bf3g4 ,and a false        
calumny1 all are more grievous than     
death4    #bf3h4 ,a jealous woman is the
 grief and mourning of the heart4       
#bf3i4 ,with a jealous woman is a       
scourge of the tongue which             
communicateth with all4    #bf3aj4 ,as a

 yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro1 
so also is a wicked  woman3 he that hath
 hold of her1 is as he that taketh hold 
of a  scorpion4    #bf3aa4 ,a drunken   
woman is a great wrath3 and her reproach
 and shame  shall not be hid4    #bf3ab4
 ,the fornication of a woman shall be   
known by the haughtiness of  her eyes   
and by her eyelids4    #bf3ac4 ,on a    
daughter that turneth not away herself1 
set a strict watch3  lest finding an    
opportunity she abuse herself4          
#bf3ad4 ,take heed of the impudence of  
her eyes1 and wonder not if she  slight 
thee4    #bf3ae4 ,she will open her     
mouth as a thirsty traveller to the     
fountain1  and will drink of every water
 near her1 and will sit down by every   
hedge1 and open her quiver against every
 arrow1 until she fail4    #bf3af4 ,the 
grace of a diligent woman shall delight 
her husband1 and  shall fat his bones4  
#bf3ag4 ,her discipline is the gift of  
,god4    #bf3ah4 ,such is a wise and    
silent woman1 and there is nothing so   

much  worth as a well instructed soul4  
#bf3ai4 ,a holy and shamefaced woman is 
grace upon grace4    #bf3bj4 ,and no    
price is worthy of a continent soul4    
#bf3ba4 ,as the sun when it riseth to   
the world in the high places of  ,god1  
so is the beauty of a good wife for the 
ornament of her house4    #bf3bb4 ,as   
the lamp shining upon the holy          
candlestick1 so is the beauty  of the   
face in a ripe age1    #bf3bc4 ,as      
golden pillars upon bases of silver1 so 
are the firm feet  upon the soles of a  
steady woman4    #bf3bd4 ,as everlasting
 foundations upon a solid rock1 so the  
commandments of ,god in the heart of a  
holy woman4    #bf3be4 ,at two things my
 heart is grieved1 and the third        
bringeth anger  upon me4    #bf3bf4 ,a  
man of war fainting through poverty1 and
 a man of sense  despised3    #bf3bg4   
,and he that passeth over from justice  
to sin1 ,god hath prepared  such an one 
for the sword4    #bf3bh4 ,two sorts of 
callings have appeared to me hard and   

dangerous3 a  merchant is hardly free   
from negligence3 and a huckster shall   
not be  justified from the sins of the  
lips4    ,from negligence4444 ,that is1 
from the neglect of the service of ,god3
  because the eager pursuit of the      
mammon of this world1 is apt to make    
men of that calling forget the great    
duties of loving ,god above all  things1
 and their neighbours as                
themselves4--,ibid4 ,a huckster4444 ,or1
 a  retailer of wine4 ,men of that      
profession are both greatly exposed to  
danger of sin themselves1 and are too   
often accessary to the sins of  others4 
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bg    ,dangers
 of sin from several heads3 the fear of 
,god is the best  preservative4 ,he that
 diggeth a pit1 shall fall into it4     
#bg3a4 ,through poverty many have       
sinned3 and he that seeketh to be       
enriched1 turneth away his eye4         
#bg3b4 ,as a stake sticketh fast in the 
midst of the joining of stones1  so also
 in the midst of selling and buying1 sin

 shall stick fast4    #bg3c4 ,sin shall 
be destroyed with the sinner4    #bg3d4 
,unless thou hold thyself diligently in 
the fear of the ,lord1 thy  house shall 
quickly be overthrown4    #bg3e4 ,as    
when one sifteth with a sieve1 the dust 
will remain3 so will  the perplexity of 
a man in his thoughts4    #bg3f4 ,the   
furnace trieth the potter's vessels1 and
 the trial of  affliction just men4     
#bg3g4 ,as the dressing of a tree       
sheweth the fruit thereof1 so a word    
out of the thought of the heart of man4 
#bg3h4 ,praise not a man before he      
speaketh1 for this is the trial of  men4
    #bg3i4 ,if thou followest justice1  
thou shalt obtain her3 and shalt put    
her on as a long robe of honour1 and    
thou shalt dwell with her3 and she      
shall protect thee for ever1 and in the 
day of acknowledgment thou  shalt find a
 strong foundation4    #bg3aj4 ,birds   
resort unto their like3 so truth will   
return to them that  practise her4      
#bg3aa4 ,the lion always lieth in wait  

for prey3 so do sins for them that  work
 iniquities4    #bg3ab4 ,a holy man     
continueth in wisdom as the sun3 but a  
fool is  changed as the moon4    #bg3ac4
 ,in the midst of the unwise keep in the
 word till its time3 but  be continually
 among men that think4    #bg3ad4 ,the  
discourse of sinners is hateful1 and    
their laughter is at  the pleasures of  
sin4    #bg3ae4 ,the speech that        
sweareth much shall make the hair of the
 head  stand upright3 and its           
irreverence shall make one stop his     
ears4    #bg3af4 ,in the quarrels of the
 proud is the shedding of blood3 and    
their  cursing is a grievous hearing4   
#bg3ag4 ,he that discloseth the secret  
of a friend loseth his credit1 and      
shall never find a friend to his mind4  
#bg3ah4 ,love thy neighbour1 and be     
joined to him with fidelity4    #bg3ai4 
,but if thou discover his secrets1      
follow no more after him4    #bg3bj4    
,for as a man that destroyeth his       
friend1 so is he that  destroyeth the   

friendship of his neighbour4    #bg3ba4 
,and as one that letteth a bird go out  
of his hand1 so hast thou  let thy      
neighbour go1 and thou shalt not get him
 again4    #bg3bb4 ,follow after him no 
more1 for he is gone afar off1 he is    
fled1  as a roe escaped out of the snare
 because his soul is wounded4    #bg3bc4
 ,thou canst no more bind him up4 ,and  
of a curse there is  reconciliation3    
,and of a curse there is                
reconciliation4444 ,that is1 it is      
easier to  obtain a reconciliation after
 a curse1 than after disclosing a       
secret4    #bg3bd4 ,but to disclose the 
secrets of a friend1 leaveth no hope to 
an  unhappy soul4    #bg3be4 ,he that   
winketh with the eye forgeth wicked     
things1 and no man  will cast him off3  
#bg3bf4 ,in the sight of thy eyes he    
will sweeten his mouth1 and will  admire
 thy words3 but at the last he will     
writhe his mouth1 and on thy  words he  
will lay a stumblingblock4    #bg3bg4 ,i
 have hated many things but not like    

him1 and the ,lord will  hate him4      
#bg3bh4 ,if one cast a stone on high1 it
 will fall upon his own head3 and  the  
deceitful stroke will wound the         
deceitful4    #bg3bi4 ,he that diggeth a
 pit1 shall fall into it3 and he that   
setteth a  stone for his neighbour1     
shall stumble upon it3 and he that      
layeth a  snare for another1 shall      
perish in it4    #bg3cj4 ,a mischievous 
counsel shall be rolled back upon the   
author1 and  he shall not know from     
whence it cometh to him4    #bg3ca4     
,mockery and reproach are of the proud1 
and vengeance as a lion  shall lie in   
wait for him4    #bg3cb4 ,they shall    
perish in a snare that are delighted    
with the fall of  the just3 and sorrow  
shall consume them before they die4     
#bg3cc4 ,anger and fury are both of them
 abominable1 and the sinful man  shall  
be subject to them4      ,ecclesiasticus
 ,chapter #bh    ,lessons against       
revenge and quarrels4 ,the evils of the 
tongue4    #bh3a4 ,he that seeketh to   

revenge himself1 shall find vengeance   
from the  ,lord1 and he will surely keep
 his sins in remembrance4    #bh3b4     
,forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt  
thee3 and then shall thy  sins be       
forgiven to thee when thou prayest4     
#bh3c4 ,man to man reserveth anger1 and 
doth he seek remedy of ,god8    #bh3d4  
,he hath no mercy on a man like himself1
 and doth he entreat for  his own sins8 
#bh3e4 ,he that is but flesh1 nourisheth
 anger1 and doth he ask  forgiveness of 
,god8 who shall obtain pardon for his   
sins8    #bh3f4 ,remember thy last      
things1 and let enmity cease3    #bh3g4 
,for corruption and death hang over in  
his commandments4    ,in his            
commandments4444 ,supply the sentence   
out of the ,greek thus3  ,remember      
corruption and death1 and abide in the  
commandments4    #bh3h4 ,remember the   
fear of ,god1 and be not angry with thy 
neighbour4    #bh3i4 ,remember the      
covenant of the most ,high1 and overlook
 the  ignorance of thy neighbour4       

#bh3aj4 ,refrain from strife1 and thou  
shalt diminish thy sins4    #bh3aa4 ,for
 a passionate man kindleth strife1 and a
 sinful man will  trouble his friends1  
and bring in debate in the midst of them
 that are  at peace4    #bh3ab4 ,for as 
the wood of the forest is1 so the fire  
burneth1 and as a  man's strength is1 so
 shall his anger be1 and according to   
his riches  he shall increase his anger4
    #bh3ac4 ,a hasty contention kindleth
 a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth    
blood and a tongue that beareth witness 
bringeth death4    #bh3ad4 ,if thou blow
 the spark1 it shall burn as a fire3 and
 if thou  spit upon it1 it shall be     
quenched3 both come out of the mouth4   
#bh3ae4 ,the whisperer and the double   
tongue is accursed3 for he hath         
troubled many that were at peace4       
#bh3af4 ,the tongue of a third person   
hath disquieted many1 and scattered     
them from nation to nation4    #bh3ag4  
,it hath destroyed the strong cities of 
the rich1 and hath  overthrown the      

houses of great men4    #bh3ah4 ,it hath
 cut in pieces the forces of people1 and
 undone strong  nations4    #bh3ai4 ,the
 tongue of a third person hath cast out 
valiant women1 and  deprived them of    
their labours4    #bh3bj4 ,he that      
hearkeneth to it1 shall never have rest1
 neither shall  he have a friend in whom
 he may repose4    #bh3ba4 ,the stroke  
of a whip maketh a blue mark3 but the   
stroke of the  tongue will break the    
bones4    #bh3bb4 ,many have fallen by  
the edge of the sword1 but not so many  
as  have perished by their own tongue4  
#bh3bc4 ,blessed is he that is defended 
from a wicked tongue1 that hath  not    
passed into the wrath thereof1 and that 
hath not drawn the yoke  thereof1 and   
hath not been bound in its bands4       
#bh3bd4 ,for its yoke is a yoke of iron3
 and its bands are bands of  brass4     
#bh3be4 ,the death thereof is a most    
evil death3 and hell is preferable  to  
it4    #bh3bf4 ,its continuance shall   
not be for a long time1 but it shall    

possess the ways of the unjust3 and the 
just shall not be burnt with  its flame4
    #bh3bg4 ,they that forsake ,god     
shall fall into it1 and it shall burn in
  them1 and shall not be quenched1 and  
it shall be sent upon them as a  lion1  
and as a leopard it shall tear them4    
#bh3bh4 ,hedge in thy ears with thorns1 
hear not a wicked tongue1 and  make     
doors and bars to thy mouth4    #bh3bi4 
,melt down thy gold and silver1 and make
 a balance for thy words1  and a just   
bridle for thy mouth3    #bh3cj4 ,and   
take heed lest thou slip with thy       
tongue1 and fall in the  sight of thy   
enemies who lie in wait for thee1 and   
thy fall be  incurable unto death4      
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bi    ,of     
charity in lending money1 and justice in
 repaying4 ,of alms1 and of  being      
surety4    #bi3a4 ,he that sheweth      
mercy1 lendeth to his neighbour3 and he 
that is  stronger in hand1 keepeth the  
commandments4    ,and he that is        
stronger in hand4444 ,that is1 he that  

is hearty and  bountiful in lending to  
his neighbour in his necessity4         
#bi3b4 ,lend to thy neighbour in the    
time of his need1 and pay thou thy      
neighbour again in due time4    #bi3c4  
,keep thy word1 and deal faithfully with
 him3 and thou shalt  always find that  
which is necessary for thee4    #bi3d4  
,many have looked upon a thing lent as a
 thing found1 and have  given trouble to
 them that helped them4    #bi3e4 ,till 
they receive1 they kiss the hands of the
 lender1 and in  promises they humble   
their voice3    #bi3f4 ,but when they   
should repay1 they will ask time1 and   
will return  tedious and murmuring      
words1 and will complain of the time3   
#bi3g4 ,and if he be able to pay1 he    
will stand off1 he will scarce pay  one 
half1 and will count it as if he had    
found it3    #bi3h4 ,but if not1 he will
 defraud him of his money1 and he shall 
get  him for an enemy without cause4    
#bi3i4 ,and he will pay him with        
reproaches and curses1 and instead of   

honour and good turn will repay him     
injuries4    #bi3aj4 ,many have refused 
to lend1 not out of wickedness1 but they
 were  afraid to be defrauded without   
cause4    #bi3aa4 ,but yet towards the  
poor be thou more hearty1 and delay not 
to  shew him mercy4    #bi3ab4 ,help the
 poor because of the commandment3 and   
send him not away  empty handed because 
of his poverty4    #bi3ac4 ,lose thy    
money for thy brother and thy friend3   
and hide it not  under a stone to be    
lost4    #bi3ad4 ,place thy treasure in 
the commandments of the most ,high1 and 
it  shall bring thee more profit than   
gold4    #bi3ae4 ,shut up alms in the   
heart of the poor1 and it shall obtain  
help  for thee against all evil4        
#bi3af4 ,better than the shield of the  
mighty1 and better than the spear3      
#bi3ag4 ,it shall fight for thee against
 thy enemy4    #bi3ah4 ,a good man is   
surety for his neighbour3 and he that   
hath lost  shame1 will leave him to     
himself4    #bi3ai4 ,forget not the     

kindness of thy surety3 for he hath     
given his  life for thee4    #bi3bj4    
,the sinner and the unclean fleeth from 
his surety4    #bi3ba4 ,a sinner        
attributeth to himself the goods of his 
surety3 and he  that is of an unthankful
 mind will leave him that delivered him4
    #bi3bb4 ,a man is surety for his    
neighbour3 and when he hath lost all    
shame1 he shall forsake him4    #bi3bc4 
,evil suretyship hath undone many of    
good estate1 and hath tossed  them as a 
wave of the sea4    #bi3bd4 ,it hath    
made powerful men to go from place to   
place round about1  and they have       
wandered in strange countries4          
#bi3be4 ,a sinner that transgresseth the
 commandment of the ,lord1 shall  fall  
into an evil suretyship3 and he that    
undertaketh many things1  shall fall    
into judgment4    #bi3bf4 ,recover thy  
neighbour according to thy power1 and   
take heed to  thyself that thou fall    
not4    #bi3bg4 ,the chief thing for    
man's life is water and bread1 and      

clothing1  and a house to cover shame4  
#bi3bh4 ,better is the poor man's fare  
under a roof of boards1 than  sumptuous 
cheer abroad in another man's house4    
#bi3bi4 ,be contented with little       
instead of much1 and thou shalt not     
hear the reproach of going abroad4      
#bi3cj4 ,it is a miserable life to go as
 a guest from house to house3 for  where
 a man is a stranger1 he shall not deal 
confidently1 nor open his  mouth4       
#bi3ca4 ,he shall entertain and feed1   
and give drink to the unthankful1  and  
moreover he shall hear bitter words4    
#bi3cb4 ,go1 stranger1 and furnish the  
table1 and give others to eat what  thou
 hast in thy hand4    #bi3cc4 ,give     
place to the honourable presence of my  
friends3 for ,i want  my house1 my      
brother being to be lodged with me4     
#bi3cd4 ,these things are grievous to a 
man of understanding3 the  upbraiding of
 houseroom1 and the reproaching of the  
lender4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter   
#cj    ,of correction of children4      

,health is better than wealth4          
,excessive  grief is hurtful4    #cj3a4 
,he that loveth his son1 frequently     
chastiseth him1 that he may  rejoice in 
his latter end1 and not grope after the 
doors of his  neighbours4    #cj3b4 ,he 
that instructeth his son shall be       
praised in him1 and shall  glory in him 
in the midst of them of his household4  
#cj3c4 ,he that teacheth his son1 maketh
 his enemy jealous1 and in the  midst of
 his friends he shall glory in him4     
#cj3d4 ,his father is dead1 and he is as
 if he were not dead3 for he hath  left 
one behind him that is like himself4    
#cj3e4 ,while he lived he saw and       
rejoiced in him3 and when he died he    
was not sorrowful1 neither was he       
confounded before his enemies4    #cj3f4
 ,for he left behind him a defender of  
his house against his  enemies1 and one 
that will requite kindness to his       
friends4    #cj3g4 ,for the souls of his
 sons he shall bind up his wounds1 and  
at  every cry his bowels shall be       

troubled4    #cj3h4 ,a horse not broken 
becometh stubborn1 and a child left to  
himself  will become headstrong4        
#cj3i4 ,give thy son his way1 and he    
shall make thee afraid3 play with  him1 
and he shall make thee sorrowful4       
#cj3aj4 ,laugh not with him1 lest thou  
have sorrow1 and at the last thy  teeth 
be set on edge4    #cj3aa4 ,give him not
 liberty in his youth1 and wink not at  
his devices4    #cj3ab4 ,bow down his   
neck while he is young1 and beat his    
sides while he  is a child1 lest he grow
 stubborn1 and regard thee not1 and so  
be a  sorrow of heart to thee4          
#cj3ac4 ,instruct thy son1 and labour   
about him1 lest his lewd behaviour  be  
an offence to thee4    #cj3ad4 ,better  
is a poor man who is sound1 and strong  
of constitution1  than a rich man who is
 weak and afflicted with evils4         
#cj3ae4 ,health of the soul in holiness 
of justice1 is better than all  gold and
 silver3 and a sound body1 than immense 
revenues4    #cj3af4 ,there is no riches

 above the riches of the health of the  
body3  and there is no pleasure above   
the joy of the heart4    #cj3ag4 ,better
 is death than a bitter life1 and       
everlasting rest1 than  continual       
sickness4    #cj3ah4 ,good things that  
are hidden in a mouth that is shut1 are 
as  messes of meat set about a grave4   
#cj3ai4 ,what good shall an offering do 
to an idol8 for it can neither  eat1 nor
 smell3    #cj3bj4 ,so is he that is    
persecuted by the ,lord1 bearing the    
reward of  his iniquity3    #cj3ba4 ,he 
seeth with his eyes1 and groaneth1 as an
 eunuch embracing a  virgin1 and        
sighing4    #cj3bb4 ,give not up thy    
soul to sadness1 and afflict not thyself
 in thy  own counsel4    #cj3bc4 ,the   
joyfulness of the heart1 is the life of 
a man1 and a never  failing treasure of 
holiness3 and the joy of a man is length
 of life4    #cj3bd4 ,have pity on thy  
own soul1 pleasing ,god1 and contain    
thyself3  gather up thy heart in his    
holiness3 and drive away sadness far    

from  thee4    #cj3be4 ,for sadness hath
 killed many1 and there is no profit in 
it4    #cj3bf4 ,envy and anger shorten a
 man's days1 and pensiveness will bring 
old age before the time4    #cj3bg4 ,a  
cheerful and good heart is always       
feasting3 for his banquets  are prepared
 with diligence4      ,ecclesiasticus   
,chapter #ca    ,of the desire of       
riches1 and of moderation in eating and 
drinking4    #ca3a4 ,watching for riches
 consumeth the flesh1 and the thought   
thereof  driveth away sleep4    #ca3b4  
,the thinking beforehand turneth away   
the understanding1 and a  grievous      
sickness maketh the soul sober4         
#ca3c4 ,the rich man hath laboured in   
gathering riches together1 and when  he 
resteth he shall be filled with his     
goods4    #ca3d4 ,the poor man hath     
laboured in his low way of life1 and in 
the end  he is still poor4    #ca3e4 ,he
 that loveth gold1 shall not be         
justified3 and he that  followeth after 
corruption1 shall be filled with it4    

#ca3f4 ,many have been brought to fall  
for gold1 and the beauty thereof  hath  
been their ruin4    #ca3g4 ,gold is a   
stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to
 it3 woe to  them that eagerly follow   
after it1 and every fool shall perish by
 it4    #ca3h4 ,blessed is the rich man 
that is found without blemish3 and that 
hath not gone after gold1 nor put his   
trust in money nor in treasures4        
#ca3i4 ,who is he1 and we will praise   
him8 for he hath done wonderful  things 
in his life4    #ca3aj4 ,who hath been  
tried thereby1 and made perfect1 he     
shall have  glory everlasting4 ,he that 
could have transgressed1 and hath not   
transgressed3 and could do evil things1 
and hath not done them3    #ca3aa4      
,therefore are his goods established in 
the ,lord1 and all the  church of the   
saints shall declare his alms4          
#ca3ab4 ,art thou set at a great table8 
be not the first to open thy  mouth upon
 it4    #ca3ac4 ,say not3 ,there are    
many things which are upon it4          

#ca3ad4 ,remember that a wicked eye is  
evil4    #ca3ae4 ,what is created more  
wicked than an eye8 therefore shall it  
weep  over all the face when it shall   
see4    #ca3af4 ,stretch not out thy    
hand first1 lest being disgraced with   
envy  thou be put to confusion4         
#ca3ag4 ,be not hasty in a feast4       
#ca3ah4 ,judge of the disposition of thy
 neighbour by thyself4    #ca3ai4 ,use  
as a frugal man the things that are set 
before thee3 lest if  thou eatest much1 
thou be hated4    #ca3bj4 ,leave off    
first1 for manners' sake3 and exceed    
not1 lest thou  offend4    #ca3ba4 ,and 
if thou sittest among many1 reach not   
thy hand out first of  all1 and be not  
the first to ask for drink4    #ca3bb4  
,how sufficient is a little wine for a  
man well taught1 and in  sleeping thou  
shalt not be uneasy with it1 and thou   
shalt feel no pain4    #ca3bc4          
,watching1 and choler1 and gripes1 are  
with an intemperate man3    #ca3bd4     
,sound and wholesome sleep with a       

moderate man3 he shall sleep  till      
morning1 and his soul shall be delighted
 with him4    #ca3be4 ,and if thou hast 
been forced to eat much1 arise1 go out1 
and  vomit3 and it shall refresh thee1  
and thou shalt not bring sickness  upon 
thy body4    #ca3bf4 ,hear me1 my son1  
and despise me not3 and in the end thou 
shalt  find my words4    #ca3bg4 ,in all
 thy works be quick1 and no infirmity   
shall come to thee4    #ca3bh4 ,the lips
 of many shall bless him that is liberal
 of his bread1  and the testimony of his
 truth is faithful4    #ca3bi4 ,against 
him that is niggardly of his bread1 the 
city will  murmur1 and the testimony of 
his niggardliness is true4    #ca3cj4   
,challenge not them that love wine3 for 
wine hath destroyed very  many4         
#ca3ca4 ,fire trieth hard iron3 so wine 
drunk to excess shall rebuke the  hearts
 of the proud4    #ca3cb4 ,wine taken   
with sobriety is equal life to men3 if  
thou drink it  moderately1 thou shalt be
 sober4    #ca3cc4 ,what is his life1   

who is diminished with wine8    #ca3cd4 
,what taketh away life8 death4          
#ca3ce4 ,wine was created from the      
beginning to make men joyful1 and not   
to make them drunk4    #ca3cf4 ,wine    
drunken with moderation is the joy of   
the soul and the  heart4    #ca3cg4     
,sober drinking is health to soul and   
body4    #ca3ch4 ,wine drunken with     
excess raiseth quarrels1 and wrath1 and 
many  ruins4    #ca3ci4 ,wine drunken   
with excess is bitterness of the soul4  
#ca3dj4 ,the heat of drunkenness is the 
stumblingblock of the fool1  lessening  
strength and causing wounds4    #ca3da4 
,rebuke not thy neighbour in a banquet  
of wine3 and despise him  not in his    
mirth4    #ca3db4 ,speak not to him     
words of reproach3 and press him not in 
demanding again4      ,ecclesiasticus   
,chapter #cb    ,lessons for superiors  
and inferiors4 ,advantages of fearing   
,god1 and  doing nothing without        
counsel4    #cb3a4 ,have they made thee 
ruler8 be not lifted up3 be among them  

as one  of them4    #cb3b4 ,have care of
 them1 and so sit down1 and when thou   
hast acquitted  thyself of all thy      
charge1 take thy place3    #cb3c4 ,that 
thou mayst rejoice for them1 and receive
 a crown as an  ornament of grace1 and  
get the honour of the contribution4     
#cb3d4 ,speak1 thou that art elder3 for 
it becometh thee1    #cb3e4 ,to speak   
the first word with careful knowledge1  
and hinder not  music4    #cb3f4 ,where 
there is no hearing1 pour not out words1
 and be not lifted  up out of season    
with thy wisdom4    #cb3g4 ,a concert of
 music in a banquet of wine is as a     
carbuncle set in  gold4    #cb3h4 ,as a 
signet of an emerald in a work of gold3 
so is the melody of  music with pleasant
 and moderate wine4    #cb3i4 ,hear in  
silence1 and for thy reverence good     
grace shall come to  thee4    #cb3aj4   
,young man1 scarcely speak in thy own   
cause4    #cb3aa4 ,if thou be asked     
twice1 let thy answer be short4         
#cb3ab4 ,in many things be as if thou   

wert ignorant1 and hear in silence  and 
withal seeking4    #cb3ac4 ,in the      
company of great men take not upon thee3
 and when the  ancients are present1    
speak not much4    #cb3ad4 ,before a    
storm goeth lightning3 and before       
shamefacedness goeth  favour3 and for   
thy reverence good grace shall come to  
thee4    #cb3ae4 ,and at the time of    
rising be not slack3 but be first to run
 home  to thy house1 and there withdraw 
thyself1 and there take thy pastime4    
#cb3af4 ,and do what thou hast a mind1  
but not in sin or proud speech4         
#cb3ag4 ,and for all these things bless 
the ,lord1 that made thee1 and  that    
replenisheth thee with all his good     
things4    #cb3ah4 ,he that feareth the 
,lord1 will receive his discipline3 and 
they  that will seek him early1 shall   
find a blessing4    #cb3ai4 ,he that    
seeketh the law1 shall be filled with   
it3 and he that  dealeth deceitfully1   
shall meet with a stumblingblock        
therein4    #cb3bj4 ,they that fear the 

,lord1 shall find just judgment1 and    
shall  kindle justice as a light4       
#cb3ba4 ,a sinful man will flee reproof1
 and will find an excuse  according to  
his will4    #cb3bb4 ,a man of counsel  
will not neglect understanding1 a       
strange and  proud man will not dread   
fear3    #cb3bc4 ,even after he hath    
done with fear without counsel1 he shall
 be  controlled by the things of his own
 seeking4    #cb3bd4 ,my son1 do thou   
nothing without counsel1 and thou shalt 
not  repent when thou hast done4        
#cb3be4 ,go not in the way of ruin1 and 
thou shalt not stumble against  the     
stones3 trust not thyself to a rugged   
way1 lest thou set a  stumblingblock to 
thy soul4    #cb3bf4 ,and beware of thy 
own children1 and take heed of them of  
thy  household4    #cb3bg4 ,in every    
work of thine regard thy soul in faith3 
for this is the  keeping of the         
commandments4    ,in faith4444 ,that is1
 follow sincerely thy soul in her faith 
and  conscience4    #cb3bh4 ,he that    

believeth ,god1 taketh heed to the      
commandments3 and he  that trusteth in  
him1 shall fare never the worse4        
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cc    ,the    
fear of ,god is the best security4      
,times and men are in the hands of      
,god4 ,take care of thyself as long as  
thou livest1 and look to thy  servants4 
#cc3a4 ,no evils shall happen to him    
that feareth the ,lord1 but in          
temptation ,god will keep him and       
deliver him from evils4    #cc3b4 ,a    
wise man hateth not the commandments and
 justices1 and he shall  not be dashed  
in pieces as a ship in a storm4         
#cc3c4 ,a man of understanding is       
faithful to the law of ,god1 and the law
  is faithful to him4    #cc3d4 ,he that
 cleareth up a question1 shall prepare  
what to say1 and so  having prayed he   
shall be heard1 and shall keep          
discipline1 and then he  shall answer4  
#cc3e4 ,the heart of a fool is as a     
wheel of a cart3 and his thoughts are   
like a rolling axletree4    #cc3f4 ,a   

friend that is a mocker1 is like a      
stallion horse3 he neigheth  under every
 one that sitteth upon him4    #cc3g4   
,why doth one day excel another1 and one
 light another1 and one  year another   
year1 when all come of the sun8         
#cc3h4 ,by the knowledge of the ,lord   
they were distinguished1 the sun  being 
made1 and keeping his commandment4      
#cc3i4 ,and he ordered the seasons1 and 
holidays of them1 and in them  they     
celebrated festivals at an hour4        
#cc3aj4 ,some of them ,god made high and
 great days1 and some of them he  put in
 the number of ordinary days4 ,and all  
men are from the ground1  and out of the
 earth1 from whence ,adam was created4  
#cc3aa4 ,with much knowledge the ,lord  
hath divided them and diversified  their
 ways4    #cc3ab4 ,some of them hath he 
blessed1 and exalted3 and some of them  
hath  he sanctified1 and set near       
himself3 and some of them hath he cursed
  and brought low1 and turned them from 
their station4    #cc3ac4 ,as the       

potter's clay is in his hand1 to fashion
 and order it3    #cc3ad4 ,all his ways 
are according to his ordering3 so man is
 in the  hand of him that made him1 and 
he will render to him according to his  
judgment4    #cc3ae4 ,good is set       
against evil1 and life against death3 so
 also is the  sinner against a just man4
 ,and so look upon all the works of the 
most  ,high4 ,two and two1 and one      
against another4    #cc3af4 ,and ,i     
awaked last of all1 and as one that     
gathereth after the  grapegatherers4    
#cc3ag4 ,in the blessing of ,god ,i also
 have hoped3 and as one that  gathereth 
grapes1 have ,i filled the winepress4   
#cc3ah4 ,see that ,i have not laboured  
for myself only1 but for all that  seek 
discipline4    #cc3ai4 ,hear me1 ye     
great men1 and all ye people1 and       
hearken with your  ears1 ye rulers of   
the church4    #cc3bj4 ,give not to son 
or wife1 brother or friend1 power over  
thee  while thou livest2 and give not   
thy estate to another1 lest thou        

repent1 and thou entreat for the same4  
#cc3ba4 ,as long as thou livest1 and    
hast breath in thee1 let no man  change 
thee4    ,change thee4444 ,that is1 so  
as to have this power over thee4        
#cc3bb4 ,for it is better that thy      
children should ask of thee1 than that  
thou look toward the hands of thy       
children4    #cc3bc4 ,in all thy works  
keep the pre-eminence4    ,the          
pre-eminence4444 ,that is1 be master in 
thy own house1 and part not  with thy   
authority4    #cc3bd4 ,let no stain     
sully thy glory4 ,in the time when thou 
shalt end  the days of thy life1 and in 
the time of thy decease1 distribute thy 
inheritance4    #cc3be4 ,fodder1 and a  
wand1 and a burden are for an ass3      
bread1 and  correction1 and work for a  
slave4    #cc3bf4 ,he worketh under     
correction1 and seeketh to rest3 let his
 hands  be idle1 and he seeketh liberty4
    #cc3bg4 ,the yoke and the thong bend
 a stiff neck1 and continual labours    
bow a slave4    #cc3bh4 ,torture and    

fetters are for a malicious slave3 send 
him to work1  that he be not idle3      
#cc3bi4 ,for idleness hath taught much  
evil4    #cc3cj4 ,set him to work3 for  
so it is fit for him4 ,and if he be not 
obedient1 bring him down with fetters1  
but be not excessive towards any  one1  
and do no grievous thing without        
judgment4    #cc3ca4 ,if thou have a    
faithful servant1 let him be to thee as 
thy own  soul3 treat him as a brother3  
because in the blood of thy soul thou   
hast gotten him4    #cc3cb4 ,if thou    
hurt him unjustly1 he will run away3    
#cc3cc4 ,and if he rise up and depart1  
thou knowest not whom to ask1 and  in   
what way to seek him4                   
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cd    ,the    
vanity of dreams4 ,the advantage of     
experience1 and of the fear of  ,god4   
#cd3a4 ,the hopes of a man that is void 
of understanding are vain and           
deceitful3 and dreams lift up fools4    
#cd3b4 ,the man that giveth heed to     
lying visions1 is like to him that      

catcheth at a shadow1 and followeth     
after the wind4    #cd3c4 ,the vision of
 dreams is the resemblance of one thing 
to another3  as when a man's likeness is
 before the face of a man4    #cd3d4    
,what can be made clean by the unclean8 
and what truth can come  from that which
 is false8    #cd3e4 ,deceitful         
divinations and lying omens and the     
dreams of  evildoers1 are vanity3       
#cd3f4 ,and the heart fancieth as that  
of a woman in travail3 except it  be a  
vision sent forth from the most ,high1  
set not thy heart upon them4    #cd3g4  
,for dreams have deceived many1 and they
 have failed that put  their trust in   
them4    #cd3h4 ,the word of the law    
shall be fulfilled without a lie1 and   
wisdom  shall be made plain in the mouth
 of the faithful4    #cd3i4 ,what doth  
he know1 that hath not been tried8 ,a   
man that hath much  experience1 shall   
think of many things3 and he that hath  
learned many  things1 shall shew forth  
understanding4    #cd3aj4 ,he that hath 

no experience1 knoweth little3 and he   
that hath  been experienced in many     
things1 multiplieth prudence4    #cd3aa4
 ,he that hath not been tried1 what     
manner of things doth he know8  he that 
hath been surprised1 shall abound with  
subtlety4    #cd3ab4 ,i have seen many  
things by travelling1 and many customs  
of  things4    #cd3ac4 ,sometimes ,i    
have been in danger of death for these  
things1 and ,i  have been delivered by  
the grace of ,god4    #cd3ad4 ,the      
spirit of those that fear ,god1 is      
sought after1 and by his  regard shall  
be blessed4    #cd3ae4 ,for their hope  
is on him that saveth them1 and the eyes
 of ,god  are upon them that love him4  
#cd3af4 ,he that feareth the ,lord shall
 tremble at nothing1 and shall not  be  
afraid3 for he is his hope4    #cd3ag4  
,the soul of him that feareth the ,lord 
is blessed4    #cd3ah4 ,to whom doth he 
look1 and who is his strength8          
#cd3ai4 ,the eyes of the ,lord are upon 
them that fear him1 he is their         

powerful protector1 and strong stay1 a  
defence from the heat1 and a  cover from
 the sun at noon1    #cd3bj4 ,a         
preservation from stumbling1 and a help 
from falling3 he  raiseth up the soul1  
and enlighteneth the eyes1 and giveth   
health1 and  life1 and blessing4        
#cd3ba4 ,the offering of him that       
sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully       
gotten1 is stained1 and the mockeries of
 the unjust are not acceptable4         
#cd3bb4 ,the ,lord is only for them that
 wait upon him in the way of truth  and 
justice4    #cd3bc4 ,the most ,high     
approveth not the gifts of the wicked3  
neither  hath he respect to the         
oblations of the unjust1 nor will he be 
pacified  for sins by the multitude of  
their sacrifices4    #cd3bd4 ,he that   
offereth sacrifice of the goods of the  
poor1 is as one  that sacrificeth the   
son in the presence of his father4      
#cd3be4 ,the bread of the needy1 is the 
life of the poor3 he that  defraudeth   
them thereof1 is a man of blood4        

#cd3bf4 ,he that taketh away the bread  
gotten by sweat1 is like him that       
killeth his neighbour4    #cd3bg4 ,he   
that sheddeth blood1 and he that        
defraudeth the laborer of  his hire1 are
 brothers4    #cd3bh4 ,when one buildeth
 up1 and another pulleth down3 what     
profit have  they but the labour8       
#cd3bi4 ,when one prayeth1 and another  
curseth3 whose voice will ,god  hear8   
#cd3cj4 ,he that washeth himself after  
touching the dead1 if he toucheth  him  
again1 what doth his washing avail8     
#cd3ca4 ,so a man that fasteth for his  
sins1 and doth the same again1  what    
doth his humbling himself profit him8   
who will hear his prayer8               
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ce    ,what   
sacrifices are pleasing to ,god4        
#ce3a4 ,he that keepeth the law1        
multiplieth offerings4    #ce3b4 ,it is 
a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to   
the commandments1 and  to depart from   
all iniquity4    #ce3c4 ,and to depart  
from injustice1 is to offer a           

propitiatory  sacrifice for injustices1 
and a begging of pardon for sins4       
#ce3d4 ,he shall return thanks1 that    
offereth fine flour3 and he that  doth  
mercy1 offereth sacrifice4    #ce3e4 ,to
 depart from iniquity is that which     
pleaseth the ,lord1 and to  depart from 
injustice1 is an entreaty for sins4     
#ce3f4 ,thou shalt not appear empty in  
the sight of the ,lord4    #ce3g4 ,for  
all these things are to be done because 
of the commandment of  ,god4    #ce3h4  
,the oblation of the just maketh the    
altar fat1 and is an odour of  sweetness
 in the sight of the most ,high4        
#ce3i4 ,the sacrifice of the just is    
acceptable1 and the ,lord will not      
forget the memorial thereof4    #ce3aj4 
,give glory to ,god with a good heart3  
and diminish not the  firstfruits of thy
 hands4    #ce3aa4 ,in every gift shew a
 cheerful countenance1 and sanctify thy 
tithes with joy4    #ce3ab4 ,give to the
 most ,high according to what he hath   
given to thee1  and with a good eye do  

according to the ability of thy hands3  
#ce3ac4 ,for the ,lord maketh           
recompense1 and will give thee seven    
times  as much4    #ce3ad4 ,do not offer
 wicked gifts1 for such he will not     
receive4    #ce3ae4 ,and look not upon  
an unjust sacrifice1 for the ,lord is   
judge1  and there is not with him       
respect of person4    #ce3af4 ,the ,lord
 will not accept any person against a   
poor man1 and he  will hear the prayer  
of him that is wronged4    #ce3ag4 ,he  
will not despise the prayers of the     
fatherless3 nor the  widow1 when she    
poureth out her complaint4    #ce3ah4   
,do not the widow's tears run down the  
cheek1 and her cry against  him that    
causeth them to fall8    #ce3ai4 ,for   
from the cheek they go up even to       
heaven1 and the ,lord that  heareth will
 not be delighted with them4    #ce3bj4 
,he that adoreth ,god with joy1 shall be
 accepted1 and his prayer  shall        
approach even to the clouds4    #ce3ba4 
,the prayer of him that humbleth        

himself1 shall pierce the  clouds3 and  
till it come nigh he will not be        
comforted3 and he will not  depart till 
the most ,high behold4    #ce3bb4 ,and  
the ,lord will not be slack1 but will   
judge for the just1 and  will do        
judgment3 and the ,almighty will not    
have patience with them1  that he may   
crush their back3    #ce3bc4 ,and he    
will repay vengeance to the ,gentiles1  
till he have taken  away the multitude  
of the proud1 and broken the sceptres of
 the unjust1    #ce3bd4 ,till he have   
rendered to men according to their      
deeds3 and  according to the works of   
,adam1 and according to his presumption1
    #ce3be4 ,till he have judged the    
cause of his people1 and he shall       
delight the just with his mercy4        
#ce3bf4 ,the mercy of ,god is beautiful 
in the time of affliction1 as a  cloud  
of rain in the time of drought4         
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cf    ,a      
prayer for the church of ,god4 ,of a    
good heart1 and a good wife4    #cf3a4  

,have mercy upon us1 ,o ,god of all1 and
 behold us1 and shew us the  light of   
thy mercies3    #cf3b4 ,and send thy    
fear upon the nations1 that have not    
sought after  thee3 that they may know  
that there is no ,god beside thee1 and  
that  they may shew forth thy wonders4  
#cf3c4 ,lift up thy hand over the       
strange nations1 that they may see thy  
power4    #cf3d4 ,for as thou hast been 
sanctified in us in their sight1 so thou
  shalt be magnified among them in our  
presence1    #cf3e4 ,that they may know 
thee1 as we also have known thee1 that  
there  is no ,god beside thee1 ,o ,lord4
    #cf3f4 ,renew thy signs1 and work   
new miracles4    #cf3g4 ,glorify thy    
hand1 and thy right arm4    #cf3h4      
,raise up indignation1 and pour out     
wrath4    #cf3i4 ,take away the         
adversary1 and crush the enemy4         
#cf3aj4 ,hasten the time1 and remember  
the end1 that they may declare thy      
wonderful works4    #cf3aa4 ,let him    
that escapeth be consumed by the rage of

 the fire3 and  let them perish that    
oppress thy people4    #cf3ab4 ,crush   
the head of the princes of the enemies  
that say3 ,there is  no other beside us4
    #cf3ac4 ,gather together all the    
tribes of ,jacob3 that they may know    
that  there no ,god besides thee1 and   
may declare thy great works3 and thou   
shalt inherit them as from the          
beginning4    #cf3ad4 ,have mercy on thy
 people1 upon whom thy name is invoked3 
and  upon ,israel1 whom thou hast raised
 up to be thy firstborn4    #cf3ae4     
,have mercy on ,jerusalem1 the city     
which thou hast sanctified1  the city of
 thy rest4    #cf3af4 ,fill ,sion with  
thy unspeakable words1 and thy people   
with thy  glory4    #cf3ag4 ,give       
testimony to them that are thy creatures
 from the  beginning1 and raise up the  
prophecies which the former prophets    
spoke  in thy name4    #cf3ah4 ,reward  
them that patiently wait for thee1 that 
thy prophets may  be found faithful3 and
 hear the prayers of thy servants1      

#cf3ai4 ,according to the blessing of   
,aaron over thy people1 and direct  us  
into the way of justice1 and let all    
know that dwell upon the earth1  that   
thou art ,god the beholder of all ages4 
#cf3bj4 ,the belly will devour all meat1
 yet one is better than another4        
#cf3ba4 ,the palate tasteth venison and 
the wise heart false speeches4          
#cf3bb4 ,a perverse heart will cause    
grief1 and a man of experience will     
resist it4    #cf3bc4 ,a woman will     
receive every man3 yet one daughter is  
better than  another4    ,a woman will  
receive every man4444 ,that is1 any man 
that her parents  propose to her to     
marry1 though she does not like him1 but
 marries in  obedience to her parents1  
who make the choice for her4    #cf3bd4 
,the beauty of a woman cheereth the     
countenance of her husband1  and a man  
desireth nothing more4    #cf3be4 ,if   
she have a tongue that can cure1 and    
likewise mitigate and  shew mercy3 her  
husband is not like other men4          

#cf3bf4 ,he that possesseth a good wife1
 beginneth a possession3 she is a  help 
like to himself1 and a pillar of rest4  
#cf3bg4 ,where there is no hedge1 the   
possession shall be spoiled3 and  where 
there is no wife1 he mourneth that is in
 want4    #cf3bh4 ,who will trust him   
that hath no rest1 and that lodgeth     
wheresoever the night taketh him1 as a  
robber well appointed1 that  skippeth   
from city to city4      ,ecclesiasticus 
,chapter #cg    ,of the choice of       
friends and counsellors4    #cg3a4      
,every friend will say3 ,i also am his  
friend3 but there is a  friend1 that is 
only a friend in name4 ,is not this a   
grief even to  death8    #cg3b4 ,but a  
companion and a friend shall be turned  
to an enemy4    #cg3c4 ,o wicked        
presumption1 whence camest thou to cover
 the earth with  thy malice1 and        
deceitfulness8    #cg3d4 ,there is a    
companion who rejoiceth with his friend 
in his joys1  but in the time of        
trouble1 he will be against him4        

#cg3e4 ,there is a companion who        
condoleth with his friend for his       
belly's sake1 and he will take up a     
shield against the enemy4    #cg3f4     
,forget not thy friend in thy mind1 and 
be not unmindful of him in  thy riches4 
#cg3g4 ,consult not with him that layeth
 a snare for thee1 and hide thy  counsel
 from them that envy thee4    #cg3h4    
,every counsellor giveth out counsel1   
but there is one that is a  counsellor  
for himself4    #cg3i4 ,beware of a     
counsellor4 ,and know before what need  
he hath3 for he  will devise to his own 
mind3    #cg3aj4 ,lest he thrust a stake
 into the ground1 and say to thee3      
#cg3aa4 ,thy way is good2 and then stand
 on the other side to see what  shall   
befall thee4    #cg3ab4 ,treat not with 
a man without religion concerning       
holiness1 nor  with an unjust man       
concerning justice1 nor with a woman    
touching her of  whom she is jealous1   
nor with a coward concerning war1 nor   
with a  merchant about traffic1 nor with

 a buyer of selling1 nor with an        
envious man of giving thanks1    #cg3ac4
 ,nor with the ungodly of piety1 nor    
with the dishonest of  honesty1 nor with
 the field laborer of every work1       
#cg3ad4 ,nor with him that worketh by   
the year of the finishing of the  year1 
nor with an idle servant of much        
business3 give no heed to these  in any 
matter of counsel4    #cg3ae4 ,but be   
continually with a holy man1 whomsoever 
thou shalt know  to observe the fear of 
,god1    #cg3af4 ,whose soul is         
according to thy own soul3 and who1 when
 thou  shalt stumble in the dark1 will  
be sorry for thee4    #cg3ag4 ,and      
establish within thyself a heart of good
 counsel3 for there  is no other thing  
of more worth to thee than it4          
#cg3ah4 ,the soul of a holy man         
discovereth sometimes true things1 more 
than seven watchmen that sit in a high  
place to watch4    #cg3ai4 ,but above   
all these things pray to the most ,high1
 that he may  direct thy way in truth4  

#cg3bj4 ,in all thy works let the true  
word go before thee1 and steady  counsel
 before every action4    #cg3ba4 ,a     
wicked word shall change the heart3 out 
of which four manner  of things arise1  
good and evil1 life and death3 and the  
tongue is  continually the ruler of     
them4 ,there is a man that is subtle and
 a  teacher of many1 and yet is         
unprofitable to his own soul4    #cg3bb4
 ,a skilful man hath taught many1 and is
 sweet to his own soul4    #cg3bc4 ,he  
that speaketh sophistically1 is hateful3
 he shall be  destitute of every thing4 
#cg3bd4 ,grace is not given him from the
 ,lord3 for he is deprived of all       
wisdom4    #cg3be4 ,there is a wise man 
that is wise to his own soul3 and the   
fruit  of his understanding is          
commendable4    #cg3bf4 ,a wise man     
instructeth his own people1 and the     
fruits of his  understanding are        
faithful4    #cg3bg4 ,a wise man shall  
be filled with blessings1 and they that 
see  shall praise him4    #cg3bh4 ,the  

life of a man is in the number of his   
days3 but the days of  ,israel are      
innumerable4    #cg3bi4 ,a wise man     
shall inherit honour among his people1  
and his name  shall live for ever4      
#cg3cj4 ,my son1 prove thy soul in thy  
life3 and if it be wicked1 give it  no  
power3    #cg3ca4 ,for all things are   
not expedient for all1 and every kind   
pleaseth not every soul4    #cg3cb4 ,be 
not greedy in any feasting1 and pour not
 out thyself upon any  meat3    #cg3cc4 
,for in many meats there will be        
sickness1 and greediness will  turn to  
choler4    #cg3cd4 ,by surfeiting many  
have perished1 but he that is temperate1
  shall prolong life4                   
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ch    ,of     
physicians and medicines3 what is to be 
done in sickness1 and how we  are to    
mourn for the dead4 ,of the employments 
of labourers and  artificers4    #ch3a4 
,honour the physician for the need thou 
hast of him3 for the most  ,high hath   
created him4    #ch3b4 ,for all healing 

is from ,god1 and he shall receive gifts
 of the  king4    #ch3c4 ,the skill of  
the physician shall lift up his head1   
and in the  sight of great men he shall 
be praised4    #ch3d4 ,the most ,high   
hath created medicines out of the earth1
 and a wise  man will not abhor them4   
#ch3e4 ,was not bitter water made sweet 
with wood8    #ch3f4 ,the virtue of     
these things is come to the knowledge of
 men1 and  the most ,high hath given    
knowledge to men1 that he may be        
honoured in  his wonders4    #ch3g4 ,by 
these he shall cure and shall allay     
their pains1 and of these  the          
apothecary shall make sweet confections1
 and shall make up  ointments of health1
 and of his works there shall be no end4
    #ch3h4 ,for the peace of ,god is    
over all the face of the earth4         
#ch3i4 ,my son1 in thy sickness neglect 
not thyself1 but pray to the  ,lord1 and
 he shall heal thee4    #ch3aj4 ,turn   
away from sin and order thy hands       
aright1 and cleanse thy  heart from all 

offence4    #ch3aa4 ,give a sweet       
savour1 and a memorial of fine flour1   
and make a  fat offering1 and then give 
place to the physician4    #ch3ab4 ,for 
the ,lord created him3 and let him not  
depart from thee1 for  his works are    
necessary4    #ch3ac4 ,for there is a   
time when thou must fall into their     
hands3    #ch3ad4 ,and they shall       
beseech the ,lord1 that he would prosper
 what they  give for ease and remedy1   
for their conversation4    #ch3ae4 ,he  
that sinneth in the sight of his ,maker1
 shall fall into the  hands of the      
physician4    #ch3af4 ,my son1 shed     
tears over the dead1 and begin to lament
 as if thou  hadst suffered some great  
harm1 and according to judgment cover   
his  body1 and neglect not his burial4  
#ch3ag4 ,and for fear of being ill      
spoken of weep bitterly for a day1 and  
then comfort thyself in thy sadness4    
#ch3ah4 ,and make mourning for him      
according to his merit for a day1 or    
two1 for fear of detraction4    #ch3ai4 

,for of sadness cometh death1 and it    
overwhelmeth the strength1  and the     
sorrow of the heart boweth down the     
neck4    #ch3bj4 ,in withdrawing aside  
sorrow remaineth3 and the substance of  
the  poor is according to his heart4    
#ch3ba4 ,give not up thy heart to       
sadness1 but drive it from thee3 and    
remember the latter end4    #ch3bb4     
,forget it not3 for there is no         
returning1 and thou shalt do him  no    
good1 and shalt hurt thyself4    #ch3bc4
 ,remember my judgment3 for thine also  
shall be so3 yesterday for  me1 and to  
day for thee4    #ch3bd4 ,when the dead 
is at rest1 let his remembrance rest1   
and comfort  him in the departing of his
 spirit4    #ch3be4 ,the wisdom of a    
scribe cometh by his time of leisure3   
and he  that is less in action1 shall   
receive wisdom4    ,a scribe4444 ,that  
is1 a doctor of the law1 or1 a learned  
man4    #ch3bf4 ,with what wisdom shall 
he be furnished that holdeth the plough1
  and that glorieth in the goad1 that   

driveth the oxen therewith1 and is      
occupied in their labours1 and his whole
 talk is about the offspring of  bulls8 
#ch3bg4 ,he shall give his mind to turn 
up furrows1 and his care is to  give the
 kine fodder4    #ch3bh4 ,so every      
craftsman and workmaster that laboureth 
night and day1  he who maketh graven    
seals1 and by his continual diligence   
varieth the  figure3 he shall give his  
mind to the resemblance of the picture1 
and  by his watching shall finish the   
work4    #ch3bi4 ,so doth the smith     
sitting by the anvil and considering the
 iron  work4 ,the vapour of the fire    
wasteth his flesh1 and he fighteth with 
the heat of the furnace4    #ch3cj4 ,the
 noise of the hammer is always in his   
ears1 and his eye is  upon the pattern  
of the vessel he maketh4    #ch3ca4 ,he 
setteth his mind to finish his work1 and
 his watching to  polish them to        
perfection4    #ch3cb4 ,so doth the     
potter sitting at his work1 turning the 
wheel about  with his feet1 who is      

always carefully set to his work1 and   
maketh all  his work by number3         
#ch3cc4 ,he fashioneth the clay with his
 arm1 and boweth down his  strength     
before his feet3    #ch3cd4 ,he shall   
give his mind to finish the glazing1 and
 his watching  to make clean the        
furnace4    #ch3ce4 ,all these trust to 
their hands1 and every one is wise in   
his own  art4    #ch3cf4 ,without these 
a city is not built4    #ch3cg4 ,and    
they shall not dwell1 nor walk about    
therein1 and they shall  not go up into 
the assembly4    #ch3ch4 ,upon the      
judges' seat they shall not sit1 and the
 ordinance of  judgment they shall not  
understand1 neither shall they declare  
discipline and judgment1 and they shall 
not be found where parables are  spoken3
    #ch3ci4 ,but they shall strengthen  
the state of the world1 and their       
prayer shall be in the work of their    
craft1 applying their soul1 and         
searching in the law of the most ,high4 
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ci    ,the    

exercises of the wise man4 ,the ,lord is
 to be glorified for his  works4        
#ci3a4 ,the wise man will seek out the  
wisdom of all the ancients1 and  will be
 occupied in the prophets4    #ci3b4 ,he
 will keep the sayings of renowned men1 
and will enter withal  into the         
subtilties of parables4    #ci3c4 ,he   
will search out the hidden meanings of  
proverbs1 and will be  conversant in the
 secrets of parables4    #ci3d4 ,he     
shall serve among great men1 and appear 
before the governor4    #ci3e4 ,he shall
 pass into strange countries3 for he    
shall try good and  evil among men4     
#ci3f4 ,he will give his heart to resort
 early to the ,lord that made him1  and 
he will pray in the sight of the most   
,high4    #ci3g4 ,he will open his mouth
 in prayer1 and will make supplication  
for  his sins4    #ci3h4 ,for if it     
shall please the great ,lord1 he will   
fill him with the  spirit of            
understanding3    #ci3i4 ,and he will   
pour forth the words of his wisdom as   

showers1 and in  his prayer he will     
confess to the ,lord4    #ci3aj4 ,and he
 shall direct his counsel1 and his      
knowledge1 and in his  secrets shall he 
meditate4    #ci3aa4 ,he shall shew     
forth the discipline he hath learned1   
and shall  glory in the law of the      
covenant of the ,lord4    #ci3ab4 ,many 
shall praise his wisdom1 and it shall   
never be forgotten4    #ci3ac4 ,the     
memory of him shall not depart away1 and
 his name shall be  in request from     
generation to generation4    #ci3ad4    
,nations shall declare his wisdom1 and  
the church shall shew  forth his praise4
    #ci3ae4 ,if he continue1 he shall   
leave a name above a thousand3 and if   
he rest1 it shall be to his advantage4  
#ci3af4 ,i will yet meditate that ,i may
 declare3 for ,i am filled as with  a   
holy transport4    #ci3ag4 ,by a voice  
he saith3 ,hear me1 ye divine offspring1
 and bud forth  as the rose planted by  
the brooks of waters4    ,ye divine     
offspring4444 ,he speaks to the children

 of ,israel1 the people  of ,god3 whom  
he exhorts to bud forth and flourish    
with virtue4    #ci3ah4 ,give ye a sweet
 odour as frankincense4    #ci3ai4 ,send
 forth flowers1 as the lily1 and yield a
 smell1 and bring  forth leaves in      
grace1 and praise with canticles1 and   
bless the ,lord in  his works4          
#ci3bj4 ,magnify his name1 and give     
glory to him with the voice of your     
lips1 and with the canticles of your    
mouths1 and with harps1 and in  praising
 him1 you shall say in this manner3     
#ci3ba4 ,all the works of the ,lord are 
exceeding good4    #ci3bb4 ,at his word 
the waters stood as a heap3 and at the  
words of his  mouth the receptacles of  
waters3    #ci3bc4 ,for at his          
commandment favour is shewn1 and there  
is no  diminishing of his salvation4    
#ci3bd4 ,the works of all flesh are     
before him1 and there is nothing hid    
from his eyes4    #ci3be4 ,he seeth from
 eternity to eternity1 and there is     
nothing  wonderful before him4          

#ci3bf4 ,there is no saying3 ,what is   
this1 or what is that8 for all  things  
shall be sought in their time4          
#ci3bg4 ,his blessing hath overflowed   
like a river4    #ci3bh4 ,and as a flood
 hath watered the earth2 so shall his   
wrath  inherit the nations1 that have   
not sought after him4    #ci3bi4 ,even  
as he turned the waters into a dry land1
 and the earth was  made dry3 and his   
ways were made plain for their journey3 
so to sinners  they are stumblingblocks 
in his wrath4    #ci3cj4 ,good things   
were created for the good from the      
beginning1 so for  the wicked1 good and 
evil things4    #ci3ca4 ,the principal  
things necessary for the life of men1   
are water1  fire1 and iron1 salt1 milk1 
and bread of flour1 and honey1 and the  
cluster of the grape1 and oil1 and      
clothing4    #ci3cb4 ,all these things  
shall be for good to the holy1 so to the
  sinners and the ungodly they shall be 
turned into evil4    #ci3cc4 ,there are 
spirits that are created for vengeance1 

and in their  fury they lay on grievous 
torments4    #ci3cd4 ,in the time of    
destruction they shall pour out their   
force3 and  they shall appease the wrath
 of him that made them4    #ci3ce4      
,fire1 hail1 famine1 and death1 all     
these were created for  vengeance4      
#ci3cf4 ,the teeth of beasts1 and       
scorpions1 and serpents1 and the sword  
taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto  
destruction4    #ci3cg4 ,in his         
commandments they shall feast1 and they 
shall be ready  upon earth when need is1
 and when their time is come they shall 
not  transgress his word4    #ci3ch4    
,therefore from the beginning ,i was    
resolved1 and ,i have  meditated1 and   
thought on these things and left them in
 writing1    #ci3ci4 ,all the works of  
the ,lord are good1 and he will furnish 
every  work in due time4    #ci3dj4 ,it 
is not to be said3 ,this is worse than  
that3 for all shall be  well approved in
 their time4    #ci3da4 ,now therefore  
with the whole heart and mouth praise ye

 him1 and  bless the name of the ,lord4 
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dj    ,the    
miseries of the life of man are relieved
 by the grace of ,god and  his fear4    
#dj3a4 ,great labour is created for all 
men1 and a heavy yoke is upon the       
children of ,adam from the day of their 
coming out of their mother's  womb1     
until the day of their burial into the  
mother of all4    #dj3b4 ,their         
thoughts1 and fears of the heart1 their 
imagination of  things to come1 and the 
day of their end3    #dj3c4 ,from him   
that sitteth on a glorious throne1 unto 
him that is  humbled in earth and ashes3
    #dj3d4 ,from him that weareth       
purple1 and beareth the crown1 even to  
him  that is covered with rough linen3  
wrath1 envy1 trouble1 unquietness1  and 
the fear of death1 continual anger1 and 
strife1    #dj3e4 ,and in the time of   
rest upon his bed1 the sleep of the     
night  changeth his knowledge4    #dj3f4
 ,a little and as nothing is his rest1  
and afterward in sleep1 as  in the day  

of keeping watch4    #dj3g4 ,he is      
troubled in the vision of his heart1 as 
if he had escaped  in the day of battle4
 ,in the time of his safety he rose up1 
and  wondereth that there is no fear4   
#dj3h4 ,such things happen to all flesh1
 from man even to beast1 and upon       
sinners are sevenfold more4    #dj3i4   
,moreover1 death1 and bloodshed1 strife1
 and sword1 oppressions1  famine1 and   
affliction1 and scourges3    #dj3aj4    
,all these things are created for the   
wicked1 and for their sakes  came the   
flood4    #dj3aa4 ,all things that are  
of the earth1 shall return to the earth 
again1 and all waters shall return to   
the sea4    #dj3ab4 ,all bribery1 and   
injustice shall be blotted out1 and     
fidelity  shall stand for ever4         
#dj3ac4 ,the riches of the unjust shall 
be dried up like a river1 and  shall    
pass away with a noise like a great     
thunder in rain4    #dj3ad4 ,while he   
openeth his hands he shall rejoice3 but 
transgressors  shall pine away in the   

end4    #dj3ae4 ,the offspring of the   
ungodly shall not bring forth many      
branches1 and make a noise as unclean   
roots upon the top of a rock4    #dj3af4
 ,the weed growing over every water1 and
 at the bank of the river1  shall be    
pulled up before all grass4    #dj3ag4  
,grace is like a paradise in blessings1 
and mercy remaineth for  ever4          
#dj3ah4 ,the life of a laborer that is  
content with what he hath1 shall  be    
sweet1 and in it thou shalt find a      
treasure4    #dj3ai4 ,children1 and the 
building of a city shall establish a    
name1 but  a blameless wife shall be    
counted above them both4    #dj3bj4     
,wine and music rejoice the heart1 but  
the love of wisdom is  above them both4 
#dj3ba4 ,the flute and the psaltery make
 a sweet melody1 but a pleasant  tongue 
is above them both4    #dj3bb4 ,thy eye 
desireth favour and beauty1 but more    
than these green  sown fields4          
#dj3bc4 ,a friend and companion meeting 
together in season1 but above  them both

 is a wife with her husband4    #dj3bd4 
,brethren are a help in the time of     
trouble1 but mercy shall  deliver more  
than they4    #dj3be4 ,gold and silver  
make the feet stand sure3 but wise      
counsel is  above them both4    #dj3bf4 
,riches and strength lift up the heart3 
but above these is the  fear of the     
,lord4    #dj3bg4 ,there is no want in  
the fear of the ,lord1 and it needeth   
not to  seek for help4    #dj3bh4 ,the  
fear of the ,lord is like a paradise of 
blessing1 and they  have covered it     
above all glory4    #dj3bi4 ,my son1 in 
thy lifetime be not indigent3 for it is 
better to die  than to want4    #dj3cj4 
,the life of him that looketh toward    
another man's table is not  to be       
counted a life3 for he feedeth his soul 
with another man's meat4    #dj3ca4 ,but
 a man1 well instructed and taught1 will
 look to himself4    #dj3cb4 ,begging   
will be sweet in the mouth of the       
unwise1 but in his  belly there shall   
burn a fire4      ,ecclesiasticus       

,chapter #da    ,of the remembrance of  
death3 of an evil and of a good name3 of
 what  things we ought to be ashamed4   
#da3a4 ,o death1 how bitter is the      
remembrance of thee to a man that hath  
peace in his possessions6    #da3b4 ,to 
a man that is at rest1 and whose ways   
are prosperous in all  things1 and that 
is yet able to take meat6    #da3c4 ,o  
death thy sentence is welcome to the man
 that is in need1 and  to him whose     
strength faileth3    #da3d4 ,who is in a
 decrepit age1 and that is in care about
 all things1  and to the distrustful    
that loseth patience6    #da3e4 ,fear   
not the sentence of death4 ,remember    
what things have been  before thee1 and 
what shall come after thee3 this        
sentence is from the  ,lord upon all    
flesh4    #da3f4 ,and what shall come   
upon thee by the good pleasure of the   
most  ,high8 whether ten1 or a hundred1 
or a thousand years4    #da3g4 ,for     
among the dead there is no accusing of  
life4    #da3h4 ,the children of sinners

 become children of abominations1 and   
they  that converse near the houses of  
the ungodly4    #da3i4 ,the inheritance 
of the children of sinners shall perish1
 and with  their posterity shall be a   
perpetual reproach4    #da3aj4 ,the     
children will complain of an ungodly    
father1 because for his  sake they are  
in reproach4    #da3aa4 ,woe to you1    
ungodly men1 who have forsaken the law  
of the most  high ,lord4    #da3ab4 ,and
 if you be born1 you shall be born in   
malediction3 and if you  die1 in        
malediction shall be your portion4      
#da3ac4 ,all things that are of the     
earth1 shall return into the earth3  so 
the ungodly shall from malediction to   
destruction4    #da3ad4 ,the mourning of
 men is about their body1 but the name  
of the  ungodly shall be blotted out4   
#da3ae4 ,take care of a good name3 for  
this shall continue with thee1  more    
than a thousand treasures precious and  
great4    #da3af4 ,a good life hath its 
number of days3 but a good name shall   

continue for ever4    #da3ag4 ,my       
children1 keep discipline in peace3 for 
wisdom that is hid1  and a treasure that
 is not seen1 what profit is there in   
them both8    #da3ah4 ,better is the man
 that hideth his folly1 than the man    
that  hideth his wisdom4    #da3ai4     
,wherefore have a shame of these things 
,i am now going to speak  of4    ,have a
 shame1 etc4444 ,that is to say1 be     
ashamed of doing any of these  things1  
which ,i am now going to mention2 for   
though sometimes  shamefacedness is not 
to be indulged3 yet it is often good and
  necessary3 as in the following cases4 
#da3bj4 ,for it is not good to keep all 
shamefacedness3 and all things do  not  
please all men in opinion4    #da3ba4   
,be ashamed of fornication before father
 and mother3 and of a lie  before a     
governor and a man in power3    #da3bb4 
,of an offence before a prince1 and a   
judge3 of iniquity before a             
congregation and a people3    #da3bc4   
,of injustice before a companion and    

friend3 and in regard to the  place     
where thou dwellest1    #da3bd4 ,of     
theft1 and of the truth of ,god1 and the
 covenant3 of leaning  with thy elbow   
over meat1 and of deceit in giving and  
taking3    #da3be4 ,of silence before   
them that salute thee3 of looking upon a
  harlot3 and of turning away thy face  
from thy kinsman4    #da3bf4 ,turn not  
away thy face from thy neighbour1 and of
 taking away a  portion and not         
restoring4    #da3bg4 ,gaze not upon    
another man's wife1 and be not          
inquisitive after  his handmaid1 and    
approach not her bed4    #da3bh4 ,be    
ashamed of upbraiding speeches before   
friends3 and after thou  hast given1    
upbraid not4      ,ecclesiasticus       
,chapter #db    ,of what things we ought
 not to be ashamed4 ,cautions with      
regard to  women4 ,the works and        
greatness of ,god4    #db3a4 ,repeat not
 the word which thou hast heard1 and    
disclose not the  thing that is secret2 
so shalt thou be truly without          

confusion1 and  shalt find favour before
 all men3 be not ashamed of any of these
  things1 and accept no person to sin   
thereby3    #db3b4 ,of the law of the   
most ,high1 and of his covenant1 and of 
judgment  to justify the ungodly3       
#db3c4 ,of the affair of companions and 
travellers1 and of the gift of  the     
inheritance of friends3    #db3d4 ,of   
exactness of balance and weights1 of    
getting much or little3    #db3e4 ,of   
the corruption of buying1 and of        
merchants1 and of much  correction of   
children1 and to make the side of a     
wicked slave to  bleed4    #db3f4 ,sure 
keeping is good over a wicked wife4     
#db3g4 ,where there are many hands1 shut
 up1 and deliver all things in  number1 
and weight3 and put all in writing that 
thou givest out or  receivest in4       
#db3h4 ,be not ashamed to inform the    
unwise and foolish1 and the aged1  that 
are judged by young men3 and thou shalt 
be well instructed in all  things1 and  
well approved in the sight of all men   

living4    #db3i4 ,the father waketh for
 the daughter when no man knoweth1 and  
the  care for her taketh away his sleep1
 when she is young1 lest she pass  away 
the flower of her age1 and when she is  
married1 lest she should be  hateful3   
#db3aj4 ,in her virginity1 lest she     
should be corrupted1 and be found  with 
child in her father's house3 and having 
a husband1 lest she should  misbehave   
herself1 or at the least become barren4 
#db3aa4 ,keep a sure watch over a       
shameless daughter3 lest at anytime she 
make thee become a laughingstock to thy 
enemies1 and a byword in the  city1 and 
a reproach among the people1 and she    
make thee ashamed before  all the       
multitude4    #db3ab4 ,behold not       
everybody's beauty3 and tarry not among 
women4    #db3ac4 ,for from garments    
cometh a moth1 and from a woman the     
iniquity  of a man4    #db3ad4 ,for     
better is the iniquity of a man1 than a 
woman doing a good  turn1 and a woman   
bringing shame and reproach4    ,better 

is the iniquity1 etc4444 ,that is1 there
 is1 commonly speaking1  less danger to 
be apprehended to the soul from the     
churlishness1 or  injuries we receive   
from men1 than from the flattering      
favours and  familiarity of women4      
#db3ae4 ,i will now remember the works  
of the ,lord1 and ,i will declare  the  
things ,i have seen4 ,by the words of   
the ,lord are his works4    #db3af4 ,the
 sun giving light hath looked upon all  
things1 and full of  the glory of the   
,lord is his work4    #db3ag4 ,hath not 
the ,lord made the saints to declare all
 his wonderful  works1 which the ,lord  
,almighty hath firmly settled to be     
established  for his glory8    #db3ah4  
,he hath searched out the deep1 and the 
heart of men3 and  considered their     
crafty devices4    #db3ai4 ,for the     
,lord knoweth all knowledge1 and hath   
beheld the signs of  the world1 he      
declareth the things that are past1 and 
the things that  are to come1 and       
revealeth the traces of hidden things4  

#db3bj4 ,no thought escapeth him1 and no
 word can hide itself from him4         
#db3ba4 ,he hath beautified the glorious
 works of his wisdom3 and he is  from   
eternity to eternity1 and to him nothing
 may be added1    #db3bb4 ,nor can he be
 diminished1 and he hath no need of any 
counsellor4    #db3bc4 ,o how desirable 
are all his works1 and what we can know 
is but  as a spark6    #db3bd4 ,all     
these things live1 and remain for ever1 
and for every use  all things obey him4 
#db3be4 ,all things are double1 one     
against another1 and he hath made       
nothing defective4    #db3bf4 ,he hath  
established the good things of every    
one4 ,and who shall  be filled with     
beholding his glory8                    
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dc    ,the    
works of ,god are exceedingly glorious  
and wonderful3 no man is able           
sufficiently to praise him4    #dc3a4   
,the firmament on high is his beauty1   
the beauty of heaven with  its glorious 
shew4    #dc3b4 ,the sun when he        

appeareth shewing forth at his rising1  
an  admirable instrument1 the work of   
the most ,high4    #dc3c4 ,at noon he   
burneth the earth1 and who can abide his
 burning heat8  ,as one keeping a       
furnace in the works of heat3    #dc3d4 
,the sun three times as much1 burneth   
the mountains1 breathing out  fiery     
vapours1 and shining with his beams1 he 
blindeth the eyes4    #dc3e4 ,great is  
the ,lord that made him1 and at his     
words he hath  hastened his course4     
#dc3f4 ,and the moon in all in her      
season1 is for a declaration of times   
and a sign of the world4    #dc3g4 ,from
 the moon is the sign of the festival   
day1 a light that  decreaseth in her    
perfection4    #dc3h4 ,the month is     
called after her name1 increasing       
wonderfully in her  perfection4         
#dc3i4 ,being an instrument of the      
armies on high1 shining gloriously in   
the firmament of heaven4    #dc3aj4 ,the
 glory of the stars is the beauty of    
heaven2 the ,lord  enlighteneth the     

world on high4    #dc3aa4 ,by the words 
of the holy one they stand in judgment1 
and shall  never fall in their watches4 
#dc3ab4 ,look upon the rainbow1 and     
bless him that made it3 it is very      
beautiful in its brightness4    #dc3ac4 
,it encompasseth the heaven about with  
the circle of its glory1  the hands of  
the most ,high have displayed it4       
#dc3ad4 ,by his commandment he maketh   
the snow to fall apace1 and sendeth     
forth swiftly the lightnings of his     
judgment4    #dc3ae4 ,through this are  
the treasures opened1 and the clouds fly
 out  like birds4    #dc3af4 ,by his    
greatness he hath fixed the clouds1 and 
the hailstones  are broken4    #dc3ag4  
,at his sight shall the mountains be    
shaken1 and at his will the  south wind 
shall blow4    #dc3ah4 ,the noise of his
 thunder shall strike the earth1 so doth
 the  northern storm1 and the whirlwind3
    #dc3ai4 ,and as the birds lighting  
upon the earth1 he scattereth snow1  and
 the falling thereof1 is as the coming  

down of locusts4    #dc3bj4 ,the eye    
admireth at the beauty of the whiteness 
thereof1 and the  heart is astonished at
 the shower thereof4    #dc3ba4 ,he     
shall pour frost as salt upon the earth3
 and when it  freezeth1 it shall become 
like the tops of thistles4    #dc3bb4   
,the cold north wind bloweth1 and the   
water is congealed into  crystal2 upon  
every gathering together of waters it   
shall rest1 and  shall clothe the waters
 as a breastplate4    #dc3bc4 ,and it   
shall devour the mountains1 and burn the
 wilderness1 and  consume all that is   
green as with fire4    #dc3bd4 ,a       
present remedy of all is the speedy     
coming of a cloud1 and a  dew that      
meeteth it1 by the heat that cometh1    
shall overpower it4    #dc3be4 ,at his  
word the wind is still1 and with his    
thought he appeaseth  the deep1 and the 
,lord hath planted islands therein4     
#dc3bf4 ,let them that sail on the sea1 
tell the dangers thereof3 and  when we  
hear with our ears1 we shall admire4    

#dc3bg4 ,there are great and wonderful  
works3 a variety of beasts1 and of  all 
living things1 and the monstrous        
creatures of whales4    #dc3bh4 ,through
 him is established the end of their    
journey1 and by his  word all things are
 regulated4    #dc3bi4 ,we shall say    
much1 and yet shall want words3 but the 
sum of our  words is1 ,he is all4       
#dc3cj4 ,what shall we be able to do to 
glorify him8 for the ,almighty  himself 
is above all his works4    #dc3ca4 ,the 
,lord is terrible1 and exceeding great1 
and his power is  admirable4    #dc3cb4 
,glorify the ,lord as much as ever you  
can1 for he will yet far  exceed1 and   
his magnificence is wonderful4          
#dc3cc4 ,blessing the ,lord1 exalt him  
as much as you can2 for he is above  all
 praise4    #dc3cd4 ,when you exalt him 
put forth all your strength1 and be not 
weary3 for you can never go far enough4 
#dc3ce4 ,who shall see him1 and declare 
him8 and who shall magnify him as  he is
 from the beginning8    #dc3cf4 ,there  

are many things hidden from us that are 
greater than  these3 for we have seen   
but a few of his works4    #dc3cg4 ,but 
the ,lord hath made all things1 and to  
the godly he hath  given wisdom4        
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dd    ,the    
praises of the holy fathers1 in         
particular of ,enoch1 ,noe1 ,abraham1   
,isaac1 and ,jacob4    #dd3a4 ,let us   
now praise men of renown and our fathers
 in their  generation4    #dd3b4 ,the   
,lord hath wrought great glory through  
his magnificence from  the beginning4   
#dd3c4 ,such as have borne rule in their
 dominions1 men of great power1  and    
endued with their wisdom1 shewing forth 
in the prophets the dignity  of         
prophets1    #dd3d4 ,and ruling over the
 present people1 and by the strength of 
wisdom  instructing the people in most  
holy words4    #dd3e4 ,such as by their 
skill sought out musical tunes1 and     
published  canticles of the scriptures4 
#dd3f4 ,rich men in virtue1 studying    
beautifulness3 living at peace in  their

 houses4    #dd3g4 ,all these have      
gained glory in their generations1 and  
were  praised in their days4    #dd3h4  
,they that were born of them have left a
 name behind them1 that  their praises  
might be related3    #dd3i4 ,and there  
are some1 of whom there is no memorial3 
who are  perished1 as if they had never 
been3 and are become as if they had     
never been born1 and their children with
 them4    #dd3aj4 ,but these were men of
 mercy1 whose godly deeds have not      
failed3    #dd3aa4 ,good things continue
 with their seed1    #dd3ab4 ,their     
posterity are a holy inheritance1 and   
their seed hath  stood in the covenants4
    #dd3ac4 ,and their children for     
their sakes remain for ever3 their seed 
and their glory shall not be forsaken4  
#dd3ad4 ,their bodies are buried in     
peace1 and their name liveth unto       
generation and generation4    #dd3ae4   
,let the people shew forth their wisdom1
 and the church declare  their praise4  
#dd3af4 ,henoch pleased ,god1 and was   

translated into paradise1 that he  may  
give repentance to the nations4         
#dd3ag4 ,noe was found perfect1 just1   
and in the time of wrath he was  made a 
reconciliation4    #dd3ah4 ,therefore   
was there a remnant left to the earth1  
when the flood  came4    #dd3ai4 ,the   
covenants of the world were made with   
him1 that all flesh  should no more be  
destroyed with the flood4    #dd3bj4    
,abraham was the great father of a      
multitude of nations1 and  there was not
 found the like to him in glory1 who    
kept the law of the  most ,high1 and was
 in covenant with him4    #dd3ba4 ,in   
his flesh he established the covenant1  
and in temptation he  was found         
faithful4    #dd3bb4 ,therefore by an   
oath he gave him glory in his posterity1
 that he  should increase as the dust of
 the earth1    #dd3bc4 ,and that he     
would exalt his seed as the stars1 and  
they should  inherit from sea to sea1   
and from the river to the ends of the   
earth4    #dd3bd4 ,and he did in like   

manner with ,isaac for the sake of      
,abraham his  father4    #dd3be4 ,the   
,lord gave him the blessing of all      
nations1 and confirmed his  covenant    
upon the head of ,jacob4    #dd3bf4 ,he 
acknowledged him in his blessings1 and  
gave him an  inheritance1 and divided   
him his portion in twelve tribes4       
#dd3bg4 ,and he preserved for him men of
 mercy1 that found grace in the  eyes of
 all flesh4      ,ecclesiasticus        
,chapter #de    ,the praises of ,moses1 
of ,aaron1 and of ,phinees4    #de3a4   
,moses was beloved of ,god1 and men3    
whose memory is in  benediction4        
#de3b4 ,he made him like the saints in  
glory1 and magnified him in the  fear of
 his enemies1 and with his words he made
 prodigies to cease4    #de3c4 ,he      
glorified him in the sight of kings1 and
 gave him commandments  in the sight of 
his people1 and shewed him his glory4   
#de3d4 ,he sanctified him in his faith1 
and meekness1 and chose him out  of all 
flesh4    #de3e4 ,for he heard him1 and 

his voice1 and brought him into a cloud4
    #de3f4 ,and he gave him commandments
 before his face1 and a law of life  and
 instruction1 that he might teach ,jacob
 his covenant1 and ,israel his          
judgments4    #de3g4 ,he exalted ,aaron 
his brother1 and like to himself of the 
tribe of  ,levi3    #de3h4 ,he made an  
everlasting covenant with him1 and gave 
him the  priesthood of the nation1 and  
made him blessed in glory1    #de3i4    
,and he girded him about with a glorious
 girdle1 and clothed him  with a robe of
 glory1 and crowned him with majestic   
attire4    #de3aj4 ,he put upon him a   
garment to the feet1 and breeches1 and  
an  ephod1 and he compassed him with    
many little bells of gold all round     
about1    #de3aa4 ,that as he went there
 might be a sound1 and a noise made that
  might be heard in the temple1 for a   
memorial to the children of his  people4
    #de3ab4 ,he gave him a holy robe of 
gold1 and blue1 and purple1 a woven     
work of a wise man1 endued with judgment

 and truth3    #de3ac4 ,of twisted      
scarlet the work of an artist1 with     
precious stones  cut and set in gold1   
and graven by the work of a lapidary for
 a  memorial1 according to the number of
 the tribes of ,israel4    #de3ad4 ,and 
a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein  
was engraved  ,holiness1 an ornament of 
honour3 a work of power1 and delightful 
to the  eyes for its beauty4    #de3ae4 
,before him there were none so          
beautiful1 even from the  beginning4    
#de3af4 ,no stranger was ever clothed   
with them1 but only his children  alone1
 and his grandchildren for ever4        
#de3ag4 ,his sacrifices were consumed   
with fire every day4    #de3ah4 ,moses  
filled his hands and anointed him with  
holy oil4    #de3ai4 ,this was made to  
him for an everlasting testament1 and to
 his  seed as the days of heaven1 to    
execute the office of the priesthood1   
and to have praise1 and to glorify his  
people in his name4    #de3bj4 ,he chose
 him out of all men living1 to offer    

sacrifice to ,god1  incense1 and a good 
savour1 for a memorial to make          
reconciliation for  his people3         
#de3ba4 ,and he gave him power in his   
commandments1 in the covenants of  his  
judgments1 that he should teach ,jacob  
his testimonies1 and give  light to     
,israel in his law4    #de3bb4 ,and     
strangers stood up against him1 and     
through envy the men  that were with    
,dathan and ,abiron1 compassed him about
 in the  wilderness1 and the            
congregation of ,core in their wrath4   
#de3bc4 ,the ,lord ,god saw and it      
pleased him not1 and they were consumed 
in his wrathful indignation4    #de3bd4 
,he wrought wonders upon them1 and      
consumed them with a flame of  fire4    
#de3be4 ,and he added glory to ,aaron1  
and gave him an inheritance1 and        
divided unto him the firstfruits of the 
increase of the earth4    #de3bf4 ,he   
prepared them bread in the first place  
unto fulness3 for the  sacrifices also  
of the ,lord they shall eat1 which he   

gave to him1 and  to his seed4          
#de3bg4 ,but he shall not inherit among 
the people in the land1 and he  hath no 
portion among the people3 for he himself
 is his portion and  inheritance4       
#de3bh4 ,phinees the son of ,eleazar is 
the third in glory1 by imitating  him in
 the fear of the ,lord3    #de3bi4 ,and 
he stood up in the shameful fall of the 
people3 in the  goodness and readiness  
of his soul he appeased ,god for        
,israel4    #de3cj4 ,therefore he made  
to him a covenant of peace1 to be the   
prince  of the sanctuary1 and of his    
people1 that the dignity of priesthood  
should be to him and to his seed for    
ever4    #de3ca4 ,and a covenant to     
,david the king1 the son of ,jesse of   
the tribe  of ,juda1 an inheritance to  
him and to his seed1 that he might give 
wisdom into our heart to judge his      
people in justice1 that their good      
things might not be abolished1 and he   
made their glory in their nation        
everlasting4      ,ecclesiasticus       

,chapter #df    ,the praise of ,josue1  
of ,caleb1 and of ,samuel4    #df3a4    
,valiant in war was ,jesus the son of   
,nave1 who was successor of  ,moses     
among the prophets1 who was great       
according to his name1    ,jesus the son
 of ,nave4444 ,so ,josue is named in the
 ,greek ,bibles4 ,for  ,josue and ,jesus
 signify the same thing1 viz41 a        
saviour4    #df3b4 ,very great for the  
saving the elect of ,god1 to overthrow  
the  enemies that rose up against them1 
that he might get the inheritance  for  
,israel4    #df3c4 ,how great glory did 
he gain when he lifted up his hands1 and
  stretched out swords against the      
cities8    #df3d4 ,who before him hath  
so resisted8 for the ,lord himself      
brought the  enemies4    #df3e4 ,was not
 the sun stopped in his anger1 and one  
day made as two8    #df3f4 ,he called   
upon the most high ,sovereign when the  
enemies assaulted  him on every side1   
and the great and holy ,god heard him by
 hailstones  of exceeding great force4  

#df3g4 ,he made a violent assault       
against the nation of his enemies1 and  
in the descent he destroyed the         
adversaries4    ,and in the descent4444 
,of ,beth-horon 7,jos4 #aj474    #df3h4 
,that the nations might know his power1 
that it is not easy to  fight against   
,god4 ,and he followed the mighty one3  
#df3i4 ,and in the days of ,moses he did
 a work of mercy1 he and ,caleb the  son
 of ,jephone1 in standing against the   
enemy1 and withholding the  people from 
sins1 and appeasing the wicked          
murmuring4    #df3aj4 ,and they two     
being appointed1 were delivered out of  
the danger  from among the number of six
 hundred thousand men on foot1 to bring 
them into their inheritance1 into the   
land that floweth with milk and  honey4 
#df3aa4 ,and the ,lord gave strength    
also to ,caleb1 and his strength        
continued even to his old age1 so that  
he went up to the high places of  the   
land1 and his seed obtained it for an   
inheritance3    #df3ab4 ,that all the   

children of ,israel might see1 that it  
is good to  obey the holy ,god4         
#df3ac4 ,then all the judges1 every one 
by name1 whose heart was not  corrupted3
 who turned not away from the ,lord1    
#df3ad4 ,that their memory might be     
blessed1 and their bones spring up  out 
of their place1    #df3ae4 ,and their   
name continue for ever1 the glory of the
 holy men  remaining unto their         
children4    #df3af4 ,samuel the prophet
 of the ,lord1 the beloved of the ,lord 
his ,god1  established a new government1
 and anointed princes over his people4  
#df3ag4 ,by the law of the ,lord he     
judged the congregation1 and the ,god   
of ,jacob beheld1 and by his fidelity he
 was proved a prophet4    #df3ah4 ,and  
he was known to be faithful in his      
words1 because he saw the  ,god of      
light3    #df3ai4 ,and called upon the  
name of the ,lord ,almighty1 in fighting
  against the enemies who beset him on  
every side1 when he offered a lamb      
without blemish4    #df3bj4 ,and the    

,lord thundered from heaven1 and with a 
great noise made  his voice to be heard4
    #df3ba4 ,and he crushed the princes 
of the ,tyrians1 and all the lords of   
the ,philistines3    #df3bb4 ,and before
 the time of the end of his life in the 
world1 he  protested before the ,lord1  
and his anointed3 money1 or any thing   
else1  even to a shoe1 he had not taken 
of any man1 and no man did accuse him4  
#df3bc4 ,and after this he slept1 and he
 made known to the king1 and  shewed him
 the end of his life1 and he lifted up  
his voice from the  earth in prophecy to
 blot out the wickedness of the nation4 
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dg    ,the    
praise of ,nathan1 of ,david1 and of    
,solomon3 ,of his fall and  punishment4 
#dg3a4 ,then ,nathan the prophet arose  
in the days of ,david4    #dg3b4 ,and as
 the fat taken away from the flesh1 so  
was ,david chosen  from among the       
children of ,israel4    #dg3c4 ,he      
played with lions as with lambs3 and    
with bears he did in like  manner as    

with the lambs of the flock1 in his     
youth4    #dg3d4 ,did not he kill the   
giant1 and take away reproach from his  
people8    #dg3e4 ,in lifting up his    
hand1 with the stone in the sling he    
beat down  the boasting of ,goliath3    
#dg3f4 ,for he called upon the ,lord the
 ,almighty1 and he gave strength in  his
 right hand1 to take away the mighty    
warrior1 and to set up the horn  of his 
nation4    #dg3g4 ,so in ten thousand   
did he glorify him1 and praised him in  
the  blessings of the ,lord1 in offering
 to him a crown of glory3    #dg3h4 ,for
 he destroyed the enemies on every side1
 and extirpated the  ,philistines the   
adversaries unto this day3 he broke     
their horn for  ever4    #dg3i4 ,in all 
his works he gave thanks to the holy    
one1 and to the most  ,high1 with words 
of glory4    #dg3aj4 ,with his whole    
heart he praised the ,lord1 and loved   
,god that  made him3 and he gave him    
power against his enemies3    #dg3aa4   
,and he set singers before the altar1   

and by their voices he made  sweet      
melody4    #dg3ab4 ,and to the festivals
 he added beauty1 and set in order the  
solemn times even to the end of his     
life1 that they should praise the  holy 
name of the ,lord1 and magnify the      
holiness of ,god in the morning4        
#dg3ac4 ,the ,lord took away his sins1  
and exalted his horn for ever3 and  he  
gave him a covenant of the kingdom1 and 
a throne of glory in ,israel4    #dg3ad4
 ,after him arose up a wise son1 and for
 his sake he cast down all  the power of
 the enemies4    #dg3ae4 ,solomon       
reigned in days of peace1 and ,god      
brought all his  enemies under him1 that
 he might build a house in his name1 and
 prepare  a sanctuary for ever3 ,o how  
wise wast thou in thy youth6    #dg3af4 
,and thou wast filled as a river with   
wisdom1 and thy soul  covered the earth4
    #dg3ag4 ,and thou didst multiply    
riddles in parables3 thy name went      
abroad to the islands far off1 and thou 
wast beloved in thy peace4    #dg3ah4   

,the countries wondered at thee for thy 
canticles1 and proverbs1  and parables1 
and interpretations1    #dg3ai4 ,and at 
the name of the ,lord ,god1 whose       
surname is1 ,god of  ,israel4    #dg3bj4
 ,thou didst gather gold as copper1 and 
didst multiply silver as  lead1         
#dg3ba4 ,and thou didst bow thyself to  
women3 and by thy body thou wast        
brought under subjection4    #dg3bb4    
,thou hast stained thy glory1 and       
defiled thy seed so as to bring  wrath  
upon thy children1 and to have thy folly
 kindled1    #dg3bc4 ,that thou shouldst
 make the kingdom to be divided1 and out
 of  ,ephraim a rebellious kingdom to   
rule4    #dg3bd4 ,but ,god will not     
leave off his mercy1 and he will not    
destroy1  nor abolish his own works1    
neither will he cut up by the roots the 
offspring of his elect3 and he will not 
utterly take away the seed of  him that 
loveth the ,lord4    #dg3be4 ,wherefore 
he gave a remnant to ,jacob1 and to     
,david of the same  stock4    #dg3bf4   

,and ,solomon had an end with his       
fathers4    #dg3bg4 ,and he left behind 
him of his seed1 the folly of the       
nation1    #dg3bh4 ,even ,roboam that   
had little wisdom1 who turned away the  
people  through his counsel3    #dg3bi4 
,and ,jeroboam the son of ,nabat1 who   
caused ,israel to sin1 and  shewed      
,ephraim the way of sin1 and their sins 
were multiplied  exceedingly4    #dg3cj4
 ,they removed them far away from their 
land4    #dg3ca4 ,and they sought out   
all iniquities1 till vengeance came upon
  them1 and put an end to all their     
sins4      ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dh 
,the praise of ,elias1 of ,eliseus1 of  
,ezechias1 and of ,isaias4    #dh3a4    
,and ,elias the prophet stood up1 as a  
fire1 and his word burnt  like a torch4 
#dh3b4 ,he brought a famine upon them1  
and they that provoked him in  their    
envy1 were reduced to a small number1   
for they could not endure  the          
commandments of the ,lord4    #dh3c4 ,by
 the word of the ,lord he shut up the   

heaven1 and he brought  down fire from  
heaven thrice4    #dh3d4 ,thus was      
,elias magnified in his wondrous works4 
,and who can glory  like to thee8       
#dh3e4 ,who raisedst up a dead man from 
below1 from the lot of death1 by  the   
word of the ,lord ,god4    #dh3f4 ,who  
broughtest down kings to destruction1   
and brokest easily  their power in      
pieces1 and the glorious from their bed4
    #dh3g4 ,who heardest judgment in    
,sina1 and in ,horeb the judgments of   
vengeance4    #dh3h4 ,who anointedst    
kings to penance1 and madest prophets   
successors  after thee4    #dh3i4 ,who  
wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire1 in
 a chariot of fiery  horses4    #dh3aj4 
,who art registered in the judgments of 
times to appease the  wrath of the      
,lord1 to reconcile the heart of the    
father to the son1 and  to restore the  
tribes of ,jacob4    #dh3aa4 ,blessed   
are they that saw thee1 and were        
honoured with thy  friendship4          
#dh3ab4 ,for we live only in our life1  

but after death our name shall not  be  
such4    #dh3ac4 ,elias was indeed      
covered with the whirlwind1 and his     
spirit was  filled up in ,eliseus3 in   
his days he feared not the prince1 and  
no man  was more powerful than he4      
#dh3ad4 ,no word could overcome him1 and
 after death his body prophesied4       
#dh3ae4 ,in his life he did great       
wonders1 and in death he wrought        
miracles4    #dh3af4 ,for all this the  
people repented not1 neither did they   
depart  from their sins till they were  
cast out of their land1 and were        
scattered through all the earth4        
#dh3ag4 ,and there was left but a small 
people1 and a prince in the house  of   
,david4    #dh3ah4 ,some of these did   
that which pleased ,god3 but others     
committed  many sins4    #dh3ai4        
,ezechias fortified his city1 and       
brought in water into the midst         
thereof1 and he digged a rock with iron1
 and made a well for water4    #dh3bj4  
,in his days ,sennacherib came up1 and  

sent ,rabsaces1 and lifted  up his hand 
against them1 and he stretched out his  
hand against ,sion1  and became proud   
through his power4    #dh3ba4 ,then     
their hearts and hands trembled1 and    
they were in pain as  women in travail4 
#dh3bb4 ,and they called upon the ,lord 
who is merciful1 and spreading  their   
hands1 they lifted them up to heaven3   
and the holy ,lord ,god  quickly heard  
their voice4    #dh3bc4 ,he was not     
mindful of their sins1 neither did he   
deliver them up  to their enemies1 but  
he purified them by the hand of ,isaias1
 the holy  prophet4    #dh3bd4 ,he      
overthrew the army of the ,assyrians1   
and the angel of the  ,lord destroyed   
them4    #dh3be4 ,for ,ezechias did that
 which pleased ,god1 and walked         
valiantly in  the way of ,david his     
father1 which ,isaias1 the great        
prophet1 and  faithful in the sight of  
,god1 had commanded him4    #dh3bf4 ,in 
his days the sun went backward1 and he  
lengthened the king's  life4    #dh3bg4 

,with a great spirit he saw the things  
that are to come to pass  at last1 and  
comforted the mourners in ,sion4        
#dh3bh4 ,he showed what should come to  
pass for ever1 and secret things  before
 they came4      ,ecclesiasticus        
,chapter #di    ,the praise of ,josias1 
of ,jeremias1 ,ezechiel1 and the twelve 
prophets4  ,also of ,zorobabel1 ,jesus  
the son of ,josedech1 ,nehemias1 ,enoch1
 ,joseph1  ,seth1 ,sem1 and ,adam4      
#di3a4 ,the memory of ,josias is like   
the composition of a sweet smell  made  
by the art of a perfumer3    #di3b4 ,his
 remembrance shall be sweet as honey in 
every mouth1 and as  music at a banquet 
of wine4    #di3c4 ,he was directed by  
,god unto the repentance of the nation1 
and he  took away the abominations of   
wickedness4    #di3d4 ,and he directed  
his heart towards the ,lord1 and in the 
days of  sinners he strengthened        
godliness4    #di3e4 ,except ,david1 and
 ,ezechias and ,josias1 all committed   
sin4    #di3f4 ,for the kings of ,juda  

forsook the law of the most ,high1 and  
despised the fear of ,god4    #di3g4 ,so
 they gave their kingdom to others1 and 
their glory to a  strange nation1       
#di3h4 ,they burnt the chosen city of   
holiness1 and made the streets  thereof 
desolate according to the prediction of 
,jeremias4    #di3i4 ,for they treated  
him evil1 who was consecrated a prophet 
from his  mother's womb1 to overthrow1  
and pluck up1 and destroy1 and to build 
again1 and renew4    #di3aj4 ,it was    
,ezechiel that saw the glorious vision1 
which was shewn  him upon the chariot of
 cherubims4    #di3aa4 ,for he made     
mention of the enemies under the figure 
of rain1 and  of doing good to them that
 shewed right ways4    #di3ab4 ,and may 
the bones of the twelve prophets spring 
up out of their  place3 for they        
strengthened ,jacob1 and redeemed       
themselves by strong  faith4    #di3ac4 
,how shall we magnify ,zorobabel8 for he
 was as a signet on the  right hand2    
#di3ad4 ,in like manner ,jesus the son  

of ,josedec who in their days built  the
 house1 and set up a holy temple to the 
,lord1 prepared for  everlasting glory4 
#di3ae4 ,and let ,nehemias be a long    
time remembered1 who raised up for us   
our walls that were cast down1 and set  
up the gates and the bars1 who  rebuilt 
our houses4    #di3af4 ,no man was born 
upon earth like ,henoch3 for he also was
 taken up  from the earth4    #di3ag4   
,nor as ,joseph1 who was a man born     
prince of his brethren1 the  support of 
his family1 the ruler of his brethren1  
the stay of the  people3    #di3ah4 ,and
 his bones were visited1 and after death
 they prophesied4    ,they              
prophesied4444 ,that is1 by their being 
carried out of ,egypt they  verified the
 prophetic prediction of ,joseph4 ,gen4 
#ej4    #di3ai4 ,seth and ,sem obtained 
glory among men3 and above every soul   
,adam  in the beginning4                
,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ej    ,the    
praises of ,simon the high priest4 ,the 
conclusion4    #ej3a4 ,simon the high   

priest1 the son of ,onias1 who in his   
life propped  up the house1 and in his  
days fortified the temple4    #ej3b4 ,by
 him also the height of the temple was  
founded1 the double  building and the   
high walls of the temple4    #ej3c4 ,in 
his days the wells of water flowed out1 
and they were filled  as the sea above  
measure4    #ej3d4 ,he took care of his 
nation1 and delivered it from           
destruction4    #ej3e4 ,he prevailed to 
enlarge the city1 and obtained glory in 
his  conversation with the people3 and  
enlarged the entrance of the house  and 
the court4    #ej3f4 ,he shone in his   
days as the morning star in the midst of
 a cloud1  and as the moon at the full4 
#ej3g4 ,and as the sun when it shineth1 
so did he shine in the temple of  ,god4 
#ej3h4 ,and as the rainbow giving light 
in bright clouds1 and as the  flower of 
roses in the days of the spring1 and as 
the lilies that are  on the brink of the
 water1 and as the sweet smelling       
frankincense in  the time of summer4    

#ej3i4 ,as a bright fire1 and           
frankincense burning in the fire4       
#ej3aj4 ,as a massy vessel of gold1     
adorned with every precious stone4      
#ej3aa4 ,as an olive tree budding forth1
 and a cypress tree rearing  itself on  
high1 when he put on the robe of glory1 
and was clothed with  the perfection of 
power4    ,clothed with the perfection  
of power4444 ,that is1 with all the     
vestments denoting his dignity and      
authority4    #ej3ab4 ,when he went up  
to the holy altar1 he honoured the      
vesture of  holiness4    #ej3ac4 ,and   
when he took the portions out of the    
hands of the priests1  he himself stood 
by the altar4 ,and about him was the    
ring of his  brethren3 and as the cedar 
planted in mount ,libanus1    #ej3ad4   
,and as branches of palm trees1 they    
stood round about him1 and  all the sons
 of ,aaron in their glory4    #ej3ae4   
,and the oblation of the ,lord was in   
their hands1 before all the             
congregation of ,israel3 and finishing  

his service1 on the altar1 to  honour   
the offering of the most high ,king1    
#ej3af4 ,he stretched forth his hand to 
make a libation1 and offered of  the    
blood of the grape4    #ej3ag4 ,he      
poured out at the foot of the altar a   
divine odour to the  most high ,prince4 
#ej3ah4 ,then the sons of ,aaron        
shouted1 they sounded with beaten       
trumpets1 and made a great noise to be  
heard for a remembrance before  ,god4   
#ej3ai4 ,then all the people together   
made haste1 and fell down to the  earth 
upon their faces1 to adore the ,lord    
their ,god1 and to pray to the          
,almighty ,god the most ,high4          
#ej3bj4 ,and the singers lifted up their
 voices1 and in the great house  the    
sound of sweet melody was increased4    
#ej3ba4 ,and the people in prayer       
besought the ,lord the most ,high1 until
  the worship of the ,lord was          
perfected1 and they had finished their  
office4    #ej3bb4 ,then coming down1 he
 lifted up his hands over all the       

congregation of the children of ,israel1
 to give glory to ,god with his  lips1  
and to glory in his name3    #ej3bc4    
,and he repeated his prayer1 willing to 
shew the power of ,god4    #ej3bd4 ,and 
now pray ye to the ,god of all1 who hath
 done great things in  all the earth1   
who hath increased our days from our    
mother's womb1 and  hath done with us   
according to his mercy4    #ej3be4 ,may 
he grant us joyfulness of heart1 and    
that there be peace in  our days in     
,israel for ever3    #ej3bf4 ,that      
,israel may believe that the mercy of   
,god is with us1 to  deliver us in his  
days4    #ej3bg4 ,there are two nations 
which my soul abhorreth3 and the third  
is  no nation3 which ,i hate3           
,abhorreth4444 ,viz41 with a holy       
indignation1 as enemies of ,god and     
persecutors of his people4 ,such were   
then the ,edomites who abode in  mount  
,seir1 the ,philistines1 and the        
,samaritans who dwelt in ,sichem1  and  
had their schismatical temple in that   

neighbourhood4    #ej3bh4 ,they that sit
 on mount ,seir1 and the ,philistines1  
and the  foolish people that dwell in   
,sichem4    #ej3bi4 ,jesus the son of   
,sirach1 of ,jerusalem1 hath written in 
this book  the doctrine of wisdom and   
instruction1 who renewed wisdom from his
  heart4    #ej3cj4 ,blessed is he that 
is conversant in these good things and  
he  that layeth them up in his heart1   
shall be wise always4    #ej3ca4 ,for if
 he do them1 he shall be strong to do   
all things3 because  the light of ,god  
guideth his steps4      ,ecclesiasticus 
,chapter #ea    ,a prayer of praise and 
thanksgiving4    #ea3a4 ,a prayer of    
,jesus the son of ,sirach4 ,i will give 
glory to thee1 ,o  ,lord1 ,o ,king1 and 
,i will praise thee1 ,o ,god my         
,saviour4    #ea3b4 ,i will give glory  
to thy name3 for thou hast been a helper
 and  protector to me4    #ea3c4 ,and   
hast preserved my body from destruction1
 from the snare of an  unjust tongue1   
and from the lips of them that forge    

lies1 and in the  sight of them that    
stood by1 thou hast been my helper4     
#ea3d4 ,and thou hast delivered me1     
according to the multitude of the  mercy
 of thy name1 from them that did roar1  
prepared to devour4    #ea3e4 ,out of   
the hands of them that sought my life1  
and from the gates  of afflictions1     
which compassed me about3    #ea3f4     
,from the oppression of the flame which 
surrounded me1 and in the  midst of the 
fire ,i was not burnt4    #ea3g4 ,from  
the depth of the belly of hell1 and from
 an unclean tongue1  and from lying     
words1 from an unjust king1 and from a  
slanderous  tongue3    #ea3h4 ,my soul  
shall praise the ,lord even to death4   
#ea3i4 ,and my life was drawing near to 
hell beneath4    #ea3aj4 ,they compassed
 me on every side1 and there was no one 
that would  help me4 ,i looked for the  
succour of men1 and there was none4     
#ea3aa4 ,i remembered thy mercy1 ,o     
,lord1 and thy works1 which are from    
the beginning of the world4    #ea3ab4  

,how thou deliverest them that wait for 
thee1 ,o ,lord1 and savest  them out of 
the hands of the nations4    #ea3ac4    
,thou hast exalted my dwelling place    
upon the earth and ,i have  prayed for  
death to pass away4    #ea3ad4 ,i called
 upon the ,lord1 the father of my ,lord1
 that he would not  leave me in the day 
of my trouble1 and in the time of the   
proud without  help4    #ea3ae4 ,i will 
praise thy name continually1 and will   
praise it with  thanksgiving1 and my    
prayer was heard4    #ea3af4 ,and thou  
hast saved me from destruction1 and hast
 delivered me  from the evil time4      
#ea3ag4 ,therefore ,i will give thanks1 
and praise thee1 and bless the  name of 
the ,lord4    #ea3ah4 ,when ,i was yet  
young1 before ,i wandered about1 ,i     
sought for  wisdom openly in my prayer4 
#ea3ai4 ,i prayed for her before the    
temple1 and unto the very end ,i will   
seek after her1 and she flourished as a 
grape soon ripe4    #ea3bj4 ,my heart   
delighted in her1 my foot walked in the 

right way1 from  my youth up ,i sought  
after her4    #ea3ba4 ,i bowed down my  
ear a little1 and received her4         
#ea3bb4 ,i found much wisdom in myself1 
and profited much therein4    #ea3bc4   
,to him that giveth me wisdom1 will ,i  
give glory4    #ea3bd4 ,for ,i have     
determined to follow her3 ,i have had a 
zeal for good1  and shall not be        
confounded4    #ea3be4 ,my soul hath    
wrestled for her1 and in doing it ,i    
have been  confirmed4    #ea3bf4 ,i     
stretched forth my hands on high1 and ,i
 bewailed my ignorance  of her4         
#ea3bg4 ,i directed my soul to her1 and 
in knowledge ,i found her4    #ea3bh4 ,i
 possessed my heart with her from the   
beginning3 therefore ,i  shall not be   
forsaken4    #ea3bi4 ,my entrails were  
troubled in seeking her3 therefore shall
 ,i  possess a good possession4         
#ea3cj4 ,the ,lord hath given me a      
tongue for my reward3 and with it ,i    
will praise him4    #ea3ca4 ,draw near  
to me1 ye unlearned1 and gather         

yourselves together  into the house of  
discipline4    #ea3cb4 ,why are ye slow 
and what do you say of these things8    
your souls  are exceeding thirsty4      
#ea3cc4 ,i have opened my mouth1 and    
have spoken3 buy her for yourselves     
without silver1    #ea3cd4 ,and submit  
your neck to the yoke1 and let your soul
 receive  discipline3 for she is near at
 hand to be found4    #ea3ce4 ,behold   
with your eyes how ,i have laboured a   
little1 and have  found much rest to    
myself4    #ea3cf4 ,receive ye          
discipline as a great sum of money1 and 
possess  abundance of gold by her4      
#ea3cg4 ,let your soul rejoice in his   
mercy and you shall not be  confounded  
in his praise4    #ea3ch4 ,work your    
work before the time1 and he will give  
you your reward  in his time4           
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,isaias          
,this inspired writer is called by the  
,holy ,ghost1 the great prophet1        
7,ecclesiasticus #dh4be17 from the      
greatness of his prophetic spirit1 by   

which he hath foretold so long before1  
and in so clear a manner1 the  coming of
 ,christ1 the mysteries of our          
redemption1 the calling of the          
,gentiles1 and the glorious             
establishment1 and perpetual flourishing
 of  the church of ,christ3 insomuch    
that he may seem to have been rather an 
evangelist than a prophet4 ,his very    
name is not without mystery2 for        
,isaias in ,hebrew signifies the        
salvation of the ,lord1 or ,jesus is the
  ,lord4 ,he was1 according to the      
tradition of the ,hebrews1 of the blood 
royal of the kings of ,juda3 and after a
 most holy life1 ended his days  by a   
glorious martyrdom2 being sawed in two1 
at the command of his  wicked son in    
law1 ,king ,manasses1 for reproving his 
evil ways4      ,isaias ,chapter #a     
,the prophet complains of the sins of   
,juda and ,jerusalem1 and exhorts  them 
to a sincere conversion4    #a3a4 ,the  
vision of ,isaias the son of ,amos1     
which he saw concerning ,juda  and      

,jerusalem in the days of ,ozias1       
,joathan1 ,achaz1 and ,ezechias1 kings  
of ,juda4    #a3b4 ,hear1 ,o ye heavens1
 and give ear1 ,o earth1 for the ,lord  
hath  spoken4 ,i have brought up        
children1 and exalted them3 but they    
have  despised me4    #a3c4 ,the ox     
knoweth his owner1 and the ass his      
master's crib3 but  ,israel hath not    
known me1 and my people hath not        
understood4    #a3d4 ,woe to the sinful 
nation1 a people laden with iniquity1 a 
wicked  seed1 ungracious children3 they 
have forsaken the ,lord1 they have      
blasphemed the ,holy ,one of ,israel1   
they are gone away backwards4    #a3e4  
,for what shall ,i strike you any more1 
you that increase  transgression8 the   
whole head is sick1 and the whole heart 
is sad4    #a3f4 ,from the sole of the  
foot unto the top of the head1 there is 
no  soundness therein3 wounds and       
bruises and swelling sores3 they are not
  bound up1 nor dressed1 nor fomented   
with oil4    #a3g4 ,your land is        

desolate1 your cities are burnt with    
fire3 your  country strangers devour    
before your face1 and it shall be       
desolate as  when wasted by enemies4    
#a3h4 ,and the daughter of ,sion shall  
be left as a covert in a vineyard1  and 
as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers1 and
 as a city that is laid  waste4    #a3i4
 ,except the ,lord of hosts had left us 
seed1 we had been as ,sodom1  and we    
should have been like to ,gomorrha4     
#a3aj4 ,hear the word of the ,lord1 ye  
rulers of ,sodom1 give ear to the  law  
of our ,god1 ye people of ,gomorrha4    
#a3aa4 ,to what purpose do you offer me 
the multitude of your victims1  saith   
the ,lord8 ,i am full1 ,i desire not    
holocausts of rams1 and fat of          
fatlings1 and blood of calves1 and      
lambs1 and buck goats4    #a3ab4 ,when  
you came to appear before me1 who       
required these things at  your hands1   
that you should walk in my courts8      
#a3ac4 ,offer sacrifice no more in vain3
 incense is an abomination to me4  ,the 

new moons1 and the sabbaths and other   
festivals ,i will not abide1  your      
assemblies are wicked4    #a3ad4 ,my    
soul hateth your new moons1 and your    
solemnities3 they are  become           
troublesome to me1 ,i am weary of       
bearing them4    #a3ae4 ,and when you   
stretch forth your hands1 ,i will turn  
away my eyes  from you3 and when you    
multiply prayer1 ,i will not hear3 for  
your hands  are full of blood4    #a3af4
 ,wash yourselves1 be clean1 take away  
the evil of your devices  from my eyes1 
cease to do perversely1    #a3ag4 ,learn
 to do well3 seek judgment1 relieve the 
oppressed1 judge for  the fatherless1   
defend the widow4    #a3ah4 ,and then   
come1 and accuse me1 saith the ,lord3 if
 your sins be as  scarlet1 they shall be
 made as white as snow3 and if they be  
red as  crimson1 they shall be white as 
wool4    #a3ai4 ,if you be willing1 and 
will hearken to me1 you shall eat the   
good  things of the land4    #a3bj4 ,but
 if you will not1 and will provoke me to

 wrath3 the sword  shall devour you     
because the mouth of the ,lord hath     
spoken it4    #a3ba4 ,how is the        
faithful city1 that was full of         
judgment1 become a  harlot8 justice     
dwelt in it1 but now murderers4         
#a3bb4 ,thy silver is turned into dross3
 thy wine is mingled with water4        
#a3bc4 ,thy princes are faithless1      
companions of thieves3 they all love    
bribes1 they run after rewards4 ,they   
judge not for the fatherless3 and  the  
widow's cause cometh not in to them4    
#a3bd4 ,therefore saith the ,lord the   
,god of hosts1 the mighty one of        
,israel3 ,ah6 ,i will comfort myself    
over my adversaries3 and ,i will be     
revenged of my enemies4    #a3be4 ,and  
,i will turn my hand to thee1 and ,i    
will clean purge away thy  dross1 and ,i
 will take away all thy tin4    #a3bf4  
,and ,i will restore thy judges as they 
were before1 and thy  counsellors as of 
old4 ,after this thou shalt be called   
the city of the  just1 a faithful city4 

#a3bg4 ,sion shall be redeemed in       
judgment1 and they shall bring her back 
in justice4    #a3bh4 ,and he shall     
destroy the wicked1 and the sinners     
together3 and  they that have forsaken  
the ,lord1 shall be consumed4    #a3bi4 
,for they shall be confounded for the   
idols1 to which they have  sacrificed3  
and you shall be ashamed of the gardens 
which you have  chosen4    #a3cj4 ,when 
you shall be as an oak with the leaves  
falling off1 and as a  garden without   
water4    #a3ca4 ,and your strength     
shall be as the ashes of tow1 and your  
work as  a spark3 and both shall burn   
together1 and there shall be none to    
quench it4      ,isaias ,chapter #b     
,all nations shall flow to the church of
 ,christ4 ,the ,jews shall be  rejected 
for their sins4 ,idolatry shall be      
destroyed4    #b3a4 ,the word that      
,isaias the son of ,amos saw1 concerning
 ,juda and  ,jerusalem4    #b3b4 ,and in
 the last days the mountain of the house
 of the ,lord shall  be prepared on the 

top of mountains1 and it shall be       
exalted above the  hills1 and all       
nations shall flow unto it4    ,the last
 days4444 ,the whole time of the new    
law1 from the coming of  ,christ till   
the end of the world1 is called in the  
scripture the last  days2 because no    
other age or time shall come after it1  
but only  eternity4--,ibid4 ,on the top 
of mountains1 etc4444 ,this shews the   
perpetual visibility of the church of   
,christ3 for a mountain upon the  top of
 mountains cannot be hid4    #b3c4 ,and 
many people shall go1 and say3 ,come and
 let us go up to the  mountain of the   
,lord1 and to the house of the ,god of  
,jacob1 and he will  teach us his ways1 
and we will walk in his paths3 for the  
law shall  come forth from ,sion1 and   
the word of the ,lord from ,jerusalem4  
#b3d4 ,and he shall judge the ,gentiles1
 and rebuke many people3 and they  shall
 turn their swords into ploughshares1   
and their spears into  sickles3 nation  
shall not lift up sword against nation1 

neither shall  they be exercised any    
more to war4    #b3e4 ,o house of       
,jacob1 come ye1 and let us walk in the 
light of the  ,lord4    #b3f4 ,for thou 
hast cast off thy people1 the house of  
,jacob3 because  they are filled as in  
times past1 and have had soothsayers as 
the  ,philistines1 and have adhered to  
strange children4    #b3g4 ,their land  
is filled with silver and gold3 and     
there is no end of  their treasures4    
#b3h4 ,and their land is filled with    
horses3 and their chariots are          
innumerable4 ,their land also is full of
 idols3 they have adored the  work of   
their own hands1 which their own fingers
 have made4    #b3i4 ,and man hath bowed
 himself down1 and man hath been        
debased3  therefore forgive them not4   
#b3aj4 ,enter thou into the rock1 and   
hide thee in the pit from the face  of  
the fear of the ,lord1 and from the     
glory of his majesty4    #b3aa4 ,the    
lofty eyes of man are humbled1 and the  
haughtiness of men  shall be made to    

stoop3 and the ,lord alone shall be     
exalted in that  day4    #b3ab4 ,because
 the day of the ,lord of hosts shall be 
upon every one that  is proud and       
highminded1 and upon every one that is  
arrogant1 and he  shall be humbled4     
#b3ac4 ,and upon all the tall and lofty 
cedars of ,libanus1 and upon all  the   
oaks of ,basan4    #b3ad4 ,and upon all 
the high mountains and upon all the     
elevated hills4    #b3ae4 ,and upon     
every high tower1 and every fenced wall4
    #b3af4 ,and upon all the ships of   
,tharsis1 and upon all that is fair to  
behold4    #b3ag4 ,and the loftiness of 
men shall be bowed down1 and the        
haughtiness  of men shall be humbled1   
and the ,lord alone shall be exalted in 
that  day4    #b3ah4 ,and idols shall be
 utterly destroyed4    ,idols shall be  
utterly destroyed4444 or utterly pass   
away4 ,this was  verified by the        
establishment of ,christianity4 ,and by 
this and other  texts of the like       
nature1 the wild system of some modern  

sectaries is  abundantly confuted1 who  
charge the whole ,christian church with 
worshipping idols1 for many ages4       
#b3ai4 ,and they shall go into the holes
 of rocks1 and into the caves of  the   
earth from the face of the fear of the  
,lord1 and from the glory of  his       
majesty1 when he shall rise up to strike
 the earth4    #b3bj4 ,in that day a man
 shall cast away his idols of silver1   
and his  idols of gold1 which he had    
made for himself to adore1 moles and    
bats4    #b3ba4 ,and he shall go into   
the clefts of rocks1 and into the holes 
of  stones from the face of the fear of 
the ,lord1 and from the glory of his    
majesty1 when he shall rise up to strike
 the earth4    #b3bb4 ,cease ye         
therefore from the man1 whose breath is 
in his nostrils1  for he is reputed     
high4      ,isaias ,chapter #c    ,the  
confusion and other evils that shall    
come upon the ,jews for their  sins4    
,the pride of their women shall be      
punished4    #c3a4 ,for behold the      

sovereign ,lord of hosts shall take away
 from  ,jerusalem1 and from ,juda the   
valiant and the strong1 the whole       
strength  of bread1 and the whole       
strength of water4    #c3b4 ,the strong 
man1 and the man of war1 the judge1 and 
the prophet and  the cunning man1 and   
the ancient4    #c3c4 ,the captain over 
fifty1 and the honourable in            
countenance1 and the  counsellor1 and   
the architect1 and the skilful in       
eloquent speech4    #c3d4 ,and ,i will  
give children to be their princes1 and  
the effeminate  shall rule over them4   
#c3e4 ,and the people shall rush one    
upon another1 and every man against  his
 neighbour3 the child shall make a      
tumult against the ancient1 and  the    
base against the honourable4    #c3f4   
,for a man shall take hold of his       
brother1 one of the house of his        
father1 saying3 ,thou hast a garment1 be
 thou our ruler1 and let this  ruin be  
under thy hand4    #c3g4 ,in that day he
 shall answer1 saying3 ,i am no healer1 

and in my  house there is no bread1 nor 
clothing3 make me not ruler of the      
people4    #c3h4 ,for ,jerusalem is     
ruined1 and ,juda is fallen3 because    
their tongue1  and their devices are    
against the ,lord1 to provoke the eyes  
of his  majesty4    #c3i4 ,the shew of  
their countenance hath answered them3   
and they have  proclaimed abroad their  
sin as ,sodom1 and they have not hid it3
 woe to  their souls1 for evils are     
rendered to them4    #c3aj4 ,say to the 
just man that it is well1 for he shall  
eat the fruit  of his doings4    #c3aa4 
,woe to the wicked unto evil3 for the   
reward of his hands shall be  given him4
    #c3ab4 ,as for my people1 their     
oppressors have stripped them1 and women
  have ruled over them4 ,o my people1   
they that call thee blessed1 the  same  
deceive thee1 and destroy the way of thy
 steps4    #c3ac4 ,the ,lord standeth up
 to judge1 and he standeth to judge the 
people4    #c3ad4 ,the ,lord will enter 
into judgment with the ancients of his  

people1 and its princes3 for you have   
devoured the vineyard1 and the  spoil of
 the poor is in your house4    #c3ae4   
,why do you consume my people1 and grind
 the faces of the poor8  saith the ,lord
 the ,god of hosts4    #c3af4 ,and the  
,lord said3 ,because the daughters of   
,sion are haughty1 and  have walked with
 stretched out necks1 and wanton glances
 of their eyes1  and made a noise as    
they walked with their feet and moved in
 a set  pace3    #c3ag4 ,the ,lord will 
make bald the crown of the head of the  
daughters of  ,sion1 and the ,lord will 
discover their hair4    #c3ah4 ,in that 
day the ,lord will take away the        
ornaments of shoes1 and  little moons1  
#c3ai4 ,and chains and necklaces1 and   
bracelets1 and bonnets1    #c3bj4 ,and  
bodkins1 and ornaments of the legs1 and 
tablets1 and sweet  balls1 and earrings1
    #c3ba4 ,and rings1 and jewels       
hanging on the forehead1    #c3bb4 ,and 
changes of apparel1 and short cloaks1   
and fine linen1 and  crisping pins1     

#c3bc4 ,and lookingglasses1 and lawns1  
and headbands1 and fine veils4    #c3bd4
 ,and instead of a sweet smell there    
shall be stench1 and instead  of a      
girdle1 a cord1 and instead of curled   
hair1 baldness1 and instead  of a       
stomacher1 haircloth4    #c3be4 ,thy    
fairest men also shall fall by the      
sword1 and thy valiant  ones in battle4 
#c3bf4 ,and her gates shall lament and  
mourn1 and she shall sit desolate  on   
the ground4      ,isaias ,chapter #d    
,after an extremity of evils that shall 
fall upon the ,jews1 a remnant  shall be
 comforted by ,christ4    #d3a4 ,and in 
that day seven women shall take hold of 
one man1 saying3 ,we  will eat our own  
bread1 and wear our own apparel3 only   
let us be called  by thy name1 take away
 our reproach4    #d3b4 ,in that day the
 bud of the ,lord shall be in           
magnificence and  glory1 and the fruit  
of the earth shall be high1 and a great 
joy to  them that shall have escaped of 
,israel4    ,the bud of the ,lord4444   

,that is1 ,christ4    #d3c4 ,and it     
shall come to pass1 that every one that 
shall be left in  ,sion1 and that shall 
remain in ,jerusalem1 shall be called   
holy1 every  one that is written in life
 in ,jerusalem4    #d3d4 ,if the ,lord  
shall wash away the filth of the        
daughters of ,sion1  and shall wash away
 the blood of ,jerusalem out of the     
midst thereof1 by  the spirit of        
judgment1 and by the spirit of burning4 
#d3e4 ,and the ,lord will create upon   
every place of mount ,sion1 and where   
he is called upon1 a cloud by day1 and a
 smoke and the brightness of a  flaming 
fire in the night3 for over all the     
glory shall be a  protection4    #d3f4  
,and there shall be a tabernacle for a  
shade in the daytime from  the heat1 and
 for a security and covert from the     
whirlwind1 and from  rain4      ,isaias 
,chapter #e    ,the reprobation of the  
,jews is foreshewn under the parable of 
a  vineyard4 ,a woe is pronounced       
against sinners3 the army of ,god shall 

send against them4    #e3a4 ,i will sing
 to my beloved the canticle of my cousin
 concerning his  vineyard4 ,my beloved  
had a vineyard on a hill in a fruitful  
place4    ,my cousin4444 ,so the prophet
 calls ,christ1 as being of his family  
and  kindred1 by descending from the    
house of ,david4 ,ibid4 ,on a hill1     
etc4444 ,literally1 in the horn1 the son
 of oil4    #e3b4 ,and he fenced it in1 
and picked the stones out of it1 and    
planted  it with the choicest vines1 and
 built a tower in the midst thereof1 and
  set up a winepress therein3 and he    
looked that it should bring forth       
grapes1 and it brought forth wild       
grapes4    #e3c4 ,and now1 ,o ye        
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and ye men of
 ,juda1 judge  between me and my        
vineyard4    #e3d4 ,what is there that  
,i ought to do more to my vineyard1 that
 ,i have  not done to it8 was it that ,i
 looked that it should bring forth      
grapes1  and it hath brought forth wild 
grapes8    #e3e4 ,and now ,i will shew  

you what ,i will do to my vineyard4 ,i  
will take  away the hedge thereof1 and  
it shall be wasted3 ,i will break down  
the  wall thereof1 and it shall be      
trodden down4    #e3f4 ,and ,i will make
 it desolate3 it shall not be pruned1   
and it shall  not be digged3 but briers 
and thorns shall come up3 and ,i will   
command  the clouds to rain no rain upon
 it4    #e3g4 ,for the vineyard of the  
,lord of hosts is the house of ,israel3 
and  the man of ,juda1 his pleasant     
plant3 and ,i looked that he should do  
judgment1 and behold iniquity3 and do   
justice1 and behold a cry4    #e3h4 ,woe
 to you that join house to house and lay
 field to field1 even  to the end of the
 place3 shall you alone dwell in the    
midst of the  earth8    #e3i4 ,these    
things are in my ears1 saith the ,lord  
of hosts3 ,unless many  great and fair  
houses shall become desolate1 without an
 inhabitant4    #e3aj4 ,for ten acres of
 vineyard shall yield one little        
measure1 and  thirty bushels of seed    

shall yield three bushels4    #e3aa4    
,woe to you that rise up early in the   
morning to follow  drunkenness1 and to  
drink till the evening1 to be inflamed  
with wine4    #e3ab4 ,the harp1 and the 
lyre1 and1 the timbrel and the pipe1 and
 wine  are in your feasts3 and the work 
of the ,lord you regard not1 nor do you 
consider the works of his hands4        
#e3ac4 ,therefore is my people led away 
captive1 because they had not           
knowledge1 and their nobles have        
perished with famine1 and their         
multitude were dried up with thirst4    
#e3ad4 ,therefore hath hell enlarged her
 soul1 and opened her mouth  without any
 bounds1 and their strong ones1 and     
their people1 and their  high and       
glorious ones shall go down into it4    
#e3ae4 ,and man shall be brought down1  
and man shall be humbled1 and the  eyes 
of the lofty shall be brought low4      
#e3af4 ,and the ,lord of hosts shall be 
exalted in judgment1 and the holy  ,god 
shall be sanctified in justice4         

#e3ag4 ,and the lambs shall feed        
according to their order1 and strangers 
shall eat the deserts turned into       
fruitfulness4    #e3ah4 ,woe to you that
 draw iniquity with cords of vanity1 and
 sin as  the rope of a cart4    #e3ai4  
,that say3 ,let him make haste1 and let 
his work come quickly1 that  we may see 
it3 and let the counsel of the ,holy    
,one of ,israel come1 that  we may know 
it4    #e3bj4 ,woe to you that call evil
 good1 and good evil3 that put darkness 
for light1 and light for darkness3 that 
put bitter for sweet1 and sweet  for    
bitter4    #e3ba4 ,woe to you that are  
wise in your own eyes1 and prudent in   
your  own conceits4    #e3bb4 ,woe to   
you that are mighty to drink wine1 and  
stout men at  drunkenness4    #e3bc4    
,that justify the wicked for gifts1 and 
take away the justice of  the just from 
him4    #e3bd4 ,therefore as the tongue 
of the fire devoureth the stubble1 and  
the heat of the flame consumeth it3 so  
shall their root be as ashes1  and their

 bud shall go up as dust3 for they have 
cast away the law of  the ,lord of      
hosts1 and have blasphemed the word of  
the ,holy ,one of  ,israel4    #e3be4   
,therefore is the wrath of the ,lord    
kindled against his people1  and he hath
 stretched out his hand upon them1 and  
struck them3 and the  mountains were    
troubled1 and their carcasses became as 
dung in the  midst of the streets4 ,for 
after this his anger is not turned away1
 but  his hand is stretched out still4  
#e3bf4 ,and he will lift up a sign to   
the nations afar off1 and will  whistle 
to them from the ends of the earth3 and 
behold they shall come  with speed      
swiftly4    #e3bg4 ,there is none that  
shall faint1 nor labour among them3 they
 shall  not slumber nor sleep1 neither  
shall the girdle of their loins be      
loosed1 nor the latchet of their shoes  
be broken4    #e3bh4 ,their arrows are  
sharp1 and all their bows are bent4 ,the
 hoofs of  their horses shall be like   
the flint1 and their wheels like the    

violence of a tempest4    #e3bi4 ,their 
roaring like that of a lion1 they shall 
roar like young  lions3 yea they shall  
roar1 and take hold of the prey1 and    
they shall  keep fast hold of it1 and   
there shall be none to deliver it4      
#e3cj4 ,and they shall make a noise     
against them that day1 like the  roaring
 of the sea2 we shall look towards the  
land1 and behold darkness  of           
tribulation1 and the light is darkened  
with the mist thereof4      ,isaias     
,chapter #f    ,a glorious vision1 in   
which the prophet's lips are cleansed3  
he  foretelleth the obstinacy of the    
,jews4    #f3a4 ,in the year that king  
,ozias died1 ,i saw the ,lord sitting   
upon a  throne high and elevated3 and   
his train filled the temple4    #f3b4   
,upon it stood the seraphims3 the one   
had six wings1 and the other  had six   
wings3 with two they covered his face1  
and with two they  covered his feet1 and
 with two they flew4    #f3c4 ,and they 
cried one to another1 and said3 ,holy1  

holy1 holy1 the  ,lord ,god of hosts1   
all the earth is full of his glory1     
#f3d4 ,and the lintels of the doors were
 moved at the voice of him that  cried1 
and the house was filled with smoke4    
#f3e4 ,and ,i said3 ,woe is me1 because 
,i have held my peace2 because ,i am  a 
man of unclean lips1 and ,i dwell in the
 midst of a people that hath  unclean   
lips1 and ,i have seen with my eyes the 
,king the ,lord of hosts4    #f3f4 ,and 
one of the seraphims flew to me1 and in 
his hand was a live  coal1 which he had 
taken with the tongs off the altar4     
#f3g4 ,and he touched my mouth1 and     
said3 ,behold this hath touched thy     
lips1 and thy iniquities shall be taken 
away1 and thy sin shall be  cleansed4   
#f3h4 ,and ,i heard the voice of the    
,lord1 saying3 ,whom shall ,i send8 and 
who shall go for us8 ,and ,i said3 ,lo1 
here am ,i1 send me4    #f3i4 ,and he   
said3 ,go1 and thou shalt say to this   
people3 ,hearing1 hear1  and understand 
not3 and see the vision1 and know it    

not4    #f3aj4 ,blind the heart of this 
people1 and make their ears heavy1 and  
shut their eyes3 lest they see with     
their eyes1 and hear with their  ears1  
and understand with their heart1 and be 
converted and ,i heal  them4    #f3aa4  
,and ,i said3 ,how long1 ,o ,lord8 ,and 
he said3 ,until the cities be  wasted   
without inhabitant1 and the houses      
without man1 and the land  shall be left
 desolate4    #f3ab4 ,and the ,lord     
shall remove men far away1 and she shall
 be  multiplied that was left in the    
midst of the earth4    #f3ac4 ,and there
 shall be still a tithing therein1 and  
she shall turn1  and shall be made a    
show as a turpentine tree1 and as an oak
 that  spreadeth its branches3 that     
which shall stand therein1 shall be a   
holy  seed4      ,isaias ,chapter #g    
,the prophet assures king ,achaz that   
the two kings his enemies shall not     
take ,jerusalem4 ,a virgin shall        
conceive and bear a son4    #g3a4 ,and  
it came to pass in the days of ,achaz   

the son of ,joathan1 the  son of ,ozias1
 king of ,juda1 that ,rasin king of     
,syria and ,phacee the son  of ,romelia 
king of ,israel1 came up to ,jerusalem1 
to fight against it3  but they could not
 prevail over it4    #g3b4 ,and they    
told the house of ,david1 saying3 ,syria
 hath rested upon  ,ephraim1 and his    
heart was moved1 and the heart of his   
people1 as the  trees of the woods are  
moved with the wind4    #g3c4 ,and the  
,lord said to ,isaias3 ,go forth to meet
 ,achaz1 thou and  ,jasub thy son that  
is left1 to the conduit of the upper    
pool in the way  of the fuller's field4 
#g3d4 ,and thou shalt say to him3 ,see  
thou be quiet3 fear not1 and let  not   
thy heart be afraid of the two tails of 
these firebrands1 smoking  with the     
wrath of the fury of ,rasin king of     
,syria1 and of the son of  ,romelia4    
#g3e4 ,because ,syria hath taken counsel
 against thee1 unto the evil of         
,ephraim and the son of ,romelia1       
saying3    #g3f4 ,let us go up to ,juda1

 and rouse it up1 and draw it away to   
us1 and  make the son of ,tabeel king in
 the midst thereof4    #g3g4 ,thus saith
 the ,lord ,god3 ,it shall not stand1   
and this shall not  be4    #g3h4 ,but   
the head of ,syria is ,damascus1 and the
 head of ,damascus is  ,rasin3 and      
within threescore and five years1       
,ephraim shall cease to be  a people3   
#g3i4 ,and the head of ,ephraim is      
,samaria1 and the head of ,samaria is   
the  son of ,romelia4 ,if you will not  
believe1 you shall not continue4        
#g3aj4 ,and the ,lord spoke again to    
,achaz1 saying3    #g3aa4 ,ask thee a   
sign of the ,lord thy ,god1 either unto 
the depth of  hell1 or unto the height  
above4    #g3ab4 ,and ,achaz said3 ,i   
will not ask1 and ,i will not tempt the 
,lord4    #g3ac4 ,and he said3 ,hear ye 
therefore1 ,o house of ,david3 ,is it a 
small  thing for you to be grievous to  
men1 that you are grievous to my ,god   
also8    #g3ad4 ,therefore the ,lord    
himself shall give you a sign4 ,behold a

 virgin  shall conceive1 and bear a son 
and his name shall be called ,emmanuel4 
#g3ae4 ,he shall eat butter and honey1  
that he may know to refuse the  evil1   
and to choose the good4    #g3af4 ,for  
before the child know to refuse the evil
 and to choose the  good1 the land which
 thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the
 face of  her two kings4    #g3ag4 ,the 
,lord shall bring upon thee1 and upon   
thy people1 and upon the  house of thy  
father1 days that have not come since   
the time of the  separation of ,ephraim 
from ,juda with the king of the         
,assyrians4    #g3ah4 ,and it shall come
 to pass in that day1 that the ,lord    
shall hiss  for the fly1 that is in the 
uttermost parts of the rivers of ,egypt1
 and  for the bee that is in the land of
 ,assyria4    #g3ai4 ,and they shall    
come1 and shall all of them rest in the 
torrents  of the valleys1 and in the    
holes of the rocks1 and upon all places 
set  with shrubs1 and in all hollow     
places4    #g3bj4 ,in that day the ,lord

 shall shave with a razor that is hired 
by  them that are beyond the river1 by  
the king of the ,assyrians1 the head    
and the hairs of the feet1 and the whole
 beard4    #g3ba4 ,and it shall come to 
pass in that day1 that a man shall      
nourish a  young cow1 and two sheep4    
#g3bb4 ,and for the abundance of milk he
 shall eat butter3 for butter and  honey
 shall every one eat that shall be left 
in the midst of the land4    #g3bc4 ,and
 it shall come to pass in that day1 that
 every place where  there were a        
thousand vines1 at a thousand pieces of 
silver1 shall  become thorns and briers4
    #g3bd4 ,with arrows and with bows   
they shall go in thither3 for briers    
and thorns shall be in all the land4    
#g3be4 ,and as for all the hills that   
shall be raked with a rake1 the  fear of
 thorns and briers shall not come       
thither1 but they shall be for  the ox  
to feed on1 and the lesser cattle to    
tread upon4      ,isaias ,chapter #h    
,the name of a child that is to be born3

 many evils shall come upon the  ,jews  
for their sins4    #h3a4 ,and the ,lord 
said to me3 ,take thee a great book1 and
 write in it  with a man's pen4 ,take   
away the spoils with speed1 quickly take
 the  prey4    #h3b4 ,and ,i took unto  
me faithful witnesses1 ,urias the       
priest1 and  ,zacharias the son of      
,barachias4    #h3c4 ,and ,i went to the
 prophetess1 and she conceived1 and bore
 a son4  ,and the ,lord said to me3     
,call his name1 ,hasten to take away the
 spoils3  ,make hast to take away the   
prey4    #h3d4 ,for before the child    
know to call his father and his mother1 
the  strength of ,damascus1 and the     
spoils of ,samaria shall be taken away  
before the king of the ,assyrians4      
#h3e4 ,and the ,lord spoke to me again1 
saying3    #h3f4 ,forasmuch as this     
people hath cast away the waters of     
,siloe1 that  go with silence1 and hath 
rather taken ,rasin1 and the son of     
,romelia3    #h3g4 ,therefore behold the
 ,lord will bring upon them the waters  

of the  river strong and many1 the king 
of the ,assyrians1 and all his glory3   
and he shall come up over all his       
channels1 and shall overflow all his    
banks4    #h3h4 ,and shall pass through 
,juda1 overflowing1 and going over shall
  reach even to the neck4 ,and the      
stretching out of his wings shall fill  
the breadth of thy1 land1 ,o ,emmanuel4 
#h3i4 ,gather yourselves together1 ,o ye
 people1 and be overcome1 and give  ear1
 all ye lands afar off3 strengthen      
yourselves1 and be overcome1  gird      
yourselves1 and be overcome4    #h3aj4  
,take counsel together1 and it shall be 
defeated3 speak a word1  and it shall   
not be done3 because ,god is with us4   
#h3aa4 ,for thus saith the ,lord to me3 
,as he hath taught me1 with a  strong   
arm1 that ,i should not walk in the way 
of this people1 saying3    #h3ab4 ,say  
ye not3 ,a conspiracy3 for all that this
 people speaketh1 is a  conspiracy3     
neither fear ye their fear1 nor be      
afraid4    #h3ac4 ,sanctify the ,lord of

 hosts himself3 and let him be your     
fear1 and  let him be your dread4       
#h3ad4 ,and he shall be a sanctification
 to you4 ,but for a stone of  stumbling1
 and for a rock of offence to the two   
houses of ,israel1 for a  snare and a   
ruin to the inhabitants of ,jerusalem4  
#h3ae4 ,and very many of them shall     
stumble and fall1 and shall be broken   
in pieces1 and shall be snared1 and     
taken4    #h3af4 ,bind up the testimony1
 seal the law among my disciples4       
#h3ag4 ,and ,i will wait for the ,lord1 
who hath hid his face from the  house of
 ,jacob1 and ,i will look for him4      
#h3ah4 ,behold ,i and my children1 whom 
the ,lord hath given me for a sign1  and
 for a wonder in ,israel from the ,lord 
of hosts1 who dwelleth in  mount ,sion4 
#h3ai4 ,and when they shall say to you3 
,seek of pythons1 and of diviners1  who 
mutter in their enchantments3 should not
 the people seek of their  ,god1 for the
 living of the dead8    ,seek of        
pythons4444 ,that is1 people pretending 

to tell future things by  a prophesying 
spirit4--,ibid4 ,should not the people  
seek of their ,god1  for the living of  
the dead84444 ,here is signified1 that  
it is to ,god we  should pray to be     
directed1 and not to seek of the dead1  
7that is1 of  fortune-tellers dead in   
sin17 for the health of the living4     
#h3bj4 ,to the law rather1 and to the   
testimony4 ,and if they speak not       
according to this word1 they shall not  
have the morning light4    #h3ba4 ,and  
they shall pass by it1 they shall fall1 
and be hungry3 and  when they shall be  
hungry1 they will be angry1 and curse   
their king1  and their ,god1 and look   
upwards4    #h3bb4 ,and they shall look 
to the earth1 and behold trouble and    
darkness1 weakness and distress1 and a  
mist following them1 and they  cannot   
fly away from their distress4           
,isaias ,chapter #i    ,what joy shall  
come after afflictions by the birth and 
kingdom of  ,christ2 which shall        
flourish for ever4 ,judgments upon      

,israel for their  sins4    #i3a4 ,at   
the first time the land of ,zabulon1 and
 the land of ,nephtali  was lightly     
touched3 and at the last the way of the 
sea beyond the  ,jordan of the ,galilee 
of the ,gentiles was heavily loaded4    
#i3b4 ,the people that walked in        
darkness1 have seen a great light3 to   
them that dwelt in the region of the    
shadow of death1 light is risen4        
#i3c4 ,thou hast multiplied the nation1 
and hast not increased the joy4  ,they  
shall rejoice before thee1 as they that 
rejoice in the harvest1 as  conquerors  
rejoice after taking a prey1 when they  
divide the spoils4    #i3d4 ,for the    
yoke of their burden1 and the rod of    
their shoulder1 and  the sceptre of     
their oppressor thou hast overcome1 as  
in the day of  ,madian4    #i3e4 ,for   
every violent taking of spoils1 with    
tumult1 and garment  mingled with blood1
 shall be burnt1 and be fuel for the    
fire4    #i3f4 ,for a ,,child ,,is      
,,born to us1 and a son is given to us1 

and the  government is upon his         
shoulder3 and his name shall be called  
,wonderful1 ,counsellor1 ,god the       
,mighty1 the ,father of the world to    
come1  the ,prince of ,peace4    #i3g4  
,his empire shall be multiplied1 and    
there shall be no end of  peace3 he     
shall sit upon the throne of ,david1 and
 upon his kingdom2 to  establish it and 
strengthen it with judgment and with    
justice1 from  henceforth and for ever3 
the zeal of the ,lord of hosts will     
perform  this4    #i3h4 ,the ,lord sent 
a word into ,jacob1 and it hath lighted 
upon ,israel4    #i3i4 ,and all the     
people of ,ephraim shall know1 and the  
inhabitants of  ,samaria that say in the
 pride and haughtiness of their heart3  
#i3aj4 ,the bricks are fallen down1 but 
we will build with square stones3  they 
have cut down the sycamores1 but we will
 change them for cedars4    #i3aa4 ,and 
the ,lord shall set up the enemies of   
,rasin over him1 and  shall bring on his
 enemies in a crowd3    #i3ab4 ,the     

,syrians from the east1 and1 the        
,philistines from the west3  and they   
shall devour ,israel with open mouth4   
,for all this his  indignation is not   
turned away1 but his hand is stretched  
out still4    #i3ac4 ,and the people are
 not returned to him who hath struck    
them1 and  have not sought after the    
,lord of hosts4    #i3ad4 ,and the ,lord
 shall destroy out of ,israel the head  
and the tail1  him that bendeth down1   
and him that holdeth back1 in one day4  
#i3ae4 ,the aged and honourable1 he is  
the head3 and the prophet that  teacheth
 lies1 he is the tail4    #i3af4 ,and   
they that call this people blessed1     
shall cause them to err3  and they that 
are called blessed1 shall be thrown     
down1 headlong4    #i3ag4 ,therefore the
 ,lord shall have no joy in their young 
men3 neither  shall he have mercy on    
their fatherless1 and widows3 for every 
one is a  hypocrite and wicked1 and     
every mouth hath spoken folly4 ,for all 
this  his indignation is not turned     

away1 but his hand is stretched out     
still4    #i3ah4 ,for wickedness is     
kindled as a fire1 it shall devour the  
brier  and the thorn3 and shall kindle  
in the thicket of the forest1 and it    
shall be wrapped up in smoke ascending  
on high4    #i3ai4 ,by the wrath of the 
,lord of hosts the land is troubled1 and
 the  people shall be as fuel for the   
fire3 no man shall spare his brother4   
#i3bj4 ,and he shall turn to the right  
hand1 and shall be hungry3 and  shall   
eat on the left hand1 and shall not be  
filled3 every one shall  eat the flesh  
of his own arm3 ,manasses ,ephraim1 and 
,ephraim ,manasses1  and they together  
shall be against ,juda4    #i3ba4 ,after
 all these things his indignation is not
 turned away1 but  his hand is stretched
 out still4      ,isaias ,chapter #aj   
,woe to the makers of wicked laws4 ,the 
,assyrian shall be a rod for  punishing 
,israel3 but for their pride they shall 
be destroyed3 and a  remnant of ,israel 
saved4    #aj3a4 ,woe to them that make 

wicked laws3 and when they write1 write 
injustice3    #aj3b4 ,to oppress the    
poor in judgment1 and do violence to the
 cause of  the humble of my people3 that
 widows might be their prey1 and that   
they  might rob the fatherless4         
#aj3c4 ,what will you do in the day of  
visitation1 and of the calamity  which  
cometh from afar8 to whom will ye flee  
for help8 and where will  ye leave your 
glory8    #aj3d4 ,that you be not bowed 
down under the bond1 and fall with the  
slain8 ,in all these things his anger is
 not turned away1 but his hand  is      
stretched out still4    #aj3e4 ,woe to  
the ,assyrian1 he is the rod and the    
staff of my anger1 and  my indignation  
is in their hands4    #aj3f4 ,i will    
send him to a deceitful nation1 and ,i  
will give him a  charge against the     
people of my wrath1 to take away the    
spoils1 and to  lay hold on the prey1   
and to tread them down like the mire of 
the  streets4    #aj3g4 ,but he shall   
not take it so1 and his heart shall not 

think so3  but his heart shall be set to
 destroy1 and to cut off nations not a  
few4    #aj3h4 ,for he shall say3       
#aj3i4 ,are not my princes as so many   
kings8 is not ,calano as ,charcamis3    
and ,emath as ,arphad8 is not ,samaria  
as ,damascus8    #aj3aj4 ,as my hand    
hath found the kingdoms of the idol1 so 
also their  idols of ,jerusalem1 and of 
,samaria4    #aj3aa4 ,shall ,i not1 as  
,i have done to ,samaria and her idols1 
so do to  ,jerusalem and her idols8     
#aj3ab4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that
 when the ,lord shall have  performed   
all his works in mount ,sion1 and in    
,jerusalem1 ,i will visit  the fruit of 
the proud heart of the king of ,assyria1
 and the glory of  the haughtiness of   
his eyes4    #aj3ac4 ,for he hath said3 
,by the strength of my own hand ,i have 
done it1  and by my own wisdom ,i have  
understood3 and ,i have removed the     
bounds  of the people1 and have taken   
the spoils of the princes1 and as a     
mighty man hath pulled down them that   

sat on high4    #aj3ad4 ,and my hand    
hath found the strength of the people as
 a nest2 and  as eggs are gathered1 that
 are left1 so have ,i gathered all the  
earth3  and there was none that moved   
the wing1 or opened the mouth1 or made  
the least noise4    #aj3ae4 ,shall the  
axe boast itself against him that       
cutteth with it8 or  shall the saw exalt
 itself against him by whom it is drawn8
 as if a rod  should lift itself up     
against him that lifteth it up1 and a   
staff exalt  itself1 which is but wood4 
#aj3af4 ,therefore the sovereign ,lord1 
the ,lord of hosts1 shall send  leanness
 among his fat ones3 and under his glory
 shall be kindled a  burning1 as it were
 the burning of a fire4    #aj3ag4 ,and 
the light of ,israel shall be as a fire1
 and the ,holy ,one  thereof as a flame3
 and his thorns and his briers shall be 
set on fire1  and shall be devoured in  
one day4    #aj3ah4 ,and the glory of   
his forest1 and of his beautiful hill1  
shall be  consumed from the soul even to

 the flesh1 and he shall run away       
through  fear4    #aj3ai4 ,and they that
 remain of the trees of his forest shall
 be so few1  that they shall easily be  
numbered1 and a child shall write them  
down4    #aj3bj4 ,and it shall come to  
pass in that day1 that the remnant of   
,israel1 and they that shall escape of  
the house of ,jacob1 shall lean no  more
 upon him that striketh them3 but they  
shall lean upon the ,lord the  ,holy    
,one of ,israel1 in truth4    #aj3ba4   
,the remnant shall be converted1 the    
remnant1 ,i say1 of ,jacob1 to  the     
mighty ,god4    #aj3bb4 ,for if thy     
people1 ,o ,israel1 shall be as the sand
 of the sea1 a  remnant of them shall be
 converted1 the consumption abridged    
shall  overflow with justice4    ,a     
remnant of them shall be converted4444  
,this was partly verified in  the       
children of ,israel who remained after  
the devastations of the  ,assyrians1 in 
the time of king ,ezechias3 and partly  
in the conversion  of a remnant of the  

,jews to the faithful of                
,christ4--,ibid4 ,the  consumption      
abridged1 etc4444 ,that is1 the number  
of them cut short1  and reduced to few1 
shall flourish in abundance of justice4 
#aj3bc4 ,for the ,lord ,god of hosts    
shall make a consumption1 and an        
abridgment in the midst of all the land4
    #aj3bd4 ,therefore1 thus saith the  
,lord the ,god of hosts3 ,o my people   
that dwellest in ,sion1 be not afraid of
 the ,assyrian3 he shall strike  thee   
with his rod1 and he shall lift up his  
staff over thee in the way  of ,egypt4  
#aj3be4 ,for yet a little and a very    
little while1 and my indignation  shall 
cease1 and my wrath shall be upon their 
wickedness4    #aj3bf4 ,and the ,lord of
 hosts shall raise up a scourge against 
him1  according to the slaughter of     
,madian in the rock of ,oreb1 and his   
rod  over the sea1 and he shall lift it 
up in the way of ,egypt4    #aj3bg4 ,and
 it shall come to pass in that day1 that
 his burden shall be  taken away from   

off thy shoulder1 and his yoke from off 
thy neck1 and  the yoke shall putrify at
 the presence of the oil4    ,at the    
presence of the oil4444 ,that is1 by the
 sweet unction of divine  mercy4        
#aj3bh4 ,he shall come into ,aiath1 he  
shall pass into ,magron3 at ,machmas  he
 shall lay up his carriages4    ,into   
,aiath1 etc4444 ,here the prophet       
describes the march of the  ,assyrians  
under ,sennacherib2 and the terror they 
should carry with  them2 and how they   
should suddenly be destroyed4    #aj3bi4
 ,they have passed in haste1 ,gaba is   
our lodging3 ,rama was  astonished1     
,gabaath of ,saul fled away4    #aj3cj4 
,lift up thy voice1 ,o daughter of      
,gallim1 attend1 ,o ,laisa1 poor        
,anathoth4    #aj3ca4 ,medemena is      
removed3 ye inhabitants of ,gabim1 take 
courage4    #aj3cb4 ,it is yet day      
enough1 to remain in ,nobe3 he shall    
shake his hand  against the mountain of 
the daughter of ,sion1 the hill of      
,jerusalem4    #aj3cc4 ,behold the      

sovereign ,lord of hosts shall break the
 earthen  vessel with terror1 and the   
tall of stature shall be cut down1 and  
the  lofty shall be humbled4    #aj3cd4 
,and the thickets of the forest shall be
 cut down with iron1 and  ,libanus with 
its high ones shall fall4      ,isaias  
,chapter #aa    ,of the spiritual       
kingdom of ,christ1 to which all nations
 shall repair4    #aa3a4 ,and there     
shall come forth a rod out of the root  
of ,jesse1 and a  flower shall rise up  
out of his root4    #aa3b4 ,and the     
spirit of the ,lord shall rest upon him3
 the spirit of  wisdom1 and of          
understanding1 the spirit of counsel1   
and of fortitude1  the spirit of        
knowledge1 and of godliness4    #aa3c4  
,and he shall be filled with the spirit 
of the fear of the ,lord1  ,he shall not
 judge according to the sight of the    
eyes1 nor reprove  according to the     
hearing of the ears4    #aa3d4 ,but he  
shall judge the poor with justice1 and  
shall reprove with  equity for the meek 

of the earth3 and he shall strike the   
earth with  the rod of his mouth1 and   
with the breath of his lips he shall    
slay the  wicked4    #aa3e4 ,and justice
 shall be the girdle of his loins3 and  
faith the  girdle of his reins4         
#aa3f4 ,the wolf shall dwell with the   
lamb3 and the leopard shall lie  down   
with the kid3 the calf and the lion1 and
 the sheep shall abide  together1 and a 
little child shall lead them4    #aa3g4 
,the calf and the bear shall feed3 their
 young ones shall rest  together3 and   
the lion shall eat straw like the ox4   
#aa3h4 ,and the sucking child shall play
 on the hole of the asp3 and the  weaned
 child shall thrust his hand into the   
den of the basilisk4    #aa3i4 ,they    
shall not hurt1 nor shall they kill in  
all my holy mountain1  for the earth is 
filled with the knowledge of the ,lord1 
as the covering  waters of the sea4     
#aa3aj4 ,in that day the root of ,jesse1
 who standeth for an ensign of the      
people1 him the ,gentiles shall beseech1

 and his sepulchre shall be  glorious4  
#aa3aa4 ,and it shall come to pass in   
that day1 that the ,lord shall set  his 
hand the second time to possess the     
remnant of his people1 which  shall be  
left from the ,assyrians1 and from      
,egypt1 and from ,phetros1 and  from    
,ethiopia1 and from ,elam1 and from     
,sennaar1 and from ,emath1 and  from the
 islands of the sea4    #aa3ab4 ,and he 
shall set up a standard unto the        
nations1 and shall  assemble the        
fugitives of ,israel1 and shall gather  
together the  dispersed of ,juda from   
the four quarters of the earth4         
#aa3ac4 ,and the envy of ,ephraim shall 
be taken away1 and the enemies of  ,juda
 shall perish3 ,ephraim shall not envy  
,juda1 and ,juda shall not  fight       
against ,ephraim4    #aa3ad4 ,but they  
shall fly upon the shoulders of the     
,philistines by the  sea1 they together 
shall spoil the children of the east3   
,edom1 and ,moab  shall be under the    
rule of their hand1 and the children of 

,ammon shall  be obedient4    #aa3ae4   
,and the ,lord shall lay waste the      
tongue of the sea of ,egypt1 and  shall 
lift up his hand over the river in the  
strength of his spirit3  and he shall   
strike it in the seven streams1 so that 
men may pass  through it in their shoes4
    #aa3af4 ,and there shall be a       
highway for the remnant of my people1   
which  shall be left from the           
,assyrians3 as there was for ,israel in 
the day  that he came up out of the land
 of ,egypt4      ,isaias ,chapter #ab   
,a canticle of thanksgiving for the     
benefits of ,christ4    #ab3a4 ,and thou
 shalt say in that day3 ,i will give    
thanks to thee1 ,o  ,lord1 for thou wast
 angry with me3 thy wrath is turned     
away1 and thou  hast comforted me4      
#ab3b4 ,behold1 ,god is my saviour1 ,i  
will deal confidently1 and will not     
fear3 because the ,lord is my strength1 
and my praise1 and he is become  my     
salvation4    #ab3c4 ,thou shall draw   
waters with joy out of the saviour's    

fountains3    #ab3d4 ,and you shall say 
in that day3 ,praise ye the ,lord1 and  
call upon  his name3 make his works     
known among the people3 remember that   
his name  is high4    #ab3e4 ,sing ye to
 the ,lord1 for he hath done great      
things3 shew this  forth in all the     
earth4    #ab3f4 ,rejoice1 and praise1  
,o thou habitation of ,sion3 for great  
is he  that is in the midst of thee1 the
 ,holy ,one of ,israel4      ,isaias    
,chapter #ac    ,the desolation of      
,babylon4    #ac3a4 ,the burden of      
,babylon which ,isaias the son of ,amos 
saw4    ,the burden of ,babylon4444     
,that is1 a prophecy against ,babylon4  
#ac3b4 ,upon the dark mountain lift ye  
up a banner1 exalt the voice1 lift  up  
the hand1 and let the rulers go into the
 gates4    #ac3c4 ,i have commanded my  
sanctified ones1 and have called my     
strong  ones in my wrath1 them that     
rejoice in my glory4    #ac3d4 ,the     
noise of a multitude in the mountains1  
as it were of many  people1 the noise of

 the sound of kings1 of nations gathered
 together3  the ,lord of hosts hath     
given charge to the troops of war4      
#ac3e4 ,to them that come from a country
 afar off1 from the end of  heaven3 the 
,lord and the instruments of his wrath1 
to destroy the whole  land4    #ac3f4   
,howl ye1 for the day of the ,lord is   
near3 it shall come as a  destruction   
from the ,lord4    #ac3g4 ,therefore    
shall all hands be faint1 and every     
heart of man shall  melt1    #ac3h4 ,and
 shall be broken4 ,gripings and pains1  
shall take hold of them1  they shall be 
in pain as a woman in labour4 ,every one
 shall be amazed  at his neighbour1     
their countenances shall be as faces    
burnt4    #ac3i4 ,behold1 the day of the
 ,lord shall come1 a cruel day1 and full
 of  indignation1 and of wrath1 and     
fury1 to lay the land desolate1 and to  
destroy the sinners thereof out of it4  
#ac3aj4 ,for the stars of heaven1 and   
their brightness shall not display      
their light3 the sun shall be darkened  

in his rising1 and the moon  shall not  
shine with her light4    #ac3aa4 ,and ,i
 will visit the evils of the world1 and 
against the wicked  for their iniquity3 
and ,i will make the pride of infidels  
to cease1 and  will bring down the      
arrogancy of the mighty4    #ac3ab4 ,a  
man shall be more precious than gold1   
yea a man than the  finest of gold4     
#ac3ac4 ,for this ,i will trouble the   
heaven3 and the earth shall be moved    
out of her place1 for the indignation of
 the ,lord of hosts1 and for the  day of
 his fierce wrath4    #ac3ad4 ,and they 
shall be as a doe fleeing away1 and as a
 sheep3 and  there shall be none to     
gather them together3 every man shall   
turn to  his own people1 and every one  
shall flee to his own land4    #ac3ae4  
,every one that shall be found1 shall be
 slain3 and every one  that shall come  
to their aid1 shall fall by the sword4  
#ac3af4 ,their infants shall be dashed  
in pieces before their eyes3 their      
houses shall be pillaged1 and their     

wives shall be ravished4    #ac3ag4     
,behold ,i will stir up the ,medes      
against them1 who shall not seek        
silver1 nor desire gold3    #ac3ah4 ,but
 with their arrows they shall kill the  
children1 and shall  have no pity upon  
the sucklings of the womb1 and their eye
 shall not  spare their sons4    #ac3ai4
 ,and that ,babylon1 glorious among     
kingdoms1 the famous pride of  the      
,chaldeans1 shall be even as the ,lord  
destroyed ,sodom and ,gomorrha4         
#ac3bj4 ,it shall no more be inhabited  
for ever1 and it shall not be  founded  
unto generation and generation3 neither 
shall the ,arabian pitch  his tents     
there1 nor shall shepherds rest there4  
#ac3ba4 ,but wild beasts shall rest     
there1 and their houses shall be  filled
 with serpents1 and ostriches shall     
dwell there1 and the hairy  ones shall  
dance there3    #ac3bb4 ,and owls shall 
answer one another there1 in the houses 
thereof1  and sirens in the temples of  
pleasure4      ,isaias ,chapter #ad     

,the restoration of ,israel after their 
captivity4 ,the parable or song         
insulting over the king of ,babylon4 ,a 
prophecy against the ,philistines4      
#ad3a4 ,her time is near at hand1 and   
her days shall not be prolonged4  ,for  
the ,lord will have mercy on ,jacob1 and
 will yet choose out of  ,israel1 and   
will make them rest upon their own      
ground3 and the stranger  shall be      
joined with them1 and shall adhere to   
the house of ,jacob4    #ad3b4 ,and the 
people shall take them1 and bring them  
into their place3  and the house of     
,israel shall possess them in the land  
of the ,lord for  servants and          
handmaids3 and they shall make them     
captives that had  taken them1 and shall
 subdue their oppressors4    #ad3c4 ,and
 it shall come to pass in that day1 that
 when ,god shall give  thee rest from   
thy labour1 and from thy vexation1 and  
from the hard  bondage1 wherewith thou  
didst serve before1    #ad3d4 ,thou     
shalt take up this parable against the  

king of ,babylon1 and  shalt say3 ,how  
is the oppressor come to nothing1 the   
tribute hath  ceased8    #ad3e4 ,the    
,lord hath broken the staff of the      
wicked1 the rod of the  rulers1         
#ad3f4 ,that struck the people in wrath 
with an incurable wound1 that  brought  
nations under in fury1 that persecuted  
in a cruel manner4    #ad3g4 ,the whole 
earth is quiet and still1 it is glad and
 hath rejoiced4    #ad3h4 ,the fir trees
 also have rejoiced over thee1 and the  
cedars of  ,libanus1 saying3 ,since thou
 hast slept1 there hath none come up to 
cut  us down4    #ad3i4 ,hell below was 
in an uproar to meet thee at thy coming1
 it  stirred up the giants for thee4    
,all the princes of the earth are risen 
up from their thrones1 all the princes  
of nations4    #ad3aj4 ,all shall       
answer1 and say to thee3 ,thou also art 
wounded as well  as we1 thou art become 
like unto us4    #ad3aa4 ,thy pride is  
brought down to hell1 thy carcass is    
fallen down3  under thee shall the moth 

be strewed1 and worms shall be thy      
covering4    #ad3ab4 ,how art thou      
fallen from heaven1 ,o ,lucifer1 who    
didst rise in  the morning8 how art thou
 fallen to the earth1 that didst wound  
the  nations8    ,o ,lucifer4444 ,o day 
star4 ,all this1 according to the       
letter1 is spoken  of the king of       
,babylon4 ,it may also be applied1 in a 
spiritual sense1  to ,lucifer the prince
 of devils1 who was created a bright    
angel1 but  fell by pride and rebellion 
against ,god4    #ad3ac4 ,and thou      
saidst in thy heart3 ,i will ascend into
 heaven1 ,i will  exalt my throne above 
the stars of ,god1 ,i will sit in the   
mountain of  the covenant1 in the sides 
of the north4    #ad3ad4 ,i will ascend 
above the height of the clouds1 ,i will 
be like the  most ,high4    #ad3ae4 ,but
 yet thou shalt be brought down to hell1
 into the depth of  the pit4    #ad3af4 
,they that shall see thee1 shall turn   
toward thee1 and behold  thee4 ,is this 
the man that troubled the earth1 that   

shook kingdoms1    #ad3ag4 ,that made   
the world a wilderness1 and destroyed   
the cities  thereof1 that opened not the
 prison to his prisoners8    #ad3ah4    
,all the kings of the nations have all  
of them slept in glory1  every one in   
his own house4    #ad3ai4 ,but thou art 
cast out of thy grave1 as an            
unprofitable branch  defiled1 and       
wrapped up among them that were slain by
 the sword1 and  art gone down to the   
bottom of the pit1 as a rotten carcass4 
#ad3bj4 ,thou shalt not keep company    
with them1 even in burial3 for thou     
hast destroyed thy land1 thou hast slain
 thy people3 the seed of the  wicked    
shall not be named for ever4    #ad3ba4 
,prepare his children for slaughter for 
the iniquity of their  fathers3 they    
shall not rise up1 nor inherit the land1
 nor fill the  face of the world with   
cities4    #ad3bb4 ,and ,i will rise up 
against them1 saith the ,lord of hosts3 
and ,i  will destroy the name of        
,babylon1 and the remains1 and the bud1 

and the  offspring1 saith the ,lord4    
#ad3bc4 ,and ,i will make it a          
possession for the ericius and pools of 
waters1 and ,i will sweep it and wear it
 out with a besom1 saith the  ,lord of  
hosts4    #ad3bd4 ,the ,lord of hosts   
hath sworn1 saying3 ,surely as ,i have  
thought1  so shall it be3 and as ,i have
 purposed1    #ad3be4 ,so shall it fall 
out3 ,that ,i will destroy the ,assyrian
 in my  land1 and upon my mountains     
tread him under foot3 and his yoke shall
 be  taken away from them1 and his      
burden shall be taken off their         
shoulder4    #ad3bf4 ,this is the       
counsel1 that ,i have purposed upon all 
the earth1  and this is the hand that is
 stretched out upon all nations4        
#ad3bg4 ,for the ,lord of hosts hath    
decreed1 and who can disannul it8 and   
his hand is stretched out3 and who shall
 turn it away8    #ad3bh4 ,in the year  
that king ,achaz died1 was this burden3 
#ad3bi4 ,rejoice not thou1 whole        
,philistia1 that the rod of him that    

struck thee is broken in pieces3 for out
 of the root of the serpent  shall come 
forth a basilisk1 and his seed shall    
swallow the bird4    #ad3cj4 ,and the   
firstborn of the poor shall be fed1 and 
the poor shall  rest with confidence3   
and ,i will make thy root perish with   
famine1 and  ,i will kill thy remnant4  
#ad3ca4 ,howl1 ,o gate2 cry1 ,o city3   
all ,philistia is thrown down3 for a    
smoke shall come from the north1 and    
there is none that shall escape  his    
troop4    #ad3cb4 ,and what shall be    
answered to the messengers of the       
nations8  ,that the ,lord hath founded  
,sion1 and the poor of his people shall 
hope  in him4      ,isaias ,chapter #ae 
,a prophecy of the desolation of the    
,moabites4    #ae3a4 ,the burden of     
,moab4 ,because in the night ,ar of     
,moab is laid  waste1 it is silent3     
because the wall of ,moab is destroyed  
in the  night1 it is silent4    #ae3b4  
,the house is gone up1 and ,dibon to the
 high places to mourn over  ,nabo1 and  

over ,medaba1 ,moab hath howled3 on all 
their heads shall be  baldness1 and     
every beard shall be shaven4    #ae3c4  
,in their streets they are girded with  
sackcloth3 on the tops of  their houses1
 and in their streets all shall howl and
 come down  weeping4    #ae3d4 ,hesebon 
shall cry1 and ,eleale1 their voice is  
heard even to ,jasa4  ,for this shall   
the well appointed men of ,moab howl1   
his soul shall howl  to itself4         
#ae3e4 ,my heart shall cry to ,moab1 the
 bars thereof shall flee unto  ,segor a 
heifer of three years old3 for by the   
ascent of ,luith they  shall go up      
weeping3 and in the way of ,oronaim they
 shall lift up a cry  of destruction4   
#ae3f4 ,for the waters of ,nemrim shall 
be desolate1 for the grass is  withered 
away1 the spring is faded1 all the      
greenness is perished4    #ae3g4        
,according to the greatness of their    
work1 is their visitation  also3 they   
shall lead them to the torrent of the   
willows4    ,torrent of the willows4444 

,that is1 as some say1 the waters of    
,babylon3  others render it1 a valley of
 the ,arabians4    #ae3h4 ,for the cry  
is gone round about the border of ,moab3
 the howling  thereof unto ,gallim1 and 
unto the well of ,elim the cry thereof4 
#ae3i4 ,for the waters of ,dibon are    
filled with blood3 for ,i will bring    
more upon ,dibon3 the lion upon them    
that shall flee of ,moab1 and upon  the 
remnant of the land4      ,isaias       
,chapter #af    ,the prophet prayeth for
 ,christ's coming4 ,the affliction of   
the ,moabites  for their pride4         
#af3a4 ,send forth1 ,o ,lord1 the lamb1 
the ruler of the earth1 from ,petra  of 
the desert1 to the mount of the daughter
 of ,sion4    #af3b4 ,and it shall come 
to pass1 that as a bird fleeing away1   
and as  young ones flying out of the    
nest1 so shall the daughters of ,moab be
 in  the passage of ,arnon4    #af3c4   
,take counsel1 gather a council3 make   
thy shadow as the night in  the midday3 
hide them that flee1 and betray not them

 that wander about4    #af3d4 ,my       
fugitives shall dwell with thee3 ,o     
,moab1 be thou a covert to  them from   
the face of the destroyer3 for the dust 
is at an end1 the  wretch is consumed3  
he hath failed1 that trod the earth     
under foot4    #af3e4 ,and a throne     
shall be prepared in mercy1 and one     
shall sit upon  it in truth in the      
tabernacle of ,david1 judging and       
seeking judgment  and quickly rendering 
that which is just4    #af3f4 ,we have  
heard of the pride of ,moab1 he is      
exceeding proud3 his  pride and his     
arrogancy1 and his indignation is more  
than his strength4    #af3g4 ,therefore 
shall ,moab howl to ,moab1 every one    
shall howl3 to them  that rejoice upon  
the brick walls1 tell ye their stripes4 
#af3h4 ,for the suburbs of ,hesebon are 
desolate1 and the lords of the  nations 
have destroyed the vineyard of ,sabama3 
the branches thereof  have reached even 
to ,jazer3 they have wandered in the    
wilderness1 the  branches thereof are   

left1 they are gone over the sea4       
#af3i4 ,therefore ,i will lament with   
the weeping of ,jazer the vineyard of   
,sabama3 ,i will water thee with my     
tears1 ,o ,hesebon1 and ,eleale3 for the
  voice of the treaders hath rushed in  
upon thy vintage1 and upon thy  harvest4
    #af3aj4 ,and gladness and joy shall 
be taken away from ,carmel1 and there   
shall be no rejoicing nor shouting in   
the vineyards4 ,he shall not tread  out 
wine in the press that was wont to tread
 it out3 the voice of the  treaders ,i  
have taken away4    ,carmel4444 ,this   
name is often taken to signify a fair   
and fruitful hill  or field1 such as    
mount ,carmel is4    #af3aa4 ,wherefore 
my bowels shall sound like a harp for   
,moab1 and my  inward parts for the     
brick wall4    #af3ab4 ,and it shall    
come to pass1 when it is seen that ,moab
 is wearied  on his high places1 that he
 shall go in to his sanctuaries to pray1
 and  shall not prevail4    #af3ac4     
,this is the word1 that the ,lord spoke 

to ,moab from that time3    #af3ad4 ,and
 now the ,lord hath spoken1 saying3 ,in 
three years1 as the  years of a         
hireling1 the glory of ,moab shall be   
taken away for all the  multitude of the
 people1 and it shall be left small and 
feeble1 not  many4      ,isaias ,chapter
 #ag    ,judgments upon ,damascus and   
,samaria4 ,the overthrow of the         
,assyrians4    #ag3a4 ,the burden of    
,damascus4 ,behold ,damascus shall cease
 to be a city1  and shall be as a       
ruinous heap of stones4    #ag3b4 ,the  
cities of ,aroer shall be left for      
flocks1 and they shall rest  there1 and 
there shall be none to make them afraid4
    #ag3c4 ,and aid shall cease from    
,ephraim1 and the kingdom from          
,damascus3  and the remnant of ,syria   
shall be as the glory of the children of
  ,israel3 saith the ,lord of hosts4    
#ag3d4 ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day1 that the glory of ,jacob      
shall be made thin1 and the fatness of  
his flesh shall grow lean4    #ag3e4    

,and it shall be as when one gathereth  
in the harvest that which  remaineth1   
and his arm shall gather the ears of    
corn3 and it shall be  as he that       
seeketh ears in the vale of ,raphaim4   
#ag3f4 ,and the fruit thereof that shall
 be left upon it1 shall be as one       
cluster of grapes1 and as the shaking of
 the olive tree1 two or three  berries  
in the top of a bough1 or four or five  
upon the top of the  tree1 saith the    
,lord the ,god of ,israel4    #ag3g4 ,in
 that day man shall bow down himself to 
his ,maker1 and his eyes  shall look to 
the ,holy ,one of ,israel4    #ag3h4    
,and he shall not look to the altars    
which his hands made2 and he  shall not 
have respect to the things that his     
fingers wrought1 such as  groves and    
temples4    #ag3i4 ,in that day his     
strong cities shall be forsaken1 as the 
ploughs1  and the corn that were left   
before the face of the children of      
,israel1  and thou shalt be desolate4   
,that were left4444 ,viz41 by the       

,chanaanites1 when the children of      
,israel came into their land4    #ag3aj4
 ,because thou hast forgotten ,god thy  
saviour1 and hast not  remembered thy   
strong helper3 therefore shalt thou     
plant good plants1  and shalt sow       
strange seed4    #ag3aa4 ,in the day of 
thy planting shall be the wild grape1   
and in the  morning thy seed shall      
flourish3 the harvest is taken away in  
the day  of inheritance1 and shall      
grieve thee much4    #ag3ab4 ,woe to the
 multitude of many people1 like the     
multitude of the  roaring sea3 and the  
tumult of crowds1 like the noise of many
 waters4    ,the multitude1 etc4444     
,this and all that follows to the end of
 the  chapter1 relates to the ,assyrian 
army under ,sennacherib4    #ag3ac4     
,nations shall make a noise like the    
noise of waters overflowing1  but he    
shall rebuke him1 and he shall flee far 
off3 and he shall be  carried away as   
the dust of the mountains before the    
wind1 and as a  whirlwind before a      

tempest4    #ag3ad4 ,in the time of the 
evening1 behold there shall be trouble3 
the  morning shall come1 and he shall   
not be3 this is the portion of them     
that have wasted us1 and the lot of them
 that spoiled us4      ,isaias ,chapter 
#ah    ,a woe to the ,ethiopians1 who   
fed ,israel with vain hopes1 their      
future  conversion4    #ah3a4 ,woe to   
the land1 the winged cymbal1 which is   
beyond the rivers of  ,ethiopia1        
#ah3b4 ,that sendeth ambassadors by the 
sea1 and in vessels of bulrushes  upon  
the waters4 ,go1 ye swift angels1 to a  
nation rent and torn in  pieces3 to a   
terrible people1 after which there is no
 other3 to a  nation expecting and      
trodden underfoot1 whose land the rivers
 have  spoiled4    ,angels4444 ,or      
messengers4    #ah3c4 ,all ye           
inhabitants of the world1 who dwell on  
the earth1 when the  sign shall be      
lifted up on the mountains1 you shall   
see1 and you shall  hear the sound of   
the trumpet4    #ah3d4 ,for thus saith  

the ,lord to me3 ,i will take my rest1  
and consider  in my place1 as the noon  
light is clear1 and as a cloud of dew in
 the  day of harvest4    #ah3e4 ,for    
before the harvest it was all           
flourishing1 and it shall bud  without  
perfect ripeness1 and the sprigs thereof
 shall be cut off with  pruning hooks3  
and what is left shall be cut away and  
shaken out4    #ah3f4 ,and they shall be
 left together to the birds of the      
mountains1  and the beasts of the earth3
 and the fowls shall be upon them all   
the  summer1 and all the beasts of the  
earth shall winter upon them4    #ah3g4 
,at that time shall a present be brought
 to the ,lord of hosts1  from a people  
rent and torn in pieces3 from a terrible
 people1 after  which there hath been no
 other3 from a nation expecting1        
expecting and  trodden under foot1 whose
 land the rivers have spoiled1 to the   
place of  the name of the ,lord of      
hosts1 to mount ,sion4      ,isaias     
,chapter #ai    ,the punishment of      

,egypt3 their call to the church4       
#ai3a4 ,the burden of ,egypt4 ,behold   
the ,lord will ascend upon a swift      
cloud1 and will enter into ,egypt1 and  
the idols of ,egypt shall be moved  at  
his presence1 and the heart of ,egypt   
shall melt in the midst  thereof4       
#ai3b4 ,and ,i will set the ,egyptians  
to fight against the ,egyptians3 and    
they shall fight brother against        
brother1 and friend against friend1     
city against city1 kingdom against      
kingdom4    #ai3c4 ,and the spirit of   
,egypt shall be broken in the bowels    
thereof1  and ,i will cast down their   
counsel3 and they shall consult their   
idols1  and their diviners1 and their   
wizards1 and soothsayers4    #ai3d4 ,and
 ,i will deliver ,egypt into the hand of
 cruel masters1 and a  strong king shall
 rule over them1 saith the ,lord the    
,god of hosts4    #ai3e4 ,and the water 
of the sea shall be dried up1 and the   
river shall  be wasted and dry4         
#ai3f4 ,and the rivers shall fail3 the  

streams of the banks shall be           
diminished1 and be dried up4 ,the reed  
and the bulrush shall wither  away4     
#ai3g4 ,the channel of the river shall  
be laid bare from its fountain1  and    
every thing sown by the water shall be  
dried up1 it shall wither  away1 and    
shall be no more4    #ai3h4 ,the fishers
 also shall mourn1 and all that cast a  
hook into the  river shall lament1 and  
they that spread nets upon the waters   
shall  languish away4    #ai3i4 ,they   
shall be confounded that wrought in     
flax1 combing and  weaving fine linen4  
#ai3aj4 ,and its watery places shall be 
dry1 all they shall mourn that  made    
pools to take fishes4    #ai3aa4 ,the   
princes of ,tanis are become fools1 the 
wise counsellors of  ,pharao have given 
foolish counsel3 how will you say to    
,pharao3 ,i am the  son of the wise1 the
 son of ancient kings8    #ai3ab4 ,where
 are now thy wise men8 let them tell    
thee1 and shew what  the ,lord of hosts 
hath purposed upon ,egypt4    #ai3ac4   

,the princes of ,tanis are become fools1
 the princes of ,memphis  are gone      
astray1 they have deceived ,egypt1 the  
stay of the people  thereof4    #ai3ad4 
,the ,lord hath mingled in the midst    
thereof the spirit of  giddiness3 and   
they have caused ,egypt to err in all   
its works1 as a  drunken man staggereth 
and vomiteth4    #ai3ae4 ,and there     
shall be no work for ,egypt1 to make    
head or tail1 him  that bendeth down1 or
 that holdeth back4    #ai3af4 ,in that 
day ,egypt shall be like unto women1 and
 they shall be  amazed1 and afraid1     
because of the moving of the hand of the
 ,lord of  hosts1 which he shall move   
over it4    #ai3ag4 ,and the land of    
,juda shall be a terror to ,egypt3      
everyone that  shall remember it shall  
tremble because of the counsel of the   
,lord of  hosts1 which he hath          
determined concerning it4    #ai3ah4 ,in
 that day there shall be five cities in 
the land of ,egypt1  speaking the       
language of ,chanaan1 and swearing by   

the ,lord of hosts3  one shall be called
 the city of the sun4    #ai3ai4 ,in    
that day there shall be an altar of the 
,lord in the midst of  the land of      
,egypt1 and a monument of the ,lord at  
the borders thereof3    #ai3bj4 ,it     
shall be for a sign1 and for a testimony
 to the ,lord of hosts  in the land of  
,egypt4 ,for they shall cry to the ,lord
 because of the  oppressor1 and he shall
 send them a ,saviour and a defender to 
deliver  them4    #ai3ba4 ,and the ,lord
 shall be known by ,egypt1 and the      
,egyptians shall  know the ,lord in that
 day1 and shall worship him with        
sacrifices and  offerings3 and they     
shall make vows to the ,lord1 and       
perform them4    #ai3bb4 ,and the ,lord 
shall strike ,egypt with a scourge1 and 
shall heal  it1 and they shall return to
 the ,lord1 and he shall be pacified    
towards  them1 and heal them4    #ai3bc4
 ,in that day there shall be a way from 
,egypt to the ,assyrians1  and the      
,assyrian shall enter into ,egypt1 and  

the ,egyptian to the  ,assyrians1 and   
the ,egyptians shall serve the          
,assyrian4    #ai3bd4 ,in that day shall
 ,israel be the third to the ,egyptian  
and the  ,assyrian3 a blessing in the   
midst of the land1    #ai3be4 ,which the
 ,lord of hosts hath blessed1 saying3   
,blessed be my  people of ,egypt1 and   
the work of my hands to the ,assyrian3  
but ,israel  is my inheritance4         
,isaias ,chapter #bj    ,the ignominious
 captivity of the ,egyptians1 and the   
,ethiopians4    #bj3a4 ,in the year that
 ,tharthan entered into ,azotus1 when   
,sargon the  king of the ,assyrians had 
sent him1 and he had fought against     
,azotus1  and had taken it3    #bj3b4   
,at that same time the ,lord spoke by   
the hand of ,isaias the son of  ,amos1  
saying ,go1 and loose the sackcloth from
 off thy loins1 and take  off thy shoes 
from thy feet4 ,and he did so1 and went 
naked1 and  barefoot4    #bj3c4 ,and the
 ,lord said3 ,as my servant ,isaias hath
 walked1 naked and  barefoot1 it shall  

be a sign and a wonder of three years   
upon ,egypt1  and upon ,ethiopia1       
#bj3d4 ,so shall the king of the        
,assyrians lead away the prisoners of   
,egypt1 and the captivity of ,ethiopia1 
young and old1 naked and  barefoot1 with
 their buttocks uncovered to the shame  
of ,egypt4    #bj3e4 ,and they shall be 
afraid1 and ashamed of ,ethiopia their  
hope1 and  of ,egypt their glory4       
#bj3f4 ,and the inhabitants of this isle
 shall say in that day3 ,lo this  was   
our hope1 to whom we fled for help1 to  
deliver us from the face of  the king of
 the ,assyrians3 and how shall we be    
able to escape8      ,isaias ,chapter   
#ba    ,the destruction of ,babylon by  
the ,medes and ,persians3 a prophecy    
against the ,edomites and the ,arabians4
    #ba3a4 ,the burden of the desert of 
the sea4 ,as whirlwinds come from the   
south1 it cometh from the desert from a 
terrible land4    ,the desert of the    
sea4444 ,so ,babylon is here called1    
because from a  city as full of people  

as the sea is with water1 it was become 
a  desert4    #ba3b4 ,a grievous vision 
is told me3 he that is unfaithful       
dealeth  unfaithfully3 and he that is a 
spoiler1 spoileth4 ,go up1 ,o ,elam1    
besiege1 ,o ,mede3 ,i have made all the 
mourning thereof to cease4    ,o        
,elam4444 ,that is1 ,o ,persia4         
#ba3c4 ,therefore are my loins filled   
with pain1 anguish hath taken hold  of  
me1 as the anguish of a woman in labour3
 ,i fell down at the hearing  of it1 ,i 
was troubled at the seeing of it4       
#ba3d4 ,my heart failed1 darkness amazed
 me3 ,babylon my beloved is become  a   
wonder to me4    #ba3e4 ,prepare the    
table1 behold in the watchtower them    
that eat and  drink3 arise1 ye princes1 
take up the shield4    #ba3f4 ,for thus 
hath the ,lord said to me3 ,go1 and set 
a watchman3 and  whatsoever he shall    
see1 let him tell4    #ba3g4 ,and he saw
 a chariot with two horsemen1 a rider   
upon an ass1 and  a rider upon a camel3 
and he beheld them diligently with much 

heed4    ,a rider upon an ass1 etc4444  
,these two riders are the kings of the  
,persians and ,medes4    #ba3h4 ,and a  
lion cried out3 ,i am upon the          
watchtower of the ,lord1  standing      
continually by day3 and ,i am upon my   
ward1 standing whole  nights4    ,and a 
lion cried out4444 ,that is1 ,i ,isaias 
seeing the approaching ruin  of         
,babylon1 have cried out as a lion      
roaring4    #ba3i4 ,behold this man     
cometh1 the rider upon the chariot with 
two  horsemen1 and he answered1 and     
said3 ,babylon is fallen1 she is fallen1
  and all the graven gods thereof are   
broken unto the ground4    #ba3aj4 ,o my
 thrashing1 and the children of my      
floor1 that which ,i have  heard of the 
,lord of hosts1 the ,god of ,israel1 ,i 
have declared unto  you4    #ba3aa4 ,the
 burden of ,duma calleth to me out of   
,seir3 ,watchman1 what of  the night8   
watchman1 what of the night8            
,duma4444 ,that is1 ,idumea1 or ,edom4  
#ba3ab4 ,the watchman said3 ,the morning

 cometh1 also the night3 if you  seek1  
seek3 return1 come4    #ba3ac4 ,the     
burden in ,arabia4 ,in the forest at    
evening you shall sleep1  in the paths  
of ,dedanim4    #ba3ad4 ,meeting the    
thirsty bring him water1 you that       
inhabit the land  of the south1 meet    
with bread him that fleeth4    #ba3ae4  
,for they are fled from before the      
swords1 from the sword that  hung over  
them1 from the bent bow1 from the face  
of a grievous battle4    #ba3af4 ,for   
thus saith the ,lord to me3 ,within a   
year1 according to the  years of a      
hireling1 all the glory of ,cedar shall 
be taken away4    ,cedar4444 ,arabia4   
#ba3ag4 ,and the residue of the number  
of strong archers of the children  of   
,cedar shall be diminished3 for the     
,lord the ,god of ,israel hath  spoken  
it4      ,isaias ,chapter #bb    ,the   
prophet laments the devastation of      
,juda4 ,he foretells the  deprivation of
 ,sobna1 and the substitution of        
,eliacim1 a figure of  ,christ4         

#bb3a4 ,the burden of the valley of     
vision4 ,what aileth thee also1 that    
thou too art wholly gone up to the      
housetops8    ,the valley of vision4444 
,jerusalem4 ,the temple of ,jerusalem   
was built  upon mount ,moria1 or the    
mountain of vision4 ,but the city is    
here  called the valley of vision2      
either because it was lower than the    
temple1 or because of the low condition 
to which it was to be reduced4    #bb3b4
 ,full of clamour1 a populous city1 a   
joyous city3 thy slain are  not slain by
 the sword1 nor dead in battle4         
#bb3c4 ,all the princes are fled        
together1 and are bound hard3 all that  
were found1 are bound together1 they are
 fled far off4    #bb3d4 ,therefore have
 ,i said3 ,depart from me1 ,i will weep 
bitterly3  labour not to comfort me1 for
 the devastation of the daughter of my  
people4    #bb3e4 ,for it is a day of   
slaughter and of treading down1 and of  
weeping  to the ,lord the ,god of hosts 
in the valley of vision1 searching the  

wall1 and magnificent upon the mountain4
    #bb3f4 ,and ,elam took the quiver1  
the chariot of the horseman1 and the    
shield was taken down from the wall4    
#bb3g4 ,and thy choice valleys shall be 
full of chariots1 and the  horsemen     
shall place themselves in the gate4     
#bb3h4 ,and the covering of ,juda shall 
be discovered1 and thou shalt see  in   
that day the armoury of the house of the
 forest4    #bb3i4 ,and you shall see   
the breaches of the city of ,david1 that
 they  are many3 and you have gathered  
together the waters of the lower pool1  
#bb3aj4 ,and have numbered the houses of
 ,jerusalem1 and broken down  houses to 
fortify the wall4    #bb3aa4 ,and you   
made a ditch between the two walls for  
the water of the  old pool3 and you have
 not looked up to the maker thereof1 nor
 regarded  him even at a distance1 that 
wrought it long ago4    #bb3ab4 ,and the
 ,lord1 the ,god of hosts1 in that day  
shall call to  weeping1 and to mourning1
 to baldness1 and to girding with       

sackcloth3    #bb3ac4 ,and behold joy   
and gladness1 killing calves1 and       
slaying rams1  eating flesh1 and        
drinking wine3 ,let us eat and drink2   
for to morrow we  shall die4    #bb3ad4 
,and the voice of the ,lord of hosts was
 revealed in my ears3  ,surely this     
iniquity shall not be forgiven you till 
you die1 saith the  ,lord ,god of hosts4
    #bb3ae4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god  
of hosts3 ,go1 get thee in to him that  
dwelleth in the tabernacle1 to ,sobna   
who is over the temple3 and thou  shalt 
say to him3    #bb3af4 ,what dost thou  
here1 or as if thou wert somebody here8 
for thou  hast hewed thee out a         
sepulchre here1 thou hast hewed out a   
monument  carefully in a high place1 a  
dwelling for thyself in a rock4         
#bb3ag4 ,behold the ,lord will cause    
thee to be carried away1 as a cock is   
carried away1 and he will lift thee up  
as a garment4    #bb3ah4 ,he will crown 
thee with a crown of tribulation1 he    
will toss  thee like a ball into a large

 and spacious country3 there shalt thou 
die1 and there shall the chariot of thy 
glory be1 the shame of the  house of thy
 ,lord4    #bb3ai4 ,and ,i will drive   
thee out from thy station1 and depose   
thee from  thy ministry4    #bb3bj4 ,and
 it shall come to pass in that day1 that
 ,i will call my  servant ,eliacim the  
son of ,helcias1    #bb3ba4 ,and ,i will
 clothe him with thy robe1 and will     
strengthen him  with thy girdle1 and    
will give thy power into his hand3 and  
he shall be  as a father to the         
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and to the   
house of ,juda4    #bb3bb4 ,and ,i will 
lay the key of the house of ,david upon 
his shoulder3  and he shall open1 and   
none shall shut3 and he shall shut1 and 
none  shall open4    #bb3bc4 ,and ,i    
will fasten him as a peg in a sure      
place1 and he shall be  for a throne of 
glory to the house of his father4       
#bb3bd4 ,and they shall hang upon him   
all the glory of his father's  house1   
divers kinds of vessels1 every little   

vessel1 from the vessels  of cups even  
to every instrument of music4    #bb3be4
 ,in that day1 saith the ,lord of hosts1
 shall the peg be removed1  that was    
fastened in the sure place3 and it shall
 be broken and shall  fall3 and that    
which hung thereon1 shall perish1       
because the ,lord hath  spoken it4      
,isaias ,chapter #bc    ,the destruction
 of ,tyre4 ,it shall be repaired again  
after seventy  years4    #bc3a4 ,the    
burden of ,tyre4 ,howl1 ye ships of the 
sea1 for the house is  destroyed1 from  
whence they were wont to come3 from the 
land of ,cethim  it is revealed to them4
    #bc3b4 ,be silent1 you that dwell in
 the island3 the merchants of ,sidon    
passing over the sea1 have filled thee4 
#bc3c4 ,the seed of the ,nile in many   
waters1 the harvest of the river is  her
 revenue3 and she is become the mart of 
the nations4    #bc3d4 ,be thou ashamed1
 ,o ,sidon3 for the sea speaketh1 even  
the strength  of the sea1 saying3 ,i    
have not been in labour1 nor have ,i    

brought  forth1 nor have ,i nourished up
 young men1 nor brought up virgins4     
#bc3e4 ,when it shall be heard in       
,egypt1 they will be sorry when they    
shall hear of ,tyre3    #bc3f4 ,pass    
over the seas1 howl1 ye inhabitants of  
the island4    #bc3g4 ,is not this your 
city1 which gloried from of old in her  
antiquity8 her feet shall carry her afar
 off to sojourn4    #bc3h4 ,who hath    
taken this counsel against ,tyre1 that  
was formerly  crowned1 whose merchants  
were princes1 and her traders the nobles
 of  the earth8    #bc3i4 ,the ,lord of 
hosts hath designed it1 to pull down the
 pride of all  glory1 and bring to      
disgrace all the glorious ones of the   
earth4    #bc3aj4 ,pass thy land as a   
river1 ,o daughter of the sea1 thou hast
 a  girdle no more4    #bc3aa4 ,he      
stretched out his hand over the sea1 he 
troubled kingdoms3  the ,lord hath given
 a charge against ,chanaan1 to destroy  
the strong  ones thereof4    #bc3ab4    
,and he said3 ,thou shalt glory no more1

 ,o virgin daughter of  ,sidon1 who art 
oppressed3 arise and sail over to       
,cethim1 there also  thou shalt have no 
rest4    #bc3ac4 ,behold the land of the
 ,chaldeans1 there was not such a       
people1  the ,assyrians founded it3 they
 have led away the strong ones thereof  
into captivity1 they have destroyed the 
houses thereof1 they have1  brought it  
to ruin4    #bc3ad4 ,howl1 ,o ye ships  
of the sea1 for your strength is laid   
waste4    #bc3ae4 ,and it shall come to 
pass in that day that thou1 ,o ,tyre1   
shalt  be forgotten1 seventy years1     
according to the days of one king3 but  
after seventy years1 there shall be unto
 ,tyre as the song of a harlot4         
#bc3af4 ,take a harp1 go about the city1
 harlot that hast been forgotten3  sing 
well1 sing many a song1 that thou mayst 
be remembered4    #bc3ag4 ,and it shall 
come to pass after seventy years1 that  
the ,lord  will visit ,tyre1 and will   
bring her back again to her traffic3 and
 she  shall commit fornication again    

with all the kingdoms of the world upon 
the face of the earth4    #bc3ah4 ,and  
her merchandise and her hire shall be   
sanctified to the  ,lord3 they shall not
 be kept in store1 nor laid up3 for her 
merchandise  shall be for them that     
shall dwell before the ,lord1 that they 
may eat  unto fulness1 and be clothed   
for a continuance4    ,sanctified to the
 ,lord4444 ,this alludes to the         
conversion of the  ,gentiles4           
,isaias ,chapter #bd    ,the judgments  
of ,god upon all the sinners of the     
world4 ,a remnant shall  joyfully praise
 him4    #bd3a4 ,behold the ,lord shall 
lay waste the earth1 and shall strip it1
  and shall afflict the face thereof1   
and scatter abroad the inhabitants      
thereof4    #bd3b4 ,and it shall be as  
with the people1 so with the priest3 and
 as  with the servant so with his       
master3 as with the handmaid1 so with   
her  mistress3 as with the buyer1 so    
with the seller3 as with the lender1 so 
with the borrower3 as with him that     

calleth for his money1 so with him  that
 oweth4    #bd3c4 ,with desolation shall
 the earth be laid waste1 and it shall  
be  utterly spoiled3 for the ,lord hath 
spoken this word4    #bd3d4 ,the earth  
mourned1 and faded away1 and is         
weakened3 the world  faded away1 the    
height of the people of the earth is    
weakened4    #bd3e4 ,and the earth is   
infected by the inhabitants thereof3    
because  they have transgressed the     
laws1 they have changed the ordinance1  
they  have broken the everlasting       
covenant4    #bd3f4 ,therefore shall a  
curse devour the earth1 and the         
inhabitants  thereof shall sin3 and     
therefore they that dwell therein shall 
be mad1  and few men shall be left4     
#bd3g4 ,the vintage hath mourned1 the   
vine hath languished away1 all the      
merry-hearted have sighed4    #bd3h4    
,the mirth of timbrels hath ceased1 the 
noise of them that rejoice  is ended1   
the melody of the harp is silent4       
#bd3i4 ,they shall not drink wine with a

 song3 the drink shall be bitter  to    
them that drink it4    #bd3aj4 ,the city
 of vanity is broken down1 every house  
is shut up1 no  man cometh in4          
#bd3aa4 ,there shall be a crying for    
wine in the streets3 all mirth is       
forsaken3 the joy of the earth is gone  
away4    #bd3ab4 ,desolation is left in 
the city1 and calamity shall oppress the
  gates4    #bd3ac4 ,for it shall be    
thus in the midst of the earth1 in the  
midst of  the people1 as if a few       
olives1 that remain1 should be shaken   
out of  the olive tree3 or grapes1 when 
the vintage is ended4    #bd3ad4 ,these 
shall lift up their voice1 and shall    
give praise3 when the  ,lord shall be   
glorified1 they shall make a joyful     
noise from the sea4    #bd3ae4          
,therefore glorify ye the ,lord in      
instruction3 the name of the  ,lord ,god
 of ,israel in the islands of the sea4  
#bd3af4 ,from the ends of the earth we  
have heard praises1 the glory of  the   
just one4 ,and ,i said3 ,my secret to   

myself1 my secret to myself1 woe  is me3
 the prevaricators have prevaricated1   
and with the prevarication  of          
transgressors they have prevaricated4   
#bd3ag4 ,fear1 and the pit1 and the     
snare are upon thee1 ,o thou  inhabitant
 of the earth4    #bd3ah4 ,and it shall 
come to pass1 that he that shall flee   
from the  noise of the fear1 shall fall 
into the pit3 and he that shall rid     
himself out of the pit1 shall be taken  
in the snare3 for the  flood-gates from 
on high are opened1 and the foundations 
of the earth  shall be shaken4          
#bd3ai4 ,with breaking shall the earth  
be broken1 with crushing shall the      
earth be crushed1 with trembling shall  
the earth be moved4    #bd3bj4 ,with    
shaking shall the earth be shaken as a  
drunken man1 and  shall be removed as   
the tent of one night3 and the iniquity 
thereof  shall be heavy upon it1 and it 
shall fall1 and not rise again4         
#bd3ba4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that
 in that day the ,lord shall visit  upon

 the host of heaven on high1 and upon   
the kings of the earth1 on  the earth4  
,the host of heaven on high4444 ,the    
stars1 which in many places of the      
,scripture are so called4 ,some         
commentators explain that these words   
here signify the demons of the air4     
#bd3bb4 ,and they shall be gathered     
together as in the gathering of one     
bundle into the pit1 and they shall be  
shut up there in prison3 and  after many
 days they shall be visited4    #bd3bc4 
,and the moon shall blush1 and the sun  
shall be ashamed1 when the  ,lord of    
hosts shall reign in mount ,sion1 and in
 ,jerusalem1 and shall be  glorified in 
the sight of his ancients4      ,isaias 
,chapter #be    ,a canticle of          
thanksgiving for ,god's judgments and   
benefits4    #be3a4 ,o ,lord1 thou art  
my ,god1 ,i will exalt thee1 and give   
glory to thy  name3 for thou hast done  
wonderful things1 thy designs of old    
faithful1  amen4    #be3b4 ,for thou    
hast reduced the city to a heap1 the    

strong city to  ruin1 the house of      
strangers1 to be no city1 and to be no  
more built up  for ever4    #be3c4      
,therefore shall a strong people praise 
thee1 the city of mighty  nations shall 
fear thee4    #be3d4 ,because thou hast 
been a strength to the poor1 a strength 
to the  needy in his distress3 a refuge 
from the whirlwind1 a shadow from the   
heat4 ,for the blast of the mighty is   
like a whirlwind beating against a      
wall4    #be3e4 ,thou shalt bring down  
the tumult of strangers1 as heat in     
thirst3  and as with heat under a       
burning cloud1 thou shalt make the      
branch of  the mighty to wither away4   
#be3f4 ,and the ,lord of hosts shall    
make unto all people in this  mountain1 
a feast of fat things1 a feast of wine1 
of fat things full of  marrow1 of wine  
purified from the lees4    #be3g4 ,and  
he shall destroy in this mountain the   
face of the bond with  which all people 
were tied1 and the web that he began    
over all nations4    #be3h4 ,he shall   

cast death down headlong for ever3 and  
the ,lord ,god  shall wipe away tears   
from every face1 and the reproach of his
 people  he shall take away from off the
 whole earth3 for the ,lord hath spoken 
it4    #be3i4 ,and they shall say in    
that day3 ,lo1 this is our ,god1 we have
  waited for him1 and he will save us3  
this is the ,lord1 we have  patiently   
waited for him1 we shall rejoice and be 
joyful in his  salvation4    #be3aj4    
,for the hand of the ,lord shall rest in
 this mountain3 and ,moab  shall be     
trodden down under him1 as straw is     
broken in pieces with the  wain4        
,moab4444 ,that is1 the reprobate1 whose
 eternal punishment1 from which  they   
can no way escape1 is described under   
these figures4    #be3aa4 ,and he shall 
stretch forth his hands under him1 as he
 that  swimmeth stretcheth forth his    
hands to swim3 and he shall bring down  
his glory with the dashing of his hands4
    #be3ab4 ,and the bulwarks of thy    
high walls shall fall1 and be brought   

low1 and shall be pulled down to the    
ground1 even to the dust4      ,isaias  
,chapter #bf    ,a canticle of thanks   
for the deliverance of ,god's people4   
#bf3a4 ,in that day shall this canticle 
be sung in the land of ,juda4 ,sion  the
 city of our strength a saviour1 a wall 
and a bulwark shall be set  therein4    
#bf3b4 ,open ye the gates1 and let the  
just nation1 that keepeth the  truth1   
enter in4    #bf3c4 ,the old error is   
passed away3 thou wilt keep peace3      
peace1  because we have hoped in thee4  
#bf3d4 ,you have hoped in the ,lord for 
evermore1 in the ,lord ,god mighty  for 
ever4    #bf3e4 ,for he shall bring down
 them that dwell on high1 the high city 
he  shall lay low4 ,he shall bring it   
down even to the ground1 he shall pull  
it down even to the dust4    #bf3f4 ,the
 foot shall tread it down1 the feet of  
the poor1 the steps of  the needy4      
#bf3g4 ,the way of the just is right1   
the path of the just is right to  walk  
in4    #bf3h4 ,and in the way of thy    

judgments1 ,o ,lord1 we have patiently  
waited  for thee3 thy name1 and thy     
remembrance are the desire of the soul4 
#bf3i4 ,my soul hath desired thee in the
 night3 yea1 and with my spirit  within 
me in the morning early ,i will watch to
 thee4 ,when thou shalt do  thy         
judgments on the earth1 the inhabitants 
of the world shall learn  justice4      
#bf3aj4 ,let us have pity on the wicked1
 but he will not learn justice3  in the 
land of the saints he hath done wicked  
things1 and he shall not  see the glory 
of the ,lord4    #bf3aa4 ,lord1 let thy 
hand be exalted1 and let them not see3  
let the  envious people see1 and be     
confounded3 and let fire devour thy     
enemies4    #bf3ab4 ,lord1 thou wilt    
give us peace3 for thou hast wrought all
 our  works for us4    #bf3ac4 ,o ,lord 
our ,god1 other lords besides thee have 
had dominion over  us1 only in thee let 
us remember thy name4    #bf3ad4 ,let   
not the dead live1 let not the giants   
rise again3 therefore  hast visited and 

destroyed them1 and hast destroyed all  
their memory4    #bf3ae4 ,thou hast been
 favourable to the nation1 ,o ,lord1    
thou hast been  favourable to the       
nation3 art thou glorified8 thou hast   
removed all the  ends of the earth far  
off4    #bf3af4 ,lord1 they have sought 
after thee in distress1 in the          
tribulation of murmuring thy instruction
 was with them4    #bf3ag4 ,as a woman  
with child1 when she draweth near the   
time of her  delivery1 is in pain1 and  
crieth out in her pangs3 so are we      
become in  thy presence1 ,o ,lord4      
#bf3ah4 ,we have conceived1 and been as 
it were in labour1 and have  brought    
forth wind3 we have not wrought         
salvation on the earth1  therefore the  
inhabitants of the earth have not       
fallen4    #bf3ai4 ,thy dead men shall  
live1 my slain shall rise again3 awake1 
and  give praise1 ye that dwell in the  
dust3 for thy dew is the dew of the     
light3 and the land of the giants thou  
shalt pull down into ruin4    #bf3bj4   

,go1 my people1 enter into thy chambers1
 shut thy doors upon  thee1 hide thyself
 a little for a moment1 until the       
indignation pass  away4    #bf3ba4 ,for 
behold the ,lord will come out of his   
place1 to visit the  iniquity of the    
inhabitant of the earth against him3 and
 the earth  shall disclose her blood1   
and shall cover her slain no more4      
,shall cover her slain no more4444 ,this
 is said with relation to the  martyrs1 
and their happy resurrection4           
,isaias ,chapter #bg    ,the punishment 
of the oppressors of ,god's people4 ,the
 ,lord's favour to  his church4         
#bg3a4 ,in that day the ,lord with his  
hard1 and great1 and strong sword  shall
 visit leviathan the bar serpent1 and   
leviathan the crooked  serpent1 and     
shall slay the whale that is in the sea4
    ,leviathan4444 ,that is1 the devil1 
the great enemy of the people of ,god4  
,he is called the bar serpent from his  
strength1 and the crooked serpent  from 
his wiles2 and the whale of the sea1    

from the tyranny he exercises  in the   
sea of this world4 ,he was spiritually  
slain by the death of  ,christ1 when his
 power was destroyed4    #bg3b4 ,in that
 day there shall be singing to the      
vineyard of pure wine4    ,the vineyard1
 etc4444 ,the church of ,christ4        
#bg3c4 ,i am the ,lord that keep it1 ,i 
will suddenly give it drink3 lest  any  
hurt come to it1 ,i keep it night and   
day4    ,i will suddenly give it        
drink4444 ,or1 as the ,hebrew may also  
be  rendered1 ,i will continually water 
it4    #bg3d4 ,there is no indignation  
in me3 who shall make me a thorn and a  
brier in battle3 shall ,i march against 
it1 shall1 ,i set it on fire  together8 
,no indignation in me1 etc4444 ,viz41   
against the church3 nor shall ,i  become
 as a thorn or brier in its regard2 or  
march against it1 or set  it on fire3   
but it shall always take fast hold of   
me1 and keep an  everlasting peace with 
me4    #bg3e4 ,or rather shall it take  
hold of my strength1 shall it make peace

  with me1 shall it make peace with me8 
#bg3f4 ,when they shall rush in unto    
,jacob1 ,israel shall blossom and bud1  
and they shall fill the face of the     
world with seed4    ,when they shall    
rush in1 etc4444 ,some understand this  
of the enemies of  the true ,israel1    
that shall invade it in vain4 ,others of
 the spiritual  invasion made by the    
apostles of ,christ4    #bg3g4 ,hath he 
struck him according to the stroke of   
him that struck  him8 or is he slain1 as
 he killed them that were slain by him8 
,hath he struck him1 etc4444 ,hath ,god 
punished the carnal persecuting  ,jews1 
in proportion to their doings against   
,christ and his saints8    #bg3h4 ,in   
measure against measure1 when it shall  
be cast off1 thou shalt  judge it4 ,he  
hath meditated with his severe spirit in
 the day of heat4    ,when it shall be  
cast off1 etc4444 ,when the synagogue   
shall be cast  off1 thou shalt judge it 
in measure1 and in proportion to its    
crimes4--,ibid4 ,he hath meditated1     

etc4444 ,god hath designed severe       
punishments in the day of his wrath4    
#bg3i4 ,therefore upon this shall the   
iniquity of the house of ,jacob be      
forgiven3 and this is all the fruit1    
that the sin thereof should be  taken   
away1 when he shall have made all the   
stones of the altar1 as  burnt stones   
broken in pieces1 the groves and temples
 shall not stand4    ,of the house of   
,jacob4444 ,viz41 of such of them as    
shall be converted4    #bg3aj4 ,for the 
strong city shall be desolate1 the      
beautiful city shall  be forsaken1 and  
shall be left as a wilderness3 there the
 calf shall  feed1 and there shall he   
lie down1 and shall consume its         
branches4    ,the strong city4444       
,jerusalem4    #bg3aa4 ,its harvest     
shall be destroyed with drought1 women  
shall come  and teach it3 for it is not 
a wise people1 therefore he that made   
it1  shall not have mercy on it3 and he 
that formed it1 shall not spare it4     
#bg3ab4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that

 in that day the ,lord will strike  from
 the channel of the river even to the   
torrent of ,egypt1 and you  shall be    
gathered together one by one1 ,o ye     
children of ,israel4    #bg3ac4 ,and it 
shall come to pass1 that in that day a  
noise shall be  made with a great       
trumpet1 and they that were lost1 shall 
come from the  land of the ,assyrians1  
and they that were outcasts in the land 
of  ,egypt1 and they shall adore the    
,lord in the holy mount in ,jerusalem4  
,a great trumpet4444 ,the preaching of  
the gospel for the conversion of  the   
,jews4      ,isaias ,chapter #bh    ,the
 punishment of the ,israelites1 for     
their pride1 intemperance1 and  contempt
 of religion4 ,christ the cornerstone4  
#bh3a4 ,woe to the crown of pride1 to   
the drunkards of ,ephraim1 and to  the  
fading flower the glory his joy1 who    
were on the head of the fat  valley1    
staggering with wine4    ,ephraim4444   
,that is1 the kingdom of the ten        
tribes4--,ibid4 ,the head of  the fat   

valley4444 ,samaria1 situate on a hill1 
having under it a most  fertile valley4 
#bh3b4 ,behold the ,lord is mighty and  
strong1 as a storm of hail3 a           
destroying whirlwind1 as the violence of
 many waters overflowing1 and  sent     
forth upon a spacious land4    #bh3c4   
,the crown of pride of the drunkards of 
,ephraim shall be trodden  under feet4  
#bh3d4 ,and the fading flower the glory 
of his joy1 who is on the head of  the  
fat valley1 shall be as a hasty fruit   
before the ripeness of  autumn3 which   
when he that seeth it shall behold1 as  
soon as he taketh  it in his hand1 he   
will eat it up4    #bh3e4 ,in that day  
the ,lord of hosts shall be a crown of  
glory1 and a  garland of joy to the     
residue of his people3    #bh3f4 ,and a 
spirit of judgment to him that sitteth  
in judgment1 and  strength to them that 
return out of the battle to the gate4   
#bh3g4 ,but these also have been        
ignorant through wine1 and through      
drunkenness have erred3 the priest and  

the prophet have been ignorant  through 
drunkenness1 they are swallowed up with 
wine1 they have gone  astray in         
drunkenness1 they have not known him    
that seeth1 they have  been ignorant of 
judgment4    ,these also4444 ,the       
kingdom of ,juda4    #bh3h4 ,for all the
 tables were full of vomit and filth1 so
 that there  was no more place4         
#bh3i4 ,whom shall he teach knowledge8  
and whom shall he make to  understand   
the hearing8 them that are weaned from  
the milk1 that are  drawn away from the 
breasts4    #bh3aj4 ,for command1       
command again2 command1 command again2  
expect1  expect again2 expect1 expect   
again2 a little there1 a little there4  
,command1 command again1 etc4444 ,this  
is said in the person of the ,jews1     
resisting the repeated commands of ,god1
 and still putting him off4    #bh3aa4  
,for with the speech of lips1 and with  
another tongue he will  speak to this   
people4    #bh3ab4 ,to whom he said3    
,this is my rest1 refresh the weary1 and

 this is  my refreshing3 and they would 
not hear4    #bh3ac4 ,and the word of   
the ,lord shall be to them3 ,command1   
command  again2 command1 command again2 
expect1 expect again2 a little there1 a 
little there3 that they may go1 and fall
 backward1 and be broken1 and  snared1  
and taken4    #bh3ad4 ,wherefore hear   
the word of the ,lord1 ye scornful men1 
who rule  over my people that is in     
,jerusalem4    #bh3ae4 ,for you have    
said3 ,we have entered into a league    
with death1 and  we have made a covenant
 with hell4 ,when the overflowing       
scourge shall  pass through1 it shall   
not come upon us3 for we have placed our
 hope in  lies1 and by falsehood we are 
protected4    #bh3af4 ,therefore thus   
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i will   
lay a stone in  the foundations of      
,sion1 a tried stone1 a corner stone1 a 
precious  stone1 founded in the         
foundation4 ,he that believeth1 let him 
not  hasten4    ,a stone in the         
foundations4444 ,viz41 ,christ4--,ibid4 

,let him not hasten1  etc4444 ,let him  
expect his coming with patience4        
#bh3ag4 ,and ,i will set judgment in    
weight1 and justice in measure3 and     
hail shall overturn the hope of         
falsehood3 and waters shall overflow    
its protection4    #bh3ah4 ,and your    
league with death shall be abolished1   
and your covenant  with hell shall not  
stand3 when the overflowing scourge     
shall pass1 you  shall be trodden down  
by it4    #bh3ai4 ,whensoever it shall  
pass through1 it shall take you away3   
because in the morning early it shall   
pass through1 in the day and in  the    
night1 and vexation alone shall make you
 understand what you hear4    #bh3bj4   
,for the bed is straitened1 so that one 
must fall out1 and a  short covering    
cannot cover both4    ,the bed is       
straitened1 etc4444 ,it is too narrow to
 hold two3 ,god will  have the bed of   
our heart all to himself4    #bh3ba4    
,for the ,lord shall stand up as in the 
mountain of divisions3 he  shall be     

angry as in the valley which is in      
,gabaon3 that he may do his  work1 his  
strange work3 that he may perform his   
work1 his work is  strange to him4      
,as in the mountain1 etc4444 ,as the    
,lord fought against the ,philistines   
in ,baal ,pharasim1 #b ,kings #e41 and  
against the ,chanaanites1 in the  valley
 of ,gabaon1 ,jos4 #aj4    #bh3bb4 ,and 
now do not mock1 lest your bonds be tied
 strait4 ,for ,i have  heard of the     
,lord the ,god of hosts a consumption   
and a cutting short  upon all the earth4
    #bh3bc4 ,give ear1 and hear my      
voice1 hearken1 and hear my speech4     
#bh3bd4 ,shall the ploughman plough all 
the day to sow1 shall he open and       
harrow his ground8    #bh3be4 ,will he  
not1 when he hath made plain the surface
 thereof1 sow  gith1 and scatter cummin1
 and put wheat in order1 and barley1 and
  millet1 and vetches in their bounds8  
#bh3bf4 ,for he will instruct him in    
judgment3 his ,god will teach him4      
#bh3bg4 ,for gith shall not be thrashed 

with saws1 neither shall the cart  wheel
 turn about upon cummin3 but gith shall 
be beaten out with a rod1  and cumin    
with a staff4    #bh3bh4 ,but breadcorn 
shall be broken small3 but the thrasher 
shall not  thrash it for ever1 neither  
shall the cart wheel hurt it1 nor break 
it  with its teeth4    #bh3bi4 ,this    
also is come forth from the ,lord ,god  
of hosts1 to make his  counsel          
wonderful1 and magnify justice4    ,this
 also1 etc4444 ,such also is the        
proceeding of the ,lord with his  land1 
and the divers seeds he throws therein4 
,isaias ,chapter #bi    ,god's heavy    
judgments upon ,jerusalem1 for their    
obstinacy3 with a  prophecy of the      
conversion of the ,gentiles4    #bi3a4  
,woe to ,ariel1 to ,ariel the city which
 ,david took3 year is added  to year3   
the solemnities are at an end4          
,ariel4444 ,this word signifies1 the    
lion of ,god1 and here is taken for  the
 strong city of ,jerusalem4    #bi3b4   
,and ,i will make a trench about ,ariel1

 and it shall be in sorrow  and         
mourning1 and it shall be to me as      
,ariel4    #bi3c4 ,and ,i will make a   
circle round about thee1 and ,i will    
cast up a  rampart against thee1 and    
raise up bulwarks to besiege thee4      
#bi3d4 ,thou shalt be brought down1 thou
 shalt speak out of the earth1  and thy 
speech shall be heard out of the ground3
 and thy voice shall be  from the earth 
like that of the python1 and out of the 
earth thy speech  shall mutter4         
#bi3e4 ,and the multitude of them that  
fan thee1 shall be like small  dust3 and
 as ashes passing away1 the multitude of
 them that have  prevailed against thee4
    #bi3f4 ,and it shall be at an       
instant suddenly4 ,a visitation shall   
come  from the ,lord of hosts in        
thunder1 and with earthquake1 and with a
  great noise of whirlwind and tempest2 
and with the flame of devouring  fire4  
#bi3g4 ,and the multitude of all nations
 that have fought against ,ariel1  shall
 be as the dream of a vision by night1  

and all that have fought1  and besieged 
and prevailed against it4    #bi3h4 ,and
 as he that is hungry dreameth1 and     
eateth1 but when he is  awake1 his soul 
is empty3 and as he that is thirsty     
dreameth1 and  drinketh and after he is 
awake1 is yet faint with thirst1 and his
 soul  is empty3 so shall be the        
multitude of all the ,gentiles1 that    
have  fought against mount ,sion4       
#bi3i4 ,be astonished1 and wonder1      
waver1 and stagger3 be drunk1 and not   
with wine3 stagger1 and not with        
drunkenness4    #bi3aj4 ,for the ,lord  
hath mingled for you the spirit of a    
deep sleep1 he  will shut up your eyes1 
he will cover your prophets and princes1
 that  see visions4    #bi3aa4 ,and the 
vision of all shall be unto you as the  
words of a book  that is sealed which   
when they shall deliver to one that is  
learned1  they shall say3 ,read this3   
and he shall answer3 ,i cannot1 for it  
is  sealed4    #bi3ab4 ,and the book    
shall be given to one that knoweth no   

letters1 and  it shall be said to him3  
,read3 and he shall answer3 ,i know no  
letters4    #bi3ac4 ,and the ,lord said3
 ,forasmuch as this people draw near me 
with  their mouth1 and with their lips  
glorify me1 but their heart is far  from
 me1 and they have feared me with the   
commandment and doctrines of  men3      
#bi3ad4 ,therefore behold ,i will       
proceed to cause an admiration in this  
people1 by a great and wonderful        
miracle3 for wisdom shall perish from   
their wise men1 and the understanding of
 their prudent men shall be  hid4       
#bi3ae4 ,woe to you that are deep of    
heart1 to hide your counsel from the    
,lord3 and their works are in the dark1 
and they say3 ,who seeth us1 and  who   
knoweth us8    #bi3af4 ,this thought of 
yours is perverse3 as if the clay should
 think  against the potter1 and the work
 should say to the maker thereof3 ,thou 
madest me not3 or the thing framed      
should say to him that fashioned it3    
,thou understandest not4    #bi3ag4 ,is 

it not yet a very little while1 and     
,libanus shall be turned  into charmel1 
and charmel shall be esteemed as a      
forest8    ,charmel4444 ,this word      
signifies a fruitful field4    #bi3ah4  
,and in that day the deaf shall hear the
 words of the book1 and  out of darkness
 and obscurity the eyes of the blind    
shall see4    #bi3ai4 ,and the meek     
shall increase their joy in the ,lord1  
and the poor  men shall rejoice in the  
,holy ,one of ,israel4    #bi3bj4 ,for  
he that did prevail hath failed1 the    
scorner is consumed1  and they are all  
cut off that watched for iniquity3      
#bi3ba4 ,that made men sin by word1 and 
supplanted him that reproved them  in   
the gate1 and declined in vain from the 
just4    #bi3bb4 ,therefore thus saith  
the ,lord to the house of ,jacob1 he    
that  redeemed ,abraham3 ,jacob shall   
not now be confounded1 neither shall his
  countenance now be ashamed3    #bi3bc4
 ,but when he shall see his children1   
the work of my hands in the  midst of   

him sanctifying my name1 and they shall 
sanctify the ,holy ,one  of ,jacob1 and 
shall glorify the ,god of ,israel3      
#bi3bd4 ,and they that erred in spirit1 
shall know understanding1 and  they that
 murmured1 shall learn the law4         
,isaias ,chapter #cj    ,the people are 
blamed for their confidence in ,egypt4  
,god's mercies  towards his church4 ,the
 punishment of sinners4    #cj3a4 ,woe  
to you1 apostate children1 saith the    
,lord1 that you would  take counsel1 and
 not of me3 and would begin a web1 and  
not by my  spirit1 that you might add   
sin upon sin3    #cj3b4 ,who walk to go 
down into ,egypt1 and have not asked at 
my mouth1  hoping for help in the       
strength of ,pharao1 and trusting in the
 shadow  of ,egypt4    #cj3c4 ,and the  
strength of ,pharao shall be to your    
confusion1 and the  confidence of the   
shadow of ,egypt to your shame4         
#cj3d4 ,for thy princes were in ,tanis1 
and thy messengers came even to  ,hanes4
    #cj3e4 ,they were all confounded at 

a people that could not profit them3    
they were no help1 nor to any profit1   
but to confusion and to reproach4       
#cj3f4 ,the burden of the beasts of the 
south4 ,in a land of trouble and        
distress1 from whence come the lioness1 
and the lion1 the viper and the  flying 
basilisk1 they carry their riches upon  
the shoulders of beasts1  and their     
treasures upon the bunches of camels to 
a people that shall  not be able to     
profit them4    #cj3g4 ,for ,egypt shall
 help in vain1 and to no purpose3       
therefore have ,i  cried concerning     
this3 ,it is pride only1 sit still4     
#cj3h4 ,now therefore go in and write   
for them upon box1 and note it          
diligently in a book1 and it shall be in
 the latter days for a  testimony for   
ever4    #cj3i4 ,for it is a people that
 provoketh to wrath1 and lying children1
  children that will not hear the law of
 ,god4    #cj3aj4 ,who say to the seers3
 ,see not3 and to them that behold3     
,behold  not for us those things that   

are right3 speak unto us pleasant       
things1  see errors for us4    #cj3aa4  
,take away from me the way1 turn away   
the path from me1 let the  ,holy ,one of
 ,israel cease from before us4          
#cj3ab4 ,therefore thus saith the ,holy 
,one of ,israel3 ,because you have      
rejected this word1 and have trusted in 
oppression and tumult1 and have  leaned 
upon it3    #cj3ac4 ,therefore shall    
this iniquity be to you as a breach that
  falleth1 and is found wanting in a    
high wall1 for the destruction  thereof 
shall come on a sudden1 when it is not  
looked for4    #cj3ad4 ,and it shall be 
broken small1 as the potter's vessel is 
broken  all to pieces with mighty       
breaking1 and there shall not a sherd be
  found of the pieces thereof1 wherein a
 little fire may be carried from  the   
hearth1 or a little water be drawn out  
of the pit4    #cj3ae4 ,for thus saith  
the ,lord ,god the ,holy ,one of        
,israel3 ,if you  return and be quiet1  
you shall be saved3 in silence and in   

hope shall  your strength be4 ,and you  
would not3    #cj3af4 ,but have said3   
,no1 but we will flee to horses3        
therefore shall  you flee4 ,and we will 
mount upon swift ones3 therefore shall  
they be  swifter that shall pursue after
 you4    #cj3ag4 ,a thousand men shall  
flee for fear of one3 and for fear of   
five  shall you flee1 till you be left  
as the mast of ship on the top of a     
mountain1 and as an ensign upon a hill4 
#cj3ah4 ,therefore the ,lord waiteth    
that he may have mercy on you3 and      
therefore shall he be exalted sparing   
you3 because the ,lord is the ,god  of  
judgment3 blessed are all they that wait
 for him4    #cj3ai4 ,for the people of 
,sion shall dwell in ,jerusalem3 weeping
 thou  shalt not weep1 he will surely   
have pity on thee3 at the voice of thy  
cry1 as soon as he shall hear1 he will  
answer thee4    #cj3bj4 ,and the ,lord  
will give you spare bread1 and short    
water3 and  will not cause thy teacher  
to flee away from thee any more1 and thy

  eyes shall see thy teacher4    #cj3ba4
 ,and thy ears shall hear the word of   
one admonishing thee behind  thy back3  
,this is the way1 walk ye in it3 and go 
not aside neither to  the right hand1   
nor to the left4    #cj3bb4 ,and thou   
shalt defile the plates of thy graven   
things of silver1  and the garment of   
thy molten things of gold1 and shalt    
cast them away  as the uncleanness of a 
menstruous woman4 ,thou shalt say to it3
 ,get  thee hence4    #cj3bc4 ,and rain 
shall be given to thy seed1 wheresoever 
thou shalt sow  in the land3 and the    
bread of the corn of the land shall be  
most  plentiful1 and fat4 ,the lamb in  
that day shall feed at large in thy     
possession3    #cj3bd4 ,and thy oxen1   
and the ass colts that till the ground1 
shall eat  mingled provender as it was  
winnowed in the floor4    #cj3be4 ,and  
there shall be upon every high mountain1
 and upon every  elevated hill rivers of
 running waters in the day of the       
slaughter of  many1 when the tower shall

 fall4    #cj3bf4 ,and the light of the 
moon shall be as the light of the sun1  
and  the light of the sun shall be      
sevenfold1 as the light of seven days3  
in  the day when the ,lord shall bind up
 the wound of his people1 and shall     
heal the stroke of their wound4         
#cj3bg4 ,behold the name of the ,lord   
cometh from afar1 his wrath burneth1    
and is heavy to bear3 his lips are      
filled with indignation1 and his  tongue
 as a devouring fire4    #cj3bh4 ,his   
breath as a torrent overflowing even to 
the midst of the  neck1 to destroy the  
nations unto nothing1 and the bridle of 
error that  was in the jaws of the      
people4    #cj3bi4 ,you shall have a    
song as in the night of the sanctified  
solemnity1 and joy of heart1 as when one
 goeth with a pipe1 to come  into the   
mountain of the ,lord1 to the ,mighty   
,one of ,israel4    #cj3cj4 ,and the    
,lord shall make the glory of his voice 
to be heard1 and  shall shew the terror 
of his arm1 in the threatening of wrath1

 and the  flame of devouring fire3 he   
shall crush to pieces with whirlwind1   
and  hailstones4    #cj3ca4 ,for at the 
voice of the ,lord the ,assyrian shall  
fear being  struck with the rod4        
#cj3cb4 ,and the passage of the rod     
shall be strongly grounded1 which the   
,lord shall make to rest upon him with  
timbrels and harps1 and in great        
battles he shall overthrow them4        
#cj3cc4 ,for ,topheth is prepared from  
yesterday1 prepared by the king1  deep1 
and wide4 ,the nourishment thereof is   
fire and much wood3 the  breath of the  
,lord as a torrent of brimstone kindling
 it4    ,topheth4444 ,it is the same as 
,gehenna1 and is taken for hell4        
,isaias ,chapter #ca    ,the folly of   
trusting to ,egypt1 and forgetting ,god4
 ,he will fight for  his people against 
the ,assyrians4    #ca3a4 ,woe to them  
that go down to ,egypt for help1        
trusting in horses1  and putting their  
confidence in chariots1 because they are
 many3 and in  horsemen1 because they   

are very strong3 and have not trusted in
 the  ,holy ,one of ,israel1 and have   
not sought after the ,lord4    #ca3b4   
,but he that is the wise one hath       
brought evil1 and hath not  removed his 
words3 and he will rise up against the  
house of the wicked1  and against the   
aid of them that work iniquity4         
#ca3c4 ,egypt is man1 and not ,god3 and 
their horses1 flesh1 and not  spirit3   
and the ,lord shall put down his hand1  
and the helper shall  fall1 and he that 
is helped shall fall1 and they shall all
 be  confounded together4    #ca3d4 ,for
 thus saith the ,lord to me3 ,like as   
the lion roareth1 and the  lion's whelp 
upon his prey1 and when a multitude of  
shepherds shall  come against him1 he   
will not fear at their voice1 nor be    
afraid of  their multitude3 so shall the
 ,lord of hosts come down to fight upon 
mount ,sion1 and upon the hill thereof4 
#ca3e4 ,as birds flying1 so will the    
,lord of hosts protect ,jerusalem1      
protecting and delivering1 passing over 

and saving4    #ca3f4 ,return as you had
 deeply revolted1 ,o children of        
,israel4    #ca3g4 ,for in that day a   
man shall cast away his idols of silver1
 and  his idols of gold1 which your     
hands have made for you to sin4         
#ca3h4 ,and the ,assyrian shall fall by 
the sword not of a man1 and the  sword  
not of a man shall devour him1 and he   
shall flee not at the face  of the      
sword1 and his young men shall be       
tributaries4    #ca3i4 ,and his strength
 shall pass away with dread1 and his    
princes  fleeing shall be afraid3 the   
,lord hath said it1 whose fire is in    
,sion1  and his furnace in ,jerusalem4  
,isaias ,chapter #cb    ,the blessings  
of the reign of ,christ4 ,the desolation
 of the ,jews1 and  prosperity of the   
church of ,christ4    #cb3a4 ,behold a  
king shall reign in justice1 and princes
 shall rule in  judgment4    #cb3b4 ,and
 a man shall be as when one is hid from 
the wind1 and hideth  himself from a    
storm1 as rivers of waters in drought1  

and the shadow of  a rock that standeth 
out in a desert land4    #cb3c4 ,the    
eyes of them that see shall not be dim1 
and the ears of them  that hear shall   
hearken diligently4    #cb3d4 ,and the  
heart of fools shall understand         
knowledge1 and the tongue  of stammerers
 shall speak readily and plain4         
#cb3e4 ,the fool shall no more be called
 prince3 neither shall the  deceitful be
 called great3    #cb3f4 ,for the fool  
will speak foolish things1 and his heart
 will work  iniquity1 to practise       
hypocrisy1 and speak to the ,lord       
deceitfully1 and  to make empty the soul
 of the hungry1 and take away drink from
 the  thirsty4    #cb3g4 ,the vessels of
 the deceitful are most wicked3 for he  
hath framed  devices to destroy the     
meek1 with lying words1 when the poor   
man  speaketh judgment4    #cb3h4 ,but  
the prince will devise such things as   
are worthy of a prince1  and he shall   
stand above the rulers4    #cb3i4 ,rise 
up1 ye rich women1 and hear my voice3 ye

 confident  daughters1 give ear to my   
speech4    #cb3aj4 ,for after days and a
 year1 you that are confident shall be  
troubled3 for the vintage is at an end1 
the gathering shall come no  more4      
#cb3aa4 ,be astonished1 ye rich women1  
be troubled1 ye confident ones3  strip  
you1 and be confounded1 gird your loins4
    #cb3ab4 ,mourn for your breasts1 for
 the delightful country1 for the        
fruitful vineyard4    #cb3ac4 ,upon the 
land of my people shall thorns and      
briers come up3 how  much more upon all 
the houses of joy1 of the city that     
rejoiced8    #cb3ad4 ,for the house is  
forsaken1 the multitude of the city is  
left1  darkness and obscurity are come  
upon its dens for ever4 ,a joy of wild  
asses1 the pastures of flocks4          
#cb3ae4 ,until the spirit be poured upon
 us from on high3 and the desert  shall 
be as a charmel1 and charmel shall be   
counted for a forest4    #cb3af4 ,and   
judgment shall dwell in the wilderness1 
and justice shall  sit in charmel4      

#cb3ag4 ,and the work of justice shall  
be peace1 and the service of  justice   
quietness1 and security for ever4       
#cb3ah4 ,and my people shall sit in the 
beauty of peace1 and in the  tabernacles
 of confidence1 and in wealthy rest4    
#cb3ai4 ,but hail shall be in the       
descent of the forest1 and the city     
shall be made very low4    #cb3bj4      
,blessed are ye that sow upon all       
waters1 sending thither the  foot of the
 ox and the ass4      ,isaias ,chapter  
#cc    ,god's revenge against the       
enemies of his church4 ,the happiness of
 the  heavenly ,jerusalem4    #cc3a4    
,woe to thee that spoilest1 shalt not   
thou thyself also be  spoiled8 and thou 
that despisest1 shalt not thyself also  
be despised8  when thou shalt have made 
an end of spoiling1 thou shalt be       
spoiled3  when being wearied thou shalt 
cease to despise1 thou shalt be         
despised4    ,that spoilest1 etc4444    
,this is particularly directed to       
,sennacherib4    #cc3b4 ,o ,lord1 have  

mercy on us3 for we have waited for     
thee3 be thou  our arm in the morning1  
and our salvation in the time of        
trouble4    #cc3c4 ,at the voice of the 
angel the people fled1 and at the       
lifting up  thyself the nations are     
scattered4    #cc3d4 ,and your spoils   
shall be gathered together as the       
locusts are  gathered1 as when the      
ditches are full of them4    #cc3e4 ,the
 ,lord is magnified1 for he hath dwelt  
on high3 he hath filled  ,sion with     
judgment and justice4    #cc3f4 ,and    
there shall be faith in thy times3      
riches of salvation1  wisdom and        
knowledge3 the fear of the ,lord is his 
treasure4    #cc3g4 ,behold they that   
see shall cry without1 the angels of    
peace shall  weep bitterly4    ,the     
angels of peace4444 ,the messengers or  
deputies sent to negotiate a  peace4    
#cc3h4 ,the ways are made desolate1 no  
one passeth by the road1 the  covenant  
is made void1 he hath rejected the      
cities1 he hath not  regarded the men4  

#cc3i4 ,the land hath mourned1 and      
languished3 ,libanus is confounded1 and 
become foul1 and ,saron is become as a  
desert3 and ,basan and ,carmel are      
shaken4    #cc3aj4 ,now will ,i rise up1
 saith the ,lord3 now will ,i be        
exalted1 now  will ,i lift up myself4   
#cc3aa4 ,you shall conceive heat1 you   
shall bring forth stubble3 your  breath 
as fire shall devour you4    #cc3ab4    
,and the people shall be as ashes after 
a fire1 as a bundle of  thorns they     
shall be burnt with fire4    #cc3ac4    
,hear1 you that are far off1 what ,i    
have done1 and you that are  near know  
my strength4    #cc3ad4 ,the sinners in 
,sion are afraid1 trembling hath seized 
upon the  hypocrites4 ,which of you can 
dwell with devouring fire8 which of you 
shall dwell with everlasting burnings8  
#cc3ae4 ,he that walketh in justices1   
and speaketh truth1 that casteth  away  
avarice by oppression1 and shaketh his  
hands from all bribes1 that  stoppeth   
his ears lest he hear blood1 and        

shutteth his eyes that he may  see no   
evil4    #cc3af4 ,he shall dwell on     
high1 the fortifications of rocks shall 
be his  highness3 bread is given him1   
his waters are sure4    #cc3ag4 ,his    
eyes shall see the king in his beauty1  
they shall see the  land far off4       
#cc3ah4 ,thy heart shall meditate fear3 
where is the learned8 where is he  that 
pondereth the words of the law8 where is
 the teacher of little  ones8    #cc3ai4
 ,the shameless people thou shalt not   
see1 the people of profound  speech3 so 
that thou canst not understand the      
eloquence of his tongue1  in whom there 
is no wisdom4    #cc3bj4 ,look upon     
,sion the city of our solemnity3 thy    
eyes shall see  ,jerusalem1 a rich      
habitation1 a tabernacle that cannot be 
removed3  neither shall the nails       
thereof be taken away for ever1 neither 
shall  any of the cords thereof be      
broken4    #cc3ba4 ,because only there  
our ,lord is magnificent3 a place of    
rivers1  very broad and spacious        

streams3 no ship with oars shall pass by
 it1  neither shall the great galley    
pass through it4    ,of rivers4444 ,he  
speaks of the rivers of endless joys    
that flow from  the throne of ,god to   
water the heavenly ,jerusalem1 where no 
enemy's  ship can come1 etc4    #cc3bb4 
,for the ,lord is our judge1 the ,lord  
is our lawgiver1 the ,lord is  our king3
 he will save us4    #cc3bc4 ,thy       
tacklings are loosed1 and they shall be 
of no strength3 thy  mast shall be in   
such condition1 that thou shalt not be  
able to spread  the flag4 ,then shall   
the spoils of much prey be divided3 the 
lame shall  take the spoil4    ,thy     
tacklings4444 ,he speaks of the enemies 
of the church1 under the  allegory of a 
ship that is disabled4    #cc3bd4       
,neither shall he that is near1 say3 ,i 
am feeble4 ,the people that  dwell      
therein1 shall have their iniquity taken
 away from them4      ,isaias ,chapter  
#cd    ,the general judgment of the     
wicked4    #cd3a4 ,come near1 ye        

,gentiles1 and hear1 and hearken1 ye    
people3 let the  earth hear1 and all    
that is therein1 the world1 and every   
thing that  cometh forth of it4         
#cd3b4 ,for the indignation of the ,lord
 is upon all nations1 and his fury  upon
 all their armies3 he hath killed them1 
and delivered them to  slaughter4       
#cd3c4 ,their slain shall be cast forth1
 and out of their carcasses shall  rise 
a stink3 the mountains shall be melted  
with their blood4    #cd3d4 ,and all the
 host of the heavens shall pine away1   
and the heavens  shall be folded        
together as a book3 and all their host  
shall fall down  as the leaf falleth    
from the vine1 and from the fig tree4   
,and all the host of the heavens4444    
,that is1 the sun1 moon1 and stars4     
#cd3e4 ,for my sword is inebriated in   
heaven3 behold it shall come down  upon 
,idumea1 and upon the people of my      
slaughter unto judgment4    ,idumea4444 
,under the name of ,idumea1 or ,edom a  
people that were enemies  of the ,jews1 

are here understood the wicked in       
general1 the enemies of  ,god and his   
church4    #cd3f4 ,the sword of the     
,lord is filled with blood1 it is made  
thick with  the blood of lambs and buck 
goats1 with the blood of rams full of   
marrow3 for there is a victim of the    
,lord in ,bosra and a great  slaughter  
in the land of ,edom4    #cd3g4 ,and the
 unicorns shall go down with them1 and  
the bulls with the  mighty3 their land  
shall be soaked with blood1 and their   
ground with  the fat of fat ones4       
,the unicorns4444 ,that is1 the great   
and mighty4    #cd3h4 ,for it is the day
 of the vengeance of the ,lord1 the year
 of  recompenses of the judgment of     
,sion4    ,the year of recompenses1     
etc4444 ,when the persecutors of ,sion1 
that is1  of the church1 shall receive  
their reward4    #cd3i4 ,and the streams
 thereof shall be turned into pitch1 and
 the  ground thereof into brimstone3 and
 the land thereof shall become  burning 
pitch4    #cd3aj4 ,night and day it     

shall not be quenched1 the smoke thereof
 shall  go up for ever3 from generation 
to generation it shall lie waste1 none  
shall pass through it for ever and ever4
    #cd3aa4 ,the bittern and ericius    
shall possess it3 and the ibis and the  
raven shall dwell in it3 and a line     
shall be stretched out upon it1 to      
bring it to nothing1 and a plummet1 unto
 desolation4    #cd3ab4 ,the nobles     
thereof shall not be there3 they shall  
call rather  upon the king1 and all the 
princes thereof shall be nothing4       
#cd3ac4 ,and thorns and nettles shall   
grow up in its houses1 and the  thistle 
in the fortresses thereof3 and it shall 
be the habitation of  dragons1 and the  
pasture of ostriches4    #cd3ad4 ,and   
demons and monsters shall meet1 and the 
hairy ones shall cry  out one to        
another1 there hath the lamia lain down1
 and found rest for  herself4    #cd3ae4
 ,there hath the ericius had its hole1  
and brought up its young  ones1 and hath
 dug round about1 and cherished them in 

the shadow  thereof3 thither are the    
kites gathered together one to another4 
#cd3af4 ,search ye diligently in the    
book of the ,lord1 and read3 not one  of
 them was wanting1 one hath not sought  
for the other3 for that which           
proceedeth out of my mouth1 he hath     
commanded1 and his spirit it hath       
gathered them4    #cd3ag4 ,and he hath  
cast the lot for them1 and his hand hath
 divided it  to them by line3 they shall
 possess it for ever1 from generation to
  generation they shall dwell therein4  
,isaias ,chapter #ce    ,the joyful     
flourishing of ,christ's kingdom3 in his
 church shall be a  holy and secure way4
    #ce3a4 ,the land that was desolate  
and impassable shall be glad1 and the   
wilderness shall rejoice1 and shall     
flourish like the lily4    #ce3b4 ,it   
shall bud forth and blossom1 and shall  
rejoice with joy and  praise3 the glory 
of ,libanus is given to it3 the beauty  
of ,carmel1 and  ,saron1 they shall see 
the glory of the ,lord1 and the beauty  

of our ,god4    #ce3c4 ,strengthen ye   
the feeble hands1 and confirm the weak  
knees4    #ce3d4 ,say to the            
fainthearted3 ,take courage1 and fear   
not3 behold your  ,god will bring the   
revenge of recompense3 ,god himself will
 come and  will save you4    #ce3e4     
,then shall the eyes of the blind be    
opened1 and the ears of the  deaf shall 
be unstopped4    #ce3f4 ,then shall the 
lame man leap as a hart1 and the tongue 
of the  dumb shall be free3 for waters  
are broken out in the desert1 and       
streams in the wilderness4    #ce3g4    
,and that which was dry land1 shall     
become a pool1 and the thirsty  land    
springs of water4 ,in the dens where    
dragons dwelt before1 shall  rise up the
 verdure of the reed and the bulrush4   
#ce3h4 ,and a path and a way shall be   
there1 and it shall be called the  holy 
way3 the unclean shall not pass over it1
 and this shall be unto  you a straight 
way1 so that fools shall not err        
therein4    #ce3i4 ,no lion shall be    

there1 nor shall any mischievous beast  
go up by  it1 nor be found there3 but   
they shall walk there that shall be     
delivered4    #ce3aj4 ,and the redeemed 
of the ,lord shall return1 and shall    
come into  ,sion with praise1 and       
everlasting joy shall be upon their     
heads3 they  shall obtain joy and       
gladness1 and sorrow and mourning shall 
flee away4      ,isaias ,chapter #cf    
,sennacherib invades ,juda3 his         
blasphemies4    #cf3a4 ,and it came to  
pass in the fourteenth year of king     
,ezechias1 that  ,sennacherib king of   
the ,assyrians came up against all the  
fenced cities  of ,juda1 and took them4 
#cf3b4 ,and the king of the ,assyrians  
sent ,rabsaces from ,lachis to          
,jerusalem1 to king ,ezechias with a    
great army1 and he stood by the  conduit
 of the upper pool in the way of the    
fuller's field4    #cf3c4 ,and there    
went out to him ,eliacim the son of     
,helcias1 who was  over the house1 and  
,sobna the scribe1 and ,joahe the son of

 ,asaph the  recorder4    #cf3d4 ,and   
,rabsaces said to them3 ,tell ,ezechias3
 ,thus saith the great  king1 the king  
of the ,assyrians3 ,what is this        
confidence wherein thou  trustest8      
#cf3e4 ,or with what counsel or strength
 dost thou prepare for war8 on  whom    
dost thou trust1 that thou art revolted 
from me8    #cf3f4 ,lo thou trustest    
upon this broken staff of a reed1 upon  
,egypt3  upon which if a man lean1 it   
will go into his hand1 and pierce it3 so
  is ,pharao king of ,egypt to all that 
trust in him4    #cf3g4 ,but if thou    
wilt answer me3 ,we trust in the ,lord  
our ,god3 is it  not he whose high      
places and altars ,ezechias hath taken  
away1 and hath  said to ,juda and       
,jerusalem3 ,you shall worship before   
this altar8    #cf3h4 ,and now deliver  
thyself up to my lord the king of the   
,assyrians1  and ,i will give thee two  
thousand horses1 and thou wilt not be   
able on  thy part to find riders for    
them4    #cf3i4 ,and how wilt thou stand

 against the face of the judge of one   
place1 of the least of my master's      
servants8 ,but if thou trust in  ,egypt1
 in chariots and in horsemen3    #cf3aj4
 ,and am ,i now come up without the     
,lord against this land to  destroy it8 
,the ,lord said to me3 ,go up against   
this land1 and destroy  it4    #cf3aa4  
,and ,eliacim1 and ,sobna1 and ,joahe   
said to ,rabsaces3 ,speak to thy        
servants in the ,syrian tongue3 for we  
understand it3 speak not to us in  the  
,jews' language in the hearing of the   
people1 that are upon the  wall4        
#cf3ab4 ,and ,rabsaces said to them3    
,hath my master sent me to thy master   
and to thee1 to speak all these words2  
and not rather to the men that  sit on  
the wall2 that they may eat their own   
dung1 and drink their  urine with you8  
#cf3ac4 ,then ,rabsaces stood1 and cried
 out with a loud voice in the  ,jews'   
language1 and said3 ,hear the words of  
the great king1 the king of  the        
,assyrians4    #cf3ad4 ,thus saith the  

king3 ,let not ,ezechias deceive you1   
for he shall  not be able to deliver    
you4    #cf3ae4 ,and let not ,ezechias  
make you trust in the ,lord1 saying3    
,the  ,lord will surely deliver us1 and 
this city shall not be given into the   
hands of the king of the ,assyrians4    
#cf3af4 ,do not hearken to ,ezechias3   
for thus said the king of the           
,assyrians3 ,do with me that which is   
for your advantage1 and come out to  me1
 and eat ye every one of his vine1 and  
every one of his fig tree1  and drink ye
 every one the water of his cistern1    
#cf3ag4 ,till ,i come and take you away 
to a land1 like to your own1 a  land of 
corn and of wine1 a land of bread and   
vineyards4    #cf3ah4 ,neither let      
,ezechias trouble you1 saying3 ,the     
,lord will deliver  us4 ,have any of the
 gods of the nations delivered their    
land out of the  hand of the king of the
 ,assyrians8    #cf3ai4 ,where is the   
god of ,emath and of ,arphad8 where is  
the god of  ,sepharvaim8 have they      

delivered ,samaria out of my hand8      
#cf3bj4 ,who is there among all the gods
 of these lands1 that hath  delivered   
his country out of my hand1 that the    
,lord may deliver  ,jerusalem out of my 
hand8    #cf3ba4 ,and they held their   
peace1 and answered him not a word4 ,for
 the  king had commanded1 saying3       
,answer him not4    #cf3bb4 ,and        
,eliacim the son of ,helcias1 that was  
over the house1 and  ,sobna the scribe1 
and ,joahe the son of ,asaph the        
recorder1 went in to  ,ezechias with    
their garments rent1 and told him the   
words of ,rabsaces4      ,isaias        
,chapter #cg    ,ezechias1 his mourning 
and prayer4 ,god's promise of           
protection4 ,the  ,assyrian army is     
destroyed4 ,sennacherib is slain4       
#cg3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when king  
,ezechias had heard it1 that he  rent   
his garments and covered himself with   
sackcloth1 and went into the  house of  
the ,lord4    #cg3b4 ,and he sent       
,eliacim who was over the house1 and    

,sobna the scribe1  and the ancients of 
the priests covered with sackcloth1 to  
,isaias the  son of ,amos the prophet4  
#cg3c4 ,and they said to him3 ,thus     
saith ,ezechias3 ,this day is a day of  
tribulation1 and of rebuke1 and of      
blasphemy3 for the children are come  to
 the birth1 and there is not strength to
 bring forth4    #cg3d4 ,it may be the  
,lord thy ,god will hear the words of   
,rabsaces1 whom  the king of the        
,assyrians his master hath sent to      
blaspheme the living  ,god1 and to      
reproach with words which the ,lord thy 
,god hath heard3  wherefore lift up by  
prayer for the remnant that is left4    
#cg3e4 ,and the servants of ,ezechias   
came to ,isaias4    #cg3f4 ,and ,isaias 
said to them3 ,thus shall you say to    
your master3 ,thus  saith the ,lord3 ,be
 not afraid of the words that thou hast 
heard1 with  which the servants of the  
king of the ,assyrians have blasphemed  
me4    #cg3g4 ,behold1 ,i will send a   
spirit upon him1 and he shall hear a    

message1 and shall return to his own    
country1 and ,i will cause him to  fall 
by the sword in his own country4        
#cg3h4 ,and ,rabsaces returned1 and     
found the king of the ,assyrians        
besieging ,lobna4 ,for he had heard that
 he was departed from ,lachis4    #cg3i4
 ,and he heard say about ,tharaca the   
king of ,ethiopia3 ,he is come  forth to
 fight against thee4 ,and when he heard 
it1 he sent messengers  to ,ezechias1   
saying3    #cg3aj4 ,thus shall you speak
 to ,ezechias the king of ,juda1 saying3
 ,let  not thy ,god deceive thee1 in    
whom thou trustest1 saying3 ,jerusalem  
shall not be given into the hands of the
 king of the ,assyrians4    #cg3aa4     
,behold thou hast heard all that the    
kings of the ,assyrians have  done to   
all countries which they have destroyed1
 and canst thou be  delivered8          
#cg3ab4 ,have the gods of the nations   
delivered them whom my fathers have     
destroyed1 ,gozam1 and ,haram1 and      
,reseph1 and the children of ,eden1 that

  were in ,thalassar8    #cg3ac4 ,where 
is the king of ,emath1 and the king of  
,arphad1 and the king  of the city of   
,sepharvaim1 of ,ana1 and of ,ava8      
#cg3ad4 ,and ,ezechias took the letter  
from the hand of the messengers1  and   
read it1 and went up to the house of the
 ,lord1 and ,ezechias spread  it before 
the ,lord4    #cg3ae4 ,and ,ezechias    
prayed to the ,lord1 saying3    #cg3af4 
,lord of hosts1 ,god of ,israel who     
sittest upon the cherubims1  thou alone 
art the ,god of all the kingdoms of the 
earth1 thou hast made  heaven and earth4
    #cg3ag4 ,incline1 ,o ,lord1 thy ear1
 and hear3 open1 ,o ,lord1 thy eyes1 and
  see1 and hear all the words of        
,sennacherib1 which he hath sent to     
blaspheme the living ,god4    #cg3ah4   
,for of a truth1 ,o ,lord1 the kings of 
the ,assyrians have laid  waste lands1  
and their countries4    #cg3ai4 ,and    
they have cast their gods into the fire1
 for they were not  gods1 but the works 
of men's hands1 of wood and stone3 and  

they broke  them in pieces4    #cg3bj4  
,and now1 ,o ,lord our ,god1 save us out
 of his hand3 and let all  the kingdoms 
of the earth know1 that thou only art   
the ,lord4    #cg3ba4 ,and ,isaias the  
son of ,amos sent to ,ezechias1 saying3 
,thus saith  the ,lord the ,god of      
,israel3 ,for the prayer thou hast made 
to me  concerning ,sennacherib the king 
of the ,assyrians3    #cg3bb4 ,this is  
the word which the ,lord hath spoken of 
him3 ,the virgin  the daughter of ,sion 
hath despised thee1 and laughed thee to 
scorn3 the  daughter of ,jerusalem hath 
wagged the head after thee4    #cg3bc4  
,whom hast thou reproached1 and whom    
hast thou blasphemed1 and  against whom 
hast thou exalted thy voice1 and lifted 
up thy eyes on  high8 ,against the ,holy
 ,one of ,israel4    #cg3bd4 ,by the    
hand of thy servants thou hast          
reproached the ,lord3 and  hast said3   
,with the multitude of my chariots ,i   
have gone up to the  height of the      
mountains1 to the top of ,libanus3 and  

,i will cut down its  tall cedars1 and  
its choice fir trees1 and will enter to 
the top of its  height1 to the forest of
 its ,carmel4    ,carmel4444 ,see these 
figurative expressions explained in the 
annotations on the nineteenth chapter of
 the fourth book of ,kings4    #cg3be4  
,i have digged1 and drunk water1 and    
have dried up with the sole  of my foot1
 all the rivers shut up in banks4       
#cg3bf4 ,hast thou not heard what ,i    
have done to him of old8 from the  days 
of old ,i have formed it3 and now ,i    
have brought it to effect3 and  it hath 
come to pass that hills fighting        
together1 and fenced cities  should be  
destroyed4    #cg3bg4 ,the inhabitants  
of them were weak of hand1 they         
trembled1 and  were confounded3 they    
became like the grass of the field1 and 
the herb  of the pasture1 and like the  
grass of the housetops1 which withered  
before it was ripe4    #cg3bh4 ,i know  
thy dwelling1 and thy going out1 and thy
 coming in1 and  thy rage against me4   

#cg3bi4 ,when thou wast mad against me1 
thy pride came up to my ears3  therefore
 ,i will put a ring in thy nose1 and a  
bit between thy lips1  and ,i will turn 
thee back by the way by which thou      
camest4    #cg3cj4 ,but to thee this    
shall be a sign3 ,eat this year the     
things that  spring of themselves1 and  
in the second year eat fruits3 but in   
the  third year sow and reap1 and plant 
vineyards1 and eat the fruit of  them4  
#cg3ca4 ,and that which shall be saved  
of the house of ,juda1 and which is     
left1 shall take root downward1 and     
shall bear fruit upward3    #cg3cb4 ,for
 out of ,jerusalem shall go forth a     
remnant1 and salvation  from mount      
,sion3 the zeal of the ,lord of hosts   
shall do this4    #cg3cc4 ,wherefore    
thus saith the ,lord concerning the king
 of the  ,assyrians3 ,he shall not come 
into this city1 nor shoot an arrow into 
it1 nor come before it with shield1 nor 
cast a trench about it4    #cg3cd4 ,by  
the way that he came1 he shall return1  

and into this city he  shall not come1  
saith the ,lord4    #cg3ce4 ,and ,i will
 protect this city1 and will save it for
 my own sake1  and for the sake of      
,david my servant4    #cg3cf4 ,and the  
angel of the ,lord went out and slew in 
the camp of the  ,assyrians a hundred   
and eighty-five thousand4 ,and they     
arose in the  morning1 and behold they  
were all dead corpses4    #cg3cg4 ,and  
,sennacherib the king of the ,assyrians 
went out and departed1  and returned1   
and dwelt in ,ninive4    #cg3ch4 ,and it
 came to pass1 as he was worshipping in 
the temple of  ,nesroch his god1 that   
,adramelech and ,sarasar his sons slew  
him with the  sword3 and they fled into 
the land of ,ararat1 and ,asarhaddon his
 son  reigned in his stead4      ,isaias
 ,chapter #ch    ,ezechias being        
advertised that he shall die1 obtains by
 prayer a  prolongation of his life3 in 
confirmation of which the sun goes back4
  ,the canticle of ,ezechias4    #ch3a4 
,in those days ,ezechias was sick even  

to death1 and ,isaias the son  of ,amos 
the prophet came unto him1 and said to  
him3 ,thus saith the  ,lord3 ,take order
 with thy house1 for thou shalt die1 and
 not live4    #ch3b4 ,and ,ezechias     
turned his face toward the wall1 and    
prayed to the  ,lord1    #ch3c4 ,and    
said3 ,i beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1        
remember how ,i have walked  before thee
 in truth1 and with a perfect heart1 and
 have done that  which is good in thy   
sight4 ,and ,ezechias wept with great   
weeping4    #ch3d4 ,and the word of the 
,lord came to ,isaias1 saying3    #ch3e4
 ,go and say to ,ezechias3 ,thus saith  
the ,lord the ,god of ,david thy        
father3 ,i have heard thy prayer1 and ,i
 have seen thy tears3 behold ,i  will   
add to thy days fifteen years3    #ch3f4
 ,and ,i will deliver thee and this city
 out of the hand of the king  of the    
,assyrians1 and ,i will protect it4     
#ch3g4 ,and this shall be a sign to thee
 from the ,lord1 that the ,lord  will do
 this word which he hath spoken3        

#ch3h4 ,behold ,i will bring again the  
shadow of the lines1 by which it is  now
 gone down in the sun dial of ,achaz    
with the sun1 ten lines  backward4 ,and 
the sun returned ten lines by the       
degrees by which it was  gone down4     
#ch3i4 ,the writing of ,ezechias king of
 ,juda1 when he had been sick1 and  was 
recovered of his sickness4    #ch3aj4 ,i
 said3 ,in the midst of my days ,i shall
 go to the gates of hell3  ,i sought for
 the residue of my years4    ,hell4444  
,sheol1 or ,hades1 the region of the    
dead4    #ch3aa4 ,i said3 ,i shall not  
see the ,lord ,god in the land of the   
living4  ,i shall behold man no more1   
nor the inhabitant of rest4    #ch3ab4  
,my generation is at an end1 and it is  
rolled away from me1 as a  shepherd's   
tent4 ,my life is cut off1 as by a      
weaver3 whilst ,i was yet  but          
beginning1 he cut me off3 from morning  
even to night thou wilt make  an end of 
me4    #ch3ac4 ,i hoped till morning1 as
 a lion so hath he broken all my bones3 

from morning even to night thou wilt    
make an end of me4    #ch3ad4 ,i will   
cry like a young swallow1 ,i will       
meditate like a dove3 my  eyes are      
weakened looking upward3 ,lord1 ,i      
suffer violence1 answer thou  for me4   
#ch3ae4 ,what shall ,i say1 or what     
shall he answer for me1 whereas he      
himself hath done it8 ,i will recount to
 thee all my years in the  bitterness of
 my soul4    #ch3af4 ,o ,lord1 if man's 
life be such1 and the life of my spirit 
be in  such things as these1 thou shalt 
correct me1 and make me to live4        
#ch3ag4 ,behold in peace is my          
bitterness most bitter3 but thou hast   
delivered my soul that it should not    
perish1 thou hast cast all my sins      
behind thy back4    #ch3ah4 ,for hell   
shall not confess to thee1 neither shall
 death praise  thee3 nor shall they that
 go down into the pit1 look for thy     
truth4    #ch3ai4 ,the living1 the      
living1 he shall give praise to thee1 as
 ,i do  this day3 the father shall make 

thy truth known to the children4        
#ch3bj4 ,o ,lord1 save me1 and we will  
sing our psalms all the days of our     
life in the house of the ,lord4         
#ch3ba4 ,now ,isaias had ordered that   
they should take a lump of figs1 and    
lay it as a plaster upon the wound1 and 
that he should be healed4    #ch3bb4    
,and ,ezechias had said3 ,what shall be 
the sign that ,i shall go up  to the    
house of the ,lord8      ,isaias        
,chapter #ci    ,ezechias shews all his 
treasures to the ambassadors of         
,babylon3 upon  which ,isaias foretells 
the ,babylonish captivity4    #ci3a4 ,at
 that time ,merodach ,baladan1 the son  
of ,baladan king of  ,babylon1 sent     
letters and presents to ,ezechias3 for  
he had heard that  he had been sick and 
was recovered4    #ci3b4 ,and ,ezechias 
rejoiced at their coming1 and he shewed 
them the  storehouses of his aromatical 
spices1 and of the silver1 and of the   
gold1 and of the sweet odours1 and of   
the precious ointment1 and all  the     

storehouses of his furniture1 and all   
things that were found in his           
treasures4 ,there was nothing in his    
house1 nor in all his dominion that     
,ezechias shewed them not4    #ci3c4    
,then ,isaias the prophet came to king  
,ezechias1 and said to him3  ,what said 
these men1 and from whence came they to 
thee8 ,and ,ezechias  said3 ,from a far 
country they came to me1 from ,babylon4 
#ci3d4 ,and he said3 ,what saw they in  
thy house8 ,and ,ezechias said3 ,all    
things that are in my house have they   
seen1 there was not any thing  which ,i 
have not shewn them in my treasures4    
#ci3e4 ,and ,isaias said to ,ezechias3  
,hear the word of the ,lord of hosts4   
#ci3f4 ,behold the days shall come that 
all that is in thy house1 and  that thy 
fathers have laid up in store until this
 day1 shall be carried  away into       
,babylon3 there shall not any thing be  
left1 saith the ,lord4    #ci3g4 ,and of
 thy children1 that shall issue from    
thee1 whom thou shalt  beget1 they shall

 take away1 and they shall be eunuchs in
 the palace of  the king of ,babylon4   
#ci3h4 ,and ,ezechias said to ,isaias3  
,the word of the ,lord1 which he hath   
spoken1 is good4 ,and he said3 ,only let
 peace and truth be in my days4         
,isaias ,chapter #dj    ,the prophet    
comforts the people with the promise of 
the coming of  ,christ to forgive their 
sins4 ,god's almighty power and majesty4
    #dj3a4 ,be comforted1 be comforted1 
my people1 saith your ,god4    #dj3b4   
,speak ye to the heart of ,jerusalem1   
and call to her3 for her evil  is come  
to an end1 her iniquity is forgiven3 she
 hath received of the  hand of the ,lord
 double for all her sins4    #dj3c4 ,the
 voice of one crying in the desert3     
,prepare ye the way of the  ,lord1 make 
straight in the wilderness the paths of 
our ,god4    #dj3d4 ,every valley shall 
be exalted1 and every mountain and hill 
shall  be made low1 and the crooked     
shall become straight1 and the rough    
ways  plain4    #dj3e4 ,and the glory of

 the ,lord shall be revealed1 and all   
flesh  together shall see1 that the     
mouth of the ,lord hath spoken4         
#dj3f4 ,the voice of one1 saying3 ,cry4 
,and ,i said3 ,what shall ,i cry8 ,all  
flesh is grass1 and all the glory       
thereof as the flower of the field4     
#dj3g4 ,the grass is withered1 and the  
flower is fallen1 because the  spirit of
 the ,lord hath blown upon it4 ,indeed  
the people is grass3    #dj3h4 ,the     
grass is withered1 and the flower is    
fallen3 but the word of  our ,lord      
endureth for ever4    #dj3i4 ,get thee  
up upon a high mountain1 thou that      
bringest good tidings  to ,sion3 lift up
 thy voice with strength1 thou that     
bringest good  tidings to ,jerusalem3   
lift it up1 fear not4 ,say to the cities
 of ,juda3  ,behold your ,god3          
#dj3aj4 ,behold the ,lord ,god shall    
come with strength1 and his arm shall   
rule3 ,behold his reward is with him and
 his work is before him4    #dj3aa4 ,he 
shall feed his flock like a shepherd3 he

 shall gather  together the lambs with  
his arm1 and shall take them up in his  
bosom1  and he himself shall carry them 
that are with young4    #dj3ab4 ,who    
hath measured the waters in the hollow  
of his hand1 and  weighed the heavens   
with his palm8 who hath poised with     
three fingers  the bulk of the earth1   
and weighed the mountains in scales1 and
 the  hills in a balance8    #dj3ac4    
,who hath forwarded the spirit of the   
,lord8 or who hath been his  counsellor1
 and hath taught him8    #dj3ad4 ,with  
whom hath he consulted1 and who hath    
instructed him1 and  taught him the path
 of justice1 and taught him knowledge1  
and shewed  him the way of              
understanding8    #dj3ae4 ,behold the   
,gentiles are as a drop of a bucket1 and
 are counted  as the smallest grain of a
 balance3 behold the islands are as a   
little  dust4    #dj3af4 ,and ,libanus  
shall not be enough to burn1 nor the    
beasts thereof  sufficient for a burnt  
offering4    #dj3ag4 ,all nations are   

before him as if they had no being at   
all1 and  are counted to him as nothing1
 and vanity4    #dj3ah4 ,to whom then   
have you likened ,god8 or what image    
will you make  for him8    #dj3ai4 ,hath
 the workman cast a graven statue8 or   
hath the goldsmith  formed it with gold1
 or the silversmith with plates of      
silver8    #dj3bj4 ,he hath chosen      
strong wood1 and that will not rot3 the 
skilful  workman seeketh how he may set 
up an idol that may not be moved4       
#dj3ba4 ,do you not know8 hath it not   
been heard8 hath it not been told  you  
from the beginning8 have you not        
understood the foundations of the       
earth8    #dj3bb4 ,it is he that sitteth
 upon the globe of the earth1 and the   
inhabitants thereof are as locusts3 he  
that stretcheth out the heavens  as     
nothing1 and spreadeth them out as a    
tent to dwell in4    #dj3bc4 ,he that   
bringeth the searchers of secrets to    
nothing1 that hath  made the judges of  
the earth as vanity4    #dj3bd4 ,and    

surely their stock was neither planted1 
nor sown1 nor rooted  in the earth3     
suddenly he hath blown upon them1 and   
they are withered1  and a whirlwind     
shall take them away as stubble4        
#dj3be4 ,and to whom have ye likened me1
 or made me equal1 saith the ,holy      
,one8    #dj3bf4 ,lift up your eyes on  
high1 and see who hath created these    
things3 who bringeth out their host by  
number1 and calleth them all by  their  
names3 by the greatness of his might1   
and strength1 and power1  not one of    
them was missing4    #dj3bg4 ,why sayest
 thou1 ,o ,jacob1 and speakest1 ,o      
,israel3 ,my way is hid  from the ,lord1
 and my judgment is passed over from my 
,god8    #dj3bh4 ,knowest thou not1 or  
hast thou not heard8 the ,lord is the   
everlasting ,god1 who hath created the  
ends of the earth3 he shall not  faint1 
nor labour1 neither is there any        
searching out of his wisdom4    #dj3bi4 
,it is he that giveth strength to the   
weary1 and increaseth force  and might  

to them that are not4    #dj3cj4 ,youths
 shall faint1 and labour1 and young men 
shall fall by  infirmity4    #dj3ca4    
,but they that hope in the ,lord shall  
renew their strength1 they  shall take  
wings as eagles1 they shall run and not 
be weary1 they shall  walk and not      
faint4      ,isaias ,chapter #da    ,the
 reign of the just one3 the vanity of   
idols4    #da3a4 ,let the islands keep  
silence before me1 and the nations take 
new  strength3 let them come near1 and  
then speak1 let us come near to         
judgment together4    #da3b4 ,who hath  
raised up the just one from the east1   
hath called him to  follow him8 he shall
 give the nations in his sight1 and he  
shall rule  over kings3 he shall give   
them as the dust to his sword1 as       
stubble  driven by the wind1 to his bow4
    #da3c4 ,he shall pursue them1 he    
shall pass in peace1 no path shall      
appear after his feet4    #da3d4 ,who   
hath wrought and done these things1     
calling the generations  from the       

beginning8 ,i the ,lord1 ,i am the first
 and the last4    #da3e4 ,the islands   
saw it1 and feared1 the ends of the     
earth were  astonished1 they drew near1 
and came4    #da3f4 ,every one shall    
help his neighbour1 and shall say to his
 brother3  ,be of good courage4         
#da3g4 ,the coppersmith striking with   
the hammer encouraged him that  forged  
at that time1 saying3 ,it is ready for  
soldering3 and he  strengthened it with 
nails1 that it should not be moved4     
#da3h4 ,but thou ,israel1 art my        
servant1 ,jacob whom ,i have chosen1 the
  seed of ,abraham my friend3    #da3i4 
,in whom ,i have taken thee from the    
ends of the earth1 and from  the remote 
parts thereof have called thee1 and said
 to thee3 ,thou art  my servant1 ,i have
 chosen thee1 and have not cast thee    
away4    #da3aj4 ,fear not1 for ,i am   
with thee3 turn not aside1 for ,i am thy
 ,god3  ,i have strengthened thee1 and  
have helped thee1 and the right hand of 
my just one hath upheld thee4    #da3aa4

 ,behold all that fight against thee    
shall be confounded and  ashamed1 they  
shall be as nothing1 and the men shall  
perish that strive  against thee4       
#da3ab4 ,thou shalt seek them1 and shalt
 not find the men that resist  thee3    
they shall be as nothing3 and as a thing
 consumed the men that  war against     
thee4    #da3ac4 ,for ,i am the ,lord   
thy ,god1 who take thee by the hand1 and
 say to  thee3 ,fear not1 ,i have helped
 thee4    #da3ad4 ,fear not1 thou worm  
of ,jacob1 you that are dead of ,israel3
 ,i  have helped thee1 saith the ,lord3 
and thy ,redeemer the ,holy ,one of     
,israel4    #da3ae4 ,i have made thee as
 a new thrashing wain1 with teeth like a
 saw3  thou shalt thrash the mountains1 
and break them in pieces3 and shalt     
make the hills as chaff4    #da3af4     
,thou shalt fan them1 and the wind shall
 carry them away1 and the  whirlwind    
shall scatter them3 and thou shalt      
rejoice in the ,lord1 in  the ,holy ,one
 of ,israel thou shalt be joyful4       

#da3ag4 ,the needy and the poor seek for
 waters1 and there are none3  their     
tongue hath been dry with thirst4 ,i the
 ,lord will hear them1 ,i  the ,god of  
,israel will not forsake them4          
#da3ah4 ,i will open rivers in the high 
hills1 and fountains in the midst  of   
the plains3 ,i will turn the desert into
 pools of waters1 and the  impassable   
land into streams of waters4    #da3ai4 
,i will plant in the wilderness the     
cedar1 and the thorn1 and the  myrtle1  
and the olive tree3 ,i will set in the  
desert the fir tree1 the  elm1 and the  
box tree together3    ,the thorn4444 ,in
 ,hebrew1 the shitta1 or setim1 a tree  
resembling the  white thorn4    #da3bj4 
,that they may see and know1 and        
consider1 and understand  together that 
the hand of the ,lord hath done this1   
and the ,holy ,one of  ,israel hath     
created it4    #da3ba4 ,bring your cause
 near1 saith the ,lord3 bring hither1 if
 you have  any thing to allege1 saith   
the ,king of ,jacob4    #da3bb4 ,let    

them come1 and tell us all things that  
are to come3 tell us  the former things 
what they were3 and we will set our     
heart upon them  and shall know the     
latter end of them1 and tell us the     
things that are  to come4    #da3bc4    
,shew the things that are to come       
hereafter1 and we shall know  that ye   
are gods4 ,do ye also good or evil1 if  
you can3 and let us  speak1 and see     
together4    #da3bd4 ,behold1 you are of
 nothing1 and your work of that which   
hath no  being3 he that hath chosen you 
is an abomination4    #da3be4 ,i have   
raised up one from the north1 and he    
shall come from the  rising of the sun3 
he shall call upon my name1 and he shall
 make  princes to be as dirt1 and as the
 potter treading clay4    #da3bf4 ,who  
hath declared from the beginning1 that  
we may know3 and from  time of old1 that
 we may say3 ,thou art just4 ,there is  
none that  sheweth1 nor that            
foretelleth1 nor that heareth your      
words4    #da3bg4 ,the first shall say  

to ,sion3 ,behold they are here1 and to 
,jerusalem ,i will give an evangelist4  
#da3bh4 ,and ,i saw1 and there was no   
one even among them to consult1 or  who1
 when ,i asked1 could answer a word4    
#da3bi4 ,behold they are all in the     
wrong1 and their works are vain3  their 
idols are wind and vanity4      ,isaias 
,chapter #db    ,the office of ,christ4 
,the preaching of the gospel to the     
,gentiles4 ,the  blindness and          
reprobation of the ,jews4    #db3a4     
,behold my servant1 ,i will uphold him3 
my elect1 my soul  delighteth in him3 ,i
 have given my spirit upon him1 he shall
 bring  forth judgment to the ,gentiles4
    ,my servant4444 ,christ1 who        
according to his humanity1 is the       
servant of  ,god4    #db3b4 ,he shall   
not cry1 nor have respect to person1    
neither shall his  voice be heard       
abroad4    #db3c4 ,the bruised reed he  
shall not break1 and smoking flax he    
shall  not quench1 he shall bring forth 
judgment unto truth4    #db3d4 ,he shall

 not be sad1 nor troublesome1 till he   
set judgment in the  earth1 and the     
islands shall wait for his law4         
#db3e4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god that  
created the heavens1 and stretched  them
 out3 that established the earth1 and   
the things that spring out of  it3 that 
giveth breath to the people upon it1 and
 spirit to them that  tread thereon4    
#db3f4 ,i the ,lord have called thee in 
justice1 and taken thee by the  hand1   
and preserved thee4 ,and ,i have given  
thee for a covenant of the  people1 for 
a light of the ,gentiles3    #db3g4     
,that thou mightest open the eyes of the
 blind1 and bring forth  the prisoner   
out of prison1 and them that sit in     
darkness out of the  prison house4      
#db3h4 ,i the ,lord1 this is my name3 ,i
 will not give my glory to another1  nor
 my praise to graven things4    #db3i4  
,the things that were first1 behold they
 are come3 and new things  do ,i        
declare3 before they spring forth1 ,i   
will make you hear them4    #db3aj4     

,sing ye to the ,lord a new song1 his   
praise is from the ends of  the earth3  
you that go down to the sea1 and all    
that are therein3 ye  islands1 and ye   
inhabitants of them4    #db3aa4 ,let the
 desert and the cities thereof be       
exalted3 ,cedar shall  dwell in houses3 
ye inhabitants of ,petra1 give praise1  
they shall cry  from the top of the     
mountains4    ,petra4444 ,a city that   
gives name to ,arabia ,petraea4         
#db3ab4 ,they shall give glory to the   
,lord1 and shall declare his praise  in 
the islands4    #db3ac4 ,the ,lord shall
 go forth as a mighty man1 as a man of  
war shall  he stir up zeal3 he shall    
shout and cry3 he shall prevail against 
his  enemies4    #db3ad4 ,i have always 
held my peace1 ,i have kept silence1 ,i 
have been  patient1 ,i will speak now as
 a woman in labour3 ,i will destroy1 and
  swallow up at once4    #db3ae4 ,i will
 lay waste the mountains and hills1 and 
will make all  their grass to wither3   
and ,i will turn rivers into islands1   

and will  dry up the standing pools4    
#db3af4 ,and ,i will lead the blind into
 the way which they know not3 and  in   
the paths which they were ignorant of ,i
 will make them walk3 ,i will  make     
darkness light before them1 and crooked 
things straight3 these  things have ,i  
done to them1 and have not forsaken     
them4    #db3ag4 ,they are turned back3 
let them be greatly confounded1 that    
trust  in a graven thing1 that say to a 
molten thing3 ,you are our god4         
#db3ah4 ,hear1 ye deaf1 and1 ye blind1  
behold that you may see4    #db3ai4 ,who
 is blind1 but my servant8 or deaf1 but 
he to whom ,i have  sent my messengers8 
,who is blind1 but he that is sold8 or  
who is blind1  but the servant of the   
,lord8    #db3bj4 ,thou that seest many 
things1 wilt thou not observe them8 thou
  that hast ears open1 wilt thou not    
hear8    #db3ba4 ,and the ,lord was     
willing to sanctify him1 and to magnify 
the  law1 and exalt it4    #db3bb4 ,but 
this is a people that is robbed and     

wasted3 they are all the  snare of young
 men1 and they are hid in the houses of 
prisons3 they are  made a prey1 and     
there is none to deliver them3 a spoil1 
and there is  none that saith3 ,restore4
    #db3bc4 ,who is there among you that
 will give ear to this1 that will       
attend and hearken for times to come8   
#db3bd4 ,who hath given ,jacob for a    
spoil1 and ,israel to robbers8 hath  not
 the ,lord himself1 against whom we have
 sinned8 ,and they would not  walk in   
his ways1 and they have not hearkened to
 his law4    #db3be4 ,and he hath poured
 out upon him the indignation of his    
fury1 and  a strong battle1 and hath    
burnt him round about1 and he knew not3 
and  set him on fire1 and he understood 
not4      ,isaias ,chapter #dc    ,god  
comforts his church1 promising to       
protect her for ever3 he  expostulates  
with the ,jews for their ingratitude4   
#dc3a4 ,and now thus saith the ,lord    
that created thee1 ,o ,jacob1 and       
formed thee1 ,o ,israel3 ,fear not1 for 

,i have redeemed thee1 and called  thee 
by thy name3 thou art mine4    #dc3b4   
,when thou shalt pass through the       
waters1 ,i will be with thee1 and  the  
rivers shall not cover thee3 when thou  
shalt walk in the fire1 thou  shalt not 
be burnt1 and the flames shall not burn 
in thee3    #dc3c4 ,for ,i am the ,lord 
thy ,god1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel1 thy
 ,saviour3 ,i  have given ,egypt for thy
 atonement1 ,ethiopia and ,saba for     
thee4    #dc3d4 ,since thou becamest    
honourable in my eyes1 thou art         
glorious3 ,i  have loved thee1 and ,i   
will give men for thee1 and people for  
thy life4    #dc3e4 ,fear not1 for ,i am
 with thee3 ,i will bring thy seed from 
the  east1 and gather thee from the     
west4    #dc3f4 ,i will say to the      
north3 ,give up3 and to the south3 ,keep
 not  back3 bring my sons from afar1 and
 my daughters from the ends of the      
earth4    #dc3g4 ,and every one that    
calleth upon my name1 ,i have created   
him for  my glory4 ,i have formed him1  

and made him4    #dc3h4 ,bring forth the
 people that are blind1 and have eyes3  
that are  deaf1 and have ears4    #dc3i4
 ,all the nations are assembled         
together1 and the tribes are  gathered3 
who among you can declare this1 and     
shall make us hear the  former things8  
let them bring forth their witnesses1   
let them be  justified1 and hear1 and   
say3 ,it is truth4    #dc3aj4 ,you are  
my witnesses1 saith the ,lord1 and my   
servant whom ,i have  chosen3 that you  
may know1 and believe me1 and understand
 that ,i myself  am4 ,before me there   
was no ,god formed1 and after me there  
shall be  none4    #dc3aa4 ,i am1 ,i am 
the ,lord3 and there is no saviour      
besides me4    #dc3ab4 ,i have declared1
 and have saved4 ,i have made it heard1 
and there  was no strange one among you4
 ,you are my witnesses1 saith the ,lord1
 and  ,i am ,god4    #dc3ac4 ,and from  
the beginning ,i am the same1 and there 
is none that can  deliver out of my     
hand3 ,i will work1 and who shall turn  

it away8    #dc3ad4 ,thus saith the     
,lord your redeemer1 the ,holy ,one of  
,israel3 ,for  your sake ,i sent to     
,babylon1 and have brought down all     
their bars1 and  the ,chaldeans glorying
 in their ships4    #dc3ae4 ,i am the   
,lord your ,holy ,one1 the ,creator of  
,israel1 your ,king4    #dc3af4 ,thus   
saith the ,lord1 who made a way in the  
sea1 and a path in  the mighty waters4  
#dc3ag4 ,who brought forth the chariot  
and the horse1 the army and the  strong3
 they lay down to sleep together1 and   
they shall not rise again3  they are    
broken as flax1 and are extinct4        
#dc3ah4 ,remember not former things1 and
 look not on things of old4    #dc3ai4  
,behold ,i do new things1 and now they  
shall spring forth1 verily  you shall   
know them3 ,i will make a way in the    
wilderness1 and rivers in  the desert4  
#dc3bj4 ,the beast of the field shall   
glorify me1 the dragons and the         
ostriches3 because ,i have given waters 
in the wilderness1 rivers in the        

desert1 to give drink to my people1 to  
my chosen4    #dc3ba4 ,this people have 
,i formed for myself1 they shall shew   
forth my  praise4    #dc3bb4 ,but thou  
hast not called upon me1 ,o ,jacob1     
neither hast thou  laboured about me1 ,o
 ,israel4    #dc3bc4 ,thou hast not     
offered me the ram of thy holocaust1 nor
 hast thou  glorified me with thy       
victims3 ,i have not caused thee to     
serve with  oblations1 nor wearied thee 
with incense4    #dc3bd4 ,thou hast     
bought me no sweet cane with money1     
neither hast thou  filled me with the   
fat of thy victims4 ,but thou hast made 
me to serve  with thy sins1 thou hast   
wearied me with thy iniquities4         
#dc3be4 ,i am1 ,i am he that blot out   
thy iniquities for my own sake1 and  ,i 
will not remember thy sins4    #dc3bf4  
,put me in remembrance1 and let us plead
 together3 tell if thou  hast any thing 
to justify thyself4    #dc3bg4 ,thy     
first father sinned1 and thy teachers   
have transgressed  against me4          

#dc3bh4 ,and ,i have profaned the holy  
princes1 ,i have given ,jacob to        
slaughter1 and ,israel to reproach4     
,isaias ,chapter #dd    ,god's favour to
 his church4 ,the folly of idolatry4    
,the people shall be  delivered from    
captivity4    #dd3a4 ,and now hear1 ,o  
,jacob1 my servant1 and ,israel whom ,i 
have chosen4    #dd3b4 ,thus saith the  
,lord that made and formed thee1 thy    
helper from  the womb3 ,fear not1 ,o my 
servant ,jacob1 and thou most righteous 
whom ,i  have chosen4    #dd3c4 ,for ,i 
will pour out waters upon the thirsty   
ground1 and streams  upon the dry land3 
,i will pour out my spirit upon thy     
seed1 and my  blessing upon thy stock4  
#dd3d4 ,and they shall spring up among  
the herbs1 as willows beside the        
running waters4    #dd3e4 ,one shall    
say3 ,i am the ,lord's1 and another     
shall call himself by  the name of      
,jacob1 and another shall subscribe with
 his hand1 ,to the  ,lord1 and surname  
himself by the name of ,israel4         

#dd3f4 ,thus saith the ,lord the king of
 ,israel1 and his redeemer the ,lord  of
 hosts3 ,i am the first1 and ,i am the  
last1 and besides me there is no  ,god4 
#dd3g4 ,who is like to me8 let him call 
and declare3 and let him set  before me 
the order1 since ,i appointed the       
ancient people3 and the  things to come1
 and that shall be hereafter1 let them  
shew unto them4    #dd3h4 ,fear ye not1 
neither be ye troubled from that time ,i
 have made  thee to hear1 and have      
declared3 you are my witnesses4 ,is     
there a ,god  besides me1 a maker1 whom 
,i have not known8    #dd3i4 ,the makers
 of idols are all of them nothing1 and  
their best  beloved things shall not    
profit them4 ,they are their witnesses1 
that  they do not see1 nor understand1  
that they may be ashamed4    #dd3aj4    
,who hath formed a god1 and made a      
graven thing that is  profitable for    
nothing8    #dd3aa4 ,behold1 all the    
partakers thereof shall be confounded3  
for the  makers are men3 they shall all 

assemble together1 they shall stand and 
fear1 and shall be confounded together4 
#dd3ab4 ,the smith hath wrought with his
 file1 with coals1 and with  hammers he 
hath formed it1 and hath wrought with   
the strength of his  arm3 he shall      
hunger and faint1 he shall drink no     
water1 and shall be  weary4    #dd3ac4  
,the carpenter hath stretched out his   
rule1 he hath formed it  with a plane3  
he hath made it with corners1 and hath  
fashioned it round  with the compass3   
and he hath made the image of a man as  
it were a  beautiful man dwelling in a  
house4    #dd3ad4 ,he hath cut down     
cedars1 taken the holm1 and the oak that
 stood  among the trees of the forest3  
he hath planted the pine tree1 which the
  rain hath nourished4    #dd3ae4 ,and  
it hath served men for fuel3 he took    
thereof1 and warmed  himself3 and he    
kindled it1 and baked bread3 but of the 
rest he made a  god1 and adored it3 he  
made a graven thing1 and bowed down     
before it4    #dd3af4 ,part of it he    

burnt with fire1 and with part of it he 
dressed  his meat3 he boiled pottage1   
and was filled1 and was warmed1 and     
said3  ,aha1 ,i am warm1 ,i have seen   
the fire4    #dd3ag4 ,but the residue   
thereof he made a god1 and a graven     
thing for  himself3 he boweth down      
before it1 and adoreth it1 and prayeth  
unto it1  saying3 ,deliver me1 for thou 
art my ,god4    #dd3ah4 ,they have not  
known1 nor understood3 for their eyes   
are covered  that they may not see1 and 
that they may not understand with their 
heart4    #dd3ai4 ,they do not consider 
in their mind1 nor know1 nor have the   
thought to say3 ,i have burnt part of it
 in the fire1 and ,i have baked  bread  
upon the coals thereof3 ,i have broiled 
flesh and have eaten1 and  of the       
residue thereof shall ,i make an idol8  
shall ,i fall down before  the stock of 
a tree8    #dd3bj4 ,part thereof is     
ashes3 his foolish heart adoreth it1 and
 he will  not save his soul1 nor say3   
,perhaps there is a lie in my right     

hand4    #dd3ba4 ,remember these things1
 ,o ,jacob1 and ,israel1 for thou art my
  servant4 ,i have formed thee1 thou art
 my servant1 ,o ,israel1 forget me  not4
    #dd3bb4 ,i have blotted out thy     
iniquities as a cloud1 and thy sins as a
  mist3 return to me1 for ,i have       
redeemed thee4    #dd3bc4 ,give praise1 
,o ye heavens1 for the ,lord hath shewn 
mercy3 shout  with joy1 ye ends of the  
earth3 ye mountains1 resound with       
praise1  thou1 ,o forest1 and every tree
 therein3 for the ,lord hath redeemed   
,jacob1 and ,israel shall be glorified4 
#dd3bd4 ,thus saith the ,lord thy       
redeemer1 and thy maker1 from the womb3 
,i am the ,lord1 that make all things1  
that alone stretch out the  heavens1    
that establish the earth1 and there is  
none with me4    #dd3be4 ,that make void
 the tokens of diviners1 and make the   
soothsayers  mad4 ,that turn the wise   
backward1 and that make their knowledge 
foolish4    #dd3bf4 ,that raise up the  
word of my servant and perform the      

counsel of  my messengers1 who say to   
,jerusalem3 ,thou shalt be inhabited3   
and to  the cities of ,juda3 ,you shall 
be built1 and ,i will raise up the      
wastes  thereof4    #dd3bg4 ,who say to 
the deep3 ,be thou desolate1 and ,i will
 dry up thy  rivers4    #dd3bh4 ,who say
 to ,cyrus3 ,thou art my shepherd1 and  
thou shalt perform  all my pleasure4    
,who say to ,jerusalem3 ,thou shalt be  
built3 and to the  temple3 ,thy         
foundations shall be laid4      ,isaias 
,chapter #de    ,a prophecy of ,cyrus1  
as a figure of ,christ1 the great       
deliverer of  ,god's people4    #de3a4  
,thus saith the ,lord to my anointed    
,cyrus1 whose right hand ,i have  taken 
hold of1 to subdue nations before his   
face1 and to turn the backs  of kings1  
and to open the doors before him1 and   
the gates shall not be  shut4    #de3b4 
,i will go before thee1 and will humble 
the great ones of the  earth3 ,i will   
break in pieces the gates of brass1 and 
will burst the  bars of iron4    #de3c4 

,and ,i will give thee hidden treasures1
 and the concealed riches  of secret    
places3 that thou mayest know that ,i am
 the ,lord who call  thee by thy name1  
the ,god of ,israel4    #de3d4 ,for the 
sake of my servant ,jacob1 and ,israel  
my elect1 ,i have  even called thee by  
thy name3 ,i have made a likeness of    
thee1 and thou  hast not known me4      
#de3e4 ,i am the ,lord1 and there is    
none else3 there is no ,god besides  me3
 ,i girded thee1 and thou hast not known
 me3    #de3f4 ,that they may know who  
are from the rising of the sun1 and they
  who are from the west1 that there is  
none besides me4 ,i am the ,lord1  and  
there is none else3    #de3g4 ,i form   
the light1 and create darkness1 ,i make 
peace1 and create  evil3 ,i the ,lord   
that do all these things4    ,create    
evil1 etc4444 ,the evils of afflictions 
and punishments1 but not  the evil of   
sin4    #de3h4 ,drop down dew1 ye       
heavens1 from above1 and let the clouds 
rain  the just3 let the earth be opened1

 and bud forth a saviour3 and let       
justice spring up together3 ,i the ,lord
 have created him4    #de3i4 ,woe to him
 that gainsayeth his maker1 a sherd of  
the earthen  pots3 shall the clay say to
 him that fashioneth it3 ,what art thou 
making1 and thy work is without hands8  
#de3aj4 ,woe to him that saith to his   
father3 ,why begettest thou8 and to  the
 woman3 ,why dost thou bring forth8     
#de3aa4 ,thus saith the ,lord the ,holy 
,one of ,israel1 his maker3 ,ask me of  
things to come1 concerning my children1 
and concerning the work of my  hands    
give ye charge to me4    #de3ab4 ,i made
 the earth3 and ,i created man upon it3 
my hand stretched  forth the heavens1   
and ,i have commanded all their host4   
#de3ac4 ,i have raised him up to        
justice1 and ,i will direct all his     
ways3  he shall build my city1 and let  
go my captives1 not for ransom1 nor for 
presents1 saith the ,lord the ,god of   
hosts4    #de3ad4 ,thus saith the ,lord3
 ,the labour of ,egypt1 and the         

merchandise of  ,ethiopia1 and of       
,sabaim1 men of stature shall come over 
to thee1 and  shall be thine3 they shall
 walk after thee1 they shall go bound   
with  manacles3 and they shall worship  
thee1 and shall make supplication to    
thee3 only in thee is ,god1 and there is
 no ,god besides thee4    #de3ae4       
,verily thou art a hidden ,god1 the ,god
 of ,israel the saviour4    #de3af4     
,they are all confounded and ashamed3   
the forgers of errors are  gone together
 into confusion4    #de3ag4 ,israel is  
saved in the ,lord with an eternal      
salvation3 you shall  not be confounded1
 and you shall not be ashamed for ever  
and ever4    #de3ah4 ,for thus saith the
 ,lord that created the heavens1 ,god   
himself  that formed the earth1 and made
 it1 the very maker thereof3 he did not 
create it in vain3 he formed it to be   
inhabited4 ,i am the ,lord1 and  there  
is no other4    #de3ai4 ,i have not     
spoken in secret1 in a dark place of the
 earth3 ,i  have not said to the seed of

 ,jacob3 ,seek me in vain4 ,i am the    
,lord that  speak justice1 that declare 
right things4    #de3bj4 ,assemble      
yourselves1 and come1 and draw near     
together1 ye that  are saved of the     
,gentiles3 they have no knowledge that  
set up the wood  of their graven work1  
and pray to a god that cannot save4     
#de3ba4 ,tell ye1 and come1 and consult 
together3 who hath declared this  from  
the beginning1 who hath foretold this   
from that time8 ,have not ,i  the ,lord1
 and there is no ,god else besides me8  
,a just ,god and a  saviour1 there is   
none besides me4    #de3bb4 ,be         
converted to me1 and you shall be saved1
 all ye ends of the  earth3 for ,i am   
,god1 and there is no other4    #de3bc4 
,i have sworn by myself1 the word of    
justice shall go out of my  mouth1 and  
shall not return3    #de3bd4 ,for every 
knee shall be bowed to me1 and every    
tongue shall  swear4    #de3be4         
,therefore shall he say3 ,in the ,lord  
are my justices and empire3  they shall 

come to him1 and all that resist him    
shall be confounded4    #de3bf4 ,in the 
,lord shall all the seed of ,israel be  
justified and  praised4      ,isaias    
,chapter #df    ,the idols of ,babylon  
shall be destroyed4 ,salvation is       
promised through  ,christ4    #df3a4    
,bel is broken1 ,nebo is destroyed3     
their idols are put upon beasts  and    
cattle1 your burdens of heavy weight    
even unto weariness4    #df3b4 ,they are
 consumed1 and are broken together3 they
 could not save  him that carried them1 
and they themselves shall go into       
captivity4    #df3c4 ,hearken unto me1  
,o house of ,jacob1 all the remnant of  
the house  of ,israel who are carried by
 my bowels1 are borne up by my womb4    
#df3d4 ,even to your old age ,i am the  
same1 and to your grey hairs ,i will    
carry you3 ,i have made you1 and ,i will
 bear3 ,i will carry and will  save4    
#df3e4 ,to whom have you likened me1 and
 made me equal1 and compared me1  and   
made me like8    #df3f4 ,you that       

contribute gold out of the bag1 and     
weigh out silver in  the scales3 and    
hire a goldsmith to make a god3 and they
 fall down and  worship4    #df3g4 ,they
 bear him on their shoulders and carry  
him1 and set him in  his place1 and he  
shall stand1 and shall not stir out of  
his place4  ,yea1 when they shall cry   
also unto him1 he shall not hear3 he    
shall not  save them from tribulation4  
#df3h4 ,remember this1 and be ashamed3  
return1 ye transgressors1 to the  heart4
    #df3i4 ,remember the former age1 for
 ,i am ,god1 and there is no ,god       
beside1 neither is there the like to me3
    #df3aj4 ,who shew from the beginning
 the things that shall be at last1  and 
from ancient times the things that as   
yet are not done1 saying3 ,my  counsel  
shall stand1 and all my will shall be   
done3    #df3aa4 ,who call a bird from  
the east1 and from a far country the man
 of  my own will1 and ,i have spoken1   
and will bring it to pass3 ,i have      
created1 and ,i will do it4 ,hear me1 ,o

 ye hardhearted1 who are far from       
justice4    #df3ab4 ,i have brought my  
justice near1 it shall not be afar off3 
and my  salvation shall not tarry4 ,i   
will give salvation in ,sion1 and my    
glory  in ,israel4      ,isaias ,chapter
 #dg    ,god's judgment upon ,babylon4  
#dg3a4 ,come down1 sit in the dust1 ,o  
virgin daughter of ,babylon1 sit on  the
 ground3 there is no throne for the     
daughter of the ,chaldeans1 for  thou   
shalt no more be called delicate and    
tender4    #dg3b4 ,take a millstone and 
grind meal3 uncover thy shame1 strip thy
  shoulder1 make bare thy legs1 pass    
over the rivers4    #dg3c4 ,thy         
nakedness shall be discovered1 and thy  
shame shall be seen3 ,i  will take      
vengeance1 and no man shall resist me4  
#dg3d4 ,our redeemer1 the ,lord of hosts
 is his name1 the ,holy ,one of         
,israel4    #dg3e4 ,sit thou silent1 and
 get thee into darkness1 ,o daughter of 
the  ,chaldeans3 for thou shalt no more 
be called the lady of kingdoms4         

#dg3f4 ,i was angry with my people1 ,i  
have polluted my inheritance1 and  have 
given them into thy hand3 thou hast     
shewn no mercy to them3 upon  the       
ancient thou hast laid thy yoke         
exceeding heavy4    #dg3g4 ,and thou    
hast said3 ,i shall be a lady for ever3 
thou hast not  laid these things to thy 
heart1 neither hast thou remembered thy 
latter  end4    #dg3h4 ,and now hear    
these things1 thou that art delicate1   
and dwellest  confidently1 that sayest  
in thy heart3 ,i am1 and there is none  
else  besides me3 ,i shall not sit as a 
widow1 and ,i shall not know            
barrenness4    #dg3i4 ,these two things 
shall come upon thee suddenly in one    
day1  barrenness and widowhood4 ,all    
things are come upon thee1 because of   
the  multitude of thy sorceries1 and for
 the great hardness of thy  enchanters4 
#dg3aj4 ,and thou hast trusted in thy   
wickedness1 and hast said3 ,there is    
none that seeth me4 ,thy wisdom1 and1   
thy knowledge1 this hath deceived  thee4

 ,and thou hast said in thy heart3 ,i   
am1 and besides me there is no  other4  
#dg3aa4 ,evil shall come upon thee1 and 
thou shalt not know the rising  thereof3
 and calamity shall fall violently upon 
thee1 which thou canst  not keep off3   
misery shall come upon thee suddenly1   
which thou shalt  not know4    #dg3ab4  
,stand now with thy enchanters1 and with
 the multitude of thy  sorceries1 in    
which thou hast laboured from thy youth1
 if so be it may  profit thee any thing1
 or if thou mayst become stronger4      
#dg3ac4 ,thou hast failed in the        
multitude of thy counsels3 let now the  
astrologers stand and save thee1 they   
that gazed at the stars1 and  counted   
the months1 that from them they might   
tell the things that  shall come to     
thee4    #dg3ad4 ,behold they are as    
stubble1 fire hath burnt them1 they     
shall not  deliver themselves from the  
power of the flames3 there are no coals 
wherewith they may be warmed1 nor fire1 
that they may sit thereat4    #dg3ae4   

,such are all the things become to thee1
 in which thou hast  laboured3 thy      
merchants from thy youth1 every one hath
 erred in his own  way1 there is none   
that can save thee4      ,isaias        
,chapter #dh    ,he reproaches the ,jews
 for their obstinacy3 he will deliver   
them out of  their captivity1 for his   
own name's sake4    #dh3a4 ,hear ye     
these things1 ,o house of ,jacob1 you   
that are called by  the name of ,israel1
 and are come forth out of the waters of
 ,juda1 you  who swear by the name of   
the ,lord1 and make mention of the ,god 
of  ,israel1 but not in truth1 nor in   
justice4    #dh3b4 ,for they are called 
of the holy city1 and are established   
upon  the ,god of ,israel3 the ,lord of 
hosts is his name4    #dh3c4 ,the former
 things of old1 ,i have declared1 and   
they went forth  out of my mouth1 and ,i
 have made them to be heard3 ,i did them
 suddenly  and they came to pass4       
#dh3d4 ,for ,i knew that thou art       
stubborn1 and thy neck is as an iron    

sinew1 and thy forehead as brass4       
#dh3e4 ,i foretold thee of old1 before  
they came to pass ,i told thee1  lest   
thou shouldst say3 ,my idols have done  
these things1 and my graven  and molten 
things have commanded them4    #dh3f4   
,see now all the things which thou hast 
heard3 but have you  declared them8 ,i  
have shewn thee new things from that    
time1 and things  are kept which thou   
knowest not3    #dh3g4 ,they are created
 now1 and not of old3 and before the    
day1 when  thou heardest them not1 lest 
thou shouldst say3 ,behold ,i knew them4
    #dh3h4 ,thou hast neither heard1 nor
 known1 neither was thy ear opened of   
old4 ,for ,i know that transgressing    
thou wilt transgress1 and ,i have       
called thee a transgressor from the     
womb4    #dh3i4 ,for my name's sake ,i  
will remove my wrath far off3 and for my
  praise ,i will bridle thee1 lest thou 
shouldst perish4    #dh3aj4 ,behold ,i  
have refined thee1 but not as silver1 ,i
 have chosen  thee in the furnace of    

poverty4    #dh3aa4 ,for my own sake1   
for my own sake will ,i do it1 that ,i  
may not be  blasphemed3 and ,i will not 
give my glory to another4    #dh3ab4    
,hearken to me1 ,o ,jacob1 and thou     
,israel whom ,i call3 ,i am he1 ,i  am  
the first1 and ,i am the last4          
#dh3ac4 ,my hand also hath founded the  
earth1 and my right hand hath  measured 
the heavens3 ,i shall call them1 and    
they shall stand together4    #dh3ad4   
,assemble yourselves together1 all you1 
and hear3 who among them  hath declared 
these things8 the ,lord hath loved him1 
he will do his  pleasure in ,babylon1   
and his arm shall be on the ,chaldeans4 
#dh3ae4 ,i1 even ,i have spoken and     
called him3 ,i have brought him1 and    
his way is made prosperous4    #dh3af4  
,come ye near unto me1 and hear this3 ,i
 have not spoken in secret  from the    
beginning3 from the time before it was  
done1 ,i was there1 and  now the ,lord  
,god hath sent me1 and his spirit4      
#dh3ag4 ,thus saith the ,lord thy       

redeemer1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel3 ,i 
am  the ,lord thy ,god that teach thee  
profitable things1 that govern thee in  
the way that thou walkest4    #dh3ah4 ,o
 that thou hadst hearkened to my        
commandments3 thy peace had  been as a  
river1 and thy justice as the waves of  
the sea1    #dh3ai4 ,and thy seed had   
been as the sand1 and the offspring of  
thy  bowels like the gravel thereof3 his
 name should not have perished1 nor     
have been destroyed from before my face4
    #dh3bj4 ,come forth out of ,babylon1
 flee ye from the ,chaldeans1 declare   
it with the voice of joy3 make this to  
be heard1 and speak it out even  to the 
ends of the earth4 ,say3 ,the ,lord hath
 redeemed his servant  ,jacob4          
#dh3ba4 ,they thirsted not in the       
desert1 when he led them out3 he        
brought forth water out of the rock for 
them1 and he clove the rock1  and the   
waters gushed out4    #dh3bb4 ,there is 
no peace to the wicked1 saith the ,lord4
      ,isaias ,chapter #di    ,christ   

shall bring the ,gentiles to salvation4 
,god's love to his church  is perpetual4
    #di3a4 ,give ear1 ye islands1 and   
hearken1 ye people from afar4 ,the ,lord
  hath called me from the womb1 from the
 bowels of my mother he hath been       
mindful of my name4    #di3b4 ,and he   
hath made my mouth like a sharp sword3  
in the shadow of  his hand he hath      
protected me1 and hath made me as a     
chosen arrow3 in  his quiver he hath    
hidden me4    #di3c4 ,and he said to me3
 ,thou art my servant ,israel1 for in   
thee will ,i  glory4    #di3d4 ,and ,i  
said3 ,i have laboured in vain1 ,i have 
spent my strength  without cause and in 
vain3 therefore my judgment is with the 
,lord1 and  my work with my ,god4       
#di3e4 ,and now saith the ,lord1 that   
formed me from the womb to be his       
servant1 that ,i may bring back ,jacob  
unto him1 and ,israel will not be       
gathered together3 and ,i am glorified  
in the eyes of the ,lord1 and my  ,god  
is made my strength4    #di3f4 ,and he  

said3 ,it is a small thing that thou    
shouldst be my servant  to raise up the 
tribes of ,jacob1 and to convert the    
dregs of ,israel4  ,behold1 ,i have     
given thee to be the light of the       
,gentiles1 that thou  mayst be my       
salvation even to the farthest part of  
the earth4    #di3g4 ,thus saith the    
,lord the redeemer of ,israel1 his ,holy
 ,one1 to the  soul that is despised1 to
 the nation that is abhorred1 to the    
servant  of rulers3 ,kings shall see1   
and princes shall rise up1 and adore for
  the ,lord's sake1 because he is       
faithful1 and for the ,holy ,one of     
,israel1 who hath chosen thee4    #di3h4
 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,in an          
acceptable time ,i have heard thee1 and 
in the day of salvation ,i have helped  
thee3 and ,i have preserved thee1  and  
given thee to be a covenant of the      
people1 that thou mightest raise  up the
 earth1 and possess the inheritances    
that were destroyed3    #di3i4 ,that    
thou mightest say to them that are      

bound3 ,come forth3 and to  them that   
are in darkness3 ,shew yourselves4 ,they
 shall feed in the  ways1 and their     
pastures shall be in every plain4       
#di3aj4 ,they shall not hunger1 nor     
thirst1 neither shall the heat nor  the 
sun strike them3 for he that is merciful
 to them1 shall be their  shepherd1 and 
at the fountains of waters he shall give
 them drink4    #di3aa4 ,and ,i will    
make all my mountains a way1 and my     
paths shall be  exalted4    #di3ab4     
,behold these shall come from afar1 and 
behold these from the  north and from   
the sea1 and these from the south       
country4    #di3ac4 ,give praise1 ,o ye 
heavens1 and rejoice1 ,o earth1 ye      
mountains1  give praise with jubilation3
 because the ,lord hath comforted his   
people1 and will have mercy on his poor 
ones4    #di3ad4 ,and ,sion said3 ,the  
,lord hath forsaken me1 and the ,lord   
hath  forgotten me4    #di3ae4 ,can a   
woman forget her infant1 so as not to   
have pity on the son  of her womb8 and  

if she should forget1 yet will not ,i   
forget thee4    #di3af4 ,behold1 ,i have
 graven thee in my hands3 thy walls are 
always  before my eyes4    #di3ag4 ,thy 
builders are come3 they that destroy    
thee and make thee  waste shall go out  
of thee4    #di3ah4 ,lift up thy eyes   
round about1 and see all these are      
gathered  together1 they are come to    
thee3 ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 thou    
shalt be  clothed with all these as with
 an ornament1 and as a bride thou shalt 
put them about thee4    #di3ai4 ,for thy
 deserts1 and thy desolate places1 and  
the land of thy  destruction shall now  
be too narrow by reason of the          
inhabitants1 and  they that swallowed   
thee up shall be chased far away4       
#di3bj4 ,the children of thy barrenness 
shall still say in thy ears3 ,the  place
 is too strait for me1 make me room to  
dwell in4    #di3ba4 ,and thou shalt say
 in thy heart3 ,who hath begotten these8
 ,i was  barren and brought not forth1  
led away1 and captive3 and who hath     

brought up these8 ,i was destitute and  
alone3 and these1 where were  they8     
#di3bb4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3     
,behold ,i will lift up my hand to the  
,gentiles1 and will set up my standard  
to the people4 ,and they shall  bring   
thy sons in their arms1 and carry thy   
daughters upon their  shoulders4        
#di3bc4 ,and kings shall be thy nursing 
fathers1 and queens thy nurses3  they   
shall worship thee with their face      
toward the earth1 and they  shall lick  
up the dust of thy feet4 ,and thou shalt
 know that ,i am the  ,lord1 for they   
shall not be confounded that wait for   
him4    #di3bd4 ,shall the prey be taken
 from the strong8 or can that which was 
taken by the mighty1 be delivered8      
#di3be4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3 ,yea 
verily1 even the captivity shall be     
taken away from the strong3 and that    
which was taken by the mighty1  shall be
 delivered4 ,but ,i will judge those    
that have judged thee1 and  thy children
 ,i will save4    #di3bf4 ,and ,i will  

feed thy enemies with their own flesh3  
and they shall  be made drunk with their
 own blood1 as with new wine3 and all   
flesh  shall know1 that ,i am the ,lord 
that save thee1 and thy ,redeemer the   
,mighty ,one of ,jacob4      ,isaias    
,chapter #ej    ,the synagogue shall be 
divorced for her iniquities4 ,christ for
 her sake  will endure ignominious      
afflictions4    #ej3a4 ,thus saith the  
,lord3 ,what is this bill of the divorce
 of your  mother1 with which ,i have put
 her away8 or who is my creditor1 to    
whom  ,i sold you3 behold you are sold  
for your iniquities1 and for your       
wicked deeds have ,i put your mother    
away4    #ej3b4 ,because ,i came1 and   
there was not a man3 ,i called1 and     
there was  none that would hear4 ,is my 
hand shortened and become little1 that  
,i  cannot redeem8 or is there no       
strength in me to deliver8 ,behold at my
  rebuke ,i will make the sea a desert1 
,i will turn the rivers into dry  land3 
the fishes shall rot for want of water1 

and shall die for thirst4    #ej3c4 ,i  
will clothe the heavens with darkness1  
and will make sackcloth  their covering4
    #ej3d4 ,the ,lord hath given me a   
learned tongue1 that ,i should know how 
to uphold by word him that is weary3 he 
wakeneth in the morning1 in the  morning
 he wakeneth my ear1 that ,i may hear   
him as a master4    #ej3e4 ,the ,lord   
,god hath opened my ear1 and ,i do not  
resist3 ,i have not  gone back4         
#ej3f4 ,i have given my body to the     
strikers1 and my cheeks to them that    
plucked them3 ,i have not turned away my
 face from them that rebuked me1  and   
spit upon me4    #ej3g4 ,the ,lord ,god 
is my helper1 therefore am ,i not       
confounded3  therefore have ,i set my   
face as a most hard rock1 and ,i know   
that ,i  shall not be confounded4       
#ej3h4 ,he is near that justifieth me1  
who will contend with me8 let us  stand 
together1 who is my adversary8 let him  
come near to me4    #ej3i4 ,behold the  
,lord ,god is my helper3 who is he that 

shall condemn  me8 ,lo1 they shall all  
be destroyed as a garment1 the moth     
shall eat  them up4    #ej3aj4 ,who is  
there among you that feareth the ,lord1 
that heareth the  voice of his servant1 
that hath walked in darkness1 and hath  
no light8  let him hope in the name of  
the ,lord1 and lean upon his ,god4      
#ej3aa4 ,behold all you that kindle a   
fire1 encompassed with flames1 walk  in 
the light of your fire1 and in the      
flames which you have kindled3  this is 
done to you by my hand1 you shall sleep 
in sorrows4      ,isaias ,chapter #ea   
,an exhortation to trust in ,christ4 ,he
 shall protect the children of his      
church4    #ea3a4 ,give ear to me1 you  
that follow that which is just1 and you 
that  seek the ,lord3 look unto the rock
 whence you are hewn1 and to the hole   
of the pit from which you are dug out4  
#ea3b4 ,look unto ,abraham your father1 
and to ,sara that bore you3 for ,i      
called him alone1 and blessed him1 and  
multiplied him4    #ea3c4 ,the ,lord    

therefore will comfort ,sion1 and will  
comfort all the  ruins thereof3 and he  
will make her desert as a place of      
pleasure1 and  her wilderness as the    
garden of the ,lord4 ,joy and gladness  
shall be  found therein1 thanksgiving1  
and the voice of praise4    #ea3d4      
,hearken unto me1 ,o my people1 and give
 ear to me1 ,o my tribes3  for a law    
shall go forth from me1 and my judgment 
shall rest to be a  light of the        
nations4    #ea3e4 ,my just one is near 
at hand1 my saviour is gone forth1 and  
my  arms shall judge the people3 the    
islands shall look for me1 and shall    
patiently wait for my arm4    #ea3f4    
,lift up your eyes to heaven1 and look  
down to the earth beneath3  for the     
heavens shall vanish like smoke1 and the
 earth shall be worn  away like a       
garment1 and the inhabitants thereof    
shall perish in like  manner3 but my    
salvation shall be for ever1 and my     
justice shall not  fail4    #ea3g4      
,hearken to me1 you that know what is   

just1 my people who have my  law in your
 heart3 fear ye not the reproach of men1
 and be not afraid  of their            
blasphemies4    #ea3h4 ,for the worm    
shall eat them up as a garment3 and the 
moth shall  consume them as wool3 but my
 salvation shall be for ever1 and my    
justice from generation to generation4  
#ea3i4 ,arise1 arise1 put on strength1  
,o thou arm of the ,lord1 arise as  in  
the days of old1 in the ancient         
generations4 ,hast not thou struck  the 
proud one1 and wounded the dragon8      
#ea3aj4 ,hast not thou dried up the sea1
 the water of the mighty deep1  who     
madest the depth of the sea a way1 that 
the delivered might pass  over8         
#ea3aa4 ,and now they that are redeemed 
by the ,lord1 shall return1 and  shall  
come into ,sion singing praises1 and joy
 everlasting shall be upon  their heads1
 they shall obtain joy and gladness1    
sorrow and mourning  shall flee away4   
#ea3ab4 ,i1 ,i myself will comfort you3 
who art thou1 that thou shouldst  be    

afraid of a mortal man1 and of the son  
of man1 who shall wither away  like     
grass8    #ea3ac4 ,and thou hast        
forgotten the ,lord thy maker1 who      
stretched out  the heavens1 and founded 
the earth3 and thou hast been afraid    
continually all the day at the presence 
of his fury who afflicted thee1  and had
 prepared himself to destroy thee3 where
 is now the fury of the  oppressor8     
#ea3ad4 ,he shall quickly come that is  
going to open unto you1 and he  shall   
not kill unto utter destruction1 neither
 shall his bread fail4    #ea3ae4 ,but  
,i am the ,lord thy ,god1 who trouble   
the sea1 and the waves  thereof swell3  
the ,lord of hosts is my name4          
#ea3af4 ,i have put my words in thy     
mouth1 and have protected thee in the   
shadow of my hand1 that thou mightest   
plant the heavens1 and found the  earth3
 and mightest say to ,sion3 ,thou art my
 people4    #ea3ag4 ,arise1 arise1 stand
 up1 ,o ,jerusalem1 which hast drunk at 
the  hand of the ,lord the cup of his   

wrath2 thou hast drunk even to the      
bottom of the cup of dead sleep1 and    
thou hast drunk even to the dregs4      
#ea3ah4 ,there is none that can uphold  
her among all the children that  she    
hath brought forth3 and there is none   
that taketh her by the hand  among all  
the children that she hath brought up4  
#ea3ai4 ,there are two things that have 
happened to thee3 who shall be  sorry   
for thee8 desolation1 and destruction1  
and the famine1 and the  sword1 who     
shall comfort thee8    #ea3bj4 ,thy     
children are cast forth1 they have slept
 at the head of all  the ways1 as the   
wild ox that is snared3 full of the     
indignation of the  ,lord1 of the rebuke
 of thy ,god4    #ea3ba4 ,therefore hear
 this1 thou poor little one1 and thou   
that art  drunk but not with wine4      
#ea3bb4 ,thus saith thy ,sovereign the  
,lord1 and thy ,god1 who will fight  for
 his people3 ,behold ,i have taken out  
of thy hand the cup of dead  sleep1 the 
dregs of the cup of my indignation1 thou

 shalt not drink it  again any more4    
#ea3bc4 ,and ,i will put it in the hand 
of them that have oppressed thee1  and  
have said to thy soul3 ,bow down1 that  
we may go over3 and thou hast  laid thy 
body as the ground1 and as a way to them
 that went over4      ,isaias ,chapter  
#eb    ,under the figure of the         
deliverance from the ,babylonish        
captivity1 the  church is invited to    
rejoice for her redemption from sin4    
,christ's  kingdom shall be exalted4    
#eb3a4 ,arise1 arise1 put on thy        
strength1 ,o ,sion1 put on the garments 
of  thy glory1 ,o ,jerusalem1 the city  
of the ,holy ,one3 for henceforth the   
uncircumcised1 and unclean shall no more
 pass through thee4    #eb3b4 ,shake    
thyself from the dust1 arise1 sit up1 ,o
 ,jerusalem3 loose  the bonds from off  
thy neck1 ,o captive daughter of ,sion4 
#eb3c4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3 ,you  
were sold gratis1 and you shall be      
redeemed1 without money4    #eb3d4 ,for 
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,my people   

went down into ,egypt at  the beginning 
to sojourn there3 and the ,assyrian hath
 oppressed them  without any cause at   
all4    #eb3e4 ,and now what have ,i    
here1 saith the ,lord3 for my people is 
taken  away gratis4 ,they that rule over
 them treat them unjustly1 saith the    
,lord1 and my name is continually       
blasphemed all the day long4    #eb3f4  
,therefore my people shall know my name 
in that day3 for ,i myself  that spoke1 
behold ,i am here4    #eb3g4 ,how       
beautiful upon the mountains are the    
feet of him that  bringeth good tidings1
 and that preacheth peace3 of him that  
sheweth  forth good1 that preacheth     
salvation1 that saith to ,sion3 ,thy    
,god shall  reign6    #eb3h4 ,the voice 
of thy watchmen3 they have lifted up    
their voice1 they  shall praise         
together3 for they shall see eye to eye 
when the ,lord  shall convert ,sion4    
#eb3i4 ,rejoice1 and give praise        
together1 ,o ye deserts of ,jerusalem3  
for  the ,lord hath comforted his       

people3 he hath redeemed ,jerusalem4    
#eb3aj4 ,the ,lord hath prepared his    
holy arm in the sight of all the        
,gentiles3 and all the ends of the earth
 shall see the salvation of our  ,god4  
#eb3aa4 ,depart1 depart1 go ye out from 
thence1 touch no unclean thing3  go out 
of the midst of her1 be ye clean1 you   
that carry the vessels of  the ,lord4   
#eb3ab4 ,for you shall not go out in a  
tumult1 neither shall you make  haste by
 flight3 for the ,lord will go before   
you1 and the ,god of ,israel  will      
gather you together4    #eb3ac4 ,behold 
my servant shall understand1 he shall be
 exalted1 and  extolled1 and shall be   
exceeding high4    #eb3ad4 ,as many have
 been astonished at thee1 so shall his  
visage be  inglorious among men1 and his
 form among the sons of men4    #eb3ae4 
,he shall sprinkle many nations1 kings  
shall shut their mouth at  him3 for they
 to whom it was not told of him1 have   
seen3 and they that  heard not1 have    
beheld4      ,isaias ,chapter #ec    ,a 

prophecy of the passion of ,christ4     
#ec3a4 ,who hath believed our report8   
and to whom is the arm of the ,lord     
revealed8    #ec3b4 ,and he shall grow  
up as a tender plant before him1 and as 
a root  out of a thirsty ground3 there  
is no beauty in him1 nor comeliness3 and
  we have seen him1 and there was no    
sightliness1 that we should be  desirous
 of him3    #ec3c4 ,despised1 and the   
most abject of men1 a man of sorrows1   
and  acquainted with infirmity3 and his 
look was as it were hidden and          
despised1 whereupon we esteemed him not4
    #ec3d4 ,surely he hath borne our    
infirmities and carried our sorrows3 and
  we have thought him as it were a      
leper1 and as one struck by ,god and    
afflicted4    #ec3e4 ,but he was wounded
 for our iniquities1 he was bruised for 
our  sins3 the chastisement of our peace
 was upon him1 and by his bruises we    
are healed4    #ec3f4 ,all we like sheep
 have gone astray1 every one hath turned
 aside  into his own way3 and the ,lord 

hath laid on him the iniquity of us all4
    #ec3g4 ,he was offered because it   
was his own will1 and he opened not his 
mouth3 he shall be led as a sheep to the
 slaughter1 and shall be dumb  as a lamb
 before his shearer1 and he shall not   
open his mouth4    #ec3h4 ,he was taken 
away from distress1 and from judgment3  
who shall  declare his generation8      
because he is cut off out of the land of
 the  living3 for the wickedness of my  
people have ,i struck him4    #ec3i4    
,and he shall give the ungodly for his  
burial1 and the rich for  his death3    
because he hath done no iniquity1       
neither was there deceit  in his mouth4 
#ec3aj4 ,and the ,lord was pleased to   
bruise him in infirmity3 if he shall    
lay down his life for sin1 he shall see 
a longlived seed1 and the will  of the  
,lord shall be prosperous in his hand4  
#ec3aa4 ,because his soul hath laboured1
 he shall see and be filled3 by  his    
knowledge shall this my just servant    
justify many1 and he shall  bear their  

iniquities4    #ec3ab4 ,therefore will  
,i distribute to him very many1 and he  
shall  divide the spoils of the strong1 
because he hath delivered his soul  unto
 death1 and was reputed with the wicked3
 and he hath borne the sins  of many1   
and hath prayed for the transgressors4  
,isaias ,chapter #ed    ,the ,gentiles1 
who were barren before1 shall multiply  
in the church of  ,christ3 from which   
,god's mercy shall never depart4        
#ed3a4 ,give praise1 ,o thou barren1    
that bearest not3 sing forth praise1    
and make a joyful noise1 thou that didst
 not travail with child3 for  many are  
the children of the desolate1 more than 
of her that hath a  husband1 saith the  
,lord4    #ed3b4 ,enlarge the place of  
thy tent1 and stretch out the skins of  
thy  tabernacles1 spare not3 lengthen   
thy cords1 and strengthen thy stakes4   
#ed3c4 ,for thou shalt pass on to the   
right hand1 and to the left3 and  thy   
seed shall inherit the ,gentiles1 and   
shall inhabit the desolate  cities4     

#ed3d4 ,fear not1 for thou shalt not be 
confounded1 nor blush3 for thou  shalt  
not be put to shame1 because thou shalt 
forget the shame of thy  youth1 and     
shalt remember no more the reproach of  
thy widowhood4    #ed3e4 ,for he that   
made thee shall rule over thee1 the     
,lord of hosts is  his name3 and thy    
,redeemer1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel1   
shall be called the  ,god of all the    
earth4    #ed3f4 ,for the ,lord hath    
called thee as a woman forsaken and     
mourning in  spirit1 and as a wife cast 
off from her youth1 said thy ,god4      
#ed3g4 ,for a small moment have ,i      
forsaken thee1 but with great mercies   
will ,i gather thee4    #ed3h4 ,in a    
moment of indignation have ,i hid my    
face a little while from  thee1 but with
 everlasting kindness have ,i had mercy 
on thee1 said the  ,lord thy ,redeemer4 
#ed3i4 ,this thing is to me as in the   
days of ,noe1 to whom ,i swore1 that  ,i
 would no more bring in the waters of   
,noe upon the earth3 so have ,i  sworn  

not to be angry with thee1 and not to   
rebuke thee4    #ed3aj4 ,for the        
mountains shall be moved1 and the hills 
shall tremble2  but my mercy shall not  
depart from thee1 and the covenant of my
 peace  shall not be moved3 said the    
,lord that hath mercy on thee4          
#ed3aa4 ,o poor little one1 tossed with 
tempest1 without all comfort1  behold ,i
 will lay thy stones in order1 and will 
lay thy foundations  with sapphires1    
#ed3ab4 ,and ,i will make thy bulwarks  
of jasper3 and thy gates of graven      
stones1 and all thy borders of desirable
 stones4    #ed3ac4 ,all thy children   
shall be taught of the ,lord3 and great 
shall be  the peace of thy children4    
#ed3ad4 ,and thou shalt be founded in   
justice3 depart far from  oppression1   
for thou shalt not fear2 and from       
terror1 for it shall not  come near     
thee4    #ed3ae4 ,behold1 an inhabitant 
shall come1 who was not with me1 he that
  was a stranger to thee before1 shall  
be joined to thee4    #ed3af4 ,behold1  

,i have created the smith that bloweth  
the coals in the  fire1 and bringeth    
forth an instrument for his work1 and ,i
 have created  the killer to destroy4   
#ed3ag4 ,no weapon that is formed       
against thee shall prosper3 and every   
tongue that resisteth thee in judgment1 
thou shalt condemn4 ,this is the        
inheritance of the servants of the      
,lord1 and their justice with me1  saith
 the ,lord4      ,isaias ,chapter #ee   
,god promises abundance of spiritual    
graces to the faithful1 that shall      
believe in ,christ out of all nations1  
and sincerely serve him4    #ee3a4 ,all 
you that thirst1 come to the waters3 and
 you that have no  money make haste1    
buy1 and eat3 come ye1 buy wine and milk
 without  money1 and without any price4 
#ee3b4 ,why do you spend money for that 
which is not bread1 and your  labour for
 that which doth not satisfy you8       
,hearken diligently to me1  and eat that
 which is good1 and your soul shall be  
delighted in  fatness4    #ee3c4        

,incline your ear and come to me3 hear  
and your soul shall live1  and ,i will  
make an everlasting covenant with you1  
the faithful mercies  of ,david4        
#ee3d4 ,behold ,i have given him for a  
witness to the people1 for a leader  and
 a master to the ,gentiles4    #ee3e4   
,behold thou shalt call a nation1 which 
thou knewest not3 and the  nations that 
knew not thee shall run to thee1 because
 of the ,lord thy  ,god1 and for the    
,holy ,one of ,israel1 for he hath      
glorified thee4    #ee3f4 ,seek ye the  
,lord1 while he may be found3 call upon 
him1 while he  is near4    #ee3g4 ,let  
the wicked forsake his way1 and the     
unjust man his thoughts1  and let him   
return to the ,lord1 and he will have   
mercy on him1 and to  our ,god3 for he  
is bountiful to forgive4    #ee3h4 ,for 
my thoughts are not your thoughts3 nor  
your ways my ways1  saith the ,lord4    
#ee3i4 ,for as the heavens are exalted  
above the earth1 so are my ways  exalted
 above your ways1 and my thoughts above 

your thoughts4    #ee3aj4 ,and as the   
rain and the snow come down from heaven1
 and return  no more thither1 but soak  
the earth1 and water it1 and make it to 
spring1 and give seed to the sower1 and 
bread to the eater3    #ee3aa4 ,so shall
 my word be1 which shall go forth from  
my mouth3 it  shall not return to me    
void1 but it shall do whatsoever ,i     
please1 and  shall prosper in the things
 for which ,i sent it4    #ee3ab4 ,for  
you shall go out with joy1 and be led   
forth with peace3 the  mountains and the
 hills shall sing praise before you1 and
 all the trees  of the country shall    
clap their hands4    #ee3ac4 ,instead of
 the shrub1 shall come up the fir tree1 
and instead of  the nettle1 shall come  
up the myrtle tree3 and the ,lord shall 
be named  for an everlasting sign1 that 
shall not be taken away4      ,isaias   
,chapter #ef    ,god invites all to keep
 his commandments3 the ,gentiles that   
keep them  shall be the people of ,god3 
the ,jewish pastors are reproved4       

#ef3a4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,keep ye  
judgment1 and do justice3 for my        
salvation is near to come1 and my       
justice to be revealed4    #ef3b4       
,blessed is the man that doth this1 and 
the son of man that shall  lay hold on  
this3 that keepeth the sabbath from     
profaning it1 that  keepeth his hands   
from doing any evil4    #ef3c4 ,and let 
not the son of the stranger1 that       
adhereth to the ,lord1  speak1 saying3  
,the ,lord will divide and separate me  
from his people4  ,and let not the      
eunuch say3 ,behold ,i am a dry tree4   
#ef3d4 ,for thus saith the ,lord to the 
eunuchs1 ,they that shall keep my       
sabbaths1 and shall choose the things   
that please me1 and shall hold  fast my 
covenant3    #ef3e4 ,i will give to them
 in my house1 and within my walls1 a    
place1  and a name better than sons and 
daughters3 ,i will give them an         
everlasting name which shall never      
perish4    #ef3f4 ,and the children of  
the stranger that adhere to the ,lord1  

to  worship him1 and to love his name1  
to be his servants3 every one that      
keepeth the sabbath from profaning it1  
and that holdeth fast my  covenant3     
#ef3g4 ,i will bring them into my holy  
mount1 and will make them joyful  in my 
house of prayer3 their holocausts1 and  
their victims shall please  me upon my  
altar3 for my house shall be called the 
house of prayer1 for  all nations4      
#ef3h4 ,the ,lord ,god1 who gathereth   
the scattered of ,israel1 saith3 ,i     
will still gather unto him his          
congregation4    #ef3i4 ,all ye beasts  
of the field come to devour1 all ye     
beasts of the  forest4    #ef3aj4 ,his  
watchmen are all blind1 they are all    
ignorant3 dumb dogs not  able to bark1  
seeing vain things1 sleeping and loving 
dreams4    #ef3aa4 ,and most impudent   
dogs1 they never had enough3 the        
shepherds  themselves knew no           
understanding3 all have turned aside    
into their own  way1 every one after his
 own gain1 from the first even to the   

last4    #ef3ab4 ,come1 let us take     
wine1 and be filled with drunkenness3   
and it  shall be as to day1 so also to  
morrow1 and much more4      ,isaias     
,chapter #eg    ,the infidelity of the  
,jews3 their idolatry4 ,promises to     
humble  penitents4    #eg3a4 ,the just  
perisheth1 and no man layeth it to      
heart1 and men of  mercy are taken away1
 because there is none that             
understandeth2 for the  just man is     
taken away from before the face of evil4
    #eg3b4 ,let peace come1 let him rest
 in his bed that hath walked in his     
uprightness4    #eg3c4 ,but draw near   
hither1 you sons of the sorceress1 the  
seed of the  adulterer1 and of the      
harlot4    #eg3d4 ,upon whom have you   
jested8 upon whom have you opened your  
mouth  wide1 and put out your tongue8   
are not you wicked children1 a false    
seed1    #eg3e4 ,who seek your comfort  
in idols under every green tree1        
sacrificing children in the torrents1   
under the high rocks8    #eg3f4 ,in the 

parts of the torrent is thy portion1    
this is thy lot3 and  thou hast poured  
out libations to them1 thou hast offered
 sacrifice4  ,shall ,i not be angry at  
these things8    #eg3g4 ,upon a high and
 lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed1 
and hast  gone up thither to offer      
victims4    #eg3h4 ,and behind the door1
 and behind the post thou hast set up   
thy  remembrance3 for thou hast         
discovered thyself near me1 and hast    
received an adulterer3 thou hast        
enlarged thy bed1 and made a covenant   
with them3 thou hast loved their bed    
with open hand4    #eg3i4 ,and thou hast
 adorned thyself for the king with      
ointment1 and  hast multiplied thy      
perfumes4 ,thou hast sent thy messengers
 far off1  and wast debased even to     
hell4    #eg3aj4 ,thou hast been wearied
 in the multitude of thy ways3 yet thou 
saidst not3 ,i will rest3 thou hast     
found life of thy hand1 therefore  thou 
hast not asked4    #eg3aa4 ,for whom    
hast thou been solicitous and afraid1   

that thou hast  lied1 and hast not been 
mindful of me1 nor thought on me in thy 
heart8  for ,i am silent1 and as one    
that seeth not1 and thou hast forgotten 
me4    #eg3ab4 ,i will declare thy      
justice1 and thy works shall not profit 
thee4    #eg3ac4 ,when thou shalt cry1  
let thy companies deliver thee1 but the 
wind shall carry them all off1 a breeze 
shall take them away1 but he  that      
putteth his trust in me1 shall inherit  
the land1 and shall possess  my holy    
mount4    #eg3ad4 ,and ,i will say3     
,make a way3 give free passage1 turn out
 of the  path1 take away the            
stumblingblocks out of the way of my    
people4    #eg3ae4 ,for thus saith the  
,high and the ,eminent that inhabiteth  
eternity3 and his name is ,holy1 who    
dwelleth in the high and holy  place1   
and with a contrite and humble spirit1  
to revive the spirit of  the humble1 and
 to revive the heart of the contrite4   
#eg3af4 ,for ,i will not contend for    
ever1 neither will ,i be angry unto  the

 end3 because the spirit shall go forth 
from my face1 and breathings  ,i will   
make4    #eg3ag4 ,for the iniquity of   
his covetousness ,i was angry1 and ,i   
struck  him3 ,i hid my face from thee1  
and was angry3 and he went away         
wandering  in his own heart4    #eg3ah4 
,i saw his ways1 and ,i healed him1 and 
brought him back1 and  restored comforts
 to him1 and to them that mourn for him4
    #eg3ai4 ,i created the fruit of the 
lips1 peace1 peace to him that is far   
off1 and to him that is near1 said the  
,lord1 and ,i healed him4    #eg3bj4    
,but the wicked are like the raging sea1
 which cannot rest1 and  the waves      
thereof cast up dirt and mire4          
#eg3ba4 ,there is no peace to the       
wicked1 saith the ,lord ,god4           
,isaias ,chapter #eh    ,god rejects the
 hypocritical fasts of the ,jews3       
recommends works of  mercy1 and sincere 
godliness4    #eh3a4 ,cry1 cease not1   
lift up thy voice like a trumpet1 and   
shew my  people their wicked doings1 and

 the house of ,jacob their sins4        
#eh3b4 ,for they seek me from day to    
day1 and desire to know my ways1 as  a  
nation that hath done justice1 and hath 
not forsaken the judgment of  their     
,god3 they ask of me the judgments of   
justice3 they are willing to  approach  
to ,god4    #eh3c4 ,why have we fasted1 
and thou hast not regarded3 have we     
humbled  our souls1 and thou hast not   
taken notice8 ,behold in the day of your
  fast your own will is found1 and you  
exact of all your debtors4    #eh3d4    
,behold you fast for debates and strife1
 and strike with the fist  wickedly4 ,do
 not fast as you have done until this   
day1 to make your cry  to be heard on   
high4    #eh3e4 ,is this such a fast as 
,i have chosen3 for a man to afflict his
  soul for a day8 is this it1 to wind   
his head about like a circle1 and  to   
spread sackcloth and ashes8 wilt thou   
call this a fast1 and a day  acceptable 
to the ,lord8    #eh3f4 ,is not this    
rather the fast that ,i have chosen8    

loose the bands  of wickedness1 undo the
 bundles that oppress1 let them that are
 broken  go free1 and break asunder     
every burden4    #eh3g4 ,deal thy bread 
to the hungry1 and bring the needy and  
the  harbourless into thy house3 when   
thou shalt see one naked1 cover him1    
and despise not thy own flesh4    #eh3h4
 ,then shall thy light break forth as   
the morning1 and thy health  shall      
speedily arise1 and thy justice shall go
 before thy face1 and the  glory of the 
,lord shall gather thee up4    #eh3i4   
,then shalt thou call1 and the ,lord    
shall hear3 thou shalt cry1  and he     
shall say1 ,here ,i am4 ,if thou wilt   
take away the chain out of  the midst of
 thee1 and cease to stretch out the     
finger1 and to speak  that which        
profiteth not4    #eh3aj4 ,when thou    
shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry1  
and shalt  satisfy the afflicted soul1  
then shall thy light rise up in         
darkness1  and thy darkness shall be as 
the noonday4    #eh3aa4 ,and the ,lord  

will give thee rest continually1 and    
will fill thy  soul with brightness1 and
 deliver thy bones1 and thou shalt be   
like a  watered garden1 and like a      
fountain of water whose waters shall not
  fail4    #eh3ab4 ,and the places that 
have been desolate for ages shall be    
built  in thee3 thou shalt raise up the 
foundations of generation and           
generation3 and thou shalt be called the
 repairer of the fences1  turning the   
paths into rest4    #eh3ac4 ,if thou    
turn away thy foot from the sabbath1    
from doing thy own  will in my holy day1
 and call the sabbath delightful1 and   
the holy of  the ,lord glorious1 and    
glorify him1 while thou dost not thy own
 ways1  and thy own will is not found1  
to speak a word3    #eh3ad4 ,then shalt 
thou be delighted in the ,lord1 and ,i  
will lift thee  up above the high places
 of the earth1 and will feed thee with  
the  inheritance of ,jacob thy father4  
,for the mouth of the ,lord hath spoken 
it4      ,isaias ,chapter #ei    ,the   

dreadful evil of sin is displayed1 as   
the great obstacle to all  good from    
,god3 yet he will send a ,redeemer1 and 
make an everlasting  covenant with his  
church4    #ei3a4 ,behold the hand of   
the ,lord is not shortened that it      
cannot save1  neither is his ear heavy  
that it cannot hear4    #ei3b4 ,but your
 iniquities have divided between you and
 your ,god1 and  your sins have hid his 
face from you that he should not hear4  
#ei3c4 ,for your hands are defiled with 
blood1 and your fingers with  iniquity3 
your lips have spoken lies1 and your    
tongue uttereth  iniquity4    #ei3d4    
,there is none that calleth upon        
justice1 neither is there any one  that 
judgeth truly3 but they trust in a mere 
nothing1 and speak  vanities3 they have 
conceived labour1 and brought forth     
iniquity4    #ei3e4 ,they have broken   
the eggs of asps1 and have woven the    
webs of  spiders3 he that shall eat of  
their eggs1 shall die3 and that which is
  brought out1 shall be hatched into a  

basilisk4    #ei3f4 ,their webs shall   
not be for clothing1 neither shall they 
cover  themselves with their works3     
their works are unprofitable works1 and 
the work of iniquity is in their hands4 
#ei3g4 ,their feet run to evil1 and make
 haste to shed innocent blood3  their   
thoughts are unprofitable thoughts3     
wasting and destruction are  in their   
ways4    #ei3h4 ,they have not known the
 way of peace1 and there is no judgment 
in  their steps3 their paths are become 
crooked to them1 every one that         
treadeth in them knoweth no peace4      
#ei3i4 ,therefore is judgment far from  
us1 and justice shall not overtake  us4 
,we looked for light1 and behold        
darkness3 brightness1 and we have       
walked in the dark4    #ei3aj4 ,we have 
groped for the wall1 and like the blind 
we have groped  as if we had no eyes3 we
 have stumbled at noonday as in         
darkness1 we  are in dark places1 as    
dead men4    #ei3aa4 ,we shall roar all 
of us like bears1 and shall lament as   

mournful  doves4 ,we have looked for    
judgment1 and there is none3 for        
salvation1  and it is far from us4      
#ei3ab4 ,for our iniquities are         
multiplied before thee1 and our sins    
have  testified against us3 for our     
wicked doings are with us1 and we have  
known our iniquities3    #ei3ac4 ,in    
sinning and lying against the ,lord3 and
 we have turned away  so that we went   
not after our ,god1 but spoke calumny   
and transgression3  we have conceived1  
and uttered from the heart1 words of    
falsehood4    #ei3ad4 ,and judgment is  
turned away backward1 and justice hath  
stood far  off3 because truth hath      
fallen down in the street1 and equity   
could not  come in4    #ei3ae4 ,and     
truth hath been forgotten3 and he that  
departed from evil1  lay open to be a   
prey3 and the ,lord saw1 and it appeared
 evil in his  eyes1 because there is no 
judgment4    #ei3af4 ,and he saw that   
there is not a man3 and he stood        
astonished1  because there is none to   

oppose himself3 and his own arm brought 
salvation to him1 and his own justice   
supported him4    #ei3ag4 ,he put on    
justice as a breastplate1 and a helmet  
of salvation  upon his head3 he put on  
the garments of vengeance1 and was clad 
with  zeal as with a cloak4    #ei3ah4  
,as unto revenge1 as it were to repay   
wrath to his adversaries1  and a reward 
to his enemies3 he will repay the like  
to the islands4    #ei3ai4 ,and they    
from the west1 shall fear the name of   
the ,lord3 and  they from the rising of 
the sun1 his glory when he shall come as
 a  violent stream1 which the spirit of 
the ,lord driveth on3    #ei3bj4 ,and   
there shall come a redeemer to ,sion1   
and to them that return  from iniquity  
in ,jacob1 saith the ,lord4    #ei3ba4  
,this is my covenant with them1 saith   
the ,lord3 ,my spirit that is  in thee1 
and my words that ,i have put in thy    
mouth1 shall not depart  out of thy     
mouth1 nor out of the mouth of thy seed1
 nor out of the  mouth of thy seed's    

seed1 saith the ,lord1 from henceforth  
and for ever4    ,this is my covenant1  
etc4444 ,note here a clear promise of   
perpetual  orthodoxy to the church of   
,christ4      ,isaias ,chapter #fj      
,the light of true faith shall shine    
forth in the church of ,christ1 and     
shall be spread through all nations1 and
 continue for all ages4    #fj3a4       
,arise1 be enlightened1 ,o ,jerusalem3  
for thy light is come1 and  the glory of
 the ,lord is risen upon thee4    #fj3b4
 ,for behold darkness shall cover the   
earth1 and a mist the people3  but the  
,lord shall arise upon thee1 and his    
glory shall be seen upon  thee4         
#fj3c4 ,and the ,gentiles shall walk in 
thy light1 and kings in the  brightness 
of thy rising4    #fj3d4 ,lift up thy   
eyes round about1 and see3 all these are
 gathered  together1 they are come to   
thee3 thy sons shall come from afar1 and
 thy  daughters shall rise up at thy    
side4    #fj3e4 ,then shalt thou see1   
and abound1 and thy heart shall wonder  

and  be enlarged1 when the multitude of 
the sea shall be converted to thee1  the
 strength of the ,gentiles shall come to
 thee4    #fj3f4 ,the multitude of      
camels shall cover thee1 the dromedaries
 of  ,madian and ,epha3 all they from   
,saba shall come1 bringing gold and     
frankincense3 and shewing forth praise  
to the ,lord4    #fj3g4 ,all the flocks 
of ,cedar shall be gathered together    
unto thee1 the  rams of ,nabaioth shall 
minister to thee3 they shall be offered 
upon my  acceptable altar1 and ,i will  
glorify the house of my majesty4        
#fj3h4 ,who are these1 that fly as      
clouds1 and as doves to their windows8  
#fj3i4 ,for1 the islands wait for me1   
and the ships of the sea in the         
beginning3 that ,i may bring thy sons   
from afar3 their silver1 and their  gold
 with them1 to the name of the ,lord thy
 ,god1 and to the ,holy ,one of         
,israel1 because he hath glorified thee4
    #fj3aj4 ,and the children of        
strangers shall build up thy walls1 and 

their kings shall minister to thee3 for 
in my wrath have ,i struck thee1  and in
 my reconciliation have ,i had mercy    
upon thee4    #fj3aa4 ,and thy gates    
shall be open continually3 they shall   
not be shut  day nor night1 that the    
strength of the ,gentiles may be brought
 to  thee1 and their kings may be       
brought4    #fj3ab4 ,for the nation and 
the kingdom that will not serve thee1   
shall  perish3 and the ,gentiles shall  
be wasted with desolation4    #fj3ac4   
,the glory of ,libanus shall come to    
thee1 the fir tree1 and the  box tree1  
and the pine tree together1 to beautify 
the place of my  sanctuary3 and ,i will 
glorify the place of my feet4    #fj3ad4
 ,and the children of them that afflict 
thee1 shall come bowing  down to thee1  
and all that slandered thee shall       
worship the steps of  thy feet1 and     
shall call thee the city of the ,lord1  
the ,sion of the  ,holy ,one of ,israel4
    #fj3ae4 ,because thou wast forsaken1
 and hated1 and there was none that     

passed through thee1 ,i will make thee  
to be an everlasting glory1 a joy  unto 
generation and generation3    #fj3af4   
,and thou shalt suck the milk of the    
,gentiles1 and thou shalt be  nursed    
with the breasts of kings3 and thou     
shalt know that ,i am the  ,lord thy    
,saviour1 and thy ,redeemer1 the ,mighty
 ,one of ,jacob4    #fj3ag4 ,for brass  
,i will bring gold1 and for iron ,i will
 bring silver3  and for wood brass1 and 
for stones iron3 and ,i will make thy   
visitation  peace1 and thy overseers    
justice4    #fj3ah4 ,iniquity shall no  
more be heard in thy land1 wasting nor  
destruction in thy borders1 and         
salvation shall possess thy walls1 and  
praise thy gates4    #fj3ai4 ,thou shalt
 no more have the sun for thy light by  
day1 neither  shall the brightness of   
the moon enlighten thee3 but the ,lord  
shall be  unto thee for an everlasting  
light1 and thy ,god for thy glory4      
,thou shalt no more1 etc4444 ,in this   
latter part of the ,chapter1 the        

prophet passes from the illustrious     
promises made to the church  militant on
 earth1 to the glory of the church      
triumphant in heaven4    #fj3bj4 ,thy   
sun shall go down no more1 and thy moon 
shall not decrease3  for the ,lord shall
 be unto thee for an everlasting light1 
and the days  of thy mourning shall be  
ended4    #fj3ba4 ,and thy people shall 
be all just1 they shall inherit the land
  for ever1 the branch of my planting1  
the work of my hand to glorify me4      
#fj3bb4 ,the least shall become a       
thousand1 and a little one a most       
strong nation3 ,i the ,lord will        
suddenly do this thing in its time4     
,isaias ,chapter #fa    ,the office of  
,christ3 the mission of the ,apostles2  
the happiness of  their converts4       
#fa3a4 ,the spirit of the ,lord is upon 
me1 because the ,lord hath anointed  me3
 he hath sent me to preach to the meek1 
to heal the contrite of  heart1 and to  
preach a release to the captives1 and   
deliverance to them  that are shut up4  

#fa3b4 ,to proclaim the acceptable year 
of the ,lord1 and the day of  vengeance 
of our ,god3 to comfort all that mourn3 
#fa3c4 ,to appoint to the mourners of   
,sion1 and to give them a crown for     
ashes1 the oil of joy for mourning1 a   
garment of praise for the spirit  of    
grief3 and they shall be called in it   
the mighty ones of justice1  the        
planting of the ,lord to glorify him4   
#fa3d4 ,and they shall build the places 
that have been waste from of old1  and  
shall raise up ancient ruins1 and shall 
repair the desolate cities1  that were  
destroyed for generation and generation4
    #fa3e4 ,and strangers shall stand   
and shall feed your flocks3 and the     
sons of strangers shall be your         
husbandmen1 and the dressers of your    
vines4    #fa3f4 ,but you shall be      
called the priests of the ,lord3 to you 
it shall  be said3 ,ye ministers of our 
,god3 you shall eat the riches of the   
,gentiles1 and you shall pride          
yourselves in their glory4    #fa3g4    

,for your double confusion and shame1   
they shall praise their  part3 therefore
 shall they receive double in their     
land1 everlasting  joy shall be unto    
them4    #fa3h4 ,for ,i am the ,lord    
that love judgment1 and hate robbery in 
a  holocaust3 and ,i will make their    
work in truth1 and ,i will make a       
perpetual covenant with them4    #fa3i4 
,and they shall know their seed among   
the ,gentiles1 and their  offspring in  
the midst of peoples3 all that shall see
 them1 shall know  them1 that these are 
the seed which the ,lord hath blessed4  
#fa3aj4 ,i will greatly rejoice in the  
,lord1 and my soul shall be joyful  in  
my ,god3 for he hath clothed me with the
 garments of salvation3 and  with the   
robe of justice he hath covered me1 as a
 bridegroom decked  with a crown1 and as
 a bride adorned with her jewels4       
#fa3aa4 ,for as the earth bringeth forth
 her bud1 and as the garden  causeth her
 seed to shoot forth3 so shall the ,lord
 ,god make justice to  spring forth1 and

 praise before all the nations4         
,isaias ,chapter #fb    ,the prophet    
will not cease from preaching ,christ3  
to whom all nations  shall be converted3
 and whose church shall continue for    
ever4    #fb3a4 ,for ,sion's sake ,i    
will not hold my peace1 and for the sake
 of  ,jerusalem1 ,i will not rest till  
her just one come forth as brightness1  
and her saviour be lighted as a lamp4   
#fb3b4 ,and the ,gentiles shall see thy 
just one1 and all kings thy  glorious   
one3 and thou shalt be called by a new  
name1 which the mouth  of the ,lord     
shall name4    #fb3c4 ,and thou shalt be
 a crown of glory in the hand of the    
,lord1 and a  royal diadem in the hand  
of thy ,god4    #fb3d4 ,thou shalt no   
more be called ,forsaken3 and thy land  
shall no more  be called ,desolate3 but 
thou shalt be called ,my pleasure in    
her1 and  thy land inhabited4 ,because  
the ,lord hath been well pleased with   
thee3  and thy land shall be inhabited4 
#fb3e4 ,for the young man shall dwell   

with the virgin1 and thy children  shall
 dwell in thee4 ,and the bridegroom     
shall rejoice over the bride1  and thy  
,god shall rejoice over thee4    #fb3f4 
,upon thy walls1 ,o ,jerusalem1 ,i have 
appointed watchmen all the  day1 and all
 the night1 they shall never hold their 
peace4 ,you that are  mindful of the    
,lord1 hold not your peace1    #fb3g4   
,and give him no silence till he        
establish1 and till he make  ,jerusalem 
a praise in the earth4    #fb3h4 ,the   
,lord hath sworn by his right hand1 and 
by the arm of his  strength3 ,surely ,i 
will no more give thy corn to be meat   
for thy  enemies3 and the sons of the   
strangers shall not drink thy wine1 for 
which thou hast laboured4    #fb3i4 ,for
 they that gather it1 shall eat it1 and 
shall praise the ,lord3  and they that  
bring it together1 shall drink it in my 
holy courts4    #fb3aj4 ,go through1 go 
through the gates1 prepare the way for  
the  people1 make the road plain1 pick  
out the stones1 and lift up the         

standard to the people4    #fb3aa4      
,behold the ,lord hath made it to be    
heard in the ends of the  earth1 tell   
the daughter of ,sion3 ,behold thy      
,saviour cometh3 behold his  reward is  
with him1 and his work before him4      
#fb3ab4 ,and they shall call them1 ,the 
holy people1 the redeemed of the  ,lord4
 ,but thou shalt be called3 ,a city     
sought after1 and not forsaken4         
,isaias ,chapter #fc    ,christ's       
victory over his enemies3 his mercies to
 his people3 their  complaint4    #fc3a4
 ,who is this that cometh from ,edom1   
with dyed garments from ,bosra1  this   
beautiful one in his robe1 walking in   
the greatness of his  strength4 ,i1 that
 speak justice1 and am a defender to    
save4    ,edom4444 ,edom and ,bosra 7a  
strong city of ,edom7 are here taken in 
a  mystical sense for the enemies of    
,christ and his church4    #fc3b4 ,why  
then is thy apparel red1 and thy        
garments like theirs that  tread in the 
winepress8    #fc3c4 ,i have trodden the

 winepress alone1 and of the ,gentiles  
there is  not a man with me3 ,i have    
trampled on them in my indignation1 and 
have  trodden them down in my wrath1 and
 their blood is sprinkled upon my       
garments1 and ,i have stained all my    
apparel4    #fc3d4 ,for the day of      
vengeance is in my heart1 the year of my
  redemption is come4    #fc3e4 ,i      
looked about1 and there was none to     
help3 ,i sought1 and there  was none to 
give aid3 and my own arm hath saved for 
me1 and my  indignation itself hath     
helped me4    #fc3f4 ,and ,i have       
trodden down the people in my wrath1 and
 have made  them drunk in my            
indignation1 and have brought down their
 strength to  the earth4    #fc3g4 ,i   
will remember the tender mercies of the 
,lord1 the praise of the  ,lord for all 
the things that the ,lord hath bestowed 
upon us1 and for  the multitude of his  
good things to the house of ,israel1    
which he hath  given them according to  
his kindness1 and according to the      

multitude of  his mercies4    #fc3h4    
,and he said3 ,surely they are my       
people1 children that will not  deny3 so
 he became their saviour4    #fc3i4 ,in 
all their affliction he was not         
troubled1 and the angel of his  presence
 saved them3 in his love1 and in his    
mercy he redeemed them1  and he carried 
them and lifted them up all the days of 
old4    #fc3aj4 ,but they provoked to   
wrath1 and afflicted the spirit of his  
,holy  ,one3 and he was turned to be    
their enemy1 and he fought against them4
    #fc3aa4 ,and he remembered the days 
of old of ,moses1 and of his people3    
,where is he that brought them up out of
 the sea1 with the shepherds of  his    
flock8 where is he that put in the midst
 of them the spirit of his  ,holy ,one8 
#fc3ab4 ,he that brought out ,moses by  
the right hand1 by the arm of his       
majesty3 that divided the waters before 
them1 to make himself an  everlasting   
name4    #fc3ac4 ,he that led them out  
through the deep1 as a horse in the     

wilderness that stumbleth not4          
#fc3ad4 ,as a beast that goeth down in  
the field1 the spirit of the ,lord  was 
their leader3 so didst thou lead thy    
people to make thyself a  glorious name4
    #fc3ae4 ,look down from heaven1 and 
behold from thy holy habitation and  the
 place of thy glory3 where is thy zeal1 
and thy strength1 the  multitude of thy 
bowels1 and of thy mercies8 they have   
held back  themselves from me4    ,they 
have held back1 etc4444 ,this is spoken 
by the prophet in the  person of the    
,jews at the time when1 for their sins1 
they were given up  to their enemies4   
#fc3af4 ,for thou art our father1 and   
,abraham hath not known us1 and  ,israel
 hath been ignorant of us3 thou1 ,o     
,lord1 art our father1 our  redeemer1   
from everlasting is thy name4           
,abraham hath not know us1 etc4444 ,that
 is1 ,abraham will not now  acknowledge 
us for his children1 by reason of our   
degeneracy2 but thou1  ,o ,lord1 art our
 true father and our redeemer1 and no   

other can be  called our parent in      
comparison with thee4    #fc3ag4 ,why   
hast thou made us to err1 ,o ,lord1 from
 thy ways3 why hast  thou hardened our  
heart1 that we should not fear thee8    
return for the  sake of thy servants1   
the tribes of thy inheritance4    ,made 
us to err1 etc4 ,hardened our heart1    
etc4444 ,the meaning is1 that  ,god in  
punishment of their great and manifold  
crimes1 and their long  abuse of his    
mercy and grace1 had withdrawn his      
graces from them1 and  so given them up 
to error and hardness of heart4         
#fc3ah4 ,they have possessed thy holy   
people as nothing3 our enemies have     
trodden down thy sanctuary4    #fc3ai4  
,we are become as in the beginning1 when
 thou didst not rule over  us1 and when 
we were not called by thy name4         
,isaias ,chapter #fd    ,the prophet    
prays for the release of his people2 and
 for the remission  of their sins4      
#fd3a4 ,o that thou wouldst rend the    
heavens1 and wouldst come down3 the     

mountains would melt away at thy        
presence4    #fd3b4 ,they would melt as 
at the burning of fire1 the waters would
 burn  with fire1 that thy name might be
 made known to thy enemies3 that the    
nations might tremble at thy presence4  
#fd3c4 ,when thou shalt do wonderful    
things1 we shall not bear them3 thou    
didst come down1 and at thy presence the
 mountains melted away4    #fd3d4 ,from 
the beginning of the world they have not
 heard1 nor  perceived with the ears3   
the eye hath not seen1 ,o ,god1 besides 
thee1  what things thou hast prepared   
for them that wait for thee4    #fd3e4  
,thou hast met him that rejoiceth1 and  
doth justice3 in thy ways  they shall   
remember thee3 behold thou art angry1   
and we have sinned3 in  them we have    
been always1 and we shall be saved4     
#fd3f4 ,and we are all become as one    
unclean1 and all our justices as the    
rag of a menstruous woman3 and we have  
all fallen as a leaf1 and our           
iniquities1 like the wind1 have taken us

 away4    ,our justices1 etc4444 ,that  
is1 the works by which we pretended to  
make  ourselves just4 ,this is spoken   
particularly of the sacrifices1         
sacraments1 and ceremonies of the ,jews1
 after the death of ,christ1 and  the   
promulgation of the new law4    #fd3g4  
,there is none that calleth upon thy    
name3 that riseth up1 and  taketh hold  
of thee3 thou hast hid thy face from us1
 and hast crushed  us in the hand of our
 iniquity4    #fd3h4 ,and now1 ,o ,lord1
 thou art our father1 and we are clay3  
and thou  art our maker1 and we all are 
the works of thy hands4    #fd3i4 ,be   
not very angry1 ,o ,lord1 and remember  
no longer our iniquity3  behold1 see we 
are all thy people4    #fd3aj4 ,the city
 of thy sanctuary is become a desert1   
,sion is made a  desert1 ,jerusalem is  
desolate4    #fd3aa4 ,the house of our  
holiness1 and of our glory1 where our   
fathers  praised thee1 is burnt with    
fire1 and all our lovely things are     
turned  into ruins4    #fd3ab4 ,wilt    

thou refrain thyself1 ,o ,lord1 upon    
these things1 wilt thou  hold thy peace1
 and afflict us vehemently8      ,isaias
 ,chapter #fe    ,the ,gentiles shall   
seek and find ,christ1 but the ,jews    
will persecute  him1 and be rejected1   
only a remnant shall be reserved4 ,the  
church  shall multiply1 and abound with 
graces4    #fe3a4 ,they have sought me  
that before asked not for me1 they have 
found  me that sought me not4 ,i said3  
,behold me1 behold me1 to a nation that 
did not call upon my name4    #fe3b4 ,i 
have spread forth my hands all the day  
to an unbelieving  people1 who walk in a
 way that is not good after their own   
thoughts4    #fe3c4 ,a people that      
continually provoke me to anger before  
my face1  that immolate in gardens1 and 
sacrifice upon bricks4    #fe3d4 ,that  
dwell in sepulchres1 and sleep in the   
temple of idols3 that  eat swine's      
flesh1 and profane broth is in their    
vessels4    #fe3e4 ,that say3 ,depart   
from me1 come not near me1 because thou 

art  unclean3 these shall be smoke in my
 anger1 a fire burning all the day4     
#fe3f4 ,behold it is written before me3 
,i will not be silent1 but ,i will      
render and repay into their bosom4      
#fe3g4 ,your iniquities1 and the        
iniquities of your fathers together1    
saith the ,lord1 who have sacrificed    
upon the mountains1 and have  reproached
 me upon the hills2 and ,i will measure 
back their first work  in their bosom4  
#fe3h4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,as if a  
grain be found in a cluster1 and it  be 
said3 ,destroy it not1 because it is a  
blessing3 so will ,i do for the  sake of
 my servants1 that ,i may not destroy   
the whole4    #fe3i4 ,and ,i will bring 
forth a seed out of ,jacob1 and out of  
,juda a  possessor of my mountains3 and 
my elect shall inherit it1 and my       
servants shall dwell there4    #fe3aj4  
,and the plains shall be turned to folds
 of flocks1 and the  valley of ,achor   
into a place for the herds to lie down  
in1 for my  people that have sought me4 

#fe3aa4 ,and you1 that have forsaken the
 ,lord1 that have forgotten my  holy    
mount1 that set a table for fortune1 and
 offer libations upon it1    #fe3ab4 ,i 
will number you in the sword1 and you   
shall all fall by  slaughter3 because ,i
 called and you did not answer3 ,i      
spoke1 and you  did not hear3 and you   
did evil in my eyes1 and you have chosen
 the  things that displease me4         
#fe3ac4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
,god3 ,behold my servants shall eat1    
and you shall be hungry3 behold my      
servants shall drink1 and you shall  be 
thirsty4    #fe3ad4 ,behold my servants 
shall rejoice1 and you shall be         
confounded3  behold my servants shall   
praise for joyfulness of heart1 and you 
shall  cry for sorrow of heart1 and     
shall howl for grief of spirit4         
#fe3ae4 ,and you shall leave your name  
for an execration to my elect3 and  the 
,lord ,god shall slay thee1 and call his
 servants by another name4    #fe3af4   
,in which he that is blessed upon the   

earth1 shall be blessed in  ,god1 amen3 
and he that sweareth in the earth1 shall
 swear by ,god1 amen3  because the      
former distresses are forgotten1 and    
because they are hid  from my eyes4     
#fe3ag4 ,for behold ,i create new       
heavens1 and a new earth3 and the former
  things shall not be in remembrance1   
and they shall not come upon the  heart4
    #fe3ah4 ,but you shall be glad and  
rejoice for ever in these things1  which
 ,i create3 for behold ,i create        
,jerusalem a rejoicing1 and the  people 
thereof joy4    #fe3ai4 ,and ,i will    
rejoice in ,jerusalem1 and joy in my    
people1 and the  voice of weeping shall 
no more be heard in her1 nor the voice  
of  crying4    #fe3bj4 ,there shall no  
more be an infant of days there1 nor an 
old man  that shall not fill up his     
days3 for the child shall die a hundred 
years old1 and the sinner being a       
hundred years old shall be accursed4    
#fe3ba4 ,and they shall build houses1   
and inhabit them2 and they shall  plant 

vineyards1 and eat the fruits of them4  
#fe3bb4 ,they shall not build1 and      
another inhabit2 they shall not plant1  
and another eat3 for as the days of a   
tree1 so shall be the days of my        
people1 and the works of their hands    
shall be of long continuance4    #fe3bc4
 ,my elect shall not labour in vain1 nor
 bring forth in trouble2  for they are  
the seed of the blessed of the ,lord1   
and their posterity  with them4         
#fe3bd4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that
 before they call1 ,i will hear2  as    
they are yet speaking1 ,i will hear4    
#fe3be4 ,the wolf and the lamb shall    
feed together2 the lion and the ox      
shall eat straw2 and dust shall be the  
serpent's food3 they shall not  hurt nor
 kill in all my holy mountain1 saith the
 ,lord4      ,isaias ,chapter #ff       
,more of the reprobation of the ,jews1  
and of the call of the ,gentiles4       
#ff3a4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,heaven is
 my throne1 and the earth my  footstool3
 what is this house that you will build 

to me8 and what is  this place of my    
rest8    ,what is this house1 etc4444   
,this is a prophecy that the temple     
should  be cast off4    #ff3b4 ,my hand 
made all these things1 and all these    
things were made1  saith the ,lord4 ,but
 to whom shall ,i have respect1 but to  
him that is  poor and little1 and of a  
contrite spirit1 and that trembleth at  
my  words8    #ff3c4 ,he that           
sacrificeth an ox1 is as if he slew a   
man3 he that  killeth a sheep in        
sacrifice1 as if he should brain a dog3 
he that  offereth an oblation1 as if he 
should offer swine's blood2 he that     
remembereth incense1 as if he should    
bless an idol4 ,all these things  have  
they chosen in their ways1 and their    
soul is delighted in their              
abominations4    ,he that sacrificeth an
 ox1 etc4444 ,this is a prophecy that   
the  sacrifices which were offered in   
the old law should be abolished in the  
new2 and that the offering of them      
should be a crime4--,ibid4 ,remembereth 

incense4444 ,viz41 to offer it in the   
way of a sacrifice4    #ff3d4 ,wherefore
 ,i also will choose their mockeries1   
and will bring upon  them the things    
they feared3 because ,i called1 and     
there was none that  would answer2 ,i   
have spoken1 and they heard not2 and    
they have done  evil in my eyes1 and    
have chosen the things that displease   
me4    ,i will choose their             
mockeries4444 ,i will turn their        
mockeries upon  themselves2 and will    
cause them to be mocked by their        
enemies4    #ff3e4 ,hear the word of the
 ,lord1 you that tremble at his word3   
,your  brethren that hate you1 and cast 
you out for my name's sake1 have said3  
,let the ,lord be glorified1 and we     
shall see in your joy3 but they shall   
be confounded4    #ff3f4 ,a voice of the
 people from the city1 a voice from the 
temple1 the  voice of the ,lord that    
rendereth recompense to his enemies4    
#ff3g4 ,before she was in labour1 she   
brought forth2 before her time came  to 

be delivered1 she brought forth a man   
child4    ,before she was in labour1    
etc4444 ,this relates to the conversion 
of the  ,gentiles1 who were born1 as it 
were1 all on a sudden to the church of  
,god4    #ff3h4 ,who hath ever heard    
such a thing8 and who hath seen the like
 to  this8 shall the earth bring forth  
in one day8 or shall a nation be        
brought forth at once1 because ,sion    
hath been in labour1 and hath  brought  
forth her children8    #ff3i4 ,shall not
 ,i that make others to bring forth     
children1 myself  bring forth1 saith the
 ,lord8 shall ,i1 that give generation  
to others1  be barren1 saith the ,lord  
thy ,god8    #ff3aj4 ,rejoice with      
,jerusalem1 and be glad with her1 all   
you that love  her3 rejoice for joy with
 her1 all you that mourn for her4       
#ff3aa4 ,that you may suck1 and be      
filled with the breasts of her          
consolations3 that you may milk out1 and
 flow with delights1 from the  abundance
 of her glory4    #ff3ab4 ,for thus     

saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will bring  
upon her as it were  a river of peace1  
and as an overflowing torrent the glory 
of the  ,gentiles1 which you shall suck2
 you shall be carried at the breasts1   
and upon the knees they shall caress    
you4    #ff3ac4 ,as one whom the mother 
caresseth1 so will ,i comfort you1 and  
you  shall be comforted in ,jerusalem4  
#ff3ad4 ,you shall see and your heart   
shall rejoice1 and your bones shall     
flourish like an herb1 and the hand of  
the ,lord shall be known to his         
servants1 and he shall be angry with his
 enemies4    #ff3ae4 ,for behold the    
,lord will come with fire1 and his      
chariots are  like a whirlwind1 to      
render his wrath in indignation1 and his
 rebuke  with flames of fire4    #ff3af4
 ,for the ,lord shall judge by fire1 and
 by his sword unto all  flesh1 and the  
slain of the ,lord shall be many4       
#ff3ag4 ,they that were sanctified1 and 
thought themselves clean in the  gardens
 behind the gate within1 they that did  

eat swine's flesh1 and  the abomination1
 and the mouse3 they shall be consumed  
together1 saith  the ,lord4    #ff3ah4  
,but ,i know their works1 and their     
thoughts3 ,i come that ,i may  gather   
them together with all nations and      
tongues3 and they shall come  and shall 
see my glory4    #ff3ai4 ,and ,i will   
set a sign among them1 and ,i will send 
of them that  shall be saved1 to the    
,gentiles into the sea1 into ,africa1   
and ,lydia  them that draw the bow3 into
 ,italy1 and ,greece1 to the islands    
afar  off1 to them that have not heard  
of me1 and have not seen my glory4 ,and 
they shall declare my glory to the      
,gentiles3    #ff3bj4 ,and they shall   
bring all your brethren out of all      
nations for a  gift to the ,lord1 upon  
horses1 and in chariots1 and in litters1
 and on  mules1 and in coaches1 to my   
holy mountain ,jerusalem1 saith the     
,lord1  as if the children of ,israel   
should bring an offering in a clean     
vessel  into the house of the ,lord4    

#ff3ba4 ,and ,i will take of them to be 
priests1 and ,levites1 saith the  ,lord4
    #ff3bb4 ,for as the new heavens1 and
 the new earth1 which ,i will make to   
stand before me1 saith the ,lord3 so    
shall your seed stand1 and your  name4  
#ff3bc4 ,and there shall be month after 
month1 and sabbath after sabbath3  and  
all flesh shall come to adore before my 
face1 saith the ,lord4    #ff3bd4 ,and  
they shall go out1 and see the carcasses
 of the men that  have transgressed     
against me3 their worm shall not die1   
and their fire  shall not be quenched3  
and they shall be a loathsome sight to  
all  flesh4          ,,the ,,prophecy   
,,of ,,jeremias      ,jeremias was a    
priest1 a native of ,anathoth1 a        
priestly city in the  tribe of          
,benjamin3 and was sanctified from his  
mother's womb1 to be a  prophet of ,god2
 which office he began to execute when  
he was yet a  child in age4 ,he was in  
his whole life1 according to the        
signification  of his name1 ,great      

before the ,lord2 and a special figure  
of ,jesus  ,christ1 in the persecutions 
he underwent for discharging his duty2  
in  his charity for his persecutors2 and
 in the violent death he suffered  at   
their hands3 it being an ancient        
tradition of the ,hebrews1 that he  was 
stoned to death by the remnant of the   
,jews who had retired into  ,egypt4     
,jeremias ,chapter #a    ,the time1 and 
the calling1 of ,jeremias3 his          
prophetical visions4 ,god  encourages   
him4    #a3a4 ,the words of ,jeremias   
the son of ,helcias1 of the priests that
 were  in ,anathoth1 in the land of     
,benjamin4    #a3b4 ,the word of the    
,lord which came to him in the days of  
,josias the  son of ,amon king of ,juda1
 in the thirteenth year of his reign4   
#a3c4 ,and which came to him in the days
 of ,joakim the son of ,josias king  of 
,juda1 unto the end of the eleventh year
 of ,sedecias the son of  ,josias king  
of ,juda1 even unto the carrying away of
 ,jerusalem captive1  in the fifth      

month4    #a3d4 ,and the word of the    
,lord came to me1 saying3    #a3e4      
,before ,i formed thee in the bowels of 
thy mother1 ,i knew thee3 and  before   
thou camest forth out of the womb1 ,i   
sanctified thee1 and made  thee a       
prophet unto the nations4    #a3f4 ,and 
,i said3 ,ah1 ah1 ah1 ,lord ,god3       
behold1 ,i cannot speak1 for ,i am  a   
child4    #a3g4 ,and the ,lord said to  
me3 ,say not3 ,i am a child3 for thou   
shalt go  to all that ,i shall send     
thee3 and whatsoever ,i shall command   
thee1  thou shalt speak4    #a3h4 ,be   
not afraid at their presence3 for ,i am 
with thee to deliver  thee1 saith the   
,lord4    #a3i4 ,and the ,lord put forth
 his hand1 and touched my mouth3 and the
  ,lord said to me3 ,behold ,i have     
given my words in thy mouth3    #a3aj4  
,lo1 ,i have set thee this day over the 
nations1 and over kingdoms1  to root up1
 and to pull down1 and to waste1 and to 
destroy1 and to  build1 and to plant4   
#a3aa4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  

to me1 saying3 ,what seest thou1        
,jeremias8 ,and ,i said3 ,i see a rod   
watching4    #a3ab4 ,and the ,lord said 
to me3 ,thou hast seen well3 for ,i will
 watch  over my word to perform it4     
#a3ac4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me a second time saying3 ,what  seest
 thou8 ,and ,i said3 ,i see a boiling   
caldron1 and the face thereof  from the 
face of the north4    #a3ad4 ,and the   
,lord said to me3 ,from the north shall 
an evil break forth  upon all the       
inhabitants of the land4    #a3ae4 ,for 
behold ,i will call together all the    
families of the kingdoms  of the north1 
saith the ,lord3 and they shall come1   
and shall set every  one his throne in  
the entrance of the gates of ,jerusalem1
 and upon all  the walls thereof round  
about1 and upon all the cities of ,juda4
    #a3af4 ,and ,i will pronounce my    
judgments against them1 touching all    
their wickedness1 who have forsaken me1 
and have sacrificed to strange  gods1   
and have adored the work of their own   

hands4    #a3ag4 ,thou therefore gird up
 thy loins1 and arise1 and speak to them
  all that ,i command thee4 ,be not     
afraid at their presence3 for ,i will   
make thee not to fear their countenance4
    #a3ah4 ,for behold ,i have made thee
 this day a fortified city1 and a       
pillar of iron1 and a wall of brass1    
over all the land1 to the kings of      
,juda1 to the princes thereof1 and to   
the priests1 and to the people of  the  
land4    #a3ai4 ,and they shall fight   
against thee1 and shall not prevail3 for
 ,i  am with thee1 saith the ,lord1 to  
deliver thee4      ,jeremias ,chapter #b
    ,god expostulates with the ,jews for
 their ingratitude and infidelity4      
#b3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came to
 me1 saying3    #b3b4 ,go1 and cry in   
the ears of ,jerusalem1 saying3 ,thus   
saith the ,lord3  ,i have remembered    
thee1 pitying thy youth1 and the love of
 thy  espousals1 when thou followedst me
 in the desert1 in a land that is not   
sown4    #b3c4 ,israel is holy to the   

,lord1 the firstfruits of his increase3 
all  they that devour him offend3 evils 
shall come upon them1 saith the  ,lord4 
#b3d4 ,hear ye the word of the ,lord1 ,o
 house of ,jacob1 and all ye  families  
of the house of ,israel3    #b3e4 ,thus 
saith the ,lord3 ,what iniquity have    
your fathers found in me1  that they are
 gone far from me1 and have walked after
 vanity1 and are  become vain8    #b3f4 
,and they have not said3 ,where is the  
,lord1 that made us come up  out of the 
land of ,egypt8 that led us through the 
desert1 through a  land uninhabited and 
unpassable1 through a land of drought1  
and the  image of death1 through a land 
wherein no man walked1 nor any man      
dwelt8    #b3g4 ,and ,i brought you into
 the land of ,carmel1 to eat the fruit  
thereof1 and the best things thereof3   
and when ye entered in1 you  defiled my 
land and made my inheritance an         
abomination4    ,carmel4444 ,that is1 a 
fruitful1 plentiful land4    #b3h4 ,the 
priests did not say3 ,where is the      

,lord8 and they that held the  law knew 
me not1 and the pastors transgressed    
against me3 and the  prophets prophesied
 in ,baal1 and followed idols4    #b3i4 
,therefore will ,i yet contend in       
judgment with you1 saith the ,lord1  and
 ,i will plead with your children4      
#b3aj4 ,pass over to the isles of       
,cethim1 and see3 and send into ,cedar1 
and consider diligently3 and see if     
there hath been done any thing like     
this4    #b3aa4 ,if a nation hath       
changed their gods1 and indeed they are 
not  gods3 but my people have changed   
their glory into an idol4    #b3ab4 ,be 
astonished1 ,o ye heavens1 at this1 and 
ye gates thereof1 be  very desolate1    
saith the ,lord4    #b3ac4 ,for my      
people have done two evils4 ,they have  
forsaken me1 the  fountain of living    
water1 and have digged to themselves    
cisterns1  broken cisterns1 that can    
hold no water4    #b3ad4 ,is ,israel a  
bondman1 or a homeborn slave8 why then  
is he become a  prey8    #b3ae4 ,the    

lions have roared upon him1 and have    
made a noise1 they have  made his land a
 wilderness3 his cities are burnt down1 
and there is  none to dwell in them4    
#b3af4 ,the children also of ,memphis1  
and of ,taphnes have defloured thee1    
even to the crown of the head4    #b3ag4
 ,hath not this been done to thee1      
because thou hast forsaken the  ,lord   
thy ,god at that time1 when he led thee 
by the way8    #b3ah4 ,and now what hast
 thou to do in the way of ,egypt1 to    
drink the  troubled water8 ,and what    
hast thou to do with the way of the     
,assyrians1  to drink the water of the  
river8    #b3ai4 ,thy own wickedness    
shall reprove thee1 and thy apostasy    
shall  rebuke thee4 ,know thou1 and see 
that it is an evil and a bitter thing   
for thee1 to have left the ,lord thy    
,god1 and that my fear is not with      
thee1 saith the ,lord the ,god of hosts4
    #b3bj4 ,of old time thou hast broken
 my yoke1 thou hast burst my bands1  and
 thou saidst3 ,i will not serve4 ,for on

 every high hill1 and under  every green
 tree thou didst prostitute thyself4    
#b3ba4 ,yet1 ,i planted thee a chosen   
vineyard1 all true seed3 how then  art  
thou turned unto me into that which is  
good for nothing1 ,o strange  vineyard8 
#b3bb4 ,though thou wash thyself with   
nitre1 and multiply to thyself the  herb
 borith1 thou art stained in thy        
iniquity before me1 saith the ,lord     
,god4    ,borith4444 ,an herb used to   
clean clothes1 and take out spots and   
dirt4    #b3bc4 ,how canst thou say3 ,i 
am not polluted1 ,i have not walked     
after  ,baalim8 see thy ways in the     
valley1 know what thou hast done3 as a  
swift runner pursuing his course4       
#b3bd4 ,a wild ass accustomed to the    
wilderness in the desire of his  heart1 
snuffed up the wind of his love3 none   
shall turn her away3 all  that seek her 
shall not fail3 in her monthly filth    
they shall find her4    #b3be4 ,keep thy
 foot from being bare1 and thy throat   
from thirst4 ,but  thou saidst3 ,i have 

lost all hope1 ,i will not do it3 for ,i
 have loved  strangers1 and ,i will walk
 after them4    #b3bf4 ,as the thief is 
confounded when he is taken1 so is the  
house of  ,israel confounded1 they and  
their kings1 their princes and their    
priests1 and their prophets4    #b3bg4  
,saying to a stock3 ,thou art my father3
 and to a stone3 ,thou hast  begotten   
me3 they have turned their back to me1  
and not their face3 and  in the time of 
their affliction they will say3 ,arise1 
and deliver us4    #b3bh4 ,where are the
 gods1 whom thou hast made thee8 let    
them arise and  deliver thee in the time
 of thy affliction3 for according to the
 number  of thy cities were thy gods1 ,o
 ,juda4    #b3bi4 ,why will you contend 
with me in judgment8 you have all       
forsaken  me1 saith the ,lord4    #b3cj4
 ,in vain have ,i struck your children1 
they have not received  correction3 your
 sword hath devoured your prophets1 your
 generation is  like a ravaging lion4   
#b3ca4 ,see ye the word of the ,lord3   

,am ,i become a wilderness to ,israel1  
or a lateward springing land8 why then  
have my people said3 ,we are  revolted1 
we will come to thee no more8    #b3cb4 
,will a virgin forget her ornament1 or a
 bride her stomacher8 but  my people    
hath forgotten me days without number4  
#b3cc4 ,why dost thou endeavour to shew 
thy way good to seek my love1  thou who 
hast also taught thy malices to be thy  
ways1    #b3cd4 ,and in thy skirts is   
found the blood of the souls of the poor
 and  innocent8 not in ditches have ,i  
found them1 but in all places1 which ,i 
mentioned before4    #b3ce4 ,and thou   
hast said3 ,i am without sin and am     
innocent3 and  therefore let thy anger  
be turned away from me4 ,behold1 ,i will
 contend  with thee in judgment1 because
 thou hast said3 ,i have not sinned4    
#b3cf4 ,how exceeding base art thou     
become1 going the same ways over  again6
 and thou shalt be ashamed of ,egypt1 as
 thou wast ashamed of  ,assyria4        
#b3cg4 ,for from thence thou shalt go1  

and thy hand shall be upon thy  head3   
for the ,lord hath destroyed thy trust1 
and thou shalt have  nothing prosperous 
therein4      ,jeremias ,chapter #c     
,god invites the rebel ,jews to return  
to him1 with a promise to receive  them3
 he foretells the conversion of the     
,gentiles4    #c3a4 ,it is commonly     
said3 ,if a man put away his wife1 and  
she go from  him1 and marry another man1
 shall he return to her any more8 shall 
not  that woman be polluted1 and        
defiled8 but thou hast prostituted      
thyself  to many lovers3 nevertheless   
return to me1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i   
will  receive thee4    #c3b4 ,lift up   
thy eyes on high3 and see where thou    
hast not prostituted  thyself3 thou     
didst sit in the ways1 waiting for them 
as a robber in  the wilderness3 and thou
 hast polluted the land with thy        
fornications1  and with thy wickedness4 
#c3c4 ,therefore the showers were       
withholden1 and there was no lateward   
rain3 thou hadst a harlot's forehead1   

thou wouldst not blush4    #c3d4        
,therefore at the least from this time  
call to me3 ,thou art my  father1 the   
guide of my virginity3    #c3e4 ,wilt   
thou be angry for ever1 or wilt thou    
continue unto the end8  ,behold1 thou   
hast spoken1 and hast done evil things1 
and hast been  able4    #c3f4 ,and the  
,lord said to me in the days of king    
,josias3 ,hast thou seen  what          
rebellious ,israel hath done8 she hath  
gone of herself upon every  high        
mountain1 and under every green tree1   
and hath played the harlot  there4      
#c3g4 ,and when she had done all these  
things1 ,i said3 ,return to me1 and  she
 did not return4 ,and her treacherous   
sister ,juda saw1    #c3h4 ,that because
 the rebellious ,israel had played the  
harlot1 ,i had  put her away1 and given 
her a bill of divorce3 yet her          
treacherous  sister ,juda was not       
afraid1 but went and played the harlot  
also  herself4    #c3i4 ,and by the     
facility of her fornication she defiled 

the land1 and  played the harlot with   
stones and with stocks4    #c3aj4 ,and  
after all this1 her treacherous sister  
,juda hath not returned  to me with her 
whole heart1 but with falsehood1 saith  
the ,lord4    #c3aa4 ,and the ,lord said
 to me3 ,the rebellious ,israel hath    
justified her  soul1 in comparison of   
the treacherous ,juda4    #c3ab4 ,go1   
and proclaim these words towards the    
north1 and thou shalt  say3 ,return1 ,o 
rebellious ,israel1 saith the ,lord1 and
 ,i will not turn  away my face from    
you3 for ,i am holy1 saith the ,lord1   
and ,i will not be  angry for ever4     
#c3ac4 ,but yet acknowledge thy         
iniquity1 that thou hast transgressed   
against the ,lord thy ,god3 and thou    
hast scattered thy ways to strangers    
under every green tree1 and hast not    
heard my voice1 saith the ,lord4        
#c3ad4 ,return1 ,o ye revolting         
children1 saith the ,lord3 for ,i am    
your  husband3 and ,i will take you1 one
 of a city1 and two of a kindred1 and   

will bring you into ,sion4    #c3ae4    
,and ,i will give you pastors according 
to my own heart1 and they  shall feed   
you with knowledge and doctrine4        
#c3af4 ,and when you shall be           
multiplied1 and increase in the land in 
those days1 saith the ,lord1 they shall 
say no more3 ,the ark of the  covenant  
of the ,lord3 neither shall it come upon
 the heart1 neither  shall they remember
 it1 neither shall it be visited1       
neither shall that  be done any more4   
#c3ag4 ,at that time ,jerusalem shall be
 called the throne of the ,lord3  and   
all the nations shall be gathered       
together to it1 in the name of  the     
,lord to ,jerusalem1 and they shall not 
walk after the perversity of  their most
 wicked heart4    #c3ah4 ,in those days 
the house of ,juda shall go to the house
 of ,israel1  and they shall come       
together out of the land of the north to
 the land  which ,i gave to your        
fathers4    #c3ai4 ,but ,i said3 ,how   
shall ,i put thee among the children1   

and give  thee a lovely land1 the goodly
 inheritance of the armies of the       
,gentiles8 ,and ,i said3 ,thou shalt    
call me father and shalt not cease to   
walk after me4    #c3bj4 ,but as a woman
 that despiseth her lover1 so hath the  
house of  ,israel despised me1 saith the
 ,lord4    #c3ba4 ,a voice was heard in 
the highways1 weeping and howling of the
  children of ,israel3 because they have
 made their way wicked1 they have       
forgotten the ,lord their ,god4         
#c3bb4 ,return1 you rebellious children1
 and ,i will heal your rebellions4      
,behold we come to thee3 for thou art   
the ,lord our ,god4    #c3bc4 ,in very  
deed the hills were liars1 and the      
multitude of the  mountains3 truly in   
the ,lord our ,god is the salvation of  
,israel4    #c3bd4 ,confusion hath      
devoured the labour of our fathers from 
our youth1  their flocks and their      
herds1 their sons and their daughters4  
#c3be4 ,we shall sleep in our confusion1
 and our shame shall cover us1  because 

we have sinned against the ,lord our    
,god1 we and our fathers  from our youth
 even to this day1 and we have not      
hearkened to the voice  of the ,lord our
 ,god4      ,jeremias ,chapter #d       
,and admonition to sincere repentance1  
and circumcision of the heart1  with    
threats of grievous punishment to those 
that persist in sin4    #d3a4 ,if thou  
wilt return1 ,o ,israel1 saith the      
,lord1 return to me3 if  thou wilt take 
away thy stumblingblocks out of my      
sight1 thou shalt not  be moved4        
#d3b4 ,and thou shalt swear3 ,as the    
,lord liveth1 in truth1 and in          
judgment1 and in justice3 and the       
,gentiles shall bless him1 and shall    
praise him4    #d3c4 ,for thus saith the
 ,lord to the men of ,juda and          
,jerusalem3 ,break up  anew your fallow 
ground1 and sow not upon thorns3        
#d3d4 ,be circumcised to the ,lord1 and 
take away the foreskins of your  hearts1
 ye men of ,juda1 and ye inhabitants of 
,jerusalem3 lest my  indignation come   

forth like fire1 and burn1 and there be 
none that can  quench it because of the 
wickedness of your thoughts4    #d3e4   
,declare ye in ,juda1 and make it heard 
in ,jerusalem3 speak1 and  sound with   
the trumpet in the land3 cry aloud1 and 
say3 ,assemble  yourselves1 and let us  
go into strong cities4    #d3f4 ,set up 
the standard in ,sion4 ,strengthen      
yourselves1 stay not3 for  ,i bring evil
 from the north1 and great destruction4 
#d3g4 ,the lion is come up out of his   
den1 and the robber of nations hath     
roused himself3 he is come forth out of 
his place1 to make thy land  desolate3  
thy cities shall be laid waste1         
remaining without an  inhabitant4       
#d3h4 ,for this gird yourselves with    
haircloth1 lament and howl3 for the     
fierce anger of the ,lord is not turned 
away from us4    #d3i4 ,and it shall    
come to pass in that day1 saith the     
,lord3 ,that the  heart of the king     
shall perish1 and the heart of the      
princes3 and the  priests shall be      

astonished1 and the prophets shall be   
amazed4    #d3aj4 ,and ,i said3 ,alas1  
alas1 alas1 ,o ,lord ,god1 hast thou    
then deceived  this people and          
,jerusalem1 saying3 ,you shall have     
peace3 and behold the  sword reacheth   
even to the soul8    #d3aa4 ,at that    
time it shall be said to this people1   
and to ,jerusalem3 ,a  burning wind is  
in the ways that are in the desert of   
the way of the  daughter of my people1  
not to fan1 nor to cleanse4    #d3ab4 ,a
 full wind from these places shall come 
to me3 and now ,i will  speak my        
judgments with them4    #d3ac4 ,behold  
he shall come up as a cloud1 and his    
chariots as a  tempest3 his horses are  
swifter than eagles3 woe unto us1 for we
 are  laid waste4    #d3ad4 ,wash thy   
heart from wickedness1 ,o ,jerusalem1   
that thou mayst be  saved3 how long     
shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee8   
#d3ae4 ,for a voice of one declaring    
from ,dan1 and giving notice of the     
idol from mount ,ephraim4    #d3af4 ,say

 ye to the nations3 ,behold it is heard 
in ,jerusalem1 that  guards are coming  
from a far country1 and give out their  
voice against  the cities of ,juda4     
#d3ag4 ,they are set round about her1 as
 keepers of fields3 because she  hath   
provoked me to wrath1 saith the ,lord4  
#d3ah4 ,thy ways1 and thy devices have  
brought these things upon thee3  this is
 thy wickedness1 because it is bitter1  
because it hath touched  thy heart4     
#d3ai4 ,my bowels1 my bowels are in     
pain1 the senses of my heart are        
troubled within me1 ,i will not hold my 
peace1 for my soul hath heard  the sound
 of the trumpet1 the cry of battle4     
#d3bj4 ,destruction upon destruction is 
called for1 and all the earth is  laid  
waste3 my tents are destroyed on a      
sudden1 and my pavilions in a  moment4  
#d3ba4 ,how long shall ,i see men       
fleeing away1 how long shall ,i hear the
  sound of the trumpet8    #d3bb4 ,for  
my foolish people have not known me3    
they are foolish and  senseless         

children3 they are wise to do evil1 but 
to do good they have  no knowledge4     
#d3bc4 ,i beheld the earth1 and lo it   
was void1 and nothing3 and the  heavens1
 and there was no light in them4        
#d3bd4 ,i looked upon the mountains1 and
 behold they trembled3 and all  the     
hills were troubled4    #d3be4 ,i       
beheld1 and lo there was no man3 and all
 the birds of the air  were gone4       
#d3bf4 ,i looked1 and behold ,carmel was
 a wilderness3 and all its cities  were 
destroyed at the presence of the ,lord1 
and at the presence of the  wrath of his
 indignation4    #d3bg4 ,for thus saith 
the ,lord3 ,all the land shall be       
desolate1 but yet  ,i will not utterly  
destroy4    #d3bh4 ,the ,earth shall    
mourn1 and the heavens shall lament from
 above3  because ,i have spoken1 ,i have
 purposed1 and ,i have not repented1    
neither am ,i turned away from it4      
#d3bi4 ,at the voice of the horsemen1   
and the archers1 all the city is  fled  
away3 they have entered into thickets   

and climbed up the rocks3  all the      
cities are forsaken1 and there dwelleth 
not a man in them4    #d3cj4 ,but when  
thou art spoiled what wilt thou do8     
though thou clothest  thyself with      
scarlet1 though thou deckest thee with  
ornaments of gold1  and paintest thy    
eyes with stibic stone1 thou shalt dress
 thyself out  in vain3 thy lovers have  
despised thee1 they will seek thy life4 
#d3ca4 ,for ,i have heard the voice as  
of a woman in travail1 anguishes as  of 
a woman in labour of a child4 ,the voice
 of the daughter of ,sion1  dying away1 
spreading her hands3 ,woe is me1 for my 
soul hath fainted  because of them that 
are slain4      ,jeremias ,chapter #e   
,the judgments of ,god shall fall upon  
the ,jews for their manifold sins4      
#e3a4 ,go about through the streets of  
,jerusalem1 and see1 and consider1  and 
seek in the broad places thereof1 if you
 can find a man that  executeth         
judgment1 and seeketh faith3 and ,i will
 be merciful unto it4    #e3b4 ,and     

though they say3 ,the ,lord liveth2 this
 also they will swear  falsely4    #e3c4
 ,o ,lord1 thy eyes are upon truth3 thou
 hast struck them1 and they  have not   
grieved3 thou hast bruised them1 and    
they have refused to  receive           
correction3 they have made their faces  
harder than the rock1  and they have    
refused to return4    #e3d4 ,but ,i     
said3 ,perhaps these are poor and       
foolish1 that know not the  way of the  
,lord1 the judgment of their ,god4      
#e3e4 ,i will go therefore to the great 
men1 and will speak to them3 for  they  
have known the way of the ,lord1 the    
judgment of their ,god3 and  behold     
these have altogether broken the yoke   
more1 and have burst the  bonds4        
#e3f4 ,wherefore a lion out of the wood 
hath slain them1 a wolf in the  evening 
hath spoiled them1 a leopard watcheth   
for their cities3 every  one that shall 
go out thence shall be taken1 because   
their  transgressions are multiplied1   
their rebellions are strengthened4      

#e3g4 ,how can ,i be merciful to thee8  
thy children have forsaken me1 and      
swear by them that are not gods3 ,i fed 
them to the full1 and they  committed   
adultery1 and rioted in the harlot's    
house4    #e3h4 ,they are become as     
amorous horses and stallions3 every one 
neighed  after his neighbour's wife4    
#e3i4 ,shall ,i not visit for these     
things1 saith the ,lord8 and shall not  
my soul take revenge on such a nation8  
#e3aj4 ,scale the walls thereof1 and    
throw them down1 but do not utterly     
destroy3 take away the branches thereof1
 because they are not the  ,lord's4     
#e3aa4 ,for the house of ,israel1 and   
the house of ,juda have greatly         
transgressed against me1 saith the      
,lord4    #e3ab4 ,they have denied the  
,lord1 and said1 ,it is not he3 and the 
evil  shall not come upon us3 we shall  
not see the sword and famine4    #e3ac4 
,the prophets have spoken in the wind1  
and there was no word of  ,god in them3 
these things therefore shall befall     

them4    #e3ad4 ,thus saith the ,lord   
the ,god of hosts3 because you have     
spoken  this word1 behold ,i will make  
my words in thy mouth as fire1 and this 
people as wood1 and it shall devour     
them4    #e3ae4 ,behold ,i will bring   
upon you a nation from afar1 ,o house of
  ,israel1 saith the ,lord3 a strong    
nation1 an ancient nation1 a nation     
whose language thou shalt not know1 nor 
understand what they say4    #e3af4     
,their quiver is as an open sepulchre1  
they are all valiant4    #e3ag4 ,and    
they shall eat up thy corn1 and thy     
bread3 they shall devour  thy sons1 and 
thy daughters3 they shall eat up thy    
flocks1 and thy  herds3 they shall eat  
thy vineyards1 and thy figs3 and with   
the sword  they shall destroy thy strong
 cities1 wherein thou trustest4         
#e3ah4 ,nevertheless in those days1     
saith the ,lord1 ,i will not bring you  
to utter destruction4    #e3ai4 ,and if 
you shall say3 ,why hath the ,lord our  
,god done all these  things to us8 thou 

shalt say to them3 ,as you have forsaken
 me1 and  served a strange god in your  
own land1 so shall you serve strangers  
in  a land that is not your own4        
#e3bj4 ,declare ye this to the house of 
,jacob1 and publish it in ,juda1        
saying3    #e3ba4 ,hear1 ,o foolish     
people1 and without understanding3 who  
have eyes1  and see not3 and ears1 and  
hear not4    #e3bb4 ,will not you then  
fear me1 saith the ,lord3 and will you  
not  repent at my presence8 ,i have set 
the sand a bound for the sea1 an        
everlasting ordinance1 which it shall   
not pass over3 and the waves  thereof   
shall toss themselves1 and shall not    
prevail3 they shall swell1  and shall   
not pass over it4    #e3bc4 ,but the    
heart of this people is become hard of  
belief and  provoking1 they are revolted
 and gone away4    #e3bd4 ,and they have
 not said in their heart3 ,let us fear  
the ,lord our  ,god1 who giveth us the  
early and the latter rain in due season3
 who  preserveth for us the fulness of  

the yearly harvest4    #e3be4 ,your     
iniquities have turned these things     
away1 and your sins have  withholden    
good things from you4    #e3bf4 ,for    
among my people are found wicked men1   
that lie in wait as  fowlers1 setting   
snares and traps to catch men4    #e3bg4
 ,as a net is full of birds1 so their   
houses are full of deceit3  therefore   
are they become great and enriched4     
#e3bh4 ,they are grown gross and fat3   
and have most wickedly transgressed  my 
words4 ,they have not judged the cause  
of the widow1 they have not  managed the
 cause of the fatherless1 and they have 
not judged the  judgment of the poor4   
#e3bi4 ,shall ,i not visit for these    
things1 saith the ,lord8 or shall not   
my soul take revenge on such a nation8  
#e3cj4 ,astonishing and wonderful things
 have been done in the land4    #e3ca4  
,the prophets prophesied falsehood1 and 
the priests clapped their  hands3 and my
 people loved such things3 what then    
shall be done in the  end thereof8      

,jeremias ,chapter #f    ,the evils that
 threaten ,jerusalem4 ,she is invited to
 return1 and walk  in the good way1 and 
not to rely on sacrifices without       
obedience4    #f3a4 ,strengthen         
yourselves1 ye sons of ,benjamin1 in the
 midst of  ,jerusalem1 and sound the    
trumpet in ,thecua1 and set up the      
standard  over ,bethacarem3 for evil is 
seen out of the north1 and a great      
destruction4    #f3b4 ,i have likened   
the daughter of ,sion to a beautiful and
 delicate  woman4    #f3c4 ,the         
shepherds shall come to her with their  
flocks3 they have  pitched their tents  
against her round about3 every one shall
 feed them  that are under his hand4    
#f3d4 ,prepare ye war against her3      
arise1 and let us go up at midday3 woe  
unto us1 for the day is declined1 for   
the shadows of the evening are  grown   
longer4    #f3e4 ,arise1 and let us go  
up in the night1 and destroy her houses4
    #f3f4 ,for thus saith the ,lord of  
hosts3 ,hew down her trees1 cast up a   

trench about ,jerusalem3 this is the    
city to be visited1 all oppression  is  
in the midst of her4    #f3g4 ,as a     
cistern maketh its water cold1 so hath  
she made her  wickedness cold3 violence 
and spoil shall be heard in her1        
infirmity  and stripes are continually  
before me4    #f3h4 ,be thou instructed1
 ,o ,jerusalem1 lest my soul depart from
 thee1  lest ,i make thee desolate1 a   
land uninhabited4    #f3i4 ,thus saith  
the ,lord of hosts3 ,they shall gather  
the remains of  ,israel1 as in a vine1  
even to one cluster3 turn back thy hand1
 as a  grapegatherer into the basket4   
#f3aj4 ,to whom shall ,i speak8 and to  
whom shall ,i testify1 that he may      
hear8 behold1 their ears are            
uncircumcised1 and they cannot hear3    
behold the word of the ,lord is become  
unto them a reproach3 and they  will not
 receive it4    #f3aa4 ,therefore am ,i 
full of the fury of the ,lord1 ,i am    
weary with  holding in3 pour it out upon
 the child abroad1 and upon the council 

of  the young men together3 for man and 
woman shall be taken1 the ancient  and  
he that is full of days4    #f3ab4 ,and 
their houses shall be turned over to    
others1 with their lands  and their     
wives together3 for ,i will stretch     
forth my hand upon the  inhabitants of  
the land1 saith the ,lord4    #f3ac4    
,for from the least of them even to the 
greatest1 all are given to              
covetousness3 and from the prophet even 
to the priest1 all are guilty  of       
deceit4    #f3ad4 ,and they healed the  
breach of the daughter of my people     
disgracefully1 saying3 ,peace1 peace3   
and there was no peace4    #f3ae4 ,they 
were confounded1 because they committed 
abomination3 yea1  rather they were not 
confounded with confusion1 and they knew
 not how  to blush3 wherefore they shall
 fall among them that fall3 in the time 
of their visitation they shall fall     
down1 saith the ,lord4    #f3af4 ,thus  
saith the ,lord3 ,stand ye on the ways1 
and see1 and ask for  the old paths1    

which is the good way1 and walk ye in   
it3 and you shall  find refreshment for 
your souls4 ,and they said3 ,we will not
 walk4    #f3ag4 ,and ,i appointed      
watchmen over you1 saying3 ,hearken ye  
to the  sound of the trumpet4 ,and they 
said3 ,we will not hearken4    #f3ah4   
,therefore hear1 ye nations1 and know1  
,o congregation1 what great  things ,i  
will do to them4    #f3ai4 ,hear1 ,o    
earth3 ,behold ,i will bring evils upon 
this people1 the  fruits of their own   
thoughts3 because they have not heard my
 words1 and  they have cast away my law4
    #f3bj4 ,to what purpose do you bring
 me frankincense from ,saba1 and the    
sweet smelling cane from a far country8 
your holocausts are not  acceptable1 nor
 are your sacrifices pleasing to me4    
#f3ba4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord3 
,behold ,i will bring destruction  upon 
this people1 by which fathers and sons  
together shall fall1  neighbour and     
kinsman shall perish4    #f3bb4 ,thus   
saith the ,lord3 ,behold a people cometh

 from the land of the  north1 and a     
great nation shall rise up from the ends
 of the earth4    #f3bc4 ,they shall lay
 hold on arrow and shield3 they are     
cruel1 and will  have no mercy4 ,their  
voice shall roar like the sea3 and they 
shall  mount upon horses1 prepared as   
men for war1 against thee1 ,o daughter  
of  ,sion4    #f3bd4 ,we have heard the 
fame thereof1 our hands grow feeble3    
anguish  hath taken hold of us1 as a    
woman in labour4    #f3be4 ,go not out  
into the fields1 nor walk in the        
highway3 for the  sword of the enemy1   
and fear is on every side4    #f3bf4    
,gird thee with sackcloth1 ,o daughter  
of my people1 and sprinkle  thee with   
ashes3 make thee mourning as for an only
 son1 a bitter  lamentation1 because the
 destroyer shall suddenly come upon us4 
#f3bg4 ,i have set thee for a strong    
trier among my people3 and thou  shalt  
know1 and prove their way4    #f3bh4    
,all these princes go out of the way1   
they walk deceitfully1 they  are brass  

and iron3 they are all corrupted4       
#f3bi4 ,the bellows have failed1 the    
lead is consumed in the fire1 the       
founder hath melted in vain3 for their  
wicked deeds are not consumed4    #f3cj4
 ,call them reprobate silver1 for the   
,lord hath rejected them4      ,jeremias
 ,chapter #g    ,the temple of ,god     
shall not protect a sinful people1      
without a sincere  conversion4 ,the     
,lord will not receive the prayers of   
the prophet for  them3 because they are 
obstinate in their sins4    #g3a4 ,the  
word that came to ,jeremias from the    
,lord1 saying3    #g3b4 ,stand in the   
gate of the house of the ,lord1 and     
proclaim there  this word1 and say3     
,hear ye the word of the ,lord1 all ye  
men of ,juda1  that enter in at these   
gates1 to adore the ,lord4    #g3c4     
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god 
of ,israel3 ,make your ways and  your   
doings good3 and ,i will dwell with you 
in this place4    #g3d4 ,trust not in   
lying words1 saying3 ,the temple of the 

,lord1 the  temple of the ,lord1 it is  
the temple of the ,lord4    #g3e4 ,for  
if you will order well your ways1 and   
your doings3 if you will  execute       
judgment between a man and his          
neighbour1    #g3f4 ,if you oppress not 
the stranger1 the fatherless1 and the   
widow1  and shed not innocent blood in  
this place1 and walk not after strange  
gods to your own hurt1    #g3g4 ,i will 
dwell with you in this place3 in the    
land1 which ,i gave to  your fathers    
from the beginning and for evermore4    
#g3h4 ,behold you put your trust in     
lying words1 which shall not profit     
you3    #g3i4 ,to steal1 to murder1 to  
commit adultery1 to swear falsely1 to   
offer to ,baalim1 and to go after       
strange gods1 which you know not4       
#g3aj4 ,and you have come1 and stood    
before me in this house1 in which my    
name is called upon1 and have said3 ,we 
are delivered1 because we have  done all
 these abominations4    #g3aa4 ,is this 
house then1 in which my name hath been  

called upon1 in  your eyes become a den 
of robbers8 ,i1 ,i am he3 ,i have seen  
it1 saith  the ,lord4    #g3ab4 ,go ye  
to my place in ,silo1 where my name     
dwelt from the  beginning3 and see what 
,i did to it for the wickedness of my   
people  ,israel3    #g3ac4 ,and now1    
because you have done all these works1  
saith the ,lord3  and ,i have spoken to 
you rising up early1 and speaking1 and  
you have  not heard3 and ,i have called 
you1 and you have not answered3         
#g3ad4 ,i will do to this house1 in     
which my name is called upon1 and in    
which you trust1 and to the place which 
,i have given you and your  fathers1 as 
,i did to ,silo4    #g3ae4 ,and ,i will 
cast you away from before my face1 as ,i
 have cast away  all your brethren1 the 
whole seed of ,ephraim4    #g3af4       
,therefore do not thou pray for this    
people1 nor take to thee  praise and    
supplication for them3 and do not       
withstand me3 for ,i will  not hear     
thee4    #g3ag4 ,seest thou not what    

they do in the cities of ,juda1 and in  
the  streets of ,jerusalem8    #g3ah4   
,the children gather wood1 and the      
fathers kindle the fire1 and  the women 
knead the dough1 to make cakes to the   
queen of heaven1 and to  offer libations
 to strange gods1 and to provoke me to  
anger4    ,queen of heaven4444 ,that is1
 the moon1 which they worshipped under  
that  name4    #g3ai4 ,do they provoke  
me to anger1 saith the ,lord8 is it not 
themselves1 to the confusion of their   
own countenance8    #g3bj4 ,therefore   
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold my   
wrath and my  indignation is enkindled  
against this place1 upon men and upon   
beasts1  and upon the trees of the      
field1 and upon the fruits of the land1 
and  it shall burn1 and shall not be    
quenched4    #g3ba4 ,thus saith the     
,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,add
 your burnt  offerings to your          
sacrifices1 and eat ye the flesh4       
#g3bb4 ,for ,i spoke not to your        
fathers1 and ,i commanded them not1 in  

the  day that ,i brought them out of the
 land of ,egypt1 concerning the matter  
of burnt offerings and sacrifices4    ,i
 commanded them not4444 ,viz41 such     
sacrifices as the ,jews at this time    
offered1 without obedience2 which was   
the thing principally commanded3  so    
that in comparison with it1 the offering
 of the holocausts and  sacrifices was  
of small account4    #g3bc4 ,but this   
thing ,i commanded them1 saying3        
,hearken to my voice1 and  ,i will be   
your ,god1 and you shall be my people3  
and walk ye in all the  way that ,i have
 commanded you1 that it may be well with
 you4    #g3bd4 ,but they hearkened not1
 nor inclined their ear3 but walked in  
their own will1 and in the perversity of
 their wicked heart3 and went  backward 
and not forward1    #g3be4 ,from the day
 that their fathers came out of the land
 of ,egypt1  even to this day4 ,and ,i  
have sent to you all my servants the    
prophets1  from day to day1 rising up   
early and sending4    #g3bf4 ,and they  

have not hearkened to me3 nor inclined  
their ear3 but  have hardened their     
neck1 and have done worse than their    
fathers4    #g3bg4 ,and thou shalt speak
 to them all these words1 but they will 
not  hearken to thee3 and thou shalt    
call them1 but they will not answer     
thee4    #g3bh4 ,and thou shalt say to  
them3 ,this is a nation which hath not  
hearkened to the voice of the ,lord     
their ,god1 nor received instruction3   
faith is lost1 and is taken away out of 
their mouth4    #g3bi4 ,cut off thy     
hair1 and cast it away3 and take up a   
lamentation on  high3 for the ,lord hath
 rejected1 and forsaken the generation  
of his  wrath1    #g3cj4 ,because the   
children of ,juda have done evil in my  
eyes1 saith the  ,lord4 ,they have set  
their abominations in the house in which
 my name is  called upon1 to pollute it2
    #g3ca4 ,and they have built the high
 places of ,topheth1 which is in the    
valley of the son of ,ennom1 to burn    
their sons1 and their daughters in  the 

fire3 which ,i commanded not1 nor       
thought on in my heart4    #g3cb4       
,therefore behold the days shall come1  
saith the ,lord1 and it  shall no more  
be called ,topheth1 nor the valley of   
the son of ,ennom3  but the valley of   
slaughter3 and they shall bury in       
,topheth1 because  there is no place4   
#g3cc4 ,and the carcasses of this people
 shall be meat for the fowls of  the    
air1 and for the beasts of the earth1   
and there shall be none to  drive them  
away4    #g3cd4 ,and ,i will cause to   
cease out of the cities of ,juda1 and   
out of  the streets of ,jerusalem1 the  
voice of joy1 and the voice of gladness1
  the voice of the bridegroom and the   
voice of the bride3 for the land  shall 
be desolate4      ,jeremias ,chapter #h 
,other evils that shall fall upon the   
,jews for their impenitence4    #h3a4   
,at that time1 saith the ,lord1 they    
shall cast out the bones of the  kings  
of ,juda1 and the bones of the princes  
thereof1 and the bones of  the priests1 

and the bones of the prophets1 and the  
bones of the  inhabitants of ,jerusalem1
 out of their graves4    #h3b4 ,and they
 shall spread them abroad to the sun1   
and the moon1 and  all the host of      
heaven1 whom they have loved1 and whom  
they have  served1 and after whom they  
have walked1 and whom they have sought1 
and  adored3 they shall not be gathered1
 and they shall not be buried3 they     
shall be as dung upon the face of the   
earth4    #h3c4 ,and death shall be     
chosen rather than life by all that     
shall  remain of this wicked kindred in 
all places1 which are left1 to which ,i 
have cast them out1 saith the ,lord of  
hosts4    #h3d4 ,and thou shalt say to  
them3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,shall not 
he that  falleth1 rise again8 and he    
that is turned away1 shall he not turn  
again8    #h3e4 ,why then is this people
 in ,jerusalem turned away with a       
stubborn  revolting8 they have laid hold
 on lying1 and have refused to return4  
#h3f4 ,i attended1 and hearkened2 no man

 speaketh what is good1 there is  none  
that doth penance for his sin1 saying3  
,what have ,i done8 ,they are  all      
turned to their own course1 as a horse  
rushing to the battle4    #h3g4 ,the    
kite in the air hath known her time3 the
 turtle1 and the  swallow1 and the stork
 have observed the time of their coming3
 but my  people have not known the      
judgment of the ,lord4    #h3h4 ,how do 
you say3 ,we are wise1 and the law of   
the ,lord is with us8  ,indeed the lying
 pen of the scribes hath wrought        
falsehood4    #h3i4 ,the wise men are   
confounded1 they are dismayed1 and      
taken3 for  they have cast away the word
 of the ,lord1 and there is no wisdom in
  them4    #h3aj4 ,therefore will ,i    
give their women to strangers1 their    
fields to  others for an inheritance3   
because from the least even to the      
greatest  all follow covetousness3 from 
the prophet even to the priest all deal 
deceitfully4    #h3aa4 ,and they healed 
the breach of the daughter of my people 

disgracefully1 saying3 ,peace1 peace3   
when there was no peace4    #h3ab4 ,they
 are confounded1 because they have      
committed abomination3 yea  rather they 
are not confounded with confusion1 and  
they have not known  how to blush3      
therefore shall they fall among them    
that fall2 in the  time of their        
visitation they shall fall1 saith the   
,lord4    #h3ac4 ,gathering ,i will     
gather them together1 saith the ,lord1  
there is  no grape on the vines1 and    
there are no figs on the fig tree1 the  
leaf  is fallen3 and ,i have given them 
the things that are passed away4        
#h3ad4 ,why do we sit still8 assemble   
yourselves1 and let us enter into  the  
fenced city1 and let us be silent there3
 for the ,lord our ,god hath  put us to 
silence1 and hath given us water of gall
 to drink3 for we  have sinned against  
the ,lord4    #h3ae4 ,we looked for     
peace and no good came3 for a time of   
healing1 and  behold fear4    #h3af4    
,the snorting of his horses was heard   

from ,dan1 all the land was  moved at   
the sound of the neighing of his        
warriors3 and they came and  devoured   
the land1 and all that was in it3 the   
city and its  inhabitants4    #h3ag4    
,for behold ,i will send among you      
serpents1 basilisks1 against  which     
there is no charm3 and they shall bite  
you1 saith the ,lord4    #h3ah4 ,my     
sorrow is above sorrow1 my heart        
mourneth within me4    #h3ai4 ,behold   
the voice of the daughter of my people  
from a far country3  ,is not the ,lord  
in ,sion1 or is not her king in her8 why
 then have they  provoked me to wrath   
with their idols1 and strange vanities8 
#h3bj4 ,the harvest is past1 the summer 
is ended1 and we are not saved4         
#h3ba4 ,for the affliction of the       
daughter of my people ,i am afflicted1  
and made sorrowful1 astonishment hath   
taken hold on me4    #h3bb4 ,is there no
 balm in ,galaad8 or is there no        
physician there8 ,why  then is not the  
wound of the daughter of my people      

closed8      ,jeremias ,chapter #i      
,the prophet laments the miseries of his
 people3 and their sins1 which  are the 
cause of them4 ,he exhorts them to      
repentance4    #i3a4 ,who will give     
water to my head1 and a fountain of     
tears to my  eyes8 and ,i will weep day 
and night for the slain of the daughter 
of my  people4    #i3b4 ,who will give  
me in the wilderness a lodging place of 
wayfaring  men1 and ,i will leave my    
people1 and depart from them8 because   
they are  all adulterers1 an assembly of
 transgressors4    #i3c4 ,and they have 
bent their tongue1 as a bow1 for lies1  
and not for  truth3 they have           
strengthened themselves upon the earth1 
for they have  proceeded from evil to   
evil1 and me they have not known1 saith 
the  ,lord4    #i3d4 ,let every man take
 heed of his neighbour1 and let him not 
trust in  any brother of his3 for every 
brother will utterly supplant1 and every
  friend will walk deceitfully4    #i3e4
 ,and a man shall mock his brother1 and 

they will not speak the  truth3 for they
 have taught their tongue to speak lies3
 they have  laboured to commit iniquity4
    #i3f4 ,thy habitation is in the     
midst of deceit3 through deceit they    
have  refused to know me1 saith the     
,lord4    #i3g4 ,therefore thus saith   
the ,lord of hosts3 ,behold ,i will     
melt1 and  try them3 for what else shall
 ,i do before the daughter of my people8
    #i3h4 ,their tongue is a piercing   
arrow1 it hath spoken deceit3 with his  
mouth one speaketh peace with his       
friend1 and secretly he lieth in wait   
for him4    #i3i4 ,shall ,i not visit   
them for these things1 saith the ,lord8 
or shall  not my soul be revenged on    
such a nation8    #i3aj4 ,for the       
mountains ,i will take up weeping and   
lamentation1 and for  the beautiful     
places of the desert1 mourning3 because 
they are burnt  up1 for that there is   
not a man that passeth through them3 and
 they  have not heard the voice of the  
owner3 from the fowl of the air to the  

beasts they are gone away and departed4 
#i3aa4 ,and ,i will make ,jerusalem to  
be heaps of sand1 and dens of  dragons3 
and ,i will make the cities of ,juda    
desolate1 for want of an  inhabitant4   
#i3ab4 ,who is the wise man1 that may   
understand this1 and to whom the  word  
of the mouth of the ,lord may come that 
he may declare this1 why  the land hath 
perished1 and is burnt up like a        
wilderness1 which none  passeth through8
    #i3ac4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,because
 they have forsaken my law1 which ,i    
gave them1 and have not heard my voice1 
and have not walked in it4    #i3ad4    
,but they have gone after the           
perverseness of their own heart1 and    
after ,baalim1 which their fathers      
taught them4    #i3ae4 ,therefore thus  
saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god of    
,israel3 ,behold  ,i will feed this     
people with wormwood1 and give them     
water of gall to  drink4    #i3af4 ,and 
,i will scatter them among the nations1 
which they and their  fathers have not  

known3 and ,i will send the sword after 
them till they  be consumed4    #i3ag4  
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god 
of ,israel3 ,consider ye1 and  call for 
the mourning women1 and let them come3  
and send to them that  are wise women1  
and let them make haste3    #i3ah4 ,let 
them hasten and take up a lamentation   
for us3 let our eyes  shed tears1 and   
our eyelids run down with waters4       
#i3ai4 ,for a voice of wailing is heard 
out of ,sion3 ,how are we wasted  and   
greatly confounded8 because we have left
 the land1 because our  dwellings are   
cast down4    #i3bj4 ,hear therefore1 ye
 women1 the word of the ,lord3 and let  
your ears  receive the word of his      
mouth3 and teach your daughters wailing3
 and  every one her neighbour mourning4 
#i3ba4 ,for death is come up through our
 windows1 it is entered into our  houses
 to destroy the children from without1  
the young men from the  streets4        
#i3bb4 ,speak3 ,thus saith the ,lord3   
,even the carcass of man shall fall as  

dung upon the face of the country1 and  
as grass behind the back of the  mower1 
and there is none to gather it4         
#i3bc4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,let not  
the wise man glory in his wisdom1  and  
let not the strong man glory in his     
strength1 and let not the rich  man     
glory in his riches3    #i3bd4 ,but let 
him that glorieth glory in this1 that he
 understandeth  and knoweth me1 for ,i  
am the ,lord that exercise mercy1 and   
judgment1  and justice in the earth3 for
 these things please me1 saith the      
,lord4    #i3be4 ,behold1 the days come1
 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will visit upon
  every one that hath the foreskin      
circumcised4    #i3bf4 ,upon ,egypt1 and
 upon ,juda1 and upon ,edom1 and upon   
the children  of ,ammon1 and upon ,moab1
 and upon all that have their hair      
polled  round1 that dwell in the desert3
 for all the nations are uncircumcised  
in the flesh1 but all the house of      
,israel are uncircumcised in the  heart4
      ,jeremias ,chapter #aj    ,neither

 stars nor idols are to be feared1 but  
the great ,creator of all  things4 ,the 
chastisement of ,jerusalem for her sins4
    #aj3a4 ,hear ye the word which the  
,lord hath spoken concerning you1 ,o    
house of ,israel4    #aj3b4 ,thus saith 
the ,lord3 ,learn not according to the  
ways of the  ,gentiles3 and be not      
afraid of the signs of heaven1 which the
 heathens  fear3    #aj3c4 ,for the laws
 of the people are vain3 for the works  
of the hand of  the workman hath cut a  
tree out of the forest with an axe4     
#aj3d4 ,he hath decked it with silver   
and gold3 he hath put it together  with 
nails and hammers1 that it may not fall 
asunder4    #aj3e4 ,they are framed     
after the likeness of a palm tree1 and  
shall not  speak3 they must be carried  
to be removed1 because they cannot go4  
,therefore fear them not1 for they can  
neither do evil nor good4    #aj3f4     
,there is none like to thee1 ,o ,lord3  
thou art great1 and great is  thy name  
in might4    #aj3g4 ,who shall not fear 

thee1 ,o king of nations8 for thine is  
the  glory3 among all the wise men of   
the nations1 and in all their kingdoms  
there is none like unto thee4    #aj3h4 
,they shall be all proved together to be
 senseless and foolish3  the doctrine of
 their vanity is wood4    #aj3i4 ,silver
 spread into plates is brought from     
,tharsis1 and gold from  ,ophaz3 the    
work of the artificer1 and of the hand  
of the coppersmith3  violet and purple  
is their clothing3 all these things are 
the work of  artificers4    #aj3aj4 ,but
 the ,lord is the true ,god3 he is the  
living ,god1 and the  everlasting king3 
at his wrath the earth shall tremble1   
and the nations  shall not be able to   
abide his threatening4    #aj3aa4 ,thus 
then shall you say to them3 ,the gods   
that have not made  heaven and earth1   
let them perish from the earth1 and from
 among those  places that are under     
heaven4    #aj3ab4 ,he that maketh the  
earth by his power1 that prepareth the  
world  by his wisdom1 and stretcheth out

 the heavens by his knowledge4          
#aj3ac4 ,at his voice he giveth a       
multitude of waters in the heaven1 and  
lifteth up the clouds from the ends of  
the earth3 he maketh lightnings  for    
rain1 and bringeth forth the wind out of
 his treasures4    #aj3ad4 ,every man is
 become a fool for knowledge1 every     
artist is  confounded in his graven     
idol3 for what he hath cast is false1   
and  there is no spirit in them4        
#aj3ae4 ,they are vain things1 and a    
ridiculous work3 in the time of  their  
visitation they shall perish4    #aj3af4
 ,the portion of ,jacob is not like     
these3 for it is he who formed  all     
things3 and ,israel is the rod of his   
inheritance3 the ,lord of hosts  is his 
name4    #aj3ag4 ,gather up thy shame   
out of the land1 thou that dwellest in a
  siege4    #aj3ah4 ,for thus saith he  
,lord3 ,behold ,i will cast away far off
 the  inhabitants of the land at this   
time3 and ,i will afflict them1 so that 
they may be found4    #aj3ai4 ,woe is me

 for my destruction1 my wound is very   
grievous4 ,but ,i  said3 ,truly this is 
my own evil1 and ,i will bear it4       
#aj3bj4 ,my tabernacle is laid waste1   
all my cords are broken3 my  children   
are gone out from me1 and they are not3 
there is none to  stretch forth my tent 
any more1 and to set up my curtains4    
#aj3ba4 ,because the pastors have done  
foolishly1 and have not sought the      
,lord3 therefore have they not          
understood1 and all their flock is      
scattered4    #aj3bb4 ,behold the sound 
of a noise cometh1 a great commotion out
 of the  land of the north3 to make the 
cities of ,juda a desert1 and a dwelling
  for dragons4    #aj3bc4 ,i know1 ,o   
,lord1 that the way of a man is not his3
 neither is it  in a man to walk1 and to
 direct his steps4    ,the way of a man 
is not his4444 ,the meaning is1 that    
notwithstanding  man's free will1 yet he
 can do no good without ,god's help1 nor
 evil  without his permission4 ,so that1
 in the present case1 all the evils     

which ,nabuchodonosor was about to bring
 upon ,jerusalem1 could not have  come  
but by the will of ,god4    #aj3bd4     
,correct me1 ,o ,lord1 but yet with     
judgment3 and not in thy fury1  lest    
thou bring me to nothing4    #aj3be4    
,pour out thy indignation upon the      
nations that have not known  thee1 and  
upon the provinces that have not called 
upon thy name3  because they have eaten 
up ,jacob1 and devoured him1 and        
consumed him1  and have destroyed his   
glory4      ,jeremias ,chapter #aa      
,the prophet proclaims the covenant of  
,god3 and denounces evils to the        
obstinate transgressors of it4 ,the     
conspiracy of the ,jews against him1  a 
figure of their conspiracy against      
,christ4    #aa3a4 ,the word that came  
from the ,lord to ,jeremias1 saying3    
#aa3b4 ,hear ye the words of this       
covenant1 and speak to the men of ,juda1
  and to the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 
#aa3c4 ,and thou shalt say to them3     
,thus saith the ,lord the ,god of       

,israel3 ,cursed is the man that shall  
not hearken to the words of this        
covenant1    #aa3d4 ,which ,i commanded 
your fathers in the day that ,i brought 
them out  of the land of ,egypt1 from   
the iron furnace1 saying3 ,hear ye my   
voice1  and do all things that ,i       
command you3 and you shall be my people1
 and ,i  will be your ,god3    #aa3e4   
,that ,i may accomplish the oath which  
,i swore to your fathers1 to  give them 
a land flowing with milk and honey1 as  
it is this day4 ,and ,i  answered and   
said3 ,amen1 ,o ,lord4    #aa3f4 ,and   
the ,lord said to me3 ,proclaim aloud   
all these words in the  cities of ,juda1
 and in the streets of ,jerusalem1      
saying3 ,hear ye the  words of the      
covenant1 and do them3    #aa3g4 ,for   
protesting ,i conjured your fathers in  
the day that ,i brought  them out of the
 land of ,egypt even to this day3 rising
 early ,i conjured  them1 and said3     
,hearken ye to my voice3    #aa3h4 ,and 
they obeyed not1 nor inclined their ear3

 but walked every one  in the           
perverseness of his own wicked heart3   
and ,i brought upon them  all the words 
of this covenant1 which ,i commanded    
them to do1 but they  did them not4     
#aa3i4 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,a    
conspiracy is found among the men of    
,juda1 and among the inhabitants of     
,jerusalem4    #aa3aj4 ,they are        
returned to the former iniquities of    
their fathers1 who  refused to hear my  
words3 so these likewise have gone after
 strange  gods1 to serve them3 the house
 of ,israel1 and the house of ,juda have
  made void my covenant1 which ,i made  
with their fathers4    #aa3aa4          
,wherefore thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold
 ,i will bring in evils upon  them1     
which they shall not be able to escape3 
and they shall cry to me1  and ,i will  
not hearken to them4    #aa3ab4 ,and the
 cities of ,juda1 and the inhabitants of
 ,jerusalem shall  go1 and cry to the   
gods to whom they offer sacrifice1 and  
they shall  not save them in the time of

 their affliction4    #aa3ac4 ,for      
according to the number of thy cities   
were thy gods1 ,o ,juda3  and according 
to the number of the streets of         
,jerusalem thou hast set  up altars of  
confusion1 altars to offer sacrifice to 
,baalim4    #aa3ad4 ,therefore do not   
thou pray for this people1 and do not   
take up  praise and prayer for them3 for
 ,i will not hear them in the time of   
their cry to me1 in the time of their   
affliction4    #aa3ae4 ,what is the     
meaning that my beloved hath wrought    
much wickedness  in my house8 shall the 
holy flesh take away from thee thy      
crimes1 in  which thou hast boasted8    
#aa3af4 ,the ,lord called thy name1 a   
plentiful olive tree1 fair1  fruitful1  
and beautiful3 at the noise of a word1 a
 great fire was  kindled in it1 and the 
branches thereof are burnt4    #aa3ag4  
,and the ,lord of hosts that planted    
thee1 hath pronounced evil  against     
thee3 for the evils of the house of     
,israel1 and of the house of  ,juda1    

which they have done to themselves1 to  
provoke me1 offering  sacrifice to      
,baalim4    #aa3ah4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1
 hast shewn me1 and ,i have known3 then 
thou  shewedst me their doings4         
#aa3ai4 ,and ,i was as a meek lamb1 that
 is carried to be a victim3 and ,i  knew
 not that they had devised counsels     
against me1 saying3 ,let us put  wood on
 his bread1 and cut him off from the    
land of the living1 and let  his name be
 remembered no more4    #aa3bj4 ,but    
thou1 ,o ,lord of ,sabaoth1 who judgest 
justly1 and triest the  reins and the   
hearts1 let me see thy revenge on them3 
for to thee have  ,i revealed my cause4 
,sabaoth4444 ,that is1 of hosts or      
armies1 a name frequently given to ,god 
in the scriptures4--,ibid4 ,thy         
revenge4444 ,this was rather a          
prediction  of what was to happen1 with 
an approbation of the divine justice1   
than  an imprecation4    #aa3ba4        
,therefore thus saith the ,lord to the  
men of ,anathoth1 who seek  thy life1   

and say3 ,thou shalt not prophesy in the
 name of the ,lord1 and  thou shalt not 
die in our hands4    #aa3bb4 ,therefore 
thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,behold  
,i will visit upon  them3 their young   
men shall die by the sword1 their sons  
and their  daughters shall die by       
famine4    #aa3bc4 ,and there shall be  
no remains of them3 for ,i will bring in
 evil  upon the men of ,anathoth1 the   
year of their visitation4      ,jeremias
 ,chapter #ab    ,the prosperity of the 
wicked shall be but for a short time4   
,the  desolation of the ,jews for their 
sins4 ,their return from their          
captivity4    #ab3a4 ,thou indeed1 ,o   
,lord1 art just1 if ,i plead with thee1 
but yet ,i  will speak what is just to  
thee3 ,why doth the way of the wicked   
prosper3 why is it well with all them   
that transgress1 and do wickedly8       
#ab3b4 ,thou hast planted them1 and they
 have taken root3 they prosper  and     
bring forth fruit3 thou art near in     
their mouth1 and far from their  reins4 

#ab3c4 ,and thou1 ,o ,lord1 hast known  
me1 thou hast seen me1 and proved my    
heart with thee3 gather them together as
 sheep for a sacrifice1 and  prepare    
them for the day of slaughter4    #ab3d4
 ,how long shall the land mourn1 and the
 herb of every field wither  for the    
wickedness of them that dwell therein8  
,the beasts and the birds  are consumed3
 because they have said3 ,he shall not  
see our last end4    #ab3e4 ,if thou    
hast been wearied with running with     
footmen1 how canst  thou contend with   
horses8 and if thou hast been secure in 
a land of  peace1 what wilt thou do in  
the swelling of the ,jordan8    #ab3f4  
,for even thy brethren1 and the house of
 thy father1 even they  have fought     
against thee1 and have cried after thee 
with full voice3  believe them not when 
they speak good things to thee4         
#ab3g4 ,i have forsaken my house1 ,i    
have left my inheritance3 ,i have  given
 my dear soul into the hand of her      
enemies4    #ab3h4 ,my inheritance is   

become to me as a lion in the wood3 it  
hath  cried out against me1 therefore   
have ,i hated it4    #ab3i4 ,is my      
inheritance to me as a speckled bird8 is
 it as a bird dyed  throughout8 come ye1
 assemble yourselves1 all ye beasts of  
the earth1  make haste to devour4       
#ab3aj4 ,many pastors have destroyed my 
vineyard1 they have trodden my  portion 
under foot3 they have changed my        
delightful portion into a  desolate     
wilderness4    #ab3aa4 ,they have laid  
it waste1 and it hath mourned for me4   
,with  desolation is all the land made  
desolate2 because there is none that    
considereth in the heart4    #ab3ab4    
,the spoilers are come upon all the ways
 of the wilderness1 for  the sword of   
the ,lord shall devour from one end of  
the land to the  other end thereof3     
there is no peace for all flesh4        
#ab3ac4 ,they have sown wheat1 and      
reaped thorns3 they have received an    
inheritance1 and it shall not profit    
them3 you shall be ashamed of your      

fruits1 because of the fierce wrath of  
the ,lord4    #ab3ad4 ,thus saith the   
,lord against all my wicked neighbours1 
that touch  the inheritance that ,i have
 shared out to my people ,israel3       
,behold ,i  will pluck them out of their
 land1 and ,i will pluck the house of   
,juda  out of the midst of them4        
#ab3ae4 ,and when ,i shall have plucked 
them out1 ,i will return1 and have      
mercy on them3 and will bring them back1
 every man to his inheritance1  and     
every man into his land4    #ab3af4 ,and
 it shall come to pass1 if they will be 
taught1 and will  learn the ways of my  
people1 to swear by my name3 ,the ,lord 
liveth1 as  they have taught my people  
to swear by ,baal3 that they shall be   
built  up in the midst of my people4    
#ab3ag4 ,but if they will not hear1 ,i  
will utterly pluck out and destroy  that
 nation1 saith the ,lord4      ,jeremias
 ,chapter #ac    ,under the figure of a 
linen girdle is foretold the destruction
 of the  ,jews4 ,their obstinacy in sin 

brings all miseries upon them4    #ac3a4
 ,thus saith the ,lord to me3 ,go1 and  
get thee a linen girdle1 and  thou shalt
 put it about thy loins1 and shalt not  
put it into water4    #ac3b4 ,and ,i got
 a girdle according to the word of the  
,lord1 and put it  about my loins4      
#ac3c4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me the second time1 saying3    #ac3d4
 ,take the girdle which thou hast got1  
which is about thy loins1  and arise1 go
 to the ,euphrates1 and hide it there in
 a hole of the  rock4    #ac3e4 ,and ,i 
went1 and hid it by the ,euphrates1 as  
the ,lord had  commanded me4    #ac3f4  
,and it came to pass after many days1   
that the ,lord said to me3  ,arise1 go  
to the ,euphrates1 and take from thence 
the girdle1 which ,i  commanded thee to 
hide there4    #ac3g4 ,and ,i went to   
the ,euphrates1 and digged1 and took the
 girdle out  of the place where ,i had  
hid it and behold the girdle was rotten1
 so  that it was fit for no use4        
#ac3h4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  

to me1 saying3    #ac3i4 ,thus saith the
 ,lord3 ,after this manner will ,i make 
the pride of  ,juda1 and the great pride
 of ,jerusalem to rot4    #ac3aj4 ,this 
wicked people1 that will not hear my    
words1 and that walk  in the            
perverseness of their heart1 and have   
gone after strange gods to  serve them1 
and to adore them3 and they shall be as 
this girdle1 which  is fit for no use4  
#ac3aa4 ,for as the girdle sticketh     
close to the loins of a man1 so have  ,i
 brought close to me all the house of   
,israel1 and all the house of  ,juda1   
saith the ,lord3 that they might be my  
people1 and for a name1 and  for a      
praise1 and for a glory3 but they would 
not hear4    #ac3ab4 ,thou shalt speak  
therefore to them this word3 ,thus saith
 the  ,lord the ,god of ,israel3 ,every 
bottle shall be filled with wine4 ,and  
they shall say to thee3 ,do we not know 
that every bottle shall be  filled with 
wine8    #ac3ac4 ,and thou shalt say to 
them3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i 

will  fill all the inhabitants of this  
land1 and the kings of the race of      
,david that sit upon his throne1 and the
 priests1 and the prophets1 and  all the
 inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 with        
drunkenness4    #ac3ad4 ,and ,i will    
scatter them every man from his brother1
 and fathers  and sons in like manner1  
saith the ,lord3 ,i will not spare1 and 
,i will  not pardon3 nor will ,i have   
mercy1 but to destroy them4    #ac3ae4  
,hear ye1 and give ear3 ,be not proud1  
for the ,lord hath spoken4    #ac3af4   
,give ye glory to the ,lord your ,god1  
before it be dark1 and  before your feet
 stumble upon the dark mountains3 you   
shall look for  light1 and he will turn 
it into the shadow of death1 and into   
darkness4    #ac3ag4 ,but if you will   
not hear this1 my soul shall weep in    
secret for  your pride3 weeping it shall
 weep1 and my eyes shall run down with  
tears1 because the flock of the ,lord is
 carried away captive4    #ac3ah4 ,say  
to the king1 and to the queen3 ,humble  

yourselves1 sit down3  for the crown of 
your glory is come down from your head4 
#ac3ai4 ,the cities of the south are    
shut up1 and there is none to open      
them3 all ,juda is carried away captive 
with an entire captivity4    #ac3bj4    
,lift up your eyes1 and see1 you that   
come from the north3 where  is the flock
 that is given thee1 thy beautiful      
cattle8    #ac3ba4 ,what wilt thou say  
when he shall visit thee8 for thou hast 
taught them against thee1 and instructed
 them against thy own head3  shall not  
sorrows lay hold on thee1 as a woman in 
labour8    #ac3bb4 ,and if thou shalt   
say in thy heart3 ,why are these things 
come  upon me8 ,for the greatness of thy
 iniquity1 thy nakedness is  discovered1
 the soles of thy feet are defiled4     
#ac3bc4 ,if the ,ethiopian can change   
his skin1 or the leopard his spots3  you
 also may do well1 when you have learned
 evil4    #ac3bd4 ,and ,i will scatter  
them as stubble1 which is carried away  
by the  wind in the desert4    #ac3be4  

,this is thy lot1 and the portion of thy
 measure from me1 saith  the ,lord1     
because thou hast forgotten me1 and hast
 trusted in  falsehood4    #ac3bf4      
,wherefore ,i have also bared thy thighs
 against thy face1 and thy  shame hath  
appeared4    #ac3bg4 ,i have seen thy   
adulteries1 and thy neighing1 the       
wickedness of  thy fornication3 and thy 
abominations1 upon the hills in the     
field4 ,woe  to thee1 ,jerusalem1 wilt  
thou not be made clean after me3 how    
long yet8      ,jeremias ,chapter #ad   
,a grievous famine3 and the prophet's   
prayer on that occasion4 ,evils         
denounced to false prophets4 ,the       
prophet mourns for his people4    #ad3a4
 ,the word of the ,lord that came to    
,jeremias concerning the words  of the  
drought4    #ad3b4 ,judea hath mourned1 
and the gates thereof are fallen1 and   
are  become obscure on the ground1 and  
the cry of ,jerusalem is gone up4       
#ad3c4 ,the great ones sent their       
inferiors to the water3 they came to    

draw1 they found no water1 they carried 
back their vessels empty3 they  were    
confounded and afflicted1 and covered   
their heads4    #ad3d4 ,for the         
destruction of the land1 because there  
came no rain upon  the earth1 the       
husbandmen were confounded1 they covered
 their heads4    #ad3e4 ,yea1 the hind  
also brought forth in the field1 and    
left it1  because there was no grass4   
#ad3f4 ,and the wild asses stood upon   
the rocks1 they snuffed up the wind     
like dragons1 their eyes failed1 because
 there was no grass4    #ad3g4 ,if our  
iniquities have testified against us1 ,o
 ,lord1 do thou it  for thy name's sake1
 for our rebellions are many1 we have   
sinned  against thee4    #ad3h4 ,o      
expectation of ,israel1 the ,saviour    
thereof in time of trouble3  why wilt   
thou be as a stranger in the land1 and  
as a wayfaring man  turning in to lodge8
    #ad3i4 ,why wilt thou be as a       
wandering man1 as a mighty man that     
cannot  save8 but thou1 ,o ,lord1 art   

among us1 and thy name is called upon by
  us1 forsake us not4    #ad3aj4 ,thus  
saith the ,lord to this people1 that    
have loved to move  their feet1 and have
 not rested1 and have not pleased the   
,lord3 ,he will  now remember their     
iniquities1 and visit their sins4       
#ad3aa4 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,pray
 not for this people for their  good4   
#ad3ab4 ,when they fast ,i will not hear
 their prayers3 and if they offer       
holocausts and victims1 ,i will not     
receive them3 for ,i will consume  them 
by the sword1 and by famine1 and by the 
pestilence4    #ad3ac4 ,and ,i said3    
,ah1 ah1 ah1 ,o ,lord ,god1 the prophets
 say to them3  ,you shall not see the   
sword1 and there shall be no famine     
among you1  but he will give you true   
peace in this place4    #ad3ad4 ,and the
 ,lord said to me3 ,the prophets        
prophesy falsely in my  name3 ,i sent   
them not1 neither have ,i commanded     
them1 nor have ,i spoken  to them3 they 
prophesy unto you a lying vision1 and   

divination and  deceit1 and the         
seduction of their own heart4    #ad3ae4
 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord        
concerning the prophets that  prophesy  
in my name1 whom ,i did not send1 that  
say3 ,sword and famine  shall not be in 
this land3 ,by sword and famine shall   
those prophets be  consumed4    #ad3af4 
,and the people to whom they prophesy1  
shall be cast out in the  streets of    
,jerusalem because of the famine and the
 sword1 and there  shall be none to bury
 them3 they and their wives1 their sons 
and their  daughters1 and ,i will pour  
out their own wickedness upon them4     
#ad3ag4 ,and thou shalt speak this word 
to them3 ,let my eyes shed down  tears  
night and day1 and let them not cease1  
because the virgin  daughter of my      
people is afflicted with a great        
affliction1 with an  exceeding grievous 
evil4    #ad3ah4 ,if ,i go forth into   
the fields1 behold the slain with the   
sword3  and if ,i enter into the city1  
behold them that are consumed with      

famine4 ,the prophet also and the priest
 are gone into a land which they  knew  
not4    #ad3ai4 ,hast thou utterly cast 
away ,juda1 or hath thy soul abhorred   
,sion8 why then hast thou struck us1 so 
that there is no healing for us8  we    
have looked for peace1 and there is no  
good3 and for the time of  healing1 and 
behold trouble4    #ad3bj4 ,we          
acknowledge1 ,o ,lord1 our wickedness1  
the iniquities of our  fathers1 because 
we have sinned against thee4    #ad3ba4 
,give us not to be a reproach1 for thy  
name's sake1 and do not  disgrace in us 
the throne of thy glory3 remember1 break
 not thy  covenant with us4    #ad3bb4  
,are there any among the graven things  
of the ,gentiles that can  send rain8 or
 can the heavens give showers8 art not  
thou the ,lord our  ,god1 whom we have  
looked for8 for thou hast made all these
 things4      ,jeremias ,chapter #ae    
,god is determined to punish the ,jews  
for their sins4 ,the prophet's          
complaint1 and ,god's promise to him4   

#ae3a4 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,if   
,moses and ,samuel shall stand before   
me1 my soul is not towards this people3 
cast them out from my sight1  and let   
them go forth4    #ae3b4 ,and if they   
shall say unto thee3 ,whither shall we  
go forth8 thou  shalt say to them3 ,thus
 saith the ,lord3 ,such as are for      
death1 to  death3 and such as are for   
the sword1 to the sword3 and such as are
 for  famine1 to famine3 and such as are
 for captivity1 to captivity4    #ae3c4 
,and ,i will visit them with four kinds1
 saith the ,lord3 ,the sword  to kill1  
and the dogs to tear1 and the fowls of  
the air1 and the beasts  of the earth1  
to devour and to destroy4    #ae3d4 ,and
 ,i will give them up to the rage of all
 the kingdoms of the  earth3 because of 
,manasses the son of ,ezechias the king 
of ,juda1 for  all that he did in       
,jerusalem4    #ae3e4 ,for who shall    
have pity on thee1 ,o ,jerusalem8 or who
 shall bemoan  thee8 or who shall go to 
pray for thy peace8    #ae3f4 ,thou hast

 forsaken me1 saith the ,lord1 thou art 
gone backward3  and ,i will stretch out 
my hand against thee1 and ,i will       
destroy thee3 ,i  am weary of entreating
 thee4    #ae3g4 ,and ,i will scatter   
them with a fan in the gates of the     
land3 ,i  have killed and destroyed my  
people1 and yet they are not returned   
from  their ways4    #ae3h4 ,their      
widows are multiplied unto me above the 
sand of the sea3 ,i  have brought upon  
them against the mother of the young man
 a spoiler at  noonday3 ,i have cast a  
terror on a sudden upon the cities4     
#ae3i4 ,she that hath borne seven is    
become weak1 her soul hath fainted      
away3 her sun is gone down1 while it was
 yet day3 she is confounded1  and       
ashamed3 and the residue of them ,i will
 give up to the sword in the  sight of  
their enemies1 saith the ,lord4         
#ae3aj4 ,woe is me1 my mother3 why hast 
thou borne me a man of strife1 a  man of
 contention to all the earth8 ,i have   
not lent on usury1 neither  hath any man

 lent to me on usury3 yet all curse me4 
#ae3aa4 ,the ,lord saith to me3         
,assuredly it shall be well with thy    
remnant1 assuredly ,i shall help thee in
 the time of affliction1 and in  the    
time of tribulation against the enemy4  
#ae3ab4 ,shall iron be allied with the  
iron from the north1 and the  brass8    
,shall iron be allied1 etc4444 ,shall   
the iron1 that is1 the strength of      
,juda1 stand against the stronger iron  
of the north1 that is1 of  ,babylon3 or 
enter into an alliance upon equal       
footing with it8 ,no  certainly3 but it 
must be broken by it4    #ae3ac4 ,thy   
riches and thy treasures ,i will give   
unto spoil for nothing1  because of all 
thy sins1 even in all thy borders4      
#ae3ad4 ,and ,i will bring thy enemies  
out of a land1 which thou knowest  not3 
for a fire is kindled in my rage1 it    
shall burn upon you4    #ae3ae4 ,o      
,lord1 thou knowest1 remember me1 and   
visit me1 and defend me  from them that 
persecute me1 do not defend me in thy   

patience3 know  that for thy sake ,i    
have suffered reproach4    ,do not      
defend me in thy patience4444 ,that is1 
let not thy patience and  longsuffering1
 which thou usest towards sinners1 keep 
thee from making  haste to my           
assistance4    #ae3af4 ,thy words were  
found1 and ,i did eat them1 and thy word
 was to me  a joy and gladness of my    
heart3 for thy name is called upon me1  
,o ,lord  ,god of hosts4    #ae3ag4 ,i  
sat not in the assembly of jesters1 nor 
did ,i make a boast of  the presence of 
thy hand3 ,i sat alone1 because thou    
hast filled me with  threats4    #ae3ah4
 ,why is my sorrow become perpetual1 and
 my wound desperate so as  to refuse to 
be healed8 it is become to me as the    
falsehood of  deceitful waters that     
cannot be trusted4    #ae3ai4 ,therefore
 thus saith the ,lord3 ,if thou wilt be 
converted1 ,i will  convert thee1 and   
thou shalt stand before my face2 and if 
thou wilt  separate the precious from   
the vile1 thou shalt be as my mouth3    

they  shall be turned to thee1 and thou 
shalt not be turned to them4    #ae3bj4 
,and ,i will make thee to this people as
 a strong wall of brass3  and they shall
 fight against thee1 and shall not      
prevail3 for ,i am with  thee to save   
thee1 and to deliver thee1 saith the    
,lord4    #ae3ba4 ,and ,i will deliver  
thee out of the hand of the wicked1 and 
,i  will redeem thee out of the hand of 
the mighty4      ,jeremias ,chapter #af 
,the prophet is forbid to marry4 ,the   
,jews shall be utterly ruined for  their
 idolatry3 but shall at length be       
released from their captivity1  and the 
,gentiles shall be converted4    #af3a4 
,and the word of the ,lord came to me1  
saying3    #af3b4 ,thou shalt not take  
thee a wife1 neither shalt thou have    
sons and  daughters in this place4      
#af3c4 ,for thus saith the ,lord        
concerning the sons and daughters1 that 
are born in this place1 and concerning  
their mothers that bore them3  and      
concerning their fathers1 of whom they  

were born in this land3    #af3d4 ,they 
shall die by the death of grievous      
illnesses3 they shall not  be lamented1 
and they shall not be buried1 they shall
 be as dung upon  the face of the earth3
 and they shall be consumed with the    
sword1 and  with famine3 and their      
carcasses shall be meat for the fowls of
 the  air1 and for the beasts of the    
earth4    #af3e4 ,for thus saith the    
,lord3 ,enter not into the house of     
feasting1  neither go thou to mourn1 nor
 to comfort them3 because ,i have taken 
away my peace from this people1 saith   
the ,lord1 my mercy and  commiserations4
    #af3f4 ,both the great and the      
little shall die in this land3 they     
shall  not be buried nor lamented1 and  
men shall not cut themselves1 nor make  
themselves bald for them4    #af3g4 ,and
 they shall not break bread among them  
to him that mourneth1  to comfort him   
for the dead3 neither shall they give   
them to drink of  the cup1 to comfort   
them for their father and mother4       

#af3h4 ,and do not thou go into the     
house of feasting1 to sit with them1    
and to eat and drink3    #af3i4 ,for    
thus saith the ,lord of hosts1 the ,god 
of ,israel3 ,behold ,i  will take away  
out of this place in your sight1 and in 
your days the  voice of mirth1 and the  
voice of gladness1 the voice of the     
bridegroom1  and the voice of the bride4
    #af3aj4 ,and when thou shalt tell   
this people all these words1 and they   
shall say to thee3 ,wherefore hath the  
,lord pronounced against us all  this   
great evil8 what is our iniquity8 and   
what is our sin1 that we  have sinned   
against the ,lord our ,god8    #af3aa4  
,thou shalt say to them3 ,because your  
fathers forsook me1 saith  the ,lord3   
and went after strange gods1 and served 
them1 and adored  them3 and they forsook
 me1 and kept not my law4    #af3ab4    
,and you also have done worse than your 
fathers3 for behold every  one of you   
walketh after the perverseness of his   
evil heart1 so as not  to hearken to me4

    #af3ac4 ,so ,i will cast you forth  
out of this land1 into a land which you 
know not1 nor your fathers3 and there   
you shall serve strange gods day  and   
night1 which shall not give you any     
rest4    #af3ad4 ,therefore behold the  
days come1 saith the ,lord1 when it     
shall be  said no more3 ,the ,lord      
liveth1 that brought forth the children 
of  ,israel out of the land of ,egypt4  
#af3ae4 ,but1 ,the ,lord liveth1 that   
brought the children of ,israel out of  
the land of the north1 and out of all   
the lands to which ,i cast them  out3   
and ,i will bring them again into their 
land1 which ,i gave to their  fathers4  
#af3af4 ,behold ,i will send many       
fishers1 saith the ,lord1 and they shall
  fish them3 and after this ,i will send
 them many hunters1 and they shall  hunt
 them from every mountain1 and from     
every hill and out of the holes  of the 
rocks4    #af3ag4 ,for my eyes are upon 
all their ways3 they are not hid from my
  face1 and their iniquity hath not been

 hid from my eyes4    #af3ah4 ,and ,i   
will repay first their double           
iniquities1 and their sins3  because    
they have defiled my land with the      
carcasses of their idols1  and they have
 filled my inheritance with their       
abominations4    #af3ai4 ,o ,lord1 my   
might1 and my strength1 and my refuge in
 the day of  tribulation3 to thee the   
,gentiles shall come from the ends of   
the  earth1 and shall say3 ,surely our  
fathers have possessed lies1 a vanity   
which hath not profited them4    #af3bj4
 ,shall a man make gods unto himself and
 they are no gods8    #af3ba4 ,therefore
 behold ,i will this once cause them to 
know1 ,i will  shew them my hand and my 
power3 and they shall know that my name 
is the  ,lord4      ,jeremias ,chapter  
#ag    ,for their obstinacy in sin the  
,jews shall be led captive4 ,he is      
cursed  that trusteth in flesh4 ,god    
alone searcheth the heart1 giving to    
every  one as he deserves4 ,the prophet 
prayeth to be delivered from his        

enemies1 and preacheth up the observance
 of the sabbath4    #ag3a4 ,the sin of  
,juda is written with a pen of iron1    
with the point of  a diamond1 it is     
graven upon the table of their heart1   
upon the horns  of their altars4        
#ag3b4 ,when their children shall       
remember their altars1 and their        
groves1 and their green trees upon the  
high mountains1    #ag3c4 ,sacrificing  
in the field3 ,i will give thy strength1
 and all thy  treasures to the spoil1   
and thy high places for sin in all thy  
borders4    #ag3d4 ,and thou shalt be   
left stripped of thy inheritance1 which 
,i gave  thee3 and ,i will make thee    
serve thy enemies in a land which thou  
knowest not3 because thou hast kindled a
 fire in my wrath1 it shall  burn for   
ever4    #ag3e4 ,thus saith the ,lord3  
,cursed be the man that trusteth in man1
 and  maketh flesh his arm1 and whose   
heart departeth from the ,lord4         
#ag3f4 ,for he shall be like tamaric in 
the desert1 and he shall not see  when  

good shall come3 but he shall dwell in  
dryness in the desert in a  salt land1  
and not inhabited4    ,tamaric4444 ,a   
barren shrub that grows in the driest   
parts of the  wilderness4    #ag3g4     
,blessed be the man that trusteth in the
 ,lord1 and the ,lord shall  be his     
confidence4    #ag3h4 ,and he shall be  
as a tree that is planted by the waters1
 that  spreadeth out its roots towards  
moisture3 and it shall not fear when    
the heat cometh4 ,and the leaf thereof  
shall be green1 and in the time  of     
drought it shall not be solicitous1     
neither shall it cease at any  time to  
bring forth fruit4    #ag3i4 ,the heart 
is perverse above all things1 and       
unsearchable1 who can  know it8         
#ag3aj4 ,i am the ,lord who search the  
heart1 and prove the reins3 who  give to
 every one according to his way1 and    
according to the fruit of  his devices4 
#ag3aa4 ,as the partridge hath hatched  
eggs which she did not lay3 so is  he   
that hath gathered riches1 and not by   

right3 in the midst of his  days he     
shall leave them1 and in his latter end 
he shall be a fool4    #ag3ab4 ,a high  
and glorious throne from the beginning  
is the place of  our sanctification4    
#ag3ac4 ,o ,lord1 the hope of ,israel3  
all that forsake thee shall be          
confounded3 they that depart from thee1 
shall be written in the earth3  because 
they have forsaken the ,lord1 the vein  
of living waters4    #ag3ad4 ,heal me1  
,o ,lord1 and ,i shall be healed3 save  
me1 and ,i shall be  saved3 for thou art
 my praise4    #ag3ae4 ,behold they say 
to me3 ,where is the word of the ,lord8 
let it  come4    #ag3af4 ,and ,i am not 
troubled1 following thee for my pastor1 
and ,i have  not desired the day of man1
 thou knowest4 ,that which went out of  
my  lips1 hath been right in thy sight4 
#ag3ag4 ,be not thou a terror unto me1  
thou art my hope in the day of          
affliction4    #ag3ah4 ,let them be     
confounded that persecute me1 and let   
not me be  confounded3 let them be      

afraid1 and let not me be afraid3 bring 
upon  them the day of affliction1 and   
with a double destruction1 destroy      
them4    ,let them be confounded1       
etc4444 ,such expressions as these in   
the  writings of the prophets1 are not  
to be understood as imprecations        
proceeding from malice or desire of     
revenge3 but as prophetic  predictions  
of evils that were about to fall upon   
impenitent sinners1  and approbations of
 the ways of divine justice4    #ag3ai4 
,thus saith the ,lord to me3 ,go1 and   
stand in the gate of the  children of   
the people1 by which the kings of ,juda 
come in1 and go out1  and in all the    
gates of ,jerusalem3    #ag3bj4 ,and    
thou shalt say to them3 ,hear the word  
of the ,lord1 ye kings  of ,juda1 and   
all ,juda1 and all the inhabitants of   
,jerusalem1 that enter  in by these     
gates4    #ag3ba4 ,thus saith the ,lord3
 ,take heed to your souls1 and carry no 
burdens on the sabbath day3 and bring   
them not in by the gates of  ,jerusalem4

    #ag3bb4 ,and do not bring burdens   
out of your houses on the sabbath day1  
neither do ye any work3 sanctify the    
sabbath day1 as ,i commanded your       
fathers4    #ag3bc4 ,but they did not   
hear1 nor incline their ear3 but        
hardened their  neck1 that they might   
not hear me1 and might not receive      
instruction4    #ag3bd4 ,and it shall   
come to pass3 if you will hearken to me1
 saith the  ,lord1 to bring in no       
burdens by the gates of this city on the
 sabbath  day3 and if you will sanctify 
the sabbath day1 to do no work therein3 
#ag3be4 ,then shall there enter in by   
the gates of this city kings and        
princes1 sitting upon the throne of     
,david1 and riding in chariots and  on  
horses1 they and their princes1 the men 
of ,juda1 and the inhabitants  of       
,jerusalem3 and this city shall be      
inhabited for ever4    #ag3bf4 ,and they
 shall come from the cities of ,juda1   
and from the places  round about        
,jerusalem1 and from the land of        

,benjamin1 and from the  plains1 and    
from the mountains1 and from the south1 
bringing  holocausts1 and victims1 and  
sacrifices1 and frankincense1 and they  
shall bring in an offering into the     
house of the ,lord4    #ag3bg4 ,but if  
you will not hearken to me1 to sanctify 
the sabbath day1  and not to carry      
burdens1 and not to bring them in by the
 gates of  ,jerusalem on the sabbath    
day3 ,i will kindle a fire in the gates 
thereof1 and it shall devour the houses 
of ,jerusalem1 and it shall not  be     
quenched4      ,jeremias ,chapter #ah   
,as the clay in the hand of the potter1 
so is ,israel in ,god's hand4 ,he       
pardoneth penitents1 and punisheth the  
obstinate4 ,they conspire against       
,jeremias1 for which he denounceth to   
them the miseries that hang over  them4 
#ah3a4 ,the word that came to ,jeremias 
from the ,lord1 saying3    #ah3b4       
,arise1 and go down into the potter's   
house1 and there thou shalt  hear my    
words4    #ah3c4 ,and ,i went down into 

the potter's house1 and behold he was   
doing  a work on the wheel4    #ah3d4   
,and the vessel was broken which he was 
making of clay with his  hands3 and     
turning he made another vessel1 as it   
seemed good in his  eyes to make it4    
#ah3e4 ,then the word of the ,lord came 
to me1 saying3    #ah3f4 ,cannot ,i do  
with you1 as this potter1 ,o house of   
,israel1 saith  the ,lord8 behold as    
clay is in the hand of the potter1 so   
are you in my  hand1 ,o house of        
,israel4    #ah3g4 ,i will suddenly     
speak against a nation1 and against a   
kingdom1 to  root out1 and to pull down1
 and to destroy it4    #ah3h4 ,if that  
nation against which ,i have spoken1    
shall repent of their  evil1 ,i also    
will repent of the evil that ,i have    
thought to do to them4    #ah3i4 ,and ,i
 will suddenly speak of a nation and of 
a kingdom1 to build  up and plant it4   
#ah3aj4 ,if it shall do evil in my      
sight1 that it obey not my voice3 ,i    
will repent of the good that ,i have    

spoken to do unto it4    #ah3aa4 ,now   
therefore tell the men of ,juda1 and the
 inhabitants of  ,jerusalem1 saying3    
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i frame 
evil against  you1 and devise a device  
against you3 let every man of you return
 from  his evil way1 and make ye your   
ways and your doings good4    #ah3ab4   
,and they said2 ,we have no hopes3 for  
we will go after our own  thoughts1 and 
we will do every one according to the   
perverseness of his  evil heart4        
#ah3ac4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord3
 ,ask among the nations3 ,who hath      
heard such horrible things1 as the      
virgin of ,israel hath done to  excess8 
#ah3ad4 ,shall the snow of ,libanus fail
 from the rock of the field8 or  can the
 cold waters that gush out and run down1
 be taken away8    #ah3ae4 ,because my  
people have forgotten me1 sacrificing in
 vain1 and  stumbling in their ways1 in 
ancient paths1 to walk by them in a way 
not  trodden3    #ah3af4 ,that their    
land might be given up to desolation1   

and to a  perpetual hissing3 every one  
that shall pass by it1 shall be         
astonished1 and wag his head4    #ah3ag4
 ,as a burning wind will ,i scatter them
 before the enemy3 ,i will  shew them   
the back1 and not the face1 in the day  
of their destruction4    #ah3ah4 ,and   
they said3 ,come1 and let us invent     
devices against ,jeremias3  for the law 
shall not perish from the priest1 nor   
counsel from the  wise1 nor the word    
from the prophet3 come1 and let us      
strike him with  the tongue1 and let us 
give no heed to all his words4          
#ah3ai4 ,give heed to me1 ,o ,lord1 and 
hear the voice of my adversaries4       
#ah3bj4 ,shall evil be rendered for     
good1 because they have digged a pit    
for my soul8 ,remember that ,i have     
stood in thy sight1 to speak good for   
them1 and to turn away thy indignation  
from them4    ,remember1 etc4444 ,this  
is spoken in the person of ,christ1     
persecuted by  the ,jews1 and           
prophetically denouncing the evils that 

should fall upon  them in punishment of 
their crimes4    #ah3ba4 ,therefore     
deliver up their children to famine1 and
 bring them  into the hands of the      
sword3 let their wives be bereaved of   
children  and widows3 and let their     
husbands be slain by death3 let their   
young  men be stabbed with the sword in 
battle4    #ah3bb4 ,let a cry be heard  
out of their houses3 for thou shalt     
bring the  robber upon them suddenly3   
because they have digged a pit to take  
me1  and have hid snares for my feet4   
#ah3bc4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 knowest all
 their counsel against me unto  death3  
forgive not their iniquity1 and let not 
their sin be blotted out  from thy      
sight3 let them be overthrown before thy
 eyes1 in the time of  thy wrath do thou
 destroy them4      ,jeremias ,chapter  
#ai    ,under the type of breaking a    
potter's vessel1 the prophet foresheweth
  the desolation of the ,jews for their 
sins4    #ai3a4 ,thus saith the ,lord3  
,go1 and take a potter's earthen bottle1

 and  take of the ancients of the       
people1 and of the ancients of the      
priests3    #ai3b4 ,and go forth into   
the valley of the son of ,ennom1 which  
is by the  entry of the earthen gate3   
and there thou shalt proclaim the words 
that  ,i shall tell thee4    #ai3c4 ,and
 thou shalt say3 ,hear the word of the  
,lord1 ,o ye kings of  ,juda1 and ye    
inhabitants of ,jerusalem3 ,thus saith  
the ,lord of hosts1  the ,god of        
,israel3 ,behold ,i will bring an       
affliction upon this place3  so that    
whosoever shall hear it1 his ears shall 
tingle3    #ai3d4 ,because they have    
forsaken me1 and have profaned this     
place3 and  have sacrificed therein to  
strange gods1 whom neither they nor     
their  fathers knew1 nor the kings of   
,juda3 and they have filled this place  
with the blood of innocents4    #ai3e4  
,and they have built the high places of 
,baalim1 to burn their  children with   
fire for a holocaust to ,baalim3 which  
,i did not command1  nor speak of1      

neither did it once come into my mind4  
#ai3f4 ,therefore behold the days come1 
saith the ,lord1 that this place  shall 
no more be called ,topheth1 nor the     
valley of the son of ,ennom1  but the   
valley of slaughter4    #ai3g4 ,and ,i  
will defeat the counsel of ,juda and of 
,jerusalem in this  place3 and ,i will  
destroy them with the sword in the sight
 of their  enemies1 and by the hands of 
them that seek their lives3 and ,i will 
give their carcasses to be meat for the 
fowls of the air1 and for the  beasts of
 the earth4    #ai3h4 ,and ,i will make 
this city an astonishment1 and a        
hissing3 every  one that shall pass by  
it1 shall be astonished1 and shall hiss 
because  of all the plagues thereof4    
#ai3i4 ,and ,i will feed them with the  
flesh of their sons1 and with the  flesh
 of their daughters3 and they shall eat 
every one the flesh of his  friend in   
the siege1 and in the distress wherewith
 their enemies1 and  they that seek     
their lives1 shall straiten them4       

#ai3aj4 ,and thou shalt break the bottle
 in the sight of the men that  shall go 
with thee4    #ai3aa4 ,and thou shalt   
say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord of   
hosts3 ,even  so will ,i break this     
people1 and this city1 as the potter's  
vessel is  broken1 which cannot be made 
whole again3 and they shall be buried in
  ,topheth1 because there is no other   
place to bury in4    #ai3ab4 ,thus will 
,i do to this place1 saith the ,lord1   
and to the  inhabitants thereof3 and ,i 
will make this city as ,topheth4        
#ai3ac4 ,and the houses of ,jerusalem1  
and the houses of the kings of ,juda    
shall be unclean as the place of        
,topheth3 all the houses upon whose     
roofs they have sacrificed to all the   
host of heaven1 and have poured  out    
drink offerings to strange gods4        
#ai3ad4 ,then ,jeremias came from       
,topheth1 whither the ,lord had sent him
  to prophesy1 and he stood in the court
 of the house of the ,lord1 and  said to
 all the people3    #ai3ae4 ,thus saith 

the ,lord of hosts1 the ,god of ,israel3
 ,behold ,i will  bring in upon this    
city1 and upon all the cities thereof   
all the evils  that ,i have spoken      
against it3 because they have hardened  
their necks1  that they might not hear  
my words4      ,jeremias ,chapter #bj   
,the prophet is persecuted3 he denounces
 captivity to his persecutors1  and     
bemoans himself4    #bj3a4 ,now ,phassur
 the son of ,emmer1 the priest1 who was 
appointed chief  in the house of the    
,lord1 heard ,jeremias prophesying these
 words4    #bj3b4 ,and ,phassur struck  
,jeremias the prophet1 and put him in   
the  stocks1 that were in the upper gate
 of ,benjamin1 in the house of the      
,lord4    #bj3c4 ,and when it was light 
the next day1 ,phassur brought ,jeremias
 out  of the stocks4 ,and ,jeremias said
 to him3 ,the ,lord hath not called thy 
name ,phassur1 but fear on every side4  
,phassur4444 ,this name signifies       
increase and principality3 and          
therefore is here changed to            

,magor-,missabib1 or fear on every side3
 to  denote the evils that should come  
upon him in punishment of his  opposing 
the word of ,god4    #bj3d4 ,for thus   
saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will deliver
 thee up to fear1  thee and all thy     
friends3 and they shall fall by the     
sword of their  enemies1 and thy eyes   
shall see it1 and ,i will give all ,juda
 into the  hand of the king of ,babylon3
 and he shall carry them away to        
,babylon1  and shall strike them with   
the sword4    #bj3e4 ,and ,i will give  
all the substance of this city1 and all 
its  labour1 and every precious thing   
thereof1 and all the treasures of the   
kings of ,juda will ,i give into the    
hands of their enemies3 and they  shall 
pillage them1 and take them away1 and   
carry them to ,babylon4    #bj3f4 ,but  
thou ,phassur1 and all that dwell in thy
 house1 shall go into  captivity1 and   
thou shalt go to ,babylon1 and there    
thou shalt die1 and  there thou shalt be
 buried1 thou and all thy friends1 to   

whom thou hast  prophesied a lie4       
#bj3g4 ,thou hast deceived me1 ,o ,lord1
 and ,i am deceived3 thou hast been     
stronger than ,i1 and thou hast         
prevailed4 ,i am become a laughingstock 
all the day1 all scoff at me4    ,thou  
hast deceived1 etc4444 ,the meaning of  
the prophet1 is not to  charge ,god with
 any untruth2 but what he calls         
deceiving1 was only the  concealing from
 him1 when he accepted of the           
prophetical commission1  the greatness  
of the evils which the execution of that
 commission was  to bring upon him4     
#bj3h4 ,for ,i am speaking now this long
 time1 crying out against  iniquity1 and
 ,i often proclaim devastation3 and the 
word of the ,lord is  made a reproach to
 me1 and a derision all the day4        
#bj3i4 ,then ,i said3 ,i will not make  
mention of him1 nor speak any more  in  
his name3 and there came in my heart as 
a burning fire1 shut up in  my bones1   
and ,i was wearied1 not being able to   
bear it4    #bj3aj4 ,for ,i heard the   

reproaches of many1 and terror on every 
side3  ,persecute him1 and let us       
persecute him3 from all the men that    
were my  familiars1 and continued at my 
side3 if by any means he may be         
deceived1 and we may prevail against    
him1 and be revenged on him4    #bj3aa4 
,but the ,lord is with me as a strong   
warrior3 therefore they that  persecute 
me shall fall1 and shall be weak3 they  
shall be greatly  confounded1 because   
they have not understood the everlasting
 reproach1  which never shall be        
effaced4    #bj3ab4 ,and thou1 ,o ,lord 
of hosts1 prover of the just1 who seest 
the  reins and the heart3 let me see1 ,i
 beseech thee1 thy vengeance on them3   
for to thee ,i have laid open my cause4 
,let me see1 etc4444 ,this prayer       
proceeded not from hatred or ill will1  
but zeal of justice4    #bj3ac4 ,sing ye
 to the ,lord1 praise the ,lord3 because
 he hath delivered  the soul of the poor
 out of the hand of the wicked4         
#bj3ad4 ,cursed be the day wherein ,i   

was born3 let not the day in which  my  
mother bore me1 be blessed4    ,cursed  
be the day1 etc4444 ,in these1 and the  
following words of the  prophet1 there  
is a certain figure of speech to express
 with more  energy the greatness of the 
evils to which his birth had exposed    
him4    #bj3ae4 ,cursed be the man that 
brought the tidings to my father1       
saying3  ,a man child is born to thee3  
and made him greatly rejoice4    #bj3af4
 ,let that man be as the cities which   
the ,lord hath overthrown1  and hath not
 repented3 let him hear a cry in the    
morning1 and howling  at noontide3      
#bj3ag4 ,who slew me not from the womb1 
that my mother might have been my       
grave1 and her womb an everlasting      
conception4    #bj3ah4 ,why came ,i out 
of the womb1 to see labour and sorrow1  
and that  my days should be spent in    
confusion8      ,jeremias ,chapter #ba  
,the prophet's answer to the messengers 
of ,sedecias1 when ,jerusalem was       
besieged4    #ba3a4 ,the word that came 

to ,jeremias from the ,lord1 when king  
,sedecias  sent unto him ,phassur1 the  
son of ,melchias1 and ,sophonias1 the   
son of  ,maasias the priest1 saying3    
#ba3b4 ,inquire of the ,lord for us1 for
 ,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon       
maketh war against us3 if so be the     
,lord will deal with us according to    
all his wonderful works1 that he may    
depart from us4    #ba3c4 ,and ,jeremias
 said to them3 ,thus shall you say to   
,sedecias3    #ba3d4 ,thus saith the    
,lord1 the ,god of ,israel3 ,behold ,i  
will turn back  the weapons of war that 
are in your hands1 and with which you   
fight  against the king of ,babylon1 and
 the ,chaldeans1 that besiege you round 
about the walls3 and ,i will gather them
 together in the midst of this  city4   
#ba3e4 ,and ,i myself will fight against
 you with an outstretched hand1  and    
with a strong arm1 and in fury1 and in  
indignation1 and in great  wrath4       
#ba3f4 ,and ,i will strike the          
inhabitants of this city1 men and beasts

  shall die of a great pestilence4      
#ba3g4 ,and after this1 saith the ,lord1
 ,i will give ,sedecias the king of     
,juda1 and his servants1 and his people1
 and such as are left in this  city from
 the pestilence1 and the sword1 and the 
famine1 into the hand  of               
,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon1   
and into the hand of their  enemies1 and
 into the hand of them that seek their  
life1 and he shall  strike them with the
 edge of the sword1 and he shall not be 
moved to  pity1 nor spare them1 nor shew
 mercy to them4    #ba3h4 ,and to this  
people thou shalt say3 ,thus saith the  
,lord3 ,behold ,i  set before you the   
way of life1 and the way of death4      
#ba3i4 ,he that shall abide in this     
city1 shall die by the sword1 and by    
the famine1 and by the pestilence3 but  
he that shall go out and flee  over to  
the ,chaldeans1 that besiege you1 shall 
live1 and his life shall  be to him as a
 spoil4    #ba3aj4 ,for ,i have set my  
face against this city for evil1 and not

 for  good1 saith the ,lord3 it shall be
 given into the hand of the king of     
,babylon1 and he shall burn it with     
fire4    #ba3aa4 ,and to the house of   
the king of ,juda3 ,hear ye the word of 
the  ,lord1    #ba3ab4 ,o house of      
,david1 thus saith the ,lord3 ,judge ye 
judgment in the  morning1 and deliver   
him that is oppressed by violence out of
 the hand  of the oppressor3 lest my    
indignation go forth like a fire1 and be
  kindled1 and there be none to quench  
it1 because of the evil of your  ways4  
#ba3ac4 ,behold ,i come to thee that    
dwellest in a valley upon a rock  above 
a plain1 saith the ,lord3 and you say3  
,who shall strike us and who  shall     
enter into our houses8    ,to thee that 
dwellest1 etc4444 ,he speaks to         
,jerusalem1 confiding in the  strength  
of her situation upon rocks1 surrounded 
with a deep valley4    #ba3ad4 ,but ,i  
will visit upon you according to the    
fruit of your doings1  saith the ,lord3 
and ,i will kindle a fire in the forest 

thereof3 and it  shall devour all things
 round about it4      ,jeremias ,chapter
 #bb    ,an exhortation both to king and
 people to return of ,god4 ,the sentence
  of ,god upon ,joachaz1 ,joakim1 and   
,jechonias4    #bb3a4 ,thus saith the   
,lord3 ,go down to the house of the king
 of ,juda1  and there thou shalt speak  
this word1    ,go down1 etc4444 ,the    
contents of this chapter are of a more  
ancient  date than those of the         
foregoing chapter3 for the order of time
 is not  always observed in the writings
 of the prophets4    #bb3b4 ,and thou   
shalt say3 ,hear the word of the ,lord1 
king of ,juda1 that  sittest upon the   
throne of ,david3 thou and thy servants1
 and thy  people1 who enter in by these 
gates4    #bb3c4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 
,execute judgment and justice1 and      
deliver  him that is oppressed out of   
the hand of the oppressor3 and afflict  
not  the stranger1 the fatherless1 and  
the widow1 nor oppress them unjustly3   
and shed not innocent blood in this     

place4    #bb3d4 ,for if you will do    
this thing indeed1 then shall there     
enter in  by the gates of this house1   
kings of the race of ,david sitting upon
 his  throne1 and riding in chariots and
 on horses1 they and their servants1    
and their people4    #bb3e4 ,but if you 
will not hearken to these words3 ,i     
swear by myself1  saith the ,lord1 that 
this house shall become a desolation4   
#bb3f4 ,for thus saith the ,lord to the 
house of the king of ,juda3 ,thou  art  
to me ,galaad the head of ,libanus3 yet 
surely ,i will make thee a  wilderness1 
and cities not habitable4    ,galaad the
 head of ,libanus4444 ,by ,galaad1 a    
rich and fruitful country1  is here     
signified the royal palace of the kings 
of the house of ,david3  by ,libanus1 a 
high mountain abounding in cedar trees1 
the populous city  of ,jerusalem4       
#bb3g4 ,and ,i will prepare against thee
 the destroyer and his weapons3  and    
they shall cut down thy chosen cedars1  
and shall cast them headlong  into the  

fire4    ,prepare4444 ,literally1       
sanctify4    #bb3h4 ,and many nations   
shall pass by this city3 and they shall 
say  every man to his neighbour3 ,why   
hath the ,lord done so to this great    
city8    #bb3i4 ,and they shall answer3 
,because they have forsaken the covenant
 of  the ,lord their ,god1 and have     
adored strange gods1 and served them4   
#bb3aj4 ,weep not for him that is dead1 
nor bemoan him with your tears3  lament 
him that goeth away1 for he shall return
 no more1 nor see his  native country4  
,weep not for him that is dead1 etc4444 
,he means the good king ,josias1  who by
 death was taken away1 so as not to see 
the miseries of his  country4--,ibid4   
,him that goeth away4444 ,viz41 sellum1 
alias ,joachaz1 who  was carried captive
 into ,egypt4    #bb3aa4 ,for thus saith
 the ,lord to ,sellum the son of ,josias
 the king of  ,juda1 who reigned instead
 of his father1 who went forth out of   
this  place3 ,he shall return hither no 
more3    #bb3ab4 ,but in the place1 to  

which ,i have removed him1 there shall  
he  die1 and he shall not see this land 
any more4    #bb3ac4 ,woe to him that   
buildeth up his house by injustice1 and 
his  chambers not in judgment3 that will
 oppress his friend without cause1  and 
will not pay him his wages4    #bb3ad4  
,who saith3 ,i will build me a wide     
house1 and large chambers3 who  openeth 
to himself windows1 and maketh roofs of 
cedar1 and painteth  them with          
vermilion4    #bb3ae4 ,shalt thou reign1
 because thou comparest thyself to the  
cedar8  did not thy father eat and      
drink1 and do judgment and justice1 and 
it  was then well with him8    #bb3af4  
,he judged the cause of the poor and    
needy for his own good3 was  it not     
therefore because he knew me1 saith the 
,lord8    #bb3ag4 ,but thy eyes and thy 
heart are set upon covetousness1 and    
upon  shedding innocent blood1 and upon 
oppression1 and running after evil      
works4    #bb3ah4 ,therefore thus saith 
the ,lord concerning ,joakim the son of 

,josias king of ,juda3 ,they shall not  
mourn for him1 ,alas1 my brother1  and1 
,alas1 sister3 they shall not lament for
 him1 ,alas1 my lord1 or1  ,alas1 the   
noble one4    #bb3ai4 ,he shall be      
buried with the burial of an ass1 rotten
 and cast  forth without the gates of   
,jerusalem4    #bb3bj4 ,go up to        
,libanus1 and cry3 and lift up thy voice
 in ,basan1 and  cry to them that pass  
by1 for all thy lovers are destroyed4   
#bb3ba4 ,i spoke to thee in thy         
prosperity3 and thou saidst3 ,i will not
  hear3 this hath been thy way from thy 
youth1 because thou hast not  heard my  
voice4    #bb3bb4 ,the wind shall feed  
all thy pastors1 and thy lovers shall go
  into captivity and then shalt thou be 
confounded1 and ashamed of all  thy     
wickedness4    #bb3bc4 ,thou that       
sittest in ,libanus1 and makest thy nest
 in the cedars1  how hast thou mourned  
when sorrows came upon thee1 as the     
pains of a  woman in labour8    #bb3bd4 
,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 if        

,jechonias the son of ,joakim the  king 
of ,juda were a ring on my right hand1  
,i would pluck him thence4    #bb3be4   
,and ,i will give thee into the hand of 
them that seek thy life1  and into the  
hand of them whose face thou fearest1   
and into the hand of  ,nabuchodonosor   
king of ,babylon1 and into the hand of  
the ,chaldeans4    #bb3bf4 ,and ,i will 
send thee1 and thy mother that bore     
thee1 into a  strange country1 in which 
you were not born1 and there you shall  
die3    #bb3bg4 ,and they shall not     
return into the land1 whereunto they    
lift up  their mind to return thither4  
#bb3bh4 ,is this man ,jechonias an      
earthen and a broken vessel8 is he a    
vessel wherein is no pleasure8 why are  
they cast out1 he and his seed1  and are
 cast into a land which they know not8  
#bb3bi4 ,o earth1 earth1 earth1 hear the
 word of the ,lord4    #bb3cj4 ,thus    
saith the ,lord3 ,write this man barren1
 a man that shall not  prosper in his   
days3 for there shall not be a man of   

his seed that  shall sit upon the throne
 of ,david1 and have power any more in  
,juda4    ,write this man barren4444    
,that is1 childless3 not that he had no 
children1 but that his children should  
never sit on the throne of ,juda4       
,jeremias ,chapter #bc    ,god reproves 
evil governors2 and promises to send    
good pastors2 and  ,christ himself the  
prince of the pastors4 ,he inveighs     
against false  prophets preaching       
without being sent4    #bc3a4 ,woe to   
the pastors1 that destroy and tear the  
sheep of my  pasture1 saith the ,lord4  
#bc3b4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  
the ,god of ,israel to the pastors  that
 feed my people3 ,you have scattered my 
flock1 and driven them away1  and have  
not visited them3 behold ,i will visit  
upon you for the evil of  your doings1  
saith the ,lord4    #bc3c4 ,and ,i will 
gather together the remnant of my flock1
 out of all  the lands into which ,i    
have cast them out3 and ,i will make    
them return  to their own fields1 and   

they shall increase and be multiplied4  
#bc3d4 ,and ,i will set up pastors over 
them1 and they shall feed them3  they   
shall fear no more1 and they shall not  
be dismayed3 and none shall  be wanting 
of their number1 saith the ,lord4       
#bc3e4 ,behold the days come1 saith the 
,lord1 and ,i will raise up to  ,david a
 just branch3 and a king shall reign1   
and shall be wise3 and  shall execute   
judgment and justice in the earth4      
#bc3f4 ,in those days shall ,juda be    
saved1 and ,israel shall dwell          
confidently3 and this is the name that  
they shall call him3 ,the ,lord  our    
just one4    #bc3g4 ,therefore behold   
the days come1 saith the ,lord1 and they
 shall  say no more3 ,the ,lord liveth1 
who brought up the children of ,israel  
out  of the land of ,egypt3    #bc3h4   
,but1 ,the ,lord liveth1 who hath       
brought out1 and brought hither  the    
seed of the house of ,israel from the   
land of the north1 and out of  all the  
lands1 to which ,i had cast them forth3 

and they shall dwell in  their own land4
    #bc3i4 ,to the prophets3 ,my heart  
is broken within me1 all my bones       
tremble3 ,i am become as a drunken man1 
and as a man full of wine1 at  the      
presence of the ,lord1 and at the       
presence of his holy words4    #bc3aj4  
,because the land is full of adulterers1
 because the land hath  mourned by      
reason of cursing1 the fields of the    
desert are dried up3  and their course  
is become evil1 and their strength      
unlike4    #bc3aa4 ,for the prophet and 
the priest are defiled3 and in my house 
,i  have found their wickedness1 saith  
the ,lord4    #bc3ab4 ,therefore their  
way shall be as a slippery way in the   
dark3 for  they shall be driven on1 and 
fall therein3 for ,i will bring evils   
upon  them1 the year of their           
visitation1 saith the ,lord4    #bc3ac4 
,and ,i have seen folly in the prophets 
of ,samaria3 they  prophesied in ,baal  
and deceived my people ,israel4         
#bc3ad4 ,and ,i have seen the likeness  

of adulterers1 and the way of lying  in 
the prophets of ,jerusalem3 and they    
strengthened the hands of the  wicked1  
that no man should return from his evil 
doings1 they are all  become unto me as 
,sodom1 and the inhabitants thereof as  
,gomorrha4    #bc3ae4 ,therefore thus   
saith the ,lord of hosts to the         
prophets3 ,behold ,i  will feed them    
with wormwood1 and will give them gall  
to drink3 for  from the prophets of     
,jerusalem corruption is gone forth into
 all the  land4    #bc3af4 ,thus saith  
the ,lord of hosts3 ,hearken not to the 
words of the  prophets that prophesy to 
you1 and deceive you3 they speak a      
vision of  their own heart1 and not out 
of the mouth of the ,lord4    #bc3ag4   
,they say to them that blaspheme me3    
,the ,lord hath said3 ,you  shall have  
peace3 and to every one that walketh in 
the perverseness of  his own heart1 they
 have said3 ,no evil shall come upon    
you4    #bc3ah4 ,for who hath stood in  
the counsel of the ,lord1 and hath seen 

and  heard his word8 ,who hath          
considered his word and heard it8       
#bc3ai4 ,behold the whirlwind of the    
,lord's indignation shall come forth1   
and a tempest shall break out and come  
upon the head of the wicked4    #bc3bj4 
,the wrath of the ,lord shall not return
 till he execute it1 and  till he       
accomplish the thought of his heart3 in 
the latter days you  shall understand   
his counsel4    #bc3ba4 ,i did not send 
prophets1 yet they ran3 ,i have not     
spoken to  them1 yet they prophesied4   
#bc3bb4 ,if they had stood in my        
counsel1 and had made my words known to 
my people1 ,i should have turned them   
from their evil way1 and from  their    
wicked doings4    #bc3bc4 ,am ,i1 think 
ye1 a ,god at hand1 saith the ,lord1 and
 not a ,god  afar off8    #bc3bd4 ,shall
 a man be hid in secret places1 and ,i  
not see him1 saith  the ,lord8 do not ,i
 fill heaven and earth1 saith the ,lord8
    #bc3be4 ,i have heard what the      
prophets said1 that prophesy lies in my 

name1 and say3 ,i have dreamed1 ,i have 
dreamed4    #bc3bf4 ,how long shall this
 be in the heart of the prophets that   
prophesy lies1 and that prophesy the    
delusions of their own heart8    #bc3bg4
 ,who seek to make my people forget my  
name through their dreams1  which they  
tell every man to his neighbour3 as     
their fathers forgot my  name for ,baal4
    #bc3bh4 ,the prophet that hath a    
dream1 let him tell a dream3 and he that
  hath my word1 let him speak my word   
with truth3 what hath the chaff to  do  
with the wheat1 saith the ,lord8        
#bc3bi4 ,are not my words as a fire1    
saith the ,lord3 and as a hammer that   
breaketh the rock in pieces8    #bc3cj4 
,therefore behold ,i am against the     
prophets1 saith the ,lord3 who  steal my
 words every one from his neighbour4    
#bc3ca4 ,behold ,i am against the       
prophets1 saith the ,lord3 who use their
  tongues1 and say3 ,the ,lord saith it4
    #bc3cb4 ,behold ,i am against the   
prophets that have lying dreams1 saith  

the ,lord3 and tell them1 and cause my  
people to err by their lying1 and  by   
their wonders3 when ,i sent them not1   
nor commanded them1 who have  not       
profited this people at all1 saith the  
,lord4    #bc3cc4 ,if therefore this    
people1 or the prophet1 or the priest   
shall  ask thee1 saying3 ,what is the   
burden of the ,lord8 thou shalt say to  
them3 ,you are the burden3 for ,i will  
cast you away1 saith the ,lord4         
#bc3cd4 ,and as for the prophet1 and the
 priest1 and the people that  shall say3
 ,the burden of the ,lord3 ,i will visit
 upon that man1 and upon  his house4    
,burden of the ,lord4444 ,this          
expression is here rejected and         
disallowed1  at least for those times3  
because it was then used in mockery and 
contempt by the false prophets1 and     
unbelieving people1 who ridiculed  the  
repeated threats of ,jeremias under the 
name of his burdens4    #bc3ce4 ,thus   
shall you say every one to his          
neighbour1 and to his  brother1 ,what   

hath the ,lord answered8 and what hath  
the ,lord spoken8    #bc3cf4 ,and the   
burden of the ,lord shall be mentioned  
no more1 for every  man's word shall be 
his burden3 for you have perverted the  
words of the  living ,god1 of the ,lord 
of hosts our ,god4    #bc3cg4 ,thus     
shalt thou say to the prophet3 ,what    
hath the ,lord answered  thee8 and what 
hath the ,lord spoken8    #bc3ch4 ,but  
if you shall say3 ,the burden of the    
,lord3 therefore thus  saith the ,lord3 
,because you have said this word3 ,the  
burden of the  ,lord3 and ,i have sent  
to you1 saying3 ,say not1 ,the burden of
 the ,lord3    #bc3ci4 ,therefore behold
 ,i will take you away carrying you1 and
 will  forsake you1 and the city which  
,i gave to you1 and to your fathers1 out
  of my presence4    ,out of my         
presence4444 ,that is1 the ,lord        
declares that out of his  presence he   
will cast them1 and bring them to       
captivity for their  transgressions4    
#bc3dj4 ,and ,i will bring an           

everlasting reproach upon you1 and a    
perpetual shame which shall never be    
forgotten4      ,jeremias ,chapter #bd  
,under the type of good and bad figs1 he
 foretells the restoration of  the ,jews
 that had been carried away captive with
 ,jechonias1 and the  desolation of     
those that were left behind4    #bd3a4  
,the ,lord shewed me3 and behold two    
baskets full of figs1 set  before the   
temple of the ,lord3 after that         
,nabuchodonosor king of  ,babylon had   
carried away ,jechonias the son of      
,joakim the king of ,juda1  and his     
chief men1 and the craftsmen1 and       
engravers of ,jerusalem1 and  had       
brought them to ,babylon4    #bd3b4 ,one
 basket had very good figs1 like the    
figs of the first season3  and the other
 basket had very bad figs1 which could  
not be eaten1  because they were bad4   
#bd3c4 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,what 
seest thou1 ,jeremias8 ,and ,i said3    
,figs1 the good figs1 very good3 and the
 bad figs1 very bad1 which  cannot be   

eaten because they are bad4    #bd3d4   
,and the word of the ,lord came to me1  
saying3    #bd3e4 ,thus saith the ,lord 
the ,god of ,israel3 ,like these good   
figs1 so  will ,i regard the captives of
 ,juda1 whom ,i have sent forth out of  
this  place into the land of the        
,chaldeans1 for their good4    #bd3f4   
,and ,i will set my eyes upon them to be
 pacified1 and ,i will bring  them again
 into this land3 and ,i will build them 
up1 and not pull them  down3 and ,i will
 plant them1 and not pluck them up4     
#bd3g4 ,and ,i will give them a heart to
 know me1 that ,i am the ,lord3 and     
they shall be my people1 and ,i will be 
their ,god3 because they shall  return  
to me with their whole heart4    #bd3h4 
,and as the very bad figs1 that cannot  
be eaten1 because they are  bad3 thus   
saith the ,lord3 ,so will ,i give       
,sedecias the king of ,juda1 and  his   
princes1 and the residue of ,jerusalem1 
that have remained in this  city1 and   
that dwell in the land of ,egypt4       

#bd3i4 ,and ,i will deliver them up to  
vexation1 and affliction1 to all  the   
kingdoms of the earth3 to be a reproach1
 and a byword1 and a  proverb1 and to be
 a curse in all places1 to which ,i have
 cast them  out4    #bd3aj4 ,and ,i will
 send among them the sword1 and the     
famine1 and the  pestilence3 till they  
be consumed out of the land which ,i    
gave to them1  and their fathers4       
,jeremias ,chapter #be    ,the prophet  
foretells the seventy years captivity2  
after that the  destruction of ,babylon1
 and other nations4    #be3a4 ,the word 
that came to ,jeremias concerning all   
the people of ,juda1  in the fourth year
 of ,joakim the son of ,josias king of  
,juda1 7the same  is the first year of  
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon17      
#be3b4 ,which ,jeremias the prophet     
spoke to all the people of ,juda1 and   
to all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1   
saying3    #be3c4 ,from the thirteenth  
year of ,josias the son of ,ammon king  
of ,juda  until this day3 this is the   

three and twentieth year1 the word of   
the  ,lord hath come to me1 and ,i have 
spoken to you1 rising before day1 and   
speaking1 and you have not hearkened4   
#be3d4 ,and the ,lord hath sent to you  
all his servants the prophets1  rising  
early1 and sending1 and you have not    
hearkened1 nor inclined  your ears to   
hear4    #be3e4 ,when he said3 ,return  
ye1 every one from his evil way1 and    
from  your wicked devices1 and you shall
 dwell in the land which the ,lord  hath
 given to you1 and your fathers for ever
 and ever4    #be3f4 ,and go not after  
strange gods to serve them1 and adore   
them3 nor  provoke me to wrath by the   
works of your hands1 and ,i will not    
afflict  you4    #be3g4 ,and you have   
not heard me1 saith the ,lord1 that you 
might provoke  me to anger with the     
works of your hands1 to your own hurt4  
#be3h4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  
of hosts3 ,because you have not  heard  
my words3    #be3i4 ,behold ,i will     
send1 and take all the kindreds of the  

north1 saith  the ,lord1 and            
,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon my 
servant3 and ,i will  bring them against
 this land1 and against the inhabitants 
thereof1 and  against all the nations   
that are round about it3 and ,i will    
destroy  them1 and make them an         
astonishment and a hissing1 and         
perpetual  desolations4    ,my          
servant4444 ,so this wicked king is here
 called2 because ,god made him  his     
instrument in punishing the sins of his 
people4    #be3aj4 ,and ,i will take    
away from them the voice of mirth1 and  
the voice  of gladness1 the voice of the
 bridegroom1 and the voice of the bride1
  the sound of the mill and the light of
 the lamp4    #be3aa4 ,and all this land
 shall be a desolation1 and an          
astonishment3  and all these nations    
shall serve the king of ,babylon seventy
 years4    #be3ab4 ,and when the seventy
 years shall be expired1 ,i will punish 
the  king of ,babylon1 and that nation1 
saith the ,lord1 for their iniquity1    

and the land of the ,chaldeans3 and ,i  
will make it perpetual  desolations4    
,punish4444 ,literally1 visit upon4     
#be3ac4 ,and ,i will bring upon that    
land all my words1 that ,i have spoken  
against it1 all that is written in this 
book1 all that ,jeremias hath           
prophesied against all nations3         
#be3ad4 ,for they have served them1     
whereas they were many nations1 and     
great kings3 and ,i will repay them     
according to their deeds1 and  according
 to the works of their hands4    #be3ae4
 ,for thus saith the ,lord of hosts the 
,god of ,israel3 ,take the cup  of wine 
of this fury at my hand3 and thou shalt 
make all the nations to  drink thereof1 
into which ,i shall send thee4          
#be3af4 ,and they shall drink1 and be   
troubled1 and be mad because of the     
sword1 which ,i shall send among them4  
#be3ag4 ,and ,i took the cup at the hand
 of the ,lord1 and ,i presented it  to  
all the nations to drink of it1 to which
 the ,lord sent me3    #be3ah4 ,to wit1 

,jerusalem1 and the cities of ,juda1 and
 the kings  thereof1 and the princes    
thereof3 to make them a desolation1 and 
an  astonishment1 and a hissing1 and a  
curse1 as it is at this day4    #be3ai4 
,pharao the king of ,egypt1 and his     
servants1 and his princes1 and  all his 
people1    #be3bj4 ,and all in general3 
all the kings of the land of ,ausitis1  
and  all the kings of the land of the   
,philistines1 and ,ascalon1 and ,gaza1  
and ,accaron1 and the remnant of        
,azotus4    #be3ba4 ,and ,edom1 and     
,moab1 and the children of ,ammon4      
#be3bb4 ,and all the kings of ,tyre1 and
 all the kings of ,sidon3 and the  kings
 of the land of the islands that are    
beyond the sea4    #be3bc4 ,and ,dedan1 
and ,thema1 and ,buz1 and all that have 
their hair cut  round4    #be3bd4 ,and  
all the kings of ,arabia1 and all the   
kings of the west1 that  dwell in the   
desert4    #be3be4 ,and all the kings of
 ,zambri1 and all the kings of ,elam1   
and all  the kings of the ,medes3       

#be3bf4 ,and all the kings of the north 
far and near1 every one against  his    
brother3 and all the kingdoms of the    
earth1 which are upon the face  thereof3
 and the king of ,sesac shall drink     
after them4    ,sesac4444 ,that is1     
,babel1 or ,babylon2 which after        
bringing all these  people under her    
yoke1 should quickly fall and be        
destroyed herself4    #be3bg4 ,and thou 
shalt say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord
 of hosts the ,god  of ,israel3 ,drink  
ye1 and be drunken1 and vomit3 and fall1
 and rise no  more1 because of the      
sword1 which ,i shall send among you4   
#be3bh4 ,and if they refuse to take the 
cup at thy hand to drink1 thou  shalt   
say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord of   
hosts3 ,drinking you shall  drink3      
#be3bi4 ,for behold ,i begin to bring   
evil on the city wherein my name is     
called upon3 and shall you be as        
innocent and escape free8 you shall  not
 escape free3 for ,i will call for the  
sword upon all the inhabitants  of the  

earth1 saith the ,lord of hosts4        
#be3cj4 ,and thou shalt prophesy unto   
them all these words1 and thou  shalt   
say to them3 ,the ,lord shall roar from 
on high1 and shall utter  his voice from
 his holy habitation3 roaring he shall  
roar upon the  place of his beauty3 the 
shout as it were of them that tread     
grapes  shall be given out against all  
the inhabitants of the earth4    #be3ca4
 ,the noise is come even to the ends of 
the earth3 for the ,lord  entereth into 
judgment with the nations3 he entereth  
into judgment with  all flesh2 the      
wicked ,i have delivered up to the      
sword1 saith the ,lord4    #be3cb4 ,thus
 saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,behold evil 
shall go forth from  nation to nation3  
and a great whirlwind shall go forth    
from the ends of  the earth4    #be3cc4 
,and the slain of the ,lord shall be at 
that day from one end of  the earth even
 to the other end thereof3 they shall   
not be lamented1  and they shall not be 
gathered up1 nor buried3 they shall lie 

as dung  upon the face of the earth4    
#be3cd4 ,howl1 ye shepherds1 and cry3   
and sprinkle yourselves with ashes1  ye 
leaders of the flock3 for the days of   
your slaughter and your  dispersion are 
accomplished1 and you shall fall like   
precious vessels4    #be3ce4 ,and the   
shepherds shall have no way to flee1 nor
 the leaders of  the flock to save      
themselves4    #be3cf4 ,a voice of the  
cry of the shepherds1 and a howling of  
the  principal of the flock3 because the
 ,lord hath wasted their pastures4      
#be3cg4 ,and the fields of peace have   
been silent because of the fierce  anger
 of the ,lord4    #be3ch4 ,he hath      
forsaken his covert as the lion1 for the
 land is laid  waste because of the     
wrath of the dove1 and because of the   
fierce anger  of the ,lord4    ,the     
dove4444 ,this is commonly understood of
 ,nabuchodonosor1 whose  military       
standard1 it is said1 was a dove4 ,but  
the ,hebrew word ,jonah1  which is here 
rendered a dove1 may also signify a     

waster or oppressor1  which name better 
agrees to that unmerciful prince2 or by 
comparison1  as a dove's flight is the  
swiftest1 so would their destruction    
come  upon them4      ,jeremias ,chapter
 #bf    ,the prophet is apprehended and 
accused by the priests3 but discharged  
by the princes4    #bf3a4 ,in the       
beginning of the reign of ,joakim the   
son of ,josias king of  ,juda1 came this
 word from the ,lord1 saying3    #bf3b4 
,thus saith the ,lord3 stand in the     
court of the house of the ,lord1  and   
speak to all the cities of ,juda1 out of
 which they come1 to adore  in the house
 of the ,lord1 all the words which ,i   
have commanded thee to  speak unto them3
 leave not out one word4    #bf3c4 ,if  
so be they will hearken and be converted
 every one from his  evil way2 that ,i  
may repent me of the evil that ,i think 
to do unto them  for the wickedness of  
their doings4    #bf3d4 ,and thou shalt 
say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,if 
you will not  hearken to me to walk in  

my law1 which ,i have given you3        
#bf3e4 ,to give ear to the words of my  
servants the prophets1 whom ,i sent  to 
you rising up early3 and sending1 and   
you have not hearkened3    #bf3f4 ,i    
will make this house like ,silo3 and ,i 
will make this city a  curse to all the 
nations of the earth4    #bf3g4 ,and the
 priests1 and the prophets1 and all the 
people heard  ,jeremias speaking these  
words in the house of the ,lord4        
#bf3h4 ,and when ,jeremias had made an  
end of speaking all that the ,lord  had 
commanded him to speak to all the       
people1 the priests1 and the  prophets1 
and all the people laid hold on him1    
saying3 ,let him be put  to death4      
#bf3i4 ,why hath he prophesied in the   
name of the ,lord1 saying3 ,this  house 
shall be like ,silo2 and this city shall
 be made desolate1 without  an          
inhabitant8 ,and all the people were    
gathered together against  ,jeremias in 
the house of the ,lord4    #bf3aj4 ,and 
the princes of ,juda heard these words3 

and they went up from  the king's house 
into the house of the ,lord1 and sat in 
the entry of  the new gate of the house 
of the ,lord4    #bf3aa4 ,and the       
priests and the prophets spoke to the   
princes1 and to  all the people1 saying3
 ,the judgment of death is for this man3
 because  he hath prophesied against    
this city1 as you have heard with your  
ears4    #bf3ab4 ,then ,jeremias spoke  
to all the princes1 and to all the      
people1  saying3 ,the ,lord sent me to  
prophesy concerning this house1 and     
concerning this city all the words that 
you have heard4    #bf3ac4 ,now         
therefore amend your ways1 and your     
doings1 and hearken to  the voice of the
 ,lord your ,god3 and the ,lord will    
repent him of the  evil that he hath    
spoken against you4    #bf3ad4 ,but as  
for me1 behold ,i am in your hands3 do  
with me what is  good and right in your 
eyes3    #bf3ae4 ,but know ye1 and      
understand1 that if you put me to death1
 you  will shed innocent blood against  

your own selves1 and against this  city1
 and the inhabitants thereof4 ,for in   
truth the ,lord sent me to  you1 to     
speak all these words in your hearing4  
#bf3af4 ,then the princes1 and all the  
people said to the priests1 and to  the 
prophets3 ,there is no judgment of death
 for this man3 for he hath  spoken to us
 in the name of the ,lord our ,god4     
#bf3ag4 ,and some of the ancients of the
 land rose up3 and they spoke to  all   
the assembly of the people1 saying3     
#bf3ah4 ,micheas of ,morasthi was a     
prophet in the days of ,ezechias king   
of ,juda1 and he spoke to all the people
 of ,juda1 saying3 ,thus saith the      
,lord of hosts3 ,sion shall be ploughed 
like a field1 and ,jerusalem shall  be a
 heap of stones3 and the mountain of the
 house the high places of  woods4       
#bf3ai4 ,did ,ezechias king of ,juda1   
and all ,juda1 condemn him to death8    
did they not fear the ,lord1 and beseech
 the face of the ,lord3 and the  ,lord  
repented of the evil that he had spoken 

against them8 therefore we  are doing a 
great evil against our souls4    #bf3bj4
 ,there was also a man that prophesied  
in the name of the ,lord1  ,urias the   
son of ,semei of ,cariathiarim3 and he  
prophesied against this  city1 and      
against this land1 according to all the 
words of ,jeremias4    #bf3ba4 ,and     
,joakim1 and all his men in power1 and  
his princes heard  these words3 and the 
king sought to put him to death4 ,and   
,urias heard  it1 and was afraid1 and   
fled and went into ,egypt4    #bf3bb4   
,and king ,joakim sent men into ,egypt1 
,elnathan the son of  ,achobor1 and men 
with him into ,egypt4    #bf3bc4 ,and   
they brought ,urias out of ,egypt3 and  
brought him to king  ,joakim1 and he    
slew him with the sword3 and he cast his
 dead body into  the graves of the      
common people4    #bf3bd4 ,so the hand  
of ,ahicam the son of ,saphan was with  
,jeremias1 that  he should not be       
delivered into the hands of the people1 
to put him to  death4      ,jeremias    

,chapter #bg    ,the prophet sends      
chains to divers kings1 signifying that 
they must  bend their necks under the   
yoke of the king of ,babylon4 ,the      
vessels of  the temple shall not be     
brought back till all the rest are      
carried  away4    #bg3a4 ,in the        
beginning of the reign of ,joakim the   
son of ,josias king of  ,juda1 this word
 came to ,jeremias from the ,lord1      
saying3    ,joakim4444 ,this revelation 
was made to the prophet in the beginning
 of  the reign of ,joakim3 but the bands
 were not sent to the princes here      
named before the reign of ,sedecias1    
ver4 #c4    #bg3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord
 to me3 ,make thee bands1 and chains3   
and thou  shalt put them on thy neck4   
#bg3c4 ,and thou shalt send them to the 
king of ,edom1 and to the king of       
,moab1 and to the king of the children  
of ,ammon1 and to the king of  ,tyre1   
and to the king of ,sidon3 by the hand  
of the messengers that are  come to     
,jerusalem to ,sedecias the king of     

,juda4    #bg3d4 ,and thou shalt command
 them to speak to their masters3 ,thus  
saith  the ,lord of hosts the ,god of   
,israel3 ,thus shall you say to your    
masters3    #bg3e4 ,i made the earth1   
and the men and the beasts that are upon
 the  face of the earth1 by my great    
power1 and by my stretched out arm3 and 
,i have given it to whom it seemed good 
in my eyes4    #bg3f4 ,and now ,i have  
given all these lands into the hand of  
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon my     
servant3 moreover also the beasts of    
the field ,i have given him to serve    
him4    #bg3g4 ,and all nations shall   
serve him1 and his son1 and his son's   
son3  till the time come for his land   
and himself3 and many nations and great 
kings shall serve him4    ,his son4444  
,viz41 ,evilmerodach2 and his son's son1
 ,nabonydus1 or  ,nabonadius1 the       
,baltassar of ,daniel1 chap4 #e41 and   
the last of the  ,chaldean kings4       
#bg3h4 ,but the nation and kingdom that 
will not serve ,nabuchodonosor  king of 

,babylon1 and whosoever will not bend   
his neck under the yoke of  the king of 
,babylon3 ,i will visit upon that nation
 with the sword1 and  with famine1 and  
with pestilence1 saith the ,lord3 till  
,i consume them  by his hand4    #bg3i4 
,therefore hearken not to your prophets1
 and diviners1 and  dreamers1 and       
soothsayers1 and sorcerers1 that say to 
you3 ,you shall  not serve the king of  
,babylon4    #bg3aj4 ,for they prophesy 
lies to you3 to remove you far from your
  country1 and cast you out1 and to make
 you perish4    #bg3aa4 ,but the nation 
that shall bend down their neck under   
the yoke of  the king of ,babylon1 and  
shall serve him3 ,i will let them remain
 in  their own land1 saith the ,lord3   
and they shall till it1 and dwell in    
it4    #bg3ab4 ,and ,i spoke to         
,sedecias the king of ,juda according to
 all these  words1 saying3 ,bend down   
your necks under the yoke of the king of
  ,babylon1 and serve him1 and his      
people1 and you shall live4    #bg3ac4  

,why will you die1 thou and thy people  
by the sword1 and by  famine1 and by the
 pestilence1 as the ,lord hath spoken   
against the  nation that will not serve 
the king of ,babylon8    #bg3ad4        
,hearken not to the words of the        
prophets that say to you3 ,you  shall   
not serve the king of ,babylon3 for they
 tell you a lie4    #bg3ae4 ,for ,i have
 not sent them1 saith the ,lord3 and    
they prophesy in  my name falsely3 to   
drive you out1 and that you may perish1 
both you1  and the prophets that        
prophesy to you4    #bg3af4 ,i spoke    
also to the priests1 and to this people1
 saying3 ,thus  saith the ,lord3        
,hearken not to the words of your       
prophets1 that  prophesy to you1 saying3
 ,behold the vessels of the ,lord shall 
now in a  short time be brought again   
from ,babylon3 for they prophesy a lie  
unto  you4    #bg3ag4 ,therefore hearken
 not to them1 but serve the king of     
,babylon1  that you may live4 ,why      
should this city be given up to         

desolation8    #bg3ah4 ,but if they be  
prophets1 and the word of the ,lord be  
in them3  let them interpose themselves 
before the ,lord of hosts1 that the     
vessels which were left in the house of 
the ,lord1 and in the house of  the king
 of ,juda1 and in ,jerusalem1 may not go
 to ,babylon4    #bg3ai4 ,for thus saith
 the ,lord of hosts to the pillars1 and 
to the sea1  and to the bases1 and to   
the rest of the vessels that remain in  
this  city3    #bg3bj4 ,which           
,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon did
 not take1 when he  carried away        
,jechonias the son of ,joakim the king  
of ,juda1 from  ,jerusalem to ,babylon1 
and all the great men of ,juda and      
,jerusalem4    #bg3ba4 ,for thus saith  
the ,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel1 
to the  vessels that are left in the    
house of the ,lord1 and in the house of 
the  king of ,juda and ,jerusalem3      
#bg3bb4 ,they shall be carried to       
,babylon1 and there they shall be until 
the day of their visitation1 saith the  

,lord3 and ,i will cause them to  be    
brought1 and to be restored in this     
place4      ,jeremias ,chapter #bh      
,the false prophecy of ,hananias3 he    
dies that same year1 as ,jeremias       
foretold4    #bh3a4 ,and it came to pass
 in that year1 in the beginning of the  
reign  of ,sedecias king of ,juda1 in   
the fourth year1 in the fifth month1    
that  ,hananias the son of ,azur1 a     
prophet of ,gabaon spoke to me1 in the  
house  of the ,lord before the priests1 
and all the people1 saying3    #bh3b4   
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god 
of ,israel3 ,i have broken the  yoke of 
the king of ,babylon4    #bh3c4 ,as yet 
two years of days1 and ,i will cause all
 the vessels of the  house of the ,lord 
to be brought back into this place1     
which  ,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon 
took away from this place1 and carried  
them to ,babylon4    #bh3d4 ,and ,i will
 bring back to this place ,jechonias the
 son of ,joakim  king of ,juda1 and all 
the captives of ,juda1 that are gone to 

,babylon1  saith the ,lord3 for ,i will 
break the yoke of the king of ,babylon4 
#bh3e4 ,and ,jeremias the prophet said  
to ,hananias the prophet in the         
presence of the priests1 and in the     
presence of all the people that  stood  
in the house of the ,lord3    #bh3f4    
,and ,jeremias the prophet said3 ,amen1 
the ,lord do so3 the ,lord  perform thy 
words1 which thou hast prophesied3 that 
the vessels may be  brought again into  
the house of the ,lord1 and all the     
captives may  return out of ,babylon to 
this place4    #bh3g4 ,nevertheless hear
 this word that ,i speak in thy ears1   
and in the  ears of all the people3     
#bh3h4 ,the prophets that have been     
before me1 and before thee from the     
beginning1 and have prophesied          
concerning many countries1 and          
concerning great kingdoms1 of war1 and  
of affliction1 and of famine4    #bh3i4 
,the prophet that prophesied peace3 when
 his word shall come to  pass1 the      
prophet shall be known1 whom the ,lord  

hath sent in truth4    #bh3aj4 ,and     
,hananias the prophet took the chain    
from the neck of  ,jeremias the prophet1
 and broke it4    #bh3aa4 ,and ,hananias
 spoke in the presence of all the       
people1 saying3  ,thus saith the ,lord3 
,even so will ,i break the yoke of      
,nabuchodonosor  the king of ,babylon   
after two full years from off the neck  
of all the  nations4    #bh3ab4 ,and    
,jeremias the prophet went his way4 ,and
 the word of the ,lord  came to         
,jeremias1 after that ,hananias the     
prophet had broken the chain  from off  
the neck of ,jeremias the prophet1      
saying3    #bh3ac4 ,go1 and tell        
,hananias3 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,thou 
hast broken  chains of wood1 and thou   
shalt make for them chains of iron4     
#bh3ad4 ,for thus saith the ,lord of    
hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,i have put a
  yoke of iron upon the neck of all     
these nations1 to serve  ,nabuchodonosor
 king of ,babylon1 and they shall serve 
him3 moreover also  ,i have given him   

the beasts of the earth4    #bh3ae4 ,and
 ,jeremias the prophet said to ,hananias
 the prophet3 ,hear now1  ,hananias3 the
 ,lord hath not sent thee1 and thou hast
 made this people  to trust in a lie4   
#bh3af4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord3
 ,behold ,i will send thee away from    
off the face of the earth3 this year    
shalt thou die3 for thou hast  spoken   
against the ,lord4    #bh3ag4 ,and      
,hananias the prophet died in that year1
 in the seventh  month4      ,jeremias  
,chapter #bi    ,jeremias writeth to the
 captives in ,babylon1 exhorting them to
 be easy  there1 and not to hearken to  
false prophets4 ,that they shall be     
delivered after seventy years4 ,but     
those that remain in ,jerusalem shall   
perish by the sword1 famine1 and        
pestilence4 ,and that ,achab1 ,sedecias1
  and ,semeias1 false prophets1 shall   
die miserably4    #bi3a4 ,now these are 
the words of the letter which ,jeremias 
the prophet  sent from ,jerusalem to the
 residue of the ancients that were      

carried  into captivity1 and to the     
priests1 and to the prophets1 and to all
 the  people1 whom ,nabuchodonosor had  
carried away from ,jerusalem to         
,babylon3    #bi3b4 ,after that         
,jechonias the king1 and the queen1 and 
the eunuchs1  and the princes of ,juda1 
and of ,jerusalem1 and the craftsmen1   
and the  engravers were departed out of 
,jerusalem3    #bi3c4 ,by the hand of   
,elasa the son of ,saphan1 and ,gamarias
 the son of  ,helcias1 whom ,sedecias   
king of ,juda sent to ,babylon to       
,nabuchodonosor  king of ,babylon1      
saying3    #bi3d4 ,thus saith the ,lord 
of hosts the ,god of ,israel1 to all    
that are  carried away captives1 whom ,i
 have caused to be carried away from    
,jerusalem to ,babylon3    #bi3e4 ,build
 ye houses1 and dwell in them3 and plant
 orchards1 and eat  the fruit of them4  
#bi3f4 ,take ye wives1 and beget sons   
and daughters3 and take wives for  your 
sons1 and give your daughters to        
husbands1 and let them bear sons  and   

daughters3 and be ye multiplied there1  
and be not few in number4    #bi3g4 ,and
 seek the peace of the city1 to which ,i
 have caused you to be  carried away    
captives2 and pray to the ,lord for it3 
for in the peace  thereof shall be your 
peace4    #bi3h4 ,for thus saith the    
,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,let
 not your  prophets that are in the     
midst of you1 and your diviners deceive 
you3  and give no heed to your dreams   
which you dream3    #bi3i4 ,for they    
prophesy falsely to you in my name3 and 
,i have not sent  them1 saith the ,lord4
    #bi3aj4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3  
,when the seventy years shall begin to  
be accomplished in ,babylon1 ,i will    
visit you3 and ,i will perform my  good 
word in your favour1 to bring you again 
to this place4    #bi3aa4 ,for ,i know  
the thoughts that ,i think towards you1 
saith the  ,lord1 thoughts of peace1 and
 not of affliction1 to give you an end  
and  patience4    #bi3ab4 ,and you shall
 call upon me1 and you shall go3 and you

 shall pray  to me1 and ,i will hear    
you4    #bi3ac4 ,you shall seek me1 and 
shall find me3 when you shall seek me   
with all your heart4    #bi3ad4 ,and ,i 
will be found by you1 saith the ,lord3  
and ,i will bring  back your captivity1 
and ,i will gather you out of all       
nations1 and from  all the places to    
which ,i have driven you out1 saith the 
,lord3 and ,i  will bring you back from 
the place to which ,i caused you to be  
carried  away captive4    #bi3ae4       
,because you have said3 ,the ,lord hath 
raised us up prophets in  ,babylon3     
#bi3af4 ,for thus saith the ,lord to the
 king that sitteth upon the throne  of  
,david1 and to all the people that dwell
 in this city1 to your  brethren that   
are not gone forth with you into        
captivity4    #bi3ag4 ,thus saith the   
,lord of hosts3 ,behold ,i will send    
upon them the  sword1 and the famine1   
and the pestilence3 and ,i will make    
them like  bad figs that cannot be      
eaten1 because they are very bad4       

#bi3ah4 ,and ,i will persecute them with
 the sword1 and with famine1 and  with  
the pestilence3 and ,i will give them up
 unto affliction to all the  kingdoms of
 the earth3 to be a curse1 and an       
astonishment1 and a  hissing1 and a     
reproach to all the nations to which ,i 
have driven them  out3    #bi3ai4       
,because they have not hearkened to my  
words1 saith the ,lord3  which ,i sent  
to them by my servants the prophets1    
rising by night1 and  sending3 and you  
have not heard1 saith the ,lord4        
#bi3bj4 ,hear ye therefore the word of  
the ,lord1 all ye of the captivity1     
whom ,i have sent out from ,jerusalem to
 ,babylon4    #bi3ba4 ,thus saith the   
,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel1 to  
,achab the son  of ,colias1 and to      
,sedecias the son of ,maasias1 who      
prophesy unto you in  my name falsely3  
,behold ,i will deliver them up into the
 hands of  ,nabuchodonosor the king of  
,babylon3 and he shall kill them before 
your  eyes4    #bi3bb4 ,and of them     

shall be taken up a curse by all the    
captivity of  ,juda1 that are in        
,babylon1 saying3 ,the ,lord make thee  
like ,sedecias1  and like ,achab1 whom  
the king of ,babylon fried in the fire3 
#bi3bc4 ,because they have acted folly  
in ,israel1 and have committed  adultery
 with the wives of their friends1 and   
have spoken lying words  in my name1    
which ,i commanded them not3 ,i am the  
judge and the witness1  saith the ,lord4
    #bi3bd4 ,and to ,semeias the        
,nehelamite thou shalt say3    #bi3be4  
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god 
of ,israel3 ,because thou  hast sent    
letters in thy name to all the people   
that are in ,jerusalem1  and to         
,sophonias the son of ,maasias the      
priest1 and to all the priests1  saying3
    #bi3bf4 ,the ,lord hath made thee   
priest instead of ,joiada the priest1   
that thou shouldst be ruler in the house
 of the ,lord1 over every man  that     
raveth and prophesieth1 to put him in   
the stocks1 and into prison4    #bi3bg4 

,and now why hast thou not rebuked      
,jeremias the ,anathothite1 who         
prophesieth to you8    #bi3bh4 ,for he  
hath also sent to us in ,babylon1       
saying3 ,it is a long  time3 build ye   
houses1 and dwell in them3 and plant    
gardens1 and eat  the fruits of them4   
#bi3bi4 ,so ,sophonias the priest read  
this letter1 in the hearing of          
,jeremias the prophet4    #bi3cj4 ,and  
the word of the ,lord came to ,jeremias1
 saying3    #bi3ca4 ,send to all them of
 the captivity1 saying3 ,thus saith the 
,lord  to ,semeias the ,nehelamite3     
,because ,semeias hath prophesied to    
you1 and  ,i sent him not3 and hath     
caused you to trust in a lie3    #bi3cb4
 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord3 behold
 ,i will visit upon ,semeias  the       
,nehelamite1 and upon his seed3 he shall
 not have a man to sit in  the midst of 
this people1 and he shall not see the   
good that ,i will do  to my people1     
saith the ,lord3 because he hath spoken 
treason against  the ,lord4             

,jeremias ,chapter #cj    ,god will     
deliver his people from their captivity3
 ,christ shall be their  king3 and his  
church shall be glorious for ever4      
#cj3a4 ,this is the word that came to   
,jeremias from the ,lord1 saying3       
#cj3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god  
of ,israel1 saying3 ,write thee all  the
 words that ,i have spoken to thee1 in a
 book4    #cj3c4 ,for behold the days   
come1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will bring
 again  the captivity of my people      
,israel and ,juda1 saith the ,lord3 and 
,i will  cause them to return to the    
land which ,i gave to their fathers1 and
  they shall possess it4    #cj3d4 ,and 
these are the words that the ,lord hath 
spoken to ,israel and  to ,juda3        
#cj3e4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3 ,we   
have heard a voice of terror3 there  is 
fear and no peace4    #cj3f4 ,ask ye1   
and see if a man bear children8 why then
 have ,i seen  every man with his hands 
on his loins1 like a woman in labour1   
and all  faces are turned yellow8       

#cj3g4 ,alas1 for that day is great1    
neither is there the like to it2 and  it
 is the time of tribulation to ,jacob1  
but he shall be saved out of  it4       
#cj3h4 ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day1 saith the ,lord of hosts1     
that ,i will break his yoke from off thy
 neck1 and will burst his bands3  and   
strangers shall no more rule over him3  
#cj3i4 ,but they shall serve the ,lord  
their ,god1 and ,david their king1  whom
 ,i will raise up to them4    ,david4444
 ,that is1 ,christ of the house of      
,david4    #cj3aj4 ,therefore fear thou 
not1 my servant ,jacob1 saith the ,lord1
  neither be dismayed1 ,o ,israel3 for  
behold1 ,i will save thee from a        
country afar off1 and thy seed from the 
land of their captivity3 and  ,jacob    
shall return1 and be at rest1 and abound
 with all good things1  and there shall 
be none whom he may fear3    #cj3aa4    
,for ,i am with thee1 saith the ,lord1  
to save thee3 for ,i will  utterly      
consume all the nations1 among which ,i 

have scattered thee3 but  ,i will not   
utterly consume thee3 but ,i will       
chastise thee in judgment1  that thou   
mayst not seem to thyself innocent4     
#cj3ab4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3 ,thy 
bruise is incurable1 thy wound is  very 
grievous4    #cj3ac4 ,there is none to  
judge thy judgment to bind it up3 thou  
hast no  healing medicines4    #cj3ad4  
,all thy lovers have forgotten thee1 and
 will not seek after  thee3 for ,i have 
wounded thee with the wound of an enemy1
 with cruel  chastisement3 by reason of 
the multitude of thy iniquities1 thy    
sins  are hardened4    #cj3ae4 ,why     
criest thou for thy affliction8 thy     
sorrow is incurable3 for  the multitude 
of thy iniquity1 and for thy hardened   
sins ,i have done  these things to thee4
    #cj3af4 ,therefore all they that    
devour thee1 shall be devoured3 and all 
thy enemies shall be carried into       
captivity3 and they that waste thee     
shall be wasted1 and all that prey upon 
thee will ,i give for a prey4    #cj3ag4

 ,for ,i will close up thy scar1 and    
will heal thee of thy wounds1  saith the
 ,lord4 ,because they have called thee1 
,o ,sion1 an outcast3 ,this  is she that
 hath none to seek after her4    #cj3ah4
 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will 
bring back the captivity of  the        
pavilions of ,jacob1 and will have pity 
on his houses1 and the city  shall be   
built in her high place1 and the temple 
shall be founded  according to the order
 thereof4    #cj3ai4 ,and out of them   
shall come forth praise1 and the voice  
of them  that play3 and ,i will multiply
 them1 and they shall not be made few3  
and ,i will glorify them1 and they shall
 not be lessened4    #cj3bj4 ,and their 
children shall be as from the beginning1
 and their  assembly shall be permanent 
before me3 and ,i will visit against all
  that afflict them4    #cj3ba4 ,and    
their leader shall be of themselves3 and
 their prince shall  come forth from the
 midst of them3 and ,i will bring him   
near1 and he  shall come to me3 for who 

is this that setteth his heart to       
approach to  me1 saith the ,lord8       
#cj3bb4 ,and you shall be my people3 and
 ,i will be your ,god4    #cj3bc4       
,behold the whirlwind of the ,lord1 his 
fury going forth1 a  violent storm1 it  
shall rest upon the head of the wicked4 
#cj3bd4 ,the ,lord will not turn away   
the wrath of his indignation1 till  he  
have executed and performed the thought 
of his heart3 in the latter  days you   
shall understand these things4          
,jeremias ,chapter #ca    ,the          
restoration of ,israel4 ,rachel shall   
cease from morning4 ,the new  covenant4 
,the church shall never fail4    #ca3a4 
,at that time1 saith the ,lord1 ,i will 
be the ,god of all the  families of     
,israel1 and they shall be my people4   
#ca3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,the      
people that were left and escaped from  
the sword1 found grace in the desert3   
,israel shall go to his rest4    #ca3c4 
,the ,lord hath appeared from afar to   
me4 ,yea ,i have loved thee  with an    

everlasting love1 therefore have ,i     
drawn thee1 taking pity on  thee4       
#ca3d4 ,and ,i will build thee again1   
and thou shalt be built1 ,o virgin of   
,israel3 thou shalt again be adorned    
with thy timbrels1 and shalt go  forth  
in the dances of them that make merry4  
#ca3e4 ,thou shalt yet plant vineyards  
in the mountains of ,samaria3 the       
planters shall plant1 and they shall not
 gather the vintage before the  time4   
#ca3f4 ,for there shall be a day1 in    
which the watchmen on mount ,ephraim1   
shall cry3 ,arise1 and let us go up to  
,sion to the ,lord our ,god4    #ca3g4  
,for thus saith the ,lord3 ,rejoice ye  
in the joy of ,jacob1 and  neigh before 
the head of the ,gentiles3 shout ye1 and
 sing1 and say3  ,save1 ,o ,lord1 thy   
people1 the remnant of ,israel4         
#ca3h4 ,behold ,i will bring them from  
the north country1 and will gather  them
 from the ends of the earth and among   
them shall be the blind1 and  the lame1 
the woman with child1 and she that is   

bringing forth1  together1 a great      
company of them returning hither4       
#ca3i4 ,they shall come with weeping3   
and ,i will bring them back in  mercy3  
and ,i will bring them through the      
torrents of waters in a right  way1 and 
they shall not stumble in it3 for ,i am 
a father to ,israel1 and  ,ephraim is my
 firstborn4    #ca3aj4 ,hear the word of
 the ,lord1 ,o ye nations1 and declare  
it in the  islands that are afar off1   
and say3 ,he that scattered ,israel will
  gather him3 and he will keep him as   
the shepherd doth his flock4    #ca3aa4 
,for the ,lord hath redeemed ,jacob1 and
 delivered him out of the  hand of one  
that was mightier than he4    #ca3ab4   
,and they shall come1 and shall give    
praise in mount ,sion3 and  they shall  
flow together to the good things of the 
,lord1 for the corn1  and wine1 and oil1
 and the increase of cattle and herds1  
and their soul  shall be as a watered   
garden1 and they shall be hungry no     
more4    #ca3ac4 ,then shall the virgin 

rejoice in the dance1 the young men and 
old men together3 and ,i will turn their
 mourning into joy1 and will  comfort   
them1 and make them joyful after their  
sorrow4    #ca3ad4 ,and ,i will fill the
 soul of the priests with fatness3 and  
my  people shall be filled with my good 
things1 saith the ,lord4    #ca3ae4     
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,a voice was     
heard on high of lamentation1  of       
mourning1 and weeping1 of ,rachel       
weeping for her children and  refusing  
to be comforted for them1 because they  
are not4    #ca3af4 ,thus saith the     
,lord3 ,let thy voice cease from        
weeping1 and thy  eyes from tears3 for  
there is a reward for thy work1 saith   
the ,lord3  and they shall return out of
 the land of the enemy4    #ca3ag4 ,and 
there is hope for thy last end1 saith   
the ,lord3 and the  children shall      
return to their own borders4    #ca3ah4 
,hearing ,i heard ,ephraim when he went 
into captivity3 thou hast  chastised me1
 and ,i was instructed1 as a young      

bullock unaccustomed to  the yoke4      
,convert me1 and ,i shall be converted1 
for thou art the ,lord  my ,god4        
#ca3ai4 ,for after thou didst convert   
me1 ,i did penance3 and after thou      
didst shew unto me1 ,i struck my thigh3 
,i am confounded and ashamed1  because  
,i have borne the reproach of my youth4 
#ca3bj4 ,surely ,ephraim is an          
honourable son to me1 surely he is a    
tender  child3 for since ,i spoke of    
him1 ,i will still remember him4        
,therefore  are my bowels troubled for  
him3 pitying ,i will pity him1 saith the
  ,lord4    #ca3ba4 ,set thee up a      
watchtower1 make to thee bitterness3    
direct thy  heart into the right way1   
wherein thou hast walked3 return1 ,o    
virgin of  ,israel1 return to these thy 
cities4    #ca3bb4 ,how long wilt thou  
be dissolute in deliciousness1 ,o       
wandering  daughter8 for the ,lord hath 
created a new thing upon the earth3 ,a  
,,woman  ,,shall ,,compass ,a ,,man4    
#ca3bc4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts1 

the ,god of ,israel3 ,as yet shall  they
 say this word in the land of ,juda1 and
 in the cities thereof1 when  ,i shall  
bring back their captivity3 ,the ,lord  
bless thee1 the beauty of  justice1 the 
holy mountain4    #ca3bd4 ,and ,juda and
 all his cities shall dwell therein     
together3 the  husbandmen and they that 
drive the flocks4    #ca3be4 ,for ,i    
have inebriated the weary soul3 and ,i  
have filled every  hungry soul4         
#ca3bf4 ,upon this ,i was as it were    
awaked out of a sleep1 and ,i saw1 and  
my sleep was sweet to me4    #ca3bg4    
,behold the days come1 saith the ,lord3 
and ,i will sow the house  of ,israel   
and the house of ,juda with the seed of 
men1 and with the seed  of beasts4      
#ca3bh4 ,and as ,i have watched over    
them1 to pluck up1 and to throw down1   
and to scatter1 and destroy1 and        
afflict3 so will ,i watch over them1 to 
build up1 and to plant them1 saith the  
,lord4    #ca3bi4 ,in those days they   
shall say no more3 ,the fathers have    

eaten a  sour grape1 and the teeth of   
the children are set on edge4    #ca3cj4
 ,but every one shall die for his own   
iniquity3 every man that  shall eat the 
sour grape1 his teeth shall be set on   
edge4    #ca3ca4 ,behold the days shall 
come1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will make 
a  new covenant with the house of       
,israel1 and with the house of ,juda3   
#ca3cb4 ,not according to the covenant  
which ,i made with their fathers1  in   
the day that ,i took them by the hand to
 bring them out of the land  of ,egypt1 
the covenant which they made void1 and  
,i had dominion over  them1 saith the   
,lord4    #ca3cc4 ,but this shall be the
 covenant that ,i will make with the    
house  of ,israel1 after those days1    
saith the ,lord3 ,i will give my law in 
their bowels1 and ,i will write it in   
their heart3 and ,i will be their  ,god1
 and they shall be my people4    #ca3cd4
 ,and they shall teach no more every man
 his neighbour1 and every  man his      
brother1 saying3 ,know the ,lord3 for   

all shall know me from the  least of    
them even to the greatest1 saith the    
,lord3 for ,i will forgive  their       
iniquity1 and ,i will remember their sin
 no more4    #ca3ce4 ,thus saith the    
,lord1 who giveth the sun for the light 
of the  day1 the order of the moon and  
of the stars1 for the light of the      
night3 who stirreth up the sea1 and the 
waves thereof roar1 the ,lord of  hosts 
is his name4    #ca3cf4 ,if these       
ordinances shall fail before me1 saith  
the ,lord3 then  also the seed of       
,israel shall fail1 so as not to be a   
nation before me  for ever4    #ca3cg4  
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,if the heavens  
above can be measured1 and  the         
foundations of the earth searched out   
beneath1 ,i also will cast  away all the
 seed of ,israel1 for all that they have
 done1 saith the  ,lord4    #ca3ch4     
,behold the days come1 saith the ,lord1 
that the city shall be  built to the    
,lord from the tower of ,hanameel even  
to the gate of the  corner4    #ca3ci4  

,and the measuring line shall go out    
farther in his sight upon  the hill     
,gareb3 and it shall compass ,goatha1   
#ca3dj4 ,and the whole valley of dead   
bodies1 and of ashes1 and all the       
country of death1 even to the torrent   
,cedron1 and to the corner of the  horse
 gate towards the east1 the ,holy of the
 ,lord3 it shall not be  plucked up1 and
 it shall not be destroyed any more for 
ever4      ,jeremias ,chapter #cb       
,jeremias by ,god's commandment         
purchases a field of his kinsman3 and   
prophesies the return of the people out 
of captivity3 and the  everlasting      
covenant ,god will make with his church4
    #cb3a4 ,the word that came to       
,jeremias from the ,lord in the tenth   
year of  ,sedecias king of ,juda3 the   
same is the eighteenth year of          
,nabuchodonosor4    #cb3b4 ,at that time
 the army of the king of ,babylon       
besieged ,jerusalem3  and ,jeremias the 
prophet was shut up in the court of the 
prison1 which  was in the house of the  

king of ,juda4    #cb3c4 ,for ,sedecias 
king of ,juda had shut him up1 saying3  
,why dost thou  prophesy1 saying3 ,thus 
saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will give   
this city  into the hand of the king of 
,babylon1 and he shall take it8         
#cb3d4 ,and ,sedecias king of ,juda     
shall not escape out of the hand of the 
,chaldeans3 but he shall be delivered   
into the hands of the king of  ,babylon3
 and he shall speak to him mouth to     
mouth1 and his eyes shall  see his eyes4
    #cb3e4 ,and he shall lead ,sedecias 
to ,babylon3 and he shall be there till 
,i visit him1 saith the ,lord4 ,but if  
you will fight against the  ,chaldeans1 
you shall have no success4    #cb3f4    
,and ,jeremias said3 ,the word of the   
,lord came to me1 saying3    #cb3g4     
,behold1 ,hanameel the son of ,sellum   
thy cousin shall come to thee1  saying3 
,buy thee my field1 which is in         
,anathoth1 for it is thy right to  buy  
it1 being next akin4    #cb3h4 ,and     
,hanameel my uncle's son came to me1    

according to the word of  the ,lord1 to 
the entry of the prison1 and said to me3
 ,buy my field1  which is in ,anathoth  
in the land of ,benjamin3 for the right 
of  inheritance is thine1 and thou art  
next of kin to possess it4 ,and ,i      
understood that this was the word of the
 ,lord4    #cb3i4 ,and ,i bought the    
field of ,hanameel my uncle's son1 that 
is in  ,anathoth3 and ,i weighed him the
 money1 seven staters1 and ten pieces of
  silver4    #cb3aj4 ,and ,i wrote it in
 a book and sealed it1 and took         
witnesses3 and  ,i weighed him the money
 in the balances4    #cb3aa4 ,and ,i    
took the deed of the purchase that was  
sealed1 and the  stipulations1 and the  
ratifications with the seals that were  
on the  outside4    #cb3ab4 ,and ,i gave
 the deed of the purchase to ,baruch the
 son of ,neri  the son of ,maasias in   
the sight of ,hanameel my uncle's son1  
in the  presence of the witnesses that  
subscribed the book of the purchase1 and
  before all the ,jews that sat in the  

court of the prison4    #cb3ac4 ,and ,i 
charged ,baruch before them1 saying3    
#cb3ad4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts  
the ,god of ,israel3 ,take these        
writings1 this deed of the purchase that
 is sealed up1 and this deed  that is   
open3 and put them in an earthen vessel1
 that they may continue  many days4     
#cb3ae4 ,for thus saith the ,lord of    
hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,houses1 and 
fields1 and vineyards shall be possessed
 again in this land4    #cb3af4 ,and    
after ,i had delivered the deed of      
purchase to ,baruch the son  of ,neri1  
,i prayed to the ,lord1 saying3         
#cb3ag4 ,alas1 alas1 alas1 ,o ,lord     
,god1 behold thou hast made heaven and  
earth by thy great power1 and thy       
stretched out arm3 no word shall be     
hard to thee3    #cb3ah4 ,thou shewest  
mercy unto thousands1 and returnest the 
iniquity of  the fathers into the bosom 
of their children after them3 ,o most   
mighty1  great1 and powerful1 the ,lord 
of hosts is thy name4    #cb3ai4 ,great 

in counsel1 and incomprehensible in     
thought3 whose eyes  are open upon all  
the ways of the children of ,adam1 to   
render unto  every one according to his 
ways1 and according to the fruit of his 
devices4    #cb3bj4 ,who hast set signs 
and wonders in the land of ,egypt even  
until  this day1 and in ,israel1 and    
amongst men1 and hast made thee a name  
as  at this day4    #cb3ba4 ,and hast   
brought forth thy people ,israel1 out of
 the land of  ,egypt with signs1 and    
with wonders1 and with a strong hand1   
and a  stretched out arm1 and with great
 terror4    #cb3bb4 ,and hast given them
 this land which thou didst swear to    
their  fathers1 to give them a land     
flowing with milk and honey4    #cb3bc4 
,and they came in1 and possessed it3 but
 they obeyed not thy  voice1 and they   
walked not in thy law3 and they did not 
any of those  things that thou didst    
command them to do1 and all these evils 
are come  upon them4    #cb3bd4 ,behold 
works are built up against the city to  

take it3 and the  city is given into the
 hands of the ,chaldeans1 who fight     
against it1 by  the sword1 and the      
famine1 and the pestilence3 and what    
thou hast  spoken1 is all come to pass1 
as thou thyself seest4    #cb3be4 ,and  
sayest thou to me1 ,o ,lord ,god3 ,buy a
 field for money1 and  take witnesses1  
whereas the city is given into the hands
 of the  ,chaldeans8    #cb3bf4 ,and the
 word of the ,lord came to ,jeremias1   
saying3    #cb3bg4 ,behold ,i am the    
,lord the ,god of all flesh3 shall any  
thing be  hard for me8    #cb3bh4       
,therefore thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold
 ,i will deliver this city  into the    
hands of the ,chaldeans1 and into the   
hands of the king of  ,babylon1 and they
 shall take it4    #cb3bi4 ,and the     
,chaldeans that fight against this city1
 shall come and  set it on fire1 and    
burn it1 with the houses upon whose     
roofs they  offered sacrifice to ,baal1 
and poured out drink offerings to       
strange  gods1 to provoke me to wrath4  

#cb3cj4 ,for the children of ,israel1   
and the children of ,juda1 have         
continually done evil in my eyes from   
their youth3 the children of  ,israel   
who even till now provoke me with the   
work of their hands1 saith  the ,lord4  
#cb3ca4 ,for this city hath been to me a
 provocation and indignation from  the  
day that they built it1 until this day1 
in which it shall be taken  out of my   
sight4    #cb3cb4 ,because of all the   
evil of the children of ,israel1 and of 
the  children of ,juda1 which they have 
done1 provoking me to wrath1 they and   
their kings1 their princes1 and their   
priests1 and their prophets1 the  men of
 ,juda1 and the inhabitants of          
,jerusalem4    #cb3cc4 ,and they have   
turned their backs to me1 and not their 
faces3  when ,i taught them early in the
 morning1 and instructed them1 and they 
would not hearken to receive            
instruction4    #cb3cd4 ,and they have  
set their idols in the house1 in which  
my name is  called upon1 to defile it4  

#cb3ce4 ,and they have built the high   
places of ,baal1 which are in the       
valley of the son of ,ennom1 to         
consecrate their sons and their         
daughters to ,moloch3 which ,i commanded
 them not1 neither entered it  into my  
heart1 that they should do this         
abomination1 and cause ,juda to  sin4   
#cb3cf4 ,and now1 therefore1 thus saith 
the ,lord the ,god of ,israel to  this  
city1 whereof you say that it shall be  
delivered into the hands of  the king of
 ,babylon by the sword1 and by famine1  
and by pestilence3    #cb3cg4 ,behold ,i
 will gather them together out of all   
the lands to which  ,i have cast them   
out in my anger1 and in my wrath1 and in
 my great  indignation3 and ,i will     
bring them again into this place1 and   
will  cause them to dwell securely4     
#cb3ch4 ,and they shall be my people1   
and ,i will be their ,god4    #cb3ci4   
,and ,i will give them one heart1 and   
one way1 that they may fear  me all     
days3 and that it may be well with them1

 and with their children  after them4   
#cb3dj4 ,and ,i will make an everlasting
 covenant with them1 and will not  cease
 to do them good3 and ,i will give my   
fear in their heart1 that  they may not 
revolt from me4    #cb3da4 ,and ,i will 
rejoice over them1 when ,i shall do them
 good3 and ,i  will plant them in this  
land in truth1 with my whole heart1 and 
with  all my soul4    #cb3db4 ,for thus 
saith the ,lord3 ,as ,i have brought    
upon this people all  this great evil3  
so will ,i bring upon them all the good 
that ,i now  speak to them4    #cb3dc4  
,and fields shall be purchased in this  
land3 whereof you say that  it is       
desolate1 because there remaineth       
neither man nor beast1 and it  is given 
into the hands of the ,chaldeans4       
#cb3dd4 ,fields shall be bought for     
money1 and deeds shall be written1  and 
sealed1 and witnesses shall be taken1 in
 the land of ,benjamin1 and  round about
 ,jerusalem1 in the cities of ,juda1 and
 in the cities on the  mountains1 and in

 the cities of the plains1 and in the   
cities that are  towards the south3 for 
,i will bring back their captivity1     
saith the  ,lord4      ,jeremias        
,chapter #cc    ,god promises reduction 
from captivity1 and other blessings3    
especially  the coming of ,christ1 whose
 reign in his church shall be glorious  
and  perpetual4    #cc3a4 ,and the word 
of the ,lord came to ,jeremias the      
second time1 while  he was yet shut up  
in the court of the prison1 saying3     
#cc3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord1 who will  
do1 and will form it1 and prepare  it1  
the ,lord is his name4    #cc3c4 ,cry to
 me and ,i will hear thee3 and ,i will  
shew thee great  things1 and sure things
 which thou knowest not4    #cc3d4 ,for 
thus saith the ,lord the ,god of ,israel
 to the houses of this  city1 and to the
 houses of the king of ,juda1 which are 
destroyed1 and  to the bulwarks1 and to 
the sword4    #cc3e4 ,of them that come 
to fight with the ,chaldeans1 and to    
fill them  with the dead bodies of the  

men whom ,i have slain in my wrath1 and 
in  my indignation1 hiding my face from 
this city because of all their          
wickedness4    #cc3f4 ,behold ,i will   
close their wounds and give them health1
 and ,i will  cure them3 and ,i will    
reveal to them the prayer of peace and  
truth4    ,the prayer of peace4444 ,that
 is1 the peace and welfare which they   
pray  for4    #cc3g4 ,and ,i will bring 
back the captivity of ,juda1 and the    
captivity of  ,jerusalem3 and ,i will   
build them as from the beginning4       
#cc3h4 ,and ,i will cleanse them from   
all their iniquity1 whereby they  have  
sinned against me3 and ,i will forgive  
all their iniquities1  whereby they have
 sinned against me1 and despised me4    
#cc3i4 ,and it shall be to me a name1   
and a joy1 and a praise1 and a  gladness
 before all the nations of the earth1   
that shall hear of all  the good things 
which ,i will do to them3 and they shall
 fear and be  troubled for all the good 
things1 and for all the peace that ,i   

will  make for them4    #cc3aj4 ,thus   
saith the ,lord3 ,there shall be heard  
again in this place  7which you say is  
desolate1 because there is neither man  
nor beast3 in  the cities of ,juda1 and 
without ,jerusalem1 which are desolate  
without  man1 and without inhabitant1   
and without beast7    #cc3aa4 ,the voice
 of joy and the voice of gladness1 the  
voice of the  bridegroom and the voice  
of the bride1 the voice of them that    
shall  say3 ,give ye glory to the ,lord 
of hosts1 for the ,lord is good1 for his
  mercy endureth for ever3 and of them  
that shall bring their vows into  the   
house of the ,lord3 for ,i will bring   
back the captivity of the land  as at   
the first1 saith the ,lord4    #cc3ab4  
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,there  
shall be again in this place  that is   
desolate without man1 and without beast1
 and in all the cities  thereof1 an     
habitation of shepherds causing their   
flocks to lie down4    #cc3ac4 ,and in  
the cities on the mountains1 and in the 

cities of the  plains1 and in the cities
 that are towards the south3 and in the 
land  of ,benjamin1 and round about     
,jerusalem1 and in the cities of ,juda  
shall  the flocks pass again under the  
hand of him that numbereth them1 saith  
the ,lord4    #cc3ad4 ,behold the days  
come1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i will     
perform the  good word that ,i have     
spoken to the house of ,israel1 and to  
the house  of ,juda4    #cc3ae4 ,in     
those days1 and at that time1 ,i will   
make the bud of justice  to spring forth
 unto ,david1 and he shall do judgment  
and justice in the  earth4    #cc3af4   
,in those days shall ,juda be saved1 and
 ,jerusalem shall dwell  securely3 and  
this is the name that they shall call   
him1 ,the ,lord our  just one4          
#cc3ag4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3      
,there shall not be cut off from ,david 
a  man to sit upon the throne of the    
house of ,israel4    ,there shall not be
 cut off from ,david1 etc4444 ,this was 
verified in  ,christ1 who is of the     

house of ,david2 and whose kingdom in   
his church  shall have no end4          
#cc3ah4 ,neither shall there be cut off 
from the priests and ,levites a  man    
before my face to offer holocausts1 and 
to burn sacrifices1 and to  kill victims
 continually4    ,neither shall there be
 cut off from the priests1 etc4444 ,this
 promise  relates to the ,christian     
priesthood2 which shall also continue   
for  ever3 the functions of which 7more 
especially the great sacrifice of  the  
altar7 are here expressed by the name of
 holocausts1 and other  offerings of the
 law1 which were so many figures of the 
,christian  sacrifice4    #cc3ai4 ,and  
the word of the ,lord came to ,jeremias1
 saying3    #cc3bj4 ,thus saith the     
,lord3 if my covenant1 with the day can 
be made  void1 and my covenant with the 
night1 that there should not be day and 
night in their season3    #cc3ba4 ,also 
my covenant with ,david my servant may  
be made void1 that he  should not have a
 son to reign upon his throne1 and with 

the ,levites  and priests my ministers4 
#cc3bb4 ,as the stars of heaven cannot  
be numbered1 nor the sand of the  sea be
 measured3 so will ,i multiply the seed 
of ,david my servant1 and  the ,levites 
my ministers4    #cc3bc4 ,and the word  
of the ,lord came to ,jeremias1 saying3 
#cc3bd4 ,hast thou not seen what this   
people hath spoken1 saying3 ,the two    
families which the ,lord had chosen1 are
 cast off3 and they have  despised my   
people1 so that it is no more a nation  
before them8    ,two families1 etc4444  
,viz41 the families of the kings and    
priests4    #cc3be4 ,thus saith the     
,lord4 ,if ,i have not set my covenant  
between day  and night1 and laws to     
heaven and earth3    #cc3bf4 ,surely ,i 
will also cast off the seed of ,jacob1  
and of ,david my  servant1 so as not to 
take any of his seed to be rulers of the
 seed of  ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob3 
for ,i will bring back their captivity1 
and  will have mercy on them4           
,jeremias ,chapter #cd    ,the prophet  

foretells that ,sedecias shall fall into
 the hands of  ,nabuchodonosor3 ,god's  
sentence upon the princes and people    
that had  broken his covenant4    #cd3a4
 ,the word that came to ,jeremias from  
the ,lord1 when ,nabuchodonosor  king of
 ,babylon1 and all his army1 and all the
 kingdoms of the earth1  that were under
 the power of his hand1 and all the     
people fought  against ,jerusalem and   
against all the cities thereof1 saying3 
#cd3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord1 the ,god  
of ,israel3 ,go1 and speak to ,sedecias 
king of ,juda1 and say to him3 ,thus    
saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will        
deliver this city into the hands of the 
king of ,babylon1 and he shall  burn it 
with fire4    #cd3c4 ,and thou shalt not
 escape out of his hand3 but thou shalt 
surely  be taken1 and thou shalt be     
delivered into his hand3 and thy eyes   
shall  see the eyes of the king of      
,babylon1 and his mouth shall speak with
 thy  mouth1 and thou shalt go to       
,babylon4    #cd3d4 ,yet hear the word  

of the ,lord1 ,o ,sedecias king of      
,juda3 ,thus  saith the ,lord to thee3  
,thou shalt not die by the sword4       
#cd3e4 ,but thou shalt die in peace1 and
 according to the burnings of thy       
fathers1 the former kings that were     
before thee1 so shall they burn  thee3  
and they shall mourn for thee1 saying3  
,alas1 ,lord3 for ,i have  spoken the   
word1 saith the ,lord4    ,die in       
peace4444 ,that is1 by a natural death4 
#cd3f4 ,and ,jeremias the prophet spoke 
all these words to ,sedecias the  king  
of ,juda in ,jerusalem4    #cd3g4 ,and  
the army of the king of ,babylon fought 
against ,jerusalem1 and  against all the
 cities of ,juda that were left1 against
 ,lachis1 and  against ,azecha3 for     
these remained of the cities of ,juda1  
fenced  cities4    #cd3h4 ,the word that
 came to ,jeremias from the ,lord1 after
 that king  ,sedecias had made a        
covenant with all the people in         
,jerusalem making a  proclamation3      
#cd3i4 ,that every man should let his   

manservant1 and every man his           
maidservant1 being a ,hebrew man or a   
,hebrew woman1 go free3 and that  they  
should not lord it over them1 to wit1   
over the ,jews their  brethren4         
#cd3aj4 ,and all the princes1 and all   
the people who entered into the         
covenant1 heard that every man should   
let his manservant1 and every man  his  
maidservant go free1 and should no more 
have dominion over them3  and they      
obeyed1 and let them go free4    #cd3aa4
 ,but afterwards they turned3 and       
brought back again their  servants and  
their handmaids1 whom they had let go   
free1 and brought  them into subjection 
as menservants and maidservants4        
#cd3ab4 ,and the word of the ,lord came 
to ,jeremias from the ,lord1 saying3    
#cd3ac4 ,thus saith the ,lord the ,god  
of ,israel3 ,i made a covenant with     
your fathers in the day that ,i brought 
them out of the land of ,egypt1  out of 
the house of bondage1 saying3    #cd3ad4
 ,at the end of seven years1 let ye go  

every man his brother being  a ,hebrew1 
who hath been sold to thee1 so he shall 
serve thee six years3  and thou shalt   
let him go free from thee3 and your     
fathers did not  hearken to me1 nor did 
they incline their ear4    #cd3ae4 ,and 
you turned to day1 and did that which   
was right in my eyes1  in proclaiming   
liberty every one to his brother3 and   
you made a  covenant in my sight1 in the
 house upon which my name is invocated4 
#cd3af4 ,and you are fallen back1 and   
have defiled my name3 and you have      
brought back again every man his        
manservant1 and every man his           
maidservant1 whom you had let go free1  
and set at liberty3 and you have        
brought them into subjection to be your 
servants and handmaids4    #cd3ag4      
,therefore thus saith the ,lord3 ,you   
have not hearkened to me1 in            
proclaiming liberty every man to his    
brother and every man to his  friend3   
behold ,i proclaim a liberty for you1   
saith the ,lord1 to the  sword1 to the  

pestilence1 and to the famine3 and ,i   
will cause you to be  removed to all the
 kingdoms of the earth4    #cd3ah4 ,and 
,i will give the men that have          
transgressed my covenant1 and  have not 
performed the words of the covenant     
which they agreed to in my  presence1   
when they cut the calf in two and passed
 between the parts  thereof3    #cd3ai4 
,the princes of ,juda1 and the princes  
of ,jerusalem1 the eunuchs1  and the    
priests1 and all the people of the land 
that passed between the  parts of the   
calf3    #cd3bj4 ,and ,i will give them 
into the hands of their enemies1 and    
into  the hands of them that seek their 
life3 and their dead bodies shall be    
for meat to the fowls of the air1 and to
 the beasts of the earth4    #cd3ba4    
,and ,sedecias the king of ,juda1 and   
his princes1 ,i will give into  the     
hands of their enemies1 and into the    
hands of them that seek their  lives1   
and into the hands of the armies of the 
king of ,babylon1 which  are gone from  

you4    #cd3bb4 ,behold ,i will command1
 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will bring them
  again to this city1 and they shall    
fight against it1 and take it1 and  burn
 it with fire3 and ,i will make the     
cities of ,juda a desolation1  without  
an inhabitant4      ,jeremias ,chapter  
#ce    ,the obedience of the ,rechabites
 condemns the disobedience of the ,jews4
  ,the reward of the ,rechabites4       
#ce3a4 ,the word that came to ,jeremias 
from the ,lord in the days of  ,joakim  
the son of ,josias king of ,juda1       
saying3    #ce3b4 ,go to the house of   
the ,rechabites3 and speak to them1 and 
bring  them into the house of the ,lord1
 into one of the chambers of the        
treasures1 and thou shalt give them wine
 to drink4    ,rechabites4444 ,these    
were of the race of ,jethro1 father in  
law to  ,moses4    #ce3c4 ,and ,i took  
,jezonias the son of ,jeremias the son  
of ,habsanias1 and  his brethren1 and   
all his sons1 and the whole house of the
 ,rechabites4    #ce3d4 ,and ,i brought 

them into the house of the ,lord1 to the
 treasure  house of the sons of ,hanan1 
the son of ,jegedelias the man of ,god1 
which  was by the treasure house of the 
princes1 above the treasure of ,maasias 
the son of ,sellum1 who was keeper of   
the entry4    #ce3e4 ,and ,i set before 
the sons of the house of the ,rechabites
 pots  full of wine1 and cups3 and ,i   
said to them3 ,drink ye wine4    #ce3f4 
,and they answered3 ,we will not drink  
wine3 because ,jonadab the  son of      
,rechab1 our father1 commanded us1      
saying3 ,you shall drink no  wine1      
neither you1 nor your children1 for     
ever3    #ce3g4 ,neither shall ye build 
houses1 nor sow seed1 nor plant         
vineyards1  nor have any3 but you shall 
dwell in tents all your days1 that you  
may  live many days upon the face of the
 earth1 in which you are strangers4     
#ce3h4 ,therefore we have obeyed the    
voice of ,jonadab the son of ,rechab1   
our father1 in all things that he       
commanded us3 so as to drink no wine    

all our days3 neither we1 nor our wives1
 nor our sons1 nor our  daughters3      
#ce3i4 ,nor to build houses to dwell in1
 nor to have vineyard1 or field1  or    
seed3    #ce3aj4 ,but we have dwelt in  
tents1 and have been obedient according 
to  all that ,jonadab our father        
commanded us4    #ce3aa4 ,but when      
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon came up
 to our land1 we  said3 ,come1 let us go
 into ,jerusalem from the face of the   
army of the  ,chaldeans1 and from the   
face of the army of ,syria3 and we have 
remained  in ,jerusalem4    #ce3ab4 ,and
 the word of the ,lord came to          
,jeremias1 saying3    #ce3ac4 ,thus     
saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god of    
,israel3 ,go1 and say to  the men of    
,juda1 and to the inhabitants of        
,jerusalem3 ,will you not  receive      
instruction1 to obey my words1 saith the
 ,lord8    #ce3ad4 ,the words of        
,jonadab the son of ,rechab1 by which he
 commanded  his sons not to drink wine1 
have prevailed3 and they have drunk none

 to  this day1 because they have obeyed 
the commandment of their father3 but  ,i
 have spoken to you1 rising early and   
speaking1 and you have not  obeyed me4  
#ce3ae4 ,and ,i have sent to you all my 
servants the prophets1 rising  early1   
and sending and saying3 ,return ye every
 man from his wicked way1  and make your
 ways good3 and follow not strange gods1
 nor worship them1  and you shall dwell 
in the land1 which ,i gave you and your 
fathers3 and  you have not inclined your
 ear1 nor hearkened to me4    #ce3af4   
,so the sons of ,jonadab the son of     
,rechab have constantly kept  the       
commandment of their father1 which he   
commanded them3 but this  people hath   
not obeyed me4    #ce3ag4 ,therefore    
thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god  
of ,israel3 ,behold  ,i will bring upon 
,juda1 and upon all the inhabitants of  
,jerusalem all  the evil that ,i have   
pronounced against them1 because ,i have
 spoken to  them1 and they have not     
heard3 ,i have called to them1 and they 

have not  answered me4    #ce3ah4 ,and  
,jeremias said to the house of the      
,rechabites3 ,thus saith the  ,lord of  
hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,because you 
have obeyed the  commandment of ,jonadab
 your father1 and have kept all his     
precepts1 and  have done all that he    
commanded you3    #ce3ai4 ,therefore    
thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god  
of ,israel3 ,there  shall not be wanting
 a man of the race of ,jonadab the son  
of ,rechab1  standing before me for     
ever4      ,jeremias ,chapter #cf       
,jeremias sends ,baruch to read his     
prophecies in the temple2 the book is   
brought to king ,joakim1 who burns it4  
,the prophet denounces his  judgment1   
and causes ,baruch to write a new copy4 
#cf3a4 ,and it came to pass in the      
fourth year of ,joakim the son of       
,josias king of ,juda1 that this word   
came to ,jeremias by the ,lord1  saying3
    #cf3b4 ,take thee a roll of a book1 
and thou shalt write in it all the      
words that ,i have spoken to thee       

against ,israel and ,juda1 and against  
all the nations from the day that ,i    
spoke to thee1 from the days of  ,josias
 even to this day4    #cf3c4 ,if so be1 
when the house of ,juda shall hear all  
the evils that ,i  purpose to do unto   
them1 that they may return every man    
from his wicked  way3 and ,i will       
forgive their iniquity1 and their sin4  
#cf3d4 ,so ,jeremias called ,baruch the 
son of ,nerias3 and ,baruch wrote  from 
the mouth of ,jeremias all the words of 
the ,lord1 which he spoke to  him1 upon 
the roll of a book4    #cf3e4 ,and      
,jeremias commanded ,baruch1 saying3 ,i 
am shut up1 and cannot  go into the     
house of the ,lord4    ,shut up4444 ,not
 that the prophet was now in prison2 for
 the contrary  appears from ver4 #ai1   
but that he kept himself shut up1 by    
reason of  the persecutions he had      
lately met with4 ,see chap4 #bf4        
#cf3f4 ,go thou in therefore1 and read  
out of the volume1 which thou hast      
written from my mouth1 the words of the 

,lord1 in the hearing of all the  people
 in the house of the ,lord on the       
fasting day3 and also thou shalt  read  
them in the hearing of all ,juda that   
come out of their cities3    #cf3g4 ,if 
so be they may present their            
supplication before the ,lord1 and  may 
return every one from his wicked way3   
for great is the wrath and  indignation 
which the ,lord hath pronounced against 
this people4    #cf3h4 ,and ,baruch the 
son of ,nerias did according to all that
 ,jeremias  the prophet had commanded   
him1 reading out of the volume the words
 of  the ,lord in the house of the      
,lord4    #cf3i4 ,and it came to pass in
 the fifth year of ,joakim the son of   
,josias  king of ,juda1 in the ninth    
month1 that they proclaimed a fast      
before  the ,lord to all the people in  
,jerusalem1 and to all the people that  
were come together out of the cities of 
,juda to ,jerusalem4    #cf3aj4 ,and    
,baruch read out of the volume the words
 of ,jeremias in the  house of the      

,lord1 in the treasury of ,gamarias the 
son of ,saphan the  scribe1 in the upper
 court1 in the entry of the new gate of 
the house  of the ,lord1 in the hearing 
of all the people4    #cf3aa4 ,and when 
,micheas the son of ,gamarias the son of
 ,saphan had heard  out of the book all 
the words of the ,lord1    #cf3ab4 ,he  
went down into the king's house to the  
secretary's chamber3  and behold all the
 princes sat there1 ,elisama the scribe1
 and ,dalaias  the son of ,semeias1 and 
,elnathan the son of ,achobor1 and      
,gamarias the  son of ,saphan1 and      
,sedecias the son of ,hananias1 and all 
the princes4    #cf3ac4 ,and ,micheas   
told them all the words that he had     
heard when  ,baruch read out of the     
volume in the hearing of the people4    
#cf3ad4 ,therefore all the princes sent 
,judi the son of ,nathanias1 the  son of
 ,selemias1 the son of ,chusi1 to       
,baruch1 saying3 ,take in thy hand  the 
volume in which thou hast read in the   
hearing of the people1 and  come4 ,so   

,baruch the son of ,nerias took the     
volume in his hand1 and came  to them4  
#cf3ae4 ,and they said to him3 ,sit down
 and read these things in our  hearing4 
,and ,baruch read in their hearing4     
#cf3af4 ,and when they had heard all the
 words1 they looked upon one  another   
with astonishment1 and they said to     
,baruch3 ,we must tell the  king all    
these words4    #cf3ag4 ,and they asked 
him1 saying3 ,tell us how didst thou    
write all  these words from his mouth4  
#cf3ah4 ,and ,baruch said to them3 ,with
 his mouth he pronounced all these      
words as if he were reading to me3 and  
,i wrote in a volume with ink4          
#cf3ai4 ,and the princes said to        
,baruch3 ,go1 and hide thee1 both thou  
and  ,jeremias1 and let no man know     
where you are4    #cf3bj4 ,and they went
 in to the king into the court3 but they
 laid up  the volume in the chamber of  
,elisama the scribe3 and they told all  
the  words in the hearing of the king4  
#cf3ba4 ,and the king sent ,judi that he

 should take the volume3 who  bringing  
it out of the chamber of ,elisama the   
scribe1 read it in the  hearing of the  
king1 and of all the princes that stood 
about the king4    #cf3bb4 ,now the king
 sat in the winter house1 in the ninth  
month3 and  there was a hearth before   
him full of burning coals4    #cf3bc4   
,and when ,judi had read three or four  
pages1 he cut it with the  penknife1 and
 he cast it into the fire1 that was upon
 the hearth1 till  all the volume was   
consumed with the fire that was on the  
hearth4    #cf3bd4 ,and the king and all
 his servants that heard all these words
  were not afraid1 nor did they rend    
their garments4    #cf3be4 ,but yet     
,elnathan1 and ,dalaias1 and ,gamarias  
spoke to the king1  not to burn the     
book3 and he heard them not4    #cf3bf4 
,and the king commanded ,jeremiel the   
son of ,amelech1 and ,saraias  the son  
of ,ezriel1 and ,selemias the son of    
,abdeel1 to take up ,baruch  the scribe1
 and ,jeremias the prophet3 but the     

,lord hid them4    #cf3bg4 ,and the word
 of the ,lord came to ,jeremias the     
prophet1 after  that the king had burnt 
the volume1 and the words that ,baruch  
had  written from the mouth of          
,jeremias1 saying3    #cf3bh4 ,take thee
 again another volume3 and write in it  
all the former  words that were in the  
first volume which ,joakim the king of  
,juda hath  burnt4    #cf3bi4 ,and thou 
shalt say to ,joakim the king of ,juda3 
,thus saith the  ,lord3 ,thou hast burnt
 that volume1 saying3 ,why hast thou    
written  therein1 and said3 ,the king of
 ,babylon shall come speedily1 and shall
  lay waste this land3 and shall cause  
to cease from thence man and  beast8    
#cf3cj4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
against ,joakim the king of ,juda3  ,he 
shall have none to sit upon the throne  
of ,david3 and his dead body  shall be  
cast out to the heat by day1 and to the 
frost by night4    ,he shall have none1 
etc4444 ,because his son ,joachin or    
,jechonias1  within three months after  

the death of his father1 was carried    
away to  ,babylon1 so that his reign is 
not worthy of notice4    #cf3ca4 ,and ,i
 will punish him1 and his seed and his  
servants1 for their  iniquities1 and ,i 
will bring upon them1 and upon the      
inhabitants of  ,jerusalem1 and upon the
 men of ,juda all the evil that ,i have 
pronounced  against them1 but they have 
not heard4    #cf3cb4 ,and ,jeremias    
took another volume1 and gave it to     
,baruch the son  of ,nerias the scribe3 
who wrote in it from the mouth of       
,jeremias all  the words of the book    
which ,joakim the king of ,juda had     
burnt with  fire3 and there were added  
besides many more words than had been   
before4      ,jeremias ,chapter #cg     
,jeremias prophesies that the           
,chaldeans1 who had departed from       
,jerusalem1 would return and burn the   
city4 ,he is cast into prison4 ,his     
conference with ,sedecias4    #cg3a4    
,now king ,sedecias the son of ,josias  
reigned instead of ,jechonias  the son  

of ,joakim3 whom ,nabuchodonosor king of
 ,babylon made king in the  land of     
,juda4    #cg3b4 ,but neither he1 nor   
his servants1 nor the people of the land
 did  obey the words of the ,lord1 that 
he spoke in the hand of ,jeremias the   
prophet4    #cg3c4 ,and king ,sedecias  
sent ,juchal the son of ,selemias1 and  
,sophonias  the son of ,maasias the     
priest to ,jeremias the prophet1 saying3
 ,pray to  the ,lord our ,god for us4   
#cg3d4 ,now ,jeremias walked freely in  
the midst of the people3 for they  had  
not as yet cast him into prison4 ,and   
the army of ,pharao was come  out of    
,egypt3 and the ,chaldeans that besieged
 ,jerusalem1 hearing these  tidings1    
departed from ,jerusalem4    #cg3e4 ,and
 the word of the ,lord came to ,jeremias
 the prophet1 saying3    #cg3f4 ,thus   
saith the ,lord the ,god of ,israel3    
,thus shall you say to the  king of     
,juda1 who sent you to inquire of me3   
,behold the army of ,pharao1  which is  
come forth to help you1 shall return    

into their own land1 into  ,egypt4      
#cg3g4 ,and the ,chaldeans shall come   
again1 and fight against this city1  and
 take it1 and burn it with fire4        
#cg3h4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,deceive  
not your souls1 saying3 ,the  ,chaldeans
 shall surely depart and go away from   
us3 for they shall not  go away4        
#cg3i4 ,but if you should even beat all 
the army of the ,chaldeans that  fight  
against you1 and there should be left of
 them some wounded men3  they shall rise
 up1 every man from his tent1 and burn  
this city with  fire4    #cg3aj4 ,now   
when the army of the ,chaldeans was gone
 away from ,jerusalem1  because of      
,pharao's army1    #cg3aa4 ,jeremias    
went forth out of ,jerusalem to go into 
the land of  ,benjamin3 and to divide a 
possession there in the presence of the 
citizens1    #cg3ab4 ,and when he was   
come to the gate of ,benjamin1 the      
captain of the  gate1 who was there in  
his turn1 was one named ,jerias1 the son
 of  ,selemias1 the son of ,hananias3   

and he took hold of ,jeremias the       
prophet1 saying3 ,thou art fleeing to   
the ,chaldeans4    #cg3ac4 ,and         
,jeremias answered3 ,it is not so1 ,i am
 not fleeing to the  ,chaldeans4 ,but he
 hearkened not to him3 so ,jerias took  
,jeremias and  brought him to the       
princes4    #cg3ad4 ,wherefore the      
princes were angry with ,jeremias1 and  
they beat  him1 and cast him into the   
prison that was in the house of         
,jonathan the  scribe3 for he was chief 
over the prison4    #cg3ae4 ,so         
,jeremias went into the house of the    
prison1 and into the  dungeon3 and      
,jeremias remained there many days4     
#cg3af4 ,then ,sedecias the king1       
sending1 took him3 and asked him        
secretly in his house1 and said3 ,is    
there1 thinkest thou1 any word from  the
 ,lord8 ,and ,jeremias said4 ,there is4 
,and he said3 ,thou shalt be  delivered 
into the hands of the king of ,babylon4 
#cg3ag4 ,and ,jeremias said to king     
,sedecias3 ,in what have ,i offended    

against thee1 or thy servants1 or thy   
people1 that thou hast cast me  into    
prison8    #cg3ah4 ,where are your      
prophets that prophesied to you1 and    
said3 ,the  king of ,babylon shall not  
come against you1 and against this land8
    #cg3ai4 ,now therefore hear1 ,i     
beseech thee1 my lord the king3 let my  
petition be accepted in thy sight3 and  
send me not back into the house  of     
,jonathan the scribe1 lest ,i die there4
    #cg3bj4 ,then king ,sedecias        
commanded that ,jeremias should be      
committed  into the entry of the prison3
 and that they should give him daily a  
piece of bread1 beside broth1 till all  
the bread in the city were  spent3 and  
,jeremias remained in the entry of the  
prison4      ,jeremias ,chapter #ch     
,the prophet at the instance of the     
great men is cast into a filthy         
dungeon3 he is drawn out by ,abdemelech1
 and has another conference with  the   
king4    #ch3a4 ,now ,saphatias the son 
of ,mathan1 and ,gedelias the son of    

,phassur1  and ,juchal the son of       
,selemias1 and ,phassur the son of      
,melchias heard  the words that         
,jeremias spoke to all the people1      
saying3    #ch3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord3
 ,whosoever shall remain in this city1  
shall  die by the sword1 and by famine1 
and by pestilence3 but he that shall  go
 forth to the ,chaldeans1 shall live1   
and his life shall be safe1 and  he     
shall live4    #ch3c4 ,thus saith the   
,lord3 ,this city shall surely be       
delivered into the  hand of the army of 
the king of ,babylon1 and he shall take 
it4    #ch3d4 ,and the princes said to  
the king4 ,we beseech thee that this man
  may be put to death3 for on purpose he
 weakeneth the hands of the men  of war1
 that remain in this city1 and the hands
 of the people1 speaking  to them       
according to these words3 for this man  
seeketh not peace to  this people1 but  
evil4    #ch3e4 ,and king ,sedecias     
said3 ,behold he is in your hands3 for  
it is not  lawful for the king to deny  

you any thing4    #ch3f4 ,then they took
 ,jeremias and cast him into the dungeon
 of ,melchias  the son of ,amelech1     
which was in the entry of the prison3   
and they let  down ,jeremias by ropes   
into the dungeon1 wherein there was no  
water1  but mire4 ,and ,jeremias sunk   
into the mire4    #ch3g4 ,now           
,abdemelech the ,ethiopian1 an eunuch   
that was in the king's  house1 heard    
that they had put ,jeremias in the      
dungeon3 but the king  was sitting in   
the gate of ,benjamin4    #ch3h4 ,and   
,abdemelech went out of the king's      
house1 and spoke to the  king1 saying3  
#ch3i4 ,my lord the king1 these men have
 done evil in all that they have  done  
against ,jeremias the prophet1 casting  
him into the dungeon to die  there with 
hunger1 for there is no more bread in   
the city4    #ch3aj4 ,then the king     
commanded ,abdemelech the ,ethiopian1   
saying3 ,take  from hence thirty men    
with thee1 and draw up ,jeremias the    
prophet out  of the dungeon1 before he  

die4    #ch3aa4 ,so ,abdemelech taking  
the men with him1 went into the king's  
house that was under the storehouse3 and
 he took from thence old rags1  and old 
rotten things1 and he let them down by  
cords to ,jeremias into  the dungeon4   
#ch3ab4 ,and ,abdemelech the ,ethiopian 
said to ,jeremias3 ,put these old  rags 
and these rent and rotten things under  
thy arms1 and upon the  cords3 and      
,jeremias did so4    #ch3ac4 ,and they  
drew up ,jeremias with the cords1 and   
brought him forth  out of the dungeon4  
,and ,jeremias remained in the entry of 
the prison4    #ch3ad4 ,and king        
,sedecias sent1 and took ,jeremias the  
prophet to him to  the third gate1 that 
was in the house of the ,lord3 and the  
king said to  ,jeremias3 ,i will ask    
thee a thing1 hide nothing from me4     
#ch3ae4 ,then ,jeremias said to         
,sedecias3 ,if ,i shall declare it to   
thee1  wilt thou not put me to death8   
and if ,i give thee counsel1 thou wilt  
not hearken to me4    #ch3af4 ,then king

 ,sedecias swore to ,jeremias1 in       
private1 saying3 ,as the  ,lord liveth1 
that1 made us this soul1 ,i will not put
 thee to death1 nor  will ,i deliver    
thee into the hands of these men that   
seek thy life4    #ch3ag4 ,and ,jeremias
 said to ,sedecias3 ,thus saith the     
,lord of hosts the  ,god of ,israel3 ,if
 thou wilt take a resolution and go out 
to the princes  of the king of ,babylon1
 thy soul shall live1 and this city     
shall not be  burnt with fire3 and thou 
shalt be safe1 and thy house4    #ch3ah4
 ,but if thou wilt not go out to the    
princes of the king of  ,babylon1 this  
city shall be delivered into the hands  
of the ,chaldeans1  and they shall burn 
it with fire3 and thou shalt not escape 
out of  their hand4    #ch3ai4 ,and king
 ,sedecias said to ,jeremias3 ,i am     
afraid because of the  ,jews that are   
fled over to the ,chaldeans3 lest ,i    
should be delivered  into their hands1  
and they should abuse me4    #ch3bj4    
,but ,jeremias answered3 ,they shall not

 deliver thee3 hearken1 ,i  beseech     
thee1 to the word of the ,lord1 which ,i
 speak to thee1 and it  shall be well   
with thee1 and thy soul shall live4     
#ch3ba4 ,but if thou wilt not go forth1 
this is the word which the ,lord  hath  
shewn me3    #ch3bb4 ,behold all the    
women that are left in the house of the 
king of  ,juda1 shall be brought out to 
the princes of the king of ,babylon3 and
  they shall say3 ,thy men of peace have
 deceived thee1 and have prevailed      
against thee1 they have plunged thy feet
 in the mire1 and in a slippery  place  
and they have departed from thee4       
,thy men of peace4444 ,viri pacifici    
tui4 ,that is thy false friends         
promising thee peace and happiness1 and 
by their evil counsels  involving thee  
in misery4    #ch3bc4 ,and all thy      
wives1 and thy children shall be brought
 out to the  ,chaldeans1 and thou shalt 
not escape their hands1 but thou shalt  
be  taken by the hand of the king of    
,babylon3 and he shall burn this city   

with fire4    #ch3bd4 ,then ,sedecias   
said to ,jeremias3 ,let no man know     
these words1 and  thou shalt not die4   
#ch3be4 ,but if the princes shall hear  
that ,i have spoken with thee1 and      
shall come to thee1 and say to thee3    
,tell us what thou hast said to the     
king1 hide it not from us1 and we will  
not kill thee3 and also what the  king  
said to thee3    #ch3bf4 ,thou shalt say
 to them3 ,i presented my supplication  
before the  king1 that he would not     
command me to be carried back into the  
house of  ,jonathan1 to die there4      
#ch3bg4 ,so all the princes came to     
,jeremias1 and asked him3 and he spoke  
to them according to all the words that 
the king had commanded him3 and  they   
left him3 for nothing had been heard4   
#ch3bh4 ,but ,jeremias remained in the  
entry of the prison1 until the day  that
 ,jerusalem was taken3 and it came to   
pass that ,jerusalem was taken4         
,jeremias ,chapter #ci    ,after two    
years' siege ,jerusalem is taken4       

,sedecias is carried before             
,nabuchodonosor1 who kills his sons in  
his sight1 and then puts out his  eyes4 
,jeremias is set at liberty4    #ci3a4  
,in the ninth year of ,sedecias king of 
,juda1 in the tenth month1  came        
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon1 and   
all his army to ,jerusalem1 and  they   
besieged it4    #ci3b4 ,and in the      
eleventh year of ,sedecias1 in the      
fourth month1 the  fifth day of the     
month1 the city was opened4    #ci3c4   
,and all the princes of the king of     
,babylon came in1 and sat in  the middle
 gate3 ,neregel1 ,sereser1 ,semegarnabu1
 ,sarsachim1 ,rabsares1  ,neregel1      
,serezer1 ,rebmag1 and all the rest of  
the princes of the king  of ,babylon4   
#ci3d4 ,and when ,sedecias the king of  
,juda and all the men of war saw  them1 
they fled3 and they went forth in the   
night out of the city by  the way of the
 king's garden1 and by the gate that was
 between the two  walls1 and they went  
out to the way of the desert4    #ci3e4 

,but the army of the ,chaldeans pursued 
after them3 and they took  ,sedecias in 
the plain of the desert of ,jericho1 and
 when they had taken  him1 they brought 
him to ,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon 
to ,reblatha1  which is in the land of  
,emath3 and he gave judgment upon him4  
#ci3f4 ,and the king of ,babylon slew   
the sons of ,sedecias1 in ,reblatha1    
before his eyes3 and the king of        
,babylon slew all the nobles of ,juda4  
#ci3g4 ,he also put out the eyes of     
,sedecias3 and bound him with fetters1  
to be carried to ,babylon4    #ci3h4    
,and the ,chaldeans burnt the king's    
house1 and the houses of the  people    
with fire1 and they threw down the wall 
of ,jerusalem4    #ci3i4 ,and           
,nabuzardan the general of the army     
carried away captive to  ,babylon the   
remnant of the people that remained in  
the city1 and the  fugitives that had   
gone over to him1 and the rest of the   
people that  remained4    #ci3aj4 ,but  
,nabuzardan the general left some of the

 poor people that had  nothing at all1  
in the land of ,juda1 and he gave them  
vineyards1 and  cisterns at that time4  
#ci3aa4 ,now ,nabuchodonosor king of    
,babylon had given charge to            
,nabuzardan the general concerning      
,jeremias1 saying3    #ci3ab4 ,take him1
 and set thy eyes upon him1 and do him  
no harm3 but as  he hath a mind1 so do  
with him4    #ci3ac4 ,therefore         
,nabuzardan the general sent1 and       
,nabuzardan1 and  ,rabsares1 and        
,neregel1 and ,sereser1 and ,rebmag1 and
 all the nobles of  the king of         
,babylon1    #ci3ad4 ,sent and took     
,jeremias out of the court of the       
prison1 and  committed him to ,godolias 
the son of ,ahicam the son of ,saphan1  
that he  might go home1 and dwell among 
the people4    #ci3ae4 ,but the word of 
the ,lord came to ,jeremias1 when he was
 yet shut  up in the court of the       
prison1 saying3 ,go1 and tell           
,abdemelech the  ,ethiopian1 saying3    
#ci3af4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts  

the ,god of ,israel3 ,behold ,i will    
bring my words upon this city unto evil1
 and not unto good3 and they  shall be  
accomplished in thy sight in that day4  
#ci3ag4 ,and ,i will deliver thee in    
that day1 saith the ,lord3 and thou     
shalt not be given into the hands of the
 men whom thou fearest3    #ci3ah4 ,but 
delivering1 ,i will deliver thee1 and   
thou shalt not fall by  the sword3 but  
thy life shall be saved for thee1       
because thou hast put  thy trust in me1 
saith the ,lord4      ,jeremias ,chapter
 #dj    ,jeremias remains with ,godolias
 the governor2 who receives all the     
,jews  that resort to him4    #dj3a4    
,the word that came to ,jeremias from   
the ,lord1 after that  ,nabuzardan the  
general had let him go from ,rama1 when 
he had taken him1  being bound with     
chains1 among all them that were carried
 away from  ,jerusalem and ,juda1 and   
were carried to ,babylon4    #dj3b4 ,and
 the general of the army taking         
,jeremias1 said to him3 ,the  ,lord thy 

,god hath pronounced this evil upon this
 place1    #dj3c4 ,and he hath brought  
it3 and the ,lord hath done as he hath  
said3  because you have sinned against  
the ,lord1 and have not hearkened to his
  voice1 and this word is come upon you4
    #dj3d4 ,now then behold ,i have     
loosed thee this day from the chains    
which  were upon thy hands3 if it please
 thee to come with me to ,babylon1      
come3 and ,i will set my eyes upon thee3
 but if it do not please thee to  come  
with me to ,babylon1 stay here3 behold  
all the land is before thee1  as thou   
shalt choose1 and whither it shall      
please thee to go1 thither  go4         
#dj3e4 ,and come not with me3 but dwell 
with ,godolias the son of ,ahicam  the  
son of ,saphan1 whom the king of        
,babylon hath made governor over the    
cities of ,juda3 dwell therefore with   
him in the midst of the people3 or      
whithersoever it shall please thee to   
go1 go4 ,and the general of the  army   
gave him victuals and presents1 and let 

him go4    #dj3f4 ,and ,jeremias went to
 ,godolias the son of ,ahicam to        
,masphath3 and  dwelt with him in the   
midst of the people that were left in   
the land4    #dj3g4 ,and when all the   
captains of the army that were scattered
 through  the countries1 they and their 
companions1 had heard that the king of  
,babylon had made ,godolias the son of  
,ahicam governor of the country1  and   
that he had committed unto him men and  
women1 and children1 and of  the poor of
 the land1 them that had not been       
carried away captive to  ,babylon3      
#dj3h4 ,they came to ,godolias to       
,masphath3 and ,ismahel the son of      
,nathanias1 and ,johanan1 and ,jonathan1
 the sons of ,caree1 and ,sareas the    
son of ,thanehumeth1 and the children of
 ,ophi1 that were of ,netophathi1  and  
,jezonias the son of ,maachati1 they and
 their men4    #dj3i4 ,and ,godolias the
 son of ,ahicam the son of ,saphan swore
 to them  and to their companions1      
saying3 ,fear not to serve the          

,chaldeans3 dwell  in the land1 and     
serve the king of ,babylon1 and it shall
 be well with  you4    #dj3aj4 ,behold  
,i dwell in ,masphath1 that ,i may      
answer the commandment of  the          
,chaldeans that are sent to us3 but as  
for you1 gather ye the  vintage1 and the
 harvest1 and the oil1 and lay it up in 
your vessels1  and abide in your cities 
which you hold4    #dj3aa4 ,moreover all
 the ,jews that were in ,moab1 and among
 the children  of ,ammon1 and in ,edom1 
and in all the countries1 when they     
heard that  the king of ,babylon had    
left a remnant in ,judea1 and that he   
had made  ,godolias the son of ,ahicam  
the son of ,saphan ruler over them3     
#dj3ab4 ,all the ,jews1 ,i say1 returned
 out of all the places to which  they   
had fled1 and they came into the land of
 ,juda to ,godolias to  ,masphath3 and  
they gathered wine1 and a very great    
harvest4    #dj3ac4 ,then ,johanan the  
son of ,caree1 and all the captains of  
the army1  that had been scattered about

 in the countries1 came to ,godolias to 
,masphath4    #dj3ad4 ,and they said to 
him3 ,know that ,baalis the king of the 
children  of ,ammon hath sent ,ismahel  
the son of ,nathanias to kill thee4 ,and
  ,godolias the son of ,ahicam believed 
them not4    #dj3ae4 ,but ,johanan the  
son of ,caree1 spoke to ,godolias       
privately in  ,masphath1 saying3 ,i will
 go1 and ,i will kill ,ismahel the son  
of  ,nathanias1 and no man shall know   
it1 lest he kill thee1 and all the      
,jews be scattered1 that are gathered   
unto thee1 and the remnant of ,juda     
perish4    #dj3af4 ,and ,godolias the   
son of ,ahicam said to ,johanan the son 
of ,caree3  ,do not this thing3 for what
 thou sayst of ,ismahel is false4       
,jeremias ,chapter #da    ,godolias is  
slain3 the ,jews that were with him are 
apprehensive of the  ,chaldeans4        
#da3a4 ,and it came to pass in the      
seventh month1 that ,ismahel the son of 
,nathanias1 the son of ,elisama of the  
royal blood1 and the nobles of the      

king1 and ten men with him1 came to     
,godolias the son of ,ahicam into       
,masphath3 and they ate bread there     
together in ,masphath4    #da3b4 ,and   
,ismahel the son of ,nathanias arose1   
and the ten men that were  with him1 and
 they struck ,godolias the son of       
,ahicam1 the son of ,saphan  with the   
sword1 and slew him whom the king of    
,babylon had made governor  over the    
land4    #da3c4 ,ismahel slew also all  
the ,jews that were with ,godolias in   
,masphath1 and the ,chaldeans that were 
found there1 and the soldiers4    #da3d4
 ,and on the second day after he had    
killed ,godolias1 no man yet  knowing   
it1    #da3e4 ,there came some from     
,sichem1 and from ,silo1 and from       
,samaria1  fourscore men1 with their    
beards shaven1 and their clothes rent1  
and  mourning3 and they had offerings   
and incense in their hand1 to offer in  
the house of the ,lord4    #da3f4 ,and  
,ismahel the son of ,nathanias went     
forth from ,masphath to meet  them1     

weeping all along as he went3 and when  
he had met them1 he said  to them3 ,come
 to ,godolias1 the son of ,ahicam4      
#da3g4 ,and when they were come to the  
midst of the city1 ,ismahel the son  of 
,nathanias1 slew them1 and cast them    
into the midst of the pit1 he  and the  
men that were with him4    #da3h4 ,but  
ten men were found among them1 that said
 to ,ismahel3 ,kill us  not3 for we have
 stores in the field1 of wheat1 and     
barley1 and oil1  and honey4 ,and he    
forbore1 and slew them not with their   
brethren4    #da3i4 ,and the pit into   
which ,ismahel cast all the dead bodies 
of the  men whom he slew because of     
,godolias1 is the same that king ,asa   
made1  for fear of ,baasa the king of   
,israel3 the same did ,ismahel the son  
of  ,nathanias fill with them that were 
slain4    #da3aj4 ,then ,ismahel carried
 away captive all the remnant of the    
people  that were in ,masphath3 the     
king's daughters1 and all the people    
that  remained in ,masphath3 whom       

,nabuzardan the general of the army had 
committed to ,godolias the son of       
,ahicam4 ,and ,ismahel the son of       
,nathanias took them1 and he departed1  
to go over to the children of  ,ammon4  
#da3aa4 ,but ,johanan the son of ,caree1
 and all the captains of the  fighting  
men that were with him1 heard of the    
evil that ,ismahel the son  of          
,nathanias had done4    #da3ab4 ,and    
taking all the men1 they went out to    
fight against ,ismahel  the son of      
,nathanias1 and they found him by the   
great waters that are  in ,gabaon4      
#da3ac4 ,and when all the people that   
were with ,ismahel1 had seen ,johanan   
the son of ,caree1 and all the captains 
of the fighting men that were  with him1
 they rejoiced4    #da3ad4 ,and all the 
people whom ,ismahel had taken1 went    
back to  ,masphath3 and they returned   
and went to ,johanan the son of ,caree4 
#da3ae4 ,but ,ismahel the son of        
,nathanias fled with eight men1 from the
  face of ,johanan1 and went to the     

children of ,ammon4    #da3af4 ,then    
,johanan the son of ,caree1 and all the 
captains of the  soldiers that were with
 him1 took all the remnant of the people
 whom  they had recovered from ,ismahel 
the son of ,nathanias1 from ,masphath1  
after that he had slain ,godolias the   
son of ,ahicam3 valiant men for  war1   
and the women1 and the children1 and the
 eunuchs whom he had  brought back from 
,gabaon4    #da3ag4 ,and they departed1 
and sat as sojourners in ,chamaam1 which
 is  near ,bethlehem3 in order to go    
forward1 and enter into ,egypt1         
#da3ah4 ,from the face of the           
,chaldeans3 for they were afraid of     
them1  because ,ismahel the son of      
,nathanias had slain ,godolias the son  
of  ,ahicam1 whom the king of ,babylon  
had made governor in the land of ,juda4 
,jeremias ,chapter #db    ,jeremias     
assures the remnant of the people1 that 
if they will stay in  ,juda1 they shall 
be safe2 but if they go down into       
,egypt1 they shall  perish4    #db3a4   

,then all the captains of the warriors1 
and ,johanan the son of  ,caree1 and    
,jezonias1 the son of ,osaias1 and the  
rest of the people from  the least to   
the greatest came near3    #db3b4 ,and  
they said to ,jeremias the prophet3 ,let
 our supplication fall  before thee3 and
 pray thou for us to the ,lord thy ,god 
for all this  remnant1 for we are left  
but a few of many1 as thy eyes do behold
 us4    #db3c4 ,and let the ,lord thy   
,god shew us the way by which we may    
walk1  and the thing that we must do4   
#db3d4 ,and ,jeremias the prophet said  
to them3 ,i have heard you3 behold ,i   
will pray to the ,lord your ,god        
according to your words3 and whatsoever 
thing he shall answer me1 ,i will       
declare it to you3 and ,i will hide     
nothing from you4    #db3e4 ,and they   
said to ,jeremias3 ,the ,lord be witness
 between us of  truth and faithfulness1 
if we do not according to every thing   
for which  the ,lord thy ,god shall send
 thee to us4    #db3f4 ,whether it be   

good or evil1 we will obey the voice of 
the ,lord  our ,god1 to whom we send    
thee3 that it may be well with us when  
we  shall hearken to the voice of the   
,lord our ,god4    ,good or evil4444    
,that is1 agreeable or disagreeable4    
#db3g4 ,now after ten days1 the word of 
the ,lord came to ,jeremias4    #db3h4  
,and he called ,johanan the son of      
,caree1 and all the captains of  the    
fighting men that were with him1 and all
 the people from the least  to the      
greatest4    #db3i4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,thus saith the ,lord the ,god of 
,israel1 to  whom you sent me1 to       
present your supplications before him3  
#db3aj4 ,if you will be quiet and remain
 in this land1 ,i will build you  up1   
and not pull you down3 ,i will plant    
you1 and not pluck you up3 for  now ,i  
am appeased for the evil that ,i have   
done to you4    ,i am appeased for the  
evil that ,i have done to you4444 ,that 
is1 ,i am  appeased1 as ,i have         
sufficiently punished you1 and now ,i am

 reconciled  with you4    #db3aa4 ,fear 
not because of the king of ,babylon1 of 
whom you are greatly  afraid3 fear him  
not1 saith the ,lord3 for ,i am with    
you1 to save you1  and to deliver you   
from his hand4    #db3ab4 ,and ,i will  
shew mercies to you1 and will take pity 
on you1 and  will cause you to dwell in 
your own land4    #db3ac4 ,but if you   
say3 ,we will not dwell in this land1   
neither will we  hearken to the voice of
 the ,lord our ,god1    #db3ad4 ,saying3
 ,no1 but we will go into the land of   
,egypt3 where we  shall see no war1 nor 
hear the sound of the trumpet1 nor      
suffer hunger3  and there we will dwell4
    #db3ae4 ,for this now hear the word 
of the ,lord1 ye remnant of ,juda3 ,thus
  saith the ,lord of hosts1 the ,god of 
,israel3 ,if you set your faces to go   
into ,egypt1 and enter in to dwell      
there3    #db3af4 ,the sword which you  
fear1 shall overtake you there in the   
land  of ,egypt3 and the famine1 whereof
 you are afraid1 shall cleave to you  in

 ,egypt1 and there you shall die4       
#db3ag4 ,and all the men that set their 
faces to go into ,egypt1 to dwell       
there1 shall die by the sword1 and by   
famine1 and by pestilence3 none  of them
 shall remain1 nor escape from the face 
of the evil that ,i will  bring upon    
them4    #db3ah4 ,for thus saith the    
,lord of hosts1 the ,god of ,israel3 ,as
 my anger  and my indignation hath been 
kindled against the inhabitants of      
,jerusalem3 so shall my indignation be  
kindled against you1 when you  shall    
enter into ,egypt1 and you shall be an  
execration1 and an  astonishment1 and a 
curse1 and a reproach3 and you shall see
 this place  no more4    #db3ai4 ,this  
is the word of the ,lord concerning you1
 ,o ye remnant of  ,juda3 ,go ye not    
into ,egypt3 know certainly that ,i have
 adjured you this  day4    #db3bj4 ,for 
you have deceived your own souls3 for   
you sent me to the  ,lord our ,god1     
saying3 ,pray for us to the ,lord our   
,god1 and according to  all that the    

,lord our ,god shall say to thee1 so    
declare unto us1 and we  will do it4    
#db3ba4 ,and now ,i have declared it to 
you this day1 and you have not  obeyed  
the voice of the ,lord your ,god1 with  
regard to all the things  for which he  
hath sent me to you4    #db3bb4 ,now    
therefore know certainly that you shall 
die by the sword1  and by famine1 and by
 pestilence in the place to which you   
desire to go  to dwell there4           
,jeremias ,chapter #dc    ,the ,jews1   
contrary to the orders of ,god by the   
prophet1 go into ,egypt1  carrying      
,jeremias with them4 ,he foretells the  
devastation of that land  by the king of
 ,babylon4    #dc3a4 ,and it came to    
pass1 that when ,jeremias had made an   
end of  speaking to the people all the  
words of the ,lord their ,god1 for which
  the ,lord their ,god had sent him to  
them1 all these words3    #dc3b4        
,azarias the son of ,osaias1 and        
,johanan the son of ,caree1 and all  the
 proud men1 made answer1 saying to      

,jeremias3 ,thou tellest a lie3 the     
,lord our ,god hath not sent thee1      
saying3 ,go not into ,egypt1 to dwell   
there4    #dc3c4 ,but ,baruch the son of
 ,nerias setteth thee on against us1 to 
deliver us into the hands of the        
,chaldeans1 to kill us1 and to cause us 
to be carried away captives to ,babylon4
    #dc3d4 ,so ,johanan the son of      
,caree1 and all the captains of the     
soldiers1 and all the people1 obeyed not
 the voice of the ,lord1 to  remain in  
the land of ,juda4    #dc3e4 ,but       
,johanan the son of ,caree1 and all the 
captains of the  soldiers took all the  
remnant of ,juda1 that were returned out
 of all  nations1 to which they had     
before been scattered1 to dwell in the  
land  of ,juda3    #dc3f4 ,men1 and     
women1 and children1 and the king's     
daughters1 and every  soul1 which       
,nabuzardan the general had left with   
,godolias the son of  ,ahicam the son of
 ,saphan1 and ,jeremias the prophet1 and
 ,baruch the son  of ,nerias4    #dc3g4 

,and they went into the land of ,egypt1 
for they obeyed not the  voice of the   
,lord3 and they came as far as ,taphnis4
    #dc3h4 ,and the word of the ,lord   
came to ,jeremias in ,taphnis1 saying3  
#dc3i4 ,take great stones in thy hand1  
and thou shalt hide them in the  vault  
that is under the brick wall at the gate
 of ,pharao's house in  ,taphnis3 in the
 sight of the men of ,juda4    #dc3aj4  
,and thou shalt say to them3 ,thus saith
 the ,lord of hosts the ,god  of        
,israel3 ,behold ,i will send1 and take 
,nabuchodonosor the king of  ,babylon my
 servant3 and ,i will set his throne    
over these stones which ,i  have hid1   
and he shall set his throne over them4  
#dc3aa4 ,and he shall come and strike   
the land of ,egypt3 such as are for     
death1 to death3 and such as are for    
captivity1 to captivity3 and such  as   
are for the sword1 to the sword4        
#dc3ab4 ,and he shall kindle a fire in  
the temples of the gods of ,egypt1  and 
he shall burn them1 and he shall carry  

them away captives3 and he  shall array 
himself with the land of ,egypt1 as a   
shepherd putteth on  his garment3 and he
 shall go forth from thence in peace4   
#dc3ac4 ,and he shall break the statues 
of the house of the sun1 that are  in   
the land of ,egypt2 and the temples of  
the gods of ,egypt he shall  burn with  
fire4      ,jeremias ,chapter #dd       
,the prophet's admonition to the ,jews  
in ,egypt against idolatry is not       
regarded3 he denounces to them their    
destruction4    #dd3a4 ,the word that   
came to ,jeremias1 concerning all the   
,jews that  dwelt in the land of ,egypt1
 dwelling in ,magdal1 and in ,taphnis1  
and in  ,memphis1 and in the land of    
,phatures1 saying3    #dd3b4 ,thus saith
 the ,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel3
 ,you have seen all  this evil that ,i  
have brought upon ,jerusalem1 and upon  
all the cities  of ,juda3 and behold    
they are desolate this day1 and there is
 not an  inhabitant in them3    #dd3c4  
,because of the wickedness which they   

have committed1 to provoke  me to wrath1
 and to go and offer sacrifice1 and     
worship other gods1  which neither they1
 nor you1 nor your fathers knew4        
#dd3d4 ,and ,i sent to you all my       
servants the prophets1 rising early1 and
  sending1 and saying3 ,do not commit   
this abominable thing1 which ,i hate4   
#dd3e4 ,but they heard not1 nor inclined
 their ear to turn from their  evil     
ways1 and not to sacrifice to strange   
gods4    #dd3f4 ,wherefore my           
indignation and my fury was poured      
forth1 and was  kindled in the cities of
 ,juda1 and in the streets of           
,jerusalem3 and  they are turned to     
desolation and waste1 as at this day4   
#dd3g4 ,and now thus saith the ,lord of 
hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,why do  you 
commit this great evil against your own 
souls1 that there should  die of you man
 and woman1 child and suckling out of   
the midst of ,juda1  and no remnant     
should be left you3    #dd3h4 ,in that  
you provoke me to wrath with the works  

of your hands1 by  sacrificing to other 
gods in the land of ,egypt1 into which  
you are come  to dwell there3 and that  
you should perish1 and be a curse1 and a
  reproach to all the nations of the    
earth8    #dd3i4 ,have you forgotten the
 evils of your fathers1 and the evils of
  the kings of ,juda1 and the evils of  
their wives1 and your evils1 and  the   
evils of your wives1 that they have done
 in the land of ,juda1 and  in the      
streets of ,jerusalem8    #dd3aj4 ,they 
are not cleansed even to this day3      
neither have they  feared1 nor walked in
 the law of the ,lord1 nor in my        
commandments1  which ,i set before you  
and your fathers4    #dd3aa4 ,therefore 
thus saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god  
of ,israel3 ,behold  ,i will set my face
 upon you for evil3 and ,i will destroy 
all ,juda4    #dd3ab4 ,and ,i will take 
the remnant of ,juda that have set their
 faces to  go into the land of ,egypt1  
and to dwell there2 and they shall be   
all  consumed in the land of ,egypt3    

they shall fall by the sword1 and by the
  famine3 and they shall be consumed    
from the least even to the greatest1  by
 the sword1 and by the famine shall they
 die3 and they shall be for  an         
execration1 and for a wonder1 and for a 
curse1 and for a reproach4    #dd3ac4   
,and ,i will visit them that dwell in   
the land of ,egypt1 as ,i have  visited 
,jerusalem by the sword1 and by famine  
and by pestilence4    #dd3ad4 ,and there
 shall be none that shall escape1 and   
remain of the  remnant of the ,jews that
 are gone to sojourn in the land of     
,egypt3 and  that shall return into the 
land of ,juda1 to which they have a     
desire to  return to dwell there3 there 
shall none return but they that shall   
flee4    #dd3ae4 ,then all the men that 
knew that their wives sacrificed to     
other  gods3 and all the women of whom  
there stood by a great multitude1 and   
all the people of them that dwelt in the
 land of ,egypt in ,phatures1  answered 
,jeremias1 saying3    #dd3af4 ,as for   

the word which thou hast spoken to us in
 the name of the  ,lord1 we will not    
hearken to thee3    #dd3ag4 ,but we will
 certainly do every word that shall     
proceed out of  our own mouth1 to       
sacrifice to the queen of heaven1 and to
 pour out  drink offerings to her1 as we
 and our fathers have done1 our kings1  
and  our princes in the cities of ,juda1
 and in the streets of ,jerusalem3 and  
we were filled with bread1 and it was   
well with us1 and we saw no evil4       
,the queen of heaven4444 ,the moon1     
which they worshipped under this  name4 
#dd3ah4 ,but since we left off to offer 
sacrifice to the queen of heaven1  and  
to pour out drink offerings to her1 we  
have wanted all things1 and  have been  
consumed by the sword1 and by famine4   
#dd3ai4 ,and if we offer sacrifice to   
the queen of heaven1 and pour out  drink
 offerings to her3 did we make cakes to 
worship her1 to pour out  drink         
offerings to her1 without our husbands8 
#dd3bj4 ,and ,jeremias spoke to all the 

people1 to the men1 and to the  women1  
and to all the people which had given   
him that answer1 saying3    #dd3ba4 ,was
 it not the sacrifice that you offered  
in the cities of ,juda1  and in the     
streets of ,jerusalem1 you and your     
fathers1 your kings1 and  your princes1 
and the people of the land1 which the   
,lord hath  remembered1 and hath it not 
entered into his heart8    #dd3bb4 ,so  
that the ,lord could no longer bear1    
because of the evil of  your doings1 and
 because of the abominations which you  
have committed3  therefore your land is 
become a desolation1 and an             
astonishment1 and a  curse1 without an  
inhabitant1 as at this day4    #dd3bc4  
,because you have sacrificed to idols1  
and have sinned against  the ,lord3 and 
have not obeyed the voice of the ,lord1 
and have not  walked in his law1 and in 
his commandments1 and in his            
testimonies3  therefore are these evils 
come upon you1 as at this day4          
#dd3bd4 ,and ,jeremias said to all the  

people and to all the women3 ,hear  ye  
the word of the ,lord1 all ,juda1 you   
that dwell in the land of ,egypt3       
#dd3be4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts  
the ,god of ,israel1 saying3 ,you and   
your wives have spoken with your mouth1 
and fulfilled with your hands1  saying3 
,let us perform our vows which we have  
made1 to offer sacrifice  to the queen  
of heaven1 and to pour out drink        
offerings to her3 you  have fulfilled   
your vows1 and have performed them      
indeed4    #dd3bf4 ,therefore hear ye   
the word of the ,lord1 all ,juda1 you   
that dwell  in the land of ,egypt3      
,behold ,i have sworn by my great name1 
saith the  ,lord3 that my name shall no 
more be named in the mouth of any man of
  ,juda1 in the land of ,egypt1 saying3 
,the ,lord ,god liveth4    #dd3bg4      
,behold ,i will watch over them for     
evil1 and not for good3 and  all the men
 of ,juda that are in the land of       
,egypt1 shall be consumed1  by the      
sword1 and by famine1 till there be an  

end of them4    #dd3bh4 ,and a few men  
that shall flee from the sword1 shall   
return out  of the land of ,egypt into  
the land of ,juda3 and all the remnant  
of ,juda  that are gone into the land of
 ,egypt to dwell there1 shall know whose
  word shall stand1 mine1 or theirs4    
#dd3bi4 ,and this shall be a sign to    
you1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i will      
punish you in this place3 that you may  
know that my words shall be             
accomplished indeed against you for     
evil4    #dd3cj4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 
,behold ,i will deliver ,pharao ,efree  
king of  ,egypt into the hand of his    
enemies1 and into the hand of them that 
seek  his life3 as ,i delivered         
,sedecias king of ,juda into the hand of
  ,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon  
his enemy1 and that sought his life4    
,jeremias ,chapter #de    ,the prophet  
comforts ,baruch in his affliction4     
#de3a4 ,the word that ,jeremias the     
prophet spoke to ,baruch the son of     
,nerias1 when he had written these words

 in a book1 out of the mouth of         
,jeremias1 in the fourth year of ,joakim
 the son of ,josias king of ,juda1      
saying3    #de3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord 
the ,god of ,israel to thee1 ,baruch3   
#de3c4 ,thou hast said3 ,woe is me1     
wretch that ,i am1 for the ,lord hath   
added sorrow to my sorrow3 ,i am wearied
 with my groans1 and ,i find no  rest4  
#de3d4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,thus     
shalt thou say to him3 ,behold1 them    
whom ,i have built1 ,i do destroy3 and  
them whom ,i have planted1 ,i do  pluck 
up1 and all this land4    #de3e4 ,and   
dost thou seek great things for thyself8
 ,seek not3 for behold  ,i will bring   
evil upon all flesh1 saith the ,lord6   
but ,i will give thee  thy life1 and    
save thee in all places whithersoever   
thou shalt go4      ,jeremias ,chapter  
#df    ,a prophecy against ,egypt4 ,the 
,jews shall return from captivity4      
#df3a4 ,the word of the ,lord that came 
to ,jeremias the prophet against  the   
,gentiles1    #df3b4 ,against ,egypt1   

against the army of ,pharao ,nechao king
 of ,egypt1  which was by the river     
,euphrates in ,charcamis1 whom          
,nabuchodonosor the  king of ,babylon   
defeated1 in the fourth year of ,joakim 
the son of  ,josias king of ,juda4      
#df3c4 ,prepare ye the shield and       
buckler1 and go forth to battle4        
#df3d4 ,harness the horses1 and get up1 
ye horsemen3 stand forth with  helmets1 
furbish the spears1 put on coats of     
mail4    #df3e4 ,what then8 ,i have seen
 them dismayed1 and turning their backs1
  their valiant ones slain3 they fled   
apace1 and they looked not back3  terror
 was round about1 saith the ,lord4      
#df3f4 ,let not the swift flee away1 nor
 the strong think to escape3 they  are  
overthrown1 and fallen down1 towards the
 north by the river  ,euphrates4        
#df3g4 ,who is this that cometh up as a 
flood3 and his streams swell like  those
 of rivers8    #df3h4 ,egypt riseth up  
like a flood1 and the waves thereof     
shall be  moved as rivers1 and he shall 

say3 ,i will go up and will cover the   
earth3 ,i will destroy the city1 and its
 inhabitants4    #df3i4 ,get ye up on   
horses1 and glory in chariots1 and let  
the valiant  men come forth1 the        
,ethiopians1 and the ,libyans that hold 
the shield1  and the ,lydians that take1
 and shoot arrows4    #df3aj4 ,for this 
is the day of the ,lord the ,god of     
hosts1 a day of  vengeance1 that he may 
revenge himself of his enemies3 the     
sword shall  devour1 and shall be       
filled1 and shall be drunk with their   
blood3 for  there is a sacrifice of the 
,lord ,god of hosts in the north        
country1 by  the river ,euphrates4      
#df3aa4 ,go up into ,galaad1 and take   
balm1 ,o virgin daughter of ,egypt3 in  
vain dost thou multiply medicines1 there
 shall be no cure for thee4    #df3ab4  
,the nations have heard of thy disgrace1
 and thy howling hath  filled the land3 
for the strong hath stumbled against the
 strong1 and  both are fallen together4 
#df3ac4 ,the word that the ,lord spoke  

to ,jeremias the prophet1 how           
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon should 
come and strike the land of  ,egypt3    
#df3ad4 ,declare ye to ,egypt1 and      
publish it in ,magdal1 and let it be    
known in ,memphis1 and in ,taphnis3 say 
ye3 ,stand up1 and prepare  thyself3 for
 the sword shall devour all round about 
thee4    #df3ae4 ,why are thy valiant   
men come to nothing8 they stood not3    
because  the ,lord hath overthrown them4
    #df3af4 ,he hath multiplied them    
that fall1 and one hath fallen upon     
another1 and they shall say3 ,arise1 and
 let us return to our own  people1 and  
to the land of our nativity1 from the   
sword of the dove4    ,the dove4444 ,see
 the annotation on chap4 #be41 ver4 #ch4
    #df3ag4 ,call ye the name of ,pharao
 king of ,egypt1 a tumult time hath     
brought4    #df3ah4 ,as ,i live1 saith  
the ,king1 7whose name is the ,lord of  
hosts17 as  ,thabor is among the        
mountains1 and as ,carmel by the sea1 so
 shall he  come4    #df3ai4 ,furnish    

thyself to go into captivity1 thou      
daughter inhabitant  of ,egypt3 for     
,memphis shall be made desolate1 and    
shall be forsaken and  uninhabited4     
#df3bj4 ,egypt is like a fair and       
beautiful heifer3 there shall come from 
the north one that shall goad her4      
#df3ba4 ,her hirelings also that lived  
in the midst of her1 like fatted  calves
 are turned back1 and are fled away     
together1 and they could not  stand1 for
 the day of their slaughter is come upon
 them1 the time of  their visitation4   
#df3bb4 ,her voice shall sound like     
brass1 for they shall hasten with an    
army1 and with axes they shall come     
against her1 as hewers of wood4         
#df3bc4 ,they have cut down her forest1 
saith the ,lord1 which cannot be        
counted3 they are multiplied above      
locusts1 and are without number4        
#df3bd4 ,the daughter of ,egypt is      
confounded1 and delivered into the hand 
of the people of the north4    #df3be4  
,the ,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel 

hath said3 ,behold ,i will  visit upon  
the tumult of ,alexandria1 and upon     
,pharao1 and upon ,egypt1  and upon her 
gods1 and upon her kings1 and upon      
,pharao1 and upon them  that trust in   
him4    ,visit upon4444 ,that is1       
punish4--,ibid4 ,alexandria4444 ,in the 
,hebrew1 ,no1  which was the ancient    
name of the city1 to which ,alexander   
gave  afterwards the name of            
,alexandria4    #df3bf4 ,and ,i will    
deliver them into the hand of them that 
seek their  lives1 and into the hand of 
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon1 and   
into  the hand of his servants3 and     
afterwards it shall be inhabited1 as in 
the days of old1 saith the ,lord4       
#df3bg4 ,and thou my servant ,jacob1    
fear not and be not thou dismayed1 ,o   
,israel3 for behold ,i will save thee   
from afar off1 and thy seed out of  the 
land of thy captivity3 and ,jacob shall 
return and be at rest1 and  prosper3 and
 there shall be none to terrify him4    
#df3bh4 ,and thou1 my servant ,jacob1   

fear not1 saith the ,lord3 because ,i   
am with thee1 for ,i will consume all   
the nations to which ,i have cast  thee 
out3 but thee ,i will not consume1 but  
,i will correct thee in  judgment1      
neither will ,i spare thee as if thou   
wert innocent4      ,jeremias ,chapter  
#dg    ,a prophecy of the desolation of 
the ,philistines1 of ,tyre1 ,sidon1     
,gaza1  and ,ascalon4    #dg3a4 ,the    
word of the ,lord that came to ,jeremias
 the prophet against  the people of     
,palestine1 before ,pharao took ,gaza4  
#dg3b4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold   
there come up waters out of the  north1 
and they shall be as an overflowing     
torrent1 and they shall  cover the land1
 and all that is therein1 the city and  
the inhabitants  thereof3 then the men  
shall cry1 and all the inhabitants of   
the land  shall howl1    #dg3c4 ,at the 
noise of the marching of arms1 and of   
his soldiers1 at the  rushing of his    
chariots1 and the multitude of his      
wheels4 ,the fathers  have not looked   

back to the children1 for feebleness of 
hands1    #dg3d4 ,because of the coming 
of the day1 in which all the            
,philistines  shall be laid waste1 and  
,tyre and ,sidon shall be destroyed1    
with all  the rest of their helpers4    
,for the ,lord hath wasted the          
,philistines1  the remnant of the isle  
of ,cappadocia4    #dg3e4 ,baldness is  
come upon ,gaza3 ,ascalon hath held her 
peace with the  remnant of their valley3
 how long shalt thou cut thyself8       
#dg3f4 ,o thou sword of the ,lord1 how  
long wilt thou not be quiet8 ,go  into  
thy scabbard1 rest1 and be still4       
#dg3g4 ,how shall it be quiet1 when the 
,lord hath given it a charge  against   
,ascalon1 and against the countries     
thereof by the sea side1 and  there hath
 made an appointment for it8            
,jeremias ,chapter #dh    ,a prophecy of
 the desolation of ,moab for their      
pride3 but their  captivity shall at    
last be released4    #dh3a4 ,against    
,moab thus saith the ,lord of hosts the 

,god of ,israel3 ,woe  to ,nabo1 for it 
is laid waste1 and confounded3          
,cariathaim is taken3 the  strong city  
is confounded and hath trembled4        
#dh3b4 ,there is no more rejoicing in   
,moab over ,hesebon3 they have  devised 
evil4 ,come1 and let us cut it off from 
being a nation4  ,therefore shalt thou  
in silence hold thy peace1 and the sword
 shall  follow thee4    #dh3c4 ,a voice 
of crying from ,oronaim3 waste1 and     
great destruction4    #dh3d4 ,moab is   
destroyed3 proclaim a cry for her little
 ones4    #dh3e4 ,for by the ascent of  
,luith shall the mourner go up with     
weeping3  for in the descent of ,oronaim
 the enemies have heard a howling of    
destruction4    #dh3f4 ,flee1 save your 
lives3 and be as heath in the           
wilderness4    #dh3g4 ,for because thou 
hast trusted in thy bulwarks1 and in thy
  treasures1 thou also shalt be taken3  
and ,chamos shall go into  captivity1   
his priests1 and his princes together4  
,chamos4444 ,the idol of the ,moabites4 

#dh3h4 ,and the spoiler shall come upon 
every city1 and no city shall  escape3  
and the valleys shall perish1 and the   
plains shall be  destroyed1 for the     
,lord hath spoken3    #dh3i4 ,give a    
flower to ,moab1 for in its flower it   
shall go out3 and the  cities thereof   
shall be desolate1 and uninhabited4     
#dh3aj4 ,cursed be he that doth the work
 of the ,lord deceitfully3 and  cursed  
be he that withholdeth his sword from   
blood4    ,deceitfully4444 ,in the      
,greek1 negligently4 ,the work of ,god  
here spoken  of1 is the punishment of   
the ,moabites4    #dh3aa4 ,moab hath    
been fruitful from his youth1 and hath  
rested upon his  lees3 and hath not been
 poured out from vessel to vessel1 nor  
hath gone  into captivity3 therefore his
 taste hath remained in him1 and his    
scent  is not changed4    ,moab hath    
been fruitful4444 ,that is1 rich and    
flourishing4 ,and hath  rested upon his 
lees4444 ,that is1 remained in its bad  
morals2 as wine  not decanted has its   

lees mixed and remains muddy4    #dh3ab4
 ,therefore behold the days come1 saith 
the ,lord1 and ,i will send  him men    
that shall order and overturn his       
bottles1 and they shall cast  him down1 
and shall empty his vessels1 and break  
their bottles one  against another4     
#dh3ac4 ,and ,moab shall be ashamed of  
,chamos1 as the house of ,israel was    
ashamed of ,bethel1 in which they       
trusted4    ,of ,bethel4444 ,that is1 of
 their golden calf which they worshipped
 in  ,bethel4    #dh3ad4 ,how do you    
say3 ,we are valiant and stout men in   
battle8    #dh3ae4 ,moab is laid waste1 
and they have cast down her cities3 and 
her  choice young men are gone down to  
the slaughter3 saith the king1 whose    
name is the ,lord of hosts4    #dh3af4  
,the destruction of ,moab is near to    
come3 the calamity thereof  shall come  
on exceeding swiftly4    #dh3ag4        
,comfort him1 all you that are round    
about him1 and all you that  know his   
name1 say3 ,how is the strong staff     

broken1 the beautiful rod8    #dh3ah4   
,come down from thy glory1 and sit in   
thirst1 ,o dwelling of the  daughter of 
,dibon3 because the spoiler of ,moab is 
come up to thee1 he  hath destroyed thy 
bulwarks4    #dh3ai4 ,stand in the way1 
and look out1 ,o habitation of ,aroer3  
inquire  of him that fleeth3 and say to 
him that hath escaped3 ,what is done8   
#dh3bj4 ,moab is confounded1 because he 
is overthrown3 howl ye1 and cry1  tell  
ye it in ,arnon1 that ,moab is wasted4  
#dh3ba4 ,and judgment is come upon the  
plain country3 upon ,helon1 and  upon   
,jasa1 and upon ,mephaath4    #dh3bb4   
,and upon ,dibon1 and upon ,nabo1 and   
upon the house of ,deblathaim1          
#dh3bc4 ,and upon ,cariathaim1 and upon 
,bethgamul1 and upon ,bethmaon1         
#dh3bd4 ,and upon ,carioth1 and upon    
,bosra3 and upon all the cities of the  
land of ,moab1 far or near4    #dh3be4  
,the horn of ,moab is cut off1 and his  
arm is broken1 saith the  ,lord4    ,the
 horn of ,moab is cut off4444 ,that is1 

the strength of ,moab is cut  off4 ,a   
metaphor drawn from animals whose       
strength is in their horns4    #dh3bf4  
,make him drunk1 because he lifted up   
himself against the ,lord3  and ,moab   
shall dash his hand in his own vomit1   
and he also shall be in  derision4      
#dh3bg4 ,for ,israel hath been a        
derision unto them3 as though thou hadst
  found him amongst thieves3 for thy    
words therefore1 which thou hast  spoken
 against him1 thou shalt be led away    
captive4    #dh3bh4 ,leave the cities1  
and dwell in the rock1 you that dwell in
 ,moab3  and be ye like the dove that   
maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole
  in the highest place4    #dh3bi4 ,we  
have heard the pride of ,moab1 he is    
exceeding proud3 his  haughtiness1 and  
his arrogancy1 and his pride1 and the   
loftiness of his  heart4    #dh3cj4 ,i  
know1 saith the ,lord1 his boasting1 and
 that the strength  thereof is not      
according to it1 neither hath it        
endeavoured to do  according as it was  

able4    #dh3ca4 ,therefore will ,i     
lament for ,moab1 and ,i will cry out to
 all  ,moab1 for the men of the brick   
wall that mourn4    #dh3cb4 ,o vineyard 
of ,sabama1 ,i will weep for thee1 with 
the mourning of  ,jazer3 thy branches   
are gone over the sea1 they are come    
even to the  sea of ,jazer3 the robber  
hath rushed in upon thy harvest and thy 
vintage4    #dh3cc4 ,joy and gladness is
 taken away from ,carmel1 and from the  
land of  ,moab1 and ,i have taken away  
the wine out of the presses3 the treader
 of  the grapes shall not sing the      
accustomed cheerful tune4    #dh3cd4    
,from the cry of ,hesebon even to       
,eleale1 and to ,jasa1 they have        
uttered their voice3 from ,segor to     
,oronaim1 as a heifer of three years    
old3 the waters also of ,nemrim shall be
 very bad4    #dh3ce4 ,and ,i will take 
away from ,moab1 saith the ,lord1 him   
that  offereth in the high places1 and  
that sacrificeth to his gods4    #dh3cf4
 ,therefore my heart shall sound for    

,moab like pipes and my heart  shall    
sound like pipes for the men of the     
brick wall3 because he hath  done more  
than he could1 therefore they have      
perished4    #dh3cg4 ,for every head    
shall be bald1 and every beard shall be 
shaven3  all hands shall be tied        
together1 and upon every back there     
shall be  haircloth4    #dh3ch4 ,upon   
all the housetops of ,moab1 and in the  
streets thereof  general mourning3      
because ,i have broken ,moab as an      
useless vessel1  saith the ,lord4       
#dh3ci4 ,how is it overthrown1 and they 
have howled6 ,how hath ,moab bowed  down
 the neck1 and is confounded6 ,and ,moab
 shall be a derision1 and an  example to
 all round about him4    #dh3dj4 ,thus  
saith the ,lord3 ,behold he shall fly as
 an eagle1 and shall  stretch forth his 
wings to ,moab4    #dh3da4 ,carioth is  
taken1 and the strongholds are won3 and 
the heart of  the valiant men of ,moab  
in that day shall be as the heart of a  
woman in  labour4    #dh3db4 ,and ,moab 

shall cease to be a people3 because he  
hath gloried  against the ,lord4        
#dh3dc4 ,fear1 and the pit1 and the     
snare come upon thee1 ,o inhabitant of  
,moab1 saith the ,lord4    ,fear4444    
,that is1 the sword of the enemy4 ,the  
pit4444 ,that is1  unforeseen           
calamities4 ,the snare4444 ,that is1 the
 ambushes laid by the  enemy4    #dh3dd4
 ,he that shall flee from the fear1     
shall fall into the pit3 and  he that   
shall get up out of the pit1 shall be   
taken in the snare3 for ,i  will bring  
upon ,moab the year of their visitation1
 saith the ,lord4    #dh3de4 ,they that 
fled from the snare stood in the shadow 
of ,hesebon3  but there came a fire out 
of ,hesebon1 and a flame out of the     
midst of  ,seon1 and it shall devour    
part of ,moab1 and the crown of the head
 of  the children of tumult4    #dh3df4 
,woe to thee1 ,moab1 thou hast          
persisted1 ,o people of ,chamos3 for    
thy sons1 and thy daughters are taken   
captives4    #dh3dg4 ,and ,i will bring 

back the captivity of ,moab in the last 
days1  saith the ,lord4 ,hitherto the   
judgments of ,moab4      ,jeremias      
,chapter #di    ,the like desolation of 
,ammon1 of ,idumea1 of the ,syrians1 of 
the  ,agarenes1 and of the ,elamites4   
#di3a4 ,against the children of ,ammon4 
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,hath ,israel  no
 sons8 or hath he no heir8 ,why then    
hath ,melchom inherited ,gad3 and  his  
people dwelt in his cities8             
,melchom4444 ,the idol of the           
,ammonites4    #di3b4 ,therefore behold 
the days come1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i  
will cause  the noise of war to be heard
 in ,rabbath of the children of ,ammon1 
and  it shall be destroyed into a heap1 
and her daughters shall be burnt  with  
fire1 and ,israel shall possess them    
that have possessed him1 saith  the     
,lord4    #di3c4 ,howl1 ,o ,hesebon1 for
 ,hai is wasted4 ,cry1 ye daughters of  
,rabbath1  gird yourselves with         
haircloth3 mourn and go about by the    
hedges3 for  ,melchom shall be carried  

into captivity1 his priests1 and his    
princes  together4    #di3d4 ,why       
gloriest thou in the valleys8 thy valley
 hath flowed away1 ,o  delicate         
daughter1 that hast trusted in thy      
treasures1 and hast said3  ,who shall   
come to me8    #di3e4 ,behold ,i will   
bring a fear upon thee1 saith the ,lord 
,god of  hosts1 from all that are round 
about thee3 and you shall be scattered  
every one out of one another's sight1   
neither shall there be any to  gather   
together them that flee4    #di3f4 ,and 
afterwards ,i will cause the captives of
 the children of ,ammon  to return1     
saith the ,lord4    #di3g4 ,against     
,edom4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3  
,is wisdom no more in  ,theman8 counsel 
is perished from her children3 their    
wisdom is become  unprofitable4         
#di3h4 ,flee and turn your backs1 go    
down into the deep hole1 ye  inhabitants
 of ,dedan3 for ,i have brought the     
destruction of ,esau upon  him1 the time
 of his visitation4    #di3i4 ,if       

grapegatherers had come to thee1 would  
they not have left a  bunch8 if thieves 
in the night1 they would have taken what
 was enough  for them4    #di3aj4 ,but  
,i have made ,esau bare1 ,i have        
revealed his secrets1 and he  cannot be 
hid3 his seed is laid waste1 and his    
brethren1 and his  neighbours1 and he   
shall not be4    #di3aa4 ,leave thy     
fatherless children3 ,i will make them  
live3 and thy  widows shall hope in me4 
#di3ab4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3      
,behold they whose judgment was not to  
drink of the cup1 shall certainly drink3
 and shalt thou come off as  innocent8  
thou shalt not come off as innocent1 but
 drinking thou shalt  drink4    #di3ac4 
,for ,i have sworn by myself1 saith the 
,lord1 that ,bosra shall  become a      
desolation1 and a reproach1 and a       
desert1 and a curse3 and all  her cities
 shall be everlasting wastes4    #di3ad4
 ,i have heard a rumour from the ,lord1 
and an ambassador is sent  to the       
nations3 ,gather yourselves together1   

and come against her1 and  let us rise  
up to battle4    #di3ae4 ,for behold ,i 
have made thee a little one among the   
nations1  despicable among men4         
#di3af4 ,thy arrogancy hath deceived    
thee1 and the pride of thy heart3 ,o    
thou that dwellest in the clefts of the 
rock1 and endeavourest to lay  hold on  
the height of the hill3 but though thou 
shouldst make thy nest  as high as an   
eagle1 ,i will bring thee down from     
thence1 saith the  ,lord4    #di3ag4    
,and ,edom shall be desolate3 every one 
that shall pass by it1  shall be        
astonished1 and shall hiss at all its   
plagues4    #di3ah4 ,as ,sodom was      
overthrown and ,gomorrha1 and the       
neighbours  thereof1 saith the ,lord3   
there shall not a man dwell there1 and  
there  shall no son of man inhabit it4  
#di3ai4 ,behold one shall come up as a  
lion from the swelling of the  ,jordan1 
against the strong and beautiful3 for ,i
 will make him run  suddenly upon her3  
and who shall be the chosen one whom ,i 

may appoint  over her8 for who is like  
to me8 and who shall abide me8 and who  
is  that shepherd that can withstand my 
countenance8    #di3bj4 ,therefore hear 
ye the counsel of the ,lord1 which he   
hath taken  concerning ,edom3 and his   
thoughts which he hath thought          
concerning the  inhabitants of ,theman3 
surely the little ones of the flock     
shall cast  them down1 of a truth they  
shall destroy them with their           
habitation4    #di3ba4 ,the earth is    
moved at the noise of their fall3 the   
cry of their  voice is heard in the ,red
 ,sea4    #di3bb4 ,behold he shall come 
up as an eagle1 and fly3 and he shall   
spread his wings over ,bosra3 and in    
that day the heart of the valiant  ones 
of ,edom shall be as the heart of a     
woman in labour4    #di3bc4 ,against    
,damascus4 ,emath is confounded and     
,arphad3 for they have  heard very bad  
tidings1 they are troubled as in the    
sea3 through care  they could not rest4 
#di3bd4 ,damascus is undone1 she is put 

to flight1 trembling hath seized  on    
her3 anguish and sorrows have taken her 
as a woman in labour4    #di3be4 ,how   
have they forsaken the city of renown1  
the city of joy6    #di3bf4 ,therefore  
her young men shall fall in her streets3
 and all the  men of war shall be silent
 in that day1 saith the ,lord of hosts4 
#di3bg4 ,and ,i will kindle a fire in   
the wall of ,damascus1 and it shall     
devour the strong holds of ,benadad4    
#di3bh4 ,against ,cedar and against the 
kingdoms of ,asor1 which                
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon        
destroyed4 ,thus saith the ,lord3       
,arise1  and go ye up to ,cedar1 and    
waste the children of the east4         
,cedar and ,asor4444 ,were parts of     
,arabia2 which with ,moab1 ,ammon1      
,edom1  etc41 were all brought under the
 yoke of ,nabuchodonosor4    #di3bi4    
,they shall take their tents1 and their 
flocks3 and shall carry  off for        
themselves their curtains1 and all their
 vessels1 and their  camels3 and they   

shall call fear upon them round about4  
#di3cj4 ,flee ye1 get away speedily1 sit
 in deep holes1 you that inhabit  ,asor1
 saith the ,lord3 for ,nabuchodonosor   
king of ,babylon hath taken  counsel    
against you1 and hath conceived designs 
against you4    #di3ca4 ,arise1 and go  
up to a nation that is at ease1 and that
 dwelleth  securely1 saith the ,lord3   
they have neither gates1 nor bars3 they 
dwell  alone4    #di3cb4 ,and their     
camels shall be for a spoil and the     
multitude of their  cattle for a booty1 
and ,i will scatter into every wind them
 that have  their hair cut round1 and ,i
 will bring destruction upon them from  
all  their confines1 saith the ,lord4   
#di3cc4 ,and ,asor shall be a habitation
 for dragons1 desolate for ever3  no man
 shall abide there1 nor son of man      
inhabit it4    #di3cd4 ,the word of the 
,lord that came to ,jeremias the prophet
 against  ,elam1 in the beginning of the
 reign of ,sedecias king of ,juda1      
saying3    ,elam4444 ,a part of ,persia4

    #di3ce4 ,thus saith the ,lord of    
hosts3 ,behold ,i will break the bow of 
,elam1 and their chief strength4        
#di3cf4 ,and ,i will bring upon ,elam   
the four winds from the four quarters   
of heaven3 and ,i will scatter them into
 all these winds3 and there  shall be no
 nation1 to which the fugitives of ,elam
 shall not come4    #di3cg4 ,and ,i will
 cause ,elam to be afraid before their  
enemies1 and in  the sight of them that 
seek their life3 and ,i will bring evil 
upon  them1 my fierce wrath1 saith the  
,lord3 and ,i will send the sword after 
them1 till ,i consume them4    #di3ch4  
,and ,i will set my throne in ,elam1 and
 destroy kings and princes  from thence1
 saith the ,lord4    #di3ci4 ,but in the
 latter days ,i will cause the captives 
of ,elam1 to  return1 saith the ,lord4  
,jeremias ,chapter #ej    ,babylon1     
which hath afflicted the ,israelites1   
after their restoration1  shall be      
utterly destroyed4    #ej3a4 ,the word  
that the ,lord hath spoken against      

,babylon1 and against  the land of the  
,chaldeans in the hand of ,jeremias the 
prophet4    #ej3b4 ,declare ye among the
 nations1 and publish it1 lift up a     
standard3  proclaim1 and conceal it not3
 say3 ,babylon is taken1 ,bel is        
confounded1  ,merodach is overthrown1   
their graven things are confounded1     
their idols  are overthrown4    ,bel1   
etc4444 ,bel and ,merodach were         
worshipped for gods by the men of       
,babylon4    #ej3c4 ,for a nation is    
come up against her out of the north1   
which shall  make her land desolate3 and
 there shall be none to dwell therein1  
from  man even to beast3 yea they are   
removed1 and gone away4    ,a nation1   
etc4444 ,viz41 the ,medes4    #ej3d4 ,in
 those days1 and at that time1 saith the
 ,lord1 the children of  ,israel shall  
come1 they and the children of ,juda    
together3 going and  weeping they shall 
make haste1 and shall seek the ,lord    
their ,god4    #ej3e4 ,they shall ask   
the way to ,sion1 their faces are       

hitherward4 ,they  shall come1 and shall
 be joined to the ,lord by an           
everlasting covenant1  which shall never
 be forgotten4    #ej3f4 ,my people have
 been a lost flock1 their shepherds have
 caused  them to go astray1 and have    
made them wander in the mountains3 they 
have gone from mountain to hill1 they   
have forgotten their resting  place4    
#ej3g4 ,all that found them1 have       
devoured them3 and their enemies said3  
,we have not sinned in so doing3 because
 they have sinned against the  ,lord the
 beauty of justice1 and against the     
,lord the hope of their  fathers4       
#ej3h4 ,remove out of the midst of      
,babylon1 and go forth out of the land  
of the ,chaldeans3 and be ye as kids at 
the head of the flock4    #ej3i4 ,for   
behold ,i raise up1 and will bring      
against ,babylon an assembly  of great  
nations from the land of the north3 and 
they shall be prepared  against her1 and
 from thence she shall be taken3 their  
arrows1 like  those of a mighty man1 a  

destroyer1 shall not return in vain4    
#ej3aj4 ,and ,chaldea shall be made a   
prey3 all that waste her shall be       
filled1 saith the ,lord4    #ej3aa4     
,because you rejoice1 and speak great   
things1 pillaging my  inheritance3      
because you are spread abroad as calves 
upon the grass1  and have bellowed as   
bulls4    #ej3ab4 ,your mother is       
confounded exceedingly1 and she that    
bore you is  made even with the dust3   
behold she shall be the last among the  
nations1 a wilderness unpassable1 and   
dry4    #ej3ac4 ,because of the wrath of
 the ,lord it shall not be inhabited1   
but  shall be wholly desolate3 every one
 that shall pass by ,babylon1 shall  be 
astonished1 and shall hiss at all her   
plagues4    #ej3ad4 ,prepare yourselves 
against ,babylon round about1 all you   
that  bend the bow3 fight against her1  
spare not arrows3 because she hath      
sinned against the ,lord4    #ej3ae4    
,shout against her1 she hath every where
 given her hand1 her  foundations are   

fallen1 her walls are thrown down1 for  
it is the  vengeance of the ,lord4 ,take
 vengeance upon her3 as she hath done1  
so do  to her4    #ej3af4 ,destroy the  
sower out of ,babylon1 and him that     
holdeth the  sickle in the time of      
harvest3 for fear of the sword of the   
dove every  man shall return to his     
people1 and every one shall flee to his 
own  land4    ,the dove4444 ,or the     
destroyer2 for the ,hebrew word         
signifies either the  one or the other4 
#ej3ag4 ,israel is a scattered flock1   
the lions have driven him away3  first  
the king of ,assyria devoured him3 and  
last this ,nabuchodonosor  king of      
,babylon hath broken his bones4         
#ej3ah4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
of hosts the ,god of ,israel3 ,behold   
,i will visit the king of ,babylon and  
his land1 as ,i have visited the  king  
of ,assyria4    #ej3ai4 ,and ,i will    
bring ,israel again to his habitation3  
and he shall  feed on ,carmel1 and      
,bason1 and his soul shall be satisfied 

in mount  ,ephraim1 and ,galaad4        
#ej3bj4 ,in those days1 and at that     
time1 saith the ,lord1 the iniquity of  
,israel shall be sought for1 and there  
shall be none3 and the sin of  ,juda1   
and there shall none be found3 for ,i   
will be merciful to them1  whom ,i shall
 leave4    #ej3ba4 ,go up against the   
land of the rulers1 and punish the      
inhabitants  thereof1 waste1 and destroy
 all behind them1 saith the ,lord3 and  
do  according to all that ,i have       
commanded thee4    #ej3bb4 ,a noise of  
war in the land1 and a great            
destruction4    #ej3bc4 ,how is the     
hammer of the whole earth broken1 and   
destroyed6 how  is ,babylon turned into 
a desert among the nations6    #ej3bd4  
,i have caused thee to fall into a      
snare1 and thou art taken1 ,o  ,babylon1
 and thou wast not aware of it3 thou art
 found and caught1  because thou hast   
provoked the ,lord4    #ej3be4 ,the     
,lord hath opened his armoury1 and hath 
brought forth the  weapons of his wrath3

 for the ,lord the ,god of hosts hath a 
work to be  done in the land of the     
,chaldeans4    #ej3bf4 ,come ye against 
her from the uttermost borders3 open    
that they  may go forth that shall tread
 her down3 take the stones out of the   
way1  and make heaps1 and destroy her3  
and let nothing of her be left4         
#ej3bg4 ,destroy all her valiant men1   
let them go down to the slaughter3  woe 
to them1 for their day is come1 the time
 of their visitation4    #ej3bh4 ,the   
voice of them that flee1 and of them    
that have escaped out  of the land of   
,babylon3 to declare in ,sion the       
revenge of the ,lord our  ,god1 the     
revenge of his temple4    #ej3bi4       
,declare to many against ,babylon1 to   
all that bend the bow3 stand  together  
against her round about1 and let none   
escape2 pay her  according to her work3 
according to all that she hath done1 do 
ye to  her3 for she hath lifted up      
herself against the ,lord1 against the  
,holy  ,one of ,israel4    #ej3cj4      

,therefore shall her young men fall in  
her streets3 and all her  men of war    
shall hold their peace in that day1     
saith the ,lord4    #ej3ca4 ,behold ,i  
come against thee1 ,o proud one1 saith  
the ,lord the ,god  of hosts3 for thy   
day is come1 the time of thy visitation4
    #ej3cb4 ,and the proud one shall    
fall1 he shall fall down1 and there     
shall be none to lift him up3 and ,i    
will kindle a fire in his cities1  and  
it shall devour all round about him4    
#ej3cc4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 
,the children of ,israel1 and the       
children of ,juda are oppressed         
together3 all that have taken them      
captives1 hold them fast1 they will not 
let them go4    #ej3cd4 ,their redeemer 
is strong1 the ,lord of hosts is his    
name3 he will  defend their cause in    
judgment1 to terrify the land1 and to   
disquiet  the inhabitants of ,babylon4  
#ej3ce4 ,a sword is upon the ,chaldeans1
 saith the ,lord1 and upon the          
inhabitants of ,babylon1 and upon her   

princes1 and upon her wise men4         
#ej3cf4 ,a sword upon her diviners1 and 
they shall be foolish3 a sword  upon her
 valiant ones1 and they shall be        
dismayed4    #ej3cg4 ,a sword upon their
 horses1 and upon their chariots1 and   
upon all  the people that are in the    
midst of her3 and they shall become as  
women3 a sword upon her treasures1 and  
they shall be made a spoil4    #ej3ch4  
,a drought upon her waters1 and they    
shall be dried up3 because  it is a land
 of idols1 and they glory in monstrous  
things4    #ej3ci4 ,therefore shall     
dragons dwell there with the fig fauns3 
and  ostriches shall dwell therein1 and 
it shall be no more inhabited for  ever1
 neither shall it be built up from      
generation to generation4    ,fig       
fauns4444 ,monsters of the desert1 or   
demons in monstrous shapes3  such as the
 ancients called fauns and satyrs2 and  
as they imagined them  to live upon wild
 figs1 they called them fauni ficarii or
 fig fauns4    #ej3dj4 ,as the ,lord    

overthrew ,sodom and ,gomorrha1 and     
their neighbour  cities1 saith the      
,lord3 no man shall dwell there1 neither
 shall the son  of man inhabit it4      
#ej3da4 ,behold a people cometh from the
 north1 and a great nation1 and  many   
kings shall rise from the ends of the   
earth4    #ej3db4 ,they shall take the  
bow and the shield3 they are cruel and  
unmerciful3 their voice shall roar like 
the sea1 and they shall ride  upon      
horses3 like a man prepared for battle  
against thee1 ,o daughter of  ,babylon4 
#ej3dc4 ,the king of ,babylon hath heard
 the report of them1 and his hands  are 
grown feeble3 anguish hath taken hold of
 him1 pangs as a woman in  labour4      
#ej3dd4 ,behold he shall come up like a 
lion from the swelling of the  ,jordan  
to the strong and beautiful3 for ,i will
 make him run suddenly  upon her3 and   
who shall be the chosen one whom ,i may 
appoint over her8  for who is like to   
me8 and who shall bear up against me8   
and who is  that shepherd that can      

withstand my countenance8    #ej3de4    
,therefore hear ye the counsel of the   
,lord1 which he hath taken  against     
,babylon3 and his thoughts which he hath
 thought against the  land of the       
,chaldeans3 surely the little ones of   
the flocks shall pull  them down1 of a  
truth their habitation shall be         
destroyed with them4    #ej3df4 ,at the 
noise of the taking of ,babylon the     
earth is moved1 and  the cry is heard   
amongst the nations4      ,jeremias     
,chapter #ea    ,the miseries that shall
 fall upon ,babylon from the ,medes3 the
  destruction of her idols4    #ea3a4   
,thus saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will  
raise up as it were a  pestilential wind
 against ,babylon and against the       
inhabitants thereof1  who have lifted up
 their heart against me4    #ea3b4 ,and 
,i will send to ,babylon fanners1 and   
they shall fan her1 and  shall destroy  
her land3 for they are come upon her on 
every side in the  day of her           
affliction4    #ea3c4 ,let not him that 

bendeth1 bend his bow1 and let not him  
go up  that is armed with a coat of     
mail3 spare not her young men1 destroy  
all  her army4    #ea3d4 ,and the slain 
shall fall in the land of the           
,chaldeans1 and the  wounded in the     
regions thereof4    #ea3e4 ,for ,israel 
and ,juda have not been forsaken by     
their ,god the ,lord  of hosts3 but     
their land hath been filled with sin    
against the ,holy ,one  of ,israel4     
#ea3f4 ,flee ye from the midst of       
,babylon1 and let every one save his own
  life3 be not silent upon her iniquity3
 for it is the time of revenge  from the
 ,lord1 he will render unto her what she
 hath deserved4    #ea3g4 ,babylon hath 
been a golden cup in the hand of the    
,lord1 that made  all the earth drunk3  
the nations have drunk of her wine1 and 
therefore  they have staggered4         
#ea3h4 ,babylon is suddenly fallen1 and 
destroyed3 howl for her1 take  balm for 
her pain1 if so she may be healed4      
#ea3i4 ,we would have cured ,babylon1   

but she is not healed3 let us  forsake  
her1 and let us go every man to his own 
land3 because her  judgment hath reached
 even to the heavens1 and is lifted up  
to the  clouds4    #ea3aj4 ,the ,lord   
hath brought forth our justices3 ,come1 
and let us  declare in ,sion the work of
 the ,lord our ,god4    #ea3aa4 ,sharpen
 the arrows1 fill the quivers1 the ,lord
 hath raised up  the spirit of the kings
 of the ,medes3 and his mind is against 
,babylon  to destroy it1 because it is  
the vengeance of the ,lord1 the         
vengeance  of his temple4    #ea3ab4    
,upon the walls of ,babylon set up the  
standard1 strengthen the  watch3 set up 
the watchmen1 prepare the ambushes3 for 
the ,lord hath  both purposed1 and done 
all that he spoke against the           
inhabitants of  ,babylon4    #ea3ac4 ,o 
thou that dwellest upon many waters1    
rich in treasures1 thy  end is come for 
thy entire destruction4    #ea3ad4 ,the 
,lord of hosts hath sworn by himself1   
saying3 ,i will fill  thee with men as  

with locusts1 and they shall lift up a  
joyful shout  against thee4    #ea3ae4  
,he that made the earth by his power1   
that hath prepared the  world by his    
wisdom1 and stretched out the heavens by
 his  understanding4    #ea3af4 ,when he
 uttereth his voice the waters are      
multiplied in heaven3  he lifteth up the
 clouds from the ends of the earth1 he  
hath turned  lightning into rain3 and   
hath brought forth the wind out of his  
treasures4    #ea3ag4 ,every man is     
become foolish by his knowledge3 every  
founder is  confounded by his idol1 for 
what he hath cast is a lie1 and there is
 no  breath in them4    #ea3ah4 ,they   
are vain works1 and worthy to be laughed
 at1 in the time of  their visitation   
they shall perish4    #ea3ai4 ,the      
portion of ,jacob is not like them3 for 
he that made all  things he it is1 and  
,israel is the sceptre of his           
inheritance3 the ,lord  of hosts is his 
name4    #ea3bj4 ,thou dashest together 
for me the weapons of war1 and with thee

 ,i  will dash nations together1 and    
with thee ,i will destroy kingdoms3     
#ea3ba4 ,and with thee ,i will break in 
pieces the horse1 and his rider1  and   
with thee ,i will break in pieces the   
chariot1 and him that getteth  up into  
it3    #ea3bb4 ,and with thee ,i will   
break in pieces man and woman1 and with 
thee ,i will break in pieces the old man
 and the child1 and with thee ,i  will  
break in pieces the young man and the   
virgin3    #ea3bc4 ,and with thee ,i    
will break in pieces the shepherd and   
his flock1  and with thee ,i will break 
in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of
  oxen1 and with thee ,i will break in  
pieces captains and rulers4    #ea3bd4  
,and ,i will render to ,babylon1 and to 
all the inhabitants of  ,chaldea all    
their evil1 that they have done in      
,sion1 before your eyes1  saith the     
,lord4    #ea3be4 ,behold ,i come       
against thee1 thou destroying mountain1 
saith the  ,lord1 which corruptest the  
whole earth3 and ,i will stretch out my 

hand  upon thee1 and will roll thee down
 from the rocks1 and will make thee a   
burnt mountain4    #ea3bf4 ,and they    
shall not take of thee a stone for the  
corner1 nor a  stone for foundations1   
but thou shalt be destroyed for ever1   
saith the  ,lord4    #ea3bg4 ,set ye up 
a standard in the land3 sound with the  
trumpet among  the nations3 prepare the 
nations against her3 call together      
against her  the kings of ,ararat1      
,menni1 and ,ascenez3 number ,taphsar   
against her1  bring the horse as the    
stinging locust4    #ea3bh4 ,prepare the
 nations against her1 the kings of      
,media1 their  captains1 and all their  
rulers1 and all the land of their       
dominion4    #ea3bi4 ,and the land shall
 be in a commotion1 and shall be        
troubled3 for  the design of the ,lord  
against ,babylon shall awake1 to make   
the land of  ,babylon desert and        
uninhabitable4    #ea3cj4 ,the valiant  
men of ,babylon have forborne to fight1 
they have  dwelt in holds3 their        

strength hath failed1 and they are      
become as  women3 her dwelling places   
are burnt1 her bars are broken4         
#ea3ca4 ,one running post shall meet    
another1 and messenger shall meet       
messenger3 to tell the king of ,babylon 
that his city is taken from one  end to 
the other3    #ea3cb4 ,and that the     
fords are taken1 and the marshes are    
burnt with  fire1 and the men of war are
 affrighted4    #ea3cc4 ,for thus saith 
the ,lord of hosts the ,god of ,israel3 
,the daughter  of ,babylon is like a    
thrashingfloor1 this is the time of her 
thrashing3  yet a little while1 and the 
time of her harvest shall come4         
#ea3cd4 ,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon
 hath eaten me up1 he hath  devoured me3
 he hath made me as an empty vessel3 he 
hath swallowed me  up like a dragon1 he 
hath filled his belly with my delicate  
meats1 and  he hath cast me out4        
#ea3ce4 ,the wrong done to me1 and my   
flesh be upon ,babylon1 saith the       
habitation of ,sion3 and my blood upon  

the inhabitants of ,chaldea1 saith      
,jerusalem4    #ea3cf4 ,therefore thus  
saith the ,lord3 ,behold ,i will judge  
thy cause1  and will take vengeance for 
thee1 and ,i will make her sea desolate1
 and  will dry up her spring4    #ea3cg4
 ,and ,babylon shall be reduced to      
heaps1 a dwelling place for  dragons1 an
 astonishment and a hissing1 because    
there is no inhabitant4    #ea3ch4 ,they
 shall roar together like lions1 they   
shall shake their  manes like young     
lions4    #ea3ci4 ,in their heat ,i will
 set them drink3 and ,i will make them  
drunk1  that they may slumber1 and sleep
 an everlasting sleep1 and awake no     
more1 saith the ,lord4    #ea3dj4 ,i    
will bring them down like lambs to the  
slaughter1 and like  rams with kids4    
#ea3da4 ,how is ,sesach taken1 and the  
renowned one of all the earth           
surprised8 ,how is ,babylon become an   
astonishment among the nations8         
#ea3db4 ,the sea is come up over        
,babylon3 she is covered with the       

multitude of the waves thereof4         
#ea3dc4 ,her cities are become an       
astonishment1 a land uninhabited and    
desolate1 a land wherein none can dwell1
 nor son of man pass through  it4       
#ea3dd4 ,and ,i will visit against ,bel 
in ,babylon1 and ,i will bring forth    
out of his mouth that which he had      
swallowed down3 and the nations  shall  
no more flow together to him1 for the   
wall also of ,babylon shall  fall4      
#ea3de4 ,go out of the midst of her1 my 
people3 that every man may save  his    
life from the fierce wrath of the ,lord4
    #ea3df4 ,and lest your hearts faint1
 and ye fear for the rumour that  shall 
be heard in the land3 and a rumour shall
 come in one year1 and  after this year 
another rumour3 and iniquity in the     
land1 and ruler  upon ruler4    #ea3dg4 
,therefore behold the days come1 and ,i 
will visit the idols of  ,babylon3 and  
her whole land shall be confounded1 and 
all her slain  shall fall in the midst  
of her4    #ea3dh4 ,and the heavens and 

the earth1 and all things that are in   
them  shall give praise for ,babylon3   
for spoilers shall come to her from the 
north1 saith the ,lord4    #ea3di4 ,and 
as ,babylon caused that there should    
fall slain in ,israel3 so  of ,babylon  
there shall fall slain in all the earth4
    #ea3ej4 ,you that have escaped the  
sword1 come away1 stand not still3      
remember the ,lord afar off1 and let    
,jerusalem come into your mind4         
#ea3ea4 ,we are confounded1 because we  
have heard reproach3 shame hath  covered
 our faces3 because strangers are come  
upon the sanctuaries of  the house of   
the ,lord4    #ea3eb4 ,therefore behold 
the days come1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i  
will visit  her graven things1 and in   
all her land the wounded shall groan3   
#ea3ec4 ,if ,babylon should mount up to 
heaven1 and establish her strength  on  
high3 from me there should come spoilers
 upon her1 saith the ,lord4    #ea3ed4  
,the noise of a cry from ,babylon1 and  
great destruction from the  land of the 

,chaldeans3    #ea3ee4 ,because the     
,lord hath laid ,babylon waste1 and     
destroyed out of  her the great voice3  
and their wave shall roar like many     
waters3 their  voice hath made a noise3 
#ea3ef4 ,because the spoiler is come    
upon her1 that is1 upon ,babylon1 and   
her valiant men are taken1 and their bow
 is weakened1 because the ,lord1  who is
 a strong revenger1 will surely repay4  
#ea3eg4 ,and ,i will make her princes   
drunk1 and her wise men1 and her        
captains1 and her rulers1 and her       
valiant men3 and they shall sleep an    
everlasting sleep1 and shall awake no   
more1 saith the king whose name  is     
,lord of hosts4    #ea3eh4 ,thus saith  
the ,lord of hosts3 ,that broad wall of 
,babylon shall  be utterly broken down1 
and her high gates shall be burnt with  
fire1  and the labours of the people    
shall come to nothing1 and of the       
nations  shall go to the fire1 and shall
 perish4    #ea3ei4 ,the word that      
,jeremias the prophet commanded ,saraias

 the son of  ,nerias1 the son of        
,maasias1 when he went with king        
,sedecias to ,babylon1  in the fourth   
year of his reign3 now ,saraias was     
chief over the  prophecy4    #ea3fj4    
,and ,jeremias wrote in one book all the
 evil that was to come  upon ,babylon3  
all these words that are written against
 ,babylon4    #ea3fa4 ,and ,jeremias    
said to ,saraias3 ,when thou shalt come 
into ,babylon1  and shalt see1 and shalt
 read all these words1    #ea3fb4 ,thou 
shalt say3 ,o ,lord1 thou hast spoken   
against this place to  destroy it3 so   
that there should be neither man nor    
beast to dwell  therein1 and that it    
should be desolate for ever4    #ea3fc4 
,and when thou shalt have made an end of
 reading this book1 thou  shalt tie a   
stone to it1 and shalt throw it into the
 midst of the  ,euphrates3    #ea3fd4   
,and thou shalt say3 ,thus shall        
,babylon sink1 and she shall not  rise  
up from the affliction that ,i will     
bring upon her1 and she shall  be       

utterly destroyed4 ,thus far are the    
words of ,jeremias4      ,jeremias      
,chapter #eb    ,a recapitulation of the
 reign of ,sedecias1 and the destruction
 of  ,jerusalem4 ,the number of the     
captives4    #eb3a4 ,sedecias was one   
and twenty years old when he began to   
reign3 and  he reigned eleven years in  
,jerusalem3 and the name of his mother  
was  ,amital1 the daughter of ,jeremias 
of ,lobna4    #eb3b4 ,and he did that   
which was evil in the eyes of the ,lord1
 according  to all that ,joakim had     
done4    #eb3c4 ,for the wrath of the   
,lord was against ,jerusalem1 and       
against  ,juda1 till he cast them out   
from his presence3 and ,sedecias        
revolted  from the king of ,babylon4    
#eb3d4 ,and it came to pass in the ninth
 year of his reign1 in the tenth  month1
 the tenth day of the month1 that       
,nabuchodonosor the king of  ,babylon   
came1 he and all his army1 against      
,jerusalem1 and they besieged  it1 and  
built forts against it round about4     

#eb3e4 ,and the city was besieged until 
the eleventh year of king  ,sedecias4   
#eb3f4 ,and in the fourth month1 the    
ninth day of the month1 a famine        
overpowered the city3 and there was no  
food for the people of the land4        
#eb3g4 ,and the city was broken up1 and 
the men of war fled1 and went out  of   
the city in the night by the way of the 
gate that is between the two  walls1 and
 leadeth to the king's garden1 7the     
,chaldeans besieging the  city round    
about17 and they went by the way that   
leadeth to the  wilderness4    #eb3h4   
,but the army of the ,chaldeans pursued 
after the king3 and they  overtook      
,sedecias in the desert which is near   
,jericho3 and all his  companions were  
scattered from him4    #eb3i4 ,and when 
they had taken the king1 they carried   
him to the king of  ,babylon to         
,reblatha1 which is in the land of      
,emath3 and he gave  judgment upon him4 
#eb3aj4 ,and the king of ,babylon slew  
the sons of ,sedecias before his  eyes3 

and he slew all the princes of ,juda in 
,reblatha4    #eb3aa4 ,and he put out   
the eyes of ,sedecias1 and bound him    
with fetters1  and the king of ,babylon 
brought him into ,babylon1 and he put   
him in  prison till the day of his      
death4    #eb3ab4 ,and in the fifth     
month1 the tenth day of the month1 the  
same is  the nineteenth year of         
,nabuchodonosor1 king of ,babylon1 came 
,nabuzardan  the general of the army1   
who stood before the king of ,babylon in
  ,jerusalem4    #eb3ac4 ,and he burnt  
the house of the ,lord1 and the king's  
house1 and  all the houses of           
,jerusalem1 and every great house he    
burnt with fire4    #eb3ad4 ,and all the
 army of the ,chaldeans that were with  
the general  broke down all the wall of 
,jerusalem round about4    #eb3ae4 ,but 
,nabuzardan the general carried away    
captives some of the  poor people1 and  
of the rest of the common sort who      
remained in the  city1 and of the       
fugitives that were fled over to the    

king of ,babylon1  and the rest of the  
multitude4    #eb3af4 ,but of the poor  
of the land1 ,nabuzardan the general    
left some  for vinedressers1 and for    
husbandmen4    #eb3ag4 ,the ,chaldeans  
also broke in pieces the brazen pillars 
that were  in the house of the ,lord1   
and the bases1 and the sea of brass that
 was  in the house of the ,lord3 and    
they carried all the brass of them to   
,babylon4    #eb3ah4 ,and they took the 
caldrons1 and the fleshhooks1 and the   
psalteries1 and the bowls1 and the      
little mortars1 and all the brazen      
vessels that had been used in the       
ministry3 and    #eb3ai4 ,the general   
took away the pitchers1 and the censers1
 and the  pots1 and the basins1 and the 
candlesticks1 and the mortars1 and the  
cups3 as many as were of gold1 in gold3 
and as many as were of silver1  in      
silver3    #eb3bj4 ,and the two pillars1
 and one sea1 and twelve oxen of brass  
that  were under the bases1 which king  
,solomon had made in the house of the   

,lord3 there was no weight of the brass 
of all these vessels4    #eb3ba4 ,and   
concerning the pillars1 one pillar was  
eighteen cubits high3  and a cord of    
twelve cubits compassed it about3 but   
the thickness  thereof was four fingers1
 and it was hollow within4    #eb3bb4   
,and chapiters of brass were upon both3 
and the height of one  chapiter was five
 cubits3 and network1 and pomegranates  
were upon the  chapiters round about1   
all of brass4 ,the same of the second   
pillar1 and  the pomegranates4          
#eb3bc4 ,and there were ninety-six      
pomegranates hanging down3 and the      
pomegranates being a hundred in all1    
were compassed with network4    #eb3bd4 
,and the general took ,saraias the chief
 priest1 and ,sophonias the  second     
priest1 and the three keepers of the    
entry4    #eb3be4 ,he also took out of  
the city one eunuch that was chief over 
the  men of war3 and seven men of them  
that were near the king's person1  that 
were found in the city3 and a scribe1 an

 officer of the army who  exercised the 
young soldiers3 and threescore men of   
the people of the  land1 that were found
 in the midst of the city4    #eb3bf4   
,and ,nabuzardan the general took them1 
and brought them to the  king of        
,babylon1 to ,reblatha4    #eb3bg4 ,and 
the king of ,babylon struck them1 and   
put them to death in  ,reblatha1 in the 
land of ,emath3 and ,juda was carried   
away captive out  of his land4          
#eb3bh4 ,this is the people whom        
,nabuchodonosor carried away captive3 in
  the seventh year1 three thousand and  
twenty-three ,jews4    #eb3bi4 ,in the  
eighteenth year of ,nabuchodonosor1     
eight hundred and  thirty-two souls from
 ,jerusalem4    #eb3cj4 ,in the three   
and twentieth year of ,nabuchodonosor1  
,nabuzardan  the general carried away of
 the ,jews seven hundred and forty-five 
souls4 ,so all the souls were four      
thousand six hundred4    #eb3ca4 ,and it
 came to pass in the seven and thirtieth
 year of the  captivity of ,joachin king

 of ,juda1 in the twelfth month1 the    
five and  twentieth day of the month1   
that ,evilmerodach king of ,babylon1 in 
the  first year of his reign1 lifted up 
the head of ,joachin king of ,juda1  and
 brought him forth out of prison4       
#eb3cb4 ,and he spoke kindly to him1 and
 he set his throne above the  thrones of
 the kings that were with him in        
,babylon4    #eb3cc4 ,and he changed his
 prison garments1 and he ate bread      
before him  always all the days of his  
life4    #eb3cd4 ,and for his diet a    
continual provision was allowed him by  
the  king of ,babylon1 every day a      
portion1 until the day of his death1 all
  the days of his life4          ,,the  
,,lamentations ,,of ,,jeremias      ,in 
these ,,jeremias laments in a most      
pathetical manner the miseries of  his  
people1 and the destruction of          
,,jerusalem and the temple1 in ,hebrew  
verses1 beginning with different letters
 according to the order of the  ,hebrew 
alphabet4      ,,preface    ,and it came

 to pass1 after ,israel was carried into
 captivity1 and  ,jerusalem was         
desolate1 that ,jeremias the prophet sat
 weeping1 and  mourned with this        
lamentation over ,jerusalem1 and with a 
sorrowful  mind1 sighing and moaning1 he
 said3    ,and it came to pass1 etc4444 
,this preface was not written by        
,jeremias1  but was added by the seventy
 interpreters1 to give the reader to    
understand upon what occasion the       
,lamentations were published4           
,lamentations ,chapter #a    #a3a4      
,aleph4 ,how doth the city sit solitary 
that was full of people6 how  is the    
mistress of the ,gentiles become as a   
widow3 the princes of  provinces made   
tributary6    #a3b4 ,beth4 ,weeping1 she
 hath wept in the night1 and her tears  
are on  her cheeks3 there is none to    
comfort her among all them that were    
dear  to her3 all her friends have      
despised her1 and are become her        
enemies4    #a3c4 ,ghimel4 ,juda hath   
removed her dwelling place1 because of  

her  affliction1 and the greatness of   
her bondage2 she hath dwelt among the   
nations1 and she hath found no rest2 all
 her persecutors have taken her  in the 
midst of straits4    #a3d4 ,daleth4 ,the
 ways of ,sion mourn1 because there are 
none that come  to the solemn feast3 all
 her gates are broken down2 her priests 
sigh2  her virgins are in affliction2   
and she is oppressed with bitterness4   
#a3e4 ,he4 ,her adversaries are become  
her lords2 her enemies are  enriched2   
because the ,lord hath spoken against   
her for the multitude of  her           
iniquities2 her children are led into   
captivity1 before the face of  the      
oppressor4    #a3f4 ,vau4 ,and from the 
daughter of ,sion1 all her beauty is    
departed2  her princes are become like  
rams that find no pastures2 and they are
  gone away without strength before the 
face of the pursuer4    #a3g4 ,zain4    
,jerusalem hath remembered the days of  
her affliction1 and  prevarication of   
all her desirable things which she had  

from the days  of old1 when her people  
fell in the enemy's hand1 and there was 
no  helper2 the enemies have seen her1  
and have mocked at her sabbaths4        
#a3h4 ,heth4 ,jerusalem hath grievously 
sinned1 therefore is she become         
unstable2 all that honoured her1 have   
despised her1 because they have  seen   
her shame2 but she sighed1 and turned   
backward4    #a3i4 ,teth4 ,her          
filthiness is on her feet1 and she hath 
not remembered  her end2 she is         
wonderfully cast down1 not having a     
comforter3 behold1  ,o ,lord1 my        
affliction1 because the enemy is lifted 
up4    #a3aj4 ,jod4 ,the enemy hath put 
out his hand to all her desirable       
things3  for she hath seen the ,gentiles
 enter into her sanctuary1 of whom thou 
gavest commandment that they should not 
enter into thy church4    #a3aa4 ,caph4 
,all her people sigh1 they seek bread3  
they have given all  their precious     
things for food to relieve the soul3    
see1 ,o ,lord1 and  consider1 for ,i am 

become vile4    #a3ab4 ,lamed4 ,o all ye
 that pass by the way1 attend1 and see  
if there be  any sorrow like to my      
sorrow3 for he hath made a vintage of   
me1 as the  ,lord spoke in the day of   
his fierce anger4    #a3ac4 ,mem4 ,from 
above he hath sent fire into my bones1  
and hath  chastised me3 he hath spread a
 net for my feet1 he hath turned me     
back3  he hath made me desolate1 wasted 
with sorrow all the day long4    #a3ad4 
,nun4 ,the yoke of my iniquities hath   
watched3 they are folded  together in   
his hand1 and put upon my neck3 my      
strength is weakened3  the ,lord hath   
delivered me into a hand1 out of which  
,i am not able to  rise4    #a3ae4      
,samech4 ,the ,lord hath taken away all 
my mighty men out of the  midst of me3  
he hath called against me the time1 to  
destroy my chosen  men3 the ,lord hath  
trodden the winepress for the virgin    
daughter of  ,juda4    #a3af4 ,ain4     
,therefore do ,i weep1 and my eyes run  
down with water3  because the comforter1

 the relief of my soul1 is far from me3 
my  children are desolate because the   
enemy hath prevailed4    #a3ag4 ,phe4   
,sion hath spread forth her hands1 there
 is none to comfort  her3 the ,lord hath
 commanded against ,jacob1 his enemies  
are round about  him3 ,jerusalem is as a
 menstruous woman among them4    #a3ah4 
,sade4 ,the ,lord is just1 for ,i have  
provoked his mouth to wrath3  hear1 ,i  
pray you1 all ye people1 and see my     
sorrow3 my virgins1 and my  young men   
are gone into captivity4    #a3ai4      
,coph4 ,i called for my friends1 but    
they deceived me3 my priests  and my    
ancients pined away in the city3 while  
they sought their food1  to relieve     
their souls4    #a3bj4 ,res4 ,behold1 ,o
 ,lord1 for ,i am in distress1 my bowels
 are  troubled3 my heart is turned      
within me1 for ,i am full of bitterness3
  abroad the sword destroyeth and at    
home there is death alike4    #a3ba4    
,sin4 ,they have heard that ,i sigh1 and
 there is none to comfort  me3 all my   

enemies have heard of my evil1 they have
 rejoiced that thou  hast done it3 thou 
hast brought a day of consolation1 and  
they shall be  like unto me4    #a3bb4  
,thau4 ,let all their evil be present   
before thee3 and make vintage  of them1 
as thou hast made vintage of me for all 
my iniquities3 for my  sighs are many1  
and my heart is sorrowful4              
,lamentations ,chapter #b    #b3a4      
,aleph4 ,how hath the ,lord covered with
 obscurity the daughter of  ,sion in his
 wrath6 how hath he cast down from      
heaven to the earth the  glorious one of
 ,israel1 and hath not remembered his   
footstool in the  day of his anger4     
#b3b4 ,beth4 ,the ,lord hath cast down  
headlong1 and hath not spared1 all  that
 was beautiful in ,jacob3 he hath       
destroyed in his wrath the strong  holds
 of the virgin of ,juda1 and brought    
them down to the ground3 he  hath made  
the kingdom unclean1 and the princes    
thereof4    #b3c4 ,ghimel4 ,he hath     
broken in his fierce anger all the horn 

of ,israel3  he hath drawn back his     
right hand from before the enemy3 and he
 hath  kindled in ,jacob as it were a   
flaming fire devouring round about4     
#b3d4 ,daleth4 ,he hath bent his bow as 
an enemy1 he hath fixed his right  hand 
as an adversary3 and he hath killed all 
that was fair to behold in  the         
tabernacle of the daughter of ,sion1 he 
hath poured out his  indignation like   
fire4    #b3e4 ,he4 ,the ,lord is become
 as an enemy3 he hath cast down ,israel 
headlong1 he hath overthrown all the    
walls thereof3 he hath destroyed  his   
strong holds1 and hath multiplied in the
 daughter of ,juda the  afflicted1 both 
men and women4    #b3f4 ,vau4 ,and he   
hath destroyed his tent as a garden1 he 
hath thrown  down his tabernacle3 the   
,lord hath caused feasts and sabbaths to
 be  forgotten in ,sion3 and hath       
delivered up king and priest to         
reproach1  and to the indignation of his
 wrath4    #b3g4 ,zain4 ,the ,lord hath 
cast off his altar1 he hath cursed his  

sanctuary3 he hath delivered the walls  
of the towers thereof into the  hand of 
the enemy3 they have made a noise in the
 house of the ,lord1 as  in the day of a
 solemn feast4    ,he hath cursed his   
sanctuary4444 ,that is1 he permitted his
 sanctuary to  be destroyed1 as if it   
had not been consecrated1 but execrable4
    #b3h4 ,heth4 ,the ,lord hath        
purposed to destroy the wall of the     
daughter  of ,sion3 he hath stretched   
out his line1 and hath not withdrawn his
  hand from destroying3 and the bulwark 
hath mourned1 and the wall hath  been   
destroyed together4    #b3i4 ,teth4 ,her
 gates are sunk into the ground3 he hath
 destroyed1 and  broken her bars3 her   
king and her princes are among the      
,gentiles3 the  law is no more1 and her 
prophets have found no vision from the  
,lord4    #b3aj4 ,jod4 ,the ancients of 
the daughter of ,sion sit upon the      
ground1  they have held their peace3    
they have sprinkled their heads with    
dust1  they are girded with haircloth1  

the virgins of ,jerusalem hang down     
their heads to the ground4    #b3aa4    
,caph4 ,my eyes have failed with        
weeping1 my bowels are troubled3  my    
liver is poured out upon the earth1 for 
the destruction of the  daughter of my  
people1 when the children1 and the      
sucklings1 fainted  away in the streets 
of the city4    #b3ab4 ,lamed4 ,they    
said to their mothers3 ,where is corn   
and wine8 when  they fainted away as the
 wounded in the streets of the city3    
when they  breathed out their souls in  
the bosoms of their mothers4    #b3ac4  
,mem4 ,to what shall ,i compare thee8 or
 to what shall ,i liken thee1  ,o       
daughter of ,jerusalem8 to what shall ,i
 equal thee1 that ,i may comfort  thee1 
,o virgin daughter of ,sion8 for great  
as the sea is thy  destruction3 who     
shall heal thee8    #b3ad4 ,nun4 ,thy   
prophets have seen false and foolish    
things for thee3  and they have not laid
 open thy iniquity1 to excite thee to   
penance3  but they have seen for thee   

false revelations and banishments4      
#b3ae4 ,samech4 ,all they that passed by
 the way have clapped their hands  at   
thee3 they have hissed1 and wagged their
 heads at the daughter of  ,jerusalem1  
saying3 ,is this the city of perfect    
beauty1 the joy of all  the earth8      
#b3af4 ,phe4 ,all thy enemies have      
opened their mouth against thee3 they   
have hissed1 and gnashed with the teeth1
 and have said3 ,we will swallow  her   
up3 lo1 this is the day which we looked 
for3 we have found it1 we  have seen it4
    #b3ag4 ,ain4 ,the ,lord hath done   
that which he purposed1 he hath         
fulfilled  his word1 which he commanded 
in the days of old3 he hath destroyed1  
and  hath not spared1 and he hath caused
 the enemy to rejoice over thee1 and    
hath set up the horn of thy adversaries4
    #b3ah4 ,sade4 ,their heart cried to 
the ,lord upon the walls of the         
daughter of ,sion3 ,let tears run down  
like a torrent day and night3 give      
thyself no rest1 and let not the apple  

of thy eye cease4    #b3ai4 ,coph4      
,arise1 give praise in the night1 in the
 beginning of the  watches3 pour out thy
 heart like water1 before the face of   
the ,lord3  lift up thy hands to him for
 the life of thy little children1 that  
have  fainted for hunger at the top of  
all the streets4    #b3bj4 ,res4        
,behold1 ,o ,lord1 and consider whom    
thou hast thus dealt with3  shall women 
then eat their own fruit1 their children
 of a span long8  shall the priest and  
the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of
 the ,lord8    #b3ba4 ,sin4 ,the child  
and the old man lie without on the      
ground3 my  virgins and my young men are
 fallen by the sword3 thou hast slain   
them  in the day of thy wrath3 thou hast
 killed1 and shewn them no pity4        
#b3bb4 ,thau4 ,thou hast called as to a 
festival1 those that should  terrify me 
round about1 and there was none in the  
day of the wrath of  the ,lord that     
escaped and was left3 those that ,i     
brought up1 and  nourished1 my enemy    

hath consumed them4      ,lamentations  
,chapter #c    #c3a4 ,aleph4 ,i am the  
man that see my poverty by the rod of   
his  indignation4    #c3b4 ,aleph4 ,he  
hath led me1 and brought me into        
darkness1 and not into  light4    #c3c4 
,aleph4 ,only against me he hath turned1
 and turned again his hand  all the day4
    #c3d4 ,beth4 ,my skin and my flesh  
he hath made old1 he hath broken my     
bones4    #c3e4 ,beth4 ,he hath built   
round about me1 and he hath compassed me
 with  gall1 and labour4    #c3f4 ,beth4
 ,he hath set me in dark places as those
 that are dead for  ever4    #c3g4      
,ghimel4 ,he hath built against me round
 about1 that ,i may not get  out3 he    
hath made my fetters heavy4    #c3h4    
,ghimel4 ,yea1 and when ,i cry1 and     
entreat1 he hath shut out my  prayer4   
#c3i4 ,ghimel4 ,he hath shut up my ways 
with square stones1 he hath turned  my  
paths upside down4    #c3aj4 ,daleth4   
,he is become to me as a bear lying in  
wait3 as a lion in  secret places4      

#c3aa4 ,daleth4 ,he hath turned aside my
 paths1 and hath broken me in  pieces1  
he hath made me desolate4    #c3ab4     
,daleth4 ,he hath bent his bow1 and set 
me as a mark for his  arrows4    #c3ac4 
,he4 ,he hath shot into my reins the    
daughters of his quiver4    #c3ad4 ,he4 
,i am made a derision to all my people1 
their song all the day  long4    #c3ae4 
,he4 ,he hath filled me with bitterness1
 he hath inebriated me with  wormwood4  
#c3af4 ,vau4 ,and he hath broken my     
teeth one by one1 he hath fed me with   
ashes4    #c3ag4 ,vau4 ,and my soul is  
removed far off from peace1 ,i have     
forgotten  good things4    #c3ah4 ,vau4 
,and ,i said3 ,my end and my hope is    
perished from the ,lord4    #c3ai4      
,zain4 ,remember my poverty1 and        
transgression1 the wormwood and  the    
gall4    #c3bj4 ,zain4 ,i will be       
mindful and remember1 and my soul shall 
languish  within me4    #c3ba4 ,zain4   
,these things ,i shall think over in my 
heart1 therefore will  ,i hope4         

#c3bb4 ,heth4 ,the mercies of the ,lord 
that we are not consumed3 because  his  
commiserations have not failed4         
#c3bc4 ,heth4 ,they are new every       
morning1 great is thy faithfulness4     
#c3bd4 ,heth4 ,the ,lord is my portion1 
said my soul3 therefore will ,i wait    
for him4    #c3be4 ,teth4 ,the ,lord is 
good to them that hope in him1 to the   
soul that  seeketh him4    #c3bf4 ,teth4
 ,it is good to wait with silence for   
the salvation of ,god4    #c3bg4 ,teth4 
,it is good for a man1 when he hath     
borne the yoke from his  youth4         
#c3bh4 ,jod4 ,he shall sit solitary1 and
 hold his peace3 because he hath  taken 
it up upon himself4    #c3bi4 ,jod4 ,he 
shall put his mouth in the dust1 if so  
be there may be  hope4    #c3cj4 ,jod4  
,he shall give his cheek to him that    
striketh him1 he shall  be filled with  
reproaches4    #c3ca4 ,caph4 ,for the   
,lord will not cast off for ever4       
#c3cb4 ,caph4 ,for if he hath cast off1 
he will also have mercy1 according  to  

the multitude of his mercies4    #c3cc4 
,caph4 ,for he hath not willingly       
afflicted1 nor cast off the  children of
 men4    #c3cd4 ,lamed4 ,to crush under 
his feet all the prisoners of the land1 
#c3ce4 ,lamed4 ,to turn aside the       
judgment of a man before the face of the
  most ,high1    #c3cf4 ,lamed4 ,to     
destroy a man wrongfully in his         
judgment1 the ,lord hath  not approved4 
#c3cg4 ,mem4 ,who is he that hath       
commanded a thing to be done1 when the  
,lord commandeth it not8    #c3ch4 ,mem4
 ,shall not both evil and good proceed  
out of the mouth of the  ,highest8      
#c3ci4 ,mem4 ,why hath a living man     
murmured1 man suffering for his sins8   
#c3dj4 ,nun4 ,let us search our ways1   
and seek1 and return to the ,lord4      
#c3da4 ,nun4 ,let us lift up our hearts 
with our hands to the ,lord in the      
heavens4    #c3db4 ,nun4 ,we have done  
wickedly1 and provoked thee to wrath3   
therefore  thou art inexorable4         
#c3dc4 ,samech4 ,thou hast covered in   

thy wrath1 and hast struck us3 thou     
hast killed and hast not spared4        
#c3dd4 ,samech4 ,thou hast set a cloud  
before thee1 that our prayer may  not   
pass through4    #c3de4 ,samech4 ,thou  
hast made me as an outcast1 and refuse  
in the midst  of the people4    #c3df4  
,phe4 ,all our enemies have opened their
 mouths against us4    #c3dg4 ,phe4     
,prophecy is become to us a fear1 and a 
snare1 and  destruction4    #c3dh4 ,phe4
 ,my eye hath run down with streams of  
water1 for the  destruction of the      
daughter of my people4    #c3di4 ,ain4  
,my eye is afflicted1 and hath not been 
quiet1 because there  was no rest3      
#c3ej4 ,ain4 ,till the ,lord regarded   
and looked down from the heavens4       
#c3ea4 ,ain4 ,my eye hath wasted my soul
 because of all the daughters of  my    
city4    #c3eb4 ,sade4 ,my enemies have 
chased me and caught me like a bird1    
without cause4    #c3ec4 ,sade4 ,my life
 is fallen into the pit1 and they have  
laid a stone  over me4    #c3ed4 ,sade4 

,waters have flowed over my head3 ,i    
said3 ,i am cut off4    #c3ee4 ,coph4 ,i
 have called upon thy name1 ,o ,lord1   
from the lowest pit4    #c3ef4 ,coph4   
,thou hast heard my voice3 turn not away
 thy ear from my  sighs1 and cries4     
#c3eg4 ,coph4 ,thou drewest near in the 
day1 when ,i called upon thee1 thou     
saidst3 ,fear not4    #c3eh4 ,res4 ,thou
 hast judged1 ,o ,lord1 the cause of my 
soul1 thou the  ,redeemer of my life4   
#c3ei4 ,res4 ,thou hast seen1 ,o ,lord1 
their iniquity against me3 judge  thou  
my judgment4    #c3fj4 ,res4 ,thou hast 
seen all their fury1 and all their      
thoughts  against me4    #c3fa4 ,sin4   
,thou hast heard their reproach1 ,o     
,lord1 all their  imaginations against  
me4    #c3fb4 ,sin4 ,the lips of them   
that rise up against me3 and their      
devices  against me all the day4        
#c3fc4 ,sin4 ,behold their sitting down1
 and their rising up1 ,i am their  song4
    #c3fd4 ,thau4 ,thou shalt render    
them a recompense1 ,o ,lord1 according  

to  the works of their hands4    #c3fe4 
,thau4 ,thou shalt give them a buckler  
of heart1 thy labour4    #c3ff4 ,thau4  
,thou shalt persecute them in anger1 and
 shalt destroy them  from under the     
heavens1 ,o ,lord4      ,lamentations   
,chapter #d    #d3a4 ,aleph4 ,how is the
 gold become dim1 the finest colour is  
changed1  the stones of the sanctuary   
are scattered in the top of every       
street8    #d3b4 ,beth4 ,the noble sons 
of ,sion1 and they that were clothed    
with the  best gold3 how are they       
esteemed as earthen vessels1 the work of
 the  potter's hands8    #d3c4 ,ghimel4 
,even the sea monsters have drawn out   
the breast1 they have  given suck to    
their young3 the daughter of my people  
is cruel1 like the  ostrich in the      
desert4    #d3d4 ,daleth4 ,the tongue of
 the sucking child hath stuck to the    
roof of  his mouth for thirst3 the      
little ones have asked for bread1 and   
there  was none to break it unto them4  
#d3e4 ,he4 ,they that were fed          

delicately have died in the streets3    
they  that were brought up in scarlet   
have embraced the dung4    #d3f4 ,vau4  
,and the iniquity of the daughter of my 
people is made greater  than the sin of 
,sodom1 which was overthrown in a       
moment1 and hands took  nothing in her4 
#d3g4 ,zain4 ,her ,nazarites were whiter
 than snow1 purer than milk1 more  ruddy
 than the old ivory1 fairer than the    
sapphire4    #d3h4 ,heth4 ,their face is
 now made blacker than coals1 and they  
are not  known in the streets3 their    
skin hath stuck to their bones1 it is   
withered1 and is become like wood4      
#d3i4 ,teth4 ,it was better with them   
that were slain by the sword1 than  with
 them that died with hunger3 for these  
pined away being consumed  for want of  
the fruits of the earth4    #d3aj4 ,jod4
 ,the hands of the pitiful women have   
sodden their own  children3 they were   
their meat in the destruction of the    
daughter of my  people4    #d3aa4 ,caph4
 ,the ,lord hath accomplished his wrath1

 he hath poured out  his fierce anger3  
and he hath kindled a fire in ,sion1 and
 it hath  devoured the foundations      
thereof4    #d3ab4 ,lamed4 ,the kings of
 the earth1 and all the inhabitants of  
the  world would not have believed1 that
 the adversary and the enemy should     
enter in by the gates of ,jerusalem4    
#d3ac4 ,mem4 ,for the sins of her       
prophets1 and the iniquities of her     
priests1 that have shed the blood of the
 just in the midst of her4    #d3ad4    
,nun4 ,they have wandered as blind men  
in the streets1 they were  defiled with 
blood3 and when they could not help     
walking in it1 they  held up their      
skirts4    #d3ae4 ,samech4 ,depart you  
that are defiled1 they cried out to     
them3  ,depart1 get ye hence1 touch not3
 for they quarrelled1 and being         
removed1 they said among the ,gentiles3 
,he will no more dwell among  them4     
#d3af4 ,phe4 ,the face of the ,lord hath
 divided them1 he will no more  regard  
them3 they respected not the persons of 

the priests1 neither had  they pity on  
the ancient4    #d3ag4 ,ain4 ,while we  
were yet standing1 our eyes failed1     
expecting help  for us in vain1 when we 
looked attentively towards a nation that
 was  not able to save4    #d3ah4 ,sade4
 ,our steps have slipped in the way of  
our streets1 our end  draweth near3 our 
days are fulfilled1 for our end is come4
    #d3ai4 ,coph4 ,our persecutors were 
swifter than the eagles of the air3     
they pursued us upon the mountains1 they
 lay in wait for us in the  wilderness4 
#d3bj4 ,res4 ,the breath of our mouth1  
,christ the ,lord1 is taken in our      
sins3 to whom we said3 ,under thy shadow
 we shall live among the  ,gentiles4    
,christ1 etc4444 ,this1 according to the
 letter1 is spoken of their king1  who  
is called the ,christ1 that is1 the     
,anointed of the ,lord4 ,but it  also   
relates1 in the spiritual sense1 to     
,christ our ,lord1 suffering for  our   
sins4    #d3ba4 ,sin4 ,rejoice1 and be  
glad1 ,o daughter of ,edom1 that        

dwellest in  the land of ,hus3 to thee  
also shall the cup come1 thou shalt be  
made  drunk1 and naked4    #d3bb4 ,thau4
 ,thy iniquity is accomplished1 ,o      
daughter of ,sion1 he will  no more     
carry thee away into captivity3 he hath 
visited thy iniquity1 ,o  daughter of   
,edom1 he hath discovered thy sins4     
,,the ,,prayer ,,of ,,jeremias ,,the    
,,prophet      ,lamentations ,chapter #e
    #e3a4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 what is  
come upon us3 consider and behold our   
reproach4    #e3b4 ,our inheritance is  
turned to aliens3 our houses to         
strangers4    #e3c4 ,we are become      
orphans without a father3 our mothers   
are as widows4    #e3d4 ,we have drunk  
our water for money3 we have bought our 
wood4    #e3e4 ,we were dragged by the  
necks1 we were weary and no rest was    
given  us4    #e3f4 ,we have given our  
hand to ,egypt1 and to the ,assyrians1  
that we  might be satisfied with bread4 
#e3g4 ,our fathers have sinned1 and are 
not3 and we have borne their            

iniquities4    #e3h4 ,servants have     
ruled over us3 there was none to redeem 
us out of  their hand4    #e3i4 ,we     
fetched our bread at the peril of our   
lives1 because of the  sword in the     
desert4    #e3aj4 ,our skin was burnt as
 an oven1 by reason of the violence of  
the  famine4    #e3aa4 ,they oppressed  
the women in ,sion1 and the virgins in  
the cities  of ,juda4    #e3ab4 ,the    
princes were hanged up by their hand3   
they did not respect  the persons of the
 ancients4    #e3ac4 ,they abused the   
young men indecently3 and the children  
fell under  the wood4    #e3ad4 ,the    
ancients have ceased from the gates3 the
 young men from the  choir of the       
singers4    #e3ae4 ,the joy of our heart
 is ceased1 our dancing is turned into  
mourning4    #e3af4 ,the crown is fallen
 from our head3 woe to us1 because we   
have  sinned4    #e3ag4 ,therefore is   
our heart sorrowful1 therefore are our  
eyes become  dim4    #e3ah4 ,for mount  
,sion1 because it is destroyed1 foxes   

have walked upon  it4    #e3ai4 ,but    
thou1 ,o ,lord1 shalt remain for ever1  
thy throne from  generation to          
generation4    #e3bj4 ,why wilt thou    
forget us for ever8 why wilt thou       
forsake us for a  long time8    #e3ba4  
,convert us1 ,o ,lord1 to thee1 and we  
shall be converted3 renew our  days1 as 
from the beginning4    #e3bb4 ,but thou 
hast utterly rejected us1 thou art      
exceedingly angry  with us4             
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,baruch          
,,baruch was a man of noble extraction1 
and learned in the law1 secretary  and  
disciple to the prophet ,,jeremias1 and 
a sharer in his labours and             
persecutions3 which is the reason why   
the ancient fathers have  considered    
this book as a part of the prophecy of  
,,jeremias1 and have  usually quoted it 
under his name4      ,baruch ,chapter #a
    ,the ,jews of ,babylon send the book
 of ,baruch with money to ,jerusalem1   
requesting their brethren there to offer
 sacrifice1 and to pray for the  king   

and for them1 acknowledging their       
manifold sins4    #a3a4 ,and these are  
the words of the book1 which ,baruch the
 son of  ,nerias1 the son of ,maasias1  
the son of ,sedecias1 the son of ,sedei1
 the  son of ,helcias1 wrote in         
,babylonia4    #a3b4 ,in the fifth year1
 in the seventh day of the month1 at the
 time  that the ,chaldeans took         
,jerusalem1 and burnt it with fire4     
#a3c4 ,and ,baruch read the words of    
this book in the hearing of ,jechonias  
the son of ,joakim king of ,juda1 and in
 the hearing of all the people  that    
came to hear the book4    #a3d4 ,and in 
the hearing of the nobles1 the sons of  
the kings1 and in  the hearing of the   
ancients1 and in the hearing of the     
people1 from the  least even to the     
greatest of them that dwelt in          
,babylonia1 by the  river ,sedi4        
#a3e4 ,and when they heard it they wept1
 and fasted1 and prayed before  the     
,lord4    #a3f4 ,and they made a        
collection of money according to every  

man's  power4    #a3g4 ,and they sent it
 to ,jerusalem to ,joakim the priest1   
the son of  ,helcias1 the son of ,salom1
 and to the priests1 and to all the     
people1  that were found with him in    
,jerusalem3    #a3h4 ,at the time when  
he received the vessels of the temple of
 the  ,lord1 which had been taken away  
out of the temple1 to return them into  
the land of ,juda the tenth day of the  
month ,sivan1 the silver vessels1  which
 ,sedecias the son of ,josias king of   
,juda had made1    #a3i4 ,after that    
,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon had
 carried away  ,jechonias1 and the      
princes1 and all the powerful men1 and  
the people of  the land from ,jerusalem1
 and brought them bound to ,babylon4    
#a3aj4 ,and they said3 ,behold we have  
sent you money1 buy with it  holocausts1
 and frankincense1 and make meat        
offerings1 and offerings  for sin at the
 altar of the ,lord our ,god3    #a3aa4 
,and pray ye for the life of            
,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon1   

and for the life of ,balthasar his son1 
that their days may be upon  earth as   
the days of heaven3    #a3ab4 ,and that 
the ,lord may give us strength1 and     
enlighten our eyes1  that we may live   
under the shadow of ,nabuchodonosor the 
king of  ,babylon1 and under the shadow 
of ,balthasar his son1 and may serve    
them  many days1 and may find favour in 
their sight4    #a3ac4 ,and pray ye for 
us to the ,lord our ,god3 for we have   
sinned  against the ,lord our ,god1 and 
his wrath is not turned away from us    
even  to this day4    #a3ad4 ,and read  
ye this book1 which we have sent to you 
to be read in  the temple of the ,lord1 
on feasts1 and proper days4    #a3ae4   
,and you shall say3 ,to the ,lord our   
,god belongeth justice1 but to  us      
confusion of our face3 as it is come to 
pass at this day to all  ,juda1 and to  
the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1    #a3af4
 ,to our kings1 and to our princes1 and 
to our priests1 and to our  prophets1   
and to our fathers4    #a3ag4 ,we have  

sinned before the ,lord our ,god1 and   
have not believed  him1 nor put our     
trust in him3    #a3ah4 ,and we were not
 obedient to him1 and we have not       
hearkened to the  voice of the ,lord our
 ,god1 to walk in his commandments which
 he hath  given us4    #a3ai4 ,from the 
day that he brought our fathers out of  
the land of  ,egypt1 even to this day1  
we were disobedient to the ,lord our    
,god3 and  going astray we turned away  
from hearing his voice4    #a3bj4 ,and  
many evils have cleaved to us1 and the  
curses which the ,lord  foretold by     
,moses his servant3 who brought our     
fathers out of the land  of ,egypt1 to  
give us a land flowing with milk and    
honey1 as at this  day4    #a3ba4 ,and  
we have not hearkened to the voice of   
the ,lord our ,god  according to all the
 words of the prophets whom he sent to  
us3    #a3bb4 ,and we have gone away    
every man after the inclinations of his 
own  wicked heart1 to serve strange     
gods1 and to do evil in the sight of the

  ,lord our ,god4      ,baruch ,chapter 
#b    ,a further confession of the sins 
of the people1 and of the justice of    
,god4    #b3a4 ,wherefore the ,lord our 
,god hath made good his word1 that he   
spoke  to us1 and to our judges that    
have judged ,israel1 and to our kings1  
and  to our princes1 and to all ,israel 
and ,juda3    #b3b4 ,that the ,lord     
would bring upon us great evils1 such as
 never  happened under heaven1 as they  
have come to pass in ,jerusalem1        
according to the things that are written
 in the law of ,moses3    #b3c4 ,that a 
man should eat the flesh of his own son1
 and the flesh of  his own daughter4    
#b3d4 ,and he hath delivered them up to 
be under the hand of all the  kings that
 are round about us1 to be a reproach1  
and desolation among  all the people1   
among whom the ,lord hath scattered us4 
#b3e4 ,and we are brought under1 and are
 not uppermost3 because we have  sinned 
against the ,lord our ,god1 by not      
obeying his voice4    #b3f4 ,to the     

,lord our ,god belongeth justice3 but to
 us1 and to our  fathers confusion of   
face1 as at this day4    #b3g4 ,for the 
,lord hath pronounced against us all    
these evils that are  come upon us3     
#b3h4 ,and we have not entreated the    
face of the ,lord our ,god1 that we     
might return every one of us from our   
most wicked ways4    #b3i4 ,and the     
,lord hath watched over us for evil1 and
 hath brought it  upon us3 for the ,lord
 is just in all his works which he hath 
commanded  us3    #b3aj4 ,and we have   
not hearkened to his voice to walk in   
the  commandments of the ,lord which he 
hath set before us4    #b3aa4 ,and now1 
,o ,lord ,god of ,israel1 who hast      
brought thy people out of  the land of  
,egypt with a strong hand1 and with     
signs1 and with wonders1  and with thy  
great power1 and with a mighty arm1 and 
hast made thee a  name as at this day1  
#b3ab4 ,we have sinned1 we have done    
wickedly1 we have acted unjustly1 ,o    
,lord our ,god1 against all thy         

justices4    #b3ac4 ,let thy wrath be   
turned away from us3 for we are left a  
few among  the nations where thou hast  
scattered us4    #b3ad4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1
 our prayers1 and our petitions1 and    
deliver us for  thy own sake3 and grant 
that we may find favour in the sight of 
them  that have led us away3    #b3ae4  
,that all the earth may know that thou  
art the ,lord our ,god1 and  that thy   
name is called upon ,israel1 and upon   
his posterity4    #b3af4 ,look down upon
 us1 ,o ,lord1 from thy holy house1 and 
incline thy  ear1 and hear us4    #b3ag4
 ,open thy eyes1 and behold3 for the    
dead that are in hell1 whose  spirit is 
taken away from their bowels1 shall not 
give glory and  justice to the ,lord3   
,justice1 etc4444 ,they that are in hell
 shall not give justice to ,god2  that  
is1 they shall not acknowledge and      
glorify his justice as penitent  sinners
 do upon earth4    #b3ah4 ,but the soul 
that is sorrowful for the greatness of  
evil she hath  done1 and goeth bowed    

down1 and feeble1 and the eyes that     
fail1 and the  hungry soul giveth glory 
and justice to thee the ,lord4    #b3ai4
 ,for it is not for the justices of our 
fathers that we pour out  our prayers1  
and beg mercy in thy sight1 ,o ,lord our
 ,god3    #b3bj4 ,but because thou hast 
sent out thy wrath1 and thy indignation 
upon us1 as thou hast spoken by the hand
 of thy servants the prophets1  saying3 
#b3ba4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,bow down 
your shoulder1 and your neck1 and  serve
 the king of ,babylon3 and you shall    
remain in the land which ,i  have given 
to your fathers4    #b3bb4 ,but if you  
will not hearken to the voice of the    
,lord your ,god1 to  serve the king of  
,babylon3 ,i will cause you to depart   
out of the cities  of ,juda1 and from   
without ,jerusalem4    #b3bc4 ,and ,i   
will take away from you the voice of    
mirth1 and the voice  of joy1 and the   
voice of the bridegroom1 and the voice  
of the bride1  and all the land shall be
 without any footstep of inhabitants4   

#b3bd4 ,and they hearkened not to thy   
voice1 to serve the king of  ,babylon3  
and thou hast made good thy words1 which
 thou spokest by the  hands of thy      
servants the prophets1 that the bones of
 our kings1 and  the bones of our       
fathers should be removed out of their  
place3    #b3be4 ,and behold they are   
cast out to the heat of the sun1 and to 
the  frost of the night3 and they have  
died in grievous pains1 by famine1  and 
by the sword1 and in banishment4        
#b3bf4 ,and thou hast made the temple1  
in which thy name was called upon1  as  
it is at this day1 for the iniquity of  
the house of ,israel1 and the  house of 
,juda4    #b3bg4 ,and thou hast dealt   
with us1 ,o ,lord our ,god1 according to
 all thy  goodness1 and according to all
 that great mercy of thine3    #b3bh4   
,as thou spokest by the hand of thy     
servant ,moses1 in the day when  thou   
didst command him to write thy law      
before the children of ,israel1         
#b3bi4 ,saying3 ,if you will not hear my

 voice1 this great multitude shall  be  
turned into a very small number among   
the nations1 where ,i will  scatter     
them3    #b3cj4 ,for ,i know that the   
people will not hear me1 for they are a 
people of a stiff neck3 but they shall  
turn to their heart in the land  of     
their captivity3    #b3ca4 ,and they    
shall know that ,i am the ,lord their   
,god3 and ,i will give  them a heart1   
and they shall understand3 and ears1 and
 they shall hear4    #b3cb4 ,and they   
shall praise me in the land of their    
captivity1 and  shall be mindful of my  
name4    #b3cc4 ,and they shall turn    
away themselves from their stiff neck1  
and  from their wicked deeds3 for they  
shall remember the way of their         
fathers1 that sinned against me4        
#b3cd4 ,and ,i will bring them back     
again into the land which ,i promised   
with an oath to their fathers1 ,abraham1
 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and they  shall be 
masters thereof3 and ,i will multiply   
them1 and they shall not  be diminished4

    #b3ce4 ,and ,i will make with them  
another covenant that shall be          
everlasting1 to be their ,god1 and they 
shall be my people3 and ,i will  no more
 remove my people1 the children of      
,israel1 out of the land that  ,i have  
given them4      ,baruch ,chapter #c    
,they pray for mercy1 acknowledging that
 they are justly punished for  forsaking
 true wisdom4 ,a prophecy of ,christ4   
#c3a4 ,and now1 ,o ,lord ,almighty1 the 
,god of ,israel1 the soul in anguish1   
and the troubled spirit crieth to thee3 
#c3b4 ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 and have mercy1  
for thou art a merciful ,god1 and  have 
pity on us3 for we have sinned before   
thee4    #c3c4 ,for thou remainest for  
ever1 and shall we perish everlastingly8
    #c3d4 ,o ,lord ,almighty1 the ,god  
of ,israel1 hear now the prayer of the  
dead of ,israel1 and of their children1 
that have sinned before thee1  and have 
not hearkened to the voice of the ,lord 
their ,god1 wherefore  evils have       
cleaved fast to us4    #c3e4 ,remember  

not the iniquities of our fathers1 but  
think upon thy  hand1 and upon thy name 
at this time3    #c3f4 ,for thou art the
 ,lord our ,god1 and we will praise     
thee1 ,o ,lord3    #c3g4 ,because for   
this end thou hast put thy fear in our  
hearts1 to the  intent that we should   
call upon thy name1 and praise thee in  
our  captivity1 for we are converted    
from the iniquity of our fathers1 who   
sinned before thee4    #c3h4 ,and behold
 we are at this day in our captivity1   
whereby thou hast  scattered us to be a 
reproach1 and a curse1 and an offence1  
according  to all the iniquities of our 
fathers1 who departed from thee1 ,o     
,lord  our ,god4    #c3i4 ,hear1 ,o     
,israel1 the commandments of life3 give 
ear1 that thou  mayst learn wisdom4     
#c3aj4 ,how happeneth it1 ,o ,israel1   
that thou art in thy enemies' land8     
#c3aa4 ,thou art grown old in a strange 
country1 thou art defiled with  the     
dead3 thou art counted with them that go
 down into hell4    #c3ab4 ,thou hast   

forsaken the fountain of wisdom3        
#c3ac4 ,for if thou hadst walked in the 
way of ,god1 thou hadst surely  dwelt in
 peace for ever4    #c3ad4 ,learn where 
is wisdom1 where is strength1 where is  
understanding3  that thou mayst know    
also where is length of days and life1  
where is  the light of the eyes1 and    
peace4    #c3ae4 ,who hath found out her
 place8 and who hath gone in to her     
treasures8    #c3af4 ,where are the     
princes of the nations1 and they that   
rule over the  beasts that are upon the 
earth8    #c3ag4 ,that take their       
diversion with the birds of the air4    
#c3ah4 ,that hoard up silver and gold1  
wherein men trust1 and there is no  end 
of their getting8 who work in silver and
 are solicitous1 and their  works are   
unsearchable4    #c3ai4 ,they are cut   
off1 and are gone down to hell1 and     
others are risen  up in their place4    
#c3bj4 ,young men have seen the light1  
and dwelt upon the earth3 but the  way  
of knowledge they have not known1       

#c3ba4 ,nor have they understood the    
paths thereof1 neither have their       
children received it1 it is far from    
their face4    #c3bb4 ,it hath not been 
heard of in the land of ,chanaan1       
neither hath it  been seen in ,theman4  
,theman4444 ,the capital city of ,edom4 
#c3bc4 ,the children of ,agar also1 that
 search after the wisdom that is  of the
 earth1 the merchants of ,merrha1 and of
 ,theman1 and the tellers  of fables1   
and searchers of prudence and           
understanding3 but the way of  wisdom   
they have not known1 neither have they  
remembered her paths4    ,agar4444 ,the 
mother of the ,ismaelites4    #c3bd4 ,o 
,israel1 how great is the house of ,god1
 and how vast is the  place of his      
possession6    #c3be4 ,it is great1 and 
hath no end3 it is high and immense4    
#c3bf4 ,there were the giants1 those    
renowned men that were from the         
beginning1 of great stature1 expert in  
war4    #c3bg4 ,the ,lord chose not     
them1 neither did they find the way of  

knowledge3 therefore did they perish4   
#c3bh4 ,and because they had not wisdom1
 they perished through their  folly4    
#c3bi4 ,who hath gone up into heaven1   
and taken her1 and brought her down     
from the clouds8    #c3cj4 ,who hath    
passed over the sea1 and found her1 and 
brought her  preferably to chosen gold8 
#c3ca4 ,there is none that is able to   
know her ways1 nor that can search  out 
her paths3    #c3cb4 ,but he that       
knoweth all things1 knoweth her1 and    
hath found her  out with his            
understanding3 he that prepared the     
earth for evermore1  and filled it with 
cattle and fourfooted beasts3    #c3cc4 
,he that sendeth forth the light1 and it
 goeth3 and hath called  it1 and it     
obeyeth him with trembling4    #c3cd4   
,and the stars have given light in their
 watches1 and rejoiced3    #c3ce4 ,they 
were called1 and they said3 ,here we    
are3 and with  cheerfulness they have   
shined forth to him that made them4     
#c3cf4 ,this is our ,god1 and there     

shall no other be accounted of in       
comparison of him4    #c3cg4 ,he found  
out all the way of knowledge1 and gave  
it to ,jacob his  servant1 and to       
,israel his beloved4    #c3ch4          
,afterwards he was seen upon earth1 and 
conversed with men4    ,was seen upon   
earth1 etc4444 viz41 by the mystery of  
the incarnation1  by means of which the 
son of ,god came visibly amongst us1 and
 conversed  with men4 ,the prophets     
often speak of things to come as if they
 were  past1 to express the certainty of
 the event of the things foretold4      
,baruch ,chapter #d    ,the prophet     
exhorts to the keeping of the law of    
wisdom1 and encourages  the people to be
 patient1 and to hope for their         
deliverance4    #d3a4 ,this is the book 
of the commandments of ,god1 and the    
law1 that is  for ever3 all they that   
keep it1 shall come to life3 but they   
that have  forsaken it1 to death4       
#d3b4 ,return1 ,o ,jacob1 and take hold 
of it1 walk in the way by its           

brightness1 in the presence of the light
 thereof4    #d3c4 ,give not thy honour 
to another1 nor thy dignity to a strange
  nation4    #d3d4 ,we are happy1 ,o    
,israel3 because the things that are    
pleasing to  ,god1 are made known to us4
    #d3e4 ,be of good comfort1 ,o people
 of ,god1 the memorial of ,israel3      
#d3f4 ,you have been sold to the        
,gentiles1 not for your destruction3 but
  because you provoked ,god to wrath1   
you are delivered to your  adversaries4 
#d3g4 ,for you have provoked him who    
made you1 the eternal ,god1 offering    
sacrifice to devils1 and not to ,god4   
#d3h4 ,for you have forgotten ,god1 who 
brought you up1 and you have  grieved   
,jerusalem that nursed you4    #d3i4    
,for she saw the wrath of ,god coming   
upon you1 and she said3 ,give  ear1 all 
you that dwell near ,sion1 for ,god hath
 brought upon me great  mourning3       
#d3aj4 ,for ,i have seen the captivity  
of my people1 of my sons1 and my        
daughters1 which the ,eternal hath      

brought upon them4    #d3aa4 ,for ,i    
nourished them with joy3 but ,i sent    
them away with weeping  and mourning4   
#d3ab4 ,let no man rejoice over me1 a   
widow1 and desolate3 ,i am forsaken  of 
many for the sins of my children1       
because they departed from the law  of  
,god4    #d3ac4 ,and they have not known
 his justices1 nor walked by the ways of
  ,god's commandments1 neither have they
 entered by the paths of his truth  and 
justice4    #d3ad4 ,let them that dwell 
about ,sion come1 and remember the      
captivity  of my sons and daughters1    
which the ,eternal hath brought upon    
them4    #d3ae4 ,for he hath brought a  
nation upon them from afar1 a wicked    
nation1 and of a strange tongue3        
#d3af4 ,who have neither reverenced the 
ancient1 nor pitied children1 and  have 
carried away the beloved of the widow1  
and have left me all alone  without     
children4    #d3ag4 ,but as for me1 what
 help can ,i give you8    #d3ah4 ,but he
 that hath brought the evils upon you1  

he will deliver you  out of the hands of
 your enemies4    #d3ai4 ,go your way1  
my children1 go your way3 for ,i am left
 alone4    #d3bj4 ,i have put off the   
robe of peace1 and have put upon me the 
sackcloth of supplication1 and ,i will  
cry to the most ,high in my days4       
#d3ba4 ,be of good comfort1 my children1
 cry to the ,lord1 and he will  deliver 
you out of the hand of the princes your 
enemies4    #d3bb4 ,for my hope is in   
the ,eternal that he will save you3 and 
joy is  come upon me from the ,holy     
,one1 because of the mercy which shall  
come  to you from our everlasting       
,saviour4    #d3bc4 ,for ,i sent you    
forth with mourning and weeping3 but the
 ,lord will  bring you back to me with  
joy and gladness for ever4    #d3bd4    
,for as the neighbours of ,sion have now
 seen your captivity from  ,god3 so     
shall they also shortly see your        
salvation from ,god1 which  shall come  
upon you with great honour1 and         
everlasting glory4    #d3be4 ,my        

children1 suffer patiently the wrath    
that is come upon you3  for thy enemy   
hath persecuted thee1 but thou shalt    
quickly see his  destruction3 and thou  
shalt get up upon his neck4    #d3bf4   
,my delicate ones have walked rough     
ways1 for they were taken away  as a    
flock made a prey by the enemies4       
#d3bg4 ,be of good comfort1 my children1
 and cry to the ,lord3 for you  shall be
 remembered by him that hath led you    
away4    #d3bh4 ,for as it was your mind
 to go astray from ,god2 so when you    
return  again you shall seek him ten    
times as much4    #d3bi4 ,for he that   
hath brought evils upon you1 shall bring
 you  everlasting joy again with your   
salvation4    #d3cj4 ,be of good heart1 
,o ,jerusalem3 for he exhorteth thee1   
that named  thee4    #d3ca4 ,the wicked 
that have afflicted thee1 shall perish3 
and they that  have rejoiced at thy     
ruin1 shall be punished4    #d3cb4 ,the 
cities which thy children have served1  
shall be punished3 and  she that        

received thy sons4    ,she that         
received1 etc4444 viz41 ,babylon4       
#d3cc4 ,for as she rejoiced at thy ruin1
 and was glad of thy fall3 so  shall she
 be grieved for her own desolation4     
#d3cd4 ,and the joy of her multitude    
shall be cut off3 and her gladness      
shall be turned to mourning4    #d3ce4  
,for fire shall come upon her from the  
,eternal1 long to endure1  and she shall
 be inhabited by devils for a great     
time4    #d3cf4 ,look about thee1 ,o    
,jerusalem1 towards the east1 and behold
 the  joy that cometh to thee from ,god4
    #d3cg4 ,for behold thy children     
come1 whom thou sentest away scattered1 
they come gathered together from the    
east even to the west1 at the word  of  
the ,holy ,one rejoicing for the honour 
of ,god4      ,baruch ,chapter #e       
,jerusalem is invited to rejoice and    
behold the return of her children  out  
of their captivity4    #e3a4 ,put off1  
,o ,jerusalem1 the garment of thy       
mourning1 and affliction3  and put on   

the beauty1 and honour of that          
everlasting glory which thou  hast from 
,god4    #e3b4 ,god will clothe thee    
with the double garment of justice1 and 
will  set a crown on thy head of        
everlasting honour4    #e3c4 ,for ,god  
will shew his brightness in thee1 to    
every one under  heaven4    #e3d4 ,for  
thy name shall be named to thee by ,god 
for ever3 the peace of  justice1 and    
honour of piety4    #e3e4 ,arise1 ,o    
,jerusalem1 and stand on high3 and look 
about towards the  east1 and behold thy 
children gathered together from the     
rising to the  setting sun1 by the word 
of the ,holy ,one rejoicing in the      
remembrance  of ,god4    #e3f4 ,for they
 went out from thee on foot1 led by the 
enemies3 but the  ,lord will bring them 
to thee exalted with honour as children 
of the  kingdom4    #e3g4 ,for ,god hath
 appointed to bring down every high     
mountain1 and the  everlasting rocks1   
and to fill up the valleys to make them 
even with  the ground3 that ,israel may 

walk diligently to the honour of ,god4  
#e3h4 ,moreover the woods1 and every    
sweetsmelling tree have overshadowed    
,israel by the commandment of ,god4     
#e3i4 ,for ,god will bring ,israel with 
joy in the light of his majesty1  with  
mercy1 and justice1 that cometh from    
him4      ,baruch ,chapter #f    ,the   
epistle of ,jeremias to the captives1 as
 a preservative against  idolatry4    ,a
 copy of the epistle that ,jeremias sent
 to them that were to be led  away      
captives into ,babylon1 by the king of  
,babylon1 to declare to them  according 
to what was commanded him by ,god4      
#f3a4 ,for the sins that you have       
committed before ,god1 you shall be     
carried away captives into ,babylon by  
,nabuchodonosor the king of  ,babylon4  
#f3b4 ,and when you are come into       
,babylon1 you shall be there many years1
  and for a long time1 even to seven    
generations3 and after that ,i will     
bring you away from thence with peace4  
,seven generations4444 ,that is1 seventy

 years4    #f3c4 ,but now1 you shall see
 in ,babylon gods of gold1 and of       
silver1 and  of stone1 and of wood borne
 upon shoulders1 causing fear to the    
,gentiles4    #f3d4 ,beware therefore   
that you imitate not the doings of      
others1 and be  afraid1 and the fear of 
them should seize upon you4    #f3e4    
,but when you see the multitude behind1 
and before1 adoring them1  say you in   
your hearts3 ,thou oughtest to be       
adored1 ,o ,lord4    #f3f4 ,for my angel
 is with you3 ,and ,i myself will demand
 an account of  your souls4    #f3g4    
,for their tongue that is polished by   
the craftsman1 and themselves  laid over
 with gold and silver1 are false things1
 and they cannot  speak4    #f3h4 ,and  
as if it were for a maiden that loveth  
to go gay3 so do they  take gold and    
make them up4    #f3i4 ,their gods have 
golden crowns upon their heads3 whereof 
the  priests secretly convey away from  
them gold1 and silver1 and bestow it  on
 themselves4    #f3aj4 ,yea and they    

give thereof to prostitutes1 and they   
dress out  harlots3 and again when they 
receive it of the harlots1 they adorn   
their gods4    #f3aa4 ,and these gods   
cannot defend themselves from the rust1 
and the  moth4    #f3ab4 ,but when they 
have covered them with a purple garment1
 they wipe  their face because of the   
dust of the house1 which is very much   
among  them4    #f3ac4 ,this holdeth a  
sceptre as a man1 as a judge of the     
country1 but  cannot put to death one   
that offendeth him4    #f3ad4 ,and this 
hath in his hand a sword1 or an axe1 but
 cannot save  himself from war1 or from 
robbers1 whereby be it known to you1    
that  they are not gods4    #f3ae4      
,therefore fear them not4 ,for as a     
vessel that a man uses when it  is      
broken becometh useless1 even so are    
their gods3    #f3af4 ,when they are    
placed in the house1 their eyes are full
 of dust by  the feet of them that go   
in4    #f3ag4 ,and as the gates are made
 sure on every side upon one that hath  

offended the king1 or like a dead man   
carried to the grave1 so do the  priests
 secure the doors with bars and locks1  
lest they be stripped by  thieves4      
#f3ah4 ,they light candles to them1 and 
in great number1 of which they  cannot  
see one3 but they are like beams in the 
house4    #f3ai4 ,and they say that the 
creeping things which are of the earth1 
gnaw their hearts1 while they eat them  
and their garments1 and they  feel it   
not4    #f3bj4 ,their faces are black   
with the smoke that is made in the      
house4    #f3ba4 ,owls1 and swallows1   
and other birds fly upon their bodies1  
and  upon their heads1 and cats in like 
manner4    #f3bb4 ,whereby you may know 
that they are no gods4 ,therefore fear  
them  not4    #f3bc4 ,the gold also     
which they have1 is for shew1 but except
 a man wipe  off the rust1 they will not
 shine3 for neither when they were      
molten1  did they feel it4    #f3bd4    
,men buy them at a high price1 whereas  
there is no breath in them4    #f3be4   

,and having not the use of feet they are
 carried upon shoulders1  declaring to  
men how vile they are4 ,be they         
confounded also that  worship them4     
#f3bf4 ,therefore if they fall to the   
ground1 they rise not up again of       
themselves1 nor if a man set them       
upright1 will they stand by  themselves1
 but their gifts shall be set before    
them1 as to the dead4    #f3bg4 ,the    
things that are sacrificed to them1     
their priests sell and  abuse3 in like  
manner also their wives take part of    
them1 but give  nothing of it either to 
the sick1 or to the poor4    #f3bh4 ,the
 childbearing and menstruous women touch
 their sacrifices3  knowing1 therefore1 
by these things that they are not gods1 
fear them  not4    #f3bi4 ,for how can  
they be called gods8 because women set  
offerings  before the gods of silver1   
and of gold1 and of wood3    #f3cj4 ,and
 priests sit in their temples1 having   
their garments rent1 and  their heads   
and beards shaven1 and nothing upon     

their heads4    #f3ca4 ,and they roar   
and cry before their gods1 as men do at 
the feast  when one is dead4    #f3cb4  
,the priests take away their garments1  
and clothe their wives and  their       
children4    #f3cc4 ,and whether it be  
evil that one doth unto them1 or good1  
they are  not able to recompense it3    
neither can they set up a king1 nor put 
him  down3    #f3cd4 ,in like manner    
they can neither give riches1 nor       
requite evil4 ,if  a man make a vow to  
them1 and perform it not3 they cannot   
require it4    #f3ce4 ,they cannot      
deliver a man from death1 nor save the  
weak from the  mighty4    #f3cf4 ,they  
cannot restore the blind man to his     
sight3 nor deliver a man  from distress4
    #f3cg4 ,they shall not pity the     
widow1 nor do good to the fatherless4   
#f3ch4 ,their gods1 of wood1 and of     
stone1 and of gold1 and of silver1  are 
like the stones that are hewn out of the
 mountains3 and they that  worship them 
shall be confounded4    #f3ci4 ,how then

 is it to be supposed1 or to be said1   
that they are gods8    #f3dj4 ,even the 
,chaldeans themselves dishonor them3 who
 when they hear  of one dumb that cannot
 speak1 they present him to ,bel1       
entreating him1  that he may speak4     
#f3da4 ,as though they could be sensible
 that have no motion themselves3  and   
they1 when they shall perceive this1    
will leave them3 for their  gods        
themselves have no sense4    #f3db4 ,the
 women also1 with cords about them1 sit 
in the ways1 burning  olive-stones4     
#f3dc4 ,and when any one of them1 drawn 
away by some passenger1 lieth  with him1
 she upbraideth her neighbor1 that she  
was not thought as  worthy as herself1  
nor her cord broken4    #f3dd4 ,but all 
things that are done about them1 are    
false3 how is it  then to be thought1 or
 to be said1 that they are gods8        
#f3de4 ,and they are made by workmen1   
and by goldsmiths4 ,they shall be       
nothing else but what the priests will  
have them to be4    #f3df4 ,for the     

artificers themselves that make them1   
are of no long  continuance4 ,can those 
things then that are made by them1 be   
gods8    #f3dg4 ,but they have left     
false things and reproach to them that  
come  after4    #f3dh4 ,for when war    
cometh upon them1 or evils3 the priests 
consult  with themselves1 where they may
 hide themselves with them4    #f3di4   
,how then can they be thought to be     
gods1 that can neither deliver          
themselves from war1 nor save themselves
 from evils8    #f3ej4 ,for seeing they 
are but of wood1 and laid over with     
gold1 and  with silver1 it shall be     
known hereafter that they are false     
things1 by  all nations1 and kings3 and 
it shall be manifest that they are no   
gods1  but the work of men's hands1 and 
that there is no work of ,god in them4  
#f3ea4 ,whence1 therefore1 is it known  
that they are not gods1 but the  work of
 men's hands1 and no work of ,god is in 
them8    #f3eb4 ,they cannot set up a   
king over the land1 nor give rain to    

men4    #f3ec4 ,they determine no       
causes1 nor deliver countries from      
oppression3  because they can do        
nothing1 and are as daws between heaven 
and earth4    #f3ed4 ,for when fire     
shall fall upon the house of these gods 
of wood1  and of silver1 and of gold1   
their priests indeed will flee away1 and
 be  saved3 but they themselves shall be
 burnt in the midst like beams4         
#f3ee4 ,and they cannot withstand a king
 and war4 ,how then can it be  supposed1
 or admitted1 that they are gods8       
#f3ef4 ,neither are these gods of wood1 
and of stone1 and laid over with  gold1 
and with silver1 able to deliver        
themselves from thieves or  robbers3    
they that are stronger than them1       
,they that are stronger than them4444   
,that is1 robbers and thieves are       
stronger than these idols1 being things 
without life or motion4    #f3eg4 ,shall
 take from them the gold1 and silver1   
and the raiment  wherewith they are     
clothed1 and shall go their way1 neither

 shall they  help themselves4    #f3eh4 
,therefore it is better to be a king    
that sheweth his power3 or  else a      
profitable vessel in the house1 with    
which the owner thereof  will be well   
satisfied3 or a door in the house1 to   
keep things safe  that are therein1 than
 such false gods4    #f3ei4 ,the sun1   
and the moon1 and the stars being       
bright1 and sent forth  for profitable  
uses1 are obedient4    #f3fj4 ,in like  
manner the lightning1 when it breaketh  
forth1 is easy to  be seen3 and after   
the same manner the wind bloweth in     
every country4    #f3fa4 ,and the       
clouds1 when ,god commandeth them to go 
over the whole  world1 do that which is 
commanded them4    #f3fb4 ,the fire also
 being sent from above to consume       
mountains1 and  woods1 doth as it is    
commanded4 ,but these neither in shew1  
nor in  power1 are like to any one of   
them4    #f3fc4 ,wherefore it is neither
 to be thought1 nor to be said1 that    
they  are gods3 since they are neither  

able to judge causes1 nor to do any     
good to men4    #f3fd4 ,knowing1        
therefore1 that they are not gods1 fear 
them not4    #f3fe4 ,for neither can    
they curse kings1 nor bless them4       
#f3ff4 ,neither do they shew signs in   
the heaven to the nations1 nor  shine as
 the sun1 nor give light as the moon4   
#f3fg4 ,beasts are better than they1    
which can fly under a covert1 and  help 
themselves4    #f3fh4 ,therefore there  
is no manner of appearance that they are
 gods3 so  fear them not4    #f3fi4 ,for
 as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers
 keepeth nothing1 so  are their gods of 
wood1 and of silver1 and laid over with 
gold4    #f3gj4 ,they are no better than
 a white thorn in a garden1 upon which  
every bird sitteth4 ,in like manner also
 their gods of wood1 and laid  over with
 gold1 and with silver1 are like to a   
dead body cast forth in  the dark4      
#f3ga4 ,by the purple also and the      
scarlet which are motheaten upon them1  
you shall know that they are not gods4  

,and they themselves at last are        
consumed1 and shall be a reproach in the
 country4    #f3gb4 ,better1 therefore1 
is the just man that hath no idols3 for 
he  shall be far from reproach4         
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,ezechiel        
,,ezechiel1 whose name signifies the    
,,strength ,,of ,,god1 was of the       
priestly  race2 and of the number of    
captives that were carried away to      
,babylon  with king ,,joachin4 ,he was  
contemporary with ,,jeremias1 and       
prophesied to  the same effect in       
,babylon1 as ,,jeremias did in          
,jerusalem2 and is said  to have ended  
his days in like manner1 by martyrdom4  
,ezechiel ,chapter #a    ,the time of   
,ezechiel's prophecy3 he sees a glorious
 vision4    #a3a4 ,now it came to pass  
in the thirtieth year1 in the fourth    
month1 on  the fifth day of the month1  
when ,i was in the midst of the captives
 by  the river ,chobar1 the heavens were
 opened1 and ,i saw the visions of      
,god4    ,the thirtieth year4444 ,either

 of the age of ,ezechiel2 or1 as others 
will have it1 from the solemn covenant  
made in the eighteenth year of  the     
reign of ,josias4 #d ,kings #bc4        
#a3b4 ,on the fifth day of the month1   
the same was the fifth year of the      
captivity of king ,joachin1    #a3c4    
,the word of the ,lord came to ,ezechiel
 the priest the son of ,buzi  in the    
land of the ,chaldeans1 by the river    
,chobar3 and the hand of the  ,lord was 
there upon him4    #a3d4 ,and ,i saw1   
and behold a whirlwind came out of the  
north3 and a  great cloud1 and a fire   
infolding it1 and brightness was about  
it3 and  out of the midst thereof1 that 
is1 out of the midst of the fire1 as it 
were the resemblance of amber3    #a3e4 
,and in the midst thereof the likeness  
of four living creatures3  and this was 
their appearance3 there was the likeness
 of a man in them4    ,living           
creatures4444 ,cherubims 7as appears    
from ,ecclesiasticus #di4aj7            
represented to the prophet under these  

mysterious shapes1 as supporting  the   
throne of ,god1 and as it were drawing  
his chariot4 ,all this chapter  appeared
 so obscure1 and so full of mysteries to
 the ancient ,hebrews1  that1 as we     
learn from ,st4 ,jerome1 7,ep4 ad       
,paulin417 they suffered none  to read  
it before they were thirty years old4   
#a3f4 ,every one had four faces1 and    
every one four wings4    #a3g4 ,their   
feet were straight feet1 and the sole of
 their foot was like  the sole of a     
calf's foot1 and they sparkled like the 
appearance of  glowing brass4    #a3h4  
,and they had the hands of a man under  
their wings on their four  sides3 and   
they had faces1 and wings on the four   
sides1    #a3i4 ,and the wings of one   
were joined to the wings of another4    
,they  turned not when they went3 but   
every one went straight forward4        
#a3aj4 ,and as for the likeness of their
 faces3 there was the face of a  man1   
and the face of a lion on the right side
 of all the four3 and the  face of an   

ox1 on the left side of all the four3   
and the face of an  eagle over all the  
four4    #a3aa4 ,and their faces1 and   
their wings were stretched upward3 two  
wings  of every one were joined1 and two
 covered their bodies3    #a3ab4 ,and   
every one of them went straight forward3
 whither the impulse  of the spirit was 
to go1 thither they went3 and they      
turned not when  they went4    #a3ac4   
,and as for the likeness of the living  
creatures1 their appearance  was like   
that of burning coals of fire1 and like 
the appearance of  lamps4 ,this was the 
vision running to and fro in the midst  
of the  living creatures1 a bright fire1
 and lightning going forth from the     
fire4    #a3ad4 ,and the living         
creatures ran and returned like flashes 
of  lightning4    #a3ae4 ,now as ,i     
beheld the living creatures1 there      
appeared upon the  earth by the living  
creatures one wheel with four faces4    
#a3af4 ,and the appearance of the       
wheels1 and the work of them was like   

the appearance of the sea3 and the four 
had all one likeness3 and their         
appearance and their work was as it were
 a wheel in the midst of a  wheel4      
#a3ag4 ,when they went1 they went by    
their four parts3 and they turned  not  
when they went4    ,when they went1 they
 went by their four parts4444 ,that is1 
indifferently to any of their sides     
either forward or backward3 to the      
right or to the left4    #a3ah4 ,the    
wheels had also a size1 and a height1   
and a dreadful  appearance3 and the     
whole body was full of eyes round about 
all the  four4    #a3ai4 ,and1 when the 
living creatures went1 the wheels also  
went  together by them3 and when the    
living creatures were lifted up from the
  earth1 the wheels also were lifted up 
with them4    #a3bj4 ,whithersoever the 
spirit went1 thither as the spirit went 
the  wheels also were lifted up withal1 
and followed it3 for the spirit of  life
 was in the wheels4    #a3ba4 ,when     
those went these went1 and when those   

stood these stood1 and  when those were 
lifted up from the earth1 the wheels    
were lifted up  together1 and followed  
them3 for the spirit of life was in the 
wheels4    #a3bb4 ,and over the heads of
 the living creatures was the likeness  
of  the firmament1 the appearance of    
crystal terrible to behold1 and         
stretched out over their heads above4   
#a3bc4 ,and under the firmament were    
their wings straight1 the one toward    
the other1 every one with two wings     
covered his body1 and the other was     
covered in like manner4    #a3bd4 ,and  
,i heard the noise of their wings1 like 
the noise of many  waters1 as it were   
the voice of the most high ,god3 when   
they walked1 it  was like the voice of a
 multitude1 like the noise of an army1  
and when  they stood1 their wings were  
let down4    #a3be4 ,for when a voice   
came from above the firmament1 that was 
over  their heads1 they stood1 and let  
down their wings4    #a3bf4 ,and above  
the firmament that was over their heads1

 was the  likeness of a throne1 as the  
appearance of the sapphire stone1 and   
upon  the likeness of the throne1 was   
the likeness of the appearance of a man 
above upon it4    #a3bg4 ,and ,i saw as 
it were the resemblance of amber as the 
appearance  of fire within it round     
about3 from his loins and upward1 and   
from his  loins downward1 ,i saw as it  
were the resemblance of fire shining    
round  about4    #a3bh4 ,as the         
appearance of the rainbow when it is in 
a cloud on a rainy  day3 this was the   
appearance of the brightness round      
about4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #b       
,the prophet receives his commission4   
#b3a4 ,this was the vision of the       
likeness of the glory of the ,lord1 and 
,i saw1 and ,i fell upon my face1 and ,i
 heard the voice of one that  spoke1 and
 he said to me3 ,son of man1 stand upon 
thy feet1 and ,i will  speak to thee4   
#b3b4 ,and the spirit entered into me   
after that he spoke to me1 and he  set  
me upon my feet3 and ,i heard him       

speaking to me1    #b3c4 ,and saying3   
,son of man1 ,i send thee to the        
children of ,israel1 to  a rebellious   
people1 that hath revolted from me1     
they1 and their  fathers1 have          
transgressed my covenant even unto this 
day4    #b3d4 ,and they to whom ,i send 
thee are children of a hard face1 and of
  an obstinate heart3 and thou shalt say
 to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord  ,god3  
#b3e4 ,if so be they at least will hear1
 and if so be they will forbear1  for   
they are a provoking house3 and they    
shall know that there hath  been a      
prophet in the midst of them4    #b3f4  
,and thou1 ,o son of man1 fear not1     
neither be thou afraid of their  words3 
for thou art among unbelievers and      
destroyers1 and thou dwellest  with     
scorpions4 ,fear not their words1       
neither be thou dismayed at their       
looks3 for they are a provoking house4  
#b3g4 ,and thou shalt speak my words to 
them1 if perhaps they will hear1  and   
forbear3 for they provoke me to anger4  

#b3h4 ,but thou1 ,o son of man1 hear all
 that ,i say to thee3 and do not  thou  
provoke me1 as that house provoketh me3 
open thy mouth1 and eat  what ,i give   
thee4    #b3i4 ,and ,i looked1 and      
behold1 a hand was sent to me1 wherein  
was a  book rolled up3 and he spread it 
before me1 and it was written within    
and without3 and there were written in  
it lamentations1 and canticles1  and    
woe4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #c    ,the 
prophet eats the book1 and receives     
further instructions3 the  office of a  
watchman4    #c3a4 ,and he said to me3  
,son of man1 eat all that thou shalt    
find3 eat  this book1 and go speak to   
the children of ,israel4    ,eat this   
book1 and go speak to the children of   
,israel4444 ,by this  eating of the book
 was signified the diligent attention   
and affection  with which we are to     
receive1 and embrace the word of ,god2  
and to let  it1 as it were1 sink into   
our interior by devout meditation4      
#c3b4 ,and ,i opened my mouth1 and he   

caused me to eat that book3    #c3c4    
,and he said to me3 ,son of man1 thy    
belly shall eat1 and thy bowels  shall  
be filled with this book1 which ,i give 
thee1 and ,i did eat it3  and it was    
sweet as honey in my mouth4    #c3d4    
,and he said to me3 ,son of man1 go to  
the house of ,israel1 and thou  shalt   
speak my words to them4    #c3e4 ,for   
thou art not sent to a people of a      
profound speech1 and of an  unknown     
tongue1 but to the house of ,israel3    
#c3f4 ,nor to many nations of a strange 
speech1 and of an unknown tongue1  whose
 words thou canst not understand3 and if
 thou wert sent to them1  they would    
hearken to thee4    #c3g4 ,but the house
 of ,israel will not hearken to thee3   
because they  will not hearken to me3   
for all the house of ,israel are of a   
hard  forehead and an obstinate heart4  
#c3h4 ,behold ,i have made thy face     
stronger than their faces3 and thy      
forehead harder than their foreheads4   
#c3i4 ,i have made thy face like an     

adamant and like flint3 fear them  not1 
neither be thou dismayed at their       
presence3 for they are a  provoking     
house4    #c3aj4 ,and he said to me3    
,son of man1 receive in thy heart1 and  
hear  with thy ears1 all the words that 
,i speak to thee3    #c3aa4 ,and go get 
thee in to them of the captivity1 to the
 children of  thy people1 and thou shalt
 speak to them1 and shalt say to them3  
,thus  saith the ,lord3 ,if so be they  
will hear1 and will forbear4    #c3ab4  
,and the spirit took me up1 and ,i heard
 behind me the voice of a  great        
commotion1 saying3 ,blessed be the glory
 of the ,lord1 from his  place4         
#c3ac4 ,and the noise of the wings of   
the living creatures striking one       
against another1 and the noise of the   
wheels following the living  creatures1 
and the noise of a great commotion4     
#c3ad4 ,the spirit also lifted me1 and  
took me up3 and ,i went away in         
bitterness in the indignation of my     
spirit3 for the hand of the ,lord  was  

with me1 strengthening me4    #c3ae4    
,and ,i came to them of the captivity1  
to the heap of new corn1 to  them that  
dwelt by the river ,chobar1 and ,i sat  
where they sat3 and ,i  remained there  
seven days mourning in the midst of     
them4    ,the heap of new corn4444 ,it  
was the name of a place3 in ,hebrew1 tel
  abib4    #c3af4 ,and at the end of    
seven days the word of the ,lord came to
 me1  saying3    #c3ag4 ,son of man1 ,i 
have made thee a watchman to the house  
of ,israel3  and thou shalt hear the    
word out of my mouth1 and shalt tell it 
them  from me4    #c3ah4 ,if1 when ,i   
say to the wicked1 ,thou shalt surely   
die3 thou declare  it not to him1 nor   
speak to him1 that he may be converted  
from his  wicked way1 and live3 the same
 wicked man shall die in his iniquity1  
but ,i will require his blood at thy    
hand4    #c3ai4 ,but if thou give       
warning to the wicked1 and he be not    
converted  from his wickedness1 and from
 his evil way3 he indeed shall die in   

his  iniquity1 but thou hast delivered  
thy soul4    #c3bj4 ,moreover if the    
just man shall turn away from his       
justice1 and  shall commit iniquity3 ,i 
will lay a stumblingblock before him1 he
 shall  die1 because thou hast not given
 him warning3 he shall die in his sin1  
and his justices which he hath done1    
shall not be remembered3 but ,i  will   
require his blood at thy hand4    #c3ba4
 ,but if thou warn the just man1 that   
the just may not sin1 and he  doth not  
sin3 living he shall live1 because thou 
hast warned him1 and  thou hast         
delivered thy soul4    #c3bb4 ,and the  
hand of the ,lord was upon me1 and he   
said to me3 ,rise and  go forth into the
 plain1 and there ,i will speak to thee4
    #c3bc4 ,and ,i rose up1 and went    
forth into the plain3 and behold the    
glory of the ,lord stood there1 like the
 glory which ,i saw by the river        
,chobar3 and ,i fell upon my face4      
#c3bd4 ,and the spirit entered into me1 
and set me upon my feet3 and he  spoke  

to me1 and said to me3 ,go in2 and shut 
thyself up in the midst of  thy house4  
#c3be4 ,and thou1 ,o son of man1 behold 
they shall put bands upon thee1  and    
they shall bind thee with them3 and thou
 shalt not go forth from  the midst of  
them4    #c3bf4 ,and ,i will make thy   
tongue stick fast to the roof of thy    
mouth1  and thou shalt be dumb1 and not 
as a man that reproveth3 because they   
are a provoking house4    #c3bg4 ,but   
when ,i shall speak to thee1 ,i will    
open thy mouth1 and thou  shalt say to  
them3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,he   
that heareth1 let him  hear3 and he that
 forbeareth1 let him forbear3 for they  
are a provoking  house4      ,ezechiel  
,chapter #d    ,a prophetic description 
of the siege of ,jerusalem1 and the     
famine that  shall reign there4    #d3a4
 ,and thou1 ,o son of man1 take thee a  
tile1 and lay it before thee3  and draw 
upon it the plan of the city of         
,jerusalem4    #d3b4 ,and lay siege     
against it1 and build forts1 and cast up

 a mount1  and set a camp against it1   
and place battering rams round about it4
    #d3c4 ,and take unto thee an iron   
pan1 and set it for a wall of iron      
between thee and the city3 and set thy  
face resolutely against it1 and  it     
shall be besieged1 and thou shalt lay   
siege against it3 it is a sign  to the  
house of ,israel4    #d3d4 ,and thou    
shalt sleep upon thy left side1 and     
shalt lay the  iniquities of the house  
of ,israel upon it1 according to the    
number of  the days that thou shalt     
sleep upon it1 and thou shalt take upon 
thee  their iniquity4    #d3e4 ,and ,i  
have laid upon thee the years of their  
iniquity1 according  to the number of   
the days three hundred and ninety days3 
and thou shalt  bear the iniquity of the
 house of ,israel4    #d3f4 ,and when   
thou hast accomplished this1 thou shalt 
sleep again upon  thy right side1 and   
thou shalt take upon thee the iniquity  
of the house  of ,juda forty days3 a day
 for a year1 yea1 a day for a year ,i   

have  appointed to thee4    #d3g4 ,and  
thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of
 ,jerusalem and thy arm  shall be       
stretched out3 and thou shalt prophesy  
against it4    #d3h4 ,behold ,i have    
encompassed thee with bands3 and thou   
shalt not turn  thyself from one side to
 the other1 till thou hast ended the    
days of  thy siege4    #d3i4 ,and take  
to thee wheat and barley1 and beans1 and
 lentils1 and  millet1 and fitches1 and 
put them in one vessel1 and make thee   
bread  thereof according to the number  
of the days that thou shalt lie upon    
thy side3 three hundred and ninety days 
shalt thou eat thereof4    #d3aj4 ,and  
thy meat that thou shalt eat1 shall be  
in weight twenty  staters a day3 from   
time to time thou shalt eat it4         
#d3aa4 ,and thou shalt drink water by   
measure1 the sixth part of a hin3  from 
time to time thou shalt drink it1       
,hin4444 ,that is1 a measure of liquids 
containing about ten pints4    #d3ab4   
,and thou shalt eat it as barley bread  

baked under the ashes3 and  thou shalt  
cover it1 in their sight1 with the dung 
that cometh out of a  man4    #d3ac4    
,and the ,lord said3 ,so shall the      
children of ,israel eat their  bread all
 filthy among the nations whither ,i    
will cast them out4    #d3ad4 ,and ,i   
said3 ,ah1 ah1 ah1 ,o ,lord ,god1 behold
 my soul hath not been  defiled1 and    
from my infancy even till now1 ,i have  
not eaten any thing  that died of       
itself1 or was torn by beasts1 and no   
unclean flesh hath  entered into my     
mouth4    #d3ae4 ,and he said to me3    
,behold ,i have given thee neat's dung  
for man's  dung1 and thou shalt make thy
 bread therewith4    #d3af4 ,and he said
 to me3 ,son of man3 ,behold1 ,i will   
break in pieces the  staff of bread in  
,jerusalem3 and they shall eat bread by 
weight1 and  with care3 and they shall  
drink water by measure1 and in distress4
    #d3ag4 ,so that when bread and water
 fail1 every man may fall against his   
brother1 and they may pine away in their

 iniquities4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #e 
,the judgments of ,god upon the ,jews   
are foreshewn under the type of the     
prophet's hair4    #e3a4 ,and thou1 son 
of man1 take thee a sharp knife that    
shaveth the  hair3 and cause it to pass 
over thy head1 and over thy beard3 and  
take  thee a balance to weigh in1 and   
divide the hair4    #e3b4 ,a third part 
thou shalt burn with fire in the midst  
of the city1  according to the          
fulfilling of the days of the siege3 and
 thou shalt  take a third part1 and cut 
it in pieces with the knife all round   
about3  and the other third part thou   
shalt scatter in the wind1 and ,i will  
draw out the sword after them4    #e3c4 
,and thou shalt take thereof a small    
number3 and shalt bind them in  the     
skirt of thy cloak4    #e3d4 ,and thou  
shalt take of them again1 and shalt cast
 them in the  midst of the fire1 and    
shalt burn them with fire3 and out of it
 shall  come forth a fire into all the  
house of ,israel4    #e3e4 ,thus saith  

the ,lord ,god3 ,this is ,jerusalem1 ,i 
have set her in the  midst of the       
nations1 and the countries round about  
her4    #e3f4 ,and she hath despised my 
judgments1 so as to be more wicked than 
the ,gentiles2 and my commandments1 more
 than the countries that are  round     
about her3 for they have cast off my    
judgments1 and have not  walked in my   
commandments4    #e3g4 ,therefore thus  
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because you have 
surpassed the  ,gentiles that are round 
about you1 and have not walked in my    
commandments1 and have not kept my      
judgments1 and have not done  according 
to the judgments of the nations that are
 round about you3    #e3h4 ,therefore   
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i   
come against thee1 and  ,i myself will  
execute judgments in the midst of thee  
in the sight of  the ,gentiles4    #e3i4
 ,and ,i will do in thee that which ,i  
have not done3 and the like to  which ,i
 will do no more1 because of all thy    
abominations4    #e3aj4 ,therefore the  

fathers shall eat the sons in the midst 
of thee1  and the sons shall eat their  
fathers3 and ,i will execute judgments  
in  thee1 and ,i will scatter thy whole 
remnant into every wind4    #e3aa4      
,therefore as ,i live1 saith the ,lord  
,god3 ,because thou hast  violated my   
sanctuary with all thy offences1 and    
with all thy  abominations3 ,i will also
 break thee in pieces1 and my eye shall 
not  spare1 and ,i will not have any    
pity4    #e3ab4 ,a third part of thee   
shall die with the pestilence1 and shall
 be  consumed with famine in the midst  
of thee3 and a third part of thee  shall
 fall by the sword round about thee3 and
 a third part of thee will  ,i scatter  
into every wind1 and ,i will draw out a 
sword after them4    #e3ac4 ,and ,i will
 accomplish my fury1 and will cause my  
indignation to  rest upon them1 and ,i  
will be comforted3 and they shall know  
that ,i the  ,lord have spoken it in my 
zeal1 when ,i shall have accomplished my
  indignation in them4    #e3ad4 ,and ,i

 will make thee desolate1 and a reproach
 among the nations  that are round about
 thee1 in the sight of every one that   
passeth by4    #e3ae4 ,and thou shalt be
 a reproach1 and a scoff1 an example1   
and an  astonishment amongst the nations
 that are round about thee1 when ,i     
shall have executed judgments in thee in
 anger1 and in indignation1 and  in     
wrathful rebukes4    #e3af4 ,i the ,lord
 have spoken it3 ,when ,i shall send    
upon them the  grievous arrows of       
famine1 which shall bring death1 and    
which ,i will  send to destroy you3 and 
,i will gather together famine against  
you3 and  ,i will break among you the   
staff of bread4    #e3ag4 ,and ,i will  
send in upon you famine1 and evil beasts
 unto utter  destruction3 and           
pestilence1 and blood shall pass through
 thee1 and ,i  will bring in the sword  
upon thee4 ,i the ,lord have spoken it4 
,ezechiel ,chapter #f    ,the punishment
 of ,israel for their idolatry3 a       
remnant shall be saved4    #f3a4 ,and   

the word of the ,lord came to me1       
saying3    #f3b4 ,son of man set thy    
face towards the mountains of ,israel1  
and  prophesy against them4    #f3c4    
,and say3 ,ye mountains of ,israel1 hear
 the word of the ,lord ,god3  ,thus     
saith the ,lord ,god to the mountains1  
and to the hills1 and to the  rocks1 and
 the valleys3 ,behold1 ,i will bring    
upon you the sword1 and ,i  will destroy
 your high places4    #f3d4 ,and ,i will
 throw down your altars1 and your idols 
shall be broken  in pieces3 and ,i will 
cast down your slain before your idols4 
#f3e4 ,and ,i will lay the dead         
carcasses of the children of ,israel    
before  your idols3 and ,i will scatter 
your bones round about your altars1     
#f3f4 ,in all your dwelling places4 ,the
 cities shall be laid waste1 and  the   
high places shall be thrown down1 and   
destroyed1 and your altars  shall be    
abolished1 and shall be broken in       
pieces3 and your idols shall  be no     
more1 and your temples shall be         

destroyed1 and your works shall  be     
defaced4    #f3g4 ,and the slain shall  
fall in the midst of you3 and you shall 
know  that ,i am the ,lord4    #f3h4    
,and ,i will leave in you some that     
shall escape the sword among the        
nations1 when ,i shall have scattered   
you through the countries4    #f3i4 ,and
 they that are saved of you shall       
remember me amongst the  nations1 to    
which they are carried captives3 because
 ,i have broken  their heart that was   
faithless1 and revolted from me3 and    
their eyes  that went a fornicating     
after their idols3 and they shall be    
displeased  with themselves because of  
the evils which they have committed in  
all  their abominations4    #f3aj4 ,and 
they shall know that ,i the ,lord have  
not spoken in vain that  ,i would do    
this evil to them4    #f3aa4 ,thus saith
 the ,lord ,god3 ,strike with thy hand  
and stamp with thy  foot1 and say3      
,alas1 for all the abominations of the  
evils of the house  of ,israel3 for they

 shall fall by the sword1 by the famine1
 and by the  pestilence4    #f3ab4 ,he  
that is far off shall die of the        
pestilence3 and he that is  near1 shall 
fall by the sword3 and he that          
remaineth1 and is besieged1  shall die  
by the famine3 and ,i will accomplish my
 indignation upon  them4    #f3ac4 ,and 
you shall know that ,i am the ,lord1    
when your slain shall be  amongst your  
idols1 round about your altars1 in every
 high hill1 and on  all the tops of     
mountains1 and under every woody tree1  
and under every  thick oak1 the place   
where they burnt sweet smelling         
frankincense to  all their idols4       
#f3ad4 ,and ,i will stretch forth my    
hand upon them3 and ,i will make the    
land desolate1 and abandoned from the   
desert of ,deblatha in all their        
dwelling places3 and they shall know    
that ,i am the ,lord4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #g    ,the final desolation of 
,israel3 from which few shall escape4   
#g3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came to

 me1 saying3    #g3b4 ,and thou son of  
man1 thus saith the ,lord ,god to the   
land of  ,israel3 ,the end is come1 the 
end is come upon the four quarters of   
the  land4    #g3c4 ,now is an end come 
upon thee1 and ,i will send my wrath    
upon thee1  and ,i will judge thee      
according to thy ways3 and ,i will set  
all thy  abominations against thee4     
#g3d4 ,and my eye shall not spare thee1 
and ,i will shew thee no pity3 but  ,i  
will lay thy ways upon thee1 and thy    
abominations shall be in the  midst of  
thee3 and you shall know that ,i am the 
,lord4    #g3e4 ,thus saith the ,lord   
,god3 ,one affliction1 behold an        
affliction is  come4    #g3f4 ,an end is
 come1 the end is come1 it hath awaked  
against thee3  behold it is come4       
#g3g4 ,destruction is come upon thee    
that dwellest in the land3 the time  is 
come1 the day of slaughter is near1 and 
not of the joy of mountains4    #g3h4   
,now very shortly ,i will pour out my   
wrath upon thee1 and ,i will  accomplish

 my anger in thee3 and ,i will judge    
thee according to thy  ways1 and ,i will
 lay upon thee all thy crimes4    #g3i4 
,and my eye shall not spare1 neither    
will ,i shew mercy3 but ,i will  lay thy
 ways upon thee1 and thy abominations   
shall be in the midst of  thee3 and you 
shall know that ,i am the ,lord that    
strike4    #g3aj4 ,behold the day1      
behold it is come3 destruction is gone  
forth1 the  rod hath blossomed1 pride   
hath budded4    #g3aa4 ,iniquity is     
risen up into a rod of impiety3 nothing 
of them shall  remain1 nor of their     
people1 nor of the noise of them3 and   
there shall  be no rest among them4     
#g3ab4 ,the time is come1 the day is at 
hand3 let not the buyer rejoice3  nor   
the seller mourn3 for wrath is upon all 
the people thereof4    #g3ac4 ,for the  
seller shall not return to that which he
 hath sold1  although their life be yet 
among the living4 ,for the vision which 
regardeth all the multitude thereof1    
shall not go back3 neither shall  man be

 strengthened in the iniquity of his    
life4    #g3ad4 ,blow the trumpet1 let  
all be made ready1 yet there is none to 
go  to the battle3 for my wrath shall be
 upon all the people thereof4    #g3ae4 
,the sword without3 and the pestilence1 
and the famine within3 he  that is in   
the field shall die by the sword3 and   
they that are in the  city1 shall be    
devoured by the pestilence1 and the     
famine4    #g3af4 ,and such of them as  
shall flee shall escape3 and they shall 
be in  the mountains like doves of the  
valleys1 all of them trembling1 every   
one for his iniquity4    #g3ag4 ,all    
hands shall be made feeble1 and all     
knees shall run with  water4    #g3ah4  
,and they shall gird themselves with    
haircloth1 and fear shall  cover them   
and shame shall be upon every face1 and 
baldness upon all  their heads4         
#g3ai4 ,their silver shall be cast      
forth1 and their gold shall become a    
dunghill4 ,their silver and their gold  
shall not be able to deliver them  in   

the day of the wrath of the ,lord4 ,they
 shall not satisfy their soul1  and     
their bellies shall not be filled3      
because it hath been the  stumblingblock
 of their iniquity4    #g3bj4 ,and they 
have turned the ornament of their jewels
 into pride1 and  have made of it the   
images of their abominations1 and idols3
 therefore  ,i have made it an          
uncleanness to them4    #g3ba4 ,and ,i  
will give it into the hands of strangers
 for spoil1 and to  the wicked of the   
earth for a prey1 and they shall defile 
it4    #g3bb4 ,and ,i will turn away my 
face from them1 and they shall violate  
my  secret place3 and robbers shall     
enter into it1 and defile it4    ,secret
 place1 etc4444 ,viz41 the inward       
sanctuary1 the holy of holies4    #g3bc4
 ,make a shutting up3 for the land is   
full of the judgment of  blood1 and the 
city is full of iniquity4    ,make a    
shutting up4444 ,in ,hebrew1 a chain1   
viz41 for imprisonment and  captivity4  
#g3bd4 ,and ,i will bring the worst of  

the nations1 and they shall possess     
their houses3 and ,i will make the pride
 of the mighty to cease1 and  they shall
 possess their sanctuary4    #g3be4     
,when distress cometh upon them1 they   
will seek for peace and  there shall be 
none4    #g3bf4 ,trouble shall come upon
 trouble1 and rumour upon rumour1 and   
they  shall seek a vision of the        
prophet1 and the law shall perish from  
the  priest1 and counsel from the       
ancients4    #g3bg4 ,the king shall     
mourn1 and the prince shall be clothed  
with  sorrow1 and the hands of the      
people of the land shall be troubled4 ,i
  will do to them according to their    
way1 and will judge them according  to  
their judgments3 and they shall know    
that ,i am the ,lord4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #h    ,the prophet sees in a   
vision the abominations committed in    
,jerusalem2  which determine the ,lord  
to spare them no longer4    #h3a4 ,and  
it came to pass in the sixth year1 in   
the sixth month1 in the  fifth day of   

the month1 as ,i sat in my house1 and   
the ancients of ,juda  sat before me1   
that the hand of the ,lord ,god fell    
there upon me4    #h3b4 ,and ,i saw1 and
 behold a likeness as the appearance of 
fire3 from  the appearance of his loins1
 and downward1 fire3 and from his loins1
  and upward1 as the appearance of      
brightness1 as the appearance of  amber4
    #h3c4 ,and the likeness of a hand   
was put forth and took me by a lock of  
my head3 and the spirit lifted me up    
between the earth and the heaven1  and  
brought me in the vision of ,god into   
,jerusalem1 near the inner  gate1 that  
looked toward the north1 where was set  
the idol of jealousy  to provoke to     
jealousy4    #h3d4 ,and behold the glory
 of the ,god of ,israel was there1      
according to  the vision which ,i had   
seen in the plain4    #h3e4 ,and he said
 to me3 ,son of man1 lift up thy eyes   
towards the way of  the north1 and ,i   
lifted up my eyes towards the way of the
 north3 and  behold on the north side of

 the gate of the altar the idol of      
jealousy  in the very entry4    #h3f4   
,and he said to me3 ,son of man1 dost   
thou see1 thinkest thou1 what  these are
 doing1 the great abominations that the 
house of ,israel  committeth here1 that 
,i should depart far off from my        
sanctuary8 and  turn thee yet again and 
thou shalt see greater abominations4    
#h3g4 ,and he brought me in to the door 
of the court3 and ,i saw1 and  behold a 
hole in the wall4    #h3h4 ,and he said 
to me3 ,son of man1 dig in the wall1 and
 when ,i had  digged in the wall1 behold
 a door4    #h3i4 ,and he said to me3   
,go in1 and see the wicked abominations 
which  they commit here4    #h3aj4 ,and 
,i went in and saw1 and behold every    
form of creeping things1  and of living 
creatures1 the abominations1 and all the
 idols of the  house of ,israel1 were   
painted on the wall all round about4    
#h3aa4 ,and seventy men of the ancients 
of the house of ,israel1 and  ,jezonias 
the son of ,saaphan stood in the midst  

of them1 that stood  before the         
pictures3 and every one had a censer in 
his hand3 and a  cloud of smoke went up 
from the incense4    #h3ab4 ,and he said
 to me3 ,surely thou seest1 ,o son of   
man1 what the  ancients of the house of 
,israel do in the dark1 every one in    
private in  his chamber3 for they say3  
,the ,lord seeth us not1 the ,lord hath 
forsaken the earth4    #h3ac4 ,and he   
said to me3 ,if thou turn thee again1   
thou shalt see  greater abominations    
which these commit4    #h3ad4 ,and he   
brought me in by the door of the gate of
 the ,lord's house1  which looked to the
 north3 and behold women sat there      
mourning for  ,adonis4    ,adonis4444   
,the favourite of ,venus1 slain by a    
wild boar1 as feigned by  the heathen   
poets1 and which being here represented 
by an idol1 is  lamented by the female  
worshippers of that goddess4 ,in the    
,hebrew1 the  name is ,tammuz4    #h3ae4
 ,and he said to me3 ,surely thou hast  
seen1 ,o son of man3 but turn  thee     

again1 thou shalt see greater           
abominations than these4    #h3af4 ,and 
he brought me into the inner court of   
the house of the ,lord3  and behold at  
the door of the temple of the ,lord1    
between the porch and  the altar1 were  
about five and twenty men having their  
backs towards  the temple of the ,lord1 
and their faces to the east3 and they   
adored  towards the rising of the sun4  
#h3ag4 ,and he said to me3 ,surely thou 
hast seen1 ,o son of man3 is this a     
light thing to the house of ,juda1 that 
they should commit these  abominations  
which they have committed here3 because 
they have filled  the land with         
iniquity1 and have turned to provoke me 
to anger8 and  behold they put a branch 
to their nose4    #h3ah4 ,therefore ,i  
also will deal with them in my wrath3 my
 eye shall  not spare them1 neither will
 ,i shew mercy3 and when they shall cry 
to  my ears with a loud voice1 ,i will  
not hear them4      ,ezechiel ,chapter  
#i    ,all are ordered to be destroyed  

that are not marked in their foreheads4 
,god will not be entreated for them4    
#i3a4 ,and he cried in my ears with a   
loud voice1 saying3 ,the visitations  of
 the city are at hand1 and every one    
hath a destroying weapon in his  hand4  
#i3b4 ,and behold six men came from the 
way of the upper gate1 which  looketh to
 the north3 and each one had his weapon 
of destruction in his  hand3 and there  
was one man in the midst of them clothed
 with linen1  with a writer's inkhorn at
 his reins3 and they went in1 and stood 
by  the brazen altar4    #i3c4 ,and the 
glory of the ,lord of ,israel went up   
from the cherub1 upon  which he was1 to 
the threshold of the house3 and he      
called to the man  that was clothed with
 linen1 and had a writer's inkhorn at   
his loins4    #i3d4 ,and the ,lord said 
to him3 ,go through the midst of the    
city1  through the midst of ,jerusalem3 
and mark ,thau upon the foreheads of the
  men that sigh1 and mourn for all the  
abominations that are committed in  the 

midst thereof4    ,mark ,thau4444 ,thau1
 or ,tau1 is the last letter in the     
,hebrew alphabet1  and signifies a sign1
 or a mark2 which is the reason why some
  translators render this place set a   
mark1 or mark a mark without  specifying
 what this mark was4 ,but ,st4 ,jerome1 
and other interpreters1  conclude it was
 the form of the letter ,thau1 which in 
the ancient  ,hebrew character1 was the 
form of a cross4    #i3e4 ,and to the   
others he said in my hearing3 ,go ye    
after him through  the city1 and strike3
 let not your eyes spare1 nor be ye     
moved with  pity4    #i3f4 ,utterly     
destroy old and young1 maidens1 children
 and women3 but  upon whomsoever you    
shall see ,thau1 kill him not1 and begin
 ye at my  sanctuary4 ,so they began at 
the ancient men who were before the     
house4    #i3g4 ,and he said to them3   
,defile the house1 and fill the courts  
with  the slain3 go ye forth4 ,and they 
went forth1 and slew them that were in  
the city4    #i3h4 ,and the slaughter   

being ended ,i was left2 and ,i fell    
upon my face1  and crying1 ,i said3     
,alas1 alas1 alas1 ,o ,lord ,god1 wilt  
thou then  destroy all the remnant of   
,israel1 by pouring out thy fury upon   
,jerusalem8    #i3i4 ,and he said to me3
 ,the iniquity of the house of ,israel1 
and of  ,juda1 is exceeding great1 and  
the land is filled with blood1 and the  
city is filled with perverseness3 for   
they have said3 ,the ,lord hath         
forsaken the earth1 and the ,lord seeth 
not4    #i3aj4 ,therefore neither shall 
my eye spare1 nor will ,i have pity3 ,i 
will requite their way upon their head4 
#i3aa4 ,and behold the man that was     
clothed with linen1 that had the        
inkhorn at his back1 returned the word1 
saying3 ,i have done as thou  hast      
commanded me4      ,ezechiel ,chapter   
#aj    ,fire is taken from the midst of 
the wheels under the cherubims1 and     
scattered over the city4 ,a description 
of the cherubims4    #aj3a4 ,and ,i saw 
and behold in the firmament that was    

over the heads of  the cherubims1 there 
appeared over them as it were the       
sapphire stone1  as the appearance of   
the likeness of a throne4    #aj3b4 ,and
 he spoke to the man1 that was clothed  
with linen1 and said3  ,go in between   
the wheels that are under the cherubims 
and fill thy hand  with the coals of    
fire that are between the cherubims1 and
 pour them  out upon the city4 ,and he  
went in1 in my sight3    #aj3c4 ,and the
 cherubims stood on the right side of   
the house1 when the  man went in1 and a 
cloud filled the inner court4    #aj3d4 
,and the glory of the ,lord was lifted  
up from above the cherub to  the        
threshold of the house3 and the house   
was filled with the cloud1  and the     
court was filled with the brightness of 
the glory of the ,lord4    #aj3e4 ,and  
the sound of the wings of the cherubims 
was heard even to the  outward court as 
the voice of ,god ,almighty speaking4   
#aj3f4 ,and when he had commanded the   
man that was clothed with linen1        

saying3 ,take fire from the midst of the
 wheels that are between the  cherubims3
 he went in and stood beside the wheel4 
#aj3g4 ,and one cherub stretched out his
 arm from the midst of the  cherubims to
 the fire that was between the          
cherubims3 and he took1 and  put it into
 the hands of him that was clothed with 
linen3 who took it  and went forth4     
#aj3h4 ,and there appeared in the       
cherubims the likeness of a man's hand  
under their wings4    #aj3i4 ,and ,i    
saw1 and behold there were four wheels  
by the cherubims3  one wheel by one     
cherub1 and another wheel by another    
cherub3 and the  appearance of the      
wheels was to the sight like the        
chrysolite stone3    #aj3aj4 ,and as to 
their appearance1 all four were alike3  
as if a wheel  were in the midst of a   
wheel4    #aj3aa4 ,and when they went1  
they went by four ways3 and they turned 
not  when they went3 but to the place   
whither they first turned1 the rest     
also followed1 and did not turn back4   

,by four ways4444 ,that is1 by any of   
the four ways1 forward1 backward1  to   
the right or to the left4    #aj3ab4    
,and their whole body1 and their necks1 
and their hands1 and  their wings1 and  
the circles were full of eyes1 round    
about the four  wheels4    #aj3ac4 ,and 
these wheels he called voluble1 in my   
hearing4    ,voluble4444 ,that is1      
rolling wheels1 galgal4    #aj3ad4 ,and 
every one had four faces3 one face was  
the face of a cherub1  and the second   
face1 the face of a man3 and in the     
third was the face  of a lion3 and in   
the fourth the face of an eagle4        
#aj3ae4 ,and the cherubims were lifted  
up3 this is the living creature  that ,i
 had seen by the river ,chobar4         
#aj3af4 ,and when the cherubims went1   
the wheels also went by them3 and  when 
the cherubims lifted up their wings1 to 
mount up from the earth1  the wheels    
stayed not behind1 but were by them4    
#aj3ag4 ,when they stood1 these stood3  
and when they were lifted up1  these    

were lifted up3 for the spirit of life  
was in them4    #aj3ah4 ,and the glory  
of the ,lord went forth from the        
threshold of the  temple3 and stood over
 the cherubims4    #aj3ai4 ,and the     
cherubims lifting up their wings1 were  
raised from the  earth before me3 and as
 they went out1 the wheels also         
followed3 and it  stood in the entry of 
the east gate of the house of the ,lord3
 and the  glory of the ,god of ,israel  
was over them4    #aj3bj4 ,this is the  
living creature1 which ,i saw under the 
,god of ,israel  by the river ,chobar3  
and ,i understood that they were        
cherubims4    #aj3ba4 ,each one had four
 faces1 and each one had four wings3 and
 the  likeness of a man's hand was under
 their wings4    #aj3bb4 ,and as to the 
likeness of their faces1 they were the  
same faces  which ,i had seen by the    
river ,chobar1 and their looks1 and the 
impulse  of every one to go straight    
forward4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #aa    
,a prophecy against the presumptuous    

assurance of the great ones4 ,a  remnant
 shall be saved1 and receive a new      
spirit1 and a new heart4    #aa3a4 ,and 
the spirit lifted me up1 and brought me 
into the east gate of  the house of the 
,lord1 which looketh towards the rising 
of the sun3 and  behold in the entry of 
the gate five and twenty men3 and ,i saw
 in the  midst of them ,jezonias the son
 of ,azur1 and ,pheltias the son of     
,banaias1 princes of the people4        
#aa3b4 ,and he said to me3 ,son of man1 
these are the men that study  iniquity1 
and frame a wicked counsel in this city1
    #aa3c4 ,saying3 ,were not houses    
lately built8 ,this city is the caldron1
  and we the flesh4    ,were not houses 
lately built1 etc4444 ,these men        
despised the  predictions and threats of
 the prophets2 who declared to them from
 ,god1  that the city should be         
destroyed1 and the inhabitants carried  
into  captivity3 and they made use of   
this kind of argument against the       
prophets1 that the city1 so far from    

being like to be destroyed1 had  lately 
been augmented by the building of new   
houses2 from whence they  further       
inferred1 by way of a proverb1 using the
 similitude of a  cauldron1 out of which
 the flesh is not taken1 till it is     
thoroughly  boiled1 and fit to be eaten1
 that they should not be carried away   
out  of their city1 but there end their 
days in peace4    #aa3d4 ,therefore     
prophesy against them1 prophesy1 thou   
son of man4    #aa3e4 ,and the spirit of
 the ,lord fell upon me1 and said to me3
 ,speak3  ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,thus  
have you spoken1 ,o house of ,israel1   
for ,i  know the thoughts of your heart4
    #aa3f4 ,you have killed a great many
 in this city1 and you have filled  the 
streets thereof with the slain4         
#aa3g4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  
,god3 ,your slain1 whom you have laid   
in the midst thereof1 they are the      
flesh1 and this is the caldron3 and  ,i 
will bring you forth out of the midst   
thereof4    #aa3h4 ,you have feared the 

sword1 and ,i will bring the sword upon 
you1  saith the ,lord ,god4    #aa3i4   
,and ,i will cast you out of the midst  
thereof1 and ,i will deliver  you into  
the hand of the enemies1 and ,i will    
execute judgments upon  you4    #aa3aj4 
,you shall fall by the sword3 ,i will   
judge you in the borders of  ,israel1   
and you shall know that ,i am the ,lord4
    ,in the borders of ,israel4444 ,they
 pretended that they should die in      
peace in ,jerusalem2 ,god tells them it 
should not be so2 but that they  should 
be judged and condemned1 and fall by the
 sword in the borders of  ,israel3 viz41
 in ,reblatha in the land of ,emath1    
where all their chief  men were put to  
death by ,nabuchodonosor4 #d ,kings     
#be41 and ,jer4 #eb4aj1  #bg4    #aa3aa4
 ,this shall not be as a caldron to you1
 and you shall not be as  flesh in the  
midst thereof3 ,i will judge you in the 
borders of ,israel4    #aa3ab4 ,and you 
shall know that ,i am the ,lord3 because
 you have not  walked in my             

commandments1 and have not done my      
judgments1 but you have  done according 
to the judgments of the nations that are
 round about  you4    #aa3ac4 ,and it   
came to pass1 when ,i prophesied1 that  
,pheltias the son of  ,banaias died3 and
 ,i fell down upon my face1 and ,i cried
 with a loud  voice3 and said3 ,alas1   
alas1 alas1 ,o ,lord ,god3 wilt thou    
make an end of  all the remnant of      
,israel8    #aa3ad4 ,and the word of the
 ,lord came to me1 saying3    #aa3ae4   
,son of man1 thy brethren1 thy brethren1
 thy kinsmen1 and all the  house of     
,israel1 all they to whom the           
inhabitants of ,jerusalem have  said3   
,get ye far from the ,lord1 the land is 
given in possession to us4    ,thy      
brethren1 etc4444 ,he speaks of them    
that had been carried away  captives    
before2 who were despised by them that  
remained in ,jerusalem3  but as the     
prophet here declares to them from ,god1
 should be in a more  happy condition   
than they1 and after some time return   

from their  captivity4    #aa3af4       
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3   
,because ,i have removed them  far off  
among the ,gentiles1 and because ,i have
 scattered them among the  countries3 ,i
 will be to them a little sanctuary in  
the countries  whither they are come4   
#aa3ag4 ,therefore speak to them3 ,thus 
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i will gather    
you from among the peoples1 and assemble
 you out of the countries  wherein you  
are scattered1 and ,i will give you the 
land of ,israel4    #aa3ah4 ,and they   
shall go in thither1 and shall take away
 all the  scandals1 and all the         
abominations thereof from thence4       
#aa3ai4 ,and ,i will give them one      
heart1 and will put a new spirit in     
their bowels3 and ,i will take away the 
stony heart out of their flesh1  and    
will give them a heart of flesh3        
#aa3bj4 ,that they may walk in my       
commandments1 and keep my judgments1    
and do them3 and that they may be my    
people1 and ,i may be their ,god4       

#aa3ba4 ,but as for them whose heart    
walketh after their scandals and        
abominations1 ,i will lay their way upon
 their head1 saith the ,lord ,god4      
#aa3bb4 ,and the cherubims lifted up    
their wings1 and the wheels with  them3 
and the glory of the ,god of ,israel was
 over them4    #aa3bc4 ,and the glory of
 the ,lord went up from the midst of the
 city1  and stood over the mount that is
 on the east side of the city4          
#aa3bd4 ,and the spirit lifted me up1   
and brought me into ,chaldea1 to  them  
of the captivity1 in vision1 by the     
spirit of ,god3 and the vision  which ,i
 had seen was taken up from me4         
#aa3be4 ,and ,i spoke to them of the    
captivity all the words of the ,lord1   
which he had shewn me4      ,ezechiel   
,chapter #ab    ,the prophet forsheweth1
 by signs1 the captivity of ,sedecias1  
and the  desolation of the people3 all  
which shall quickly come to pass4       
#ab3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #ab3b4 ,son of man1   

thou dwellest in the midst of a         
provoking house3 who  have eyes to see1 
and see not3 and ears to hear1 and hear 
not3 for they  are a provoking house4   
#ab3c4 ,thou1 therefore1 ,o son of man1 
prepare thee all necessaries for        
removing1 and remove by day into their  
sight3 and thou shalt remove out  of thy
 place to another place in their sight1 
if so be they will regard  it3 for they 
are a provoking house4    #ab3d4 ,and   
thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as 
the furniture of one  that is removing  
by day in their sight3 and thou shalt go
 forth in the  evening in their         
presence1 as one goeth forth that       
removeth his  dwelling4    #ab3e4 ,dig  
thee a way through the wall before their
 eyes3 and thou shalt  go forth through 
it4    #ab3f4 ,in their sight thou shalt
 be carried out upon men's shoulders1   
thou shalt be carried out in the dark3  
thou shalt cover thy face1 and  shalt   
not see the ground3 for ,i have set thee
 for a sign of things to  come to the   

house of ,israel4    #ab3g4 ,i did      
therefore as he had commanded me3 ,i    
brought forth my goods  by day1 as the  
goods of one that removeth3 and in the  
evening ,i digged  through the wall with
 my hand1 and ,i went forth in the dark1
 and was  carried on men's shoulders in 
their sight4    #ab3h4 ,and the word of 
the ,lord came to me in the morning1    
saying3    #ab3i4 ,son of man1 hath not 
the house of ,israel1 the provoking     
house1  said to thee3 ,what art thou    
doing8    #ab3aj4 ,say to them3 ,thus   
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,this burden      
concerneth my  prince that is in        
,jerusalem1 and all the house of        
,israel1 that are  among them4          
#ab3aa4 ,say3 ,i am a sign of things to 
come to you3 as ,i have done1 so  shall 
it be done to them3 they shall be       
removed from their dwellings1  and go   
into captivity4    #ab3ab4 ,and the     
prince that is in the midst of them1    
shall be carried on  shoulders1 he shall
 go forth in the dark3 they shall dig   

through the  wall to bring him out3 his 
face shall be covered1 that he may not  
see  the ground with his eyes4          
#ab3ac4 ,and ,i will spread my net over 
him1 and he shall be taken in my  net3  
and ,i will bring him into ,babylon1    
into the land of the ,chaldeans1  and he
 shall not see it1 and there he shall   
die4    ,he shall not see it4444        
,because his eyes shall be put out by   
,nabuchodonosor4    #ab3ad4 ,and all    
that are about him1 his guards1 and his 
troops ,i will  scatter into every wind3
 and ,i will draw out the sword after   
them4    #ab3ae4 ,and they shall know   
that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i shall have
  dispersed them among the nations1 and 
scattered them in the countries4        
#ab3af4 ,and ,i will leave a few men of 
them from the sword1 and from the       
famine1 and from the pestilence3 that   
they may declare all their wicked  deeds
 among the nations whither they shall   
go3 and they shall know that  ,i am the 
,lord4    #ab3ag4 ,and the word of the  

,lord came to me1 saying3    #ab3ah4    
,son of man1 eat thy bread in trouble   
and drink thy water in  hurry and       
sorrow4    #ab3ai4 ,and say to the      
people of the land3 ,thus saith the     
,lord ,god to  them that dwell in       
,jerusalem in the land of ,israel3 ,they
 shall eat  their bread in care1 and    
drink their water in desolation3 that   
the land  may become desolate from the  
multitude that is therein1 for the      
iniquity of all that dwell therein4     
#ab3bj4 ,and the cities that are now    
inhabited shall be laid waste1 and  the 
land shall be desolate3 and you shall   
know that ,i am the ,lord4    #ab3ba4   
,and the word of the ,lord came to me1  
saying3    #ab3bb4 ,son of man1 what is 
this proverb that you have in the land  
of  ,israel8 saying3 ,the days shall be 
prolonged1 and every vision shall  fail4
    #ab3bc4 ,say to them therefore3     
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i will make
 this  proverb to cease1 neither shall  
it be any more a common saying in       

,israel3 and tell them that the days are
 at hand1 and the effect of  every      
vision4    #ab3bd4 ,for there shall be  
no more any vain visions1 nor doubtful  
divination in the midst of the children 
of ,israel4    #ab3be4 ,for ,i the ,lord
 will speak3 and what word soever ,i    
shall speak1  it shall come to pass1 and
 shall not be prolonged any more3 but in
 your  days1 ye provoking house1 ,i will
 speak the word1 and will do it1 saith  
the ,lord ,god4    #ab3bf4 ,and the word
 of the ,lord came to me1 saying3       
#ab3bg4 ,son of man1 behold the house of
 ,israel1 they that say3 ,the  vision   
that this man seeth1 is for many days to
 come3 and this man  prophesieth of     
times afar off4    #ab3bh4 ,therefore   
say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3
 not one word of  mine shall be         
prolonged any more3 the word that ,i    
shall speak shall be  accomplished1     
saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #ac    ,god declares against   
false prophets and prophetesses1 that   

deceive the  people with lies4    #ac3a4
 ,and the word of the ,lord came to me1 
saying3    #ac3b4 ,son of man1 prophesy 
thou against the prophets of ,israel    
that  prophesy3 and thou shalt say to   
them that prophesy out of their own     
heart3 ,hear ye the word of the ,lord3  
#ac3c4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,woe 
to the foolish prophets that follow     
their own spirit1 and see nothing4      
#ac3d4 ,thy prophets1 ,o ,israel1 were  
like foxes in the deserts4    #ac3e4    
,you have not gone up to face the enemy1
 nor have you set up a  wall for the    
house of ,israel1 to stand in battle in 
the day of the  ,lord4    #ac3f4 ,they  
see vain things1 and they foretell lies1
 saying3 ,the ,lord  saith3 whereas the 
,lord hath not sent them3 and they have 
persisted to  confirm what they have    
said4    #ac3g4 ,have you not seen a    
vain vision and spoken a lying          
divination3  and you say3 ,the ,lord    
saith3 whereas ,i have not spoken4      
#ac3h4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  

,god3 ,because you have spoken vain     
things1 and have seen lies3 therefore   
behold ,i come against you1 saith  the  
,lord ,god4    #ac3i4 ,and my hand shall
 be upon the prophets that see vain     
things1 and  that divine lies3 they     
shall not be in the council of my       
people1 nor  shall they be written in   
the writing of the house of ,israel1    
neither  shall they enter into the land 
of ,israel1 and you shall know that ,i  
am  the ,lord ,god4    #ac3aj4 ,because 
they have deceived my people1 saying3   
,peace1 and there  is no peace3 and the 
people built up a wall1 and they daubed 
it with  dirt without straw4    #ac3aa4 
,say to them that daub without          
tempering1 that it shall fall3 for      
there shall be an overflowing shower1   
and ,i will cause great hailstones  to  
fall violently from above1 and a stormy 
wind to throw it down4    #ac3ab4       
,behold1 when the wall is fallen3 shall 
it not be said to you3  ,where is the   
daubing wherewith you have daubed it8   

#ac3ac4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
,god3 ,lo1 ,i will cause a stormy  wind 
to break forth in my indignation1 and   
there shall be an  overflowing shower in
 my anger3 and great hailstones in my   
wrath to  consume4    #ac3ad4 ,and ,i   
will break down the wall that you have  
daubed with  untempered mortar3 and ,i  
will make it even with the ground1 and  
the  foundation thereof shall be laid   
bare3 and it shall fall1 and shall be   
consumed in the midst thereof3 and you  
shall know that ,i am the ,lord4        
#ac3ae4 ,and ,i will accomplish my wrath
 upon the wall1 and upon them that  daub
 it without tempering the mortar1 and ,i
 will say to you3 ,the wall  is no more1
 and they that daub it are no more4     
#ac3af4 ,even the prophets of ,israel   
that prophesy to ,jerusalem1 and that   
see visions of peace for her3 and there 
is no peace1 saith the ,lord  ,god4     
#ac3ag4 ,and thou1 son of man1 set thy  
face against the daughters of thy       
people that prophesy out of their own   

heart3 and do thou prophesy  against    
them1    #ac3ah4 ,and say3 ,thus saith  
the ,lord ,god3 ,woe to them that sew   
cushions  under every elbow3 and make   
pillows for the heads of persons of     
every  age to catch souls3 and when they
 caught the souls of my people1 they    
gave life to their souls4    ,sew       
cushions1 etc4444 ,viz41 by making      
people easy in their sins1 and          
promising them impunity4--,ibid4 ,they  
gave life to their souls4444 ,that  is1 
they flattered them with promises of    
life1 peace1 and security4    #ac3ai4   
,and they violated me among my people1  
for a handful of barley1  and a piece of
 bread1 to kill souls which should not  
die1 and to save  souls alive which     
should not live1 telling lies to my     
people that  believe lies4    ,violated 
me4444 ,that is1 dishonoured and        
discredited me4 ,ibid4 ,to kill  souls1 
etc4444 ,that is1 to sentence souls to  
death1 which are not to  die2 and to    
promise life to them who are not to     

live4    #ac3bj4 ,therefore thus saith  
the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i declare      
against your  cushions1 wherewith you   
catch flying souls3 and ,i will tear    
them off  from your arms3 and ,i will   
let go the soul that you catch1 the     
souls  that should fly4    #ac3ba4 ,and 
,i will tear your pillows1 and will     
deliver my people out of  your hand1    
neither shall they be any more in your  
hands to be a prey3  and you shall know 
that ,i am the ,lord4    #ac3bb4        
,because with lies you have made the    
heart of the just to mourn1  whom ,i    
have not made sorrowful3 and have       
strengthened the hands of the  wicked1  
that he should not return from his evil 
way1 and live4    #ac3bc4 ,therefore you
 shall not see vain things1 nor divine  
divinations  any more1 and ,i will      
deliver my people out of your hand3 and 
you shall  know that ,i am the ,lord4   
,ezechiel ,chapter #ad    ,god suffers  
the wicked to be deceived in punishment 
of their  wickedness4 ,the evils that   

shall come upon them for their sins3 for
  which they shall not be delivered by  
the prayers of ,noe1 ,daniel1 and  ,job4
 ,but a remnant shall be preserved4     
#ad3a4 ,and some of the ancients of     
,israel came to me1 and sat before me4  
#ad3b4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #ad3c4 ,son of man1   
these men have placed their             
uncleannesses in their  hearts1 and have
 set up before their face the           
stumblingblock of their  iniquity3 and  
shall ,i answer when they inquire of me8
    ,uncleanness4444 ,that is1 their    
filthy idols1 upon which they have set  
their hearts3 and which are a           
stumblingblock to their souls4    #ad3d4
 ,therefore speak to them1 and say to   
them3 ,thus saith the ,lord  ,god3 ,man1
 man of the house of ,israel that shall 
place his uncleannesses  in his heart1  
and set up the stumblingblock of his    
iniquity before his  face1 and shall    
come to the prophet inquiring of me by  
him3 ,i the ,lord  will answer him      

according to the multitude of his       
uncleannesses3    ,man1 man4444 ,that   
is1 every man1 an ,hebrew expression4   
#ad3e4 ,that the house of ,israel may be
 caught in their own heart1 with  which 
they have departed from me through all  
their idols4    #ad3f4 ,therefore say to
 the house of ,israel3 ,thus saith the  
,lord ,god3 ,be  converted1 and depart  
from your idols1 and turn away your     
faces from  all your abominations4      
#ad3g4 ,for every man of the house of   
,israel1 and every stranger among  the  
proselytes in ,israel1 if he separate   
himself from me1 and place his  idols in
 his heart1 and set the stumblingblock  
of his iniquity before  his face1 and   
come to the prophet to inquire of me by 
him3 ,i the ,lord  will answer him by   
myself4    #ad3h4 ,and ,i will set my   
face against that man1 and will make him
 an  example1 and a proverb1 and will   
cut him off from the midst of my        
people3 and you shall know that ,i am   
the ,lord4    #ad3i4 ,and when the      

prophet shall err1 and speak a word3 ,i 
the ,lord have  deceived that prophet3  
and ,i will stretch forth my hand upon  
him1 and  will cut him off from the     
midst of my people ,israel4    ,the     
prophet shall err1 etc4444 ,he speaks of
 false prophets1 answering  out of their
 own heads and according to their own   
corrupt  inclinations4--,ibid4 ,i have  
deceived that prophet4444 ,god ,almighty
  deceives false prophets1 partly by    
withdrawing his light from them2 and    
abandoning them to their own corrupt    
inclinations1 which push them on  to    
prophesy such things as are agreeable to
 those who consult them3 and  partly by 
disappointing them1 and causing all     
thing to happen contrary  to what they  
have said4    #ad3aj4 ,and they shall   
bear their iniquity3 according to the   
iniquity of  him that inquireth1 so     
shall the iniquity of the prophet be4   
#ad3aa4 ,that the house of ,israel may  
go no more astray from me1 nor be       
polluted with all their transgressions3 

but may be my people1 and ,i may  be    
their ,god1 saith the ,lord of hosts4   
#ad3ab4 ,and the word of the ,lord came 
to me1 saying3    #ad3ac4 ,son of man1  
when a land shall sin against me1 so as 
to  transgress grievously1 ,i will      
stretch forth my hand upon it1 and will 
break the staff of the bread thereof3   
and ,i will send famine upon it1  and   
will destroy man and beast out of it4   
#ad3ad4 ,and if these three men1 ,noe1  
,daniel1 and ,job1 shall be in it3  they
 shall deliver their own souls by their 
justice1 saith the ,lord of  hosts4     
#ad3ae4 ,and if ,i shall bring          
mischievous beasts also upon the land to
  waste it1 and it be desolate1 so that 
there is none that can pass  because of 
the beasts3    #ad3af4 ,if these three  
men shall be in it1 as ,i live1 saith   
the ,lord1  they shall deliver neither  
sons nor daughters3 but they only shall 
be  delivered1 and the land shall be    
made desolate4    #ad3ag4 ,or if ,i     
bring the sword upon that land1 and say 

to the sword3  ,pass through the land3  
and ,i destroy man and beast out of it3 
#ad3ah4 ,and these three men be in the  
midst thereof3 as ,i live1 saith  the   
,lord ,god1 they shall deliver neither  
sons nor daughters1 but they  themselves
 alone shall be delivered4    #ad3ai4   
,or if ,i also send the pestilence upon 
that land1 and pour out my  indignation 
upon it in blood1 to cut off from it man
 and beast3    #ad3bj4 ,and ,noe1 and   
,daniel1 and ,job be in the midst       
thereof3 as ,i live1  saith the ,lord   
,god1 they shall deliver neither son nor
 daughter3 but  they shall only deliver 
their own souls by their justice4       
#ad3ba4 ,for thus saith the ,lord3      
,although ,i shall send in upon         
,jerusalem  my four grievous judgments1 
the sword1 and the famine1 and the      
mischievous beasts1 and the pestilence1 
to destroy out of it man and  beast1    
#ad3bb4 ,yet there shall be left in it  
some that shall be saved1 who  shall    
bring away their sons and daughters3    

behold they shall come among  you1 and  
you shall see their way1 and their      
doings3 and you shall be  comforted     
concerning the evil that ,i have brought
 upon ,jerusalem1 in  all things that ,i
 have brought upon it4    #ad3bc4 ,and  
they shall comfort you1 when you shall  
see their ways1 and  their doings3 and  
you shall know that ,i have not done    
without cause all  that ,i have done in 
it1 saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel
 ,chapter #ae    ,as a vine cut down is 
fit for nothing but the fire2 so it     
shall be with  ,jerusalem1 for her sins4
    #ae3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord   
came to me1 saying3    #ae3b4 ,son of   
man1 what shall be made of the wood of  
the vine1 out of  all the trees of the  
woods that are among the trees of the   
forests8    #ae3c4 ,shall wood be taken 
of it1 to do any work1 or shall a pin be
 made  of it for any vessel to hang     
thereon8    #ae3d4 ,behold it is cast   
into the fire for fuel3 the fire hath   
consumed  both ends thereof1 and the    

midst thereof is reduced to ashes3 shall
 it  be useful for any work8    #ae3e4  
,even when it was whole it was not fit  
for work3 how much less1  when the fire 
hath devoured and consumed it1 shall any
 work be made of  it8    #ae3f4         
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3   
,as the vine tree among the  trees of   
the forests which ,i have given to the  
fire to be consumed1 so  will ,i deliver
 up the inhabitants of ,jerusalem4      
#ae3g4 ,and ,i will set my face against 
them3 they shall go out from fire1  and 
fire shall consume them3 and you shall  
know that ,i am the ,lord1  when ,i     
shall have set my face against them4    
#ae3h4 ,and ,i shall have made their    
land a wilderness1 and desolate1        
because they have been transgressors1   
saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #af    ,under the figure of an 
unfaithful wife1 ,god upbraids          
,jerusalem with her  ingratitude and    
manifold disloyalties3 but promiseth    
mercy by a new  covenant4    #af3a4 ,and

 the word of the ,lord came to me1      
saying3    #af3b4 ,son of man1 make     
known to ,jerusalem her abominations4   
,make known to ,jerusalem4444 ,that is1 
by letters1 for the prophet was  then in
 ,babylon4    #af3c4 ,and thou shalt    
say3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god to      
,jerusalem3 ,thy  root1 and thy nativity
 is of the land of ,chanaan1 thy father 
was an  ,amorrhite1 and thy mother a    
,cethite4    #af3d4 ,and when thou wast 
born1 in the day of thy nativity thy    
navel was  not cut1 neither wast thou   
washed with water for thy health1 nor   
salted  with salt1 nor swaddled with    
clouts4    #af3e4 ,no eye had pity on   
thee to do any of these things for thee1
 out  of compassion to thee3 but thou   
wast cast out upon the face of the      
earth in the abjection of thy soul1 in  
the day that thou wast born4    #af3f4  
,and passing by thee1 ,i saw that thou  
wast trodden under foot in  thy own     
blood3 and ,i said to thee when thou    
wast in thy blood3 ,live3 ,i  have said 

to thee3 ,live in thy blood4    #af3g4  
,i caused thee to multiply as the bud of
 the field3 and thou didst  increase and
 grow great1 and advancedst1 and camest 
to woman's  ornament3 thy breasts were  
fashioned1 and thy hair grew3 and thou  
wast  naked1 and full of confusion4     
#af3h4 ,and ,i passed by thee1 and saw  
thee3 and behold thy time was the  time 
of lovers3 and ,i spread my garment over
 thee1 and covered thy  ignominy1 and ,i
 swore to thee1 and ,i entered into a   
covenant with thee1  saith the ,lord    
,god3 and thou becamest mine4    #af3i4 
,and ,i washed thee with water1 and     
cleansed away thy blood from  thee3 and 
,i anointed thee with oil4    #af3aj4   
,and ,i clothed thee with embroidery1   
and shod thee with violet  coloured     
shoes3 and ,i girded thee about with    
fine linen1 and clothed  thee with fine 
garments4    #af3aa4 ,i decked thee also
 with ornaments1 and put bracelets on   
thy  hands1 and a chain about thy neck4 
,i decked thee also with ornaments1     

etc4444 ,that is1 with spiritual        
benefits1 giving you a law with         
sacrifices1 sacraments1 and other holy  
rites4    #af3ab4 ,and ,i put a jewel   
upon thy forehead and earrings in thy   
ears1  and a beautiful crown upon thy   
head4    #af3ac4 ,and thou wast adorned 
with gold1 and silver1 and wast clothed 
with fine linen1 and embroidered work1  
and many colours3 thou didst eat  fine  
flour1 and honey1 and oil1 and wast made
 exceeding beautiful3 and  wast advanced
 to be a queen4    #af3ad4 ,and thy     
renown went forth among the nations for 
thy beauty3 for  thou wast perfect      
through my beauty1 which ,i had put upon
 thee1 saith  the ,lord ,god4    #af3ae4
 ,but trusting in thy beauty1 thou      
playedst the harlot because of  thy     
renown1 and thou hast prostituted       
thyself to every passenger1 to be  his4 
#af3af4 ,and taking of thy garments thou
 hast made thee high places sewed       
together on each side3 and hast played  
the harlot upon them1 as hath  not been 

done before1 nor shall be hereafter4    
#af3ag4 ,and thou tookest thy beautiful 
vessels1 of my gold1 and my  silver1    
which ,i gave thee1 and thou madest thee
 images of men1 and hast  committed     
fornication with them4    #af3ah4 ,and  
thou tookest thy garments of divers     
colours1 and coveredst  them3 and       
settest my oil and my sweet incense     
before them4    #af3ai4 ,and my bread   
which ,i gave thee1 the fine flour1 and 
oil1 and  honey1 wherewith ,i fed thee1 
thou hast set before them for a sweet   
odour2 and it was done1 saith the ,lord 
,god4    #af3bj4 ,and thou hast taken   
thy sons1 and thy daughters1 whom thou  
hast  borne to me3 and hast sacrificed  
the same to them to be devoured4 ,is    
thy fornication small8    #af3ba4 ,thou 
hast sacrificed and given my children to
 them1 consecrating  them by fire4      
,thou hast sacrificed1 etc4444 ,as there
 is nothing more base and  abominable   
than the crimes mentioned throughout    
this chapter2 so the  infidelities of   

the ,israelites in forsaking ,god1 and  
sacrificing even  their children to     
idols1 are strongly figured by these    
allegories4    #af3bb4 ,and after all   
thy abominations1 and fornications1 thou
 hast not  remembered the days of thy   
youth1 when thou wast naked1 and full of
  confusion1 trodden under foot in thy  
own blood4    #af3bc4 ,and it came to   
pass after all thy wickedness 7woe1 woe 
to thee1  saith the ,lord ,god7         
#af3bd4 ,that thou didst also build thee
 a common stew1 and madest thee a       
brothel house in every street4          
#af3be4 ,at every head of the way thou  
hast set up a sign of thy  prostitution3
 and hast made thy beauty to be         
abominable3 and hast  prostituted       
thyself to every one that passed by1 and
 hast multiplied  thy fornications4     
#af3bf4 ,and thou hast committed        
fornication with the ,egyptians thy     
neighbours1 men of large bodies1 and    
hast multiplied thy fornications  to    
provoke me4    #af3bg4 ,behold1 ,i will 

stretch out my hand upon thee1 and will 
take away  thy justification3 and ,i    
will deliver thee up to the will of the 
daughters of the ,philistines that hate 
thee1 that are ashamed of thy  wicked   
way4    #af3bh4 ,thou hast also         
committed fornication with the          
,assyrians1 because  thou wast not yet  
satisfied3 and after thou hadst played  
the harlot  with them1 even so thou wast
 not contented4    #af3bi4 ,thou hast   
also multiplied thy fornications in the 
land of  ,chanaan with the ,chaldeans3  
and neither so wast thou satisfied4     
#af3cj4 ,wherein shall ,i cleanse thy   
heart1 saith the ,lord ,god3 seeing     
thou dost all these the works of a      
shameless prostitute8    #af3ca4        
,because thou hast built thy brothel    
house at the head of every  way1 and    
thou hast made thy high place in every  
street3 and wast not as  a harlot that  
by disdain enhanceth her price1         
#af3cb4 ,but is an adulteress1 that     
bringeth in strangers over her  husband4

    #af3cc4 ,gifts are given to all     
harlots3 but thou hast given hire to all
  thy lovers1 and thou hast given them  
gifts to come to thee from every  side1 
to commit fornication with thee4        
#af3cd4 ,and it hath happened in thee   
contrary to the custom of women in  thy 
fornications1 and after thee there shall
 be no such fornication1  for in that   
thou gavest rewards1 and didst not take 
rewards1 the  contrary hath been done in
 thee4    #af3ce4 ,therefore1 ,o harlot1
 hear the word of the ,lord4    #af3cf4 
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because thy
 money hath been poured out1  and thy   
shame discovered through thy            
fornications with thy lovers1 and  with 
the idols of thy abominations1 by the   
blood of thy children whom  thou gavest 
them3    #af3cg4 ,behold1 ,i will gather
 together all thy lovers with whom thou 
hast taken pleasure1 and all whom thou  
hast loved1 with all whom thou  hast    
hated3 and ,i will gather them together 
against thee on every side1  and will   

discover thy shame in their sight1 and  
they shall see all thy  nakedness4      
#af3ch4 ,and ,i will judge thee as      
adulteresses1 and they that shed blood  
are judged3 and ,i will give thee blood 
in fury and jealousy4    #af3ci4 ,and ,i
 will deliver thee into their hands1 and
 they shall destroy  thy brothel house1 
and throw down thy stews3 and they shall
 strip thee  of thy garments1 and shall 
take away the vessels of thy beauty3 and
  leave thee naked1 and full of         
disgrace4    #af3dj4 ,and they shall    
bring upon thee a multitude1 and they   
shall stone  thee with stones1 and shall
 slay thee with their swords4    #af3da4
 ,and they shall burn thy houses with   
fire1 and shall execute  judgments upon 
thee in the sight of many women3 and    
thou shalt cease  from fornication1 and 
shalt give no hire any more4    #af3db4 
,and my indignation shall rest in thee3 
and my jealousy shall  depart from thee1
 and ,i will cease and be angry no more4
    #af3dc4 ,because thou hast not      

remembered the days of thy youth1 but   
hast  provoked me in all these things3  
wherefore ,i also have turned thy ways  
upon thy head1 saith the ,lord ,god1 and
 ,i have not done according to thy      
wicked deeds in all thy abominations4   
#af3dd4 ,behold every one that useth a  
common proverb1 shall use this  against 
thee1 saying3 ,as the mother was1 so    
also is her daughter4    #af3de4 ,thou  
art thy mother's daughter1 that cast off
 her husband1 and  her children3 and    
thou art the sister of thy sisters1 who 
cast off  their husbands1 and their     
children3 your mother was a ,cethite1   
and your  father an ,amorrhite4         
#af3df4 ,and thy elder sister is        
,samaria1 she and her daughters that    
dwell at thy left hand3 and thy younger 
sister that dwelleth at thy  right hand 
is ,sodom1 and her daughters4    #af3dg4
 ,but neither hast thou walked in their 
ways1 nor hast thou done a  little less 
than they according to their            
wickednesses3 thou hast done  almost    

more wicked things than they in all thy 
ways4    #af3dh4 ,as ,i live1 saith the 
,lord ,god1 thy sister ,sodom herself1  
and her  daughters1 have not done as    
thou hast done1 and thy daughters4      
#af3di4 ,behold this was the iniquity of
 ,sodom thy sister1 pride1 fulness  of  
bread1 and abundance1 and the idleness  
of her1 and of her daughters3  and they 
did not put forth their hand to the     
needy1 and the poor4    ,this was the   
iniquity of ,sodom1 etc4444 ,that is1   
these were the steps  by which the      
,sodomites came to fall into those      
abominations for which  they were       
destroyed4 ,for pride1 gluttony1 and    
idleness are the highroad  to all kinds 
of lust2 especially when they are       
accompanied with a  neglect of the works
 of mercy4    #af3ej4 ,and they were    
lifted up1 and committed abominations   
before me3  and ,i took them away as    
thou hast seen4    #af3ea4 ,and ,samaria
 committed not half thy sins3 but thou  
hast surpassed  them with thy crimes1   

and hast justified thy sisters by all   
thy  abominations which thou hast done4 
#af3eb4 ,therefore do thou also bear thy
 confusion1 thou that hast  surpassed   
thy sisters with thy sins1 doing more   
wickedly than they3 for  they are       
justified above thee1 therefore be thou 
also confounded1 and  bear thy shame1   
thou that hast justified thy sisters4   
#af3ec4 ,and ,i will bring back and     
restore them by bringing back ,sodom1   
with her daughters1 and by bringing back
 ,samaria1 and her daughters3  and ,i   
will bring those that return of thee in 
the midst of them4    ,i will bring     
back1 etc4444 ,this relates to the      
conversion of the  ,gentiles out of all 
nations1 and of many of the ,jews1 to   
the church of  ,christ4    #af3ed4 ,that
 thou mayest bear thy shame1 and mayest 
be confounded in all  that thou hast    
done1 comforting them4    #af3ee4 ,and  
thy sister ,sodom and her daughters     
shall return to their  ancient state3   
and ,samaria and her daughters shall    

return to their  ancient state3 and thou
 and thy daughters shall return to your 
ancient  state4    ,ancient state4444   
,that is1 to their former state of      
liberty1 and their  ancient possessions4
 ,in the spiritual sense1 to the true   
liberty1 and  the happy inheritance of  
the children of ,god1 through faith in  
,christ4    #af3ef4 ,and ,sodom thy     
sister was not heard of in thy mouth1 in
 the day  of thy pride1    #af3eg4      
,before thy malice was laid open3 as it 
is at this time1 making  thee a reproach
 of the daughters of ,syria1 and of all 
the daughters of  ,palestine round about
 thee1 that encompass thee on all sides4
    #af3eh4 ,thou hast borne thy        
wickedness1 and thy disgrace1 saith the 
,lord  ,god4    #af3ei4 ,for thus saith 
the ,lord ,god3 ,i will deal with thee1 
as thou hast  despised the oath1 in     
breaking the covenant3    #af3fj4 ,and  
,i will remember my covenant with thee  
in the days of thy  youth3 and ,i will  
establish with thee an everlasting      

covenant4    #af3fa4 ,and thou shalt    
remember thy ways1 and be ashamed3 when 
thou  shalt receive thy sisters1 thy    
elder and thy younger3 and ,i will give 
them to thee for daughters1 but not by  
thy covenant4    #af3fb4 ,and ,i will   
establish my covenant with thee3 and    
thou shalt know  that ,i am the ,lord1  
#af3fc4 ,that thou mayest remember1 and 
be confounded1 and mayest no more  open 
thy mouth because of thy confusion1 when
 ,i shall be pacified  toward thee for  
all that thou hast done1 saith the ,lord
 ,god4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #ag      
,the parable of the two eagles and the  
vine4 ,a promise of the cedar of        
,christ and his church4    #ag3a4 ,and  
the word of the ,lord came to me1       
saying3    #ag3b4 ,son of man1 put forth
 a riddle1 and speak a parable to the   
house  of ,israel1    #ag3c4 ,and say3  
,thus saith the ,lord ,god2 ,a large    
eagle with great wings1  long-limbed1   
full of feathers1 and of variety1 came  
to ,libanus1 and  took away the marrow  

of the cedar4    ,a large eagle4444     
,nabuchodonosor1 king of                
,babylon4--,ibid4 ,came to  ,libanus4444
 ,that is1 to ,jerusalem4--,ibid4 ,took 
away the marrow of the  cedar4444 ,king 
,jechonias4    #ag3d4 ,he cropped off   
the top of the twigs thereof3 and       
carried it away  into the land of       
,chanaan1 and he set it in a city of    
merchants4    ,chanaan4444 ,this name1  
which signifies traffic1 is not taken   
here for  ,palestine1 but for ,chaldea3 
and the city of merchants here mentioned
 is  ,babylon4    #ag3e4 ,and he took of
 the seed of the land1 and put it in the
 ground for  seed1 that it might take a 
firm root over many waters3 he planted  
it on  the surface of the earth4    ,of 
the seed of the land1 etc4444 ,viz41    
,sedecias1 whom he made king4    #ag3f4 
,and it sprung up and grew into a       
spreading vine of low stature1  and the 
branches thereof looked towards him3 and
 the roots thereof were  under him4 ,so 
it became a vine1 and grew into         

branches1 and shot forth  sprigs4       
,towards him4444 ,nabuchodonosor1 to    
whom ,sedecias swore allegiance4        
#ag3g4 ,and there was another large     
eagle1 with great wings1 and many       
feathers3 and behold this vine1 bending 
as it were her roots towards  him1      
stretched forth her branches to him1    
that he might water it by the  furrows  
of her plantation4    ,another large    
eagle4444 ,viz41 the king of ,egypt4    
#ag3h4 ,it was planted in a good ground 
upon many waters1 that it might  bring  
forth branches1 and bear fruit1 that it 
might become a large  vine4    #ag3i4   
,say thou3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3  
,shall it prosper then8 shall  he not   
pull up the roots thereof1 and strip off
 its fruit1 and dry up  all the branches
 it hath shot forth1 and make it wither3
 and this  without a strong arm1 or many
 people to pluck it up by the root8     
#ag3aj4 ,behold1 it is planted3 shall it
 prosper then8 shall it not be  dried up
 when the burning wind shall touch it1  

and shall it not wither  in the furrows 
where it grew8    #ag3aa4 ,and the word 
of the ,lord came to me1 saying3        
#ag3ab4 ,say to the provoking house3    
,know you not what these things mean8   
,tell them3 ,behold the king of ,babylon
 cometh to ,jerusalem3 and he shall     
take away the king and the princes      
thereof and carry them with him to      
,babylon4    ,shall take away4444 ,or1  
hath taken away1 etc41 for all this was 
now  done4    #ag3ac4 ,and he shall take
 one of the king's seed1 and make a     
covenant  with him1 and take an oath of 
him4 ,yea1 and he shall take away the   
mighty men of the land1    #ag3ad4 ,that
 it may be a low kingdom and not lift   
itself up1 but keep  his covenant and   
observe it4    #ag3ae4 ,but he hath     
revolted from him and sent ambassadors  
to ,egypt1  that it might give him      
horses1 and much people4 ,and shall he  
that hath  done thus prosper1 or be     
saved8 and shall he escape that hath    
broken  the covenant8    #ag3af4 ,as ,i 

live1 saith the ,lord ,god3 ,in the     
place where the king  dwelleth that made
 him king1 whose oath he hath made void1
 and whose  covenant he broke1 even in  
the midst of ,babylon shall he die4     
#ag3ag4 ,and not with a great army1 nor 
with much people shall ,pharao  fight   
against him3 when he shall cast up      
mounts1 and build forts1 to  cut off    
many souls4    #ag3ah4 ,for he had      
despised the oath1 breaking his         
covenant1 and behold  he hath given his 
hand3 and having done all these things1 
he shall not  escape4    #ag3ai4        
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3   
,as ,i live1 ,i will lay upon  his head 
the oath he hath despised1 and the      
covenant he hath broken4    #ag3bj4 ,and
 ,i will spread my net over him1 and he 
shall be taken in my  net3 and ,i will  
bring him into ,babylon1 and will judge 
him there for  the transgression by     
which he hath despised me4    #ag3ba4   
,and all his fugitives with all his     
bands shall fall by the  sword3 and the 

residue shall be scattered into every   
wind3 and you  shall know that ,i the   
,lord have spoken4    #ag3bb4 ,thus     
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i myself will    
take of the marrow of the  high cedar1  
and will set it3 ,i will crop off a     
tender twig from the top  of the        
branches thereof1 and ,i will plant it  
on a mountain high and  eminent4    ,of 
the marrow of the high cedar1 etc4444   
,of the royal stock of  ,david4--,ibid4 
,a tender twig4444 ,viz41 ,jesus        
,christ1 whom ,god hath  planted in     
mount ,sion1 that is1 the high mountain 
of his church1 to  which all nations    
flow4    #ag3bc4 ,on the high mountains 
of ,israel will ,i plant it1 and it     
shall  shoot forth into branches and    
shall bear fruit1 and it shall become a 
great cedar3 and all birds shall dwell  
under it1 and every fowl shall  make its
 nest under the shadow of the branches  
thereof4    #ag3bd4 ,and all the trees  
of the country shall know that ,i the   
,lord have  brought down the high tree1 

and exalted the low tree3 and have dried
 up  the green tree1 and have caused the
 dry tree to flourish4 ,i the ,lord     
have spoken and have done it4           
,ezechiel ,chapter #ah    ,one man shall
 not bear the sins of another1 but every
 one his own2 if a  wicked man truly    
repent1 he shall be saved2 and if a just
 man leave his  justice1 he shall       
perish4    #ah3a4 ,and the word of the  
,lord came to me1 saying3 ,what is the  
meaning8    #ah3b4 ,that you use among  
you this parable as a proverb in the    
land of  ,israel1 saying3 ,the fathers  
have eaten sour grapes1 and the teeth of
  the children are set on edge4         
#ah3c4 ,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord     
,god1 this parable shall be no more to  
you a proverb in ,israel4    #ah3d4     
,behold all souls are mine3 as the soul 
of the father1 so also the  soul of the 
son is mine3 the soul that sinneth1 the 
same shall die4    #ah3e4 ,and if a man 
be just1 and do judgment and justice1   
#ah3f4 ,and hath not eaten upon the     

mountains1 nor lifted up his eyes to    
the idols of the house of ,israel3 and  
hath not defiled his neighbour's  wife1 
nor come near to a menstruous woman3    
,not eaten upon the mountains4444 ,that 
is1 of the sacrifices there  offered to 
idols4    #ah3g4 ,and hath not wronged  
any man3 but hath restored the pledge to
 the  debtor1 hath taken nothing away by
 violence3 hath given his bread to  the 
hungry1 and hath covered the naked with 
a garment3    #ah3h4 ,hath not lent upon
 usury1 nor taken any increase3 hath    
withdrawn  his hand from iniquity1 and  
hath executed true judgment between man 
and  man3    #ah3i4 ,hath walked in my  
commandments1 and kept my judgments1 to 
do  truth3 he is just1 he shall surely  
live1 saith the ,lord ,god4    ,to do   
truth4444 ,that is1 to act according to 
truth2 for the ,hebrews  called         
everything that was just1 truth4        
#ah3aj4 ,and if he beget a son that is a
 robber1 a shedder of blood1 and  that  
hath done some one of these things3     

#ah3aa4 ,though he doth not all these   
things1 but that eateth upon the        
mountains1 and that defileth his        
neighbour's wife3    #ah3ab4 ,that      
grieveth the needy and the poor1 that   
taketh away by  violence1 that restoreth
 not the pledge1 and that lifteth up his
 eyes  to idols1 that committeth        
abomination3    #ah3ac4 ,that giveth    
upon usury1 and that taketh an increase3
 shall such  a one live8 he shall not   
live4 ,seeing he hath done all these    
detestable  things1 he shall surely die1
 his blood shall be upon him4    #ah3ad4
 ,but if he beget a son1 who1 seeing all
 his father's sins1 which  he hath done1
 is afraid1 and shall not do the like to
 them3    #ah3ae4 ,that hath not eaten  
upon the mountains1 nor lifted up his   
eyes  to the idols of the house of      
,israel1 and hath not defiled his       
neighbour's wife3    #ah3af4 ,and hath  
not grieved any man1 nor withholden the 
pledge1 nor  taken away with violence1  
but hath given his bread to the hungry1 

and  covered the naked with a garment3  
#ah3ag4 ,that hath turned away his hand 
from injuring the poor1 hath not  taken 
usury and increase1 but hath executed my
 judgments1 and hath  walked in my      
commandments3 this man shall not die for
 the iniquity of  his father1 but living
 he shall live4    #ah3ah4 ,as for his  
father1 because he oppressed and offered
 violence to  his brother1 and wrought  
evil in the midst of his people1 behold 
he is  dead in his own iniquity4        
#ah3ai4 ,and you say3 ,why hath not the 
son borne the iniquity of his  father8  
,verily1 because the son hath wrought   
judgment and justice1 hath  kept all my 
commandments1 and done them1 living1 he 
shall live4    #ah3bj4 ,the soul that   
sinneth1 the same shall die3 the son    
shall not  bear the iniquity of the     
father1 and the father shall not bear   
the  iniquity of the son3 the justice of
 the just shall be upon him1 and the    
wickedness of the wicked shall be upon  
him4    #ah3ba4 ,but if the wicked do   

penance for all his sins which he hath  
committed1 and keep all my commandments1
 and do judgment1 and justice1  living  
he shall live1 and shall not die4       
#ah3bb4 ,i will not remember all his    
iniquities that he hath done3 in his    
justice which he hath wrought1 he shall 
live4    #ah3bc4 ,is it my will that a  
sinner should die1 saith the ,lord ,god1
 and  not that he should be converted   
from his ways1 and live8    #ah3bd4 ,but
 if the just man turn himself away from 
his justice1 and do  iniquity according 
to all the abominations which the wicked
 man useth  to work1 shall he live8 all 
his justices which he hath done1 shall  
not  be remembered3 in the              
prevarication1 by which he hath         
prevaricated1 and  in his sin1 which he 
hath committed1 in them he shall die4   
#ah3be4 ,and you have said3 ,the way of 
the ,lord is not right4 ,hear ye1       
therefore1 ,o house of ,israel3 ,is it  
my way that is not right1 and are  not  
rather your ways perverse8    #ah3bf4   

,for when the just turneth himself away 
from his justice1 and  committeth       
iniquity1 he shall die therein3 in the  
injustice that he  hath wrought he shall
 die4    #ah3bg4 ,and when the wicked   
turneth himself away from his           
wickedness1  which he hath wrought1 and 
doeth judgment1 and justice3 he shall   
save  his soul alive4    #ah3bh4        
,because he considereth and turneth away
 himself from all his  iniquities which 
he hath wrought1 he shall surely live1  
and not die4    #ah3bi4 ,and the        
children of ,israel say3 ,the way of the
 ,lord is not  right4 ,are not my ways  
right1 ,o house of ,israel1 and are not 
rather  your ways perverse8    #ah3cj4  
,therefore will ,i judge every man      
according to his ways1 ,o house  of     
,israel1 saith the ,lord ,god4 ,be      
converted1 and do penance for all  your 
iniquities3 and iniquity shall not be   
your ruin4    #ah3ca4 ,cast away from   
you all your transgressions1 by which   
you have  transgressed1 and make to     

yourselves a new heart1 and a new       
spirit3 and  why will you die1 ,o house 
of ,israel8    #ah3cb4 ,for ,i desire   
not the death of him that dieth1 saith  
the ,lord  ,god1 return ye and live4    
,ezechiel ,chapter #ai    ,the parable  
of the young lions1 and of the vineyard 
that is wasted4    #ai3a4 ,moreover take
 thou up a lamentation for the princes  
of ,israel1    #ai3b4 ,and say3 ,why did
 thy mother the lioness lie down among  
the lions1  and bring up her whelps in  
the midst of young lions8    ,thy mother
 the lioness4444 ,jerusalem4    #ai3c4  
,and she brought out one of her whelps1 
and he became a lion3 and  he learned to
 catch the prey1 and to devour men4     
,one of her whelps4444 ,viz41 ,joachaz1 
alias ,sellum4    #ai3d4 ,and the       
nations heard of him1 and took him1 but 
not without  receiving wounds3 and they 
brought him in chains into the land of  
,egypt4    #ai3e4 ,but she seeing       
herself weakened1 and that her hope was 
lost1 took  one of her young lions1 and 

set him up for a lion4    ,one of her   
young lions4444 ,joakim4    #ai3f4 ,and 
he went up and down among the lions1 and
 became a lion3 and  he learned to catch
 the prey1 and to devour men4    #ai3g4 
,he learned to make widows1 and to lay  
waste their cities3 and the  land became
 desolate1 and the fulness thereof by   
the noise of his  roaring4    #ai3h4    
,and the nations came together against  
him on every side out of  the provinces1
 and they spread their net over him1 in 
their wounds he  was taken4    #ai3i4   
,and they put him into a cage1 they     
brought him in chains to the  king of   
,babylon3 and they cast him into prison1
 that his voice should  no more be heard
 upon the mountains of ,israel4         
#ai3aj4 ,thy mother is like a vine in   
thy blood planted by the water3 her     
fruit and her branches have grown out of
 many waters4    #ai3aa4 ,and she hath  
strong rods to make sceptres for them   
that bear  rule1 and her stature was    
exalted among the branches3 and she saw 

her  height in the multitude of her     
branches4    #ai3ab4 ,but she was       
plucked up in wrath1 and cast on the    
ground1 and the  burning wind dried up  
her fruit3 her strong rods are withered1
 and  dried up3 the fire hath devoured  
her4    #ai3ac4 ,and now she is         
transplanted into the desert1 in a land 
not  passable1 and dry4    #ai3ad4 ,and 
a fire is gone out from a rod of her    
branches1 which hath  devoured her      
fruit3 so that she now hath no strong   
rod1 to be a sceptre  of rulers4 ,this  
is a lamentation1 and it shall be for a 
lamentation4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #bj
    ,god refuses to answer the ancients 
of ,israel inquiring by the prophet3    
but by him setteth his benefits before  
their eyes1 and their heinous  sins3    
threatening yet greater punishments3 but
 still mixed with mercy4    #bj3a4 ,and 
it came to pass in the seventh year1 in 
the fifth month1 the  tenth day of the  
month3 there came men of the ancients of
 ,israel to  inquire of the ,lord1 and  

they sat before me4    #bj3b4 ,and the  
word of the ,lord came to me1 saying3   
#bj3c4 ,son of man1 speak to the        
ancients of ,israel and say to them3    
,thus  saith the ,lord ,god3 ,are you   
come to inquire of me8 ,as ,i live1 ,i  
will  not answer you1 saith the ,lord   
,god4    #bj3d4 ,if thou judgest them1  
if thou judgest1 ,o son of man1 declare 
to  them the abominations of their      
fathers4    ,if thou judgest them4444   
,or1 if thou wilt enter into the cause  
and  plead against them4    #bj3e4 ,and 
say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3
 ,in the day when ,i chose  ,israel1 and
 lifted up my hand for the race of the  
house of ,jacob3 and  appeared to them  
in the land of ,egypt1 and lifted up my 
hand for them1  saying3 ,i am the ,lord 
your ,god3    #bj3f4 ,in that day ,i    
lifted up my hand for them to bring them
 out of the  land of ,egypt1 into a land
 which ,i had provided for them1 flowing
 with  milk and honey1 which excelled   
amongst all lands4    #bj3g4 ,and ,i    

said to them3 ,let every man cast away  
the scandals of his  eyes1 and defile   
not yourselves with the idols of ,egypt3
 ,i am the ,lord  your ,god4            
,scandals1 etc4444 ,offensiones4 ,that  
is1 the abominations or idols1 to  the  
worship of which they were allured by   
their eyes4    #bj3h4 ,but they provoked
 me1 and would not hearken to me3 they  
did not  every man cast away the        
abominations of his eyes1 neither did   
they  forsake the idols of ,egypt3 and  
,i said ,i would pour out my indignation
  upon them1 and accomplish my wrath    
against them in the midst of the  land  
of ,egypt4    #bj3i4 ,but ,i did        
otherwise for my name's sake1 that it   
might not be  violated before the       
nations1 in the midst of whom they were1
 and among  whom ,i made myself known to
 them1 to bring them out of the land of 
,egypt4    #bj3aj4 ,therefore ,i brought
 them out from the land of ,egypt1 and  
brought  them into the desert4          
#bj3aa4 ,and ,i gave them my statutes1  

and ,i shewed them my judgments1  which 
if a man do1 he shall live in them4     
#bj3ab4 ,moreover ,i gave them also my  
sabbaths1 to be a sign between me  and  
them3 and that they might know that ,i  
am the ,lord that sanctify  them4       
#bj3ac4 ,but the house of ,israel       
provoked me in the desert3 they walked  
not in my statutes1 and they cast away  
my judgments1 which if a man do  he     
shall live in them3 and they grievously 
violated my sabbaths4 ,i said  therefore
 that ,i would pour out my indignation  
upon them in the desert1  and would     
consume them4    #bj3ad4 ,but ,i spared 
them for the sake of my name1 lest it   
should be  profaned before the nations1 
from which ,i brought them out1 in their
  sight4    #bj3ae4 ,so ,i lifted up my 
hand over them in the desert1 not to    
bring  them into the land which ,i had  
given them flowing with milk and honey1 
the best of all lands4    #bj3af4       
,because they cast off my judgments1 and
 walked not in my  statutes1 and        

violated my sabbaths3 for their heart   
went after idols4    #bj3ag4 ,yet my eye
 spared them1 so that ,i destroyed them 
not3 neither  did ,i consume them in the
 desert4    #bj3ah4 ,and ,i said to     
their children in the wilderness3 ,walk 
not in the  statutes of your fathers1   
and observe not their judgments1 nor be 
ye  defiled with their idols3    #bj3ai4
 ,i am the ,lord your ,god3 walk ye in  
my statutes1 and observe my  judgments1 
and do them4    #bj3bj4 ,and sanctify my
 sabbaths1 that they may be a sign      
between me and  you3 and that you may   
know that ,i am the ,lord your ,god4    
#bj3ba4 ,but their children provoked me1
 they walked not in my  commandments1   
nor observed my judgments to do them3   
which if a man do1  he shall live in    
them3 and they violated my sabbaths3 and
 ,i threatened  to pour out my          
indignation upon them1 and to accomplish
 my wrath in  them in the desert4       
#bj3bb4 ,but ,i turned away my hand1 and
 wrought for my name's sake1 that  it   

might not be violated before the        
nations1 out of which ,i brought  them  
forth in their sight4    #bj3bc4 ,again 
,i lifted up my hand upon them in the   
wilderness1 to  disperse them among the 
nations1 and scatter them through the   
countries3    #bj3bd4 ,because they had 
not done my judgments1 and had cast off 
my  statutes1 and had violated my       
sabbaths1 and their eyes had been after 
the idols of their fathers4    #bj3be4  
,therefore ,i also gave them statutes   
that were not good1 and  judgments1 in  
which they shall not live4    ,statutes 
that were not good1 etc4444 ,viz41 the  
laws and ordinances of  their enemies2  
or those imposes upon them by that cruel
 tyrant the  devil1 to whose power they 
were delivered up for their sins4       
#bj3bf4 ,and ,i polluted them in their  
own gifts1 when they offered all  that  
opened the womb1 for their offences3 and
 they shall know that ,i am  the ,lord4 
,i polluted them1 etc4444 ,that is1 ,i  
gave them up to such blindness in       

punishment of their offences1 as to     
pollute themselves with the blood  of   
all their firstborn1 whom they offered  
up to their idols in  compliance with   
their wicked devices4    #bj3bg4        
,wherefore speak to the house of        
,israel1 ,o son of man1 and say to      
them3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3       
,moreover in this also your fathers     
blasphemed me1 when they had despised   
and contemned me2    #bj3bh4 ,and ,i had
 brought them into the land1 for which  
,i lifted up my  hand to give it them3  
they saw every high hill1 and every     
shady tree1  and there they sacrificed  
their victims3 and there they presented 
the  provocation of their offerings1 and
 there they set their sweet odours1  and
 poured forth their libations4          
#bj3bi4 ,and ,i said to them3 ,what     
meaneth the high place to which you go8 
and the name thereof was called         
,high-place even to this day4    #bj3cj4
 ,wherefore say to the house of ,israel3
 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3  ,verily1  

you are defiled in the way of your      
fathers1 and you commit  fornication    
with their abominations4    #bj3ca4 ,and
 you defile yourselves with all your    
idols unto this day1 in  the offering of
 your gifts1 when you make your children
 pass through  the fire3 and shall ,i   
answer you1 ,o house of ,israel8 ,as ,i 
live1 saith  the ,lord ,god1 ,i will not
 answer you4    #bj3cb4 ,neither shall  
the thought of your mind come to pass1  
by which  you say3 ,we will be as the   
,gentiles1 and as the families of the   
earth1  to worship stocks and stones4   
#bj3cc4 ,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord    
,god1 ,i will reign over you with a     
strong hand1 and with a stretched out   
arm1 and with fury poured out4          
#bj3cd4 ,and ,i will bring you out from 
the people1 and ,i will gather you  out 
of the countries1 in which you are      
scattered1 ,i will reign over you  with 
a strong hand and with a stretched out  
arm1 and with fury poured  out4         
#bj3ce4 ,and ,i will bring you into the 

wilderness of people1 and there  will ,i
 plead with you face to face4    ,the   
wilderness of people4444 ,that is1 a    
desert in which there are no  people4   
#bj3cf4 ,as ,i pleaded against your     
fathers in the desert of the land of    
,egypt2 even so will ,i judge you1 saith
 the ,lord ,god4    #bj3cg4 ,and ,i will
 make you subject to my sceptre1 and    
will bring you  into the bands of the   
covenant4    #bj3ch4 ,and ,i will pick  
out from among you the transgressors1   
and the  wicked1 and will bring them out
 of the land where they sojourn1 and    
they shall not enter into the land of   
,israel3 and you shall know that ,i  am 
the ,lord4    #bj3ci4 ,and as for you1  
,o house of ,israel3 thus saith the     
,lord ,god3 ,walk  ye every one after   
your idols1 and serve them4 ,but if in  
this also you  hear me not1 but defile  
my holy name any more with your gifts1  
and with  your idols2    ,walk ye every 
one1 etc4444 ,it is not an allowance1   
much less a  commandment to serve idols2

 but a figure of speech1 by which ,god  
would  have them to understand that if  
they would walk after their idols1 they 
must not pretend to serve him at the    
same time3 for that he would by no      
means suffer such a mixture of worship4 
#bj3dj4 ,in my holy mountain1 in the    
high mountain of ,israel1 saith the     
,lord ,god1 there shall all the house of
 ,israel serve me2 all of them ,i  say1 
in the land in which they shall please  
me1 and there will ,i  require your     
firstfruits1 and the chief of your      
tithes with all your  sanctifications4  
,in my holy mountain1 etc4444 ,the      
foregoing verse1 to make the sense      
complete1 must be understood so as to   
condemn and reject that mixture  of     
worship which the ,jews then followed4  
,in this verse1 ,god promises to  the   
true ,israelites1 especially to those of
 the ,christian church1 that  they shall
 serve him in another manner1 in his    
holy mountain1 the  spiritual ,sion3 and
 shall by accepted of by him4    #bj3da4

 ,i will accept of you for an odour of  
sweetness1 when ,i shall  have brought  
you out from the people1 and shall have 
gathered you out  of the lands into     
which you are scattered1 and ,i will be 
sanctified in  you in the sight of the  
nations4    #bj3db4 ,and you shall know 
that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i shall have
 brought  you into the land of ,israel1 
into the land for which ,i lifted up my 
hand to give it to your fathers4        
#bj3dc4 ,and there you shall remember   
your ways1 and all your wicked  doings  
with which you have been defiled2 and   
you shall be displeased  with yourselves
 in your own sight1 for all your wicked 
deeds which you  committed4    #bj3dd4  
,and you shall know that ,i am the      
,lord1 when ,i shall have done  well by 
you for my own name's sake1 and not     
according to your evil  ways1 nor       
according to your wicked deeds1 ,o house
 of ,israel1 saith the  ,lord ,god4     
#bj3de4 ,and the word of the ,lord came 
to me1 saying3    #bj3df4 ,son of man1  

set thy face against the way of the     
south1 and drop  towards the south1 and 
prophesy against the forest of the south
 field4    ,of the south4444 ,jerusalem 
lay towards the south of ,babylon1      
7where the  prophet then was17 and is   
here called the forest of the south     
field1  and is threatened with utter    
desolation4    #bj3dg4 ,and say to the  
south forest3 ,hear the word of the     
,lord3 ,thus  saith the ,lord ,god3     
,behold ,i will kindle a fire in thee1  
and will burn  in thee every green tree1
 and every dry tree3 the flame of the   
fire  shall not be quenched3 and every  
face shall be burned in it1 from the    
south even to the north4    #bj3dh4 ,and
 all flesh shall see1 that ,i the ,lord 
have kindled it1 and it  shall not be   
quenched4    #bj3di4 ,and ,i said3 ,ah1 
ah1 ah1 ,o ,lord ,god3 they say of me3  
,doth not  this man speak by parables8  
,ezechiel ,chapter #ba    ,the          
destruction of ,jerusalem by the sword  
is further described3 the  ruin also of 

the ,ammonites is forshewn4 ,and finally
 ,babylon1 the  destroyer of others1    
shall be destroyed4    #ba3a4 ,and the  
word of the ,lord came to me1 saying3   
#ba3b4 ,son of man1 set thy face toward 
,jerusalem1 and let thy speech  flow    
towards the holy places1 and prophesy   
against the land of ,israel3    #ba3c4  
,and say to the land of ,israel1 ,thus  
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i  come  
against thee1 and ,i will draw forth my 
sword out of its sheath1  and will cut  
off in thee the just1 and the wicked4   
#ba3d4 ,and forasmuch as ,i have cut off
 in thee the just and the wicked1       
therefore shall my sword go forth out of
 its sheath against all flesh1  from the
 south even to the north4    #ba3e4     
,that all flesh may know that ,i the    
,lord have drawn my sword out  of its   
sheath not to be turned back4    #ba3f4 
,and thou1 son of man1 mourn with the   
breaking of thy loins1 and  with        
bitterness sigh before them4    #ba3g4  
,and when they shall say to thee3 ,why  

mournest thou8 thou shalt  say3 ,for    
that which ,i hear3 because it cometh1  
and every heart shall  melt1 and all    
hands shall be made feeble1 and every   
spirit shall faint1  and water shall run
 down every knee3 behold it cometh1 and 
it shall be  done1 saith the ,lord ,god4
    #ba3h4 ,and the word of the ,lord   
came to me1 saying3    #ba3i4 ,son of   
man1 prophesy1 and say3 ,thus saith the 
,lord ,god3 ,say3 ,the  sword1 the sword
 is sharpened1 and furbished4    #ba3aj4
 ,it is sharpened to kill victims3 it is
 furbished that it may  glitter3 thou   
removest the sceptre of my son1 thou    
hast cut down every  tree4    ,thou     
removest the sceptre of my son4444 ,he  
speaks 7according to ,st4  ,jerome7 to  
the sword of ,nabuchodonosor3 which was 
about to remove the  sceptre of ,israel1
 whom ,god here calls his son4          
#ba3aa4 ,and ,i have given it to be     
furbished1 that it may be handled3  this
 sword is sharpened1 and it is          
furbished1 that it may be in the  hand  

of the slayer4    #ba3ab4 ,cry1 and     
howl1 ,o son of man1 for this sword is  
upon my people1  it is upon all the     
princes of ,israel1 that are fled3 they 
are delivered  up to the sword with my  
people1 strike therefore upon thy thigh1
    #ba3ac4 ,because it is tried3 and   
that when it shall overthrow the        
sceptre1 and it shall not be1 saith the 
,lord ,god4    #ba3ad4 ,thou therefore1 
,o son of man1 prophesy1 and strike thy 
hands  together1 and let the sword be   
doubled1 and let the sword of the slain 
be tripled3 this is the sword of a great
 slaughter1 that maketh them  stand     
amazed1    #ba3ae4 ,and languish in     
heart1 and that multiplieth ruins4 ,in  
all their  gates ,i have set the dread  
of the sharp sword1 the sword that is   
furbished to glitter1 that is made ready
 for slaughter4    #ba3af4 ,be thou     
sharpened1 go to the right hand1 or to  
the left1 which  way soever thou hast a 
mind to set thy face4    #ba3ag4 ,and ,i
 will clap my hands together1 and will  

satisfy my  indignation3 ,i the ,lord   
have spoken4    #ba3ah4 ,and the word of
 the ,lord came to me1 saying3          
#ba3ai4 ,and thou son of man1 set thee  
two ways1 for the sword of the  king of 
,babylon to come3 both shall come forth 
out of one land3 and  with his hand he  
shall draw lots1 he shall consult at the
 head of the  way of the city4          
#ba3bj4 ,thou shalt make a way that the 
sword may come to ,rabbath of the       
children of ,ammon1 and to ,juda unto   
,jerusalem the strong city4    #ba3ba4  
,for the king of ,babylon stood in the  
highway1 at the head of two  ways1      
seeking divination1 shuffling arrows3 he
 inquired of the idols1  and consulted  
entrails4    #ba3bb4 ,on his right hand 
was the divination for ,jerusalem1 to   
set  battering rams1 to open the mouth  
in slaughter1 to lift up the voice in   
howling1 to set engines against the     
gates1 to cast up a mount1 to build     
forts4    #ba3bc4 ,and he shall be in   
their eyes as one consulting the oracle 

in  vain1 and imitating the leisure of  
sabbaths3 but he will call to           
remembrance the iniquity that they may  
be taken4    #ba3bd4 ,therefore thus    
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because you have 
remembered  your iniquity1 and have     
discovered your prevarications1 and your
 sins  have appeared in all your        
devices3 because1 ,i say1 ,you have     
remembered1  you shall be taken with the
 hand4    #ba3be4 ,but thou profane     
wicked prince of ,israel1 whose day is  
come that  hath been appointed in the   
time of iniquity3    ,thou profane1     
etc4444 ,he speaks to king ,sedecias1   
who had broken his  oath1 and was       
otherwise a wicked prince4    #ba3bf4   
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,remove the 
diadem1 take off the crown3  is it not  
this that hath exalted the low one1 and 
brought down him that  was high8    ,is 
it not this that hath exalted the low   
one4444 ,the royal crown of  ,juda had  
exalted ,sedecias from a private state  
and condition to the  sovereign power1  

as the loss of it had brought down      
,jechonias1 etc4    #ba3bg4 ,i will shew
 it to be iniquity1 iniquity1 iniquity3 
but this was  not done till he came to  
whom judgment belongeth1 and ,i will    
give it  him4    ,i will shew it to be  
iniquity1 etc4444 ,or1 ,i will overturn 
it1 viz41  the crown of ,juda for the   
manifold iniquities of the kings3 but it
  shall not be utterly removed1 till    
,christ come whose right it is3 and  who
 shall reign in the spiritual house of  
,jacob1 that is1 in his  church1 for    
evermore4    #ba3bh4 ,and thou son of   
man1 prophesy1 and say3 ,thus saith the 
,lord ,god  concerning the children of  
,ammon1 and concerning their reproach1  
and  thou shalt say3 ,o sword1 ,o sword1
 come out of the scabbard to kill1 be   
furbished to destroy1 and to glitter1   
,concerning their reproach4444 ,by which
 they had reproached and insulted  over 
the ,jews1 at the time of the           
destruction of ,jerusalem4    #ba3bi4   
,whilst they see vain things in thy     

regard1 and they divine lies3  to bring 
thee upon the necks of the wicked that  
are wounded1 whose  appointed day is    
come in the time of iniquity4    #ba3cj4
 ,return into thy sheath4 ,i will judge 
thee in the place wherein  thou wast    
created1 in the land of thy nativity4   
,return into thy sheath1 etc4444 ,the   
sword of ,babylon1 after raging  against
 many nations1 was shortly to be judged 
and destroyed at home by  the ,medes and
 ,persians4    #ba3ca4 ,and ,i will pour
 out upon thee my indignation3 in the   
fire of my  rage will ,i blow upon thee1
 and will give thee into the hands of   
men  that are brutish and contrive thy  
destruction4    #ba3cb4 ,thou shalt be  
fuel for the fire1 thy blood shall be in
 the midst  of the land1 thou shalt be  
forgotten3 for ,i the ,lord have spoken 
it4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #bb    ,the 
general corruption of the inhabitants of
 ,jerusalem3 for which ,god  will       
consume them as dross in his furnace4   
#bb3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  

to me1 saying3    #bb3b4 ,and thou son  
of man1 dost thou not judge1 dost thou  
not judge the  city of blood8    #bb3c4 
,and thou shalt shew her all her        
abominations1 and shalt say3 ,thus      
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,this is the city 
that sheddeth blood in the midst  of    
her1 that her time may come3 and that   
hath made idols against  herself1 to    
defile herself4    #bb3d4 ,thou art     
become guilty in thy blood which thou   
hast shed3 and  thou art defiled in thy 
idols which thou hast made3 and thou    
hast made  thy days to draw near1 and   
hast brought on the time of thy years3  
therefore have ,i made thee a reproach  
to the ,gentiles1 and a mockery to  all 
countries4    #bb3e4 ,those that are    
near1 and those that are far from thee1 
shall  triumph over thee3 thou filthy   
one1 infamous1 great in destruction4    
#bb3f4 ,behold the princes of ,israel1  
every one hath employed his arm in  thee
 to shed blood4    #bb3g4 ,they have    
abused father and mother in thee1 they  

have oppressed  the stranger in the     
midst of thee1 they have grieved the    
fatherless and  widow in thee4    #bb3h4
 ,thou hast despised my sanctuaries1 and
 profaned my sabbaths4    #bb3i4        
,slanderers have been in thee to shed   
blood1 and they have eaten  upon the    
mountains in thee1 they have committed  
wickedness in the midst  of thee4       
#bb3aj4 ,they have discovered the       
nakedness of their father in thee1 they 
have humbled the uncleanness of the     
menstruous woman in thee4    #bb3aa4    
,and every one hath committed           
abomination with his neighbour's  wife1 
and the father in law hath wickedly     
defiled his daughter in law1  the       
brother hath oppressed his sister the   
daughter of his father in  thee4        
#bb3ab4 ,they have taken gifts in thee  
to shed blood3 thou hast taken  usury   
and increase1 and hast covetously       
oppressed thy neighbours3 and  thou hast
 forgotten me1 saith the ,lord ,god4    
#bb3ac4 ,behold1 ,i have clapped my     

hands at thy covetousness1 which thou   
hast exercised3 and at the blood that   
hath been shed in the midst of  thee4   
#bb3ad4 ,shall thy heart endure1 or     
shall thy hands prevail in the days     
which ,i will bring upon thee3 ,i the   
,lord have spoken1 and will do it4      
#bb3ae4 ,and ,i will disperse thee in   
the nations1 and will scatter thee      
among the countries1 and ,i will put an 
end to thy uncleanness in thee4         
#bb3af4 ,and ,i will possess thee in the
 sight of the ,gentiles1 and thou  shalt
 know that ,i am the ,lord4    #bb3ag4  
,and the word of the ,lord came to me1  
saying3    #bb3ah4 ,son of man1 the     
house of ,israel is become dross to me3 
all these  are brass1 and tin1 and iron1
 and lead1 in the midst of the furnace3 
they are become the dross of silver4    
#bb3ai4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
,god3 ,because you are all turned  into 
dross1 therefore behold ,i will gather  
you together in the midst of            
,jerusalem4    #bb3bj4 ,as they gather  

silver1 and brass1 and tin1 and iron1   
and lead in  the midst of the furnace3  
that ,i may kindle a fire in it to melt 
it3 so  will ,i gather you together in  
my fury and in my wrath1 and will take  
my  rest1 and ,i will melt you down4    
#bb3ba4 ,and will gather you together1  
and will burn you in the fire of  my    
wrath1 and you shall be melted in the   
midst thereof4    #bb3bb4 ,as silver is 
melted in the midst of the furnace1 so  
shall you be  in the midst thereof3 and 
you shall know that ,i am the ,lord1    
when ,i  have poured out my indignation 
upon you4    #bb3bc4 ,and the word of   
the ,lord came to me1 saying3    #bb3bd4
 ,son of man1 say to her3 ,thou art a   
land that is unclean1 and not  rained   
upon in the day of wrath4    #bb3be4    
,there is a conspiracy of prophets in   
the midst thereof3 like a  lion that    
roareth and catcheth the prey1 they have
 devoured souls1 they  have taken riches
 and hire1 they have made many widows in
 the midst  thereof4    #bb3bf4 ,her    

priests have despised my law1 and have  
defiled my  sanctuaries3 they have put  
no difference between holy and profane3 
nor  have distinguished between the     
polluted and the clean3 and they have   
turned away their eyes from my sabbaths1
 and ,i was profaned in the  midst of   
them4    #bb3bg4 ,her princes in the    
midst of her1 are like wolves ravening  
the  prey to shed blood1 and to destroy 
souls1 and to run after gains  through  
covetousness4    #bb3bh4 ,and her       
prophets have daubed them without       
tempering the mortar1  seeing vain      
things1 and divining lies unto them1    
saying3 ,thus saith the  ,lord ,god3    
when the ,lord hath not spoken4         
#bb3bi4 ,the people of the land have    
used oppression1 and committed  robbery3
 they afflicted the needy and poor1 and 
they oppressed the  stranger by calumny 
without judgment4    #bb3cj4 ,and ,i    
sought among them for a man that might  
set up a hedge1 and  stand in the gap   
before me in favour of the land1 that ,i

 might not  destroy it3 and ,i found    
none4    #bb3ca4 ,and ,i poured out my  
indignation upon them1 in the fire of my
  wrath ,i consumed them3 ,i have       
rendered their way upon their own head1 
saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #bc    ,under the names of the 
two harlots1 ,oolla and ,ooliba1 are    
described the  manifold disloyalties of 
,samaria and ,jerusalem1 with the       
punishment of  them both4    #bc3a4 ,and
 the word of the ,lord came to me1      
saying3    #bc3b4 ,son of man1 there    
were two women1 daughters of one mother4
    #bc3c4 ,and they committed          
fornication in ,egypt1 in their youth   
they  committed fornication3 there were 
their breasts pressed down1 and the     
teats of their virginity were bruised4  
,committed fornication4444 ,that is1    
idolatry4    #bc3d4 ,and their names    
were ,oolla the elder1 and ,ooliba her  
younger  sister3 and ,i took them1 and  
they bore sons and daughters4 ,now for  
their names1 ,samaria is ,oolla1 and    

,jerusalem is ,ooliba4    ,oolla and    
,ooliba4444 ,god calls the kingdom of   
,israel ,oolla1 which  signifies their  
own habitation1 because they separated  
themselves from  his temple3 and the    
kingdom of ,juda1 ,ooliba1 which        
signifies his  habitation in her1       
because of his temple among them in     
,jerusalem4    #bc3e4 ,and ,oolla       
committed fornication against me1 and   
doted on her  lovers1 on the ,assyrians 
that came to her1    ,on the            
,assyraians1 etc4444 ,that is1 the idols
 of the ,assyrians3 for all  that is    
said in this chapter of the fornications
 of ,israel and ,juda1 is  to be        
understood in a spiritual sense1 of     
their disloyalty to the ,lord1  by      
worshipping strange gods4    #bc3f4 ,who
 were clothed with blue1 princes1 and   
rulers1 beautiful  youths1 all horsemen1
 mounted upon horses4    #bc3g4 ,and she
 committed her fornications with those  
chosen men1 all  sons of the ,assyrians3
 and she defiled herself with the       

uncleanness of  all them on whom she    
doted4    #bc3h4 ,moreover also she did 
not forsake her fornications which she  
had  committed in ,egypt3 for they also 
lay with her in her youth1 and they     
bruised the breasts of her virginity1   
and poured out their fornication  upon  
her4    #bc3i4 ,therefore have ,i       
delivered her into the hands of her     
lovers1 into  the hands of the sons of  
the ,assyrians1 upon whose lust she     
doted4    #bc3aj4 ,they discovered her  
disgrace1 took away her sons and        
daughters1  and slew her with the sword3
 and they became infamous women1 and    
they  executed judgments in her4        
#bc3aa4 ,and when her sister ,ooliba saw
 this1 she was mad with lust more  than 
she3 and she carried her fornication    
beyond the fornication of her  sister4  
#bc3ab4 ,impudently prostituting herself
 to the children of the  ,assyrians1 the
 princes1 and rulers that came to her1  
clothed with  divers colours1 to the    
horsemen that rode upon horses1 and to  

young men  all of great beauty4         
#bc3ac4 ,and ,i saw that she was        
defiled1 and that they both took one    
way4    #bc3ad4 ,and she increased her  
fornications3 and when she had seen men 
painted on the wall1 the images of the  
,chaldeans set forth in colours1        
#bc3ae4 ,and girded with girdles about  
their reins1 and with dyed turbans  on  
their heads1 the resemblance of all the 
captains1 the likeness of  the sons of  
,babylon1 and of the land of the        
,chaldeans wherein they were  born1     
#bc3af4 ,she doted upon them with the   
lust of her eyes1 and she sent          
messengers to them into ,chaldea4       
#bc3ag4 ,and when the sons of ,babylon  
were come to her to the bed of  love1   
they defiled her with their             
fornications1 and she was polluted by   
them1 and her soul was glutted with     
them4    #bc3ah4 ,and she discovered her
 fornications1 and discovered her       
disgrace3 and my soul was alienated from
 her1 as my soul was alienated  from her

 sister4    #bc3ai4 ,for she multiplied 
her fornications1 remembering the days  
of her  youth1 in which she played the  
harlot in the land of ,egypt4    #bc3bj4
 ,and she was mad with lust after lying 
with them whose flesh is  as the flesh  
of asses3 and whose issue as the issue  
of horses4    #bc3ba4 ,and thou hast    
renewed the wickedness of thy youth1    
when thy  breasts were pressed in       
,egypt1 and the paps of thy virginity   
broken4    #bc3bb4 ,therefore1 ,ooliba1 
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i   
will raise  up against thee all thy     
lovers with whom thy soul hath been     
glutted3  and ,i will gather them       
together against thee round about4      
#bc3bc4 ,the children of ,babylon1 and  
all the ,chaldeans1 the nobles1 and  the
 kings1 and princes1 all the sons of the
 ,assyrians1 beautiful young  men1 all  
the captains1 and rulers1 the princes of
 princes1 and the  renowned horsemen4   
#bc3bd4 ,and they shall come upon thee  
well appointed with chariot and  wheel1 

a multitude of people3 they shall be    
armed against thee on every  side with  
breastplate1 and buckler1 and helmet3   
and ,i will set judgment  before them1  
and they shall judge thee by their      
judgments4    #bc3be4 ,and ,i will set  
my jealousy against thee1 which they    
shall  execute upon thee with fury3 they
 shall cut off thy nose and thy ears3   
and what remains shall fall by the      
sword3 they shall take thy sons1 and    
thy daughters1 and thy residue shall be 
devoured by fire4    #bc3bf4 ,and they  
shall strip thee of thy garments1 and   
take away the  instruments of thy glory4
    #bc3bg4 ,and ,i will put an end to  
thy wickedness in thee1 and thy         
fornication brought out of the land of  
,egypt3 neither shalt thou lift  up thy 
eyes to them1 nor remember ,egypt any   
more4    #bc3bh4 ,for thus saith the    
,lord ,god3 ,behold1 ,i will deliver    
thee into  the hands of them whom thou  
hatest1 into their hands with whom thy  
soul  hath been glutted4    #bc3bi4 ,and

 they shall deal with thee in hatred1   
and they shall take  away all thy       
labours1 and shall let thee go naked1   
and full of  disgrace1 and the disgrace 
of thy fornication shall be discovered1 
thy  wickedness1 and thy fornications4  
#bc3cj4 ,they have done these things to 
thee1 because thou hast played  the     
harlot with the nations among which thou
 wast defiled with their  idols4        
#bc3ca4 ,thou hast walked in the way of 
thy sister and ,i will give her  cup    
into thy hand4    #bc3cb4 ,thus saith   
the ,lord ,god3 ,thou shalt drink thy   
sister's cup1 deep  and wide3 thou shalt
 be had in derision and scorn1 which    
containeth  very much4    #bc3cc4 ,thou 
shalt be filled with drunkenness1 and   
sorrow3 with the cup  of grief and      
sadness1 with the cup of thy sister     
,samaria4    #bc3cd4 ,and thou shalt    
drink it1 and shalt drink it up even to 
the  dregs1 and thou shalt devour the   
fragments thereof1 thou shalt rend thy  
breasts3 because ,i have spoken it1     

saith the ,lord ,god4    #bc3ce4        
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3   
,because thou hast forgotten  me1 and   
hast cast me off behind thy back1 bear  
thou also thy  wickedness1 and thy      
fornications4    #bc3cf4 ,and the ,lord 
spoke to me1 saying3 ,son of man1 dost  
thou judge  ,oolla1 and ,ooliba1 and    
dost thou declare to them their wicked  
deeds8    #bc3cg4 ,because they have    
committed adultery1 and blood is in     
their  hands1 and they have committed   
fornication with their idols3 moreover  
also their children1 whom they bore to  
me1 they have offered to them to  be    
devoured4    #bc3ch4 ,yea1 and they have
 done this to me4 ,they polluted my     
sanctuary  on the same day1 and profaned
 my sabbaths4    #bc3ci4 ,and when they 
sacrificed their children to their      
idols1 and went  into my sanctuary the  
same day to profane it3 they did these  
things  even in the midst of my house4  
#bc3dj4 ,they sent for men coming from  
afar1 to whom they had sent a           

messenger3 and behold they came3 for    
whom thou didst wash thyself1 and  didst
 paint thy eyes1 and wast adorned with  
women's ornaments4    #bc3da4 ,thou     
sattest on a very fine bed1 and a table 
was decked before  thee3 whereupon thou 
didst set my incense1 and my ointment4  
#bc3db4 ,and there was in her the voice 
of a multitude rejoicing3 and to  some  
that were brought of the multitude of   
men1 and that came from the  desert1    
they put bracelets on their hands1 and  
beautiful crowns on  their heads4       
#bc3dc4 ,and ,i said to her that was    
worn out in her adulteries3 ,now will   
this woman still continue in her        
fornication4    #bc3dd4 ,and they went  
in to her1 as to a harlot3 so went they 
in unto  ,oolla1 and ,ooliba1 wicked    
women4    #bc3de4 ,they therefore are   
just men3 these shall judge them as     
adulteresses are judged1 and as shedders
 of blood are judged3 because  they are 
adulteresses1 and blood is in their     
hands4    #bc3df4 ,for thus saith the   

,lord ,god3 ,bring a multitude upon     
them1 and  deliver them over to tumult  
and rapine3    #bc3dg4 ,and let the     
people stone them with stones1 and let  
them be  stabbed with their swords3 they
 shall kill their sons and daughters1   
and their houses they shall burn with   
fire4    #bc3dh4 ,and ,i will take away 
wickedness out of the land3 and all     
women  shall learn1 not to do according 
to the wickedness of them4    #bc3di4   
,and they shall render your wickedness  
upon you1 and you shall  bear the sins  
of your idols3 and you shall know that  
,i am the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #bd    ,under the parable of a 
boiling pot is shewn the utter          
destruction of  ,jerusalem3 for which   
the ,jews at ,babylon shall not dare to 
mourn4    #bd3a4 ,and the word of the   
,lord came to me in the ninth year1 in  
the  tenth month1 the tenth day of the  
month1 saying3    #bd3b4 ,son of man1   
write thee the name of this day1 on     
which the king of  ,babylon hath set    

himself against ,jerusalem to day4      
#bd3c4 ,and thou shalt speak by a figure
 a parable to the provoking  house1 and 
say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3
 ,set on a pot1 set it  on1 ,i say1 and 
put water in it4    #bd3d4 ,heap        
together into it the pieces thereof1    
every good piece1 the  thigh and the    
shoulder1 choice pieces and full of     
bones4    #bd3e4 ,take the fattest of   
the flock1 and lay together piles of    
bones  under it3 the seething thereof is
 boiling hot1 and the bones thereof  are
 thoroughly sodden in the midst of it4  
#bd3f4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  
,god3 ,woe to the bloody city1 to the   
pot whose rust is in it1 and its rust is
 not gone out of it3 cast it  out piece 
by piece1 there hath no lot fallen upon 
it4    #bd3g4 ,for her blood is in the  
midst of her1 she hath shed it upon the 
smooth rock3 she hath not shed it upon  
the ground1 that it might be  covered   
with dust4    #bd3h4 ,and that ,i might 
bring my indignation upon her1 and take 

my  vengeance3 ,i have shed her blood   
upon the smooth rock1 that it should    
not be covered4    #bd3i4 ,therefore    
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,woe to the  
bloody city1 of  which ,i will make a   
great bonfire4    #bd3aj4 ,heap together
 the bones1 which ,i will burn with     
fire3 the flesh  shall be consumed1 and 
the whole composition shall be sodden1  
and the  bones shall be consumed4       
#bd3aa4 ,then set it empty upon burning 
coals1 that it may be hot1 and  the     
brass thereof may be melted3 and let the
 filth of it be melted in  the midst    
thereof1 and let the rust of it be      
consumed4    #bd3ab4 ,great pains have  
been taken1 and the great rust thereof  
is not  gone out1 not even by fire4     
#bd3ac4 ,thy uncleanness is execrable3  
because ,i desired to cleanse thee1  and
 thou art not cleansed from thy         
filthiness3 neither shalt thou be       
cleansed1 before ,i cause my indignation
 to rest in thee4    #bd3ad4 ,i the     
,lord have spoken3 it shall come to     

pass1 and ,i will do it3  ,i will not   
pass by1 nor spare1 nor be pacified3 ,i 
will judge thee  according to thy ways1 
and according to thy doings1 saith the  
,lord4    #bd3ae4 ,and the word of the  
,lord came to me1 saying3    #bd3af4    
,son of man1 behold ,i take from thee   
the desire of thy eyes with  a stroke1  
and thou shalt not lament1 nor weep2    
neither shall thy tears  run down4      
#bd3ag4 ,sigh in silence1 make no       
mourning for the dead3 let the tire of  
thy head be upon thee1 and thy shoes on 
thy feet1 and cover not thy  face1 nor  
eat the meat of mourners4    #bd3ah4 ,so
 ,i spoke to the people in the morning1 
and my wife died in the  evening3 and ,i
 did in the morning as he had commanded 
me4    #bd3ai4 ,and the people said to  
me3 ,why dost thou not tell us what     
these  things mean that thou doest8     
#bd3bj4 ,and ,i said to them3 ,the word 
of the ,lord came to me1 saying3        
#bd3ba4 ,speak to the house of ,israel3 
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i  

will profane my sanctuary1 the glory of 
your realm1 and the thing that  your    
eyes desire1 and for which your soul    
feareth3 your sons1 and your  daughters1
 whom you have left1 shall fall by the  
sword4    #bd3bb4 ,and you shall do as  
,i have done3 you shall not cover your  
faces1  nor shall you eat the meat of   
mourners4    #bd3bc4 ,you shall have    
crowns on your heads1 and shoes on your 
feet3 you  shall not lament nor weep1   
but you shall pine away for your        
iniquities1  and every one shall sigh   
with his brother4    #bd3bd4 ,and       
,ezechiel shall be unto you for a sign  
of things to come3  according to all    
that he hath done1 so shall you do1 when
 this shall  come to pass3 and you shall
 know that ,i am the ,lord ,god4        
#bd3be4 ,and thou1 ,o son of man1 behold
 in the day wherein ,i will take  away  
from them their strength1 and the joy of
 their glory1 and the  desire of their  
eyes1 upon which their souls rest1 their
 sons and their  daughters4    #bd3bf4  

,in that day when he that escapeth shall
 come to thee1 to tell  thee3    #bd3bg4
 ,in that day1 ,i say1 shall thy mouth  
be opened to him that hath  escaped1 and
 thou shalt speak1 and shalt be silent  
no more3 and thou  shalt be unto them   
for a sign of things to come1 and you   
shall know  that ,i am the ,lord4       
,ezechiel ,chapter #be    ,a prophecy   
against the ,ammonites1 ,moabites1      
,edomites1 and ,philistines1  for their 
malice against the ,israelites4         
#be3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #be3b4 ,son of man1   
set thy face against the children of    
,ammon1 and thou  shalt prophesy of     
them4    #be3c4 ,and thou shalt say to  
the children of ,ammon3 ,hear ye the    
word of  the ,lord ,god3 ,thus saith the
 ,lord ,god3 ,because thou hast said3   
,ha1 ha1  upon my sanctuary1 because it 
was profaned3 and upon the land of      
,israel1 because it was laid waste3 and 
upon the house of ,juda1 because  they  
are led into captivity3    #be3d4       

,therefore will ,i deliver thee to the  
men of the east for an  inheritance1 and
 they shall place their sheepcotes in   
thee1 and shall  set up their tents in  
thee3 they shall eat thy fruits3 and    
they shall  drink thy milk4    #be3e4   
,and ,i will make ,rabbath a stable for 
camels1 and the children of  ,ammon a   
couching place for flocks3 and you shall
 know that ,i am the  ,lord4            
,rabbath4444 ,the capital city of the   
,ammonites3 it was afterwards called    
,philadelphia4    #be3f4 ,for thus saith
 the ,lord ,god3 ,because thou hast     
clapped thy hands  and stamped with thy 
foot1 and hast rejoiced with all thy    
heart against  the land of ,israel3     
#be3g4 ,therefore behold ,i will stretch
 forth my hand upon thee1 and will      
deliver thee to be the spoil of nations1
 and will cut thee off from  among the  
people1 and destroy thee out of the     
lands1 and break thee in  pieces3 and   
thou shalt know that ,i am the ,lord4   
#be3h4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3      

,because ,moab and ,seir have said3     
,behold  the house of ,juda is like all 
other nations3    #be3i4 ,therefore     
behold ,i will open the shoulder of     
,moab from the  cities1 from his cities1
 ,i say1 and his borders1 the noble     
cities of  the land of ,bethiesimoth1   
and ,beelmeon1 and ,cariathaim1         
#be3aj4 ,to the people of the east with 
the children of ,ammon1 and ,i will     
give it them for an inheritance3 that   
there may be no more any  remembrance of
 the children of ,ammon among the       
nations4    #be3aa4 ,and ,i will execute
 judgments in ,moab3 and they shall know
 that ,i  am the ,lord4    #be3ab4 ,thus
 saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because ,edom   
hath taken vengeance to  revenge herself
 of the children of ,juda1 and hath     
greatly offended1 and  hath sought      
revenge of them3    #be3ac4 ,therefore  
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i will      
stretch forth my hand  upon ,edom1 and  
will take away out of it man and beast1 
and will make it  desolate from the     

south3 and they that are in ,dedan shall
 fall by the  sword4    #be3ad4 ,and ,i 
will lay my vengeance upon ,edom by the 
hand of my people  ,israel3 and they    
shall do in ,edom according to my wrath1
 and my fury3  and they shall know my   
vengeance1 saith the ,lord ,god4        
#be3ae4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3     
,because the ,philistines have taken    
vengeance1 and have revenged themselves 
with all their mind1 destroying  and    
satisfying old enmities3    #be3af4     
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3   
,behold ,i will stretch forth  my hand  
upon the ,philistines1 and will kill the
 killers1 and will  destroy the remnant 
of the sea coast4    #be3ag4 ,and ,i    
will execute great vengeance upon them1 
rebuking them in  fury3 and they shall  
know that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i shall
 lay my  vengeance upon them4           
,ezechiel ,chapter #bf    ,a prophecy of
 the destruction of the famous city of  
,tyre by  ,nabuchodonosor4    #bf3a4    
,and it came to pass in the eleventh    

year1 the first day of the  month1 that 
the word of the ,lord came to me1       
saying3    #bf3b4 ,son of man1 because  
,tyre hath said of ,jerusalem3 ,aha1 the
 gates  of the people are broken1 she is
 turned to me3 ,i shall be filled1 now  
she is laid waste4    #bf3c4 ,therefore 
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i   
come against thee1 ,o  ,tyre1 and ,i    
will cause many nations to come up to   
thee1 as the waves of  the sea rise up4 
#bf3d4 ,and they shall break down the   
walls of ,tyre1 and destroy the  towers 
thereof3 and ,i will scrape her dust    
from her1 and make her like  a smooth   
rock4    #bf3e4 ,she shall be a drying  
place for nets in the midst of the sea1 
because ,i have spoken it1 saith the    
,lord ,god3 and she shall be a spoil  to
 the nations4    #bf3f4 ,her daughters  
also that are in the field1 shall be    
slain by the  sword3 and they shall know
 that ,i am the ,lord4    #bf3g4 ,for   
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i   
will bring against ,tyre                

,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon1 the   
king of kings1 from the north1 with     
horses1 and chariots1 and horsemen1 and 
companies1 and much people4    #bf3h4   
,thy daughters that are in the field1 he
 shall kill with the  sword3 and he     
shall compass thee with forts1 and shall
 cast up a mount  round about3 and he   
shall lift up the buckler against thee4 
#bf3i4 ,and he shall set engines of war 
and battering rams against thy  walls1  
and shall destroy thy towers with his   
arms4    #bf3aj4 ,by reason of the      
multitude of his horses1 their dust     
shall cover  thee3 thy walls shall shake
 at the noise of the horsemen1 and      
wheels1  and chariots1 when they shall  
go in at thy gates1 as by the entrance  
of  a city that is destroyed4    #bf3aa4
 ,with the hoofs of his horses he shall 
tread down all thy  streets1 thy people 
he shall kill with the sword1 and thy   
famous  statues shall fall to the       
ground4    #bf3ab4 ,they shall waste thy
 riches1 they shall make a spoil of thy 

merchandise3 and they shall destroy thy 
walls1 and pull down thy fine  houses3  
and they shall lay thy stones and thy   
timber1 and thy dust in  the midst of   
the waters4    #bf3ac4 ,and ,i will make
 the multitude of thy songs to cease1   
and the  sound of thy harps shall be    
heard no more4    #bf3ad4 ,and ,i will  
make thee like a naked rock1 thou shalt 
be a drying  place for nets1 neither    
shalt thou be built any more3 for ,i    
have spoken  it1 saith the ,lord ,god4  
#bf3ae4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god to   
,tyre3 ,shall not the islands shake at  
the sound of thy fall1 and the groans of
 thy slain when they shall be  killed in
 the midst of thee8    #bf3af4 ,then all
 the princes of the sea shall come down 
from their  thrones3 and take off their 
robes1 and cast away their broidered    
garments1 and be clothed with           
astonishment3 they shall sit on the     
ground1 and with amazement shall wonder 
at thy sudden fall4    #bf3ag4 ,and     
taking up a lamentation over thee1 they 

shall say to thee3  ,how art thou       
fallen1 that dwellest in the sea1       
renowned city that wast  strong in the  
sea1 with thy inhabitants whom all did  
dread8    #bf3ah4 ,now shall the ships  
be astonished in the day of thy terror3 
and  the islands in the sea shall be    
troubled because no one cometh out of   
thee4    #bf3ai4 ,for thus saith the    
,lord ,god3 ,when ,i shall make thee a  
desolate  city like the cities that are 
not inhabited3 and shall bring the deep 
upon thee1 and many waters shall cover  
thee3    #bf3bj4 ,and when ,i shall     
bring thee down with those that descend 
into  the pit to the everlasting people1
 and shall set thee in the lowest  parts
 of the earth1 as places desolate of    
old1 with them that are  brought down   
into the pit1 that thou be not          
inhabited3 and when ,i shall  give glory
 in the land of the living1    #bf3ba4  
,i will bring thee to nothing1 and thou 
shalt not be1 and if thou  be sought    
for1 thou shalt not be found any more   

for ever1 saith the  ,lord ,god4        
,ezechiel ,chapter #bg    ,a description
 of the glory and riches of ,tyre3 and  
of her irrecoverable  fall4    #bg3a4   
,and the word of the ,lord came to me1  
saying3    #bg3b4 ,thou therefore1 ,o   
son of man1 take up a lamentation for   
,tyre3    #bg3c4 ,and say to ,tyre that 
dwelleth at the entry of the sea1 being 
the  mart of the people for many        
islands3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,o 
,tyre1  thou hast said3 ,i am of perfect
 beauty1    #bg3d4 ,and situate in the  
heart of the sea4 ,thy neighbours1 that 
built  thee1 have perfected thy beauty3 
#bg3e4 ,with fir trees of ,sanir they   
have built thee with all sea planks3    
they have taken cedars from ,libanus to 
make thee masts4    ,sea planks4444     
,that is1 timber brought by sea to build
 the city4    #bg3f4 ,they have cut thy 
oars out of the oaks of ,basan3 and they
 have  made thee benches of ,indian     
ivory and cabins with things brought    
from  the islands of ,italy4    #bg3g4  

,fine broidered linen from ,egypt was   
woven for thy sail1 to be  spread on thy
 mast3 blue and purple from the islands 
of ,elisa1 were  made thy covering4     
#bg3h4 ,the inhabitants of ,sidon1 and  
the ,arabians were thy rowers3 thy  wise
 men1 ,o ,tyre1 were thy pilots4        
#bg3i4 ,the ancients of ,gebal1 and the 
wise men thereof furnished  mariners for
 the service of thy various furniture3  
all the ships of the  sea1 and their    
mariners were thy factors4    #bg3aj4   
,the ,persians1 and ,lydians1 and the   
,libyans were thy soldiers in  thy army3
 they hung up the buckler and the helmet
 in thee for thy  ornament4    #bg3aa4  
,the men of ,arad were with thy army    
upon thy walls round about3  the        
,pygmeans also that were in thy towers1 
hung up their quivers on thy  walls     
round about3 they perfected thy beauty4 
,pygmeans4444 ,that is1 strong and      
valiant men4 ,in ,hebrew1 ,gammadim4    
#bg3ab4 ,the ,carthaginians thy         
merchants supplied thy fairs with a     

multitude of all kinds of riches1 with  
silver1 iron1 tin1 and lead1    #bg3ac4 
,greece1 ,thubal1 and ,mosoch1 they were
 thy merchants1 they  brought to thy    
people slaves and vessels of brass4     
#bg3ad4 ,from the house of ,thogorma    
they brought horses1 and horsemen1  and 
mules to thy market4    #bg3ae4 ,the men
 of ,dedan were thy merchants3 many     
islands were the  traffic of thy hand1  
they exchanged for thy price teeth of   
ivory and  ebony4    #bg3af4 ,the       
,syrian was thy merchant3 by reason of  
the multitude of thy  works1 they set   
forth precious stones1 and purple1 and  
broidered works1  and fine linen1 and   
silk1 and chodchod in thy market4       
,chodchod4444 ,it is the ,hebrew name   
for some precious stone2 but of what    
kind in particular interpreters are not 
agreed4    #bg3ag4 ,juda and the land of
 ,israel1 they were thy merchants with  
the  best corn3 they set forth balm1 and
 honey1 and oil and rosin in thy  fairs4
    #bg3ah4 ,the men of ,damascus were  

thy merchants in the multitude of thy   
works1 in the multitude of divers       
riches1 in rich wine1 in wool of the    
best colour4    #bg3ai4 ,dan1 and       
,greece1 and ,mosel have set forth in   
thy marts wrought  iron3 stacte1 and    
calamus were in thy market4    #bg3bj4  
,the men of ,dedan were thy merchants in
 tapestry for seats4    #bg3ba4 ,arabia1
 and all the princes of ,cedar1 they    
were the merchants of  thy hand3 thy    
merchants came to thee with lambs1 and  
rams1 and kids4    #bg3bb4 ,the sellers 
of ,saba1 and ,reema1 they were thy     
merchants3 with  all the best spices1   
and precious stones1 and gold1 which    
they set  forth in thy market4          
#bg3bc4 ,haran1 and ,chene1 and ,eden   
were thy merchants2 ,saba1 ,assur1 and  
,chelmad sold to thee4    #bg3bd4 ,they 
were thy merchants in divers manners1   
with bales of blue  cloth1 and of       
embroidered work1 and of precious       
riches1 which were  wrapped up and bound
 with cords3 they had cedars also in thy

  merchandise4    #bg3be4 ,the ships of 
the sea1 were thy chief in thy          
merchandise3 and  thou wast replenished1
 and glorified exceedingly in the heart 
of the  sea4    #bg3bf4 ,thy rowers have
 brought thee into great waters3 the    
south wind  hath broken thee in the     
heart of the sea4    #bg3bg4 ,thy       
riches1 and thy treasures1 and thy      
manifold furniture1 thy  mariners1 and  
thy pilots1 who kept thy goods1 and were
 chief over thy  people3 thy men of war 
also1 that were in thee1 with all thy   
multitude  that is in the midst of thee3
 shall fall in the heart of the sea in  
the  day of thy ruin4    #bg3bh4 ,thy   
fleets shall be troubled at the sound of
 the cry of thy  pilots4    #bg3bi4 ,and
 all that handled the oar shall come    
down from their ships3  the mariners1   
and all the pilots of the sea shall     
stand upon the land3    #bg3cj4 ,and    
they shall mourn over thee with a loud  
voice and shall cry  bitterly3 and they 
shall cast up dust upon their heads and 

shall be  sprinkled with ashes4         
#bg3ca4 ,and they shall shave themselves
 bald for thee1 and shall be  girded    
with haircloth3 and they shall weep for 
thee with bitterness of  soul1 with most
 bitter weeping4    #bg3cb4 ,and they   
shall take up a mournful song for thee1 
and shall  lament thee3 ,what city is   
like ,tyre1 which is become silent in   
the  midst of the sea8    #bg3cc4 ,which
 by thy merchandise that went from thee 
by sea didst fill  many people3 which by
 the multitude of thy riches1 and of thy
 people  didst enrich the kings of the  
earth4    #bg3cd4 ,now thou art         
destroyed by the sea1 thy riches are in 
the bottom  of the waters1 and all the  
multitude that was in the midst of thee 
is  fallen4    #bg3ce4 ,all the         
inhabitants of the islands are          
astonished at thee3 and  all their kings
 being struck with the storm have       
changed their  countenance4    #bg3cf4  
,the merchants of people have hissed at 
thee3 thou art brought to  nothing1 and 

thou shalt never be any more4           
,ezechiel ,chapter #bh    ,the king of  
,tyre1 who affected to be like to ,god1 
shall fall under the  like sentence with
 ,lucifer4 ,the judgment of ,sidon4 ,the
 restoration of  ,israel4    #bh3a4 ,and
 the word of the ,lord came to me1      
saying3    #bh3b4 ,son of man1 say to   
the prince of ,tyre3 ,thus saith the    
,lord ,god3  ,because thy heart is      
lifted up1 and thou hast said3 ,i am    
,god1 and ,i sit  in the chair of ,god  
in the heart of the sea3 whereas thou   
art a man1  and not ,god3 and hast set  
thy heart as if it were the heart of    
,god4    #bh3c4 ,behold thou art wiser  
than ,daniel3 no secret is hid from     
thee4    ,thou art wiser than           
,daniel4444 ,viz41 in thy own conceit4  
,the wisdom of  ,daniel was so much     
celebrated in his days1 that it became a
 proverb  amongst the ,chaldeans1 when  
any one would express an extraordinary  
wisdom1 to say he was as wise as        
,daniel4    #bh3d4 ,in thy wisdom and   

thy understanding thou hast made thyself
  strong3 and hast gotten gold an silver
 into thy treasures4    #bh3e4 ,by the  
greatness of thy wisdom1 and by thy     
traffic thou hast  increased thy        
strength3 and thy heart is lifted up    
with thy strength4    #bh3f4 ,therefore1
 thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because thy
 heart is lifted  up as the heart of    
,god3    #bh3g4 ,therefore behold1 ,i   
will bring upon thee strangers3 the     
strongest  of the nations3 and they     
shall draw their swords against the     
beauty of  thy wisdom1 and they shall   
defile thy beauty4    #bh3h4 ,they shall
 kill thee1 and bring thee down3 and    
thou shalt die the  death of them that  
are slain in the heart of the sea4      
#bh3i4 ,wilt thou yet say before them   
that slay thee3 ,i am ,god2 whereas     
thou art a man1 and not ,god1 in the    
hand of them that slay thee8    #bh3aj4 
,thou shalt die the death of the        
uncircumcised by the hand of  strangers3
 for ,i have spoken it1 saith the ,lord 

,god4    #bh3aa4 ,and the word of the   
,lord came to me1 saying3 ,son of man1  
take up  a lamentation upon the king of 
,tyre3    #bh3ab4 ,and say to him3 ,thus
 saith the ,lord ,god3 ,thou wast the   
seal of  resemblance1 full of wisdom1   
and perfect in beauty4    ,thou wast the
 seal of resemblance4444 ,the king of   
,tyre1 by his dignity  and his natural  
perfections1 bore in himself a certain  
resemblance to  ,god1 by reason of which
 he might be called the seal of         
resemblance1  etc4 ,but what is here    
said to him is commonly understood of   
,lucifer1  the king over all the        
children of pride4    #bh3ac4 ,thou wast
 in the pleasures of the paradise of    
,god3 every  precious stone was thy     
covering3 the sardius1 the topaz1 and   
the  jasper1 the chrysolite1 and the    
onyx1 and the beryl1 the sapphire1 and  
the carbuncle1 and the emerald3 gold the
 work of thy beauty3 and thy  pipes were
 prepared in the day that thou wast     
created4    #bh3ad4 ,thou a cherub      

stretched out1 and protecting1 and ,i   
set thee in  the holy mountain of ,god1 
thou hast walked in the midst of the    
stones  of fire4    ,a cherub stretched 
out4444 ,that is1 thy wings extended4   
,this alludes to  the figure of the     
cherubims in the sanctuary1 which with  
stretched out  wings covered the        
ark4--,ibid4 ,the stones of fire4444    
,that is1 bright and  precious stones   
which sparkle like fire4    #bh3ae4     
,thou wast perfect in thy ways from the 
day of thy creation1  until iniquity was
 found in thee4    #bh3af4 ,by the      
multitude of thy merchandise1 thy inner 
parts were filled  with iniquity1 and   
thou hast sinned3 and ,i cast thee out  
from the  mountain of ,god1 and         
destroyed thee1 ,o covering cherub1 out 
of the  midst of the stones of fire4    
#bh3ag4 ,and thy heart was lifted up    
with thy beauty3 thou hast lost thy     
wisdom in thy beauty1 ,i have cast thee 
to the ground3 ,i have set thee  before 
the face of kings1 that they might      

behold thee4    #bh3ah4 ,thou hast      
defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude
 of thy  iniquities1 and by the iniquity
 of thy traffic3 therefore ,i will bring
  forth a fire from the midst of thee1  
to devour thee1 and ,i will make  thee  
as ashes upon the earth in the sight of 
all that see thee4    #bh3ai4 ,all that 
shall see thee among the nations1 shall 
be astonished  at thee3 thou art brought
 to nothing1 and thou shalt never be any
 more4    #bh3bj4 ,and the word of the  
,lord came to me1 saying3    #bh3ba4    
,son of man1 set thy face against       
,sidon3 and thou shalt prophesy  of it1 
#bh3bb4 ,and shalt say3 ,thus saith the 
,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i come against     
thee1 ,sidon1 and ,i will be glorified  
in the midst of thee3 and they  shall   
know that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i shall
 execute judgments in her1  and shall be
 sanctified in her4    #bh3bc4 ,and ,i  
will send into her pestilence1 and blood
 in her streets3  and they shall fall   
being slain by the sword on all sides in

 the midst  thereof3 and they shall know
 that ,i am the ,lord4    #bh3bd4 ,and  
the house of ,israel shall have no more 
a stumblingblock of  bitterness1 nor a  
thorn causing pain on every side round  
about them1 of  them that are against   
them3 and they shall know that ,i am the
 ,lord ,god4    #bh3be4 ,thus saith the 
,lord ,god3 ,when ,i shall have gathered
 together the  house of ,israel out of  
the people among whom they are          
scattered3 ,i will  be sanctified in    
them before the ,gentiles3 and they     
shall dwell in  their own land1 which ,i
 gave to my servant ,jacob4    #bh3bf4  
,and they shall dwell therein secure1   
and they shall build  houses1 and shall 
plant vineyards1 and shall dwell with   
confidence1  when ,i shall have executed
 judgments upon all that are their      
enemies  round about3 and they shall    
know that ,i am the ,lord their ,god4   
,ezechiel ,chapter #bi    ,the king of  
,egypt shall be overthrown1 and his     
kingdom wasted3 it shall  be given to   

,nabuchodonosor for his service against 
,tyre4    #bi3a4 ,in the tenth year1 the
 tenth month1 the eleventh day of the   
month1 the word of the ,lord came to me1
 saying3    #bi3b4 ,son of man1 set thy 
face against ,pharao king of ,egypt3 and
 thou  shalt prophesy of him1 and of all
 ,egypt3    #bi3c4 ,speak1 and say3     
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold1 ,i 
come against  thee1 ,pharao king of     
,egypt1 thou great dragon that liest in 
the midst  of thy rivers1 and sayest3   
,the river is mine1 and ,i made myself4 
#bi3d4 ,but ,i will put a bridle in thy 
jaws3 and ,i will cause the fish of  thy
 rivers to stick to thy scales3 and ,i  
will draw thee out of the  midst of thy 
rivers1 and all thy fish shall stick to 
thy scales4    #bi3e4 ,and ,i will cast 
thee forth into the desert1 and all the 
fish of  thy river3 thou shalt fall upon
 the face of the earth1 thou shalt not  
be taken up1 nor gathered together3 ,i  
have given thee for meat to the  beasts 
of the earth1 and to the fowls of the   

air4    #bi3f4 ,and all the inhabitants 
of ,egypt shall know that ,i am the     
,lord3  because thou hast been a staff  
of a reed to the house of ,israel4      
#bi3g4 ,when they took hold of thee with
 the hand thou didst break1 and  rent   
all their shoulder3 and when they leaned
 upon thee1 thou brokest1  and weakenest
 all their loins4    #bi3h4 ,therefore  
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold1 ,i  
will bring the sword  upon thee3 and cut
 off man and beast out of thee4         
#bi3i4 ,and the land of ,egypt shall    
become a desert1 and a wilderness3  and 
they shall know that ,i am the ,lord1   
because thou hast said3 ,the  river is  
mine1 and ,i made it4    #bi3aj4        
,therefore1 behold ,i come against thee1
 and thy rivers3 and ,i  will make the  
land of ,egypt utterly desolate1 and    
wasted by the sword1  from the tower of 
,syene1 even to the borders of          
,ethiopia4    #bi3aa4 ,the foot of man  
shall not pass through it1 neither shall
 the  foot of beasts go through it3 nor 

shall it be inhabited during forty      
years4    #bi3ab4 ,and ,i will make the 
land of ,egypt desolate in the midst of 
the  lands that are desolate1 and the   
cities thereof in the midst of the      
cities that are destroyed1 and they     
shall be desolate for forty years3  and 
,i will scatter the ,egyptians among the
 nations1 and will disperse  them       
through the countries4    #bi3ac4 ,for  
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,at the end  
of forty years ,i will  gather the      
,egyptians from the people among whom   
they had been  scattered4    #bi3ad4    
,and ,i will bring back the captivity of
 ,egypt1 and will place  them in the    
land of ,phatures1 in the land of their 
nativity1 and they  shall be there a low
 kingdom3    #bi3ae4 ,it shall be the   
lowest among other kingdoms1 and it     
shall no  more be exalted over the      
nations1 and ,i will diminish them that 
they  shall rule no more over the       
nations4    #bi3af4 ,and they shall be  
no more a confidence to the house of    

,israel1  teaching iniquity1 that they  
may flee1 and follow them3 and they     
shall  know that ,i am the ,lord ,god4  
#bi3ag4 ,and it came to pass in the     
seven and twentieth year in the first   
month1 in the first of the month3 that  
the word of the ,lord came to me1       
saying3    #bi3ah4 ,son of man1         
,nabuchodonosor king of ,babylon hath   
made his army to  undergo hard service  
against ,tyre3 every head was made bald1
 and every  shoulder was peeled and     
there hath been no reward given him1 nor
 his  army for ,tyre1 for the service   
that he rendered me against it4         
#bi3ai4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
,god3 ,behold1 ,i will set              
,nabuchodonosor the king of ,babylon in 
the land of ,egypt3 and he shall  take  
her multitude1 and take the booty       
thereof for a prey1 and rifle  the      
spoils thereof3 and it shall be wages   
for his army4    #bi3bj4 ,and for the   
service that he hath done me against it3
 ,i have  given him the land of ,egypt1 

because he hath laboured for me1 saith  
the  ,lord ,god4    #bi3ba4 ,in that day
 a horn shall bud forth to the house of 
,israel1 and ,i  will give thee an open 
mouth in the midst of them3 and they    
shall know  that ,i am the ,lord4       
,ezechiel ,chapter #cj    ,the          
desolation of ,egypt and her helpers3   
all her cities shall be  wasted4        
#cj3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #cj3b4 ,son of man    
prophesy1 and say3 ,thus saith the ,lord
 ,god3 ,howl ye1  ,woe1 woe to the day3 
#cj3c4 ,for the day is near1 yea the day
 of the ,lord is near3 a cloudy  day1 it
 shall be the time of the nations4      
#cj3d4 ,and the sword shall come upon   
,egypt3 and there shall be dread in     
,ethiopia1 when the wounded shall fall  
in ,egypt1 and the multitude  thereof   
shall be taken away1 and the foundations
 thereof shall be  destroyed4    #cj3e4 
,ethiopia1 and ,libya1 and ,lydia1 and  
all the rest of the crowd1  and ,chub1  
and the children of the land of the     

covenant1 shall fall with  them by the  
sword4    #cj3f4 ,thus saith the ,lord  
,god3 ,they also that uphold ,egypt     
shall fall1  and the pride of her empire
 shall be brought down3 from the tower  
of  ,syene shall they fall in it by the 
sword1 saith the ,lord the ,god of      
hosts4    #cj3g4 ,and they shall be     
desolate in the midst of the lands that 
are  desolate1 and the cities thereof   
shall be in the midst of the cities     
that are wasted4    #cj3h4 ,and they    
shall know that ,i am the ,lord3 when ,i
 shall have set a  fire in ,egypt1 and  
all the helpers thereof shall be        
destroyed4    #cj3i4 ,in that day shall 
messengers go forth from my face in     
ships to  destroy the confidence of     
,ethiopia1 and there shall be dread     
among them  in the day of ,egypt3       
because it shall certainly come4        
#cj3aj4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i  
will make the multitude of ,egypt to    
cease by the hand of ,nabuchodonosor the
 king of ,babylon4    #cj3aa4 ,he and   

his people with him1 the strongest of   
nations1 shall be  brought to destroy   
the land3 and they shall draw their     
swords upon  ,egypt3 and shall fill the 
land with the slain4    #cj3ab4 ,and ,i 
will make the channels of the rivers    
dry1 and will deliver  the land into the
 hand of the wicked3 and will lay waste 
the land and  all that is therein by the
 hands of strangers1 ,i the ,lord have  
spoken  it4    #cj3ac4 ,thus saith the  
,lord ,god3 ,i will also destroy the    
idols1 and ,i  will make an end of the  
idols of ,memphis3 and there shall3 be  
no more a  prince of the land of ,egypt 
and ,i will cause a terror in the land  
of  ,egypt4    #cj3ad4 ,and ,i will     
destroy the land of ,phatures1 and will 
make a fire in  ,taphnis1 and will      
execute judgments in ,alexandria4       
,alexandria4444 ,in the ,hebrew1 ,no3   
which was the ancient name of that      
city1 which was afterwards rebuilt by   
,alexander the ,great1 and from his     
name called ,alexandria4    #cj3ae4 ,and

 ,i will pour out my indignation upon   
,pelusium the strength of  ,egypt1 and  
will cut off the multitude of           
,alexandria4    #cj3af4 ,and ,i will    
make a fire in ,egypt3 ,pelusium shall  
be in pain like  a woman in labour1 and 
,alexandria shall be laid waste1 and in 
,memphis  there shall be daily          
distresses4    #cj3ag4 ,the young men of
 ,heliopolis1 and of ,bubastus shall    
fall by the  sword1 and they themselves 
shall go into captivity4    #cj3ah4 ,and
 in ,taphnis the day shall be darkened1 
when ,i shall break  there the sceptres 
of ,egypt1 and the pride of her power   
shall cease in  her3 a cloud shall cover
 her1 and her daughters shall be led    
into  captivity4    #cj3ai4 ,and ,i will
 execute judgments in ,egypt3 and they  
shall know that  ,i am the ,lord4       
#cj3bj4 ,and it came to pass in the     
eleventh year1 in the first month1 in   
the seventh day of the month1 that the  
word of the ,lord came to me1  saying3  
#cj3ba4 ,son of man1 ,i have broken the 

arm of ,pharao king of ,egypt3 and      
behold it is not bound up1 to be healed1
 to be tied up with clothes1  and       
swathed with linen1 that it might       
recover strength1 and hold the  sword4  
#cj3bb4 ,therefore1 thus saith the ,lord
 ,god3 ,behold1 ,i come against  ,pharao
 king of ,egypt1 and ,i will break into 
pieces his strong arm1  which is already
 broken3 and ,i will cause the sword to 
fall out of his  hand3    #cj3bc4 ,and  
,i will disperse ,egypt among the       
nations1 and scatter them  through the  
countries4    #cj3bd4 ,and ,i will      
strengthen the arms of the king of      
,babylon1 and will  put my sword in his 
hand3 and ,i will break the arms of     
,pharao1 and they  shall groan bitterly 
being slain before his face4    #cj3be4 
,and ,i will strengthen the arms of the 
king of ,babylon1 and the  arms of      
,pharao shall fall3 and they shall know 
that ,i am the ,lord1 when  ,i shall    
have given my sword into the hand of the
 king of ,babylon1 and  he shall have   

stretched it forth upon the land of     
,egypt4    #cj3bf4 ,and ,i will disperse
 ,egypt among the nations1 and will     
scatter  them through the countries1 and
 they shall know that ,i am the ,lord4  
,ezechiel ,chapter #ca    ,the ,assyrian
 empire fell for their pride3 the       
,egyptian shall fall in  like manner4   
#ca3a4 ,and it came to pass1 in the     
eleventh year1 the third month the      
first day of the month1 that the word of
 the ,lord came to me1 saying3    #ca3b4
 ,son of man1 speak to ,pharao king of  
,egypt1 and to his people3 ,to  whom art
 thou like in thy greatness8    #ca3c4  
,behold1 the ,assyrian like a cedar in  
,libanus1 with fair branches1  and full 
of leaves1 of a high stature1 and his   
top was elevated among  the thick       
boughs4    #ca3d4 ,the waters nourished 
him1 the deep set him up on high1 the   
streams thereof ran round about his     
roots1 and it sent1 forth its  rivulets 
to all the trees of the country4        
#ca3e4 ,therefore was his height exalted

 above all the trees of the  country and
 his branches were multiplied1 and his  
boughs were elevated  because of many   
waters4    #ca3f4 ,and when he had      
spread forth his shadow1 all the fowls  
of the air  made their nests in his     
boughs1 and all the beasts of the forest
  brought forth their young under his   
branches1 and the assembly of many      
nations dwelt under his shadow4         
#ca3g4 ,and he was most beautiful for   
his greatness1 and for the  spreading of
 his branches3 for his root was near    
great waters4    #ca3h4 ,the cedars in  
the paradise of ,god were not higher    
than he1 the  fir trees did not equal   
his top1 neither were the plane trees to
 be  compared with him for branches3 no 
tree in the paradise of ,god was like   
him in his beauty4    #ca3i4 ,for ,i    
made him beautiful and thick set with   
many branches3 and  all the trees of    
pleasure1 that were in the paradise of  
,god1 envied  him4    #ca3aj4 ,therefore
 thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because he 

was exalted in  height1 and shot up his 
top green and thick1 and his heart was  
lifted  up in his height3    #ca3aa4 ,i 
have delivered him into the hands of the
 mighty one of the  nations1 he shall   
deal with him3 ,i have cast him out     
according to his  wickedness4    ,i have
 delivered4444 ,here the time past is   
put for the future1 i4 e41 ,i  shall    
deliver4--,ibid4 ,the mighty one1       
etc4444 ,viz41 ,nabuchodonosor1 who     
conquered both the ,assyrians and       
,egyptians4    #ca3ab4 ,and strangers1  
and the most cruel of the nations shall 
cut him  down1 and cast him away upon   
the mountains1 and his boughs shall fall
  in every valley1 and his branches     
shall be broken on every rock of the    
country3 and all the people of the earth
 shall depart from his shadow1  and     
leave him4    #ca3ac4 ,all the fowls of 
the air dwelt upon his ruins1 and all   
the  beasts of the field were among his 
branches4    #ca3ad4 ,for which cause   
none of the trees by the waters shall   

exalt  themselves for their height3 nor 
shoot up their tops among the thick     
branches and leaves1 neither shall any  
of them that are watered stand  up in   
their height3 for they are all delivered
 unto death to the lowest  parts of the 
earth1 in the midst of the children of  
men1 with them that  go down into the   
pit4    #ca3ae4 ,thus saith the ,lord   
,god3 ,in the day when he went down to  
hell1 ,i  brought in mourning1 ,i       
covered him with the deep3 and ,i       
withheld its  rivers1 and restrained the
 many waters3 ,libanus grieved for him1 
and  all the trees of the field         
trembled4    #ca3af4 ,i shook the       
nations with the sound of his fall1 when
 ,i brought  him down to hell with them 
that descend into the pit3 and all the  
trees  of pleasure1 the choice and best 
in ,libanus1 all that were moistened    
with waters1 were comforted in the      
lowest parts of the earth4    #ca3ag4   
,for they also shall go down with him to
 hell to them that are  slain by the    

sword2 and the arm of every one shall   
sit down under his  shadow in the midst 
of the nations4    #ca3ah4 ,to whom art 
thou like1 ,o thou that art famous and  
lofty among  the trees of pleasure8     
,behold1 thou art brought down with the 
trees of  pleasure to the lowest parts  
of the earth3 thou shalt sleep in the   
midst of the uncircumcised1 with them   
that are slain by the sword3 this  is   
,pharao1 and all his multitude1 saith   
the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel ,chapter 
#cb    ,the prophet's lamentation for   
the king of ,egypt4    #cb3a4 ,and it   
came to pass in the twelfth year1 in the
 twelfth month1 in  the first day of the
 month1 that the word of the ,lord came 
to me1  saying3    #cb3b4 ,son of man1  
take up a lamentation for ,pharao the   
king of ,egypt1  and say to him3 ,thou  
art like the lion of the nations1 and   
the dragon  that is in the sea3 and thou
 didst push with the horn in thy rivers1
  and didst trouble the waters with thy 
feet1 and didst trample upon  their     

streams4    #cb3c4 ,therefore1 thus     
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i will spread out
 my net over  thee with the multitude of
 many people1 and ,i will draw thee up  
in my  net4    #cb3d4 ,and ,i will throw
 thee out on the land1 ,i will cast thee
 away into  the open field and ,i will  
cause all the fowls of the air to dwell 
upon  thee1 and ,i will fill the beasts 
of all the earth with thee4    #cb3e4   
,and ,i will lay thy flesh upon the     
mountains1 and will fill thy  hills with
 thy corruption1    #cb3f4 ,and ,i will 
water the earth with thy stinking blood 
upon the  mountains1 and the valleys    
shall be filled with thee4    #cb3g4    
,and ,i will cover the heavens1 when    
thou shalt be put out1 and ,i  will make
 the stars thereof dark3 ,i will cover  
the sun with a cloud1  and the moon     
shall not give her light4    #cb3h4 ,i  
will make all the lights of heaven to   
mourn over thee and ,i  will cause      
darkness upon thy land1 saith the ,lord 
,god1 when thy wounded  shall fall in   

the midst of the land1 saith the ,lord  
,god4    #cb3i4 ,and ,i shall provoke to
 anger the heart of many people1 when ,i
  shall have brought in thy destruction 
among the nations upon the lands1  which
 thou knowest not4    #cb3aj4 ,and ,i   
will make many people to be amazed at   
thee1 and their  kings shall be horribly
 afraid for thee1 when my sword shall   
begin to  fly upon their faces3 and they
 shall be astonished on a sudden1 every 
one for his own life1 in the day of     
their ruin4    #cb3aa4 ,for thus saith  
the ,lord ,god3 ,the sword of the king  
of ,babylon  shall come upon thee1      
#cb3ab4 ,by the swords of the mighty ,i 
will overthrow thy multitude3 all  these
 nations are invincible3 and they shall 
waste the pride of ,egypt1  and the     
multitude thereof shall be destroyed4   
#cb3ac4 ,i will destroy also all the    
beasts thereof that were beside the     
great waters3 and the foot of man shall 
trouble them no more1 neither  shall the
 hoof of beasts trouble them4    #cb3ad4

 ,then will ,i make their waters clear1 
and cause their rivers to  run like oil1
 saith the ,lord ,god3    #cb3ae4 ,when 
,i shall have made the land of ,egypt   
desolate3 and the land  shall be        
destitute of her fulness1 when ,i shall 
have struck all the  inhabitants thereof
 and they shall know that ,i am the     
,lord4    #cb3af4 ,this is the          
lamentation1 and they shall lament      
therewith3 the  daughters of the nations
 shall lament therewith for ,egypt1 and 
for the  multitude thereof they shall   
lament therewith1 saith the ,lord ,god4 
#cb3ag4 ,and it came to pass in the     
twelfth year1 in the fifteenth day of   
the month1 that the word of the ,lord   
came to me saying3    #cb3ah4 ,son of   
man1 sing a mournful song for the       
multitude of ,egypt3 and  cast her down1
 both her1 and the daughters of the     
mighty nations to the  lowest part of   
the earth1 with them that go down into  
the pit4    #cb3ai4 ,whom dost thou     
excel in beauty8 go down and sleep with 

the  uncircumcised4    #cb3bj4 ,they    
shall fall in the midst of them that are
 slain with the  sword3 the sword is    
given1 they have drawn her down1 and all
 her  people4    #cb3ba4 ,the most      
mighty among the strong ones shall speak
 to him from  the midst of hell1 they   
that went down with his helpers and     
slept  uncircumcised1 slain by the      
sword4    #cb3bb4 ,assur is there1 and  
all his multitude3 their graves are     
round  about him1 all of them slain1 and
 that fell by the sword4    #cb3bc4     
,whose graves are set in the lowest     
parts of the pit3 and his  multitude lay
 round about his grave3 all of them     
slain1 and fallen by  the sword1 they   
that heretofore spread terror in the    
land of the  living4    #cb3bd4 ,there  
is ,elam and all his multitude round    
about his grave1 all  of them slain1 and
 fallen by the sword2 that went down    
uncircumcised to  the lowest parts of   
the earth3 that caused their terror in  
the land of  the living1 and they have  

borne their shame with them that go down
 into  the pit4    #cb3be4 ,in the midst
 of the slain they have set him a bed   
among all his  people3 their graves are 
round about him3 all these are          
uncircumcised1  and slain by the sword3 
for they spread their terror in the land
 of the  living1 and have borne their   
shame with them that descend into the   
pit3  they are laid in the midst of the 
slain4    #cb3bf4 ,there is ,mosoch1 and
 ,thubal1 and all their multitude3 their
  graves are round about him3 all of    
them uncircumcised and slain1 and       
fallen by the sword3 though they spread 
their terror in the land of the  living4
    #cb3bg4 ,and they shall not sleep   
with the brave1 and with them that fell 
uncircumcised1 that went down to hell   
with their weapons1 and laid  their     
swords under their heads1 and their     
iniquities were in their  bones1 because
 they were the terror of the mighty in  
the land of the  living4    #cb3bh4 ,so 
thou also shalt be broken in the midst  

of the uncircumcised1  and shalt sleep  
with them that are slain by the sword4  
#cb3bi4 ,there is ,edom1 and her kings1 
and all her princes1 who with  their    
army are joined with them that are slain
 by the sword3 and have  slept with the 
uncircumcised1 and with them that go    
down into the pit4    #cb3cj4 ,there are
 all the princes of the north1 and all  
the hunters3 who  were brought down with
 the slain1 fearing1 and confounded in  
their  strength3 who slept uncircumcised
 with them that are slain by the  sword1
 and have borne their shame with them   
that go down into the pit4    #cb3ca4   
,pharao saw them1 and he was comforted  
concerning all his  multitude1 which was
 slain by the sword3 ,pharao1 and all   
his army1  saith the ,lord ,god3        
#cb3cb4 ,because ,i have spread my      
terror in the land of the living1 and   
he hath slept in the midst of the       
uncircumcised with them that are  slain 
by the sword3 ,pharao and all his       
multitude1 saith the ,lord ,god4        

,ezechiel ,chapter #cc    ,the duty of  
the watchman appointed by ,god3 the     
justice of ,god's ways3  his judgments  
upon the ,jews4    #cc3a4 ,and the word 
of the ,lord came to me1 saying3        
#cc3b4 ,son of man1 speak to the        
children of thy people1 and say to them3
  ,when ,i bring the sword upon a land1 
if the people of the land take a  man1  
one of their meanest1 and make him a    
watchman over them3    #cc3c4 ,and he   
sees the sword coming upon the land1 and
 sound the  trumpet1 and tell the       
people3    #cc3d4 ,then he that heareth 
the sound of the trumpet1 whosoever he  
be1  and doth not look to himself1 if   
the sword come1 and cut him off3 his    
blood shall be upon his own head4       
#cc3e4 ,he heard the sound of the       
trumpet1 and did not look to himself1   
his blood shall be upon him3 but if he  
look to himself1 he shall save  his     
life4    #cc3f4 ,and if the watchman see
 the sword coming1 and sound not the    
trumpet3 and the people look not to     

themselves1 and the sword come1 and  cut
 off a soul from among them3 he indeed  
is taken away in his  iniquity1 but ,i  
will require his blood at the hand of   
the watchman4    #cc3g4 ,so thou1 ,o son
 of man1 ,i have made thee a watchman to
 the house  of ,israel3 therefore thou  
shalt hear the word from my mouth1 and  
shalt  tell it them from me4    #cc3h4  
,when ,i say to the wicked3 ,o wicked   
man1 thou shalt surely die3 if  thou    
dost not speak to warn the wicked man   
from his way3 that wicked  man shall die
 in his iniquity1 but ,i will require   
his blood at thy  hand4    #cc3i4 ,but  
if thou tell the wicked man1 that he may
 be converted from  his ways1 and he be 
not converted from his way he shall die 
in his  iniquity3 but thou hast         
delivered thy soul4    #cc3aj4 ,thou    
therefore1 ,o son of man1 say to the    
house of ,israel3 ,thus  you have       
spoken1 saying3 ,our iniquities1 and our
 sins are upon us1 and  we pine away in 
them3 how then can we live8    #cc3aa4  

,say to them3 ,as ,i live1 saith the    
,lord ,god1 ,i desire not the  death of 
the wicked1 but that the wicked turn    
from his way1 and live4  ,turn ye1 turn 
ye from your evil ways3 and why will you
 die1 ,o house of  ,israel8    #cc3ab4  
,thou therefore1 ,o son of man1 say to  
the children of thy people3  ,the       
justice of the just shall not deliver   
him1 in what day soever he  shall sin3  
and the wickedness of the wicked shall  
not hurt him1 in what  day soever he    
shall turn from his wickedness3 and the 
just shall not be  able to live in his  
justice1 in what day soever he shall    
sin4    #cc3ac4 ,yea1 if ,i shall say to
 the just that he shall surely live1 and
  he1 trusting in his justice1 commit   
iniquity3 all his justices shall be     
forgotten1 and in his iniquity1 which he
 hath committed1 in the same  shall he  
die4    #cc3ad4 ,and if ,i shall say to 
the wicked3 ,thou shalt surely die3 and 
he  do penance for his sin1 and do      
judgment and justice1    #cc3ae4 ,and if

 that wicked man restore the pledge1 and
 render what he  had robbed1 and walk in
 the commandments of life1 and do no    
unjust  thing3 he shall surely live1 and
 shall not die4    #cc3af4 ,none of his 
sins1 which he hath committed1 shall be 
imputed to  him3 he hath done judgment  
and justice1 he shall surely live4      
#cc3ag4 ,and the children of thy people 
have said3 ,the way of the ,lord is  not
 equitable3 whereas their own way is    
unjust4    #cc3ah4 ,for when the just   
shall depart from his justice1 and      
commit  iniquities1 he shall die in     
them4    #cc3ai4 ,and when the wicked   
shall depart from his wickedness1 and   
shall  do judgments1 and justice1 he    
shall live in them4    #cc3bj4 ,and you 
say3 ,the way of the ,lord is not right1
 ,i will judge  every one of you        
according to his ways1 ,o house of      
,israel4    #cc3ba4 ,and it came to pass
 in the twelfth year of our captivity1  
in the  tenth month1 in the fifth day of
 the month1 that there came to me one   

that was fled from ,jerusalem1 saying3  
,the city is laid waste4    #cc3bb4 ,and
 the hand of the ,lord had been upon me 
in the evening1 before  he that was fled
 came3 and he opened my mouth till he   
came to me in the  morning1 and my mouth
 being opened1 ,i was silent no more4   
#cc3bc4 ,and the word of the ,lord came 
to me1 saying3    #cc3bd4 ,son of man1  
they that dwell in these ruinous places 
in the land  of ,israel1 speak1 saying3 
,abraham was one1 and he inherited the  
land1  but we are many1 the land is     
given us in possession4    #cc3be4      
,therefore say to them3 ,thus saith the 
,lord ,god3 ,you that eat  with the     
blood and lift up your eyes to your     
uncleannesses1 and that  shed blood3    
shall you possess the land by           
inheritance8    #cc3bf4 ,you stood on   
your swords1 you have committed         
abominations1 and  every one hath       
defiled his neighbour's wife2 and shall 
you possess the  land by inheritance8   
#cc3bg4 ,say thou thus to them3 ,thus   

saith the ,lord ,god3 ,as ,i live1 they 
that dwell in the ruinous places1 shall 
fall by the sword3 and he that  is in   
the field1 shall be given to the beasts 
to be devoured3 and they  that are in   
holds1 and caves1 shall die of the      
pestilence4    #cc3bh4 ,and ,i will make
 the land a wilderness1 and a desert1   
and the  proud strength thereof shall   
fail1 and the mountains of ,israel shall
 be  desolate1 because there is none to 
pass by them1    #cc3bi4 ,and they shall
 know that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i     
shall have made  their land waste and   
desolate1 for all their abominations    
which they  have committed4    #cc3cj4  
,and thou son of man3 the children of   
thy people1 that talk of  thee by the   
walls1 and in the doors of the houses1  
and speak one to  another each man to   
his neighbour1 saying3 ,come1 and let us
 hear what  is the word that cometh     
forth from the ,lord4    #cc3ca4 ,and   
they come to thee1 as if people were    
coming in1 and my  people sit before    

thee3 and hear thy words1 and do them   
not3 for they  turn them into a song of 
their mouth1 and their heart goeth after
 their  covetousness4    #cc3cb4 ,and   
thou art to them as a musical song which
 is sung with a  sweet and agreeable    
voice3 and they hear thy words1 and do  
them not4    #cc3cc4 ,and when that     
which was foretold shall come to pass1  
for behold  it is coming1 then shall    
they know that a prophet hath been among
 them4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #cd      
,evil pastors are reproved4 ,christ the 
true pastor shall come1 and  gather     
together his flock from all parts of the
 earth1 and preserve it  for ever4      
#cd3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #cd3b4 ,son of man1   
prophesy concerning the shepherds of    
,israel3  prophesy1 and say to the      
shepherds3 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3  
,woe to the  shepherds of ,israel1 that 
fed themselves3 should not the flocks be
 fed  by the shepherds8                 
,shepherds4444 ,that is1 princes1       

magistrates1 chief priests1 and         
scribes4    #cd3c4 ,you ate the milk1   
and you clothed yourselves with the     
wool1 and  you killed that which was    
fat3 but my flock you did not feed4     
#cd3d4 ,the weak you have not           
strengthened1 and that which was sick   
you  have not healed1 that which was    
broken you have not bound up1 and that  
which was driven away you have not      
brought again1 neither have you  sought 
that which was lost3 but you ruled over 
them with rigour1 and  with a high hand4
    #cd3e4 ,and my sheep were scattered1
 because there was no shepherd and  they
 became the prey of all the beasts of   
the field1 and were  scattered4         
#cd3f4 ,my sheep have wandered in every 
mountain1 and in every high hill3  and  
my flocks were scattered upon the face  
of the earth1 and there was  none that  
sought them1 there was none1 ,i say1    
that sought them4    #cd3g4 ,therefore1 
ye shepherds1 hear the word of the      
,lord3    #cd3h4 ,as ,i live1 saith the 

,lord ,god1 forasmuch as my flocks have 
been  made a spoil1 and my sheep are    
become a prey to all the beasts of the  
field1 because there was no shepherd3   
for my shepherds did not seek  after my 
flock1 but the shepherds fed themselves1
 and fed not my  flocks3    #cd3i4      
,therefore1 ye shepherds1 hear the word 
of the ,lord3    #cd3aj4 ,thus saith the
 ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i myself come upon
 the  shepherds1 ,i will require my     
flock at their hand1 and ,i will cause  
them  to cease from feeding the flock   
any more1 neither shall the shepherds   
feed themselves any more3 and ,i will   
deliver my flock from their mouth1  and 
it shall no more be meat for them4      
#cd3aa4 ,for thus saith the ,lord ,god3 
,behold ,i myself will seek my sheep1   
and will visit them4    #cd3ab4 ,as the 
shepherd visiteth his flock in the day  
when he shall be  in the midst of his   
sheep that were scattered1 so will ,i   
visit my  sheep1 and will deliver them  
out of all the places where they have   

been  scattered in the cloudy and dark  
day4    #cd3ac4 ,and ,i will bring them 
out from the peoples1 and will gather   
them  out of the countries1 and will    
bring them to their own land3 and ,i    
will  feed them in the mountains of     
,israel1 by the rivers1 and in all the  
habitations of the land4    #cd3ad4 ,i  
will feed them in the most fruitful     
pastures1 and their  pastures shall be  
in the high mountains of ,israel3 there 
shall they  rest on the green grass1 and
 be fed in fat pastures upon the        
mountains  of ,israel4    #cd3ae4 ,i    
will feed my sheep3 and ,i will cause   
them to lie down1 saith  the ,lord ,god4
    #cd3af4 ,i will seek that which was 
lost3 and that which was driven away1   
,i will bring again3 and ,i will bind up
 that which was broken1 and ,i  will    
strengthen that which was weak1 and that
 which was fat and strong  ,i will      
preserve1 and ,i will feed them in      
judgment4    #cd3ag4 ,and as for you1 ,o
 my flocks1 thus saith the ,lord ,god3  

,behold ,i  judge between cattle and    
cattle1 of rams and of he goats4        
#cd3ah4 ,was it not enough for you to   
feed upon good pastures8 but you  must  
also tread down with your feet the      
residue of your pastures3 and  when you 
drank the clearest water1 you troubled  
the rest with your  feet4    #cd3ai4    
,and my sheep were fed with that which  
you had trodden with your  feet3 and    
they drank what your feet had troubled4 
#cd3bj4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord 
,god to you3 ,behold1 ,i myself will    
judge between the fat cattle and the    
lean4    #cd3ba4 ,because you thrusted  
with sides and shoulders1 and struck all
  the weak cattle with your horns1 till 
they were scattered abroad3    #cd3bb4  
,i will save my flock1 and it shall be  
no more a spoil1 and ,i  will judge     
between cattle and cattle4    #cd3bc4   
,and ,i ,,will ,,set ,,up ,,one         
,,shepherd ,,over ,,them1 and he shall  
feed  them1 even my servant ,david3 he  
shall feed them1 and he shall be their  

shepherd4    ,david4444 ,christ1 who is 
of the house of ,david4    #cd3bd4 ,and 
,i the ,lord will be their ,god3 and my 
servant ,david the  prince in the midst 
of them3 ,i the ,lord have spoken it4   
#cd3be4 ,and ,i will make a covenant of 
peace with them1 and will cause  the    
evil beasts to cease out of the land3   
and they that dwell in the  wilderness  
shall sleep secure in the forests4      
#cd3bf4 ,and ,i will make them a        
blessing round about my hill3 and ,i    
will  send down the rain in its season1 
there shall be showers of blessing4     
#cd3bg4 ,and the tree of the field shall
 yield its fruit1 and the earth  shall  
yield her increase1 and they shall be in
 their land without fear3  and they     
shall know that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i
 shall have broken the  bonds of their  
yoke1 and shall have delivered them out 
of the hand of  those that rule over    
them4    #cd3bh4 ,and they shall be no  
more for a spoil to the nations1 neither
  shall the beasts of the earth devour  

them3 but they shall dwell  securely    
without1 any terror4    #cd3bi4 ,and ,i 
will raise up for them a bud of renown3 
and they shall be  no more consumed with
 famine in the land1 neither shall they 
bear any  more the reproach of the      
,gentiles4    ,a bud of renown4444      
,germen nominatum4 ,he speaks of ,christ
 our ,lord1 the  illustrious bud of the 
house of ,david1 renowned over all the  
earth4 ,see  ,jer4 #cc4ae4    #cd3cj4   
,and they shall know that ,i the ,lord  
their ,god am with them1 and  that they 
are my people the house of ,israel3     
saith the ,lord ,god4    #cd3ca4 ,and   
you my flocks1 the flocks of my pasture 
are men3 and ,i am  the ,lord your ,god1
 saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel   
,chapter #ce    ,the judgment of mount  
,seir1 for their hatred of ,israel4     
#ce3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #ce3b4 ,son of man1   
set thy face against mount ,seir1 and   
prophesy  concerning it1 and say to it3 
#ce3c4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3      

,behold ,i come against thee1 mount     
,seir1  and ,i will stretch forth my    
hand upon thee1 and ,i will make thee   
desolate and waste4    #ce3d4 ,i will   
destroy thy cities1 and thou shalt be   
desolate3 and thou  shalt know that ,i  
am the ,lord4    #ce3e4 ,because thou   
hast been an everlasting enemy1 and hast
 shut up the  children of ,israel in the
 hands of the sword in the time of their
  affliction1 in the time of their last 
iniquity4    #ce3f4 ,therefore as ,i    
live1 saith the ,lord ,god1 ,i will     
deliver thee up  to blood1 and blood    
shall pursue thee3 and whereas thou hast
 hated  blood1 blood shall pursue thee4 
#ce3g4 ,and ,i will make mount ,seir    
waste and desolate3 and ,i will take    
away from it him that goeth and him that
 returneth4    #ce3h4 ,and ,i will fill 
his mountains with his men that are     
slain3 in thy  hills1 and in thy        
valleys1 and in thy torrents they shall 
fall that are  slain with the sword4    
#ce3i4 ,i will make thee everlasting    

desolations1 and thy cities shall  not  
be inhabited3 and thou shalt know that  
,i am the ,lord ,god4    #ce3aj4        
,because thou hast said3 ,the two       
nations1 and the two lands shall  be    
mine1 and ,i will possess them by       
inheritance3 whereas the ,lord was      
there4    #ce3aa4 ,therefore as ,i live1
 saith the ,lord ,god1 ,i will do       
according to  thy wrath1 and according  
to thy envy1 which thou hast exercised  
in  hatred to them3 and ,i will be made 
known by them1 when ,i shall have       
judged thee4    #ce3ab4 ,and thou shalt 
know that ,i the ,lord have heard all   
thy  reproaches1 that thou hast spoken  
against the mountains of ,israel1       
saying4 ,they are desolate1 they are    
given to us to consume4    #ce3ac4 ,and 
you rose up against me with your mouth1 
and have derogated  from me by your     
words3 ,i have heard them4    #ce3ad4   
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,when the   
whole earth shall rejoice1 ,i  will make
 thee a wilderness4    #ce3ae4 ,as thou 

hast rejoiced over the inheritance of   
the house of  ,israel1 because it was   
laid waste1 so will ,i do to thee3 thou 
shalt be  laid waste1 ,o mount ,seir1   
and all ,idumea3 and they shall know    
that ,i am  the ,lord4      ,ezechiel   
,chapter #cf    ,the restoration of     
,israel1 not for their merits1 but by   
,god's special  grace4 ,christ's        
baptism4    #cf3a4 ,and thou son of man1
 prophesy to the mountains of ,israel1  
and  say3 ,ye mountains of ,israel1 hear
 the word of the ,lord3    #cf3b4 ,thus 
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because the enemy
 hath said of you3 ,aha1  the           
everlasting heights are given to us for 
an inheritance4    #cf3c4 ,therefore    
prophesy1 and say3 ,thus saith the ,lord
 ,god3 ,because you  have been desolate1
 and trodden under foot on every side1  
and made an  inheritance to the rest of 
the nations1 and are become the subject 
of  the talk1 and the reproach of the   
people3    #cf3d4 ,therefore1 ye        
mountains of ,israel1 hear the word of  

the ,lord ,god3  ,thus saith the ,lord  
,god to the mountains1 and to the hills1
 to the  brooks1 and to the valleys1 and
 to desolate places1 and ruinous walls1 
and to the cities that are forsaken1    
that are spoiled1 and derided by  the   
rest of the nations round about4        
#cf3e4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  
,god3 ,in the fire of my zeal ,i have   
spoken of the rest of the nations1 and  
of all ,edom1 who have taken my  land to
 themselves1 for an inheritance with    
joy1 and with all the  heart1 and with  
the mind3 and have cast it out to lay it
 waste4    #cf3f4 ,prophesy therefore   
concerning the land of ,israel1 and say 
to the  mountains1 and to the hills1 to 
the ridges1 and to the valleys3 ,thus   
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,behold ,i have   
spoken in my zeal1 and in my            
indignation1 because you have borne the 
shame of the ,gentiles4    #cf3g4       
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,i
 have lifted up my hand1 that  the      
,gentiles who are round about you1 shall

 themselves bear their  shame4    #cf3h4
 ,but as for you1 ,o mountains of       
,israel1 shoot ye forth your  branches1 
and yield your fruit to my people of    
,israel3 for they are at  hand to come4 
#cf3i4 ,for lo ,i am for you1 and ,i    
will turn to you1 and you shall be      
ploughed and sown4    #cf3aj4 ,and ,i   
will multiply men upon you1 and all the 
house of ,israel3  and the cities shall 
be inhabited1 and the ruinous places    
shall be  repaired4    #cf3aa4 ,and ,i  
will make you abound with men and with  
beasts3 and they  shall be multiplied1  
and increased3 and ,i will settle you as
 from the  beginning1 and will give you 
greater gifts1 than you had from the    
beginning3 and you shall know that ,i am
 the ,lord4    #cf3ab4 ,and ,i will     
bring men upon you1 my people ,israel1  
and they shall  possess thee for their  
inheritance3 and thou shalt be their    
inheritance1 and shalt no more          
henceforth be without them4    #cf3ac4  
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,because    

they say of you3 ,thou art a  devourer  
of men1 and one that suffocatest thy    
nation3    #cf3ad4 ,therefore thou shalt
 devour men no more nor destroy thy     
nation  any more1 saith the ,lord ,god4 
#cf3ae4 ,neither will ,i cause men to   
hear in thee the shame of the  nations  
any more1 nor shalt thou bear the       
reproach of the people1 nor  lose thy   
nation any more1 saith the ,lord ,god4  
,nor lose thy nation any more4444 ,this 
whole promise principally relates  to   
the church of ,christ1 and ,god's       
perpetual protection of her3 for as  to 
the carnal ,jews1 they have been removed
 out of their land these  sixteen       
hundred years4    #cf3af4 ,and the word 
of the ,lord came to me1 saying3        
#cf3ag4 ,son of man1 when the house of  
,israel dwelt in their own land1  they  
defiled it with their ways1 and with    
their doings3 their way was  before me  
like the uncleanness of a menstruous    
woman4    #cf3ah4 ,and ,i poured out my 
indignation upon them for the blood     

which  they had shed upon the land1 and 
with their idols they defiled it4       
#cf3ai4 ,and ,i scattered them among the
 nations1 and they are dispersed        
through the countries3 ,i have judged   
them according to their ways1 and  their
 devices4    #cf3bj4 ,and when they     
entered among the nations whither they  
went1 they  profaned my holy name1 when 
it was said of them3 ,this is the people
 of  the ,lord1 and they are come forth 
out of his land4    #cf3ba4 ,and ,i have
 regarded my own holy name1 which the   
house of ,israel  hath profaned among   
the nations to which they went in4      
#cf3bb4 ,therefore thou shalt say to the
 house of ,israel3 ,thus saith the      
,lord ,god3 ,it is not for your sake    
that ,i will do this1 ,o house of       
,israel1 but for my holy name's sake1   
which you have profaned among the       
nations whither you went4    #cf3bc4    
,and ,i will sanctify my great name1    
which was profaned among the  ,gentiles1
 which you have profaned in the midst of

 them3 that the  ,gentiles may know that
 ,i am the ,lord1 saith the ,lord of    
hosts1 when ,i  shall be sanctified in  
you before their eyes4    #cf3bd4 ,for  
,i will take you from among the         
,gentiles1 and will gather you  together
 out of all the countries1 and will     
bring you into your own  land4          
#cf3be4 ,and ,i will pour upon you clean
 water1 and you shall be cleansed  from 
all your filthiness1 and ,i will cleanse
 you from all your idols4    #cf3bf4    
,and ,i will give you a new heart1 and  
put a new spirit within  you3 and ,i    
will take away the stony heart out of   
your flesh1 and will  give you a heart  
of flesh4    #cf3bg4 ,and ,i will put my
 spirit in the midst of you3 and ,i will
 cause  you to walk in my commandments1 
and to keep my judgments1 and do them4  
#cf3bh4 ,and you shall dwell in the land
 which ,i gave to your fathers1  and you
 shall be my people1 and ,i will be your
 ,god4    #cf3bi4 ,and ,i will save you 
from all your uncleannesses3 and ,i will

 call  for corn1 and will multiply it1  
and will lay no famine upon you4        
#cf3cj4 ,and ,i will multiply the fruit 
of the tree1 and the increase of  the   
field1 that you bear no more the        
reproach of famine among the  nations4  
#cf3ca4 ,and you shall remember your    
wicked ways1 and your doings that  were 
not good3 and your iniquities1 and your 
wicked deeds shall  displease you4      
#cf3cb4 ,it is not for your sakes that  
,i will do this1 saith the ,lord  ,god1 
be it known to you3 be confounded1 and  
ashamed at your own ways1 ,o  house of  
,israel4    #cf3cc4 ,thus saith the     
,lord ,god3 ,in the day that ,i shall   
cleanse you  from all your iniquities1  
and shall cause the cities to be        
inhabited1  and shall repair the ruinous
 places1    #cf3cd4 ,and the desolate   
land shall be tilled1 which before was  
waste in  the sight of all that passed  
by1    #cf3ce4 ,they shall say3 ,this   
land that was untilled is become as a   
garden of pleasure3 and the cities that 

were abandoned1 and desolate1  and      
destroyed1 are peopled and fenced4      
#cf3cf4 ,and the nations1 that shall be 
left round about you1 shall know  that  
,i the ,lord have built up what was     
destroyed1 and planted what was         
desolate1 that ,i the ,lord have spoken 
and done it4    #cf3cg4 ,thus saith the 
,lord ,god3 ,moreover in this shall the 
house of  ,israel find me1 that ,i will 
do it for them3 ,i will multiply them as
 a  flock of men1    #cf3ch4 ,as a holy 
flock1 as the flock of ,jerusalem in her
 solemn feasts3  so shall the waste     
cities be full of flocks of men3 and    
they shall know  that ,i am the ,lord4  
,ezechiel ,chapter #cg    ,a vision of  
the resurrection of dry bones1          
foreshewing the deliverance  of the     
people from their captivity4 ,juda and  
,israel shall be all one  kingdom under 
,christ4 ,god's everlasting covenant    
with the church4    #cg3a4 ,the hand of 
the ,lord was upon me1 and brought me   
forth in the  spirit of the ,lord3 and  

set me down in the midst of a plain that
 was  full of bones4    #cg3b4 ,and he  
led me about through them on every side3
 now they were  very many upon the face 
of the plain1 and they were exceeding   
dry4    #cg3c4 ,and he said to me3 ,son 
of man1 dost thou think these bones     
shall  live8 ,and ,i answered3 ,o ,lord 
,god1 thou knowest4    #cg3d4 ,and he   
said to me3 ,prophesy concerning these  
bones2 and say to  them3 ,ye dry bones1 
hear the word of the ,lord4    #cg3e4   
,thus saith the ,lord ,god to these     
bones3 ,behold1 ,i will send  spirit    
into you1 and you shall live4           
,spirit4444 ,that is1 soul1 life1 and   
breath4    #cg3f4 ,and ,i will lay      
sinews upon you1 and will cause flesh to
 grow over  you1 and will cover you with
 skin3 and ,i will give you spirit and  
you  shall live1 and you shall know that
 ,i am the ,lord4    #cg3g4 ,and ,i     
prophesied as he had commanded me3 and  
as ,i prophesied  there was a noise1 and
 behold a commotion3 and the bones came 

together1  each one1 its joint4         
#cg3h4 ,and ,i saw1 and behold the      
sinews1 and the flesh came up upon      
them3 and the skin was stretched out    
over them1 but there was no spirit  in  
them4    #cg3i4 ,and he said to me3     
,prophesy to the spirit1 prophesy1 ,o   
son of  man1 and say to the spirit3     
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,come1      
spirit1 from  the four winds1 and blow  
upon these slain1 and let them live     
again4    #cg3aj4 ,and ,i prophesied as 
he had commanded me3 and the spirit came
  into them1 and they lived3 and they   
stood up upon their feet1 an  exceeding 
great army4    #cg3aa4 ,and he said to  
me3 ,son of man3 ,all these bones are   
the house of  ,israel3 they say3 ,our   
bones are dried up1 and our hope is     
lost1 and we  are cut off4    #cg3ab4   
,therefore prophesy1 and say to them3   
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3  ,behold ,i 
will open your graves1 and will bring   
you out of your  sepulchres1 ,o my      
people3 and will bring you into the land

 of ,israel4    #cg3ac4 ,and you shall  
know that ,i am the ,lord1 when ,i shall
 have opened  your sepulchres1 and shall
 have brought you out of your graves1 ,o
 my  people3    #cg3ad4 ,and shall have 
put my spirit in you1 and you shall     
live1 and ,i  shall make you rest upon  
your own land3 and you shall know that  
,i the  ,lord have spoken1 and done it1 
saith the ,lord ,god3    #cg3ae4 ,and   
the word of the ,lord came to me1       
saying3    #cg3af4 ,and thou son of man1
 take thee a stick3 and write upon it3  
,of  ,juda1 and of the children of      
,israel his associates3 and take another
  stick and write upon it3 ,for ,joseph 
the stick of ,ephraim1 and for all  the 
house of ,israel1 and of his associates4
    #cg3ag4 ,and join them one to the   
other into one stick1 and they shall    
become one in thy hand4    #cg3ah4 ,and 
when the children of thy people shall   
speak to thee1 saying3  ,wilt thou not  
tell us what thou meanest by this8      
#cg3ai4 ,say to them3 ,thus saith the   

,lord ,god3 ,behold1 ,i will take the   
stick of ,joseph1 which is in the hand  
of ,ephraim1 and the tribes of  ,israel 
that are associated with him1 and ,i    
will put them together with  the stick  
of ,juda1 and will make them one stick3 
and they shall be one  in his hand4     
#cg3bj4 ,and the sticks whereon thou    
hast written1 shall be in thy hand1     
before their eyes4    #cg3ba4 ,and thou 
shalt say to them3 ,thus saith the ,lord
 ,god3 ,behold1 ,i  will take the       
children of ,israel from the midst of   
the nations whither  they are gone3 and 
,i will gather them on every side1 and  
will bring  them to their own land4     
#cg3bb4 ,and ,i will make them one      
nation in the land on the mountains of  
,israel1 and one king shall be king over
 them all3 and they shall no  more be   
two nations1 neither shall they be      
divided any more into two  kingdoms4    
#cg3bc4 ,nor shall they be defiled any  
more with their idols1 nor with  their  
abominations1 nor with all their        

iniquities3 and ,i will save them  out  
of all the places in which they have    
sinned1 and ,i will cleanse  them3 and  
they shall be my people1 and ,i will be 
their ,god4    #cg3bd4 ,and my servant  
,david shall be king over them1 and they
 shall  have one shepherd3 they shall   
walk in my judgments1 and shall keep my 
commandments1 and shall do them4        
#cg3be4 ,and they shall dwell in the    
land which ,i gave to my servant        
,jacob1 wherein your fathers dwelt1 and 
they shall dwell in it1 they and  their 
children1 and their children's children1
 for ever3 and ,david my  servant shall 
be their prince for ever4    #cg3bf4    
,and ,i will make a covenant of peace   
with them1 it shall be an  everlasting  
covenant with them3 and ,i will         
establish them1 and will  multiply them1
 and will set my sanctuary in the midst 
of them for ever4    #cg3bg4 ,and my    
tabernacle shall be with them3 and ,i   
will be their ,god1  and they shall be  
my people4    #cg3bh4 ,and the nations  

shall know that ,i am the ,lord the     
sanctifier of  ,israel1 when my         
sanctuary shall be in the midst of them 
for ever4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #ch   
,gog shall persecute the church in the  
latter days4 ,he shall be  overthrown4  
#ch3a4 ,and the word of the ,lord came  
to me1 saying3    #ch3b4 ,son of man1   
set thy face against ,gog1 the land of  
,magog1 the  chief prince of ,mosoch and
 ,thubal3 and prophesy of him1          
,gog4444 ,this name1 which signifies    
hidden or covered1 is taken in this     
place1 either for the persecutors of the
 church of ,god in general1 or  some    
arch-persecutor in particular3 such as  
,antichrist shall be in the  latter     
days4 ,see ,apoc4 #bj4h4 ,and what is   
said of the punishment of ,gog1  is     
verified by the unhappy ends of         
persecutors4--,ibid4 ,magog4444 ,scythia
  or ,tartary1 from whence the ,turks1  
and other enemies of the church of      
,christ1 originally sprung4    #ch3c4   
,and say to him3 ,thus saith the ,lord  

,god3 ,behold1 ,i come against  thee1 ,o
 ,gog1 the chief prince of ,mosoch and  
,thubal4    #ch3d4 ,and ,i will turn    
thee about1 and ,i will put a bit in thy
 jaws3 and  ,i will bring thee forth1   
and all thy army1 horses and horsemen   
all  clothed with coats of mail1 a great
 multitude1 armed with spears and       
shields and swords4    #ch3e4 ,the      
,persians1 ,ethiopians1 and ,libyans    
with them1 all with shields  and        
helmets4    #ch3f4 ,gomer1 and all his  
bands1 the house of ,thogorma1 the      
northern  parts and all his strength1   
and many peoples with thee4    #ch3g4   
,prepare and make thyself ready1 and all
 thy multitude that is  assembled about 
thee1 and be thou commander over them4  
#ch3h4 ,after many days thou shalt be   
visited3 at the end of years thou  shalt
 come to the land that is returned from 
the sword1 and is gathered  out of many 
nations1 to the mountains of ,israel    
which have been  continually waste3 but 
it hath been brought forth out of the   

nations1  and they shall all of them    
dwell securely in it4    #ch3i4 ,and    
thou shalt go up and come like a storm1 
and like a cloud to  cover the land1    
thou and all thy bands and many people  
with thee4    #ch3aj4 ,thus saith the   
,lord ,god3 ,in that day projects shall 
enter into  thy heart1 and thou shalt   
conceive a mischievous design4          
#ch3aa4 ,and thou shalt say3 ,i will go 
up to the land which is without a  wall1
 ,i will come to them that are at rest1 
and dwell securely3 all  these dwell    
without a wall1 they have no bars nor   
gates3    #ch3ab4 ,to take spoils1 and  
lay hold on the prey1 to lay thy hand   
upon  them that had been wasted1 and    
afterwards restored1 and upon the people
  that is gathered together out of the  
nations1 which hath begun to  possess   
and to dwell in the midst of the earth4 
#ch3ac4 ,saba1 and ,dedan1 and the      
merchants of ,tharsis1 and all the lions
  thereof shall say to thee3 ,art thou  
come to take spoils8 behold1 thou  hast 

gathered thy multitude to take a prey1  
to take silver1 and gold1  and to carry 
away goods and substance1 and to take   
rich spoils4    #ch3ad4 ,therefore1 thou
 son of man1 prophesy and say to ,gog3  
,thus saith  the ,lord ,god3 ,shalt thou
 not know1 in that day1 when my people  
of  ,israel shall dwell securely8       
#ch3ae4 ,and thou shalt come out of thy 
place from the northern parts1  thou and
 many people with thee1 all of them     
riding upon horses1 a great  company and
 a mighty army4    #ch3af4 ,and thou    
shalt come upon my people of ,israel    
like a cloud1 to  cover the earth4 ,thou
 shalt be in the latter days1 and ,i    
will bring  thee upon my land3 that the 
nations may know me1 when ,i shall be   
sanctified in thee1 ,o ,gog1 before     
their eyes4    #ch3ag4 ,thus saith the  
,lord ,god3 ,thou then art he1 of whom  
,i have spoken  in the days of old1 by  
my servants the prophets of ,israel1 who
  prophesied in the days of those times 
that ,i would bring thee upon  them4    

#ch3ah4 ,and it shall come to pass in   
that day1 in the day of the coming  of  
,gog upon the land of ,israel1 saith the
 ,lord ,god1 that my indignation  shall 
come up in my wrath4    #ch3ai4 ,and ,i 
have spoken in my zeal1 and in the fire 
of my anger1 that  in that day there    
shall be a great commotion upon the land
 of ,israel3    #ch3bj4 ,so that the    
fishes of the sea1 and the birds of the 
air1 and the  beasts of the field1 and  
every creeping thing that creepeth upon 
the  ground1 and all men that are upon  
the face of the earth1 shall be moved   
at my presence3 and the mountains shall 
be thrown down1 and the hedges  shall   
fall1 and every wall shall fall to the  
ground4    #ch3ba4 ,and ,i will call in 
the sword against him in all my         
mountains1  saith the ,lord ,god3 every 
man's sword shall be pointed against his
  brother4    #ch3bb4 ,and ,i will judge
 him with pestilence1 and with blood1   
and with  violent rain1 and vast        
hailstones3 ,i will rain fire and       

brimstone upon  him1 and upon his army1 
and upon the many nations that are with 
him4    #ch3bc4 ,and ,i will be         
magnified1 and ,i will be sanctified3   
and ,i will be  known in the eyes of    
many nations and they shall know that ,i
 am the  ,lord4      ,ezechiel ,chapter 
#ci    ,god's judgments upon ,gog4      
,god's people were punished for their   
sins3  but shall be favoured with       
everlasting kindness4    #ci3a4 ,and    
thou1 son of man1 prophesy against ,gog1
 and say3 ,thus saith  the ,lord ,god3  
,behold1 ,i come against thee1 ,o ,gog1 
the chief prince of  ,mosoch and        
,thubal4    #ci3b4 ,and ,i will turn    
thee round1 and ,i will lead thee out1  
and will  make thee go up from the      
northern parts3 and will bring thee upon
 the  mountains of ,israel4    #ci3c4   
,and ,i will break thy bow in thy left  
hand1 and ,i will cause thy  arrows to  
fall out of thy right hand4    #ci3d4   
,thou shalt fall upon the mountains of  
,israel1 thou and all thy  bands1 and   

thy nations that are with thee3 ,i have 
given thee to the  wild beasts1 to the  
birds1 and to every fowl1 and to the    
beasts of the  earth to be devoured4    
#ci3e4 ,thou shalt fall upon the face of
 the field3 for ,i have spoken it1      
saith the ,lord ,god4    #ci3f4 ,and ,i 
will send a fire on ,magog1 and on them 
that dwell  confidently in the islands3 
and they shall know that ,i am the      
,lord4    #ci3g4 ,and ,i will make my   
holy name known in the midst of my      
people  ,israel1 and my holy name shall 
be profaned no more3 and the ,gentiles  
shall know that ,i am the ,lord1 the    
,holy ,one of ,israel4    #ci3h4 ,behold
 it cometh1 and it is done1 saith the   
,lord ,god3 this is the  day whereof ,i 
have spoken4    #ci3i4 ,and the         
inhabitants shall go forth of the cities
 of ,israel1 and  shall set on fire and 
burn the weapons1 the shields1 and the  
spears1  the bows and the arrows1 and   
the handstaves and the pikes3 and they  
shall burn them with fire seven years4  

#ci3aj4 ,and they shall not bring wood  
out of the countries1 nor cut down  out 
of the forests3 for they shall burn the 
weapons with fire1 and  shall make a    
prey of them to whom they had been a    
prey1 and they shall  rob those that    
robbed them1 saith the ,lord ,god4      
#ci3aa4 ,and it shall come to pass in   
that day1 that ,i will give ,gog a      
noted place for a sepulchre in ,israel3 
the valley of the passengers on  the    
east of the sea1 which shall cause      
astonishment in them that pass  by3 and 
there shall they bury ,gog1 and all his 
multitude1 and it shall  be called the  
valley of the multitude of ,gog4        
#ci3ab4 ,and the house of ,israel shall 
bury them for seven months to  cleanse  
the land4    #ci3ac4 ,and all the people
 of the land shall bury him1 and it     
shall be  unto them a noted day1 wherein
 ,i was glorified1 saith the ,lord ,god4
    #ci3ad4 ,and they shall appoint men 
to go continually about the land1 to    
bury and to seek out them that were     

remaining upon the face of the  earth1  
that they may cleanse it3 and after     
seven months they shall  begin to seek4 
#ci3ae4 ,and they shall go about passing
 through the land3 and when they  shall 
see the bone of a man1 they shall set up
 a sign by it1 till the  buriers bury it
 in the valley1 of the multitude of     
,gog4    #ci3af4 ,and the name of the   
city shall be ,amona1 and they shall    
cleanse  the land4    #ci3ag4 ,and thou1
 ,o son of man1 saith the ,lord ,god1   
say to every fowl1  and to all the      
birds1 and to all the beasts of the     
field3 ,assemble  yourselves1 make      
haste1 come together from every side to 
my victim1  which ,i slay for you1 a    
great victim upon the mountains of      
,israel3 to  eat flesh1 and drink blood4
    #ci3ah4 ,you shall eat the flesh of 
the mighty1 and you shall drink the     
blood of the princes of the earth1 of   
rams1 and of lambs1 and of he  goats1   
and bullocks1 and of all that are well  
fed and fat4    #ci3ai4 ,and you shall  

eat the fat till you be full1 and shall 
drink  blood till you be drunk of the   
victim which ,i shall slay for you4     
#ci3bj4 ,and you shall be filled at my  
table with horses1 and mighty  horsemen1
 and all the men of war1 saith the ,lord
 ,god4    #ci3ba4 ,and ,i will set my   
glory among the nations3 and all nations
 shall  see my judgment that ,i have    
executed1 and my hand that ,i have laid 
upon  them4    #ci3bb4 ,and the house of
 ,israel shall know that ,i am the ,lord
 their ,god  from that day and forward4 
#ci3bc4 ,and the nations shall know that
 the house of ,israel were made         
captives for their iniquity1 because    
they forsook me1 and ,i hid my face     
from them3 and ,i delivered them into   
the hands of their enemies1 and  they   
fell all by the sword4    #ci3bd4 ,i    
have dealt with them according to their 
uncleanness1 and  wickedness1 and hid my
 face from them4    #ci3be4 ,therefore1 
thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,now will ,i 
bring back the  captivity of ,jacob1 and

 will have mercy on all the house of    
,israel and  ,i will be jealous for my  
holy name4    #ci3bf4 ,and they shall   
bear their confusion1 and all the       
transgressions  wherewith they have     
transgressed against me1 when they shall
 dwell in  their land securely fearing  
no man3    #ci3bg4 ,and ,i shall have   
brought them back from among the        
nations1 and  shall have gathered them  
together out of the lands of their      
enemies1  and shall be sanctified in    
them1 in the sight of many nations4     
#ci3bh4 ,and they shall know that ,i am 
the ,lord their ,god1 because ,i  caused
 them to be carried away among the      
nations2 and ,i have gathered  them     
together unto their own land1 and have  
not left any of them there4    #ci3bi4  
,and ,i will hide my face no more from  
them1 for ,i have poured out  my spirit 
upon all the house of ,israel1 saith the
 ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #dj
    ,the prophet sees in a vision the   
rebuilding of the temple3 the           

dimensions of several parts thereof4    
#dj3a4 ,in the five and twentieth year  
of our captivity1 in the beginning  of  
the year1 the tenth day of the month1   
the fourteenth year after the  city was 
destroyed3 in the selfsame day the hand 
of the ,lord was upon  me1 and he       
brought me thither4    #dj3b4 ,in the   
visions of ,god he brought me into the  
land of ,israel1 and  set me upon a very
 high mountain3 upon which there was as 
the building  of a city1 bending towards
 the south4    #dj3c4 ,and he brought me
 in thither1 and behold a man1 whose    
appearance  was like the appearance of  
brass1 with a line of flax in his hand1 
and  a measuring reed in his hand1 and  
he stood in the gate4    #dj3d4 ,and    
this man said to me3 ,son of man1 see   
with thy eyes1 and hear  with thy ears1 
and set thy heart upon all that ,i shall
 shew thee3 for  thou art brought hither
 that they may be shewn to thee3 declare
 all  that thou seest1 to the house of  
,israel4    #dj3e4 ,and behold there was

 a wall on the outside of the house     
round  about1 and in the man's hand a   
measuring reed of six cubits and a      
handbreadth3 and he measured the breadth
 of the building one reed1 and  the     
height one reed4    #dj3f4 ,and he came 
to the gate that looked toward the east1
 and he went  up the steps thereof3 and 
he measured the breadth of the threshold
 of  the gate one reed1 that is1 one    
threshold was one reed broad2    #dj3g4 
,and every little chamber was one reed  
long1 and one reed broad3  and between  
the little chambers were five cubits3   
#dj3h4 ,and the threshold of the gate by
 the porch of the gate within1  was one 
reed4    #dj3i4 ,and he measured the    
porch of the gate eight cubits1 and the 
front  thereof two cubits3 and the porch
 of the gate was inward4    #dj3aj4 ,and
 the little chambers of the gate that   
looked eastward were  three on this     
side1 and three on that side3 all three 
were of one  measure1 and the fronts of 
one measure1 on both parts4    #dj3aa4  

,and he measured the breadth of the     
threshold of the gate ten  cubits3 and  
the length of the gate thirteen cubits3 
#dj3ab4 ,and the border before the      
little chambers one cubit3 and one      
cubit was the border on both sides3 and 
the little chambers were six  cubits on 
this side and that side4    #dj3ac4 ,and
 he measured the gate from the roof of  
one little chamber to  the roof of      
another1 in breadth five and twenty     
cubits3 door against  door4    #dj3ad4  
,he made also fronts of sixty cubits3   
and to the front the court  of the gate 
on every side round about4    #dj3ae4   
,and before the face of the gate which  
reached even to the face  of the porch  
of the inner gate1 fifty cubits4        
#dj3af4 ,and slanting windows in the    
little chambers1 and in their  fronts1  
which were within the gate on every side
 round about3 and in  like manner there 
were also in the porches windows round  
about within1  and before the fronts the
 representation of palm trees4          

#dj3ag4 ,and he brought me into the     
outward court1 and behold there were    
chambers1 and a pavement of stone in the
 court round about3 thirty  chambers    
encompassed the pavement4    ,there were
 chambers4444 ,gazophylacia1 so called1 
because the priests  and ,levites kept  
in them the stores and vessels that     
belonged to the  temple4    #dj3ah4 ,and
 the pavement in the front of the gates 
according to the  length of the gates   
was lower4    #dj3ai4 ,and he measured  
the breadth from the face of the lower  
gate to  the front of the inner court   
without1 a hundred cubits to the east1  
and  to the north4    #dj3bj4 ,he       
measured also both the length and the   
breadth of the gate of  the outward     
court1 which looked northward4          
#dj3ba4 ,and the little chambers thereof
 three on this side1 and three on  that 
side3 and the front thereof1 and the    
porch thereof according to  the measure 
of the former gate1 fifty cubits long1  
and five and twenty  cubits broad4      

#dj3bb4 ,and the windows thereof1 and   
the porch1 and the gravings  according  
to the measure of the gate that looked  
to the east1 and they  went up to it by 
seven steps1 and a porch was before it4 
#dj3bc4 ,and the gate of the inner court
 was over against the gate of the       
north1 and that of the east3 and he     
measured from gate to gate a  hundred   
cubits4    #dj3bd4 ,and he brought me   
out to the way of the south1 and behold 
the  gate that looked to the south3 and 
he measured the front thereof1 and  the 
porch thereof according to the former   
measures4    #dj3be4 ,and the windows   
thereof1 and the porches round about1 as
 the  other windows3 the length was     
fifty cubits1 and the breadth five and  
twenty cubits4    #dj3bf4 ,and there    
were seven steps to go up to it3 and a  
porch before  the doors thereof3 and    
there were graven palm trees1 one on    
this side1  and another on that side in 
the front thereof4    #dj3bg4 ,and there
 was a gate of the inner court towards  

the south3 and  he measured from gate to
 gate towards the south1 a hundred      
cubits4    #dj3bh4 ,and he brought me   
into the inner court at the south gate3 
and he  measured the gate according to  
the former measures4    #dj3bi4 ,the    
little chamber thereof1 and the front   
thereof1 and the porch  thereof with the
 same measures3 and the windows thereof1
 and the porch  thereof round about it  
was fifty cubits in length1 and five and
 twenty  cubits in breadth4    #dj3cj4  
,and the porch round about was five and 
twenty cubits long1 and  five cubits    
broad4    #dj3ca4 ,and the porch thereof
 to the outward court1 and the palm     
trees  thereof in the front3 and there  
were eight steps to go up to it4        
#dj3cb4 ,and he brought me into the     
inner court by the way of the east3  and
 he measured the gate according to the  
former measures4    #dj3cc4 ,the little 
chamber thereof1 and the front thereof1 
and the porch  thereof as before3 and   
the windows thereof1 and the porches    

thereof  round about it was fifty cubits
 long1 and five and twenty cubits broad4
    #dj3cd4 ,and the porch thereof1 that
 is1 of the outward court3 and the      
graven palm trees in the front thereof  
on this side and on that side3  and the 
going up thereof was by eight steps4    
#dj3ce4 ,and he brought me into the gate
 that looked to the north3 and he       
measured according to the former        
measures4    #dj3cf4 ,the little chamber
 thereof1 and the front thereof1 and the
 porch  thereof1 and the windows thereof
 round about it was fifty cubits long1  
and five and twenty cubits broad4       
#dj3cg4 ,and the porch thereof looked to
 the outward court3 and the  graving of 
palm trees in the front thereof was on  
this side and on that  side3 and the    
going up to it was by eight steps4      
#dj3ch4 ,and at every chamber was a door
 in the forefronts of the gates3  there 
they washed the holocaust4    #dj3ci4   
,and in the porch of the gate were two  
tables on this side1 and  two tables on 

that side3 that the holocaust1 and the  
sin offering1 and  the trespass offering
 might be slain thereon4    #dj3dj4 ,and
 on the outward side1 which goeth up to 
the entry of the gate  that looketh     
toward the north1 were two tables3 and  
at the other side  before the porch of  
the gate were two tables1    #dj3da4    
,four tables were on this side1 and four
 tables on that side at  the sides of   
the gate were eight tables1 upon which  
they slew the  victims4    #dj3db4 ,and 
the four tables for the holocausts were 
made of square  stones3 one cubit and a 
half long1 and one cubit and a half     
broad1 and  one cubit high3 to lay the  
vessels upon1 in which the holocaust and
 the  victim is slain4    #dj3dc4 ,and  
the borders of them were of one         
handbreadth1 turned inwards  round      
about3 and upon the tables was the flesh
 of the offering4    #dj3dd4 ,and       
without the inner gate were the chambers
 of the singing men  in the inner court1
 which was on the side of the gate that 

looketh to  the north3 and their        
prospect was towards the south1 one at  
the side of  the east gate1 which       
looketh toward the north4    #dj3de4    
,and he said to me3 ,this chamber1 which
 looketh toward the south  shall be for 
the priests that watch in the wards of  
the temple4    #dj3df4 ,but the chamber 
that looketh towards the north shall be 
for the  priests that watch over the    
ministry of the altar4 ,these are the   
sons  of ,sadoc1 who among the sons of  
,levi1 come near to the ,lord1 to       
minister to him4    #dj3dg4 ,and he     
measured the court a hundred cubits     
long1 and a hundred  cubits broad       
foursquare3 and the altar that was      
before the face of the  temple4         
#dj3dh4 ,and he brought me into the     
porch of the temple3 and he measured    
the porch five cubits on this side1 and 
five cubits on that side3 and  the      
breadth of the gate three cubits on this
 side1 and three cubits on  that side4  
#dj3di4 ,and the length of the porch was

 twenty cubits1 and the breadth  eleven 
cubits1 and there were eight steps to go
 up to it4 ,and there  were pillars in  
the fronts3 one on this side1 and       
another on that side4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #da    ,a description of the   
temple1 and of all the parts of it4     
#da3a4 ,and he brought me into the      
temple1 and he measured the fronts six  
cubits broad on this side1 and six      
cubits on that side1 the breadth of  the
 tabernacle4    ,the temple4444 ,this   
plan of a temple1 which was here shewn  
to the  prophet in a vision1 partly had 
relation to the material temple1 which  
was to be rebuilt3 and partly1 in a     
mystical sense1 to the spiritual  temple
 of ,god1 the church of ,christ4        
#da3b4 ,and the breadth of the gate was 
ten cubits3 and the sides of the  gate  
five cubits on this side1 and five      
cubits on that side3 and he  measured   
the length thereof forty cubits1 and the
 breadth twenty  cubits4    #da3c4 ,then
 going inward he measured the front of  

the gate two cubits3  and the gate six  
cubits1 and the breadth of the gate     
seven cubits4    #da3d4 ,and he measured
 the length thereof twenty cubits1 and  
the breadth  twenty cubits1 before the  
face of the temple3 and he said to me3  
,this  is the holy of holies4    #da3e4 
,and he measured the wall of the house  
six cubits3 and the breadth  of every   
side chamber four cubits round about the
 house on every side4    #da3f4 ,and the
 side chambers one by another1 were     
twice thirty-three3  and they bore      
outwards1 that they might enter in      
through the wall of  the house in the   
sides round about1 to hold in1 and not  
to touch the  wall of the temple4       
,one by another4444 ,or one over        
another2 literally1 side to side1 or    
side upon side4    #da3g4 ,and there was
 a broad passage round about1 going up  
by winding  stairs1 and it led into the 
upper loft of the temple all round3     
therefore was the temple broader in the 
higher parts3 and so from the  lower    

parts they went to the higher by the    
midst4    #da3h4 ,and ,i saw in the     
house the height round about1 the       
foundations of  the side chambers which 
were the measure of a reed the space of 
six  cubits3    #da3i4 ,and the         
thickness of the wall for the side      
chamber without1 which  was five cubits3
 and the inner house was within the side
 chambers of  the house1    ,and the    
inner house was within the side chambers
 of the house4444  ,because these side  
chambers were in the very walls of the  
temple all  round4 ,or1 it may also be  
rendered 7more agreeably to the ,hebrew7
 so as  to signify that the thickness of
 the wall for the side chamber within1  
was the same as that of the wall        
without2 that is1 equally five cubits4  
#da3aj4 ,and between the chambers was   
the breadth of twenty cubits round      
about the house on every side4          
#da3aa4 ,and the door of the side       
chambers was turned towards the place   
of prayer3 one door was toward the      

north1 and another door was toward  the 
south3 and the breadth of the place for 
prayer1 was five cubits  round about4   
#da3ab4 ,and the building that was      
separate1 and turned to the way that    
looked toward the sea1 was seventy      
cubits broad and the wall of the        
building1 five cubits thick round about3
 and ninety cubits long4    #da3ac4 ,and
 he measured the length of the house1 a 
hundred cubits3 and  the separate       
building1 and the walls thereof1 a      
hundred cubits in  length4    #da3ad4   
,and the breadth before the face of the 
house1 and of the  separate place toward
 the east1 a hundred cubits4    #da3ae4 
,and he measured the length of the      
building over against it1  which was    
separated at the back of it3 and the    
galleries on both sides  a hundred      
cubits3 and the inner temple1 and the   
porches of the court4    #da3af4 ,the   
thresholds1 and the oblique windows1 and
 the galleries round  about on three    
sides1 over against the threshold of    

every one1 and  floored with wood all   
round about3 and the ground was up to   
the  windows1 and the windows were shut 
over the doors4    #da3ag4 ,and even to 
the inner house1 and without all the    
wall round  about within and without1 by
 measure4    #da3ah4 ,and there were    
cherubims and palm trees wrought1 so    
that a palm  tree was between a cherub  
and a cherub1 and every cherub had two  
faces4    #da3ai4 ,the face of a man was
 toward the palm tree on one side1 and  
the  face of a lion was toward the palm 
tree on the other side3 set forth       
through all the house round about4      
#da3bj4 ,from the ground even to the    
upper parts of the gate1 were  cherubims
 and palm trees wrought in the wall of  
the temple4    #da3ba4 ,the threshold   
was foursquare1 and the face of the     
sanctuary  sight to sight4    ,the      
threshold was foursquare4444 ,that is1  
the gate of the temple was  foursquare3 
and so placed as to answer the gate of  
the sanctuary  within4    #da3bb4 ,the  

altar of wood was three cubits high3 and
 the length thereof  was two cubits3 and
 the corners thereof1 and the length    
thereof1 and  the walls thereof1 were of
 wood4 ,and he said to me3 ,this is the 
table  before the ,lord4    #da3bc4 ,and
 there were two doors in the temple1 and
 in the sanctuary4    #da3bd4 ,and in   
the two doors on both sides were two    
little doors1 which  were folded within 
each other3 for there were two wickets  
on both sides  of the doors4    #da3be4 
,and there were cherubims also wrought  
in the doors of the  temple1 and the    
figures of palm trees1 like as were made
 on the walls3  for which cause also the
 planks were thicker in the front of the
 porch  without4    #da3bf4 ,upon which 
were the oblique windows1 and the       
representation of  palm trees on this   
side1 and on that side in the sides of  
the porch1  according to the sides of   
the house1 and the breadth of the walls4
      ,ezechiel ,chapter #db    ,a      
description of the courts1 chambers1 and

 other places belonging to  the temple4 
#db3a4 ,and he brought me forth into the
 outward court by the way that  leadeth 
to the north1 and he brought me into the
 chamber that was over  against the     
separate building1 and over against the 
house toward the  north4    #db3b4 ,in  
the face of the north door was the      
length of a hundred cubits1  and the    
breadth of fifty cubits4    #db3c4 ,over
 against the twenty cubits of the inner 
court1 and over  against the pavement of
 the outward court that was paved with  
stone1  where there was a gallery joined
 to a triple gallery4    #db3d4 ,and    
before the chambers was a walk ten      
cubits broad1 looking to  the inner     
parts of a way of one cubit4 ,and their 
doors were toward the  north4    #db3e4 
,where were the store chambers lower    
above3 because they bore up  the        
galleries1 which appeared above out of  
them from he lower parts1  and from the 
midst of the building4    #db3f4 ,for   
they were of three stories1 and had not 

pillars1 as the  pillars of the courts3 
therefore did they appear above out of  
the lower  places1 and out of the middle
 places1 fifty cubits from the ground4  
#db3g4 ,and the outward wall that went  
about by the chambers1 which were       
towards the outward court on the        
forepart of the chambers1 was fifty     
cubits long4    #db3h4 ,for the length  
of the chambers of the outward court was
 fifty  cubits3 and the length before   
the face of the temple1 a hundred       
cubits4    #db3i4 ,and there was under  
these chambers1 an entrance from the    
east1  for them that went into them out 
of the outward court4    #db3aj4 ,in the
 breadth of the outward wall of the     
court that was toward  the east1 over   
against the separate building1 and there
 were chambers  before the building4    
#db3aa4 ,and the way before them was    
like the chambers which were toward  the
 north3 they were as long as they1 and  
as broad as they3 and all the  going in 
to them1 and their fashions1 and their  

doors were alike4    #db3ab4 ,according 
to the doors of the chambers that were  
towards the  south3 there was a door in 
the head of the way1 which way was      
before  the porch1 separated towards the
 east as one entereth in4    #db3ac4    
,and he said to me3 ,the chambers of the
 north1 and the chambers  of the south1 
which are before the separate building3 
they are holy  chambers1 in which the   
priests shall eat1 that approach to the 
,lord  into the holy of holies3 there   
they shall lay the most holy things1 and
  the offering for sin1 and for         
trespass3 for it is a holy place4       
#db3ad4 ,and when the priests shall have
 entered in1 they shall not go  out of  
the holy places into the outward court3 
but there they shall lay  their         
vestments1 wherein they minister1 for   
they are holy3 and they  shall put on   
other garments1 and so they shall go    
forth to the people4    #db3ae4 ,now    
when he had made an end of measuring the
 inner house1 he  brought me out by the 

way of the gate that looked toward the  
east3 and  he measured it on every side 
round about4    #db3af4 ,and he measured
 toward the east with the measuring     
reed1 five  hundred reeds with the      
measuring reed round about4    #db3ag4  
,and he measured toward the north five  
hundred reeds with the  measuring reed  
round about4    #db3ah4 ,and towards the
 south he measured five hundred reeds   
with the  measuring reed round about4   
#db3ai4 ,and toward the west he measured
 five hundred reeds1 with the  measuring
 reed4    #db3bj4 ,by the four winds he 
measured the wall thereof on every side 
round about1 five hundred cubits long   
and five hundred cubits broad1  making a
 separation between the sanctuary and   
the place of the people4      ,ezechiel 
,chapter #dc    ,the glory of ,god      
returns to the new temple4 ,the         
,israelites shall no  more profane      
,god's name by idolatry3 the prophet is 
commanded to shew  them the dimensions1 
and form of the temple1 and of the      

altar1 with the  sacrifices to be       
offered thereon4    #dc3a4 ,and he      
brought me to the gate that looked      
towards the east4    #dc3b4 ,and behold 
the glory of the ,god of ,israel came in
 by the way of  the east3 and his voice 
was like the noise of many waters1 and  
the  earth shone with his majesty4      
#dc3c4 ,and ,i saw the vision according 
to the appearance which ,i had seen     
when he came to destroy the city3 and   
the appearance was according to  the    
vision which ,i had seen by the river   
,chobar3 and ,i fell upon my  face4     
#dc3d4 ,and the majesty of the ,lord    
went into the temple by the way of  the 
gate that looked to the east4    #dc3e4 
,and the spirit lifted me up and brought
 me into the inner court3  and behold   
the house was filled with the glory of  
the ,lord4    #dc3f4 ,and ,i heard one  
speaking to me out of the house1 and the
 man that  stood by me1    #dc3g4 ,said 
to me3 ,son of man1 the place of my     
throne1 and the place of  the soles of  

my feet1 where ,i dwell in the midst of 
the children of  ,israel for ever3 and  
the house of ,israel shall no more      
profane my holy  name1 they and their   
kings by their fornications1 and by the 
carcasses  of their kings1 and by the   
high places4    #dc3h4 ,they who have   
set their threshold by my threshold1 and
 their  posts by my posts3 and there was
 but a wall between me1 and them3 and   
they profaned my holy name by the       
abominations which they committed3  for 
which reason ,i consumed them in my     
wrath4    #dc3i4 ,now therefore let them
 put away their fornications1 and the   
carcasses of their kings far from me3   
and ,i will dwell in the midst of  them 
for ever4    #dc3aj4 ,but thou1 son of  
man1 shew to the house of ,israel the   
temple1  and let them be ashamed of     
their iniquities1 and let them measure  
the  building3    #dc3aa4 ,and be       
ashamed of all that they have done4     
,shew them the form of  the house1 and  
of the fashion thereof1 the goings out  

and the comings  in1 and the whole plan 
thereof1 and all its ordinances1 and all
 its  order1 and all its laws1 and thou 
shalt write it in their sight3 that     
they may keep the whole form thereof1   
and its ordinances1 and do them4        
#dc3ab4 ,this is the law of the house   
upon the top of the mountain3 ,all  its 
border round about is most holy3 this   
then is the law of the house4    #dc3ac4
 ,and these are the measures of the     
altar by the truest cubit1  which is a  
cubit and a handbreadth3 the bottom     
thereof was a cubit1 and  the breadth a 
cubit3 and the border thereof unto its  
edge1 and round  about1 one handbreadth3
 and this was the trench of the altar4  
#dc3ad4 ,and from the bottom of the     
ground to the lowest brim two cubits1   
and the breadth of one cubit3 and from  
the lesser brim to the greater  brim    
four cubits1 and the breadth of one     
cubit4    #dc3ae4 ,and the ,ariel itself
 was four cubits3 and from the ,ariel   
upward  were four horns4    ,the        

,ariel4444 ,that is1 the altar itself1  
or rather the highest part of  it1 upon 
which the burnt offerings were laid4 ,in
 the ,hebrew it is  ,harel1 that is1 the
 mountain of ,god3 but in the following 
verse  ,haariel1 that is1 the lion of   
,god2 a figure1 from its consuming1 and 
as  it were devouring the sacrifices1 as
 a lion devours its prey4    #dc3af4    
,and the ,ariel was twelve cubits long1 
and twelve cubits broad1  foursquare1   
with equal sides4    #dc3ag4 ,and the   
brim was fourteen cubits long1 and      
fourteen cubits broad  in the four      
corners thereof3 and the crown round    
about it was half a  cubit1 and the     
bottom of it one cubit round about3 and 
its steps turned  toward the east4      
#dc3ah4 ,and he said to me3 ,son of man1
 thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,these  are 
the ceremonies of the altar1 in what day
 soever it shall be made3  that         
holocausts may be offered upon it1 and  
blood poured out4    #dc3ai4 ,and thou  
shalt give to the priests1 and the      

,levites1 that are of  the race of      
,sadoc1 who approach to me1 saith the   
,lord ,god1 to offer to  me a calf of   
the herd for sin4    #dc3bj4 ,and thou  
shalt take of his blood1 and shalt put  
it upon the four  horns thereof1 and    
upon the four corners of the brim1 and  
upon the  crown round about3 and thou   
shalt cleanse1 and expiate it4          
#dc3ba4 ,and thou shalt take the calf1  
that is offered for sin3 and thou  shalt
 burn him in a separate place of the    
house without the sanctuary4    #dc3bb4 
,and in the second day thou shalt offer 
a he goat without blemish  for sin3 and 
they shall expiate the altar1 as they   
expiated it with the  calf4    #dc3bc4  
,and when thou shalt have made an end of
 the expiation thereof1  thou shalt     
offer a calf of the herd without        
blemish1 and a ram of the  flock without
 blemish4    #dc3bd4 ,and thou shalt    
offer them in the sight of the ,lord1   
and the  priests shall put salt upon    
them1 and shall offer them a holocaust  

to  the ,lord4    #dc3be4 ,seven days   
shalt thou offer a he goat for sin      
daily3 they shall  offer also a calf of 
the herd1 and a ram of the flock without
 blemish4    #dc3bf4 ,seven days shall  
they expiate the altar1 and shall       
cleanse it3  and they shall consecrate  
it4    ,consecrate it4444 ,literally1   
fill its hand1 that is1 dedicate and    
apply  it to holy service4    #dc3bg4   
,and the days being expired1 on the     
eighth day and thenceforward1  the      
priests shall offer your holocausts upon
 the altar1 and the peace  offerings3   
and ,i will be pacified towards you1    
saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #dd    ,the east gate of the   
sanctuary shall be always shut4 ,the    
uncircumcised  shall not enter into the 
sanctuary3 nor the ,levites that have   
served  idols3 but the sons of ,sadoc   
shall do the priestly functions1 who    
stood  firm in the worst of times4      
#dd3a4 ,and he brought me back to the   
way of the gate of the outward          

sanctuary1 which looked towards the     
east3 and it was shut4    #dd3b4 ,and   
the ,lord said to me3 ,this gate shall  
be shut1 it shall not be  opened1 and no
 man shall pass through it3 because the 
,lord the ,god of  ,israel hath entered 
in by it1 and it shall be shut    #dd3c4
 ,for the prince4 ,the prince himself   
shall sit in it1 to eat bread  before   
the ,lord3 he shall enter in by the way 
of the porch of the gate1  and shall go 
out by the same way4    #dd3d4 ,and he  
brought me by the way of the north gate1
 in the sight of  the house3 and ,i saw1
 and behold the glory of the ,lord      
filled the house  of the ,lord3 and ,i  
fell on my face4    #dd3e4 ,and the     
,lord said to me3 ,son of man1 attend   
with thy heart and  behold with thy     
eyes1 and hear with thy ears1 all that  
,i say to thee  concerning all the      
ceremonies of the house of the ,lord1   
and concerning  all the laws thereof3   
and mark well the ways of the temple1   
with all  the goings out of the         

sanctuary4    #dd3f4 ,and thou shalt say
 to the house of ,israel that provoketh 
me3 ,thus  saith the ,lord ,god3 ,let   
all your wicked doings suffice you1 ,o  
house of  ,israel3    #dd3g4 ,in that   
you have brought in strangers           
uncircumcised in heart1 and             
uncircumcised in flesh1 to be in my     
sanctuary1 and to defile my house3  and 
you offer my bread1 the fat1 and the    
blood3 and you have broken my  covenant 
by all your wicked doings4    #dd3h4    
,and you have not kept the ordinances of
 my sanctuary3 but you  have set keepers
 of my charge in my sanctuary for       
yourselves4    #dd3i4 ,thus saith the   
,lord ,god3 ,no stranger uncircumcised  
in heart1 and  uncircumcised in flesh1  
shall enter into my sanctuary1 no       
stranger that  is in the midst of the   
children of ,israel4    #dd3aj4         
,moreover the ,levites that went away   
far from me1 when the  children of      
,israel went astray1 and have wandered  
from me after their  idols1 and have    

borne their iniquity3    #dd3aa4 ,they  
shall be officers in my sanctuary1 and  
doorkeepers of the  gates of the house1 
and ministers to the house3 they shall  
slay the  holocausts1 and the victims of
 the people3 and they shall stand in    
their sight1 to minister to them4       
#dd3ab4 ,because they ministered to them
 before their idols1 and were a         
stumblingblock of iniquity to the house 
of ,israel3 therefore have ,i  lifted up
 my hand against them1 saith the ,lord  
,god1 and they shall bear  their        
iniquity3    #dd3ac4 ,and they shall not
 come near to me1 to do the office of   
priest  to me1 neither shall they come  
near to any of my holy things that are  
by the holy of holies3 but they shall   
bear their shame1 and their             
wickednesses which they have committed4 
#dd3ad4 ,and ,i will make them          
doorkeepers of the house1 for all the   
service thereof1 and for all that shall 
be done therein4    #dd3ae4 ,but the    
priests1 and ,levites1 the sons of      

,sadoc1 who kept the  ceremonies of my  
sanctuary1 when the children of ,israel 
went astray  from me1 they shall come   
near to me1 to minister to me3 and they 
shall  stand before me1 to offer me the 
fat1 and the blood1 saith the ,lord     
,god4    #dd3af4 ,they shall enter into 
my sanctuary1 and they shall come near  
to  my table1 to minister unto me1 and  
to keep my ceremonies4    #dd3ag4 ,and  
when they shall enter in at the gates of
 the inner court1  they shall be clothed
 with linen garments3 neither shall any 
woollen  come upon them1 when they      
minister in the gates of the inner court
 and  within4    #dd3ah4 ,they shall    
have linen mitres on their heads1 and   
linen breeches  on their loins1 and they
 shall not be girded with any thing that
  causeth sweat4    #dd3ai4 ,and when   
they shall go forth to the outward court
 to the people1  they shall put off     
their garments wherein they ministered1 
and lay them  up in the store chamber of
 the sanctuary1 and they shall clothe   

themselves with other garments3 and they
 shall not sanctify the people  with    
their vestments4    ,shall not sanctify 
the people with their vestments4444 ,by 
exposing them  to the danger of touching
 the sacred vestments1 which none were  
to  touch but they that were sanctified4
    #dd3bj4 ,neither shall they shave   
their heads1 nor wear long hair3 but    
they shall only poll their heads4       
#dd3ba4 ,and no priest shall drink wine 
when he is to go into the inner  court4 
#dd3bb4 ,neither shall they take to wife
 a widow1 nor one that is  divorced1 but
 they shall take virgins of the seed of 
the house of  ,israel3 but they may take
 a widow also1 that is1 the widow of a  
priest4    #dd3bc4 ,and they shall teach
 my people the difference between holy  
and  profane1 and shew them how to      
discern between clean and unclean4      
#dd3bd4 ,and when there shall be a      
controversy1 they shall stand in my     
judgments1 and shall judge3 they shall  
keep my laws1 and my ordinances  in all 

my solemnities1 and sanctify my         
sabbaths4    #dd3be4 ,and they shall    
come near no dead person1 lest they be  
defiled1  only their father and mother1 
and son and daughter1 and brother and   
sister1 that hath not had another       
husband3 for whom they may become       
unclean4    #dd3bf4 ,and after one is   
cleansed1 they shall reckon unto him    
seven  days4    #dd3bg4 ,and in the day 
that he goeth into the sanctuary1 to the
 inner  court1 to minister unto me in   
the sanctuary1 he shall offer for his   
sin1 saith the ,lord ,god4    #dd3bh4   
,and they shall have no inheritance1 ,i 
am their inheritance3  neither shall you
 give them any possession in ,israel1   
for ,i am their  possession4    #dd3bi4 
,they shall eat the victim both for sin 
and for trespass3 and  every vowed thing
 in ,israel shall be theirs4    #dd3cj4 
,and the firstfruits of all the         
firstborn1 and all the libations  of all
 things that are offered1 shall be the  
priest's3 and you shall  give the       

firstfruits of your meats to the priest1
 that he may return a  blessing upon thy
 house4    #dd3ca4 ,the priests shall   
not eat of any thing that is dead of    
itself or  caught by a beast1 whether it
 be fowl or cattle4      ,ezechiel      
,chapter #de    ,portions of land for   
the sanctuary1 for the city1 and for the
 prince4  ,ordinances for the prince4   
#de3a4 ,and when you shall begin to     
divide the land by lot1 separate ye     
firstfruits to the ,lord1 a portion of  
the land to be holy1 in length          
twenty-five thousand and in breadth ten 
thousand3 it shall be holy in  all the  
borders thereof round about4            
,twenty-five thousand4444 ,viz41 reeds  
or cubits4    #de3b4 ,and there shall be
 for the sanctuary on every side five   
hundred  by five hundred1 foursquare    
round about3 and fifty cubits for the   
suburbs thereof round about4    #de3c4  
,and with this measure thou shalt       
measure the length of five and  twenty  
thousand1 and the breadth of ten        

thousand1 and in it shall be  the temple
 and the holy of holies4    #de3d4 ,the 
holy portion of the land shall be for   
the priests the  ministers of the       
sanctuary1 who come near to the ministry
 of the ,lord3  and it shall be a place 
for their houses1 and for the holy place
 of the  sanctuary4    #de3e4 ,and five 
and twenty thousand of length1 and ten  
thousand of  breadth shall be for the   
,levites1 that minister in the house3   
they  shall possess twenty store        
chambers4    #de3f4 ,and you shall      
appoint the possession of the city five 
thousand  broad1 and five and twenty    
thousand long1 according to the         
separation  of the sanctuary1 for the   
whole house of ,israel4    #de3g4 ,for  
the prince also on the one side and on  
the other side1  according to the       
separation of the sanctuary1 and        
according to the  possession of the     
city1 over against the separation of the
 sanctuary1  and over against the       
possession of the city3 from the side of

 the sea  even to the sea1 and from the 
side of the east even to the east4 ,and 
the length according to every part from 
the west border to the east  border4    
#de3h4 ,he shall have a portion of the  
land in ,israel3 and the princes  shall 
no more rob my people3 but they shall   
give the land to the house  of ,israel  
according to their tribes3    #de3i4    
,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,let it     
suffice you1 ,o princes of ,israel3     
cease from iniquity and robberies1 and  
execute judgment and justice1  separate 
your confines from my people1 saith the 
,lord ,god4    #de3aj4 ,you shall have  
just balances1 and a just ephi1 and a   
just bate4    #de3aa4 ,the ephi and the 
bate shall be equal1 and of one measure3
 that  the bate may contain the tenth   
part of a core1 and the ephi the tenth  
part of a core3 their weight shall be   
equal according to the measure of  a    
core4    ,the ephi and the bate4444     
,these measures were of equal capacity1 
but  the bate served for liquids1 and   

the ephi for dry things4    #de3ab4 ,and
 the sicle hath twenty obols4 ,now      
twenty sicles1 and five and  twenty     
sicles1 and fifteen sicles1 make a mna1 
#de3ac4 ,and these are the firstfruits1 
which you shall take3 the sixth  part of
 an ephi of a core of wheat1 and the    
sixth part of an ephi of a  core of     
barley4    #de3ad4 ,the measure of oil  
also1 a bate of oil is the tenth part of
 a  core3 and ten bates make a core3 for
 ten bates fill a core4    #de3ae4 ,and 
one ram out of a flock of two hundred1  
of those that ,israel  feedeth for      
sacrifice1 and for holocausts1 and for  
peace offerings1 to  make atonement for 
them1 saith the ,lord ,god4    #de3af4  
,all the people of the land shall be    
bound to these firstfruits  for the     
prince in ,israel4    #de3ag4 ,and the  
prince shall give the holocaust1 and the
 sacrifice1 and  the libations on the   
feasts1 and on the new moons1 and on the
 sabbaths1  and on all the solemnities  
of the house of ,israel3 he shall offer 

the  sacrifice for sin1 and the         
holocaust1 and the peace offerings to   
make  expiation for the house of        
,israel4    #de3ah4 ,thus saith the     
,lord ,god3 ,in the first month1 the    
first of the  month1 thou shalt take a  
calf of the herd without blemish1 and   
thou  shalt expiate the sanctuary4      
#de3ai4 ,and the priest shall take of   
the blood of the sin offering3 and  he  
shall put it on the posts of the house1 
and on the four corners of  the brim of 
the altar1 and on the posts of the gate 
of the inner court4    #de3bj4 ,and so  
shalt thou do in the seventh day of the 
month1 for every  one that hath been    
ignorant1 and hath been deceived by     
error1 and thou  shalt make expiation   
for the house4    #de3ba4 ,in the first 
month1 the fourteenth day of the month1 
you shall  observe the solemnity of the 
pasch3 seven days unleavened bread shall
  be eaten4    #de3bb4 ,and the prince  
on that day shall offer for himself1 and
 for all  the people of the land1 a calf

 for sin4    #de3bc4 ,and in the        
solemnity of the seven days he shall    
offer for a  holocaust to the ,lord1    
seven calves1 and seven rams without    
blemish  daily for seven days3 and for  
sin a he goat daily4    #de3bd4 ,and he 
shall offer the sacrifice of an ephi for
 every calf1 and  an ephi for every ram3
 and a hin of oil for every ephi4       
#de3be4 ,in the seventh month1 in the   
fifteenth day of the month1 in the      
solemn feast1 he shall do the like for  
the seven days3 as well in  regard to   
the sin offering1 as to the holocaust1  
and the sacrifice1 and  the oil4        
,ezechiel ,chapter #df    ,other        
ordinances for the prince and for the   
sacrifices4    #df3a4 ,thus saith the   
,lord ,god3 ,the gate of the inner court
 that looketh  toward the east1 shall be
 shut the six days1 on which work is    
done2 but  on the sabbath day it shall  
be opened1 yea and on the day of the new
  moon it shall be opened4    #df3b4    
,and the prince shall enter by the way  

of the porch of the gate  from without1 
and he shall stand at the threshold of  
the gate3 and the  priests shall offer  
his holocaust1 and his peace offerings3 
and he  shall adore upon the threshold  
of the gate1 and shall go out3 but the  
gate shall not be shut till the evening4
    #df3c4 ,and the people of the land  
shall adore at the door of that gate    
before the ,lord on the sabbaths1 and on
 the new moons4    #df3d4 ,and the      
holocaust that the prince shall offer to
 the ,lord on the  sabbath day1 shall be
 six lambs without blemish1 and a ram   
without  blemish4    #df3e4 ,and the    
sacrifice of an ephi for a ram3 but for 
the lambs what  sacrifice his hand shall
 allow3 and a hin of oil for every ephi4
    #df3f4 ,and on the day of the new   
moon a calf of the herd without         
blemish3 and the six lambs1 and the rams
 shall be without blemish4    #df3g4    
,and he shall offer in sacrifice an ephi
 for a calf1 an ephi also  for a ram3   
but for the lambs1 as his hand shall    

find3 and a hin of oil  for every ephi4 
#df3h4 ,and when the prince is to go in1
 let him go in by the way of the  porch 
of the gate1 and let him go out the same
 way4    #df3i4 ,but when the people of 
the land shall go in before the ,lord in
  the solemn feasts1 he that goeth in by
 the north gate to adore1 shall  go out 
by the way of the south gate2 and he    
that goeth in by the way of  the south  
gate1 shall go out by the way of the    
north gate3 he shall not  return by the 
way of the gate whereby he came in1 but 
shall go out at  that over against it4  
#df3aj4 ,and the prince in the midst of 
them1 shall go in when they go  in1 and 
go out when they go out4    #df3aa4 ,and
 in the fairs1 and in the solemnities   
there shall be the  sacrifice of an ephi
 to a calf1 and an ephi to a ram3 and to
 the lambs1  the sacrifice shall be as  
his hand shall find3 and a hin of oil to
  every ephi4    #df3ab4 ,but when the  
prince shall offer a voluntary          
holocaust1 or  voluntary peace offering 

to the ,lord3 the gate that looketh     
towards the  east shall be opened to    
him1 and he shall offer his holocaust1  
and his  peace offerings1 as it is wont 
to be done on the sabbath day3 and he   
shall go out1 and the gate shall be shut
 after he is gone forth4    #df3ac4 ,and
 he shall offer every day for a         
holocaust to the ,lord1 a lamb  of the  
same year without blemish3 he shall     
offer it always in the  morning4        
#df3ad4 ,and he shall offer the         
sacrifice for it morning by morning1 the
  sixth part of an ephi3 and the third  
part of a hin of oil to be mingled  with
 the fine flour3 a sacrifice to the     
,lord by ordinance continual and        
everlasting4    #df3ae4 ,he shall offer 
the lamb1 and the sacrifice1 and the oil
 morning  by morning3 an everlasting    
holocaust4    #df3af4 ,thus saith the   
,lord ,god3 ,if the prince give a gift  
to any of his  sons3 the inheritance of 
it shall go to his children1 they shall 
possess it by inheritance4    #df3ag4   

,but if he give a legacy out of his     
inheritance to one of his  servants1 it 
shall be his until the year of release1 
and it shall  return to the prince3 but 
his inheritance shall go to his sons4   
#df3ah4 ,and the prince shall not take  
of the people's inheritance by          
violence1 nor of their possession3 but  
out of his own possession he  shall give
 an inheritance to his sons3 that my    
people be not dispersed  every man from 
his possession4    #df3ai4 ,and he      
brought me in by the entry that was at  
the side of the  gate1 into the chambers
 of the sanctuary that were for the     
priests1  which looked toward the north4
 ,and there was a place bending to the  
west4    #df3bj4 ,and he said to me3    
,this is the place where the priests    
shall  boil the sin offering1 and the   
trespass offering3 where they shall     
dress the sacrifice1 that they may not  
bring it out into the outward  court1   
and the people be sanctified4    #df3ba4
 ,and he brought me into the outward    

court1 and he led me about by  the four 
corners of the court3 and behold there  
was a little court in  the corner of the
 court1 to every corner of the court    
there was a  little court4    #df3bb4   
,in the four corners of the court were  
little courts disposed1  forty cubits   
long1 and thirty broad1 all the four    
were of one measure4    #df3bc4 ,and    
there was a wall round about compassing 
the four little  courts1 and there were 
kitchens built under the rows round     
about4    #df3bd4 ,and he said to me3   
,this is the house of the kitchens      
wherein the  ministers of the house of  
the ,lord shall boil the victims of the 
people4      ,ezechiel ,chapter #dg     
,the vision of the holy waters issuing  
out from under the temple3 the  borders 
of the land to be divided among the     
twelve tribes4    #dg3a4 ,and he brought
 me again to the gate of the house1 and 
behold  waters issued out from under the
 threshold of the house toward the      
east3 for the forefront of the house    

looked toward the east3 but the  waters 
came down to the right side of the      
temple to the south part of  the altar4 
,waters4444 ,these waters are not to be 
understood literally 7for there  were   
none such that flowed from the temple72 
but mystically1 of the  baptism of      
,christ1 and of his doctrine and his    
grace3 the trees that  grow on the banks
 are ,christian virtues3 the fishes are 
,christians1  that spiritually live in  
and by these holy waters1 the fishermen 
are  the apostles1 and apostolic        
preachers3 the fenny places1 where there
 is  no health1 are such as by being out
 of the church are separated from  these
 waters of life4    #dg3b4 ,and he led  
me out by the way of the north gate1 and
 he caused me  to turn to the way       
without the outward gate to the way that
 looked  toward the east3 and behold    
there ran out waters on the right side4 
#dg3c4 ,and when the man that had the   
line in his hand went out towards  the  
east1 he measured a thousand cubits3 and

 he brought me through the  water up to 
the ankles4    #dg3d4 ,and again he     
measured a thousand1 and he brought me  
through the  water up to the knees4     
#dg3e4 ,and he measured a thousand1 and 
he brought me through the water  up to  
the loins4 ,and he measured a thousand1 
and it was a torrent1  which ,i could   
not pass over3 for the waters were risen
 so as to make a  deep torrent1 which   
could not be passed over4    #dg3f4 ,and
 he said to me3 ,surely thou hast seen1 
,o son of man4 ,and he  brought me out1 
and he caused me to turn to the bank of 
the torrent4    #dg3g4 ,and when ,i had 
turned myself1 behold on the bank of the
 torrent  were very many trees on both  
sides4    #dg3h4 ,and he said to me3    
,these waters that issue forth toward   
the  hillocks of sand to the east1 and  
go down to the plains of the desert1    
shall go into the sea1 and shall go out1
 and the waters shall be  healed4       
#dg3i4 ,and every living creature that  
creepeth whithersoever the torrent      

shall come1 shall live3 and there shall 
be fishes in abundance after  these     
waters shall come thither1 and they     
shall be healed1 and all  things shall  
live to which the torrent shall come4   
#dg3aj4 ,and the fishers shall stand    
over these waters1 from ,engaddi even   
to ,engallim there shall be drying of   
nets3 there shall be many sorts of  the 
fishes thereof1 as the fishes of the    
great sea1 a very great  multitude3     
#dg3aa4 ,but on the shore thereof1 and  
in the fenny places they shall not  be  
healed1 because they shall be turned    
into saltpits4    #dg3ab4 ,and by the   
torrent on the banks thereof on both    
sides shall grow  all trees that bear   
fruit3 their leaf shall not fall off1   
and their  fruit shall not fail3 every  
month shall they bring forth            
firstfruits1  because the waters thereof
 shall issue out of the sanctuary3 and  
the  fruits thereof shall be for food1  
and the leaves thereof for medicine4    
#dg3ac4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3     

,this is the border1 by which you shall 
possess the land according to the twelve
 tribes of ,israel3 for ,joseph  hath a 
double portion4    #dg3ad4 ,and you     
shall possess it1 every man in like     
manner as his  brother3 concerning which
 ,i lifted up my hand to give it to your
  fathers3 and this land shall fall unto
 you for a possession4    #dg3ae4 ,and  
this is the border of the land3 toward  
the north side1 from  the great sea by  
the way of ,hethalon1 as men go to      
,sedada1    #dg3af4 ,emath1 ,berotha1   
,sabarim1 which is between the border of
 ,damascus  and the border of ,emath the
 house of ,tichon1 which is by the      
border of  ,auran4    #dg3ag4 ,and the  
border from the sea even to the court of
 ,enan1 shall be  the border of         
,damascus1 and from the north to the    
north3 the border of  ,emath1 this is   
the north side4    #dg3ah4 ,and the east
 side is from the midst of ,auran1 and  
from the midst  of ,damascus1 and from  
the midst of ,galaad1 and from the midst

 of the  land of ,israel1 ,jordan making
 the bound to the east sea1 and thus you
  shall measure the east side4          
#dg3ai4 ,and the south side southward   
is1 from ,thamar even to the waters  of 
contradiction of ,cades3 and1 the       
torrent even to the great sea3 and  this
 is the south side southward4    #dg3bj4
 ,and the side toward the sea1 is the   
great sea from the borders  straight on1
 till thou come to ,emath3 this is the  
side of the sea4    #dg3ba4 ,and you    
shall divide this land unto you by the  
tribes of ,israel3    #dg3bb4 ,and you  
shall divide it by lot for an           
inheritance to you1 and to  the         
strangers that shall come over to you1  
that shall beget children  among you3   
and they shall be unto you as men of the
 same country born  among the children  
of ,israel3 they shall divide the       
possession with you  in the midst of the
 tribes of ,israel4    #dg3bc4 ,and in  
what tribe soever the stranger shall be1
 there shall you  give him possession1  

saith the ,lord ,god4      ,ezechiel    
,chapter #dh    ,the portions of the    
twelve tribes1 of the sanctuary1 of the 
city1 and  of the prince4 ,the          
dimensions and gates of the city4       
#dh3a4 ,and these are the names of the  
tribes from the borders of the  north1  
by the way of ,hethalon1 as they go to  
,emath1 the court of ,enan  the border  
of ,damascus northward1 by the way of   
,emath4 ,and from the  east side thereof
 to the sea shall be one portion for    
,dan4    #dh3b4 ,and by the border of   
,dan1 from the east side even to the    
side of  the sea1 one portion for ,aser3
    #dh3c4 ,and by the border of ,aser1 
from the east side even to the side of  
the sea1 one portion for ,nephthali4    
#dh3d4 ,and by the border of ,nephthali1
 from the east side even to the  side of
 the sea1 one portion for ,manasses4    
#dh3e4 ,and by the border of ,manasses1 
from the east side even to the  side of 
the sea1 one portion for ,ephraim4      
#dh3f4 ,and by the border of ,ephraim1  

from the east side even to the side  of 
the sea1 one portion for ,ruben4        
#dh3g4 ,and by the border of ,ruben1    
from the east side even to the side  of 
the sea1 one portion for ,juda4         
#dh3h4 ,and by the border of ,juda1 from
 the east side even to the side of  the 
sea1 shall be the firstfruits which you 
shall set apart1 five and  twenty       
thousand in breadth1 and length1 as     
every one of the portions  from the east
 side to the side of the sea3 and the   
sanctuary shall be  in the midst        
thereof4    #dh3i4 ,the firstfruits     
which you shall set apart for the ,lord 
will be  the length of five and twenty  
thousand1 and the breadth of ten        
thousand4    #dh3aj4 ,and these shall be
 the firstfruits of the sanctuary for   
the  priests3 toward the north five and 
twenty thousand in length1 and  toward  
the sea ten thousand in breadth1 and    
toward the east also ten  thousand in   
breadth1 and toward the south five and  
twenty thousand in  length3 and the     

sanctuary of the ,lord shall be in the  
midst thereof4    #dh3aa4 ,the sanctuary
 shall be for the priests of the sons of
 ,sadoc1 who  kept my ceremonies1 and   
went not astray when the children of    
,israel  went astray1 as the ,levites   
also went astray4    #dh3ab4 ,and for   
them shall be the firstfruits of the    
firstfruits of the  land holy of holies1
 by the border of the ,levites1         
#dh3ac4 ,and the ,levites in like manner
 shall have by the borders of the       
priests five and twenty thousand in     
length1 and ten thousand in  breadth4   
,all the length shall be five and twenty
 thousand1 and the  breadth ten         
thousand4    #dh3ad4 ,and they shall not
 sell thereof1 nor exchange1 neither    
shall the  firstfruits of the land be   
alienated1 because they are sanctified  
to  the ,lord4    #dh3ae4 ,but the five 
thousand that remain in the breadth over
 against  the five and twenty thousand1 
shall be a profane place for the city   
for  dwelling1 and for suburbs and the  

city shall be in the midst thereof4     
#dh3af4 ,and these are the measures     
thereof3 on the north side four         
thousand and five hundred3 and on the   
south side four thousand and five       
hundred3 and on the east side four      
thousand and five hundred3 and on  the  
west side four thousand and five        
hundred4    #dh3ag4 ,and the suburbs of 
the city shall be to the north two      
hundred  and fifty1 and to the south two
 hundred and fifty1 and to the east two 
hundred and fifty1 and to the sea two   
hundred and fifty4    #dh3ah4 ,and the  
residue in length by the firstfruits of 
the sanctuary1  ten thousand toward the 
east1 and ten thousand toward the west1 
shall  be as the firstfruits of the     
sanctuary3 and the fruits thereof shall 
be  for bread to them that serve the    
city4    #dh3ai4 ,and they that serve   
the city1 shall serve it out of all the 
tribes of ,israel4    #dh3bj4 ,all the  
firstfruits1 of five and twenty         
thousand1 by five and  twenty thousand  

foursquare1 shall be set apart for the  
firstfruits of  the sanctuary1 and for  
the possession of the city4    #dh3ba4  
,and the residue shall be for the prince
 on every side of the  firstfruits of   
the sanctuary1 and of the possession of 
the city over  against the five and     
twenty thousand of the firstfruits unto 
the east  border3 toward the sea also   
over against the five and twenty        
thousand1  unto the border of the sea1  
shall likewise be the portion of the    
prince3 and the firstfruits of the      
sanctuary1 and the sanctuary of the     
temple shall be in the midst thereof4   
#dh3bb4 ,and from the possession of the 
,levites1 and from the possession  of   
the city which are in the midst of the  
prince's portions3 what shall  be to the
 border of ,juda1 and to the border of  
,benjamin1 shall also  belong to the    
prince4    #dh3bc4 ,and for the rest of 
the tribes3 from the east side to the   
west  side1 one portion for ,benjamin4  
#dh3bd4 ,and over against the border of 

,benjamin1 from the east side to  the   
west side1 one portion for ,simeon4     
#dh3be4 ,and by the border of ,simeon1  
from the east side to the west  side1   
one portion for ,issachar4    #dh3bf4   
,and by the border of ,issachar1 from   
the east side to the west  side1 one    
portion for ,zabulon4    #dh3bg4 ,and by
 the border of ,zabulon1 from the east  
side to the side of  the sea1 one       
portion for ,gad4    #dh3bh4 ,and by the
 border of ,gad1 the south side         
southward3 and the  border shall be from
 ,thamar1 even to the waters of         
contradiction of  ,cades1 the           
inheritance over against the great sea4 
#dh3bi4 ,this is the land which you     
shall divide by lot to the tribes of    
,israel3 and these are the portions of  
them1 saith the ,lord ,god4    #dh3cj4  
,and these are the goings out of the    
city3 on the north side thou  shalt     
measure four thousand and five hundred4 
#dh3ca4 ,and the gates of the city      
according to the names of the tribes  of

 ,israel1 three gates on the north side1
 the gate of ,ruben one1 the  gate of   
,juda one1 the gate of ,levi one4       
#dh3cb4 ,and at the east side1 four     
thousand and five hundred3 and three    
gates1 the gate of ,joseph one1 the gate
 of ,benjamin one1 the gate of  ,dan    
one4    #dh3cc4 ,and at the south side1 
thou shalt measure four thousand and    
five  hundred3 and three gates1 the gate
 of ,simeon one1 the gate of ,issachar  
one1 the gate of ,zabulon one4          
#dh3cd4 ,and at the west side1 four     
thousand and five hundred1 and their    
three gates1 the gate of ,gad one1 the  
gate of ,aser one1 the gate of          
,nephthali one4    #dh3ce4 ,its         
circumference was eighteen thousand3 and
 the name of the  city from that day1   
,the ,lord is there4    ,the ,lord is   
there4444 ,this name is here given to   
the city1 that is1 to  the church of    
,christ3 because the ,lord is always    
with her till the end  of the world4    
,matt4 #bh4bj4          ,,the ,,prophecy

 ,,of ,,daniel      ,,daniel1 whose name
 signifies ,,the ,,judgment ,,of ,,god1 
was of the royal  blood of the kings of 
,juda3 and one of those that were first 
of all  carried away into captivity4 ,he
 was so renowned for wisdom and         
knowledge1 that it became a proverb     
among the ,babylonians1 ,,as ,,wise ,,as
  ,,daniel 7,ezech4 #bh4c74 ,and his    
holiness was so great from his very     
childhood1 that at the time when he was 
as yet but a young man1 he is  joined by
 the ,,spirit of ,,god with ,,noe and   
,,job1 as three persons most  eminent   
for virtue and sanctity1 ,ezech4 #ad4   
,he is not commonly numbered  by the    
,hebrews among ,,the ,,prophets3 because
 he lived at court1 and in  high station
 in the world3 but if we consider his   
many clear  predictions of things to    
come1 we shall find that no one better  
deserves the name and title of ,a       
,,prophet3 which also has been given him
  by the ,,son of ,,god himself1 ,matt4 
#bd1 ,mark #ac41 ,luke #ba4      ,daniel

 ,chapter #a    ,daniel and his         
companions are taken into the palace of 
the king of  ,babylon3 they abstain from
 his meat and wine1 and succeed better  
with  pulse and water4 ,their excellence
 and wisdom4    #a3a4 ,in the third year
 of the reign of ,joakim1 king of ,juda1
  ,nabuchodonosor1 king of ,babylon1    
came to ,jerusalem1 and besieged it4    
#a3b4 ,and the ,lord delivered into his 
hands ,joakim1 the king of ,juda1  and  
part of the vessels of the house of     
,god3 and he carried them away  into the
 land of ,sennaar1 to the house of his  
god1 and the vessels he  brought into   
the treasure house of his god4    ,his  
god4444 ,bel or ,belus1 the principal   
idol of the ,chaldeans4    #a3c4 ,and   
the king spoke to ,asphenez1 the master 
of the eunuchs1 that he  should bring in
 some of the children of ,israel1 and of
 the king's seed1  and of the princes1  
#a3d4 ,children in whom there was no    
blemish1 well favoured1 and skilful  in 
all wisdom1 acute in knowledge1 and     

instructed in science1 and such  as     
might stand in the king's palace1 that  
he might teach them the  learning1 and  
tongue of the ,chaldeans4    #a3e4 ,and 
the king appointed them a daily         
provision1 of his own meat1  and of the 
wine of which he drank himself1 that    
being nourished three  years1 afterwards
 they might stand before the king4      
#a3f4 ,now there were among them of the 
children of ,juda1 ,daniel1  ,ananias1  
,misael1 and ,azarias4    #a3g4 ,and the
 master of the eunuchs gave them names3 
to ,daniel1  ,baltassar3 to ,ananias1   
,sidrach3 to ,misael1 ,misach3 and to   
,azarias1  ,abdenago4    #a3h4 ,but     
,daniel purposed in his heart that he   
would not be defiled with  the king's   
table1 nor with the wine which he drank3
 and he requested  the master of the    
eunuchs that he might not be defiled4   
,be defiled1 etc4444 ,viz41 either by   
eating meat forbidden by the law1  or   
which had before been offered to idols4 
#a3i4 ,and ,god gave to ,daniel grace   

and mercy in the sight of the prince  of
 the eunuchs4    #a3aj4 ,and the prince 
of the eunuchs said to ,daniel3 ,i fear 
my lord1 the  king1 who hath appointed  
you meat and drink3 who if he should see
 your  faces leaner than those of the   
other youths1 your equals1 you shall    
endanger my head to the king4    #a3aa4 
,and ,daniel said to ,malasar1 whom the 
prince of the eunuchs had  appointed    
over ,daniel1 ,ananias1 ,misael1 and    
,azarias3    #a3ab4 ,try1 ,i beseech    
thee1 thy servants for ten days1 and let
 pulse be  given us to eat1 and water to
 drink3    ,pulse4444 ,that is1 pease1  
beans1 and such like4    #a3ac4 ,and    
look upon our faces1 and the faces of   
the children that eat  of the king's    
meat3 and as thou shalt see1 deal with  
thy servants4    #a3ad4 ,and when he had
 heard these words1 he tried them for   
ten days4    #a3ae4 ,and after ten days1
 their faces appeared fairer and fatter 
than  all the children that ate of the  
king's meat4    #a3af4 ,so ,malasar took

 their portions1 and the wine that they 
should  drink3 and he gave them pulse4  
#a3ag4 ,and to these children ,god gave 
knowledge1 and understanding in  every  
book1 and wisdom3 but to ,daniel the    
understanding also of all  visions and  
dreams4    #a3ah4 ,and when the days    
were ended1 after which the king had    
ordered  they should be brought in3 the 
prince of the eunuchs brought them in   
before ,nabuchodonosor4    #a3ai4 ,and  
when the king had spoken to them1 there 
were not found among  them all such as  
,daniel1 ,ananias1 ,misael1 and         
,azarias3 and they stood  in the king's 
presence4    #a3bj4 ,and in all matters 
of wisdom and understanding1 that the   
king  inquired of them1 he found them   
ten times better than all the diviners1 
and wise men1 that were in all his      
kingdom4    #a3ba4 ,and ,daniel         
continued even to the first year of king
 ,cyrus4      ,daniel ,chapter #b       
,daniel1 by divine revelation1 declares 
the dream of ,nabuchodonosor1 and  the  

interpretation of it4 ,he is highly     
honoured by the king4    #b3a4 ,in the  
second year of the reign of             
,nabuchodonosor1 ,nabuchodonosor  had a 
dream1 and his spirit was terrified1 and
 his dream went out of  his mind4       
,the second year4444 ,viz41 from the    
death of his father ,nabopolassar2  for 
he had reigned before as partner with   
his father in the empire4    #b3b4 ,then
 the king commanded to call together the
 diviners and the wise  men1 and the    
magicians1 and the ,chaldeans3 to       
declare to the king his  dreams3 so they
 came and stood before the king4    ,the
 ,chaldeeans4444 ,that is1 the          
astrologers1 that pretended to divine   
by stars4    #b3c4 ,and the king said to
 them3 ,i saw a dream3 and being        
troubled in  mind ,i know not what ,i   
saw4    #b3d4 ,and the ,chaldeans       
answered the king in ,syriac3 ,o king1  
live for  ever3 tell to thy servants thy
 dream1 and we will declare the         
interpretation thereof4    #b3e4 ,and   

the king1 answering1 said to the        
,chaldeans3 ,the thing is gone  out of  
my mind3 unless you tell me the dream1  
and the meaning thereof1  you shall be  
put to death1 and your houses shall be  
confiscated4    #b3f4 but if you tell   
the dream1 and the meaning of it1 you   
shall  receive of me rewards1 and gifts1
 and great honour3 therefore1 tell me   
the dream1 and the interpretation       
thereof4    #b3g4 ,they answered again  
and said3 ,let the king tell his        
servants the  dream1 and we will declare
 the interpretation of it4    #b3h4 ,the
 king answered and said3 ,i know for    
certain1 that you seek to  gain time1   
since you know that the thing is gone   
from me4    #b3i4 ,if1 therefore1 you   
tell me not the dream1 there is one     
sentence  concerning you1 that you have 
also framed a lying interpretation1 and 
full of deceit1 to speak before me till 
the time pass away4 ,tell me1           
therefore1 the dream1 that ,i may know  
that you also give a true               

interpretation thereof4    #b3aj4 ,then 
the ,chaldeans answered before the king1
 and said3 ,there is  no man upon earth1
 that can accomplish thy word1 ,o king2 
neither doth  any king1 though great and
 mighty1 ask such a thing of any        
diviner1 or  wise man1 or ,chaldean4    
#b3aa4 ,for the thing that thou askest1 
,o king1 is difficult3 nor can any  one 
be found that can shew it before the    
king1 except the gods1 whose            
conversation is not with men4    #b3ab4 
,upon hearing this1 the king in fury1   
and in great wrath1  commanded that all 
the wise men of ,babylon should be put  
to death4    #b3ac4 ,and the decree     
being gone forth1 the wise men were     
slain3 and  ,daniel and his companions  
were sought for1 to be put to death4    
#b3ad4 ,then ,daniel inquired concerning
 the law and the sentence1 of  ,arioch1 
the general of the king's army1 who was 
gone forth to kill the  wise men of     
,babylon4    #b3ae4 ,and he asked him   
that had received the orders of the     

king1 why so  cruel a sentence was gone 
forth from the face of the king4 ,and   
when  ,arioch had told the matter to    
,daniel1    #b3af4 ,daniel went in1 and 
desired of the king1 that he would give 
him  time to resolve the question1 and  
declare it to the king4    #b3ag4 ,and  
he went into his house1 and told the    
matter to ,ananias1 and  ,misael1 and   
,azarias1 his companions3    #b3ah4 ,to 
the end that they should ask mercy at   
the face of the ,god of  heaven1        
concerning this secret1 and that ,daniel
 and his companions  might not perish   
with the rest of the wise men of        
,babylon4    #b3ai4 ,then was the       
mystery revealed to ,daniel by a vision 
in the night3  and ,daniel blessed the  
,god of heaven1    #b3bj4 ,and speaking1
 he said3 ,blessed be the name of the   
,lord from  eternity and for evermore3  
for wisdom and fortitude are his4       
#b3ba4 ,and he changeth times and ages3 
taketh away kingdoms1 and  establisheth 
them3 giveth wisdom to the wise1 and    

knowledge to them  that have            
understanding3    #b3bb4 ,he revealeth  
deep and hidden things1 and knoweth what
 is in  darkness3 and light is with him4
    #b3bc4 ,to thee1 ,o ,god of our     
fathers1 ,i give thanks1 and ,i praise  
thee3  because thou hast given me wisdom
 and strength3 and now thou hast shewn  
me what we desired of thee1 for thou    
hast made known to us the king's        
discourse4    #b3bd4 ,after this ,daniel
 went in to ,arioch1 to whom the king   
had given  orders to destroy the wise   
men of ,babylon1 and he spoke thus to   
him3  ,destroy not the wise men of      
,babylon3 bring me in before the king1  
and ,i  will tell the solution to the   
king4    #b3be4 ,then ,arioch in haste  
brought in ,daniel to the king1 and said
 to  him3 ,i have found a man of the    
children of the captivity of ,juda1 that
  will resolve the question to the king4
    #b3bf4 ,the king answered1 and said 
to ,daniel1 whose name was ,baltassar3  
,thinkest thou indeed that thou canst   

tell me the dream that ,i saw1 and  the 
interpretation thereof8    #b3bg4 ,and  
,daniel made answer before the king1 and
 said3 ,the secret that  the king       
desireth to know1 none of the wise men1 
or the philosophers1  or the diviners1  
or the soothsayers1 can declare to the  
king4    #b3bh4 ,but there is a ,god in 
heaven that revealeth mysteries1 who    
hath  shewn to thee1 ,o king            
,nabuchodonosor1 what is to come to pass
 in the  latter times4 ,thy dream1 and  
the visions of thy head upon thy bed1   
are  these3    #b3bi4 ,thou1 ,o king1   
didst begin to think in thy bed1 what   
should come  to pass hereafter3 and he  
that revealeth mysteries shewed thee    
what  shall come to pass4    #b3cj4 ,to 
me also this secret is revealed1 not by 
any wisdom that ,i have  more than all  
men alive3 but that the interpretation  
might be made  manifest to the king1 and
 thou mightest know the thoughts of thy 
mind4    #b3ca4 ,thou1 ,o king1 sawest1 
and behold there was as it were a great 

statue3 this statue1 which was great and
 high1 tall of stature1 stood  before   
thee1 and the look thereof was terrible4
    #b3cb4 ,the head of this statue was 
of fine gold1 but the breast and the    
arms of silver1 and the belly and the   
thighs of brass4    #b3cc4 ,and the legs
 of iron1 the feet part of iron and part
 of clay4    #b3cd4 ,thus thou sawest1  
till a stone was cut out of a mountain  
without  hands3 and it struck the statue
 upon the feet thereof that were of iron
  and clay1 and broke them in pieces4   
#b3ce4 ,then was the iron1 the clay1 the
 brass1 the silver1 and the gold  broken
 to pieces together1 and became like the
 chaff of a summer's  threshing floor1  
and they were carried away by the wind3 
and there was  no place found for them3 
but the stone that struck the statue    
became a  great mountain1 and filled the
 whole earth4    #b3cf4 ,this is the    
dream3 we will also tell the            
interpretation thereof  before thee1 ,o 
king4    #b3cg4 ,thou art a king of     

kings3 and the ,god of heaven hath given
 thee a  kingdom1 and strength1 and     
power1 and glory3    #b3ch4 ,and all    
places wherein the children of men1 and 
the beasts of the  field do dwell3 he   
hath also given the birds of the air    
into thy hand1  and hath put all things 
under thy power3 thou1 therefore1 art   
the head  of gold4    #b3ci4 ,and after 
thee shall rise up another kingdom1     
inferior to thee1  of silver3 and       
another third kingdom of brass1 which   
shall rule over  all the world4         
,another kingdom4444 ,viz41 that of the 
,medes and ,persians4 ,ibid4 ,third     
kingdom4444 ,viz41 that of ,alexander   
the ,great4    #b3dj4 ,and the fourth   
kingdom shall be as iron4 ,as iron      
breaketh into  pieces1 and subdueth all 
things1 so shall that break1 and destroy
 all  these4    ,the fourth kingdom1    
etc4444 ,some understand this of the    
successors of  ,alexander1 the kings of 
,syria and ,egypt1 others of the ,roman 
empire1  and its civil wars4    #b3da4  

,and whereas thou sawest the feet1 and  
the toes1 part of potter's  clay1 and   
part of iron3 the kingdom shall be      
divided1 but yet it shall  take its     
origin from the iron1 according as thou 
sawest the iron mixed  with the miry    
clay4    #b3db4 ,and as the toes of the 
feet were part of iron1 and part of     
clay3  the kingdom shall be partly      
strong1 and partly broken4    #b3dc4    
,and whereas thou sawest the iron mixed 
with miry clay1 they shall  be mingled  
indeed together with the seed of man1   
but they shall not  stick fast one to   
another1 as iron cannot be mixed with   
clay4    #b3dd4 ,but in the days of     
those kingdoms1 the ,god of heaven will 
set up  a kingdom that shall never be   
destroyed1 and his kingdom shall not be 
delivered up to another people3 and it  
shall break in pieces1 and shall        
consume all these kingdoms3 and itself  
shall stand for ever4    ,a kingdom4444 
,viz41 the kingdom of ,christ in the    
,catholic ,church which  cannot be      

destroyed4    #b3de4 ,according as thou 
sawest1 that the stone was cut out of   
the  mountain without hands1 and broke  
in pieces the clay and the iron1 and    
the brass1 and the silver1 and the gold1
 the great ,god hath shewn the  king    
what shall come to pass hereafter1 and  
the dream is true1 and the              
interpretation thereof is faithful4     
#b3df4 ,then king ,nabuchodonosor fell  
on his face1 and worshipped ,daniel1    
and commanded that they should offer in 
sacrifice to him victims and  incense4  
#b3dg4 ,and the king spoke to ,daniel1  
and said3 ,verily1 your ,god is the     
,god of gods1 and ,lord of kings1 and a 
revealer of hidden things3 seeing  thou 
couldst discover this secret4    #b3dh4 
,then the king advanced ,daniel to a    
high station1 and gave him  many and    
great gifts3 and he made him governor   
over all the provinces  of ,babylon3 and
 chief of the magistrates over all the  
wise men of  ,babylon4    #b3di4 ,and   
,daniel requested of the king1 and he   

appointed ,sidrach1  ,misach1 and       
,abdenago1 over the works of the        
province of ,babylon3 but  ,daniel      
himself was in the king's palace4       
,daniel ,chapter #c    ,nabuchodonosor  
set up a golden statue2 which he        
commands all to adore3  the three       
children for refusing to do it are cast 
into the fiery  furnace2 but are not    
hurt by the flames4 ,their prayer and   
canticle of  praise4    #c3a4 ,king     
,nabuchodonosor made a statue of gold1  
of sixty cubits high1  and six cubits   
broad1 and he set it up in the plain of 
,dura1 of the  province of ,babylon4    
#c3b4 ,then ,nabuchodonosor1 the king1  
sent to call together the nobles1  the  
magistrates1 and the judges1 the        
captains1 the rulers1 and  governors1   
and all the chief men of the provinces1 
to come to the  dedication of the statue
 which king ,nabuchodonosor had set up4 
#c3c4 ,then the nobles1 the magistrates1
 and the judges1 the captains1  and     
rulers1 and the great men that were     

placed in authority1 and all  the       
princes of the provinces1 were gathered 
together to come to the  dedication of  
the statue1 which king ,nabuchodonosor  
had set up4 ,and  they stood before the 
statue which king ,nabuchodonosor had   
set up4    #c3d4 ,then a herald cried   
with a strong voice3 ,to you it is      
commanded1 ,o  nations1 tribes and      
languages3    #c3e4 ,that in the hour   
that you shall hear the sound of the    
trumpet1 and  of the flute1 and of the  
harp1 of the sackbut1 and of the        
psaltery1 and  of the symphony1 and of  
all kind of music1 ye fall down and     
adore the  golden statue which king     
,nabuchodonosor hath set up4    #c3f4   
,but if any man shall not fall down and 
adore1 he shall the same  hour be cast  
into a furnace of burning fire4    #c3g4
 ,upon this1 therefore1 at the time when
 all the people heard the  sound of the 
trumpet1 the flute1 and the harp1 of the
 sackbut1 and the  psaltery1 of the     
symphony1 and of all kind of music1 all 

the nations1  tribes1 and languages fell
 down and adored the golden statue which
 king  ,nabuchodonosor had set up4      
#c3h4 ,and presently at that very time  
some ,chaldeans came and accused  the   
,jews1    #c3i4 ,and said to king       
,nabuchodonosor3 ,o king1 live for ever3
    #c3aj4 ,thou1 ,o king1 hast made a  
decree1 that every man that shall hear  
the sound of the trumpet1 the flute1 and
 the harp1 of the sackbut1 and  the     
psaltery1 of the symphony1 and of all   
kind of music1 shall  prostrate himself1
 and adore the golden statue3    #c3aa4 
,and that if any man shall not fall down
 and adore1 he should be  cast into a   
furnace of burning fire4    #c3ab4 ,now 
there are certain ,jews1 whom thou hast 
set over the works of  the province of  
,babylon1 ,sidrach1 ,misach1 and        
,abdenago3 these men1 ,o  king1 have    
slighted thy decree3 they worship not   
thy gods1 nor do they  adore the golden 
statue which thou hast set up4    #c3ac4
 ,then ,nabuchodonosor in fury1 and in  

wrath1 commanded that  ,sidrach1        
,misach1 and ,abdenago should be        
brought3 who immediately were  brought  
before the king4    #c3ad4 ,and         
,nabuchodonosor1 the king1 spoke to     
them1 and said3 ,is it  true1 ,o        
,sidrach1 ,misach1 and ,abdenago1 that  
you do not worship my gods1  nor adore  
the golden statue that ,i have set up8  
#c3ae4 ,now1 therefore1 if you be ready1
 at what hour soever1 you shall  hear   
the sound of the trumpet1 flute1 harp1  
sackbut1 and psaltery1 and  symphony1   
and of all kind of music1 prostrate     
yourselves1 and adore the  statue which 
,i have made3 but if you do not adore1  
you shall be cast  the same hour into   
the furnace of burning fire3 and who is 
the ,god that  shall deliver you out of 
my hand8    #c3af4 ,sidrach1 ,misach1   
and ,abdenago1 answered1 and said to    
king  ,nabuchodonosor3 ,we have no      
occasion to answer thee concerning this 
matter4    #c3ag4 ,for behold our ,god1 
whom we worship1 is able to save us from

 the  furnace of burning fire1 and to   
deliver us out of thy hands1 ,o king4   
#c3ah4 ,but if he will not1 be it known 
to thee1 ,o king1 that we will not      
worship thy gods1 nor adore the golden  
statue which thou hast set up4    #c3ai4
 ,then was ,nabuchodonosor filled with  
fury3 and the countenance of  his face  
was changed against ,sidrach1 ,misach1  
and ,abdenago1 and he  commanded that   
the furnace should be heated seven times
 more than it  had been accustomed to be
 heated4    #c3bj4 ,and he commanded the
 strongest men that were in his army1 to
 bind  the feet of ,sidrach1 ,misach1   
and ,abdenago1 and to cast them into the
  furnace of burning fire4    #c3ba4    
,and immediately these men were bound1  
and were cast into the  furnace of      
burning fire1 with their coats1 and     
their caps1 and their  shoes1 and their 
garments4    #c3bb4 ,for the king's     
commandment was urgent1 and the furnace 
was heated  exceedingly4 ,and the flame 
of the fire slew those men that had cast

 in  ,sidrach1 ,misach1 and ,abdenago4  
#c3bc4 ,but these three men1 that is1   
,sidrach1 ,misach1 and ,abdenago1 fell  
down bound in the midst of the furnace  
of burning fire4    #c3bd4 ,and they    
walked in the midst of the flame1       
praising ,god1 and  blessing the ,lord4 
,and they walked1 etc4444 ,here ,st4    
,jerome takes notice1 that from this    
verse1 to ver4 #ia1 was not in the      
,hebrew in his time4 ,but as it was in  
all the ,greek ,bibles1 7which were     
originally translated from the          
,hebrew17 it is more than probable that 
it had been formerly in the  ,hebrew or 
rather in the ,chaldaic1 in which the   
book of ,daniel was  written4 ,but this 
is certain3 that it is1 and has been of 
old1 received  by the church1 and read  
as canonical scripture in her liturgy1  
and  divine offices4    #c3be4 ,then    
,azarias standing up1 prayed in this    
manner1 and opening his  mouth in the   
midst of the fire1 he said3    #c3bf4   
,blessed art thou1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of

 our fathers1 and thy name is  worthy of
 praise1 and glorious for ever3         
#c3bg4 ,for thou art just in all that   
thou hast done to us1 and all thy  works
 are true1 and thy ways right1 and all  
thy judgments true4    #c3bh4 ,for thou 
hast executed true judgments in all the 
things that thou  hast brought upon us1 
and upon ,jerusalem1 the holy city of   
our fathers3  for according to truth and
 judgment1 thou hast brought all these  
things  upon us for our sins4    #c3bi4 
,for we have sinned1 and committed      
iniquity1 departing from thee3  and we  
have trespassed in all things3    #c3cj4
 ,and we have not hearkened to thy      
commandments1 nor have we  observed nor 
done as thou hadst commanded us1 that it
 might go well  with us4    #c3ca4      
,wherefore1 all that thou hast brought  
upon us1 and every thing  that thou hast
 done to us1 thou hast done in true     
judgment3    #c3cb4 ,and thou hast      
delivered us into the hands of our      
enemies that are  unjust1 and most      

wicked1 and prevaricators1 and to a king
 unjust1 and  most wicked beyond all    
that are upon the earth4    #c3cc4 ,and 
now we cannot open our mouths3 we are   
become a shame1 and a  reproach to thy  
servants1 and to them that worship thee4
    #c3cd4 ,deliver us not up for ever1 
we beseech thee1 for thy name's sake1   
and abolish not thy covenant4    #c3ce4 
,and take not away thy mercy from us1   
for the sake of ,abraham1 thy  beloved1 
and ,isaac1 thy servant1 and ,israel1   
thy holy one3    #c3cf4 ,to whom thou   
hast spoken1 promising that thou wouldst
 multiply  their seed as the stars of   
heaven1 and as the sand that is on the  
sea  shore4    #c3cg4 ,for we1 ,o ,lord1
 are diminished more than any nation1   
and are  brought low in all the earth   
this day for our sins4    #c3ch4        
,neither is there at this time prince1  
or leader1 or prophet1 or  holocaust1 or
 sacrifice1 or oblation1 or incense1 or 
place of first  fruits before thee1     
#c3ci4 ,that we may find thy mercy3     

nevertheless1 in a contrite heart and   
humble spirit let us be accepted4       
#c3dj4 ,as in holocausts of rams1 and   
bullocks1 and as in thousands of  fat   
lambs3 so let our sacrifice be made in  
thy sight this day1 that it  may please 
thee3 for there is no confusion to them 
that trust in thee4    #c3da4 ,and now  
we follow thee with all our heart1 and  
we fear thee1 and  seek thy face4       
#c3db4 ,put us not to confusion1 but    
deal with us according to thy  meekness1
 and according to the multitude of thy  
mercies4    #c3dc4 ,and deliver us1     
according to thy wonderful works1 and   
give glory  to thy name1 ,o ,lord3      
#c3dd4 ,and let all them be confounded  
that shew evils to thy servants1  let   
them be confounded in all thy might1 and
 let their strength be  broken3         
#c3de4 ,and let them know that thou art 
the ,lord1 the only ,god1 and  glorious 
over all the world4    #c3df4 ,now the  
king's servants that had cast them in1  
ceased not to heat  the furnace with    

brimstone and tow1 and pitch1 and dry   
sticks1    #c3dg4 ,and the flame mounted
 up above the furnace nine and forty    
cubits3    #c3dh4 ,and it broke forth1  
and burnt such of the ,chaldeans as it  
found  near the furnace4    #c3di4 ,but 
the angel of the ,lord went down with   
,azarias and his  companions into the   
furnace3 and he drove the flame of the  
fire out of  the furnace1    #c3ej4 ,and
 made the midst of the furnace like the 
blowing of a wind  bringing dew1 and the
 fire touched them not at all1 nor      
troubled them1  nor did them any harm4  
#c3ea4 ,then these three1 as with one   
mouth1 praised and glorified and        
blessed ,god1 in the furnace1 saying3   
#c3eb4 ,blessed art thou1 ,o ,lord1 the 
,god of our fathers2 and worthy to  be  
praised1 and glorified1 and exalted     
above all for ever3 and blessed  is the 
holy name of thy glory3 and worthy to be
 praised and exalted  above all1 in all 
ages4    #c3ec4 ,blessed art thou in the
 holy temple of thy glory3 and          

exceedingly  to be praised and exalted  
above all for ever4    #c3ed4 ,blessed  
art thou on the throne of thy kingdom1  
and exceedingly to  be praised and      
exalted above all for ever4    #c3ee4   
,blessed art thou that beholdest the    
depths1 and sittest upon the  cherubims3
 and worthy to be praised and exalted   
above all for ever4    #c3ef4 ,blessed  
art thou in the firmament of heaven3 and
 worthy of  praise1 and glorious for    
ever4    #c3eg4 ,all ye works of the    
,lord1 bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt
 him  above all for ever4    #c3eh4 ,o  
ye angels of the ,lord1 bless the ,lord3
 praise and exalt him  above all for    
ever4    #c3ei4 ,o ye heavens1 bless the
 ,lord3 praise and exalt him above all  
for  ever4    #c3fj4 ,o all ye waters   
that are above the heavens1 bless the   
,lord3  praise and exalt him above all  
for ever4    #c3fa4 ,o all ye powers of 
the ,lord1 bless the ,lord3 praise and  
exalt him  above all for ever4    #c3fb4
 ,o ye sun and moon1 bless the ,lord3   

praise and exalt him above all  for     
ever4    #c3fc4 ,o ye stars of heaven1  
bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt him   
above  all for ever4    #c3fd4 ,o every 
shower and dew1 bless ye the ,lord3     
praise and exalt him  above all for     
ever4    #c3fe4 ,o all ye spirits of    
,god1 bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt 
him  above all for ever4    #c3ff4 ,o ye
 fire and heat1 bless the ,lord3 praise 
and exalt him above  all for ever4      
#c3fg4 ,o ye cold and heat1 bless the   
,lord1 praise and exalt him above  all  
for ever4    #c3fh4 ,o ye dews and hoar 
frost1 bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt
 him  above all for ever4    #c3fi4 ,o  
ye frost and cold1 bless the ,lord3     
praise and exalt him above  all for     
ever4    #c3gj4 ,o ye ice and snow1     
bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt him   
above all  for ever4    #c3ga4 ,o ye    
nights and days1 bless the ,lord3 praise
 and exalt him above  all for ever4     
#c3gb4 ,o ye light and darkness1 bless  
the ,lord3 praise and exalt him  above  

all for ever4    #c3gc4 ,o ye lightnings
 and clouds1 bless the ,lord3 praise and
 exalt him  above all for ever4         
#c3gd4 ,o let the earth bless the ,lord3
 let it praise and exalt him above  all 
for ever4    #c3ge4 ,o ye mountains and 
hills1 bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt
 him  above all for ever4    #c3gf4 ,o  
all ye things that spring up in the     
earth1 bless the ,lord3  praise and     
exalt him above all for ever4    #c3gg4 
,o ye fountains1 bless the ,lord3 praise
 and exalt him above all  for ever4     
#c3gh4 ,o ye seas and rivers1 bless the 
,lord3 praise and exalt him above  all  
for ever4    #c3gi4 ,o ye whales1 and   
all that move in the waters1 bless the  
,lord3  praise and exalt him above all  
for ever4    #c3hj4 ,o all ye fowls of  
the air1 bless the ,lord3 praise and    
exalt him  above all for ever4    #c3ha4
 ,o all ye beasts and cattle1 bless the 
,lord3 praise and exalt him  above all  
for ever4    #c3hb4 ,o ye sons of men1  
bless the ,lord3 praise and exalt him   

above all  for ever4    #c3hc4 ,o let   
,israel bless the ,lord3 let them praise
 and exalt him above  all for ever4     
#c3hd4 ,o ye priests of the ,lord1 bless
 the ,lord3 praise and exalt him  above 
all for ever4    #c3he4 ,o ye servants  
of the ,lord1 bless the ,lord3 praise   
and exalt him  above all for ever4      
#c3hf4 ,o ye spirits and souls of the   
just1 bless the ,lord3 praise and  exalt
 him above all for ever4    #c3hg4 ,o ye
 holy and humble of heart1 bless the    
,lord3 praise and exalt  him above all  
for ever4    #c3hh4 ,o ,ananias1        
,azarias1 and ,misael1 bless ye the     
,lord3 praise and  exalt him above all  
for ever4 ,for he hath delivered us from
 hell1 and  saved us out of the hand of 
death1 and delivered us out of the midst
 of  the burning flame1 and saved us out
 of the midst of the fire4    #c3hi4 ,o 
give thanks to the ,lord1 because he is 
good3 because his mercy  endureth for   
ever and ever4    #c3ij4 ,o all ye      
religious1 bless the ,lord1 the ,god of 

gods3 praise him1  and give him thanks1 
because his mercy endureth for ever and 
ever4    #c3ia4 ,then ,nabuchodonosor1  
the king1 was astonished1 and rose up in
  haste1 and said to his nobles3 ,did we
 not cast three men bound into the      
midst of the fire8 ,they answered the   
king1 and said3 ,true1 ,o king4         
#c3ib4 ,he answered1 and said3 ,behold1 
,i see four men loose1 and walking  in  
the midst of the fire1 and there is no  
hurt in them1 and the form of  the      
fourth is like the son of ,god4         
#c3ic4 ,then ,nabuchodonosor came to the
 door of the burning fiery  furnace1 and
 said3 ,sidrach1 ,misach1 and ,abdenago1
 ye servants of the  most high ,god1 go 
ye forth1 and come4 ,and immediately    
,sidrach1 ,misach1  and ,abdenago1 went 
out from the midst of the fire4         
#c3id4 ,and the nobles1 and the         
magistrates1 and the judges1 and the    
great men of the king1 being gathered   
together1 considered these men1  that   
the fire had no power on their bodies1  

and that not a hair of  their head had  
been singed1 nor their garments altered1
 nor the smell  of the fire had passed  
on them4    #c3ie4 ,then ,nabuchodonosor
 breaking forth1 said3 ,blessed be the  
,god of  them1 to wit1 of ,sidrach1     
,misach1 and ,abdenago1 who hath sent   
his  angel1 and delivered his servants  
that believed in him3 and they  changed 
the king's word1 and delivered up their 
bodies1 that they might  not serve nor  
adore any god except their own ,god4    
#c3if4 ,by me1 therefore1 this decree is
 made3 ,that every people1 tribe1  and  
tongue1 which shall speak blasphemy     
against the ,god of ,sidrach1  ,misach1 
and ,abdenago1 shall be destroyed1 and  
their houses laid waste3  for there is  
no other ,god that can save in this     
manner4    #c3ig4 ,then the king        
promoted ,sidrach1 ,misach1 and         
,abdenago1 in the  province of ,babylon4
    #c3ih4 ,nabuchodonosor1 the king1 to
 all peoples1 nations1 and tongues1     
that dwell in all the earth1 peace be   

multiplied unto you4    ,nabuchodonosor1
 etc4444 ,these last three verses are a 
kind of preface  to the following       
chapter1 which is written in the style  
of an epistle  from the king4    #c3ii4 
,the most high ,god hath wrought signs  
and wonders towards me4 ,it  hath seemed
 good to me1 therefore1 to publish      
#c3ajj4 ,his signs1 because they are    
great3 and his wonders1 because they    
are mighty3 and his kingdom is an       
everlasting kingdom1 and his power to   
all generations4      ,daniel ,chapter  
#d    ,nabuchodonosor's dream1 by which 
the judgments of ,god are denounced     
against him for his pride1 is           
interpreted by ,daniel1 and verified by 
the event4    #d3a4 ,i1 ,nabuchodonosor1
 was at rest in my house1 and           
flourishing in my  palace3    #d3b4 ,i  
saw a dream that affrighted me3 and my  
thoughts in my bed1 and  the visions of 
my head1 troubled me4    #d3c4 ,then ,i 
set forth a decree1 that all the wise   
men of ,babylon should  be brought in   

before me1 and that they should shew me 
the  interpretation of the dream4       
#d3d4 ,then came in the diviners1 the   
wise men1 the ,chaldeans1 and the       
soothsayers1 and ,i told the dream      
before them3 but they did not shew me   
the interpretation thereof4    #d3e4    
,till their colleague1 ,daniel1 came in 
before me1 whose name is  ,baltassar1   
according to the name of my god1 who    
hath in him the spirit  of the holy     
gods3 and ,i told the dream before him4 
,baltassar1 according to the name of my 
god4444 ,he says this1 because  the name
 of ,baltassar1 or ,belteshazzar1 is    
derived from the name of  ,bel1 the     
chief god of the ,babylonians4    #d3f4 
,baltassar1 prince of the diviners1     
because ,i know that thou hast  in thee 
the spirit of the holy gods1 and that no
 secret is impossible  to thee1 tell me 
the visions of my dreams that ,i have   
seen1 and the  interpretation of them4  
#d3g4 ,this was the vision of my head in
 my bed3 ,i saw1 and behold a tree  in  

the midst of the earth1 and the height  
thereof was exceeding great4    #d3h4   
,the tree was great and strong1 and the 
height thereof reached unto  heaven3 the
 sight thereof was even to the ends of  
all the earth4    #d3i4 ,its leaves were
 most beautiful1 and its fruit exceeding
 much3 and  in it was food for all3     
under it dwelt cattle and beasts1 and in
 the  branches thereof the fowls of the 
air had their abode3 and all flesh  did 
eat of it4    #d3aj4 ,i saw in the      
vision of my head upon my bed1 and      
behold a watcher1  and a holy one came  
down from heaven4    ,a watcher4444 ,a  
vigilant angel1 perhaps the guardian of 
,israel4    #d3aa4 ,he cried aloud1 and 
said thus3 ,cut down the tree1 and chop 
off  the branches thereof3 shake off its
 leaves1 and scatter its fruits3 let    
the beasts fly away that are under it1  
and the birds from its branches4        
#d3ab4 ,nevertheless1 leave the stump of
 its roots in the earth1 and let  it be 
tied with a band of iron and of brass1  

among the grass1 that is  without1 and  
let it be wet with the dew of heaven1   
and let its portion  be with the wild   
beasts in the grass of the earth4       
#d3ac4 ,let his heart be changed from   
man's1 and let a beast's heart be  given
 him3 and let seven times pass over him4
    ,let his heart be changed1 etc4444  
,it does not appear by scripture that   
,nabuchodonosor was changed from human  
shape2 much less that he was  changed   
into an ox2 but only that he lost his   
reason1 and became mad2  and in this    
condition remained abroad in the company
 of beasts1 eating  grass like an ox1   
till his hair grew in such manner as to 
resemble the  feathers of eagles1 and   
his nails to be like birds' claws4      
#d3ad4 ,this is the decree by the       
sentence of the watchers1 and the word  
and demand of the holy ones3 till the   
living know1 that the most ,high  ruleth
 in the kingdom of men3 and he will give
 it to whomsoever it  shall please him1 
and he will appoint the basest man over 

it4    #d3ae4 ,i1 king ,nabuchodonosor1 
saw this dream3 thou1 therefore1 ,o     
,baltassar1 tell me quickly the         
interpretation3 for all the wise men of 
my kingdom are not able to declare the  
meaning of it to me3 but thou  art able1
 because the spirit of the holy gods is 
in thee4    #d3af4 ,then ,daniel1 whose 
name was ,baltassar1 began silently to  
think  within himself for about one     
hour3 and his thought troubled him4 ,but
  the king answering1 said3 ,baltassar1 
let not the dream and the               
interpretation thereof trouble thee4    
,baltassar answered1 and said3 ,my      
lord1 the dream be to them that hate    
thee1 and the interpretation  thereof to
 thy enemies4    #d3ag4 ,the tree which 
thou sawest1 which was high and strong1 
whose  height reached to the skies1 and 
the sight thereof into all the earth3   
#d3ah4 ,and the branches thereof were   
most beautiful1 and its fruit  exceeding
 much1 and in it was food for all1 under
 which the beasts of  the field dwelt1  

and the birds of the air had their abode
 in its  branches4    #d3ai4 ,it is     
thou1 ,o king1 who art grown great1 and 
become mighty3 for  thy greatness hath  
grown1 and hath reached to heaven1 and  
thy power  unto the ends of the earth4  
#d3bj4 ,and whereas the king saw a      
watcher1 and a holy one come down from  
heaven1 and say3 ,cut down the tree1 and
 destroy it1 but leave the stump  of the
 roots thereof in the earth1 and let it 
be bound with iron and  brass1 among the
 grass without1 and let it be sprinkled 
with the dew of  heaven1 and let his    
feeding be with the wild beasts1 till   
seven times  pass over him4    #d3ba4   
,this is the interpretation of the      
sentence of the most ,high1  which is   
come upon my lord1 the king4    #d3bb4  
,they shall cast thee out from among    
men1 and thy dwelling shall  be with    
cattle1 and with wild beasts1 and thou  
shalt eat grass1 as an  ox1 and shalt be
 wet with the dew of heaven3 and seven  
times shall pass  over thee1 till thou  

know that the most ,high ruleth over the
 kingdom of  men1 and giveth it to      
whomsoever he will4    #d3bc4 ,but      
whereas he commanded1 that the stump of 
the roots thereof1  that is1 of the     
tree1 should be left3 thy kingdom shall 
remain to thee1  after thou shalt have  
known that power is from heaven4        
#d3bd4 ,wherefore1 ,o king1 let my      
counsel be acceptable to thee1 and      
redeem thou thy sins with alms1 and thy 
iniquities with works of mercy  to the  
poor3 perhaps he will forgive thy       
offences4    #d3be4 ,all these things   
came upon king ,nabuchodonosor4         
#d3bf4 ,at the end of twelve months he  
was walking in the palace of  ,babylon4 
#d3bg4 ,and the king answered1 and said3
 ,is not this the great ,babylon1  which
 ,i have built1 to be the seat of the   
kingdom1 by the strength of  my power1  
and in the glory of my excellence8      
#d3bh4 ,and while the word was yet in   
the king's mouth1 a voice came down     
from heaven3 ,to thee1 ,o king          

,nabuchodonosor1 it is said3 ,thy       
kingdom  shall pass from thee4    #d3bi4
 ,and they shall cast thee out from     
among men1 and thy dwelling  shall be   
with cattle and wild beasts3 thou shalt 
eat grass like an ox1  and seven times  
shall pass over thee1 till thou know    
that the most ,high  ruleth in the      
kingdom of men1 and giveth it to        
whomsoever he will4    #d3cj4 ,the same 
hour the word was fulfilled upon        
,nabuchodonosor1 and he  was driven away
 from among men1 and did eat grass1 like
 an ox1 and his  body was wet with the  
dew of heaven3 till his hairs grew like 
the  feathers of eagles1 and his nails  
like birds' claws4    #d3ca4 ,now at the
 end of the days1 ,i1 ,nabuchodonosor1  
lifted up my eyes  to heaven1 and my    
sense was restored to me3 and ,i blessed
 the most  ,high1 and ,i praised and    
glorified him that liveth for ever3 for 
his  power is an everlasting power1 and 
his kingdom is to all generations4      
#d3cb4 ,and all the inhabitants of the  

earth are reputed as nothing  before    
him3 for he doth according to his will1 
as well with the powers  of heaven1 as  
among the inhabitants of the earth3 and 
there is none  that can resist his hand1
 and say to him3 ,why hast thou done it8
    #d3cc4 ,at the same time my sense   
returned to me1 and ,i came to the      
honour and glory of my kingdom3 and my  
shape returned to me3 and my  nobles1   
and my magistrates1 sought for me1 and  
,i was restored to my  kingdom3 and     
greater majesty was added to me4        
#d3cd4 ,therefore ,i1 ,nabuchodonosor1  
do now praise1 and magnify1 and  glorify
 the ,king of heaven3 because all his   
works are true1 and his  ways judgments1
 and them that walk in pride he is able 
to abase4    ,i1 ,nabuchodonosor1 do    
now1 etc4444 ,from this place some      
commentators  infer that this king      
became a true convert1 and dying not    
long after1  was probably saved4        
,daniel ,chapter #e    ,baltasar's      
profane banquet3 his sentence is        

denounced by a handwriting  on the wall1
 which ,daniel reads and interprets4    
#e3a4 ,baltasar1 the king1 made a great 
feast for a thousand of his  nobles3 and
 every one drank according to his age4  
,baltasar4444 ,he is believed to be the 
same as ,nabonydus1 the last of  the    
,chaldean kings1 grandson to            
,nabuchodonosor4 ,he is called his son1 
ver4 #b1 #aa1 etc41 according to the    
style of the scriptures1 because he  was
 a descendant from him4    #e3b4 ,and   
being now drunk1 he commanded that they 
should bring the  vessels of gold and   
silver1 which ,nabuchodonosor1 his      
father1 had  brought away out of the    
temple1 that was in ,jerusalem1 that the
 king  and his nobles1 and his wives1   
and his concubines1 might drink in them4
    #e3c4 ,then were the golden and     
silver vessels brought1 which he had    
brought away out of the temple that was 
in ,jerusalem3 and the king and  his    
nobles1 his wives1 and his concubines1  
drank in them4    #e3d4 ,they drank     

wine1 and praised their gods of gold1   
and of silver1 of  brass1 of iron1 and  
of wood1 and of stone4    #e3e4 ,in the 
same hour there appeared fingers1 as it 
were of the hand of  a man1 writing over
 against the candlestick1 upon the      
surface of the  wall of the king's      
palace3 and the king beheld the joints  
of the hand  that wrote4    #e3f4 ,then 
was the king's countenance changed1 and 
his thoughts troubled  him3 and the     
joints of his loins were loosed1 and his
 knees struck one  against the other4   
#e3g4 ,and the king cried out aloud to  
bring in the wise men1 the  ,chaldeans1 
and the soothsayers4 ,and the king      
spoke1 and said to the  wise men of     
,babylon3 ,whosoever shall read this    
writing1 and shall make  known to me the
 interpretation thereof1 shall be       
clothed with purple1  and shall have a  
golden chain on his neck1 and shall be  
the third man  in my kingdom4    #e3h4  
,then came in all the king's wise men1  
but they could neither read  the        

writing1 nor declare the interpretation 
to the king4    #e3i4 ,wherewith king   
,baltasar was much troubled1 and his    
countenance was  changed3 and his nobles
 also were troubled4    #e3aj4 ,then the
 queen1 on occasion of what had happened
 to the king1 and  his nobles1 came into
 the banquet-house3 and she spoke1 and  
said3 ,o  king1 live for ever3 let not  
thy thoughts trouble thee1 neither let  
thy  countenance be changed4    ,the    
queen4444 ,not the wife1 but the mother 
of the king4    #e3aa4 ,there is a man  
in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of  
the holy  gods in him3 and in the days  
of thy father knowledge and wisdom were 
found in him3 for king ,nabuchodonosor1 
thy father1 appointed him prince  of the
 wise men1 enchanters1 ,chaldeans1 and  
soothsayers1 thy father1 ,i  say1 ,o    
king3    #e3ab4 ,because a greater      
spirit1 and knowledge1 and              
understanding1 and  interpretation of   
dreams1 and shewing of secrets1 and     
resolving of  difficult things1 were    

found in him1 that is1 in ,daniel3 whom 
the king  named ,baltassar4 ,now1       
therefore1 let ,daniel be called for1   
and he will  tell the interpretation4   
#e3ac4 ,then ,daniel was brought in     
before the king4 ,and the king spoke1   
and said to him3 ,art thou ,daniel1 of  
the children of the captivity of  ,juda1
 whom my father1 the king1 brought out  
of ,judea8    #e3ad4 ,i have heard of   
thee1 that thou hast the spirit of the  
gods1 and  excellent knowledge1 and     
understanding1 and wisdom are found in  
thee4    #e3ae4 ,and now the wise men1  
the magicians1 have come in before me1  
to  read this writing1 and shew me the  
interpretation thereof2 and they  could 
not declare to me the meaning of this   
writing4    #e3af4 ,but ,i have heard of
 thee1 that thou canst interpret obscure
  things1 and resolve difficult things3 
now if thou art able to read the        
writing1 and to shew me the             
interpretation thereof1 thou shalt be   
clothed with purple1 and shalt have a   

chain of gold about thy neck1 and  shalt
 be the third prince in my kingdom4     
#e3ag4 ,to which ,daniel made answer1   
and said before the king3 thy  rewards  
be to thyself1 and the gifts of thy     
house give to another3 but  the writing 
,i will read to thee1 ,o king1 and shew 
thee the  interpretation thereof4       
#e3ah4 ,o king1 the most high ,god gave 
to ,nabuchodonosor1 thy father1 a       
kingdom1 and greatness1 and glory1 and  
honour4    #e3ai4 ,and for the greatness
 that he gave to him1 all people1       
tribes1  and languages trembled1 and    
were afraid of him3 whom he would1 he   
slew3  and whom he would1 he destroyed3 
and whom he would1 he set up3 and whom  
he would1 he brought down4    #e3bj4    
,but when his heart was lifted up1 and  
his spirit hardened unto  pride1 he was 
put down from the throne of his kingdom1
 and his glory  was taken away4         
#e3ba4 ,and he was driven out from the  
sons of men1 and his heart was  made    
like the beasts1 and his dwelling was   

with the wild asses1 and he  did eat    
grass like an ox1 and his body was wet  
with the dew of heaven3  till he knew   
that the most ,high ruled in the kingdom
 of men1 and that  he will set over it  
whomsoever it shall please him4         
#e3bb4 ,thou also1 his son1 ,o          
,baltasar1 hast not humbled thy heart1  
whereas thou knewest all these things3  
#e3bc4 ,but hast lifted thyself up      
against the ,lord of heaven3 and the    
vessels of his house have been brought  
before thee3 and thou1 and thy  nobles1 
and thy wives1 and thy concubines1 have 
drunk wine in them3 and  thou hast      
praised the gods of silver1 and of gold1
 and of brass1 of  iron1 and of wood1   
and of stone1 that neither see1 nor     
hear1 nor feel3  but the ,god who hath  
thy breath in his hand1 and all thy     
ways1 thou  hast not glorified4         
#e3bd4 ,wherefore1 he hath sent the part
 of the hand which hath written  this   
that is set down4    #e3be4 ,and this is
 the writing that is written3 ,,mane1   

,,thecel1 ,,phares4    #e3bf4 ,and this 
is the interpretation of the word4      
,,mane3 ,god hath  numbered thy kingdom1
 and hath finished it4    #e3bg4        
,,thecel3 thou art weighed in the       
balance1 and art found wanting4         
#e3bh4 ,,phares3 thy kingdom is divided1
 and is given to the ,medes and         
,persians4    #e3bi4 ,then by the king's
 command1 ,daniel was clothed with      
purple1 and a  chain of gold was put    
about his neck3 and it was proclaimed of
 him that  he had power as the third man
 in the kingdom4    #e3cj4 ,the same    
night ,baltasar1 the ,chaldean king1 was
 slain4    #e3ca4 ,and ,darius1 the     
,mede1 succeeded to the kingdom1 being  
threescore  and two years old4          
,darius4444 ,he is called ,cyaxares by  
the historians2 and was the son of      
,astyages1 and uncle to ,cyrus4         
,daniel ,chapter #f    ,daniel is       
promoted by ,darius3 his enemies procure
 a law forbidding  prayer2 for the      
transgression of this law ,daniel is    

cast into the  lions' den3 but          
miraculously delivered4    #f3a4 ,it    
seemed good to ,darius1 and he appointed
 over the kingdom a  hundred and twenty 
governors1 to be over his whole kingdom4
    #f3b4 ,and three princes over them  
of whom ,daniel was one3 that the       
governors might give an account to them1
 and the king might have no  trouble4   
#f3c4 ,and ,daniel excelled all the     
princes1 and governors3 because a       
greater spirit of ,god was in him4      
#f3d4 ,and the king thought to set him  
over all the kingdom2 whereupon  the    
princes1 and the governors1 sought to   
find occasion against ,daniel1  with    
regard to the king3 and they could find 
no cause1 nor suspicion1  because he was
 faithful1 and no fault1 nor suspicion  
was found in him4    #f3e4 ,then these  
men said3 ,we shall not find any        
occasion against this  ,daniel1 unless  
perhaps concerning the law of his ,god4 
#f3f4 ,then the princes1 and the        
governors1 craftily suggested to the    

king1 and spoke thus unto him3 ,king    
,darius1 live for ever3    #f3g4 ,all   
the princes of the kingdom1 the         
magistrates1 and governors1  the        
senators1 and judges1 have consulted    
together1 that an imperial  decree1 and 
an edict be published3 ,that whosoever  
shall ask any  petition of any god1 or  
man1 for thirty days1 but of thee1 ,o   
king1  shall be cast into the den of the
 lions4    #f3h4 ,now1 therefore1 ,o    
king1 confirm the sentence1 and sign the
 decree3  that what is decreed by the   
,medes and ,persians may not be altered1
 nor  any man be allowed to transgress  
it4    #f3i4 ,so king ,darius set forth 
the decree1 and established it4         
#f3aj4 ,now1 when ,daniel knew this1    
that is to say1 that the law was  made1 
he went into his house3 and opening the 
windows in his upper  chamber towards   
,jerusalem1 he knelt down three times a 
day1 and adored  and gave thanks before 
his ,god1 as he had been accustomed to  
do before4    #f3aa4 ,wherefore those   

men carefully watching him1 found       
,daniel praying  and making supplication
 to his ,god4    #f3ab4 ,and they came  
and spoke to the king concerning the    
edict3 ,o king1  hast thou not decreed1 
that every man that should make a       
request to any  of the gods1 or men1 for
 thirty days1 but to thyself1 ,o king1  
should be  cast into the den of the     
lions8 ,and the king answered them1     
saying3 ,the  word is true1 according to
 the decree of the ,medes and ,persians1
 which  it is not lawful to violate4    
#f3ac4 ,then they answered1 and said    
before the king3 ,daniel1 who is of  the
 children of the captivity of ,juda1    
hath not regarded thy law1 nor  the     
decree that thou hast made3 but three   
times a day he maketh his  prayer4      
#f3ad4 ,now when the king had heard     
these words1 he was very much  grieved1 
and in behalf of ,daniel he set his     
heart to deliver him1 and  even till    
sunset he laboured to save him4         
#f3ae4 ,but those men perceiving the    

king's design1 said to him3 ,know  thou1
 ,o king1 that the law of the ,medes and
 ,persians is1 that no decree  which the
 king hath made1 may be altered4        
#f3af4 ,then the king commanded1 and    
they brought ,daniel1 and cast him  into
 the den of the lions4 ,and the king    
said to ,daniel3 ,thy ,god1 whom  thou  
always servest1 he will deliver thee4   
#f3ag4 ,and a stone was brought1 and    
laid upon the mouth of the den3  which  
the king sealed with his own ring1 and  
with the ring of his  nobles1 that      
nothing should be done against ,daniel4 
#f3ah4 ,and the king went away to his   
house1 and laid himself down  without   
taking supper1 and meat was not set     
before him1 and even sleep  departed    
from him4    #f3ai4 ,then the king      
rising very early in the morning1 went  
in haste to  the lions' den3    #f3bj4  
,and coming near to the den1 cried with 
a lamentable voice to  ,daniel1 and said
 to him3 ,daniel1 servant of the living 
,god1 hath thy  ,god1 whom thou servest 

always1 been able1 thinkest thou1 to    
deliver  thee from the lions8    #f3ba4 
,and ,daniel answering the king1 said3  
,o king1 live for ever3    #f3bb4 ,my   
,god hath sent his angel1 and hath shut 
up the mouths of the  lions1 and they   
have not hurt me3 forasmuch as before   
him justice hath  been found in me3 yea1
 and before thee1 ,o king1 ,i have done 
no offence4    #f3bc4 ,then was the king
 exceeding glad for him1 and he         
commanded that  ,daniel should be taken 
out of the den3 and ,daniel was taken   
out of the  den1 and no hurt was found  
in him1 because he believed in his ,god4
    #f3bd4 ,and by the king's           
commandment1 those men were brought that
 had  accused ,daniel3 and they were    
cast into the lions' den1 they and their
  children1 and their wives3 and they   
did not reach the bottom of the  den1   
before the lions caught them1 and broke 
all their bones in pieces4    #f3be4    
,then king ,darius wrote to all people1 
tribes1 and languages1  dwelling in the 

whole earth3 ,,peace be multiplied unto 
you4    #f3bf4 ,it is decreed by me1    
that in all my empire and my kingdom1   
all  men dread and fear the ,god of     
,daniel4 ,for he is the living and      
eternal  ,god for ever3 and his kingdom 
shall not be destroyed1 and his power   
shall be for ever4    #f3bg4 ,he is the 
deliverer1 and saviour1 doing signs and 
wonders in  heaven1 and in earth3 who   
hath delivered ,daniel out of the lions'
 den4    #f3bh4 ,now ,daniel continued  
unto the reign of ,darius1 and the reign
 of  ,cyrus1 the ,persian4      ,daniel 
,chapter #g    ,daniel's vision of the  
four beasts1 signifying four kingdoms3  
of ,god  sitting on his throne3 and of  
the opposite kingdoms of ,christ and    
,antichrist4    #g3a4 ,in the first year
 of ,baltasar1 king of ,babylon1 ,daniel
 saw a  dream3 and the vision of his    
head was upon his bed3 and writing the  
dream1 he comprehended it in a few      
words3 and relating the sum of it in    
short1 he said3    #g3b4 ,i saw in my   

vision by night1 and behold the four    
winds of the  heaven strove upon the    
great sea4    #g3c4 ,and four great     
beasts1 different one from another1 came
 up out of  the sea4    ,four great     
beasts4444 ,viz41 the ,chaldean1        
,persian1 ,grecian1 and ,roman  empires4
 ,but some rather choose to understand  
the fourth beast of the  successors of  
,alexander the ,great1 more especially  
of them that reigned  in ,asia and      
,syria4    #g3d4 ,the first was like a  
lioness1 and had the wings of an eagle3 
,i  beheld till her wings were plucked  
off1 and she was lifted up from the     
earth1 and stood upon her feet as a man1
 and the heart of a man was  given to   
her4    #g3e4 ,and behold another beast1
 like a bear1 stood up on one side3 and 
there were three rows in the mouth      
thereof1 and in the teeth thereof1  and 
thus they said to it3 ,arise1 devour    
much flesh4    #g3f4 ,after this ,i     
beheld1 and lo1 another like a leopard1 
and it had  upon it four wings1 as of a 

fowl1 and the beast had four heads1 and 
power was given to it4    #g3g4 ,after  
this ,i beheld in the vision of the     
night1 and lo1 a fourth  beast1 terrible
 and wonderful1 and exceeding strong1 it
 had great iron  teeth1 eating and      
breaking in pieces1 and treading down   
the rest with  its feet3 and it was     
unlike to the other beasts which ,i had 
seen before  it1 and had ten horns4     
,ten horns4444 ,that is1 ten kingdoms1  
7as ,apoc4 #ag4ab17 among which the     
empire of the fourth beast shall be     
parcelled4 ,or ten kings of the  number 
of the successors of ,alexander2 as     
figures of such as shall be  about the  
time of ,antichrist4    #g3h4 ,i        
considered the horns1 and behold another
 little horn sprung out  of the midst of
 them3 and three of the first horns were
 plucked up at  the presence thereof3   
and behold eyes like the eyes of a man  
were in  this horn1 and a mouth speaking
 great things4    ,another little       
horn4444 ,this is commonly understood of

 ,antichrist4 ,it  may also be applied  
to that great persecutor ,antiochus     
,epiphanes1 as a  figure of ,antichrist4
    #g3i4 ,i beheld till thrones were   
placed1 and the ancient of days sat3    
his garment was white as snow1 and the  
hair of his head like clean  wool3 his  
throne like flames of fire3 the wheels  
of it like a burning  fire4    #g3aj4 ,a
 swift stream of fire issued forth from 
before him3 thousands of  thousands     
ministered to him1 and ten thousand     
times a hundred thousand  stood before  
him3 the judgment sat1 and the books    
were opened4    #g3aa4 ,i beheld1       
because of the voice of the great words 
which that horn  spoke3 and ,i saw that 
the beast was slain1 and the body       
thereof was  destroyed1 and given to the
 fire to be burnt3    #g3ab4 ,and that  
the power of the other beasts was taken 
away3 and that  times of life were      
appointed them for a time1 and a time4  
#g3ac4 ,i beheld1 therefore1 in the     
vision of the night1 and lo1 one like   

the ,son of man came with the clouds of 
heaven1 and he came even to the  ancient
 of days3 and they presented him before 
him4    #g3ad4 ,and he gave him power1  
and glory1 and a kingdom3 and all       
peoples1  tribes1 and tongues shall     
serve him3 his power is an everlasting  
power  that shall not be taken away3 and
 his kingdom that shall not be          
destroyed4    #g3ae4 ,my spirit         
trembled2 ,i1 ,daniel1 was affrighted at
 these things1  and the visions of my   
head troubled me4    #g3af4 ,i went near
 to one of them that stood by1 and asked
 the truth of  him concerning all these 
things1 and he told me the              
interpretation of  the words1 and       
instructed me3    #g3ag4 ,these four    
great beasts1 are four kingdoms1 which  
shall arise out  of the earth4    #g3ah4
 ,but the saints of the most high ,god  
shall take the kingdom3 and  they shall 
possess the kingdom for ever and ever4  
#g3ai4 ,after this ,i would diligently  
learn concerning the fourth beast1      

which was very different from all1 and  
exceeding terrible3 his teeth  and claws
 were of iron3 he devoured and broke in 
pieces1 and the rest  he stamped upon   
with his feet3    #g3bj4 ,and concerning
 the ten horns that he had on his head3 
and  concerning the other that came up1 
before which three horns fell3 and  of  
that horn that had eyes1 and a mouth    
speaking great things1 and was  greater 
than the rest4    #g3ba4 ,i beheld1 and 
lo1 that horn made war against the      
saints1 and  prevailed over them1       
#g3bb4 ,till the ancient of days came   
and gave judgment to the saints of  the 
most ,high1 and the time came1 and the  
saints obtained the kingdom4    #g3bc4  
,and thus he said3 ,the fourth beast    
shall be the fourth kingdom  upon earth1
 which shall be greater than all the    
kingdoms1 and shall  devour the whole   
earth1 and shall tread it down1 and     
break it in  pieces4    #g3bd4 ,and the 
ten horns of the same kingdom1 shall be 
ten kings3 and  another shall rise up   

after them1 and he shall be mightier    
than the  former1 and he shall bring    
down three kings4    #g3be4 ,and he     
shall speak words against the ,high     
,one1 and shall crush  the saints of the
 most ,high3 and he shall think himself 
able to change  times and laws1 and they
 shall be delivered into his hand until 
a time1  and times1 and half a time4    
,a time1 and times1 and half a time4444 
,that is1 three years and a half2  which
 is supposed to be the length of the    
duration of the persecution  of         
,antichrist4    #g3bf4 ,and a judgment  
shall sit1 that his power may be taken  
away1 and  be broken in pieces1 and     
perish even to the end4    #g3bg4 ,and  
that the kingdom1 and power1 and the    
greatness of the  kingdom1 under the    
whole heaven1 may be given to the people
 of the  saints of the most ,high3 whose
 kingdom is an everlasting kingdom1 and 
all kings shall serve him1 and shall    
obey him4    #g3bh4 ,hitherto is the end
 of the word4 ,i1 ,daniel1 was much     

troubled  with my thoughts1 and my      
countenance was changed in me3 but ,i   
kept the  word in my heart4      ,daniel
 ,chapter #h    ,daniel's vision of the 
ram and the he goat interpreted by the  
angel  ,gabriel4    #h3a4 ,in the third 
year of the reign of king ,baltasar1 a  
vision appeared  to me4 ,i1 ,daniel1    
after what ,i had seen in the beginning1
    #h3b4 ,saw in my vision when ,i was 
in the castle of ,susa1 which is in the 
province of ,elam3 and ,i saw in the    
vision that ,i was over the gate of     
,ulai4    #h3c4 ,and ,i lifted up my    
eyes1 and saw3 and behold a ram stood   
before  the water1 having two high      
horns1 and one higher than the other1   
and  growing up4 ,afterward    ,a       
ram4444 ,the empire of the ,medes and   
,persians4    #h3d4 ,i saw the ram      
pushing with his horns against the west1
 and against  the north1 and against the
 south3 and no beasts could withstand   
him1  nor be delivered out of his hand3 
and he did according to his own will1   

and became great4    #h3e4 ,and ,i      
understood3 and behold a he goat came   
from the west on the  face of the whole 
earth1 and he touched not the ground1   
and the he goat  had a notable horn     
between his eyes4    ,a he goat4444 ,the
 empire of the ,greeks1 or ,macedonians4
 ,ibid4 ,he  touched not the ground4444 
,he conquered all before him1 with so   
much  rapidity1 that he seemed rather to
 fly1 than to walk upon the             
earth4--,ibid4 ,a notable horn4444      
,alexander the ,great4    #h3f4 ,and he 
went up to the ram that had the horns1  
which ,i had seen  standing before the  
gate1 and he ran towards him in the     
force of his  strength4    #h3g4 ,and   
when he was come near the ram1 he was   
enraged against him1 and  struck the    
ram3 and broke his two horns1 and the   
ram could not  withstand him3 and when  
he had cast him down on the ground1 he  
stamped  upon him1 and none could       
deliver the ram out of his hand4        
#h3h4 ,and the he goat became exceeding 

great3 and when he was grown1 the  great
 horn was broken1 and there came up four
 horns under it towards  the four winds 
of heaven4    ,four horns4444 ,seleucus1
 ,antigonus1 ,philip1 and ,ptolemeus1   
the  successors of ,alexander1 who      
divided his empire among them4    #h3i4 
,and out of one of them came forth a    
little horn3 and it became  great       
against the south1 and against the east1
 and against the  strength4    ,a little
 horn4444 ,antiochus ,epiphanes1 a      
descendant of ,seleucus4 ,he  grew      
against the south1 and the east1 by his 
victories over the kings  of ,egypt and 
,armenia3 and against the strength1 that
 is1 against  ,jerusalem and the people 
of ,god4    #h3aj4 ,and it was magnified
 even unto the strength of heaven3 and  
it  threw down of the strength1 and of  
the stars1 and trod upon them4    ,unto 
the strength of heaven4444 or1 against  
the strength of heaven4 ,so  are here   
called the army of the ,jews1 the people
 of ,god4    #h3aa4 ,and it was         

magnified even to the prince of the     
strength3 and it  took away from him the
 continual sacrifice1 and cast down the 
place of  his sanctuary4    #h3ab4 ,and 
strength was given him against the      
continual sacrifice1  because of sins3  
and truth shall be cast down on the     
ground1 and he  shall do and shall      
prosper4    #h3ac4 ,and ,i heard one of 
the saints speaking1 and one saint said 
to  another ,i know not to whom1 that   
was speaking3 ,how long shall be the    
vision1 concerning the continual        
sacrifice1 and the sin of the           
desolation that is made3 and the        
sanctuary1 and the strength be trodden  
under foot8    #h3ad4 ,and he said to   
him3 ,unto evening and morning two      
thousand three  hundred days3 and the   
sanctuary shall be cleansed4    ,unto   
evening and morning two thousand three  
hundred days4444 ,that is1  six years   
and almost four months3 which was the   
whole time from the  beginning of the   
persecution of ,antiochus till his      

death4    #h3ae4 ,and it came to pass   
when ,i1 ,daniel1 saw the vision1 and   
sought  the meaning1 that behold there  
stood before me as it were the          
appearance of a man4    #h3af4 ,and ,i  
heard the voice of a man between ,ulai3 
and he called1 and  said3 ,gabriel1 make
 this man to understand the vision4     
#h3ag4 ,and he came1 and stood near     
where ,i stood3 and when he was come1   
,i fell on my face1 trembling1 and he   
said to me3 ,understand1 ,o son of  man1
 for in the time of the end the vision  
shall be fulfilled4    #h3ah4 ,and when 
he spoke to me1 ,i fell flat on the     
ground3 and he  touched me1 and set me  
upright4    #h3ai4 ,and he said to me3  
,i will shew thee what things are to    
come to  pass in the end of the         
malediction3 for the time hath its end4 
#h3bj4 ,the ram1 which thou sawest with 
horns1 is the king of the ,medes  and   
,persians4    #h3ba4 ,and the he goat1  
is the king of the ,greeks1 and the     
great horn  that was between his eyes1  

the same is the first king4    #h3bb4   
,but whereas when that was broken1 there
 arose up four for it1  four kings shall
 rise up of his nation1 but not with his
 strength4    #h3bc4 ,and after their   
reign1 when iniquities shall be grown   
up1 there  shall arise a king of a      
shameless face1 and understanding dark  
sentences4    #h3bd4 ,and his power     
shall be strengthened1 but not by his   
own force3  and he shall lay all things 
waste1 and shall prosper1 and do more   
than  can be believed4 ,and he shall    
destroy the mighty1 and the people of   
the  saints1    #h3be4 ,according to his
 will1 and craft shall be successful in 
his hand3  and his heart shall be puffed
 up1 and in the abundance of all things 
he  shall kill many3 and he shall rise  
up against the prince of princes1  and  
shall be broken without hand4    #h3bf4 
,and the vision of the evening and the  
morning1 which was told1 is  true3 thou1
 therefore1 seal up the vision1 because 
it shall come to  pass after many days4 

#h3bg4 ,and ,i1 ,daniel1 languished1 and
 was sick for some days3 and when ,i    
was risen up1 ,i did the king's         
business1 and ,i was astonished at the  
vision1 and there was none that could   
interpret it4      ,daniel ,chapter #i  
,daniel's confession and prayer3        
,gabriel informs him concerning the     
seventy weeks to the coming of ,christ4 
#i3a4 ,in the first year of ,darius1 the
 son of ,assuerus1 of the seed of  the  
,medes1 who reigned over the kingdom of 
the ,chaldeans3    #i3b4 ,the first year
 of his reign ,i1 ,daniel1 understood by
 books the  number of the years1        
concerning which the word of the ,lord  
came to  ,jeremias1 the prophet1 that   
seventy years should be accomplished of 
the  desolation of ,jerusalem4    #i3c4 
,and ,i set my face to the ,lord1 my    
,god1 to pray and make  supplication    
with fasting1 and sackcloth1 and ashes4 
#i3d4 ,and ,i prayed to the ,lord1 my   
,god1 and ,i made my confession1 and    
said3 ,i beseech thee1 ,o ,lord ,god1   

great and terrible1 who keepest the     
covenant1 and mercy to them that love   
thee1 and keep thy commandments4        
#i3e4 ,we have sinned1 we have committed
 iniquity1 we have done wickedly1  and  
have revolted3 and we have gone aside   
from thy commandments1 and  thy         
judgments4    #i3f4 ,we have not        
hearkened to thy servants1 the prophets1
 that have  spoken in thy name to our   
kings1 to our princes1 to our fathers1  
and to  all the people of the land4     
#i3g4 ,to thee1 ,o ,lord1 justice3 but  
to us confusion of face1 as at this  day
 to the men of ,juda1 and to the        
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and to all   
,israel1 to them that are near1 and to  
them that are far off1 in all the       
countries whither thou hast driven them1
 for their iniquities1 by which  they   
have sinned against thee4    #i3h4 ,o   
,lord1 to us belongeth confusion of     
face1 to our princes1 and to  our       
fathers1 that have sinned4    #i3i4 ,but
 to thee1 the ,lord our ,god1 mercy and 

forgiveness1 for we have  departed from 
thee3    #i3aj4 ,and we have not        
hearkened to the voice of the ,lord1 our
 ,god1 to  walk in his law1 which he set
 before us by his servants1 the         
prophets4    #i3aa4 ,and all ,israel    
have transgressed thy law1 and have     
turned away  from hearing thy voice1 and
 the malediction1 and the curse1 which  
is  written in the book of ,moses1 the  
servant of ,god1 is fallen upon us1     
because we have sinned against him4     
#i3ab4 ,and he hath confirmed his words 
which he spoke against us1 and  against 
our princes that judged us1 that he     
would bring in upon us a  great evil1   
such as never was under all the heaven1 
according to that  which hath been done 
in ,jerusalem4    #i3ac4 ,as it is      
written in the law of ,moses1 all this  
evil is come upon  us3 and we entreated 
not thy face1 ,o ,lord our ,god1 that we
 might turn  from our iniquities1 and   
think on thy truth4    #i3ad4 ,and the  
,lord hath watched upon the evil1 and   

hath brought it upon  us3 the ,lord1 our
 ,god1 is just in all his works which he
 hath done3 for  we have not hearkened  
to his voice4    #i3ae4 ,and now1 ,o    
,lord1 our ,god1 who hast brought forth 
thy people out  of the land of ,egypt1  
with a strong hand1 and hast made thee a
 name as  at this day3 we have sinned1  
we have committed iniquity1    #i3af4 ,o
 ,lord1 against all thy justice3 let thy
 wrath and thy  indignation be turned   
away1 ,i beseech thee1 from thy city1   
,jerusalem1  and from thy holy mountain4
 ,for by reason of our sins1 and the    
iniquities of our fathers1 ,jerusalem1  
and thy people1 are a reproach to  all  
that are round about us4    #i3ag4 ,now1
 therefore1 ,o our ,god1 hear the       
supplication of thy servant1  and his   
prayers3 and shew thy face upon thy     
sanctuary1 which is  desolate1 for thy  
own sake4    #i3ah4 ,incline1 ,o my     
,god1 thy ear1 and hear3 open thy eyes1 
and see our  desolation1 and the city   
upon which thy name is called3 for it is

 not  for our justifications that we    
present our prayers before thy face1 but
  for the multitude of thy tender       
mercies4    #i3ai4 ,o ,lord1 hear3 ,o   
,lord1 be appeased3 hearken1 and do3    
delay not1  for thy own sake1 ,o my     
,god3 because thy name is invocated upon
 thy  city1 and upon thy people4        
#i3bj4 ,now while ,i was yet speaking1  
and praying1 and confessing my  sins1   
and the sins of my people of ,israel1   
and presenting my  supplications in the 
sight of my ,god1 for the holy mountain 
of my ,god3    #i3ba4 ,as ,i was yet    
speaking in prayer1 behold the man1     
,gabriel1 whom ,i  had seen in the      
vision at the beginning1 flying swiftly1
 touched me at  the time of the evening 
sacrifice4    ,the man ,gabriel4444 ,the
 angel ,gabriel in the shape of a man4  
#i3bb4 ,and he instructed me1 and spoke 
to me1 and said3 ,o ,daniel1 ,i am  now 
come forth to teach thee1 and that thou 
mightest understand4    #i3bc4 ,from the
 beginning of thy prayers the word came 

forth3 and ,i am  come to shew it to    
thee1 because thou art a man of desires3
 therefore1  do thou mark the word1 and 
understand the vision4    ,man of       
desires4444 that is1 ardently praying   
for the ,jews then in  captivity4       
#i3bd4 ,seventy weeks are shortened upon
 thy people1 and upon thy holy  city1   
that transgression may be finished1 and 
sin may have an end1 and  iniquity may  
be abolished2 and everlasting justice   
may be brought2 and  vision and prophecy
 may be fulfilled2 and the saint of     
saints may be  anointed4    ,seventy    
weeks4444 ,viz41 of years1 7or seventy  
times seven1 that is1 #dij  years17 are 
shortened2 that is1 fixed and           
determined1 so that the time  shall be  
no longer4    #i3be4 ,know thou1        
therefore1 and take notice3 that from   
the going forth  of the word1 to build  
up ,jerusalem again1 unto ,christ1 the  
prince1  there shall be seven weeks1 and
 sixty-two weeks3 and the street shall  
be built again1 and the walls1 in       

straitness of times4    ,from the going 
forth of the word1 etc4444 ,that is1    
from the twentieth  year of king        
,artaxerxes1 when by his commandment    
,nehemias rebuilt the  walls of         
,jerusalem1 #b ,esd4 #b4 ,from which    
time1 according to the best  chronology1
 there were just sixty-nine weeks of    
years1 that is1 #dhc  years to the      
baptism of ,christ1 when he first began 
to preach and  execute the office of    
,messias4--,ibid4 ,in straitness of     
times 444  angustia temporum3 which may 
allude both to the difficulties and     
opposition they met with in building3   
and to the shortness of the time  in    
which they finished the wall1 viz41     
fifty-two days4    #i3bf4 ,and after    
sixty-two weeks ,christ shall be slain3 
and the people  that shall deny him     
shall not be his4 ,and a people1 with   
their leader1  that shall come1 shall   
destroy the city1 and the sanctuary3 and
 the end  thereof shall be waste1 and   
after the end of the war the appointed  

desolation4    ,a people with their     
leader4444 ,the ,romans under ,titus4   
#i3bg4 ,and he shall confirm the        
covenant with many1 in one week3 and in 
the half of the week the victim and the 
sacrifice shall fail3 and there  shall  
be in the temple the abomination of     
desolation3 and the  desolation shall   
continue even to the consummation1 and  
to the end4    ,in the half of the      
week4444 or1 in the middle of the week1 
etc4 ,because  ,christ preached three   
years and a half3 and then by his       
sacrifice upon  the cross abolished all 
the sacrifices of the law4--,ibid4 ,the 
abomination of desolation4444 ,some     
understand this of the profanation  of  
the temple by the crimes of the ,jews1  
and by the bloody faction of  the       
zealots4 ,others of the bringing in     
thither the ensigns and standard  of the
 pagan ,romans4 ,others1 in fine1       
distinguish three different times  of   
desolation3 viz41 that under ,antiochus2
 that when the temple was  destroyed by 

the ,romans2 and the last near the end  
of the world under  ,antichrist4 ,to all
 which1 as they suppose1 this prophecy  
may have a  relation4      ,daniel      
,chapter #aj    ,daniel having humbled  
himself by fasting and penance seeth a  
vision1  with which he is much          
terrified2 but he is comforted by an    
angel4    #aj3a4 ,in the third year of  
,cyrus1 king of the ,persians1 a word   
was  revealed to ,daniel1 surnamed      
,baltassar1 and a true word1 and great  
strength3 and he understood the word3   
for there is need of  understanding in a
 vision4    #aj3b4 ,in those days ,i1   
,daniel1 mourned the days of three      
weeks4    #aj3c4 ,i ate no desirable    
bread1 and neither flesh1 nor wine1     
entered  into my mouth1 neither was ,i  
anointed with ointment3 till the days of
  three weeks were accomplished4        
#aj3d4 ,and in the four and twentieth   
day of the first month1 ,i was by  the  
great river1 which is the ,tigris4      
#aj3e4 ,and ,i lifted up my eyes1 and ,i

 saw3 and behold a man clothed in       
linen1 and his loins were girded with   
the finest gold3    #aj3f4 ,and his body
 was like the chrysolite1 and his face  
as the  appearance of lightning1 and his
 eyes as a burning lamp3 and his arms1  
and all downward even to the feet1 like 
in appearance to glittering  brass3 and 
the voice of his word like the voice of 
a multitude4    #aj3g4 ,and ,i1 ,daniel 
alone1 saw the vision3 for the men that 
were with  me saw it not3 but an        
exceeding great terror fell upon them1  
and they  fled away1 and hid themselves4
    #aj3h4 ,and ,i1 being left alone1   
saw this great vision3 and there        
remained no strength in me1 and the     
appearance of my countenance was        
changed in me1 and ,i fainted away1 and 
retained no strength4    #aj3i4 ,and ,i 
heard the voice of his words3 and when  
,i heard ,i lay in a  consternation upon
 my face1 and my face was close to the  
ground4    #aj3aj4 ,and behold a hand   
touched me1 and lifted me up upon my    

knees1  and upon the joints of my hands4
    #aj3aa4 ,and he said to me3 ,daniel1
 thou man of desires1 understand the    
words that ,i speak to thee1 and stand  
upright3 for ,i am sent now to  thee4   
,and when he had said this word to me1  
,i stood trembling4    #aj3ab4 ,and he  
said to me3 ,fear not1 ,daniel3 for from
 the first day that  thou didst set thy 
heart to understand1 to afflict thyself 
in the sight  of thy ,god1 thy words    
have been heard3 and ,i am come for thy 
words4    #aj3ac4 ,but the prince of the
 kingdom of the ,persians resisted me   
one  and twenty days3 and behold        
,michael1 one of the chief princes1 came
 to  help me1 and ,i remained there by  
the king of the ,persians4    ,the      
prince1 etc4444 ,that is1 the angel     
guardian of ,persia3 who  according to  
his office1 seeking the spiritual good  
of the ,persians was  desirous that many
 of the ,jews should remain among them4 
#aj3ad4 ,but ,i am come to teach thee   
what things shall befall thy people  in 

the latter days1 for as yet the vision  
is for days4    #aj3ae4 ,and when he was
 speaking such words to me1 ,i cast down
 my  countenance to the ground1 and held
 my peace4    #aj3af4 ,and behold as it 
were the likeness of a son of man       
touched my  lips3 then ,i opened my     
mouth and spoke1 and said to him that   
stood  before me3 ,o my lord1 at the    
sight of thee my joints are loosed1 and 
no  strength hath remained in me4       
#aj3ag4 ,and how can the servant of my  
lord speak with my lord8 for no         
strength remaineth in me2 moreover1 my  
breath is stopped4    #aj3ah4           
,therefore1 he that looked like a man1  
touched me again1 and  strengthened me4 
#aj3ai4 ,and he said3 ,fear not1 ,o man 
of desires1 peace be to thee3 take      
courage1 and be strong4 ,and when he    
spoke to me1 ,i grew strong1 and ,i     
said3 ,speak1 ,o my lord1 for thou hast 
strengthened me4    #aj3bj4 ,and he     
said3 ,dost thou know wherefore ,i am   
come to thee8 ,and now  ,i will return1 

to fight against the prince of the      
,persians4 ,when ,i went  forth1 there  
appeared the prince of the ,greeks      
coming4    #aj3ba4 ,but ,i will tell    
thee what is set down in the scripture  
of truth3  and none is my helper in all 
these things1 but ,michael your prince4 
,michael your prince4444 ,the guardian  
general of the church of ,god4          
,daniel ,chapter #aa    ,the angel      
declares to ,daniel many things to come1
 with regard to the  ,persian and       
,grecian kings3 more especially with    
regard to ,antiochus as  a figure of    
,antichrist4    #aa3a4 ,and from the    
first year of ,darius1 the ,mede1 ,i    
stood up1 that he  might be             
strengthened1 and confirmed4    #aa3b4  
,and now ,i will shew thee the truth4   
,behold1 there shall stand yet  three   
kings in ,persia1 and the fourth shall  
be enriched exceedingly  above them all3
 and when he shall be grown mighty by   
his riches1 he  shall stir up all       
against the kingdom of ,greece4         

,three kings4444 ,viz41 ,cambyses1      
,smerdes ,magus1 and ,darius1 the son of
  ,hystaspes4--,ibid4 ,the fourth4444   
,xerxes4    #aa3c4 ,but there shall rise
 up a strong king1 and shall rule with  
great  power3 and he shall do what he   
pleaseth4    ,a strong king4444         
,alexander4    #aa3d4 ,and when he shall
 come to his height1 his kingdom shall  
be  broken1 and it shall be divided     
towards the four winds of the heaven3   
but not to his posterity1 nor according 
to his power with which he  ruled4 ,for 
his kingdom shall be rent in pieces1    
even for strangers1  besides these4     
#aa3e4 ,and the king of the south shall 
be strengthened1 and one of his  princes
 shall prevail over him1 and he shall   
rule with great power3 for  his dominion
 shall be great4    ,the king of the    
south4444 ,ptolemeus the son of ,lagus1 
king of ,egypt1  which lies south of    
,jerusalem4--,ibid4 ,one of his         
princes4444 that is1  one of            
,alexander's princes1 shall prevail over

 him3 that is1 shall be  stronger than  
the king of ,egypt4 ,he speaks of       
,seleucus ,nicator1 king of  ,asia and  
,syria1 whose successors are here called
 the kings of the  north1 because their 
dominions lay to the north in respect to
  ,jerusalem4    #aa3f4 ,and after the  
end of years they shall be in league    
together3 and  the daughter of the king 
of the south shall come to the king of  
the  north to make friendship1 but she  
shall not obtain the strength of the    
arm1 neither shall her seed stand3 and  
she shall be given up1 and her  young   
men that brought her1 and they that     
strengthened her in these  times4       
,the daughter of the king of the        
south4444 ,viz41 ,berenice1 daughter of 
,ptolemeus ,philadelphus1 given in      
marriage to ,antiochus ,theos1 grandson 
of ,seleucus4    #aa3g4 ,and a plant of 
the bud of her roots shall stand up3 and
 he shall  come with an army1 and shall 
enter into the province of the king of  
the  north3 and he shall abuse them1 and

 shall prevail4    ,a plant1 etc4444    
,ptolemeus ,evergetes1 the son of       
,philadelphus4    #aa3h4 ,and he shall  
also carry away captive into ,egypt     
their gods1 and  their graven things1   
and their precious vessels of gold and  
silver3 he  shall prevail against the   
king of the north4    ,the king of the  
north4444 ,seleucus ,callinicus4        
#aa3i4 ,and the king of the south shall 
enter into the kingdom1 and shall       
return to his own land4    #aa3aj4 ,and 
his sons shall be provoked1 and they    
shall assemble a  multitude of great    
forces3 and he shall come with haste    
like a flood3  and he shall return1 and 
be stirred up1 and he shall join battle 
with  his force4    ,his sons4444       
,seleucus ,ceraunius1 and ,antiochus the
 ,great1 the sons of                    
,callinicus4--,ibid4 ,he shall come4444 
,viz41 ,antiochus the ,great4    #aa3aa4
 ,and the king of the south being       
provoked1 shall go forth1 and  shall    
fight against the king of the north1 and

 shall prepare an  exceeding great      
multitude1 and a multitude shall be     
given into his  hand4    ,the king of   
the south4444 ,ptolemeus ,philopator1   
son of ,evergetes4    #aa3ab4 ,and he   
shall take a multitude1 and his heart   
shall be lifted up1  and he shall cast  
down many thousands3 but he shall not   
prevail4    #aa3ac4 ,for the king of the
 north shall return1 and shall prepare a
  multitude much greater than before3   
and in the end of times1 and years1  he 
shall come in haste with a great army1  
and much riches4    #aa3ad4 ,and in     
those times many shall rise up against  
the king of the  south1 and the children
 of prevaricators of thy people shall   
lift up  themselves to fulfil the       
vision1 and they shall fall4    #aa3ae4 
,and the king of the north shall come1  
and shall cast up a mount1  and shall   
take the best fenced cities3 and the    
arms of the south shall  not withstand1 
and his chosen ones shall rise up to    
resist1 and they  shall not have        

strength4    #aa3af4 ,and he shall come 
upon him1 and do according to his       
pleasure1  and there shall be none to   
stand against his face3 and he shall    
stand  in the glorious land1 and it     
shall be consumed by his hand4    ,he   
shall come upon him4444 ,viz41          
,antiochus shall come upon the king of  
the south4--,ibid4 ,the glorious        
land4444 ,judea4    #aa3ag4 ,and he     
shall set his face to come to possess   
all his kingdom1  and he shall make     
upright conditions with him3 and he     
shall give him a  daughter of women1 to 
overthrow it3 and she shall not stand1  
neither  shall she be for him4    ,all  
his kingdom4444 ,viz41 all the kingdom  
of ,ptolemeus ,epiphanes1 son  of       
,philopator4--,ibid4 ,a daughter of     
women4444 ,that is1 a most beautiful    
woman1 viz41 his daughter               
,cleopatra4--,ibid4 ,to overthrow it4444
 ,viz41  the kingdom of ,epiphanes3 but 
his policy shall not succeed2 for       
,cleopatra shall take more to heart the 

interest of her husband1 than  that of  
her father4    #aa3ah4 ,and he shall    
turn his face to the islands1 and shall 
take many3  and he shall cause the      
prince of his reproach to cease1 and his
  reproach shall be turned upon him4    
,the prince of his reproach4444 ,seipio 
the ,roman general1 called the  prince  
of his reproach1 because he overthrew   
,antiochus1 and obliged him  to submit  
to very dishonourable terms1 before he  
would cease from the  war4    #aa3ai4   
,and he shall turn his face to the      
empire of his own land1 and he  shall   
stumble1 and fall1 and shall not be     
found4    #aa3bj4 ,and there shall stand
 up in his place one most vile1 and     
unworthy of kingly honour3 and in a few 
days he shall be destroyed1 not  in rage
 nor in battle4    ,one most vile4444   
,seleucus ,philopator1 who sent         
,heliodorus to plunder  the temple3 and 
was shortly after slain by the same     
,heliodorus4    #aa3ba4 ,and there shall
 stand up in his place one despised1 and

 the  kingly honour shall not be given  
him3 and he shall come privately1 and   
shall obtain the kingdom by fraud4      
,one despised4444 ,viz41 ,antiochus     
,epiphanes1 who at first was despised   
and not received for king4 ,what is here
 said of this prince1 is  accommodated  
by ,st4 ,jerome and others to           
,antichrist2 of whom this  ,antiochus   
was a figure4    #aa3bb4 ,and the arms  
of the fighter shall be overcome before 
his face1  and shall be broken3 yea1    
also the prince of the covenant4    ,of 
the fighter4444 ,that is1 of them that  
shall oppose him1 and shall  fight      
against him4--,ibid4 ,the prince of the 
covenant4444 or1 of the  league4 ,the   
chief of them that conspired against    
him3 or the king of  ,egypt his most    
powerful adversary4    #aa3bc4 ,and     
after friendships1 he will deal         
deceitfully with him3 and he  shall go  
up1 and shall overcome with a small     
people4    #aa3bd4 ,and he shall enter  
into rich and plentiful cities3 and he  

shall  do that which his fathers never  
did1 nor his fathers' fathers3 he shall 
scatter their spoils1 and their prey1   
and their riches1 and shall  forecast   
devices against the best fenced places3 
and this until a time4    #aa3be4 ,and  
his strength1 and his heart1 shall be   
stirred up against the  king of the     
south1 with a great army3 and the king  
of the south shall  be stirred up to    
battle with many and very strong        
succours3 and they  shall not stand1 for
 they shall form designs against him4   
,the king4444 ,ptolemeus ,philometor4   
#aa3bf4 ,and they that eat bread with   
him1 shall destroy him1 and his  army   
shall be overthrown3 and many shall fall
 down slain4    #aa3bg4 ,and the heart  
of the two kings shall be to do evil1   
and they  shall speak lies at one table1
 and they shall not prosper3 because as 
yet the end is unto another time4       
#aa3bh4 ,and he shall return into his   
land with much riches3 and his  heart   
shall be against the holy covenant1 and 

he shall succeed1 and  shall return into
 his own land4    #aa3bi4 ,at the time  
appointed he shall return1 and he shall 
come to the  south1 but the latter time 
shall not be like the former4    #aa3cj4
 ,and the galleys and the ,romans shall 
come upon him1 and he shall  be struck1 
and shall return1 and shall have        
indignation against the  covenant of the
 sanctuary1 and he shall succeed3 and he
 shall return1  and shall devise against
 them that have forsaken the covenant of
 the  sanctuary4    ,the galleys and the
 ,romans4444 ,popilius1 and the other   
,roman  ambassadors1 who came in        
galleys1 and obliged him to depart from 
,egypt4    #aa3ca4 ,and arms shall stand
 on his part1 and they shall defile the 
sanctuary of strength1 and shall take   
away the continual sacrifice3 and  they 
shall place there the abomination unto  
desolation4    ,they shall place there  
the abomination1 etc4444 ,the idol of   
,jupiter  ,olympius1 which ,antiochus   
ordered to be set up in the sanctuary of

 the  temple3 which is here called the  
sanctuary of strength1 from the         
,almighty that was worshipped there4    
#aa3cb4 ,and such as deal wickedly      
against the covenant shall deceitfully  
dissemble3 but the people that know     
their ,god shall prevail and  succeed4  
#aa3cc4 ,and they that are learned among
 the people shall teach many3 and  they 
shall fall by the sword1 and by fire1   
and by captivity1 and by  spoil for many
 days4    #aa3cd4 ,and when they shall  
have fallen1 they shall be relieved with
 a  small help3 and many shall be joined
 to them deceitfully4    #aa3ce4 ,and   
some of the learned shall fall1 that    
they may be tried1 and  may be chosen1  
and made white1 even to the appointed   
time3 because yet  there shall be       
another time4    #aa3cf4 ,and the king  
shall do according to his will1 and he  
shall be  lifted up1 and shall magnify  
himself against every god3 and he shall 
speak great things against the ,god of  
gods1 and shall prosper1 till the  wrath

 be accomplished4 ,for the determination
 is made4    #aa3cg4 ,and he shall make 
no account of the ,god of his fathers3  
and he  shall follow the lust of women1 
and he shall not regard any gods3 for   
he shall rise up against all things4    
#aa3ch4 ,but he shall worship the god   
,maozim1 in his place3 and a god  whom  
his fathers knew not1 he shall worship  
with gold1 and silver1 and  precious    
stones1 and things of great price4      
,the god ,maozim4444 ,that is1 the god  
of forces or strong holds4    #aa3ci4   
,and he shall do this to fortify ,maozim
 with a strange god1 whom  he hath      
acknowledged1 and he shall increase     
glory1 and shall give them  power over  
many1 and shall divide the land gratis4 
,and he shall increase glory1 etc4444   
,he shall bestow honours1 riches  and   
lands1 upon them that shall worship his 
god4    #aa3dj4 ,and at the time        
prefixed the king of the south shall    
fight  against him1 and the king of the 
north shall come against him like a     

tempest1 with chariots1 and with        
horsemen1 and with a great navy1 and  he
 shall enter into the countries1 and    
shall destroy1 and pass through4        
#aa3da4 ,and he shall enter into the    
glorious land1 and many shall fall3  and
 these only shall be saved out of his   
hand1 ,edom1 and ,moab1 and the         
principality of the children of ,ammon4 
#aa3db4 ,and he shall lay his hand upon 
the lands3 and the land of ,egypt  shall
 not escape4    #aa3dc4 ,and he shall   
have power over the treasures of gold1  
and of  silver1 and all the precious    
things of ,egypt3 and he shall pass     
through  ,lybia1 and ,ethiopia4         
#aa3dd4 ,and tidings out of the east1   
and out of the north1 shall trouble     
him3 and he shall come with a great     
multitude to destroy and slay many4     
#aa3de4 ,and he shall fix his           
tabernacle1 ,apadno1 between the seas1  
upon  a glorious and holy mountain3 and 
he shall come even to the top  thereof1 
and none shall help him4    ,apadno4444 

,some take it for the proper name of a  
place3 others1 from  the ,hebrew1       
translate it his palace4      ,daniel   
,chapter #ab    ,michael shall stand up 
for the people of ,god3 with other      
things  relating to ,antichrist1 and the
 end of the world4    #ab3a4 ,but at    
that time shall ,michael rise up1 the   
great prince1 who  standeth for the     
children of thy people3 and a time shall
 come1 such as  never was from the time 
that nations began1 even until that     
time4 ,and  at that time shall thy      
people be saved1 every one that shall be
 found  written in the book4    #ab3b4  
,and many of those that sleep in the    
dust of the earth1 shall  awake3 some   
unto life everlasting1 and others unto  
reproach1 to see it  always4    #ab3c4  
,but they that are learned1 shall shine 
as the brightness of the  firmament3 and
 they that instruct many to justice1 as 
stars for all  eternity4    ,learned4444
 ,viz41 in the law of ,god and true     
wisdom1 which consists in  knowing and  

loving ,god4    #ab3d4 ,but thou1 ,o    
,daniel1 shut up the words1 and seal the
 book1 even to  the time appointed3 many
 shall pass over1 and knowledge shall be
  manifold4    #ab3e4 ,and ,i1 ,daniel1 
looked1 and behold as it were two others
 stood3  one on this side upon the bank 
of the river1 and another on that side1 
on the other bank of the river4         
#ab3f4 ,and ,i said to the man that was 
clothed in linen1 that stood upon  the  
waters of the river3 ,how long shall it 
be to the end of these  wonders8        
#ab3g4 ,and ,i heard the man that was   
clothed in linen1 that stood upon  the  
waters of the river1 when he had lifted 
up his right hand1 and his  left hand to
 heaven1 and had sworn by him that      
liveth for ever1 that it  should be unto
 a time1 and times1 and half a time4    
,and when the  scattering of the band of
 the holy people shall be accomplished1 
all  these things shall be finished4    
#ab3h4 ,and ,i heard1 and understood    
not4 ,and ,i said3 ,o my lord1 what     

shall be after these things8    #ab3i4  
,and he said3 ,go1 ,daniel1 because the 
words are shut up1 and  sealed until the
 appointed time4    #ab3aj4 ,many shall 
be chosen1 and made white1 and shall be 
tried as  fire3 and the wicked shall    
deal wickedly1 and none of the wicked   
shall  understand1 but the learned shall
 understand4    #ab3aa4 ,and from the   
time when the continual sacrifice shall 
be taken  away1 and the abomination unto
 desolation shall be set up1 there shall
  be a thousand two hundred ninety days4
    #ab3ab4 ,blessed is he that waiteth1
 and cometh unto a thousand three       
hundred thirty-five days4    #ab3ac4    
,but go thou thy ways until the time    
appointed3 and thou shalt  rest1 and    
stand in thy lot unto the end of the    
days4      ,daniel ,chapter #ac    ,the 
history of ,susanna and the two elders4 
,this history of ,susanna1 in all the   
ancient ,greek and ,latin ,bibles1 was  
placed in the beginning of the book of  
,daniel3 till ,st4 ,jerome1 in his      

translation1 detached it from thence2   
because he did not find it in the       
,hebrew3 which is also the case of the  
history of ,bel and the ,dragon4  ,but  
both the one and the other are received 
by the ,catholic ,church3 and  were from
 the very beginning a part of the       
,christian ,bible4    #ac3a4 ,now there 
was a man that dwelt in ,babylon1 and   
his name was  ,joakim3    #ac3b4 ,and he
 took a wife1 whose name was ,susanna1  
the daughter of  ,helcias1 a very       
beautiful woman1 and one that feared    
,god4    #ac3c4 ,for her parents being  
just1 had instructed their daughter     
according to the law of ,moses4         
#ac3d4 ,now ,joakim was very rich1 and  
had an orchard near his house3 and  the 
,jews resorted to him1 because he was   
the most honourable of them  all4       
#ac3e4 ,and there were two of the       
ancients of the people appointed judges 
that year1 of whom the ,lord said3 ,that
 iniquity came out from ,babylon1  from 
the ancient judges1 that seemed to      

govern the people4    #ac3f4 ,these men 
frequented the house of ,joakim1 and all
 that had any  matters of judgment came 
to them4    #ac3g4 ,and when the people 
departed away at noon1 ,susanna went in1
 and  walked in her husband's orchard4  
#ac3h4 ,and the old men saw her going in
 every day1 and walking3 and they  were 
inflamed with lust towards her3         
#ac3i4 ,and they perverted their own    
mind1 and turned away their eyes1  that 
they might not look unto heaven1 nor    
remember just judgments4    #ac3aj4 ,so 
they were both wounded with the love of 
her1 yet they did not  make known their 
grief one to the other4    #ac3aa4 ,for 
they were ashamed to declare to one     
another their lust1  being desirous to  
have to do with her3    #ac3ab4 ,and    
they watched carefully every day to see 
her4 ,and one said to  the other3       
#ac3ac4 ,let us now go home1 for it is  
dinner time4 ,so going out1 they        
departed one from another4    #ac3ad4   
,and turning back again1 they came both 

to the same place3 and  asking one      
another the cause1 they acknowledged    
their lust3 and then  they agreed       
together upon a time1 when they might   
find her alone4    #ac3ae4 ,and it fell 
out1 as they watched a fit day1 she went
 in on a  time1 as yesterday and the day
 before1 with two maids only1 and was   
desirous to wash herself in the orchard3
 for it was hot weather4    #ac3af4 ,and
 there was nobody there1 but the two old
 men that had hid  themselves1 and were 
beholding her4    #ac3ag4 ,so she said  
to the maids3 ,bring me oil1 and washing
 balls1 and  shut the doors of the      
orchard1 that ,i may wash me4    #ac3ah4
 ,and they did as she bade them3 and    
they shut the doors of the  orchard1 and
 went out by a back door to fetch what  
she had commanded  them1 and they knew  
not that the elders were hid within4    
#ac3ai4 ,now when the maids were gone   
forth1 the two elders arose1 and  ran to
 her1 and said3    #ac3bj4 ,behold the  
doors of the orchard are shut1 and      

nobody seeth us1  and we are in love    
with thee3 wherefore consent to us1 and 
lie with us4    #ac3ba4 ,but if thou    
wilt not1 we will bear witness against  
thee1 that a  young man was with thee1  
and therefore thou didst send away thy  
maids  from thee4    #ac3bb4 ,susanna   
sighed1 and said3 ,i am straitened on   
every side3 for if  ,i do this thing1 it
 is death to me3 and if ,i do it not1 ,i
 shall not  escape your hands4          
#ac3bc4 ,but it is better for me to fall
 into your hands without doing  it1 than
 to sin in the sight of the ,lord4      
#ac3bd4 ,with that ,susanna cried out   
with a loud voice3 and the elders  also 
cried out against her4    #ac3be4 ,and  
one of them ran to the door of the      
orchard1 and opened it4    #ac3bf4 ,so  
when the servants of the house heard the
 cry in the orchard1  they rushed in by 
the back door1 to see what was the      
matter4    #ac3bg4 ,but after the old   
men had spoken1 the servants were       
greatly  ashamed3 for never had there   

been any such word said of ,susanna4    
,and on  the next day1    #ac3bh4 ,when 
the people were come to ,joakim1 her    
husband1 the two elders  also came full 
of wicked device against ,susanna1 to   
put her to death4    #ac3bi4 ,and they  
said before the people3 ,send to        
,susanna1 daughter of  ,helcias1 the    
wife of ,joakim4 ,and presently they    
sent4    #ac3cj4 ,and she came with her 
parents1 and children and all her       
kindred4    #ac3ca4 ,now ,susanna was   
exceeding delicate1 and beautiful to    
behold4    #ac3cb4 ,but those wicked men
 commanded that her face should be      
uncovered1 7for she was covered7 that so
 at least they might be  satisfied with 
her beauty4    #ac3cc4 ,therefore her   
friends1 and all her acquaintance wept4 
#ac3cd4 ,but the two elders rising up in
 the midst of the people1 laid  their   
hands upon her head4    #ac3ce4 ,and she
 weeping1 looked up to heaven1 for her  
heart had  confidence in the ,lord4     
#ac3cf4 ,and the elders said3 ,as we    

walked in the orchard alone1 this  woman
 came in with two maids1 and shut the   
doors of the orchard1 and  sent away the
 maids from her4    #ac3cg4 ,then a     
young man that was there hid came to    
her1 and lay with  her4    #ac3ch4 ,but 
we that were in a corner of the orchard1
 seeing this  wickedness1 ran up to     
them1 and we saw them lie together4     
#ac3ci4 ,and him indeed we could not    
take1 because he was stronger than  us1 
and opening the doors1 he leaped out3   
#ac3dj4 ,but having taken this woman1 we
 asked who the young man was1 but  she  
would not tell us3 of this thing we are 
witnesses4    #ac3da4 ,the multitude    
believed them1 as being the elders1 and 
the judges  of the people1 and they     
condemned her to death4    #ac3db4 ,then
 ,susanna cried out with a loud voice1  
and said3 ,o eternal  ,god1 who knowest 
hidden things1 who knowest all things   
before they come  to pass1    #ac3dc4   
,thou knowest that they have borne false
 witness against me3 and  behold ,i must

 die1 whereas ,i have done none of these
 things1 which  these men have          
maliciously forged against me4          
#ac3dd4 ,and the ,lord heard her voice4 
#ac3de4 ,and when she was led to be put 
to death1 the ,lord raised up the  holy 
spirit of a young boy1 whose name was   
,daniel3    #ac3df4 ,and he cried out   
with a loud voice3 ,i am clear from the 
blood of  this woman4    #ac3dg4 ,then  
all the people turning themselves       
towards him1 said3 ,what  meaneth this  
word that thou hast spoken8    #ac3dh4  
,but he standing in the midst of them1  
said3 ,are ye so foolish1  ye children  
of ,israel1 that without examination or 
knowledge of the  truth1 you have       
condemned a daughter of ,israel8        
#ac3di4 ,return to judgment1 for they   
have borne false witness against  her4  
#ac3ej4 ,so all the people turned again 
in haste1 and the old men said to  him3 
,come1 and sit thou down among us1 and  
shew it us3 seeing ,god hath  given thee
 the honour of old age4    #ac3ea4 ,and 

,daniel said to the people3 ,separate   
these two far from one  another1 and ,i 
will examine them4    #ac3eb4 ,so when  
they were put asunder one from the      
other1 he called one  of them1 and said 
to him3 ,o thou that art grown old in   
evil days1 now  are thy sins come out1  
which thou hast committed before3       
#ac3ec4 ,in judging unjust judgments1   
oppressing the innocent1 and  letting   
the guilty to go free1 whereas the ,lord
 saith3 ,the innocent and  the just thou
 shalt not kill4    #ac3ed4 ,now then if
 thou sawest her1 tell me under what    
tree thou sawest  them conversing       
together3 ,he said3 ,under a mastic     
tree4    #ac3ee4 ,and ,daniel said3     
,well hast thou lied against thy own    
head3 for  behold the angel of ,god     
having received the sentence of him1    
shall cut  thee in two4    #ac3ef4 ,and 
having put him aside1 he commanded that 
the other should  come1 and he said to  
him3 ,o thou seed of ,chanaan1 and not  
of ,juda1  beauty hath deceived thee1   

and lust hath perverted thy heart3      
#ac3eg4 ,thus did you do to the         
daughters of ,israel1 and they for fear 
conversed with you3 but a daughter of   
,juda would not abide your  wickedness4 
#ac3eh4 ,now1 therefore1 tell me1 under 
what tree didst thou take them          
conversing together4 ,and he answered3  
,under a holm tree4    #ac3ei4 ,and     
,daniel said to him3 ,well hast thou    
also lied against thy own  head3 for the
 angel of the ,lord waiteth with a sword
 to cut thee in  two1 and to destroy    
you4    #ac3fj4 ,with that all the      
assembly cried out with a loud voice1   
and they  blessed ,god1 who saveth them 
that trust in him4    #ac3fa4 ,and they 
rose up against the two elders1 7for    
,daniel had  convicted them of false    
witness by their own mouth7 and they did
 to  them as they had maliciously dealt 
against their neighbour1    #ac3fb4 ,to 
fulfil the law of ,moses3 and they put  
them to death1 and  innocent blood was  
saved in that day4    #ac3fc4 ,but      

,helcias1 and his wife1 praised ,god1   
for their daughter1  ,susanna1 with     
,joakim1 her husband1 and all her       
kindred1 because there  was no          
dishonesty found in her4    #ac3fd4 ,and
 ,daniel became great in the sight of   
the people from that  day1 and thence   
forward4    #ac3fe4 ,and king ,astyages 
was gathered to his fathers2 and ,cyrus1
 the  ,persian1 received his kingdom4   
,daniel ,chapter #ad    ,the history of 
,bel1 and of the great serpent          
worshipped by the  ,babylonians4        
#ad3a4 ,and ,daniel was the king's      
guest1 and was honoured above all his   
friends4    ,the king's guest4444 ,it   
seems most probable1 that the king here 
spoken  of was ,evilmerodach1 the son   
and successor of ,nabuchodonosor1 and a 
great favourer of the ,jews4    #ad3b4  
,now the ,babylonians had an idol called
 ,bel3 and there was spent  upon him    
every day twelve great measures of fine 
flour1 and forty  sheep1 and six vessels
 of wine4    #ad3c4 ,the king also      

worshipped him1 and went every day to   
adore him3  but ,daniel adored his ,god4
 ,and the king said to him3 ,why dost   
thou not  adore ,bel8    #ad3d4 ,and he 
answered1 and said to him3 ,because ,i  
do not worship idols  made with hands1  
but the living ,god1 that created heaven
 and earth1 and  hath power over all    
flesh4    #ad3e4 ,and the king said to  
him3 ,doth not ,bel seem to thee to be a
  living god8 ,seest thou not how much  
he eateth and drinketh every day8       
#ad3f4 ,then ,daniel smiled1 and said3  
,o king1 be not deceived3 for this  is  
but clay within1 and brass without1     
neither hath he eaten at any  time4     
#ad3g4 ,and the king being angry1 called
 for his priests1 and said to  them3 ,if
 you tell me not who it is that eateth  
up these expenses1 you  shall die4      
#ad3h4 ,but if you can shew that ,bel   
eateth these things1 ,daniel shall  die1
 because he hath blasphemed against     
,bel4 ,and ,daniel said to the  king3   
,be it done according to thy word4      

#ad3i4 ,now the priests of ,bel were    
seventy1 besides their wives1 and       
little ones1 and children4 ,and the king
 went with ,daniel into the  temple of  
,bel4    #ad3aj4 ,and the priests of    
,bel said3 ,behold1 we go out3 and do   
thou1 ,o  king1 set on the meats1 and   
make ready the wine1 and shut the door  
fast1 and seal it with thy own ring3    
#ad3aa4 ,and when thou comest in the    
morning1 if thou findest not that  ,bel 
hath eaten up all1 we will suffer death1
 or else ,daniel1 that hath  lied       
against us4    #ad3ab4 ,and they little 
regarded it1 because they had made under
 the  table a secret entrance1 and they 
always came in by it1 and consumed      
those things4    #ad3ac4 ,so it came to 
pass after they were gone out1 the king 
set the  meats before ,bel3 and ,daniel 
commanded his servants1 and they brought
  ashes1 and he sifted them all over the
 temple before the king3 and  going     
forth1 they shut the door1 and having   
sealed it with the king's  ring1 they   

departed4    #ad3ad4 ,but the priests   
went in by night1 according to their    
custom1  with their wives1 and their    
children3 and they ate and drank up all4
    #ad3ae4 ,and the king arose early in
 the morning1 and ,daniel with him4     
#ad3af4 ,and the king said3 ,are the    
seals whole1 ,daniel8 ,and he answered3 
,they are whole1 ,o king4    #ad3ag4    
,and as soon as he had opened the door1 
the king looked upon the  table1 and    
cried out with a loud voice3 ,great art 
thou1 ,o ,bel1 and  there is not any    
deceit with thee4    #ad3ah4 ,and       
,daniel laughed3 and he held the king1  
that he should not go  in3 and he said3 
,behold the pavement1 mark whose        
footsteps these are4    #ad3ai4 ,and the
 king said3 ,i see the footsteps of men1
 and women1 and  children4 ,and the king
 was angry4    #ad3bj4 ,then he took the
 priests1 and their wives1 and their    
children3  and they shewed him the      
private doors by which they came in1 and
  consumed the things that were on the  

table4    #ad3ba4 ,the king1 therefore1 
put them to death1 and delivered ,bel   
into  the power of ,daniel3 who         
destroyed him and his temple4    #ad3bb4
 ,and there was a great dragon in that  
place1 and the ,babylonians  worshipped 
him4    #ad3bc4 ,and the king said to   
,daniel3 ,behold1 thou canst not say    
now1  that this is not a living god3    
adore him1 therefore4    #ad3bd4 ,and   
,daniel said3 ,i adore the ,lord1 my    
,god3 for he is the living  ,god3 but   
that is no living god4    #ad3be4 ,but  
give me leave1 ,o king1 and ,i will kill
 this dragon without  sword or club4    
,and the king said1 ,i give thee leave4 
#ad3bf4 ,then ,daniel took pitch1 and   
fat1 and hair1 and boiled them          
together3 and he made lumps1 and put    
them into the dragon's mouth1 and  the  
dragon burst asunder4 ,and he said3     
,behold him whom you worship4    #ad3bg4
 ,and when the ,babylonians had heard   
this1 they took great  indignation3 and 
being gathered together against the     

king1 they said3  ,the king is become a 
,jew4 ,he hath destroyed ,bel1 he hath  
killed the  dragon1 and he hath put the 
priests to death4    #ad3bh4 ,and they  
came to the king1 and said3 ,deliver us 
,daniel1 or else  we will destroy thee  
and thy house4    #ad3bi4 ,and the king 
saw that they pressed upon him          
violently3 and being  constrained by    
necessity3 he delivered ,daniel to them4
    #ad3cj4 ,and they cast him into the 
den of lions1 and he was there six      
days4    ,the den of lions4444 ,daniel  
was twice cast into the den of lions2   
one  under ,darius the ,mede1 because he
 had transgressed the king's edict1 by  
praying three times a day3 and another  
time under ,evilmerodach by a  sedition 
of the people4 ,this time he remained   
six days in the lions'  den2 the other  
time only one night4    #ad3ca4 ,and in 
the den there were seven lions1 and they
 had given to  them two carcasses every 
day1 and two sheep3 but then they were  
not  given unto them1 that they might   

devour ,daniel4    #ad3cb4 ,now there   
was in ,judea a prophet called ,habacuc1
 and he had  boiled pottage1 and had    
broken bread in a bowl3 and was going   
into the  field1 to carry it to the     
reapers4    ,habacuc4444 ,the same1 as  
some think whose prophecy is found among
 the  lesser prophets but others believe
 him to be different4    #ad3cc4 ,and   
the angel of the ,lord said to ,habacuc3
 ,carry the dinner  which thou hast into
 ,babylon1 to ,daniel1 who is in the    
lions' den4    #ad3cd4 ,and ,habacuc    
said3 ,lord1 ,i never saw ,babylon1 nor 
do ,i know the  den4    #ad3ce4 ,and the
 angel of the ,lord took him by the top 
of his head1 and  carried him by the    
hair of his head1 and set him in        
,babylon1 over the  den1 in the force of
 his spirit4    #ad3cf4 ,and ,habacuc   
cried1 saying3 ,o ,daniel1 thou servant 
of ,god1 take  the dinner that ,god hath
 sent thee4    #ad3cg4 ,and ,daniel     
said1 ,thou hast remembered me1 ,o ,god1
 and thou hast  not forsaken them that  

love thee4    #ad3ch4 ,and ,daniel      
arose1 and ate4 ,and the angel of the   
,lord presently  set ,habacuc again in  
his own place4    #ad3ci4 ,and upon the 
seventh day the king came to bewail     
,daniel3 and he  came to the den1 and   
looked in1 and behold ,daniel was       
sitting in the  midst of the lions4     
#ad3dj4 ,and the king cried out with a  
loud voice1 saying3 ,great art  thou1 ,o
 ,lord1 the ,god of ,daniel4 ,and he    
drew him out of the lions' den4         
#ad3da4 ,but those that had been the    
cause of his destruction1 he cast  into 
the den1 and they were devoured in a    
moment before him4    #ad3db4 ,then the 
king said3 ,let all the inhabitants of  
the whole earth  fear the ,god of       
,daniel3 for he is the ,saviour1 working
 signs1 and  wonders in the earth3 who  
hath delivered ,daniel out of the lions'
 den4          ,,the ,,prophecy ,,of    
,,osee      ,,osee1 or ,hosea1 whose    
name signifies ,a saviour1 was the first
 in the  order of time among those who  

are commonly called lesser prophets1    
because their prophecies are short4 ,he 
prophesied in the kingdom of  ,israel1  
that is1 of the ten tribes1 about the   
same time that ,isaias  prophesied in   
the kingdom of ,juda4      ,osee        
,chapter #a    ,by marrying a harlot1   
and by the names of his children1 the   
prophet  sets forth the crimes of       
,israel and their punishment4 ,he       
foretells  their redemption by ,christ4 
#a3a4 ,the word of the ,lord1 that came 
to ,osee1 the son of ,beeri1 in the     
days of ,ozias1 ,joathan1 ,achaz1 and   
,ezechias1 kings of ,juda1 and in the   
days of ,jeroboam1 the son of ,joas1    
king of ,israel4    #a3b4 ,the beginning
 of the ,lord's speaking by ,osee3 and  
the ,lord said to  ,osee3 ,go1 take thee
 a wife of fornications1 and have of her
 children of  fornications3 for the land
 by fornication shall depart from the   
,lord4    ,a wife of fornications4444   
,that is1 a wife that has been given to 
fornication4 ,this was to represent the 

,lord's proceedings with his  people    
,israel1 who1 by spiritual fornication1 
were continually  offending him4--,ibid4
 ,children of fornications4444 ,so      
called from the  character of their     
mother1 if not also from their own      
wicked  dispositions4    #a3c4 ,so he   
went and took ,gomer1 the daughter of   
,debelaim3 and she  conceived1 and bore 
him a son4    #a3d4 ,and the ,lord said 
to him3 ,call his name ,jezrahel3 for   
yet a little  while1 and ,i will visit  
the blood of ,jezrahel upon the house of
 ,jehu1  and ,i will cause to cease the 
kingdom of the house of ,israel4        
#a3e4 ,and in that day ,i will break in 
pieces the bow of ,israel in the  valley
 of ,jezrahel4    #a3f4 ,and she        
conceived again1 and bore a daughter1   
and he said to him3  ,call her name1    
,without mercy3 for ,i will not add any 
more to have mercy  on the house of     
,israel1 but ,i will utterly forget     
them4    ,without mercy4444             
,lo-,ruhamah4    #a3g4 ,and ,i will have

 mercy on the house of ,juda1 and ,i    
will save them  by the ,lord1 their     
,god3 and ,i will not save them by bow1 
nor by sword1  nor by battle1 nor by    
horses1 nor by horsemen4    #a3h4 ,and  
she weaned her that was called ,without 
mercy4 ,and she  conceived1 and bore a  
son4    #a3i4 ,and he said3 ,call his   
name1 ,not my people3 for you are not my
  people1 and ,i will not be yours4     
,not my people4444 ,lo-ammi4    #a3aj4  
,and the number of the children of      
,israel shall be as the sand of  the    
sea1 that is without measure1 and shall 
not be numbered4 ,and it  shall be in   
the place where it shall be said to     
them3 ,you are not my  people3 it shall 
be said to them3 ,ye are the sons of the
 living ,god4    ,the number1 etc4444   
,viz41 of the true ,israelites1 the     
children of the  church of ,christ4     
#a3aa4 ,and the children of ,juda1 and  
the children of ,israel1 shall be       
gathered together3 and they shall       
appoint themselves one head1 and  shall 

come up out of the land3 for great is   
the day of ,jezrahel4    ,one head4444  
viz41 ,christ4--,ibid4 ,great is the day
 of ,jezrahel4444 ,that  is1 of the seed
 of ,god2 for ,jezrahel signifies the   
seed of ,god4      ,osee ,chapter #b    
,israel is justly punished for leaving  
,god4 ,the abundance of grace in  the   
church of ,christ4    #b3a4 ,say ye to  
your brethren3 ,you are my people3 and  
to your sister3  ,thou hast obtained    
mercy4    ,say to your brethren1 etc4444
 or1 ,call your brethren1 ,my people3   
and  your sister1 ,her that hath        
obtained mercy4 ,this is connected with 
the  latter end of the foregoing        
chapter1 and relates to the converts of 
,israel4    #b3b4 ,judge your mother1   
judge her3 because she is not my wife1  
and ,i am  not her husband4 ,let her put
 away her fornications from her face1   
and  her adulteries from between her    
breasts4    ,your mother4444 ,the       
synagogue4    #b3c4 ,lest ,i strip her  
naked1 and set her as in the day that   

she was  born3 and ,i will make her as a
 wilderness1 and will set her as a land 
that none can pass through and will kill
 her with drought4    #b3d4 ,and ,i will
 not have mercy on her children1 for    
they are the  children of fornications4 
#b3e4 ,for their mother hath committed  
fornication1 she that conceived  them is
 covered with shame3 for she said3 ,i   
will go after my lovers1  that give me  
my bread1 and my water1 my wool1 and my 
flax1 my oil1 and  my drink4    #b3f4   
,wherefore1 behold1 ,i will hedge up thy
 way with thorns1 and ,i will  stop it  
up with a wall1 and she shall not find  
her paths4    #b3g4 ,and she shall      
follow after her lovers1 and shall not  
overtake  them3 and she shall seek them1
 and shall not find1 and she shall say3 
,i  will go1 and return to my first     
husband3 because it was better with me  
then than now4    #b3h4 ,and she did not
 know that ,i gave her corn1 and wine1  
and oil1 and  multiplied her silver1 and
 gold1 which they have used in the      

service of  ,baal4    #b3i4 ,therefore  
will ,i return1 and take away my corn in
 its season1 and  my wine in its season1
 and ,i will set at liberty my wool1 and
 my flax1  which covered her disgrace4  
#b3aj4 ,and now ,i will lay open her    
folly in the eyes of her lovers3 and  no
 man shall deliver her out of my hand3  
#b3aa4 ,and ,i will cause all her mirth 
to cease1 her solemnities1 her new      
moons1 her sabbaths1 and all her        
festival times4    #b3ab4 ,and ,i will  
destroy her vines1 and her fig trees1 of
 which she  said3 ,these are my rewards1
 which my lovers have given me3 and ,i  
will  make her as a forest and the      
beasts of the field shall devour her4   
#b3ac4 ,and ,i will visit upon her the  
days of ,baalim1 to whom she burnt      
incense1 and decked herself out with her
 earrings1 and with her jewels1  and    
went after her lovers1 and forgot me1   
saith the ,lord4    #b3ad4 ,therefore1  
behold ,i will allure her1 and will lead
 her into the  wilderness3 and ,i will  

speak to her heart4    ,i will allure   
her1 etc4444 ,after all her             
disloyalties1 ,i will still  allure her 
by my grace etc41 and send her          
vinedressers1 viz41 the  apostles3      
originally her own children1 who shall  
open to her the gates  of hope2 as      
heretofore at her coming into the land  
of promise1 she had  all good success   
after she had satisfied the divine      
justice by the  execution of ,achan in  
the valley of ,achor4 ,jos4 #g4         
#b3ae4 ,and ,i will give her            
vinedressers out of the same place1 and 
the  valley of ,achor for an opening of 
hope3 and she shall sing there          
according to the days of her youth1 and 
according to the days of her  coming up 
out of the land of ,egypt4    #b3af4    
,and it shall be in that day1 saith the 
,lord3 ,that she shall call  me3 ,my    
husband1 and she shall call me no more  
,baali4    ,my husband4444 ,in ,hebrew1 
,ishi4 ,baali1 my lord4 ,the meaning of 
this  verse is3 that whereas ,ishi and  

,baali were used indifferently in those 
days by wives speaking to their         
husbands2 the synagogue1 whom ,god was  
pleased to consider as his spouse1      
should call him only ,ishi1 and  abstain
 from the name of ,baali1 because of its
 affinity with the idol  ,baal4         
#b3ag4 ,and ,i will take away the names 
of ,baalim out of her mouth1 and  she   
shall no more remember their name4      
,baalim4444 ,it is the plural number of 
,baal3 for there were divers idols  of  
,baal4    #b3ah4 ,and in that day ,i    
will make a covenant with them1 with the
 beasts  of the field1 and with the     
fowls of the air1 and with the creeping 
things of the earth3 and ,i will destroy
 the bow1 and the sword1 and war  out of
 the land3 and ,i will make them sleep  
secure4    #b3ai4 ,and ,i will espouse  
thee to me for ever3 and ,i will espouse
 thee  to me in justice1 and judgment1  
and in mercy1 and in commiserations4    
,i will espouse thee1 etc4444 ,this     
relates to the happy espousals of       

,christ with his church3 which shall    
never be dissolved4    #b3bj4 ,and ,i   
will espouse thee to me in faith3 and   
thou shalt know that  ,i am the ,lord4  
#b3ba4 ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day3 ,i will hear1 saith the       
,lord1 ,i will hear the heavens1 and    
they shall hear the earth4    ,hear the 
heavens1 etc4444 ,all shall conspire in 
favour of the church1  which in the     
following verse is called ,jezrahel1    
that is1 the seed of  ,god4    #b3bb4   
,and the earth shall hear the corn1 and 
the wine1 and the oil1 and  these shall 
hear ,jezrahel4    #b3bc4 ,and ,i will  
sow her unto me in the earth1 and ,i    
will have mercy on  her that was without
 mercy4    #b3bd4 ,and ,i will say to   
that which is not my people3 ,thou art  
my  people3 and they shall say3 ,thou   
art my ,god4    ,that which was not my  
people1 etc4444 ,this relates to the    
conversion of  the ,gentiles4      ,osee
 ,chapter #c    ,the prophet is         
commanded again to love an adulteress2  

to signify ,god's  love to the          
synagogue4 ,the wretched state of the   
,jews for a long time1  till at last    
they shall be converted4    #c3a4 ,and  
the ,lord said to me3 ,go yet again1 and
 love a woman beloved of  her friend1   
and an adulteress3 as the ,lord loveth  
the children of  ,israel1 and they look 
to strange gods1 and love the husks of  
the  grapes4    #c3b4 ,and ,i bought her
 to me for fifteen pieces of silver1 and
 for a  core of barley1 and for half a  
core of barley4    #c3c4 ,and ,i said to
 her3 ,thou shalt wait for me many days3
 thou shalt  not play the harlot1 and   
thou shalt be no man's1 and ,i also will
 wait  for thee4    #c3d4 ,for the      
children of ,israel shall sit many days 
without king1 and  without prince1 and  
without sacrifice1 and without altar1   
and without  ephod1 and without         
theraphim4    ,theraphim4444 ,images or 
representations4    #c3e4 ,and after    
this the children of ,israel shall      
return and shall seek  the ,lord1 their 

,god1 and ,david1 their king3 and they  
shall fear the  ,lord1 and his goodness1
 in the last days4    ,david their      
king4444 ,that is1 ,christ1 who is of   
the house of ,david4      ,osee ,chapter
 #d    ,god's judgment against the sins 
of ,israel3 ,juda is warned not to      
follow  their example4    #d3a4 ,hear   
the word of the ,lord1 ye children of   
,israel1 for the ,lord  shall enter into
 judgment with the inhabitants of the   
land3 for there  is no truth1 and there 
is no mercy1 and there is no knowledge  
of ,god in  the land4    #d3b4 ,cursing1
 and lying1 and killing1 and theft1 and 
adultery1 have  overflowed1 and blood   
hath touched blood4    #d3c4 ,therefore 
shall the land mourn1 and every one that
 dwelleth in it  shall languish with the
 beasts of the field1 and with the fowls
 of the  air3 yea1 the fishes of the sea
 also shall be gathered together4       
#d3d4 ,but yet let not any man judge3   
and let not a man be rebuked3 for  thy  
people are as they that contradict the  

priest4    ,let not any man judge1      
etc4444 ,as if he would say3 ,it is in  
vain to  strive with them1 or reprove   
them1 they are so obstinate in evil4    
#d3e4 ,and thou shalt fall today1 and   
the prophet also shall fall with  thee3 
in the night ,i have made thy mother to 
be silent4    #d3f4 ,my people have been
 silent1 because they had no knowledge3 
because  thou hast rejected knowledge1  
,i will reject thee1 that thou shalt not
  do the office of priesthood to me3 and
 thou hast forgotten the law of  thy    
,god1 ,i also will forget thy children4 
#d3g4 ,according to the multitude of    
them1 so have they sinned against  me3  
,i will change their glory into shame4  
#d3h4 ,they shall eat the sins of my    
people1 and shall lift up their  souls  
to their iniquity4    #d3i4 ,and there  
shall be like people like priest3 and ,i
 will visit their  ways upon them1 and  
,i will repay them their devices4       
#d3aj4 ,and they shall eat and shall not
 be filled3 they have committed         

fornication1 and have not ceased3       
because they have forsaken the ,lord  in
 not observing the law4    #d3aa4       
,fornication1 and wine1 and drunkenness1
 take away the  understanding4    #d3ab4
 ,my people have consulted their stocks1
 and their staff hath  declared unto    
them3 for the spirit of fornication hath
 deceived them1  and they have committed
 fornication against their ,god4        
#d3ac4 ,they offered sacrifice upon the 
tops of the mountains1 and burnt        
incense upon the hills3 under the oak1  
and the poplar1 and the  turpentine     
tree1 because the shadow thereof was    
good3 therefore shall  your daughters   
commit fornication1 and your spouses    
shall be  adulteresses4    #d3ad4 ,i    
will not visit upon your daughters1 when
 they shall commit  fornication1 and    
upon your spouses when they shall commit
 adultery3  because themselves conversed
 with harlots1 and offered sacrifice    
with  the effeminate1 and the people    
that doth not understand shall be       

beaten4    #d3ae4 ,if thou play the     
harlot1 ,o ,israel1 at least let not    
,juda offend3  and go ye not into       
,galgal1 and come not up into ,bethaven1
 and do not  swear3 ,the ,lord liveth4  
,galgal and ,bethaven4444 ,places where 
idols were worshipped4 ,bethel1  which  
signifies the house of ,god1 is called  
by the prophet1 ,bethaven1  that is1 the
 house of vanity1 from ,jeroboam's      
golden calf that was  worshipped there4 
#d3af4 ,for ,israel hath gone astray    
like a wanton heifer now will the  ,lord
 feed them1 as a lamb in a spacious     
place4    #d3ag4 ,ephraim is a partaker 
with idols1 let him alone4    #d3ah4    
,their banquet is separated1 they have  
gone astray by fornication3  they that  
should have protected them have loved to
 bring shame upon  them4    #d3ai4 ,the 
wind hath bound them up in its wings1   
and they shall be  confounded because of
 their sacrifices4      ,osee ,chapter  
#e    ,god's threats against the        
priests1 the people1 and princes of     

,israel1  for their idolatry4    #e3a4  
,hear ye this1 ,o priests1 and hearken1 
,o ye house of ,israel1 and  give ear1  
,o house of the king3 for there is a    
judgment against you1  because you have 
been a snare to them whom you should    
have watched over  and a net spread upon
 ,thabor4    ,o priests4444 ,what is    
said of priests in this prophecy is     
chiefly  understood of the priests of   
the kingdom of ,israel2 who were not    
true  priests of the race of ,aaron2 but
 served the calves at ,bethel and ,dan4 
#e3b4 ,and you have turned aside victims
 into the depth and ,i am the  teacher  
of them all4    #e3c4 ,i know ,ephraim1 
and ,israel is not hid from me for now  
,ephraim hath  committed fornication1   
,israel is defiled4    #e3d4 ,they will 
not set their thoughts to return to     
their ,god3 for the  spirit of          
fornication is in the midst of them1 and
 they have not known  the ,lord4        
#e3e4 ,and the pride of ,israel shall   
answer in his face3 and ,israel1 and    

,ephraim shall fall in their iniquity1  
,juda also shall fall with them4        
#e3f4 ,with their flocks and with their 
herds1 they shall go to seek the  ,lord1
 and shall not find him3 he is withdrawn
 from them4    #e3g4 ,they have         
transgressed against the ,lord3 for they
 have begotten  children that are       
strangers3 now shall a month devour them
 with their  portions4    ,children that
 are strangers4444 ,that is1 aliens from
 ,god3 and therefore  they are          
threatened with speedy destruction4     
#e3h4 ,blow ye the cornet in ,gabaa1 the
 trumpet in ,rama3 howl ye in           
,bethaven1 behind thy back1 ,o          
,benjamin4    #e3i4 ,ephraim shall be in
 desolation in the day of rebuke3 among 
the  tribes of ,israel ,i have shewn    
that which shall surely be4    #e3aj4   
,the princes of ,juda are become as they
 that take up the bound3 ,i  will pour  
out my wrath upon them like water4      
,as they that take up the bound4444     
,that is1 they that remove the          

boundary1 encroaching on the property of
 their neighbors3 figuratively3  going  
beyond the boundary of the laws of ,god4
    #e3aa4 ,ephraim is under oppression1
 and broken in judgment3 because he     
began to go after filthiness4    #e3ab4 
,and ,i will be like a moth to ,ephraim3
 and like rottenness to the  house of   
,juda4    #e3ac4 ,and ,ephraim saw his  
sickness1 and ,juda his band3 and       
,ephraim went  to the ,assyrian1 and    
sent to the avenging king3 and he shall 
not be  able to heal you1 neither shall 
he be able to take off the band from    
you4    #e3ad4 ,for ,i will be like a   
lioness to ,ephraim1 and like a lion's  
whelp  to the house of ,juda3 ,i1 ,i    
will catch1 and go3 ,i will take away1  
and  there is none that can rescue4     
#e3ae4 ,i will go and return to my      
place3 until you are consumed1 and  seek
 my face4      ,osee ,chapter #f        
,affliction shall be a means to bring   
many to ,christ1 a complaint of the     
untowardness of the ,jews4 ,god loves   

mercy more than sacrifice4    #f3a4 ,in 
their affliction they will rise early to
 me3 ,come1 and let us  return to the   
,lord4    #f3b4 ,for he hath taken us1  
and he will heal us3 he will strike1 and
 he  will cure us4    #f3c4 ,he will    
revive us after two days3 on the third  
day he will raise  us up1 and we shall  
live in his sight4 ,we shall know1 and  
we shall  follow on1 that we may know   
the ,lord4 ,his going forth is prepared 
as  the morning light1 and he will come 
to us as the early and the latter  rain 
to the earth4    #f3d4 ,what shall ,i do
 to thee1 ,o ,ephraim8 what shall ,i do 
to thee1 ,o  ,juda8 your mercy is as a  
morning cloud1 and as the dew that goeth
 away  in the morning4    #f3e4 ,for    
this reason have ,i hewed them by the   
prophets1 ,i have slain  them by the    
words of my mouth3 and thy judgments    
shall go forth as the  light4    #f3f4  
,for ,i desired mercy1 and not          
sacrifice3 and the knowledge of ,god    
more than holocausts4    #f3g4 ,but     

they1 like ,adam1 have transgressed the 
covenant1 there have  they dealt        
treacherously against me4    #f3h4      
,galaad is a city of workers of idols1  
supplanted with blood4    ,supplanted   
with blood4444 that is1 undermined and  
brought to ruin1 for  shedding of blood3
 and1 as it is signified in the         
following verse1 for  conspiring with   
the priests 7of ,bethel7 like robbers1  
to murder in the  way such as passed out
 of ,sichem to go towards the temple of 
,jerusalem4  ,or else 444 supplanted    
with blood 444 signifies flowing in such
 manner  with blood1 as to suffer none  
to walk there without imbruing the soles
  of their feet in blood4    #f3i4 ,and 
like the jaws of highway robbers1 they  
conspire with the  priests who murder in
 the way those that pass out of ,sichem3
 for they  have wrought wickedness4     
#f3aj4 ,i have seen a horrible thing in 
the house of ,israel3 the  fornications 
of ,ephraim there3 ,israel is defiled4  
#f3aa4 ,and thou also1 ,o ,juda1 set    

thee a harvest1 when ,i shall bring     
back the captivity of my people4        
,osee ,chapter #g    ,the manifold sins 
of ,israel1 and of their kings1 hinder  
the ,lord from  healing them4    #g3a4  
,when ,i would have healed ,israel1 the 
iniquity of ,ephraim was  discovered1   
and the wickedness of ,samaria1 for they
 have committed  falsehood1 and the     
thief is come in to steal1 the robber is
 without4    #g3b4 ,and lest they may   
say in their hearts1 that ,i remember   
all their  wickedness3 their own devices
 now have beset them about1 they have   
been  done before my face4    #g3c4     
,they have made the king glad with their
 wickedness3 and the  princes with their
 lies4    ,made the king glad1 etc4444  
,to please ,jeroboam1 and their other   
kings  they have given themselves up to 
the wicked worship of idols1 which are  
mere falsehood and lies4    #g3d4 ,they 
are all adulterers1 like an oven heated 
by the baker3 the  city rested a little 
from the mingling of the leaven1 till   

the whole  was leavened4    #g3e4 ,the  
day of our king1 the princes began to be
 mad with wine3 he  stretched out his   
hand with scorners4    #g3f4 ,because   
they have applied their heart like an   
oven1 when he laid  snares for them3 he 
slept all the night baking them1 in the 
morning he  himself was heated as a     
flaming fire4    #g3g4 ,they were all   
heated like an oven1 and have devoured  
their judges3  all their kings have     
fallen3 there is none amongst them that 
calleth  unto me4    #g3h4 ,ephraim     
himself is mixed among the nations3     
,ephraim is become as  bread baked under
 the ashes1 that is not turned4    #g3i4
 ,strangers have devoured his strength1 
and he knew it not3 yea1  grey hairs    
also are spread about upon him1 and he  
is ignorant of it4    #g3aj4 ,and the   
pride of ,israel shall be humbled before
 his face3 and  they have not returned  
to the ,lord their ,god1 nor have they  
sought him  in all these4    #g3aa4 ,and
 ,ephraim is become as a dove that is   

decoyed1 not having a  heart3 they      
called upon ,egypt1 they went to the    
,assyrians4    #g3ab4 ,and when they    
shall go1 ,i will spread my net upon    
them3 ,i will  bring them down as the   
fowl of the air1 ,i will strike them as 
their  congregation hath heard4         
#g3ac4 ,woe to them1 for they have      
departed from me3 they shall be wasted  
because they have transgressed against  
me3 and ,i redeemed them3 and  they have
 spoken lies against me4    #g3ad4 ,and 
they have not cried to me with their    
heart1 but they howled  in their beds3  
they have thought upon wheat and wine1  
they are departed  from me4    #g3ae4   
,and ,i have chastised them1 and        
strengthened their arms3 and they  have 
imagined evil against me4    #g3af4     
,they returned1 that they might be      
without yoke3 they became like  a       
deceitful bow3 their princes shall fall 
by the sword1 for the rage of  their    
tongue4 ,this is their derision in the  
land of ,egypt4      ,osee ,chapter #h  

,the ,israelites are threatened with    
destruction for their impiety and       
idolatry4    #h3a4 ,let there be a      
trumpet in thy throat like an eagle upon
 the house  of the ,lord3 because they  
have transgressed my covenant1 and have 
violated my law4    #h3b4 ,they shall   
call upon me3 ,o my ,god1 we1 ,israel1  
know thee4    #h3c4 ,israel hath cast   
off the thing that is good1 the enemy   
shall  pursue him4    #h3d4 ,they have  
reigned1 but not by me3 they have been  
princes1 and ,i  knew not3 of their     
silver and their gold they have made    
idols to  themselves1 that they might   
perish4    #h3e4 ,thy calf1 ,o ,samaria1
 is cast off1 my wrath is kindled       
against  them4 ,how long will they be   
incapable of being cleansed8    #h3f4   
,for itself also is the invention of    
,israel3 a workman made it1 and  it is  
no god3 for the calf of ,samaria shall  
be turned to spiders' webs4    #h3g4    
,for they shall sow wind1 and reap a    
whirlwind1 there is no  standing stalk  

in it1 the bud shall yield no meal2 and 
if it should  yield1 strangers shall eat
 it4    #h3h4 ,israel is swallowed up3  
now is he become among the nations like 
an  unclean vessel4    #h3i4 ,for they  
are gone up to ,assyria1 a wild ass     
alone by himself3  ,ephraim hath given  
gifts to his lovers4    #h3aj4 ,but even
 though they shall have hired the       
nations1 now will ,i  gather them       
together3 and they shall rest a while   
from the burden of  the king1 and the   
princes4    #h3aa4 ,because ,ephraim    
hath made many altars to sin3 altars are
 become  to him unto sin4    #h3ab4 ,i  
shall write to him my manifold laws1    
which have been accounted  as foreign4  
#h3ac4 ,they shall offer victims1 they  
shall sacrifice flesh1 and shall  eat   
it1 and the ,lord will not receive them3
 now will he remember their  iniquity1  
and will visit their sins3 they shall   
return to ,egypt4    #h3ad4 ,and ,israel
 hath forgotten his ,maker1 and hath    
built temples3 and  ,juda hath built    

many fenced cities3 and ,i will send a  
fire upon his  cities1 and it shall     
devour the houses thereof4      ,osee   
,chapter #i    ,the distress and        
captivity of ,israel for their sins and 
idolatry4    #i3a4 ,rejoice not1 ,o     
,israel3 rejoice not as the nations do3 
for thou  hast committed fornication    
against thy ,god1 thou hast loved a     
reward  upon every cornfloor4    #i3b4  
,the floor and the winepress shall not  
feed them1 and the wine  shall deceive  
them4    #i3c4 ,they shall not dwell in 
the ,lord's land3 ,ephraim is returned  
to  ,egypt1 and hath eaten unclean      
things among the ,assyrians4    #i3d4   
,they shall not offer wine to the ,lord1
 neither shall they please  him3 their  
sacrifices shall be like the bread of   
mourners3 all that  shall eat it shall  
be defiled3 for their bread is life for 
their soul1  it shall not enter into the
 house of the ,lord4    #i3e4 ,what will
 you do in the solemn day1 in the day of
 the feast of the  ,lord8    #i3f4 ,for 

behold they are gone because of         
destruction3 ,egypt shall  gather them  
together1 ,memphis shall bury them3     
nettles shall inherit  their beloved    
silver1 the bur shall be in their       
tabernacles4    #i3g4 ,the days of      
visitation are come1 the days of        
repaying are come3  know ye1 ,o ,israel1
 that the prophet was foolish1 the      
spiritual man was  mad1 for the         
multitude of thy iniquity1 and the      
multitude of thy  madness4    #i3h4 ,the
 watchman of ,ephraim was with my ,god3 
the prophet is become a  snare of ruin  
upon all his ways1 madness is in the    
house of his ,god4    #i3i4 ,they have  
sinned deeply1 as in the days of ,gabaa3
 he will remember  their iniquity1 and  
will visit their sin4    #i3aj4 ,i found
 ,israel like grapes in the desert1 ,i  
saw their fathers  like the firstfruits 
of the fig tree in the top thereof3 but 
they went  in to ,beelphegor1 and       
alienated themselves to that confusion1 
and  became abominable1 as those things 

were1 which they loved4    #i3aa4 ,as   
for ,ephraim1 their glory hath flown    
away like a bird from the  birth1 and   
from the womb1 and from the conception4 
#i3ab4 ,and though they should bring up 
their children1 ,i will make them       
without children among men3 yea1 and woe
 to them1 when ,i shall depart  from    
them4    #i3ac4 ,ephraim1 as ,i saw1 was
 a ,tyre1 founded in beauty3 and        
,ephraim  shall bring out his children  
to the murderer4    #i3ad4 ,give them1  
,o ,lord4 ,what wilt thou give them8    
,give them a womb  without children1 and
 dry breasts4    #i3ae4 ,all their      
wickedness is in ,galgal1 for there ,i  
hated them3 for  the wickedness of their
 devices ,i will cast them forth out of 
my house3  ,i will love them no more1   
all their princes are revolters4        
#i3af4 ,ephraim is struck1 their root is
 dried up1 they shall yield no  fruit4  
,and if they should have issue1 ,i will 
slay the best beloved  fruit of their   
womb4    #i3ag4 ,my ,god will cast them 

away1 because they hearkened not to him3
  and they shall be wanderers among the 
nations4      ,osee ,chapter #aj        
,after many benefits1 great affliction  
shall fall upon the ten tribes1  for    
their ingratitude to ,god4    #aj3a4    
,israel a vine full of branches1 the    
fruit is agreeable to it3  according to 
the multitude of his fruit1 he hath     
multiplied altars1  according to the    
plenty of his land he hath abounded with
 idols4    #aj3b4 ,their heart is       
divided3 now they shall perish3 he shall
 break  down their idols1 he shall      
destroy their altars4    #aj3c4 ,for now
 they shall say3 ,we have no king3      
because we fear not the  ,lord3 and what
 shall a king do to us8    #aj3d4 ,you  
speak words of an unprofitable vision1  
and you shall make a  covenant3 and     
judgment shall spring up as bitterness  
in the furrows of  the field4    #aj3e4 
,the inhabitants of ,samaria have       
worshipped the kine of ,bethaven3  for  
the people thereof have mourned over it1

 and the wardens of its  temple that    
rejoiced over it in its glory because it
 is departed from  it4    ,the kine of  
,bethaven4444 ,the golden calves of     
,jeroboam4    #aj3f4 ,for itself also is
 carried into ,assyria1 a present to the
  avenging king3 shame shall fall upon  
,ephraim1 and ,israel shall be          
confounded in his own will4    ,itself  
also is carried1 etc4444 ,one of the    
golden calves was given by  king        
,manahem1 to ,phul1 king of the         
,assyrians1 to engage him to stand by   
him4    #aj3g4 ,samaria hath made her   
king to pass as froth upon the face of  
the  water4    #aj3h4 ,and the high     
places of the idol1 the sin of ,israel  
shall be  destroyed3 the bur and the    
thistle shall grow up over their altars3
 and  they shall say to the mountains   
,cover us2 and to the hills3 ,fall upon 
us4    #aj3i4 ,from the days of ,gabaa1 
,israel hath sinned1 there they stood3  
the  battle in ,gabaa against the       
children of iniquity shall not overtake 

them4    #aj3aj4 ,according to my       
desire1 ,i will chastise them3 and the  
nations  shall be gathered together     
against them1 when they shall be        
chastised  for their two iniquities4    
,their two iniquities4444 ,their two    
calves4    #aj3aa4 ,ephraim is a heifer 
taught to love to tread out corn1 but ,i
  passed over upon the beauty of her    
neck3 ,i will ride upon ,ephraim1 ,juda 
shall plough1 ,jacob shall break the    
furrows for himself4    #aj3ab4 ,sow for
 yourselves in justice1 and reap in the 
mouth of mercy1  break up your fallow   
ground3 but the time to seek the ,lord  
is1 when he  shall come that shall teach
 you justice4    #aj3ac4 ,you have      
ploughed wickedness1 you have reaped    
iniquity1 you have  eaten the fruit of  
lying3 because thou hast trusted in thy 
ways1 in the  multitude of thy strong   
ones4    #aj3ad4 ,a tumult shall arise  
among thy people3 and all thy fortresses
  shall be destroyed as ,salmana was    
destroyed1 by the house of him that     

judged ,baal in the day of battle1 the  
mother being dashed in pieces  upon her 
children4    ,as ,salmana1 king of the  
,midianites1 was destroyed by the house1
 that  is1 by the followers of him that 
judged ,baal2 that is1 of ,gideon1 who  
threw down the altar of ,baal2 and was  
therefore called ,jerubaal4 ,see        
,judges #f and #h4    #aj3ae4 ,so hath  
,bethel done to you1 because of the evil
 of your  iniquities4      ,osee        
,chapter #aa    ,god proceeds in        
threatening ,israel for their           
ingratitude3 yet he will  not utterly   
destroy them4    #aa3a4 ,as the morning 
passeth1 so hath the king of ,israel    
passed away4  ,because ,israel was a    
child1 and ,i loved him3 and ,i called  
my son out of  ,egypt4    ,i called my  
son4444 ,viz41 ,israel4 ,but as the     
calling of ,israel out of  ,egypt1 was a
 figure of the calling of ,christ from  
thence2 therefore  this text is also    
applicable to ,christ1 as we learn from 
,matthew #b4ae4    #aa3b4 ,as they      

called them1 they went away from before 
their face3 they  offered victims to    
,baalim1 and sacrificed to idols4       
,they called4444 ,viz41 ,moses and      
,aaron called2 but they went away after 
other gods and would not hear4    #aa3c4
 ,and ,i was like a foster father to    
,ephraim1 ,i carried them in my  arms3  
and they knew not that ,i healed them4  
#aa3d4 ,i will draw them with the cords 
of ,adam1 with the bands of love3  and  
,i will be to them as one that taketh   
off the yoke on their jaws3  and ,i put 
his meat to him that he might eat4      
#aa3e4 ,he shall not return into the    
land of ,egypt1 but the ,assyrian  shall
 be his king3 because they would not be 
converted4    #aa3f4 ,the sword hath    
begun in his cities1 and it shall       
consume his  chosen men1 and shall      
devour their heads4    #aa3g4 ,and my   
people shall long for my return3 but a  
yoke shall be put  upon them together1  
which shall not be taken off4    #aa3h4 
,how shall ,i deal with thee1 ,o        

,ephraim1 shall ,i protect thee1 ,o     
,israel8 how shall ,i make thee as      
,adama1 shall ,i set thee as ,seboim8 my
  heart is turned within me1 my         
repentance is stirred up4    ,adama1    
etc4444 ,adama and ,seboim were two     
cities in the neighborhood of  ,sodom3  
and underwent the like destruction4     
#aa3i4 ,i will not execute the          
fierceness of my wrath3 ,i will not     
return  to destroy ,ephraim3 because ,i 
am ,god1 and not man3 the holy one in   
the  midst of thee1 and ,i will not     
enter into the city4    #aa3aj4 ,they   
shall walk after the ,lord1 he shall    
roar as a lion3 because  he shall roar1 
and the children of the sea shall fear4 
#aa3aa4 ,and they shall fly away like a 
bird out of ,egypt1 and like a  dove out
 of the land of the ,assyrians3 and ,i  
will place them in their  own houses1   
saith the ,lord4    #aa3ab4 ,ephraim    
hath compassed me about with denials1   
and the house of  ,israel with deceit3  
but ,juda went down as a witness with   

,god1 and is  faithful with the saints4 
,osee ,chapter #ab    ,israel is        
reproved for sin4 ,god's favours to     
them4    #ab3a4 ,ephraim feedeth on the 
wind1 and followeth the burning heat3   
all  the day long he multiplied lies and
 desolation3 and he hath made a         
covenant with the ,assyrians1 and       
carried oil into ,egypt4    #ab3b4      
,therefore there is a judgment of the   
,lord with ,juda1 and a  visitation for 
,jacob3 he will render to him according 
to his ways1 and  according to his      
devices4    #ab3c4 ,in the womb he      
supplanted his brother3 and by his      
strength he had  success with an angel4 
#ab3d4 ,and he prevailed over the angel1
 and was strengthened3 he wept1  and    
made supplication to him3 he found him  
in ,bethel1 and there he  spoke with us4
    #ab3e4 ,even the ,lord ,god of      
hosts1 the ,lord is his memorial4       
#ab3f4 ,therefore turn thou to thy ,god3
 keep mercy and judgment1 and hope  in  
thy ,god always4    #ab3g4 ,he is like  

,chanaan1 there is a deceitful balance  
in his hand1 he  hath loved oppression4 
#ab3h4 ,and ,ephraim said3 ,but yet ,i  
am become rich1 ,i have found me an     
idol3 all my labours shall not find me  
the iniquity that ,i have  committed4   
#ab3i4 ,and ,i that am the ,lord thy    
,god from the land of ,egypt1 will yet  
cause thee to dwell in tabernacles1 as  
in the days of the feast4    #ab3aj4    
,and ,i have spoken by the prophets1 and
 ,i have multiplied  visions1 and ,i    
have used similitudes by the ministry of
 the prophets4    #ab3aa4 ,if ,galaad be
 an idol1 then in vain were they in     
,galgal offering  sacrifices with       
bullocks3 for their altars also are as  
heaps in the  furrows of the field4     
,if ,galaad be an idol1 etc4444 ,that   
is1 if ,galaad with all its idols and   
sacrifices be like a mere idol itself1  
being brought to nothing by             
,theglathphalasar3 how vain is it to    
expect1 that the idols worshipped  in   
,galgal shall be of any service to the  

tribes that remain4    #ab3ab4 ,jacob   
fled into the country of ,syria1 and    
,israel served for a  wife1 and was a   
keeper for a wife4    #ab3ac4 ,but the  
,lord by a prophet brought ,israel out  
of ,egypt3 and he  was preserved by a   
prophet4    #ab3ad4 ,ephraim hath       
provoked me to wrath with his           
bitterness1 and his  blood shall come   
upon him1 and his ,lord will render his 
reproach unto  him4      ,osee ,chapter 
#ac    ,the judgments of ,god upon      
,israel for their sins4 ,christ shall   
one day  redeem them4    #ac3a4 ,when   
,ephraim spoke1 a horror seized ,israel3
 and he sinned in  ,baal1 and died4     
#ac3b4 ,and now they have sinned more   
and more3 and they have made to         
themselves a molten thing of their      
silver as the likeness of idols3 the    
whole is the work of craftsmen3 to these
 that say3 ,sacrifice men1 ye  that     
adore calves4    #ac3c4 ,therefore they 
shall be as a morning cloud1 and as the 
early dew  that passeth away1 as the    

dust that is driven with a whirlwind out
 of  the floor1 and as the smoke out of 
the chimney4    #ac3d4 ,but ,i am the   
,lord thy ,god from the land of ,egypt3 
and thou shalt  know no ,god but me1 and
 there is no saviour beside me4         
#ac3e4 ,i knew thee in the desert1 in   
the land of the wilderness4    #ac3f4   
,according to their pastures they were  
filled1 and were made full3  and they   
lifted up their heart1 and have         
forgotten me4    #ac3g4 ,and ,i will be 
to them as a lioness1 as a leopard in   
the way of  the ,assyrians4    #ac3h4 ,i
 will meet them as a bear that is robbed
 of her whelps1 and ,i  will rend the   
inner parts of their liver3 and ,i will 
devour them there  as a lion1 the beast 
of the field shall tear them4    #ac3i4 
,destruction is thy own1 ,o ,israel3 thy
 help is only in me4    #ac3aj4 ,where  
is thy king8 now especially let him save
 thee in all thy  cities3 and thy       
judges1 of whom thou saidst3 ,give me   
kings and princes4    #ac3aa4 ,i will   

give thee a king in my wrath1 and will  
take him away in  my indignation4       
#ac3ab4 ,the iniquity of ,ephraim is    
bound up1 his sin is hidden4    #ac3ac4 
,the sorrows of a woman in labour shall 
come upon him1 he is an  unwise son3 for
 now he shall not stand in the breach of
 the children4    #ac3ad4 ,i will       
deliver them out of the hand of death4  
,i will redeem them  from death3 ,o     
death1 ,i will be thy death2 ,o hell1 ,i
 will be thy bite3  comfort is hidden   
from my eyes4    #ac3ae4 ,because he    
shall make a separation between         
brothers3 the ,lord  will bring a       
burning wind that shall rise from the   
desert1 and it shall  dry up his        
springs1 and shall make his fountain    
desolate1 and he shall  carry off the   
treasure of every desirable vessel4     
,osee ,chapter #ad    ,samaria shall be 
destroyed4 ,an exhortation to           
repentance3 ,god's favour  through      
,christ to the penitent4    #ad3a4 ,let 
,samaria perish1 because she hath       

stirred up her ,god to  bitterness3 let 
them perish by the sword1 let their     
little ones be  dashed1 and let the     
women with child be ripped up4          
,perish1 because she hath stirred up her
 ,god to bitterness4444 ,it is not  a   
curse or imprecation1 but a prophecy of 
what should come to pass4    #ad3b4     
,return1 ,o ,israel1 to the ,lord thy   
,god3 for thou hast fallen down  by thy 
iniquity4    #ad3c4 ,take with you      
words1 and return to the ,lord1 and say 
to him3 ,take  away all iniquity1 and   
receive the good3 and we will render the
 calves  of our lips4    #ad3d4 ,assyria
 shall not save us1 we will not ride    
upon horses1 neither  will we say any   
more3 ,the works of our hands are our   
gods3 for thou  wilt have mercy on the  
fatherless that is in thee4    #ad3e4 ,i
 will heal their breaches1 ,i will love 
them freely3 for my wrath  is turned    
away from them4    #ad3f4 ,i will be as 
the dew1 ,israel shall spring as the    
lily1 and his  root shall shoot forth as

 that of ,libanus4    #ad3g4 ,his       
branches shall spread1 and his glory    
shall be as the olive  tree3 and his    
smell as that of ,libanus4    #ad3h4    
,they shall be converted that sit under 
his shadow3 they shall  live upon wheat1
 and they shall blossom as a vine3 his  
memorial shall  be as the wine of       
,libanus4    #ad3i4 ,ephraim shall say1 
,what have ,i to do any more with idols8
 ,i will  hear him1 and ,i will make him
 flourish like a green fir tree3 from me
  is thy fruit found4    #ad3aj4 ,who is
 wise1 and he shall understand these    
things8 prudent1 and  he shall know     
these things8 for the ways of the ,lord 
are right1 and the  just shall walk in  
them3 but the transgressors shall fall  
in them4          ,,the ,,prophecy ,,of 
,,joel      ,,joel1 whose name1         
according to ,,st4 ,,jerome1 signifies  
,,the ,,lord ,,god3 or1  as others say1 
,,the ,,coming ,,down ,,of ,,god3       
prophesied about the same time  in the  
kingdom of ,judea1 as ,,osee did in the 

kingdom of ,israel4 ,he  foretells under
 figure the great evils that were coming
 upon the people  for their sins3       
earnestly exhorts them to repentance3   
and comforts them  with the promise of a
 ,,teacher ,,of ,,justice1 viz41        
,,christ ,,jesus ,,our ,,lord1  and of  
the coming down of his holy ,,spirit4   
,joel ,chapter #a    ,the prophet       
describes the judgments that shall fall 
upon the people1  and invites them to   
fasting and prayer4    #a3a4 ,the word  
of the ,lord1 that came to ,joel1 the   
son of ,phatuel4    #a3b4 ,hear this1 ye
 old men1 and give ear1 all ye          
inhabitants of the  land3 did this ever 
happen in your days1 or in the days of  
your  fathers8    #a3c4 ,tell ye of this
 to your children1 and let your children
 tell their  children1 and their        
children to another generation4    #a3d4
 ,that which the palmerworm hath left1  
the locust hath eaten3 and  that which  
the locust hath left1 the bruchus hath  
eaten3 and that which  the bruchus hath 

left1 the mildew hath destroyed4        
,that which the palmerworm hath left1   
etc4444 ,some understand this  literally
 of the desolation of the land by these 
insects3 others  understand it of the   
different invasions of the ,chaldeans1  
or other  enemies4    #a3e4 ,awake1 ye  
that are drunk1 and weep1 and mourn all 
ye that take  delight2 in drinking sweet
 wine3 for it is cut off from your      
mouth4    #a3f4 ,for a nation is come up
 upon my land1 strong1 and without      
number3  his teeth are like the teeth of
 a lion3 and his cheek teeth as of a    
lion's whelp4    #a3g4 ,he hath laid my 
vineyard waste1 and hath pilled off the 
bark of my  fig tree3 he hath stripped  
it bare1 and cast it away2 the branches 
thereof are made white4    #a3h4 ,lament
 like a virgin girded with sackcloth for
 the husband of her  youth4    #a3i4    
,sacrifice and libation is cut off from 
the house of the ,lord3 the  priests1   
the ,lord's ministers1 have mourned3    
#a3aj4 ,the country is destroyed1 the   

ground hath mourned3 for the corn  is   
wasted1 the wine is confounded1 the oil 
hath languished4    #a3aa4 ,the         
husbandmen are ashamed1 the vinedressers
 have howled for the  wheat1 and for the
 barley1 because the harvest of the     
field is  perished4    #a3ab4 ,the      
vineyard is confounded1 and the fig tree
 hath languished3 the  pomegranate tree1
 and the palm tree1 and the apple tree1 
and all the  trees of the field are     
withered3 because joy is withdrawn from 
the  children of men4    #a3ac4 ,gird   
yourselves1 and lament1 ,o ye priests1  
howl1 ye ministers of  the altars3 go   
in1 lie in sackcloth1 ye ministers of my
 ,god3 because  sacrifice and libation  
is cut off from the house of your ,god4 
#a3ad4 ,sanctify ye a fast1 call an     
assembly1 gather together the  ancients1
 all the inhabitants of the land into   
the house of your ,god3  and cry ye to  
the ,lord3    #a3ae4 ,ah1 ah1 ah1 for   
the day3 because the day of the ,lord is
 at hand1  and it shall come like       

destruction from the mighty4    #a3af4  
,is not your food cut off before your   
eyes1 joy and gladness from  the house  
of our ,god8    #a3ag4 ,the beasts have 
rotted in their dung1 the barns are     
destroyed1  the storehouses are broken  
down3 because the corn is confounded4   
#a3ah4 ,why did the beasts groan1 why   
did the herds of cattle low8 because    
there is no pasture for them3 yea1 and  
the flocks of sheep are  perished4      
#a3ai4 ,to thee1 ,o ,lord1 will ,i cry3 
because fire hath devoured the          
beautiful places of the wilderness3 and 
the flame hath burnt all the  trees of  
the country4    #a3bj4 ,yea1 and the    
beasts of the field have looked up to   
thee1 as a  garden bed that thirsteth   
after rain1 for the springs of waters   
are  dried up1 and fire hath devoured   
the beautiful places of the  wilderness4
      ,joel ,chapter #b    #b3a4 ,blow  
ye the trumpet in ,sion1 sound an alarm 
in my holy mountain1  let all the       
inhabitants of the land tremble3 because

 the day of the  ,lord cometh1 because  
it is nigh at hand4    ,the day of the  
,lord4444 ,that is1 the time when he    
will execute justice  upon sinners4     
#b3b4 ,a day of darkness1 and of        
gloominess1 a day of clouds and         
whirlwinds3 a numerous and strong people
 as the morning spread upon the         
mountains3 the like to it hath not been 
from the beginning1 nor shall  be after 
it1 even to the years of generation and 
generation4    ,a numerous and strong   
people4444 ,the ,assyrians1 or          
,chaldeans4 ,others  understand all this
 of an army of locusts laying waste the 
land4    #b3c4 ,before the face thereof 
a devouring fire1 and behind it a       
burning  flame3 the land is like a      
garden of pleasure before it1 and behind
 it a  desolate wilderness1 neither is  
there any one that can escape it4       
#b3d4 ,the appearance of them is as the 
appearance of horses1 and they  shall   
run like horsemen4    #b3e4 ,they shall 
leap like the noise of chariots upon the

 tops of  mountains1 like the noise of a
 flame of fire devouring the stubble1 as
  a strong people prepared to battle4   
#b3f4 ,at their presence the people     
shall be in grievous pains3 all faces   
shall be made like a kettle4    #b3g4   
,they shall run like valiant men3 like  
men of war they shall scale  the wall3  
the men shall march every one on his    
way1 and they shall not  turn aside from
 their ranks4    #b3h4 ,no one shall    
press upon his brother3 they shall walk 
every one in  his path3 yea1 and they   
shall fall through the windows1 and     
shall take  no harm4    #b3i4 ,they     
shall enter into the city3 they shall   
run upon the wall1 they  shall climb up 
the houses1 they shall come in at the   
windows1 as a  thief4    #b3aj4 ,at     
their presence the earth hath trembled1 
the heavens are moved3  the sun and moon
 are darkened1 and the stars have       
withdrawn their  shining4    #b3aa4 ,and
 the ,lord hath uttered his voice before
 the face of his army3  for his armies  

are exceedingly great1 for they are     
strong1 and execute  his word3 for the  
day of the ,lord is great and very      
terrible3 and who  can stand it8        
#b3ab4 ,now1 therefore1 saith the ,lord4
 ,be converted to me with all your      
heart1 in fasting1 and in weeping1 and  
in mourning4    #b3ac4 ,and rend your   
hearts1 and not your garments and turn  
to the ,lord  your ,god3 for he is      
gracious and merciful1 patient and rich 
in mercy1  and ready to repent of the   
evil4    #b3ad4 ,who knoweth but he will
 return1 and forgive1 and leave a       
blessing  behind him1 sacrifice and     
libation to the ,lord your ,god8        
#b3ae4 ,blow the trumpet in ,sion1      
sanctify a fast1 call a solemn          
assembly1    #b3af4 ,gather together the
 people1 sanctify the church1 assemble  
the  ancients1 gather together the      
little ones1 and them that suck at the  
breasts3 let the bridegroom go forth    
from his bed1 and the bride out of  her 
bridal chamber4    #b3ag4 ,between the  

porch and the altar the priests1 the    
,lord's  ministers1 shall weep1 and     
shall say3 ,spare1 ,o ,lord1 spare thy  
people3  and give not thy inheritance to
 reproach1 that the heathens should rule
  over them4 ,why should they say among 
the nations3 ,where is their ,god8      
#b3ah4 ,the ,lord hath been zealous for 
his land1 and hath spared his  people4  
#b3ai4 ,and the ,lord answered1 and said
 to his people3 ,behold ,i will send    
you corn1 and wine1 and oil1 and you    
shall be filled with them3 and ,i  will 
no more make you a reproach among the   
nations4    #b3bj4 ,and ,i will remove  
far off from you the northern enemy3 and
 ,i will  drive him into a land         
unpassable1 and desert1 with his face   
towards the  east sea1 and his hinder   
part towards the utmost sea3 and his    
stench  shall ascend1 and his rottenness
 shall go up1 because he hath done      
proudly4    ,the northern enemy4444     
,some understand this of ,holofernes and
 his army3  others1 of the locusts4     

#b3ba4 ,fear not1 ,o land1 be glad1 and 
rejoice3 for the ,lord hath done  great 
things4    #b3bb4 ,fear not1 ye beasts  
of the fields3 for the beautiful places 
of  the wilderness are sprung1 for the  
tree hath brought forth its fruit1  the 
fig tree1 and the vine have yielded     
their strength4    #b3bc4 ,and you1 ,o  
children of ,sion1 rejoice1 and be      
joyful in the ,lord  your ,god3 because 
he hath given you a teacher of justice1 
and he will  make the early and the     
latter rain to come down to you as in   
the  beginning4    #b3bd4 ,and the      
floors shall be filled with wheat1 and  
the presses shall  overflow with wine1  
and oil4    #b3be4 ,and ,i will restore 
to you the years which the locust1 and  
the  bruchus1 and the mildew1 and the   
palmerworm hath eaten2 my great host    
which ,i sent upon you4    #b3bf4 ,and  
you shall eat in plenty1 and shall be   
filled and you shall  praise the name of
 the ,lord your ,god2 who hath done     
wonders with you1  and my people shall  

not be confounded for ever4    #b3bg4   
,and you shall know that ,i am in the   
midst of ,israel3 and ,i am the  ,lord  
your ,god1 and there is none besides3   
and my people shall not be  confounded  
forever4    #b3bh4 ,and it shall come to
 pass after this1 that ,i will pour out 
my  spirit upon all flesh3 and your sons
 and your daughters shall prophesy3     
your old men shall dream dreams1 and    
your young men shall see visions4       
#b3bi4 ,moreover1 upon my servants and  
handmaids in those days ,i will  pour   
forth my spirit4    #b3cj4 ,and ,i will 
shew wonders in heaven2 and in earth1   
blood1 and fire1  and vapour of smoke4  
#b3ca4 ,the sun shall be turned into    
darkness1 and the moon into blood3      
before the great and dreadful day of the
 ,lord doth come4    #b3cb4 ,and it     
shall come to pass1 that every one that 
shall call upon  the name of the ,lord1 
shall be saved3 for in ,mount ,sion1 and
 in  ,jerusalem shall be salvation1 as  
the ,lord hath said1 and in the residue 

whom the ,lord shall call4      ,joel   
,chapter #c    #c3a4 ,for behold in     
those days1 and in that time when ,i    
shall bring back  the captivity of      
,juda1 and ,jerusalem3    #c3b4 ,i will 
gather together all nations and will    
bring them down into  the valley of     
,josaphat3 and ,i will plead with them  
there for my people1  and for my        
inheritance1 ,israel1 whom they have    
scattered among the  nations1 and have  
parted my land4    #c3c4 ,and they have 
cast lots upon my people3 and the boy   
they have put  in the stews1 and the    
girl they have sold for wine1 that they 
might  drink4    #c3d4 ,but what have   
you to do with me1 ,o ,tyre1 and ,sidon1
 and all the  coast of the ,philistines8
 will you revenge yourselves on me8 and 
if you  revenge yourselves on me1 ,i    
will very soon return you a recompense  
upon  your own head4    #c3e4 ,for you  
have taken away my silver1 and my gold3 
and my desirable1  and most beautiful   
things you have carried into your       

temples4    #c3f4 ,and the children of  
,juda1 and the children of ,jerusalem1  
you have  sold to the children of the   
,greeks1 that you might remove them far 
off  from their own country4    #c3g4   
,behold1 ,i will raise them up out of   
the place wherein you have  sold them3  
and ,i will return your recompense upon 
your own heads4    #c3h4 ,and ,i will   
sell your sons1 and your daughters1 by  
the hands of the  children of ,juda1 and
 they shall sell them to the ,sabeans1 a
 nation far  off1 for the ,lord hath    
spoken it4    #c3i4 ,proclaim ye this   
among the nations3 ,prepare war1 rouse  
up the  strong3 let them come1 let all  
the men of war come up4    #c3aj4 ,cut  
your ploughshares into swords1 and your 
spades into spears4  ,let the weak say3 
,i am strong4    #c3aa4 ,break forth1   
and come1 all ye nations from round     
about1 and  gather yourselves together3 
there will the ,lord cause all thy      
strong  ones to fall down4    #c3ab4    
,let them arise1 and let the nations    

come up into the valley of  ,josaphat3  
for there ,i will sit to judge all      
nations round about4    #c3ac4 ,put ye  
in the sickles1 for the harvest is ripe3
 come and go down1  for the press is    
full1 the fats run over3 for their      
wickedness is  multiplied4    #c3ad4    
,nations1 nations in the valley of      
destruction3 for the day of the  ,lord  
is near in the valley of destruction4   
#c3ae4 ,the sun and the moon are        
darkened1 and the stars have withdrawn  
their shining4    #c3af4 ,and the ,lord 
shall roar out of ,sion1 and utter his  
voice from  ,jerusalem3 and the heavens 
and the earth shall be moved1 and the   
,lord  shall be the hope of his people1 
and the strength of the children of     
,israel4    #c3ag4 ,and you shall know  
that ,i am the ,lord your ,god1 dwelling
 in ,sion1  my holy mountain3 and       
,jerusalem shall be holy1 and strangers 
shall pass  through it no more4         
#c3ah4 ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day1 that the mountains shall  drop

 down sweetness1 and the hills shall    
flow with milk3 and waters  shall flow  
through all the rivers of ,juda3 and a  
fountain shall come  forth of the house 
of the ,lord1 and shall water the       
torrent of thorns4    ,a fountain shall 
come forth of the house of the ,lord1   
etc4444 ,viz41 the  fountain of grace in
 the church militant1 and of glory in   
the church  triumphant3 which shall     
water the torrent or valley of thorns1  
that is1  the souls that before1 like   
barren ground brought forth nothing but 
thorns2 or that were afflicted with the 
thorns of crosses and  tribulations4    
#c3ai4 ,egypt shall be a desolation1 and
 ,edom a wilderness destroyed3  because 
they have done unjustly against the     
children of ,juda1 and have  shed       
innocent blood in their land4    #c3bj4 
,and ,judea shall be inhabited for ever1
 and ,jerusalem to  generation and      
generation4    ,judea--and              
,jerusalem4444 ,that is1 the spiritual  
,jerusalem1 viz41 the  church of        

,christ4    #c3ba4 ,and ,i will cleanse 
their blood1 which ,i had not cleansed3 
and the  ,lord will dwell in ,sion4     
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,amos      ,,amos
 prophesied in ,israel about the same   
time as ,,osee3 and was called  from    
following the cattle to denounce        
,,god',s judgments to the people of     
,israel1 and the neighbouring nations1  
for their repeated crimes1 in  which    
they continued without repentance4      
,amos ,chapter #a    ,the prophet       
threatens ,damascus1 ,gaza1 ,tyre1      
,edom1 and ,ammon with the  judgments of
 ,god1 for their obstinacy in sin4      
#a3a4 ,the words of ,amos1 who was among
 the herdsmen of ,thecua3 which he  saw 
concerning ,israel in the days of ,ozias
 king of ,juda1 and in the  days of     
,jeroboam the son of ,joas king of      
,israel two years before the            
earthquake4    ,the earthquake4444 ,many
 understand this of a great earthquake1 
which  they say was felt at the time    
that king ,ozias attempted to offer     

incense in the temple4 ,but the best    
chronologists prove that the  earthquake
 here spoken of must have been before   
that time3 because  ,jeroboam the       
second1 under whom ,amos prophesied1 was
 dead long before  that attempt of      
,ozias4    #a3b4 ,and he said3 ,the     
,lord will roar from ,sion1 and utter   
his voice  from ,jerusalem3 and the     
beautiful places of the shepherds have  
mourned1  and the top of ,carmel is     
withered4    #a3c4 ,thus saith the      
,lord3 ,for three crimes of ,damascus1  
and for four ,i  will not convert it3   
because they have thrashed ,galaad with 
iron wains4    ,for three crimes--and   
for four4444 ,that is1 for their many   
unrepented of  crimes4--,ibid4 ,i will  
not convert it4444 ,that is1 ,i will not
 spare them1  nor turn away the         
punishments ,i design to inflict upon   
them4    #a3d4 ,and ,i will send a fire 
into the house of ,azael1 and it shall  
devour the houses of ,benadad4    #a3e4 
,and ,i will break the bar of ,damascus3

 and ,i will cut off the  inhabitants   
from the plain of the idol1 and him that
 holdeth the  sceptre from the house of 
pleasure3 and the people of ,syria shall
 be  carried away to ,cyrene1 saith the 
,lord4    #a3f4 ,thus saith the ,lord3  
,for three crimes of ,gaza1 and for four
 ,i will  not convert it3 because they  
have carried away a perfect captivity to
  shut them up in ,edom4    #a3g4 ,and  
,i will send a fire on the wall of      
,gaza1 and it shall devour  the houses  
thereof4    #a3h4 ,and ,i will cut off  
the inhabitant from ,azotus1 and him    
that  holdeth the sceptre from ,ascalon3
 and ,i will turn my hand against       
,accaron1 and the rest of the           
,philistines shall perish1 saith the    
,lord  ,god4    #a3i4 ,thus saith the   
,lord3 ,for three crimes of ,tyre1 and  
for four ,i will  not convert it3       
because they have shut up an entire     
captivity in ,edom1  and have not       
remembered the covenant of brethren4    
#a3aj4 ,and ,i will send a fire upon the

 wall of ,tyre1 and it shall devour  the
 houses thereof4    #a3aa4 ,thus saith  
the ,lord3 ,for three crimes of ,edom1  
and for four ,i  will not convert him3  
because he hath pursued his brother with
 the  sword1 and hath cast off all pity1
 and hath carried on his fury1 and  hath
 kept his wrath to the end4    #a3ab4 ,i
 will send a fire into ,theman3 and it  
shall devour the houses of  ,bosra4     
#a3ac4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,for three
 crimes of the children of ,ammon1  and 
for four ,i will not convert him3       
because he hath ripped up the  women    
with child of ,galaad to enlarge his    
border4    #a3ad4 ,and ,i will kindle a 
fire in the wall of ,rabba3 and it shall
  devour the houses thereof with        
shouting in the day of battle1 and with 
a whirlwind in the day of trouble4      
#a3ae4 ,and ,melchom shall go into      
captivity1 both he1 and his princes     
together1 saith the ,lord4              
,melchom4444 ,the god or idol of the    
,ammonites1 otherwise called ,moloch1   

and ,melech3 which in ,hebrew signifies 
a king1 and ,melchom their king4        
,amos ,chapter #b    ,the judgments with
 which ,god threatens ,moab1 ,juda1 and 
,israel for their  sins1 and their      
ingratitude4    #b3a4 ,thus saith the   
,lord3 ,for three crimes of ,moab1 and  
for four ,i will  not convert him3      
because he hath burnt the bones of the  
king of ,edom  even to ashes4    #b3b4  
,and ,i will send a fire into ,moab1 and
 it shall devour the houses  of         
,carioth3 and ,moab shall die with a    
noise1 with the sound of the  trumpet3  
#b3c4 ,and ,i will cut off the judge    
from the midst thereof1 and will slay   
all his princes with him1 saith the     
,lord4    #b3d4 ,thus saith the ,lord3  
,for three crimes of ,juda1 and for four
 ,i will  not convert him3 because he   
hath cast away the law of the ,lord1 and
  hath not kept his commandments3 for   
their idols have caused them to  err1   
after which their fathers have walked4  
#b3e4 ,and ,i will send a fire into     

,juda1 and it shall devour the houses   
of ,jerusalem4    #b3f4 ,thus saith the 
,lord3 ,for three crimes of ,israel1 and
 for four ,i  will not convert him3     
because he hath sold the just man for   
silver1 and  the poor man for a pair of 
shoes4    #b3g4 ,they bruise the heads  
of the poor upon the dust of the earth1 
and  turn aside the way of the humble3  
and the son and his father have gone  to
 the same young woman1 to profane my    
holy name4    #b3h4 ,and they sat down  
upon garments laid to pledge by every   
altar3 and  drank the wine of the       
condemned in the house of their ,god4   
#b3i4 ,yet ,i cast out the ,amorrhite   
before their face3 whose height was     
like the height of cedars1 and who was  
strong as an oak3 and ,i  destroyed his 
fruit from above1 and his roots beneath4
    #b3aj4 ,it is ,i that brought you up
 out of the land of ,egypt1 and ,i led  
you forty years through the wilderness1 
that you might possess the land  of the 
,amorrhite4    #b3aa4 ,and ,i raised up 

of your sons for prophets1 and of your  
young men  for ,nazarites4 ,is it not   
so1 ,o ye children of ,israel1 saith the
 ,lord8    #b3ab4 ,and you will present 
wine to the ,nazarites3 and command the 
prophets1 saying3 ,prophesy not4        
#b3ac4 ,behold1 ,i will screak under you
 as a wain screaketh that is laden  with
 hay4    ,i will screak4444 ,unable to  
bear any longer the enormous load of    
your  sins1 etc4 ,the spirit of ,god1 as
 ,st4 ,jerome takes notice1 accommodates
  himself to the education of the       
prophet and inspires him with           
comparisons taken from country affairs4 
#b3ad4 ,and flight shall perish from the
 swift1 and the valiant shall not       
possess his strength1 neither shall the 
strong save his life4    #b3ae4 ,and he 
that holdeth the bow shall not stand1   
and the swift of  foot shall not escape1
 neither shall the rider of the horse   
save his  life4    #b3af4 ,and the stout
 of heart among the valiant shall flee  
away naked in  that day1 saith the      

,lord4      ,amos ,chapter #c    ,the   
evils that shall fall upon ,israel for  
their sins4    #c3a4 ,hear the word that
 the ,lord hath spoken concerning you1  
,o ye  children of ,israel3 concerning  
the whole family that ,i brought up out 
of the land of ,egypt1 saying3    #c3b4 
,you only have ,i known of all the      
families of the earth3 therefore  will  
,i visit upon you all your iniquities4  
,visit upon4444 ,that is1 punish4       
#c3c4 ,shall two walk together except   
they be agreed8    #c3d4 ,will a lion   
roar in the forest1 if he have no prey8 
will the  lion's whelp cry out of his   
den1 if he have taken nothing8    #c3e4 
,will the bird fall into the snare upon 
the earth1 if there be no  fowler8      
,shall the snare be taken up from the   
earth1 before it hath  taken somewhat8  
#c3f4 ,shall the trumpet sound in a     
city1 and the people not be afraid8     
,shall there be evil in a city1 which   
the ,lord hath not done8    ,evil in a  
city4444 ,he speaks of the evil of      

punishments of war1 famine1  pestilence1
 desolation1 etc41 but not of the evil  
of sin1 of which ,god  is not the       
author4    #c3g4 ,for the ,lord ,god    
doth nothing without revealing his      
secret to his  servants the prophets4   
#c3h4 ,the lion shall roar1 who will not
 fear8 ,the ,lord ,god hath spoken1  who
 shall not prophesy8    #c3i4 ,publish  
it in the houses of ,azotus1 and in the 
houses of the land  of ,egypt1 and say3 
,assemble yourselves upon the mountains 
of ,samaria1  and behold the many       
follies in the midst thereof1 and them  
that suffer  oppression in the inner    
rooms thereof4    #c3aj4 ,and they have 
not known to do the right thing1 saith  
the ,lord1  storing up iniquity1 and    
robberies in their houses4    #c3aa4    
,therefore thus saith the ,lord ,god3   
,the land shall be in  tribulation1 and 
shall be compassed about3 and thy       
strength shall be  taken away from thee1
 and thy houses shall be spoiled4       
#c3ab4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,as if a  

shepherd should get out of the  lion's  
mouth two legs1 or the tip of the ear3  
so shall the children of  ,israel be    
taken out that dwell in ,samaria1 in a  
place of a bed1 and in  the couch of    
,damascus4    #c3ac4 ,hear ye1 and      
testify in the house of ,jacob1 saith   
the ,lord the  ,god of hosts3    #c3ad4 
,that in the day when ,i shall begin to 
visit the transgressions of  ,israel1 ,i
 will visit upon him1 and upon the      
altars of ,bethel3 and the  horns of the
 altars shall be cut off1 and shall fall
 to the ground4    #c3ae4 ,and ,i will  
strike the winter house with the summer 
house3 and the  houses of ivory shall   
perish1 and many houses shall be        
destroyed1 saith  the ,lord4      ,amos 
,chapter #d    ,the ,israelites are     
reproved for their oppressing the poor1 
for their  idolatry1 and their          
incorrigibleness4    #d3a4 ,hear this   
word1 ye fat kine that are in the       
mountains of ,samaria3  you that oppress
 the needy1 and crush the poor3 that say

 to your  masters3 ,bring1 and we will  
drink4    ,fat kine4444 ,he means the   
great ones that lived in plenty and     
wealth4    #d3b4 ,the ,lord ,god hath   
sworn by his holiness1 that lo1 the days
 shall  come upon you1 when they shall  
lift you up on pikes1 and what shall    
remain of you in boiling pots4    #d3c4 
,and you shall go out at the breaches   
one over against the other1  and you    
shall be cast forth into ,armon1 saith  
the ,lord4    ,armon4444 ,a foreign     
country2 some understand it of ,armenia4
    #d3d4 ,come ye to ,bethel1 and do   
wickedly3 to ,galgal1 and multiply      
transgressions3 and bring in the morning
 your victims1 your tithes in  three    
days4    #d3e4 ,and offer a sacrifice of
 praise with leaven3 and call free      
offerings1 and proclaim it3 for so you  
would do1 ,o children of ,israel1  saith
 the ,lord ,god4    #d3f4 ,whereupon ,i 
also have given you dulness of teeth in 
all your  cities1 and want of bread in  
all your places3 yet you have not       

returned  to me1 saith the ,lord4       
#d3g4 ,i also have withholden the rain  
from you1 when there were yet  three    
months to the harvest3 and ,i caused it 
to rain upon one city1 and  caused it   
not to rain upon another city3 one piece
 was rained upon3 and  the piece        
whereupon ,i rained not1 withered4      
#d3h4 ,and two and three cities went to 
one city to drink water1 and were  not  
filled3 yet you returned not to me1     
saith the ,lord4    #d3i4 ,i struck you 
with a burning wind1 and with mildew1   
the palmerworm  hath eaten up your many 
gardens1 and your vineyards3 your olive 
groves1  and fig groves3 yet you        
returned not to me1 saith the ,lord4    
#d3aj4 ,i sent death upon you in the way
 of ,egypt1 ,i slew your young men  with
 the sword1 even to the captivity of    
your horses3 and ,i made the  stench of 
your camp to come up into your nostrils3
 yet you returned not  to me1 saith the 
,lord4    #d3aa4 ,i destroyed some of   
you1 as ,god destroyed ,sodom and       

,gomorrha1 and  you were as a firebrand 
plucked out of the burning3 yet you     
returned  not to me1 saith the ,lord4   
#d3ab4 ,therefore ,i will do these      
things to thee1 ,o ,israel3 and after ,i
  shall have done these things to thee1 
be prepared to meet thy ,god1 ,o        
,israel4    #d3ac4 ,for behold he that  
formeth the mountains and createth the  
wind1  and declareth his word to man1 he
 that maketh the morning mist1 and      
walketh upon the high places of the     
earth3 the ,lord the ,god of hosts is   
his name4      ,amos ,chapter #e    ,a  
lamentation for ,israel3 an exhortation 
to return to ,god4    #e3a4 ,hear ye    
this word1 which ,i take up concerning  
you for a  lamentation4 ,the house of   
,israel is fallen1 and it shall rise no 
more4    #e3b4 ,the virgin of ,israel is
 cast down upon her land1 there is none 
to  raise her up4    #e3c4 ,for thus    
saith the ,lord ,god3 ,the city1 out of 
which came forth a  thousand1 there     
shall be left in it a hundred3 and out  

of which there  came a hundred1 there   
shall be left in it ten1 in the house of
 ,israel4    #e3d4 ,for thus saith the  
,lord to the house of ,israel3 ,seek ye 
me1 and  you shall live4    #e3e4 ,but  
seek not ,bethel1 and go not into       
,galgal1 neither shall you  pass over to
 ,bersabee3 for ,galgal shall go into   
captivity1 and ,bethel  shall be        
unprofitable4                           
,bethel1--,galgal1--,bersabee4444 ,the  
places where they worshipped their      
idols4    #e3f4 ,seek ye the ,lord1 and 
live3 lest the house of ,joseph be burnt
 with  fire1 and it shall devour1 and   
there shall be none to quench ,bethel4  
#e3g4 ,you that turn judgment into      
wormwood1 and forsake justice in the    
land1    #e3h4 ,seek him that maketh    
,arcturus1 and ,orion1 and that turneth 
darkness into morning1 and that changeth
 day into night3 that calleth  the      
waters of the sea1 and poureth them out 
upon the face of the earth3  ,the ,lord 
is his name4    ,arcturus and ,orion4444

 ,arcturus is a bright star in the      
north3 ,orion a  beautiful constellation
 in the south4    #e3i4 ,he that with a 
smile bringeth destruction upon the     
strong1 and  waste upon the mighty4     
,with a smile4444 ,that is1 with all    
ease1 and without making any effort4    
#e3aj4 ,they have hated him that        
rebuketh in the gate3 and have abhorred 
him that speaketh perfectly4    #e3aa4  
,therefore because you robbed the poor1 
and took the choice prey  from him3 you 
shall build houses with square stone1   
and shall not dwell  in them3 you shall 
plant most delightful vineyards1 and    
shall not drink  the wine of them4      
#e3ab4 ,because ,i know your manifold   
crimes1 and your grievous sins3  enemies
 of the just1 taking bribes1 and        
oppressing the poor in the  gate4       
#e3ac4 ,therefore the prudent shall keep
 silence at that time1 for it is  an    
evil time4    #e3ad4 ,seek ye good1 and 
not evil1 that you may live3 and the    
,lord the  ,god of hosts will be with   

you1 as you have said4    #e3ae4 ,hate  
evil1 and love good1 and establish      
judgment in the gate3 it  may be the    
,lord the ,god of hosts may have mercy  
on the remnant of  ,joseph4    #e3af4   
,therefore thus saith the ,lord the ,god
 of hosts the sovereign  ,lord3 ,in     
every street there shall be wailing3 and
 in all places that  are without1 they  
shall say3 ,alas1 alas6 and they shall  
call the  husbandman to mourning1 and   
such as are skilful in lamentation to   
lament4    #e3ag4 ,and in all vineyards 
there shall be wailing3 because ,i will 
pass  through in the midst of thee1     
saith the ,lord4    #e3ah4 ,woe to them 
that desire the day of the ,lord3 to    
what end is it  for you8 the day of the 
,lord is darkness1 and not light4       
#e3ai4 ,as if a man should flee from the
 face of a lion1 and a bear  should meet
 him3 or enter into the house1 and lean 
with his hand upon  the wall1 and a     
serpent should bite him4    #e3bj4      
,shall not the day of the ,lord be      

darkness1 and not light3 and  obscurity1
 and no brightness in it8    #e3ba4 ,i  
hate1 and have rejected your            
festivities3 and ,i will not  receive   
the odour of your assemblies4    #e3bb4 
,and if you offer me holocausts1 and    
your gifts1 ,i will not  receive them3  
neither will ,i regard the vows of your 
fat beasts4    #e3bc4 ,take away from me
 the tumult of thy songs3 and ,i will   
not hear  the canticles of thy harp4    
#e3bd4 ,but judgment shall be revealed  
as water1 and justice as a mighty       
torrent4    #e3be4 ,did you offer       
victims and sacrifices to me in the     
desert for  forty years1 ,o house of    
,israel8    ,did you offer1 etc4444     
,except the sacrifices that were offered
 at the  first1 in the dedication of the
 tabernacle1 the ,israelites offered no 
sacrifices in the desert4    #e3bf4;,but
 you carried a tabernacle for your      
,moloch1 and the image of  your idols1  
the star of your god1 which you made to 
yourselves4    ,a tabernacle1 etc4444   

,all this alludes to the idolatry which 
they  committed1 when they were drawn   
away by the daughters of ,moab to the   
worship of their gods4 ,num4 #be4       
#e3bg4 ,and ,i will cause you to go into
 captivity beyond ,damascus1 saith  the 
,lord1 the ,god of hosts is his name4   
,amos ,chapter #f    ,the desolation of 
,israel for their pride and luxury4     
#f3a4 ,woe to you that are wealthy in   
,sion1 and to you that have  confidence 
in the mountain of ,samaria3 ye great   
men1 heads of the  people1 that go in   
with state into the house of ,israel4   
#f3b4 ,pass ye over to ,chalane1 and    
see1 and go from thence into ,emath  the
 great3 and go down into ,geth of the   
,philistines1 and to all the  best      
kingdoms of these3 if their border be   
larger than your border4    #f3c4 ,you  
that are separated unto the evil day3   
and that approach to the  throne of     
iniquity2    #f3d4 ,you that sleep upon 
beds of ivory1 and are wanton on your   
couches3  that eat the lambs out of the 

flock1 and the calves out of the midst  
of  the herd2    #f3e4 ,you that sing to
 the sound of the psaltery3 they have   
thought  themselves to have instruments 
of music like ,david2    #f3f4 ,that    
drink wine in bowls1 and anoint         
themselves with the best  ointments3 and
 they are not concerned for the         
affliction of ,joseph4    #f3g4         
,wherefore now they shall go captive at 
the head of them that go  into          
captivity3 and the faction of the       
luxurious ones shall be taken  away4    
#f3h4 ,the ,lord ,god hath sworn by his 
own soul1 saith the ,lord the ,god of   
hosts3 ,i detest the pride of ,jacob1   
and ,i hate his houses1 and ,i will     
deliver up the city with the inhabitants
 thereof4    #f3i4 ,and if there remain 
ten men in one house1 they also shall   
die4    #f3aj4 ,and a man's kinsman     
shall take him up1 and shall burn him1  
that  he may carry the bones out of the 
house2 and he shall say to him that  is 
in the inner rooms of the house3 ,is    

there yet any with thee8    #f3aa4 ,and 
he shall answer3 ,there is an end4 ,and 
he shall say to him3  ,hold thy peace1  
and mention not the name of the ,lord4  
#f3ab4 ,for behold the ,lord hath       
commanded1 and he will strike the       
greater house with breaches1 and the    
lesser house with clefts4    #f3ac4 ,can
 horses run upon the rocks1 or can any  
one plough with  buffles8 for you have  
turned judgment into bitterness1 and the
 fruit of  justice into wormwood4       
#f3ad4 ,you that rejoice in a thing of  
nought3 you that say3 ,have we not      
taken unto us horns by our own strength8
    #f3ae4 ,but behold1 ,i will raise up
 a nation against you1 ,o house of      
,israel1 saith the ,lord the ,god of    
hosts2 and they shall destroy you  from 
the entrance of ,emath1 even to the     
torrent of the desert4      ,amos       
,chapter #g    ,the prophet sees1 in    
three visions1 evils coming upon        
,israel3 he is  accused of treason by   
the false priest of ,bethel4    #g3a4   

,these things the ,lord ,god shewed to  
me3 and behold the locust was  formed in
 the beginning of the shooting up of the
 latter rain1 and lo1  it was the latter
 rain after the king's mowing4    ,the  
locust1 etc4444 ,these judgments by     
locusts and fire1 which1 by the         
prophet's intercession1 were moderated1 
signify the former invasions of  the    
,assyrians under ,phul and              
,theglathphalasar1 before the utter     
desolation of ,israel by ,salmanasar4   
#g3b4 ,and it came to pass1 that when   
they had made an end of eating the      
grass of the land1 ,i said3 ,o ,lord    
,god1 be merciful1 ,i beseech thee3 who 
shall raise up ,jacob1 for he is very   
little8    #g3c4 ,the ,lord had pity    
upon this3 ,it shall not be1 said the   
,lord4    #g3d4 ,these things the ,lord 
,god shewed to me3 and behold the ,lord 
called  for judgment unto fire1 and it  
devoured the great deep1 and ate up a   
part at the same time4    #g3e4 ,and ,i 
said3 ,o ,lord ,god1 cease1 ,i beseech  

thee1 who shall raise up  ,jacob1 for he
 is a little one8    #g3f4 ,the ,lord   
had pity upon this4 ,yea this also shall
 not be1 said the  ,lord ,god4    #g3g4 
,these things the ,lord shewed to me3   
and behold the ,lord was  standing upon 
a plastered wall1 and in his hand a     
mason's trowel4    #g3h4 ,and the ,lord 
said to me3 ,what seest thou1 ,amos8    
,and ,i said3 ,a  mason's trowel4 ,and  
the ,lord said3 ,behold1 ,i will lay    
down the trowel  in the midst of my     
people ,israel4 ,i will plaster them    
over no more4    #g3i4 ,and the high    
places of the idol shall be thrown down1
 and the  sanctuaries of ,israel shall  
be laid waste3 and ,i will rise up      
against  the house of ,jeroboam with the
 sword4    #g3aj4 ,and ,amasias the     
priest of ,bethel sent to ,jeroboam king
 of ,israel1  saying3 ,amos hath        
rebelled against thee in the midst of   
the house of  ,israel3 the land is not  
able to bear all his words4    #g3aa4   
,for thus saith ,amos3 ,jeroboam shall  

die by the sword1 and ,israel  shall be 
carried away captive out of their own   
land4    ,jeroboam shall die by the     
sword4444 ,the prophet did not say this2
 but  that the ,lord would rise up      
against the house of ,jeroboam with the 
sword3 which was verified1 when         
,zacharias1 the son and successor of    
,jeroboam1 was slain by the sword4 #d   
,kings #ae4aj4    #g3ab4 ,and ,amasias  
said to ,amos3 ,thou seer1 go1 flee away
 into the land  of ,juda3 and eat bread 
there1 and prophesy there4    #g3ac4    
,but prophesy not again any more in     
,bethel3 because it is the  king's      
sanctuary1 and it is the house of the   
kingdom4    #g3ad4 ,and ,amos answered  
and said to ,amasias3 ,i am not a       
prophet1 nor am  ,i the son of a        
prophet3 but ,i am a herdsman plucking  
wild figs4    ,i am not a prophet4444   
,that is1 ,i am not a prophet by        
education3 nor is  prophesying my       
calling or profession3 but ,i am a      
herdsman1 whom ,god was  pleased to send

 hither to prophesy to ,israel4         
#g3ae4 ,and the ,lord took me when ,i   
followed the flock1 and the ,lord said  
to me3 ,go1 prophesy to my people       
,israel4    #g3af4 ,and now hear thou   
the word of the ,lord3 ,thou sayest1    
thou shalt  not prophesy against        
,israel1 and thou shalt not drop thy    
word upon the  house of the idol4       
,the house of the idol4444 ,viz41 of the
 calf worshipped in ,bethel4    #g3ag4  
,therefore thus saith the ,lord3 ,thy   
wife shall play the harlot in  the city1
 and thy sons and thy daughters shall   
fall by the sword1 and  thy land shall  
be measured by a line3 and thou shalt   
die in a polluted  land1 and ,israel    
shall go into captivity out of their    
land4      ,amos ,chapter #h    ,under  
the figure of a hook1 which bringeth    
down the fruit1 the  approaching        
desolation of ,israel is foreshewed for 
their avarice and  injustices4    #h3a4 
,these things the ,lord shewed to me3   
and behold a hook to draw down  the     

fruit4    #h3b4 ,and he said3 ,what     
seest thou1 ,amos8 ,and ,i said3 ,a hook
 to draw  down fruit4 ,and the ,lord    
said to me3 ,the end is come upon my    
people  ,israel3 ,i will not again pass 
by them any more4    #h3c4 ,and the     
hinges of the temple shall screak in    
that day1 saith the  ,lord ,god3 many   
shall die3 silence shall be cast in     
every place4    #h3d4 ,hear this1 you   
that crush the poor1 and make the needy 
of the land  to fail1    #h3e4 ,saying3 
,when will the month be over1 and we    
shall sell our wares3  and the sabbath1 
and we shall open the corn3 that we may 
lessen the  measure1 and increase the   
sicle1 and may convey in deceitful      
balances1    #h3f4 ,that we may possess 
the needy for money1 and the poor for a 
pair  of shoes1 and may sell the refuse 
of the corn8    #h3g4 ,the ,lord hath   
sworn against the pride of ,jacob3      
surely ,i will  never forget all their  
works4    #h3h4 ,shall not the land     
tremble for this1 and every one mourn   

that  dwelleth therein3 and rise up     
altogether as a river1 and be cast out1 
and run down as the river of ,egypt8    
#h3i4 ,and it shall come to pass in that
 day1 saith the ,lord ,god1 that  the   
sun shall go down at midday1 and ,i will
 make the earth dark in the  day of     
light3    #h3aj4 ,and ,i will turn your 
feasts into mourning1 and all your songs
  into lamentation3 and ,i will bring up
 sackcloth upon every back of  yours1   
and baldness upon every head3 and ,i    
will make it as the mourning  of an only
 son1 and the latter end thereof as a   
bitter day4    #h3aa4 ,behold the days  
come1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will send 
forth a  famine into the land3 not a    
famine of bread1 nor a thirst of water1 
but  of hearing the word of the ,lord4  
#h3ab4 ,and they shall move from sea to 
sea1 and from the north to the  east3   
they shall go about seeking the word of 
the ,lord1 and shall not  find it4      
#h3ac4 ,in that day the fair virgins1   
and the young men shall faint for       

thirst4    #h3ad4 ,they that swear by   
the sin of ,samaria1 and say3 ,thy ,god1
 ,o ,dan1  liveth3 and the way of       
,bersabee liveth3 and they shall fall1  
and shall  rise no more4      ,amos     
,chapter #i    ,the certainty of the    
desolation of ,israel3 the restoring of 
the  tabernacle of ,david1 and the      
conversion of the ,gentiles to the      
church2  which shall flourish for ever4 
#i3a4 ,i saw the ,lord standing upon the
 altar1 and he said3 ,strike the        
hinges1 and let the lintels be shook3   
for there is covetousness in the  head  
of them all1 and ,i will slay the last  
of them with the sword3  there shall be 
no flight for them3 they shall flee1 and
 he that shall  flee of them shall not  
be delivered4    #i3b4 ,though they go  
down even to hell1 thence shall my hand 
bring them  out3 and though they climb  
up to heaven1 thence will ,i bring them 
down4    #i3c4 ,and though they be hid  
in the top of ,carmel1 ,i will search   
and  take them away from thence3 and    

though they hide themselves from my     
eyes in the depth of the sea1 there will
 ,i command the serpent and he  shall   
bite them4    #i3d4 ,and if they go into
 captivity before their enemies1 there  
will ,i  command the sword1 and it shall
 kill them4 ,and ,i will set my eyes    
upon  them for evil1 and not for good4  
#i3e4 ,and the ,lord the ,god of hosts  
is he who toucheth the earth1 and it    
shall melt3 and all that dwell therein  
shall mourn3 and it shall rise  up as a 
river1 and shall run down as the river  
of ,egypt4    #i3f4 ,he that buildeth   
his ascension in heaven1 and hath       
founded his  bundle upon the earth3 who 
calleth the waters of the sea1 and      
poureth  them out upon the face of the  
earth1 the ,lord is his name4    ,his   
ascension4444 ,that is1 his high        
throne4--,ibid4 ,his bundle4444 ,that   
is1 his church bound up together by the 
bands of one faith and  communion4      
#i3g4 ,are not you as the children of   
the ,ethiopians unto me1 ,o children  of

 ,israel1 saith the ,lord8 did not ,i   
bring up ,israel1 out of the land  of   
,egypt3 and the ,philistines out of     
,cappadocia1 and the ,syrians out of    
,cyrene8    ,as the children of the     
,ethiopians4444 ,that is1 as black as   
they1 by  your iniquities4    #i3h4     
,behold the eyes of the ,lord ,god are  
upon the sinful kingdom1 and ,i  will   
destroy it from the face of the earth3  
but yet ,i will not utterly  destroy the
 house of ,jacob1 saith the ,lord4      
#i3i4 ,for behold ,i will command1 and  
,i will sift the house of ,israel  among
 all nations1 as corn is sifted in a    
sieve3 and there shall not a  little    
stone fall to the ground4    #i3aj4 ,all
 the sinners of my people shall fall by 
the sword3 who say3  ,the evils shall   
not approach1 and shall not come upon   
us4    #i3aa4 ,in that day ,i will raise
 up the tabernacle of ,david1 that is   
fallen3 and ,i will close up the        
breaches of the walls thereof1 and      
repair what was fallen3 and ,i will     

rebuild it as in the days of old4       
#i3ab4 ,that they may possess the       
remnant of ,edom1 and all nations1      
because my name is invoked upon them3   
saith the ,lord that doth these  things4
    #i3ac4 ,behold the days come1 saith 
the ,lord1 when the ploughman shall     
overtake the reaper1 and the treader of 
grapes him that soweth seed3  and the   
mountains shall drop sweetness1 and     
every hill shall be tilled4    ,shall   
overtake1 etc4444 ,by this is meant the 
great abundance of  spiritual blessings2
 which1 as it were1 by a constant       
succession1 shall  enrich the church of 
,christ4    #i3ad4 ,and ,i will bring   
back the captivity of my people ,israel3
 and they  shall build the abandoned    
cities1 and inhabit them3 and they shall
  plant vineyards1 and drink the wine of
 them3 and shall make gardens1  and eat 
the fruits of them4 ,and ,i will plant  
them upon their own land3  and ,i will  
no more pluck them out of their land    
which ,i have given  them1 saith the    

,lord thy ,god4          ,,the          
,,prophecy ,,of ,,abdias      ,,abdias1 
whose name is interpreted ,,the         
,,servant ,,of ,,the ,,lord1 is believed
  to have prophesied about the same time
 as ,,osee1 ,,joel1 and ,,amos3 though  
some of the ,hebrews1 who believe him to
 be the same with ,,achab's  steward1   
make him much more ancient4 ,his        
prophecy is the shortest of  any in     
number of words1 but yields to none1    
says ,,st4 ,,jerome1 in the  sublimity  
of mysteries4 ,it contains but one      
chapter4      ,abdias ,chapter #a       
,the destruction of ,edom for their     
pride3 and the wrongs they did to       
,jacob3 the salvation and victory of    
,israel4    #a3a4 ,the vision of        
,abdias4 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god to  
,edom3 ,we have  heard a rumour from the
 ,lord1 and he hath sent an ambassador  
to the  nations3 ,arise1 and let us rise
 up to battle against him4    #a3b4     
,behold ,i have made thee small among   
the nations3 thou art  exceeding        

contemptible4    #a3c4 ,the pride of thy
 heart hath lifted thee up1 who dwellest
 in the  clefts of the rocks1 and       
settest up thy throne on high3 who      
sayest in  thy heart3 ,who shall bring  
me down to the ground8    #a3d4 ,though 
thou be exalted as an eagle1 and though 
thou set thy nest  among the stars3     
thence will ,i bring thee down1 saith   
the ,lord4    #a3e4 ,if thieves had gone
 in to thee1 if robbers by night1 how   
wouldst  thou have held thy peace8 would
 they not have stolen till they had     
enough8 if the grapegatherers had come  
in to thee1 would they not have  left   
thee at the least a cluster8    #a3f4   
,how have they searched ,esau1 how have 
they sought out his hidden  things8     
#a3g4 ,they have sent thee out even to  
the border3 all the men of thy          
confederacy have deceived thee3 the men 
of thy peace have prevailed  against    
thee3 they that eat with thee shall lay 
snares under thee3  there is no wisdom  
in him4    #a3h4 ,shall not ,i in that  

day1 saith the ,lord1 destroy the wise  
out of  ,edom1 and understanding out of 
the mount of ,esau8    #a3i4 ,and thy   
valiant men of the south shall be       
afraid1 that man may be  cut off from   
the mount of ,esau4    #a3aj4 ,for the  
slaughter1 and for the iniquity against 
thy brother  ,jacob1 confusion shall    
cover thee1 and thou shalt perish for   
ever4    #a3aa4 ,in the day when thou   
stoodest against him1 when strangers    
carried  away his army captive1 and     
foreigners entered into his gates1 and  
cast  lots upon ,jerusalem3 thou also   
wast as one of them4    #a3ab4 ,but thou
 shalt not look on in the day of thy    
brother1 in the day  of his leaving his 
country3 and thou shalt not rejoice over
 the  children of ,juda1 in the day of  
their destruction3 and thou shalt not   
magnify thy mouth in the day of         
distress4    ,thou shalt not look1      
etc4444 or1 thou shouldst not1 etc4 ,it 
is a  reprehension for what they had    
done1 and at the same time a declaration

  that these things should not pass     
unpunished4--,ibid4 ,thou shalt not     
magnify thy mouth4444 ,that is1 thou    
shalt not speak arrogantly against  the 
children of ,juda as insulting them in  
their distress4    #a3ac4 ,neither shalt
 thou enter into the gate of my people  
in the day of  their ruin3 neither shalt
 thou also look on in his evils in the  
day of  his calamity3 and thou shalt not
 be sent out against his army in the    
day of his desolation4    #a3ad4        
,neither shalt thou stand in the        
crossways to kill them that flee3  and  
thou shalt not shut up them that remain 
of him in the day of  tribulation4      
#a3ae4 ,for the day of the ,lord is at  
hand upon all nations3 as thou hast     
done1 so shall it be done to thee3 he   
will turn thy reward upon thy own  head4
    #a3af4 ,for as you have drunk upon  
my holy mountain1 so all nations shall  
drink continually3 and they shall drink1
 and sup up1 and they shall be  as      
though they were not4    #a3ag4 ,and in 

mount ,sion shall be salvation1 and it  
shall be holy1 and  the house of ,jacob 
shall possess those that possessed them4
    #a3ah4 ,and the house of ,jacob     
shall be a fire1 and the house of       
,joseph a  flame1 and the house of ,esau
 stubble3 and they shall be kindled in  
them1 and shall devour them3 and there  
shall be no remains of the house  of    
,esau1 for the ,lord hath spoken it4    
#a3ai4 ,and they that are toward the    
south1 shall inherit the mount of       
,esau1 and they that are in the plains1 
the ,philistines3 and they shall        
possess the country of ,ephraim1 and the
 country of ,samaria3 and  ,benjamin    
shall possess ,galaad4    #a3bj4 ,and   
the captivity of this host of the       
children of ,israel1 all the  places of 
the ,chanaanites even to ,sarepta3 and  
the captivity of  ,jerusalem that is in 
,bosphorus1 shall possess the cities of 
the south4    #a3ba4 ,and saviours shall
 come up into mount ,sion to judge the  
mount of  ,esau3 and the kingdom shall  

be for the ,lord4          ,,the        
,,prophecy ,,of ,,jonas      ,,jonas    
prophesied in the reign of ,,jereboam   
the second3 as we learn from  #d ,kings 
#ad4be4 ,to whom also he foretold his   
success in restoring all  the borders of
 ,israel4 ,he was of ,,geth ,,opher in  
the tribe of ,,zabulon1  and            
consequently of ,,galilee3 which        
confutes that assertion of the          
,pharisees1 ,john #g4eb1 that no prophet
 ever rose out of ,,galilee4 ,he        
prophesied and prefigured in his own    
person the death and resurrection  of   
,,christ3 and was the only one among the
 prophets that was sent to  preach to   
the ,gentiles4      ,jonas ,chapter #a  
,jonas being sent to preach in ,ninive1 
fleeth away by sea3 a tempest  riseth3  
of which he being found1 by lot1 to be  
the cause1 is cast into  the sea1 which 
thereupon is calmed4    #a3a4 ,now the  
word of the ,lord came to ,jonas1 the   
son of ,amathi1 saying3    #a3b4 ,arise 
and go to ,ninive1 the great city1 and  

preach in it3 ,for the  wickedness      
thereof is come up before me4           
,nineve4444 ,the capital city of the    
,assyrian empire4    #a3c4 ,and ,jonas  
rose up to flee into ,tharsis from the  
face of the ,lord1  and he went down to 
,joppe1 and found a ship going to       
,tharsis3 and he  paid the fare thereof1
 and went down into it1 to go with them 
to  ,tharsis from the face of the ,lord1
    ,tharsis4444 ,which some take to be 
,tharsus of ,cilicia1 others to be      
,tartessus of ,spain1 others to be      
,carthage4    #a3d4 ,but the ,lord sent 
a great wind into the sea3 and a great  
tempest  was raised in the sea1 and the 
ship was in danger to be broken4        
#a3e4 ,and the mariners were afraid1 and
 the men cried to their god3 and  they  
cast forth the wares that were in the   
ship1 into the sea1 to  lighten it of   
them3 and ,jonas went down into the     
inner part of the  ship1 and fell into a
 deep sleep4    ,a deep sleep4444 ,this 
is a lively image of the insensibility  

of  sinners1 fleeing from ,god1 and     
threatened on every side with his       
judgments3 and yet sleeping as if they  
were secure4    #a3f4 ,and the ship     
master came to him and said to him3 ,why
 art thou fast  asleep8 rise up call    
upon thy ,god1 if so be that ,god will  
think of us  that we may not perish4    
#a3g4 ,and they said every one to his   
fellow3 ,come and let us cast lots1     
that we may know why this evil is upon  
us4 ,and they cast lots1 and the  lot   
fell upon ,jonas4    #a3h4 ,and they    
said to him3 ,tell us for what cause    
this evil is upon us1  what is thy      
business8 of what country art thou8 and 
whither goest thou8  or of what people  
art thou8    #a3i4 ,and he said to them3
 ,i am a ,hebrew1 and ,i fear the ,lord1
 the ,god  of heaven1 who made both the 
sea and the dry land4    #a3aj4 ,and the
 men were greatly afraid1 and they said 
to him3 ,why hast  thou done this8 7,for
 the men knew that he fled from the face
 of the  ,lord3 because he had told     

them47    #a3aa4 ,and they said to him3 
,what shall we do with thee1 that the   
sea  may be calm to us8 for the sea     
flowed and swelled4    #a3ab4 ,and he   
said to them3 take me up1 and cast me   
into the sea1 and  the sea shall be calm
 to you3 for ,i know that for my sake   
this great  tempest is upon you4        
#a3ac4 ,and the men rowed hard to return
 to land1 but they were not able3       
because the sea tossed and swelled upon 
them4    #a3ad4 ,and they cried to the  
,lord1 and said3 ,we beseech thee1 ,o   
,lord let  us not perish for this man's 
life1 and lay not upon us innocent      
blood3  for thou1 ,o ,lord1 hast done as
 it pleased thee4    #a3ae4 ,and they   
took ,jonas1 and cast him into the sea1 
and the sea  ceased from raging4        
#a3af4 ,and the men feared the ,lord    
exceedingly1 and sacrificed victims  to 
the ,lord1 and made vows4      ,jonas   
,chapter #b    ,jonas is swallowed up by
 a great fish3 he prayeth with          
confidence in  ,god2 and the fish       

casteth him out on the dry land4        
#b3a4 ,now the ,lord prepared a great   
fish to swallow up ,jonas3 and ,jonas   
was in the belly of the fish for three  
days and three nights4    #b3b4 ,and    
,jonas prayed to the ,lord1 his ,god1   
out of the belly of the  fish4    #b3c4 
,and he said3 ,i cried out of my        
affliction to the ,lord1 and he  heard  
me3 ,i cried out of the belly of hell1  
and thou hast heard my  voice4    #b3d4 
,and thou hast cast me forth into the   
deep1 in the heart of the  sea1 and a   
flood hath compassed me3 all thy        
billows1 and thy waves have  passed over
 me4    #b3e4 ,and ,i said3 ,i am cast  
away out of the sight of thy eyes3 but  
yet ,i  shall see thy holy temple again4
    #b3f4 ,the waters compassed me about
 even to the soul3 the deep hath  closed
 me round about1 the sea hath covered my
 head4    #b3g4 ,i went down to the     
lowest parts of the mountains3 the bars 
of the  earth have shut me up for ever3 
and thou wilt bring up my life from     

corruption1 ,o ,lord1 my ,god4    #b3h4 
,when my soul was in distress within me1
 ,i remembered the ,lord3  that my      
prayer may come to thee1 unto thy holy  
temple4    #b3i4 ,they that in vain     
observe vanities1 forsake their own     
mercy4    #b3aj4 ,but ,i with the voice 
of praise will sacrifice to thee3 ,i    
will pay  whatsoever ,i have vowed for  
my salvation to the ,lord4    #b3aa4    
,and the ,lord spoke to the fish3 and it
 vomited out ,jonas upon the  dry land4 
,spoke to the fish4444 ,god's speaking  
to the fish1 was nothing else but  his  
will1 which all things obey4      ,jonas
 ,chapter #c    ,jonas is sent again to 
preach in ,ninive4 ,upon their fasting  
and  repentance1 ,god recalleth the     
sentence by which they were to be       
destroyed4    #c3a4 ,and the word of the
 ,lord came to ,jonas the second time   
saying3    #c3b4 ,arise1 and go to      
,ninive1 the great city3 and preach in  
it the  preaching that ,i bid thee4     
#c3c4 ,and ,jonas arose1 and went to    

,ninive1 according to the word of the   
,lord3 now ,ninive was a great city of  
three days' journey4    ,of three days' 
journey4444 ,by the computation of some 
ancient  historians1 ,ninive was about  
fifty miles round3 so that to go through
  all the chief streets and public      
places was three days' journey4    #c3d4
 ,and ,jonas began to enter into the    
city one day's journey3 and he  cried   
and said3 ,yet forty days and ,ninive   
shall be destroyed4    #c3e4 ,and the   
men of ,ninive believed in ,god3 and    
they proclaimed a fast1  and put on     
sackcloth from the greatest to the      
least4    #c3f4 ,and the word came to   
the king of ,ninive3 and he rose up out 
of his  throne1 and cast away his robe  
from him1 and was clothed in sackcloth1 
and sat in ashes4    #c3g4 ,and he      
caused it to be proclaimed and published
 in ,ninive1 from  the mouth of the king
 and of his princes1 saying3 ,let       
neither men nor  beasts1 oxen1 nor sheep
 taste anything3 let them not feed1 nor 

drink  water4    #c3h4 ,and let men and 
beasts be covered with sackcloth1 and   
cry to the  ,lord with all their        
strength1 and let them turn every one   
from his evil  way1 and from the        
iniquity that is in their hands4        
#c3i4 ,who can tell if ,god will turn1  
and forgive3 and will turn away  from   
his fierce anger1 and we shall not      
perish8    #c3aj4 ,and ,god saw their   
works1 that they were turned from their 
evil  way3 and ,god had mercy with      
regard to the evil which he had said    
that  he would do to them1 and he did it
 not4      ,jonas ,chapter #d    #d3a4  
,and ,jonas was exceedingly troubled1   
and was angry3    ,was exceedingly      
troubled1 etc4444 ,his concern was lest 
he should pass  for a false prophet2 or 
rather1 lest ,god's word1 by this       
occasion1  might come to be slighted and
 disbelieved4    #d3b4 ,and he prayed to
 the ,lord1 and said3 ,i beseech thee1  
,o ,lord1 is  not this what ,i said1    
when ,i was yet in my own country8      

therefore ,i  went before to flee into  
,tharsis3 for ,i know that thou art a   
gracious  and merciful ,god1 patient1   
and of much compassion1 and easy to     
forgive  evil4    #d3c4 ,and now1 ,o    
,lord1 ,i beseech thee take my life from
 me3 for it is  better for me to die    
than to live4    #d3d4 ,and the ,lord   
said3 ,dost thou think thou hast reason 
to be angry8    #d3e4 ,then ,jonas went 
out of the city1 and sat toward the east
 side of  the city3 and he made himself 
a booth there1 and he sat under it in   
the  shadow1 till he might see what     
would befall the city4    #d3f4 ,and the
 ,lord ,god prepared an ivy1 and it came
 up over the head of  ,jonas1 to be a   
shadow over his head1 and to cover him  
7for he was  fatigued73 and ,jonas was  
exceeding glad of the ivy4    ,the ,lord
 ,god prepared an ivy4444 ,hederam4 ,in 
the ,hebrew it is ,kikajon1  which some 
render a gourd3 others a palmerist1 or  
palma ,christi4    #d3g4 ,but ,god      
prepared a worm1 when the morning arose 

on the following  day3 and it struck the
 ivy and it withered4    #d3h4 ,and when
 the sun was risen1 the ,lord commanded 
a hot and burning  wind3 and the sun    
beat upon the head of ,jonas1 and he    
broiled with the  heat3 and he desired  
for his soul that he might die1 and     
said3 ,it is  better for me to die than 
to live4    #d3i4 ,and the ,lord said to
 ,jonas3 ,dost thou think thou hast     
reason to be  angry1 for the ivy8 ,and  
he said3 ,i am angry with reason even   
unto  death4    #d3aj4 ,and the ,lord   
said3 ,thou art grieved for the ivy1 for
 which thou  hast not laboured1 nor made
 it to grow1 which in one night came up1
 and  in one night perished4    #d3aa4  
,and shall ,i not spare ,ninive1 that   
great city1 in which there are  more    
than a hundred and twenty thousand      
persons1 that know not how to           
distinguish between their right hand and
 their left1 and many beasts8           
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,micheas         
,,micheas1 of ,morasti1 a little town in

 the tribe of ,,juda1 was  contemporary 
with the prophet ,,isaias3 whom he      
resembles both in his  spirit and his   
style4 ,he is different from the prophet
 ,,micheas  mentioned in the third book 
of ,kings1 chap4 #bb4 ,for that         
,,micheas lived  in the days of king    
,,achab1 one hundred and fifty years    
before the time  of ,,ezechias1 under   
whom this ,,micheas prophesied4         
,micheas ,chapter #a    ,samaria for her
 sins shall be destroyed by the         
,assyrians2 they shall  also invade     
,juda and ,jerusalem4    #a3a4 ,the word
 of the ,lord1 that came to ,micheas1   
the ,morasthite1 in the  days of        
,joathan1 ,achaz1 and ,ezechias1 kings  
of ,juda3 which he saw  concerning      
,samaria and ,jerusalem4    #a3b4 ,hear1
 all ye people3 and let the earth give  
ear1 and all that is  therein3 and let  
the ,lord ,god be a witness to you1 the 
,lord from his  holy temple4    #a3c4   
,for behold the ,lord will come forth   
out of his place3 and he will  come     

down1 and will tread upon the high      
places of the earth4    #a3d4 ,and the  
mountains shall be melted under him3 and
 the valleys shall  be cleft1 as wax    
before the fire1 and as waters that run 
down a steep  place4    #a3e4 ,for the  
wickedness of ,jacob is all this1 and   
for the sins of the  house of ,israel4  
,what is the wickedness of ,jacob8 is it
 not ,samaria8  and what are the high   
places of ,juda8 are they not           
,jerusalem8    #a3f4 ,and ,i will make  
,samaria as a heap of stones in the     
field when a  vineyard is planted3 and  
,i will bring down the stones thereof   
into the  valley1 and will lay her      
foundations bare4    #a3g4 ,and all her 
graven things shall be cut in pieces1   
and all her  wages shall be burnt with  
fire1 and ,i will bring to destruction  
all her  idols3 for they were gathered  
together of the hire of a harlot1 and   
unto the hire of a harlot they shall    
return4    ,her wages4444 ,that is1 her 
donaries or presents offered to her     

idols3  or the hire of all her traffic  
and labour4--,ibid4 ,of the hire of a   
harlot1 etc4444 ,they were gathered     
together by one idolatrous city1  viz41 
,samaria3 and they shall be carried away
 to another idolatrous  city1 viz41     
,ninive4    #a3h4 ,therefore will ,i    
lament1 and howl3 ,i will go stript and 
naked3 ,i  will make a wailing like the 
dragons1 and a mourning like the        
ostriches4    #a3i4 ,because her wound  
is desperate1 because it is come even to
 ,juda1  it hath touched the gate of my 
people1 even to ,jerusalem4    ,it hath 
touched the gate1 etc4444 ,that is1 the 
destruction of ,samaria  shall be       
followed by the invasion of my people of
 ,juda1 and the  ,assyrians shall come  
and lay all waste even to the confines  
of  ,jerusalem4    #a3aj4 ,declare ye it
 not in ,geth1 weep ye not with tears3  
in the house  of ,dust sprinkle         
yourselves with dust4    ,declare ye it 
not in ,geth4444 ,viz41 amongst the     
,philistines1 lest they  rejoice at your

 calamity4--,ibid4 ,weep ye not1 etc4444
 ,keep in your  tears1 that you may not 
give your enemies an occasion of        
insulting over  you2 but in your own    
houses1 or in your house of dust1 your  
earthly  habitation1 sprinkle yourselves
 with dust1 and put on the habit of     
penitents4 ,some take the house of dust 
7in ,hebrew1 ,aphrah7 to be the  proper 
name of a city4    #a3aa4 ,and pass     
away1 ,o thou that dwellest in the      
beautiful place1  covered with thy      
shame3 she went not forth that dwelleth 
in the  confines3 the house adjoining   
shall receive mourning from you1 which  
stood by herself4    ,thou that dwellest
 in the ,beautiful place1 viz41 in      
,samaria4 ,in the  ,hebrew the          
,beautiful place is expressed by the    
word ,sapir1 which some  take for the   
proper name of a city4--,ibid4 ,she went
 not forth1  etc4 444 that is1 they that
 dwelt in the confines came not forth1  
but  kept themselves within1 for        
fear4--,ibid4 ,the house adjoining1     

etc4444  ,viz41 ,judea and ,jerusalem1  
neighbours to ,samaria1 and partners in 
her  sins1 shall share also in her      
mourning and calamity2 though they have 
pretended to stand by themselves1       
trusting in their strength4    #a3ab4   
,for she is become weak unto good that  
dwelleth in bitterness3 for  evil is    
come down from the ,lord into the gate  
of ,jerusalem4    ,she is become weak1  
etc4444 ,jerusalem is become weak unto  
any good2  because she dwells in the    
bitterness of sin4    #a3ac4 ,a tumult  
of chariots hath astonished the         
inhabitants of ,lachis3  it is the      
beginning of sin to the daughter of     
,sion for in thee were  found the crimes
 of ,israel4    ,it is the beginning1   
etc4444 ,that is1 ,lachis was the first 
city of ,juda  that learned from        
,samaria the worship of idols1 and      
communicated it to  ,jerusalem4         
#a3ad4 ,therefore shall she send        
messengers to the inheritance of ,geth3 
the houses of lying to deceive the kings

 of ,israel4    ,therefore shall she    
send1 etc4444 ,lachis shall send to     
,geth for help3  but in vain3 for ,geth1
 instead of helping1 shall be found to  
be a house  of lying and deceit to      
,israel4    #a3ae4 ,yet will ,i bring an
 heir to thee that dwellest in ,maresa3 
even to  ,odollam shall the glory of    
,israel come4    ,an heir1 etc4444      
,maresa 7which was the name of a city of
 ,juda7  signifies inheritance3 but here
 ,god by his prophet tells the ,jews1   
that  he will bring them an heir to take
 possession of their inheritance3 and   
that the glory of ,israel shall be      
obliged to give place1 and to retire    
even to ,odollam1 a city in the         
extremity of their dominions4 ,and      
therefore he exhorts them to penance in 
the following verse4    #a3af4 ,make    
thee bald1 and be polled for thy        
delicate children3 enlarge  thy baldness
 as the eagle3 for they are carried into
 captivity from  thee4      ,micheas    
,chapter #b    ,the ,israelites by their

 crying injustices provoke ,god to      
punish them4  ,he shall at last restore 
,jacob4    #b3a4 ,woe to you that devise
 that which is unprofitable1 and work   
evil  in your beds3 in the morning light
 they execute it1 because their hand  is
 against ,god4    #b3b4 ,and they have  
coveted fields1 and taken them by       
violence1 and  houses they have forcibly
 taken away3 and oppressed a man and his
  house1 a man and his inheritance4     
#b3c4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord3  
,behold ,i devise an evil against  this 
family3 from which you shall not        
withdraw your necks1 and you  shall not 
walk haughtily1 for this is a very evil 
time4    #b3d4 ,in that day a parable   
shall be taken up upon you1 and a song  
shall  be sung with melody by them that 
say3 ,we are laid waste and spoiled3    
the portion of my people is changed3 how
 shall he depart from me1  whereas he is
 returning that will divide our land8   
,how shall he depart1 etc4444 ,how do   
you pretend to say that the  ,assyrian  

is departing2 when indeed he is coming  
to divide our lands  amongst his        
subjects8    #b3e4 ,therefore thou shalt
 have none that shall cast the cord of a
 lot  in the assembly of the ,lord4     
,thou shalt have none1 etc4444 ,thou    
shalt have no longer any lot or         
inheritance in the land of the people of
 the ,lord4    #b3f4 ,speak ye not1     
saying3 ,it shall not drop upon these1  
confusion  shall not take them4    ,it  
shall not drop1 etc4444 ,that is1 the   
prophecy shall not come upon  these4    
,such were the sentiments of the people 
that were unwilling to  believe the     
threats of the prophets4    #b3g4 ,the  
house of ,jacob saith3 ,is the ,spirit  
of the ,lord straitened or  are these   
his thoughts8 ,are not my words good to 
him that walketh  uprightly8    #b3h4   
,but my people1 on the contrary1 are    
risen up as an enemy3 you have  taken   
away the cloak off from the coat3 and   
them that passed harmless  you have     
turned to war4    ,you have taken away1 

etc4444 ,you have even stripped people  
of their  necessary garments3 and have  
treated such as were innocently passing 
on  the way1 as if they were at war with
 you4    #b3i4 ,you have cast out the   
women of my people from their houses1 in
  which they took delight3 you have     
taken my praise forever from their      
children4    ,you have cast out1 etc4444
 either by depriving them of their      
houses3  or1 by your crimes1 given      
occasion to their being carried away    
captives1 and their children1 by that   
means1 never learning to praise  the    
,lord4    #b3aj4 ,arise ye1 and depart1 
for there is no rest here for you4 ,for 
that  uncleanness of the land1 it shall 
be corrupted with a grievous            
corruption4    #b3aa4 ,would ,god ,i    
were not a man that hath the spirit1 and
 that ,i  rather spoke a lie3 ,i will   
let drop to thee of wine1 and of        
drunkenness3 and it shall be this people
 upon whom it shall drop4    ,would     
,god1 etc4444 ,the prophet could have   

wished1 out of his love to  his people1 
that he might be deceived in denouncing 
to them these evils  that were to fall  
upon them3 but by conforming himself to 
the will of  ,god1 he declares to them1 
that he is sent to prophesy1 literally  
to let  drop upon them1 the wine of     
,god's indignation1 with which they     
should  be made drunk2 that is1         
stupified and cast down4    #b3ab4 ,i   
will assemble and gather together all of
 thee1 ,o ,jacob3 ,i will  bring        
together the remnant of ,israel1 ,i will
 put them together as a  flock in the   
fold1 as sheep in the midst of the      
sheepcotes1 they shall  make a tumult by
 reason of the multitude of men4        
#b3ac4 ,for he shall go up that shall   
open the way before them3 they  shall   
divide and pass through the gate1 and   
shall come in by it3 and  their king    
shall pass before them1 and the ,lord at
 the head of them4      ,micheas        
,chapter #c    ,for the sins of the rich
 oppressing the poor1 of false prophets 

flattering for lucre1 and of judges     
perverting justice1 ,jerusalem and  the 
temple shall be destroyed4    #c3a4 ,and
 ,i said3 ,hear1 ,o ye princes of       
,jacob1 and ye chiefs of the  house of  
,israel3 ,is it not your part to know   
judgment1    #c3b4 ,you that hate good1 
and love evil3 that violently pluck off 
their  skins from them and their flesh  
from their bones8    #c3c4 ,who have    
eaten the flesh of my people1 and have  
flayed their skin  off them3 and have   
broken1 and chopped their bones as for  
the kettle1  and as flesh in the midst  
of the pot4    #c3d4 ,then shall they   
cry to the ,lord1 and he will not hear  
them3 and he  will hide his face from   
them at that time1 as they have behaved 
wickedly in their devices4    #c3e4     
,thus saith the ,lord concerning the    
prophets that make my people  err3 that 
bite with their teeth1 and preach peace3
 and if a man give  not something into  
their mouth1 they prepare war against   
him4    #c3f4 ,therefore night shall be 

to you instead of vision1 and darkness  
to  you instead of divination3 and the  
sun shall go down upon the prophets1    
and the day shall be darkened over them4
    #c3g4 ,and they shall be confounded 
that see visions1 and the diviners      
shall be confounded3 and they shall all 
cover their faces1 because  there is no 
answer of ,god4    #c3h4 ,but yet ,i am 
filled with the strength of the spirit  
of the ,lord1  with judgment and power3 
to declare unto ,jacob his wickedness   
and to  ,israel his sin4    #c3i4 ,hear 
this1 ye princes of the house of ,jacob1
 and ye judges of the  house of ,israel3
 you that abhor judgment and pervert all
 that is right4    #c3aj4 ,you that     
build up ,sion with blood1 and          
,jerusalem with iniquity4    #c3aa4 ,her
 princes have judged for bribes3 and her
 priests have taught  for hire1 and her 
prophets divined for money3 and they    
leaned upon the  ,lord1 saying3 ,is not 
the ,lord in the midst of us8 no evil   
shall come  upon us4    #c3ab4          

,therefore because of you1 ,sion shall  
be ploughed as a field1 and  ,jerusalem 
shall be as a heap of stones1 and the   
mountain of the temple  as the high     
places of the forests4      ,micheas    
,chapter #d    ,the glory of the church 
of ,christ1 by the conversion of the    
,gentiles4  ,the ,jews shall be carried 
captives to ,babylon1 and be delivered  
again4    #d3a4 ,and it shall come to   
pass in the last days1 that the mountain
 of  the house of the ,lord shall be    
prepared in the top of the mountains1   
and high above the hills3 and people    
shall flow to it4    #d3b4 ,and many    
nations shall come in haste1 and say3   
,come1 let us go up  to the mountain of 
the ,lord1 and to the house of the ,god 
of ,jacob3 and  he will teach us of his 
ways1 and we will walk in his paths3 for
 the  law shall go forth out of ,sion1  
and the word of the ,lord out of        
,jerusalem4    #d3c4 ,and he shall judge
 among many people1 and rebuke strong   
nations  afar off3 and they shall beat  

their swords into ploughshares1 and     
their  spears into spades3 nation shall 
not take sword against nation3 neither  
shall they learn war anymore4           
,neither shall they learn1 etc4444 ,the 
law of ,christ is a law of peace2  and  
all his true subjects1 as much as lies  
in them love and keep peace  with all   
the world4    #d3d4 ,and every man shall
 sit under his vine1 and under his fig  
tree1  and there shall be none to make  
them afraid1 for the mouth of the ,lord 
of hosts hath spoken4    #d3e4 ,for all 
people will walk every one in the name  
of his god3 but we  will walk in the    
name of the ,lord1 our ,god1 for ever   
and ever4    #d3f4 ,in that day1 saith  
the ,lord1 ,i will gather up her that   
halteth3  and her that ,i had cast out1 
,i will gather up3 and her whom ,i had  
afflicted4    #d3g4 ,and ,i will make   
her that halted1 a remnant3 and her that
 had been  afflicted1 a mighty nation3  
and the ,lord will reign over them in   
,mount  ,sion1 from this time now and   

forever4    #d3h4 ,and thou1 ,o cloudy  
tower of the flock1 of the daughter of  
,sion1  unto thee shall it come3 yea the
 first power shall come1 the kingdom to 
the daughter of ,jerusalem4    #d3i4    
,now1 why art thou drawn together with  
grief8 ,hast thou no king in  thee1 or  
is thy counselor perished1 because      
sorrow hath taken thee as a  woman in   
labour4    #d3aj4 ,be in pain and       
labour1 ,o daughter of ,sion1 as a woman
 that  bringeth forth3 for now shalt    
thou go out of the city1 and shalt dwell
  in the country1 and shalt come even to
 ,babylon1 there thou shalt be          
delivered3 there the ,lord will redeem  
thee out of the hand of thy  enemies4   
#d3aa4 ,and now many nations are        
gathered together against thee1 and they
  say3 ,let her be stoned3 and let our  
eye look upon ,sion4    #d3ab4 ,but they
 have not known the thoughts of the     
,lord1 and have not  understood his     
counsel3 because he hath gathered them  
together as the  hay of the floor4      

#d3ac4 ,arise1 and tread1 ,o daughter of
 ,sion3 for ,i will make thy horn  iron1
 and thy hoofs ,i will make brass3 and  
thou shalt beat in pieces  many peoples1
 and shalt immolate the spoils of them  
to the ,lord1 and  their strength to the
 ,lord of the whole earth4      ,micheas
 ,chapter #e    ,the birth of ,christ in
 ,bethlehem3 his reign and spiritual    
conquests4    #e3a4 ,now shalt thou be  
laid waste1 ,o daughter of the robber3  
they have  laid siege against us1 with a
 rod shall they strike the cheek of the 
judge of ,israel4    ,daughter of the   
robber4444 ,some understand this of     
,babylon2 which  robbed and pillaged the
 temple of ,god3 others understand it of
  ,jerusalem2 by reason of the many     
rapines and oppressions committed       
there4    #e3b4 ,and thou ,bethlehem    
,ephrata1 art a little one among the    
thousands  of ,juda1 out of thee shall  
he come forth unto me that is to be the 
ruler in ,israel3 and his going forth is
 from the beginning1 from the  days of  

eternity4    ,his going forth1 etc4444  
,that is1 he who as man shall be born in
 thee1  as ,god was born of his ,father 
from all eternity4    #e3c4 ,therefore  
will he give them up even till the time 
wherein she that  travaileth shall bring
 forth3 and the remnant of his brethren 
shall be  converted to the children of  
,israel4    #e3d4 ,and he shall stand1  
and feed in the strength of the ,lord1  
in the  height of the name of the ,lord1
 his ,god3 and they shall be converted1 
for now shall he be magnified even to   
the ends of the earth4    #e3e4 ,and    
this man shall be our peace1 when the   
,assyrian shall come into  our land1 and
 when he shall set his foot in our      
houses3 and we shall  raise against him 
seven shepherds1 and eight principal    
men4    ,the ,assyrian4444 ,that is1 the
 persecutors of the church3 who are here
  called ,assyrians by the prophet3     
because the ,assyrians were at that     
time the chief enemies and persecutors  
of the people of ,god4--,ibid4  ,seven  

shepherds1 etc4444 ,viz41 the pastors of
 ,god's church1 and the  defenders of   
the faith4 ,the number seven in         
scripture is taken to  signify many3 and
 when eight is joined with it1 we are to
 understand  that the number will be    
very great4    #e3f4 ,and they shall    
feed the land of ,assyria with the      
sword1 and the  land of ,nemrod with the
 spears thereof3 and he shall deliver us
 from  the ,assyrian when he shall come 
into our land1 and when he shall tread  
in our borders4    ,they shall feed1    
etc4444 ,they shall make spiritual      
conquests in the  lands of their        
persecutors1 with the word of the       
spirit1 which is the  word of ,god4     
,eph4 #f4ag4    #e3g4 ,and the remnant  
of ,jacob shall be in the midst of many 
peoples1 as  a dew from the ,lord1 and  
as drops upon the grass1 which waiteth  
not for  man1 nor tarrieth for the      
children of men4    ,the remnant of     
,jacob4444 ,viz41 the apostles1 and the 
first preachers of  the ,jewish nation2 

whose doctrine1 like dew1 shall make the
 plants of  the converted ,gentiles grow
 up1 without waiting for any man to     
cultivate them by human learning4       
#e3h4 ,and the remnant of ,jacob shall  
be among the ,gentiles1 in the midst  of
 many peoples1 as a lion among the      
beasts of the forests1 and as a  young  
lion among the flocks of sheep3 who1    
when he shall go through1  and tread    
down1 and take there is none to deliver4
    ,as a lion1 etc4444 ,this denotes   
the fortitude of these first preachers2 
and their success in their spiritual    
enterprises4    #e3i4 ,thy hand shall be
 lifted up over thy enemies1 and all thy
 enemies  shall be cut off4    #e3aj4   
,and it shall come to pass in that day1 
saith the ,lord1 that ,i  will take away
 thy horses out of the midst of thee1   
and will destroy  thy chariots4    ,i   
will take away thy horses1 etc4444 ,some
 understand this1 and all that  follows 
to the end of the chapter1 as addressed 
to the enemies of the  church4 ,but it  

may as well be understood of the        
converts to the church3  who should no  
longer put their trust in any of these  
things4    #e3aa4 ,and ,i will destroy  
the cities of thy land1 and will throw  
down  all thy strong holds1 and ,i will 
take away sorceries out of thy hand1    
and there shall be no divinations in    
thee4    #e3ab4 ,and ,i will destroy thy
 graven things1 and thy statues1 out of 
the  midst of thee3 and thou shalt no   
more adore the works of thy hands4      
#e3ac4 ,and ,i will pluck up thy groves 
out of the midst of thee3 and will      
crush thy cities4    #e3ad4 ,and ,i will
 execute vengeance in wrath1 and in     
indignation1 among  all the nations that
 have not given ear4      ,micheas      
,chapter #f    ,god expostulates with   
the ,jews for their ingratitude and     
sins3 for  which they shall be punished4
    #f3a4 ,hear ye what the ,lord saith3
 ,arise1 contend thou in judgment       
against the mountains1 and let the hills
 hear thy voice4    ,the mountains1     

etc4444 ,that is1 the great ones1 the   
princes of the  people4    #f3b4 ,let   
the mountains hear the judgment of the  
,lord1 and the strong  foundations of   
the earth3 for the ,lord will enter into
 judgment with  his people1 and he will 
plead against ,israel4    #f3c4 ,o my   
people1 what have ,i done to thee1 or in
 what have ,i molested  thee8 answer    
thou me4    #f3d4 ,for ,i brought thee  
up out of the land of ,egypt1 and       
delivered thee  out of the house of     
slaves3 and ,i sent before thy face     
,moses1 and  ,aaron1 and ,mary4    #f3e4
 ,o my people1 remember1 ,i pray thee1  
what ,balach1 the king of ,moab1        
purposed3 and what ,balaam1 the son of  
,beor1 answered him1 from ,setim to     
,galgal1 that thou mightest know the    
justice of the ,lord4    ,from ,setim to
 ,galgal4444 ,he puts them in mind of   
the favour he did  them1 in not         
suffering them to be quite destroyed by 
the evil purpose  of ,balach1 and the   
wicked counsel of ,balaam3 and then     

gives them a hint  of the wonders he    
wrought1 in order to bring them into the
 land of  ,promise1 by stopping the     
course of the ,jordan1 in their march   
from  ,setim to ,galgal4    #f3f4 ,what 
shall ,i offer to the ,lord that is     
worthy8 wherewith shall ,i  kneel before
 the high ,god8 shall ,i offer          
holocausts unto him1 and  calves of a   
year old8    ,what shall ,i offer1      
etc4444 ,this is spoken in the person of
 the people1  desiring to be informed   
what they are to do to please ,god4     
#f3g4 ,may the ,lord be appeased with   
thousands of rams1 or with many         
thousands of fat he goats8 shall ,i give
 my firstborn for my wickedness1  the   
fruit of my body for the sin of my soul8
    #f3h4 ,i will shew thee1 ,o man1    
what is good1 and what the ,lord        
requireth  of thee3 ,verily to do       
judgment1 and to love mercy1 and to walk
  solicitous with thy ,god4    #f3i4    
,the voice of the ,lord crieth to the   
city1 and salvation shall be  to them   

that fear thy name3 hear ,o ye tribes1  
and who shall approve it8    #f3aj4 ,as 
yet there is a fire in the house of the 
wicked1 the treasures  of iniquity1 and 
a scant measure full of wrath4    ,full 
of wrath1 etc4444 ,that is1 highly      
provoking in the sight of ,god4         
#f3aa4 ,shall ,i justify wicked         
balances1 and the deceitful weights of  
the  bag8    #f3ab4 ,by which her rich  
men were filled with iniquity1 and the  
inhabitants thereof have spoken lies1   
and their tongue was deceitful in  their
 mouth4    #f3ac4 ,and ,i therefore     
began to strike thee with desolation for
 thy  sins4    #f3ad4 ,thou shalt eat1  
but shalt not be filled3 and thy        
humiliation  shall be in the midst of   
thee3 and thou shalt take hold1 but     
shalt not  save3 and those whom thou    
shalt save1 ,i will give up to the      
sword4    #f3ae4 ,thou shalt sow1 but   
shalt not reap3 thou shalt tread the    
olives1  but shalt not be anointed with 
the oil3 and the new wine1 but shalt not

  drink the wine4    #f3af4 ,for thou   
hast kept the statutes of ,amri1 and all
 the works of the  house of ,achab3 and 
thou hast walked according to their     
wills1 that ,i  should make thee a      
desolation1 and the inhabitants thereof 
a hissing1  and you shall bear the      
reproach of my people4    ,the statutes 
of ,amri1 etc4444 ,the wicked ways of   
,amri and ,achab1  idolatrous kings4    
,micheas ,chapter #g    ,the prophet    
laments1 that notwithstanding all his   
preaching1 the  generality are still    
corrupt in their manners3 therefore     
their  desolation is at hand3 but they  
shall be restored again and prosper2    
and all mankind shall be redeemed by    
,christ4    #g3a4 ,woe is me1 for ,i am 
become as one that gleaneth in autumn   
the  grapes of the vintage3 there is no 
cluster to eat1 my soul desired the     
first ripe figs4    #g3b4 ,the holy man 
is perished out of the earth1 and there 
is none  upright among men3 they all lie
 in wait for blood1 every one hunteth   

his brother to death4    #g3c4 ,the evil
 of their hands they call good3 the     
prince requireth1 and  the judge is for 
giving3 and the great man hath uttered  
the desire of  his soul1 and they have  
troubled it4    #g3d4 ,he that is best  
among them1 is as a brier1 and he that  
is  righteous1 as the thorn of the      
hedge4 ,the day of thy inspection1 thy  
visitation cometh3 now shall be their   
destruction4    #g3e4 ,believe not a    
friend1 and trust not in a prince3 keep 
the doors of  thy mouth from her that   
sleepeth in thy bosom4    #g3f4 ,for the
 son dishonoureth the father1 and the   
daughter riseth up  against her mother1 
the daughter in law against her mother  
in law3 and  a man's enemies are they of
 his own household4    #g3g4 ,but ,i    
will look towards the ,lord1 ,i will    
wait for ,god1 my saviour3  my ,god will
 hear me4    #g3h4 ,rejoice not1 thou my
 enemy1 over me1 because ,i am fallen3  
,i shall  arise1 when ,i sit in         
darkness1 the ,lord is my light4        

#g3i4 ,i will bear the wrath of the     
,lord1 because ,i have sinned against   
him3 until he judge my cause1 and       
execute judgment for me3 he will  bring 
me forth into the light1 ,i shall behold
 his justice4    #g3aj4 ,and my enemy   
shall behold1 and she shall be covered  
with shame1  who saith to me3 ,where is 
the ,lord thy ,god8 my eyes shall look  
down  upon her3 now shall she be trodden
 under foot as the mire of the  streets4
    ,she shall be covered1 etc4444      
,viz41 ,babylon my enemy4    #g3aa4 ,the
 day shall come1 that thy walls may be  
built up3 in that day  shall the law be 
far removed4    ,the law4444 ,viz41 of  
thy enemies1 who have tyrannized over   
thee4    #g3ab4 ,in that day they shall 
come even from ,assyria to thee1 and to 
the  fortified cities3 and from the     
fortified cities even to the river1 and 
from sea to sea1 and from mountain to   
mountain4    #g3ac4 ,and the land shall 
be made desolate because of the         
inhabitants  thereof1 and for the fruit 

of their devices4    ,the land1 etc4444 
,viz41 of ,babylon4    #g3ad4 ,feed thy 
people with thy rod1 the flock of thy   
inheritance1 them  that dwell alone in  
the forest1 in the midst of ,carmel3    
they shall feed  in ,basan and ,galaad1 
according to the days of old4    #g3ae4 
,according to the days of thy coming out
 of the land of ,egypt1 ,i  will shew   
him wonders4    #g3af4 ,the nations     
shall see1 and shall be confounded at   
all their  strength3 they shall put the 
hand upon the mouth1 their ears shall be
  deaf4    #g3ag4 ,they shall lick the  
dust like serpents1 as the creeping     
things of  the earth1 they shall be     
disturbed in their houses3 they shall   
dread  the ,lord1 our ,god1 and shall   
fear thee4    #g3ah4 ,who is a ,god like
 to thee1 who takest away iniquity1 and 
passest  by the sin of the remnant of   
thy inheritance8 he will send his fury  
in  no more1 because he delighteth in   
mercy4    #g3ai4 ,he will turn again1   
and have mercy on us3 he will put away  

our  iniquities3 and he will cast all   
our sins into the bottom of the sea4    
#g3bj4 ,thou wilt perform the truth to  
,jacob1 the mercy to ,abraham3 which    
thou hast sworn to our fathers from the 
days of old4          ,,the ,,prophecy  
,,of ,,nahum      ,,nahum1 whose name   
signifies ,a ,,comforter1 was a native  
of ,elcese1 or  ,elcesai1 supposed to be
 a little town in ,galilee4 ,he         
prophesied1 after  the ten tribes were  
carried into captivity1 and foretold the
 utter  destruction of ,ninive1 by the  
,babylonians and ,medes3 which happened 
in  the reign of ,,josias4      ,nahum  
,chapter #a    ,the majesty of ,god1 his
 goodness to his people1 and severity to
 his  enemies4    #a3a4 ,the burden of  
,ninive4 ,the book of the vision of     
,nahum1 the  ,elcesite4    #a3b4 ,the   
,lord is a jealous ,god1 and a revenger3
 the ,lord is a revenger1  and hath     
wrath3 the ,lord taketh vengeance on his
 adversaries1 and he is  angry with his 
enemies4    #a3c4 ,the ,lord is patient1

 and great in power1 and will not       
cleanse and  acquit the guilty4 ,the    
,lord's ways are in a tempest1 and a    
whirlwind1  and clouds are the dust of  
his feet4    #a3d4 ,he rebuketh the sea 
and drieth it up3 and bringeth all the  
rivers  to be a desert4 ,basan          
languisheth and ,carmel3 and the flower 
of ,libanus  fadeth away4    #a3e4 ,the 
mountains tremble at him1 and the hills 
are made desolate3 and  the earth hath  
quaked at his presence1 and the world1  
and all that  dwell therein4    #a3f4   
,who can stand before the face of his   
indignation8 and who shall  resist in   
the fierceness of his anger8 his        
indignation is poured out  like fire3   
and the rocks are melted by him4        
#a3g4 ,the ,lord is good1 and giveth    
strength in the day of trouble3 and     
knoweth them that hope in him4    #a3h4 
,but with a flood that passeth by1 he   
will make an utter end of the  place    
thereof3 and darkness shall pursue his  
enemies4    ,of the place thereof4444   

,viz41 of ,ninive4    #a3i4 ,what do ye 
devise against the ,lord8 he will make  
an utter end3  there shall not rise a   
double affliction4    #a3aj4 ,for as    
thorns embrace one another3 so while    
they are feasting and  drinking         
together1 they shall be consumed as     
stubble that is fully dry4    #a3aa4    
,out of thee shall come forth one that  
imagineth evil against the  ,lord1      
contriving treachery in his mind4       
,shall come forth one1 etc4444 ,some    
understand this of ,sennacherib4 ,but   
as his attempt against the people seems 
to have been prior to the  prophecy of  
,nahum1 we may better understand it of  
,holofernes4    #a3ab4 ,thus saith the  
,lord3 ,though they were perfect3 and   
many of them  so1 yet thus shall they be
 cut off1 and he shall pass3 ,i have    
afflicted  thee1 and ,i will afflict    
thee no more4    ,though they were      
perfect1 etc4444 ,that is1 however      
strong or numerous  their forces may be1
 they shall be cut off2 and their prince

 or leader  shall pass away and         
disappear4    #a3ac4 ,and now ,i will   
break in pieces his rod with which he   
struck thy  back1 and ,i will burst thy 
bonds asunder4    #a3ad4 ,and the ,lord 
will give a commandment concerning thee1
 that no  more of thy name shall be     
sown3 ,i will destroy the graven and    
molten  thing out of the house of thy   
,god1 ,i will make it thy grave1 for    
thou  art disgraced4    ,will give a    
commandment4444 ,that is1 a decree1     
concerning thee1 ,o king  of ,ninive1   
thy seed shall fail1 etc4    #a3ae4     
,behold upon the mountains the feet of  
him that bringeth good  tidings1 and    
that preacheth peace3 ,o ,juda1 keep thy
 festivals1 and pay  thy vows3 for      
,belial shall no more pass through thee 
again1 he is  utterly cut off4          
,belial4444 ,the wicked one1 viz41 the  
,assyrian4      ,nahum ,chapter #b      
,god sends his armies against ,ninive to
 destroy it4    #b3a4 ,he is come up    
that shall destroy before thy face1 that

 shall keep  the siege3 watch the way1  
fortify thy loins1 strengthen thy power 
exceedingly4    #b3b4 ,for the ,lord    
hath rendered the pride of ,jacob1 as   
the pride of  ,israel3 because the      
spoilers have laid them waste1 and have 
marred  their vine branches4    ,hath   
rendered the pride of ,jacob1 etc4444   
,he hath punished ,jacob for  his pride2
 and therefore ,ninive must not expect  
to escape4 ,or else1  rendering the     
pride of ,jacob means rewarding1 that   
is1 punishing ,ninive  for the pride    
they exercised against ,jacob4    #b3c4 
,the shield of his mighty men is like   
fire1 the men of the army are  clad in  
scarlet1 the reins of the chariot are   
flaming in the day of his  preparation1 
and the drivers are stupefied4    ,of   
his mighty men1 etc4444 ,he speaks of   
the ,chaldeans and ,medes sent to       
destroy ,ninive4--,ibid4 ,stupefied4444 
consopiti4 ,that is1 they drive on      
furiously like men intoxicated with     
wine4    #b3d4 ,they are in confusion in

 the ways1 the chariots jostle one      
against  another in the streets3 their  
looks are like torches1 like lightning  
running to and fro4    #b3e4 ,he will   
muster up his valiant men1 they shall   
stumble in their  march3 they shall     
quickly get upon the walls thereof3 and 
a covering  shall be prepared4          
,stumble in their march4444 ,by running 
hastily on4    #b3f4 ,the gates of the  
rivers are opened1 and the temple is    
thrown down  to the ground4    #b3g4    
,and the soldier is led away captive3   
and her bondwomen were led  away        
mourning as doves1 murmuring in their   
hearts4    #b3h4 ,and as for ,ninive1   
her waters are like a great pool3 but   
the men  flee away4 ,they cry3 ,stand1  
stand1 but there is none that will      
return  back4    #b3i4 ,take ye the     
spoil of the silver1 take the spoil of  
the gold3 for  there is no end of the   
riches of all the precious furniture4   
#b3aj4 ,she is destroyed1 and rent1 and 
torn3 the heart melteth1 and the  knees 

fail1 and all the loins lose their      
strength3 and the faces of  them all are
 as the blackness of a kettle4    #b3aa4
 ,where is now the dwelling of the      
lions1 and the feeding place of  the    
young lions1 to which the lion went1 to 
enter in thither1 the young  lion1 and  
there was none to make them afraid8     
#b3ab4 ,the lion caught enough for his  
whelps1 and killed for his  lionesses3  
and he filled his holes with prey1 and  
his den with rapine4    #b3ac4 ,behold  
,i come against thee1 saith the ,lord of
 hosts1 and ,i will  burn thy chariots  
even to smoke1 and the sword shall      
devour thy young  lions3 and ,i will cut
 off thy prey out of the land1 and the  
voice of  thy messengers shall be heard 
no more4      ,nahum ,chapter #c    ,the
 miserable destruction of ,ninive4      
#c3a4 ,woe to thee1 ,o city of blood1   
all full of lies and violence3  rapine  
shall not depart from thee4    #c3b4    
,the noise of the whip1 and the noise of
 the rattling of the  wheels1 and of the

 neighing horse2 and of the running     
chariot1 and of  the horsemen coming up1
    #c3c4 ,and of the shining sword1 and
 of the glittering spear1 and of a      
multitude slain1 and of a grievous      
destruction3 and there is no end of     
carcasses1 and they shall fall down on  
their dead bodies4    #c3d4 ,because of 
the multitude of the fornications of the
 harlot that  was beautiful and         
agreeable1 and that made use of         
witchcraft1 that sold  nations through  
her fornications1 and families through  
her witchcrafts4    #c3e4 ,behold ,i    
come against thee1 saith the ,lord of   
hosts3 and ,i will  discover thy shame  
to thy face1 and will shew thy nakedness
 to the  nations1 and thy shame to      
kingdoms4    #c3f4 ,and ,i will cast    
abominations upon thee1 and will        
disgrace thee1  and will make an example
 of thee4    #c3g4 ,and it shall come to
 pass that every one that shall see     
thee1  shall flee from thee1 and shall  
say3 ,ninive is laid waste3 who shall   

bemoan thee8 whence shall ,i seek a     
comforter for thee8    #c3h4 ,art thou  
better than the populous ,alexandria1   
that dwelleth among  the rivers8 waters 
are round about it3 the sea is its      
riches3 the  waters are its walls4      
,populous ,alexandria4444 ,no-,ammon4 ,a
 populous city of ,egypt destroyed by   
the ,chaldeans1 and afterwards rebuilt  
by ,alexander1 and called  ,alexandria4 
,others suppose ,no-,ammon to be the    
same as ,diospolis4    #c3i4 ,ethiopia  
and ,egypt were the strength thereof1   
and there is no end3  ,africa and the   
,libyans were thy helpers4    #c3aj4    
,yet she also was removed and carried   
into captivity3 her young  children were
 dashed in pieces at the top of every   
street1 and they  cast lots upon her    
nobles1 and all her great men were bound
 in fetters4    #c3aa4 ,therefore thou  
also shalt be made drunk1 and shalt be  
despised3  and thou shalt seek help from
 the enemies4    #c3ab4 ,all thy strong 
holds shall be like fig trees with their

 green  figs3 if they be shaken1 they   
shall fall into the mouth of the eater4 
#c3ac4 ,behold thy people in the midst  
of thee are women3 the gates of  thy    
land shall be set wide open to thy      
enemies1 the fire shall devour  thy     
bars4    #c3ad4 ,draw thee water for the
 siege1 build up thy bulwarks3 go into  
the  clay1 and tread1 work it and make  
brick4    #c3ae4 ,there shall the fire  
devour thee3 thou shalt perish by the   
sword1  it shall devour thee like the   
bruchus3 assemble together like the     
bruchus1 make thyself many like the     
locust4    #c3af4 ,thou hast multiplied 
thy merchandises above the stars of     
heaven3  the bruchus hath spread himself
 and flown away4    #c3ag4 ,thy guards  
are like the locusts3 and thy little    
ones like the  locusts of locusts which 
swarm on the hedges in the day of cold3 
the  sun arose1 and they flew away1 and 
their place was not known where they    
were4    ,locusts of locusts4444 ,the   
young locusts4    #c3ah4 ,thy shepherds 

have slumbered1 ,o king of ,assyria1 thy
 princes  shall be buried3 thy people   
are hid in the mountains1 and there is  
none  to gather them4    #c3ai4 ,thy    
destruction is not hidden1 thy wound is 
grievous3 all that  have heard the fame 
of thee1 have clapped their hands over  
thee3 for  upon whom hath not thy       
wickedness passed continually8          
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,habacuc         
,,habacuc was a native of ,bezocher1 and
 prophesied in ,,juda1 some time  before
 the invasion of the ,,chaldeans1 which 
he foretold4 ,he lived to  see this     
prophecy fulfilled1 and for many years  
after1 according to the  general        
opinion1 which supposes him to be the   
same that was brought by  the ,,angel to
 ,,daniel in ,,babylon1 ,dan4 #ad4      
,habacuc ,chapter #a    ,the prophet    
complains of the wickedness of the      
people3 ,god reveals to  him the        
vengeance he is going to take of them by
 the ,chaldeans4    #a3a4 ,the burden   
that ,habacuc the prophet saw4          

,burden4444 ,such prophecies more       
especially are called burdens1 as       
threaten grievous evils and punishments4
    #a3b4 ,how long1 ,o ,lord1 shall ,i 
cry1 and thou wilt not hear8 shall ,i   
cry  out to thee suffering violence1 and
 thou wilt not save8    #a3c4 ,why hast 
thou shewn me iniquity and grievance1 to
 see rapine and  injustice before me8   
and there is a judgment1 but opposition 
is more  powerful4    #a3d4 ,therefore  
the law is torn in pieces1 and judgment 
cometh not to  the end3 because the     
wicked prevaileth against the just1     
therefore  wrong judgment goeth forth4  
#a3e4 ,behold ye among the nations1 and 
see3 wonder1 and be astonished3  for a  
work is done in your days1 which no man 
will believe when it  shall be told4    
#a3f4 ,for behold1 ,i will raise up the 
,chaldeans1 a bitter and swift  nation1 
marching upon the breadth of the earth1 
to possess the dwelling  places that are
 not their own4    #a3g4 ,they are      
dreadful1 and terrible3 from themselves 

shall their  judgment1 and their burden 
proceed4    #a3h4 ,their horses are     
lighter than leopards1 and swifter than 
evening  wolves2 and their horsemen     
shall be spread abroad3 for their       
horsemen  shall come from afar1 they    
shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste 
to  eat4    #a3i4 ,they shall all come  
to the prey1 their face is like a       
burning  wind3 and they shall gather    
together captives as the sand4    #a3aj4
 ,and their prince shall triumph over   
kings1 and princes shall be  his        
laughingstock3 and he shall laugh at    
every strong hold1 and shall  cast up a 
mount1 and shall take it4    #a3aa4     
,then shall his spirit be changed1 and  
he shall pass1 and fall3  this is his   
strength of his god4    ,then shall his 
spirit1 etc4444 ,viz41 the spirit of the
 king of ,babylon4  ,it alludes to the  
judgment of ,god upon ,nabuchodonosor1  
recorded ,dan4  #d41 and to the speedy  
fall of the ,chaldean empire4    #a3ab4 
,wast thou not from the beginning1 ,o   

,lord my ,god1 my holy one1 and  we     
shall not die8 ,lord1 thou hast         
appointed him for judgment3 and made    
him strong for correction4    #a3ac4    
,thy eyes are too pure to behold evil1  
and thou canst not look on  iniquity4   
,why lookest thou upon them that do     
unjust things1 and holdest  thy peace   
when the wicked devoureth the man that  
is more just than  himself8    #a3ad4   
,and thou wilt make men as the fishes of
 the sea1 and as the  creeping things   
that have no ruler4    #a3ae4 ,he lifted
 up all them with his hook1 he drew them
 in his drag1  and gathered them into   
his net3 for this he will be glad and   
rejoice4    #a3af4 ,therefore will he   
offer victims to his drag1 and he will  
sacrifice to his net3 because through   
them his portion is made fat1 and  his  
meat dainty4    #a3ag4 ,for this cause  
therefore he spreadeth his net1 and will
 not spare  continually to slay the     
nations4      ,habacuc ,chapter #b      
,the prophet is admonished to wait with 

faith4 ,the enemies of ,god's  people   
shall assuredly be punished4    #b3a4 ,i
 will stand upon my watch1 and fix my   
foot upon the tower3 and ,i  will watch1
 to see what will be said to me1 and    
what ,i may answer to  him that         
reproveth me4    ,will stand1 etc4444   
,waiting to see what the ,lord will     
answer to my  complaint1 viz41 that the 
,chaldeans1 who are worse than the      
,jews1 and  who attribute all their     
success to their own strength1 or to    
their  idols1 should nevertheless       
prevail over the people of the ,lord4   
,the  ,lord's answer is1 that the       
prophet must wait with patience and     
faith3  that all should be set right in 
due time2 and the enemies of ,god and   
his people punished according to their  
deserts4    #b3b4 ,and the ,lord        
answered me1 and said3 ,write the       
vision1 and make it  plain upon tables3 
that he that readeth it may run over it4
    #b3c4 ,for as yet the vision is far 
off1 and it shall appear at the end1    

and shall not lie3 if it make any delay1
 wait for it3 for it shall  surely come1
 and it shall not be slack4    #b3d4    
,behold1 he that is unbelieving1 his    
soul shall not be right in  himself3 but
 the just shall live in his faith4      
#b3e4 ,and as wine deceiveth him that   
drinketh it3 so shall the proud man  be1
 and he shall not be honoured3 who hath 
enlarged his desire like  hell3 and is  
himself like death1 and he is never     
satisfied3 but will  gather together    
unto him all nations1 and heap together 
unto him all  people4    ,as wine       
deceiveth1 etc4444 ,viz41 by affording  
only a short passing  pleasure2 followed
 by the evils and disgrace that are the 
usual  consequences of drunkenness2 so  
shall it be with the proud enemies of   
the people of ,god2 whose success       
affordeth them only a momentary         
pleasure1 followed by innumerable and   
everlasting evils4    #b3f4 ,shall not  
all these take up a parable against him1
 and a dark  speech concerning him3 and 

it shall be said3 ,woe to him that      
heapeth  together that which is not his 
own8 how long also doth he load himself 
with thick clay8    ,thick clay4444     
,ill-gotten goods1 that1 like mire1 both
 burden and  defile the soul4    #b3g4  
,shall they not rise up suddenly that   
shall bite thee3 and they be  stirred up
 that shall tear thee1 and thou shalt be
 a spoil to them8    #b3h4 ,because thou
 hast spoiled many nations1 all that    
shall be left of  the people shall spoil
 thee3 because of men's blood1 and for  
the  iniquity of the land1 of the city1 
and of all that dwell therein4    #b3i4 
,woe to him that gathereth together an  
evil covetousness to his  house1 that   
his nest may be on high1 and thinketh he
 may be delivered  out of the hand of   
evil4    #b3aj4 ,thou hast devised      
confusion to thy house1 thou hast cut   
off many  people1 and thy soul hath     
sinned4    #b3aa4 ,for the stone shall  
cry out of the wall3 and the timber that
 is  between the joints of the building1

 shall answer4    #b3ab4 ,woe to him    
that buildeth a town with blood1 and    
prepareth a city  by iniquity4    #b3ac4
 ,are not these things from the ,lord of
 hosts8 for the people shall  labour in 
a great fire3 and the nations in vain1  
and they shall faint4    ,are not these 
things1 etc4444 ,that is1 shall not     
these punishments that  are here        
recorded1 come from the ,lord upon him  
that is guilty of such  crimes4--,ibid4 
,the people shall labour1 etc4444 ,viz41
 the enemies of  ,god's people4         
#b3ad4 ,for the earth shall be filled1  
that men may know the glory of the      
,lord1 as waters covering the sea4      
#b3ae4 ,woe to him that giveth drink to 
his friend1 and presenteth his  gall1   
and maketh him drunk1 that he may behold
 his nakedness4    #b3af4 ,thou art     
filled with shame instead of glory3     
drink thou also1 and  fall fast asleep3 
the cup of the right hand of the ,lord  
shall compass  thee1 and shameful       
vomiting shall be on thy glory4         

#b3ag4 ,for the iniquity of ,libanus    
shall cover thee1 and the ravaging of   
beasts shall terrify them because of the
 blood of men1 and the iniquity  of the 
land1 and of the city1 and of all that  
dwell therein4    ,the iniquity of      
,libanus4444 ,that is1 the iniquity     
committed by the  ,chaldeans against the
 temple of ,god1 signified here by the  
name of  ,libanus4    #b3ah4 ,what doth 
the graven thing avail1 because the     
maker thereof hath  graven it1 a molten1
 and a false image8 because the forger  
thereof hath  trusted in a thing of his 
own forging1 to make dumb idols4        
#b3ai4 ,woe to him that saith to wood3  
,awake3 to the dumb stone3 ,arise3  can 
it teach8 ,behold1 it is laid over with 
gold1 and silver1 and there  is no      
spirit in the bowels thereof4    #b3bj4 
,but the ,lord is in his holy temple3   
let all the earth keep  silence before  
him4      ,habacuc ,chapter #c    #c3a4 
,a ,,prayer ,,of ,,habacuc ,,the        
,,prophet ,,for ,,ignorances4    ,for   

ignorances4444 ,that is1 for the sins of
 his people4 ,in the ,hebrew1  it is    
,sigionoth3 which some take to signify a
 musical instrument1 or  tune2 with     
which this sublime prayer and canticle  
was to be sung4    #c3b4 ,o ,lord1 ,i   
have heard thy hearing1 and was afraid4 
,o ,lord1 thy  work1 in the midst of the
 years bring it to life3 ,in the midst  
of the  years thou shalt make it known3 
when thou art angry1 thou wilt remember 
mercy4    ,thy hearing1 etc4444 ,that   
is1 thy oracles1 the great and wonderful
  things thou hast revealed to me2 and  
,i was struck with a reverential  fear  
and awe4--,ibid4 ,thy work4444 ,the     
great work of the redemption of  man1   
which thou wilt bring to life and light 
in the midst of the years1  when our    
calamities and miseries shall be at     
their height4    #c3c4 ,god will come   
from the south1 and the holy one from   
mount ,pharan3  ,his glory covered the  
heavens1 and the earth is full of his   
praise4    ,god will come from the      

south1 etc4444 ,god himself will come to
 give us  his law1 and to conduct us    
into the true land of promise3 as       
heretofore  he came from the ,south 7in 
the ,hebrew ,theman7 and from mount     
,pharan to  give his law to his people  
in the desert4 ,see ,deut4 #cc4b4       
#c3d4 ,his brightness shall be as the   
light3 horns are in his hands3  ,there  
is his strength hid3    ,horns1 etc4444 
,that is1 strength and power1 which1 by 
a ,hebrew phrase1  are called horns4 ,or
 beams of light1 which come forth from  
his hands4  ,or it may allude to the    
cross1 in the horns of which the hands  
of  ,christ were fastened1 where his    
strength was hidden1 by which he        
overcame the world1 and drove out death 
and the devil4    #c3e4 ,death shall go 
before his face4 ,and the devil shall go
 forth  before his feet4    ,death shall
 go before his face1 etc4444 ,both death
 and the devil shall  be the            
executioners of his justice against his 
enemies3 as they were  heretofore       

against the ,egyptians and ,chanaanites4
    #c3f4 ,he stood and measured the    
earth4 ,he beheld1 and melted the       
nations3 and the ancient mountains were 
crushed to pieces4 ,the hills of  the   
world were bowed down by the journeys of
 his eternity4    ,he beheld1 etc4444   
,one look of his eye is enough to melt  
all the  nations1 and to reduce them to 
nothing4 ,for all heaven and earth      
disappear when they come before his     
light4 ,apoc4 #bj4aa4 ,ibid4 ,the       
ancient mountains1 etc4444 ,by the      
mountains and hills are signified the   
great ones of the world1 that persecute 
the church1 whose power was  quickly    
crushed by the ,almighty4    #c3g4 ,i   
saw the tents of ,ethiopia for their    
iniquity1 the curtains of  the land of  
,madian shall be troubled4              
,ethiopia4444 the land of the ,blacks1  
and ,madian1 are here taken for the     
enemies of ,god and his people3 who     
shall perish for their iniquity4        
#c3h4 ,wast thou angry1 ,o ,lord1 with  

the rivers8 or was thy wrath upon  the  
rivers8 or thy indignation in the sea8  
,who will ride upon thy  horses3 and thy
 chariots are salvation4    ,with the   
rivers1 etc4444 ,he alludes to the      
wonders wrought heretofore  by the ,lord
 in favour of his people ,israel1 when  
the waters of the  rivers1 viz41 of     
,arnon and ,jordan1 and of the ,red     
,sea1 retired before  their face3 when  
he came as it were with his horses and  
chariots to  save them when he took up  
his bow for their defence1 in           
consequence of  the oath he had made to 
their tribes3 when the mountains        
trembled1 and  the deep stood with its  
waves raised up in a heap1 as with hands
 lifted  up to heaven3 when the sun and 
the moon stood still at his command1    
etc41 to comply with his anger1 not     
against the rivers and sea1 but  against
 the enemies of his people4 ,how much   
more will he do in favour  of his ,son3 
and against the enemies of his church8  
#c3i4 ,thou wilt surely take up thy bow3

 according to the oaths which  thou hast
 spoken to the tribes4 ,thou wilt divide
 the rivers of the  earth4    #c3aj4    
,the mountains saw thee1 and were       
grieved3 the great body of  waters      
passed away4 ,the deep put forth its    
voice3 the deep lifted up  its hands4   
#c3aa4 ,the sun and the moon stood still
 in their habitation1 in the  light of  
thy arrows1 they shall go in the        
brightness of thy glittering  spear4    
#c3ab4 ,in thy anger thou wilt tread the
 earth under foot3 in thy wrath  thou   
wilt astonish the nations4    #c3ac4    
,thou wentest forth for the salvation of
 thy people3 for salvation  with thy    
,christ4 ,thou struckest the head of the
 house of the wicked3  thou hast laid   
bare his foundation even to the neck4   
,the head of the house of the wicked4444
 ,such was ,pharao heretofore3  such    
shall ,antichrist be hereafter4         
#c3ad4 ,thou hast cursed his sceptres1  
the head of his warriors1 them  that    
came out as a whirlwind to scatter me4  

,their joy was like that of  him that   
devoureth the poor man in secret4       
#c3ae4 ,thou madest a way in the sea for
 thy horses1 in the mud of many  waters4
    ,thou madest a way in the sea1      
etc4444 ,to deliver thy people from the 
,egyptian bondage3 and thou shalt work  
the like wonders in the spiritual  way1 
to rescue the children of the church    
from their enemies4    #c3af4 ,i have   
heard and my bowels were troubled3 my   
lips trembled at the  voice4 ,let       
rottenness enter into my bones1 and     
swarm under me4 ,that ,i  may rest in   
the day of tribulation3 that ,i may go  
up to our people that  are girded4    ,i
 have heard1 etc4444 ,viz41 the evils   
that are now coming upon the            
,israelites for their sins2 and that    
shall come hereafter upon all           
impenitent sinners2 and the foresight   
that ,i have of these miseries  makes me
 willing to die1 that ,i may be at rest1
 before this general  tribulation comes1
 in which all good things shall be      

withdrawn from the  wicked4--,ibid4     
,that ,i may go up to our people1       
etc4444 ,that ,i may join  the happy    
company in the bosom of ,abraham1 that  
are girded1 that is1  prepared for their
 journey1 by which they shall attend    
their ,lord1 when  he shall ascend into 
heaven4 ,to which high and happy place1 
my ,jesus1  that is1 my ,saviour1 the   
great conqueror of death and hell1 shall
 one  day conduct me rejoicing and      
singing psalms of praise1 ver4 #ah and  
#ai4    #c3ag4 ,for the fig tree shall  
not blossom3 and there shall be no      
spring  in the vines4 ,the labour of the
 olive tree shall fail3 and the fields  
shall yield no food3 the flock shall be 
cut off from the fold1 and  there shall 
be no herd in the stalls4    #c3ah4 ,but
 ,i will rejoice in the ,lord3 and ,i   
will joy in ,god my ,jesus4    #c3ai4   
,the ,lord ,god is my strength3 and he  
will make my feet like the  feet of     
harts3 and he the conqueror will lead me
 upon my high places  singing psalms4   

,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,sophonias       
,,sophonias1 whose name1 saith ,st4     
,jerome1 signifies ,the ,watchman of the
  ,lord1 or ,the hidden of the ,lord1   
prophesied in the beginning of the      
reign of ,josias4 ,he was a native of   
,sarabatha1 and of the tribe of         
,simeon1 according to the more general  
opinion4 ,he prophesied the  punishments
 of the ,jews1 for their idolatry and   
other crimes2 also the  punishments that
 were to come on divers nations2 the    
coming of ,christ1  the conversion of   
the ,gentiles1 the blindness of the     
,jews1 and their  conversion towards the
 end of the world4      ,sophonias      
,chapter #a    ,for divers enormous     
sins1 the kingdom of ,juda is threatened
 with severe  judgment4    #a3a4 ,the   
word of the ,lord that came to          
,sophonias the son of ,chusi1 the  son  
of ,godolias1 the son of ,amarias1 the  
son of ,ezechias1 in the days  of       
,josias1 the son of ,amon king of ,juda4
    #a3b4 ,gathering1 ,i will gather    

together all things from off the face of
  the land1 saith the ,lord3            
,gathering1 ,i will gather1 etc4444     
,that is1 ,i will assuredly take away1  
and wholly consume1 either by captivity1
 or death1 both men and beasts  out of  
this land4    #a3c4 ,i will gather man1 
and beast1 ,i will gather the birds of  
the air1  and the fishes of the sea3 and
 the ungodly shall meet with ruin3 and  
,i  will destroy men from off the face  
of the land1 saith the ,lord4    #a3d4  
,and ,i will stretch out my hand upon   
,juda1 and upon all the  inhabitants of 
,jerusalem3 and ,i will destroy out of  
this place the  remnant of ,baal1 and   
the names of the wardens of the temples 
with the  priests3    ,the wardens1     
etc4444 ,viz41 of the temples of the    
idols4 ,a,edituos1 in  ,hebrew1 the     
,chemarims1 that is1 such as kindle the 
fires1 or burn  incense4    #a3e4 ,and  
them that worship the host of heaven    
upon the tops of houses1  and them that 
adore1 and swear by the ,lord1 and swear

 by ,melchom4    ,melchom4444 ,the idol 
of the ,ammonites4    #a3f4 ,and them   
that turn away from following after the 
,lord1 and that  have not sought the    
,lord1 nor searched after him4    #a3g4 
,be silent before the face of the ,lord 
,god3 for the day of the ,lord  is near1
 for the ,lord hath prepared a victim1  
he hath sanctified his  guests4    #a3h4
 ,and it shall come to pass in the day  
of the victim of the ,lord1  that ,i    
will visit upon the princes1 and upon   
the king's sons1 and upon  all such as  
are clothed with strange apparel3       
#a3i4 ,and ,i will visit in that day    
upon every one that entereth  arrogantly
 over the threshold3 them that fill the 
house of the ,lord  their ,god with     
iniquity and deceit4    #a3aj4 ,and     
there shall be in that day1 saith the   
,lord1 the noise of a  cry from the fish
 gate1 and a howling from the ,second1  
and a great  destruction from the hills4
    ,the ,second4444 ,a part of the city
 so called4    #a3aa4 ,howl1 ye         

inhabitants of the ,morter4 ,all the    
people of ,chanaan is  hush1 all are cut
 off that were wrapped up in silver4    
,the ,morter4444 ,maktesh4 ,a valley in 
or near ,jerusalem4 ,ibid4 ,the people  
of ,chanaan4444 ,so he calls the ,jews1 
from their following the wicked  ways of
 the ,chanaanites4    #a3ab4 ,and it    
shall come to pass at that time1 that ,i
 will search  ,jerusalem with lamps1 and
 will visit upon the men that are       
settled on  their lees3 that say in     
their hearts3 ,the ,lord will not do    
good1 nor  will he do evil4    ,settled 
on their lees4444 ,that is1 the wealthy1
 and such as live at  their ease1       
resting upon their riches1 like wine    
upon the lees4    #a3ac4 ,and their     
strength shall become a booty1 and their
 houses as a  desert3 and they shall    
build houses1 and shall not dwell in    
them3 and  they shall plant vineyards1  
and shall not drink the wine of them4   
#a3ad4 ,the great day of the ,lord is   
near1 it is near and exceeding  swift3  

the voice of the day of the ,lord is    
bitter1 the mighty man shall  there meet
 with tribulation4    #a3ae4 ,that day  
is a day of wrath1 a day of tribulation 
and distress1 a  day of calamity and    
misery1 a day of darkness and obscurity1
 a day of  clouds and whirlwinds1       
#a3af4 ,a day of the trumpet and alarm  
against the fenced cities1 and  against 
the high bulwarks4    #a3ag4 ,and ,i    
will distress men1 and they shall walk  
like blind men1  because they have      
sinned against the ,lord3 and their     
blood shall be  poured out as earth1 and
 their bodies as dung4    #a3ah4        
,neither shall their silver and their   
gold be able to deliver them  in the day
 of the wrath of the ,lord3 all the land
 shall be devoured by  the fire of his  
jealousy3 for he shall make even a      
speedy destruction  of all them that    
dwell in the land4      ,sophonias      
,chapter #b    ,an exhortation to       
repentance4 ,the judgment of the        
,philistines1 of the  ,moabites1 and the

 ,ammonites2 of the ,ethiopians and the 
,assyrians4    #b3a4;,assemble          
yourselves together1 be gathered        
together1 ,o nation not  worthy to be   
loved3    #b3b4 ,before the decree bring
 forth the day as dust passing away1    
before  the fierce anger of the ,lord   
come upon you1 before the day of the    
,lord's indignation come upon you4      
#b3c4 ,seek the ,lord1 all ye meek of   
the earth1 you that have wrought his    
judgment3 seek the just1 seek the meek3 
if by any means you may be hid  in the  
day of the ,lord's indignation4    #b3d4
 ,for ,gaza shall be destroyed1 and     
,ascalon shall be a desert1 they  shall 
cast out ,azotus at noonday1 and        
,accaron shall be rooted up4    #b3e4   
,woe to you that inhabit the sea coast1 
,o nation of reprobates3 the  word of   
the ,lord upon you1 ,o ,chanaan1 the    
land of the ,philistines1 and  ,i will  
destroy thee1 so that there shall not be
 an inhabitant4    #b3f4 ,and the sea   
coast shall be the resting place of     

shepherds1 and  folds for cattle3       
#b3g4 ,and it shall be the portion of   
him that shall remain of the house  of  
,juda1 there they shall feed3 in the    
houses of ,ascalon they shall  rest in  
the evening3 because the ,lord their    
,god will visit them1 and  bring back   
their captivity4    #b3h4 ,i have heard 
the reproach of ,moab1 and the          
blasphemies of the  children of ,ammon1 
with which they reproached my people1   
and have  magnified themselves upon     
their borders4    #b3i4 ,therefore as ,i
 live1 saith the ,lord of hosts the ,god
 of ,israel1  ,moab shall be as ,sodom1 
and the children of ,ammon as ,gomorrha1
 the  dryness of thorns1 and heaps of   
salt1 and a desert even for ever3 the   
remnant of my people shall make a spoil 
of them1 and the residue of my  nation  
shall possess them4    #b3aj4 ,this     
shall befall them for their pride3      
because they have  blasphemed1 and have 
been magnified against the people of the
 ,lord of  hosts4    #b3aa4 ,the ,lord  

shall be terrible upon them1 and shall  
consume all the  gods of the earth3 and 
they shall adore him every man from his 
own  place1 all the islands of the      
,gentiles4    #b3ab4 ,you ,ethiopians1  
also shall be slain with my sword4      
#b3ac4 ,and he will stretch out his hand
 upon the north1 and will destroy       
,assyria3 and he will make the beautiful
 city a wilderness1 and as a  place not 
passable1 and as a desert4    ,the      
beautiful city1 viz4444 ,ninive1 which  
was destroyed soon after  this1 viz41 in
 the sixteenth year of the reign of     
,josias4    #b3ad4 ,and flocks shall lie
 down in the midst thereof1 all the     
beasts of  the nations3 and the bittern 
and the urchin shall lodge in the       
threshold thereof3 the voice of the     
singing bird in the window1 the  raven  
on the upper post1 for ,i will consume  
her strength4    #b3ae4 ,this is the    
glorious city that dwelt in security3   
that said in  her heart3 ,i am1 and     
there is none beside me3 how is she     

become a  desert1 a place for beasts to 
lie down in8 every one that passeth by  
her shall hiss1 and wag his hand4       
,sophonias ,chapter #c    ,a woe to     
,jerusalem for her sins4 ,a prophecy of 
the conversion of the  ,gentiles1 and of
 the poor of ,israel3 ,god shall be with
 them4 ,the ,jews  shall be converted at
 last4    #c3a4 ,woe to the provoking   
and redeemed city1 the dove4    #c3b4   
,she hath not hearkened to the voice1   
neither hath she received  discipline3  
she hath not trusted in the ,lord1 she  
drew not near to her  ,god4    #c3c4    
,her princes are in the midst of her as 
roaring lions3 her judges  are evening  
wolves1 they left nothing for the       
morning4    #c3d4 ,her prophets are     
senseless1 men without faith3 her       
priests have  polluted the sanctuary1   
they have acted unjustly against the    
law4    #c3e4 ,the just ,lord is in the 
midst thereof1 he will not do iniquity3 
in  the morning1 in the morning he will 
bring his judgment to light1 and it     

shall not be hid3 but the wicked man    
hath not known shame4    #c3f4 ,i have  
destroyed the nations1 and their towers 
are beaten down3 ,i  have made their    
ways desert1 so that there is none that 
passeth by3  their cities are desolate1 
there is not a man remaining1 nor any   
inhabitant4    #c3g4 ,i said3 ,surely   
thou wilt fear me1 thou wilt receive    
correction3  and her dwelling shall not 
perish1 for all things wherein ,i have  
visited her3 but they rose early1 and   
corrupted all their thoughts4    #c3h4  
,wherefore expect me1 saith the ,lord1  
in the day of my resurrection  that is  
to come1 for my judgment is to assemble 
the ,gentiles1 and to  gather the       
kingdoms3 and to pour upon them my      
indignation1 all my  fierce anger3 for  
with the fire of my jealousy shall all  
the earth be  devoured4    #c3i4        
,because then ,i will restore to the    
people a chosen lip1 that all  may call 
upon the name of the ,lord1 and may     
serve him with one  shoulder4    #c3aj4 

,from beyond the rivers of ,ethiopia1   
shall my suppliants1 the  children of my
 dispersed people1 bring me an offering4
    #c3aa4 ,in that day thou shalt not  
be ashamed for all thy doings1 wherein  
thou hast transgressed against me for   
then ,i will take away out of the  midst
 of thee thy proud boasters1 and thou   
shalt no more be lifted up  because of  
my holy mountain4    #c3ab4 ,and ,i will
 leave in the midst of thee a poor and  
needy people3  and they shall hope in   
the name of the ,lord4    #c3ac4 ,the   
remnant of ,israel shall not do         
iniquity1 nor speak lies1 nor  shall a  
deceitful tongue be found in their      
mouth3 for they shall feed1  and shall  
lie down1 and there shall be none to    
make them afraid4    #c3ad4 ,give       
praise1 ,o daughter of ,sion3 shout1 ,o 
,israel3 be glad1 and  rejoice with all 
thy heart1 ,o daughter of ,jerusalem4   
#c3ae4 ,the ,lord hath taken away thy   
judgment1 he hath turned away thy       
enemies3 the king of ,israel1 the ,lord1

 is in the midst of thee1 thou  shalt   
fear evil no more4    #c3af4 ,in that   
day it shall be said to ,jerusalem3     
,fear not3 to ,sion3 ,let  not thy hands
 be weakened4    #c3ag4 ,the ,lord thy  
,god in the midst of thee is mighty1 he 
will save3 he  will rejoice over thee   
with gladness1 he will be silent in his 
love1 he  will be joyful over thee in   
praise4    #c3ah4 ,the triflers that    
were departed from the law1 ,i will     
gather  together1 because they were of  
thee3 that thou mayest no more suffer   
reproach for them4    #c3ai4 ,behold ,i 
will cut off all that have afflicted    
thee at that time3  and ,i will save her
 that halteth1 and will gather her that 
was cast  out3 and ,i will get them     
praise1 and a name1 in all the land     
where they  had been put to confusion4  
#c3bj4 ,at that time1 when ,i will bring
 you3 and at the time that ,i will      
gather you3 for ,i will give you a name1
 and praise among all the people  of the
 earth1 when ,i shall have brought back 

your captivity before your  eyes1 saith 
the ,lord4          ,,the ,,prophecy    
,,of ,,aggeus      ,,aggeus was one of  
those that returned from the captivity  
of ,babylon1 in  the first year of the  
reign of king ,cyrus4 ,he was sent by   
the ,lord1 in  the second year of the   
reign of king ,darius1 the son of       
,hystaspes1 to  exhort ,zorobabel the   
prince of ,juda1 and ,jesus the high    
priest1 to the  building of the temple2 
which they had begun1 but left off again
  through the opposition of the         
,samaritans4 ,in consequence of this    
exhortation they proceeded in the       
building and finished the temple4 ,and  
the prophet was commissioned by the     
,lord to assure them that this  second  
temple should be more glorious than the 
former1 because the  ,messiah should    
honour it with his presence3 signifying 
withal how much  the church of the ,new 
,testament should excel that of the ,old
 ,testament4      ,aggeus ,chapter #a   
,the people are reproved for neglecting 

to build the temple4 ,they are          
encouraged to set about the work4       
#a3a4 ,in the second year of ,darius the
 king1 in the sixth month1 in the  first
 day of the month1 the word of the ,lord
 came by the hand of ,aggeus  the       
prophet1 to ,zorobabel the son of       
,salathiel1 governor of ,juda1 and  to  
,jesus the son of ,josedec the high     
priest1 saying3    #a3b4 ,thus saith the
 ,lord of hosts1 saying3 ,this people   
saith3 ,the time  is not yet come for   
building the house of the ,lord4        
#a3c4 ,and the word of the ,lord came by
 the hand of ,aggeus the prophet1       
saying3    #a3d4 ,is it time for you to 
dwell in ceiled houses1 and this house  
lie  desolate8    #a3e4 ,and now thus   
saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,set your     
hearts to consider  your ways4    #a3f4 
,you have sowed much1 and brought in    
little3 you have eaten1 but  have not   
had enough3 you have drunk1 but have not
 been filled with  drink3 you have      
clothed yourselves1 but have not been   

warmed3 and he  that hath earned wages1 
put them into a bag with holes4    #a3g4
 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,set   
your hearts upon your ways3    #a3h4 ,go
 up to the mountain1 bring timber1 and  
build the house3 and it  shall be       
acceptable to me1 and ,i shall be       
glorified1 saith the ,lord4    #a3i4    
,you have looked for more1 and behold it
 became less1 and you  brought it home1 
and ,i blowed it away3 why1 saith the   
,lord of hosts8  because my house is    
desolate1 and you make haste every man  
to his own  house4    #a3aj4 ,therefore 
the heavens over you were stayed from   
giving dew1 and  the earth was hindered 
from yielding her fruits3    #a3aa4 ,and
 ,i called for a drought upon the land1 
and upon the mountains1  and upon the   
corn1 and upon the wine1 and upon the   
oil1 and upon all  that the ground      
bringeth forth1 and upon men1 and upon  
beasts1 and upon  all the labour of the 
hands4    #a3ab4 ,then ,zorobabel the   
son of ,salathiel1 and ,jesus the son of

 ,josedec  the high priest1 and all the 
remnant of the people hearkened to the  
voice of the ,lord their ,god1 and to   
the words of ,aggeus the prophet1 as    
the ,lord their ,god sent him to them3  
and the people feared before the  ,lord4
    #a3ac4 ,and ,aggeus the messenger of
 the ,lord1 as one of the messengers of 
the ,lord1 spoke1 saying to the people3 
,i am with you1 saith the ,lord4        
#a3ad4 ,and the ,lord stirred up the    
spirit of ,zorobabel the son of         
,salathiel governor of ,juda1 and the   
spirit of ,jesus the son of ,josedec    
the high priest1 and the spirit of all  
the rest of the people3 and they  went  
in1 and did the work in the house of the
 ,lord of ,hosts their ,god4            
,aggeus ,chapter #b    ,christ by his   
coming shall make the latter temple more
 glorious than  the former4 ,the        
blessing of ,god shall reward their     
labour in building4  ,god's promise to  
,zorobabel4    #b3a4 ,in the four and   
twentieth day of the month1 in the sixth

 month1 in  the second year of ,darius  
the king1 they began4    #b3b4 ,and in  
the seventh month1 the word of the ,lord
 came by the hand of  ,aggeus the       
prophet1 saying3    #b3c4 ,speak to     
,zorobabel the son of ,salathiel the    
governor of ,juda1 and  to ,jesus the   
son of ,josedec the high priest1 and to 
the rest of the  people1 saying3        
#b3d4 ,who is left among you1 that saw  
this house in its first glory8 and  how 
do you see it now8 is it not in         
comparison to that as nothing in  your  
eyes8    #b3e4 ,yet now take courage1 ,o
 ,zorobabel1 saith the ,lord1 and take  
courage1 ,jesus the son of ,josedec the 
high priest1 and take courage1  all ye  
people of the land1 saith the ,lord of  
hosts3 and perform 7for ,i  am with you1
 saith the ,lord of hosts7    #b3f4 ,the
 word that ,i covenanted with you when  
you came out of the land  of ,egypt3 and
 my spirit shall be in the midst of you3
 fear not4    #b3g4 ,for thus saith the 
,lord of hosts3 ,yet one little while1  

and ,i will  move the heaven and the    
earth1 and the sea1 and the dry land4   
#b3h4 ,and ,i will move all nations3    
,,and ,,the ,,desired ,,of ,,all        
,,nations ,,shall  ,,come3 and ,i will  
fill this house with glory3 saith the   
,lord of hosts4    #b3i4 ,the silver is 
mine1 and the gold is mine1 saith the   
,lord of hosts4    #b3aj4 ,great shall  
be the glory of this last house more    
than of the  first1 saith the ,lord of  
hosts3 and in this place ,i will give   
peace1  saith the ,lord of hosts4       
#b3aa4 ,in the four and twentieth day of
 the ninth month1 in the second  year of
 ,darius the king1 the word of the ,lord
 came to ,aggeus the  prophet1 saying3  
#b3ab4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3  
,ask the priests the law1 saying3       
#b3ac4 ,if a man carry sanctified flesh 
in the skirt of his garment1 and  touch 
with his skirt1 bread1 or pottage1 or   
wine1 or oil1 or any meat3  shall it be 
sanctified8 ,and the priests answered1  
and said3 ,no4    #b3ad4 ,and ,aggeus   

said3 ,if one that is unclean by        
occasion of a soul  touch any of all    
these things1 shall it be defiled8 ,and 
the priests  answered1 and said3 ,it    
shall be defiled4    ,by occasion of a  
soul4444 ,that is1 by having touched the
 dead2 in which  case1 according to the 
prescription of the law1 ,num4 #ai4ac1  
#bb1 a  person not only became unclean  
himself1 but made every thing that he   
touched unclean4 ,the prophet applies   
all this to the people1 whose  souls    
remained unclean by neglecting the      
temple of ,god2 and therefore  were not 
sanctified by the flesh they offered in 
sacrifice3 but rather  defiled their    
sacrifices by approaching to them in the
 state of  uncleanness4    #b3ae4 ,and  
,aggeus answered1 and said3 ,so is this 
people1 and so is this  nation before my
 face1 saith the ,lord1 and so is all   
the work of their  hands3 and all that  
they have offered there1 shall be       
defiled4    #b3af4 ,and now consider in 
your hearts1 from this day and upward1  

before  there was a stone laid upon a   
stone in the temple of the ,lord4       
#b3ag4 ,when you went to a heap of      
twenty bushels1 and they became ten3    
and you went into the press1 to press   
out fifty vessels1 and they  became     
twenty4    #b3ah4 ,i struck you with a  
blasting wind1 and all the works of your
 hand  with the mildew and with hail1   
yet there was none among you that       
returned to me1 saith the ,lord4        
#b3ai4 ,set your hearts from this day1  
and henceforward1 from the four  and    
twentieth day of the ninth month3 from  
the day that the foundations  of the    
temple of the ,lord were laid1 and lay  
it up in your hearts4    #b3bj4 ,is the 
seed as yet sprung up8 or hath the vine1
 and the fig tree1  and the pomegranate1
 and the olive tree as yet flourished8  
from this  day ,i will bless you4       
#b3ba4 ,and the word of the ,lord came a
 second time to ,aggeus in the four  and
 twentieth day of the month1 saying3    
#b3bb4 ,speak to ,zorobabel the governor

 of ,juda1 saying3 ,i will move both    
heaven and earth4    #b3bc4 ,and ,i will
 overthrow the throne of kingdoms1 and  
will destroy the  strength of the       
kingdom of the ,gentiles3 and ,i will   
overthrow the  chariot1 and him that    
rideth therein3 and the horses and their
 riders  shall come down1 every one by  
the sword of his brother4    #b3bd4 ,in 
that day1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 ,i  
will take thee1 ,o  ,zorobabel the son  
of ,salathiel1 my servant1 saith the    
,lord1 and will  make thee as a signet1 
for ,i have chosen thee1 saith the ,lord
 of hosts4    ,o ,zorobabel4444 ,this   
promise principally relates to ,christ1 
who was of  the race of ,zorobabel4     
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,zacharias       
,,zacharias began to prophesy in the    
same year as ,aggeus1 and upon the  same
 occasion4 ,his prophecy is full of     
mysterious figures and promises  of     
blessings1 partly relating to the       
synagogue1 and partly to the  church of 
,christ4      ,zacharias ,chapter #a    

,the prophet exhorts the people to      
return to ,god1 and declares his        
visions1 by which he puts them in hopes 
of better times4    #a3a4 ,in the eighth
 month1 in the second year of king      
,darius1 the word  of the ,lord came to 
,zacharias the son of ,barachias1 the   
son of ,addo1  the prophet1 saying3     
#a3b4 ,the ,lord hath been exceeding    
angry with your fathers4    #a3c4 ,and  
thou shalt say to them3 ,thus saith the 
,lord of hosts3 ,turn ye  to me1 saith  
the ,lord of hosts3 and ,i will turn to 
you1 saith the ,lord  of hosts4    #a3d4
 ,be not as your fathers1 to whom the   
former prophets have cried1  saying3    
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,turn ye
 from your evil ways1 and  from your    
wicked thoughts3 but they did not give  
ear1 neither did they  hearken to me1   
saith the ,lord4    #a3e4 ,your fathers1
 where are they8 and the prophets1 shall
 they live  always8    #a3f4 ,but yet my
 words1 and my ordinances1 which ,i gave
 in charge to my  servants the prophets1

 did they not take hold of your fathers1
 and they  returned1 and said3 ,as the  
,lord of hosts thought to do to us      
according  to our ways1 and according to
 our devices1 so he hath done to us4    
#a3g4 ,in the four and twentieth day of 
the eleventh month which is  called     
,sabath1 in the second year of ,darius1 
the word of the ,lord came  to          
,zacharias the son of ,barachias1 the   
son of ,addo1 the prophet1  saying3     
#a3h4 ,i saw by night1 and behold a man 
riding upon a red horse1 and he  stood  
among the myrtle trees1 that were in the
 bottom3 and behind him  were horses1   
red1 speckled1 and white4    ,a man4444 
,an angel in the shape of a man4 ,it was
 probably ,michael1 the  guardian angel 
of the church of ,god4    #a3i4 ,and ,i 
said3 ,what are these1 my ,lord8 and the
 angel that spoke in  me1 said to me3 ,i
 will shew thee what these are3         
#a3aj4 ,and the man that stood among the
 myrtle trees answered1 and said3       
,these are they1 whom the ,lord hath    

sent to walk through the earth4         
,these are they1 etc4444 ,the guardian  
angels of provinces and nations4        
#a3aa4 ,and they answered the angel of  
the ,lord1 that stood among the  myrtle 
trees1 and said3 ,we have walked through
 the earth1 and behold  all the earth is
 inhabited1 and is at rest4    #a3ab4   
,and the angel of the ,lord answered1   
and said3 ,o ,lord of hosts1  how long  
wilt thou not have mercy on ,jerusalem1 
and on the cities of  ,juda1 with which 
thou hast been angry8 this is now the   
seventieth year4    ,the seventieth     
year4444 ,viz41 from the beginning of   
the seige of  ,jerusalem1 in the ninth  
year of king ,sedecias1 to the second   
year of  king ,darius4 ,these seventy   
years of the desolation of ,jerusalem   
and the  cities of ,juda1 are different 
from the seventy years of captivity     
foretold by ,jeremias2 which began in   
the fourth year of ,joakim1 and  ended  
in the first year of king ,cyrus4       
#a3ac4 ,and the ,lord answered the      

angel1 that spoke in me1 good words1    
comfortable words4    #a3ad4 ,and the   
angel that spoke in me1 said to me3 ,cry
 thou1 saying3  ,thus saith the ,lord of
 hosts3 ,i am zealous for ,jerusalem1   
and ,sion with  a great zeal4    #a3ae4 
,and ,i am angry with a great anger with
 the wealthy nations3 for ,i  was angry 
a little1 but they helped forward the   
evil4    #a3af4 ,therefore thus saith   
the ,lord3 ,i will return to ,jerusalem 
in  mercies3 my house shall be built in 
it1 saith the ,lord of hosts3 and  the  
building line shall be stretched forth  
upon ,jerusalem4    #a3ag4 ,cry yet1    
saying3 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 
,my cities shall  yet flow with good    
things3 and the ,lord will yet comfort  
,sion1 and he  will yet choose          
,jerusalem4    #a3ah4 ,and ,i lifted up 
my eyes1 and saw3 and behold four horns4
    ,four horns4444 ,the four horns     
represent the empires1 or kingdoms1 that
  persecute and oppress the kingdom of  
,god4    #a3ai4 ,and ,i said to the     

angel that spoke to me3 ,what are these8
 ,and he  said to me3 ,these are the    
horns that have scattered ,juda1 and    
,israel1  and ,jerusalem4    #a3bj4 ,and
 the ,lord shewed me four smiths4       
,four smiths4444 ,the four smiths1 or   
carpenters 7 for faber may signify      
either7 represent those whom ,god makes 
his instruments in bringing to  nothing 
the power of persecutors4    #a3ba4 ,and
 ,i said3 ,what come these to do8 and he
 spoke1 saying3 ,these  are the horns   
which have scattered ,juda every man    
apart1 and none of  them lifted up his  
head3 and these are come to fray them1  
to cast down  the horns of the nations1 
that have lifted up the horn upon the   
land of  ,juda to scatter it4           
,zacharias ,chapter #b    ,under the    
name of ,jerusalem1 he prophesieth the  
progress of the church  of ,christ1 by  
the conversion of some ,jews and many   
,gentiles4    #b3a4 ,and ,i lifted up my
 eyes1 and saw1 and behold a man1 with a
  measuring line in his hand4    #b3b4  

,and ,i said3 ,whither goest thou8 and  
he said to me3 ,to measure  ,jerusalem1 
and to see how great is the breadth     
thereof1 and how great  the length      
thereof4    #b3c4 ,and behold the angel 
that spoke in me went forth1 and another
  angel went out to meet him4    #b3d4  
,and he said to him3 ,run1 speak to this
 young man1 saying3  ,jerusalem shall be
 inhabited without walls1 by reason of  
the multitude  of men1 and of the beasts
 in the midst thereof4    ,jerusalem    
shall be inhabited without walls4444    
,this must be understood  of the        
spiritual ,jerusalem1 the church of     
,christ4    #b3e4 ,and ,i will be to it1
 saith the ,lord1 a wall of fire round  
about3  and ,i will be in glory in the  
midst thereof4    #b3f4 ,o1 ,o flee ye  
out of the land of the north1 saith the 
,lord1 for ,i  have scattered you into  
the four winds of heaven1 saith the     
,lord4    #b3g4 ,o ,sion1 flee1 thou    
that dwellest with the daughter of      
,babylon3    #b3h4 ,for thus saith the  

,lord of hosts3 ,after the glory he hath
 sent me  to the nations that have      
robbed you3 for he that toucheth you1   
toucheth  the apple of my eye3    #b3i4 
,for behold1 ,i lift up my hand upon    
them1 and they shall be a prey  to those
 that served them3 and you shall know   
that the ,lord of hosts  sent me4       
#b3aj4 ,sing praise1 and rejoice1 ,o    
daughter of ,sion3 for behold ,i come1  
and ,i will dwell in the midst of thee3 
saith the ,lord4    #b3aa4 ,and many    
nations shall be joined to the ,lord in 
that day1 and  they shall be my people1 
and ,i will dwell in the midst of thee3 
and  thou shalt know that the ,lord of  
hosts hath sent me to thee4    #b3ab4   
,and the ,lord shall possess ,juda his  
portion in the sanctified  land3 and he 
shall yet choose ,jerusalem4    #b3ac4  
,let all flesh be silent at the presence
 of the ,lord3 for he is  risen up out  
of his holy habitation4      ,zacharias 
,chapter #c    ,in a vision ,satan      
appeareth accusing the high priest4 ,he 

is cleansed  from his sins4 ,christ is  
promised1 and great fruit from his      
passion4    #c3a4 ,and the ,lord shewed 
me ,jesus the high priest standing      
before the  angel of the ,lord3 and     
,satan stood on his right hand to be his
  adversary4    ,jesus4444 ,alias1      
,josue1 the son of ,josedec1 the high   
priest of that  time4    #c3b4 ,and the 
,lord said to ,satan3 ,the ,lord rebuke 
thee1 ,o ,satan3 and the  ,lord that    
chose ,jerusalem rebuke thee3 ,is not   
this a brand plucked out  of the fire8  
#c3c4 ,and ,jesus was clothed with      
filthy garments3 and he stood before    
the face of the angel4    ,with filthy  
garments4444 ,negligences and sins4     
#c3d4 ,who answered1 and said to them   
that stood before him1 saying3 ,take    
away the filthy garments from him4 ,and 
he said to him3 ,behold ,i have  taken  
away thy iniquity1 and have clothed thee
 with change of garments4    #c3e4 ,and 
he said3 ,put a clean mitre upon his    
head3 and they put a clean  mitre upon  

his head1 and clothed him with garments1
 and the angel of  the ,lord stood4     
#c3f4 ,and the angel of the ,lord       
protested to ,jesus1 saying3    #c3g4   
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,if thou
 wilt walk in my ways1 and  keep my     
charge1 thou also shalt judge my house1 
and shalt keep my  courts1 and ,i will  
give thee some of them that are now     
present here to  walk with thee4    ,i  
will give thee1 etc4444 ,angels to      
attend and assist thee4    #c3h4 ,hear1 
,o ,jesus thou high priest1 thou and thy
 friends that dwell  before thee1 for   
they are portending men3 for behold1 ,i 
,,will ,,bring ,,my  ,,servant ,,the    
,,orient4    ,portending men4444 ,that  
is1 men1 who by words and actions are to
  foreshew wonders that are to          
come4--,ibid4 ,my servant the           
,orient4444  ,christ1 who according to  
his humanity is the servant of ,god1 is 
called  the ,orient from his rising like
 the sun in the east to enlighten the   
world4    #c3i4 ,for behold the stone   

that ,i have laid before ,jesus3 upon   
one stone  there are seven eyes3 behold 
,i will grave the graving thereof1 saith
  the ,lord of hosts3 and ,i will take  
away the iniquity of that land in  one  
day4    ,the stone4444 ,another emblem  
of ,christ1 the rock1 foundation1 and   
corner stone of his church4--,ibid4     
,seven eyes4444 ,the manifold           
providence of ,christ over his church1  
or the seven gifts of the spirit  of    
,god4--,ibid4 ,one day4444 ,viz41 the   
day of the passion of ,christ1 the      
source of all our good3 when this       
precious stone shall be graved1 that    
is1 cut and pierced1 with whips1 thorns1
 nails1 and spear4    #c3aj4 ,in that   
day1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 every man
 shall call his  friend under the vine  
and under the fig tree4      ,zacharias 
,chapter #d    ,the vision of the golden
 candlestick and seven lamps1 and of the
 two  olive trees4    #d3a4 ,and the    
angel that spoke in me came again3 and  
he waked me1 as a  man that is wakened  

out of his sleep4    #d3b4 ,and he said 
to me3 ,what seest thou8 ,and ,i said3  
,i have looked1 and  behold a           
candlestick all of gold1 and its lamp   
upon the top of it3 and  the seven      
lights thereof upon it3 and seven       
funnels for the lights that  were upon  
the top thereof4    ,a candlestick1     
etc4444 ,the temple of ,god that was    
then in building2 and  in a more sublime
 sense1 the church of ,christ4    #d3c4 
,and two olive trees over it3 one upon  
the right side of the lamp1  and the    
other upon the left side thereof4       
#d3d4 ,and ,i answered1 and said to the 
angel that spoke in me1 saying3  ,what  
are these things1 my lord8    #d3e4 ,and
 the angel that spoke in me answered1   
and said to me3 ,knowest  thou not what 
these things are8 ,and ,i said3 ,no1 my 
lord4    #d3f4 ,and he answered1 and    
spoke to me1 saying3 ,this is the word  
of the  ,lord to ,zorobabel1 saying3    
,not with an army1 nor by might1 but by 
my  spirit1 saith the ,lord of hosts4   

,to ,zorobabel4444 ,this vision was in  
favour of ,zorobabel3 to assure him  of 
success in the building of the temple1  
which he had begun1 signified  by the   
candlestick2 the lamp of which1 without 
any other industry1 was  supplied with  
oil1 dropping from the two olive trees1 
and distributed  by the seven funnels or
 pipes1 to maintain the seven lights4   
#d3g4 ,who art thou1 ,o great mountain1 
before ,zorobabel8 thou shalt  become a 
plain3 and he shall bring out the chief 
stone1 and shall give  equal grace to   
the grace thereof4    ,great            
mountain4444 ,so he calls the opposition
 made by the enemies of  ,god's people2 
which nevertheless1 without an army or  
might on their  side1 was quashed by    
divine providence4--,ibid4 ,shall give  
equal grace1  etc4444 ,shall add grace  
to grace1 or beauty to beauty4    #d3h4 
,and the word of the ,lord came to me1  
saying3    #d3i4 ,the hands of          
,zorobabel have laid the foundations of 
this house1  and his hands shall finish 

it3 and you shall know that the ,lord of
  hosts hath sent me to you4    #d3aj4  
,for who hath despised little days8 and 
they shall rejoice1 and  shall see the  
tin plummet in the hand of ,zorobabel4  
,these are the seven  eyes of the ,lord1
 that run to and fro through the whole  
earth4    ,little days4444 ,that is1    
these small and feeble beginnings of the
  temple of ,god4--,ibid4 ,the tin      
plummet4444 ,literally1 the stone of    
tin4  ,he means the builder's plummet1  
which ,zorobabel shall hold in his hand 
for the finishing the building4--,ibid4 
,the seven eyes4444 ,the providence  of 
,god1 that oversees and orders all      
things4    #d3aa4 ,and ,i answered1 and 
said to him3 ,what are these two olive  
trees  upon the right side of the       
candlestick1 and upon the left side     
thereof8    #d3ab4 ,and ,i answered     
again1 and said to him3 ,what are the   
two olive  branches1 that are by the two
 golden beaks1 in which are the funnels 
of  gold8    #d3ac4 ,and he spoke to me1

 saying3 ,knowest thou not what these   
are8 ,and  ,i said3 ,no1 my lord4       
#d3ad4 ,and he said3 ,these are two sons
 of oil who stand before the ,lord  of  
the whole earth4    ,two sons of oil4444
 ,that is1 the two anointed ones of the 
,lord2 viz41  ,jesus the high priest1   
and ,zorobabel the prince4              
,zacharias ,chapter #e    ,the vision of
 the flying volume1 and of the woman in 
the vessel4    #e3a4 ,and ,i turned and 
lifted up my eyes3 and ,i saw1 and      
behold a volume  flying4    ,a          
volume4444 ,that is1 a parchment1       
according to the form of the ancient    
books1 which1 from being rolled up1 were
 called volumes4    #e3b4 ,and he said  
to me3 ,what seest thou8 ,and ,i said3  
,i see a volume  flying3 the length     
thereof is twenty cubits1 and the       
breadth thereof  ten cubits4    #e3c4   
,and he said to me3 ,this is the curse  
that goeth forth over the  face of the  
earth3 for every thief shall be judged  
as is there written3  and every one that

 sweareth in like manner shall be judged
 by it4    #e3d4 ,i will bring it forth1
 saith the ,lord of hosts3 and it shall 
come  to the house of the thief1 and to 
the house of him that sweareth  falsely 
by my name3 and it shall remain in the  
midst of his house1 and  shall consume  
it1 with the timber thereof1 and the    
stones thereof4    #e3e4 ,and the angel 
went forth that spoke in me1 and he said
 to me3 ,lift  up thy eyes1 and see what
 this is1 that goeth forth4    #e3f4    
,and ,i said3 ,what is it8 ,and he said3
 ,this is a vessel going forth4  ,and he
 said3 ,this is their eye in all the    
earth4    ,this is their eye4444 ,this  
is what they fix their eye upon3 or this
 is  a resemblance and figure of them1  
viz41 of sinners4    #e3g4 ,and behold a
 talent of lead was carried1 and behold 
a woman  sitting in the midst of the    
vessel4    #e3h4 ,and he said3 ,this is 
wickedness4 ,and he cast her into the   
midst of  the vessel1 and cast the      
weight of lead upon the mouth thereof4  

#e3i4 ,and ,i lifted up my eyes and     
looked3 and behold there came out two   
women1 and wind was in their wings1 and 
they had wings like the wings  of a     
kite3 and they lifted up the vessel     
between the earth and the  heaven4      
#e3aj4 ,and ,i said to the angel that   
spoke in me3 ,whither do these carry    
the vessel8    #e3aa4 ,and he said to   
me3 ,that a house may be built for it in
 the land  of ,sennaar1 and that it may 
be established1 and set there upon its  
own  basis4    ,the land of ,sennaar4444
 ,where ,babel or ,babylon was built1   
,gen4 #aa41  where note1 that ,babylon  
in holy writ is often taken for the city
 of  the devil3 that is1 for the whole  
congregation of the wicked3 as          
,jerusalem is taken for the city and    
people of ,god4      ,zacharias ,chapter
 #f    ,the vision of the four chariots4
 ,crowns are ordered for ,jesus the high
  priest1 as a type of ,christ4    #f3a4
 ,and ,i turned1 and lifted up my eyes1 
and saw3 and behold four  chariots came 

out from the midst of two mountains3 and
 the mountains  were mountains of brass4
    ,four chariots4444 ,the four great  
empires of the ,chaldeans1 ,persians1   
,grecians1 and ,romans4 ,or perhaps by  
the fourth chariot are represented  the 
kings of ,egypt and of ,asia1 the       
descendants of ,ptolemeus and           
,seleucus4    #f3b4 ,in the first       
chariot were red horses1 and in the     
second chariot  black horses4    #f3c4  
,and in the third chariot white horses1 
and in the fourth chariot  grisled      
horses1 and strong ones4    #f3d4 ,and  
,i answered1 and said to the angel that 
spoke in me3 ,what are  these1 my lord8 
#f3e4 ,and the angel answered1 and said 
to me3 ,these are the four winds  of the
 heaven1 which go forth to stand before 
the ,lord of all the  earth4    #f3f4   
,that in which were the black horses    
went forth into the land of  the north1 
and the white went forth after them3 and
 the grisled went  forth to the land of 
the south4    ,the land of the north4444

 ,so ,babylon is called2 because it lay 
to the  north in respect of ,jerusalem4 
,the black horses1 that is1 the ,medes  
and  ,persians3 and after them          
,alexander and his ,greeks1 signified by
 the  white horses1 went thither because
 they conquered ,babylon1 executed  upon
 it the judgments of ,god1 which is     
signified1 ver4 #h1 by the  expression  
of quieting his spirit4--,ibid4 ,the    
land of the south4444  ,egypt1 which lay
 to the south of ,jerusalem1 and was    
occupied first by  ,ptolemeus1 and then 
by the ,romans4    #f3g4 ,and they that 
were most strong1 went out1 and sought  
to go1 and to  run to and fro through   
all the earth4 ,and he said3 ,go1 walk  
throughout  the earth3 and they walked  
throughout the earth4    #f3h4 ,and he  
called me1 and spoke to me1 saying3     
,behold they that go  forth into the    
land of the north1 have quieted my      
spirit in the land of  the north4       
#f3i4 ,and the word of the ,lord came to
 me1 saying3    #f3aj4 ,take of them of 

the captivity1 of ,holdai1 and of       
,tobias1 and of  ,idaias2 thou shalt    
come in that day1 and shalt go into the 
house of  ,josias1 the son of           
,sophonias1 who came out of ,babylon4   
#f3aa4 ,and thou shalt take gold and    
silver3 and shalt make crowns1 and  thou
 shalt set them on the head of ,jesus   
the son of ,josedec1 the high  priest4  
#f3ab4 ,and thou shalt speak to him1    
saying3 ,thus saith the ,lord of  hosts1
 saying3 ,,behold ,a ,,man1 ,,the       
,,orient ,,is ,,his ,,name3 and under   
him  shall he spring up1 and shall build
 a temple to the ,lord4    #f3ac4 ,yea1 
he shall build a temple to the ,lord3   
and he shall bear the  glory1 and shall 
sit1 and rule upon his throne3 and he   
shall be a  priest upon his throne1 and 
the counsel of peace shall be between   
them  both4    ,between them both4444   
,that is1 he shall unite in himself the 
two  offices or dignities of king and   
priest4    #f3ad4 ,and the crowns shall 
be to ,helem1 and ,tobias1 and ,idaias1 

and to  ,hem1 the son of ,sophonias1 a  
memorial in the temple of the ,lord4    
#f3ae4 ,and they that are far off1 shall
 come and shall build in the  temple of 
the ,lord3 and you shall know that the  
,lord of hosts sent me  to you4 ,but    
this shall come to pass1 if hearing you 
will hear the voice  of the ,lord your  
,god4      ,zacharias ,chapter #g       
,the people inquire concerning fasting3 
they are admonished to fast from  sin4  
#g3a4 ,and it came to pass in the fourth
 year of king ,darius1 that the  word of
 the ,lord came to ,zacharias1 in the   
fourth day of the ninth  month1 which is
 ,casleu4    #g3b4 ,when ,sarasar1 and  
,rogommelech1 and the men that were with
 him1  sent to the house of ,god1 to    
entreat the face of the ,lord3    #g3c4 
,to speak to the priests of the house of
 the ,lord of hosts1 and to  the        
prophets1 saying3 ,must ,i weep in the  
fifth month1 or must ,i  sanctify myself
 as ,i have now done for many years8    
,the fifth month4444 ,they fasted on the

 tenth day of the fifth month2  because 
on that day the temple was burnt4       
,therefore they inquire  whether they   
are to continue the fast1 after the     
temple is rebuilt4 ,see  this query     
answered in the #aith verse of the      
following chapter4    #g3d4 ,and the    
word of the ,lord of hosts came to me1  
saying3    #g3e4 ,speak to all the      
people of the land1 and to the priests1 
saying3  ,when you fasted1 and mourned  
in the fifth and the seventh month for  
these seventy years3 did you keep a fast
 unto me8    #g3f4 ,and when you did eat
 and drink1 did you not eat for         
yourselves1  and drink for yourselves8  
#g3g4 ,are not these the words which the
 ,lord spoke by the hand of the  former 
prophets1 when ,jerusalem as yet was    
inhabited1 and was wealthy1  both itself
 and the cities round about it1 and     
there were inhabitants  towards the     
south1 and in the plain8    #g3h4 ,and  
the word of the ,lord came to           
,zacharias1 saying3    #g3i4 ,thus saith

 the ,lord of hosts1 saying3 ,judge ye  
true judgment1 and  shew ye mercy and   
compassion every man to his brother4    
#g3aj4 ,and oppress not the widow1 and  
the fatherless1 and the stranger1  and  
the poor3 and let not a man devise evil 
in his heart against his  brother4      
#g3aa4 ,but they would not hearken1 and 
they turned away the shoulder to        
depart3 and they stopped their ears1 not
 to hear4    #g3ab4 ,and they made their
 heart as the adamant stone1 lest they  
should  hear the law1 and the words     
which the ,lord of hosts sent in his    
spirit  by the hand of the former       
prophets3 so a great indignation came   
from  the ,lord of hosts4    #g3ac4 ,and
 it came to pass that as he spoke1 and  
they heard not3 so  shall they cry1 and 
,i will not hear1 saith the ,lord of    
hosts4    #g3ad4 ,and ,i dispersed them 
throughout all kingdoms1 which they know
  not3 and the land was left desolate   
behind them1 so that no man passed      
through or returned3 and they changed   

the delightful land into a  wilderness4 
,zacharias ,chapter #h    ,joyful       
promises to ,jerusalem3 fully verified  
in the church of ,christ4    #h3a4 ,and 
the word of the ,lord of hosts came to  
me1 saying3    #h3b4 ,thus saith the    
,lord of hosts3 ,i have been jealous for
 ,sion with a  great jealousy1 and with 
a great indignation have ,i been jealous
 for  her4    #h3c4 ,thus saith the     
,lord of hosts3 ,i am returned to ,sion1
 and ,i will  dwell in the midst of     
,jerusalem3 and ,jerusalem shall be     
called ,the city  of truth1 and the     
mountain of the ,lord of hosts1 ,the    
sanctified  mountain4    #h3d4 ,thus    
saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,there shall  
yet old men and old  women dwell in the 
streets of ,jerusalem3 and every man    
with his staff  in his hand through     
multitude of days4    #h3e4 ,and the    
streets of the city shall be full of    
boys and girls1  playing in the streets 
thereof4    #h3f4 ,thus saith the ,lord 
of hosts3 ,if it seem hard in the eyes  

of the  remnant of this people in those 
days3 shall it be hard in my eyes1      
saith the ,lord of hosts8    #h3g4 ,thus
 saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,behold ,i   
will save my people from  the land of   
the east1 and from the land of the going
 down of the sun4    #h3h4 ,and ,i will 
bring them1 and they shall dwell in the 
midst of  ,jerusalem3 and they shall be 
my people1 and ,i will be their ,god in 
truth and in justice4    #h3i4 ,thus    
saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,let your     
hands be strengthened1 you  that hear in
 these days these words by the mouth of 
the prophets1 in  the day that the house
 of the ,lord of hosts was founded1 that
 the  temple might be built4    #h3aj4  
,for before those days there was no hire
 for men1 neither was  there hire for   
beasts1 neither was there peace to him  
that came in1 nor  to him that went out1
 because of the tribulation3 and ,i let 
all men go  every one against his       
neighbour4    #h3aa4 ,but now ,i will   
not deal with the remnant of this people

 according  to the former days1 saith   
the ,lord of hosts4    #h3ab4 ,but there
 shall be the seed of peace3 the vine   
shall yield her  fruit1 and the earth   
shall give her increase1 and the heavens
 shall  give their dew3 and ,i will     
cause the remnant of this people to     
possess  all these things4    #h3ac4    
,and it shall come to pass1 that as you 
were a curse among the  ,gentiles1 ,o   
house of ,juda1 and house of ,israel3 so
 will ,i save you1 and  you shall be a  
blessing3 fear not1 let your hands be   
strengthened4    #h3ad4 ,for thus saith 
the ,lord of hosts3 ,as ,i purposed to  
afflict you1  when your fathers had     
provoked me to wrath1 saith the ,lord1  
#h3ae4 ,and ,i had no mercy3 so turning 
again ,i have thought in these days  to 
do good to the house of ,juda1 and      
,jerusalem3 fear not4    #h3af4 ,these  
then are the things1 which you shall do3
 ,speak ye truth  every one to his      
neighbour2 judge ye truth and judgment  
of peace in  your gates4    #h3ag4 ,and 

let none of you imagine evil in your    
hearts against his  friend3 and love not
 a false oath3 for all these are the    
things that ,i  hate1 saith the ,lord4  
#h3ah4 ,and the word of the ,lord of    
hosts came to me1 saying3    #h3ai4     
,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3 ,the    
fast of the fourth month1 and  the fast 
of the fifth1 and the fast of the       
seventh1 and the fast of the  tenth     
shall be to the house of ,juda1 joy1 and
 gladness1 and great  solemnities3 only 
love ye truth and peace4    ,the fast of
 the fourth month1 etc4444 ,they fasted1
 on the ninth day of  the fourth month1 
because on that day ,nabuchodonosor took
 ,jerusalem1  ,jer4 #eb4f4 ,on the tenth
 day of the fifth month1 because on that
 day the  temple was burnt1 ,jer4       
#eb4ab4 ,on the third day of the seventh
 month1  for the murder of ,godolias1   
,jer4 #da4b4 ,and on the tenth day of   
the  tenth month1 because on that day   
the ,chaldeans began to besiege         
,jerusalem1 #d ,kings #be4a4 ,all these 

fasts1 if they will be obedient for  the
 future1 shall be changed1 as is here   
promised1 into joyful  solemnities4     
#h3bj4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts1  
until people come and dwell in many     
cities1    #h3ba4 ,and the inhabitants  
go one to another1 saying3 ,let us go1  
and  entreat the face of the ,lord1 and 
let us seek the ,lord of hosts3 ,i also 
will go4    #h3bb4 ,and many peoples1   
and strong nations shall come to seek   
the ,lord  of hosts in ,jerusalem1 and  
to entreat the face of the ,lord4       
#h3bc4 ,thus saith the ,lord of hosts3  
,in those days1 wherein ten men of  all 
languages of the ,gentiles shall take   
hold1 and shall hold fast the  skirt of 
one that is a ,jew1 saying3 ,we will go 
with you3 for we have  heard that ,god  
is with you4    ,ten men1 etc4444 ,many 
of the ,gentiles became proselytes to   
the ,jewish  religion before ,christ3   
but many more were converted to ,christ 
by the  apostles and other preachers of 
the ,jewish nation4      ,zacharias     

,chapter #i    ,god will defend his     
church1 and bring over even her enemies 
to the  faith4 ,the meek coming of      
,christ1 to bring peace1 to deliver the 
captives by his blood1 and to give us   
all good things4    #i3a4 ,the burden of
 the word of the ,lord in the land of   
,hadrach1 and of  ,damascus the rest    
thereof3 for the eye of man1 and of all 
the tribes of  ,israel is the ,lord's4  
,hadrach4444 ,syria4    #i3b4 ,emath    
also in the borders thereof1 and ,tyre1 
and ,sidon3 for they  have taken to     
themselves to be exceeding wise4        
#i3c4 ,and ,tyre hath built herself a   
strong hold1 and heaped together  silver
 as earth1 and gold as the mire of the  
streets4    #i3d4 ,behold the ,lord     
shall possess her1 and shall strike her 
strength  in the sea1 and she shall be  
devoured with fire4    #i3e4 ,ascalon   
shall see1 and shall fear1 and ,gaza1   
and shall be very  sorrowful3 and       
,accaron1 because her hope is           
confounded3 and the king  shall perish  

from ,gaza1 and ,ascalon shall not be   
inhabited4    #i3f4 ,and the divider    
shall sit in ,azotus1 and ,i will       
destroy the pride  of the ,philistines4 
#i3g4 ,and ,i will take away his blood  
out of his mouth1 and his  abominations 
from between his teeth3 and even he     
shall be left to our  ,god1 and he shall
 be as a governor in ,juda1 and ,accaron
 as a ,jebusite4    ,his blood4444 ,it  
is spoken of the ,philistines1 and      
particularly of  ,azotus1 7where the    
temple of ,dagon was17 and contains a   
prophecy of the  conversion of that     
people from their bloody sacrifices and 
abominations  to the worship of the true
 ,god4    #i3h4 ,and ,i will encompass  
my house with them that serve me in war1
  going and returning1 and the oppressor
 shall no more pass through them3  for  
now ,i have seen with my eyes4    ,that 
serve me in war4444 ,viz41 the          
,machabees4    #i3i4 ,rejoice greatly1  
,o daughter of ,sion1 shout for joy1 ,o 
daughter of  ,jerusalem3 ,,behold ,,thy 

,,king will come to thee1 the just and  
saviour3 he  is poor1 and riding upon an
 ass1 and upon a colt1 the foal of an   
ass4    #i3aj4 ,and ,i will destroy the 
chariot out of ,ephraim1 and the horse  
out  of ,jerusalem1 and the bow for war 
shall be broken3 and he shall speak     
peace to the ,gentiles1 and his power   
shall be from sea to sea1 and from  the 
rivers even to the end of the earth4    
#i3aa4 ,thou also by the blood of thy   
testament hast sent forth thy  prisoners
 out of the pit1 wherein is no water4   
#i3ab4 ,return to the strong hold1 ye   
prisoners of hope1 ,i will render  thee 
double as ,i declare today4    #i3ac4   
,because ,i have bent ,juda for me as a 
bow1 ,i have filled ,ephraim3  and ,i   
will raise up thy sons1 ,o ,sion1 above 
thy sons1 ,o ,greece1 and ,i  will make 
thee as the sword of the mighty4    ,thy
 sons1 ,o ,sion1 etc4444 ,viz41 the     
apostles1 who1 in the spiritual  way1   
conquered the ,greeks1 and subdued them 
to ,christ4    #i3ad4 ,and the ,lord    

,god shall be seen over them1 and his   
dart shall go  forth as lightning3 and  
the ,lord ,god will sound the trumpet1  
and go in  the whirlwind of the south4  
#i3ae4 ,the ,lord of hosts will protect 
them3 and they shall devour1 and  subdue
 with the stones of the sling3 and      
drinking they shall be  inebriated as it
 were with wine1 and they shall be      
filled as bowls1 and  as the horns of   
the altar4    #i3af4 ,and the ,lord     
their ,god will save them in that day1  
as the flock  of his people3 for holy   
stones shall be lifted up over his land4
    ,holy stones4444 ,the apostles1 who 
shall be as pillars and monuments in    
the church4    #i3ag4 ,for what is the  
good thing of him1 and what is his      
beautiful  thing1 but the corn of the   
elect1 and wine springing forth virgins8
    ,the corn1 etc4444 ,his most        
excellent gift is the blessed           
,eucharist1  called here ,the corn1 that
 is1 the bread of the elect1 and the    
wine  springing forth virgins2 that is1 

maketh virgins to bud1 or spring  forth1
 as it were1 like flowers among thorns2 
because it has a  wonderful efficacy to 
give and preserve purity4               
,zacharias ,chapter #aj    ,god is to be
 sought to1 and not idols4 ,the         
victories of his church1  which shall   
arise originally from the ,jewish       
nation4    #aj3a4 ,ask ye of the ,lord  
rain in the latter season1 and the ,lord
 will  make snows1 and will give them   
showers of rain1 to every one grass in  
the field4    #aj3b4 ,for the idols have
 spoken what was unprofitable1 and the  
diviners  have seen a lie1 and the      
dreamers have spoken vanity3 they       
comforted in  vain3 therefore they were 
led away as a flock3 they shall be      
afflicted1  because they have no        
shepherd4    #aj3c4 ,my wrath is kindled
 against the shepherds1 and ,i will     
visit upon  the buck goats3 for the     
,lord of hosts hath visited his flock1  
the house  of ,juda1 and hath made them 
as the horse of his glory in the battle4

    #aj3d4 ,out of him shall come forth 
the corner1 out of him the pin1 out  of 
him the bow of battle1 out of him ever  
exacter together4    #aj3e4 ,and they   
shall be as mighty men1 treading under  
foot the mire of  the ways in battle3   
and they shall fight1 because the ,lord 
is with  them1 and the riders of horses 
shall be confounded4    #aj3f4 ,and ,i  
will strengthen the house of ,juda1 and 
save the house of  ,joseph3 and ,i will 
bring them back again1 because ,i will  
have mercy on  them3 and they shall be  
as they were when ,i had not cast them  
off1 for  ,i am the ,lord their ,god1   
and will hear them4    #aj3g4 ,and they 
shall be as the valiant men of ,ephraim1
 and their heart  shall rejoice as      
through wine3 and their children shall  
see1 and shall  rejoice1 and their heart
 shall be joyful in the ,lord4    #aj3h4
 ,i will whistle for them1 and ,i will  
gather them together1 because  ,i have  
redeemed them3 and ,i will multiply them
 as they were multiplied  before4       

#aj3i4 ,and ,i will sow them among      
peoples3 and from afar they shall       
remember me3 and they shall live with   
their children1 and shall return4       
#aj3aj4 ,and ,i will bring them back out
 of the land of ,egypt1 and ,i will     
gather them from among the ,assyrians3  
and will bring them to the land  of     
,galaad1 and ,libanus1 and place shall  
not be found for them4    #aj3aa4 ,and  
he shall pass over the strait of the    
sea1 and shall strike  the waves in the 
sea1 and all the depths of the river    
shall be  confounded1 and the pride of  
,assyria shall be humbled1 and the      
sceptre  of ,egypt shall depart4        
#aj3ab4 ,i will strengthen them in the  
,lord1 and they shall walk in his  name1
 saith the ,lord4      ,zacharias       
,chapter #aa    ,the destruction of     
,jerusalem and the temple4 ,god's       
dealings with the  ,jews1 and their     
reprobation4    #aa3a4 ,open thy gates1 
,o ,libanus1 and let fire devour thy    
cedars4    ,o ,libanus4444 ,so          

,jerusalem1 and more particularly the   
temple1 is called  by the prophets1 from
 its height1 and from its being built of
 the  cedars of ,libanus4--,ibid4 ,thy  
cedars4444 ,thy princes and chief men4  
#aa3b4 ,howl1 thou fir tree1 for the    
cedar is fallen1 for the mighty are     
laid waste3 howl1 ye oaks of ,basan1    
because the fenced forest is cut  down4 
#aa3c4 ,the voice of the howling of the 
shepherds1 because their glory is  laid 
waste3 the voice of the roaring of the  
lions1 because the pride of  the ,jordan
 is spoiled4    #aa3d4 ,thus saith the  
,lord my ,god3 ,feed the flock of the   
slaughter1    #aa3e4 ,which they that   
possessed1 slew1 and repented not1 and  
they sold  them1 saying3 ,blessed be the
 ,lord1 we are become rich3 and their   
shepherds spared them not4    #aa3f4    
,and ,i will no more spare the          
inhabitants of the land1 saith the      
,lord3 behold ,i will deliver the men1  
every one into his neighbour's  hand1   
and into the hand of his king3 and they 

shall destroy the land1  and ,i will not
 deliver it out of their hand4    ,every
 one into his neighbour's hand1 etc4444 
,this alludes to the last  siege of     
,jerusalem1 in which the different      
factions of the ,jews  destroyed one    
another2 and they that remained fell    
into the hands of  their king1 that is1 
of the ,roman emperor1 of whom they had 
said1 ,john  #ai4ae1 we have no king but
 ,caesar4    #aa3g4 ,and ,i will feed   
the flock of slaughter for this1 ,o ye  
poor of the  flock4 ,and ,i took unto me
 two rods1 one ,i called ,beauty1 and   
the other  ,i called a ,cord1 and ,i fed
 the flock4    ,two rods4444 ,or        
shepherd's staves1 meaning the different
 ways of ,god's  dealing with his       
people2 the one1 by sweet means1 called 
the rod of  ,beauty3 the other1 by bands
 and punishments1 called the ,cord4 ,and
 where  both these rods are made of no  
use or effect by the obstinacy of       
sinners1 the rods are broken1 and such  
sinners are given up to a  reprobate    

sense1 as the ,jews were4    #aa3h4 ,and
 ,i cut off three shepherds in one      
month1 and my soul was  straitened in   
their regard3 for their soul also varied
 in my regard4    ,three shepherds in   
one month4444 ,that is1 in a very short 
time4 ,by  these three shepherds        
probably are meant the latter princes   
and high  priests of the ,jews1 whose   
reign was short4    #aa3i4 ,and ,i said3
 ,i will not feed you3 that which dieth1
 let it die3  and that which is cut off1
 let it be cut off3 and let the rest    
devour  every one the flesh of his      
neighbour4    #aa3aj4 ,and ,i took my   
rod that was called ,beauty1 and ,i cut 
it asunder  to make void my covenant1   
which ,i had made with all people4      
#aa3aa4 ,and it was made void in that   
day3 and so the poor of the flock  that 
keep for me1 understood that it is the  
word of the ,lord4    #aa3ab4 ,and ,i   
said to them3 ,if it be good in your    
eyes1 bring hither my  wages3 and if    
not1 be quiet4 ,and they weighed for my 

wages thirty  pieces of silver4         
#aa3ac4 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,cast
 it to the statuary1 a handsome  price1 
that ,i was prized at by them4 ,and ,i  
took the thirty pieces of  silver1 and  
,i cast them into the house of the ,lord
 to the statuary4    ,the statuary4444  
,the ,hebrew word signifies also a      
potter4    #aa3ad4 ,and ,i cut off my   
second rod that was called a ,cord1 that
 ,i might  break the brotherhood between
 ,juda and ,israel4    #aa3ae4 ,and the 
,lord said to me3 ,take to thee yet the 
instruments of a  foolish shepherd4     
,a foolish shepherd4444 ,this was to    
represent the foolish1 that is1 the     
wicked princes and priests that should  
rule the people1 before their  utter    
desolation4    #aa3af4 ,for behold ,i   
will raise up a shepherd in the land1   
who shall not  visit what is forsaken1  
nor seek what is scattered1 nor heal    
what is  broken1 nor nourish that which 
standeth1 and he shall eat the flesh of 
the fat ones1 and break their hoofs4    

#aa3ag4 ,o shepherd1 and idol1 that     
forsaketh the flock3 the sword upon  his
 arm and upon his right eye3 his arm    
shall quite wither away1 and  his right 
eye shall be utterly darkened4          
,zacharias ,chapter #ab    ,god shall   
protect his church against her          
persecutors4 ,the mourning of           
,jerusalem4    #ab3a4 ,the burden of the
 word of the ,lord upon ,israel4 ,thus  
saith the  ,lord1 who stretcheth forth  
the heavens1 and layeth the foundations 
of  the earth1 and formeth the spirit of
 man in him3    #ab3b4 ,behold ,i will  
make ,jerusalem a lintel of surfeiting  
to all the  people round about3 and     
,juda also shall be in the siege against
  ,jerusalem4    ,a lintel of           
surfeiting4444 ,that is1 a door into    
which they shall seek  to enter1 to glut
 themselves with blood2 but they shall  
stumble1 and  fall like men stupefied   
with wine4 ,it seems to allude to the   
times of  ,antiochus1 and to the        
victories of the ,machabees4    #ab3c4  

,and it shall come to pass in that day1 
that ,i will make ,jerusalem  a         
burdensome stone to all people3 all that
 shall lift it up shall be  rent and    
torn1 and all the kingdoms of the earth 
shall be gathered  together against her4
    #ab3d4 ,in that day1 saith the      
,lord1 ,i will strike every horse with  
astonishment1 and his rider with        
madness3 and ,i will open my eyes upon  
the house of ,juda1 and will strike     
every horse of the nations with         
blindness4    #ab3e4 ,and the governors 
of ,juda shall say in their heart3 ,let 
the  inhabitants of ,jerusalem be       
strengthened for me in the ,lord of     
hosts1  their ,god4    #ab3f4 ,in that  
day ,i will make the governors of ,juda 
like a furnace of  fire amongst wood1   
and as a firebrand amongst hay3 and they
 shall  devour all the people round     
about1 to the right hand1 and to the    
left3  and ,jerusalem shall be inhabited
 again in her own place in ,jerusalem4  
#ab3g4 ,and the ,lord shall save the    

tabernacles of ,juda1 as in the         
beginning3 that the house of ,david1 and
 the glory of the inhabitants of        
,jerusalem1 may not boast and magnify   
themselves against ,juda4    #ab3h4 ,in 
that day shall the ,lord protect the    
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1  and he that 
hath offended among them in that day    
shall be as ,david3 and  the house of   
,david1 as that of ,god1 as an angel of 
the ,lord in their  sight4    #ab3i4    
,and it shall come to pass in that day1 
that ,i will seek to  destroy all the   
nations that come against ,jerusalem4   
#ab3aj4 ,and ,i will pour out upon the  
house of ,david1 and upon the           
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 the spirit of
 grace1 and of prayers3 and they  shall 
look upon me1 whom they have pierced3   
and they shall mourn for  him as one    
mourneth for an only son1 and they shall
 grieve over him1 as  the manner is to  
grieve for the death of the firstborn4  
#ab3aa4 ,in that day there shall be a   
great lamentation in ,jerusalem like    

the lamentation of ,adadremmon in the   
plain of ,mageddon4    ,adadremmon4444  
,a place near ,mageddon1 where the good 
king ,josias was  slain1 and much       
lamented by his people4    #ab3ab4 ,and 
the land shall mourn3 families and      
families apart3 the  families of the    
house of ,david apart1 and their women  
apart3    #ab3ac4 ,the families of the  
house of ,nathan apart1 and their women 
apart3 the families of the house of     
,levi apart1 and their women apart3  the
 families of ,semei apart1 and their    
women apart4    #ab3ad4 ,all the rest of
 the families1 families and families    
apart1 and  their women apart4          
,zacharias ,chapter #ac    ,the fountain
 of ,christ4 ,idols and false prophets  
shall be extirpated3  ,christ shall     
suffer3 his people shall be tried by    
fire4    #ac3a4 ,in that day there shall
 be a fountain open to the house of     
,david1  and to the inhabitants of      
,jerusalem3 for the washing of the      
sinner1 and  of the unclean woman4      

#ac3b4 ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day1 saith the ,lord of hosts1     
that ,i will destroy the names of idols 
out of the earth1 and they shall  be    
remembered no more3 and ,i will take    
away the false prophets1 and the        
unclean spirit out of the earth4        
#ac3c4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that 
when any man shall prophesy any  more1  
his father and his mother that brought  
him into the world1 shall  say to him3  
,thou shalt not live3 because thou hast 
spoken a lie in the  name of the ,lord4 
,and his father1 and his mother1 his    
parents1 shall  thrust him through1 when
 he shall prophesy4    #ac3d4 ,and it   
shall come to pass in that day1 that the
 prophets shall be  confounded1 every   
one by his own vision1 when he shall    
prophesy1  neither shall they be clad   
with a garment of sackcloth1 to deceive3
    #ac3e4 ,but he shall say3 ,i am no  
prophet1 ,i am a husbandman3 for ,adam  
is  my example from my youth4    #ac3f4 
,and they shall say to him3 ,what are   

these wounds in the midst of  thy hands8
 ,and he shall say3 ,with these ,i was  
wounded in the house of  them that loved
 me4    #ac3g4 ,awake1 ,o sword1 against
 my shepherd1 and against the man that  
cleaveth to me1 saith the ,lord of      
hosts3 strike the shepherd1 and the     
sheep shall be scattered3 and ,i will   
turn my hand to the little ones4        
#ac3h4 ,and there shall be in all the   
earth1 saith the ,lord1 two parts in  it
 shall be scattered1 and shall perish3  
but the third part shall be  left       
therein4    #ac3i4 ,and ,i will bring   
the third part through the fire1 and    
will refine  them as silver is refined3 
and ,i will try them as gold is tried4  
,they  shall call on my name1 and ,i    
will hear them4 ,i will say3 ,thou art  
my  people3 and they shall say3 ,the    
,lord is my ,god4      ,zacharias       
,chapter #ad    ,after the persecutions 
of the church shall follow great        
prosperity4  ,persecutors shall be      
punished3 so shall all that will not    

serve ,god in  his church4    #ad3a4    
,behold the days of the ,lord shall     
come1 and thy spoils shall be  divided  
in the midst of thee4    #ad3b4 ,and ,i 
will gather all nations to ,jerusalem to
 battle1 and the  city shall be taken1  
and the houses shall be rifled1 and the 
women  shall be defiled3 and half of the
 city shall go forth into captivity1    
and the rest of the people shall not be 
taken away out of the city4    ,i will  
gather1 etc4444 ,this seems to be a     
prophecy of what was done by            
,antiochus4    #ad3c4 ,then the ,lord   
shall go forth1 and shall fight against 
those  nations1 as when he fought in the
 day of battle4    #ad3d4 ,and his feet 
shall stand in that day upon the mount  
of ,olives1  which is over against      
,jerusalem towards the east3 and the    
mount of  ,olives shall be divided in   
the midst thereof to the east1 and to   
the  west with a very great opening1 and
 half of the mountain shall be          
separated to the north1 and half thereof

 to the south4    #ad3e4 ,and you shall 
flee to the valley of those mountains1  
for the  valley of the mountains shall  
be joined even to the next1 and you     
shall  flee as you fled from the face of
 the earthquake in the days of ,ozias   
king of ,juda3 and the ,lord my ,god    
shall come1 and all the saints with     
him4    #ad3f4 ,and it shall come to    
pass in that day1 that there shall be no
  light1 but cold and frost4    ,no     
light4444 ,viz41 in that dismal time of 
persecution of ,antiochus1  when it was 
neither day nor night3 7ver4 #g7 because
 they neither had  the comfortable light
 of the day1 nor the repose of the      
night4    #ad3g4 ,and there shall be one
 day1 which is known to the ,lord1 not  
day  nor night3 and in the time of the  
evening there shall be light3    ,in the
 time of the evening there shall be     
light4444 ,an unexpected light  shall   
arise by the means of the ,machabees1   
when things shall seem to be  at the    
worst4    #ad3h4 ,and it shall come to  

pass in that day1 that living waters    
shall  go out from ,jerusalem3 half of  
them to the east sea1 and half of them  
to the last sea3 they shall be in summer
 and in winter4    ,living waters4444   
,viz41 the gospel of ,christ4    #ad3i4 
,and the ,lord shall be king over all   
the earth3 in that day there  shall be  
one ,lord1 and his name shall be one4   
#ad3aj4 ,and all the land shall return  
even to the desert1 from the hill  to   
,remmon to the south of ,jerusalem3 and 
she shall be exalted1 and  shall dwell  
in her own place1 from the gate of      
,benjamin even to the  place of the     
former gate1 and even to the gate of the
 corners3 and from  the tower of        
,hananeel even to the king's            
winepresses4    ,all the land shall     
return1 etc4444 ,this1 in some measure1 
was verified  by the means of the       
,machabees3 but is rather to be taken in
 a spiritual  sense1 as relating to the 
propagation of the church1 and kingdom  
of  ,christ1 the true ,jerusalem1 which 

alone shall never fall under the        
anathema of destruction1 or ,god's      
curse4    #ad3aa4 ,and people shall     
dwell in it1 and there shall be no more 
an  anathema3 but ,jerusalem shall sit  
secure4    #ad3ab4 ,and this shall be   
the plague wherewith the ,lord shall    
strike all  nations that have fought    
against ,jerusalem3 the flesh of every  
one  shall consume away while they stand
 upon their feet1 and their eyes  shall 
consume away in their holes1 and their  
tongue shall consume away  in their     
mouth4    ,the flesh of every one shall 
consume1 etc4444 ,such judgments as     
these  have often fallen upon the       
persecutors of ,god's church1 as appears
 by  many instances in history4         
#ad3ac4 ,in that day there shall be a   
great tumult from the ,lord among  them3
 and a man shall take the hand of his   
neighbour1 and his hand  shall be       
clasped upon his neighbour's hand4      
#ad3ad4 ,and even ,juda shall fight     
against ,jerusalem3 and the riches of   

all nations round about shall be        
gathered together1 gold1 and silver1    
and garments in great abundance4        
,even ,juda1 etc4444 ,the carnal ,jews1 
and other false brothers1 shall  join in
 persecuting the church4    #ad3ae4 ,and
 the destruction of the horse1 and of   
the mule1 and of the  camel1 and of the 
ass1 and of all the beasts1 that shall  
be in those  tents1 shall be like this  
destruction4    ,shall be like this     
destruction4444 ,that is1 the beasts    
shall be  destroyed as well as the men3 
the common soldiers as well as their    
leaders4    #ad3af4 ,and all they that  
shall be left of all nations that came  
against  ,jerusalem1 shall go up from   
year to year1 to adore the ,king1 the   
,lord  of hosts1 and to keep the feast  
of tabernacles4    ,they that shall be  
left1 etc4444 ,that is1 many of them    
that persecuted  the church shall be    
converted to its faith and              
communion4--,ibid4 ,to keep  the feast  
of tabernacles4444 ,this feast was kept 

by the ,jews in memory  of their        
sojourning forty years in the desert1 in
 their way to the land  of promise4 ,and
 in the spiritual sense is duly kept by 
all such  ,christians as in their       
earthly pilgrimage are continually      
advancing  toward their true home1 the  
heavenly ,jerusalem2 by the help of the 
sacraments and sacrifice of the church4 
,and they that neglect this must  not   
look for the kind showers of divine     
grace1 to give fruitfulness to  their   
souls4    #ad3ag4 ,and it shall come to 
pass1 that he that shall not go up of   
the  families of the land to ,jerusalem1
 to adore the ,king1 the ,lord of       
hosts1 there shall be no rain upon them4
    #ad3ah4 ,and if the family of ,egypt
 go not up nor come3 neither shall it   
be upon them1 but there shall be        
destruction wherewith the ,lord will    
strike all nations that will not go up  
to keep the feast of  tabernacles4      
#ad3ai4 ,this shall be the sin of       
,egypt1 and this the sin of all nations1

  that will not go up to keep the feast 
of tabernacles4    #ad3bj4 ,in that day 
that which is upon the bridle of the    
horse shall be  holy to the ,lord3 and  
the caldrons in the house of the ,lord  
shall be as  the phials before the      
altar4    ,that which is upon the       
bridle1 etc4444 ,the golden ornaments of
 the  bridles1 etc41 shall be turned    
into offerings in the house of ,god4    
,and  there shall be an abundance of    
caldrons and phials for the sacrifices  
of the temple2 by which is meant1 under 
a figure1 the great resort  there shall 
be to the temple1 that is1 to the church
 of ,christ1 and her  sacrifice4        
#ad3ba4 ,and every caldron in ,jerusalem
 and ,juda shall be sanctified to  the  
,lord of hosts3 and all that sacrifice  
shall come1 and take of them1  and shall
 seethe in them3 and the merchant shall 
be no more in the  house of the ,lord of
 hosts in that day4    ,the merchant    
shall be no more1 etc4444 ,or1 as some  
render it1 ,the  ,chanaanite shall be no

 more1 etc41 that is1 the profane and   
unbelievers  shall have no title to be  
in the house of the ,lord4 ,or there    
shall be  no occasion for buyers or     
sellers of oxen1 or sheep1 or doves1 in 
the  house of ,god1 such as ,jesus      
,christ cast out of the temple4         
,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,malachias       
,,malachias1 whose name signifies ,the  
,angel of the ,lord1 was contemporary   
with ,,nehemias1 and by some is believed
 to have been the same person as        
,,esdras4 ,he was the last of the       
prophets1 in the order of time1 and     
flourished about four hundred years     
before ,christ4 ,he foretells the       
coming of ,christ2 the reprobation of   
the ,jews and their sacrifices2 and  the
 calling of the ,gentiles1 who shall    
offer up to ,god in every place  an     
acceptable sacrifice4      ,malachias   
,chapter #a    ,god reproaches the ,jews
 with their ingratitude3 and the priests
 for not  offering pure sacrifices4 ,he 
will accept of the sacrifice that shall 

be  offered in every place among the    
,gentiles4    #a3a4 ,the burden of the  
word of the ,lord to ,israel by the hand
 of  ,malachias4    #a3b4 ,i have loved 
you1 saith the ,lord3 and you have said3
 ,wherein hast  thou loved us8 ,was not 
,esau brother to ,jacob1 saith the      
,lord1 and ,i  have loved ,jacob1    ,i 
have loved ,jacob1 etc4444 ,i have      
preferred his posterity1 to make  them  
my chosen people1 and to lead them with 
my blessings1 without any  merit on     
their part1 and though they have been   
always ungrateful2  whilst ,i have      
rejected ,esau1 and executed severe     
judgments upon his  posterity4 ,not that
 ,god punished ,esau1 or his posterity1 
beyond their  desert3 but that by his   
free election and grace he loved ,jacob1
 and  favoured his posterity above their
 deserts4 ,see the annotations upon     
,rom4 #i4    #a3c4 ,but have hated      
,esau8 and ,i have made his mountains a 
wilderness1  and given his inheritance  
to the dragons of the desert4    #a3d4  

,but if ,edom shall say3 ,we are        
destroyed1 but we will return and  build
 up what hath been destroyed3 thus saith
 the ,lord of hosts3 ,they  shall build 
up1 and ,i will throw down3 and they    
shall be called the  borders of         
wickedness1 and the people with whom the
 ,lord is angry for  ever4    #a3e4 ,and
 your eyes shall see3 and you shall say3
 ,the ,lord be magnified  upon the      
border of ,israel4    #a3f4 ,the son    
honoureth the father1 and the servant   
his master3 if then  ,i be a father1    
where is my honour8 and if ,i be a      
master1 where is my  fear8 saith the    
,lord of hosts4    #a3g4 ,to you1 ,o    
priests1 that despise my name1 and have 
said3 ,wherein  have we despised thy    
name8 ,you offer polluted bread upon my 
altar1 and  you say3 ,wherein have we   
polluted thee8 ,in that you say3 ,the   
table of  the ,lord is contemptible4    
#a3h4 ,if you offer the blind for       
sacrifice1 is it not evil8 and if you   
offer the lame and the sick1 is it not  

evil8 offer it to thy prince1 if  he    
will be pleased with it1 or if he will  
regard thy face1 saith the  ,lord of    
hosts4    #a3i4 ,and now beseech ye the 
face of ,god1 that he may have mercy on 
you1  7for by your hand hath this been  
done17 if by any means he will receive  
your faces1 saith the ,lord of hosts4   
#a3aj4 ,who is there among you1 that    
will shut the doors1 and will kindle    
the fire on my altar gratis8 ,i have no 
pleasure in you1 saith the ,lord  of    
hosts3 and ,i will not receive a gift of
 your hand4    #a3aa4 ,for from the     
rising of the sun even to the going     
down1 my name is  great among the       
,gentiles1 and in every place there is  
sacrifice1 and  there is offered to my  
name a clean oblation3 for my name is   
great  among the ,gentiles1 saith the   
,lord of hosts4    ,a clean oblation4444
 ,viz41 the precious body and blood of  
,christ in the  eucharistic sacrifice4  
#a3ab4 ,and you have profaned it in that
 you say3 ,the table of the ,lord  is   

defiled3 and that which is laid         
thereupon is contemptible with the  fire
 that devoureth it4    #a3ac4 ,and you  
have said3 ,behold of our labour1 and   
you puffed it away1  saith the ,lord of 
hosts1 and you brought in of rapine the 
lame1 and the  sick1 and brought in an  
offering3 shall ,i accept it at your    
hands1  saith the ,lord8    ,behold of  
our labour1 etc4444 ,you pretended      
labour and weariness1 when  you brought 
your offering2 and so made it of no     
value1 by offering it  with an evil     
mind4 ,moreover1 what you offered was   
both defective in  itself1 and gotten by
 rapine and extortion4    #a3ad4 ,cursed
 is the deceitful man that hath in his  
flock a male1 and  making a vow offereth
 in sacrifice that which is feeble to   
the ,lord3  for ,i am a great ,king1    
saith the ,lord of hosts1 and my name is
 dreadful  among the ,gentiles4         
,malachias ,chapter #b    ,the priests  
are sharply reproved for neglecting     
their covenant4 ,the  evil of marrying  

with idolaters3 and too easily putting  
away their  wives4    #b3a4 ,and now1 ,o
 ye priests1 this commandment is to you4
    #b3b4 ,if you will not hear1 and if 
you will not lay it to heart1 to give   
glory to my name1 saith the ,lord of    
hosts3 ,i will send poverty upon  you1  
and will curse your blessings1 yea ,i   
will curse them1 because you  have not  
laid it to heart4    #b3c4 ,behold1 ,i  
will cast the shoulder to you1 and will 
scatter upon  your face the dung of your
 solemnities1 and it shall take you away
 with  it4    ,i will cast the shoulder 
to you4444 ,i will cast away the        
shoulder1  which in the law was         
appointed to be your portion1 and fling 
it at you  in my anger3 and will reject 
both you and your festivals like dung4  
#b3d4 ,and you shall know that ,i sent  
you this commandment1 that my  covenant 
might be with ,levi1 saith the ,lord of 
hosts4    #b3e4 ,my covenant was with   
him of life and peace3 and ,i gave him  
fear3  and he feared me1 and he was     

afraid before my name4    #b3f4 ,the law
 of truth was in his mouth1 and iniquity
 was not found in  his lips3 he walked  
with me in peace1 and in equity1 and    
turned many  away from iniquity4        
#b3g4 ,for the lips of the priest shall 
keep knowledge1 and they shall  seek the
 law at his mouth3 because he is the    
angel of the ,lord of  hosts4    ,the   
angel4444 ,viz41 the minister and       
messenger4    #b3h4 ,but you have       
departed out of the way1 and have caused
 many to  stumble at the law3 you have  
made void the covenant of ,levi1 saith  
the  ,lord of hosts4    #b3i4 ,therefore
 have ,i also made you contemptible1 and
 base before all  people1 as you have   
not kept my ways1 and have accepted     
persons in the  law4    #b3aj4 ,have we 
not all one father8 hath not one ,god   
created us8 why then  doth every one of 
us despise his brother1 violating the   
covenant of our  fathers8    #b3aa4     
,juda hath transgressed1 and abomination
 hath been committed in  ,israel1 and in

 ,jerusalem3 for ,juda hath profaned the
 holiness of the  ,lord1 which he loved1
 and hath married the daughter of a     
strange god4    #b3ab4 ,the ,lord will  
cut off the man that hath done this1    
both the  master1 and the scholar1 out  
of the tabernacles of ,jacob1 and him   
that  offereth an offering to the ,lord 
of hosts4    #b3ac4 ,and this again have
 you done1 you have covered the altar of
 the  ,lord with tears1 with weeping1   
and bellowing1 so that ,i have no more a
  regard to sacrifice1 neither do ,i    
accept any atonement at your hands4     
,with tears4444 ,viz41 by occasion of   
your wives1 whom you have put away3  and
 who came to weep and lament before the 
altar4    #b3ad4 ,and you have said3    
,for what cause8 ,because the ,lord hath
 been  witness between thee1 and the    
wife of thy youth1 whom thou hast       
despised3 yet she was thy partner1 and  
the wife of thy covenant4    #b3ae4 ,did
 not one make her1 and she is the       
residue of his spirit8 ,and  what doth  

one seek1 but the seed of ,god8 ,keep   
then your spirit1 and  despise not the  
wife of thy youth4    #b3af4 ,when thou 
shalt hate her put her away1 saith the  
,lord1 the ,god of  ,israel3 but        
iniquity shall cover his garment1 saith 
the ,lord of hosts1  keep your spirit1  
and despise not4    ,iniquity shall     
cover his garment4444 ,viz41 of every   
man that putteth  away his wife without 
just cause2 notwithstanding that ,god   
permitted it  in the law1 to prevent the
 evil of murder4    #b3ag4 ,you have    
wearied the ,lord with your words1 and  
you said3 ,wherein  have we wearied him8
 ,in that you say3 ,every one that doth 
evil1 is good  in the sight of the      
,lord1 and such please him3 or surely   
where is the  ,god of judgment8         
,malachias ,chapter #c    ,christ shall 
come to his temple1 and purify the      
priesthood4 ,they that  continue in     
their evil ways shall be punished3 but  
true penitents shall  receive a         
blessing4    #c3a4 ,behold ,i send my   

angel1 and he shall prepare the way     
before my  face4 ,and presently the     
,lord1 whom you seek1 and the angel of  
the  testament1 whom you desire1 shall  
come to his temple4 ,behold1 he  cometh1
 saith the ,lord of hosts4    ,my       
angel4444 ,viz41 ,john the ,baptist1 the
 messenger of ,god1 and  forerunner of  
,christ4    #c3b4 ,and who shall be able
 to think of the day of his coming8 and 
who  shall stand to see him8 for he is  
like a refining fire1 and like the      
fuller's herb3    #c3c4 ,and he shall   
sit refining and cleansing the silver1  
and he shall  purify the sons of ,levi1 
and shall refine them as gold1 and as   
silver1  and they shall offer sacrifices
 to the ,lord in justice4    #c3d4 ,and 
the sacrifice of ,juda and of ,jerusalem
 shall please the ,lord1  as in the days
 of old1 and in the ancient years4      
#c3e4 ,and ,i will come to you in       
judgment1 and will be a speedy witness  
against sorcerers1 and adulterers1 and  
false swearers1 and them that  oppress  

the hireling in his wages1 the widows1  
and the fatherless3 and  oppress the    
stranger1 and have not feared me1 saith 
the ,lord of hosts4    #c3f4 ,for ,i am 
the ,lord1 and ,i change not3 and you   
the sons of ,jacob are  not consumed4   
#c3g4 ,for from the days of your fathers
 you have departed from my  ordinances1 
and have not kept them3 ,return to me1  
and ,i will return to  you1 saith the   
,lord of hosts4 ,and you have said3     
,wherein shall we  return8    #c3h4     
,shall a man afflict ,god8 for you      
afflict me4 ,and you have said3         
,wherein do we afflict thee8 in tithes  
and in firstfruits4    #c3i4 ,and you   
are cursed with want1 and you afflict   
me1 even the whole  nation of you4      
#c3aj4 ,bring all the tithes into the   
storehouse1 that there may be meat  in  
my house1 and try me in this1 saith the 
,lord3 if ,i open not unto you  the     
flood-gates of heaven1 and pour you out 
a blessing even to  abundance4    #c3aa4
 ,and ,i will rebuke for your sakes the 

devourer1 and he shall not  spoil the   
fruit of your land3 neither shall the   
vine in the field be  barren1 saith the 
,lord of hosts4    #c3ab4 ,and all      
nations shall call you blessed3 for you 
shall be a  delightful land1 saith the  
,lord of hosts4    #c3ac4 ,your words   
have been unsufferable to me1 saith the 
,lord4    #c3ad4 ,and you have said3    
,what have we spoken against thee8 ,you 
have  said3 ,he laboureth in vain that  
serveth ,god1 and what profit is it that
  we have kept his ordinances1 and that 
we have walked sorrowful before  the    
,lord of hosts8    #c3ae4 ,wherefore now
 we call the proud people happy1 for    
they that work  wickedness are built up1
 and they have tempted ,god and are     
preserved4    #c3af4 ,then they that    
feared the ,lord1 spoke every one with  
his  neighbour3 and the ,lord gave ear1 
and heard it3 and a book of  remembrance
 was written before him for them that   
fear the ,lord1 and  think on his name4 
#c3ag4 ,and they shall be my special    

possession1 saith the ,lord of hosts1   
in the day that ,i do judgment3 and ,i  
will spare them1 as a man spareth  his  
son that serveth him4    #c3ah4 ,and you
 shall return1 and shall see the        
difference between the  just and the    
wicked3 and between him that serveth    
,god1 and him that  serveth him not4    
,malachias ,chapter #d    ,the judgment 
of the wicked1 and reward of the just4  
,an exhortation to  observe the law4    
,elias shall come for the conversion of 
the ,jews4    #d3a4 ,for behold the day 
shall come kindled as a furnace3 and all
 the  proud1 and all that do wickedly   
shall be stubble3 and the day that      
cometh shall set them on fire1 saith the
 ,lord of hosts1 it shall not  leave    
them root1 nor branch4    #d3b4 ,but    
unto you that fear my name1 the ,sun of 
justice shall arise1  and health in his 
wings3 and you shall go forth1 and shall
 leap like  calves of the herd4    #d3c4
 ,and you shall tread down the wicked   
when they shall be ashes under  the sole

 of your feet in the day that ,i do     
this1 saith the ,lord of  hosts4        
#d3d4 ,remember the law of ,moses my    
servant1 which ,i commanded him in      
,horeb for all ,israel1 the precepts1   
and judgments4    #d3e4 ,behold1 ,i will
 send you ,elias the prophet1 before the
 coming of  the great and dreadful day  
of the ,lord4    #d3f4 ,and he shall    
turn the heart of the fathers to the    
children1 and  the heart of the children
 to their fathers3 lest ,i come1 and    
strike the  earth with anathema4    ,he 
shall turn the heart1 etc4444 ,by       
bringing over the ,jews to the faith  of
 ,christ1 he shall reconcile them to    
their fathers1 viz41 the  partiarchs and
 prophets2 whose hearts for many ages   
have been turned  away from them1       
because of their refusing to believe in 
,christ4--,ibid4  ,with anathema4444 ,in
 the ,hebrew1 ,cherem1 that is1 with    
utter  destruction4          ,,the      
,,first ,,book ,,of ,,machabees         
,these books are so called1 because they

 contain the history of the  people of  
,god under the command of ,judas        
,machabeus and his brethren3  and he1 as
 some will have it1 was surnamed        
,machabeus1 from carrying in  his       
ensigns1 or standards1 those words of   
,exodus #ae4aa1 ,who is like to  thee   
among the strong1 ,o ,lord3 in which the
 initial letters1 in the  ,hebrew1 are  
,m4 ,c4 ,b4 ,e4 ,i4 ,it is not known who
 is the author of these  books4 ,but as 
to their authority1 though they are not 
received by the  ,jews1 saith ,st4      
,augustine1 7lib4 #ah1 ,de ,civ4 ,dei1  
c4 #cf17 they are  received by the      
church3 who1 in settling her canon of   
the scriptures1  chose rather to be     
directed by the tradition she had       
received from the  apostles of ,christ1 
than by that of the scribes and         
,pharisees4 ,and as  the church has     
declared these two ,books canonical1    
even in two general  councils1 viz41    
,florence and ,trent1 there can be no   
doubt of their  authenticity4      #a   

,machabees ,chapter #a    ,the reign of 
,alexander and his successors3          
,antiochus rifles and  profanes the     
temple of ,god3 and persecutes unto     
death all that will not  forsake the law
 of ,god1 and the religion of their     
fathers4    #a3a4 ,now it came to pass1 
after that ,alexander the son of ,philip
 the  ,macedonian1 who first reigned in 
,greece1 coming out of the land of      
,cethim1 had overthrown ,darius1 king of
 the ,persians and ,medes3    #a3b4 ,he 
fought many battles1 and took the strong
 holds of all1 and slew  the kings of   
the earth3    #a3c4 ,and he went through
 even to the ends of the earth3 and took
 the  spoils of many nations3 and the   
earth was quiet before him4    #a3d4    
,and he gathered a power1 and a very    
strong army3 and his heart was  exalted 
and lifted up3    #a3e4 ,and he subdued 
countries of nations1 and princes2 and  
they became  tributaries to him4        
#a3f4 ,and after these things1 he fell  
down upon his bed1 and knew that  he    

should die4    #a3g4 ,and he called his 
servants1 the nobles that were brought  
up with  him from his youth3 and he     
divided his kingdom among them1 while he
 was  yet alive4    ,divided his        
kingdom1 etc4444 ,this is otherwise     
related by ,q4 ,curtius2  though he     
acknowledges that divers were of that   
opinion1 and that it  had been delivered
 by some authors1 lib4 #aj4 ,but here we
 find from the  sacred text1 that he was
 in error4    #a3h4 ,and ,alexander     
reigned twelve years1 and he died4      
#a3i4 ,and his servants made themselves 
kings1 every one in his place3    #a3aj4
 ,and they all put crowns upon          
themselves after his death1 and  their  
sons after them1 many years2 and evils  
were multiplied in the  earth4    #a3aa4
 ,and there came out of them a wicked   
root1 ,antiochus the  ,illustrious1 the 
son of king ,antiochus1 who had been a  
hostage at ,rome3  and he reigned in the
 hundred and thirty-seventh year of the 
kingdom of  the ,greeks4    ,antiochus  

the ,illustrius4444 ,epiphanes1 the     
younger son of ,antiochus  the ,great1  
who usurped the kingdom1 to the         
prejudice of his nephew  ,demetrius1 son
 of his elder brother ,seleucus         
,philopater4--,ibid4 ,of the  kingdom of
 the ,greeks4444 ,counting1 not from the
 beginning of the reign  of ,alexander1 
but from the first year of ,seleucus    
,nicator4    #a3ab4 ,in those days there
 went out of ,israel wicked men1 and    
they  persuaded many1 saying3 ,let us go
 and make a covenant with the heathens  
that are round about us3 for since we   
departed from them1 many evils  have    
befallen us4    #a3ac4 ,and the word    
seemed good in their eyes4    #a3ad4    
,and some of the people determined to do
 this1 and went to the  king3 and he    
gave them license to do after the       
ordinances of the  heathens4    #a3ae4  
,and they built a place of exercise in  
,jerusalem1 according to the  laws of   
the nations3    #a3af4 ,and they made   
themselves prepuces1 and departed from  

the holy  covenant1 and joined          
themselves to the heathens1 and were    
sold to do  evil3    #a3ag4 ,and the    
kingdom was established before          
,antiochus1 and he had a  mind to reign 
over the land of ,egypt1 that he might  
reign over two  kingdoms4    #a3ah4 ,and
 he entered into ,egypt with a great    
multitude1 with chariots1  and          
elephants1 and horsemen1 and a great    
number of ships3    #a3ai4 ,and he made 
war against ,ptolemee king of ,egypt2   
but ,ptolemee was  afraid at his        
presence and fled1 and many were wounded
 unto death4    #a3bj4 ,and he took the 
strong cities in the land of ,egypt3 and
 he took  the spoils of the land of     
,egypt4    #a3ba4 ,and after ,antiochus 
had ravaged ,egypt1 in the hundred and  
forty-third year1 he returned and went  
up against ,israel4    #a3bb4 ,and he   
went up to ,jerusalem1 with a great     
multitude4    #a3bc4 ,and he proudly    
entered into the sanctuary1 and took    
away the  golden altar1 and the         

candlestick of light1 and all the       
vessels  thereof1 and the table of      
proposition1 and the pouring vessels1   
and the  vials1 and the little mortars  
of gold1 and the veil1 and the crowns1  
and the golden ornament that was before 
the temple3 and he broke them  all in   
pieces4    #a3bd4 ,and he took the      
silver and gold1 and the precious       
vessels3 and he  took the hidden        
treasures1 which he found3 and when he  
had taken all  away1 he departed into   
his own country4    #a3be4 ,and he made 
a great slaughter of men1 and spoke very
 proudly4    #a3bf4 ,and there was great
 mourning in ,israel1 and in every place
 where  they were3    #a3bg4 ,and the   
princes1 and the ancients mourned1 and  
the virgins and  the young men were made
 feeble1 and the beauty of the women was
  changed4    #a3bh4 ,every bridegroom  
took up lamentation3 and the bride that 
sat in  the marriage bed1 mourned3      
#a3bi4 ,and the land was moved for the  
inhabitants thereof1 and all the  house 

of ,jacob was covered with confusion4   
#a3cj4 ,and after two full years1 the   
king sent the chief collector of  his   
tributes to the cities of ,juda1 and he 
came to ,jerusalem with a  great        
multitude4    ,the chief collector1     
etc4444 ,apollonius4    #a3ca4 ,and he  
spoke to them peaceable words in deceit2
 and they believed  him4    #a3cb4 ,and 
he fell upon the city suddenly1 and     
struck it with a great  slaughter1 and  
destroyed much people in ,israel4       
#a3cc4 ,and he took the spoils of the   
city1 and burnt it with fire1 and  threw
 down the houses thereof1 and the walls 
thereof round about3    #a3cd4 ,and they
 took the women captive1 and the        
children1 and the cattle  they          
possessed4    #a3ce4 ,and they built the
 city of ,david with a great and strong 
wall1  and with strong towers1 and made 
it a fortress for them3    ,the city of 
,david4444 ,that is1 the castle of      
,sion4    #a3cf4 ,and they placed there 
a sinful nation1 wicked men1 and they   

fortified themselves therein3 and they  
stored up armour and victuals1  and     
gathered together the spoils of         
,jerusalem2    #a3cg4 ,and laid them up 
there3 and they became a great snare4   
#a3ch4 ,and this was a place to lie in  
wait against the sanctuary1 and an  evil
 devil in ,israel4    ,an evil devil4444
 ,that is1 an adversary watching        
constantly to do harm1  as the evil     
spirit is always watching and seeking   
whom he may devour4    #a3ci4 ,and they 
shed innocent blood round about the     
sanctuary1 and  defiled the holy place4 
#a3dj4 ,and the inhabitants of          
,jerusalem fled away by reason of them  
and  the city was made the habitation of
 strangers1 and she became a  stranger  
to her own seed1 and her children       
forsook her4    #a3da4 ,her sanctuary   
was desolate like a wilderness1 her     
festival days  were turned into         
mourning1 her sabbaths into reproach1   
her honours were  brought to nothing4   
#a3db4 ,her dishonour was increased     

according to her glory1 and her         
excellency was turned into mourning4    
#a3dc4 ,and king ,antiochus wrote to all
 his kingdom1 that all the people       
should be one3 and every one should     
leave his own law4    #a3dd4 ,and all   
nations consented1 according to the word
 of king  ,antiochus4    #a3de4 ,and    
many of ,israel consented to his        
service1 and they sacrificed  to idols1 
and profaned the sabbath4    #a3df4 ,and
 the king sent letters by the hands of  
messengers to  ,jerusalem1 and to all   
the cities of ,juda2 that they should   
follow the  law of the nations of the   
earth4    #a3dg4 ,and should forbid     
holocausts and sacrifices1 and          
atonements to be  made in the temple of 
,god4    #a3dh4 ,and should prohibit the
 sabbath1 and the festival days to be   
celebrated4    #a3di4 ,and he commanded 
the holy places to be profaned1 and the 
holy  people of ,israel4    #a3ej4 ,and 
he commanded altars to be built1 and    
temples1 and idols1 and  swine's flesh  

to be immolated1 and unclean beasts1    
#a3ea4 ,and that they should leave their
 children uncircumcised1 and let  their 
souls be defiled with all uncleannesses1
 and abominations1 to the  end that they
 should forget the law1 and should      
change all the  justifications of ,god4 
#a3eb4 ,and that whosoever would not do 
according to the word of king           
,antiochus1 should be put to death4     
#a3ec4 ,according to all these words he 
wrote to his whole kingdom3 and  he     
appointed rulers over the people that   
should force them to do these  things4  
#a3ed4 ,and they commanded the cities of
 ,juda to sacrifice4    #a3ee4 ,then    
many of the people were gathered to them
 that had forsaken  the law of the      
,lord3 and they committed evils in the  
land3    #a3ef4 ,and they drove away the
 people of ,israel into lurking holes1  
and  into the secret places of          
fugitives4    #a3eg4 ,on the fifteenth  
day of the month1 ,casleu1 in the       
hundred and  forty-fifth year1 king     

,antiochus set up the abominable idol of
  desolation upon the altar of ,god1 and
 they built altars throughout all  the  
cities of ,juda round about3    ,the    
abominable idol1 etc4444 ,viz41 the     
statue of ,jupiter ,olympius4    #a3eh4 
,and they burnt incense1 and sacrificed 
at the doors of the houses  and in the  
streets4    #a3ei4 ,and they cut in     
pieces1 and burnt with fire the books of
 the law  of ,god3    #a3fj4 ,and every 
one with whom the books of the testament
 of the ,lord  were found1 and whosoever
 observed the law of the ,lord1 they put
 to  death1 according to the edict of   
the king4    #a3fa4 ,thus by their power
 did they deal with the people of       
,israel1 that  were found in the cities 
month after month4    #a3fb4 ,and on the
 five and twentieth day of the month    
they sacrificed  upon the altar of the  
idol that was over against the altar of 
,god4    #a3fc4 ,now the women that     
circumcised their children were slain   
according to the commandment of king    

,antiochus1    #a3fd4 ,and they hanged  
the children about their necks in all   
their  houses3 and those that had       
circumcised them1 they put to death4    
#a3fe4 ,and many of the people of       
,israel determined with themselves1 that
  they would not eat unclean things3 and
 they chose rather to die1 than  to be  
defiled with unclean meats3    #a3ff4   
,and they would not break the holy law  
of ,god and they were put to  death3    
#a3fg4 ,and there was very great wrath  
upon the people4      #a ,machabees     
,chapter #b    ,the zeal and success of 
,mathathias4 ,his exhortation to his    
sons at his  death4    #b3a4 ,in those  
days arose ,mathathias1 the son of      
,john1 the son of  ,simeon1 a priest of 
the sons of ,joarib1 from ,jerusalem1   
and he abode in  the mountain of ,modin3
    #b3b4 ,and he had five sons3 ,john1 
who was surnamed ,gaddis3    #b3c4 ,and 
,simon1 who was surnamed ,thasi2        
#b3d4 ,and ,judas1 who was called       
,machabeus2    #b3e4 ,and ,eleazar1 who 

was surnamed ,abaron2 and ,jonathan1 who
 was  surnamed ,apphus4    #b3f4 ,these 
saw the evils that were done in the     
people of ,juda1 and in  ,jerusalem4    
#b3g4 ,and ,mathathias said3 ,woe is me1
 wherefore was ,i born to see the  ruin 
of my people1 and the ruin of the holy  
city1 and to dwell there1  when it is   
given into the hands of the enemies8    
#b3h4 ,the holy places are come into the
 hands of strangers her temple is       
become as a man without honour4    #b3i4
 ,the vessels of her glory are carried  
away captive2 her old men are  murdered 
in the streets1 and her young men are   
fallen by the sword of  the enemies4    
#b3aj4 ,what nation hath not inherited  
her kingdom1 and gotten of her  spoils8 
#b3aa4 ,all her ornaments are taken     
away4 ,she that was free is made a      
slave4    #b3ab4 ,and behold our        
sanctuary1 and our beauty1 and our glory
 is laid  waste1 and the ,gentiles have 
defiled them4    #b3ac4 ,to what end    
then should we live any longer8         

#b3ad4 ,and ,mathathias and his sons    
rent their garments1 and they covered   
themselves with haircloth1 and made     
great lamentation4    #b3ae4 ,and they  
that were sent from king ,antiochus1    
came thither1 to  compel them that were 
fled into the city of ,modin1 to        
sacrifice1 and to  burn incense1 and to 
depart from the law of ,god4    #b3af4  
,and many of the people of ,israel      
consented and came to them3 but         
,mathathias and his sons stood firm4    
#b3ag4 ,and they that were sent from    
,antiochus1 answering1 said to          
,mathathias3 ,thou art a ruler1 and an  
honourable1 and great man in this  city1
 and adorned with sons1 and brethren4   
#b3ah4 ,therefore1 come thou first1 and 
obey the king's commandment1 as  all    
nations have done1 and the men of ,juda1
 and they that remain in  ,jerusalem3   
and thou1 and thy sons shall be in the  
number of the king's  friends1 and      
enriched with gold1 and silver1 and many
 presents4    #b3ai4 ,then ,mathathias  

answered1 and said with a loud voice3   
,although  all nations obey king        
,antiochus1 so as to depart every man   
from the  service of the law of his     
fathers1 and consent to his             
commandments3    #b3bj4 ,i and my sons1 
and my brethren will obey the law of our
 fathers4    #b3ba4 ,god be merciful    
unto us3 it is not profitable for us to 
forsake  the law1 and the justices of   
,god3    #b3bb4 ,we will not hearken to 
the words of king ,antiochus1 neither   
will  we sacrifice and transgress the   
commandments of our law1 to go another  
way4    #b3bc4 ,now as he left off      
speaking these words1 there came a      
certain ,jew  in the sight of all to    
sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in
 the  city of ,modin1 according to the  
king's commandment4    #b3bd4 ,and      
,mathathias saw1 and was grieved1 and   
his reins trembled1 and  his wrath was  
kindled according to the judgment of the
 law1 and running  upon him he slew him 
upon the altar3    #b3be4 ,moreover the 

man whom king ,antiochus had sent1 who  
compelled them  to sacrifice1 he slew at
 the same time1 and pulled down the     
altar1    #b3bf4 ,and shewed zeal for   
the law1 as ,phinees did by ,zamri1 the 
son of  ,salomi4    #b3bg4 ,and         
,mathathias cried out in the city with a
 loud voice1 saying3  ,every one that   
hath zeal for the law1 and maintaineth  
the testament1  let him follow me4      
#b3bh4 ,so he and his sons fled into the
 mountains1 and left all that  they had 
in the city4    #b3bi4 ,then many that  
sought after judgment1 and justice1 went
 down into  the desert3    #b3cj4 ,and  
they abode there1 they and their        
children1 and their wives1  and their   
cattle3 because afflictions increased   
upon them4    #b3ca4 ,and it was told to
 the king's men1 and to the army that   
was in  ,jerusalem1 in the city of      
,david1 that certain men1 who had broken
 the  king's commandment1 were gone away
 into the secret places in the          
wilderness1 and that many were gone     

after them4    #b3cb4 ,and forthwith    
they went out towards them1 and made war
 against  them on the sabbath day4      
#b3cc4 ,and they said to them3 ,do you  
still resist8 come forth1 and do        
according to the edict of king          
,antiochus1 and you shall live4         
#b3cd4 ,and they said3 ,we will not come
 forth1 neither will we obey the  king's
 edict1 to profane the sabbath day4     
#b3ce4 ,and they made haste to give them
 battle4    #b3cf4 ,but they answered   
them not1 neither did they cast a stone 
at  them1 nor stopped up the secret     
places1    #b3cg4 ,saying3 ,let us all  
die in our innocency3 and heaven and    
earth  shall be witnesses for us1 that  
you put us to death wrongfully4         
#b3ch4 ,so they gave them battle on the 
sabbath3 and they were slain1  with     
their wives1 and their children1 and    
their cattle1 to the number  of a       
thousand persons4    #b3ci4 ,and        
,mathathias and his friends heard of it1
 and they mourned for  them exceedingly4

    #b3dj4 ,and every man said to his   
neighbour3 ,if we shall all do as our   
brethren have done1 and not fight       
against the heathens for our lives1  and
 our justifications1 they will now      
quickly root us out of the earth4       
#b3da4 ,and they determined in that day1
 saying3 ,whosoever shall come up       
against us to fight on the sabbath day1 
we will fight against him3 and  we will 
not all die1 as our brethren that were  
slain in the secret  places4    #b3db4  
,then was assembled to them the         
congregation of the ,assideans1 the     
stoutest of ,israel1 every one that had 
a good will for the law4    ,the        
,assideans4444 ,a set of men that led a 
religious life2 and were  zealous for   
the law and worship of ,god4    #b3dc4  
,and all they that fled from the evils1 
joined themselves to them1  and were a  
support to them4    #b3dd4 ,and they    
gathered an army1 and slew the sinners  
in their wrath1  and the wicked men in  
their indignation3 and the rest fled to 

the  nations for safety4    #b3de4 ,and 
,mathathias and his friends went round  
about1 and they threw  down the altars3 
#b3df4 ,and they circumcised all the    
children whom they found in the         
confines of ,israel that were           
uncircumcised3 and they did valiantly4  
#b3dg4 ,and they pursued after the      
children of pride1 and the work         
prospered in their hands3    #b3dh4 ,and
 they recovered the law out of the hands
 of the nations1 and  out of the hands  
of the kings3 and they yielded not the  
horn to the  sinner4    ,they yielded   
not the horn1 etc4444 ,that is1 they    
suffered not the power  of ,antiochus1  
that man of sin1 to abolish the law and 
religion of ,god4    #b3di4 ,now the    
days drew near that ,mathathias should  
die1 and he said to  his sons3 ,now hath
 pride and chastisement gotten strength1
 and the time  of destruction1 and the  
wrath of indignation3    #b3ej4 ,now1   
therefore1 ,o my sons1 be ye zealous for
 the law1 and give  your lives for the  

covenant of your fathers4    #b3ea4 ,and
 call to remembrance the works of the   
fathers1 which they have  done in their 
generations3 and you shall receive great
 glory1 and an  everlasting name4       
#b3eb4 ,was not ,abraham found faithful 
in temptation1 and it was reputed  to   
him unto justice8    #b3ec4 ,joseph1 in 
the time of his distress1 kept the      
commandment1 and he  was made lord of   
,egypt4    #b3ed4 ,phinees1 our father1 
by being fervent in the zeal of ,god1   
received the covenant of an everlasting 
priesthood4    #b3ee4 ,jesus1 whilst he 
fulfilled the word1 was made ruler in   
,israel4    ,jesus4444 ,that is1 ,josue4
    #b3ef4 ,caleb1 for bearing witness  
before the congregation1 received an    
inheritance4    #b3eg4 ,david1 by his   
mercy1 obtained the throne of an        
everlasting  kingdom4    #b3eh4 ,elias1 
while he is full of zeal for the law1   
was taken up into  heaven4    #b3ei4    
,ananias and ,azarias and ,misael1 by   
believing1 were delivered out  of the   

flame4    #b3fj4 ,daniel1 in his        
innocency1 was delivered out of the     
mouth of the  lions4    #b3fa4 ,and thus
 consider1 through all generations3 that
 none that trust  in him1 fail in       
strength4    #b3fb4 ,and fear not the   
words of a sinful man1 for his glory is 
dung and  worms3    #b3fc4 ,today he is 
lifted up1 and tomorrow he shall not be 
found1  because he is returned into his 
earth and his thought is come to        
nothing4    #b3fd4 ,you1 therefore1 my  
sons1 take courage1 and behave manfully 
in the  law3 for by it you shall be     
glorious4    #b3fe4 ,and behold1 ,i know
 that your brother ,simon is a man of   
counsel3  give ear to him always1 and he
 shall be a father to you4    #b3ff4    
,and ,judas ,machabeus1 who is valiant  
and strong from his youth up1  let him  
be the leader of your army1 and he shall
 manage the war of the  people4         
#b3fg4 ,and you shall take to you all   
that observe the law3 and revenge  ye   
the wrong of your people4    #b3fh4     

,render to the ,gentiles their reward1  
and take heed to the  precepts of the   
law4    #b3fi4 ,and he blessed them1 and
 was joined to his fathers4    #b3gj4   
,and he died in the hundred and         
forty-sixth year3 and he was  buried by 
his sons in the sepulchres of his       
fathers1 in ,modin1 and all  ,israel    
mourned for him with great mourning4    
#a ,machabees ,chapter #c    ,judas     
,machabeus succeeds his father1 and     
overthrows ,apollonius and  ,seron4 ,a  
great army is sent against him out of   
,syria4 ,he prepares his  people for    
battle by fasting and prayer4    #c3a4  
,then his son ,judas1 called ,machabeus1
 rose up in his stead4    #c3b4 ,and all
 his brethren helped him1 and all they  
that had joined  themselves to his      
father1 and they fought with            
cheerfulness the battle  of ,israel4    
#c3c4 ,and he got his people great      
honour1 and put on a breastplate as a   
giant1 and girt his warlike armour about
 him in battles1 and protected  the camp

 with his sword4    #c3d4 ,in his acts  
he was like a lion1 and like a lion's   
whelp roaring  for his prey4    #c3e4   
,and he pursued the wicked and sought   
them out1 and them that  troubled his   
people he burnt with fire3    #c3f4 ,and
 his enemies were driven away for fear  
of him1 and all the  workers of iniquity
 were troubled3 and salvation prospered 
in his hand4    #c3g4 ,and he grieved   
many kings1 and made ,jacob glad with   
his works1 and  his memory is blessed   
for ever4    #c3h4 ,and he went through 
the cities of ,juda1 and destroyed the  
wicked  out of them1 and turned away    
wrath from ,israel4    #c3i4 ,and he was
 renowned even to the utmost part of the
 earth1 and he  gathered them that were 
perishing4    #c3aj4 ,and ,apollonius   
gathered together the ,gentiles1 and a  
numerous and  great army from ,samaria1 
to make war against ,israel4    #c3aa4  
,and ,judas understood it1 and went     
forth to meet him3 and he  overthrew    
him1 and killed him3 and many fell down 

slain1 and the rest  fled away4         
#c3ab4 ,and he took their spoils1 and   
,judas took the sword of ,apollonius1   
and fought with it all his lifetime4    
#c3ac4 ,and ,seron1 captain of the army 
of ,syria1 heard that ,judas had        
assembled a company of the faithful1 and
 a congregation with him1    #c3ad4 ,and
 he said ,i will get me a name1 and will
 be glorified in the  kingdom1 and will 
overthrow ,judas1 and those that are    
with him1 that  have despised the edict 
of the king4    #c3ae4 ,and he made     
himself ready2 and the host of the      
wicked went up  with him1 strong        
succours1 to be revenged of the children
 of ,israel4    #c3af4 ,and they        
approached even as far as ,bethoron3 and
 ,judas went forth  to meet him1 with a 
small company4    #c3ag4 ,but when they 
saw the army coming to meet them1 they  
said to  ,judas3 ,how shall we1 being   
few1 be able to fight against so great a
  multitude1 and so strong1 and we are  
ready to faint with fasting today8      

#c3ah4 ,and ,judas said3 ,it is an easy 
matter for many to be shut up in  the   
hands of a few3 and there is no         
difference in the sight of the ,god  of 
heaven to deliver with a great          
multitude1 or with a small company3     
#c3ai4 ,for the success of war is not in
 the multitude of the army1 but         
strength cometh from heaven4    #c3bj4  
,they come against us with an insolent  
multitude1 and with pride1  to destroy  
us1 and our wives1 and our children1 and
 to take our spoils4    #c3ba4 ,but we  
will fight for our lives1 and our laws3 
#c3bb4 ,and the ,lord himself will      
overthrow them before our face1 but as  
for you1 fear them not4    #c3bc4 ,and  
as soon as he had made an end of        
speaking1 he rushed suddenly  upon them3
 and ,seron1 and his host were          
overthrown before him3    #c3bd4 ,and he
 pursued him by the descent of          
,bethoron1 even to the plain1  and there
 fell of them eight hundred men1 and the
 rest fled into the  land of the        

,philistines4    #c3be4 ,and the fear of
 ,judas1 and of his brethren1 and the   
dread of  them1 fell upon all the       
nations round about them4    #c3bf4 ,and
 his fame came to the king1 and all     
nations told of the  battles of ,judas4 
#c3bg4 ,now when king ,antiochus heard  
these words1 he was angry in his  mind3 
and he sent1 and gathered the forces of 
all his kingdom1 an  exceeding strong   
army4    #c3bh4 ,and he opened his      
treasury1 and gave out pay to the army  
for a  year3 and he commanded them1 that
 they should be ready for all things4   
#c3bi4 ,and he perceived that the money 
of his treasures failed1 and that  the  
tributes of the country were small1     
because of the dissension1 and  the evil
 that he had brought upon the land1 that
 he might take away the  laws of old    
times3    #c3cj4 ,and he feared that he 
should not have as formerly enough for  
charges and gifts1 which he had given   
before with a liberal hand3 for  he had 
abounded more than the kings that had   

been before him4    #c3ca4 ,and he was  
greatly perplexed in mind1 and purposed 
to go into  ,persia1 and to take        
tributes of the countries1 and to gather
 much  money4    #c3cb4 ,and he left    
,lysias1 a nobleman of the blood royal  
to oversee the  affairs of the kingdom  
from the river ,euphrates even to the   
river of  ,egypt3    #c3cc4 ,and to     
bring up his son1 ,antiochus1 till he   
came again4    #c3cd4 ,and he delivered 
to him half the army1 and the elephants3
 and he  gave him charge concerning all 
that he would have done1 and concerning 
the inhabitants of ,judea1 and          
,jerusalem4    #c3ce4 ,and that he      
should send an army against them to     
destroy and root  out the strength of   
,israel1 and the remnant of ,jerusalem1 
and to take  away the memory of them    
from that place4    #c3cf4 ,and that he 
should settle strangers1 to dwell in all
 their  coasts1 and divide their land by
 lot4    #c3cg4 ,so the king took the   
half of the army that remained1 and went

  forth from ,antioch1 the chief city of
 his kingdom1 in the hundred and        
forty-seventh year3 and he passed over  
the river ,euphrates1 and went  through 
the higher countries4    #c3ch4 ,then   
,lysias chose ,ptolemee1 the son of     
,dorymenus1 and ,nicanor1  and ,gorgias1
 mighty men of the king's friends4      
#c3ci4 ,and he sent with them forty     
thousand men1 and seven thousand        
horsemen3 to go into the land of ,juda1 
and to destroy it1 according to  the    
king's orders4    #c3dj4 ,so they went  
forth with all their power1 and came1   
and pitched  near ,emmaus1 in the plain 
country4    #c3da4 ,and the merchants of
 the countries heard the fame of them3  
and  they took silver and gold in       
abundance1 and servants3 and they came  
into the camp1 to buy the children of   
,israel for slaves3 and there were      
joined to them the forces of ,syria1 and
 of the land of the strangers4    #c3db4
 ,and ,judas1 and his brethren1 saw that
 evils were multiplied1 and  that the   

armies approached to their borders3 and 
they knew the orders  the king had given
 to destroy the people1 and utterly     
abolish them4    #c3dc4 ,and they said1 
every man to his neighbour3 ,let us     
raise up the  low condition of our      
people1 and let us fight for our people1
 and our  sanctuary4    #c3dd4 ,and the 
assembly was gathered1 that they might  
be ready for  battle1 and that they     
might pray1 and ask mercy and           
compassion4    #c3de4 ,now ,jerusalem   
was not inhabited1 but was like a       
desert3 there was  none of her children 
that went in or out3 and the sanctuary  
was trodden  down3 and the children of  
strangers were in the castle1 there was 
the  habitation of the ,gentiles3 and   
joy was taken away from ,jacob1 and the 
pipe and harp ceased there4    #c3df4   
,and they assembled together1 and came  
to ,maspha1 over against  ,jerusalem3   
for in ,maspha was a place of prayer    
heretofore in ,israel4    #c3dg4 ,and   
they fasted that day1 and put on        

haircloth1 and put ashes  upon their    
heads3 and they rent their garments3    
#c3dh4 ,and they laid open the books of 
the law1 in which the ,gentiles         
searched for the likeness of their      
idols3    #c3di4 ,and they brought the  
priestly ornaments1 and the first fruits
 and  tithes1 and stirred up the        
,nazarites that had fulfilled their     
days3    #c3ej4 ,and they cried with a  
loud voice toward heaven1 saying3 ,what 
shall we do with these1 and whither     
shall we carry them8    #c3ea4 ,for thy 
holies are trodden down1 and are        
profaned1 and thy  priests are in       
mourning1 and are brought low4    #c3eb4
 ,and behold the nations are come       
together against us1 to destroy  us3    
thou knowest what they intend against   
us4    #c3ec4 ,how shall we be able to  
stand before their face1 unless thou1 ,o
  ,god1 help us8    #c3ed4 ,then they   
sounded with trumpets1 and cried out    
with a loud voice4    #c3ee4 ,and after 
this1 ,judas appointed captains over the

 people1 over  thousands1 and over      
hundreds1 and over fifties1 and over    
tens4    #c3ef4 ,and he said to them    
that were building houses1 or had       
betrothed  wives1 or were planting      
vineyards1 or were fearful1 that they   
should  return every man to his house1  
according to the law4    #c3eg4 ,so they
 removed the camp1 and pitched on the   
south side of  ,emmaus4    #c3eh4 ,and  
,judas said3 ,gird yourselves1 and be   
valiant men1 and be ready  against the  
morning1 that you may fight with these  
nations that are  assembled against us  
to destroy us and our sanctuary4        
#c3ei4 ,for it is better for us to die  
in battle1 than to see the evils  of our
 nation1 and of the holies3    #c3fj4   
,nevertheless1 as it shall be the will  
of ,god in heaven1 so be it  done4      
#a ,machabees ,chapter #d    ,judas     
routs the king's army4 ,gorgias flies   
before him4 ,lysias comes  against him  
with a great army1 but is defeated4     
,judas cleanses the  temple1 sets up a  

new altar1 and fortifies the sanctuary4 
#d3a4 ,then ,gorgias took five thousand 
men1 and a thousand of the best         
horsemen2 and they removed out of the   
camp by night4    #d3b4 ,that they might
 come upon the camp of the ,jews and    
strike them  suddenly3 and the men that 
were of the castle were their guides4   
#d3c4 ,and ,judas heard of it1 and rose 
up1 he and the valiant men1 to  attack  
the king's forces that were in ,emmaus4 
#d3d4 ,for as yet the army was dispersed
 from the camp    ,the army was         
dispersed4444 ,that is1 in different    
divisions1 not  altogether encamped4    
#d3e4 ,and ,gorgias came by night into  
the camp of ,judas1 and found no  man2  
and he sought them in the mountains3 for
 he said3 ,these men flee  from us4     
#d3f4 ,and when it was day1 ,judas      
shewed himself in the plain with three  
thousand men only1 who neither had      
armour nor swords3    ,who neither had  
armour nor swords4444 ,such as they     
wished for4    #d3g4 ,and they saw the  

camp of the ,gentiles that it was       
strong1 and the  men in breastplates1   
and the horsemen round about them1 and  
these were  trained up to war4    #d3h4 
,and ,judas said to the men that were   
with him3 ,fear ye not their  multitude1
 neither be ye afraid of their assault4 
#d3i4 ,remember in what manner our      
fathers were saved in the ,red ,sea1    
when ,pharaoh pursued them with a great 
army4    #d3aj4 ,and now let us cry to  
heaven1 and the ,lord will have mercy on
 us1  and will remember the covenant of 
our fathers1 and will destroy this  army
 before our face this day3    #d3aa4    
,and all nations shall know that there  
is one that redeemeth and  delivereth   
,israel4    #d3ab4 ,and the strangers   
lifted up their eyes1 and saw them      
coming  against them4    #d3ac4 ,and    
they went out of the camp to battle1 and
 they that were with  ,judas sounded the
 trumpet4    #d3ad4 ,and they joined    
battle3 and the ,gentiles were routed1  
and fled  into the plain4    #d3ae4 ,but

 all the hindmost of them fell by the   
sword and they pursued  them as far as  
,gezeron1 and even to the plains of     
,idumea1 and of  ,azotus1 and of        
,jamnia3 and there fell of them to the  
number of three  thousand men4    #d3af4
 ,and ,judas returned again with his    
army that followed him4    #d3ag4 ,and  
he said to the people3 ,be not greedy of
 the spoils2 for there  is war before   
us3    #d3ah4 ,and ,gorgias and his army
 are near us in the mountain3 but stand 
ye now against our enemies1 and         
overthrow them1 and you shall take the  
spoils afterwards with safety4    #d3ai4
 ,and as ,judas was speaking these      
words1 behold part of them  appeared1   
looking forth from the mountain4        
#d3bj4 ,and ,gorgias saw that his men   
were put to flight1 and that they  had  
set fire to the camp3 for the smoke that
 was seen declared what was  done4      
#d3ba4 ,and when they had seen this1    
they were seized with great fear1       
seeing at the same time ,judas and his  

army in the plain ready to fight4       
#d3bb4 ,so they all fled away into the  
land of the strangers4    #d3bc4 ,and   
,judas returned to take the spoils of   
the camp1 and they got  much gold1 and  
silver1 and blue silk1 and purple of the
 sea1 and great  riches4    #d3bd4 ,and 
returning home1 they sung a hymn1 and   
blessed ,god in heaven1  because he is  
good1 because his mercy endureth for    
ever4    #d3be4 ,so ,israel had a great 
deliverance that day4    #d3bf4 ,and    
such of the strangers as escaped1 went  
and told ,lysias all  that had happened4
    #d3bg4 ,and when he heard these     
things1 he was amazed and discouraged3  
because things had not succeeded in     
,israel according to his mind1 and  as  
the king had commanded4    #d3bh4 ,so   
the year following1 ,lysias gathered    
together threescore  thousand chosen    
men1 and five thousand horsemen1 that he
 might subdue  them4    #d3bi4 ,and they
 came into ,judea1 and pitched their    
tents in ,bethoron1  and ,judas met them

 with ten thousand men4    #d3cj4 ,and  
they saw that the army was strong1 and  
he prayed and said3  ,blessed art thou1 
,o ,saviour of ,israel1 who didst break 
the violence of  the mighty by the hand 
of thy servant ,david1 and didst deliver
 up the  camp of the strangers into the 
hands of ,jonathan the son of ,saul1 and
  of his armour bearer4    #d3ca4 ,shut 
up this army in the hands of thy people 
,israel1 and let them  be confounded in 
their host and their horsemen4    #d3cb4
 ,strike them with fear1 and cause the  
boldness of their strength  to languish1
 and let them quake at their own        
destruction4    #d3cc4 ,cast them down  
with the sword of them that love thee3  
and let all  that know thy name praise  
thee with hymns4    #d3cd4 ,and they    
joined battle3 and there fell of the    
army of ,lysias five  thousand men4     
#d3ce4 ,and when ,lysias saw that his   
men were put to flight1 and how bold    
the ,jews were1 and that they were ready
 either to live1 or to die  manfully1 he

 went to ,antioch1 and chose soldiers1  
that they might come  again into ,judea 
with greater numbers4    #d3cf4 ,then   
,judas1 and his brethren said3 ,behold  
our enemies are  discomfited3 let us go 
up now to cleanse the holy places1 and  
to repair  them4    #d3cg4 ,and all the 
army assembled together1 and they went  
up into ,mount  ,sion4    #d3ch4 ,and   
they saw the sanctuary desolate1 and the
 altar profaned1 and  the gates burnt1  
and shrubs growing up in the courts as  
in a forest1 or  on the mountains1 and  
the chambers joining to the temple      
thrown down4    #d3ci4 ,and they rent   
their garments1 and made great          
lamentation1 and put  ashes on their    
heads3    #d3dj4 ,and they fell down to 
the ground on their faces1 and they     
sounded  with the trumpets of alarm1 and
 they cried towards heaven4    #d3da4   
,then ,judas appointed men to fight     
against them that were in the  castle1  
till they had cleansed the holy places1 
#d3db4 ,and he chose priests without    

blemish1 whose will was set upon the    
law of ,god4    #d3dc4 ,and they        
cleansed the holy places1 and took away 
the stones that  had been defiled into  
an unclean place4    #d3dd4 ,and he     
considered about the altar of holocausts
 that had been  profaned1 what he should
 do with it4    #d3de4 ,and a good      
counsel came into their minds1 to pull  
it down3 lest  it should be a reproach  
to them1 because the ,gentiles had      
defiled it2  so they threw it down4     
#d3df4 ,and they laid up the stones in  
the mountain of the temple1 in a        
convenient place1 till there should come
 a prophet1 and give answer  concerning 
them4    #d3dg4 ,then they took whole   
stones1 according to the law and built a
 new  altar1 according to the former3   
#d3dh4 ,and they built up the holy      
places1 and the things that were  within
 the temple3 and they sanctified the    
temple and the courts4    #d3di4 ,and   
they made new holy vessels1 and brought 
in the candlestick1  and the altar of   

incense1 and the table1 into the temple4
    #d3ej4 ,and they put incense upon   
the altar1 and lighted up the lamps     
that were upon the candlestick1 and they
 gave light in the temple4    #d3ea4    
,and they set the loaves upon the table1
 and hung up the veils1  and finished   
all the works that they had begun to    
make4    #d3eb4 ,and they arose before  
the morning on the five and twentieth   
day  of the ninth month1 7which is the  
month of ,casleu7 in the hundred and    
forty-eighth year4    #d3ec4 ,and they  
offered sacrifice1 according to the law1
 upon the new  altar of holocausts which
 they had made4    #d3ed4 ,according to 
the time1 and according to the day      
wherein the  heathens had defiled it1 in
 the same was it dedicated anew with    
canticles1 and harps1 and lutes1 and    
cymbals4    #d3ee4 ,and all the people  
fell upon their faces1 and adored1 and  
blessed  up to heaven1 him that had     
prospered them4    #d3ef4 ,and they kept
 the dedication of the altar eight days1

 and they  offered holocausts with joy1 
and sacrifices of salvation1 and of     
praise4    #d3eg4 ,and they adorned the 
front of the temple with crowns of gold1
 and  escutcheons1 and they renewed the 
gates1 and the chambers1 and hanged     
doors upon them4    #d3eh4 ,and there   
was exceeding great joy among the       
people1 and the  reproach of the        
,gentiles was turned away4    #d3ei4    
,and ,judas1 and his brethren1 and all  
the church of ,israel  decreed1 that the
 day of the dedication of the altar     
should be kept in  its season from year 
to year for eight days1 from the five   
and  twentieth day of the month of      
,casleu1 with joy and gladness4         
#d3fj4 ,they built up also at that time 
,mount ,sion1 with high walls1 and      
strong towers round about1 lest the     
,gentiles should at any time come1  and 
tread it down1 as they did before4      
#d3fa4 ,and he placed a garrison there1 
to keep it1 and he fortified it1  to    
secure ,bethsura1 that the people might 

have a defence against  ,idumea4      #a
 ,machabees ,chapter #e    ,judas and   
his brethren attack the enemies of their
 country1 and deliver  them that were   
distressed4 ,josephus and ,azarius1     
attempting contrary to  order to fight  
against their enemies1 are defeated4    
#e3a4 ,now it came to pass1 when the    
nations round about heard that the      
altar and the sanctuary were built up1  
as before1 that they were  exceeding    
angry4    #e3b4 ,and they thought to    
destroy the generation of ,jacob that   
were  among them1 and they began to kill
 some of the people1 and to persecute   
them4    #e3c4 ,then ,judas fought      
against the children of ,esau in        
,idumea1 and them  that were in         
,acrabathane3 because they beset the    
,israelites round  about1 and he made a 
great slaughter of them4    #e3d4 ,and  
he remembered the malice of the children
 of ,bean3 who were a  snare and a      
stumblingblock to the people1 by lying  
in wait for them in  the way4    #e3e4  

,and they were shut up by him in towers1
 and he set upon them1 and  devoted them
 to utter destruction1 and burnt their  
towers with fire1  and all that were in 
them4    #e3f4 ,then he passed over to  
the children of ,ammon1 where he found a
  mighty power1 and much people1 and    
,timotheus was their captain3    #e3g4  
,and he fought many battles with them1  
and they were discomfited in  their     
sight1 and he smote them3    #e3h4 ,and 
he took the city of ,gazer and her      
towns1 and returned into  ,judea4       
#e3i4 ,and the ,gentiles that were in   
,galaad1 assembled themselves  together 
against the ,israelites that were in    
their quarters1 to destroy  them3 and   
they fled into the fortress of          
,datheman4    #e3aj4 ,and they sent     
letters to ,judas1 and his brethren1    
saying3 ,the  heathens that are round   
about are gathered together against us  
to  destroy us3    #e3aa4 ,and they are 
preparing to come1 and to take the      
fortress into  which we are fled3 and   

,timotheus is the captain of their host4
    #e3ab4 ,now therefore come1 and     
deliver us out of their hands1 for many 
of us are slain4    #e3ac4 ,and all our 
brethren that were in the places of     
,tubin1 are  killed3 and they have      
carried away their wives1 and their     
children1  captives1 and taken their    
spoils1 and they have slain there almost
 a  thousand men4    #e3ad4 ,and while  
they were yet reading these letters1    
behold there came  other messengers out 
of ,galilee with their garments rent1   
who related  according to these words3  
#e3ae4 ,saying1 that they of ,ptolemais1
 and of ,tyre1 and of ,sidon1 were      
assembled against them1 and all ,galilee
 is filled with strangers1 in  order to 
consume us4    #e3af4 ,now when ,judas  
and the people heard these words1 a     
great assembly  met together to consider
 what they should do for their brethren 
that  were in trouble1 and were         
assaulted by them4    #e3ag4 ,and ,judas
 said to ,simon1 his brother3 ,choose   

thee men1 and go1  and deliver thy      
brethren in ,galilee3 and ,i1 and my    
brother ,jonathan1  will go into the    
country of ,galaad3    #e3ah4 ,and he   
left ,joseph1 the son of ,zacharias1 and
 ,azarias1 captains  of the people1 with
 the remnant of the army in ,judea1 to  
keep it3    #e3ai4 ,and he commanded    
them1 saying3 ,take ye the charge of    
this people2  but make no war against   
the heathens1 till we return4    #e3bj4 
,now three thousand men were allotted to
 ,simon1 to go into  ,galilee3 and eight
 thousand to ,judas1 to go into the land
 of ,galaad4    #e3ba4 ,and ,simon went 
into ,galilee1 and fought many battles  
with the  heathens3 and the heathens    
were discomfited before his face1 and he
  pursued them even to the gate of      
,ptolemais4    #e3bb4 ,and there fell of
 the heathens almost three thousand men1
 and he  took the spoils of them4       
#e3bc4 ,and he took with him those that 
were in ,galilee and in ,arbatis1  with 
their wives1 and children1 and all that 

they had1 and he brought  them into     
,judea with great joy4    #e3bd4 ,and   
,judas ,machabeus1 and ,jonathan1 his   
brother1 passed over the  ,jordan1 and  
went three days' journey through the    
desert4    #e3be4 ,and the ,nabutheans  
met them1 and received them in a        
peaceable  manner1 and told them all    
that happened to their brethren in the  
land  of ,galaad1    #e3bf4 ,and that   
many of them were shut up in ,barasa1   
and in ,bosor1 and  in ,alima1 and in   
,casphor1 and in ,mageth1 and in        
,carnaim2 all these  strong and great   
cities4    #e3bg4 ,yea1 and that they   
were kept shut up in the rest of the    
cities of  ,galaad1 and that they had   
appointed to bring their army on the    
morrow  near to these cities1 and to    
take them1 and to destroy them all in   
one  day4    #e3bh4 ,then ,judas and his
 army suddenly turned their march into  
the  desert1 to ,bosor1 and took the    
city3 and he slew every male by the edge
  of the sword1 and took all their      

spoils1 and burnt it with fire4         
#e3bi4 ,and they removed from thence by 
night1 and went till they came to  the  
fortress4    #e3cj4 ,and it came to pass
 that early in the morning1 when they   
lifted  up their eyes1 behold there were
 people without number1 carrying        
ladders and engines to take the         
fortress1 and assault them4    #e3ca4   
,and ,judas saw that the fight was      
begun1 and the cry of the battle  went  
up to heaven like a trumpet1 and a great
 cry out of the city3    #e3cb4 ,and he 
said to his host3 ,fight ye today for   
your brethren4    #e3cc4 ,and he came   
with three companies behind them1 and   
they sounded  their trumpets1 and cried 
out in prayer4    #e3cd4 ,and the host  
of ,timotheus understood that it was    
,machabeus1 and  they fled away before  
his face and they made a great slaughter
 of them1  and there fell of them in    
that day almost eight thousand men4     
#e3ce4 ,and ,judas turned aside to      
,maspha1 and assaulted1 and took it1 and

  he slew every male thereof1 and took  
the spoils thereof1 and burnt it  with  
fire4    #e3cf4 ,from thence he marched1
 and took ,casbon1 and ,mageth1 and     
,bosor1  and the rest of the cities of  
,galaad4    #e3cg4 ,but after this      
,timotheus gathered another army1 and   
camped over  against ,raphon1 beyond the
 torrent4    #e3ch4 ,and ,judas sent men
 to view the army3 and they brought him 
word1  saying3 ,all the nations1 that   
are round about us1 are assembled unto  
him an army exceeding great3    #e3ci4  
,and they have hired the ,arabians to   
help them1 and they have  pitched their 
tents beyond the torrent1 ready to come 
to fight against  thee4 ,and ,judas went
 to meet them4    #e3dj4 ,and ,timotheus
 said to the captains of his army3 ,when
 ,judas and  his army come near the     
torrent of water1 if he pass over unto  
us first1  we shall not be able to      
withstand him3 for he will certainly    
prevail  over us4    #e3da4 ,but if he  
be afraid to pass over1 and camp on the 

other side of  the river1 we will pass  
over to them1 and shall prevail against 
him4    #e3db4 ,now when ,judas came    
near the torrent of water1 he set the   
scribes  of the people by the torrent1  
and commanded them1 saying3 ,suffer no  
man  to stay behind3 but let all come to
 the battle4    #e3dc4 ,and he passed   
over to them first1 and all the people  
after him1  and all the heathens were   
discomfited before them1 and they threw 
away  their weapons1 and fled to the    
temple that was in ,carnaim4    #e3dd4  
,and he took that city1 and the temple  
he burnt with fire1 with  all things    
that were therein3 and ,carnaim was     
subdued1 and could not  stand against   
the face of ,judas4    #e3de4 ,and      
,judas gathered together all the        
,israelites that were in the  land of   
,galaad1 from the least even to the     
greatest1 and their wives  and children1
 and an army exceeding great1 to come   
into the land of  ,juda4    #e3df4 ,and 
they came as far as ,ephron3 now this   

was a great city1  situate in the way1  
strongly fortified1 and there was no    
means to turn  from it on the right hand
 or on the left1 but the way was through
 the  midst of it4    #e3dg4 ,and they  
that were in the city shut themselves   
in1 and stopped up  the gates with      
stones3 and ,judas sent to them with    
peaceable words1    #e3dh4 ,saying3 ,let
 us pass through your land1 to go into  
our own  country1 and no man shall hurt 
you2 we will only pass through on foot4 
,but they would not open to them4       
#e3di4 ,then ,judas commanded           
proclamation to be made in the camp1    
that  they should make an assault1 every
 man in the place where he was4         
#e3ej4 ,and the men of the army drew    
near1 and he assaulted that city all    
the day1 and all the night2 and the city
 was delivered into his hands3    #e3ea4
 ,and they slew every male with the edge
 of the sword1 and he razed  the city1  
and took the spoils thereof1 and passed 
through all the city  over them that    

were slain4    #e3eb4 ,then they passed 
over the ,jordan to the great plain that
 is over  against ,bethsan4    #e3ec4   
,and ,judas gathered together the       
hindmost1 and he exhorted the  people1  
all the way through1 till they came into
 the land of ,juda4    #e3ed4 ,and they 
went up to mount ,sion with joy and     
gladness1 and offered  holocausts1      
because not one of them was slain1 till 
they had returned  in peace4    #e3ee4  
,now in the days that ,judas and        
,jonathan were in the land of  ,galaad1 
and ,simon his brother in ,galilee1     
before ,ptolemais1    #e3ef4 ,joseph1   
the son of ,zacharias1 and ,azarias1    
captain of the  soldiers1 heard of the  
good success1 and the battles that were 
fought1    #e3eg4 ,and he said3 ,let us 
also get us a name1 and let us go fight 
against the ,gentiles that are round    
about us4    #e3eh4 ,and he gave charge 
to them that were in his army1 and they 
went  towards ,jamnia4    #e3ei4 ,and   
,gorgias and his men went out of the    

city1 to give them  battle4    #e3fj4   
,and ,joseph and ,azarias were put to   
flight1 and were pursued unto  the      
borders of ,judea3 and there fell on    
that day1 of the people of  ,israel1    
about two thousand men1 and there was a 
great overthrow of the  people3         
#e3fa4 ,because they did not hearken to 
,judas and his brethren1 thinking  that 
they should do manfully4    #e3fb4 ,but 
they were not of the seed of those men  
by whom salvation was  brought to       
,israel4    #e3fc4 ,and the men of ,juda
 were magnified exceedingly in the sight
 of  all ,israel1 and of all the nations
 where their name was heard4    #e3fd4  
,and the people assembled to them with  
joyful acclamations4    #e3fe4 ,then    
,judas and his brethren went forth and  
attacked the children  of ,esau1 in the 
land towards the south1 and he took     
,chebron and her  towns3 and he burnt   
the walls thereof1 and the towers all   
round it4    #e3ff4 ,and he removed his 
camp to go into the land of the aliens1 

and he  went through ,samaria4    #e3fg4
 ,in that day some priests fell in      
battle1 while desiring to do  manfully  
they went out unadvisedly to fight4     
#e3fh4 ,and ,judas turned to ,azotus1   
into the land of the strangers1 and  he 
threw down their altars1 and he burnt   
the statues of their gods with  fire3   
and he took the spoils of the cities1   
and returned into the land  of ,juda4   
#a ,machabees ,chapter #f    ,the       
fruitless repentance and death of       
,antiochus4 ,his son comes against      
,judas with a formidable army4 ,he      
besieges ,sion3 but at last makes peace 
with the ,jews4    #f3a4 ,now king      
,antiochus was going through the higher 
countries1 and he  heard that the city  
of ,elymais in ,persia1 was greatly     
renowned1 and  abounding in silver and  
gold1    #f3b4 ,and that there was in it
 a temple exceeding rich2 and coverings 
of  gold1 and breastplates1 and shields1
 which king ,alexander1 son of  ,philip1
 the ,macedonian1 that reigned first in 

,greece1 had left there4    #f3c4 ,so he
 came1 and sought to take the city and  
to pillage it2 but he  was not able1    
because the design was known to them    
that were in the  city4    #f3d4 ,and   
they rose up against him in battle1 and 
he fled away from  thence1 and departed 
with great sadness1 and returned towards
  ,babylonia4    #f3e4 ,and whilst he   
was in ,persia there came one that told 
him how the  armies that were in the    
land of ,juda were put to flight3       
#f3f4 ,and that ,lysias went with a very
 great power1 and was put to  flight    
before the face of the ,jews1 and that  
they were grown strong by  the armour1  
and power1 and store of spoils which    
they had gotten out of  the camps which 
they had destroyed3    #f3g4 ,and that  
they had thrown down the abomination    
which he had set up  upon the altar in  
,jerusalem1 and that they had compassed 
about the  sanctuary with high walls as 
before1 and ,bethsura also1 his city4   
#f3h4 ,and it came to pass1 when the    

king heard these words1 that he was     
struck with fear1 and exceedingly moved3
 and he laid himself down upon  his bed1
 and fell sick for grief1 because it had
 not fallen out to him  as he imagined4 
#f3i4 ,and he remained there many days3 
for great grief came more and  more upon
 him1 and he made account that he should
 die4    #f3aj4 ,and he called for all  
his friends1 and said to them3 ,sleep is
  gone from my eyes1 and ,i am fallen   
away1 and my heart is cast down for     
anxiety3    #f3aa4 ,and ,i said in my   
heart3 ,into how much tribulation am ,i 
come1 and  into what floods of sorrow   
wherein now ,i am3 ,i that was pleasant 
and  beloved in my power6    #f3ab4 ,but
 now ,i remember the evils that ,i have 
done in ,jerusalem1 from  whence also ,i
 took away all the spoils of gold1 and  
of silver1 that  were in it1 and ,i sent
 to destroy the inhabitants of ,juda    
without  cause4    #f3ac4 ,i know1      
therefore1 that for this cause these    
evils have found me3  and behold ,i     

perish with great grief in a strange    
land4    #f3ad4 ,then he called ,philip1
 one of his friends1 and he made him    
regent  over all his kingdom4    #f3ae4 
,and he gave him the crown1 and his     
robe1 and his ring1 that he  should go  
to ,antiochus1 his son1 and should bring
 him up for the  kingdom4    #f3af4 ,so 
king ,antiochus died there in the year  
one hundred and  forty-nine4    #f3ag4  
,and ,lysias understood that the king   
was dead1 and he set up  ,antiochus1 his
 son1 to reign1 whom he had brought up  
young3 and he  called his name ,eupator4
    #f3ah4 ,now they that were in the   
castle1 had shut up the ,israelites     
round about the holy places3 and they   
were continually seeking their  hurt1   
and to strengthen the ,gentiles4        
#f3ai4 ,and ,judas purposed to destroy  
them3 and he called together all  the   
people1 to besiege them4    #f3bj4 ,and 
they came together1 and besieged them in
 the year one hundred  and fifty1 and   
they made battering slings and engines4 

#f3ba4 ,and some of the besieged got    
out3 and some wicked men of ,israel     
joined themselves unto them4    #f3bb4  
,and they went to the king1 and said3   
,how long dost thou delay to  execute   
judgment1 and to revenge our brethren8  
#f3bc4 ,we determined to serve thy      
father1 and to do according to his      
orders1 and obey his edicts3    #f3bd4  
,and for this they of our nation are    
alienated from us1 and have  slain as   
many of us as they could find1 and have 
spoiled our  inheritances4    #f3be4    
,neither have they put forth their hand 
against us only1 but also  against all  
our borders4    #f3bf4 ,and behold they 
have approached this day to the castle  
of  ,jerusalem to take it1 and they have
 fortified the strong hold of           
,bethsura3    #f3bg4 ,and unless thou   
speedily prevent them1 they will do     
greater  things than these1 and thou    
shalt not be able to subdue them4       
#f3bh4 ,now when the king heard this1 he
 was angry3 and he called  together all 

his friends1 and the captains of his    
army1 and them that  were over the      
horsemen4    #f3bi4 ,there came also to 
him from other realms1 and from the     
islands of  the sea1 hired troops4      
#f3cj4 ,and the number of his army was  
an hundred thousand footmen1 and  twenty
 thousand horsemen1 and thirty-two      
elephants trained to battle4    #f3ca4  
,and they went through ,idumea1 and     
approached to ,bethsura1 and  fought    
many days1 and they made engines3 but   
they sallied forth1 and  burnt them with
 fire1 and fought manfully4    ,but they
 sallied forth4444 ,that is1 the        
citizens of ,bethsura sallied  forth and
 burnt them1 that is1 burnt the engines 
of the besiegers4    #f3cb4 ,and ,judas 
departed from the castle1 and removed   
the camp to  ,bethzacharam1 over against
 the king's camp4    #f3cc4 ,and the    
king rose before it was light1 and made 
his troops march  on fiercely towards   
the way of ,bethzacharam3 and the armies
 made  themselves ready for the battle1 

and they sounded the trumpets3    #f3cd4
 ,and they shewed the elephants the     
blood of grapes1 and  mulberries1 to    
provoke them to fight4    #f3ce4 ,and   
they distributed the beasts by the      
legions3 and there stood  by every      
elephant a thousand men in coats of     
mail1 and with helmets of  brass on     
their heads3 and five hundred horsemen  
set in order were  chosen for every     
beast4    #f3cf4 ,these before the time 
wheresoever the beast was they were     
there3  and whithersoever it went1 they 
went1 and they departed not from it4    
,these before the time4444 ,that is1    
these were ready for every occasion4    
#f3cg4 ,and upon the beast1 there were  
strong wooden towers which covered      
every one of them3 and engines upon     
them1 and upon every one thirty-two     
valiant men1 who fought from above3 and 
an ,indian to rule the beast4    #f3ch4 
,and the rest of the horsemen he placed 
on this side and on that  side1 at the  
two wings1 with trumpets to stir up the 

army1 and to  hasten them forward that  
stood thick together in the legions     
thereof4    #f3ci4 ,now when the sun    
shone upon the shields of gold1 and of  
brass1  the mountains glittered         
therewith1 and they shone like lamps of 
fire4    #f3dj4 ,and part of the king's 
army was distinguished by the high      
mountains1 and the other part by the low
 places3 and they marched on  warily and
 orderly4    #f3da4 ,and all the        
inhabitants of the land were moved at   
the noise of  their multitude1 and the  
marching of the company1 and the        
rattling of  the armour1 for the army   
was exceeding great and strong4         
#f3db4 ,and ,judas and his army drew    
near for battle3 and there fell of  the 
king's army six hundred men4    #f3dc4  
,and ,eleazar1 the son of ,saura1 saw   
one of the beasts harnessed  with the   
king's harness3 and it was higher than  
the other beasts2 and  it seemed to him 
that the king was on it3    #f3dd4 ,and 
he exposed himself to deliver his       

people1 and to get himself  an          
everlasting name4    #f3de4 ,and he ran 
up to it boldly in the midst of the     
legion1 killing on  the right hand1 and 
on the left1 and they fell by him on    
this side and  that side4    #f3df4 ,and
 he went between the feet of the        
elephant1 and put himself  under it3 and
 slew it1 and it fell to the ground upon
 him1 and he died  there4    #f3dg4     
,then they seeing the strength of the   
king and the fierceness of  his army1   
turned away from them4    #f3dh4 ,but   
the king's army went up against them to 
,jerusalem3 and the  king's army pitched
 their tents against ,judea and ,mount  
,sion4    #f3di4 ,and he made peace with
 them that were in ,bethsura3 and they  
came  forth out of the city1 because    
they had no victuals1 being shut up     
there1 for it was the year of rest to   
the land4    #f3ej4 ,and the king took  
,bethsura3 and he placed there a        
garrison to  keep it4    #f3ea4 ,and he 
turned his army against the sanctuary   

for many days3 and  he set up there     
battering slings1 and engines1 and      
instruments to cast  fire1 and engines  
to cast stones and javelins1 and pieces 
to shoot  arrows1 and slings4    #f3eb4 
,and they also made engines against     
their engines1 and they fought  for many
 days4    #f3ec4 ,but there were no     
victuals in the city1 because it was the
  seventh year3 and such as had stayed  
in ,judea of them that came from  among 
the nations1 had eaten the residue of   
all that which had been  stored up4     
#f3ed4 ,and there remained in the holy  
places but a few1 for the famine  had   
prevailed over them3 and they were      
dispersed every man to his own  place4  
#f3ee4 ,now ,lysias heard that ,philip2 
whom king ,antiochus while he lived  had
 appointed to bring up his son1         
,antiochus1 and to reign1    #f3ef4 ,was
 returned from ,persia1 and ,media1 with
 the army that went with  him and that  
he sought to take upon him the affairs  
of the kingdom3    #f3eg4 ,wherefore he 

made haste to go1 and say to the king   
and to the  captains of the army3 ,we   
decay daily1 and our provision of       
victuals is  small1 and the place that  
we lay siege to is strong1 and it lieth 
upon  us to take order for the affairs  
of the kingdom4    #f3eh4 ,now1         
therefore1 let us come to an agreement  
with these men1 and  make peace with    
them and with all their nation4         
#f3ei4 ,and let us covenant with them1  
that they may live according to  their  
own laws1 as before4 ,for because of our
 despising their laws1  they have been  
provoked1 and have done all these       
things4    #f3fj4 ,and the proposal was 
acceptable in the sight of the king1 and
 of  the princes3 and he sent to them to
 make peace3 and they accepted of  it4  
#f3fa4 ,and the king and the princes    
swore to them3 and they came out of  the
 strong hold4    #f3fb4 ,then the king  
entered into ,mount ,sion1 and saw the  
strength of  the place3 and he quickly  
broke the oath that he had taken1 and   

gave  commandment to throw down the wall
 round about4    #f3fc4 ,and he departed
 in haste and returned to ,antioch1     
where he found  ,philip master of the   
city3 and he fought against him1 and    
took the  city4      #a ,machabees      
,chapter #g    ,demetrius is made king1 
and sends ,bacchides and ,alcimus the   
priest into  ,judea1 and after them     
,nicanor1 who is slain by ,judas with   
all his army4    #g3a4 ,in the hundred  
and fifty-first year1 ,demetrius1 the   
son of  ,seleucus1 departed from the    
city of ,rome1 and came up with few men 
into  a city of the sea coast1 and      
reigned there4    #g3b4 ,and it came to 
pass as he entered into the house of the
 kingdom of  his fathers1 that the army 
seized upon ,antiochus1 and ,lysias1 to 
bring  them unto him4    #g3c4 ,and when
 he knew it1 he said3 ,let me not see   
their face4    #g3d4 ,so the army slew  
them4 ,and ,demetrius sat upon the      
throne of his  kingdom3    #g3e4 ,and   
there came to him the wicked and ungodly

 men of ,israel3 and  ,alcimus was at   
the head of them1 who desired to be made
 high priest4    #g3f4 ,and they accused
 the people to the king1 saying3 ,judas 
and his  brethren have destroyed all thy
 friends1 and he hath driven us out of  
our land4    #g3g4 ,now1 therefore1 send
 some men whom thou trustest1 and let   
him go1  and see all the havoc he hath  
made amongst us1 and in the king's      
lands3  and let him punish all his      
friends and their helpers4    #g3h4     
,then the king chose ,bacchides1 one of 
his friends1 that ruled  beyond the     
great river in the kingdom1 and was     
faithful to the king3  and he sent him1 
#g3i4 ,to see the havoc that ,judas had 
made3 and the wicked ,alcimus he  made  
high priest1 and commanded him to take  
revenge upon the children  of ,israel4  
#g3aj4 ,and they arose1 and came with a 
great army into the land of ,juda3  and 
they sent messengers1 and spoke to      
,judas and his brethren with  peaceable 
words1 deceitfully4    #g3aa4 ,but they 

gave no heed to their words3 for they   
saw that they were  come with a great   
army4    #g3ab4 ,then there assembled to
 ,alcimus and ,bacchides a company of   
the  scribes1 to require things that are
 just3    #g3ac4 ,and first the         
,assideans1 that were among the children
 of ,israel1  and they sought peace of  
them4    #g3ad4 ,for they said3 ,one    
that is a priest of the seed of ,aaron  
is come1  he will not deceive us4       
#g3ae4 ,and he spoke to them peaceably3 
and he swore to them1 saying3 ,we  will 
do you no harm1 nor your friends4       
#g3af4 ,and they believed him4 ,and he  
took threescore of them1 and slew  them 
in one day1 according to the word that  
is written3    #g3ag4 ,the flesh of thy 
saints1 and the blood of them they have 
shed  round about ,jerusalem1 and there 
was none to bury them4    #g3ah4 ,then  
fear and trembling fell upon all the    
people3 for they said3  ,there is no    
truth1 nor justice among them3 for they 
have broken the  covenant1 and the oath 

which they made4    #g3ai4 ,and         
,bacchides removed the camp from        
,jerusalem1 and pitched in  ,bethzecha3 
and he sent1 and took many of them that 
were fled away from  him1 and some of   
the people he killed1 and threw them    
into a great pit4    #g3bj4 ,then he    
committed the country to ,alcimus1 and  
left with him  troops to help him4 ,so  
,bacchides went away to the king4       
#g3ba4 ,but ,alcimus did what he could  
to maintain his chief priesthood4       
#g3bb4 ,and they that disturbed the     
people resorted to him1 and they got    
the land of ,juda into their power1 and 
did much hurt in ,israel4    #g3bc4 ,and
 ,judas saw all the evils that ,alcimus1
 and they that were with  him1 did to   
the children of ,israel1 much more than 
the ,gentiles4    #g3bd4 ,and he went   
out into all the coasts of ,judea round 
about1 and  took vengeance upon the men 
that had revolted1 and they ceased to go
  forth any more into the country4      
#g3be4 ,and ,alcimus saw that ,judas and

 they that were with him1  prevailed3   
and he knew that he could not stand     
against them1 and he  went back to the  
king1 and accused them of many crimes4  
#g3bf4 ,and the king sent ,nicanor1 one 
of his principal lords1 who was a  great
 enemy to ,israel3 and he commanded him 
to destroy the people4    #g3bg4 ,and   
,nicanor came to ,jerusalem with a great
 army1 and he sent to  ,judas and to his
 brethren deceitfully1 with friendly    
words1    #g3bh4 ,saying3 ,let there be 
no fighting between me and you3 ,i will 
come  with a few men1 to see your faces 
with peace4    #g3bi4 ,and he came to   
,judas1 and they saluted one another    
peaceably3 and  the enemies were        
prepared to take away ,judas by force4  
#g3cj4 ,and the thing was known to      
,judas that he was come to him with     
deceit3 and he was much afraid of him1  
and would not see his face any  more4   
#g3ca4 ,and ,nicanor knew that his      
counsel was discovered3 and he went out 
to fight against ,judas1 near           

,capharsalama4    #g3cb4 ,and there fell
 of ,nicanor's army almost five thousand
 men1 and  they fled into the city of   
,david4    #g3cc4 ,and after this       
,nicanor went up into mount ,sion3 and  
some of the  priests and the people came
 out to salute him peaceably1 and to    
shew  him the holocausts that were      
offered for the king4    #g3cd4 ,but he 
mocked and despised them1 and abused    
them3 and he spoke  proudly1    #g3ce4  
,and swore in anger1 saying3 ,unless    
,judas and his army be  delivered into  
my hands1 as soon as ever ,i return in  
peace1 ,i will burn  this house4 ,and he
 went out in a great rage4    #g3cf4    
,and the priests went in1 and stood     
before the face of the altar  and the   
temple3 and weeping1 they said3         
#g3cg4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 hast chosen this
 house for thy name to be called  upon  
therein1 that it might be a house of    
prayer and supplication for  thy people4
    #g3ch4 ,be avenged of this man1 and 
his army1 and let them fall by the      

sword3 remember their blasphemies1 and  
suffer them not to continue any  longer4
    #g3ci4 ,then ,nicanor went out from 
,jerusalem1 and encamped near to        
,bethoron3 and an army of ,syria joined 
him4    #g3dj4 ,but ,judas pitched in   
,adarsa with three thousand men3 and    
,judas  prayed1 and said3    #g3da4 ,o  
,lord1 when they that were sent by king 
,sennacherib blasphemed  thee1 an angel 
went out1 and slew of them a hundred and
 eighty-five  thousand3    #g3db4 ,even 
so destroy this army in our sight today 
and let the rest  know that he hath     
spoken ill against thy sanctuary3 and   
judge thou him  according to his        
wickedness4    #g3dc4 ,and the armies   
joined battle on the thirteenth day of  
the month1  ,adar3 and the army of      
,nicanor was defeated1 and he himself   
was first  slain in the battle4         
#g3dd4 ,and when his army saw that      
,nicanor was slain they threw away      
their weapons1 and fled3    #g3de4 ,and 
they pursued after them one day's       

journey from ,adazer1 even  till ye come
 to ,gazara1 and they sounded the       
trumpets after them with  signals4      
#g3df4 ,and they went forth out of all  
the towns of ,judea round about1  and   
they pushed them with the horns1 and    
they turned again to them1 and  they    
were all slain with the sword1 and there
 was not left of them so  much as one4  
#g3dg4 ,and they took the spoils of them
 for a booty1 and they cut off          
,nicanor's head1 and his right hand1    
which he had proudly stretched out1  and
 they brought it1 and hung it up over   
against ,jerusalem4    #g3dh4 ,and the  
people rejoiced exceedingly1 and they   
spent that day with  great joy4         
#g3di4 ,and he ordained that this day   
should be kept every year1 being  the   
thirteenth of the month of ,adar4       
#g3ej4 ,and the land of ,juda was quiet 
for a short time4      #a ,machabees    
,chapter #h    ,judas hears of the great
 character of the ,romans3 he makes a   
league  with them4    #h3a4 ,now ,judas 

heard of the fame of the ,romans1 that  
they are powerful  and strong1 and      
willingly agree to all things that are  
requested of  them3 and that whosoever  
have come to them1 they have made amity 
with  them1 and that they are mighty in 
power4    #h3b4 ,and they heard of their
 battles1 and their noble acts which    
they  had done in ,galatia1 how they had
 conquered them1 and brought them  under
 tribute3    ,they heard1 etc4444 ,what 
is here set down of the history and     
character  of the ancient ,romans1 is   
not an assertion1 or affirmation of the 
sacred writer3 but only a relation of   
what ,judas had heard of them4    #h3c4 
,and how great things they had done in  
the land of ,spain1 and that  they had  
brought under their power the mines of  
silver and of gold that  are there1 and 
had gotten possession of all the place  
by their counsel  and patience3    #h3d4
 ,and had conquered places that were    
very far off from them1 and  kings that 
came against them from the ends of the  

earth1 and had  overthrown them with    
great slaughter3 and the rest pay them  
tribute  every year4    #h3e4 ,and that 
they had defeated in battle ,philip and 
,perses the king of  the ,ceteans1 and  
the rest that had borne arms against    
them1 and had  conquered them3          
,ceteans4444 ,that is1 the ,macedonians4
    #h3f4 ,and how ,antiochus1 the great
 king of ,asia1 who went to fight       
against them1 having a hundred and      
twenty elephants1 with horsemen1 and    
chariots1 and a very great army1 was    
routed by them4    #h3g4 ,and how they  
took him alive1 and appointed to him1   
that both he  and they that should reign
 after him1 should pay a great tribute1 
and  that he should give hostages1 and  
that which was agreed upon1    #h3h4    
,and the country of the ,indians1 and of
 the ,medes1 and of the  ,lydians1 some 
of their best provinces3 and those which
 they had taken  from them1 they gave to
 king ,eumenes4    ,eumenes4444 ,king of
 ,pergamus4    #h3i4 ,and that they who 

were in ,greece1 had a mind to go and to
 destroy  them3 and they had knowledge  
thereof1    #h3aj4 ,and they sent a     
general against them1 and fought with   
them1 and  many of them were slain1 and 
they carried away their wives1 and their
  children captives1 and spoiled them1  
and took possession of their land1  and 
threw down their walls1 and brought them
 to be their servants unto  this day4   
#h3aa4 ,and the other kingdoms1 and     
islands1 that at any time had  resisted 
them1 they had destroyed and brought    
under their power4    #h3ab4 ,but with  
their friends1 and such as relied upon  
them1 they kept  amity1 and had         
conquered kingdoms that were near1 and  
that were far  off3 for all that heard  
their name1 were afraid of them4        
#h3ac4 ,that whom they had a mind to    
help to a kingdom1 those reigned3  and  
whom they would1 they deposed from the  
kingdom3 and they were  greatly exalted4
    #h3ad4 ,and none of all these wore a
 crown1 or was clothed in purple1 to  be

 magnified thereby4    #h3ae4 ,and that 
they had made themselves a senate house1
 and consulted  daily three hundred and 
twenty men1 that sat in council always  
for the  people1 that they might do the 
things that were right3    #h3af4 ,and  
that they committed their government to 
one man every year1  to rule over all   
their country1 and they all obey one1   
and there is no  envy nor jealousy      
amongst them4    ,to one man4444 ,there 
were two consuls3 but one only ruled at 
one time1  each in his day4--,ibid4 ,no 
envy1 etc4444 ,so ,judas had heard3 and 
it was  so far true1 with regard to the 
ancient ,romans1 that as yet no envy or 
jealousy had divided them into such open
 factions and civil wars1 as  they      
afterwards experienced in the time of   
,marius and ,sylla1 etc4    #h3ag4 ,so  
,judas chose ,eupolemus1 the son of     
,john1 the son of ,jacob1 and  ,jason1  
the son of ,eleazar1 and he sent them to
 ,rome to make a league of  amity and   
confederacy with them3    #h3ah4 ,and   

that they might take off from them the  
yoke of the ,grecians1  for they saw    
that they oppressed the kingdom of      
,israel with servitude4    #h3ai4 ,and  
they went to ,rome1 a very long journey1
 and they entered into  the senate      
house1 and said3    #h3bj4 ,judas       
,machabeus1 and his brethren1 and the   
people of the ,jews1  have sent us to   
you to make alliance and peace with you1
 and that we  may be registered your    
confederates and friends4    #h3ba4 ,and
 the proposal was pleasing in their     
sight4    #h3bb4 ,and this is the copy  
of the writing that they wrote back     
again1  graven in tables of brass1 and  
sent to ,jerusalem1 that it might be    
with  them there for a memorial of the  
peace1 and alliance4    #h3bc4 ,,good   
,,success ,,be ,,to ,,the ,,romans1 and 
to the people of the ,jews by  sea1 and 
by land1 for ever3 and far be the sword 
and enemy from them4    #h3bd4 ,but if  
there come first any war upon the       
,romans1 or any of their  confederates1 

in all their dominions3    #h3be4 ,the  
nation of the ,jews shall help them     
according as the time  shall direct1    
with all their heart3    #h3bf4 ,neither
 shall they give them1 whilst they are  
fighting1 or  furnish them with wheat1  
or arms1 or money1 or ships1 as it hath 
seemed  good to the ,romans3 and they   
shall obey their orders1 without taking 
any thing of them4    #h3bg4 ,in like   
manner also if war shall come first upon
 the nation of  the ,jews1 the ,romans  
shall help them with all their heart1   
according as  the time shall permit     
them3    #h3bh4 ,and there shall not be 
given to them that come to their aid1   
either wheat1 or arms1 or money1 or     
ships1 as it hath seemed good to  the   
,romans3 and they shall observe their   
orders without deceit4    #h3bi4        
,according to these articles did the    
,romans covenant with the  people of the
 ,jews4    #h3cj4 ,and1 if after this1  
one party or the other shall have a mind
 to  add to these articles1 or take away

 any thing1 they may do it at their     
pleasure3 and whatsoever they shall add1
 or take away1 shall be  ratified4      
#h3ca4 ,moreover1 concerning the evils  
that ,demetrius1 the king1 hath  done   
against them1 we have written to him1   
saying3 ,why hast thou made  thy yoke   
heavy upon our friends and allies1 the  
,jews8    #h3cb4 ,if1 therefore1 they   
come again to us complaining of thee1 we
 will  do them justice1 and will make   
war against thee by sea and land4       
#a ,machabees ,chapter #i    ,bacchides 
is sent again into ,judea3 ,judas fights
 against him with eight  hundred men and
 is slain4 ,jonathan succeeds him and   
revenges the murder  of his brother     
,john4 ,he fights against ,bacchides4   
,alcimus dies  miserably4 ,bacchides    
besieges ,bethbessen4 ,he is forced to  
raise the  siege and leave the country4 
#i3a4 ,in the mean time1 when ,demetrius
 heard that ,nicanor and his army  were 
fallen in battle1 he sent again         
,bacchides and ,alcimus into ,judea2    

and the right wing of his army with     
them4    #i3b4 ,and they took the road  
that leadeth to ,galgal1 and they camped
 in  ,masaloth1 which is in ,arabella3  
and they made themselves masters of it1 
and slew many people4    #i3c4 ,in the  
first month of the hundred and          
fifty-second year they  brought the army
 to ,jerusalem3    #i3d4 ,and they arose
 and went to ,berea1 with twenty        
thousand men1 and  two thousand         
horsemen4    #i3e4 ,now ,judas had      
pitched his tents in ,laisa1 and three  
thousand  chosen men with him3    #i3f4 
,and they saw the multitude of the army 
that they were many1 and  they were     
seized with great fear3 and many        
withdrew themselves out of  the camp1   
and there remained of them no more than 
eight hundred men4    #i3g4 ,and ,judas 
saw that his army slipped away1 and the 
battle pressed  upon him1 and his heart 
was cast down3 because he had not time  
to  gather them together1 and he was    
discouraged4    #i3h4 ,then he said to  

them that remained3 ,let us arise1 and  
go against  our enemies1 if we may be   
able to fight against them4    #i3i4    
,but they dissuaded him1 saying3 ,we    
shall not be able1 but let us  save our 
lives now1 and return to our brethren1  
and then we will fight  against them3   
for we are but few4    #i3aj4 ,then     
,judas said3 ,god forbid we should do   
this thing1 and flee  away from them3   
but if our time be come1 let us die     
manfully for our  brethren1 and let us  
not stain our glory4    #i3aa4 ,and the 
army removed out of the camp1 and they  
stood over against  them3 and the       
horsemen were divided into two troops1  
and the slingers1  and the archers1 went
 before the army1 and they that were in 
the front  were all men of valour4      
#i3ab4 ,and ,bacchides was in the right 
wing1 and the legion drew near on  two  
sides1 and they sounded the trumpets3   
#i3ac4 ,and they also that were on      
,judas's side1 even they also cried     
out1 and the earth shook at the noise of

 the armies3 and the battle was  fought 
from morning even unto the evening4     
#i3ad4 ,and ,judas perceived that the   
stronger part of the army of  ,bacchides
 was on the right side1 and all the     
stout of heart came  together with him3 
#i3ae4 ,and the right wing was          
discomfited by them1 and he pursued them
  even to the mount ,azotus4    #i3af4  
,and they that were in the left wing saw
 that the right wing was  discomfited1  
and they followed after ,judas1 and them
 that were with  him1 at their back3    
#i3ag4 ,and the battle was hard fought1 
and there fell many wounded of  the one 
side and of the other4    #i3ah4 ,and   
,judas was slain1 and the rest fled     
away4    #i3ai4 ,and ,jonathan and      
,simon took ,judas1 their brother1 and  
buried him  in the sepulchre of their   
fathers1 in the city of ,modin4         
#i3bj4 ,and all the people of ,israel   
bewailed him with great lamentation1    
and they mourned for him many days4     
#i3ba4 ,and said3 ,how is the mighty man

 fallen1 that saved the people of       
,israel6    #i3bb4 ,but the rest of the 
words of the wars of ,judas1 and of the 
noble  acts that he did1 and of his     
greatness1 are not written3 for they    
were  very many4    #i3bc4 ,and it came 
to pass1 after the death of ,judas1 that
 the wicked  began to put forth their   
heads in all the confines of ,israel1   
and all  the workers of iniquity rose   
up4    #i3bd4 ,in those days there was a
 very great famine1 and they and all    
their country yielded to ,bacchides4    
#i3be4 ,and ,bacchides chose the wicked 
men1 and made them lords of the         
country3    #i3bf4 ,and they sought out1
 and made diligent search after the     
friends  of ,judas1 and brought them to 
,bacchides1 and he took vengeance of    
them1  and abused them4    #i3bg4 ,and  
there was a great tribulation in        
,israel1 such as was not  since the day1
 that there was no prophet seen in      
,israel4    #i3bh4 ,and all the friends 
of ,judas came together1 and said to    

,jonathan3    #i3bi4 ,since thy brother 
,judas died there is not a man like him 
to go  forth against our enemies1       
,bacchides1 and them that are the       
enemies of  our nation4    #i3cj4 ,now1 
therefore1 we have chosen thee this day 
to be our prince1  and captain1 in his  
stead1 to fight our battles4    #i3ca4  
,so ,jonathan took upon him the         
government at that time1 and rose  up in
 the place of ,judas1 his brother4      
#i3cb4 ,and ,bacchides had knowledge of 
it1 and sought to kill him4    #i3cc4   
,and ,jonathan1 and ,simon1 his brother1
 knew it1 and all that were  with them3 
and they fled into the desert of        
,thecua1 and they pitched by  the water 
of the lake ,asphar1    #i3cd4 ,and     
,bacchides understood it1 and he came   
himself1 with all his  army1 over the   
,jordan1 on the sabbath day4    #i3ce4  
,and ,jonathan sent his brother1 a      
captain of the people1 to desire  the   
,nabutheans his friends1 that they would
 lend them their equipage1  which was   

copious4    #i3cf4 ,and the children of 
,jambri came forth out of ,madaba1 and  
took  ,john1 and all that he had1 and   
went away with them4    #i3cg4 ,after   
this it was told ,jonathan1 and ,simon1 
his brother1 that the  children of      
,jambri made a great marriage1 and were 
bringing the bride  out of ,madaba1 the 
daughter of one of the great princes of 
,chanaan1  with great pomp4    #i3ch4   
,and they remembered the blood of ,john1
 their brother3 and they  went up1 and  
hid themselves under the covert of the  
mountain4    #i3ci4 ,and they lifted up 
their eyes1 and saw3 and behold a       
tumult1 and  great preparation3 and the 
bridegroom came forth1 and his friends1 
and  his brethren to meet them with     
timbrels1 and musical instruments and   
many weapons4    #i3dj4 ,and they rose  
up against them from the place where    
they lay in  ambush1 and slew them1 and 
there fell many wounded1 and the rest   
fled  into the mountains1 and they took 
all their spoils3    #i3da4 ,and the    

marriage was turned into mourning1 and  
the noise of their  musical instruments 
into lamentation4    #i3db4 ,and they   
took revenge for the blood of their     
brother3 and they  returned to the bank 
of the ,jordan4    #i3dc4 ,and          
,bacchides heard it1 and he came on the 
sabbath day even to  the bank of the    
,jordan1 with a great power4    #i3dd4  
,and ,jonathan said to his company3 ,let
 us arise1 and fight against  our       
enemies3 for it is not now as yesterday1
 and the day before4    #i3de4 ,for     
behold the battle is before us1 and the 
water of the ,jordan  on this side and  
on that side1 and banks1 and marshes1   
and woods3 and  there is no place for us
 to turn aside4    #i3df4 ,now1         
therefore1 cry ye to heaven1 that ye may
 be delivered from  the hand of your    
enemies4 ,and they joined battle4       
#i3dg4 ,and ,jonathan stretched forth   
his hand to strike ,bacchides1 but he   
turned away from him backwards4         
#i3dh4 ,and ,jonathan1 and they that    

were with him1 leapt into the ,jordan1  
and swam over the ,jordan to them4      
#i3di4 ,and there fell of ,bacchides'   
side that day a thousand men3 and  they 
returned to ,jerusalem1    #i3ej4 ,and  
they built strong cities in ,judea1 the 
fortress that was in  ,jericho1 and in  
,ammaus1 and in ,bethoron1 and in       
,bethel1 and ,thamnata1  and ,phara1 and
 ,thopo1 with high walls1 and gates1 and
 bars4    #i3ea4 ,and he placed         
garrisons in them1 that they might wage 
war against  ,israel3    #i3eb4 ,and he 
fortified the city of ,bethsura1 and    
,gazara1 and the  castle1 and set       
garrisons in them1 and provisions of    
victuals3    #i3ec4 ,and he took the    
sons of the chief men of the country for
  hostages1 and put them in the castle  
in ,jerusalem in custody4    #i3ed4 ,now
 in the year one hundred and            
fifty-three1 the second month1  ,alcimus
 commanded the walls of the inner court 
of the sanctuary to be  thrown down1 and
 the works of the prophets to be        

destroyed3 and he  began to destroy4    
#i3ee4 ,at that time ,alcimus was       
struck3 and his works were hindered1 and
  his mouth was stopped1 and he was     
taken with a palsy1 so that he could  no
 more speak a word1 nor give order      
concerning his house4    #i3ef4 ,and    
,alcimus died at that time in great     
torment4    #i3eg4 ,and ,bacchides saw  
that ,alcimus was dead3 and he returned 
to the  king1 and the land was quiet for
 two years4    #i3eh4 ,and all the      
wicked held a council1 saying3 ,behold  
,jonathan1 and  they that are with him1 
dwell at ease and without fear3 now1    
therefore1  let us bring ,bacchides     
hither1 and he shall take them all in   
one night4    #i3ei4 ,so they went1 and 
gave him counsel4    #i3fj4 ,and he     
arose to come with a great army3 and he 
sent secretly  letters to his adherents 
that were in ,judea to seize upon       
,jonathan1 and  them that were with him3
 but they could not1 for their design   
was known  to them4    #i3fa4 ,and he   

apprehended of the men of the country1  
that were the  principal authors of the 
mischief1 fifty men1 and he slew them4  
#i3fb4 ,and ,jonathan1 and ,simon1 and  
they that were with him1 retired  into  
,bethbessen1 which is in the desert3 and
 he repaired the breaches  thereof1 and 
they fortified it4    #i3fc4 ,and when  
,bacchides knew it1 he gathered together
 all his  multitude3 and sent word to   
them that were of ,judea4    #i3fd4 ,and
 he came1 and camped above ,bethbessen1 
and fought against it  many days1 and   
made engines4    #i3fe4 ,but ,jonathan  
left his brother1 ,simon1 in the city   
and went forth  into the country1 and   
came with a number of men1    #i3ff4    
,and struck ,odares1 and his brethren1  
and the children of  ,phaseron1 in their
 tents1 and he began to slay1 and to    
increase in  forces4    #i3fg4 ,but     
,simon1 and they that were with him1    
sallied out of the city1  and burnt the 
engines1    #i3fh4 ,and they fought     
against ,bacchides1 and he was          

discomfited by  them3 and they afflicted
 him exceedingly1 for his counsel1 and  
his  enterprise was in vain4    #i3fi4  
,and he was angry with the wicked men   
that had given him counsel  to come into
 their country1 and he slew many of     
them3 and he purposed  to return with   
the rest into their country4    #i3gj4  
,and ,jonathan had knowledge of it1 and 
he sent ambassadors to him  to make     
peace with him1 and to restore to him   
the prisoners4    #i3ga4 ,and he        
accepted it willingly1 and did according
 to his words1 and  swore that he would 
do him no harm all the days of his life4
    #i3gb4 ,and he restored to him the  
prisoners which he before had taken  out
 of the land of ,juda3 and he returned1 
and went away into his own  country1 and
 he came no more into their borders4    
#i3gc4 ,so the sword ceased from        
,israel3 and ,jonathan dwelt in         
,machmas1  and ,jonathan began there to 
judge the people1 and he destroyed the  
wicked out of ,israel4      #a          

,machabees ,chapter #aj    ,alexander   
,bales sets himself up for king3 both he
 and ,demetrius seek to  make ,jonathan 
their friend4 ,alexander kills          
,demetrius in battle1 and  honours      
,jonathan4 ,his victory over            
,apollonius4    #aj3a4 ,now in the      
hundred and sixtieth year1 ,alexander1  
the son of  ,antiochus1 surnamed the    
,illustrious1 came up and took          
,ptolemais1 and  they received him1 and 
he reigned there4    #aj3b4 ,and king   
,demetrius heard of it1 and gathered    
together an  exceeding great army1 and  
went forth against him to fight4        
#aj3c4 ,and ,demetrius sent a letter to 
,jonathan1 with peaceable words1 to     
magnify him4    #aj3d4 ,for he said3    
,let us first make a peace with him1    
before he make  one with ,alexander     
against us4    #aj3e4 ,for he will      
remember all the evils that we have done
 against him1  and against his brother1 
and against his nation4    #aj3f4 ,and  
he gave him authority to gather together

 an army1 and to make  arms1 and that he
 should be his confederate3 and the     
hostages that were  in the castle1 he   
commanded to be delivered to him4       
#aj3g4 ,and ,jonathan came to           
,jerusalem1 and read the letters in the 
hearing of all the people1 and of them  
that were in the castle4    #aj3h4 ,and 
they were struck with great fear1       
because they heard that the  king had   
given him authority to gather together  
an army4    #aj3i4 ,and the hostages    
were delivered to ,jonathan1 and he     
restored them  to their parents4        
#aj3aj4 ,and ,jonathan dwelt in         
,jerusalem1 and began to build1 and to  
repair the city4    #aj3aa4 ,and he     
ordered workmen to build the walls1 and 
mount ,sion round  about with square    
stones for fortification3 and so they   
did4    #aj3ab4 ,and the strangers that 
were in the strong holds1 which         
,bacchides  had built1 fled away4       
#aj3ac4 ,and every man left his place1  
and departed into his own country3      

#aj3ad4 ,only in ,bethsura there        
remained some of them1 that had forsaken
  the law1 and the commandments of ,god3
 for this was a place of refuge  for    
them4    #aj3ae4 ,and king ,alexander   
heard of the promises that ,demetrius   
had made  ,jonathan3 and they told him  
of the battles1 and the worthy acts that
 he  and his brethren had done1 and the 
labours that they had endured4          
#aj3af4 ,and he said3 ,shall we find    
such another man8 now1 therefore1 we    
will make him our friend and our        
confederate4    #aj3ag4 ,so he wrote a  
letter1 and sent it to him according to 
these  words1 saying3    #aj3ah4 ,king  
,alexander to his brother1 ,jonathan1   
greetings4    #aj3ai4 ,we have heard of 
thee1 that thou art a man of great      
power1 and  fit to be our friend3       
#aj3bj4 ,now therefore1 we make thee    
this day high priest of thy nation1  and
 that thou be called the king's friend1 
7and he sent him a purple  robe1 and a  
crown of gold7 and that thou be of one  

mind with us in our  affairs1 and keep  
friendship with us4    #aj3ba4 ,then    
,jonathan put on the holy vestment in   
the seventh month1 in  the year one     
hundred and threescore1 at the feast day
 of the  tabernacles3 and he gathered   
together an army1 and made a great      
number  of arms4    #aj3bb4 ,and        
,demetrius heard these words1 and was   
exceeding sorry1 and  said3    #aj3bc4  
,what is this that we have done1 that   
,alexander hath prevented us  to gain   
the friendship of the ,jews to          
strengthen himself8    #aj3bd4 ,i also  
will write to them words of request1 and
 offer dignities1  and gifts3 that they 
may be with me to aid me4    #aj3be4    
,and he wrote to them in these words3   
,king ,demetrius to the  nation of the  
,jews1 greeting4    #aj3bf4 ,whereas you
 have kept covenant with us1 and have   
continued in  our friendship1 and have  
not joined with our enemies1 we have    
heard of  it1 and are glad4    #aj3bg4  
,wherefore now continue still to keep   

fidelity towards us1 and we  will reward
 you with good things1 for what you have
 done in our behalf4    #aj3bh4 ,and we 
will remit to you many charges1 and will
 give you gifts4    #aj3bi4 ,and now ,i 
free you1 and all the ,jews1 from       
tributes1 and ,i  release you from the  
customs of salt1 and remit the crowns1  
and the  thirds of the seed3    #aj3cj4 
,and the half of the fruit of trees1    
which is my share1 ,i leave  to you from
 this day forward1 so that it shall not 
be taken of the land  of ,juda1 and of  
the three cities that are added thereto 
out of ,samaria  and ,galilee1 from this
 day forth1 and for ever3    #aj3ca4    
,and let ,jerusalem be holy and free1   
with the borders thereof3  and let the  
tenths1 and tributes be for itself4     
#aj3cb4 ,i yield up also the power of   
the castle that is in ,jerusalem1  and  
,i give it to the high priest1 to place 
therein such men as he shall  choose1 to
 keep it4    #aj3cc4 ,and every soul of 
the ,jews that hath been carried captive

 from  the land of ,juda in all my      
kingdom1 ,i set at liberty freely1 that 
all  be discharged from tributes1 even  
of their cattle4    #aj3cd4 ,and ,i will
 that all the feasts1 and the sabbaths1 
and the new  moons1 and the days        
appointed1 and three days before the    
solemn day1  and three days after the   
solemn day1 be all days of immunity and 
freedom1 for all the ,jews that are in  
my kingdom3    #aj3ce4 ,and no man shall
 have power to do any thing against     
them1 or to  molest any of them1 in any 
cause4    #aj3cf4 ,and let there be     
enrolled in the king's army to the      
number of  thirty thousand of the ,jews3
 and allowance shall be made them1 as is
  due to all the king's forces and      
certain of them shall be appointed to   
be in the fortresses of the great king3 
#aj3cg4 ,and some of them shall be set  
over the affairs of the kingdom1  that  
are of trust1 and let the governors be  
taken from among  themselves1 and let   
them walk in their own laws1 as the king

 hath  commanded in the land of ,juda4  
#aj3ch4 ,and the three cities that are  
added to ,judea1 out of the country  of 
,samaria1 let them be accounted with    
,judea3 that they may be under  one1 and
 obey no other authority but that of the
 high priest3    #aj3ci4 ,ptolemais and 
the confines thereof1 ,i give as a free 
gift to the  holy places that are in    
,jerusalem1 for the necessary charges of
 the  holy things4    #aj3dj4 ,and ,i   
give every year fifteen thousand sickles
 of silver out of  the king's accounts1 
of what belongs to me3    #aj3da4 ,and  
all that is above1 which they that were 
over the affairs the  years before1 had 
not paid1 from this time they shall give
 it to the  works of the house4         
#aj3db4 ,moreover1 the five thousand    
sickles of silver1 which they  received 
from the account of the holy places1    
every year1 shall also  belong to the   
priests that execute the ministry4      
#aj3dc4 ,and whosoever shall flee into  
the temple that is in ,jerusalem1  and  

in all the borders thereof1 being       
indebted to the king for any  matter1   
let them be set at liberty1 and all that
 they have in my  kingdom1 let them have
 it free4    #aj3dd4 ,for the building  
also1 or repairing the works of the holy
  places1 the charges shall be given out
 of the king's revenues3    #aj3de4 ,for
 the building also of the walls of      
,jerusalem1 and the  fortifying thereof 
round about1 the charges shall be given 
out of the  king's account1 as also for 
the building of the walls in ,judea4    
#aj3df4 ,now when ,jonathan and the     
people heard these words1 they gave no  
credit to them1 nor received them       
because they remembered the great  evil 
that he had done in ,israel1 for he had 
afflicted them exceedingly4    #aj3dg4  
,and their inclinations were towards    
,alexander1 because he had  been the    
chief promoter of peace in their regard1
 and him they always  helped4    #aj3dh4
 ,and king ,alexander gathered together 
a great army1 and moved his  camp near  

to ,demetrius4    #aj3di4 ,and the two  
kings joined battle1 and the army of    
,demetrius fled  away1 and ,alexander   
pursued after him1 and pressed them     
close4    #aj3ej4 ,and the battle was   
hard fought1 till the sun went down3 and
  ,demetrius was slain that day4        
#aj3ea4 ,and ,alexander sent ambassadors
 to ,ptolemee king of ,egypt1 with      
words to this effect1 saying3           
,ptolemee4444 ,surnamed ,philometer4    
#aj3eb4 ,forasmuch as ,i am returned    
into my kingdom and am set in the       
throne of my ancestors1 and have gotten 
the dominion1 and have  overthrown      
,demetrius and possessed our country1   
#aj3ec4 ,and have joined battle with    
him1 and both he and his army have  been
 destroyed by us1 and we are placed in  
the throne of his kingdom3    #aj3ed4   
,now1 therefore1 let us make friendship 
one with another3 and  give me now thy  
daughter to wife1 and ,i will be thy son
 in law1 and ,i  will give both thee and
 her gifts worthy of thee4    #aj3ee4   

,and king ,ptolemee answered1 saying3   
,happy is the day wherein  thou didst   
return to the land of thy fathers1 and  
sattest in the throne  of their kingdom4
    #aj3ef4 ,and now ,i will do to thee 
as thou hast written but meet me at     
,ptolemais1 that we may see one another1
 and ,i may give her to thee as  thou   
hast said4    #aj3eg4 ,so ,ptolemee went
 out of ,egypt1 with ,cleopatra his     
daughter1 and  he came to ,ptolemais1 in
 the hundred and sixty-second year4     
#aj3eh4 ,and king ,alexander met him1   
and he gave him his daughter1           
,cleopatra3 and he celebrated her       
marriage at ,ptolemais with great       
glory1 after the manner of kings4       
#aj3ei4 ,and king ,alexander wrote to   
,jonathan1 that he should come and  meet
 him4    #aj3fj4 ,and he went honourably
 to ,ptolemais1 and he met there the two
  kings1 and he gave them much silver1  
and gold1 and presents3 and he  found   
favour in their sight4    #aj3fa4 ,and  
some pestilent men of ,israel1 men of a 

wicked life1  assembled themselves      
against him1 to accuse him3 and the king
 gave no  heed to them4    #aj3fb4 ,and 
he commanded that ,jonathan's garments  
should be taken off1  and that he should
 be clothed with purple3 and they did   
so4 ,and the  king made him sit by      
himself4    #aj3fc4 ,and he said to his 
princes3 ,go out with him into the midst
 of  the city1 and make proclamation1   
that no man complain against him of  any
 matter1 and that no man trouble him for
 any manner of cause4    #aj3fd4 ,so    
when his accusers saw his glory         
proclaimed1 and him clothed  with       
purple1 they all fled away4    #aj3fe4  
,and the king magnified him1 and        
enrolled him amongst his chief  friends1
 and made him governor1 and partaker of 
his dominion4    #aj3ff4 ,and ,jonathan 
returned into ,jerusalem with peace and 
joy4    #aj3fg4 ,in the year one hundred
 and sixty-five1 ,demetrius1 the son of 
,demetrius1 came from ,crete into the   
land of his fathers4    #aj3fh4 ,and    

king ,alexander heard of it1 and was    
much troubled1 and  returned to         
,antioch4    #aj3fi4 ,and king          
,demetrius made ,apollonius his general1
 who was governor  of ,celesyria3 and he
 gathered together a great army1 and    
came to  ,jamnia3 and he sent to        
,jonathan1 the high priest1    #aj3gj4  
,saying3 ,thou alone standest against   
us1 and ,i am laughed at and            
reproached1 because thou shewest thy    
power against us in the mountains4      
#aj3ga4 ,now1 therefore1 if thou        
trustest in thy forces1 come down to us 
into the plain1 and there let us try one
 another3 for with me is the  strength  
of war4    #aj3gb4 ,ask1 and learn who  
,i am1 and the rest that help me1 who   
also say  that your foot cannot stand   
before our face1 for thy fathers have   
twice  been put to flight in their own  
land3    #aj3gc4 ,and now how wilt thou 
be able to abide the horsemen1 and so   
great an army in the plain1 where there 
is no stone1 nor rock1 nor  place to    

flee to8    #aj3gd4 ,now when ,jonathan 
heard the words of ,apollonius1 he was  
moved in  his mind3 and he chose ten    
thousand men1 and went out of           
,jerusalem1 and  ,simon1 his brother1   
met him to help him4    #aj3ge4 ,and    
they pitched their tents near ,joppe1   
but they shut him out  of the city3     
because a garrison of ,apollonius was in
 ,joppe1 and he laid  siege to it4      
#aj3gf4 ,and they that were in the city 
being affrighted1 opened the  gates to  
him3 so ,jonathan took ,joppe4          
#aj3gg4 ,and ,apollonius heard of it1   
and he took three thousand horsemen1    
and a great army4    #aj3gh4 ,and he    
went to ,azotus1 as one that was making 
a journey1 and  immediately he went     
forth into the plain3 because he had a  
great number  of horsemen1 and he       
trusted in them4 ,and ,jonathan followed
 after him to  ,azotus1 and they joined 
battle4    #aj3gi4 ,and ,apollonius left
 privately in the camp a thousand       
horsemen  behind them4    #aj3hj4 ,and  

,jonathan knew that there was an ambush 
behind him1 and they  surrounded his    
army1 and cast darts at the people from 
morning till  evening4    #aj3ha4 ,but  
the people stood still1 as ,jonathan had
 commanded them3 and  so their horses   
were fatigued4    #aj3hb4 ,then ,simon  
drew forth his army1 and attacked the   
legion3 for the  horsemen were wearied3 
and they were discomfited by him1 and   
fled4    #aj3hc4 ,and they that were    
scattered about the plain fled into     
,azotus1  and went into ,bethdagon1     
their idol's temple1 there to save      
themselves4    #aj3hd4 ,but ,jonathan   
set fire to ,azotus1 and the cities that
 were round  about it1 and took the     
spoils of them and the temple of ,dagon3
 and all  them that were fled into it1  
he burnt with fire4    #aj3he4 ,so they 
that were slain by the sword1 with them 
that were burnt1  were almost eight     
thousand men4    #aj3hf4 ,and ,jonathan1
 removed his army from thence and camped
 against  ,ascalon3 and they went out of

 the city to meet him with great honour4
    #aj3hg4 ,and ,jonathan returned into
 ,jerusalem with his people1 having     
many spoils4    #aj3hh4 ,and it came to 
pass1 when ,alexander the king heard    
these words1  that he honoured ,jonathan
 yet more4    #aj3hi4 ,and he sent him a
 buckle of gold1 as the custom is1 to be
 given  to such as are of the royal     
blood4 ,and he gave him ,accaron1 and   
all the  borders thereof1 in possession4
      #a ,machabees ,chapter #aa        
,ptolemee invades the kingdom of        
,alexander3 the latter is slain3 and the
  former dies soon after4 ,demetrius    
honours ,jonathan1 and is rescued by    
the ,jews from his own subjects in      
,antioch4 ,antiochus the younger        
favours ,jonathan4 ,his exploits in     
divers places4    #aa3a4 ,and the king  
of ,egypt gathered together an army1    
like the sand  that lieth upon the sea  
shore1 and many ships3 and he sought to 
get the  kingdom of ,alexander by       
deceit1 and join it to his own kingdom4 

#aa3b4 ,and he went out into ,syria with
 peaceable words and they opened  to him
 the cities1 and met him3 for king      
,alexander had ordered them to  go forth
 to meet him1 because he was his father 
in law4    #aa3c4 ,now when ,ptolemee   
entered into the cities1 he put         
garrisons of  soldiers in every city4   
#aa3d4 ,and when he came near to        
,azotus1 they shewed him the temple of  
,dagon that was burnt with fire1 and    
,azotus1 and the suburbs thereof1  that 
were destroyed1 and the bodies that were
 cast abroad1 and the  graves of them   
that were slain in the battle1 which    
they had made near  the way4    #aa3e4  
,and they told the king that ,jonathan  
had done these things1 to  make him     
odious3 but the king held his peace4    
#aa3f4 ,and ,jonathan came to meet the  
king at ,joppe with glory1 and they     
saluted one another1 and they lodged    
there4    #aa3g4 ,and ,jonathan went    
with the king as far as the river1      
called  ,eleutherus3 and he returned    

into ,jerusalem4    #aa3h4 ,and king    
,ptolemee got the dominion of the cities
 by the sea side1  even to ,seleucia1   
and he devised evil designs against     
,alexander4    #aa3i4 ,and he sent      
ambassadors to ,demetrius1 saying3      
,come1 let us make a  league between us1
 and ,i will give thee my daughter whom 
,alexander  hath1 and thou shalt reign  
in the kingdom of thy father4    #aa3aj4
 ,for ,i repent that ,i have given him  
my daughter3 for he hath  sought to kill
 me4    #aa3aa4 ,and he slandered him1  
because he coveted his kingdom1         
#aa3ab4 ,and he took away his daughter1 
and gave her to ,demetrius1 and         
alienated himself from ,alexander1 and  
his enmities were made manifest4        
#aa3ac4 ,and ,ptolemee entered into     
,antioch1 and set two crowns upon his   
head1 that of ,egypt1 and that of ,asia4
    #aa3ad4 ,now king ,alexander was in 
,cilicia at that time3 because they     
that were in those places had rebelled4 
#aa3ae4 ,and when ,alexander heard of   

it1 he came to give him battle3 and     
king ,ptolemee brought forth his army1  
and met him with a strong power1  and   
put him to flight4    #aa3af4 ,and      
,alexander fled into ,arabia1 there to  
be protected3 and king  ,ptolemee was   
exalted4    #aa3ag4 ,and ,zabdiel the   
,arabian took off ,alexander's head1 and
 sent it  to ,ptolemee4    #aa3ah4 ,and 
king ,ptolemee died the third day after3
 and they that were  in the strong holds
 were destroyed by them that were within
 the camp4    #aa3ai4 ,and ,demetrius   
reigned in the hundred and sixty-seventh
 year4    #aa3bj4 ,in those days        
,jonathan gathered together them that   
were in  ,judea1 to take the castle that
 was in ,jerusalem3 and they made many  
engines of war against it4    #aa3ba4   
,then some wicked men that hated their  
own nation1 went away to  king          
,demetrius1 and told him that ,jonathan 
was besieging the castle4    #aa3bb4    
,and when he heard it1 he was angry3 and
 forthwith he came to  ,ptolemais1 and  

wrote to ,jonathan that he should not   
besiege the castle1  but should come to 
him in haste1 and speak to him4         
#aa3bc4 ,but when ,jonathan heard this1 
he bade them besiege it still3 and  he  
chose some of the ancients of ,israel1  
and of the priests1 and put  himself in 
danger4    #aa3bd4 ,and he took gold1   
and silver1 and raiment1 and many other 
presents1 and went to the king to       
,ptolemais and he found favour in his   
sight4    #aa3be4 ,and certain wicked   
men of his nation made complaints       
against  him4    #aa3bf4 ,and the king  
treated him as his predecessors had done
 before3  and he exalted him in the     
sight of all his friends4    #aa3bg4    
,and he confirmed him in the high       
priesthood and all the honours  he had  
before1 and he made him the chief of his
 friends4    #aa3bh4 ,and ,jonathan     
requested of the king that he would make
 ,judea free  from tribute1 and the     
three governments1 and ,samaria1 and the
 confines  thereof3 and he promised him 

three hundred talents4    #aa3bi4 ,and  
the king consented3 and he wrote letters
 to ,jonathan of all  these things1 to  
this effect4    #aa3cj4 ,king ,demetrius
 to his brother1 ,jonathan1 and to the  
nation of  the ,jews1 greeting4         
#aa3ca4 ,we send you here a copy of the 
letter which we have written to         
,lasthenes1 our parent1 concerning you1 
that you might know it4    #aa3cb4 ,king
 ,demetrius to ,lasthenes1 his parent1  
greetings4    #aa3cc4 ,we have          
determined to do good to the nation of  
the ,jews1 who are  our friends1 and    
keep the things that are just with us1  
for their good  will which they bear    
towards us4    #aa3cd4 ,we have         
ratified1 therefore1 unto them all the  
borders of ,judea1  and the three       
cities1 ,apherema1 ,lydda1 and ,ramatha1
 which are added to  ,judea1 out of     
,samaria1 and all their confines1 to be 
set apart to all  them that sacrifice in
 ,jerusalem1 instead of the payments    
which the  king received of them every  

year1 and for the fruits of the land1   
and  of the trees4    ,apherema4444 is  
found only in the ,greek version4       
#aa3ce4 ,and as for other things that   
belonged to us of the tithes1 and  of   
the tributes1 from this time we         
discharge them of them3 the saltpans    
also1 and the crowns that were presented
 to us4    #aa3cf4 ,we give all to them1
 and nothing hereof shall be revoked    
from  this time forth and for ever4     
#aa3cg4 ,now1 therefore1 see that thou  
make a copy of these things1 and  let it
 be given to ,jonathan1 and set upon the
 holy mountain1 in a  conspicuous place4
    #aa3ch4 ,and king ,demetrius1 seeing
 that the land was quiet before him1    
and nothing resisted him1 sent away all 
his forces1 every man to his  own place1
 except the foreign army1 which he had  
drawn together from  the islands of the 
nations3 so all the troops of his       
fathers hated him4    #aa3ci4 ,now there
 was one ,tryphon who had been of       
,alexander's party  before3 who seeing  

that all the army murmured against      
,demetrius1 went  to ,emalchuel1 the    
,arabian1 who brought up ,antiochus1 the
 son of  ,alexander3    #aa3dj4 ,and he 
pressed him much to deliver him to him1 
that he might be  king in his father's  
place3 and he told him all that         
,demetrius had  done1 and how his       
soldiers hated him4 ,and he remained    
there many days4    #aa3da4 ,and        
,jonathan sent to king ,demetrius1      
desiring that he would cast  out them   
that were in the castle in ,jerusalem1  
and those that were in  the strong      
holds3 because they fought against      
,israel4    #aa3db4 ,and ,demetrius sent
 to ,jonathan1 saying3 ,i will not only 
do this  for thee1 and for thy people1  
but ,i will greatly honour thee1 and thy
  nation1 when opportunity shall serve4 
#aa3dc4 ,now1 therefore1 thou shalt do  
well if thou send me men to help  me3   
for all my army is gone from me4        
#aa3dd4 ,and ,jonathan sent him three   
thousand valiant men to ,antioch3 and   

they came to the king1 and the king was 
very glad of their coming4    #aa3de4   
,and they that were of the city         
assembled themselves together1 to  the  
number of a hundred and twenty thousand 
men1 and would have killed  the king4   
#aa3df4 ,and the king fled into the     
palace3 and they of the city kept the   
passages of the city1 and began to      
fight4    #aa3dg4 ,and the king called  
the ,jews to his assistance3 and they   
came to  him all at once1 and they all  
dispersed themselves through the city4  
#aa3dh4 ,and they slew in that day a    
hundred thousand men1 and they set  fire
 to the city1 and got many spoils that  
day1 and delivered the king4    #aa3di4 
,and they that were of the city saw that
 the ,jews had got the  city as they    
would3 and they were discouraged in     
their mind1 and cried  to the king1     
making supplication1 and saying3        
#aa3ej4 ,grant us peace1 and let the    
,jews cease from assaulting us1 and  the
 city4    #aa3ea4 ,and they threw down  

their arms1 and made peace1 and the     
,jews  were glorified in the sight of   
the king1 and in the sight of all that  
were in his realm1 and were renowned    
throughout the kingdom1 and  returned to
 ,jerusalem with many spoils4    #aa3eb4
 ,so king ,demetrius sat in the throne  
of his kingdom3 and the land  was quiet 
before him4    #aa3ec4 ,and he falsified
 all whatsoever he had said1 and        
alienated  himself from ,jonathan1 and  
did not reward him according to the     
benefits  he had received from him1 but 
gave him great trouble4    #aa3ed4 ,and 
after this ,tryphon returned1 and with  
him ,antiochus1 the  young boy1 who was 
made king1 and put on the diadem4       
#aa3ee4 ,and there assembled unto him   
all the hands which ,demetrius had  sent
 away1 and they fought against          
,demetrius who turned his back and      
fled4    #aa3ef4 ,and ,tryphon took the 
elephants1 and made himself master of   
,antioch4    #aa3eg4 ,and young         
,antiochus wrote to ,jonathan1 saying3  

,i confirm thee in  the high priesthood1
 and ,i appoint thee ruler over the four
 cities1 and  to be one of the king's   
friends4    #aa3eh4 ,and he sent him    
vessels of gold for his service1 and he 
gave him  leave to drink in gold1 and to
 be clothed in purple1 and to wear a    
golden buckle3    #aa3ei4 ,and he made  
his brother1 ,simon1 governor1 from the 
borders of  ,tyre even to the confines  
of ,egypt4    #aa3fj4 ,then ,jonathan   
went forth1 and passed through the      
cities beyond  the river1 and all the   
forces of ,syria gathered themselves to 
him to  help him1 and he came to        
,ascalon1 and they met him honourably   
out of  the city4    #aa3fa4 ,and he    
went from thence to ,gaza3 and they that
 were in ,gaza shut  him out3 and he    
besieged it1 and burnt all the suburbs  
round about1 and  took the spoils4      
#aa3fb4 ,and the men of ,gaza made      
supplication to ,jonathan1 and he gave  
them the right hand3 and he took their  
sons for hostages1 and sent them  to    

,jerusalem3 and he went through the     
country1 as far as ,damascus4    #aa3fc4
 ,and ,jonathan heard that the generals 
of ,demetrius were come  treacherously  
to ,cades1 which is in ,galilee1 with a 
great army1  purposing to remove him    
from the affairs of the kingdom4        
#aa3fd4 ,and he went against them3 but  
left his brother1 ,simon1 in the        
country4    #aa3fe4 ,and ,simon encamped
 against ,bethsura1 and assaulted it    
many days1  and shut them up4    #aa3ff4
 ,and they desired him to make peace1   
and he granted it them3 and  he cast    
them out from thence1 and took the city1
 and placed a garrison  in it4          
#aa3fg4 ,and ,jonathan and his army     
encamped by the water of ,genesar1 and  
before it was light they were ready in  
the plain of ,asor4    #aa3fh4 ,and     
behold the army of the strangers met him
 in the plain1 and  they laid an ambush 
for him in the mountains3 but he went   
out against  them4    #aa3fi4 ,and they 
that lay in ambush rose out of their    

places1 and joined  battle4    #aa3gj4  
,and all that were on ,jonathan's side  
fled1 and none was left of  them1 but   
,mathathias1 the son of ,absalom1 and   
,judas1 the son of ,calphi1  chief      
captain of the army4    #aa3ga4 ,and    
,jonathan rent his garments1 and cast   
earth upon his head1  and prayed4       
#aa3gb4 ,and ,jonathan turned again to  
them to battle1 and he put them to      
flight1 and they fought4    #aa3gc4 ,and
 they of his part that fled saw this1   
and they turned again  to him1 and they 
all with him pursued the enemies1 even  
to ,cades1 to  their own camp1 and they 
came even thither4    #aa3gd4 ,and there
 fell of the aliens in that day three   
thousand men3 and  ,jonathan returned to
 ,jerusalem4      #a ,machabees ,chapter
 #ab    ,jonathan renews his league with
 the ,romans and ,lacedemonians4 ,the   
forces of ,demetrius flee away from him4
 ,he is deceived and made  prisoner by  
,tryphon4    #ab3a4 ,and ,jonathan saw  
that the time served him1 and he chose  

certain  men1 and sent them to ,rome1 to
 confirm and to renew the amity with    
them3    #ab3b4 ,and he sent letters to 
the ,spartans1 and to other places1     
according to the same form4    #ab3c4   
,and they went to ,rome1 and entered    
into the senate house1 and  said3       
,jonathan1 the high priest1 and the     
nation of the ,jews1 have sent  us to   
renew the amity1 and alliance1 as it was
 before4    #ab3d4 ,and they gave them  
letters to their governors in every     
place1 to  conduct them into the land of
 ,juda with peace4    #ab3e4 ,and this  
is a copy of the letters which ,jonathan
 wrote to the  ,spartans3    #ab3f4     
,jonathan1 the high priest1 and the     
ancients of the nation1 and  the        
priests1 and the rest of the people of  
the ,jews1 to the ,spartans1  their     
brethren1 greeting4    #ab3g4 ,there    
were letters sent long ago to ,onias the
 high priest1 from  ,arius1 who reigned 
then among you to signify that you are  
our brethren1  as the copy here         

underwritten doth specify4    #ab3h4    
,and ,onias received the ambassador with
 honour and received the  letters1      
wherein there was mention made of the   
alliance1 and amity4    #ab3i4 ,we1     
though we needed none of these things   
having for our comfort  the holy books  
that are in our hands1    #ab3aj4 ,chose
 rather to send to you to renew the     
brotherhood and  friendship1 lest we    
should become strangers to you          
altogether3 for  there is a long time   
passed since you sent to us4    #ab3aa4 
,we1 therefore1 at all times without    
ceasing1 both in our  festivals1 and    
other days wherein it is convenient1    
remember you in the  sacrifices that we 
offer1 and in our observances1 as it is 
meet and  becoming to remember brethren4
    #ab3ab4 ,and we rejoice at your     
glory4    #ab3ac4 ,but we have had many 
troubles and wars on every side2 and the
  kings that are round about us have    
fought against us4    #ab3ad4 ,but we   
would not be troublesome to you1 nor to 

the rest of our  allies and friends1 in 
these wars4    #ab3ae4 ,for we have had 
help from heaven1 and we have been      
delivered1  and our enemies are humbled4
    #ab3af4 ,we have chosen1 therefore1 
,numenius the son of ,antiochus1 and    
,antipater1 the son of ,jason1 and have 
sent them to the ,romans1 to renew  with
 them the former amity and alliance4    
#ab3ag4 ,and we have commanded them to  
go also to you1 and salute you1  and to 
deliver you our letters1 concerning the 
renewing of our  brotherhood4    #ab3ah4
 ,and now you shall do well to give us  
an answer hereto4    #ab3ai4 ,and this  
is the copy of the letter which he had  
sent to ,onias3    #ab3bj4 ,arius1 king 
of the ,spartans1 to ,onias1 the high   
priest1  greeting4    #ab3ba4 ,it is    
found in writing concerning the         
,spartans1 and the ,jews1  that they are
 brethren1 and that they are of the     
stock of ,abraham4    #ab3bb4 ,and now  
since this is come to our knowledge1 you
 do well to  write to us of your        

prosperity4    #ab3bc4 ,and we also have
 written back to you1 ,that our cattle1 
and our  possessions1 are yours3 and    
yours1 ours4 ,we1 therefore1 have       
commanded  that these things should be  
told you4    #ab3bd4 ,now ,jonathan     
heard that the generals of ,demetrius   
were come  again with a greater army    
than before to fight against him4       
#ab3be4 ,so he went out from ,jerusalem1
 and met them in the land of  ,amath3   
for he gave them no time to enter into  
his country4    #ab3bf4 ,and he sent    
spies into their camp1 and they came    
back1 and  brought him word that they   
designed to come upon them in the night4
    #ab3bg4 ,and when the sun was set1  
,jonathan commanded his men to watch1   
and to be in arms all night long ready  
to fight1 and he set sentinels  round   
about the camp4    #ab3bh4 ,and the     
enemies heard that ,jonathan and his men
 were ready for  battle3 and they were  
struck with fear and dread in their     
heart3 and  they kindled fires in their 

camp4    #ab3bi4 ,but ,jonathan1 and    
they that were with him1 knew it not    
till the  morning3 for they saw the     
lights burning4    #ab3cj4 ,and         
,jonathan pursued after them1 but       
overtook them not3 for they  had passed 
the river ,eleutherus4    #ab3ca4 ,and  
,jonathan turned upon the ,arabians1    
that are called  ,zabadeans3 and he     
defeated them1 and took the spoils of   
them4    #ab3cb4 ,and he went forward1  
and came to ,damascus1 and passed       
through  all that country4    #ab3cc4   
,simon also went forth1 and came as far 
as ,ascalon1 and the  neighbouring      
fortresses1 and he turned aside to      
,joppe1 and took  possession of it1     
#ab3cd4 7,for he heard that they        
designed to deliver the hold to them    
that took part with ,demetrius7 and he  
put a garrison there to keep it4        
#ab3ce4 ,and ,jonathan came back1 and   
called together the ancients of the     
people2 and he took a resolution with   
them to build fortresses in  ,judea1    

#ab3cf4 ,and to build up walls in       
,jerusalem1 and raise a mount between   
the castle and the city1 to separate it 
from the city1 that so it might  have no
 communication1 and that they might     
neither buy nor sell4    #ab3cg4 ,and   
they came together to build up the city3
 for the wall that  was upon the brook1 
towards the east1 was broken down1 and  
he repaired  that which is called       
,caphetetha3    #ab3ch4 ,and ,simon     
built ,adiada in ,sephela1 and fortified
 it1 and set up  gates and bars4        
#ab3ci4 ,now when ,tryphon had conceived
 a design to make himself king of  ,asia
 and to take the crown1 and to stretch  
out his hand against king  ,antiochus3  
#ab3dj4 ,fearing lest ,jonathan would   
not suffer him1 but would fight  against
 him3 he sought to seize upon him1 and  
to kill him4 ,so he rose  up and came to
 ,bethsan4    #ab3da4 ,and ,jonathan    
went out to meet him with forty thousand
 men chosen  for battle1 and came to    
,bethsan4    #ab3db4 ,now when ,tryphon 

saw that ,jonathan came with a great    
army1 he  durst not stretch forth his   
hand against him4    #ab3dc4 ,but       
received him with honour1 and commended 
him to all his  friends1 and gave him   
presents3 and he commanded his troops to
 obey  him1 as himself4    #ab3dd4 ,and 
he said to ,jonathan3 ,why hast thou    
troubled all the people1  whereas we    
have no war8    #ab3de4 ,now1 therefore1
 send them back to their own houses3 and
 choose  thee a few men that may be with
 thee1 and come with me to ,ptolemais1  
and ,i will deliver it to thee1 and the 
rest of the strong holds1 and  the army1
 and all that have any charge1 and ,i   
will return and go away3  for this is   
the cause of my coming4    #ab3df4 ,and 
,jonathan believed him1 and did as he   
said3 and sent away his  army1 and they 
departed into the land of ,juda3        
#ab3dg4 ,but he kept with him three     
thousand men3 of whom he sent two       
thousand into ,galilee1 and one thousand
 went with him4    #ab3dh4 ,now as soon 

as ,jonathan entered into ,ptolemais1   
they of  ,ptolemais shut the gates of   
the city1 and took him3 and all them    
that  came in with him they slew with   
the sword4    #ab3di4 ,then ,tryphon    
sent an army and horsemen into ,galilee1
 and into  the great plain1 to destroy  
all ,jonathan's company4    #ab3ej4 ,but
 they1 when they understood that        
,jonathan1 and all that were  with him1 
were taken and slain1 encouraged one    
another1 and went out  ready for battle4
    #ab3ea4 ,then they that had come    
after them1 seeing that they stood for  
their lives1 returned back4    #ab3eb4  
,whereupon they all came peaceably into 
the land of ,juda and they  bewailed    
,jonathan1 and them that had been with  
him1 exceedingly3 and  ,israel mourned  
with great lamentation4    #ab3ec4 ,then
 all the heathens that were round about 
them1 sought to  destroy them4 ,for they
 said3    #ab3ed4 ,they have no prince1 
nor any to help them3 now therefore1 let
 us  make war upon them1 and take away  

the memory of them from amongst men4    
#a ,machabees ,chapter #ac    ,simon is 
made captain general in the room of his 
brother4 ,jonathan is  slain by         
,tryphon4 ,simon is favoured by         
,demetrius3 he taketh ,gaza1 and  the   
castle of ,jerusalem4    #ac3a4 ,now    
,simon heard that ,tryphon was gathering
 together a very great  army to invade  
the land of ,juda1 and to destroy it4   
#ac3b4 ,and seeing that the people was  
in dread and in fear1 he went up  to    
,jerusalem1 and assembled the people1   
#ac3c4 ,and exhorted them1 saying3 ,you 
know what great battles ,i and my       
brethren1 and the house of my father1   
have fought for the laws1 and the       
sanctuary1 and the distresses that we   
have seen3    #ac3d4 ,by reason whereof 
all my brethren have lost their lives   
for  ,israel's sake1 and ,i am left     
alone4    #ac3e4 ,and now far be it from
 me to spare my life in any time of     
trouble3 for ,i am not better than my   
brethren4    #ac3f4 ,i will avenge then 

my nation and the sanctuary1 and our    
children1  and wives3 for all the       
heathens are gathered together to       
destroy us out  of mere malice4         
#ac3g4 ,and the spirit of the people was
 enkindled as soon as they heard  these 
words3    #ac3h4 ,and they answered with
 a loud voice1 saying3 ,thou art our    
leader  in the place of ,judas1 and     
,jonathan1 thy brother3    #ac3i4 ,fight
 thou our battles1 and we will do       
whatsoever thou shalt say  to us4       
#ac3aj4 ,so gathering together all the  
men of war1 he made haste to  finish all
 the walls of ,jerusalem1 and he        
fortified it round about4    #ac3aa4    
,and he sent ,jonathan1 the son of      
,absalom1 and with him a new  army1 into
 ,joppe1 and he cast out them that were 
in it1 and himself  remained there4     
#ac3ab4 ,and ,tryphon removed from      
,ptolemais with a great army1 to invade 
the land of ,juda1 and ,jonathan was    
with him in custody4    #ac3ac4 ,but    
,simon pitched in ,addus1 over against  

the plain4    #ac3ad4 ,and when ,tryphon
 understood that ,simon was risen up in 
the place  of his brother1 ,jonathan1   
and that he meant to join battle with   
him1 he  sent messengers to him1        
#ac3ae4 ,saying3 ,we have detained thy  
brother1 ,jonathan1 for the money  that 
he owed in the king's account1 by reason
 of the affairs which he  had the       
management of4    #ac3af4 ,but now send 
a hundred talents of silver1 and his two
 sons for  hostages1 that when he is set
 at liberty he may not revolt from us1  
and  we will release him4    #ac3ag4    
,now ,simon knew that he spoke          
deceitfully to him2 nevertheless1  he   
ordered the money and the children to be
 sent1 lest he should bring  upon       
himself a great hatred of the people of 
,israel1 who might have  said3          
#ac3ah4 ,because he sent not the money  
and the children therefore is he  lost4 
#ac3ai4 ,so he sent the children and the
 hundred talents and he lied1 and  did  
not let ,jonathan go4    #ac3bj4 ,and   

after this1 ,tryphon entered within the 
country1 to destroy  it3 and they went  
about by the way that leadeth to ,ador3 
and ,simon and  his army marched to     
every place whithersoever they went4    
,simon and his army marched to every    
place whithersoever they went4444  ,that
 is1 whithersoever ,tryphon and his     
horsemen went in order to  oppose them4 
#ac3ba4 ,and they that were in the      
castle1 sent messengers to ,tryphon1    
that he should make haste to come       
through the desert1 and send them       
victuals4    #ac3bb4 ,and ,tryphon made 
ready all his horsemen to come that     
night2 but  there fell a very great     
snow1 and he came not into the country  
of  ,galaad4    #ac3bc4 ,and when he    
approached to ,bascama1 he slew         
,jonathan and his sons  there4          
#ac3bd4 ,and ,tryphon returned1 and went
 into his own country4    #ac3be4 ,and  
,simon sent1 and took the bones of      
,jonathan1 his brother1 and  buried them
 in ,modin1 the city of his fathers4    

#ac3bf4 ,and all ,israel bewailed him   
with great lamentation3 and they        
mourned for him many days4    #ac3bg4   
,and ,simon built over the sepulchre of 
his father and of his  brethren1 a      
building lofty to the sight1 of polished
 stone1 behind and  before3    #ac3bh4  
,and he set up seven pyramids1 one      
against another1 for his  father1 and   
his mother1 and his four brethren3      
#ac3bi4 ,and round about these he set   
great pillars2 and upon the  pillars1   
arms1 for a perpetual memory2 and by the
 arms1 ships carved1  which might be    
seen by all that sailed on the sea4     
#ac3cj4 ,this is the sepulchre that he  
made in ,modin1 even unto this day4     
#ac3ca4 ,but ,tryphon1 when he was upon 
a journey with the young king1          
,antiochus1 treacherously slew him4     
#ac3cb4 ,and he reigned in his place1   
and put on the crown of ,asia3 and      
brought great evils upon the land4      
#ac3cc4 ,and ,simon built up the strong 
holds of ,judea1 fortifying them  with  

high towers1 and great walls1 and gates 
and bars3 and he stored up  victuals in 
the fortresses4    #ac3cd4 ,and ,simon  
chose men1 and sent to king ,demetrius1 
to the end that  he should grant an     
immunity to the land2 for all that      
,tryphon did1 was  to spoil4    #ac3ce4 
,and king ,demetrius1 in answer to this 
request1 wrote a letter in  this manner3
    #ac3cf4 ,king ,demetrius to ,simon1 
the high priest1 and friend of kings1   
and to the ancients1 and to the nation  
of the ,jews1 greeting3    #ac3cg4 ,the 
golden crown1 and the palm1 which you   
sent1 we have  received3 and we are     
ready to make a firm peace with you1 and
 to write  to the king's chief officers 
to release you the things that we have  
released4    #ac3ch4 ,for all that we   
have decreed in your favour shall stand 
in  force4 ,the strong holds that you   
have built1 shall be your own4          
#ac3ci4 ,and as for any oversight or    
fault committed unto this day1 we       
forgive it3 and the crown which you     

owed3 and if any other thing were  taxed
 in ,jerusalem1 now let it not be taxed4
    #ac3dj4 ,and if any of you be fit to
 be enrolled among ours1 let them be    
enrolled1 and let there be peace between
 us4    #ac3da4 ,in the year one hundred
 and seventy1 the yoke of the ,gentiles 
was taken off from ,israel4    #ac3db4  
,and the people of ,israel began to     
write in the instruments1 and  public   
records1 ,the first year under ,simon1  
the high priest1 the great  captain1 and
 prince of the ,jews4    #ac3dc4 ,in    
those days ,simon besieged ,gaza1 and   
camped round about it1  and he made     
engines1 and set them to the city1 and  
he struck one tower1  and took it4      
#ac3dd4 ,and they that were within the  
engine leapt into the city3 and  there  
was a great uproar in the city4         
#ac3de4 ,and they that were in the city 
went up1 with their wives and  children1
 upon the wall1 with their garments     
rent1 and they cried with  a loud voice1
 beseeching ,simon to grant them peace4 

#ac3df4 ,and they said3 ,deal not with  
us according to our evil deeds1 but     
according to thy mercy4    #ac3dg4 ,and 
,simon being moved1 did not destroy them
 but yet he cast them  out of the city1 
and cleansed the houses wherein there   
had been idols1  and then he entered    
into it with hymns1 blessing the ,lord3 
#ac3dh4 ,and having cast out of it all  
uncleanness1 he placed in it men  that  
should observe the law3 and he fortified
 it1 and made it his  habitation4       
#ac3di4 ,but they that were in the      
castle of ,jerusalem were hindered from 
going out and coming into the country1  
and from buying and selling3 and  they  
were straitened with hunger1 and many of
 them perished through  famine4         
#ac3ej4 ,and they cried to ,simon for   
peace1 and he granted it to them3  and  
he cast them out from thence and        
cleansed the castle from  uncleannesses4
    #ac3ea4 ,and they entered into it   
the three and twentieth day of the      
second month1 in the year one hundred   

and seventy-one1 with  thanksgiving1 and
 branches of palm trees1 and harps1 and 
cymbals1 and  psalteries1 and hymns1 and
 canticles1 because the great enemy was 
destroyed out of ,israel4    #ac3eb4    
,and he ordained that these days should 
be kept every year with  gladness4      
#ac3ec4 ,and he fortified the mountain  
of the temple that was near the  castle1
 and he dwelt there himself1 and they   
that were with him4    #ac3ed4 ,and     
,simon saw that ,john1 his son1 was a   
valiant man for war3 and  he made him   
captain of all the forces3 and he dwelt 
in ,gazara4      #a ,machabees ,chapter 
#ad    ,demetrius is taken by the king  
of ,persia4 ,judea flourishes under the 
government of ,simon4    #ad3a4 ,in the 
year one hundred and seventy-two king   
,demetrius assembled  his army1 and went
 into ,media to get him succours to     
fight against  ,tryphon4    #ad3b4 ,and 
,arsaces1 the king of ,persia and       
,media1 heard that ,demetrius  was      
entered within his borders1 and he sent 

one of his princes to take  him alive1  
and bring him to him4    #ad3c4 ,and he 
went1 and defeated the army of          
,demetrius3 and took him1  and brought  
him to ,arsaces1 and he put him into    
custody4    #ad3d4 ,and all the land of 
,juda was at rest all the days of       
,simon1 and  he sought the good of his  
nation3 and his power1 and his glory    
pleased  them well all his days4        
#ad3e4 ,and with all his glory he took  
,joppe for a haven1 and made an         
entrance to the isles of the sea4       
#ad3f4 ,and he enlarged the bounds of   
his nation1 and made himself master  of 
the country4    #ad3g4 ,and he gathered 
together a great number of captives1 and
 had the  dominion of ,gazara1 and of   
,bethsura1 and of the castle3 and took  
away  all uncleanness out of it1 and    
there was none that resisted him4       
#ad3h4 ,and every man tilled his land   
with peace1 and the land of ,juda       
yielded her increase1 and the trees of  
the fields their fruit4    #ad3i4 ,the  

ancient men sat all in the streets1 and 
treated together of  the good things of 
the land1 and the young men put on them 
glory1 and  the robes of war4    #ad3aj4
 ,and he provided victuals for the      
cities1 and he appointed that  they     
should be furnished with ammunition1 so 
that the fame of his glory  was renowned
 even to the end of the earth4          
#ad3aa4 ,he made peace in the land1 and 
,israel rejoiced with great joy4        
#ad3ab4 ,and every man sat under his    
vine1 and under his fig tree3 and  there
 was none to make them afraid4          
#ad3ac4 ,there was none left in the land
 to fight against them3 kings  were     
discomfited in those days4    #ad3ad4   
,and he strengthened all those of his   
people that were brought  low1 and he   
sought the law1 and took away every     
unjust and wicked man4    #ad3ae4 ,he   
glorified the sanctuary1 and multiplied 
the vessels of the  holy places4        
#ad3af4 ,and it was heard at ,rome1 and 
as far as ,sparta1 that ,jonathan  was  

dead3 and they were very sorry4         
#ad3ag4 ,but when they heard that       
,simon1 his brother1 was made high      
priest in his place1 and was possessed  
of all the country1 and the  cities     
therein3    #ad3ah4 ,they wrote to him  
in tables of brass1 to renew the        
friendship  and alliance which they had 
made with ,judas and with ,jonathan1 his
  brethren4    #ad3ai4 ,and they were   
read before the assembly in ,jerusalem4 
,and this is  the copy of the letters   
that the ,spartans sent4    #ad3bj4 ,the
 princes and the cities of the          
,spartans1 to ,simon1 the high  priest1 
and to the ancients1 and the priests1   
and the rest of the  people of the      
,jews1 their brethren1 greeting4        
#ad3ba4 ,the ambassadors that were sent 
to our people1 have told us of  your    
glory1 and honour1 and joy3 and we      
rejoiced at their coming4    #ad3bb4    
,and we registered what was said by them
 in the councils of the  people1 in this
 manner3 ,numenius1 the son of          

,antiochus1 and ,antipater1  the son of 
,jason1 ambassadors of the ,jews1 came  
to us to renew the  former friendship   
with us4    #ad3bc4 ,and it pleased the 
people to receive the men honourably1   
and to  put a copy of their words in the
 public records1 to be a memorial to    
the people of the ,spartans4 ,and we    
have written a copy of them to  ,simon1 
the high priest4    #ad3bd4 ,and after  
this ,simon sent ,numenius to ,rome1    
with a great shield  of gold1 of the    
weight of a thousand pounds1 to confirm 
the league with  them4 ,and when the    
people of ,rome had heard    #ad3be4    
,these words1 they said3 ,what thanks   
shall we give to ,simon1 and  his sons8 
#ad3bf4 ,for he hath restored his       
brethren1 and hath driven away in fight 
the enemies of ,israel from them3 and   
they decreed him liberty1 and           
registered it in tables of brass1 and   
set it upon pillars in mount  ,sion4    
#ad3bg4 ,and this is a copy of the      
writing4 ,the eighteenth day of the     

month ,elul1 in the year one hundred and
 seventy-two1 being the third  year     
under ,simon1 the high priest1 at       
,asaramel1    #ad3bh4 ,in a great       
assembly of the priests1 and of the     
people1 and the  princes of the nation1 
and the ancients of the country1 these  
things  were notified3 ,forasmuch as    
there have often been wars in our       
country1    #ad3bi4 ,and ,simon1 the son
 of ,mathathias1 of the children of     
,jarib1 and  his brethren1 have put     
themselves in danger1 and resisted the  
enemies  of their nation1 for the       
maintenance of their holy places1 and   
the law3  and have raised their nation  
to great glory4    #ad3cj4 ,and         
,jonathan gathered together his nation1 
and was made their  high priest1 and he 
was laid to his people4    #ad3ca4 ,and 
their enemies desired to tread down and 
destroy their  country1 and to stretch  
forth their hands against their holy    
places4    #ad3cb4 ,then ,simon resisted
 and fought for his nation1 and laid out

 much  of his money1 and armed the      
valiant men of his nation1 and gave them
  wages4    #ad3cc4 ,and he fortified   
the cities of ,judea and ,bethsura that 
lieth in  the borders of ,judea1 where  
the armour of the enemies was before3   
and  he placed there a garrison of      
,jews4    #ad3cd4 ,and he fortified     
,joppe1 which lieth by the sea3 and     
,gazara1  which bordereth upon ,azotus1 
wherein the enemies dwelt before1 and he
  placed ,jews here3 and furnished them 
with all things convenient for  their   
reparation4    #ad3ce4 ,and the people  
seeing the acts of ,simon1 and to what  
glory he  meant to bring his nation1    
made him their prince and high priest1  
because he had done all these things1   
and for the justice and faith  which he 
kept to his nation1 and for that he     
sought by all means to  advance his     
people4    #ad3cf4 ,and in his days     
things prospered in his hands1 so that  
the  heathens were taken away out of    
their country1 and they also that were  

in the city of ,david1 in ,jerusalem1 in
 the castle1 out of which they  issued  
forth1 and profaned all places round    
about the sanctuary1 and  did much evil 
to purity4    #ad3cg4 ,and he placed    
therein ,jews for the defence of the    
country1 and  of the city1 and he raised
 up the walls of ,jerusalem4    #ad3ch4 
,and king ,demetrius confirmed him in   
the high priesthood4    #ad3ci4         
,according to these things he made him  
his friend1 and glorified  him with     
great glory4    #ad3dj4 ,for he had     
heard that the ,romans had called the   
,jews their  friends1 and confederates1 
and brethren1 and that they had received
  ,simon's ambassadors with honour3     
#ad3da4 ,and that the ,jews1 and their  
priests1 had consented that he  should  
be their prince and high priest for     
ever1 till there should  arise a        
faithful prophet3    #ad3db4 ,and that  
he should be chief over them1 and that  
he should have  the charge of the       
sanctuary1 and that he should appoint   

rulers over  their works1 and over the  
country1 and over the armour1 and over  
the  strong holds2    #ad3dc4 ,and that 
he should have care of the holy places2 
and that he  should be obeyed by all1   
and that all the writings in the country
  should be made in his name2 and that  
he should be clothed with purple  and   
gold3    #ad3dd4 ,and that it should not
 be lawful for any of the people1 or of 
the priests1 to disannul any of these   
things1 or to gainsay his words1  or to 
call together an assembly in the country
 without him3 or to be  clothed with    
purple1 or to wear a buckle of gold4    
#ad3de4 ,and whosoever shall do         
otherwise1 or shall make void any of    
these things1 shall be punished4        
#ad3df4 ,and it pleased all the people  
to establish ,simon1 and to do          
according to these words4    #ad3dg4    
,and ,simon accepted thereof1 and was   
well pleased to execute the  office of  
the high priesthood1 and to be captain1 
and prince of the  nation of the ,jews1 

and of the priests1 and to be chief over
 all4    #ad3dh4 ,and they commanded    
that this writing should be put in      
tables of  brass1 and that they should  
be set up within the compass of the     
sanctuary1 in a conspicuous place3      
#ad3di4 ,and that a copy thereof should 
be put in the treasury1 that  ,simon1   
and his sons1 may have it4      #a      
,machabees ,chapter #ae    ,antiochus   
son of ,demetrius honours ,simon4 ,the  
,romans write to divers  nations in     
favour of the ,jews4 ,antiochus quarrels
 with ,simon1 and sends  troops to annoy
 him4    #ae3a4 ,and king ,antiochus1   
the son of ,demetrius1 sent letters from
 the  isles of the sea to ,simon1 the   
priest1 and prince of the nation of the 
,jews1 and to all the people3    #ae3b4 
,and the contents were these3 ,king     
,antiochus to ,simon1 the high  priest1 
and to the nation of the ,jews1         
greeting4    #ae3c4 ,forasmuch as       
certain pestilent men have usurped the  
kingdom of  our fathers1 and my purpose 

is to challenge the kingdom1 and to     
restore  it to its former estate2 and ,i
 have chosen a great army1 and have     
built  ships of war4    #ae3d4 ,and ,i  
design to go through the country1 that  
,i may take revenge  of them that have  
destroyed our country1 and that have    
made many cities  desolate in my realm4 
#ae3e4 ,now1 therefore1 ,i confirm unto 
thee all the oblations which all  the   
kings before me remitted to thee1 and   
what other gifts soever they  remitted  
to thee3    #ae3f4 ,and ,i give thee    
leave to coin thy own money in thy      
country3    #ae3g4 ,and let ,jerusalem  
be holy and free1 and all the armour    
that hath  been made1 and the fortresses
 which thou hast built1 and which thou  
keepest in thy hands1 let them remain to
 thee4    #ae3h4 ,and all that is due to
 the king1 and what should be the king's
  hereafter1 from this present and for  
ever1 is forgiven thee4    #ae3i4 ,and  
when we shall have recovered our        
kingdom1 we will glorify  thee1 and thy 

nation1 and the temple1 with great      
glory1 so that your  glory shall be made
 manifest in all the earth4    #ae3aj4  
,in the year one hundred and            
seventy-four1 ,antiochus entered into   
the land of his fathers1 and all the    
forces assembled to him1 so that  few   
were left with ,tryphon4    #ae3aa4 ,and
 king ,antiochus pursued after him1 and 
he fled along by the  sea coast and came
 to ,dora4    #ae3ab4 ,for he perceived 
that evils were gathered together upon  
him1 and  his troops had forsaken him4  
#ae3ac4 ,and ,antiochus camped above    
,dora with a hundred and twenty         
thousand men of war1 and eight thousand 
horsemen3    #ae3ad4 ,and he invested   
the city1 and the ships drew near by    
sea3 and  they annoyed the city by land1
 and by sea1 and suffered none to come  
in1 or to go out4    #ae3ae4 ,and       
,numenius1 and they that had been with  
him1 came from the  city of ,rome1      
having letters written to the kings1 and
 countries1 the  contents whereof were  

these3    #ae3af4 ,lucius1 the consul of
 the ,romans1 to king ,ptolemee1        
greeting4    ,ptolemee4444 ,surnamed    
,physeon1 brother and successor to      
,philometer4    #ae3ag4 ,the ambassadors
 of the ,jews1 our friends1 came to us1 
to renew  the former friendship and     
alliance1 being sent from ,simon1 the   
high  priest1 and the people of the     
,jews4    #ae3ah4 ,and they brought also
 a shield of gold of a thousand pounds4 
#ae3ai4 ,it hath seemed good therefore  
to us1 to write to the kings and        
countries1 that they should do them no  
harm1 nor fight against them1  their    
cities1 or countries3 and that they     
should give no aid to them  that fight  
against them4    #ae3bj4 ,and it hath   
seemed good to us to receive the shield 
of them4    #ae3ba4 ,if1 therefore1 any 
pestilent men are fled out of their     
country  to you1 deliver them to ,simon1
 the high priest1 that he may punish    
them  according to their law4    #ae3bb4
 ,these same things were written to king

 ,demetrius1 and to  ,attalus1 and to   
,ariarathes1 and to ,arsaces1           
,attalus1 etc4444 ,attalus was king of  
,pergamus2 ,ariarathes was king of      
,cappadocia2 and ,arsaces was king of   
the ,parthians4    #ae3bc4 ,and to all  
the countries3 and to ,lampsacus and to 
the ,spartans1  and to ,delus1 and      
,myndus1 and ,sicyon1 and ,caria1 and   
,samus1 and  ,pamphylia1 and ,lycia1 and
 ,alicarnassus1 and ,cos1 and ,side1 and
 ,aradus1  and ,rhodes1 and ,phaselis1  
and ,gortyna1 and ,gnidus1 and ,cyprus1 
and  ,cyrene4    #ae3bd4 ,and they wrote
 a copy thereof to ,simon1 the high     
priest1 and to  the people of the ,jews4
    #ae3be4 ,but king ,antiochus moved  
his camp to ,dora the second time1      
assaulting it continually1 and making   
engines3 and he shut up ,tryphon1  that 
he could not go out4    #ae3bf4 ,and    
,simon sent to him two thousand chosen  
men to aid him1 silver  also1 and gold1 
and abundance of furniture4    #ae3bg4  
,and he would not receive them1 but     

broke all the covenant that  he had made
 with him before1 and alienated himself 
from him4    #ae3bh4 ,and he sent to him
 ,athenobius1 one of his friends1 to    
treat with  him1 saying3 ,you hold      
,joppe and ,gazara1 and the castle that 
is in  ,jerusalem1 which are cities of  
my kingdom3    #ae3bi4 ,their borders   
you have wasted1 and you have made great
 havoc in  the land1 and have got the   
dominion of many places in my kingdom4  
#ae3cj4 ,now1 therefore1 deliver up the 
cities that you have taken1 and  the    
tributes of the places whereof you have 
gotten the dominion without  the borders
 of ,judea4    #ae3ca4 ,but if not1 give
 me for them five hundred talents of    
silver1 and  for the havoc that you have
 made1 and the tributes of the cities1  
other  five hundred talents3 or else we 
will come and fight against you4        
#ae3cb4 ,so ,athenobius1 the king's     
friend came to ,jerusalem1 and saw the  
glory of ,simon and his magnificence in 
gold1 and silver1 and his great         

equipage1 and he was astonished1 and    
told him the king's words4    #ae3cc4   
,and ,simon answered him1 and said to   
him3 ,we have neither taken  other men's
 land1 neither do we hold that which is 
other men's1 but the  inheritance of our
 fathers1 which was for some time       
unjustly possessed  by our enemies4     
#ae3cd4 ,but we having opportunity1     
claim the inheritance of our fathers4   
#ae3ce4 ,and as to thy complaints       
concerning ,joppe and ,gazara1 they did 
great harm to the people1 and to our    
country3 yet for these we will  give a  
hundred talents4 ,and ,athenobius       
answered him not a word4    #ae3cf4 ,but
 returning in a rage to the king1 made  
report to him of these  words1 and of   
the glory of ,simon1 and of all that he 
had seen1 and the  king was exceeding   
angry4    #ae3cg4 ,and ,tryphon fled    
away by ship to ,orthosias4    #ae3ch4  
,and the king appointed ,cendebeus      
captain of the sea coast1 and  gave him 
an army of footmen and horsemen4        

#ae3ci4 ,and he commanded him to march  
with his army towards ,judea3 and  he   
commanded him to build up ,gedor1 and to
 fortify the gates of the  city1 and to 
war against the people4 ,but the king   
himself pursued after  ,tryphon4        
#ae3dj4 ,and ,cendebeus came to ,jamnia1
 and began to provoke the people1  and  
to ravage ,judea1 and to take the people
 prisoners1 and to kill1 and  to build  
,gedor4    #ae3da4 ,and he placed there 
horsemen1 and an army3 that they might  
issue  forth1 and make incursions upon  
the ways of ,judea1 as the king had     
commanded him4      #a ,machabees       
,chapter #af    ,the sons of ,simon     
defeat the troops of ,antiochus4 ,simon 
with two of his  sons are treacherously 
murdered by ,ptolemee his son in law4   
#af3a4 ,then ,john came up from ,gazara1
 and told ,simon1 his father1 what      
,cendebeus had done against their       
people4    ,john4444 ,he was afterwards 
surnamed ,hircanus1 and succeeded his   
father  in both his dignities of high   

priest and prince4 ,he conquered the    
,edomites1 and obliged them to a        
conformity with the ,jews in religion2  
and destroyed the schismatical temple of
 the ,samaritans4    #af3b4 ,and ,simon 
called his two eldest sons1 ,judas and  
,john1 and said to  them3 ,i and my     
brethren1 and my father's house1 have   
fought against the  enemies of ,israel  
from our youth even to this day3 and    
things have  prospered so well in our   
hands1 that we have delivered ,israel   
oftentimes4    #af3c4 ,and now ,i am    
old1 but be you instead of me1 and my   
brethren1 and  go out1 and fight for our
 nation3 and the help from heaven be    
with you4    #af3d4 ,then he chose out  
of the country twenty thousand fighting 
men1  and horsemen1 and they went forth 
against ,cendebeus3 and they rested in  
,modin4    #af3e4 ,and they arose in the
 morning1 and went into the plain3 and  
behold a very great army of footmen and 
horsemen came against them1 and  there  
was a running river between them4       

#af3f4 ,and he and his people pitched   
their camp over against them1 and  he   
saw that the people were afraid to go   
over the river1 so he went  over first3 
then the men seeing him1 passed over    
after him4    ,he4444 ,viz41 ,john4     
#af3g4 ,and he divided the people1 and  
set the horsemen in the midst of  the   
footmen3 but the horsemen of the enemies
 were very numerous4    #af3h4 ,and they
 sounded the holy trumpets3 and         
,cendebeus and his army  were put to    
flight3 and there fell many of them     
wounded1 and the rest  fled into the    
strong hold4    #af3i4 ,at that time1   
,judas1 ,john's brother1 was wounded3   
but ,john  pursued after them1 till he  
came to ,cedron1 which he had built3    
,cedron4444 ,otherwise called ,gedon1   
the city that ,cendebeus was            
fortifying4    #af3aj4 ,and they fled   
even to the towers that were in the     
fields of  ,azotus1 and he burnt them   
with fire4 ,and there fell of them two  
thousand men1 and he returned into      

,judea in peace4    #af3aa4 ,now        
,ptolemee1 the son of ,abobus1 was      
appointed captain in the  plain of      
,jericho1 and he had abundance of silver
 and gold4    #af3ab4 ,for he was son in
 law of the high priest4    #af3ac4 ,and
 his heart was lifted up1 and he        
designed to make himself  master of the 
country1 and he purposed treachery      
against ,simon and his  sons1 to destroy
 them4    #af3ad4 ,now ,simon1 as he was
 going through the cities that were in  
the  country of ,judea1 and taking care 
for the good ordering of them1 went     
down to ,jericho1 he and ,mathathias and
 ,judas1 his sons1 in the year one      
hundred and seventy-seven1 the eleventh 
month3 the same is the month  ,sabath4  
#af3ae4 ,and the son of ,abobus received
 them deceitfully into a little         
fortress1 that is called ,doch1 which he
 had built3 and he made them a  great   
feast1 and hid men there4    #af3af4    
,and when ,simon and his sons had drunk 
plentifully1 ,ptolemee and  his men rose

 up1 and took their weapons1 and entered
 into the  banqueting place1 and slew   
him1 and his two sons1 and some of his  
servants4    #af3ag4 ,and he committed a
 great treachery in ,israel1 and        
rendered evil  for good4    #af3ah4 ,and
 ,ptolemee wrote these things1 and sent 
to the king that he  should send him an 
army to aid him1 and he would deliver   
him the  country1 and their cities1 and 
tributes4    #af3ai4 ,and he sent others
 to ,gazara to kill ,john3 and to the   
tribunes  he sent letters to come to    
him1 and that he would give them silver1
 and  gold1 and gifts4    #af3bj4 ,and  
he sent others to take ,jerusalem1 and  
the mountain of the  temple4    #af3ba4 
,now one running before1 told ,john in  
,gazara1 that his father and  his       
brethren were slain1 and that he hath   
sent men to kill thee also4    #af3bb4  
,but when he heard it1 he was           
exceedingly afraid3 and he  apprehended 
the men that came to kill him1 and he   
put them to death3  for he knew that    

they sought to make him away4    #af3bc4
 ,and as concerning the rest of the acts
 of ,john1 and his wars1  and the worthy
 deeds1 which he bravely achieved1 and  
the building of  the walls1 which he    
made1 and the things that he did3       
#af3bd4 ,behold1 these are written in   
the book of the days of his  priesthood1
 from the time that he was made high    
priest after his  father4          ,,the
 ,,second ,,book ,,of ,,machabees       
,this second book of ,,machabees is not 
a continuation of the history  contained
 in the first3 nor does is come down so 
low as the first does3  but relates many
 of the same facts more at large1 and   
adds other  remarkable particulars1     
omitted in the first book1 relating to  
the  state of the ,jews1 as well before 
as under the persecution of             
,,antiochus4 ,the author1 who is not the
 same with that of the first book1  has 
given 7as we learn from chap4 #b4bj1    
etc47 a short abstract of what  ,,jason 
of ,cyrene had written in the five      

volumes1 concerning ,,judas and  his    
brethren4 ,he wrote in ,greek1 and      
begins with two letters1 sent by  the   
,jews of ,jerusalem to their brethren in
 ,egypt4      #b ,machabees ,chapter #a 
,letters of the ,jews of ,jerusalem to  
them that were in ,egypt4 ,they give    
thanks for their delivery from          
,antiochus3 and exhort their brethren to
  keep the feast of the dedication of   
the altar1 and of the miraculous  fire4 
#a3a4 ,to the brethren1 the ,jews that  
are throughout ,egypt2 the brethren1    
the ,jews that are in ,jerusalem1 and in
 the land of ,judea1 send health  and   
good peace4    #a3b4 ,may ,god be       
gracious to you1 and remember his       
covenant that he made  with ,abraham1   
and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 his faithful    
servants3    #a3c4 ,and give you all a  
heart to worship him1 and to do his will
 with a  great heart1 and a willing     
mind4    #a3d4 ,may he open your heart  
in his law1 and in his commandments1 and
  send you peace4    #a3e4 ,may he hear 

your prayers1 and be reconciled unto    
you1 and never  forsake you in the evil 
time4    #a3f4 ,and now here we are     
praying for you4    #a3g4 ,when         
,demetrius reigned1 in the year one     
hundred and sixty-nine1 we  ,jews wrote 
to you in the trouble and violence that 
came upon us in  those years1 after     
,jason withdrew himself from the holy   
land1 and from  the kingdom4    #a3h4   
,they burnt the gate1 and shed innocent 
blood3 then we prayed to  the ,lord1 and
 were heard1 and we offered sacrifices1 
and fine flour1  and lighted the lamps1 
and set forth the loaves4    #a3i4 ,and 
now celebrate ye the days of ,scenopegia
 in the month of  ,casleu4              
,scenopegia4444 ,viz41 the ,encenia1 or 
feast of the dedication of the  altar1  
called here ,scenopegia1 or feast of    
tabernacles1 from being  celebrated with
 the like solemnity4    #a3aj4 ,in the  
year one hundred and eighty-eight1 the  
people that is at  ,jerusalem1 and in   
,judea1 and the senate1 and ,judas1 to  

,aristobolus1 the  preceptor of king    
,ptolemee1 who is of the stock of the   
anointed  priests1 and to the ,jews that
 are in ,egypt1 health and welfare4     
#a3aa4 ,having been delivered by ,god   
out of great dangers1 we give him  great
 thanks1 forasmuch as we have been in   
war with such a king4    ,such a        
king4444 ,viz41 ,antiochus ,sidetes1 who
 began to make war upon the  ,jews1     
whilst ,simon was yet alive4 #a ,mac4   
#ae4ci4 ,and afterwards besieged        
,jerusalem under ,john ,hircanus4 ,so   
that the ,judas here mentioned1 ver4    
#aj1 is not ,judas ,machabeus1 who was  
dead long before the year #ahh of  the  
kingdom of the ,greeks1 for he died in  
the year #adf of that epoch1  7see above
 #a ,mac4 chap4 #b41 ver4 #gj1 also the 
note on chap4 #a1 ver4 #b17  but either 
,judas the eldest son of ,john          
,hircanus1 or ,judas the ,essene1       
renowned for the gift of prophecy1 who  
flourished about that time4    #a3ab4   
,for he made numbers of men swarm out of

 ,persia1 that have fought  against us1 
and the holy city4    #a3ac4 ,for when  
the leader himself was in ,persia1 and  
with him a very  great army1 he fell in 
the temple of ,nanea1 being deceived by 
the  counsel of the priests of ,nanea4  
,nanea4444 ,a ,persian goddess1 which   
some have taken for ,diana1 others  for 
,venus4    #a3ad4 ,for ,antiochus1 with 
his friends1 came to the place as though
 he  would marry her1 and that he might 
receive great sums of money under  the  
title of a dowry4    #a3ae4 ,and when   
the priests of ,nanea had set it forth1 
and he with a  small company had entered
 into the compass of the temple1 they   
shut the  temple1    #a3af4 ,when       
,antiochus was come in3 and opening a   
secret entrance of the  temple1 they    
cast stones and slew the leader1 and    
them that were with  him1 and hewed them
 in pieces2 and cutting off their heads1
 they threw  them forth4    #a3ag4      
,blessed be ,god in all things1 who hath
 delivered up the wicked4    #a3ah4     

,therefore1 whereas we purpose to keep  
the purification of the  temple on the  
five and twentieth day of the month of  
,casleu1 we thought  it necessary to    
signify it to you3 that you also may    
keep the day of  ,scenopegia1 and the   
day of the fire1 that was given when    
,nehemias  offered sacrifice1 after the 
temple and the altar was built4         
#a3ai4 ,for when our fathers were led   
into ,persia1 the priests that then     
were worshippers of ,god1 took privately
 the fire from the altar1 and  hid it in
 a valley where there was a deep pit    
without water1 and there  they kept it  
safe1 so that the place was unknown to  
all men4    ,persia4444 ,babylonia1     
called here ,persia1 from being         
afterwards a part  of the ,persian      
empire4    #a3bj4 ,but when many years  
had passed1 and it pleased ,god that    
,nehemias  should be sent by the king of
 ,persia1 he sent some of the posterity 
of  those priests that had hid it1 to   
seek for the fire3 and as they told  us1

 they found no fire1 but thick water4   
#a3ba4 ,then he bade them draw it up1   
and bring it to him3 and the  priest1   
,nehemias1 commanded the sacrifices that
 were laid on1 to be  sprinkled with the
 same water1 both the wood1 and the     
things that were  laid upon it4         
#a3bb4 ,and when this was done1 and the 
time came that the sun shone out1  which
 before was in a cloud1 there was a     
great fire kindled1 so that  all        
wondered4    #a3bc4 ,and all the priests
 made prayer1 while the sacrifice was   
consuming1 ,jonathan beginning1 and the 
rest answering4    #a3bd4 ,and the      
prayer of ,nehemias was after this      
manner3 ,o ,lord ,god1  ,creator of all 
things1 dreadful and strong1 just and   
merciful1 who  alone art the good king1 
#a3be4 ,who alone art gracious1 who     
alone art just1 and almighty1 and       
eternal1 who deliverest ,israel from all
 evil1 who didst choose the  fathers1   
and didst sanctify them3    #a3bf4      
,receive the sacrifice for all thy      

people ,israel1 and preserve thy  own   
portion1 and sanctify it4    #a3bg4     
,gather together our scattered people1  
deliver them that are  slaves to the    
,gentiles1 and look upon them that are  
despised and  abhorred3 that the        
,gentiles may know that thou art our    
,god4    #a3bh4 ,punish them that       
oppress us1 and that treat us           
injuriously with  pride4    #a3bi4      
,establish thy people in thy holy place1
 as ,moses hath spoken4    #a3cj4 ,and  
the priests sung hymns till the         
sacrifice was consumed4    #a3ca4 ,and  
when the sacrifice was consumed1        
,nehemias commanded the water  that was 
left to be poured out upon the great    
stones4    #a3cb4 ,which being done1    
there was kindled a flame from them3 but
 it was  consumed by the light that     
shined from the altar4    #a3cc4 ,and   
when this matter became public1 it was  
told to the king of  ,persia1 that in   
the place where the priests that were   
led away1 had hid  the fire1 there      

appeared water1 with which ,nehemias and
 they that were  with him had purified  
the sacrifices4    #a3cd4 ,and the king 
considering1 and diligently examining   
the matter1  made a temple for it1 that 
he might prove what had happened4    ,a 
temple4444 ,that is1 an enclosure1 or a 
wall round about the place  where the   
fire was hid1 to separate it from       
profane uses1 to the end  that it might 
be respected as a holy place4    #a3ce4 
,and when he had proved it1 he gave the 
priests many goods1 and  divers         
presents1 and he took and distributed   
them to them with his own  hand4        
#a3cf4 ,and ,nehemias called this place 
,nephthar1 which is interpreted         
purification4 ,but many call it ,nephi4 
#b ,machabees ,chapter #b    ,a         
continuation of the second letter4 ,of  
,jeremias' hiding the ark at the  time  
of the captivity4 ,the author's preface4
    #b3a4,now it is found in the        
descriptions of ,jeremias1 the prophet1 
that  he commanded them that went into  

captivity1 to take the fire1 as it  hath
 been signified1 and how he gave charge 
to them that were carried  away into    
captivity4    ,the descriptions4444     
,that is1 the records or memoirs of     
,jeremias1 a  work that is now lost4    
#b3b4 ,and how he gave them the law1    
that they should not forget the         
commandments of the ,lord1 and that they
 should not err in their minds1  seeing 
the idols of gold1 and silver1 and the  
ornaments of them4    #b3c4 ,and with   
other such like speeches1 he exhorted   
them that they  would not remove the law
 from their heart4    #b3d4 ,it was also
 contained in the same writing1 how the 
prophet1 being  warned by ,god1         
commanded that the tabernacle and the   
ark should  accompany him1 till he came 
forth to the mountain where ,moses went 
up1  and saw the inheritance of ,god4   
#b3e4 ,and when ,jeremias came thither  
he found a hollow cave3 and he  carried 
in thither the tabernacle1 and the ark1 
and the altar of  incense1 and so       

stopped the door4    #b3f4 ,then some of
 them that followed him1 came up to mark
 the place3  but they could not find it4
    #b3g4 ,and when ,jeremias perceived 
it1 he blamed them1 saying3 ,the place  
shall be unknown1 till ,god gather      
together the congregation of the        
people1 and receive them to mercy4      
#b3h4 ,and then the ,lord will shew     
these things1 and the majesty of the    
,lord shall appear1 and there shall be a
 cloud as it was also shewed to  ,moses1
 and he shewed it when ,solomon prayed  
that the place might be  sanctified to  
the great ,god4    #b3i4 ,for he treated
 wisdom in a magnificent manner3 and    
like a wise  man1 he offered the        
sacrifice of the dedication1 and of the 
finishing  of the temple4    #b3aj4 ,and
 as ,moses prayed to the ,lord1 and fire
 came down from heaven1  and consumed   
the holocaust3 so ,solomon also prayed1 
and fire came down  from heaven and     
consumed the holocaust4    #b3aa4 ,and  
,moses said3 ,because the sin offering  

was not eaten1 it was  consumed4        
#b3ab4 ,so ,solomon also celebrated the 
dedication eight days4    #b3ac4 ,and   
these same things were set down in the  
memoirs1 and  commentaries of ,nehemias3
 and how he made a library1 and gathered
  together out of the countries1 the    
books both of the prophets1 and of      
,david1 and the epistles of the kings1  
and concerning the holy gifts4    #b3ad4
 ,and in like manner ,judas also        
gathered together all such things  as   
were lost by the war we had1 and they   
are in our possession4    #b3ae4        
,wherefore1 if you want these things1   
send some that may fetch  them to you4  
#b3af4 ,as we are then about to         
celebrate the purification1 we have     
written unto you3 and you shall do well1
 if you keep the same days4    ,the     
purification4444 ,that is1 the feast of 
the purifying or cleansing  of the      
temple4    #b3ag4 ,and we hope that     
,god1 who hath delivered his people1 and
 hath  rendered to all the inheritance1 

and the kingdom1 and the priesthood1    
and the sanctuary1    #b3ah4 ,as he     
promised in the law1 will shortly have  
mercy upon us1 and  will gather us      
together from every land under heaven   
into the holy  place4    #b3ai4 ,for he 
hath delivered us out of great perils1  
and hath cleansed  the place4    #b3bj4 
,now as concerning ,judas ,machabeus1   
and his brethren1 and the  purification 
of the great temple1 and the dedication 
of the altar3    #b3ba4 ,as also the    
wars against ,antiochus1 the            
,illustrious1 and his son1  ,eupator3   
#b3bb4 ,and the manifestations that came
 from heaven to them1 that  behaved     
themselves manfully on the behalf of the
 ,jews1 so that1 being  but a few they  
made themselves masters of the whole    
country1 and put to  flight the         
barbarous multitude3    #b3bc4 ,and     
recovered again the most renowned temple
 in all the world1  and delivered the   
city1 and restored the laws that were   
abolished1 the  ,lord with all clemency 

shewing mercy to them4    #b3bd4 ,and   
all such things as have been comprised  
in five books by  ,jason1 of ,cyrene1 we
 have attempted to abridge in one book4 
#b3be4 ,for considering the multitude of
 books1 and the difficulty that  they   
find that desire to undertake the       
narrations of histories1 because  of the
 multitude of the matter1    #b3bf4 ,we 
have taken care for those indeed that   
are willing to read1  that it might be a
 pleasure of mind3 and for the studious1
 that they  may more easily commit to   
memory3 and that all that read might    
receive  profit4    #b3bg4 ,and as to   
ourselves indeed1 in undertaking this   
work of  abridging1 we have taken in    
hand no easy task2 yea1 rather a        
business  full of watching and sweat4   
,no easy task1 etc4444 ,the spirit of   
,god1 that assists the sacred  penmen1  
does not exempt them from labour in     
seeking out the matter  which they are  
to treat of1 and the order and manner in
 which they are  to deliver it4 ,so ,st4

 ,luke writ the gospel having diligently
 attained  to all things4 ,luke #a4 ver4
 #c4    #b3bh4 ,but as they that prepare
 a feast1 and seek to satisfy the will  
of  others3 for the sake of many1 we    
willingly undergo the labour4    #b3bi4 
,leaving to the authors the exact       
handling of every particular1  and as   
for ourselves1 according to the plan    
proposed1 studying to be  brief4        
#b3cj4 ,for as the master builder of a  
new house must have care of the  whole  
building3 but he that taketh care to    
paint it1 must seek out fit  things for 
the adorning of it3 so must it be judged
 of us4    #b3ca4 ,for to collect all   
that is to be known1 to put the         
discourse in  order1 and curiously to   
discuss every particular point1 is the  
duty of  the author of a history3       
#b3cb4 ,but to pursue brevity of speech1
 and to avoid nice declarations  of     
things1 is to be granted to him that    
maketh an abridgment4    #b3cc4 ,here   
then we will begin the narration3 let   

this be enough by way  of a preface3 for
 it is a foolish thing to make a long   
prologue1 and to  be short in the story 
itself4      #b ,machabees ,chapter #c  
,heliodorus is sent by king ,seleucus to
 take away the treasures  deposited in  
the temple4 ,he is struck by ,god1 and  
healed by the prayers  of the high      
priest4    #c3a4 ,therefore1 when the   
holy city was inhabited with all peace1 
and  the laws as yet were very well     
kept1 because of the godliness of       
,onias1  the high priest and the hatred 
his soul had of evil1    #c3b4 ,it came 
to pass that even the kings themselves  
and the princes  esteemed the place     
worthy of the highest honour1 and       
glorified the  temple with very great   
gifts3    #c3c4 ,so that ,seleucus1 king
 of ,asia1 allowed out of his revenues  
all  the charges belonging to the       
ministry of the sacrifices4             
,seleucus4444 ,son of ,antiochus the    
,great1 and elder brother of ,antiochus 
,epiphanes4    #c3d4 ,but one ,simon1 of

 the tribe of ,benjamin1 who was        
appointed  overseer of the temple1      
strove in opposition to the high priest1
 to  bring about some unjust thing in   
the city4    #c3e4 ,and when he could   
not overcome ,onias1 he went to         
,apollonius1 the  son of ,tharseas1 who 
at that time was governor of ,celesyria1
 and  ,phenicia3    #c3f4 ,and told him1
 that the treasury in ,jerusalem was    
full of immense  sums of money1 and the 
common store was infinite1 which did not
 belong  to the account of the          
sacrifices3 and that it was possible to 
bring all  into the king's hands4       
#c3g4 ,now when ,apollonius had given   
the king notice concerning the money    
that he was told of1 he called for      
,heliodorus1 who had the charge over    
his affairs1 and sent him with          
commission to bring him the foresaid    
money4    #c3h4 ,so ,heliodorus         
forthwith began his journey1 under a    
colour of  visiting the cities of       
,celesyria and ,phenicia1 but indeed to 

fulfil the  king's purpose4    #c3i4    
,and when he was come to ,jerusalem1 and
 had been courteously  received in the  
city by the high priest1 he told him    
what information  had been given        
concerning the money3 and declared the  
cause for which  he was come3 and asked 
if these things were so indeed4         
#c3aj4 ,then the high priest told him   
that these were sums deposited1 and     
provisions for the subsistence of the   
widows and the fatherless3    #c3aa4    
,and that some part of that which wicked
 ,simon had given  intelligence of      
belonged to ,hircanus1 son of ,tobias1 a
 man of great  dignity2 and that the    
whole was four hundred talents of       
silver1 and two  hundred of gold4       
#c3ab4 ,but that to deceive them who had
 trusted to the place and temple  which 
is honoured throughout the whole world1 
for the reverence and  holiness of it1  
was a thing which could not by any means
 be done4    #c3ac4 ,but he1 by reason  
of the orders he had received from the  

king1  said1 that by all means the money
 must be carried to the king4    #c3ad4 
,so on the day he had appointed1        
,heliodorus entered in to order  this   
matter4 ,but there was no small terror  
throughout the whole city4    #c3ae4    
,and the priests prostrated themselves  
before the altar in their  priests'     
vestments1 and called upon him from     
heaven1 who made the law  concerning    
things given to be kept1 that he would  
preserve them safe1  for them that had  
deposited them4    #c3af4 ,now whosoever
 saw the countenance of the high priest1
 was wounded  in heart3 for his face1   
and the changing of his colour1 declared
 the  inward sorrow of his mind4        
#c3ag4 ,for the man was so compassed    
with sadness and horror of the body1    
that it was manifest to them that beheld
 him1 what sorrow he had in his  heart4 
#c3ah4 ,others also came flocking       
together out of their houses1 praying   
and making public supplication1 because 
the place was like to come into         

contempt4    #c3ai4 ,and the women1     
girded with haircloth about their       
breasts1 came  together in the streets4 
,and the virgins also that were shut up1
 came  forth1 some to ,onias1 and some  
to the walls1 and others looked out of  
the windows4    #c3bj4 ,and all holding 
up their hands towards heaven made      
supplication4    #c3ba4 ,for the        
expectation of the mixed multitude1 and 
of the high  priest1 who was in an      
agony1 would have moved any one to pity4
    #c3bb4 ,and these indeed called upon
 almighty ,god1 to preserve the things  
that had been committed to them safe and
 sure for those that had  committed     
them4    #c3bc4 ,but ,heliodorus        
executed that which he had resolved on1 
himself  being present in the same place
 with his guard about the treasury4     
#c3bd4 ,but the spirit of the ,almighty 
,god gave a great evidence of his       
presence1 so that all that had presumed 
to obey him1 falling down by  the power 
of ,god1 were struck with fainting and  

dread4    #c3be4 ,for there appeared to 
them a horse1 with a terrible rider upon
  him1 adorned with a very rich         
covering3 and he ran fiercely and struck
  ,heliodorus with his fore feet1 and he
 that sat upon him seemed to have       
armour of gold4    #c3bf4 ,moreover     
there appeared two other young men1     
beautiful and  strong1 bright and       
glorious1 and in comely apparel3 who    
stood by him1  on either side1 and      
scourged him without ceasing with many  
stripes4    #c3bg4 ,and ,heliodorus     
suddenly fell to the ground1 and they   
took him up1  covered with great        
darkness1 and having put him into a     
litter1 they  carried him out4    #c3bh4
 ,so he that came with many servants1   
and all his guard1 into the  aforesaid  
treasury1 was carried out1 no one being 
able to help him1 the  manifest power of
 ,god being known4    #c3bi4 ,and he    
indeed1 by the power of ,god1 lay       
speechless1 and without  all hope of    
recovery4    #c3cj4 ,but they praised   

the ,lord1 because he had glorified his 
place3  and the temple1 that a little   
before was full of fear and trouble1    
when  the ,almighty ,lord appeared1 was 
filled with joy and gladness4    #c3ca4 
,then some of the friends of ,heliodorus
 forthwith begged of ,onias1  that he   
would call upon the ,most ,high to grant
 him his life1 who was  ready to give up
 the ghost4    #c3cb4 ,so the high      
priest1 considering that the king might 
perhaps  suspect that some mischief had 
been done to ,heliodorus by the ,jews1  
offered a sacrifice of health for the   
recovery of the man4    #c3cc4 ,and when
 the high priest was praying1 the same  
young men in the  same clothing stood by
 ,heliodorus1 and said to him3 ,give    
thanks to  ,onias the priest3 because   
for his sake the ,lord hath granted thee
 life4    #c3cd4 ,and thou having been  
scourged by ,god1 declare unto all men  
the  great works and the power of ,god4 
,and having spoken thus1 they appeared  
no more4    #c3ce4 ,so ,heliodorus1     

after he had offered a sacrifice to     
,god1 and made  great vows to him1 that 
had granted him life1 and given thanks  
to  ,onias1 taking his troops with him1 
returned to the king4    #c3cf4 ,and he 
testified to all men the works of the   
great ,god1 which he  had seen with his 
own eyes4    #c3cg4 ,and when the king  
asked ,heliodorus1 who might be a fit   
man to be  sent yet once more to        
,jerusalem1 he said3    #c3ch4 ,if thou 
hast any enemy1 or traitor to thy       
kingdom1 send him  thither1 and thou    
shalt receive him again scourged1 if so 
be he escape3  for there is undoubtedly 
in that place a certain power of ,god4  
#c3ci4 ,for he that hath his dwelling in
 the heavens1 is the visitor and        
protector of that place1 and he striketh
 and destroyeth them that come  to do   
evil to it4    #c3dj4 ,and the things   
concerning ,heliodorus1 and the keeping 
of the  treasury1 fell out in this      
manner4      #b ,machabees ,chapter #d  
,onias has recourse to the king4 ,the   

ambition and wickedness of ,jason  and  
,menelaus4 ,onias is treacherously      
murdered4    #d3a4 ,but ,simon1 of whom 
we spoke before1 who was the betrayer of
 the  money1 and of his country1 spoke  
ill of ,onias1 as though he had incited 
,heliodorus to do these things1 and had 
been the promoter of evils3    #d3b4    
,and he presumed to call him a traitor  
to the kingdom1 who provided  for the   
city1 and defended his nation1 and was  
zealous for the law of  ,god4    #d3c4  
,but when the enmities proceeded so far1
 that murders also were  committed by   
some of ,simon's friends3    #d3d4      
,onias1 considering the danger of this  
contention1 and that  ,apollonius1 who  
was the governor of ,celesyria1 and     
,phenicia1 was  outrageous1 which       
increased the malice of ,simon1 went to 
the king1    #d3e4 ,not to be an accuser
 of his countrymen1 but with a view to  
the  common good of all the people4     
#d3f4 ,for he saw that1 except the king 
took care1 it was impossible that       

matters should be settled in peace1 or  
that ,simon would cease from his  folly4
    #d3g4 ,but after the death of       
,seleucus1 when ,antiochus1 who was     
called  the ,illustrious1 had taken     
possession of the kingdom1 ,jason1 the  
brother of ,onias1 ambitiously sought   
the high priesthood3    #d3h4 ,and went 
to the king1 promising him three hundred
 and sixty  talents of silver1 and out  
of other revenues fourscore talents4    
#d3i4 ,besides this he promised also a  
hundred and fifty more1 if he  might    
have license to set him up a place for  
exercise1 and a place for  youth1 and to
 entitle them that were at ,jerusalem1  
,antiochians4    #d3aj4 ,which when the 
king had granted1 and he had gotten the 
rule into  his hands1 forthwith he began
 to bring over his countrymen to the    
fashion of the heathens4    #d3aa4 ,and 
abolishing those things1 which had been 
decreed of special  favour by the kings 
in behalf of the ,jews1 by the means of 
,john1 the  father of that ,eupolemus1  

who went ambassador to ,rome to make    
amity and  alliance1 he disannulled the 
lawful ordinances of the citizens1 and  
brought in fashions that were perverse4 
#d3ab4 ,for he had the boldness to set  
up1 under the very castle1 a place  of  
exercise1 and to put all the choicest   
youths in brothel houses4    #d3ac4 ,now
 this was not the beginning1 but an     
increase1 and progress of  heathenish   
and foreign manners1 through the        
abominable and unheard of  wickedness of
 ,jason1 that impious wretch1 and no    
priest4    #d3ad4 ,insomuch that the    
priests were not now occupied about the 
offices  of the altar1 but despising the
 temple and neglecting the sacrifices1  
hastened to be partakers of the games1  
and of the unlawful allowance  thereof1 
and of the exercise of the discus4      
#d3ae4 ,and setting nought by the       
honours of their fathers1 they esteemed 
the ,grecian glories for the best3      
#d3af4 ,for the sake of which they      
incurred a dangerous contention1 and    

followed earnestly their ordinances1 and
 in all things they coveted to  be like 
them1 who were their enemies and        
murderers4    #d3ag4 ,for acting        
wickedly against the laws of ,god doth  
not pass  unpunished3 but this the time 
following will declare4    #d3ah4 ,now  
when the game that was used every fifth 
year was kept at  ,tyre1 the king being 
present1    #d3ai4 ,the wicked ,jason   
sent from ,jerusalem sinful men1 to     
carry three  hundred didrachmas of      
silver for the sacrifice of ,hercules2  
but the  bearers thereof desired it     
might not be bestowed on the sacrifices1
  because it was not necessary1 but     
might be deputed for other charges4     
#d3bj4 ,so the money was appointed by   
him that sent it to the sacrifice  of   
,hercules3 but because of them that     
carried it was employed for the  making 
of galleys4    #d3ba4 ,now when         
,apollonius1 the son of ,mnestheus was  
sent into ,egypt to  treat with the     
nobles of king ,philometor1 and         

,antiochus understood that  he was      
wholly excluded from the affairs of the 
kingdom1 consulting his  own interest1  
he departed thence and came to ,joppe1  
and from thence to  ,jerusalem4         
#d3bb4 ,where he was received in a      
magnificent manner by ,jason1 and the   
city1 and came in with torch lights1 and
 with praises1 and from thence  he      
returned with his army into ,phenicia4  
#d3bc4 ,three years afterwards ,jason   
sent ,menelaus1 brother of the          
aforesaid ,simon1 to carry money to the 
king1 and to bring answers from  him    
concerning certain necessary affairs4   
#d3bd4 ,but he being recommended to the 
king1 when he had magnified the         
appearance of his power1 got the high   
priesthood for himself1 by  offering    
more than ,jason by three hundred       
talents of silver4    #d3be4 ,so having 
received the king's mandate1 he         
returned1 bringing  nothing worthy of   
the high priesthood3 but having the mind
 of a cruel  tyrant1 and the rage of a  

savage beast4    #d3bf4 ,then ,jason1   
who had undermined his own brother1     
being himself  undermined1 was driven   
out a fugitive into the country of the  
,ammonites4    #d3bg4 ,so ,menelaus got 
the principality3 but as for the money  
he had  promised to the king1 he took no
 care1 when ,sostratus1 the governor of 
the castle1 called for it4    #d3bh4    
,for to him appertained the gathering of
 the taxes3 wherefore they  were both   
called before the king4    #d3bi4 ,and  
,menelaus was removed from the          
priesthood1 ,lysimachus1 his  brother1  
succeeding3 and ,sostratus was made     
governor of the ,cyprians4    #d3cj4    
,when these things were in doing1 it    
fell out that they of  ,tharsus1 and    
,mallos1 raised a sedition1 because they
 were given for a  gift to ,antiochus1  
the king's concubine4    #d3ca4 ,the    
king1 therefore1 went in all haste to   
appease them1 leaving  ,andronicus1 one 
of his nobles1 for his deputy4    #d3cb4
 ,then ,menelaus supposing that he had  

found a convenient time1  having stolen 
certain vessels of gold out of the      
temple1 gave them to  ,andronicus1 and  
others he had sold at ,tyre1 and in the 
neighbouring  cities3    #d3cc4 ,which  
when ,onias understood most certainly1  
he reproved him1  keeping himself in a  
safe place at ,antioch1 beside ,daphne4 
#d3cd4 ,whereupon ,menelaus coming to   
,andronicus1 desired him to kill        
,onias4 ,and he went to ,onias1 and gave
 him his right hand with an oath1  and  
7though he were suspected by him7       
persuaded him to come forth out  of the 
sanctuary1 and immediately slew him1    
without any regard to  justice4         
#d3ce4 ,for which cause not only the    
,jews1 but also the other nations1      
conceived indignation1 and were much    
grieved for the unjust murder of  so    
great a man4    #d3cf4 ,and when the    
king was come back from the places of   
,cilicia1 the  ,jews that were at       
,antioch1 and also the ,greeks1 went to 
him3  complaining of the unjust murder  

of ,onias4    #d3cg4 ,antiochus1        
therefore1 was grieved in his mind for  
,onias1 and  being moved to pity1 shed  
tears1 remembering the sobriety and     
modesty  of the deceased4    #d3ch4 ,and
 being inflamed to anger1 he commanded  
,andronicus to be  stripped of his      
purple1 and to be led about through all 
the city3 and  that in the same place   
wherein he had committed the impiety    
against  ,onias1 the sacrilegious wretch
 should be put to death1 the ,lord      
repaying him his deserved punishment4   
#d3ci4 ,now when many sacrileges had    
been committed by ,lysimachus in the    
temple1 by the counsel of ,menelaus1 and
 the rumour of it was spread  abroad1   
the multitude gathered themselves       
together against ,lysimachus1  a great  
quantity of gold being already carried  
away4    #d3dj4 ,wherefore the multitude
 making an insurrection1 and their minds
  being filled with anger1 ,lysimachus  
armed about three thousand men1 and     
began to use violence1 one ,tyrannus    

being captain1 a man far gone both  in  
age and in madness4    #d3da4 ,but when 
they perceived the attempt of           
,lysimachus1 some caught up  stones1    
some strong clubs1 and some threw ashes 
upon ,lysimachus4    #d3db4 ,and many of
 them were wounded1 and some struck down
 to the  ground1 but all were put to    
flight3 and as for the sacrilegious     
fellow  himself1 they slew him beside   
the treasury4    #d3dc4 ,now concerning 
these matters1 an accusation was laid   
against  ,menelaus4    #d3dd4 ,and when 
the king was come to ,tyre1 three men   
were sent from the  ancients to plead   
the cause before him4    #d3de4 ,but    
,menelaus being convicted1 promised     
,ptolemee to give him much  money to    
persuade the king to favour him4        
,ptolemee4444 ,the son of ,dorymenus1 a 
favourite of the king4    #d3df4 ,so    
,ptolemee went to the king in a certain 
court where he was1 as  it were to cool 
himself1 and brought him to be of       
another mind3    #d3dg4 ,so ,menelaus1  

who was guilty of all the evil1 was     
acquitted by him  of the accusations3   
and those poor men1 who1 if they had    
pleaded their  cause even before        
,scythians1 should have been judged     
innocent1 were  condemned to death4     
#d3dh4 ,thus they that prosecuted the   
cause for the city1 and for the  people1
 and the sacred vessels1 did soon suffer
 unjust punishment4    #d3di4 ,wherefore
 even the ,tyrians1 being moved with    
indignation1 were  very liberal towards 
their burial4    #d3ej4 ,and so through 
the covetousness of them that were in   
power1  ,menelaus continued in          
authority1 increasing in malice to the  
betraying  of the citizens4      #b     
,machabees ,chapter #e    ,wonderful    
signs are seen in the air4 ,jason's     
wickedness and end4  ,antiochus takes   
,jerusalem1 and plunders the temple4    
#e3a4 ,at the same time ,antiochus      
prepared for a second journey into      
,egypt4    #e3b4 ,and it came to pass1  
that through the whole city of          

,jerusalem1 for  the space of forty     
days1 there were seen horsemen running  
in the air1  in gilded raiment1 and     
armed with spears1 like bands of        
soldiers4    #e3c4 ,and horses set in   
order by ranks1 running one against     
another1  with the shakings of shields1 
and a multitude of men in helmets1 with 
drawn swords1 and casting of darts1 and 
glittering of golden armour1  and of    
harnesses of all sorts4    #e3d4        
,wherefore all men prayed that these    
prodigies might turn to good4    #e3e4  
,now when there was gone forth a false  
rumour as though ,antiochus  had been   
dead1 ,jason taking with him no fewer   
than a thousand men1  suddenly assaulted
 the city3 and though the citizens ran  
together to  the wall1 the city at      
length was taken1 and ,menelaus fled    
into the  castle4    #e3f4 ,but ,jason  
slew his countrymen without mercy1 not  
considering that  prosperity against    
one's own kindred is a very great evil1 
thinking  they had been enemies1 and not

 citizens1 whom he conquered4    #e3g4  
,yet he did not get the principality1   
but received confusion at the  end1 for 
the reward of his treachery1 and fled   
again into the country  of the          
,ammonites4    #e3h4 ,at the last1      
having been shut up by ,aretas1 the king
 of the  ,arabians1 in order for his    
destruction1 flying from city to city1  
hated  by all men1 as a forsaker of the 
laws and execrable1 as an enemy of his  
country and countrymen1 he was thrust   
out into ,egypt3    #e3i4 ,and he that  
had driven many out of their country    
perished in a  strange land1 going to   
,lacedemon1 as if for kindred sake he   
should have  refuge there3    #e3aj4    
,but he that had cast out many unburied1
 was himself cast forth  both unlamented
 and unburied1 neither having foreign   
burial1 nor being  partaker of the      
sepulchre of his fathers4    #e3aa4 ,now
 when these things were done1 the king  
suspected that the ,jews  would forsake 
the alliance3 whereupon departing out of

 ,egypt with a  furious mind1 he took   
the city by force of arms1    #e3ab4    
,and commanded the soldiers to kill1 and
 not to spare any that  came in their   
way1 and to go up into the houses to    
slay4    #e3ac4 ,thus there was a       
slaughter of young and old1 destruction 
of women  and children1 and killing of  
virgins and infants4    #e3ad4 ,and     
there were slain in the space of three  
whole days fourscore  thousand1 forty   
thousand were made prisoners1 and as    
many sold4    #e3ae4 ,but this was not  
enough1 he presumed also to enter into  
the  temple1 the most holy in all the   
world ,menelaus1 that traitor to the    
laws1 and to his country1 being his     
guide4    #e3af4 ,and taking in his     
wicked hands the holy vessels1 which    
were given  by other kings and cities1  
for the ornament and the glory of the   
place1  he unworthily handled and       
profaned them4    #e3ag4 ,thus          
,antiochus going astray in mind1 did not
 consider that ,god  was angry for a    

while1 because of the sins of the       
inhabitants of the  city3 and therefore 
this contempt had happened to the place3
    #e3ah4 ,otherwise had they not been 
involved in many sins1 as ,heliodorus1  
who was sent by king ,seleucus to rob   
the treasury1 so this man also1 as  soon
 as he had come1 had been forthwith     
scourged1 and put back from his         
presumption4    #e3ai4 ,but ,god did not
 choose the people for the place's sake1
 but the  place for the people's sake4  
#e3bj4 ,and1 therefore1 the place also  
itself was made partaker of the  evils  
of the people3 but afterwards shall     
communicate in the good  things thereof1
 and as it was forsaken in the wrath of 
,almighty ,god1  shall be exalted again 
with great glory1 when the great ,lord  
shall be  reconciled4    #e3ba4 ,so when
 ,antiochus had taken away out of the   
temple a thousand and  eight hundred    
talents1 he went back in all haste to   
,antioch1 thinking  through pride that  
he might now make the land navigable1   

and the sea  passable on foot3 such was 
the haughtiness of his mind4    #e3bb4  
,he left also governors to afflict the  
people3 at ,jerusalem1  ,philip1 a      
,phrygian by birth1 but in manners more 
barbarous than he that  set him there3  
#e3bc4 ,and in ,gazarim1 ,andronicus and
 ,menelaus1 who bore a more heavy  hand 
upon the citizens than the rest4        
#e3bd4 ,and whereas he was set against  
the ,jews1 he sent that hateful  prince1
 ,apollonius1 with an army of two and   
twenty thousand men1  commanding him to 
kill all that were of perfect age1 and  
to sell the  women and the younger sort4
    #e3be4 ,who1 when he was come to    
,jerusalem1 pretending peace1 rested    
till  the holy day of the sabbath3 and  
then the ,jews keeping holiday1 he      
commanded his men to take arms4         
#e3bf4 ,and he slew all that were come  
forth to see3 and running through  the  
city with armed men1 he destroyed a very
 great multitude4    #e3bg4 ,but ,judas 
,machabeus1 who was the tenth1 had      

withdrawn himself  into a desert place1 
and there lived amongst wild beasts in  
the  mountains with his company3 and    
they continued feeding on herbs1 that   
they might not be partakers of the      
pollution4    ,was the tenth4444 ,that  
is1 he had nine others in his company4  
#b ,machabees ,chapter #f    ,antiochus 
commands the law to be abolished1 sets  
up an idol in the  temple1 and          
persecutes the faithful4 ,the martyrdom 
of ,eleazar4    #f3a4 ,but not long     
after the king sent a certain old man of
 ,antioch1 to  compel the ,jews to      
depart from the laws of their fathers   
and of ,god3    #f3b4 ,and to defile the
 temple that was in ,jerusalem1 and to  
call it the  temple of ,jupiter         
,olympius3 and that in ,garazim of      
,jupiter ,hospitalis1  according as they
 were that inhabited the place4    ,that
 in ,gazarim4444 ,viz41 the temple of   
the ,samaritans4 ,and as they  were     
originally strangers1 the name of       
,hospitalis 7which signifies of  or     

belonging to strangers7 was applicable  
to the idol set up in their  temple4    
#f3c4 ,and very bad was this invasion of
 evils1 and grievous to all4    #f3d4   
,for the temple was full of the riot and
 revellings of the  ,gentiles3 and of   
men lying with lewd women4 ,and women   
thrust themselves  of their accord into 
the holy places1 and brought in things  
that were  not lawful4    #f3e4 ,the    
altar also was filled with unlawful     
things1 which were  forbidden by the    
laws4    #f3f4 ,and neither were the    
sabbaths kept1 nor the solemn days of   
the  fathers observed1 neither did any  
man plainly profess himself to be a     
,jew4    #f3g4 ,but they were led by    
bitter constraint on the king's birthday
 to  the sacrifices3 and when the feast 
of ,bacchus was kept1 they were         
compelled to go about crowned with ivy  
in honour of ,bacchus4    #f3h4 ,and    
there went out a decree into the        
neighbouring cities of the  ,gentiles1  
by the suggestion of the ,ptolemeans1   

that they also should  act in like      
manner against the ,jews1 to oblige them
 to sacrifice3    #f3i4 ,and whosoever  
would not conform themselves to the ways
 of the  ,gentiles1 should be put to    
death3 then was misery to be seen4      
#f3aj4 ,for two women were accused to   
have circumcised their children3  whom1 
when they had openly led about through  
the city1 with the infants  hanging at  
their breasts1 they threw down headlong 
from the walls4    #f3aa4 ,and others   
that had met together in caves that were
 near1 and  were keeping the sabbath day
 privately1 being discovered by ,philip1
  were burnt with fire1 because they    
made a conscience to help themselves    
with their hands1 by reason of the      
religious observance of the day4        
,philip4444 ,the governor of ,jerusalem4
    #f3ab4 ,now ,i beseech those that   
shall read this book1 that they be not  
shocked at these calamities1 but that   
they consider the things that  happened1
 not as being for the destruction1 but  

for the correction of  our nation4      
#f3ac4 ,for it is a token of great      
goodness1 when sinners are not  suffered
 to go on in their ways for a long time1
 but are presently  punished4    #f3ad4 
,for1 not as with other nations1 7whom  
the ,lord patiently  expecteth1 that    
when the day of judgment shall come1 he 
may punish them  in the fulness of their
 sins37    #f3ae4 ,doth he also deal    
with us1 so as to suffer our sins to    
come to  their height1 and then take    
vengeance on us4    #f3af4 ,and         
therefore he never withdraweth his mercy
 from us3 but though  he chastise his   
people with adversity he forsaketh them 
not4    #f3ag4 ,but let this suffice in 
a few words for a warning to the        
readers4  ,and now we must come to the  
narration4    #f3ah4 ,eleazar one of the
 chief of the scribes1 a man advanced in
 years1  and of a comely countenance1   
was pressed to open his mouth to eat    
swine's flesh4    #f3ai4 ,but he1       
choosing rather a most glorious death   

than a hateful  life1 went forward      
voluntarily to the torment4    #f3bj4   
,and considering in what manner he was  
to come to it1 patiently  bearing1 he   
determined not to do any unlawful things
 for the love of  life4    #f3ba4 ,but  
they that stood by1 being moved with    
wicked pity1 for the old  friendship    
they had with the man1 taking him aside1
 desired that flesh  might be brought   
which it was lawful for him to eat1 that
 he might make  as if he had eaten1 as  
the king had commanded1 of the flesh of 
the  sacrifice3    ,wicked pity4444     
,their pity was wicked1 inasmuch as it  
suggested that  wicked proposal of      
saving his life by dissimulation4       
#f3bb4 ,that by so doing he might be    
delivered from death2 and for the  sake 
of their old friendship with the man1   
they did him this courtesy4    #f3bc4   
,but he began to consider the dignity of
 his age1 and his ancient  years1 and   
the inbred honour of his grey head1 and 
his good life and  conversation from a  

child2 and he answered without delay1   
according to  the ordinances of the holy
 law made by ,god1 saying1 that he would
  rather be sent into the other world4  
#f3bd4 ,for it doth not become our age1 
said he1 to dissemble3 whereby  many    
young persons might think that ,eleazar1
 at the age of fourscore  and ten years1
 was gone over to the life of the       
heathens3    #f3be4 ,and so they1       
through my dissimulation1 and for a     
little time of a  corruptible life1     
should be deceived1 and hereby ,i should
 bring a stain  and a curse upon my old 
age4    #f3bf4 ,for though1 for the     
present time1 ,i should be delivered    
from the  punishments of men1 yet should
 ,i not escape the hand of the ,almighty
  neither alive nor dead4    #f3bg4     
,wherefore1 by departing manfully out of
 this life1 ,i shall shew  myself worthy
 of my old age3    #f3bh4 ,and ,i shall 
leave an example of fortitude to young  
men1 if with a  ready mind and constancy
 ,i suffer an honourable death1 for the 

most  venerable and most holy laws4 ,and
 having spoken thus1 he was forthwith   
carried to execution4    #f3bi4 ,and    
they that led him1 and had been a little
 before more mild1  were changed to     
wrath for the words he had spoken1 which
 they thought  were uttered out of      
arrogancy4    #f3cj4 ,but when he was   
now ready to die with the stripes1 he   
groaned3  and said3 ,o ,lord1 who hast  
the holy knowledge1 thou knowest        
manifestly  that whereas ,i might be    
delivered from death1 ,i suffer grievous
 pains  in body3 but in soul am well    
content to suffer these things1 because 
,i  fear thee4    #f3ca4 ,thus did this 
man die1 leaving not only to young men1 
but also to  the whole nation1 the      
memory of his death1 for an example of  
virtue and  fortitude4      #b          
,machabees ,chapter #g    ,the glorious 
martyrdom of the seven brethren and     
their mother4    #g3a4 ,it came to pass 
also1 that seven brethren1 together with
 their  mother1 were apprehended1 and   

compelled by the king to eat swine's    
flesh against the law1 for which end    
they were tormented with whips and      
scourges4    #g3b4 ,but one of them1 who
 was the eldest1 said thus3 ,what       
wouldst thou  ask1 or learn of us8 we   
are ready to die1 rather than to        
transgress the  laws of ,god1 received  
from our fathers4    #g3c4 ,then the    
king being angry1 commanded fryingpans  
and brazen  caldrons to be made hot3    
which forthwith being heated1    #g3d4  
,he commanded to cut out the tongue of  
him that had spoken first3  and the skin
 of his head being drawn off1 to chop   
off also the  extremities of his hands  
and feet1 the rest of his brethren and  
his  mother looking on4    #g3e4 ,and   
when he was now maimed in all parts1 he 
commanded him1 being  yet alive1 to be  
brought to the fire1 and to be fried in 
the fryingpan3  and while he was        
suffering therein long torments1 the    
rest1 together  with the mother1        
exhorted one another to die manfully1   

#g3f4 ,saying3 ,the ,lord ,god will look
 upon the truth1 and will take  pleasure
 in us1 as ,moses declared in the       
profession of the canticle2  ,and in his
 servants he will take pleasure4        
#g3g4 ,so when the first was dead after 
this manner1 they brought the  next to  
make him a mocking stock3 and when they 
had pulled off the skin  of his head    
with the hair1 they asked him if he     
would eat1 before he  were punished     
throughout the whole body in every limb4
    #g3h4 ,but he answered in his own   
language1 and said3 ,i will not do it4  
,wherefore he also1 in the next place1  
received the torments of the  first3    
#g3i4 ,and when he was at the last gasp1
 he said thus3 ,thou indeed1 ,o  most   
wicked man1 destroyest us out of this   
present life3 but the ,king  of the     
world will raise us up1 who die for his 
laws1 in the  resurrection of eternal   
life4    #g3aj4 ,after him the third was
 made a mocking-stock1 and when he was  
required1 he quickly put forth his      

tongue1 and courageously stretched  out 
his hands3    #g3aa4 ,and said with     
confidence3 ,these ,i have from heaven1 
but for the  laws of ,god ,i now despise
 them1 because ,i hope to receive them  
again  from him4    #g3ab4 ,so that the 
king1 and they that were with him1      
wondered at the  young man's courage1   
because he esteemed the torments as     
nothing4    #g3ac4 ,and after he was    
thus dead1 they tormented the fourth in 
the like  manner4    #g3ad4 ,and when he
 was now ready to die1 he spoke thus3   
,it is better1  being put to death by   
men1 to look for hope from ,god1 to be  
raised up  again by him2 for1 as to     
thee1 thou shalt have no resurrection   
unto  life4    #g3ae4 ,and when they had
 brought the fifth1 they tormented him4 
,but he1  looking upon the king1        
#g3af4 ,said3 ,whereas thou hast power  
among men though thou art  corruptible1 
thou dost what thou wilt but think not  
that our nation is  forsaken by ,god4   
#g3ag4 ,but stay patiently a while1 and 

thou shalt see his great power1  in what
 manner he will torment thee and thy    
seed4    #g3ah4 ,after him they brought 
the sixth1 and he being ready to die1   
spoke thus3 ,be not deceived without    
cause3 for we suffer these things  for  
ourselves1 having sinned against our    
,god1 and things worthy of  admiration  
are done to us3    #g3ai4 ,but do not   
think that thou shalt escape unpunished1
 for that thou  hast attempted to fight 
against ,god4    #g3bj4 ,now the mother 
was to be admired above measure1 and    
worthy to be  remembered by good men1   
who beheld her seven sons slain in the  
space of  one day1 and bore it with a   
good courage1 for the hope that she had 
in  ,god3    #g3ba4 ,and she bravely    
exhorted every one of them in her own   
language1  being filled with wisdom2 and
 joining a man's heart to a woman's     
thought1    #g3bb4 ,she said to them3 ,i
 know not how you were formed in my     
womb2 for  ,i neither gave you breath1  
nor soul1 nor life1 neither did ,i frame

 the  limbs of every one of you4        
#g3bc4 ,but the ,creator of the world1  
that formed the nativity of man1  and   
that found out the origin of all1 he    
will restore to you again1 in  his      
mercy1 both breath and life1 as now you 
despise yourselves for the  sake of his 
laws4    #g3bd4 ,now ,antiochus1        
thinking himself despised1 and withal   
despising  the voice of the upbraider1  
when the youngest was yet alive1 did not
  only exhort him by words1 but also    
assured him with an oath1 that he  would
 make him a rich and a happy man1 and1  
if he would turn from the  laws of his  
fathers1 would take him for a friend1   
and furnish him with  things necessary4 
#g3be4 ,but when the young man was not  
moved with these things1 the king       
called the mother1 and counselled her to
 deal with the young man to  save his   
life4    #g3bf4 ,and when he had        
exhorted her with many words she        
promised that  she would counsel her    
son4    #g3bg4 ,so bending herself      

towards him1 mocking the cruel tyrant1  
she  said in her own language3 ,my son  
have pity upon me1 that bore thee nine  
months in my womb1 and gave thee suck   
three years1 and nourished thee1  and   
brought thee up unto this age4    #g3bh4
 ,i beseech thee1 my son1 look upon     
heaven and earth1 and all that  is in   
them1 and consider that ,god made them  
out of nothing1 and mankind  also3      
#g3bi4 ,so thou shalt not fear this     
tormentor1 but being made a worthy      
partner with thy brethren1 receive      
death1 that in that mercy ,i may        
receive thee again with thy brethren4   
#g3cj4 ,while she was yet speaking these
 words1 the young man said3 ,for  whom  
do you stay8 ,i will not obey the       
commandment of the king1 but the        
commandment of the law which was given  
us by ,moses4    #g3ca4 ,but thou that  
hast been the author of all mischief    
against the  ,hebrews1 shalt not escape 
the hand of ,god4    #g3cb4 ,for we     
suffer thus for our sins4    #g3cc4 ,and

 though the ,lord1 our ,god1 is angry   
with us a little while1  for our        
chastisement and correction1 yet he will
 be reconciled again to  his servants4  
#g3cd4 ,but thou1 ,o wicked1 and of all 
men most flagitious1 be not lifted  up  
without cause with vain hopes1 whilst   
thou art raging against his  servants4  
#g3ce4 ,for thou hast not yet escaped   
the judgment of the ,almighty ,god1  who
 beholdeth all things4    #g3cf4 ,for my
 brethren having now undergone a short  
pain1 are under the  covenant of eternal
 life3 but thou1 by the judgment of     
,god1 shalt  receive just punishment for
 thy pride4    #g3cg4 ,but ,i1 like my  
brethren1 offer up my life and my body  
for the  laws of our fathers3 calling   
upon ,god to be speedily merciful to our
  nation1 and that thou by torments and 
stripes mayst confess that he  alone is 
,god4    #g3ch4 ,but in me1 and in my   
brethren1 the wrath of the ,almighty1   
which  hath justly been brought upon all
 our nation1 shall cease4    #g3ci4     

,then the king being incensed with      
anger1 raged against him more  cruelly  
than all the rest1 taking it grievously 
that he was mocked4    #g3dj4 ,so this  
man also died undefiled1 wholly trusting
 in the ,lord4    #g3da4 ,and last of   
all1 after the sons1 the mother also was
 consumed4    #g3db4 ,but now there is  
enough said of the sacrifices and of the
  excessive cruelties4      #b          
,machabees ,chapter #h    ,judas        
,machabeus gathering an army gains      
divers victories4    #h3a4 ,but ,judas  
,machabeus1 and they that were with him1
 went privately  into the towns3 and    
calling together their kinsmen and      
friends1 and  taking unto them such as  
continued in the ,jews' religion1 they  
assembled six thousand men4    #h3b4    
,and they called upon the ,lord1 that he
 would look upon his people  that was   
trodden down by all and would have pity 
on the temple1 that  was defiled by the 
wicked3    #h3c4 ,that he would have    
pity also upon the city that was        

destroyed1  that was ready to be made   
even with the ground1 and would hear the
  voice of the blood that cried to him3 
#h3d4 ,that he would remember also the  
most unjust deaths of innocent          
children1 and the blasphemies offered to
 his name1 and would shew his           
indignation on this occasion4    #h3e4  
,now when ,machabeus had gathered a     
multitude1 he could not be  withstood by
 the heathens3 for the wrath of the     
,lord was turned into  mercy4    #h3f4  
,so coming unawares upon the towns and  
cities1 he set them on fire1  and taking
 possession of the most commodious      
places1 he made no small  slaughter of  
the enemies3    #h3g4 ,and especially in
 the nights he went upon these          
expeditions1 and  the fame of his valour
 was spread abroad every where4    #h3h4
 ,then ,philip seeing that the man      
gained ground by little and  little1 and
 that things for the most part succeeded
 prosperously with  him1 wrote to       
,ptolemee1 the governor of ,celesyria   

and ,phenicia1 to send  aid to the      
king's affairs4    ,philip seeing1      
etc4444 ,the governor of ,jerusalem     
found himself unable  to contend with   
,judas1 especially after the victories  
he had obtained  over ,apollonius and   
,seron4 #a ,mac4 #c4    #h3i4 ,and he   
with all speed sent ,nicanor1 the son of
 ,patroclus1 one of  his special        
friends1 giving him no fewer than twenty
 thousand armed men  of different       
nations1 to root out the whole race of  
the ,jews1 joining  also with him       
,gorgias1 a good soldier1 and of great  
experience in  matters of war4          
,twenty thousand4444 ,the whole number  
of the forces sent at that time  into   
,judea1 was #dj1jjj footmen1 and #gjjj  
horsemen1 #a ,mac4 #c4cj4 ,but  only    
#bj1jjj are here taken notice of1       
because there were no more with         
,nicanor at the time of the battle4     
#h3aj4 ,and ,nicanor purposed to raise  
for the king the tribute of two         
thousand talents1 that was to be given  

to the ,romans1 by making so much  money
 of the captive ,jews3    #h3aa4        
,wherefore he sent immediately to the   
cities upon the sea coast1  to invite   
men together to buy up the ,jewish      
slaves1 promising that they  should have
 ninety slaves for one talent1 not      
reflecting on the  vengeance which was  
to follow him from the ,almighty4       
#h3ab4 ,now when ,judas found that      
,nicanor was coming1 he imparted to the 
,jews that were with him1 that the enemy
 was at hand4    #h3ac4 ,and some of    
them being afraid1 and distrusting the  
justice of  ,god1 fled away4    #h3ad4  
,others sold all that they had left1 and
 withal besought the ,lord1  that he    
would deliver them from the wicked      
,nicanor1 who had sold them  before he  
came near them3    #h3ae4 ,and if not   
for their sakes1 yet for the covenant   
that he had made  with their fathers1   
and for the sake of his holy and        
glorious name that  was invoked upon    
them4    #h3af4 ,but ,machabeus calling 

together seven thousand that were with  
him1  exhorted them not to be reconciled
 to the enemies1 nor to fear the        
multitude of the enemies who came       
wrongfully against them1 but to fight   
manfully3    ,seven thousand4444 ,in the
 ,greek it is six thousand4 ,but then   
three  thousand of them had no arms4 #a 
,mac4 #d4f4    #h3ag4 ,setting before   
their eyes the injury they had unjustly 
done the  holy place1 and also the      
injury they had done to the city1 which 
had  been shamefully abused1 besides    
their destroying the ordinances of the  
fathers4    #h3ah4 ,for1 said he1 they  
trust in their weapons1 and in their    
boldness3  but we trust in the ,almighty
 ,lord1 who at a beck can utterly       
destroy  both them that come against us1
 and the whole world4    #h3ai4         
,moreover1 he put them in mind also of  
the helps their fathers had  received   
from ,god3 and how1 under ,sennacherib1 
a hundred and  eighty-five thousand had 
been destroyed4    #h3bj4 ,and of the   

battle that they had fought against the 
,galatians1 in  ,babylonia2 how they1   
being in all but six thousand1 when it  
came to the  point1 and the             
,macedonians1 their companions1 were at 
a stand1 slew a  hundred and twenty     
thousand1 because of the help they had  
from heaven1  and for this they received
 many favours4    ,galatians4444 ,that  
is1 the ,gauls1 who having ravaged      
,italy and ,greece1  poured themselves  
in upon ,asia1 in immense multitudes1   
where also they  founded the kingdom of 
,galatia or ,gallo ,graecia4    #h3ba4  
,with these words they were greatly     
encouraged and disposed even  to die for
 the laws and their country4    #h3bb4  
,so he appointed his brethren captains  
over each division of his  army2 ,simon1
 and ,joseph1 and ,jonathan1 giving to  
each one fifteen  hundred men4    #h3bc4
 ,and after the holy book had been read 
to them by ,esdras1 and he  had given   
them for a watchword1 ,the help of ,god3
 himself leading the  first band1 he    

joined battle with ,nicanor3    #h3bd4  
,and the ,almighty being their helper1  
they slew above nine  thousand men3 and 
having wounded and disabled the greater 
part of  ,nicanor's army1 they obliged  
them to fly4    ,above nine thousand4444
 ,viz41 including the three thousand    
slain in the  pursuit4    #h3be4 ,and   
they took the money of them that came to
 buy them1 and they  pursued them on    
every side4    #h3bf4 ,but they came    
back for want of time3 for it was the   
day before  the sabbath3 and therefore  
they did not continue the pursuit4      
#h3bg4 ,but when they had gathered      
together their arms and their spoils1   
they kept the sabbath3 blessing the     
,lord who had delivered them that  day1 
distilling the beginning of mercy upon  
them4    #h3bh4 ,then after the sabbath 
they divided the spoils to the feeble   
and  the orphans1 and the widows1 and   
the rest they took for themselves and   
their servants4    #h3bi4 ,when this was
 done1 and they had all made a common   

supplication1  they besought the        
merciful ,lord1 to be reconciled to his 
servants unto  the end4    #h3cj4       
,moreover1 they slew above twenty       
thousand of them that were with         
,timotheus and ,bacchides1 who fought   
against them1 and they made  themselves 
masters of the high strong holds3 and   
they divided amongst  them many spoils1 
giving equal portions to the feeble1 the
 fatherless1  and the widows2 yea1 and  
the aged also4    #h3ca4 ,and when they 
had carefully gathered together their   
arms1 they  laid them all up in         
convenient places1 and the residue of   
their spoils  they carried to           
,jerusalem3    #h3cb4 ,they slew also   
,philarches1 who was with ,timotheus1 a 
wicked man1  who had many ways afflicted
 the ,jews4    #h3cc4 ,and when they    
kept the feast of the victory at        
,jerusalem1 they  burnt ,callisthenes1  
that had set fire to the holy gates1 who
 had taken  refuge in a certain house1  
rendering to him a worthy reward for his

  impieties3    #h3cd4 ,but as for that 
most wicked man1 ,nicanor1 who had      
brought a  thousand merchants to the    
sale of the ,jews1    #h3ce4 ,being1    
through the help of the ,lord1 brought  
down by them1 of  whom he had made no   
account1 laying aside his garment of    
glory1 fleeing  through the midland     
country1 he came alone to ,antioch1     
being rendered  very unhappy by the     
destruction of his army4    ,laying     
aside his garment of glory4444 ,that is1
 his splendid apparel1  which he wore   
through ostentation2 he now throws it   
off1 lest he should  be known on his    
flight4    #h3cf4 ,and he that had      
promised to levy the tribute for the    
,romans1 by  the means of the captives  
of ,jerusalem1 now professed that the   
,jews had  ,god for their protector1 and
 therefore they could not be hurt1      
because  they followed the laws         
appointed by him4      #b ,machabees    
,chapter #i    ,the wretched end1 and   
fruitless repentance of king ,antiochus4

    #i3a4 ,at that time ,antiochus      
returned with dishonour out of ,persia4 
#i3b4 ,for he had entered into the city 
called ,persepolis1 and attempted  to   
rob the temple1 and to oppress the city1
 but the multitude running  together to 
arms1 put them to flight3 and so it fell
 out that ,antiochus  being put to      
flight1 returned with disgrace4         
,persepolis4444 ,otherwise called       
,elymais4    #i3c4 ,now when he was come
 about ,ecbatana1 he received the news  
of what  had happened to ,nicanor and   
,timotheus4    #i3d4 ,and swelling with 
anger1 he thought to revenge upon the   
,jews the  injury done by them that had 
put him to flight4 ,and therefore he    
commanded his chariot to be driven1     
without stopping in his journey1  the   
judgment of heaven urging him forward1  
because he had spoken so  proudly1 that 
he would come to ,jerusalem1 and make it
 a common burying  place of the ,jews4  
#i3e4 ,but the ,lord1 the ,god of       
,israel1 that seeth all things1 struck  

him  with an incurable and an invisible 
plague4 ,for as soon as he had ended    
these words1 a dreadful pain in his     
bowels came upon him1 and bitter        
torments of the inner parts4    #i3f4   
,and indeed very justly1 seeing he had  
tormented the bowels of  others with    
many and new torments1 albeit he by no  
means ceased from  his malice4    #i3g4 
,moreover1 being filled with pride1     
breathing out fire in his rage  against 
the ,jews1 and commanding the matter to 
be hastened1 it happened  as he was     
going with violence1 that he fell from  
the chariot1 so that  his limbs were    
much pained by a grievous bruising of   
the body4    #i3h4 ,thus he that seemed 
to himself to command even the waves of 
the  sea1 being proud above the         
condition of man1 and to weigh the      
heights  of the mountains in a balance1 
now being cast down to the ground1 was  
carried in a litter1 bearing witness to 
the manifest power of ,god in  himself3 
#i3i4 ,so that worms swarmed out of the 

body of this man1 and whilst he  lived  
in sorrow and pain1 his flesh fell off1 
and the filthiness of his  smell was    
noisome to the army4    #i3aj4 ,and the 
man that thought a little before he     
could reach to the  stars of heaven1 no 
man could endure to carry1 for the      
intolerable  stench4    #i3aa4 ,and by  
this means1 being brought from his great
 pride1 he began  to come to the        
knowledge of himself1 being admonished  
by the scourge of  ,god1 his pains      
increasing every moment4    #i3ab4 ,and 
when he himself could not now abide his 
own stench1 he spoke  thus3 ,it is just 
to be subject to ,god1 and that a mortal
 man should not  equal himself to ,god4 
#i3ac4 ,then this wicked man prayed to  
the ,lord1 of whom he was not like  to  
obtain mercy4    ,of whom he was not    
like to obtain mercy4444 ,because his   
repentance was  not for the offence     
committed against ,god3 but barely on   
account of his  present sufferings4     
#i3ad4 ,and the city1 to which he was   

going in haste to lay it even with  the 
ground1 and to make it a common burying 
place1 he now desireth to  make free3   
#i3ae4 ,and the ,jews1 whom he said he  
would not account worthy to be so  much 
as buried1 but would give them up to be 
devoured by the birds and  wild beasts1 
and would utterly destroy them with     
their children1 he now  promiseth to    
make equal with the ,athenians4         
#i3af4 ,the holy temple also1 which     
before he had spoiled1 he promised to   
adorn with goodly gifts1 and to multiply
 the holy vessels1 and to allow  out of 
his revenues the charges pertaining to  
the sacrifices4    #i3ag4 ,yea also1    
that he would become a ,jew himself1 and
 would go  through every place of the   
earth1 and declare the power of ,god4   
#i3ah4 ,but his pains not ceasing1 7for 
the just judgment of ,god was come  upon
 him7 despairing of life1 he wrote to   
the ,jews1 in the manner of a           
supplication1 a letter in these words3  
#i3ai4 ,to his very good subjects the   

,jews1 ,antiochus1 king and ruler1      
wisheth much health1 and welfare1 and   
happiness4    #i3bj4 ,if you and your   
children are well1 and if all matters go
 with you  to your mind1 we give very   
great thanks4    #i3ba4 ,as for me1     
being infirm1 but yet kindly remembering
 you1  returning out of the places of   
,persia1 and being taken with a grievous
  disease1 ,i thought it necessary to   
take care for the common good3    #i3bb4
 ,not distrusting my life1 but having   
great hope to escape the  sickness4     
#i3bc4 ,but considering that my father  
also1 at what time he led an army  into 
the higher countries1 appointed who     
should reign after him3    #i3bd4 ,to   
the end that if any thing contrary to   
expectation should fall  out1 or any bad
 tidings should be brought1 they that   
were in the  countries1 knowing to whom 
the whole government was left1 might not
 be  troubled4    #i3be4 ,moreover1     
considering that neighbouring princes1  
and borderers1  wait for opportunities1 

and expect what shall be the event1 ,i  
have  appointed my son1 ,antiochus1     
king1 whom ,i often recommended to many 
of  you1 when ,i went into the higher   
provinces3 and ,i have written to him   
what ,i have joined here below4         
#i3bf4 ,i pray you1 therefore1 and      
request of you1 that1 remembering       
favours both public and private1 you    
will every man of you continue to  be   
faithful to me and to my son4    #i3bg4 
,for ,i trust that he will behave with  
moderation and humanity1 and  following 
my intentions1 will be gracious unto    
you4    #i3bh4 ,thus the murderer and   
blasphemer being grievously struck1 as  
himself had treated others1 died a      
miserable death in a strange  country1  
among the mountains4    #i3bi4 ,but     
,philip1 that was brought up with him1  
carried away his body3  and out of fear 
of the son of ,antiochus1 went into     
,egypt to ,ptolemee  ,philometor4       
#b ,machabees ,chapter #aj    ,the      
purification of the temple and city4    

,other exploits of ,judas4 ,his  victory
 over ,timotheus4    #aj3a4 ,but        
,machabeus1 and they that were with him1
 by the protection of  the ,lord1       
recovered the temple and the city again4
    #aj3b4 ,but he threw down the altars
 which the heathens had set up in the   
streets1 as also the temples of the     
idols4    #aj3c4 ,and having purified   
the temple1 they made another altar3 and
  taking fire out of the fiery stones1  
they offered sacrifices after two       
years1 and set forth incense1 and lamps1
 and the loaves of proposition4         
#aj3d4 ,and when they had done these    
things1 they besought the ,lord1  lying 
prostrate on the ground1 that they might
 no more fall into such  evils2 but if  
they should at any time sin1 that they  
might be chastised  by him more gently1 
and not be delivered up to barbarians   
and  blasphemous men4    #aj3e4 ,now    
upon the same day that the temple had   
been polluted by the  strangers on the  
very same day it was cleansed again2 to 

wit1 on the  five and twentieth day of  
the month of ,casleu4    #aj3f4 ,and    
they kept eight days with joy1 after the
 manner of the feast  of the            
tabernacles1 remembering that not long  
before they had kept the  feast of the  
tabernacles when they were in the       
mountains1 and in dens  like wild       
beasts4    #aj3g4 ,therefore they now   
carried boughs and green branches and   
palms1  for him that had given them good
 success in cleansing his place4        
#aj3h4 ,and they ordained by a common   
statute1 and decree1 that all the       
nation of the ,jews should keep those   
days every year4    #aj3i4 ,and this was
 the end of ,antiochus1 that was called 
the  ,illustrious4    #aj3aj4 ,but now  
we will repeat the acts of ,eupator1 the
 son of that  wicked ,antiochus1        
abridging the account of the evils that 
happened in  the wars4    #aj3aa4 ,for  
when he was come to the crown1 he       
appointed over the affairs  of his realm
 one ,lysias1 general of the army of    

,phenicia and ,syria4    #aj3ab4 ,for   
,ptolemee1 that was called ,macer1 was  
determined to be  strictly just to the  
,jews and especially by reason of the   
wrong that  had been done them1 and to  
deal peaceably with them4    #aj3ac4    
,but being accused for this to ,eupator 
by his friends1 and being  oftentimes   
called traitor1 because he had left     
,cyprus1 which ,philometor  had         
committed to him1 and coming over to    
,antiochus the ,illustrious1 had        
revolted also from him1 he put an end to
 his life by poison4    #aj3ad4 ,but    
,gorgias1 who was governor of the holds1
 taking with him the  strangers1 often  
fought against the ,jews4    #aj3ae4    
,and the ,jews that occupied the most   
commodious holds1 received  those that  
were driven out of ,jerusalem1 and      
attempted to make war4    ,the ,jews1   
etc4444 ,he speaks of them that had     
fallen from their  religion1 and were   
enemies of their country1 who joining   
with the  ,idumeans or ,edomites1 kept  

possession of the strong holds1 and from
  thence annoyed their countrymen4      
#aj3af4 ,then they that were with       
,machabeus1 beseeching the ,lord by     
prayers to be their helper1 made a      
strong attack upon the strong holds  of 
the ,idumeans3    #aj3ag4 ,and          
assaulting them with great force1 won   
the holds1 killed them  that came in the
 way1 and slew altogether no fewer than 
twenty  thousand4    #aj3ah4 ,and       
whereas some were fled into very strong 
towers1 having all  manner of provision 
to sustain a siege1    #aj3ai4          
,machabeus left ,simon and ,joseph1 and 
,zacheus1 and them that were  with them1
 in sufficient number to besiege them1  
and departed to those  expeditions which
 urged more4    #aj3bj4 ,now they that  
were with ,simon1 being led with        
covetousness1 were  persuaded for the   
sake of money by some that were in the  
towers3 and  taking seventy thousand    
didrachmas1 let some of them escape4    
#aj3ba4 ,but when it was told ,machabeus

 what was done1 he assembled the  rulers
 of the people1 and accused those men   
that they had sold their  brethren for  
money1 having let their adversaries     
escape4    #aj3bb4 ,so he put these     
traitors to death1 and forthwith took   
the two  towers4    #aj3bc4 ,and having 
good success in arms1 and all things he 
took in hand1  he slew more than twenty 
thousand in the two holds4    #aj3bd4   
,but ,timotheus1 who before had been    
overcome by the ,jews1 having  called   
together a multitude of foreign troops1 
and assembled horsemen  out of ,asia1   
came as though he would take ,judea by  
force of arms4    #aj3be4 ,but          
,machabeus1 and they that were with him1
 when he drew near1  prayed to the      
,lord1 sprinkling earth upon their      
heads1 and girding  their loins with    
haircloth1    #aj3bf4 ,and lying        
prostrate at the foot of the altar1     
besought him to be  merciful to them1   
and to be an enemy to their enemies1 and
 an adversary  to their adversaries1 as 

the law saith4    #aj3bg4 ,and so after 
prayer taking their arms1 they went     
forth further  from the city1 and when  
they were come very near the enemies    
they  rested4    #aj3bh4 ,but as soon as
 the sun was risen both sides joined    
battle3 the  one part having1 with their
 valour1 the ,lord for a surety of      
victory1  and success3 but the other    
side making their rage their leader in  
battle4    #aj3bi4 ,but when they were  
in the heat of the engagement1 there    
appeared  to the enemies from heaven    
five men upon horses1 comely1 with      
golden  bridles1 conducting the ,jews3  
#aj3cj4 ,two of them took ,machabeus    
between them1 and covered him on  every 
side with their arms1 and kept him safe2
 but cast darts and  fireballs against  
the enemy1 so that they fell down1 being
 both  confounded with blindness1 and   
filled with trouble4    #aj3ca4 ,and    
there were slain twenty thousand five   
hundred1 and six  hundred horsemen4     
#aj3cb4 ,but ,timotheus fled into       

,gazara1 a strong hold where ,chereas   
was  governor4    #aj3cc4 ,then         
,machabeus1 and they that were with him 
cheerfully laid  siege to the fortress  
four days4    #aj3cd4 ,but they that    
were within1 trusting to the strength of
 the  place1 blasphemed exceedingly1 and
 cast forth abominable words4    #aj3ce4
 ,but when the fifth day appeared1      
twenty young men of them that  were with
 ,machabeus1 inflamed in their minds1   
because of the blasphemy1  approached   
manfully to the wall1 and pushing       
forward with fierce  courage1 got up    
upon it3    #aj3cf4 ,moreover1 others   
also getting up after them1 went to set 
fire to  the towers and the gates1 and  
to burn the blasphemers alive4          
#aj3cg4 ,and having for two days        
together pillaged and sacked the        
fortress1 they killed ,timotheus1 who   
was found hid in a certain place3  they 
slew also his brother ,chereas1 and     
,apollophanes4    ,timotheus4444 ,this  
man1 who was killed at the taking of    

,gazara1 is  different from that        
,timotheus who is mentioned in the fifth
 chapter of  the first book of          
,machabees1 and of whom there is mention
 in the  following chapter4    #aj3ch4  
,and when this was done1 they blessed   
the ,lord with hymns and  thanksgiving1 
who had done great things in ,israel1   
and given them the  victory4      #b    
,machabees ,chapter #aa    ,lysias is   
overthrown by ,judas4 ,he sues for      
peace4    #aa3a4 ,a short time after    
this ,lysias1 the king's lieutenant1 and
  cousin1 and who had chief charge over 
all the affairs1 being greatly          
displeased with what had happened1      
#aa3b4 ,gathered together fourscore     
thousand men1 and all the horsemen1  and
 came against the ,jews1 thinking to    
take the city1 and make it a  habitation
 of the ,gentiles3    #aa3c4 ,and to    
make a gain of the temple1 as of the    
other temples of the  ,gentiles and to  
set the high priesthood to sale every   
year3    #aa3d4 ,never considering the  

power of ,god1 but puffed up in mind1   
and  trusting in the multitude of his   
foot soldiers1 and the thousands of  his
 horsemen1 and his fourscore elephants4 
#aa3e4 ,so he came into ,judea1 and     
approaching to ,bethsura1 which was in  
a narrow place1 the space of five       
furlongs from ,jerusalem1 he laid  siege
 to that fortress4    #aa3f4 ,but when  
,machabeus1 and they that were with him1
 understood that  the strong holds were 
besieged1 they and all the people       
besought the  ,lord with lamentations   
and tears1 that he would send a good    
angel to  save ,israel4    #aa3g4 ,then 
,machabeus himself first taking his     
arms1 exhorted the rest  to expose      
themselves together with him1 to the    
danger1 and to succour  their brethren4 
#aa3h4 ,and when they were going forth  
together with a willing mind1  there    
appeared at ,jerusalem a horseman going 
before them in white  clothing1 with    
golden armour1 shaking a spear4         
#aa3i4 ,then they all together blessed  

the merciful ,lord1 and took great      
courage3 being ready to break through   
not only men1 but also the  fiercest    
beasts1 and walls of iron4    #aa3aj4   
,so they went on courageously1 having a 
helper from heaven1 and  the ,lord1 who 
shewed mercy to them4    #aa3aa4 ,and   
rushing violently upon the enemy1 like  
lions1 they slew of  them eleven        
thousand footmen1 and one thousand six  
hundred horsemen3    #aa3ab4 ,and put   
all the rest to flight2 and many of them
 being wounded1  escaped naked3 ,yea1   
and ,lysias himself fled away           
shamefully1 and  escaped4    #aa3ac4    
,and as he was a man of understanding1  
considering with himself  the loss he   
had suffered1 and perceiving that the   
,hebrews could not be  overcome1 because
 they relied upon the help of the       
,almighty ,god1 he  sent to them3       
#aa3ad4 ,and promised that he would     
agree to all things that are just1  and 
that he would persuade the king to be   
their friend4    #aa3ae4 ,then          

,machabeus consented to the request of  
,lysias1 providing for  the common good 
in all things2 and whatsoever ,machabeus
 wrote to  ,lysias1 concerning the      
,jews1 the king allowed of4    #aa3af4  
,for there were letters written to the  
,jews from ,lysias1 to this  effect3    
,lysias1 to the people of the ,jews1    
greeting4    #aa3ag4 ,john1 and         
,abesalom1 who were sent from you1      
delivering your  writings1 requested    
that ,i would accomplish those things   
which were  signified by them4          
#aa3ah4 ,therefore whatsoever things    
could be reported to the king1 ,i  have 
represented to him3 and he hath granted 
as much as the matter  permitted4       
#aa3ai4 ,if1 therefore1 you will keep   
yourselves loyal in affairs1  hereafter 
also ,i will endeavour to be a means of 
your good4    #aa3bj4 ,but as concerning
 other particulars1 ,i have given orders
 by word  both to these1 and to them    
that are sent by me1 to commune with    
you4    #aa3ba4 ,fare ye well4 ,in the  

year one hundred and forty-eight1 the   
four  and twentieth day of the month of 
,dioscorus4    ,in the year #adh4444    
,viz41 according to the computation     
followed by the  ,greeks2 which was     
different from that of the ,hebrews1    
followed by the  writer of the first    
book of ,machabees4 ,however1 by this   
date1 as well  as by other              
circumstances1 it appears that the      
expedition of ,lysias1  mentioned in    
this chapter1 is different from that    
which is recorded1 #a  ,mac4 #f4        
#aa3bb4 ,but the king's letter contained
 these words ,king ,antiochus to        
,lysias1 his brother1 greeting4         
#aa3bc4 ,our father being translated    
amongst the gods we are desirous  that  
they that are in our realm should live  
quietly1 and apply  themselves          
diligently to their own concerns4       
#aa3bd4 ,and we have heard that the     
,jews would not consent to my father  to
 turn to the rites of the ,greeks but   
that they would keep to their  own      

manner of living and therefore that they
 request us to allow them  to live after
 their own laws4    #aa3be4 ,wherefore  
being desirous that this nation also    
should be at  rest1 we have ordained and
 decreed1 that the temple should be     
restored  to them1 and that they may    
live according to the custom of their   
ancestors4    #aa3bf4 ,thou shalt do    
well1 therefore1 to send to them1 and   
grant them  peace1 that our pleasure    
being known1 they may be of good        
comfort1 and  look to their own affairs4
    #aa3bg4 ,but the king's letter to   
the ,jews was in this manner3 ,king     
,antiochus to the senate of the ,jews1  
and to the rest of the ,jews1  greeting4
    #aa3bh4 ,if you are well1 you are as
 we desire3 we ourselves also are  well4
    #aa3bi4 ,menelaus came to us1 saying
 that you desired to come down to  your 
countrymen1 that are with us4    #aa3cj4
 ,we grant1 therefore1 a safe conduct to
 all that come and go1  until the       
thirtieth day of the month of           

,xanthicus1    #aa3ca4 ,that the ,jews  
may use their own kind of meats1 and    
their own  laws1 as before3 and that    
none of them any manner of ways be      
molested  for things which have been    
done by ignorance4    #aa3cb4 ,and we   
have sent also ,menelaus to speak to    
you4    #aa3cc4 ,fare ye well4 ,in the  
year one hundred and forty-eight1 the   
fifteenth day of the month of           
,xanthicus4    #aa3cd4 ,the ,romans also
 sent them a letter1 to this effect3    
,quintus  ,memmius1 and ,titus          
,manilius1 ambassadors of the ,romans1  
to the people  of the ,jews1 greeting4  
#aa3ce4 ,whatsoever ,lysias1 the king's 
cousin1 hath granted to you1 we  also   
have granted4    #aa3cf4 ,but touching  
such things as he thought should be     
referred to the  king1 after you have   
diligently conferred among yourselves1  
send some  one forthwith1 that we may   
decree as it is convenient for you3 for 
we  are going to ,antioch4    #aa3cg4   
,and therefore make haste to write back1

 that we may know of what  mind you are4
    #aa3ch4 ,fare ye well4 ,in the year 
one hundred and forty-eight1 the        
fifteenth day of the month of           
,xanthicus4      #b ,machabees ,chapter 
#ab    ,the ,jews are still molested by 
their neighbours4 ,judas gains divers   
victories over them4 ,he orders         
sacrifice and prayers for the dead4     
#ab3a4 ,when these covenants were made1 
,lysias went to the king1 and the  ,jews
 gave themselves to husbandry4    #ab3b4
 ,but they that were behind1 namely1    
,timotheus1 and ,apollonius1 the  son of
 ,genneus1 also ,hieronymus1 and        
,demophon1 and besides them  ,nicanor1  
the governor of ,cyprus1 would not      
suffer them to live in  peace1 and to be
 quiet4    #ab3c4 ,the men of ,joppe    
also were guilty of this kind of        
wickedness3  they desired the ,jews1 who
 dwelt among them1 to go with their     
wives and  children into the boats1     
which they had prepared1 as though they 
had no  enmity to them4    #ab3d4 ,which

 when they had consented to1 according  
to the common decree  of the city1      
suspecting nothing1 because of the      
peace3 when they were  gone forth into  
the deep1 they drowned no fewer than two
 hundred of  them4    #ab3e4 ,but as    
soon as ,judas heard of this cruelty    
done to his  countrymen1 he commanded   
the men that were with him3 and after   
having  called upon ,god1 the just      
judge1    #ab3f4 ,he came against those 
murderers of his brethren1 and set the  
haven on fire in the night1 burnt the   
boats1 and slew with the sword  them    
that escaped from the fire4    #ab3g4   
,and when he had done these things in   
this manner1 he departed as  if he would
 return again1 and root out all the     
,joppites4    #ab3h4 ,but when he       
understood that the men of ,jamnia also 
designed to do  in like manner to the   
,jews that dwelt among them1    #ab3i4  
,he came upon the ,jamnites also by     
night1 and set the haven on  fire1 with 
the ships1 so that the light of the fire

 was seen at  ,jerusalem1 two hundred   
and forty furlongs off4    #ab3aj4 ,and 
when they were now gone from thence nine
 furlongs1 and were  marching towards   
,timotheus1 five thousand footmen1 and  
five hundred  horsemen of the ,arabians1
 set upon them4    #ab3aa4 ,and after a 
hard fight1 in which1 by the help of    
,god1 they got  the victory1 the rest of
 the ,arabians being overcome1 besought 
,judas  for peace1 promising to give him
 pastures1 and to assist him in other   
things4    #ab3ab4 ,and ,judas thinking 
that they might be profitable indeed in 
many  things1 promised them peace1 and  
after having joined hands1 they         
departed to their tents4    #ab3ac4 ,he 
also laid siege to a certain strong     
city1 encompassed with  bridges and     
walls1 and inhabited by multitudes of   
different nations1  the name of which is
 ,casphin4    #ab3ad4 ,but they that    
were within it1 trusting in the strength
 of the  walls1 and the provision of    
victuals1 behaved in a more negligent   

manner1 and provoked ,judas with railing
 and blaspheming1 and uttering  such    
words as were not to be spoken4         
#ab3ae4 ,but ,machabeus calling upon the
 great ,lord of the world1 who  without 
any rams or engines of war threw down   
the walls of ,jericho1 in  the time of  
,josue1 fiercely assaulted the walls4   
,rams4444 ,that is1 engines for         
battering walls1 etc41 which were used  
in  sieges in those times4    #ab3af4   
,and having taken the city by the will  
of the ,lord1 he made an  unspeakable   
slaughter1 so that a pool adjoining1 of 
two furlongs broad1  seemed to run with 
the blood of the slain4    #ab3ag4 ,from
 thence they departed seven hundred and 
fifty furlongs1 and  came to ,characa1  
to the ,jews that are called            
,tubianites4    #ab3ah4 ,but as for     
,timotheus1 they found him not in those 
places1 for  before he had dispatched   
any thing he went back1 having left a   
very  strong garrison in a certain hold3
    #ab3ai4 ,but ,dositheus1 and        

,sosipater1 who were captains with      
,machabeus1  slew them that were left by
 ,timotheus in the hold1 to the number  
of ten  thousand men4    #ab3bj4 ,and   
,machabeus having set in order about him
 six thousand men1  and divided them by 
bands1 went forth against ,timotheus1   
who had with  him a hundred and twenty  
thousand footmen1 and two thousand five 
hundred horsemen4    #ab3ba4 ,now when  
,timotheus had knowledge of the coming  
of ,judas1 he sent  the women and       
children1 and the other baggage1 before 
him into a  fortress1 called ,carnion3  
for it was impregnable1 and hard to come
 at1  by reason of the straitness of the
 places4    #ab3bb4 ,but when the first 
band of ,judas came in sight1 the       
enemies were  struck with fear1 by the  
presence of ,god1 who seeth all things1 
and  they were put to flight one from   
another1 so that they were often  thrown
 down by their own companions1 and      
wounded with the strokes of  their own  
swords4    #ab3bc4 ,but ,judas was      

vehemently earnest in punishing the     
profane1 of  whom he slew thirty        
thousand men4    #ab3bd4 ,and ,timotheus
 himself fell into the hands of the band
 of  ,dositheus and ,sosipater1 and with
 many prayers he besought them to let   
him go with his life1 because he had the
 parents and brethren of many  of the   
,jews1 who1 by his death1 might happen  
to be deceived4    #ab3be4 ,and when he 
had given his faith that he would       
restore them  according to the          
agreement1 they let him go without hurt1
 for the  saving of their brethren4     
#ab3bf4 ,then ,judas went away to       
,carnion1 where he slew five and twenty 
thousand persons4    #ab3bg4 ,and after 
he had put to flight and destroyed      
these1 he removed  his army to ,ephron1 
a strong city1 wherein there dwelt a    
multitude of  divers nations3 and stout 
young men standing upon the walls1 made 
a  vigorous resistance3 and in this     
place there were many engines of war1   
and a provision of darts4    #ab3bh4    

,but when they had invocated the        
,almighty1 who with his power  breaketh 
the strength of the enemies1 they took  
the city3 and slew five  and twenty     
thousand of them that were within4      
#ab3bi4 ,from thence they departed to   
,scythopolis1 which lieth six  hundred  
furlongs from ,jerusalem4               
,scythopolis4444 ,formerly called       
,bethsan4    #ab3cj4 ,but the ,jews that
 were among the ,scythopolitans         
testifying that  they were used kindly  
by them1 and that even in the times of  
their  adversity they had treated them  
with humanity3    #ab3ca4 ,they gave    
them thanks1 exhorting them to be still 
friendly to  their nation1 and so they  
came to ,jerusalem1 the feast of the    
weeks  being at hand4    #ab3cb4 ,and   
after ,pentecost they marched against   
,gorgias1 the governor  of ,idumea4     
#ab3cc4 ,and he came out with three     
thousand footmen and four hundred       
horsemen4    #ab3cd4 ,and when they had 
joined battle1 it happened that a few of

 the  ,jews were slain4    #ab3ce4 ,but 
,dositheus1 a horseman1 one of          
,bacenor's band1 a valiant man1  took   
hold of ,gorgias3 and when he would have
 taken him alive1 a certain  horseman of
 the ,thracians came upon him1 and cut  
off his shoulder3 and  so ,gorgias      
escaped to ,maresa4    #ab3cf4 ,but when
 they that were with ,esdrin had fought 
long1 and were  weary1 ,judas called    
upon the ,lord to be their helper1 and  
leader of the  battle3    #ab3cg4 ,then 
beginning in his own language1 and      
singing hymns with a  loud voice1 he put
 ,gorgias's soldiers to flight4         
#ab3ch4 ,so ,judas having gathered      
together his army1 came into the city   
,odollam3 and when the seventh day came1
 they purified themselves  according to 
the custom1 and kept the sabbath in the 
same place4    #ab3ci4 ,and the day     
following ,judas came with his company1 
to take away  the bodies of them that   
were slain1 and to bury them with their 
kinsmen1 in the sepulchres of their     

fathers4    #ab3dj4 ,and they found     
under the coats of the slain1 some of   
the  donaries of the idols of ,jamnia1  
which the law forbiddeth to the ,jews3  
so that all plainly saw1 that for this  
cause they were slain4    ,of the       
donaries1 etc4444 ,that is1 of the      
votive offerings1 which had  been hung  
up in the temples of the idols1 which   
they had taken away  when they burnt the
 port of ,jamnia1 ver4 #i41 contrary to 
the  prohibition of the law1 ,deut4     
#g4be4    #ab3da4 ,then they all blessed
 the just judgment of the ,lord1 who had
  discovered the things that were       
hidden4    #ab3db4 ,and so betaking     
themselves to prayers1 they besought    
him1 that  the sin which had been       
committed might be forgotten4 ,but the  
most  valiant ,judas exhorted the people
 to keep themselves from sin1  forasmuch
 as they saw before their eyes what had 
happened1 because of  the sins of those 
that were slain4    #ab3dc4 ,and making 
a gathering1 he sent twelve thousand    

drachms of  silver to ,jerusalem for    
sacrifice to be offered for the sins of 
the  dead1 thinking well and religiously
 concerning the resurrection4    #ab3dd4
 7,for if he had not hoped that they    
that were slain should rise  again1 it  
would have seemed superfluous and vain  
to pray for the dead17    #ab3de4 ,and  
because he considered that they who had 
fallen asleep with  godliness1 had great
 grace laid up for them4    ,with       
godliness4444 ,judas hoped that these   
men who died fighting for the  cause of 
,god and religion1 might find mercy3    
either because they might  be excused   
from mortal sin by ignorance2 or might  
have repented of  their sin1 at least at
 their death4    #ab3df4 ,it is         
therefore a holy and wholesome thought  
to pray for the  dead1 that they may be 
loosed from sins4    ,it is therefore a 
holy and wholesome thought to pray for  
the dead4444  ,here is an evident and   
undeniable proof of the practice of     
praying for  the dead under the old law1

 which was then strictly observed by the
  ,jews1 and consequently could not be  
introduced at that time by ,judas1      
their chief and high priest1 if it had  
not been always their custom4      #b   
,machabees ,chapter #ac    ,antiochus   
and ,lysias again invade ,judea4        
,menelaus is put to death4 ,the  king's 
great army is worsted twice4 ,the peace 
is renewed4    #ac3a4 ,in the year one  
hundred and forty-nine1 ,judas          
understood that  ,antiochus ,eupator was
 coming with a multitude against ,judea1
    #ac3b4 ,and with him ,lysias1 the   
regent1 who had charge over the affairs 
of the realm1 having with him a hundred 
and ten thousand footmen1 five  thousand
 horsemen1 twenty-two elephants1 and    
three hundred chariots  armed with      
hooks4    ,a hundred and ten thousand1  
etc4444 ,the difference between the     
numbers  here set down1 and those       
recorded1 #a ,mac4 #d1 is easily        
accounted for2  if we consider that such
 armies as these are liable to be at one

 time  more numerous than at another2   
either by sending away large            
detachments1 or being diminished by     
sickness2 or increased by receiving     
fresh supplies of troops1 according to  
different exigencies or  occurrences4   
#ac3c4 ,menelaus also joined himself    
with them3 and with great  deceitfulness
 besought ,antiochus1 not for the       
welfare of his country1  but in hopes   
that he should be appointed chief ruler4
    #ac3d4 ,but the ,king of kings      
stirred up the mind of ,antiochus       
against  the sinner1 and upon ,lysias   
suggesting that he was the cause of all 
the  evils1 he commanded 7as the custom 
is with them7 that he should be         
apprehended and put to death in the same
 place4    #ac3e4 ,now there was in that
 place a tower fifty cubits high1 having
 a  heap of ashes on every side3 this   
had a prospect steep down4    #ac3f4    
,from thence he commanded the           
sacrilegious wretch to be thrown  down  
into the ashes1 all men thrusting him   

forward unto death4    #ac3g4 ,and by   
such a law it happened that ,menelaus   
the transgressor of  the law1 was put to
 death3 not having so much as burial in 
the earth4    #ac3h4 ,and indeed very   
justly1 for insomuch as he had committed
 many  sins against the altar of ,god1  
the fire and ashes of which were holy3  
he was condemned to die in ashes4       
#ac3i4 ,but the king1 with his mind full
 of rage1 came on to shew himself  worse
 to the ,jews than his father was4      
#ac3aj4 ,which when ,judas understood1  
he commanded the people to call  upon   
the ,lord day and night1 that as he had 
always done1 so now also he  would help 
them3    #ac3aa4 ,because they were     
afraid to be deprived of the law1 and of
 their  country1 and of the holy temple3
 and that he would not suffer the       
people1 that had of late taken breath   
for a little while1 to be again  in     
subjection to blasphemous nations4      
#ac3ab4 ,so when they had all done this 
together1 and had craved mercy of  the  

,lord with weeping and fasting1 lying   
prostrate on the ground for  three days 
continually1 ,judas exhorted them to    
make themselves ready4    #ac3ac4 ,but  
he1 with the ancients1 determined before
 the king should  bring his army into   
,judea1 and make himself master of the  
city1 to go  out1 and to commit the     
event of the thing to the judgment of   
the ,lord4    #ac3ad4 ,so committing all
 to ,god1 the ,creator of the world1 and
 having  exhorted his people to fight   
manfully1 and to stand up even to death 
for the laws1 the temple1 the city1     
their country1 and citizens3 he  placed 
his army about ,modin4    #ac3ae4 ,and  
having given his company for a          
watchword1 ,the victory of  ,god1 with  
most valiant chosen young men1 he set   
upon the king's quarter  by night1 and  
slew four thousand men in the camp1 and 
the greatest of  the elephants1 with    
them that had been upon him1    #ac3af4 
,and having filled the camp of the      
enemies with exceeding great  fear and  

tumult1 they went off with good success4
    #ac3ag4 ,now this was done at the   
break of day1 by the protection and     
help of the ,lord4    #ac3ah4 ,but the  
king having taken a taste of the        
hardiness of the ,jews1  attempted to   
take the strong places by policy3       
#ac3ai4 ,and he marched with his army to
 ,bethsura1 which was a strong  hold of 
the ,jews3 but he was repulsed1 he      
failed1 he lost his men4    #ac3bj4 ,now
 ,judas sent necessaries to them that   
were within    #ac3ba4 ,but ,rhodocus1  
one of the ,jews' army1 disclosed the   
secrets to  the enemies1 so he was      
sought out1 and taken up1 and put in    
prison4    #ac3bb4 ,again the king      
treated with them that were in          
,bethsura3 gave his  right hand3 took   
theirs3 and went away4    #ac3bc4 ,he   
fought with ,judas3 and was overcome4   
,and when he understood  that ,philip1  
who had been left over the affairs1 had 
rebelled at  ,antioch1 he was in a      
consternation of mind1 and entreating   

the ,jews1  and yielding to them1 he    
swore to all things that seemed         
reasonable1  and1 being reconciled1     
offered sacrifice1 honoured the temple1 
and left  gifts4    #ac3bd4 ,he embraced
 ,machabeus1 and made him governor and  
prince from  ,ptolemais unto the        
,gerrenians4    #ac3be4 ,but when he was
 come to ,ptolemais1 the men of that    
city were  much displeased with the     
conditions of the peace1 being angry for
 fear  they should break the covenant4  
#ac3bf4 ,then ,lysias went up to the    
judgment seat1 and set forth the        
reason1 and appeased the people1 and    
returned to ,antioch3 and thus  matters 
went with regard to the king's coming   
and his return4      #b ,machabees      
,chapter #ad    ,demetrius challenges   
the kingdom4 ,alcimus applies to him to 
be made  high priest3 ,nicanor is sent  
into ,judea3 his dealings with ,judas3  
his  threats4 ,the history of ,razias4  
#ad3a4 ,but after the space of three    
years ,judas1 and they that were with   

him1 understood that ,demetrius1 the son
 of ,seleucus1 was come up with a  great
 power1 and a navy by the haven of      
,tripolis1 to places proper for  his    
purpose1    #ad3b4 ,and had made himself
 master of the countries against        
,antiochus1  and his general1 ,lysias4  
#ad3c4 ,now one ,alcimus1 who had been  
chief priest1 but had wilfully  defiled 
himself in the time of mingling with the
 heathens1 seeing that  there was no    
safety for him1 nor access to the altar1
    ,now ,alcimus1 who had been chief   
priest4444 ,this ,alcimus was of the    
stock of ,aaron1 but for his apostasy   
here mentioned was incapable of  the    
high priesthood1 but king ,antiochus    
,eupator appointed him in place  of the 
high priest1 7see above1 #a ,mac4 chap4 
#g41 ver4 #i17 as ,menelaus  had been   
before him1 set up by ,antiochus 7above 
chap4 #d471 yet neither  of them were   
truly high priests2 for the true high   
priesthood was  amongst the ,machabees1 
who were also of the stock of ,aaron1   

and had  strictly held their religion1  
and were ordained according to the rites
  commanded in the law of               
,moses4--,ibid4 ,mingling4444 with the  
heathens2  that is1 in their idolatrous 
worship4    #ad3d4 ,came to king        
,demetrius in the year one hundred and  
fifty1  presenting unto him a crown of  
gold1 and a palm1 and besides these1    
some boughs that seemed to belong to the
 temple4 ,and that day indeed he  held  
his peace4    #ad3e4 ,but having gotten 
a convenient time to further his        
madness1 being  called to counsel by    
,demetrius1 and asked what the ,jews    
relied upon1  and what were their       
counsels1    #ad3f4 ,he answered        
thereunto3 ,they among the ,jews that   
are called  ,assideans1 of whom ,judas  
,machabeus is captain1 nourish wars1 and
 raise  seditions1 and will not suffer  
the realm to be in peace4    #ad3g4 ,for
 ,i also being deprived of my ancestors'
 glory 7,i mean of the  high priesthood7
 am now come hither3    #ad3h4          

,principally indeed out of fidelity to  
the king's interests1 but  in the next  
place also to provide for the good of my
 countrymen3 for  all our nation        
suffereth much from the evil proceedings
 of these men4    #ad3i4 ,wherefore1 ,o 
king1 seeing thou knowest all these     
things1 take  care1 ,i beseech thee1    
both of the country1 and of our nation1 
according  to thy humanity which is     
known to all men4    #ad3aj4 ,for as    
long as ,judas liveth it is not possible
 that the state  should be quiet4       
#ad3aa4 ,now when this man had spoken to
 this effect the rest also of the       
king's friends1 who were enemies of     
,judas1 incensed ,demetrius against     
him4    #ad3ab4 ,and forthwith he sent  
,nicanor1 the commander over the        
elephants1  governor into ,judea3       
#ad3ac4 ,giving him in charge1 to take  
,judas himself3 and disperse all  them  
that were with him1 and to make ,alcimus
 the high priest of the  great temple4  
#ad3ad4 ,then the ,gentiles who had fled

 out of ,judea1 from ,judas1 came to    
,nicanor by flocks1 thinking the        
miseries and calamities of the ,jews to 
be the welfare of their affairs4        
#ad3ae4 ,now when the ,jews heard of    
,nicanor's coming1 and that the  nations
 were assembled against them1 they cast 
earth upon their heads1  and made       
supplication to him who chose his people
 to keep them for  ever1 and who        
protected his portion by evident signs4 
#ad3af4 ,then at the commandment of     
their captain1 they forthwith removed   
from the place where they were1 and went
 to the town of ,dessau1 to meet  them4 
#ad3ag4 ,now ,simon1 the brother of     
,judas1 had joined battle with ,nicanor3
  but was frightened with the sudden    
coming of the adversaries4    #ad3ah4   
,nevertheless ,nicanor hearing of the   
valour of ,judas's  companions1 and the 
greatness of courage1 with which they   
fought for  their country1 was afraid to
 try the matter by the sword4    #ad3ai4
 ,wherefore he sent ,posidonius1 and    

,theodotius and ,matthias before  to    
present and receive the right hands4    
#ad3bj4 ,and when there had been a      
consultation thereupon1 and the  captain
 had acquainted the multitude with it1  
they were all of one mind  to consent to
 covenants4    #ad3ba4 ,so they         
appointed a day upon which they might   
come together by  themselves3 and seats 
were brought out1 and set for each one4 
#ad3bb4 ,but ,judas ordered armed men to
 be ready in convenient places1  lest   
some mischief might be suddenly         
practised by the enemies3 so they  made 
an agreeable conference4    #ad3bc4 ,and
 ,nicanor abode in ,jerusalem1 and did  
no wrong1 but sent away  the flocks of  
the multitudes that had been gathered   
together4    #ad3bd4 ,and ,judas was    
always dear to him from the heart1 and  
he was well  affected to the man4       
#ad3be4 ,and he desired him to marry a  
wife1 and to have children4 ,so he      
married3 he lived quietly1 and they     
lived in common4    #ad3bf4 ,but        

,alcimus seeing the love they had one to
 another1 and the  covenants1 came to   
,demetrius1 and told him that ,nicanor  
had assented to  the foreign interest1  
for that he meant to make ,judas1 who   
was a  traitor to the kingdom1 his      
successor4    #ad3bg4 ,then the king1   
being in a rage1 and provoked with this 
man's  wicked accusations1 wrote to     
,nicanor1 signifying that he was greatly
  displeased with the covenant of       
friendship3 and that he commanded him   
nevertheless to send ,machabeus prisoner
 in all haste to ,antioch4    #ad3bh4   
,when this was known1 ,nicanor was in a 
consternation1 and took it  grievously  
that he should make void the articles   
that were agreed upon1  having received 
no injury from the man4    #ad3bi4 ,but 
because he could not oppose the king1 he
 watched an  opportunity to comply with 
the orders4    #ad3cj4 ,but when        
,machabeus perceived that ,nicanor was  
more stern to him1  and that when they  
met together as usual he behaved himself

 in a rough  manner2 and was sensible   
that this rough behaviour came not of   
good1 he  gathered together a few of his
 men1 and hid himself from ,nicanor4    
#ad3ca4 ,but he finding himself notably 
prevented by the man1 came to the  great
 and holy temple3 and commanded the     
priests that were offering the          
accustomed sacrifices1 to deliver him   
the man4    #ad3cb4 ,and when they swore
 unto him1 that they knew not where the 
man  was whom he sought1 he stretched   
out his hand to the temple1    #ad3cc4  
,and swore1 saying3 ,unless you deliver 
,judas prisoner to me1 ,i  will lay this
 temple of ,god even with the ground1   
and will beat down  the altar1 and ,i   
will dedicate this temple to ,bacchus4  
#ad3cd4 ,and when he had spoken thus1 he
 departed4 ,but the priests  stretching 
forth their hands to heaven1 called upon
 him that was ever  the defender of     
their nation1 saying in this manner3    
#ad3ce4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord of all things1  
who wantest nothing1 wast pleased  that 

the temple of thy habitation should be  
amongst us4    #ad3cf4 ,therefore now1  
,o ,lord1 the holy of all holies1 keep  
this house  for ever undefiled1 which   
was lately cleansed4    #ad3cg4 ,now    
,razias1 one of the ancients of         
,jerusalem1 was accused to  ,nicanor1 a 
man that was a lover of the city1 and of
 good report1 who  for his kindness was 
called the father of the ,jews4         
#ad3ch4 ,this man1 for a long time1 had 
held fast his purpose of keeping        
himself pure in the ,jews' religion1 and
 was ready to expose his body  and life1
 that he might persevere therein4       
#ad3ci4 ,so ,nicanor being willing to   
declare the hatred that he bore the     
,jews1 sent five hundred soldiers to    
take him4    #ad3dj4 ,for he thought by 
ensnaring him to hurt the ,jews very    
much4    #ad3da4 ,now as the multitude  
sought to rush into his house1 and to   
break  open the door1 and to set fire to
 it1 when he was ready to be taken1 he  
struck himself with his sword3    ,he   

struck himself1 etc4444 ,st4 ,augustine1
 7,epist4 #fa1 ad ,dulcitium1 et  lib4  
#b1 cap4 #bc1 ad ,epist4 #b1 ,gaud47    
discussing this fact of ,razias1  says1 
that the holy scripture relates it1 but 
doth not praise it1 as to  be admired or
 imitated1 and that either it was not   
well done by him1 or  at least not      
proper in this time of grace4    #ad3db4
 ,choosing to die nobly rather than to  
fall into the hands of the  wicked1 and 
to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble   
birth4    #ad3dc4 ,but whereas through  
haste he missed of giving a sure wound1 
and  the crowd was breaking into the    
doors1 he ran boldly to the wall1 and   
manfully threw himself down to the      
crowd3    #ad3dd4 ,but they quickly     
making room for his fall1 he came upon  
the  midst of the neck4    ,he came upon
 the midst of the neck4444 ,venit per   
mediam cervicem4 ,in  the ,greek it is  
keneona1 which signifies a void place1  
where there is  no building4    #ad3de4 
,and as he had yet breath in him1 being 

inflamed in mind1 he  arose3 and while  
his blood ran down with a great stream1 
and he was  grievously wounded1 he ran  
through the crowd3    #ad3df4 ,and      
standing upon a steep rock1 when he was 
now almost without  blood1 grasping his 
bowels1 with both hands he cast them    
upon the  throng1 calling upon the ,lord
 of life and spirit1 to restore these to
  him again3 and so he departed this    
life4      #b ,machabees ,chapter #ae   
,judas encouraged by a vision gains a   
glorious victory over ,nicanor4 ,the    
conclusion4    #ae3a4 ,but when ,nicanor
 understood that ,judas was in the      
places of  ,samaria1 he purposed to set 
upon him with all violence1 on the      
sabbath  day4    #ae3b4 ,and when the   
,jews that were constrained to follow   
him1 said3 ,do  not act so fiercely and 
barbarously1 but give honour to the day 
that is  sanctified3 and reverence him  
that beholdeth all things3    #ae3c4    
,that unhappy man asked1 if there were a
 mighty ,one in heaven1  that had       

commanded the sabbath day to be kept4   
#ae3d4 ,and when they answered3 ,there  
is the living ,lord himself in  heaven1 
the mighty ,one1 that commanded the     
seventh day to be kept4    #ae3e4 ,then 
he said3 ,and ,i am mighty upon the     
earth1 and ,i command to  take arms1 and
 to do the king's business4             
,nevertheless he prevailed not  to      
accomplish his design4    #ae3f4 ,so    
,nicanor being puffed up with exceeding 
great pride1 thought to  set up a public
 monument of his victory over ,judas4   
#ae3g4 ,but ,machabeus ever trusted with
 all hope that ,god would help  them4   
#ae3h4 ,and he exhorted his people not  
to fear the coming of the nations1  but 
to remember the help they had before    
received from heaven1 and now  to hope  
for victory from the ,almighty4         
#ae3i4 ,and speaking to them out of the 
law1 and the prophets1 and withal       
putting them in mind of the battles they
 had fought before1 he made  them more  
cheerful3    #ae3aj4 ,then after he had 

encouraged them1 he shewed withal the   
falsehood of the ,gentiles1 and their   
breach of oaths4    #ae3aa4 ,so he armed
 every one of them1 not with defence of 
shield and  spear1 but with very good   
speeches1 and exhortations1 and told    
them a  dream worthy to be believed1    
whereby he rejoiced them all4    #ae3ab4
 ,now the vision was in this manner4    
,onias1 who had been high  priest1 a    
good and virtuous man1 modest in his    
looks1 gentle in his  manners1 and      
graceful in speech1 and who from a child
 was exercised in  virtues holding up   
his hands1 prayed for all the people of 
the ,jews3    #ae3ac4 ,after this there 
appeared also another man1 admirable for
 age1  and glory1 and environed with    
great beauty and majesty3    #ae3ad4    
,then ,onias answering1 said3 ,this is a
 lover of his brethren1 and  of the     
people of ,israel3 this is he that      
prayeth much for the people1  and for   
all the holy city1 ,jeremias1 the       
prophet of ,god4    #ae3ae4 ,whereupon  

,jeremias stretched forth his right     
hand1 and gave to  ,judas a sword of    
gold1 saying3    #ae3af4 ,take this holy
 sword1 a gift from ,god1 wherewith thou
 shalt  overthrow the adversaries of my 
people ,israel4    #ae3ag4 ,thus being  
exhorted with the words of ,judas1 which
 were very  good1 and proper to stir up 
the courage1 and strengthen the hearts  
of  the young men1 they resolved to     
fight1 and to set upon them manfully3   
that valour might decide the matter1    
because the holy city1 and the  temple  
were in danger4    #ae3ah4 ,for their   
concern was less for their wives1 and   
children1 and  for their brethren1 and  
kinsfolks3 but their greatest and       
principal  fear was for the holiness of 
the temple4    #ae3ai4 ,and they also   
that were in the city1 had no little    
concern for  them that were to be       
engaged in battle4    #ae3bj4 ,and now  
when all expected what judgment would be
 given1 and the  enemies were at hand1  
and the army was set in array1 the      

beasts and the  horsemen ranged in      
convenient places1    #ae3ba4 ,machabeus
 considering the coming of the          
multitude1 and the  divers preparations 
of armour1 and the fierceness of the    
beasts1  stretching out his hands to    
heaven1 called upon the ,lord1 that     
worketh  wonders1 who giveth victory to 
them that are worthy1 not according to  
the power of their arms1 but according  
as it seemeth good to him4    #ae3bb4   
,and in his prayer he said after this   
manner3 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 who  didst send
 thy angel in the time of ,ezechias1    
king of ,juda1 and didst  kill a hundred
 and eighty-five thousand of the army of
 ,sennacherib3    #ae3bc4 ,send now     
also1 ,o ,lord of heaven1 thy good angel
 before us1 for  the fear and dread of  
the greatness of thy arm1    #ae3bd4    
,that they may be afraid1 who come with 
blasphemy against thy  holy people4 ,and
 thus he concluded his prayer4          
#ae3be4 ,but ,nicanor1 and they that    
were with him came forward1 with        

trumpets and songs4    #ae3bf4 ,but     
,judas1 and they that were with him1    
encountered them1  calling upon ,god by 
prayers3    #ae3bg4 ,so fighting with   
their hands1 but praying to the ,lord   
with their  hearts1 they slew no less   
than five and thirty thousand1 being    
greatly  cheered with the presence of   
,god4    #ae3bh4 ,and when the battle   
was over1 and they were returning with  
joy1  they understood that ,nicanor was 
slain in his armour4    #ae3bi4 ,then   
making a shout1 and a great noise1 they 
blessed the  ,almighty ,lord in their   
own language4    #ae3cj4 ,and ,judas1   
who was altogether ready1 in body and   
mind1 to die  for his countrymen1       
commanded that ,nicanor's head1 and his 
hand1 with  the shoulder1 should be cut 
off1 and carried to ,jerusalem4         
#ae3ca4 ,and when he was come thither1  
having called together his  countrymen1 
and the priests to the altar1 he sent   
also for them that  were in the castle1 
#ae3cb4 ,and shewing them the head of   

,nicanor1 and the wicked hand1 which  he
 had stretched out1 with proud boasts1  
against the holy house of the  ,almighty
 ,god1    #ae3cc4 ,he commanded also1   
that the tongue of the wicked ,nicanor  
should  be cut out1 and given by pieces 
to birds1 and the hand of the furious   
man to be hanged up over against the    
temple4    #ae3cd4 ,then all blessed the
 ,lord of heaven1 saying3 ,blessed be he
 that  hath kept his own place          
undefiled4    #ae3ce4 ,and he hung up   
,nicanor's head in the top of the       
castle1 that it  might be an evident and
 manifest sign of the help of ,god4     
#ae3cf4 ,and they all ordained by a     
common decree1 by no means to let  this 
day pass without solemnity3    #ae3cg4  
,but to celebrate the thirteenth day of 
the month of ,adar1 called  in the      
,syrian language1 the day before        
,mardochias' day4    #ae3ch4 ,so these  
things being done with relation to      
,nicanor1 and from  that time the city  
being possessed by the ,hebrews1 ,i also

 will here  make an end of my narration4
    #ae3ci4 ,which if ,i have done well1
 and as it becometh the history1 it is  
what ,i desired3 but if not so          
perfectly1 it must be pardoned me4      
,if not so perfectly1 etc4444 ,this is  
not said with regard to the truth  of   
the narration2 but with regard to the   
style and manner of writing3  which in  
the sacred penmen is not always the most
 accurate4 ,see ,st4  ,paul1 #b ,cor4   
#aa4f4    #ae3dj4 ,for as it is hurtful 
to drink always wine1 or always water1  
but  pleasant to use sometimes the one1 
and sometimes the other3 so if the      
speech be always nicely framed1 it will 
not be grateful to the readers4  ,but   
here it shall be ended4          ,,the  
,,new ,,testament ,,of ,,our ,,lord     
,,and ,,saviour ,,jesus ,,christ        
,,the ,,holy ,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus      
,,christ ,,according ,,to ,,saint       
,,matthew      ,saint ,matthew1 one of  
the twelve ,apostles1 who from being a  
publican1  that is1 a taxgatherer1 was  

called by our ,saviour to the           
,apostleship3  in that profession his   
name is ,levi4 7,luke #e4bg1 and ,mark  
#b4ad47 ,he was  the first of the       
,evangelists that wrote the ,gospel1 and
 that in ,hebrew  or ,syro-,chaldaic    
which the ,jews in ,palestine spoke at  
that time4 ,the  original is not now    
extant2 but it was translated in the    
time of the  ,apostles into ,greek1 that
 version was of equal authority4 ,he    
wrote  about six years after the ,lord's
 ,ascension4      ,matthew ,chapter #a  
,the genealogy of ,christ3 he is        
conceived and born of a virgin4    #a3a4
 ,the book of the generation of ,jesus  
,christ1 the son of ,david1 the  son of 
,abraham3    #a3b4 ,abraham begot       
,isaac4 ,and ,isaac begot ,jacob4 ,and  
,jacob begot ,judas  and his brethren4  
#a3c4 ,and ,judas begot ,phares and     
,zara of ,thamar4 ,and ,phares begot    
,esron4  ,and ,esron begot ,aram4       
#a3d4 ,and ,aram begot ,aminadab4 ,and  
,aminadab begot ,naasson4 ,and ,naasson 

begot ,salmon4    #a3e4 ,and ,salmon    
begot ,booz of ,rahab4 ,and ,booz begot 
,obed of ,ruth4 ,and  ,obed begot       
,jesse4    #a3f4 ,and ,jesse begot      
,david the king4 ,and ,david the king   
begot ,solomon1  of her that had been   
the wife of ,urias4    #a3g4 ,and       
,solomon begot ,roboam4 ,and ,roboam    
begot ,abia4 ,and ,abia begot  ,asa4    
#a3h4 ,and ,asa begot ,josaphat4 ,and   
,josaphat begot ,joram4 ,and ,joram     
begot  ,ozias4    #a3i4 ,and ,ozias     
begot ,joatham4 ,and ,joatham begot     
,achaz4 ,and ,achaz begot  ,ezechias4   
#a3aj4 ,and ,ezechias begot ,manasses4  
,and ,manasses begot ,amon4 ,and ,amon  
begot ,josias4    #a3aa4 ,and ,josias   
begot ,jechonias and his brethren in the
 transmigration  of ,babylon4    #a3ab4 
,and after the transmigration of        
,babylon1 ,jechonias begot  ,salathiel4 
,and ,salathiel begot ,zorobabel4       
#a3ac4 ,and ,zorobabel begot ,abiud4    
,and ,abiud begot ,eliacim4 ,and        
,eliacim  begot ,azor4    #a3ad4 ,and   

,azor begot ,sadoc4 ,and ,sadoc begot   
,achim4 ,and ,achim begot  ,eliud4      
#a3ae4 ,and ,eliud begot ,eleazar4 ,and 
,eleazar begot ,mathan4 ,and ,mathan    
begot ,jacob4    #a3af4 ,and ,jacob     
begot ,joseph the husband of ,mary1 of  
whom was born  ,jesus1 who is called    
,christ4    ,the husband of ,mary4444   
,the ,evangelist gives us rather the    
pedigree of  ,st4 ,joseph1 than that of 
the blessed ,virgin1 to conform to the  
custom  of the ,hebrews1 who in their   
genealogies took no notice of women2 but
  as they were near akin1 the pedigree  
of the one sheweth that of the  other4  
#a3ag4 ,so all the generations from     
,abraham to ,david1 are fourteen        
generations4 ,and from ,david to the    
transmigration of ,babylon1 are         
fourteen generations3 and from the      
transmigration of ,babylon to ,christ   
are fourteen generations4    #a3ah4 ,now
 the generation of ,christ was in this  
wise4 ,when as his mother  ,mary was    
espoused to ,joseph1 before they came   

together1 she was found  with child1 of 
the ,holy ,ghost4    #a3ai4 ,whereupon  
,joseph her husband1 being a just man1  
and not willing  publicly to expose her1
 was minded to put her away privately4  
#a3bj4 ,but while he thought on these   
things1 behold the ,angel of the  ,lord 
appeared to him in his sleep1 saying3   
,joseph1 son of ,david1 fear  not to    
take unto thee ,mary thy wife1 for that 
which is conceived in  her1 is of the   
,holy ,ghost4    #a3ba4 ,and she shall  
bring forth a son3 and thou shalt call  
his name  ,jesus4 ,for he shall save his
 people from their sins4    #a3bb4 ,now 
all this was done that it might be      
fulfilled which the ,lord  spoke by the 
prophet1 saying3    #a3bc4 ,behold a    
virgin shall be with child1 and bring   
forth a son1 and  they shall call his   
name ,emmanuel1 which being interpreted 
is1 ,god with  us4    #a3bd4 ,and       
,joseph rising up from sleep1 did as the
 angel of the ,lord had  commanded him1 
and took unto him his wife4    #a3be4   

,and he knew her not till she brought   
forth her first born son3  and he called
 his name ,jesus4    ,till she brought  
forth her firstborn son4444 ,from these 
words ,helvidius  and other heretics    
most impiously inferred that the blessed
 ,virgin ,mary  had other children      
besides ,christ2 but ,st4 ,jerome shews1
 by divers  examples1 that this         
expression of the ,evangelist was a     
manner of  speaking usual among the     
,hebrews1 to denote by the word until1  
only  what is done1 without any regard  
to the future4 ,thus it is said1        
,genesis #h4 #f and #g1 that ,noe sent  
forth a raven1 which went forth1 and    
did not return till the waters were     
dried up on the earth4 ,that is1 did    
not return any more4 ,also ,isaias #df4 
#d1 ,god says3 ,i am till you grow  old4
 ,who dare infer that ,god should then  
cease to be3 ,also in the first  book of
 ,machabees #e4 #ed1 ,and they went up  
to mount ,sion with joy and  gladness1  
and offered holocausts1 because not one 

of them was slain  till they had        
returned in peace4 ,that is1 not one was
 slain before or  after they had        
returned4 ,god saith to his divine ,son3
 ,sit on my right  hand till ,i make thy
 enemies thy footstool4 ,shall he sit no
 longer  after his enemies are subdued8 
,yea and for all eternity4 ,st4 ,jerome 
also proves by ,scripture examples1 that
 an only begotten son1 was also  called 
firstborn1 or first begotten3 because   
according to the law1 the  firstborn    
males were to be consecrated to ,god2   
,sanctify unto me1 saith  the ,lord1    
every firstborn that openeth the womb   
among the children of  ,israel1 etc4    
,ex4 #ac4 #b4      ,matthew ,chapter #b 
,the offerings of the wise men3 the     
flight into ,egypt3 the massacre of  the
 ,innocents4    #b3a4 ,when ,jesus      
therefore was born in ,bethlehem of     
,juda1 in the days of  king ,herod1     
behold1 there came wise men from the    
,east to ,jerusalem1    #b3b4 ,saying3  
,where is he that is born king of the   

,jews8 ,for we have  seen his star in   
the ,east1 and are come to adore him4   
#b3c4 ,and king ,herod hearing this1 was
 troubled1 and all ,jerusalem with  him4
    #b3d4 ,and assembling together all  
the chief priests and the scribes of    
the people1 he inquired of them where   
,christ should be born4    #b3e4 ,but   
they said to him3 ,in ,bethlehem of     
,juda4 ,for so it is written  by the    
prophet3    #b3f4 ,and thou ,bethlehem  
the land of ,juda art not the least     
among the  princes of ,juda3 for out of 
thee shall come forth the captain that  
shall rule my people ,israel4    #b3g4  
,then ,herod1 privately calling the wise
 men learned diligently of  them the    
time of the star which appeared to them2
    #b3h4 ,and sending them into        
,bethlehem1 said3 ,go and diligently    
inquire  after the child1 and when you  
have found him1 bring me word again1    
that  ,i also may come and adore him4   
#b3i4 ,who having heard the king1 went  
their way2 and behold the star  which   

they had seen in the ,east1 went before 
them1 until it came and  stood over     
where the child was4    #b3aj4 ,and     
seeing the star they rejoiced with      
exceeding great joy4    #b3aa4 ,and     
entering into the house1 they found the 
child with ,mary his  mother1 and       
falling down they adored him3 and       
opening their treasures1  they offered  
him gifts2 gold1 frankincense1 and      
myrrh4    #b3ab4 ,and having received an
 answer in sleep that they should not   
return to ,herod1 they went back another
 way into their country4    #b3ac4 ,and 
after they were departed1 behold an     
angel of the ,lord  appeared in sleep to
 ,joseph1 saying3 ,arise1 and take the  
child and his  mother1 and fly into     
,egypt3 and be there until ,i shall tell
 thee4 ,for  it will come to pass that  
,herod will seek the child to destroy   
him4    #b3ad4 ,who arose1 and took the 
child and his mother by night1 and      
retired into ,egypt3 and he was there   
until the death of ,herod3    #b3ae4    

,that it might be fulfilled which the   
,lord spoke by the prophet1  saying3    
,out of ,egypt have ,i called my son4   
#b3af4 ,then ,herod perceiving that he  
was deluded by the wise men1 was        
exceeding angry3 and sending killed all 
the menchildren that were in            
,bethlehem1 and in all the borders      
thereof1 from two years old and  under1 
according to the time which he had      
diligently inquired of the  wise men4   
#b3ag4 ,then was fulfilled that which   
was spoken by ,jeremias the prophet1    
saying3    #b3ah4 ,a voice in ,rama was 
heard1 lamentation and great mourning2  
,rachel  bewailing her children1 and    
would not be comforted1 because they are
  not4    #b3ai4 ,but when ,herod was   
dead1 behold an angel of the ,lord      
appeared in  sleep to ,joseph in ,egypt1
    #b3bj4 ,saying3 ,arise1 and take the
 child and his mother1 and go into the  
land of ,israel4 ,for they are dead that
 sought the life of the child4    #b3ba4
 ,who arose1 and took the child and his 

mother1 and came into the  land of      
,israel4    #b3bb4 ,but hearing that    
,archelaus reigned in ,judea in the room
 of ,herod  his father1 he was afraid to
 go thither3 and being warned in sleep  
retired into the quarters of ,galilee4  
#b3bc4 ,and coming he dwelt in a city   
called ,nazareth3 that it might be      
fulfilled which was said by the         
prophets3 ,that he shall be called a    
,nazarene4      ,matthew ,chapter #c    
,the preaching of ,john3 ,christ is     
baptized4    #c3a4 ,and in those days   
cometh ,john the ,baptist preaching in  
the desert  of ,judea4    #c3b4 ,and    
saying3 ,do penance3 for the kingdom of 
heaven is at hand4    ,do penance4444   
,paenitentiam agite4 ,which word1       
according to the use of  the scriptures 
and the holy fathers1 does not only     
signify repentance  and amendment of    
life1 but also punishing past sins by   
fasting1 and  such like penitential     
exercises4    #c3c4 ,for this is he that
 was spoken of by ,isaias the prophet1  

saying3 ,a  voice of one crying in the  
desert1 ,prepare ye the way of the      
,lord1 make  straight his paths4        
#c3d4 ,and the same ,john had his       
garment of camel's hair1 and a leathern 
girdle about his loins3 and his meat was
 locusts and wild honey4    #c3e4 ,then 
went out to him ,jerusalem and all      
,judea1 and all the country  about      
,jordan3    #c3f4 ,and were baptized by 
him in the ,jordan1 confessing their    
sins4    #c3g4 ,and seeing many of the  
,pharisees and ,sadducees coming to his 
baptism1 he said to them3 ,ye brood of  
vipers1 who hath shewed you to  flee    
from the wrath to come8    ,pharisees   
and ,sadducees4444 ,these were two sects
 among the ,jews3 of  which the former  
were for the most part notorious        
hypocrites2 the  latter1 a kind of      
freethinkers in matters of religion4    
#c3h4 ,bring forth therefore fruit      
worthy of penance4    #c3i4 ,and think  
not to say within yourselves1 ,we have  
,abraham for our  father4 ,for ,i tell  

you that ,god is able of these stones to
 raise up  children to ,abraham4        
#c3aj4 ,for now the axe is laid to the  
root of the trees4 ,every tree          
therefore that doth not yield good      
fruit1 shall be cut down1 and cast  into
 the fire4    #c3aa4 ,i indeed baptize  
you in water unto penance1 but he that  
shall  come after me1 is mightier than  
,i1 whose shoes ,i am not worthy to     
bear3  he shall baptize you in the ,holy
 ,ghost and fire4    #c3ab4 ,whose fan  
is in his hand1 and he will thoroughly  
cleanse his  floor and gather his wheat 
into the barn2 but the chaff he will    
burn  with unquenchable fire4    #c3ac4 
,then cometh ,jesus from ,galilee to the
 ,jordan1 unto ,john1 to be  baptized by
 him4    #c3ad4 ,but ,john stayed him1  
saying3 ,i ought to be baptized by thee1
 and  comest thou to me8    #c3ae4 ,and 
,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,suffer  
it to be so now4 ,for so  it becometh us
 to fulfil all justice4 ,then he        
suffered him4    #c3af4 ,and ,jesus     

being baptized1 forthwith came out of   
the water3 and  lo1 the heavens were    
opened to him3 and he saw the ,spirit of
 ,god  descending as a dove1 and coming 
upon him4    #c3ag4 ,and behold a voice 
from heaven saying3 ,this is my beloved 
,son1 in  whom ,i am well pleased4      
,matthew ,chapter #d    ,christ's fast  
of forty days3 ,he is tempted4 ,he      
begins to preach1 to  call disciples to 
him1 and to work miracles4    #d3a4     
,then ,jesus was led by the spirit into 
the desert1 to be tempted by  the devil4
    #d3b4 ,and when he had fasted forty 
days and forty nights1 afterwards he    
was hungry4    #d3c4 ,and the tempter   
coming said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son
 of ,god1  command that these stones be 
made bread4    #d3d4 ,who answered and  
said3 ,it is written1 ,not in bread     
alone doth man  live1 but in every word 
that proceedeth from the mouth of ,god4 
#d3e4 ,then the devil took him up into  
the holy city1 and set him upon  the    
pinnacle of the temple1    #d3f4 ,and   

said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son of    
,god1 cast thyself down1 for  it is     
written3 ,that he hath given his angels 
charge over thee1 and in  their hands   
shall they bear thee up1 lest perhaps   
thou dash thy foot  against a stone4    
#d3g4 ,jesus said to him3 ,it is written
 again3 ,thou shalt not tempt the  ,lord
 thy ,god4    #d3h4 ,again the devil    
took him up into a very high mountain1  
and shewed  him all the kingdoms of the 
world1 and the glory of them1    ,shewed
 him1 etc4444 ,that is1 pointed out to  
him where each kingdom lay2  and set    
forth in words what was most glorious   
and admirable in each of  them4 ,or also
 set before his eyes1 as it were in a   
large map1 a lively  representation of  
all those kingdoms4    #d3i4 ,and said  
to him3 ,all these will ,i give thee1 if
 falling down thou  wilt adore me4      
#d3aj4 ,then ,jesus saith to him3       
,begone1 ,satan3 for it is written3 ,the
  ,lord thy ,god shalt thou adore1 and  
him only shalt thou serve4    #d3aa4    

,then the devil left him2 and behold    
angels came and ministered to  him4     
#d3ab4 ,and when ,jesus had heard that  
,john was delivered up1 he retired  into
 ,galilee3    #d3ac4 ,and leaving the   
city ,nazareth1 he came and dwelt in    
,capharnaum on  the sea coast1 in the   
borders of ,zabulon and of ,nephthalim2 
#d3ad4 ,that it might be fulfilled which
 was said by ,isaias the prophet3       
#d3ae4 ,land of ,zabulon and land of    
,nephthalim1 the way of the sea beyond  
the ,jordan1 ,galilee of the ,gentiles3 
#d3af4 ,the people that sat in darkness1
 hath seen great light3 and to  them    
that sat in the region of the shadow of 
death1 light is sprung up4    #d3ag4    
,from that time ,jesus began to preach1 
and to say3 ,do penance1 for  the       
kingdom of heaven is at hand4    #d3ah4 
,and ,jesus walking by the sea of       
,galilee1 saw two brethren1 ,simon  who 
is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his       
brother1 casting a net into the sea     
7for they were fishers74    #d3ai4 ,and 

he saith to them3 ,come ye after me1 and
 ,i will make you to be  fishers of men4
    #d3bj4 ,and they immediately leaving
 their nets1 followed him4    #d3ba4    
,and going on from thence1 he saw other 
two brethren1 ,james the  son of        
,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 in a   
ship with ,zebedee their  father1       
mending their nets3 and he called them4 
#d3bb4 ,and they forthwith left their   
nets and father1 and followed him4      
#d3bc4 ,and ,jesus went about all       
,galilee1 teaching in their synagogues1 
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom3
 and healing all manner of  sickness and
 every infirmity1 among the people4     
#d3bd4 ,and his fame went throughout all
 ,syria1 and they presented to him  all 
sick people that were taken with divers 
diseases and torments1 and  such as were
 possessed by devils1 and lunatics1 and 
those that had the  palsy1 and he cured 
them3    #d3be4 ,and much people        
followed him from ,galilee1 and from    
,decapolis1  and from ,jerusalem1 and   

from ,judea1 and from beyond the        
,jordan4      ,matthew ,chapter #e      
,christ's sermon upon the mount4 ,the   
eight beatitudes4    #e3a4 ,and seeing  
the multitudes1 he went up into a       
mountain1 and when he  was set down1 his
 disciples came unto him4    #e3b4 ,and 
opening his mouth he taught them1       
saying3    #e3c4 ,blessed are the poor  
in spirit3 for theirs is the kingdom of 
heaven4    ,the poor in spirit4444 ,that
 is1 the humble2 and they whose spirit  
is  not set upon riches4    #e3d4       
,blessed are the meek3 for they shall   
possess the land4    #e3e4 ,blessed are 
they that mourn3 for they shall be      
comforted4    #e3f4 ,blessed are they   
that hunger and thirst after justice3   
for they  shall have their fill4        
#e3g4 ,blessed are the merciful3 for    
they shall obtain mercy4    #e3h4       
,blessed are the clean of heart3 for    
they shall see ,god4    #e3i4 ,blessed  
are the peacemakers3 for they shall be  
called the children  of ,god4    #e3aj4 

,blessed are they that suffer           
persecution for justice' sake3 for      
theirs is the kingdom of heaven4        
#e3aa4 ,blessed are ye when they shall  
revile you1 and persecute you1 and      
speak all that is evil against you1     
untruly1 for my sake3    #e3ab4 ,be glad
 and rejoice for your reward is very    
great in heaven4 ,for  so they          
persecuted the prophets that were before
 you4    #e3ac4 ,you are the salt of the
 earth4 ,but if the salt lose its       
savour1  wherewith shall it be salted8  
,it is good for nothing anymore but to  
be  cast out1 and to be trodden on by   
men4    #e3ad4 ,you are the light of the
 world4 ,a city seated on a mountain    
cannot be hid4    #e3ae4 ,neither do men
 light a candle and put it under a      
bushel1 but upon  a candlestick1 that it
 may shine to all that are in the house4
    #e3af4 ,so let your light shine     
before men1 that they may see your good 
works1 and glorify your ,father who is  
in heaven4    #e3ag4 ,do not think that 

,i am come to destroy the law1 or the   
prophets4  ,i am not come to destroy1   
but to fulfil4    ,to fulfil4444 ,by    
accomplishing all the figures and       
prophecies2 and  perfecting all that was
 imperfect4    #e3ah4 ,for amen ,i say  
unto you1 till heaven and earth pass1   
one jot1 or  one tittle shall not pass  
of the law1 till all be fulfilled4      
,amen4444 ,that is1 assuredly of a      
truth4444 ,this ,hebrew word1 amen1 is  
here retained by the example and        
authority of all the four ,evangelists4 
,it is used by our ,lord as a strong    
asseveration1 and affirmation of the    
truth4    #e3ai4 ,he therefore that     
shall break one of these least          
commandments1  and shall so teach men   
shall be called the least in the kingdom
 of  heaven4 ,but he that shall do and  
teach1 he shall be called great in the  
kingdom of heaven4    #e3bj4 ,for ,i    
tell you1 that unless your justice      
abound more than that of  the scribes   
and ,pharisees1 you shall not enter into

 the kingdom of  heaven4    ,the scribes
 and ,pharisees4444 ,the scribes were   
the doctors of the law  of ,moses3 the  
,pharisees were a precise set of men1   
making profession of  a more exact      
observance of the law3 and upon that    
account greatly  esteemed among the     
people4    #e3ba4 ,you have heard that  
it was said to them of old3 ,thou shalt 
not  kill4 ,and whosoever shall kill1   
shall be in danger of the judgment4     
,shall be in danger of the judgment4444 
,that is1 shall deserve to be  punished 
by that lesser tribunal among the ,jews1
 called the ,judgment1  which took      
cognizance of such crimes4    #e3bb4    
,but ,i say to you1 that whosoever is   
angry with his brother1 shall  be in    
danger of the judgment4 ,and whosoever  
shall say to his brother1  ,raca1 shall 
be in danger of the council4 ,and       
whosoever shall say1 ,thou  fool1 shall 
be in danger of hell fire4    ,raca4444 
,a word expressing great indignation or 
contempt4 ,shall be in  danger of the   

council4444 ,that is1 shall deserve to  
be punished by the  highest court of    
judicature1 called the ,council1 or     
,sanhedrim1  consisting of seventy-two  
persons1 where the highest causes were  
tried  and judged1 which was at         
,jerusalem4 ,thou fool4444 ,this was    
then looked  upon as a heinous injury1  
when uttered with contempt1 spite1 or   
malice3  and therefore is here so       
severely condemned4 ,shall be in danger 
of hell  fire4444 literally1 according  
to the ,greek1 shall deserve to be cast 
into the ,gehenna of fire4 ,which words 
our ,saviour made use of to  express the
 fire and punishments of hell4    #e3bc4
 ,if therefore thou offer thy gift at   
the altar1 and there thou  remember that
 thy brother hath anything against thee2
    #e3bd4 ,leave there thy offering    
before the altar1 and go first to be    
reconciled to thy brother1 and then     
coming thou shalt offer thy gift4       
#e3be4 ,be at agreement with thy        
adversary betimes1 whilst thou art in   

the way with him3 lest perhaps the      
adversary deliver thee to the judge1    
and the judge deliver thee to the       
officer1 and thou be cast into  prison4 
#e3bf4 ,amen ,i say to thee1 thou shalt 
not go out from thence till thou  repay 
the last farthing4    #e3bg4 ,you have  
heard that it was said to them of old3  
,thou shalt not  commit adultery4       
#e3bh4 ,but ,i say to you1 that         
whosoever shall look on a woman to lust 
after her1 hath already committed       
adultery with her in his heart4         
#e3bi4 ,and if thy right eye scandalize 
thee1 pluck it out and cast it  from    
thee4 ,for it is expedient for thee that
 one of thy members should  perish1     
rather than thy whole body be cast into 
hell4    ,scandalize thee4444 ,that is1 
if it be a stumblingblock1 or occasion  
of  sin to thee4 ,by which we are taught
 to fly the immediate occasions of  sin1
 though they be as dear to us1 or as    
necessary as a hand or an eye4    #e3cj4
 ,and if thy right hand scandalize thee1

 cut it off1 and cast it  from thee3 for
 it is expedient for thee that one of   
thy members should  perish1 rather than 
that thy whole body go into hell4       
#e3ca4 ,and it hath been said1          
,whosoever shall put away his wife1 let 
him  give her a bill of divorce4        
#e3cb4 ,but ,i say to you1 that         
whosoever shall put away his wife1      
excepting for the cause of fornication1 
maketh her to commit adultery3  and he  
that shall marry her that is put away1  
committeth adultery4    #e3cc4 ,again   
you have heard that it was said to them 
of old1 thou shalt  not forswear        
thyself3 but thou shalt perform thy     
oaths to the ,lord4    #e3cd4 ,but ,i   
say to you not to swear at all1 neither 
by heaven for it is  the throne of ,god3
    ,not to swear at all4444 ,it is not 
forbid to swear in truth1 justice and   
judgment2 to the honour of ,god1 or our 
own or neighbour's just defence3  but   
only to swear rashly1 or profanely1 in  
common discourse1 and  without          

necessity4    #e3ce4 ,nor by the earth1 
for it is his footstool3 nor by         
,jerusalem1 for  it is the city of the  
great king3    #e3cf4 ,neither shalt    
thou swear by thy head1 because thou    
canst not make  one hair white or black4
    #e3cg4 ,but let your speech be yea1 
yea3 no1 no3 and that which is over  and
 above these1 is of evil4    #e3ch4 ,you
 have heard that it hath been said3 ,an 
eye for an eye1 and a  tooth for a      
tooth4    #e3ci4 ,but ,i say to you not 
to resist evil3 but if one strike thee  
on  thy right cheek1 turn to him also   
the other3    ,not to resist evil1      
etc4444 ,what is here commanded1 is a   
,christian  patience under injuries and 
affronts1 and to be willing even to     
suffer  still more1 rather than to      
indulge the desire of revenge3 but what 
is  further added does not strictly     
oblige according to the letter1 for     
neither did ,christ nor ,st4 ,paul turn 
the other cheek4 ,st4 ,john #ah41 and   
,acts #bc4    #e3dj4 ,and if a man will 

contend with thee in judgment1 and take 
away  thy coat1 let go thy cloak also   
unto him4    #e3da4 ,and whosoever will 
force thee one mile1 go with him other  
two4    #e3db4 ,give to him that asketh 
of thee1 and from him that would borrow 
of thee turn not away4    #e3dc4 ,you   
have heard that it hath been said1 ,thou
 shalt love thy  neighbour1 and hate thy
 enemy4    #e3dd4 ,but ,i say to you1   
,love your enemies3 do good to them that
 hate  you3 and pray for them that      
persecute and calumniate you3    #e3de4 
,that you may be the children of your   
,father who is in heaven1 who  maketh   
his sun to rise upon the good1 and bad1 
and raineth upon the  just and the      
unjust4    #e3df4 ,for if you love them 
that love you1 what reward shall you    
have8  do not even the publicans this8  
,the publicans4444 ,these were the      
gatherers of the public taxes3 a set  of
 men1 odious and infamous among the     
,jews1 for their extortions and         
injustice4    #e3dg4 ,and if you salute 

your brethren only1 what do you more8 do
 not  also the heathens this8    #e3dh4 
,be you therefore perfect1 as also your 
heavenly ,father is  perfect4           
,matthew ,chapter #f    ,a continuation 
of the sermon on the mount4    #f3a4    
,take heed that you do not your justice 
before men1 to be seen by  them3        
otherwise you shall not have a reward of
 your ,father who is in  heaven4        
,your justice4444 that is1 works of     
justice2 viz41 fasting1 prayer1 and     
almsdeeds2 which ought to be performed  
not out of ostentation1 or a  view to   
please men1 but solely to please ,god4  
#f3b4 ,therefore when thou dost an      
alms-deed1 sound not a trumpet before   
thee1 as the hypocrites do in the       
synagogues and in the streets1 that     
they may be honoured by men4 ,amen ,i   
say to you1 they have received  their   
reward4    #f3c4 ,but when thou dost    
alms1 let not thy left hand know what   
thy right  hand doth4    #f3d4 ,that thy
 alms may be in secret1 and thy ,father 

who seeth in secret  will repay thee4   
#f3e4 ,and when ye pray1 you shall not  
be as the hypocrites1 that love to      
stand and pray in the synagogues and    
corners of the streets1 that they  may  
be seen by men3 ,amen ,i say to you1    
they have received their reward4        
#f3f4 ,but thou when thou shalt pray1   
enter into thy chamber1 and having  shut
 the door1 pray to thy ,father in       
secret1 and thy father who seeth  in    
secret will repay thee4    #f3g4 ,and   
when you are praying1 speak not much1 as
 the heathens4 ,for  they think that in 
their much speaking they may be heard4  
#f3h4 ,be not you therefore like to them
 for your ,father knoweth what is       
needful for you1 before you ask him4    
#f3i4 ,thus therefore shall you pray3   
,our ,father who art in heaven1         
hallowed be thy name4    #f3aj4 ,thy    
kingdom come4 ,thy will be done on earth
 as it is in heaven4    #f3aa4 ,give us 
this day our supersubstantial bread4    
,supersubstantial bread4444 ,in ,st4    

,luke the same word is rendered daily   
bread4 ,it is understood of the bread of
 life1 which we receive in the  ,blessed
 ,sacrament4    #f3ab4 ,and forgive us  
our debts1 as we also forgive our       
debtors4    #f3ac4 ,and lead us not into
 temptation4 ,but deliver us from evil4 
,amen4    ,lead us not into             
temptation4444 ,that is1 suffer us not  
to be overcome  by temptation4    #f3ad4
 ,for if you will forgive men their     
offences1 your heavenly ,father  will   
forgive you also your offences4         
#f3ae4 ,but if you will not forgive men1
 neither will your ,father forgive  you 
your offences4    #f3af4 ,and when you  
fast1 be not as the hypocrites1 sad4    
,for they  disfigure their faces1 that  
they may appear unto men to fast4 ,amen 
,i  say to you1 they have received their
 reward4    #f3ag4 ,but thou1 when thou 
fastest anoint thy head1 and wash thy   
face2    #f3ah4 ,that thou appear not to
 men to fast1 but to thy ,father who is 
in  secret3 and thy ,father who seeth in

 secret1 will repay thee4    #f3ai4 ,lay
 not up to yourselves treasures on      
earth3 where the rust1 and  moth        
consume1 and where thieves break        
through1 and steal4    #f3bj4 ,but lay  
up to yourselves treasures in heaven3   
where neither the  rust nor moth doth   
consume1 and where thieves do not break 
through1 nor  steal4    #f3ba4 ,for     
where thy treasure is1 there is thy     
heart also4    #f3bb4 ,the light of thy 
body is thy eye4 ,if thy eye be single1 
thy whole  body shall be lightsome4     
#f3bc4 ,but if thy eye be evil thy whole
 body shall be darksome4 ,if then  the  
light that is in thee1 be darkness3 the 
darkness itself how great  shall it be6 
#f3bd4 ,no man can serve two masters4   
,for either he will hate the one1  and  
love the other3 or he will sustain the  
one1 and despise the other4  ,you cannot
 serve ,god and mammon4    ,mammon4444  
,that is1 riches1 worldly interest4     
#f3be4 ,therefore ,i say to you1 be not 
solicitous for your life1 what you      

shall eat1 nor for your body1 what you  
shall put on4 ,is not the life  more    
than the meat3 and the body more than   
the raiment8    #f3bf4 ,behold the birds
 of the air1 for they neither sow1 nor  
do they  reap1 nor gather into barns3   
and your heavenly ,father feedeth them4 
,are  not you of much more value than   
they8    #f3bg4 ,and which of you by    
taking thought1 can add to his stature  
one  cubit8    #f3bh4 ,and for raiment  
why are you solicitous8 ,consider the   
lilies of  the field1 how they grow3    
they labour not1 neither do they spin4  
#f3bi4 ,but ,i say to you1 that not even
 ,solomon in all his glory was  arrayed 
as one of these4    #f3cj4 ,and if the  
grass of the field1 which is to day1 and
 to morrow is  cast into the oven1 ,god 
doth so clothe3 how much more you1 ,o ye
 of  little faith8    #f3ca4 ,be not    
solicitous therefore1 saying3 ,what     
shall we eat3 or what  shall we drink1  
or wherewith shall we be clothed8       
#f3cb4 ,for after all these things do   

the heathens seek4 ,for your ,father    
knoweth that you have need of all these 
things4    #f3cc4 ,seek ye therefore    
first the kingdom of ,god1 and his      
justice1 and  all these things shall be 
added unto you4    #f3cd4 ,be not       
therefore solicitous for to morrow2 for 
the morrow will be  solicitous for      
itself4 ,sufficient for the day is the  
evil thereof4      ,matthew ,chapter #g 
,the third part of the sermon on the    
mount4    #g3a4 ,judge not1 that you may
 not be judged4    #g3b4 ,for with what 
judgment you judge1 you shall be judged3
 and with  what measure you mete1 it    
shall be measured to you again4    #g3c4
 ,and why seest thou the mote that is in
 thy brother's eye2 and  seest not the  
beam that is in thy own eye8    #g3d4   
,or how sayest thou to thy brother3 ,let
 me cast the mote out of thy  eye2 and  
behold a beam is in thy own eye8        
#g3e4 ,thou hypocrite1 cast out first   
the beam out of thy own eye1 and  then  
shalt thou see to cast out the mote out 

of thy brother's eye4    #g3f4 ,give not
 that which is holy to dogs2 neither    
cast ye your pearls  before swine1 lest 
perhaps they trample them under their   
feet1 and  turning upon you1 they tear  
you4    #g3g4 ,ask1 and it shall be     
given you3 seek1 and you shall find3    
knock1  and it shall be opened to you4  
#g3h4 ,for every one that asketh1       
receiveth3 and he that seeketh1         
findeth3 and to him that knocketh1 it   
shall be opened4    #g3i4 ,or what man  
is there among you1 of whom if his son  
shall ask  bread1 will he reach him a   
stone8    #g3aj4 ,or if he shall ask him
 a fish1 will he reach him a serpent8   
#g3aa4 ,if you then being evil1 know how
 to give good gifts to your  children3  
how much more will your ,father who is  
in heaven1 give good  things to them    
that ask him8    #g3ab4 ,all things     
therefore whatsoever you would that men 
should do to  you1 do you also to them4 
,for this is the law and the prophets4  
#g3ac4 ,enter ye in at the narrow gate3 

for wide is the gate1 and broad  is the 
way that leadeth to destruction1 and    
many there are who go in  thereat4      
#g3ad4 ,how narrow is the gate1 and     
strait is the way that leadeth to  life3
 and few there are that find it6        
#g3ae4 ,beware of false prophets1 who   
come to you in the clothing of  sheep1  
but inwardly they are ravening wolves4  
#g3af4 ,by their fruits you shall know  
them4 ,do men gather grapes of  thorns1 
or figs of thistles8    #g3ag4 ,even so 
every good tree bringeth forth good     
fruit1 and the evil  tree bringeth forth
 evil fruit4    #g3ah4 ,a good tree     
cannot bring forth evil fruit1 neither  
can an evil  tree bring forth good      
fruit4    #g3ai4 ,every tree that       
bringeth not forth good fruit1 shall be 
cut down1  and shall be cast into the   
fire4    #g3bj4 ,wherefore by their     
fruits you shall know them4    #g3ba4   
,not every one that saith to me1 ,lord1 
,lord1 shall enter into the  kingdom of 
heaven3 but he that doth the will of my 

,father who is in  heaven1 he shall     
enter into the kingdom of heaven4       
#g3bb4 ,many will say to me in that day3
 ,lord1 ,lord1 have not we  prophesied  
in thy name1 and cast out devils in thy 
name1 and done many  miracles in thy    
name8    #g3bc4 ,and then will ,i       
profess unto them1 ,i never knew you3   
depart from  me1 you that work iniquity4
    #g3bd4 ,every one therefore that    
heareth these my words1 and doth them1  
shall be likened to a wise man that     
built his house upon a rock1    #g3be4  
,and the rain fell1 and the floods came1
 and the winds blew1 and  they beat upon
 that house1 and it fell not1 for it was
 founded on a  rock4    #g3bf4 ,and     
every one that heareth these my words   
and doth them not1  shall be like a     
foolish man that built his house upon   
the sand1    #g3bg4 ,and the rain fell1 
and the floods came1 and the winds blew1
 and  they beat upon that house1 and it 
fell1 and great was the fall thereof4   
#g3bh4 ,and it came to pass when ,jesus 

had fully ended these words1 the  people
 were in admiration at his doctrine4    
#g3bi4 ,for he was teaching them as one 
having power1 and not as the  scribes   
and ,pharisees4      ,matthew ,chapter  
#h    ,christ cleanses the leper1 heals 
the centurion's servant1 ,peter's       
mother-in-law1 and many others3 he      
stills the storm at sea1 drives the     
devils out of two men possessed1 and    
suffers them to go into the swine4      
#h3a4 ,and when he was come down from   
the mountain1 great multitudes  followed
 him3    #h3b4 ,and behold a leper came 
and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 if thou  
wilt1 thou canst make me clean4    #h3c4
 ,and ,jesus stretching forth his hand1 
touched him1 saying3 ,i will1  be thou  
made clean4 ,and forthwith his leprosy  
was cleansed4    #h3d4 ,and ,jesus saith
 to him3 ,see thou tell no man3 but go1 
shew thyself  to the priest1 and offer  
the gift which ,moses commanded1 for a  
testimony unto them4    #h3e4 ,and when 
he had entered into ,capharnaum1 there  

came to him a  centurion1 beseeching    
him1    #h3f4 ,and saying1 ,lord1 my    
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy1
 and  is grievously tormented4    #h3g4 
,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,i will come  
and heal him4    #h3h4 ,and the         
centurion1 making answer1 said3 ,lord1  
,i am not worthy that  thou shouldst    
enter under my roof2 but only say the   
word1 and my  servant shall be healed4  
#h3i4 ,for ,i also am a man subject to  
authority1 having under me  soldiers2   
and ,i say to this1 ,go1 and he goeth1  
and to another ,come1 and  he cometh1   
and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he     
doeth it4    #h3aj4 ,and ,jesus hearing 
this1 marvelled2 and said to them that  
followed  him4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,i  
have not found so great faith in        
,israel4    #h3aa4 ,and ,i say to you   
that many shall come from the east and  
the west1  and shall sit down with      
,abraham1 and ,isaac and ,jacob in the  
kingdom of  heaven3    #h3ab4 ,but the  
children of the kingdom shall be cast   

out into the  exterior darkness3 there  
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 
#h3ac4 ,and ,jesus said to the          
centurion3 ,go1 and as thou hast        
believed1  so be it done to thee4 ,and  
the servant was healed at the same hour4
    #h3ad4 ,and when ,jesus was come    
into ,peter's house1 he saw his wife's  
mother lying1 and sick of a fever2      
#h3ae4 ,and he touched her hand1 and the
 fever left her1 and she arose  and     
ministered to them4    #h3af4 ,and when 
evening was come1 they brought to him   
many that were  possessed with devils3  
and he cast out the spirits with his    
word3 and  all that were sick he healed3
    #h3ag4 ,that it might be fulfilled1 
which was spoken by the prophet         
,isaias1 saying3 ,he took our           
infirmities1 and bore our diseases4     
#h3ah4 ,and ,jesus seeing great         
multitudes about him1 gave orders to    
pass  over the water4    #h3ai4 ,and a  
certain scribe came and said to him3    
,master1 ,i will follow  thee           

whithersoever thou shalt go4    #h3bj4  
,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,the foxes    
have holes1 and the birds of  the air   
nests2 but the ,son of man hath not     
where to lay his head4    #h3ba4 ,and   
another of his disciples said to him3   
,lord1 suffer me first  to go and bury  
my father4    #h3bb4 ,but ,jesus said to
 him3 ,follow me1 and let the dead bury 
their  dead4    #h3bc4 ,and when he     
entered into the boat1 his disciples    
followed him3    #h3bd4 ,and behold a   
great tempest arose in the sea1 so that 
the boat was  covered with waves1 but he
 was asleep4    #h3be4 ,and they came to
 him1 and awaked him1 saying3 ,lord1    
save us1 we  perish4    #h3bf4 ,and     
,jesus saith to them3 ,why are you      
fearful1 ,o ye of little  faith8 ,then  
rising up1 he commanded the winds1 and  
the sea1 and there  came a great calm4  
#h3bg4 ,but the men wondered1 saying3   
,what manner of man is this1 for the    
winds and the sea obey him8    #h3bh4   
,and when he was come on the other side 

of the water1 into the  country of the  
,gerasens1 there met him two that were  
possessed with  devils1 coming out of   
the sepulchres1 exceeding fierce1 so    
that none  could pass by that way4      
#h3bi4 ,and behold they cried out1      
saying3 ,what have we to do with thee1  
,jesus ,son of ,god8 art thou come      
hither to torment us before the time8   
#h3cj4 ,and there was1 not far from     
them1 a herd of many swine feeding4     
#h3ca4 ,and the devils besought him1    
saying3 ,if thou cast us out hence1     
send us into the herd of swine4         
#h3cb4 ,and he said to them3 ,go4 ,but  
they going out went into the swine1  and
 behold the whole herd ran violently    
down a steep place into the  sea3 and   
they perished in the waters4    #h3cc4  
,and they that kept them fled3 and      
coming into the city1 told  every thing1
 and concerning them that had been      
possessed by the devils4    #h3cd4 ,and 
behold the whole city went out to meet  
,jesus1 and when they  saw him1 they    

besought him that he would depart from  
their coasts4      ,matthew ,chapter #i 
,christ heals one sick of palsy3 calls  
,matthew3 cures the issue of  blood3    
raises to life the daughter of ,jairus3 
gives sight to two blind  men3 and heals
 a dumb man possessed by the devil4     
#i3a4 ,and entering into a boat1 he     
passed over the water and came into  his
 own city4    #i3b4 ,and behold they    
brought to him one sick of the palsy    
lying in a  bed4 ,and ,jesus1 seeing    
their faith1 said to the man sick of the
 palsy3  ,be of good heart1 son1 thy    
sins are forgiven thee4    #i3c4 ,and   
behold some of the scribes said within  
themselves3 ,he  blasphemeth4    #i3d4  
,and ,jesus seeing their thoughts1 said3
 ,why do you think evil in  your hearts8
    #i3e4 ,whether is easier1 to say1   
,thy sins are forgiven thee3 or to say1 
,arise1 and walk8    #i3f4 ,but that you
 may know that the ,son of man hath     
power on earth to  forgive sins1 7then  
said he to the man sick of the palsy17  

,arise1 take  up thy bed1 and go into   
thy house4    #i3g4 ,and he arose1 and  
went into his house4    #i3h4 ,and the  
multitude seeing it1 feared1 and        
glorified ,god that gave  such power to 
men4    #i3i4 ,and when ,jesus passed on
 from thence1 he saw a man sitting in   
the  custom house1 named ,matthew2 and  
he saith to him3 ,follow me4 ,and he    
arose up and followed him4    #i3aj4    
,and it came to pass as he was sitting  
at meat in the house1  behold many      
publicans and sinners came1 and sat down
 with ,jesus and his  disciples4        
#i3aa4 ,and the ,pharisees seeing it1   
said to his disciples3 ,why doth your   
master eat with publicans and sinners8  
#i3ab4 ,but ,jesus hearing it1 said3    
,they that are in health need not a     
physician1 but they that are ill4       
#i3ac4 ,go then and learn what this     
meaneth1 ,i will have mercy and not     
sacrifice4 ,for ,i am not come to call  
the just1 but sinners4    #i3ad4 ,then  
came to him the disciples of ,john1     

saying3 ,why do we and the  ,pharisees1 
fast often1 but thy disciples do not    
fast8    #i3ae4 ,and ,jesus said to     
them3 ,can the children of the          
bridegroom mourn1  as long as the       
bridegroom is with them8 ,but the days  
will come1 when  the bridegroom shall be
 taken away from them1 and then they    
shall fast4    ,can the children of the 
bridegroom4444 ,this1 by a ,hebraism1   
signifies  the friends or companions of 
the bridegroom4    #i3af4 ,and nobody   
putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old
 garment4 ,for  it taketh away the      
fulness thereof from the garment1 and   
there is made  a greater rent4    #i3ag4
 ,neither do they put new wine into old 
bottles4 ,otherwise the  bottles break1 
and the wine runneth out1 and the       
bottles perish4 ,but  new wine they put 
into new bottles3 and both are          
preserved4    #i3ah4 ,as he was speaking
 these things unto them1 behold a       
certain ruler  came up1 and adored him1 
saying3 ,lord1 my daughter is even now  

dead2  but come1 lay thy hand upon her1 
and she shall live4    #i3ai4 ,and      
,jesus rising up followed him1 with his 
disciples4    #i3bj4 ,and behold a woman
 who was troubled with an issue of blood
 twelve  years1 came behind him1 and    
touched the hem of his garment4         
#i3ba4 ,for she said within herself3 ,if
 ,i shall touch only his garment1 ,i    
shall be healed4    #i3bb4 ,but ,jesus  
turning and seeing her1 said3 ,be of    
good heart1  daughter1 thy faith hath   
made thee whole4 ,and the woman was made
 whole  from that hour4    #i3bc4 ,and  
when ,jesus was come into the house of  
the ruler1 and saw the  minstrels and   
the multitude making a rout1    #i3bd4  
,he said3 ,give place1 for the girl is  
not dead1 but sleepeth4 ,and  they      
laughed him to scorn4    #i3be4 ,and    
when the multitude was put forth1 he    
went in1 and took her by  the hand4 ,and
 the maid arose4    #i3bf4 ,and the fame
 hereof went abroad into all that       
country4    #i3bg4 ,and as ,jesus passed

 from thence1 there followed him two    
blind men  crying out and saying1 ,have 
mercy on us1 ,o ,son of ,david4         
#i3bh4 ,and when he was come to the     
house1 the blind men came to him4 ,and  
,jesus saith to them1 ,do you believe1  
that ,i can do this unto you8 ,they  say
 to him1 ,yea1 ,lord4    #i3bi4 ,then he
 touched their eyes1 saying1 ,according 
to your faith1 be  it done unto you4    
#i3cj4 ,and their eyes were opened1 and 
,jesus strictly charged them1  saying1  
,see that no man know this4    #i3ca4   
,but they going out1 spread his fame    
abroad in all that country4    #i3cb4   
,and when they were gone out1 behold    
they brought him a dumb man1  possessed 
with a devil4    #i3cc4 ,and after the  
devil was cast out1 the dumb man spoke1 
and the  multitudes wondered1 saying1   
,never was the like seen in ,israel4    
#i3cd4 ,but the ,pharisees said1 ,by the
 prince of devils he casteth out        
devils4    #i3ce4 ,and ,jesus went about
 all the cities and towns1 teaching in  

their  synagogues1 and preaching the    
gospel of the kingdom1 and healing every
  disease1 and every infirmity4         
#i3cf4 ,and seeing the multitudes1 he   
had compassion on them3 because  they   
were distressed1 and lying like sheep   
that have no shepherd4    #i3cg4 ,then  
he saith to his disciples1 ,the harvest 
indeed is great1 but  the labourers are 
few4    #i3ch4 ,pray ye therefore the   
,lord of the harvest1 that he send forth
  labourers into his harvest4           
,matthew ,chapter #aj    ,christ sends  
out his twelve apostles1 with the power 
of miracles4 ,the  lessons he gives     
them4    #aj3a4 ,and having called his  
twelve disciples together1 he gave them 
power over unclean spirits1 to cast them
 out1 and to heal all manner of         
diseases1 and all manner of infirmities4
    #aj3b4 ,and the names of the twelve 
,apostles are these3 ,the first1 ,simon 
who is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his   
brother1    #aj3c4 ,james the son of    
,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 ,philip

 and  ,bartholomew1 ,thomas and ,matthew
 the publican1 and ,james the son of    
,alpheus1 and ,thaddeus1    #aj3d4      
,simon the ,cananean1 and ,judas        
,iscariot1 who also betrayed him4       
#aj3e4 ,these twelve ,jesus sent3       
commanding them1 saying3 ,go ye not into
  the way of the ,gentiles1 and into the
 city of the ,samaritans enter ye  not4 
#aj3f4 ,but go ye rather to the lost    
sheep of the house of ,israel4    #aj3g4
 ,and going1 preach1 saying3 ,the       
kingdom of heaven is at hand4    #aj3h4 
,heal the sick1 raise the dead1 cleanse 
the lepers1 cast out  devils3 freely    
have you received1 freely give4         
#aj3i4 ,do not possess gold1 nor silver1
 nor money in your purses3    #aj3aj4   
,nor scrip for your journey1 nor two    
coats1 nor shoes1 nor a  staff2 for the 
workman is worthy of his meat4          
#aj3aa4 ,and into whatsoever city or    
town you shall enter1 inquire who in  it
 is worthy1 and there abide till you go 
thence4    #aj3ab4 ,and when you come   

into the house1 salute it1 saying3      
,peace be to  this house4    #aj3ac4    
,and if that house be worthy1 your peace
 shall come upon it2 but  if it be not  
worthy1 your peace shall return to you4 
#aj3ad4 ,and whosoever shall not receive
 you1 nor hear your words3 going  forth 
out of that house or city shake off the 
dust from your feet4    #aj3ae4 ,amen ,i
 say to you1 it shall be more tolerable 
for the land of  ,sodom and ,gomorrha in
 the day of judgment1 than for that     
city4    #aj3af4 ,behold ,i send you as 
sheep in the midst of wolves4 ,be ye    
therefore wise as serpents and simple as
 doves4    ,simple4444 ,that is1        
harmless1 plain1 sincere1 and without   
guile4    #aj3ag4 ,but beware of men4   
,for they will deliver you up in        
councils1 and  they will scourge you in 
their synagogues4    #aj3ah4 ,and you   
shall be brought before governors1 and  
before kings for  my sake1 for a        
testimony to them and to the ,gentiles3 
#aj3ai4 ,but when they shall deliver you

 up1 take no thought how or what  to    
speak3 for it shall be given you in that
 hour what to speak3    #aj3bj4 ,for it 
is not you that speak1 but the spirit of
 your ,father that  speaketh in you4    
#aj3ba4 ,the brother also shall deliver 
up the brother to death1 and the  father
 the son2 and the children shall rise up
 against their parents1  and shall put  
them to death4    #aj3bb4 ,and you shall
 be hated by all men for my name's sake3
 but he  that shall persevere unto the  
end1 he shall be saved4    #aj3bc4 ,and 
when they shall persecute you in this   
city1 flee into  another4 ,amen ,i say  
to you1 you shall not finish all the    
cities of  ,israel1 till the ,son of man
 come4    #aj3bd4 ,the disciple is not  
above the master1 nor the servant above 
his  lord4    #aj3be4 ,it is enough for 
the disciple that he be as his master1  
and the  servant as his lord4 ,if they  
have called the good man of the house   
,beelzebub1 how much more them of his   
household8    #aj3bf4 ,therefore fear   

them not4 ,for nothing is covered that  
shall not  be revealed3 nor hid1 that   
shall not be known4    #aj3bg4 ,that    
which ,i tell you in the dark1 speak ye 
in the light3 and  that which you hear  
in the ear1 preach ye upon the          
housetops4    #aj3bh4 ,and fear ye not  
them that kill the body1 and are not    
able to  kill the soul3 but rather fear 
him that can destroy both soul and body 
in hell4    #aj3bi4 ,are not two        
sparrows sold for a farthing8 and not   
one of them  shall fall on the ground   
without your ,father4    #aj3cj4 ,but   
the very hairs of your head are all     
numbered4    #aj3ca4 ,fear not          
therefore3 better are you than many     
sparrows4    #aj3cb4 ,every one         
therefore that shall confess me before  
men1 ,i will  also confess him before my
 ,father who is in heaven4    #aj3cc4   
,but he that shall deny me before men1  
,i will also deny him  before my ,father
 who is in heaven4    #aj3cd4 ,do not   
think that ,i came to send peace upon   

earth3 ,i came not to  send peace1 but  
the sword4    #aj3ce4 ,for ,i came to   
set a man at variance against his       
father1 and the  daughter against her   
mother1 and the daughter in law against 
her mother  in law4    ,i came to set a 
man at variance1 etc4444 ,not that this 
was the end or  design of the coming of 
our ,saviour2 but that his coming and   
his  doctrine would have this effect1 by
 reason of the obstinate resistance     
that many would make1 and of their      
persecuting all such as should  adhere  
to him4    #aj3cf4 ,and a man's enemies 
shall be they of his own household4     
#aj3cg4 ,he that loveth father or mother
 more than me1 is not worthy of  me2 and
 he that loveth son or daughter more    
than me1 is not worthy of  me4          
#aj3ch4 ,and he that taketh not up his  
cross1 and followeth me1 is not  worthy 
of me4    #aj3ci4 ,he that findeth his  
life1 shall lose it3 and he that shall  
lose  his life for me1 shall find it4   
#aj3dj4 ,he that receiveth you1         

receiveth me3 and he that receiveth me1 
receiveth him that sent me4    #aj3da4  
,he that receiveth a prophet in the name
 of a prophet1 shall  receive the reward
 of a prophet3 and he that receiveth a  
just man in  the name of a just man1    
shall receive the reward of a just man4 
#aj3db4 ,and whosoever shall give to    
drink to one of these little ones a  cup
 of cold water only in the name of a    
disciple1 amen ,i say to you he  shall  
not lose his reward4      ,matthew      
,chapter #aa    ,john sends his         
disciples to ,christ1 who upbraids the  
,jews for their  incredulity1 and calls 
to him such as are sensible of their    
burdens4    #aa3a4 ,and it came to pass1
 when ,jesus had made an end of         
commanding his  twelve disciples1 he    
passed from thence1 to teach and to     
preach in  their cities4    #aa3b4 ,now 
when ,john had heard in prison the works
 of ,christ3 sending  two of his        
disciples he said to him3    #aa3c4 ,art
 thou he that art to come1 or look we   

for another8    #aa3d4 ,and ,jesus      
making answer said to them3 ,go and     
relate to ,john what  you have heard and
 seen4    #aa3e4 ,the blind see1 the    
lame walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 the 
deaf  hear1 the dead rise again1 the    
poor have the gospel preached to them4  
#aa3f4 ,and blessed is he that shall not
 be scandalized in me4    ,scandalized  
in me4444 ,that is1 who shall not take  
occasion of scandal  or offence from my 
humility1 and the disgraceful death of  
the cross  which ,i shall endure4       
#aa3g4 ,and when they went their way1   
,jesus began to say to the  multitudes  
concerning ,john3 ,what went you out    
into the desert to see8 a  reed shaken  
with the wind8    #aa3h4 ,but what went 
you out to see8 a man clothed in soft   
garments8  ,behold they that are clothed
 in soft garments1 are in the houses of 
kings4    #aa3i4 ,but what went you out 
to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea ,i tell you1   
and more  than a prophet4    #aa3aj4    
,for this is he of whom it is written3  

,behold ,i send my angel  before thy    
face1 who shall prepare thy way before  
thee4    #aa3aa4 ,amen ,i say to you1   
there hath not risen among them that are
 born  of women a greater than ,john the
 ,baptist3 yet he that is the lesser in 
the kingdom of heaven is greater than   
he4    #aa3ab4 ,and from the days of    
,john the ,baptist until now1 the       
kingdom of  heaven suffereth violence1  
and the violent bear it away4           
,suffereth violence1 etc4444 ,it is not 
to be obtained but by main force1  by   
using violence upon ourselves1 by       
mortification and penance1 and          
resisting our perverse inclinations4    
#aa3ac4 ,for all the prophets and the   
law prophesied until ,john3    #aa3ad4  
,and if you will receive it1 he is      
,elias that is to come4    ,he is       
,elias1 etc4444 ,not in person1 but in  
spirit4 ,st4 ,luke #a4 #ag4    #aa3ae4  
,he that hath ears to hear1 let him     
hear4    #aa3af4 ,but whereunto shall ,i
 esteem this generation to be like8 ,it 

is  like to children sitting in the     
market place4    #aa3ag4 ,who crying to 
their companions say3 ,we have piped to 
you1 and  you have not danced3 we have  
lamented1 and you have not mourned4     
#aa3ah4 ,for ,john came neither eating  
nor drinking2 and they say3 ,he hath  a 
devil4    #aa3ai4 ,the ,son of man came 
eating and drinking1 and they say3      
,behold a  man that is a glutton and a  
wine drinker1 a friend of publicans and 
sinners4 ,and wisdom is justified by her
 children4    #aa3bj4 ,then began he to 
upbraid the cities wherein were done the
 most  of his miracles1 for that they   
had not done penance4    #aa3ba4 ,woe to
 thee1 ,corozain1 woe to thee1          
,bethsaida3 for if in ,tyre  and ,sidon 
had been wrought the miracles that have 
been wrought in you1  they had long ago 
done penance in sackcloth and ashes4    
#aa3bb4 ,but ,i say unto you1 it shall  
be more tolerable for ,tyre and  ,sidon 
in the day of judgment1 than for you4   
#aa3bc4 ,and thou ,capharnaum1 shalt    

thou be exalted up to heaven8 thou      
shalt go down even unto hell4 ,for if in
 ,sodom had been wrought the  miracles  
that have been wrought in thee1 perhaps 
it had remained unto  this day4         
#aa3bd4 ,but ,i say unto you1 that it   
shall be more tolerable for the land  of
 ,sodom in the day of judgment than for 
thee4    #aa3be4 ,at that time ,jesus   
answered and said3 ,i confess to thee1  
,o  ,father1 ,lord of ,heaven and earth1
 because thou hast hid these things     
from the wise and prudent1 and hast     
revealed them to little ones4    #aa3bf4
 ,yea1 ,father3 for so hath it seemed   
good in thy sight4    #aa3bg4 ,all      
things are delivered to me by my        
,father4 ,and no one knoweth  the ,son  
but the ,father3 neither doth any one   
know the ,father1 but the  ,son1 and he 
to whom it shall please the ,son to     
reveal him4    #aa3bh4 ,come to me all  
you that labor and are burdened1 and ,i 
will  refresh you4    #aa3bi4 ,take up  
my yoke upon you1 and learn of me1      

because ,i am meek1  and humble of      
heart3 ,and you shall find rest to your 
souls4    #aa3cj4 ,for my yoke is sweet 
and my burden light4      ,matthew      
,chapter #ab    ,christ reproves the    
blindness of the ,pharisees1 and        
confutes their  attributing his miracles
 to ,satan4    #ab3a4 ,at that time     
,jesus went through the corn on the     
sabbath3 and his  disciples being       
hungry1 began to pluck the ears1 and to 
eat4    #ab3b4 ,and the ,pharisees      
seeing them1 said to him3 ,behold thy   
disciples  do that which is not lawful  
to do on the sabbath days4    #ab3c4    
,but he said to them3 ,have you not read
 what ,david did when he was  hungry1   
and they that were with him3    #ab3d4  
,how he entered into the house of ,god1 
and did eat the loaves of  proposition1 
which it was not lawful for him to eat1 
nor for them that  were with him1 but   
for the priests only8    ,the loaves of 
proposition4444 ,so were called the     
twelve loaves which  were placed before 

the sanctuary in the temple of ,god4    
#ab3e4 ,or have ye not read in the law1 
that on the sabbath days the  priests in
 the temple break the sabbath1 and are  
without blame8    #ab3f4 ,but ,i tell   
you that there is here a greater than   
the temple4    #ab3g4 ,and if you knew  
what this meaneth3 ,i will have mercy1  
and not  sacrifice3 you would never have
 condemned the innocent4    #ab3h4 ,for 
the ,son of man is ,lord even of the    
sabbath4    #ab3i4 ,and when he had     
passed from thence1 he came into their  
synagogues4    #ab3aj4 ,and behold there
 was a man who had a withered hand1 and 
they  asked him1 saying3 ,is it lawful  
to heal on the sabbath days8 that they  
might accuse him4    #ab3aa4 ,but he    
said to them3 ,what man shall there be  
among you1 that  hath one sheep3 and if 
the same fall into a pit on the sabbath 
day1  will he not take hold on it and   
lift it up8    #ab3ab4 ,how much better 
is a man than a sheep8 ,therefore it is 
lawful to  do a good deed on the sabbath

 days4    #ab3ac4 ,then he saith to the 
man3 ,stretch forth thy hand2 and he    
stretched it forth1 and it was restored 
to health even as the other4    #ab3ad4 
,and the ,pharisees going out made a    
consultation against him1 how  they     
might destroy him4    #ab3ae4 ,but      
,jesus knowing it1 retired from thence3 
and many followed  him1 and he healed   
them all4    #ab3af4 ,and he charged    
them that they should not make him      
known4    #ab3ag4 ,that it might be     
fulfilled which was spoken by ,isaias   
the  prophet1 saying3    #ab3ah4 ,behold
 my servant whom ,i have chosen1 my     
beloved in whom my soul  hath been well 
pleased4 ,i will put my spirit upon him1
 and he shall  shew judgment to the     
,gentiles4    #ab3ai4 ,he shall not     
contend1 nor cry out1 neither shall any 
man hear  his voice in the streets4     
#ab3bj4 ,the bruised reed he shall not  
break3 and smoking flax he shall  not   
extinguish3 till he send forth judgment 
unto victory4    #ab3ba4 ,and in his    

name the ,gentiles shall hope4          
#ab3bb4 ,then was offered to him one    
possessed with a devil1 blind and  dumb3
 and he healed him1 so that he spoke and
 saw4    #ab3bc4 ,and all the multitudes
 were amazed1 and said3 ,is not this the
  son of ,david8    #ab3bd4 ,but the    
,pharisees hearing it1 said3 ,this man  
casteth not out  devils but by          
,beelzebub the prince of the devils4    
#ab3be4 ,and ,jesus knowing their       
thoughts1 said to them3 ,every kingdom  
divided against itself shall be made    
desolate3 and every city or house       
divided against itself shall not stand4 
#ab3bf4 ,and if ,satan cast out ,satan1 
he is divided against himself3 how  then
 shall his kingdom stand8    #ab3bg4    
,and if ,i by ,beelzebub cast out       
devils1 by whom do your children  cast  
them out8 ,therefore they shall be your 
judges4    #ab3bh4 ,but if ,i by the    
,spirit of ,god cast out devils1 then is
 the  kingdom of ,god come upon you4    
#ab3bi4 ,or how can any one enter into  

the house of the strong1 and rifle  his 
goods1 unless he first bind the strong8 
and then he will rifle his  house4      
#ab3cj4 ,he that is not with me1 is     
against me3 and he that gathereth not   
with me1 scattereth4    #ab3ca4         
,therefore ,i say to you3 ,every sin and
 blasphemy shall be  forgiven men1 but  
the blasphemy of the ,spirit shall not  
be forgiven4    ,the blasphemy of the   
,spirit4444 ,the sin here spoken of is  
that  blasphemy1 by which the ,pharisees
 attributed the miracles of ,christ1    
wrought by the ,spirit of ,god1 to      
,beelzebub the prince of devils4 ,now   
this kind of sin is usually accompanied 
with so much obstinacy1 and  such wilful
 opposing the ,spirit of ,god1 and the  
known truth1 that men  who are guilty of
 it1 are seldom or never converted3 and 
therefore are  never forgiven1 because  
they will not repent4 ,otherwise there  
is no  sin1 which ,god cannot or will   
not forgive to such as sincerely repent1
  and have recourse to the keys of the  

church4    #ab3cb4 ,and whosoever shall 
speak a word against the ,son of man1 it
  shall be forgiven him3 but he that    
shall speak against the ,holy ,ghost1   
it shall not be forgiven him neither in 
this world1 nor in the world to  come4  
,nor in the world to come4444 ,from     
these words ,st4 ,augustine 7,de ,civ4  
,dei1 lib4 #ba1 c4 #ac7 and ,st4        
,gregory 7,dialog41 #d1 c4 #ci7 gather1 
that  some sins may be remitted in the  
world to come2 and1 consequently1 that  
there is a purgatory or a middle place4 
#ab3cc4 ,either make the tree good and  
its fruit good3 or make the tree  evil1 
and its fruit evil4 ,for by the fruit   
the tree is known4    #ab3cd4 ,o        
generation of vipers1 how can you speak 
good things1 whereas  you are evil8 for 
out of the abundance of the heart the   
mouth speaketh4    #ab3ce4 ,a good man  
out of a good treasure bringeth forth   
good things3  and an evil man out of an 
evil treasure bringeth forth evil       
things4    #ab3cf4 ,but ,i say unto you1

 that every idle word that men shall    
speak1  they shall render an account for
 it in the day of judgment4    ,every   
idle word4444 ,this shews there must be 
a place of temporal  punishment         
hereafter where these slighter faults   
shall be punished4    #ab3cg4 ,for by   
thy words thou shalt be justified1 and  
by thy words thou  shalt be condemned4  
#ab3ch4 ,then some of the scribes and   
,pharisees answered him1 saying3        
,master1 we would see a sign from thee4 
,a sign4444 ,that is1 a miracle from    
heaven4 ,st4 ,luke #aa4 #af4    #ab3ci4 
,who answering said to them3 ,an evil   
and adulterous generation  seeketh a    
sign3 and a sign shall not be given it1 
but the sign of ,jonas  the prophet4    
#ab3dj4 ,for as ,jonas was in the       
whale's belly three days and three      
nights3 so shall the ,son of man be in  
the heart of the earth three days  and  
three nights4    ,three days1 etc4444   
,not complete days and nights2 but part 
of three  days1 and three nights taken  

according to the way that the ,hebrews  
counted their days and nights1 viz41    
from evening to evening4    #ab3da4 ,the
 men of ,ninive shall rise in judgment  
with this generation1  and shall condemn
 it3 because they did penance at the    
preaching of  ,jonas4 ,and behold a     
greater than ,jonas here4    #ab3db4    
,the queen of the south shall rise in   
judgment with this  generation1 and     
shall condemn it3 because she came from 
the ends of the  earth to hear the      
wisdom of ,solomon1 and behold a greater
 than ,solomon  here4    #ab3dc4 ,and   
when an unclean spirit is gone out of a 
man he walketh  through dry places      
seeking rest1 and findeth none4         
#ab3dd4 ,then he saith3 ,i will return  
into my house from whence ,i came  out4 
,and coming he findeth it empty1 swept1 
and garnished4    #ab3de4 ,then he      
goeth1 and taketh with him seven other  
spirits more  wicked than himself1 and  
they enter in and dwell there3 and the  
last  state of that man is made worse   

than the first4 ,so shall it be also to 
this wicked generation4    #ab3df4 ,as  
he was yet speaking to the multitudes1  
behold his mother and  his brethren     
stood without1 seeking to speak to him4 
#ab3dg4 ,and one said unto him3 ,behold 
thy mother and thy brethren stand       
without1 seeking thee4    #ab3dh4 ,but  
he answering him that told him1 said3   
,who is my mother1 and  who are my      
brethren8    ,who is my mother84444     
,this was not spoken by way of slighting
 his  mother1 but to shew that we are   
never to suffer ourselves to be taken   
from the service of ,god1 by any        
inordinate affection to our earthly     
parents3 and that which our ,lord       
chiefly regarded in his mother1 was  her
 doing the will of his ,father in       
heaven4 ,it may also further allude  to 
the reprobation of the ,jews1 his carnal
 kindred1 and the election of  the      
,gentiles4    #ab3di4 ,and stretching   
forth his hand towards his disciples1 he
 said3  ,behold my mother and my        

brethren4    #ab3ej4 ,for whosoever     
shall do the will of my ,father1 that is
 in heaven1  he is my brother1 and      
sister1 and mother4      ,matthew       
,chapter #ac    ,the parables of the    
sower and the cockle3 of the            
mustardseed1 etc4    #ac3a4 ,the same   
day ,jesus going out of the house1 sat  
by the sea side4    #ac3b4 ,and great   
multitudes were gathered together unto  
him1 so that he  went up into a boat and
 sat3 and all the multitude stood on the
 shore4    #ac3c4 ,and he spoke to them 
many things in parables1 saying3 ,behold
 the  sower went forth to sow4    #ac3d4
 ,and whilst he soweth some fell by the 
way side1 and the birds of  the air came
 and ate them up4    #ac3e4 ,and other  
some fell upon stony ground1 where they 
had not much  earth3 and they sprung up 
immediately1 because they had no        
deepness of  earth4    #ac3f4 ,and when 
the sun was up they were scorched3 and  
because they had  not root1 they        
withered away4    #ac3g4 ,and others    

fell among thorns3 and the thorns grew  
up and choked  them4    #ac3h4 ,and     
others fell upon good ground3 and they  
brought forth fruit1  some an hundred   
fold1 some sixty fold1 and some thirty  
fold4    #ac3i4 ,he that hath ears to   
hear1 let him hear4    #ac3aj4 ,and his 
disciples came and said to him3 ,why    
speakest thou to  them in parables8     
#ac3aa4 ,who answered and said to them3 
,because to you it is given to  know the
 mysteries of the kingdom of heaven3 but
 to them it is not  given4    #ac3ab4   
,for he that hath1 to him shall be      
given1 and he shall abound3  but he that
 hath not1 from him shall be taken away 
that also which he  hath4    #ac3ac4    
,therefore do ,i speak to them in       
parables3 because seeing they  see not1 
and hearing they hear not1 neither do   
they understand4    #ac3ad4 ,and the    
prophecy of ,isaias is fulfilled in     
them1 who saith3 ,by  hearing you shall 
hear1 and shall not understand3 and     
seeing you shall  see1 and shall not    

perceive4    #ac3ae4 ,for the heart of  
this people is grown gross1 and with    
their ears  they have been dull of      
hearing1 and their eyes they have shut3 
lest at  any time they should see with  
their eyes1 and hear with their ears1   
and  understand with their heart1 and be
 converted1 and ,i should heal them4    
#ac3af4 ,but blessed are your eyes1     
because they see1 and your ears1        
because they hear4    #ac3ag4 ,for1     
amen1 ,i say to you1 many prophets and  
just men have desired  to see the things
 that you see1 and have not seen them3  
and to hear the  things that you hear   
and have not heard them4    #ac3ah4     
,hear you therefore the parable of the  
sower4    #ac3ai4 ,when any one heareth 
the word of the kingdom1 and            
understandeth  it not1 there cometh the 
wicked one1 and catcheth away that which
 was  sown in his heart3 this is he that
 received the seed by the way side4     
#ac3bj4 ,and he that received the seed  
upon stony ground1 is he that  heareth  

the word1 and immediately receiveth it  
with joy4    #ac3ba4 ,yet hath he not   
root in himself1 but is only for a time3
 and  when there ariseth tribulation and
 persecution because of the word1 he  is
 presently scandalized4    #ac3bb4 ,and 
he that received the seed among thorns1 
is he that heareth  the word1 and the   
care of this world and the deceitfulness
 of riches  choketh up the word1 and he 
becometh fruitless4    #ac3bc4 ,but he  
that received the seed upon good ground1
 is he that  heareth the word1 and      
understandeth1 and beareth fruit1 and   
yieldeth  the one an hundredfold1 and   
another sixty1 and another thirty4      
#ac3bd4 ,another parable he proposed to 
them1 saying3 ,the kingdom of  heaven is
 likened to a man that sowed good seed  
in his field4    #ac3be4 ,but while men 
were asleep1 his enemy came and         
oversowed cockle  among the wheat and   
went his way4    #ac3bf4 ,and when the  
blade was sprung up1 and had brought    
forth fruit1  then appeared also the    

cockle4    #ac3bg4 ,and the servants of 
the good man of the house coming said to
  him4 ,sir1 didst thou not sow good    
seed in thy field8 ,whence then hath  it
 cockle8    #ac3bh4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,an enemy hath done this4 ,and the
 servants  said to him3 ,wilt thou that 
we go and gather it up8    #ac3bi4 ,and 
he said3 ,no1 lest perhaps gathering up 
the cockle1 you root  up the wheat also 
together with it4    #ac3cj4 ,suffer    
both to grow until the harvest1 and in  
the time of the  harvest ,i will say to 
the reapers3 ,gather up first the       
cockle1 and bind  it into bundles to    
burn1 but the wheat gather ye into my   
barn4    #ac3ca4 ,another parable he    
proposed unto them1 saying3 ,the kingdom
 of  heaven is like to a grain of       
mustard seed1 which a man took and sowed
  in his field4    #ac3cb4 ,which is the
 least indeed of all seeds2 but when it 
is grown up1  it is greater than all    
herbs1 and becometh a tree1 so that the 
birds of  the air come1 and dwell in the

 branches thereof4    #ac3cc4 ,another  
parable he spoke to them3 ,the kingdom  
of heaven is like  to leaven1 which a   
woman took and hid in three measures of 
meal1 until  the whole was leavened4    
#ac3cd4 ,all these things ,jesus spoke  
in parables to the multitudes3 and      
without parables he did not speak to    
them4    #ac3ce4 ,that it might be      
fulfilled which was spoken by the       
prophet1  saying3 ,i will open my mouth 
in parables1 ,i will utter things hidden
  from the foundation of the world4     
#ac3cf4 ,then having sent away the      
multitudes1 he came into the house1  and
 his disciples came to him1 saying3     
,expound to us the parable of the       
cockle of the field4    #ac3cg4 ,who    
made answer and said to them3 ,he that  
soweth the good seed  is the ,son of    
man4    #ac3ch4 ,and the field is the   
world4 ,and the good seed are the       
children  of the kingdom4 ,and the      
cockle are the children of the wicked   
one4    #ac3ci4 ,and the enemy that     

sowed them1 is the devil4 ,but the      
harvest is  the end of the world4 ,and  
the reapers are the angels4    #ac3dj4  
,even as cockle therefore is gathered   
up1 and burnt with fire3 so  shall it be
 at the end of the world4    #ac3da4    
,the ,son of man shall send his angels1 
and they shall gather out  of his       
kingdom all scandals1 and them that work
 iniquity4    #ac3db4 ,and shall cast   
them into the furnace of fire3 there    
shall be  weeping and gnashing of teeth4
    #ac3dc4 ,then shall the just shine  
as the sun1 in the kingdom of their     
,father4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let
 him hear4    #ac3dd4 ,the kingdom of   
heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in
 a field4  ,which a man having found1   
hid it1 and for joy thereof goeth1 and  
selleth all that he hath1 and buyeth    
that field4    #ac3de4 ,again the       
kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant 
seeking good  pearls4    #ac3df4 ,who   
when he had found one pearl of great    
price1 went his way1  and sold all that 

he had1 and bought it4    #ac3dg4 ,again
 the kingdom of heaven is like to a net 
cast into the sea1  and gathering       
together of all kinds of fishes4        
#ac3dh4 ,which1 when it was filled1 they
 drew out1 and sitting by the  shore1   
they chose out the good into vessels1   
but the bad they cast  forth4    #ac3di4
 ,so shall it be at the end of the      
world4 ,the angels shall go out1  and   
shall separate the wicked from among the
 just4    #ac3ej4 ,and shall cast them  
into the furnace of fire3 there shall be
  weeping and gnashing of teeth4        
#ac3ea4 ,have ye understood all these   
things8 ,they say to him3 ,yes4         
#ac3eb4 ,he said unto them3 ,therefore  
every scribe instructed in the  kingdom 
of heaven1 is like to a man that is a   
householder1 who bringeth  forth out of 
his treasure new things and old4        
#ac3ec4 ,and it came to pass3 when      
,jesus had finished these parables1 he  
passed from thence4    #ac3ed4 ,and     
coming into his own country1 he taught  

them in their  synagogues1 so that they 
wondered and said3 ,how came this man by
 this  wisdom and miracles8    #ac3ee4  
,is not this the carpenter's son8 ,is   
not his mother called ,mary1  and his   
brethren ,james1 and ,joseph1 and       
,simon1 and ,jude3    ,his brethren4444 
,these were the children of ,mary the   
wife of ,cleophas1  sister to our       
,blessed ,lady1 7,st4 ,matt4 #bg4 #ef2  
,st4 ,john #ai4 #be17 and  therefore1   
according to the usual style of the     
,scripture1 they were  called brethren1 
that is1 near relations to our ,saviour4
    #ac3ef4 ,and his sisters1 are they  
not all with us8 ,whence therefore hath 
he all these things8    #ac3eg4 ,and    
they were scandalized in his regard4    
,but ,jesus said to them3  ,a prophet is
 not without honour1 save in his own    
country1 and in his  own house4         
#ac3eh4 ,and he wrought not many        
miracles there1 because of their        
unbelief4      ,matthew ,chapter #ad    
,herod puts ,john to death4 ,christ     

feeds five thousand in the desert4 ,he  
walks upon the sea1 and heals all the   
diseased with the touch of his  garment4
    #ad3a4 ,at that time ,herod the     
,tetrarch heard the fame of ,jesus4     
,tetrarch4444 ,this word1 derived from  
the ,greek1 signifies one that  rules   
over the fourth part of a kingdom3 as   
,herod then ruled over  ,galilee1 which 
was but the fourth part of the kingdom  
of his father4    #ad3b4 ,and he said to
 his servants3 ,this is ,john the       
,baptist3 he is  risen from the dead1   
and therefore mighty works shew forth   
themselves  in him4    #ad3c4 ,for      
,herod had apprehended ,john and bound  
him1 and put him into  prison1 because  
of ,herodias1 his brother's wife4       
#ad3d4 ,for ,john said to him3 ,it is   
not lawful for thee to have her4        
#ad3e4 ,and having a mind to put him to 
death1 he feared the people3  because   
they esteemed him as a prophet4         
#ad3f4 ,but on ,herod's birthday1 the   
daughter of ,herodias danced before     

them3 and pleased ,herod4    #ad3g4     
,whereupon he promised with an oath1 to 
give her whatsoever she  would ask of   
him4    #ad3h4 ,but she being instructed
 before by her mother1 said3 ,give me   
here  in a dish the head of ,john the   
,baptist4    #ad3i4 ,and the king was   
struck sad3 yet because of his oath1 and
 for  them that sat with him at table1  
he commanded it to be given4    #ad3aj4 
,and he sent1 and beheaded ,john in the 
prison4    #ad3aa4 ,and his head was    
brought in a dish3 and it was given to  
the  damsel1 and she brought it to her  
mother4    #ad3ab4 ,and his disciples   
came and took the body1 and buried it1  
and  came and told ,jesus4    #ad3ac4   
,which when ,jesus had heard1 he retired
 from thence by a boat1  into a desert  
place apart1 and the multitudes having  
heard of it1  followed him on foot out  
of the cities4    #ad3ad4 ,and he coming
 forth saw a great multitude1 and had   
compassion on  them1 and healed their   
sick4    #ad3ae4 ,and when it was       

evening1 his disciples came to him1     
saying3 ,this  is a desert place1 and   
the hour is now passed3 send away the   
multitudes1 that going into the towns1  
they may buy themselves  victuals4      
#ad3af4 ,but ,jesus said to them1 ,they 
have no need to go3 give you them  to   
eat4    #ad3ag4 ,they answered him3 ,we 
have not here1 but five loaves1 and two 
fishes4    #ad3ah4 ,who said to them3   
,bring them hither to me4    #ad3ai4    
,and when he had commanded the multitude
 to sit down upon the  grass1 he took   
the five loaves and the two fishes1 and 
looking up to  heaven1 he blessed1 and  
brake1 and gave the loaves to his       
disciples1  and the disciples to the    
multitudes4    #ad3bj4 ,and they did all
 eat1 and were filled4 ,and they took up
 what  remained1 twelve full baskets of 
fragments4    #ad3ba4 ,and the number of
 them that did eat1 was five thousand   
men1  besides women and children4       
#ad3bb4 ,and forthwith ,jesus obliged   
his disciples to go up into the  boat1  

and to go before him over the water1    
till he dismissed the  people4          
#ad3bc4 ,and having dismissed the       
multitude1 he went into a mountain      
alone to pray4 ,and when it was evening1
 he was there alone4    #ad3bd4 ,but the
 boat in the midst of the sea was tossed
 with the waves3  for the wind was      
contrary4    #ad3be4 ,and in the fourth 
watch of the night1 he came to them     
walking  upon the sea4    #ad3bf4 ,and  
they seeing him walking upon the sea1   
were troubled1 saying3  ,it is an       
apparition4 ,and they cried out for     
fear4    #ad3bg4 ,and immediately ,jesus
 spoke to them1 saying3 ,be of good     
heart3  it is ,i1 fear ye not4          
#ad3bh4 ,and ,peter making answer1 said3
 ,lord1 if it be thou1 bid me come  to  
thee upon the waters4    #ad3bi4 ,and he
 said3 ,come4 ,and ,peter going down out
 of the boat walked  upon the water to  
come to ,jesus4    #ad3cj4 ,but seeing  
the wind strong1 he was afraid3 and when
 he began to  sink1 he cried out1       

saying3 ,lord1 save me4    #ad3ca4 ,and 
immediately ,jesus stretching forth his 
hand took hold of  him1 and said to him3
 ,o thou of little faith1 why didst thou
 doubt8    #ad3cb4 ,and when they were  
come up into the boat1 the wind ceased4 
#ad3cc4 ,and they that were in the boat 
came and adored him1 saying3  ,indeed   
thou art the ,son of ,god4    #ad3cd4   
,and having passed the water1 they came 
into the country of  ,genesar4          
#ad3ce4 ,and when the men of that place 
had knowledge of him1 they sent  into   
all that country1 and brought to him all
 that were diseased4    #ad3cf4 ,and    
they besought him that they might touch 
but the hem of his  garment4 ,and as    
many as touched1 were made whole4       
,matthew ,chapter #ae    ,christ        
reproves the ,scribes4 ,he cures the    
daughter of the woman of  ,canaan3 and  
many others3 and feeds four thousand    
with seven loaves4    #ae3a4 ,then came 
to him from ,jerusalem scribes and      
,pharisees1 saying3    #ae3b4 ,why do   

thy disciples transgress the tradition  
of the ancients8  ,for they wash not    
their hands when they eat bread4        
#ae3c4 ,but he answering1 said to them3 
,why do you also transgress the         
commandment of ,god for your tradition8 
,for ,god said3    #ae3d4 ,honour thy   
father and mother3 ,and3 ,he that shall 
curse father or  mother1 let him die the
 death4    #ae3e4 ,but you say3         
,whosoever shall say to father or       
mother1 ,the gift  whatsoever proceedeth
 from me1 shall profit thee4    ,the    
gift1 etc4444 ,that is1 the offering    
that ,i shall make to ,god1 shall  be   
instead of that which should be expended
 for thy profit4 ,this  tradition of the
 ,pharisees was calculated to enrich    
themselves2 by  exempting children from 
giving any further assistance to their  
parents1  if they once offered to the   
temple and the priests1 that which      
should  have been the support of their  
parents4 ,but this was a violation of   
the  law of ,god1 and of nature1 which  

our ,saviour here condemns4    #ae3f4   
,and he shall not honour his father or  
his mother3 and you have  made void the 
commandment of ,god for your tradition4 
#ae3g4 ,hypocrites1 well hath ,isaias   
prophesied of you1 saying3    #ae3h4    
,this people honoureth me with their    
lips3 but their heart is far  from me4  
#ae3i4 ,and in vain do they worship me1 
teaching doctrines and  commandments of 
men4    ,commandments of men4444 ,the   
doctrines and commandments here         
reprehended  are such as are either     
contrary to the law of ,god1 7as that of
  neglecting parents1 under pretence of 
giving to ,god17 or at least are        
frivolous1 unprofitable1 and no ways    
conducing to true piety1 as that  of    
often washing hands1 etc41 without      
regard to the purity of the  heart4 ,but
 as to the rules and ordinances of the  
holy church1 touching  fasts1 festivals1
 etc41 these are no ways repugnant to1  
but highly  agreeable to ,god's holy    
word1 and all ,christian piety3 neither 

are they  to be counted among the       
doctrines and commandments of men2      
because they  proceed not from mere     
human authority2 but from that which    
,christ has  established in his church2 
whose pastors he has commanded us to    
hear  and obey1 even as himself4 ,st4   
,luke #aj4 #af2 ,st4 ,matt4 #ah4 #ag4   
#ae3aj4 ,and having called together the 
multitudes unto him1 he said to  them3  
,hear ye and understand4    #ae3aa4 ,not
 that which goeth into the mouth        
defileth a man3 but what  cometh out of 
the mouth1 this defileth a man4    ,not 
that which goeth into1 etc4444 ,no      
uncleanness in meat1 nor any dirt       
contracted by eating it with unwashed   
hands1 can defile the soul3 but  sin    
alone2 or a disobedience of the heart to
 the ordinance and will of  ,god4 ,and  
thus when ,adam took the forbidden      
fruit1 it was not the apple1  which     
entered into the mouth1 but the         
disobedience to the law of ,god  which  
defiled him4 ,the same is to be said if 

a ,jew1 in the time of the  old law1 had
 eaten swine's flesh2 or a ,christian   
convert1 in the days  of the apostles1  
contrary to their ordinance1 had eaten  
blood2 or if  any of the faithful at    
present should transgress the ordinance 
of ,god's  church1 by breaking the      
fasts3 for in all these cases the soul  
would be  defiled2 not indeed by that   
which goeth into the mouth2 but by the  
disobedience of the heart1 in wilfully  
transgressing the ordinance of  ,god1 or
 of those who have their authority from 
him4    #ae3ab4 ,then came his          
disciples1 and said to him3 ,dost thou  
know that  the ,pharisees1 when they    
heard this word1 were scandalized8      
#ae3ac4 ,but he answering1 said3 ,every 
plant which my heavenly ,father  hath   
not planted1 shall be rooted up4        
#ae3ad4 ,let them alone3 they are blind1
 and leaders of the blind4 ,and if  the 
blind lead the blind1 both fall into the
 pit4    #ae3ae4 ,and ,peter answering1 
said to him3 ,expound to us this        

parable4    #ae3af4 ,but he said3 ,are  
you also yet without understanding8     
#ae3ag4 ,do you not understand1 that    
whatsoever entereth into the mouth1     
goeth into the belly1 and is cast out   
into the privy8    #ae3ah4 ,but the     
things which proceed out of the mouth1  
come forth from  the heart1 and those   
things defile a man4    #ae3ai4 ,for    
from the heart come forth evil thoughts1
 murders1  adulteries1 fornications1    
thefts1 false testimonies1 blasphemies4 
#ae3bj4 ,these are the things that      
defile a man4 ,but to eat with unwashed 
hands doth not defile a man4    #ae3ba4 
,and ,jesus went from thence1 and       
retired into the coasts of ,tyre  and   
,sidon4    #ae3bb4 ,and behold a woman  
of ,canaan who came out of those coasts1
  crying out1 said to him3 ,have mercy  
on me1 ,o ,lord1 thou son of ,david3  my
 daughter is grievously troubled by a   
devil4    #ae3bc4 ,who answered her not 
a word4 ,and his disciples came and     
besought  him1 saying3 ,send her away1  

for she crieth after us3    #ae3bd4 ,and
 he answering1 said3 ,i was not sent but
 to the sheep1 that  are lost of the    
house of ,israel4    #ae3be4 ,but she   
came and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 help
 me4    #ae3bf4 ,who answering1 said3   
,it is not good to take the bread of the
  children1 and to cast it to the dogs4 
#ae3bg4 ,but she said3 ,yea1 ,lord2 for 
the whelps also eat of the crumbs  that 
fall from the table of their masters4   
#ae3bh4 ,then ,jesus answering1 said to 
her3 ,o woman1 great is thy faith3  be  
it done to thee as thou wilt3 and her   
daughter was cured from that  hour4     
#ae3bi4 ,and when ,jesus had passed away
 from thence1 he came nigh the sea  of  
,galilee3 and going up into a mountain1 
he sat there4    #ae3cj4 ,and there came
 to him great multitudes1 having with   
them the  dumb1 the blind1 the lame1 the
 maimed1 and many others3 and they cast 
them down at his feet1 and he healed    
them3    #ae3ca4 ,so that the multitudes
 marvelled seeing the dumb speak1 the   

lame  walk1 the blind see3 and they     
glorified the ,god of ,israel4          
#ae3cb4 ,and ,jesus called together his 
disciples1 and said3 ,i have  compassion
 on the multitudes1 because they        
continue with me now three  days1 and   
have not what to eat1 and ,i will not   
send them away fasting1  lest they faint
 in the way4    #ae3cc4 ,and the        
disciples say unto him3 ,whence then    
should we have so  many loaves in the   
desert1 as to fill so great a multitude8
    #ae3cd4 ,and ,jesus said to them3   
,how many loaves have you8 ,but they    
said3  ,seven1 and a few little fishes4 
#ae3ce4 ,and he commanded the multitude 
to sit down upon the ground4    #ae3cf4 
,and taking the seven loaves and the    
fishes1 and giving thanks1  he brake1   
and gave to his disciples1 and the      
disciples gave to the  people4          
#ae3cg4 ,and they did all eat1 and had  
their fill4 ,and they took up seven     
baskets full1 of what remained of the   
fragments4    #ae3ch4 ,and they that did

 eat1 were four thousand men1 beside    
children  and women4    #ae3ci4 ,and    
having dismissed the multitude1 he went 
up into a boat1 and  came into the      
coasts of ,magedan4      ,matthew       
,chapter #af    ,christ refuses to shew 
the ,pharisees a sign from heaven4      
,peter's  confession is rewarded4 ,he is
 rebuked for opposing ,christ's passion4
  ,all his followers must deny          
themselves4    #af3a4 ,and there came to
 him the ,pharisees and ,sadducees      
tempting3 and  they asked him to shew   
them a sign from heaven4    #af3b4 ,but 
he answered and said to them3 ,when it  
is evening1 you say1 ,it  will be fair  
weather1 for the sky is red4    #af3c4  
,and in the morning3 ,to day there will 
be a storm1 for the sky is  red and     
lowering4 ,you know then how to discern 
the face of the sky3 and  can you not   
know the signs of the times8    #af3d4  
,a wicked and adulterous generation     
seeketh after a sign3 and a  sign shall 
not be given it1 but the sign of ,jonas 

the prophet4 ,and he  left them1 and    
went away4    #af3e4 ,and when his      
disciples were come over the water1 they
 had  forgotten to take bread4    #af3f4
 ,who said to them3 ,take heed and      
beware of the leaven of the  ,pharisees 
and ,sadducees4    #af3g4 ,but they     
thought within themselves1 saying3      
,because we have taken  no bread4       
#af3h4 ,and ,jesus knowing it1 said3    
,why do you think within yourselves1 ,o 
ye of little faith1 for that you have no
 bread8    #af3i4 ,do you not yet       
understand1 neither do you remember the 
five  loaves among five thousand men1   
and how many baskets you took up8       
#af3aj4 ,nor the seven loaves1 among    
four thousand men1 and how many  baskets
 you took up8    #af3aa4 ,why do you not
 understand that it was not concerning  
bread ,i  said to you3 ,beware of the   
leaven of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees8
    #af3ab4 ,then they understood that  
he said not that they should beware of  
the leaven of bread1 but of the doctrine

 of the ,pharisees and  ,sadducees4     
#af3ac4 ,and ,jesus came into the       
quarters of ,cesarea ,philippi3 and he  
asked his disciples1 saying3 ,whom do   
men say that the ,son of man is8        
#af3ad4 ,but they said3 ,some ,john the 
,baptist1 and other some ,elias1 and    
others ,jeremias1 or one of the         
prophets4    #af3ae4 ,jesus saith to    
them3 ,but whom do you say that ,i am8  
#af3af4 ,simon ,peter answered and said3
 ,thou art ,christ1 the ,son of the     
living ,god4    #af3ag4 ,and ,jesus     
answering said to him3 ,blessed art     
thou1 ,simon  ,bar-,jona3 because flesh 
and blood hath not revealed it to thee1 
but my  ,father who is in heaven4       
#af3ah4 ,and ,i say to thee3 ,that thou 
art ,peter2 and upon this rock ,i  will 
build my church1 and the gates of hell  
shall not prevail against  it4    ,thou 
art ,peter1 etc4444 ,as ,st4 ,peter1 by 
divine revelation1 here made a  solemn  
profession of his faith of the divinity 
of ,christ2 so in  recompense of this   

faith and profession1 our ,lord here    
declares to him  the dignity to which he
 is pleased to raise him3 viz41 that he 
to whom  he had already given the name  
of ,peter1 signifying a rock1 ,st4 ,john
 #a4  #db1 should be a rock indeed1 of  
invincible strength1 for the support of 
the building of the church2 in which    
building he should be1 next to  ,christ 
himself1 the chief foundation stone1 in 
quality of chief pastor1  ruler1 and    
governor2 and should have accordingly   
all fulness of  ecclesiastical power1   
signified by the keys of the kingdom of 
heaven4  ,upon this rock1 etc4444 ,the  
words of ,christ to ,peter1 spoken in   
the  vulgar language of the ,jews which 
our ,lord made use of1 were the same  as
 if he had said in ,english1 ,thou art a
 ,rock1 and upon this rock ,i  will     
build my church4 ,so that1 by the plain 
course of the words1 ,peter  is here    
declared to be the rock1 upon which the 
church was to be built3  ,christ himself
 being both the principal foundation and

 founder of the  same4 ,where also note1
 that ,christ1 by building his house1   
that is1 his  church1 upon a rock1 has  
thereby secured it against all storms   
and  floods1 like the wise builder1 ,st4
 ,matt4 #g4 #bd1 #be4 ,the gates of     
hell1  etc4444 ,that is1 the powers of  
darkness1 and whatever ,satan can do1   
either by himself1 or his agents4 ,for  
as the church is here likened to  a     
house1 or fortress1 built on a rock2 so 
the adverse powers are  likened to a    
contrary house or fortress1 the gates of
 which1 that is1  the whole strength1   
and all the efforts it can make1 will   
never be able  to prevail over the city 
or church of ,christ4 ,by this promise  
we are  fully assured1 that neither     
idolatry1 heresy1 nor any pernicious    
error  whatsoever shall at any time     
prevail over the church of ,christ4     
#af3ai4 ,and ,i will give to thee the   
keys of the kingdom of heaven4 ,and     
whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth1  
it shall be bound also in  heaven3 and  

whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth1 it
 shall be loosed  also in heaven4       
,loose on earth4444 ,the loosing the    
bands of temporal punishments due to    
sins1 is called an indulgence2 the power
 of which is here granted4    #af3bj4   
,then he commanded his disciples1 that  
they should tell no one  that he was    
,jesus the ,christ4    #af3ba4 ,from    
that time ,jesus began to shew to his   
disciples1 that he  must go to          
,jerusalem1 and suffer many things from 
the ancients and  scribes and chief     
priests1 and be put to death1 and the   
third day rise  again4    #af3bb4 ,and  
,peter taking him1 began to rebuke him1 
saying3 ,lord1 be it  far from thee1    
this shall not be unto thee4    ,and    
,peter taking him4444 ,that is1 taking  
him aside1 out of a tender  love1       
respect and zeal for his ,lord and      
,master's honour1 began to  expostulate 
with him1 as it were to rebuke him1     
saying1 ,lord1 far be it  from thee to  
suffer death2 but the ,lord said to     

,peter1 ver4 #bc1 ,go  behind me1       
,satan4 ,these words may signify1       
,begone from me2 but the holy  ,fathers 
expound them otherwise1 that is1 come   
after me1 or follow me2  and by these   
words the ,lord would have ,peter to    
follow him in his  suffering1 and not to
 oppose the divine will by              
contradiction2 for the  word satan means
 in ,hebrew an adversary1 or one that   
opposes4    #af3bc4 ,who turning1 said  
to ,peter3 ,go behind me1 ,satan1 thou  
art a  scandal unto me3 because thou    
savourest not the things that are of    
,god1  but the things that are of men4  
#af3bd4 ,then ,jesus said to his        
disciples3 ,if any man will come after  
me1  let him deny himself1 and take up  
his cross1 and follow me4    #af3be4    
,for he that will save his life1 shall  
lose it3 and he that shall  lose his    
life for my sake1 shall find it4        
#af3bf4 ,for what doth it profit a man1 
if he gain the whole world and  suffer  
the loss of his own soul8 ,or what      

exchange shall a man give for  his soul8
    #af3bg4 ,for the ,son of man shall  
come in the glory of his ,father with   
his angels3 and then will he render to  
every man according to his  works4      
#af3bh4 ,amen ,i say to you1 there are  
some of them that stand here1 that      
shall not taste death1 till they see the
 ,son of man coming in his  kingdom4    
,matthew ,chapter #ag    ,the           
,transfiguration of ,christ3 ,he cures  
the lunatic child3 foretells  his       
passion2 and pays the didrachma4        
#ag3a4 ,and after six days ,jesus taketh
 unto him ,peter and ,james1 and  ,john 
his brother1 and bringeth them up into a
 high mountain apart3    #ag3b4 ,and he 
was transfigured before them4 ,and his  
face did shine as  the sun3 and his     
garments became white as snow4    #ag3c4
 ,and behold there appeared to them     
,moses and ,elias talking with  him4    
#ag3d4 ,and ,peter answering1 said to   
,jesus3 ,lord1 it is good for us to be  
here3 if thou wilt1 let us make here    

three tabernacles1 one for thee1  and   
one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias4     
#ag3e4 ,and as he was yet speaking1     
behold a bright cloud overshadowed      
them4 ,and lo a voice out of the cloud1 
saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1  in   
whom ,i am well pleased3 hear ye him4   
#ag3f4 ,and the disciples hearing fell  
upon their face1 and were very  much    
afraid4    #ag3g4 ,and ,jesus came and  
touched them3 and said to them3 ,arise1 
and  fear not4    #ag3h4 ,and they      
lifting up their eyes1 saw no one1 but  
only ,jesus4    #ag3i4 ,and as they came
 down from the mountain1 ,jesus charged 
them1  saying3 ,tell the vision to no   
man1 till the ,son of man be risen from 
the dead4    #ag3aj4 ,and his disciples 
asked him1 saying3 ,why then do the     
scribes say  that ,elias must come      
first8    #ag3aa4 ,but he answering1    
said to them3 ,elias indeed shall come1 
and  restore all things4    #ag3ab4 ,but
 ,i say to you1 that ,elias is already  
come1 and they knew him  not1 ,but have 

done unto him whatsoever they had a     
mind4 ,so also the ,son  of man shall   
suffer from them4    #ag3ac4 ,then the  
disciples understood1 that he had spoken
 to them of  ,john the ,baptist4        
#ag3ad4 ,and when he was come to the    
multitude1 there came to him a man      
falling down on his knees before him    
saying3 ,lord1 have pity on my son1  for
 he is a lunatic1 and suffereth much3   
for he falleth often into the  fire1 and
 often into the water4    #ag3ae4 ,and  
,i brought him to thy disciples1 and    
they could not cure him4    #ag3af4     
,then ,jesus answered and said3 ,o      
unbelieving and perverse  generation1   
how long shall ,i be with you8 ,how long
 shall ,i suffer you8  ,bring him hither
 to me4    #ag3ag4 ,and ,jesus rebuked  
him1 and the devil went out of him1 and 
the  child was cured from that hour4    
#ag3ah4 ,then came the disciples to     
,jesus secretly1 and said3 ,why could   
not we cast him out8    #ag3ai4 ,jesus  
said to them3 ,because of your unbelief4

 ,for1 amen ,i say to  you1 if you have 
faith as a grain of mustard seed1 you   
shall say to  this mountain3 ,remove    
from hence hither1 and it shall remove3 
and  nothing shall be impossible to you4
    ,as a grain of mustard seed4444     
,that is1 a perfect faith2 which in its 
properties1 and its fruits1 resembles   
the grain of mustard seed1 in the       
parable1 chap4 #ac4 #ca4    #ag3bj4 ,but
 this kind is not cast out but by prayer
 and fasting4    #ag3ba4 ,and when they 
abode together in ,galilee1 ,jesus said 
to them3 ,the  ,son of man shall be     
betrayed into the hands of men3         
#ag3bb4 ,and they shall kill him1 and   
the third day he shall rise again4  ,and
 they were troubled exceedingly4        
#ag3bc4 ,and when they were come to     
,capharnaum1 they that received the     
didrachmas1 came to ,peter1 and said to 
him3 ,doth not your master pay  the     
didrachma8    ,the didrachmas4444 ,a    
didrachma was half a sicle1 or half a   
stater2 that  is1 about #ae;d4 ,english3

 which was a tax laid upon every head   
for the  service of the temple4         
#ag3bd4 ,he said3 ,yes4 ,and when he was
 come into the house1 ,jesus  prevented 
him1 saying3 ,what is thy opinion1      
,simon8 ,the kings of the  earth1 of    
whom do they receive tribute or custom1 
of their own  children1 or of strangers8
    #ag3be4 ,and he said3 ,of strangers4
 ,jesus said to him3 ,then the children 
are free4    #ag3bf4 ,but that we may   
not scandalize them1 go to the sea1 and 
cast in  a hook3 and that fish which    
shall first come up1 take3 and when thou
  hast opened its mouth1 thou shalt find
 a stater3 take that1 and give it  to   
them for me and thee4      ,matthew     
,chapter #ah    ,christ teaches         
humility1 to beware of scandal1 and to  
flee the  occasions of sin3 to denounce 
to the church incorrigible sinners1 and 
to look upon such as refuse to hear the 
church as heathens4 ,he promises  to his
 disciples the power of binding and     
loosing3 and that he will be  in the    

midst of their assemblies4 ,no          
forgiveness for them that will not      
forgive4    #ah3a4 ,at that hour the    
disciples came to ,jesus1 saying3 ,who1 
thinkest  thou1 is the greater in the   
kingdom of heaven8    #ah3b4 ,and       
,jesus1 calling unto him a little child1
 set him in the midst  of them4         
#ah3c4 ,and said3 amen ,i say to you1   
unless you be converted1 and become  as 
little children1 you shall not enter    
into the kingdom of heaven4    #ah3d4   
,whosoever therefore shall humble       
himself as this little child1 he  is the
 greater in the kingdom of heaven4      
#ah3e4 ,and he that shall receive one   
such little child in my name1  receiveth
 me4    #ah3f4 ,but he that shall       
scandalize one of these little ones that
  believe in me1 it were better for him 
that a millstone should be hanged  about
 his neck1 and that he should be drowned
 in the depth of the sea4    ,shall     
scandalize4444 ,that is1 shall put a    
stumblingblock in their way1  and cause 

them to fall into sin4    #ah3g4 ,woe to
 the world because of scandals4 ,for it 
must needs be that  scandals come3 but  
nevertheless woe to that man by whom the
 scandal  cometh4    ,it must needs be1 
etc4444 ,viz41 considering the          
wickedness and  corruption of the world4
    #ah3h4 ,and if thy hand1 or thy     
foot1 scandalize thee1 cut it off1 and  
cast it from thee4 ,it is better for    
thee to go into life maimed or  lame1   
than having two hands or two feet1 to be
 cast into everlasting  fire4           
,scandalize thee4444 ,that is1 cause    
thee to offend4    #ah3i4 ,and if thy   
eye scandalize thee1 pluck it out1 and  
cast it from  thee4 ,it is better for   
thee having one eye to enter into life1 
than  having two eyes to be cast into   
hell fire4    #ah3aj4 ,see that you     
despise not one of these little ones3   
for ,i say to  you1 that their angels in
 heaven always see the face of my       
,father who  is in heaven4    #ah3aa4   
,for the ,son of man is come to save    

that which was lost4    #ah3ab4 ,what   
think you8 ,if a man have an hundred    
sheep1 and one of them  should go       
astray3 doth he not leave the           
ninety-nine in the mountains1  and go to
 seek that which is gone astray8        
#ah3ac4 ,and if it so be that he find   
it3 ,amen ,i say to you1 he rejoiceth   
more for that1 than for the ninety-nine 
that went not astray4    #ah3ad4 ,even  
so it is not the will of your ,father1  
who is in heaven1  that one of these    
little ones should perish4    #ah3ae4   
,but if thy brother shall offend against
 thee1 go1 and rebuke him  between thee 
and him alone4 ,if he shall hear thee1  
thou shalt gain thy  brother4    #ah3af4
 ,and if he will not hear thee1 take    
with thee one or two more3  that in the 
mouth of two or three witnesses every   
word may stand4    #ah3ag4 ,and if he   
will not hear them3 tell the church4    
,and if he will  not hear the church1   
let him be to thee as the heathen and   
publican4    #ah3ah4 ,amen ,i say to    

you1 whatsoever you shall bind upon     
earth1 shall  be bound also in heaven3  
and whatsoever you shall loose upon     
earth1  shall be loosed also in heaven4 
#ah3ai4 ,again ,i say to you1 that if   
two of you shall consent upon earth1    
concerning anything whatsoever they     
shall ask1 it shall be done to them  by 
my ,father who is in heaven4    #ah3bj4 
,for where there are two or three       
gathered together in my name1  there am 
,i in the midst of them4    ,there am ,i
 in the midst of them4444 ,this is      
understood of such  assemblies only as  
are gathered in the name and authority  
of ,christ2  and in unity of the church 
of ,christ4 ,st4 ,cyprian1 ,de ,unitate 
,ecclesiae4    #ah3ba4 ,then came ,peter
 unto him and said3 ,lord1 how often    
shall my  brother offend against me1 and
 ,i forgive him8 till seven times8      
#ah3bb4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,i say not 
to thee1 till seven times2 but  till    
seventy times seven times4    #ah3bc4   
,therefore is the kingdom of heaven     

likened to a king1 who would  take an   
account of his servants4    #ah3bd4 ,and
 when he had begun to take the account1 
one was brought to  him1 that owed him  
ten thousand talents4    ,talents4444 ,a
 talent was seven hundred and fifty     
ounces of silver1  which at the rate of 
five shillings to the ounce is a hundred
 and  eighty-seven pounds ten shillings 
sterling4    #ah3be4 ,and as he had not 
wherewith to pay it1 his lord commanded 
that  he should be sold1 and his wife   
and children1 and all that he had1 and  
payment to be made4    #ah3bf4 ,but that
 servant falling down1 besought him1    
saying3 ,have  patience with me1 and ,i 
will pay thee all4    #ah3bg4 ,and the  
lord of that servant being moved with   
pity1 let him go  and forgave him the   
debt4    #ah3bh4 ,but when that servant 
was gone out1 he found one of his       
fellow-servants that owed him an hundred
 pence3 and laying hold of him1  he     
throttled him1 saying3 ,pay what thou   
owest4    ,pence4444 ,the ,roman penny  

was the eighth part of an ounce1 that   
is1  about sevenpence half-penny        
,english4    #ah3bi4 ,and his           
fellow-servant falling down1 besought   
him1 saying3 ,have  patience with me1   
and ,i will pay thee all4    #ah3cj4    
,and he would not3 but went and cast him
 into prison1 till he  paid the debt4   
#ah3ca4 ,now his fellow servants seeing 
what was done1 were very much  grieved1 
and they came1 and told their lord all  
that was done4    #ah3cb4 ,then his lord
 called him3 and said to him3 ,thou     
wicked servant1  ,i forgave thee all the
 debt1 because thou besoughtest me3     
#ah3cc4 ,shouldst not thou then have had
 compassion also on thy fellow  servant1
 even as ,i had compassion on thee8     
#ah3cd4 ,and his lord being angry1      
delivered him to the torturers until  he
 paid all the debt4    #ah3ce4 ,so also 
shall my heavenly ,father do to you1 if 
you forgive not  every one his brother  
from your hearts4      ,matthew ,chapter
 #ai    ,christ declares matrimony to be

 indissoluble3 he recommends the making 
one's self an eunuch for the kingdom of 
heaven2 and parting with all  things for
 him4 ,he shews the danger of riches1   
and the reward of  leaving all to follow
 him4    #ai3a4 ,and it came to pass    
when ,jesus had ended these words1 he   
departed  from ,galilee and came into   
the coasts of ,judea1 beyond ,jordan4   
#ai3b4 ,and great multitudes followed   
him3 and he healed them there4    #ai3c4
 ,and there came to him the ,pharisees  
tempting him1 saying3 ,is  it lawful for
 a man to put away his wife for every   
cause8    #ai3d4 ,who answering1 said to
 them3 ,have ye not read1 that he who   
made  man from the beginning1 made them 
male and female8 ,and he said3    #ai3e4
 ,for this cause shall a man leave      
father and mother1 and shall  cleave to 
his wife1 and they two shall be in one  
flesh4    #ai3f4 ,therefore now they are
 not two1 but one flesh4 ,what therefore
 ,god  hath joined together1 let no man 
put asunder4    #ai3g4 ,they say to him3

 ,why then did ,moses command to give a 
bill of  divorce1 and to put away8      
#ai3h4 ,he saith to them3 ,because      
,moses by reason of the hardness of your
  heart permitted you to put away your  
wives3 but from the beginning it  was   
not so4    #ai3i4 ,and ,i say to you1   
that whosoever shall put away his wife1 
except  it be for fornication1 and shall
 marry another1 committeth adultery3    
and he that shall marry her that is put 
away1 committeth adultery4    ,except it
 be1 etc4444 ,in the case of            
fornication1 that is1 of adultery1  the 
wife may be put away3 but even then the 
husband cannot marry  another as long as
 the wife is living4    #ai3aj4 ,his    
disciples say unto him3 ,if the case of 
a man with his wife  be so1 it is not   
expedient to marry4    #ai3aa4 ,who said
 to them3 ,all men take not this word1  
but they to whom  it is given4    ,all  
men take not this word4444 ,that is1 all
 receive not the gift of  living singly 
and chastely1 unless they pray for the  

grace of ,god to  enable them to live   
so1 and for some it may be necessary to 
that end to  fast as well as pray3 and  
to those it is given from above4        
#ai3ab4 ,for there are eunuchs1 who were
 born so from their mother's  womb3 and 
there are eunuchs1 who were made so by  
men3 and there are  eunuchs1 who have   
made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom 
of heaven4 ,he  that can take1 let him  
take it4    ,there are eunuchs1 who have
 made themselves eunuchs1 for the       
kingdom of  heaven4444 ,this text is not
 to be taken in the literal sense2 but  
means1 that there are such1 who have    
taken a firm and commendable  resolution
 of leading a single and chaste life1 in
 order to serve ,god  in a more perfect 
state than those who marry3 as ,st4     
,paul clearly  shews4 #a ,cor4 #g4 #cg1 
#ch4    #ai3ac4 ,then were little       
children presented to him1 that he      
should  impose hands upon them and pray4
 ,and the disciples rebuked them4       
#ai3ad4 ,but ,jesus said to them3       

,suffer the little children1 and forbid 
them not to come to me3 for the kingdom 
of heaven is for such4    #ai3ae4 ,and  
when he had imposed hands upon them1 he 
departed from  thence4    #ai3af4 ,and  
behold one came and said to him3 ,good  
master1 what good  shall ,i do that ,i  
may have life everlasting8    #ai3ag4   
,who said to him3 ,why askest thou me   
concerning good8 ,one is  good1 ,god4   
,but if thou wilt enter into life1 keep 
the commandments4    #ai3ah4 ,he said to
 him3 ,which8 ,and ,jesus said3 ,thou   
shalt do no murder1  ,thou shalt not    
commit adultery1 ,thou shalt not steal1 
,thou shalt not  bear false witness4    
#ai3ai4 ,honour thy father and thy      
mother3 and1 ,thou shalt love thy       
neighbor as thyself4    #ai3bj4 ,the    
young man saith to him3 ,all these have 
,i kept from my youth1  what is yet     
wanting to me8    #ai3ba4 ,jesus saith  
to him3 ,if thou wilt be perfect1 go    
sell what thou  hast1 and give to the   
poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in   

heaven3 and  come1 follow me4    #ai3bb4
 ,and when the young man had heard this 
word1 he went away sad3  for he had     
great possessions4    #ai3bc4 ,then     
,jesus said to his disciples3 ,amen1 ,i 
say to you1 that a  rich man shall      
hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven4
    #ai3bd4 ,and again ,i say to you3   
,it is easier for a camel to pass       
through  the eye of a needle1 than for a
 rich man to enter into the kingdom of  
heaven4    #ai3be4 ,and when they had   
heard this1 the disciples wondered much1
  saying3 ,who then can be saved8       
#ai3bf4 ,and ,jesus beholding1 said to  
them3 ,with men this is impossible3  but
 with ,god all things are possible4     
#ai3bg4 ,then ,peter answering1 said to 
him3 ,behold we have left all  things1  
and have followed thee3 what therefore  
shall we have8    #ai3bh4 ,and ,jesus   
said to them3 ,amen ,i say to you1 that 
you who have  followed me1 in the       
regeneration1 when the ,son of man shall
 sit on the  seat of his majesty1 you   

also shall sit on twelve seats judging  
the  twelve tribes of ,israel4          
#ai3bi4 ,and every one that hath left   
house1 or brethren1 or sisters1 or      
father1 or mother1 or wife1 or children1
 or lands for my name's sake1  shall    
receive an hundredfold1 and shall       
possess life everlasting4    #ai3cj4    
,and many that are first1 shall be last3
 and the last shall be  first4          
,matthew ,chapter #bj    ,the parable of
 the labourers in the vineyard4 ,the    
ambition of the two  sons of ,zebedee4  
,christ gives sight to two blind men4   
#bj3a4 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to
 an householder1 who went out  early in 
the morning to hire labourers into his  
vineyard4    #bj3b4 ,and having agreed  
with the labourers for a penny a day1 he
 sent  them into his vineyard4    #bj3c4
 ,and going out about the third hour1 he
 saw others standing in the  marketplace
 idle4    #bj3d4 ,and he said to them3  
,go you also into my vineyard1 and ,i   
will  give you what shall be just4      

#bj3e4 ,and they went their way4 ,and   
again he went out about the sixth  and  
the ninth hour1 and did in like manner4 
#bj3f4 ,but about the eleventh hour he  
went out and found others  standing1 and
 he saith to them3 ,why stand you here  
all the day idle8    #bj3g4 ,they say to
 him3 ,because no man hath hired us4 ,he
 saith to them3  ,go ye also into my    
vineyard4    #bj3h4 ,and when evening   
was come1 the lord of the vineyard saith
 to his  steward3 ,call the labourers   
and pay them their hire1 beginning from 
the  last even to the first4    #bj3i4  
,when therefore they were come that came
 about the eleventh hour1  they received
 every man a penny4    #bj3aj4 ,but when
 the first also came1 they thought that 
they should  receive more3 ,and they    
also received every man a penny4        
#bj3aa4 ,and receiving it they murmured 
against the master of the house1        
#bj3ab4 ,saying3 ,these last have worked
 but one hour1 and thou hast made  them 
equal to us1 that have borne the burden 

of the day and the heats4    #bj3ac4    
,but he answering said to one of them3  
friend1 ,i do thee no  wrong3 didst thou
 not agree with me for a penny8         
#bj3ad4 ,take what is thine1 and go thy 
way3 ,i will also give to this  last    
even as to thee4    #bj3ae4 ,or1 is it  
not lawful for me to do what ,i will8   
,is thy eye evil1  because ,i am good8  
,what ,i will4444 ,viz41 with my own1   
and in matters that depend on my own    
bounty4    #bj3af4 ,so shall the last be
 first and the first last4 ,for many are
  called but few chosen4    #bj3ag4 ,and
 ,jesus going up to ,jerusalem1 took the
 twelve disciples apart  and said to    
them3    #bj3ah4 ,behold we go up to    
,jerusalem1 and the ,son of man shall be
  betrayed to the chief priests and the 
scribes3 and they shall condemn  him to 
death4    #bj3ai4 ,and shall deliver him
 to the ,gentiles to be mocked and      
scourged  and crucified3 and the third  
day he shall rise again4    #bj3bj4     
,then came to him the mother of the sons

 of ,zebedee with her  sons1 adoring and
 asking something of him4    #bj3ba4    
,who said to her3 ,what wilt thou8 ,she 
saith to him3 say that  these my two    
sons may sit1 the one on thy right hand1
 and the other on  thy left1 in thy     
kingdom4    #bj3bb4 ,and ,jesus         
answering1 said3 ,you know not what you 
ask4 ,can you  drink the chalice that ,i
 shall drink8 ,they say to him3 ,we can4
    #bj3bc4 ,he saith to them3 ,my      
chalice indeed you shall drink2 but to  
sit  on my right or left hand is not    
mine to give to you1 but to them for    
whom it is prepared by my ,father4      
#bj3bd4 ,and the ten1 hearing it1 were  
moved with indignation against the  two 
brethren4    #bj3be4 ,but ,jesus called 
them to him and said3 ,you know that the
 princes  of the ,gentiles lord it over 
them2 and that they that are the        
greater1  exercise power upon them4     
#bj3bf4 ,it shall not be so among you3  
but whosoever is the greater among  you1
 let him be your minister4    #bj3bg4   

,and he that will be first among you    
shall be your servant4    #bj3bh4 ,even 
as the ,son of man is not come to be    
ministered unto1 but to  minister and to
 give his life a redemption for many4   
#bj3bi4 ,and when they went out from    
,jericho1 a great multitude followed    
him4    #bj3cj4 ,and behold two blind   
men sitting by the way side heard that  
,jesus passed by4 ,and they cried out1  
saying3 ,o ,lord1 thou son of ,david1   
have mercy on us4    #bj3ca4 ,and the   
multitude rebuked them that they should 
hold their  peace4 ,but they cried out  
the more1 saying3 ,o ,lord1 thou son of 
,david1  have mercy on us4    #bj3cb4   
,and ,jesus stood and called them and   
said3 ,what will ye that ,i do  to you8 
#bj3cc4 ,they say to him3 ,lord1 that   
our eyes be opened4    #bj3cd4 ,and     
,jesus having compassion on them1       
touched their eyes4 ,and  immediately   
they saw and followed him4      ,matthew
 ,chapter #ba    ,christ rides into     
,jerusalem upon an ass4 ,he casts the   

buyers and  sellers out of the temple1  
curses the fig tree and puts to silence 
the  priests and scribes4    #ba3a4 ,and
 when they drew nigh to ,jerusalem and  
were come to ,bethphage1  unto mount    
,olivet1 then ,jesus sent two disciples1
    #ba3b4 ,saying to them3 ,go ye into 
the village that is over against you3   
and immediately you shall find an ass   
tied and a colt with her4 ,loose  them  
and bring them to me4    #ba3c4 ,and if 
any man shall say anything to you1 say  
ye that the ,lord  hath need of them4   
,and forthwith he will let them go4     
#ba3d4 ,now all this was done that it   
might be fulfilled which was spoken  by 
the prophet1 saying3    #ba3e4 ,tell ye 
the daughter of ,sion3 ,behold thy king 
cometh to thee1  meek and sitting upon  
an ass and a colt1 the foal of her that 
is used  to the yoke4    #ba3f4 ,and the
 disciples going1 did as ,jesus         
commanded them4    #ba3g4 ,and they     
brought the ass and the colt and laid   
their garments  upon them and made him  

sit thereon4    #ba3h4 ,and a very great
 multitude spread their garments in the 
way3 and  others cut boughs from the    
trees and strewed them in the way4      
#ba3i4 ,and the multitudes that went    
before and that followed cried1  saying3
 ,hosanna to the son of ,david3 ,blessed
 is he that cometh in the  name of the  
,lord3 ,hosanna in the highest4         
#ba3aj4 ,and when he was come into      
,jerusalem1 the whole city was moved1   
saying3 ,who is this8    #ba3aa4 ,and   
the people said3 ,this is ,jesus1 the   
prophet from ,nazareth of  ,galilee4    
#ba3ab4 ,and ,jesus went into the temple
 of ,god and cast out all them that     
sold and bought in the temple and       
overthrew the tables of the money       
changers and the chairs of them that    
sold doves4    #ba3ac4 ,and he saith to 
them3 ,it is written1 ,my house shall be
 called  the house of prayer2 but you   
have made it a den of thieves4          
#ba3ad4 ,and there came to him the blind
 and the lame in the temple3 and  he    

healed them4    #ba3ae4 ,and the chief  
priests and scribes1 seeing the         
wonderful things  that he did and the   
children crying in the temple and       
saying3 ,hosanna  to the son of ,david1 
were moved with indignation1    #ba3af4 
,and said to him3 ,hearest thou what    
these say8 ,and ,jesus said to  them3   
,yea1 have you never read3 ,out of the  
mouth of infants and of  sucklings thou 
hast perfected praise8    #ba3ag4 ,and  
leaving them1 he went out of the city   
into ,bethania and  remained there4     
#ba3ah4 ,and in the morning1 returning  
into the city1 he was hungry4    #ba3ai4
 ,and seeing a certain fig tree by the  
way side1 he came to it and  found      
nothing on it but leaves only4 ,and he  
saith to it3 ,may no fruit  grow on thee
 henceforward for ever4 ,and immediately
 the fig tree  withered away4    #ba3bj4
 ,and the disciples seeing it wondered1 
saying3 ,how is it  presently withered  
away8    #ba3ba4 ,and ,jesus answering1 
said to them3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 if  

you  shall have faith and stagger not1  
not only this of the fig tree shall  you
 do1 but also if you shall say to this  
mountain1 ,take up and cast  thyself    
into the sea1 it shall be done4         
#ba3bb4 ,and all things whatsoever you  
shall ask in prayer believing1 you      
shall receive4    #ba3bc4 ,and when he  
was come into the temple1 there came to 
him1 as he  was teaching1 the chief     
priests and ancients of the people1     
saying3 ,by  what authority dost thou   
these things8 ,and who hath given thee  
this  authority8    #ba3bd4 ,jesus      
answering1 said to them3 ,i also will   
ask you one word1  which if you shall   
tell me1 ,i will also tell you by what  
authority ,i do  these things4          
#ba3be4 ,the baptism of ,john1 whence   
was it8 ,from heaven or from men8 ,but  
they thought within themselves1 saying3 
#ba3bf4 ,if we shall say1 from heaven1  
he will say to us3 ,why then did  you   
not believe him8 ,but if we shall say1  
from men1 we are afraid of  the         

multitude3 for all held ,john as a      
prophet4    #ba3bg4 ,and answering      
,jesus1 they said3 ,we know not4 ,he    
also said to  them3 ,neither do ,i tell 
you by what authority ,i do these       
things4    #ba3bh4 ,but what think you8 
,a certain man had two sons3 and coming 
to  the first1 he said3 ,son1 go work to
 day in my vineyard4    #ba3bi4 ,and he 
answering1 said3 ,i will not4 ,but      
afterwards1 being moved  with           
repentance1 he went4    #ba3cj4 ,and    
coming to the other1 he said in like    
manner4 ,and he  answering said3 ,i go1 
,sir4 ,and he went not4    #ba3ca4      
,which of the two did the father's will8
 ,they say to him3 ,the  first4 ,jesus  
saith to them3 ,amen ,i say to you that 
the publicans and  the harlots shall go 
into the kingdom of ,god before you4    
#ba3cb4 ,for ,john came to you in the   
way of justice3 and you did not  believe
 him4 ,but the publicans and the harlots
 believed him3 but you1  seeing it1 did 
not even afterwards repent1 that you    

might believe him4    #ba3cc4 ,hear ye  
another parable4 ,there was a man1 an   
householder1 who  planted a vineyard and
 made a hedge round about it and dug in 
it a  press and built a tower and let it
 out to husbandmen and went into a      
strange country4    #ba3cd4 ,and when   
the time of the fruits drew nigh1 he    
sent his servants  to the husbandmen    
that they might receive the fruits      
thereof4    #ba3ce4 ,and the husbandmen 
laying hands on his servants1 beat one  
and  killed another and stoned another4 
#ba3cf4 ,again he sent other servants1  
more than the former2 and they did  to  
them in like manner4    #ba3cg4 ,and    
last of all he sent to them his son1    
saying3 ,they will  reverence my son4   
#ba3ch4 ,but the husbandmen seeing the  
son1 said among themselves3 ,this  is   
the heir3 come1 let us kill him1 and we 
shall have his inheritance4    #ba3ci4  
,and taking him1 they cast him forth out
 of the vineyard and  killed him4       
#ba3dj4 ,when therefore the lord of the 

vineyard shall come1 what will he  do to
 those husbandmen8    #ba3da4 ,they say 
to him3 ,he will bring those evil men to
 an evil end and  will let out his      
vineyard to other husbandmen that shall 
render him the  fruit in due season4    
#ba3db4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,have you 
never read in the ,scriptures3 ,the     
stone which the builders rejected1 the  
same is become the head of the  corner8 
,by the ,lord this has been done2 and it
 is wonderful in our  eyes4    #ba3dc4  
,therefore ,i say to you that the       
kingdom of ,god shall be taken  from you
 and shall be given to a nation yielding
 the fruits thereof4    #ba3dd4 ,and    
whosoever shall fall on this stone shall
 be broken3 but on  whomsoever it shall 
fall1 it shall grind him to powder4     
#ba3de4 ,and when the chief priests and 
,pharisees had heard his parables1  they
 knew that he spoke of them4    #ba3df4 
,and seeking to lay hands on him1 they  
feared the multitudes1  because they    
held him as a prophet4      ,matthew    

,chapter #bb    ,the parable of the     
marriage feast4 ,christ orders tribute  
to be paid to  ,caesar4 ,he confutes the
 ,sadducees1 shews which is the first   
commandment  in the law and puzzles the 
,pharisees4    #bb3a4 ,and ,jesus       
answering1 spoke again in parables to   
them1 saying3    #bb3b4 ,the kingdom of 
heaven is likened to a king who made a  
marriage  for his son4    #bb3c4 ,and he
 sent his servants to call them that    
were invited to the  marriage3 and they 
would not come4    #bb3d4 ,again he sent
 other servants1 saying3 ,tell them that
 were  invited1 ,behold1 ,i have        
prepared my dinner3 my beeves and       
fatlings are  killed1 and all things are
 ready4 ,come ye to the marriage4       
#bb3e4 ,but they neglected and went     
their ways1 one to his farm and  another
 to his merchandise4    #bb3f4 ,and the 
rest laid hands on his servants and1    
having treated them  contumeliously1 put
 them to death4    #bb3g4 ,but when the 
king had heard of it1 he was angry3 and 

sending his  armies1 he destroyed those 
murderers and burnt their city4         
#bb3h4 ,then he saith to his servants3  
,the marriage indeed is ready2 but  they
 that were invited were not worthy4     
#bb3i4 ,go ye therefore into the        
highways2 and as many as you shall find1
  call to the marriage4    #bb3aj4 ,and 
his servants going forth into the ways1 
gathered together  all that they found1 
both bad and good3 and the marriage was 
filled  with guests4    #bb3aa4 ,and the
 king went in to see the guests3 and he 
saw there a man  who had not on a       
wedding garment4    #bb3ab4 ,and he     
saith to him3 ,friend1 how camest thou  
in hither not  having on a wedding      
garment8 ,but he was silent4    #bb3ac4 
,then the king said to the waiters3     
,bind his hands and feet1 and  cast him 
into the exterior darkness4 ,there shall
 be weeping and  gnashing of teeth4     
#bb3ad4 ,for many are called1 but few   
are chosen4    #bb3ae4 ,then the        
,pharisees going1 consulted among       

themselves how to  insnare him in his   
speech4    #bb3af4 ,and they sent to him
 their disciples with the ,herodians1   
saying3  ,master1 we know that thou art 
a true speaker and teachest the way of  
,god in truth4 ,neither carest thou for 
any man3 for thou dost not regard  the  
person of men4    ,the ,herodians4444   
,that is1 some that belonged to ,herod1 
and that joined  with him in standing up
 for the necessity of paying tribute to 
,caesar1  that is1 to the ,roman        
emperor4 ,some are of opinion that there
 was a  sect among the ,jews called     
,herodians1 from their maintaining that 
,herod  was the ,messias4    #bb3ag4    
,tell us therefore what dost thou think8
 ,is it lawful to give  tribute to      
,caesar1 or not8    #bb3ah4 ,but ,jesus 
knowing their wickedness1 said3 ,why do 
you tempt me1  ye hypocrites8    #bb3ai4
 ,shew me the coin of the tribute4 ,and 
they offered him a penny4    #bb3bj4    
,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,whose image 
and inscription is this8    #bb3ba4     

,they say to him3 ,caesar's4 ,then he   
saith to them3 ,render  therefore to    
,caesar the things that are ,caesar's2  
and to ,god1 the  things that are       
,god's4    #bb3bb4 ,and hearing this1   
they wondered and1 leaving him1 went    
their  ways4    #bb3bc4 ,that day there 
came to him the ,sadducees1 who say     
there is no  resurrection2 and asked    
him1    #bb3bd4 ,saying3 ,master1 ,moses
 said3 ,if a man die having no son1 his 
brother shall marry his wife and raise  
up issue to his brother4    #bb3be4 ,now
 there were with us seven brethren3 and 
the first having  married a wife1 died2 
and not having issue1 left his wife to  
his  brother4    #bb3bf4 ,in like manner
 the second and the third and so on1 to 
the  seventh4    #bb3bg4 ,and last of   
all the woman died also4    #bb3bh4 ,at 
the resurrection therefore1 whose wife  
of the seven shall she  be8 ,for they   
all had her4    #bb3bi4 ,and ,jesus     
answering1 said to them3 ,you err1 not  
knowing the  ,scriptures nor the power  

of ,god4    #bb3cj4 ,for in the         
resurrection they shall neither marry   
nor be married1  but shall be as the    
angels of ,god in heaven4    #bb3ca4    
,and concerning the resurrection of the 
dead1 have you not read  that which was 
spoken by ,god1 saying to you3          
#bb3cb4 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham and  
the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of      
,jacob8 ,he is not the ,god of the dead 
but of the living4    #bb3cc4 ,and the  
multitudes hearing it were in admiration
 at his  doctrine4    #bb3cd4 ,but the  
,pharisees1 hearing that he had silenced
 the ,sadducees1  came together4        
#bb3ce4 ,and one of them1 a doctor of   
the law1 asked him1 tempting him3       
#bb3cf4 ,master1 which is the great     
commandment in the law8    #bb3cg4      
,jesus said to him3 ,thou shalt love the
 ,lord thy ,god with thy  whole heart   
and with thy whole soul and with thy    
whole mind4    #bb3ch4 ,this is the     
greatest and the first commandment4     
#bb3ci4 ,and the second is like to this3

 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as      
thyself4    #bb3dj4 ,on these two       
commandments dependeth the whole law and
 the  prophets4    #bb3da4 ,and the     
,pharisees being gathered together1     
,jesus asked them1    #bb3db4 ,saying3  
,what think you of ,christ8 ,whose son  
is he8 ,they say to  him3 ,david's4     
#bb3dc4 ,he saith to them3 ,how then    
doth ,david in spirit call him ,lord1   
saying3    #bb3dd4 ,the ,lord said to my
 ,lord3 ,sit on my right hand1 until ,i 
make thy  enemies thy footstool8        
#bb3de4 ,if ,david then call him ,lord1 
how is he his son8    #bb3df4 ,and no   
man was able to answer him a word3      
neither durst any man  from that day    
forth ask him any more questions4       
,matthew ,chapter #bc    ,christ        
admonishes the people to follow the good
 doctrine1 not the bad  example of the  
scribes and ,pharisees4 ,he warns his   
disciples not to  imitate their ambition
 and denounces divers woes against them 
for their  hypocrisy and blindness4     

#bc3a4 ,then ,jesus spoke to the        
multitudes and to his disciples1        
#bc3b4 ,saying3 ,the scribes and the    
,pharisees have sitten on the chair of  
,moses4    #bc3c4 ,all things therefore 
whatsoever they shall say to you1       
observe  and do3 but according to their 
works do ye not4 ,for they say1 and do  
not4    #bc3d4 ,for they bind heavy and 
insupportable burdens and lay them on   
men's shoulders3 but with a finger of   
their own they will not move  them4     
#bc3e4 ,and all their works they do for 
to be seen of men4 ,for they make  their
 phylacteries broad and enlarge their   
fringes4    ,phylacteries4444 that is1  
parchments1 on which they wrote the ten 
commandments1 and carried them on their 
foreheads before their eyes3  which the 
,pharisees affected to wear broader than
 other men2 so to seem  more zealous for
 the law4    #bc3f4 ,and they love the  
first places at feasts and the first    
chairs in  the synagogues1    #bc3g4    
,and salutations in the market place1   

and to be called by men1  ,rabbi4       
#bc3h4 ,but be not you called ,rabbi4   
,for one is your master3 and all you    
are brethren4    #bc3i4 ,and call none  
your father upon earth2 for one is your 
father1 who  is in heaven4    ,call none
 your father--,neither be ye called     
masters1 etc4444 ,the meaning  is that  
our ,father in heaven is incomparably   
more to be regarded1 than  any father   
upon earth3 and no master to be         
followed1 who would lead us  away from  
,christ4 ,but this does not hinder but  
that we are by the law  of ,god to have 
a due respect both for our parents and  
spiritual  fathers1 7#a ,cor4 #d4       
#bc3ae17 and for our masters and        
teachers4    #bc3aj4 ,neither be ye     
called masters3 for one is your master1 
,christ4    #bc3aa4 ,he that is the     
greatest among you shall be your        
servant4    #bc3ab4 ,and whosoever shall
 exalt himself shall be humbled3 and he 
that  shall humble himself shall be     
exalted4    #bc3ac4 ,but woe to you1    

scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1     
because you  shut the kingdom of heaven 
against men3 for you yourselves do not  
enter  in and those that are going in1  
you suffer not to enter4    #bc3ad4 ,woe
 to you scribes and ,pharisees1         
hypocrites1 because you devour  the     
houses of widows1 praying long prayers4 
,for this you shall receive  the greater
 judgment4    #bc3ae4 ,woe to you1      
scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1     
because you go  round about the sea and 
the land to make one proselyte4 ,and    
when he is  made1 you make him the child
 of hell twofold more than yourselves4  
#bc3af4 ,woe to you1 blind guides1 that 
say1 ,whosoever shall swear by the      
temple1 it is nothing2 but he that shall
 swear by the gold of the  temple is a  
debtor4    #bc3ag4 ,ye foolish and      
blind3 for whether is greater1 the gold 
or the  temple that sanctifieth the     
gold8    #bc3ah4 ,and whosoever shall   
swear by the altar1 it is nothing2 but  
whosoever shall swear by the gift that  

is upon it is a debtor4    #bc3ai4 ,ye  
blind3 for whether is greater1 the gift 
or the altar that  sanctifieth the gift8
    #bc3bj4 ,he therefore that sweareth 
by the altar sweareth by it and by  all 
things that are upon it4    #bc3ba4 ,and
 whosoever shall swear by the temple    
sweareth by it and by  him that dwelleth
 in it4    #bc3bb4 ,and he that sweareth
 by heaven sweareth by the throne of    
,god and  by him that sitteth thereon4  
#bc3bc4 ,woe to you1 scribes and        
,pharisees1 hypocrites2 because you     
tithe  mint and anise and cummin and    
have left the weightier things of the   
law3 judgment and mercy and faith4      
,these things you ought to have done    
and not to leave those undone4          
#bc3bd4 ,blind guides1 who strain out a 
gnat and swallow a camel4    #bc3be4    
,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1    
hypocrites2 because you make  clean the 
outside of the cup and of the dish1 but 
within you are full  of rapine and      
uncleanness4    #bc3bf4 ,thou blind     

,pharisee1 first make clean the inside  
of the cup and  of the dish1 that the   
outside may become clean4    #bc3bg4    
,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1    
hypocrites2 because you are  like to    
whited sepulchres1 which outwardly      
appear to men beautiful but  within are 
full of dead men's bones and of all     
filthiness4    #bc3bh4 ,so you also     
outwardly indeed appear to men just3 but
 inwardly  you are full of hypocrisy and
 iniquity4    #bc3bi4 ,woe to you1      
scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1 that
 build the  sepulchres of the prophets  
and adorn the monuments of the just1    
,build the sepulchres1 etc4444 ,this is 
not blamed1 as if it were in  itself    
evil to build or adorn the monuments of 
the prophets3 but the  hypocrisy of the 
,pharisees is here taxed2 who1 whilst   
they pretended to  honour the memory of 
the prophets1 were persecuting even unto
 death the  ,lord of the prophets4      
#bc3cj4 ,and say3 ,if we had been in the
 days of our fathers1 we would not  have

 been partakers with them in the blood  
of the prophets4    #bc3ca4 ,wherefore  
you are witnesses against yourselves1   
that you are the  sons of them that     
killed the prophets4    #bc3cb4 ,fill ye
 up then the measure of your fathers4   
#bc3cc4 ,you serpents1 generation of    
vipers1 how will you flee from the      
judgment of hell8    #bc3cd4 ,therefore 
behold ,i send to you prophets and wise 
men and  scribes3 and some of them you  
will put to death and crucify3 and some 
you will scourge in your synagogues and 
persecute from city to city4    #bc3ce4 
,that upon you may come all the just    
blood that hath been shed  upon the     
earth1 from the blood of ,abel the just1
 even unto the blood of  ,zacharias the 
son of ,barachias1 whom you killed      
between the temple and  the altar4      
,that upon you may come1 etc4444 ,not   
that they should suffer more than  their
 own sins justly deserved2 but that the 
justice of ,god should now  fall upon   
them with such a final vengeance1 once  

for all1 as might  comprise all the     
different kinds of judgments and        
punishments1 that had  at any time      
before been inflicted for the shedding  
of just blood4    #bc3cf4 ,amen ,i say  
to you1 all these things shall come upon
 this  generation4    #bc3cg4           
,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 thou that       
killest the prophets and stonest  them  
that are sent unto thee1 how often would
 ,i have gathered together  thy         
children1 as the hen doth gather her    
chickens under her wings1 and  thou     
wouldst not8    #bc3ch4 ,behold1 your   
house shall be left to you1 desolate4   
#bc3ci4 ,for ,i say to you1 you shall   
not see me henceforth till you say3     
,blessed is he that cometh in the name  
of the ,lord4      ,matthew ,chapter #bd
    ,christ foretells the destruction of
 the temple1 with the signs that  shall 
come before it and before the last      
judgment4 ,we must always  watch4       
#bd3a4 ,and ,jesus being come out of the
 temple1 went away4 ,and his  disciples 

came to shew him the buildings of the   
temple4    #bd3b4 ,and he answering1    
said to them3 ,do you see all these     
things8 ,amen  ,i say to you1 there     
shall not be left here a stone upon a   
stone that  shall not be destroyed4     
#bd3c4 ,and when he was sitting on mount
 ,olivet1 the disciples came to  him    
privately1 saying3 ,tell us when shall  
these things be8 ,and what  shall be the
 sign of thy coming and of the          
consummation of the world8    #bd3d4    
,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3    
,take heed that no man seduce  you4     
#bd3e4 ,for many will come in my name   
saying1 ,i am ,christ4 ,and they will   
seduce many4    #bd3f4 ,and you shall   
hear of wars and rumours of wars4 ,see  
that ye be  not troubled4 ,for these    
things must come to pass3 but the end is
 not  yet4    #bd3g4 ,for nation shall  
rise against nation1 and kingdom against
  kingdom3 ,and there shall be          
pestilences and famines and earthquakes 
in  places4    #bd3h4 ,now all these are

 the beginnings of sorrows4    #bd3i4   
,then shall they deliver you up to be   
afflicted and shall put you  to death3  
and you shall be hated by all nations   
for my name's sake4    #bd3aj4 ,and then
 shall many be scandalized and shall    
betray one another  and shall hate one  
another4    #bd3aa4 ,and many false     
prophets shall rise and shall seduce    
many4    #bd3ab4 ,and because iniquity  
hath abounded1 the charity of many shall
  grow cold4    #bd3ac4 ,but he that    
shall persevere to the end1 he shall be 
saved4    #bd3ad4 ,and this gospel of   
the kingdom shall be preached in the    
whole  world1 for a testimony to all    
nations3 and then shall the consummation
  come4    #bd3ae4 ,when therefore you  
shall see the abomination of desolation1
  which was spoken of by ,daniel the    
prophet1 standing in the holy place3  he
 that readeth let him understand4       
#bd3af4 ,then they that are in ,judea1  
let them flee to the mountains3         
#bd3ag4 ,and he that is on the housetop1

 let him not come down to take  any     
thing out of his house3    #bd3ah4 ,and 
he that is in the field1 let him not go 
back to take his  coat4    #bd3ai4 ,and 
woe to them that are with child and that
 give suck in those  days4    #bd3bj4   
,but pray that your flight be not in the
 winter or on the  sabbath4    #bd3ba4  
,for there shall be then great          
tribulation1 such as hath not been  from
 the beginning of the world until now1  
neither shall be4    #bd3bb4 ,and unless
 those days had been shortened1 no flesh
 should be  saved3 but for the sake of  
the elect those days shall be shortened4
    #bd3bc4 ,then if any man shall say  
to you1 ,lo here is ,christ1 or there3  
do not believe him4    #bd3bd4 ,for     
there shall arise false ,christs and    
false prophets and shall  shew great    
signs and wonders1 insomuch as to       
deceive 7if possible7 even  the elect4  
#bd3be4 ,behold ,i have told it to you1 
beforehand4    #bd3bf4 ,if therefore    
they shall say to you1 ,behold he is in 

the desert3  go ye not out4 ,behold he  
is in the closets3 believe it not4      
#bd3bg4 ,for as lightning cometh out of 
the east and appeareth even into  the   
west3 so shall also the coming of the   
,son of man be4    #bd3bh4 ,wheresoever 
the body shall be1 there shall the      
eagles also be  gathered together4      
,wheresoever1 etc4444 ,the coming of    
,christ shall be sudden1 and manifest   
to all the world1 like lightning3 and   
wheresoever he shall come1  thither     
shall all mankind be gathered to him1 as
 eagles are gathered  about a dead body4
    #bd3bi4 ,and immediately after the  
tribulation of those days1 the sun      
shall be darkened and the moon shall not
 give her light and the stars  shall    
fall from heaven and the powers of      
heaven shall be moved4    ,the stars4444
 ,or flaming meteors resembling stars4  
#bd3cj4 ,and then shall appear the sign 
of the ,son of man in heaven4 ,and  then
 shall all tribes of the earth mourn3   
and they shall see the ,son of  man     

coming in the clouds of heaven with much
 power and majesty4    ,the sign1       
etc4444 ,the cross of ,christ4          
#bd3ca4 ,and he shall send his angels   
with a trumpet and a great voice3  and  
they shall gather together his elect    
from the four winds1 from the  farthest 
parts of the heavens to the utmost      
bounds of them4    #bd3cb4 ,and from the
 fig tree learn a parable3 ,when the    
branch thereof  is now tender and the   
leaves come forth1 you know that summer 
is nigh4    #bd3cc4 ,so you also1 when  
you shall see all these things1 know ye 
that  it is nigh1 even at the doors4    
#bd3cd4 ,amen ,i say to you that this   
generation shall not pass till all      
these things be done4    #bd3ce4 ,heaven
 and earth shall pass3 but my words     
shall not pass4    ,shall pass4444      
,because they shall be changed at the   
end of the world  into a new heaven and 
new earth4    #bd3cf4 ,but of that day  
and hour no one knoweth3 no1 not the    
angels of  heaven1 but the ,father      

alone4    #bd3cg4 ,and as in the days of
 ,noe1 so shall also the coming of the  
,son  of man be4    #bd3ch4 ,for1 as in 
the days before the flood they were     
eating and  drinking1 marrying and      
giving in marriage1 even till that day  
in which  ,noe entered into the ark3    
#bd3ci4 ,and they knew not till the     
flood came and took them all away3 so   
also shall the coming of the ,son of man
 be4    #bd3dj4 ,then two shall be in   
the field4 ,one shall be taken and one  
shall  be left4    #bd3da4 ,two women   
shall be grinding at the mill4 ,one     
shall be taken and  one shall be left4  
#bd3db4 ,watch ye therefore1 because you
 know not what hour your ,lord  will    
come4    #bd3dc4 ,but this know ye1     
that1 if the goodman of the house knew  
at what  hour the thief would come1 he  
would certainly watch and would not     
suffer his house to be broken open4     
#bd3dd4 ,wherefore be you also ready1   
because at what hour you know not  the  
,son of man will come4    #bd3de4 ,who1 

thinkest thou1 is a faithful and wise   
servant1 whom his  lord hath appointed  
over his family1 to give them meat in   
season8    #bd3df4 ,blessed is that     
servant1 whom when his lord shall come  
he shall  find so doing4    #bd3dg4     
,amen ,i say to you3 he shall place him 
over all his goods4    #bd3dh4 ,but if  
that evil servant shall say in his      
heart3 ,my lord is long  a coming3      
#bd3di4 ,and shall begin to strike his  
fellow servants and shall eat and  drink
 with drunkards3    #bd3ej4 ,the lord of
 that servant shall come in a day that  
he hopeth not  and at an hour that he   
knoweth not3    #bd3ea4 ,and shall      
separate him and appoint his portion    
with the  hypocrites4 ,there shall be   
weeping and gnashing of teeth4          
,matthew ,chapter #be    ,the parable of
 the ten virgins and of the talents4    
,the description of  the last judgment4 
#be3a4 ,then shall the kingdom of heaven
 be like to ten virgins1 who  taking    
their lamps went out to meet the        

bridegroom and the bride4    #be3b4 ,and
 five of them were foolish and five     
wise4    #be3c4 ,but the five foolish1  
having taken their lamps1 did not take  
oil  with them4    #be3d4 ,but the wise 
took oil in their vessels with the      
lamps4    #be3e4 ,and the bridegroom    
tarrying1 they all slumbered and slept4 
#be3f4 ,and at midnight there was a cry 
made3 ,behold the bridegroom  cometh4   
,go ye forth to meet him4    #be3g4     
,then all those virgins arose and       
trimmed their lamps4    #be3h4 ,and the 
foolish said to the wise3 ,give us of   
your oil1 for our  lamps are gone out4  
#be3i4 ,the wise answered1 saying3 ,lest
 perhaps there be not enough for  us and
 for you1 go ye rather to them that sell
 and buy for yourselves4    #be3aj4 ,now
 whilst they went to buy the bridegroom 
came3 and they that  were ready went in 
with him to the marriage4 ,and the door 
was shut4    #be3aa4 ,but at last came  
also the other virgins1 saying3 ,lord1  
,lord1  open to us4    #be3ab4 ,but he  

answering said3 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,i 
know you not4    #be3ac4 ,watch ye      
therefore1 because you know not the day 
nor the hour4    #be3ad4 ,for even as a 
man going into a far country called his 
servants  and delivered to them his     
goods2    #be3ae4 ,and to one he gave   
five talents1 and to another two1 and to
  another one1 to every one according to
 his proper ability3 and  immediately he
 took his journey4    #be3af4 ,and he   
that had received the five talents went 
his way and  traded with the same and   
gained other five4    #be3ag4 ,and in   
like manner he that had received the two
 gained other  two4    #be3ah4 ,but he  
that had received the one1 going his    
way1 digged into the  earth and hid his 
lord's money4    #be3ai4 ,but after a   
long time the lord of those servants    
came and  reckoned with them4    #be3bj4
 ,and he that had received the five     
talents coming1 brought other  five     
talents1 saying3 ,lord1 thou didst      
deliver to me five talents4  ,behold ,i 

have gained other five over and above4  
#be3ba4 ,his lord said to him3 ,well    
done1 good and faithful servant1        
because thou hast been faithful over a  
few things1 ,i will place thee  over    
many things4 ,enter thou into the joy of
 thy lord4    #be3bb4 ,and he also that 
had received the two talents came and   
said3  ,lord1 thou deliveredst two      
talents to me4 ,behold ,i have gained   
other  two4    #be3bc4 ,his lord said to
 him3 ,well done1 good and faithful     
servant3  because thou hast been        
faithful over a few things1 ,i will     
place thee  over many things4 ,enter    
thou into the joy of thy lord4          
#be3bd4 ,but he that had received the   
one talent1 came and said3 ,lord1 ,i    
know that thou art a hard man2 thou     
reapest where thou hast not sown  and   
gatherest where thou hast not strewed4  
#be3be4 ,and being afraid1 ,i went and  
hid thy talent in the earth4 ,behold    
here thou hast that which is thine4     
#be3bf4 ,and his lord answering1 said to

 him3 ,wicked and slothful  servant1    
thou knewest that ,i reap where ,i sow  
not and gather where ,i  have not       
strewed4    #be3bg4 ,thou oughtest      
therefore to have committed my money to 
the  bankers3 and at my coming ,i should
 have received my own with usury4       
#be3bh4 ,take ye away therefore the     
talent from him and give it him that    
hath ten talents4    #be3bi4 ,for to    
every one that hath shall be given1 and 
he shall abound3  but from him that hath
 not1 that also which he seemeth to have
 shall be  taken away4    #be3cj4 ,and  
the unprofitable servant1 cast ye out   
into the exterior  darkness4 ,there     
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 
#be3ca4 ,and when the ,son of man shall 
come in his majesty1 and all the  angels
 with him1 then shall he sit upon the   
seat of his majesty4    #be3cb4 ,and all
 nations shall be gathered together     
before him3 and he  shall separate them 
one from another1 as the shepherd       
separateth the  sheep from the goats3   

#be3cc4 ,and he shall set the sheep on  
his right hand1 but the goats on  his   
left4    #be3cd4 ,then shall the king   
say to them that shall be on his right  
hand3  ,come1 ye blessed of my ,father1 
possess you the kingdom prepared for you
  from the foundation of the world4     
#be3ce4 ,for ,i was hungry1 and you gave
 me to eat3 ,i was thirsty1 and you     
gave me to drink3 ,i was a stranger1 and
 you took me in3    #be3cf4 ,naked1 and 
you covered me3 sick1 and you visited   
me3 ,i was in  prison1 and you came to  
me4    #be3cg4 ,then shall the just     
answer him1 saying3 ,lord1 when did we  
see  thee hungry and fed thee3 thirsty  
and gave thee drink8    #be3ch4 ,or when
 did we see thee a stranger and took    
thee in8 ,or naked  and covered thee8   
#be3ci4 ,or when did we see thee sick or
 in prison and came to thee8    #be3dj4 
,and the king answering shall say to    
them3 ,amen ,i say to you1 as  long as  
you did it to one of these my least     
brethren1 you did it to me4    #be3da4  

,then he shall say to them also that    
shall be on his left hand3  ,depart from
 me1 you cursed1 into everlasting fire1 
which was prepared  for the devil and   
his angels4    #be3db4 ,for ,i was      
hungry and you gave me not to eat3 ,i   
was thirsty and  you gave me not to     
drink4    #be3dc4 ,i was a stranger and 
you took me not in3 naked and you       
covered  me not3 sick and in prison and 
you did not visit me4    #be3dd4 ,then  
they also shall answer him1 saying3     
,lord1 when did we see  thee hungry or  
thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick  
or in prison and  did not minister to   
thee8    #be3de4 ,then he shall answer  
them1 saying3 ,amen3 ,i say to you1 as  
long  as you did it not to one of these 
least1 neither did you do it to me4     
#be3df4 ,and these shall go into        
everlasting punishment3 but the just1   
into life everlasting4      ,matthew    
,chapter #bf    ,the ,jews conspire     
against ,christ4 ,he is anointed by     
,mary4 ,the treason  of ,judas4 ,the    

last supper4 ,the prayer in the garden4 
,the apprehension  of our ,lord4 ,his   
treatment in the house of ,caiphas4     
#bf3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus
 had ended all these words1 he  said to 
his disciples3    #bf3b4 ,you know that 
after two days shall be the pasch3 and  
the ,son of  man shall be delivered up  
to be crucified4    #bf3c4 ,then were   
gathered together the chief priests and 
ancients of the  people1 into the court 
of the high priest1 who was called      
,caiphas3    #bf3d4 ,and they consulted 
together that by subtilty they might    
apprehend  ,jesus and put him to death4 
#bf3e4 ,but they said3 ,not on the      
festival day1 lest perhaps there should 
be a tumult among the people4    #bf3f4 
,and when ,jesus was in ,bethania1 in   
the house of ,simon the leper1    #bf3g4
 ,there came to him a woman having an   
alabaster box of precious  ointment and 
poured it on his head as he was at      
table4    #bf3h4 ,and the disciples     
seeing it had indignation1 saying3 ,to  

what  purpose is this waste8    #bf3i4  
,for this might have been sold for much 
and given to the poor4    #bf3aj4 ,and  
,jesus knowing it1 said to them3 ,why do
 you trouble this  woman8 ,for she hath 
wrought a good work upon me4    #bf3aa4 
,for the poor you have always with you3 
but me you have not  always4    ,me you 
have not always4444 ,viz41 in a visible 
manner1 as when  conversant here on     
earth2 and as we have the poor1 whom we 
may daily  assist and relieve4          
#bf3ab4 ,for she in pouring this        
ointment on my body hath done it for my 
burial4    #bf3ac4 ,amen ,i say to you1 
wheresoever this gospel shall be        
preached in  the whole world1 that also 
which she hath done shall be told for a 
memory of her4    #bf3ad4 ,then went one
 of the twelve1 who was called ,judas   
,iscariot1 to  the chief priests4       
#bf3ae4 ,and said to them3 ,what will   
you give me1 and ,i will deliver him    
unto you8 ,but they appointed him thirty
 pieces of silver4    #bf3af4 ,and from 

thenceforth he sought opportunity to    
betray him4    #bf3ag4 ,and on the first
 day of the ,azymes1 the disciples came 
to ,jesus1  saying3 ,where wilt thou    
that we prepare for thee to eat the     
pasch8    ,azymes4444 ,feast of the     
unleavened bread4 ,pasch4444 ,the       
paschal lamb4    #bf3ah4 ,but ,jesus    
said3 ,go ye into the city to a certain 
man and say to  him3 ,the master saith1 
,my time is near at hand4 ,with thee ,i 
make the  pasch with my disciples4      
#bf3ai4 ,and the disciples did as ,jesus
 appointed to them3 and they  prepared  
the pasch4    #bf3bj4 ,but when it was  
evening1 he sat down with his twelve    
disciples4    #bf3ba4 ,and whilst they  
were eating1 he said3 ,amen ,i say to   
you that one  of you is about to betray 
me4    #bf3bb4 ,and they being very much
 troubled began every one to say3 ,is it
  ,i1 ,lord8    #bf3bc4 ,but he         
answering said3 ,he that dippeth his    
hand with me in the  dish1 he shall     
betray me4    #bf3bd4 ,the ,son of man  

indeed goeth1 as it is written of him4  
,but woe to  that man by whom the ,son  
of man shall be betrayed4 ,it were      
better for  him1 if that man had not    
been born4    #bf3be4 ,and ,judas that  
betrayed him answering1 said3 ,is it ,i1
 ,rabbi8 ,he  saith to him3 ,thou hast  
said it4    #bf3bf4 ,and whilst they    
were at supper1 ,jesus took bread and   
blessed and  broke and gave to his      
disciples and said3 ,take ye and eat4   
,this is my  body4    ,this is my       
body4444 ,he does not say1 ,this is the 
figure of my body--but  ,this is my     
body4 7#b ,council of ,nice1 ,act4 #f47 
,neither does he say in  this1 or with  
this is my body2 but absolutely1 ,this  
is my body3 which  plainly implies      
transubstantiation4    #bf3bg4 ,and     
taking the chalice1 he gave thanks and  
gave to them1 saying3  ,drink ye all of 
this4    ,drink ye all of this4444 ,this
 was spoken to the twelve apostles2 who 
were the all then present2 and they all 
drank of it1 says ,st4 ,mark #ad4  #bc4 

,but it no ways follows from these words
 spoken to the apostles1  that all the  
faithful are here commanded to drink of 
the chalice2 any  more than that all the
 faithful are commanded to consecrate1  
offer and  administer this sacrament2   
because ,christ upon this same occasion1
 and  at the same time1 bid the apostles
 do so2 in these words1 ,st4 ,luke #bb4 
#ai1 ,do this for a commemoration of me4
    #bf3bh4 ,for this is my blood of the
 new testament1 which shall be shed  for
 many unto remission of sins4    ,blood 
of the new testament4444 ,as the old    
testament was dedicated with  the blood 
of victims1 by ,moses1 in these words3  
,this is the blood of  the testament1   
etc41 ,heb4 #i4 #bj2 so here is the     
dedication and  institution of the new  
testament1 in the blood of ,christ1 here
  mystically shed by these words3 ,this 
is the blood of the new testament1  etc4
    #bf3bi4 ,and ,i say to you1 ,i will 
not drink from henceforth of this fruit 
of the vine until that day when ,i shall

 drink it with you new in the  kingdom  
of my ,father4    ,fruit of the vine4444
 ,these words1 by the account of ,st4   
,luke #bf3bb4  #ah1 were not spoken of  
the sacramental cup1 but of the wine    
that was  drunk with the paschal lamb4  
,though the sacramental cup might also  
be  called the fruit of the vine1       
because it was consecrated from wine1   
and  retains the likeness1 and all the  
accidents or qualities of wine4         
#bf3cj4 ,and a hymn being said1 they    
went out unto mount ,olivet4    #bf3ca4 
,then ,jesus saith to them3 ,all you    
shall be scandalized in me  this night4 
,for it is written3 ,i will strike the  
shepherd3 and the  sheep of the flock   
shall be dispersed4    ,scandalized in  
me1 etc4444 ,forasmuch as my being      
apprehended shall make  you all run away
 and forsake me4    #bf3cb4 ,but after  
,i shall be risen again1 ,i will go     
before you into  ,galilee4    #bf3cc4   
,and ,peter answering1 said to him3     
,although all shall be  scandalized in  

thee1 ,i will never be scandalized4     
#bf3cd4 ,jesus said to him3 ,amen ,i say
 to thee that in this night before  the 
cock crow1 thou wilt deny me thrice4    
#bf3ce4 ,peter saith to him3 ,yea1      
though ,i should die with thee1 ,i will 
not deny thee4 ,and in like manner said 
all the disciples4    #bf3cf4 ,then     
,jesus came with them into a country    
place which is called  ,gethsemani4 ,and
 he said to his disciples3 ,sit you     
here1 till ,i go  yonder and pray4      
#bf3cg4 ,and taking with him ,peter and 
the two sons of ,zebedee1 he began  to  
grow sorrowful and to be sad4    #bf3ch4
 ,then he saith to them3 ,my soul is    
sorrowful even unto death4  ,stay you   
here and watch with me4    #bf3ci4 ,and 
going a little further1 he fell upon his
 face1 praying and  saying3 ,my ,father1
 if it be possible1 let this chalice    
pass from me4  ,nevertheless1 not as ,i 
will but as thou wilt4    #bf3dj4 ,and  
he cometh to his disciples and findeth  
them asleep4 ,and he  saith to ,peter3  

,what8 ,could you not watch one hour    
with me8    #bf3da4 ,watch ye3 and pray 
that ye enter not into temptation4 ,the 
spirit  indeed is willing1 but the flesh
 weak4    #bf3db4 ,again the second     
time1 he went and prayed1 saying3 ,my   
,father1 if  this chalice may not pass  
away1 but ,i must drink it1 thy will be 
done4    #bf3dc4 ,and he cometh again   
and findeth them sleeping3 for their    
eyes  were heavy4    #bf3dd4 ,and       
leaving them1 he went again3 and he     
prayed the third time1  saying the      
selfsame word4    #bf3de4 ,then he      
cometh to his disciples and said to     
them3 ,sleep ye now  and take your rest4
 ,behold the hour is at hand3 and the   
,son of man  shall be betrayed into the 
hands of sinners4    #bf3df4 ,rise3 let 
us go4 ,behold he is at hand that will  
betray me4    #bf3dg4 ,as he yet spoke1 
behold ,judas1 one of the twelve1 came1 
and with  him a great multitude with    
swords and clubs1 sent from the chief   
priests and the ancients of the people4 

#bf3dh4 ,and he that betrayed him gave  
them a sign1 saying3 ,whomsoever ,i     
shall kiss1 that is he4 ,hold him fast4 
#bf3di4 ,and forthwith coming to ,jesus1
 he said3 ,hail1 ,rabbi4 ,and he  kissed
 him4    #bf3ej4 ,and ,jesus said to    
him3 ,friend1 whereto art thou come8    
,then they  came up and laid hands on   
,jesus and held him4    #bf3ea4 ,and    
behold one of them that were with       
,jesus1 stretching forth  his hand1 drew
 out his sword3 and striking the servant
 of the high  priest1 cut off his ear4  
#bf3eb4 ,then ,jesus saith to him3 ,put 
up again thy sword into its place3  for 
all that take the sword shall perish    
with the sword4    #bf3ec4 ,thinkest    
thou that ,i cannot ask my ,father1 and 
he will give me  presently more than    
twelve legions of angels8    #bf3ed4    
,how then shall the scriptures be       
fulfilled1 that so it must be  done8    
#bf3ee4 ,in that same hour1 ,jesus said 
to the multitudes3 ,you are come  out1  
as it were to a robber1 with swords and 

clubs to apprehend me4 ,i  sat daily    
with you1 teaching in the temple3 and   
you laid not hands on  me4    #bf3ef4   
,now all this was done that the         
scriptures of the prophets might  be    
fulfilled4 ,then the disciples1 all     
leaving him1 fled4    #bf3eg4 ,but they 
holding ,jesus led him to ,caiphas the  
high priest1 where  the scribes and the 
ancients were assembled4    #bf3eh4 ,and
 ,peter followed him afar off1 even to  
the court of the high  priest1 ,and     
going in1 he sat with the servants1 that
 he might see the  end4    #bf3ei4 ,and 
the chief priests and the whole council 
sought false witness  against ,jesus1   
that they might put him to death4       
#bf3fj4 ,and they found not1 whereas    
many false witnesses had come in4  ,and 
last of all there came two false        
witnesses3    #bf3fa4 ,and they said3   
,this man said1 ,i am able to destroy   
the temple of  ,god and after three days
 to rebuild it4    #bf3fb4 ,and the high
 priest rising up1 said to him3         

,answerest thou  nothing to the things  
which these witness against thee8       
#bf3fc4 ,but ,jesus held his peace4 ,and
 the high priest said to him3 ,i  adjure
 thee by the living ,god1 that thou tell
 us if thou be the ,christ  the ,son of 
,god4    #bf3fd4 ,jesus saith to him3   
,thou hast said it4 ,nevertheless ,i say
 to  you1 hereafter you shall see the   
,son of man sitting on the right hand   
of the power of ,god and coming in the  
clouds of heaven4    #bf3fe4 ,then the  
high priest rent his garments1 saying3  
,he hath  blasphemed3 ,what further need
 have we of witnesses8 ,behold1 now you 
have heard the blasphemy4    #bf3ff4    
,what think you8 ,but they answering1   
said3 ,he is guilty of death4    #bf3fg4
 ,then did they spit in his face and    
buffeted him4 ,and others  struck his   
face with the palms of their hands1     
#bf3fh4 ,saying3 ,prophesy unto us1 ,o  
,christ4 ,who is he that struck thee8   
#bf3fi4 ,but ,peter sat without in the  
court4 ,and there came to him a  servant

 maid1 saying3 ,thou also wast with     
,jesus the ,galilean4    #bf3gj4 ,but he
 denied before them all1 saying3 ,i know
 not what thou  sayest4    #bf3ga4 ,and 
as he went out of the gate1 another maid
 saw him2 and she  saith to them that   
were there3 ,this man also was with     
,jesus of  ,nazareth4    #bf3gb4 ,and   
again he denied with an oath3 ,i know   
not the man4    #bf3gc4 ,and after a    
little while1 they came that stood by   
and said to  ,peter3 ,surely thou also  
art one of them4 ,for even thy speech   
doth  discover thee4    #bf3gd4 ,then he
 began to curse and to swear that he    
knew not the man4  ,and immediately the 
cock crew4    #bf3ge4 ,and ,peter       
remembered the word of ,jesus which he  
had said3 ,before  the cock crow1 thou  
wilt deny me thrice4 ,and going forth1  
he wept  bitterly4      ,matthew        
,chapter #bg    ,the continuation of the
 history of the passion of ,christ4 ,his
 death and  burial4    #bg3a4 ,and when 
morning was come1 all the chief priests 

and ancients of  the people took counsel
 against ,jesus1 that they might put him
 to  death4    #bg3b4 ,and they brought 
him bound and delivered him to ,pontius 
,pilate  the governor4    #bg3c4 ,then  
,judas1 who betrayed him1 seeing that he
 was condemned1  repenting himself1     
brought back the thirty pieces of silver
 to the  chief priests and ancients1    
#bg3d4 ,saying3 ,i have sinned in       
betraying innocent blood4 ,but they     
said3  ,what is that to us8 ,look thou  
to it4    #bg3e4 ,and casting down the  
pieces of silver in the temple1 he      
departed  and went and hanged himself   
with an halter4    #bg3f4 ,but the chief
 priests having taken the pieces of     
silver1 said3 ,it  is not lawful to put 
them into the corbona1 because it is the
 price of  blood4    ,corbona4444 ,a    
place in the temple where the people put
 in their gifts  or offerings4    #bg3g4
 ,and after they had consulted together1
 they bought with them the  potter's    
field1 to be a burying place for        

strangers4    #bg3h4 ,for this cause    
that field was called ,haceldama1 that  
is1 the  field of blood1 even to this   
day4    #bg3i4 ,then was fulfilled that 
which was spoken by ,jeremias the       
prophet1  saying3 ,and they took the    
thirty pieces of silver1 the price of   
him  that was prized1 whom they prized  
of the children of ,israel4    #bg3aj4  
,and they gave them unto the potter's   
field1 as the ,lord  appointed to me4   
#bg3aa4 ,and ,jesus stood before the    
governor1 and the governor asked him1   
saying3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8
 ,jesus saith to him3 ,thou sayest  it4 
#bg3ab4 ,and when he was accused by the 
chief priests and ancients1 he  answered
 nothing4    #bg3ac4 ,then ,pilate saith
 to him3 ,dost not thou hear how great  
testimonies they allege against thee8   
#bg3ad4 ,and he answered him to never a 
word1 so that the governor  wondered    
exceedingly4    #bg3ae4 ,now upon the   
solemn day the governor was accustomed  
to release  to the people one prisoner1 

whom they would4    #bg3af4 ,and he had 
then a notorious prisoner that was      
called ,barabbas4    #bg3ag4 ,they      
therefore being gathered together1      
,pilate said3 ,whom will  you that ,i   
release to ,you3 ,barabbas1 or ,jesus   
that is called ,christ8    #bg3ah4 ,for 
he knew that for envy they had delivered
 him4    #bg3ai4 ,and as he was sitting 
in the place of judgment1 his wife sent 
to  him1 saying3 ,have thou nothing to  
do with that just man2 for ,i have      
suffered many things this day in a dream
 because of him4    #bg3bj4 ,but the    
chief priests and ancients persuaded the
 people that  they should ask ,barabbas 
and make ,jesus away4    #bg3ba4 ,and   
the governor answering1 said to them3   
,whether will you of  the two to be     
released unto you8 ,but they said3      
,barabbas4    #bg3bb4 ,pilate saith to  
them3 ,what shall ,i do then with ,jesus
 that is  called ,christ8 ,they say all3
 ,let him be crucified4    #bg3bc4 ,the 
governor said to them3 ,why1 what evil  

hath he done8 ,but they  cried out the  
more1 saying3 ,let him be crucified4    
#bg3bd4 ,and ,pilate seeing that he     
prevailed nothing1 but that rather a    
tumult was made1 taking water washed his
 hands before the people1  saying3 ,i am
 innocent of the blood of this just man4
 ,look you to it4    #bg3be4 ,and the   
whole people answering1 said3 ,his blood
 be upon us and  upon our children4     
#bg3bf4 ,then he released to them       
,barabbas3 and having scourged ,jesus1  
delivered him unto them to be crucified4
    #bg3bg4 ,then the soldiers of the   
governor1 taking ,jesus into the hall1  
gathered together unto him the whole    
band4    #bg3bh4 ,and stripping him1    
they put a scarlet cloak about him4     
#bg3bi4 ,and platting a crown of thorns1
 they put it upon his head1 and a  reed 
in his right hand4 ,and bowing the knee 
before him1 they mocked  him1 saying3   
,hail1 ,king of the ,jews4    #bg3cj4   
,and spitting upon him1 they took the   
reed and struck his head4    #bg3ca4    

,and after they had mocked him1 they    
took off the cloak from him  and put on 
him his own garments and led him away to
 crucify him4    #bg3cb4 ,and going out1
 they found a man of ,cyrene1 named     
,simon3 him they  forced to take up his 
cross4    #bg3cc4 ,and they came to the 
place that is called ,golgotha1 which is
 the  place of ,calvary4    #bg3cd4 ,and
 they gave him wine to drink mingled    
with gall4 ,and when he  had tasted1 he 
would not drink4    #bg3ce4 ,and after  
they had crucified him1 they divided his
 garments1  casting lots2 that it might 
be fulfilled which was spoken by the    
prophet1 saying3 ,they divided my       
garments among them2 and upon my        
vesture they cast lots4    #bg3cf4 ,and 
they sat and watched him4    #bg3cg4    
,and they put over his head his cause   
written3 ,,this ,,is ,,jesus ,,the      
,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4    #bg3ch4    
,then were crucified with him two       
thieves3 one on the right hand  and one 
on the left4    #bg3ci4 ,and they that  

passed by blasphemed him1 wagging their 
heads1    #bg3dj4 ,and saying3 ,vah1    
thou that destroyest the temple of ,god 
and in  three days dost rebuild it3 save
 thy own self4 ,if thou be the ,son of  
,god1 come down from the cross4         
#bg3da4 ,in like manner also the chief  
priests1 with the scribes and  ancients1
 mocking said3    #bg3db4 ,he saved     
others3 himself he cannot save4 ,if he  
be the king of  ,israel1 let him now    
come down from the cross3 and we will   
believe him4    #bg3dc4 ,he trusted in  
,god3 let him now deliver him if he will
 have him4  ,for he said3 ,i am the ,son
 of ,god4    #bg3dd4 ,and the selfsame  
thing the thieves also that were        
crucified with  him reproached him with4
    #bg3de4 ,now from the sixth hour1   
there was darkness over the whole       
earth1 until the ninth hour4    #bg3df4 
,and about the ninth hour1 ,jesus cried 
with a loud voice1 saying3  ,eli1 ,eli1 
lamma sabacthani8 ,that is1 ,my ,god1   
,my ,god1 why hast thou  forsaken me8   

#bg3dg4 ,and some that stood there and  
heard said3 ,this man calleth  ,elias4  
#bg3dh4 ,and immediately one of them    
running took a sponge and filled it     
with vinegar and put it on a reed and   
gave him to drink4    #bg3di4 ,and the  
others said3 ,let be4 ,let us see       
whether ,elias will come  to deliver    
him4    #bg3ej4 ,and ,jesus again crying
 with a loud voice1 yielded up the      
ghost4    #bg3ea4 ,and behold the veil  
of the temple was rent in two from the  
top  even to the bottom3 and the earth  
quaked and the rocks were rent4         
#bg3eb4 ,and the graves were opened3 and
 many bodies of the saints that  had    
slept arose1    #bg3ec4 ,and coming out 
of the tombs after his resurrection1    
came into  the holy city and appeared to
 many4    #bg3ed4 ,now the centurion and
 they that were with him watching       
,jesus1  having seen the earthquake and 
the things that were done1 were sore    
afraid1 saying3 ,indeed this was the    
,son of ,god4    #bg3ee4 ,and there were

 there many women afar off1 who had     
followed ,jesus  from ,galilee1         
ministering unto him3    #bg3ef4 ,among 
whom was ,mary ,magdalen and ,mary the  
mother of ,james and  ,joseph and the   
mother of the sons of ,zebedee4         
#bg3eg4 ,and when it was evening1 there 
came a certain rich man of  ,arimathea1 
named ,joseph1 who also himself was a   
disciple of ,jesus4    #bg3eh4 ,he went 
to ,pilate and asked the body of ,jesus4
 ,then ,pilate  commanded that the body 
should be delivered4    #bg3ei4 ,and    
,joseph taking the body wrapped it up in
 a clean linen cloth3    #bg3fj4 ,and   
laid it in his own new monument1 which  
he had hewed out in a  rock4 ,and he    
rolled a great stone to the door of the 
monument and went  his way4    #bg3fa4  
,and there was there ,mary ,magdalen and
 the other ,mary1 sitting  over against 
the sepulchre4    #bg3fb4 ,and the next 
day1 which followed the day of          
preparation1 the  chief priests and the 
,pharisees came together to ,pilate1    

,the day of preparation4444 ,the eve of 
the sabbath2 so called1 because  on that
 day they prepared all things necessary2
 not being allowed so  much as to dress 
their meat on the sabbath day4          
#bg3fc4 ,saying3 ,sir1 we have          
remembered1 that that seducer said1     
while  he was yet alive3 ,after three   
days ,i will rise again4    #bg3fd4     
,command therefore the sepulchre to be  
guarded until the third  day3 lest      
perhaps his disciples come and steal him
 away and say to the  people3 ,he is    
risen from the dead4 ,and the last error
 shall be worse  than the first4        
#bg3fe4 ,pilate saith to them3 ,you have
 a guard4 ,go1 guard it as you  know4   
#bg3ff4 ,and they departing1 made the   
sepulchre sure1 sealing the stone  and  
setting guards4      ,matthew ,chapter  
#bh    ,the resurrection of ,christ4    
,his commission to his disciples4       
#bh3a4 ,and in the end of the sabbath1  
when it began to dawn towards the  first
 day of the week1 came ,mary ,magdalen  

and the other ,mary1 to see  the        
sepulchre4    #bh3b4 ,and behold there  
was a great earthquake4 ,for an angel of
 the ,lord  descended from heaven and   
coming rolled back the stone and sat    
upon it4    #bh3c4 ,and his countenance 
was as lightning and his raiment as     
snow4    #bh3d4 ,and for fear of him1   
the guards were struck with terror and  
became as dead men4    #bh3e4 ,and the  
angel answering1 said to the women3     
,fear not you3 for ,i  know that you    
seek ,jesus who was crucified4    #bh3f4
 ,he is not here4 ,for he is risen1 as  
he said4 ,come1 and see the  place where
 the ,lord was laid4    #bh3g4 ,and     
going quickly1 tell ye his disciples    
that he is risen4 ,and  behold he will  
go before you into ,galilee4 ,there you 
shall see him4 ,lo1  ,i have foretold it
 to you4    #bh3h4 ,and they went out   
quickly from the sepulchre with fear and
 great  joy1 running to tell his        
disciples4    #bh3i4 ,and behold1 ,jesus
 met them1 saying3 ,all hail4 ,but they 

came up  and took hold of his feet and  
adored him4    #bh3aj4 ,then ,jesus said
 to them3 ,fear not4 ,go1 tell my       
brethren that  they go into ,galilee4   
,there they shall see me4    #bh3aa4    
,who when they were departed1 behold1   
some of the guards came  into the city  
and told the chief priests all things   
that had been done4    #bh3ab4 ,and they
 being assembled together with the      
ancients1 taking  counsel1 gave a great 
sum of money to the soldiers1    #bh3ac4
 ,saying3 ,say you1 ,his disciples came 
by night and stole him away  when we    
were asleep4    #bh3ad4 ,and if the     
governor shall hear of this1 we will    
persuade him and  secure you4    #bh3ae4
 ,so they taking the money1 did as they 
were taught3 and this word  was spread  
abroad among the ,jews even unto this   
day4    #bh3af4 ,and the eleven         
disciples went into ,galilee1 unto the  
mountain  where ,jesus had appointed    
them4    #bh3ag4 ,and seeing him they   
adored3 but some doubted4    #bh3ah4    

,and ,jesus coming1 spoke to them1      
saying3 ,all power is given to  me in   
heaven and in earth4    ,all power1     
etc4444 ,see here the warrant and       
commission of the apostles  and their   
successors1 the bishops and pastors of  
,christ's church4 ,he  received from his
 ,father all power in heaven and in     
earth3 and in  virtue of this power1 he 
sends them 7even as his ,father sent    
him1 ,st4  ,john #bj4 #ba7 to teach and 
disciple1 not one1 but all nations2 and 
instruct them in all truths3 and that he
 may assist them effectually in  the    
execution of this commission1 he        
promises to be with them1 not for  three
 or four hundred years only1 but all    
days1 even to the  consummation of the  
world4 ,how then could the ,catholic    
,church ever go  astray2 having always  
with her pastors1 as is here promised1  
,christ  himself1 who is the way1 the   
truth1 and the life4 ,st4 ,john #ad4    
#bh3ai4 ,going therefore1 teach ye all  
nations3 baptizing them in the  name of 

the ,father and of the ,son and of the  
,holy ,ghost4    #bh3bj4 ,teaching them 
to observe all things whatsoever ,i have
 commanded  you4 ,and behold ,i am with 
you all days1 even to the consummation  
of the  world4          ,,the ,,holy    
,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ          
,,according ,,to ,,st4 ,,mark      ,st4 
,mark1 the disciple and interpreter of  
,st4 ,peter 7saith ,st4 ,jerome71       
according to what he heard from ,peter  
himself1 wrote at ,rome a brief  ,gospel
 at the request of the ,brethren1 about 
ten years after our lord's  ,ascension2 
which when ,peter had heard1 he approved
 of it and with his  authority published
 it to the church to be read4 ,baronius 
and others  say that the original was   
written in ,latin3 but the more general 
opinion is that the ,evangelist wrote it
 in ,greek4      ,mark ,chapter #a      
,the preaching of ,john the ,baptist4   
,christ is baptized by him4 ,he calls   
his disciples and works many miracles4  
#a3a4 ,the beginning of the gospel of   

,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of ,god4       
#a3b4 ,as it is written in ,isaias the  
prophet3 ,behold ,i send my angel       
before thy face1 who shall prepare the  
way before thee4    #a3c4 ,a voice of   
one crying in the desert3 ,prepare ye   
the way of the  ,lord2 make straight his
 paths4    #a3d4 ,john was in the       
desert1 baptizing and preaching the     
baptism of  penance1 unto remission of  
sins4    #a3e4 ,and there went out to   
him all the country of ,judea and all   
they of  ,jerusalem and were baptized by
 him in the river of ,jordan1 confessing
  their sins4    #a3f4 ,and ,john was   
clothed with camel's hair1 and a        
leathern girdle  about his loins3 and he
 ate locusts and wild honey4    #a3g4   
,and he preached1 saying3 ,there cometh 
after me one mightier than  ,i1 the     
latchet of whose shoes ,i am not worthy 
to stoop down and loose4    #a3h4 ,i    
have baptized you with water3 but he    
shall baptize you with the  ,holy       
,ghost4    #a3i4 ,and it came to pass1  

in those days1 ,jesus came from         
,nazareth of  ,galilee and was baptized 
by ,john in the ,jordan4    #a3aj4 ,and 
forthwith coming up out of the water1 he
 saw the heavens  opened1 and the       
,spirit as a dove descending and        
remaining on him4    #a3aa4 ,and there  
came a voice from heaven3 ,thou art my  
beloved ,son2 in  thee ,i am well       
pleased4    #a3ab4 ,and immediately the 
,spirit drove him out into the desert4  
#a3ac4 ,and he was in the desert forty  
days and forty nights1 and was  tempted 
by ,satan4 ,and he was with beasts3 and 
the angels ministered to  him4    #a3ad4
 ,and after that ,john was delivered up1
 ,jesus came into ,galilee1  preaching  
the gospel of the kingdom of ,god1      
#a3ae4 ,and saying3 ,the time is        
accomplished and the kingdom of ,god is 
at  hand4 ,repent and believe the       
gospel3    #a3af4 ,and passing by the   
sea of ,galilee1 he saw ,simon and      
,andrew his  brother1 casting nets into 
the sea for they were fishermen4        

#a3ag4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,come  
after me2 and ,i will make you to       
become fishers of men4    #a3ah4 ,and   
immediately leaving their nets1 they    
followed him4    #a3ai4 ,and going on   
from thence a little farther1 he saw    
,james the son  of ,zebedee and ,john   
his brother1 who also were mending their
 nets in  the ship3    #a3bj4 ,and      
forthwith he called them4 ,and leaving  
their father ,zebedee in  the ship with 
his hired men1 they followed him4       
#a3ba4 ,and they entered into           
,capharnaum3 and forthwith upon the     
sabbath  days going into the synagogue1 
he taught them4    #a3bb4 ,and they were
 astonished at his doctrine4 ,for he was
 teaching  them as one having power1 and
 not as the scribes4    #a3bc4 ,and     
there was in their synagogue a man with 
an unclean spirit2  and he cried out1   
#a3bd4 ,saying3 ,what have we to do with
 thee1 ,jesus of ,nazareth8 ,art thou   
come to destroy us8 ,i know who thou    
art1 the ,holy ,one of ,god4    #a3be4  

,and ,jesus threatened him1 saying3     
,speak no more1 and go out of  the man4 
#a3bf4 ,and the unclean spirit1 tearing 
him and crying out with a loud  voice1  
went out of him4    #a3bg4 ,and they    
were all amazed insomuch that they      
questioned among  themselves1 saying3   
,what thing is this8 ,what is this new  
doctrine8 ,for  with power he commandeth
 even the unclean spirits3 and they obey
 him4    #a3bh4 ,and the fame of him was
 spread forthwith into all the country  
of  ,galilee4    #a3bi4 ,and immediately
 going out of the synagogue they came   
into the  house of ,simon and ,andrew1  
with ,james and ,john4    #a3cj4 ,and   
,simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a
 fever3 and forthwith  they tell him of 
her4    #a3ca4 ,and coming to her1 he   
lifted her up1 taking her by the hand2  
and  immediately the fever left her1 and
 she ministered unto them4    #a3cb4    
,and when it was evening1 after sunset1 
they brought to him all  that were ill  
and that were possessed with devils4    

#a3cc4 ,and all the city was gathered   
together at the door4    #a3cd4 ,and he 
healed many that were troubled with     
divers diseases4 ,and  he cast out many 
devils3 and he suffered them not to     
speak1 because  they knew him4    #a3ce4
 ,and rising very early1 going out1 he  
went into a desert place3  and there he 
prayed4    #a3cf4 ,and ,simon and they  
that were with him followed after him4  
#a3cg4 ,and when they had found him1    
they said to him3 ,all seek for thee4   
#a3ch4 ,and he saith to them3 ,let us go
 into the neighbouring towns and        
cities1 that ,i may preach there also2  
for to this purpose am ,i come4         
#a3ci4 ,and he was preaching in their   
synagogues and in all ,galilee and      
casting out devils4    #a3dj4 ,and there
 came a leper to him1 beseeching him and
 kneeling down1  said to him3 ,if thou  
wilt thou canst make me clean4    #a3da4
 ,and ,jesus1 having compassion on him1 
stretched forth his hand and  touching  
him saith to him3 ,i will4 ,be thou made

 clean4    #a3db4 ,and when he had      
spoken1 immediately the leprosy departed
 from  him3 and he was made clean4      
#a3dc4 ,and he strictly charged him and 
forthwith sent him away4    #a3dd4 ,and 
he saith to him3 ,see thou tell no one2 
but go1 shew thyself  to the high priest
 and offer for thy cleansing the things 
that ,moses  commanded1 for a testimony 
to them4    #a3de4 ,but he being gone   
out1 began to publish and to blaze      
abroad the  word3 so that he could not  
openly go into the city1 but was without
 in  desert places4 ,and they flocked to
 him from all sides4      ,mark ,chapter
 #b    ,christ heals the sick of the    
palsy4 ,he calls ,matthew and excuses   
his  disciples4    #b3a4 ,and again he  
entered into ,capharnaum after some     
days4    #b3b4 ,and it was heard that he
 was in the house4 ,and many came       
together1  so that there was no room3   
no1 not even at the door4 ,and he spoke 
to  them the word4    #b3c4 ,and they   
came to him1 bringing one sick of the   

palsy1 who was  carried by four4        
#b3d4 ,and when they could not offer him
 unto him for the multitude1 they       
uncovered the roof where he was3 and    
opening it1 they let down the bed       
wherein the man sick of the palsy lay4  
#b3e4 ,and when ,jesus had seen their   
faith1 he saith to the sick of the      
palsy3 ,son1 thy sins are forgiven thee4
    #b3f4 ,and there were some of the   
scribes sitting there and thinking in   
their hearts3    #b3g4 ,why doth this   
man speak thus8 ,he blasphemeth4 ,who   
can forgive  sins1 but ,god only8       
#b3h4 ,which ,jesus presently knowing in
 his spirit that they so thought  within
 themselves1 saith to them3 ,why think  
you these things in your  hearts8       
#b3i4 ,which is easier1 to say to the   
sick of the palsy3 ,thy sins are        
forgiven thee2 or to say3 ,arise1 take  
up thy bed and walk8    #b3aj4 ,but that
 you may know that the ,son of man hath 
power on earth to  forgive sins 7he     
saith to the sick of the palsy73        

#b3aa4 ,i say to thee3 ,arise4 ,take up 
thy bed and go into thy house4    #b3ab4
 ,and immediately he arose and1 taking  
up his bed1 went his way in  the sight  
of all3 so that all wondered and        
glorified ,god1 saying3 ,we  never saw  
the like4    #b3ac4 ,and he went forth  
again to the sea side3 and all the      
multitude  came to him4 ,and he taught  
them4    #b3ad4 ,and when he was passing
 by1 he saw ,levi1 the son of ,alpheus1 
sitting at the receipt of custom2 and he
 saith to him3 ,follow me4 ,and  rising 
up1 he followed him4    #b3ae4 ,and it  
came to pass as he sat at meat in his   
house1 many  publicans and sinners sat  
down together with ,jesus and his       
disciples4  ,for they were many1 who    
also followed him4    #b3af4 ,and the   
scribes and the ,pharisees1 seeing that 
he ate with  publicans and sinners1 said
 to his disciples3 ,why doth your master
 eat  and drink with publicans and      
sinners8    #b3ag4 ,jesus hearing this1 
saith to them3 ,they that are well have 

no  need of a physician1 but they that  
are sick4 ,for ,i came not to call the  
just1 but sinners4    #b3ah4 ,and the   
disciples of ,john and the ,pharisees   
used to fast4 ,and  they come and say to
 him3 ,why do the disciples of ,john and
 of the  ,pharisees fast2 but thy       
disciples do not fast8    #b3ai4 ,and   
,jesus saith to them3 ,can the children 
of the marriage fast1  as long as the   
bridegroom is with them8 ,as long as    
they have the  bridegroom with them1    
they cannot fast4    #b3bj4 ,but the    
days will come when the bridegroom shall
 be taken away  from them3 and then they
 shall fast in those days4    #b3ba4 ,no
 man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an  
old garment3 otherwise  the new piecing 
taketh away from the old1 and there is  
made a greater  rent4    #b3bb4 ,and no 
man putteth new wine into old bottles3  
otherwise the wine  will burst the      
bottles1 and both the wine will be      
spilled and the  bottles will be lost4  
,but new wine must be put into new      

bottles4    #b3bc4 ,and it came to pass 
again1 as the ,lord walked through the  
corn  fields on the sabbath1 that his   
disciples began to go forward and to    
pluck the ears of corn4    #b3bd4 ,and  
the ,pharisees said to him3 ,behold1 why
 do they on the sabbath  day that which 
is not lawful8    #b3be4 ,and he said to
 them3 ,have you never read what ,david 
did when he  had need and was hungry1   
himself and they that were with him8    
#b3bf4 ,how he went into the house of   
,god1 under ,abiathar the high  priest1 
and did eat the loaves of proposition1  
which was not lawful to  eat but for the
 priests1 and gave to them who were with
 him8    #b3bg4 ,and he said to them3   
,the sabbath was made for man1 and not  
man  for the sabbath4    #b3bh4         
,therefore the ,son of man is ,lord of  
the sabbath also4      ,mark ,chapter #c
    ,christ heals the withered hand4 ,he
 chooses the twelve4 ,he confutes the   
blasphemy of the ,pharisees4    #c3a4   
,and he entered again into the          

synagogue3 and there was a man there    
who had a withered hand4    #c3b4 ,and  
they watched him whether he would heal  
on the sabbath days1  that they might   
accuse him4    #c3c4 ,and he said to the
 man who had the withered hand3 ,stand  
up in the  midst4    #c3d4 ,and he saith
 to them3 ,is it lawful to do good on   
the sabbath days1  or to do evil8 ,to   
save life1 or to destroy8 ,but they held
 their peace4    #c3e4 ,and looking     
round about on them with anger1 being   
grieved for the  blindness of their     
hearts1 he saith to the man3 ,stretch   
forth thy hand4  ,and he stretched it   
forth3 and his hand was restored unto   
him4    #c3f4 ,and the ,pharisees going 
out1 immediately made a consultation    
with  the ,herodians against him1 how   
they might destroy him4    #c3g4 ,but   
,jesus retired with his disciples to the
 sea2 and a great  multitude followed   
him from ,galilee and ,judea1    #c3h4  
,and from ,jerusalem1 and from ,idumea  
and from beyond the ,jordan4  ,and they 

about ,tyre and ,sidon1 a great         
multitude1 hearing the things  which he 
did1 came to him4    #c3i4 ,and he spoke
 to his disciples that a small ship     
should wait on  him1 because of the     
multitude1 lest they should throng him4 
#c3aj4 ,for he healed many1 so that they
 pressed upon him for to touch  him1 as 
many as had evils4    #c3aa4 ,and the   
unclean spirits1 when they saw him1 fell
 down before him3  and they cried1      
saying3    #c3ab4 ,thou art the ,son of 
,god4 ,and he strictly charged them that
 they  should not make him known4       
#c3ac4 ,and going up into a mountain1 he
 called unto him whom he would  himself3
 and they came to him4    #c3ad4 ,and he
 made that twelve should be with him1   
and that he might  send them to preach4 
#c3ae4 ,and he gave them power to heal  
sicknesses1 and to cast out  devils4    
#c3af4 ,and to ,simon he gave the name  
,peter3    #c3ag4 ,and ,james the son of
 ,zebedee1 and ,john the brother of     
,james2 and  he named them ,boanerges1  

which is1 ,the sons of thunder4         
#c3ah4 ,and ,andrew and ,philip1 and    
,bartholomew and ,matthew1 and ,thomas  
and ,james of ,alpheus1 and ,thaddeus   
and ,simon the ,cananean3    #c3ai4 ,and
 ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed    
him4    #c3bj4 ,and they come to a      
house1 and the multitude cometh together
  again1 so that they could not so much 
as eat bread4    #c3ba4 ,and when his   
friends had heard of it1 they went out  
to lay hold  on him4 ,for they said3 ,he
 is become mad4    #c3bb4 ,and the      
scribes who were come down from         
,jerusalem1 said3 ,he hath  ,beelzebub1 
and by the prince of devils he casteth  
out devils4    #c3bc4 ,and after he had 
called them together1 he said to them in
  parables3 ,how can ,satan cast out    
,satan8    #c3bd4 ,and if a kingdom be  
divided against itself1 that kingdom    
cannot  stand4    #c3be4 ,and if a house
 be divided against itself1 that house  
cannot  stand4    #c3bf4 ,and if ,satan 
be risen up against himself1 he is      

divided1 and  cannot stand1 but hath an 
end4    #c3bg4 ,no man can enter into   
the house of a strong man and rob him of
  his goods1 unless he first bind the   
strong man1 and then shall he  plunder  
his house4    #c3bh4 ,amen ,i say to you
 that all sins shall be forgiven unto   
the sons  of men1 and the blasphemies   
wherewith they shall blaspheme3         
#c3bi4 ,but he that shall blaspheme     
against the ,holy ,ghost1 shall never   
have forgiveness1 but shall be guilty of
 an everlasting sin4    #c3cj4 ,because 
they said3 ,he hath an unclean spirit4  
#c3ca4 ,and his mother and his brethren 
came2 and standing without1 sent  unto  
him1 calling him4    #c3cb4 ,and the    
multitude sat about him2 and they say to
 him3 ,behold thy  mother and thy       
brethren without seek for thee4         
#c3cc4 ,and answering them1 he said3    
,who is my mother and my brethren8      
#c3cd4 ,and looking round about on them 
who sat about him1 he saith3  ,behold my
 mother and my brethren4    #c3ce4 ,for 

whosoever shall do the will of ,god1 he 
is my brother1 and my  sister1 and      
mother4      ,mark ,chapter #d    ,the  
parable of the sower4 ,christ stills the
 tempest at sea4    #d3a4 ,and again he 
began to teach by the sea side2 and a   
great multitude  was gathered together  
unto him1 so that he went up into a ship
 and sat  in the sea3 and all the       
multitude was upon the land by the sea  
side4    #d3b4 ,and he taught them many 
things in parables1 and said unto them  
in  his doctrine3    #d3c4 ,hear ye3    
,behold1 the sower went out to sow4     
#d3d4 ,and whilst he sowed1 some fell by
 the way side1 and the birds of  the air
 came and ate it up4    #d3e4 ,and other
 some fell upon stony ground1 where it  
had not much  earth2 and it shot up     
immediately1 because it had no depth of 
earth4    #d3f4 ,and when the sun was   
risen1 it was scorched2 and because it  
had no  root1 it withered away4    #d3g4
 ,and some fell among thorns2 and the   
thorns grew up1 and choked it1  and it  

yielded no fruit4    #d3h4 ,and some    
fell upon good ground2 and brought forth
 fruit that grew  up1 and increased and 
yielded1 one thirty1 another sixty1 and 
another a  hundred4    #d3i4 ,and he    
said3 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let   
him hear4    #d3aj4 ,and when he was    
alone1 the twelve that were with him    
asked him  the parable4    #d3aa4 ,and  
he said to them3 ,to you it is given to 
know the mystery of  the kingdom of     
,god3 but to them that are without1 all 
things are done  in parables3    #d3ab4 
,that seeing they may see1 and not      
perceive2 and hearing they may  hear1   
and not understand2 lest at any time    
they should be converted1  and their    
sins should be forgiven them4    ,that  
seeing they may see1 etc4444 in         
punishment of their wilfully  shutting  
their eyes1 7,st4 ,matt4 #ac4 #ae17 ,god
 justly withdrew those  lights and      
graces1 which otherwise he would have   
given them1 for their  effectual        
conversion4    #d3ac4 ,and he saith to  

them3 ,are you ignorant of this1        
parable8 and how  shall you know all    
parables8    #d3ad4 ,he that soweth1    
soweth the word4    #d3ae4 ,and these   
are they by the way side1 where the word
 is sown1 and  as soon as they have     
heard1 immediately ,satan cometh and    
taketh away  the word that was sown in  
their hearts4    #d3af4 ,and these      
likewise are they that are sown on the  
stony ground3  who when they have heard 
the word1 immediately receive it with   
joy4    #d3ag4 ,and they have no root in
 themselves1 but are only for a time3   
and  then when tribulation and          
persecution ariseth for the word they   
are  presently scandalized4    #d3ah4   
,and others there are who are sown among
 thorns3 these are they  that hear the  
word1    #d3ai4 ,and the cares of the   
world1 and the deceitfulness of riches1 
and  the lusts after other things       
entering in choke the word1 and it is   
made  fruitless4    #d3bj4 ,and these   
are they who are sown upon the good     

ground1 who hear  the word1 and receive 
it1 and yield fruit1 the one thirty1    
another  sixty1 and another a hundred4  
#d3ba4 ,and he said to them3 ,doth a    
candle come in to be put under a        
bushel1 or under a bed8 and not to be   
set on a candlestick8    #d3bb4 ,for    
there is nothing hid1 which shall not be
 made manifest3  neither was it made    
secret1 but that it may come abroad4    
#d3bc4 ,if any man have ears to hear1   
let him hear4    #d3bd4 ,and he said to 
them3 ,take heed what you hear4 ,in what
 measure you  shall mete1 it shall be   
measured to you again1 and more shall be
 given  to you4    #d3be4 ,for he that  
hath1 to him shall be given3 and he that
 hath not1  that also which he hath     
shall be taken away from him4    #d3bf4 
,and he said3 ,so is the kingdom of     
,god1 as if a man should cast  seed into
 the earth1    #d3bg4 ,and should sleep1
 and rise1 night and day1 and the seed  
should  spring1 and grow up whilst he   
knoweth not4    #d3bh4 ,for the earth of

 itself bringeth forth fruit1 first the 
blade1  then the ear1 afterwards the    
full corn in the ear4    #d3bi4 ,and    
when the fruit is brought forth1        
immediately he putteth in  the sickle1  
because the harvest is come4    #d3cj4  
,and he said3 ,to what shall we liken   
the kingdom of ,god8 or to  what parable
 shall we compare it8    #d3ca4 ,it is  
as a grain of mustard seed3 which when  
it is sown in the  earth1 is less than  
all the seeds that are in the earth3    
#d3cb4 ,and when it is sown1 it groweth 
up1 and becometh greater than all       
herbs1 and shooteth out great branches1 
so that the birds of the air  may dwell 
under the shadow thereof4    #d3cc4 ,and
 with many such parables1 he spoke to   
them the word1 according  as they were  
able to hear4    #d3cd4 ,and without    
parable he did not speak unto them2 but 
apart1 he  explained all things to his  
disciples4    #d3ce4 ,and he saith to   
them that day1 when evening was come3   
,let us pass  over to the other side4   

#d3cf4 ,and sending away the multitude1 
they take him even as he was in  the    
ship3 and there were other ships with   
him4    #d3cg4 ,and there arose a great 
storm of wind1 and the waves beat into  
the ship1 so that the ship was filled4  
#d3ch4 ,and he was in the hinder part of
 the ship1 sleeping upon a  pillow2 and 
they awake him1 and say to him3 ,master1
 doth1 it not  concern thee that we     
perish8    #d3ci4 ,and rising up1 he    
rebuked the wind1 and said to the sea3  
,peace1  be still4 ,and the wind ceased3
 and there was made a great calm4       
#d3dj4 ,and he said to them3 ,why are   
you fearful8 have you not faith yet8    
,and they feared exceedingly3 and they  
said one to another3 ,who is this       
7thinkest thou7 that both wind and sea  
obey him8      ,mark ,chapter #e        
,christ casts out a legion of devils3 he
 heals the issue of blood1 and  raises  
the daughter of ,jairus to life4        
#e3a4 ,and they came over the strait of 
the sea1 into the country of the        

,gerasens4    #e3b4 ,and as he went out 
of the ship1 immediately there met him  
out of  the monuments a man with an     
unclean spirit1    #e3c4 ,who had his   
dwelling in the tombs1 and no man now   
could bind him1  not even with chains4  
#e3d4 ,for having been often bound with 
fetters and chains1 he had burst  the   
chains1 and broken the fetters in       
pieces1 and no one could tame  him4     
#e3e4 ,and he was always day and night  
in the monuments and in the  mountains1 
crying and cutting himself with stones4 
#e3f4 ,and seeing ,jesus afar off1 he   
ran and adored him4    #e3g4 ,and crying
 with a loud voice1 he said3 ,what have 
,i to do with  thee1 ,jesus the ,son of 
the most high ,god8 ,i adjure thee by   
,god that  thou torment me not4    #e3h4
 ,for he said unto him3 ,go out of the  
man1 thou unclean spirit4    #e3i4 ,and 
he asked him3 ,what is thy name8 ,and he
 saith to him3 ,my name  is ,legion1 for
 we are many4    #e3aj4 ,and he besought
 him much1 that he would not drive him  

away out of  the country4    #e3aa4 ,and
 there was there near the mountain a    
great herd of swine1  feeding4    #e3ab4
 ,and the spirits besought him1 saying3 
,send us into the swine1  that we may   
enter into them4    #e3ac4 ,and ,jesus  
immediately gave them leave4 ,and the   
unclean spirits  going out1 entered into
 the swine3 and the herd with great     
violence was  carried headlong into the 
sea1 being about two thousand1 and were 
stifled in the sea4    #e3ad4 ,and they 
that fed them fled1 and told it in the  
city and in the  fields4 ,and they went 
out to see what was done3    #e3ae4 ,and
 they came to ,jesus1 and they see him  
that was troubled with  the devil1      
sitting1 clothed1 and well in his wits1 
and they were  afraid4    #e3af4 ,and   
they that had seen it1 told them1 in    
what manner he had been  dealt with who 
had the devil2 and concerning the swine4
    #e3ag4 ,and they began to pray him  
that he would depart from their  coasts4
    #e3ah4 ,and when he went up into the

 ship1 he that had been troubled with   
the devil1 began to beseech him that he 
might be with him4    #e3ai4 ,and he    
admitted him not1 but saith to him3 ,go 
into thy house to  thy friends1 and tell
 them how great things the ,lord hath   
done for  thee1 and hath had mercy on   
thee4    #e3bj4 ,and he went his way1   
and began to publish in ,decapolis how  
great  things ,jesus had done for him3  
and all men wondered4    #e3ba4 ,and    
when ,jesus had passed again in the ship
 over the strait1 a  great multitude    
assembled together unto him1 and he was 
nigh unto the  sea4    #e3bb4 ,and there
 cometh one of the rulers of the        
synagogue named ,jairus3  and seeing    
him1 falleth down at his feet4    #e3bc4
 ,and he besought him much1 saying3 ,my 
daughter is at the point of  death1     
come1 lay thy hand upon her1 that she   
may be safe1 and may live4    #e3bd4    
,and he went with him1 and a great      
multitude followed him1 and  they       
thronged him4    #e3be4 ,and a woman who

 was under an issue of blood twelve     
years1    #e3bf4 ,and had suffered many 
things from many physicians2 and had    
spent  all that she had1 and was nothing
 the better1 but rather worse1    #e3bg4
 ,when she had heard of ,jesus1 came in 
the crowd behind him1 and  touched his  
garment4    #e3bh4 ,for she said3 ,if ,i
 shall touch but his garment1 ,i shall  
be whole4    #e3bi4 ,and forthwith the  
fountain of her blood was dried up1 and 
she  felt in her body that she was      
healed of the evil4    #e3cj4 ,and      
immediately ,jesus knowing in himself   
the virtue that had  proceeded from him1
 turning to the multitude1 said3 ,who   
hath touched my  garments8    #e3ca4    
,and his disciples said to him3 ,thou   
seest the multitude thronging  thee1 and
 sayest thou who hath touched me8       
#e3cb4 ,and he looked about to see her  
who had done this4    #e3cc4 ,but the   
woman fearing and trembling1 knowing    
what was done in  her1 came and fell    
down before him1 and told him all the   

truth4    #e3cd4 ,and he said to her3   
,daughter1 thy faith hath made thee     
whole3 go  in peace1 and be thou whole  
of thy disease4    #e3ce4 ,while he was 
yet speaking1 some come from the ruler  
of the  synagogue's house1 saying3 ,thy 
daughter is dead3 why dost thou trouble 
the master any further8    #e3cf4 ,but  
,jesus having heard the word that was   
spoken1 saith to the  ruler of the      
synagogue3 ,fear not1 only believe4     
#e3cg4 ,and he admitted not any man to  
follow him1 but ,peter1 and ,james1  and
 ,john the brother of ,james4    #e3ch4 
,and they come to the house of the ruler
 of the synagogue2 and he  seeth a      
tumult1 and people weeping and wailing  
much4    #e3ci4 ,and going in1 he saith 
to them ,why make you this ado1 and     
weep8  the damsel is not dead1 but      
sleepeth4    #e3dj4 ,and they laughed   
him to scorn4 ,but he having put them   
all out1  taketh the father and the     
mother of the damsel1 and them that were
 with  him1 and entereth in where the   

damsel was lying4    #e3da4 ,and taking 
the damsel by the hand1 he saith to her3
 ,talitha cumi1  which is1 being        
interpreted3 ,damsel 7,i say to thee7   
arise4    #e3db4 ,and immediately the   
damsel rose up1 and walked3 and she was 
twelve years old3 and they were         
astonished with a great astonishment4   
#e3dc4 ,and he charged them strictly    
that no man should know it3 and         
commanded that something should be given
 her to eat4      ,mark ,chapter #f     
,christ teaches at ,nazareth3 he sends  
forth the twelve apostles3 he  feeds    
five thousand with five loaves2 and     
walks upon the sea4    #f3a4 ,and going 
out from thence1 he went into his own   
country2 and his  disciples followed    
him4    #f3b4 ,and when the ,sabbath was
 come1 he began to teach in the         
synagogue3  and many hearing him were in
 admiration at his doctrine1 saying3    
,how  came this man by all these things8
 and what wisdom is this that is  given 
to him1 and such mighty works as are    

wrought by his hands8    #f3c4 ,is not  
this the carpenter1 the son of ,mary1   
the brother of ,james1  and ,joseph1 and
 ,jude1 and ,simon8 are not also his    
sisters here with us8  ,and they were   
scandalized in regard of him4    #f3d4  
,and ,jesus said to them3 ,a prophet is 
not without honour1 but in  his own     
country1 and in his own house1 and among
 his own kindred4    #f3e4 ,and he could
 not do any miracles there1 only that he
 cured a few  that were sick1 laying his
 hands upon them4    ,he could not4444  
,not for want of power1 but because he  
would not work  miracles in favour of   
obstinate and incredulous people1 who   
were  unworthy of such favours4    #f3f4
 ,and he wondered because of their      
unbelief1 and he went through the       
villages round about teaching4    #f3g4 
,and he called the twelve2 and began to 
send them two and two1 and  gave them   
power over unclean spirits4    #f3h4    
,and he commanded them that they should 
take nothing for the way1  but a staff  

only2 no scrip1 no bread1 nor money in  
their purse1    #f3i4 ,but to be shod   
with sandals1 and that they should not  
put on two  coats4    #f3aj4 ,and he    
said to them3 ,wheresoever you shall    
enter into an house1  there abide till  
you depart from that place4    #f3aa4   
,and whosoever shall not receive you1   
nor hear you2 going forth  from thence1 
shake off the dust from your feet for a 
testimony to them4    #f3ab4 ,and going 
forth they preached that men should do  
penance3    #f3ac4 ,and they cast out   
many devils1 and anointed with oil many 
that  were sick1 and healed them4       
#f3ad4 ,and king ,herod heard1 7for his 
name was made manifest17 and he  said3  
,john the ,baptist is risen again from  
the dead1 and therefore  mighty works   
shew forth themselves in him4    #f3ae4 
,and others said3 ,it is ,elias4 ,but   
others said3 ,it is a prophet1  as one  
of the prophets4    #f3af4 ,which ,herod
 hearing1 said3 ,john whom ,i beheaded1 
he is risen  again from the dead4       

#f3ag4 ,for ,herod himself had sent and 
apprehended ,john1 and bound him in     
prison for the sake of ,herodias the    
wife of ,philip his brother1 because  he
 had married her4    #f3ah4 ,for ,john  
said to ,herod3 ,it is not lawful for   
thee to have thy  brother's wife4       
#f3ai4 ,now ,herodias laid snares for   
him3 and was desirous to put him to     
death and could not4    #f3bj4 ,for     
,herod feared ,john1 knowing him to be a
 just and holy man3 and  kept him1 and  
when he heard him1 did many things3 and 
he heard him  willingly4    ,and kept   
him4444 ,that is1 from the designs of   
,herodias2 and for fear of  the people1 
would not put him to death1 though she  
sought it2 and  through her daughter she
 effected her wish4    #f3ba4 ,and when 
a convenient day was come1 ,herod made a
 supper for his  birthday1 for the      
princes1 and tribunes1 and chief men of 
,galilee4    #f3bb4 ,and when the       
daughter of the same ,herodias had come 
in1 and had  danced1 and pleased ,herod1

 and them that were at table with him1  
the  king said to the damsel3 ,ask of me
 what thou wilt1 and ,i will give it    
thee4    #f3bc4 ,and he swore to her3   
,whatsoever thou shalt ask ,i will give 
thee1  though it be the half of my      
kingdom4    #f3bd4 ,who when she was    
gone out1 said to her mother1 ,what     
shall ,i ask8  ,but she said3 ,the head 
of ,john the ,baptist4    #f3be4 ,and   
when she was come in immediately with   
haste to the king1 she  asked1 saying3  
,i will that forthwith thou give me in a
 dish1 the head  of ,john the ,baptist4 
#f3bf4 ,and the king was struck sad4    
,yet because of his oath1 and because   
of them that were with him at table1 he 
would not displease her3    #f3bg4 ,but 
sending an executioner1 he commanded    
that his head should be  brought in a   
dish4    #f3bh4 ,and he beheaded him in 
the prison1 and brought his head in a   
dish3 and gave it to the damsel1 and the
 damsel gave it to her mother4    #f3bi4
 ,which his disciples hearing came1 and 

took his body1 and laid it  in a tomb4  
#f3cj4 ,and the apostles coming together
 unto ,jesus1 related to him all  things
 that they had done and taught4         
#f3ca4 ,and he said to them3 ,come apart
 into a desert place1 and rest a        
little4 ,for there were many coming and 
going3 and they had not so much  as time
 to eat4    #f3cb4 ,and going up into a 
ship1 they went into a desert place     
apart4    #f3cc4 ,and they saw them     
going away1 and many knew3 and they ran 
flocking thither on foot from all the   
cities1 and were there before  them4    
#f3cd4 ,and ,jesus going out saw a great
 multitude3 and he had compassion  on   
them1 because they were as sheep not    
having a shepherd1 and he began  to     
teach them many things4    #f3ce4 ,and  
when the day was now far spent1 his     
disciples came to him1  saying3 ,this is
 a desert place1 and the hour is now    
past3    #f3cf4 ,send them away1 that   
going into the next villages and towns1 
they  may buy themselves meat to eat4   

#f3cg4 ,and he answering said to them3  
,give you them to eat4 ,and they  said  
to him3 ,let us go and buy bread for two
 hundred pence1 and we will  give them  
to eat4    #f3ch4 ,and he saith to them3
 ,how many loaves have you8 go and see4 
,and  when they knew1 they say3 ,five1  
and two fishes4    #f3ci4 ,and he       
commanded them that they should make    
them all sit down by  companies upon the
 green grass4    #f3dj4 ,and they sat   
down in ranks1 by hundreds and by       
fifties4    #f3da4 ,and when he had     
taken the five loaves1 and the two      
fishes3  looking up to heaven1 he       
blessed1 and broke the loaves1 and gave 
to his  disciples to set before them3   
and the two fishes he divided among them
  all4    #f3db4 ,and they all did eat1 
and had their fill4    #f3dc4 ,and they 
took up the leavings1 twelve full       
baskets of fragments1  and of the       
fishes4    #f3dd4 ,and they that did    
eat1 were five thousand men4    #f3de4  
,and immediately he obliged his         

disciples to go up into the ship1  that 
they might go before him over the water 
to ,bethsaida1 whilst he  dismissed the 
people4    #f3df4 ,and when he had      
dismissed them1 he went up to the       
mountain to  pray1    #f3dg4 ,and when  
it was late1 the ship was in the midst  
of the sea1 and  himself alone on the   
land4    #f3dh4 ,and seeing them        
labouring in rowing1 7for the wind was  
against  them17 and about the fourth    
watch of the night1 he cometh to them   
walking upon the sea1 and he would have 
passed by them4    #f3di4 ,but they     
seeing him walking upon the sea1 thought
 it was an  apparition1 and they cried  
out4    #f3ej4 ,for they all saw him1   
and were troubled4 ,and immediately he  
spoke  with them1 and said to them3     
,have a good heart1 it is ,i1 fear ye   
not4    #f3ea4 ,and he went up to them  
into the ship1 and the wind ceased3 and 
they were far more astonished within    
themselves3    #f3eb4 ,for they         
understood not concerning the loaves2   

for their heart  was blinded4    #f3ec4 
,and when they had passed over1 they    
came into the land of  ,genezareth1 and 
set to the shore4    #f3ed4 ,and when   
they were gone out of the ship1         
immediately they knew  him3    #f3ee4   
,and running through that whole country1
 they began to carry about  in beds     
those that were sick1 where they heard  
he was4    #f3ef4 ,and whithersoever he 
entered1 into towns or into villages or 
cities1 they laid the sick in the       
streets1 and besought him that they     
might touch but the hem of his garment3 
and as many as touched him were  made   
whole4      ,mark ,chapter #g    ,christ
 rebukes the ,pharisees4 ,he heals the  
daughter of the woman of  ,chanaan2 and 
the man that was deaf and dumb4    #g3a4
 ,and there assembled together unto him 
the ,pharisees and some of  the scribes1
 coming from ,jerusalem4    #g3b4 ,and  
when they had seen some of his disciples
 eat bread with  common1 that is1 with  
unwashed hands1 they found fault4       

#g3c4 ,for the ,pharisees and all the   
,jews eat not without often washing     
their hands1 holding the tradition of   
the ancients4    #g3d4 ,and when they   
come from the market1 unless they be    
washed1 they  eat not3 and many other   
things there are that have been         
delivered to  them to observe1 the      
washings of cups and of pots and of     
brazen vessels  and of beds4    #g3e4   
,and the ,pharisees and scribes asked   
him3 ,why do not thy disciples  walk    
according to the tradition of the       
ancients1 but they eat bread  with      
common hands8    #g3f4 ,but he          
answering1 said to them3 ,well did      
,isaias prophesy of you  hypocrites1 as 
it is written3 ,this people honoureth me
 with their lips1  but their heart is   
far from me4    #g3g4 ,and in vain do   
they worship me1 teaching doctrines and 
precepts of  men4    ,doctrines and     
precepts of men4444 ,see the            
annotations1 ,matt4 #ae4 #i1 #aa4       
#g3h4 ,for leaving the commandment of   

,god1 you hold the tradition of men1    
the washing of pots and of cups3 and    
many other things you do like to  these4
    #g3i4 ,and he said to them3 ,well do
 you make void the commandment of ,god1 
that you may keep your own tradition4   
#g3aj4 ,for ,moses said3 ,honour thy    
father and thy mother4 ,and ,he that    
shall curse father or mother1 dying let 
him die4    #g3aa4 ,but you say3 ,if a  
man shall say to his father or mother1  
,corban  7which is a gift7 whatsoever is
 from me shall profit thee4    #g3ab4   
,and further you suffer him not to do   
any thing for his father or  mother1    
#g3ac4 ,making void the word of ,god by 
your own tradition1 which you have      
given forth4 ,and many other such like  
things you do4    #g3ad4 ,and calling   
again the multitude unto him1 he said to
 them3 ,hear  ye me all and understand4 
#g3ae4 ,there is nothing from without a 
man that entering into him can  defile  
him4 ,but the things which come from a  
man1 those are they that  defile a man4 

#g3af4 ,if any man have ears to hear1   
let him hear4    #g3ag4 ,and when he was
 come into the house from the multitude1
 his  disciples asked him the parable4  
#g3ah4 ,and he saith to them3 ,so are   
you also without knowledge8  ,understand
 you not that every thing from without  
entering into a man  cannot defile him3 
#g3ai4 ,because it entereth not into his
 heart1 but goeth into the belly1  and  
goeth out into the privy1 purging all   
meats8    #g3bj4 ,but he said that the  
things which come out from a man1 they  
defile a man4    #g3ba4 ,for from       
within1 out of the heart of men1 proceed
 evil thoughts1  adulteries1            
fornications1 murders1    #g3bb4        
,thefts1 covetousness1 wickedness1      
deceit1 lasciviousness1 an evil  eye1   
blasphemy1 pride1 foolishness4    #g3bc4
 ,all these evil things come from within
 and defile a man4    #g3bd4 ,and rising
 from thence he went into the coasts of 
,tyre and ,sidon3  and entering into a  
house1 he would that no man should know 

it4 ,and he  could not be hid4    #g3be4
 ,for a woman as soon as she heard of   
him1 whose daughter had an  unclean     
spirit1 came in and fell down at his    
feet4    #g3bf4 ,for the woman was a    
,gentile1 a ,syrophenician born4 ,and   
she  besought him that he would cast    
forth the devil out of her daughter4    
#g3bg4 ,who said to her3 suffer first   
the children to be filled3 for it  is   
not good to take the bread of the       
children and cast it to the dogs4       
#g3bh4 ,but she answered and said to    
him3 ,yea1 ,lord2 for the whelps also   
eat under the table of the crumbs of the
 children4    #g3bi4 ,and he said to    
her3 ,for this saying1 go thy way4 ,the 
devil is  gone out of thy daughter4     
#g3cj4 ,and when she was come into her  
house1 she found the girl lying  upon   
the bed and that the devil was gone out4
    #g3ca4 ,and again going out of the  
coasts of ,tyre1 he came by ,sidon to   
the sea of ,galilee1 through the midst  
of the coasts of ,decapolis4    #g3cb4  

,and they bring to him one deaf and     
dumb3 and they besought him  that he    
would lay his hand upon him4    #g3cc4  
,and taking him from the multitude      
apart1 he put his fingers into  his     
ears3 and spitting1 he touched his      
tongue4    #g3cd4 ,and looking up to    
heaven1 he groaned and said to him3     
,ephpheta1  which is1 ,be thou opened4  
#g3ce4 ,and immediately his ears were   
opened and the string of his tongue  was
 loosed and he spoke right4    #g3cf4   
,and he charged them that they should   
tell no man4 ,but the more he  charged  
them1 so much the more a great deal did 
they publish it4    #g3cg4 ,and so much 
the more did they wonder1 saying3 ,he   
hath done all  things well4 ,he hath    
made both the deaf to hear and the dumb 
to speak4      ,mark ,chapter #h        
,christ feeds four thousand4 ,he gives  
sight to a blind man4 ,he foretells  his
 passion4    #h3a4 ,in those days again1
 when there was a great multitude and   
they had  nothing to eat2 calling his   

disciples together1 he saith to them3   
#h3b4 ,i have compassion on the         
multitude1 for behold they have now been
  with me three days and have nothing to
 eat4    #h3c4 ,and if ,i shall send    
them away fasting to their home1 they   
will  faint in the way3 for some of them
 came from afar off4    #h3d4 ,and his  
disciples answered him3 ,from whence can
 any one fill them  here with bread in  
the wilderness8    #h3e4 ,and he asked  
them3 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,who    
said3 ,seven4    #h3f4 ,and he commanded
 the people to sit down on the ground4  
,and taking  the seven loaves1 giving   
thanks1 he broke and gave to his        
disciples for  to set before them4 ,and 
they set them before the people4        
#h3g4 ,and they had a few little fishes3
 and he blessed them and  commanded them
 to be set before them4    #h3h4 ,and   
they did eat and were filled3 and they  
took up that which was  left of the     
fragments1 seven baskets4    #h3i4 ,and 
they that had eaten were about four     

thousand4 ,and he sent them  away4      
#h3aj4 ,and immediately going up into a 
ship with his disciples1 he came  into  
the parts of ,dalmanutha4    #h3aa4 ,and
 the ,pharisees came forth and began to 
question with him1  asking him a sign   
from heaven1 tempting him4    #h3ab4    
,and sighing deeply in spirit1 he saith3
 ,why doth this generation  seek a sign8
 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 a sign shall not 
be given to this  generation4    #h3ac4 
,and leaving them1 he went up again into
 the ship and passed to  the other side 
of the water4    #h3ad4 ,and they forgot
 to take bread3 and they had but one    
loaf with  them in the ship4    #h3ae4  
,and he charged them saying3 ,take heed 
and beware of the leaven of  the        
,pharisees and of the leaven of ,herod4 
#h3af4 ,and they reasoned among         
themselves1 saying3 ,because we have no 
bread4    #h3ag4 ,which ,jesus knowing1 
saith to them3 ,why do you reason1      
because  you have no bread8 ,do you not 
yet know nor understand8 ,have you still

  your heart blinded8    #h3ah4 ,having 
eyes1 see you not8 ,and having ears1    
hear you not8 ,neither  do you remember8
    #h3ai4 ,when ,i broke the five      
loaves among five thousand1 how many    
baskets full of fragments took you up8  
,they say to him3 ,twelve4    #h3bj4    
,when also the seven loaves among four  
thousand1 how many baskets  of fragments
 took you up8 ,and they say to him3     
,seven4    #h3ba4 ,and he said to them3 
,how do you not yet understand8         
#h3bb4 ,and they came to ,bethsaida3 and
 they bring to him a blind man4  ,and   
they besought him that he would touch   
him4    #h3bc4 ,and taking the blind man
 by the hand1 he led him out of the     
town4  ,and spitting upon his eyes1     
laying his hands on him1 he asked him if
 he  saw any thing4    #h3bd4 ,and      
looking up1 he said3 ,i see men1 as it  
were trees1 walking4    #h3be4 ,after   
that again he laid his hands upon his   
eyes3 and he began to  see and was      
restored1 so that he saw all things     

clearly4    #h3bf4 ,and he sent him into
 his house1 saying3 ,go into thy house1 
and if  thou enter into the town1 tell  
nobody4    #h3bg4 ,and ,jesus went out1 
and his disciples into the towns of     
,csarea  ,philippi4 ,and in the way1 he 
asked his disciples1 saying to them3    
,whom  do men say that ,i am8    #h3bh4 
,who answered him1 saying3 ,john the    
,baptist2 but some ,elias1 and  others  
as one of the prophets4    #h3bi4 ,then 
he saith to them3 ,but whom do you say  
that ,i am8 ,peter  answering said to   
him3 ,thou art the ,christ4    #h3cj4   
,and he strictly charged them that they 
should not tell any man of  him4        
#h3ca4 ,and he began to teach them that 
the ,son of man must suffer many  things
 and be rejected by the ancients and by 
the high priests and the  scribes3 and  
be killed and after three days rise     
again4    #h3cb4 ,and he spoke the word 
openly4 ,and ,peter taking him began to 
rebuke him4    #h3cc4 ,who turning about
 and seeing his disciples1 threatened   

,peter1  saying3 ,go behind me1 ,satan1 
because thou savourest not the things   
that  are of ,god but that are of men4  
#h3cd4 ,and calling the multitude       
together with his disciples1 he said to 
them3 ,if any man will follow me1 let   
him deny himself and take up his  cross 
and follow me4    #h3ce4 ,for whosoever 
will save his life shall lose it3 and   
whosoever  shall lose his life for my   
sake and the gospel shall save it4      
#h3cf4 ,for what shall it profit a man1 
if he gain the whole world and  suffer  
the loss of his soul8    #h3cg4 ,or what
 shall a man give in exchange for his   
soul8    #h3ch4 ,for he that shall be   
ashamed of me and of my words1 in this  
adulterous and sinful generation3 the   
,son of man also will be ashamed  of    
him1 when he shall come in the glory of 
his ,father with the holy  angels4      
#h3ci4 ,and he said to them3 ,amen ,i   
say to you that there are some of  them 
that stand here who shall not taste     
death till they see the  kingdom of ,god

 coming in power4      ,mark ,chapter #i
    ,christ is transfigured4 ,he casts  
out the dumb spirit4 ,he teaches        
humility and to avoid scandal4    #i3a4 
,and after six days1 ,jesus taketh with 
him ,peter and ,james and  ,john1 and   
leadeth them up into an high mountain   
apart by themselves1  and was           
transfigured before them4    #i3b4 ,and 
his garments became shining and         
exceeding white as snow1 so as  no      
fuller upon earth can make white4       
#i3c4 ,and there appeared to them ,elias
 with ,moses3 and they were talking     
with ,jesus4    #i3d4 ,and ,peter       
answering1 said to ,jesus3 ,rabbi1 it is
 good for us to be  here4 ,and let us   
make three tabernacles1 one for thee1   
and one for  ,moses1 and one for ,elias4
    #i3e4 ,for he knew not what he said3
 for they were struck with fear4        
#i3f4 ,and there was a cloud            
overshadowing them4 ,and a voice came   
out of  the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my  
most beloved ,son4 ,hear ye him4        

#i3g4 ,and immediately looking about1   
they saw no man any more1 but ,jesus    
only with them4    #i3h4 ,and as they   
came down from the mountain1 he charged 
them not to  tell any man what things   
they had seen1 till the ,son of man     
shall be  risen again from the dead4    
#i3i4 ,and they kept the word to        
themselves2 questioning together what   
that should mean1 when he shall be risen
 from the dead4    #i3aj4 ,and they     
asked him1 saying3 ,why then do the     
,pharisees and scribes  say that ,elias 
must come first8    #i3aa4 ,who         
answering1 said to them3 ,elias1 when he
 shall come first1  shall restore all   
things2 and as it is written of the ,son
 of man that  he must suffer many things
 and be despised4    #i3ab4 ,but ,i say 
to you that ,elias also is come 7and    
they have done to  him whatsoever they  
would71 as it is written of him4        
#i3ac4 ,and coming to his disciples he  
saw a great multitude about them  and   
the scribes disputing with them4        

#i3ad4 ,and presently all the people1   
seeing ,jesus1 were astonished and      
struck with fear3 and running to him1   
they saluted him4    #i3ae4 ,and he     
asked them3 ,what do you question about 
among you8    #i3af4 ,and one of the    
multitude1 answering1 said3 ,master1 ,i 
have brought  my son to thee1 having a  
dumb spirit4    #i3ag4 ,who1 wheresoever
 he taketh him1 dasheth him3 and he     
foameth and  gnasheth with the teeth and
 pineth away4 ,and ,i spoke to thy      
disciples  to cast him out3 and they    
could not4    #i3ah4 ,who answering     
them1 said3 ,o incredulous generation1  
how long  shall ,i be with you8 ,how    
long shall ,i suffer you8 ,bring him    
unto me4    #i3ai4 ,and they brought    
him4 ,and when he had seen him1         
immediately the  spirit troubled him and
 being thrown down upon the ground1 he  
rolled  about foaming4    #i3bj4 ,and he
 asked his father3 ,how long time is it 
since this hath  happened unto him8 ,but
 he said3 ,from his infancy4    #i3ba4  

,and oftentimes hath he cast him into   
the fire and into the waters  to destroy
 him4 ,but if thou canst do any thing1  
help us1 having  compassion on us4      
#i3bb4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,if    
thou canst believe1 all things are      
possible to him that believeth4         
#i3bc4 ,and immediately the father of   
the boy crying out1 with tears  said3 ,i
 do believe1 ,lord4 ,help my unbelief4  
#i3bd4 ,and when ,jesus saw the         
multitude running together1 he          
threatened  the unclean spirit1 saying  
to him3 ,deaf and dumb spirit1 ,i       
command  thee1 go out of him and enter  
not any more into him4    #i3be4 ,and   
crying out and greatly tearing him1 he  
went our of him4 ,and  he became as     
dead1 so that many said3 ,he is dead4   
#i3bf4 ,but ,jesus taking him by the    
hand1 lifted him up4 ,and he arose4     
#i3bg4 ,and when he was come into the   
house1 his disciples secretly asked     
him3 ,why could not we cast him out8    
#i3bh4 ,and he said to them3 ,this kind 

can go out by nothing1 but by  prayer   
and fasting4    #i3bi4 ,and departing   
from thence1 they passed through        
,galilee3 and he  would not that any man
 should know it4    #i3cj4 ,and he      
taught his disciples and said to them3  
,the ,son of man  shall be betrayed into
 the hands of men1 and they shall kill  
him2 and  after that he is killed1 he   
shall rise again the third day4         
#i3ca4 ,but they understood not the     
word3 and they were afraid to ask  him4 
#i3cb4 ,and they came to ,capharnaum4   
,and when they were in the house1 he    
asked them3 ,what did you treat of in   
the way8    #i3cc4 ,but they held their 
peace1 for in the way they had disputed 
among  themselves1 which of them should 
be the greatest4    #i3cd4 ,and sitting 
down1 he called the twelve and saith to 
them3 ,if any  man desire to be first1  
he shall be the last of all and be      
minister of  all4    #i3ce4 ,and taking 
a child1 he set him in the midst of     
them4 ,whom when he  had embraced1 he   

saith to them3    #i3cf4 ,whosoever     
shall receive one such child as this in 
my name  receiveth me4 ,and whosoever   
shall receive me receiveth not me but   
him  that sent me4    #i3cg4 ,john      
answered him1 saying3 ,master1 we saw   
one casting out devils  in thy name1 who
 followeth not us3 and we forbade him4  
#i3ch4 ,but ,jesus said3 ,do not forbid 
him4 ,for there is no man that doth  a  
miracle in my name and can soon speak   
ill of me4    #i3ci4 ,for he that is not
 against you is for you4    #i3dj4 ,for 
whosoever shall give you to drink a cup 
of water in my name1  because you belong
 to ,christ3 amen ,i say to you1 he     
shall not lose his  reward4    #i3da4   
,and whosoever shall scandalize one of  
these little ones that  believe in me3  
it were better for him that a millstone 
were hanged  about his neck and he were 
cast into the sea4    #i3db4 ,and if thy
 hand scandalize thee1 cut it off3 it is
 better for  thee to enter into life1   
maimed1 than having two hands to go into

 hell1  into unquenchable fire3         
#i3dc4 ,where their worm dieth not1 and 
the fire is not extinguished4    #i3dd4 
,and if thy foot scandalize thee1 cut it
 off3 it is better for  thee to enter   
lame into life everlasting than having  
two feet to be  cast into the hell of   
unquenchable fire3    #i3de4 ,where     
their worm dieth not1 and the fire is   
not extinguished4    #i3df4 ,and if thy 
eye scandalize thee1 pluck it out3 it is
 better for  thee with one eye to enter 
into the kingdom of ,god than having two
 eyes  to be cast into the hell of fire3
    #i3dg4 ,where their worm dieth not1 
and the fire is not extinguished4       
#i3dh4 ,for every one shall be salted   
with fire3 and every victim shall  be   
salted with salt4    #i3di4 ,salt is    
good4 ,but if the salt become unsavoury1
 wherewith will  you season it8 ,have   
salt in you3 and have peace among you4  
,mark ,chapter #aj    ,marriage is not  
to be dissolved4 ,the danger of riches4 
,the ambition of  the sons of ,zebedee4 

,a blind man is restored to his sight4  
#aj3a4 ,and rising up from thence1 he   
cometh into the coasts of ,judea  beyond
 the ,jordan3 and the multitude flocked 
to him again4 ,and as he  was           
accustomed1 he taught them again4       
#aj3b4 ,and the ,pharisees coming to him
 asked him1 tempting him3 ,is it  lawful
 for a man to put away his wife8        
#aj3c4 ,but he answering1 saith to them3
 ,what did ,moses command you8    #aj3d4
 ,who said3 ,moses permitted to write a 
bill of divorce and to put  her away4   
#aj3e4 ,to whom ,jesus answering1 said3 
,because of the hardness of your  heart1
 he wrote you that precept4    #aj3f4   
,but from the beginning of the creation1
 ,god made them male and  female4       
#aj3g4 ,for this cause1 a man shall     
leave his father and mother and shall   
cleave to his wife4    #aj3h4 ,and they 
two shall be in one flesh4 ,therefore   
now they are not  two1 but one flesh4   
#aj3i4 ,what therefore ,god hath joined 
together1 let no man put asunder4       

#aj3aj4 ,and in the house again his     
disciples asked him concerning the  same
 thing4    #aj3aa4 ,and he saith to     
them3 ,whosoever shall put away his wife
 and  marry another committeth adultery 
against her4    #aj3ab4 ,and if the wife
 shall put away her husband and be      
married to  another1 she committeth     
adultery4    #aj3ac4 ,and they brought  
to him young children1 that he might    
touch  them4 ,and the disciples rebuked 
them that brought them4    #aj3ad4 ,whom
 when ,jesus saw1 he was much displeased
 and saith to them3  ,suffer the little 
children to come unto me and forbid them
 not3 for of  such is the kingdom of    
,god4    #aj3ae4 ,amen ,i say to you1   
whosoever shall not receive the kingdom 
of  ,god as a little child shall not    
enter into it4    #aj3af4 ,and embracing
 them and laying his hands upon them1 he
 blessed  them4    #aj3ag4 ,and when he 
was gone forth into the way1 a certain  
man1 running  up and kneeling before    
him1 asked him3 ,good ,master1 what     

shall ,i do  that ,i may receive life   
everlasting8    #aj3ah4 ,and ,jesus said
 to him3 ,why callest thou me good8     
,none is good  but one1 that is ,god4   
,none is good4444 ,of himself entirely  
and essentially1 but ,god alone2  men   
may be good also1 but only by           
participation of ,god's goodness4       
#aj3ai4 ,thou knowest the commandments3 
,do not commit adultery1 do not  kill1  
do not steal1 bear not false witness1 do
 no fraud1 honour thy  father and       
mother4    #aj3bj4 ,but he answering1   
said to him3 ,master1 all these things  
,i have  observed from my youth4        
#aj3ba4 ,and ,jesus1 looking on him1    
loved him and said to him3 ,one thing   
is wanting unto thee4 ,go1 sell         
whatsoever thou hast and give to the    
poor3 and thou shalt have treasure in   
heaven4 ,and come1 follow me4    #aj3bb4
 ,who being struck sad at that saying1  
went away sorrowful3 for he  had great  
possessions4    #aj3bc4 ,and ,jesus     
looking round about1 saith to his       

disciples3 ,how  hardly shall they that 
have riches enter into the kingdom of   
,god6    #aj3bd4 ,and the disciples were
 astonished at his words4 ,but ,jesus   
again  answering1 saith to them3        
,children1 how hard is it for them that 
trust  in riches to enter into the      
kingdom of ,god8    #aj3be4 ,it is      
easier for a camel to pass through the  
eye of a needle  than for a rich man to 
enter into the kingdom of ,god4         
#aj3bf4 ,who wondered the more1 saying  
among themselves3 ,who then can be      
saved8    #aj3bg4 ,and ,jesus looking on
 them1 saith with men it is impossible2 
but  not with ,god4 ,for all things are 
possible with ,god4    #aj3bh4 ,and     
,peter began to say unto him3 ,behold1  
we have left all things  and have       
followed thee4    #aj3bi4 ,jesus        
answering said3 ,amen ,i say to you1    
there is no man who  hath left house or 
brethren or sisters or father or mother 
or children  or lands1 for my sake and  
for the gospel1    #aj3cj4 ,who shall   

not receive an hundred times as much1   
now in this  time3 houses and brethren  
and sisters and mothers and children and
  lands1 with persecutions3 and in the  
world to come life everlasting4         
#aj3ca4 ,but many that are first shall  
be last3 and the last1 first4    #aj3cb4
 ,and they were in the way going up to  
,jerusalem3 and ,jesus went  before     
them4 ,and they were astonished and     
following were afraid4 ,and  taking     
again the twelve1 he began to tell them 
the things that should  befall him4     
#aj3cc4 ,saying3 ,behold we go up to    
,jerusalem1 and the ,son of man shall   
be betrayed to the chief priests and to 
the scribes and ancients4 ,and  they    
shall condemn him to death and shall    
deliver him to the ,gentiles4    #aj3cd4
 ,and they shall mock him and spit on   
him and scourge him and kill  him3 and  
the third day he shall rise again4      
#aj3ce4 ,and ,james and ,john1 the sons 
of ,zebedee1 come to him1 saying3       
,master1 we desire that whatsoever we   

shall ask1 thou wouldst do it for  us4  
#aj3cf4 ,but he said to them3 ,what     
would you that ,i should do for you8    
#aj3cg4 ,and they said3 ,grant to us    
that we may sit1 one on thy right  hand 
and the other on thy left hand1 in thy  
glory4    #aj3ch4 ,and ,jesus said to   
them3 ,you know not what you ask4 ,can  
you drink  of the chalice that ,i drink 
of or be baptized with the baptism      
wherewith ,i am baptized8    #aj3ci4    
,but they said to him3 ,we can4 ,and    
,jesus saith to them3 ,you shall  indeed
 drink of the chalice that ,i drink of2 
and with the baptism  wherewith ,i am   
baptized you shall be baptized4         
#aj3dj4 ,but to sit on my right hand or 
on my left is not mine to give to  you1 
but to them for whom it is prepared4    
#aj3da4 ,and the ten1 hearing it1 began 
to be much displeased at ,james  and    
,john4    #aj3db4 ,but ,jesus calling   
them1 saith to them3 ,you know that they
 who  seem to rule over the ,gentiles   
lord it over them3 and their princes    

have power over them4    #aj3dc4 ,but it
 is not so among you3 but whosoever will
 be greater shall  be your minister4    
#aj3dd4 ,and whosoever will be first    
among you shall be the servant of  all4 
#aj3de4 ,for the ,son of man also is not
 come to be ministered unto3 but  to    
minister and to give his life a         
redemption for many4    #aj3df4 ,and    
they came to ,jericho4 ,and as he went  
out of ,jericho with his  disciples and 
a very great multitude1 ,bartimeus the  
blind man1 the son  of ,timeus1 sat by  
the way side begging4    #aj3dg4 ,who   
when he had heard that it was ,jesus of 
,nazareth1 began to  cry out and to say3
 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on  
me4    #aj3dh4 ,and many rebuked him1   
that he might hold his peace2 but he    
cried  a great deal the more3 ,son of   
,david1 have mercy on me4    #aj3di4    
,and ,jesus1 standing still1 commanded  
him to be called4 ,and they  call the   
blind man1 saying to him3 ,be of better 
comfort4 ,arise1 he  calleth thee4      

#aj3ej4 ,who casting off his garment    
leaped up and came to him4    #aj3ea4   
,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3     
,what wilt thou that ,i should  do to   
thee8 ,and the blind man said to him3   
,rabboni4 ,that ,i may see4    #aj3eb4  
,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,go thy way4  
,thy faith hath made thee  whole4 ,and  
immediately he saw and followed him in  
the way4      ,mark ,chapter #aa        
,christ enters into ,jerusalem upon an  
ass4 ,he curses the barren fig tree  and
 drives the buyers and sellers out of   
the temple4    #aa3a4 ,and when they    
were drawing near to ,jerusalem and to  
,bethania1 at  the mount of ,olives1 he 
sendeth two of his disciples1    #aa3b4 
,and saith to them3 ,go into the village
 that is over against you1  and         
immediately at your coming in thither1  
you shall find a colt tied1  upon which 
no man yet hath sat4 ,loose him and     
bring him4    #aa3c4 ,and if any man    
shall say to you3 ,what are you doing8  
,say ye that  the ,lord hath need of    

him4 ,and immediately he will let him   
come hither4    #aa3d4 ,and going their 
way1 they found the colt tied before the
 gate  without1 in the meeting of two   
ways4 ,and they loose him4    #aa3e4    
,and some of them that stood there said 
to them3 ,what do you  loosing the colt8
    #aa3f4 ,who said to them as ,jesus  
had commanded them4 ,and they let him go
  with them4    #aa3g4 ,and they brought
 the colt to ,jesus4 ,and they lay their
 garments  on him3 and he sat upon him4 
#aa3h4 ,and many spread their garments  
in the way3 and others cut down  boughs 
from the trees and strewed them in the  
way4    #aa3i4 ,and they that went      
before and they that followed cried1    
saying3  ,hosanna3 ,blessed is he that  
cometh in the name of the ,lord4        
#aa3aj4 ,blessed be the kingdom of our  
father ,david that cometh3 ,hosanna  in 
the highest4    #aa3aa4 ,and he entered 
into ,jerusalem1 into the temple3 and   
having  viewed all things round about1  
when now the eventide was come1 he went 

out to ,bethania with the twelve4       
#aa3ab4 ,and the next day when they came
 out from ,bethania1 he was  hungry4    
#aa3ac4 ,and when he had seen afar off a
 fig tree having leaves1 he came1  if   
perhaps he might find any thing on it4  
,and when he was come to it1  he found  
nothing but leaves4 ,for it was not the 
time for figs4    #aa3ad4 ,and answering
 he said to it3 ,may no man hereafter   
eat fruit of  thee any more for ever6   
,and his disciples heard it4    #aa3ae4 
,and they came to ,jerusalem4 ,and when 
he was entered into the  temple1 he     
began to cast out them that sold and    
bought in the temple3  and over threw   
the tables of the moneychangers and the 
chairs of them  that sold doves4        
#aa3af4 ,and he suffered not that any   
man should carry a vessel through  the  
temple4    #aa3ag4 ,and he taught1      
saying to them3 ,is it not written3 ,my 
house shall  be called the house of     
prayer to all nations1 but you have made
 it a  den of thieves4    #aa3ah4 ,which

 when the chief priests and the scribes 
had heard1 they  sought how they might  
destroy him4 ,for they feared him1      
because the  whole multitude was in     
admiration at his doctrine4    #aa3ai4  
,and when evening was come1 he went     
forth out of the city4    #aa3bj4 ,and  
when they passed by in the morning they 
saw the fig tree  dried up from the     
roots4    #aa3ba4 ,and ,peter           
remembering1 said to him3 ,rabbi1 behold
 the fig tree  which thou didst curse is
 withered away4    #aa3bb4 ,and ,jesus  
answering1 saith to them3 ,have the     
faith of ,god4    #aa3bc4 ,amen ,i say  
to you that whosoever shall say to this 
mountain1 ,be  thou removed and be cast 
into the sea1 and shall not stagger in  
his  heart1 but believe that whatsoever 
he saith shall be done2 it shall be     
done unto him4    #aa3bd4 ,therefore ,i 
say unto you1 all things1 whatsoever you
 ask when ye  pray1 believe that you    
shall receive3 and they shall come unto 
you4    #aa3be4 ,and when you shall     

stand to pray1 forgive1 if you have     
aught  against any man3 that your       
,father also1 who is in heaven1 may     
forgive  you your sins4    #aa3bf4 ,but 
if you will not forgive1 neither will   
your father that is in  heaven forgive  
you your sins4    #aa3bg4 ,and they come
 again to ,jerusalem4 ,and when he was  
walking in the  temple1 there come to   
him the chief priests and the scribes   
and the  ancients4    #aa3bh4 ,and they 
say to him3 ,by what authority dost thou
 these things8  ,and who hath given thee
 this authority that thou shouldst do   
these  things8    #aa3bi4 ,and ,jesus   
answering1 said to them3 ,i will also   
ask you one word4  ,and answer you me3  
and ,i will tell you by what authority  
,i do these  things4    #aa3cj4 ,the    
baptism of ,john1 was it from heaven or 
from men8 ,answer me4    #aa3ca4 ,but   
they thought with themselves1 saying3   
,if we say1 ,from  heaven2 he will say1 
,why then did you not believe him8      
#aa3cb4 ,if we say1 ,from men1 we fear  

the people4 ,for all men counted  ,john 
that he was a prophet indeed4    #aa3cc4
 ,and they answering1 say to ,jesus3 ,we
 know not4 ,and ,jesus  answering1 saith
 to them3 ,neither do ,i tell you by    
what authority ,i do  these things4     
,mark ,chapter #ab    ,the parable of   
the vineyard and husbandmen4 ,caesar's  
right to tribute4  ,the ,sadducees are  
confuted4 ,the first commandment4 ,the  
widow's mite4    #ab3a4 ,and he began to
 speak to them in parables3 ,a certain  
man planted  a vineyard and made a hedge
 about it and dug a place for the       
winefat  and built a tower and let it to
 husbandmen3 and went into a far        
country4    #ab3b4 ,and at the season he
 sent to the husbandmen a servant to    
receive  of the husbandmen of the fruit 
of the vineyard4    #ab3c4 ,who1 having 
laid hands on him1 beat and sent him    
away empty4    #ab3d4 ,and again he sent
 to them another servant3 and him they  
wounded  in the head and used him       
reproachfully4    #ab3e4 ,and again he  

sent another1 and him they killed3 and  
many others1  of whom some they beat1   
and others they killed4    #ab3f4       
,therefore1 having yet one son1 most    
dear to him1 he also sent him  unto them
 last of all1 saying3 ,they will        
reverence my son4    #ab3g4 ,but the    
husbandmen said one to another3 ,this is
 the heir4 ,come  let us kill him and   
the inheritance shall be ours4    #ab3h4
 ,and laying hold on him1 they killed   
him and cast him out of the  vineyard4  
#ab3i4 ,what therefore will the lord of 
the vineyard do8 ,he will come and      
destroy those husbandmen and will give  
the vineyard to others4    #ab3aj4 ,and 
have you not read this scripture1 ,the  
stone which the  builders rejected1 the 
same is made the head of the corner3    
#ab3aa4 ,by the ,lord has this been     
done1 and it is wonderful in our eyes4  
#ab3ab4 ,and they sought to lay hands on
 him3 but they feared the people4  ,for 
they knew that he spoke this parable to 
them4 ,and leaving him1 they  went their

 way4    #ab3ac4 ,and they sent to him  
some of the ,pharisees and of the       
,herodians3  that they should catch him 
in his words4    #ab3ad4 ,who coming1   
say to him3 ,master1 we know that thou  
art a true  speaker and carest not for  
any man2 for thou regardest not the     
person  of men1 but teachest the way of 
,god in truth4 ,is it lawful to give    
tribute to ,caesar8 ,or shall we not    
give it8    #ab3ae4 ,who knowing their  
wiliness1 saith to them3 ,why tempt you 
me8  ,bring me a penny that ,i may see  
it4    #ab3af4 ,and they brought it him4
 ,and he saith to them3 ,whose is this  
image and inscription8 ,they say to him1
 ,caesar's4    #ab3ag4 ,and ,jesus      
answering1 said to them3 ,render        
therefore to ,caesar  the things that   
are ,caesar's and to ,god the things    
that are ,god's4 ,and  they marvelled at
 him4    #ab3ah4 ,and there came to him 
the ,sadducees1 who say there is no     
resurrection4 ,and they asked him1      
saying3    #ab3ai4 ,master1 ,moses wrote

 unto us that if any man's brother die  
and  leave his wife behind him and leave
 no children1 his brother should  take  
his wife and raise up seed to his       
brother4    #ab3bj4 ,now there were     
seven brethren3 and the first took a    
wife and  died leaving no issue4        
#ab3ba4 ,and the second took her and    
died3 and neither did he leave any      
issue4 ,and the third in like manner4   
#ab3bb4 ,and the seven all took her in  
like manner and did not leave  issue4   
,last of all the woman also died4       
#ab3bc4 ,in the resurrection therefore1 
when they shall rise again1 whose  wife 
shall she be of them8 ,for the seven had
 her to wife4    #ab3bd4 ,and ,jesus    
answering1 saith to them3 ,do ye not    
therefore err1  because you know not the
 scriptures nor the power of ,god8      
#ab3be4 ,for when they shall rise again 
from the dead1 they shall neither       
marry1 nor be married1 but are as the   
angels in heaven4    #ab3bf4 ,and as    
concerning the dead that they rise again

 have you not  read in the book of      
,moses1 how in the bush ,god spoke to   
him1 saying3 ,i  am the ,god of ,abraham
 and the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of 
,jacob8    #ab3bg4 ,he is not the ,god  
of the dead1 but of the living4 ,you    
therefore  do greatly err4    #ab3bh4   
,and there came one of the scribes that 
had heard them reasoning  together1 and 
seeing that he had answered them well1  
asked him which  was the first          
commandment of all4    #ab3bi4 ,and     
,jesus answered him3 ,the first         
commandment of all is1 ,hear1 ,o        
,israel3 the ,lord thy ,god is one ,god4
    #ab3cj4 ,and thou shalt love the    
,lord thy ,god with thy whole heart and 
with thy whole soul and with thy whole  
mind and with thy whole  strength4 ,this
 is the first commandment4    #ab3ca4   
,and the second is like to it3 ,thou    
shalt love thy neighbour as  thyself4   
,there is no other commandment greater  
than these4    #ab3cb4 ,and the scribe  
said to him3 ,well1 ,master1 thou hast  

said in  truth that there is one ,god   
and there is no other besides him4      
#ab3cc4 ,and that he should be loved    
with the whole heart and with the  whole
 understanding and with the whole soul  
and with the whole  strength4 ,and to   
love one's neighbour as one's self is a 
greater thing  than all holocausts and  
sacrifices4    #ab3cd4 ,and ,jesus      
seeing that he had answered wisely1 said
 to him3 ,thou  art not far from the    
kingdom of ,god4 ,and no man after that 
durst ask  him any question4    #ab3ce4 
,and ,jesus answering1 said1 teaching in
 the temple3 ,how do the  scribes say   
that ,christ is the son of ,david8      
#ab3cf4 ,for ,david himself saith by the
 ,holy ,ghost3 ,the ,lord said to my    
,lord3 ,sit on my right hand1 until ,i  
make thy enemies thy footstool4         
#ab3cg4 ,david therefore himself calleth
 him ,lord4 ,and whence is he then  his 
son8 ,and a great multitude heard him   
gladly4    #ab3ch4 ,and he said to them 
in his doctrine3 ,beware of the scribes1

 who  love to walk in long robes and to 
be saluted in the marketplace1          
#ab3ci4 ,and to sit in the first chairs 
in the synagogues and to have the       
highest places at suppers3    #ab3dj4   
,who devour the houses of widows under  
the pretence of long  prayer4 ,these    
shall receive greater judgment4         
#ab3da4 ,and ,jesus sitting over against
 the treasury1 beheld how the  people   
cast money into the treasury4 ,and many 
that were rich cast in  much4    #ab3db4
 ,and there came a certain poor widow3  
and she cast in two mites1  which make a
 farthing4    #ab3dc4 ,and calling his  
disciples together1 he saith to them3   
,amen ,i say  to you1 this poor widow   
hath cast in more than all they who have
 cast  into the treasury4    #ab3dd4    
,for all they did cast in of their      
abundance2 but she of her want  cast in 
all she had1 even her whole living4     
,mark ,chapter #ac    ,christ foretells 
the destruction of the temple and the   
signs that shall  forerun the day of    

judgment4    #ac3a4 ,and as he was going
 out of the temple1 one of his disciples
 said  to him3 ,master1 behold what     
manner of stones and what buildings are 
here4    #ac3b4 ,and ,jesus answering1  
said to him3 ,seest thou all these great
  buildings8 ,there shall not be left a 
stone upon a stone1 that shall not  be  
thrown down4    #ac3c4 ,and as he sat on
 the mount of ,olivet over against the  
temple1  ,peter and ,james and ,john and
 ,andrew asked him apart3    #ac3d4     
,tell us1 when shall these things be and
 what shall be the sign  when all these 
things shall begin to be fulfilled8     
#ac3e4 ,and ,jesus answering1 began to  
say to them3 ,take heed lest any man    
deceive you4    #ac3f4 ,for many shall  
come in my name saying1 ,i am he3 and   
they shall  deceive many4    #ac3g4 ,and
 when you shall hear of wars and rumours
 of wars1 fear ye not4  ,for such things
 must needs be3 but the end is not yet4 
#ac3h4 ,for nation shall rise against   
nation and kingdom against kingdom3  and

 there shall be earthquakes in divers   
places and famines4 ,these  things are  
the beginning of sorrows4    #ac3i4 ,but
 look to yourselves4 ,for they shall    
deliver you up to  councils3 and in the 
synagogues you shall be beaten3 and you 
shall  stand before governors and kings 
for my sake1 for a testimony unto  them4
    #ac3aj4 ,and unto all nations the   
gospel must first be preached4          
#ac3aa4 ,and when they shall lead you   
and deliver you up1 be not  thoughtful  
beforehand what you shall speak3 but    
whatsoever shall be  given you in that  
hour1 that speak ye4 ,for it is not you 
that speak1  but the ,holy ,ghost4      
#ac3ab4 ,and the brother shall betray   
his brother unto death1 and the  father 
his son2 and children shall rise up     
against their parents and  shall work   
their death4    #ac3ac4 ,and you shall  
be hated by all men for my name's sake4 
,but he  that shall endure unto the end1
 he shall be saved4    #ac3ad4 ,and when
 you shall see the abomination of       

desolation1 standing  where it ought not
 7he that readeth let him understand73  
then let them  that are in ,judea flee  
unto the mountains4    #ac3ae4 ,and let 
him that is on the housetop not go down 
into the house  nor enter therein to    
take any thing out of the house4        
#ac3af4 ,and let him that shall be in   
the field not turn back to take up  his 
garment4    #ac3ag4 ,and woe to them    
that are with child and that give suck  
in those  days4    #ac3ah4 ,but pray ye 
that these things happen not in winter4 
#ac3ai4 ,for in those days shall be such
 tribulations as were not from  the     
beginning of the creation which ,god    
created until now3 neither  shall be4   
#ac3bj4 ,and unless the ,lord had       
shortened the days1 no flesh should be  
saved3 but1 for the sake of the elect   
which he hath chosen1 he hath  shortened
 the days4    #ac3ba4 ,and then if any  
man shall say to you3 ,lo1 here is      
,christ4 ,lo1 he  is here3 do not       
believe4    #ac3bb4 ,for there will rise

 up false ,christs and false prophets3  
and  they shall shew signs and wonders1 
to seduce 7if it were possible7 even    
the elect4    #ac3bc4 ,take you heed    
therefore3 behold1 ,i have foretold you 
all things4    #ac3bd4 ,but in those    
days1 after that tribulation1 the sun   
shall be  darkened and the moon shall   
not give her light4    #ac3be4 ,and the 
stars of heaven shall be falling down   
and the powers  that are in heaven shall
 be moved4    #ac3bf4 ,and then shall   
they see the ,son of man coming in the  
clouds1  with great power and glory4    
#ac3bg4 ,and then shall he send his     
angels and shall gather together his    
elect from the four winds1 from the     
uttermost part of the earth to the      
uttermost part of heaven4    #ac3bh4    
,now of the fig tree learn ye a parable4
 ,when the branch thereof  is now tender
 and the leaves are come forth1 you know
 that summer is  very near4    #ac3bi4  
,so you also when you shall see these   
things come to pass1 know  ye that it is

 very nigh1 even at the doors4          
#ac3cj4 ,amen1 ,i say to you that this  
generation shall not pass until all     
these things be done4    #ac3ca4 ,heaven
 and earth shall pass away3 but my word 
shall not pass  away4    #ac3cb4 ,but of
 that day or hour no man knoweth1       
neither the angels in  heaven1 nor the  
,son1 but the ,father4    ,nor the      
,son4444 ,not that the ,son of ,god is  
absolutely ignorant of the  day of      
judgment1 but that he knoweth it not1 as
 our teacher2 that is1  he knoweth it   
not so as to teach it to us1 as not     
being expedient4    #ac3cc4 ,take ye    
heed1 watch and pray4 ,for ye know not  
when the time is4    #ac3cd4 ,even as a 
man who1 going into a far country1 left 
his house and  gave authority to his    
servants over every work and commanded  
the porter  to watch4    #ac3ce4 ,watch 
ye therefore 7for you know not when the 
lord of the house  cometh1 at even1 or  
at midnight1 or at the cock crowing1 or 
in the  morning73    #ac3cf4 ,lest      

coming on a sudden1 he find you         
sleeping4    #ac3cg4 ,and what ,i say to
 you1 ,i say to all3 ,watch4      ,mark 
,chapter #ad    ,the first part of the  
history of the passion of ,christ4      
#ad3a4 ,now the feast of the pasch and  
of the ,azymes was after two days3  and 
the chief priests and the scribes sought
 how they might by some  wile lay hold  
on him and kill him4    ,azymes4444     
,that is1 the feast of the unleavened   
bread4    #ad3b4 ,but they said3 ,not on
 the festival day1 lest there should be 
a  tumult among the people4    #ad3c4   
,and when he was in ,bethania1 in the   
house of ,simon the leper1 and  was at  
meat1 there came a woman having an      
alabaster box of ointment of  precious  
spikenard4 ,and breaking the alabaster  
box1 she poured it out  upon his head4  
#ad3d4 ,now there were some that had    
indignation within themselves and  said3
 ,why was this waste of the ointment    
made8    #ad3e4 ,for this ointment might
 have been sold for more than three     

hundred pence and given to the poor4    
,and they murmured against her4         
#ad3f4 ,but ,jesus said3 ,let her alone4
 ,why do you molest her8 ,she hath      
wrought a good work upon me4    #ad3g4  
,for the poor you have always with you3 
and whensoever you will1  you may do    
them good3 but me you have not always4  
#ad3h4 ,she hath done what she could3   
she is come beforehand to anoint my     
body for the burial4    #ad3i4 ,amen1 ,i
 say to you1 wheresoever this gospel    
shall be preached in  the whole world1  
that also which she hath done shall be  
told for a  memorial of her4    #ad3aj4 
,and ,judas ,iscariot1 one of the       
twelve1 went to the chief  priests1 to  
betray him to them4    #ad3aa4 ,who     
hearing it were glad3 and they promised 
him they would give  him money4 ,and he 
sought how he might conveniently betray 
him4    #ad3ab4 ,now on the first day of
 the unleavened bread1 when they        
sacrificed the pasch1 the disciples say 
to him3 ,whither wilt thou that  we go  

and prepare for thee to eat the pasch8  
#ad3ac4 ,and he sendeth two of his      
disciples and saith to them3 ,go ye     
into the city2 and there shall meet you 
a man carrying a pitcher of  water4     
,follow him4    #ad3ad4 ,and            
whithersoever he shall go in1 say to the
 master of the  house1 ,the master      
saith1 ,where is my refectory1 where ,i 
may eat the  pasch with my disciples8   
#ad3ae4 ,and he will shew you a large   
dining room furnished4 ,and there       
prepare ye for us4    #ad3af4 ,and his  
disciples went their way and came into  
the city4 ,and  they found as he had    
told them3 and they prepared the pasch4 
#ad3ag4 ,and when evening was come1 he  
cometh with the twelve4    #ad3ah4 ,and 
when they were at table and eating1     
,jesus saith3 ,amen ,i say  to you1 one 
of you that eateth with me shall betray 
me4    #ad3ai4 ,but they began to be    
sorrowful and to say to him1 one by one3
 ,is  it ,i8    #ad3bj4 ,who saith to   
them3 ,one of the twelve1 who dippeth   

with me his  hand in the dish4          
#ad3ba4 ,and the ,son of man indeed     
goeth1 as it is written of him3 but  woe
 to that man by whom the ,son of man    
shall be betrayed4 ,it were  better for 
him1 if that man had not been born4     
#ad3bb4 ,and whilst they were eating1   
,jesus took bread2 and blessing1  broke 
and gave to them and said3 ,take ye4    
,this is my body4    #ad3bc4 ,and having
 taken the chalice1 giving thanks1 he   
gave it to them4  ,and they all drank of
 it4    #ad3bd4 ,and he said to them3   
,this is my blood of the new testament1 
which shall be shed for many4    #ad3be4
 ,amen ,i say to you that ,i will drink 
no more of the fruit of the  vine until 
that day when ,i shall drink it new in  
the kingdom of ,god4    #ad3bf4 ,and    
when they had sung an hymn1 they went   
forth to the mount of  ,olives4         
#ad3bg4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,you 
will all be scandalized in my  regard   
this night4 ,for it is written3 ,i will 
strike the shepherd1 and  the sheep     

shall be dispersed4    #ad3bh4 ,but     
after ,i shall be risen again1 ,i will  
go before you into  ,galilee4    #ad3bi4
 ,but ,peter saith to him3 ,although all
 shall be scandalized in  thee1 yet not 
,i4    #ad3cj4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3
 ,amen ,i say to thee1 to-day1 even in  
this  night1 before the cock crow twice1
 thou shalt deny me thrice4    ,crow    
twice4444 ,the cocks crow at two        
different times of the night2  viz41    
about midnight for the first time2 and  
then about the time  commonly called the
 cock crowing2 and this was the cock    
crowing our  ,saviour spoke of2 and     
therefore the other ,evangelists take no
 notice of  the first crowing4          
#ad3ca4 ,but he spoke the more          
vehemently3 ,although ,i should die     
together  with thee1 ,i will not deny   
thee4 ,and in like manner also said they
 all4    #ad3cb4 ,and they came to a    
farm called ,gethsemani4 ,and he saith  
to his  disciples3 ,sit you here1 while 
,i pray4    #ad3cc4 ,and he taketh      

,peter and ,james and ,john with him3   
and he began to  fear and to be heavy4  
#ad3cd4 ,and he saith to them3 ,my soul 
is sorrowful even unto death4 ,stay  you
 here and watch4    #ad3ce4 ,and when he
 was gone forward a little1 he fell flat
 on the  ground3 and he prayed that1 if 
it might be1 the hour might pass from   
him4    #ad3cf4 ,and he saith3 ,abba1   
,father1 all things are possible to     
thee3  remove this chalice from me2 but 
not what ,i will1 but what thou wilt4   
#ad3cg4 ,and he cometh and findeth them 
sleeping4 ,and he saith to ,peter3      
,simon1 sleepest thou8 ,couldst thou not
 watch one hour8    #ad3ch4 ,watch ye3  
and pray that you enter not into        
temptation4 ,the  spirit indeed is      
willing1 but the flesh is weak4         
#ad3ci4 ,and going away again1 he       
prayed1 saying the same words4          
#ad3dj4 ,and when he returned1 he found 
them again asleep 7for their eyes  were 
heavy73 and they knew not what to answer
 him4    #ad3da4 ,and he cometh the     

third time and saith to them3 ,sleep ye 
now and  take your rest4 ,it is enough4 
,the hour is come3 behold the ,son of   
man  shall be betrayed into the hands of
 sinners4    #ad3db4 ,rise up3 let us   
go4 ,behold1 he that will betray me is  
at hand4    #ad3dc4 ,and while he was   
yet speaking1 cometh ,judas ,iscariot1  
one of the  twelve3 and with him a great
 multitude with swords and staves1 from 
the  chief priests and the scribes and  
the ancients4    #ad3dd4 ,and he that   
betrayed him had given them a sign1     
saying3  ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that
 is he4 ,lay hold on him3 and lead him  
away  carefully4    #ad3de4 ,and when he
 was come1 immediately going up to him  
he saith3  ,hail1 ,rabbi6 ,and he kissed
 him4    #ad3df4 ,but they laid hands on
 him and held him4    #ad3dg4 ,and one  
of them that stood by1 drawing a sword1 
struck a servant  of the chief priest   
and cut off his ear4    #ad3dh4 ,and    
,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,are you
 come out as to a  robber1 with swords  

and staves to apprehend me8    #ad3di4  
,i was daily with you in the temple     
teaching3 and you did not lay  hands on 
me4 ,but that the scriptures may be     
fulfilled4    #ad3ej4 ,then his         
disciples1 leaving him1 all fled away4  
#ad3ea4 ,and a certain young man        
followed him1 having a linen cloth cast 
about his naked body4 ,and they laid    
hold on him4    #ad3eb4 ,but he1 casting
 off the linen cloth1 fled from them    
naked4    #ad3ec4 ,and they brought     
,jesus to the high priest4 ,and all the 
priests  and the scribes and the        
ancients assembled together4    #ad3ed4 
,and ,peter followed him afar off1 even 
into the court of the high  priest4 ,and
 he sat with the servants at the fire   
and warmed himself4    #ad3ee4 ,and the 
chief priests and all the council sought
 for evidence  against ,jesus1 that they
 might put him to death3 and found none4
    #ad3ef4 ,for many bore false witness
 against him3 and their evidences  were 
not agreeing4    #ad3eg4 ,and some      

rising up1 bore false witness against   
him1 saying3    #ad3eh4 ,we heard him   
say1 ,i will destroy this temple made   
with hands and  within three days ,i    
will build another not made with hands4 
#ad3ei4 ,and their witness did not      
agree4    #ad3fj4 ,and the high priest  
rising up in the midst1 asked ,jesus1   
saying3  ,answerest thou nothing to the 
things that are laid to thy charge by   
these men8    #ad3fa4 ,but he held his  
peace and answered nothing4 ,again the  
high  priest asked him and said to him3 
,art thou the ,christ1 the ,son of the  
,blessed ,god8    #ad3fb4 ,and ,jesus   
said to him3 ,i am4 ,and you shall see  
the ,son of man  sitting on the right   
hand of the power of ,god and coming    
with the  clouds of heaven4    #ad3fc4  
,then the high priest rending his       
garments1 saith3 ,what need we  any     
further witnesses8    #ad3fd4 ,you have 
heard the blasphemy4 ,what think you8   
,who all condemned  him to be guilty of 
death4    #ad3fe4 ,and some began to    

spit on him and to cover his face and to
  buffet him and to say unto him3       
,prophesy4 ,and the servants struck him 
with the palms of their hands4          
#ad3ff4 ,now when ,peter was in the     
court below1 there cometh one of the    
maidservants of the high priest4        
#ad3fg4 ,and when she had seen ,peter   
warming himself looking on him1 she     
saith3 ,thou also wast with ,jesus of   
,nazareth4    #ad3fh4 ,but he denied1   
saying3 ,i neither know nor understand  
what thou  sayest4 ,and he went forth   
before the court2 and the cock crew4    
#ad3fi4 ,and again a maidservant seeing 
him1 began to say to the standers  by3  
,this is one of them4    #ad3gj4 ,but he
 denied again4 ,and after a while they  
that stood by said  again to ,peter3    
,surely thou art one of them2 for thou  
art also a  ,galilean4    #ad3ga4 ,but  
he began to curse and to swear1 saying3 
,i know not this man  of whom you speak4
    #ad3gb4 ,and immediately the cock   
crew again4 ,and ,peter remembered the  

word that ,jesus had said unto him3     
,before the cock crow twice1 thou  shalt
 thrice deny me4 ,and he began to weep4 
,mark ,chapter #ae    ,the continuation 
of the history of the passion4    #ae3a4
 ,and straightway in the morning1 the   
chief priests holding a  consultation   
with the ancients and the scribes and   
the whole council1  binding ,jesus1 led 
him away and delivered him to ,pilate4  
#ae3b4 ,and ,pilate asked him3 ,art thou
 the king of the ,jews8 ,but he         
answering1 saith to him3 ,thou sayest   
it4    #ae3c4 ,and the chief priests    
accused him in many things4    #ae3d4   
,and ,pilate again asked him1 saying3   
,answerest thou nothing8  ,behold in how
 many things they accuse thee4    #ae3e4
 ,but ,jesus still answered nothing3 so 
that ,pilate wondered4    #ae3f4 ,now on
 the festival day he was wont to release
 unto them one of  the prisoners1       
whomsoever they demanded4    #ae3g4 ,and
 there was one called ,barabbas1 who was
 put in prison with  some seditious men1

 who in the sedition had committed      
murder4    #ae3h4 ,and when the         
multitude was come up1 they began to    
desire that he  would do as he had ever 
done unto them4    #ae3i4 ,and ,pilate  
answered them and said3 ,will you that  
,i release to you  the king of the      
,jews8    #ae3aj4 ,for he knew that the 
chief priests had delivered him up out  
of  envy4    #ae3aa4 ,but the chief     
priests moved the people1 that he should
 rather  release ,barabbas to them4     
#ae3ab4 ,and ,pilate again answering1   
saith to them3 ,what will you then  that
 ,i do to the king of the ,jews8        
#ae3ac4 ,but they again cried out3      
,crucify him4    #ae3ad4 ,and ,pilate   
saith to them3 ,why1 what evil hath he  
done8 ,but they  cried out the more3    
,crucify him4    #ae3ae4 ,and so ,pilate
 being willing to satisfy the people1   
released to  them ,barabbas3 and        
delivered up ,jesus1 when he had        
scourged him1 to be  crucified4         
#ae3af4 ,and the soldiers led him away  

into the court of the palace3 and  they 
called together the whole band4         
#ae3ag4 ,and they clothed him with      
purple3 and1 platting a crown of        
thorns1 they put it upon him4    #ae3ah4
 ,and they began to salute him3 ,hail1  
king of the ,jews4    #ae3ai4 ,and they 
struck his head with a reed3 and they   
did spit on him4  ,and bowing their     
knees1 they adored him4    #ae3bj4 ,and 
after they had mocked him1 they took off
 the purple from him  and put his own   
garments on him3 and they led him out to
 crucify him4    #ae3ba4 ,and they      
forced one ,simon a ,cyrenian1 who      
passed by coming out  of the country1   
the father of ,alexander and of ,rufus1 
to take up his  cross4    #ae3bb4 ,and  
they bring him into the place called    
,golgotha1 which being  interpreted is1 
,the place of ,calvary4    #ae3bc4 ,and 
they gave him to drink wine mingled with
 myrrh4 ,but he took  it not4    #ae3bd4
 ,and crucifying him1 they divided his  
garments1 casting lots upon  them1 what 

every man should take4    #ae3be4 ,and  
it was the third hour3 and they         
crucified him4    ,the third hour4444   
,the ancient account divided the day    
into four parts1  which were named from 
the hour from which they began2 the     
first1 third1  sixth1 and ninth hour4   
,our ,lord was crucified a little before
 noon2  before the third hour had quite 
expired2 but when the sixth hour was    
near at hand4    #ae3bf4 ,and the       
inscription of his cause was written    
over3 ,,the ,,king ,,of  ,,the ,,jews4  
#ae3bg4 ,and with him they crucify two  
thieves3 the one on his right  hand1 and
 the other on his left4    #ae3bh4 ,and 
the scripture was fulfilled1 which      
saith3 ,and with the  wicked he was     
reputed4    #ae3bi4 ,and they that      
passed by blasphemed him1 wagging their 
heads and  saying3 ,vah1 thou that      
destroyest the temple of ,god and in    
three days  buildest it up again3       
#ae3cj4 ,save thyself1 coming down from 
the cross4    #ae3ca4 ,in like manner   

also the chief priests1 mocking1 said   
with the  scribes one to another3 ,he   
saved others2 himself he cannot save4   
#ae3cb4 ,let ,christ the king of ,israel
 come down now from the cross1 that  we 
may see and believe4 ,and they that were
 crucified with him1 reviled  him4      
#ae3cc4 ,and when the sixth hour was    
come1 there was darkness over the  whole
 earth until the ninth hour4    #ae3cd4 
,and at the ninth hour1 ,jesus cried out
 with a loud voice1  saying3 ,eloi1     
,eloi1 lamma sabacthani8 ,which is1     
being interpreted3 ,my  ,god1 ,my ,god1 
,why hast thou forsaken me8    #ae3ce4  
,and some of the standers by hearing1   
said3 ,behold he calleth  ,elias4       
#ae3cf4 ,and one running and filling a  
sponge with vinegar and putting it  upon
 a reed1 gave him to drink1 saying3     
,stay1 let us see if ,elias come  to    
take him down4    #ae3cg4 ,and ,jesus1  
having cried out with a loud voice1 gave
 up the  ghost4    #ae3ch4 ,and the veil
 of the temple was rent in two1 from the

 top to the  bottom4    #ae3ci4 ,and the
 centurion who stood over against him1  
seeing that crying  out in this manner  
he had given up the ghost1 said3 ,indeed
 this man was  the son of ,god4         
#ae3dj4 ,and there were also women      
looking on afar off3 among whom was     
,mary ,magdalen and ,mary the mother of 
,james the ,less and of ,joseph and     
,salome1    #ae3da4 ,who also when he   
was in ,galilee followed him and        
ministered to  him1 and many other women
 that came up with him to ,jerusalem4   
#ae3db4 ,and when evening was now come  
7because it was the ,parasceve1  that   
is1 the day before the sabbath71        
#ae3dc4 ,joseph of ,arimathea1 a noble  
counsellor1 who was also himself        
looking for the kingdom of ,god1 came   
and went in boldly to ,pilate and       
begged the body of ,jesus4    #ae3dd4   
,but ,pilate wondered that he should be 
already dead4 ,and sending  for the     
centurion1 he asked him if he were      
already dead4    #ae3de4 ,and when he   

had understood it by the centurion1 he  
gave the body  to ,joseph4    #ae3df4   
,and ,joseph1 buying fine linen and     
taking him down1 wrapped him  up in the 
fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre  
which was hewed out of  a rock4 ,and he 
rolled a stone to the door of the       
sepulchre4    #ae3dg4 ,and ,mary        
,magdalen and ,mary the mother of       
,joseph1 beheld where he  was laid4     
,mark ,chapter #af    ,christ's         
resurrection and ascension4    #af3a4   
,and when the sabbath was past1 ,mary   
,magdalen and ,mary the mother  of      
,james and ,salome bought sweet spices1 
that coming1 they might anoint  ,jesus4 
#af3b4 ,and very early in the morning1  
the first day of the week1 they  come to
 the sepulchre1 the sun being now risen4
    ,the sun being now risen4444 ,they  
set out before it was light1 to go to   
the sepulchre2 but the sun was risen    
when they arrived there4 ,or1           
figuratively1 the sun here spoken of is 
the sun of justice1 ,christ  ,jesus our 

,lord1 who was risen before their       
coming4    #af3c4 ,and they said one to 
another3 ,who shall roll us back the    
stone  from the door of the sepulchre8  
#af3d4 ,and looking1 they saw the stone 
rolled back4 ,for it was very  great4   
#af3e4 ,and entering into the sepulchre1
 they saw a young man sitting on  the   
right side1 clothed with a white robe3  
and they were astonished4    #af3f4 ,who
 saith to them3 ,be not affrighted2 you 
seek ,jesus of ,nazareth1  who was      
crucified4 ,he is risen3 he is not here4
 ,behold the place where  they laid him4
    #af3g4 ,but go1 tell his disciples  
and ,peter that he goeth before you     
into ,galilee4 ,there you shall see him1
 as he told you4    #af3h4 ,but they    
going out1 fled from the sepulchre3 for 
a trembling and  fear had seized them4  
,and they said nothing to any man3 for  
they were  afraid4    #af3i4 ,but he    
rising early the first day of the week1 
appeared first to  ,mary ,magdalen2 out 
of whom he had cast seven devils4       

#af3aj4 ,she went and told them that had
 been with him1 who were mourning  and  
weeping4    #af3aa4 ,and they hearing   
that he was alive and had been seen by  
her1 did  not believe4    #af3ab4 ,and  
after that he appeared in another shape 
to two of them  walking1 as they were   
going into the country4    #af3ac4 ,and 
they going told it to the rest3 neither 
did they believe  them4    #af3ad4 ,at  
length he appeared to the eleven as they
 were at table3 and  he upbraided them  
with their incredulity and hardness of  
heart1 because  they did not believe    
them who had seen him after he was risen
 again4    #af3ae4 ,and he said to them3
 ,go ye into the whole world and preach 
the  gospel to every creature4          
#af3af4 ,he that believeth and is       
baptized shall be saved3 but he that    
believeth not shall be condemned4       
#af3ag4 ,and these signs shall follow   
them that believe3 ,in my name they     
shall cast out devils4 ,they shall speak
 with new tongues4    #af3ah4 ,they     

shall take up serpents3 and if they     
shall drink any deadly  thing1 it shall 
not hurt them4 ,they shall lay their    
hand upon the sick3  and they shall     
recover4    #af3ai4 ,and the ,lord      
,jesus1 after he had spoken to them1 was
 taken up  into heaven and sitteth on   
the right hand of ,god4    #af3bj4 ,but 
they going forth preached every where3  
the ,lord working  withal1 and          
confirming the word with signs that     
followed4          ,,the ,,holy ,,gospel
 ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,according ,,to 
,,st4 ,,luke      ,st4 ,luke was a      
native of ,antioch1 the capital of      
,syria4 ,he was by  profession a        
physician2 and some ancient writers say1
 that he was very  skillful in painting4
 ,he was converted by ,st4 ,paul and    
became his  disciple and companion in   
his travels1 and fellow-labourer in the 
ministry of the ,gospel4 ,he wrote in   
,greek1 about twenty-four years  after  
our ,lord's ,ascension4      ,luke      
,chapter #a    ,the conception of ,john 

the ,baptist1 and of ,christ4 ,the      
visitation and  canticle of the ,blessed
 ,virgin4 ,the birth of the ,baptist and
 the  canticle of ,zachary4    #a3a4    
,forasmuch as many have taken in hand to
 set forth in order a  narration of the 
things that have been accomplished among
 us1    #a3b4 ,according as they have   
delivered them unto us1 who from the    
beginning were eyewitnesses and         
ministers of the word3    #a3c4 ,it     
seemed good to me also1 having          
diligently attained to all  things from 
the beginning1 to write to thee in      
order1 most excellent  ,theophilus1     
#a3d4 ,that thou mayest know the verity 
of those words in which thou hast  been 
instructed4    #a3e4 ,there was in the  
days of ,herod1 the king of ,judea1 a   
certain  priest named ,zachary1 of the  
course of ,abia3 and his wife was of the
  daughters of ,aaron1 and her name     
,elizabeth4    ,of the course of        
,abia4444 that is1 of the rank of ,abia1
 which word in  the ,greek is commonly  

put for the employment of one day3 but  
here for  the functions of a whole week4
 ,for1 by the appointment of ,david1 #a 
,par4  #bd41 the descendants from ,aaron
 were divided into twenty-four families1
  of which the eighth was ,abia1 from   
whom descended this ,zachary1 who at    
this time was in the week of his        
priestly functions4    #a3f4 ,and they  
were both just before ,god1 walking in  
all the  commandments and justifications
 of the ,lord without blame4    #a3g4   
,and they had no son1 for that          
,elizabeth was barren3 and they both    
were well advanced in years4    #a3h4   
,and it came to pass1 when he executed  
the priestly function in the  order of  
his course before ,god1    #a3i4        
,according to the custom of the priestly
 office1 it was his lot to  offer       
incense1 going into the temple of the   
,lord4    #a3aj4 ,and all the multitude 
of the people was praying without1 at   
the  hour of incense4    #a3aa4 ,and    
there appeared to him an angel of the   

,lord1 standing on the  right side of   
the altar of incense4    #a3ab4 ,and    
,zachary seeing him1 was troubled3 and  
fear fell upon him4    #a3ac4 ,but the  
angel said to him3 ,fear not1 ,zachary1 
for thy prayer is  heard3 and thy wife  
,elizabeth shall bear thee a son4 ,and  
thou shalt  call his name ,john4        
#a3ad4 ,and thou shalt have joy and     
gladness3 and many shall rejoice in  his
 nativity4    #a3ae4 ,for he shall be   
great before the ,lord and shall drink  
no wine nor  strong drink3 and he shall 
be filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 even   
from his  mother's womb4    #a3af4 ,and 
he shall convert many of the children of
 ,israel to the ,lord  their ,god4      
#a3ag4 ,and he shall go before him in   
the spirit and power of ,elias3 that  he
 may turn the hearts of the fathers unto
 the children and the  incredulous to   
the wisdom of the just1 to prepare unto 
the ,lord a  perfect people4    #a3ah4  
,and ,zachary said to the angel3        
,whereby shall ,i know this8 ,for ,i  am

 an old man1 and my wife is advanced in 
years4    #a3ai4 ,and the angel         
answering1 said to him3 ,i am ,gabriel1 
who stand  before ,god and am sent to   
speak to thee and to bring thee these   
good  tidings4    #a3bj4 ,and behold1   
thou shalt be dumb and shalt not be able
 to speak  until the day wherein these  
things shall come to pass3 because thou 
hast not believed my words1 which shall 
be fulfilled in their time4    #a3ba4   
,and the people were waiting for        
,zachary3 and they wondered that  he    
tarried so long in the temple4    #a3bb4
 ,and when he came out1 he could not    
speak to them3 and they  understood that
 he had seen a vision in the temple4    
,and he made signs  to them and remained
 dumb4    #a3bc4 ,and it came to pass1  
after the days of his office were       
accomplished1 he departed to his own    
house4    #a3bd4 ,and after those days1 
,elizabeth his wife conceived and hid   
herself five months1 saying3    #a3be4  
,thus hath the ,lord dealt with me in   

the days wherein he hath had  regard to 
take away my reproach among men4        
#a3bf4 ,and in the sixth month1 the     
angel ,gabriel was sent from ,god into  
a city of ,galilee1 called ,nazareth1   
#a3bg4 ,to a virgin espoused to a man   
whose name was ,joseph1 of the house  of
 ,david3 and the virgin's name was      
,mary4    #a3bh4 ,and the angel being   
come in1 said unto her3 ,hail1 full of  
grace1  the ,lord is with thee3 blessed 
art thou among women4    #a3bi4 ,who    
having heard1 was troubled at his saying
 and thought with  herself what manner  
of salutation this should be4    #a3cj4 
,and the angel said to her3 ,fear not1  
,mary1 for thou hast found  grace with  
,god4    #a3ca4 ,behold thou shalt      
conceive in thy womb and shalt bring    
forth a  son3 and thou shalt call his   
name ,jesus4    #a3cb4 ,he shall be     
great and shall be called the ,son of   
the ,most ,high4  ,and the ,lord ,god   
shall give unto him the throne of ,david
 his father3  and he shall reign in the 

house of ,jacob for ever4    #a3cc4 ,and
 of his kingdom there shall be no end4  
#a3cd4 ,and ,mary said to the angel3    
,how shall this be done1 because ,i     
know not man8    #a3ce4 ,and the angel  
answering1 said to her3 ,the ,holy      
,ghost shall come  upon thee and the    
power of the ,most ,high shall          
overshadow thee4 ,and  therefore also   
the ,holy which shall be born of thee   
shall be called the  ,son of ,god4      
#a3cf4 ,and behold thy cousin           
,elizabeth1 she also hath conceived a   
son in  her old age3 and this is the    
sixth month with her that is called     
barren4    #a3cg4 ,because no word shall
 be impossible with ,god4    #a3ch4 ,and
 ,mary said3 ,behold the handmaid of the
 ,lord3 be it done to me  according to  
thy word4 ,and the angel departed from  
her4    #a3ci4 ,and ,mary rising up in  
those days1 went into the hill country  
with  haste into a city of ,juda4       
#a3dj4 ,and she entered into the house  
of ,zachary and saluted ,elizabeth4     

#a3da4 ,and it came to pass that when   
,elizabeth heard the salutation of      
,mary1 the infant leaped in her womb4   
,and ,elizabeth was filled with the     
,holy ,ghost4    #a3db4 ,and she cried  
out with a loud voice and said3 ,blessed
 art thou  among women and blessed is   
the fruit of thy womb4    #a3dc4 ,and   
whence is this to me that the mother of 
my ,lord should come  to me8    #a3dd4  
,for behold as soon as the voice of thy 
salutation sounded in my  ears1 the     
infant in my womb leaped for joy4       
#a3de4 ,and blessed art thou that hast  
believed1 because those things  shall be
 accomplished that were spoken to thee  
by the ,lord4    #a3df4 ,and ,mary said3
 ,my soul doth magnify the ,lord4       
#a3dg4 ,and my spirit hath rejoiced in  
,god my ,saviour4    #a3dh4 ,because he 
hath regarded the humility of his       
handmaid3 for behold  from henceforth   
all generations shall call me blessed4  
,shall call me blessed4444 ,these words 
are a prediction of that honour  which  

the church in all ages should pay to the
 ,blessed ,virgin4 ,let  ,protestants   
examine whether they are any way        
concerned in this  prophecy4    #a3di4  
,because he that is mighty hath done    
great things to me3 and holy  is his    
name4    #a3ej4 ,and his mercy is from  
generation unto generations1 to them    
that  fear him4    #a3ea4 ,he hath      
shewed might in his arm3 he hath        
scattered the proud in  the conceit of  
their heart4    #a3eb4 ,he hath put down
 the mighty from their seat and hath    
exalted the  humble4    #a3ec4 ,he hath 
filled the hungry with good things3 and 
the rich he hath  sent empty away4      
#a3ed4 ,he hath received ,israel his    
servant1 being mindful of his mercy4    
#a3ee4 ,as he spoke to our fathers3 to  
,abraham and to his seed for ever4      
#a3ef4 ,and ,mary abode with her about  
three months4 ,and she returned to  her 
own house4    #a3eg4 ,now ,elizabeth's  
full time of being delivered was come3  
and she  brought forth a son4    #a3eh4 

,and her neighbors and kinsfolks heard  
that the ,lord had shewed  his great    
mercy towards her3 and they             
congratulated with her4    #a3ei4 ,and  
it came to pass that on the eighth day  
they came to  circumcise the child3 and 
they called him by his father's name    
,zachary4    #a3fj4 ,and his mother     
answering1 said3 ,not so4 ,but he shall 
be called  ,john4    #a3fa4 ,and they   
said to her3 ,there is none of thy      
kindred that is called  by this name4   
#a3fb4 ,and they made signs to his      
father1 how he would have him called4   
#a3fc4 ,and demanding a writing table1  
he wrote1 saying3 ,john is his  name4   
,and they all wondered4    #a3fd4 ,and  
immediately his mouth was opened and his
 tongue loosed3 and  he spoke1 blessing 
,god4    #a3fe4 ,and fear came upon all 
their neighbours3 and all these things  
were noised abroad over all the hill    
country of ,judea4    #a3ff4 ,and all   
they that had heard them laid them up in
 their heart1  saying3 ,what an one1    

think ye1 shall this child be8 ,for the 
hand of the  ,lord was with him4        
#a3fg4 ,and ,zachary his father was     
filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and he   
prophesied1 saying3    #a3fh4 ,blessed  
be the ,lord ,god of ,israel3 because he
 hath visited and  wrought the          
redemption of his people4    #a3fi4 ,and
 hath raised up an horn of salvation to 
us1 in the house of  ,david his servant4
    ,horn of salvation4444 ,that is1 ,a 
powerful salvation1 as ,dr4 ,witham     
translates it4 ,for in the ,scripture1  
by horn is generally understood         
strength and power4    #a3gj4 ,as he    
spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets1
 who are from the  beginning4    #a3ga4 
,salvation from our enemies and from the
 hand of all that hate us4    #a3gb4 ,to
 perform mercy to our fathers and to    
remember his holy  testament4    #a3gc4 
,the oath1 which he swore to ,abraham   
our father1 that he would  grant to us4 
#a3gd4 ,that being delivered from the   
hand of our enemies1 we may serve  him  

without fear3    #a3ge4 ,in holiness and
 justice before him1 all our days4      
#a3gf4 ,and thou1 child1 shalt be called
 the prophet of the ,highest3 for  thou 
shalt1 go before the face of the ,lord  
to prepare his ways3    #a3gg4 ,to give 
knowledge of salvation to his people1   
unto the remission  of their sins4      
#a3gh4 ,through the bowels of the mercy 
of our ,god1 in which the ,orient  from 
on high hath visited us3    ,the        
,orient4444 ,it is one of the titles of 
the ,messias1 the true light  of the    
world1 and the sun of justice4    #a3gi4
 ,to enlighten them that sit in darkness
 and in the shadow of  death3 to direct 
our feet into the way of peace4         
#a3hj4 ,and the child grew and was      
strengthened in spirit3 and was in the  
deserts until the day of his            
manifestation to ,israel4      ,luke    
,chapter #b    ,the birth of ,christ4   
,his presentation in the temple4        
,simeon's prophecy4  ,christ at twelve  
years of age1 is found amongst the      

doctors4    #b3a4 ,and it came to pass  
that in those days there went out a     
decree  from ,caesar ,augustus that the 
whole world should be enrolled4    #b3b4
 ,this enrolling was first made by      
,cyrinus1 the governor of ,syria4       
#b3c4 ,and all went to be enrolled1     
every one into his own city4    #b3d4   
,and ,joseph also went up from ,galilee1
 out of the city of ,nazareth1  into    
,judea1 to the city of ,david1 which is 
called ,bethlehem3 because he  was of   
the house and family of ,david4    #b3e4
 ,to be enrolled with ,mary his espoused
 wife1 who was with child4    #b3f4 ,and
 it came to pass that when they were    
there1 her days were  accomplished that 
she should be delivered4    #b3g4 ,and  
she brought forth her first born son and
 wrapped him up in  swaddling clothes   
and laid him in a manger3 because there 
was no room  for them in the inn4       
,her firstborn4444 ,the meaning is1 not 
that she had afterward any other  child2
 but it is a way of speech among the    

,hebrews1 to call them also  the        
firstborn1 who are the only children4   
,see annotation ,matt4 #a4 #be4    #b3h4
 ,and there were in the same country    
shepherds watching and keeping  the     
night watches over their flock4    #b3i4
 ,and behold an angel of the ,lord stood
 by them and the brightness  of ,god    
shone round about them3 and they feared 
with a great fear4    #b3aj4 ,and the   
angel said to them3 ,fear not2 for1     
behold1 ,i bring you  good tidings of   
great joy that shall be to all the      
people3    #b3aa4 ,for1 this day is born
 to you a ,saviour1 who is ,christ the  
,lord1  in the city of ,david4    #b3ab4
 ,and this shall be a sign unto you4    
,you shall find the infant  wrapped in  
swaddling clothes and laid in a manger4 
#b3ac4 ,and suddenly there was with the 
angel a multitude of the heavenly  army1
 praising ,god and saying3    #b3ad4    
,glory to ,god in the highest3 and on   
earth peace to men of good  will4       
#b3ae4 ,and it came to pass1 after the  

angels departed from them into  heaven1 
the shepherds said one to another3 ,let 
us go over to ,bethlehem  and let us see
 this word that is come to pass1 which  
the ,lord hath  shewed to us4    #b3af4 
,and they came with haste3 and they     
found ,mary and ,joseph1 and the  infant
 lying in the manger4    #b3ag4 ,and    
seeing1 they understood of the word that
 had been spoken to  them concerning    
this child4    #b3ah4 ,and all that     
heard wondered3 and at those things that
 were told  them by the shepherds4      
#b3ai4 ,but ,mary kept all these words1 
pondering them in her heart4    #b3bj4  
,and the shepherds returned1 glorifying 
and praising ,god for all  the things   
they had heard and seen1 as it was told 
unto them4    #b3ba4 ,and after eight   
days were accomplished1 that the child  
should be  circumcised1 his name was    
called ,,jesus1 which was called by the 
angel  before he was conceived in the   
womb4    #b3bb4 ,and after the days of  
her purification1 according to the law  

of  ,moses1 were accomplished1 they     
carried him to ,jerusalem1 to present   
him  to the ,lord3    #b3bc4 ,as it is  
written in the law of the ,lord3 ,every 
male opening the  womb shall be called  
holy to the ,lord3    #b3bd4 ,and to    
offer a sacrifice1 according as it is   
written in the law  of the ,lord1 a pair
 of turtledoves or two young pigeons3   
#b3be4 ,and behold there was a man in   
,jerusalem named ,simeon3 and this  man 
was just and devout1 waiting for the    
consolation of ,israel4 ,and the  ,holy 
,ghost was in him4    #b3bf4 ,and he had
 received an answer from the ,holy      
,ghost1 that he should  not see death   
before he had seen the ,christ of the   
,lord4    #b3bg4 ,and he came by the    
,spirit into the temple4 ,and when his  
parents  brought in the child ,jesus1 to
 do for him according to the custom of  
the law1    #b3bh4 ,he also took him    
into his arms and blessed ,god and said 
#b3bi4 ,now thou dost dismiss thy       
servant1 ,o ,lord1 according to thy word

  in peace3    #b3cj4 ,because my eyes  
have seen thy salvation1    #b3ca4      
,which thou hast prepared before the    
face of all peoples3    #b3cb4 ,a light 
to the revelation of the ,gentiles and  
the glory of thy  people ,israel4       
#b3cc4 ,and his father and mother were  
wondering at those things which  were   
spoken concerning him4    #b3cd4 ,and   
,simeon blessed them and said to ,mary  
his mother3 ,behold this  child is set  
for the fall and for the resurrection of
 many in ,israel  and for a sign which  
shall be contradicted4    ,for the fall1
 etc4444 ,christ came for the salvation 
of all men2 but  here ,simeon prophesies
 what would come to pass1 that many     
through their  own wilful blindness and 
obstinacy would not believe in ,christ1 
nor  receive his doctrine1 which        
therefore would be ruin to them3 but to 
others a resurrection1 by their         
believing in him1 and obeying his       
commandments4    #b3ce4 ,and thy own    
soul a sword shall pierce1 that1 out of 

many hearts  thoughts may be revealed4  
#b3cf4 ,and there was one ,anna1 a      
prophetess1 the daughter of ,phanuel1 of
  the tribe of ,aser4 ,she was far      
advanced in years and had lived with her
  husband seven years from her          
virginity4    #b3cg4 ,and she was a     
widow until fourscore and four years3   
who departed  not from the temple1 by   
fastings and prayers serving night and  
day4    #b3ch4 ,now she1 at the same    
hour1 coming in1 confessed to the ,lord3
 and  spoke of him to all that looked   
for the redemption of ,israel4    #b3ci4
 ,and after they had performed all      
things according to the law of  the     
,lord1 they returned into ,galilee1 to  
their city ,nazareth4    #b3dj4 ,and the
 child grew and waxed strong1 full of   
wisdom3 and the  grace of ,god was in   
him4    #b3da4 ,and his parents went    
every year to ,jerusalem1 at the solemn 
day  of the pasch4    #b3db4 ,and when  
he was twelve years old1 they going up  
into ,jerusalem1  according to the      

custom of the feast1    #b3dc4 ,and     
having fulfilled the days1 when they    
returned1 the child  ,jesus remained in 
,jerusalem4 ,and his parents knew it    
not4    #b3dd4 ,and thinking that he was
 in the company1 they came a day's      
journey and sought him among their      
kinsfolks and acquaintance4    #b3de4   
,and not finding him1 they returned into
 ,jerusalem1 seeking him4    #b3df4 ,and
 it came to pass1 that1 after three     
days1 they found him in  the temple1    
sitting in the midst of the doctors1    
hearing them and  asking them questions4
    #b3dg4 ,and all that heard him were 
astonished at his wisdom and his        
answers4    #b3dh4 ,and seeing him1 they
 wondered4 ,and his mother said to him3 
,son1  why hast thou done so to us8     
,behold thy father and ,i have sought   
thee  sorrowing4    #b3di4 ,and he said 
to them3 ,how is it that you sought me8 
,did you not  know that ,i must be about
 my father's business8    #b3ej4 ,and   
they understood not the word that he    

spoke unto them4    #b3ea4 ,and he went 
down with them and came to ,nazareth and
 was subject  to them4 ,and his mother  
kept all these words in her heart4      
#b3eb4 ,and ,jesus advanced in wisdom   
and age and grace with ,god and men4    
,luke ,chapter #c    ,john's mission and
 preaching4 ,christ is baptized by him4 
#c3a4 ,now in the fifteenth year of the 
reign of ,tiberius ,caesar1 ,pontius    
,pilate being governor of ,judea1 and   
,herod being tetrarch of ,galilee1  and 
,philip his brother tetrarch of ,iturea 
and the country of  ,trachonitis1 and   
,lysanias tetrarch of ,abilina3    #c3b4
 ,under the high priests ,annas and     
,caiphas3 the word of the ,lord was     
made unto ,john1 the son of ,zachary1 in
 the desert4    #c3c4 ,and he came into 
all the country about the ,jordan1      
preaching the  baptism of penance for   
the remission of sins4    #c3d4 ,as it  
was written in the book of the sayings  
of ,isaias the  prophet3 ,a voice of one
 crying in the wilderness3 ,prepare ye  

the way of  the ,lord1 make straight his
 paths4    #c3e4 ,every valley shall be 
filled and every mountain and hill shall
 be  brought low3 and the crooked shall 
be made straight1 and the rough ways    
plain4    #c3f4 ,and all flesh shall see
 the salvation of ,god4    #c3g4 ,he    
said therefore to the multitudes that   
went forth to be baptized  by him3 ,ye  
offspring of vipers1 who hath shewed you
 to flee from the  wrath to come8       
#c3h4 ,bring forth therefore fruits     
worthy of penance3 and do not begin  to 
say1 ,we have ,abraham for our father4  
,for ,i say unto you that ,god is  able 
of these stones1 to raise up children to
 ,abraham4    #c3i4 ,for now the axe is 
laid to the root of the trees4 ,every   
tree  therefore that bringeth not forth 
good fruit shall be cut down and cast   
into the fire4    #c3aj4 ,and the people
 asked him1 saying3 ,what then shall we 
do8    #c3aa4 ,and he answering1 said to
 them3 ,he that hath two coats1 let him 
give to him that hath none2 and he that 

hath meat1 let him do in like  manner4  
#c3ab4 ,and the publicans also came to  
be baptized and said to him3  ,master1  
what shall we do8    #c3ac4 ,but he said
 to them3 ,do nothing more than that    
which is appointed  you4    #c3ad4 ,and 
the soldiers also asked him1 saying3    
,and what shall we do8  ,and he said to 
them3 ,do violence to no man1 neither   
calumniate any man2  and be content with
 your pay4    #c3ae4 ,and as the people 
were of opinion1 and all were thinking  
in their  hearts of ,john1 that perhaps 
he might be the ,christ3    #c3af4 ,john
 answered1 saying unto all3 ,i indeed   
baptize you with water3  but there shall
 come one mightier than ,i1 the latchet 
of whose shoes ,i  am not worthy to     
loose4 ,he shall baptize you with the   
,holy ,ghost and  with fire2    #c3ag4  
,whose fan is in his hand3 and he will  
purge his floor and will  gather the    
wheat into his barn3 but the chaff he   
will burn with  unquenchable fire4      
#c3ah4 ,and many other things exhorting 

did he preach to the people4    #c3ai4  
,but ,herod the tetrarch1 when he was   
reproved by him for ,herodias1  his     
brother's wife1 and for all the evils   
which ,herod had done3    #c3bj4 ,he    
added this also above all and shut up   
,john in prison4    #c3ba4 ,now it came 
to pass1 when all the people were       
baptized1 that  ,jesus also being       
baptized and praying1 heaven was opened4
    #c3bb4 ,and the ,holy ,ghost        
descended in a bodily shape1 as a dove1 
upon  him4 ,and a voice came from       
heaven3 ,thou art my beloved ,son4 ,in  
thee ,i  am well pleased4    #c3bc4 ,and
 ,jesus himself was beginning about the 
age of thirty years3  being 7as it was  
supposed7 the son of ,joseph1 who was of
 ,heli1 who was  of ,mathat1    ,who was
 of ,heli4444 ,st4 ,joseph1 who by      
nature was the son of ,jacob1  7,st4    
,matt4 #a4 #af17 in the account of the  
law1 was son of ,heli4 ,for ,heli  and  
,jacob were brothers1 by the same       
mother2 and ,heli1 who was the  elder1  

dying without issue1 ,jacob1 as the law 
directed1 married his  widow3 in        
consequence of such marriage1 his son   
,joseph was reputed in  the law the son 
of ,heli4    #c3bd4 ,who was of ,levi1  
who was of ,melchi1 who was of ,janne1  
who was of  ,joseph1    #c3be4 ,who was 
of ,mathathias1 who was of ,amos1 who   
was of ,nahum1 who was  of ,hesli1 who  
was of ,nagge1    #c3bf4 ,who was of    
,mahath1 who was of ,mathathias1 who was
 of ,semei1 who  was of ,joseph1 who was
 of ,juda1    #c3bg4 ,who was of        
,joanna1 who was of ,reza1 who was of   
,zorobabel1 who was  of ,salathiel1 who 
was of ,neri1    #c3bh4 ,who was of     
,melchi1 who was of ,addi1 who was of   
,cosan1 who was of  ,helmadan1 who was  
of ,her1    #c3bi4 ,who was of ,jesus1  
who was of ,eliezer1 who was of ,jorim1 
who was  of ,mathat1 who was of ,levi1  
#c3cj4 ,who was of ,simeon1 who was of  
,judas1 who was of ,joseph1 who was  of 
,jona1 who was of ,eliakim1    #c3ca4   
,who was of ,melea1 who was of ,menna1  

who was of ,mathatha1 who was  of       
,nathan1 who was of ,david1    #c3cb4   
,who was of ,jesse1 who was of ,obed1   
who was of ,booz1 who was of  ,salmon1  
who was of ,naasson1    #c3cc4 ,who was 
of ,aminadab1 who was of ,aram1 who was 
of ,esron1 who was  of ,phares1 who was 
of ,judas1    #c3cd4 ,who was of ,jacob1
 who was of ,isaac1 who was of ,abraham1
 who was  of ,thare1 who was of ,nachor1
    #c3ce4 ,who was of ,sarug1 who was  
of ,ragau1 who was of ,phaleg1 who was  
of  ,heber1 who was of ,sale1    #c3cf4 
,who was of ,cainan1 who was of         
,arphaxad1 who was of ,sem1 who was  of 
,noe1 who was of ,lamech1    #c3cg4 ,who
 was of ,mathusale1 who was of ,henoch1 
who was of ,jared1 who  was of          
,malaleel1 who was of ,cainan1    #c3ch4
 ,who was of ,henos1 who was of ,seth1  
who was of ,adam1 who was of  ,god4     
,luke ,chapter #d    ,christ's fasting  
and temptation4 ,he is persecuted in    
,nazareth4 ,his  miracles in            
,capharnaum4    #d3a4 ,and ,jesus being 

full of the ,holy ,ghost1 returned from 
the ,jordan  and was led by the spirit  
into the desert1    #d3b4 ,for the space
 of forty days1 and was tempted by the  
devil4 ,and he  ate nothing in those    
days4 ,and when they were ended1 he was 
hungry4    #d3c4 ,and the devil said to 
him3 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 say  
to this  stone that it be made bread4   
#d3d4 ,and ,jesus answered him3 ,it is  
written that ,man liveth not by bread   
alone1 but by every word of ,god4       
#d3e4 ,and the devil led him into a high
 mountain and shewed him all the        
kingdoms of the world in a moment of    
time4    #d3f4 ,and he said to him3 ,to 
thee will ,i give all this power and the
  glory of them4 ,for to me they are    
delivered3 and to whom ,i will1 ,i give 
them4    #d3g4 ,if thou therefore wilt  
adore before me1 all shall be thine4    
#d3h4 ,and ,jesus answering said to him4
 ,it is written3 ,thou shalt adore  the 
,lord thy ,god1 and him only shalt thou 
serve4    #d3i4 ,and he brought him to  

,jerusalem and set him on a pinnacle of 
the  temple and said to him3 ,if thou be
 the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself from    
hence4    #d3aj4 ,for it is written that
 ,he hath given his angels charge over  
thee  that they keep thee4    #d3aa4    
,and that in their hands they shall bear
 thee up1 lest perhaps  thou dash thy   
foot against a stone4    #d3ab4 ,and    
,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,it is   
said3 ,thou shalt not  tempt the ,lord  
thy ,god4    #d3ac4 ,and all the        
temptation being ended1 the devil       
departed from him  for a time4    #d3ad4
 ,and ,jesus returned in the power of   
the spirit1 into ,galilee3 and  the fame
 of him went out through the whole      
country4    #d3ae4 ,and he taught in    
their synagogues and was magnified by   
all4    #d3af4 ,and he came to          
,nazareth1 where he was brought up3 and 
he went  into the synagogue1 according  
to his custom1 on the sabbath day3 and  
he  rose up to read4    #d3ag4 ,and the 
book of ,isaias the prophet was         

delivered unto him4 ,and as  he unfolded
 the book1 he found the place where it  
was written3    #d3ah4 ,the spirit of   
the ,lord is upon me4 ,wherefore he hath
 anointed me  to preach the gospel to   
the poor1 he hath sent me to heal the   
contrite  of heart1    #d3ai4 ,to preach
 deliverance to the captives and sight  
to the blind1 to  set at liberty them   
that are bruised1 to preach the         
acceptable year of  the ,lord and the   
day of reward4    #d3bj4 ,and when he   
had folded the book1 he restored it to  
the minister  and sat down4 ,and the    
eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed 
on him4    #d3ba4 ,and he began to say  
to them3 ,this day is fulfilled this    
scripture  in your ears4    #d3bb4 ,and 
all gave testimony to him4 ,and they    
wondered at the words of  grace that    
proceeded from his mouth4 ,and they     
said3 ,is not this the son  of ,joseph8 
#d3bc4 ,and he said to them3 ,doubtless 
you will say to me this  similitude3    
,physician1 heal thyself4 ,as great     

things as we have heard  done in        
,capharnaum1 do also here in thy own    
country4    #d3bd4 ,and he said3 ,amen  
,i say to you that no prophet is        
accepted in his  own country4    #d3be4 
,in truth ,i say to you1 there were many
 widows in the days of  ,elias in       
,israel1 when heaven was shut up three  
years and six months1  when there was a 
great famine throughout all the earth4  
#d3bf4 ,and to none of them was ,elias  
sent1 but to ,sarepta of ,sidon1 to a   
widow woman4    #d3bg4 ,and there were  
many lepers in ,israel in the time of   
,eliseus the  prophet3 and none of them 
was cleansed but ,naaman the ,syrian4   
#d3bh4 ,and all they in the synagogue1  
hearing these things1 were filled  with 
anger4    #d3bi4 ,and they rose up and  
thrust him out of the city3 and they    
brought  him to the brow of the hill    
whereon their city was built1 that they 
might cast him down headlong4    #d3cj4 
,but he passing through the midst of    
them1 went his way4    #d3ca4 ,and he   

went down into ,capharnaum1 a city of   
,galilee3 and there he  taught them on  
the sabbath days4    #d3cb4 ,and they   
were astonished at his doctrine3 for his
 speech was with  power4    #d3cc4 ,and 
in the synagogue there was a man who had
 an unclean devil3  and he cried out    
with a loud voice1    #d3cd4 ,saying3   
,let us alone4 ,what have we to do with 
thee1 ,jesus of  ,nazareth8 ,art thou   
come to destroy us8 ,i know thee who    
thou art1 the  holy one of ,god4        
#d3ce4 ,and ,jesus rebuked him1 saying3 
,hold thy peace and go out of him4  ,and
 when the devil had thrown him into the 
midst1 he went out of him  and hurt him 
not at all4    #d3cf4 ,and there came   
fear upon all2 and they talked among    
themselves1  saying3 ,what word is this1
 for with authority and power he        
commandeth  the unclean spirits1 and    
they go out8    #d3cg4 ,and the fame of 
him was published into every place of   
the  country4    #d3ch4 ,and ,jesus     
rising up out of the synagogue1 went    

into ,simon's  house4 ,and ,simon's     
wife's mother was taken with a great    
fever3 and they  besought him for her4  
#d3ci4 ,and standing over her1 he       
commanded the fever3 and it left her4   
,and immediately rising1 she ministered 
to them4    #d3dj4 ,and when the sun was
 down1 all they that had any sick with  
divers  diseases brought them to him4   
,but he1 laying his hands on every one  
of  them1 healed them4    #d3da4 ,and   
devils went out from many1 crying out   
and saying3 ,thou art  the son of ,god4 
,and rebuking them he suffered them not 
to speak2 for  they knew that he was    
,christ4    #d3db4 ,and when it was day1
 going out he went into a desert place3 
and  the multitudes sought him1 and came
 unto him4 ,and they stayed him that  he
 should not depart from them4    #d3dc4 
,to whom he said3 ,to other cities also 
,i must preach the kingdom  of ,god3 for
 therefore am ,i sent4    #d3dd4 ,and he
 was preaching in the synagogues of     
,galilee4      ,luke ,chapter #e    ,the

 miraculous draught of fishes4 ,the cure
 of the leper and of the  paralytic4    
,the call of ,matthew4    #e3a4 ,and it 
came to pass1 that when the multitudes  
pressed upon him to  hear the word of   
,god1 he stood by the lake of           
,genesareth1    #e3b4 ,and saw two ships
 standing by the lake3 but the fishermen
 were  gone out of them and were washing
 their nets4    #e3c4 ,and going into   
one of the ships that was ,simon's1 he  
desired him  to draw back a little from 
the land4 ,and sitting1 he taught the   
multitudes out of the ship4    #e3d4    
,now when he had ceased to speak1 he    
said to ,simon3 ,launch out into  the   
deep and let down your nets for a       
draught4    #e3e4 ,and ,simon answering 
said to him3 ,master1 we have laboured  
all the  night and have taken nothing3  
but at thy word ,i will let down the    
net4    #e3f4 ,and when they had done   
this1 they enclosed a very great        
multitude  of fishes3 and their net     
broke4    #e3g4 ,and they beckoned to   

their partners that were in the other   
ship1  that they should come and help   
them4 ,and they came and filled both the
  ships1 so that they were almost       
sinking4    #e3h4 ,which when ,simon    
,peter saw1 he fell down at ,jesus'     
knees1 saying3  ,depart from me1 for ,i 
am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord4    #e3i4 ,for
 he was wholly astonished1 and all that 
were with him1 at the  draught of the   
fishes which they had taken4    #e3aj4  
,and so were also ,james and ,john1 the 
sons of ,zebedee1 who were  ,simon's    
partners4 ,and ,jesus saith to ,simon3  
,fear not3 from henceforth  thou shalt  
catch men4    #e3aa4 ,and having brought
 their ships to land1 leaving all       
things1 they  followed him4    #e3ab4   
,and it came to pass1 when he was in a  
certain city1 behold a man  full of     
leprosy who1 seeing ,jesus and falling  
on his face1 besought him  saying3      
,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me 
clean4    #e3ac4 ,and stretching forth  
his hand1 he touched him1 saying3 ,i    

will4 ,be  thou cleansed4 ,and          
immediately the leprosy departed from   
him4    #e3ad4 ,and he charged him that 
he should tell no man1 but3 ,go1 shew   
thyself to the priest and offer for thy 
cleansing according as ,moses           
commanded1 for a testimony to them4     
#e3ae4 ,but the fame of him went abroad 
the more3 and great multitudes  came    
together to hear and to be healed by him
 of their infirmities4    #e3af4 ,and he
 retired into the desert2 and prayed4   
#e3ag4 ,and it came to pass on a certain
 day1 as he sat teaching1 that  there   
were also ,pharisees and doctors of the 
law sitting by1 that were  come out of  
every town of ,galilee and ,judea and   
,jerusalem3 and the  power of the ,lord 
was to heal them4    #e3ah4 ,and behold1
 men brought in a bed a man who had the 
palsy3 and  they sought means to bring  
him in and to lay him before him4       
#e3ai4 ,and when they could not find by 
what way they might bring him in1       
because of the multitude1 they went up  

upon the roof and let him down  through 
the tiles with his bed into the midst   
before ,jesus4    #e3bj4 ,whose faith   
when he saw1 he said3 ,man1 thy sins are
 forgiven  thee4    #e3ba4 ,and the     
scribes and ,pharisees began to think1  
saying3 ,who is this  who speaketh      
blasphemies8 ,who can forgive sins1 but 
,god alone8    #e3bb4 ,and when ,jesus  
knew their thoughts1 answering he said  
to them3  ,what is it you think in your 
hearts8    #e3bc4 ,which is easier to   
say3 ,thy sins are forgiven thee2 or to 
say3  ,arise and walk8    #e3bd4 ,but   
that you may know that the ,son of man  
hath the power on earth  to forgive sins
 7he saith to the sick of the palsy71 ,i
 say to thee1  ,arise1 take up thy bed  
and go into thy house4    #e3be4 ,and   
immediately rising up before them1 he   
took up the bed on  which he lay3 and he
 went away to his own house1 glorifying 
,god4    #e3bf4 ,and all were           
astonished3 and they glorified ,god4    
,and they were  filled with fear1       

saying3 ,we have seen wonderful things  
to-day4    #e3bg4 ,and after these      
things1 he went forth and saw a publican
 named  ,levi1 sitting at the receipt of
 custom3 and he said to him3 ,follow me4
    #e3bh4 ,and leaving all things1 he  
rose up and followed him4    #e3bi4 ,and
 ,levi made him a great feast in his own
 house3 ,and there was a  great company 
of publicans and of others that were at 
table with them4    #e3cj4 ,but the     
,pharisees and scribes murmured1 saying 
to his disciples3  ,why do you eat and  
drink with publicans and sinners8       
#e3ca4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to   
them3 ,they that are whole need not  the
 physician3 but they that are sick4     
#e3cb4 ,i came not to call the just1 but
 sinners to penance4    #e3cc4 ,and they
 said to him3 ,why do the disciples of  
,john fast often and  make prayers1 and 
the disciples of the ,pharisees in like 
manner2 but  thine eat and drink8       
#e3cd4 ,to whom he said3 ,can you make  
the children of the bridegroom fast     

whilst the bridegroom is with them8     
#e3ce4 ,but the days will come when the 
bridegroom shall be taken away  from    
them3 then shall they fast in those     
days4    #e3cf4 ,and he spoke also a    
similitude to them3 ,that no man putteth
 a  piece from a new garment upon an old
 garment3 otherwise he both rendeth  the
 new1 and the piece taken from the new  
agreeth not with the old4    #e3cg4 ,and
 no man putteth new wine into old       
bottles3 otherwise the new  wine will   
break the bottles2 and it will be       
spilled and the bottles  will be lost4  
#e3ch4 ,but new wine must be put into   
new bottles3 and both are  preserved4   
#e3ci4 ,and no man drinking old hath    
presently a mind to new3 for he  saith3 
,the old is better4      ,luke ,chapter 
#f    ,christ excuses his disciples4 ,he
 cures upon the sabbath day1 chooses    
the twelve and makes a sermon to them4  
#f3a4 ,and it came to pass on the second
 first sabbath that1 as he went  through
 the corn fields1 his disciples plucked 

the ears and did eat1  rubbing them in  
their hands4    ,the second first       
sabbath4444 ,some understand this of the
 sabbath of  ,pentecost1 which was the  
second in course among the great feasts3
  others1 of a sabbath day that         
immediately followed any solemn feast4  
#f3b4 ,and some of the ,pharisees said  
to them3 ,why do you that which is  not 
lawful on the sabbath days8    #f3c4    
,and ,jesus answering them1 said3 ,have 
you not read so much as this1  what     
,david did1 when himself was hungry and 
they that were with him3    #f3d4 ,how  
he went into the house of ,god and took 
and ate the bread of  proposition and   
gave to them that were with him1 which  
is not lawful to  eat but only for the  
priests8    #f3e4 ,and he said to them3 
,the ,son of man is ,lord also of the   
sabbath4    #f3f4 ,and it came to pass  
also1 on another sabbath1 that he       
entered into  the synagogue and taught4 
,and there was a man whose right hand   
was  withered4    #f3g4 ,and the scribes

 and ,pharisees watched if he would heal
 on the  sabbath3 that they might find  
an accusation against him4    #f3h4 ,but
 he knew their thoughts and said to the 
man who had the  withered hand3 ,arise  
and stand forth in the midst4 ,and      
rising he stood  forth4    #f3i4 ,then  
,jesus said to them3 ,i ask you1 if it  
be lawful on the sabbath  days to do    
good or to do evil8 ,to save life or to 
destroy8    #f3aj4 ,and looking round   
about on them all1 he said to the man3  
,stretch  forth thy hand4 ,and he       
stretched it forth4 ,and his hand was   
restored4    #f3aa4 ,and they were      
filled with madness3 and they talked one
 with  another1 what they might do to   
,jesus4    #f3ab4 ,and it came to pass  
in those days1 that he went out into a  
mountain to pray3 and he passed the     
whole night in the prayer of ,god4      
#f3ac4 ,and when day was come1 he called
 unto him his disciples3 and he  chose  
twelve of them 7whom also he named      
apostles73    #f3ad4 ,simon1 whom he    

surnamed ,peter1 and ,andrew his        
brother1 ,james and  ,john1 ,philip and 
,bartholomew1    #f3ae4 ,matthew and    
,thomas1 ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and
 ,simon who is  called ,zelotes1        
#f3af4 ,and ,jude the brother of ,james1
 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who was the      
traitor4    #f3ag4 ,and coming down with
 them1 he stood in a plain place3 and   
the  company of his disciples and a very
 great multitude of people from all     
,judea and ,jerusalem and the sea coast1
 both of ,tyre and ,sidon1    #f3ah4    
,who were come to hear him and to be    
healed of their diseases4 ,and  they    
that were troubled with unclean spirits 
were cured4    #f3ai4 ,and all the      
multitude sought to touch him3 for      
virtue went out  from him and healed    
all4    #f3bj4 ,and he1 lifting up his  
eyes on his disciples1 said3 ,blessed   
are  ye poor3 for yours is the kingdom  
of ,god4    #f3ba4 ,blessed are ye that 
hunger now3 for you shall be filled4    
,blessed  are ye that weep now3 for you 

shall laugh4    #f3bb4 ,blessed shall   
you be when men shall hate you1 and when
 they shall  separate you and shall     
reproach you and cast out your name as  
evil1 for  the ,son of man's sake4      
#f3bc4 ,be glad in that day and rejoice3
 for behold1 your reward is great  in   
heaven1 ,for according to these things  
did their fathers to the  prophets4     
#f3bd4 ,but woe to you that are rich3   
for you have your consolation4    #f3be4
 ,woe to you that are filled3 for you   
shall hunger4 ,woe to you that  now     
laugh3 for you shall mourn and weep4    
#f3bf4 ,woe to you when men shall bless 
you3 for according to these  things did 
their fathers to the false prophets4    
#f3bg4 ,but ,i say to you that hear3    
,love your enemies4 ,do good to them    
that hate you4    #f3bh4 ,bless them    
that curse you and pray for them that   
calumniate you4    #f3bi4 ,and to him   
that striketh thee on the one cheek1    
offer also the  other4 ,and him that    
taketh away from thee thy cloak1 forbid 

not to take  thy coat also4    #f3cj4   
,give to every one that asketh thee3 and
 of him that taketh away  thy goods1 ask
 them not again4    #f3ca4 ,and as you  
would that men should do to you1 do you 
also to them  in like manner4    #f3cb4 
,and if you love them that love you1    
what thanks are to you8 ,for  sinners   
also love those that love them4         
#f3cc4 ,and if you do good to them who  
do good to you1 what thanks are to  you8
 ,for sinners also do this4    #f3cd4   
,and if you lend to them of whom you    
hope to receive1 what thanks  are to    
you8 ,for sinners also lend to sinners1 
for to receive as much4    #f3ce4 ,but  
love ye your enemies3 do good1 and lend1
 hoping for nothing  thereby3 and your  
reward shall be great1 and you shall be 
the sons of  the ,highest4 ,for he is   
kind to the unthankful and to the evil4 
#f3cf4 ,be ye therefore merciful1 as    
your ,father also is merciful4    #f3cg4
 ,judge not3 and you shall not be       
judged4 ,condemn not3 and you  shall not

 be condemned4 ,forgive3 and you shall  
be forgiven4    #f3ch4 ,give3 and it    
shall be given to you3 good measure and 
pressed down  and shaken together and   
running over shall they give into your  
bosom4  ,for with the same measure that 
you shall mete withal1 it shall be      
measured to you again4    #f3ci4 ,and he
 spoke also to them a similitude3 ,can  
the blind lead the  blind8 ,do they not 
both fall into the ditch8    #f3dj4 ,the
 disciple is not above his master3 but  
every one shall be  perfect1 if he be as
 his master4    #f3da4 ,and why seest   
thou the mote in thy brother's eye3 but 
the beam  that is in thy own eye thou   
considerest not8    #f3db4 ,or how canst
 thou say to thy brother3 ,brother1 let 
me pull the  mote out of thy eye1 when  
thou thyself seest not the beam in thy  
own  eye8 ,hypocrite1 cast first the    
beam out of thy own eye3 and then shalt 
thou see clearly to take out the mote   
from thy brother's eye4    #f3dc4 ,for  
there is no good tree that bringeth     

forth evil fruit3 nor an  evil tree that
 bringeth forth good fruit4    #f3dd4   
,for every tree is known by its fruit4  
,for men do not gather figs  from       
thorns3 nor from a bramble bush do they 
gather the grape4    #f3de4 ,a good man 
out of the good treasure of his heart   
bringeth forth  that which is good3 and 
an evil man out of the evil treasure    
bringeth  forth that which is evil4 ,for
 out of the abundance of the heart the  
mouth speaketh4    #f3df4 ,and why call 
you me1 ,lord1 ,lord2 and do not the    
things which ,i  say8    #f3dg4 ,every  
one that cometh to me and heareth my    
words and doth them1 ,i  will shew you  
to whom he is like4    #f3dh4 ,he is    
like to a man building a house1 who     
digged deep and laid  the foundation    
upon a rock4 ,and when a flood came1 the
 stream beat  vehemently upon that      
house3 and it could not shake it3 for it
 was  founded on a rock4    #f3di4 ,but 
he that heareth and doth not is like to 
a man building his  house upon the earth

 without a foundation3 against which the
 stream  beat vehemently4 ,and          
immediately it fell3 and the ruin of    
that house  was great4      ,luke       
,chapter #g    ,christ heals the        
centurion's servant4 ,he raises the     
widow's son to  life1 answers the       
messengers sent by ,john and absolves   
the penitent  sinner4    #g3a4 ,and when
 he had finished all his words in the   
hearing of the  people1 he entered into 
,capharnaum4    #g3b4 ,and the servant  
of a certain centurion who was dear to  
him1 being  sick1 was ready to die4     
#g3c4 ,and when he had heard of ,jesus1 
he sent unto him the ancients of  the   
,jews1 desiring him to come and heal his
 servant4    #g3d4 ,and when they came  
to ,jesus1 they besought him earnestly1 
saying  to him3 ,he is worthy that thou 
shouldest do this for him4    #g3e4 ,for
 he loveth our nation3 and he hath built
 us a synagogue4    #g3f4 ,and ,jesus   
went with them4 ,and when he was now not
 far from the  house1 the centurion sent

 his friends to him1 saying3 ,lord1     
trouble not  thyself2 for ,i am not     
worthy that thou shouldst enter under my
 roof4    #g3g4 ,for which cause neither
 did ,i think myself worthy to come to  
thee3  but say the word1 and my servant 
shall be healed4    #g3h4 ,for ,i also  
am a man subject to authority1 having   
under me  soldiers3 and ,i say to one1  
,go1 and he goeth3 and to another1      
,come1 and  he cometh2 and to my        
servant1 ,do this1 and he doth it4      
#g3i4 ,which ,jesus hearing1 marvelled3 
and turning about to the multitude  that
 followed him1 he said3 ,amen ,i say to 
you1 ,i have not found so  great faith1 
not even in ,israel4    #g3aj4 ,and they
 who were sent1 being returned to the   
house1 found the  servant whole who had 
been sick4    #g3aa4 ,and it came to    
pass afterwards that he went into a city
 that is  called ,naim3 and there went  
with him his disciples and a great      
multitude4    #g3ab4 ,and when he came  
nigh to the gate of the city1 behold a  

dead man  was carried out1 the only son 
of his mother3 and she was a widow4 ,and
 a  great multitude of the city was with
 her4    #g3ac4 ,whom when the ,lord had
 seen1 being moved with mercy towards   
her1  he said to her3 ,weep not4        
#g3ad4 ,and he came near and touched the
 bier4 ,and they that carried it  stood 
still4 ,and he said3 ,young man1 ,i say 
to thee1 arise4    #g3ae4 ,and he that  
was dead sat up and began to speak4 ,and
 he gave him  to his mother4    #g3af4  
,and there came a fear upon them all3   
and they glorified ,god  saying3 ,a     
great prophet is risen up among us3 and1
 ,god hath visited his  people4         
#g3ag4 ,and this rumour of him went     
forth throughout all ,judea and         
throughout all the country round about4 
#g3ah4 ,and ,john's disciples told him  
of all these things4    #g3ai4 ,and     
,john called to him two of his disciples
 and sent them to  ,jesus1 saying3 ,art 
thou he that art to come8 ,or look we   
for another8    #g3bj4 ,and when the men

 were come unto him1 they said3 ,john   
the ,baptist  hath sent us to thee1     
saying3 ,art thou he that art to come8  
,or look we  for another8    #g3ba4     
7,and in that same hour1 he cured many  
of their diseases and hurts  and evil   
spirits3 and to many that were blind he 
gave sight47    #g3bb4 ,and answering1  
he said to them3 ,go and relate to ,john
 what you  have heard and seen3 the     
blind see1 the lame walk1 the lepers are
 made  clean1 the deaf hear1 the dead   
rise again1 to the poor the gospel is   
preached4    #g3bc4 ,and blessed is he  
whosoever shall not be scandalized in   
me4    #g3bd4 ,and when the messengers  
of ,john were departed1 he began to     
speak  to the multitudes concerning     
,john4 ,what went ye out into the desert
 to  see8 ,a reed shaken with the wind8 
#g3be4 ,but what went you out to see8 ,a
 man clothed in soft garments8  ,behold 
they that are in costly apparel and live
 delicately are in the  houses of kings4
    #g3bf4 ,but what went you out to    

see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea1 ,i say to you1   
and  more than a prophet4    #g3bg4     
,this is he of whom it is written3      
,behold ,i send my angel before  thy    
face1 who shall prepare thy way before  
thee4    #g3bh4 ,for ,i say to you3     
,amongst those that are born of women1  
there is  not a greater prophet than    
,john the ,baptist4 ,but he that is the 
lesser  in the kingdom of ,god is       
greater than he4    #g3bi4 ,and all the 
people hearing1 and the publicans1      
justified ,god1  being baptized with    
,john's baptism4    ,justified ,god4444 
that is1 praised the justice of ,god1   
feared and  worshipped ,god1 as just and
 merciful4    #g3cj4 ,but the ,pharisees
 and the lawyers despised the counsel of
 ,god  against themselves1 being not    
baptized by him4    #g3ca4 ,and the     
,lord said3 ,whereunto then shall ,i    
liken the men of this  generation8 ,and 
to what are they like8    #g3cb4 ,they  
are like to children sitting in the     
marketplace and speaking  one to another

 and saying3 ,we have piped to you1 and 
you have not  danced3 we have mourned1  
and you have not wept4    #g3cc4 ,for   
,john the ,baptist came neither eating  
bread nor drinking wine4  ,and you say3 
,he hath a devil4    #g3cd4 ,the ,son of
 man is come eating and drinking4 ,and  
you say3 ,behold a  man that is a       
glutton and a drinker of wine1 a friend 
of publicans and  sinners4    #g3ce4    
,and wisdom is justified by all her     
children4    #g3cf4 ,and one of the     
,pharisees desired him to eat with him4 
,and he went  into the house of the     
,pharisee and sat down to meat4    ,one 
of the ,pharisees3 that is1 ,simon4     
#g3cg4 ,and behold a woman that was in  
the city1 a sinner1 when she knew  that 
he sat at meat in the ,pharisee's house1
 brought an alabaster box  of ointment4 
#g3ch4 ,and standing behind at his feet1
 she began to wash his feet with  tears 
and wiped them with the hairs of her    
head and kissed his feet and  anointed  
them with the ointment4    #g3ci4 ,and  

the ,pharisee1 who had invited him1     
seeing it1 spoke within  himself1       
saying3 ,this man1 if he were if a      
prophet1 would know surely  who and what
 manner of woman this is that toucheth  
him1 that she is a  sinner4    #g3dj4   
,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3     
,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say  to     
thee4 ,but he said3 ,master1 say it4    
#g3da4 ,a certain creditor had two      
debtors3 the one owed five hundred      
pence and the other fifty4    #g3db4    
,and whereas they had not wherewith to  
pay1 he forgave them both4  ,which      
therefore of the two loveth him most8   
#g3dc4 ,simon answering1 said3 ,i       
suppose that he to whom he forgave most4
  ,and he said to him3 ,thou hast judged
 rightly4    #g3dd4 ,and turning to the 
woman1 he said unto ,simon3 ,dost thou  
see this  woman8 ,i entered into thy    
house3 thou gavest me no water for my   
feet4  ,but she with tears hath washed  
my feet2 and with her hairs hath wiped  
them4    #g3de4 ,thou gavest me no kiss4

 ,but she1 since she came in1 hath not  
ceased to kiss my feet4    #g3df4 ,my   
head with oil thou didst not anoint4    
,but she with ointment  hath anointed my
 feet4    #g3dg4 ,wherefore1 ,i say to  
thee3 ,many sins are forgiven her1      
because she  hath loved much4 ,but to   
whom less is forgiven1 he loveth less4  
,many sins are forgiven her1 because she
 hath loved much4444 ,in the  scripture 
an effect sometimes seems attributed to 
one only cause1 when  there are divers  
other concurring dispositions2 for the  
sins of this  woman1 in this verse1 are 
said to be forgiven1 because she loved  
much3  but 7ver4 #ej7 ,christ tells her1
 ,thy faith hath made thee safe4 ,hence 
in  a true conversion are joined faith1 
hope1 love1 sorrow for sin1 and  other  
pious dispositions4    #g3dh4 ,and he   
said to her3 ,thy sins are forgiven     
thee4    #g3di4 ,and they that sat at   
meat with him began to say within       
themselves3 ,who is this that forgiveth 
sins also8    #g3ej4 ,and he said to the

 woman3 ,thy faith hath made thee safe4 
,go in  peace4      ,luke ,chapter #h   
,the parable of the seed4 ,christ stills
 the storm at sea1 casts out the        
legion1 heals the issue of blood and    
raises the daughter of ,jairus to  life4
    #h3a4 ,and it came to pass          
afterwards1 that he travelled through   
the  cities and towns1 preaching and    
evangelizing the kingdom of ,god3 and   
the twelve with him3    #h3b4 ,and      
certain women who had been healed of    
evil spirits and  infirmities3 ,mary who
 is called ,magdalen1 out of whom seven 
devils were  gone forth1    #h3c4 ,and  
,joanna the wife of ,chusa1 ,herod's    
steward1 and ,susanna and  many others  
who ministered unto him of their        
substance4    #h3d4 ,and when a very    
great multitude was gathered together   
and hastened  out of the cities1 unto   
him1 he spoke by a similitude4    #h3e4 
,the sower went out to sow his seed4    
,and as he sowed1 some fell by  the way 
side4 ,and it was trodden down3 and the 

fowls of the air  devoured it4    #h3f4 
,and other some fell upon a rock4 ,and  
as soon as it was sprung up1  it        
withered away1 because it had no        
moisture4    #h3g4 ,and other some fell 
among thorns4 ,and the thorns growing up
 with  it1 choked it4    #h3h4 ,and     
other some fell upon good ground and1   
being sprung up1 yielded  fruit a       
hundredfold4 ,saying these things1 he   
cried out3 ,he that hath  ears to hear1 
let him hear4    #h3i4 ,and his         
disciples asked him what this parable   
might be4    #h3aj4 ,to whom he said3   
,to you it is given to know the mystery 
of the  kingdom of ,god2 but to the rest
 in parables1 that seeing they may not  
see and hearing may not understand4     
,seeing they may not see4444 ,see the   
annotation1 ,mark #d4 #ab4    #h3aa4    
,now the parable is this3 ,the seed is  
the word of ,god4    #h3ab4 ,and they by
 the way side are they that hear3 then  
the devil  cometh and taketh the word   
out of their heart1 lest believing they 

should be saved4    #h3ac4 ,now they    
upon the rock are they who when they    
hear receive the  word with joy3 and    
these have no roots3 for they believe   
for a while  and in time of temptation  
they fall away4    #h3ad4 ,and that     
which fell among thorns are they who    
have heard and1  going their way1 are   
choked with the cares and riches and    
pleasures of  this life and yield no    
fruit4    #h3ae4 ,but that on the good  
ground are they who in a good and       
perfect  heart1 hearing the word1 keep  
it and bring forth fruit in patience4   
#h3af4 ,now no man lighting a candle    
covereth it with a vessel or putteth  it
 under a bed3 but setteth it upon a     
candlestick1 that they who come  in may 
see the light4    #h3ag4 ,for there is  
not any thing secret that shall not be  
made  manifest1 nor hidden that shall   
not be known and come abroad4    #h3ah4 
,take heed therefore how you hear4 ,for 
whosoever hath1 to him  shall be given3 
and whosoever hath not1 that also which 

he thinketh he  hath shall be taken away
 from him4    #h3ai4 ,and his mother and
 brethren came unto him3 and they could 
not  come at him for the crowd4         
#h3bj4 ,and it was told him3 ,thy mother
 and thy brethren stand without1        
desiring to see thee4    #h3ba4 ,who    
answering1 said to them3 ,my mother and 
my brethren are they  who hear the word 
of ,god and do it4    #h3bb4 ,and it    
came to pass on a certain day that he   
went into a little  ship with his       
disciples4 ,and he said to them3 ,let us
 go over to the  other side of the lake4
 ,and they launched forth4    #h3bc4    
,and when they were sailing1 he slept4  
,and there came down a storm  of wind   
upon the lake3 and they were filled and 
were in danger4    #h3bd4 ,and they came
 and awaked him1 saying3 ,master1 we    
perish4 ,but he  arising1 rebuked the   
wind and the rage of the water4 ,and it 
ceased3 and  there was a calm4    #h3be4
 ,and he said to them3 ,where is your   
faith8 ,who being afraid1  wondered1    

saying one to another3 ,who is this     
7think you71 that he  commandeth both   
the winds and the sea3 and they obey    
him8    #h3bf4 ,and they sailed to the  
country of the ,gerasens1 which is over 
against ,galilee4    #h3bg4 ,and when he
 was come forth to the land1 there met  
him a certain  man who had a devil now a
 very long time4 ,and he wore no        
clothes3  neither did he abide in a     
house1 but in the sepulchres4    #h3bh4 
,and when he saw ,jesus1 he fell down   
before him4 ,and crying out  with a loud
 voice1 he said3 ,what have ,i to do    
with thee1 ,jesus1 ,son of  the most    
high ,god8 ,i beseech thee1 do not      
torment me4    #h3bi4 ,for he commanded 
the unclean spirit to go out of the man4
 ,for  many times it seized him3 and he 
was bound with chains and kept in       
fetters3 and breaking the bonds1 he was 
driven by the devil into the  deserts4  
#h3cj4 ,and ,jesus asked him1 saying3   
,what is thy name8 ,but he said3        
,legion4 ,because many devils were      

entered into him4    #h3ca4 ,and they   
besought him that he would not command  
them to go into  the abyss4    #h3cb4   
,and there was there a herd of many     
swine feeding on the mountain3  and they
 besought him that he would suffer them 
to enter into them4 ,and  he suffered   
them4    #h3cc4 ,the devils therefore   
went out of the man and entered into the
  swine4 ,and the herd ran violently    
down a steep place into the lake and    
were stifled4    #h3cd4 ,which when they
 that fed them saw done1 they fled away 
and told  it in the city and in the     
villages4    #h3ce4 ,and they went out  
to see what was done4 ,and they came to 
,jesus  and found the man out of whom   
the devils were departed1 sitting at his
  feet1 clothed and in his right mind4  
,and they were afraid4    #h3cf4 ,and   
they also that had seen told them how he
 had been healed from  the legion4      
#h3cg4 ,and all the multitude of the    
country of the ,gerasens besought him   
to depart from them3 for they were taken

 with great fear4 ,and he1 going  up    
into the ship1 returned back again4     
#h3ch4 ,now the man out of whom the     
devils were departed besought him  that 
he might be with him4 ,but ,jesus sent  
him away1 saying3    #h3ci4 ,return to  
thy house and tell how great things ,god
 hath done to  thee4 ,and he went       
through the whole city1 publishing how  
great things  ,jesus had done to him4   
#h3dj4 ,and it came to pass that when   
,jesus was returned1 the multitude      
received him3 for they were all waiting 
for him4    #h3da4 ,and behold there    
came a man whose name was ,jairus3 and  
he was a  ruler of the synagogue4 ,and  
he fell down at the feet of ,jesus1     
beseeching him that he would come into  
his house3    #h3db4 ,for he had an only
 daughter1 almost twelve years old1 and 
she was  dying4 ,and it happened as he  
went that he was thronged by the        
multitudes4    #h3dc4 ,and there was a  
certain woman having an issue of blood  
twelve  years1 who had bestowed all her 

substance on physicians and could not   
be healed by any4    #h3dd4 ,she came   
behind him and touched the hem of his   
garment3 and  immediately the issue of  
her blood stopped4    #h3de4 ,and ,jesus
 said3 ,who is it that touched me8 ,and 
all denying1 ,peter  and they that were 
with him said3 ,master1 the multitudes  
throng and  press thee2 and dost thou   
say1 who touched me8    #h3df4 ,and     
,jesus said3 ,somebody hath touched me2 
for ,i know that virtue  is gone out    
from me4    #h3dg4 ,and the woman seeing
 that she was not hid1 came trembling   
and  fell down before his feet and      
declared before all the people for what 
cause she had touched him1 and how she  
was immediately healed4    #h3dh4 ,but  
he said to her3 ,daughter1 thy faith    
hath made thee whole4 ,go  thy way in   
peace4    #h3di4 ,as he was yet         
speaking1 there cometh one to the ruler 
of the  synagogue1 saying to him3 ,thy  
daughter is dead3 trouble him not4      
#h3ej4 ,and ,jesus hearing this word1   

answered the father of the maid3  ,fear 
not4 ,believe only3 and she shall be    
safe4    #h3ea4 ,and when he was come to
 the house1 he suffered not any man to  
go  in with him1 but ,peter and ,james  
and ,john1 and the father and mother of 
the maiden4    #h3eb4 ,and all wept and 
mourned for her4 ,but he said3 ,weep    
not4 ,the maid  is not dead1 but        
sleepeth4    #h3ec4 ,and they laughed   
him to scorn1 knowing that she was dead4
    #h3ed4 ,but he taking her by the    
hand1 cried out1 saying3 ,maid1 arise4  
#h3ee4 ,and her spirit returned3 and she
 arose immediately4 ,and he bid  them   
give her to eat4    #h3ef4 ,and her     
parents were astonished1 whom he charged
 to tell no man  what was done4         
,luke ,chapter #i    ,christ sends forth
 his apostles1 feeds five thousand with 
five loaves1  is transfigured and casts 
out a devil4    #i3a4 ,then calling     
together the twelve apostles1 he gave   
them power and  authority over all      
devils and to cure diseases4    #i3b4   

,and he sent them to preach the kingdom 
of ,god and to heal the  sick4    #i3c4 
,and he said to them3 ,take nothing for 
your journey1 neither staff1  nor scrip1
 nor bread1 nor money2 neither have two 
coats4    #i3d4 ,and whatsoever house   
you shall enter into1 abide there and   
depart  not from thence4    #i3e4 ,and  
whosoever will not receive you1 when ye 
go out of that city1  shake off even the
 dust of your feet1 for a testimony     
against them4    #i3f4 ,and going out1  
they went about through the towns1      
preaching the  gospel and healing every 
where4    #i3g4 ,now ,herod1 the        
tetrarch1 heard of all things that were 
done by  him4 ,and he was in a doubt1   
because it was said    #i3h4 ,by some   
that ,john was risen from the dead3 but 
by other some1 that  ,elias had         
appeared3 and by others1 that one of the
 old prophets was  risen again4    #i3i4
 ,and ,herod said3 ,john ,i have        
beheaded4 ,but who is this of whom ,i   
hear such things8 ,and he sought to see 

him4    #i3aj4 ,and the apostles1 when  
they were returned1 told him all they   
had  done4 ,and taking them1 he went    
aside into a desert place1 apart1 which 
belongeth to ,bethsaida4    #i3aa4      
,which when the people knew1 they       
followed him3 and he received  them and 
spoke to them of the kingdom of ,god and
 healed them who had  need of healing4  
#i3ab4 ,now the day began to decline4   
,and the twelve came and said to  him3  
,send away the multitude1 that1 going   
into the towns and villages  round      
about1 they may lodge and get victuals2 
for we are here in a  desert place4     
#i3ac4 ,but he said to them3 ,give you  
them to eat4 ,and they said3 ,we have   
no more than five loaves and two fishes2
 unless perhaps1 we should go  and buy  
food for all this multitude4    #i3ad4  
,now there were about five thousand men4
 ,and he said to his  disciples3 ,make  
them sit down by fifties in a company4  
#i3ae4 ,and they did so and made them   
all sit down4    #i3af4 ,and taking the 

five loaves and the two fishes1 he      
looked up to  heaven and blessed them3  
and he broke and distributed to his     
disciples1  to set before the multitude4
    #i3ag4 ,and they did all eat and    
were filled4 ,and there were taken up of
  fragments that remained to them1      
twelve baskets4    #i3ah4 ,and it came  
to pass1 as he was alone praying1 his   
disciples also  were with him3 and he   
asked them1 saying3 ,whom do the people 
say that ,i  am8    #i3ai4 ,but they    
answered and said3 ,john the ,baptist2  
but some say ,elias3  and others say    
that one of the former prophets is risen
 again4    #i3bj4 ,and he said to them3 
,but whom do you say that ,i am8 ,simon 
,peter  answering1 said3 ,the ,christ of
 ,god4    #i3ba4 ,but he strictly       
charging them1 commanded they should    
tell this to  no man4    #i3bb4 ,saying3
 ,the ,son of man must suffer many      
things and be rejected by  the ancients 
and chief priests and scribes and be    
killed and the third  day rise again4   

#i3bc4 ,and he said to all3 ,if any man 
will come after me1 let him deny        
himself and take up his cross daily and 
follow me4    #i3bd4 ,for whosoever will
 save his life shall lose it3 for he    
that shall  lose his life for my sake   
shall save it4    #i3be4 ,for what is a 
man advantaged1 if he gain the whole    
world and lose  himself and cast away   
himself8    #i3bf4 ,for he that shall be
 ashamed of me and of my words1 of him  
the  ,son of man shall be ashamed1 when 
he shall come in his majesty and that   
of his ,father and of the holy angels4  
#i3bg4 ,but ,i tell you of a truth3     
,there are some standing here that      
shall not taste death till they see the 
kingdom of ,god4    #i3bh4 ,and it came 
to pass1 about eight days after these   
words1 that he  took ,peter and ,james  
and ,john and went up into a mountain to
 pray4    #i3bi4 ,and whilst he prayed1 
the shape of his countenance was altered
  and his raiment became white and      
glittering4    #i3cj4 ,and behold two   

men were talking with him4 ,and they    
were ,moses and  ,elias1    #i3ca4      
,appearing in majesty4 ,and they spoke  
of his decease that he  should          
accomplish in ,jerusalem4    #i3cb4 ,but
 ,peter and they that were with him were
 heavy with sleep4 ,and  waking1 they   
saw his glory and the two men that stood
 with him4    #i3cc4 ,and it came to    
pass that1 as they were departing from  
him1 ,peter  saith to ,jesus3 ,master1  
it is good for us to be here3 and let us
 make  three tabernacles1 one for thee1 
and one for ,moses2 and one for ,elias3 
not knowing what he said4    #i3cd4 ,and
 as he spoke these things1 there came a 
cloud and overshadowed  them4 ,and they 
were afraid when they entered into the  
cloud4    #i3ce4 ,and a voice came out  
of the cloud2 saying3 ,this is my       
beloved  son4 ,hear him4    #i3cf4 ,and 
whilst the voice was uttered ,jesus was 
found alone4 ,and they  held their peace
 and told no man in those days any of   
these things  which they had seen4      

#i3cg4 ,and it came to pass the day     
following1 when they came down from  the
 mountain1 there met him a great        
multitude4    #i3ch4 ,and behold a man  
among the crowd cried out1 saying3      
,master1 ,i  beseech thee1 look upon my 
son1 because he is my only one4         
#i3ci4 ,and lo1 a spirit seizeth him1   
and he suddenly crieth out1 and he      
throweth him down and teareth him1 so   
that he foameth2 and bruising  him1 he  
hardly departeth from him4    #i3dj4    
,and ,i desired thy disciples to cast   
him out3 and they could not4    #i3da4  
,and ,jesus1 answering1 said3 ,o        
faithless and perverse generation1  how 
long shall ,i be with you and suffer    
you8 ,bring hither thy son4    #i3db4   
,and as he was coming to him1 the devil 
threw him down and tore  him4    #i3dc4 
,and ,jesus rebuked the unclean spirit  
and cured the boy and  restored him to  
his father4    #i3dd4 ,and all were     
astonished at the mighty power of ,god4 
,but while all  wondered at all the     

things he did1 he said to his disciples3
 ,lay you up  in your hearts these      
words1 for it shall come to pass that   
the ,son of  man shall be delivered into
 the hands of men4    #i3de4 ,but they  
understood not this word3 and it was hid
 from them1 so  that they perceived it  
not4 ,and they were afraid to ask him   
concerning  this word4    #i3df4 ,and   
there entered a thought into them1 which
 of them should be  greater4    #i3dg4  
,but ,jesus seeing the thoughts of their
 hearts1 took a child and  set him by   
him1    #i3dh4 ,and said to them3       
,whosoever shall receive this child in  
my name  receiveth me2 and whosoever    
shall receive me receiveth him that sent
  me4 ,for he that is the lesser among  
you all1 he is the greater4    #i3di4   
,and ,john1 answering1 said3 ,master1 we
 saw a certain man casting  out devils  
in thy name3 and we forbade him1 because
 he followeth not  with us4    #i3ej4   
,and ,jesus said to him3 ,forbid him    
not3 for he that is not against  you is 

for you4    #i3ea4 ,and it came to pass1
 when the days of his assumption were   
accomplishing1 that he steadfastly set  
his face to go to ,jerusalem4    #i3eb4 
,and he sent messengers before his face3
 and going1 they entered  into a city of
 the ,samaritans1 to prepare for him4   
#i3ec4 ,and they received him not1      
because his face was of one going to    
,jerusalem4    #i3ed4 ,and when his     
disciples1 ,james and ,john1 had seen   
this1 they said3  ,lord1 wilt thou that 
we command fire to come down from heaven
 and  consume them8    #i3ee4 ,and      
turning1 he rebuked them1 saying3 you   
know not of what spirit  you are4       
#i3ef4 ,the ,son of man came not to     
destroy souls1 but to save4 ,and they   
went into another town4    #i3eg4 ,and  
it came to pass1 as they walked in the  
way1 that a certain  man said to him3 ,i
 will follow thee whithersoever thou    
goest4    #i3eh4 ,jesus said to him3    
,the foxes have holes1 and the birds of 
the air  nests3 but the ,son of man hath

 not where to lay his head4    #i3ei4   
,but he said to another3 ,follow me4    
,and he said3 ,lord1 suffer me  first to
 go and to bury my father4    #i3fj4    
,and ,jesus said to him3 ,let the dead  
bury their dead3 but go thou  and preach
 the kingdom of ,god4    #i3fa4 ,and    
another said3 ,i will follow thee1      
,lord2 but let me first take  my leave  
of them that are at my house4    #i3fb4 
,jesus said to him3 ,no man putting his 
hand to the plough and  looking back is 
fit for the kingdom of ,god4      ,luke 
,chapter #aj    ,christ sends forth and 
instructs his seventy-two disciples4    
,the good  ,samaritan4    #aj3a4 ,and   
after these things1 the ,lord appointed 
also other  seventy-two4 ,and he sent   
them two and two before his face into   
every  city and place whither he himself
 was to come4    #aj3b4 ,and he said to 
them3 ,the harvest indeed is great1 but 
the  labourers are few4 ,pray ye        
therefore the ,lord of the harvest that 
he  send labourers into his harvest4    

#aj3c4 ,go3 ,behold ,i send you as lambs
 among wolves4    #aj3d4 ,carry neither 
purse1 nor scrip1 nor shoes3 and salute 
no man by  the way4    #aj3e4 ,into     
whatever house you enter1 first say3    
,peace be to this house4    #aj3f4 ,and 
if the son of peace be there1 your peace
 shall rest upon him3  but if not1 it   
shall return to you4    #aj3g4 ,and in  
the same house1 remain1 eating and      
drinking such things as  they have3 for 
the labourer is worthy of his hire4     
,remove not from  house to house4       
#aj3h4 ,and into what city soever you   
enter1 and they receive you1 eat  such  
things as are set before you4    #aj3i4 
,and heal the sick that are therein and 
say to them3 ,the kingdom  of ,god is   
come nigh unto you4    #aj3aj4 ,but into
 whatsoever city you enter1 and they    
receive you not1  going forth into the  
streets thereof1 say3    #aj3aa4 ,even  
the very dust of your city that cleaveth
 to us1 we wipe off  against you4 ,yet  
know this1 that the kingdom of ,god is  

at hand4    #aj3ab4 ,i say to you1 it   
shall be more tolerable at that day for 
,sodom  than for that city4    #aj3ac4  
,woe to thee1 ,corozain6 ,woe to thee1  
,bethsaida6 ,for if in ,tyre  and ,sidon
 had been wrought the mighty works that 
have been wrought in  you1 they would   
have done penance long ago1 sitting in  
sackcloth and  ashes4    #aj3ad4 ,but it
 shall be more tolerable for ,tyre and  
,sidon at the  judgment than for you4   
#aj3ae4 ,and thou1 ,capharnaum1 which   
art exalted unto heaven1 thou shalt  be 
thrust down to hell4    #aj3af4 ,he that
 heareth you heareth me3 and he that    
despiseth you  despiseth me3 and he that
 despiseth me despiseth him that sent   
me4    #aj3ag4 ,and the seventy-two     
returned with joy1 saying3 ,lord1 the   
devils  also are subject to us in thy   
name4    #aj3ah4 ,and he said to them3  
,i saw ,satan like lightning falling    
from  heaven4    #aj3ai4 ,behold1 ,i    
have given you power to tread upon      
serpents and  scorpions and upon all the

 power of the enemy3 and nothing shall  
hurt  you4    #aj3bj4 ,but yet rejoice  
not in this1 that spirits are subject   
unto you3  but rejoice in this1 that    
your names are written in heaven4       
#aj3ba4 ,in that same hour1 he rejoiced 
in the ,holy ,ghost and said3 ,i        
confess to thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of   
heaven and earth1 because thou hast     
hidden these things from the wise and   
prudent and hast revealed them to       
little ones4 ,yea1 ,father1 for so it   
hath seemed good in thy sight4    ,he   
rejoiced in the ,holy ,ghost4444 ,that  
is1 according to his humanity he        
rejoiced in the ,holy ,ghost1 and gave  
thanks to his eternal ,father4          
#aj3bb4 ,all things are delivered to me 
by my ,father4 ,and no one knoweth  who 
the ,son is1 but the ,father3 and who   
the ,father is1 but the ,son and  to    
whom the ,son will reveal him4          
#aj3bc4 ,and turning to his disciples1  
he said3 ,blessed are the eyes that  see
 the things which you see4    #aj3bd4   

,for ,i say to you that many prophets   
and kings have desired to  see the      
things that you see and have not seen   
them2 and to hear the  things that you  
hear and have not heard them4    #aj3be4
 ,and behold a certain lawyer stood up1 
tempting him and saying1  ,master1 what 
must ,i do to possess eternal life8     
#aj3bf4 ,but he said to him3 ,what is   
written in the law8 ,how readest  thou8 
#aj3bg4 ,he answering1 said3 ,thou shalt
 love the ,lord thy ,god with thy  whole
 heart and with thy whole soul and with 
all thy strength and with  all thy mind3
 and thy neighbour as thyself4          
#aj3bh4 ,and he said to him3 ,thou hast 
answered right4 ,this do3 and thou      
shalt live4    #aj3bi4 ,but he willing  
to justify himself1 said to ,jesus3 ,and
 who is my  neighbour8    #aj3cj4 ,and  
,jesus answering1 said3 ,a certain man  
went down from  ,jerusalem to ,jericho  
and fell among robbers1 who also        
stripped him and  having wounded him    
went away1 leaving him half dead4       

#aj3ca4 ,and it chanced1 that a certain 
priest went down the same way3  and     
seeing him1 passed by4    #aj3cb4 ,in   
like manner also a ,levite1 when he was 
near the place and saw  him1 passed by4 
#aj3cc4 ,but a certain ,samaritan1 being
 on his journey1 came near him3  and    
seeing him1 was moved with compassion3  
#aj3cd4 ,and going up to him1 bound up  
his wounds1 pouring in oil and  wine3   
and setting him upon his own beast1     
brought him to an inn and  took care of 
him4    #aj3ce4 ,and the next day he    
took out two pence and gave to the host 
and  said3 ,take care of him2 and       
whatsoever thou shalt spend over and    
above1  ,i1 at my return1 will repay    
thee4    #aj3cf4 ,which of these three1 
in thy opinion1 was neighbour to him    
that  fell among the robbers8    #aj3cg4
 ,but he said3 ,he that shewed mercy to 
him4 ,and ,jesus said to him3  ,go1 and 
do thou in like manner4    #aj3ch4 ,now 
it came to pass1 as they went1 that he  
entered into a  certain town3 and a     

certain woman named ,martha received him
 into her  house4    #aj3ci4 ,and she   
had a sister called ,mary1 who1 sitting 
also at the  ,lord's feet1 heard his    
word4    #aj3dj4 ,but ,martha was busy  
about much serving4 ,who stood and said3
  ,lord1 hast thou no care that my      
sister hath left me alone to serve8     
,speak to her therefore1 that she help  
me4    #aj3da4 ,and the ,lord answering1
 said to her3 ,martha1 ,martha1 thou art
  careful and art troubled about many   
things3    #aj3db4 ,but one thing is    
necessary4 ,mary hath chosen the best   
part1  which shall not be taken away    
from her4      ,luke ,chapter #aa       
,christ teaches his disciples to pray4  
,he casts out a dumb devil1  confutes   
the ,pharisees1 and pronounces woes     
against them for their  hypocrisy4      
#aa3a4 ,and it came to pass that as he  
was in a certain place praying1  when he
 ceased1 one of his disciples said to   
him3 ,lord1 teach us to  pray1 as ,john 
also taught his disciples4    #aa3b4    

,and he said to them3 ,when you pray1   
say3 ,father1 hallowed be thy  name4    
,thy kingdom come4    #aa3c4 ,give us   
this day our daily bread4    #aa3d4 ,and
 forgive us our sins1 for we also       
forgive every one that is  indebted to  
us4 ,and lead us not into temptation4   
#aa3e4 ,and he said to them3 ,which of  
you shall have a friend and shall  go to
 him at midnight and shall say to him3  
,friend1 lend me three  loaves1         
#aa3f4 ,because a friend of mine is come
 off his journey to me and ,i have  not 
what to set before him4    #aa3g4 ,and  
he from within should answer and say3   
,trouble me not2 the  door is now shut1 
and my children are with me in bed4 ,i  
cannot rise and  give thee4    #aa3h4   
,yet if he shall continue knocking1 ,i  
say to you1 although he will  not rise  
and give him because he is his friend2  
yet1 because of his  importunity1 he    
will rise and give him as many as he    
needeth4    #aa3i4 ,and ,i say to you3  
,ask1 and it shall be given you3 seek1  

and you  shall find3 knock1 and it shall
 be opened to you4    #aa3aj4 ,for every
 one that asketh receiveth3 and he that 
seeketh  findeth3 and to him that       
knocketh it shall be opened3    #aa3aa4 
,and which of you1 if he ask his father 
bread1 will he give him a  stone8 ,or a 
fish1 will he for a fish give him a     
serpent8    #aa3ab4 ,or if he shall ask 
an egg1 will he reach him a scorpion8   
#aa3ac4 ,if you then1 being evil1 know  
how to give good gifts to your          
children1 how much more will your       
,father from heaven give the good       
,spirit to them that ask him8    #aa3ad4
 ,and he was casting out a devil3 and   
the same was dumb4 ,and when  he had    
cast out the devil1 the dumb spoke3 and 
the multitudes1 were in  admiration at  
it4    #aa3ae4 ,but some of them said3  
,he casteth out devils by ,beelzebub1   
the  prince of devils4    #aa3af4 ,and  
others tempting1 asked of him a sign    
from heaven4    #aa3ag4 ,but he seeing  
their thoughts1 said to them3 ,every    

kingdom  divided against itself shall be
 brought to desolation2 and house upon  
house shall fall4    #aa3ah4 ,and if    
,satan also be divided against himself1 
how shall his  kingdom stand8 ,because  
you say that through ,beelzebub ,i cast 
out  devils4    #aa3ai4 ,now if ,i cast 
out devils by ,beelzebub1 by whom do    
your children  cast them out8           
,therefore1 they shall be your judges4  
#aa3bj4 ,but if ,i by the finger of ,god
 cast out devils1 doubtless the  kingdom
 of ,god is come upon you4    #aa3ba4   
,when a strong man armed keepeth his    
court1 those things are in  peace which 
he possesseth4    #aa3bb4 ,but if a     
stronger than he come upon him and      
overcome him1 he  will take away all his
 armour wherein he trusted and will     
distribute  his spoils4    #aa3bc4 ,he  
that is not with me is against me2 and  
he that gathereth not  with me          
scattereth4    #aa3bd4 ,when the unclean
 spirit is gone out of a man1 he walketh
 through  places without water1 seeking 

rest3 and not finding1 he saith3 ,i will
  return into my house whence ,i came   
out4    #aa3be4 ,and when he is come1 he
 findeth it swept and garnished4        
#aa3bf4 ,then he goeth and taketh with  
him seven other spirits more  wicked    
than himself3 and entering in they dwell
 there4 ,and the last  state of that man
 becomes worse than the first4          
#aa3bg4 ,and it came to pass1 as he     
spoke these things1 a certain woman     
from the crowd1 lifting up her voice1   
said to him3 ,blessed is the womb  that 
bore thee and the paps that gave thee   
suck4    #aa3bh4 ,but he said3 ,yea     
rather1 blessed are they who hear the   
word of  ,god and keep it4    #aa3bi4   
,and the multitudes running together1 he
 began to say3 ,this  generation is a   
wicked generation4 ,it asketh a sign3   
and a sign shall  not be given it1 but  
the sign of ,jonas the prophet4         
#aa3cj4 ,for as ,jonas was a sign to the
 ,ninivites2 so shall the ,son of  man  
also be to this generation4    #aa3ca4  

,the queen of the south shall rise in   
the judgment with the men  of this      
generation and shall condemn them3      
because she came from the  ends of the  
earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon4   
,and behold more than  ,solomon here4   
#aa3cb4 ,the men of ,ninive shall rise  
in the judgment with this  generation   
and shall condemn it2 ,because they did 
penance at the  preaching of ,jonas4    
,and behold more than ,jonas here4      
#aa3cc4 ,no man lighteth a candle and   
putteth it in a hidden place1 nor  under
 a bushel3 but upon a candlestick1 that 
they that come in may see  the light4   
#aa3cd4 ,the light of thy body is thy   
eye4 ,if thy eye be single1 thy  whole  
body will be lightsome3 but if it be    
evil1 thy body also will be  darksome4  
#aa3ce4 ,take heed therefore that the   
light which is in thee be not  darkness4
    #aa3cf4 ,if then thy whole body be  
lightsome1 having no part of darkness3  
the whole shall be lightsome and1 as a  
bright lamp1 shall enlighten  thee4     

#aa3cg4 ,and as he was speaking1 a      
certain ,pharisee prayed him that he    
would dine with him4 ,and he going in1  
sat down to eat4    #aa3ch4 ,and the    
,pharisee began to say1 thinking within 
himself1 why he  was not washed before  
dinner4    #aa3ci4 ,and the ,lord said  
to him3 ,now you1 ,pharisees1 make clean
 the  outside of the cup and of the     
platter3 but your inside is full of     
rapine and iniquity4    #aa3dj4 ,ye     
fools1 did not he that made that which  
is without make also  that which is     
within8    #aa3da4 ,but yet that which  
remaineth1 give alms3 and behold1 all   
things  are clean unto you4    #aa3db4  
,but woe to you1 ,pharisees1 because you
 tithe mint and rue and  every herb and 
pass over judgment and the charity of   
,god4 ,now these  things you ought to   
have done1 and not to leave the other   
undone4    #aa3dc4 ,woe to you1         
,pharisees1 because you love the        
uppermost seats in  the synagogues and  
salutations in the marketplace4         

#aa3dd4 ,woe to you1 because you are as 
sepulchres that appear not3 and  men    
that walk over are not aware4    #aa3de4
 ,and one of the lawyers answering1     
saith to him3 ,master1 in  saying these 
things1 thou reproachest us also4       
#aa3df4 ,but he said3 ,woe to you       
lawyers also1 because you load men with 
burdens which they cannot bear and you  
yourselves touch not the packs  with one
 of your fingers4    ,woe to you        
lawyers4444 ,he speaks of the doctors of
 the law of ,moses1  commonly called the
 scribes4    #aa3dg4 ,woe to you who    
build the monuments of the prophets3 and
 your  fathers killed them4    ,woe to  
you who build1 etc4444 ,not that the    
building of the monuments of  the       
prophets was in itself blameworthy1 but 
only the intention of these  unhappy    
men1 who made use of this outward shew  
of religion and piety1  as a means to   
carry on their wicked designs against   
the prince of  prophets4    #aa3dh4     
,truly you bear witness that you consent

 to the doings of your  fathers4 ,for   
they indeed killed them3 and you build  
their sepulchres4    #aa3di4 ,for this  
cause also the wisdom of ,god said3 ,i  
will send to them  prophets and         
apostles3 and some of them they will    
kill and persecute4    #aa3ej4 ,that the
 blood of all the prophets which was    
shed from the  foundation of the world  
may be required of this generation1     
#aa3ea4 ,from the blood of ,abel unto   
the blood of ,zacharias1 who was  slain 
between the altar and the temple4 ,yea  
,i say to you3 ,it shall be  required of
 this generation4    #aa3eb4 ,woe to you
 lawyers1 for you have taken away the   
key of  knowledge4 ,you yourselves have 
not entered in3 and those that were     
entering in1 you have hindered4         
#aa3ec4 ,and as he was saying these     
things to them1 the ,pharisees and the  
lawyers began violently to urge him and 
to oppress his mouth about many  things1
    #aa3ed4 ,lying in wait for him and  
seeking to catch something from his     

mouth1 that they might accuse him4      
,luke ,chapter #ab    ,christ warns us  
against hypocrisy1 the fear of the world
 and  covetousness4 ,he admonishes all  
to watch4    #ab3a4 ,and when great     
multitudes stood about him1 so that they
 trod one  upon another1 he began to say
 to his disciples3 ,beware ye of the    
leaven  of the ,pharisees1 which is     
hypocrisy4    #ab3b4 ,for there is      
nothing covered that shall not be       
revealed3 nor  hidden that shall not be 
known4    #ab3c4 ,for whatsoever things 
you have spoken in darkness shall be    
published in the light3 and that which  
you have spoken in the ear in  the      
chambers shall be preached on the       
housetops4    #ab3d4 ,and ,i say to you1
 my friends3 ,be not afraid of them who 
kill the  body and after that have no   
more that they can do4    #ab3e4 ,but ,i
 will shew you whom you shall fear3     
,fear ye him who1 after  he hath killed1
 hath power to cast into hell4 ,yea1 ,i 
say to you3 ,fear  him4    #ab3f4 ,are  

not five sparrows sold for two          
farthings1 and not one of them  is      
forgotten before ,god8    #ab3g4 ,yea1  
the very hairs of your head are all     
numbered4 ,fear not  therefore3 you are 
of more value than many sparrows4       
#ab3h4 ,and ,i say to you3 ,whosoever   
shall confess me before men1 him  shall 
the ,son of man also confess before the 
angels of ,god4    #ab3i4 ,but he that  
shall deny me before men shall be denied
 before the  angels of ,god4    #ab3aj4 
,and whosoever speaketh a word against  
the ,son of man1 it shall  be forgiven  
him3 but to him that shall blaspheme    
against the ,holy  ,ghost1 it shall not 
be forgiven4    #ab3aa4 ,and when they  
shall bring you into the synagogues and 
to  magistrates and powers1 be not      
solicitous how or what you shall answer1
  or what you shall say4    #ab3ab4 ,for
 the ,holy ,ghost shall teach you in the
 same hour what you  must say4          
#ab3ac4 ,and one of the multitude said  
to him3 ,master1 speak to my  brother   

that he divide the inheritance with me4 
#ab3ad4 ,but he said to him3 ,man1 who  
hath appointed me judge or divider  over
 you8    #ab3ae4 ,and he said to them3  
,take heed and beware of all            
covetousness3  for a man's life doth not
 consist in the abundance of things     
which he  possesseth4    #ab3af4 ,and he
 spoke a similitude to them1 saying3    
,the land of a certain  rich man brought
 forth plenty of fruits4    #ab3ag4 ,and
 he thought within himself1 saying3     
,what shall ,i do1 because  ,i have no  
room where to bestow my fruits8         
#ab3ah4 ,and he said3 ,this will ,i do3 
,i will pull down my barns and will     
build greater3 and into them will ,i    
gather all things that are grown to  me 
and my goods4    #ab3ai4 ,and ,i will   
say to my soul3 ,soul1 thou hast much   
goods laid up  for many years4 ,take thy
 rest3 eat1 drink1 make good cheer4     
#ab3bj4 ,but ,god said to him3 ,thou    
fool1 this night do they require thy    
soul of thee4 ,and whose shall those    

things be which thou hast provided8     
#ab3ba4 ,so is he that layeth up        
treasure for himself and is not rich    
towards ,god4    #ab3bb4 ,and he said to
 his disciples3 ,therefore ,i say to    
you3 ,be not  solicitous for your life1 
what you shall eat1 nor for your body1  
what  you shall put on4    #ab3bc4 ,the 
life is more than the meat3 and the body
 is more than the  raiment4    #ab3bd4  
,consider the ravens1 for they sow not1 
neither do they reap1  neither have they
 storehouse nor barn1 and ,god feedeth  
them4 ,how much  are you more valuable  
than they8    #ab3be4 ,and which of you 
by taking thought can add to his stature
 one  cubit8    #ab3bf4 ,if then ye be  
not able to do so much as the least     
thing1 why are  you solicitous for the  
rest8    #ab3bg4 ,consider the lilies1  
how they grow3 they labour not1 neither 
do  they spin4 ,but ,i say to you1 not  
even ,solomon in all his glory was      
clothed like one of these4    #ab3bh4   
,now1 if ,god clothe in this manner the 

grass that is to-day in  the field and  
to-morrow is cast into the oven3 how    
much more you1 ,o ye  of little faith8  
#ab3bi4 ,and seek not what you shall eat
 or what you shall drink3 and be  not   
lifted up on high4    #ab3cj4 ,for all  
these things do the nations of the world
 seek4 ,but your  ,father knoweth that  
you have need of these things4          
#ab3ca4 ,but seek ye first the kingdom  
of ,god and his justice3 and all  these 
things shall be added unto you4         
#ab3cb4 ,fear not1 little flock1 for it 
hath pleased your ,father to give  you a
 kingdom4    #ab3cc4 ,sell what you     
possess and give alms4 ,make to         
yourselves bags  which grow not old1 a  
treasure in heaven which faileth not3   
where no  thief approacheth1 nor moth   
corrupteth4    #ab3cd4 ,for where your  
treasure is1 there will your heart be   
also4    #ab3ce4 ,let your loins be girt
 and lamps burning in your hands4       
#ab3cf4 ,and you yourselves like to men 
who wait for their lord1 when he  shall 

return from the wedding2 that when he   
cometh and knocketh1 they  may open to  
him immediately4    #ab3cg4 ,blessed are
 those servants whom the ,lord1 when he 
cometh1 shall  find watching4 ,amen ,i  
say to you that he will gird himself and
 make  them sit down to meat and passing
 will minister unto them4    #ab3ch4    
,and if he shall come in the second     
watch or come in the third  watch and   
find them so1 blessed are those         
servants4    #ab3ci4 ,but this know ye1 
that if the householder did know at what
 hour  the thief would come1 he would   
surely watch and would not suffer his   
house to be broken open4    #ab3dj4 ,be 
you then also ready3 for at what hour   
you think not the ,son  of man will     
come4    #ab3da4 ,and ,peter said to    
him3 ,lord1 dost thou speak this parable
 to us1  or likewise to all8    #ab3db4 
,and the ,lord said3 ,who thinkest thou 
is the faithful and wise  steward1 whom 
his lord setteth over his family1 to    
give them their  measure of wheat in due

 season8    #ab3dc4 ,blessed is that    
servant whom1 when his lord shall come1 
he shall  find so doing4    #ab3dd4     
,verily ,i say to you1 he will set him  
over all that he  possesseth4    #ab3de4
 ,but if that servant shall say in his  
heart3 ,my lord is long a  coming2 and  
shall begin to strike the men-servants  
and maid-servants1  and to eat and to   
drink and be drunk3    #ab3df4 ,the lord
 of that servant will come in the day   
that he hopeth  not1 and at the hour    
that he knoweth not3 and shall separate 
him and  shall appoint him his portion  
with unbelievers4    #ab3dg4 ,and that  
servant1 who knew the will of his lord  
and prepared not  himself and did not   
according to his will1 shall be beaten  
with many  stripes4    #ab3dh4 ,but he  
that knew not and did things worthy of  
stripes shall be  beaten with few       
stripes4 ,and unto whomsoever much is   
given1 of him much  shall be required3  
and to whom they have committed much1 of
 him they  will demand the more4        

#ab3di4 ,i am come to cast fire on the  
earth4 ,and what will ,i1 but that  it  
be kindled8    #ab3ej4 ,and ,i have a   
baptism wherewith ,i am to be baptized4 
,and how am ,i  straitened until it be  
accomplished8    #ab3ea4 ,think ye1 that
 ,i am come to give peace on earth8 ,i  
tell you1 no2  but separation4          
#ab3eb4 ,for there shall be from        
henceforth five in one house divided3   
three against two1 and two against      
three4    #ab3ec4 ,the father shall be  
divided against the son and the son     
against  his father3 the mother against 
the daughter and the daughter against   
her mother3 the mother-in-law against   
the daughter-in-law and the             
daughter-in-law against her             
mother-in-law4    #ab3ed4 ,and he said  
also to the multitudes3 ,when you see a 
cloud rising  from the west1 presently  
you say3 ,a shower is coming4 ,and so it
  happeneth4    #ab3ee4 ,and when ye see
 the south wind blow1 you say3 ,there   
will be  heat4 ,and it cometh to pass4  

#ab3ef4 ,you hypocrites1 you know how to
 discern the face of the heaven  and of 
the earth3 but how is it that you do not
 discern this time8    #ab3eg4 ,and why1
 even of yourselves1 do you not judge   
that which is  just8    #ab3eh4 ,and    
when thou goest with thy adversary to   
the prince1 whilst  thou art in the way1
 endeavour to be delivered from him3    
lest perhaps  he draw thee to the judge1
 and the judge deliver thee to the      
exacter1  and the exacter cast thee into
 prison4    #ab3ei4 ,i say to thee1 thou
 shalt not go out thence until thou pay 
the  very last mite4      ,luke ,chapter
 #ac    ,the necessity of penance4 ,the 
barren fig tree4 ,the cure of the infirm
  woman4 ,the journey to ,jerusalem4    
#ac3a4 ,and there were present1 at that 
very time1 some that told him of  the   
,galileans1 whose blood ,pilate had     
mingled with their sacrifices4    #ac3b4
 ,and he answering1 said to them3 ,think
 you that these ,galileans  were sinners
 above all the men of ,galilee1 because 

they suffered such  things8    #ac3c4   
,no1 ,i say to you3 but unless you shall
 do penance1 you shall all  likewise    
perish4    #ac3d4 ,or those eighteen    
upon whom the tower fell in ,siloe and  
slew  them3 think you that they also    
were debtors above all the men that     
dwelt in ,jerusalem8    #ac3e4 ,no1 ,i  
say to you3 but except you do penance1  
you shall all  likewise perish4         
#ac3f4 ,he spoke also this parable3 ,a  
certain man had a fig tree planted  in  
his vineyard3 and he came seeking fruit 
on it and found none4    #ac3g4 ,and he 
said to the dresser of the vineyard3    
,behold1 for these  three years ,i come 
seeking fruit on this fig tree and ,i   
find none4 ,cut  it down therefore4 ,why
 cumbereth it the ground8    #ac3h4 ,but
 he answering1 said to him3 ,lord1 let  
it alone this year also1  until ,i dig  
about it and dung it4    #ac3i4 ,and if 
happily it bear fruit3 but if not1 then 
after that thou  shalt cut it down4     
#ac3aj4 ,and he was teaching in their   

synagogue on their sabbath4    #ac3aa4  
,and behold there was a woman who had a 
spirit of infirmity  eighteen years4    
,and she was bowed together3 neither    
could she look  upwards at all4         
#ac3ab4 ,whom when ,jesus saw1 he called
 her unto him and said to her3  ,woman1 
thou art delivered from thy infirmity4  
#ac3ac4 ,and he laid his hands upon her3
 and immediately she was made  straight 
and glorified ,god4    #ac3ad4 ,and the 
ruler of the synagogue being angry that 
,jesus had healed  on the sabbath       
answering1 said to the multitude3 ,six  
days there are  wherein you ought to    
work4 ,in them therefore come and be    
healed3 and  not on the sabbath day4    
#ac3ae4 ,and the ,lord answering him1   
said3 ,ye hypocrites1 doth not every    
one of you1 on the sabbath day1 loose   
his ox or his ass from the manger  and  
lead them to water8    #ac3af4 ,and     
ought not this daughter of ,abraham1    
whom ,satan hath bound1  lo1 these      
eighteen years1 be loosed from this bond

 on the sabbath day8    #ac3ag4 ,and    
when he said these things1 all his      
adversaries were ashamed3  and all the  
people rejoiced for all the things that 
were gloriously  done by him4    #ac3ah4
 ,he said therefore3 ,to what is the    
kingdom of ,god like1 and  whereunto    
shall ,i resemble it8    #ac3ai4 ,it is 
like to a grain of mustard seed1 which a
 man took and cast  into his garden3 and
 it grew and became a great tree1 and   
the birds of  the air lodged in the     
branches thereof4    #ac3bj4 ,and again 
he said3 ,whereunto shall ,i esteem the 
kingdom of ,god  to be like8    #ac3ba4 
,it is like to leaven1 which a woman    
took and hid in three  measures of meal1
 till the whole was leavened4    #ac3bb4
 ,and he went through the cities and    
towns teaching and making his  journey  
to ,jerusalem4    #ac3bc4 ,and a certain
 man said to him3 ,lord1 are they few   
that are  saved8 ,but he said to them3  
#ac3bd4 ,strive to enter by the narrow  
gate3 for many1 ,i say to you1  shall   

seek to enter and shall not be able4    
,shall seek1 etc4444 ,shall desire to be
 saved2 but for want of taking          
sufficient pains1 and being thoroughly  
in earnest1 shall not attain to  it4    
#ac3be4 ,but when the master of the     
house shall be gone in and shall shut   
the door1 you shall begin to stand      
without2 and knock at the door1  saying3
 ,lord1 open to us4 ,and he answering1  
shall say to you3 ,i know  you not1     
whence you are4    #ac3bf4 ,then you    
shall begin to say3 ,we have eaten and  
drunk in thy  presence3 and thou hast   
taught in our streets4    #ac3bg4 ,and  
he shall say to you3 ,i know you not1   
whence you are4 ,depart  from me1 all ye
 workers of iniquity4    #ac3bh4 ,there 
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth2 
when you shall see  ,abraham and ,isaac 
and ,jacob and all the prophets1 in the 
kingdom of  ,god3 and you yourselves    
thrust out4    #ac3bi4 ,and there shall 
come from the east and the west and the 
north  and the south3 and shall sit down

 in the kingdom of ,god4    #ac3cj4 ,and
 behold1 they are last that shall be    
first3 and they are  first that shall be
 last4    #ac3ca4 ,the same day1 there  
came some of the ,pharisees1 saying to  
him3  ,depart1 and get thee hence1 for  
,herod hath a mind to kill thee4        
#ac3cb4 ,and he said to them3 ,go and   
tell that fox3 ,behold1 ,i cast out     
devils and do cures1 to-day and         
to-morrow1 and the third day ,i am      
consummated4    #ac3cc4 ,nevertheless1  
,i must walk to-day and to-morrow and   
the day  following1 because it cannot be
 that a prophet perish1 out of          
,jerusalem4    #ac3cd4 ,jerusalem1      
,jerusalem1 that killest the prophets2  
and stonest  them that are sent to thee1
 how often would ,i have gathered thy   
children as the bird doth her brood     
under her wings1 and thou wouldest  not8
    #ac3ce4 ,behold your house shall be 
left to you desolate4 ,and ,i say to    
you that you shall not see me till the  
time come when you shall say3  ,blessed 

is he that cometh in the name of the    
,lord4      ,luke ,chapter #ad          
,christ heals the dropsical man4 ,the   
parable of the supper4 ,the  necessity  
of renouncing all to follow ,christ4    
#ad3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus
 went into the house of one of the      
chief of the ,pharisees1 on the sabbath 
day1 to eat bread1 that they  watched   
him4    #ad3b4 ,and behold1 there was a 
certain man before him that had the     
dropsy4    #ad3c4 ,and ,jesus answering1
 spoke to the lawyers and ,pharisees1   
saying3  ,is it lawful to heal on the   
sabbath day8    #ad3d4 ,but they held   
their peace4 ,but he taking him1 healed 
him and sent  him away4    #ad3e4 ,and  
answering them1 he said3 ,which of you  
shall have an ass or an  ox fall into a 
pit and will not immediately draw him   
out1 on the  sabbath day8    #ad3f4 ,and
 they could not answer him to these     
things4    #ad3g4 ,and he spoke a       
parable also to them that were invited1 
marking  how they chose the first seats 

at the table1 saying to them3    #ad3h4 
,when thou art invited to a wedding1 sit
 not down in the first  place1 lest     
perhaps one more honourable than thou be
 invited by him3    #ad3i4 ,and he that 
invited thee and him1 come and say to   
thee3 ,give this  man place4 ,and then  
thou begin with shame to take the lowest
 place4    #ad3aj4 ,but when thou art   
invited1 go1 sit down in the lowest     
place2  that when he who invited thee   
cometh1 he may say to thee3 ,friend1 go 
up  higher4 ,then shalt thou have glory 
before them that sit at table with      
thee4    #ad3aa4 ,because every one that
 exalteth himself shall be humbled3 and 
he  that humbleth himself shall be      
exalted4    #ad3ab4 ,and he said to him 
also that had invited him3 ,when thou   
makest a  dinner or a supper1 call not  
thy friends nor thy brethren nor thy    
kinsmen nor thy neighbours who are rich2
 lest perhaps they also invite  thee    
again1 and a recompense be made to thee4
    #ad3ac4 ,but when thou makest a     

feast1 call the poor1 the maimed1 the   
lame and the blind4    #ad3ad4 ,and thou
 shalt be blessed1 because they have not
 wherewith to  make thee recompense3 for
 recompense shall be made thee at the   
resurrection of the just4    #ad3ae4    
,when one of them that sat at table with
 him had heard these  things1 he said to
 him3 ,blessed is he that shall eat     
bread in the  kingdom of ,god4          
#ad3af4 ,but he said to him3 ,a certain 
man made a great supper and  invited    
many4    #ad3ag4 ,and he sent his       
servant at the hour of supper to say to 
them  that were invited1 that they      
should come3 for now all things are     
ready4    #ad3ah4 ,and they began all at
 once to make excuse4 ,the first said to
  him3 ,i have bought a farm and ,i must
 needs go out and see it4 ,i pray  thee1
 hold me excused4    #ad3ai4 ,and       
another said3 ,i have bought five yoke  
of oxen and ,i go to  try them4 ,i pray 
thee1 hold me excused4    #ad3bj4 ,and  
another said3 ,i have married a wife2   

and therefore ,i cannot  come4          
#ad3ba4 ,and the servant returning1 told
 these things to his lord4 ,then  the   
master of the house1 being angry1 said  
to his servant3 ,go out  quickly into   
the streets and lanes of the city2 and  
bring in hither the  poor and the feeble
 and the blind and the lame4    #ad3bb4 
,and the servant said3 ,lord1 it is done
 as thou hast commanded2  and yet there 
is room4    #ad3bc4 ,and the ,lord said 
to the servant3 ,go out into the        
highways and  hedges1 and compel them to
 come in1 that my house may be filled4  
#ad3bd4 ,but ,i say unto you that none  
of those men that were invited  shall   
taste of my supper4    #ad3be4 ,and     
there went great multitudes with him4   
,and turning1 he said  to them3         
#ad3bf4 ,if any man come to me1 and hate
 not his father and mother and  wife and
 children and brethren and sisters1 yea 
and his own life also1  he cannot be my 
disciple4    ,hate not1 etc4444 ,the law
 of ,christ does not allow us to hate   

even our  enemies1 much less our        
parents3 but the meaning of the text is1
 that we  must be in that disposition of
 soul1 as to be willing to renounce1 and
  part with every thing1 how near or    
dear soever it may be to us1 that  would
 keep us from following ,christ4        
#ad3bg4 ,and whosoever doth not carry   
his cross and come after me cannot  be  
my disciple4    #ad3bh4 ,for which of   
you1 having a mind to build a tower1    
doth not first  sit down and reckon the 
charges that are necessary1 whether he  
have  wherewithal to finish it3         
#ad3bi4 ,lest1 after he hath laid the   
foundation and is not able to  finish   
it1 all that see it begin to mock him1  
#ad3cj4 ,saying3 ,this man began to     
build and was not able to finish4       
#ad3ca4 ,or1 what king1 about to go to  
make war against another king1  doth not
 first sit down and think whether he be 
able1 with ten  thousand1 to meet him   
that1 with twenty thousand1 cometh      
against him8    #ad3cb4 ,or else1 while 

the other is yet afar off1 sending an   
embassy1 he  desireth conditions of     
peace4    #ad3cc4 ,so likewise every one
 of you that doth not renounce all that 
he  possesseth cannot be my disciple4   
#ad3cd4 ,salt is good4 ,but if the salt 
shall lose its savour1 wherewith  shall 
it be seasoned8    #ad3ce4 ,it is       
neither profitable for the land nor for 
the dunghill3 but  shall be cast out4   
,he that hath ears to hear1 let him     
hear4      ,luke ,chapter #ae    ,the   
parables of the lost sheep and of the   
prodigal son4    #ae3a4 ,now the        
publicans and sinners drew near unto him
 to hear him4    #ae3b4 ,and the        
,pharisees and the scribes murmured1    
saying3 ,this man  receiveth sinners and
 eateth with them4    #ae3c4 ,and he    
spoke to them this parable1 saying3     
#ae3d4 ,what man of you that hath an    
hundred sheep1 and if he shall lose  one
 of them1 doth he not leave the         
ninety-nine in the desert and go  after 
that which was lost1 until he find it8  

#ae3e4 ,and when he hath found it1 lay  
it upon his shoulders1 rejoicing8       
#ae3f4 ,and coming home1 call together  
his friends and neighbours1 saying  to  
them3 ,rejoice with me1 because ,i have 
found my sheep that was lost8    #ae3g4 
,i say to you that even so there shall  
be joy in heaven upon one  sinner that  
doth penance1 more than upon ninety-nine
 just who need not  penance4    #ae3h4  
,or what woman having ten groats1 if she
 lose one groat1 doth not  light a      
candle and sweep the house and seek     
diligently until she find  it8    #ae3i4
 ,and when she hath found it1 call      
together her friends and  neighbours1   
saying3 ,rejoice with me1 because ,i    
have found the groat  which ,i had lost4
    #ae3aj4 ,so ,i say to you1 there    
shall be joy before the angels of ,god  
upon one sinner doing penance4          
,before the angels4444 ,by this it is   
plain that the spirits in heaven  have a
 concern for us below1 and a joy at our 
repentance and  consequently a knowledge

 of it4    #ae3aa4 ,and he said3 ,a     
certain man had two sons4    #ae3ab4    
,and the younger of them said to his    
father3 ,father1 give me the  portion of
 substance that falleth to me4 ,and he  
divided unto them his  substance4       
#ae3ac4 ,and not many days after1 the   
younger son1 gathering all  together1   
went abroad into a far country3 and     
there wasted his  substance1 living     
riotously4    #ae3ad4 ,and after he had 
spent all1 there came a mighty famine in
 that  country3 and he began to be in   
want4    #ae3ae4 ,and he went and       
cleaved to one of the citizens of that  
country4  ,and he sent him into his farm
 to feed swine4    #ae3af4 ,and he would
 fain have filled his belly with the    
husks the swine  did eat3 and no man    
gave unto him4    #ae3ag4 ,and returning
 to himself1 he said3 ,how many hired   
servants in my  father's house abound   
with bread1 and ,i here perish with     
hunger6    #ae3ah4 ,i will arise and    
will go to my father and say to him3    

,father1 ,i  have sinned against heaven 
and before thee4    #ae3ai4 ,i am not   
worthy to be called thy son3 make me as 
one of thy  hired servants4    #ae3bj4  
,and rising up1 he came to his father4  
,and when he was yet a  great way off1  
his father saw him and was moved with   
compassion and  running to him fell upon
 his neck and kissed him4    #ae3ba4    
,and the son said to him3 ,father3 ,i   
have sinned against heaven  and before  
thee ,i am not now worthy to be called  
thy son4    #ae3bb4 ,and the father said
 to his servants3 ,bring forth quickly  
the  first robe and put it on him3 and  
put a ring on his hand and shoes on  his
 feet4    #ae3bc4 ,and bring hither the 
fatted calf1 and kill it3 and let us eat
  and make merry3    #ae3bd4 ,because   
this my son was dead and is come to life
 again1 was lost  and is found4 ,and    
they began to be merry4    #ae3be4 ,now 
his elder son was in the field and when 
he came and drew  nigh to the house1 he 
heard music and dancing4    #ae3bf4 ,and

 he called one of the servants1 and     
asked what these things  meant4         
#ae3bg4 ,and he said to him3 ,thy       
brother is come and thy father hath     
killed the fatted calf1 because he hath 
received him safe4    #ae3bh4 ,and he   
was angry and would not go in4 ,his     
father therefore  coming out began to   
entreat him4    #ae3bi4 ,and he         
answering1 said to his father3 ,behold1 
for so many years  do ,i serve thee and 
,i have never transgressed thy          
commandment3 and yet  thou hast never   
given me a kid to make merry with my    
friends4    #ae3cj4 ,but as soon as this
 thy son is come1 who hath devoured his 
substance with harlots1 thou hast killed
 for him the fatted calf4    #ae3ca4    
,but he said to him3 ,son1 thou art     
always with me2 and all ,i have  is     
thine4    #ae3cb4 ,but it was fit that  
we should make merry and be glad3 for   
this  thy brother was dead and is come  
to life again2 he was lost1 and is      
found4      ,luke ,chapter #af    ,the  

parable of the unjust steward and of the
 rich man and ,lazarus4    #af3a4 ,and  
he said also to his disciples3 ,there   
was a certain rich man  who had a       
steward3 and the same was accused unto  
him1 that he had  wasted his goods4     
#af3b4 ,and he called him and said to   
him3 ,how is it that ,i hear this of    
thee8 ,give an account of thy           
stewardship3 for now thou canst be      
steward  no longer4    #af3c4 ,and the  
steward said within himself3 ,what shall
 ,i do1 because my  lord taketh away    
from me the stewardship8 ,to dig ,i am  
not able2 to beg  ,i am ashamed4        
#af3d4 ,i know what ,i will do1 that    
when ,i shall be removed from the       
stewardship1 they may receive me into   
their houses4    #af3e4 ,therefore1     
calling together every one of his lord's
 debtors1 he  said to the first3 ,how   
much dost thou owe my lord8    #af3f4   
,but he said3 ,an hundred barrels of    
oil4 ,and he said to him3 ,take  thy    
bill and sit down quickly and write     

fifty4    #af3g4 ,then he said to       
another3 ,and how much dost thou owe8   
,who said3 ,an  hundred quarters of     
wheat4 ,he said to him3 ,take thy bill  
and write  eighty4    #af3h4 ,and the   
lord commended the unjust steward1      
forasmuch as he had  done wisely3 for   
the children of this world are wiser in 
their  generation than the children of  
light4    #af3i4 ,and ,i say to you3    
,make unto you friends of the mammon of 
iniquity3 that when you shall fail1 they
 may receive you into  everlasting      
dwellings4    ,mammon of iniquity4444   
,mammon signifies riches4 ,they are here
 called  the mammon of iniquity1 because
 oftentimes ill gotten1 ill bestowed1 or
  an occasion of evil2 and at the best  
are but worldly1 and false2 and  not the
 true riches of a ,christian4 ,they may 
receive4444 ,by this we  see1 that the  
poor servants of ,god1 whom we have     
relieved by our alms1  may hereafter1 by
 their intercession1 bring our souls to 
heaven4    #af3aj4 ,he that is faithful 

in that which is least is faithful also 
in  that which is greater3 and he that  
is unjust in that which is little is    
unjust also in that which is greater4   
#af3aa4 ,if then you have not been      
faithful in the unjust mammon1 who  will
 trust you with that which is the true8 
#af3ab4 ,and if you have not been       
faithful in that which is another's1    
who will give you that which is your    
own8    #af3ac4 ,no servant can serve   
two masters3 for either he will hate the
  one and love the other3 or he will    
hold to the one and despise the  other4 
,you cannot serve ,god and mammon4      
#af3ad4 ,now the ,pharisees1 who were   
covetous1 heard all these things3  and  
they derided him4    #af3ae4 ,and he    
said to them3 you are they who justify  
yourselves before  men1 but ,god knoweth
 your hearts4 ,for that which is high to
 men is an  abomination before ,god4    
#af3af4 ,the law and the prophets were  
until ,john4 ,from that time the        
kingdom of ,god is preached3 and every  

one useth violence towards it4          
#af3ag4 ,and it is easier for heaven and
 earth to pass than one tittle of  the  
law to fall4    #af3ah4 ,every one that 
putteth away his wife and marrieth      
another  committeth adultery3 and he    
that marrieth her that is put away from 
her  husband committeth adultery4       
#af3ai4 ,there was a certain rich man   
who was clothed in purple and fine      
linen and feasted sumptuously every day4
    #af3bj4 ,and there was a certain    
beggar1 named ,lazarus1 who lay at his  
gate1 full of sores1    #af3ba4         
,desiring to be filled with the crumbs  
that fell from the rich  man's table4   
,and no one did give him3 moreover the  
dogs came and licked  his sores4        
#af3bb4 ,and it came to pass that the   
beggar died and was carried by the      
angels into ,abraham's bosom4 ,and the  
rich man also died3 and he was  buried  
in hell4    ,abraham's bosom4444 ,the   
place of rest1 where the souls of the   
saints  resided1 till ,christ had opened

 heaven by his death4    #af3bc4 ,and   
lifting up his eyes when he was in      
torments1 he saw ,abraham  afar off and 
,lazarus in his bosom3    #af3bd4 ,and  
he cried and said3 ,father ,abraham1    
have mercy on me and send  ,lazarus1    
that he may dip the tip of his finger in
 water to cool my  tongue3 for ,i am    
tormented in this flame4    #af3be4 ,and
 ,abraham said to him3 ,son1 remember   
that thou didst receive  good things in 
thy lifetime1 and likewise ,lazarus evil
 things3 but now  he is comforted and   
thou art tormented4    #af3bf4 ,and     
besides all this1 between us and you1   
there is fixed a great  chaos3 so that  
they who would pass from hence to you   
cannot1 nor from  thence come hither4   
#af3bg4 ,and he said3 ,then1 father1 ,i 
beseech thee that thou wouldst send  him
 to my father's house1 for ,i have five 
brethren1    #af3bh4 ,that he may       
testify unto them1 lest they also come  
into this  place of torments4    #af3bi4
 ,and ,abraham said to him3 ,they have  

,moses and the prophets4 ,let  them hear
 them4    #af3cj4 ,but he said3 ,no1    
father ,abraham3 but if one went to them
 from  the dead1 they will do penance4  
#af3ca4 ,and he said to him3 ,if they   
hear not ,moses and the prophets1       
neither will they believe1 if one rise  
again from the dead4      ,luke ,chapter
 #ag    ,lessons of avoiding scandal and
 of the efficacy of faith4 ,the ten     
lepers4 ,the manner of the coming of    
,christ4    #ag3a4 ,and he said to his  
disciples3 ,it is impossible that       
scandals  should not come4 ,but woe to  
him through whom they come6    #ag3b4   
,it were better for him that a millstone
 were hanged about his  neck and he cast
 into the sea1 than that he should      
scandalize one of  these little ones4   
#ag3c4 ,take heed to yourselves4 ,if thy
 brother sin against thee1 reprove  him3
 and if he do penance1 forgive him4     
#ag3d4 ,and if he sin against thee seven
 times in a day1 and seven times  in a  
day be converted unto thee1 saying3 ,i  

repent3 forgive him4    #ag3e4 ,and the 
apostles said to the ,lord3 ,increase   
our faith4    #ag3f4 ,and the ,lord     
said3 ,if you had faith like to a grain 
of mustard  seed1 you might say to this 
mulberry tree3 ,be thou rooted up and be
  thou transplanted into the sea4 ,and  
it would obey you4    #ag3g4 ,but which 
of you1 having a servant ploughing or   
feeding cattle1  will say to him1 when  
he is come from the field3 ,immediately 
go4 ,sit  down to meat4    #ag3h4 ,and  
will not rather say to him3 ,make ready 
my supper and gird  thyself and serve   
me1 whilst ,i eat and drink2 and        
afterwards thou shalt  eat and drink8   
#ag3i4 ,doth he thank that servant for  
doing the things which he  commanded    
him8    #ag3aj4 ,i think not4 ,so you   
also1 when you shall have done all these
  things that are commanded you1 say3   
,we are unprofitable servants2 we  have 
done that which we ought to do4         
,unprofitable servants4444 ,because our 
service is of no profit to our  master2 

and he justly claims it as our bounden  
duty4 ,but though we are  unprofitable  
to him1 our serving him is not          
unprofitable to us2 for he  is pleased  
to give by his grace a value to our good
 works1 which1 in  consequence of his   
promise1 entitles them to an eternal    
reward4    #ag3aa4 ,and it came to pass1
 as he was going to ,jerusalem1 he      
passed  through the midst of ,samaria   
and ,galilee4    #ag3ab4 ,and as he     
entered into a certain town1 there met  
him ten men  that were lepers1 who stood
 afar off4    #ag3ac4 ,and lifted up    
their voice1 saying3 ,jesus1 ,master1   
have mercy on  us4    #ag3ad4 ,whom when
 he saw1 he said3 ,go1 shew yourselves  
to the priests4  ,and it came to pass1  
as they went1 they were made clean4     
#ag3ae4 ,and one of them1 when he saw   
that he was made clean1 went back1  with
 a loud voice glorifying ,god4          
#ag3af4 ,and he fell on his face before 
his feet1 giving thanks4 ,and this  was 
a ,samaritan4    #ag3ag4 ,and ,jesus    

answering1 said3 ,were not ten made     
clean8 ,and where  are the nine8        
#ag3ah4 ,there is no one found to return
 and give glory to ,god1 but this       
stranger4    #ag3ai4 ,and he said to    
him3 ,arise1 go thy way2 for thy faith  
hath made  thee whole4    #ag3bj4 ,and  
being asked by the ,pharisees when the  
kingdom of ,god should  come1 he        
answered them and said3 ,the kingdom of 
,god cometh not with  observation4      
#ag3ba4 ,neither shall they say3 ,behold
 here1 or behold there4 ,for lo1  the   
kingdom of ,god is within you4          
#ag3bb4 ,and he said to his disciples3  
,the days will come when you shall      
desire to see one day of the ,son of    
man4 ,and you shall not see it4         
#ag3bc4 ,and they will say to you3 ,see 
here1 and see there4 ,go ye not  after1 
nor follow them4    #ag3bd4 ,for as the 
lightning that lighteneth from under    
heaven shineth  unto the parts that are 
under heaven1 so shall the ,son of man  
be in his  day4    #ag3be4 ,but first he

 must suffer many things and be rejected
 by this  generation4    #ag3bf4 ,and as
 it came to pass in the days of ,noe1 so
 shall it be also  in the days of the   
,son of man4    #ag3bg4 ,they did eat   
and drink1 they married wives and were  
given in  marriage1 until the day that  
,noe entered into the ark and the flood 
came and destroyed them all4    #ag3bh4 
,likewise as it came to pass in the days
 of ,lot4 ,they did eat and  drink1 they
 bought and sold1 they planted and      
built4    #ag3bi4 ,and in the day that  
,lot went out of ,sodom1 it rained fire 
and  brimstone from heaven and destroyed
 them all4    #ag3cj4 ,even thus shall  
it be in the day when the ,son of man   
shall be  revealed4    #ag3ca4 ,in that 
hour1 he that shall be on the housetop1 
and his goods in  the house1 let him not
 go down to take them away3 and he that 
shall be  in the field1 in like manner1 
let him not return back4    #ag3cb4     
,remember ,lot's wife4    #ag3cc4       
,whosoever shall seek to save his life  

shall lose it3 and  whosoever shall lose
 it shall preserve it4    #ag3cd4 ,i say
 to you3 ,in that night there shall be  
two men in one bed4  ,the one shall be  
taken and the other shall be left4      
#ag3ce4 ,two women shall be grinding    
together4 ,the one shall be taken and   
the other shall be left4 ,two men shall 
be in the field4 ,the one shall  be     
taken and the other shall be left4      
#ag3cf4 ,they answering1 say to him3    
,where1 ,lord8    #ag3cg4 ,who said to  
them3 ,wheresoever the body shall be1   
thither will  the eagles also be        
gathered together4      ,luke ,chapter  
#ah    ,we must pray always4 ,the       
,pharisee and the publican4 ,the danger 
of  riches4 ,the blind man is restored  
to sight4    #ah3a4 ,and he spoke also a
 parable to them1 that we ought always  
to pray  and not to faint1    #ah3b4    
,saying3 ,there was a judge in a certain
 city1 who feared not ,god  nor regarded
 man4    #ah3c4 ,and there was a certain
 widow in that city2 and she came to    

him1  saying3 ,avenge me of my          
adversary4    ,avenge4444 ,that is1 do  
me justice4 ,it is a ,hebraism4         
#ah3d4 ,and he would not for a long     
time4 ,but afterwards he said within    
himself3 ,although ,i fear not ,god nor 
regard man1    #ah3e4 ,yet because this 
widow is troublesome to me1 ,i will     
avenge her1  lest continually coming she
 weary me4    #ah3f4 ,and the ,lord     
said3 ,hear what the unjust judge saith4
    #ah3g4 ,and will not ,god revenge   
his elect who cry to him day and night8 
,and will he have patience in their     
regard8    #ah3h4 ,i say to you that he 
will quickly revenge them4 ,but yet the 
,son  of man1 when he cometh1 shall he  
find1 think you1 faith on earth8        
#ah3i4 ,and to some who trusted in      
themselves as just and despised  others1
 he spoke also this parable3    #ah3aj4 
,two men went up into the temple to     
pray3 the one a ,pharisee and  the other
 a publican4    #ah3aa4 ,the ,pharisee  
standing1 prayed thus with himself3 ,o  

,god1 ,i give  thee thanks that ,i am   
not as the rest of men1 extortioners1   
unjust1  adulterers1 as also is this    
publican4    #ah3ab4 ,i fast twice in a 
week3 ,i give tithes of all that ,i     
possess4    #ah3ac4 ,and the publican1  
standing afar off1 would not so much as 
lift  up his eyes towards heaven2 but   
struck his breast1 saying3 ,o ,god1 be  
merciful to me a sinner4    #ah3ad4 ,i  
say to you1 this man went down into his 
house justified rather  than the other3 
because every one that exalteth himself 
shall be  humbled3 and he that humbleth 
himself shall be exalted4    #ah3ae4    
,and they brought unto him also infants1
 that he might touch  them4 ,which when 
the disciples saw1 they rebuked them4   
#ah3af4 ,but ,jesus1 calling them       
together1 said3 ,suffer children to come
  to me and forbid them not3 for of such
 is the kingdom of ,god4    #ah3ag4     
,amen1 ,i say to you3 ,whosoever shall  
not receive the kingdom of  ,god as a   
child shall not enter into it4          

#ah3ah4 ,and a certain ruler asked him1 
saying3 ,good master1 what shall ,i  do 
to possess everlasting life8    #ah3ai4 
,and ,jesus said to him3 ,why dost thou 
call me good8 ,none is good  but ,god   
alone4    #ah3bj4 ,thou knowest the     
commandments3 ,thou shalt not kill4     
,thou shalt  not commit adultery3 ,thou 
shalt not steal3 ,thou shalt not bear   
false  witness3 ,honour thy father and  
mother4    #ah3ba4 ,who said3 ,all these
 things have ,i kept from my youth4     
#ah3bb4 ,which when ,jesus had heard1 he
 said to him3 ,yet one thing is  wanting
 to thee4 ,sell all whatever thou hast  
and give to the poor3 and  thou shalt   
have treasure in heaven4 ,and come1     
follow me4    #ah3bc4 ,he having heard  
these things1 became sorrowful3 for he  
was very  rich4    #ah3bd4 ,and ,jesus  
seeing him become sorrowful1 said3 ,how 
hardly shall  they that have riches     
enter into the kingdom of ,god6         
#ah3be4 ,for it is easier for a camel to
 pass through the eye of a needle  than 

for a rich man to enter into the kingdom
 of ,god4    #ah3bf4 ,and they that     
heard it said3 ,who then can be saved8  
#ah3bg4 ,he said to them3 ,the things   
that are impossible with men are        
possible with ,god4    #ah3bh4 ,then    
,peter said3 ,behold1 we have left all  
things and have  followed thee4         
#ah3bi4 ,who said to them3 ,amen1 ,i say
 to you1 there is no man that hath  left
 home or parents or brethren or wife or 
children1 for the kingdom  of ,god's    
sake1    #ah3cj4 ,who shall not receive 
much more in this present time1 and in  
the  world to come life everlasting4    
#ah3ca4 ,then ,jesus took unto him the  
twelve and said to them3 ,behold1 we  go
 up to ,jerusalem2 and all things shall 
be accomplished which were  written by  
the prophets concerning the ,son of man4
    #ah3cb4 ,for he shall be delivered  
to the ,gentiles and shall be mocked    
and scourged and spit upon4    #ah3cc4  
,and after they have scourged him1 they 
will put him to death4  ,and the third  

day he shall rise again4    #ah3cd4 ,and
 they understood none of these things1  
and this word was hid  from them3 and   
they understood not the things that were
 said4    #ah3ce4 ,now it came to pass1 
when he drew nigh to ,jericho1 that a   
certain blind man sat by the way side1  
begging4    #ah3cf4 ,and when he heard  
the multitude passing by1 he asked what 
this  meant4    #ah3cg4 ,and they told  
him that ,jesus of ,nazareth was passing
 by4    #ah3ch4 ,and he cried out1      
saying3 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have    
mercy on me4    #ah3ci4 ,and they that  
went before rebuked him1 that he should 
hold his  peace3 but he cried out much  
more3 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 
#ah3dj4 ,and ,jesus standing1 commanded 
him to be brought unto him4 ,and  when  
he was come near1 he asked him1         
#ah3da4 ,saying2 ,what wilt thou that ,i
 do to thee8 ,but he said3 ,lord1  that 
,i may see4    #ah3db4 ,and ,jesus said 
to him3 ,receive thy sight3 thy faith   
hath made  thee whole4    #ah3dc4 ,and  

immediately he saw and followed him1    
glorifying ,god4 ,and all  the people1  
when they saw it1 gave praise to ,god4  
,luke ,chapter #ai    ,zacheus          
entertains ,christ4 ,the parable of the 
pounds4 ,christ rides upon  an ass and  
weeps over ,jerusalem4    #ai3a4 ,and   
entering he walked through ,jericho4    
#ai3b4 ,and behold1 there was a man     
named ,zacheus1 who was the chief of    
the publicans3 and he was rich4         
#ai3c4 ,and he sought to see ,jesus who 
he was3 and he could not for the  crowd1
 because he was low of stature4         
#ai3d4 ,and running before1 he climbed  
up into a sycamore tree1 that he  might 
see him3 for he was to pass that way4   
#ai3e4 ,and when ,jesus was come to the 
place1 looking up1 he saw him and  said 
to him3 ,zacheus1 make haste and come   
down3 for this day ,i must  abide in thy
 house4    #ai3f4 ,and he made haste and
 came down and received him with joy4   
#ai3g4 ,and when all saw it1 they       
murmured1 saying1 that he was gone to   

be a guest with a man that was a sinner4
    #ai3h4 ,but ,zacheus standing1 said 
to the ,lord3 ,behold1 ,lord1 the half  
of  my goods ,i give to the poor2 and if
 ,i have wronged any man of any  thing1 
,i restore him fourfold4    #ai3i4      
,jesus said to him3 ,this day is        
salvation come to this house1  because  
he also is a son of ,abraham4    #ai3aj4
 ,for the ,son of man is come to seek   
and to save that which was  lost4       
#ai3aa4 ,as they were hearing these     
things1 he added and spoke a parable1   
because he was nigh to ,jerusalem and   
because they thought that the  kingdom  
of ,god should immediately be           
manifested4    #ai3ab4 ,he said         
therefore3 a certain nobleman went into 
a far country1  to receive for himself a
 kingdom and to return4    #ai3ac4 ,and 
calling his ten servants1 he gave them  
ten pounds and said  to them3 ,trade    
till ,i come4    ,he gave them ten      
pounds4444 ,in the original1 what is    
here translated a  pound1 is in ,latin1 

mina1 in value of our coin1 three pounds
 two  shillings and sixpence4    #ai3ad4
 ,but his citizens hated him and they   
sent an embassage after him1  saying3   
,we will not have this man to reign over
 us4    #ai3ae4 ,and it came to pass    
that he returned1 having received the   
kingdom3 and he commanded his servants  
to be called1 to whom he had  given the 
money1 that he might know how much every
 man had gained by  trading1    #ai3af4 
,and the first came saying3 ,lord1 thy  
pound hath gained ten  pounds4          
#ai3ag4 ,and he said to him3 ,well done1
 thou good servant1 because thou  hast  
been faithful in a little1 thou shalt   
have power over ten cities4    #ai3ah4  
,and the second came1 saying3 ,lord1 thy
 pound hath gained five  pounds4        
#ai3ai4 ,and he said to him3 ,be thou   
also over five cities4    #ai3bj4 ,and  
another came1 saying3 ,lord1 behold here
 is thy pound1 which  ,i have kept laid 
up in a napkin4    #ai3ba4 ,for ,i      
feared thee1 because thou art an austere

 man3 thou takest  up what thou didst   
not lay down3 and thou reapest that     
which thou didst  not sow4    #ai3bb4   
,he saith to him3 ,out of thy own mouth 
,i judge thee1 thou wicked  servant4    
,thou knewest that ,i was an austere    
man1 taking up what ,i laid  not down   
and reaping that which ,i did not sow4  
#ai3bc4 ,and why then didst thou not    
give my money into the bank1 that at  my
 coming ,i might have exacted it with   
usury8    #ai3bd4 ,and he said to them  
that stood by3 ,take the pound away from
 him  and give it to him that hath ten  
pounds4    #ai3be4 ,and they said to    
him3 ,lord1 he hath ten pounds4         
#ai3bf4 ,but ,i say to you that to every
 one that hath shall be given1 and  he  
shall abound3 and from him that hath    
not1 even that which he hath  shall be  
taken from him4    #ai3bg4 ,but as for  
those my enemies1 who would not have me 
reign over  them1 bring them hither and 
kill them before me4    #ai3bh4 ,and    
having said these things1 he went       

before1 going up to  ,jerusalem4        
#ai3bi4 ,and it came to pass1 when he   
was come nigh to ,bethphage and         
,bethania1 unto the mount called        
,olivet1 he sent two of his disciples1  
#ai3cj4 ,saying3 ,go into the town which
 is over against you1 at your  entering 
into which you shall find the colt of an
 ass tied1 on which no  man ever hath   
sitten3 loose him and bring him hither4 
#ai3ca4 ,and if any man shall ask you3  
,why do you loose him8 ,you shall  say  
thus unto him3 ,because the ,lord hath  
need of his service4    #ai3cb4 ,and    
they that were sent went their way and  
found the colt  standing1 as he had said
 unto them4    #ai3cc4 ,and as they were
 loosing the colt1 the owners thereof   
said to  them3 ,why loose you the colt8 
#ai3cd4 ,but they said3 ,because the    
,lord hath need of him4    #ai3ce4 ,and 
they brought him to ,jesus4 ,and casting
 their garments on the  colt1 they set  
,jesus thereon4    #ai3cf4 ,and as he   
went1 they spread their clothes         

underneath in the way4    #ai3cg4 ,and  
when he was now coming near the descent 
of ,mount ,olivet1 the  whole multitude 
of his disciples began with joy to      
praise ,god with a  loud voice1 for all 
the mighty works they had seen1         
#ai3ch4 ,saying3 ,blessed be the king   
who cometh in the name of the ,lord6    
,peace in heaven and glory on high6     
#ai3ci4 ,and some of the ,pharisees1    
from amongst the multitude1 said to     
him3 ,master1 rebuke thy disciples4     
#ai3dj4 ,to whom he said3 ,i say to you 
that if these shall hold their  peace1  
the stones will cry out4    #ai3da4 ,and
 when he drew near1 seeing the city1 he 
wept over it1 saying3    #ai3db4 ,if    
thou also hadst known1 and that in this 
thy day1 the things  that are to thy    
peace3 but now they are hidden from thy 
eyes4    #ai3dc4 ,for the days shall    
come upon thee3 and thy enemies shall   
cast a  trench about thee and compass   
thee round and straiten thee on every   
side1    #ai3dd4 ,and beat thee flat to 

the ground1 and thy children who are in 
thee4 ,and they shall not leave in thee 
a stone upon a stone3 because  thou hast
 not known the time of thy visitation4  
#ai3de4 ,and entering into the temple1  
he began to cast out them that  sold    
therein and them that bought4    #ai3df4
 ,saying to them3 ,it is written3 ,my   
house is the house of prayer4  ,but you 
have made it a den of thieves4          
#ai3dg4 ,and he was teaching daily in   
the temple4 ,and the chief priests  and 
the scribes and the rulers of the people
 sought to destroy him4    #ai3dh4 ,and 
they found not what to do to him3 for   
all the people were  very attentive to  
hear him4      ,luke ,chapter #bj       
,the parable of the husbandmen4 ,of     
paying tribute to ,caesar and of the    
resurrection of the dead4    #bj3a4 ,and
 it came to pass that on one of the     
days1 as he was teaching  the people in 
the temple and preaching the gospel1 the
 chief priests  and the scribes1 with   
the ancients1 met together1    #bj3b4   

,and spoke to him1 saying3 ,tell us1 by 
what authority dost thou  these things8 
,or1 who is he that hath given thee this
 authority8    #bj3c4 ,and ,jesus       
answering1 said to them3 ,i will also   
ask you one thing4  ,answer me3         
#bj3d4 ,the baptism of ,john1 was it    
from heaven1 or of men8    #bj3e4 ,but  
they thought within themselves1 saying3 
,if we shall say1 ,from  heaven3 he will
 say3 ,why then did you not believe in  
him8    #bj3f4 ,but if we say1 of men3  
the whole people will stone us4 ,for    
they  are persuaded that ,john was a    
prophet4    #bj3g4 ,and they answered   
that they knew not whence it was4       
#bj3h4 ,and ,jesus said to them3        
,neither do ,i tell you by what         
authority ,i  do these things4    #bj3i4
 ,and he began to speak to the people   
this parable3 ,a certain man  planted a 
vineyard and let it out to husbandmen3  
and he was abroad for  a long time4     
#bj3aj4 ,and at the season he sent a    
servant to the husbandmen1 that they    

should give him of the fruit of the     
vineyard4 ,who1 beating him1 sent  him  
away empty4    #bj3aa4 ,and again he    
sent another servant4 ,but they beat him
 also and1  treating him reproachfully1 
sent him away empty4    #bj3ab4 ,and    
again he sent the third3 and they       
wounded him also and cast  him out4     
#bj3ac4 ,then the lord of the vineyard  
said3 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i will send   
my beloved son4 ,it may be1 when they   
see him1 they will reverence him4       
#bj3ad4 ,whom1 when the husbandmen saw1 
they thought within themselves1  saying3
 ,this is the heir4 ,let us kill him1   
that the inheritance may be  ours4      
#bj3ae4 ,so casting him out of the      
vineyard1 they killed him4 ,what        
therefore will the lord of the vineyard 
do to them8    #bj3af4 ,he will come and
 will destroy these husbandmen and will 
give the  vineyard to others4 ,which    
they hearing1 said to him3 ,god forbid4 
#bj3ag4 ,but he looking on them1 said3  
,what is this then that is written1     

,the stone1 which the builders rejected1
 the same is become the head of  the    
corner8    #bj3ah4 ,whosoever shall fall
 upon that stone shall be bruised3 and  
upon  whomsoever it shall fall1 it will 
grind him to powder4    #bj3ai4 ,and the
 chief priests and the scribes sought to
 lay hands on him  the same hour3 but   
they feared the people1 for they knew   
that he spoke  this parable to them4    
#bj3bj4 ,and being upon the watch1 they 
sent spies1 who should feign  themselves
 just1 that they might take hold of him 
in his words1 that  they might deliver  
him up to the authority and power of the
 governor4    #bj3ba4 ,and they asked   
him1 saying3 ,master1 we know that thou 
speakest  and teachest rightly3 and thou
 dost not respect any person1 but       
teachest the way of ,god in truth4      
#bj3bb4 ,is it lawful for us to give    
tribute to ,caesar1 or no8    #bj3bc4   
,but he1 considering their guile1 said  
to them3 ,why tempt you me8    #bj3bd4  
,shew me a penny4 ,whose image and      

inscription hath it8 ,they  answering1  
said to him3 ,caesar's4    #bj3be4 ,and 
he said to them3 ,render therefore to   
,caesar the things1 that  are ,caesar's3
 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4
    #bj3bf4 ,and they could not         
reprehend his word before the people3   
and  wondering at his answer1 they held 
their peace4    #bj3bg4 ,and there came 
to him some of the ,sadducees1 who deny 
that there  is any resurrection3 and    
they asked him1    #bj3bh4 ,saying3     
,master1 ,moses wrote unto us3 ,if any  
man's brother die1  having a wife1 and  
he leave no children1 that his brother  
should take  her to wife and raise up   
seed unto his brother4    #bj3bi4 ,there
 were therefore seven brethren3 and the 
first took a wife  and died without     
children4    #bj3cj4 ,and the next took 
her to wife3 and he also died childless4
    #bj3ca4 ,and the third took her4    
,and in like manner1 all the seven3 and 
they left no children and died4         
#bj3cb4 ,last of all the woman died     

also4    #bj3cc4 ,in the resurrection   
therefore1 whose wife of them shall she 
be8  ,for all the seven had her to wife4
    #bj3cd4 ,and ,jesus said to them3   
,the children of this world marry and   
are  given in marriage3    #bj3ce4 ,but 
they that shall be accounted worthy of  
that world and of the  resurrection from
 the dead shall neither be married nor  
take wives4    #bj3cf4 ,neither can they
 die any more for they are equal to the 
angels  and are the children of ,god1   
being the children of the resurrection4 
#bj3cg4 ,now that the dead rise again1  
,moses also shewed at the bush1  when he
 called the ,lord3 ,the ,god of ,abraham
 and the ,god of ,isaac and  the ,god of
 ,jacob4    #bj3ch4 ,for he is not the  
,god of the dead1 but of the living3 for
 all  live to him4    #bj3ci4 ,and some 
of the scribes answering1 said to him3  
,master1 thou  hast said well4          
#bj3dj4 ,and after that they durst not  
ask him any more questions4    #bj3da4  
,but he said to them3 ,how say they that

 ,christ is the son of  ,david8         
#bj3db4 ,and ,david himself saith in the
 book of ,psalms3 ,the ,lord said to  my
 ,lord1 sit thou on my right hand1      
#bj3dc4 ,till ,i make thy enemies thy   
footstool4    #bj3dd4 ,david then       
calleth him ,lord4 ,and how is he his   
son8    #bj3de4 ,and in the hearing of  
all the people1 he said to his          
disciples3    #bj3df4 ,beware of the    
scribes1 who desire to walk in long     
robes and love  salutations in the      
market place and the first chairs in the
 synagogues  and the chief rooms at     
feasts3    #bj3dg4 ,who devour the      
houses of widows1 feigning long prayer4 
,these  shall receive greater damnation4
      ,luke ,chapter #ba    ,the widow's
 mites4 ,the signs that should forerun  
the destruction of  ,jerusalem and the  
end of the world4    #ba3a4 ,and looking
 on1 he saw the rich men cast their     
gifts into the  treasury4    #ba3b4 ,and
 he saw also a certain poor widow       
casting in two brass mites4    #ba3c4   

,and he said3 ,verily1 ,i say to you    
that this poor widow hath cast  in more 
than they all4    #ba3d4 ,for all these 
have of their abundance cast into the   
offerings of  ,god3 but she of her want 
hath cast in all the living that she    
had4    #ba3e4 ,and some saying of the  
temple that it was adorned with goodly  
stones and gifts1 he said3    #ba3f4    
,these things which you see1 the days   
will come in which there  shall not be  
left a stone upon a stone that shall not
 be thrown down4    #ba3g4 ,and they    
asked him1 saying3 ,master1 when shall  
these things be8  ,and what shall be the
 sign when they shall begin to come to  
pass8    #ba3h4 ,who said3 ,take heed   
you be not seduced3 for many will come  
in my  name1 saying3 ,i am he and the   
time is at hand4 ,go ye not therefore   
after them4    #ba3i4 ,and when you     
shall hear of wars and seditions1 be not
 terrified4  ,these things must first   
come to pass3 but the end is not yet    
presently4    #ba3aj4 ,then he said to  

them3 ,nation shall rise against nation1
 and  kingdom against kingdom4          
#ba3aa4 ,and there shall be great       
earthquakes in divers places and        
pestilences and famines and terrors from
 heaven3 and there shall be  great      
signs4    #ba3ab4 ,but before all these 
things1 they will lay their hands on you
  and persecute you1 delivering you up  
to the synagogues and into  prisons1    
dragging you before kings and governors1
 for my name's sake4    #ba3ac4 ,and it 
shall happen unto you for a testimony4  
#ba3ad4 ,lay it up therefore in your    
hearts1 not to meditate before how  you 
shall answer3    #ba3ae4 ,for ,i will   
give you a mouth and wisdom1 which all  
your  adversaries shall not be able to  
resist and gainsay4    #ba3af4 ,and you 
shall be betrayed by your parents and   
brethren and  kinsmen and friends3 and  
some of you they will put to death4     
#ba3ag4 ,and you shall be hated by all  
men for my name's sake4    #ba3ah4 ,but 
a hair of your head shall not perish4   

#ba3ai4 ,in your patience you shall     
possess your souls4    #ba3bj4 ,and when
 you shall see ,jerusalem compassed     
about with an army1  then know that the 
desolation thereof is at hand4          
#ba3ba4 ,then let those who are in      
,judea flee to the mountains3 and those 
who are in the midst thereof depart out3
 and those who are in the  countries not
 enter into it4    #ba3bb4 ,for these   
are the days of vengeance1 that all     
things may be  fulfilled1 that are      
written4    #ba3bc4 ,but woe to them    
that are with child and give suck in    
those days3  for there shall be great   
distress in the land and wrath upon this
  people4    #ba3bd4 ,and they shall    
fall by the edge of the sword and shall 
be led  away captives into all nations3 
and ,jerusalem shall be trodden down by 
the ,gentiles till the times of the     
nations be fulfilled4    #ba3be4 ,and   
there shall be signs in the sun and in  
the moon and in the  stars2 and upon the
 earth distress of nations1 by reason of

 the  confusion of the roaring of the   
sea1 and of the waves3    #ba3bf4 ,men  
withering away for fear and expectation 
of what shall come  upon the whole      
world4 ,for the powers of heaven shall  
be moved4    #ba3bg4 ,and then they     
shall see the ,son of man coming in a   
cloud1 with  great power and majesty4   
#ba3bh4 ,but when these things begin to 
come to pass1 look up and lift up  your 
heads1 because your redemption is at    
hand4    #ba3bi4 ,and he spoke to them a
 similitude4 ,see the fig tree and all  
the  trees3    #ba3cj4 ,when they now   
shoot forth their fruit1 you know that  
summer is  nigh2    #ba3ca4 ,so you     
also1 when you shall see these things   
come to pass1 know  that the kingdom of 
,god is at hand4    #ba3cb4 ,amen1 ,i   
say to you1 this generation shall not   
pass away till all  things be fulfilled4
    #ba3cc4 ,heaven and earth shall pass
 away3 but my words shall not pass      
away4    #ba3cd4 ,and take heed to      
yourselves1 lest perhaps your hearts be 

overcharged with surfeiting and         
drunkenness and the cares of this life3 
and that day come upon you suddenly4    
#ba3ce4 ,for as a snare shall it come   
upon all that sit upon the face of  the 
whole earth4    #ba3cf4 ,watch ye1      
therefore1 praying at all times1 that   
you may be  accounted worthy to escape  
all these things that are to come and to
  stand before the ,son of man4         
#ba3cg4 ,and in the daytime1 he was     
teaching in the temple3 but at night    
going out1 he abode in the mount that is
 called ,olivet4    #ba3ch4 ,and all the
 people came early in the morning to him
 in the  temple1 to hear him4      ,luke
 ,chapter #bb    ,the treason of ,judas4
 ,the last supper4 ,the first part of   
the history of  the passion4    #bb3a4  
,now the feast of unleavened bread1     
which is called the pasch1 was  at hand4
    #bb3b4 ,and the chief priests and   
the scribes sought how they might put   
,jesus to death3 but they feared the    
people4    #bb3c4 ,and ,satan entered   

into ,judas1 who was surnamed ,iscariot1
 one of  the twelve4    #bb3d4 ,and he  
went and discoursed with the chief      
priests and the  magistrates1 how he    
might betray him to them4    #bb3e4 ,and
 they were glad and covenanted to give  
him money4    #bb3f4 ,and he promised4  
,and he sought opportunity to betray him
 in the  absence of the multitude4      
#bb3g4 ,and the day of the unleavened   
bread came1 on which it was  necessary  
that the pasch should be killed4        
#bb3h4 ,and he sent ,peter and ,john1   
saying3 ,go1 and prepare for us the     
pasch1 that we may eat4    #bb3i4 ,but  
they said3 ,where wilt thou that we     
prepare8    #bb3aj4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,behold1 as you go into the city1 
there  shall meet you a man carrying a  
pitcher of water3 follow him into the   
house where he entereth in4    #bb3aa4  
,and you shall say to the goodman of the
 house3 ,the master saith  to thee3     
,where is the guest chamber1 where ,i   
may eat the pasch with my  disciples8   

#bb3ab4 ,and he will shew you a large   
dining room1 furnished4 ,and there      
prepare4    #bb3ac4 ,and they going1    
found as he had said to them and made   
ready the  pasch4    #bb3ad4 ,and when  
the hour was come1 he sat down3 and the 
twelve apostles  with him4    #bb3ae4   
,and he said to them3 ,with desire ,i   
have desired to eat this  pasch with    
you1 before ,i suffer4    #bb3af4 ,for  
,i say to you that from this time ,i    
will not eat it1 till it  be fulfilled  
in the kingdom of ,god4    #bb3ag4 ,and 
having taken the chalice1 he gave thanks
 and said3 ,take and  divide it among   
you4    #bb3ah4 ,for ,i say to you that 
,i will not drink of the fruit of the   
vine1  till the kingdom of ,god come4   
#bb3ai4 ,and taking bread1 he gave      
thanks and brake and gave to them1      
saying3 ,this is my body1 which is given
 for you4 ,do this for a  commemoration 
of me4    ,do this for a commemoration  
of me4444 ,this sacrifice and sacrament 
is  to be continued in the church1 to   

the end of the world1 to shew forth  the
 death of ,christ1 until he cometh4 ,but
 this commemoration1 or  remembrance1 is
 by no means inconsistent with the real 
presence of his  body and blood1 under  
these sacramental veils1 which represent
 his  death2 on the contrary1 it is the 
manner that he himself hath  commanded1 
of commemorating and celebrating his    
death1 by offering in  sacrifice1 and   
receiving in the sacrament1 that body   
and blood by which  we were redeemed4   
#bb3bj4 ,in like manner1 the chalice    
also1 after he had supped1 saying3      
,this is the chalice1 the new testament 
in my blood1 which shall be shed  for   
you4    #bb3ba4 ,but yet behold3 the    
hand of him that betrayeth me is with me
 on  the table4    #bb3bb4 ,and the ,son
 of man indeed goeth1 according to that 
which is  determined3 but yet1 woe to   
that man by whom he shall be betrayed4  
#bb3bc4 ,and they began to inquire among
 themselves1 which of them it was  that 
should do this thing4    #bb3bd4 ,and   

there was also a strife amongst them1   
which of them should  seem to be the    
greater4    #bb3be4 ,and he said to     
them3 ,the kings of the ,gentiles lord  
it over  them2 and they that have power 
over them are called beneficent4        
#bb3bf4 ,but you not so3 but he that is 
the greater among you1 let him  become  
as the younger3 and he that is the      
leader1 as he that serveth4    #bb3bg4  
,for which is greater1 he that sitteth  
at table or he that  serveth8 ,is not he
 that sitteth at table8 ,but ,i am in   
the midst of you1  as he that serveth4  
#bb3bh4 ,and you are they who have      
continued with me in my temptations3    
#bb3bi4 ,and ,i dispose to you1 as my   
,father hath disposed to me1 a  kingdom2
    #bb3cj4 ,that you may eat and drink 
at my table1 in my kingdom3 and may  sit
 upon thrones1 judging the twelve tribes
 of ,israel4    #bb3ca4 ,and the ,lord  
said3 ,simon1 ,simon1 behold ,satan hath
 desired to  have you1 that he may sift 
you as wheat4    #bb3cb4 ,but ,i have   

prayed for thee1 that thy faith fail    
not3 and thou1  being once converted1   
confirm thy brethren4    #bb3cc4 ,who   
said to him3 ,lord1 ,i am ready to go   
with thee1 both into  prison and to     
death4    #bb3cd4 ,and he said3 ,i say  
to thee1 ,peter1 the cock shall not crow
 this  day1 till thou thrice deniest    
that thou knowest me4 ,and he said to   
them3    #bb3ce4 ,when ,i sent you      
without purse and scrip and shoes1 did  
you want  anything8    #bb3cf4 ,but they
 said3 ,nothing4 ,then said he unto     
them3 ,but now he that  hath a purse1   
let him take it1 and likewise a scrip3  
and he that hath  not1 let him sell his 
coat and buy a sword4    #bb3cg4 ,for ,i
 say to you that this that is written   
must yet be fulfilled  in me4 ,and with 
the wicked was he reckoned4 ,for the    
things concerning  me have an end4      
#bb3ch4 ,but they said3 ,lord1 behold1  
here are two swords4 ,and he said to    
them3 ,it is enough4    #bb3ci4 ,and    
going out1 he went1 according to his    

custom1 to the ,mount of  ,olives4 ,and 
his disciples also followed him4        
#bb3dj4 ,and when he was come to the    
place1 he said to them3 ,pray1 lest  ye 
enter into temptation4    #bb3da4 ,and  
he was withdrawn away from them a       
stone's cast4 ,and kneeling  down1 he   
prayed4    #bb3db4 ,saying3 ,father1 if 
thou wilt1 remove this chalice from me3 
but  yet not my will1 but thine be done4
    #bb3dc4 ,and there appeared to him  
an angel from heaven1 strengthening     
him4 ,and being in an agony1 he prayed  
the longer4    #bb3dd4 ,and his sweat   
became as drops of blood1 trickling down
 upon the  ground4    #bb3de4 ,and when 
he rose up from prayer and was come to  
the disciples1  he found them sleeping  
for sorrow4    #bb3df4 ,and he said to  
them3 ,why sleep you8 ,arise3 pray3 lest
 you enter  into temptation4    #bb3dg4 
,as he was yet speaking1 behold a       
multitude2 and he that was  called      
,judas1 one of the twelve1 went before  
them and drew near to  ,jesus1 for to   

kiss him4    #bb3dh4 ,and ,jesus said to
 him3 ,judas1 dost thou betray the ,son 
of man  with a kiss8    #bb3di4 ,and    
they that were about him1 seeing what   
would follow1 said to  him3 ,lord1 shall
 we strike with the sword8    #bb3ej4   
,and one of them struck the servant of  
the high priest and cut  off his right  
ear4    #bb3ea4 ,but ,jesus answering1  
said3 ,suffer ye thus far4 ,and when he 
had  touched his ear1 he healed him4    
#bb3eb4 ,and ,jesus said to the chief   
priests and magistrates of the  temple  
and the ancients1 that were come unto   
him3 ,are ye come out1 as  it were      
against a thief1 with swords and clubs8 
#bb3ec4 ,when ,i was daily with you in  
the temple1 you did not stretch  forth  
your hands against me3 but this is your 
hour and the power of  darkness4        
#bb3ed4 ,and apprehending him1 they led 
him to the high priest's house4  ,but   
,peter followed afar off4    #bb3ee4    
,and when they had kindled a fire in the
 midst of the hall and  were sitting    

about it1 ,peter was in the midst of    
them4    #bb3ef4 ,whom when a certain   
servant maid had seen sitting at the    
light  and had earnestly beheld him1 she
 said3 ,this man also was with him4     
#bb3eg4 ,but he denied him1 saying3     
,woman1 ,i know him not4    #bb3eh4 ,and
 after a little while1 another seeing   
him1 said3 ,thou also  art one of them4 
,but ,peter said3 ,o man1 ,i am not4    
,another1 etc4444 ,observe here1 in     
order to reconcile the four             
,evangelists1 that divers persons       
concurred in charging ,peter with being 
,christ's disciple2 till at length they 
brought him to deny him thrice4  #a4    
,the porteress that let him in1 and     
afterwards seeing him at the  fire1     
first put the question to him2 and then 
positively affirmed that  he was with   
,christ4 #b4 ,another maid accused him  
to the standers by2 and  gave occasion  
to the man here mentioned to renew the  
charge against  him1 which caused the   
second denial4 #c4 ,others of the       

company took  notice of his being a     
,galilean2 and were seconded by the     
kinsman of  ,malchus1 who affirmed he   
had seen him in the garden4 ,and this   
drew on  the third denial4    #bb3ei4   
,and after the space1 as it were of one 
hour1 another certain man  affirmed1    
saying3 ,of a truth1 this man was also  
with him3 for he is  also a ,galilean4  
#bb3fj4 ,and ,peter said3 ,man1 ,i know 
not what thou sayest4 ,and  immediately1
 as he was yet speaking1 the cock crew4 
#bb3fa4 ,and the ,lord turning looked on
 ,peter4 ,and ,peter remembered the     
word of the ,lord1 as he had said3      
,before the cock crow1 thou shalt deny  
me thrice4    #bb3fb4 ,and ,peter going 
out1 wept bitterly4    #bb3fc4 ,and the 
men that held him mocked him and struck 
him4    #bb3fd4 ,and they blindfolded   
him and smote his face4 ,and they asked 
him  saying3 ,prophesy3 ,who is it that 
struck thee8    #bb3fe4 ,and            
blaspheming1 many other things they said
 against him4    #bb3ff4 ,and as soon as

 it was day1 the ancients of the people 
and the  chief priests and scribes came 
together4 ,and they brought him into    
their council saying3 ,if thou be the   
,christ1 tell us4    #bb3fg4 ,and he    
saith to them3 ,if ,i shall tell you1   
you will not believe  me4    #bb3fh4    
,and if ,i shall also ask you1 you will 
not answer me1 nor let me  go4          
#bb3fi4 ,but hereafter the ,son of man  
shall be sitting on the right hand  of  
the power of ,god4    #bb3gj4 ,then said
 they all3 ,art thou then the ,son of   
,god8 ,who said3 ,you  say that ,i am4  
#bb3ga4 ,and they said3 ,what need we   
any further testimony8 ,for we          
ourselves have heard it from his own    
mouth4      ,luke ,chapter #bc    ,the  
continuation of the history of the      
passion4    #bc3a4 ,and the whole       
multitude of them1 rising up1 led him to
 ,pilate4    #bc3b4 ,and they began to  
accuse him1 saying3 ,we have found this 
man  perverting our nation and          
forbidding to give tribute to ,caesar   

and  saying that he is ,christ the king4
    #bc3c4 ,and ,pilate asked him1      
saying3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8
 ,but  he answering1 said3 ,thou sayest 
it4    #bc3d4 ,and ,pilate said to the  
chief priests and to the multitudes3 ,i 
find no cause in this man4    #bc3e4    
,but they were more earnest1 saying3 ,he
 stirreth up the people1  teaching      
throughout all ,judea1 beginning from   
,galilee to this place4    #bc3f4 ,but  
,pilate hearing ,galilee1 asked if the  
man were of ,galilee8    #bc3g4 ,and    
when he understood that he was of       
,herod's jurisdiction1 he  sent him away
 to ,herod1 who was also himself at     
,jerusalem in those  days4    #bc3h4    
,and ,herod seeing ,jesus1 was very     
glad3 for he was desirous of a  long    
time to see him1 because he had heard   
many things of him2 and he  hoped to see
 some sign wrought by him4    #bc3i4    
,and he questioned him in many words4   
,but he answered him nothing4    #bc3aj4
 ,and the chief priests and the scribes 

stood by1 earnestly  accusing him4      
#bc3aa4 ,and ,herod with his army set   
him at nought and mocked him1  putting  
on him a white garment3 and sent him    
back to ,pilate4    #bc3ab4 ,and ,herod 
and ,pilate were made friends1 that same
 day3 for  before they were enemies one 
to another4    #bc3ac4 ,and ,pilate1    
calling together the chief priests and  
the  magistrates and the people1        
#bc3ad4 ,said to them3 ,you have        
presented unto me this man as one that  
perverteth the people4 ,and behold ,i1  
having examined him before you1  find no
 cause in this man1 in those things     
wherein you accuse him4    #bc3ae4 ,no1 
nor ,herod neither4 ,for1 ,i sent you to
 him3 and behold1  nothing worthy of    
death is done to him4    #bc3af4 ,i will
 chastise him therefore and release him4
    #bc3ag4 ,now of necessity he was to 
release unto them one upon the feast    
day4    #bc3ah4 ,but the whole multitude
 together cried out1 saying3 ,away with 
this man1 and release unto us ,barabbas3

    #bc3ai4 ,who1 for a certain sedition
 made in the city and for a murder1  was
 cast into prison4    #bc3bj4 ,and      
,pilate again spoke to them1 desiring to
 release ,jesus4    #bc3ba4 ,but they   
cried again1 saying3 ,crucify him1      
,crucify him4    #bc3bb4 ,and he said to
 them the third time3 ,why1 what evil   
hath this man  done8 ,i find no cause of
 death in him4 ,i will chastise him     
therefore  and let him go4    #bc3bc4   
,but they were instant with loud voices1
 requiring that he might  be crucified4 
,and their voices prevailed4    #bc3bd4 
,and ,pilate gave sentence that it      
should be as they required4    #bc3be4  
,and he released unto them him who for  
murder and sedition had  been cast into 
prison1 whom they had desired4 ,but     
,jesus he delivered up  to their will4  
#bc3bf4 ,and as they led him away1 they 
laid hold of one ,simon of ,cyrene1     
coming from the country2 and they laid  
the cross on him to carry after  ,jesus4
    #bc3bg4 ,and there followed him a   

great multitude of people and of women1 
who bewailed and lamented him4          
#bc3bh4 ,but ,jesus turning to them1    
said3 ,daughters of ,jerusalem1 weep    
not over me2 but weep for yourselves and
 for your children4    #bc3bi4 ,for     
behold1 the days shall come1 wherein    
they will say3 ,blessed  are the barren 
and the wombs that have not borne and   
the paps that have  not given suck4     
#bc3cj4 ,then shall they begin to say to
 the mountains3 ,fall upon us4 ,and  to 
the hills3 ,cover us4    #bc3ca4 ,for if
 in the green wood they do these things1
 what shall be  done in the dry8        
#bc3cb4 ,and there were also two other  
malefactors led with him to be put  to  
death4    #bc3cc4 ,and when they were   
come to the place which is called       
,calvary1  they crucified him there3 and
 the robbers1 one on the right hand1 and
  the other on the left4    #bc3cd4 ,and
 ,jesus said3 ,father1 forgive them1 for
 they know not what  they do4 ,but they1
 dividing his garments1 cast lots4      

#bc3ce4 ,and the people stood beholding4
 ,and the rulers with them derided  him1
 saying3 ,he saved others3 let him save 
himself1 if he be ,christ1  the elect of
 ,god4    #bc3cf4 ,and the soldiers also
 mocked him1 coming to him and offering 
him  vinegar1    #bc3cg4 ,and saying3   
,if thou be the king of the ,jews1 save 
thyself4    #bc3ch4 ,and there was also 
a superscription written over him in    
letters  of ,greek and ,latin and       
,hebrew ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,king ,,of   
,,the ,,jews4    #bc3ci4 ,and one of    
those robbers who were hanged blasphemed
 him1 saying3  ,if thou be ,christ1 save
 thyself and us4    #bc3dj4 ,but the    
other answering1 rebuked him1 saying3   
,neither dost thou  fear ,god1 seeing2  
thou art under the same condemnation8   
#bc3da4 ,and we indeed justly3 for we   
receive the due reward of our  deeds4   
,but this man hath done no evil4        
#bc3db4 ,and he said to ,jesus3 ,lord1  
remember me when thou shalt come  into  
thy kingdom4    #bc3dc4 ,and ,jesus said

 to him3 ,amen ,i say to thee3 ,this day
 thou shalt  be with me in paradise4    
,in paradise4444 ,that is1 in the happy 
state of rest1 joy1 and peace           
everlasting4 ,christ was pleased1 by a  
special privilege1 to reward the  faith 
and confession of the penitent thief1   
with a full discharge of  all his sins1 
both as to the guilt and punishment2 and
 to introduce him  immediately after    
death into the happy society of the     
saints1 whose  limbo1 that is1 the place
 of their confinement1 was now made a   
paradise  by our ,lord's going thither4 
#bc3dd4 ,and it was almost the sixth    
hour3 and there was darkness over  all  
the earth until the ninth hour4         
#bc3de4 ,and the sun was darkened1 and  
the veil of the temple was rent in  the 
midst4    #bc3df4 ,and ,jesus crying    
with a loud voice1 said3 ,father1 into  
thy hands  ,i commend my spirit4 ,and   
saying this1 he gave up the ghost4      
#bc3dg4 ,now1 the centurion1 seeing what
 was done1 glorified ,god1 saying3      

,indeed this was a just man4    #bc3dh4 
,and all the multitude of them that were
 come together to that  sight and saw   
the things that were done returned1     
striking their  breasts4    #bc3di4 ,and
 all his acquaintance and the women that
 had followed him  from ,galilee stood  
afar off1 beholding these things4       
#bc3ej4 ,and behold there was a man     
named ,joseph who was a counsellor1 a   
good and a just man1    #bc3ea4 7,the   
same had not consented to their counsel 
and doings7 of  ,arimathea1 a city of   
,judea3 who also himself looked for the 
kingdom of  ,god4    #bc3eb4 ,this man  
went to ,pilate and begged the body of  
,jesus4    #bc3ec4 ,and taking him down1
 he wrapped him in fine linen and laid  
him  in a sepulchre that was hewed in   
stone1 wherein never yet any man had    
been laid4    #bc3ed4 ,and it was the   
day of the ,parasceve3 and the sabbath  
drew on4    ,parasceve4444 ,that is1 the
 eve1 or day of preparation for the     
sabbath4    #bc3ee4 ,and the women that 

were come with him from ,galilee1       
following  after1 saw the sepulchre and 
how his body was laid4    #bc3ef4 ,and  
returning1 they prepared spices and     
ointments3 and on the  sabbath day they 
rested1 according to the commandment4   
,luke ,chapter #bd    ,christ's         
resurrection and manifestation of       
himself to his disciples4    #bd3a4 ,and
 on the first day of the week1 very     
early in the morning1 they  came to the 
sepulchre1 bringing the spices which    
they had prepared4    #bd3b4 ,and they  
found the stone rolled back from the    
sepulchre4    #bd3c4 ,and going in1 they
 found not the body of the ,lord ,jesus4
    #bd3d4 ,and it came to pass1 as they
 were astonished in their mind at  this1
 behold1 two men stood by them1 in      
shining apparel4    #bd3e4 ,and as they 
were afraid and bowed down their        
countenance towards  the ground1 they   
said unto them3 ,why seek you the living
 with the dead8    #bd3f4 ,he is not    
here1 but is risen4 ,remember how he    

spoke unto you1  when he was yet in     
,galilee1    #bd3g4 ,saying3 ,the ,son  
of man must be delivered into the hands 
of sinful  men and be crucified and the 
third day rise again4    #bd3h4 ,and    
they remembered his words4    #bd3i4    
,and going back from the sepulchre1 they
 told all these things to  the eleven   
and to all the rest4    #bd3aj4 ,and it 
was ,mary ,magdalen and ,joanna and     
,mary of ,james and the  other women    
that were with them1 who told these     
things to the apostles4    #bd3aa4 ,and 
these words seemed to them as idle      
tales3 and they did not  believe them4  
#bd3ab4 ,but ,peter rising up1 ran to   
the sepulchre and1 stooping down1 he    
saw the linen cloths laid by themselves3
 and went away wondering in  himself at 
that which was come to pass4    #bd3ac4 
,and behold1 two of them went1 the same 
day1 to a town which was  sixty furlongs
 from ,jerusalem1 named ,emmaus4        
#bd3ad4 ,and they talked together of all
 these things which had happened4       

#bd3ae4 ,and it came to pass that while 
they talked and reasoned with           
themselves1 ,jesus himself also1 drawing
 near1 went with them4    #bd3af4 ,but  
their eyes were held1 that they should  
not know him4    #bd3ag4 ,and he said to
 them3 ,what are these discourses that  
you hold one  with another as you walk  
and are sad8    #bd3ah4 ,and the one of 
them1 whose name was ,cleophas1         
answering1 said to  him3 ,art thou only 
a stranger in ,jerusalem1 and hast not  
known the  things that have been done   
there in these days8    #bd3ai4 ,to whom
 he said3 ,what things8 ,and they said3 
,concerning ,jesus of  ,nazareth1 who   
was a prophet1 mighty in work and word  
before ,god and all  the people4        
#bd3bj4 ,and how our chief priests and  
princes delivered him to be  condemned  
to death and crucified him4    #bd3ba4  
,but we hoped that it was he that should
 have redeemed ,israel4  ,and now       
besides all this1 to-day is the third   
day since these things  were done4      

#bd3bb4 ,yea and certain women also of  
our company affrighted us who1  before  
it was light1 were at the sepulchre1    
#bd3bc4 ,and not finding his body1 came1
 saying that they had also seen a       
vision of angels1 who say that he is    
alive4    #bd3bd4 ,and some of our      
people went to the sepulchre and found  
it so as  the women had said3 but him   
they found not4    #bd3be4 ,then he said
 to them3 ,o foolish and slow of heart  
to believe in  all things1 ,which the   
prophets have spoken4    #bd3bf4 ,ought 
not ,christ to have suffered these      
things and so1 to enter  into his glory8
    #bd3bg4 ,and beginning at ,moses and
 all the prophets1 he expounded to  them
 in all the scriptures the things that  
were concerning him4    #bd3bh4 ,and    
they drew nigh to the town whither they 
were going3 and he  made as though he   
would go farther4    #bd3bi4 ,but they  
constrained him1 saying3 ,stay with us1 
because it is  towards evening and the  
day is now far spent4 ,and he went in   

with them4    #bd3cj4 ,and it came to   
pass1 whilst he was at table with them1 
he took  bread and blessed and brake and
 gave to them4    #bd3ca4 ,and their    
eyes were opened3 and they knew him4    
,and he vanished  out of their sight4   
#bd3cb4 ,and they said one to the other3
 ,was not our heart burning within  us1 
whilst he spoke in the way and opened to
 us the scriptures8    #bd3cc4 ,and     
rising up1 the same hour1 they went back
 to ,jerusalem3 and  they found the     
eleven gathered together1 and those that
 were with them1    #bd3cd4 ,saying3    
,the ,lord is risen indeed and hath     
appeared to ,simon4    #bd3ce4 ,and they
 told what things were done in the way3 
and how they  knew him in the breaking  
of bread4    #bd3cf4 ,now1 whilst they  
were speaking these things1 ,jesus stood
 in the  midst of them and saith to     
them3 ,peace be to you4 ,it is ,i3 ,fear
 not4    #bd3cg4 ,but they being        
troubled and frightened1 supposed that  
they saw a  spirit4    #bd3ch4 ,and he  

said to them3 ,why are you troubled1 and
 why do thoughts  arise in your hearts8 
#bd3ci4 ,see my hands and feet1 that it 
is ,i myself4 ,handle1 and see3 for  a  
spirit hath not flesh and bones1 as you 
see me to have4    #bd3dj4 ,and when he 
had said this1 he shewed them his hands 
and feet4    #bd3da4 ,but while they yet
 believed not and wondered for joy1 he  
said3  ,have you here any thing to eat8 
#bd3db4 ,and they offered him a piece of
 a broiled fish and a honeycomb4        
#bd3dc4 ,and when he had eaten before   
them1 taking the remains1 he gave  to   
them4    #bd3dd4 ,and he said to them3  
,these are the words which ,i spoke to  
you  while ,i was yet with you1 that all
 things must needs be fulfilled which   
are written in the law of ,moses and in 
the prophets and in the psalms1         
concerning me4    #bd3de4 ,then he      
opened their understanding1 that they   
might understand  the scriptures4       
#bd3df4 ,and he said to them3 ,thus it  
is written1 and thus it behoved  ,christ

 to suffer and to rise again from the   
dead1 the third day3    #bd3dg4 ,and    
that penance and remission of sins      
should be preached in his  name1 unto   
all nations1 beginning at ,jerusalem4   
#bd3dh4 ,and you are witnesses of these 
things4    #bd3di4 ,and ,i send the     
promise of my ,father upon you3 but stay
 you in  the city till you be endued    
with power from on high4    ,the promise
 of my ,father4444 that is1 the ,holy   
,ghost1 whom ,christ had  promised that 
his ,father and he would send1 ,john    
#ad4 #bf1 and #ag4 #g4    #bd3ej4 ,and  
he led them out as far as ,bethania3 and
 lifting up his  hands1 he blessed them4
    #bd3ea4 ,and it came to pass1 whilst
 he blessed them1 he departed from  them
 and was carried up to heaven4          
#bd3eb4 ,and they adoring went back into
 ,jerusalem with great joy4    #bd3ec4  
,and they were always in the temple1    
praising and blessing ,god4  ,amen4     
,,the ,,holy ,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus      
,,christ ,,according ,,to ,,st4 ,,john  

,st4 ,john the ,apostle and ,evangelist 
was the son of ,zebedee and ,salome1    
brother to ,james the ,greater4 ,he was 
called the ,beloved disciple of  ,christ
 and stood by at his ,crucifixion4 ,he  
wrote the ,gospel after the  other      
,evangelists1 about sixty-three years   
after our ,lord's ,ascension4  ,many    
things that they had omitted were       
supplied by him4 ,the original  was     
written in ,greek2 and by the ,greeks he
 is titled3 ,the ,divine4 ,st4  ,jerome 
relates that1 when he was earnestly     
requested by the brethren to  write the 
,gospel1 he answered he would do it1 if 
by ordering a common  fast1 they would  
all put up their prayers together to the
 ,almighty ,god2  which being ended     
replenished with the clearest and       
fullest revelation  coming from ,heaven1
 he burst forth into that preface3 ,,in 
,,the ,,beginning  ,,was ,,the ,,word4  
,john ,chapter #a    ,the divinity and  
incarnation of ,christ4 ,john bears     
witness of him4 ,he  begins to call his 

disciples4    #a3a4 ,in the beginning   
was the ,word3 and the ,word was with   
,god3 and the  ,word was ,god4    #a3b4 
,the same was in the beginning with     
,god4    #a3c4 ,all things were made by 
him3 and without him was made nothing   
that  was made4    #a3d4 ,in him was    
life3 and the life was the light of men4
    #a3e4 ,and the light shineth in     
darkness3 and the darkness did not      
comprehend it4    #a3f4 ,there was a man
 sent from ,god1 whose name was ,john4  
#a3g4 ,this man came for a witness1 to  
give testimony of the light1 that  all  
men might believe through him4    #a3h4 
,he was not the light1 but was to give  
testimony of the light4    #a3i4 ,that  
was the true light1 which enlighteneth  
every man that cometh  into this world4 
#a3aj4 ,he was in the world3 and the    
world was made by him3 and the world    
knew him not4    #a3aa4 ,he came unto   
his own3 and his own received him not4  
#a3ab4 ,but as many as received him1 he 
gave them power to be made the  sons of 

,god1 to them that believe in his name4 
#a3ac4 ,who are born1 not of blood1 nor 
of the will of the flesh1 nor of  the   
will of man1 but of ,god4    #a3ad4 ,and
 the ,word was made flesh and dwelt     
among us 7and we saw his  glory1 the    
glory as it were of the only begotten of
 the ,father71 full  of grace and truth4
    #a3ae4 ,john beareth witness of him 
and crieth out1 saying3 ,this was he  of
 whom ,i spoke3 ,he that shall come     
after me is preferred before me3        
because he was before me4    #a3af4 ,and
 of his fulness we all have received3   
and grace for grace4    #a3ag4 ,for the 
law was given by ,moses3 grace and truth
 came by ,jesus  ,christ4    #a3ah4 ,no 
man hath seen ,god at any time3 the only
 begotten ,son who is in  the ,bosom of 
the ,father1 he hath declared him4      
#a3ai4 ,and this is the testimony of    
,john1 when the ,jews sent from         
,jerusalem priests and ,levites to him1 
to ask him3 ,who art thou8    #a3bj4    
,and he confessed and did not deny3 and 

he confessed3 ,i am not the  ,christ4   
#a3ba4 ,and they asked him3 ,what then8 
,art thou ,elias8 ,and he said3 ,i am   
not4 ,art thou the prophet8 ,and he     
answered3 ,no4    #a3bb4 ,they said     
therefore unto him3 ,who art thou1 that 
we may give an  answer to them that sent
 us8 ,what sayest thou of thyself8      
#a3bc4 ,he said3 ,i am the voice of one 
crying in the wilderness1 make  straight
 the way of the ,lord1 as said the      
prophet ,isaias4    #a3bd4 ,and they    
that were sent were of the ,pharisees4  
#a3be4 ,and they asked him and said to  
him3 ,why then dost thou baptize1  if   
thou be not ,christ1 nor ,elias1 nor the
 prophet8    #a3bf4 ,john answered them1
 saying3 ,i baptize with water3 but     
there hath  stood one in the midst of   
you1 whom you know not4    #a3bg4 ,the  
same is he that shall come after me1 who
 is preferred before  me3 the latchet of
 whose shoe ,i am not worthy to loose4  
#a3bh4 ,these things were done in       
,bethania1 beyond the ,jordan1 where    

,john  was baptizing4    #a3bi4 ,the    
next day1 ,john saw ,jesus coming to    
him2 and he saith3 ,behold  the ,lamb of
 ,god4 ,behold him who taketh away the  
sin of the world4    #a3cj4 ,this is he 
of whom ,i said3 ,after me there cometh 
a man1 who is  preferred before me3     
because he was before me4    #a3ca4 ,and
 ,i knew him not3 but that he may be    
made manifest in ,israel1  therefore am 
,i come baptizing with water4    #a3cb4 
,and ,john gave testimony1 saying3 ,i   
saw the ,spirit coming down1 as  a dove 
from heaven2 and he remained upon him4  
#a3cc4 ,and ,i knew him not3 but he who 
sent me to baptize with water said  to  
me3 ,he upon whom thou shalt see the    
,spirit descending and remaining  upon  
him1 he it is that baptizeth with the   
,holy ,ghost4    #a3cd4 ,and ,i saw3 and
 ,i gave testimony that this is the ,son
 of ,god4    #a3ce4 ,the next day again 
,john stood and two of his disciples4   
#a3cf4 ,and beholding ,jesus walking1 he
 saith3 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god4      

#a3cg4 ,and the two disciples heard him 
speak3 and they followed ,jesus4        
#a3ch4 ,and ,jesus turning and seeing   
them following him1 saith to them3      
,what seek you8 ,who said to him3 ,rabbi
 7which is to say1 being  interpreted1  
,master71 where dwellest thou8    #a3ci4
 ,he saith to them3 ,come and see4 ,they
 came and saw where he abode3  and they 
stayed with him that day4 ,now it was   
about the tenth hour4    #a3dj4 ,and    
,andrew1 the brother of ,simon ,peter1  
was one of the two who  had heard of    
,john and followed him4    #a3da4 ,he   
findeth first his brother ,simon and    
saith to him3 ,we have  found the       
,messias1 which is1 being interpreted1  
the ,christ4    #a3db4 ,and he brought  
him to ,jesus4 ,and ,jesus looking upon 
him1 said3  ,thou art ,simon the son of 
,jona4 ,thou shalt be called ,cephas1   
which is  interpreted ,peter4    #a3dc4 
,on the following day1 he would go forth
 into ,galilee3 and he  findeth ,philip1
 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 follow me4   

#a3dd4 ,now ,philip was of ,bethsaida1  
the city of ,andrew and ,peter4         
#a3de4 ,philip findeth ,nathanael and   
saith to him3 ,we have found him of     
whom ,moses1 in the law and the prophets
 did write1 ,jesus the son of  ,joseph  
of ,nazareth4    #a3df4 ,and ,nathanael 
said to him3 ,can any thing of good come
 from  ,nazareth8 ,philip saith to him3 
,come and see4    #a3dg4 ,jesus saw     
,nathanael coming to him and he saith of
 him3 ,behold an  ,israelite indeed1 in 
whom there is no guile4    #a3dh4       
,nathanael saith to him3 ,whence knowest
 thou me8 ,jesus answered  and said to  
him3 ,before that ,philip called thee1  
when thou wast under  the fig tree1 ,i  
saw thee4    #a3di4 ,nathanael answered 
him and said3 ,rabbi3 ,thou art the ,son
 of ,god4  ,thou art the ,king of       
,israel4    #a3ej4 ,jesus answered and  
said to him3 ,because ,i said unto thee1
 ,i saw  thee under the fig tree1 thou  
believest3 greater things than these    
shalt thou see4    #a3ea4 ,and he saith 

to him3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 you 
shall see the  heaven opened and the    
angels of ,god ascending and descending 
upon the  ,son of man4      ,john       
,chapter #b    ,christ changes water    
into wine4 ,he casts the sellers out of 
the temple4    #b3a4 ,and the third day1
 there was a marriage in ,cana of       
,galilee3 and  the mother of ,jesus was 
there4    #b3b4 ,and ,jesus also was    
invited1 and his disciples1 to the      
marriage4    #b3c4 ,and the wine        
failing1 the mother of ,jesus saith to  
him3 ,they have  no wine4    #b3d4 ,and 
,jesus saith to her3 ,woman1 what is    
that to me and to thee8 ,my  hour is not
 yet come4    ,what is that to me1      
etc4444 ,these words of our ,saviour1   
spoken to his  mother1 have been        
understood by some commentators as      
harsh1 they not  considering the next   
following verse3 ,whatsoever he shall   
say to you1  do ye1 which plainly shows 
that his mother knew of the miracle that
 he  was to perform1 and that it was at 

her request he wrought it2 besides  the 
manner of speaking the words as to the  
tone1 and the countenance  shown at the 
same time1 which could only be known to 
those who were  present1 or from what   
had followed3 for words indicating anger
 in one  tone of voice1 would be        
understood quite the reverse in another4
    #b3e4 ,his mother saith to the      
waiters3 ,whatsoever he shall say to    
you1  do ye4    #b3f4 ,now there were   
set there six waterpots of stone1       
according to the  manner of the         
purifying of the ,jews1 containing two  
or three measures  apiece4    #b3g4     
,jesus saith to them3 ,fill the         
waterpots with water4 ,and they  filled 
them up to the brim4    #b3h4 ,and      
,jesus saith to them3 ,draw out now and 
carry to the chief  steward of the      
feast4 ,and they carried it4    #b3i4   
,and when the chief steward had tasted  
the water made wine and knew  not whence
 it was1 but the waiters knew who had   
drawn the water3 the  chief steward     

calleth the bridegroom1    #b3aj4 ,and  
saith to him3 ,every man at first       
setteth forth good wine1 and  when men  
have well drunk1 then that which is     
worse4 ,but thou hast kept  the good    
wine until now4    #b3aa4 ,this         
beginning of miracles did ,jesus in     
,cana of ,galilee and  manifested his   
glory4 ,and his disciples believed in   
him4    #b3ab4 ,after this1 he went down
 to ,capharnaum1 he and his mother and  
his  brethren and his disciples3 and    
they remained there not many days4      
#b3ac4 ,and the pasch of the ,jews was  
at hand3 and ,jesus went up to          
,jerusalem4    #b3ad4 ,and he found in  
the temple them that sold oxen and sheep
 and  doves1 and the changers of money  
sitting4    #b3ae4 ,and when he had     
made1 as it were1 a scourge of little   
cords1 he  drove them all out of the    
temple1 the sheep also and the oxen3 and
 the  money of the changers he poured   
out1 and the tables he overthrew4       
#b3af4 ,and to them that sold doves he  

said3 ,take these things hence1 and     
make not the house of my ,father a house
 of traffic4    #b3ag4 ,and his         
disciples remembered1 that it was       
written3 ,the zeal of  thy house hath   
eaten me up4    #b3ah4 ,the ,jews1      
therefore1 answered1 and said to him3   
,what sign dost  thou shew unto us1     
seeing thou dost these things8    #b3ai4
 ,jesus answered and said to them3      
,destroy this temple2 and in  three days
 ,i will raise it up4    #b3bj4 ,the    
,jews then said3 ,six and forty years   
was this temple in  building2 and wilt  
thou raise it up in three days8         
#b3ba4 ,but he spoke of the temple of   
his body4    #b3bb4 ,when therefore he  
was risen again from the dead1 his      
disciples  remembered that he had said  
this3 and they believed the scripture   
and  the word that ,jesus had said4     
#b3bc4 ,now when he was at ,jerusalem1  
at the pasch1 upon the festival  day1   
many believed in his name1 seeing his   
signs which he did4    #b3bd4 ,but      

,jesus did not trust himself unto them3 
for that he knew all  men1    #b3be4    
,and because he needed not that any     
should give testimony of man3  for he   
knew what was in man4      ,john        
,chapter #c    ,christ's discourse with 
,nicodemus4 ,john's testimony4    #c3a4 
,and there was a man of the ,pharisees1 
named ,nicodemus1 a ruler of  the ,jews4
    #c3b4 ,this man came to ,jesus by   
night and said to him3 ,rabbi1 we know  
that thou art come a teacher from ,god2 
for no man can do these signs  which    
thou dost1 unless ,god be with him4     
#c3c4 ,jesus answered and said to him3  
,amen1 amen1 ,i say to thee1 unless  a  
man be born again1 he cannot see the    
kingdom of ,god4    #c3d4 ,nicodemus    
saith to him3 ,how can a man be born    
when he is old8 ,can  he enter a second 
time into his mother's womb and be born 
again8    #c3e4 ,jesus answered3 ,amen1 
amen1 ,i say to thee1 unless a man be   
born  again of water and the ,holy      
,ghost1 he cannot enter into the kingdom

 of  ,god4    ,unless a man be born     
again1 etc4444 ,by these words our      
,saviour hath  declared the necessity of
 baptism2 and by the word water it is   
evident  that the application of it is  
necessary with the words4 ,matt4 #bh4   
#ai4    #c3f4 ,that which is born of the
 flesh is flesh3 and that which is born 
of the ,spirit is spirit4    #c3g4      
,wonder not that ,i said to thee3 ,you  
must be born again4    #c3h4 ,the       
,spirit breatheth where he will and thou
 hearest his voice3 but  thou knowest   
not whence he cometh and whither he     
goeth4 ,so is every one  that is born of
 the ,spirit4    #c3i4 ,nicodemus       
answered and said to him3 ,how can these
 things be done8    #c3aj4 ,jesus       
answered and said to him3 ,art thou a   
master in ,israel1 and  knowest not     
these things8    #c3aa4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i 
say to thee that we speak what we know  
and we  testify what we have seen3 and  
you receive not our testimony4    #c3ab4
 ,if ,i have spoken to you earthly      

things1 and you believe not3 how  will  
you believe1 if ,i shall speak to you   
heavenly things8    #c3ac4 ,and no man  
hath ascended into heaven1 but he that  
descended from  heaven1 the ,son of man 
who is in heaven4    #c3ad4 ,and as     
,moses lifted up the serpent in the     
desert1 so must the ,son  of man be     
lifted up3    #c3ae4 ,that whosoever    
believeth in him may not perish1 but may
 have life  everlasting4    #c3af4 ,for 
,god so loved the world1 as to give his 
only begotten ,son3  that whosoever     
believeth in him may not perish1 but may
 have life  everlasting4    #c3ag4 ,for 
,god sent not his ,son into the world1  
to judge the world3 but  that the world 
may be saved by him4    #c3ah4 ,he that 
believeth in him is not judged4 ,but he 
that doth not  believe is already       
judged3 because he believeth not in the 
name of the  only begotten ,son of ,god4
    ,is not judged4444 ,he that         
believeth1 viz41 by a faith working     
through  charity1 is not judged1 that   

is1 is not condemned2 but the obstinate 
unbeliever is judged1 that is1 condemned
 already1 by retrenching  himself from  
the society of ,christ and his church4  
#c3ai4 ,and this is the judgment3       
,because the light is come into the     
world and men loved darkness rather than
 the light3 for their works  were evil4 
,the judgment4444 ,that is1 the cause of
 his comdemnation4    #c3bj4 ,for every 
one that doth evil hateth the light and 
cometh not to  the light1 that his works
 may not be reproved4    #c3ba4 ,but he 
that doth truth cometh to the light1    
that his works may be  made manifest3   
because they are done in ,god4    ,he   
that doth truth4444 that is1 he that    
acteth according to truth1  which here  
signifies the ,law of ,god4 ,thy law is 
truth4 ,psa4 #aah4 #adb4    #c3bb4      
,after these things1 ,jesus and his     
disciples came into the land of  ,judea3
 and there he abode with them and       
baptized4    #c3bc4 ,and ,john also was 
baptizing in ,ennon near ,salim3 because

 there  was much water there4 ,and they 
came and were baptized4    #c3bd4 ,for  
,john was not yet cast into prison4     
#c3be4 ,and there arose a question      
between some of ,john's disciples and   
the ,jews1 concerning purification4     
#c3bf4 ,and they came to ,john and said 
to him3 ,rabbi1 he that was with  thee  
beyond the ,jordan1 to whom thou gavest 
testimony3 behold1 he  baptizeth and all
 men come to him4    #c3bg4 ,john       
answered and said3 ,a man cannot receive
 any thing1 unless it  be given him from
 heaven4    #c3bh4 ,you yourselves do   
bear me witness that ,i said1 ,i am not 
,christ1  but that ,i am sent before    
him4    #c3bi4 ,he that hath the bride  
is the bridegroom3 but the friend of the
  bridegroom1 who standeth and heareth  
,him1 rejoiceth with joy because of  the
 bridegroom's voice4 ,this my joy       
therefore is fulfilled4    #c3cj4 ,he   
must increase3 but ,i must decrease4    
#c3ca4 ,he that cometh from above is    
above all4 ,he that is of the earth1  of

 the earth he is1 and of the earth he   
speaketh4 ,he that cometh from  heaven  
is above all4    #c3cb4 ,and what he    
hath seen and heard1 that he testifieth3
 and no man  receiveth his testimony4   
#c3cc4 ,he that hath received his       
testimony hath set to his seal that ,god
  is true4    #c3cd4 ,for he whom ,god  
hath sent speaketh the words of ,god3   
for ,god doth  not give the ,spirit by  
measure4    #c3ce4 ,the ,father loveth  
the ,son3 and he hath given all things  
into his  hand4    #c3cf4 ,he that      
believeth in the ,son hath life         
everlasting3 but he that  believeth not 
the ,son shall not see life3 but the    
wrath of ,god abideth  on him4          
,john ,chapter #d    ,christ talks with 
the ,samaritan woman4 ,he heals the     
ruler's son4    #d3a4 ,when ,jesus      
therefore understood that the ,pharisees
 had heard that  ,jesus maketh more     
disciples and baptizeth more than ,john1
    #d3b4 7,though ,jesus himself did   
not baptize1 but his disciples71        

#d3c4 ,he left ,judea and went again    
into ,galilee4    #d3d4 ,and he was of  
necessity to pass through ,samaria4     
#d3e4 ,he cometh therefore to a city of 
,samaria1 which is called ,sichar1  near
 the land which ,jacob gave to his son  
,joseph4    #d3f4 ,now ,jacob's well was
 there4 ,jesus therefore1 being wearied 
with  his journey1 sat thus on the well4
 ,it was about the sixth hour4    #d3g4 
,there cometh a woman of ,samaria1 to   
draw water4 ,jesus saith to  her3 ,give 
me to drink4    #d3h4 ,for his disciples
 were gone into the city to buy meats4  
#d3i4 ,then that ,samaritan woman saith 
to him3 ,how dost thou1 being a  ,jew2  
ask of me to drink1 who am a ,samaritan 
woman8 ,for the ,jews do not            
communicate with the ,samaritans4       
#d3aj4 ,jesus answered and said to her3 
,if thou didst know the gift of  ,god   
and who he is that saith to thee3 ,give 
me to drink2 thou perhaps  wouldst have 
asked of him1 and he would have given   
thee living water4    #d3aa4 ,the woman 

saith to him3 ,sir1 thou hast nothing   
wherein to draw1  and the well is deep4 
,from whence then hast thou living      
water8    #d3ab4 ,art thou greater than 
our father ,jacob1 who gave us the well 
and  drank thereof1 himself and his     
children and his cattle8    #d3ac4      
,jesus answered and said to her3        
,whosoever drinketh of this water  shall
 thirst again3 but he that shall drink  
of the water that ,i will  give him     
shall not thirst for ever4    #d3ad4    
,but the water that ,i will give him    
shall become in him a fountain  of      
water1 springing up into life           
everlasting4    #d3ae4 ,the woman said  
to him3 ,sir1 give me this water1 that  
,i may not  thirst1 nor come hither to  
draw4    #d3af4 ,jesus saith to her3    
,go1 call thy husband1 and come hither4 
#d3ag4 ,the woman answered and said3 ,i 
have no husband4 ,jesus said to  her3   
,thou hast said well3 ,i have no        
husband4    #d3ah4 ,for thou hast had   
five husbands3 and he whom thou now hast

 is not  thy husband4 ,this1 thou hast  
said truly4    #d3ai4 ,the woman saith  
to him3 ,sir1 ,i perceive that thou art 
a prophet4    #d3bj4 ,our fathers adored
 on this mountain3 and you say that at  
,jerusalem is the place where men must  
adore4    ,this mountain4444 ,garizim1  
where the ,samaritans had their         
schismatical  temple4    #d3ba4 ,jesus  
saith to her3 ,woman1 believe me that   
the hour cometh1 when  you shall neither
 on this mountain1 nor in ,jerusalem1   
adore the ,father4    #d3bb4 ,you adore 
that which you know not3 we adore that  
which we know4  ,for salvation is of the
 ,jews4    #d3bc4 ,but the hour cometh  
and now is1 when the true adorers shall 
adore  the ,father in spirit and in     
truth4 ,for the ,father also seeketh    
such to  adore him4    #d3bd4 ,god is a 
spirit3 and they that adore him must    
adore him in spirit  and in truth4      
#d3be4 ,the woman saith to him3 ,i know 
that the ,messias cometh 7who is  called
 ,christ73 therefore1 when he is come1  

he will tell us all things4    #d3bf4   
,jesus saith to her3 ,i am he1 who am   
speaking with thee4    #d3bg4 ,and      
immediately his disciples came4 ,and    
they wondered that he  talked with the  
woman4 ,yet no man said3 ,what seekest  
thou8 ,or3 ,why  talkest thou with her8 
#d3bh4 ,the woman therefore left her    
waterpot and went her way into the  city
 and saith to the men there3    #d3bi4  
,come1 and see a man who has told me all
 things whatsoever ,i have  done4 ,is   
not he the ,christ8    #d3cj4 ,they went
 therefore out of the city and came unto
 him4    #d3ca4 ,in the mean time1 the  
disciples prayed him1 saying3 ,rabbi1   
eat4    #d3cb4 ,but he said to them3 ,i 
have meat to eat which you know not4    
#d3cc4 ,the disciples therefore said one
 to another3 ,hath any man brought  him 
to eat8    #d3cd4 ,jesus saith to them3 
,my meat is to do the will of him that  
sent  me1 that ,i may perfect his work4 
#d3ce4 ,do not you say3 ,there are yet  
four months1 and then the harvest       

cometh8 ,behold1 ,i say to you1 lift up 
your eyes1 and see the countries4  ,for 
they are white already to harvest4      
#d3cf4 ,and he that reapeth receiveth   
wages and gathereth fruit unto life     
everlasting3 that both he that soweth   
and he that reapeth may rejoice         
together4    #d3cg4 ,for in this is the 
saying true3 ,that it is one man that   
soweth1  and it is another that reapeth4
    #d3ch4 ,i have sent you to reap that
 in which you did not labour4 ,others   
have laboured3 and you have entered into
 their labours4    #d3ci4 ,now of that  
city many of the ,samaritans believed in
 him1 for the  word of the woman giving 
testimony3 ,he told me all things       
whatsoever ,i  have done4    #d3dj4 ,so 
when the ,samaritans were come to him1  
they desired that he  would tarry there4
 ,and he abode there two days4    #d3da4
 ,and many more believed in him1 because
 of his own word4    #d3db4 ,and they   
said to the woman3 ,we now believe1 not 
for thy saying3  for we ourselves have  

heard him and know that this is indeed  
the  ,saviour of the world4    #d3dc4   
,now after two days1 he departed thence 
and went into ,galilee4    #d3dd4 ,for  
,jesus himself gave testimony that a    
prophet hath no honour in  his own      
country4    #d3de4 ,and when he was come
 into ,galilee1 the ,galileans received 
him1  having seen all the things he had 
done at ,jerusalem on the festival  day3
 for they also went to the festival day4
    #d3df4 ,he came again therefore into
 ,cana of ,galilee1 where he made the   
water wine4 ,and there was a certain    
ruler1 whose son was sick at            
,capharnaum4    #d3dg4 ,he having heard 
that ,jesus was come from ,judea into   
,galilee1 went  to him and prayed him to
 come down and heal his son3 for he was 
at the  point of death4    #d3dh4 ,jesus
 therefore said to him3 ,unless you see 
signs and wonders1  you believe not4    
#d3di4 ,the ruler saith to him3 ,lord1  
come down before that my son die4       
#d3ej4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,go thy way4

 ,thy son liveth4 ,the man believed  the
 word which ,jesus said to him and went 
his way4    #d3ea4 ,and as he was going 
down1 his servants met him3 and they    
brought  word1 saying1 that his son     
lived4    #d3eb4 ,he asked therefore of 
them the hour wherein he grew better4   
,and  they said to him3 ,yesterday at   
the seventh hour1 the fever left him4   
#d3ec4 ,the father therefore knew that  
it was at the same hour that ,jesus     
said to him3 ,thy son liveth4 ,and      
himself believed1 and his whole house4  
#d3ed4 ,this is again the second miracle
 that ,jesus did1 when he was come  out 
of ,judea into ,galilee4      ,john     
,chapter #e    ,christ heals on the     
sabbath the man languishing thirty-eight
 years4 ,his  discourse upon this       
occasion4    #e3a4 ,after these things  
was a festival day of the ,jews3 and    
,jesus went  up to ,jerusalem4    #e3b4 
,now there is at ,jerusalem a pond1     
called ,probatica1 which in  ,hebrew is 
named ,bethsaida1 having five porches4  

,probatica4444 ,that is1 the sheep pond2
 either so called1 because the  sheep   
were washed therein1 that were to be    
offered up in sacrifice in  the temple1 
or because it was near the sheep gate4  
,that this was a pond  where miracles   
were wrought is evident from the sacred 
text2 and also  that the water had no   
natural virtue to heal1 as one only of  
those put  in after the motion of the   
water was restored to health2 for if the
  water had the healing quality1 the    
others would have the like benefit1     
being put into it about the same time4  
#e3c4 ,in these lay a great multitude of
 sick1 of blind1 of lame1 of  withered3 
waiting for the moving of the water4    
#e3d4 ,and an angel of the ,lord        
descended at certain times into the pond
  and the water was moved4 ,and he that 
went down first into the pond  after the
 motion of the water was made whole of  
whatsoever infirmity he  lay under4     
#e3e4 ,and there was a certain man there
 that had been eight and thirty  years  

under his infirmity4    #e3f4 ,him when 
,jesus had seen lying1 and knew that he 
had been now a  long time1 he saith to  
him3 ,wilt thou be made whole8    #e3g4 
,the infirm man answered him3 ,sir1 ,i  
have no man1 when the water is          
troubled1 to put me into the pond4 ,for 
whilst ,i am coming1 another  goeth down
 before me4    #e3h4 ,jesus saith to    
him3 ,arise1 take up thy bed and walk4  
#e3i4 ,and immediately the man was made 
whole3 and he took up his bed and       
walked4 ,and it was the sabbath that    
day4    #e3aj4 ,the ,jews therefore said
 to him that was healed3 ,it is the     
sabbath4 ,it is not lawful for thee to  
take up thy bed4    #e3aa4 ,he answered 
them3 ,he that made me whole1 he said to
 me3 ,take up  thy bed and walk4        
#e3ab4 ,they asked him therefore3 ,who  
is that man who said to thee3 ,take  up 
thy bed and walk8    #e3ac4 ,but he who 
was healed knew not who it was3 for     
,jesus went aside  from the multitude   
standing in the place4    #e3ad4        

,afterwards1 ,jesus findeth him in the  
temple and saith to him3  ,behold thou  
art made whole3 sin no more1 lest some  
worse thing happen  to thee4    #e3ae4  
,the man went his way and told the ,jews
 that it was ,jesus who had  made him   
whole4    #e3af4 ,therefore did the     
,jews persecute ,jesus1 because he did  
these  things on the sabbath4    #e3ag4 
,but ,jesus answered them3 ,my ,father  
worketh until now2 and ,i work4         
#e3ah4 ,hereupon therefore the ,jews    
sought the more to kill him1 because  he
 did not only break the sabbath but also
 said ,god was his ,father1  making     
himself equal to ,god4    #e3ai4 ,then  
,jesus answered and said to them3 ,amen1
 amen1 ,i say unto you1  the ,son cannot
 do any thing of himself1 but what he   
seeth the ,father  doing3 for what      
things soever he doth1 these the ,son   
also doth in like  manner4    #e3bj4    
,for the ,father loveth the ,son and    
sheweth him all things which  himself   
doth3 and greater works than these will 

he shew him1 that you  may wonder4      
#e3ba4 ,for as the ,father raiseth up   
the dead and giveth life3 so the ,son   
also giveth life to whom he will4       
#e3bb4 ,for neither does the ,father    
judge any man3 but hath given all       
judgment to the ,son4    #e3bc4 ,that   
all men may honour the ,son1 as they    
honour the ,father4 ,he  who honoureth  
not the ,son honoureth not the ,father  
who hath sent him4    #e3bd4 ,amen1     
amen1 ,i say unto you that he who       
heareth my word and  believeth him that 
sent me hath life everlasting3 and      
cometh not into  judgment1 but is passed
 from death to life4    #e3be4 ,amen1   
amen1 ,i say unto you1 that the hour    
cometh1 and now is1  when the dead shall
 hear the voice of the ,son of ,god3 and
 they that  hear shall live4    #e3bf4  
,for as the ,father hath life in        
himself1 so he hath given to the  ,son  
also to have life in himself4    #e3bg4 
,and he hath given him power to do      
judgment1 because he is the ,son  of    

man4    #e3bh4 ,wonder not at this3 for 
the hour cometh wherein all that are in 
the graves shall hear the voice of the  
,son of ,god4    #e3bi4 ,and they that  
have done good things shall come forth  
unto the  resurrection of life3 but they
 that have done evil1 unto the          
resurrection of judgment4    ,unto the  
resurrection of judgment4444 ,that is1  
condemnation4    #e3cj4 ,i cannot of    
myself do any thing4 ,as ,i hear1 so ,i 
judge4 ,and my  judgment is just3       
because ,i seek not my own will1 but the
 will of him  that sent me4    #e3ca4   
,if ,i bear witness of myself1 my       
witness is not true4    #e3cb4 ,there is
 another that beareth witness of me3 and
 ,i know that the  witness which he     
witnesseth of me is true4    #e3cc4 ,you
 sent to ,john3 and he gave testimony to
 the truth4    #e3cd4 ,but ,i receive   
not testimony from man3 but ,i say these
 things1  that you may be saved4        
#e3ce4 ,he was a burning and a shining  
light3 and you were willing for a  time 

to rejoice in his light4    #e3cf4 ,but 
,i have a greater testimony than that of
 ,john3 for the works  which the ,father
 hath given me to perfect1 the works    
themselves which ,i  do1 give testimony 
of me1 that the ,father hath sent me4   
#e3cg4 ,and the ,father himself who hath
 sent me hath given testimony of  me3   
neither have you heard his voice at any 
time1 nor seen his shape4    #e3ch4 ,and
 you have not his word abiding in you3  
for whom he hath sent1  him you believe 
not4    #e3ci4 ,search the scriptures3  
for you think in them to have life      
everlasting4 ,and the same are they that
 give testimony of me4    ,or4444 ,you  
search the scriptures4 ,scrutamini4444  
,it is not a command  for all to read   
the scriptures2 but a reproach to the   
,pharisees1 that  reading the scriptures
 as they did1 and thinking to find      
everlasting  life in them1 they would   
not receive him to whom all those       
scriptures  gave testimony1 and through 
whom alone they could have that true    

life4    #e3dj4 ,and you will not come  
to me that you may have life4    #e3da4 
,i receive not glory from men4    #e3db4
 ,but ,i know you1 that you have not the
 love of ,god in you4    #e3dc4 ,i am   
come in the name of my ,father1 and you 
receive me not3 if  another shall come  
in his own name1 him you will receive4  
#e3dd4 ,how can you believe1 who receive
 glory one from another3 and the  glory 
which is from ,god alone1 you do not    
seek8    #e3de4 ,think not that ,i will 
accuse you to the ,father4 ,there is one
 that  accuseth you1 ,moses1 in whom you
 trust4    #e3df4 ,for if you did       
believe ,moses1 you would perhaps       
believe me also3  for he wrote of me4   
#e3dg4 ,but if you do not believe his   
writings1 how will you believe my       
words8      ,john ,chapter #f    ,christ
 feeds five thousand with five loaves4  
,he walks upon the sea and  discourses  
of the bread of life4    #f3a4 ,after   
these things ,jesus went over the sea of
 ,galilee1 which is  that of ,tiberias4 

#f3b4 ,and a great multitude followed   
him1 because they saw the miracles      
which he did on them that were diseased4
    #f3c4 ,jesus therefore went up into 
a mountain3 and there he sat with his   
disciples4    #f3d4 ,now the pasch1 the 
festival day of the ,jews1 was near at  
hand4    #f3e4 ,when ,jesus therefore   
had lifted up his eyes and seen that a  
very  great multitude cometh to him1 he 
said to ,philip3 ,whence shall we buy   
bread1 that these may eat8    #f3f4 ,and
 this he said to try him3 for he himself
 knew what he would do4    #f3g4 ,philip
 answered him3 ,two hundred pennyworth  
of bread is not  sufficient for them    
that every one may take a little4       
#f3h4 ,one of his disciples1 ,andrew1   
the brother of ,simon ,peter1 saith to  
him3    #f3i4 ,there is a boy here that 
hath five barley loaves and two fishes4 
,but what are these among so many8      
#f3aj4 ,then ,jesus said3 ,make the men 
sit down4 ,now1 there was much grass  in
 the place4 ,the men therefore sat down1

 in number about five  thousand4        
#f3aa4 ,and ,jesus took the loaves3 and 
when he had given thanks1 he            
distributed to them that were set down4 
,in like manner also of the  fishes1 as 
much as they would4    #f3ab4 ,and when 
they were filled1 he said to his        
disciples3 gather up  the fragments that
 remain1 lest they be lost4    #f3ac4   
,they gathered up therefore and filled  
twelve baskets with the  fragments of   
the five barley loaves which remained   
over and above to  them that had eaten4 
#f3ad4 ,now those men1 when they had    
seen what a miracle ,jesus had done1    
said3 ,this is of a truth the prophet   
that is to come into the world4         
#f3ae4 ,jesus therefore1 when he knew   
that they would come to take him by     
force and make him king1 fled again into
 the mountain himself alone4    #f3af4  
,and when evening was come1 his         
disciples went down to the sea4         
#f3ag4 ,and when they had gone up into a
 ship1 they went over the sea to        

,capharnaum4 ,and it was now dark3 and  
,jesus was not come unto them4    #f3ah4
 ,and the sea arose1 by reason of a     
great wind that blew4    #f3ai4 ,when   
they had rowed therefore about five and 
twenty or thirty  furlongs1 they see    
,jesus walking upon the sea and drawing 
nigh to the  ship4 ,and they were       
afraid4    #f3bj4 ,but he saith to them3
 ,it is ,i4 ,be not afraid4    #f3ba4   
,they were willing therefore to take him
 into the ship4 ,and  presently the ship
 was at the land to which they were     
going4    #f3bb4 ,the next day1 the     
multitude that stood on the other side  
of the  sea saw that there was no other 
ship there but one3 and that ,jesus had 
not entered into the ship with his      
disciples1 but that his disciples  were 
gone away alone4    #f3bc4 ,but other   
ships came in from ,tiberias1 nigh unto 
the place where  they had eaten the     
bread1 the ,lord giving thanks4         
#f3bd4 ,when therefore the multitude saw
 that ,jesus was not there1 nor  his    

disciples1 they took shipping and came  
to ,capharnaum1 seeking for  ,jesus4    
#f3be4 ,and when they had found him on  
the other side of the sea1 they  said to
 him3 ,rabbi1 when camest thou hither8  
#f3bf4 ,jesus answered them and said3   
,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 you seek    
me1 not because you have seen miracles1 
but because you did eat of the  loaves  
and were filled4    #f3bg4 ,labour not  
for the meat which perisheth1 but for   
that which  endureth unto life          
everlasting1 which the ,son of man will 
give you4 ,for  him hath ,god1 the      
,father1 sealed4    #f3bh4 ,they said   
therefore unto him3 ,what shall we do1  
that we may work  the works of ,god8    
#f3bi4 ,jesus answered and said to them3
 ,this is the work of ,god1 that  you   
believe in him whom he hath sent4       
#f3cj4 ,they said therefore to him3     
,what sign therefore dost thou shew     
that we may see and may believe thee8   
,what dost thou work8    #f3ca4 ,our    
fathers did eat manna in the desert1 as 

it is written3 ,he  gave them bread from
 heaven to eat4    #f3cb4 ,then ,jesus  
said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to    
you2 ,moses gave you  not bread from    
heaven1 but my ,father giveth you the   
true bread from  heaven4    #f3cc4 ,for 
the bread of ,god is that which cometh  
down from heaven and  giveth life to the
 world4    #f3cd4 ,they said therefore  
unto him3 ,lord1 give us always this    
bread4    #f3ce4 ,and ,jesus said to    
them3 ,i am the bread of life4 ,he that 
cometh to  me shall not hunger3 and he  
that believeth in me shall never thirst4
    #f3cf4 ,but ,i said unto you that   
you also have seen me1 and you believe  
not4    #f3cg4 ,all that the ,father    
giveth to me shall come to me3 and him  
that  cometh to me1 ,i will not cast    
out4    #f3ch4 ,because ,i came down    
from heaven1 not to do my own will but  
the  will of him that sent me4    #f3ci4
 ,now this is the will of the ,father   
who sent me3 that of all that  he hath  
given me1 ,i should lose nothing2 but   

should raise it up again  in the last   
day4    #f3dj4 ,and this is the will of 
my ,father that sent me3 that every one 
who seeth the ,son and believeth in him 
may have life everlasting4 ,and ,i  will
 raise him up in the last day4    #f3da4
 ,the ,jews therefore murmured at him1  
because he had said3 ,i am the  living  
bread which came down from heaven4      
#f3db4 ,and they said3 ,is not this     
,jesus1 the son of ,joseph1 whose father
  and mother we know8 ,how then saith   
he3 ,i came down from heaven8    #f3dc4 
,jesus therefore answered and said to   
them3 ,murmur not among  yourselves4    
#f3dd4 ,no man can come to me1 except   
the ,father1 who hath sent me1 draw     
him4 ,and ,i will raise him up in the   
last day4    ,draw him4444 ,not by      
compulsion1 nor by laying the free will 
under any  necessity1 but by the strong 
and sweet motions of his heavenly grace4
    #f3de4 ,it is written in the        
prophets3 ,and they shall all be taught 
of  ,god4 ,every one that hath heard of 

the ,father and hath learned cometh to  
me4    #f3df4 ,not that any man hath    
seen the ,father3 but he who is of ,god1
 he  hath seen the ,father4    #f3dg4   
,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you3 ,he that  
believeth in me hath  everlasting life4 
#f3dh4 ,i am the bread of life4         
#f3di4 ,your fathers did eat manna in   
the desert3 and are dead4    #f3ej4     
,this is the bread which cometh down    
from heaven3 that if any man  eat of it1
 he may not die4    #f3ea4 ,i am the    
living bread which came down from       
heaven4    #f3eb4 ,if any man eat of    
this bread1 he shall live for ever3 and 
the  bread that ,i will give is my      
flesh1 for the life of the world4       
#f3ec4 ,the ,jews therefore strove among
 themselves1 saying3 ,how can this  man 
give us his flesh to eat8    #f3ed4     
,then ,jesus said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 
,i say unto you3 except you  eat the    
flesh of the ,son of man and drink his  
blood1 you shall not have  life in you4 
,except you eat--and drink1 etc4444 ,to 

receive the body and blood of  ,christ1 
is a divine precept1 insinuated in this 
text2 which the  faithful fulfil1 though
 they receive but in one kind2 because  
in one  kind they receive both body and 
blood1 which cannot be separated from   
each other4 ,hence1 life eternal is here
 promised to the worthy  receiving1     
though but in one kind4 ,ver4 #eb4 ,if  
any man eat of this  bread1 he shall    
live for ever2 and the bread that ,i    
will give1 is my  flesh for the life of 
the world4 ,ver4 #eh4 ,he that eateth   
me1 the same  also shall live by me4    
,ver4 #ei4 ,he that eateth this bread1  
shall liver  for ever4    #f3ee4 ,he    
that eateth my flesh and drinketh my    
blood hath everlasting  life3 and ,i    
will raise him up in the last day4      
#f3ef4 ,for my flesh is meat indeed3 and
 my blood is drink indeed4    #f3eg4 ,he
 that eateth my flesh and drinketh my   
blood abideth in me3 and  ,i in him4    
#f3eh4 ,as the living ,father hath sent 
me and ,i live by the ,father3 so he    

that eateth me1 the same also shall live
 by me4    #f3ei4 ,this is the bread    
that came down from heaven4 ,not as your
 fathers  did eat manna and are dead4   
,he that eateth this bread shall live   
for  ever4    #f3fj4 ,these things he   
said1 teaching in the synagogue1 in     
,capharnaum4    #f3fa4 ,many therefore  
of his disciples1 hearing it1 said3     
,this saying is  hard2 and who can hear 
it8    #f3fb4 ,but ,jesus1 knowing in   
himself that his disciples murmured at  
this1 said to them3 ,doth this          
scandalize you8    #f3fc4 ,if then you  
shall see the ,son of man ascend up     
where he was  before8    ,if then you   
shall see1 etc4444 ,christ by mentioning
 his ascension1 by  this instance of his
 power and divinity1 would confirm the  
truth of  what he had before asserted2  
and at the same time correct their gross
  apprehension of eating his flesh1 and 
drinking his blood1 in a vulgar  and    
carnal manner1 by letting them know he  
should take his whole body  living with 

him to heaven2 and consequently not     
suffer it to be as they  supposed1      
divided1 mangled1 and consumed upon     
earth4    #f3fd4 ,it is the spirit that 
quickeneth3 the flesh profiteth nothing4
  ,the words that ,i have spoken to you 
are spirit and life4    ,the flesh      
profiteth nothing4444 ,dead flesh       
separated from the spirit1  in the gross
 manner they supposed they were to eat  
his flesh1 would  profit nothing4       
,neither doth man's flesh1 that is to   
say1 man's natural  and carnal          
apprehension1 7which refuses to be      
subject to the spirit1  and words of    
,christ17 profit any thing4 ,but it     
would be the height of  blasphemy1 to   
say the living flesh of ,christ 7which  
we receive in the  blessed sacarament1  
with his spirit1 that is1 with his soul 
and  divinity7 profiteth nothing4 ,for  
if ,christ's flesh had profitedus       
nothing1 he would never have taken flesh
 for us1 nor died in us  nothing1 he    
would never have taken flesh for us1 nor

 died in the flesh  for us4 ,are spirit 
and life4444 ,by proposing to you a     
heavenly  sacrament1 in which you shall 
receive1 in a wonderful manner1 spirit1 
grace1 and life1 in its very fountain4  
#f3fe4 ,but there are some of you that  
believe not4 ,for ,jesus knew from  the 
beginning who they were that did not    
believe and who he was that  would      
betray him4    #f3ff4 ,and he said3     
,therefore did ,i say to you that no man
 can come to  me1 unless it be given him
 by my ,father4    #f3fg4 ,after this1  
many of his disciples went back and     
walked no more  with him4    #f3fh4     
,then ,jesus said to the twelve3 ,will  
you also go away8    #f3fi4 ,and ,simon 
,peter answered him3 ,lord1 to whom     
shall we go8 ,thou  hast the words of   
eternal life4    #f3gj4 ,and we have    
believed and have known that thou art   
the ,christ1 the  ,son of ,god4         
#f3ga4 ,jesus answered them3 ,have not  
,i chosen you twelve8 ,and one of you   
is a devil4    #f3gb4 ,now he meant     

,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon3 for
 this same was  about to betray him1    
whereas he was one of the twelve4       
,john ,chapter #g    ,christ goes up to 
the feast of the tabernacles4 ,he       
teaches in the  temple4    #g3a4 ,after 
these things1 ,jesus walked in ,galilee3
 for he would not walk  in ,judea1      
because the ,jews sought to kill him4   
#g3b4 ,now the ,jews feast of           
tabernacles was at hand4    #g3c4 ,and  
his brethren said to1 him3 ,pass from   
hence and go into ,judea1  that thy     
disciples also may see thy works which  
thou dost4    #g3d4 ,for there is no man
 that doth any thing in secret1 and he  
himself  seeketh to be known openly4 ,if
 thou do these things1 manifest thyself 
to the world4    #g3e4 ,for neither did 
his brethren believe in him4    #g3f4   
,then ,jesus said to them3 ,my time is  
not yet come2 but your time is  always  
ready4    #g3g4 ,the world cannot hate  
you3 but me it hateth1 because ,i give  
testimony of it1 that the works thereof 

are evil1    #g3h4 ,go you up to this   
festival day3 but ,i go not up to this  
festival  day1 because my time is not   
accomplished4    #g3i4 ,when he had said
 these things1 he himself stayed in     
,galilee4    #g3aj4 ,but after his      
brethren were gone up1 then he also went
 up to the  feast1 not openly1 but1 as  
it were1 in secret4    #g3aa4 ,the ,jews
 therefore sought him on the festival   
day and said3 ,where  is he8    #g3ab4  
,and there was much murmuring among the 
multitude concerning him4  ,for some    
said3 ,he is a good man4 ,and others    
said3 ,no1 but he seduceth  the people4 
#g3ac4 ,yet no man spoke openly of him1 
for fear of the ,jews4    #g3ad4 ,now1  
about the midst of the feast1 ,jesus    
went up into the temple  and taught4    
#g3ae4 ,and the ,jews wondered1 saying3 
,how doth this man know letters1  having
 never learned8    #g3af4 ,jesus        
answered them and said3 ,my doctrine is 
not mine1 but his  that sent me4        
#g3ag4 ,if any man will do the will of  

him1 he shall know of the  doctrine1    
whether it be of ,god1 or whether ,i    
speak of myself4    #g3ah4 ,he that     
speaketh of himself seeketh his own     
glory3 but he that  seeketh the glory of
 him that sent him1 he is true and there
 is no  injustice in him4    #g3ai4 ,did
 not ,moses give you the law1 and yet   
none of you keepeth the  law8    #g3bj4 
,why seek you to kill me8 ,the multitude
 answered and said3 ,thou  hast a devil4
 ,who seeketh to kill thee8    #g3ba4   
,jesus answered and said to them3 ,one  
work ,i have done3 and you  all wonder4 
#g3bb4 ,therefore1 ,moses gave you      
circumcision 7not because it is of      
,moses1 but of the fathers73 and on the 
sabbath day you circumcise a  man4      
#g3bc4 ,if a man receive circumcision on
 the sabbath day1 that the law of       
,moses may not be broken3 are you angry 
at me1 because ,i have healed the  whole
 man on the sabbath day8    #g3bd4      
,judge not according to the appearance3 
but judge just judgment4    #g3be4 ,some

 therefore of ,jerusalem said3 ,is not  
this he whom they seek  to kill8        
#g3bf4 ,and behold1 he speaketh openly3 
and they say nothing to him4 ,have  the 
rulers known for a truth that this is   
the ,christ8    #g3bg4 ,but we know this
 man1 whence he is3 but when the ,christ
 cometh1  no man knoweth1 whence he is4 
#g3bh4 ,jesus therefore cried out in the
 temple1 teaching and saying3 ,you  both
 know me1 and you know whence ,i am4    
,and ,i am not come of myself3  but he  
that sent me is true1 whom you know not4
    #g3bi4 ,i know him1 because ,i am   
from him3 and he hath sent me4    #g3cj4
 ,they sought therefore to apprehend    
him3 and no man laid hands on  him1     
because his hour was not yet come4      
#g3ca4 ,but of the people many believed 
in him and said3 ,when the ,christ      
cometh1 shall he do more miracles than  
this man doth8    #g3cb4 ,the ,pharisees
 heard the people murmuring these things
 concerning  him3 and the rulers and    
,pharisees sent ministers to apprehend  

him4    #g3cc4 ,jesus therefore said to 
them3 ,yet a little while ,i am with    
you3  and then ,i go to him that sent   
me4    #g3cd4 ,you shall seek me and    
shall not find me3 and where ,i am1     
thither  you cannot come4    #g3ce4 ,the
 ,jews therefore said among themselves3 
,whither will he go1  that we shall not 
find him8 ,will he go unto the dispersed
 among the  ,gentiles and teach the     
,gentiles8    #g3cf4 ,what is this      
saying that he hath said3 ,you shall    
seek me and  shall not find me8 ,and3   
,where ,i am1 you cannot come8    #g3cg4
 ,and on the last1 and great day of the 
festivity1 ,jesus stood and  cried1     
saying3 ,if any man thirst1 let him come
 to me and drink4    #g3ch4 ,he that    
believeth in me1 as the scripture saith3
 ,out of his belly  shall flow rivers of
 living water4    #g3ci4 ,now this he   
said of the ,spirit which they should   
receive who  believed in him3 for as yet
 the ,spirit was not given1 because     
,jesus was  not yet glorified4    #g3dj4

 ,of that multitude therefore1 when they
 had heard these words of  his1 some    
said3 ,this is the prophet indeed4      
#g3da4 ,others said3 ,this is the       
,christ4 ,but some said3 ,doth the      
,christ  come out of ,galilee8    #g3db4
 ,doth not the scripture say3 ,that     
,christ cometh of the seed of  ,david   
and from ,bethlehem the town where      
,david was8    #g3dc4 ,so there arose a 
dissension among the people because of  
him4    #g3dd4 ,and some of them would  
have apprehended him3 but no man laid   
hands upon him4    #g3de4 ,the ministers
 therefore came to the chief priests and
 the  ,pharisees4 ,and they said to     
them3 ,why have you not brought him8    
#g3df4 ,the ministers answered3 ,never  
did man speak like this man4    #g3dg4  
,the ,pharisees therefore answered them3
 ,are you also seduced8    #g3dh4 ,hath 
any one of the rulers believed in him1  
or of the ,pharisees8    #g3di4 ,but    
this multitude1 that knoweth not the    
law1 are accursed4    #g3ej4 ,nicodemus 

said to them 7he that came to him by    
night1 who was one  of them73    #g3ea4 
,doth our law judge any man1 unless it  
first hear him and know  what he doth8  
#g3eb4 ,they answered and said to him3  
,art thou also a ,galilean8 ,search  the
 scriptures1 and see that out of        
,galilee a prophet riseth not4    #g3ec4
 ,and every man returned to his own     
house4      ,john ,chapter #h    ,the   
woman taken in adultery4 ,christ        
justifies his doctrine4    #h3a4 ,and   
,jesus went unto mount ,olivet4    #h3b4
 ,and early in the morning he came again
 into the temple3 and all  the people   
came to him4 ,and sitting down he taught
 them4    #h3c4 ,and the scribes and    
,pharisees bring unto him a woman taken 
in  adultery3 and they set her in the   
midst1    #h3d4 ,and said to him3       
,master1 this woman was even now taken  
in  adultery4    #h3e4 ,now ,moses in   
the law commanded us to stone such a    
one4 ,but what  sayest thou8    #h3f4   
,and this they said tempting him1 that  

they might accuse him4 ,but  ,jesus     
bowing himself down1 wrote with his     
finger on the ground4    #h3g4 ,when    
therefore they continued asking him1 he 
lifted up himself and  said to them3 ,he
 that is without sin among you1 let him 
first cast a  stone at her4    #h3h4    
,and again stooping down1 he wrote on   
the ground4    #h3i4 ,but they hearing  
this1 went out one by one1 beginning at 
the  eldest4 ,and ,jesus alone remained1
 and the woman standing in the midst4   
#h3aj4 ,then ,jesus lifting up himself1 
said to her3 ,woman1 where are they     
that accused thee8 ,hath no man         
condemned thee8    #h3aa4 ,who said3 ,no
 man1 ,lord4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,neither 
will ,i condemn  thee4 ,go1 and now sin 
no more4    #h3ab4 ,again therefore1    
,jesus spoke to3 them1 saying3 ,i am the
 light of  the world4 ,he that followeth
 me walketh not in darkness1 but shall  
have  the light of life4    #h3ac4 ,the 
,pharisees therefore said to him3 ,thou 
givest testimony of  thyself4 ,thy      

testimony is not true4    #h3ad4 ,jesus 
answered and said to them3 ,although ,i 
give testimony of  myself1 my testimony 
is true3 for ,i know whence ,i came1 and
 whither ,i  go3 but you know not whence
 ,i come1 or whither ,i go4    #h3ae4   
,you judge according to the flesh3 ,i   
judge not any man4    #h3af4 ,and if ,i 
do judge1 my judgment is true3 because  
,i am not alone1  but ,i and the ,father
 that sent me4    #h3ag4 ,and in your   
law it is written that the testimony of 
two men is  true4    #h3ah4 ,i am one   
that give testimony of myself3 and the  
,father that sent  me giveth testimony  
of me4    #h3ai4 ,they said therefore to
 him3 ,where is thy ,father8 ,jesus     
answered3  ,neither me do you know1 nor 
my ,father4 ,if you did know me1 perhaps
 you  would know my ,father also4       
#h3bj4 ,these words ,jesus spoke in the 
treasury1 teaching in the temple3  and  
no man laid hands on him1 because his   
hour was not yet come4    #h3ba4 ,again 
therefore ,jesus said to them3 ,i go3   

and you shall seek me4  ,and you shall  
die in your sin4 ,whither ,i go1 you    
cannot come4    #h3bb4 ,the ,jews       
therefore said3 ,will he kill himself1  
because he said3  ,whither ,i go you    
cannot come8    #h3bc4 ,and he said to  
them3 ,you are from beneath3 ,i am from 
above4 ,you  are of this world3 ,i am   
not of this world4    #h3bd4 ,therefore 
,i said to you that you shall die in    
your sins4 ,for if  you believe not that
 ,i am he1 you shall die in your sin4   
#h3be4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,who
 art thou8 ,jesus said to them3 ,the    
beginning1 who also speak unto you4     
#h3bf4 ,many things ,i have to speak and
 to judge of you4 ,but he that sent  me1
 is true3 and the things ,i have heard  
of him1 these same ,i speak in  the     
world4    #h3bg4 ,and they understood   
not that he called ,god his ,father4    
#h3bh4 ,jesus therefore said to them3   
,when you shall have lifted up1 the     
,son of man1 then shall you know that ,i
 am he and that ,i do nothing of        

myself4 ,but as the ,father hath taught 
me1 these things ,i speak4    #h3bi4    
,and he that sent me is with me3 and he 
hath not left me alone4  ,for ,i do     
always the things that please him4      
#h3cj4 ,when he spoke these things1 many
 believed in him4    #h3ca4 ,then ,jesus
 said to those ,jews who believed him3  
,if you continue  in my word1 you shall 
be my disciples indeed4    #h3cb4 ,and  
you shall know the truth3 and the truth 
shall make you free4    #h3cc4 ,they    
answered him3 ,we are the seed of       
,abraham3 and we have never  been slaves
 to any man4 ,how sayest thou3 ,you     
shall be free8    #h3cd4 ,jesus answered
 them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you that
 whosoever  committeth sin is the       
servant of sin4    #h3ce4 ,now the      
servant abideth not in the house for    
ever3 but the son  abideth for ever4    
#h3cf4 ,if therefore the son shall make 
you free1 you shall be free  indeed4    
#h3cg4 ,i know that you are the children
 of ,abraham3 but you seek to kill  me1 

because my word hath no place in you4   
#h3ch4 ,i speak that which ,i have seen 
with my ,father3 and you do the  things 
that you have seen with your father4    
#h3ci4 ,they answered and said to him3  
,abraham is our father4 ,jesus saith  to
 them3 ,if you be the children of       
,abraham1 do the works of ,abraham4     
#h3dj4 ,but now you seek to kill me1 a  
man who have spoken the truth to  you1  
which ,i have heard of ,god4 ,this      
,abraham did not4    #h3da4 ,you do the 
works of your father4 ,they said        
therefore to him3 ,we  are not born of  
fornication3 we have one ,father1 even  
,god4    #h3db4 ,jesus therefore said to
 them3 ,if ,god were your ,father1 you  
would  indeed love me4 ,for from ,god ,i
 proceeded and came4 ,for ,i came not of
  myself3 but he sent me4    #h3dc4 ,why
 do you not know my speech8 ,because you
 cannot hear my word4    #h3dd4 ,you are
 of your father the devil3 and the      
desires of your father  you will do4 ,he
 was a murderer from the beginning3 and 

he stood not in  the truth1 because     
truth is not in him4 ,when he speaketh a
 lie1 he  speaketh of his own3 for he is
 a liar1 and the father thereof4        
#h3de4 ,but if ,i say the truth1 you    
believe me not4    #h3df4 ,which of you 
shall convince me of sin8 ,if ,i say the
 truth to you1  why do you not believe  
me3    #h3dg4 ,he that is of ,god       
heareth the words of ,god4 ,therefore   
you hear  them not1 because you are not 
of ,god4    #h3dh4 ,the ,jews therefore 
answered and said to him3 ,do not we say
 well  that thou art a ,samaritan and   
hast a devil8    #h3di4 ,jesus answered3
 ,i have not a devil3 but ,i honour my  
,father4 ,and  you have dishonoured me4 
#h3ej4 ,but ,i seek not my own glory3   
there is one that seeketh and  judgeth4 
#h3ea4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,if  
any man keep my word1 he shall not  see 
death for ever4    #h3eb4 ,the ,jews    
therefore said3 ,now we know that thou  
hast a devil4  ,abraham is dead1 and the
 prophets3 and thou sayest3 ,if any man 

keep my  word1 he shall not taste death 
for ever4    #h3ec4 ,art thou greater   
than our father ,abraham who is dead8   
,and the  prophets are dead4 ,whom dost 
thou make thyself8    #h3ed4 ,jesus     
answered3 ,if ,i glorify myself1 my     
glory is nothing4 ,it is  my ,father    
that glorifieth me1 of whom you say that
 he is your ,god4    #h3ee4 ,and you    
have not known him3 but ,i know him4    
,and if ,i shall say  that ,i know him  
not1 ,i shall be like to you1 a liar4   
,but ,i do know him  and do keep his    
word4    #h3ef4 ,abraham your father    
rejoiced that he might see my day3 he   
saw it  and was glad4    #h3eg4 ,the    
,jews therefore said to him3 ,thou art  
not yet fifty years old4  ,and hast thou
 seen ,abraham8    #h3eh4 ,jesus said to
 them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1      
before ,abraham was  made1 ,i ,,am4     
#h3ei4 ,they took up stones therefore to
 cast at him4 ,but ,jesus hid  himself  
and went out of the temple4      ,john  
,chapter #i    ,he gives sight to the   

man born blind4    #i3a4 ,and ,jesus    
passing by1 saw a man who was blind from
 his birth4    #i3b4 ,and his disciples 
asked him3 ,rabbi1 who hath sinned1 this
 man or  his parents1 that he should be 
born blind8    #i3c4 ,jesus answered3   
,neither hath this man sinned1 nor his  
parents2 but  that the works of ,god    
should be made manifest in him4    #i3d4
 ,i must work the works of him that sent
 me1 whilst it is day3 the  night       
cometh1 when no man can work4    #i3e4  
,as long as ,i am in the world1 ,i am   
the light of the world4    #i3f4 ,when  
he had said these things1 he spat on the
 ground and made clay  of the spittle   
and spread the clay upon his eyes1      
#i3g4 ,and said to him3 ,go1 wash in the
 pool of ,siloe1 which is  interpreted1 
,sent4 ,he went therefore and washed3   
and he came seeing4    #i3h4 ,the       
neighbours1 therefore1 and they who had 
seen him before that  he was a beggar1  
said3 ,is not this he that sat and      
begged8 ,some said3  ,this is he4       

#i3i4 ,but others said3 ,no1 but he is  
like him4 ,but he said3 ,i am he4       
#i3aj4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,how
 were thy eyes opened8    #i3aa4 ,he    
answered3 ,that man that is called      
,jesus made clay and anointed  my eyes  
and said to me3 ,go to the pool of      
,siloe and wash4 ,and ,i went3 ,i       
washed3 and ,i see4    #i3ab4 ,and they 
said to him3 ,where is he8 ,he saith3 ,i
 know not4    #i3ac4 ,they bring him    
that had been blind to the ,pharisees4  
#i3ad4 ,now it was the sabbath1 when    
,jesus made the clay and opened his     
eyes4    #i3ae4 ,again therefore the    
,pharisees asked him how he had received
 his  sight4 ,but he said to them3 ,he  
put clay upon my eyes3 and ,i washed3   
and  ,i see4    #i3af4 ,some therefore  
of the ,pharisees said3 ,this man is not
 of ,god1 who  keepeth not the sabbath4 
,but others said3 ,how can a man that is
 a  sinner do such miracles8 ,and there 
was a division among them4    #i3ag4    
,they say therefore to the blind man    

again3 ,what sayest thou of  him that   
hath opened thy eyes8 ,and he said3 ,he 
is a prophet4    #i3ah4 ,the ,jews then 
did not believe concerning him1 that he 
had been  blind and had received his    
sight1 until they called the parents of 
him  that had received his sight1       
#i3ai4 ,and asked them1 saying3 ,is this
 your son1 who you say was born  blind8 
,how then doth he now see8    #i3bj4    
,his parents answered them and said3 ,we
 know that this is our son  and that he 
was born blind3    #i3ba4 ,but how he   
now seeth1 we know not3 or who hath     
opened his eyes1  we know not4 ,ask     
himself3 he is of age3 ,let him speak   
for himself4    #i3bb4 ,these things his
 parents said1 because they feared the  
,jews3 for  the ,jews had already agreed
 among themselves that if any man should
  confess him to be ,christ1 he should  
be put out of the synagogue4    #i3bc4  
,therefore did his parents say3 ,he is  
of age4 ,ask himself4    #i3bd4 ,they   
therefore called the man again that had 

been blind and said  to him3 ,give glory
 to ,god4 ,we know that this man is a   
sinner4    #i3be4 ,he said therefore to 
them3 ,if he be a sinner1 ,i know not4  
,one  thing ,i know1 that whereas ,i was
 blind4 now ,i see4    #i3bf4 ,they said
 then to him3 ,what did he to thee8 ,how
 did he open thy  eyes8    #i3bg4 ,he   
answered them3 ,i have told you already1
 and you have heard4  ,why would you    
hear it again8 ,will you also become his
 disciples8    #i3bh4 ,they reviled him 
therefore and said3 ,be thou his        
disciple2 but we  are the disciples of  
,moses4    #i3bi4 ,we know that ,god    
spoke to ,moses3 but as to this man1 we 
know not  from whence he is4    #i3cj4  
,the man answered and said to them3 why1
 herein is a wonderful  thing1 that you 
know not from whence he is1 and he hath 
opened my eyes4    #i3ca4 ,now we know  
that ,god doth not hear sinners3 but if 
a man be a  server of ,god and doth his1
 will1 him he heareth4    #i3cb4 ,from  
the beginning of the world it hath not  

been heard1 that any  man hath opened   
the eyes of one born blind4    #i3cc4   
,unless this man were of ,god1 he could 
not do anything4    #i3cd4 ,they        
answered and said to him3 ,thou wast    
wholly born in sins2 and  dost thou     
teach us8 ,and they cast him out4       
#i3ce4 ,jesus heard that they had cast  
him out4 ,and when he had found  him1 he
 said to him3 ,dost thou believe in the 
,son of ,god8    #i3cf4 ,he answered1   
and said3 ,who is he1 ,lord1 that ,i may
 believe in  him8    #i3cg4 ,and ,jesus 
said to him3 ,thou hast both seen him2  
and it is he that  talketh with thee4   
#i3ch4 ,and he said3 ,i believe1 ,lord4 
,and falling down1 he adored him4       
#i3ci4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,for judgment  
,i am come into this world3 that they   
who see not may see2 and they who see   
may become blind4    ,i am come1 etc4444
 ,not that ,christ came for that end1   
that any one  should be made blind3 but 
that the ,jews1 by the abuse of his     
coming1  and by their not receiving him1

 brought upon themselves this judgment  
of blindness4    #i3dj4 ,and some of the
 ,pharisees1 who were with him1 heard3  
and they  said unto him3 ,are we also   
blind8    #i3da4 ,jesus said to them3   
,if you were blind1 you should not have 
sin3  but now you say3 ,we see4 ,your   
sin remaineth4    ,if you were blind1   
etc4444 ,if you were invincibly         
ignorant1 and had  neither read the     
scriptures1 nor seen my miracles1 you   
would not be  guilty of the sin of      
infidelity3 but now1 as you boast of    
your  knowledge of the scriptures1 you  
are inexcusable4      ,john ,chapter #aj
    ,christ is the door and the good    
shepherd4 ,he and his ,father are one4  
#aj3a4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,he  
that entereth not by the door into  the 
sheepfold but climbeth up another way1  
the same is a thief and a  robber4      
#aj3b4 ,but he that entereth in by the  
door is the shepherd of the sheep4      
#aj3c4 ,to him the porter openeth3 and  
the sheep hear his voice4 ,and he       

calleth his own sheep by name and       
leadeth them out4    #aj3d4 ,and when he
 hath let out his own sheep1 he goeth   
before them3 and  the sheep follow him1 
because they know his voice4    #aj3e4  
,but a stranger they follow not1 but fly
 from him1 because they  know not the   
voice of strangers4    #aj3f4 ,this     
proverb ,jesus spoke to them4 ,but they 
understood not what he  spoke to them4  
#aj3g4 ,jesus therefore said to them    
again3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 ,i   
am the door of the sheep4    #aj3h4 ,all
 others1 as many as have come1 are      
thieves and robbers3 and  the sheep     
heard them not4    #aj3i4 ,i am the     
door4 ,by me1 if any man enter in1 he   
shall be saved3 and  he shall go in and 
go out1 and shall find pastures4        
#aj3aj4 ,the thief cometh not1 but for  
to steal and to kill and to  destroy4 ,i
 am come that they may have life and may
 have it more  abundantly4    #aj3aa4 ,i
 am the good shepherd4 ,the good        
shepherd giveth his life for  his sheep4

    #aj3ab4 ,but the hireling and he    
that is not the shepherd1 whose own the 
sheep are not1 seeth the wolf coming and
 leaveth the sheep and flieth3  and the 
wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep1 
#aj3ac4 ,and the hireling flieth1       
because he is a hireling3 and he hath   
no care for the sheep4    #aj3ad4 ,i am 
the good shepherd3 and ,i know mine1 and
 mine know me4    #aj3ae4 ,as the       
,father knoweth me1 and ,i know the     
,father3 and ,i lay down  my life for my
 sheep4    #aj3af4 ,and other sheep ,i  
have that are not of this fold3 them    
also ,i  must bring4 ,and they shall    
hear my voice3 ,and there shall be one  
fold  and one shepherd4    #aj3ag4      
,therefore doth the ,father love me3    
because ,i lay down my life1  that ,i   
may take it again4    #aj3ah4 ,no man   
taketh it away from me3 but ,i lay it   
down of myself4 ,and  ,i have power to  
lay it down3 and ,i have power to take  
it up again4 ,this  commandment have ,i 
received of my ,father4    #aj3ai4 ,a   

dissension rose again among the ,jews   
for these words4    #aj3bj4 ,and many of
 them said3 ,he hath a devil and is mad4
 ,why hear you  him8    #aj3ba4 ,others 
said3 ,these are not the words of one   
that hath a devil4  ,can a devil open   
the eyes of the blind8    #aj3bb4 ,and  
it was the feast of the dedication at   
,jerusalem3 and it was  winter4         
#aj3bc4 ,and ,jesus walked in the       
temple1 in ,solomon's porch4    #aj3bd4 
,the ,jews therefore came round about   
him and said to him3 ,how  long dost    
thou hold our souls in suspense8 ,if    
thou be the ,christ1 tell  us plainly4  
#aj3be4 ,jesus answered them3 ,i speak  
to you1 and you believe not3 the  works 
that ,i do in the name of my ,father1   
they give testimony of me4    #aj3bf4   
,but you do not believe1 because you are
 not of my sheep4    #aj3bg4 ,my sheep  
hear my voice4 ,and ,i know them3 and   
they follow me4    #aj3bh4 ,and ,i give 
them life everlasting3 and they shall   
not perish for  ever4 ,and no man shall 

pluck them out of my hand4    #aj3bi4   
,that which my ,father hath given me is 
greater than all3 and no  one can snatch
 them out of the hand of my ,father4    
#aj3cj4 ,i and the ,father are one4     
,i and the ,father are one4444 ,that is1
 one divine nature1 but two  distinct   
persons4    #aj3ca4 ,the ,jews then took
 up stones to stone him4    #aj3cb4     
,jesus answered them3 ,many good works  
,i have shewed you from my  ,father4    
,for which of those works do you stone  
me8    #aj3cc4 ,the ,jews answered him3 
,for a good work we stone thee not1 but 
for blasphemy3 and because that thou1   
being a man1 makest thyself ,god4       
#aj3cd4 ,jesus answered them3 ,is it not
 written in your law3 ,i said1 you  are 
gods8    #aj3ce4 ,if he called them gods
 to whom the word of ,god was spoken2   
and  the scripture cannot be broken3    
#aj3cf4 ,do you say of him whom the     
,father hath sanctified and sent into   
the world3 ,thou blasphemest2 because ,i
 said3 ,i am the ,son of ,god8          

#aj3cg4 ,if ,i do not the works of my   
,father1 believe me not4    #aj3ch4 ,but
 if ,i do1 though you will not believe  
me1 believe the works3  that you may    
know and believe that the ,father is in 
me and ,i in the  ,father4    #aj3ci4   
,they sought therefore to take him3 and 
he escaped out of their  hands4         
#aj3dj4 ,and he went again beyond the   
,jordan1 into that place where ,john    
was baptizing first4 ,and there he      
abode4    #aj3da4 ,and many resorted to 
him3 and they said3 ,john indeed did no 
sign4    #aj3db4 ,but all things        
whatsoever ,john said of this man were  
true4 ,and  many believed in him4       
,john ,chapter #aa    ,christ raises    
,lazarus to life4 ,the rulers resolve to
 put him to death4    #aa3a4 ,now there 
was a certain man sick1 named ,lazarus1 
of ,bethania1 of  the town of ,mary and 
of ,martha her sister4    #aa3b4 7,and  
,mary was she that anointed the ,lord   
with ointment and wiped  his feet with  
her hair3 whose brother ,lazarus was    

sick47    #aa3c4 ,his sisters therefore 
sent to him1 saying3 ,lord1 behold1 he  
whom  thou lovest is sick4    #aa3d4    
,and ,jesus hearing it1 said to them3   
,this sickness is not unto  death1 but  
for the glory of ,god3 that the ,son of 
,god may be glorified  by it4    #aa3e4 
,now ,jesus loved ,martha and her sister
 ,mary and ,lazarus4    #aa3f4 ,when he 
had heard therefore that he was sick1 he
 still remained  in the same place two  
days4    #aa3g4 ,then after that1 he    
said to his disciples3 ,let us go into  
,judea  again4    #aa3h4 ,the disciples 
say to him3 ,rabbi1 the ,jews but now   
sought to stone  thee4 ,and goest thou  
thither again8    #aa3i4 ,jesus         
answered3 ,are there not twelve hours of
 the day8 ,if a man  walk in the day he 
stumbleth not1 because he seeth the     
light of this  world3    #aa3aj4 ,but if
 he walk in the night1 he stumbleth1    
because the light is  not in him4       
#aa3aa4 ,these things he said2 and after
 that he said to them3 ,lazarus  our    

friend sleepeth3 but ,i go that ,i may  
awake him out of sleep4    #aa3ab4 ,his 
disciples therefore said3 ,lord1 if he  
sleep1 he shall do  well4    #aa3ac4    
,but ,jesus spoke of his death3 and they
 thought that he spoke of  the repose of
 sleep4    #aa3ad4 ,then therefore      
,jesus said to them plainly3 ,lazarus is
 dead4    #aa3ae4 ,and ,i am glad1 for  
your sakes2 that ,i was not there1 that 
you  may believe4 ,but1 let us go to    
him4    #aa3af4 ,thomas therefore1 who  
is called ,didymus1 said to his fellow  
disciples3 ,let us also go1 that we may 
die with him4    #aa3ag4 ,jesus         
therefore came3 and found that he had   
been four days  already in the grave4   
#aa3ah4 7,now ,bethania was near        
,jerusalem1 about fifteen furlongs off47
    #aa3ai4 ,and many of the ,jews were 
come to ,martha and ,mary1 to comfort   
them concerning their brother4          
#aa3bj4 ,martha therefore1 as soon as   
she heard that ,jesus was come1 went  to
 meet him3 but ,mary sat at home4       

#aa3ba4 ,martha therefore said to       
,jesus3 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 
my brother had not died4    #aa3bb4 ,but
 now also ,i know that whatsoever thou  
wilt ask of ,god1 ,god  will give it    
thee4    #aa3bc4 ,jesus saith to her3   
,thy brother shall rise again4          
#aa3bd4 ,martha saith to him3 ,i know   
that he shall rise again1 in the        
resurrection at the last day4    #aa3be4
 ,jesus said to her3 ,i am the          
resurrection and the life3 he that      
believeth in me1 although he be dead1   
shall live3    #aa3bf4 ,and every one   
that liveth and believeth in me shall   
not die for  ever4 ,believest thou this8
    #aa3bg4 ,she saith to him3 ,yea1    
,lord1 ,i have believed that thou art   
,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god1   
who art come into this world4    #aa3bh4
 ,and when she had said these things1   
she went and called her  sister ,mary   
secretly1 saying3 ,the master is come   
and calleth for thee4    #aa3bi4 ,she1  
as soon as she heard this1 riseth       

quickly and cometh to  him4    #aa3cj4  
,for ,jesus was not yet come into the   
town3 but he was still in  that place   
where ,martha had met him4    #aa3ca4   
,the ,jews therefore1 who were with her 
in the house and comforted  her1 when   
they saw ,mary1 that she rose up        
speedily and went out1  followed her1   
saying3 ,she goeth to the grave to weep 
there4    #aa3cb4 ,when ,mary therefore 
was come where ,jesus was1 seeing him1  
she  fell down at his feet and saith to 
him4 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1  my
 brother had not died4    #aa3cc4       
,jesus1 therefore1 when he saw her      
weeping1 and the ,jews that  were come  
with her weeping1 groaned in the spirit 
and troubled himself1    #aa3cd4 ,and   
said3 ,where have you laid him8 ,they   
say to him3 ,lord1 come  and see4       
#aa3ce4 ,and ,jesus wept4    #aa3cf4    
,the ,jews therefore said3 ,behold how  
he loved him4    #aa3cg4 ,but some of   
them said3 ,could not he that opened the
 eyes of the  man born blind have caused

 that this man should not die8          
#aa3ch4 ,jesus therefore again groaning 
in himself1 cometh to the  sepulchre4   
,now it was a cave2 and a stone was laid
 over it4    #aa3ci4 ,jesus saith3 ,take
 away the stone4 ,martha1 the sister of 
him that  was dead1 saith to him3 ,lord1
 by this time he stinketh1 for he is now
  of four days4    #aa3dj4 ,jesus saith 
to her3 ,did not ,i say to thee that if 
thou believe1  thou shalt see the glory 
of ,god8    #aa3da4 ,they took therefore
 the stone away4 ,and ,jesus lifting up 
his  eyes1 said3 ,father1 ,i give thee  
thanks that thou hast heard me4         
#aa3db4 ,and ,i knew that thou hearest  
me always3 but because of the  people   
who stand about have ,i said it1 that   
they may believe that thou  hast sent   
me4    #aa3dc4 ,when he had said these  
things1 he cried with a loud voice3     
,lazarus1 come forth4    #aa3dd4 ,and   
presently he that had been dead came    
forth1 bound feet and  hands with       
winding bands4 ,and his face was bound  

about with a napkin4  ,jesus said to    
them3 ,loose him and let him go4        
#aa3de4 ,many therefore of the ,jews1   
who were come to ,mary and ,martha and  
had seen the things that ,jesus did1    
believed in him4    #aa3df4 ,but some of
 them went to the ,pharisees and told   
them the things  that ,jesus had done4  
#aa3dg4 ,the chief priests1 therefore1  
and the ,pharisees gathered a  council  
and said3 ,what do we1 for this man doth
 many miracles8    #aa3dh4 ,if we let   
him alone so1 all will believe in him2  
and the ,romans  will come1 and take    
away our place and nation4    #aa3di4   
,but one of them1 named ,caiphas1 being 
the high priest that year1  said to     
them3 ,you know nothing4    #aa3ej4     
,neither do you consider that it is     
expedient for you that one  man should  
die for the people and that the whole   
nation perish not4    #aa3ea4 ,and this 
he spoke not of himself3 but being the  
high priest of  that year1 he prophesied
 that ,jesus should die for the nation4 

#aa3eb4 ,and not only for the nation1   
but to gather together in one the       
children of ,god that were dispersed4   
#aa3ec4 ,from that day therefore they   
devised to put him to death4    #aa3ed4 
,wherefore ,jesus walked no more openly 
among the ,jews3 but he  went into a    
country near the desert1 unto a city    
that is called ,ephrem4  ,and there he  
abode with his disciples4    #aa3ee4    
,and the pasch of the ,jews was at hand3
 and many from the country  went up to  
,jerusalem1 before the pasch1 to purify 
themselves4    #aa3ef4 ,they sought     
therefore for ,jesus2 and they          
discoursed one with  another1 standing  
in the temple3 ,what think you that he  
is not come to  the festival day8 ,and  
the chief priests and ,pharisees had    
given a  commandment that1 if any man   
knew where he was1 he should tell1 that 
they might apprehend him4      ,john    
,chapter #ab    ,the anointing of       
,christ's feet4 ,his riding into        
,jerusalem upon an ass4  ,a voice from  

heaven4    #ab3a4 ,jesus therefore1 six 
days before the pasch1 came to          
,bethania1  where ,lazarus had been     
dead1 whom ,jesus raised to life4       
#ab3b4 ,and they made him a supper      
there3 and ,martha served4 ,but ,lazarus
  was one of them that were at table    
with him4    #ab3c4 ,mary therefore took
 a pound of ointment of right spikenard1
 of  great price1 and anointed the feet 
of ,jesus and wiped his feet with her   
hair4 ,and the house was filled with the
 odour of the ointment4    #ab3d4 ,then 
one of his disciples1 ,judas ,iscariot1 
he that was about to  betray him1 said3 
#ab3e4 ,why was not this ointment sold  
for three hundred pence and given  to   
the poor8    #ab3f4 ,now he said this   
not because he cared for the poor2 but  
because  he was a thief and1 having the 
purse1 carried the things that were put 
therein4    #ab3g4 ,jesus therefore     
said3 ,let her alone1 that she may keep 
it against  the day of my burial4       
#ab3h4 ,for the poor you have always    

with you3 but me you have not  always4  
,see the annotation of ,st4 ,matt4 #bf4 
#aa4    #ab3i4 ,a great multitude       
therefore of the ,jews knew that he was 
there2  and they came1 not for ,jesus'  
sake only1 but that they might see      
,lazarus1 whom he had raised from the   
dead4    #ab3aj4 ,but the chief priests 
thought to kill ,lazarus also3          
#ab3aa4 ,because many of the ,jews1 by  
reason of him1 went away and  believed  
in ,jesus4    #ab3ab4 ,and on the next  
day1 a great multitude that was come to 
the  festival day1 when they had heard  
that ,jesus was coming to ,jerusalem1   
#ab3ac4 ,took branches of palm trees and
 went forth to meet him and cried       
,hosanna4 ,blessed is he that cometh in 
the name of the ,lord1 the king of      
,israel4    #ab3ad4 ,and ,jesus found a 
young ass and sat upon it1 as it is     
written3    #ab3ae4 ,fear not1 daughter 
of ,sion3 behold thy king cometh1       
sitting on  an ass's colt4    #ab3af4   
,these things his disciples did not know

 at the first3 but when  ,jesus was     
glorified1 then they remembered that    
these things were  written of him and   
that they had done these things to him4 
#ab3ag4 ,the multitude therefore gave   
testimony1 which was with him1 when  he 
called ,lazarus out of the grave and    
raised him from the dead4    #ab3ah4    
,for which reason also the people came  
to meet him1 because they  heard that he
 had done this miracle4    #ab3ai4 ,the 
,pharisees therefore said among         
themselves3 ,do you see that  we prevail
 nothing8 ,behold1 the whole world is   
gone after him4    #ab3bj4 ,now there   
were certain ,gentiles among them1 who  
came up to adore  on the festival day4  
#ab3ba4 ,these therefore came to        
,philip1 who was of ,bethsaida of       
,galilee1  and desired him1 saying3     
,sir1 we would see ,jesus4    #ab3bb4   
,philip cometh and telleth ,andrew4     
,again ,andrew and ,philip told  ,jesus4
    #ab3bc4 ,but ,jesus answered them1  
saying3 ,the hour is come that the ,son 

of man should be glorified4    #ab3bd4  
,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 unless the  
grain of wheat falling into  the ground 
die1    #ab3be4 ,itself remaineth alone4
 ,but if it die it bringeth forth much  
fruit4 ,he that loveth his life shall   
lose it and he that hateth his  life in 
this world keepeth it unto life eternal4
    #ab3bf4 ,if any man minister to me1 
let him follow me3 and where ,i am1     
there also shall my minister be4 ,if any
 man minister to me1 him will my        
,father honour4    #ab3bg4 ,now is my   
soul troubled4 ,and what shall ,i say8  
,father1 save me  from this hour4 ,but  
for this cause ,i came unto this hour4  
#ab3bh4 ,father1 glorify thy name4 ,a   
voice therefore came from heaven3 ,i    
have both glorified it and will glorify 
it again4    #ab3bi4 ,the multitude     
therefore that stood and heard said that
 it  thundered4 ,others said3 ,an angel 
spoke to him4    #ab3cj4 ,jesus answered
 and said3 ,this voice came not because 
of me1 but  for your sakes4    #ab3ca4  

,now is the judgment of the world3 now  
shall the prince of this  world be cast 
out4    #ab3cb4 ,and ,i1 if ,i be lifted
 up from the earth1 will draw all things
 to  myself4    #ab3cc4 7,now this he   
said1 signifying what death he should   
die47    #ab3cd4 ,the multitude answered
 him3 ,we have heard out of the law that
  ,christ abideth for ever4 ,and how    
sayest thou3 ,the ,son of man must be   
lifted up8 ,who is this ,son of man8    
#ab3ce4 ,jesus therefore said to them3  
,yet a little while1 the light is  among
 you4 ,walk whilst you have the light1  
that the darkness overtake  you not4    
,and he that walketh in darkness knoweth
 not whither he goeth4    #ab3cf4       
,whilst you have the light1 believe in  
the light1 that you may be  the children
 of light4 ,these things ,jesus spoke3  
and he went away and  hid himself from  
them4    #ab3cg4 ,and whereas he had    
done so many miracles before them1 they 
believed not in him3    #ab3ch4 ,that   
the saying of ,isaias the prophet might 

be fulfilled1 which  he said3 ,lord1 who
 hath believed our hearing8 ,and to whom
 hath the arm  of the ,lord been        
revealed8    #ab3ci4 ,therefore they    
could not believe1 because ,isaias said 
again3    ,they could not believe4444   
,because they would not1 saith ,st4     
,augustine1  ,tract4 #cc1 in ,joan4 ,see
 the annotation1 ,st4 ,mark #d4 #ab4    
#ab3dj4 ,he hath blinded their eyes and 
hardened their heart1 that they  should 
not see with their eyes1 nor understand 
with their heart and be  converted3 and 
,i should heal them4    #ab3da4 ,these  
things said ,isaias1 when he saw his    
glory1 and spoke of  him4    #ab3db4    
,however1 many of the chief men also    
believed in him3 but because  of the    
,pharisees they did not confess him1    
that they might not be cast  out of the 
synagogue4    #ab3dc4 ,for they loved   
the glory of men more than the glory of 
,god4    #ab3dd4 ,but ,jesus cried and  
said3 ,he that believeth in me doth not 
believe in me1 but in him that sent me4 

#ab3de4 ,and he that seeth me1 seeth him
 that sent me4    #ab3df4 ,i am come1 a 
light into the world1 that whosoever    
believeth in  me may not remain in      
darkness4    #ab3dg4 ,and if any man    
hear my words and keep them not1 ,i do  
not judge  him for ,i came not to judge 
the world1 but to save the world4       
#ab3dh4 ,he that despiseth me and       
receiveth not my words hath one that    
judgeth him4 ,the word that ,i have     
spoken1 the same shall judge him in  the
 last day4    #ab3di4 ,for ,i have not  
spoken of myself3 but the ,father who   
sent me1 he  gave me commandment what ,i
 should say and what ,i should speak4   
#ab3ej4 ,and ,i know that his           
commandment is life everlasting4 ,the   
things  therefore that ,i speak1 even as
 the ,father said unto me1 so do ,i     
speak4      ,john ,chapter #ac          
,christ washes his disciples' feet4 ,the
 treason of ,judas4 ,the new            
commandment of love4    #ac3a4 ,before  
the festival day of the pasch1 ,jesus   

knowing that his hour  was come1 that he
 should pass out of this world to the   
,father3 having  loved his own who were 
in the world1 he loved them unto the    
end4    ,before the festival day of the 
pasch4444 ,this was the fourth and last 
pasch of the ministry of ,christ1 and   
according to the common  computation1   
was in the thirty-third year of our     
,lord3 and in the year  of the world    
#djcf4 ,some chronologers are of opinion
 that our ,saviour  suffered in the     
thirty-seventh year of his age3 but     
these different  opinions on this       
subject are of no consequence4    #ac3b4
 ,and when supper was done 7the devil   
having now put into the heart  of ,judas
 ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon1 to betray
 him71    #ac3c4 ,knowing that the      
,father had given him all things into   
his hands  and that he came from ,god   
and goeth to ,god1    #ac3d4 ,he riseth 
from supper and layeth aside his        
garments and1 having  taken a towel1    
girded himself4    #ac3e4 ,after that1  

he putteth water into a basin and began 
to wash the  feet of the disciples and  
to wipe them with the towel wherewith he
 was  girded4    #ac3f4 ,he cometh      
therefore to ,simon ,peter4 ,and ,peter 
saith to him3 ,lord1  dost thou wash my 
feet8    #ac3g4 ,jesus answered and said
 to him3 ,what ,i do1 thou knowest not  
now2  but thou shalt know hereafter4    
#ac3h4 ,peter saith to him3 ,thou shalt 
never wash my feet1 ,jesus answered     
him3 ,if ,i wash thee not1 thou shalt   
have no part with me4    #ac3i4 ,simon  
,peter saith to him3 ,lord1 not only my 
feet1 but also my  hands and my head4   
#ac3aj4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,he that is
 washed needeth not but to wash  his    
feet1 but is clean wholly4 ,and you are 
clean1 but not all4    #ac3aa4 ,for he  
knew who he was that would betray him2  
therefore he said3  ,you are not all    
clean4    #ac3ab4 ,then after he had    
washed their feet and taken his         
garments1  being set down again1 he said
 to them3 ,know you what ,i have done to

  you8    #ac3ac4 ,you call me ,master  
and ,lord4 ,and you say well3 for so ,i 
am4    #ac3ad4 ,if then ,i being your   
,lord and ,master1 have washed your     
feet2 you  also ought to wash one       
another's feet4    #ac3ae4 ,for ,i have 
given you an example1 that as ,i have   
done to you1 so  you do also4    #ac3af4
 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,the       
servant is not greater than his  lord3  
neither is the apostle greater than he  
that sent him4    #ac3ag4 ,if you know  
these things1 you shall be blessed if   
you do them4    #ac3ah4 ,i speak not of 
you all3 ,i know whom ,i have chosen4   
,but that the  scripture may be         
fulfilled3 ,he that eateth bread with me
 shall lift up  his heel against me1    
#ac3ai4 ,at present ,i tell you1 before 
it come to pass3 that when it  shall    
come to pass1 you may believe that ,i am
 he4    #ac3bj4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to  
you1 he that receiveth whomsoever ,i    
send  receiveth me3 and he that         
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me4

    #ac3ba4 ,when ,jesus had said these 
things1 he was troubled in spirit2 and  
he testified1 and said3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i 
say to you1 one of you shall  betray me4
    #ac3bb4 ,the disciples therefore    
looked one upon another1 doubting of    
whom he spoke4    #ac3bc4 ,now there was
 leaning on ,jesus' bosom one of his    
disciples1 whom  ,jesus loved4          
#ac3bd4 ,simon ,peter therefore beckoned
 to him and said to him3 ,who is it  of 
whom he speaketh8    #ac3be4 ,he        
therefore1 leaning on the breast of     
,jesus1 saith to him3  ,lord1 who is it8
    #ac3bf4 ,jesus answered3 ,he it is  
to whom ,i shall reach bread dipped4    
,and  when he had dipped the bread1 he  
gave it to ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of 
,simon4    #ac3bg4 ,and after the       
morsel1 ,satan entered into him4 ,and   
,jesus said to  him3 ,that which thou   
dost1 do quickly4    ,that which thou   
dost1 do quickly4444 ,it is not a       
license1 much less a  command1 to go    
about his treason3 but a signification  

to him that  ,christ would not hinder or
 resist what he was about1 do it as soon
 as  he pleased3 but was both ready and 
desirous to suffer for our  redemption4 
#ac3bh4 ,now no man at the table knew to
 what purpose he said this unto  him4   
#ac3bi4 ,for some thought1 because      
,judas had the purse1 that ,jesus had   
said to him3 ,buy those things which we 
have need of for the festival  day3 or  
that he should give something to the    
poor4    #ac3cj4 ,he therefore1 having  
received the morsel1 went out           
immediately4  ,and it was night4        
#ac3ca4 ,when he therefore was gone out1
 ,jesus said3 ,now is the ,son of  man  
glorified2 and ,god is glorified in him4
    #ac3cb4 ,if ,god be glorified in    
him1 ,god also will glorify him in      
himself3 and immediately will he glorify
 him4    #ac3cc4 ,little children1 yet a
 little while ,i am with you4 ,you shall
  seek me4 ,and as ,i said to the ,jews3
 ,whither ,i go you cannot come2 so ,i  
say to you now4    #ac3cd4 ,a new       

commandment ,i give unto you3 ,that you 
love one another1 as  ,i have loved you1
 that you also love one another4        
#ac3ce4 ,by this shall all men know that
 you are my disciples1 if you  have love
 one for another4    #ac3cf4 ,simon     
,peter saith to him3 ,lord1 whither     
goest thou8 ,jesus  answered3 ,whither  
,i go1 thou canst not follow me now3 but
 thou shalt  follow hereafter4          
#ac3cg4 ,peter saith to him3 ,why cannot
 ,i follow thee now8 ,i will lay  down  
my life for thee4    #ac3ch4 ,jesus     
answered him3 ,wilt thou lay down thy   
life for me8 ,amen1  amen1 ,i say to    
thee1 the cock shall not crow1 till thou
 deny me thrice4      ,john ,chapter #ad
    ,christ's discourse after his last  
supper4    #ad3a4 ,let not your heart be
 troubled4 ,you believe in ,god3 believe
 also  in me4    #ad3b4 ,in my ,father's
 house there are many mansions4 ,if not1
 ,i would  have told you3 because ,i go 
to prepare a place for you4    #ad3c4   
,and if ,i shall go and prepare a place 

for you1 ,i will come again  and will   
take you to myself3 that where ,i am1   
you also may be4    #ad3d4 ,and whither 
,i go you know3 and the way you know4   
#ad3e4 ,thomas saith to him3 ,lord1 we  
know not whither thou goest4 ,and  how  
can we know the way8    #ad3f4 ,jesus   
saith to him3 ,i am the way1 and the    
truth1 and the life4 ,no  man cometh to 
the ,father1 but by me4    #ad3g4 ,if   
you had known me1 you would without     
doubt have known my ,father  also3 and  
from henceforth you shall know him4 ,and
 you have seen him4    #ad3h4 ,philip   
saith to him3 ,lord1 shew us the        
,father2 and it is enough  for us4      
#ad3i4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,have ,i    
been so long a time with you and have   
you not known me8 ,philip1 he that seeth
 me seeth the ,father also4 ,how  sayest
 thou3 ,shew us the ,father8    #ad3aj4 
,do you not believe that ,i am in the   
,father and the ,father in me8  ,the    
words that ,i speak to you1 ,i speak not
 of myself4 ,but the ,father  who       

abideth in me1 he doth the works4       
#ad3aa4 ,believe you not that ,i am in  
the ,father and the ,father in me8      
#ad3ab4 ,otherwise believe for the very 
works' sake4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to     
you1 he that believeth in me1 the works 
that ,i do1 he also shall do3  and      
greater than these shall he do4         
#ad3ac4 ,because ,i go to the ,father3  
and whatsoever you shall ask the        
,father in my name1 that will ,i do3    
that the ,father may be glorified in    
the ,son4    #ad3ad4 ,if you shall ask  
me any thing in my name1 that ,i will   
do4    #ad3ae4 ,if you love me1 keep my 
commandments4    #ad3af4 ,and ,i will   
ask the ,father3 and he shall give you  
another  ,paraclete1 that he may abide  
with you for ever3    ,paraclete4444    
,that is1 a comforter3 or also an       
advocate2 inasmuch as by  inspiring     
prayer1 he prays1 as it were1 in us1 and
 pleads for us4 ,for  ever4444 ,hence it
 is evident that this ,spirit of ,truth 
was not only  promised to the persons of

 the apostles1 but also to their        
successors  through all generations4    
#ad3ag4 ,the spirit of truth1 whom the  
world cannot receive1 because it  seeth 
him not1 nor knoweth him4 ,but you shall
 know him2 because he  shall abide with 
you and shall be in you4    #ad3ah4 ,i  
will not leave you orphans3 ,i will come
 to you4    #ad3ai4 ,yet a little while 
and the world seeth me no more4 ,but you
 see  me3 because ,i live1 and you shall
 live4    #ad3bj4 ,in that day you shall
 know that ,i am in my ,father3 and you 
in  me1 and ,i in you4    #ad3ba4 ,he   
that hath my commandments and keepeth   
them2 he it is that  loveth me4 ,and he 
that loveth me shall be loved of my     
,father3 and ,i  will love him and will 
manifest myself to him4    #ad3bb4      
,judas saith to him1 not the ,iscariot3 
,lord1 how is it that thou  wilt        
manifest thyself to us1 and not to the  
world8    #ad3bc4 ,jesus answered and   
said to him3 ,if any one love me1 he    
will keep  my word4 ,and my ,father will

 love him and we will come to him and   
will  make our abode with him4          
#ad3bd4 ,he that loveth me not keepeth  
not my words4 ,and the word which  you  
have heard is not mine2 but the         
,father's who sent me4    #ad3be4 ,these
 things have ,i spoken to you1 abiding  
with you4    #ad3bf4 ,but the           
,paraclete1 the ,holy ,ghost1 whom the  
,father will send in  my name1 he will  
teach you all things and bring all      
things to your  mind1 whatsoever ,i     
shall have said to you4    ,teach you   
all things4444 ,here the ,holy ,ghost is
 promised to the  apostles and their    
successors1 particularly1 in order to   
teach them all  truth1 and to preserve  
them from error4    #ad3bg4 ,peace ,i   
leave with you3 my peace ,i give unto   
you3 not as the  world giveth1 do ,i    
give unto you4 ,let not your heart be   
troubled3 nor  let it be afraid4        
#ad3bh4 ,you have heard that ,i said to 
you3 ,i go away1 and ,i come unto  you4 
,if you loved me you would indeed be    

glad1 because ,i go to the  ,father3 for
 the ,father is greater than ,i4    ,for
 the ,father is greater than ,i4444 ,it 
is evident1 that ,christ our  ,lord     
speaks here of himself as he is made    
man3 for as ,god he is equal  to the    
,father4 7,see ,phil4 #b47 ,any         
difficulty of understanding the  meaning
 of these words will vanish1 when the   
relative circumstances of  the text here
 are considered3 for ,christ being at   
this time shortly to  suffer death1     
signified to his apostles his human     
nature by these very  words3 for as ,god
 he could not die4 ,and therefore as he 
was both ,god  and man1 it must follow  
that according to his humanity he was to
 die1  which the apostles were soon to  
see and believe1 as he expresses1 ver4  
#bi4 ,and now ,i have told you before it
 come to pass3 that when it shall  come 
to pass1 you may believe4    #ad3bi4    
,and now ,i have told you before it come
 to pass3 that when it  shall come to   
pass1 you may believe4    #ad3cj4 ,i    

will not now speak many things with you4
 ,for the prince of  this world3 cometh3
 and in me he hath not any thing4       
#ad3ca4 ,but that the world may know    
that ,i love the ,father3 and as the    
,father hath given me commandment1 so do
 ,i4 ,arise1 let us go hence4      ,john
 ,chapter #ae    ,a continuation of     
,christ's discourse to his disciples4   
#ae3a4 ,i am the true vine3 and my      
,father is the husbandman4    #ae3b4    
,every branch in me that beareth not    
fruit1 he will take away3 and  every one
 that beareth fruit1 he will purge it1  
that it may bring forth  more fruit4    
#ae3c4 ,now you are clean1 by reason of 
the word which ,i have spoken to  you4  
#ae3d4 ,abide in me3 and ,i in you4 ,as 
the branch cannot bear fruit of  itself1
 unless it abide in the vine1 so neither
 can you1 unless you  abide in me4      
#ae3e4 ,i am the vine3 you the branches4
 ,he that abideth in me1 and ,i in  him1
 the same beareth much fruit3 for       
without me you can do nothing4    #ae3f4

 ,if any one abide not in me1 he shall  
be cast forth as a branch  and shall    
wither3 and they shall gather him up and
 cast him into the  fire3 and he        
burneth4    #ae3g4 ,if you abide in me  
and my words abide in you1 you shall ask
  whatever you will3 and it shall be    
done unto you4    #ae3h4 ,in this is my 
,father glorified3 that you bring forth 
very much  fruit and become my          
disciples4    #ae3i4 ,as the ,father    
hath loved me1 ,i also have loved you4  
,abide in my  love4    #ae3aj4 ,if you  
keep my commandments1 you shall abide in
 my love3 as ,i  also have kept my      
,father's commandments and do abide in  
his love4    #ae3aa4 ,these things ,i   
have spoken to you1 that my joy may be  
in you1  and your joy may be filled4    
#ae3ab4 ,this is my commandment1 that   
you love one another1 as ,i have  loved 
you4    #ae3ac4 ,greater love than this 
no man hath1 that a man lay down his    
life  for his friends4    #ae3ad4 ,you  
are my friends1 if you do the things    

that ,i command you4    #ae3ae4 ,i will 
not now call you servants3 for the      
servant knoweth not  what his lord doth4
 ,but ,i have called you friends3       
because all things1  whatsoever ,i have 
heard of my ,father1 ,i have made known 
to you4    #ae3af4 ,you have not chosen 
me3 but ,i have chosen you2 and have    
appointed you1 that you should go and   
should bring forth fruit2 and  your     
fruit should remain3 that whatsoever you
 shall ask of the ,father  in my name1  
he may give it you4    #ae3ag4 ,these   
things ,i command you1 that you love one
 another4    #ae3ah4 ,if the world hate 
you1 know ye that it hath hated me      
before you4    #ae3ai4 ,if you had been 
of the world1 the world would love its  
own3 but  because you are not of the    
world1 but ,i have chosen you out of the
  world1 therefore the world hateth you4
    #ae3bj4 ,remember my word that ,i   
said to you3 ,the servant is not greater
  than his master4 ,if they have        
persecuted me1 they will also persecute 

you4 ,if they have kept my word1 they   
will keep yours also4    #ae3ba4 ,but   
all these things they will do to you for
 my name's sake3  because they know not 
him that sent me4    #ae3bb4 ,if ,i had 
not come and spoken to them1 they would 
not have sin3  but now they have no     
excuse for their sin4    #ae3bc4 ,he    
that hateth me hateth my ,father also4  
#ae3bd4 ,if ,i had not done among them  
the works that no other man hath  done1 
they would not have sin3 but now they   
have both seen and hated  both me and my
 ,father4    #ae3be4 ,but that the word 
may be fulfilled which is written in    
their  law3 they hated me without cause4
    #ae3bf4 ,but when the ,paraclete    
cometh1 whom ,i will send you from the  
,father1 the ,spirit of truth1 who      
proceedeth from the ,father1 he shall   
give testimony of me4    ,whom ,i will  
send4444 ,this proves1 against the      
modern ,greeks1 that the  ,holy ,ghost  
proceedeth from the ,son1 as well as    
from the ,father3  otherwise he could   

not be sent by the ,son4    #ae3bg4 ,and
 you shall give testimony1 because you  
are with me from the  beginning4        
,john ,chapter #af    ,the conclusion of
 ,christ's last discourse to his        
disciples4    #af3a4 ,these things have 
,i spoken to you1 that you may not be   
scandalized4    #af3b4 ,they will put   
you out of the synagogues3 yea1 the hour
 cometh1  that whosoever killeth you    
will think that he doth a service to    
,god4    #af3c4 ,and these things will  
they do to you2 because they have not   
known  the ,father nor me4    #af3d4    
,but these things ,i have told you1 that
 when the hour shall come1  you may     
remember that ,i told you of them4      
#af3e4 ,but ,i told you not these things
 from the beginning1 because ,i was     
with you4 ,and now ,i go to him that    
sent me1 and none of you asketh me3     
,whither goest thou8    #af3f4 ,but     
because ,i have spoken these things to  
you1 sorrow hath filled  your heart4    
#af3g4 ,but ,i tell you the truth3 it is

 expedient to you that ,i go4 ,for  if  
,i go not1 the ,paraclete will not come 
to you3 but if ,i go1 ,i will  send him 
to you4    #af3h4 ,and when he is come1 
he will convince the world of sin and of
  justice and of judgment4    ,he will  
convince the world of sin1 etc4444 ,the 
,holy ,ghost1 by his  coming brought    
over many thousands1 first1 to a sense  
of their sin in  not believing in       
,christ4 ,secondly1 to a conviction of  
the justice of  ,christ1 now sitting at 
the right hand of his ,father4 ,and     
thirdly1 to a  right apprehension of the
 judgment prepared for them that choose 
to  follow ,satan1 who is already judged
 and condemned4    #af3i4 ,of sin3      
because they believed not in me4        
#af3aj4 ,and of justice3 because ,i go  
to the ,father3 and you shall see me  no
 longer4    #af3aa4 ,and of judgment3   
because the prince of this world is     
already  judged4    #af3ab4 ,i have yet 
many things to say to you3 but you      
cannot bear them  now4    #af3ac4 ,but  

when he1 the ,spirit of truth1 is come1 
he will teach you all  truth4 ,for he   
shall not speak of himself3 but what    
things soever he  shall hear1 he shall  
speak4 ,and the things that are to come1
 he shall  shew you4    ,will teach you 
all truth4444 ,see the annotation on    
chap4 #ad4 ver4 #bf4    #af3ad4 ,he     
shall glorify me3 because he shall      
receive of mine and shall  shew it to   
you4    #af3ae4 ,all things whatsoever  
the ,father hath are mine4 ,therefore ,i
 said  that he shall receive of me and  
shew it to you4    #af3af4 ,a little    
while1 and now you shall not see me3 and
 again a little  while1 and you shall   
see me3 because ,i go to the ,father4   
#af3ag4 ,then some of his disciples said
 one to another3 ,what is this  that he 
saith to us3 ,a little while1 and you   
shall not see me3 and  again a little   
while1 and you shall see me1 and1       
,because ,i go to the  ,father8         
#af3ah4 ,they said therefore3 ,what is  
this that he saith1 ,a little while8    

,we know not what he speaketh4          
#af3ai4 ,and ,jesus knew that they had a
 mind to ask him4 ,and he said to  them3
 ,of this do you inquire among          
yourselves1 because ,i said3 ,a little  
while1 and you shall not see me2 and    
again a little while1 and you  shall see
 me8    #af3bj4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to  
you1 that you shall lament and weep1 but
  the world shall rejoice3 and you shall
 be made sorrowful1 but your  sorrow    
shall be turned into joy4    #af3ba4 ,a 
woman1 when she is in labour1 hath      
sorrow1 because her hour is  come2 but  
when she hath brought forth the child1  
she remembereth no  more the anguish1   
for joy that a man is born into the     
world4    #af3bb4 ,so also you now      
indeed have sorrow3 but ,i will see you 
again and  your heart shall rejoice4    
,and your joy no man shall take from    
you4    #af3bc4 ,and in that day you    
shall not ask me any thing4 ,amen1 amen1
 ,i  say to you3 if you ask the ,father 
any thing in my name1 he will give it   

you4    #af3bd4 ,hitherto1 you have not 
asked any thing in my name4 ,ask1 and   
you  shall receive2 that your joy may be
 full4    #af3be4 ,these things ,i have 
spoken to you in proverbs4 ,the hour    
cometh  when ,i will no longer speak to 
you in proverbs1 but will shew you      
plainly of the ,father4    #af3bf4 ,in  
that day1 you shall ask in my name3 and 
,i say not to you that  ,i will ask the 
,father for you4    #af3bg4 ,for the    
,father himself loveth you1 because you 
have loved me and  have believed that ,i
 came out from ,god4    #af3bh4 ,i came 
forth from the ,father and am come into 
the world3 again ,i  leave the world and
 ,i go to the ,father4    #af3bi4 ,his  
disciples say to him3 ,behold1 now thou 
speakest plainly and  speakest no       
proverb4    #af3cj4 ,now we know that   
thou knowest all things and thou needest
 not  that any man should ask thee4 ,by 
this we believe that thou camest forth  
from ,god4    #af3ca4 ,jesus answered   
them3 ,do you now believe8    #af3cb4   

,behold1 the hour cometh1 and it is now 
come1 that you shall be  scattered every
 man to his own and shall leave me      
alone4 ,and yet ,i am  not alone1       
because the ,father is with me4         
#af3cc4 ,these things ,i have spoken to 
you1 that in me you may have  peace4 ,in
 the world you shall have distress4 ,but
 have confidence4 ,i  have overcome the 
world4      ,john ,chapter #ag          
,christ's prayer for his disciples4     
#ag3a4 ,these things ,jesus spoke3 and  
lifting up his eyes to heaven1 he  said3
 ,father1 the hour is come4 ,glorify thy
 ,son1 that thy ,son may  glorify thee4 
#ag3b4 ,as thou hast given him power    
over all flesh1 that he may give        
eternal life to all whom thou hast given
 him4    #ag3c4 ,now this is eternal    
life3 ,that they may know thee1 the only
 true  ,god1 and ,jesus ,christ1 whom   
thou hast sent4    #ag3d4 ,i have       
glorified thee on the earth2 ,i have    
finished the work  which thou gavest me 
to do4    #ag3e4 ,and now glorify thou  

me1 ,o ,father1 with thyself1 with the  
glory  which ,i had1 before the world   
was1 with thee4    #ag3f4 ,i have       
manifested thy name to the men whom thou
 hast given me out  of the world4 ,thine
 they were3 and to me thou gavest them4 
,and they  have kept thy word4    #ag3g4
 ,now they have known that all things   
which thou hast given me are  from thee3
    #ag3h4 ,because the words which thou
 gavest me1 ,i have given to them4 ,and 
they have received them and have known  
in very deed that ,i came out  from     
thee3 and they have believed that thou  
didst send me4    #ag3i4 ,i pray for    
them4 ,i pray not for the world1 but for
 them whom thou  hast given me3 because 
they are thine4    #ag3aj4 ,and all my  
things are thine1 and thine are mine3   
and ,i am  glorified in them4    #ag3aa4
 ,and now ,i am not in the world1 and   
these are in the world1 and ,i  come to 
thee4 ,holy ,father1 keep them in thy   
name whom thou hast given  me3 that they
 may be one1 as we also are4    #ag3ab4 

,while ,i was with them1 ,i kept them in
 thy name4 ,those whom thou  gavest me  
have ,i kept3 and none of them is lost1 
but the son of  perdition3 that the     
scripture may be fulfilled4    #ag3ac4  
,and now ,i come to thee3 and these     
things ,i speak in the world1  that they
 may have my joy filled in themselves4  
#ag3ad4 ,i have given them thy word1 and
 the world hath hated them3  because    
they are not of the world1 as ,i also am
 not of the world4    #ag3ae4 ,i pray   
not that thou shouldst take them out of 
the world1 but  that thou shouldst keep 
them from evil4    #ag3af4 ,they are not
 of the world1 as ,i also am not of the 
world4    #ag3ag4 ,sanctify them in     
truth4 ,thy word is truth4    #ag3ah4   
,as thou hast sent me into the world1 ,i
 also have sent them into  the world4   
#ag3ai4 ,and for them do ,i sanctify    
myself1 that they also may be           
sanctified in truth4    #ag3bj4 ,and not
 for them only do ,i pray1 but for them 
also who through  their word shall      

believe in me4    #ag3ba4 ,that they all
 may be one1 as thou1 ,father1 in me1   
and ,i in thee2  that they also may be  
one in us3 that the world may believe   
that thou  hast sent me4    #ag3bb4 ,and
 the glory which thou hast given me1 ,i 
have given to them3  that1 they may be  
one1 as we also are one4    #ag3bc4 ,i  
in them1 and thou in me3 that they may  
be made perfect in one3  and the world  
may know that thou hast sent me and hast
 loved them1 as  thou hast also loved   
me4    #ag3bd4 ,father1 ,i will that    
where ,i am1 they also whom thou hast   
given  me may be with me3 that they may 
see my glory which thou hast given me1  
because thou hast loved me before the   
creation of the world4    #ag3be4 ,just 
,father1 the world hath not known thee3 
but ,i have known  thee4 ,and these have
 known that thou hast sent me4          
#ag3bf4 ,and ,i have made known thy name
 to them and will make it known3  that  
the love wherewith thou hast loved me   
may be in them1 and ,i in  them4        

,john ,chapter #ah    ,the history of   
the passion of ,christ4    #ah3a4 ,when 
,jesus had said these things1 he went   
forth with his  disciples over the brook
 ,cedron1 where there was a garden1 into
 which  he entered with his disciples4  
#ah3b4 ,and ,judas also1 who betrayed   
him1 knew the place3 because ,jesus  had
 often resorted thither together with   
his disciples4    #ah3c4 ,judas         
therefore having received a band of     
soldiers and servants  from the chief   
priests and the ,pharisees1 cometh      
thither with lanterns  and torches and  
weapons4    #ah3d4 ,jesus therefore1    
knowing all things that should come upon
 him1  went forth and said to them3     
,whom seek ye8    #ah3e4 ,they answered 
him3 ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,jesus saith  
to them3 ,i am  he4 ,and ,judas also1   
who betrayed him1 stood with them4      
#ah3f4 ,as soon therefore as he had said
 to them3 ,i am he2 they went  backward 
and fell to the ground4    #ah3g4 ,again
 therefore he asked them3 ,whom seek ye8

 ,and they said3 ,jesus  of ,nazareth4  
#ah3h4 ,jesus answered3 ,i have told you
 that ,i am he4 ,if therefore you  seek 
me1 let these go their way1    #ah3i4   
,that the word might be fulfilled which 
he said3 ,of them whom thou  hast given 
me1 ,i have not lost any one4    #ah3aj4
 ,then ,simon ,peter1 having a sword1   
drew it and struck the servant  of the  
high priest and cut off his right ear4  
,and the name of the  servant was       
,malchus4    #ah3aa4 ,jesus therefore   
said to ,peter3 ,put up thy sword into  
the  scabbard4 ,the chalice which my    
father hath given me1 shall ,i not drink
  it8    #ah3ab4 ,then the band and the 
tribune and the servants of the ,jews   
took  ,jesus and bound him4    #ah3ac4  
,and they led him away to ,annas first1 
for he was father-in-law  to ,caiphas1  
who was the high priest of that year4   
#ah3ad4 ,now ,caiphas was he who had    
given the counsel to the ,jews3 ,that   
it was expedient that one man should die
 for the people4    #ah3ae4 ,and ,simon 

,peter followed ,jesus3 and so did      
another disciple4 ,and  that disciple   
was known to the high priest and went in
 with ,jesus into  the court of the high
 priest4    #ah3af4 ,but ,peter stood at
 the door without4 ,the other disciple  
therefore1 who was known to the high    
priest1 went out and spoke to the       
portress and brought in ,peter4         
#ah3ag4 ,the maid therefore that was    
portress saith to ,peter3 ,art not  thou
 also one of this man's disciples8 ,he  
saith3 ,i am not4    #ah3ah4 ,now the   
servants and ministers stood at a fire  
of coals1 because  it was cold1 and     
warmed themselves4 ,and with them was   
,peter also1  standing and warming      
himself4    #ah3ai4 ,the high priest    
therefore asked ,jesus of his disciples 
and of  his doctrine4    #ah3bj4 ,jesus 
answered him3 ,i have spoken openly to  
the world4 ,i have  always taught in the
 synagogue and in the temple1 whither   
all the ,jews  resort3 and in secret ,i 
have spoken nothing4    #ah3ba4 ,why    

askest thou me8 ,ask them who have heard
 what ,i have spoken  unto them4 ,behold
 they know what things ,i have said4    
#ah3bb4 ,and when he had said these     
things1 one of the servants standing  by
 gave ,jesus a blow1 saying3 ,answerest 
thou the high priest so8    #ah3bc4     
,jesus answered him3 ,if ,i have spoken 
evil1 give testimony of the  evil2 but  
if well1 why strikest thou me8          
#ah3bd4 ,and ,annas sent him bound to   
,caiphas the high priest4    #ah3be4    
,and ,simon ,peter was standing and     
warming himself4 ,they said  therefore  
to him3 ,art not thou also one of his   
disciples8 ,he denied it  and said3 ,i  
am not4    #ah3bf4 ,one of the servants 
of the high priest 7a kinsman to him    
whose  ear ,peter cut off7 saith to him3
 ,did not ,i see thee in the garden with
  him8    #ah3bg4 ,again therefore      
,peter denied3 and immediately the cock 
crew4    #ah3bh4 ,then they led ,jesus  
from ,caiphas to the governor's hall4   
,and it  was morning3 and they went not 

into the hall1 that they might not be   
defiled1 but that they might eat the    
pasch4    #ah3bi4 ,pilate therefore went
 out to them1 and said3 ,what accusation
  bring you against this man8    #ah3cj4
 ,they answered and said to him3 ,if he 
were not a malefactor1 we  would not    
have delivered him up to thee4          
#ah3ca4 ,pilate therefore said to them3 
,take him you1 and judge him  according 
to your law4 ,the ,jews therefore said  
to him3 ,it is not lawful  for us to put
 any man to death4    #ah3cb4 ,that the 
word of ,jesus might be fulfilled1 which
 he said1  signifying what death he     
should die4    #ah3cc4 ,pilate therefore
 went into the hall again and called    
,jesus and  said to him3 ,art thou the  
king of the ,jews8    #ah3cd4 ,jesus    
answered3 ,sayest thou this thing of    
thyself1 or have  others told it thee of
 me8    #ah3ce4 ,pilate answered3 ,am ,i
 a ,jew8 ,thy own nation and the chief  
priests have delivered thee up to me4   
,what hast thou done8    #ah3cf4 ,jesus 

answered3 ,my kingdom is not of this    
world4 ,if my kingdom  were of this     
world1 my servants would certainly      
strive that ,i should  not be delivered 
to the ,jews3 but now my kingdom is not 
from hence4    #ah3cg4 ,pilate therefore
 said to him3 ,art thou a king then8    
,jesus  answered3 ,thou sayest that ,i  
am a king4 ,for this was ,i born1 and   
for  this came ,i into the world2 that  
,i should give testimony to the truth4  
,every one that is of the truth heareth 
my voice4    #ah3ch4 ,pilate saith to   
him3 ,what is truth8 ,and when he said  
this1 he  went out again to the ,jews   
and saith to them3 ,i find no cause in  
him4    #ah3ci4 ,but you have a custom  
that ,i should release one unto you at  
the  ,pasch4 ,will you1 therefore1 that 
,i release unto you the king of the     
,jews8    #ah3dj4 ,then cried they all  
again1 saying3 ,not this man1 but       
,barabbas4  ,now ,barabbas was a robber4
      ,john ,chapter #ai    ,the        
continuation of the history of the      

,passion of ,christ4    #ai3a4 ,then    
therefore ,pilate took ,jesus and       
scourged him4    #ai3b4 ,and the        
soldiers platting a crown of thorns1 put
 it upon his  head3 and they put on him 
a purple garment4    #ai3c4 ,and they   
came to him and said3 ,hail1 king of the
 ,jews4 ,and they  gave him blows4      
#ai3d4 ,pilate therefore went forth     
again and saith to them3 ,behold1 ,i    
bring him forth unto you1 that you may  
know that ,i find no cause in  him4     
#ai3e4 7,jesus therefore came forth1    
bearing the crown of thorns and the     
purple garment47 ,and he saith to them3 
,behold the ,man4    #ai3f4 ,when the   
chief priests1 therefore1 and the       
servants had seen him1  they cried out1 
saying3 ,crucify him1 ,crucify him4     
,pilate saith to them3  ,take him you1  
and crucify him3 for ,i find no cause in
 him4    #ai3g4 ,the ,jews answered him3
 ,we have a law2 and according to the   
law he  ought to die1 because he made   
himself the ,son of ,god4    #ai3h4     

,when ,pilate therefore had heard this  
saying1 he feared the more4    #ai3i4   
,and he entered into the hall again2 and
 he said to ,jesus3 ,whence  art thou8  
,but ,jesus gave him no answer4         
#ai3aj4 ,pilate therefore saith to him3 
,speakest thou not to me8 ,knowest  thou
 not that ,i have power to crucify thee1
 and ,i have power to release  thee8    
#ai3aa4 ,jesus answered3 ,thou shouldst 
not have any power against me1  unless  
it were given thee from above4          
,therefore1 he that hath delivered  me  
to thee hath the greater sin4    #ai3ab4
 ,and from henceforth ,pilate sought to 
release him4 ,but the ,jews  cried out1 
saying3 ,if thou release this man1 thou 
art not ,caesar's  friend4 ,for         
whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh
 against ,caesar4    #ai3ac4 ,now when  
,pilate had heard these words1 he       
brought ,jesus forth  and sat down in   
the judgment seat1 in the place that is 
called  ,lithostrotos1 and in ,hebrew   
,gabbatha4    #ai3ad4 ,and it was the   

parasceve of the pasch1 about the sixth 
hour3 and  he saith to the ,jews3       
,behold your king4    ,the parasceve of 
the pasch4444 ,that is1 the day before  
the paschal  sabbath4 ,the eve of every 
sabbath was called the parasceve1 or day
 of  preparation4 ,but this was the eve 
of a high sabbath1 viz41 that which     
fell in the paschal week4    #ai3ae4    
,but they cried out3 ,away with him3    
,away with him3 ,crucify him4  ,pilate  
saith to them3 shall ,i crucify your    
king8 ,the chief priests  answered3 ,we 
have no king but ,caesar4    #ai3af4    
,then therefore he delivered him to them
 to be crucified4 ,and  they took ,jesus
 and led him forth4    #ai3ag4 ,and     
bearing his own cross1 he went forth to 
the place which is  called ,calvary1 but
 in ,hebrew ,golgotha4    #ai3ah4 ,where
 they crucified him1 and with him two   
others1 one on each  side1 and ,jesus in
 the midst4    #ai3ai4 ,and ,pilate     
wrote a title also3 and he put it upon  
the cross4 ,and  the writing was3       

,,jesus ,,of ,,nazareth1 ,,the ,,king   
,,of ,,the ,,jews4    #ai3bj4 ,this     
title therefore many of the ,jews did   
read3 because the  place where ,jesus   
was crucified was nigh to the city4 ,and
 it was  written in ,hebrew1 in ,greek1 
and in ,latin4    #ai3ba4 ,then the     
chief priests of the ,jews said to      
,pilate3 ,write not3  ,the ,king of the 
,jews4 ,but that he said3 ,i am the     
,king of the ,jews4    #ai3bb4 ,pilate  
answered3 ,what ,i have written1 ,i have
 written4    #ai3bc4 ,the soldiers      
therefore1 when they had crucified him1 
took his  garments1 7and they made four 
parts1 to every soldier a part7 and also
  his coat4 ,now the coat was without   
seam1 woven from the top throughout4    
#ai3bd4 ,they said then one to another3 
,let us not cut it but let us cast  lots
 for it1 whose it shall be2 that the    
scripture might be fulfilled1  saying3  
,they have parted my garments among     
them1 and upon my vesture  they have    
cast lots4 ,and the soldiers indeed did 

these things4    #ai3be4 ,now there     
stood by the cross of ,jesus1 his mother
 and his  mother's sister1 ,mary of     
,cleophas1 and ,mary ,magdalen4         
#ai3bf4 ,when ,jesus therefore had seen 
his mother and the disciple  standing   
whom he loved1 he saith to his mother3  
,woman1 behold thy son4    #ai3bg4      
,after that1 he saith to the disciple3  
,behold thy mother4 ,and  from that     
hour1 the disciple took her to his own4 
#ai3bh4 ,afterwards1 ,jesus knowing that
 all things were now accomplished1  that
 the scripture might be fulfilled1 said3
 ,i thirst4    #ai3bi4 ,now there was a 
vessel set there1 full of vinegar4 ,and 
they1  putting a sponge full of vinegar 
about hyssop1 put it to his mouth4      
#ai3cj4 ,jesus therefore1 when he had   
taken the vinegar1 said3 ,it is         
consummated4 ,and bowing his head1 he   
gave up the ghost4    #ai3ca4 ,then the 
,jews 7because it was the parasceve71   
that the bodies  might not remain upon  
the cross on the sabbath day 7for that  

was a  great sabbath day71 besought     
,pilate that their legs might be broken3
  and that they might be taken away4    
#ai3cb4 ,the soldiers therefore came3   
and they broke the legs of the  first1  
and of the other that was crucified with
 him4    #ai3cc4 ,but after they were   
come to ,jesus1 when they saw that he   
was  already dead1 they did not break   
his legs4    #ai3cd4 ,but one of the    
soldiers with a spear opened his side3  
and  immediately there came out blood   
and water4    #ai3ce4 ,and he that saw  
it hath given testimony3 and his        
testimony is  true4 ,and he knoweth that
 he saith true3 that you also may       
believe4    #ai3cf4 ,for these things   
were done that the scripture might be   
fulfilled3 ,you shall not break a bone  
of him4    #ai3cg4 ,and again another   
scripture saith3 ,they shall look on him
 whom  they pierced4    #ai3ch4 ,and    
after these things1 ,joseph of          
,arimathea 7because he was a  disciple  
of ,jesus1 but secretly for fear of the 

,jews71 besought ,pilate  that he might 
take away the body of ,jesus4 ,and      
,pilate gave leave4 ,he  came therefore 
and took away the body of ,jesus4       
#ai3ci4 ,and ,nicodemus also came 7he   
who at the first came to ,jesus by      
night71 bringing a mixture of myrrh and 
aloes1 about an hundred pound  weight4  
#ai3dj4 ,they took therefore the body of
 ,jesus and bound it in linen  cloths1  
with the spices1 as the manner of the   
,jews is to bury4    #ai3da4 ,now there 
was in the place where he was crucified 
a garden3 and  in the garden a new      
sepulchre1 wherein no man yet had been  
laid4    #ai3db4 ,there1 therefore1     
because of the parasceve of the ,jews1  
they  laid ,jesus3 because the sepulchre
 was nigh at hand4      ,john ,chapter  
#bj    ,christ's resurrection and       
manifestation to his disciples4         
#bj3a4 ,and on the first day of the     
week1 ,mary ,magdalen cometh early1     
when it was yet dark1 unto the          
sepulchre3 and she saw the stone taken  

away from the sepulchre4    #bj3b4 ,she 
ran therefore and cometh to ,simon      
,peter and to the other  disciple whom  
,jesus loved and saith to them3 ,they   
have taken away the  ,lord out of the   
sepulchre3 and we know not where they   
have laid him4    #bj3c4 ,peter         
therefore went out1 and that other      
disciple3 and they came  to the         
sepulchre4    #bj3d4 ,and they both ran 
together3 and that other disciple did   
outrun  ,peter and came first to the    
sepulchre4    #bj3e4 ,and when he       
stooped down1 he saw the linen cloths   
lying3 but yet  he went not in4         
#bj3f4 ,then cometh ,simon ,peter1      
following him1 and went into the        
sepulchre3 and saw the linen cloths     
lying1    #bj3g4 ,and the napkin that   
had been about his head1 not lying with 
the  linen cloths1 but apart1 wrapped up
 into one place4    #bj3h4 ,then that   
other disciple also went in1 who came   
first to the  sepulchre3 and he saw and 
believed4    #bj3i4 ,for as yet they    

knew not the scripture1 that he must    
rise again  from the dead4    #bj3aj4   
,the disciples therefore departed again 
to their home4    #bj3aa4 ,but ,mary    
stood at the sepulchre without1 weeping4
 ,now as she was  weeping1 she stooped  
down and looked into the sepulchre1     
#bj3ab4 ,and she saw two angels in      
white1 sitting1 one at the head1 and    
one at the feet1 where the body of      
,jesus had been laid4    #bj3ac4 ,they  
say to her3 ,woman1 why weepest thou8   
,she saith to them3  ,because they have 
taken away my ,lord3 and ,i know not    
where they have  laid him4    #bj3ad4   
,when she had thus said1 she turned     
herself back and saw ,jesus  standing3  
and she knew not that it was ,jesus4    
#bj3ae4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,woman1 why
 weepest thou8 ,whom seekest thou8      
,she1 thinking that it was the gardener1
 saith to him3 ,sir1 if thou hast  taken
 him hence1 tell me where thou hast laid
 him3 and ,i will take him  away4       
#bj3af4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,mary4 ,she

 turning1 saith to him3 ,rabboni  7which
 is to say1 ,master74    #bj3ag4 ,jesus 
saith to her3 ,do not touch me3 for ,i  
am not yet ascended  to my ,father4 ,but
 go to my brethren and say to them3 ,i  
ascend to my  ,father and to your       
,father1 to my ,god and to your ,god4   
#bj3ah4 ,mary ,magdalen cometh and      
telleth the disciples3 ,i have seen the 
,lord2 and these things he said to me4  
#bj3ai4 ,now when it was late the same  
day1 the first of the week1 and  the    
doors were shut1 where the disciples    
were gathered together1 for  fear of the
 ,jews1 ,jesus came and stood in the    
midst and said to them3  ,peace be to   
you4    ,the doors were shut4444 ,the   
same power which could bring ,christ's  
whole  body1 entire in all its          
dimensions1 through the doors1 can      
without the  least question make the    
same body really present in the         
sacrament2  though both the one and the 
other be above our comprehension4       
#bj3bj4 ,and when he had said this1 he  

shewed them his hands and his  side4    
,the disciples therefore were glad1 when
 they saw the ,lord4    #bj3ba4 ,he said
 therefore to them again3 ,peace be to  
you4 ,as the ,father  hath sent me1 ,i  
also send you4    #bj3bb4 ,when he had  
said this1 he breathed on them2 and he  
said to them3  ,receive ye the ,holy    
,ghost4    #bj3bc4 ,whose sins you shall
 forgive1 they are forgiven them3 and   
whose  sins you shall retain1 they are  
retained4    ,whose sins1 etc4444 ,see  
here the commission1 stamped by the     
broad seal  of heaven1 by virtue of     
which the pastors of ,christ's church   
absolve  repenting sinners upon their   
confession4    #bj3bd4 ,now ,thomas1 one
 of the twelve1 who is called ,didymus1 
was not  with them when ,jesus came4    
#bj3be4 ,the other disciples therefore  
said to him3 ,we have seen the  ,lord4  
,but he said to them3 ,except ,i shall  
see in his hands the print of  the nails
 and put my finger into the place of the
 nails and put my hand  into his side1  

,i will not believe4    #bj3bf4 ,and    
after eight days1 again his disciples   
were within1 and  ,thomas with them4    
,jesus cometh1 the doors being shut1 and
 stood in the  midst and said3 ,peace be
 to you4    #bj3bg4 ,then he said to    
,thomas3 ,put in thy finger hither and  
see my  hands4 ,and bring hither thy    
hand and put it into my side4 ,and be   
not  faithless1 but believing4          
#bj3bh4 ,thomas answered and said to    
him3 ,my ,lord and my ,god4    #bj3bi4  
,jesus saith to him3 ,because thou hast 
seen me1 ,thomas1 thou hast  believed3  
blessed are they that have not seen and 
have believed4    #bj3cj4 ,many other   
signs also did ,jesus in the sight of   
his disciples1  which are not written in
 this book4    #bj3ca4 ,but these are   
written1 that you may believe that      
,jesus is the  ,christ1 the ,son of     
,god3 and that believing1 you may have  
life in his  name4      ,john ,chapter  
#ba    ,christ manifests himself to his 
disciples by the sea side and gives     

,peter the charge of his sheep4         
#ba3a4 ,after this1 ,jesus shewed       
himself again to the disciples at the   
sea of ,tiberias4 ,and he shewed himself
 after this manner4    #ba3b4 ,there    
were together3 ,simon ,peter and        
,thomas1 who is called  ,didymus1 and   
,nathanael1 who was of ,cana of         
,galilee1 and the sons of  ,zebedee and 
two others of his disciples4    #ba3c4  
,simon ,peter saith to them3 ,i go a    
fishing4 ,they say to him3 ,we  also    
come with thee4 ,and they went forth and
 entered into the ship3 and  that night 
they caught nothing4    #ba3d4 ,but when
 the morning was come1 ,jesus stood on  
the shore3 yet the  disciples knew not  
that it was ,jesus4    #ba3e4 ,jesus    
therefore said to them3 ,children1 have 
you any meat8 ,they  answered him3 ,no4 
#ba3f4 ,he saith to them3 ,cast the net 
on the right side of the ship2 and  you 
shall find4 ,they cast therefore3 and   
now they were not able to draw  it1 for 
the multitude of fishes4    #ba3g4 ,that

 disciple therefore whom ,jesus loved   
said to ,peter3 ,it is the  ,lord4      
,simon ,peter1 when he heard that it was
 the ,lord1 girt his coat  about him    
7for he was naked7 and cast himself into
 the sea4    #ba3h4 ,but the other      
disciples came in the ship 7for they    
were not far  from the land1 but as it  
were two hundred cubits7 dragging the   
net with  fishes4    #ba3i4 ,as soon    
then as they came to land they saw hot  
coals lying1 and a  fish laid thereon1  
and bread4    #ba3aj4 ,jesus saith to   
them3 ,bring hither of the fishes which 
you have  now caught4    #ba3aa4 ,simon 
,peter went up and drew the net to land1
 full of great  fishes1 one hundred and 
fifty-three4 ,and although there were so
 many1  the net was not broken4         
#ba3ab4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,come and 
dine4 ,and none of them who were at     
meat1 durst ask him3 ,who art thou8     
,knowing that it was the ,lord4         
#ba3ac4 ,and ,jesus cometh and taketh   
bread and giveth them3 and fish in  like

 manner4    #ba3ad4 ,this is now the    
third time that ,jesus was manifested to
 his  disciples1 after he was risen from
 the dead4    #ba3ae4 ,when therefore   
they had dined1 ,jesus saith to ,simon  
,peter3  ,simon1 son of ,john1 lovest   
thou me more than these8 ,he saith to   
him3  ,yea1 ,lord1 thou knowest that ,i 
love thee4 ,he saith to him3 ,feed my   
lambs4    #ba3af4 ,he saith to him      
again3 ,simon1 son of ,john1 lovest thou
 me8 ,he  saith to him3 yea1 ,lord1 thou
 knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he saith to
  him3 ,feed my lambs4    #ba3ag4 ,he   
said to him the third time3 ,simon1 son 
of ,john1 lovest thou  me8 ,peter was   
grieved because he had said to him the  
third time3 ,lovest  thou me8 ,and he   
said to him3 ,lord1 thou knowest all    
things3 thou  knowest that ,i love thee4
 ,he said to him3 ,feed my sheep4       
,feed my sheep4444 ,our ,lord had       
promised the spiritual supremacy to ,st4
  ,peter2 ,st4 ,matt4 #af4 #ai2 and here
 he fulfils that promise1 by charging   

him with the superintendency of all his 
sheep1 without exception2 and           
consequently of his whole flock1 that   
is1 of his own church4    #ba3ah4 ,amen1
 amen1 ,i say to thee1 ,when thou wast  
younger1 thou didst  gird thyself and   
didst walk where thou wouldst4 ,but when
 thou shalt be  old1 thou shalt stretch 
forth thy hands1 and another shall gird 
thee  and lead thee whither thou wouldst
 not4    #ba3ai4 ,and this he said1     
signifying by what death he should      
glorify  ,god4 ,and when he had said    
this1 he saith to him3 ,follow me4      
#ba3bj4 ,peter turning about1 saw that  
disciple whom ,jesus loved  following1  
who also leaned on his breast at supper 
and said3 ,lord1 who  is he that shall  
betray thee8    #ba3ba4 ,him therefore  
when ,peter had seen1 he saith to       
,jesus3 ,lord1 and  what shall this man 
do8    #ba3bb4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,so 
,i will have him to remain till ,i come1
  what is it to thee8 ,follow thou me4  
#ba3bc4 ,this saying therefore went     

abroad among the brethren1 that that    
disciple should not die4 ,and ,jesus did
 not say to him3 ,he should not  die2   
but3 ,so ,i will have him to remain till
 ,i come1 what is it to thee8    #ba3bd4
 ,this is that disciple who giveth      
testimony of these things and  hath     
written these things3 and we know that  
his testimony is true4    #ba3be4 ,but  
there are also many other things which  
,jesus did which1 if  they were written 
every one1 the world itself4 ,i think1  
would not be  able to contain the books 
that should be written4          ,,the  
,,acts ,,of ,,the ,,apostles      ,this 
,book1 which1 from the first ages1 hath 
been called1 ,,the ,,acts ,,of  ,,the   
,,apostles1 is not to be considered as a
 history of what was done by  all the   
,apostles1 who were dispersed into      
different nations2 but only a  short    
view of the first establishment of the  
,christian ,church4 ,a part  of the     
preaching and action of ,st4 ,peter are 
related in the first  twelve chapters2  

and a particular account of ,st4 ,paul's
 apostolical  labours in the subsequent 
chapters4 ,it was written by ,st4 ,luke 
the  ,evangelist1 and the original in   
,greek4 ,its history commences from the 
,ascension of ,christ our ,lord and ends
 in the year sixty-three1 being a  brief
 account of the ,church for the space of
 about thirty years4      ,acts ,chapter
 #a    ,the ascension of ,christ4       
,matthias is chosen in place of ,judas4 
#a3a4 ,the former treatise ,i made1 ,o  
,theophilus1 of all things which  ,jesus
 began to do and to teach1    #a3b4     
,until the day on which1 giving         
commandments by the ,holy ,ghost to  the
 apostles whom he had chosen1 he was    
taken up4    #a3c4 ,to whom also he     
shewed himself alive after his passion1 
by many  proofs1 for forty days         
appearing to them1 and speaking of the  
kingdom  of ,god4    #a3d4 ,and eating  
together with them1 he commanded them1  
that they should  not depart from       
,jerusalem1 but should wait for the     

promise of the  ,father1 which you have 
heard 7saith he7 by my mouth4    #a3e4  
,for ,john indeed baptized with water3  
but you shall be baptized  with the     
,holy ,ghost1 not many days hence4      
#a3f4 ,they therefore who were come     
together1 asked him1 saying3 ,lord1     
wilt thou at this time restore again the
 kingdom of ,israel8    #a3g4 ,but he   
said to them3 ,it is not for you to know
 the times or  moments1 which the       
,father hath put in his own power3      
#a3h4 ,but you shall receive the power  
of the ,holy ,ghost coming upon you1    
and you shall be witnesses unto me in   
,jerusalem1 and in all ,judea1 and      
,samaria1 and even to the uttermost part
 of the earth4    #a3i4 ,and when he had
 said these things1 while they looked   
on1 he was  raised up3 and a cloud      
received him out of their sight4        
#a3aj4 ,and while they were beholding   
him going up to heaven1 behold two  men 
stood by them in white garments4        
#a3aa4 ,who also said3 ,ye men of       

,galilee1 why stand you looking up to   
heaven8 ,this ,jesus who is taken up    
from you into heaven1 shall so come  as 
you have seen him going into heaven4    
#a3ab4 ,then they returned to ,jerusalem
 from the mount that is called  ,olivet1
 which is nigh ,jerusalem1 within a     
sabbath day's journey4    #a3ac4 ,and   
when they were come in1 they went up    
into an upper room1  where abode ,peter 
and ,john1 ,james and ,andrew1 ,philip  
and ,thomas1  ,bartholomew and ,matthew1
 ,james of ,alpheus and ,simon ,zelotes 
and ,jude  the brother of ,james4       
#a3ad4 ,all these were persevering with 
one mind in prayer with the  women1 and 
,mary the mother of ,jesus1 and with his
 brethren4    #a3ae4 ,in those days     
,peter rising up in the midst of the    
brethren1 said  7now the number of      
persons together was about an hundred   
and twenty73    #a3af4 ,men1 brethren1  
the scripture must needs be fulfilled1  
which the  ,holy ,ghost spoke before by 
the mouth of ,david concerning ,judas1  

who was  the leader of them that        
apprehended ,jesus3    #a3ag4 ,who was  
numbered with us1 and had obtained part 
of this ministry4    #a3ah4 ,and he     
indeed hath possessed a field of the    
reward of iniquity1  and being hanged1  
burst asunder in the midst3 and all his 
bowels gushed  out4    #a3ai4 ,and it   
became known to all the inhabitants of  
,jerusalem3 so that  the same field was 
called in their tongue1 ,haceldama1 that
 is to say1  ,the field of blood4       
#a3bj4 ,for it is written in the book of
 ,psalms3 ,let their habitation  become 
desolate1 and let there be none to dwell
 therein4 ,and his  bishopric let       
another take4    #a3ba4 ,wherefore of   
these men who have companied with us1   
all the time  that the ,lord ,jesus came
 in and went out among us1    #a3bb4    
,beginning from the baptism of ,john1   
until the day wherein he was  taken up  
from us1 one of these must be made a    
witness with us of his  resurrection4   
#a3bc4 ,and they appointed two1 ,joseph1

 called ,barsabas1 who was surnamed     
,justus1 and ,matthias4    #a3bd4 ,and  
praying1 they said3 ,thou1 ,lord1 who   
knowest the heart of all  men1 shew     
whether of these two thou hast chosen1  
#a3be4 ,to take the place of this       
ministry and apostleship1 from which    
,judas hath by transgression fallen1    
that he might go to his own place4      
#a3bf4 ,and they gave them lots1 and the
 lot fell upon ,matthias1 and he  was   
numbered with the eleven apostles4      
,acts ,chapter #b    ,the disciples     
receive the ,holy ,ghost4 ,peter's      
sermon to the people4 ,the  piety of the
 first converts4    #b3a4 ,and when the 
days of the ,pentecost were             
accomplished1 they were  all together in
 one place3    #b3b4 ,and suddenly there
 came a sound from heaven1 as of a      
mighty wind  coming3 and it filled the  
whole house where they were sitting4    
#b3c4 ,and there appeared to them parted
 tongues1 as it were of fire3 and  it   
sat upon every one of them4    #b3d4    

,and they were all filled with the ,holy
 ,ghost3 and they began to  speak with  
divers tongues1 according as the ,holy  
,ghost gave them to  speak4    #b3e4    
,now there were dwelling at ,jerusalem1 
,jews1 devout men1 out of  every nation 
under heaven4    #b3f4 ,and when this   
was noised abroad1 the multitude came   
together1 and  were confounded in mind1 
because that every man heard them speak 
in his  own tongue4    #b3g4 ,and they  
were all amazed1 and wondered1 saying3  
,behold1 are not  all these that speak  
,galileans8    #b3h4 ,and how have we   
heard1 every man our own tongue wherein 
we were  born8    #b3i4 ,parthians and  
,medes and ,elamites and inhabitants of 
,mesopotamia1  ,judea1 and ,cappadocia1 
,pontus and ,asia1    #b3aj4 ,phrygia   
and ,pamphylia1 ,egypt and the parts of 
,libya about ,cyrene1  and strangers of 
,rome1    #b3aa4 ,jews also1 and        
proselytes1 ,cretes1 and ,arabians3 we  
have heard  them speak in our own       
tongues the wonderful works of ,god4    

#b3ab4 ,and they were all astonished1   
and wondered1 saying one to  another3   
,what meaneth this8    #b3ac4 ,but      
others mocking1 said3 ,these men are    
full of new wine4    #b3ad4 ,but ,peter 
standing up with the eleven1 lifted up  
his voice1 and  spoke to them3 ,ye men  
of ,judea1 and all you that dwell in    
,jerusalem1 be  this known to you and   
with your ears receive my words4        
#b3ae4 ,for these are not drunk1 as you 
suppose1 seeing it is but the  third    
hour of the day3    #b3af4 ,but this is 
that which was spoken of by the prophet 
,joel3    #b3ag4 ,and it shall come to  
pass1 in the last days1 7saith the      
,lord71 ,i  will pour out of my ,spirit 
upon all flesh3 and your sons and your  
daughters shall prophesy3 and your young
 men shall see visions1 and  your old   
men shall dream dreams4    #b3ah4 ,and  
upon my servants indeed and upon my     
handmaids will ,i pour out  in those    
days of my spirit3 and they shall       
prophesy4    #b3ai4 ,and ,i will shew   

wonders in the heaven above1 and signs  
on the  earth beneath3 blood and fire1  
and vapour of smoke4    #b3bj4 ,the sun 
shall be turned into darkness and the   
moon into blood1  before the great and  
manifest day of the ,lord shall come4   
#b3ba4 ,and it shall come to pass1 that 
whosoever shall call upon the  name of  
the ,lord shall be saved4    #b3bb4 ,ye 
men of ,israel1 hear these words3 ,jesus
 of ,nazareth1 a man  approved of ,god  
among you by miracles and wonders and   
signs1 which ,god  did by him1 in the   
midst of you1 as you also know3         
#b3bc4 ,this same being delivered up1 by
 the determinate counsel and            
foreknowledge of ,god1 you by the hands 
of wicked men have crucified and  slain4
    ,by the determinate1 etc4444 ,god   
delivered up his ,son2 and his ,son     
delivered up himself1 for the love of   
us1 and for the sake of our  salvation2 
and so ,christ's being delivered up was 
holy1 and was ,god's  own determination4
 ,but they who betrayed and crucified   

him1 did  wickedly1 following therein   
their own malice and the instigation of 
the  devil2 not the will and            
determination of ,god1 who was by no    
means the  author of their wickedness2  
though he permitted it2 because he      
could1  and did draw out of it so great 
a good1 viz41 the salvation of man4     
#b3bd4 ,whom ,god hath raised up1 having
 loosed the sorrows of hell1 as it  was 
impossible that he should be holden by  
it4    ,having loosed the sorrow1       
etc4444 ,having overcome the grievous   
pains of  death and all the power of    
hell4    #b3be4 ,for ,david saith       
concerning him3 ,i foresaw the ,lord    
before my  face3 because he is at my    
right hand1 that ,i may not be moved4   
#b3bf4 ,for this my heart hath been     
glad1 and my tongue hath rejoiced3      
moreover my flesh also shall rest in    
hope4    #b3bg4 ,because thou wilt not  
leave my soul in hell3 nor suffer thy   
,holy  ,one to see corruption4    #b3bh4
 ,thou hast made known to me the ways of

 life3 thou shalt make me  full of joy  
with thy countenance4    #b3bi4 ,ye men1
 brethren1 let me freely speak to you of
 the patriarch  ,david3 that he died and
 was buried2 and his sepulchre is with  
us to  this present day4    #b3cj4      
,whereas therefore he was a prophet and 
knew that ,god hath sworn  to him with  
an oath1 that of the fruit of his loins 
one should sit upon  his throne4        
#b3ca4 ,foreseeing this1 he spoke of the
 resurrection of ,christ4 ,for  neither 
was he left in hell3 neither did his    
flesh see corruption4    #b3cb4 ,this   
,jesus hath ,god raised again1 whereof  
all we are witnesses4    #b3cc4 ,being  
exalted therefore by the right hand of  
,god and having  received of the ,father
 the promise of the ,holy ,ghost1 he    
hath poured  forth this which you see   
and hear4    #b3cd4 ,for ,david ascended
 not into heaven2 but he himself said3  
,the ,lord  said to my ,lord3 ,sit thou 
on my right hand1    #b3ce4 ,until ,i   
make thy enemies thy footstool4         

#b3cf4 ,therefore let all the house of  
,israel know most certainly that  ,god  
hath made both ,lord and ,christ1 this  
same ,jesus1 whom you have  crucified4  
#b3cg4 ,now when they had heard these   
things1 they had compunction in  their  
heart and said to ,peter and to the rest
 of the apostles3 ,what  shall we do1   
men and brethren8    #b3ch4 ,but ,peter 
said to them3 ,do penance3 and be       
baptized every one of  you in the name  
of ,jesus ,christ1 for the remission of 
your sins4 ,and  you shall receive the  
gift of the ,holy ,ghost4    #b3ci4 ,for
 the promise is to you and to your      
children and to all that  are far off1  
whomsoever the ,lord our ,god shall     
call4    #b3dj4 ,and with very many     
other words did he testify and exhort   
them1  saying3 ,save yourselves from    
this perverse generation4    #b3da4     
,they therefore that received his word  
were baptized3 and there  were added in 
that day about three thousand souls4    
#b3db4 ,and they were persevering in the

 doctrine of the apostles and in  the   
communication of the breaking of bread  
and in prayers4    #b3dc4 ,and fear came
 upon every soul4 ,many wonders also and
 signs were  done by the apostles in    
,jerusalem3 and there was great fear in 
all4    #b3dd4 ,and all they that       
believed were together and had all      
things  common4    #b3de4 ,their        
possessions and goods they sold and     
divided them to all1  according as every
 one had need4    #b3df4 ,and continuing
 daily with one accord in the temple and
 breaking  bread from house to house1   
they took their meat with gladness and  
simplicity of heart3    #b3dg4 ,praising
 ,god and having favour with all the    
people4 ,and the ,lord  increased daily 
together such as should be saved4       
,acts ,chapter #c    ,the miracle upon  
the lame man1 followed by the conversion
 of many4    #c3a4 ,now ,peter and ,john
 went up into the temple at the ninth   
hour of  prayer4    #c3b4 ,and a certain
 man who was lame from his mother's womb

 was carried3  whom they laid every day 
at the gate of the temple1 which is     
called  ,beautiful1 that he might ask   
alms of them that went into the temple4 
#c3c4 ,he1 when he had seen ,peter and  
,john1 about to go into the temple1     
asked to receive an alms4    #c3d4 ,but 
,peter with ,john1 fastening his eyes   
upon him1 said3 ,look upon  us4    #c3e4
 ,but he looked earnestly upon them1    
hoping that he should receive  something
 of them4    #c3f4 ,but ,peter said3    
,silver and gold ,i have none2 but what 
,i have1 ,i  give thee4 ,in the name of 
,jesus ,christ of ,nazareth1 arise and  
walk4    #c3g4 ,and taking him by the   
right hand1 he lifted him up3 and       
forthwith  his feet and soles received  
strength4    #c3h4 ,and he leaping up1  
stood and walked and went in with them  
into the  temple1 walking and leaping   
and praising ,god4    #c3i4 ,and all the
 people saw him walking and praising    
,god4    #c3aj4 ,and they knew him1 that
 it was he who sat begging alms at the  

,beautiful gate of the temple3 and they 
were filled with wonder and  amazement  
at that which had happened to him4      
#c3aa4 ,and as he held ,peter and ,john1
 all the people ran to them1 to the     
porch which is called ,solomon's1       
greatly wondering4    #c3ab4 ,but ,peter
 seeing1 made answer to the people3 ,ye 
men of ,israel1  why wonder you at this8
 ,or why look you upon us1 as if by our 
strength  or power we had made this man 
to walk8    #c3ac4 ,the ,god of ,abraham
 and the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of 
,jacob1 the  ,god of our fathers1 hath  
glorified his ,son ,jesus1 whom you     
indeed  delivered up and denied before  
the face of ,pilate1 when he judged he  
should be released4    #c3ad4 ,but you  
denied the ,holy ,one and the ,just3 and
 desired a murderer  to be granted unto 
you4    #c3ae4 ,but the author of life  
you killed1 whom ,god hath raised from  
the  dead3 of which we are witnesses4   
#c3af4 ,and in the faith of his name1   
this man1 whom you have seen and  known1

 hath his name strengthened4 ,and the   
faith which is by him hath  given this  
perfect soundness in the sight of you   
all4    #c3ag4 ,and now1 brethren1 ,i   
know that you did it through ignorance3 
as  did also your rulers4    #c3ah4 ,but
 those things which ,god before had     
shewed by the mouth of all  the         
prophets1 that his ,christ should       
suffer1 he hath so fulfilled4    #c3ai4 
,be penitent1 therefore1 and be         
converted1 that your sins may be        
blotted out4    #c3bj4 ,that when the   
times of refreshment shall come from the
 presence  of the ,lord1 and he shall   
send him who hath been preached unto    
you1  ,jesus ,christ4    #c3ba4 ,whom   
heaven indeed must receive1 until the   
times of the  restitution of all things1
 which ,god hath spoken by the mouth of 
his  holy prophets1 from the beginning  
of the world4    #c3bb4 ,for ,moses     
said3 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your   
,god raise up unto  you of your         
brethren1 like unto me3 him you shall   

hear according to all  things whatsoever
 he shall speak to you4    #c3bc4 ,and  
it shall be1 that every soul which will 
not hear that prophet  shall be         
destroyed from among the people4        
#c3bd4 ,and all the prophets1 from      
,samuel and afterwards1 who have        
spoken1 have told of these days4        
#c3be4 ,you are the children of the     
prophets and of the testament which     
,god made to our fathers1 saying to     
,abraham3 ,and in thy seed shall all    
the kindreds of the earth be blessed4   
#c3bf4 ,to you first1 ,god1 raising up  
his ,son1 hath sent him to bless  you3  
that every one may convert himself from 
his wickedness4      ,acts ,chapter #d  
,peter and ,john are apprehended4 ,their
 constancy4 ,the church is  increased4  
#d3a4 ,and as they were speaking to the 
people the priests and the  officer of  
the temple and the ,sadducees came upon 
them1    #d3b4 ,being grieved that they 
taught the people and preached in ,jesus
  the resurrection from the dead3       

#d3c4 ,and they laid hands upon them and
 put them in hold till the next  day3   
for it was now evening4    #d3d4 ,but   
many of them who had heard the word     
believed3 and the number  of the men was
 made five thousand4    #d3e4 ,and it   
came to pass on the morrow1 that their  
princes and ancients  and scribes were  
gathered together in ,jerusalem4        
#d3f4 ,and ,annas the high priest and   
,caiphas and ,john and ,alexander3 and  
as many as were of the kindred of the   
high priest4    #d3g4 ,and setting them 
in the midst1 they asked3 ,by what power
 or by  what name1 have you done this8  
#d3h4 ,then ,peter1 filled with the     
,holy ,ghost1 said to them3 ,ye princes 
of the people and ancients1 hear4       
#d3i4 ,if we this day are examined      
concerning the good deed done to the    
infirm man1 by what means he hath been  
made whole3    #d3aj4 ,be it known to   
you all and to all the people of        
,israel1 that by  the name of our ,lord 
,jesus ,christ of ,nazareth1 whom you   

crucified1 whom  ,god hath raised from  
the dead1 even by him1 this man standeth
 here  before you1 whole4    #d3aa4     
,this is the stone which was rejected by
 you the builders1 which  is become the 
head of the corner4    #d3ab4 ,neither  
is there salvation in any other4 ,for   
there is no other  name under heaven    
given to men1 whereby we must be saved4 
#d3ac4 ,now seeing the constancy of     
,peter and of ,john1 understanding that 
they were illiterate and ignorant men1  
they wondered3 and they knew  them that 
they had been with ,jesus4    #d3ad4    
,seeing the man also who had been       
healed1 standing with them1 they  could 
say nothing against it4    #d3ae4 ,but  
they commanded them to go aside out of  
the council3 and they  conferred among  
themselves1    #d3af4 ,saying3 ,what    
shall we do to these men8 ,for indeed a 
miracle hath  been done by them1 known  
to all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem4   
,it is  manifest3 and we cannot deny it4
    #d3ag4 ,but that it may be no       

farther spread among the people1 let us 
threaten them that they speak no more in
 this name to any man4    #d3ah4 ,and   
calling them1 they charged them not to  
speak at all1 nor  teach in the name of 
,jesus4    #d3ai4 ,but ,peter and ,john 
answering1 said to them3 ,if it be just1
 in the  sight of ,god1 to hear you     
rather than ,god1 judge ye4    #d3bj4   
,for we cannot but speak the things     
which we have seen and heard4    #d3ba4 
,but they1 threatening1 sent them away1 
not finding how they might  punish them1
 because of the people3 for all men     
glorified what had been  done1 in that  
which had come to pass4    #d3bb4 ,for  
the man was above forty years old1 in   
whom that miraculous  cure had been     
wrought4    #d3bc4 ,and being let go1   
they came to their own company and      
related all  that the chief priests and 
ancients had said to them4    #d3bd4    
,who having heard it1 with one accord   
lifted up their voice to ,god  and said3
 ,lord1 thou art he that didst make     

heaven and earth1 the sea  and all      
things that are in them4    #d3be4 ,who1
 by the ,holy ,ghost1 by the mouth of   
our father ,david1 thy  servant1 hast   
said3 ,why did the ,gentiles rage3 and  
the people meditate  vain things8       
#d3bf4 ,the kings of the earth stood up3
 and the princes assembled  together    
against the ,lord and his ,christ4      
#d3bg4 ,for of a truth there assembled  
together in this city against thy  holy 
child ,jesus1 whom thou hast anointed1  
,herod1 and ,pontius ,pilate1  with the 
,gentiles and the people of ,israel1    
#d3bh4 ,to do what thy hand and thy     
counsel decreed to be done4    #d3bi4   
,and now1 ,lord1 behold their           
threatenings3 and grant unto thy        
servants that with all confidence they  
may speak thy word1    #d3cj4 ,by       
stretching forth thy hand to cures and  
signs and wonders1 to  be done by the   
name of thy holy ,son1 ,jesus4    #d3ca4
 ,and when they had prayed1 the place   
was moved wherein they were  assembled3 

and they were all filled with the ,holy 
,ghost3 and they spoke  the word of ,god
 with confidence4    #d3cb4 ,and the    
multitude of believers had but one heart
 and one soul4  ,neither did any one say
 that aught of the things which he      
possessed was  his own3 but all things  
were common unto them4    #d3cc4 ,and   
with great power did the ,apostles give 
testimony of the  resurrection of ,jesus
 ,christ our ,lord3 and great grace was 
in them all4    #d3cd4 ,for neither was 
there any one needy among them4 ,for as 
many as  were owners of lands or houses 
sold them and brought the price of the  
things they sold1    #d3ce4 ,and laid it
 down before the feet of the apostles4  
,and  distribution was made to every    
one1 according as he had need4    #d3cf4
 ,and ,joseph1 who1 by the apostles1 was
 surnamed ,barnabas 7which  is1 by      
interpretation1 ,the son of             
consolation71 a ,levite1 a ,cyprian     
born1    #d3cg4 ,having land1 sold it   
and brought the price and laid it at the

  feet of the ,apostles4      ,acts     
,chapter #e    ,the judgment of ,god    
upon ,ananias and ,saphira4 ,the        
apostles are cast  into prison4    #e3a4
 ,but a certain man named ,ananias1 with
 ,saphira his wife1 sold a  piece of    
land1    #e3b4 ,and by fraud kept back  
part of the price of the land1 his wife 
being privy thereunto3 and bringing a   
certain part of it1 laid it at  the feet
 of the apostles4    #e3c4 ,but ,peter  
said3 ,ananias1 why hath ,satan tempted 
thy heart1 that  thou shouldst lie to   
the ,holy ,ghost and by fraud keep part 
of the price  of the land8    #e3d4     
,whilst it remained1 did it not remain  
to thee8 ,and after it was  sold1 was it
 not in thy power8 ,why hast thou       
conceived this thing in  thy heart8     
,thou hast not lied to men1 but to ,god4
    #e3e4 ,and ,ananias1 hearing these  
words1 fell down and gave up the ghost4 
,and there came great fear upon all that
 heard it4    #e3f4 ,and the young men  
rising up1 removed him1 and carrying him

 out1  buried him4    #e3g4 ,and it was 
about the space of three hours after1   
when his wife1  not knowing what had    
happened1 came in4    #e3h4 ,and ,peter 
said to her3 ,tell me1 woman1 whether   
you sold the land  for so much8 ,and she
 said3 ,yea1 for so much4    #e3i4 ,and 
,peter said unto her3 ,why have you     
agreed together to tempt the  spirit of 
the ,lord8 ,behold the feet of them who 
have buried thy husband  are at the     
door3 and they shall carry thee out1    
#e3aj4 ,immediately1 she fell down      
before his feet and gave up the ghost4  
,and the young men coming in found her  
dead3 and carried her out and  buried   
her by her husband4    #e3aa4 ,and there
 came great fear upon the whole church  
and upon all that  heard these things4  
#e3ab4 ,and by the hands of the apostles
 were many signs and wonders  wrought   
among the people4 ,and they were all    
with one accord in  ,solomon's porch4   
#e3ac4 ,but of the rest no man durst    
join himself unto them3 but the  people 

magnified them4    #e3ad4 ,and the      
multitude of men and women who believed 
in the ,lord was  more increased3       
#e3ae4 ,insomuch that they brought forth
 the sick into the streets and  laid    
them on beds and couches1 that1 when    
,peter came1 his shadow at the  least   
might overshadow any of them and they   
might be delivered from  their          
infirmities4    #e3af4 ,and there came  
also together to ,jerusalem a multitude 
out of the  neighbouring cities1        
bringing sick persons and such as were  
troubled  with unclean spirits3 who were
 all healed4    #e3ag4 ,then the high   
priest rising up1 and all they that were
 with him  7which is the heresy of the  
,sadducees7 were filled with envy4      
#e3ah4 ,and they laid hands on the      
apostles and put them in the common     
prison4    #e3ai4 ,but an angel of the  
,lord by night1 opening the doors of the
  prison and leading them out1 said3    
#e3bj4 ,go1 and standing speak in the   
temple to the people all the words  of  

this life4    #e3ba4 ,who having heard  
this1 early in the morning1 entered into
 the  temple and taught4 ,and the high  
priest coming1 and they that were with  
him1 called together the council and all
 the ancients of the children  of       
,israel3 and they sent to the prison to 
have them brought4    #e3bb4 ,but when  
the ministers came and opening the      
prison found them not  there1 they      
returned and told1    #e3bc4 ,saying3   
,the prison indeed we found shut with   
all diligence1 and  the keepers standing
 before the doors2 but opening it1 we   
found no man  within4    #e3bd4 ,now    
when the officer of the temple and the  
chief priests heard  these words1 they  
were in doubt concerning them1 what     
would come to  pass4    #e3be4 ,but one 
came and told them3 ,behold1 the men    
whom you put in  prison are in the      
temple1 standing and teaching the       
people4    #e3bf4 ,then went the officer
 with the ministers and brought them    
without  violence3 for they feared the  

people1 lest they should be stoned4     
#e3bg4 ,and when they had brought them1 
they set them before the council4  ,and 
the high priest asked them1    #e3bh4   
,saying3 ,commanding1 we commanded you  
that you should not teach in  this name4
 ,and behold1 you have filled ,jerusalem
 with your doctrine3  and you have a    
mind to bring the blood of this man upon
 us4    #e3bi4 ,but ,peter and the      
apostles answering1 said3 ,we ought to  
obey ,god  rather than men4    #e3cj4   
,the ,god of our fathers hath raised up 
,jesus1 whom you put to  death1 hanging 
him upon a tree4    #e3ca4 ,him hath    
,god exalted with his right hand1 to be 
,prince and  ,saviour1 to give          
repentance to ,israel and remission of  
sins4    #e3cb4 ,and we are witnesses of
 these things3 and the ,holy ,ghost1    
whom  ,god hath given to all that obey  
him4    #e3cc4 ,when they had heard     
these things1 they were cut to the      
heart3 and  they thought to put them to 
death4    #e3cd4 ,but one in the council

 rising up1 a ,pharisee1 named          
,gamaliel1 a  doctor of the law1        
respected by all the people1 commanded  
the men to be  put forth a little while4
    #e3ce4 ,and he said to them3 ,ye men
 of ,israel1 take heed to yourselves    
what you intend to do1 as touching these
 men4    #e3cf4 ,for before these days  
rose up ,theodas1 affirming himself to  
be  somebody1 to whom a number of men1  
about four hundred1 joined  themselves4 
,who was slain3 and all that believed   
him were scattered and  brought to      
nothing4    #e3cg4 ,after this man1 rose
 up ,judas of ,galilee1 in the days of  
the  enrolling1 and drew away the people
 after him4 ,he also perished3 and  all1
 even as many as consented to him1 were 
dispersed4    #e3ch4 ,and now1          
therefore1 ,i say to you3 ,refrain from 
these men and let  them alone4 ,for if  
this council or this work be of men1 it 
will come to  nought3    #e3ci4 ,but if 
it be of ,god1 you cannot overthrow it1 
lest perhaps you be  found even to fight

 against ,god4 ,and they consented to   
him4    #e3dj4 ,and calling in the      
apostles1 after they had scourged them1 
they  charged them that they should not 
speak at all in the name of ,jesus4     
,and they dismissed them4    #e3da4 ,and
 they indeed went from the presence of  
the council1 rejoicing  that they were  
accounted worthy to suffer reproach for 
the name of  ,jesus4    #e3db4 ,and     
every day they ceased not1 in the temple
 and from house to  house1 to teach and 
preach ,christ ,jesus4      ,acts       
,chapter #f    ,the ordination of the   
seven deacons4 ,the zeal of ,stephen4   
#f3a4 ,and in those days1 the number of 
the disciples increasing1 there  arose a
 murmuring of the ,greeks against the   
,hebrews1 for that their  widows were   
neglected in the daily ministration4    
,greeks4444 ,so they called the ,jews   
that were born and brought up in        
,greece4    #f3b4 ,then the twelve1     
calling together the multitude of the   
disciples1  said3 ,it is not reason that

 we should leave the word of ,god and   
serve  tables4    #f3c4 ,wherefore1     
brethren1 look ye out among you seven   
men of good  reputation1 full of the    
,holy ,ghost and wisdom1 whom we may    
appoint over  this business4    #f3d4   
,but we will give ourselves continually 
to prayer and to the  ministry of the   
word4    #f3e4 ,and the saying was liked
 by all the multitude4 ,and they chose  
,stephen1 a man full of faith and of the
 ,holy ,ghost1 and ,philip and          
,prochorus and ,nicanor1 and ,timon and 
,parmenas and ,nicolas1 a proselyte  of 
,antioch4    #f3f4 ,these they set      
before the apostles3 and they praying1  
imposed  hands upon them4    #f3g4 ,and 
the word of the ,lord increased3 and the
 number of the  disciples was multiplied
 in ,jerusalem exceedingly4 ,a great    
multitude  also of the priests obeyed   
the faith4    #f3h4 ,and ,stephen1 full 
of grace and fortitude1 did great       
wonders and  signs among the people4    
#f3i4 ,now there arose some1 of that    

which is called the synagogue of the    
,libertines and of the ,cyrenians and of
 the ,alexandrians and of them  that    
were of ,cilicia and ,asia1 disputing   
with ,stephen4    #f3aj4 ,and they were 
not able to resist the wisdom and the   
spirit that  spoke4    #f3aa4 ,then they
 suborned men to say they had heard him 
speak words of  blasphemy against ,moses
 and against ,god4    #f3ab4 ,and they  
stirred up the people and the ancients  
and the scribes4  ,and running together1
 they took him and brought him to the   
council4    #f3ac4 ,and they set up     
false witnesses1 who said3 ,this man    
ceaseth not  to speak words against the 
holy place and the law4    #f3ad4 ,for  
we have heard him say that this ,jesus  
of ,nazareth shall  destroy this place  
and shall change the traditions which   
,moses  delivered unto us4    #f3ae4    
,and all that sat in the council1       
looking on him1 saw his face as  if it  
had been the face of an angel4          
,acts ,chapter #g    ,stephen's speech  

before the council4 ,his martyrdom4     
#g3a4 ,then the high priest said3 ,are  
these things so8    #g3b4 ,who said3 ,ye
 men1 brethren and fathers1 hear4 ,the  
,god of glory  appeared to our father   
,abraham1 when he was in ,mesopotamia1  
before he  dwelt in ,charan4    #g3c4   
,and said to him3 ,go forth out of thy  
country and from thy kindred3  and come 
into the land which ,i shall shew thee4 
#g3d4 ,then he went out of the land of  
the ,chaldeans and dwelt in ,charan4    
,and from thence1 after his father was  
dead1 he removed him into this  land1   
wherein you now dwell4    #g3e4 ,and he 
gave him no inheritance in it3 no1 not  
the pace of a foot4  ,but he promised to
 give it him in possession1 and to his  
seed after  him1 when as yet he had no  
child4    #g3f4 ,and ,god said to him3  
,that his seed should sojourn in a      
strange  country1 and that they should  
bring them under bondage and treat them 
evil four hundred years4    #g3g4 ,and  
the nation which they shall serve will  

,i judge 7said the  ,lord73 and after   
these things they shall go out and shall
 serve me in  this place4    #g3h4 ,and 
he gave him the covenant of             
circumcision4 ,and so he begot  ,isaac  
and circumcised him the eighth day3 and 
,isaac begot ,jacob3 and  ,jacob1 the   
twelve patriarchs4    #g3i4 ,and the    
patriarchs1 through envy1 sold ,joseph  
into ,egypt4 ,and ,god  was with him1   
#g3aj4 ,and delivered him out of all his
 tribulations3 and he gave him  favour  
and wisdom in the sight of ,pharao1 the 
king of ,egypt4 ,and he  appointed him  
governor over ,egypt and over all his   
house4    #g3aa4 ,now there came a      
famine upon all ,egypt and ,chanaan1 and
 great  tribulation3 and our fathers    
found no food4    #g3ab4 ,but when      
,jacob had heard that there was corn in 
,egypt1 he sent  our fathers first4     
#g3ac4 ,and at the second time1 ,joseph 
was known by his brethren3 and his      
kindred was made known to ,pharao4      
#g3ad4 ,and ,joseph sending1 called     

thither ,jacob1 his father1 and all his 
kindred1 seventy-five souls4    #g3ae4  
,so ,jacob went down into ,egypt4 ,and  
he died1 and our fathers4    #g3af4 ,and
 they were translated into ,sichem and  
were laid in the  sepulchre that        
,abraham bought for a sum of money of   
the sons of ,hemor1  the son of ,sichem4
    #g3ag4 ,and when the time of the    
promise drew near1 which ,god had       
promised to ,abraham1 the people        
increased and were multiplied in ,egypt4
    #g3ah4 ,till another king arose in  
,egypt1 who knew not ,joseph4    #g3ai4 
,this same1 dealing craftily with our   
race1 afflicted our fathers1  that they 
should expose their children1 to the end
 they might not be  kept alive4         
#g3bj4 ,at the same time was ,moses     
born3 and he was acceptable to ,god4    
,who was nourished three months in his  
father's house4    #g3ba4 ,and when he  
was exposed1 ,pharao's daughter took him
 up and  nourished him for her own son4 
#g3bb4 ,and ,moses was instructed in all

 the wisdom of the ,egyptians3 and  he  
was mighty in his words and in his      
deeds4    #g3bc4 ,and when he was full  
forty years old1 it came into his heart 
to  visit his brethren1 the children of 
,israel4    #g3bd4 ,and when he had seen
 one of them suffer wrong1 he defended  
him3  and striking the ,egyptian1 he    
avenged him who suffered the injury4    
#g3be4 ,and he thought that his brethren
 understood that ,god by his hand  would
 save them4 ,but they understood it not4
    #g3bf4 ,and the day following1 he   
shewed himself to them when they were   
at strife and would have reconciled them
 in peace1 saying3 ,men1 ye are         
brethren4 ,why hurt you one another8    
#g3bg4 ,but he that did the injury to   
his neighbour thrust him away1  saying3 
,who hath appointed thee prince and     
judge over us3    #g3bh4 ,what6 ,wilt   
thou kill me1 as thou didst yesterday   
kill the  ,egyptian8    #g3bi4 ,and     
,moses fled upon this word3 and was a   
stranger in the land of  ,madian1 where 

he begot two sons4    #g3cj4 ,and when  
forty years were expired1 there appeared
 to him1 in the  desert of mount ,sina1 
an angel in a flame of fire in a bush4  
#g3ca4 ,and ,moses seeing it wondered at
 the sight4 ,and as he drew near to     
view it1 the voice of the ,lord came    
unto him1 saying3    #g3cb4 ,i am the   
,god of thy fathers3 the ,god of        
,abraham1 the ,god of ,isaac  and the   
,god of ,jacob4 ,and ,moses being       
terrified durst not behold4    #g3cc4   
,and the ,lord said to him3 ,loose the  
shoes from thy feet3 for the  place     
wherein thou standest is holy ground4   
#g3cd4 ,seeing1 ,i have seen the        
affliction of my people which is in     
,egypt3 and ,i have heard their groaning
 and am come down to deliver  them4 ,and
 now come3 and ,i will send thee into   
,egypt4    #g3ce4 ,this ,moses1 whom    
they refused1 saying3 ,who hath         
appointed thee  prince and judge8 ,him  
,god sent to be prince and redeemer1 by 
the hand  of the angel who appeared to  

him in the bush4    #g3cf4 ,he brought  
them out1 doing wonders and signs in the
 land of ,egypt  and in the ,red ,sea   
and in the desert1 forty years4         
#g3cg4 ,this is that ,moses who said to 
the children of ,israel3 ,a prophet     
shall ,god raise up to you of your own  
brethren1 as myself4 ,him shall  you    
hear4    #g3ch4 ,this is he that was in 
the church in the wilderness1 with the  
angel who spoke to him on ,mount ,sina  
and with our fathers4 ,who received  the
 words of life to give unto us4         
#g3ci4 ,whom our fathers would not obey3
 but thrust him away and in their       
hearts turned back into ,egypt1         
#g3dj4 ,saying to ,aaron3 ,make us gods 
to go before us4 ,for as for this       
,moses1 who brought us out of the land  
of ,egypt1 we know not what is  become  
of him4    #g3da4 ,and they made a calf 
in those days and offered sacrifices to 
the  idol and rejoiced in the works of  
their own hands4    #g3db4 ,and ,god    
turned and gave them up to serve the    

host of heaven1 as  it is written in the
 books of the prophets3 ,did you offer  
victims and  sacrifices to me for forty 
years1 in the desert1 ,o house of       
,israel8    #g3dc4 ,and you took unto   
you the tabernacle of ,moloch and the   
star of  your god ,rempham1 figures     
which you made to adore them4 ,and ,i   
will  carry you away beyond ,babylon4   
#g3dd4 ,the tabernacle of the testimony 
was with our fathers in the  desert1 as 
,god ordained for them1 speaking to     
,moses1 that he should  make it         
according to the form which he had seen4
    #g3de4 ,which also our fathers      
receiving1 brought in with ,jesus1 into 
the  possession of the ,gentiles3 whom  
,god drove out before the face of our   
fathers1 unto the days of ,david1       
,jesus4444 ,that is ,josue1 so called in
 ,greek4    #g3df4 ,who found grace     
before ,god and desired to find a       
tabernacle for  the ,god of ,jacob4     
#g3dg4 ,but ,solomon built him a house1 
#g3dh4 ,yet the most ,high dwelleth not 

in houses made by hands1 as the  prophet
 saith3    ,dwelleth not in houses1     
etc4444 ,that is1 so as to stand in need
 of  earthly dwellings1 or to be        
contained1 or circumscribed by them4    
,though1 otherwise by his immense       
divinity1 he is in our houses2 and      
every where else2 and ,christ in his    
humanity dwelt in houses2 and is  now on
 our altars4    #g3di4 ,heaven is my    
throne and the earth my footstool4 ,what
 house will  you build me 7saith the    
,lord78 ,or what is the place of my     
resting8    #g3ej4 ,hath not my hand    
made all these things8    #g3ea4 ,you   
stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart  
and ears1 you always  resist the ,holy  
,ghost4 ,as your fathers did1 so do you 
also4    #g3eb4 ,which of the prophets  
have not your fathers persecuted8 ,and  
they  have slain them who foretold of   
the coming of the ,just ,one3 of whom   
you  have been now the betrayers and    
murderers4    #g3ec4 ,who have received 
the law by the disposition of angels and

 have  not kept it4    #g3ed4 ,now      
hearing these things1 they were cut to  
the heart3 and they  gnashed with their 
teeth at him4    #g3ee4 ,but he1 being  
full of the ,holy ,ghost1 looking up    
steadfastly to  heaven1 saw the glory of
 ,god and ,jesus standing on the right  
hand of  ,god4 ,and he said3 ,behold1 ,i
 see the heavens opened and the ,son of 
man  standing on the right hand of ,god4
    #g3ef4 ,and they1 crying out with a 
loud voice1 stopped their ears and  with
 one accord ran violently upon him4     
#g3eg4 ,and casting him forth without   
the city1 they stoned him4 ,and the     
witnesses laid down their garments at   
the feet of a young man1 whose  name was
 ,saul4    #g3eh4 ,and they stoned      
,stephen1 invoking and saying3 ,lord    
,jesus1 receive  my spirit4    #g3ei4   
,and falling on his knees1 he cried with
 a loud voice1 saying3  ,lord1 lay not  
this sin to their charge4 ,and when he  
had said this1 he  fell asleep in the   
,lord4 ,and ,saul was consenting to his 

death4      ,acts ,chapter #h    ,philip
 converts the ,samaritans and baptizes  
the eunuch4    #h3a4 ,and at that time1 
there was raised a great persecution    
against the  church which was at        
,jerusalem4 ,and they were all dispersed
 through the  countries of ,judea1 and  
,samaria1 except the apostles4    #h3b4 
,and devout men took order for          
,stephen's funeral and made great       
mourning over him4    #h3c4 ,but ,saul  
made havock of the church1 entering in  
from house to  house3 and dragging away 
men and women1 committed them to prison4
    #h3d4 ,they therefore that were     
dispersed went about preaching the word 
of ,god4    #h3e4 ,and ,philip1 going   
down to the city of ,samaria1 preached  
,christ  unto them4    #h3f4 ,and the   
people with one accord were attentive to
 those things  which were said by       
,philip1 hearing1 and seeing the        
miracles which he  did4    #h3g4 ,for   
many of them who had unclean spirits1   
crying with a loud  voice1 went out4    

#h3h4 ,and many1 taken with the palsy1  
and that were lame1 were healed4        
#h3i4 ,there was therefore great joy in 
that city4 ,now there was a  certain man
 named ,simon who before had been a     
magician in that city1  seducing the    
people of ,samaria1 giving out that he  
was some great one3    #h3aj4 ,to whom  
they all gave ear1 from the least to the
 greatest1  saying3 ,this man is the    
power of ,god1 which is called great4   
#h3aa4 ,and they were attentive to him1 
because1 for a long time1 he had        
bewitched them with his magical         
practices4    #h3ab4 ,but when they had 
believed ,philip preaching of the       
kingdom of  ,god1 in the name of ,jesus 
,christ1 they were baptized1 both men   
and  women4    #h3ac4 ,then ,simon      
himself believed also and1 being        
baptized1 he adhered  to ,philip4 ,and  
being astonished1 wondered to see the   
signs and  exceeding great miracles     
which were done4    #h3ad4 ,now1 when   
the apostles1 who were in ,jerusalem1   

had heard that  ,samaria had received   
the word of ,god1 they sent unto them   
,peter and  ,john4    #h3ae4 ,who1 when 
they were come1 prayed for them that    
they might receive  the ,holy ,ghost4   
#h3af4 ,for he was not as yet come upon 
any of them3 but they were only         
baptized in the name of the ,lord       
,jesus4    #h3ag4 ,then they laid their 
hands upon them3 and they received the  
,holy  ,ghost4    ,they laid their hands
 upon them1 etc4444 ,the apostles       
administered the  sacrament of          
confirmation1 by imposition of hands1   
and prayer2 and the  faithful thereby   
received the ,holy ,ghost4 ,not but they
 had received the  grace of the ,holy   
,ghost at their baptism3 yet not that   
plenitude of  grace and those spiritual 
gifts which they afterwards received    
from  bishops in the sacrament of       
confirmation1 which strengthened them to
  profess their faith publicly4         
#h3ah4 ,and when ,simon saw that1 by the
 imposition of the hands of the         

apostles1 the ,holy ,ghost was given1 he
 offered them money1    #h3ai4 ,saying3 
,give me also this power1 that on       
whomsoever ,i shall lay  my hands1 he   
may receive the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but      
,peter said to him3    #h3bj4 ,keep thy 
money to thyself1 to perish with thee3  
because thou hast  thought that the gift
 of ,god may be purchased with money4   
#h3ba4 ,thou hast no part nor lot in    
this matter4 ,for thy heart is not      
right in the sight of ,god4    #h3bb4   
,do penance therefore for this thy      
wickedness3 and pray to ,god1  that     
perhaps this thought of thy heart may be
 forgiven thee4    #h3bc4 ,for ,i see   
thou art in the gall of bitterness and  
in the bonds of  iniquity4    #h3bd4    
,then ,simon answering1 said3 ,pray you 
for me to the ,lord that none  of these 
things which you have spoken may come   
upon me4    #h3be4 ,and they indeed1    
having testified and preached the word  
of the  ,lord1 returned to ,jerusalem3  
and preached the gospel to many         

countries  of the ,samaritans4    #h3bf4
 ,now an angel of the ,lord spoke to    
,philip1 saying3 ,arise1 go  towards the
 south1 to the way that goeth down from 
,jerusalem into ,gaza3  this is desert4 
#h3bg4 ,and rising up1 he went4 ,and    
behold1 a man of ,ethiopia1 an eunuch1  
of great authority under ,candace the   
queen of the ,ethiopians1 who had       
charge over all her treasures1 had come 
to ,jerusalem to adore4    #h3bh4 ,and  
he was returning1 sitting in his chariot
 and reading ,isaias  the prophet4      
#h3bi4 ,and the ,spirit said to ,philip3
 ,go near and join thyself to this      
chariot4    #h3cj4 ,and ,philip running 
thither1 heard him reading the prophet  
,isaias4  ,and he said3 ,thinkest thou  
that thou understandest what thou       
readest8    #h3ca4 ,who said3 ,and how  
can ,i1 unless some man shew me8 ,and he
 desired  ,philip that he would come up 
and sit with him4    #h3cb4 ,and the    
place of the scripture which he was     
reading was this3 ,he  was led as a     

sheep to the slaughter3 and like a lamb 
without voice  before his shearer1 so   
openeth he not his mouth4    #h3cc4 ,in 
humility his judgment was taken away4   
,his generation who shall  declare1 for 
his life shall be taken from the earth8 
#h3cd4 ,and the eunuch answering        
,philip1 said3 ,i beseech thee1 of whom 
doth the prophet speak this8 ,of        
himself1 or of some other man8    #h3ce4
 ,then ,philip1 opening his mouth and   
beginning at this scripture1  preached  
unto him ,jesus4    #h3cf4 ,and as they 
went on their way1 they came to a       
certain water4 ,and  the eunuch said3   
,see1 here is water3 ,what doth hinder  
me from being  baptized8    #h3cg4 ,and 
,philip said3 ,if thou believest with   
all thy heart1 thou  mayest4 ,and he    
answering1 said3 ,i believe that ,jesus 
,christ is the ,son  of ,god4    ,if    
thou believest with all thy heart4444   
,the scripture many times  mentions only
 one disposition1 as here belief1 when  
others equally  necessary are not       

expressed1 viz41 a sorrow for sins1 a   
firm hope1 and  the love of ,god4       
,moreover1 believing with the whole     
heart signifies a  belief of every thing
 necessary for salvation4    #h3ch4 ,and
 he commanded the chariot to stand      
still4 ,and they went down  into the    
water1 both ,philip and the eunuch4 ,and
 he baptized him4    #h3ci4 ,and when   
they were come up out of the water1 the 
,spirit of the  ,lord took away ,philip3
 and the eunuch saw him no more4 ,and he
 went on  his way rejoicing4    #h3dj4  
,but ,philip was found in ,azotus3 and  
passing through1 he preached  the gospel
 to all the cities1 till he came to     
,csarea4      ,acts ,chapter #i         
,paul's conversion and zeal4 ,peter     
heals ,eneas and raises up ,tabitha to  
life4    #i3a4 ,and ,saul1 as yet       
breathing out threatenings and slaughter
 against  the disciples of the ,lord1   
went to the high priest    #i3b4 ,and   
asked of him letters to ,damascus1 to   
the synagogues3 that if  he found any   

men and women of this way1 he might     
bring them bound to  ,jerusalem4        
#i3c4 ,and as he went on his journey1 it
 came to pass that he drew nigh  to     
,damascus4 ,and suddenly a light from   
heaven shined round about him4    #i3d4 
,and falling on the ground1 he heard a  
voice saying to him3 ,saul1  ,saul1 why 
persecutest thou me8    #i3e4 ,who said3
 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he3 ,i am   
,jesus whom thou  persecutest4 ,it is   
hard for thee to kick against the goad4 
#i3f4 ,and he1 trembling and astonished1
 said3 ,lord1 what wilt thou have  me to
 do8    #i3g4 ,and the ,lord said to    
him3 ,arise and go into the city2 and   
there it  shall be told thee what thou  
must do4 ,now the men who went in       
company  with him stood amazed1 hearing 
indeed a voice but seeing no man4       
#i3h4 ,and ,saul arose from the ground3 
and when his eyes were opened1 he  saw  
nothing4 ,but they1 leading him by the  
hands1 brought him to  ,damascus4       
#i3i4 ,and he was there three days      

without sight3 and he did neither eat   
nor drink4    #i3aj4 ,now there was a   
certain disciple at ,damascus1 named    
,ananias4 ,and  the ,lord said to him in
 a vision3 ,ananias1 ,and he said3      
,behold ,i am  here1 ,lord4    #i3aa4   
,and the ,lord said to him3 ,arise and  
go into the street that is  called      
,strait and seek in the house of ,judas1
 one named ,saul of ,tarsus4  ,for      
behold he prayeth4    #i3ab4 7,and he   
saw a man named ,ananias coming in and  
putting his hands  upon him1 that he    
might receive his sight47    #i3ac4 ,but
 ,ananias answered3 ,lord1 ,i have heard
 by many of this man1 how  much evil he 
hath done to thy saints in ,jerusalem4  
#i3ad4 ,and here he hath authority from 
the chief priests to bind all  that     
invoke thy name4    #i3ae4 ,and the     
,lord said to him3 ,go thy way3 for this
 man is to me a  vessel of election1 to 
carry my name before the ,gentiles and  
kings and  the children of ,israel4     
#i3af4 ,for ,i will shew him how great  

things he must suffer for my name's     
sake4    #i3ag4 ,and ,ananias went his  
way and entered into the house4 ,and    
laying  his hands upon him1 he said3    
,brother ,saul1 the ,lord ,jesus hath   
sent me1  he that appeared to thee in   
the way as thou camest1 that thou mayest
  receive thy sight and be filled with  
the ,holy ,ghost4    #i3ah4 ,and        
immediately there fell from his eyes as 
it were scales3 and  he received his    
sight4 ,and rising up1 he was baptized4 
#i3ai4 ,and when he had taken meat1 he  
was strengthened4 ,and he was with  the 
disciples that were at ,damascus1 for   
some days4    #i3bj4 ,and immediately he
 preached ,jesus in the synagogues1 that
 he is  the son of ,god4    #i3ba4 ,and 
all that heard him were astonished and  
said3 ,is not this he  who persecuted in
 ,jerusalem those that called upon this 
name and came  hither for that intent1  
that he might carry them bound to the   
chief  priests8    #i3bb4 ,but ,saul    
increased much more in strength and     

confounded the ,jews  who dwelt at      
,damascus1 affirming that this is the   
,christ4    #i3bc4 ,and when many days  
were passed1 the ,jews consulted        
together to  kill him4    #i3bd4 ,but   
their lying in wait was made known to   
,saul4 ,and they watched  the gates also
 day and night1 that they might kill    
him4    #i3be4 ,but the disciples1      
taking him in the night1 conveyed him   
away by  the wall1 letting him down in a
 basket4    #i3bf4 ,and when he was come
 into ,jerusalem1 he essayed to join    
himself  to the disciples3 and they all 
were afraid of him1 not believing that  
he was a disciple4    #i3bg4 ,but       
,barnabas took him and brought him to   
the apostles and told  them how he had  
seen the ,lord1 and that he had spoken  
to him3 and how  in ,damascus he had    
dealt confidently in the name of ,jesus4
    #i3bh4 ,and he was with them1 coming
 in and going out in ,jerusalem and     
dealing confidently in the name of the  
,lord4    #i3bi4 ,he spoke also to the  

,gentiles and disputed with the ,greeks4
 ,but  they sought to kill him4         
#i3cj4 ,which when the brethren had     
known1 they brought him down to  ,csarea
 and sent him away to ,tarsus4    #i3ca4
 ,now1 the church had peace throughout  
all ,judea and ,galilee and  ,samaria3  
and was edified1 walking in the fear of 
the ,lord3 and was  filled with the     
consolation of the ,holy ,ghost4        
#i3cb4 ,and it came to pass that ,peter1
 as he passed through1 visiting  all1   
came to the saints who dwelt at ,lydda4 
#i3cc4 ,and he found there a certain man
 named ,eneas1 who had kept his  bed for
 eight years1 who was ill of the palsy4 
#i3cd4 ,and ,peter said to him3 ,eneas1 
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ healeth thee4  
,arise and make thy bed4 ,and           
immediately he arose4    #i3ce4 ,and all
 that dwelt at ,lydda and ,saron saw    
him3 who were converted  to the ,lord4  
#i3cf4 ,and in ,joppe there was a       
certain disciple named ,tabitha1 which  
by  interpretation is called ,dorcas4   

,this woman was full of good works and  
almsdeeds which she did4    #i3cg4 ,and 
it came to pass in those days that she  
was sick and died4  ,whom when they had 
washed1 they laid her in an upper       
chamber4    #i3ch4 ,and forasmuch as    
,lydda was nigh to ,joppe1 the          
disciples1 hearing  that ,peter was     
there1 sent unto him two men1 desiring  
him that he would  not be slack to come 
unto them4    #i3ci4 ,and ,peter rising 
up went with them4 ,and when he was     
come1 they  brought him into the upper  
chamber4 ,and all the widows stood about
 him1  weeping and shewing him the coats
 and garments which ,dorcas made them4  
#i3dj4 ,and they all being put forth1   
,peter1 kneeling down1 prayed4 ,and     
turning to the body1 he said3 ,tabitha1 
arise4 ,and she opened her eyes  and1   
seeing ,peter1 sat up4    #i3da4 ,and   
giving her his hand1 he lifted her up4  
,and when he had called  the saints and 
the widows1 he presented her alive4     
#i3db4 ,and it was made known throughout

 all ,joppe4 ,and many believed in  the 
,lord4    #i3dc4 ,and it came to pass   
that he abode many days in ,joppe1 with 
one  ,simon a tanner4      ,acts        
,chapter #aj    ,cornelius is received  
into the church4 ,peter's vision4       
#aj3a4 ,and there was a certain man in  
,csarea1 named ,cornelius1 a  centurion 
of that which is called the ,italian    
band3    #aj3b4 ,a religious man1 and   
fearing ,god with all his house1 giving 
much  alms to the people and always     
praying to ,god4    #aj3c4 ,this man saw
 in a vision manifestly1 about the ninth
 hour of the  day1 an angel of ,god     
coming in unto him and saying to him3   
,cornelius4    #aj3d4 ,and he1 beholding
 him1 being seized with fear1 said3     
,what is it1  ,lord8 ,and he said to    
him3 ,thy prayers and thy alms are      
ascended for a  memorial in the sight of
 ,god4    #aj3e4 ,and now send men to   
,joppe3 and call hither one ,simon1 who 
is  surnamed ,peter4    #aj3f4 ,he      
lodgeth with one ,simon a tanner1 whose 

house is by the sea  side4 ,he will tell
 thee what thou must do4    #aj3g4 ,and 
when the angel who spoke to him was     
departed1 he called two  of his         
household servants and a soldier who    
feared the ,lord1 of them  that were    
under him4    #aj3h4 ,to whom when he   
had related all1 he sent them to ,joppe4
    #aj3i4 ,and on the next day1 whilst 
they were going on their journey and    
drawing nigh to the city1 ,peter went up
 to the higher parts of the  house to   
pray1 about the sixth hour4    #aj3aj4  
,and being hungry1 he was desirous to   
taste somewhat4 ,and as they  were      
preparing1 there came upon him an       
ecstasy of mind4    #aj3aa4 ,and he saw 
the heaven opened and a certain vessel  
descending1 as  it were a great linen   
sheet let down by the four corners from 
heaven to  the earth3    #aj3ab4        
,wherein were all manner of four-footed 
beasts and creeping  things of the earth
 and fowls of the air4    #aj3ac4 ,and  
there came a voice to him3 ,arise1      

,peter4 ,kill and eat4    #aj3ad4 ,but  
,peter said3 ,far be it from me4 ,for ,i
 never did eat any thing  that is common
 and unclean4    #aj3ae4 ,and the voice 
spoke to him again the second time3     
,that which ,god  hath cleansed1 do not 
thou call common4    #aj3af4 ,and this  
was done thrice4 ,and presently the     
vessel was taken up  into heaven4       
#aj3ag4 ,now1 whilst ,peter was doubting
 within himself what the vision  that he
 had seen should mean1 behold the men   
who were sent from  ,cornelius1         
inquiring for ,simon's house1 stood at  
the gate4    #aj3ah4 ,and when they had 
called1 they asked if ,simon1 who is    
surnamed  ,peter1 were lodged there4    
#aj3ai4 ,and as ,peter was thinking of  
the vision1 the ,spirit said to him3    
,behold three men seek thee4    #aj3bj4 
,arise1 therefore3 get thee down and go 
with them1 doubting  nothing3 for ,i    
have sent them4    #aj3ba4 ,then ,peter1
 going down to the men1 said3 ,behold1  
,i am he whom  you seek4 ,what is the   

cause for which you are come8    #aj3bb4
 ,who said3 ,cornelius1 a centurion1 a  
just man and one that  feareth ,god1 and
 having good testimony from all the     
nation of the ,jews1  received an answer
 of an holy angel1 to send for thee into
 his house  ,and to hear words of thee4 
#aj3bc4 ,then bringing them in1 he      
lodged them4 ,and the day following1 he 
arose and went with them3 and some of   
the brethren from ,joppe  accompanied   
him4    #aj3bd4 ,and the morrow after1  
he entered into ,csarea4 ,and ,cornelius
  waited for them1 having called        
together his kinsmen and special        
friends4    #aj3be4 ,and it came to pass
 that when ,peter was come in1          
,cornelius came  to meet him and falling
 at his feet adored4    #aj3bf4 ,but    
,peter lifted him up1 saying3 ,arise3 ,i
 myself also am a man4    #aj3bg4 ,and  
talking with him1 he went in and found  
many that were come  together4          
#aj3bh4 ,and he said to them3 you know  
how abominable it is for a man  that is 

a ,jew to keep company or to come unto  
one of another nation3  but ,god hath   
shewed to me1 to call no man common or  
unclean4    #aj3bi4 ,for which cause1   
making no doubt1 ,i came when ,i was    
sent for4 ,i  ask1 therefore1 for what  
cause you have sent for me8    #aj3cj4  
,and ,cornelius said3 ,four days ago1   
unto this hour1 ,i was praying  in my   
house1 at the ninth hour and behold a   
man stood before me in  white apparel   
and said3    #aj3ca4 ,cornelius1 thy    
prayer is heard and thy alms are had in 
remembrance in the sight of ,god4       
#aj3cb4 ,send therefore to ,joppe3 and  
call hither ,simon1 who is surnamed     
,peter4 ,he lodgeth in the house of     
,simon a tanner1 by the sea side4       
#aj3cc4 ,immediately therefore ,i sent  
to thee3 and thou hast done well in     
coming4 ,now1 therefore1 all we are     
present in thy sight to hear all  things
 whatsoever are commanded thee by the   
,lord4    #aj3cd4 ,and ,peter opening   
his mouth1 said3 in very deed ,i        

perceive that  ,god is not a respecter  
of persons4    #aj3ce4 ,but in every    
nation1 he that feareth him and worketh 
justice is  acceptable to him4    ,in   
every nation1 etc4444 ,that is to say1  
not only ,jews1 but ,gentiles  also1 of 
what nation soever1 are acceptable to   
,god1 if they fear him  and work        
justice4 ,but then true faith is always 
to be presupposed1  without which 7saith
 ,st4 ,paul1 ,heb4 #aa4 #f7 it is       
impossible to please  ,god4 ,beware then
 of the error of those1 who would infer 
from this  passage1 that men of all     
religions may be pleasing to ,god4 ,for 
since  none but the true religion can be
 from ,god1 all other religions must be 
from the father of lies1 and therefore  
highly displeasing to the ,god of       
truth4    #aj3cf4 ,god sent the word to 
the children of ,israel1 preaching peace
 by  ,jesus ,christ 7,he is ,lord of    
all74    #aj3cg4 ,you know the word     
which hath been published through all   
,judea3  for it began from ,galilee1    

after the baptism which ,john preached4 
#aj3ch4 ,jesus of ,nazareth3 how ,god   
anointed him with the ,holy ,ghost and  
with power1 who went about doing good   
and healing all that were  oppressed by 
the devil1 for ,god was with him4       
#aj3ci4 ,and we are witnesses of all    
things that he did in the land of  the  
,jews and in ,jerusalem3 whom they      
killed1 hanging him upon a tree4        
#aj3dj4 ,him ,god raised up the third   
day and gave him to be made  manifest1  
#aj3da4 ,not to all the people1 but to  
witnesses preordained by ,god1 even  to 
us1 who did eat and drink with him1     
after he arose again from the  dead4    
#aj3db4 ,and he commanded us to preach  
to the people and to testify that  it is
 he who was appointed by ,god to be     
judge of the living and of the  dead4   
#aj3dc4 ,to him all the prophets give   
testimony1 that by his name all  receive
 remission of sins1 who believe in him4 
#aj3dd4 ,while ,peter was yet speaking  
these words1 the ,holy ,ghost fell on   

all them that heard the word4    #aj3de4
 ,and the faithful of the circumcision1 
who came with ,peter1 were  astonished  
for that the grace of the ,holy ,ghost  
was poured out upon the  ,gentiles also4
    #aj3df4 ,for they heard them        
speaking with tongues and magnifying    
,god4    #aj3dg4 ,then ,peter answered3 
,can any man forbid water1 that these   
should  not be baptized1 who have       
received the ,holy ,ghost1 as well as   
we8    #aj3dh4 ,and he commanded them to
 be baptized in the name of the ,lord   
,jesus ,christ4 ,then they desired him  
to tarry with them some days4      ,acts
 ,chapter #aa    ,peter defends his     
having received the ,gentiles into the  
church4    #aa3a4 ,and the apostles and 
brethren1 who were in ,judea1 heard that
 the  ,gentiles also had received the   
word of ,god4    #aa3b4 ,and when ,peter
 was come up to ,jerusalem1 they that   
were of the  circumcision contended with
 him1    #aa3c4 ,saying3 ,why didst thou
 go in to men uncircumcised and didst   

eat  with them8    #aa3d4 ,but ,peter   
began and declared to them the matter in
 order1 saying3    #aa3e4 ,i was in the 
city of ,joppe praying3 and ,i saw in an
 ecstasy of  mind a vision1 a certain   
vessel descending1 as it were a great   
sheet  let down from heaven by four     
corners4 ,and it came even unto me4     
#aa3f4 ,into which looking1 ,i          
considered and saw fourfooted creatures 
of  the earth and beasts and creeping   
things and fowls of the air4    #aa3g4  
,and ,i heard also a voice saying to me3
 ,arise1 ,peter4 ,kill and  eat4        
#aa3h4 ,and ,i said3 ,not so1 ,lord3 for
 nothing common or unclean hath ever    
entered into my mouth4    #aa3i4 ,and   
the voice answered again from heaven3   
,what ,god hath made  clean1 do not thou
 call common4    #aa3aj4 ,and this was  
done three times4 ,and all were taken up
 again into  heaven4    #aa3aa4 ,and    
behold1 immediately there were three men
 come to the house  wherein ,i was1 sent
 to me from ,csarea4    #aa3ab4 ,and the

 ,spirit said to me that ,i should go   
with them1 nothing  doubting4 ,and these
 six brethren went with me also3 and we 
entered into  the man's house4          
#aa3ac4 ,and he told us how he had seen 
an angel in his house1 standing  and    
saying to him3 ,send to ,joppe and call 
hither ,simon1 who is surnamed  ,peter1 
#aa3ad4 ,who shall speak to thee words  
whereby thou shalt be saved1 and  all   
thy house4    #aa3ae4 ,and when ,i had  
begun to speak1 the ,holy ,ghost fell   
upon them1 as  upon us also in the      
beginning4    #aa3af4 ,and ,i remembered
 the word of the ,lord1 how that he     
said3 ,john  indeed baptized with water 
but you shall be baptized with the ,holy
  ,ghost4    #aa3ag4 ,if then ,god gave 
them the same grace as to us also who   
believed  in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3  
who was ,i1 that could withstand ,god8  
#aa3ah4 ,having heard these things1 they
 held their peace and glorified  ,god1  
saying3 ,god then hath also to the      
,gentiles given repentance1 unto  life4 

#aa3ai4 ,now they who had been dispersed
 by the persecution that arose on       
occasion of ,stephen went about as far  
as ,phenice and ,cyprus and  ,antioch1  
speaking the word to none1 but to the   
,jews only4    #aa3bj4 ,but some of them
 were men of ,cyprus and ,cyrene1 who1  
when they  were entered into ,antioch1  
spoke also to the ,greeks1 preaching the
 ,lord  ,jesus4    #aa3ba4 ,and the hand
 of he ,lord was with them3 and a great 
number  believing1 were converted to the
 ,lord4    #aa3bb4 ,and the tidings came
 to the ears of the church that was at  
,jerusalem1 touching these things3 and  
they sent ,barnabas as far as  ,antioch4
    #aa3bc4 ,who1 when he was come and  
had seen the grace of ,god1 rejoiced4   
,and he exhorted them all with purpose  
of heart to continue in the ,lord4      
#aa3bd4 ,for he was a good man and full 
of the ,holy ,ghost and of faith4  ,and 
a great multitude was added to the      
,lord4    #aa3be4 ,and ,barnabas went to
 ,tarsus to seek ,saul3 whom1 when he   

had  found1 he brought to ,antioch4     
#aa3bf4 ,and they conversed there in the
 church a whole year3 and they  taught a
 great multitude1 so that at ,antioch   
the disciples were first  named         
,christians4    #aa3bg4 ,and in these   
days there came prophets from ,jerusalem
 to ,antioch4    #aa3bh4 ,and one of    
them named ,agabus1 rising up1 signified
 by the ,spirit  that there should be a 
great famine over the whole world1 which
 came to  pass under ,claudius4         
#aa3bi4 ,and the disciples1 every man   
according to his ability1 purposed  to  
send relief to the brethren who dwelt in
 ,judea4    #aa3cj4 ,which also they    
did1 sending it to the ancients1 by the 
hands of  ,barnabas and ,saul4          
,acts ,chapter #ab    ,herod's          
persecution4 ,peter's deliverance by an 
angel4 ,herod's  punishment4    #ab3a4  
,and at the same time1 ,herod the king  
stretched forth his hands1  to afflict  
some of the church4    #ab3b4 ,and he   
killed ,james1 the brother of ,john1    

,with the sword4    #ab3c4 ,and seeing  
that it pleased the ,jews1 he proceeded 
to take up  ,peter also4 ,now it was in 
the days of the ,azymes4    ,azymes4444 
,the festival of the unleavened bread1  
or the pasch1 which  answers to our     
,easter4    #ab3d4 ,and when he had     
apprehended him1 he cast him into       
prison1  delivering him to four files of
 soldiers1 to be kept1 intending1 after 
the pasch1 to bring him forth to the    
people4    #ab3e4 ,peter therefore was  
kept in prison4 ,but prayer was made    
without  ceasing by the church unto ,god
 for him4    #ab3f4 ,and when ,herod    
would have brought him forth1 the same  
night1  ,peter was sleeping between two 
soldiers1 bound with two chains3 and the
  keepers before the door kept the      
prison4    #ab3g4 ,and behold an angel  
of the ,lord stood by him and a light   
shined  in the room4 ,and he1 striking  
,peter on the side1 raised him up1      
saying3  ,arise quickly4 ,and the chains
 fell off from his hands4    #ab3h4 ,and

 the angel said to him3 ,gird thyself   
and put on thy sandals4  ,and he did so4
 ,and he said to him3 ,cast thy garment 
about thee and  follow me1    #ab3i4    
,and going out1 he followed him4 ,and he
 knew not that it was true  which was   
done by the angel3 but thought he saw a 
vision4    #ab3aj4 ,and passing through 
the first and the second ward1 they came
 to  the iron gate that leadeth to the  
city which of itself opened to them4    
,and going out1 they passed on through  
one street4 ,and immediately the  angel 
departed from him4    #ab3aa4 ,and      
,peter coming to himself1 said3 ,now ,i 
know in very deed that  the ,lord hath  
sent his angel and hath delivered me out
 of the hand of  ,herod and from all the
 expectation of the people of the ,jews4
    #ab3ab4 ,and considering1 he came to
 the house of ,mary the mother of       
,john1 who was surnamed ,mark1 where    
many were gathered together and         
praying4    #ab3ac4 ,and when he knocked
 at the door of the gate1 a damsel came 

to  hearken1 whose name was ,rhode4     
#ab3ad4 ,and as soon as she knew        
,peter's voice1 she opened not the gate 
for joy3 but running in she told that   
,peter stood before the gate4    #ab3ae4
 ,but they said to her3 ,thou art mad4  
,but she affirmed that it was  so4 ,then
 said they3 ,it is his angel4    #ab3af4
 ,but ,peter continued knocking4 ,and   
when they had opened1 they saw  him and 
were astonished4    #ab3ag4 ,but he1    
beckoning to them with his hand to hold 
their peace1  told how the ,lord had    
brought him out of prison4 ,and he said3
 ,tell  these things to ,james and to   
the brethren4 ,and going out1 he went   
into  another place4    #ab3ah4 ,now    
when day was come1 there was no small   
stir among the  soldiers1 what was      
become of ,peter4    #ab3ai4 ,and when  
,herod had sought for him and found him 
not1 having  examined the keepers1 he   
commanded they should be put to death4  
,and  going down from ,judea to ,csarea1
 he abode there4    #ab3bj4 ,and he was 

angry with the ,tyrians and the         
,sidonians4 ,but they  with one accord  
came to him3 and1 having gained ,blastus
 who was the  king's chamberlain1 they  
desired peace1 because their countries  
were  nourished by him4    #ab3ba4 ,and 
upon a day appointed1 ,herod being      
arrayed in kingly apparel1  sat in the  
judgment seat and made an oration to    
them4    #ab3bb4 ,and the people made   
acclamation1 saying3 ,it is the voice of
 a  god1 and not of a man4    #ab3bc4   
,and forthwith an angel of the ,lord    
struck him1 because he had  not given   
the honour to ,god3 and1 being eaten up 
by worms1 he gave up  the ghost4        
#ab3bd4 ,but the word of the ,lord      
increased and multiplied4    #ab3be4    
,and ,barnabas and ,saul1 returned from 
,jerusalem1 having fulfilled  their     
ministry1 taking with them ,john who was
 surnamed ,mark4      ,acts ,chapter #ac
    ,saul and ,barnabas are sent forth  
by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,they preach in    
,cyprus and in ,antioch of ,pisidia4    

#ac3a4 ,now there were in the church    
which was at ,antioch prophets and      
doctors1 among whom was ,barnabas and   
,simon who was called ,niger1 and       
,lucius of ,cyrene and ,manahen who was 
the foster brother of ,herod the        
tetrarch1 and ,saul4    #ac3b4 ,and as  
they were ministering to the ,lord and  
fasting1 the ,holy  ,ghost said to them3
 ,separate me ,saul and ,barnabas1 for  
the work  whereunto ,i have taken them4 
#ac3c4 ,then they fasting and praying   
and imposing their hands upon them1     
sent them away4    #ac3d4 ,so they1     
being sent by the ,holy ,ghost1 went to 
,seleucia3 and from  thence they sailed 
to ,cyprus4    #ac3e4 ,and when they    
were come to ,salamina1 they preached   
the word of  ,god in the synagogues of  
the ,jews4 ,and they had ,john also in  
the  ministry4    #ac3f4 ,and when they 
had gone through the whole island1 as   
far as  ,paphos1 they found a certain   
man1 a magician1 a false prophet1 a     
,jew1  whose name was ,bar-,jesu3       

#ac3g4 ,who was with the proconsul      
,sergius ,paulus1 a prudent man4 ,he1   
sending for ,barnabas and ,saul1 desired
 to hear the word of ,god4    #ac3h4    
,but ,elymas the magician 7for so his   
name is interpreted7  withstood them1   
seeking to turn away the proconsul from 
the faith4    #ac3i4 ,then ,saul1       
otherwise ,paul1 filled with the ,holy  
,ghost1 looking  upon him1    #ac3aj4   
,said3 ,o full of all guile and of all  
deceit1 child of the devil1  enemy of   
all justice1 thou ceasest not to pervert
 the right ways of the  ,lord4          
#ac3aa4 ,and now behold1 the hand of the
 ,lord is upon thee3 and thou  shalt be 
blind1 not seeing the sun for a time4   
,and immediately there  fell a mist and 
darkness upon him3 and going about1 he  
sought some one  to lead him by the     
hand4    #ac3ab4 ,then the proconsul1   
when he had seen what was done1         
believed1  admiring at the doctrine of  
the ,lord4    #ac3ac4 ,now when ,paul   
and they that were with him had sailed  

from  ,paphos1 they came to ,perge in   
,pamphylia4 ,and ,john departing from   
them1  returned to ,jerusalem4          
#ac3ad4 ,but they1 passing through      
,perge1 came to ,antioch in ,pisidia3   
and1 entering into the ,synagogue on the
 sabbath day1 they sat down4    #ac3ae4 
,and after the reading of the law and   
the prophets1 the rulers of  the        
synagogue sent to them1 saying3 ,ye men1
 brethren1 if you have any  word of     
exhortation to make to the people1      
speak4    #ac3af4 ,then ,paul rising up 
and with his hand bespeaking silence1   
said3  ,ye men of ,israel and you that  
fear ,god1 give ear4    #ac3ag4 ,the    
,god of the people of ,israel chose our 
fathers and exalted  the people when    
they were sojourners in the land of     
,egypt3 ,and with an  high arm brought  
them out from thence3    #ac3ah4 ,and   
for the space of forty years endured    
their manners in the  desert3    #ac3ai4
 ,and1 destroying seven nations in the  
land of ,chanaan1 divided  their land   

among them by lot4    #ac3bj4 ,as it    
were1 after four hundred and fifty      
years4 ,and after these  things1 he gave
 unto them judges1 until ,samuel the    
prophet4    #ac3ba4 ,and after that they
 desired a king3 and ,god gave them     
,saul the  son of ,cis1 a man of the    
tribe of ,benjamin1 forty years4        
#ac3bb4 ,and when he had removed him1 he
 raised them up ,david to be king3  to  
whom giving testimony1 he said3 ,i have 
found ,david1 the son of  ,jesse1 a man 
according to my own heart1 who shall do 
all my wills4    #ac3bc4 ,of this man's 
seed1 ,god1 according to his promise1   
hath raised  up to ,israel a ,saviour   
,jesus3    #ac3bd4 ,john first          
preaching1 before his coming1 the       
baptism of penance  to all the people of
 ,israel4    #ac3be4 ,and when ,john was
 fulfilling his course1 he said3 ,i am  
not he  whom you think me to be4 ,but   
behold1 there cometh one after me1 whose
  shoes of his feet ,i am not worthy to 
loose4    #ac3bf4 ,men1 brethren1       

children of the stock of ,abraham1 and  
whosoever  among you fear ,god3 to you  
the word of this salvation is sent4     
#ac3bg4 ,for they that inhabited        
,jerusalem and the rulers thereof1 not  
knowing him1 nor the voices of the      
prophets which are read every  sabbath1 
judging him1 have fulfilled them4       
#ac3bh4 ,and finding no cause of death  
in him1 they desired of ,pilate  that   
they might kill him4    #ac3bi4 ,and    
when they had fulfilled all things that 
were written of him1  taking him down   
from the tree1 they laid him in a       
sepulchre4    #ac3cj4 ,but ,god raised  
him up from the dead the third day4     
#ac3ca4 ,who was seen for many days by  
them who came up with him from  ,galilee
 to ,jerusalem1 who to this present are 
his witnesses to the  people4    #ac3cb4
 ,and we declare unto you that the      
promise which was made to our  fathers1 
#ac3cc4 ,this same ,god hath fulfilled  
to our children1 raising up ,jesus1  as 
in the second psalm also is written3    

,thou art my ,son3 this day have  ,i    
begotten thee4    #ac3cd4 ,and to shew  
that he raised him up from the dead1 not
 to return  now any more to corruption1 
he said thus3 ,i will give you the holy 
things of ,david1 faithful4    ,i will  
give you the holy1 etc4444 ,these are   
the words of the prophet  ,isaias1 #ee4 
#c4 ,according to the ,septuagint1 the  
sense is3 ,i will  faithfully fulfil the
 promises ,i made to ,david4    #ac3ce4 
,and therefore1 in another place also1  
he saith3 ,thou shalt not  suffer thy   
holy one to see corruption4    #ac3cf4  
,for ,david1 when he had served in his  
generation1 according to  the will of   
,god1 slept3 and was laid unto his      
fathers and saw  corruption4    #ac3cg4 
,but he whom ,god hath raised from the  
dead saw no corruption4    #ac3ch4 ,be  
it known therefore to you1 men1         
brethren1 that through him  forgiveness 
of sins is preached to you3 and from all
 the things from  which you could not be
 justified by the law of ,moses4        

#ac3ci4 ,in him every one that believeth
 is justified4    #ac3dj4 ,beware1      
therefore1 lest that come upon you which
 is spoken in  the prophets3    #ac3da4 
,behold1 ye despisers1 and wonder and   
perish3 for ,i work a work  in your     
days1 a work which you will not believe1
 if any man shall tell  it you4         
#ac3db4 ,and as they went out1 they     
desired them that on the next sabbath   
they would speak unto them these words4 
#ac3dc4 ,and when the synagogue was     
broken up1 many of the ,jews and of  the
 strangers who served ,god followed     
,paul and ,barnabas3 who1 speaking  to  
them1 persuaded them to continue in the 
grace of ,god4    #ac3dd4 ,but the next 
sabbath day1 the whole city almost came 
together1  to hear the word of ,god4    
#ac3de4 ,and the ,jews1 seeing the      
multitudes1 were filled with envy and   
contradicted those things which were    
said by ,paul1 blaspheming4    #ac3df4  
,then ,paul and ,barnabas said boldly3  
,to you it behoved us first  to speak   

the word of ,god3 but because you reject
 it and judge  yourselves unworthy of   
eternal life1 behold we turn to the     
,gentiles4    #ac3dg4 ,for so the ,lord 
hath commanded us3 ,i have set thee to  
be the  light of the ,gentiles3 that    
thou mayest be for salvation unto the   
utmost part of the earth4    #ac3dh4    
,and the ,gentiles hearing it were glad 
and glorified the word of  the ,lord3   
and as many as were ordained to life    
everlasting believed4    #ac3di4 ,and   
the word of the ,lord was published     
throughout the whole  country4          
#ac3ej4 ,but the ,jews stirred up       
religious and honourable women and the  
chief men of the city3 and raised       
persecution against ,paul and           
,barnabas3 and cast them out of their   
coasts4    #ac3ea4 ,but they1 shaking   
off the dust of their feet against them1
 came  to ,iconium4    #ac3eb4 ,and the 
disciples were filled with joy and with 
the ,holy ,ghost4      ,acts ,chapter   
#ad    ,paul and ,barnabas preach in    

,iconium and ,lystra4 ,paul heals a     
cripple4  ,they are taken for gods4     
,paul is stoned4 ,they preach in ,derbe 
and  ,perge4    #ad3a4 ,and it came to  
pass in ,iconium that they entered      
together into  the synagogue of the     
,jews and so spoke that a very great    
multitude both  of the ,jews and of the 
,greeks did believe4    #ad3b4 ,but the 
unbelieving ,jews stirred up and        
incensed the minds of the  ,gentiles    
against the brethren4    #ad3c4 ,a long 
time therefore they abode there1 dealing
 confidently in  the ,lord1 who gave    
testimony to the word of his grace1     
granting signs  and wonders to be done  
by their hands4    #ad3d4 ,and the      
multitude of the city was divided4 ,and 
some of them  indeed held with the      
,jews1 but some with the apostles4      
#ad3e4 ,and when there was an assault   
made by the ,gentiles and the ,jews     
with their rulers1 to use them          
contumeliously and to stone them3       
#ad3f4 ,they1 understanding it1 fled to 

,lystra and ,derbe1 cities of           
,lycaonia1 and to the whole country     
round about3 and were there  preaching  
the gospel4    #ad3g4 ,and there sat a  
certain man at ,lystra1 impotent in his 
feet1 a  cripple from his mother's womb1
 who never had walked4    #ad3h4 ,this  
same heard ,paul speaking4 ,who looking 
upon him and seeing  that he had faith  
to be healed1    #ad3i4 ,said with a    
loud voice3 ,stand upright on thy feet4 
,and he leaped  up and walked4          
#ad3aj4 ,and when the multitudes had    
seen what ,paul had done1 they lifted   
up their voice in the ,lycaonian tongue1
 saying3 ,the gods are come down  to us 
in the likeness of men4    #ad3aa4 ,and 
they called ,barnabas1 ,jupiter3 but    
,paul1 ,mercury3 because he  was chief  
speaker4    #ad3ab4 ,the priest also of 
,jupiter that was before the city1      
bringing  oxen and garlands before the  
gate1 would have offered sacrifice with 
the people4    #ad3ac4 ,which1 when the 
apostles ,barnabas and ,paul had heard1 

rending  their clothes1 they leaped out 
among the people1 crying1    #ad3ad4    
,and saying3 ,ye men1 why do ye these   
things8 ,we also are mortals1  men like 
unto you1 preaching to you to be        
converted from these vain  things to the
 living ,god1 who made the heaven and   
the earth and the sea  and all things   
that are in them3    #ad3ae4 ,who in    
times past1 suffered all nations to walk
 in their own  ways4    #ad3af4         
,nevertheless he left not himself       
without testimony1 doing good  from     
heaven1 giving rains and fruitful       
,seasons1 filling our hearts with  food 
and gladness4    #ad3ag4 ,and speaking  
these things1 they scarce restrained the
 people  from sacrificing to them4      
#ad3ah4 ,now there came thither certain 
,jews from ,antioch and ,iconium3  and1 
persuading the multitude and stoning    
,paul1 drew him out of the  city1       
thinking him to be dead4    #ad3ai4 ,but
 as the disciples stood round about him1
 he rose up and  entered into the city3 

and the next day he departed with       
,barnabas to  ,derbe4    #ad3bj4 ,and   
when they had preached the gospel to    
that city and had  taught many1 they    
returned again to ,lystra and to        
,iconium and to  ,antioch3    #ad3ba4   
,confirming the souls of the disciples  
and exhorting them to  continue in the  
faith3 and that through many            
tribulations we must enter  into the    
kingdom of ,god4    #ad3bb4 ,and when   
they had ordained to them priests in    
every church and  had prayed with       
fasting1 they commended them to the     
,lord1 in whom they  believed4          
#ad3bc4 ,and passing through ,pisidia1  
they came into ,pamphylia4    #ad3bd4   
,and having spoken the word of the ,lord
 in ,perge1 they went down  into        
,attalia4    #ad3be4 ,and thence they   
sailed to ,antioch1 from whence they had
 been  delivered to the grace of ,god1  
unto the work which they accomplished4  
#ad3bf4 ,and when they were come and had
 assembled the church1 they  related    

what great things ,god had done with    
them and how he had opened  the door of 
faith to the ,gentiles4    #ad3bg4 ,and 
they abode no small time with the       
disciples4      ,acts ,chapter #ae    ,a
 dissension about circumcision4 ,the    
decision and letter of the council  of  
,jerusalem4    #ae3a4 ,and some1 coming 
down from ,judea1 taught the brethren3  
,that1  except you be circumcised after 
the manner of ,moses1 you cannot be     
saved4    #ae3b4 ,and when ,paul and    
,barnabas had no small contest with     
them1 they  determined that ,paul and   
,barnabas and certain others of the     
other side  should go up to the apostles
 and priests to ,jerusalem1 about this  
question4    #ae3c4 ,they therefore1    
being brought on their way by the       
church1 passed  through ,phenice and    
,samaria1 relating the conversion of the
 ,gentiles4  ,and they caused great joy 
to all the brethren4    #ae3d4 ,and when
 they were come to ,jerusalem1 they were
 received by the  church and by the     

apostles and ancients1 declaring how    
great things ,god  had done with them4  
#ae3e4 ,but there arose of the sect of  
the ,pharisees some that believed1      
saying3 ,they must be circumcised and be
 commanded to observe the law of        
,moses4    #ae3f4 ,and the apostles and 
ancients assembled to consider of this  
matter4    #ae3g4 ,and when there had   
been much disputing1 ,peter1 rising up1 
said to  them3 ,men1 brethren1 you know 
that in former days ,god made choice    
among  us1 that by my mouth the         
,gentiles should hear the word of the   
gospel  and believe4    #ae3h4 ,and     
,god1 who knoweth the hearts1 gave      
testimony1 giving unto them  the ,holy  
,ghost1 as well as to us3    #ae3i4 ,and
 put no difference between us and them1 
purifying their hearts  by faith4       
#ae3aj4 ,now therefore1 why tempt you   
,god to put a yoke upon the necks of    
the disciples which neither our fathers 
nor we have been able to bear8          
#ae3aa4 ,but by the grace of the ,lord  

,jesus ,christ1 we believe to be  saved1
 in like manner as they also4    #ae3ab4
 ,and all the multitude held their      
peace3 and they heard ,barnabas  and    
,paul telling what great signs and      
wonders ,god had wrought among the      
,gentiles by them4    #ae3ac4 ,and after
 they had held their peace1 ,james      
answered1 saying3  ,men1 brethren1 hear 
me4    #ae3ad4 ,simon hath related how  
,god first visited to take of the       
,gentiles1 a people to his name4        
#ae3ae4 ,and to this agree the words of 
the prophets1 as it is written3         
#ae3af4 ,after these things ,i will     
return and will rebuild the tabernacle  
of ,david1 which is fallen down3 and the
 ruins thereof ,i will rebuild4  ,and ,i
 will set it up3    #ae3ag4 ,that the   
residue of men may seek after the ,lord1
 and all nations  upon whom my name is  
invoked1 saith the ,lord1 who doth these
 things4    #ae3ah4 ,to the ,lord was   
his own work known from the beginning of
 the  world4    #ae3ai4 ,for which cause

 ,i judge that they who from among the  
,gentiles  are converted to ,god are not
 to be disquieted3    #ae3bj4 ,but that 
we write unto them1 that they refrain   
themselves from  the pollutions of idols
 and from fornication and from things   
strangled  and from blood4    #ae3ba4   
,for ,moses of old time hath in every   
city them that preach him in  the       
synagogues1 where he is read every      
sabbath4    #ae3bb4 ,then it pleased the
 apostles and ancients1 with the whole  
church1 to choose men of their own      
company and to send to ,antioch with    
,paul and ,barnabas1 namely1 ,judas1 who
 was surnamed ,barsabas1 and ,silas1    
chief men among the brethren4    #ae3bc4
 ,writing by their hands3 ,the apostles 
and ancients1 brethren1 to  the brethren
 of the ,gentiles that are at ,antioch  
and in ,syria and  ,cilicia1 greeting4  
#ae3bd4 ,forasmuch as we have heard that
 some going out from us have  troubled  
you with words1 subverting your souls1  
to whom we gave no  commandment3        

#ae3be4 ,it hath seemed good to us1     
being assembled together1 to choose  out
 men and to send them unto you1 with our
 well beloved ,barnabas and  ,paul3     
#ae3bf4 ,men that have given their lives
 for the name of our ,lord ,jesus       
,christ4    #ae3bg4 ,we have sent       
therefore ,judas and ,silas1 who        
themselves also  will1 by word of mouth1
 tell you the same things4    #ae3bh4   
,for it hath seemed good to the ,holy   
,ghost and to us to lay no  further     
burden upon you than these necessary    
things3    #ae3bi4 ,that you abstain    
from things sacrificed to idols and from
 blood  and from things strangled and   
from fornication3 from which things     
keeping yourselves1 you shall do well4  
,fare ye well4    ,from blood1 and from 
things strangled4444 ,the use of these  
things1  though of their own nature     
indifferent1 was here prohibited1 to    
bring  the ,jews more easily to admit of
 the society of the ,gentiles2 and to   
exercise the latter in obedience4 ,but  

this prohibition was but  temporary1 and
 has long since ceased to oblige2 more  
especially in the  western churches4    
#ae3cj4 ,they therefore1 being          
dismissed1 went down to ,antioch and1   
gathering together the multitude1       
delivered the epistle4    #ae3ca4 ,which
 when they had read1 they rejoiced for  
the consolation4    #ae3cb4 ,but ,judas 
and ,silas1 being prophets also         
themselves1 with many  words comforted  
the brethren and confirmed them4        
#ae3cc4 ,and after they had spent some  
time there1 they were let go with  peace
 by the brethren unto them that had sent
 them4    #ae3cd4 ,but it seemed good   
unto ,silas to remain there3 and ,judas 
alone  departed to ,jerusalem4          
#ae3ce4 ,and ,paul and ,barnabas        
continued at ,antioch1 teaching and     
preaching1 with many others1 the word of
 the ,lord4    #ae3cf4 ,and after some  
days1 ,paul said to ,barnabas3 ,let us  
return and  visit our brethren in all   
the cities wherein we have preached the 

word  of the ,lord1 to see how they do4 
#ae3cg4 ,and ,barnabas would have taken 
with them ,john also1 that was  surnamed
 ,mark4    #ae3ch4 ,but ,paul desired   
that he 7as having departed from them   
out of  ,pamphylia and not gone with    
them to the work7 might not be received4
    #ae3ci4 ,and there arose a          
dissension so that they departed one    
from  another4 ,and ,barnabas indeed1   
taking ,mark1 sailed to ,cyprus4        
#ae3dj4 ,but ,paul1 choosing ,silas1    
departed1 being delivered by the        
brethren to the grace of ,god4          
#ae3da4 ,and he went through ,syria and 
,cilicia1 confirming the churches1      
commanding them to keep the precepts of 
the apostles and the ancients4          
,acts ,chapter #af    ,paul visits the  
churches4 ,he is called to preach in    
,macedonia4 ,he is  scourged at         
,philippi4    #af3a4 ,and he came to    
,derbe and ,lystra4 ,and behold1 there  
was a certain  disciple there named     
,timothy1 the son of a ,jewish woman    

that believed3  but his father was a    
,gentile4    #af3b4 ,to this man the    
brethren that were in ,lystra and       
,iconium gave a  good testimony4        
#af3c4 ,him ,paul would have to go along
 with him3 and taking him1 he           
circumcised him1 because of the ,jews   
who were in those places4 ,for they  all
 knew that his father was a ,gentile4   
#af3d4 ,and as they passed through the  
cities1 they delivered unto them  the   
decrees for to keep1 that were decreed  
by the apostles and ancients  who were  
at ,jerusalem4    #af3e4 ,and the       
churches were confirmed in faith and    
increased in number  daily4    #af3f4   
,and when they had passed through       
,phrygia and the country of  ,galatia1  
they were forbidden by the ,holy ,ghost 
to preach the word in  ,asia4    #af3g4 
,and when they were come into ,mysia1   
they attempted to go into  ,bithynia3   
and the ,spirit of ,jesus suffered them 
not4    #af3h4 ,and when they had passed
 through ,mysia1 they went down to      

,troas4    #af3i4 ,and a vision was     
shewed to ,paul in the night1 which was 
a man of  ,macedonia standing and       
beseeching him and saying3 ,pass over   
into  ,macedonia and help us4    #af3aj4
 ,and as soon as he had seen the vision1
 immediately we sought to  go into      
,macedonia3 being assured that ,god had 
called us to preach the  gospel to them4
    #af3aa4 ,and sailing from ,troas1 we
 came with a straight course to         
,samothracia1 and the day following to  
,neapolis4    #af3ab4 ,and from thence  
to ,philippi1 which is the chief city of
 part of  ,macedonia1 a colony4 ,and we 
were in this city some days conferring  
together4    #af3ac4 ,and upon the      
,sabbath day1 we went forth without the 
gate by a  river side1 where it seemed  
that there was prayer3 and sitting down1
 we  spoke to the women that were       
assembled4    #af3ad4 ,and a certain    
woman named ,lydia1 a seller of purple1 
of the city  of ,thyatira1 one that     
worshipped ,god1 did hear3 whose heart  

the ,lord  opened to attend to those    
things which were said by ,paul4        
#af3ae4 ,and when she was baptized1 and 
her household1 she besought us1  saying3
 ,if you have judged me to be faithful  
to the ,lord1 come into my  house and   
abide there4 ,and she constrained us4   
#af3af4 ,and it came to pass1 as we went
 to prayer1 a certain girl having  a    
pythonical spirit met us1 who brought to
 her masters much gain by  divining4    
,a pythonical spirit4444 ,that is1 a    
spirit pretending to divine1 and  tell  
fortunes4    #af3ag4 ,this same         
following ,paul and us1 cried out1      
saying3 ,these men  are the servants of 
the ,most ,high ,god1 who preach unto   
you the way of  salvation4    #af3ah4   
,and this she did many days4 ,but ,paul 
being grieved1 turned and  said to the  
spirit3 ,i command thee1 in the name of 
,jesus ,christ1 to go  out from her4    
,and he went out the same hour4         
#af3ai4 ,but her masters1 seeing that   
the hope of their gain was gone1        

apprehending ,paul and ,silas1 brought  
them into the market place to the       
rulers4    #af3bj4 ,and presenting them 
to the magistrates1 they said3 ,these   
men  disturb our city1 being ,jews3     
#af3ba4 ,and preach a fashion which it  
is not lawful for us to receive  nor    
observe1 being ,romans4    #af3bb4 ,and 
the people ran together against them3   
and the magistrates1  rending off their 
clothes1 commanded them to be beaten    
with rods4    #af3bc4 ,and when they had
 laid many stripes upon them1 they cast 
them  into prison1 charging the gaoler  
to keep them diligently4    #af3bd4 ,who
 having received such a charge1 thrust  
them into the inner  prison and made    
their feet fast in the stocks4          
#af3be4 ,and at midnight1 ,paul and     
,silas1 praying1 praised ,god4 ,and they
  that were in prison heard them4       
#af3bf4 ,and suddenly there was a great 
earthquake1 so that the  foundations of 
the prison were shaken4 ,and immediately
 all the doors  were opened and the     

bands of all were loosed4    #af3bg4    
,and the keeper of the prison1 awakening
 out of his sleep and  seeing the doors 
of the prison open1 drawing his sword1  
would have  killed himself1 supposing   
that the prisoners had been fled4       
#af3bh4 ,but ,paul cried with a loud    
voice1 saying3 ,do thyself no harm1  for
 we all are here4    #af3bi4 ,then      
calling for a light1 he went in3 and    
trembling1 fell down  at the feet of    
,paul and ,silas4    #af3cj4 ,and       
bringing them out1 he said3 ,masters1   
what must ,i do1 that ,i  may be saved8 
#af3ca4 ,but they said3 believe in the  
,lord ,jesus3 and thou shalt be  saved1 
and thy house4    #af3cb4 ,and they     
preached the word of the ,lord to him   
and to all that  were in his house4     
#af3cc4 ,and he1 taking them the same   
hour of the night1 washed their         
stripes3 and himself was baptized1 and  
all his house immediately4    #af3cd4   
,and when he had brought them into his  
own house1 he laid the  table for them3 

and rejoiced with all his house1        
believing ,god4    #af3ce4 ,and when the
 day was come1 the magistrates sent the 
serjeants1  saying3 ,let those men go4  
#af3cf4 ,and the keeper of the prison   
told these words to ,paul3 ,the         
magistrates have sent to let you go4    
,now therefore depart4 ,and go in       
peace4    #af3cg4 ,but ,paul said to    
them3 ,they have beaten us publicly1    
uncondemned1 men that are ,romans1 and  
have cast us into prison4 ,and now  do  
they thrust us out privately8 ,not so3  
but let them come4    #af3ch4 ,and let  
us out themselves4 ,and the serjeants   
told these words to  the magistrates4   
,and they were afraid3 hearing that they
 were ,romans4    #af3ci4 ,and coming1  
they besought them3 and bringing them   
out1 they  desired them to depart out of
 the city4    #af3dj4 ,and they went out
 of the prison and entered into the     
house of  ,lydia3 and having seen the   
brethren1 they comforted them and       
departed4      ,acts ,chapter #ag       

,paul preaches to the ,thessalonians and
 ,bereans4 ,his discourse to the        
,athenians4    #ag3a4 ,and when they had
 passed through ,amphipolis and         
,apollonia1 they  came to ,thessalonica1
 where there was a synagogue of the     
,jews4    #ag3b4 ,and ,paul1 according  
to his custom1 went in unto them4 ,and  
for  three sabbath days he reasoned with
 them out of the scriptures3    #ag3c4  
,declaring and insinuating that the     
,christ was to suffer and to  rise again
 from the dead2 and that this is ,jesus 
,christ1 whom ,i preach  to you4        
#ag3d4 ,and some of them believed and   
were associated to ,paul and ,silas3    
and of those that served ,god and of the
 ,gentiles a great multitude3 and  of   
noble women not a few4    #ag3e4 ,but   
the ,jews1 moved with envy and taking   
unto them some wicked  men of the vulgar
 sort and making a tumult1 set the city 
in an uproar3  and besetting ,jason's   
house1 sought to bring them out unto the
 people4    #ag3f4 ,and not finding     

them1 they drew ,jason and certain      
brethren to the  rulers of the city1    
crying3 ,they that set the city in an   
uproar are  come hither also3    ,city4 
,urbem4444 ,in the ,greek1 the world4   
#ag3g4 ,whom ,jason hath received4 ,and 
these all do contrary to the  decrees of
 ,caesar1 saying that there is another  
king1 ,jesus4    #ag3h4 ,and they       
stirred up the people3 and the rulers of
 the city1  hearing these things1       
#ag3i4 ,and having taken satisfaction of
 ,jason and of the rest1 they let  them 
go4    #ag3aj4 ,but the brethren        
immediately sent away ,paul and ,silas  
by night  unto ,berea4 ,who1 when they  
were come thither1 went into the        
synagogue  of the ,jews4    #ag3aa4 ,now
 these were more noble than those in    
,thessalonica1 who  received the word   
with all eagerness1 daily searching the 
scriptures1  whether these things were  
so4    ,more noble4444 ,the ,jews of    
,berea are justly commended1 for their  
eagerly embracing the truth1 and        

searching the scriptures1 to find out   
the texts alleged by the apostle3 which 
was a far more generous  proceeding than
 that of their countrymen at            
,thessalonica1 who  persecuted the      
preachers of the gospel1 without        
examining the grounds  they alleged for 
what they taught4    #ag3ab4 ,and many  
indeed of them believed3 and of         
honourable women that  were ,gentiles   
and of men1 not a few4    #ag3ac4 ,and  
when the ,jews of ,thessalonica had     
knowledge that the word of  ,god was    
also preached by ,paul at ,berea1 they  
came thither also1  stirring up and     
troubling the multitude4    #ag3ad4 ,and
 then immediately the brethren sent away
 ,paul1 to go unto the  sea3 but ,silas 
and ,timothy remained there4    #ag3ae4 
,and they that conducted ,paul brought  
him as far as ,athens3 and  receiving a 
commandment from him to ,silas and      
,timothy1 that they should  come to him 
with all speed1 they departed4          
#ag3af4 ,now whilst ,paul waited for    

them at ,athens1 his spirit was  stirred
 within him1 seeing the city wholly     
given to idolatry4    #ag3ag4 ,he       
disputed1 therefore1 in the synagogue   
with the ,jews and with  them that      
served ,god3 and in the market place1   
every day1 with them  that were there4  
#ag3ah4 ,and certain philosophers of the
 ,epicureans and of the ,stoics         
disputed with him4 ,and some said3 ,what
 is it that this word sower would  say8 
,but others3 ,he seemeth to be a setter 
forth of new gods4 ,because  he preached
 to them ,jesus and the resurrection4   
#ag3ai4 ,and taking him1 they brought   
him to the ,areopagus1 saying3 ,may  we 
know what this new doctrine is1 which   
thou speakest of8    #ag3bj4 ,for thou  
bringest in certain new things to our   
ears4 ,we would  know therefore what    
these things mean4    #ag3ba4 7,now all 
the ,athenians and strangers that were  
there employed  themselves in nothing   
else1 but either in telling or in       
hearing some  new thing47    #ag3bb4    

,but ,paul1 standing in the midst of the
 ,areopagus1 said3 ,ye men  of ,athens1 
,i perceive that in all things you are  
too superstitious4    #ag3bc4 ,for      
passing by and seeing your idols1 ,i    
found an altar also1 on  which was      
written3 ,to the ,unknown ,god4 ,what   
therefore you worship  without knowing  
it1 that ,i preach to you3    #ag3bd4   
,god1 who made the world and all things 
therein1 he being ,lord of  heaven and  
earth1 dwelleth not in temples made with
 hands4    ,dwelleth not in temples4444 
,god is not contained in temples2 so as 
to  need them for his dwelling1 or any  
other uses1 as the heathens  imagined4  
,yet by his omnipresence1 he is both    
there and everywhere4    #ag3be4        
,neither is he served with men's hands1 
as though he needed any  thing3 seeing  
it is he who giveth to all life and     
breath and all  things3    #ag3bf4 ,and 
hath made of one1 all mankind1 to dwell 
upon the whole face  of the earth1      
determining appointed times and the     

limits of their  habitation4    #ag3bg4 
,that they should seek ,god1 if haply   
they may feel after him or  find him1   
although he be not far from every one of
 us4    #ag3bh4 ,for in him we live and 
move and are3 as some also of your own  
poets said3 ,for we are also his        
offspring4    #ag3bi4 ,being therefore  
the offspring of ,god1 we must not      
suppose the  divinity to be like unto   
gold or silver or stone1 the graving of 
art  and device of man4    #ag3cj4 ,and 
,god indeed having winked at the times  
of this ignorance1 now  declareth unto  
men that all should every where do      
penance4    #ag3ca4 ,because he hath    
appointed a day wherein he will judge   
the world  in equity1 by the man whom he
 hath appointed3 giving faith to all1 by
  raising him up from the dead4         
#ag3cb4 ,and when they had heard of the 
resurrection of the dead1 some  indeed  
mocked4 ,but others said3 ,we will hear 
thee again concerning this  matter4     
#ag3cc4 ,so ,paul went out from among   

them4    #ag3cd4 ,but certain men1      
adhering to him1 did believe3 among whom
 was  also ,dionysius the ,areopagite   
and a woman named ,damaris and others   
with  them4      ,acts ,chapter #ah     
,paul founds the church of ,corinth and 
preaches at ,ephesus and in other       
places4 ,apollo goes to ,corinth4       
#ah3a4 ,after these things1 departing   
from ,athens1 he came to ,corinth4      
#ah3b4 ,and finding a certain ,jew1     
named ,aquila1 born in ,pontus1 lately  
come from ,italy1 with ,priscilla his   
wife 7because that ,claudius had        
commanded all ,jews to depart from      
,rome71 he came to them4    #ah3c4 ,and 
because he was of the same trade1 he    
remained with them and  wrought4 7,now  
they were tentmakers by trade47         
#ah3d4 ,and he reasoned in the synagogue
 every sabbath1 bringing in the  name of
 the ,lord ,jesus4 ,and he persuaded the
 ,jews and the ,greeks4    #ah3e4 ,and  
when ,silas and ,timothy were come from 
,macedonia1 ,paul was  earnest in       

preaching1 testifying to the ,jews that 
,jesus is the ,christ4    #ah3f4 ,but   
they gainsaying and blaspheming1 he     
shook his garments and  said to them3   
,your blood be upon your own heads3 ,i  
am clean4 ,from  henceforth ,i will go  
unto the ,gentiles4    #ah3g4 ,and      
departing thence1 he entered into the   
house of a certain man1  named ,titus   
,justus1 one that worshipped ,god1 whose
 house was adjoining  to the synagogue4 
#ah3h4 ,and ,crispus1 the ruler of the  
synagogue1 believed in the ,lord1  with 
all his house4 ,and many of the         
,corinthians hearing1 believed and  were
 baptized4    #ah3i4 ,and the ,lord said
 to ,paul in the night1 by a vision3 ,do
 not fear1  but speak4 ,and hold not thy
 peace1    #ah3aj4 ,because ,i am with  
thee and no man shall set upon thee1 to 
hurt  thee4 ,for ,i have much people in 
this city4    #ah3aa4 ,and he stayed    
there a year and six months1 teaching   
among them  the word of ,god4    #ah3ab4
 ,but when ,gallio was proconsul of     

,achaia1 the ,jews with one  accord rose
 up against ,paul and brought him to the
 judgment seat1    #ah3ac4 ,saying3     
,this man persuadeth men to worship ,god
 contrary to the  law4    #ah3ad4 ,and  
when ,paul was beginning to open his    
mouth1 ,gallio said to  the ,jews3 ,if  
it were some matter of injustice or an  
heinous deed1 ,o  ,jews1 ,i should with 
reason bear with you4    #ah3ae4 ,but if
 they be questions of word and names and
 of your law1 look  you to it4 ,i will  
not be judge of such things4    #ah3af4 
,and he drove them from the judgment    
seat4    #ah3ag4 ,and all laying hold on
 ,sosthenes1 the ruler of the synagogue1
  beat him before the judgment seat4    
,and ,gallio cared for none of those    
things4    #ah3ah4 ,but ,paul1 when he  
had stayed yet many days1 taking his    
leave of  the brethren1 sailed thence   
into ,syria 7and with him ,priscilla and
  ,aquila71 having shorn his head in    
,cenchrae4 ,for he had a vow4    #ah3ai4
 ,and he came to ,ephesus and left them 

there4 ,but he himself1  entering into  
the synagogue1 disputed with the ,jews4 
#ah3bj4 ,and when they desired him that 
he would tarry a longer time1 he        
consented not3    #ah3ba4 ,but taking   
his leave and saying3 ,i will return to 
you again1 ,god  willing1 he departed   
from ,ephesus4    #ah3bb4 ,and going    
down to ,csarea1 he went up to          
,jerusalem and saluted  the church3 and 
so came down to ,antioch4    #ah3bc4    
,and after he had spent some time there1
 he departed and went  through the      
country of ,galatia and ,phrygia1 in    
order1 confirming all  the disciples4   
#ah3bd4 ,now a certain ,jew1 named      
,apollo1 born at ,alexandria1 an        
eloquent  man1 came to ,ephesus1 one    
mighty in the scriptures4    #ah3be4    
,this man was instructed in the way of  
the ,lord3 and being  fervent in spirit1
 spoke and taught diligently the things 
that are of  ,jesus1 knowing only the   
baptism of ,john4    #ah3bf4 ,this man  
therefore began to speak boldly in the  

synagogue4 ,whom  when ,priscilla and   
,aquila had heard1 they took him to them
 and  expounded to him the way of the   
,lord more diligently4    #ah3bg4 ,and  
whereas he was desirous to go to        
,achaia1 the brethren  exhorting wrote  
to the disciples to receive him4 ,who1  
when he was come1  helped them much who 
had believed4    #ah3bh4 ,for with much 
vigour he convinced the ,jews openly1   
shewing by  the scriptures that ,jesus  
is the ,christ4      ,acts ,chapter #ai 
,paul establishes the church at         
,ephesus4 ,the tumult of the            
silversmiths4    #ai3a4 ,and it came to 
pass1 while ,apollo was at ,corinth1    
that ,paul1  having passed through the  
upper coasts1 came to ,ephesus and found
  certain disciples4    #ai3b4 ,and he  
said to them3 ,have you received the    
,holy ,ghost since ye  believed8 ,but   
they said to him3 ,we have not so much  
as heard whether  there be a ,holy      
,ghost4    #ai3c4 ,and he said3 ,in what
 then were you baptized8 ,who said3 ,in 

,john's  baptism4    #ai3d4 ,then ,paul 
said3 ,john baptized the people with the
 baptism of  penance saying3 ,that they 
should believe in him1 who was to come  
after  him1 that is to say1 in ,jesus4  
#ai3e4 ,having heard these things1 they 
were baptized in the name of the  ,lord 
,jesus4    #ai3f4 ,and when ,paul had   
imposed his hands on them1 the ,holy    
,ghost came  upon them3 and they spoke  
with tongues and prophesied4    #ai3g4  
,and all the men were about twelve4     
#ai3h4 ,and entering into the synagogue1
 he spoke boldly for the space of  three
 months1 disputing and exhorting        
concerning the kingdom of ,god4         
#ai3i4 ,but when some were hardened and 
believed not1 speaking evil of  the way 
of the ,lord before the multitude1      
departing from them1 he  separated the  
disciples1 disputing daily in the school
 of one ,tyrannus4    #ai3aj4 ,and this 
continued for the space of two years1 so
 that all who  dwelt in ,asia heard the 
word of the ,lord1 both ,jews and       

,gentiles4    #ai3aa4 ,and ,god wrought 
by the hand of ,paul more than common   
miracles4    #ai3ab4 ,so that even there
 were brought from his body to the sick1
  handkerchiefs and aprons3 and the     
diseases departed from them3 and the    
wicked spirits went out of them4        
#ai3ac4 ,now some also of the ,jewish   
exorcists1 who went about1 attempted  to
 invoke over them that had evil spirits 
the name of the ,lord ,jesus1  saying3  
,i conjure you by ,jesus1 whom ,paul    
preacheth4    #ai3ad4 ,and there were   
certain men1 seven sons of ,sceva1 a    
,jew1 a chief  priest1 that did this4   
#ai3ae4 ,but the wicked spirit1         
answering1 said to them3 ,jesus ,i know3
  and ,paul ,i know4 ,but who are you8  
#ai3af4 ,and the man in whom the wicked 
spirit was1 leaping upon them and       
mastering them both1 prevailed against  
them1 so that they fled out of  that    
house naked and wounded4    #ai3ag4 ,and
 this became known to all the ,jews and 
the ,gentiles that  dwelt a ,ephesus4   

,and fear fell on them all3 and the name
 of the ,lord  ,jesus was magnified4    
#ai3ah4 ,and many of them that believed 
came1 confessing and declaring  their   
deeds4    #ai3ai4 ,and many of them who 
had followed curious arts brought       
together  their books and burnt them    
before all4 ,and1 counting the price of 
them1  they found the money to be fifty 
thousand pieces of silver4    #ai3bj4   
,so mightily grew the word of ,god and  
was confirmed4    #ai3ba4 ,and when     
these things were ended1 ,paul purposed 
in the spirit1  when he had passed      
through ,macedonia and ,achaia1 to go to
 ,jerusalem1  saying3 ,after ,i have    
been there1 ,i must see ,rome also4     
#ai3bb4 ,and sending into ,macedonia two
 of them that ministered to him1        
,timothy and ,erastus1 he himself       
remained for a time in ,asia4    #ai3bc4
 ,now at that time there arose no small 
disturbance about the way  of the ,lord4
    #ai3bd4 ,for a certain man named    
,demetrius1 a silversmith1 who made     

silver temples for ,diana1 brought no   
small gain to the craftsmen4    #ai3be4 
,whom he calling together with the      
workmen of like occupation1  said3      
,sirs1 you know that our gain is by this
 trade4    #ai3bf4 ,and you see and hear
 that this ,paul1 by persuasion hath    
drawn  away a great multitude1 not only 
of ,ephesus1 but almost of all ,asia1   
saying3 they are not gods which are made
 by hands4    #ai3bg4 ,so that not only 
this our craft is in danger to be set at
  nought1 but also the temple of great  
,diana shall be reputed for  nothing6   
,yea1 and her majesty shall begin to be 
destroyed1 whom all  ,asia and the world
 worshippeth4    #ai3bh4 ,having heard  
these things1 they were full of anger   
and cried  out1 saying3 ,great is ,diana
 of the ,ephesians6    #ai3bi4 ,and the 
whole city was filled with confusion4   
,and having caught  ,gaius and          
,aristarchus1 men of ,macedonia1 ,paul's
 companions1 they rushed  with one      
accord into the theatre4    #ai3cj4 ,and

 when ,paul would have entered in unto  
the people1 the  disciples suffered him 
not4    #ai3ca4 ,and some also of the   
rulers of ,asia1 who were his friends1  
sent  unto him1 desiring that he would  
not venture himself into the theatre4   
#ai3cb4 ,now some cried one thing1 some 
another4 ,for the assembly was          
confused3 and the greater part knew not 
for what cause they were come  together4
    #ai3cc4 ,and they drew forth        
,alexander out of the multitude1 the    
,jews  thrusting him forward4 ,and      
,alexander1 beckoning with his hand for 
silence1 would have given the people    
satisfaction1    #ai3cd4 ,but as soon as
 they perceived him to be a ,jew1 all   
with one  voice1 for the space of about 
two1 hours1 cried out3 ,great is ,diana 
of  the ,ephesians6    #ai3ce4 ,and when
 the town clerk had appeased the        
multitudes1 he said3 ,ye  men of        
,ephesus1 what man is there that knoweth
 not that the city of the  ,ephesians is
 a worshipper of the great ,diana and of

 ,jupiter's  offspring8    #ai3cf4 ,for 
as much therefore as these things cannot
 be contradicted1  you ought to be quiet
 and to do nothing rashly4    #ai3cg4   
,for you have brought hither these men1 
who are neither guilty of  sacrilege nor
 of blasphemy against your goddess4     
#ai3ch4 ,but if ,demetrius and the      
craftsmen that are with him have a      
matter against any man1 the courts of   
justice are open3 and there are         
proconsuls4 ,let them accuse one        
another4    #ai3ci4 ,and if you inquire 
after any other matter1 it may be       
decided in  a lawful assembly4          
#ai3dj4 ,for we are even in danger to be
 called in question for this  day's     
uproar1 there being no man guilty 7of   
whom we may give account7  of this      
concourse4 ,and when he had said these  
things1 he dismissed the  assembly4     
,acts ,chapter #bj    ,paul passes      
through ,macedonia and ,greece4 ,he     
raises a dead man to life  at ,troas4   
,his discourse to the clergy of         

,ephesus4    #bj3a4 ,and after the      
tumult was ceased1 ,paul calling to him 
the  disciples and exhorting them1 took 
his leave and set forward to go into    
,macedonia4    #bj3b4 ,and when he had  
gone over those parts and had exhorted  
them with  many words1 he came into     
,greece3    #bj3c4 ,where1 when he had  
spent three months1 the ,jews laid wait 
for  him1 as he was about to sail into  
,syria4 ,so he took a resolution to     
return through ,macedonia4    #bj3d4    
,and there accompanied him ,sopater1 the
 son of ,pyrrhus1 of ,berea3  and of the
 ,thessalonians1 ,aristarchus and       
,secundus3 and ,gaius of ,derbe  and    
,timothy3 and of ,asia1 ,tychicus and   
,trophimus4    #bj3e4 ,these1 going     
before1 stayed for us at ,troas4        
#bj3f4 ,but we sailed from ,philippi    
after the days of the azymes and came   
to them to ,troas in five days1 where we
 abode seven days4    #bj3g4 ,and on the
 first day of the week1 when we were    
assembled to break  bread1 ,paul        

discoursed with them1 being to depart on
 the morrow4 ,and he  continued his     
speech until midnight4    ,and on the   
first day of the week4444 ,here ,st4    
,chrysostom and many other  interpreters
 of the scripture explain1 that the     
,christians even at this  time1 must    
have changed the sabbath into the first 
day of the week1  7the ,lord's day17 as 
all ,christians now keep it4 ,this      
change was  undoubtedly made by the     
authority of the church2 hence the      
exercise of  the power1 which ,christ   
had given to her3 for he is ,lord of the
  sabbath4    #bj3h4 ,and there were a  
great number of lamps in the upper      
chamber where  we were assembled4       
#bj3i4 ,and a certain young man named   
,eutychus1 sitting on the window1  being
 oppressed with a deep sleep 7as ,paul  
was long preaching71 by  occasion of his
 sleep fell from the third loft down and
 was taken up  dead4    #bj3aj4 ,to     
whom1 when ,paul had gone down1 he laid 
himself upon him and1  embracing him1   

said3 ,be not troubled1 for his soul is 
in him4    #bj3aa4 ,then going up and   
breaking bread and tasting and having   
talked a  long time to them1 until      
daylight1 so he departed4    #bj3ab4    
,and they brought the youth alive and   
were not a little  comforted4    #bj3ac4
 ,but we going aboard the ship1 sailed  
to ,assos1 being there to  take in      
,paul4 ,for so he had appointed1 himself
 purposing to travel by  land4          
#bj3ad4 ,and when he had met with us at 
,assos1 we took him in and came to      
,mitylene4    #bj3ae4 ,and sailing      
thence1 the day following we came over  
against  ,chios3 and the next day we    
arrived at ,samos3 and the day following
 we  came to ,miletus4    #bj3af4 ,for  
,paul had determined to sail by         
,ephesus1 lest he should be  stayed any 
time in ,asia4 ,for he hasted1 if it    
were possible for him1 to  keep the day 
of ,pentecost at ,jerusalem4    #bj3ag4 
,and sending from ,miletus to ,ephesus1 
he called the ancients of  the church4  

#bj3ah4 ,and when they were come to him 
and were together1 he said to  them3    
,you know from the first day that ,i    
came into ,asia1 in what manner  ,i have
 been with you1 for all the time4       
#bj3ai4 ,serving the ,lord with all     
humility and with tears and  temptations
 which befell me by the conspiracies of 
the ,jews3    #bj3bj4 ,how ,i have kept 
back nothing that was profitable to you1
 but  have preached it to you1 and      
taught you publicly1 and from house to  
house1    #bj3ba4 ,testifying both to   
,jews and ,gentiles penance towards ,god
 and  faith in our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4
    #bj3bb4 ,and now1 behold1 being     
bound in the spirit1 ,i go to           
,jerusalem3  not knowing the things     
which shall befall me there3    #bj3bc4 
,save that the ,holy ,ghost in every    
city witnesseth to me1 saying3  ,that   
bands and afflictions wait for me at    
,jerusalem4    #bj3bd4 ,but ,i fear none
 of these things1 neither do ,i count my
 life more  precious than myself1 so    

that ,i may consummate my course and the
  ministry of the word which ,i received
 from the ,lord ,jesus1 to testify  the 
gospel of the grace of ,god4    #bj3be4 
,and now behold1 ,i know that all you1  
among whom ,i have gone  preaching the  
kingdom of ,god1 shall see my face no   
more4    #bj3bf4 ,wherefore ,i take you 
to witness this day that ,i am clear    
from  the blood of all men4    #bj3bg4  
,for ,i have not spared to declare unto 
you all1 the counsel of  ,god4          
#bj3bh4 ,take heed to yourselves and to 
the whole flock1 wherein the ,holy      
,ghost hath placed you bishops1 to rule 
the ,church of ,god which he hath       
purchased with his own blood4    #bj3bi4
 ,i know that after my departure        
ravening wolves will enter in  among    
you1 not sparing the flock4    #bj3cj4  
,and of your own selves shall arise men 
speaking perverse things1  to draw away 
disciples after them4    #bj3ca4        
,therefore watch1 keeping in memory that
 for three years ,i ceased  not with    

tears to admonish every one of you1     
night and day4    #bj3cb4 ,and now ,i   
commend you to ,god and to the word of  
his grace1 who  is able to build up and 
to give an inheritance among all the    
sanctified4    #bj3cc4 ,i have not      
coveted any man's silver1 gold or       
apparel1 as    #bj3cd4 ,you yourselves  
know4 ,for such things as were needful  
for me and  them that are with me1 these
 hands have furnished4    #bj3ce4 ,i    
have shewed you all things1 how that so 
labouring you ought to  support the weak
 and to remember the word of the ,lord  
,jesus1 how he  said3 ,it is a more     
blessed thing to give1 rather than to   
receive4    #bj3cf4 ,and when he had    
said these things1 kneeling down1 he    
prayed with  them all4    #bj3cg4 ,and  
there was much weeping among them all4  
,and falling on the  neck of ,paul1 they
 kissed him1    #bj3ch4 ,being grieved  
most of all for the word which he had   
said1 that  they should see his face no 
more4 ,and they brought him on his way  

to  the ship4      ,acts ,chapter #ba   
,paul goes up to ,jerusalem4 ,he is     
apprehended by the ,jews in the temple4 
#ba3a4 ,and when it came to pass that1  
being parted from them1 we set  sail1 we
 came with a straight course to ,coos1  
and the day following to  ,rhodes3 and  
from thence to ,patara4    #ba3b4 ,and  
when we had found a ship sailing over to
 ,phenice1 we went  aboard and set      
forth4    #ba3c4 ,and when we had       
discovered ,cyprus1 leaving it on the   
left hand1  we sailed into ,syria1 and  
came to ,tyre3 for there the ship was to
  unlade her burden4    #ba3d4 ,and     
finding disciples1 we tarried there     
seven days3 who said to  ,paul1 through 
the ,spirit1 that he should not go up to
 ,jerusalem4    #ba3e4 ,and the days    
being expired1 departing we went        
forward1 they all  bringing us on our   
way1 with their wives and children1 till
 we were out  of the city4 ,and we      
kneeled down on the shore3 and we       
prayed4    #ba3f4 ,and when we had bid  

one another farewell1 we took ship4 ,and
 they  returned home4    #ba3g4 ,but we1
 having finished the voyage by sea1 from
 ,tyre came down to  ,ptolemais3 and    
saluting the brethren1 we abode one day 
with them4    #ba3h4 ,and the next day  
departing1 we came to ,csarea4 ,and     
entering into  the house of ,philip the 
evangelist1 who was one of the seven1 we
 abode  with him4    ,the evangelist4444
 ,that is1 the preacher of the gospel2  
the same that  before converted the     
,samaritans1 and baptized the eunuch1   
chap4 #h41  being one of the first seven
 deacons4    #ba3i4 ,and he had four    
daughters1 virgins1 who did prophesy4   
#ba3aj4 ,and as we tarried there for    
some days1 there came from ,judea a     
certain prophet1 named ,agabus4         
#ba3aa4 ,who1 when he was come to us1   
took ,paul's girdle3 and binding his    
own feet and hands1 he said3 ,thus saith
 the ,holy ,ghost3 ,the man whose       
girdle this is1 the ,jews shall bind in 
this manner in ,jerusalem and  shall    

deliver him into the hands of the       
,gentiles4    #ba3ab4 ,which when we had
 heard1 both we and they that were of   
that  place desired him that he would   
not go up to ,jerusalem4    #ba3ac4     
,then ,paul answered and said3 ,what do 
you mean1 weeping and  afflicting my    
heart8 ,for ,i am ready not only to be  
bound1 but to die  also in ,jerusalem1  
for the name of the ,lord ,jesus4       
#ba3ad4 ,and when we could not persuade 
him1 we ceased1 saying3 ,the will  of   
the ,lord be done4    #ba3ae4 ,and after
 those days1 being prepared1 we went up 
to ,jerusalem4    #ba3af4 ,and there    
went also with us some of the disciples 
from ,csarea1  bringing with them one   
,mnason a ,cyprian1 an old disciple1    
with whom we  should lodge4    #ba3ag4  
,and when we were come to ,jerusalem1   
the brethren received us  gladly4       
#ba3ah4 ,and the day following1 ,paul   
went in with us unto ,james3 and all    
the ancients were assembled4    #ba3ai4 
,whom when he had saluted1 he related   

particularly what things  ,god had      
wrought among the ,gentiles by his      
ministry4    #ba3bj4 ,but they hearing  
it1 glorified ,god and said to him3     
,thou seest1  brother1 how many         
thousands there are among the ,jews that
 have  believed3 and they are all       
zealous for the law4    #ba3ba4 ,now    
they have heard of thee that thou       
teachest those ,jews1 who  are among the
 ,gentiles to depart from ,moses3 saying
 that they ought not  to circumcise     
their children1 nor walk according to   
the custom4    #ba3bb4 ,what is it      
therefore8 ,the multitude must needs    
come together3  for they will hear that 
thou art come4    #ba3bc4 ,do therefore 
this that we say to thee4 ,we have four 
men1 who  have a vow on them4    #ba3bd4
 ,take these and sanctify thyself with  
them3 and bestow on them1  that they may
 shave their heads4 ,and all will know  
that the things  which they have heard  
of thee are false3 but that thou thyself
 also  walkest keeping the law4         

,keeping the law4444 ,the law1 though   
now no longer obligatory1 was for a     
time observed by the ,christian ,jews3  
to bury1 as it were1 the synagogue  with
 honour4    #ba3be4 ,but1 as touching   
the ,gentiles that believe1 we have     
written1  decreeing that they should    
only refrain themselves from that which 
has  been offered to idols and from     
blood and from things strangled and from
  fornication4    #ba3bf4 ,then ,paul   
took the men and1 the next day being    
purified with  them1 entered into the   
temple1 giving notice of the            
accomplishment of  the days of          
purification1 until an oblation should  
be offered for every  one of them4      
#ba3bg4 ,but when the seven days were   
drawing to an end1 those ,jews that     
were of ,asia1 when they saw him in the 
temple1 stirred up all the  people and  
laid hands upon him1 crying out3        
#ba3bh4 ,men of ,israel1 help3 ,this is 
the man that teacheth all men every     
where against the people and the law and

 this place2 and moreover hath  brought 
in ,gentiles into the temple and hath   
violated this holy place4    #ba3bi4    
7,for they had seen ,trophimus the      
,ephesian in the city with him4  whom   
they supposed that ,paul had brought    
into the temple47    #ba3cj4 ,and the   
whole city was in an uproar3 and the    
people ran  together4 ,and taking ,paul1
 they drew him out of the temple3 and   
immediately the doors were shut4        
#ba3ca4 ,and as they went about to kill 
him1 it was told the tribune of  the    
band that all ,jerusalem was in         
confusion4    #ba3cb4 ,who1 forthwith   
taking with him soldiers and centurions1
 ran down  to them4 ,and when they saw  
the tribune and the soldiers1 they left 
off  beating ,paul4    #ba3cc4 ,then the
 tribune1 coming near1 took him and     
commanded him to be  bound with two     
chains3 and demanded who he was and what
 he had done4    #ba3cd4 ,and some cried
 one thing1 some another1 among the     
multitude4 ,and  when he could not know 

the certainty for the tumult1 he        
commanded him  to be carried into the   
castle4    #ba3ce4 ,and when he was come
 to the stairs1 it fell out that he was 
carried by the soldiers1 because of the 
violence of the people4    #ba3cf4 ,for 
the multitude of the people followed    
after1 crying3 ,away  with him6         
#ba3cg4 ,and as ,paul was about to be   
brought into the castle1 he saith to    
the tribune3 ,may ,i speak something to 
thee8 ,who said3 ,canst thou speak      
,greek8    #ba3ch4 ,art not thou that   
,egyptian who before these days didst   
raise a  tumult and didst lead forth    
into the desert four thousand men that  
were  murderers8    #ba3ci4 ,but ,paul  
said to him3 ,i am a ,jew of ,tarsus in 
,cilicia1 a citizen  of no mean city4   
,and ,i beseech thee1 suffer me to speak
 to the people4    #ba3dj4 ,and when he 
had given him leave1 ,paul standing on  
the stairs1  beckoned with his hand to  
the people4 ,and a great silence being  
made1  he spoke unto them in the ,hebrew

 tongue1 saying3      ,acts ,chapter #bb
    ,paul declares to the people the    
history of his conversion4 ,he escapes  
scourging by claiming the privilege of a
 ,roman citizen4    #bb3a4 ,men1        
brethren and fathers1 hear ye the       
account which ,i now give  unto you4    
#bb3b4 7,and when they heard that he    
spoke to them in the ,hebrew tongue1    
they kept the more silence47    #bb3c4  
,and he saith3 ,i am a ,jew1 born at    
,tarsus in ,cilicia1 but brought  up in 
this city1 at the feet of ,gamaliel1    
taught according to the truth  of the   
law of the fathers1 zealous for the law1
 as also all you are  this day3         
#bb3d4 ,who persecuted this way unto    
death1 binding and delivering into      
prisons both men and women1    #bb3e4   
,as the high priest doth bear me witness
 and all the ancients4  ,from whom also 
receiving letters to the brethren1 ,i   
went to ,damascus1  that ,i might bring 
them bound from thence to ,jerusalem to 
be punished4    #bb3f4 ,and it came to  

pass1 as ,i was going and drawing nigh  
to ,damascus1  at mid-day1 that suddenly
 from heaven there shone round about me 
a  great light3    #bb3g4 ,and falling  
on the ground1 ,i heard a voice saying  
to me3 ,saul1  ,saul1 why persecutest   
thou me8    #bb3h4 ,and ,i answered3    
,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he said to   
me3 ,i am ,jesus  of ,nazareth1 whom    
thou persecutest4    #bb3i4 ,and they   
that were with me saw indeed the light3 
but they heard  not the voice of him    
that spoke with me4    ,heard not the   
voice4444 ,that is1 they distinguished  
not the words2  though they heard the   
voice4 ,acts #i4 #g4    #bb3aj4 ,and ,i 
said3 ,what shall ,i do1 ,lord8 ,and the
 ,lord said to me3  ,arise and go to    
,damascus2 and there it shall be told   
thee of all things  that thou must do4  
#bb3aa4 ,and whereas ,i did not see for 
the brightness of that light1  being led
 by the hand by my companions1 ,i came  
to ,damascus1    #bb3ab4 ,and one       
,ananias1 a man according to the law1   

having testimony of  all the ,jews who  
dwelt there1    #bb3ac4 ,coming to me   
and standing by me1 said to me3 ,brother
 ,saul1 look  up4 ,and ,i1 the same     
hour1 looked upon him4    #bb3ad4 ,but  
he said3 ,the ,god of our fathers hath  
preordained thee that  thou shouldst    
know his will and see the ,just ,one and
 shouldst hear the  voice from his      
mouth4    ,just ,one4444 ,our ,saviour1 
who appeared to ,st4 ,paul1 ,acts #i4   
#ag4    #bb3ae4 ,for thou shalt be his  
witness to all men of those things which
  thou hast seen and heard4    #bb3af4  
,and now why tarriest thou8 ,rise up and
 be baptized and wash away  thy sins1   
invoking his name4    #bb3ag4 ,and it   
came to pass1 when ,i was come again to 
,jerusalem and was  praying in the      
temple1 that ,i was in a trance1        
#bb3ah4 ,and saw him saying unto me3    
,make haste and get thee quickly out  of
 ,jerusalem3 because they will not      
receive thy testimony concerning  me4   
#bb3ai4 ,and ,i said3 ,lord1 they know  

that ,i cast into prison and beat in    
every synagogue them that believed in   
thee4    #bb3bj4 ,and when the blood of 
,stephen thy witness was shed1 ,i stood 
by  and consented3 and kept the garments
 of them that killed him4    #bb3ba4    
,and he said to me3 ,go1 for unto the   
,gentiles afar off will ,i  send thee4  
#bb3bb4 ,and they heard him until this  
word and then lifted up their  voice1   
saying3 ,away with such an one from the 
earth4 ,for it is not fit  that he      
should live4    #bb3bc4 ,and as they    
cried out and threw off their garments  
and cast dust  into the air1    #bb3bd4 
,the tribune commanded him to be brought
 into the castle1 and  that he should be
 scourged and tortured3 to know for what
 cause they  did so cry out against him4
    #bb3be4 ,and when they had bound him
 with thongs1 ,paul saith to the        
centurion that stood by him3 ,is it     
lawful for you to scourge a man that  is
 a ,roman and uncondemned8    #bb3bf4   
,which the centurion hearing1 went to   

the tribune and told him1  saying3 ,what
 art thou about to do8 ,for this man is 
a ,roman citizen4    #bb3bg4 ,and the   
tribune coming1 said to him3 ,tell me4  
,art thou a ,roman8  ,but he said3 ,yea4
    #bb3bh4 ,and the tribune answered3  
,i obtained the being free of this city 
with a great sum4 ,and ,paul said3 ,but 
,i was born so4    #bb3bi4 ,immediately 
therefore they departed from him that   
were about to  torture him4 ,the tribune
 also was afraid after he understood    
that he  was a ,roman citizen and       
because he had bound him4    #bb3cj4    
,but on the next day1 meaning to know   
more diligently for what  cause he was  
accused by the ,jews1 he loosed him and 
commanded the  priests to come together 
and all the council3 and1 bringing forth
 ,paul1  he set him before them4        
,acts ,chapter #bc    ,paul stands      
before the council4 ,the ,jews conspire 
his death4 ,he is sent  away to         
,cesarea4    #bc3a4 ,and ,paul1 looking 
upon the council1 said3 ,men1 brethren1 

,i have  conversed with all good        
conscience before ,god until this       
present day4    #bc3b4 ,and the high    
priest1 ,ananias1 commanded them that   
stood by him to  strike him on the      
mouth4    #bc3c4 ,then ,paul said to    
him3 ,god shall strike thee1 thou whited
 wall4  ,for1 sittest thou to judge me  
according to the law and1 contrary to   
the  law1 commandest me to be struck8   
#bc3d4 ,and they that stood by said3    
,dost thou revile the high priest of    
,god8    #bc3e4 ,and ,paul said3 ,i knew
 not1 brethren1 that he is the high     
priest4  ,for it is written3 ,thou shalt
 not speak evil of the prince of thy    
people4    #bc3f4 ,and ,paul1 knowing   
that the one part were ,sadducees and   
the other  ,pharisees1 cried out in the 
council3 ,men1 brethren1 ,i am a        
,pharisee1  the son of ,pharisees3      
concerning the hope and resurrection of 
the dead  ,i am called in question4     
#bc3g4 ,and when he had so said1 there  
arose a dissension between the          

,pharisees and the ,sadducees4 ,and the 
multitude was divided4    #bc3h4 ,for   
the ,sadducees say that there is no     
resurrection1 neither  angel1 nor       
spirit3 but the ,pharisees confess both4
    #bc3i4 ,and there arose a great cry4
 ,and some of the ,pharisees rising up1 
strove1 saying3 ,we find no evil in this
 man4 ,what if a spirit hath  spoken to 
him1 or an angel8    #bc3aj4 ,and when  
there arose a great dissension1 the     
tribune1 fearing  lest ,paul should be  
pulled in pieces by them1 commanded the 
soldiers to  go down and to take him by 
force from among them and to bring him  
into  the castle4    #bc3aa4 ,and the   
night following1 the ,lord standing by  
him1 said3 ,be  constant3 for as thou   
hast testified of me in ,jerusalem1 so  
must thou  bear witness also at ,rome4  
#bc3ab4 ,and when day was come1 some of 
the ,jews gathered together and  bound  
themselves under a curse1 saying that   
they would neither eat nor  drink till  
they killed ,paul4    #bc3ac4 ,and they 

were more than forty men that had made  
this conspiracy4    #bc3ad4 ,who came to
 the chief priests and the ancients and 
said3 ,we have  bound ourselves under a 
great curse that we will eat nothing    
till we  have slain ,paul4    #bc3ae4   
,now therefore do you with the council  
signify to the tribune1  that he bring  
him forth to you1 as if you meant to    
know something more  certain touching   
him4 ,and we1 before he come near1 are  
ready to kill  him4    #bc3af4 ,which   
when ,paul's sister's son had heard1 of 
their lying in  wait1 he came and       
entered into the castle and told ,paul4 
#bc3ag4 ,and ,paul1 calling to him one  
of the centurions1 said3 ,bring this    
young man to the tribune3 for he hath   
some thing to tell him4    #bc3ah4 ,and 
he1 taking him1 brought him to the      
tribune and said3 ,paul1  the prisoner1 
desired me to bring this young man unto 
thee1 who hath  some thing to say to    
thee4    #bc3ai4 ,and the tribune1      
taking him by the hand1 went aside with 

him  privately and asked him3 ,what is  
it that thou hast to tell me8    #bc3bj4
 ,and he said3 ,the ,jews have agreed to
 desire thee that thou  wouldst bring   
forth ,paul to-morrow into the council1 
as if they meant  to inquire some thing 
more certain touching him4    #bc3ba4   
,but do not thou give credit to them3   
for there lie in wait for  him more than
 forty men of them1 who have bound      
themselves by oath  neither to eat nor  
to drink1 till they have killed him4    
,and they are  now ready1 looking for a 
promise from thee4    #bc3bb4 ,the      
tribune therefore dismissed the young   
man1 charging him that  he should tell  
no man that he had made known these     
things unto him4    #bc3bc4 ,then having
 called two centurions1 he said to them3
 ,make ready  two hundred soldiers to go
 as far as ,csarea3 and seventy horsemen
 and  two hundred spearmen1 for the     
third hour of the night4    #bc3bd4 ,and
 provide beasts1 that they may set ,paul
 on and bring him safe  to ,felix the   

governor4    #bc3be4 7,for he feared    
lest perhaps the ,jews might take him   
away by  force and kill him3 and he     
should afterwards be slandered1 as if he
 was  to take money47 ,and he wrote a   
letter after this manner3    #bc3bf4    
,claudius ,lysias to the most excellent 
governor1 ,felix1 greeting3    #bc3bg4  
,this man1 being taken by the ,jews and 
ready to be killed by  them1 ,i rescued1
 coming in with an army1 understanding  
that he is a  ,roman4    #bc3bh4 ,and   
meaning to know the cause which they    
objected unto him1 ,i  brought him forth
 into their council4    #bc3bi4 ,whom ,i
 found to be accused concerning         
questions of their law2  but having     
nothing laid to his charge worthy of    
death or of bands4    #bc3cj4 ,and when 
,i was told of ambushes that they had   
prepared for him1  ,i sent him to thee1 
signifying also to his accusers to plead
 before  thee4 ,farewell4    #bc3ca4    
,then the soldiers1 according as it was 
commanded them1 taking  ,paul1 brought  

him by night to ,antipatris4    #bc3cb4 
,and the next day1 leaving the horsemen 
to go with him1 they  returned to the   
castle4    #bc3cc4 ,who1 when they were 
come to ,csarea and had delivered the   
letter  to the governor1 did also       
present ,paul before him4    #bc3cd4    
,and when he had read it and had asked  
of what province he was  and understood 
that he was of ,cilicia3    #bc3ce4 ,i  
will hear thee1 said he1 when thy       
accusers come4 ,and he  commanded him to
 be kept in ,herod's judgment hall4     
,acts ,chapter #bd    ,paul defends his 
innocence before ,felix the governor4   
,he preaches the  faith to him4         
#bd3a4 ,and after five days1 the high   
priest1 ,ananias1 came down with  some  
ancients and one ,tertullus1 an orator1 
who went to the governor  against ,paul4
    #bd3b4 ,and ,paul being called for1 
,tertullus began to accuse him1 saying3 
,whereas1 through thee we live in much  
peace and many things are  rectified by 
thy providence1    #bd3c4 ,we accept it 

always and in all places1 most excellent
 ,felix1 with  all thanksgiving4        
#bd3d4 ,but that ,i be no further       
tedious to thee1 ,i desire thee of thy  
clemency to hear us in a few words4     
#bd3e4 ,we have found this to be a      
pestilent man and raising seditions     
among all the ,jews throughout the      
world3 and author of the sedition of    
the sect of the ,nazarenes4    #bd3f4   
,who also hath gone about to profane the
 temple3 whom1 we having  apprehended1  
would also have judged according to our 
law4    #bd3g4 ,but ,lysias the tribune1
 coming upon us with great violence1    
took  him away out of our hands2        
#bd3h4 ,commanding his accusers to come 
to thee4 ,of whom thou mayest  thyself1 
by examination1 have knowledge of all   
these things whereof we  accuse him4    
#bd3i4 ,and the ,jews also added and    
said that these things were so4         
#bd3aj4 ,then ,paul answered 7the       
governor making a sign to him to speak73
  ,knowing that for many years thou hast

 been judge over this nation1 ,i  will  
with good courage answer for myself4    
#bd3aa4 ,for thou mayest understand that
 there are yet but twelve days  since ,i
 went up to adore in ,jerusalem3        
#bd3ab4 ,and neither in the temple did  
they find me disputing with any  man or 
causing any concourse of the people3    
neither in the synagogues1  nor in the  
city4    #bd3ac4 ,neither can they prove
 unto thee the things whereof they now  
accuse me4    #bd3ad4 ,but this ,i      
confess to thee that according to the   
way which they  call a heresy1 so do ,i 
serve the ,father and my ,god1 believing
 all  things which are written in the   
law and the prophets3    #bd3ae4 ,having
 hope in ,god1 which these also         
themselves look for1 that  there shall  
be a resurrection of the just and       
unjust4    #bd3af4 ,and herein do ,i    
endeavour to have always a conscience   
without  offence1 towards ,god and      
towards men4    #bd3ag4 ,now after many 
years1 ,i came to bring alms to my      

nation and  offerings and vows4         
#bd3ah4 ,in which ,i was found purified 
in the temple3 neither with  multitude  
nor with tumult4    #bd3ai4 ,but certain
 ,jews of ,asia1 who ought to be present
 before thee  and to accuse1 if they had
 anything against me3    #bd3bj4 ,or let
 these men themselves say if they found 
in me any  iniquity1 when standing      
before the council1    #bd3ba4 ,except  
it be for this one voice only that ,i   
cried1 standing  among them3 ,concerning
 the resurrection of the dead am ,i     
judged this  day by you4    #bd3bb4 ,and
 ,felix put them off1 having most       
certain knowledge of this  way1 saying3 
,when ,lysias the tribune shall come    
down1 ,i will hear you4    #bd3bc4 ,and 
he commanded a centurion to keep him3   
and that he should be  easy and that he 
should not prohibit any of his friends  
to minister  unto him4    #bd3bd4 ,and  
after some days1 ,felix1 coming with    
,drusilla his wife1 who  was a ,jew1    
sent for ,paul and heard of him the     

faith that is in ,christ  ,jesus4       
#bd3be4 ,and as he treated of justice   
and chastity and of the judgment to     
come1 ,felix1 being terrified1 answered3
 ,for this time1 go thy way3 but  when  
,i have a convenient time1 ,i will send 
for thee4    #bd3bf4 ,hoping also withal
 that money should be given him by      
,paul3 for  which cause also oftentimes 
sending for him1 he spoke with him4     
#bd3bg4 ,but when two years were ended1 
,felix had for successor ,portius       
,festus4 ,and ,felix being willing to   
shew the ,jews a pleasure1 left ,paul   
bound4      ,acts ,chapter #be    ,paul 
appeals to ,caesar4 ,king ,agrippa      
desires to hear him4    #be3a4 ,now when
 ,festus was come into the province1    
after three days1 he  went up to        
,jerusalem from ,csarea4    #be3b4 ,and 
the chief priests and principal men of  
the ,jews went unto him  against ,paul3 
and they besought him1    #be3c4        
,requesting favour against him1 that he 
would command him to be  brought to     

,jerusalem1 laying wait to kill him in  
the way4    #be3d4 ,but ,festus         
answered3 ,that ,paul was kept in       
,csarea3 and that he  himself would very
 shortly depart thither4    #be3e4 ,let 
them1 therefore1 saith he1 among you    
that are able1 go down  with me and     
accuse him1 if there be any crime in the
 man4    #be3f4 ,and having tarried     
among them no more than eight or ten    
days1 he  went down to ,csarea4 ,and the
 next day1 he sat in the judgment seat  
and  commanded ,paul to be brought4     
#be3g4 ,who being brought1 the ,jews    
stood about him1 who were come down     
from ,jerusalem1 objecting many and     
grievious causes1 which they could  not 
prove3    #be3h4 ,paul making answer for
 himself3 ,neither against the law of   
the  ,jews1 nor against the temple1 nor 
against ,caesar1 have ,i offended in    
any thing4    #be3i4 ,but ,festus1      
willing to shew the ,jews a pleasure1   
answering ,paul1  said3 ,wilt thou go up
 to ,jerusalem and there be judged of   

these things  before me8    #be3aj4     
,then ,paul said3 ,i stand at ,caesar's 
judgment seat1 where ,i ought  to be    
judged4 ,to the ,jews ,i have done no   
injury1 as thou very well  knowest4     
#be3aa4 ,for if ,i have injured them or 
have committed any thing worthy of      
death1 ,i refuse not to die4 ,but if    
there be none of these things  whereof  
they accuse me1 no man may deliver me to
 them4 ,i appeal to  ,caesar4    #be3ab4
 ,then ,festus1 having conferred with   
the council1 answered3 ,hast  thou      
appealed to ,caesar8 ,to ,caesar shalt  
thou go4    #be3ac4 ,and after some     
days1 king ,agrippa and ,bernice came   
down to  ,csarea1 to salute ,festus4    
#be3ad4 ,and as they tarried there many 
days1 ,festus told the king of  ,paul1  
saying3 ,a certain man was left prisoner
 by ,felix4    #be3ae4 ,about whom1 when
 ,i was at ,jerusalem1 the chief priests
 and the  ancients of the ,jews came    
unto me1 desiring condemnation against  
him4    #be3af4 ,to whom ,i answered3 it

 is not the custom of the ,romans to    
condemn any man1 before that he who is  
accused have his accusers  present and  
have liberty to make his answer1 to     
clear himself of the  things laid to his
 charge4    #be3ag4 ,when therefore they
 were come hither1 without any delay1 on
 the  day following1 sitting in the     
judgment seat1 ,i commanded the man to  
be  brought4    #be3ah4 ,against whom1  
when the accusers stood up1 they brought
 no  accusation of this which ,i thought
 ill of3    #be3ai4 ,but had certain    
questions of their own superstition     
against him1  and of one ,jesus         
deceased1 whom ,paul affirmed to be     
alive4    #be3bj4 ,i therefore being in 
a doubt of this manner of question1     
asked  him whether he would go to       
,jerusalem and there be judged of these 
things4    #be3ba4 ,but ,paul1 appealing
 to be reserved unto the hearing of     
,augustus1  ,i commanded him to be kept1
 till ,i might send him to ,caesar4     
#be3bb4 ,and ,agrippa said to ,festus3  

,i would also hear the man1 myself4     
,to-morrow1 said he1 thou shalt hear    
him4    #be3bc4 ,and on the next day1   
when ,agrippa and ,bernice were come    
with  great pomp and had entered into   
the hall of audience with the tribunes  
and principal men of the city1 at       
,festus' commandment1 ,paul was brought 
forth4    #be3bd4 ,and ,festus saith3   
,king ,agrippa and all ye men who are   
here  present with us1 you see this man1
 about whom all the multitude of the    
,jews dealt with me at ,jerusalem1      
requesting and crying out that he  ought
 not to live any longer4    #be3be4 ,yet
 have ,i found nothing that he hath     
committed worthy of death4  ,but        
forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to
 ,augustus1 ,i have  determined to send 
him4    #be3bf4 ,of whom ,i have nothing
 certain to write to my lord4 ,for which
  cause1 ,i have brought him forth      
before you1 and especially before thee1 
,o king ,agrippa1 that1 examination     
being made1 ,i may have what to write4  

#be3bg4 ,for it seemeth to me           
unreasonable to send a prisoner and not 
to  signify the things laid to his      
charge4      ,acts ,chapter #bf    ,paul
 gives an account to ,agrippa of his    
life1 conversion and calling4    #bf3a4 
,then ,agrippa said to ,paul3 ,thou art 
permitted to speak for  thyself4 ,then  
,paul1 stretching forth his hand1 began 
to make his  answer4    #bf3b4 ,i think 
myself happy1 ,o king ,agrippa1 that ,i 
am to answer for  myself this day before
 thee1 touching all the things whereof  
,i am  accused by the ,jews4    #bf3c4  
,especially as thou knowest all1 both   
customs and questions1 that  are among  
the ,jews4 ,wherefore ,i beseech thee to
 hear me patiently4    #bf3d4 ,and my   
life indeed from my youth1 which was    
from the beginning  among my own nation 
in ,jerusalem1 all the ,jews do know3   
#bf3e4 ,having known me from the        
beginning 7if they will give testimony7 
that according to the most sure sect of 
our religion ,i lived1 a  ,pharisee4    

#bf3f4 ,and now for the hope of the     
promise that was made by ,god to the    
fathers1 do ,i stand subject to         
judgment3    #bf3g4 ,unto which1 our    
twelve tribes1 serving night and day1   
hope to  come4 ,for which hope1 ,o king1
 ,i am accused by the ,jews4    #bf3h4  
,why should it be thought a thing       
incredible that ,god should raise  the  
dead8    #bf3i4 ,and ,i indeed did      
formerly think that ,i ought to do many 
things  contrary to the name of ,jesus  
of ,nazareth4    #bf3aj4 ,which also ,i 
did at ,jerusalem3 and many of the      
saints did ,i shut  up in prison1 having
 received authority of the chief        
priests4 ,and when  they were put to    
death1 ,i brought the sentence4         
#bf3aa4 ,and oftentimes punishing them1 
in every synagogue1 ,i compelled  them  
to blaspheme3 and being yet more mad    
against them1 ,i persecuted  them even  
unto foreign cities4    #bf3ab4         
,whereupon1 when ,i was going to        
,damascus with authority and  permission

 of the chief priest1    #bf3ac4 ,at    
midday1 ,o king1 ,i saw in the way a    
light from heaven1 above  the brightness
 of the sun1 shining round about me and 
them that were in  company with me4     
#bf3ad4 ,and when we were all fallen    
down on the ground1 ,i heard a voice    
speaking to me in the ,hebrew tongue3   
,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou  me8 
,it is hard for thee to kick against the
 goad4    #bf3ae4 ,and ,i said3 ,who art
 thou1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord answered3  
,i am  ,jesus whom thou persecutest4    
#bf3af4 ,but rise up and stand upon thy 
feet3 for to this end have ,i  appeared 
to thee1 that ,i may make thee a        
minister and a witness of  those things 
which thou hast seen and of those things
 wherein ,i will  appear to thee1       
#bf3ag4 ,delivering thee from the people
 and from the nations unto which  now ,i
 send thee3    #bf3ah4 ,to open their   
eyes1 that they may be converted from   
darkness to  light and from the power of
 ,satan to ,god1 that they may receive  

forgiveness of sins and a lot among the 
saints1 by the faith that is in  me4    
#bf3ai4 ,whereupon1 ,o king ,agrippa1 ,i
 was not incredulous to the heavenly    
vision4    #bf3bj4 ,but to them first   
that are at ,damascus and at ,jerusalem1
 and  unto all the country of ,judea1   
and to the ,gentiles did ,i preach1 that
  they should do penance and turn to    
,god1 doing works worthy of penance4    
#bf3ba4 ,for this cause1 the ,jews1 when
 ,i was in the temple1 having           
apprehended me1 went about to kill me4  
#bf3bb4 ,but being aided by the help of 
,god1 ,i stand unto this day1           
witnessing both to small and great1     
saying no other thing than those  which 
the prophets and ,moses did say should  
come to pass3    #bf3bc4 ,that ,christ  
should suffer and that he should be the 
first that  should rise from the dead   
and should shew light to the people and 
to  the ,gentiles4    #bf3bd4 ,as he    
spoke these things and made his answer1 
,festus said with a  loud voice3 ,paul1 

thou art beside thyself3 much learning  
doth make thee  mad4    #bf3be4 ,and    
,paul said3 ,i am not mad1 most         
excellent ,festus1 but ,i speak  words  
of truth and soberness4    #bf3bf4 ,for 
the king knoweth of these things1 to    
whom also ,i speak with  confidence4    
,for ,i am persuaded that none of these 
things are hidden  from him4 ,for       
neither was any of these things done in 
a corner4    #bf3bg4 ,believest thou the
 prophets1 ,o king ,agrippa8 ,i know    
that thou  believest4    #bf3bh4 ,and   
,agrippa said to ,paul3 ,in a little    
thou persuadest me to  become a         
,christian4    #bf3bi4 ,and ,paul said3 
,i would to ,god that both in a little  
and in much1  not only thou1 but also   
all that hear me this day1 should become
 such  as ,i also am1 except these      
bands4    #bf3cj4 ,and the king rose up1
 and the governor and ,bernice and they 
that  sat with them4    #bf3ca4 ,and    
when they were gone aside1 they spoke   
among themselves1  saying3 ,this man    

hath done nothing worthy of death or of 
bands4    #bf3cb4 ,and ,agrippa said to 
,festus3 ,this man might have been set  
at  liberty1 if he had not appealed to  
,caesar4      ,acts ,chapter #bg        
,paul is shipped for ,rome4 ,his voyage 
and shipwreck4    #bg3a4 ,and when it   
was determined that he should sail into 
,italy and  that ,paul1 with the other  
prisoners1 should be delivered to a     
centurion1 named ,julius1 of the band   
,augusta1    #bg3b4 ,going on board a   
ship of ,adrumetum1 we launched1 meaning
 to sail  by the coasts of ,asia1       
,aristarchus1 the ,macedonian of        
,thessalonica1  continuing with us4     
#bg3c4 ,and the day following1 we came  
to ,sidon4 ,and ,julius1 treating  ,paul
 courteously1 permitted him to go to his
 friends and to take care  of himself4  
#bg3d4 ,and when we had launched from   
thence1 we sailed under ,cyprus1        
because the winds were contrary4        
#bg3e4 ,and sailing over the sea of     
,cilicia and ,pamphylia1 we came to     

,lystra1 which is in ,lycia4    #bg3f4  
,and there1 the centurion1 finding a    
ship of ,alexandria sailing  into       
,italy1 removed us into it4    #bg3g4   
,and when for many days we had sailed   
slowly and were scarce come  over       
against ,gnidus1 the wind not suffering 
us1 we sailed near ,crete by  ,salmone4 
#bg3h4 ,and with much ado sailing by it1
 we came into a certain place1  which is
 called ,good-havens1 nigh to which was 
the city of ,thalassa4    #bg3i4 ,and   
when much time was spent and when       
sailing now was dangerous1  because the 
fast was now past1 ,paul comforted them1
    #bg3aj4 ,saying to them3 ,ye men1 ,i
 see that the voyage beginneth to be    
with injury and much damage1 not only of
 the lading and ship1 but also  of our  
lives4    #bg3aa4 ,but the centurion    
believed the pilot and the master of the
 ship1  more than those things which    
were said by ,paul4    #bg3ab4 ,and     
whereas it was not a commodious haven to
 winter in1 the  greatest part gave     

counsel to sail thence1 if by any means 
they might  reach ,phenice1 to winter   
there1 which is a haven of ,crete1      
looking  towards the south-west and     
north-west4    #bg3ac4 ,and the south   
wind gently blowing1 thinking that they 
had  obtained their purpose1 when they  
had loosed from ,asson1 they sailed     
close by ,crete4    #bg3ad4 ,but not    
long after1 there arose against it a    
tempestuous wind1  called ,euroaquilo4  
#bg3ae4 ,and when the ship was caught   
and could not bear up against the  wind1
 giving up the ship to the winds1 we    
were driven4    #bg3af4 ,and running    
under a certain island that is called   
,cauda1 we had  much work to come by the
 boat4    #bg3ag4 ,which being taken up1
 they used helps1 undergirding the ship3
  and fearing lest they should fall into
 the quicksands1 they let down  the sail
 yard and so were driven4    #bg3ah4    
,and we1 being mightily tossed with the 
tempest1 the next day  they lightened   
the ship4    #bg3ai4 ,and the third day 

they cast out with their own hands the  
tackling of the ship4    #bg3bj4 ,and   
when neither sun nor stars appeared for 
many days and no  small storm lay on us1
 all hope of our being saved was now    
taken away4    #bg3ba4 ,and after they  
had fasted a long time1 ,paul standing  
forth in  the midst of them1 said3 ,you 
should indeed1 ,o ye men1 have hearkened
  unto me and not have loosed from      
,crete and have gained this harm and    
loss4    #bg3bb4 ,and now ,i exhort you 
to be of good cheer4 ,for there shall be
 no  loss of any man's life among you1  
but only of the ship4    #bg3bc4 ,for an
 angel of ,god1 whose ,i am and whom ,i 
serve1 stood by me  this night1         
#bg3bd4 ,saying3 ,fear not1 ,paul1 thou 
must be brought before ,caesar2 and     
behold1 ,god hath given thee all them   
that sail with thee4    #bg3be4         
,wherefore1 sirs1 be of good cheer3 for 
,i believe ,god1 that it  shall so be1  
as it hath been told me4    #bg3bf4 ,and
 we must come unto a certain island4    

#bg3bg4 ,but after the fourteenth night 
was come1 as we were sailing in  ,adria1
 about midnight1 the shipmen deemed that
 they discovered some  country4         
#bg3bh4 ,who also sounding1 found twenty
 fathoms3 and going on a little         
further1 they found fifteen fathoms4    
#bg3bi4 ,then fearing lest we should    
fall upon rough places1 they cast  four 
anchors out of the stern3 and wished for
 the day4    #bg3cj4 ,but as the shipmen
 sought to fly out of the ship1 having  
let  down the boat into the sea1 under  
colour1 as though they would have  cast 
anchors out of the forepart of the ship1
    #bg3ca4 ,paul said to the centurion 
and to the soldiers3 ,except these  stay
 in the ship1 you cannot be saved4      
#bg3cb4 ,then the soldiers cut off the  
ropes of the boat and let her fall  off4
    #bg3cc4 ,and when it began to be    
light1 ,paul besought them all to take  
meat1 saying3 ,this day is the          
fourteenth day that you have waited and 
continued fasting1 taking nothing4      

#bg3cd4 ,wherefore1 ,i pray you to take 
some meat for your health's sake3  for  
there shall not an hair of the head of  
any of you perish4    #bg3ce4 ,and when 
he had said these things1 taking bread1 
he gave thanks  to ,god in the sight of 
them all4 ,and when he had broken it1 he
 began to  eat4    #bg3cf4 ,then were   
they all of better cheer3 and they also 
took some  meat4    #bg3cg4 ,and we were
 in all in the ship two hundred         
threescore and  sixteen souls4          
#bg3ch4 ,and when they had eaten enough1
 they lightened the ship1 casting  the  
wheat into the sea4    #bg3ci4 ,and when
 it was day1 they knew not the land4    
,but they discovered  a certain creek   
that had a shore1 into which they       
minded1 if they  could1 to thrust in the
 ship4    #bg3dj4 ,and when they had    
taken up the anchors1 they committed    
themselves to the sea1 loosing withal   
the rudder bands4 ,and hoisting up  the 
mainsail to the wind1 they made towards 
shore4    #bg3da4 ,and when we were     

fallen into a place where two seas met1 
they  run the ship aground4 ,and the    
forepart indeed1 sticking fast1 remained
  unmoveable3 but the hinder part was   
broken with the violence of the  sea4   
#bg3db4 ,and the soldiers' counsel was  
that they should kill the  prisoners1   
lest any of them1 swimming out should   
escape4    #bg3dc4 ,but the centurion1  
willing to save ,paul1 forbade it to be 
done4  ,and he commanded that they who  
could swim should cast themselves first 
into the sea and save themselves and get
 to land4    #bg3dd4 ,and the rest1 some
 they carried on boards and some on     
those  things that belonged to the ship4
 ,and so it came to pass that every     
soul got safe to land4      ,acts       
,chapter #bh    ,paul1 after three      
months' stay in ,melita1 continues his  
voyage and  arrives at ,rome4 ,his      
conference there with the ,jews4        
#bh3a4 ,and when we had escaped1 then we
 knew that the island was called        
,melita4 ,but the barbarians shewed us  

no small courtesy4    #bh3b4 ,for       
kindling a fire1 they refreshed us all1 
because of the  present rain and of the 
cold4    #bh3c4 ,and when ,paul had     
gathered together a bundle of sticks and
 had  laid them on the fire1 a viper1   
coming out of the heat1 fastened on his 
hand4    #bh3d4 ,and when the barbarians
 saw the beast hanging on his hand1 they
  said one to another3 ,undoubtedly this
 man is a murderer1 who1 though he  hath
 escaped the sea1 yet vengeance doth not
 suffer him to live4    #bh3e4 ,and he  
indeed1 shaking off the beast into the  
fire1 suffered no  harm4    #bh3f4 ,but 
they supposed that he would begin to    
swell up and that he  would suddenly    
fall down and die4 ,but expecting long  
and seeing that  there came no harm to  
him1 changing their minds1 they said    
that he was  a god4    #bh3g4 ,now in   
these places were possessions of the    
chief man of the  island1 named         
,publius3 who1 receiving us for three   
days1 entertained us  courteously4      

#bh3h4 ,and it happened that the father 
of ,publius lay sick of a fever  and of 
a bloody flux4 ,to whom ,paul entered   
in4 ,and when he had prayed  and laid   
his hands on him1 he healed him4        
#bh3i4 ,which being done1 all that had  
diseases in the island came and  were   
healed4    #bh3aj4 ,who also honoured us
 with many honours3 and when we were to 
set  sail1 they laded us with such      
things as were necessary4    #bh3aa4    
,and after three months1 we sailed in a 
ship of ,alexandria1 that  had wintered 
in the island1 whose sign was the       
,castors4    #bh3ab4 ,and when we were  
come to ,syracusa1 we tarried there     
three days4    #bh3ac4 ,from thence1    
compassing by the shore1 we came to     
,rhegium3 and  after one day1 the south 
wind blowing1 we came the second day to 
,puteoli3    #bh3ad4 ,where1 finding    
brethren1 we were desired to tarry with 
them  seven days4 ,and so we went to    
,rome4    #bh3ae4 ,and from thence1 when
 the brethren had heard of us1 they came

 to  meet us as far as ,appii ,forum and
 the ,three ,taverns4 ,whom when ,paul  
saw1 he gave thanks to ,god and took    
courage4    #bh3af4 ,and when we were   
come to ,rome1 ,paul was suffered to    
dwell by  himself1 with a soldier that  
kept him4    #bh3ag4 ,and after the     
third day1 he called together the chief 
of the  ,jews4 ,and when they were      
assembled1 he said to them3 ,men1       
brethren1 ,i1  having done nothing      
against the people or the custom of our 
fathers1  was delivered prisoner from   
,jerusalem into the hands of the        
,romans4    #bh3ah4 ,who1 when they had 
examined me1 would have released me1 for
 that  there was no cause of death in   
me4    #bh3ai4 ,but the ,jews           
contradicting it1 ,i was constrained to 
appeal unto  ,caesar3 not that ,i had   
anything to accuse my nation of4        
#bh3bj4 ,for this cause therefore ,i    
desired to see you and to speak to  you4
 ,because that for the hope of ,israel1 
,i am bound with this chain4    #bh3ba4 

,but they said to him3 ,we neither      
received letters concerning  thee from  
,judea3 neither did any of the brethren 
that came hither  relate or speak any   
evil of thee4    #bh3bb4 ,but we desire 
to hear of thee what thou thinkest3 for 
as  concerning this sect1 we know that  
it is every where contradicted4         
#bh3bc4 ,and when they had appointed him
 a day1 there came very many to  him    
unto his lodgings4 ,to whom he          
expounded1 testifying the kingdom of    
,god and persuading them concerning     
,jesus1 out of the law of ,moses and    
the prophets1 from morning until        
evening4    #bh3bd4 ,and some believed  
the things that were said3 but some     
believed  not4    #bh3be4 ,and when they
 agreed not among themselves1 they      
departed1 ,paul  speaking this one word3
 ,well did the ,holy ,ghost speak to our
 fathers by  ,isaias the prophet1       
#bh3bf4 ,saying3 ,go to this people and 
say to them3 ,with the ear you  shall   
hear and shall not understand3 and      

seeing you shall see and shall  not     
perceive4    #bh3bg4 ,for the heart of  
this people is grown gross1 and with    
their ears  have they heard heavily and 
their eyes they have shut1 lest perhaps 
they should see with their eyes and hear
 with their ears and understand  with   
their heart and should be converted3 and
 ,i should heal them4    #bh3bh4 ,be it 
known therefore to you that this        
salvation of ,god is sent  to the       
,gentiles3 and they will hear it4       
#bh3bi4 ,and when he had said these     
things1 the ,jews went out from him1    
having much reasoning among themselves4 
#bh3cj4 ,and he remained two whole years
 in his own hired lodging3 and he       
received all that came in to him1       
#bh3ca4 ,preaching the kingdom of ,god  
and teaching the things which  concern  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 with all      
confidence1 without  prohibition4       
,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,the 
,,apostle ,,to ,,the ,,romans      ,st4 
,paul wrote this epistle at ,corinth1   

when he was preparing to go to          
,jerusalem with the charitable          
contributions collected in ,achaia and  
,macedonia for the relief of the        
,christians in ,judea2 which was about  
twenty-four years after ,our ,lord's    
,ascension4 ,it was written in ,greek2  
but at the same time translated into    
,latin1 for the benefit of those  who   
did not understand that language4 ,and  
though it is not the first of  his      
,epistles in the order of time1 yet it  
is first placed on account of  sublimity
 of the matter contained in it1 of the  
preeminence of the  place to which it   
was sent1 and in veneration of the      
,church4      ,romans ,chapter #a    ,he
 commends the faith of the ,romans1 whom
 he longs to see4 ,the  philosophy of   
the heathens1 being void of faith and   
humility1 betrayed  them into shameful  
sins4    #a3a4 ,paul1 a servant of      
,jesus ,christ1 called to be an apostle1
  separated unto the gospel of ,god4    
#a3b4 ,which he had promised before1 by 

his prophets1 in the holy  scriptures1  
#a3c4 ,concerning his ,son1 who was made
 to him of the seed of ,david1          
according to the flesh1    #a3d4 ,who   
was predestinated the ,son of ,god in   
power1 according to the  spirit of      
sanctification1 by the resurrection of  
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ  from the dead3
    ,predestinated1 etc4444 ,christ as  
man1 was predestinated to be the ,son   
of ,god3 and declared to be so 7as the  
apostle here signifies7 first1 by       
power1 that is1 by his working          
stupendous miracles2 secondly1 by the   
spirit of sanctification1 that is1 by   
his infinite sanctity2 thirdly1  by his 
ressurection1 or raising himself from   
the dead4    #a3e4 ,by whom we have     
received grace and apostleship for      
obedience to  the faith1 in all nations1
 for his name3    #a3f4 ,among whom are 
you also the called of ,jesus ,christ3  
#a3g4 ,to all that are at ,rome1 the    
beloved of ,god1 called to be saints4   
,grace to you and peace1 from ,god our  

,father and from the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ4    #a3h4 ,first1 ,i give thanks
 to my ,god1 through ,jesus ,christ1 for
 you all3  because your faith is spoken 
of in the whole world4    #a3i4 ,for    
,god is my witness1 whom ,i serve in my 
spirit in the gospel of  his ,son1 that 
without ceasing ,i make a commemoration 
of you3    #a3aj4 ,always in my prayers 
making request1 if by any means now at  
length ,i may have a prosperous journey1
 by the will of ,god1 to come  unto you4
    #a3aa4 ,for ,i long to see you that 
,i may impart unto you some spiritual   
grace1 to strengthen you3    #a3ab4     
,that is to say1 that ,i may be         
comforted together in you by that  which
 is common to us both1 your faith and   
mine4    #a3ac4 ,and ,i would not have  
you ignorant1 brethren1 that ,i have    
often  purposed to come unto you 7and   
have been hindered hitherto7 that ,i    
might have some fruit among you also1   
even as among other ,gentiles4    #a3ad4
 ,to the ,greeks and to the barbarians1 

to the wise and to the  unwise1 ,i am a 
debtor4    #a3ae4 ,so 7as much as is in 
me7 ,i am ready to preach the gospel to 
you  also that are at ,rome4    #a3af4  
,for ,i am not ashamed of the gospel4   
,for it is the power of ,god  unto      
salvation to every one that believeth3  
to the ,jew first and to the  ,greek4   
#a3ag4 ,for the justice of ,god is      
revealed therein1 from faith unto       
faith1 as it is written3 ,the just man  
liveth by faith4    #a3ah4 ,for the     
wrath of ,god is revealed from heaven   
against all  ungodliness and injustice  
of those men that detain the truth of   
,god in  injustice3    #a3ai4 ,because  
that which is known of ,god is manifest 
in them4 ,for ,god  hath manifested it  
unto them4    #a3bj4 ,for the invisible 
things of him from the creation of the  
world  are clearly seen1 being          
understood by the things that are made4 
,his  eternal power also and divinity3  
so that they are inexcusable4    #a3ba4 
,because that1 when they knew ,god1 they

 have not glorified him as  ,god or     
given thanks3 but became vain in their  
thoughts4 ,and their  foolish heart was 
darkened4    #a3bb4 ,for1 professing    
themselves to be wise1 they became      
fools4    #a3bc4 ,and they changed the  
glory of the incorruptible ,god into the
  likeness of the image of a corruptible
 man and of birds1 and of  fourfooted   
beasts and of creeping things4    #a3bd4
 ,wherefore1 ,god gave them up to the   
desires of their heart1 unto            
uncleanness3 to dishonour their own     
bodies among themselves4    #a3be4 ,who 
changed the truth of ,god into a lie and
 worshipped and served  the creature    
rather than the ,creator1 who is blessed
 for ever4 ,amen4    #a3bf4 ,for this   
cause1 ,god delivered them up to        
shameful affections4 ,for  their women  
have changed the natural use into that  
use which is against  nature4    ,god   
delivered them up4444 ,not by being     
author of their sins1 but by            
withdrawing his grace1 and so permitting

 them1 in punishment of their  pride1 to
 fall into those shameful sins4         
#a3bg4 ,and1 in like manner1 the men    
also1 leaving the natural use of the    
women1 have burned in their lusts1 one  
towards another3 men with men1  working 
that which is filthy and receiving in   
themselves the recompense  which was due
 to their error4    #a3bh4 ,and as they 
liked not to have ,god in their         
knowledge1 ,god  delivered them up to a 
reprobate sense1 to do those things     
which are  not convenient4    #a3bi4    
,being filled with all iniquity1 malice1
 fornication1 avarice1  wickedness3 full
 of envy1 murder1 contention1 deceit1   
malignity3  whisperers1    #a3cj4       
,detractors1 hateful to ,god1           
contumelious1 proud1 haughty1  inventors
 of evil things1 disobedient to parents1
    #a3ca4 ,foolish1 dissolute3 without 
affection1 without fidelity1 without    
mercy4    #a3cb4 ,who1 having known the 
justice of ,god1 did not understand that
  they who do such things1 are worthy of

 death3 and not only they that do  them1
 but they also that consent to them that
 do them4      ,romans ,chapter #b      
,the ,jews are censured1 who make their 
boast of the law and keep it not4  ,he  
declares who are the true ,jews4        
#b3a4 ,wherefore thou art inexcusable1  
,o man1 whosoever thou art that         
judgest4 ,for wherein thou judgest      
another1 thou condemnest thyself4 ,for  
thou dost the same things which thou    
judgest4    #b3b4 ,for we know that the 
judgment of ,god is1 according to truth1
  against them that do such things4     
#b3c4 ,and thinkest thou this1 ,o man1  
that judgest them who do such  things   
and dost the same1 that thou shalt      
escape the judgment of ,god8    #b3d4   
,or despisest thou the riches of his    
goodness and patience and               
longsuffering8 ,knowest thou not that   
the benignity of ,god leadeth thee  to  
penance8    #b3e4 ,but according to thy 
hardness and impenitent heart1 thou     
treasurest up to thyself wrath1 against 

the day of wrath and revelation  of the 
just judgment of ,god3    #b3f4 ,who    
will render to every man according to   
his works4    #b3g4 ,to them indeed who1
 according to patience in good work1    
seek glory  and honour and incorruption1
 eternal life3    #b3h4 ,but to them    
that are contentious and who obey not   
the truth but  give credit to iniquity1 
wrath and indignation4    #b3i4         
,tribulation and anguish upon every soul
 of man that worketh evil3  of the ,jew 
first1 and also of the ,greek4    #b3aj4
 ,but glory and honour and peace to     
every one that worketh good3 to  the    
,jew first1 and also to the ,greek4     
#b3aa4 ,for there is no respect of      
persons with ,god4    #b3ab4 ,for       
whosoever have sinned without the law   
shall perish without  the law3 and      
whosoever have sinned in the law shall  
be judged by the  law4    #b3ac4 ,for   
not the hearers of the law are just     
before ,god3 but the doers  of the law  
shall be justified4    #b3ad4 ,for when 

the ,gentiles1 who have not the law1 do 
by nature those  things that are of the 
law2 these1 having not the law1 are a   
law to  themselves4    #b3ae4 ,who shew 
the work of the law written in their    
hearts1 their  conscience bearing       
witness to them3 and their thoughts     
between  themselves accusing or also    
defending one another1    #b3af4 ,in the
 day when ,god shall judge the secrets  
of men by ,jesus  ,christ1 according to 
my gospel4    #b3ag4 ,but if thou art   
called a ,jew and restest in the law and
 makest  thy boast of ,god1    #b3ah4   
,and knowest his will and approvest the 
more profitable things1  being          
instructed by the law3    #b3ai4 ,art   
confident that thou thyself art a guide 
of the blind1 a light  of them that are 
in darkness1    #b3bj4 ,an instructor of
 the foolish1 a teacher of infants1     
having the  form of knowledge and of    
truth in the law4    #b3ba4 ,thou       
therefore1 that teachest another1       
teachest not thyself3  thou1 that       

preachest that men should not steal1    
stealest4    #b3bb4 ,thou1 that sayest  
men should not commit adultery1         
committest  adultery3 thou1 that        
abhorrest idols1 committest sacrilege3  
#b3bc4 ,thou1 that makest thy boast of  
the law1 by transgression of the  law   
dishonourest ,god4    #b3bd4 7,for the  
name of ,god through you is blasphemed  
among the  ,gentiles1 as it is written47
    #b3be4 ,circumcision profiteth      
indeed1 if thou keep the law3 but if    
thou  be a transgressor of the law1 thy 
circumcision is made uncircumcision4    
#b3bf4 ,if then1 the uncircumcised keep 
the justices of the law1 shall  not this
 uncircumcision be counted for          
circumcision8    #b3bg4 ,and shall not  
that which by nature is uncircumcision1 
if it  fulfil the law1 judge thee1 who  
by the letter and circumcision art a    
transgressor of the law8    #b3bh4 ,for 
it is not he is a ,jew1 who is so       
outwardly3 nor is that  circumcision    
which is outwardly in the flesh4        

#b3bi4 ,but he is a ,jew that is one    
inwardly and the circumcision is that   
of the heart1 in the spirit not in the  
letter3 whose praise is not of  men1 but
 of ,god4      ,romans ,chapter #c      
,the advantages of the ,jews4 ,all men  
are sinners and none can be  justified  
by the works of the law1 but only by the
 grace of ,christ4    #c3a4 ,what       
advantage then hath the ,jew3 or what is
 the profit of  circumcision8    #c3b4  
,much every way4 ,first indeed1 because 
the words of ,god were  committed to    
them4    #c3c4 ,for what if some of them
 have not believed8 ,shall their        
unbelief  make the faith of ,god without
 effect8 ,god forbid6    #c3d4 ,but ,god
 is true and every man a liar1 as it is 
written3 ,that thou  mayest be justified
 in thy words and mayest overcome when  
thou art  judged4    ,god only is       
essentially true4 ,all men in their own 
capacity are liable  to lies and errors3
 nevertheless ,god1 who is the truth1   
will make good  his promise of keeping  

his church in all truth4 ,see ,st4 ,john
 #af4ac4    #c3e4 ,but if our injustice 
commend the justice of ,god1 what shall 
we  say8 ,is ,god unjust1 who executeth 
wrath8    #c3f4 7,i speak according to  
man47 ,god forbid6 ,otherwise how shall 
,god  judge this world8    #c3g4 ,for if
 the truth of ,god hath more abounded   
through my lie1 unto  his glory1 why am 
,i also yet judged as a sinner8    #c3h4
 ,and not rather 7as we are slandered   
and as some affirm that we  say7 let us 
do evil that there may come good8 ,whose
 damnation is just4    #c3i4 ,what then8
 ,do we excel them8 ,no1 not so4 ,for we
 have charged both  ,jews and ,greeks1  
that they are all under sin4    #c3aj4  
,as it is written3 ,there is not any man
 just4    ,there is not any man just1   
viz4444 by virtue either of the law of  
nature1 or of the law of ,moses2 but    
only by faith and grace4    #c3aa4      
,there is none that understandeth3 there
 is none that seeketh  after ,god4      
#c3ab4 ,all have turned out of the way3 

they are become unprofitable  together3 
there is none that doth good1 there is  
not so much as one4    #c3ac4 ,their    
throat is an open sepulchre3 with their 
tongues they have  dealt deceitfully4   
,the venom of asps is under their lips4 
#c3ad4 ,whose mouth is full of cursing  
and bitterness3    #c3ae4 ,their feet   
swift to shed blood3    #c3af4          
,destruction and misery in their ways3  
#c3ag4 ,and the way of peace they have  
not known4    #c3ah4 ,there is no fear  
of ,god before their eyes4    #c3ai4    
,now we know that what things soever the
 law speaketh1 it speaketh  to them that
 are in the law3 that every mouth may be
 stopped and all  the world may be made 
subject to ,god4    #c3bj4 ,because by  
the works of the law no flesh shall be  
justified  before him4 ,for by the law  
is the knowledge of sin4    #c3ba4 ,but 
now1 without the law1 the justice of    
,god is made manifest1  being witnessed 
by the law and the prophets4    #c3bb4  
,even the justice of ,god1 by faith of  

,jesus ,christ1 unto all1 and  upon all 
them that believe in him3 for there is  
no distinction4    #c3bc4 ,for all have 
sinned and do need the glory of ,god4   
#c3bd4 ,being justified freely by his   
grace1 through the redemption that  is  
in ,christ ,jesus1    #c3be4 ,whom ,god 
hath proposed to be a propitiation1     
through faith in his  blood1 to the     
shewing of his justice1 for the         
remission of former sins1    #c3bf4     
,through the forbearance of ,god1 for   
the shewing of his justice in  this     
time3 that he himself may be just and   
the justifier of him who is  of the     
faith of ,jesus ,christ4    #c3bg4      
,where is then thy boasting8 ,it is     
excluded4 ,by what law8 ,of  works8 ,no1
 but by the law of faith4    #c3bh4 ,for
 we account a man to be justified by    
faith1 without the works  of the law4   
,by faith1 etc4444 ,the faith1 to which 
the apostle here attributes man's       
justification1 is not a presumptuous    
assurance of our being justified2  but a

 firm and lively belief of all that ,god
 has revealed or promised4  ,heb4 #aa4  
,a faith working through charity in     
,jesus ,christ4 ,gal4 #e4f4 ,in  short1 
a faith which takes in hope1 love1      
repentance1 and the use of  the         
sacraments4 ,and the works which he here
 excludes1 are only the  works of the   
law3 that is1 such as are done by the   
law of nature1 or  that of ,moses1      
antecedent to the faith of ,christ3 but 
by no means1 such  as follow faith1 and 
proceed from it4    #c3bi4 ,is he the   
,god of the ,jews only8 ,is he not also 
of the ,gentiles8  yes1 of the ,gentiles
 also4    #c3cj4 ,for it is one ,god    
that justifieth circumcision by faith   
and  uncircumcision through faith4      
#c3ca4 ,do we then1 destroy the law     
through faith8 ,god forbid6 ,but we     
establish the law4      ,romans ,chapter
 #d    ,abraham was not justified by    
works done1 as of himself1 but by grace 
and by faith4 ,and that before he was   
circumcised4 ,gentiles1 by faith1  are  

his children4    #d3a4 ,what shall we   
say then that ,abraham hath found1 who  
is our father  according to the flesh8  
#d3b4 ,for if ,abraham were justified by
 works1 he hath whereof to glory1  but  
not before ,god4    ,by works4444 ,done 
by his own strength1 without the grace  
of ,god1 and  faith in him4 ,not before 
,god4444 ,whatever glory or applause    
such works  might procure from men1 they
 would be of no value in the sight of   
,god4    #d3c4 ,for what saith the      
scripture8 ,abraham believed ,god3 and  
it was  reputed to him unto justice4    
,reputed1 etc4444 ,by ,god1 who reputeth
 nothing otherwise than it is4          
,however1 we may gather from this word1 
that when we are justified1 our         
justification proceedeth from ,god's    
free grace and bounty2 and not from  any
 efficacy which any act of ours could   
have of its own nature1  abstracting    
from ,god's grace4    #d3d4 ,now to him 
that worketh1 the reward is not reckoned
 according to  grace but according to   

debt4    ,to him that worketh4444 ,vis41
 as of his own fund1 or by his own      
strength4 ,such a man1 says the apostle1
 challenges his reward as a debt  due to
 his own performances2 whereas he who   
worketh not1 that is1 who  presumeth not
 upon any works done by his own         
strength1 but seeketh  justice through  
faith and grace1 is freely justified by 
,god's grace4    #d3e4 ,but to him that 
worketh not1 yet believeth in him that  
justifieth  the ungodly1 his faith is   
reputed to justice1 according to the    
purpose  of the grace of ,god4    #d3f4 
,as ,david also termeth the blessedness 
of a man to whom ,god  reputeth justice 
without works3    #d3g4 ,blessed are    
they whose iniquities are forgiven3 and 
whose sins are  covered4    ,blessed are
 they whose iniquities are forgiven1 and
 whose sins are  covered4444 ,that is1  
blessed are those who1 by doing penance1
 have  obtained pardon and remission of 
their sins1 and also are covered2 that  
is1 newly clothed with the habit of     

grace1 and vested with the stole of     
charity4    #d3h4 ,blessed is the man to
 whom the ,lord hath not imputed sin4   
,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord   
hath not imputed sin4444 ,that is1      
blessed is the man who hath retained his
 baptismal innocence1 that no  grievous 
sin can be imputed to him4 ,and1        
likewise1 blessed is the man1  who after
 fall into sin1 hath done penance and   
leads a virtuous life1  by frequenting  
the sacraments necessary for obtaining  
the grace to  prevent a relapse1 that   
sin is no more imputed to him4    #d3i4 
,this blessedness then1 doth it remain  
in the circumcision only or  in the     
uncircumcision also8 ,for we say that   
unto ,abraham faith was  reputed to     
justice4    ,in the circumcision1       
etc4444 ,that is1 is it only for the    
,jews that are  circumcised8 ,no1 says  
the apostle1 but also for the           
uncircumcised  ,gentiles3 who1 by faith 
and grace1 may come to justice2 as      
,abraham did  before he was circumcised4

    #d3aj4 ,how then was it reputed8    
,when he was in circumcision or in      
uncircumcision8 ,not in circumcision1   
but in uncircumcision4    #d3aa4 ,and he
 received the sign of circumcision1 a   
seal of the justice  of the faith which 
he had1 being uncircumcised3 that he    
might be the  father of all them that   
believe1 being uncircumcised3 that unto 
them  also it may be reputed to justice3
    #d3ab4 ,and he might be the father  
of circumcision2 not to them only that  
are of the circumcision1 but to them    
also that follow the steps of the  faith
 that is in the uncircumcision of our   
father ,abraham4    #d3ac4 ,for not     
through the law was the promise to      
,abraham or to his  seed1 that he should
 be heir of the world3 but through the  
justice of  faith4    #d3ad4 ,for if    
they who are of the law be heirs1 faith 
is made void3 the  promise is made of no
 effect4    ,be heirs4444 ,that is1 if  
they alone1 who follow the ceremonies of
 the  law1 be heirs of the blessings    

promised to ,abraham2 then that faith   
which was so much praised in him1 will  
be found to be of little value4  ,and   
the very promise will be made void1 by  
which he was promised to be  the father1
 not of the ,jews only1 but of all      
nations of believers4    #d3ae4 ,for the
 law worketh wrath4 ,for where there is 
no law1 neither is  there transgression4
    ,the law worketh wrath4444 ,the law1
 abstracting from faith and grace1      
worketh wrath occasionally1 by being an 
occasion of many  transgressions1 which 
provoke ,god's wrath4    #d3af4         
,therefore is it of faith1 that         
according to grace the promise  might be
 firm to all the seed3 not to that only 
which is of the law1  but to that also  
which is of the faith of ,abraham1 who  
is the father of  us all1    #d3ag4 7,as
 it is written3 ,i have made thee a     
father of many nations71  before ,god1  
whom he believed3 who quickeneth the    
dead and calleth those  things that are 
not1 as those that are4    #d3ah4 ,who  

against hope believed in hope2 that he  
might be made the  father of many       
nations1 according to that which was    
said to him3 ,so  shall thy seed be4    
#d3ai4 ,and he was not weak in faith4   
,neither did he consider his own  body1 
now dead 7whereas he was almost an      
hundred years old71 nor the  dead womb  
of ,sara4    #d3bj4 ,in the promise also
 of ,god he staggered not by distrust3  
but was  strengthened in faith1 giving  
glory to ,god3    #d3ba4 ,most fully    
knowing that whatsoever he has promised1
 he is able  also to perform4    #d3bb4 
,and therefore it was reputed to him    
unto justice4    #d3bc4 ,now it is not  
written only for him1 that it was       
reputed to him  unto justice1    #d3bd4 
,but also for us1 to whom it shall be   
reputed1 if we believe in  him that     
raised up ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord1    
from the dead1    #d3be4 ,who was       
delivered up for our sins and rose again
 for our  justification4      ,romans   
,chapter #e    ,the grounds we have for 

hope in ,christ4 ,sin and death came by 
,adam1  grace and life by ,christ4      
#e3a4 ,being justified therefore by     
faith1 let us have peace with ,god1     
through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3       
#e3b4 ,by whom also we have access      
through faith into this grace wherein   
we stand3 and glory in the hope of the  
glory of the sons of ,god4    #e3c4 ,and
 not only so3 but we glory also in      
tribulations1 knowing that  tribulation 
worketh patience2    #e3d4 ,and patience
 trial2 and trial hope2    #e3e4 ,and   
hope confoundeth not3 because the       
charity of ,god is poured  forth in our 
hearts1 by the ,holy ,ghost who is given
 to us4    #e3f4 ,for why did ,christ1  
when as yet we were weak1 according to  
the  time1 die for the ungodly8    #e3g4
 ,for scarce for a just man will one    
die3 yet perhaps for a good man  some   
one would dare to die4    #e3h4 ,but    
,god commendeth his charity towards us3 
because when as yet we  were sinners    
according to the time4    #e3i4 ,christ 

died for us4 ,much more therefore1 being
 now justified by  his blood1 shall we  
be saved from wrath through him4        
#e3aj4 ,for if1 when we were enemies1 we
 were reconciled to ,god by the  death  
of his ,son3 much more1 being           
reconciled1 shall we be saved by his    
life4    #e3aa4 ,and not only so3 but   
also we glory in ,god1 through our ,lord
 ,jesus  ,christ1 by whom we have now   
received reconciliation4    #e3ab4      
,wherefore as by one man sin entered    
into this world and by sin  death3 and  
so death passed upon all men1 in whom   
all have sinned4    ,by one man4444     
,adam1 from whom we all contracted      
original sin4    #e3ac4 ,for until the  
law sin was in the world3 but sin was   
not imputed1  when the law was not4     
,not imputed4444 ,that is1 men knew not1
 or made no account of sin1  neither was
 it imputed to them1 in the manner it   
was afterwards1 when  they transgressed 
the known written law of ,god4    #e3ad4
 ,but death reigned from ,adam unto     

,moses1 even over them also who  have   
not sinned1 after the similitude of the 
transgression of ,adam1 who  is a figure
 of him who was to come4    #e3ae4 ,but 
not as the offence1 so also the gift4   
,for if by the offence  of one1 many    
died3 much more the grace of ,god and   
the gift1 by the  grace of one man1     
,jesus ,christ1 hath abounded unto many4
    #e3af4 ,and not as it was by one    
sin1 so also is the gift4 ,for judgment 
indeed was by one unto condemnation3 but
 grace is of many offences unto         
justification4    #e3ag4 ,for if by one 
man's offence death reigned through one2
 much more  they who receive abundance  
of grace and of the gift and of justice 
shall reign in life through one1 ,jesus 
,christ4    #e3ah4 ,therefore1 as by the
 offence of one1 unto all men to        
condemnation3 so also by the justice of 
one1 unto all men to  justification of  
life4    #e3ai4 ,for as by the          
disobedience of one man1 many were made 
sinners3 so  also by the obedience of   

one1 many shall be made just4    #e3bj4 
,now the law entered in that sin might  
abound4 ,and where sin  abounded1 grace 
did more abound4    ,that sin might     
abound4444 ,not as if the law were given
 on purpose for  sin to abound3 but that
 it so happened through man's           
perversity1 taking  occasion of sinning 
more1 from the prohibition of sin4      
#e3ba4 ,that as sin hath reigned to     
death3 so also grace might reign by     
justice unto life everlasting1 through  
,jesus ,christ our ,lord4      ,romans  
,chapter #f    ,the ,christian must die 
to sin and live to ,god4    #f3a4 ,what 
shall we say1 then8 ,shall we continue  
in sin1 that grace may  abound8    #f3b4
 ,god forbid6 ,for we that are dead to  
sin1 how shall we live any  longer      
therein8    #f3c4 ,know you not that all
 we who are baptized in ,christ ,jesus  
are  baptized in his death8    #f3d4    
,for we are buried together with him by 
baptism into death3 that1  as ,christ is
 risen from the dead by the glory of the

 ,father1 so we also  may walk in       
newness of life4    #f3e4 ,for if we    
have been planted together in the       
likeness of his death1  we shall be also
 in the likeness of his resurrection4   
#f3f4 ,knowing this1 that our old man is
 crucified with him1 that the  body of  
sin may be destroyed1 to the end that we
 may serve sin no  longer4    ,old      
man--body of sin4444 ,our corrupt state1
 subject to sin and  concupiscence1     
coming to us from ,adam1 is called our  
old man1 as our  state1 reformed in and 
by ,christ1 is called the new man4 ,and 
the vices  and sins1 which then ruled in
 us are named the body of sin4    #f3g4 
,for he that is dead is justified from  
sin4    #f3h4 ,now1 if we be dead with  
,christ1 we believe that we shall live  
also  together with ,christ4    #f3i4   
,knowing that ,christ1 rising again from
 the dead1 dieth now no  more4 ,death   
shall no more have dominion over him4   
#f3aj4 ,for in that he died to sin1 he  
died once3 but in that he liveth1  he   

liveth unto ,god4    #f3aa4 ,so do you  
also reckon that you are dead to sin1   
but alive unto  ,god1 in ,christ ,jesus 
our ,lord4    #f3ab4 ,let not sin       
therefore reign in your mortal body1 so 
as to obey  the lusts thereof4    #f3ac4
 ,neither yield ye your members as      
instruments of iniquity unto  sin3 but  
present yourselves to ,god1 as those    
that are alive from the  dead2 and your 
members as instruments of justice unto  
,god4    #f3ad4 ,for sin shall not have 
dominion over you3 for you are not under
  the law1 but under grace4    #f3ae4   
,what then8 ,shall we sin1 because we   
are not under the law1 but  under grace8
 ,god forbid6    #f3af4 ,know you not   
that to whom you yield yourselves       
servants to obey1  his servants you are 
whom you obey1 whether it be of sin unto
 death or  of obedience unto justice4   
#f3ag4 ,but thanks be to ,god1 that you 
were the servants of sin but have       
obeyed from the heart unto that form of 
doctrine into which you have  been      

delivered4    #f3ah4 ,being then freed  
from sin1 we have been made servants of 
justice4    #f3ai4 ,i speak an human    
thing1 because of the infirmity of your 
flesh4  ,for as you have yielded your   
members to serve uncleanness and        
iniquity1  unto iniquity3 so now yield  
your members to serve justice1 unto     
sanctification4    #f3bj4 ,for when you 
were the servants of sin1 you were free 
men to  justice4    #f3ba4 ,what fruit  
therefore had you then in those things  
of which you  are now ashamed8 ,for the 
end of them is death4    #f3bb4 ,but now
 being made free from sin and become    
servants to ,god1 you  have your fruit  
unto sanctification1 and the end life   
everlasting4    #f3bc4 ,for the wages of
 sin is death4 ,but the grace of ,god1  
life  everlasting in ,christ ,jesus our 
,lord4      ,romans ,chapter #g    ,we  
are released by ,christ from the law and
 from the guilt of sin1  though the     
inclination to it still tempts us4      
#g3a4 ,know you not1 brethren 7for ,i   

speak to them that know the law7  that  
the law hath dominion over a man as long
 as it liveth8    ,as long as it liveth2
 444 or1 as long as he liveth4    #g3b4 
,for the woman that hath an husband1    
whilst her husband liveth is  bound to  
the law4 ,but if her husband be dead1   
she is loosed from the  law of her      
husband4    #g3c4 ,therefore1 whilst her
 husband liveth1 she shall be called an 
adulteress1 if she be with another man3 
but if her husband be dead1 she  is     
delivered from the law of her husband3  
so that she is not an  adulteress1 if   
she be with another man4    #g3d4       
,therefore1 my brethren1 you also are   
become dead to the law1 by  the body of 
,christ3 that you may belong to another1
 who is risen again  from the dead that 
we may bring forth fruit to ,god4       
#g3e4 ,for when we were in the flesh1   
the passions of sins1 which were by  the
 law1 did work in our members1 to bring 
forth fruit unto death4    #g3f4 ,but   
now we are loosed from the law of death 

wherein we were  detained2 so that we   
should serve in newness of spirit1 and  
not in the  oldness of the letter4      
#g3g4 ,what shall we say1 then8 ,is the 
law sin8 ,god forbid6 ,but ,i do not    
know sin1 but by the law4 ,for ,i had   
not known concupiscence1 if the law  did
 not say3 ,thou shalt not covet4        
#g3h4 ,but sin1 taking occasion by the  
commandment1 wrought in me all  manner  
of concupiscence4 ,for without the law  
sin was dead4    ,sin taking            
occasion4444 ,sin1 or concupiscence1    
which is called sin1  because it is from
 sin1 and leads to sin1 which was asleep
 before1 was  weakened by the           
prohibition3 the law not being the cause
 thereof1 nor  properly giving occasion 
to it3 but occasion being taken by our  
corrupt  nature to resist the           
commandment laid upon us4    #g3i4 ,and 
,i lived some time without the law4 ,but
 when the commandment  came1 sin        
revived1    #g3aj4 ,and ,i died4 ,and   
the commandment that was ordained to    

life1 the  same was found to be unto    
death to me4    #g3aa4 ,for sin1 taking 
occasion by the commandment1 seduced me3
 and by  it killed me4    #g3ab4        
,wherefore the law indeed is holy3 and  
the commandment holy and  just and good4
    #g3ac4 ,was that then which is good 
made death unto me8 ,god forbid6 ,but   
sin1 that it may appear sin1 by that    
which is good1 wrought death in  me3    
that sin1 by the commandment1 might     
become sinful above measure4    ,that it
 may appear sin1 or that sin may appear1
 viz4444 ,to be the  monster it is1     
which is even capable to take occasion  
from that which  is good1 to work death4
    #g3ad4 ,for we know that the law is 
spiritual4 ,but ,i am carnal1 sold      
under sin4    #g3ae4 ,for that which ,i 
work1 ,i understand not4 ,for ,i do not 
that good  which ,i will3 but the evil  
which ,i hate1 that ,i do4    ,i do not 
that good which ,i will1 etc4444 ,the   
apostle here describes the  disorderly  
motions of passion and concupiscence2   

which oftentimes in us  get the start of
 reason3 and by means of which even good
 men suffer in  the inferior appetite   
what their will abhors3 and are much    
hindered in  the accomplishment of the  
desires of their spirit and mind4 ,but  
these  evil motions1 7though they are   
called the law of sin1 because they come
  from original sin1 and violently tempt
 and incline to sin17 as long as  the   
will does not consent to them1 are not  
sins1 because they are not  voluntary4  
#g3af4 ,if then ,i do that which ,i will
 not1 ,i consent to the law1 that it  is
 good4    #g3ag4 ,now then it is no more
 ,i that do it3 but sin that dwelleth in
 me4    #g3ah4 ,for ,i know that there  
dwelleth not in me1 that is to say1 in  
my  flesh1 that which is good4 ,for to  
will is present with me3 but to         
accomplish that which is good1 ,i find  
not4    #g3ai4 ,for the good which ,i   
will1 ,i do not3 but the evil which ,i  
will  not1 that ,i do4    #g3bj4 ,now if
 ,i do that which ,i will not1 it is no 

more ,i that do it3  but sin that       
dwelleth in me4    #g3ba4 ,i find then a
 law1 that when ,i have a will to do    
good1 evil is  present with me4         
#g3bb4 ,for ,i am delighted with the law
 of ,god1 according to the inward  man3 
#g3bc4 ,but ,i see another law in my    
members1 fighting against the law of  my
 mind and captivating me in the law of  
sin that is in my members4    #g3bd4    
,unhappy man that ,i am1 who shall      
deliver me from the body of this  death8
    #g3be4 ,the grace of ,god1 by ,jesus
 ,christ our ,lord4 ,therefore1 ,i      
myself1  with the mind serve the law of 
,god3 but with the flesh1 the law of    
sin4      ,romans ,chapter #h    ,there 
is no condemnation to them that1 being  
justified by ,christ1 walk  not         
according to the flesh1 but according to
 the spirit4 ,their strong  hope and    
love of ,god4    #h3a4 ,there is now    
therefore no condemnation to them that  
are in ,christ  ,jesus1 who walk not    
according to the flesh4    #h3b4 ,for   

the law of the spirit of life1 in       
,christ ,jesus1 hath delivered  me from 
the law of sin and of death4    #h3c4   
,for what the law could not do1 in that 
it was weak through the  flesh1 ,god1   
sending his own ,son in the likeness of 
sinful flesh and of  sin1 hath condemned
 sin in the flesh4    #h3d4 ,that the   
justification of the law might be       
fulfilled in us who  walk not according 
to the flesh1 but according to the      
spirit4    #h3e4 ,for they that are     
according to the flesh mind the things  
that are  of the flesh3 but they that   
are according to the spirit mind the    
things  that are of the spirit4    #h3f4
 ,for the wisdom of the flesh is death3 
but the wisdom of the spirit  is life   
and peace4    #h3g4 ,because the wisdom 
of the flesh is an enemy to ,god4 ,for  
it is not  subject to the law of ,god3  
neither can it be4    #h3h4 ,and they   
who are in the flesh cannot please ,god4
    #h3i4 ,but you are not in the flesh1
 but in the spirit1 if so be that the   

,spirit of ,god dwell in you4 ,now if   
any man have not the ,spirit of         
,christ1 he is none of his4    #h3aj4   
,and if ,christ be in you1 the body     
indeed is dead1 because of sin3  but the
 spirit liveth1 because of              
justification4    #h3aa4 ,and if the    
,spirit of him that raised up ,jesus    
from the dead dwell  in you2 he that    
raised up ,jesus ,christ1 from the dead 
shall quicken  also your mortal bodies1 
because of his ,spirit that dwelleth in 
you4    #h3ab4 ,therefore1 brethren1 we 
are debtors1 not to the flesh to live   
according to the flesh4    #h3ac4 ,for  
if you live according to the flesh1 you 
shall die3 but if by  the ,spirit you   
mortify the deeds of the flesh1 you     
shall live4    #h3ad4 ,for whosoever are
 led by the ,spirit of ,god1 they are   
the sons of  ,god4    #h3ae4 ,for you   
have not received the spirit of bondage 
again in fear3  but you have received   
the spirit of adoption of sons1 whereby 
we cry3  ,abba 7,father74    #h3af4 ,for

 the ,spirit himself giveth testimony to
 our spirit that we are  the sons of    
,god4    ,the ,spirit himself1 etc4444  
,by the inward motions of divine love1  
and  the peace of conscience1 which the 
children of ,god experience1 they  have 
a kind of testimony of ,god's favour2 by
 which they are much  strengthened in   
their hope of their justification and   
salvation2 but  yet not so as to pretend
 to an absolute assurance3 which is not 
usually  granted in this mortal life3   
during which we are taught to work out  
our  salvation with fear and trembling4 
,phil4 #b4ab4 ,and that he that         
thinketh himself to stand1 must take    
heed lest he fall4 #a ,cor4 #aj4ab4     
,see also1 ,rom4 #aa4bj1 #ba1 #bb4      
#h3ag4 ,and if sons1 heirs also2 heirs  
indeed of ,god and joint heirs with     
,christ3 yet so1 if we suffer with him1 
that we may be also glorified  with him4
    #h3ah4 ,for ,i reckon that the      
sufferings of this time are not worthy  
to  be compared with the glory to come  

that shall be revealed in us4    #h3ai4 
,for the expectation of the creature    
waiteth for the revelation of  the sons 
of ,god4    ,the expectation of the     
creature1 etc4444 ,he speaks of the     
corporeal  creation1 made for the use   
and service of man2 and1 by occasion of 
his  sin1 made subject to vanity1 that  
is1 to a perpetual instability1  tending
 to corruption and other defects2 so    
that by a figure of speech  it is here  
said to groan and be in labour1 and to  
long for its  deliverance1 which is then
 to come1 when sin shall reign no more2 
and  ,god shall raise the bodies and    
unite them to their souls never more to 
separate1 and to be in everlasting      
happiness in heaven4    #h3bj4 ,for the 
creature was made subject to vanity3 not
 willingly1 but  by reason of him that  
made it subject1 in hope4    #h3ba4     
,because the creature also itself shall 
be delivered from the  servitude of     
corruption1 into the liberty of the     
glory of the children  of ,god4         

#h3bb4 ,for we know that every creature 
groaneth and travaileth in pain1  even  
till now4    #h3bc4 ,and not only it1   
but ourselves also1 who have the        
firstfruits of  the ,spirit3 even we    
ourselves groan within ourselves1       
waiting for the  adoption of the sons of
 ,god1 the redemption of our body4      
#h3bd4 ,for we are saved by hope4 ,but  
hope that is seen is not hope4 ,for     
what a man seeth1 why doth he hope for8 
#h3be4 ,but if we hope for that which we
 see not1 we wait for it with  patience4
    #h3bf4 ,likewise1 the ,spirit also  
helpeth our infirmity4 ,for1 we know not
  what we should pray for as we ought3  
but the ,spirit himself asketh for  us  
with unspeakable groanings1    ,asketh  
for us4444 ,the ,spirit is said to ask1 
and desire for the saints1  and to pray 
in us2 inasmuch as he inspireth prayer1 
and teacheth us to  pray4    #h3bg4 ,and
 he that searcheth the hearts knoweth   
what the ,spirit  desireth3 because he  
asketh for the saints according to ,god4

    #h3bh4 ,and we know that to them    
that love ,god all things work together 
unto good3 to such as1 according to his 
purpose1 are called to be  saints4      
#h3bi4 ,for whom he foreknew1 he also   
predestinated to be made  conformable to
 the image of his ,son3 that he might be
 the ,firstborn  amongst many brethren4 
,he also predestinated1 etc4444 ,that   
is1 ,god hath preordained that all  his 
elect should be conformable to the image
 of his ,son4 ,we must not  here offer  
to pry into the secrets of ,god's       
eternal election2 only  firmly believe  
that all our good1 in time and eternity1
 flows  originally from ,god's free     
goodness2 and all our evil from man's   
free  will4    #h3cj4 ,and whom he      
predestinated1 them he also called4 ,and
 whom he  called1 them he also          
justified4 ,and whom he justified1 them 
he also  glorified4    #h3ca4 ,what     
shall we then say to these things8 ,if  
,god be for us1 who is  against us8     
#h3cb4 ,he that spared not even his own 

,son1 but delivered him up for us  all1 
how hath he not also1 with him1 given us
 all things8    #h3cc4 ,who shall accuse
 against the elect of ,god8 ,god is he  
that  justifieth3    #h3cd4 ,who is he  
that shall condemn8 ,christ ,jesus that 
died3 yea that is  risen also again1 who
 is at the right hand of ,god1 who also 
maketh  intercession for us4    #h3ce4  
,who then shall separate us from the    
love of ,christ8 ,shall  tribulation8   
,or distress8 ,or famine8 ,or nakedness8
 ,or danger8 ,or  persecution8 ,or the  
sword8    #h3cf4 7,as it is written3    
,for thy sake1 we are put to death all  
the day  long4 ,we are accounted as     
sheep for the slaughter47    #h3cg4 ,but
 in all these things we overcome1       
because of him that hath  loved us4     
#h3ch4 ,for ,i am sure that neither     
death1 nor life1 nor angels1 nor        
principalities1 nor powers1 nor things  
present1 nor things to come1 nor  might1
    ,i am sure4444 ,that is1 ,i am      
persuaded2 as it is in the ,greek1      

pepeismai4    #h3ci4 ,nor height1 nor   
depth1 nor any other creature1 shall be 
able to  separate us from the love of   
,god which is in ,christ ,jesus our     
,lord4      ,romans ,chapter #i    ,the 
apostle's concern for the ,jews4 ,god's 
election is free and not  confined to   
their nation4    #i3a4 ,i speak the     
truth in ,christ3 ,i lie not1 my        
conscience bearing me  witness in the   
,holy ,ghost3    #i3b4 ,that ,i have    
great sadness and continual sorrow in my
 heart4    #i3c4 ,for ,i wished myself  
to be an anathema from ,christ1 for my  
brethren3 who are my kinsmen according  
to the flesh3    ,anathema2 444 ,a      
curse4 ,the apostle's concern and love  
for his  countrymen the ,jews was so    
great1 that he was willing to suffer    
even an  anathema1 or curse1 for their  
sake2 or any evil that could come upon  
him1 without his offending ,god4        
#i3d4 ,who are ,israelites3 to whom     
belongeth the adoption as of children   
and the glory and the testament and the 

giving of the law and the  service of   
,god and the promises3    #i3e4 ,whose  
are the fathers and of whom is ,christ1 
according to the  flesh1 who is over all
 things1 ,god blessed for ever4 ,amen4  
#i3f4 ,not as though the word of ,god   
hath miscarried4 ,for all are not       
,israelites that are of ,israel4    ,all
 are not ,israelites1 etc4444 ,not all1 
who are the carnal seed of  ,israel1 are
 true ,israelites in ,god's account3    
who1 as by his free  grace1 he          
heretofore preferred ,isaac before      
,ismael1 and ,jacob before  ,esau1 so he
 could1 and did by the like free grace1 
election and mercy1  raise up spiritual 
children by faith to ,abraham and       
,israel1 from among  the ,gentiles1 and 
prefer them before the carnal ,jews4    
#i3g4 ,neither are all they that are the
 seed of ,abraham1 children3 but  in    
,isaac shall thy seed be called4        
#i3h4 ,that is to say1 not they that are
 the children of the flesh are  the     
children of ,god3 but they that are the 

children of the promise are  accounted  
for the seed4    #i3i4 ,for this is the 
word of promise3 ,according to this time
 will ,i  come4 ,and ,sara shall have a 
son4    #i3aj4 ,and not only she4 ,but  
when ,rebecca also had conceived at once
 of  ,isaac our father4    #i3aa4 ,for  
when the children were not yet born1 nor
 had done any good or  evil 7that the   
purpose of ,god according to election   
might stand73    ,not yet born1 etc4444 
,by this example of these twins1 and the
  preference of the younger to the      
elder1 the drift of the apostle is1 to  
shew that ,god1 in his election1 mercy  
and grace1 is not tied to any           
particular nation1 as the ,jews         
imagined2 nor to any prerogative of     
birth1 or any forgoing merits4 ,for as1 
antecedently to his grace1 he  sees no  
merits in any1 but finds all involved in
 sin1 in the common  mass of            
condemnation2 and all children of wrath3
 there is no one whom  he might not     
justly leave in that mass2 so that      

whomsoever he delivers  from it1 he     
delivers in his mercy3 and whomsoever he
 leaves in it1 he  leaves in his        
justice4 ,as when1 of two equally       
criminal1 the king is  pleased out of   
pure mercy to pardon one1 whilst he     
suffers justice to  take place in the   
execution of the other4    #i3ab4 ,not  
of works1 but of him that calleth1 it   
was said to her3 ,the  elder shall serve
 the younger4    #i3ac4 ,as it is       
written3 ,jacob ,i have loved3 but ,esau
 ,i have hated4    #i3ad4 ,what shall we
 say then8 ,is there injustice with     
,god8 ,god forbid6    #i3ae4 ,for he    
saith to ,moses3 ,i will have mercy on  
whom ,i will have  mercy4 ,and ,i will  
shew mercy to whom ,i will shew mercy4  
#i3af4 ,so then it is not of him that   
willeth1 nor of him that runneth1  but  
of ,god that sheweth mercy4    ,not of  
him that willeth1 etc4444 ,that is1 by  
any power or strength of  his own1      
abstracting from the grace of ,god4     
#i3ag4 ,for the scripture saith to      

,pharao3 ,to this purpose have ,i raised
  thee1 that ,i may shew my power in    
thee and that my name may be declared   
throughout all the earth4    ,to this   
purpose1 etc4444 ,not that ,god made him
 on purpose that he  should sin1 and so 
be damned2 but foreseeing his obstinacy 
in sin1 and  the abuse of his own free  
will1 he raised him up to be a mighty   
king1  to make a more remarkable example
 of him3 and that his power might be    
better known1 and his justice in        
punishing him1 published throughout  the
 earth4    #i3ah4 ,therefore he hath    
mercy on whom he will4 ,and whom he     
will1 he  hardeneth4    ,he             
hardeneth4444 ,not by being the cause or
 author of his sin1 but by  withholding 
his grace1 and so leaving him in his    
sin1 in punishment of  his past         
demerits4    #i3ai4 ,thou wilt say      
therefore to me3 ,why doth he then find 
fault8 ,for  who resisteth his will8    
#i3bj4 ,o man1 who art thou that        
repliest against ,god8 ,shall the thing 

formed say to him that formed it3 ,why  
hast thou made me thus8    #i3ba4 ,or   
hath not the potter power over the clay1
 of the same lump1 to  make one vessel  
unto honour and another unto dishonour8 
,the potter4444 ,this similitude is used
 only to shew that we are not to        
dispute with our ,maker1 nor to reason  
with him why he does not give as  much  
grace to one as to another2 for since   
the whole lump of our clay  is vitiated 
by sin1 it is owing to his goodness and 
mercy1 that he  makes out of it so many 
vessels of honor2 and it is no more than
 just1  that others1 in punishment of   
their unrepented sins1 should be given  
up  to be vessels of dishonor4    #i3bb4
 ,what if ,god1 willing to shew his     
wrath and to make his power  known1     
endured with much patience vessels of   
wrath1 fitted for  destruction1         
#i3bc4 ,that he might shew the riches of
 his glory on the vessels of  mercy     
which he hath prepared unto glory8      
#i3bd4 ,even us1 whom also he hath      

called1 not only of the ,jews but also  
of the ,gentiles4    #i3be4 ,as in ,osee
 he saith3 ,i will call that which was  
not my people1 my  people2 and her that 
was not beloved1 beloved2 and her that  
had not  obtained mercy2 one that hath  
obtained mercy4    #i3bf4 ,and it shalt 
be in the place where it was said unto  
them3 you are  not my people2 there they
 shall be called the sons of the living 
,god4    #i3bg4 ,and ,isaias cried out  
concerning ,israel3 ,if the number of   
the  children of ,israel be as the sand 
of the sea1 a remnant shall be saved4   
,a remnant4444 ,that is1 a small number 
only of the children of ,israel  shall  
be converted and saved4 ,how perversely 
is this text quoted for  the salvation  
of men of all religions1 when it speaks 
only of the  converts of the children of
 ,israel6    #i3bh4 ,for he shall finish
 his word and cut it short in justice3  
because  a short word shall the ,lord   
make upon the earth4    #i3bi4 ,and as  
,isaias foretold3 ,unless the ,lord of  

,sabbaoth had left us a  seed1 we had   
been made as ,sodom and we had been like
 unto ,gomorrha4    #i3cj4 ,what then   
shall we say8 ,that the ,gentiles who   
followed not after  justice have        
attained to justice1 even the justice   
that is of faith4    #i3ca4 ,but        
,israel1 by following after the law of  
justice1 is not come  unto the law of   
justice4    #i3cb4 ,why so8 ,because    
they sought it not by faith1 but as it  
were of  works4 ,for they stumbled at   
the stumblingstone4    #i3cc4 ,as it is 
written3 ,behold ,i lay in ,sion a      
stumbling-stone and a  rock of scandal4 
,and whosoever believeth in him shall   
not be  confounded4      ,romans        
,chapter #aj    ,the end of the law is  
faith in ,christ1 which the ,jews       
refusing to  submit to1 cannot be       
justified4    #aj3a4 ,brethren1 the will
 of my heart1 indeed and my prayer to   
,god is  for them unto salvation4       
#aj3b4 ,for ,i bear them witness that   
they have a zeal of ,god1 but not       

according to knowledge4    #aj3c4 ,for  
they1 not knowing the justice of ,god   
and seeking to establish  their own1    
have not submitted themselves to the    
justice of ,god4    ,the justice of     
,god4444 ,that is1 the justice which    
,god giveth us through  ,christ2 as on  
the other hand1 the ,jews' own justice  
is1 that which they  pretended to by    
their own strength1 or by the observance
 of the law1  without faith in ,christ4 
#aj3d4 ,for the end of the law is       
,christ3 unto justice to everyone that  
believeth4    #aj3e4 ,for ,moses wrote  
that the justice which is of the law3   
,the man  that shall do it shall live by
 it4    #aj3f4 ,but the justice which is
 of faith1 speaketh thus3 ,say not in   
thy  heart3 ,who shall ascend into      
heaven8 ,that is to bring ,christ down2 
#aj3g4 ,or who shall descend into the   
deep8 ,that is1 to bring up ,christ     
again from the dead4    #aj3h4 ,but what
 saith the scripture8 ,the word is nigh 
thee2 even in thy  mouth and in thy     

heart4 ,this is the word of faith1 which
 we preach4    #aj3i4 ,for if thou      
confess with thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus 
and believe in  thy heart that ,god hath
 raised him up from the dead1 thou shalt
 be  saved4    ,thou shalt be saved4444 
,to confess the ,lord ,jesus1 and to    
call upon the  name of the ,lord 7ver4  
#ac7 is not barely the professing a     
belief in the  person of ,christ2 but   
moreover1 implies a belief of his whole 
doctrine1  and an obedience to his law2 
without which1 the calling him ,lord    
will  save no man4 ,st4 ,matt4 #g4ba4   
#aj3aj4 ,for1 with the heart1 we believe
 unto justice3 but1 with the  mouth1    
confession is made unto salvation4      
#aj3aa4 ,for the scripture saith3       
,whosoever believeth in him shall not be
  confounded4    #aj3ab4 ,for there is  
no distinction of the ,jew and the      
,greek3 for the  same is ,lord over all1
 rich unto all that call upon him4      
#aj3ac4 ,for whosoever shall call upon  
the name of the ,lord shall be  saved4  

#aj3ad4 ,how then shall they call on him
 in whom they have not believed8  ,or   
how shall they believe him of whom they 
have not heard8 ,and how  shall they    
hear without a preacher8    #aj3ae4 ,and
 how shall they preach unless they be   
sent1 as it is written3  ,how beautiful 
are the feet of them that preach the    
gospel of peace1 of  them that bring    
glad tidings of good things8    ,unless 
they be sent4444 ,here is an evident    
proof against all new  teachers1 who    
have all usurped to themselves the      
ministry without any  lawful mission1   
derived by succession from the apostles1
 to whom ,christ  said1 ,john #bj4ba1   
,as my ,father hath sent me1 ,i also    
send you4    #aj3af4 ,but all do not    
obey the gospel4 ,for ,isaias saith3    
,lord1 who hath  believed our report8   
#aj3ag4 ,faith then cometh by hearing2  
and hearing by the word of ,christ4     
#aj3ah4 ,but ,i say3 ,have they not     
heard8 ,yes1 verily3 ,their sound hath  
gone forth into all the earth3 and their

 words unto the ends of the  whole      
world4    #aj3ai4 ,but ,i say3 ,hath not
 ,israel known8 ,first1 ,moses saith3 ,i
 will  provoke you to jealousy by that  
which is not a nation3 by a foolish     
nation ,i will anger you4    #aj3bj4    
,but ,isaias is bold1 and saith3 ,i was 
found by them that did not  seek me4 ,i 
appeared openly to them that asked not  
after me4    #aj3ba4 ,but to ,israel he 
saith3 ,all the day long have ,i spread 
my hands  to a people that believeth not
 and contradicteth me4      ,romans     
,chapter #aa    ,god hath not cast off  
all ,israel4 ,the ,gentiles must not be 
proud but  stand in faith and fear4     
#aa3a4 ,i say then3 ,hath ,god cast away
 his people8 ,god forbid6 ,for ,i also  
am an ,israelite of the seed of         
,abraham1 of the tribe of ,benjamin4    
#aa3b4 ,god hath not cast away his      
people which he foreknew4 ,know you not 
what the scripture saith of ,elias1 how 
he calleth on ,god against  ,israel8    
#aa3c4 ,lord1 they have slain thy       

prophets1 they have dug down thy        
altars4 ,and ,i am left alone3 and they 
seek my life4    #aa3d4 ,but what saith 
the divine answer to him8 ,i have left  
me seven  thousand men that have not    
bowed their knees to ,baal4    ,seven   
thousand1 etc4444 ,this is very ill     
alleged by some1 against the  perpetual 
visibility of the church of ,christ2 the
 more1 because however  the number of   
the faithful might be abridged by the   
persecution of  ,jezabel in the kingdom 
of the ten tribes1 the church was at the
 same  time in a most flourishing       
condition 7under ,asa and ,josaphat7 in 
the  kingdom of ,judah4    #aa3e4 ,even 
so then1 at this present time also1     
there is a remnant saved  according to  
the election of grace4    #aa3f4 ,and if
 by grace1 it is not now by works3      
otherwise grace is no  more grace4      
,it is not now by works1 etc4444 ,if    
salvation were to come by works1  done  
by nature1 without faith and grace1     
salvation would not be a grace  or      

favour1 but a debt2 but such dead works 
are indeed of no value in  the sight of 
,god towards salvation4 ,it is not the  
same with regard to  works done with1   
and by1 ,god's grace2 for to such works 
as these1 he  has promised eternal      
salvation4    #aa3g4 ,what then8 ,that  
which ,israel sought1 he hath not       
obtained3 but  the election hath        
obtained it4 ,and the rest have been    
blinded4    #aa3h4 ,as it is written3   
,god hath given them the spirit of      
insensibility2 eyes that they should not
 see and ears that they should  not     
hear1 until this present day4    ,god   
hath given them1 etc4444 ,not by his    
working or acting in them2 but  by his  
permission1 and by withdrawing his grace
 in punishment of their  obstinacy4     
#aa3i4 ,and ,david saith3 ,let their    
table be made a snare and a trap and a  
stumbling block and a recompense unto   
them4    #aa3aj4 ,let their eyes be     
darkened1 that they may not see3 and bow
 down  their back always4    #aa3aa4 ,i 

say then3 ,have they so stumbled1 that  
they should fall8 ,god  forbid6 ,but by 
their offence salvation is come to the  
,gentiles1 that  they may be emulous of 
them4    ,that they should fall4444 ,the
 nation of the ,jews is not absolutely  
and  without remedy cast off for ever2  
but in part only1 7many thousands of    
them having been at first converted17   
and for a time2 which fall of  theirs1  
,god has been pleased to turn to the    
good of the ,gentiles4    #aa3ab4 ,now  
if the offence of them be the riches of 
the world and the  diminution of them   
the riches of the ,gentiles3 how much   
more the  fulness of them8    #aa3ac4   
,for ,i say to you1 ,gentiles3 ,as long 
indeed as ,i am the apostle  of the     
,gentiles1 ,i will honour my ministry1  
#aa3ad4 ,if1 by any means1 ,i may       
provoke to emulation them who are my    
flesh and may save some of them4        
#aa3ae4 ,for if the loss of them be the 
reconciliation of the world1 what  shall
 the receiving of them be1 but life from

 the dead8    #aa3af4 ,for if the       
firstfruit be holy1 so is the lump also3
 and if the  root be holy1 so are the   
branches4    #aa3ag4 ,and if some of the
 branches be broken and thou1 being a   
wild  olive1 art ingrafted in them and  
art made partaker of the root and of    
the fatness of the olive tree3          
#aa3ah4 ,boast not against the branches4
 ,but if thou boast1 thou bearest  not  
the root3 but the root thee4    #aa3ai4 
,thou wilt say then3 ,the branches were 
broken off that ,i might be  grafted in4
    #aa3bj4 ,well3 because of unbelief  
they were broken off4 ,but thou         
standest by faith4 ,be not highminded1  
but fear4    ,thou standest by faith3 be
 not highminded1 but fear4444 ,we see   
here  that he who standeth by faith may 
fall from it2 and therefore must live   
in fear1 and not in the vain presumption
 and security of modern  sectaries4     
#aa3ba4 ,for if ,god hath not spared the
 natural branches1 fear lest  perhaps   
also he spare not thee4    #aa3bb4 ,see 

then the goodness and the severity of   
,god3 towards them  indeed that are     
fallen1 the severity2 but towards thee1 
the goodness of  ,god1 if thou abide in 
goodness4 ,otherwise thou also shalt be 
cut off4    ,otherwise thou also shalt  
be cut off4444 ,the ,gentiles are here  
admonished not to be proud1 nor to glory
 against the ,jews3 but to take         
occasion rather from their fall to fear 
and to be humble1 lest they be  cast    
off4 ,not that the whole church of      
,christ can ever fall from him2  having 
been secured by so many divine promises 
in holy writ2 but that  each one in     
particular may fall2 and therefore all  
in general are to be  admonished to     
beware of that1 which may happen to any 
one in  particular4    #aa3bc4 ,and they
 also1 if they abide not still in       
unbelief1 shall be  grafted in3 for ,god
 is able to graft them in again4        
#aa3bd4 ,for if thou wert cut out of the
 wild olive tree1 which is  natural to  
thee2 and1 contrary to nature1 wert     

grafted into the good  olive tree3 how  
much more shall they that are the       
natural branches be  grafted into their 
own olive tree8    #aa3be4 ,for ,i would
 not have you ignorant1 brethren1 of    
this mystery  7lest you should be wise  
in your own conceits7 that blindness in 
part  has happened in ,israel1 until the
 fulness of the ,gentiles should come   
in4    #aa3bf4 ,and so all ,israel      
should be saved1 as it is written3      
,there shall  come out of ,sion1 he that
 shall deliver and shall turn away      
ungodliness  from ,jacob4    #aa3bg4    
,and this is to them my covenant3 when  
,i shall take away their  sins4         
#aa3bh4 ,as concerning the gospel1      
indeed1 they are enemies for your  sake3
 but as touching the election1 they are 
most dear for the sake of  the fathers4 
#aa3bi4 ,for the gifts and the calling  
of ,god are without repentance4    ,for 
the gifts and the calling of ,god are   
without4444 his repenting  himself of   
them2 for the promises of ,god are      

unchangeable1 nor can he  repent of     
conferring his gifts4    #aa3cj4 ,for as
 you also in times past did not believe 
,god1 but now have  obtained mercy1     
through their unbelief3    #aa3ca4 ,so  
these also now have not believed1 for   
your mercy1 that they  also may obtain  
mercy4    #aa3cb4 ,for ,god hath        
concluded all in unbelief1 that he may  
have mercy  on all4    ,concluded all in
 unbelief4444 ,he hath found all        
nations1 both ,jews and  ,gentiles1 in  
unbelief and sin2 not by his causing1   
but by the abuse of  their own free     
will2 so that their calling and election
 is purely owing  to his mercy4         
#aa3cc4 ,o the depth of the riches of   
the wisdom and of the knowledge of      
,god6 ,how incomprehensible are his     
judgments1 and how unsearchable his     
ways6    #aa3cd4 ,for who hath known the
 mind of the ,lord8 ,or who hath been   
his  counsellor8    #aa3ce4 ,or who hath
 first given to him1 and recompense     
shall be made  him8    #aa3cf4 ,for of  

him1 and by him1 and in him1 are all    
things3 to him be  glory for ever4      
,amen4      ,romans ,chapter #ab        
,lessons of ,christian virtues4         
#ab3a4 ,i beseech you therefore1        
brethren1 by the mercy of ,god1 that you
  present your bodies a living          
sacrifice1 holy1 pleasing unto ,god1    
your  reasonable service4    #ab3b4 ,and
 be not conformed to this world3 but be 
reformed in the  newness of your mind1  
that you may prove what is the good and 
the  acceptable and the perfect will of 
,god4    #ab3c4 ,for ,i say1 by the     
grace that is given me1 to all that are 
among  you1 not to be more wise than it 
behoveth to be wise1 but to be wise     
unto sobriety and according as ,god hath
 divided to every one the  measure of   
faith4    #ab3d4 ,for as in one body we 
have many members1 but all the members  
have  not the same office3    #ab3e4 ,so
 we1 being many1 are one body in        
,christ2 and every one members  one of  
another3    #ab3f4 ,and having different

 gifts1 according to the grace that is  
given  us1 either prophecy1 to be used  
according to the rule of faith2         
#ab3g4 ,or ministry1 in ministering2 or 
he that teacheth1 in doctrine2    #ab3h4
 ,he that exhorteth1 in exhorting2 he   
that giveth1 with simplicity2  he that  
ruleth1 with carefulness2 he that       
sheweth mercy1 with  cheerfulness4      
#ab3i4 ,let love be without             
dissimulation4 ,hating that which is    
evil1  cleaving to that which is good1  
#ab3aj4 ,loving one another with the    
charity of brotherhood3 with honour     
preventing one another4    #ab3aa4 ,in  
carefulness not slothful4 ,in spirit    
fervent4 ,serving the  ,lord4    #ab3ab4
 ,rejoicing in hope4 ,patient in        
tribulation4 ,instant in prayer4        
#ab3ac4 ,communicating to the           
necessities of the saints4 ,pursuing    
hospitality4    #ab3ad4 ,bless them that
 persecute you3 bless1 and curse not4   
#ab3ae4 ,rejoice with them that rejoice3
 weep with them that weep4    #ab3af4   

,being of one mind one towards another4 
,not minding high things1  but          
consenting to the humble4 ,be not wise  
in your own conceits4    #ab3ag4 ,to no 
man rendering evil for evil4 ,providing 
good things1 not  only in the sight of  
,god but also in the sight of all men4  
#ab3ah4 ,if it be possible1 as much as  
is in you1 have peace with all  men4    
#ab3ai4 ,revenge not yourselves1 my     
dearly beloved2 but give place unto     
wrath1 for it is written3 ,revenge is   
mine1 ,i will repay1 saith the  ,lord4  
#ab3bj4 ,but if thy enemy be hungry1    
give him to eat2 if he thirst1 give  him
 to drink4 ,for1 doing this1 thou shalt 
heap coals of fire upon his  head4      
#ab3ba4 ,be not overcome by evil3 but   
overcome evil by good4      ,romans     
,chapter #ac    ,lessons of obedience to
 superiors and mutual charity4    #ac3a4
 ,let every soul be subject to higher   
powers4 ,for there is no power  but from
 ,god3 and those that are1 are ordained 
of ,god4    #ac3b4 ,therefore1 he that  

resisteth the power resisteth the       
ordinance of  ,god4 ,and they that      
resist purchase to themselves damnation4
    #ac3c4 ,for princes are not a terror
 to the good work1 but to the evil4     
,wilt thou then not be afraid of the    
power8 ,do that which is good3 and  thou
 shalt have praise from the same4       
#ac3d4 ,for he is ,god's minister to    
thee1 for good4 ,but if thou do that    
which is evil1 fear3 for he beareth not 
the sword in vain4 ,for he is  ,god's   
minister3 an avenger to execute wrath   
upon him that doth evil4    #ac3e4      
,wherefore be subject of necessity3 not 
only for wrath1 but also  for           
conscience' sake4    #ac3f4 ,for        
therefore also you pay tribute4 ,for    
they are the ministers of  ,god1 serving
 unto this purpose4    #ac3g4 ,render   
therefore to all men their dues4        
,tribute1 to whom tribute  is due3      
custom1 to whom custom3 fear1 to whom   
fear3 honour1 to whom  honour4    #ac3h4
 ,owe no man any thing1 but to love one 

another4 ,for he that loveth  his       
neighbour hath fulfilled the law4       
#ac3i4 ,for3 ,thou shalt not commit     
adultery3 ,thou shalt not kill3 ,thou   
shalt not steal3 ,thou shalt not bear   
false witness3 ,thou shalt not  covet4  
,and if there be any other commandment1 
it is comprised in this  word3 ,thou    
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4    
#ac3aj4 ,the love of our neighbour      
worketh no evil4 ,love therefore is the 
fulfilling of the law4    #ac3aa4 ,and  
that1 knowing the season1 that it is now
 the hour for us to  rise from sleep4   
,for now our salvation is nearer than   
when we believed4    #ac3ab4 ,the night 
is passed ,and the day is at hand4 ,let 
us1 therefore  cast off the works of    
darkness and put on the armour of light4
    #ac3ac4 ,let us walk honestly1 as in
 the day3 not in rioting and            
drunkenness1 not in chambering and      
impurities1 not in contention and  envy4
    #ac3ad4 ,but put ye on the ,lord    
,jesus ,christ3 and make not provision  

for  the flesh in its concupiscences4   
,romans ,chapter #ad    ,the strong must
 bear with the weak4 ,cautions against  
judging and giving  scandal4    #ad3a4  
,now him that is weak in faith1 take    
unto you3 not in disputes  about        
thoughts4    #ad3b4 ,for one believeth  
that he may eat all things3 but he that 
is  weak1 let him eat herbs4    ,eat all
 things4444 ,viz41 without observing the
 distinction of clean and  unclean      
meats1 prescribed by the law of ,moses3 
which was now no longer  obligatory4    
,some weak ,christians1 converted from  
among the ,jews1 as we  here gather from
 the apostle1 made a scruple of eating  
such meats as  were deemed unclean by   
the law2 such as swine's flesh1 etc41   
which the  stronger sort of ,christians 
did eat without scruple4 ,now the       
apostle1  to reconcile them together1   
exhorts the former not to judge or      
condemn  the latter1 using their        
,christian liberty2 and the latter1 to  
take care  not to despise or scandalize 

their weaker brethren1 either by        
bringing  them to eat what in their     
conscience they think they should not1  
or by  giving them such offence1 as to  
endanger the driving them thereby from  
the ,christian religion4    #ad3c4 ,let 
not him that eateth despise him that    
eateth not3 and he that  eateth not1 let
 him not judge him that eateth4 ,for    
,god hath taken him  to him4    #ad3d4  
,who art thou that judgest another man's
 servant8 ,to his own lord  he standeth 
or falleth4 ,and he shall stand3 for    
,god is able to make him  stand4        
#ad3e4 ,for one judgeth between day and 
day3 and another judgeth every  day4    
,let every man abound in his own sense4 
,between day1 etc4444 ,still observing  
the sabbaths and festivals of the  law4 
#ad3f4 ,he that regardeth the day       
regardeth it unto the ,lord4 ,and he    
that  eateth eateth to the ,lord3 for he
 giveth thanks to ,god4 ,and he that    
eateth not1 to the ,lord he eateth not  
and giveth thanks to ,god4    #ad3g4    

,for none of us liveth to himself3 and  
no man dieth to himself4    #ad3h4 ,for 
whether we live1 we live unto the ,lord3
 or whether we die1 we  die unto the    
,lord4 ,therefore1 whether we live or   
whether we die1 we are  the ,lord's4    
#ad3i4 ,for to this end ,christ died and
 rose again3 that he might be ,lord     
both of the dead and of the living4     
#ad3aj4 ,but thou1 why judgest thou thy 
brother8 ,or thou1 why dost thou        
despise thy brother8 ,for we shall all  
stand before the judgment seat of       
,christ4    #ad3aa4 ,for it is written3 
,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 every knee
 shall  bow to me and every tongue shall
 confess to ,god4    #ad3ab4 ,therefore 
every one of us shall render account to 
,god for  himself4    #ad3ac4 ,let us   
not therefore judge one another any     
more4 ,but judge this  rather1 that you 
put not a stumblingblock or a scandal in
 your  brother's way4    #ad3ad4 ,i     
know1 and am confident in the ,lord     
,jesus1 that nothing is  unclean of     

itself3 but to him that esteemeth any   
thing to be unclean1  to him it is      
unclean4    #ad3ae4 ,for if1 because of 
thy meat1 thy brother be grieved1 thou  
walkest not now according to charity4   
,destroy not him with thy meat1  for    
whom ,christ died4    #ad3af4 ,let not  
then our good be evil spoken of4        
#ad3ag4 ,for the kingdom of ,god is not 
meat and drink3 but justice and  peace  
and joy in the ,holy ,ghost4    #ad3ah4 
,for he that in this serveth ,christ    
pleaseth ,god and is approved  of men4  
#ad3ai4 ,therefore1 let us follow after 
the things that are of peace and  keep  
the things that are of edification1 one 
towards another4    #ad3bj4 ,destroy not
 the work of ,god for meat4 ,all things 
indeed are  clean3 but it is evil for   
that man who eateth with offence4       
#ad3ba4 ,it is good not to eat flesh and
 not to drink wine3 nor any thing       
whereby thy brother is offended or      
scandalized or made weak4    #ad3bb4    
,hast thou faith8 ,have it to thyself   

before ,god4 ,blessed is he  that       
condemneth not himself in that which he 
alloweth4    #ad3bc4 ,but he that       
discerneth1 if he eat1 is condemned2    
because not of  faith4 ,for all that is 
not of faith is sin4    ,discerneth4444 
,that is1 distinguisheth between meats1 
and eateth  against his conscience1 what
 he deems unclean4 ,of faith4444 ,by    
faith is  here understood judgment and  
conscience3 to act against which is     
always  a sin4      ,romans ,chapter #ae
    ,he exhorts them to be all of one   
mind and promises to come and see  them4
    #ae3a4 ,now1 we that are stronger   
ought to bear the infirmities of the    
weak and not to please ourselves4       
#ae3b4 ,let every one of you please his 
neighbour unto good1 to  edification4   
#ae3c4 ,for ,christ did not please      
himself3 but1 as it is written3 ,the    
reproaches of them that reproached thee 
fell upon me4    #ae3d4 ,for what things
 soever were written were written for   
our  learning3 that1 through patience   

and the comfort of the scriptures1 we   
might have hope4    #ae3e4 ,now the ,god
 of patience and of comfort grant you to
 be of one  mind1 one towards another1  
according to ,jesus ,christ3    #ae3f4  
,that with one mind and with one mouth  
you may glorify ,god and the  ,father of
 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4    #ae3g4    
,wherefore1 receive one another1 as     
,christ also hath received you1  unto   
the honour of ,god4    #ae3h4 ,for ,i   
say that ,christ ,jesus was minister of 
the circumcision for  the truth of ,god1
 to confirm the promises made unto the  
fathers3    ,minister of the            
circumcision4444 ,that is1 executed his 
office and  ministry towards the ,jews1 
the people of the circumcision4         
#ae3i4 ,but that the ,gentiles are to   
glorify ,god for his mercy1 as it is    
written3 ,therefore will ,i confess to  
thee1 ,o ,lord1 among the ,gentiles  and
 will sing to thy name4    #ae3aj4 ,and 
again he saith3 rejoice ye ,gentiles1   
with his people4    #ae3aa4 ,and again3 

praise the ,lord1 all ye ,gentiles3 and 
magnify him1  all ye people4    #ae3ab4 
,and again1 ,isaias saith3 ,there shall 
be a root of ,jesse2 and he  that shall 
rise up to rule the ,gentiles1 in him   
the ,gentiles shall  hope4    #ae3ac4   
,now the ,god of hope fill you with all 
joy and peace in  believing3 that you   
may abound in hope and in the power of  
the ,holy  ,ghost4    #ae3ad4 ,and ,i   
myself also1 my brethren1 am assured of 
you that you also  are full of love1    
replenished with all knowledge1 so that 
you are able  to admonish one another4  
#ae3ae4 ,but ,i have written to you1    
brethren1 more boldly in some sort1  as 
it were putting you in mind1 because of 
the grace which is given me  from ,god1 
#ae3af4 ,that ,i should be the minister 
of ,christ ,jesus among the  ,gentiles3 
sanctifying the gospel of ,god1 that the
 oblation of the  ,gentiles may be made 
acceptable and sanctified in the ,holy  
,ghost4    #ae3ag4 ,i have therefore    
glory in ,christ ,jesus towards ,god4   

#ae3ah4 ,for ,i dare not to speak of any
 of those things which ,christ  worketh 
not by me1 for the obedience of the     
,gentiles1 by word and deed1    #ae3ai4 
,by the virtue of signs and wonders1 in 
the power of the ,holy  ,ghost1 so that 
from ,jerusalem round about1 as far as  
unto ,illyricum1 ,i  have replenished   
the gospel of ,christ4    #ae3bj4 ,and  
,i have so preached this gospel1 not    
where ,christ was named1  lest ,i should
 build upon another man's foundation4   
#ae3ba4 ,but as it is written3 ,they to 
whom he was not spoken of shall  see3   
and they that have not heard shall      
understand4    #ae3bb4 ,for which cause 
also1 ,i was hindered very much from    
coming to  you and have been kept away  
till now4    #ae3bc4 ,but now1 having no
 more place in these countries and      
having a  great desire these many years 
past to come unto you1    #ae3bd4 ,when 
,i shall begin to take my journey into  
,spain1 ,i hope that1  as ,i pass1 ,i   
shall see you and be brought on my way  

thither by you3 if  first1 in part1 ,i  
shall have enjoyed you4    #ae3be4 ,but 
now ,i shall go to ,jerusalem1 to       
minister unto the saints4    #ae3bf4    
,for it hath pleased them of ,macedonia 
and ,achaia to make a  contribution for 
the poor of the saints that are in      
,jerusalem4    #ae3bg4 ,for it hath     
pleased them3 and they are their        
debtors4 ,for1 if  the ,gentiles have   
been made partakers of their spiritual  
things1 they  ought also in carnal      
things to minister to them4    #ae3bh4  
,when therefore ,i shall have           
accomplished this and consigned to  them
 this fruit1 ,i will come by you into   
,spain4    #ae3bi4 ,and ,i know that    
when ,i come to you ,i shall come in the
 abundance  of the blessing of the      
gospel of ,christ4    #ae3cj4 ,i beseech
 you therefore1 brethren1 through our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ  and by the charity
 of the ,holy ,ghost1 that you help me  
in your prayers  for me to ,god1        
#ae3ca4 ,that ,i may be delivered from  

the unbelievers that are in ,judea  and 
that the oblation of my service may be  
acceptable in ,jerusalem to  the saints4
    #ae3cb4 ,that ,i may come to you    
with joy1 by the will of ,god1 and may  
be  refreshed with you4    #ae3cc4 ,now 
the ,god of peace be with1 you all4     
,amen4      ,romans ,chapter #af    ,he 
concludes with salutations1 bidding them
 beware of all that should  oppose the  
doctrine they had learned4    #af3a4    
,and ,i commend to you ,phebe1 our      
sister1 who is in the ministry of  the  
church1 that is in ,cenchrae3    #af3b4 
,that you receive her in the ,lord as   
becometh saints and that you  assist her
 in whatsoever business she shall have  
need of you4 ,for she  also hath        
assisted many1 and myself also4         
#af3c4 ,salute ,prisca and ,aquila1 my  
helpers1 in ,christ ,jesus    #af3d4    
7,who have for my life laid down their  
own necks3 to whom not ,i  only give    
thanks1 but also all the churches of the
 ,gentiles71    #af3e4 ,and the church  

which is in their house4 ,salute        
,epenetus1 my  beloved3 who is the      
firstfruits of ,asia in ,christ4        
#af3f4 ,salute ,mary1 who hath laboured 
much among you4    #af3g4 ,salute       
,andronicus and ,junias1 my kinsmen and 
fellow prisoners3  who are of note among
 the apostles1 who also were in ,christ 
before me4    #af3h4 ,salute ,ampliatus1
 most beloved to me in the ,lord4       
#af3i4 ,salute ,urbanus1 our helper in  
,christ ,jesus and ,stachys1 my         
beloved4    #af3aj4 ,salute ,apelles1   
approved in ,christ4    #af3aa4 ,salute 
them that are of ,aristobulus'          
household4 ,salute ,herodian1  my       
kinsman4 ,salute them that are of       
,narcissus' household1 who are in  the  
,lord4    #af3ab4 ,salute ,tryphaena and
 ,tryphosa1 who labour in the ,lord4    
,salute  ,persis1 the dearly beloved1   
who hath much laboured in the ,lord4    
#af3ac4 ,salute ,rufus1 elect in the    
,lord1 and his mother and mine4         
#af3ad4 ,salute ,asyncritus1 ,phlegon1  

,hermas1 ,patrobas1 ,hermes3 and the    
brethren that are with them4    #af3ae4 
,salute ,philologus and ,julia1 ,nereus 
and his sister1 and  ,olympias3 and all 
the saints that are with them4          
#af3af4 ,salute one another with an holy
 kiss4 ,all the churches of ,christ     
salute you4    #af3ag4 ,now ,i beseech  
you1 brethren1 to mark them who make    
dissensions  and offences contrary to   
the doctrine which you have learned and 
avoid  them4    #af3ah4 ,for they that  
are such serve not ,christ our ,lord but
 their own  belly3 and by pleasing      
speeches and good words seduce the      
hearts of the  innocent4    #af3ai4 ,for
 your obedience is published in every   
place4 ,i rejoice  therefore in you4    
,but ,i would have you to be wise in    
good and simple in  evil4    #af3bj4    
,and the ,god of peace crush ,satan     
under your feet speedily4 ,the  grace of
 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4  
#af3ba4 ,timothy1 my fellow labourer1   
saluteth you3 and ,lucius and ,jason    

and ,sosipater1 my kinsmen4    #af3bb4  
,i1 ,tertius1 who wrote this epistle1   
salute you in the ,lord4    #af3bc4     
,caius1 my host1 and the whole church   
saluteth you4 ,erastus1 the  treasurer  
of the city1 saluteth you3 and ,quartus1
 a brother4    #af3bd4 ,the grace of our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4  
,amen4    #af3be4 ,now to him that is   
able to establish you1 according to my  
gospel  and the preaching of ,jesus     
,christ1 according to the revelation of 
the  mystery which was kept secret from 
eternity2    #af3bf4 7,which now is made
 manifest by the scriptures of the      
prophets1  according to the precept of  
the eternal ,god1 for the obedience of  
faith7 known among all nations3         
#af3bg4 ,to ,god1 the only wise1 through
 ,jesus ,christ1 to whom be honour  and 
glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4         
,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4      
,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians         
,st4 ,paul1 having planted the faithful 
in ,corinth1 where he had preached  a   

year and a half and converted a great   
many1 went to ,ephesus4 ,after  being   
there three years1 he wrote this first  
,epistle to the ,corinthians  and sent  
it by the same persons1 ,stephanus1     
,fortunatus and ,achaicus1  who had     
brought their letter to him4 ,it was    
written about twenty-four  years after  
our ,lord's ,ascension and contains     
several matters  appertaining to faith  
and morals and also to ecclesiastical   
discipline4      #a ,corinthians        
,chapter #a    ,he reproveth their      
dissensions about their teachers4 ,the  
world was to  be saved by preaching of  
the cross1 and not by human wisdom or   
eloquence4    #a3a4 ,paul1 called to be 
an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will
 of ,god1  and ,sosthenes a brother1    
#a3b4 ,to the church of ,god that is at 
,corinth1 to them that are  sanctified  
in ,christ ,jesus1 called to be saints1 
with all that invoke  the name of our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ in every place of  
theirs and ours4    #a3c4 ,grace to you 

and peace1 from ,god our father and from
 the ,lord  ,jesus ,christ4    #a3d4 ,i 
give thanks to my ,god always for you1  
for the grace of ,god that  is given you
 in ,christ ,jesus3    #a3e4 ,that in   
all things you are made rich in him1 in 
all utterance and  in all knowledge2    
#a3f4 ,as the testimony of ,christ was  
confirmed in you1    #a3g4 ,so that     
nothing is wanting to you in any grace1 
waiting for the  manifestation of our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ4    #a3h4 ,who also
 will confirm you unto the end without  
crime1 in the day  of the coming of our 
,lord ,jesus ,christ4    #a3i4 ,god is  
faithful3 by whom you are called unto   
the fellowship of his  ,son1 ,jesus     
,christ our ,lord4    #a3aj4 ,now ,i    
beseech you1 brethren1 by the name of   
our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 that you all 
speak the same thing and that there be  
no schisms  among you3 but that you be  
perfect in the same mind and in the same
  judgment4    #a3aa4 ,for it hath been 
signified unto me1 my brethren1 of you1 

by them  that are of the house of       
,chloe1 that there are contentions among
 you4    #a3ab4 ,now this ,i say1 that  
every one of you saith3 ,i indeed am of 
,paul2  and ,i am of ,apollo2 and ,i of 
,cephas2 and ,i of ,christ4    #a3ac4   
,is ,christ divided8 ,was ,paul then    
crucified for you8 ,or were you         
baptized in the name of ,paul8    #a3ad4
 ,i give ,god thanks1 that ,i baptized  
none of you but ,crispus and  ,caius3   
#a3ae4 ,lest any should say that you    
were baptized in my name4    #a3af4 ,and
 ,i baptized also the household of      
,stephanus4 ,besides1 ,i know  not      
whether ,i baptized any other4    #a3ag4
 ,for ,christ sent me not to baptize1   
but to preach the gospel3 not  in wisdom
 of speech1 lest the cross of ,christ   
should be made void4    #a3ah4 ,for the 
word of the cross1 to them indeed that  
perish1 is  foolishness3 but to them    
that are saved1 that is1 to us1 it is   
the  power of ,god4    #a3ai4 ,for it is
 written3 ,i will destroy the wisdom of 

the wise3 and the  prudence of the      
prudent ,i will reject4    #a3bj4 ,where
 is the wise8 ,where is the scribe8     
,where is the disputer of  this world8  
,hath not ,god made foolish the wisdom  
of this world8    #a3ba4 ,for1 seeing   
that in the wisdom of ,god1 the world1  
by wisdom1 knew  not ,god1 it pleased   
,god1 by the foolishness of our         
preaching1 to save  them that believe4  
#a3bb4 ,for both the ,jews require      
signs3 and the ,greeks seek after       
wisdom4    #a3bc4 ,but we preach ,christ
 crucified3 unto the ,jews indeed a     
stumblingblock1 and unto the ,gentiles  
foolishness3    #a3bd4 ,but unto them   
that are called1 both ,jews and ,greeks1
 ,christ1 the  power of ,god and the    
wisdom of ,god4    #a3be4 ,for the      
foolishness of ,god is wiser than men3  
and the weakness of  ,god is stronger   
than men4    ,the foolishness1 etc4444  
,that is to say1 what appears foolish to
 the  world in the ways of ,god1 is     
indeed most wise2 and what appears weak 

is  indeed above all the strength and   
comprehension of man4    #a3bf4 ,for see
 your vocation1 brethren1 that there are
 not many wise  according to the flesh1 
not many mighty1 not many noble4        
#a3bg4 ,but the foolish things of the   
world hath ,god chosen1 that he may     
confound the wise3 and the weak things  
of the world hath ,god chosen1  that he 
may confound the strong4    #a3bh4 ,and 
the base things of the world and the    
things that are  contemptible1 hath ,god
 chosen3 and things that are not1 that  
he might  bring to nought things that   
are3    #a3bi4 ,that no flesh should    
glory in his sight4    #a3cj4 ,but of   
him are you in ,christ ,jesus1 who of   
,god is made unto us  wisdom and justice
 and sanctification and redemption3     
#a3ca4 ,that1 as it is written3 ,he that
 glorieth may glory in the ,lord4       
#a ,corinthians ,chapter #b    ,his     
preaching was not in loftiness of words1
 but in spirit and power4  ,and the     
wisdom he taught was not to be          

understood by the worldly wise  or      
sensual man1 but only by the spiritual  
man4    #b3a4 ,and ,i1 brethren1 when ,i
 came to you1 came not in loftiness of  
speech or of wisdom1 declaring unto you 
the testimony of ,christ4    #b3b4 ,for 
,i judged not myself to know anything   
among you1 but ,jesus  ,christ3 and him 
crucified4    #b3c4 ,and ,i was with you
 in weakness and in fear and in much    
trembling4    #b3d4 ,and my speech and  
my preaching was not in the persuasive  
words of  human wisdom1 but in shewing  
of the ,spirit and power3    #b3e4 ,that
 your faith might not stand on the      
wisdom of men1 but on the  power of     
,god4    #b3f4 ,howbeit we speak wisdom 
among the perfect3 yet not the wisdom of
  this world1 neither of the princes of 
this world that come to nought4    #b3g4
 ,but we speak the wisdom of ,god in a  
mystery1 a wisdom which is  hidden1     
which ,god ordained before the world1   
unto our glory3    #b3h4 ,which none of 
the princes of this world knew4 ,for if 

they had  known it1 they would never    
have crucified the ,lord of glory4      
#b3i4 ,but1 as it is written3 ,that eye 
hath not seen1 nor ear heard3  neither  
hath it entered into the heart of man1  
what things ,god hath  prepared for them
 that love him4    #b3aj4 ,but to us    
,god hath revealed them by his ,spirit4 
,for the ,spirit  searcheth all things1 
yea1 the deep things of ,god4    #b3aa4 
,for what man knoweth the things of a   
man1 but the spirit of a man  that is in
 him8 ,so the things also that are of   
,god1 no man knoweth1 but  the ,spirit  
of ,god4    #b3ab4 ,now1 we have        
received not the spirit of this world1  
but the  ,spirit that is of ,god3 that  
we may know the things that are given us
  from ,god4    #b3ac4 ,which things    
also we speak3 not in the learned words 
of human  wisdom1 but in the doctrine of
 the ,spirit1 comparing spiritual things
  with spiritual4    #b3ad4 ,but the    
sensual man perceiveth not these things 
that are of the  ,spirit of ,god4 ,for  

it is foolishness to him3 and he cannot 
understand1  because it is spiritually  
examined4    ,the sensual man--the      
spiritual man4444 ,the sensual man is   
either he who  is taken up with sensual 
pleasures1 with carnal and worldly      
affections2  or he who measureth divine 
mysteries by natural reason1 sense1 and 
human wisdom only4 ,now such a man has  
little or no notion of the things  of   
,god4 ,whereas the spiritual man is he  
who1 in the mysteries of  religion1     
takes not human sense for his guide3 but
 submits his judgment  to the decisions 
of the church1 which he is commanded to 
hear and obey4  ,for ,christ hath       
promised to remain to the end of the    
world with his  church1 and to direct   
her in all things by the ,spirit of     
truth4    #b3ae4 ,but the spiritual man 
judgeth all things3 and he himself is   
judged of no man4    #b3af4 ,for who    
hath known the mind of the ,lord1 that  
he may instruct  him8 ,but we have the  
mind of ,christ4      #a ,corinthians   

,chapter #c    ,they must not contend   
about their teachers1 who are but ,god's
 ministers  and accountable to him4     
,their works shall be tried by fire4    
#c3a4 ,and ,i1 brethren1 could not speak
 to you as unto spiritual1 but as  unto 
carnal4 ,as unto little ones in ,christ4
    #c3b4 ,i gave you milk to drink1 not
 meat3 for you were not able as yet4    
,but neither indeed are you now able3   
for you are yet carnal4    #c3c4 ,for1  
whereas there is among you envying and  
contention1 are you  not carnal and walk
 you not according to man8    #c3d4 ,for
 while one saith3 ,i indeed am of ,paul3
 and another3 ,i am of  ,apollo3 are you
 not men8 ,what then is ,apollo and what
 is ,paul8    #c3e4 ,the ministers of   
him whom you have believed3 and to every
 one as  the ,lord hath given4    #c3f4 
,i have planted1 ,apollo watered3 but   
,god gave the increase4    #c3g4        
,therefore1 neither he that planteth is 
any thing1 nor he that  watereth3 but   
,god that giveth the increase4    #c3h4 

,now he that planteth and he that       
watereth1 are one4 ,and every man  shall
 receive his own reward1 according to   
his own labour4    #c3i4 ,for we are    
,god's coadjutors4 ,you are ,god's      
husbandry3 you are  ,god's building4    
#c3aj4 ,according to the grace of ,god  
that is given to me1 as a wise          
architect1 ,i have laid the foundation3 
and another buildeth thereon4  ,but let 
every man take heed how he buildeth     
thereupon4    #c3aa4 ,for other         
foundation no man can lay1 but that     
which is laid3  which is ,christ ,jesus4
    #c3ab4 ,now1 if any man build upon  
this foundation1 gold1 silver1  precious
 stones1 wood1 hay1 stubble3    ,upon   
this foundation4444 ,the foundation is  
,christ and his doctrine3 or  the true  
faith in him1 working through charity4  
,the building upon this  foundation     
gold1 silver1 and precious stones1      
signifies the more  perfect preaching   
and practice of the gospel2 the wood1   
hay1 and  stubble1 such preaching as    

that of the ,corinthian teachers 7who   
affected the pomp of words and human    
eloquence7 and such practice as is      
mixed with much imperfection1 and many  
lesser sins4 ,now the day of the  ,lord1
 and his fiery trial1 7in the particular
 judgment immediately  after death17    
shall make manifest of what sort every  
man's work has  been3 of which1 during  
this life1 it is hard to make a         
judgment4 ,for  then the fire of ,god's 
judgment shall try every man's work4    
,and they1  whose works1 like wood1 hay1
 and stubble1 cannot abide the fire1    
shall  suffer loss2 these works being   
found to be of no value2 yet they       
themselves1 having built upon the right 
foundation1 7by living and  dying in the
 true faith and in the state of grace1  
though with some  imperfection17 shall  
be saved yet so as by fire2 being liable
 to this  punishment1 by reason of the  
wood1 hay1 and stubble1 which was mixed 
with their building4    #c3ac4 ,every   
man's work shall be manifest4 ,for the  

day of the ,lord shall  declare it1     
because it shall be revealed in fire4   
,and the fire shall  try every man's    
work1 of what sort it is4    #c3ad4 ,if 
any man's work abide1 which he hath     
built thereupon1 he shall  receive a    
reward4    #c3ae4 ,if any man's work    
burn1 he shall suffer loss3 but he      
himself  shall be saved1 yet so as by   
fire4    #c3af4 ,know you not that you  
are the temple of ,god and that the     
,spirit  of ,god dwelleth in you8       
#c3ag4 ,but if any man violate the      
temple of ,god1 him shall ,god destroy4 
,for the temple of ,god is holy1 which  
you are4    #c3ah4 ,let no man deceive  
himself4 ,if any man among you seem to  
be wise  in this world1 let him become a
 fool1 that he may be wise4    #c3ai4   
,for the wisdom of this world is        
foolishness with ,god4 ,for it is       
written3 ,i will catch the wise in their
 own craftiness4    #c3bj4 ,and again3  
,the ,lord knoweth the thoughts of the  
wise1 that they  are vain4    #c3ba4    

,let no man therefore glory in men4     
#c3bb4 ,for all things are yours1       
whether it be ,paul or ,apollo or       
,cephas1  or the world1 or life1 or     
death1 or things present1 or things to  
come4  ,for all are yours4    #c3bc4    
,and you are ,christ's4 ,and ,christ is 
,god's4      #a ,corinthians ,chapter #d
    ,god's ministers are not to be      
judged4 ,he reprehends their boasting of
  their preachers and describes the     
treatment the apostles every where  met 
with4    #d3a4 ,let a man so account of 
us as of the ministers of ,christ and   
the  dispensers of the mysteries of     
,god4    #d3b4 ,here now it is required 
among the dispensers that a man be found
  faithful4    #d3c4 ,but to me it is a 
very small thing to be judged by you or 
by man's  day4 ,but neither do ,i judge 
my own self4    #d3d4 ,for ,i am not    
conscious to myself of anything4 ,yet am
 ,i not hereby  justified3 but he that  
judgeth me is the ,lord4    #d3e4       
,therefore1 judge not before the time3  

until the ,lord come1 who  both will    
bring to light the hidden things of     
darkness and will make  manifest the    
counsels of the hearts4 ,and then shall 
every man have  praise from ,god4       
#d3f4 ,but these things1 brethren1 ,i   
have in a figure transferred to  myself 
and to ,apollo1 for your sakes3 that in 
us you may learn that one  be not puffed
 up against the other for another1 above
 that which is  written4    #d3g4 ,for  
who distinguisheth thee8 ,or what hast  
thou that thou hast not  received1 and  
if thou hast received1 why dost thou    
glory1 as if thou  hadst not received   
it8    #d3h4 ,you are now full3 you are 
now become rich3 you reign without us2  
and ,i would to ,god you did reign1 that
 we also might reign with you4    #d3i4 
,for ,i think that ,god hath set forth  
us apostles1 the last1 as it  were men  
appointed to death4 ,we are made a      
spectacle to the world and  to angels   
and to men4    #d3aj4 ,we are fools for 
,christ's sake1 but you are wise in     

,christ3 we  are weak1 but you are      
strong3 you are honourable1 but we      
without  honour4    #d3aa4 ,even unto   
this hour we both hunger and thirst and 
are naked and  are buffeted and have no 
fixed abode4    #d3ab4 ,and we labour1  
working with our own hands4 ,we are     
reviled3 and we  bless4 ,we are         
persecuted3 and we suffer it4    #d3ac4 
,we are blasphemed3 and we entreat4 ,we 
are made as the refuse of  this world1  
the offscouring of all1 even until now4 
#d3ad4 ,i write not these things to     
confound you3 but ,i admonish you as  my
 dearest children4    #d3ae4 ,for if you
 have ten thousand instructors in       
,christ1 yet not many  fathers4 ,for in 
,christ ,jesus1 by the gospel1 ,i have  
begotten you4    #d3af4 ,wherefore1 ,i  
beseech you1 be ye followers of me as ,i
 also am of  ,christ4    #d3ag4 ,for    
this cause have ,i sent to you ,timothy1
 who is my dearest son  and faithful in 
the ,lord4 ,who will put you in mind of 
my ways1 which  are in ,christ ,jesus3  

as ,i teach every where in every church4
    #d3ah4 ,as if ,i would not come to  
you1 so some are puffed up4    #d3ai4   
,but ,i will come to you shortly1 if the
 ,lord will3 and will know1  not the    
speech of them that are puffed up1 but  
the power4    #d3bj4 ,for the kingdom of
 ,god is not in speech1 but in power4   
#d3ba4 ,what will you8 ,shall ,i come to
 you with a rod8 ,or in charity and  in 
the spirit of meekness8      #a         
,corinthians ,chapter #e    ,he         
excommunicates the incestuous adulterer 
and admonishes them to purge  out the   
old leaven4    #e3a4 ,it is absolutely  
heard that there is fornication among   
you and  such fornication as the like is
 not among the heathens3 that one should
  have his father's wife4    #e3b4 ,and 
you are puffed up and have not rather   
mourned3 that he might  be taken away   
from among you that hath done this      
thing4    #e3c4 ,i indeed1 absent in    
body but present in spirit1 have already
  judged1 as though ,i were present1 him

 that hath so done1    #e3d4 ,in the    
name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 you   
being gathered together  and my spirit1 
with the power of our ,lord ,jesus3     
#e3e4 ,to deliver such a one to ,satan  
for the destruction of the flesh1  that 
the spirit may be saved in the day of   
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4    #e3f4 ,your
 glorying is not good4 ,know you not    
that a little leaven  corrupteth the    
whole lump8    #e3g4 ,purge out the old 
leaven1 that you may be a new paste1 as 
you are  unleavened4 ,for ,christ our   
pasch is sacrificed4    #e3h4           
,therefore1 let us feast1 not with the  
old leaven1 nor with the  leaven of     
malice and wickedness3 but with the     
unleavened bread of  sincerity and      
truth4    #e3i4 ,i wrote to you in an   
epistle not to keep company with        
fornicators4    #e3aj4 ,i mean not with 
the fornicators of this world or with   
the  covetous or the extortioners or the
 servers of idols3 otherwise you  must  
needs go out of this world4    #e3aa4   

,but now ,i have written to you1 not to 
keep company1 if any man  that is named 
a brother be a fornicator or covetous or
 a server of  idols or a railer or a    
drunkard or an extortioner3 with such a 
one1 not  so much as to eat4    #e3ab4  
,for what have ,i to do to judge them   
that are without8 ,do not you  judge    
them that are within8    #e3ac4 ,for    
them that are without1 ,god will judge4 
,put away the evil one  from among      
yourselves4      #a ,corinthians        
,chapter #f    ,he blames them for going
 to law before unbelievers4 ,of sins    
that  exclude from the kingdom of       
heaven4 ,the evil of fornication4       
#f3a4 ,dare any of you1 having a matter 
against another1 go to be judged  before
 the unjust3 and not before the saints8 
#f3b4 ,know you not that the saints     
shall judge this world8 ,and if the     
world shall be judged by you1 are you   
unworthy to judge the smallest  matters8
    #f3c4 ,know you not that we shall   
judge angels8 ,how much more things of  

this world8    #f3d4 ,if therefore you  
have judgments of things pertaining to  
this  world1 set them to judge who are  
the most despised in the church4        
#f3e4 ,i speak to your shame4 ,is it so 
that there is not among you any  one    
wise man that is able to judge between  
his brethren8    #f3f4 ,but brother     
goeth to law with brother3 and that     
before  unbelievers4    #f3g4 ,already  
indeed there is plainly a fault among   
you1 that you have  law suits one with  
another4 ,why do you not rather take    
wrong8 ,why do  you not rather suffer   
yourselves to be defrauded8    ,a       
fault4444 ,lawsuits can hardly ever be  
without a fault1 on the one  side or the
 other2 and oftentimes on both sides4   
#f3h4 ,but you do wrong and defraud3 and
 that to your brethren4    #f3i4 ,know  
you not that the unjust shall not       
possess the kingdom of ,god8  ,do not   
err3 ,neither fornicators nor idolaters 
nor adulterers3    #f3aj4 ,nor the      
effeminate nor liers with mankind nor   

thieves nor  covetous nor drunkards nor 
railers nor extortioners shall possess  
the  kingdom of ,god4    #f3aa4 ,and    
such some of you were4 ,but you are     
washed3 but you are  sanctified3 but you
 are justified3 in the name of our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ  and the ,spirit of our 
,god4    #f3ab4 ,all things are lawful  
to me3 but all things are not expedient4
  ,all things are lawful to me3 but ,i  
will not be brought under the power  of 
any4    ,all things are lawful1 etc4444 
,that is1 all indifferent things are    
indeed lawful1 inasmuch as they are not 
prohibited2 but oftentimes they  are not
 expedient2 as in the case of lawsuits1 
etc4 ,and much less would  it be        
expedient to be enslaved by an irregular
 affection to any thing1  how           
indifferent soever4    #f3ac4 ,meat for 
the belly and the belly for the meats3  
but ,god shall  destroy both it and     
them4 ,but the body is not for          
fornication1 but for  the ,lord3 and the
 ,lord for the body4    #f3ad4 ,now ,god

 hath both raised up the ,lord1 and will
 raise us up also  by his power4        
#f3ae4 ,know you not that your bodies   
are the members of ,christ8 ,shall ,i   
then take the members of ,christ and    
make them the members of an harlot8     
,god forbid6    #f3af4 ,or know you not 
that he who is joined to a harlot is    
made one  body8 ,for they shall be1     
saith he1 two in one flesh4    #f3ag4   
,but he who is joined to the ,lord is   
one spirit4    #f3ah4 ,fly fornication4 
,every sin that a man doth is without   
the body3  but he that committeth       
fornication sinneth against his own     
body4    #f3ai4 ,or know you not that   
your members are the temple of the ,holy
  ,ghost1 who is in you1 whom you have  
from ,god3 and you are not your own8    
#f3bj4 ,for you are bought with a great 
price4 ,glorify and bear ,god in  your  
body4      #a ,corinthians ,chapter #g  
,lessons relating to marriage and       
celibacy4 ,virginity is preferable to a 
married state4    #g3a4 ,now concerning 

the things whereof you wrote to me3 ,it 
is good for  a man not to touch a woman4
    #g3b4 ,but for fear of fornication1 
let every man have his own wife3 and    
let every woman have her own husband4   
,have his own wife4444 ,that is1 keep to
 his wife1 which he hath4 ,his  meaning 
is not to exhort the unmarried to marry3
 on the contrary1 he  would have them   
rather continue as they are4 7,ver4     
#g3h47 ,but he speaks  here to them that
 are already married2 who must not      
depart from one  another1 but live      
together as they ought to do in the     
marriage state4    #g3c4 ,let the       
husband render the debt to his wife3 and
 the wife also in  like manner to the   
husband4    #g3d4 ,the wife hath not    
power of her own body3 but the husband4 
,and in  like manner the husband also   
hath not power of his own body3 but the 
wife4    #g3e4 ,defraud not one another1
 except1 perhaps1 by consent1 for a     
time1  that you may give yourselves to  
prayer3 and return together again1 lest 

,satan tempt you for your incontinency4 
#g3f4 ,but ,i speak this by indulgence1 
not by commandment4    ,by              
indulgence4444 ,that is1 by a           
condescension to your weakness4    #g3g4
 ,for ,i would that all men were even as
 myself4 ,but every one hath  his proper
 gift from ,god3 one after this manner1 
and another after  that4    #g3h4 ,but  
,i say to the unmarried and to the      
widows3 ,it is good for them  if they so
 continue1 even as ,i4    #g3i4 ,but if 
they do not contain themselves1 let them
 marry4 ,for it is  better to marry than
 to be burnt4    ,if they do not        
contain1 etc4444 ,this is spoken of such
 as are free1 and  not of such as1 by   
vow1 have given their first faith to    
,god2 to whom if  they will use proper  
means to obtain it1 ,god will never     
refuse the gift  of continency4 ,some   
translators have corrupted this text1 by
 rendering  it1 if they cannot contain4 
#g3aj4 ,but to them that are married1   
not ,i1 but the ,lord1 commandeth  that 

the wife depart not from her husband4   
#g3aa4 ,and if she depart1 that she     
remain unmarried or be reconciled to    
her husband4 ,and let not the husband   
put away his wife4    #g3ab4 ,for to the
 rest ,i speak1 not the ,lord4 ,if any  
brother hath a wife  that believeth not 
and she consent to dwell with him3 let  
him not put  her away4    ,i speak1 not 
the ,lord4444 ,viz41 by any express     
commandment1 or  ordinance4    #g3ac4   
,and if any woman hath a husband that   
believeth not and he consent  to dwell  
with her3 let her not put away her      
husband4    #g3ad4 ,for the unbelieving 
husband is sanctified by the believing  
wife3  and the unbelieving wife is      
sanctified by the believing husband4    
,otherwise your children should be      
unclean3 but now they are holy4    ,is  
sanctified4444 ,the meaning is not1 that
 the faith of the husband or  the wife  
is of itself sufficient to put the      
unbelieving party1 or their  children1  
in the state of grace and salvation2 but

 that it is very  often an occasion of  
their sanctification1 by bringing them  
to the true  faith4    #g3ae4 ,but if   
the unbeliever depart1 let him depart4  
,for a brother or  sister is not under  
servitude in such cases4 ,but ,god hath 
called us in  peace4    #g3af4 ,for how 
knowest thou1 ,o wife1 whether thou     
shalt save thy  husband8 ,or how knowest
 thou1 ,o man1 whether thou shalt save  
thy wife8    #g3ag4 ,but as the ,lord   
hath distributed to every one1 as ,god  
hath called  every one3 so let him walk4
 ,and so in all churches ,i teach4      
#g3ah4 ,is any man called1 being        
circumcised8 ,let him not procure       
uncircumcision4 ,is any man called in   
uncircumcision8 ,let him not be         
circumcised4    #g3ai4 ,circumcision is 
nothing and uncircumcision is nothing3  
but the  observance of the commandments 
of ,god4    #g3bj4 ,let every man abide 
in the same calling in which he was     
called4    #g3ba4 ,wast thou called1    
being a bondman8 ,care not for it3 but  

if thou  mayest be made free1 use it    
rather4    #g3bb4 ,for he that is called
 in the ,lord1 being a bondman1 is the  
freeman of the ,lord4 ,likewise he that 
is called1 being free1 is the  bondman  
of ,christ4    #g3bc4 ,you are bought   
with a price3 be not made the bondslaves
 of men4    #g3bd4 ,brethren1 let every 
man1 wherein he was called1 therein     
abide  with ,god4    #g3be4 ,now1       
concerning virgins1 ,i have no          
commandment of the ,lord3 but ,i  give  
counsel1 as having obtained mercy of the
 ,lord1 to be faithful4    #g3bf4 ,i    
think therefore that this is good for   
the present necessity3  that it is good 
for a man so to be4    #g3bg4 ,art thou 
bound to a wife8 ,seek not to be loosed4
 ,art thou loosed  from a wife8 ,seek   
not a wife4    #g3bh4 ,but if thou take 
a wife1 thou hast not sinned4 ,and if a 
virgin  marry1 she hath not sinned3     
nevertheless1 such shall have           
tribulation  of the flesh4 ,but ,i spare
 you4    #g3bi4 ,this therefore ,i say1 

brethren3 ,the time is short4 ,it       
remaineth1  that they also who have     
wives be as if they had none3    #g3cj4 
,and they that weep1 as though they wept
 not3 and they that  rejoice1 as if they
 rejoiced not3 and they that buy as if  
they  possessed not3    #g3ca4 ,and they
 that use this world1 as if they used it
 not4 ,for the  fashion of this world   
passeth away4    #g3cb4 ,but ,i would   
have you to be without solicitude4 ,he  
that is without  a wife is solicitous   
for the things that belong to the ,lord3
 how he may  please ,god4    #g3cc4 ,but
 he that is with a wife is solicitous   
for the things of the  world3 how he may
 please his wife4 ,and he is divided4   
#g3cd4 ,and the unmarried woman and the 
virgin thinketh on the things of  the   
,lord3 that she may be holy both in body
 and in spirit4 ,but she that  is       
married thinketh on the things of the   
world3 how she may please her  husband4 
#g3ce4 ,and this ,i speak for your      
profit1 not to cast a snare upon you1   

but for that which is decent and which  
may give you power to attend  upon the  
,lord1 without impediment4    #g3cf4    
,but if any man think that he seemeth   
dishonoured with regard to  his virgin1 
for that she is above the age1 and it   
must so be3 let him  do what he will4   
,he sinneth not if she marry4    ,let   
him do what he will2 he sinneth not1    
etc4444 ,the meaning is not1 as         
libertines would have it1 that persons  
may do what they will and not  sin1     
provided they afterwards marry2 but that
 the father1 with regard  to the giving 
his virgin in marriage1 may do as he    
pleaseth2 and that  it will be no sin to
 him if she marry4    #g3cg4 ,for he    
that hath determined1 being steadfast in
 his heart1 having  no necessity1 but   
having power of his own will3 and hath  
judged this in  his heart1 to keep his  
virgin1 doth well4    #g3ch4 ,therefore 
both he that giveth his virgin in       
marriage doth well3  and he that giveth 
her not doth better4    #g3ci4 ,a woman 

is bound by the law as long as her      
husband liveth3 but if  her husband die1
 she is at liberty4 ,let her marry to   
whom she will3  only in the ,lord4      
#g3dj4 ,but more blessed shall she be1  
if she so remain1 according to my       
counsel4 ,and ,i think that ,i also have
 the spirit of ,god4      #a            
,corinthians ,chapter #h    ,though an  
idol be nothing1 yet things offered up  
to idols are not to be  eaten1 for fear 
of scandal4    #h3a4 ,now concerning    
those things that are sacrificed to     
idols3 we know  that we all have        
knowledge4 ,knowledge puffeth up3 but   
charity edifieth4    ,knowledge puffeth 
up1 etc4444 ,knowledge1 without charity 
and humility1  serveth only to puff     
persons up4    #h3b4 ,and if any man    
think that he knoweth any thing1 he hath
 not yet  known as he ought to know4    
#h3c4 ,but if any man love ,god1 the    
same is known by him4    #h3d4 ,but as  
for the meats that are sacrificed to    
idols1 we know that an  idol is nothing 

in the world and that there is no ,god  
but one4    #h3e4 ,for although there be
 that are called gods1 either in heaven 
or on  earth 7for there be gods many and
 lords many73    ,gods many1 etc4444    
,reputed for such among the heathens4   
#h3f4 ,yet to us there is but one ,god1 
the ,father1 of whom are all  things1   
and we unto him3 and one ,lord ,jesus   
,christ1 by whom are all  things1 and we
 by him4    #h3g4 ,but there is not     
knowledge in every one4 ,for some until 
this  present1 with conscience of the   
idol1 eat as a thing sacrificed to an   
idol3 and their conscience1 being weak1 
is defiled4    #h3h4 ,but meat doth not 
commend us to ,god4 ,for neither1 if we 
eat1 shall  we have the more3 nor1 if we
 eat not1 shall we have the less4       
#h3i4 ,but take heed lest perhaps this  
your liberty become a  stumblingblock to
 the weak4    #h3aj4 ,for if a man see  
him that hath knowledge sit at meat in  
the  idol's temple1 shall not his       
conscience1 being weak1 be emboldened to

  eat those things which are sacrificed 
to idols8    #h3aa4 ,and through thy    
knowledge shall the weak brother perish1
 for whom  ,christ hath died8    #h3ab4 
,now when you sin thus against the      
brethren and wound their weak           
conscience1 you sin against ,christ4    
#h3ac4 ,wherefore1 if meat scandalize my
 brother1 ,i will never eat flesh1  lest
 ,i should scandalize my brother4    ,if
 meat scandalize4444 ,that is1 if my    
eating cause my brother to sin4      #a 
,corinthians ,chapter #i    ,the apostle
 did not make use of his power of being 
maintained at the  charges of those to  
whom he preached1 that he might give no 
hindrance  to the gospel4 ,of running in
 the race and striving for the mastery4 
#i3a4 ,am not ,i free8 ,am not ,i an    
apostle8 ,have not ,i seen ,christ      
,jesus  our ,lord8 ,are not you my work 
in the ,lord8    #i3b4 ,and if unto     
others ,i be not an apostle1 but yet to 
you ,i am4 ,for  you are the seal of my 
apostleship in the ,lord4    #i3c4 ,my  

defence with them that do examine me is 
this4    #i3d4 ,have not we power to eat
 and to drink8    #i3e4 ,have we not    
power to carry about a woman1 a sister  
as well as the  rest of the apostles and
 the brethren of the ,lord and ,cephas8 
,a woman1 a sister4444 ,some erroneous  
translators have corrupted this  text by
 rendering it1 a sister1 a wife3        
whereas1 it is certain1 ,st4  ,paul had 
no wife 7chap4 #g ver4 #g1 #h7 and that 
he only speaks of such  devout women1   
as1 according to the custom of the      
,jewish nation1 waited  upon the        
preachers of the gospel1 and supplied   
them with necessaries4    #i3f4 ,or ,i  
only and ,barnabas1 have not we power to
 do this8    #i3g4 ,who serveth as a    
soldier1 at any time1 at his own        
charges8 ,who  planteth a vineyard and  
eateth not of the fruit thereof8 ,who   
feedeth  the flock and eateth not of the
 milk of the flock8    #i3h4 ,speak ,i  
these things according to man8 ,or doth 
not the law also  say2 these things8    

#i3i4 ,for it is written in the law of  
,moses3 ,thou shalt not muzzle the      
mouth of the ox that treadeth out the   
corn4 ,doth ,god take care for  oxen8   
#i3aj4 ,or doth he say this indeed for  
our sakes8 ,for these things are        
written for our sakes3 that he that     
plougheth1 should plough in hope  and he
 that thrasheth1 in hope to receive     
fruit4    #i3aa4 ,if we have sown unto  
you spiritual things1 is it a great     
matter  if we reap your carnal things8  
#i3ab4 ,if others be partakers of this  
power over you1 why not we rather8      
,nevertheless1 we have not used this    
power3 but we bear all things1 lest  we 
should give any hindrance to the gospel 
of ,christ4    #i3ac4 ,know you not that
 they who work in the holy place eat the
 things  that are of the holy place2 and
 they that serve the altar partake with 
the altar8    #i3ad4 ,so also the ,lord 
ordained that they who preach the gospel
 should  live by the gospel4    #i3ae4  
,but ,i have used none of these things4 

,neither have ,i written  these things1 
that they should be so done unto me3 for
 it is good for  me to die rather than  
that any man should make my glory void4 
#i3af4 ,for if ,i preach the gospel1 it 
is no glory to me3 for a necessity      
lieth upon me4 ,for woe is unto me if ,i
 preach not the gospel4    ,it is no    
glory4444 ,that is1 ,i have nothing to  
glory of4    #i3ag4 ,for if ,i do this  
thing willingly1 ,i have a reward3 but  
if against  my will1 a dispensation is  
committed to me4    #i3ah4 ,what is my  
reward then8 ,that preaching the gospel1
 ,i may deliver  the gospel without     
charge1 that ,i abuse not my power in   
the gospel4    #i3ai4 ,for whereas ,i   
was free as to all1 ,i made myself the  
servant of  all1 that ,i might gain the 
more4    #i3bj4 ,and ,i became to the   
,jews a ,jew1 that ,i might gain the    
,jews3    #i3ba4 ,to them that are under
 the law1 as if ,i were under the law1  
7whereas myself was not under the law17 
that ,i might gain them that  were under

 the law4 ,to them that were without the
 law1 as if ,i were  without the law1   
7whereas ,i was not without the law of  
,god1 but was in  the law of ,christ17  
that ,i might gain them that were       
without the law4    #i3bb4 ,to the weak 
,i became weak1 that ,i might gain the  
weak4 ,i became  all things to all men1 
that ,i might save all4    #i3bc4 ,and  
,i do all things for the gospel's sake1 
that ,i may be made  partaker thereof4  
#i3bd4 ,know you not that they that run 
in the race1 all run indeed1 but  one   
receiveth the prize4 ,so run that you   
may obtain4    #i3be4 ,and every one    
that striveth for the mastery refraineth
 himself  from all things4 ,and they    
indeed that they may receive a          
corruptible  crown3 but we an           
incorruptible one4    #i3bf4 ,i         
therefore so run1 not as at an          
uncertainty3 ,i so fight1 not as  one   
beating the air4    #i3bg4 ,but ,i      
chastise my body and bring it into      
subjection3 lest  perhaps1 when ,i have 

preached to others1 ,i myself should    
become a  castaway4    ,i chastise1     
etc4444 ,here ,st4 ,paul shews the      
necessity of self-denial  and           
mortification1 to subdue the flesh1 and 
its inordinate desires4      #a         
,corinthians ,chapter #aj    ,by the    
example of the ,israelites1 he shews    
that we are not to build too  much upon 
favours received but to avoid their sins
 and fly from the  service of idols and 
from things offered to idols4    #aj3a4 
,for ,i would not have you ignorant1    
brethren1 that our fathers  were all    
under the cloud3 and all passed through 
the sea4    #aj3b4 ,and all in ,moses   
were baptized1 in the cloud and in the  
sea3    ,in ,moses4444 ,under the       
conduct of ,moses1 they received baptism
 in  figure1 by passing under the cloud1
 and through the sea2 and they  partook 
of the body and blood of ,christ in     
figure1 by eating of the  manna1 7called
 here a spiritual food because it was a 
figure of the  true bread which comes   

down from heaven17 and drinking the     
water1  miraculously brought out of the 
rock1 called here a spiritual rock1     
because it was also a figure of ,christ4
    #aj3c4 ,and did all eat the same    
spiritual food3    #aj3d4 ,and all drank
 the same spiritual drink3 7,and they   
drank of the  spiritual rock that       
followed them3 and the rock was         
,christ47    #aj3e4 ,but with most of   
them ,god was not well pleased3 for they
 were  overthrown in the desert4        
#aj3f4 ,now these things were done in a 
figure of us1 that we should not  covet 
evil things1 as they also coveted4      
#aj3g4 ,neither become ye idolaters1 as 
some of them1 as it is written3  ,the   
people sat down to eat and drink and    
rose up to play4    #aj3h4 ,neither let 
us commit fornication1 as some of them  
committed  fornication3 and there fell  
in one day three and twenty thousand4   
#aj3i4 ,neither let us tempt ,christ1 as
 some of them tempted and perished  by  
the serpents4    #aj3aj4 ,neither do you

 murmur1 as some of them murmured and   
were  destroyed by the destroyer4       
#aj3aa4 ,now all these things happened  
to them in figure3 and they are  written
 for our correction1 upon whom the ends 
of the world are come4    ,the ends of  
the world4444 ,that is1 the last ages4  
#aj3ab4 ,wherefore1 he that thinketh    
himself to stand1 let him take heed     
lest he fall4    #aj3ac4 ,let no        
temptation take hold on you1 but such as
 is human4 ,and  ,god is faithful1 who  
will not suffer you to be tempted above 
that which  you are able3 but will make 
also with temptation issue1 that you may
 be  able to bear it4    ,or4444 no     
temptation hath taken hold of you4444 or
 come upon you as  yet1 but what is     
human1 or incident to man4 ,issue4444 or
 a way to  escape4    #aj3ad4           
,wherefore1 my dearly beloved1 fly from 
the service of idols4    #aj3ae4 ,i     
speak as to wise men3 judge ye          
yourselves what ,i say4    #aj3af4 ,the 
chalice of benediction which we bless1  

is it not the  communion of the blood of
 ,christ8 ,and the bread which we break1
 is it  not the partaking of the body of
 the ,lord8    ,which we bless4444 ,here
 the apostle puts them in mind of their 
partaking of the body and blood of      
,christ in the sacred mysteries1 and    
becoming thereby one mystical body with 
,christ4 ,from whence he infers1  ver4  
#ba1 that they who are made partakers   
with ,christ1 by the  eucharistic       
sacrifice and sacrament1 must not be    
made partakers with  devils by eating of
 the meats sacrificed to them4          
#aj3ag4 ,for we1 being many1 are one    
bread1 one body3 all that partake of    
one bread4    ,one bread4444 or1 as it  
may be rendered1 agreeably both to the  
,latin  and ,greek1 because the bread is
 one1 all we1 being many1 are one body1 
who partake of that one bread4 ,for it  
is by our communicating with  ,christ1  
and with one another1 in this blessed   
sacrament1 that we are  formed into one 
mystical body2 and made1 as it were1 one

 bread1  compounded of many grains of   
corn1 closely united together4          
#aj3ah4 ,behold ,israel according to the
 flesh4 ,are not they that eat of  the  
sacrifices partakers of the altar8      
#aj3ai4 ,what then8 ,do ,i say that what
 is offered in sacrifice to idols  is   
any thing8 ,or that the idol is any     
thing8    #aj3bj4 ,but the things which 
the heathens sacrifice1 they sacrifice  
to  devils and not to ,god4 ,and ,i     
would not that you should be made       
partakers with devils4    #aj3ba4 ,you  
cannot drink the chalice of the ,lord   
and the chalice of  devils3 you cannot  
be partakers of the table of the ,lord  
and of the  table of devils4    #aj3bb4 
,do we provoke the ,lord to jealousy8   
,are we stronger than he8 ,all  things  
are lawful for me3 but all things are   
not expedient4    #aj3bc4 ,all things   
are lawful for me3 but all things do not
 edify4    #aj3bd4 ,let no man seek his 
own1 but that which is another's4       
#aj3be4 ,whatsoever is sold in the      

shambles1 eat3 asking no question for   
conscience' sake4    #aj3bf4 ,the earth 
is the ,lord's and the fulness thereof4 
#aj3bg4 ,if any of them that believe    
not1 invite you1 and you be willing  to 
go3 eat of any thing that is set before 
you1 asking no question for  conscience'
 sake4    #aj3bh4 ,but if any man say3  
,this has been sacrificed to idols3 do  
not  eat of it1 for his sake that told  
it and for conscience' sake4    #aj3bi4 
,conscience ,i say1 not thy own1 but the
 other's4 ,for why is my  liberty judged
 by another man's conscience8    #aj3cj4
 ,if ,i partake with thanksgiving1 why  
am ,i evil spoken of for that  for which
 ,i give thanks8    #aj3ca4 ,therefore1 
whether you eat or drink1 or whatsoever 
else you do1  do all to the glory of    
,god4    #aj3cb4 ,be without offence to 
the ,jew1 and to the ,gentiles and to   
the  church of ,god3    #aj3cc4 ,as ,i  
also in all things please all men1 not  
seeking that which  is profitable to    
myself but to many3 that they may be    

saved4      #a ,corinthians ,chapter #aa
    ,women must have a covering over    
their heads4 ,he blameth the abuses of  
their love feasts and upon that occasion
 treats of the ,blessed  ,sacrament4    
#aa3a4 ,be ye followers of me1 as ,i    
also am of ,christ4    #aa3b4 ,now ,i   
praise you1 brethren1 that in all things
 you are mindful of  me and keep my     
ordinances as ,i have delivered them to 
you4    #aa3c4 ,but ,i would have you   
know that the head of every man is      
,christ3  and the head of the woman is  
the man3 and the head of ,christ is     
,god4    #aa3d4 ,every man praying or   
prophesying with his head covered       
disgraceth  his head4    #aa3e4 ,but    
every woman praying or prophesying with 
her head not covered  disgraceth her    
head3 for it is all one as if she were  
shaven4    #aa3f4 ,for if a woman be not
 covered1 let her be shorn4 ,but if it  
be a  shame to a woman to be shorn or   
made bald1 let her cover her head4      
#aa3g4 ,the man indeed ought not to     

cover his head3 because he is the  image
 and glory of ,god4 ,but the woman is   
the glory of the man4    #aa3h4 ,for the
 man is not of the woman3 but the woman 
of the man4    #aa3i4 ,for the man was  
not created for the woman3 but the woman
 for the  man4    #aa3aj4 ,therefore    
ought the woman to have a power over her
 head1 because  of the angels4    ,a    
power4444 that is1 a veil or covering1  
as a sign that she is under  the power  
of her husband3 and this1 the apostle   
adds1 because of the  angels1 who are   
present in the assemblies of the        
faithful4    #aa3aa4 ,but yet neither is
 the man without the woman1 nor the     
woman  without the man1 in the ,lord4   
#aa3ab4 ,for as the woman is of the man1
 so also is the man by the woman3  but  
all things of ,god4    #aa3ac4 ,you     
yourselves judge4 ,doth it become a     
woman to pray unto ,god  uncovered8     
#aa3ad4 ,doth not even nature itself    
teach you that a man indeed1 if he      
nourish his hair1 it is a shame unto    

him8    #aa3ae4 ,but if a woman nourish 
her hair1 it is a glory to her2 for her 
hair is given to her for a covering4    
#aa3af4 ,but if any man seem to be      
contentious1 we have no such custom1    
nor the ,church of ,god4    #aa3ag4 ,now
 this ,i ordain3 not praising you1 that 
you come together1 not  for the better1 
but for the worse4    #aa3ah4 ,for first
 of all ,i hear that when you come      
together in the  church1 there are      
schisms among you4 ,and in part ,i      
believe it4    #aa3ai4 ,for there must  
be also heresies3 that they also1 who   
are  approved may be made manifest among
 you4    ,there must be also            
heresies4444 ,by reason of the pride and
 perversity  of man's heart2 not by     
,god's will or appointment2 who         
nevertheless  draws good out of this    
evil1 manifesting1 by that occasion1 who
 are the  good and firm ,christians1 and
 making their faith more remarkable4    
#aa3bj4 ,when you come therefore        
together into one place1 it is not now  

to eat the ,lord's supper4    ,the      
,lord's supper4444 ,so the apostle here 
calls the charity feasts  observed by   
the primitive ,christians2 and          
reprehends the abuses of the            
,corinthians1 on these occasions2 which 
were the more criminal1 because  these  
feasts were accompanied with the        
celebrating of the eucharistic          
sacrifice and sacrament4    #aa3ba4 ,for
 every one taketh before his own supper 
to eat4 ,and one  indeed is hungry and  
another is drunk4    #aa3bb4 ,what1 have
 you no houses to eat and to drink in8  
,or despise ye  the church of ,god and  
put them to shame that have not8 ,what  
shall ,i say  to you8 ,do ,i praise you8
 ,in this ,i praise you not4    #aa3bc4 
,for ,i have received of the ,lord that 
which also ,i delivered unto  you1 that 
the ,lord ,jesus1 the same night in     
which he was betrayed1 took  bread1     
#aa3bd4 ,and giving thanks1 broke and   
said3 ,take ye and eat3 ,this is my     
body1 which shall be delivered for you4 

,this do for the commemoration  of me4  
#aa3be4 ,in like manner also the        
chalice1 after he had supped1 saying3   
,this chalice is the new testament in my
 blood4 ,this do ye1 as often as  you   
shall drink1 for the commemoration of   
me4    #aa3bf4 ,for as often as you     
shall eat this bread and drink the      
chalice1  you shall shew the death of   
the ,lord1 until he come4    #aa3bg4    
,therefore1 whosoever shall eat this    
bread1 or drink the chalice  of the     
,lord unworthily1 shall be guilty of the
 body and of the blood of  the ,lord4   
,or drink4444 ,here erroneous           
translators corrupted the text1 by      
putting  and drink 7contrary to the     
original7 instead of or drink4          
,guilty of the body1 etc41 not          
discerning the body1 etc4444 ,this      
demonstrates the real presence of the   
body and blood of ,christ1 even to  the 
unworthy communicant2 who otherwise     
could not be guilty of the body  and    
blood of ,christ1 or justly condemned   

for not discerning the ,lord's  body4   
#aa3bh4 ,but let a man prove himself3   
and so let him eat of that bread  and   
drink of the chalice4    ,drink of the  
chalice4444 ,this is not said by way of 
command1 but by way  of allowance1 viz41
 where and when it is agreeable to the  
practice and  discipline of the church4 
#aa3bi4 ,for he that eateth and drinketh
 unworthily eateth and drinketh         
judgment to himself1 not discerning the 
body of the ,lord4    #aa3cj4 ,therefore
 are there many infirm and weak among   
you3 and many  sleep4    #aa3ca4 ,but if
 we would judge ourselves1 we should not
 be judged4    #aa3cb4 ,but whilst we   
are judged1 we are chastised by the     
,lord1 that we  be not condemned with   
this world4    #aa3cc4 ,wherefore1 my   
brethren1 when you come together to eat1
 wait for  one another4    #aa3cd4 ,if  
any man be hungry1 let him eat at home2 
that you come not  together unto        
judgment4 ,and the rest ,i will set in  
order1 when ,i come4      #a            

,corinthians ,chapter #ab    ,of the    
diversity of spiritual gifts4 ,the      
members of the mystical body1  like     
those of the natural body1 must mutually
 cherish one another4    #ab3a4 ,now    
concerning spiritual things1 my         
brethren1 ,i would not have  you        
ignorant4    #ab3b4 ,you know that when 
you were heathens1 you went to dumb     
idols1  according as you were led4      
#ab3c4 ,wherefore1 ,i give you to       
understand that no man1 speaking by the 
,spirit of ,god1 saith ,anathema to     
,jesus4 ,and no man can say ,the ,lord  
,jesus1 but by the ,holy ,ghost4        
#ab3d4 ,now there are diversities of    
graces1 but the same ,spirit4    #ab3e4 
,and there are diversities of           
ministries1 but the same ,lord4         
#ab3f4 ,and there are diversities of    
operations1 but the same ,god1 who      
worketh all in all4    #ab3g4 ,and the  
manifestation of the ,spirit is given to
 every man unto  profit4    #ab3h4 ,to  
one indeed1 by the ,spirit1 is given the

 word of wisdom3 and to  another1 the   
word of knowledge1 according to the same
 ,spirit3    #ab3i4 ,to another1 faith  
in the same spirit3 to another1 the     
grace of  healing in one ,spirit3       
#ab3aj4 ,to another the working of      
miracles3 to another1 prophecy3 to      
another1 the discerning of spirits3 to  
another1 diverse kinds of  tongues3 to  
another1 interpretation of speeches4    
#ab3aa4 ,but all these things1 one and  
the same ,spirit worketh1 dividing  to  
every one according as he will4         
#ab3ab4 ,for as the body is one and hath
 many members2 and all the  members of  
the body1 whereas they are many1 yet are
 one body3 ,so also  is ,christ4        
#ab3ac4 ,for in one ,spirit were we all 
baptized into one body1 whether  ,jews  
or ,gentiles1 whether bond or free3 and 
in one ,spirit we have all  been made to
 drink4    #ab3ad4 ,for the body also is
 not one member1 but many4    #ab3ae4   
,if the foot should say3 ,because ,i am 
not the hand1 ,i am not of  the body3   

,is it therefore not of the body8       
#ab3af4 ,and if the ear should say3     
,because ,i am not the eye1 ,i am not of
  the body3 ,is it therefore not of the 
body8    #ab3ag4 ,if the whole body were
 the eye1 where would be the hearing8   
,if  the whole were hearing1 where would
 be the smelling8    #ab3ah4 ,but now   
,god hath set the members1 every one of 
them1 in the body  as it hath pleased   
him4    #ab3ai4 ,and if they all were   
one member1 where would be the body8    
#ab3bj4 ,but now there are many members 
indeed1 yet one body4    #ab3ba4 ,and   
the eye cannot say to the hand3 ,i need 
not thy help4 ,nor  again the head to   
the feet3 ,i have no need of you4       
#ab3bb4 ,yea1 much more those that seem 
to be the more feeble members of  the   
body are more necessary4    #ab3bc4 ,and
 such as we think to be the less        
honourable members of the  body1 about  
these we put more abundant honour3 and  
those that are our  uncomely parts have 
more abundant comeliness4    #ab3bd4    

,but our comely parts have no need3 but 
,god hath tempered the  body together1  
giving to that which wanted the more    
abundant honour4    #ab3be4 ,that there 
might be no schism in the body3 but the 
members might  be mutually careful one  
for another4    #ab3bf4 ,and if one     
member suffer any thing1 all the members
 suffer with  it3 or if one member      
glory1 all the members rejoice with it4 
#ab3bg4 ,now you are the body of ,christ
 and members of member4    #ab3bh4 ,and 
,god indeed hath set some in the church2
 first apostles1  secondly prophets1    
thirdly doctors3 after that miracles3   
then the  graces of healings1 helps1    
governments1 kinds of tongues1          
interpretations of speeches4    #ab3bi4 
,are all apostles8 ,are all prophets8   
,are all doctors8    #ab3cj4 ,are all   
workers of miracles8 ,have all the grace
 of healing8 ,do  all speak with        
tongues8 ,do all interpret8    #ab3ca4  
,but be zealous for the better gifts4   
,and ,i shew unto you yet a  more       

excellent way4      #a ,corinthians     
,chapter #ac    ,charity is to be       
preferred before all gifts4    #ac3a4   
,if ,i speak with the tongues of men and
 of angels1 and have not  charity1 ,i am
 become as sounding brass1 or a tinkling
 cymbal4    #ac3b4 ,and if ,i should    
have prophecy and should know all       
mysteries and  all knowledge1 and if ,i 
should have all faith1 so that ,i could 
remove  mountains1 and have not charity1
 ,i am nothing4    #ac3c4 ,and if ,i    
should distribute all my goods to feed  
the poor1 and if  ,i should deliver my  
body to be burned1 and have not charity1
 it  profiteth me nothing4    #ac3d4    
,charity is patient1 is kind3 charity   
envieth not1 dealeth not  perversely1 is
 not puffed up1    #ac3e4 ,is not       
ambitious1 seeketh not her own1 is not  
provoked to anger1  thinketh no evil3   
#ac3f4 ,rejoiceth not in iniquity1 but  
rejoiceth with the truth3    #ac3g4     
,beareth all things1 believeth all      
things1 hopeth all things1  endureth all

 things4    #ac3h4 ,charity never       
falleth away3 whether prophecies shall  
be made void  or tongues shall cease or 
knowledge shall be destroyed4    #ac3i4 
,for we know in part3 and we prophesy in
 part4    #ac3aj4 ,but when that which  
is perfect is come1 that which is in    
part  shall be done away4    #ac3aa4    
,when ,i was a child1 ,i spoke as a     
child1 ,i understood as a child1  ,i    
thought as a child4 ,but1 when ,i became
 a man1 ,i put away the things  of a    
child4    #ac3ab4 ,we see now through a 
glass in a dark manner3 but then face to
  face4 ,now ,i know in part3 but then  
,i shall know even as ,i am known4      
#ac3ac4 ,and now there remain faith1    
hope1 and charity1 these three3 but  the
 greatest of these is charity4      #a  
,corinthians ,chapter #ad    ,the gift  
of prophesying is to be preferred before
 that of speaking  strange tongues4     
#ad3a4 ,follow after charity1 be zealous
 for spiritual gifts2 but rather  that  
you may prophesy4    ,prophesy4444 ,that

 is1 declare or expound the mysteries of
 faith4    #ad3b4 ,for he that speaketh 
in a tongue speaketh not unto men1 but  
unto  ,god3 for no man heareth4 ,yet by 
the ,spirit he speaketh mysteries4      
,not unto men4444 ,viz41 so as to be    
heard1 that is1 so as to be  understood 
by them4    #ad3c4 ,but he that         
prophesieth speaketh to men unto        
edification and  exhortation and        
comfort4    #ad3d4 ,he that speaketh in 
a tongue edifieth himself3 but he that  
prophesieth1 edifieth the church4       
#ad3e4 ,and ,i would have you all to    
speak with tongues1 but rather to       
prophesy4 ,for greater is he that       
prophesieth than he that speaketh with  
tongues3 unless perhaps he interpret1   
that the church may receive             
edification4    #ad3f4 ,but now1        
brethren1 if ,i come to you speaking    
with tongues1 what  shall ,i profit you1
 unless ,i speak to you either in       
revelation or in  knowledge or in       
prophecy or in doctrine8    #ad3g4 ,even

 things without life that give sound1   
whether pipe or harp1  except they give 
a distinction of sounds1 how shall it be
 known what is  piped or harped8        
#ad3h4 ,for if the trumpet give an      
uncertain sound1 who shall prepare      
himself to the battle8    #ad3i4 ,so    
likewise you1 except you utter by the   
tongue plain speech1 how  shall it be   
known what is said8 ,for you shall be   
speaking into the air4    #ad3aj4 ,there
 are1 for example1 so many kinds of     
tongues in this world3  and none is     
without voice4    #ad3aa4 ,if then ,i   
know not the power of the voice1 ,i     
shall be to him to  whom ,i speak a     
barbarian3 and he that speaketh a       
barbarian to me4    #ad3ab4 ,so you     
also1 forasmuch as you are zealous of   
spirits1 seek to  abound unto the       
edifying of the church4    ,of          
spirits4444 ,of spiritual gifts4        
#ad3ac4 ,and therefore he that speaketh 
by a tongue1 let him pray that he  may  
interpret4    #ad3ad4 ,for if ,i pray in

 a tongue1 my spirit prayeth3 but my    
understanding is without fruit4         
#ad3ae4 ,what is it then8 ,i will pray  
with the spirit1 ,i will pray also  with
 the understanding1 ,i will sing with   
the spirit1 ,i will sing also  with the 
understanding4    #ad3af4 ,else1 if thou
 shalt bless with the spirit1 how shall 
he that  holdeth the place of the       
unlearned say1 ,amen1 to thy blessing8  
,because  he knoweth not what thou      
sayest4    ,amen4444 ,the unlearned1 not
 knowing that you are then blessing1    
will  not be qualified to join with you 
by saying ,amen to your blessing4 ,the  
use or abuse of strange tongues1 of     
which the apostle here speaks1 does  not
 regard the public liturgy of the       
church1 7in which strange tongues  were 
never used17 but certain conferences of 
the faithful1 ver4 #bf1  etc41 in which1
 meeting together1 they discovered to   
one another their  various miraculous   
gifts of the ,spirit1 common in those   
primitive  times2 amongst which the     

apostle prefers that of prophesying     
before  that of speaking strange        
tongues1 because it was more to the     
public  edification4 ,where also not1   
that the ,latin1 used in our liturgy1 is
 so  far from being a strange or unknown
 tongue1 that it is perhaps the best    
known tongue in the world4    #ad3ag4   
,for thou indeed givest thanks well3 but
 the other is not  edified4    #ad3ah4  
,i thank my ,god ,i speak with all your 
tongues4    #ad3ai4 ,but in the church  
,i had rather speak five words with my  
understanding1 that ,i may instruct     
others also3 than ten thousand words  in
 a tongue4    #ad3bj4 ,brethren1 do not 
become children in sense4 ,but in malice
 be  children3 and in sense be perfect4 
#ad3ba4 ,in the law it is written3 ,in  
other tongues and other lips ,i will    
speak to this people3 and neither so    
will they hear me1 saith the ,lord4     
#ad3bb4 ,wherefore tongues are for a    
sign1 not to believers but to           
unbelievers3 but prophecies1 not to     

unbelievers but to believers4    #ad3bc4
 ,if therefore the whole church come    
together into one place1 and  all speak 
with tongues1 and there come in         
unlearned persons or  infidels1 will    
they not say that you are mad8          
#ad3bd4 ,but if all prophesy1 and there 
come in one that believeth not or  an   
unlearned person1 he is convinced of    
all3 he is judged of all4    #ad3be4    
,the secrets of his heart are made      
manifest4 ,and so1 falling down  on his 
face1 he will adore ,god1 affirming that
 ,god is among you indeed4    #ad3bf4   
,how is it then1 brethren8 ,when you    
come together1 every one of  you hath a 
psalm1 hath a doctrine1 hath a          
revelation1 hath a tongue1  hath an     
interpretation3 let all things be done  
to edification4    #ad3bg4 ,if any speak
 with a tongue1 let it be by two1 or at 
the most by  three1 and in course3 and  
let one interpret4    #ad3bh4 ,but if   
there be no interpreter1 let him hold   
his peace in the  church and speak to   

himself and to ,god4    #ad3bi4 ,and let
 the prophets speak1 two or three3 and  
let the rest  judge4    #ad3cj4 ,but if 
any thing be revealed to another        
sitting1 let the first  hold his peace4 
#ad3ca4 ,for you may all prophesy1 one  
by one1 that all may learn and all  may 
be exhorted4    #ad3cb4 ,and the spirits
 of the prophets are subject to the     
prophets4    #ad3cc4 ,for ,god is not   
the ,god of dissension1 but of peace3 as
 also ,i  teach in all the churches of  
the saints4    #ad3cd4 ,let women keep  
silence in the churches3 for it is not  
permitted  them to speak but to be      
subject1 as also the law saith4         
#ad3ce4 ,but if they would learn        
anything1 let them ask their husbands at
  home4 ,for it is a shame for a woman  
to speak in the church4    #ad3cf4 ,or  
did the word of ,god come out from you8 
,or came it only unto  you8    #ad3cg4  
,if any seem to be a prophet or         
spiritual1 let him know the  things that
 ,i write to you1 that they are the     

commandments of the ,lord4    #ad3ch4   
,but if any man know not1 he shall not  
be known4    #ad3ci4 ,wherefore1        
brethren1 be zealous to prophesy3 and   
forbid not to  speak with tongues4      
#ad3dj4 ,but let all things be done     
decently and according to order4      #a
 ,corinthians ,chapter #ae    ,christ's 
resurrection and ours4 ,the manner of   
our resurrection4    #ae3a4 ,now ,i make
 known unto you1 brethren1 the gospel   
which ,i preached  to you1 which also   
you have received and wherein you stand4
    #ae3b4 ,by which also you are saved1
 if you hold fast after what manner ,i  
preached unto you1 unless you have      
believed in vain4    #ae3c4 ,for ,i     
delivered unto you first of all1 which  
,i also received3 how  that ,christ died
 for our sins1 according to the         
scriptures3    #ae3d4 ,and that he was  
buried3 and that he rose again the third
 day1  according to the scriptures3     
#ae3e4 ,and that he was seen by ,cephas1
 and after that by the eleven4    #ae3f4

 ,then was he seen by more than five    
hundred brethren at once3 of  whom many 
remain until this present1 and some are 
fallen asleep4    #ae3g4 ,after that1 he
 was seen by ,james3 then by all the    
apostles4    #ae3h4 ,and last of all1 he
 was seen also by me1 as by one born out
 of  due time4    #ae3i4 ,for ,i am the 
least of the apostles1 who am not worthy
 to be  called an apostle1 because ,i   
persecuted the church of ,god4          
#ae3aj4 ,but by the grace of ,god1 ,i am
 what ,i am4 ,and his grace in me  hath 
not been void3 but ,i have laboured more
 abundantly than all they4  ,yet not ,i1
 but the grace of ,god with me3         
#ae3aa4 ,for whether ,i or they1 so we  
preach3 and so you have believed4       
#ae3ab4 ,now if ,christ be preached1    
that he arose again from the dead1  how 
do some among you say that there is no  
resurrection of the dead8    #ae3ac4    
,but if there be no resurrection of the 
dead1 then ,christ is not  risen again4 
#ae3ad4 ,and if ,christ be not risen    

again1 then is our preaching vain3  and 
your faith is also vain4    #ae3ae4     
,yea1 and we are found false witnesses  
of ,god3 because we have  given         
testimony against ,god1 that he hath    
raised up ,christ1 whom he  hath not    
raised up1 if the dead rise not again4  
#ae3af4 ,for if the dead rise not again1
 neither is ,christ risen again4        
#ae3ag4 ,and if ,christ be not risen    
again1 your faith is vain3 for you  are 
yet in your sins4    #ae3ah4 ,then they 
also that are fallen asleep in ,christ  
are perished4    #ae3ai4 ,if in this    
life only we have hope in ,christ1 we   
are of all men  most miserable4         
#ae3bj4 ,but now ,christ is risen from  
the dead1 the firstfruits of them  that 
sleep3    #ae3ba4 ,for by a man came    
death3 and by a man the resurrection of 
the  dead4    #ae3bb4 ,and as in ,adam  
all die1 so also in ,christ all shall be
 made  alive4    #ae3bc4 ,but every one 
in his own order3 the firstfruits1      
,christ3 then  they that are of ,christ1

 who have believed in his coming4       
#ae3bd4 ,afterwards the end3 when he    
shall have delivered up the kingdom  to 
,god and the ,father3 when he shall have
 brought to nought all  principality and
 power and virtue4    #ae3be4 ,for he   
must reign1 until he hath put all his   
enemies under his  feet4    #ae3bf4 ,and
 the enemy1 death1 shall be destroyed   
last3 ,for he hath put  all things under
 his feet4 ,and whereas he saith3       
#ae3bg4 ,all things are put under him2  
undoubtedly1 he is excepted1 who  put   
all things under him4    #ae3bh4 ,and   
when all things shall be subdued unto   
him1 then the ,son also  himself shall  
be subject unto him that put all things 
under him1 that  ,god may be all in all4
    ,the ,son also himself shall be     
subject unto him4444 ,that is1 the ,son 
will be subject to the ,father1         
according to his human nature1 even     
after the general resurrection2 and also
 the whole mystical body of  ,christ    
will be entirely subject to ,god1       

obeying him in every thing4    #ae3bi4  
,otherwise1 what shall they do that are 
baptized for the dead1 if  the dead rise
 not again at all8 ,why are they then   
baptized for them8    ,that are baptized
 for the dead4444 ,some think the       
apostle here alludes  to a ceremony then
 in use2 but others1 more probably1 to  
the prayers  and penitential labours1   
performed by the primitive ,christians  
for the  souls of the faithful departed2
 or to the baptism of afflictions and   
sufferings undergone for sinners        
spiritually dead4    #ae3cj4 ,why also  
are we in danger every hour8    #ae3ca4 
,i die daily1 ,i protest by your glory1 
brethren1 which ,i have in  ,christ     
,jesus our ,lord4    #ae3cb4 ,if        
7according to man7 ,i fought with beasts
 at ,ephesus1 what doth  it profit me1  
if the dead rise not again8 ,let us eat 
and drink1 for to  morrow we shall die4 
,let us eat and drink1 etc4444 ,that is1
 if we did not believe that we  were to 
rise again from the dead1 we might live 

like the impious and  wicked1 who have  
no belief in the resurrection4          
#ae3cc4 ,be not seduced3 ,evil          
communications corrupt good manners4    
#ae3cd4 ,awake1 ye just1 and sin not4   
,for some have not the knowledge of     
,god4 ,i speak it to your shame4        
#ae3ce4 ,but some man will say3 ,how do 
the dead rise again8 ,or with what      
manner of body shall they come8         
#ae3cf4 ,senseless man1 that which thou 
sowest is not quickened1 except  it die 
first4    #ae3cg4 ,and that which thou  
sowest1 thou sowest not the body that   
shall  be3 but bare grain1 as of wheat1 
or of some of the rest4    #ae3ch4 ,but 
,god giveth it a body as he will3 and to
 every seed its  proper body4    #ae3ci4
 ,all flesh is not the same flesh3 but  
one is the flesh of men1  another of    
beasts1 another of birds1 another of    
fishes4    #ae3dj4 ,and there are bodies
 celestial and bodies terrestrial3 but1 
one  is the glory of the celestial1 and 
another of the terrestrial4    #ae3da4  

,one is the glory of the sun1 another   
the glory of the moon1 and  another the 
glory of the stars4 ,for star differeth 
from star in glory4    #ae3db4 ,so also 
is the resurrection of the dead4 ,it is 
sown in  corruption3 it shall rise in   
incorruption4    #ae3dc4 ,it is sown in 
dishonour3 it shall rise in glory4 ,it  
is sown in  weakness3 it shall rise in  
power4    #ae3dd4 ,it is sown a natural 
body3 it shall rise a spiritual body4   
,if  there be a natural body1 there is  
also a spiritual body1 as it is         
written3    #ae3de4 ,the first man ,adam
 was made into a living soul2 the last  
,adam  into a quickening spirit4        
#ae3df4 ,yet that was not first which is
 spiritual1 but that which is  natural3 
afterwards that which is spiritual4     
#ae3dg4 ,the first man was of the earth1
 earthly3 the second man1 from  heaven1 
heavenly4    #ae3dh4 ,such as is the    
earthly1 such also are the earthly3 and 
such as  is the heavenly1 such also are 
they that are heavenly4    #ae3di4      

,therefore1 as we have borne the image  
of the earthly1 let us  bear also the   
image of the heavenly4    #ae3ej4 ,now  
this ,i say1 brethren1 that flesh and   
blood cannot possess  the kingdom of    
,god3 neither shall corruption possess  
incorruption4    #ae3ea4 ,behold1 ,i    
tell you a mystery4 ,we shall all indeed
 rise again3  but we shall not all be   
changed4    #ae3eb4 ,in a moment1 in the
 twinkling of an eye1 at the last       
trumpet3  for the trumpet shall sound   
and the dead shall rise again           
incorruptible4 ,and we shall be changed4
    #ae3ec4 ,for this corruptible must  
put on incorruption3 and this mortal    
must put on immortality4    #ae3ed4 ,and
 when this mortal hath put on           
immortality1 then shall come to  pass   
the saying that is written3 ,death is   
swallowed up in victory4    #ae3ee4 ,o  
death1 where is thy victory8 ,o death1  
where is thy sting8    #ae3ef4 ,now the 
sting of death is sin3 and the power of 
sin is the law4    #ae3eg4 ,but thanks  

be to ,god1 who hath given us the       
victory through our  ,lord ,jesus       
,christ4    #ae3eh4 ,therefore1 my      
beloved brethren1 be ye steadfast and   
unmoveable3  always abounding in the    
work of the ,lord1 knowing that your    
labour is  not in vain in the ,lord4    
#a ,corinthians ,chapter #af    ,of     
collection of alms4 ,admonitions and    
salutations4    #af3a4 ,now concerning  
the collections that are made for the   
saints3 as ,i  have given order to the  
churches of ,galatia1 so do ye also4    
#af3b4 ,on the first day of the week1   
let every one of you put apart with     
himself1 laying up what it shall well   
please him3 that when ,i come1 the      
collections be not then to be made4     
#af3c4 ,and when ,i shall be with you1  
whomsoever you shall approve by         
letters1 them will ,i send to carry your
 grace to ,jerusalem4    #af3d4 ,and if 
it be meet that ,i also go1 they shall  
go with me4    #af3e4 ,now ,i will come 
to you1 when ,i shall have passed       

through  ,macedonia4 ,for ,i shall pass 
through ,macedonia4    #af3f4 ,and with 
you perhaps ,i shall abide1 or even     
spend the winter3  that you may bring me
 on my way whithersoever ,i shall go4   
#af3g4 ,for ,i will not see you now by  
the way3 for ,i trust that ,i shall     
abide with you some time1 if the ,lord  
permit4    #af3h4 ,but ,i will tarry at 
,ephesus1 until ,pentecost4    #af3i4   
,for a great door and evident is opened 
unto me3 and many  adversaries4         
#af3aj4 ,now if ,timothy come1 see that 
he be with you without fear3 for  he    
worketh the work of the ,lord1 as ,i    
also do4    #af3aa4 ,let no man         
therefore despise him3 but conduct ye   
him on his way  in peace1 that he may   
come to me4 ,for ,i look for him with   
the brethren4    #af3ab4 ,and touching  
our brother ,apollo1 ,i give you to     
understand that ,i  much entreated him  
to come unto you with the brethren3 and 
indeed it  was not his will at all to   
come at this time4 ,but he will come    

when he  shall have leisure4    #af3ac4 
,watch ye3 stand fast in the faith3 do  
manfully and be  strengthened4          
#af3ad4 ,let all your things be done in 
charity4    #af3ae4 ,and ,i beseech you1
 brethren1 you know the house of        
,stephanus1  and of ,fortunatus1 and of 
,achaicus1 that they are the firstfruits
 of  ,achaia1 and have dedicated        
themselves to the ministry of the       
saints3    #af3af4 ,that you also be    
subject to such and to every one that   
worketh  with us and laboureth4         
#af3ag4 ,and ,i rejoice in the presence 
of ,stephanus and ,fortunatus and       
,achaicus3 because that which was       
wanting on your part1 they have         
supplied4    #af3ah4 ,for they have     
refreshed both my spirit and yours4     
,know them1  therefore1 that are such4  
#af3ai4 ,the churches of ,asia salute   
you4 ,aquila and ,priscilla salute you  
much in the ,lord1 with the church that 
is in their house1 with whom ,i  also   
lodge4    #af3bj4 ,all the brethren     

salute you4 ,salute one another with a  
holy  kiss4    #af3ba4 ,the salutation  
of me ,paul1 with my own hand4          
#af3bb4 ,if any man love not our ,lord  
,jesus ,christ1 let him be anathema1    
maranatha4    ,let him be anathema1     
maranatha4444 ,anathema signifies here a
 thing  accursed4 ,maran-atha1 which1   
according to ,st4 ,jerome and ,st4      
,chrysostom1 signify1 #8,the ,lord is   
come' already1 and therefore is to be   
taken as an admonition to those who     
doubted of the resurrection1 and to  put
 them in mind that ,christ1 the judge of
 the living and the dead1 is  come      
already4 ,others explain ,maran-atha3   
#8,may our ,lord come'1 that is1  to    
judge and punish those with exemplary   
judgments and punishments1  that do not 
love the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4          
#af3bc4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ be with you4    #af3bd4 ,my     
charity be with you all in ,christ      
,jesus4 ,amen4          ,,the ,,second  
,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the  

,,corinthians      ,in this ,epistle    
,st4 ,paul comforts those who are now   
reformed by his  admonitions to them in 
the former and absolves the incestuous  
man on  doing penance1 whom he had      
before excommunicated for his crime4    
,hence  he treats of true penance and of
 the dignity of the ministers of the    
,new ,testament4 ,he cautions the       
faithful against false teachers and the 
society of infidels4 ,he gives an       
account of his sufferings and also of   
the favours and graces which ,god hath  
bestowed on him4 ,this second  ,epistle 
was written in the same year with the   
first and sent by ,titus  from some     
place in ,macedonia4      #b            
,corinthians ,chapter #a    ,he speaks  
of his troubles in ,asia4 ,his not      
coming to them was not out  of levity4  
,the constancy and sincerity of his     
doctrine4    #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of 
,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and 
,timothy  our brother3 to the church of 
,god that is at ,corinth1 with all the  

saints that are in all ,achaia3    #a3b4
 ,grace unto you and peace from ,god our
 ,father and from the ,lord  ,jesus     
,christ4    #a3c4 ,blessed be the ,god  
and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1
 the ,father  of mercies and the ,god of
 all comfort3    #a3d4 ,who comforteth  
us in all our tribulation1 that we also 
may be able  to comfort them who are in 
all distress1 by the exhortation        
wherewith  we also are exhorted by ,god4
    #a3e4 ,for as the sufferings of     
,christ abound in us3 so also by ,christ
  doth our comfort abound4    #a3f4 ,now
 whether we be in tribulation1 it is for
 your exhortation and  salvation3 or    
whether we be comforted1 it is for your 
consolation3 or  whether we be exhorted1
 it is for your exhortation and         
salvation1 which  worketh the enduring  
of the same sufferings which we also    
suffer4    #a3g4 ,that our hope for you 
may be steadfast3 knowing that as you   
are  partakers of the sufferings1 so    
shall you be also of the consolation4   

#a3h4 ,for we would not have you        
ignorant1 brethren1 of our tribulation  
which came to us in ,asia3 that we were 
pressed out of measure above our        
strength1 so that we were weary even of 
life4    #a3i4 ,but we had in ourselves 
the answer of death1 that we should not 
trust in ourselves1 but in ,god who     
raiseth the dead4    #a3aj4 ,who hath   
delivered and doth deliver us out of so 
great dangers3  in whom we trust that he
 will yet also deliver us1    #a3aa4    
,you helping withal in prayer for us4   
,that for this gift obtained  for us1 by
 the means of many persons1 thanks may  
be given by many in  our behalf4        
#a3ab4 ,for our glory is this3 the      
testimony of our conscience1 that in    
simplicity of heart and sincerity of    
,god1 and not in carnal wisdom1 but  in 
the grace of ,god1 we have conversed in 
this world3 and more  abundantly towards
 you4    #a3ac4 ,for we write no other  
things to you than what you have read   
and  known4 ,and ,i hope that you shall 

know unto the end4    #a3ad4 ,as also   
you have known us in part1 that we are  
your glory3 as you  also are ours1 in   
the day of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4    
#a3ae4 ,and in this confidence ,i had a 
mind to come to you before1 that  you   
might have a second grace3    #a3af4    
,and to pass by you into ,macedonia3 and
 again from ,macedonia to  come to you1 
and by you to be brought on my way      
towards ,judea4    #a3ag4 ,whereas then 
,i was thus minded1 did ,i use          
lightness8 ,or1 the  things that ,i     
purpose1 do ,i purpose according to the 
flesh1 that there  should be with me1   
,it is1 and ,it is not8    #a3ah4 ,but  
,god is faithful3 for our preaching     
which was to you1 was not1  ,it is1 and 
,it is not4    #a3ai4 ,for the ,son of  
,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 who was preached  
among you by  us1 by me and ,sylvanus   
and ,timothy1 was not3 ,it is and ,it is
 not4 ,but1  ,it is1 was in him4    ,it 
is1 was in him4444 ,there was no        
inconstancy in the doctrine of the      

apostles1 sometimes1 like modern        
sectaries1 saying1 ,it is1 and at other 
times saying1 ,it is not4 ,but their    
doctrine was ever the same1 one  uniform
 yea1 in ,jesus ,christ1 one ,amen1 that
 is1 one truth in him4    #a3bj4 ,for   
all the promises of ,god are in him1 ,it
 is4 ,therefore also by  him1 amen to   
,god1 unto our glory4    #a3ba4 ,now he 
that confirmeth us with you in ,christ  
and that hath  anointed us1 is ,god3    
#a3bb4 ,who also hath sealed us and     
given the pledge of the ,spirit in our  
hearts4    #a3bc4 ,but ,i call ,god to  
witness upon my soul that to spare you1 
,i came  not any more to ,corinth3 not  
because we exercise dominion over your  
faith3 but we are helpers of your joy4  
,for in faith you stand4      #b        
,corinthians ,chapter #b    ,he grants a
 pardon to the incestuous man upon his  
doing penance4    #b3a4 ,but ,i         
determined this with myself1 not to come
 to you again in  sorrow4    #b3b4 ,for 
if ,i make you sorrowful1 who is he then

 that can make me glad1  but the same   
who is made sorrowful by me8    #b3c4   
,and ,i wrote this same to you3 that ,i 
may not1 when ,i come1 have  sorrow upon
 sorrow from them of whom ,i ought to   
rejoice3 having  confidence in you all1 
that my joy is the joy of you all4      
#b3d4 ,for out of much affliction and   
anguish of heart1 ,i wrote to you  with 
many tears3 not that you should be made 
sorrowful3 but that you  might know the 
charity ,i have more abundantly towards 
you4    #b3e4 ,and if any one have      
caused grief1 he hath not grieved me3   
but in  part1 that ,i may not burden you
 all4    #b3f4 ,to him who is such a    
one1 this rebuke is sufficient1 which is
  given by many4    #b3g4 ,so that on   
the contrary1 you should rather forgive 
him and comfort  him1 lest perhaps such 
a one be swallowed up with overmuch     
sorrow4    #b3h4 ,wherefore1 ,i beseech 
you that you would confirm your charity 
towards him4    #b3i4 ,for to this end  
also did ,i write1 that ,i may know the 

experiment  of you1 whether you be      
obedient in all things4    #b3aj4 ,and  
to whom you have pardoned any thing1 ,i 
also4 ,for1 what ,i have  pardoned1 if  
,i have pardoned any thing1 for your    
sakes have ,i done it  in the person of 
,christ3    ,i also4444 ,the apostle    
here granted an indulgence1 or pardon1  
in the  person and by the authority of  
,christ1 to the incestuous ,corinthian1 
whom before he had put under penance1   
which pardon consisted in a  releasing  
of part of the temporal punishment due  
to his sin4    #b3aa4 ,that we be not   
overreached by ,satan4 ,for we are not  
ignorant of  his devices4    #b3ab4 ,and
 when ,i was come to ,troas for the     
gospel of ,christ and a door  was opened
 unto me in the ,lord1    #b3ac4 ,i had 
no rest in my spirit1 because ,i found  
not ,titus my brother3  but bidding them
 farewell1 ,i went into ,macedonia4     
#b3ad4 ,now thanks be to ,god1 who      
always maketh us to triumph in ,christ  
,jesus and manifesteth the odour of his 

knowledge by us in every place4         
#b3ae4 ,for we are the good odour of    
,christ unto ,god1 in them that are     
saved and in them that perish4    #b3af4
 ,to the one indeed the odour of death  
unto death3 but to the  others the odour
 of life unto life4 ,and for these      
things who is so  sufficient8    ,the   
odour of death1 etc4444 ,the preaching  
of the apostle1 which by its  fragrant  
odour1 brought many to life1 was to     
others1 through their own  fault1 the   
occasion of death2 by their wilfully    
opposing and resisting  that divine     
call4    #b3ag4 ,for we are not as many1
 adulterating the word of ,god3 but with
  sincerity3 but as from ,god1 before   
,god1 in ,christ we speak4      #b      
,corinthians ,chapter #c    ,he needs no
 commendatory letters4 ,the glory of the
 ministry of the ,new  ,testament4      
#c3a4 ,do we begin again to commend     
ourselves8 ,or do we need 7as some do7  
epistles of commendation to you1 or from
 you8    #c3b4 ,you are our epistle1    

written in our hearts1 which is known   
and  read by all men3    #c3c4 ,being   
manifested1 that you are the epistle of 
,christ1 ministered  by us1 and written3
 not with ink but with the ,spirit of   
the living ,god3  not in tables of stone
 but in the fleshly tables of the heart4
    #c3d4 ,and such confidence we have1 
through ,christ1 towards ,god4    #c3e4 
,not that we are sufficient to think any
 thing of ourselves1 as of  ourselves3  
but our sufficiency is from ,god4       
#c3f4 ,who also hath made us fit        
ministers of the new testament1 not in  
the letter but in the spirit4 ,for the  
letter killeth3 but the spirit          
quickeneth4    ,the letter4444 ,not     
rightly understood1 and taken without   
the spirit4    #c3g4 ,now if the        
ministration of death1 engraven with    
letters upon  stones1 was glorious 7so  
that the children of ,israel could not  
steadfastly behold the face of ,moses1  
for the glory of his  countenance71     
which is made void3    #c3h4 ,how shall 

not the ministration of the spirit be   
rather in glory8    #c3i4 ,for if the   
ministration of condemnation be glory1  
much more the  ministration of justice  
aboundeth in glory4    #c3aj4 ,for even 
that which was glorious in this part was
 not glorified  by reason of the glory  
that excelleth4    #c3aa4 ,for if that  
which is done away was glorious1 much   
more that which  remaineth is in glory4 
#c3ab4 ,having therefore such hope1 we  
use much confidence4    #c3ac4 ,and not 
as ,moses put a veil upon his face1 that
 the children of  ,israel might not     
steadfastly look on the face of that    
which is made  void4    #c3ad4 ,but     
their senses were made dull4 ,for1 until
 this present day1 the  selfsame veil1  
in the reading of the old testament1    
remaineth not taken  away 7because in   
,christ it is made void74    #c3ae4 ,but
 even until this day1 when ,moses is    
read1 the veil is upon  their heart4    
#c3af4 ,but when they shall be converted
 to the ,lord1 the veil shall be  taken 

away4    #c3ag4 ,now the ,lord is a     
,spirit4 ,and where the ,spirit of the  
,lord is1  there is liberty4    #c3ah4  
,but we all1 beholding the glory of the 
,lord with open face1 are  transformed  
into the same image from glory to glory1
 as by the ,spirit  of the ,lord4       
#b ,corinthians ,chapter #d    ,the     
sincerity of his preaching4 ,his comfort
 in his afflictions4    #d3a4 ,therefore
 seeing we have this ministration1      
according as we have  obtained mercy1 we
 faint not4    #d3b4 ,but we renounce   
the hidden things of dishonesty1 not    
walking in  craftiness nor adulterating 
the word of ,god3 but by manifestation  
of  the truth commending ourselves to   
every man's conscience1 in the sight  of
 ,god4    #d3c4 ,and if our gospel be   
also hid1 it is hid to them that are    
lost1    #d3d4 ,in whom the god of this 
world hath blinded the minds of         
unbelievers1 that the light of the      
gospel of the glory of ,christ1 who  is 
the image of ,god1 should not shine unto

 them4    #d3e4 ,for we preach not      
ourselves1 but ,jesus ,christ our ,lord3
 and  ourselves your servants through   
,jesus4    #d3f4 ,for ,god1 who         
commanded the light to shine out of     
darkness1 hath  shined in our hearts1 to
 give the light of the knowledge of the 
glory  of ,god1 in the face of ,christ  
,jesus4    #d3g4 ,but we have this      
treasure in earthen vessels1 that the   
excellency  may be of the power of ,god 
and not of us4    #d3h4 ,in all things  
we suffer tribulation3 but are not      
distressed4 ,we  are straitened3 but are
 not destitute4    #d3i4 ,we suffer     
persecution3 but are not forsaken4 ,we  
are cast down3 but  we perish not4      
#d3aj4 ,always bearing about in our body
 the mortification of ,jesus1 that  the 
life also of ,jesus may be made manifest
 in our bodies4    #d3aa4 ,for we who   
live are always delivered unto death for
 ,jesus' sake3  that the life also of   
,jesus may be made manifest in our      
mortal flesh4    #d3ab4 ,so then death  

worketh in us3 but life in you4         
#d3ac4 ,but having the same spirit of   
faith1 as it is written3 ,i  believed1  
for which cause ,i have spoken2 we also 
believe4 ,for which  cause we speak     
also3    #d3ad4 ,knowing that he who    
raised up ,jesus will raise us up also  
with  ,jesus and place us with you4     
#d3ae4 ,for all things are for your     
sakes3 that the grace1 abounding        
through many1 may abound in thanksgiving
 unto the glory of ,god4    #d3af4 ,for 
which cause we faint not3 but though our
 outward man is  corrupted1 yet the     
inward man is renewed day by day4       
#d3ag4 ,for that which is at present    
momentary and light of our  tribulation 
worketh for us above measure1           
exceedingly an eternal weight  of glory4
    #d3ah4 ,while we look not at the    
things which are seen1 but at the things
  which are not seen4 ,for the things   
which are seen are temporal3 but the    
things which are not seen1 are eternal4 
#b ,corinthians ,chapter #e    ,he is   

willing to leave his earthly mansion to 
be with the ,lord4 ,his  charity to the 
,corinthians4    #e3a4 ,for we know1 if 
our earthly house of this habitation be 
dissolved1  that we have a building of  
,god1 a house not made with hands1      
eternal in  heaven4    #e3b4 ,for in    
this also we groan1 desiring to be      
clothed upon with our  habitation that  
is from heaven4    #e3c4 ,yet so that we
 be found clothed1 not naked4    #e3d4  
,for we also1 who are in this           
tabernacle1 do groan1 being  burthened2 
because we would not be unclothed1 but  
clothed upon1 that  that which is mortal
 may be swallowed up by life4    #e3e4  
,now he that maketh us for this very    
thing is ,god1 who hath given  us the   
pledge of the ,spirit1    #e3f4         
,therefore having always confidence1    
knowing that while we are in  the body  
we are absent from the ,lord4    #e3g4  
7,for we walk by faith and not by       
sight47    #e3h4 ,but we are confident  
and have a good will to be absent rather

 from  the body and to be present with  
the ,lord4    #e3i4 ,and therefore we   
labour1 whether absent or present1 to   
please him4    #e3aj4 ,for we must all  
be manifested before the judgment seat  
of ,christ1  that every one may receive 
the proper things of the body1 according
 as  he hath done1 whether it be good or
 evil4    ,the proper things of the     
body4444 ,in the particular judgment1   
immediately after death1 the soul is    
rewarded or punished according to  what 
it has done in the body4    #e3aa4      
,knowing therefore the fear of the      
,lord1 we use persuasion to men3  but to
 ,god we are manifest4 ,and ,i trust    
also that in your consciences  we are   
manifest4    #e3ab4 ,we commend not     
ourselves again to you1 but give you    
occasion to  glory in our behalf3 that  
you may have somewhat to answer them who
  glory in face1 and not in heart4      
#e3ac4 ,for whether we be transported in
 mind1 it is to ,god3 or whether  we be 
sober1 it is for you4    #e3ad4 ,for the

 charity of ,christ presseth us3 judging
 this1 that if one  died for all1 then  
all were dead4    #e3ae4 ,and ,christ   
died for all3 that they also who live   
may not now live  to themselves1 but    
unto him who died for them and rose     
again4    #e3af4 ,wherefore henceforth1 
we know no man according to the flesh4  
,and  if we have known ,christ according
 to the flesh3 but now we know him so   
no longer4    ,we know no man according 
to the flesh4444 ,that is1 we consider  
not any  man with regard to his nation1 
family1 kindred1 or other natural       
qualities or advantages2 but only with  
relation to ,christ1 and  according to  
the order of divine charity1 in ,god1   
and for ,god4 ,the  apostle adds1 that  
even with respect to ,christ himself1 he
 now no  longer considers him according 
to the flesh1 by taking a satisfaction  
in his being his countryman2 his        
affection being now purified from all   
such earthly considerations4    #e3ag4  
,if then any be in ,christ a new        

creature1 the old things are  passed    
away4 ,behold all things are made new4  
#e3ah4 ,but all things are of ,god1 who 
hath reconciled us to himself by        
,christ and hath given to us the        
ministry of reconciliation4    #e3ai4   
,for ,god indeed was in ,christ1        
reconciling the world to himself1  not  
imputing to them their sins4 ,and he    
hath placed in us the word of           
reconciliation4    #e3bj4 ,for ,christ  
therefore we are ambassadors1 ,god as it
 were exhorting  by us1 for ,christ1 we 
beseech you1 be reconciled to ,god4     
#e3ba4 ,him1 who knew no sin1 he hath   
made sin for us3 that we might be  made 
the justice of ,god in him4    ,sin for 
us4444 ,that is1 to be a sin offering1 a
 victim for sin4      #b ,corinthians   
,chapter #f    ,he exhorts them to a    
correspondence with ,god's grace and not
 to  associate with unbelievers4        
#f3a4 ,and we helping do exhort you that
 you receive not the grace of ,god  in  
vain4    #f3b4 ,for he saith3 ,in an    

accepted time have ,i heard thee and in 
the day  of salvation have ,i helped    
thee4 ,behold1 now is the acceptable    
time3  behold1 now is the day of        
salvation4    #f3c4 ,giving no offence  
to any man1 that our ministry be not    
blamed4    #f3d4 ,but in all things let 
us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of
  ,god1 in much patience1 in            
tribulation1 in necessities1 in         
distresses1    #f3e4 ,in stripes1 in    
prisons1 in seditions1 in labours1 in   
watchings1 in  fastings1    #f3f4 ,in   
chastity1 in knowledge1 in              
longsuffering1 in sweetness1 in the     
,holy ,ghost1 in charity unfeigned1     
#f3g4 ,in the word of truth1 in the     
power of ,god3 by the armour of  justice
 on the right hand and on the left3     
#f3h4 ,by honour and dishonour3 by evil 
report and good report3 as  deceivers   
and yet true3 as unknown and yet known3 
#f3i4 ,as dying and behold we live3 as  
chastised and not killed3    #f3aj4 ,as 
sorrowful1 yet always rejoicing3 as     

needy1 yet enriching many3  as having   
nothing and possessing all things4      
#f3aa4 ,our mouth is open to you1 ,o ye 
,corinthians3 our heart is  enlarged4   
#f3ab4 ,you are not straitened in us3   
but in your own bowels you are          
straitened4    #f3ac4 ,but having the   
same recompense 7,i speak as to my      
children73 be  you also enlarged4       
#f3ad4 ,bear not the yoke with          
unbelievers4 ,for what participation    
hath  justice with injustice8 ,or what  
fellowship hath light with darkness8    
#f3ae4 ,and what concord hath ,christ   
with ,belial8 ,or what part hath the    
faithful with the unbeliever8    #f3af4 
,and what agreement hath the temple of  
,god with idols8 ,for you are  the      
temple of the living ,god3 as ,god      
saith3 ,i will dwell in them and  walk  
among them4 ,and ,i will be their ,god3 
and they shall be my people4    #f3ag4  
,wherefore3 ,go out from among them and 
be ye separate1 saith the  ,lord1 and   
touch not the unclean thing3    #f3ah4  

,and ,i will receive you4 ,and will be a
 ,father to you3 and you  shall be my   
sons and daughters1 saith the ,lord     
,almighty4      #b ,corinthians ,chapter
 #g    ,the apostle's affection for the 
,corinthians4 ,his comfort and joy on   
their account4    #g3a4 ,having         
therefore these promises1 dearly        
beloved1 let us cleanse  ourselves from 
all defilement of the flesh and of the  
spirit1  perfecting sanctification in   
the fear of ,god4    #g3b4 ,receive us4 
,we have injured no man3 we have        
corrupted no man3 we  have overreached  
no man4    #g3c4 ,i speak not this to   
your condemnation4 ,for we have said    
before  that you are in our hearts3 to  
die together and to live together4      
#g3d4 ,great is my confidence for you3  
great is my glorying for you4 ,i am     
filled with comfort3 ,i exceedingly     
abound with joy in all our  tribulation4
    #g3e4 ,for also1 when we were come  
into ,macedonia1 our flesh had no rest3 
but we suffered all tribulation4        

,combats without3 fears within4    #g3f4
 ,but ,god1 who comforteth the humble1  
comforted us by the coming of  ,titus4  
#g3g4 ,and not by his coming only1 but  
also by the consolation wherewith  he   
was comforted in you1 relating to us    
your desire1 your mourning1  your zeal  
for me3 so that ,i rejoiced the more4   
#g3h4 ,for although ,i made you         
sorrowful by my epistle1 ,i do not      
repent4  ,and if ,i did repent1 seeing  
that the same epistle 7although but for 
a  time7 did make you sorrowful1        
#g3i4 ,now ,i am glad3 not because you  
were made sorrowful1 but because  you   
were made sorrowful unto penance4 ,for  
you were made sorrowful  according to   
,god1 that you might suffer damage by us
 in nothing4    #g3aj4 ,for the sorrow  
that is according to ,god worketh       
penance1  steadfast unto salvation3 but 
the sorrow of the world worketh death4  
#g3aa4 ,for behold this selfsame thing1 
that you were made sorrowful  according 
to ,god1 how great carefulness it       

worketh in you3 yea defence1  yea       
indignation1 yea fear1 yea desire1 yea  
zeal1 yea revenge4 ,in all  things you  
have shewed yourselves to be undefiled  
in the matter4    #g3ab4 ,wherefore     
although ,i wrote to you1 it was not for
 his sake that  did the wrong1 nor for  
him that suffered it3 but to manifest   
our  carefulness that we have for you4  
#g3ac4 ,before ,god3 therefore we were  
comforted4 ,but in our consolation  we  
did the more abundantly rejoice for the 
joy of ,titus1 because his  spirit was  
refreshed by you all4    #g3ad4 ,and if 
,i have boasted any thing to him of you1
 ,i have not been  put to shame3 but as 
we have spoken all things to you in     
truth1 so also  our boasting that was   
made to ,titus is found a truth4        
#g3ae4 ,and his bowels are more         
abundantly towards you3 remembering the 
obedience of you all1 how with fear and 
trembling you received him4    #g3af4 ,i
 rejoice that in all things ,i have     
confidence in you4      #b ,corinthians 

,chapter #h    ,he exhorts them to      
contribute bountifully to relieve the   
poor of  ,jerusalem4    #h3a4 ,now we   
make known unto you1 brethren1 the grace
 of ,god that hath  been given in the   
churches of ,macedonia4    #h3b4 ,that  
in much experience of tribulation1 they 
have had abundance of  joy and their    
very deep poverty hath abounded unto the
 riches of their  simplicity4           
,simplicity4444 ,that is1 sincere bounty
 and charity4    #h3c4 ,for according to
 their power 7,i bear them witness7 and 
beyond  their power1 they were willing3 
#h3d4 ,with much entreaty begging of us 
the grace and communication of  the     
ministry that is done toward the saints4
    #h3e4 ,and not as we hoped3 but they
 gave their own selves1 first to the    
,lord1 then to us by the will of ,god2  
#h3f4 ,insomuch1 that we desired ,titus1
 that1 as he had begun1 so also he      
would finish among you this same grace4 
#h3g4 ,that as in all things you abound 
in faith and word and knowledge  and all

 carefulness1 moreover also in your     
charity towards us3 so in  this grace   
also you may abound4    #h3h4 ,i speak  
not as commanding3 but by the           
carefulness of others1  approving also  
the good disposition of your charity4   
#h3i4 ,for you know the grace of our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that being rich   
he became poor for your sakes3 that     
through his poverty you might be  rich4 
#h3aj4 ,and herein ,i give my advice3   
for this is profitable for you who  have
 begun not only to do but also to be    
willing1 a year ago4    #h3aa4 ,now     
therefore perform ye it also in deed3   
that as your mind is  forward to be     
willing1 so it may be also to perform1  
out of that which  you have4    #h3ab4  
,for if the will be forward1 it is      
accepted according to that  which a man 
hath3 not according to that which he    
hath not4    #h3ac4 ,for ,i mean not    
that others should be eased and you     
burdened1 but  by an equality4    #h3ad4
 ,in this present time let your         

abundance supply their want1 that  their
 abundance also may supply your want3   
that there may be an  equality1         
#h3ae4 ,as it is written3 ,he that had  
much had nothing over2 and he that  had 
little had no want4    #h3af4 ,and      
thanks be to ,god1 who hath given the   
same carefulness for you  in the heart  
of ,titus4    #h3ag4 ,for indeed he     
accepted the exhortation3 but1 being    
more careful1  of his own will he went  
unto you4    #h3ah4 ,we have sent also  
with him the brother whose praise is in 
the  gospel through all the churches4   
#h3ai4 ,and not that only3 but he was   
also ordained by the churches  companion
 of our travels1 for this grace1 which  
is administered by us1  to the glory of 
the ,lord and our determined will3      
#h3bj4 ,avoiding this1 lest any man     
should blame us in this abundance  which
 is administered by us4    #h3ba4 ,for  
we forecast what may be good1 not only  
before ,god but also  before men4       
#h3bb4 ,and we have sent with them our  

brother also1 whom we have often  proved
 diligent in many things1 but now much  
more diligent3 with much  confidence in 
you1    #h3bc4 ,either for ,titus1 who  
is my companion and fellow labourer     
towards  you1 or our brethren1 the      
apostles of the churches1 the glory of  
,christ4    #h3bd4 ,wherefore shew ye to
 them1 in the sight of the churches1 the
  evidence of your charity and of our   
boasting on your behalf4      #b        
,corinthians ,chapter #i    ,a further  
exhortation to almsgiving4 ,the fruits  
of it4    #i3a4 ,for concerning the     
ministry that is done towards the       
saints1 it is  superfluous for me to    
write unto you4    #i3b4 ,for ,i know   
your forward mind3 for which ,i boast of
 you to the  ,macedonians1 that ,achaia 
also is ready from the year past4 ,and  
your  emulation hath provoked very many4
    #i3c4 ,now ,i have sent the         
brethren1 that the thing which we boast 
of  concerning you be not made void in  
this behalf1 that 7as ,i have said7  you

 may be ready3    #i3d4 ,lest1 when the 
,macedonians shall come with me and find
 you  unprepared1 we 7not to say ye7    
should be ashamed in this matter4       
#i3e4 ,therefore ,i thought it necessary
 to desire the brethren that they  would
 go to you before and prepare this      
blessing before promised1 to be  ready1 
so as a blessing1 not as covetousness4  
#i3f4 ,now this ,i say3 ,he who soweth  
sparingly shall also reap sparingly3    
and he who soweth in blessings shall    
also reap blessings4    #i3g4 ,every one
 as he hath determined in his heart1 not
 with sadness or  of necessity3 for ,god
 loveth a cheerful giver4    #i3h4 ,and 
,god is able to make all grace abound in
 you3 that ye always1  having all       
sufficiency in all things1 may abound to
 every good work1    #i3i4 ,as it is    
written3 ,he hath dispersed abroad1 he  
hath given to the  poor3 his justice    
remaineth for ever4    #i3aj4 ,and he   
that ministereth seed to the sower will 
both give you  bread to eat and will    

multiply your seed and increase the     
growth of the  fruits of your justice3  
#i3aa4 ,that being enriched in all      
things1 you may abound unto all         
simplicity which worketh through us     
thanksgiving to ,god4    #i3ab4 ,because
 the administration of this office doth 
not only supply  the want of the saints1
 but aboundeth also by many             
thanksgivings in the  ,lord4    #i3ac4  
,by the proof of this ministry1         
glorifying ,god for the obedience  of   
your confession unto the gospel of      
,christ and for the simplicity of  your 
communicating unto them and unto all4   
#i3ad4 ,and in their praying for you1   
being desirous of you1 because of  the  
excellent grace of ,god in you4         
#i3ae4 ,thanks be to ,god for his       
unspeakable gift4      #b ,corinthians  
,chapter #aj    ,to stop the calumny and
 boasting of false apostles1 he set     
forth the  power of his apostleship4    
#aj3a4 ,now ,i ,paul1 myself beseech    
you1 by the mildness and modesty of     

,christ3 who in presence indeed am lowly
 among you1 but being absent am  bold   
toward you4    #aj3b4 ,but ,i beseech   
you1 that ,i may not be bold when ,i am 
present with  that confidence wherewith 
,i am thought to be bold1 against some  
who  reckon us as if we walked according
 to the flesh4    #aj3c4 ,for though we 
walk in the flesh1 we do not war        
according to the  flesh4    #aj3d4 ,for 
the weapons of our warfare are not      
carnal but mighty to ,god1  unto the    
pulling down of fortifications1         
destroying counsels1    #aj3e4 ,and     
every height that exalteth itself       
against the knowledge of  ,god3 and     
bringing into captivity every           
understanding unto the obedience  of    
,christ3    #aj3f4 ,and having in       
readiness to revenge all disobedience1  
when your  obedience shall be fulfilled4
    #aj3g4 ,see the things that are     
according to outward appearance4 ,if any
  man trust to himself1 that he is      
,christ's let him think this again with 

himself1 that as he is ,christ's1 so are
 we also4    #aj3h4 ,for if also ,i     
should boast somewhat more of our power1
 which the  ,lord hath given us unto    
edification and not for your            
destruction1 ,i  should not be ashamed4 
#aj3i4 ,but that ,i may not be thought  
as it were to terrify you by  epistles1 
#aj3aj4 7,for his epistles indeed1 say  
they1 are weighty and strong2 but  his  
bodily presence is weak and his speech  
contemptible73    #aj3aa4 ,let such a   
one think this1 that such as we are in  
word by  epistles when absent1 such also
 we will be indeed when present4        
#aj3ab4 ,for we dare not match or       
compare ourselves with some that        
commend themselves3 but we measure      
ourselves by ourselves and compare      
ourselves with ourselves4    #aj3ac4    
,but we will not glory beyond our       
measure3 but according to the  measure  
of the rule which ,god hath measured to 
us1 a measure to reach  even unto you4  
#aj3ad4 ,for we stretch not ourselves   

beyond our measure1 as if we  reached   
not unto you4 ,for we are come as far as
 to you in the ,gospel of  ,christ4     
#aj3ae4 ,not glorying beyond measure in 
other men's labours3 but having  hope of
 your increasing faith1 to be magnified 
in you according to our  rule           
abundantly4    #aj3af4 ,yea1 unto those 
places that are beyond you to preach the
 gospel3  not to glory in another man's 
rule1 in those things that are made     
ready  to our hand4    #aj3ag4 ,but he  
that glorieth1 let him glory in the     
,lord4    #aj3ah4 ,for not he who       
commendeth himself is approved3 but he1 
whom ,god  commendeth4      #b          
,corinthians ,chapter #aa    ,he is     
forced to commend himself and his       
labours1 lest the ,corinthians  should  
be imposed upon by the false apostles4  
#aa3a4 ,would to ,god you could bear    
with some little of my folly6 ,but do   
bear with me4    ,my folly4444 ,so he   
calls his reciting his own praises1     
which1 commonly  speaking is looked upon

 as a piece of folly and vanity2 though 
the  apostle was constrained to do it1  
for the good of the souls committed  to 
his charge4    #aa3b4 ,for ,i am jealous
 of you with the jealousy of ,god4 ,for 
,i have  espoused you to one husband1   
that ,i may present you as a chaste     
virgin  to ,christ4    #aa3c4 ,but ,i   
fear lest1 as the serpent seduced ,eve  
by his subtilty1 so  your minds should  
be corrupted and fall from the          
simplicity that is in  ,christ4         
#aa3d4 ,for if he that cometh preacheth 
another ,christ1 whom we have not       
preached2 or if you receive another     
,spirit1 whom you have not received2  or
 another gospel1 which you have not     
received3 you might well bear  with him4
    #aa3e4 ,for ,i suppose that ,i have 
done nothing less than the great        
apostles4    #aa3f4 ,for although ,i be 
rude in speech1 yet not in knowledge3   
but in  all things we have been made    
manifest to you4    #aa3g4 ,or did ,i   
commit a fault1 humbling myself that you

 might be  exalted1 because ,i preached 
unto you the ,gospel of ,god freely8    
#aa3h4 ,i have taken from other         
churches1 receiving wages of them for   
your ministry4    #aa3i4 ,and1 when ,i  
was present with you and wanted1 ,i was 
chargeable to  no man3 for that which   
was wanting to me1 the brethren supplied
 who  came from ,macedonia4 ,and in all 
things ,i have kept myself from being   
burthensome to you3 and so ,i will keep 
myself4    #aa3aj4 ,the truth of ,christ
 is in me1 that this glorying shall not 
be  broken off in me in the regions of  
,achaia4    #aa3aa4 ,wherefore8 ,because
 ,i love you not8 ,god knoweth it4      
#aa3ab4 ,but what ,i do1 that ,i will   
do3 that ,i may cut off the occasion    
from them that desire occasion3 that    
wherein they glory1 they may be  found  
even as we4    #aa3ac4 ,for such false  
apostles are deceitful workmen1         
transforming  themselves into the       
apostles of ,christ4    #aa3ad4 ,and no 
wonder3 for ,satan himself transformeth 

himself into an  angel of light4        
#aa3ae4 ,therefore it is no great thing 
if his ministers be transformed  as the 
ministers of justice1 whose end shall be
 according to their  works4    #aa3af4  
,i say again 7,let no man think me to be
 foolish3 otherwise take  me as one     
foolish1 that ,i also may glory a       
little73    #aa3ag4 ,that which ,i      
speak1 ,i speak not according to ,god3  
but as it were  in foolishness1 in this 
matter of glorying4    #aa3ah4 ,seeing  
that many glory according to the flesh1 
,i will glory  also4    #aa3ai4 ,for you
 gladly suffer the foolish3 whereas     
yourselves are wise4    #aa3bj4 ,for you
 suffer if a man bring you into bondage1
 if a man devour  you1 if a man take    
from you1 if a man be lifted up1 if a   
man strike you  on the face4    #aa3ba4 
,i speak according to dishonour1 as if  
we had been weak in this  part4 ,wherein
 if any man dare 7,i speak foolishly71  
,i dare also4    #aa3bb4 ,they are      
,hebrews3 so am ,i4 ,they are           

,israelites3 so am ,i4 ,they  are the   
seed of ,abraham3 so am ,i4    #aa3bc4  
,they are the ministers of ,christ 7,i  
speak as one less wise73 ,i  am more2 in
 many more labours1 in prisons more     
frequently1 in stripes  above measure1  
in deaths often4    #aa3bd4 ,of the     
,jews five times did ,i receive forty   
stripes save one4    #aa3be4 ,thrice was
 ,i beaten with rods3 once ,i was       
stoned3 thrice ,i  suffered shipwreck3 a
 night and a day ,i was in the depth of 
the sea4    #aa3bf4 ,in journeying      
often1 in perils of waters1 in perils of
 robbers1  in perils from my own nation1
 in perils from the ,gentiles1 in perils
 in  the city1 in perils in the         
wilderness1 in perils in the sea1 in    
perils  from false brethren3    #aa3bg4 
,in labour and painfulness1 in much     
watchings1 in hunger and  thirst1 in    
fastings often1 in cold and nakedness3  
#aa3bh4 ,besides those things which are 
without3 my daily instance1 the         
solicitude for all the churches4    ,my 

daily instance4444 ,the labours that    
come in1 and press upon me every  day4  
#aa3bi4 ,who is weak1 and ,i am not     
weak8 ,who is scandalized1 and ,i am not
  on fire8    #aa3cj4 ,if ,i must needs 
glory1 ,i will glory of the things that 
concern  my infirmity4    #aa3ca4 ,the  
,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ1 who is blessed for  ever1      
knoweth that ,i lie not4    #aa3cb4 ,at 
,damascus1 the governor of the nation   
under ,aretas the king1  guarded the    
city of the ,damascenes1 to apprehend   
me4    #aa3cc4 ,and through a window in 
a basket was ,i let down by the wall3   
and  so escaped his hands4      #b      
,corinthians ,chapter #ab    ,his       
raptures and revelations1 ,his being    
buffeted by ,satan4 ,his fear for  the  
,corinthians4    #ab3a4 ,if ,i must     
glory 7it is not expedient indeed7 but  
,i will come to  visions and revelations
 of the ,lord4    #ab3b4 ,i know a man  
in ,christ3 above fourteen years ago    
7whether in the  body1 ,i know not1 or  

out of the body1 ,i know not3 ,god      
knoweth71 such a  one caught up to the  
third heaven4    #ab3c4 ,and ,i know    
such a man 7whether in the body1 or out 
of the body1 ,i  know not3 ,god         
knoweth73    #ab3d4 ,that he was caught 
up into paradise and heard secret words 
which  it is not granted to man to      
utter4    #ab3e4 ,for such an one ,i    
will glory3 but for myself ,i will glory
 nothing  but in my infirmities4        
#ab3f4 ,for though ,i should have a mind
 to glory1 ,i shall not be foolish3  for
 ,i will say the truth4 ,but ,i forbear1
 lest any man should think of  me above 
that which he seeth in me1 or any thing 
he heareth from me4    #ab3g4 ,and lest 
the greatness of the revelations should 
exalt me1 there  was given me a sting of
 my flesh1 an angel of ,satan1 to buffet
 me4    #ab3h4 ,for which thing1 thrice 
,i besought the ,lord that it might     
depart  from me4    #ab3i4 ,and he said 
to me3 ,my grace is sufficient for thee3
 for power is  made perfect in          

infirmity4 ,gladly therefore will ,i    
glory in my  infirmities1 that the power
 of ,christ may dwell in me4    ,power  
is made perfect4444 ,the strength and   
power of ,god more perfectly  shines    
forth in our weakness and infirmity2 as 
the more weak we are of  ourselves1 the 
more illustrious is his grace in        
supporting us1 and  giving us the       
victory under all trials and conflicts4 
#ab3aj4 ,for which cause ,i please      
myself in my infirmities1 in            
reproaches1 in necessities1 in          
persecutions1 in distresses1 for        
,christ4  ,for when ,i am weak1 then am 
,i powerful4    #ab3aa4 ,i am become    
foolish4 ,you have compelled me3 for ,i 
ought to have  been commended by you4   
,for ,i have no way come short of them  
that are  above measure apostles1       
although ,i be nothing4    #ab3ab4 ,yet 
the signs of my apostleship have been   
wrought on you1 in all  patience1 in    
signs and wonders and mighty deeds4     
#ab3ac4 ,for what is there that you have

 had less than the other churches  but  
that ,i myself was not burthensome to   
you8 ,pardon me this injury4    #ab3ad4 
,behold now the third time ,i am ready  
to come to you and ,i will  not be      
burthensome unto you4 ,for ,i seek not  
the things that are yours1  but you4    
,for neither ought the children to lay  
up for the parents1 but  the parents for
 the children4    #ab3ae4 ,but ,i most  
gladly will spend and be spent myself   
for your souls3  although loving you    
more1 ,i be loved less4    #ab3af4 ,but 
be it so3 ,i did not burthen you3 but   
being crafty1 ,i caught  you by guile4  
#ab3ag4 ,did ,i overreach you by any of 
them whom ,i sent to you8    #ab3ah4 ,i 
desired ,titus3 and ,i sent with him a  
brother4 ,did ,titus  overreach you8    
,did we not walk with the same spirit8  
,did we not in the  same steps8         
#ab3ai4 ,of old1 think you that we      
excuse ourselves to you8 ,we speak      
before ,god in ,christ3 but all things1 
my dearly beloved1 for your             

edification4    #ab3bj4 ,for ,i fear    
lest perhaps1 when ,i come1 ,i shall not
 find you such  as ,i would1 and that ,i
 shall be found by you such as you would
 not4  ,lest perhaps contentions1       
envyings1 animosities1 dissensions1     
detractions1 whisperings1 swellings1    
seditions1 be among you4    #ab3ba4     
,lest again1 when ,i come1 ,god humble  
me among you3 and ,i mourn  many of them
 that sinned before and have not done   
penance for the  uncleanness and        
fornication and lasciviousness that they
 have  committed4      #b ,corinthians  
,chapter #ac    ,he threatens the       
impenitent1 to provoke them to penance4 
#ac3a4 ,behold1 this is the third time  
,i am coming to you3 ,in the mouth  of  
two or three witnesses shall every word 
stand4    #ac3b4 ,i have told before and
 foretell1 as present and now absent1 to
  them that sinned before and to all the
 rest1 that if ,i come again1 ,i  will  
not spare4    #ac3c4 ,do you seek a     
proof of ,christ that speaketh in me1   

who towards  you is not weak1 but is    
mighty in you8    #ac3d4 ,for although  
he was crucified through weakness1 yet  
he liveth by  the power of ,god4 ,for we
 also are weak in him3 but we shall live
 with  him by the power of ,god towards 
you4    #ac3e4 ,try your own selves if  
you be in the faith3 prove ye           
yourselves4  ,know you not your own     
selves1 that ,christ ,jesus is in you1  
unless  perhaps you be reprobates8      
#ac3f4 ,but ,i trust that you shall know
 that we are not reprobates4    #ac3g4  
,now we pray ,god that you may do no    
evil1 not that we may appear  approved1 
but that you may do that which is good  
and that we may be as  reprobates4      
,reprobates4444 that is1 without proof1 
by having no occasion of shewing  our   
power in punishing you4    #ac3h4 ,for  
we can do nothing against the truth3 but
 for the truth4    #ac3i4 ,for we       
rejoice that we are weak and you are    
strong4 ,this also we  pray for1 your   
perfection4    #ac3aj4 ,therefore ,i    

write these things1 being absent1 that1 
being  present1 ,i may not deal more    
severely1 according to the power which  
the  ,lord hath given me unto           
edification and not unto destruction4   
#ac3aa4 ,for the rest1 brethren1        
rejoice1 be perfect1 take exhortation1  
be of one mind1 have peace4 ,and the    
,god of peace and of love shall be  with
 you4    #ac3ab4 ,salute one another    
with a holy kiss4 ,all the saints salute
 you4    #ac3ac4 ,the grace of our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ and the charity of ,god 
and  the communication of the ,holy     
,ghost be with you all4 ,amen4          
,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to  
,,the ,,galatians      ,the ,galatians1 
soon after ,st4 ,paul had preached the  
,gospel to them1  were seduced by some  
false teachers1 who had been ,jews and  
who were for  obliging all ,christians1 
even those who had been ,gentiles1 to   
observe  circumcision and the other     
ceremonies of the ,mosaical law4 ,in    
this  ,epistle1 he refutes the          

pernicious doctrine of those teachers   
and also  their calumny against his     
mission and apostleship4 ,the subject   
matter  of this ,epistle is much the    
same as that to the ,romans4 ,it was    
written  at ,ephesus1 about twenty-three
 years after our ,lord's ,ascension4    
,galatians ,chapter #a    ,he blames the
 ,galatians for suffering themselves to 
be imposed upon by  new teachers4 ,the  
apostle's calling4    #a3a4 ,paul1 an   
apostle1 not of men1 neither by man1 but
 by ,jesus ,christ  and ,god the        
,father1 who raised him from the dead3  
#a3b4 ,and all the brethren who are with
 me3 to the churches of ,galatia4       
#a3c4 ,grace be to you1 and peace from  
,god the ,father and from our ,lord     
,jesus ,christ1    #a3d4 ,who gave      
himself for our sins1 that he might     
deliver us from this  present wicked    
world1 according to the will of ,god and
 our ,father3    #a3e4 ,to whom is glory
 for ever and ever4 ,amen4    #a3f4 ,i  
wonder that you are so soon removed from

 him that called you  into the grace of 
,christ1 unto another gospel4    #a3g4  
,which is not another3 only there are   
some that trouble you and  would pervert
 the gospel of ,christ4    #a3h4 ,but   
though we1 or an angel from heaven1     
preach a gospel to you  besides that    
which we have preached to you1 let him  
be anathema4    #a3i4 ,as we said       
before1 so now ,i say again3 ,if any one
 preach to you a  gospel1 besides that  
which you have received1 let him be     
anathema4    #a3aj4 ,for do ,i now      
persuade men1 or ,god8 ,or do ,i seek to
 please men8 ,if  ,i yet pleased men1 ,i
 should not be the servant of ,christ4  
#a3aa4 ,for ,i give you to understand1  
brethren1 that the gospel which was     
preached by me is not according to man4 
#a3ab4 ,for neither did ,i receive it of
 man3 nor did ,i learn it but by  the   
revelation of ,jesus ,christ4    #a3ac4 
,for you have heard of my conversation  
in time past in the ,jews'  religion3   
how that1 beyond measure1 ,i persecuted 

the church of ,god and  wasted it4      
#a3ad4 ,and ,i made progress in the     
,jews' religion above many of my equals 
in my own nation1 being more abundantly 
zealous for the traditions of  my       
fathers4    #a3ae4 ,but when it pleased 
him who separated me from my mother's   
womb  and called me by his grace1       
#a3af4 ,to reveal his ,son in me1 that  
,i might preach him among the           
,gentiles3 immediately ,i condescended  
not to flesh and blood4    #a3ag4       
,neither went ,i to ,jerusalem1 to the  
apostles who were before me3  but ,i    
went into ,arabia1 and again ,i returned
 to ,damascus4    #a3ah4 ,then1 after   
three years1 ,i went to ,jerusalem to   
see ,peter3 and ,i  tarried with him    
fifteen days4    #a3ai4 ,but other of   
the apostles ,i saw none1 saving ,james 
the brother of  the ,lord4    #a3bj4    
,now the things which ,i write to you1  
behold1 before ,god1 ,i lie  not4       
#a3ba4 ,afterwards1 ,i came into the    
regions of ,syria and ,cilicia4         

#a3bb4 ,and ,i was unknown by face to   
the churches of ,judea1 which were in   
,christ3    #a3bc4 ,but they had heard  
only3 ,he1 who persecuted us in times   
past doth  now preach the faith which   
once he impugned4    #a3bd4 ,and they   
glorified ,god in me4      ,galatians   
,chapter #b    ,the apostle's preaching 
was approved of by the other apostles4  
,the  ,gentiles were not to be          
constrained to the observance of the    
law4    #b3a4 ,then1 after fourteen     
years1 ,i went up again to ,jerusalem   
with  ,barnabas1 taking ,titus also with
 me4    #b3b4 ,and ,i went up according 
to revelation and communicated to them  
the  gospel which ,i preach among the   
,gentiles3 but apart to them who seemed 
to be some thing3 lest perhaps ,i should
 run or had run in vain4    #b3c4 ,but  
neither ,titus1 who was with me1 being a
 ,gentile1 was compelled  to be         
circumcised4    #b3d4 ,but because of   
false brethren unawares brought in1 who 
came in  privately to spy our liberty   

which we have in ,christ ,jesus1 that   
they  might bring us into servitude4    
#b3e4 ,to whom we yielded not by        
subjection3 no1 not for an hour3 that   
the truth of the gospel might continue  
with you4    #b3f4 ,but of them who     
seemed to be some thing1 7what they were
 some time  it is nothing to me1 ,god   
accepteth not the person of man73 for to
 me  they that seemed to be some thing  
added nothing4    #b3g4 ,but            
contrariwise1 when they had seen that to
 me was committed the  gospel of the    
uncircumcision1 as to ,peter was that of
 the circumcision4    ,the gospel of the
 uncircumcision4444 ,the preaching of   
the gospel to the  uncircumcised1 that  
is1 to the ,gentiles4 ,st4 ,paul was    
called in an  extraordinary manner to be
 the apostle of the ,gentiles2 ,st4     
,peter1  besides his general commission 
over the whole flock1 7,john #ba4 #ae1  
etc417 had a peculiar charge of the     
people of the circumcision1 that  is1 of
 the ,jews4    #b3h4 7,for he who       

wrought in ,peter to the apostleship of 
the  circumcision wrought in me also    
among the ,gentiles47    #b3i4 ,and when
 they had known the grace that was given
 to me1 ,james and  ,cephas and ,john1  
who seemed to be pillars1 gave to me and
 ,barnabas the  right hands of          
fellowship3 that we should go unto the  
,gentiles1 and  they unto the           
circumcision3    #b3aj4 ,only that we   
should be mindful of the poor3 which    
same thing also  ,i was careful to do4  
#b3aa4 ,but when ,cephas was come to    
,antioch1 ,i withstood him to the face1 
because he was to be blamed4    ,i      
withstood1 etc4444 ,the fault that is   
here noted in the conduct of ,st4       
,peter1 was only a certain imprudence1  
in withdrawing himself from the  table  
of the ,gentiles1 for fear of giving    
offence to the ,jewish  converts2 but   
this1 in such circumstances1 when his so
 doing might be  of ill consequence to  
the ,gentiles1 who might be induced     
thereby to  think themselves obliged to 

conform to the ,jewish way of living1 to
 the  prejudice of their ,christian     
liberty4 ,neither was ,st4 ,paul's      
reprehending him any argument against   
his supremacy2 for in such cases  an    
inferior may1 and sometimes ought1 with 
respect1 to admonish his  superior4     
#b3ab4 ,for before that some came from  
,james1 he did eat with the  ,gentiles3 
but when they were come1 he withdrew and
 separated himself1  fearing them who   
were of the circumcision4    #b3ac4 ,and
 to his dissimulation the rest of the   
,jews consented3 so that  ,barnabas also
 was led by them into that              
dissimulation4    #b3ad4 ,but when ,i   
saw that they walked not uprightly unto 
the truth of  the gospel1 ,i said to    
,cephas before them all3 ,if thou1 being
 a ,jew1  livest after the manner of the
 ,gentiles and not as the ,jews do1 how 
dost thou compel the ,gentiles to live  
as do the ,jews8    #b3ae4 ,we by nature
 are ,jews3 and not of the ,gentiles1   
sinners4    #b3af4 ,but knowing that man

 is not justified by the works of the   
law1  but by the faith of ,jesus        
,christ1 we also believe in ,christ     
,jesus1 that  we may be justified by the
 faith of ,christ and not by the works  
of the  law3 because by the works of the
 law no flesh shall be justified4       
#b3ag4 ,but if1 while we seek to be     
justified in ,christ1 we ourselves  also
 are found sinners1 is ,christ then the 
minister of sin8 ,god forbid6    #b3ah4 
,for if ,i build up again the things    
which ,i have destroyed1 ,i make  myself
 a prevaricator4    #b3ai4 ,for ,i1     
through the law1 am dead to the law1    
that ,i may live to  ,god2 with ,christ 
,i am nailed to the cross4    #b3bj4    
,and ,i live1 now not ,i3 but ,christ   
liveth in me4 ,and that ,i live  now in 
the flesh3 ,i live in the faith of the  
,son of ,god1 who loved me  and         
delivered himself for me4    #b3ba4 ,i  
cast not away the grace of ,god4 ,for if
 justice be by the law1  then ,christ   
died in vain4      ,galatians ,chapter  

#c    ,the ,spirit1 and the blessing    
promised to ,abraham cometh not by the  
law1  but by faith4    #c3a4 ,o         
senseless ,galatians1 who hath bewitched
 you that you should not  obey the      
truth3 before whose eyes ,jesus ,christ 
hath been set forth1  crucified among   
you8    #c3b4 ,this only would ,i learn 
of you3 ,did you receive the ,spirit by 
the  works of the law or by the hearing 
of faith8    #c3c4 ,are you so foolish  
that1 whereas you began in the ,spirit1 
you  would now be made perfect by the   
flesh8    #c3d4 ,have you suffered so   
great things in vain8 ,if it be yet in  
vain4    #c3e4 ,he therefore who giveth 
to you the ,spirit and worketh miracles 
among you3 doth he do it by the works of
 the law or by the hearing of  the      
faith8    #c3f4 ,as it is written3      
,abraham believed ,god3 and it was      
reputed to him  unto justice4    #c3g4  
,know ye1 therefore1 that they who are  
of faith1 the same are the  children of 
,abraham4    #c3h4 ,and the scripture1  

foreseeing that ,god justifieth the     
,gentiles by  faith1 told unto ,abraham 
before3 ,in thee shall all nations be   
blessed4    #c3i4 ,therefore1 they that 
are of faith shall be blessed with      
faithful  ,abraham4    #c3aj4 ,for as   
many as are of the works of the law are 
under a curse4 ,for  it is written3     
,cursed is every one that abideth1 not  
in all things  which are written in the 
book of the law to do them4    #c3aa4   
,but that in the law no man is justified
 with ,god1 it is manifest3  because the
 just man liveth by faith4    #c3ab4    
,but the law is not of faith3 but he    
that doth those things shall  live in   
them4    #c3ac4 ,christ hath redeemed us
 from the curse of the law1 being made a
  curse for us 7for it is written3      
,cursed is every one that hangeth on a  
tree74    #c3ad4 ,that the blessing of  
,abraham might come on the ,gentiles    
through  ,christ ,jesus3 that we may    
receive the promise of the ,spirit by   
faith4    #c3ae4 ,brethren 7,i speak    

after the manner of man71 yet a man's   
testament1 if it be confirmed1 no man   
despiseth nor addeth to it4    #c3af4   
,to ,abraham were the promises made and 
to his seed4 ,he saith not3  ,and to his
 seeds as of many4 ,but as of one3 ,and 
to thy seed1 which is  ,christ4         
#c3ag4 ,now this ,i say3 that the       
testament which was confirmed by ,god1  
the law which was made after four       
hundred and thirty years doth not       
disannul1 to make the promise of no     
effect4    #c3ah4 ,for if the           
inheritance be of the law1 it is no more
 of promise4  ,but ,god gave it to      
,abraham by promise4    #c3ai4 ,why then
 was the law8 ,it was set because of    
transgressions1 until  the seed should  
come to whom he made the promise1 being 
ordained by  angels in the hand of a    
mediator4    ,because of                
transgressions4444 ,to restrain them    
from sin1 by fear and  threats4         
,ordained by angels4444 ,the law was    
delivered by angels1  speaking in the   

name and person of ,god to ,moses1 who  
was the mediator1  on this occasion1    
between ,god and the people4    #c3bj4  
,now a mediator is not of one3 but ,god 
is one4    #c3ba4 ,was the law then     
against the promises of ,god3 ,god      
forbid6 ,for if  there had been a law   
given which could give life1 verily     
justice should  have been by the law4   
#c3bb4 ,but the scripture hath concluded
 all under sin1 that the promise1  by   
the faith of ,jesus ,christ1 might be   
given to them that believe4    ,hath    
concluded all under sin4444 that is1    
hath declared all to be under  sin1 from
 which they could not be delivered but  
by faith in ,jesus  ,christ1 the        
promised seed4    #c3bc4 ,but before the
 faith came1 we were kept under the law 
shut up1  unto that faith which was to  
be revealed4    #c3bd4 ,wherefore the   
law was our pedagogue in ,christ3 that  
we might be  justified by faith4        
,pedagogue4444 ,that is1 schoolmaster1  
conductor1 or instructor4    #c3be4 ,but

 after the faith is come1 we are no     
longer under a pedagogue4    #c3bf4 ,for
 you are all the children of ,god1 by   
faith in ,christ ,jesus4    #c3bg4 ,for 
as many of you as have been baptized in 
,christ have put on  ,christ4    #c3bh4 
,there is neither ,jew nor ,greek3 there
 is neither bond nor free3  there is    
neither male nor female4 ,for you are   
all one in ,christ ,jesus4    ,neither  
,jew1 etc4444 ,that is1 no distinction  
of ,jew1 etc4    #c3bi4 ,and if you be  
,christ's1 then are you the seed of     
,abraham1 heirs  according to the       
promise4      ,galatians ,chapter #d    
,christ has freed us from the servitude 
of the law4 ,we are the freeborn  sons  
of ,abraham4    #d3a4 ,now ,i say1 as   
long as the heir is a child1 he         
differeth nothing  from a servant1      
though he be lord of all1    #d3b4 ,but 
is under tutors and governors until the 
time appointed by the  father4    #d3c4 
,so we also1 when we were children1 were
 serving under the elements  of the     

world4    ,under the elements1 etc4444  
,that is1 under the first rudiments of  
religion1 in which the carnal ,jews were
 trained up2 or under those  corporeal  
creatures1 used in their manifold rites1
 sacrifices1 and  sacraments4    #d3d4  
,but when the fulness of the time was   
come1 ,god sent his ,son1 made  of a    
woman1 made under the law3    #d3e4     
,that he might redeem them who were     
under the law3 that we might  receive   
the adoption of sons4    #d3f4 ,and     
because you are sons1 ,god hath sent the
 ,spirit of his ,son into  your hearts1 
crying3 ,abba1 ,father4    #d3g4        
,therefore1 now he is not a servant1 but
 a son4 ,and if a son1 an  heir also    
through ,god4    #d3h4 ,but then indeed1
 not knowing ,god1 you served them who1 
by nature1  are not gods4    #d3i4 ,but 
now1 after that you have known ,god1 or 
rather are known by  ,god3 how turn you 
again to the weak and needy elements    
which you desire  to serve again8       
#d3aj4 ,you observe days and months and 

times1 and years4    ,you observe days1 
etc4444 ,he speaks not of the           
observation of the  ,lord's day1 or     
other ,christian festivals2 but either  
of the  superstitious observation of    
days lucky and unlucky2 or else of the  
,jewish festivals1 to the observance of 
which1 certain ,jewish teachers  sought 
to induce the ,galatians4    #d3aa4 ,i  
am afraid of you1 lest perhaps ,i have  
laboured in vain among  you4    #d3ab4  
,be ye as ,i1 because ,i also am as you 
brethren1 ,i beseech you4 ,you  have not
 injured me at all4    #d3ac4 ,and you  
know how1 through infirmity of the      
flesh1 ,i preached the  gospel to you   
heretofore3 and your temptation in my   
flesh4    #d3ad4 ,you despised not1 nor 
rejected3 but received me as an angel of
  ,god1 even as ,christ ,jesus4         
#d3ae4 ,where is then your blessedness8 
,for ,i bear you witness that1 if  it   
could be done1 you would have plucked   
out your own eyes and would  have given 
them to me4    #d3af4 ,am ,i then become

 your enemy1 because ,i tell you the    
truth8    #d3ag4 ,they are zealous in   
your regard not well3 but they would    
exclude  you1 that you might be zealous 
for them4    #d3ah4 ,but be zealous for 
that which is good in a good thing      
always3 and  not only when ,i am present
 with you4    #d3ai4 ,my little         
children1 of whom ,i am in labour again1
 until ,christ be  formed in you4       
#d3bj4 ,and ,i would willingly be       
present with you now and change my      
voice3 because ,i am ashamed for you4   
#d3ba4 ,tell me1 you that desire to be  
under the law1 have you not read  the   
law8    #d3bb4 ,for it is written that  
,abraham had two sons3 the one by a     
bondwoman and the other by a free woman4
    #d3bc4 ,but he who was of the       
bondwoman was born according to the     
flesh3  but he of the free woman was by 
promise4    #d3bd4 ,which things are    
said by an allegory4 ,for these are the 
two  testaments4 ,the one from ,mount   
,sina1 engendering unto bondage1 which  

is  ,agar4    #d3be4 ,for ,sina is a    
mountain in ,arabia1 which hath affinity
 to that  ,jerusalem which now is3 and  
is in bondage with her children4        
#d3bf4 ,but that ,jerusalem which is    
above is free3 which is our mother4     
#d3bg4 ,for it is written3 ,rejoice1    
thou barren1 that bearest not3 break    
forth and cry thou that travailest not3 
for many are the children of  the       
desolate1 more than of her that hath a  
husband4    #d3bh4 ,now we1 brethren1 as
 ,isaac was1 are the children of        
promise4    #d3bi4 ,but as then he that 
was born according to the flesh         
persecuted  him that was after the      
spirit3 so also it is now4    #d3cj4    
,but what saith the scripture8 ,cast out
 the bondwoman and her son3  for the son
 of the bondwoman shall not be heir with
 the son of the free  woman4    #d3ca4  
,so then1 brethren1 we are not the      
children of the bondwoman but  of the   
free3 by the freedom wherewith ,christ  
has made us free4      ,galatians       

,chapter #e    ,he exhorts them to stand
 to their ,christian liberty4 ,of the   
fruits of  the flesh and of the spirit4 
#e3a4 ,stand fast and be not held again 
under the yoke of bondage4    #e3b4     
,behold1 ,i ,paul tell you1 that if you 
be circumcised1 ,christ shall  profit   
you nothing4    #e3c4 ,and ,i testify   
again to every man circumcising himself 
that he is a  debtor to do the whole    
law4    #e3d4 ,you are made void of     
,christ1 you who are justified in the   
law3 you  are fallen from grace4        
#e3e4 ,for we in spirit1 by faith1 wait 
for the hope of justice4    #e3f4 ,for  
in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision  
availeth any thing nor  uncircumcision3 
but faith that worketh by ,charity4     
#e3g4 ,you did run well4 ,what hath     
hindered you1 that you should not obey  
the truth8    #e3h4 ,this persuasion is 
not from him that calleth you4    #e3i4 
,a little leaven corrupteth the whole   
lump4    #e3aj4 ,i have confidence in   
you in the ,lord that you will not be of

  another mind3 but he that troubleth   
you shall bear the judgment1  whosoever 
he be4    #e3aa4 ,and ,i1 brethren1 if  
,i yet preach circumcision1 why do ,i   
yet  suffer persecution8 ,then is the   
scandal of the cross made void4         
#e3ab4 ,i would they were even cut off1 
who trouble you4    #e3ac4 ,for you1    
brethren1 have been called unto liberty4
 ,only make not  liberty an occasion to 
the flesh3 but by charity of the spirit 
serve  one another4    #e3ad4 ,for all  
the law is fulfilled in one word3 ,thou 
shalt love thy  neighbour as thyself4   
#e3ae4 ,but if you bite and devour one  
another3 take heed you be not  consumed 
one of another4    #e3af4 ,i say then3  
,walk in the spirit3 and you shall not  
fulfill the  lusts of the flesh4        
#e3ag4 ,for the flesh lusteth against   
the spirit3 and the spirit against  the 
flesh3 ,for these are contrary one to   
another3 so that you do not  the things 
that you would4    #e3ah4 ,but if you   
are led by the spirit1 you are not under

 the law4    #e3ai4 ,now the works of   
the flesh are manifest3 which are       
fornication1  uncleanness1 immodesty1   
luxury1    #e3bj4 ,idolatry1            
witchcrafts1 enmities1 contentions1     
emulations1 wraths1  quarrels1          
dissensions1 sects1    #e3ba4 ,envies1  
murders1 drunkenness1 revellings1 and   
such like4 ,of the  which ,i foretell   
you1 as ,i have foretold to you1 that   
they who do such  things shall not      
obtain the kingdom of ,god4    #e3bb4   
,but the fruit of the ,spirit is1       
charity1 joy1 peace1 patience1          
benignity1 goodness1 longanimity1       
#e3bc4 ,mildness1 faith1 modesty1       
continency1 chastity4 ,against such     
there is no law4    #e3bd4 ,and they    
that are ,christ's have crucified their 
flesh1 with the  vices and              
concupiscences4    #e3be4 ,if we live in
 the ,spirit1 let us also walk in the   
,spirit4    #e3bf4 ,let us not be made  
desirous of vain glory1 provoking one   
another1  envying one another4          

,galatians ,chapter #f    ,he exhorts to
 charity1 humility and all virtue4 ,he  
glories in nothing  but in the cross of 
,christ4    #f3a4 ,brethren1 and if a   
man be overtaken in any fault1 you1 who 
are  spiritual1 instruct such a one in  
the spirit of meekness1 considering     
thyself1 lest thou also be tempted4     
#f3b4 ,bear ye one another's burdens3   
and so you shall fulfil the law of      
,christ4    #f3c4 ,for if any man think 
himself to be some thing1 whereas he is 
nothing1 he deceiveth himself4    #f3d4 
,but let every one prove his own work3  
and so he shall have glory  in himself  
only and not in another4    #f3e4 ,for  
every one shall bear his own burden4    
#f3f4 ,and let him that is instructed in
 the word communicate to him that       
instructeth him1 in all good things4    
#f3g4 ,be not deceived3 ,god is not     
mocked4    #f3h4 ,for what things a man 
shall sow1 those also shall he reap4    
,for he  that soweth in his flesh of the
 flesh also shall reap corruption4 ,but 

he that soweth in the spirit of the     
spirit shall reap life everlasting4     
#f3i4 ,and in doing good1 let us not    
fail4 ,for in due time we shall reap1   
not failing4    #f3aj4 ,therefore1      
whilst we have time1 let us work good to
 all men1 but  especially to those who  
are of the household of the faith4      
#f3aa4 ,see what a letter ,i have       
written to you with my own hand4        
#f3ab4 ,for as many as desire to please 
in the flesh1 they constrain you  to be 
circumcised1 only that they may not     
suffer the persecution of the  cross of 
,christ4    #f3ac4 ,for neither they    
themselves who are circumcised keep the 
law3 but  they will have you to be      
circumcised1 that they may glory in your
  flesh4    #f3ad4 ,but ,god forbid that
 ,i should glory1 save in the cross of  
our ,lord  ,jesus ,christ3 by whom the  
world is crucified to me1 and ,i to the 
world4    #f3ae4 ,for in ,christ ,jesus 
neither circumcision availeth any thing1
 nor  uncircumcision3 but a new         

creature4    #f3af4 ,and whosoever shall
 follow this rule1 peace on them and    
mercy3  and upon the ,israel of ,god4   
#f3ag4 ,from henceforth let no man be   
troublesome to me3 for ,i bear the      
marks of the ,lord ,jesus in my body4   
#f3ah4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus   
,christ be with your spirit1 brethren4  
,amen4          ,,the ,,epistle ,,of    
,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,ephesians     
,ephesus was the capital of ,lesser     
,asia1 and celebrated for the temple  of
 ,diana1 to which the most part of the  
people of the ,east went  frequently to 
worship4 ,but ,st4 ,paul having preached
 the ,gospel there1  for two years the  
first time and afterwards for about a   
year1 converted  many4 ,he wrote this   
,epistle to them when he was a prisoner 
in ,rome2 and  sent it by ,tychicus4 ,he
 admonishes them to hold firmly the     
faith which  they had received and warns
 them1 and also those of the            
neighbouring  cities1 against the       
sophistry of philosophers and doctrine  

of false  teachers who were come among  
them4 ,the matters of faith contained in
  this ,epistle are exceedingly sublime1
 and consequently very difficult  to be 
understood4 ,it was written about       
twenty-nine years after our  ,lord's    
,ascension4      ,ephesians ,chapter #a 
,the great blessings we have received   
through ,christ4 ,he is the head of  all
 the church4    #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle 
of ,jesus ,christ1 by the will of ,god1 
to all the  saints who are at ,ephesus  
and to the faithful in ,christ ,jesus4  
#a3b4 ,grace be to you and peace1 from  
,god the ,father and from the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ4    #a3c4 ,blessed be the
 ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus   
,christ1 who hath  blessed us with      
spiritual blessings in heavenly places1 
in ,christ3    ,in heavenly places4444  
or1 in heavenly things4 ,in coelestibus4
    #a3d4 ,as he chose us in him before 
the foundation of the world1 that we    
should be holy and unspotted in his     
sight in charity4    #a3e4 ,who hath    

predestinated us unto the adoption of   
children through  ,jesus ,christ unto   
himself3 according to the purpose of his
 will3    #a3f4 ,unto the praise of the 
glory of his grace1 in which he hath    
graced  us1 in his beloved son4    #a3g4
 ,in whom we have redemption through his
 blood1 the remission of  sins1         
according to the riches of his1 grace1  
#a3h4 ,which hath superabounded in us1  
in all wisdom and prudence1    #a3i4    
,that he might make known unto us the   
mystery of his will1  according to his  
good pleasure1 which he hath purposed in
 him1    #a3aj4 ,in the dispensation of 
the fulness of times1 to re-establish   
all  things in ,christ1 that are in     
heaven and on earth1 in him4    #a3aa4  
,in whom we also are called by lot1     
being predestinated according  to the   
purpose of him who worketh all things   
according to the counsel  of his will4  
#a3ab4 ,that we may be unto the praise  
of his glory3 we who before hoped  in   
,christ3    #a3ac4 ,in whom you also1   

after you had heard the word of truth   
7the  gospel of your salvation71 in whom
 also believing1 you were signed with   
the holy ,spirit of promise4    #a3ad4  
,who is the pledge of our inheritance1  
unto the redemption of  acquisition1    
unto the praise of his glory4           
,acquisition4444 that is1 a purchased   
possession4    #a3ae4 ,wherefore1 ,i    
also1 hearing of your faith that is in  
the ,lord  ,jesus and of your love      
towards all the saints1    #a3af4 ,cease
 not to give thanks for you1 making     
commemoration of you in  my prayers1    
#a3ag4 ,that the ,god of our ,lord      
,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of glory1   
may  give unto you the spirit of wisdom 
and of revelation1 in the knowledge  of 
him3    #a3ah4 ,the eyes of your heart  
enlightened that you may know what the  
hope is of his calling and what are the 
riches of the glory of his  inheritance 
in the saints4    #a3ai4 ,and what is   
the exceeding greatness of his power    
towards us1 who  believe according to   

the operation of the might of his power1
    #a3bj4 ,which he wrought in ,christ1
 raising him up from the dead and       
setting him on his right hand in the    
heavenly places4    #a3ba4 ,above all   
principality and power and virtue and   
dominion and  every name that is named1 
not only in this world1 but also in that
  which is to come4    #a3bb4 ,and he   
hath subjected all things under his feet
 and hath made him  head over all the   
church1    #a3bc4 ,which is his body and
 the fulness of him who is filled all in
  all4      ,ephesians ,chapter #b      
,all our good comes through ,christ4 ,he
 is our peace4    #b3a4 ,and you1 when  
you were dead in your offences and sins1
    #b3b4 ,wherein in time past you     
walked according to the course of this  
world1 according to the prince of the   
power of this air1 of the spirit  that  
now worketh on the children of unbelief3
    #b3c4 ,in which also we all         
conversed in time past1 in the desires  
of our  flesh1 fulfilling the will of   

the flesh and of our thoughts1 and were 
by nature children of wrath1 even as the
 rest3    #b3d4 ,but ,god 7who is rich  
in mercy7 for his exceeding charity     
wherewith  he loved us    #b3e4 ,even   
when we were dead in sins1 hath         
quickened us together in  ,christ 7by   
whose grace you are saved7    #b3f4 ,and
 hath raised us up together and hath    
made us sit together in  the heavenly   
places1 through ,christ ,jesus4    #b3g4
 ,that he might shew in the ages to come
 the abundant riches of his  grace1 in  
his bounty towards us in ,christ ,jesus4
    #b3h4 ,for by grace you are saved   
through faith3 and that not of          
yourselves1 for it is the gift of ,god4 
#b3i4 ,not of works1 that no man may    
glory4    ,not of works4444 as of our   
own growth1 or from ourselves2 but as   
from  the grace of ,god4    #b3aj4 ,for 
we are his workmanship1 created in      
,christ ,jesus in good  works1 which    
,god hath prepared that we should walk  
in them4    #b3aa4 ,for which cause be  

mindful that you1 being heretofore      
gentiles in  the flesh1 who are called  
uncircumcision by that which is called  
circumcision in the flesh1 made by      
hands3    #b3ab4 ,that you were at that 
time without ,christ1 being aliens from 
the  conversation of ,israel and        
strangers to the testament1 having no   
hope  of the promise and without ,god in
 this world4    #b3ac4 ,but now in      
,christ ,jesus1 you1 who some time were 
afar off1 are  made nigh by the blood of
 ,christ4    #b3ad4 ,for he is our      
peace1 who hath made both one1 and      
breaking down  the middle wall of       
partition1 the enmities in his flesh3   
#b3ae4 ,making void the law of          
commandments contained in decrees3 that 
he  might make the two in himself into  
one new man1 making peace4    #b3af4    
,and might reconcile both to ,god in one
 body by the cross1 killing  the        
enmities in himself4    #b3ag4 ,and     
coming1 he preached peace to you that   
were afar off3 and  peace to them that  

were nigh4    #b3ah4 ,for by him we have
 access both in one ,spirit to the      
,father4    #b3ai4 ,now therefore you   
are no more strangers and foreigners3   
but you  are fellow citizens with the   
saints and the domestics of ,god1       
#b3bj4 ,built upon the foundation of the
 apostles and prophets1 ,jesus  ,christ 
himself being the chief corner stone3   
#b3ba4 ,in whom all the building1 being 
framed together1 groweth up into  an    
holy temple in the ,lord4    #b3bb4 ,in 
whom you also are built together into an
 habitation of ,god in  the ,spirit4    
,ephesians ,chapter #c    ,the mystery  
hidden from former ages was discovered  
to the apostle1 to  be imparted to the  
,gentiles4 ,he prays that they may be   
strengthened in  ,god4    #c3a4 ,for    
this cause1 ,i ,paul1 the prisoner of   
,jesus ,christ1 for you  ,gentiles3     
#c3b4 ,if yet you have heard of the     
dispensation of the grace of ,god  which
 is given me towards you3    #c3c4 ,how 
that1 according to revelation1 the      

mystery has been made known  to me1 as  
,i have written above in a few words3   
#c3d4 ,as you reading1 may understand my
 knowledge in the mystery of  ,christ1  
#c3e4 ,which in other generations was   
not known to the sons of men1 as it  is 
now revealed to his holy apostles and   
prophets in the ,spirit3    #c3f4 ,that 
the ,gentiles should be fellow heirs and
 of the same body3 and  copartners of   
his promise in ,christ ,jesus1 by the   
gospel    #c3g4 ,of which ,i am made a  
minister1 according to the gift of the  
grace  of ,god1 which is given to me    
according to the operation of his power4
    #c3h4 ,to me1 the least of all the  
saints1 is given this grace1 to preach  
among the ,gentiles the unsearchable    
riches of ,christ3    #c3i4 ,and to     
enlighten all men1 that they may see    
what is the  dispensation of the mystery
 which hath been hidden from eternity in
 ,god  who created all things3    #c3aj4
 ,that the manifold wisdom of ,god may  
be made known to the  principalities and

 powers in heavenly places through the  
church1    #c3aa4 ,according to the     
eternal purpose which he made in ,christ
 ,jesus  our ,lord3    #c3ab4 ,in whom  
we have boldness and access with        
confidence by the faith  of him4        
#c3ac4 ,wherefore ,i pray you not to    
faint at my tribulations for you1  which
 is your glory4    #c3ad4 ,for this     
cause ,i bow my knees to the ,father of 
our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1    #c3ae4 ,of
 whom all paternity in heaven and earth 
is named3    ,all paternity4444 ,or1 the
 whole family4 ,god is the ,father1 both
 of  angels and men2 whosoever besides  
is named father1 is so named with       
subordination to him4    #c3af4 ,that he
 would grant you1 according to the      
riches of his glory1 to  be strengthened
 by his ,spirit with might unto the     
inward man3    #c3ag4 ,that ,christ may 
dwell by faith in your hearts3 that1    
being rooted  and founded in charity1   
#c3ah4 ,you may be able to comprehend1  
with all the saints1 what is the        

breadth and length and height and depth1
    #c3ai4 ,to know also the charity of 
,christ1 which surpasseth all           
knowledge3 that you may be filled unto  
all the fulness of ,god4    #c3bj4 ,now 
to him who is able to do all things more
 abundantly than we  desire or          
understand1 according to the power that 
worketh in us3    #c3ba4 ,to him be     
glory in the church and in ,christ      
,jesus1 unto all  generations1 world    
without end4 ,amen4      ,ephesians     
,chapter #d    ,he exhorts them to      
unity1 to put on the new man1 and to fly
 sin4    #d3a4 ,i therefore1 a prisoner 
in the ,lord1 beseech you that you walk 
worthy of the vocation in which you are 
called3    #d3b4 ,with all humility and 
mildness1 with patience1 supporting one 
another in charity4    #d3c4 ,careful to
 keep the unity of the ,spirit in the   
bond of peace4    #d3d4 ,one body and   
one ,spirit3 as you are called in one   
hope of your  calling4    #d3e4 ,one    
,lord1 one faith1 one baptism4    #d3f4 

,one ,god and ,father of all1 who is    
above all1 and through all1 and  in us  
all4    #d3g4 ,but to every one of us is
 given grace1 according to the measure  
of  the giving of ,christ4    #d3h4     
,wherefore he saith3 ,ascending on high1
 he led captivity captive3  he gave     
gifts to men4    #d3i4 ,now that he     
ascended1 what is it1 but because he    
also descended  first into the lower    
parts of the earth8    #d3aj4 ,he that  
descended is the same also that ascended
 above all the  heavens3 that he might  
fill all things4    #d3aa4 ,and he gave 
some apostles1 and some prophets1 and   
other some  evangelists1 and other some 
pastors and doctors3    ,gave some      
apostles--,until we all meet1 etc4444   
,here it is plainly  expressed1 that    
,christ has left in his church a        
perpetual succession of  orthodox       
pastors and teachers1 to preserve the   
faithful in unity and  truth4    #d3ab4 
,for the perfecting of the saints1 for  
the work of the ministry1  for the      

edifying of the body of ,christ3        
#d3ac4 ,until we all meet into the unity
 of faith and of the knowledge of  the  
,son of ,god1 unto a perfect man1 unto  
the measure of the age of the  fulness  
of ,christ3    #d3ad4 ,that henceforth  
we be no more children tossed to and fro
 and  carried about with every wind of  
doctrine1 by the wickedness of men1 by  
cunning craftiness by which they lie in 
wait to deceive4    #d3ae4 ,but doing   
the truth in charity1 we may in all     
things grow up in  him who is the head1 
even ,christ3    #d3af4 ,from whom the  
whole body1 being compacted and fitly   
joined  together1 by what every joint   
supplieth1 according to the operation in
  the measure of every part1 maketh     
increase of the body1 unto the  edifying
 of itself in charity4    #d3ag4 ,this  
then ,i say and testify in the ,lord3   
,that henceforward you  walk not as also
 the ,gentiles walk in the vanity of    
their mind3    #d3ah4 ,having their     
understanding darkened3 being alienated 

from the  life of ,god through the      
ignorance that is in them1 because of   
the  blindness of their hearts4         
#d3ai4 ,who despairing have given       
themselves up to lasciviousness1 unto   
the working of all uncleanness1 unto    
covetousness4    #d3bj4 ,but you have   
not so learned ,christ3    #d3ba4 ,if so
 be that you have heard him and have    
been taught in him1 as  the truth is in 
,jesus3    #d3bb4 ,to put off1 according
 to former conversation1 the old man1   
who is  corrupted according to the      
desire of error4    #d3bc4 ,and be      
renewed in the spirit of your mind3     
#d3bd4 ,and put on the new man1 who     
according to ,god is created in  justice
 and holiness of truth4    #d3be4       
,wherefore1 putting away lying1 speak ye
 the truth1 every man with  his         
neighbour4 ,for we are members one of   
another4    #d3bf4 ,be angry3 and sin   
not4 ,let not the sun go down upon your 
anger4    #d3bg4 ,give not place to the 
devil4    #d3bh4 ,he that stole1 let him

 now steal no more3 but rather let him  
labour1 working with his hands the thing
 which is good1 that he may  have       
something to give to him that suffereth 
need4    #d3bi4 ,let no evil speech     
proceed from your mouth3 but that which 
is  good1 to the edification of faith3  
that it may administer grace to the     
hearers4    #d3cj4 ,and grieve not the  
holy ,spirit of ,god3 whereby you are   
sealed  unto the day of redemption4     
#d3ca4 ,let all bitterness and anger and
 indignation and clamour and  blasphemy 
be put away from you1 with all malice4  
#d3cb4 ,and be ye kind one to another3  
merciful1 forgiving one another1  even  
as ,god hath forgiven you in ,christ4   
,ephesians ,chapter #e    ,exhortations 
to a virtuous life4 ,the mutual duties  
of man and wife1 by  the example of     
,christ and of the ,church4    #e3a4 ,be
 ye therefore followers of ,god1 as most
 dear children3    #e3b4 ,and walk in   
love1 as ,christ also hath loved us and 
hath delivered  himself for us1 an      

oblation and a sacrifice to ,god for an 
odour of  sweetness4    #e3c4 ,but      
fornication and all uncleanness or      
covetousness1 let it not so  much as be 
named among you1 as becometh saints3    
#e3d4 ,or obscenity or foolish talking  
or scurrility1 which is to no  purpose3 
but rather giving of thanks4    #e3e4   
,for know you this and understand3 ,that
 no fornicator or unclean or  covetous  
person 7which is a serving of idols7    
hath inheritance in the  kingdom of     
,christ and of ,god4    #e3f4 ,let no   
man deceive you with vain words4 ,for   
because of these  things cometh the     
anger of ,god upon the children of      
unbelief4    #e3g4 ,be ye not therefore 
partakers with them4    #e3h4 ,for you  
were heretofore darkness1 but now light 
in the ,lord4 ,walk  then as children of
 the light4    #e3i4 ,for the fruit of  
the light is in all goodness and justice
 and  truth3    #e3aj4 ,proving what is 
well pleasing to ,god4    #e3aa4 ,and   
have no fellowship with the unfruitful  

works of darkness3 but  rather reprove  
them4    #e3ab4 ,for the things that are
 done by them in secret1 it is a shame  
even to speak of4    #e3ac4 ,but all    
things that are reproved are made       
manifest by the light3  for all that is 
made manifest is light4    #e3ad4       
,wherefore he saith3 ,rise1 thou that   
sleepest1 and arise from the  dead3 and 
,christ shall enlighten thee4    #e3ae4 
,see therefore1 brethren1 how you walk  
circumspectly3 not as  unwise1    #e3af4
 ,but as wise3 redeeming the time1      
because the days are evil4    #e3ag4    
,wherefore1 become not unwise3 but      
understanding what is the will  of ,god4
    #e3ah4 ,and be not drunk with wine1 
wherein is luxury3 but be ye filled     
with the ,holy ,spirit1    #e3ai4       
,speaking to yourselves in psalms and   
hymns and spiritual  canticles1 singing 
and making melody in your hearts to the 
,lord3    #e3bj4 ,giving thanks always  
for all things1 in the name of our ,lord
  ,jesus ,christ1 to ,god and the       

,father3    #e3ba4 ,being subject one to
 another1 in the fear of ,christ4       
#e3bb4 ,let women be subject to their   
husbands1 as to the ,lord3    #e3bc4    
,because the husband is the head of the 
wife1 as ,christ is the  head of the    
church4 ,he is the saviour of his body4 
#e3bd4 ,therefore as the church is      
subject to ,christ3 so also let the     
wives be to their husbands in all       
things4    ,as the church is subject to 
,christ4444 ,the church then1 according 
to  ,st4 ,paul1 is ever obedient to     
,christ1 and can never fall from him1   
but  remain faithful to him1 unspotted  
and unchanged to the end of the  world4 
#e3be4 ,husbands1 love your wives1 as   
,christ also loved the church and       
delivered himself up for it3    #e3bf4  
,that he might sanctify it1 cleansing it
 by the laver of water in  the word of  
life3    #e3bg4 ,that he might present  
it to himself1 a glorious church1 not   
having spot or wrinkle or any such      
thing2 but that it should be holy  and  

without blemish4    #e3bh4 ,so also     
ought men to love their wives as their  
own bodies4 ,he  that loveth his wife   
loveth himself4    #e3bi4 ,for no man   
ever hated his own flesh1 but nourisheth
 and  cherisheth it1 as also ,christ    
doth the church3    #e3cj4 ,because we  
are members of his body1 of his flesh   
and of his  bones4    #e3ca4 ,for this  
cause shall a man leave his father and  
mother3 and shall  cleave to his wife4  
,and they shall be two in one flesh4    
#e3cb4 ,this is a great sacrament3 but  
,i speak in ,christ and in the  church4 
#e3cc4 ,nevertheless1 let every one of  
you in particular love his wife as      
himself3 ,and let the wife fear her     
husband4      ,ephesians ,chapter #f    
,duties of children and servants4 ,the  
,christian's armour4    #f3a4 ,children1
 obey your parents in the ,lord3 for    
this is just4    #f3b4 ,honour thy      
father and thy mother1 which is the     
first commandment  with a promise3      
#f3c4 ,that it may be well with thee1   

and thou mayest be long lived upon      
earth4    #f3d4 ,and you1 fathers1      
provoke not your children to anger3 but 
bring  them up in the discipline and    
correction of the ,lord4    #f3e4       
,servants1 be obedient to them that are 
your lords according to the  flesh1 with
 fear and trembling1 in the simplicity  
of your heart1 as to  ,christ4    #f3f4 
,not serving to the eye1 as it were     
pleasing men3 but1 as the  servants of  
,christ1 doing the will of ,god from the
 heart4    #f3g4 ,with a good will      
serving1 as to the ,lord1 and not to    
men4    #f3h4 ,knowing that whatsoever  
good thing any man shall do1 the same   
shall he receive from the ,lord1 whether
 he be bond or free4    #f3i4 ,and you1 
masters1 do the same things to them1    
forbearing  threatenings3 knowing that  
the ,lord both of them and you is in    
heaven4  ,and there is no respect of    
persons with him4    #f3aj4 ,finally1   
brethren1 be strengthened in the ,lord  
and in the might  of his power4         

#f3aa4 ,put you on the armour of ,god1  
that you may be able to stand  against  
the deceits of the devil4    #f3ab4 ,for
 our wrestling is not against flesh and 
blood2 but against  principalities and  
powers1 against the rulers of the world 
of this  darkness1 against the spirits  
of wickedness in the high places4       
,high places1 or heavenly places4444    
,that is to say1 in the air1 the  lowest
 of the celestial regions2 in which ,god
 permits these wicked  spirits or fallen
 angels to wander4    #f3ac4 ,therefore1
 take unto you the armour of ,god1 that 
you may be able  to resist in the evil  
day and to stand in all things perfect4 
#f3ad4 ,stand therefore1 having your    
loins girt about with truth and  having 
on the breastplate of justice3    #f3ae4
 ,and your feet shod with the           
preparation of the gospel of peace4     
#f3af4 ,in all things taking the shield 
of faith1 wherewith you may be  able to 
extinguish all the fiery darts of the   
most wicked one4    #f3ag4 ,and take    

unto you the helmet of salvation and the
 sword of the  ,spirit 7which is the    
word of ,god74    #f3ah4 ,by all prayer 
and supplication praying at all times in
 the  spirit3 and in the same watching  
with all instance and supplication for  
all the saints3    #f3ai4 ,and for me1  
that speech may be given me1 that ,i may
 open my mouth  with confidence1 to make
 known the mystery of the gospel1       
#f3bj4 ,for which ,i am an ambassador in
 a chain3 so that therein ,i may be     
bold to speak according as ,i ought4    
#f3ba4 ,but that you also may know the  
things that concern me and what ,i  am  
doing1 ,tychicus1 my dearest brother and
 faithful minister in the  ,lord1 will  
make known to you all things3    #f3bb4 
,whom ,i have sent to you for this same 
purpose3 that you may know  the things  
concerning us1 and that he may comfort  
your hearts4    #f3bc4 ,peace be to the 
brethren and charity with faith1 from   
,god the  ,father and the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ4    #f3bd4 ,grace be with all   

them that love our ,lord ,jesus ,christ 
in  incorruption4 ,amen4    ,in         
incorruption4444 ,that is1 with a pure  
and perfect love4          ,,the        
,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the  
,,philippians      ,the ,philippians    
were the first among the ,macedonians   
converted to the  faith4 ,they had a    
great veneration for ,st4 ,paul and     
supplied his wants  when he was a       
prisoner in ,rome1 sending to him by    
,epaphroditus1 by whom  he sent this    
,epistle2 in which he recommends        
charity1 unity and  humility and warns  
them against false teachers1 whom he    
calls dogs and  enemies of the cross of 
,christ4 ,he also returns thanks for    
their  benefactions4 ,it was written    
about twenty-nine years after our       
,lord's  ,ascension4      ,philippians  
,chapter #a    ,the apostle's affection 
for the ,philippians4    #a3a4 ,paul and
 ,timothy1 the servants of ,jesus       
,christ3 to all the saints  in ,christ  
,jesus who are at ,philippi1 with the   

bishops and deacons4    #a3b4 ,grace be 
unto you and peace1 from ,god our       
,father and from the ,lord  ,jesus      
,christ4    #a3c4 ,i give thanks to my  
,god in every remembrance of you3       
#a3d4 ,always in all my prayers making  
supplication for you all with joy3      
#a3e4 ,for your communication in the    
gospel of ,christ1 from the first day   
until now4    #a3f4 ,being confident of 
this very thing3 that he who hath begun 
a good  work in you will perfect it unto
 the day of ,christ ,jesus4    #a3g4 ,as
 it is meet for me to think this for you
 all1 for that ,i have  you in my heart2
 and that1 in my bands and in the       
defence and  confirmation of the gospel1
 you all are partakers of my joy4       
#a3h4 ,for ,god is my witness how ,i    
long after you all in the bowels of     
,jesus ,christ4    #a3i4 ,and this ,i   
pray3 ,that your charity may more and   
more abound in  knowledge and in all    
understanding3    #a3aj4 ,that you may  
approve the better things3 that you may 

be sincere  and without offence unto the
 day of ,christ3    #a3aa4 ,filled with 
the fruit of justice1 through ,jesus    
,christ1 unto the  glory and praise of  
,god4    #a3ab4 ,now1 brethren1 ,i      
desire you should know that the things  
which  have happened to me have fallen  
out rather to the furtherance of the    
gospel3    #a3ac4 ,so that my bands are 
made manifest in ,christ1 in all the    
court  and in all other places4         
#a3ad4 ,and many of the brethren in the 
,lord1 growing confident by my  bands1  
are much more bold to speak the word of 
,god without fear4    #a3ae4 ,some      
indeed1 even out of envy and contention3
 but some also for  good will preach    
,christ4    #a3af4 ,some out of charity1
 knowing that ,i am set for the defence 
of the  gospel4    #a3ag4 ,and some out 
of contention preach ,christ not        
sincerely3 supposing  that they raise   
affliction to my bands4    #a3ah4 ,but  
what then8 ,so that by all means1       
whether by occasion or by  truth1       

,christ be preached3 in this also ,i    
rejoice1 yea1 and will  rejoice4        
#a3ai4 ,for ,i know that this shall fall
 out to me unto salvation1 through  your
 prayer and the supply of the ,spirit of
 ,jesus ,christ1    #a3bj4 ,according to
 my expectation and hope2 that in       
nothing ,i shall be  confounded3 but    
with all confidence1 as always1 so now  
also1 shall  ,christ be magnified in my 
body1 whether it be by life or by death4
    #a3ba4 ,for to me1 to live is       
,christ3 and to die is gain4    #a3bb4  
,and if to live in the flesh3 this is to
 me the fruit of labour4  ,and what ,i  
shall choose ,i know not4    ,this is to
 me1 etc4444 ,his meaning is1 that      
although his dying  immediately for     
,christ would be his gain1 by putting   
him presently in  possession of heaven2 
yet he is doubtful what he should       
choose1 because  by staying longer in   
the flesh1 he should be more beneficial 
to the  souls of his neighbours4        
#a3bc4 ,but ,i am straitened between    

two3 having a desire to be dissolved    
and to be with ,christ1 a thing by far  
the better4    #a3bd4 ,but to abide     
still in the flesh is needful for you4  
#a3be4 ,and having this confidence1 ,i  
know that ,i shall abide and  continue  
with you all1 for your furtherance and  
joy of faith3    #a3bf4 ,that your      
rejoicing may abound in ,christ ,jesus  
for me1 by my  coming to you again4     
#a3bg4 ,only let your conversation be   
worthy of the gospel of ,christ3  that1 
whether ,i come and see you1 or1 being  
absent1 may hear of you1  that you stand
 fast in one spirit1 with one mind      
labouring together for  the faith of the
 gospel4    #a3bh4 ,and in nothing be ye
 terrified by the adversaries3 which to 
them  is a cause of perdition1 but to   
you of salvation1 and this from ,god4   
#a3bi4 ,for unto you it is given for    
,christ1 not only to believe in him1    
but also to suffer for him3    #a3cj4   
,having the same conflict as that which 
you have seen in me and  now have heard 

of me4      ,philippians ,chapter #b    
,he recommends them to unity and        
humility1 and to work out their         
salvation with fear and trembling4      
#b3a4 ,if there be therefore any        
consolation in ,christ1 if any comfort  
of  charity1 if any society of the      
spirit1 if any bowels of commiseration3 
#b3b4 ,fulfil ye my joy1 that you be of 
one mind1 having the same  charity1     
being of one accord1 agreeing in        
sentiment4    #b3c4 ,let nothing be done
 through contention3 neither by vain    
glory4 ,but  in humility1 let each      
esteem others better than themselves3   
#b3d4 ,each one not considering the     
things that are his own1 but those  that
 are other men's4    #b3e4 ,for let this
 mind be in you1 which was also in      
,christ ,jesus3    #b3f4 ,who being in  
the form of ,god1 thought it not robbery
 to be equal  with ,god3    #b3g4 ,but  
emptied himself1 taking the form of a   
servant1 being made in  the likeness of 
men1 and in habit found as a man4       

,emptied himself1 exinanivit4444 made   
himself as of no account4    #b3h4 ,he  
humbled himself1 becoming obedient unto 
death1 even to the  death of the cross4 
#b3i4 ,for which cause1 ,god also hath  
exalted him and hath given him a  name  
which is above all names3    #b3aj4     
,that in the name of ,jesus every knee  
should bow1 of those that  are in       
heaven1 on earth1 and under the earth3  
#b3aa4 ,and that every tongue should    
confess that the ,lord ,jesus ,christ   
is in the glory of ,god the ,father4    
#b3ab4 ,wherefore1 my dearly beloved1   
7as you have always obeyed1 not as  in  
my presence only but much more now in my
 absence7 with fear and  trembling work 
out your salvation4    ,with fear1      
etc4444 ,this is against the false      
faith1 and presumptuous  security of    
modern sectaries4    #b3ac4 ,for it is  
,god who worketh in you1 both to will   
and to accomplish1  according to his    
good will4    #b3ad4 ,and do ye all     
things without murmurings and           

hesitations3    #b3ae4 ,that you may be 
blameless and sincere children of ,god1 
without  reproof1 in the midst of a     
crooked and perverse generation3 among  
whom  you shine as lights in the world4 
#b3af4 ,holding forth the word of life  
to my glory in the day of ,christ3      
because ,i have not run in vain1 nor    
laboured in vain4    #b3ag4 ,yea1 and if
 ,i be made a victim upon the sacrifice 
and service of  your faith1 ,i rejoice  
and congratulate with you all4    #b3ah4
 ,and for the selfsame thing1 do you    
also rejoice and congratulate  with me4 
#b3ai4 ,and ,i hope in the ,lord ,jesus 
to send ,timothy unto you shortly1  that
 ,i also may be of good comfort1 when ,i
 know the things concerning  you4       
#b3bj4 ,for ,i have no man so of the    
same mind1 who with sincere affection   
is solicitous for you4    #b3ba4 ,for   
all seek the things that are their own  
not the things that  are ,jesus         
,christ's4    #b3bb4 ,now know ye the   
proof of him3 that as a son with the    

father1 so  hath he served with me in   
the gospel4    #b3bc4 ,him therefore ,i 
hope to send unto you immediately3 so   
soon as ,i  shall see how it will go    
with me4    #b3bd4 ,and ,i trust in the 
,lord that ,i myself also shall come to 
you  shortly4    #b3be4 ,but ,i have    
thought it necessary to send to you     
,epaphroditus1 my  brother and fellow   
labourer and fellow soldier1 but your   
apostle3 and  he that hath ministered to
 my wants4    #b3bf4 ,for indeed he     
longed after you all3 and was sad1 for  
that you had  heard that he was sick4   
#b3bg4 ,for indeed he was sick1 nigh    
unto death3 but ,god had mercy on  him4 
,and not only on him1 but on me also1   
lest ,i should have sorrow  upon sorrow4
    #b3bh4 ,therefore1 ,i sent him the  
more speedily3 that seeing him again1   
you may rejoice1 and ,i may be without  
sorrow4    #b3bi4 ,receive him therefore
 with all joy in the ,lord3 and treat   
with  honour such as he is4    #b3cj4   
,because for the work of ,christ he came

 to the point of death3  delivering his 
life1 that he might fulfil that which on
 your part was  wanting towards my      
service4      ,philippians ,chapter #c  
,he warneth them against false teachers4
 ,he counts all other things  loss1 that
 he may gain ,christ4    #c3a4 ,as to   
the rest1 my brethren1 rejoice in the   
,lord4 ,to write the  same things to    
you1 to me indeed is not wearisome1 but 
to you is  necessary4    #c3b4 ,beware  
of dogs3 beware of evil workers3 beware 
of the concision4    #c3c4 ,for we are  
the circumcision1 who in spirit serve   
,god and glory in  ,christ ,jesus1 not  
having confidence in the flesh4    #c3d4
 ,though ,i might also have confidence  
in the flesh4 ,if any other  thinketh he
 may have confidence in the flesh1 ,i   
more3    #c3e4 ,being circumcised the   
eighth day1 of the stock of ,israel1 of 
the  tribe of ,benjamin1 an ,hebrew of  
the ,hebrews4 ,according to the law1 a  
,pharisee3    #c3f4 ,according to zeal1 
persecuting the church of ,god3         

,according to the  justice that is in   
the law1 conversing without blame4      
#c3g4 ,but the things that were gain to 
me1 the same ,i have counted loss  for  
,christ4    #c3h4 ,furthermore1 ,i count
 all things to be but loss for the      
excellent  knowledge of ,jesus ,christ1 
my ,lord3 for whom ,i have suffered the 
loss  of all things and count them but  
as dung1 that ,i may gain ,christ4      
#c3i4 ,and may be found in him1 not     
having my justice1 which is of the  law1
 but that which is of the faith of      
,christ ,jesus1 which is of ,god3       
justice in faith4    #c3aj4 ,that ,i may
 know him and the power of his          
resurrection and the  fellowship of his 
sufferings3 being made conformable to   
his death1    #c3aa4 ,if by any means ,i
 may attain to the resurrection which is
 from  the dead4    #c3ab4 ,not as      
though ,i had already attained1 or were 
already perfect3  but ,i follow after1  
if ,i may by any means apprehend1       
wherein ,i am also  apprehended by      

,christ ,jesus4    #c3ac4 ,brethren1 ,i 
do not count myself to have apprehended4
 ,but one  thing ,i do3 ,forgetting the 
things that are behind and stretching   
forth  myself to those that are before1 
#c3ad4 ,i press towards the mark1 to the
 prize of the supernal vocation  of ,god
 in ,christ ,jesus4    #c3ae4 ,let us   
therefore1 as many as are perfect1 be   
thus minded3 and if  in any thing you be
 otherwise minded1 this also ,god will  
reveal to you1    #c3af4 ,nevertheless1 
whereunto we are come1 that we be of the
 same mind1  let us also continue in the
 same rule4    #c3ag4 ,be ye followers  
of me1 brethren3 and observe them who   
walk so as  you have our model4         
#c3ah4 ,for many walk1 of whom ,i have  
told you often 7and now tell you        
weeping7 that they are enemies of the   
cross of ,christ3    #c3ai4 ,whose end  
is destruction3 whose ,god is their     
belly3 and whose  glory is in their     
shame3 who mind earthly things4         
#c3bj4 ,but our conversation is in      

heaven3 from whence also we look for    
the ,saviour1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 
#c3ba4 ,who will reform the body of our 
lowness1 made like to the body of  his  
glory1 according to the operation       
whereby also he is able to subdue  all  
things unto himself4      ,philippians  
,chapter #d    ,he exhorts them to      
perseverance in all good and            
acknowledges their  charitable          
contributions to him4    #d3a4          
,therefore my dearly beloved brethren   
and most desired1 my joy and  my crown3 
so stand fast in the ,lord1 my dearly   
beloved4    #d3b4 ,i beg of ,evodia and 
,i beseech ,syntyche to be of one mind  
in the  ,lord4    #d3c4 ,and ,i entreat 
thee also1 my sincere companion1 help   
those women  who have laboured with me  
in the gospel1 with ,clement and the    
rest of  my fellow labourers1 whose     
names are in the book of life4    #d3d4 
,rejoice in the ,lord always3 again1 ,i 
say1 rejoice4    #d3e4 ,let your modesty
 be known to all men4 ,the ,lord is     

nigh4    #d3f4 ,be nothing solicitous3  
but in every thing1 by prayer and       
supplication1 with thanksgiving1 let    
your petitions be made known to  ,god4  
#d3g4 ,and the peace of ,god1 which     
surpasseth all understanding1 keep  your
 hearts and minds in ,christ ,jesus4    
#d3h4 ,for the rest1 brethren1          
whatsoever things are true1 whatsoever  
modest1 whatsoever just1 whatsoever     
holy1 whatsoever lovely1 whatsoever  of 
good fame1 if there be any virtue1 if   
any praise of discipline3  think on     
these things4    ,for the rest1         
brethren1 whatsoever things are true1   
etc4444 ,here the  apostle enumerates   
general precepts of morality1 which they
 ought to  practise4 ,whatsoever things 
are true4444 in words1 in promises1 in  
lawful oaths1 etc41 he commands         
rectitude of mind1 and sincerity of     
heart4 ,whatsoever modest4444 by these  
words he prescribes gravity in  manners1
 modesty in dress1 and decency in       
conversation4 ,whatsoever  just4444     

,that is1 in dealing with others1 in    
buying or selling1 in  trade or         
business1 to be fair and honest4        
,whatsoever holy4444 by these  words may
 be understood1 that those who are in a 
religious state  professed1 or in holy  
orders1 should lead a life of sanctity  
and  chastity1 according to the vows    
they make2 but these words being also   
applied to those in the world1 indicate 
the virtuous life they are  bound by the
 divine commandments to follow4         
,whatsoever lovely4444 that  is1 to     
practise those good offices in society1 
that procure us the  esteem and good    
will of our neighbours4 ,whatsoever of  
good fame4444  ,that is1 that by our    
conduct and behaviour we should edify   
our  neighbours1 and give them good     
example by our actions4 ,if there be any
  virtue1 if any praise of              
discipline4444 that those in error1 by  
seeing  the morality and good discipline
 of the true religion1 may be           
converted4 ,and finally1 the apostle    

commands1 not only the ,philippians1    
but all ,christians1 to think on these  
things4444 that is1 to make it  their   
study and concern that the peace of ,god
 might be with them4    #d3i4 ,the      
things which you have both learned and  
received and heard and  seen in me1     
these do ye3 and the ,god of peace shall
 be with you4    #d3aj4 ,now ,i rejoice 
in the ,lord exceedingly that now at    
length your  thought for me hath        
flourished again1 as you did also think2
 but you  were busied4    #d3aa4 ,i     
speak not as it were for want4 ,for ,i  
have learned1 in  whatsoever state ,i   
am1 to be content therewith4    #d3ab4  
,i know both how to be brought low1 and 
,i know how to abound  7every where and 
in all things ,i am instructed73 both to
 be full and to  be hungry3 both to     
abound and to suffer need4    #d3ac4 ,i 
can do all things in him who            
strengtheneth me4    #d3ad4             
,nevertheless1 you have done well in    
communicating to my  tribulation4       

#d3ae4 ,and you also know1 ,o           
,philippians1 that in the beginning of  
the  gospel1 when ,i departed from      
,macedonia1 no church communicated with 
me  as concerning giving and receiving1 
but you only4    #d3af4 ,for unto       
,thessalonica also you sent once and    
again for my use4    #d3ag4 ,not that ,i
 seek the gift3 but ,i seek the fruit   
that may abound to  your account4       
#d3ah4 ,but ,i have all and abound3 ,i  
am filled1 having received from         
,epaphroditus the things you sent1 an   
odour of sweetness1 an acceptable       
sacrifice1 pleasing to ,god4    #d3ai4  
,and may my ,god supply all your want1  
according to his riches in  glory in    
,christ ,jesus4    #d3bj4 ,now to ,god  
and our ,father be glory1 world without 
end4 ,amen4    #d3ba4 ,salute ye every  
saint in ,christ ,jesus4    #d3bb4 ,the 
brethren who are with me salute you4    
,all the saints salute  you3 especially 
they that are of ,caesar's household4   
#d3bc4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus   

,christ be with your spirit4 ,amen4     
,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to  
,,the ,,colossians      ,colossa was a  
city of ,phrygia1 near ,laodicea4 ,it   
does not appear that  ,st4 ,paul had    
preached there himself1 but that the    
,colossians were  converted by          
,epaphras1 a disciple of the ,apostles4 
,however1 as ,st4 ,paul  was the great  
,apostle of the ,gentiles1 he wrote this
 ,epistle to the  ,colossians when he   
was in prison1 and about the same time  
that he wrote  to the ,ephesians and    
,philippians4 ,the exhortations and     
doctrine it  contains are similar to    
that which is set forth in his ,epistle 
to the  ,ephesians4      ,colossians    
,chapter #a    ,he gives thanks for the 
grace bestowed upon the ,colossians and 
prays  for them4 ,christ is the head of 
the church and the peacemaker through   
his blood4 ,paul is his minister4       
#a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus       
,christ1 by the will of ,god1 and       
,timothy1  a brother3    #a3b4 ,to the  

saints and faithful brethren in ,christ 
,jesus who are at  ,colossa4    #a3c4   
,grace be to you and peace1 from ,god   
our ,father and from the ,lord  ,jesus  
,christ4 ,we give thanks to ,god and the
 ,father of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1  
praying always for you4    #a3d4        
,hearing your faith in ,christ ,jesus   
and the love which you have  towards all
 the saints4    #a3e4 ,for the hope that
 is laid up for you in heaven1 which you
 have  heard in the word of the truth of
 the gospel1    #a3f4 ,which is come    
unto you1 as also it is in the whole    
world and  bringeth forth fruit and     
groweth1 even as it doth in you1 since  
the day  you heard and knew the grace of
 ,god in truth4    #a3g4 ,as you learned
 of ,epaphras1 our most beloved fellow  
servant1 who  is for you a faithful     
minister of ,christ ,jesus2    #a3h4    
,who also hath manifested to us your    
love in the spirit4    #a3i4 ,therefore 
we also1 from the day that we heard it1 
cease not to  pray for you and to beg   

that you may be filled with the         
knowledge of  his will1 in all wisdom   
and spiritual understanding3    #a3aj4  
,that you may walk worthy of ,god1 in   
all things pleasing2 being  fruitful in 
every good work and increasing in the   
knowledge of ,god3    #a3aa4            
,strengthened with all might according  
to the power of his glory1  in all      
patience and longsuffering with joy1    
#a3ab4 ,giving thanks to ,god the       
,father1 who hath made us worthy to be  
partakers of the lot of the saints in   
light3    #a3ac4 ,who hath delivered us 
from the power of darkness and hath     
translated us into the kingdom of the   
,son of his love1    #a3ad4 ,in whom we 
have redemption through his blood1 the  
remission of  sins3    #a3ae4 ,who is   
the image of the invisible ,god1 the    
firstborn of every  creature3    ,the   
firstborn4444 ,that is1 first begotten2 
as the ,evangelist declares1  the only  
begotten of his ,father3 hence1 ,st4    
,chrisostom explains  firstborn1 not    

first created1 as he was not created at 
all1 but born of  his ,father before all
 ages2 that is1 coeval with the ,father 
and with  the ,holy ,ghost4    #a3af4   
,for in him were all things created in  
heaven and on earth1  visible and       
invisible1 whether thrones1 or          
dominations1 or  principalities1 or     
powers4 ,all things were created by him 
and in him4    #a3ag4 ,and he is before 
all3 and by him all things consist4     
#a3ah4 ,and he is the head of the body1 
the church3 who is the beginning1  the  
firstborn from the dead1 that in all    
things he may hold the  primacy3        
#a3ai4 ,because in him1 it hath well    
pleased the ,father that all fulness    
should dwell3    #a3bj4 ,and through him
 to reconcile all things unto himself1  
making  peace through the blood of his  
cross1 both as to the things that are on
  earth and the things that are in      
heaven4    #a3ba4 ,and you1 whereas you 
were some time alienated and enemies in 
mind  in evil works3    #a3bb4 ,yet now 

he hath reconciled in the body of his   
flesh through  death1 to present you    
holy and unspotted and blameless before 
him3    #a3bc4 ,if so ye continue in the
 faith1 grounded and settled1 and       
immoveable from the hope of the gospel  
which you have heard1 which is  preached
 in all the creation that is under      
heaven3 whereof ,i ,paul am  made a     
minister4    #a3bd4 ,who now rejoice in 
my sufferings for you and fill up those 
things  that are wanting of the         
sufferings of ,christ1 in my flesh1 for 
his  body1 which is the church3         
,wanting4444 ,there is no want in the   
sufferings of ,christ in himself as     
head3 but many sufferings are still     
wanting1 or are still to come1 in  his  
body the church1 and his members the    
faithful4    #a3be4 ,whereof ,i am made 
a minister according to the dispensation
 of  ,god1 which is given me towards    
you1 that ,i may fulfil the word of     
,god3    #a3bf4 ,the mystery which hath 
been hidden from ages and generations1  

but  now is manifested to his saints1   
#a3bg4 ,to whom ,god would make known   
the riches of the glory of this  mystery
 among the ,gentiles1 which is ,christ1 
in you the hope of glory4    #a3bh4     
,whom we preach1 admonishing every man  
and teaching every man in  all wisdom1  
that we may present every man perfect in
 ,christ ,jesus4    #a3bi4 ,wherein also
 ,i labour1 striving according to his   
working which he  worketh in me in      
power4      ,colossians ,chapter #b     
,he warns them against the impostures of
 the philosophers and the ,jewish       
teachers1 that would withdraw them from 
,christ4    #b3a4 ,for ,i would have you
 know what manner of care ,i have for   
you and  for them that are at ,laodicea 
and whosoever have not seen my face in  
the flesh3    #b3b4 ,that their hearts  
may be comforted1 being instructed in   
charity  and unto all riches of fulness 
of understanding1 unto the knowledge of 
the mystery of ,god the ,father and of  
,christ ,jesus3    #b3c4 ,in whom are   

hid all the treasures of wisdom and     
knowledge4    #b3d4 ,now this ,i say1   
that no man may deceive you by loftiness
 of words4    #b3e4 ,for though ,i be   
absent in body1 yet in spirit ,i am with
 you1  rejoicing1 and beholding your    
order and the steadfastness of your     
faith  which is in ,christ4    #b3f4 ,as
 therefore you have received ,jesus     
,christ the ,lord1 walk ye in  him3     
#b3g4 ,rooted and built up in him and   
confirmed in the faith1 as also you     
have learned3 abounding in him in       
thanksgiving4    #b3h4 ,beware lest any 
man cheat you by philosophy and vain    
deceit3  according to the tradition of  
men according to the elements of the    
world and not according to ,christ4     
#b3i4 ,for in him dwelleth all the      
fulness of the ,godhead corporeally4    
#b3aj4 ,and you are filled in him1 who  
is the head of all principality  and    
power4    #b3aa4 ,in whom also you are  
circumcised with circumcision not made  
by  hand in despoiling of the body of   

the flesh3 but in the circumcision of   
,christ4    #b3ab4 ,buried with him in  
baptism3 in whom also you are risen     
again by  the faith of the operation of 
,god who hath raised him up from the    
dead4    #b3ac4 ,and you1 when you were 
dead in your sins and the uncircumcision
  of your flesh1 he hath quickened      
together with him1 forgiving you all    
offences3    #b3ad4 ,blotting out the   
handwriting of the decree that was      
against us1  which was contrary to us4  
,and he hath taken the same out of the  
way1  fastening it to the cross4        
#b3ae4 ,and despoiling the              
principalities and powers1 he hath      
exposed  them confidently in open shew1 
triumphing over them in himself4        
#b3af4 ,let no man therefore judge you  
in meat or in drink or in respect  of a 
festival day or of the new moon or of   
the sabbaths1    ,in meat1 etc4444 ,he  
means with regard to the ,jewish        
observations of the  distinction of     
clean and unclean meats2 and of their   

festivals1 new  moons1 and sabbaths1 as 
being no longer obligatory4    #b3ag4   
,which are a shadow of things to come3  
but the body is of ,christ4    #b3ah4   
,let no man seduce you1 willing in      
humility and religion of  angels1       
walking in the things which he hath not 
seen1 in vain puffed up  by the sense of
 his flesh3    ,willing1 etc4444 ,that  
is1 by a self willed1 self invented1    
superstitious worship1 falsely          
pretending humility1 but really         
proceeding from pride4 ,such was the    
worship1 that many of the  philosophers 
7against whom ,st4 ,paul speaks1 ver4   
#h7 paid to angels or  demons1 by       
sacrificing to them1 as carriers of     
intelligence betwixt ,god  and men2     
pretending humility in so doing1 as if  
,god was too great to be  addressed by  
men2 and setting aside the mediatorship 
of ,jesus ,christ1  who is the head both
 of angels and men4 ,such also was the  
worship paid  by the ancient heretics1  
disciples of ,simon and ,menander1 to   

the  angels1 whom they believed to be   
makers and lords of this lower world4   
,this is certain1 that they whom the    
apostle here condemns1 did not hold  the
 head1 7ver4 #ai17 that is1 ,jesus      
,christ1 and his mediatorship2 and      
therefore what he writes here no way    
touches the ,catholic doctrine and      
practice1 of desiring our good angels to
 pray to ,god for us1 through  ,jesus   
,christ4 ,st4 ,jerome ,epist4 ad ,algas4
 understands by the religion  or service
 of angels1 the ,jewish teachers1 who   
sought to subject the  new ,christians  
to the observance of the ,mosaic law4   
#b3ai4 ,and not holding the head1 from  
which the whole body1 by joints  and    
bands1 being supplied with nourishment  
and compacted1 groweth into  the        
increase of ,god4    #b3bj4 ,if then you
 be dead with ,christ from the elements 
of this world1  why do you yet decree as
 though living in the world8    #b3ba4  
,touch not3 taste not3 handle not4      
,touch not1 etc4444 ,the meaning is1    

that ,christians should not subject     
themselves1 either to the ordinances of 
the old law1 forbidding  touching or    
tasting things unclean2 or to the       
superstitious invention  of heretics1   
imposing such restraints1 under pretence
 of wisdom1  humility1 or mortification4
    #b3bb4 ,which all are unto          
destruction by the very use1 according  
to the  precepts and doctrines of men4  
#b3bc4 ,which things have indeed a shew 
of wisdom in superstition and  humility1
 and not sparing the body2 not in any   
honour to the filling of  the flesh4    
,colossians ,chapter #c    ,he exhorts  
them to put off the old man1 and to put 
on the new4 ,the  duties of wives and   
husbands1 children and servants4        
#c3a4 ,therefore if you be risen with   
,christ1 seek the things that are       
above1 where ,christ is sitting at the  
right hand of ,god4    #c3b4 ,mind the  
things that are above1 not the things   
that are upon the  earth4    #c3c4 ,for 
you are dead3 and your life is hid with 

,christ in ,god4    #c3d4 ,when ,christ 
shall appear1 who is your life1 then you
 also shall  appear with him in glory4  
#c3e4 ,mortify therefore your members   
which are upon the earth3  fornication1 
uncleanness1 lust1 evil concupiscence   
and covetousness1  which is the service 
of idols4    #c3f4 ,for which things the
 wrath of ,god cometh upon the children 
of  unbelief4    #c3g4 ,in which you    
also walked some time1 when you lived in
 them4    #c3h4 ,but now put you also   
all away3 anger1 indignation1 malice1   
blasphemy1 filthy speech out of your    
mouth4    #c3i4 ,lie not one to another3
 stripping yourselves of the old man    
with  his deeds1    #c3aj4 ,and putting 
on the new1 him who is renewed unto     
knowledge1  according to the image of   
him that created him4    #c3aa4 ,where  
there is neither ,gentile nor ,jew1     
circumcision nor  uncircumcision1       
,barbarian nor ,scythian1 bond nor free4
 ,but ,christ is  all and in all4       
#c3ab4 ,put ye on therefore1 as the     

elect of ,god1 holy and beloved1 the    
bowels of mercy1 benignity1 humility1   
modesty1 patience3    #c3ac4 ,bearing   
with one another and forgiving one      
another1 if any have a  complaint       
against another4 ,even as the ,lord hath
 forgiven you1 so do  you also4         
#c3ad4 ,but above all these things have 
charity1 which is the bond of           
perfection4    #c3ae4 ,and let the peace
 of ,christ rejoice in your hearts1     
wherein also  you are called in one     
body3 and be ye thankful4    #c3af4 ,let
 the word of ,christ dwell in you       
abundantly3 in all wisdom1  teaching and
 admonishing one another in psalms1     
hymns and spiritual  canticles1 singing 
in grace in your hearts to ,god4        
#c3ag4 ,all whatsoever you do in word or
 in work1 do all in the name of  the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 giving thanks to  
,god and the ,father by him4    #c3ah4  
,wives1 be subject to your husbands1 as 
it behoveth in the ,lord4    #c3ai4     
,husbands1 love your wives and be not   

bitter towards them4    #c3bj4          
,children1 obey your parents in all     
things3 for this is well  pleasing to   
the ,lord4    #c3ba4 ,fathers1 provoke  
not your children to indignation1 lest  
they be  discouraged4    #c3bb4         
,servants1 obey in all things your      
masters according to the flesh3  not    
serving to the eye1 as pleasing men3 but
 in simplicity of heart1  fearing ,god4 
#c3bc4 ,whatsoever you do1 do it from   
the heart1 as to the ,lord1 and not  to 
men3    #c3bd4 ,knowing that you shall  
receive of the ,lord the reward of      
inheritance4 ,serve ye the ,lord        
,christ4    #c3be4 ,for he that doth    
wrong shall receive for that which he   
hath done  wrongfully4 ,and there is no 
respect of persons with ,god4           
,colossians ,chapter #d    ,he          
recommends constant prayer and wisdom4  
,various salutations4    #d3a4 ,masters1
 do to your servants that which is just 
and equal3 knowing  that you also have a
 master in heaven4    #d3b4 ,be instant 

in prayer3 watching in it with          
thanksgiving4    #d3c4 ,praying withal  
for us also1 that ,god may open unto us 
a door of  speech to speak the mystery  
of ,christ 7for which also ,i am bound73
    #d3d4 ,that ,i may make it manifest 
as ,i ought to speak4    #d3e4 ,walk    
with wisdom towards them that are       
without1 redeeming the  time4    #d3f4  
,let your speech be always in grace     
seasoned with salt3 that you  may know  
how you ought to answer every man4      
#d3g4 ,all the things that concern me1  
,tychicus1 our dearest brother and      
faithful minister and fellow servant in 
the ,lord1 will make known to  you4     
#d3h4 ,whom ,i have sent to you for this
 same purpose1 that he may know  the    
things that concern you and comfort your
 hearts3    #d3i4 ,with ,onesimus1 a    
most beloved and faithful brother1 who  
is one of  you4 ,all things that are    
done here1 they shall make known to you4
    #d3aj4 ,aristarchus1 my fellow      
prisoner1 saluteth you3 and ,mark1 the  

cousin german of ,barnabas1 touching    
whom you have received  commandments4   
,if he come unto you1 receive him4      
#d3aa4 ,and ,jesus that is called       
,justus3 who are of the circumcision4   
,these only are my helpers1 in the      
kingdom of ,god3 who have been a        
comfort to me4    #d3ab4 ,epaphras      
saluteth you1 who is one of you1 a      
servant of ,christ  ,jesus1 who is      
always solicitous for you in prayers1   
that you may stand  perfect and full in 
all the will of ,god4    #d3ac4 ,for ,i 
bear him testimony that he hath much    
labour for you and for  them that are at
 ,laodicea and them at ,hierapolis4     
#d3ad4 ,luke1 the most dear physician1  
saluteth you3 and ,demas4    #d3ae4     
,salute the brethren who are at         
,laodicea3 and ,nymphas and the  church 
that is in his house4    #d3af4 ,and    
when this epistle shall have been read  
with you1 cause that  it be read also in
 the church of the ,laodiceans3 and that
 you read that  which is of the         

,laodiceans4    ,and that you read that 
which is of the ,laodiceans4444 ,what   
this epistle  was is uncertain1 and     
annotators have given different opinions
  concerning it4 ,some expound these    
words of an epistle which ,st4 ,paul    
wrote to the ,laodiceans1 and is since  
lost1 for that now extant is no  more   
than a collection of sentences out of   
the other epistles of ,st4  ,paul2      
therefore it cannot be considered even  
as a part of that epistle4  ,others     
explain that the text means a letter    
sent to ,st4 ,paul by the  ,laodiceans1 
which he sends to the ,colossians to be 
read by them4  ,however1 this opinion   
does not seem well founded4 ,hence it is
 more  probable that ,st4 ,paul wrote an
 epistle from ,rome to the ,laodiceans1 
about the same time that he wrote to the
 ,colossians1 as he had them  both      
equally at heart1 and that he ordered   
that epistle to be read by  the         
,colossians for their instructions2 and 
being neighbouring cities1  they might  

communicate to each other what they had 
received from him2  as one epistle might
 contain some matters not related in the
 other1 and  would be equally useful for
 their concern2 and more particularly as
  they were equally disturbed by        
intruders and false teachers1 against   
which the apostle was anxious to warn   
them1 lest they should be  infected by  
their pernicious doctrine4    #d3ag4    
,and say to ,archippus3 ,take heed to   
the ministry which thou hast  received  
in the ,lord1 that thou fulfil it4      
#d3ah4 ,the salutation of ,paul with my 
own hand4 ,be mindful of my bands4      
,grace be with you4 ,amen4              
,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4      
,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians       
,thessalonica was the capital of        
,macedonia1 in which ,st4 ,paul1 having 
preached the ,gospel1 converted some    
,jews and a great number of the         
,gentiles3 but the unbelieving ,jews1   
envying his success1 raised such a      
commotion against him that he1 and his  

companion1 ,sylvanus were obliged  to   
quit the city4 ,afterwards he went to   
,athens1 where he heard that the        
converts in ,thessalonica were under a  
severe persecution1 ever since  his     
departure2 and lest they should lose    
their fortitude1 he sent  ,timothy to   
strengthen and comfort them in their    
sufferings4 ,in the  meantime ,st4 ,paul
 came to ,corinth1 where he wrote this  
first ,epistle1  and also the second to 
the ,thessalonians1 both in the same    
year1 being  the nineteenth after our   
,lord's ,ascension4 ,these are the first
 of his  ,epistles in the order of time4
      #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #a     
,he gives thanks for the grace bestowed 
on the ,thessalonians4    #a3a4 ,paul   
and ,sylvanus and ,timothy to the church
 of the ,thessalonians3  in ,god the    
,father and in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4
    #a3b4 ,grace be to you and peace4   
,we give thanks to ,god always for you  
all3 making a remembrance of you in our 
prayers without ceasing1    #a3c4 ,being

 mindful of the work of your faith and  
labour and charity3  and of the enduring
 of the hope of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ
 before ,god and  our ,father4    #a3d4 
,knowing1 brethren1 beloved of ,god1    
your election3    #a3e4 ,for our gospel 
hath not been unto you in word only1 but
 in power  also3 and in the ,holy ,ghost
 and in much fulness1 as you know what  
manner of men we have been among you for
 your sakes4    #a3f4 ,and you became   
followers of us and of the ,lord3       
receiving the word  in much tribulation1
 with joy of the ,holy ,ghost3    #a3g4 
,so that you were made a pattern to all 
that believe in ,macedonia  and in      
,achaia4    #a3h4 ,for from you was     
spread abroad the word of the ,lord not 
only in  ,macedonia and in ,achaia but  
also in every place3 your faith which is
  towards ,god1 is gone forth1 so that  
we need not to speak any thing4    #a3i4
 ,for they themselves relate of us1 what
 manner of entering in we  had unto you3
 and how you turned to ,god from idols  

to serve the living  and true ,god4     
#a3aj4 ,and to wait for his ,son from   
heaven 7whom he raised up from the      
dead71 ,jesus1 who hath delivered us    
from the wrath to come4      #a         
,thessalonians ,chapter #b    ,the      
sincerity of the apostle's preaching the
 gospel to them and of  their receiving 
it4    #b3a4 ,for yourselves know1      
brethren1 our entrance in unto you1 that
 it  was not in vain3    #b3b4 ,but     
having suffered many things before and  
been shamefully  treated1 7as you know7 
at ,philippi1 we had confidence in our  
,god1 to  speak unto you the gospel of  
,god in much carefulness4    #b3c4 ,for 
our exhortation was not of error1 nor of
 uncleanness1 nor in  deceit4    #b3d4  
,but as we were approved by ,god that   
the gospel should be committed  to us3  
even so we speak1 not as pleasing men   
but ,god1 who proveth our  hearts4      
#b3e4 ,for neither have we used at any  
time the speech of flattery1 as  you    
know3 nor taken an occasion of          

covetousness 7,god is witness73    #b3f4
 ,nor sought we glory of men1 neither of
 you1 nor of others4    #b3g4 ,whereas  
we might have been burdensome to you1 as
 the apostles of  ,christ3 but we became
 little ones in the midst of you1 as if 
a nurse  should cherish her children3   
#b3h4 ,so desirous of you1 we would     
gladly impart unto you not only the     
gospel of ,god but also our own souls3  
because you were become most dear  unto 
us4    #b3i4 ,for you remember1         
brethren1 our labour and toil3 working  
night and  day1 lest we should be       
chargeable to any of you1 we preached   
among you  the gospel of ,god4    #b3aj4
 ,you are witnesses1 and ,god also1 how 
holily and justly and  without blame we 
have been to you that have believed3    
#b3aa4 ,as you know in what manner1     
entreating and comforting you 7as a     
father doth his children71    #b3ab4 ,we
 testified to every one of you that you 
would walk worthy of  ,god1 who hath    
called you unto his kingdom and glory4  

#b3ac4 ,therefore1 we also give thanks  
to ,god without ceasing3 because1  that 
when you had received of us the word of 
the hearing of ,god1 you  received it   
not as the word of men1 but 7as it is   
indeed7 the word of  ,god1 who worketh  
in you that have believed4    #b3ad4    
,for you1 brethren1 are become followers
 of the churches of ,god  which are in  
,judea1 in ,christ ,jesus3 for you also 
have suffered the  same things from your
 own countrymen1 even as they have from 
the ,jews3    #b3ae4 ,who both killed   
the ,lord ,jesus1 and the prophets1 and 
have  persecuted us1 and please not     
,god1 and are adversaries to all men2   
#b3af4 ,prohibiting us to speak to the  
,gentiles1 that they may be saved1  to  
fill up their sins always3 for the wrath
 of ,god is come upon them to  the end4 
,to fill up their sins4444 ,that is1 to 
fill up the measure of their  sins1     
after which ,god's justice would punish 
them4 ,for the wrath of ,god  is come   
upon them to the end4444 ,that is1 to   

continue on them to the  end4    #b3ag4 
,but we1 brethren1 being taken away from
 you for a short time1 in  sight1 not in
 heart1 have hastened the more          
abundantly to see your face  with great 
desire4    #b3ah4 ,for we would have    
come unto you1 ,i ,paul indeed1 once and
 again3  but ,satan hath hindered us4   
#b3ai4 ,for what is our hope or joy or  
crown of glory8 ,are not you1 in  the   
presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at 
his coming8    #b3bj4 ,for you are our  
glory and joy4      #a ,thessalonians   
,chapter #c    ,the apostle's concern   
and love for the ,thessalonians4        
#c3a4 ,for which cause1 forbearing no   
longer1 we thought it good to  remain at
 ,athens alone4    #c3b4 ,and we sent   
,timothy1 our brother and the minister  
of ,god in the  gospel of ,christ1 to   
confirm you and exhort you concerning   
your faith3    #c3c4 ,that no man should
 be moved in these tribulations3 for    
yourselves  know that we are appointed  
thereunto4    #c3d4 ,for even when we   

were with you1 we foretold you that we  
should  suffer tribulations3 as also it 
is come to pass1 and you know4    #c3e4 
,for this cause also1 ,i1 forbearing no 
longer1 sent to know your  faith3 lest  
perhaps he that tempteth should have    
tempted you3 and our  labour should be  
made vain4    #c3f4 ,but now when       
,timothy came to us from you and related
 to us your  faith and charity1 and that
 you have a good remembrance of us      
always1  desiring to see us as we also  
to see you3    #c3g4 ,therefore we were 
comforted1 brethren1 in you1 in all our 
necessity and tribulation1 by your      
faith4    #c3h4 ,because now we live1 if
 you stand in the ,lord4    #c3i4 ,for  
what thanks can we return to ,god for   
you1 in all the joy  wherewith we       
rejoice for you before our ,god1        
#c3aj4 ,night and day more abundantly   
praying that we may see your face  and  
may accomplish those things that are    
wanting to your faith8    #c3aa4 ,now   
,god himself and our ,father and our    

,lord ,jesus ,christ1 direct  our way   
unto you4    #c3ab4 ,and may the ,lord  
multiply you and make you abound in     
charity  towards one another and towards
 all men3 as we do also towards you1    
#c3ac4 ,to confirm your hearts without  
blame1 in holiness1 before ,god and  our
 ,father1 at the coming of our ,lord    
,jesus ,christ1 with all his  saints4   
,amen4      #a ,thessalonians ,chapter  
#d    ,he exhorts them to purity and    
mutual charity4 ,he treats of the       
resurrection of the dead4    #d3a4 ,for 
the rest therefore1 brethren1 we pray   
and beseech you in the  ,lord ,jesus    
that1 as you have received from us1 how 
you ought to walk  and to please ,god1  
so also you would walk1 that you may    
abound the  more4    #d3b4 ,for you know
 what precepts ,i have given to you by  
the ,lord ,jesus4    #d3c4 ,for this is 
the will of ,god1 your sanctification3  
,that you should  abstain from          
fornication3    #d3d4 ,that every one of
 you should know how to possess his     

vessel in  sanctification and honour1   
#d3e4 ,not in the passion of lust1 like 
the ,gentiles that know not ,god3       
#d3f4 ,and that no man overreach nor    
circumvent his brother in business3     
because the ,lord is the avenger of all 
these things1 as we have told  you      
before and have testified4    #d3g4 ,for
 ,god hath not called us unto           
uncleanness1 but unto  sanctification4  
#d3h4 ,therefore1 he that despiseth     
these things1 despiseth not man1 but    
,god1 who also hath given his holy      
,spirit in us4    #d3i4 ,but as touching
 the charity of brotherhood1 we have no 
need to  write to you3 for yourselves   
have learned of ,god to love one        
another4    #d3aj4 ,for indeed you do it
 towards all the brethren in all        
,macedonia4  ,but we entreat you1       
brethren1 that you abound more3         
#d3aa4 ,and that you use your endeavour 
to be quiet3 and that you do your  own  
business and work with your own hands1  
as we commanded you3 and  that you walk 

honestly towards them that are without3 
and that you want  nothing of any man's4
    #d3ab4 ,and we will not have you    
ignorant brethren1 concerning them that 
are asleep1 that you be not sorrowful1  
even as others who have no hope4        
#d3ac4 ,for if we believe that ,jesus   
died and rose again3 even so them  who  
have slept through ,jesus1 will ,god    
bring with him4    #d3ad4 ,for this we  
say unto you in the word of the ,lord1  
that we who are  alive1 who remain unto 
the coming of the ,lord1 shall not      
prevent them  who have slept4    #d3ae4 
,for the ,lord himself shall come down  
from heaven with commandment  and with  
the voice of an archangel and with the  
trumpet of ,god3 and the  dead who are  
in ,christ shall rise first4    #d3af4  
,then we who are alive1 who are left1   
shall be taken up together  with them in
 the clouds to meet ,christ1 into the   
air3 and so shall we  be always with the
 ,lord4    #d3ag4 ,wherefore1 comfort ye
 one another with these words4      #a  

,thessalonians ,chapter #e    ,the day  
of the ,lord shall come when least      
expected4 ,exhortations to  several     
duties4    #e3a4 ,but of the times and  
moments1 brethren1 you need not1 that we
  should write to you3    #e3b4 ,for    
yourselves know perfectly that the day  
of the ,lord shall so  come as a thief  
in the night4    #e3c4 ,for when they   
shall say3 ,peace and security2 then    
shall sudden  destruction come upon     
them1 as the pains upon her that is with
 child1  and they shall not escape4     
#e3d4 ,but you1 brethren1 are not in    
darkness1 that that day should  overtake
 you as a thief4    #e3e4 ,for all you  
are the children of light and children  
of the day3 we  are not of the night nor
 of darkness4    #e3f4 ,therefore1 let  
us not sleep1 as others do3 but let us  
watch1 and  be sober4    #e3g4 ,for they
 that sleep1 sleep in the night2 and    
they that are drunk1  are drunk in the  
night4    #e3h4 ,but let us1 who are of 
the day1 be sober1 having on the breast 

plate of faith and charity and1 for a   
helmet1 the hope of salvation4    #e3i4 
,for ,god hath not appointed us unto    
wrath3 but unto the purchasing  of      
salvation by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  
#e3aj4 ,who died for us3 that1 whether  
we watch or sleep1 we may live  together
 with him4    #e3aa4 ,for which cause   
comfort one another and edify one       
another1 as you  also do4    #e3ab4 ,and
 we beseech you1 brethren1 to know them 
who labour among you  and are over you  
in the ,lord and admonish you2    #e3ac4
 ,that you esteem them more abundantly  
in charity1 for their work's  sake4     
,have peace with them4    #e3ad4 ,and we
 beseech you1 brethren1 rebuke the      
unquiet3 comfort the  feeble minded3    
support the weak3 be patient towards all
 men4    ,the unquiet4444 ,that is1 such
 as are irregular and disorderly4       
#e3ae4 ,see that none render evil for   
evil to any man3 but ever follow  that  
which is good towards each other and    
towards all men4    #e3af4 ,always      

rejoice4    #e3ag4 ,pray without        
ceasing4    #e3ah4 ,in all things give  
thanks for this is the will of ,god in  
,christ  ,jesus concerning you all4     
#e3ai4 ,extinguish not the spirit4      
#e3bj4 ,despise not prophecies4         
#e3ba4 ,but prove all things3 hold fast 
that which is good4    #e3bb4 ,from all 
appearance of evil refrain yourselves4  
#e3bc4 ,and may the ,god of peace       
himself sanctify you in all things3 that
  your whole spirit and soul and body   
may be preserved blameless in the       
coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4     
#e3bd4 ,he is faithful who hath called  
you1 who also will do it4    #e3be4     
,brethren1 pray for us4    #e3bf4       
,salute all the brethren with a holy    
kiss4    #e3bg4 ,i charge you by the    
,lord that this epistle be read to all  
the  holy brethren4    #e3bh4 ,the grace
 of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with    
you4 ,amen4          ,,the ,,second     
,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the  
,,thessalonians      ,in this ,epistle  

,st4 ,paul admonishes the ,thessalonians
 to be constant in  the faith of ,christ
 and not to be terrified by the         
insinuations of  false teachers telling 
them that the day of judgment was near  
at hand1  as there must come many signs 
and wonders before it4 ,he bids them to 
hold firm the traditions received from  
him1 whether by word1 or by  epistle1   
and shews them how they may be certain  
of his letters by the  manner he writes4
      #b ,thessalonians ,chapter #a     
,he gives thanks to ,god for their faith
 and constancy and prays for  their     
advancement in all good4    #a3a4 ,paul 
and ,sylvanus and ,timothy1 to the      
church of the ,thessalonians4  ,in ,god 
our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus        
,christ1    #a3b4 ,grace unto you3 and  
peace from ,god our ,father and from the
 ,lord  ,jesus ,christ4    #a3c4 ,we are
 bound to give thanks always to ,god for
 you1 brethren1 as it  is fitting1      
because your faith groweth exceedingly  
and the charity of  every one of you    

towards each other aboundeth4    #a3d4  
,so that we ourselves also glory in you 
in the churches of ,god1 for  your      
patience and faith1 and in all your     
persecutions and tribulations3  which   
you endure    #a3e4 ,for an example of  
the just judgment of ,god1 that you may 
be  counted worthy of the kingdom of    
,god1 for which also you suffer4        
#a3f4 ,seeing it is a just thing with   
,god to repay tribulation to them  that 
trouble you3    #a3g4 ,and to you who   
are troubled1 rest with us1 when the    
,lord ,jesus  shall be revealed from    
heaven with the angels of his power3    
#a3h4 ,in a flame of fire1 giving       
vengeance to them who know not ,god and 
who obey not the gospel of our ,lord    
,jesus ,christ4    #a3i4 ,who shall     
suffer eternal punishment in            
destruction1 from the face  of the ,lord
 and from the glory of his power3       
#a3aj4 ,when he shall come to be        
glorified in his saints and to be made  
wonderful in all them who have believed2

 because our testimony was  believed    
upon you in that day4    #a3aa4         
,wherefore also we pray always for you3 
,that our ,god would make  you worthy of
 his vocation and fulfil all the good   
pleasure of his  goodness and the work  
of faith in power3    #a3ab4 ,that the  
name of our ,lord ,jesus may be         
glorified in you1 and you  in him1      
according to the grace of our ,god and  
of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4      #b    
,thessalonians ,chapter #b    ,the day  
of the ,lord is not to come till the man
 of sin be revealed4 ,the  apostle's    
traditions are to be observed4    #b3a4 
,and we beseech you1 brethren1 by the   
coming of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ and 
of our gathering together unto him3     
#b3b4 ,that you be not easily moved from
 your sense nor be terrified1  neither  
by spirit nor by word nor by epistle1 as
 sent from us1 as if  the day of the    
,lord were at hand4    #b3c4 ,let no man
 deceive you by any means3 for unless   
there come a  revolt first1 and the man 

of sin be revealed1 the son of          
perdition1    ,a revolt4444 ,this       
revolt1 or falling off1 is generally    
understood1 by  the ancient fathers1 of 
a revolt from the ,roman empire1 which  
was first  to be destroyed1 before the  
coming of ,antichrist4 ,it may1 perhaps1
 be  understood also of a revolt of many
 nations from the ,catholic ,church2    
which has1 in part1 happened already1 by
 means of ,mahomet1 ,luther1 c41  and it
 may be supposed1 will be more general  
in the days of the  ,antichrist4 ,the   
man of sin4444 ,here must be meant some 
particular man1  as is evident from the 
frequent repetition of the ,greek       
article3 o1  #8the' man of sin1 #8the'  
son of perdition1 #8the' adversary or   
opposer4  ,it agrees to the wicked and  
great ,antichrist1 who will come before 
the  end of the world4    #b3d4 ,who    
opposeth and is lifted up above all that
 is called ,god or that  is worshipped1 
so that he sitteth in the temple of     
,god1 shewing himself  as if he were    

,god4    ,in the temple4444 ,either that
 of ,jerusalem which some think he will 
rebuild2 or in some ,christian church1  
which he will pervert to his own        
worship3 as ,mahomet has done by the    
churches of the east4    #b3e4 ,remember
 you not that1 when ,i was yet with you1
 ,i told you these  things8    #b3f4    
,and now you know what withholdeth1 that
 he may be revealed in his  time4       
#b3g4 ,for the mystery of iniquity      
already worketh3 only that he who now   
holdeth do hold1 until he be taken out  
of the way4    #b3h4 ,and then that     
wicked one shall be revealed3 whom the  
,lord ,jesus  shall kill with the spirit
 of his mouth and shall destroy with the
  brightness of his coming3 him    #b3i4
 ,whose coming is according to the      
working of ,satan1 in all power  and    
signs and lying wonders3    #b3aj4 ,and 
in all seduction of iniquity to them    
that perish3 because  they receive not  
the love of the truth1 that they might  
be saved4  ,therefore ,god shall send   

them the operation of error1 to believe 
lying3    ,god shall send4444 ,that is  
,god shall suffer them to be deceived by
  lying wonders1 and false miracles1 in 
punishment of their not  entertaining   
the love of truth4    #b3aa4 ,that all  
may be judged who have not believed the 
truth but have  consented to iniquity4  
#b3ab4 ,but we ought to give thanks to  
,god always for you1 brethren1  beloved 
of ,god1 for that ,god hath chosen you  
firstfruits unto  salvation1 in         
sanctification of the spirit and faith  
of the truth3    #b3ac4 ,whereunto also 
he hath called you by our gospel1 unto  
the  purchasing of the glory of our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ4    #b3ad4         
,therefore1 brethren1 stand fast3 and   
hold the traditions1 which  you have    
learned1 whether by word or by our      
epistle4    ,traditions4444 ,see here   
that the unwritten traditions are no    
less to be  received than their         
epistles4    #b3ae4 ,now our ,lord      
,jesus ,christ himself1 and ,god and our

 ,father1 who  hath loved us and hath   
given us everlasting consolation and    
good hope  in grace1    #b3af4 ,exhort  
your hearts and confirm you in every    
good work and word4      #b             
,thessalonians ,chapter #c    ,he begs  
their prayers and warns them against    
idleness4    #c3a4 ,for the rest1       
brethren1 pray for us that the word of  
,god may run  and may be glorified1 even
 as among you3    ,may run4444 ,that is1
 may spread itself1 and have free       
course4    #c3b4 ,and that we may be    
delivered from importunate and evil men3
 for  all men have not faith4    #c3c4  
,but ,god is faithful1 who will         
strengthen and keep you from evil4      
#c3d4 ,and we have confidence concerning
 you in the ,lord that the things  which
 we command1 you both do and will do4   
#c3e4 ,and the ,lord direct your hearts1
 in the charity of ,god and the         
patience of ,christ4    #c3f4 ,and we   
charge you1 brethren1 in the name of our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  that you        

withdraw yourselves from every brother  
walking disorderly and  not according to
 the tradition which they have received 
of us4    #c3g4 ,for yourselves know how
 you ought to imitate us4 ,for we were  
not  disorderly among you4    #c3h4     
,neither did we eat any man's bread for 
nothing3 but in labour and  in toil we  
worked night and day1 lest we should be 
chargeable to any of  you4    #c3i4 ,not
 as if we had not power3 but that we    
might give ourselves a  pattern unto    
you1 to imitate us4    #c3aj4 ,for also1
 when we were with you1 this we declared
 to you3 that1  if any man will not     
work1 neither let him eat4    #c3aa4    
,for we have heard there are some among 
you who walk disorderly3  working not at
 all1 but curiously meddling4    #c3ab4 
,now we charge them that are such and   
beseech them by the ,lord  ,jesus       
,christ that1 working with silence1 they
 would eat their own  bread4    #c3ac4  
,but you1 brethren1 be not weary in well
 doing4    #c3ad4 ,and if any man obey  

not our word by this epistle1 note that 
man  and do not keep company with him1  
that he may be ashamed4    #c3ae4 ,yet  
do not esteem him as an enemy but       
admonish him as a brother4    #c3af4    
,now the ,lord of peace himself give you
 everlasting peace in every  place4 ,the
 ,lord be with you all4    #c3ag4 ,the  
salutation of ,paul with my own hand3   
which is the sign in  every epistle4 ,so
 ,i write4    #c3ah4 ,the grace of our  
,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4   
,amen4          ,,the ,,first ,,epistle 
,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy        
,st4 ,paul write this ,epistle to his   
,,beloved ,,timothy1 being then bishop  
of ,ephesus1 to instruct him in the     
duties of a bishop1 both in respect  to 
himself and to his charge2 and that he  
ought to be well informed of  the good  
morals of those on whom he was to impose
 hands3 ,impose not  hands lightly upon 
any man4 ,he tells him also how he      
should behave  towards his clergy4 ,the 
,epistle was written about #cc years    

after our  ,lord's ,ascension2 but where
 it was written is uncertain3 the more  
general opinion is1 that it was in      
,macedonia4      #a ,timothy ,chapter #a
    ,he puts ,timothy in mind of his    
charge and blesses ,god for the mercy he
  himself had received4    #a3a4 ,paul1 
an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 according 
to the commandment of  ,god our ,saviour
 and ,christ ,jesus our hope3    #a3b4  
,to ,timothy1 his beloved son in faith4 
,grace1 mercy and peace1 from  ,god the 
,father and from ,christ ,jesus our     
,lord4    #a3c4 ,as ,i desired thee to  
remain at ,ephesus when ,i went into    
,macedonia1  that thou mightest charge  
some not to teach otherwise3    #a3d4   
,not to give heed to fables and endless 
genealogies1 which furnish  questions   
rather than the edification of ,god     
which is in faith4    #a3e4 ,now the end
 of the commandment is charity from a   
pure heart1 and a  good conscience1 and 
an unfeigned faith4    #a3f4 ,from which
 things some1 going astray1 are turned  

aside unto vain  babbling3    #a3g4     
,desiring to be teachers of the law3    
understanding neither the  things they  
say1 nor whereof they affirm4    #a3h4  
,but we know that the law is good1 if a 
man use it lawfully4    #a3i4 ,knowing  
this3 ,that the law is not made for the 
just man but for  the unjust and        
disobedient1 for the ungodly and for    
sinners1 for the  wicked and defiled1   
for murderers of fathers and murderers  
of mothers1  for manslayers1    ,the law
 is not4444 ,he means1 that the just man
 doth good1 and avoideth  evil1 not as  
compelled by the law1 and merely for    
fear of the  punishment appointed for   
transgressors2 but voluntarily1 and out 
of the  love of ,god and virtue2 and    
would do so1 though there were no law4  
#a3aj4 ,for fornicators1 for them who   
defile themselves with mankind1 for     
menstealers1 for liars1 for perjured    
persons1 and whatever other thing  is   
contrary to sound doctrine3    #a3aa4   
,which is according to the gospel of the

 glory of the blessed ,god  which hath  
been committed to my trust4    #a3ab4 ,i
 give him thanks who hath strengthened  
me1 even to ,christ ,jesus  our ,lord1  
for that he hath counted me faithful1   
putting me in the  ministry3    #a3ac4  
,who before was a blasphemer and a      
persecutor and contumelious4  ,but ,i   
obtained the mercy of ,god1 because ,i  
did it ignorantly in  unbelief4         
#a3ad4 ,now the grace of our ,lord hath 
abounded exceedingly with faith  and    
love1 which is in ,christ ,jesus4       
#a3ae4 ,a faithful saying1 and worthy of
 all acceptation1 that ,christ  ,jesus  
came into the world to save sinners1 of 
whom ,i am the chief4    #a3af4 ,but for
 this cause have ,i obtained mercy3 that
 in me first ,christ  ,jesus might shew 
forth all patience1 for the information 
of them that  shall believe in him unto 
life everlasting4    #a3ag4 ,now to the 
king of ages1 immortal1 invisible1 the  
only ,god1 be  honour and glory for ever
 and ever4 ,amen4    #a3ah4 ,this       

precept1 ,i commend to thee1 ,o son     
,timothy3 according to the  prophecies  
going before on thee1 that thou war in  
them a good warfare1    #a3ai4 ,having  
faith and a good conscience1 which some 
rejecting have  made shipwreck          
concerning the faith4    #a3bj4 ,of whom
 is ,hymeneus and ,alexander1 whom ,i   
have delivered up to  ,satan1 that they 
may learn not to blaspheme4      #a     
,timothy ,chapter #b    ,prayers are to 
be said for all men1 because ,god wills 
the salvation of  all4 ,women are not to
 teach4    #b3a4 ,i desire therefore1   
first of all1 that supplications1       
prayers1  intercessions and             
thanksgivings be made for all men3      
#b3b4 ,for kings and for all that are in
 high station3 that we may lead a  quiet
 and a peaceable life in all piety and  
chastity4    #b3c4 ,for this is good and
 acceptable in the sight of ,god our    
,saviour1    #b3d4 ,who will have all   
men to be saved and to come to the      
knowledge of  the truth4    #b3e4 ,for  

there is one ,god3 and one mediator of  
,god and men1 the man  ,christ ,jesus3  
,one mediator4444 ,christ is the one and
 only mediator of redemption1 who  gave 
himself1 as the apostle writes in the   
following verse4    #b3f4 ,who gave     
himself a redemption for all1 a         
testimony in due times4    ,a redemption
 for all4444 ,he is also the only       
mediator1 who stands in  need of no     
other to recommend his petitions to the 
,father4 ,but this is  not against our  
seeking the prayers and intercession1 as
 well of the  faithful upon earth1 as of
 the saints and angels in heaven1 for   
obtaining mercy1 grace1 and salvation1  
through ,jesus ,christ4 ,as ,st4  ,paul 
himself often desired the help of the   
prayers of the faithful1  without any   
injury to the mediatorship of ,jesus    
,christ4    #b3g4 ,whereunto ,i am      
appointed a preacher and an apostle 7,i 
say the  truth1 ,i lie not71 a doctor of
 the ,gentiles in faith and truth4      
#b3h4 ,i will therefore that men pray in

 every place1 lifting up pure  hands1   
without anger and contention4    #b3i4  
,in like manner1 women also in decent   
apparel3 adorning themselves  with      
modesty and sobriety1 not with plaited  
hair1 or gold1 or pearls1  or costly    
attire3    #b3aj4 ,but1 as it becometh  
women professing godliness1 with good   
works4    #b3aa4 ,let the woman learn in
 silence with all subjection4    #b3ab4 
,but ,i suffer not a woman to teach1 nor
 to use authority over the  man3 but to 
be in silence4    #b3ac4;,for ,adam was 
first formed2 then ,eve4    #b3ad4 ,and 
,adam was not seduced2 but the woman1   
being seduced1 was in  the              
transgression4    #b3ae4 ,yet she shall 
be saved through child bearing2 if she  
continue in  faith and love and         
sanctification with sobriety4      #a   
,timothy ,chapter #c    ,what sort of   
men are to be admitted into the clergy4 
,the church is the  pillar of truth4    
#c3a4 ,a faithful saying3 ,if a man     
desire the office of a bishop1 he       

desireth a good work4    #c3b4 ,it      
behoveth therefore a bishop to be       
blameless1 the husband of one  wife1    
sober1 prudent1 of good behaviour1      
chaste1 given to hospitality1  a        
teacher1    ,of one wife4444 ,the       
meaning is not that every bishop should 
have a  wife 7for ,st4 ,paul himself had
 none71 but that no one should be       
admitted to the holy orders of bishop1  
priest1 or deacon1 who had been  married
 more than once4    #c3c4 ,not given to 
wine1 no striker1 but modest1 not       
quarrelsome1 not  covetous1 but    #c3d4
 ,one that ruleth well his own house1   
having his children in  subjection with 
all chastity4    #c3e4 ,but if a man    
know not how to rule his own house1 how 
shall he take  care of the church of    
,god8    #c3f4 ,not a neophyte3 lest1   
being puffed up with pride1 he fall into
 the  judgment of the devil4    ,a      
neophyte4444 ,that is1 one lately       
baptized1 a young convert4    #c3g4     
,moreover1 he must have a good testimony

 of them who are without3  lest he fall 
into reproach and the snare of the      
devil4    #c3h4 ,deacons in like manner3
 chaste1 not double tongued1 not given  
to  much wine1 not greedy of filthy     
lucre3    #c3i4 ,holding the mystery of 
faith in a pure conscience4    #c3aj4   
,and let these also first be proved3 and
 so let them minister1  having no crime4
    #c3aa4 ,the women in like manner3   
chaste1 not slanderers1 but sober1      
faithful in all things4    #c3ab4 ,let  
deacons be the husbands of one wife3 who
 rule well their  children and their own
 houses4    #c3ac4 ,for they that have  
ministered well shall purchase to       
themselves a  good degree and much      
confidence in the faith which is in     
,christ ,jesus4    #c3ad4 ,these things 
,i write to thee1 hoping that ,i shall  
come to thee  shortly4    #c3ae4 ,but if
 ,i tarry long1 that thou mayest know   
how thou oughtest to  behave thyself in 
the house of ,god1 which is the church  
of the living  ,god1 the pillar and     

ground of the truth4    ,the pillar and 
ground of the truth4444 ,therefore the  
church of the  living ,god can never    
uphold error1 nor bring in corruptions1 
superstition1 or idolatry4    #c3af4    
,and evidently great is the mystery of  
godliness1 which was  manifested in the 
flesh1 was justified in the spirit1     
appeared unto  angels1 hath been        
preached unto the ,gentiles1 is believed
 in the world1  is taken up in glory4   
#a ,timothy ,chapter #d    ,he warns him
 against heretics1 and exhorts him to   
the exercise of  piety4    #d3a4 ,now   
the ,spirit manifestly saith that in the
 last times some shall  depart from the 
faith1 giving heed to spirits of error  
and doctrines of  devils1    #d3b4      
,speaking lies in hypocrisy and having  
their conscience seared1    #d3c4       
,forbidding to marry1 to abstain from   
meats1 which ,god hath created  to be   
received with thanksgiving by the       
faithful and by them that have  known   
the truth4    ,forbidding to marry1 to  

abstain from meats4444 ,he speaks of the
  ,gnostics1 the ,marcionites1 the      
,eneratites1 the ,manicheans1 and other 
ancient heretics1 who absolutely        
condemned marriage1 and the use of all  
kind of meat2 because they pretended    
that all flesh was from an evil         
principle4 ,whereas the church of ,god1 
so far from condemning marriage1  holds 
it a holy sacrament2 and forbids it to  
none but such as by vow  have chosen the
 better part3 and prohibits not the use 
of any meats  whatsoever in proper times
 and seasons2 though she does not judge 
all  kind of diet proper for days of    
fasting and penance4    #d3d4 ,for every
 creature of ,god is good1 and nothing  
to be rejected that  is received with   
thanksgiving3    #d3e4 ,for it is       
sanctified by the word of ,god and      
prayer4    #d3f4 ,these things proposing
 to the brethren1 thou shalt be a good  
minister of ,christ ,jesus1 nourished up
 in the words of faith and of the  good 
doctrine which thou hast attained unto4 

#d3g4 ,but avoid foolish and old wives  
fables3 and exercise thyself unto       
godliness4    #d3h4 ,for bodily exercise
 is profitable to little3 but godliness 
is  profitable to all things1 having    
promise of the life that now is and of  
that which is to come4    #d3i4 ,a      
faithful saying and worthy of all       
acceptation4    #d3aj4 ,for therefore we
 labour and are reviled1 because we hope
 in the  living ,god1 who is the        
,saviour of all men1 especially of the  
faithful4    #d3aa4 ,these things       
command and teach3    #d3ab4 ,let no man
 despise thy youth3 but be thou an      
example of the  faithful1 in word1 in   
conversation1 in charity1 in faith1 in  
chastity4    #d3ac4 ,till ,i come1      
attend unto reading1 to exhortation and 
to doctrine4    #d3ad4 ,neglect not the 
grace that is in thee1 which was given  
thee by  prophecy1 with imposition of   
the hands of the priesthood4    #d3ae4  
,meditate upon these things1 be wholly  
in these things3 that thy  profiting may

 be manifest to all4    #d3af4 ,take    
heed to thyself and to doctrine3 be     
earnest in them4 ,for in  doing this    
thou shalt both save thyself and them   
that hear thee4      #a ,timothy        
,chapter #e    ,he gives him lessons    
concerning widows1 and how he is to     
behave to his  clergy4    #e3a4 ,an     
ancient man rebuke not1 but entreat him 
as a father3 young men1  as brethren3   
#e3b4 ,old women1 as mothers3 young     
women1 as sisters1 in all chastity4     
#e3c4 ,honour widows that are widows    
indeed4    #e3d4 ,but if any widow have 
children or grandchildren1 let her learn
  first to govern her own house and to  
make a return of duty to her  parents2  
for this is acceptable before ,god4     
#e3e4 ,but she that is a widow indeed1  
and desolate1 let her trust in ,god  and
 continue in supplications and prayers  
night and day4    #e3f4 ,for she that   
liveth in pleasures is dead while she is
 living4    #e3g4 ,and this give in     
charge1 that they may be blameless4     

#e3h4 ,but if any man have not care of  
his own and especially of those of  his 
house1 he hath denied the faith and is  
worse than an infidel4    #e3i4 ,let a  
widow be chosen of no less than         
threescore years of age1 who  hath been 
the wife of one husband4    #e3aj4      
,having testimony for her good works1 if
 she have brought up  children1 if she  
have received to harbour1 if she have   
washed the  saints' feet1 if she have   
ministered to them that suffer          
tribulation1  if she have diligently    
followed every good work4    #e3aa4 ,but
 the younger widows avoid4 ,for when    
they have grown wanton in  ,christ1 they
 will marry3    #e3ab4 ,having          
damnation1 because they have made void  
their first faith4    ,their first      
faith4444 ,their vow1 by which they had 
engaged themselves  to ,christ4         
#e3ac4 ,and withal being idle they learn
 to go about from house to house3  and  
are not only idle1 but tattlers also and
 busy bodies1 speaking  things which    

they ought not4    #e3ad4 ,i will1      
therefore1 that the younger should      
marry1 bear children1  be mistresses of 
families1 give no occasion to the       
adversary to speak  evil4    #e3ae4 ,for
 some are already turned aside after    
,satan4    #e3af4 ,if any of the        
faithful have widows1 let him minister  
to them1 and  let not the church be     
charged3 that there may be sufficient   
for them  that are widows indeed4       
#e3ag4 ,let the priests that rule well  
be esteemed worthy of double  honour3   
especially they who labour in the word  
and doctrine4    #e3ah4 ,for the        
scripture saith3 ,thou shalt not muzzle 
the ox that  treadeth out the corn3 and1
 ,the labourer is worthy of his reward4 
#e3ai4 ,against a priest receive not an 
accusation1 but under two or  three     
witnesses4    #e3bj4 ,them that sin     
reprove before all that the rest also   
may have  fear4    #e3ba4 ,i charge     
thee1 before ,god and ,christ ,jesus and
 the elect angels1  that thou observe   

these things without prejudice1 doing   
nothing by  declining to either side4   
#e3bb4 ,impose not hands lightly upon   
any man1 neither be partaker of  other  
men's sins4 ,keep thyself chaste4       
#e3bc4 ,do not still drink water1 but   
use a little wine for thy stomach's     
sake and thy frequent infirmities4      
#e3bd4 ,some men's sins are manifest1   
going before to judgment3 and some  men 
they follow after4    #e3be4 ,in like   
manner also good deeds are manifest3 and
 they that are  otherwise cannot be hid4
      #a ,timothy ,chapter #f    ,duties
 of servants4 ,the danger of            
covetousness4 ,lessons for the rich4    
#f3a4 ,whosoever are servants under the 
yoke1 let them count their  masters     
worthy of all honour2 lest the name of  
the ,lord and his  doctrine be          
blasphemed4    #f3b4 ,but they that have
 believing masters1 let them not despise
 them1  because they are brethren2 but  
serve them the rather1 because they are 
faithful and beloved1 who are partakers 

of the benefit4 ,these things  teach and
 exhort4    #f3c4 ,if any man teach     
otherwise and consent not to the sound  
words of  our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and  
to that doctrine which is according to  
godliness1    #f3d4 ,he is proud1       
knowing nothing1 but sick about         
questions and strifes  of words2 from   
which arise envies1 contentions1        
blasphemies1 evil  suspicions1    #f3e4 
,conflicts of men corrupted in mind and 
who are destitute of the  truth1        
supposing gain to be godliness4    #f3f4
 ,but godliness with contentment is     
great gain4    #f3g4 ,for we brought    
nothing into this world3 and certainly  
we can carry  nothing out4    #f3h4 ,but
 having food and wherewith to be        
covered1 with these we are  content4    
#f3i4 ,for they that will become rich   
fall into temptation and into the  snare
 of the devil and into many unprofitable
 and hurtful desires1  which drown men  
into destruction and perdition4         
#f3aj4 ,for the desire of money is the  

root of all evils2 which some  coveting 
have erred from the faith and have      
entangled themselves in  many sorrows4  
#f3aa4 ,but thou1 ,o man of ,god1 fly   
these things3 and pursue justice1       
godliness1 faith1 charity1 patience1    
mildness4    #f3ab4 ,fight the good     
fight of faith4 ,lay hold on eternal    
life1  whereunto thou art called and    
hast confessed a good confession before 
many witnesses4    #f3ac4 ,i charge thee
 before ,god who quickeneth all things1 
and before  ,christ ,jesus who gave     
testimony under ,pontius ,pilate1 a good
  confession3    #f3ad4 ,that thou keep 
the commandment without spot1 blameless1
 unto the  coming of our ,lord ,jesus   
,christ1    #f3ae4 ,which in his times  
he shall shew1 who is the ,blessed and  
only  ,mighty1 the ,king of kings and   
,lord of lords3    #f3af4 ,who only hath
 immortality and inhabiteth light       
inaccessible3 whom  no man hath seen1   
nor can see3 to whom be honour and      
empire  everlasting4 ,amen4    #f3ag4   

,charge the rich of this world not to be
 highminded nor to trust  in the        
uncertainty of riches1 but in the living
 ,god 7who giveth us  abundantly all    
things to enjoy7    #f3ah4 ,to do good1 
to be rich in good works1 to give       
easily1 to  communicate to others1      
#f3ai4 ,to lay up in store for          
themselves a good foundation against the
  time to come1 that they may lay hold  
on the true life4    #f3bj4 ,o ,timothy1
 keep that which is committed to thy    
trust1 avoiding  the profane novelties  
of words and oppositions of knowledge   
falsely so  called4    #f3ba4 ,which    
some promising1 have erred concerning   
the faith4 ,grace be  with thee4 ,amen4 
,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4     
,,paul ,,to ,,timothy      ,in this     
,epistle1 the ,apostle again instructs  
and admonishes ,timothy in  what        
belonged to his office1 as in the       
former2 and also warns him to  shun the 
conversation of those who had erred from
 the truth1 describing  at the same time

 their character1 ,he tells him of his  
approaching death  and desires him to   
come speedily to him4 ,it appears from  
this  circumstance that he wrote this   
second ,epistle in the time of his last 
imprisonment at ,rome and not long      
before his martyrdom4      #b ,timothy  
,chapter #a    ,he admonishes him to    
stir up the grace he received by his    
ordination  and not to be discouraged at
 his sufferings1 but to hold firm the   
sound  doctrine of the gospel4    #a3a4 
,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 by 
the will of ,god1 according to  the     
promise of life which is in ,christ     
,jesus3    #a3b4 ,to ,timothy1 my dearly
 beloved son4 ,grace1 mercy and peace1  
from  ,god the ,father and from ,christ 
,jesus our ,lord4    #a3c4 ,i give      
thanks to ,god1 whom ,i serve from my   
forefathers1 with a  pure conscience1   
that without ceasing ,i have a          
remembrance of thee in  my prayers1     
night and day4    #a3d4 ,desiring to see
 thee1 being mindful of thy tears1 that 

,i may be  filled with joy3    #a3e4    
,calling to mind that faith which is in 
thee unfeigned1 which also  dwelt first 
in thy grandmother ,lois and in thy     
mother ,eunice1 and ,i am  certain that 
in thee also4    #a3f4 ,for which cause 
,i admonish thee that thou stir up the  
grace of ,god  which is in thee by the  
imposition of my hands4    #a3g4 ,for   
,god hath not given us the spirit of    
fear3 but of power and of  love and of  
sobriety4    #a3h4 ,be not thou         
therefore ashamed of the testimony of   
our ,lord1 nor of  me his prisoner3 but 
labour with the gospel1 according to the
 power of  ,god4    #a3i4 ,who hath     
delivered us and called us by his holy  
calling1 not  according to our works1   
but according to his own purpose and    
grace1  which was given us in ,christ   
,jesus before the times of the world3   
#a3aj4 ,but is now made manifest by the 
illumination of our ,saviour ,jesus     
,christ1 who hath destroyed death and   
hath brought to light life and          

incorruption by the gospel4    ,by the  
illumination4444 ,that is1 by the bright
 coming and appearing of  our ,saviour4 
#a3aa4 ,wherein ,i am appointed a       
preacher and an apostle and teacher of  
the ,gentiles4    #a3ab4 ,for which     
cause1 ,i also suffer these things3 but 
,i am not  ashamed4 ,for ,i know whom ,i
 have believed and ,i am certain that he
 is  able to keep that which ,i have    
committed unto him1 against that day4   
#a3ac4 ,hold the form of sound words    
which thou hast heard of me3 in  faith  
and in the love which is in ,christ     
,jesus4    #a3ad4 ,keep the good thing  
committed to thy trust by the ,holy     
,ghost who  dwelleth in us4    #a3ae4   
,thou knowest this1 that all they who   
are in ,asia are turned away  from me3  
of whom are ,phigellus and ,hermogenes4 
#a3af4 ,the ,lord give mercy to the     
house of ,onesiphorus3 because he hath  
often refreshed me and hath not been    
ashamed of my chain3    #a3ag4 ,but when
 he was come to ,rome1 he carefully     

sought me and found  me4    #a3ah4 ,the 
,lord grant unto him to find mercy of   
the ,lord in that day4  ,and in how many
 things he ministered unto me at        
,ephesus1 thou very well  knowest4      
#b ,timothy ,chapter #b    ,he exhorts  
him to diligence in his office and      
patience in suffering4  ,the danger of  
the delusions of heretics4    #b3a4     
,thou therefore1 my son1 be strong in   
the grace which is in ,christ  ,jesus3  
#b3b4 ,and the things which thou hast   
heard of me by many witnesses1 the  same
 commend to faithful men who shall be   
fit to teach others also4    #b3c4      
,labour as a good soldier of ,christ    
,jesus4    #b3d4 ,no man1 being a       
soldier to ,god1 entangleth himself with
 secular  businesses3 that he may please
 him to whom he hath engaged himself4   
#b3e4 ,for he also that striveth for the
 mastery is not crowned1 except  he     
strive lawfully4    #b3f4 ,the          
husbandman that laboureth must first    
partake of the fruits4    #b3g4         

,understand what ,i say3 for the ,lord  
will give thee in all things            
understanding4    #b3h4 ,be mindful that
 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is risen again
 from the  dead1 of the seed of ,david1 
according to my gospel3    #b3i4        
,wherein ,i labour even unto bands1 as  
an evildoer4 ,but the word of  ,god is  
not bound4    #b3aj4 ,therefore ,i      
endure all things for the sake of the   
elect1 that  they also may obtain the   
salvation which is in ,christ ,jesus1   
with  heavenly glory4    #b3aa4 ,a      
faithful saying3 for if we be dead with 
him1 we shall live also  with him4      
#b3ab4 ,if we suffer1 we shall also     
reign with him4 ,if we deny him1 he     
will also deny us4    #b3ac4 ,if we     
believe not1 he continueth faithful1 he 
cannot deny  himself4    #b3ad4 ,of     
these things put them in mind1 charging 
them before the ,lord4  ,contend not in 
words3 for it is to no profit1 but to   
the subverting of  the hearers4         
#b3ae4 ,carefully study to present      

thyself approved unto ,god1 a workman   
that needeth not to be ashamed1 rightly 
handling the word of truth4    #b3af4   
,but shun profane and vain babblings3   
for they grow much towards  ungodliness4
    #b3ag4 ,and their speech spreadeth  
like a canker3 of whom are ,hymeneus    
and ,philetus3    #b3ah4 ,who have erred
 from the truth1 saying that the        
resurrection is  past already1 and have 
subverted the faith of some4    #b3ai4  
,but the sure foundation of ,god        
standeth firm1 having this seal3  the   
,lord knoweth who are his2 and let every
 one depart from iniquity  who nameth   
the name of the ,lord4    #b3bj4 ,but in
 a great house there are not only       
vessels of gold and of  silver1 but also
 of wood and of earth3 and some indeed  
unto honour1 but  some unto dishonour4  
#b3ba4 ,if any man therefore shall      
cleanse himself from these1 he shall  be
 a vessel unto honour1 sanctified and   
profitable to the ,lord1  prepared unto 
every good work4    #b3bb4 ,but flee    

thou youthful desires1 and pursue       
justice1 faith1  charity and peace with 
them that call on the ,lord out of a    
pure heart4    #b3bc4 ,and avoid foolish
 and unlearned questions1 knowing that  
they  beget strifes4    #b3bd4 ,but the 
servant of the ,lord must not wrangle3  
but be mild toward  all men1 apt to     
teach1 patient1    #b3be4 ,with modesty 
admonishing them that resist the truth3 
if  peradventure ,god may give them     
repentance to know the truth2    #b3bf4 
,and they may recover themselves from   
the snares of the devil by  whom they   
are held captive at his will4      #b   
,timothy ,chapter #c    ,the character  
of heretics of latter days4 ,he exhorts 
,timothy to  constancy4 ,of the great   
profit of the knowledge of the          
scriptures4    #c3a4 ,know also this1   
that in the last days shall come        
dangerous times4    #c3b4 ,men shall be 
lovers of themselves1 covetous1 haughty1
 proud1  blasphemers1 disobedient to    
parents1 ungrateful1 wicked1    #c3c4   

,without affection1 without peace1      
slanderers1 incontinent1  unmerciful1   
without kindness1    #c3d4 ,traitors1   
stubborn1 puffed up1 and lovers of      
pleasures more than  of ,god3    #c3e4  
,having an appearance indeed of         
godliness but denying the power         
thereof4 ,now these avoid4    #c3f4 ,for
 of these sort are they who creep into  
houses and lead captive  silly women    
laden with sins1 who are led away with  
divers desires3    #c3g4 ,ever learning1
 and never attaining to the knowledge of
 the truth4    #c3h4 ,now as ,jannes and
 ,mambres resisted ,moses1 so these also
 resist the  truth1 men corrupted in    
mind1 reprobate concerning the faith4   
,jannes and ,mambres4444 ,the magicians 
of king ,pharao4    #c3i4 ,but they     
shall proceed no farther3 for their     
folly shall be  manifest to all men1 as 
theirs also was4    #c3aj4 ,but thou    
hast fully known my doctrine1 manner of 
life1 purpose1  faith1 longsuffering1   
love1 patience1    #c3aa4 ,persecutions1

 afflictions3 such as came upon me at   
,antioch1 at  ,iconium and at ,lystra3  
what persecutions ,i endured1 and out of
 them all  the ,lord delivered me4      
#c3ab4 ,and all that will live godly in 
,christ ,jesus shall suffer             
persecution4    #c3ac4 ,but evil men and
 seducers shall grow worse and worse3   
erring1 and  driving into error1        
#c3ad4 ,but continue thou in those      
things which thou hast learned and      
which have been committed to thee1      
knowing of whom thou hast learned  them3
    #c3ae4 ,and because from thy infancy
 thou hast known the holy scriptures    
which can instruct thee to salvation by 
the faith which is in ,christ  ,jesus4  
#c3af4 ,all scripture1 inspired of ,god1
 is profitable to teach1 to  reprove1 to
 correct1 to instruct in justice3       
,all scripture1 444 ,every part of      
divine scripture is certainly           
profitable for all these ends4 ,but1 if 
we would have the whole rule of         
,christian faith and practice1 we must  

not be content with those  ,scriptures1 
which ,timothy knew from his infancy1   
that is1 with the ,old  ,testament      
alone3 nor yet with the ,new ,testament1
 without taking along  with it the      
traditions of the apostles1 and the     
interpretation of the  church1 to which 
the apostles delivered both the book1   
and the true  meaning of it4    #c3ag4  
,that the man of ,god may be perfect1   
furnished to every good work4      #b   
,timothy ,chapter #d    ,his charge to  
,timothy4 ,he tells him of his          
approaching death and  desires him to   
come to him4    #d3a4 ,i charge thee1   
before ,god and ,jesus ,christ1 who     
shall judge the  living and the dead1 by
 his coming and his kingdom3    #d3b4   
,preach the word3 be instant in season1 
out of season3 reprove1  entreat1 rebuke
 in all patience and doctrine4    #d3c4 
,for there shall be a time when they    
will not endure sound doctrine  but1    
according to their own desires1 they    
will heap to themselves  teachers having

 itching ears3    #d3d4 ,and will indeed
 turn away their hearing from the truth1
 but will  be turned unto fables4       
#d3e4 ,but be thou vigilant1 labour in  
all things1 do the work of an           
evangelist1 fulfil thy ministry4 ,be    
sober4    ,an evangelist 444 a diligent 
preacher of the gospel4    #d3f4 ,for ,i
 am even now ready to be sacrificed3 and
 the time of my  dissolution is at hand4
    #d3g4 ,i have fought a good fight3  
,i have finished my course3 ,i have kept
  the faith4    #d3h4 ,as to the rest1  
there is laid up for me a crown of      
justice which  the ,lord the just judge 
will render to me in that day3 and not  
only to  me1 but to them also that love 
his coming4 ,make haste to come to me   
quickly4    #d3i4 ,for ,demas hath left 
me1 loving this world1 and is gone to   
,thessalonica3    #d3aj4 ,crescens into 
,galatia1 ,titus into ,dalmatia4        
#d3aa4 ,only ,luke is with me4 ,take    
,mark and bring him with thee3 for he   
is profitable to me for the ministry4   

#d3ab4 ,but ,tychicus ,i have sent to   
,ephesus4    #d3ac4 ,the cloak that ,i  
left at ,troas1 with ,carpus1 when thou 
comest1  bring with thee3 and the books1
 especially the parchments4    #d3ad4   
,alexander the coppersmith hath done me 
much evil3 the ,lord will  reward him   
according to his works3    #d3ae4 ,whom 
do thou also avoid3 for he hath greatly 
withstood our words4    #d3af4 ,at my   
first answer1 no man stood with me3 but 
all forsook me4 ,may  it not be laid to 
their charge6    #d3ag4 ,but the ,lord  
stood by me and strengthened me1 that by
 me the  preaching may be accomplished  
and that all the ,gentiles may hear4    
,and ,i  was delivered out of the mouth 
of the lion4    #d3ah4 ,the ,lord hath  
delivered me from every evil work and   
will preserve  me unto his heavenly     
kingdom4 ,to whom be glory for ever and 
ever4 ,amen4    #d3ai4 ,salute ,prisca1 
and ,aquila and the household of        
,onesiphorus4    #d3bj4 ,erastus        
remained at ,corinth4 ,and ,trophimus ,i

 left sick at  ,miletus4    #d3ba4 ,make
 haste to come before winter4 ,eubulus  
and ,pudens and ,linus  and ,claudia and
 all the brethren1 salute thee4         
#d3bb4 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with
 thy spirit4 ,grace be with you4  ,amen4
          ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4    
,,paul ,,to ,,titus      ,st4 ,paul1    
having preached the faith in the island 
of ,crete1 he ordained  his beloved     
disciple and companion1 ,titus1 bishop1 
and left him there  to finish the work  
which he had begun4 ,afterwards the     
,apostle1 on a  journey to ,nicopolis1 a
 city of ,macedonia1 wrote this ,epistle
 to ,titus1  in which he directs him to 
ordain bishops and priests for the      
different  cities1 shewing him the      
principal qualities necessary for a     
bishop4 ,he  also gives him particular  
advice for his own conduct to his flock1
  exhorting him to hold to strictness of
 discipline1 but seasoned with  lenity4 
,it was written about thirty-three years
 after our ,lord's  ,ascension4         

,titus ,chapter #a    ,what kind of men 
he is to ordain priests4 ,some men are  
to be sharply  rebuked4    #a3a4 ,paul1 
a servant of ,god and an apostle of     
,jesus ,christ1 according  to the faith 
of the elect of ,god and the            
acknowledging of the truth1  which is   
according to godliness3    #a3b4 ,unto  
the hope of life everlasting1 which     
,god1 who lieth not1 hath  promised     
before the times of the world3    #a3c4 
,but hath in due times manifested his   
word in preaching1 which is  committed  
to me according to the commandment of   
,god our ,saviour3    #a3d4 ,to ,titus1 
my beloved son according to the common  
faith1 grace and  peace1 from ,god the  
,father and from ,christ ,jesus our     
,saviour4    #a3e4 ,for this cause ,i   
left thee in ,crete3 that thou shouldest
 set in  order the things that are      
wanting and shouldest ordain priests in 
every  city1 as ,i also appointed thee3 
#a3f4 ,if any be without crime1 the     
husband of one wife1 having faithful    

children1 not accused of riot or unruly4
    #a3g4 ,for a bishop must be without 
crime1 as the steward of ,god3 not      
proud1 not subject to anger1 not given  
to wine1 no striker1 not greedy  of     
filthy lucre3    #a3h4 ,but given to    
hospitality1 gentle1 sober1 just1 holy1 
continent3    #a3i4 ,embracing that     
faithful word which is according to     
doctrine1 that  he may be able to exhort
 in sound doctrine and to convince the  
gainsayers4    #a3aj4 ,for there are    
also many disobedient1 vain talkers and 
seducers3  especially they who are of   
the circumcision4    #a3aa4 ,who must be
 reproved1 who subvert whole houses1    
teaching things  which they ought not1  
for filthy lucre's sake4    #a3ab4 ,one 
of them a prophet of their own1 said3   
,the ,cretans are always  liars1 evil   
beasts1 slothful bellies4    #a3ac4     
,this testimony is true4 ,wherefore1    
rebuke them sharply1 that they  may be  
sound in the faith3    #a3ad4 ,not      
giving heed to ,jewish fables and       

commandments of men who turn  themselves
 away from the truth4    #a3ae4 ,all    
things are clean to the clean3 but to   
them that are defiled  and to           
unbelievers1 nothing is clean3 but both 
their mind and their  conscience are    
defiled4    #a3af4 ,they profess that   
they know ,god3 but in their works they 
deny  him3 being abominable and         
incredulous and to every good work      
reprobate4      ,titus ,chapter #b      
,how he is to instruct both old and     
young4 ,the duty of servants4 ,the      
,christian's rule of life4    #b3a4 ,but
 speak thou the things that become sound
 doctrine3    #b3b4 ,that the aged men  
be sober1 chaste1 prudent1 sound in     
faith1 in  love1 in patience4    #b3c4  
,the aged women1 in like manner1 in holy
 attire1 not false  accusers1 not given 
to much wine1 teaching well3    #b3d4   
,that they may teach the young women to 
be wise1 to love their  husbands1 to    
love their children4    #b3e4 ,to be    
discreet1 chaste1 sober1 having a care  

of the house1 gentle1  obedient to their
 husbands3 that the word of ,god be not 
blasphemed4    #b3f4 ,young men1 in like
 manner1 exhort that they be sober4     
#b3g4 ,in all things shew thyself an    
example of good works1 in doctrine1  in 
integrity1 in gravity1    #b3h4 ,the    
sound word that can not be blamed3 that 
he who is on the  contrary part may be  
afraid1 having no evil to say of us4    
#b3i4 ,exhort servants to be obedient to
 their masters3 in all things  pleasing1
 not gainsaying3    #b3aj4 ,not         
defrauding1 but in all things shewing   
good fidelity1 that  they may adorn the 
doctrine of ,god our ,saviour in all    
things4    #b3aa4 ,for the grace of ,god
 our ,saviour hath appeared to all men3 
#b3ab4 ,instructing us1 that1 denying   
ungodliness and worldly desires1 we     
should live soberly and justly and godly
 in this world1    #b3ac4 ,looking for  
the blessed hope and coming of the glory
 of the great  ,god and our ,saviour    
,jesus ,christ4    #b3ad4 ,who gave     

himself for us1 that he might redeem us 
from all  iniquity and might cleanse to 
himself a people acceptable1 a pursuer  
of  good works4    #b3ae4 ,these things 
speak and exhort and rebuke with all    
authority4 ,let  no man despise thee4   
,titus ,chapter #c    ,other            
instructions and directions for life and
 doctrine4    #c3a4 ,admonish them to be
 subject to princes and powers1 to obey 
at a  word1 to be ready to every good   
work4    #c3b4 ,to speak evil of no man1
 not to be litigious but gentle3 shewing
  all mildness towards all men4    #c3c4
 ,for we ourselves also were some time  
unwise1 incredulous1 erring1  slaves to 
divers desires and pleasures1 living in 
malice and envy1  hateful and hating one
 another4    #c3d4 ,but when the        
goodness and kindness of ,god our       
,saviour appeared3    #c3e4 ,not by the 
works of justice which we have done1 but
 according to  his mercy1 he saved us1  
by the laver of regeneration and        
renovation of  the ,holy ,ghost4        

#c3f4 ,whom he hath poured forth upon us
 abundantly1 through ,jesus ,christ  our
 ,saviour3    #c3g4 ,that1 being        
justified by his grace1 we may be heirs 
according to  hope of life everlasting4 
#c3h4 ,it is a faithful saying4 ,and    
these things ,i will have thee affirm   
constantly1 that they who believe in    
,god may be careful to excel in  good   
works4 ,these things are good and       
profitable unto men4    #c3i4 ,but avoid
 foolish questions and genealogies and  
contentions and  strivings about the    
law4 ,for they are unprofitable and     
vain4    #c3aj4 ,a man that is a        
heretic1 after the first and second     
admonition1  avoid3    #c3aa4 ,knowing  
that he that is such an one is subverted
 and sinneth1  being condemned by his   
own judgment4    ,by his own            
judgment4444 ,other offenders are       
judged1 and cast out of the  church1 by 
the sentence of the pastors of the same 
church4 ,heretics1  more unhappy1 run   
out of the church of their own accord1  

and by doing  so1 give judgment and     
sentence against their own souls4       
#c3ab4 ,when ,i shall send to thee      
,artemas or ,tychicus1 make haste to    
come  unto me to ,nicopolis4 ,for there 
,i have determined to winter4    #c3ac4 
,send forward ,zenas the lawyer and     
,apollo1 with care that nothing  be     
wanting to them4    #c3ad4 ,and let our 
men also learn to excel in good works   
for necessary  uses3 that they be not   
unfruitful4    #c3ae4 ,all that are with
 me salute thee4 ,salute them that love 
us in the  faith4 ,the grace of ,god be 
with you all4 ,amen4          ,,the     
,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to        
,,philemon      ,philemon1 a noble      
citizen of ,colossa1 had a servant named
 ,onesimus1 who  robbed him and fled to 
,rome1 where he met ,st4 ,paul1 who was 
then a  prisoner there the first time4  
,the apostle took compassion on him and 
received him with tenderness and        
converted him to the faith2 for he was  
a ,gentile before4 ,st4 ,paul sends him 

back to his master with this  ,epistle  
in his favour3 and though he beseeches  
,philemon to pardon him1  yet the       
,apostle writes with becoming dignity   
and authority4 ,it contains  divers     
profitable instructions and points out  
the charity and humanity  that masters  
should have for their servants4         
,philemon ,chapter #a    ,he commends   
the faith and charity of ,philemon2 and 
sends back to him  his fugitive servant1
 whom he had converted in prison4       
#a3a4 ,paul1 a prisoner of ,christ      
,jesus1 and ,timothy1 a brother3 to     
,philemon1 our beloved and fellow       
labourer1    #a3b4 ,and to ,appia1 our  
dearest sister1 and to ,archippus1 our  
fellow  soldier1 and to the church which
 is in thy house4    #a3c4 ,grace to you
 and peace1 from ,god our ,father and   
from the ,lord  ,jesus ,christ4    #a3d4
 ,i give thanks to my ,god1 always      
making a remembrance of thee in my      
prayers4    #a3e4 ,hearing of thy       
charity and faith1 which thou hast in   

the ,lord  ,jesus and towards all the   
saints3    #a3f4 ,that the communication
 of thy faith may be made evident in the
  acknowledgment of every good work that
 is in you in ,christ ,jesus4    #a3g4  
,for ,i have had great joy and          
consolation in thy charity1 because  the
 bowels of the saints have been         
refreshed by thee1 brother4    #a3h4    
,wherefore1 though ,i have much         
confidence in ,christ ,jesus to  command
 thee that which is to the purpose3     
#a3i4 ,for charity sake ,i rather       
beseech1 whereas thou art such a one1 as
  ,paul1 an old man and now a prisoner  
also of ,jesus ,christ4    #a3aj4 ,i    
beseech thee for my son1 whom ,i have   
begotten in my bands1  ,onesimus1       
#a3aa4 ,who hath been heretofore        
unprofitable to thee but now is         
profitable both to me and thee3         
#a3ab4 ,whom ,i have sent back to thee4 
,and do thou receive him as my own      
bowels4    #a3ac4 ,whom ,i would have   
retained with me1 that in thy stead he  

might  have ministered to me in the     
bands of the gospel4    #a3ad4 ,but     
without thy counsel ,i would do nothing3
 that thy good deed  might not be as it 
were of necessity1 but voluntary4       
#a3ae4 ,for perhaps he therefore        
departed for a season from thee that    
thou mightest receive him again for     
ever3    #a3af4 ,not now as a servant1  
but instead of a servant1 a most dear   
brother1 especially to me4 ,but how much
 more to thee1 both in the flesh  and in
 the ,lord8    #a3ag4 ,if therefore thou
 count me a partner1 receive him as     
myself4    #a3ah4 ,and if he hath       
wronged thee in any thing or is in thy  
debt1 put  that to my account4    #a3ai4
 ,i ,paul have written it with my own   
hand3 ,i will repay it3 not to  say to  
thee that thou owest me thy own self    
also4    #a3bj4 ,yea1 brother4 ,may ,i  
enjoy thee in the ,lord6 ,refresh my    
bowels in  the ,lord4    #a3ba4         
,trusting in thy obedience1 ,i have     
written to thee3 knowing that  thou wilt

 also do more than ,i say4    #a3bb4    
,but withal prepare me also a lodging4  
,for ,i hope that through  your prayers 
,i shall be given unto you4    #a3bc4   
,there salute thee ,epaphras1 my fellow 
prisoner in ,christ ,jesus3    #a3bd4   
,mark1 ,aristarchus1 ,demas and ,luke1  
my fellow labourers4    #a3be4 ,the     
grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be    
with your spirit4 ,amen4          ,,the 
,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the  
,,hebrews      ,st4 ,paul wrote this    
,epistle to the ,christians in          
,palestine1 the most  part of whom being
 ,jews before their conversion1 they    
were called  ,hebrews4 ,he exhorts them 
to be thoroughly converted and confirmed
 in  the faith of ,christ1 clearly      
shewing them the preeminence of         
,christ's  priesthood above the         
,levitical1 and also the excellence of  
the new law  above the old4 ,he commends
 faith by the example of the ancient    
fathers3  and exhorts them to patience  
and perseverance and to remain in       

fraternal charity4 ,it appears from     
chap4 #ac that this ,epistle was        
written in ,italy1 and probably at      
,rome1 about twenty-nine years after    
our ,lord's ,ascension4      ,hebrews   
,chapter #a    ,god spoke of old by the 
prophets1 but now by his ,son1 who is   
incomparably greater than the angels4   
#a3a4 ,god1 who1 at sundry times and in 
divers manners1 spoke in times  past to 
the fathers by the prophets1 last of    
all1    #a3b4 ,in these days1 hath      
spoken to us by his ,son1 whom he hath  
appointed heir of all things1 by whom   
also he made the world4    #a3c4 ,who   
being the brightness of his glory and   
the figure of his  substance and        
upholding all things by the word of his 
power1 making  purgation of sins1       
sitteth on the right hand of the majesty
 on high3    ,the figure 444 that is1   
the express image1 and most perfect     
resemblance4 ,making purgation4444 ,that
 is1 having purged away our sins  by his
 passion4    #a3d4 ,being made so much  

better than the angels as he hath       
inherited a  more excellent name than   
they4    #a3e4 ,for to which of the     
angels hath he said at any time3 ,thou  
art my  ,son1 to-day have ,i begotten   
thee8 ,and again3 ,i will be to him a   
,father1  and he shall be to me a ,son8 
#a3f4 ,and again1 when he bringeth in   
the first begotten into the world1  he  
saith3 ,and let all the angels of ,god  
adore him4    #a3g4 ,and to the angels  
indeed he saith3 ,he that maketh his    
angels  spirits and his ministers a     
flame of fire4    #a3h4 ,but to the     
,son3 ,thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is for ever 
and ever3 a sceptre  of justice is the  
sceptre of thy kingdom4    #a3i4 ,thou  
hast loved justice and hated iniquity3  
therefore ,god1 thy  ,god1 hath anointed
 thee with the oil of gladness above thy
 fellows4    #a3aj4 ,and3 ,thou in the  
beginning1 ,o ,lord1 didst found the    
earth3 and  the works of thy hands are  
the heavens4    #a3aa4 ,they shall      
perish3 but thou shalt continue3 and    

they shall all  grow old as a garment4  
#a3ab4 ,and as a vesture shalt thou     
change them1 and they shall be  changed4
 ,but thou art the selfsame3 and thy    
years shall not fail4    #a3ac4 ,but to 
which of the angels said he at any time3
 ,sit on my right  hand1 until ,i make  
thy enemies thy footstool8    #a3ad4    
,are they not all ministering spirits1  
sent to minister for them  who shall    
receive the inheritance of salvation8   
,hebrews ,chapter #b    ,the            
transgression of the precepts of the    
,son of ,god is far more  condemnable   
than of those of the ,old ,testament    
given by angels4    #b3a4 ,therefore    
ought we more diligently to observe the 
things which we  have heard lest perhaps
 we should let them slip4    #b3b4 ,for 
if the word spoken by angels became     
steadfast and every  transgression and  
disobedience received a just recompense 
of reward3    #b3c4 ,how shall we escape
 if we neglect so great salvation8      
,which1  having begun to be declared by 

the ,lord1 was confirmed unto us by them
  that heard him4    #b3d4 ,god also    
bearing them witness by signs and       
wonders and divers  miracles and        
distributions of the ,holy ,ghost1      
according to his own  will4    #b3e4    
,for ,god hath not subjected unto angels
 the world to come1 whereof  we speak4  
#b3f4 ,but one in a certain place hath  
testified1 saying3 ,what is man1  that  
thou art mindful of him8 ,or the son of 
man1 that thou visitest  him8    #b3g4  
,thou hast made him a little lower than 
the angels3 thou hast  crowned him with 
glory and honour and hast set him over  
the works of  thy hands4    #b3h4 ,thou 
hast subjected all things under his     
feet4 ,for in that he hath  subjected   
all things to him he left nothing not   
subject to him4 ,but now  we see not as 
yet all things subject to him4    #b3i4 
,but we see ,jesus1 who was made a      
little lower than the angels1 for  the  
suffering of death1 crowned with glory  
and honour3 that1 through  the grace of 

,god he might taste death for all4      
#b3aj4 ,for it became him for whom are  
all things and by whom are all  things1 
who had brought many children into      
glory1 to perfect the author  of their  
salvation1 by his passion4    ,perfect  
by his passion4444 ,by suffering1       
,christ was to enter into his  glory1   
,luke #bd4bf1 which the apostle here    
calls being made perfect4    #b3aa4 ,for
 both he that sanctifieth and they who  
are sanctified are all  of one4 ,for    
which cause he is not ashamed to call   
them brethren1  saying3    #b3ab4 ,i    
will declare thy name to my brethren3 in
 the midst of the  church will ,i praise
 thee4    #b3ac4 ,and again3 ,i will put
 my trust in him4 ,and again3 ,behold ,i
 and my  children1 whom ,god hath given 
me4    #b3ad4 ,therefore because the    
children are partakers of flesh and     
blood1  he also himself in like manner  
hath been partaker of the same3 that1   
through death1 he might destroy him who 
had the empire of death1 that  is to    

say1 the devil3    #b3ae4 ,and might    
deliver them1 who through the fear of   
death were all  their lifetime subject  
to servitude4    #b3af4 ,for nowhere    
doth he take hold of the angels3 but of 
the seed of  ,abraham he taketh hold4   
,no where doth he1 etc4444 ,that is1 he 
never took upon him the nature of       
angels1 but that of the seed of         
,abraham4    #b3ag4 ,wherefore1 it      
behoved him in all things to be made    
like unto his  brethren1 that he might  
become a merciful and faithful high     
priest  before ,god1 that he might be a 
propitiation for the sins of the people4
    #b3ah4 ,for in that wherein he      
himself hath suffered and been tempted  
he  is able to succour them also that   
are tempted4      ,hebrews ,chapter #c  
,christ is more excellent than ,moses4  
,wherefore we must adhere to him by     
faith and obedience4    #c3a4           
,wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers of 
the heavenly vocation  consider the     
apostle and high priest of our          

confession1 ,jesus3    #c3b4 ,who is    
faithful to him that made him1 as was   
also ,moses in all his  house4    #c3c4 
,for this man was counted worthy of     
greater glory than ,moses1 by so  much  
as he that hath built the house hath    
greater honour than the  house4    #c3d4
 ,for every house is built by some man3 
but he that created all  things is ,god4
    #c3e4 ,and ,moses indeed was        
faithful in all his house as a servant1 
for a  testimony of those things which  
were to be said3    #c3f4 ,but ,christ1 
as the ,son in his own house3 which     
house are we1 if we  hold fast the      
confidence and glory of hope unto the   
end4    #c3g4 ,wherefore1 as the ,holy  
,ghost saith3 ,to-day if you shall hear 
his  voice1    #c3h4 ,harden not your   
hearts1 as in the provocation1 in the   
day of  temptation in the desert1       
#c3i4 ,where your fathers tempted me1   
proved and saw my works1    #c3aj4      
,forty years3 for which cause ,i was    
offended with this generation1  and ,i  

said3 ,they always err in heart4 ,and   
they have not known my ways4    #c3aa4  
,as ,i have sworn in my wrath3 ,if they 
shall enter into my rest4    #c3ab4     
,take heed1 brethren1 lest perhaps there
 be in any of you an evil  heart of     
unbelief1 to depart from the living     
,god4    #c3ac4 ,but exhort one another 
every day1 whilst it is called to day1  
that none of you be hardened through the
 deceitfulness of sin4    #c3ad4 ,for we
 are made partakers of ,christ3 yet so1 
if we hold the  beginning of his        
substance firm unto the end4    #c3ae4  
,while it is said3 ,to day1 if you shall
 hear his voice1 harden not  your       
hearts1 as in that provocation4         
#c3af4 ,for some who heard did provoke3 
but not all that came out of  ,egypt by 
,moses4    #c3ag4 ,and with whom was he 
offended forty years8 ,was it not with  
them  that sinned1 whose carcasses were 
overthrown in the desert8    #c3ah4 ,and
 to whom did he swear1 that they should 
not enter into his  rest3 but to them   

that were incredulous8    #c3ai4 ,and we
 see that they could not enter in1      
because of unbelief4      ,hebrews      
,chapter #d    ,the ,christian's rest4  
,we are to enter into it through ,jesus 
,christ4    #d3a4 ,let us fear therefore
 lest1 the promise being left of        
entering  into his rest1 any of you     
should be thought to be wanting4        
#d3b4 ,for unto us also it hath been    
declared in like manner as unto  them4  
,but the word of hearing did not profit 
them1 not being mixed with  faith of    
those things they heard4    #d3c4 ,for  
we1 who have believed1 shall enter into 
rest2 as he said3 ,as ,i  have sworn in 
my wrath3 ,if they shall enter into my  
rest2 and this  indeed when the works   
from the foundation of the world were   
finished4    #d3d4 ,for in a certain    
place he spoke of the seventh day thus3 
,and ,god  rested the seventh day from  
all his works4    #d3e4 ,and in this    
place again3 ,if they shall enter into  
my rest4    #d3f4 ,seeing then it       

remaineth that some are to enter into   
it1 and they  to whom it was first      
preached did not enter because of       
unbelief3    #d3g4 ,again he limiteth a 
certain day1 saying in ,david2 ,to day1 
after so  long a time as it is above    
said3 ,to day if you shall hear his     
voice1  harden not your hearts4    #d3h4
 ,for if ,jesus had given them rest he  
would never have afterwards  spoken of  
another day4    ,jesus4444 ,josue1 who  
in ,greek is called ,jesus4    #d3i4    
,there remaineth therefore a day of rest
 for the people of ,god4    #d3aj4 ,for 
he that is entered into his rest1 the   
same also hath rested  from his works1  
as ,god did from his4    #d3aa4 ,let us 
hasten therefore to enter into that     
rest3 lest any man  fall into the same  
example of unbelief4    #d3ab4 ,for the 
word of ,god is living and effectual and
 more piercing  than any two edged      
sword2 and reaching unto the division of
 the soul  and the spirit1 of the joints
 also and the marrow3 and is a discerner

  of the thoughts and intents of the    
heart4    #d3ac4 ,neither is there any  
creature invisible in his sight3 but all
  things are naked and open to his eyes1
 to whom our speech is4    #d3ad4       
,having therefore a great high priest   
that hath passed into the  heavens1     
,jesus the ,son of ,god3 let us hold    
fast our confession4    #d3ae4 ,for we  
have not a high priest who cannot have  
compassion on our  infirmities3 but one 
tempted in all things like as we are1   
without sin4    #d3af4 ,let us go       
therefore with confidence to the throne 
of grace3 that  we may obtain mercy and 
find grace in seasonable aid4           
,hebrews ,chapter #e    ,the office of a
 high priest4 ,christ is our high       
priest4    #e3a4 ,for every high priest 
taken from among men is ordained for men
 in  the things that appertain to ,god1 
that he may offer up gifts and          
sacrifices for sins3    #e3b4 ,who can  
have compassion on them that are        
ignorant and that err3  because he      

himself also is compassed with          
infirmity4    #e3c4 ,and therefore he   
ought1 as for the people1 so also for   
himself1 to  offer for sins4    #e3d4   
,neither doth any man take the honour to
 himself1 but he that is  called by     
,god1 as ,aaron was4    #e3e4 ,so       
,christ also did not glorify himself1   
that he might be made a  high priest3   
but he that said unto him3 ,thou art my 
,son3 this day have  ,i begotten thee4  
#e3f4 ,as he saith also in another      
place3 ,thou art a priest for ever1     
according to the order of ,melchisedech4
    #e3g4 ,who in the days of his flesh1
 with a strong cry and tears1  offering 
up prayers and supplications to him that
 was able to save him  from death1 was  
heard for his reverence4    #e3h4 ,and  
whereas indeed he was the ,son of ,god1 
he learned obedience by  the things     
which he suffered4    #e3i4 ,and being  
consummated1 he became1 to all that obey
 him1 the cause  of eternal salvation3  
#e3aj4 ,called by ,god a high priest1   

according to the order of               
,melchisedech4    #e3aa4 ,of whom we    
have much to say and hard to be         
intelligibly uttered3  because you are  
become weak to hear4    #e3ab4 ,for     
whereas for the time you ought to be    
masters1 you have need  to be taught    
again what are the first elements of the
 words of ,god3 and  you are become such
 as have need of milk and not of strong 
meat4    #e3ac4 ,for every one that is a
 partaker of milk is unskilful in the   
word  of justice3 for he is a little    
child4    #e3ad4 ,but strong meat is for
 the perfect3 for them who by custom    
have  their senses exercised to the     
discerning of good and evil4            
,hebrews ,chapter #f    ,he warns them  
of the danger of falling by apostasy and
 exhorts them to  patience and          
perseverance4    #f3a4 ,wherefore1      
leaving the word of the beginning of    
,christ1 let us go  on to things more   
perfect3 not laying again the foundation
 of penance  from dead works and of     

faith towards ,god1    ,the word of the 
beginning4444 ,the first rudiments of   
the ,christian  doctrine4    #f3b4 ,of  
the doctrine of baptisms and imposition 
of hands1 and of the  resurrection of   
the dead1 and of eternal judgment4      
#f3c4 ,and this will we do1 if ,god     
permit4    #f3d4 ,for it is impossible  
for those who were once illuminated1    
have  tasted also the heavenly gift and 
were made partakers of the ,holy        
,ghost1    ,it is impossible1 etc4444   
,the meaning is1 that it is impossible  
for  such as have fallen after baptism1 
to be again baptized2 and very hard  for
 such as have apostatized from the      
faith1 after having received many       
graces1 to return again to the happy    
state from which they fell4    #f3e4    
,have moreover tasted the good word of  
,god and the powers of the  world to    
come1    #f3f4 ,and are fallen away3 to 
be renewed again to penance1 crucifying 
again to themselves the ,son of ,god and
 making him a mockery4    #f3g4 ,for the

 earth1 that drinketh in the rain which 
cometh often upon  it and bringeth forth
 herbs meet for them by whom it is      
tilled1  receiveth blessing from ,god4  
#f3h4 ,but that which bringeth forth    
thorns and briers is reprobate and  very
 near unto a curse3 whose end is to be  
burnt4    #f3i4 ,but1 my dearly beloved1
 we trust better things of you1 and     
nearer  to salvation2 though we speak   
thus4    #f3aj4 ,for ,god is not unjust1
 that he should forget your work and the
  love which you have shewn in his name1
 you who have ministered and do         
minister to the saints4    #f3aa4 ,and  
we desire that every one of you shew    
forth the same  carefulness to the      
accomplishing of hope unto the end3     
#f3ab4 ,that you become not slothful1   
but followers of them who through  faith
 and patience shall inherit the         
promises4    #f3ac4 ,for ,god making    
promise to ,abraham1 because he had no  
one greater  by whom he might swear1    
swore by himself1    #f3ad4 ,saying3    

,unless blessing ,i shall bless thee and
 multiplying ,i  shall multiply thee4   
#f3ae4 ,and so patiently enduring he    
obtained the promise4    #f3af4 ,for men
 swear by one greater than themselves3  
and an oath for  confirmation is the end
 of all their controversy4    #f3ag4    
,wherein ,god1 meaning more abundantly  
to shew to the heirs of the  promise the
 immutability of his counsel1 interposed
 an oath3    #f3ah4 ,that by two        
immutable things in which it is         
impossible for ,god to  lie1 we may have
 the strongest comfort1 we who have fled
 for refuge to  hold fast the hope set  
before us4    #f3ai4 ,which we have as  
an anchor of the soul1 sure and firm1   
and which  entereth in even within the  
veil3    #f3bj4 ,where the forerunner   
,jesus is entered for us1 made a high   
priest  for ever according to the order 
of ,melchisedech4      ,hebrews ,chapter
 #g    ,the priesthood of ,christ       
according to the order of ,melchisedech 
excels  the ,levitical priesthood and   

puts an end both to that and to the law4
    #g3a4 ,for this ,melchisedech was   
king of ,salem1 priest of the most high 
,god1 who met ,abraham returning from   
the slaughter of the kings and  blessed 
him3    #g3b4 ,to whom also ,abraham    
divided the tithes of all3 who first    
indeed  by interpretation is king of    
justice3 and then also king of ,salem1  
that  is1 king of peace3    #g3c4       
,without father1 without mother1 without
 genealogy1 having neither  beginning of
 days nor end of life1 but likened unto 
the ,son of ,god1  continueth a priest  
for ever4    ,without father1 etc4444   
,not that he had no father1 etc41 but   
that  neither his father1 nor his       
pedigree1 nor his birth1 nor his death1 
are  set down in scripture4    #g3d4    
,now consider how great this man is1 to 
whom also ,abraham the  patriarch gave  
tithes out of the principal things4     
#g3e4 ,and indeed they that are of the  
sons of ,levi1 who receive the          
priesthood1 have a commandment to take  

tithes of the people according  to the  
law1 that is to say1 of their brethren3 
though they themselves  also came out of
 the loins of ,abraham4    #g3f4 ,but   
he1 whose pedigree is not numbered among
 them1 received tithes  of ,abraham and 
blessed him that had the promises4      
#g3g4 ,and without all contradiction1   
that which is less is blessed by  the   
better4    #g3h4 ,and here indeed1 men  
that die receive tithes3 but there1 he  
hath  witness that he liveth4    #g3i4  
,and 7as it may be said7 even ,levi who 
received tithes paid tithes  in         
,abraham3    #g3aj4 ,for he was yet in  
the loins of his father when            
,melchisedech met  him4    #g3aa4 ,if   
then perfection was by the ,levitical   
priesthood 7for under it  the people    
received the law71 what further need was
 there that another  priest should rise 
according to the order of ,melchisedech3
 and not be  called according to the    
order of ,aaron8    #g3ab4 ,for the     
priesthood being translated1 it is      

necessary that a  translation also be   
made of the law1    #g3ac4 ,for he of   
whom these things are spoken is of      
another tribe1 of  which no one attended
 on the altar4    #g3ad4 ,for it is     
evident that our ,lord sprung out of    
,juda3 in which  tribe ,moses spoke     
nothing concerning priests4    #g3ae4   
,and it is yet far more evident3 if     
according to the similitude of          
,melchisedech there ariseth another     
priest1    #g3af4 ,who is made1 not     
according to the law of a carnal        
commandment1  but according to the power
 of an indissoluble life4    #g3ag4 ,for
 he testifieth3 ,thou art a priest for  
ever according to the  order of         
,melchisedech4    #g3ah4 ,there is      
indeed a setting aside of the former    
commandment1  because of the weakness   
and unprofitableness thereof3    #g3ai4 
,for the law brought nothing to         
perfection3 but a bringing in of a      
better hope1 by which we draw nigh to   
,god4    #g3bj4 ,and inasmuch as it is  

not without an oath 7for the others     
indeed  were made priests without an    
oath3    #g3ba4 ,but this with an oath1 
by him that said unto him3 ,the ,lord   
hath  sworn and he will not repent3     
,thou art a priest for ever74    #g3bb4 
,by so much is ,jesus made a surety of a
 better testament4    #g3bc4 ,and the   
others indeed were made many priests1   
because by reason  of death they were   
not suffered to continue3    ,many      
priests1 etc4444 ,the apostle notes this
 difference between the  high priests of
 the law1 and our high priest ,jesus    
,christ2 that they  being removed by    
death1 made way for their successors2   
whereas our ,lord  ,jesus is a priest   
for ever1 and hath no successor2 but    
liveth and  concurreth for ever with his
 ministers1 the priests of the new      
testament1 in all their functions4      
,also1 that no one priest of the law1   
nor all of them together1 could offer   
that absolute sacrifice of  everlasting 
redemption1 which our one high priest   

,jesus ,christ has  offered once1 and   
for ever4    #g3bd4 ,but this1 for that 
he continueth for ever1 hath an         
everlasting  priesthood3    #g3be4      
,whereby he is able also to save for    
ever them that come to ,god by  him2    
always living to make intercession for  
us4    ,make intercession4444 ,christ1  
as man1 continually maketh intercession 
for us1 by representing his passion to  
his ,father4    #g3bf4 ,for it was      
fitting that we should have such a high 
priest1 holy1  innocent1 undefiled1     
separated from sinners1 and made higher 
than the  heavens3    #g3bg4 ,who       
needeth not daily 7as the other priests7
 to offer sacrifices1  first for his own
 sins1 and then for the people's3 for   
this he did  once1 in offering himself4 
#g3bh4 ,for the law maketh men priests1 
who have infirmity3 but the word  of the
 oath 7which was since the law7 the ,son
 who is perfected for  evermore4        
,hebrews ,chapter #h    ,more of the    
excellence of the priesthood of ,christ 

and of the ,new  ,testament4    #h3a4   
,now of the things which we have spoken1
 this is the sum3 ,we have  such an high
 priest who is set on the right hand of 
the throne of  majesty in the heavens1  
#h3b4 ,a minister of the holies and of  
the true tabernacle1 which the  ,lord   
hath pitched1 and not man4    ,the      
holies4444 ,that is1 the sanctuary4     
#h3c4 ,for every high priest is         
appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices3
  wherefore it is necessary that he also
 should have some thing to offer4       
#h3d4 ,if then he were on earth1 he     
would not be a priest3 seeing that      
there would be others to offer gifts    
according to the law4    ,if then he    
were on earth1 etc4444 ,that is1 if he  
were not of a higher  condition than the
 ,levitical order of earthly priests1   
and had not  another kind of sacrifice  
to offer1 he should be excluded by them 
from  the priesthood1 and its functions1
 which by the law were appropriated  to 
their tribe4    #h3e4 ,who serve unto   

the example and shadow of heavenly      
things4 ,as it  was answered to ,moses1 
when he was to finish the tabernacle3   
,see 7saith  he7 that thou make all     
things according to the pattern which   
was shewn  thee on the mount4    ,who   
serve unto1 etc4444 ,the priesthood of  
the law and its functions  were a kind  
of an example and shadow of what is done
 by ,christ in his  church militant and 
triumphant1 of which the tabernacle was 
a pattern4    #h3f4 ,but now he hath    
obtained a better ministry1 by how much 
also he is  a mediator of a better      
testament which is established on better
  promises4    #h3g4 ,for if that former
 had been faultless1 there should not   
indeed a  place have been sought for a  
second4    #h3h4 ,for1 finding fault    
with them1 he saith3 ,behold the days   
shall  come1 saith the ,lord3 and ,i    
will perfect1 unto the house of ,israel 
and  unto the house of ,juda1 a new     
testament3    #h3i4 ,not according to   
the testament which ,i made to their    

fathers1 on  the day when ,i took them  
by the hand to lead them out of the land
 of  ,egypt3 because they continued not 
in my testament3 and ,i regarded them   
not1 saith the ,lord4    #h3aj4 ,for    
this is the testament which ,i will make
 to the house of  ,israel after those   
days1 saith the ,lord3 ,i will give my  
laws into their  mind3 and in their     
heart will ,i write them4 ,and ,i will  
be their ,god3  and they shall be my    
people4    #h3aa4 ,and they shall not   
teach every man his neighbour and every 
man  his brother1 saying3 ,know the     
,lord4 ,for all shall know me1 from the 
least to the greatest of them4    ,they 
shall not teach1 etc4444 ,so great shall
 be light and grace of the  new         
testament1 that it shall not be         
necessary to inculcate to the  faithful 
the belief and knowledge of the true    
,god1 for they shall all  know him4     
#h3ab4 ,because ,i will be merciful to  
their iniquities3 and their sins ,i     
will remember no more4    #h3ac4 ,now in

 saying a new1 he hath made the former  
old4 ,and that which  decayeth and      
groweth old is near its end4    ,a      
new4444 ,supply #8covenant'4            
,hebrews ,chapter #i    ,the sacrifices 
of the law were far inferior to that of 
,christ4    #i3a4 ,the former indeed had
 also justifications of divine service  
and a  worldly sanctuary4    #i3b4 ,for 
there was a tabernacle made the first1  
wherein were the  candlesticks and the  
table and the setting forth of loaves1  
which is  called the ,holy4    #i3c4    
,and after the second veil1 the         
tabernacle which is called the ,holy  of
 ,holies3    #i3d4 ,having a golden     
censer and the ark of the testament     
covered about  on every part with gold1 
in which was a golden pot that had manna
 and  the rod of ,aaron that had        
blossomed and the tables of the         
testament4    #i3e4 ,and over it were   
the cherubims of glory overshadowing the
  propitiatory3 of which it is not      
needful to speak now particularly4      

#i3f4 ,now these things being thus      
ordered1 into the first tabernacle1  the
 priests indeed always entered1         
accomplishing the offices of            
sacrifices4    #i3g4 ,but into the      
second1 the high priest alone1 once a   
year3 not  without blood1 which he      
offereth for his own and the people's   
ignorance3    #i3h4 ,the ,holy ,ghost   
signifying this3 ,that the way into the 
,holies was  not yet made manifest1     
whilst the former tabernacle was yet    
standing4    #i3i4 ,which is a parable  
of the time present3 according to which 
gifts  and sacrifices are offered1 which
 cannot1 as to the conscience1 make  him
 perfect that serveth1 only in meats and
 in drinks1    #i3aj4 ,and divers       
washings and justices of the flesh laid 
on them until  the time of correction4  
,of correction4444 ,viz41 when ,christ  
should correct and settle all  things4  
#i3aa4 ,but ,christ1 being come an high 
priest of the good things to come1  by a
 greater and more perfect tabernacle1   

not made with hand1 that is1  not of    
this creation3    #i3ab4 ,neither by the
 blood of goats or of calves1 but by his
 own blood1  entered once into the      
,holies1 having obtained eternal        
redemption4    ,eternal redemption4444  
,by that one sacrifice of his blood1    
once offered  on the cross1 ,christ our 
,lord paid and exhibited1 once for all1 
the  general price and ransom of all    
mankind3 which no other priest could    
do4    #i3ac4 ,for if the blood of goats
 and of oxen1 and the ashes of an       
heifer1 being sprinkled1 sanctify such  
as are defiled1 to the cleansing  of the
 flesh3    #i3ad4 ,how much more shall  
the blood of ,christ1 who by the ,holy  
,ghost  offered himself unspotted unto  
,god1 cleanse our conscience from dead  
works1 to serve the living ,god8        
#i3ae4 ,and therefore he is the mediator
 of the new testament3 that by  means of
 his death for the redemption of those  
transgressions which  were under the    
former testament1 they that are called  

may receive the  promise of eternal     
inheritance4    #i3af4 ,for where there 
is a testament the death of the testator
 must of  necessity come in4    #i3ag4  
,for a testament is of force after men  
are dead3 otherwise it is  as yet of no 
strength1 whilst the testator liveth4   
#i3ah4 ,whereupon neither was the first 
indeed dedicated without blood4         
#i3ai4 ,for when every commandment of   
the law had been read by ,moses to  all 
the people1 he took the blood of calves 
and goats1 with water1 and  scarlet wool
 and hyssop1 and sprinkled both the book
 itself and all the  people4    #i3bj4  
,saying3 ,this is the blood of the      
testament which ,god hath  enjoined unto
 you4    #i3ba4 ,the tabernacle also and
 all the vessels of the ministry1 in    
like  manner1 he sprinkled with blood4  
#i3bb4 ,and almost all things1 according
 to the law1 are cleansed with  blood3  
and without shedding of blood there is  
no remission4    #i3bc4 ,it is necessary
 therefore that the patterns of heavenly

 things  should be cleansed with these3 
but the heavenly things themselves with 
better sacrifices than these4    #i3bd4 
,for ,jesus is not entered into the     
,holies made with hands1 the  patterns  
of the true3 but into ,heaven itself1   
that he may appear now in  the presence 
of ,god for us4    #i3be4 ,nor yet that 
he should offer himself often1 as the   
high priest  entereth into the ,holies  
every year with the blood of others3    
,offer himself often4444 ,christ shall  
never more offer himself in  sacrifice1 
in that violent1 painful1 and bloody    
manner1 nor can there  be any occasion  
for it3 since by that one sacrifice upon
 the cross1 he  has furnished the full  
ransom1 redemption1 and remedy for all  
the sins  of the world4 ,but this       
hinders not that he may offer himself   
daily in  the sacred mysteries in an    
unbloody manner1 for the daily          
application  of that one sacrifice of   
redemption to our souls4    #i3bf4 ,for 
then he ought to have suffered often    

from the beginning of  the world4 ,but  
now once1 at the end of ages1 he hath   
appeared for the  destruction of sin by 
the sacrifice of himself4    #i3bg4 ,and
 as it is appointed unto men once to    
die1 and after this the  judgment3      
#i3bh4 ,so also ,christ was offered once
 to exhaust the sins of many4 ,the      
second time he shall appear without sin 
to them that expect him unto  salvation4
    ,to exhaust4444 ,that is1 to empty1 
or draw out to the very bottom1 by a    
plentiful and perfect redemption4       
,hebrews ,chapter #aj    ,because of the
 insufficiency of the sacrifices of the 
law1 ,christ our  high priest shed his  
own blood for us1 offering up once for  
all the  sacrifice of our redemption4   
,he exhorts them to perseverance4       
#aj3a4 ,for the law1 having a shadow of 
the good things to come1 not the  very  
image of the things1 by the selfsame    
sacrifices which they offer  continually
 every year1 can never make the comers  
thereunto perfect4    #aj3b4 ,for then  

they would have ceased to be offered3   
because the  worshippers once cleansed  
should have no conscience of sin any    
longer4    ,they would have ceased4444  
,if they had been of themselves perfect 
to  all the intents of redemption and   
remission1 as ,christ's death is there  
would have been no occasion of so often 
repeating them3 as there is no  occasion
 for ,christ's dying any more for our   
sins4    #aj3c4 ,but in them there is   
made a commemoration of sins every year3
    #aj3d4 ,for it is impossible that   
with the blood of oxen and goats sin    
should be taken away4    #aj3e4         
,wherefore1 when he cometh into the     
world he saith3 ,sacrifice and  oblation
 thou wouldest not3 but a body thou hast
 fitted to me4    #aj3f4 ,holocausts for
 sin did not please thee4    #aj3g4     
,then said ,i3 ,behold ,i come3 in the  
head of the book it is written  of me3  
that ,i should do thy will1 ,o ,god4    
#aj3h4 ,in saying before1 ,sacrifices1  
and oblations1 and holocausts for  sin  

thou wouldest not1 neither are they     
pleasing to thee1 which are  offered    
according to the law4    #aj3i4 ,then   
said ,i3 ,behold1 ,i come to do thy     
will1 ,o ,god3 ,he taketh away  the     
first1 that he may establish that which 
followeth4    #aj3aj4 ,in the which     
will1 we are sanctified by the oblation 
of the body  of ,jesus ,christ once4    
#aj3aa4 ,and every priest indeed        
standeth daily ministering and often    
offering the same sacrifices which can  
never take away sins4    #aj3ab4 ,but   
this man1 offering one sacrifice for    
sins1 for ever sitteth  on the right    
hand of ,god1    #aj3ac4 ,from          
henceforth expecting until his enemies  
be made his  footstool4    #aj3ad4 ,for 
by one oblation he hath perfected for   
ever them that are  sanctified4         
#aj3ae4 ,and the ,holy ,ghost also doth 
testify this to us4 ,for after that  he 
said3    #aj3af4 ,and this is the       
testament which ,i will make unto them  
after  those days1 saith the ,lord4 ,i  

will give my laws in their hearts and on
  their minds will ,i write them3       
#aj3ag4 ,and their sins and iniquities  
,i will remember no more4    #aj3ah4    
,now1 where there is a remission of     
these1 there is no more an  oblation for
 sin4    ,there is no more an oblation  
for sin4444 ,where there is a full      
remission of sins1 as in baptism1 there 
is no more occasion for a sin  offering 
to be made for such sins already        
remitted2 and as for sins  committed    
afterwards1 they can only be remitted in
 virtue of the one  oblation of         
,christ's death4    #aj3ai4 ,having     
therefore1 brethren1 a confidence in the
 entering into  the holies by the blood 
of ,christ3    #aj3bj4 ,a new and living
 way which he hath dedicated for us     
through the  veil1 that is to say1 his  
flesh3    #aj3ba4 ,and a high priest    
over the house of ,god3    #aj3bb4 ,let 
us draw near with a true heart1 in      
fulness of faith1 having  our hearts    
sprinkled from an evil conscience and   

our bodies washed with  clean water4    
#aj3bc4 ,let us hold fast the confession
 of our hope without wavering  7for he  
is faithful that hath promised73        
#aj3bd4 ,and let us consider one        
another1 to provoke unto charity and to 
good works3    #aj3be4 ,not forsaking   
our assembly1 as some are accustomed3   
but  comforting one another1 and so much
 the more as you see the day            
approaching4    #aj3bf4 ,for if we sin  
wilfully after having the knowledge of  
the truth1  there is now left no        
sacrifice for sins3    ,if we sin       
wilfully4444 ,he speaks of the sin of   
wilful apostasy from the  known truth2  
after which1 as we can not be baptized  
again1 we can not  expect to have that  
abundant remission of sins1 which       
,christ purchased  by his death1 applied
 to our souls in that ample manner as it
 is in  baptism3 but we have rather all 
manner of reason to look for a dreadful 
judgment2 the more because apostates    
from the known truth1 seldom or  never  

have the grace to return to it4         
#aj3bg4 ,but a certain dreadful         
expectation of judgment1 and the rage of
  a fire which shall consume the        
adversaries4    #aj3bh4 ,a man making   
void the law of ,moses dieth without any
 mercy under  two or three witnesses3   
#aj3bi4 ,how much more1 do you think he 
deserveth worse punishments1 who  hath  
trodden under foot the ,son of ,god and 
hath esteemed the blood of  the         
testament unclean1 by which he was      
sanctified1 and hath offered an  affront
 to the ,spirit of grace8    #aj3cj4    
,for we know him that hath said3        
,vengeance belongeth to me1 and ,i  will
 repay4 ,and again3 ,the ,lord shall    
judge his people4    #aj3ca4 ,it is a   
fearful thing to fall into the hands of 
the living ,god4    #aj3cb4 ,but call to
 mind the former days1 wherein1 being   
illuminated1  you endured a great fight 
of afflictions4    #aj3cc4 ,and on the  
one hand indeed1 by reproaches and      
tribulations1 were  made a gazingstock2 

and on the other1 became companions of  
them that  were used in such sort4      
#aj3cd4 ,for you both had compassion on 
them that were in bands and took  with  
joy the being stripped of your own      
goods1 knowing that you have a  better  
and a lasting substance4    #aj3ce4 ,do 
not therefore lose your confidence which
 hath a great reward4    #aj3cf4 ,for   
patience is necessary for you3 that1    
doing the will of ,god1  you may receive
 the promise4    #aj3cg4 ,for yet a     
little and a very little while1 and he  
that is to come  will come and will not 
delay4    #aj3ch4 ,but my just man      
liveth by faith3 but if he withdraw     
himself1 he  shall not please my soul4  
#aj3ci4 ,but we are not the children of 
withdrawing unto perdition1 but  of     
faith to the saving of the soul4        
,hebrews ,chapter #aa    ,what faith is4
 ,its wonderful fruits and efficacy     
demonstrated in the  fathers4    #aa3a4 
,now1 faith is the substance of things  
to be hoped for1 the  evidence of things

 that appear not4    #aa3b4 ,for by this
 the ancients obtained a testimony4     
#aa3c4 ,by faith we understand that the 
world was framed by the word of  ,god3  
that from invisible things visible      
things might be made4    #aa3d4 ,by     
faith ,abel offered to ,god a sacrifice 
exceeding that of ,cain1  by which he   
obtained a testimony that he was just1  
,god giving testimony  to his gifts4    
,and by it he being dead yet speaketh4  
#aa3e4 ,by faith ,henoch was translated 
that he should not see death3 and  he   
was not found because ,god had          
translated him4 ,for before his         
translation he had testimony that he    
pleased ,god4    #aa3f4 ,but without    
faith it is impossible to please ,god4  
,for he that  cometh to ,god must       
believe that he is3 and is a rewarder to
 them that  seek him4    #aa3g4 ,by     
faith ,noe1 having received an answer   
concerning those things  which as yet   
were not seen1 moved with fear1 framed  
the ark for the  saving of his house3 by

 the which he condemned the world and   
was  instituted heir of the justice     
which is by faith4    #aa3h4 ,by faith  
he that is called ,abraham obeyed to go 
out into a place  which he was to       
receive for an inheritance4 ,and he went
 out1 not  knowing whither he went4     
,he that is called ,abraham 444 or1     
,abraham being called4    #aa3i4 ,by    
faith he abode in the land of promise1  
as in a strange  country1 dwelling in   
cottages1 with ,isaac and ,jacob1 the   
co-heirs of  the same promise4          
#aa3aj4 ,for he looked for a city that  
hath foundations3 whose builder  and    
maker is ,god4    #aa3aa4 ,by faith also
 ,sara herself1 being barren1 received  
strength to  conceive seed1 even past   
the time of age3 because she believed   
that he  was faithful who had promised1 
#aa3ab4 ,for which cause there sprung   
even from one 7and him as good as  dead7
 as the stars of heaven in multitude and
 as the sand which is by  the sea shore 
innumerable4    #aa3ac4 ,all these died 

according to faith1 not having received 
the  promises but beholding them afar   
off and saluting them and confessing    
that they are pilgrims and strangers on 
the earth4    #aa3ad4 ,for they that say
 these things do signify that they seek 
a  country4    #aa3ae4 ,and truly1 if   
they had been mindful of that from      
whence they  came out1 they had         
doubtless1 time to return4    #aa3af4   
,but now they desire a better1 that is  
to say1 a heavenly  country4 ,therefore1
 ,god is not ashamed to be called their 
,god3 for he  hath prepared for them a  
city4    #aa3ag4 ,by faith ,abraham1    
when he was tried1 offered ,isaac3 and  
he that  had received the promises      
offered up his only begotten son1       
#aa3ah4 7,to whom it was said3 ,in      
,isaac shall thy seed be called37       
#aa3ai4 ,accounting that ,god is able to
 raise up even from the dead4           
,whereupon also he received him for a   
parable4    ,for a parable4444 ,that is1
 as a figure of ,christ1 slain and      

coming to  life again4    #aa3bj4 ,by   
faith also of things to come ,isaac     
blessed ,jacob and ,esau4    #aa3ba4 ,by
 faith ,jacob1 dying1 blessed each of   
the sons of ,joseph and  adored the top 
of his rod4    ,adored the top of his   
rod4444 ,the apostle here follows the   
ancient  ,greek ,bible of the seventy   
interpreters1 7which translates in this 
manner1 ,gen4 #dg4 #ca417 and alleges   
this fact of ,jacob1 in paying a        
relative honour and veneration to the   
top of the rod or sceptre of  ,joseph1  
as to a figure of ,christ's sceptre and 
kingdom1 as an instance  and argument of
 his faith4 ,but some translators1 who  
are no friends to  this relative honour1
 have corrupted the text1 by translating
 it1 he  worshipped1 leaning upon the   
top of his staff2 as if this            
circumstance  of leaning upon his staff 
were any argument of ,jacob's faith1 or 
worthy  the being thus particularly     
taken notice of by the ,holy ,ghost4    
#aa3bb4 ,by faith ,joseph1 when he was  

dying1 made mention of the going  out of
 the children of ,israel and gave       
commandment concerning his  bones4      
#aa3bc4 ,by faith ,moses1 when he was   
born1 was hid three months by his       
parents3 because they saw he was a      
comely babe1 and they feared not the    
king's edict4    #aa3bd4 ,by faith      
,moses1 when he was grown up1 denied    
himself to be the  son of ,pharao's     
daughter3    #aa3be4 ,rather choosing to
 be afflicted with the people of ,god   
than to  have the pleasure of sin for a 
time3    #aa3bf4 ,esteeming the reproach
 of ,christ greater riches than the     
treasure of the ,egyptians4 ,for he     
looked unto the reward4    #aa3bg4 ,by  
faith he left ,egypt1 not fearing the   
fierceness of the king3  for he endured1
 as seeing him that is invisible4       
#aa3bh4 ,by faith he celebrated the     
pasch and the shedding of the blood3    
that he who destroyed the firstborn     
might not touch them4    #aa3bi4 ,by    
faith they passed through the ,red ,sea1

 as by dry land3 which  the ,egyptians  
attempting1 were swallowed up4          
#aa3cj4 ,by faith the walls of ,jericho 
fell down1 by the going round them      
seven days4    #aa3ca4 ,by faith ,rahab 
the harlot perished not with the        
unbelievers1  receiving the spies with  
peace4    #aa3cb4 ,and what shall ,i yet
 say8 ,for the time would fail me to    
tell of  ,gedeon1 ,barac1 ,samson1      
,jephthe1 ,david1 ,samuel1 and the      
prophets3    #aa3cc4 ,who by faith      
conquered kingdoms1 wrought justice1    
obtained  promises1 stopped the mouths  
of lions1    #aa3cd4 ,quenched the      
violence of fire1 escaped the edge of   
the sword1  recovered strength from     
weakness1 became valiant in battle1 put 
to  flight the armies of foreigners4    
#aa3ce4 ,women received their dead      
raised to life again4 ,but others were  
racked1 not accepting deliverance1 that 
they might find a better  resurrection4 
#aa3cf4 ,and others had trial of        
mockeries and stripes3 moreover also of 

bands and prisons4    #aa3cg4 ,they were
 stoned1 they were cut asunder1 they    
were tempted1 they  were put to death by
 the sword1 they wandered about in      
sheepskins1 in  goatskins1 being in     
want1 distressed1 afflicted3    #aa3ch4 
,of whom the world was not worthy3      
wandering in deserts1 in  mountains and 
in dens and in caves of the earth4      
#aa3ci4 ,and all these1 being approved  
by the testimony of faith1  received not
 the promise3    #aa3dj4 ,god providing 
some better thing for us1 that they     
should not be  perfected without us4    
,hebrews ,chapter #ab    ,exhortation to
 constancy under their crosses4 ,the    
danger of abusing the  graces of the    
,new ,testament4    #ab3a4 ,and         
therefore we also having so great a     
cloud of witnesses over  our head1      
laying aside every weight and sin which 
surrounds us1 let us  run by patience to
 the fight proposed to us3    #ab3b4    
,looking on ,jesus1 the author and      
finisher of faith1 who1 having  joy set 

before him1 endured the cross1 despising
 the shame1 and now  sitteth on the     
right hand of the throne of ,god4       
#ab3c4 ,for think diligently upon him   
that endured such opposition from       
sinners against himself that you be not 
wearied1 fainting in your  minds4       
#ab3d4 ,for you have not yet resisted   
unto blood1 striving against sin4       
#ab3e4 ,and you have forgotten the      
consolation which speaketh to you1 as   
unto children1 saying3 ,my son1 neglect 
not the discipline of the ,lord3        
neither be thou wearied whilst thou art 
rebuked by him4    #ab3f4 ,for whom the 
,lord loveth he chastiseth3 and he      
scourgeth every  son whom he receiveth4 
#ab3g4 ,persevere under discipline4 ,god
 dealeth with you as with his  sons4    
,for what son is there whom the father  
doth not correct8    #ab3h4 ,but if you 
be without chastisement1 whereof all are
 made  partakers1 then are you bastards 
and not sons4    #ab3i4 ,moreover1 we   
have had fathers of our flesh for       

instructors1 and  we reverenced them4   
,shall we not much more obey the ,father
 of spirits  and live8    #ab3aj4 ,and  
they indeed for a few days1 according to
 their own pleasure1  instructed us3 but
 he1 for our profit1 that we might      
receive his  sanctification4    #ab3aa4 
,now all chastisement for the present   
indeed seemeth not to bring  with it    
joy1 but sorrow3 but afterwards it will 
yield to them that are  exercised by it 
the most peaceable fruit of justice4    
#ab3ab4 ,wherefore1 lift up the hands   
which hang down and the feeble  knees3  
#ab3ac4 ,and make straight steps with   
your feet3 that no one1 halting1  may go
 out of the way2 but rather be healed4  
#ab3ad4 ,follow peace with all men and  
holiness3 without which no man  shall   
see ,god4    #ab3ae4 ,looking           
diligently1 lest any man be wanting to  
the grace of ,god3  lest any root of    
bitterness springing up do hinder and by
 it many be  defiled3    #ab3af4 ,lest  
there be any fornicator or profane      

person1 as ,esau who for  one mess sold 
his first birthright4    #ab3ag4 ,for   
know ye that afterwards1 when he desired
 to inherit the  benediction1 he was    
rejected4 ,for he found no place of     
repentance1  although with tears he had 
sought it4    ,he found1 etc4444 ,that  
is1 he found no way to bring his father 
to  repent1 or change his mind1 with    
relation to his having given the        
blessing to his younger brother ,jacob4 
#ab3ah4 ,for you are not come to a      
mountain that might be touched and a    
burning fire and a whirlwind and        
darkness and storm1    #ab3ai4 ,and the 
sound of a trumpet and the voice of     
words1 which they  that heard excused   
themselves1 that the word might not be  
spoken to  them4    #ab3bj4 ,for they   
did not endure that which was said3 and 
if so much as a  beast shall touch the  
mount1 it shall be stoned4    #ab3ba4   
,and so terrible was that which was     
seen1 ,moses said3 ,i am  frighted1 and 
tremble4    #ab3bb4 ,but you are come to

 mount ,sion and to the city of the     
living  ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1  
and to the company of many thousands of 
angels1    #ab3bc4 ,and to the church of
 the firstborn who are written in the   
heavens1 and to ,god the judge of all1  
and to the spirits of the just  made    
perfect1    #ab3bd4 ,and to ,jesus the  
mediator of the new testament1 and to   
the  sprinkling of blood which speaketh 
better than that of ,abel4    #ab3be4   
,see that you refuse him not that       
speaketh4 ,for if they escaped  not who 
refused him that spoke upon earth1 much 
more shall not we that  turn away from  
him that speaketh to us from heaven4    
#ab3bf4 ,whose voice then moved the     
earth2 but now he promiseth1 saying3    
,yet once more3 and ,i will move1 not   
only the earth1 but heaven also4        
#ab3bg4 ,and in that he saith3 ,yet once
 more1 he signifieth the  translation of
 the moveable things as made1 that those
 things may  remain which are           
immoveable4    #ab3bh4 ,therefore1      

receiving an immoveable kingdom1 we have
 grace3  whereby let us serve1 pleasing 
,god1 with fear and reverence4          
#ab3bi4 ,for our ,god is a consuming    
fire4      ,hebrews ,chapter #ac        
,divers admonitions and exhortations4   
#ac3a4 ,let the charity of the          
brotherhood abide in you4    #ac3b4 ,and
 hospitality do not forget3 for by this 
some1 being not aware  of it1 have      
entertained angels4    #ac3c4 ,remember 
them that are in bands1 as if you were  
bound with them3  and them that labour1 
as being yourselves also in the body4   
#ac3d4 ,marriage honourable in all1 and 
the bed undefiled4 ,for  fornicators and
 adulterers ,god will judge4    ,or1    
,let marriage be honourable in all4444  
,that is1 in all things  belonging to   
the marriage state4 ,this is a warning  
to married people1  not to abuse the    
sanctity of their state1 by any         
liberties or  irregularities contrary   
thereunto4 ,now it does not follow from 
this  text that all persons are obliged 

to marry1 even if the word omnibus  were
 rendered1 in all persons1 instead of in
 all things3 for if it was  a precept1  
,st4 ,paul himself would have           
transgressed it1 as he never  married4  
,moreover1 those who have already made a
 vow to ,god to lead a  single life1    
should they attempt to marry1 they would
 incur their own  damnation4 #a ,tim4   
#e4 #ab4    #ac3e4 ,let your manners be 
without covetousness1 contented with    
such  things as you have4 ,for he hath  
said3 ,i will not leave thee3 neither   
will ,i forsake thee4    #ac3f4 ,so that
 we may confidently say3 ,the ,lord is  
my helper3 ,i will not  fear what man   
shall do to me4    #ac3g4 ,remember your
 prelates who have spoken the word of   
,god to you3  whose faith follow1       
considering the end of their            
conversation1    #ac3h4 ,jesus ,christ1 
yesterday1 and today3 and the same for  
ever4    #ac3i4 ,be not led away with   
various and strange doctrines4 ,for it  
is  best that the heart be established  

with grace1 not with meats3 which  have 
not profited those that walk in them4   
#ac3aj4 ,we have an altar whereof they  
have no power to eat who serve the      
tabernacle4    #ac3aa4 ,for the bodies  
of those beasts whose blood is brought  
into the  holies by the high priest for 
sin are burned without the camp4        
#ac3ab4 ,wherefore ,jesus also1 that he 
might sanctify the people by his  own   
blood1 suffered without the gate4       
#ac3ac4 ,let us go forth therefore to   
him without the camp1 bearing his       
reproach4    ,let us go forth therefore 
to him without the camp1 bearing his    
reproach4444 ,that is1 bearing his      
cross4 ,it is an exhortation to them  to
 be willing to suffer with ,christ1     
reproaches1 persecutions1 and even      
death1 if they desire to partake of the 
benefit of his suffering for  man's     
redemption4    #ac3ad4 ,for1 we have not
 here a lasting city3 but we seek one   
that is to  come4    #ac3ae4 ,by him    
therefore let us offer the sacrifice of 

praise always to  ,god1 that is to say1 
the fruit of lips confessing to his     
name4    #ac3af4 ,and do not forget to  
do good and to impart3 for by such      
sacrifices ,god's favour is obtained4   
#ac3ag4 ,obey your prelates and be      
subject to them4 ,for they watch as     
being to render an account of your      
souls3 that they may do this with  joy  
and not with grief4 ,for this is not    
expedient for you4    #ac3ah4 ,pray for 
us4 ,for we trust we have a good        
conscience1 being  willing to behave    
ourselves well in all things4    #ac3ai4
 ,and ,i beseech you the more to do     
this1 that ,i may be restored to  you   
the sooner4    #ac3bj4 ,and may the ,god
 of peace1 who brought again from the   
dead the  great pastor of the sheep1 our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in the blood of  
the  everlasting testament1    #ac3ba4  
,fit you in all goodness1 that you may  
do his will2 doing in you  that which is
 well pleasing in his sight1 through    
,jesus ,christ1 to whom  is glory for   

ever and ever4 ,amen4    #ac3bb4 ,and ,i
 beseech you1 brethren1 that you suffer 
this word of  consolation4 ,for ,i have 
written to you in a few words4          
#ac3bc4 ,know ye that our brother       
,timothy is set at liberty3 with whom   
7if he come shortly7 ,i will see you4   
#ac3bd4 ,salute all your prelates and   
all the saints4 ,the brethren from      
,italy salute you4    #ac3be4 ,grace be 
with you all4 ,amen4          ,,the     
,,catholic ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,james 
,,the ,,apostle      ,this ,epistle is  
called ,catholic or ,universal1 as      
formerly were also the  two ,epistles of
 ,st4 ,peter1 the first of ,st4 ,john   
and that of ,st4 ,jude1  because they   
were not written to any peculiar people 
or particular  person1 but to the       
faithful in general4 ,it was written by 
the apostle  ,st4 ,james1 called the    
,less1 who was also called the brother  
of our  ,lord1 being his kinsman 7for   
cousins german with the ,hebrews were   
called brothers74 ,he was the first     

,bishop of ,jerusalem4 ,in this ,epistle
  are set forth many precepts           
appertaining to faith and morals2       
particularly1 that faith without good   
works will not save a man and  that true
 wisdom is given only from above4 ,in   
the fifth chapter he  publishes the     
sacrament of anointing the sick4 ,it was
 written a short  time before his       
martyrdom1 about twenty-eight years     
after our ,lord's  ,ascension4          
,james ,chapter #a    ,the benefit of   
tribulations4 ,prayer with faith4 ,god  
is the author of  all good1 but not of  
evil4 ,we must be slow to anger and not 
hearers  only1 but doers of the word4   
,of bridling the tongue and of pure     
religion4    #a3a4 ,james1 the servant  
of ,god and of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1
 to the  twelve tribes which are        
scattered abroad1 greeting4    #a3b4 ,my
 brethren1 count it all joy1 when you   
shall fall into divers  temptations3    
,into divers temptations4444 ,the word  
temptation1 in this epistle1 is         

sometimes taken for trials by           
afflictions or persecutions1 as in this 
place3 at other times1 it is to be      
understood1 tempting1 enticing1 or      
drawing others into sin4    #a3c4       
,knowing that the trying of your faith  
worketh patience    #a3d4 ,and patience 
hath a perfect work3 that you may be    
perfect and  entire1 failing in nothing4
    #a3e4 ,but if any of you want       
wisdom1 let him ask of ,god who giveth  
to  all men abundantly and upbraideth   
not4 ,and it shall be given him4        
#a3f4 ,but let him ask in faith1 nothing
 wavering4 ,for he that wavereth  is    
like a wave of the sea1 which is moved  
and carried about by the  wind4    #a3g4
 ,therefore let not that man think that 
he shall receive any thing  of the      
,lord4    #a3h4 ,a double minded man is 
inconstant in all his ways4    #a3i4    
,but let the brother of low condition   
glory in his exaltation3    #a3aj4 ,and 
the rich1 in his being low3 because as  
the flower of the  grass shall he pass  

away4    #a3aa4 ,for the sun rose with a
 burning heat and parched the grass3 and
  the flower thereof fell off1 and the  
beauty of the shape thereof  perished4  
,so also shall the rich man fade away in
 his ways4    #a3ab4 ,blessed is the man
 that endureth temptation3 for1 when he 
hath  been proved1 he shall receive the 
crown of life which ,god hath promised  
to them that love him4    #a3ac4 ,let no
 man1 when he is tempted1 say that he is
 tempted by ,god4  ,for ,god is not a   
tempter of evils3 and he tempteth no    
man4    #a3ad4 ,but every man is tempted
 by his own concupiscence1 being drawn  
away and allured4    #a3ae4 ,then1 when 
concupiscence hath conceived1 it        
bringeth forth sin4  ,but sin1 when it  
is completed1 begetteth death4    #a3af4
 ,do not err1 therefore1 my dearest     
brethren4    #a3ag4 ,every best gift and
 every perfect gift is from above1      
coming down  from the ,father of lights1
 with whom there is no change nor shadow
 of  alteration4    #a3ah4 ,for of his  

own will hath he begotten us by the word
 of truth1  that we might be some       
beginning of his creature4    ,some     
beginning4444 ,that is1 a kind of first 
fruits of his creatures4    #a3ai4 ,you 
know1 my dearest brethren4 ,and let     
every man be swift to  hear1 but slow to
 speak and slow to anger4    #a3bj4 ,for
 the anger of man worketh not the       
justice of ,god4    #a3ba4 ,wherefore1  
casting away all uncleanness and        
abundance of  naughtiness1 with meekness
 receive the ingrafted word1 which is   
able to  save your souls4    #a3bb4 ,but
 be ye doers of the word and not hearers
 only1 deceiving your  own selves4      
#a3bc4 ,for if a man be a hearer of the 
word and not a doer1 he shall be        
compared to a man beholding his own     
countenance in a glass4    #a3bd4 ,for  
he beheld himself and went his way and  
presently forgot what  manner of man he 
was4    #a3be4 ,but he that hath looked 
into the perfect law of liberty and hath
  continued therein1 not becoming a     

forgetful hearer but a doer of the      
work3 this man shall be blessed in his  
deed4    #a3bf4 ,and if any man think   
himself to be religious1 not bridling   
his  tongue but deceiving his own heart1
 this man's religion is vain4    #a3bg4 
,religion clean and undefiled before    
,god and the ,father is this3  to visit 
the fatherless and widows in their      
tribulation and to keep  one's self     
unspotted from this world4      ,james  
,chapter #b    ,against respect of      
persons4 ,the danger of transgressing   
one point of  the law4 ,faith is dead   
without works4    #b3a4 ,my brethren1   
have not the faith of our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ of glory1  with respect of      
persons4    ,with respect of persons4444
 ,the meaning is1 that in matters       
relating to  faith1 the administering of
 the sacraments1 and other spiritual    
functions in ,god's church1 there should
 be no respect of persons2 but  that the
 souls of the poor should be as much    
regarded as those of the  rich4 ,see    

,deut4 #a4ag4    #b3b4 ,for if there    
shall come into your assembly a man     
having a golden  ring1 in fine apparel2 
and there shall come in also a poor man 
in mean  attire3    #b3c4 ,and you have 
respect to him that is clothed with the 
fine apparel  and shall say to him3 ,sit
 thou here well3 but say to the poor    
man3  ,stand thou there1 or3 ,sit under 
my footstool3    #b3d4 ,do you not judge
 within yourselves1 and are become      
judges of  unjust thoughts8    #b3e4    
,hearken1 my dearest brethren3 ,hath not
 ,god chosen the poor in this  world1   
rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom  
which ,god hath promised  to them that  
love him8    #b3f4 ,but you have        
dishonoured the poor man4 ,do not the   
rich oppress you  by might8 ,and do not 
they draw you before the judgment seats8
    #b3g4 ,do not they blaspheme the    
good name that is invoked upon you8     
#b3h4 ,if then you fulfil the royal law1
 according to the scriptures3  ,thou    
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself2 you

 do well4    #b3i4 ,but if you have     
respect to persons1 you commit sin1     
being reproved  by the law as           
transgressors4    #b3aj4 ,and whosoever 
shall keep the whole law1 but offend in 
one point1  is become guilty of all4    
,guilty of all2 444 ,that is1 he becomes
 a transgressor of the law in  such a   
manner1 that the observing of all other 
points will not avail  him to salvation2
 for he despises the lawgiver1 and      
breaks through the  great and general   
commandment of charity1 even by one     
mortal sin4 ,for  all the precepts of   
the law are to be considered as one     
total and  entire law1 and as it were a 
chain of precepts1 where1 by breaking   
one  link of this chain1 the whole chain
 is broken1 or the integrity of the  law
 consisting of a collection of precepts4
 ,a sinner1 therefore1 by a  grievous   
offence against any one precept1 incurs 
eternal punishment2  yet the punishment 
in hell shall be greater for those who  
have been  greater sinners1 as a greater

 reward shall be for those in heaven who
  have lived with greater sanctity and  
perfection4    #b3aa4 ,for he that said3
 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 said  
also3 ,thou  shalt not kill4 ,now if    
thou do not commit adultery1 but shalt  
kill1  thou art become a transgressor of
 the law4    #b3ab4 ,so speak ye and so 
do1 as being to be judged by the law of 
liberty4    #b3ac4 ,for judgment without
 mercy to him that hath not done mercy4 
,and  mercy exalteth itself above       
judgment4    #b3ad4 ,what shall it      
profit1 my brethren1 if a man say he    
hath faith1  but hath not works8 ,shall 
faith be able to save him8    #b3ae4    
,and if a brother or sister be naked and
 want daily food3    #b3af4 ,and one of 
you say to them3 ,go in peace1 be ye    
warmed and filled2  yet give them not   
those things that are necessary for the 
body1 what  shall it profit8    #b3ag4  
,so faith also1 if it have not works1 is
 dead in itself4    #b3ah4 ,but some man
 will say3 ,thou hast faith1 and ,i have

 works4 ,shew me  thy faith without     
works2 and ,i will shew thee1 by works1 
my faith4    #b3ai4 ,thou believest that
 there is one ,god4 ,thou dost well3 the
 devils  also believe and tremble4      
#b3bj4 ,but wilt thou know1 ,o vain man1
 that faith without works is dead8      
#b3ba4 ,was not ,abraham our father     
justified by works1 offering up ,isaac  
his son upon the altar8    #b3bb4 ,seest
 thou that faith did cooperate with his 
works and by works  faith was made      
perfect8    #b3bc4 ,and the scripture   
was fulfilled1 saying3 ,abraham believed
 ,god1  and it was reputed to him to    
justice1 and he was called the friend of
  ,god4    #b3bd4 ,do you see that by   
works a man is justified1 and not by    
faith  only8    #b3be4 ,and in like     
manner also ,rahab the harlot1 was not  
she justified  by works1 receiving the  
messengers and sending them out another 
way8    #b3bf4 ,for even as the body    
without the spirit is dead3 so also     
faith  without works is dead4           

,james ,chapter #c    ,of the evils of  
the tongue4 ,of the difference between  
the earthly and  heavenly wisdom4       
#c3a4 ,be ye not many masters1 my       
brethren1 knowing that you receive the  
greater judgment4    #c3b4 ,for in many 
things we all offend4 ,if any man offend
 not in word1  the same is a perfect    
man4 ,he is able also with a bridle to  
lead about  the whole body4    #c3c4    
,for if we put bits into the mouths of  
horses1 that they may obey  us3 and we  
turn about their whole body4    #c3d4   
,behold also ships1 whereas they are    
great and are driven by strong  winds1  
yet are they turned about with a small  
helm1 whithersoever the  force of the   
governor willeth4    #c3e4 ,even so the 
tongue is indeed a little member and    
boasteth great  things4 ,behold how     
small a fire kindleth a great wood4     
#c3f4 ,and the tongue is a fire1 a world
 of iniquity4 ,the tongue is  placed    
among our members1 which defileth the   
whole body and inflameth  the wheel of  

our nativity1 being set on fire by hell4
    #c3g4 ,for every nature of beasts   
and of birds and of serpents and of the 
rest is tamed and hath been tamed1 by   
the nature of man4    #c3h4 ,but the    
tongue no man can tame1 an unquiet evil1
 full of deadly  poison4    #c3i4 ,by it
 we bless ,god and the ,father3 and by  
it we curse men who are  made after the 
likeness of ,god4    #c3aj4 ,out of the 
same mouth proceedeth blessing and      
cursing4 ,my  brethren1 these things    
ought not so to be4    #c3aa4 ,doth a   
fountain send forth1 out of the same    
hole1 sweet and  bitter water8    #c3ab4
 ,can the fig tree1 my brethren1 bear   
grapes8 ,or the vine1 figs8 ,so  neither
 can the salt water yield sweet4        
#c3ac4 ,who is a wise man and endued    
with knowledge1 among you8 ,let him     
shew1 by a good conversation1 his work  
in the meekness of wisdom4    #c3ad4    
,but if you have bitter zeal1 and there 
be contentions in your  hearts3 glory   
not and be not liars against the truth4 

#c3ae4 ,for this is not wisdom1         
descending from above3 but earthly1     
sensual1 devilish4    #c3af4 ,for where 
envying and contention is3 there is     
inconstancy and  every evil work4       
#c3ag4 ,but the wisdom that is from     
above1 first indeed is chaste1 then     
peaceable1 modest1 easy to be persuaded1
 consenting to the good1 full  of mercy 
and good fruits1 without judging1       
without dissimulation4    #c3ah4 ,and   
the fruit of justice is sown in peace1  
to them that make  peace4      ,james   
,chapter #d    ,the evils that flow from
 yielding to concupiscence and being    
friends to  this world4 ,admonitions    
against pride1 detraction and the like4 
#d3a4 ,from whence are wars and         
contentions among you8 ,are they not    
hence1 from your concupiscences1 which  
war in your members8    #d3b4 ,you      
covet1 and have not3 you kill and envy  
and cannot obtain4 ,you  contend and    
war1 and you have not3 because you ask  
not4    #d3c4 ,you ask and receive not3 

because you ask amiss1 that you may     
consume it on your concupiscences4      
#d3d4 ,adulterers1 know you not that the
 friendship of this world is the  enemy 
of ,god8 ,whosoever therefore will be a 
friend of this world  becometh an enemy 
of ,god4    #d3e4 ,or do you think that 
the scripture saith in vain3 ,to envy   
doth the  spirit covet which dwelleth in
 you8    #d3f4 ,but he giveth greater   
grace4 ,wherefore he saith3 ,god        
resisteth the  proud and giveth grace to
 the humble4    #d3g4 ,be subject       
therefore to ,god4 ,but resist the      
devil3 and he will fly  from you4       
#d3h4 ,draw nigh to ,god3 and he will   
draw nigh to you4 ,cleanse your  hands1 
ye sinners1 and purify your hearts1 ye  
double minded4    #d3i4 ,be afflicted   
and mourn and weep3 let your laughter be
 turned into  mourning and your joy into
 sorrow4    #d3aj4 ,be humbled in the   
sight of the ,lord3 and he will exalt   
you4    #d3aa4 ,detract not one another1
 my brethren4 ,he that detracteth his   

brother1 or he that judgeth his brother1
 detracteth the law and judgeth  the    
law4 ,but if thou judge the law1 thou   
art not a doer of the law1 but  a judge4
    #d3ab4 ,there is one lawgiver and   
judge1 that is able to destroy and to   
deliver4    #d3ac4 ,but who art thou    
that judgest thy neighbour8 ,behold1 now
 you that  say3 ,to-day or to-morrow we 
will go into such a city1 and there we  
will  spend a year and will traffic and 
make our gain4    #d3ad4 ,whereas you   
know not what shall be on the morrow4   
#d3ae4 ,for what is your life8 ,it is a 
vapour which appeareth for a  little    
while and afterwards shall vanish away4 
,for that you should say3  ,if the ,lord
 will1 and1 ,if we shall live1 we will  
do this or that4    #d3af4 ,but now you 
rejoice in your arrogancies4 ,all such  
rejoicing is  wicked4    #d3ag4 ,to him 
therefore who knoweth to do good and    
doth it not1 to him  it is sin4         
,james ,chapter #e    ,a woe to the rich
 that oppress the poor4 ,exhortations to

 patience and  to avoid swearing4 ,of   
the anointing the sick1 confession of   
sins and  fervour in prayer4    #e3a4   
,go to now1 ye rich men3 weep and howl  
in your miseries1 which  shall come upon
 you4    #e3b4 ,your riches are         
corrupted3 and your garments are        
motheaten4    #e3c4 ,your gold and      
silver is cankered3 and the rust of them
 shall be  for a testimony against you  
and shall eat your flesh like fire4 ,you
  have stored up to yourselves wrath    
against the last days4    #e3d4 ,behold 
the hire of the labourers who have      
reaped down your fields1  which by fraud
 has been kept back by you1 crieth3 and 
the cry of them  hath entered into the  
ears of the ,lord of ,sabaoth4    #e3e4 
,you have feasted upon earth3 and in    
riotousness you have nourished  your    
hearts1 in the day of slaughter4        
#e3f4 ,you have condemned and put to    
death the ,just ,one3 and he resisted   
you not4    #e3g4 ,be patient therefore1
 brethren1 until the coming of the      

,lord4  ,behold1 the husbandman waiteth 
for the precious fruit of the earth3    
patiently bearing till he receive the   
early and latter rain4    #e3h4 ,be you 
therefore also patient and strengthen   
your hearts3 for the  coming of the     
,lord is at hand4    #e3i4 ,grudge not1 
brethren1 one against another1 that you 
may not be  judged4 ,behold the judge   
standeth before the door4    #e3aj4     
,take1 my brethren1 for an example of   
suffering evil1 of labour  and patience1
 the prophets who spoke in the name of  
the ,lord4    #e3aa4 ,behold1 we account
 them blessed who have endured4 ,you    
have heard  of the patience of ,job and 
you have seen the end of the ,lord1 that
 the  ,lord is merciful and             
compassionate4    #e3ab4 ,but above all 
things1 my brethren1 swear not1 neither 
by heaven1  nor by the earth1 nor by any
 other oath4 ,but let your speech be3   
,yea1  ,yea3 ,no1 ,no3 that you fall not
 under judgment4    #e3ac4 ,is any of   
you sad8 ,let him pray3 ,is he cheerful 

in mind8 ,let him  sing4    #e3ad4 ,is  
any man sick among you8 ,let him bring  
in the priests of the  church and let   
them pray over him1 anointing him with  
oil in the name  of the ,lord4    ,let  
him bring in1 etc4444 ,see here a plain 
warrant of scripture for the  sacrament 
of extreme unction1 that any controversy
 against its  institution would be      
against the express words of the sacred 
text in  the plainest terms4    #e3ae4  
,and the prayer of faith shall save the 
sick man4 ,and the ,lord  shall raise   
him up3 and if he be in sins1 they shall
 be forgiven him4    #e3af4 ,confess    
therefore your sins one to another3 and 
pray one for  another1 that you may be  
saved4 ,for the continual prayer of a   
just man  availeth much4    ,confess    
your sins one to another4444 ,that is1  
to the priests of the  church1 whom     
7ver4#ad7 he had ordered to be called   
for1 and brought in  to the sick2       
moreover1 to confess to persons who had 
no power to  forgive sins1 would be     

useless4 ,hence the precept here means1 
that we  must confess to men whom ,god  
hath appointed1 and who1 by their       
ordination and jurisdiction1 have       
received the power of remitting sins  in
 his name4    #e3ag4 ,elias was a man   
passible like unto us3 and with prayer  
he prayed  that it might not rain upon  
the earth4 ,and it rained not for three 
years and six months4    #e3ah4 ,and he 
prayed again4 ,and the heaven gave rain3
 and the earth  brought forth her fruit4
    #e3ai4 ,my brethren1 if any of you  
err from the truth and one convert  him3
    #e3bj4 ,he must know that he who    
causeth a sinner to be converted from   
the error of his way shall save his soul
 from death and shall cover a  multitude
 of sins4          ,,the ,,first        
,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter ,,the      
,,apostle      ,the first ,epistle of   
,st4 ,peter1 though brief1 contains much
 doctrine  concerning ,faith1 ,hope1 and
 ,charity1 with divers instructions to  
all  persons of what state or condition 

soever4 ,the ,apostle commands          
submission to rulers and superiors and  
exhorts all to the practice of a        
virtuous life in imitation1 of ,christ4 
,this ,epistle is written with  such    
apostolical dignity as to manifest the  
supreme authority with  which its       
writer1 the ,prince of the ,apostles1   
had been vested by his  ,lord and       
,master1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,he wrote it at
 ,rome1 which figuratively  he calls    
,babylon1 about fifteen years after our 
,lord's ,ascension4      #a ,peter      
,chapter #a    ,he gives thanks to ,god 
for the benefit of our being called to  
the true  faith and to eternal life1    
into which we are to enter by many      
tribulations4 ,he exhorts to holiness of
 life1 considering the holiness  of ,god
 and our redemption by the blood of     
,christ4    #a3a4 ,peter1 an apostle of 
,jesus ,christ1 to the strangers        
dispersed  through ,pontus1 ,galatia1   
,cappadocia1 ,asia and ,bithynia1 elect1
    #a3b4 ,according to the             

foreknowledge of ,god the ,father1 unto 
the  sanctification of the ,spirit1 unto
 obedience and sprinkling of the  blood 
of ,jesus ,christ4 ,grace unto you and  
peace be multiplied4    #a3c4 ,blessed  
be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord    
,jesus ,christ1 who  according to his   
great mercy hath regenerated us unto a  
lively hope1 by  the resurrection of    
,jesus ,christ from the dead3    #a3d4  
,unto an inheritance1 incorruptible1 and
 undefiled and that cannot  fade1       
reserved in heaven for you1    #a3e4    
,who1 by the power of ,god1 are kept by 
faith unto salvation1 ready  to be      
revealed in the last time4    #a3f4     
,wherein you shall greatly rejoice1 if  
now you must be for a little  time made 
sorrowful in divers temptations3        
#a3g4 ,that the trial of your faith     
7much more precious than gold which  is 
tried by the fire7 may be found unto    
praise and glory and honour at  the     
appearing of ,jesus ,christ4    #a3h4   
,whom having not seen1 you love3 in whom

 also now though you see  him not1 you  
believe and1 believing1 shall rejoice   
with joy unspeakable  and glorified2    
#a3i4 ,receiving the end of your faith1 
even the salvation of your souls4       
#a3aj4 ,of which salvation the prophets 
have inquired and diligently  searched1 
who prophesied of the grace to come in  
you4    #a3aa4 ,searching what or what  
manner of time the ,spirit of ,christ in
  them did signify1 when it foretold    
those sufferings that are in ,christ    
and the glories that should follow4     
#a3ab4 ,to whom it was revealed that1   
not to themselves but to you1 they      
ministered those things which are now   
declared to you by them that have       
preached the gospel to you3 the ,holy   
,ghost being sent down from heaven1  on 
whom the angels desire to look4         
#a3ac4 ,wherefore1 having the loins of  
your mind girt up1 being sober1  trust  
perfectly in the grace which is offered 
you in the revelation of  ,jesus        
,christ4    #a3ad4 ,as children of      

obedience1 not fashioned according to   
the former  desires of your ignorance1  
#a3ae4 ,but according to him that hath  
called you1 who is holy1 be you  also in
 all manner of conversation holy3       
#a3af4 ,because it is written3 ,you     
shall be holy1 for ,i am holy4    #a3ag4
 ,and if you invoke as ,father him who1 
without respect of persons1  judgeth    
according to every one's work3 converse 
in fear during the time  of your        
sojourning here4    #a3ah4 ,knowing that
 you were not redeemed with corruptible 
things1 as  gold or silver1 from your   
vain conversation of the tradition of   
your  fathers3    #a3ai4 ,but with the  
precious blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb 
unspotted and  undefiled4    #a3bj4     
,foreknown indeed before the foundation 
of the world1 but  manifested in the    
last times for you3    #a3ba4 ,who      
through him are faithful in ,god who    
raised him up from the  dead and hath   
given him glory1 that your faith and    
hope might be in  ,god4    #a3bb4       

,purifying your souls in the obedience  
of charity1 with a  brotherly love1 from
 a sincere heart love one another       
earnestly3    #a3bc4 ,being born again1 
not of corruptible seed1 but            
incorruptible1 by  the word of ,god who 
liveth and remaineth for ever4    #a3bd4
 ,for all flesh is as grass and all the 
glory thereof as the flower  of grass4  
,the grass is withered and the flower   
thereof is fallen away4    #a3be4 ,but  
the word of the ,lord endureth for ever4
 ,and this is the word  which by the    
gospel hath been preached unto you4     
#a ,peter ,chapter #b    ,we are to lay 
aside all guile and go to ,christ the   
living stone1 and1  as being now his    
people1 walk worthily of him1 with      
submission to  superiors and patience   
under sufferings4    #b3a4 ,wherefore   
laying away all malice and all guile and
 dissimulations  and envies and all     
detractions1    #b3b4 ,as newborn babes1
 desire the rational milk without guile1
 that  thereby you may grow unto        

salvation3    #b3c4 ,if so be you have  
tasted that the ,lord is sweet4    #b3d4
 ,unto whom coming1 as to a living      
stone1 rejected indeed by men but       
chosen and made honourable by ,god3     
#b3e4 ,be you also as living stones     
built up1 a spiritual house1 a holy     
priesthood1 to offer up spiritual       
sacrifices1 acceptable to ,god by       
,jesus ,christ4    #b3f4 ,wherefore it  
is said in the scripture3 ,behold1 ,i   
lay in ,sion a  chief corner stone1     
elect1 precious4 ,and he that shall     
believe in him  shall not be confounded4
    #b3g4 ,to you therefore that        
believe1 he is honour3 but to them that 
believe not1 the stone which the        
builders rejected1 the same is made  the
 head of the corner3    #b3h4 ,and a    
stone of stumbling and a rock of        
scandal1 to them who  stumble at the    
word1 neither do believe1 whereunto also
 they are set4    #b3i4 ,but you are a  
chosen generation1 a kingly priesthood1 
a holy  nation1 a purchased people3 that

 you may declare his virtues1 who hath  
called you out of darkness into his     
marvelous light3    #b3aj4 ,who in time 
past were not a people3 but are now the 
people of  ,god4 ,who had not obtained  
mercy3 but now have obtained mercy4     
#b3aa4 ,dearly beloved1 ,i beseech you1 
as strangers and pilgrims1 to  refrain  
yourselves from carnal desires which war
 against the soul1    #b3ab4 ,having    
your conversation good among the        
,gentiles3 that whereas  they speak     
against you as evildoers1 they may1 by  
the good works which  they shall behold 
in you1 glorify ,god in the day of      
visitation4    #b3ac4 ,be ye subject    
therefore to every human creature for   
,god's sake3  whether it be to the king 
as excelling1    #b3ad4 ,or to governors
 as sent by him for the punishment of   
evildoers  and for the praise of the    
good4    #b3ae4 ,for so is the will of  
,god1 that by doing well you may put to 
silence the ignorance of foolish men3   
#b3af4 ,as free and not as making       

liberty a cloak for malice1 but as the  
servants of ,god4    #b3ag4 ,honour all 
men4 ,love the brotherhood4 ,fear ,god4 
,honour the king4    #b3ah4 ,servants1  
be subject to your masters with all     
fear1 not only to  the good and gentle  
but also to the froward4    #b3ai4 ,for 
this is thankworthy3 if1 for conscience 
towards ,god1 a man  endure sorrows1    
suffering wrongfully4    #b3bj4 ,for    
what glory is it1 if1 committing sin and
 being buffeted for  it1 you endure8    
,but if doing well you suffer patiently3
 this is  thankworthy before ,god4      
#b3ba4 ,for unto this are you called3   
because ,christ also suffered for  us1  
leaving you an example that you should  
follow his steps4    #b3bb4 ,who did no 
sin1 neither was guile found in his     
mouth4    #b3bc4 ,who1 when he was      
reviled1 did not revile3 when he        
suffered1 he  threatened not1 but       
delivered himself to him that judged him
 unjustly4    #b3bd4 ,who his own self  
bore our sins in his body upon the tree3

 that  we1 being dead to sins1 should   
live to justice3 by whose stripes you   
were healed4    #b3be4 ,for you were as 
sheep going astray3 but you are now     
converted to  the shepherd and bishop of
 your souls4      #a ,peter ,chapter #c 
,how wives are to behave to their       
husbands4 ,what ornaments they are to   
seek4 ,exhortations to divers ,virtues4 
#c3a4 ,in like manner also1 let wives be
 subject to their husbands3 that1  if   
any believe not the word1 they may be   
won without the word1 by the            
conversation of the wives1    #c3b4     
,considering your chaste conversation   
with fear4    #c3c4 ,whose adorning1 let
 it not be the outward plaiting of the  
hair1 or  the wearing of gold1 or the   
putting on of apparel3    #c3d4 ,but the
 hidden man of the heart1 in the        
incorruptibility of a  quiet and a meek 
spirit which is rich in the sight of    
,god4    #c3e4 ,for after this manner   
heretofore1 the holy women also who     
trusted  in ,god adorned themselves1    

being in subjection to their own        
husbands3    #c3f4 ,as ,sara obeyed     
,abraham1 calling him lord3 whose       
daughters you are1  doing well and not  
fearing any disturbance4    #c3g4 ,ye   
husbands1 likewise dwelling with them   
according to knowledge1  giving honour  
to the female as to the weaker vessel   
and as to the  co-heirs of the grace of 
life3 that your prayers be not hindered4
    #c3h4 ,and in fine1 be ye all of one
 mind1 having compassion one of         
another1 being lovers of the            
brotherhood1 merciful1 modest1 humble3  
#c3i4 ,not rendering evil for evil1 nor 
railing for railing1 but  contrariwise1 
blessing3 for unto this are you called1 
that you may  inherit a blessing4       
#c3aj4 ,for he that will love life and  
see good days1 let him refrain his      
tongue from evil1 and his lips that they
 speak no guile4    #c3aa4 ,let him     
decline from evil and do good3 ,let him 
seek after peace  and pursue it3        
#c3ab4 ,because the eyes of the ,lord   

are upon the just1 and his ears unto    
their prayers but the countenance of the
 ,lord upon them that do evil  things4  
#c3ac4 ,and who is he that can hurt you1
 if you be zealous of good8    #c3ad4   
,but if also you suffer any thing for   
justice' sake1 blessed are  ye4 ,and be 
not afraid of their fear3 and be not    
troubled4    #c3ae4 ,but sanctify the   
,lord ,christ in your hearts1 being     
ready always  to satisfy every one that 
asketh you a reason of that hope which  
is in  you4    #c3af4 ,but with modesty 
and fear1 having a good conscience3 that
 whereas  they speak evil of you1 they  
may be ashamed who falsely accuse your  
good conversation in ,christ4    #c3ag4 
,for it is better doing well 7if such be
 the will of ,god7 to  suffer than doing
 ill4    #c3ah4 ,because ,christ also   
died once for our sins1 the just for the
  unjust3 that he might offer us to     
,god1 being put to death indeed in the  
flesh1 but enlivened in the spirit1     
#c3ai4 ,in which also coming he preached

 to those spirits that were in  prison3 
,spirits that were in prison4444 ,see   
here a proof of a third place1 or       
middle state of souls3 for these spirits
 in prison1 to whom ,christ went  to    
preach1 after his death1 were not in    
heaven2 nor yet in the hell of  the     
damned3 because heaven is no prison3 and
 ,christ did not go to  preach to the   
damned4    #c3bj4 ,which had been some  
time incredulous1 when they waited for  
the  patience of ,god in the days of    
,noe1 when the ark was a building3      
wherein a few1 that is1 eight souls1    
were saved by water4    #c3ba4          
,whereunto baptism1 being of the like   
form1 now saveth you also3  not the     
putting away of the filth of the flesh1 
but1 the examination of  a good         
conscience towards ,god by the          
resurrection of ,jesus ,christ4         
,whereunto baptism1 etc4444 ,baptism is 
said to be of the like form with  the   
water by which ,noe was saved1 because  
the one was a figure of the  other4 ,not

 the putting away1 etc4444 ,as much as  
to say1 that baptism  has not its       
efficacy1 in order to salvation1 from   
its washing away any  bodily filth or   
dirt2 but from its purging the          
conscience from sin1  when accompanied  
with suitable dispositions in the party1
 to answer the  interrogations made at  
that time1 with relation to faith1 the  
renouncing of ,satan with all his works2
 and the obedience to ,god's            
commandments4    #c3bb4 ,who is on the  
right hand of ,god1 swallowing down     
death that we  might be made heirs of   
life everlasting3 being gone into       
heaven1 the  angels and powers and      
virtues being made subject to him4      
#a ,peter ,chapter #d    ,exhortations  
to cease from sin1 to mutual charity1 to
 do all for the  glory of ,god1 to be   
willing to suffer for ,christ4    #d3a4 
,christ therefore having suffered in the
 flesh1 be you also armed  with the same
 thought3 for he that hath suffered in  
the flesh hath  ceased from sins3       

#d3b4 ,that now he may live the rest of 
his time in the flesh1 not after  the   
desires of men but according to the will
 of ,god4    #d3c4 ,for the time past is
 sufficient to have fulfilled the will  
of the  ,gentiles1 for them who have    
walked in riotousness1 lusts1 excess of 
wine1 revellings1 banquetings and       
unlawful worshipping of idols4    #d3d4 
,wherein they think it strange that you 
run not with them into the  same        
confusion of riotousness3 speaking evil 
of you4    #d3e4 ,who shall render      
account to him who is ready to judge the
 living  and the dead4    #d3f4 ,for1   
for this cause was the gospel preached  
also to the dead3 ,that  they might be  
judged indeed according to men1 in the  
flesh3 but may  live according to ,god1 
in the ,spirit4    #d3g4 ,but the end of
 all is at hand4 ,be prudent therefore  
and watch in  prayers4    #d3h4 ,but    
before all things have a constant mutual
 charity among  yourselves3 for charity 
covereth a multitude of sins4    #d3i4  

,using hospitality one towards another1 
without murmuring1    #d3aj4 ,as every  
man hath received grace1 ministering the
 same one to  another3 as good stewards 
of the manifold grace of ,god4    #d3aa4
 ,if any man speak1 let him speak1 as   
the words of ,god4 ,if any  minister1   
let him do it1 as of the power which    
,god administereth3 that  in all things 
,god may be honoured through ,jesus     
,christ3 to whom is  glory and empire   
for ever and ever4 ,amen4    #d3ab4     
,dearly beloved1 think not strange the  
burning heat which is to  try you3 as if
 some new thing happened to you4        
#d3ac4 ,but if you partake of the       
sufferings of ,christ1 rejoice that1    
when his glory shall be revealed1 you   
may also be glad with exceeding  joy4   
#d3ad4 ,if you be reproached for the    
name of ,christ1 you shall be  blessed3 
for that which is of the honour1 glory  
and power of ,god1 and  that which is   
his ,spirit resteth upon you4    #d3ae4 
,but let none of you suffer as a        

murderer or a thief or a railer  or a   
coveter of other men's things4    #d3af4
 ,but1 if as a ,christian1 let him not  
be ashamed3 but let him  glorify ,god in
 that name4    #d3ag4 ,for the time is1 
that judgment should begin at the house 
of ,god4  ,and if at first at us1 what  
shall be the end of them that believe   
not  the gospel of ,god8    #d3ah4 ,and 
if the just man shall scarcely be saved1
 where shall the  ungodly and the sinner
 appear8    ,scarcely4444 ,that is1 not 
without much labour and difficulty2 and 
because of the dangers which constantly 
surround1 the temptations of  the world1
 of the devil1 and of our own corrupt   
nature4    #d3ai4 ,wherefore let them   
also that suffer according to the will  
of ,god  commend their souls in good    
deeds to the faithful ,creator4      #a 
,peter ,chapter #e    ,he exhorts both  
priests and laity to their respective   
duties and  recommends to all humility  
and watchfulness4    #e3a4 ,the ancients
 therefore that are among you1 ,i       

beseech who am myself  also an ancient  
and a witness of the sufferings of      
,christ1 as also a  partaker of that    
glory which is to be revealed in time to
 come3    #e3b4 ,feed the flock of ,god 
which is among you1 taking care of it1  
not  by constraint but willingly1       
according to ,god3 not for filthy       
lucre's  sake but voluntarily3    #e3c4 
,neither as lording it over the clergy  
but being made a pattern of  the flock  
from the heart4    #e3d4 ,and when the  
prince of pastors shall appear1 you     
shall receive a  never fading crown of  
glory4    #e3e4 ,in like manner1 ye     
young men1 be subject to the ancients4  
,and do  you all insinuate humility one 
to another3 for ,god resisteth the      
proud1  but to the humble he giveth     
grace4    #e3f4 ,be you humbled         
therefore under the mighty hand of ,god1
 that he may  exalt you in the time of  
visitation3    #e3g4 ,casting all your  
care upon him1 for he hath care of you4 
#e3h4 ,be sober and watch3 because your 

adversary the devil1 as a roaring  lion1
 goeth about seeking whom he may devour4
    #e3i4 ,whom resist ye1 strong in    
faith3 knowing that the same affliction 
befalls1 your brethren who are in the   
world4    #e3aj4 ,but the ,god of all   
grace1 who hath called us unto his      
eternal  glory in ,christ ,jesus1 after 
you have suffered a little1 will himself
  perfect you and confirm you and       
establish you4    #e3aa4 ,to him be     
glory and empire1 for ever and ever4    
,amen4    #e3ab4 ,by ,sylvanus1 a       
faithful brother unto you1 as ,i think1 
,i have  written briefly3 beseeching and
 testifying that this is the true grace 
of ,god1 wherein you stand4    #e3ac4   
,the church that is in ,babylon1 elected
 together with you1  saluteth you4 ,and 
so doth my son1 ,mark4    #e3ad4 ,salute
 one another with a holy kiss4 ,grace be
 to all you who are  in ,christ ,jesus4 
,amen4          ,,the ,,second ,,epistle
 ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter ,,the ,,apostle     
,in this ,epistle ,st4 ,peter says      

7chap4 #c471 ,behold this second        
,epistle ,i  write to you3 and before   
7chap4 #a4 #ad71 ,being assured that the
 laying  away of this my tabernacle is  
at hand4 ,this shews1 that it was       
written  a very short time before his   
martyrdom1 which was about thirty-five  
years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,in 
this ,epistle he admonishes the         
faithful to be mindful of the great     
gifts they received from ,god and to    
join all other virtues with their faith4
 ,he warns them against false  teachers1
 by describing their practices and      
foretelling their  punishments4 ,he     
describes the dissolution of this world 
by fire and the  day of judgment4       
#b ,peter ,chapter #a    ,he exhorts    
them to join all other virtues with     
their faith1 in order to  secure their  
salvation4    #a3a4 ,simon ,peter1      
servant and apostle of ,jesus ,christ3  
to them that  have obtained equal faith 
with us in the justice of our ,god and  
,saviour  ,jesus ,christ4    #a3b4      

,grace to you and peace be accomplished 
in the knowledge of ,god and  of ,christ
 ,jesus our ,lord4    #a3c4 ,as all     
things of his divine power which        
appertain to life and  godliness are    
given us through the knowledge of him   
who hath called us  by his own proper   
glory and virtue4    #a3d4 ,by whom he  
hath given us most great and precious   
promises3 that by  these you may be made
 partakers of the divine nature3 flying 
the  corruption of that concupiscence   
which is in the world4    #a3e4 ,and    
you1 employing all care1 minister in    
your faith1 virtue3 ,and  in virtue1    
knowledge3    #a3f4 ,and in knowledge1  
abstinence3 and in abstinence1 patience3
 and in  patience1 godliness3    #a3g4  
,and in godliness1 love of brotherhood3 
and in love of brotherhood1  charity4   
#a3h4 ,for if these things be with you  
and abound1 they will make you to  be   
neither empty nor unfruitful in the     
knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4 
#a3i4 ,for he that hath not these things

 with him is blind and groping1  having 
forgotten that he was purged from his   
old sins4    #a3aj4 ,wherefore1         
brethren1 labour the more1 that by good 
works you may  make sure your calling   
and election4 ,for doing these things1  
you shall  not sin at any time4         
#a3aa4 ,for so an entrance shall be     
ministered to you abundantly into the   
ever-lasting kingdom of our ,lord and   
,saviour ,jesus ,christ4    #a3ab4 ,for 
which cause1 ,i will begin to put you   
always in remembrance of  these things3 
though indeed you know them and are     
confirmed in the  present truth4        
#a3ac4 ,but ,i think it meet1 as long as
 ,i am in this tabernacle1 to stir  you 
up by putting you in remembrance4       
#a3ad4 ,being assured that the laying   
away of this my tabernacle is at  hand1 
according as our ,lord ,jesus ,christ   
also hath signified to me4    #a3ae4    
,and ,i will endeavour that you         
frequently have after my decease        
whereby you may keep a memory of these  

things4    #a3af4 ,for we have not by   
following artificial fables made known  
to you  the power and presence of our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ3 but we were       
eyewitnesses of his greatness4    #a3ag4
 ,for he received from ,god the ,father 
honour and glory1 this voice  coming    
down to him from the excellent glory3   
,this is my beloved ,son1 in  whom ,i am
 well pleased4 ,hear ye him4    #a3ah4  
,and this voice1 we heard brought from  
heaven1 when we were with  him in the   
holy mount4    #a3ai4 ,and we have the  
more firm prophetical word3 whereunto   
you do well  to attend1 as to a light   
that shineth in a dark place1 until the 
day  dawn and the day star arise in your
 hearts4    #a3bj4 ,understanding this  
first3 ,that no prophecy of scripture is
 made  by private interpretation4    ,no
 prophecy of scripture is made by       
private interpretation4444 ,this  shows 
plainly that the scriptures are not to  
be expounded by any one's  private      
judgment or private spirit1 because     

every part of the holy  scriptures were 
written by men inspired by the ,holy    
,ghost1 and declared  as such by the    
,church2 therefore they are not to be   
interpreted but by  the ,spirit of ,god1
 which he hath left1 and promised to    
remain with his  ,church to guide her in
 all truth to the end of the world4     
,some may tell  us1 that many of our    
divines interpret the scriptures3 they  
may do so1  but they do it always with a
 submission to the judgment of the      
,church1  and not otherwise4    #a3ba4  
,for prophecy came not by the will of   
man at any time3 but the  holy men of   
,god spoke1 inspired by the ,holy       
,ghost4      #b ,peter ,chapter #b      
,he warns them against false teachers   
and foretells their punishment4    #b3a4
 ,but there were also false prophets    
among the people1 even as there  shall  
be among you lying teachers who shall   
bring in sects of perdition  and deny   
the ,lord who bought them3 bringing upon
 themselves swift  destruction4         

,seeds of perdition4444 ,that is1       
heresies destructive of salvation4      
#b3b4 ,and many shall follow their      
riotousnesses1 through whom the way of  
truth shall be evil spoken of4    #b3c4 
,and through covetousness shall they    
with feigned words make  merchandise of 
you4 ,whose judgment now of a long time 
lingereth not3  and their perdition     
slumbereth not4    #b3d4 ,for if ,god   
spared not the angels that sinned1 but  
delivered them1  drawn down by infernal 
ropes to the lower hell1 unto torments1 
to be  reserved unto judgment3    #b3e4 
,and spared not the original world1 but 
preserved ,noe1 the eighth  person1 the 
preacher of justice1 bringing in the    
flood upon the world  of the ungodly4   
#b3f4 ,and reducing the cities of the   
,sodomites and of the ,gomorrhites  into
 ashes1 condemned them to be overthrown1
 making them an example to  those that  
should after act wickedly1    #b3g4 ,and
 delivered just ,lot1 oppressed by the  
injustice and lewd  conversation of the 

wicked3    #b3h4 ,for in sight and      
hearing he was just1 dwelling among them
 who from  day to day vexed the just    
soul with unjust works4    #b3i4 ,the   
,lord knoweth how to deliver the godly  
from temptation1 but to  reserve the    
unjust unto the day of judgment to be   
tormented3    #b3aj4 ,and especially    
them who walk after the flesh in the    
lust of  uncleanness and despise        
government3 audacious1 self willed1 they
 fear  not to bring in sects1           
blaspheming4    #b3aa4 ,whereas angels1 
who are greater in strength and power1  
bring not  against themselves a railing 
judgment4    ,bring not a railing       
judgment1 etc4444 ,that is1 they use no 
railing1 nor  cursing sentence2 not even
 in their conflicts with the evil       
angels4 ,see  ,st4 ,jude1 ver4 #i4      
#b3ab4 ,but these men1 as irrational    
beasts1 naturally tending to the  snare 
and to destruction1 blaspheming those   
things which they know not1  shall      
perish in their corruption3    #b3ac4   

,receiving the reward of their          
injustice1 counting for a pleasure  the 
delights of a day3 stains and spots1    
sporting themselves to excess1  rioting 
in their feasts with you3    ,the       
delights of a day3 that is1 the short   
delights of this world1 in  which they  
place all their happiness4    #b3ad4    
,having eyes full of adultery and of sin
 that ceaseth not3  alluring unstable   
souls3 having their heart exercised with
  covetousness3 children of malediction4
    #b3ae4 ,leaving the right way1 they 
have gone astray1 having followed the   
way of ,balaam of ,bosor who loved the  
wages of iniquity1    #b3af4 ,but had a 
check of his madness1 the dumb beast    
used to the yoke1  which1 speaking with 
man's voice1 forbade the folly of the   
prophet4    #b3ag4 ,these are fountains 
without water and clouds tossed with    
whirlwinds1 to whom the mist of darkness
 is reserved4    #b3ah4 ,for1 speaking  
proud words of vanity1 they allure by   
the desires  of fleshly riotousness     

those who for a little while escape1    
such as  converse in error3    #b3ai4   
,promising them liberty1 whereas they   
themselves are the slaves of            
corruption4 ,for by whom a man is       
overcome1 of the same also he is the    
slave4    #b3bj4 ,for if1 flying from   
the pollutions of the world1 through the
  knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour   
,jesus ,christ1 they be again entangled 
in them and overcome3 their latter state
 is become unto them worse than  the    
former4    #b3ba4 ,for it had been      
better for them not to have known the   
way of  justice than1 after they have   
known it1 to turn back from that holy   
commandment which was delivered to them4
    #b3bb4 ,for1 that of the true       
proverb has happened to them3 ,the dog  
is  returned to his vomit2 and3 ,the sow
 that was washed to her wallowing in    
the mire4      #b ,peter ,chapter #c    
,against scoffers denying the second    
coming of ,christ4 ,he declares the     
sudden dissolution of this world and    

exhorts to holiness of life4    #c3a4   
,behold this second epistle ,i write to 
you1 my dearly beloved1 in  which1 ,i   
stir up by way of admonition your       
sincere mind3    #c3b4 ,that you may be 
mindful of those words which ,i told you
 before  from the holy prophets1 and of 
your apostles1 of the precepts of the   
,lord and ,saviour4    #c3c4 ,knowing   
this first3 ,that in the last days there
 shall come  deceitful scoffers1 walking
 after their own lusts1    #c3d4        
,saying3 ,where is his promise or his   
coming8 ,for since the time  that the   
fathers slept1 all things continue as   
they were from the  beginning of the    
creation4    #c3e4 ,for this they are   
wilfully ignorant of3 ,that the heavens 
were  before1 and the earth out of water
 and through water1 consisting by the   
word of ,god3    #c3f4 ,whereby the     
world that then was1 being overflowed   
with water1  perished4    #c3g4 ,but the
 heavens and the earth which are now1 by
 the same word are  kept in store1      

reserved unto fire against the day of   
judgment and  perdition of the ungodly  
men4    #c3h4 ,but of this one thing be 
not ignorant1 my beloved1 that one day  
with the ,lord is as a thousand years1  
and a thousand years as one day4        
#c3i4 ,the ,lord delayeth not his       
promise1 as some imagine1 but dealeth   
patiently for your sake1 not willing    
that any should perish1 but that  all   
should return to penance1    #c3aj4 ,but
 the day of the ,lord shall come as a   
thief1 in which the  heavens shall pass 
away with great violence and the        
elements shall be  melted with heat and 
the earth and the works which are in it 
shall be  burnt up4    #c3aa4 ,seeing   
then that all these things are to be    
dissolved1 what  manner of people ought 
you to be in holy conversation and      
godliness8    #c3ab4 ,looking for and   
hasting unto the coming of the day of   
the ,lord1  by which the heavens being  
on fire shall be dissolved1 and the     
elements  shall melt with the burning   

heat8    #c3ac4 ,but we look for new    
heavens and a new earth according to his
  promises1 in which justice dwelleth4  
#c3ad4 ,wherefore1 dearly beloved1      
waiting for these things1 be diligent   
that you may be found before him        
unspotted and blameless in peace4       
#c3ae4 ,and account the longsuffering of
 our ,lord1 salvation3 as also our  most
 dear brother ,paul1 according to the   
wisdom given him1 hath written  to you3 
#c3af4 ,as also in all his epistles1    
speaking in them of these things2 in    
which are certain things hard to be     
understood1 which the unlearned and     
unstable wrest1 as they do also the     
other scriptures1 to their own          
destruction4    #c3ag4 ,you therefore1  
brethren1 knowing these things before1  
take heed1  lest being led aside by the 
error of the unwise1 you fall from your 
own  steadfastness4    #c3ah4 ,but grow 
in grace and in the knowledge of our    
,lord and ,saviour  ,jesus ,christ4 ,to 
him be glory both now and unto the day  

of eternity1  ,amen4          ,,the     
,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,john     
,,the ,,apostle      ,the same vein of  
divine love and charity towards our     
neighbour1 which  runs throughout the   
,gospel written by the beloved disciple 
and  ,evangelist1 ,st4 ,john1 is found  
also in his ,epistles4 ,he confirms the 
two principal mysteries of faith3 ,the  
mystery of the ,trinity and the  mystery
 of the incarnation of ,jesus ,christ   
the ,son of ,god4 ,the  sublimity and   
excellence of the evangelical doctrine  
he declares3 ,and  this commandment we  
have from ,god1 that he1 who loveth     
,god1 love also  his brother 7chap4     
#d1ba74 ,and again3 ,for this is the    
charity of ,god1  that we keep his      
commandments1 and3 ,his commandments are
 not heavy  7chap4 #e1c74 ,he shews how 
to distinguish the children of ,god from
 those  of the devil3 marks out those   
who should be called ,antichrists3      
describes the turpitude and gravity of  
sin4 ,finally1 he shews how the  sinner 

may hope for pardon4 ,it was written1   
according to ,baronius'  account1       
sixty-six years after our ,lord's       
,ascension4      #a ,john ,chapter #a   
,he declares what he has seen and heard 
of ,christ who is the life  eternal1 to 
the end that we may have fellowship with
 ,god and all good  through him4 ,yet so
 if we confess our sins4    #a3a4 ,that 
which was from the beginning1 which we  
have heard1 which we  have seen with our
 eyes1 which we have looked upon and our
 hands have  handled1 of the word of    
life4    #a3b4 ,for the life was        
manifested3 and we have seen and do bear
 witness  and declare unto you the life 
eternal1 which was with the ,father and 
hath appeared to us4    #a3c4 ,that     
which we have seen and have heard1 we   
declare unto you3 that  you also may    
have fellowship with us and our         
fellowship may be with the  ,father and 
with his ,son ,jesus ,christ4    #a3d4  
,and these things we write to you1 that 
you may rejoice and your  joy may be    

full4    #a3e4 ,and this is the         
declaration which we have heard from him
 and  declare unto you3 ,that ,god is   
light and in him there is no darkness4  
#a3f4 ,if we say that we have fellowship
 with him and walk in darkness1  we lie 
and do not the truth4    #a3g4 ,but if  
we walk in the light1 as he also is in  
the light1 we have  fellowship one with 
another3 ,and the blood of ,jesus       
,christ his ,son  cleanseth us from all 
sin4    #a3h4 ,if we say that we have no
 sin1 we deceive ourselves and the truth
  is not in us4    #a3i4 ,if we confess 
our sins1 he is faithful and just1 to   
forgive us our  sins and to cleanse us  
from all iniquity4    #a3aj4 ,if we say 
that we have not sinned1 we make him a  
liar3 and his  word is not in us4       
#a ,john ,chapter #b    ,christ is our  
advocate4 ,we must keep his commandments
 and love one  another4 ,we must not    
love the world nor give ear to new      
teachers1 but  abide by the spirit of   
,god in the church4    #b3a4 ,my little 

children1 these things ,i write to you1 
that you may not  sin4 ,but if any man  
sin1 we have an advocate with the       
,father1 ,jesus  ,christ the just4      
#b3b4 ,and he is the propitiation for   
our sins3 and not for ours only1  but   
also for those of the whole world4      
#b3c4 ,and by this we know that we have 
known him1 if we keep his  commandments4
    ,we have known him1 if we keep his  
commandments4444 ,he speaks of that     
practical knowledge by love and         
affection1 which can only be proved by  
our keeping his commandments2 and       
without which we can not be said to     
know ,god as we should do4    #b3d4 ,he 
who saith that he knoweth him and       
keepeth not his commandments  is a liar3
 and the truth is not in him4    #b3e4  
,but he that keepeth his word1 in him in
 very deed the charity of  ,god is      
perfected4 ,and by this we know that we 
are in him4    #b3f4 ,he that saith he  
abideth in him ought himself also to    
walk even as  he walked4    #b3g4       

,dearly beloved1 ,i write not a new     
commandment to you1 but an old          
commandment which you had from the      
beginning4 ,the old commandment is  the 
word which you have heard4    #b3h4     
,again a new commandment ,i write unto  
you3 which thing is true both  in him   
and in you1 because the darkness is     
passed and the true light  now shineth4 
,a new commandment4444 ,viz41 the       
commandment of love1 which was first    
given in the old law2 but was renewed   
and extended by ,christ4 ,see ,john     
#ac4cd4    #b3i4 ,he that saith he is in
 the light and hateth his brother is in 
darkness even until now4    #b3aj4 ,he  
that loveth his brother abideth in the  
light3 and there is no  scandal in him4 
#b3aa4 ,but he that hateth his brother  
is in darkness and walketh in  darkness 
and knoweth not whither he goeth3       
because the darkness hath  blinded his  
eyes4    #b3ab4 ,i write unto you1      
little children1 because your sins are  
forgiven  you for his name's sake4      

#b3ac4 ,i write unto you1 fathers1      
because you have known him who is from  
the beginning4 ,i write unto you1 young 
men1 because you have overcome  the     
wicked one4    #b3ad4 ,i write unto you1
 babes1 because you have known the      
,father4 ,i  write unto you1 young men1 
because you are strong1 and the word of 
,god  abideth in you1 and you have      
overcome the wicked one4    #b3ae4 ,love
 not the world1 nor the things which are
 in the world4 ,if any  man love the    
world1 the charity of the ,father is not
 in him4    #b3af4 ,for all that is in  
the world is the concupiscence of the   
flesh  and the concupiscence of the eyes
 and the pride of life1 which is not  of
 the ,father but is of the world4       
#b3ag4 ,and the world passeth away and  
the concupiscence thereof3 but he  that 
doth the will of ,god abideth for ever4 
#b3ah4 ,little children1 it is the last 
hour3 and as you have heard that        
,antichrist cometh1 even now there are  
become many ,antichrists3 whereby  we   

know that it is the last hour4    ,it is
 the last hour4444 ,that is1 it is the  
last age of the world4 ,many            
,antichrists2 444 that is1 many         
heretics1 enemies of ,christ and his    
church1 and forerunners of the great    
,antichrist4    #b3ai4 ,they went out   
from us but they were not of us4 ,for if
 they had  been of us1 they would no    
doubt have remained with us3 but that   
they  may be manifest1 that they are not
 all of us4    ,they were not of us4444 
,that is1 they were not solid1          
steadfast1  genuine ,christians3        
otherwise they would have remained in   
the church4    #b3bj4 ,but you have the 
unction from the ,holy ,one and know all
 things4    ,the unction from the ,holy 
,one4444 ,that is1 grace and wisdom from
 the  ,holy ,ghost4 ,know all things4444
 ,the true children of ,god's church1   
remaining in unity1 under the guidance  
of their lawful pastors1 partake  of the
 grace of the ,holy ,ghost1 promised to 
the church and her pastors2  and have in

 the church all necessary knowledge and 
instruction2 so as  to have no need to  
seek it elsewhere1 since it can be only 
found in  that society of which they are
 members4    #b3ba4 ,i have not written 
to you as to them that know not the     
truth1 but  as to them that know it3 and
 that no lie is of the truth4    #b3bb4 
,who is a liar1 but he who denieth that 
,jesus is the ,christ8 ,this  is        
,antichrist1 who denieth the ,father and
 the ,son4    #b3bc4 ,whosoever denieth 
the ,son1 the same hath not the ,father4
 ,he that  confesseth the ,son hath the 
,father also4    #b3bd4 ,as for you1 let
 that which you have heard from the     
beginning  abide in you4 ,if that abide 
in you1 which you have heard from the   
beginning1 you also shall abide in the  
,son and in the ,father4    #b3be4 ,and 
this is the promise which he hath       
promised us1 life  everlasting4         
#b3bf4 ,these things have ,i written to 
you concerning them that seduce  you4   
#b3bg4 ,and as for you1 let the unction1

 which you have received from him  abide
 in you4 ,and you have no need that any 
man teach you3 but as his  unction      
teacheth you of all things and is truth 
and is no lie4 ,and as  it hath taught  
you1 abide in him4    ,you have no need1
 etc4444 ,you want not to be taught by  
any of these  men1 who1 under pretence  
of imparting more knowledge to you1 seek
 to  seduce you 7ver4 #bf71 since you   
are sufficiently taught already1 and    
have all knowledge and grace in the     
church1 with the unction of the  ,holy  
,ghost2 which these new teachers have no
 share in4    #b3bh4 ,and now1 little   
children1 abide in him1 that when he    
shall appear  we may have confidence and
 not be confounded by him at his coming4
    #b3bi4 ,if you know that he is just1
 know ye1 that every one also who  doth 
justice is born of him4      #a ,john   
,chapter #c    ,of the love of ,god to  
us4 ,how we may distinguish the children
 of ,god  and those of the devil4 ,of   
loving one another and of purity of     

conscience4    #c3a4 ,behold what manner
 of charity the ,father hath bestowed   
upon us1  that we should be called and  
should be the sons of ,god4 ,therefore  
the  world knoweth not us1 because it   
knew not him4    #c3b4 ,dearly beloved1 
we are now the sons of ,god3 and it hath
 not yet  appeared what we shall be4 ,we
 know that when he shall appear we shall
  be like to him3 because we shall see  
him as he is4    #c3c4 ,and every one   
that hath this hope in him sanctifieth  
himself1 as  he also is holy4    #c3d4  
,whosoever committeth sin committeth    
also iniquity4 ,and sin is  iniquity4   
,iniquity4444 transgression of the law4 
#c3e4 ,and you know that he appeared to 
take away our sins3 and in him  there is
 no sin4    #c3f4 ,whosoever abideth in 
him sinneth not3 and whosoever sinneth  
hath  not seen him nor known him4       
,sinneth not4444 viz41 mortally4 ,see   
chap4 #a4h4    #c3g4 ,little children1  
let no man deceive you4 ,he that doth   
justice is  just1 even as he is just4   

#c3h4 ,he that committeth sin is of the 
devil3 for the devil sinneth from  the  
beginning4 ,for this purpose the ,son of
 ,god appeared1 that he might  destroy  
the works of the devil4    #c3i4        
,whosoever is born of ,god committeth   
not sin3 for his seed abideth  in him4  
,and he cannot sin1 because he is born  
of ,god4    ,committeth not sin4444     
,that is1 as long as he keepeth in      
himself this  seed of grace1 and this   
divine generation1 by which he is born  
of ,god4  ,but then he may fall from    
this happy state1 by the abuse of his   
free  will1 as appears from ,rom4       
#aa4bj-bb2 ,cor4 #i4bg2 and #aj4ab2     
,phil4 #b4ab2  ,apoc4 #c4aa4    #c3aj4  
,in this the children of ,god are       
manifest1 and the children of the       
devil4 ,whosoever is not just is not of 
,god1 nor he that loveth not his        
brother4    #c3aa4 ,for this is the     
declaration which you have heard from   
the  beginning1 that you should love one
 another4    #c3ab4 ,not as ,cain1 who  

was of the wicked one and killed his    
brother4  ,and wherefore did he kill    
him8 ,because his own works were wicked3
 and  his brother's just4    #c3ac4     
,wonder not1 brethren1 if the world hate
 you4    #c3ad4 ,we know that we have   
passed from death to life1 because we   
love  the brethren4 ,he that loveth not 
abideth in death4    #c3ae4 ,whosoever  
hateth his brother is a murderer4 ,and  
you know that no  murderer hath eternal 
life abiding in himself4    #c3af4 ,in  
this we have known the charity of ,god1 
because he hath laid  down his life for 
us3 and we ought to lay down our lives  
for the  brethren4    #c3ag4 ,he that   
hath the substance of this world and    
shall see his  brother in need and shall
 shut up his bowels from him3 how doth  
the  charity of ,god abide in him8      
#c3ah4 ,my little children1 let us not  
love in word nor in tongue1 but in  deed
 and in truth4    #c3ai4 ,in this we    
know that we are of the truth and in his
 sight shall  persuade our hearts4      

#c3bj4 ,for if our heart reprehend us1  
,god is greater than our heart and      
knoweth all things4    #c3ba4 ,dearly   
beloved1 if our heart do not reprehend  
us1 we have  confidence towards ,god4   
#c3bb4 ,and whatsoever we shall ask1 we 
shall receive of him3 because we  keep  
his commandments and do those things    
which are pleasing in his  sight4       
#c3bc4 ,and this is his commandment3    
,that we should believe in the name  of 
his ,son ,jesus ,christ and love one    
another1 as he hath given  commandment  
unto us4    #c3bd4 ,and he that keepeth 
his commandments abideth in him1 and he 
in  him4 ,and in this we know that he   
abideth in us by the ,spirit which he   
hath given us4      #a ,john ,chapter #d
    ,what spirits are of ,god1 and what 
are not4 ,we must love one another1     
because ,god has loved us4    #d3a4     
,dearly beloved1 believe not every      
spirit1 but try the spirits if  they be 
of ,god3 because many false prophets are
 gone out into the  world4    ,try the  

spirits4444 ,viz41 by examining whether 
their teaching be  agreeable to the rule
 of the ,catholic faith1 and the        
doctrine of the  church4 ,for as he     
says1 7ver4 #f17 ,he that knoweth ,god1 
heareth us the  pastors of the church4  
,by this we know the spirit of truth1   
and the  spirit of error4    #d3b4 ,by  
this is the spirit of ,god known4 ,every
 spirit which confesseth  that ,jesus   
,christ is come in the flesh is of ,god3
    ,every spirit which confesseth1     
etc4444 ,not that the confession of this
  point of faith alone1 is1 at all      
times1 and in all cases1 sufficient2    
but that with relation to that time1 and
 for that part of the ,christian        
doctrine1 which was then particularly to
 be confessed1 taught1 and  maintained  
against the heretics of those days1 this
 was the most proper  token1 by which   
the true teachers might be distinguished
 form the  false4    #d3c4 ,and every   
spirit that dissolveth ,jesus is not of 
,god4 ,and this is  ,antichrist1 of whom

 you have heard that he cometh3 and he  
is now  already in the world4    ,that  
dissolveth ,jesus4444 ,viz41 either by  
denying his humanity1 or his  divinity4 
,he is now already in the world4444 ,not
 in his person1 but in  his spirit1 and 
in his precursors4    #d3d4 ,you are of 
,god1 little children1 and have overcome
 him4 ,because  greater is he that is in
 you1 than he that is in the world4     
#d3e4 ,they are of the world4 ,therefore
 of the world they speak3 and the  world
 heareth them4    #d3f4 ,we are of ,god4
 ,he that knoweth ,god heareth us4 ,he  
that is not of  ,god heareth us not4 ,by
 this we know the spirit of truth and   
the spirit  of error4    #d3g4 ,dearly  
beloved1 let us love one another3 for   
charity is of ,god4  ,and every one that
 loveth is born of ,god and knoweth     
,god4    #d3h4 ,he that loveth not      
knoweth not ,god3 for ,god is charity4  
#d3i4 ,by this hath the charity of ,god 
appeared towards us1 because ,god  hath 
sent his only begotten ,son into the    

world1 that we may live by  him4        
#d3aj4 ,in this is charity3 not as      
though we had loved ,god1 but because   
he hath first loved us1 and sent his    
,son to be a propitiation for our  sins4
    #d3aa4 ,my dearest1 if ,god hath so 
loved us1 we also ought to love one     
another4    #d3ab4 ,no man hath seen    
,god at any time4 ,if we love one       
another1 ,god  abideth in us3 and his   
charity is perfected in us4    #d3ac4   
,in this we know that we abide in him1  
and he in us3 because he  hath given us 
of his spirit4    #d3ad4 ,and we have   
seen and do testify that the ,father    
hath sent his ,son  to be the ,saviour  
of the world4    #d3ae4 ,whosoever shall
 confess that ,jesus is the ,son of     
,god1 ,god abideth  in him1 and he in   
,god4    #d3af4 ,and we have known and  
have believed the charity which ,god    
hath to  us4 ,god is charity3 and he    
that abideth in charity abideth in ,god1
 and  ,god in him4    #d3ag4 ,in this is
 the charity of ,god perfected with us1 

that we may have  confidence in the day 
of judgment3 because as he is1 we also  
are in  this world4    #d3ah4 ,fear is  
not in charity3 but perfect charity     
casteth out fear1  because fear hath    
pain4 ,and he that feareth is not       
perfected in  charity4    ,fear is not  
in charity1 etc4444 ,perfect charity1 or
 love1 banisheth  human fear1 that is1  
the fear of men2 as also all perplexing 
fear1  which makes men mistrust or      
despair of ,god's mercy2 and that kind  
of  servile fear1 which makes them fear 
the punishment of sin more than the     
offence offered to ,god4 ,but it no way 
excludes the wholesome fear of  ,god's  
judgments1 so often recomended in holy  
writ2 nor that fear and  trembling1 with
 which we are told to work out our      
salvation4 ,phil4  #b4ab4    #d3ai4 ,let
 us therefore love ,god3 because ,god   
first hath loved us4    #d3bj4 ,if any  
man say3 ,i love ,god1 and hateth his   
brother2 he is a liar4  ,for he that    
loveth not his brother whom he seeth1   

how can he love ,god  whom he seeth not8
    #d3ba4 ,and this commandment we have
 from ,god1 that he who loveth ,god     
love also his brother4      #a ,john    
,chapter #e    ,of them that are born of
 ,god1 and of true charity4 ,faith      
overcomes the  world4 ,three that bear  
witness to ,christ4 ,of faith in his    
name and of  sin that is and is not to  
death4    #e3a4 ,whosoever believeth    
that ,jesus is the ,christ1 is born of  
,god4 ,and  every one that loveth him   
who begot1 loveth him also who is born  
of  him4    ,is born of ,god4444 ,that  
is1 is justified1 and become a child of 
,god by  baptism3 which is also to be   
understood2 provided the belief of this 
fundamental article of the ,christian   
faith be accompanied with all the  other
 conditions1 which1 by the word of ,god1
 and his appointment1 are  also required
 to justification2 such as a general    
belief of all that  ,god has revealed   
and promised3 hope1 love1 repentance1   
and a sincere  disposition to keep      

,god's holy law and commandments4       
#e3b4 ,in this we know that we love the 
children of ,god3 when we love ,god  and
 keep his commandments4    #e3c4 ,for   
this is the charity of ,god3 ,that we   
keep his commandments4 ,and  his        
commandments are not heavy4    #e3d4    
,for whatsoever is born of ,god         
overcometh the world4 ,and this is  the 
victory which overcometh the world3 ,our
 faith4    ,our faith4444 ,not a bare1  
speculative1 or dead faith2 but a faith 
that  worketh by charity4 ,gal4 #e4f    
#e3e4 ,who is he that overcometh the    
world1 but he that believeth that       
,jesus is the ,son of ,god8    #e3f4    
,this is he that came by water and      
blood1 ,jesus ,christ3 not by  water    
only but by water and blood4 ,and it is 
the ,spirit which  testifieth that      
,christ is the truth4    ,came by water 
and blood4444 ,not only to wash away our
 sins by the water  of baptism1 but by  
his own blood4    #e3g4 ,and there are  
,three who give testimony in heaven1 the

 ,father1 the  ,word1 and the ,holy     
,ghost4 ,and these three are one4       
#e3h4 ,and there are three that give    
testimony on earth3 the spirit and  the 
water and the blood4 ,and these three   
are one4    ,the spirit1 and the water1 
and the blood4444 ,as the ,father1 the  
,word1  and the ,holy ,ghost1 all bear  
witness to ,christ's divinity2 so the   
spirit1 which he yielded up1 crying out 
with a loud voice upon the  cross2 and  
the water and blood that issued from his
 side1 bear witness  to his humanity1   
and are one2 that is1 all agree in one  
testimony4    #e3i4 ,if we receive the  
testimony of men1 the testimony of ,god 
is  greater4 ,for this is the testimony 
of ,god1 which is greater1 because he   
hath testified of his ,son4    #e3aj4   
,he that believeth in the ,son of ,god  
hath the testimony of ,god in  himself4 
,he that believeth not the ,son maketh  
him a liar3 because he  believeth not in
 the testimony which ,god hath testified
 of his ,son4    ,he that believeth not 

the ,son1 etc4444 ,by refusing to       
believe the  testimonies given by the   
three divine persons1 that ,jesus was   
the  ,messias1 and the true ,son of     
,god1 by whom eternal life is obtained  
and  promised to all that comply with   
his doctrine4 ,in him we have also this 
lively confidence1 that we shall obtain 
whatever we ask1 according to  his will1
 when we ask what is for our good1 with 
perseverance1 and in  the manner we     
ought4 ,and this we know1 and have      
experience of1 by  having obtained the  
petitions that we have made4    #e3aa4  
,and this is the testimony that ,god    
hath given to us eternal life4  ,and    
this life is in his ,son4    #e3ab4 ,he 
that hath the ,son hath life4 ,he that  
hath not the ,son hath not  life4       
#e3ac4 ,these things ,i write to you    
that you may know that you have  eternal
 life3 you who believe in the name of   
the ,son of ,god4    #e3ad4 ,and this is
 the confidence which we have towards   
him3 ,that1  whatsoever we shall ask    

according to his will1 he heareth us4   
#e3ae4 ,and we know that he heareth us  
whatsoever we ask3 we know that we  have
 the petitions which we request of him4 
#e3af4 ,he that knoweth his brother to  
sin a sin which is not to death1  let   
him ask3 and life shall be given to him 
who sinneth not to death4  ,there is a  
sin unto death4 ,for that ,i say not    
that any man ask4    ,a sin which is not
 to death1 etc4444 ,it is hard to       
determine what ,st4  ,john here calls a 
sin which is not to death1 and a sin    
which is unto  death4 ,the difference   
can not be the same as betwixt sins that
 are  called venial and mortal3 for he  
says1 that if a man pray for his        
brother1 who commits a sin that is not  
to death1 life shall be given  him3     
therefore such a one had before lost the
 life of grace1 and been  guilty of what
 is commonly called a mortal sin4 ,and  
when he speaks of a  sin that is unto   
death1 and adds these words1 for that ,i
 say not that  any man ask1 it cannot be

 supposed that ,st4 ,john would say this
 of  every mortal sin1 but only of some 
heinous sins1 which are very seldom     
remitted1 because such sinners very     
seldom repent4 ,by a sin therefore      
which is unto death1 interpreters       
commonly understand a wilfull  apostasy 
from the faith1 and from the known      
truth1 when a sinner1  hardened by his  
own ingratitude1 becomes deaf to all    
admonitions1 will  do nothing for       
himself1 but runs on to a final         
impenitence4 ,nor yet  does ,st4 ,john  
say1 that such a sin is never remitted1 
or cannot be  remitted1 but only has    
these words1 for that ,i say not that   
any man ask  the remission3 that is1    
though we must pray for all sinners     
whatsoever1 yet men can not pray for    
such sinners with such a  confidence of 
obtaining always their petitions1 as    
,st4 ,john said  before1 ver4 #ad4      
,whatever exposition we follow on this  
verse1 our faith  teacheth us from the  
holy scriptures1 that ,god desires not  

the death of  any sinner1 but that he be
 converted and live1 ,ezech4 #cc4aa4    
,though  men's sins be as red as        
scarlet1 they shall become as white as  
snow1  ,isa4 #c4ah4 ,it is the will of  
,god that every one come to the         
knowledge  of the truth1 and be saved4  
,there is no sin so great but which ,god
 is  willing to forgive1 and has left a 
power in his church to remit the  most  
enormous sins3 so that no sinner need   
despair of pardon1 nor will  any sinner 
perish1 but by his own fault4 ,a sin    
unto death4444 ,some  understand this of
 final impenitence1 or of dying in      
mortal sin2 which  is the only sin that 
never can be remitted4 ,but1 it is      
probable1 he may  also comprise under   
this name1 the sin of apostasy from the 
faith1 and  some other such heinous sins
 as are seldom and hardly remitted3 and 
therefore he gives little encouragement1
 to such as pray for these  sinners1 to 
expect what they ask4    #e3ag4 ,all    
iniquity is sin4 ,and there is a sin    

unto death4    #e3ah4 ,we know that     
whosoever is born of ,god sinneth not3  
but the  generation of ,god preserveth  
him and the wicked one toucheth him not4
    #e3ai4 ,we know that we are of ,god 
and the whole world is seated in        
wickedness4    ,and the whole world is  
seated in wickedness4444 ,that is1 a    
great part  of the world4 ,it may also  
signify1 is under the wicked one1       
meaning the  devil1 who is elsewhere    
called the prince of this world1 that   
is1 of  all the wicked4 ,john #ab4ca4   
#e3bj4 ,and we know that the ,son of    
,god is come4 ,and he hath given us     
understanding that we may know the true 
,god and may be in his true ,son4  ,this
 is the true ,god and life eternal4     
,and may be in his true ,son4 ,he is1 or
 this is the true ,god1 and life        
eternal4444 ,which words are a clear    
proof of ,christ's divinity1 and as     
such made use of by the ancient fathers4
    #e3ba4 ,little children1 keep       
yourselves from idols4 ,amen4    ,keep  

yourselves from idols4444 ,an admonition
 to the newly converted  ,christians1   
lest conversing with heathens and       
idolaters1 they might  fall back into   
the sin of idolatry1 which may be the   
sin unto death  here mentioned by ,st4  
,john4          ,,the ,,second ,,epistle
 ,,of ,,st4 ,,john ,,the ,,apostle      
,the ,apostle commends ,electa and her  
family for their steadfastness in  the  
true faith and exhorts them to          
persevere1 lest they lose the reward  of
 their labours4 ,he exhorts them to love
 one another4 ,but with  heretics to    
have no society1 even not to salute     
them4 ,although this  ,epistle is       
written to a particular person1 yet its 
instructions may  serve as a lesson to  
others1 especially to those who1 from   
their  connections1 situation1 or       
condition in life1 are in danger of     
perversion4      #b ,john ,chapter #a   
,he recommends walking in truth1 loving 
one another and to beware of  false     
teachers4    #a3a4 ,the ,ancient to the 

lady ,elect and her children1 whom ,i   
love in the  truth3 and not ,i only1 but
 also all they that have known the      
truth1    ,the ancient4444 ,that is1 the
 ancient bishop ,st4 ,john1 being the   
only  one of the twelve apostles then   
living4 ,to the lady ,elect4444 ,some   
conjecture that ,electa might be the    
name of a family1 or of a  particular   
church2 but the general opinion is1 that
 it is the proper  name of a lady1 so   
eminent for her piety and great charity1
 as to merit  this ,epistle from ,st4   
,john4    #a3b4 ,for the sake of the    
truth which dwelleth in us and shall be 
with  us for ever4    #a3c4 ,grace be   
with you1 mercy and peace from ,god the 
,father and from  ,christ ,jesus the    
,son of the ,father3 in truth and       
charity4    #a3d4 ,i was exceeding glad 
that ,i found of thy children walking in
  truth1 as we have received a          
commandment from the ,father4    #a3e4  
,and now ,i beseech thee1 lady1 not as  
writing a new commandment to  thee1 but 

that which we have had from the         
beginning1 that we love one  another4   
#a3f4 ,and this is charity3 ,that we    
walk according to his commandments4     
,for this is the commandment that1 as   
you have heard from the beginning1  you 
should walk in the same3    #a3g4 ,for  
many seducers are gone out into the     
world who confess not that  ,jesus      
,christ is come in the flesh4 ,this is a
 seducer and an antichrist4    #a3h4    
,look to yourselves1 that you lose not  
the things which you have  wrought3 but 
that you may receive a full reward4     
#a3i4 ,whosoever revolteth and          
continueth not in the doctrine of       
,christ  hath not ,god4 ,he that        
continueth in the doctrine1 the same    
hath both  the ,father and the ,son4    
#a3aj4 ,if any man come to you and bring
 not this doctrine1 receive him  not    
into the house nor say to him3 ,god     
speed you4    ,nor say to him1 ,god     
speed you4444 ,this admonition is in    
general1 to  forewarn the faithful of   

the dangers which may arise from a      
familiarity  with those who have        
prevaricated and gone from the true     
faith1 and with  such as teach false    
doctrine4 ,but this is not forbidding a 
charity for  all men1 by which we ought 
to wish and pray for the eternal        
salvation  of every one1 even of our    
enemies4    #a3aa4 ,for he that saith   
unto him3 ,god speed you1 communicateth 
with his  wicked works4    #a3ab4       
,having more things to write unto you1  
,i would not by paper and  ink3 for ,i  
hope that ,i shall be with you and speak
 face to face1 that  your joy may be    
full4    #a3ac4 ,the children of thy    
sister ,elect salute thee4              
,,the ,,third ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4      
,,john ,,the ,,apostle      ,st4 ,john  
praises ,gaius for his walking in truth 
and for his charity1  complains of the  
bad conduct of ,diotrephes and gives a  
good testimony  to ,demetrius4      #c  
,john ,chapter #a    #a3a4 ,the         
,ancient1 to the dearly beloved ,gaius1 

whom ,i love in truth4    #a3b4 ,dearly 
beloved1 concerning all things ,i make  
it my prayer that  thou mayest proceed  
prosperously and fare well1 as thy soul 
doth  prosperously4    #a3c4 ,i was     
exceedingly glad when the brethren came 
and gave testimony  to the truth in     
thee1 even as thou walkest in the truth4
    #a3d4 ,i have no greater grace than 
this1 to hear that my children walk  in 
truth4    ,no greater grace4444 that is 
nothing that gives me greater joy and   
satisfaction4    #a3e4 ,dearly beloved1 
thou dost faithfully whatever thou dost 
for the  brethren3 and that for         
strangers1    #a3f4 ,who have given     
testimony to thy charity in the sight of
 the  church4 ,whom thou shalt do well  
to bring forward on their way in a      
manner worthy of ,god3    #a3g4         
,because1 for his name they went out1   
taking nothing of the  ,gentiles4       
,taking nothing of the ,gentiles4444    
,these ministers of the gospel are      
commended by ,st4 ,john1 who took       

nothing from the ,gentiles1 lest they   
should seem to preach in order to get   
money by it4    #a3h4 ,we therefore     
ought to receive such3 that we may be   
fellow helpers  of the truth4    #a3i4  
,i had written perhaps to the church3   
but ,diotrephes1 who loveth to  have the
 preeminence among them1 doth not       
receive us4    #a3aj4 ,for this cause1  
if ,i come1 ,i will advertise his works 
which he  doth1 with malicious words    
prating against us4 ,and as if these    
things  were not enough for him1 neither
 doth he himself receive the brethren1  
and them that do receive them he        
forbiddeth1 and casteth out of the      
church4    ,diotrephes who loveth4444   
,this man seemeth to be in power1 but   
not a  friend to the faithful2 therefore
 this part of the letter might be an    
admonition to him from the apostle4     
#a3aa4 ,dearly beloved1 follow not that 
which is evil3 but that which is  good4 
,he that doth good is of ,god3 he that  
doth evil hath not seen ,god4    #a3ab4 

,to ,demetrius1 testimony is given by   
all1 and by the truth itself3  yea and  
we also give testimony4 ,and thou       
knowest that our testimony is  true4    
#a3ac4 ,i had many things to write unto 
thee3 but ,i would not by ink and  pen  
write to thee4    #a3ad4 ,but ,i hope   
speedily to see thee3 and we will speak 
mouth to  mouth4 ,peace be to thee4 ,our
 friends salute thee4 ,salute the       
friends by  name4          ,,the        
,,catholic ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,jude  
,st4 ,jude1 who wrote this ,epistle1 was
 one of the twelve ,apostles and        
brother to ,st4 ,james the ,less4 ,the  
time it was written is uncertain3  only 
it may be inferred from verse #ag that  
few or none of the ,apostles  were then 
living1 except ,st4 ,john4 ,he inveighs 
against the heresies and  wicked        
practices of the ,simonians1            
,nicolaites1 and ,gnostics1 etc41       
describing them and their leaders by    
strong epithets and similes1 ,he        
exhorts the faithful to contend         

earnestly for the faith first delivered 
to them and to beware of heretics4      
,jude ,chapter #a    ,he exhorts them to
 stand to the faith first delivered to  
them and to  beware of heretics4        
#a3a4 ,jude1 the servant of ,jesus      
,christ and brother of ,james3 to them  
that are beloved in ,god the ,father and
 preserved in ,jesus ,christ and        
called4    #a3b4 ,mercy unto you and    
peace3 and charity be fulfilled4        
#a3c4 ,dearly beloved1 taking all care  
to write unto you concerning your       
common salvation1 ,i was under a        
necessity to write unto you3 to beseech 
you to contend earnestly for the faith  
once delivered to the saints4    #a3d4  
,for certain men are secretly entered in
 7who were written of long  ago unto    
this judgment71 ungodly men1 turning the
 grace of our ,lord ,god  into          
riotousness and denying the only        
sovereign ,ruler and our ,lord  ,jesus  
,christ4    #a3e4 ,i will therefore     
admonish you1 though ye once knew all   

things1  that ,jesus1 having saved the  
people out of the land of ,egypt1 did   
afterwards destroy them that believed   
not4    #a3f4 ,and the angels who kept  
not their principality but forsook their
  own habitation1 he hath reserved under
 darkness in everlasting chains1  unto  
the judgment of the great day4          
,principality4444 ,that is1 the state in
 which they were first created1  their  
original dignity4    #a3g4 ,as ,sodom   
and ,gomorrha and the neighbouring      
cities1 in like manner1  having given   
themselves to fornication and going     
after other flesh1  were made an        
example1 suffering the punishment of    
eternal fire4    #a3h4 ,in like manner1 
these men also defile the flesh and     
despise  dominion and blaspheme majesty4
    ,blaspheme majesty4444 ,speak evil  
of them that are in dignity2 and even   
utter blasphemies against the divine    
majesty4    #a3i4 ,when ,michael the    
archangel1 disputing with the devil1    
contended  about the body of ,moses1 he 

durst not bring against him the judgment
 of  railing speech1 but said3 ,the     
,lord command thee4    ,contended about 
the body1 etc4444 ,this contention1     
which is no where  else mentioned in    
holy writ1 was originally known by      
revelation1 and  transmitted by         
tradition4 ,it is thought the occasion  
of it was1 that  the devil would have   
had the body buried in such a place and 
manner1 as  to be worshipped by the     
,jews with divine honours4 ,command     
thee4444 or  rebuke thee4    #a3aj4 ,but
 these men blaspheme whatever things    
they know not3 and what  things soever  
they naturally know1 like dumb beasts1  
in these they are  corrupted4    #a3aa4 
,woe unto them6 ,for they have gone in  
the way of ,cain3 and after  the error  
of ,balaam they have for reward poured  
out themselves and have  perished in the
 contradiction of ,core4    ,gone in the
 way1 etc4444 ,heretics follow the way  
of ,cain1 by murdering  the souls of    
their brethren2 the way of ,balaam1 by  

putting a scandal  before the people of 
,god1 for their own private ends2 and   
the way of  ,core or ,korah1 by their   
opposition to the church governors of   
divine  appointment4    #a3ab4 ,these   
are spots in their banquets1 feasting   
together without  fear1 feeding         
themselves3 clouds without water1 which 
are carried about  by winds3 trees of   
the autumn1 unfruitful1 twice dead1     
plucked up by  the roots3    #a3ac4     
,raging waves of the sea1 foaming out   
their own confusion3  wandering stars1  
to whom the storm of darkness is        
reserved for ever4    #a3ad4 ,now of    
these ,enoch also1 the seventh from     
,adam1 prophesied1  saying3 ,behold1 the
 ,lord cometh with thousands of his     
saints3    ,prophesied4444 ,this        
prophecy was either known by tradition1 
or from  some book that is since lost4  
#a3ae4 ,to execute judgment upon all and
 to reprove all the ungodly for  all the
 works of their ungodliness1 whereby    
they have done ungodly3 and  for all the

 hard things which ungodly sinners have 
spoken against ,god4    #a3af4 ,these   
are murmurers1 full of complaints1      
walking according to  their own desires3
 and their mouth speaketh proud things1 
admiring  persons1 for gain's sake4     
#a3ag4 ,but you1 my dearly beloved1 be  
mindful of the words which have  been   
spoken before by the apostles of our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ3    ,but you1 my   
dearly beloved1 be mindful1 etc4444 ,he 
now exhorts the  faithful to remain     
steadfast in the belief and practice of 
what they  had heard from the apostles1 
who had also foretold that in aftertimes
  7lit4 in the last time7 there should  
be false teachers1 scoffing and         
ridiculing all revealed truths1         
abandoning themselves to their passions 
and lusts2 who separate themselves from 
the ,catholic communion by  heresies and
 schisms4 ,sensual men4444 carried away 
and enslaved by the  pleasures of the   
senses4    #a3ah4 ,who told you that in 
the last time there should come mockers1

  walking according to their own desires
 in ungodlinesses4    #a3ai4 ,these are 
they who separate themselves1 sensual   
men1 having not  the ,spirit4    #a3bj4 
,but you1 my beloved1 building          
yourselves upon your most holy  faith1  
praying in the ,holy ,ghost1    #a3ba4  
,keep yourselves in the love of ,god1   
waiting for the mercy of our  ,lord     
,jesus ,christ1 unto life everlasting4  
,building yourselves upon your most holy
 faith4444 ,raising by your  actions1 a 
spiritual building1 founded1 #ast1 upon 
faith2 #b;d1 on the  love of ,god2 #c;d1
 upon hope1 whilst you are waiting for  
the mercies of  ,god1 and the reward of 
eternal life2 #dth1 joined with the     
great duty of  prayer4    #a3bb4 ,and   
some indeed reprove1 being judged3      
#a3bc4 ,but others save1 pulling them   
out of the fire4 ,and on others have    
mercy1 in fear1 hating also the spotted 
garment which is carnal4    ,and some   
indeed reprove being judged4444 ,he     
gives them another  instruction to      

practice charity in endeavouring to     
convert their  neighbour1 where they    
will meet with three sorts of persons3  
#ast1 ,with  persons obstinate in their 
errors and sins2 these may be said to be
  already judged and condemned2 they are
 to be sharply reprehended1  reproved1  
and if possible convinced of their      
error4 #b;d1 ,as to others  you must    
endeavour to save them1 by pulling them1
 as it were1 out of  the fire1 from the 
ruin they stand in great danger of4     
#c;d1 ,you must  have mercy on others in
 fear1 when you see them through        
ignorance of  frailty1 in danger of     
being drawn into the snares of these    
heretics2  with these you must deal more
 gently and mildly1 with a charitable   
compassion1 hating always1 and teaching 
others to hate the carnal  garment which
 is spotted1 their sensual and corrupt  
manners1 that  defile both the soul and 
body4    #a3bd4 ,now to him who is able 
to preserve you without sin and to      
present  you spotless before the        

presence of his glory with exceeding    
joy1 in  the coming of our ,lord ,jesus 
,christ3    #a3be4 ,to the only ,god our
 ,saviour through ,jesus ,christ our    
,lord1 be  glory and magnificence1      
empire and power1 before all ages1 and  
now1 and  for all ages of ages4 ,amen4  
,now to him1 etc4444 ,st4 ,jude         
concludes his epistle with this doxology
  of praising ,god1 and praying to the  
only ,god our ,saviour1 which may       
either signify ,god the ,father1 or ,god
 as equally agreeing to all the  three  
persons1 who are equally the cause of   
,christ's incarnation1 and  man's       
salvation1 through ,jesus ,christ our   
,lord1 who1 being ,god from  eternity1  
took upon him our human nature1 that he 
might become our  ,redeemer4            
,,the ,,apocalypse ,,of ,,st4 ,,john    
,,the ,,apostle      ,in the first1     
second1 and third chapters of this ,book
 are contained  instructions and        
admonitions which ,st4 ,john was        
commanded to write to  the seven bishops

 of the churches in ,asia4 ,and in the  
following  chapters1 to the end1 are    
contained prophecies of things that are 
to  come to pass in the ,church of      
,christ1 particularly towards the end of
  the world1 in the time of ,antichrist4
 ,it was written in ,greek1 in the      
island of ,patmos1 where ,st4 ,john was 
in banishment by order of the  cruel    
emperor ,domitian1 about sixty-four     
years after our ,lord's  ,ascension4    
,apocalypse ,chapter #a    ,st4 ,john is
 ordered to write to the seven churches 
in ,asia4 ,the manner  of ,christ's     
appearing to him4    #a3a4 ,the         
,revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 which    
,god gave unto him1 to make  known to   
his servants the things which must      
shortly come to pass3 and  signified1   
sending by his angel to his servant     
,john1    ,the things which must shortly
 come2 444 and again it is said1 ver4   
#c1  ,the time is at hand4444 ,this can 
not be meant of all the things          
prophesied in the ,apocalypse1 where    

mention is made also of the day of      
judgment1 and of the glory of heaven at 
the end of the world4 ,that some  things
 were to come to pass shortly1 is       
evident1 by what is said to the  ,seven 
,churches1 chap4 #b and #c1 ,or that the
 persecutions foretold should  begin    
shortly4 ,or that these words signified1
 that all time is short1  and that from 
the coming of ,christ1 we are now in the
 last age or last  hour4 ,see #a ,john  
#b4ah4    #a3b4 ,who hath given         
testimony to the word of ,god and the   
testimony of  ,jesus ,christ1 what      
things soever he hath seen4    #a3c4    
,blessed is he that readeth and heareth 
the words of this prophecy3  and keepeth
 those things which are written in it4  
,for the time is at  hand4    #a3d4     
,john to the seven churches which are in
 ,asia4 ,grace be unto you  and peace1  
from him that is and that was and that  
is to come3 and from  the seven spirits 
which are before his throne3    #a3e4   
,and from ,jesus ,christ1 who is the    

faithful witness1 the first  begotten of
 the dead and the prince of the kings of
 the earth1 who hath  loved us and      
washed us from our sins in his own      
blood1    #a3f4 ,and hath made us a     
kingdom1 and priests to ,god and his    
,father4 ,to  him be glory and empire   
for ever and ever4 ,amen4    #a3g4      
,behold1 he cometh with the clouds1 and 
every eye shall see him3  and they also 
that pierced him4 ,and all the tribes of
 the earth shall  bewail themselves     
because of him4 ,even so4 ,amen4        
#a3h4 ,i am ,alpha and ,omega1 the      
beginning and the end1 saith the ,lord  
,god1 who is and who was and who is to  
come1 the ,almighty4    ,i am ,alpha and
 ,omega4444 ,these are the names of the 
first and last  letters of the ,greek   
alphabet1 and signify the same as what  
follows3  ,the beginning and the end3   
the first cause and last end of all     
beings3  who is1 and who was1 and who is
 to come1 the ,almighty4444 ,these words
  signify the true ,god only1 and are   

here applied to our ,lord and ,saviour  
,jesus ,christ1 who is to come again to 
judge the living and the dead4    #a3i4 
,i1 ,john1 your brother and your partner
 in tribulation and in the  kingdom and 
patience in ,christ ,jesus1 was in the  
island which is called  ,patmos1 for the
 word of ,god and for the testimony of  
,jesus4    #a3aj4 ,i was in the spirit  
on the ,lord's day and heard behind me a
 great  voice1 as of a trumpet1         
#a3aa4 ,saying3 ,what thou seest1 write 
in a book and send to the seven         
churches which are in ,asia3 to ,ephesus
 and to ,smyrna and to ,pergamus  and to
 ,thyatira and to ,sardis and to        
,philadelphia and to ,laodicea4         
#a3ab4 ,and ,i turned to see the voice  
that spoke with me4 ,and being  turned1 
,i saw seven golden candlesticks3       
#a3ac4 ,and in the midst of the seven   
golden candlesticks1 one like to  the   
,son of man1 clothed with a garment down
 to the feet1 and girt about  the paps  
with a golden girdle4    #a3ad4 ,and his

 head and his hairs were white as white 
wool and as snow4  ,and his eyes were as
 a flame of fire3    #a3ae4 ,and his    
feet like unto fine brass1 as in a      
burning furnace4 ,and  his voice as the 
sound of many waters4    #a3af4 ,and he 
had in his right hand seven stars4 ,and 
from his mouth came  out a sharp        
two-edged sword4 ,and his face was as   
the sun shineth in his  power4    #a3ag4
 ,and when ,i had seen him1 ,i fell at  
his feet as dead4 ,and he laid  his     
right hand upon me1 saying3 ,fear not4  
,i am the ,first and the ,last1         
#a3ah4 ,and alive1 and was dead4 ,and   
behold ,i am living for ever and ever   
and have the keys of death and of hell4 
#a3ai4 ,write therefore the things which
 thou hast seen3 and which are3  and    
which must be done hereafter4    #a3bj4 
,the mystery of the seven stars1 which  
thou sawest in my right  hand and the   
seven golden candlesticks4 ,the seven   
stars are the angels  of the seven      
churches4 ,and the seven candlesticks   

are the seven  churches4                
,apocalypse ,chapter #b    ,directions  
what to write to the angels or bishops  
of ,ephesus1 ,smyrna1  ,pergamus and    
,thyatira4    #b3a4 ,unto the angel of  
the church of ,ephesus write3 ,these    
things saith  he who holdeth the seven  
stars in his right hand1 who walketh in 
the  midst of the seven golden          
candlesticks3    #b3b4 ,i know thy works
 and thy labour and thy patience and how
 thou  canst not bear them that are     
evil4 ,and thou hast tried them who say 
they are apostles and are not3 and hast 
found them liars3    #b3c4 ,and thou    
hast patience and hast endured for my   
name and hast not  fainted4    #b3d4    
,but ,i have somewhat against thee1     
because thou hast left thy first        
charity4    #b3e4 ,be mindful therefore 
from whence thou art fallen3 and do     
penance  and do the first works4 ,or    
else ,i come to thee and will move thy  
candlestick out of its place1 except    
thou do penance4    #b3f4 ,but this thou

 hast1 that thou hatest the deeds of the
 ,nicolaites1  which ,i also hate4      
#b3g4 ,he that hath an ear let him hear 
what the ,spirit saith to the  churches3
 ,to him that overcometh ,i will give to
 eat of the tree of life  which is in   
the paradise of my ,god4    #b3h4 ,and  
to the angel of the church of ,smyrna   
write3 ,these things saith  the ,first  
and the ,last1 who was dead and is      
alive3    #b3i4 ,i know thy tribulation 
and thy poverty3 but thou art rich4 ,and
  thou art blasphemed by them that say  
they are ,jews and are not1 but are  the
 synagogue of ,satan4    #b3aj4 ,fear   
none of those things which thou shalt   
suffer4 ,behold1 the  devil will cast   
some of you into prison1 that you may be
 tried3 and you  shall have tribulation 
ten days4 ,be thou faithful unto death3 
and ,i  will give thee the crown of     
life4    #b3aa4 ,he that hath an ear1   
let him hear what the ,spirit saith to  
the  churches3 ,he that shall overcome  
shall not be hurt by the second death4  

#b3ab4 ,and to the angel of the church  
of ,pergamus write3 ,these things  saith
 he that hath the sharp two-edged sword3
    #b3ac4 ,i know where thou dwellest1 
where the seat of ,satan is4 ,and thou  
holdest fast my name and hast not denied
 my faith4 ,even in those days  when    
,antipas was my faithful witness1 who   
was slain among you1 where  ,satan      
dwelleth4    #b3ad4 ,but ,i have against
 thee a few things3 because thou hast   
there  them that hold the doctrine of   
,balaam who taught ,balac to cast a     
stumblingblock before the children of   
,israel1 to eat and to commit           
fornication4    #b3ae4 ,so hast thou    
also them that hold the doctrine of the 
,nicolaites4    #b3af4 ,in like manner  
do penance4 ,if not1 ,i will come to    
thee quickly  and will fight against    
them with the sword of my mouth4        
#b3ag4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him    
hear what the ,spirit saith to the      
churches3 ,to him that overcometh ,i    
will give the hidden manna and will     

give him a white counter3 and in the    
counter1 a new name written1 which  no  
man knoweth but he that receiveth it4   
#b3ah4 ,and to the angel of the church  
of ,thyatira write3 ,these things  saith
 the ,son of ,god1 who hath his eyes    
like to a flame of fire and his  feet   
like to fine brass4    #b3ai4 ,i know   
thy works and thy faith and thy charity 
and thy ministry  and thy patience and  
thy last works1 which are more than the 
former4    #b3bj4 ,but ,i have against  
thee a few things3 because thou         
sufferest the  woman ,jezabel1 who      
calleth herself a prophetess1 to teach  
and to seduce  my servants1 to commit   
fornication and to eat of things        
sacrificed to  idols4    #b3ba4 ,and ,i 
gave her a time that she might do       
penance3 and she will not  repent of her
 fornication4    #b3bb4 ,behold1 ,i will
 cast her into a bed3 and they that     
commit adultery  with her shall be in   
very great tribulation1 except they do  
penance  from their deeds1    #b3bc4    

,and ,i will kill her children with     
death3 and all the churches  shall know 
that ,i am he that searcheth the reins  
and hearts4 ,and ,i will  give to every 
one of you according to your works4 ,but
 to you ,i say1    #b3bd4 ,and to the   
rest who are at ,thyatira3 ,whosoever   
have not this  doctrine and who have not
 known the depths of ,satan1 as they    
say3 ,i  will not put upon you any other
 burthen4    #b3be4 ,yet that which you 
have1 hold fast till ,i come4    #b3bf4 
,and he that shall overcome and keep my 
works unto the end1 ,i will  give him   
power over the nations4    ,power over  
the nations4444 ,this shews1 that the   
saints1 who are with  ,christ our ,lord 
in heaven1 receive power from him to    
preside over  nations and provinces1 as 
patrons2 and shall come with him at the 
end  of the world to execute his will   
against those who have not kept his     
commandments4    #b3bg4 ,and he shall   
rule them with a rod of iron3 and as the
 vessel of a  potter they shall be      

broken3    #b3bh4 ,as ,i also have      
received of my ,father4 ,and ,i will    
give him the  morning star4    #b3bi4   
,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what 
the ,spirit saith to the  churches4     
,apocalypse ,chapter #c    ,directions  
what to write to ,sardis1 ,philadelphia 
and ,laodicea4    #c3a4 ,and to the     
angel of the church of ,sardis write3   
,these things saith  he that hath the   
seven spirits of ,god and the seven     
stars3 ,i know thy  works1 that thou    
hast the name of being alive4 ,and thou 
art dead4    #c3b4 ,be watchful and     
strengthen the things that remain1 which
 are ready  to die4 ,for ,i find not thy
 works full before my ,god4    #c3c4    
,have in mind therefore in what manner  
thou hast received and  heard3 and      
observe and do penance3 ,if then thou   
shalt not watch1 ,i will  come to thee  
as a thief3 and thou shalt not know at  
what hour ,i will  come to thee4        
#c3d4 ,but thou hast a few names in     
,sardis which have not defiled their    

garments3 and they shall walk with me in
 white1 because they are  worthy4       
#c3e4 ,he that shall overcome shall thus
 be clothed in white garments3  and ,i  
will not blot out his name out of the   
book of life4 ,and ,i will  confess his 
name before my ,father and before his   
angels4    #c3f4 ,he that hath an ear1  
let him hear what the ,spirit saith to  
the  churches4    #c3g4 ,and to the     
angel of the church of ,philadelphia    
write3 ,these things  saith the ,holy   
,one and the true one1 he that hath the 
key of ,david1 he  that openeth and no  
man shutteth1 shutteth and no man       
openeth3    #c3h4 ,i know thy works4    
,behold1 ,i have given before thee a    
door opened1  which no man can shut3    
because thou hast a little strength and 
hast  kept my word and hast not denied  
my name4    #c3i4 ,behold1 ,i will bring
 of the synagogue of ,satan1 who say    
they are  ,jews and are not1 but do lie4
 ,behold1 ,i will make them to come and 
adore before thy feet4 ,and they shall  

know that ,i have loved thee4    #c3aj4 
,because thou hast kept the word of my  
patience1 ,i will also keep  thee from  
the hour of temptation1 which shall come
 upon the whole world  to try them that 
dwell upon the earth4    #c3aa4 ,behold1
 ,i come quickly3 hold fast that which  
thou hast1 that no  man take thy crown4 
#c3ab4 ,he that shall overcome1 ,i will 
make him a pillar in the temple of  my  
,god3 and he shall go out no more4 ,and 
,i will write upon him the name  of my  
,god and the name of the city of my     
,god1 the new ,jerusalem1 which  cometh 
down out of heaven from my ,god1 and my 
new name4    #c3ac4 ,he that hath an    
ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith
 to the  churches4    #c3ad4 ,and to the
 angel of the church of ,laodicea write3
 ,these things  saith the ,amen1 the    
faithful and true witness1 who is the   
beginning of  the creation of ,god3     
,the ,amen1 444 that is1 the true one1  
the ,truth itself2 the ,word and ,son   
of ,god4 ,the beginning 444 that is1 the

 principle1 the source1 and the         
efficient cause of the whole creation4  
#c3ae4 ,i know thy works1 that thou art 
neither cold nor hot4 ,i would  thou    
wert cold or hot4    #c3af4 ,but because
 thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor 
hot1 ,i will  begin to vomit thee out of
 my mouth4    #c3ag4 ,because thou      
sayest3 ,i am rich and made wealthy and 
have need of  nothing3 and knowest not  
that thou art wretched and miserable and
 poor  and blind and naked4    #c3ah4 ,i
 counsel thee to buy of me gold1 fire   
tried1 that thou mayest be  made rich   
and mayest be clothed in white garments3
 and that the shame  of thy nakedness   
may not appear4 ,and anoint thy eyes    
with eyesalve1  that thou mayest see4   
#c3ai4 ,such as ,i love1 ,i rebuke and  
chastise4 ,be zealous therefore and  do 
penance4    #c3bj4 ,behold1 ,i stand at 
the gate and knock4 ,if any man shall   
hear my  voice and open to me the door1 
,i will come in to him and will sup with
  him3 and he with me4    #c3ba4 ,to him

 that shall overcome1 ,i will give to   
sit with me in my  throne3 as ,i also   
have overcome and am set down with my   
,father in his  throne4    #c3bb4 ,he   
that hath an ear1 let him hear what the 
,spirit saith to the  churches4         
,apocalypse ,chapter #d    ,the vision  
of the throne of ,god1 the twenty-four  
ancients and the four  living creatures4
    #d3a4 ,after these things ,i looked1
 and behold a door was opened in        
heaven1 and the first voice which ,i    
heard1 as it were1 of a trumpet         
speaking with me1 said3 ,come up hither1
 and ,i will shew thee the things  which
 must be done hereafter4    #d3b4 ,and  
immediately ,i was in the spirit4 ,and  
behold1 there was a  throne set in      
heaven1 and upon the throne one sitting4
    #d3c4 ,and he that sat was to the   
sight like the jasper and the sardine   
stone4 ,and there was a rainbow round   
about the throne1 in sight like  unto an
 emerald4    #d3d4 ,and round about the 
throne were four and twenty seats3 and  

upon  the seats1 four and twenty        
ancients sitting1 clothed in white      
garments4  ,and on their heads were     
crowns of gold4    #d3e4 ,and from the  
throne proceeded lightnings and voices  
and thunders4  ,and there were seven    
lamps burning before the throne1 which  
are the  seven spirits of ,god4    #d3f4
 ,and in the sight of the throne was1 as
 it were1 a sea of glass  like to       
crystal3 and in the midst of the throne1
 and round about the  throne1 were four 
living creatures1 full of eyes before   
and behind4    #d3g4 ,and the first     
living creature was like a lion3 and the
 second  living creature like a calf3   
and the third living creature1 having   
the  face1 as it were1 of a man3 and the
 fourth living creature was like an     
eagle flying4    #d3h4 ,and the four    
living creatures had each of them six   
wings3 and  round about and within they 
are full of eyes4 ,and they rested not  
day  and night1 saying3 ,holy1 ,holy1   
,holy1 ,lord ,god ,almighty1 who was and

 who  is and who is to come4    #d3i4   
,and when those living creatures gave   
glory and honour and  benediction to him
 that sitteth on the throne1 who liveth 
for ever and  ever3    #d3aj4 ,the four 
and twenty ancients fell down before him
 that sitteth on  the throne and adored 
him that liveth for ever and ever and   
cast their  crowns before the throne1   
saying3    #d3aa4 ,thou art worthy1 ,o  
,lord our ,god1 to receive glory and    
honour and  power4 ,because thou hast   
created all things3 and for thy will    
they were  and have been created4       
,apocalypse ,chapter #e    ,the book    
sealed with seven seals is opened by the
 ,lamb1 who thereupon  receives         
adoration and praise from all4    #e3a4 
,and ,i saw1 in the right hand of him   
that sat on the throne1 a  book1 written
 within and without1 sealed with seven  
seals4    #e3b4 ,and ,i saw a strong    
angel1 proclaiming with a loud voice3   
,who is  worthy to open the book and to 
loose the seals thereof8    #e3c4 ,and  

no man was able1 neither in heaven nor  
on earth nor under the  earth1 to open  
the book1 nor to look on it4    #e3d4   
,and ,i wept much1 because no man was   
found worthy to open the book1  nor to  
see it4    #e3e4 ,and one of the        
ancients said to me3 ,weep not3 behold  
the lion of  the tribe of ,juda1 the    
root of ,david1 hath prevailed to open  
the book  and to loose the seven seals  
thereof4    #e3f4 ,and ,i saw3 and      
behold in the midst of the throne and of
 the four  living creatures and in the  
midst of the ancients1 a ,lamb standing1
 as  it were slain1 having seven horns  
and seven eyes3 which are the seven     
,spirits of ,god1 sent forth into all   
the earth4    #e3g4 ,and he came and    
took the book out of the right hand of  
him that  sat on the throne4    #e3h4   
,and when he had opened the book1 the   
four living creatures and the  four and 
twenty ancients fell down before the    
,lamb1 having every one of  them harps  
and golden vials full of odours1 which  

are the prayers of  saints4    ,the     
prayers of saints4444 ,here we see that 
the saints in heaven offer  up to       
,christ the prayers of the faithful upon
 earth4    #e3i4 ,and they sung a new   
canticle1 saying3 ,thou art worthy1 ,o  
,lord1 to  take the book and to open the
 seals thereof3 because thou wast slain 
and hast redeemed us to ,god1 in thy    
blood1 out of every tribe and  tongue   
and people and nation3    #e3aj4 ,and   
hast made us to our ,god a kingdom and  
priests1 and we shall  reign on the     
earth4    #e3aa4 ,and ,i beheld1 and ,i 
heard the voice of many angels round    
about  the throne and the living        
creatures and the ancients 7and the     
number of  them was thousands of        
thousands71    #e3ab4 ,saying with a    
loud voice3 ,the ,lamb that was slain is
 worthy to  receive power and divinity  
and wisdom and strength and honour and  
glory  and benediction4    #e3ac4 ,and  
every creature which is in heaven and on
 the earth and under  the earth1 and    

such as are in the sea1 and all that are
 in them1 ,i  heard all saying3 ,to him 
that sitteth on the throne and to the   
,lamb1  benediction and honour and glory
 and power1 for ever and ever4    #e3ad4
 ,and the four living creatures said3   
,amen4 ,and the four and twenty         
ancients fell down on their faces and   
adored him that liveth for ever  and    
ever4      ,apocalypse ,chapter #f      
,what followed upon opening six of the  
seals4    #f3a4 ,and ,i saw that the    
,lamb had opened one of the seven seals3
 and ,i  heard one of the four living   
creatures1 as it were the voice of      
thunder1 saying3 ,come and see4    #f3b4
 ,and ,i saw3 and behold a white horse1 
and he that sat on him had a  bow1 and  
there was a crown given him1 and he went
 forth conquering that  he might        
conquer4    ,white horse4444 ,he that   
sitteth on the white horse is ,christ1  
going  forth to subdue the world by his 
gospel4 ,the other horses that follow   
represent the judgments and punishment  

that were to fall on the enemies  of    
,christ and his church4 ,the red horse  
signifies war2 the black horse1  famine2
 and the pale horse 7which has ,death   
for its rider71 plagues or  pestilence4 
#f3c4 ,and when he had opened the second
 seal1 ,i heard the second living       
creature saying3 ,come and see4    #f3d4
 ,and there went out another horse that 
was red4 ,and to him that sat  thereon1 
it was given that he should take peace  
from the earth3 and  that they should   
kill one another4 ,and a great sword was
 given to him4    #f3e4 ,and when he had
 opened the third seal1 ,i heard the    
third living  creature saying3 ,come and
 see4 ,and behold a black horse4 ,and he
 that  sat on him had a pair of scales  
in his hand4    #f3f4 ,and ,i heard1 as 
it were a voice in the midst of the four
 living  creatures1 saying3 ,two pounds 
of wheat for a penny1 and thrice two    
pounds of barley for a penny3 and see   
thou hurt not the wine and the  oil4    
#f3g4 ,and when he had opened the fourth

 seal1 ,i heard the voice of the  fourth
 living creature saying3 ,come and see4 
#f3h4 ,and behold a pale horse3 and he  
that sat upon him1 his name was  ,death4
 ,and hell followed him4 ,and power was 
given to him over the four  parts of the
 earth1 to kill with sword1 with famine 
and with death and  with the beasts of  
the earth4    #f3i4 ,and when he had    
opened the fifth seal1 ,i saw under the 
altar the  souls of them that were slain
 for the word of ,god and for the       
testimony  which they held4    ,under   
the altar4444 ,christ1 as man1 is this  
altar1 under which the  souls of the    
martyrs live in heaven1 as their bodies 
are here deposited  under our altars4   
#f3aj4 ,and they cried with a loud      
voice1 saying3 ,how long1 ,o ,lord      
7,holy  and ,true71 dost thou not judge 
and revenge our blood on them that dwell
  on the earth8    ,revenge our         
blood4444 ,they ask not this out of     
hatred to their enemies1  but out of    
zeal for the glory of ,god1 and a desire

 that the ,lord would  accelerate the   
general judgment1 and the complete      
beatitude of all his  elect4    #f3aa4  
,and white robes were given to every one
 of them one2 ,and it was  said to them 
that they should rest for a little time 
till their fellow  servants and their   
brethren1 who are to be slain even as   
they1 should  be filled up4    #f3ab4   
,and ,i saw1 when he had opened the     
sixth seal3 and behold there  was a     
great earthquake4 ,and the sun became   
black as sackcloth of hair3  and the    
whole moon became as blood4    #f3ac4   
,and the stars from heaven fell upon the
 earth1 as the fig tree  casteth its    
green figs when it is shaken by a great 
wind4    #f3ad4 ,and the heaven departed
 as a book folded up4 ,and every        
mountain1  and the islands1 were moved  
out of their places4    #f3ae4 ,and the 
kings of the earth and the princes and  
tribunes and the  rich and the strong   
and every bondman and every freeman hid 
themselves  in the dens and in the rocks

 of mountains3    #f3af4 ,and they say  
to the mountains and the rocks3 ,fall   
upon us and  hide us from the face of   
him that sitteth upon the throne and    
from the  wrath of the ,lamb4    #f3ag4 
,for the great day of their wrath is    
come4 ,and who shall be able  to stand8 
,apocalypse ,chapter #g    ,the number  
of them that were marked with the seal  
of the living ,god and  clothed in white
 robes4    #g3a4 ,after these things1 ,i
 saw four angels standing on the four   
corners  of the earth1 holding the four 
winds of the earth1 that they should not
  blow upon the earth nor upon the sea  
nor on any tree4    #g3b4 ,and ,i saw   
another angel ascending from the rising 
of the sun1  having the sign of the     
living ,god4 ,and he cried with a loud  
voice to  the four angels to whom it was
 given to hurt the earth and the sea1   
#g3c4 ,saying3 ,hurt not the earth nor  
the sea nor the trees1 till we sign  the
 servants of our ,god in their          
foreheads4    #g3d4 ,and ,i heard the   

number of them that were signed4 ,an    
hundred  forty-four thousand were       
signed1 of every tribe of the children  
of  ,israel4    #g3e4 ,of the tribe of  
,juda1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the  
tribe of  ,ruben1 twelve thousand       
signed3 ,of the tribe of ,gad1 twelve   
thousand  signed3    #g3f4 ,of the tribe
 of ,aser1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of  
the tribe of  ,nephthali1 twelve        
thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of       
,manasses1 twelve  thousand signed3     
#g3g4 ,of the tribe of ,simeon1 twelve  
thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of       
,levi1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the  
tribe of ,issachar1 twelve thousand     
signed3    #g3h4 ,of the tribe of       
,zabulon1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of   
the tribe of  ,joseph1 twelve thousand  
signed3 ,of the tribe of ,benjamin1     
twelve  thousand signed4    #g3i4 ,after
 this1 ,i saw a great multitude1 which  
no man could number1 of  all nations and
 tribes and peoples and tongues1        
standing before the  throne and in sight

 of the ,lamb1 clothed with white robes1
 and palms in  their hands4    #g3aj4   
,and they cried with a loud voice1      
saying3 ,salvation to our ,god1  who    
sitteth upon the throne and to the      
,lamb4    #g3aa4 ,and all the angels    
stood round about the throne and the    
ancients  and the four living creatures4
 ,and they fell down before the throne  
upon their faces and adored ,god1       
#g3ab4 ,saying3 ,amen4 ,benediction and 
glory and wisdom and thanksgiving1      
honour and power and strength1 to our   
,god1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4         
#g3ac4 ,and one of the ancients answered
 and said to me3 ,these that are        
clothed in white robes1 who are they8   
,and whence came they8    #g3ad4 ,and ,i
 said to him3 ,my ,lord1 thou knowest4  
,and he said to me3  ,these are they who
 are come out of great tribulation and  
have washed  their robes and have made  
them white in the blood of the ,lamb4   
#g3ae4 ,therefore1 they are before the  
throne of ,god3 and they serve him  day 

and night in his temple4 ,and he that   
sitteth on the throne shall  dwell over 
them4    #g3af4 ,they shall no more     
hunger nor thirst3 neither shall the sun
 fall  on them1 nor any heat4    #g3ag4 
,for the ,lamb1 which is in the midst of
 the throne1 shall rule  them and shall 
lead them to the fountains of the waters
 of life3 and  ,god shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes4      ,apocalypse 
,chapter #h    ,the seventh seal is     
opened4 ,the angels with the seven      
trumpets4    #h3a4 ,and when he had     
opened the seventh seal1 there was      
silence in  heaven1 as it were for half 
an hour4    #h3b4 ,and ,i saw seven     
angels standing in the presence of ,god3
 and there  were given to them seven    
trumpets4    #h3c4 ,and another angel   
came and stood before the altar1 having 
a golden  censer3 and there was given to
 him much incense1 that he should offer 
of the prayers of all saints1 upon the  
golden altar which is before the  throne
 of ,god4    #h3d4 ,and the smoke of the

 incense of the prayers of the saints   
ascended  up before ,god from the hand  
of the angel4    #h3e4 ,and the angel   
took the censer and filled it with the  
fire of the  altar and cast it on the   
earth3 and there were thunders and      
voices and  lightnings and a great      
earthquake4    #h3f4 ,and the seven     
angels who had the seven trumpets       
prepared  themselves to sound the       
trumpet4    #h3g4 ,and the first angel  
sounded the trumpet3 and there followed 
hail  and fire1 mingled with blood3 and 
it was cast on the earth4 ,and the      
third part of the earth was burnt up3   
and the third part of the trees  was    
burnt up3 and all green grass was burnt 
up4    #h3h4 ,and the second angel      
sounded the trumpet3 and1 as it were1 a 
great  mountain1 burning with fire1 was 
cast into the sea4 ,and the third part  
of the sea became blood4    #h3i4 ,and  
the third part of those creatures died  
which had life in the  sea3 and the     
third part of the ships was destroyed4  

#h3aj4 ,and the third angel sounded the 
trumpet3 and a great star fell  from    
heaven1 burning as it were a torch4 ,and
 it fell on the third part  of the      
rivers and upon the fountains of waters3
    #h3aa4 ,and the name of the star is 
called ,wormwood4 ,and the third part   
of the waters became wormwood4 ,and many
 men died of the waters1 because  they  
were made bitter4    #h3ab4 ,and the    
fourth angel sounded the trumpet3 and   
the third part of  the sun was smitten1 
and the third part of the moon1 and the 
third part  of the stars1 so that the   
third part of them was darkened4 ,and   
the day  did not shine for a third part 
of it3 and the night in like manner4    
#h3ac4 ,and ,i beheld3 and heard the    
voice of one eagle flying through the   
midst of heaven1 saying with a loud     
voice3 ,woe1 ,woe1 ,woe to the          
inhabitants of the earth1 by reason of  
the rest of the voices of the  three    
angels1 who are yet to sound the        
trumpet6      ,apocalypse ,chapter #i   

,locusts come forth from the bottomless 
pit4 ,the vision of the army of         
horsemen4    #i3a4 ,and the fifth angel 
sounded the trumpet3 and ,i saw a star  
fall  from heaven upon the earth4 ,and  
there was given to him the key of the   
bottomless pit4    ,a star full4444     
,this may mean the fall and apostasy of 
great and  learned men from the true    
faith4 ,or a whole nation falling into  
error  and separating from the church1  
not having the sign of ,god in their    
foreheads4 ,and there was given to him  
the key of the bottomless pit4444  ,that
 is1 to the angel1 not to the fallen    
star4 ,to this angel was given  the     
power1 which is here signified by a key1
 of opening hell4    #i3b4 ,and he      
opened the bottomless pit3 and the smoke
 of the pit arose1  as the smoke of a   
great furnace4 ,and the sun and the air 
were darkened  with the smoke of the    
pit4    #i3c4 ,and from the smoke of the
 pit there came out locusts upon the    
earth4 ,and power was given to them1 as 

the scorpions of the earth have  power4 
,there came out locusts4444 ,these may  
be devils in ,antichrist's time1  having
 the appearance of locusts1 but large   
and monstrous1 as here  described4 ,or  
they may be real locusts1 but of an     
extraordinary size  and monstrous shape1
 such as were never before seen on      
earth1 sent to  torment those who have  
not the sign 7or seal7 of ,god on their 
foreheads4 ,some commentators by these  
locusts understand heretics1 and        
especially those heretics1 that sprung  
from ,jews1 and with them denied  the   
divinity of ,jesus ,christ2 as          
,theodotus1 ,praxeas1 ,noetus1 ,paul of 
,samosata1 ,sabellius1 ,arius1 etc4     
,these were great enemies of the        
,christian religion2 they tormented and 
infected the souls of men1  stinging    
them like scorpions1 with the poison of 
their heresies4 ,others  have explained 
these locusts1 and other animals1       
mentioned in different  places          
throughout this sacred and mystical     

book1 in a most absurd1  fanciful1 and  
ridiculous manner2 they make ,abaddon   
the ,pope1 and the  locusts to be friars
 mendicant1 etc4 ,here it is thought    
proper1 not to  enter into any          
controversy upon that subject1 as the   
inventors of these  fancies have been   
already answered1 and fully refuted by  
many  controvertists3 besides1 those who
 might be inposed on by such  chimerical
 writers1 are in these days much better 
informed4    #i3d4 ,and it was commanded
 them that they should not hurt the     
grass of  the earth nor any green thing 
nor any tree3 but only the men who have 
not the sign of ,god on their foreheads4
    #i3e4 ,and it was given unto them   
that they should not kill them3 but     
that they should torment them five      
months4 ,and their torment was as the   
torment of a scorpion when he striketh a
 man4    #i3f4 ,and in those days1 men  
shall seek death and shall not find it4 
,and  they shall desire to die3 and     
death shall fly from them4    #i3g4 ,and

 the shapes of the locusts were like    
unto horses prepared unto  battle4 ,and 
on their heads were1 as it were1 crowns 
like gold3 and  their faces were as the 
faces of men4    #i3h4 ,and they had    
hair as the hair of women3 and their    
teeth were as  lions4    #i3i4 ,and they
 had breastplates as breastplates of    
iron3 and the noise  of their wings was 
as the noise of chariots and many horses
 running to  battle4    #i3aj4 ,and they
 had tails like to scorpions3 and there 
were stings in  their tails4 ,and their 
power was to hurt men1 five months4 ,and
 they had  over them    #i3aa4 ,a king1 
the angel of the bottomless pit 7whose  
name in ,hebrew is  ,abaddon and in     
,greek ,apollyon1 in ,latin             
,exterminans74    #i3ab4 ,one woe is    
past3 and behold there come yet two woes
 more  hereafter4    #i3ac4 ,and the    
sixth angel sounded the trumpet3 and ,i 
heard a voice from  the four horns of   
the golden altar which is before the    
eyes of ,god1    #i3ad4 ,saying to the  

sixth angel who had the trumpet3 ,loose 
the four  angels who are bound in the   
great river ,euphrates4    #i3ae4 ,and  
the four angels were loosed1 who were   
prepared for an hour1  and a day1 and a 
month1 and a year3 for to kill the third
 part of men4    #i3af4 ,and the number 
of the army of horsemen was twenty      
thousand times  ten thousand4 ,and ,i   
heard the number of them4    #i3ag4 ,and
 thus ,i saw the horses in the vision4  
,and they that sat on  them had         
breastplates of fire and of hyacinth and
 of brimstone4 ,and the  heads of the   
horses were as the heads of lions3 and  
from their mouths  proceeded fire and   
smoke and brimstone4    #i3ah4 ,and by  
these three plagues was slain the third 
part of men1 by  the fire and by the    
smoke and by the brimstone which issued 
out of  their mouths4    #i3ai4 ,for the
 power of the horses is in their mouths 
and in their  tails4 ,for1 their tails  
are like to serpents and have heads3 and
 with  them they hurt4    #i3bj4 ,and   

the rest of the men1 who were not slain 
by these plagues1 did  not do penance   
from the works of their hands1 that they
 should not  adore devils and idols of  
gold and silver and brass and stone and 
wood1  which neither can see nor hear   
nor walk3    #i3ba4 ,neither did they   
penance from their murders nor from     
their  sorceries nor from their         
fornication nor from their thefts4      
,apocalypse ,chapter #aj    ,the cry of 
a mighty angel4 ,he gives ,john a book  
to eat4    #aj3a4 ,and ,i saw another   
mighty angel come down from heaven1     
clothed  with a cloud4 ,and a rainbow   
was on his head3 and his face was as the
  sun1 and his feet as pillars of fire4 
#aj3b4 ,and he had in his hand a little 
book1 open4 ,and he set his right  foot 
upon the sea1 and his left foot upon the
 earth4    #aj3c4 ,and he cried with a  
loud voice as when a lion roareth4 ,and 
when  he had cried1 seven thunders      
uttered their voices4    #aj3d4 ,and    
when the seven thunders had uttered     

their voices1 ,i was about  to write4   
,and ,i heard a voice from heaven saying
 to me3 ,seal up the  things which the  
seven thunders have spoken4 ,and write  
them not4    #aj3e4 ,and the angel whom 
,i saw standing upon the sea and upon   
the earth  lifted up his hand to heaven4
    #aj3f4 ,and he swore by him that    
liveth for ever and ever1 who created   
heaven and the things which are therein1
 and the earth and the things  which are
 in it1 and the sea and the things which
 are therein3 ,that  time shall be no   
longer4    #aj3g4 ,but in the days of   
the voice of the seventh angel1 when he 
shall  begin to sound the trumpet1 the  
mystery of ,god shall be finished1 as he
  hath declared by his servants the     
prophets4    ,declared4444 literally    
evangelized1 to signify the good        
tidings1  agreeable to the ,gospel1 of  
the final victory of ,christ1 and of    
that  eternal life1 which should be the 
reward of the temporal sufferings of    
the martyrs and faithful servants of    

,god4    #aj3h4 ,and ,i heard a voice   
from heaven1 again speaking to me and   
saying3  ,go and take the book that is  
open1 from the hand of the angel who    
standeth upon the sea and upon the      
earth4    #aj3i4 ,and ,i went to the    
angel1 saying unto him that he should   
give me  the book4 ,and he said to me3  
,take the book and eat it up4 ,and it   
shall  make thy belly bitter3 but in thy
 mouth it shall be sweet as honey4      
#aj3aj4 ,and ,i took the book from the  
hand of the angel and ate it up3  and it
 was in my mouth1 sweet as honey4 ,and  
when ,i had eaten it1 my  belly was     
bitter4    #aj3aa4 ,and he said to me3  
,thou must prophesy again to many       
nations and  peoples and tongues and    
kings4      ,apocalypse ,chapter #aa    
,he is ordered to measure the temple4   
,the two witnesses4    #aa3a4 ,and there
 was given me a reed1 like unto a rod4  
,and it was said  to me3 ,arise1 and    
measure the temple of ,god and the altar
 and them that  adore therein4    #aa3b4

 ,but the court which is without the    
temple1 cast out and measure  it not3   
because it is given unto the ,gentiles4 
,and the holy city they  shall tread    
under foot1 two and forty months3       
#aa3c4 ,and ,i will give unto my two    
witnesses3 and they shall prophesy1 a   
thousand two hundred sixty days1 clothed
 in sackcloth4    ,my two witnesses4444 
,it is commonly understood of ,henoch   
and ,elias4    #aa3d4 ,these are the two
 olive trees and the two candlesticks   
that stand  before the ,lord of the     
earth4    #aa3e4 ,and if any man will   
hurt them1 fire shall come out of their 
mouths and shall devour their enemies4  
,and if any man will hurt them1  in this
 manner must he be slain4    #aa3f4     
,these have power to shut heaven1 that  
it rain not in the days of  their       
prophecy3 ,and they have power over     
waters1 to turn them into  blood and to 
strike the earth with all plagues1 as   
often as they will4    #aa3g4 ,and when 
they shall have finished their          

testimony1 the beast that  ascendeth out
 of the abyss shall make war against    
them and shall  overcome them and kill  
them4    #aa3h4 ,and their bodies shall 
lie in the streets of the great city    
which  is called spiritually1 ,sodom and
 ,egypt3 where their ,lord also was     
crucified4    #aa3i4 ,and they of the   
tribes and peoples and tongues and      
nations shall  see their bodies for     
three days and a half3 and they shall   
not suffer  their bodies to be laid in  
sepulchres4    #aa3aj4 ,and they that   
dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over 
them and  make merry3 and shall send    
gifts one to another1 because these two 
prophets tormented them that dwelt upon 
the earth4    #aa3aa4 ,and after three  
days and a half1 the spirit of life from
 ,god  entered into them4 ,and they     
stood upon their feet3 and great fear   
fell  upon them that saw them4          
#aa3ab4 ,and they heard a great voice   
from heaven1 saying to them3 ,come  up  
hither4 ,and they went up to heaven in a

 cloud3 and their enemies saw  them4    
#aa3ac4 ,and at that hour there was made
 a great earthquake3 and the  tenth part
 of the city fell4 ,and there were slain
 in the earthquake1  names of men1 seven
 thousand3 and the rest were cast into a
 fear and  gave glory to the ,god of    
heaven4    #aa3ad4 ,the second woe is   
past3 and behold the third woe will come
  quickly4    #aa3ae4 ,and the seventh  
angel sounded the trumpet3 and there    
were great  voices in heaven1 saying3   
,the kingdom of this world is become our
  ,lord's and his ,christ's1 and he     
shall reign for ever and ever4 ,amen4   
#aa3af4 ,and the four and twenty        
ancients who sit on their seats in the  
sight of ,god1 fell on their faces and  
adored ,god1 saying3    #aa3ag4 ,we give
 thee thanks1 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty1  
who art and who wast  and who art to    
come3 because thou hast taken to thee   
thy great power1  and thou hast reigned4
    #aa3ah4 ,and the nations were angry3
 and thy wrath is come4 ,and the time   

of the dead1 that they should be judged 
and that thou shouldest render  reward  
to thy servants the prophets and the    
saints1 and to them that  fear thy name1
 little and great3 and shouldest destroy
 them who have  corrupted the earth4    
#aa3ai4 ,and the temple of ,god was     
opened in heaven3 and the ark of his    
testament was seen in his temple4 ,and  
there were lightnings and voices  and an
 earthquake and great hail4             
,apocalypse ,chapter #ab    ,the vision 
of the woman clothed with the sun and of
 the great dragon  her persecutor4      
#ab3a4 ,and a great sign appeared in    
heaven3 ,a woman clothed with the  sun1 
and the moon under her feet1 and on her 
head a crown of twelve  stars4    ,a    
woman4444 ,the church of ,god4 ,it may  
also1 by allusion1 be applied to  our   
blessed ,lady4 ,the church is clothed   
with the sun1 that is1 with  ,christ3   
she hath the moon1 that is1 the         
changeable things of the world1  under  
her feet3 and the twelve stars with     

which she is crowned1 are the  twelve   
apostles3 she is in labour and pain1    
whilst she brings forth her  children1  
and ,christ in them1 in the midst of    
afflictions and  persecutions4    #ab3b4
 ,and being with child1 she cried       
travailing in birth3 and was in  pain to
 be delivered4    #ab3c4 ,and there was 
seen another sign in heaven4 ,and behold
 a great red  dragon1 having seven heads
 and ten horns and on his heads seven   
diadems4    #ab3d4 ,and his tail drew   
the third part of the stars of heaven   
and cast  them to the earth4 ,and the   
dragon stood before the woman who was   
ready  to be delivered3 that1 when she  
should be delivered1 he might devour    
her son4    #ab3e4 ,and she brought     
forth a man child1 who was to rule all  
nations  with an iron rod4 ,and her son 
was taken up to ,god and to his throne4 
#ab3f4 ,and the woman fled into the     
wilderness1 where she had a place       
prepared by ,god1 that there they should
 feed her1 a thousand two  hundred sixty

 days4    #ab3g4 ,and there was a great 
battle in heaven3 ,michael and his      
angels  fought with the dragon1 and the 
dragon fought1 and his angels4    #ab3h4
 ,and they prevailed not3 neither was   
their place found any more in  heaven4  
#ab3i4 ,and that great dragon was cast  
out1 that old serpent1 who is  called   
the devil and ,satan1 who seduceth the  
whole world4 ,and he was  cast unto the 
earth3 and his angels were thrown down  
with him4    #ab3aj4 ,and ,i heard a    
loud voice in heaven1 saying3 ,now is   
come  salvation and strength and the    
kingdom of our ,god and the power of his
  ,christ3 because the accuser of our   
brethren is cast forth1 who accused     
them before our ,god day and night4     
#ab3aa4 ,and they overcame him by the   
blood of the ,lamb and by the word  of  
the testimony3 and they loved not their 
lives unto death4    #ab3ab4 ,therefore1
 rejoice1 ,o heavens1 and you that dwell
 therein4 ,woe  to the earth and to the 
sea1 because the devil is come down unto

 you1  having great wrath1 knowing that 
he hath but a short time4    #ab3ac4    
,and when the dragon saw that he was    
cast unto the earth1 he  persecuted the 
woman who brought forth the man child4  
#ab3ad4 ,and there were given to the    
woman two wings of a great eagle1  that 
she might fly into the desert1 unto her 
place1 where she is  nourished for a    
time and times1 and half a time1 from   
the face of the  serpent4    #ab3ae4    
,and the serpent cast out of his mouth1 
after the woman1 water1  as it were a   
river3 that he might cause her to be    
carried away by the  river4    #ab3af4  
,and the earth helped the woman3 and the
 earth opened her mouth  and swallowed  
up the river which the dragon cast out  
of his mouth4    #ab3ag4 ,and the dragon
 was angry against the woman3 and went  
to make war  with the rest of her seed1 
who keep the commandments of ,god and   
have  the testimony of ,jesus ,christ4  
#ab3ah4 ,and he stood upon the sand of  
the sea4      ,apocalypse ,chapter #ac  

,of the beast with seven heads and of a 
second beast4    #ac3a4 ,and ,i saw a   
beast coming up out of the sea1 having  
seven heads  and ten horns3 and upon his
 horns1 ten diadems3 and upon his heads1
  names of blasphemy4    ,a beast4444   
,this first beast with seven heads and  
ten horns1 is  probably the whole       
company of infidels1 enemies and        
persecutors of the  people of ,god1 from
 the beginning to the end of the world4 
,the seven  heads are seven kings1 that 
is1 seven principal kingdoms or empires1
  which have exercised1 or shall        
exercise1 tyrannical power over the     
people of ,god2 of these1 five were then
 fallen1 viz43 the ,egyptian1           
,assyrian1 ,chaldean1 ,persian1 and     
,grecian monarchies3 one was present1   
viz41 the empire of ,rome3 and the      
seventh and chiefest was to come1  viz41
 the great ,antichrist and his empire4  
,the ten horns may be  understood of ten
 lesser persecutors4    #ac3b4 ,and the 
beast which ,i saw was like to a        

leopard3 and his feet  were as the feet 
of a bear1 and his mouth as the mouth of
 a lion4 ,and  the dragon gave him his  
own strength and great power4    #ac3c4 
,and ,i saw one of his heads as it were 
slain to death3 and his  death's wound  
was healed4 ,and all the earth was in   
admiration after the  beast4    ,one of 
his heads1 etc4444 ,some understand this
 of the mortal wound1  which the        
idolatry of the ,roman empire 7signified
 by the sixth head7  received from      
,constantine2 which was1 as it were1    
healed again by  ,julian the ,apostate4 
#ac3d4 ,and they adored the dragon which
 gave power to the beast4 ,and  they    
adored the beast1 saying3 ,who is like  
to the beast8 ,and who shall  be able to
 fight with him8    #ac3e4 ,and there   
was given to him a mouth speaking great 
things and  blasphemies3 and power was  
given to him to do1 two and forty       
months4    #ac3f4 ,and he opened his    
mouth unto blasphemies against ,god1 to 
blaspheme his name and his tabernacle   

and them that dwell in heaven4    ,his  
tabernacle1 etc4444 ,that is1 his church
 and his saints4    #ac3g4 ,and it was  
given unto him to make war with the     
saints and to  overcome them4 ,and power
 was given him over every tribe and     
people and  tongue and nation4    #ac3h4
 ,and all that dwell upon the earth     
adored him1 whose names are not  written
 in the book of life of the ,lamb which 
was slain from the  beginning of the    
world4    ,slain from the beginning1    
etc4444 ,in the foreknowledge of ,god2  
and  inasmuch as all mercy and grace1   
from the beginning1 was given in view   
of his death and passion4    #ac3i4 ,if 
any man have an ear1 let him hear4      
#ac3aj4 ,he that shall lead into        
captivity shall go into captivity3 he   
that shall kill by the sword must be    
killed by the sword4 ,here is the       
patience and the faith of the saints4   
#ac3aa4 ,and ,i saw another beast coming
 up out of the earth3 and he had  two   
horns1 like a lamb3 and he spoke as a   

dragon4    ,another beast4444 ,this     
second beast with two horns1 may be     
understood  of the heathenish priests   
and magicians2 the principal promoters  
both  of idolatry and persecution4      
#ac3ab4 ,and he executed all the power  
of the former beast in his sight4  ,and 
he caused the earth and them that dwell 
therein to adore the first  beast1 whose
 wound to death was healed4    #ac3ac4  
,and he did great signs1 so that he made
 also fire to come down  from heaven    
unto the earth1 in the sight of men4    
#ac3ad4 ,and he seduced them that dwell 
on the earth1 for the signs which  were 
given him to do in the sight of the     
beast3 saying to them that  dwell on the
 earth that they should make the image  
of the beast which  had the wound by the
 sword and lived4    #ac3ae4 ,and it was
 given him to give life to the image of 
the beast3 and  that the image of the   
beast should speak3 and should cause    
that  whosoever will not adore the image
 of the beast should be slain4          

#ac3af4 ,and he shall make all1 both    
little and great1 rich and poor1        
freemen and bondmen1 to have a character
 in their right hand or on  their       
foreheads3    #ac3ag4 ,and that no man  
might buy or sell1 but he that hath the 
character1 or the name of the beast1 or 
the number of his name4    #ac3ah4 ,here
 is wisdom4 ,he that hath understanding1
 let him count the  number of the beast4
 ,for it is the number of a man3 and the
 number of  him is six hundred          
sixty-six4    ,six hundred sixty-six4444
 ,the numeral letters of his name shall 
make up  this number4      ,apocalypse  
,chapter #ad    ,of the ,lamb and of the
 virgins that follow him4 ,of the       
judgments that  shall fall upon the     
wicked4    #ad3a4 ,and ,i beheld3 and lo
 a ,lamb stood upon mount ,sion1 and    
with him  an hundred forty-four         
thousand1 having his name and the name  
of his  ,father written on their        
foreheads4    #ad3b4 ,and ,i heard a    
voice from heaven1 as the noise of many 

waters and  as the voice of great       
thunder4 ,and the voice which ,i heard  
was as the  voice of harpers1 harping on
 their harps4    #ad3c4 ,and they sung  
as it were a new canticle1 before the   
throne and  before the four living      
creatures and the ancients3 and no man  
could say  the canticle1 but those      
hundred forty-four thousand who were    
purchased  from the earth4    #ad3d4    
,these are they who were not defiled    
with women3 for they are  virgins4      
,these follow the ,lamb whithersoever he
 goeth4 ,these were  purchased from     
among men1 the firstfruits to ,god and  
to the ,lamb4    #ad3e4 ,and in their   
mouth there was found no lie3 for they  
are without  spot before the throne of  
,god4    #ad3f4 ,and ,i saw another     
angel flying through the midst of       
heaven1  having the eternal gospel1 to  
preach unto them that sit upon the earth
  and over every nation and tribe and   
tongue and people3    #ad3g4 ,saying    
with a loud voice3 ,fear the ,lord and  

give him honour1  because the hour of   
his judgment is come4 ,and adore ye him 
that made  heaven and earth1 the sea and
 the fountains of waters4    #ad3h4 ,and
 another angel followed1 saying3 ,that  
great ,babylon is fallen1  is fallen2   
which made all nations to drink of the  
wine of the wrath of  her fornication4  
,babylon4444 ,by ,babylon may be very   
probably signified all the wicked  world
 in general1 which ,god will punish1 and
 destroy after the short  time of this  
mortal life3 or it may signify every    
great city wherein  enormous sins and   
abominations are daily committed2 and   
that when the  measure of its iniquities
 is full1 the punishments due to its    
crimes  are poured on it4 ,it may also  
be some city of the description in the  
text1 that will exist1 and be destroyed1
 as here described1 towards the  end of 
the world4    #ad3i4 ,and the third     
angel followed them1 saying with a loud 
voice3 ,if  any man shall adore the     
beast and his image and receive his     

character  in his forehead or in his    
hand1    #ad3aj4 ,he also shall drink of
 the wine of the wrath of ,god1 which is
  mingled with pure wine in the cup of  
his wrath3 and shall be tormented  with 
fire and brimstone in the sight of the  
holy angels and in the  sight of the    
,lamb4    #ad3aa4 ,and the smoke of     
their torments1 shall ascend up for ever
 and  ever3 neither have they rest day  
nor night1 who have adored the beast    
and his image and whoever receiveth the 
character of his name4    #ad3ab4 ,here 
is the patience of the saints1 who keep 
the commandments of  ,god and the faith 
of ,jesus4    #ad3ac4 ,and ,i heard a   
voice from heaven1 saying to me3 ,write3
 ,blessed  are the dead who die in the  
,lord4 ,from henceforth now1 saith the  
,spirit1 that they may rest from their  
labours4 ,for their works follow  them4 
,die in the ,lord4444 ,it is understood 
of the martyrs who die for the  ,lord4  
#ad3ad4 ,and ,i saw3 and behold a white 
cloud and upon the cloud one  sitting   

like to the ,son of man1 having on his  
head a crown of gold and  in his hand a 
sharp sickle4    #ad3ae4 ,and another   
angel came out from the temple1 crying  
with a loud  voice to him that sat upon 
the cloud3 ,thrust in thy sickle and    
reap1  because the hour is come to reap4
 ,for the harvest of the earth is ripe4 
#ad3af4 ,and he that sat on the cloud   
thrust his sickle into the earth3  and  
the earth was reaped4    #ad3ag4 ,and   
another angel came out of the temple    
which is in heaven1 he  also having a   
sharp sickle4    #ad3ah4 ,and another   
angel came out from the altar1 who had  
power over  fire4 ,and he cried with a  
loud voice to him that had the sharp    
sickle1  saying3 ,thrust in thy sharp   
sickle and gather the clusters of the   
vineyard of the earth1 because the      
grapes thereof are ripe4    #ad3ai4 ,and
 the angel thrust in his sharp sickle   
into the earth and  gathered the        
vineyard of the earth and cast it into  
the great press of  the wrath of ,god3  

#ad3bj4 ,and the press was trodden      
without the city1 and blood came out  of
 the press1 up to the horses' bridles1  
for a thousand and six hundred          
furlongs4      ,apocalypse ,chapter #ae 
,they that have overcome the beast      
glorify ,god4 ,of the seven angels with 
the seven vials4    #ae3a4 ,and ,i saw  
another sign in heaven1 great and       
wonderful3 seven  angels having the     
seven last plagues4 ,for in them is     
filled up the  wrath of ,god4    #ae3b4 
,and ,i saw as it were a sea of glass   
mingled with fire3 and them  that had   
overcome the beast and his image and the
 number of his name1  standing on the   
sea of glass1 having the harps of ,god3 
#ae3c4 ,and singing the canticle of     
,moses1 the servant of ,god1 and the    
canticle of the ,lamb1 saying3 ,great   
and wonderful are thy works1 ,o ,lord   
,god ,almighty4 ,just and true are thy  
ways1 ,o ,king of ages4    #ae3d4 ,who  
shall not fear thee1 ,o ,lord1 and      
magnify thy name8 ,for thou  only art   

holy4 ,for all nations shall come and   
shall adore in thy sight1  because thy  
judgments are manifest4    #ae3e4 ,and  
after these things1 ,i looked3 and      
behold1 the temple of the  tabernacle of
 the testimony in heaven was opened4    
#ae3f4 ,and the seven angels came out of
 the temple1 having the seven  plagues1 
clothed with clean and white linen and  
girt about the breasts  with golden     
girdles4    #ae3g4 ,and one of the four 
living creatures gave to the seven      
angels  seven golden vials1 full of the 
wrath of ,god1 who liveth for ever and  
ever4    #ae3h4 ,and the temple was     
filled with smoke from the majesty of   
,god and  from his power4 ,and no man   
was able to enter into the temple1 till 
the  seven plagues of the seven angels  
were fulfilled4      ,apocalypse        
,chapter #af    ,the seven vials are    
poured out4 ,the plagues that ensue4    
#af3a4 ,and ,i heard a great voice out  
of the temple1 saying to the seven      
angels3 ,go and pour out the seven vials

 of the wrath of ,god upon the  earth4  
#af3b4 ,and the first went and poured   
out his vial upon the earth4 ,and  there
 fell a sore and grievous wound upon men
 who had the character of  the beast3   
and upon them that adored the image     
thereof4    #af3c4 ,and the second angel
 poured out his vial upon the sea4 ,and 
there  came blood as it were of a dead  
man3 and every living soul died in the  
sea4    #af3d4 ,and the third poured out
 his vial upon the rivers and the       
fountains of waters4 ,and there was made
 blood4    #af3e4 ,and ,i heard the     
angel of the waters saying3 ,thou art   
just1 ,o  ,lord1 who art and who wast1  
the ,holy ,one1 because thou hast judged
  these things4    #af3f4 ,for they have
 shed the blood of saints and prophets3 
and thou  hast given them blood to      
drink4 ,for they are worthy4    #af3g4  
,and ,i heard another1 from the altar1  
saying3 ,yea1 ,o ,lord ,god  ,almighty1 
true and just are thy judgments4        
#af3h4 ,and the fourth angel poured out 

his vial upon the sun4 ,and it was      
given unto him to afflict men with heat 
and fire4    #af3i4 ,and men were       
scorched with great heat3 and they      
blasphemed the  name of ,god1 who hath  
power over these plagues4 ,neither did  
they  penance to give him glory4        
#af3aj4 ,and the fifth angel poured out 
his vial upon the seat of the  beast4   
,and his kingdom became dark3 and they  
gnawed their tongues for  pain4         
#af3aa4 ,and they blasphemed the ,god of
 heaven1 because of their pains  and    
wounds3 and did not penance for their   
works4    #af3ab4 ,and the sixth angel  
poured out his vial upon that great     
river  ,euphrates and dried up the water
 thereof1 that a way might be prepared  
for the kings from the rising of the    
sun4    #af3ac4 ,and ,i saw from the    
mouth of the dragon and from the mouth  
of the  beast and from the mouth of the 
false prophet1 three unclean spirits    
like frogs4    #af3ad4 ,for they are the
 spirits of devils1 working signs3 and  

they go  forth unto the kings of the    
whole earth1 to gather them to battle   
against the great day of the ,almighty  
,god4    #af3ae4 ,behold1 ,i come as a  
thief4 ,blessed is he that watcheth and 
keepeth his garments1 lest he walk      
naked1 and they see his shame4          
#af3af4 ,and he shall gather them       
together into a place which in ,hebrew  
is called ,armagedon4    ,armagedon4444 
,that is1 the hill of robbers4          
#af3ag4 ,and the seventh angel poured   
out his vial upon the air4 ,and  there  
came a great voice out of the temple    
from the throne1 saying3 ,it  is done4  
#af3ah4 ,and there were lightnings and  
voices and thunders3 and there was  a   
great earthquake1 such an one as never  
had been since men were upon  the earth1
 such an earthquake1 so great4          
#af3ai4 ,and the great city was divided 
into three parts3 and the cities  of the
 ,gentiles fell4 ,and great ,babylon    
came in remembrance before ,god1  to    
give her the cup of the wine of the     

indignation of his wrath4    #af3bj4    
,and every island fled away3 and the    
mountains were not found4    #af3ba4    
,and great hail1 like a talent1 came    
down from heaven upon men3  and men     
blasphemed ,god1 for the plague of the  
hail3 because it was  exceeding great4  
,apocalypse ,chapter #ag    ,the        
description of the great harlot and of  
the beast upon which she  sits4         
#ag3a4 ,and there came one of the seven 
angels who had the seven vials  and     
spoke with me1 saying3 ,come1 ,i will   
shew thee the condemnation of  the great
 harlot1 who sitteth upon many waters3  
#ag3b4 ,with whom the kings of the earth
 have committed fornication4 ,and  they 
who inhabit the earth have been made    
drunk with the wine of her  whoredom4   
#ag3c4 ,and he took me away in spirit   
into the desert4 ,and ,i saw a woman    
sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast1  
full of names of blasphemy1  having     
seven heads and ten horns4    #ag3d4    
,and the woman was clothed round about  

with purple and scarlet1  and gilt with 
gold and precious stones and pearls1    
having a golden cup  in her hand1 full  
of the abomination and filthiness of her
 fornication4    #ag3e4 ,and on her     
forehead a name was written3 ,a mystery3
 ,babylon the  great1 the mother of the 
fornications and the abominations of the
  earth4    ,a mystery4444 ,that is1 a  
secret2 because what follows of the name
 and  title of the great harlot is to be
 taken in a mystical sense4             
,babylon4444 ,either the city of the    
devil in general2 or1 if this place  be 
to be understood of any particular city1
 pagan ,rome1 which then and  for three 
hundred years persecuted the church2 and
 was the principal  seat both of empire 
and idolatry4    #ag3f4 ,and ,i saw the 
woman drunk with the blood of the saints
 and with  the blood of the martyrs of  
,jesus4 ,and ,i wondered1 when ,i had   
seen her1  with great admiration4       
#ag3g4 ,and the angel said to me3 ,why  
dost thou wonder8 ,i will tell thee  the

 mystery of the woman and of the beast  
which carrieth her1 which  hath the     
seven heads and ten horns4    #ag3h4    
,the beast which thou sawest1 was1 and  
is not1 and shall come up  out of the   
bottomless pit and go into destruction4 
,and the inhabitants  on the earth      
7whose names are not written in the book
 of life from the  foundation of the    
world7 shall wonder1 seeing the beast   
that was and is  not4    ,the beast     
which thou sawest4444 ,this beast which 
supports ,babylon1 may  signify the     
power of the devil3 which was and is    
not1 being much  limited by the coming  
of ,christ1 but shall again exert itself
 under  ,antichrist4 ,the seven heads of
 this beast are seven mountains or      
empires1 instruments of his tyranny2 of 
which five were then fallen4  7,see     
chap4 #ac4a1 and below1 ver4 #aj47 ,the 
beast itself is said to be  the eighth1 
and is of the seven2 because they all   
act under the devil1  and by his        
instigation1 so that his power is in    

them all1 yet so as to  make up1 as it  
were1 an eighth empire1 distinct from   
them all4    #ag3i4 ,and here is the    
understanding that hath wisdom4 ,the    
seven heads  are seven mountains1 upon  
which the woman sitteth3 and they are   
seven  kings4    #ag3aj4 ,five are      
fallen1 one is1 and the other is not yet
 come3 and when  he is come1 he must    
remain a short time4    #ag3aa4 ,and the
 beast which was and is not3 the same   
also is the eighth1  and is of the      
seven1 and goeth into destruction4      
#ag3ab4 ,and the ten horns which thou   
sawest are ten kings1 who have not  yet 
received a kingdom3 but shall receive   
power as kings1 one hour  after the     
beast4    ,ten kings4444 ,ten lesser    
kingdoms1 enemies also of the church of 
,christ3 which1 nevertheless1 shall be  
made instruments of the justice  of ,god
 for the punishment of ,babylon4 ,some  
understand this of the  ,goths1         
,vandals1 ,huns1 and other barbarous    
nations1 that destroyed the  empire of  

,rome4    #ag3ac4 ,these have one       
design3 and their strength and power    
they shall  deliver to the beast4       
#ag3ad4 ,these shall fight with the     
,lamb4 ,and the ,lamb shall overcome    
them because he is ,lord of lords and   
,king of kings3 and they that are  with 
him are called and elect and faithful4  
#ag3ae4 ,and he said to me3 ,the waters 
which thou sawest1 where the  harlot    
sitteth1 are peoples and nations and    
tongues4    #ag3af4 ,and the ten horns  
which thou sawest in the beast3 ,these  
shall  hate the harlot and shall make   
her desolate and naked and shall eat her
  flesh and shall burn her with fire4   
#ag3ag4 ,for ,god hath given into their 
hearts to do that which pleaseth  him3  
that they give their kingdom to the     
beast1 till the words of ,god  be       
fulfilled4    #ag3ah4 ,and the woman    
which thou sawest is the great city     
which hath  kingdom over the kings of   
the earth4      ,apocalypse ,chapter #ah
    ,the fall of ,babylon4 ,kings and   

merchants lament over her4    #ah3a4    
,and after these things1 ,i saw another 
angel come down from  heaven1 having    
great power3 and the earth was          
enlightened with his  glory4    #ah3b4  
,and he cried out with a strong voice1  
saying3 ,babylon the great  is fallen1  
is fallen3 and is become the habitation 
of devils and the  hold of every unclean
 spirit and the hold of every unclean   
and hateful  bird3    #ah3c4 ,because   
all nations have drunk of the wine of   
the wrath of her  fornication3 and the  
kings of the earth have committed       
fornication with  her2 ,and the         
merchants of the earth have been made   
rich by the power of  her delicacies4   
#ah3d4 ,and ,i heard another voice from 
heaven1 saying3 ,go out from her1  my   
people2 that you be not partakers of her
 sins and that you receive  not of her  
plagues4    #ah3e4 ,for her sins have   
reached unto heaven3 and the ,lord hath 
remembered her iniquities4    #ah3f4    
,render to her as she also hath rendered

 to you3 and double unto  her double1   
according to her works4 ,in the cup     
wherein she hath  mingled1 mingle ye    
double unto her4    #ah3g4 ,as much as  
she hath glorified herself and lived in 
delicacies1 so  much torment and sorrow 
give ye to her4 ,because she saith in   
her heart3  ,i sit a queen and am no    
widow3 and sorrow ,i shall not see4     
#ah3h4 ,therefore1 shall her plagues    
come in one day1 death and mourning  and
 famine4 ,and she shall be burnt with   
the fire3 because ,god is  strong1 who  
shall judge her4    #ah3i4 ,and the     
kings of the earth1 who have committed  
fornication and  lived in delicacies    
with her1 shall weep and bewail         
themselves over  her1 when they shall   
see the smoke of her burning3    #ah3aj4
 ,standing afar off for fear of her     
torments1 saying3 ,alas6 alas6  that    
great city1 ,babylon1 that mighty city3 
for in one hour is thy  judgment come4  
#ah3aa4 ,and the merchants of the earth 
shall weep and mourn over her3  for no  

man shall buy their merchandise any     
more4    #ah3ab4 ,merchandise of gold   
and silver and precious stones3 and of  
pearls and fine linen and purple and    
silk and scarlet3 and all thyine  wood3 
and all manner of vessels of ivory3 and 
all manner of vessels of  precious stone
 and of brass and of iron and of marble3
    #ah3ac4 ,and cinnamon and odours and
 ointment and frankincense and wine  and
 oil and fine flour and wheat and beasts
 and sheep and horses and  chariots3 and
 slaves and souls of men4    #ah3ad4    
,and the fruits of the desire of thy    
soul are departed from thee3  and all   
fat and goodly things are perished from 
thee4 ,and they shall  find them no more
 at all4    #ah3ae4 ,the merchants of   
these things1 who were made rich1 shall 
stand  afar off from her1 for fear of   
her torments1 weeping and mourning1     
#ah3af4 ,and saying3 ,alas6 alas6 that  
great city1 which was clothed with  fine
 linen and purple and scarlet and was   
gilt with gold and precious  stones and 

pearls4    #ah3ag4 ,for in one hour are 
so great riches come to nought4 ,and    
every  shipmaster and all that sail into
 the lake1 and mariners1 and as many  as
 work in the sea1 stood afar off1       
#ah3ah4 ,and cried1 seeing the place of 
her burning1 saying3 ,what city is  like
 to this great city8    #ah3ai4 ,and    
they cast dust upon their heads and     
cried1 weeping and  mourning1 saying3   
,alas6 alas6 that great city1 wherein   
all were made  rich1 that had ships at  
sea1 by reason of her prices4 ,for1 in  
one hour  she is made desolate4         
#ah3bj4 ,rejoice over her1 thou heaven  
and ye holy apostles and prophets4  ,for
 ,god hath judged your judgment on her4 
#ah3ba4 ,and a mighty angel took up a   
stone1 as it were a great  millstone1   
and cast it into the sea1 saying3 ,with 
such violence as  this1 shall ,babylon1 
that great city1 be thrown down and     
shall be found  no more at all4         
#ah3bb4 ,and the voice of harpers and of
 musicians and of them that play  on the

 pipe and on the trumpet shall no more  
be heard at all in thee3  and no        
craftsman of any art whatsoever shall be
 found any more at all  in thee3 and the
 sound of the mill shall be heard no    
more at all in  thee3    #ah3bc4 ,and   
the light of the lamp shall shine no    
more at all in thee3  and the voice of  
the bridegroom and the bride shall be   
heard no more at  all in thee4 ,for thy 
merchants were the great men of the     
earth3 for all  nations have been       
deceived by thy enchantments4    #ah3bd4
 ,and in her was found the blood of     
prophets and of saints and of  all that 
were slain upon the earth4              
,apocalypse ,chapter #ai    ,the saints 
glorify ,god for his judgments on the   
great harlot4 ,christ's  victory over   
the beast and the kings of the earth4   
#ai3a4 ,after these things1 ,i heard as 
it were the voice of much people  in    
heaven1 saying3 ,alleluia4 ,salvation   
and glory and power is to our  ,god4    
#ai3b4 ,for true and just are his       

judgments1 who hath judged the great    
harlot which corrupted the earth with   
her fornication and hath revenged  the  
blood of his servants1 at her hands4    
#ai3c4 ,and again they said3 ,alleluia4 
,and her smoke ascendeth for ever  and  
ever4    #ai3d4 ,and the four and twenty
 ancients and the four living creatures 
fell down and adored ,god that sitteth  
upon the throne1 saying3 ,amen4         
,alleluia4    #ai3e4 ,and a voice came  
out from the throne1 saying3 ,give      
praise to our  ,god1 all ye his         
servants3 and you that fear him1 little 
and great4    #ai3f4 ,and ,i heard as it
 were the voice of a great multitude1   
and as the  voice of many waters1 and as
 the voice of great thunders1 saying3   
,alleluia3 for the ,lord our ,god1 the  
,almighty1 hath reigned4    #ai3g4 ,let 
us be glad and rejoice and give glory to
 him4 ,for the  marriage of the ,lamb is
 come3 and his wife hath prepared       
herself4    #ai3h4 ,and it is granted to
 her that she should clothe herself with

 fine  linen1 glittering and white4 ,for
 the fine linen are the justifications  
of saints4    #ai3i4 ,and he said to me3
 ,write3 ,blessed are they that are     
called to the  marriage supper of the   
,lamb4 ,and he saith to me3 ,these words
 of ,god are  true4    #ai3aj4 ,and ,i  
fell down before his feet1 to adore him4
 ,and he saith to  me3 ,see thou do it  
not4 ,i am thy fellow servant and of thy
 brethren who  have the testimony of    
,jesus4 ,adore ,god4 ,for the testimony 
of ,jesus is  the spirit of prophecy4   
,i fell down before1 etc4444 ,st4       
,augustine 7lib4 #bj1 contra ,faust1 c4 
#ba7 is of opinion1 that this angel     
appeared in so glorious a manner1  that 
,st4 ,john took him to be ,god2 and     
therefore would have given him  divine  
honour had not the angel stopped him1 by
 telling him he was but  his fellow     
servant4 ,st4 ,gregory 7,hom4 #h1 in    
,evang47 rather thinks that  the        
veneration offered by ,st4 ,john1 was   
not divine honour1 or indeed  any other 

than what might lawfully be given2 but  
was nevertheless  refused by the angel1 
in consideration of the dignity to which
 our  human nature had been raised1 by  
the incarnation of the ,son of ,god1 and
  the dignity of ,st4 ,john1 an apostle1
 prophet1 and martyr4    #ai3aa4 ,and ,i
 saw heaven opened3 and behold a white  
horse4 ,and he that  sat upon him was   
called faithful and true3 and with      
justice doth he  judge and fight4       
#ai3ab4 ,and his eyes were as a flame of
 fire3 and on his head were many        
diadems4 ,and he had a name written1    
which no man knoweth but himself4       
#ai3ac4 ,and he was clothed with a      
garment sprinkled with blood4 ,and his  
name is called3 ,,the ,,word ,,of ,,god4
    #ai3ad4 ,and the armies that are in 
heaven followed him on white horses1    
clothed in fine linen1 white and clean4 
#ai3ae4 ,and out of his mouth proceedeth
 a sharp two-edged sword1 that  with it 
he may strike the nations4 ,and he shall
 rule them with a rod of  iron3 and he  

treadeth the winepress of the fierceness
 of the wrath of  ,god the ,almighty4   
#ai3af4 ,and he hath on his garment and 
on his thigh written3 ,,king ,,of       
,,kings ,,and ,,lord ,,of ,,lords4      
#ai3ag4 ,and ,i saw an angel standing in
 the sun3 and he cried with a loud      
voice1 saying to all the birds that did 
fly through the midst of  heaven3 ,come1
 gather yourselves together to the great
 supper of ,god3    #ai3ah4 ,that you   
may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh
 of tribunes  and the flesh of mighty   
men and the flesh of horses and of them 
that  sit on them3 and the flesh of all 
freemen and bondmen and of little and   
of great4    #ai3ai4 ,and ,i saw the    
beast and the kings of the earth and    
their armies1  gathered together to make
 war with him that sat upon the horse   
and with  his army4    #ai3bj4 ,and the 
beast was taken1 and with him the false 
prophet who  wrought signs before him1  
wherewith he seduced them who received  
the  character of the beast and who     

adored his image4 ,these two were cast  
alive into the pool of fire burning with
 brimstone4    #ai3ba4 ,and the rest    
were slain by the sword of him that     
sitteth upon  the horse1 which          
proceedeth out of his mouth3 and all the
 birds were  filled with their flesh4   
,apocalypse ,chapter #bj    ,satan is   
bound for a thousand years4 ,the souls  
of the martyrs reign  with ,christ in   
the first resurrection4 ,the last       
attempts of ,satan  against the church4 
,the last judgment4    #bj3a4 ,and ,i   
saw an angel coming down from heaven1   
having the key of the  bottomless pit   
and a great chain in his hand4    #bj3b4
 ,and he laid hold on the dragon1 the   
old serpent1 which is the  devil and    
,satan1 and bound him for a thousand    
years4    ,bound him1 etc4444 ,the power
 of ,satan has been very much limited by
 the  passion of ,christ3 for a thousand
 years2 that is1 for the whole time of  
the ,new ,testament2 but especially from
 the time of the destruction of         

,babylon or pagan ,rome1 till the new   
efforts of ,gog and ,magog against  the 
church1 towards the end of the world4   
,during which time the souls  of the    
martyrs and saints live and reign with  
,christ in heaven1 in the  first        
resurrection1 which is that of the soul 
to the life of glory2 as  the second    
resurrection will be that of the body1  
at the day of the  general judgment4    
#bj3c4 ,and he cast him into the        
bottomless pit and shut him up and set a
  seal upon him1 that he should no more 
seduce the nations till the  thousand   
years be finished4 ,and after that1 he  
must be loosed a little  time4    #bj3d4
 ,and ,i saw seats4 ,and they sat upon  
them3 and judgment was given  unto them4
 ,and the souls of them that were       
beheaded for the testimony  of ,jesus   
and for the word of ,god and who had not
 adored the beast nor  his image nor    
received his character on their         
foreheads or in their  hands4 ,and they 
lived and reigned with ,christ a        

thousand years4    #bj3e4 ,the rest of  
the dead lived not1 till the thousand   
years were  finished4 ,this is the first
 resurrection4    #bj3f4 ,blessed and   
holy is he that hath part in the first  
resurrection4  ,in these the second     
death hath no power4 ,but they shall be 
priests of  ,god and of ,christ3 and    
shall reign with him a thousand years4  
#bj3g4 ,and when the thousand years     
shall be finished1 ,satan shall be      
loosed out of his prison and shall go   
forth and seduce the nations  which are 
over the four quarters of the earth1    
,gog and ,magog3 and shall  gather them 
together to battle1 the number of whom  
is as the sand of  the sea4    #bj3h4   
,and they came upon the breadth of the  
earth and encompassed the  camp of the  
saints and the beloved city4    #bj3i4  
,and there came down fire from ,god out 
of heaven and devoured  them3 and the   
devil1 who seduced them1 was cast into  
the pool of fire  and brimstone1 where  
both the beast    #bj3aj4 ,and the false

 prophet shall be tormented day and     
night for ever  and ever4    #bj3aa4    
,and ,i saw a great white throne and one
 sitting upon it1 from  whose face the  
earth and heaven fled away3 and there   
was no place found  for them4    #bj3ab4
 ,and ,i saw the dead1 great and small1 
standing in the presence of  the throne4
 ,and the books were opened3 and another
 book was opened1  which is the book of 
life4 ,and the dead were judged by those
 things  which were written in the      
books1 according to their works4        
#bj3ac4 ,and the sea gave up the dead   
that were in it3 and death and hell     
gave up their dead that were in them4   
,and they were judged1 every one        
according to their works4    #bj3ad4    
,and hell and death were cast into the  
pool of fire4 ,this is the  second      
death4    #bj3ae4 ,and whosoever was not
 found written in the book of life was  
cast  into the pool of fire4            
,apocalypse ,chapter #ba    ,the new    
,jerusalem described4    #ba3a4 ,and ,i 

saw a new heaven and a new earth4 ,for  
the first heaven and  the first earth   
was gone3 and the sea is now no more4   
,the first heaven and the first earth   
was gone 444 being changed1 not as  to  
their substance1 but in their qualities4
    #ba3b4 ,and ,i1 ,john1 saw the holy 
city1 the new ,jerusalem1 coming down   
out of heaven from ,god1 prepared as a  
bride adorned for her husband4    #ba3c4
 ,and ,i heard a great voice from the   
throne1 saying3 ,behold the  tabernacle 
of ,god with men3 and he will dwell with
 them4 ,and they shall  be his people3  
and ,god himself with them shall be     
their ,god4    #ba3d4 ,and ,god shall   
wipe away all tears from their eyes3 and
 death  shall be no more4 ,nor mourning1
 nor crying1 nor sorrow shall be any    
more1 for the former things are passed  
away4    #ba3e4 ,and he that sat on the 
throne1 said3 ,behold1 ,i make all      
things  new4 ,and he said to me3 ,write4
 ,for these words are most faithful and 
true4    #ba3f4 ,and he said to me3 ,it 

is done4 ,i am ,alpha and ,omega3 the   
,beginning and the ,end4 ,to him that   
thirsteth1 ,i will give of the  fountain
 of the water of life1 freely4    #ba3g4
 ,he that shall overcome shall possess  
these things4 ,and ,i will be  his ,god3
 and he shall be my son4    #ba3h4 ,but 
the fearful and unbelieving and the     
abominable and murderers  and           
whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters
 and all liars1 they shall  have their  
portion in the pool burning with fire   
and brimstone1 which  is the second     
death4    #ba3i4 ,and there came one of 
the seven angels1 who had the vials full
 of  the seven last plagues1 and spoke  
with me1 saying3 ,come and ,i will shew 
thee the bride1 the wife of the ,lamb4  
#ba3aj4 ,and he took me up in spirit to 
a great and high mountain3 and he       
shewed me the holy city ,jerusalem1     
coming down out of heaven from ,god1    
#ba3aa4 ,having the glory of ,god1 and  
the light thereof was like to a         
precious stone1 as to the jasper stone  

even as crystal4    #ba3ab4 ,and it had 
a wall great and high1 having twelve    
gates1 and in  the gates twelve angels1 
and names written thereon1 which are the
 names  of the twelve tribes of the     
children of ,israel4    #ba3ac4 ,on the 
east1 three gates3 and on the north1    
three gates3 and on  the south1 three   
gates3 and on the west1 three gates4    
#ba3ad4 ,and the wall of the city had   
twelve foundations3 ,and in them1  the  
twelve names of the twelve apostles of  
the ,lamb1    #ba3ae4 ,and he that spoke
 with me had a measure of a reed of     
gold1 to  measure the city and the gates
 thereof and the wall4    #ba3af4 ,and  
the city lieth in a four-square3 and the
 length thereof is  as great as the     
breadth4 ,and he measured the city with 
the golden reed  for twelve thousand    
furlongs3 and the length and the height 
and the  breadth thereof are equal4     
#ba3ag4 ,and he measured the wall       
thereof an hundred forty-four cubits1   
the measure of a man1 which is of an    

angel4    ,the measure of a man1 i4e41  
,according to the measure of men1 and   
used  by the angel4444 ,this seems to be
 the true meaning of these words4       
#ba3ah4 ,and the building of the wall   
thereof was of jasper stone3 but  the   
city itself pure gold like to clear     
glass4    #ba3ai4 ,and the foundations  
of the wall of the city were adorned    
with  all manner of precious stones4    
,the first foundation was jasper3 the   
second1 sapphire3 the third2 a          
chalcedony3 the fourth1 an emerald3     
#ba3bj4 ,the fifth1 sardonyx3 the sixth1
 sardius3 the seventh1  chrysolite3 the 
eighth1 beryl3 the ninth1 a topaz3 the  
tenth1 a  chrysoprasus3 the eleventh1 a 
jacinth3 the twelfth1 an amethyst4      
#ba3ba4 ,and the twelve gates are twelve
 pearls1 one to each3 and every  several
 gate was of one several pearl4 ,and the
 street of the city was  pure gold1 as  
it were1 transparent glass4    #ba3bb4  
,and ,i saw no temple therein4 ,for the 
,lord ,god ,almighty is the  temple     

thereof1 and the ,lamb4    #ba3bc4 ,and 
the city hath no need of the sun1 nor of
 the moon1 to shine  in it4 ,for the    
glory of ,god hath enlightened it3 and  
the ,lamb is the  lamp thereof4         
#ba3bd4 ,and the nations shall walk in  
the light of it3 and the kings of  the  
earth shall bring their glory and honour
 into it4    #ba3be4 ,and the gates     
thereof shall not be shut by day3 for   
there shall  be no night there4         
#ba3bf4 ,and they shall bring the glory 
and honour of the nations into  it4     
#ba3bg4 ,there shall not enter into it  
any thing defiled or that worketh       
abomination or maketh a lie3 but they   
that are written in the book of  life of
 the ,lamb4      ,apocalypse ,chapter   
#bb    ,the water and tree of life4 ,the
 conclusion4    #bb3a4 ,and he shewed me
 a river of water of life1 clear as     
crystal1  proceeding from the throne of 
,god and of the ,lamb4    #bb3b4 ,in the
 midst of the street thereof1 and on    
both sides of the  river1 was the tree  

of life1 bearing twelve fruits1 yielding
 its fruits  every month3 and the leaves
 of the tree for the healing of the     
nations4    #bb3c4 ,and there shall be  
no curse any more3 but the throne of    
,god and  of the ,lamb shall be in it4  
,and his servants shall serve him4      
#bb3d4 ,and they shall see his face3 and
 his name shall be on their  foreheads4 
#bb3e4 ,and night shall be no more4 ,and
 they shall not need the light of  the  
lamp1 nor the light of the sun1 because 
the ,lord ,god shall  enlighten them4   
,and they shall reign for ever and ever4
    #bb3f4 ,and he said to me3 ,these   
words are most faithful and true4 ,and  
the ,lord ,god of the spirits of the    
prophets sent his angel to shew his     
servants the things which must be done  
shortly4    #bb3g4 ,and3 ,behold ,i come
 quickly4 ,blessed is he that keepeth   
the words  of the prophecy of this book4
    #bb3h4 ,and ,i1 ,john1 who have     
heard and seen these things4 ,and1 after
 ,i  had heard and seen1 ,i fell down to

 adore before the feet of the angel  who
 shewed me these things4    #bb3i4 ,and 
he said to me3 ,see thou do it not4 ,for
 ,i am thy fellow  servant1 and of thy  
brethren the prophets and of them that  
keep the  words of the prophecy of this 
book4 ,adore ,god4    #bb3aj4 ,and he   
saith to me3 ,seal not the words of the 
prophecy of this  book4 ,for the time is
 at hand4    ,for the time is at        
hand4444 ,that is1 when compared to     
eternity1 all  time and temporal things 
vanish1 and are but of short duration4  
,as to  the time when the chief         
predictions should come to pass1 we have
 no  certainty1 as appears by the       
different opinions1 both of the ancient 
fathers and late interpreters4 ,many    
think that most things set down  from   
the #dth chapter to the end1 will not be
 fulfilled till a little  time before   
the end of the world4 ,others are of    
opinion1 that a great  part of them1 and
 particularly the fall of the wicked    
,babylon1 happened  at the destruction  

of paganism1 by the destruction of      
heathen ,rome1 and  its persecuting     
heathen emperors4 ,of these             
interpretations1 see  ,aleazar1 in his  
long commentary2 see the learned        
,bossnet1 bishop of  ,meaux1 in his     
treatise on this ,book2 and ,p4         
,alleman1 in his notes on  the same     
,apocalypse1 tom4 #ab1 who in his       
,preface says1 that this1 in a  great   
measure1 may be now looked upon as the  
opinion followed by the  learned men4   
,in fine1 others think that ,st4 ,john's
 design was in a  mystical way1 by      
metaphors and allegories1 to represent  
the attempts  and persecutions of the   
wicked against the servants of ,god1 the
  punishments that should in a short    
time fall upon ,babylon1 that is1  upon 
all the wicked in general3 the eternal  
happiness and reward1 which  ,god had   
reserved for the pious inhabitants of   
,jerusalem1 that is1 for  his faithful  
servants1 after their short trials and  
the tribulations of  this mortal life4  

,in the mean time we meet with many     
profitable  instructions and            
admonitions1 which we may easily enough 
understand3  but we have no certainty   
when we apply these predictions to      
particular  events3 for as ,st4 ,jerome 
takes notice1 the ,apocalypse has as    
many  mysteries as words1 or rather     
mysteries in every word4 ,apocalypsis   
,joannis tot habet ,sacramenta quot     
verba--parum dixi1 in verbis singulis   
multiplices latent intelligentiae4 ,ep4 
ad ,paulin1 t4 #d4 p4 #egd4 ,edit4      
,benedict4    #bb3aa4 ,he that hurteth1 
let him hurt still3 and he that is      
filthy1 let  him be filthy still3 and he
 that is just1 let him be justified     
still3  and he that is holy1 let him be 
sanctified still4    ,let him hurt      
still4444 ,it is not an exhortation1 or 
license to go on in  sin2 but an        
intimation1 that how far soever the     
wicked may proceed1  their progress     
shall quickly end1 and then they must   
expect to meet  with proportionable     

punishments4    #bb3ab4 ,behold1 ,i come
 quickly3 and my reward is with me1 to  
render to  every1 man according to his  
works4    #bb3ac4 ,i am ,alpha and      
,omega1 the ,first and the ,last1 the   
,beginning and  the ,end4    #bb3ad4    
,blessed are they that wash their robes 
in the blood of the ,lamb3  that they   
may have a right to the tree of life and
 may enter in by the  gates into the    
city4    #bb3ae4 ,without are dogs and  
sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and
  servers of idols and every one that   
loveth and maketh a lie4    #bb3af4 ,i1 
,jesus1 have sent my angel1 to testify  
to you these things in  the churches4 ,i
 am the root and stock of ,david1 the   
bright and morning  star4    #bb3ag4    
,and the spirit and the bride say3      
,come4 ,and he that heareth1 let  him   
say3 ,come4 ,and he that thirsteth1 let 
him come4 ,and he that will1  let him   
take the water of life1 freely4         
#bb3ah4 ,for ,i testify to every one    
that heareth the words of the  prophecy 

of this book3 ,if any man shall add to  
these things1 ,god shall  add unto him  
the plagues written in this book4       
#bb3ai4 ,and if any man shall take away 
from the words of the book of  this     
prophecy1 ,god shall take away his part 
out of the book of life1  and out of the
 holy city1 and from these things that  
are written in  this book4    #bb3bj4   
,he that giveth testimony of these      
things1 saith3 ,surely1 ,i come         
quickly3 ,amen4 ,come1 ,lord ,jesus4    
#bb3ba4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ be with you all4 ,amen4         
,,appendices      ,these texts come from
 the #aehb ,rhemes and #afaj ,doway     
printings of the  portions of the       
,bible4 ,the primary sources provide a  
glimpse both into   the history of  the 
,douay-,rheims version and the ,english 
language itself4 ,the reader  will      
quickly notice that the letter #8j' does
 not appear in the texts1  rather #8i'  
functions either as a vowel or a        
consonant4 ,likewise #8u' is  not a     

distinct letter2 it is employed         
typographically in the lower-case  in   
place of #8v' where not starting a word4
 ,the letters #8u' and #8v' both        
function either as vowels or consonants4
 ,the word #8vniuersity'  demonstrates  
this rule4 ,the letter #8w' is often    
employed1 but in many  cases the earlier
 form of a double-v 7vv7 appears        
instead4    ,the transcriber has done   
his best to render the text accurately4 
,note  the relaxed spelling standards of
 the time2 many variants appear4 ,while 
the errata section from the #afaj       
edition observed3 8,we haue also found  
some other faultes of lesse importance2 
and feare there be more4 ,but we  trust 
the reader may easely correct them1 as  
they occurre40 only  obvious errors have
 been amended4 ,where the transcriber   
has doubt  between whether an irregular 
spelling is either an error and a       
variant1  the printed text stands4      
#g-;bit ,,ascii cannot fully represent  
the  typographical standards of the     

sixteenth and seventeenth centuries1 and
  many special characters have been     
replaced with modern equivalents4       
,where verse numbers stand in the       
margins of the printed texts1 they  have
 been transferred to the body2 the verse
 numbers in the #8,prayer of  ,manasses'
 have been supplied from other versions4
 ,reference notes have  been transferred
 from the margins1 and their            
abbreviations modernized4               
,,additional ,,books    ,the prayer of  
,manasses1 vvith the third  fourth      
,bookes of ,esdras1  extant in most     
,latin and vulgare ,bibles1 are here    
placed after al the  ,canonical bookes1 
of the old ,testament3 because they are 
not receiued  into the ,canon of ,diuine
 ,scriptures by the ,catholique ,church4
      ,,the ,,prayer ,,of ,,manasses    
,,king ,,of ,,ivda1 ,,when ,,he ,,was   
,,held ,,captive ,,in  ,,babylon4       
,,lord omnipotent ,god of our fathers1  
,abraham1  ,isaac1 and ,iacob1 and of   
their iust sede1 7#b ,par #cc3ab7 #b    

which didst make heauen and earth3  with
 al the ornamentes of them1 #c which    
hast bound the sea with the  word of thy
 precept1 which hast shut vp the depth1 
and sealed it with  thy terrible and    
laudable name3 #d whom al thinges dread1
  tremble at  the countinance of thy    
powre1 #e because the magnificence of   
thy  glorie is importable1  the wrath of
 thy threatning vpon sinners is         
intollerable3 #f but the mercie of thy  
promise is infinite and  vnsearchable3  
#g because thou art our ,lord1 most     
high1 benigne1 long  suffering1 and very
 merciful1 and penitent vpon the        
wickednes of men4  ,thou ,lord according
 to the multitude of thy goodnes hast   
promised  penance1 and remission to them
 that haue sinned to thee1 and by the   
multitude of thy mercies thou hast      
decreed penance to sinners1 vnto        
saluation4 #h ,thou therfore ,lord ,god 
of the iust1 hast not appointed  penance
 to the iust1 ,abraham1  ,isaac and     
,iacob1 them that haue not  sinned to   

thee1 but hast appointed penance for me 
a sinner3 #i because  ,i haue sinned    
aboue the number of the sand of the sea4
 ,myne iniquities  ,lord be multiplied1 
mine iniquities be multiplied1 and ,i am
 not worthie  to behold1  looke vpon the
 height of heauen1 for the multitude of 
mine  iniquities4 #aj ,i am made crooked
 with manie a band of yron1 that ,i  can
 not lift vp my head1 and ,i haue not   
respiration3 because ,i haue  stirred vp
 thy wrath1 and haue done euil before   
thee3 ,i haue not done  thy wil1 and thy
 commandmentes ,i haue not kept3 ,i haue
 set vp  abominations1 and multiplied   
offenses4 #aa ,and now ,i bowe the knee 
of  my hart1 beseeching goodnes of thee4
 #ab ,i haue sinned ,lord1 ,i haue      
sinned1  ,i acknowlege myne iniquities4 
#ac ,wherefore ,i beseech  disiring     
thee1 forgeue me ,lord1 forgeue me3 and 
destroy me not together  with myne      
iniquities1 neither reserue thou for    
euer1 being angrie1  euils for me1      
neither damme me into the lowest places 

of the earth3  because thou art ,lord1  
,god1 ,i say1 of the penitent3 #ad in me
 thou  shalt shew al thy goodnes because
 thou shalt saue me vnworthie  according
 to thy great mercie1 #ae and ,i wil    
prayse thee alwayes al  the dayes of my 
life3 because al the power of the       
heauens prayseth  thee1 and to thee is  
glorie for euer and euer4 ,amen4        
,,the ,,third ,,booke ,,of ,,esdras4    
,for helpe of the readers1 especially   
such as haue not leysure to read  al1   
vve haue gathered the contentes of the  
chapters2 but made no  ,annotations3    
because the text it self is but as a    
,commentarie to the  ,canonical bookes2 
and therfore we haue only added the     
concordance of  other ,scriptures in the
 margin4    ,,chap4 ,i4    ,iosias king 
of ,iuda maketh a great ,pasch1 #g4     
geuing manie hostes to  such as wanted  
for sacrifice3 #ad4 the ,priestes and   
,leuites performing  their functions    
therin3 #bb4 in the eightenth yeare of  
his reigne1 #be4  ,he is slayne in      

battel by the king of ,a,egypt1 #cb4 and
 much lamented by  the ,iewes4 #cd4 ,his
 sonne ,ieconias succedeth4 #cg4 ,after 
him ,ioacim1 #dj4  who is deposed by the
 king of ,babylon4 #dc4 ,ioachim        
reigneth three  monethes1 and is caried 
into ,babylon4 #df4 ,sedecias reigneth  
eleuen  yeares wickedly4 #eb4 and he    
with his people is caried captiue into  
,babylon1 the citie and temple are      
destroyed4 #eg4 so remayned til the     
,monarchie of the ,persians4    ,,and   
,iosias made a ,pasch in ,ierusalem to  
our ,lord  immolated the ,phase  the    
fourtenth moone of the moneth3 7#d      
,kings #bc3ba _/ #b ,par #ce3a7 #b      
appointing the ,priestes by courses of  
dayes clothed with stoles in the  temple
 of our ,lord4 #c ,and he spake to the  
,leuites the sacred seruantes  of       
,isreal1 that they should sanctifie them
 selues to our ,lord in the  placing of 
the holie arke of our ,lord in the      
house1 which king ,salomon  sonne of    
,dauid built4 #d ,it shal not be for you

 to take it vpon your  shoulders4 ,and  
now serue your ,lord1 and take the care 
of that nation  ,israel1 in part        
according to your villages and tribes1  
#e according to  the writing of ,dauid  
king of ,israel1 and according to the   
magnificence  of ,salomon his sonne1 al 
in the temple1 and according to your    
fathers  portion of principalitie1 among
 them that stand in the sight of your   
brethren the children of ,isreal4 #f    
,immolate the ,pasch1 and prepare the   
sacrifices for your bretheren1 and doe  
according to the precept of our  ,lord  
which was geuen to ,moyses4 7,ex #ab  _/
 ,lev #bc _/ ,num #bh7 #g ,and ,iosias  
gaue vnto the people that was found of  
_/ sheepe1  lambes1 and kiddes1 and     
goates thirtie thousand1 calues there   
thousand4  #h ,these thinges were geuen 
to the people of the kinges goodes      
according  to promisse3 and to the      
priestes for the ,phase1 sheepe in      
number two  thousand1 and calues an     
hundred4 #i ,and ,iechonias1 and        

,semeias1 and  ,nathanael bretheren1 and
 ,hasabias1 and ,oziel1 and ,coraba for 
the ,phase  sheepe fiue thousand1 calues
 fiue hundred4 #aj ,and when these      
thinges  were done in good order1 the   
,priestes an the ,leuites stood hauing  
azymes by tribes4 #aa ,and according to 
the portions of their fathers           
principalitie1 in the sight of the      
people they did offer1 to our ,lord     
according to those thinges1 which were  
written in the booke of ,moyses3  #ab   
and rosted the ,phase with fire as it   
ought3 and the hostes they  boyled in   
cauldrons1 and in pottes with           
beneuolence3 #ac and they  brought to al
 that were of the people3 and afterward 
they prepared for  them selues and the  
priestes4 #ad ,for the ,priestes offered
 the fatte1  vntil the houre was ended3 
and the ,leuites prepared for them      
selues1  and their brethren1 the        
children of ,aaron4 #ae ,and the sacred 
singing  men1 the children of ,asaph    
were by order according to the precept  

of  ,dauid and ,asaph1 and ,zacharias1  
and ,ieddimus1 which was from the king4 
#af ,and the porters at euerie gate1 so 
that none transgressed his owne3  for   
their brethren prepared for them4 #ag   
,and the thinges were  consummate that  
perteyned to the sacrifice of our ,lord4
 #ah ,in that day  they celebrated the  
,phase1 and offered hostes vpon the     
sacrifice of our  ,lord1 according to   
the precept of king ,iosias4 #ai ,and   
the children of  ,israel1 that were     
found at that time1 celebrated the      
,phase3 and the  festiual day of ,azymes
 for seuen dayes3 #bj and there was not 
celebrated  such a ,phase in ,isreal1   
from the times of ,samuel the prophet3  
#ba and al  the kinges of ,israel did   
not celebrate such a ,phase as ,iosias  
did1 and  the ,priestes1 and the        
,leuites1 and the ,iewes1 and al        
,israel1 that were  found in their abode
 at ,ierusalem4 #bb ,in the eightenth   
yeare1 ,iosias  reigning was the ,phase 
celebrated4 #bc ,and the workes of      

,iosias were  directed in the sight of  
his ,lord in a hart ful of feare3 #bd   
and the  thinges concerning him are     
writen in the ancient times1 touching   
them  that sinned1 and were irreligous  
against our ,lord aboue al nations1 and 
that sought not the wordes of our ,lord 
vpon ,israel4 #be ,and after al  this   
fact of ,iosias1 came vp ,pharao the    
king of ,a,egypt comming in  ,charcamis 
from the way vpon ,euphrates1 and       
,iosias went forth to meete  him4 7#d   
,kings #bc3bi _/ #b ,par #ce3bj7 #bf    
,and the king of ,a,egypt sent to       
,iosias saying3 ,what is there betwen me
  thee king of ,iuda8 #bg ,i was  not   
sent of the ,lord to fight against thee3
 for my battel is vpon  ,euphrates1 goe 
downe in hast4 #bh ,and ,iosias did not 
returne vpon his  chariote3 but         
endeuoured to ouerthrow him1 not        
attending the word of  the prophet from 
the mouth of our ,lord3 #bi but he made 
battel against  him in the field of     
,mageddo4 ,and princes went downe to    

king ,iosias4 #cj  ,and the king said to
 his seruantes3 ,remoue me from the     
battel1 for ,i am  weakned excedingly4  
,and forthwith his seruantes remoued him
 out of the  battel4 #ca ,and he went vp
 into his second chariote3  comming to  
,ierusalem1 dyed1 and was buried in his 
fathers sepulchre4 #cb ,and in al       
,iurie they mourned for ,iosias1  the   
rulers with their wiues lamented  him   
vntil this day4 ,and this was geuen out 
to be done alwayes vnto al  the stocke  
of ,israel4 #cc ,but these thinges were 
writen before in the  booke of the      
histories of the kinges of ,iuda3 and al
 the actes of the  doing of ,iosias1 and
 his glorie and his vnderstanding in the
 law of our  ,lord3 and the thinges that
 were done by him1 and that are not     
writen in  the booke of the kinges of   
,israel and ,iuda4 #cd ,and they that   
were of  the nation1 taking ,iechonias  
the sonne of ,iosias1 made him king for 
,iosias his father1 when he was three   
and twentie yeares old4 7#d ,kings      

#bc3cj _/ #b ,par #cf3a7 #ce ,and he    
reigned ouer ,israel three monethes4    
,and  the king of ,a,egypt remoued him1 
that he should not reigne in ,ierusalem3
  #cf and he put a taxe vpon the nation 
of siluer an hundred talentes1 and  of  
gold one talent4 #cg ,and the king of   
,a,egypt made ,ioacim his brother  king 
of ,iuda and ,ierusalem3 #ch and he     
bound the magistrates of ,ioacim1  and  
,zaracel his brother1 and taking them   
brought them backe into  ,a,egypt4 #ci  
,ioacim was fiue and twentie yeares old 
when he began to  reigne in the land of 
,iuda and ,ierusalem3 and he did euil in
 the sight  of our ,lord4 #dj ,and after
 this man came vp ,nabuchodonosor the   
king of  ,babylon1 and binding him with 
a bande of brasse1 brought him into     
,babylon4 #da ,and ,nabuchodonosor tooke
 the sacred vessels of our ,lord1  and  
carried away1 and consecrated them in   
his temple in ,babylon4 #db ,for  his   
vncleanes1 and lacke of religion is     
written in the booke of the  times of   

the kinges4 #dc ,and ,ioachin his sonne 
reigned for him4 ,and when  he was made 
king1 he was eightene yeares old4 #dd   
,and reigned three  monethes and ten    
dayes in ,ierusalem1 and did euil in the
 sight of our  ,lord3 #de and after a   
yeare ,nabuchodonosor sending1          
transported him into  ,babylon together 
with the sacred vessels of our ,lord4   
7#d ,kings #bd3ac7  #df ,and he made    
,sedecias king of ,iuda and ,ierusalem1 
when he was one and  twentie yeares old3
 7#d ,kings #bd3ag7 and he reigned      
eleuen yeares4 #dg  ,and he did euil in 
the sight of our ,lord1 and was not     
afraid of the  wordes which were spoken 
by ,ieremie the prophet from the mouth  
of our  ,lord3 7,jer #cg3b7 #dh and     
being sworne of king ,nabuchodonosor1   
forsworne  he did reuolt3 and his necke 
being hardened1  his hart1 he           
transgressed the ordinances of our ,lord
 the ,god of ,israel4 #di ,and the      
princes of the people of our ,lord did  
manie thinges wickedly1 and they  did   

impiously aboue al the vncleannes of the
 nations3 and they polluted  the temple 
of our ,lord that was holie of          
,ierusalem4 #ej ,and the ,god of  their 
fathers sent by his messenger to reclame
 them1 for that he would  spare them1   
and his tabernacle4 #ea ,but they       
scorned at his messengers3  and in the  
day that our ,lord spake to them1 they  
were mocking his  prophetes4 #eb ,who   
was moued euen vnto wrath vpon his      
nation for their  impietie1 and         
commanded the kinges of the ,chaldees to
 come vp4 #ec ,these  slewe their yong  
men with the sword1 round about their   
holie temple1  and spared not yong man1 
and old man1 and virgin1 and youth3 #ed 
but al  were deliuered into their       
handes3  taking al the sacred vessels of
 our  ,lord1 and the kinges treasures1  
they caried them into ,babylon1 #ee and 
burnt the house of our ,lord1 and threwe
 downe the walles of ,ierusalem3  and   
the towres therof they burnt with fire1 
#ef and consumed al their  honorable    

thinges1 and brought them to naught1 and
 those that were left  of the sword1    
they led into ,babylon4 #eg ,and they   
were his seruants  vntil the ,persians  
reigned in the fulfilling of the word of
 our ,lord by  the mouth of ,ieremie3   
7,jer #be3ab _/ ,jer #bi3aj _/ ,dan     
#i3b7 #eh as long as  the land quietly  
kept her sabbathes1 al the time of her  
desolation she  sabbathized in the      
application of seuentie yeares4         
,,chap4 ,,ii4    ,cyrus king of ,persia 
permitteth the ,iewes to returne into   
their  countrie3 #aj4 and deliuereth to 
them the holie vessels1 which           
,nabuchodonosor had taken from the      
temple4 #af4 ,certaine aduersaries      
writing to king ,artaxerxes1 hinder     
those that would repayre the ruines  of 
,ierusalem4    ,,cyrvs king of the      
,persians reigning for the              
accomplishment of the word  of our ,lord
 by the mouth of ,ieremie1 7#b ,par     
#cf3bb _/ #a ,esd #a3a _/ #a ,esd  #f3c 
_/ ,jer #be3ab  _/ ,jer #bi3aj _/ ,dan  

#i3b7 #b our ,lord raysed vp the spirit 
of ,cyrus king of  _/ the  ,persians1   
and he proclaymed in al his kingdomes1  
and that by writing1 #c  saying3 ,thus  
sayth ,cyrus king of the ,persians3 ,the
 ,lord of ,israel1 the  high ,lord1 hath
 made me king ouer the whole earth4 #d  
and hath signified  to me to build him a
 house in ,ierusalem1 which is in       
,iurie4 #e ,if there  be any of your    
kinred1 his ,lord goe vp with him into  
,ierusalem4 #f  ,whosoeuer therefore    
dwel about the places1 let them helpe   
them that are  in the same place1 in    
gold and siluer1 #g in giftes1 with     
horses1 and  beastes1 and with other    
thinges which by vowes are added into   
the  temple of our ,lord1 which is in   
,ierusalem4 #h ,and the princes of the  
tribes1 of the villages and of ,iurie1  
of the tribe of ,beniamin1  the         
,priestes1 and the ,leuites standing vp1
 whom our ,lord moued to goe vp1  and to
 build the house of our ,lord which is  
in ,ierusalem1 and they that  were round

 about them1 #i did helpe them with al  
their gold and siluer1  and beastes1 and
 manie whose minde was stirred vp1 with 
many vowes4 #aj  ,and ,cyrus the king   
brought forth the sacred vessel of our  
,lord1 which  ,nabuchodonosor the king  
of ,babylon transported out of          
,ierusalem1 and  consecrated them to his
 ,idol4 #aa ,and ,cyrus the king of     
,persians  bringing them forth1         
deliuered them to ,mithridatus1 who was 
ouer his  treasures4 #ab ,and by him    
they were deliuered to ,salmanasar      
president of  ,iurie4 #ac ,and of these 
this was the number3 ,cuppes for        
libamentes of  siluer two thousand foure
 hundred1 basens of siluer thirtie3     
phials of  gold thirtie1 also of siluer 
two thousand foure hundred3 and other   
vessels a thousand4 #ad and al the      
vessels of gold and siluer1 were fiue   
thousand eight hundred sixtie4 #ae ,and 
they were numbered to ,salmanasar       
together with them1 that came out of the
 captiuite of ,babylon into  ,ierusalem4

 #af ,but in the times of ,artaxerxes   
king of the ,persians1  there wrote to  
him of them that dwelt in ,iurie and    
,ierusalem1 ,balsamus1  and             
,mithridatus1 and ,sabellius1 and       
,rathimus1 ,balthemus1 ,sabellius       
scribe1 and the rest dweling in         
,samaria1 and other places the epistle  
folowing to king ,artaxerxes4 7#a ,esd  
#d3g7 #ag ,,sir1 thy seruantes ,rathimus
  ouer occurrentes1 and ,sabellius the  
scribe1 and the other iudges of thy     
court in ,caelesyria1 and ,phenice4 #ah 
,and now be it knowen to our ,lord  the 
king1 that ,iewes came vp from you to   
vs1 coming into ,ierusalem a            
rebellious1  very naughty citie1 do     
build the fornaces thereof1 and  set vp 
the walles1 and rayse the temple4 #ai   
,and if this citie1 and the  walles shal
 be finished1 they wil not onlie not    
abyde to pay tributes1  but also wil    
resist the kinges4 #bj ,and because that
 is in doing about  the temple1 we      
thought it should doe wel not to neglect

 this same  thing3 #ba but to make it   
knowen to our ,lord the king1 that if it
 shal  seme good1 o king it may be      
sought in the bookes of thy fathers1 #bb
 and  thou shalt find in the recordes1  
thinges writen of these1 and thou  shalt
 know that this citie hath bene         
rebellious1 and trubling kinges1  and   
cities1 #bc and the ,iewes rebelles1    
making battels in it from time  out of  
mind1 for the which cause this citie was
 made desolate4 #bd ,now  therfore we   
doe thee to vnderstand1 ,lord king1 that
 if this citie shal  be built1 and the  
walles therof shal be erected1 there wil
 be no  comming downe for thee into     
,caelesyria1  ,phenice4 #be ,then wrote 
the  king to ,rathimus1 the writer of   
the occurrentes1 and to ,balthemus1 and 
to ,sabellius the scribe1 and to the    
rest ioyned with them1 and to the       
dwellers in ,syria1 and ,phenice1 as    
foloweth3 #bf ,i haue read the epistle  
that you sent me4 ,i commanded therfore 
search to be made1  it was  found that  

the same citie is from the beginning    
rebellious to kinges1  #bg and the men  
rebelles1 and making battels in it1     
there were most  valient kinges ruling  
in ,ierusalem1 and exacting tributes in 
,caelesyria1  ,phenice4 #bh ,now        
therfore ,i haue geuen commandment to   
forbid those men to build the citie1 and
 to stay them that nothing be  done more
 then is3 #bi and that they proceeded   
not farder1 wherof are  euils1 so that  
there may be truble brougt vpon the     
kinges4 #cj ,then  these things being   
read which were writen of king          
,artaxerxes1 ,rathimus1  and ,sabellius 
the scribe1 and they that were apointed 
with them ioyning  together in hast came
 to ,ierusalem with a troupe of         
horsemen1 and  multitude1  companie3 #ca
 and they begane to forbid the builders1
 and  they ceased from building of the  
temple in ,ierusalem1 til in the second 
yeare of the reigne of ,darius king of  
the ,persians4    ,,chap4 ,,iii4        
,after a solemne supper made to al the  

court1 and chief princes1 king  ,darius 
sleeping3 #d4 three esquires of the     
bodie keeping watch1 proposed  the      
question3 #aj4 ,v,vhether wine1 or a    
,king1 or wemen1 or the truth doth      
excel8 #ag4 ,the first prayseth wine4   
,,king ,darius made a great supper to al
 his domestical seruantes1 and to  al   
the magistrates of ,media and ,persia1  
#b and to al that were purple1  and to  
the praetors1 and counsuls1 and         
liuetenantes vnder him from  ,india vnto
 ,a,ethiopia1 an hundred twentie seuen  
prouinces4 #c ,and when  they had eaten 
and drunken1 and returned ful1 then     
,darius went vp into  his chamber1 and  
slept1 and awaked4 #d ,then those three 
youngmen kepers  of his bodie1 which    
garded the kings bodie1 sayd one to an  
other2 #e ,let  euerie one of vs say a  
word that may excel3  whose word soeuer 
shal  appeare wiser then the others1 to 
him wil king ,darius geue great  giftes1
 #f to be couered with purple1  to      
drinke in gold1 and to sleepe  vpon     

gold1  a chariote with a bridle of gold1
  a bonet of silke1 and  a cheyne about 
his necke3 #g and he shal sit in the    
second place next  ,darius for his      
wisdome4 ,and he shal be called the     
cosin of ,darius4 #h  ,then euerie one  
writing his word signed it1 and they put
 it vnder the  pillow of ,darius the    
king1 #i and they sayd4 ,when the king  
shal rise1 we  wil geue him our         
writinges3 and which soeuer of the three
 the king shal  iudge1 and the          
magistrates of ,persia1 that his word is
 the wiser1 to  him shal the victorie be
 geuen as is writen4 #aj ,one wrote3    
,wine is  strong4 #aa ,an other wrote1 a
 ,king is stronger4 #ab ,the third      
wrote1  ,wemen are more strong3 but     
aboue al thinges truth ouercometh4 #ac  
,and  when the king was risen1 they     
tooke their writinges1 and gaue him1 and
  he read4 #ad ,and sending he called al
 the ,magistrates of ,persians1 and  the
 ,medes1 and them that weare purple1 and
 the pretors1 and the  ouerseers2 #ae   

and they sate in the councel3 and the   
writinges were read  before them4 #af   
,and he sayd3 ,cal the youngmen1 and    
they shal declare  their owne wordes4   
,and they were called1 and went in4 #ag 
,and he sayd to  them3 ,declare vnto vs 
concerning these thinges which are      
writen4 ,and  the first began1 he that  
had spoken of the strength of wine1 #ah 
and  sayd3 ,o ye men1 how doth wine     
preuaile ouer al men that drinke6 it    
seduceth the minde4 #ai ,and also the   
mind of king and orphane it maketh      
vaine4 ,also of the bondman and the     
free1 of the rich man and the poore1    
#bj and euerie mind it turneth into     
securitie and pleasantnes1 and it       
remembreth not any sorow and dewtie1 #ba
 and al hartes it maketh honest1  and it
 remembreth not king1 nor magistrate1   
and it maketh a man speake  al thinges  
by talentes4 #bb ,and when they haue    
drunke1 they remember not  frendship1   
nor brotherhood3 yea and not long after 
they take swordes4  #bc ,and when they  

are recouered and risen from the wine1  
they remember  not what they haue done4 
#bd ,o ye men1 doth not wine excel8 who 
thinketh  to doe so8 ,and hauing sayd   
this1 he held his peace4    ,,chap4     
,,iiii4    ,the second prayseth the     
excellencie of a king3 #ac4 ,the third  
7which is  ,zorobabel7 commendeth wemen3
 #cc4 but preferreth truth aboue al4    
#da4  ,v,vhich is so approued1 and he is
 rewarded4 #db4 ,the king moreouer at   
his  request restoreth the holie vessels
 of the temple1 and granteth meanes  to 
build the citie of ,ierusalem1 and the  
temple4    ,,and the next began to      
speake1 he that spake of the strength of
 a king4  #b ,o ye men doe not the men  
excel1 which obteyne land and sea1 and  
al  thinges that are in them8 #c ,but a 
king excelleth aboue al thinges1 and    
hath dominion ouer them3 and euerie     
thing whatsoeuer he shal say to  them1  
they doe4 #d ,and if he send them to    
warryers1 they goe1 and throw  downe    
mountaines1 and the walles1 and towers4 

#e ,they kil1 and are  killed3 and the  
kinges word they transgresse not4 ,for  
if they shal  ouercome1 they bring to   
the king al thinges whatsoeuer they haue
 taken  for a praye4 #f ,in like maner  
also al others1 for so many as are not  
souldiars1 nor fight1 but til the       
ground3 when they shal reape1 againe    
they bring tributes to the king4 #g ,and
 he being one onlie if he say3  ,kil ye1
 they kil3 say he3 forgeue1 the forgeue4
 #h say he3 strike3 they  strike3 say   
he1 destroy1 they destroy3 say he build1
 they build4 #i say  he1 cut downe1 they
 cut downe1 say he plant1 they plant3   
#aj and al the  people1  potestates here
 him1 and beside this he sitteth downe1 
and  drinketh1 and sleepeth4 #aa ,and   
others gard him round about1 and can not
  goe euerie one1 and doe their owne    
workes1 but at a word are obedient  to  
him4 #ab ,o ye men1 how doth not a king 
excel that is so renowmed8 ,and  he held
 his peace4 #ac ,the third that spake of
 wemen and truth1 this is  ,zorobabel1  

began to speake4 #ad ,o ye men1 not the 
great king1  many  men1 neither is it   
wine that dothe excel4 ,who is it then  
that hath the  dominion of them8 #ae    
,haue not wemen brought forth the king1 
and al the  people1 that ruleth ouer    
land  sea3 #af and were they not borne  
of  them1 and did not they bring vp them
 which planted the vineyardes1  whereof 
wine is made8 #ag ,and they make the    
garmentes of al men1  they  doe honor to
 al men1 and men can not be separed from
 wemen4 #ah ,if they  haue gathered gold
 and siluer1 and euerie beutiful thing1 
see a woman  comelie and fayre1 #ai     
leauing al these thinges they fixe their
 looke  vpon her1  with open mouth      
beholde her1 and allure her more then   
gold  and siluer1 and euerie precious   
thing4 #bj ,man forsaketh his father    
that  brought him vp1 and his countrie1 
and ioyneth himself to a woman4 #ba     
,and with a woman he refresheth his     
soul3 and neither doth he remember      
father1 nor mother1 nor countrie4 #bb   

,and hereby you must know that  wemen   
rule ouer you4 ,are you not sorie8 #bc  
,and a man taketh his sword1   goeth    
into the way to commit theftes and      
murders1  to sayle seas   riuers1 #bd   
and seeth a lyon1 and goeth in darkenes3
 and when he hath  committed theft1 and 
fraude1 and spoyles1 he bringeth it to  
his  beloued4 #be ,and againe1 man      
loueth his wife more then father or     
mother4  #bf ,and many haue become madde
 for their wiues3 and haue been made    
bondmen for them3 #bg and many haue     
perished and bene slayne1 and haue      
sinned for wemen4 #bh ,and now beleue   
me1 that the king is great in his       
powre3 because al countries are afrayd  
to touch him4 #bi ,neuertheles ,i  saw  
,apemes the daughter of ,bezaces the    
concubine of a meruelous king1  sitting 
by the king at his right hand1 #cj and  
taking of the crowne from  his head1 and
 putting it vpon her self1 and with the 
palme of her left  hand she stroke the  
king4 #ca ,and beside these thinges he  

with open  mouth beheld her3 and if she 
smiled he laugheth1 and if she be angrie
  with him1 he flattereth1 til he be    
reconciled to her fauour4 #cb ,o ye     
men1 why are not wemen stronger8 ,great 
is the earth1 and high is the  heauen3  
who doeth these thinges8 #cc ,and then  
the king and they that  weare purple    
looked one vpon an other4 ,and he began 
to speake of truth4  #cd ,o ye men1 are 
not wemen strong8 ,the earth is great   
and heauen is  high3  the swift course  
of the sunne turneth the heauen round   
into his  place in one day4 #ce ,is not 
he magnifical that doth these thinges1  
and  the truth great1 and stronger aboue
 al thinges8 #cf ,al the earth calleth  
vpon the truth1 heauen also blesseth it1
 and al workes are moued1 and  tremble  
at it1 and there is not any thing with  
it vniust4 #cg ,wine is  vniust1 the    
king is vniust1 wemen are vniust1 al the
 sonnes of men are  vniust1 and al their
 workes are vniust1 and in them is not  
truth1 and  they shal perish in their   

iniquitie3 #ch and truth abydeth1 and   
groweth  strong for euer1 and liueth1   
and preuayleth for euer and euer4 #ci   
,neither is there with it acception of  
persons1 nor differences3 but the       
thinges that are iust it doth to al men1
 to the vniust and malignant1  and al   
men are wel pleased in the workes       
thereof4 #dj ,and there is no  vniust   
thing in the iudgement therof1 but      
strength1 and reigne1 and  power1 and   
maiestie of worldes4 ,blessed be the    
,god of truth4 #da ,and he  left        
speaking4 ,and al the people cryed1 and 
sayd3 ,great is truth and it            
preuaileth4 #db ,then the king sayd to  
him3 ,aske1 if thou wilt any more1  then
 the thinges that are writen1 and ,i wil
 geue it thee1 according as  thou art   
found wiser then thy neighbours1  thou  
shalt sitte next to  me1 and shalt be   
called my cosin4 #dc ,then sayd he to   
the king3 ,be  midful of thy vow1 which 
thou hast vowed1 to build ,ierusalem in 
the day  that thou didst receiue the    

kingdom3 #dd and to send backe al the   
vessels that were taken out of          
,ierusalem1 which ,cyrus separated1 when
  he sacked ,babylon1 and would haue    
sent them backe thither4 #de ,and thou  
hast vowed to build the temple1 which   
the ,idumeians burnt1 when ,iurie  was  
destroyed of the ,chaldees4 #df ,and now
 this is that which ,i aske  ,lord1     
which ,i desire1 this is the maiestie   
which ,i desire of thee1  that thou     
performe the vowe which thou hast vowed 
to the king of heauen  by thy mouth4 #dg
 ,then ,darius the king rising vp1      
kissed him3 and wrote  letters to al the
 officers1 and ouerseers1 and them that 
weare purple1  that they should conduct 
him1 and them that were with him1 al    
going vp  to build ,ierusalem4 #dh ,and 
to al the ouerseers that were in ,syria1
 and  ,phoenice1 and ,libanus he wrote  
letters1 that they should draw ,ceder   
trees from ,libanus into ,ierusalem1 to 
build the citie with them4 #di ,and  he 
wrote to al the ,iewes which went vp    

from the kingdome into ,iurie for       
libertie1 euerie mightie man1           
magistrate1  ouerseer not to come vpon  
them to their gates1 #ej and al the     
countrie which they had obtayned to  be 
free vnto them1  that the ,idumeians    
leaue the castels which they  possesse  
of the ,iewes1 #ea and to the building  
of the temple to geue  euerie yeare     
twentie talentes vntil it were throughly
 built3 #eb  vpon  the altars to burne  
holocausts dayly1 as they haue          
commandment3 to  offer other ten        
talentes euery yeare1 #ec  to al that go
 forth from  ,babylon to build the      
citie1 that there should be libertie as 
wel to  them as to their children1 and  
to al the priestes that goe before4 #ed 
,and he wrote a quantitie also1 and     
commanded the sacred stole to be  geuen1
 wherein they should serue2 #ee and to  
the ,leuites he wrote to  geue          
preceptes1 vntil the day wherein the    
house shal be finished1 and  ,ierusalem 
builded4 #ef ,and to al that kepe the   

citie1 he wrote portions  and wages to  
be geuen to them4 #eg ,and he sent away 
al the vessels  whatsoeuer ,cyrus had   
separated from ,babylon1 and al thinges 
whatsoeuer  ,cyrus sayd1 he also        
commanded to be donne1 and to be sent to
 ,ierusalem4  #eh ,and when that yong   
man was gone forth1 lyfting vp his face 
toward  ,ierusalem1 he blessed the king 
of heauen1 #ei  sayd3 ,of thee is       
victorie1 and of thee is wisdome1 and   
glorie4 ,and ,i am thy seruant4 #fj     
,blessed art thou which hast geuen me   
wisedom1 and ,i wil confesse to  thee   
,lord ,god of our fathers4 #fa ,and he  
toke the letters1 and went into         
,babylon4 ,and he came1 and told al his 
brethren that were in ,babylon3 #fb  and
 they blessed the ,god of their fathers1
 because he gaue them  remission and    
refreshing1 #fc that they should goe vp 
and build  ,ierusalem1 and the temple   
wherein his name was renowmed1 and they 
reioyced with musike and ioy seuen      
dayes4    ,,chap4 ,v4    ,those that    

returned from captiuitie of ,bablyon    
into ,ierusalem1 and  ,iurie1 are       
recited4 #dg4 ,they restore ,gods       
seruice3 #ff4 but are hindered  from    
building4    ,,after these thinges there
 were chosen1 to goe vp the princes of  
townes  by their houses1 and tribes1 and
 their wiues1 and their sonnes and      
daughters1 and their men seruantes and  
wemen seruantes1 and their  cattel4 7#a 
,esd #b3a7 #b ,and ,darius the king sent
 together with them a  thousand horsmen1
 til they conducted them to ,ierusalem  
with peace1   with musicke  with        
tymbrels1 and shaulmes3 #c and al the   
brethren were  playing1 and he made them
 goe vp together with them4 #d ,and     
these are  the names of the men that    
went vp by their townes according to    
tribes1  and according to the portion of
 their principalitie4 #e ,priestes3 ,the
  children of ,phinees1 the sonne of    
,aaron1 ,iesus the sonne of ,iosedec1   
,ioacim the sonne of ,zorobabel1 the    
sonne of ,salatheil of the house of     

,dauid1 of the progenie of ,phares1 of  
the tribe of ,iuda4 #f ,who spake  vnder
 ,darius king of the ,persians the      
meruelous wordes in the second  yeare of
 his reigne the first moneth ,nisan4 #g 
,and they are these1 that  of ,iurie    
came vp from the captiuitie of the      
transmigration1 whom  ,nabuchodonosor   
the king of ,babylon transported into   
,babylon1 and  returned into ,ierusalem4
 7#a ,esd #b3b _/ #b ,esd #g3f7 #h ,and 
euerie one  sought a part of ,iurie     
according to his owne citie1 they that  
came with  ,zorobabel1 and ,iesus1      
,nehemias1 ,areores1 ,elimeo1 ,emmanio1 
,mardocheo1  ,beelsuro1 ,mechpsatochor1 
,olioro1 ,emonia one of their princes4  
#i ,and the  number of them of the same 
nation1 of their rulers the children of 
,phares1 two thousand an hundred        
seuentie two3 #aj ,the children of      
,ares1  three thousand an hundred fiftie
 seuen3 #aa ,the children of ,phoemo1 an
  hundred fourtie two3 in the children  
of ,iesus and ,ioabes1 a thousand  three

 hundred two3 #ab the children of ,demu1
 two thousand foure hundred  seuentie3  
the children of ,choraba1 two hundred   
fiue3 the children of  ,banica1 an      
hundred sixtie eight1 #ac the children  
of ,bebech1 foure  hundred three3 the   
children of ,archad1 foure hundred      
twentie seuen3 #ad  the children of     
,cham1 thirtie seuen3 the children of   
,zoroar1 two  thousand sixtie seuen3 the
 children of ,adin1 foure hundred sixtie
 one3  #ae the children of ,aderectes1  
an hundred eight3 the children of ,ciaso
  and ,zelas an hundred seuen3 the      
children of ,azoroc1 foure hundred      
thirtie nine3 #af the children of       
,iedarbone1 an hundred thirtie two3 the 
children of ,ananias1 an hundred        
thirtie3 the children of ,asoni1        
ninetie3 #ag the children of ,marsar1   
foure hundred twentie two3 the  children
 of ,zabarus1 nintie fiue3 the children 
of ,sepolemon1 an hundred  twentie      
three3 #ah the children of ,nepopas1    
fiftie fiue3 the children of            

,hechanatus1 an hundred fiftie eight3   
the children of ,cebethamus1 an  hundred
 thirite two3 #ai the children of       
,crearpatros1 which are of  ,enocadie   
and ,modia1 foure hundred twentie three3
 they of ,gramas and  ,babea1 an hundred
 twentie one4 #bj ,they of ,besselon1   
and ,ceagge1 sixtie  fiue3 they of      
,bastraro1 an hundred twentie two3 #ba  
they of ,bechenobes1  fiftie fiue3 the  
children of ,liptis1 an hundred fiftie  
fiue3 the  children of ,labonni1 three  
hundred fiftie seuen3 #bb the children  
of  ,sichem1 three hundred seuentie3 the
 children of ,suadon1  ,cliomus1  three 
hundred seuentie eight3 #bc the children
 of ,ericus1 two thousand  an hundred   
fourtie fiue3 the children of ,anaas1   
three hundred seuentie4  ,the priestes3 
#bd the children of ,ieddus1 the sonne  
of ,euther1 the sonne  of ,eliasib1     
three hundred seuenty two3 the children 
of ,emerus1 two  hundred fiftie two3 #be
 the children of ,phasurius1 three      
hundred fiftie  seuen the children of   

,caree1 two hundred twentie seuen4 #bf  
,the ,leuites3  ,the children of ,iesus 
in ,caduhel1 and ,bamis1 and ,serebias1 
and ,edias1  seuentie foure1 the whole  
number from the twelfth yeare1 thiritie 
thousand foure hundred sixtie two4 #bg  
,the sonnes1 and daughters1 and  wiues1 
the whole number1 fourtie thousand two  
hundred fourtie two4 #bh  ,the children 
of the ,priestes1 that sang in the      
temple3 the children of  ,asaph1 an     
hundred twentie eight4 #bi ,and the     
porters3 the children of  ,esmeni1 the  
children of ,azer1 the children of      
,amon1 the children of  ,accuba1 of     
,topa1 the children of ,tobi1 al an     
hundred thirtie nine4 #cj  ,priestes    
that serued in the temple3 the children 
of ,sel1 the children  of ,gaspha1 the  
children of ,tobloch1 the children of   
,caria1 the children  of ,su1 the       
children of ,hellu1 the children of     
,lobana1 the children of  ,armacha1 the 
children of ,accub1 the children of     
,vtha1 the children of  ,cetha1 the     

children of ,aggab1 the children of     
,obai1 the children of  ,anani1 the     
children of ,canna1 the children of     
,geddu1 #ca the children or  ,an1 the   
children of ,radin1 the children of     
,desanon1 the children of  ,nachoba1 the
 children of ,caseba1 the children of   
,gaze1 the children of  ,ozui1 the      
children of ,sinone1 the children of    
,attre1 the children of  ,hasten1 the   
children of ,asiana1 the children of    
,manei1 the children of  ,nasissim1 the 
children of ,acusu1 the children of     
,agista1 the children  of ,azui1 the    
children of ,fauon1 the children of     
,phasalon1 #cb the  children of ,meedda1
 the children of ,phusa1 the children of
 ,caree1 the  children of ,burcus1 the  
children of ,saree1 the children of     
,coesi1 the  children of ,nasith1 the   
children of ,agisti1 the children of    
,pedon4 #cc  ,salomon his children1 the 
children of ,asophot1 the children of   
,phasida1  the children of ,celi1 the   
children of ,dedon1 the children of     

,gaddehel1  the children of ,sephegi1   
#cd the children of ,aggia1 the children
 of  ,sachareth1 the children of        
,sabathen1 the children of ,caroneth1   
the  children of ,malsith1 the children 
of ,ama1 the children of ,sasus1 the    
children of ,addus1 the children of     
,suba1 the children of ,eura1 the       
children of ,rahotis1 the children of   
,phasphat1 the children of ,malmon4  #ce
 ,al that serued the sanctuarie1 and the
 seruantes of ,salomon1 foure  hundred  
eightie two4 #cf ,these are the children
 that came vp from  ,thelmela1          
,thelharsa3 the princes of them1        
,carmellam1 and ,careth3 #cg and  they  
could not declare their cities1 and     
their progenies1 how they are  of       
,israel4 ,the children of ,dalari1 the  
children of ,tubal1 the children  of    
,nechodaici1 #ch of the ,priestes1 that 
did the function of priesthood3  and    
there were not found the children of    
,obia1 the children of ,achisos1  the   
children of ,addin1 who tooke a wife of 

the daughters of ,pargeleu3  #ci and    
they were called by his name1 and the   
writing of the kinred of  these was     
sought in the register1 and it was not  
found1 and they were  forbid to doe the 
function of priesthood4 #dj ,and        
,nehemias and ,astharus  sayd to them3  
,let not the holie thinges be           
participated1 til there  arise a hiegh  
priest lerned for declaration and truth4
 #da ,and al ,israel  was beside men    
seruantes1 and wemen seruantes1 fourtie 
two thousand  three hundred fourtie4 #db
 ,their men seruantes and wemen         
seruantes1  seuen thousand three hundred
 thirtie seuen4 ,singing men and singing
  wemen1 two hundred three score fiue4  
#dc ,camels1 foure hundred thiritie     
fiue4 ,horses1 seuen thousand thirtie   
six4 ,mules1 two hundred thousand       
fourtie fiue4 ,beastes vnder yoke1 fiue 
thousand twentie fiue4 #dd ,and of  the 
rulers themselues by their villages1    
when they came into the temple  of ,god1
 which was in ,ierusalem1 to renew and  

raise vp the temple in his  place1      
according to their power3 #de and to be 
geuen into the temple to  the sacred    
treasure of the workes1 of gold twelue  
thousand mnas1 and  fiue thousand mnas  
of siluer1 and stoles for ,priestes an  
hundred4 #df  ,and the ,priestes and    
,leuites1 and they that came out of the 
people1  dwelt in ,ierusalem1 and in the
 countrie1 and the sacred singingmen1   
and  porters1 and al ,israel in their   
countries4 #dg ,and the seuenth moneth  
being at hand1 and when the children of 
,israel were euerie man in his  owne    
affayres1 they came together with one   
minde into the court1 that  was before  
the east gate4 7#a ,esd #c3a7 #dh ,and  
,iesus the sonne of  ,iosedec1 and his  
brethren the priestes3 ,zorobabel the   
sonne of  ,salathiel1 and his brethren  
standing vp1 prepared an altar1 #di that
  they might offer vpon it holocaustes1 
according to the thinges that are       
writen in the booke of ,moyses the man  
of ,god4 #ej ,and there assembled  there

 of other nations of the land1 and al   
the nations of the land  erected the    
altar in his place1 and they offered    
hostes1 and morning  holocaustes to our 
,lord4 #ea ,and they celebrated the     
feast of  ,tabernacles1 and the solemne 
day1 as it is commanded in the lawe3 and
  sacrifices dayly1 as it behoued3 #eb  
and after these the appointed           
oblations1 and the hostes of the        
sabbathes1 and of the newmoones1 and  of
 al the solemne sanctified dayes4 #ec   
,and as manie as vowed to our  ,lord    
from the new moone of the seuenth       
moneth1 began to offer the  hostes to   
,god1 and the temple of our ,lord was   
not yet built4 #ed ,and  they gaue monie
 to the masones and workemen1 and drinke
 and victuals  with ioy4 #ee ,and they  
gaue cartes to the ,sidonians1 and      
,tyrianes1 that  with them they should  
carie ceder beames from ,lybanus1 and   
should make  boates in the hauen ,ioppe1
 according to the decre that was writen 
for  them by ,cyrus king of the         

,persians4 #ef ,and in the second yeare 
coming  into the temple of ,god in      
,ierusalem1 in the second moneth began  
,zorobel  the sonne of ,salathiel1 and  
,iosue the sonne of ,iosedec1 and their 
bretheren1 and the ,priestes and        
,leuites1 and al that were come from the
  captiuitie into ,ierusalem4 #eg and   
they founded the temple of ,god in the  
newmoone of the second moneth of the    
second yeare1 after that they came  into
 ,iurie and ,ierusalem4 #eh ,and they   
appoynted the ,leuites from  twentie    
yeares1 ouer the workes of our ,lord3   
and ,iesus stood and his  sonne1 and the
 bretheren1 al ,leuites ioyning         
together1  executors of  the lawe1 doing
 the workes in the house of our ,lord4  
#ei ,and al the  ,priestes stood1 hauing
 stoles with trumpettes3 #fj and        
,leuites the  children of ,asaph1 hauing
 cymbals together praysing our ,lord1   
and  blessing him according to ,dauid   
king of ,israel4 #fa ,and they song a   
song  to our ,lord1 because his         

sweetenes1 and honour is for euer vpon  
,israel4  #fb ,and al the people sounded
 with trumpet1 and cried out with a loud
  voice1 praysing our ,lord in the      
raysing vp of the house of our ,lord4   
#fc  ,and there came of the ,priestes   
and ,leuites1 and presidentes by their  
villages the more ancientes1 which had  
sene the old house3 #fd and to  the     
building of this with crie and great    
lamentation1 and manie with  trumpettes 
and great ioy3 #fe in so much that the  
people heard not the  trumpettes for the
 lamentatinon of the people4 ,for the   
multitude was  sounding with trumpettes 
magnifically1 so that it was heard far  
of4 #ff  ,and the enimes of the tribe of
 ,iuda1 and ,beniamin heard it1 and they
  came to knowe what the voyce of the   
trumpettes was3 #fg ,and they knew  that
 they which were of the captiuitie doe  
build a temple to our ,lord  the ,god of
 ,israel4 #fh ,and coming to ,zorobabel 
,iesus1 the ouerseers of  the villages1 
they sayd to them3 ,we will build       

together with you3 7#a  ,esd #d3b7 #fi  
,for we haue in like maner heard your   
,lord1  we walke like  from the dayes of
 ,asbazareth king of the ,assyrians1 who
 transported vs  hither4 #gj ,and       
,zorobabel1 and ,iesus1  the princes of 
the villages of  ,israel1 sayd to them3 
#ga ,it is not for vs and you to build  
the house of  our ,god4 ,for we alone   
wil build to our ,lord of ,israel       
according as  ,cyrus the king of the    
,persians hath commanded4 #gb ,and the  
nations of  the land lying vpon them    
that are in ,iurie1 and lifting vp the  
worke of  the building1 and bringing    
ambushmentes1 and peoples1 prohibited   
them  to build4 #gc and practising      
assaultes hindred them1 that the        
building  might not be finished al the  
time of the life of king ,cyrus1 and    
they  differred the building for two    
yeares vntil the reigne of ,darius4     
,,chap4 ,,vi4    ,the ,iewes by         
assistance of king ,darius build vp the 
,temple in  ,ierusalem4    ,,and in the 

second yeare of the reigne of ,darius   
prophecied ,aggeus1 and  ,zacharias the 
sonne of ,addo the prophet to ,iurie and
 ,ierusalem in the  name of ,god of     
,israel vpon them4 7#a ,esd #e3a7 #b    
,then ,zorobabel the sonne  of          
,salathiel standing vp1 and ,iesus the  
sonne of ,iosedec begane to  build the  
house of our ,lord1 which is in         
,ierusalem4 #c ,when the  prophetes of  
our ,lord were present with them1 and   
did helpe them4 ,at  the same time came 
,sisennes to them1 the deputie of       
,syria1 and of  ,phenice1 and           
,satrabuzanes1 and his felowes3 #d and  
they sayd to them3 ,by  whose           
commandment1 build ye this house1 and   
this roofe1 and perfite al  other       
thinges8 ,and who are the workmen that  
build these thinges8 #e ,and  the       
ancientes of the ,iewes1 which were left
 of the captiuitie by our  ,lord1 had   
fauoure when the visitation was made    
vpon them4 #f ,and they  were not       
hindered from building1 til it was      

signified to ,darius of al  these       
thinges1 and answer was receiued4 #g ,a 
copie of the letter1 which  they sent to
 ,darius4 ,,sisennes deputie of ,syria  
and ,phenice1 and  ,satrabuzanes1 and   
his felowes in ,syria and ,phenice      
presidents1 to king  ,darius greetings3 
#h ,be al thinges knowen to our ,lord   
the king1 that  when we came into the   
countrie of ,iurie1 and had entered into
  ,ierusalem1 we found them building the
 great house of ,god4 #i ,and the       
temple of polished stones1 and of great 
and precious matter in the  walles4 #aj 
,and the workes to be a doing earnestly1
 and to succede1 and  prosper in their  
handes1 and in al glorie to be perfited 
most  diligently4 #aa ,then we asked the
 ancients saying1 by whose permission   
build ye this house1  found these       
workes8 #ab ,and therfore we asked      
them1 that we might doe thee to know the
 men  the ouerseers1 and we  required of
 them a rolle of the names of the       
ouerseers4 #ac ,but they  answered vs   

saying3 ,we are the seruantes of the    
,lord1 which made heauen  and earth4 #ad
 ,and this house was built these manie  
yeares past by a  king of ,israel1 that 
was great and most valiant1 and was     
finished4 #ae  ,and because our fathers 
were prouoking to wrath1 and sinned     
agaynst ,god  of ,israel1 he deliuered  
them into the handes of ,nabuchodonosor 
the king  of ,babylon1 king of the      
,chaldees4 #af ,and throwing downe this 
house they  burnt it1 and they led the  
people captiue into ,babylon4 #ag ,in   
the first  yeare when ,cyrus reigned the
 king of ,babylon1 ,cyrus the king wrote
 to  build this house4 #ah ,and these   
sacred vessels of gold and siluer which 
,nabuchodonosor had taken out of the    
house which is in ,ierusalem1 and  had  
consecrated them in his owne temple1    
,cyrus brought them forth  agayne out of
 the temple which was in ,babylon1 and  
they were deliuered  to ,zorobabel1  to 
,salmanasar the deputie4 #ai ,and it was
 commanded them  that they should offer 

these vessels1  lay them vp in the      
temple1  which was in ,ierusalem1 and   
build the temple of ,god itself in his  
place4 #bj ,then did ,salmanasar lay the
 fundations of the house of our  ,lord1 
which is in ,ierusalem3 and from that   
time vntil now it is a  building1 and is
 not accomplished4 #ba ,now therfore if 
thou thincke it  good o king1 let it be 
sought in the kings liberaries of ,cyrus
 the  king1 which are in ,babylon3 #bb  
and if it shal be found1 that the       
building of the house of the ,lord1     
which is in ,ierusalem1 begane by the   
counsel of ,cyrus the king1 and it be   
thought good of our ,lord the king1  let
 him write to vs of these thinges4 #bc  
,then ,darius the king commanded  search
 to be made in the libraries3 and there 
was found in ,ecbatana a  towne that is 
in the countrie of ,media1 one place    
wherin were writen  these wordes3 7#a   
,esd #f3a7 #bd ,,in ,,the ,,first       
,,yeare of the reigne of ,cyrus1  king  
,cyrus commanded to build the house of  

the ,lord which is in  ,ierusalem1 where
 they did burne incense with dayly fire1
 #be the height  wherof shal be of ten  
cubits1  the bredth three score cubites1
 foure  square with three stones        
polished1 and with a loft galerie of    
wood of  the same countrie1  one new    
galerie1 and the expenses to be geuen   
out  of the house of ,cyrus the king4   
#bf ,and the sacred vesseles of the     
house  of the ,lord1 as wel of gold as  
of siluer1 which ,nabuchodonosor tooke  
from the house of our ,lord1 which is in
 ,ierusalem where they were  layed1 that
 they be put there3 #bg ,and he         
commanded ,sisennes the deputie  of     
,syria  ,phoenice1 and ,satrabuzanes1   
and his felowes  them that were         
ordayned presidentes in ,syria          
,phoenice1 that they should refraine    
themselues from that place4 #bh ,and ,i 
also haue geuen commandment to  build it
 wholly3 and haue prouided1 that they   
helpe them1 which are of  the captiuitie
 of the ,iewes1 til the temple of the   

house of the ,lord be  accomplished4 #bi
 ,and from the vexation of the tributes 
of ,coelesyria   ,phoenice1 a quantitie 
to be geuen diligently to these men for 
the  sacrifice of the ,lord1 to         
,zorobabel the gouernour1 for oxen1 and 
rammes1 and lambes4 #cj ,and in like    
maner corne also1 and salt1 and  wine1  
and oyle continually yeare by yeare1    
according as the priestes  which are in 
,ierusalem1 haue prescribed to be spent 
dayly3 #ca that  libamentes may be      
offered to the most high ,god for the   
king  his  children1  that they may pray
 for their life4 #cb ,and that it be    
denounced1 that whosoeuer shal          
transgresse anie thing of these which   
are writen1 or shal despise it1 a beame 
be taken of theyr owne1  they  be       
hanged1  their goodes be confiscate to  
the king4 #cc ,therfore the  ,lord also1
 whose name is inuocated there1 destroy 
euery king  nation1  that shal extend   
their hand to hinder or to handle il the
 house of the  ,lord which is in        

,ierusalem4 #cd ,i ,darius the king haue
 decreed that it  be most diligently    
done according to these thinges4        
,,chap4 ,,vii4    ,the house of ,god is 
finished1 #g4 and dedicated1 #aj4 the   
feast of ,pasch  is also celebrated     
seuen dayes with ,azimes4    ,,then     
,sisennes the deputie of ,coelesyria1   
and ,phaenice1 and  ,satrabuzames1 and  
their felowes1 obeying those thinges    
which were  decreed of ,darius the king1
 7#a ,esd #f3ac7 #b applied the sacred  
workes  most diligently1 working        
together with the ancientes of the      
,iewes1 the  princes of ,syria4 #c ,and 
the sacred workes prospered1 ,aggeus    
,zacharias  the prophetes prophecying4  
#d ,and they accomplished al thinges by 
the  precept of our ,lord the ,god of   
,israel1 and by the counsel of ,cyrus1  
,darius1 and ,artaxerxes the king of the
 ,persians4 #e ,and our house was a     
finishing vntil the three and twentith  
day of the moneth of ,adar1 the  sixth  
yeare of ,darius the king4 #f ,and the  

children of ,israel1 and the  ,priestes 
and ,leuites1 and the rest that were of 
the captiuitie1 which  were added did   
according to those thinges that are     
written in the booke  of ,moyses4 #g    
,and they offered for the dedication of 
the temple of our  ,lord1 oxen an       
hundred1 rammes two hundred1 lambes     
foure hundred4 #h ,and  kiddes for the  
sinnes of al ,israel1 twelue1 according 
to the number of  the tribes of ,israel4
 #i ,and the ,priestes and ,leuites     
stood clothed with  stoles by tribes1   
ouer al the workes of our ,lord the ,god
 of ,israel1  according to the booke of 
,moyses1 and the porters at euerie gate4
 #aj  ,and the children of ,israel1 wih 
them that were of the captiuitie        
celebrated the phase of the fourtenth   
moone of the first moneth1 when  the    
,priestes and ,leuites were sanctified4 
#aa ,al the children of the  captiuitie 
were not sanctified together1 because al
 the ,leuites were  sanctified together4
 #ab ,and al the children of the        

captuitie immolated  the phase1 both for
 their brethren the ,priestes1 and for  
them selues4  #ac ,and the children of  
,israel did eate1 they that were of the 
captiuitie al that remayned apart from  
al the abominations of the  nations of  
the land seeking our ,lord4 #ad ,and    
they celebrated the  festiual day of    
,azymes seuen dayes feasting in the     
sight of our ,lord4  #ae ,because he    
turned the counsel of the king of the   
,assirians toward  them1 to strengthen  
their handes to the workes of our ,lord 
the ,god of  ,israel4    ,,chap4 ,,viii4
    ,esdras going from ,babylon to      
,ierusalem1 #i4 carieth king ,artaxerxes
  fauourable letters1 #ad4 with licence 
to take gold1 siluer1 and al  thinges   
necessarie at their pleasure4 #ca4 ,the 
chief men that goe with  him are        
recited4 #ea4 ,he voweth a fast praying 
for good success in their  iorney4 #ef4 
weigheth the gold and siluer1 which he  
deliuereth to the  ,priestes1 and       
,leuites4 #fi4 ,and seuerely admonisheth

 the people to  repentance1 for their   
mariages made with infideles4    ,,and  
after him when ,artaxerxes king of the  
,persians reigned1 came ,esdras  the    
sonne of ,azarias1 the sonne of ,helcias
 the sonne of ,salome1 7#a ,esd  #g3a7  
#b the sonne of ,sadoc1 the sonne of    
,achitob1 the sonne of ,ameri1  the     
sonne of ,azahel1 the sonne of ,bocci1  
the sonne of ,abisue1 the sonne  of     
,phinees the sonne of ,eleazar1 the     
sonne of ,aaron the first priest4 #c    
,this ,esdras came vp from ,babylon     
being scribe  wise in the law of        
,moyses1 which was geuen of our ,lord   
the ,god of ,israel to teach and to     
doe4 #d ,and the king gaue him glorie1  
because he had found grace in al        
dignitie and desire in his sight4 #e    
,and there went vp with him of the      
children of ,israel1 and the ,priestes1 
and the ,leuites1 and the sacred        
singers of the temple1 and the porters1 
and the seuantes of the temple  into    
,ierusalem4 #f ,in the seuenth yeare    

when ,artaxerxes reigned in the  fifth  
moneth1 this is the seuenth yeare of his
 reigne1 going forth of  ,babylon in the
 newmoone of the fifth moneth1 #g they  
came to ,ierusalem  according to his    
commandment1 according to the           
prosperitie of their  iourney1 which    
their ,lord gaue them4 #h ,for in these 
,esdras had great  knowlege1 that he    
would not pretermitte anie of those     
thinges1 which  were according to the   
law1 and the preceptes of our ,lord1 and
 in  teaching al ,israel al iusticie and
 iudgement4 #i ,and they that wrote the 
writinges of ,araxerxes the king1 coming
 deliuered the writing which was        
granted of ,artaxerxes the king to      
,esdras the ,priest1  the reader of  the
 law of our ,lord1 the copie wherof here
 foloweth4 #aj ,,king ,artaxerxes  to   
,esdras the ,priest1 and reader of the  
law of the ,lord1 greeting4 #aa ,i  of  
curtesie esteming it among benifites1   
haue commanded them that of  their owne 
accord are desirous of the nation of the

 ,iewes1 and of the  ,priestes and      
,leuites1 which are in my kingdom1 to   
goe with thee into  ,ierusalem4 #ab ,if 
anie therfore desire to goe with thee1  
let them come  together1 and set forward
 as it hath pleased me1 and my seuen    
freindes  my counselers3 #ac that they  
may visite those thinges which are done 
touching ,iurie and ,ierusalem1         
obseruing as thou hast in the law of the
  ,lord4 #ad ,and let them carie the    
giftes to the ,lord the ,god of ,israel1
  which ,i haue vowed and my freindes to
 ,ierusalem1 and al the gold and        
siluer1 that shal be found in the       
countrie of ,babylon to the ,lord in    
,ierusalem1 with that1 #ae which is     
geuen for the nation it self vnto the   
temple of their ,lord which is in       
,ierusalem3 that this gold and siluer   
be gathered for oxen1 and rammes1 and   
lambes1 and kiddes1 and for the  thinges
 that are agreable to these1 #af that   
they may offer hostes to  the ,lord vpon
 the altar of their ,lord1 which is in  

,ierusalem4 #ag ,and al  thinges        
whatsoeuer thou with thy brethren wilt  
doe with gold and  siluer1 doe it at thy
 pleasure according to the precept of   
the ,lord thy  ,god4 #ah ,and the sacred
 vessels1 which are geuen thee to the   
workes of  the house of the ,lord thy   
,god1 which is in ,ierusalem4 #ai ,and  
other  thinges whatsoeuer shal helpe    
thee to the workes of the temple of thy 
,god1 thou shalt geue it out of the     
kings treasure4 #bj ,when thou with  thy
 brethren wilt doe ought with gold and  
siluer1 doe according to the  wil of the
 ,lord4 #ba ,and ,i king ,artaxerxes    
haue geuen commandment to the  keepers  
of the treasure of ,syria and ,phaenice1
 that what thinges soeuer  ,esdras the  
,priest and reader of the law of the    
,lord1 shal write for1  they geue him   
vnto an hundred talentes of siluer1     
likewise also of  gold4 #bb ,and vnto an
 hundred measures of corne1  an hundred 
vessels of  wine1 and other thinges     
whatsoeuer abound without taxing4 #bc   

,let al  thinges be done to the most    
high ,god according to the law of ,god1 
lest  perhaps there arise wrath in the  
reigne of the king1 and of his sonne1   
and his sonnes4 #bd ,and to you it is   
sayd1 that vpon al the ,priestes1  and  
,leuites1 and sacred singers1 and       
seruantes of the temple1  scribes  of   
this temple #be no tribute1 nor any     
other taxe be sette1 and that no  man   
haue auctoritie to obiect any thing to  
them4 #bf ,but thou ,esdras  according  
to the wisedom of ,god appoynt iudges1  
and arbitrers in al  ,syria and         
,phaenice3 and teach al them that know  
no the law of thy ,god3  #bg that       
whosoeuer shal transgresse the law1 they
 be diligently punished  either with    
death1 or with torment1 or els with a   
forfeite of money1 or  with banishment4 
#bh ,and ,esdras the scribe sayd3       
,blessed be the ,god of  our fathers1   
which hath geuen this wil into the kings
 hart1 to glorifie  his house1 which is 
in ,ierusalem4 #bi ,and hath honoured me

 in the sight  of the king1 and of his  
counselers1 and freindes1 and them that 
weare  purple4 #cj ,and ,i was made     
constant in minde according to the ayde 
of  our ,lord my ,god1 and gathered     
together of ,israel men1 that should goe
  vp together with me4 #ca ,and these   
are the princes according to their      
kindredes1 and seueral principalities of
 them that came vp from ,babylon  the   
kingdom of ,artaxerxes4 7#a ,esd #h3a7  
#cb ,of the children of ,phares1        
,gerfomus3 and of the children of       
,siemarith1 ,amenus3 of the children of 
,dauid1 ,acchus the sonne of ,scecilia3 
#cc ,of the children of ,phares1        
,zacharias1 and with him returned an    
hundred fiftie men4 #cd ,of the         
children of leader ,moabilion1 ,zaraei1 
and with him two hundred fiftie  men3   
#ce ,of the children of ,zachues1       
,iechonias of ,zechoel1 and with him    
two hundred fiftie men3 #cf of the      
children of ,sala1 ,maasias of          
,gotholia1  with him seuentie men3 #cg  

of the children of ,saphatia1  ,zarias  
of ,michel1 and with him eightie men3   
#ch of the children of ,iob1  ,abdias of
 ,iehel1 and with him two hundred twelue
 men3 #ci of the  children of ,bania1   
,salimoth1 the sonne of ,iosaphia1 and  
with him an  hundred sixtie men3 #dj of 
the children of ,beer1 ,zacharias       
,bebei1 and  with him two hundred eight 
men3 #da of the children of ,ezead1     
,ioannes of  ,eccetan1 and with him an  
hundred ten men3 #db of the children of 
,adonicam1 which were last1 and these   
are their names1 ,eliphalam the  sonne  
of ,gebel1 and ,semeias1 and with him   
seuentie men4 #dc ,and ,i  gathered them
 together to the riuer that is called   
,thia1 and we camped  there three dayes1
 and vewed them againe4 #dd ,and of the 
children of the  ,priestes and ,leuites 
,i found not there4 #de ,and ,i sent to 
,eleazarus1 and  ,eccelon1 and ,masman1 
and ,maloban1 and ,enaathan1 and ,samea1
 and ,ioribum1  ,nathan1 ,enuaugam1     
,zacharias1 and ,mosolam the leaders    

them selues1 and  that were skilful4 #df
 ,and ,i sayd to them that they should  
come to  ,loddeus1 who was at the place 
of the treasurie4 #dg ,and ,i commanded 
them  to say to ,loddeus1 and his       
brethren1 and to them that were in the  
treasurie1 that they should send vs them
 that might doe the function of         
priesthood in the house of the ,lord our
 ,god4 #dh ,and they brought vnto  vs   
according to the mightie hand of the    
,lord our ,god cunning men3 of  the     
children of ,moholi1 the sonne of ,leui1
 the sonne of ,israel1  ,sebebia1  his  
sonnes and brethren1 which were         
eightene3 #di ,asbia1 and  ,amin of the 
sonnes of the children of ,chananeus1   
and their children  twentie men4 #ej    
,and of them that serued the temple1    
whom ,dauid gaue1  and the princes      
themselues to the ministerie of the     
,leuites of them  that serued the       
temple1 two hundred twentie4 ,al their  
names were  signified in writings4 #ea  
,and ,i vowed there a fast to the yong  

men in  the sight of ,god1 that ,i might
 aske of him a good iourney for vs1 and 
them that were with vs1 and for the     
children1 and the cattel because of     
ambushementes4 #eb ,for ,i was ashamed  
to aske of the king footemen and        
horsemen in my companie1 to guard vs1   
against our aduersaries4 #ec ,for  we   
sayd to the king that the power of our  
,lord wil be with them that  seeke him  
with al affection4 #ed ,and agayne we   
besought the ,lord our ,god  according  
to these thinges3 whom also we had      
propicious1 and we  obteyned of our     
,god4 #ee ,and ,i separated of the      
rulers of the people1  and of the       
,priestes of the temple1 twelue men1 and
 ,sedebia1 and ,asanna1  and with them  
of their brethren ten men4 #ef ,and ,i  
weyed to them the  gold and siluer1 and 
the vessels of the house of our ,god    
perteyning to  the ,priestes1 which the 
king had geuen1 and his counselers1 and 
the  princes1 and al ,israel4 #eg ,and  
when ,i had weyed it1 ,i deliuered of   

siluer an hundred fiftie talentes1 and  
siluer vessels of an hundred  talentes1 
and of gold an hundred talentes4 #eh    
,and of vessels of gold  seuen score and
 twelue brasen vessels good of shyning  
brasse1  resembling the forme of gold4  
#ei ,and ,i sayd to them3 ,you are also 
sanctified to our ,lord1 and the vessels
 be holie1 and the gold and  siluer is  
vowed to our ,lord the ,god of our      
fathers4 #fj ,watch and keepe1  til you 
deliuer them to some of the rulers of   
the people1 and to the  ,priestes1 and  
,leuites1 and to the princes of the     
cities of ,israel in  ,ierusalem1 in the
 treasurie of the house of our ,god4 #fa
 ,and those  ,priestes and ,leuites that
 receiued the gold and siluer and       
vessels1  brought it to ,ierusalem into 
the temple of our ,lord4 #fb ,and we    
went  forward from the riuer ,thia1 the 
twelfth day of the first moneth1 til  we
 entred into ,ierusalem4 #fc ,and when  
the third day was come1 in the  fourth  
day the gold being weyed1 and the       

siluer1 was deliuered in the  house of  
the ,lord our ,god1 to ,marimoth ,priest
 the sonne of ,iori4 #fd ,and  with him 
was ,eleazar the sonne of ,phinees3 and 
with them were ,iosadus  the sonne of   
,iesus1 and ,medias1 and ,banni the     
sonne of a ,leuite1 by  number and      
weight al thinges4 #fe ,and the weight  
of them was writen the  same houre4 #ff 
,and they that came out of the          
captiuitie1 offered  sacrifice to our   
,lord the ,god of ,israel1 oxen twelue1 
for al ,israel1  rammes eightie six1 #fg
 lambes seuentie two1 bucke goates for  
sinne  twelue1 and for health twelue    
kyne1 al for the sacrifice of our ,lord4
  #fh ,and they read againe the         
preceptes of the king to the kinges     
officers1 and to the deputies of        
,coelesyria1 and ,phoenice3 and they    
honored the nation1 and the temple of   
our ,lord4 #fi ,and these thinges  being
 finished1 the rulers came to me1       
saying3 ,the stocke of ,isreal1  and the
 princes1 and the ,priestes1 and the    

,leuites1 7#a ,esd #i3a7 #gj and  the   
strange people1 and nations of the land 
haue not separated their  vncleannes    
from the ,chananeites1 and ,hetheites1  
and ,pherezeites1 and  ,iebuseites1 and 
,moobites1  ,a,egyptians1 and           
,idumeians4 #ga ,for they are  ioyned to
 their daughters both themselues1 and   
their sonnes3 and the  holie sede is    
mingled with the strange nations of the 
earth1 and the  rulers and magistrates  
were partakers of that iniquitie from   
the  beginning of the reigne it self4   
#gb ,and forthwith as ,i heard these    
thinges1 ,i rent my garmentes and sacred
 tunike3 and tearing the heares  of my  
head1 and my beard1 ,i sate sorowful and
 heauie4 #gc ,and there  assembled to me
 mourning vpon this iniquitie1 as manie 
as were then  moued by the word of our  
,lord the ,god of ,israel1 and ,i sate  
sad vntil  the euening sacrifice4 #gd   
,and ,i rising vp from fasting1 hauing  
my  garmentes rent and the sacred       
tunike1 kneeling1 and stretching forth  

my  handes to our ,lord1 #ge ,i sayd3   
,lord ,i am confounded1 and ashamed     
before  thy face1 #gf for our sinnes are
 multiplied ouer our heades1 and our    
iniquities are exalted euen to heauen4  
#gg ,because from the times of our      
fathers we are in great sinne vnto this 
day4 #gh ,and for the sinnes of  vs1 and
 of our fathers we haue bene deliuered  
with our brethren1 and  with our        
,priestes to the kinges of the earth1   
into sword and  captiuitie1 and spoile  
with confusion vnto this present day4   
#gi ,and now  what a great thing is this
 that mercie hath happened to vs from   
thee o  ,lord ,god1  leaue thou vnto vs 
a roote1 and a name in the place of thy 
sanctification1 #hj to discouer our     
light in the house of the ,lord our     
,god1 to geue vs meate in al the time of
 our bondage4 #ha ,and when we  serued1 
we were not forsaken of the ,lord our   
,god3 but he sette vs in  fauour1       
appointing the kinges of the ,persians  
to geue us meate1 #hb and  to glorifie  

the temple of the ,lord our ,god1 and to
 build the  desolations of ,sion1 to    
geue vs stabilitie in ,iurie1 and       
,ierusalem4 #hc  ,and now what say we   
,lord1 hauing these thinges8 ,for we    
haue  transgressed thy preceptes1 which 
thou gauest into the handes of thy      
seruantes the prophetes1 #hd saying3    
,that the land into which ye entred  to 
possesse the inheritance therof1 is a   
land polluted with the  coinquinations  
of the strangers of the land1 and their 
vncleanes hath  filled it wholy with    
their filthines4 #he ,and now your      
daughters you  shal not match with their
 sonnes1 and their daughters you shal   
not take  for your sonnes4 #hf ,and you 
shal not seeke to haue peace with them  
for  euer1 that growing strong you may  
eate the best things of the land1 and   
may distribute the inheritance to your  
children for euer4 #hg ,and the  thinges
 that happen to vs1 al are done for our 
nauhtie workes1 and our  great sinnes4  
#hh ,and thou gauest vs such a roote1   

and we are returned  againe to          
transgresse thy ordinances1 that we     
would be mingled with the  vncleannes of
 the nations of this land4 #hi ,wilt not
 thou be wrath with  vs to destroy vs1  
til there be no roote left nor our name8
 #ij ,lord ,god  of ,israel thou art    
true4 ,for there is a roote left vntil  
this present  day4 #ia ,behold1 now we  
are in thy sight in our iniquities4 ,for
 it is  not to stand any longer before  
thee in these matters4 #ib ,and when    
,esdras with adoration confessed        
weeping1 lying flat on the ground       
before the temple1 there were gathered  
before him out of ,ierusalem a  verie   
great multitude1 men and wemen1 and yong
 men and yong wemen4 ,for  there was    
great weeping in the multitude it self4 
7#a ,esd #aj3a7 #ic ,and  when he had   
cried1 ,iechonias of ,ieheli of the     
children of ,israel1 sayd  to ,esdras3  
,we haue sinned against our ,lord1 for  
that we haue taken vnto  vs in mariage  
strange wemen of the nations of the     

land4 #id ,and now thou  art ouer al    
,israel1 in these therfore let there be 
an othe from our  ,lord to expel al our 
wiues that are of strangers with their  
children4  #ie ,as it was decreed to    
thee of the ancesters according to the  
law of  our ,lord1 rising vp declare it4
 #if ,for to thee the busines           
perteineth1  and we are with thee3 doe  
manfully4 #ig ,and ,esdras rysing vp    
adiured the  princes of the ,priestes   
and ,leuites1 and al ,israel to doe     
according to  these thinges and they    
sware4    ,,chap4 ,,ix4    ,esdras      
fasting for the sinnes of the people1   
commandeth that they  separate al       
strange wemen from them4 #ah4 ,the      
,priestes and ,leuites1  which had      
offended herein1 are recited4 #ch ,he   
readeth the law before  the people3 #dh 
certaine doe expound to the multitudes  
in seueral  places4 #eb ,and so they are
 dismissed with ioy4    ,,and ,esdras   
rysing vp from before the court of the  
temple1 went into the  chamber of       

,ionathas the sonne of ,nasabi4 7#a ,esd
 #aj3f7 #b ,and lodging  there he tasted
 no bread1 nor dranke water for the     
iniquitie of the  multitude4 #c ,and    
there was proclamation made in al       
,iurie1  in  ,ierusalem to al that were 
of the captiuitie gathered in           
,ierusalem1 #d  that whosoeuer shal not 
appeare with in two or three dayes1     
according  to the iudgement of the      
ancients sitting vpon it1 their goods   
should be  taken away1 and himselfe     
should be iudged an alien from the      
multitude  of the captiuitie4 #e ,and al
 were gathered that were of the tribe of
  ,iuda1 and of ,beniamin within three  
dayes in ,ierusalem3 this is the  ninth 
moneth1 the twentith day of the moneth4 
#f ,and al the multitude  sate in the   
court of the temple trembling1 for the  
present winter4 #g  ,and ,esdras rysing 
vp sayd to them3 ,you haue done         
vnlawfully taking to  you in mariage    
strang wiues1 that you might adde to the
 sinnes of  ,israel4 #h ,and now geue   

confession1  magnificence to our ,lord  
the ,god  of our fathers3 #i and        
accomplish his wil1 and depart from the 
nations  of the land1 and from your     
wiues the strangers4 #aj ,and al the    
multitude  cried1 and they sayd with a  
lowde voice3 ,as thou hast sayd1 we wil 
doe4  #aa ,but because the multitude is 
great1 and winter time1 and we can not  
stand in the ayre without succour3 and  
this is a worke for vs not of  one day1 
nor of two1 for we haue sinned much in  
these thinges3 #ab ,let  the rulers of  
the multitude stand1 and that dwel with 
vs1 and as manie  as haue with them     
forreine wiues1 #ac and at a time       
appointed let the  priestes out of      
euerie place1 and the iudges assist1    
vntil they appeaze  the wrath of our    
,lord concerning this busines4 #ad ,and 
,ionathas the  sonne of ,ezeli1 and     
,ozias of ,thecam tooke vpon them       
according to these  wordes3 and         
,bosoramus1 and ,leuis1 and             
,sabbathaeus1 wrought together  with    

them4 #ae ,and al that were of the      
captiuitie stood according to al  these 
thinges4 #af ,and ,esdras the priest    
chose vnto him men the great  princes of
 their fathers according to their names3
  they sate together  in the newmoone of
 the tenth moneth to examine this       
busines4 #ag ,and  they determined of   
the men that had outlandish wiues1 vntil
 the  newmoone of the first moneth4 #ah 
,and there were found of the priestes   
entermingled that had outlandish wiues4 
#ai ,of the sonnes of ,iesus the  sonne 
of ,iosedec1 and his brethren3 ,maseas1 
and ,eleazarus1 and ,ioribus1  and      
,ioadeus1 #bj and they put to their     
handes to expel their wiues3 and  to    
offer a ramme to obtayne pardon for     
their ignorance4 #ba ,and the  sonnes of
 ,semmeri3 ,maseas and ,esses1 ,ieelech1
 and ,azarias4 #bb ,and of  the children
 of ,fofere3 ,limosias1 ,hismaenis1 and 
,nathanee1 ,iussio1  ,reddus1 and       
,thalsas4 #bc ,and of the ,leuites3     
,iorabdus1 and ,semeis1 and  ,colnis1   

and ,calitas1 and ,facteas1 and ,coluas1
 and ,eliomas1 #bd and of  the sacred   
singing men1 ,eliasib1 ,zaccarus4 #be   
,and of the porters1  ,salumus1 and     
,tolbanes4 #bf ,and of ,israel3 of the  
sonnes of ,foro1 ,ozi1  and ,remias1 and
 ,geddias1  ,melchias1 and ,michelus1   
,eleazarus1 and  ,iammebias1 and        
,bannas4 #bg ,and of the sonnes of      
,iolaman3 ,chamas1 and  ,zacharias1 and 
,iezuelus1 and ,ioddius1 and ,erimoth1  
and ,helias4 #bh ,and  of the sonnes of 
,zathoim3 ,eliadas1 and ,liasumus1      
,zochias1 and ,larimoth1   ,zabdis1 and 
,thebedias4 #bi ,and of the sonnes of   
,zebes3 ,ioannes1 and  ,amanias1 and    
,zabdias1 and ,emeus4 #cj ,and of the   
sonnes of ,banni3 ,olamus1   ,maluchus1 
and ,ieddeus1 and ,iasub1 and ,azabus1  
,ierimoth4 #ca ,and of  the sonnes of   
,addin3 ,nathus1 and ,moosias1  ,caleus1
 and ,raanas1  ,maaseas1 ,mathathias1   
and ,beseel1 and ,bonnus1 and ,manasses4
 #cb ,and of  the sonnes of ,nuae3      
,noneas1 and ,aseas1 and ,melchias1 and 

,sameas1 and  ,simon1 ,beniamin1 and    
,malchus1 and ,marras4 #cc ,and of the  
sonnes of ,asom3  ,carianeus1           
,mathathias1  ,bannus1  ,eliphalach1 and
 ,manasses1 and ,semei4  #cd ,and of the
 sonnes of ,banni3 ,ieremias1 and       
,moadias1 and ,abramus1   ,iohel1 and   
,baneas1  ,pelias1 and ,ionas1 and      
,marimoth1  ,eliasib1 and  ,matheneus1  
and ,eliasis1 and ,orizas1 and ,dielus1 
and ,semedius1   ,zambris1 and          
,iosephus4 #ce ,and of the sonnes of    
,nobei3 ,idelus1 and  ,mathathias1 and  
,sabadus1 and ,zecheda1 ,zedmi1 and     
,iessei1 ,baneas4 #cf ,al  these maried 
outlandish wiues1 and did put them away 
with their  children4 #cg ,and the      
,priestes and the ,leuites1 and they    
that were of  ,israel1 dwelt in         
,ierusalem1 and in the whole countrie in
 the newmoone  of the seuenth moneth4   
,and the children of ,israel were in    
their  habitations4 #ch ,and al the     
multitude was gathered together into the
  court1 which is on the east of the    

sacred gate3 #ci and they sayd to       
,esdras the high priest1 and reader1    
that he should bring the law of         
,moyses1 which was deliuered of our     
,lord the ,god of ,israel4 #dj ,and     
,esdras the high priest brought the law 
to al the multitude of them from  man   
vnto woman1 and to al the priestes to   
heare the law in the newmoone  of the   
seuenth moneth4 #da ,and he read in the 
court1 which is before the  sacred gate 
of the temple1 from breake of day vntil 
euening before men  and wemen4 ,and they
 al gaue their minde to the law4 #db    
,and ,esdras the  priest1 and reader of 
the law stoode vpon a tribunal of wood1 
which was  made4 #dc ,and by him stood  
,mathathias1 and ,samus1 and ,ananias1  
,azarias1  ,vrias1 ,ezechias1 and       
,balsamus on the right hand1 #dd and on 
the left  ,faldeus1 ,misael1 ,malachias1
 ,ambusthas1 ,sabus1 ,nabadias1 and     
,zacharias4  #de ,and ,esdras tooke the 
booke before al the multitude3 for he   
was  chiefe in glorie in the sight of   

al4 #df ,and when he had ended the law1 
they stood al vpright3 and ,esdras      
blessed our ,lord the most high ,god1   
the ,god of ,sabaoth omnipotent4 #dg    
,and al the people answered3 ,amen4 ,and
  lifting vp their handes falling on the
 ground1 they adored our ,lord4 #dh     
,iesus and ,banaeus1 and ,sarebias1 and 
,iaddimus1 and ,accubus1 and            
,sabbathaeus1 and ,calithes1  ,azarias1 
and ,ioradus1 and ,ananias1 and         
,philias ,leuites1 #di who taught the   
law of our ,lord1 and read the same  in 
the multitude1  euerie one preferred    
them that vnderstood the  lesson4 #ej   
,and ,atharathes sayd to ,esdras the    
high priest and the  reader1 and to the 
,leuites1 that taught the multitude1 #ea
 saying3 ,this  day is sancitified to   
our ,lord4 ,and they al wept1 when they 
had heard  the law4 #eb ,and ,esdras    
sayd1 departing therfore eate ye al the 
fattest  thinges1  drinke al most swete 
things1 and send giftes to them that    
haue not4 #ec ,for this is the holy day 

of our ,lord1  be not sad4 ,for  our    
,lord wil glorifie you4 #ed ,and the    
,leuites denounced openly to al1        
saying3 ,this day is holie1 be not sad4 
#ee ,and they went al to eate1 and      
drinke1 and make merie1 and to geue     
giftes to them that had not1 that  they 
might make merie1 for they were         
excedingly exalted with the wordes  that
 they were taught4 #ef ,and they were al
 gathered in ,ierusalem to  celebrate   
the ioy1 according to the testament of  
our ,lord the ,god of  ,israel4         
,,the ,,fovrth ,,booke ,,of ,,esdras4   
,,chap4 ,i4    ,esdras is sent to       
expostulate with the vngratful ,iewes   
for neglecting  ,gods manie great       
benefites4    ,,the second book of      
,esdras the prophet1 the sonne of       
,sarei1 the sonne of  ,azarei1 the sonne
 of ,helcias1 the sonne of ,sadanias1   
the sonne of  ,sadoch1 the sonne of     
,achitob1 7#a ,esd #g3a7 #b the sonne of
 ,achias1 the  sonne of ,phinees1 the   
sonne of ,heli1 the sonne of ,amerias1  

the sonne of  ,asiel1 the sonne of      
,marimoth1 the sonne of ,arna1 the sonne
 of ,ozias1  the sonne of ,borith1 the  
sonne of ,abisei1 the sonne of ,phinees1
 the  sonne of ,eleazar1 #c the sonne of
 ,aaron of the tribe of ,leui2 who was  
captiue in the countrie of the ,medes1  
in the reigne of ,artaxerxes king  of   
the ,persians4 #d ,and the word of our  
,lord came to me1 saying3 #e ,goe1  and 
tel my people their wicked deedes1 and  
their children the  iniquities1 that    
they haue done against me1 that they may
 tel their  childrens children3 #f      
because the sinnes of their parentes are
  increased in them1 for they being     
forgetful of me haue sacrified to       
strange goddes4 #g ,did not ,i bring    
them out of the land of ,a,egypt from   
the house of bondage8 ,but they haue    
prouoked me1  haue despised my          
counsels4 #h ,but doe thou shake of the 
heare of thy head1 and throw al  euils  
vpon them3 because they haue not obeyed 
my law4 ,and it is a  people without    

discipline4 #i ,how long shal ,i beare  
with them1 on whom ,i  haue bestowed so 
great benefiates8 #aj ,i haue ouer      
throwen manie kinges  from them4 ,i haue
 stroke ,pharao with his seruantes1 and 
al his hoste4  7,ex #ad7 #aa ,al nations
 did ,i destroy before their face1  in  
the ,east ,i  dissipated the peoples of 
two prouinces ,tyre and ,sidon1 and ,i  
slew al  their aduersaries4 #ab ,but    
speake thou to them1 saying3 ,thus sayth
 our  ,lord3 #ac ,i made you passe      
through the sea1 and gaue you fensed    
streates  from the beginning4 ,i gaue   
you ,moyses for your gouernour1 and     
,aaron for  the ,priest3 #ad ,i gaue you
 light by the piller of fire1  did manie
  meruelous things among you3 but you   
haue forgotten me1 sayth our ,lord4     
7,ex #ac7 #ae ,thus sayth our ,lord     
omnipotent3 ,the quayle was a signe to  
you1 ,i gaue you a campe for defense1   
and there you murmured3 #af ,and you    
triumphed not in my name for the        
destruction of your enemies1 but yet    

vntil now you haue murmured4 7,ex #af7  
#ag ,where are the benefites1 that ,i   
haue geuen you8 ,did you not crie out to
 me when you were hungrie in the        
desert1 #ah saying3 ,why hast thou      
brought vs into this desert to kil vs8  
it had bene better for vs to serue the  
,a,egyptians1 then to dye in this       
desert4 7,num #ad7 #ai ,i was sorie for 
your mournings1  gaue you manna to      
eate4 ,you did eate bread of ,angels4   
7,ex #af _/ ,wis #af3bj7 #bj ,when you  
thirsted did not ,i cleaue the rocke1   
waters flowed in abundance8 for  the    
heates ,i couered you with the leaues of
 trees4 #ba ,i deliuered vnto  you fatte
 landes3 ,the ,chananeites1 and         
,pherezeites1 and ,philistheans ,i      
threw out from your face3 what shal ,i  
yet doe to you1 sayth our ,lord8  7,isa 
#i3d7 #bb ,thus sayth our ,lord         
omnipotent3 ,in the desert when you     
were thirstie in the riuer of the       
,amorrheites1 and blasphemeing my  name1
 7,ex #ae3be7 #bc ,i gaue you not fire  

for blasphemies1 but casting  wood into 
the water1 ,i made the riuer swete4 #bd 
,what shal ,i doe to thee  ,iacob8 ,thou
 wouldest not obey o ,iuda4 ,i wil      
transferre my self to other  nations1   
and wil geue them my name1 that they may
 keepe my ordinances4  7,ex #cb7 #be    
,because you haue forsaken me1 ,i aslo  
forsake you3 when you  aske mercie of   
me1 ,i wil not haue mercie4 7,isa #a3ae7
 #bf ,when you shal  inuocate me1 ,i wil
 not heare you4 ,for you haue defiled   
your handes with  bloud1 and your fete  
are quicke to commit murders4 #bg ,not  
as though you  haue forsaken me1 but    
yourselues1 sayth our ,lord4 #bh ,thus  
saith our  ,lord omnipotent1 haue not ,i
 desired you1 as a father his sonnes1   
and a  mother her daughters1 and as a   
nurce her litle ones1 #bi that you would
  be my people1 and ,i your ,god1 and to
 me for children1 and ,i to you for  a  
father8 #cj ,so haue ,i gathered you1 as
 the henne her chickenes vnder  her     
winges4 ,but now what shal ,i doe to    

you8 ,i wil throw you from my  face4    
7,matt #bc3cg7 #ca ,when you shal bring 
me oblation1 ,i wil turne away  my face 
from you4 7,isa #ff3e7 ,for ,i haue     
refused your festiual dayes1            
newmoones1 and circumcisions4 #cb ,i    
sent my seruantes the prophetes to  you1
 whom being taken you slew1 and mangled 
their bodies1 whose bloud ,i  wil       
require1 sayth our ,lord4 #cc ,thus     
sayth our ,lord omnipotent1 your  house 
is made desolate1 ,i wil throw you away1
 as the winde doth  stubble1 #cd and    
your children shal not haue issue3      
because they haue  neglected my         
commandment1 and haue done that which is
 euil before me4  #ce ,i wil deliuer    
your houses to a people comming1 who not
 hearing me do  beleue3 to whom ,i haue 
not shewed signes1 they wil do the      
thinges that  ,i haue commanded4 #cf    
,the prophetes they haue not sene1 and  
they wil be  mindful of their           
iniquities4 #cg ,i cal to witnes the    
grace of the people  comming1 whose     

litle ones reioyce with ioy1 not seing  
me with their  carnal eyes1 but in      
spirit beleuing the thinges that ,i haue
 sayd4 #ch  ,and now brother behold what
 glorie3 and see people comming from the
  east1 #ci to whom ,i wil geue the     
conduction of ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and     
,iacob1 and of ,osee1 and ,amos1 and of 
,ioel1 and ,abdias1 and ,ionas1 and     
,michaeas1 #dj and ,naum and ,habacuc1  
of ,sophonias1 ,aggaeus1 ,zacharias1    
and ,malachias1 who also is called the  
,angel of our ,lord4 7,mal #c3a7        
,,chap4 ,,ii4    ,the ,synagogue        
expostulateth with her children for     
their ingratitude2  #aj4 shewing that   
they shal be forsaken1 and the gentiles 
called4    ,,thvs saith our ,lord3 ,i   
brought this people out of bondage1 to  
whom ,i  gaue commandment by my         
seruantes the ,prophetes1 whom they     
would not  heare1 but made my counsel   
frustrate4 #b ,their mother that bare   
them1  sayth to them3 ,goe children1    
because ,i am a wydow and forsaken4 #c  

,i  brought you vp with ioy1  haue lost 
you with mourning  sorow1 because  you  
haue sinned before our ,lord your ,god1 
haue done that which is  euil before    
him4 #d ,but now what shal ,i doe to    
you8 ,i am a wydow and  desolote1 goe my
 children1  aske mercie of our ,lord4 #e
 ,and ,i cal thee  o father a witnes    
vpon the mother of the children1 that   
would not keepe  my testament1 #f that  
thou geue them confusion1  their mother 
into  spoile1 that there be no          
generation of them4 #g ,let their names 
be  dispersed into the ,gentiles1 let   
them be destroyed out of the land3      
because they haue despised my sacrament4
 #h ,woe be to thee ,assur1 which       
hidest the wicked with thee4 ,thou      
naughtie nation1 remember what ,i did   
to ,sodom  ,gomorrha3 7,gen #ai3bd7 #i  
whose land lieth in cloddes of  pitch1  
heapes of ashes3 so wil ,i make them1   
that haue not heard me1  saith our ,lord
 omnipotent4 #aj ,thus saith our ,lord  
to ,esdras3 ,tel my  pople1 that ,i wil 

geue them the kingdom of ,ierusalem1    
which ,i ment to  geue to ,isreal4 #aa  
,and ,i wil take to me the glorie of    
them1 and wil  geue them eternal        
tabernacles1 which ,i had prepared for  
them4 #ab ,the  wood of life shal be to 
them for an odour of oyntment1 and they 
shal  not labour1 nor be wearied4 #ac   
,goe  you shal receiue4 ,aske for your  
selues a few dayes1 that they may abide4
 ,now the kingdom is prepared  for you1 
watch ye4 #ad ,cal thou heauen and earth
 to witnes3 for ,i haue  destroyed euil1
 and haue created good1 because ,i liue 
sayth our ,lord4  #ae ,mother embrace   
thy children1 bring them vp with ioy4   
,as a doue  confirme their feete3       
because ,i haue chosen thee1 sayth our  
,lord4 #af  ,and ,i wil raise againe the
 dead out of their places1 and out of   
the  monumentes ,i wil bring them forth1
 because ,i haue knowen my name in      
,israel4 #ag ,feare not o mother of the 
children1 because ,i haue chosen  thee1 
saith our ,lord4 #ah ,i wil send thee   

ayde1 my seruantes ,i saie1 and         
,ieremie1 at whose counsel ,i haue      
sanctified1 and prepared for thee       
tweleue trees loden with diuerse        
fruites1 #ai and as manie fountaines    
flowing milke and honie3 and seuen huge 
mountaines1 hauing the rose and  the    
lilie1 in the which ,i wil fil thy      
children with ioy4 7,ex #ae3bg7 #bj     
,iustifie thou the widow1 iudge for the 
pupil1 geue to the needie1  defend the  
orphane1 cloth the naked1 #ba cure the  
broken  feeble1 mocke  not the lame1    
defend the maimed1 and admitte the blind
 to the vision of  my glorie4 #bb ,the  
old man  the yong keepe with in thy     
walles3 #bc where  thou shalt finde the 
dead1 committe them to the graue signing
 it1  ,i  wil geue thee the first seate 
in my resurrection4 7,tob #a3bj7 #bd    
,pause  and rest my people1 because thy 
rest shal come4 #be ,as a good nurce    
nourish thy children1 confirme their    
feete4 #bf ,the seruantes that ,i  haue 
geuen thee1 none of them shal perish4   

,for ,i wil require them of  thy number4
 #bg ,be not wearied4 ,for when the day 
of affliction and  distresse shal come1 
others shal weepe1 and be sad1 but thou 
shalt be  merie and plenteous4 #bh ,the 
gentiles shal enuie1 and shal be able to
  doe nothing against thee1 sayth our   
,lord4 #bi ,my handes shal couer thee1  
that thy children see not hel4 #cj ,be  
pleasant thou mother with thy  children1
 because ,i wil deliuer thee sayth our  
,lord4 #ca ,remember thy  children that 
sleepe1 for ,i wil bring them out of the
 sides of the  earth1  wil doe mercie   
with them3 because ,i am merciful1 sayth
 our  ,lord omnipotent4 #cb ,embrace thy
 children til ,i come1  shew them       
mercie3 because my fountaines runne     
ouer1 and my grace shal not faile4  #cc 
,i ,esdras receiued commandment of our  
,lord1 in mount ,oreb2 that ,i  should  
goe to ,israel3 to whom when ,i came1   
they refused me1 and  reiected the      
commandement of our ,lord4 #cd ,and     
therfore1 ,i say vnto you  gentiles1    

which heare1 and vnderstand1 ,looke for 
your pastor1 he wil  geue you the rest  
of eternitie3 because he is at hand1    
that shal come  in the end of the world4
 #ce ,be ye readie for the rewardes of  
the  kingdom1 because perpetual light   
shal shine to you for time  euerlasting4
 #cf ,flee from the shadow of this      
world3 receiue ye the  pleasantnes of   
your glorie4 ,i openly cal to witnes my 
sauiour4 #cg  ,receiue the commended    
gift and be pleasant1 geuing thankes to 
him that  called you to the heauenlie   
kingdomes4 #ch ,arise1  stand  see the  
number of them that are signed in the   
feast of our ,lord4 #ci ,they that  haue
 transferred them selues from the shadow
 of the world1 haue  receiued glorious  
garmentes of our ,lord4 #dj ,receiue o  
,sion thy number1  and shut vp thyne    
made white1 which haue accomplished the 
law of our  ,lord4 #da ,the number of   
thy children1 which thou didst wish is  
ful4  ,desire the powre of our ,lord    
that thy people may be sanctified1 which

  was called from the beginning4 #db ,i 
,esdras saw in mount ,sion a great      
multiude1 which ,i could not number1 and
 they did al prayse our ,lord  with     
songes4 7,apoc #g3i7 #dc ,and in the    
middes of them was a young man  high of 
stature1 appearing aboue ouer them al1  
he put crownes vpon  euerie one of their
 heades1 and he was more exalted4 ,and  
,i was astonied  at the miracle4 #dd    
,then asked ,i an ,angel1 and sayd3 ,who
 are these ,lord8  #de ,who answering   
sayd to me3 ,these are they that haue   
laid of the  mortal garment1 and taken  
an immortal1 and haue confessed the name
 of  ,god4 ,now they are crowned1 and   
receiue palmes4 #df ,and ,i sayd to the 
,angel3 ,that yongman what is he1 which 
putteth the crownes vpon them1  and     
geueth palmes into their handes8 #dg    
,and answering he sayd to me3  ,the same
 is the ,sonne of ,god1 whom they did   
confesse in the world3  ,i  begane to   
magnifie them1 that stood strongly for  
the name of our ,lord4  #dh ,then sayd  

the ,angel to me3 ,goe1 tel my people1  
what maner of  meruelous thinges and how
 great1 thou hast sene of the ,lord     
,god4    ,,chap4 ,,iii4    ,the workes  
of ,god are wonderful from the          
beginning1 #g4 and men  vngrateful #ac4 
,in ,abraham ,god chose to himself a    
peculiar people3 who  neuertheles were  
froward1 and obstinate4 #bc4 ,he also   
chose ,dauid1 but  stil the people were 
sinful3 #bh4 the ,babylonians also1 by  
whom the are  afflicted1 are no lesse   
but rather greater sinners4    ,,in the 
thirteth yeare of the ruine of the citie
 ,i was in ,babylon1 and  was trubled   
lying in my chamber1 and my cogitations 
came vp ouer my  hart3 #b because ,i saw
 the desolation of ,sion1 and the       
abundance of them  that dwelt in        
,babylon4 #c ,and my spirit was tossed  
excedingly1 and ,i  began to speake to  
the highest timorous wordes1 #d and     
sayd3 ,o ,lord  dominatour thou spakest 
from the beginning1 when thou didst     
plant the  earth1 and that alone1 and   

didst rule ouer the people1 7,gen #a7 #e
 and  gauest ,adam a dead bodie3 but    
that also was the worke of thy handes1  
didst breath into him the spirit of     
life1 and he was made to liue  before   
thee3 7,gen #b3g7 #f and thou broughst  
him into paradise1 which thy  right hand
 had planted1 before the earth came4 #g 
,and him thou didst  command to loue thy
 way1 and he transgressed it1  forth    
with thou  didst institute death in him1
 and in his posteritie1 and there were  
borne nations1 and tribes1 and peoples1 
and kindreds1 wherof there is  no       
number4 #h ,and euerie nation walked in 
their owne wil1  they did  meruelous    
thinges before thee1 and despised thy   
preceptes4 #i ,and agane  in time thou  
broughst in the floud vpon inhabitantes 
of the world1 and  didst destroy them4  
7,gen #g7 #aj ,and there was made in    
euery one of them1  as vnto ,adam to    
dye1 so to them the floud1 #aa ,but thou
 didst leaue one  of them1 ,noe with his
 house and of him were al the iust4 #ab 

,and it came  to passe1 when they began 
to be multiplied1 that dwelt vpon the   
earth1   multiplied children and peoples
 and manie nations3 and they begane     
againe to doe impietie more then the    
former4 #ac ,and it came to passe  when 
they did iniquitie before thee1 thou    
didst choose thee a man of  them whose  
name was ,abraham4 #ad ,and thou didst  
loue him and to him  onlie thou didst   
shew thy wil4 7,gen #ab7 #ae ,and thou  
didst dispose vnto  him an euerlasting  
testament1 and toldst him that thou     
wouldst neuer  forsake his seede4 ,and  
thou gauest him ,issac1 and to ,isaac   
thou gauest  ,iacob and ,esau4 #af ,and 
,iacob thou didst seuer to thy selfe1   
but ,esau  thou didst separate4 ,and    
,iacob grewe to a great multitude4 #ag  
,and it  came to passe when thou didst  
bring forth his sede out of ,a,egypt1   
thou  broughst it vpon mount ,sinai4    
7,ex #ai7 #ah ,and thou didst bowe the  
heauens1 and fasten the earth1 and didst
 shake the world1 and madest  the       

depthes to tremble1 and trubledst the   
world1 #ai and thy glorie  passed foure 
gates of fire1 and of earthquake1 and   
winde1 and frost1  that thou mightst    
geue a law to the seede of ,iacob1 and  
to the  generation of ,israel diligence4
 #bj ,and thou didst not take away from 
them a malignant hart1 that thy law     
might bring forth fruite in them4  #ba  
,for ,adam the first bearing a vicious  
hart transgressed and was  ouercome1 yea
 and al that were borne of him4 #bb ,and
 it was made a  permanent infirmitie1   
and the law with the hart of the people1
 with the  wickednes of the roote1 and  
that which is good departed1 and the    
wicked  remayned4 #bc ,and the times    
passed1  the yeares were ended3 and thou
  didst raise vp vnto thee a seruant    
named ,dauid1 #bd and spakest vnto him  
to build a citie of thy name1 and to    
offer vnto thee in it  frankencense1 and
 oblations4 #be ,and this was done manie
 yeares1 and  they that inhabited the   
citie forsooke thee1 #bf in al things as

 ,adam  and al his generations4 ,for    
they also vsed a wicked hart4 #bg ,and  
thou  didst deliuer thy citie into the  
hands of thyne enimies4 #bh ,why1 doe   
they better thinges1 that inhabite      
,babylon8 ,and for this shal she rule   
ouer ,sion8 7,jer #ab7 #bi ,it came to  
passe when ,i was come hither1 and had  
sene the impieties that can not be      
numbred3 and my soul saw manie          
offending this thirteth yeare1  my hart 
was astonied3 #cj because ,i saw  how   
thou bearest with their sinne1 and didst
 spare them that did  impiously1 and    
didst destroy thine owne people1 and    
preserue thine  enimies1 and didst not  
signifie it4 #ca ,i nothing remember how
 this way  should be forsaken3 doth     
,babylon better thinges then ,sion8 #cb 
,or hath  anie nation knowen thee beside
 ,israel3 or what tribes haue beleued   
thy  testamentes as ,iacob8 #cc ,whose  
reward hath not appeared1 nor their     
labour fructified4 ,for passing through 
,i passed among the nations1 and  ,i saw

 them abound1 and not mindeful of thy   
commandmentes4 #cd ,now  therfore wey   
our iniquities in a ballance1 and theirs
 that dwel in the  world3  thy name shal
 not be found1 but in ,israel4 #ce ,or  
when haue not  they sinned in thy sight1
 that inhabite the earth8 or what nation
 hath  so obserued thy commandmentes8   
#cf ,these certes by their names thou   
shalt finde to haue kept thy            
commandments1 but the nations thou shalt
  not finde4    ,,chap4 ,,iiii4    ,mans
 witte and reason is not able to        
vnderstand the counsel and  iudgement of
 ,god1 #bb4 why his people are afflicted
 by wicked nations1  #cc4 nor of times1 
and thinges to come4    ,,and the ,angel
 answered me1 that was sent to me1 whose
 name was ,vriel1 #b  and sayd to me3   
,thy hart exceding hath exceded in this 
world1  thou  thinkest to comprehend the
 way of the ,highest4 #c ,and ,i sayd3  
,it is so  my ,lord4 ,and he answered   
me1  sayd3 ,i am sent to shew thee three
  wayes1  to propose to thee three      

similitudes4 #d ,of the which if thou   
shalt declare to me one of them1 ,i also
 wil shew thee the way which  thou      
desirest to see1 and wil teach thee     
whence a wicked hart is4 #e ,and  ,i    
sayd1 ,speak my ,lord4 ,and he sayd to  
me3 ,goe1 wey me the weight of the      
fire1 or measure me the blast of the    
winde1 or cal me backe the day  that is 
past4 #f ,and ,i answered1 and sayd3    
what man borne can doe it1  that thou   
askest me of these thinges8 #g ,and he  
sayd to me3 ,if ,i should  aske thee1   
saying3 ,how great habitations are there
 in the hart of the  sea1 or how great  
vaines be there in the beginning of the 
depth1 or how  great vaines be there    
aboue the firmament1 and what are the   
issues of  paradise3 #h thou wouldest   
perhaps say to me3 ,i haue not descended
 into  the depth1 nor into hel as yet1  
neither haue ,i ascended at anie time   
into heauen4 #i ,but now ,i haue not    
asked thee1 sauing of the fire1 and  the
 winde1 and the day by the which thou   

hast passed1 and from the  which thou   
canst not be separated3 and thou hast   
not answered me of  them4 #aj ,and he   
sayd to me3 ,thou canst not know the    
thinges that are  thine which grow      
together with thee3 #aa and how can thy 
vessel  comprehend the way of the       
,highest1 and now the world being       
outwardly  corrupted1 vnderstand the    
corruption euident in my sight3 #ab ,i  
sayd to  him3 ,better were it for vs not
 to be1 then yet liuing to liue in      
impieties1 and to suffer1 and not to    
vnderstand for what thing4 #ac ,and  he 
answered me1  said3 ,going forth ,i went
 forward to a wood of trees  in the     
filde1 and they deuised a deuise1       
7,judges #i _/ #b ,par #be7 #ad and     
said3 ,come and let vs goe1 and make    
warre against the sea1 that it may      
retyre backe before vs1 and we may make 
vs other woodes4 #ae ,and in like  maner
 the waues of the sea they also deuised 
a deuise1 and sayd3 ,come  let vs goe   
vp1 let vs ouerthrow the woodes of the  

filde1 that there  also we may          
consummate an other countrie for our    
selues4 #af ,and the  woodes deuise was 
made vaine1 for fire came1 and consumed 
it4 #ag  ,likewise also the deuise of   
the waues of the sea4 ,for the sand     
stood1   stayed them4 #ah ,for if thou  
wert iudge of these1 whom wouldest thou 
begin to iustifie1 or whom to condemne8 
#ai ,and ,i answered1 and sayd3  ,verely
 they deuised a vayne deuise4 ,for the  
earth is geuen to the wood1  and a place
 to the sea to carie her waues4 #bj ,and
 he answered me1 and  sayed3 ,thou hast 
iudged wel1 and why hast thou not iudged
 for thy self8  #ba ,for as the earth is
 geuen to the wood1 and the sea for the 
waues  therof3 so they that inhabite    
vpon the earth1 can vnderstand onlie the
  thinges that are vpon the earth3 and  
they vpon the heauens1 the thinges  that
 are aboue the height of the heauens4   
#bb ,and ,i answered1 and sayd3  ,i     
besech thee ,lord1 that sense may be    
geuen me to vnderstand4 #bc ,for ,i     

meant not to aske of thy superiour      
thinges1 but of those that passe by  vs 
dayly4 ,for what cause ,israel is geuen 
into reproche to the gentiles1  the     
people whom thou hast loued1 is geuen to
 impious tribes1  the law  of our       
fathers is brought to destruction1  the 
written ordinances are  no where3 #bd   
and we haue passed out of the world1 as 
locustes1 and our  life is astonishment 
and dreade1 and we are not worthie to   
obtaine  mercie4 #be ,but what wil he   
doe to his name that is inuocated vpon  
vs8  and of these thinges ,i did aske4  
#bf ,and he answered me1 and sayd3 ,if  
thou search very much1 thou shalt often 
meruail3 because the world  hastening   
hasteneth to passe1 #bg and can not     
comprehend the thinges  which in times  
to come are promised to the iust3       
because this world is  ful of iniustice 
and infirmities4 #bh ,but conerning the 
thinges that  thou demandest ,i wil tel 
thee3 for the euil is sowed1 and the    
destruction therof is not yet come4 #bi 

,if then that which is sowen be  not    
turned vp1 and the place depart where   
the euil is sowen1 that shal  not come  
where the good is sowen4 #cj ,because   
the grayne of il seede  hath bene sowen 
in the hart of ,adam from the beginning3
 and how much  impietie hath it         
ingendered vntil now1 and doth ingender 
vntil the  floore come8 #ca ,and esteme 
with thy self the graine of the il      
seede1  how much fruite of impietie it  
hath ingendred3 #cb ,when the eares shal
  be cut1 which are innumerable1 what a 
great floore wil they begin to  make8   
#cc ,and ,i answered1 and sayd3 ,how1   
and when shal these things be8  why are 
our yeares few and euil8 #cd ,and he    
answered me1 and sayd to me1  ,hasten   
not aboue the ,highest4 ,for thou doest 
hasten in vaine to be  aboue him1 for   
thy excesse is much4 #ce ,did not the   
soules of the iust  in the cellars1 aske
 of these things1 saying3 ,how hope ,i  
so1 and when  shal the fruite come of   
the floore of our reward8 #cf ,and      

,ieremiel the  ,archangel answered to   
those things1 and sayd3 ,when the number
 of the  sedes in you shal be filled1   
because he hath weyed the world in a    
balance1 #cg and with a measure hath he 
measured the times1 and in  number he   
hath numbered the times1 and hath not   
moued1 nor stirred  them1 vntil the     
foresayd measure be filled4 #ch ,and ,i 
answered1 and  sayd3 ,o ,lord           
,dominatour1 we also are al ful of      
impietie4 #ci ,and left  perhaps for vs 
the floores of the iust be not filled1  
for the sinnes of  the inhabitantes vpon
 the earth4 #dj ,and he answered me1 and
 sayd3 ,goe1  and aske a woman with     
childe1 if when she hath accomplished   
her nine  monethes1 her wombe can yet   
hold the infant within it8 #da ,and ,i  
sayd it  can not ,lord4 ,and he sayd to 
me1 in hel the cellars of the soules are
  like to the matrice4 #db ,for as she  
that is3 ,in trauail maketh hast1 to    
escape the necessitie of trauailing3 so 
this also hasteneth to render  those    

thinges which are commended to it4 #dc  
,from the beginning it shal  be shewed  
thee touching those thinges1 which thou 
doest couet to see4  #dd ,and ,i        
answered1 and sayd3 ,if ,i haue found   
grace before thine eyes1   if it be     
possible1 and if ,i by fitte1 #de shew  
mee if there be more to  come then is   
passed1 or more things haue passed1 then
 are to come4 #df  ,what passed1 ,i     
know3 but what is to come1 ,i know not4 
#dg ,and he sayd to  me3 ,stand vpon the
 right side1 and ,i wil shew thee the   
interpretation  of the similitude4 #dh  
,and ,i stood1 and saw3 and behold a    
burning  fornace passed before me1  it  
came to passe when the flame passed1 ,i 
saw3 and behold the smoke ouercame4 #di 
,and these thinges there passed  before 
me a clowd ful of water1 and with       
violence casting in much  raine3 and    
when the violence of raine was cast1 the
 droppes therin  ouercame4 #ej ,and he  
sayd to me3 ,thinke with thyself1 as the
 raine  increaseth more then the        

droppes1 and the fire then the smoke3 so
 did  the measure that passed1 more a   
bound4 ,but the droppes1 and the smoke  
ouercame3 #ea and ,i prayed1  sayd1 shal
 ,i liue thinkest thou vntil  these     
dayes8 or what shal be in those dayes8  
#eb ,he answered me1 and  sayd3 ,of the 
signes wherof thou askest me1 in part ,i
 can tel thee1  howbeit of thy life ,i  
was not sent to tel thee1 neither doe ,i
 know4    ,,chap4 ,v4    ,diuers signes 
of thinges to come are shewed to ,esdras
 by an ,angel3 #af4  for the comforth of
 the people in captiuitie4    ,,bvt     
concerning signes3 behold the dayes shal
 come1 wherin they that  inhabite the   
earth shal be taken in a great number3  
and the way of  truth shal be hid3 and  
the countrie shal be barren from fayth4 
#b ,and  iniustice shal be multiplied   
aboue that which thy self seest1  aboue 
that which thou hast heard in time past4
 7,matt #bd7 #c ,and they shal put      
their foote into the countrie which now 
thou seest to reigne1 and they  shal see

 it desolate4 #d ,and if the ,highest   
geue thee life1 thou shalt  see after   
the third trumpet1 and the sunne shal   
sodenly shine agayne in  the night1 and 
the moone thrise in a day1 #e and out of
 wood bloud shal  distil1 and the stone 
shal geue his voice1 and the peoples    
shal be  moued3 #f and he reigne1 whom  
they hope not that inhabite vpon the    
earth1 and soules shal make their flight
 away4 #g  the sea of ,sodom  shal cast 
the fishes1 and shal make a noise in the
 night1 which manie  knew not1 and al   
shal heare the voice therof1 #h and     
there shal be made  a confusion in manie
 places1 and the fire shal often be sent
 backe1 and  the sauage beastes shal goe
 to other places1 and wemen in their    
monethlie flowers shal bring forth      
monsters1 #i and in swete waters shal   
salt waters be found1 and al frendes    
shal ouerthrow one an other3 and  then  
shal witte be hid1 and vnderstanding    
shal be separated into his  cellar3 #aj 
and it shal be sought of manie1 and shal

 not be found3 and  iniustice shal be   
multiplied1 and incontinencie vpon the  
earth4 #aa ,and  one countrie shal aske 
her neighbour1 and shal say3 ,hath      
iustice doing  iust passed throught     
thee8 and she shal denie it4 #ab ,and it
 shal be in  that time1 men shal hope1  
and shal not obtaine3 they shal labour1 
and  their wayes shal not haue successe4
 #ac ,these signes ,i am permitted to   
tel thee3 and if thou pray againe and   
weepe1 as also now1 and fast  seuen     
dayes1 thou shalt heare againe greater  
thinges then these4 #ad ,and  ,i awaked1
 and my bodie did shiuer excedingly3 and
 my soule laboured1  that it fainted3   
#ae and the ,angel that came1 that spake
 in me1 held me1  and strengthened me1  
and sette me vpon my feete4 #af ,and it 
came to  passe in the second night1 and 
,salathiel the prince of the people came
  to me1 and sayd to me3 ,where wast    
thou8 and why is thy countenance        
heauie8 #ag ,knowest thou not that      
,isreal is committed to thee in the     

countrie of their transmigration8 #ah   
,rise vp therfore1 and taste bread1  and
 forsake vs not1 as the pastour his     
flocke in the hand of wicked  wolues4   
#ai ,and ,i sayd to him3 ,goe from me1  
approch not vnto me4 ,and  he heard1 as 
,i sayd3 and he departed from me4 #bj   
,and ,i fasted seuen  dayes howling     
weeping1 as ,vriel the ,angel commanded 
me4 #ba ,and it  came to passe after    
seuen dayes1 and againe cogitations of  
my hart  molested me very much1 #bb and 
my soule resumed the spirit of          
vnderstanding3  agayne ,i began to      
speake wordes before the ,highest3 #bc  
and ,i sayd3 ,lord ,dominatour of euerie
 wood of the earth1  al the trees       
therof1 thou hast chosen one vineyard3  
#bd  of euerie land of the world  thou  
hast chosen thee one ditch3  of al the  
flowers of the world thou  hast chosen  
thee one lilie3 #be and of al depthes of
 the sea1 thou hast  filled thee one    
riuer3 and of al the builded cities1    
thou hast  sanctified vnto thyself      

,sion3 #bf and of al created soules1    
thou hast  named thee one doue3 and of  
al beastes that were made1 thou hast    
prouided thee one shepe3 #bg and of al  
multiplied peoples1 thou host  purchased
 thee one people3 and a law approued of 
al thou hast geuen to  this people1 whom
 thou didst desire4 #bh ,and now ,lord1 
why hast thou  deliuered one vnto manie8
 ,and thou hast perpared vpon one roote 
others1  and hast dispersed thy onlie   
one in manie3 #bi and they haue troden  
vpon  it1 which gainesayd thy couenants1
 and which beleued not thy  testamentes4
 #cj ,and if hating thou hatest thy     
people1 it ought to be  chastised with  
thy handes4 #ca ,and it came to passe1  
when ,i had spoken  the wordes1 and the 
,angel was sent to me1 that came to me  
before the  night past1 #cb and he sayd 
to me3 ,heare me1 and ,i wil instruct   
thee3  and harken to me1 and ,i wil adde
 before thee4 #cc ,and ,i sayd3 ,speake 
my  ,lord4 ,and he sayd to me3 ,thou art
 become excedingly in excesse of minde  

for ,israel3 hast thou loued it more    
then him that made it8 #cd ,and ,i  sayd
 to him3 ,no ,lord1 but for sorow ,i    
haue spoken1 for my veynes  torment me  
euerie houre1 to apprehend the pathe of 
the ,highest1 and to  search part of his
 iudgement4 #ce ,and he sayd to me3     
,thou canst not4 ,and  ,i sayd3 ,why    
,lord8 ,to what was ,i borne1 or why was
 not my mothers wombe  my graue1 that ,i
 might not see the labour of ,iacob1    
the wearines of  the stocke of ,israel8 
#cf ,and he sayd to me3 ,number me the  
thinges that  are not yet come1 and     
gather me the dispersed droppes1 and    
make me the  withered flowers grene     
againe1 #cg and open me the shut        
cellars1  bring  me forth the blastes   
inclosed in them1 shew me the image of a
 voice3  and then wil ,i shew thee the  
labour that thou desirest to see4 #ch   
,and ,i  sayd3 ,lord ,dominatour1 for   
who is there that can know these        
thinges1  but he that hath not his      
habitation with men8 #ci ,and ,i am     

vnwise1 and  how can ,i speake of these 
thinges1 which thou hast asked me8 #dj  
,and he  sayd to me3 ,as thou canst not 
doe one of these thiges1 which haue bene
  sayd3 so canst thou not finde my      
iudgement1 or in the end the charitie1  
which ,i haue promised to the people4   
#da ,and ,i sayd3 ,but behold ,lord     
thou art nigh to them that are nere the 
end3 and what shal they doe  that haue  
bene before me1 or we1 or they after vs8
 #db ,and he sayd to  me3 ,i wil        
resemble my iudgement to a crowne4 ,as  
there shal not be  slacknes of the last1
 so neither swiftnes of the former4 #dc 
,and ,i  answered1 and sayd3 ,couldst   
thou not make them that haue bene1 and  
that  are1 and that shal be1 at once1   
that thou mayst shew thy iudgement the  
quicker8 #dd ,and he answered me1 and   
sayd3 ,the creature can not hasten      
aboue the ,creatour1 nor the world      
sustayne them that are to be created  in
 it1 at once4 #de ,and ,i sayd3 ,as thou
 didst say to thy seruant1 that         

quickening thou didst quicken the       
creature created by thee at once1 and   
the creature susteined it3 it may now   
also beare them present at once4  #df   
,and he sayd to me3 ,aske the matrice of
 a woman1  thou shalt say to  it3 ,and  
if thou bring forth children1 why by    
times8 ,aske it therfore1  that it geue 
ten at once4 #dg ,and ,i sayd1 it can   
not verily3 but  according to time4 #dh 
,and he sayd to me3 ,and ,i haue geuen a
 matrice to  the earth for them1 that   
are sowen vpon it by time4 #di ,for as  
the  infant bringeth not forth the      
thinges that perteyne to the aged1 so   
haue ,i disposed the world created of   
me4 #ej ,and ,i asked1 and sayd3        
,wheras thou hast now geuen me a way1 ,i
 wil speake before thee3 for our        
mother1 of whom thou toldest me1 yet she
 is yong3 now draweth nigh to  old age4 
#ea ,and he answered me1 and sayd3 ,aske
 her that beareth  children1 and she wil
 tel thee4 #eb ,for thou shalt say to   
her3 ,why are  not they whom thou hast  

brought forth1 now like to them that    
were  before thee1 but lesse of stature8
 #ec ,and she also wil say vnto thee3   
,they that are borne in the youth of    
streingth are of one sort1 and they  of 
an other1 that are borne about the time 
of old age1 when the matrice  fayleth4  
#ed ,consider therfore thou also1 that  
you are of lesse stature1  then they    
that were before you3 #ee and they that 
are after you1 of  lesser then you1 as  
it were creatures now waxing old1 and   
past the  strength of youth4 #ef ,and ,i
 sayd3 ,i besech thee ,lord1 if ,i haue 
found  grace before thine eyes1 shew    
vnto thy seruant1 by whom thou doest    
visite thy creature4    ,,chap4 ,,vi4   
,god knowing al thinges before they were
 made1 created them #ed4 for man3  and  
considerth the endes of al4    ,,and he 
sayd to me3 ,in the beginning of the    
earthlie world1 and before  the endes of
 the world stood1 and before the        
congregation of the windes  did blow1   
7,prov #h7 #b and before the voyces of  

thunders sounded1   before the          
flashinges of lightenings shined1 and   
before the fundations  of paradise were 
confirmed1 #c and before beautiful      
flowers were sene1  and before the moued
 powers were established1 and before the
  innumerable hostes of ,angels were    
gathered1 #d and before the heightes  of
 the ayre were aduanced1 and before the 
measures of the firmaments  were named1 
and before the chymneies were hote in   
,sion1 #e and before  the present yeares
 were searched out1 and before their    
inuentions that  now sinne1 were put    
away1 and they signed that made fayth   
their  treasure3 #f then ,i thought1 and
 they were made by me only1 and not by  
any other3 and the end by me1 and not by
 any other4 #g ,and ,i answered1  and   
sayd3 ,what separation of times shal    
there be8 and when shal the end  of the 
former be1 and the begynning of that    
which foloweth8 #h ,and he  sayd to me1 
from ,abraham vnto ,isaac1 when ,iacob  
and ,esau were borne of  him1 the hand  

of ,iacob held from the begynning the   
heele of ,esau1 #i for  the end of this 
world is ,esau1 and the begynning of the
 next ,iacob4 #aj  ,the hand of a man   
betwen the heele and the hand4 ,aske no 
other thing  ,esdras4 #aa ,and ,i       
answered1 and sayd3 ,o ,lord dominatour1
 if ,i haue found  grace before thyne   
eyes1 #ab ,i pray thee shew thy seruant 
the end of thy  signes1 wherof thou     
didst shew me part the night before4 #ac
 ,and he  answered1 and sayd to me3     
,arise vpon thy feete1 and heare a voice
 most  ful of sound4 #ad ,and it shal be
 as it were a commotion1 neither shal   
the place be moued wherin thou standest4
 #ae ,therfore when it speaketh  be not 
thou afrayd1 because of the end is the  
word1 and the fundation  of the earth   
vnderstood1 #af for concerning them the 
word trembleth and  is moued1 for it    
knoweth that their end must be changed4 
#ag ,and it came  to passe1 when ,i had 
heard1 ,i rose vpon my feete1 and ,i    
heard3 and  behold a voice speaking1 and

 the sound therof as the sound of manie 
waters3 #ah and it sayd3 ,behold the    
dayes come1 and the time shal be  when  
,i wil begyne to approch1 that ,i may   
visite the inhabitantes vpon  the earth4
 #ai ,and when ,i wil begin to enquire  
of them that vniustly  haue hurt with   
their iniustice1 and when the humilitie 
of ,sion shal be  accomplished4 #bj ,and
 when the world shal be ouersigned that 
shal  beginne to passe1 ,i wil doe these
 signes3 ,bookes shal be opened before  
the face of the firmament1 and al shal  
see together1 #ba and infantes of  one  
yeare shal speake with their voices1    
wemen with child shal bring  forth      
vntimely infantes not ripe of three or  
foure monethes1 and shal  liue1 and shal
 be raysed vp4 #bb ,and sodenly shal    
appeare sowen places  not sowen1  ful   
cellers shal sodenly be found emptie3   
#bc and a trumpet  shal sound2 which    
when al shal heare1 they wil sodenly be 
afrayd4 #bd  ,and it shal be in that    
time1 freindes as enimies shal ouerthrow

  freindes1 and the earth shal be afrayd
 with them3  the vaynes of  fountaynes  
shal stand1 and shal not runne in three 
howres3 #be and it  shal be1 euerie one 
that shal be leaft of al these1 of whom 
,i haue  foretold thee1 he shal be      
saued1 and shal see my saluation1  the  
end  of your world4 #bf ,and the men    
that are receiued1 shal see1 they that  
tasted not death from their natiuitie1  
and the hart of the inhabitantes  shal  
be turned into an other sense4 #bg ,for 
euil shal be put out1 and  deceite shal 
be extinguished1 #bh but fayth shal     
florish1 and corruption  shal be        
ouercome1 and truth shal be shewed1     
which was without fruite so  manie      
dayes4 #bi ,and it came to passe1 when  
he spake to me1  ,i loe by  litle  litle
 looked on him before whom ,i stood1 #cj
 and he sayd to me  these wordes3 ,i am 
come to shew thee the time of the night 
to come4 #ca  ,if therfore thou pray    
agayne1 and fast agayne seuen dayes1    
agayne ,i wil  tel thee greater thinges 

by the day which ,i haue heard4 #cb ,for
 thy  voice is heard before the         
,highest4 ,for the strong hath sene thy 
direction1 and hath fore sene the       
chastitie which thou hast had from  thy 
youth3 #cc and for this cause he hath   
sent me to shew thee al these  thinges1 
and to say to thee1 haue confidence1 and
 feare not1 #cd and  hasten not with the
 former times to thinke vayne thinges1  
that thou  hasten not from the last     
times4 #ce ,and it came to passe after  
these  thinges1 and ,i wept againe1 and 
in like maner ,i fasted seuen dayes1 to 
accomplish the three weekes1 that were  
told me4 #cf ,and it came to passe  in  
the eight night1 and my hart was trubled
 againe in me1 and ,i began  to speake  
before the ,highest4 #cg ,for my spirit 
was inflamed excedingly1  and my soul   
was distressed4 #ch ,and ,i sayd3 ,o    
,lord1 speaking thou didst  speake from 
the beginning of creature from the first
 day1 saying3 ,let  heauen be made and  
earth3 and thy word was a perfect worke4

 #ci ,and then  there was spirit1 and   
darknesse was caried about1 and silence1
 the  sound of the voyce of man was not 
yet from thee4 #dj ,then thou didst     
command the lighsome light to be brought
 forth of thy treasures1 wherby  thy    
worke might appeare4 #da ,and in the    
second day thou didst create the  spirit
 of the firmament1 and commandest it to 
diuide1 and to make a  diuision betwen  
the waters1 that a certayn part should  
depart vpward1  and part should remaine 
beneth4 #db ,and in the third day thou  
didst  command the waters to be gathered
 together in the seuenth part of the    
earth3 but sixe partes thou didst drie  
and preserue1 that of them might  be    
seruing before thee thinges sowen of    
,god1 and tilled4 #dc ,for thy  word    
proceded1 and the worke forth with was  
made4 #dd ,for sodenly came  forth      
fruite of multitude infinite1 and diurse
 tastes of concupiscence1  and flowers  
of vnchangeable colour1 and odours of   
vnsearcheable smel1  and in the third   

day these thinges were made4 #de ,and in
 the fourth day  thou didst command to  
be made the brightnesse of the sunne1   
the light  of the moone1 the disposition
 of the starres3 #df and didst command  
them  that they should serue man1 that  
should be made4 #dg ,and in the fifth   
day3 thou saydst to the seuenth part1   
where the water was gathered  together1 
that it should bring forth beastes1 and 
foules1 and fishes3  and so was it done1
 #dh the dumme water and without life1  
the thinges  that by ,gods appointement 
were commanded1 made beastes1 that      
therby the  nations may declare thy     
meruelous workes4 #di ,and then thou    
didst  preserue two soules3 the name of 
one thou didst cal ,henoch1 and the     
name of the second thou didst cal       
,leuiathan1 #ej and thou didst separate 
them from eche other4 ,for the seuenth  
part1 where the water was  gathered     
together1 could not hold them4 #ea ,and 
thou gauest to ,henoch  one part1 which 
was dried the third day1 to dwelt       

therin1 where are a  thousand           
mountaynes4 #eb ,but to ,leuiathan thou 
gauest the seuenth part  being moyst1   
and kepst it1 that it might be to       
deuoure whom thou wilt1  and when thou  
wilt4 #ec ,and in the sixt day thou     
didst command the  earth1 to create     
before thee cattel1 and beastes1 and    
creeping  creatures3 #ed and ouer these 
,adam1 whom thou madest ruler ouer al   
the  workes1 which thou didst make1  out
 of him are al we brought forth1  and   
the people whom thou hast chosen4 #ee   
,and al these thinges ,i haue  sayd     
before thee o ,lord1 because thou didst 
create the world for vs4 #ef  ,but the  
residue of the nations borne of ,adam   
thou saydst that they were  nothing1 and
 that they were like to spittle1 and as 
it were the droping  out of a vessel    
thou didst liken the abundance of them4 
#eg ,and now  ,lord1 behold these       
nations which are reputed for nothing1  
haue begune  to rule ouer vs1 and to    
deuoure vs3 #eh but we thy people whom  

thou  didst cal thy first onlie begotten
 emulatour1 are deliuered into their    
handes3 #ei and if the world was created
 for vs1 why doe not we possesse        
inheritance with the world8 how long    
these thinges8    ,,chap4 ,,vii4        
,without tribulations no man can attayne
 immortal life3 #ag4 which the  iust    
shal inherite3 and the wicked shal      
perish4 #bh4 ,christ wil come1  and dye 
for mankind4 #cf4 ,prayers of the iust  
shal profite til the end  of this world1
 but not after the general iudgement4   
#dh4 ,al sinned in  ,adam4 #eb4 and haue
 added more sinnes1 #eg4 but it is in   
mans powre1 #fb4  by ,gods grace1 to    
liue eternally4    ,,and it came to     
passe when ,i had ended to speake these 
wordes1 the ,angel  was sent to me1     
which had bene sent to me the first     
nights1 #b and he  sayd to me3 ,arise   
,esdras1 and heare the wordes which ,i  
am come to  speake to thee4 #c ,and ,i  
sayd3 ,speake my ,god4 ,and he sayd to  
me3 ,the sea  is set in a large place1  

that it might be deepe and wide3 #d but 
the  entrance to it shal be set in a    
straict place1 that it might be like to 
riuers4 #e ,for who witting wil enter   
into the sea1 and see it1 or rule  ouer 
it3 if he passe not the streite1 how    
shal he come into the bredth8  #f ,also 
an other thing3 ,a citie is built1 and  
set in a plaine place1 and  it is ful of
 al goodes4 #g ,the entrance therof     
narrow1 and set in a  stepe place1 so   
that on the right hand there was fire1  
on the left  depe water3 #h and there is
 one onlie pathe set betwen them1 that  
is1  betwen the fire and the water1 so  
that the pathe can not conteyne1 but    
onlie a mans steppe4 #i ,and if the     
citie shal be geuen a man for           
inheritance1 if he neuer passe through  
the peril set before it1 how  shal he   
receiue his inhertance8 #aj ,and ,i     
sayd3 ,so ,lord4 ,and he sayd to  me1   
,so it is3 ,israel also a part4 #aa ,for
 ,i made the world for them3 and  when  
,adam transgressed my constitution1 that

 was iudged which was done4  #ab ,and   
the entrance of this world were made    
streite1 and sorowful1   paynful1 and   
few and euil1 and ful of dangers1       
stuffed very much with  labour4 #ac ,for
 the entrances of the greater world are 
large andsecure1  and making fruite of  
immortalitie4 #ad ,if then they that    
liue entring in  enter into these       
streite and vayne thinges3 they can not 
receiue the  thinges that are layd vp4  
#ae ,now therfore why art thou trubled1 
wheras  thou art corruptible8 and why   
art thou moued1 wheras thou art mortal8 
#af ,and why hast thou not taken in thy 
hart that which is to come1 but  that   
which is present8 #ag ,i answered1 and  
sayd3 ,lord dominatour3 behold  thou    
hast disposed by thy law that the iust  
shal inherite these  thinges1 and the   
impious shal perish4 7,deut #h7 #ah ,but
 the iust shal  suffer the streites1    
hoping for the wyde places1 for they    
that haue  done impiously1 haue both    
suffered the streites1 and shal not see 

the  wide places4 #ai ,and he sayd to   
me3 ,there is no iudge aboue ,god1 nor  
that vnderstandeth aboue the ,highest4  
#bj ,for manie present doe perish1      
because the law of ,god which was set   
before1 is neglected4 #ba ,for ,god     
commanding commanded them that came1    
when they came1 what doing they  should 
liue1 and what obseruing they should not
 be punished4 #bb ,but  they were not   
perswaded1 and gaynesayd him1 and made  
to them selues a  cogitation of vanitie1
 #bc and proposed to them selues        
deceites of  sinnes1  they sayd to the  
,highest that he was not1 and they knew 
not  his wayes1 #bd and dispised his    
law1 and denyed his couenaunces1 and had
  not fidelitie in his ordinances1 and  
did not accomplish his workes4 #be  ,for
 this cause ,esdras1 the emptie to the  
emptie1 and the ful to the  ful4 #bf    
,behold the time shal come1 and it shal 
be when the signes shal  come1 which ,i 
haue foretold thee1 and the bride shal  
appeare1 and  appearing she shal be     

shewed that now is hid with the earth3  
#bg and  euerie one that is deliuered   
from the foresaid euils1 he shal see my 
meruelous thinges4 #bh ,for my sonne    
,,iesvs shal be reueled with them that  
are with him1 and they shal be merie    
that are leaft in the foure  hundred    
yeares4 #bi ,and it shal be after these 
yeares1 and my sonne  ,,christ shal dye3
 and al men that haue breath1 #cj and   
the world shal be  turned into the old  
silence seuen dayes1 as in the former   
iudgementes1  so that none shal be      
leaft4 #ca ,and it shal be after seuen  
dayes1 and  the world shal be raysed vp 
that yet waketh not1 and shal dye       
corrupted3 #cb and the earth shal render
 the thinges that sleepe in it1   the   
dust them that dwel in it with silence1 
and the cellars shal  render the soules 
that are commended to them4 #cc ,and the
 ,highest shal  be reueled vpon the     
seate of iudgement1 and miseries shal   
passe1 and  long sufferance shal be     
gathered together4 #cd ,and iudgement   

onlie shal  remayne1 truth shal stand1  
and fayth shal waxe strong1 #ce and the 
worke  shal folow1 and the reward shal  
be shewed1 and iustice shal awake1 and  
iniustice shal not haue dominion4 ,see  
note below4 #cf ,and ,i sayd3  ,first   
,abraham prayed for the ,sodomites1 and 
,moyses for the fathers that  sinned in 
the desert4 7,gen #ah _/ ,ex #cb7 #cg   
,and they that were after him  for      
,isreal in the dayes of ,achaz1 and of  
,samuel1 #ch and ,dauid for the         
destruction1 and ,salomon for them that 
came vnto the sanctification4 7#b       
,kings #bd3ag _/ #b ,par #f3ac7 #ci ,and
 ,elias for them that receiued raine1   
and for the dead that he might liue1 7#c
 ,kings #ag  #ah7 #dj and ,ezechias  for
 the people in the dayes of             
,sennacherib1 and manie for manie4 7#d  
,kings #ai3ae7 #da ,if therfore now when
 corruptible did increase1 and          
iniustice was multiplied1 and the iust  
prayed for the impious3 why now  also   
shal it not be so8 #db ,and he answered 

me and sayd3 ,this present  world is not
 the end1 much glorie remaineth in it3  
for this cause they  prayed for the     
impotent4 #dc ,for the day of iudgement 
shal be the end of  this time1 and the  
beginning of the immortalitie to come1  
wherein  corruption is past3 #dd        
intemperance is dissolued1 incredulitie 
is cut  of3 and iustice hath increased1 
truth is strong4 #de ,for then no man   
can  saue him that hath perished1 nor   
drowne him that hath ouercome4 ,and ,i  
answered1 #df and sayd3 ,this is my word
 the first and the last1 that it  had   
bene better not to geue the earth to    
,adam1 or when he had now geuen  it1 to 
restraine him that he should not sinne4 
#dg ,for what doth it  profit men       
presently to liue in sorow1 and being   
dead to hope for  punishment8 #dh ,o    
what hast thou done ,adam8 ,for if thou 
didst sinne1 it  was not made thy fal   
only1 but ours also which came of thee4 
7,rom #e3ab7  #di ,for what doth it     
profit vs if immortal time be promised  

to vs3 but  we haue done mortal workes8 
#ej ,and that euerlasting hope is       
foretold  vs3 but we most wicked are    
become vayne8 #ea ,and that habitations 
of  health and securitie are reserued   
for vs1 but we haue conuerst  naughtely8
 #eb ,and that the glorie of the        
,highest is reserued to protect  them   
that haue slowly conuerst3 but we haue  
walked in most wicked  wayes4 #ec ,and  
that paradise shal be shewed1 whose     
fruite continueth  incorrupted1 wherin  
is securitie and remedie3 #ed but we    
shal not enter  in3 for we haue conuerst
 in vnlawful places4 #ee ,and their     
faces which  haue had abstinence1 shal  
shyne aboue the starres3 but our faces  
blacke  aboue darkenes4 #ef ,for we did 
not thinke liuing when we did iniquitie1
  that we shal beginne after death to   
suffer4 #eg ,and he answered1 and  sayd3
 ,this is the cogitation of the battel  
which man shal fight1 who is  borne vpon
 the earth1 #eh that if he shal be      
ouercome1 he suffer that  which thou    

hast sayd3 but if he ouercome he shal   
receiue that which ,i  say3 #ei for this
 is the life which ,moyses spake of when
 he liued1 to  the people1 saying3      
,choose vnto thee life1 that thou mayst 
liue4 7,deut  #cj3ai7 #fj ,but they     
beleued him not1 no nor the ,prophetes  
after him1 no  nor me which haue spoken 
to them4 #fa ,because there should not  
be sorow  vnto their perdition1 as there
 shal be ioy vpon them1 to whom         
saluation  is perswaded4 #fb ,and ,i    
answered1 and sayd3 ,i know ,lord1 that 
the  ,highest is called merciful in     
that1 that he hath mercie on them which 
are not yet come into the world1 #fc and
 that he hath mercie on them  which     
conuerse in his law3 #fd and he is long 
suffering1 because he  sheweth long     
sufferance to them that haue sinned1 as 
it were with their  owne workes3 #fe and
 he is bountiful1 because he wil geue   
according to  exigentes3 #ff and of     
freat mercie1 because he multiplieth    
more mercies  to them that are present1 

and that are past1 and that are to come4
 #fg  ,for if he shal not multiplie his 
mercies1 the world shal not be made     
aliue with them that did inherite it4   
#fh ,and he geueth3 for if he shal  not 
geue of his bountie1 that they may be   
releeued which haue done  iniquitie1 the
 tenth thousand part of men can not be  
quickned from  their iniquities4 #fi    
,and the iudge if he shal not forgeue   
them that are  cured with his word1 and 
wype away a multitude of contentions3   
there  should not perhaps be leaft in an
 innumerable multitiude1 but very few4  
,,chap4 ,,viii4    ,god is merciful in  
this world1 yet fewe are saued4 #f4     
,gods workes1 and  disposition of his   
creatures are meruelous4 #ae4 ,esdras   
prayeth for the  people of ,israel3 #cg4
 and saluation is promised to the iust1 
and  punishment threatned to the wicked4
    ,,and he answered me1  sayd3 ,this  
world the ,highest made for manie1 but  
that to come for few4 #b ,and ,i wil    
speake a similitude ,esdras before      

thee4 ,for as thou shalt aske the earth1
 and it wil tel thee1 that it  wil geue 
much more earth wherof earthen worke may
 be made1 but a litle  dust wherof gold 
is made3 so also is the act of this     
present world4 #c  ,manie in deede are  
created1 but few shal be saued4 7,matt  
#bj3af7 #d ,and ,i  answered1 and sayd3 
,then o soul swallow vp the sense1 and  
deuoure that  which is wise4 #e ,for    
thou art agred to obey1 and willing to  
prophecie4  ,for there is no space geuen
 thee but only to liue4 #f ,o ,lord if  
thou  wilt not permitte thy seruant1    
that we pray before thee1 and thou geue 
vs seede to the hart1 and tillage to the
 vnderstanding1 wherof may the  fruite  
be made1 wherby euerie corrupt person   
may liue1 that shal beare  the place of 
a man8 #g ,for thou art alone1 and we   
are one workmanshippe  of thy handes1 as
 thou hast spoken3 #h and as now the    
bodie made in the  matrice1 and thou    
doest geue the members1 thy creature is 
preserued in  fire  water3 and nine     

monethes thy workemanship doth suffer   
thy  creature that is created in it3 #i 
and it self that keepeth1 and that      
which is kept1 both shal be preserued3  
and the matrice being preserued         
rendreth agayne at some time the thinges
 that are growen in it4 #aj ,for  thou  
hast commanded of the members1 that is  
the brestes to geue milke  vnto the     
fruite of the brestes1 #aa that the     
thing which is made1 may be  nourished  
til a certayne time1 and afterward thou 
mayst dispose him to  thy mercie4 #ab   
,for thou hast1 brought him vp in thy   
iustice1 and hast  instructed him in thy
 law1 and hast corrected him in thy     
vnderstanding3  #ac and thou shalt      
mortifie him1 as thy creature3 and shalt
 geue him  life1 as thy worke4 #ad ,if  
then thou wilt destroy him that is made 
with  so great labours3 it is easie by  
thy commandment to be ordayned1 that    
also which was made1 might be preserued4
 #ae ,and now ,lord ,i wil speake1  of  
euerie man thou rather knowest3 but     

concerning thy people1 for which  ,i am 
sorowful3 #af and concerning thine      
inheritance1 for which ,i mourne1  and  
for ,israel for whom ,i am pensiue1 and 
concerning ,iacob1 for whom ,i  am      
sorowful4 #ag ,therfore wil ,i begin to 
pray before thee for me1  for  them3    
because ,i see our defaultes that       
inhabite the earth4 #ah ,but ,i  haue   
heard of the celeritie of the iudge that
 shal be4 #ai ,therfore  heare my voyce1
 and vnderstand my word1 and ,i wil     
speake before thee4  #bj ,the beginning 
of the wordes of ,esdras before he was  
assumpted3 and ,i  sayd3 ,lord which    
inhabitest the world1 whose eyes are    
eleuated vnto  thinges on high and in   
the ayre3 #ba and whose throne is       
inestimable1  and glorie                
incomprehensible3 by whom standeth an   
host of ,angels with  trembling1 #bb    
whose keping is turned in wynde and     
fire1 thou whose word  is true1 and     
sayings premanent3 #bc whose commandment
 is strong1 and  disposition terrible3  

whose looke dryeth vp the depthes1 and  
indignation maketh the mountaynes to    
melt1 and truth doth testifie4 #bd      
,heare the prayer of thy seruant1  with 
thine eares receiue the  petition of thy
 creature4 #be ,for whiles ,i liue1 ,i  
wil speake3 and  whiles ,i vnderstand1  
,i wil answere3 #bf ,neither doe thou   
respect the  sinnes of thy people1 but  
them that serue thee in truth4 #bg      
,neither doe  thou attend the impious   
endeuours of the nations1 but them that 
with  sorowes haue kept thy testimonies4
 #bh ,neither thinke thou of them that  
in thy sight haue conuerst falsly1 but  
remember them that according to  thy wil
 haue knowen thy feare4 #bi ,neither be 
thou willing to destroy  them that haue 
had the maners of beastes3 but respect  
them that haue  taught thy law          
gloriously4 #cj ,neither haue           
indignation towards them1  which are    
iudged worse then beastes3 but loue them
 that alwayes haue  confidence in thy   
iustice1 and glorie4 #ca ,because we and

 our fatheres  languish with such       
diseases3 but thou for sinners shalt be 
called  merciful4 #cb ,for if thou shalt
 be desirous to haue mercie on vs1 then 
thou shalt be called merciful1 to vs    
hauing no workes of iustice4 #cc  ,for  
the iust which haue manie workes layd   
vp1 of their owne workes shal  receiue  
reward4 #cd ,for what is man1 that thou 
art angrie with him3 or  the corruptible
 kinde1 that thou art so bitter touching
 it8 #ce ,for in  truth there is no man 
of them that be borne1 which hath not   
done  impiously1 and of them that       
confesse1 which haue not sinned4 7#c    
,kings  #h3df _/ #b ,par #f3cf7 #cf ,for
 in this shal thy iustice be declared1  
and thy  goodnes1 o ,lord1 when thou    
shalt haue mercie on them1 that haue no 
substance of good workes4 #cg ,and he   
answered me1 and sayd3 ,thou hast       
spoken somethinges rightly3 and         
according to thy wordes1 so also shal   
it be done1 #ch because ,i wil not in   
dede thinke vpon the worke of them  that

 haue sinned before death1 before the   
iudgement1 before perdition3  #ci but ,i
 wil reioyce vpon the creature of the   
iust1 and ,i wil remember  their        
pilgrimage also1 and saluation1 and     
receiuing of reward4 #dj  ,therfore as  
,i haue spoken1 so also it is4 #da ,for 
as the husbandman  soweth vpon the      
ground manie seedes1 and planteth manie 
plantes1 but  not al which were sowen in
 time1 are preserued1 nor yet al that   
were  planted1 shal take roote3 so they 
also that are sowen in the world1  shal 
not al be saued4 7,matt #ac  #bj7 #db   
,and ,i answered1 and sayd3 ,if ,i  haue
 found grace1 let me speake4 #dc ,as the
 seede of the husbandman1 if  it come   
not vp1 or receiue not the rayne in     
time1 if it be corupted  with much      
rayne1 perisheth3 #dd so likewise also  
man who made with thy  handes1 and thou 
named his image3 because thou art       
likened to him1 for  whom thou hast made
 al thinges1 and hast likened him to the
 seede of  the husbandman4 #de ,be not  

angrie vpon vs1 but spare thy people1   
and  haue mercie on thy inheritance4    
,and thou hast mercie on thy creature4  
#df ,and he answered me1 and sayd3 ,the 
thinges that are present to them  that  
are present1 and that shal be1 to them  
that shal be4 #dg ,for thou  lackest    
much to be able to loue my creature     
aboue me3 and to thee often  times1 euen
 to thyselfe ,i haue approched1 but to  
the vniust neuer4 #dh  ,but in this also
 thou art meruelous before the ,highest1
 #di because thou  hast humbled thyself 
as becometh thee3  hast not iudged      
thyself1 that  among the iust thou maist
 be very much glorified4 #ej ,for which 
cause  manie miseries1 and miserable    
thinges shal be done to them that       
inhabite the world in the later dayes3  
because they haue walked in much  pride4
 #ea ,but thou for thyselfe vnderstand1 
for them that are like  vnto thee seeke 
glorie4 #eb ,for to you paradise is     
open1 the tree of  life is planted1 time
 to come is prepared1 abundance is      

prepared1 a  citie is builded1 rest is  
approued1 goodnes is perfited1  perfit  
wisdome4 #ec ,the roote of euil is      
signed from you3 infirmitie1 and mothe  
is hid from you3  corruption is fled    
into hel in obliuion4 #ed ,sorowes  are 
past1  the treasure of immortalitie is  
shewed in the end4 #ee ,adde  not       
therfore inquiring of the multitude of  
them that perish4 #ef ,for  they also   
receiuing libertie1 haue despised the   
,highest1 and contemned  his lawe1 and  
forsaken his wayes4 #eg ,yea and        
moreouer they haue troden  downe his    
iust ones1 #eh and haue sayd in their   
hart1 that there is no  ,god3 and that1 
knowing that they dye4 7,ps #ac  #eb7   
#ei ,for as the  thinges aforesayd shal 
receiue you3 so thirst and torment1     
which are  prepared shal take them3 for 
he would not man to be destroyed4 #fj   
,but  they them selues also which are   
created1 haue defyled his name which    
made them3  haue bene vnkind to him that
 prepared life4 #fa ,wherfore my        

iudgement now approcheth4 #fb ,which    
thinges ,i haue not shewed to al1 but   
to thee1  to few like vnto thee4 ,and ,i
 answered1 and sayd3 #fc ,behold  now   
,lord thou hast shewed me a multitude of
 signes1 which thou wilt  beginne to doe
 in the latter times3 but thou hast not 
shewed me at what  time4    ,,chap4     
,,ix4    ,certaine signes shal goe      
before the day of iudgement4 #ad4 ,more 
shal  perish then be saued4 #be4 ,prayer
 with other good workes1 are meanes to  
saluation4    ,,and he answered me1 and 
sayd3 ,measuring measure thou the time  
in it  selfe3 and it shal be when thou  
seest1 after a certaine part of the     
signes which are spoken of before shal  
passe1 #b then shalt thou  vnderstand1  
that the same is the time wherin the    
,highest wil beginne to  visite the     
world that was made by him4 #c ,and when
 there shal be sene in  the world mouing
 of places1 and truble of peoples1 #d   
then shalt thou  vnderstand1 that of    
these spake the ,highest1 from the dayes

 that were  before thee1 from the       
beginning4 #e ,for as al that is made in
 the world  hath a beginning1 and also a
 consummation1 and the consummation is  
manifest3 #f so also the times of the   
,highest haue the beginning  manifest in
 wonders and powers1 and the            
consummations in worke and in  signes4  
#g ,and it shal be1 euery one that shal 
be saued1 and that can  escape by his   
workes1 and by fayth1 in which you haue 
beleeued1 #h shal  be leaft out of the  
foresayd dangers1 and shal see my       
saluation in my  land1 and in my costes1
 because ,i haue sancitifed my selfe    
from the  world4 #i ,and then shal they 
be in miserie1 that now haue abused my  
wayes3 and they that haue reiected them 
in contempt1 shal abide in  torments4   
#aj ,for they that knew not me1 hauing  
obtained benefits when  they liued3 #aa 
and they that loathed my law1 when they 
yet had  libertie1 #ab and when as yet  
place of penance was open to them       
vnderstoode not1 but despised3 they must

 after death in torment know  it4 #ac   
,thou therfore be not yet curious1 how  
the impious shal be  tormented3 but     
inquire how the iust shal be saued1 and 
whose the world  is1 and for whom the   
world is1 and when4 #ad ,and ,i         
answered1 and sayd3  #ae ,i haue spoken 
hertofore1 and now ,i say1 and hereafter
 wil say3 that  they are more which     
perish then that shal be saued3 7,matt  
#aj7 #af as a  floud is multiplied      
aboue1 more then a droppe4 #ag ,and he  
ansvvered me1  and sayd3 ,like as the   
field so also the sedes3 and as the     
flovvers1  such also the colours3 and as
 the workeman1 such also the worke3 and 
such as the husbandman1 such is the     
husbandrie3 because it was the time  of 
the world4 #ah ,and now when ,i was     
preparing for them1 for these that  now 
are before the world was made1 wherin   
they should dwel3 and no man  gaynsayd  
me4 #ai ,for then euery man1 and now the
 creator in this world  prepared1 and   
haruest not fayling1 and law            

vnsearchable their manners  are         
corrupted4 #bj ,and ,i considered the   
world1 and behold there was  danger     
because of the cogitations that came in 
it4 #ba ,and ,i saw1 and  spared it very
 much3 and ,i kept vnto my selfe a grape
 kernel of a  cluster1 and a plant of a 
great trybe4 #bb ,let the multitude     
therfore  perish1 which was borne       
without cause1 and let my kernel be     
kept1  my  plant3 because ,i finished it
 with much labour4 #bc ,and thou if thou
 adde  yet seuen other dayes1 but thou  
shalt not fast in them1 #bd thou shalt  
goe into a field of flowers1 where no   
house is built3  thou shalt eate  only  
of the flowers of the field1 and flesh  
thou shalt not tast1 and  wine thou     
shalt not drinke1 but only flowers4 #be 
,pray to the ,highest  without          
intermission1 and ,i wil come1 and wil  
speake with thee4 #bf ,and  ,i went     
forth1 as he sayd to me1 into a field   
which is called ,ardath1  and ,i sate   
there among the flowers4 ,and ,i did    

eate of the herbes of the  field1 and   
the meate of them made me ful4 #bg ,and 
it came to passe after  seuen dayes1 and
 ,i sate downe vpon the grasse1 and my  
hart was trubled  ayayne as before4 #bh 
,and my mouth was opened1 and ,i beganne
 to speake  before the ,highest1 and    
sayd3 #bi ,o ,lord thou shewing thy     
selfe to vs1  wast shewed to our fathers
 in the desert1 which is not troden1 and
  vnfruitful1 when they came out of     
,a,egypt3 and saying thou saydst3 7,ex  
#ai  #bd _/ ,deut #d7 #cj ,thou ,israel 
heare me1 and sede of ,iacob attend to  
my wordes4 #ca ,for behold1 ,i sow my   
lawe in you1 and it shal bring forth    
fruite in you1 and you shal be glorified
 in it for euer4 #cb ,for our  fathers  
receiuing the law obserued it not1 and  
kept not my ordinances1  and the fruite 
of the law did not appeare3 for it could
 not1 because it  was thine4 #cc ,for   
they that receiued it1 perished1 not    
keeping that  which had bene sowen in   
them4 7,ex #cb7 #cd ,and behold it is   

the custome1  that when the earth hath  
receiued sede1 or the sea a shippe1 or  
some  vessel meate or drinke3 when that 
shal be destroyed wherin it was  sowne1 
or into the which it was cast3 #ce that 
which was sowne1 or cast  in1 or the    
thinges that were receiued1 are         
destroyed withal1 and the  thinges      
receiued now tarye not with vs3 but it  
is not so done to vs4 #cf  ,we in dede  
that receiued the law1 sinning haue     
perished1 and our hart  that receiued   
it3 #cg ,for the law hath not perished1 
but hath remayned  in his labour4       
7,ezech #dh7 #ch ,and when ,i spake     
these thinges in my hart1  ,i looked    
backe with myne eyes1 and saw a woman on
 the right side1 and  behold she        
mourned1 and wept with a lowd voice1 and
 was sorrowful in  mynde exceedingly1   
and her garments rent1 and ashes vpon   
her heade4 #ci  ,and ,i left the        
cogitations1 wherin ,i was thinking1 and
 ,i turned to her  and sayd to her3 #dj 
,why weepest thou8 and why art thou     

sorie in mynde4  ,and she sayd to me3   
#da ,suffer me my ,lord1 that ,i may    
lament myselfe1   adde sorrow3 because  
,i am of a very pensiue mynde1 and am   
humbled  exceedingly4 #db ,and ,i sayd  
to her1 ,what ayleth thee3 tel me4 ,and 
she  sayd to me3 #dc ,i thy seruant haue
 beene barren1 and haue not borne       
childe1 hauing a husband thirty yeares4 
#dd ,for ,i euery howre1 and  euerie    
day1 and these thirty yeares do beseche 
the ,highest night and  day4 #de ,and it
 came to passe1 after thirtie yeares    
,god heard me thy  handmayd1 and saw my 
humilitie1 and attended to my           
tribulation1 and  gaue me a sonne3 and  
,i was very ioyful vpon him1 and my     
husband1 and al  my citizens1 and we did
 glorifie the ,strong exceedingly4 #df  
,and ,i  nourished him with much labour4
 #dg ,and it came to passe when he was  
growen1 and came to take a wife1 ,i made
 a feast day4    ,,chap4 ,x4    ,the    
state of ,ierusalem is prefigured by a  
woman mourning1 #be4 and  afterwardes   

reioycing4    ,,and it came to passe1   
when my sonne was entred into his inner 
chamber1  he fel downe1 and dyed3 #b and
 we al ouerthrewe the lights1 and al my 
citizens rose vp to comfort me1 and ,i  
was quiet vntil the other day at  night4
 #c ,and it came to passe1 when al were 
quiet to comfort me1 that ,i  might be  
quiet3 and ,i arose in the night1 and   
fled3 and came as thou  seest into this 
field4 #d ,and ,i meane nowe not to     
returne into the  citie1 but to stay    
here3 and neither eate1 nor drinke1 but 
without  intermission to mourne1 and to 
fast vntil ,i dye4 #e ,and ,i left the  
talke  wherin ,i was1 and with anger    
answered her1  sayd3 #f ,thou foole     
aboue  al wemen1 seest thou not our     
mourning1  what thinges chance to vs8 #g
  ,because ,sion our mother is          
sorroweful with al sorrowe1 and humbled1
 and  mourneth most bitterly4 #h ,and   
now wheras we al mourne1 and are sadde3 
wheras we are sorrowful1 and art thou   
sorrowful for one sonne8 #i ,for  aske  

the earth1 and it wil tel thee3 that it 
is she1 that ought to  lament the fal of
 so manie thinges that spring vpon it4  
#aj ,and of her  were al borne from the 
beginning1 and others shal come3 and    
behold1  almost al walke into perdition1
 and the multitude of them commeth to   
destruction4 #aa ,and who then ought to 
mourne more1 but she that hath  lost so 
great a multitude1 rather then thou     
which art sorie for one8 #ab  ,and if   
thou say vnto me1 that my mourning is   
not lyke the earthes3  because ,i haue  
lost the fruite of my wombe1 which ,i   
bare with sorrowes1  and brought forth  
with paynes3 #ac but the earth according
 to the maner  of the earth1 and the    
present multitude in it hath departed as
 it came3  and ,i saye to thee1 #ad as  
thou hast brought forth with payne1 so  
the  earth also geueth her fruite for   
man from the beginning to him that  made
 her4 #ae ,now therfore kepe in with thy
 sorrowe1 and beare stoutly  the chances
 that haue befallen thee4 #af ,for if   

thou iustifie the end of  ,god1 thou    
shalt in time both receiue his counsel1 
and also in such  thinges thou shalt be 
praysed4 #ag ,goe in therfore into the  
citie to thy  husband4 ,and she sayd to 
me3 #ah ,i wil not doe it1 neither wil  
,i enter  into the citie1 but here wil  
,i dye4 #ai ,and ,i added yet to speake 
to  her1  sayd3 #bj ,doe not this word1 
but consent to him that counseleth      
thee4 ,for how manie are the chances of 
,sion8 ,take comfort for the  sorrowe of
 ,ierusalem4 #ba ,for thou seest that   
our sanctification is made  desert1 and 
our altar is throwen downe1 and our     
temple is destroyed1 #bb  and our       
psalter is humbled1 and hymne is silent1
 and our exultation is  dissolued1 and  
the light of our candelsticke is        
extinguished1 and the  arke of our      
testament is taken for spoyle1  our     
holie thinges are  contaminated1 and the
 name that is inuocated vpon vs1 is     
almost  prophaned3 and our children haue
 suffred contumelie1 and our ,priestes  

are burnt1  our ,leuites are gone into  
captiuitie1  our virgins are  defloured1
 and our wiues haue suffered rape1 and  
our iust men are  violently taken1 and  
our litle ones are lost1 and our yong   
men are in  bondage1 and our valiants   
are made impotent3 #bc and that which is
  greatest of al1 the seale of ,sion1   
because she is vnsealed of her  glorie3 
,for she is also deliuered into the     
handes of them that hate vs4  #bd ,thou 
therfore shake of thy great heauines1   
and lay away from thee  the multitude of
 sorrowes1 that the ,strong may be      
propicious to thee  agayne1 and the     
,highest wil geue thee rest1 rest from  
thy labours4 #be  ,and it came to passe1
 when ,i spake to her1 her face did     
shine suddenly1  and her shape1 and her 
visage was made glistering1 so that ,i  
was  afrayde excedingly at her1  thought
 what this thing should be4 #bf ,and    
,behold1 suddenly she put forth a great 
sound of a voyce ful of feare1  that the
 earth was moued at the womans sound4   

,and ,i saw3 #bg and behold1  the woman 
did no more appeare vnto me1 but a citie
 was built1  a place  was shewed of     
great fundations3 and ,i was afrayd1    
crying with a loude  voyce ,i sayd3 #bh 
,where is ,vriel the ,angel1 that from  
the beginning came  to me8 for he made  
me come in multitude in excesse of this 
minde1 and  my end is made into         
corruption1  my prayer into reproch4 #bi
 ,and when ,i  was speaking these       
thinges1 behold he came to me1 and sawe 
me4 #cj ,and  behold ,i was layd as     
dead1  my vnderstanding was alienated1  
and he  held my right hand1 and         
strengthned me1  set me vpon my feete1  
sayd  to me3 #ca ,what ayleth thee8 and 
why is thy vnderstanding1 and the sense 
of thy hart trubled1  why art thou      
trubled8 ,and ,i sayd3 #cb ,because     
thou hast forsaken me1 and ,i in dede   
haue done according to thy wordes1      
went out into the field3  behold1 ,i    
haue seene1  doe see that which  ,i     
cannot vtter4 ,and he sayd to me3 #cc   

,stand like a man1  ,i wil moue  thee4  
,and ,i sayd3 #cd ,speake thou my ,lord 
in me1 forsake me not1 that ,i  die not 
in vaine3 #ce because ,i haue seene     
thinges that ,i knew not1  ,i  doe heare
 thinges that ,i know not4 #cf ,or is my
 sense deceiued1  doth  my soule dreame8
 #cg ,now therfore ,i besech thee1 that 
thou shew vnto thy  seruant concerning  
this trance4 ,and he answered me1  sayd3
 #ch ,heare  me1 and ,i wil teach thee1 
and wil tel thee of what thinges thou   
art  afrayd3 because the ,highest hath  
reuealed vnto thee manie mysteries4 #ci 
,he hath seene thy right way1 that      
without intermission thou was  forrowful
 for thy people1 and didst mourne       
exceedingly for ,sion4 #dj  ,this       
therfore is the vnderstanding of the    
vision which appeared to thee  a litle  
before4 #da ,the woman whom thou sawest 
mourning1 thou beganst to  comfort her4 
#db ,and now thou seest not the forme of
 the woman1 but  there appeared to thee 
a citie to be built4 #dc ,and because   

she tolde  thee of the fal of her sonne1
 this is the interpretation4 #dd ,this  
woman  which thou sawest1 she is ,sion1 
and wheras she told thee of her1 whom   
now also thou shalt see1 as a citie     
builded4 #de ,and whereas she told      
thee1 that she was barren thirtie       
yeares3 for the which there were        
thirtie yeares1 when there was not yet  
oblation offered in it4 #df ,and  it    
came to passe after thirtie yeares1     
,salomon built the citie1 and  offered  
oblations3 then it was1 when the barren 
bare a childe4 #dg ,and  that which she 
sayd vnto thee1 that she nourished him  
with labour1 this  was the habitation in
 ,ierusalem4 #dh ,and wheras she sayd to
 thee1 that  my sonne comming into the  
bryde chamber dyed1 and that a fal      
chanced  vnto him1 this was the ruine of
 ,ierusalem that is made4 #di ,and      
behold1  thou hast seene the similitude 
of her3 and because she lamented her    
sonne1 thou beganst to comfort her3 and 
of these thinges that haue  chanced1    

these were to be opened to thee4 #ej    
,and now the ,highest seeth  that thou  
wast sorie from the hart3 and because   
with thy whole hart  thou sufferest for 
her1 he hath shewed thee the clearnes of
 her glorie1  and the fayrenes of her   
beautie4 #ea ,for therfore did he say to
 thee1  that thou shouldest tarie in a  
field where house is not built4 #eb ,for
 ,i  knew that the ,highest beganne to  
shew thee these thinges3 #ec therfore ,i
  sayd vnto thee1 that thou shouldest   
goe into a field1 where is no  fundation
 of building4 #ed ,for the worke of mans
 building could not be  borne in the    
place1 where the citie of the ,highest  
began to be shewed4  #ee ,thou therfore 
feare not1 neither let thy hart dread3  
but goe in1 and  see the beautie1 and   
greatnes of the building1 as much as the
 sight of  thyne eyes is capable to see3
 #ef  afterward thou shalt heare as     
much1  as the hearing of thyne eares is 
capable to heare4 #eg ,for thou art     
blessed aboue manie1 and art called with

 the ,highest as few4 #eh ,and to       
morrow night thou shalt tarie here3 #ei 
and the ,highest wil shew thee  those   
visions of the thinges on high1 which   
the ,highest wil doe to them  that      
inhabite vpon the earth in the later    
dayes4 #fj ,and ,i slept that  night1   
and the other next1 as he had sayd to   
me4    ,,chap4 ,,xi4    ,an eagle       
appeareth to ,esdras coming forth of the
 sea1 with three  heades1 and twelue    
winges3 sometimes one reigning in the   
world1  sometimes an other1 but euerie  
one vanisheth away4 #cf4 ,a lion also   
appeareth coming forth of the wood1 to  
suppresse the eagle4    ,,and ,i sawe a 
dreame1  behold an eagle came vp out of 
the sea3 which  had twelue winges of    
fethers1 and three heades4 #b ,and ,i   
saw1 and behold  she spred her winges   
into al the earth1 and al the windes of 
heauen  blew vpon her1 and were gathered
 together4 #c ,and ,i saw1 and of her   
fethers sprang contrarie feathers1 and  
they became litle winges1 and  smale4 #d

 ,for her heades were at rest1 and the  
midle head was greater  then the other  
heades1 but she rested with them4 #e    
,and ,i saw1 and  behold the eagle flew 
with her winges1 and reigned ouer the   
earth1 and  ouer them that dwel in it4  
#f ,and ,i saw1 that al thinges vnder   
heauen  were subiect to her1 and no man 
gaynesayd her1 no not one of the        
creature that is vpon the earth4 #g ,and
 ,i saw1 and behold the eagle rose  vp  
vpon her talons1 and made a voice with  
her winges1 saying3 #h ,watch  not al   
together1 sleepe euerie one in his      
place1  watch according to  time4 #i    
,but let the heades be preserued to the 
last4 #aj ,and ,i saw1 and  behold the  
voice came not out of her heades1 but   
from the middes of her  bodie4 #aa ,and 
,i numbered her contrarie winges1 and   
behold they were  eight4 #ab ,and ,i    
saw1 and behold on the right side rose  
one wing1 and  reighned ouer al the     
earth4 #ac ,and it came to passe1 when  
it reigned1  an end came to it1 and the 

place therof appeared not3 and the next 
rose  vp1  reigned1 that held much time4
 #ad ,and it came to passe1 when it     
reigned1  the end of it also came1 that 
it appeared not as the former4  #ae ,and
 behold1 a voice was sent forth to it1  
saying3 #af ,heare thou that  hast held 
the earth of long time4 ,thus ,i tel    
thee before thou beginne  not to        
appeare4 #ag ,none after thee shal hold 
thy time1 no nor the halfe  therof4 #ah 
,and the third lifted vp it selfe1 and  
held the principalitie  as also the     
former3 and that also appeared not4 #ai 
,and so it chanced to  al the other by  
one  by one to haue the principalitie1  
agayne to  appeare nowhere4 #bj ,and ,i 
saw1 and behold in time the rest of the 
winges were sent vp on the right side1  
that they also might hold the           
principalitie3 and of them there were   
that held it1 but yet forthwith  they   
appeared not4 #ba ,for some also of them
 stoode vp1 but they held  not the      
principalitie4 #bb ,and ,i saw after    

these thinges1 and behold the  twelue   
winges1 and two litle winges appeared   
not3 #bc and nothing  remayned in the   
bodie of the eagle but two heades       
resting1 and six  litle winges4 #bd ,and
 ,i saw1 and behold from the six litle  
winges two  were diuided1 and they      
remayned vnder the head1 that is on the 
right  side4 ,for foure taried in their 
place4 #be ,and ,i saw1 and behold the  
vnderwinges thought to set vp them      
selues1 and to hold the  principalities4
 #bf ,and ,i saw1 and behold one was set
 vp1 but forthwith  it appeared not4 #bg
 ,and they that were second did sooner  
vanish away  then the former4 #bh ,and  
,i saw1 and behold the two that         
remayned1  thought with them selues that
 they also would reigne3 #bi and when   
they  were thincking thereon1 behold one
 of the resting heades1 which was the   
midde one awaked1 for this was greater  
then the other two heades4 #cj  ,and ,i 
saw that the two heades were complete   
with themselues4 #ca ,and  behold the   

head with them that were with him       
turned1 and did eate the  two           
vnderwinges that thought to reigne4 #cb 
,and this head terrified al  the earth1 
ruled in it ouer them that inhabite the 
earth with much  labour1 and he that    
held the dominion of the whole world    
aboue al the  winges that were4 #cc ,and
 ,i saw after these thinges1 and behold 
the  midle head sodenly appeared not1 as
 did the winges4 #cd ,and there         
remained two heads1 which reigned also  
themselues ouer the earth1 and  ouer    
them that dwelt therein4 #ce ,and ,i    
saw1 and behold the head on the  right  
side deuoured that which was on the     
left4 #cf ,and ,i heard a voice  saying 
to me1 ,looke against thee1 and consider
 what thou seest4 #cg ,and  ,i saw1     
behold as a lion raysed out of the wood 
roaring3 and ,i saw  that he sent out a 
mans voyce to the eagle4 ,and he spake  
saying4 #ch  ,heare thou1 and ,i wil    
speake to thee1 and the ,highest wil say
 to thee3  #ci ,is it not thou that hast

 ouercome of the foure beastes1 which ,i
 made  to reigne in my world1 and that  
by them the end of their times might    
come8 #dj ,and the fourth coming        
ouercame al the beastes that were past1 
and by might held the world with much   
feare1 and al the world with most       
wicked laboure1 and he inhabitied the   
whole earth so long time with  deceipte4
 #da ,and thou hast iudged the earth not
 with truth4 #db ,for thou  hast        
afflicted the meeke1 and hast trubled   
them that were quiet1 and  hast loued   
lyers1  hast destroyed their habitations
 that did  fructifie1 and hast          
ouerthrowen their walles that did not   
hurt thee4 #dc  ,and thy contumelie is  
ascended euen to the ,highest1 and thy  
pride to  the ,strong4 #dd ,and the     
,highest hath looked vpon the proud     
times3 and  behold they are ended1 and  
the abominations therof are             
accomplished4 #de  ,therfore thou eagle 
appeare no more1 and thy horrible       
winges1  thy  litle winges most wicked1 

and thy heades malignant1 and thy talons
 most  wicked1 and al thy bodie vayne1  
#df that al the earth may be refreshed1 
and may returne deliuered from thy      
violence1 and may hope for his          
iudgement1 and mercie that made it4     
,,chap4 ,,xii4    ,the eagle vanisheth  
away1 #e4 ,esdras prayeth1 #aj4 and the 
former visions  are declared to him4    
,,and it came to passe1 whiles the lyon 
spake these wordes to the eagle3  ,i    
saw1 #b and behold the head that had    
ouercome1 and those foure winges        
appeared not which passed to him1 and   
were set vp to reigne3 and their  reigne
 was smal1 and ful of tumult4 #c ,and ,i
 saw1 and behold they  appeared not1 and
 al the bodie of the eagle was burnt1   
the earth was  afrayd excedingly1 and ,i
 by the tumult and traunce of minde1 and
 for  great feare awaked1 and sayd to my
 spirit3 #d ,behold thou hast geuen me  
this1 in that1 that thou searchest the  
wayes of the ,highest4 #e ,behold  yet  
,i am wearie in minde1 and in my spirit 

,i am very feeble1 and there  is not so 
much as a litle strength in me for the  
great feare1 that ,i  was afrayd of this
 night4 #f ,now therfore ,i wil pray the
 ,highest1 that  he strengthen me euen  
to the end4 #g ,and ,i sayd3 ,lord      
,dominatour1 if ,i  haue found grace    
before thine eyes1 and if ,i am         
iustified before thee  aboue manie1 and 
if in deede my prayer be ascended before
 thy face1 #h  strengthen me1 and shew  
vnto me thy seruant the interpretation1 
and  distinction of this horrible       
vision1 that thou mayst comfort my soule
  most fully4 #i ,for thou hast counted 
me worthie to shew vnto me the  later   
times4 ,and he sayd to me3 #aj ,this is 
the interpretation of this  vision4 #aa 
,the eagle which thou sawest coming vp  
from the sea1 this is  the kingdom which
 was sene in a vision to ,daniel thy    
brother4 7,dan #g3g7  #ab ,but it was   
not interpreted to him1 therfore ,i do  
now interprete it  to thee4 #ac ,behold 
the dayes come1 and there shal rise a   

kingdon vpon  the earth1 and the feare  
shal be more terrible then of al the    
kingdomes  that were before it4 #ad ,and
 there shal twelue kinges reigne in it1 
one  after an other4 #ae ,for the second
 shal beginne to reigne1 and he shal    
continew more time then the rest of the 
twelue4 #af ,this is the  interpretation
 of the twelue winges which thou sawest4
 #ag ,and the voice  that spake which   
thou heardst1 not coming forth of her   
heads1 but from  the middes of her      
bodie1 #ah this is the interpretation1  
that after the  time of that kingdom    
shal rise no smal contentions1 and it   
shal be in  danger to fal3 and it shal  
not fal then1 but shal be constituted   
againe  according to the beginning      
therof4 #ai ,and wheras thou sawest     
eight  vnderwings cleauing to the wings 
therof1 #bj this is the interpretation1 
eight kinges shal arise in it1 whose    
times shal be light1 and yeares  swift1 
and two of them shal perish4 #ba ,but   
when the middest time  approcheth1 foure

 shal be kept til a time1 when the time 
therof shal  beginne to approch to be   
ended1 yet two shal be kept to the end4 
#bb ,and  wheras thou sawest three heads
 resting1 #bc this is the               
interpretation3  in her last dayes the  
,highest wil rayse vp three kingdoms1   
and wil cal  backe manie thinges into   
them1 and they shal rule ouer the earth1
 #bd  and them that dwel in it1 with    
much labour aboue al them that vvere    
before them4 ,for this cause they are   
called the heads of the eagle4 #be  ,for
 these shal be they that shal           
recapitulate her impieties1 and that    
shal accomplish her last thinges4 #bf   
,and wheras thou sawest a greater  head 
not appearing1 this is the              
interpretation therof3 that one of them 
shal dye vpon his bed1 and yet with     
torments4 #bg ,for the two that shal    
remayne1 the sword shal eate them4 #bh  
,for the sword of one shal deuoure  him 
that is with him3 but yet this also at  
the last shal fal by the  sword4 #bi    

,and wheras thou sawest two vnderwings  
passing ouer the head  that is on the   
right side1 #cj this is the             
interpretation3 these are  they whom the
 ,highest hath kept to their end1 this  
is a smal kingdom1  and ful of truble4  
#ca ,as thou sawest the lyon also1 whom 
thou sawest  awaking out of the wood1   
and roaring1 and speaking to the eagle1 
and  rebuking her1 and her iniustices by
 al his wordes as thou hast heard3  #cb 
this is the wynde which the ,highest    
hath kept vnto the end for them1  and   
their impieties3 and he shal rebuke     
them1 and shal cast in their  spoyles   
before them4 #cc ,for he shal sette them
 in iudgment aliue3 and  it shal be1    
when he hath reproued them1 then shal he
 chastise them4 #cd  ,for the rest of my
 people he shal deliuer with miserie1   
them that are  saued vpon my borders1   
and he shal make them ioyful til the end
 shal  come1 the day of iudgment1 wherof
 ,i haue spoken to thee from the        
beginning4 #ce ,this is the dreame which

 thou sawest1 and these be the          
interpretations4 #cf ,thou therfore only
 hast bene worthie to know this  secrete
 of the ,highest4 #cg ,write therfore in
 a booke al these thinges  which thou   
hast sene1 and put them in a hidden     
place3 #ch and thou shalt  teach them   
the wise men of thy people1 whose harts 
thou knowest able to  take1 and to kepe 
these secretes4 #ci ,but doe thou stay  
here yet other  seuen dayes1 that there 
may be shewed thee whatsoeuer shal seme 
good to  the ,highest to shew thee4 #dj 
,and he departed from me4 ,and it came  
to  passe1 when al the people had heard 
that the seuen dayes were past1 and  ,i 
had not returned into the citie1 and al 
gathered them selues together  from the 
least vnto the greatest3  came to me1   
spake to me saying3  #da ,what haue we  
sinned to thee1 or what haue we done    
vniustly against  thee1 that leauing vs 
thou hast sitten in this place8 #db ,for
 thou alone  art remayning to vs of al  
peoples1 as a cluster of grapes of the  

vineyard1 and as a candle in a darke    
place1 and as an hauen and shippe  saued
 from the tempest4 #dc ,or are not the  
euiles that chance1  sufficient for vs8 
#dd ,if then thou shalt forsake vs1 how 
much better  had it bene to vs1 if we   
also had bene burnt with the burning of 
,sion8  #de ,for we are not better then 
they that dyed there4 ,and they wept    
with  a lowd voice4 ,and ,i answered    
them1 and sayd3 #df ,be of good chere   
,israel1 and be not sorowful thou house 
of ,iacob4 #dg ,for there is  remebrance
 of you before the ,highest1 and the    
,strong hath not forgotten  you in      
tentation4 #dh ,for ,i haue not forsaken
 you1 neither did ,i depart  form you3  
but ,i came into this place1 to pray for
 the desolation of  ,sion1 and to seeke 
mercie for the low estate of your       
sanctification4 #di  ,and now goe euery 
one of you into his house1 and ,i wil   
come to you  after these dayes4 #ej ,and
 the people departed1 as ,i sayd to     
them1 into  the citie3 #ea but ,i sate  

in the fielde seuen dayes1 as he        
commanded me3  and ,i did eate of the   
flowers of the field only1 of the herbes
 was my  meate made in those dayes4     
,,chap4 ,,xiii4    ,a vision of a winde 
7as it first semed1 but7 in dede1 v4 #c4
 of a man3  #e4 strong against the      
enimies3 #ba4 with the interpretation4  
,,and it came to passe after seuen      
dayse1 and ,i dreamed a dreame in the   
night4 #b ,and behold there rose a winde
 from the sea1 that trubled al  the     
waues therof4 #c ,and ,i saw1 and behold
 that man grew strong with  thousandes  
of heauen3 and when he turned his       
countenance to consider1  al thinges    
trembled that were sene vnder him3 #d   
and whersoeuer voyce  proceded out of   
his mouth1 al that heard his voices     
begane to burne1 as  the earth is quiet 
when it feeleth the fire4 #e ,and ,i saw
 after these1  and behold a multitude of
 men was gathered together1 of whom     
there was  no number1 from the foure    
windes of heauen1 to fight against the  

man  that was come vp out of the sea4 #f
 ,and ,i saw1 and behold he had grauen  
to himself a great mountaine1  he flew  
vpon it4 #g ,and ,i sought to see  the  
countrie1 or the place whence the       
mountaine was grauen1  ,i could  not4 #h
 ,and after these thinges ,i saw1 and   
behold al that were gathered  to him1 to
 ouerthrowe him1 feared exceedingly1 yet
 they were bold to  fieght4 #i ,and     
behold as he sawe the violence of the   
multitude that  came1 he lifted not vp  
his hand1 nor held sword1 nor anie      
warlyke  instrument but only as ,i saw1 
#aj that he sent forth out of his mouth 
as  it were a blaste of fire1 and from  
his lippes a spirit of flame1  from  his
 tongue he sentforth sparkles  tempests1
 and al thinges were  mingled together  
with this blast of fire1  spirit of     
flame1   multitude of tempests4 #aa ,and
 it fel with violence vpon the          
multitude1  that was prepared to fight1 
and burned them al1 that suddenly there 
was  nothing sene of an innumerable     

multitude1 but only dust1  the sauour   
of smoke3 and ,i saw1 and was afrayd4   
#ab ,and after these thinges ,i saw  the
 man himself descending from the        
mountaine1 and calling to him an  other 
peaceable multitude1 #ac and there came 
to him the countenance of  manie men    
some reioycing1 and some sorrowing3 and 
some bond1 some  bringing of them them  
that were offered4 ,and ,i was sicke for
 much  feare1 and awaked1 and sayd4 #ad 
,thou from the beginning hast shewed thy
  seruant these meruelous thinges1 and  
hast counted me worthie that thou       
wouldest receiue my petition4 #ae ,and  
now shew me yet the interpretation  of  
this dreame4 #af ,for as ,i thinke in my
 iudgement1 woe to them that  were leaft
 in those dayes3  much more woe to them 
that were not leaft4  #ag ,for they that
 were not leaft1 were sorrowful4 #ah ,i 
vnderstand now  what thinges are layde  
vp in the later dayes1 and they shal    
happen to  them1 yea and to them that   
are leaft4 #ai ,for therefore they came 

into  great dangers1 and manie          
necessities1 as these dreames do shew4  
#bj ,but  yet it is easier1 aduenturing 
to come into it1 then to passe1 as a    
cloud from the world1 and vow to see the
 thinges that happen in the  later time4
 ,and he answered me1 and sayd3 #ba     
,both the interpretation of  the vision 
,i wil tel thee3 and also concerning the
 thinges that thou  hast spoken ,i wil  
open to thee4 #bb ,wheras thou speakest 
of them that  were leaft1 this is the   
interpretation4 #bc ,he that taketh away
 danger  at that time1 he hath garded   
himself4 ,they that haue fallen into    
danger1 these are they that haue workes1
 and fayth in the ,strongest4 #bd  ,know
 therefore that they are more blessed   
which are leaft1 then they  that are    
dead4 #be ,these are the interpretations
 of the vision1 wheras  thou sawest a   
man coming from the hart of the sea1 #bf
 the same is he  whom the ,highest      
preserueth much time1 which by himself  
shal deliuer  his creature3 and he shal 

dispose them that are leaft4 #bg ,and   
wheras  thou sawest proceede out of his 
mouth1 as it were winde1 and fire1 and  
tempest3 #bh and wheras he held no      
sworde1 nor warlike instrument3 for  his
 violence destroyed the multitude that  
came to ouerthrow him3 this  is the     
interpretation4 #bi ,behold the dayes   
come1 when the ,highest shal  begin to  
deliuer them1 that are vpon the earth3  
#cj and he shal come in  excesse of     
minde vpon them that inhabit the earth4 
#ca ,and one shal  thinke to ouerthrow  
an other3 one citie an other citie1 one 
place an  other place1 and nation       
against nation1 and kingdom against     
kingdom4  7,matt #bd _/ ,luke #ba7 #cb  
,and it shal be1 when these thinges shal
 come to  passe1 and the signes shal    
happen1 which ,i shewed thee before3 and
 then  shal my sonne be reueled1 whom   
thou sawest1 as a man coming vp4 #cc    
,and  it shal be when al nations shal   
heare his voice3 and euery one in his   
countrie shal leaue their warre1 that   

they haue toward each other3 #cd  and an
 innumerable multitude shal be gathered 
in one1 as willing to  come to ouerthrow
 him4 #ce ,but he shal stand vpon the   
top of mount ,sion4  #cf ,and ,sion shal
 come1 and it shal be shewed to al      
prepared and  builded1 as thou sawest   
the mountaine to be grauen without      
handes4 #cg  ,and the same my sonne shal
 reproue the thinges that the gentils   
haue  inuented1 these their impieties   
which came nere to the tempest1 because 
of their euil cogitaitons1 and torments 
wherewith they shal begin to be         
tormented4 #ch ,which were likened to   
the flame1 and he shal destroy them     
without labour by the law that was      
likened to the fyre4 #ci ,and wheras    
thou sawest him gathering vnto him an   
other peaceable multitude4 #dj  ,these  
are the ten tribes1 which were made     
captiue out of their land in  the dayes 
of ,osee the ,king1 whom ,salmanasar the
 ,king of the ,assyrians  led captiue3  
and he transported them beyond the      

riuer1 and they were  transported into  
an other land4 7#d ,kings #ag7 #da ,but 
they gaue  themselues this counsel1 to  
forsake the multitude of nations1 and to
  goe forth into a farther countrie1    
where mankind neuer inhabited4 #db ,or  
there to obserue their ordinances1 which
 they had not kept in their  countrie4  
#dc ,and they entred in by the narrow   
entrances of the riuer  ,euphrates4 #dd 
,for the ,highest then wrought them     
signes1 and stayed the  vaines of the   
riuer til they passed4 7,ex #ad _/ ,jos 
#c7 #de ,for by that  countie was a     
great way to goe1 of one yeare and a    
half3 for the  countrie is called       
,arsareth4 #df ,then did they inhabite  
there til in the  later time3 and now   
againe when they beginne to come1 #dg   
againe the  ,highest shal stay the      
vaines of the riuer1 that they may      
passe3 for  these thou sawest a         
multitiude with peace4 #dh ,but they    
also that were  leaft of the people1    
these are they that be within my border4

 #di ,in  shal come to passe therefore1 
when he shal begine to destroy the      
multitude of these nations1 that are    
gathered1 he shal protect them  that    
haue ouercome the people3 #ej and then  
shal he shew them very manie  wonders4  
#ea ,and ,i sayd3 ,lord dominatour1 shew
 me this1 why ,i saw a man  comming vp  
from the hart of the sea1 and he sayd to
 me3 #eb ,as thou  canst not either     
search these thinges1 or know what      
thinges are in the  depth of the sea3 so
 can not any man vpon the earth see my  
sonne1 or  them that are with him1 but  
in the time of a day4 #ec ,this is the  
interpretation of the dreame which thou 
sawest1 and for the which thou  only art
 here illuminated4 #ed ,for thou hast   
leaft thyne owne law1 and  hast bene    
occupied about my law1 and hast sought  
it4 #ee ,for thou hast  disposed thy    
lyfe in wisdom1 and thyne vnderstanding 
thou hast called  mother3 #ef and for   
this ,i haue shewed thee riches with the
 ,highest4 ,for  it shal be after other 

three dayes1 ,i wil speake other thinges
 to thee1  and ,i wil expound to thee   
weightie and meruelous thinges4 #eg ,and
 ,i went  forth1 and passed into the    
fielde1 much glorifying  praising the   
,highest for the meruelous thinges that 
he did by time4 #eh ,and because  he    
gouerneth it1 and the thinges that are  
brought in times1  ,i sate  there three 
dayes4    ,,chap4 ,,xiiii4    ,god      
appeareth in a bush1 #f4 reuealing some 
thinges to be published1 and  some      
thinges to be hid4 #aj4 ,as the world   
waxeth old1 al thinges become  worse4   
#bg4 ,the people of ,israel are         
vngratful4 #cb4 ,al shal be iudged in   
the ,resurrection according to their    
deedes4    ,,and it came to passe the   
third day1 and ,i sate vnder an oke4 #b 
,and  behold a voice came forth against 
me out of a bush1 and sayd3 ,esdras1    
,esdras3 and ,i sayd3 ,loe here ,i am   
,lord4 ,and ,i arose vpon my feete4 ,and
  he sayd to me3 #c ,reueling ,i was    
reueled vpon the bush1 and spake to     

,moyses1 when the people serued in      
,a,egypt1 7,ex #c7 #d and ,i sent him1  
and  brought my people out of ,a,egypt1 
and brought him vpon mount ,sina1   held
 him with me manie dayes4 #e ,and ,i    
told him manie meruelous thinges1       
shewed him the secrets of times1 and the
 end3 and ,i commanded him1  saying3 #f 
,these wordes thou shalt publish        
abroade1 and these thou shalt  hyde4 #g 
,and now to thee ,i say3 #h ,the signes 
which ,i haue shewed1 and  the dreames  
which thou hast sene1 and the           
interpretations which thou  hast sene1  
lay them vp in thy hart4 #i ,for thou   
shalt be receiued of al1  thou shalt be 
conuerted the residue with thy counsel1 
and with the like  to thee1 til the     
times be finished3 #aj ,because the     
world hath lost his  youth1 and the     
times draw nere to waxe old4 #aa ,for   
the world is diuided  by twelue partes1 
the tenth part1  half of the tenth part 
are  passed3 #ab and there remaineth    
hereafter the half of the tenth part4   

#ac  ,now therefore dispose thy house1  
and correct thy people1  comfort the    
humble of them1  forsake now corruption1
 #ad and put from thee mortal           
cogitations1 and cast from thee humane  
burdens1 and doe from thee now  infirme 
nature1  lay at one side cogitations    
most trublesome to thee1   make speedie 
transmigration from these times1 #ae for
 the euiles which  thou hast sene to    
haue chanced now1 worse then these wil  
they doe  againe3 7,matt #bd _/ #a ,john
 #b7 #af for looke how much the world   
shal  become weake by age1 so much shal 
euiles be multiplied vpon the           
inhabitants4 #ag ,for truth hath remoued
 it self farther of1 and lying  hath    
approched1 for now the vision which thou
 sawest1 hasteneth to  come4 #ah ,and ,i
 answered1 and sayd before thee o ,lord3
 #ai ,for behold ,i  wil goe1 as thou   
hast commanded me1  wil rebuke the      
people that now  is4 ,but them that shal
 yet be born1 who shal admonish8 #bj    
,the world  therfore is set in darknes1 

and they that dwel in it without light4 
#ba  ,because thy law is burnt1         
therefore no man knowth the workes that 
haue  bene done by thee1 or that shal   
begin4 #bb ,for if ,i haue found grace  
with thee1 send the ,holie ,ghost to me1
  ,i wil write al that hath bene  done  
in the world from the beginning1 the    
thinges that were written in  thy law1  
that men may finde the pathe3 and they  
that wil liue in the  later times1 may  
liue4 #bc ,and he answered me1 and sayd3
 ,goe gather  together the people1 and  
thou shalt say to them1 that they seeke 
thee  not for fourtie dayes4 #bd ,and   
doe thou prepare thee manie tables of   
boxe1  take with thee ,sarea1 ,dabria1  
,salemia1 ,echanus1 and ,asiel1  these  
fiue which are readie to write sweeftly4
 #be ,and come hither1  ,i  wil light in
 thy hart a candle of vnderstanding1    
which shal not be put  out til the      
things be finished1 which thou shalt    
begine to write4 #bf  ,and then some    
thinges thou shalt open to the perfect1 

some thou shalt  deliuer secretly to the
 wyse4 ,for to morrow this houre thou   
shalt  begine to write4 #bg ,and ,i went
 as he commanded me1  gathered together 
al the people1 and sayd3 #bh ,heare     
,israel these wordes3 #bi ,our fathers  
were pilgrimes from the beginning in    
,a,egypt1 and were deliuered from       
thence4 7,gen #dg7 #cj ,and they        
receiued the law of life1 which they    
kept  not1 which you also after them    
haue transgressed3 7,deut #d _/ ,acts   
#g7 #ca  and the land was geuen you by  
lotte1 and the land of ,sion1 and your  
fathers1 and you haue done iniquitie1   
and haue not kept the wayes which  the  
,highest commanded you4 #cb ,and whereas
 he is a iust iudge1 he hath  taken from
 you in time that which he had geuen4   
#cc ,and now you are  here1 and your    
brethren are among you4 #cd ,if then you
 wil rule ouer  your sense1  instruct   
your hart1 you shal be preserued aliue1 
and  after death shal obtaine mercie4   
#ce ,for the iudgement shal come after  

death1 when we shal returne to lyfe     
againe3 and then the names of the  iust 
shal appeare1 and the dedes of the      
impious shal be shewed4 #cf ,let  no man
 therfore come to me now1 nor aske for  
me vntil fourtie dayes4 #cg  ,and ,i    
tooke the fiue men1 as he commandede me1
 and we went forth into  the field1 and 
taried there4 #ch ,and ,i was come to   
the morrow1  behold  as voice called me1
 saying3 ,esdras open thy mouth1 and    
drinke that  which ,i wil geue thee to  
drinke4 7,ezech #c7 #ci ,and ,i opened  
my mouth1   behold a ful cuppe was      
brought me1 this was ful as it were with
 water3  but the colour therof like as  
fire4 #dj ,and ,i tooke it1 and dranke2 
and  when ,i had drunken of it1 my hart 
was tormented with vnderstanding1 and   
wisdome grewe into my brest4 ,for my    
spirit was kept by memorie4 #da ,and  my
 mouth was opened1 and was shut no more4
 #db ,the ,highest gaue  vnderstanding  
vnto the fiue men1 and they wrote       
excesses of the night  which were       

spoken1 which they knewe not4 #dc ,and  
at night they did eate  breade1 but ,i  
spake by day1  by night held not my     
peace4 #dd ,and there  were written in  
the fourtie dayes two hundred foure     
bookes4 #de ,and it  came to passe when 
they had ended the fourtie daies1 the   
,highest spake1  saying3 #df ,the former
 thinges which thou hast written1 set   
abrode1 and  let the worthie and        
vnworthiereade3 but the last seuentie   
bookes thou  shalt keepe1 that thou     
mayest deliuer them to the wyse of thy  
people4  #dg ,for in these is the vaine 
of vnderstanding1 and the fountaine of  
wisdome1 and the streame of knowledge4  
and ,i did soe4    ,,chap4 ,,xv4        
,esdras is bid to denounce1 that        
assuredly manie euiles wil come to the  
world4 #i4 ,god wil protect his people1 
the wicked shal be punished1 and  lament
 their final miseries1 ,god reuenging   
for the good4    ,,behold speake into   
the eares of my people the wordes of    
prophecie1  which ,i shal put into thy  

mouth1 sayth our ,lord3 #b and see that 
they be  written in paper1 because they 
be faithful and true4 #c ,be not afrayd 
of  the cogitations against thee1       
neither let the incredulities truble    
thee  of them that speake4 #d ,because  
euerie incredulous person shal dye in   
his incredulitie4 #e ,behold ,i bring   
in1 sayth our ,lord1 vpon the whole     
earth euils1 sword1 and famine1 and     
death1 and destruction4 #f ,because     
iniquitie hath fully polluted ouer al   
the earth1 and their hurtful  workes are
 accomplished4 #g ,therefore sayth our  
,lord3 #h ,i wil not now  kepe silence  
of their impieties which they doe       
irreligiously1 neither  wil ,i beare    
with those thinges1 which they practise 
vniustly4 ,behold  the innocent  iust   
bloud crieth to me1  the soules of the  
iust crie  continually4 #i ,reuenging ,i
 wil reuenge them1 sayth our ,lord1 and 
,i wil  take al innocent bloud out of   
them vnto me4 7,apoc #f3aj  #ai3b7 #aj  
,behold my people is led to slaughter as

 a flocke1 ,i wil no more suffer  it to 
dwel in the land of ,a,egypt4 #aa ,but  
,i wil bring them forth in a  mightie   
hand and valiant arme1 and wil strike   
with plague as before1  and wil corrupt 
al the land thereof4 #ab ,a,egypt shal  
mourne1 and  fundations thereof beaten  
with plague1 and with the chastisement  
which  ,god wil bring vpon it4 #ac ,the 
husbandmen that til the ground shal     
mourne1 because their seedes shal perish
 by blasting1 and haile1 and by  a      
terible starre4 #ad ,woe to the world   
and them that dwel therein4 #ae         
,because the sword is at hand and the   
destruction of them1 and nation  shal   
rise vp against nation to fight1  sword 
in their handes4 7,matt #bd  _/ ,luke   
#ba7 #af ,for there shal be instabilitie
 to men1  growing one  against an other 
they shal not care for their king1  the 
princes of  the way of their doinges1 in
 their might4 #ag ,for a man shal desire
 to  go into the citie  can not4 #ah    
,because of their prides the cities shal

  be trubled1 the houses raised1 the men
 shal feare4 #ai ,man shal not  pitie   
his neighbour1 to make their houses     
nothing worth in the sword1  to spoyle  
their goodes for famine of bread1  much 
tribulation4 #bj  ,behold1 ,i cal       
together sayth ,god1 al the kinges of   
the earth to feare  me1 that are from   
the ,orient1  from the ,south1 from the 
,east1  from  ,libanus1 to be turned    
vpon themselues1 and to render the      
thinges that  they haue geuen them4 #ba 
,as they doe vntil this day to myne     
elect1 so  wil ,i doe1 and render in    
their bosome4 ,thus sayth our ,lord     
,god3 #bb ,my  right hand shal not spare
 sinners1 neither shal the sword cease  
vpon  them that shede innocent bloud    
vpon the earth4 #bc ,fire came forth    
from  his wrath1 and hath deuoured the  
fundations of the earth1 and sinners  as
 it were straw set on fire4 #bd ,woe to 
them that sinne1 and obserue  not my    
comandmentes1 sayth our ,lord4 #be ,i   
wil not spare them3 depart o  children  

from the powre4 ,defile not my          
sanctification3 #bf because the  ,lord  
knoweth al that sinne against him2      
therefore hath he deliuered  them into  
death and into slaughter4 #bg ,for now  
are euils come vpon the  world1 and you 
shal tarrie in them4 ,for ,god wil not  
deliuer you1  because you haue sinned   
against him4 #bh ,behold an horrible    
vision1 and  the face of it from the    
east4 #bi ,and the nations of dragons of
 ,arabians  shal come forth in manie    
chariots1  as a winde the number of them
 is  caried vpon the earth1 so that now 
al doe feare and tremble1 that shal     
heare them4 #cj the ,carmonians madde   
for anger1 and they shal goe forth  as  
wild boares out of the wood1  they shal 
come with great power1 and  shal stand  
in fight with them1  they shal waste the
 portion of the  land of the ,assirians4
 #ca ,and after these thinges the       
dragons shal  preuaile mindful of their 
natiuitie1 and conspiring shal turne    
themselues in great force to pursue     

them4 #cb ,these shal be trubled and    
hold their peace at their force1 and    
shal turne their fete into flight4  #cc 
,and from the territorie of the         
,assirians the besiegers shal beseige   
them1 and shal consume one of them1 and 
there shal be feare and  trembling in   
their armie1 and contention against     
their kinges4 #cd  ,behold cloudes from 
the east1 and from the north vnto the   
south1 and  their face very horrible1   
ful of wrath and storme4 #ce ,and they  
shal  beate one against an other1 and   
they shal beate downe manie starres1    
and their starre vpon the earth1 and    
bloud shal be from the sword vnto  the  
bellie4 #cf ,and mans dung vnto the     
camels litter1 and there shal be  much  
feare1 and trembling vpon the earth4 #cg
 ,and they shal shake that  shal see    
that wrath1 and tremble shal take them3 
and after these  thinges there shal     
manie showers be moued3 #ch from the    
south1 and the  north3 and an other     
portion from the weast4 #ci ,and the    

windes from the  east shal reuaile vpon 
it1 and shal shut it vp1 and the cloudes
 which  he raised in wrath1 and the     
starre to make terrour to the east      
winde1  and the west shal be destroyed4 
#dj ,and there shal be exalted great and
  mightie cloudes ful of wrath1 and a   
starre to terrifie al the earth1  and   
the inhabitantes therof1 and they shal  
powre in vpon euerie high1  and eminent 
place a terrible starre1 #da fire1 and  
haile1 and flying  swordes1 and manie   
waters1 so that al fildes also shal be  
filled1 and  al riuers with the fulnes  
of manie waters4 #db ,and they shal     
throw downe  cities1 and walles1 and    
mountaines1 and hilles1 and the trees of
 the  woodes1 and the grasse of the     
medowes1 and their corne4 #dc ,and they 
shal passe constant vnto ,babylon1 and  
shal raise her4 7,apoc #ah7 #dd ,they   
shal come together against her1 and shal
 compasse her1 and shal power  out the  
starre1 and al wrath vpon her1 and the  
dust and smoke shal goe  vp euen into   

heauen1 and round about shal lament her4
 #de ,and they that  shal remaine vnder 
her1 shal serue them that terified her4 
#df ,and thou  ,asia agreeing into the  
hope of ,babylon1 and the glorie of her 
person1  #dg woe be to thee thou wretch1
 because thou art like to her1 and hast 
adorned thy daughters in fornication1 to
 please  glorie in thy louers1  which   
haue desired alwayes to fornicate with  
thee4 #dh ,thou hast  imitated the      
odious in al her workes1 and in her     
inuentions3 therefore  sayth ,god3 #di  
,i wil send in euils vpon thee1         
widowhood1 pouertie1 and  famine1 and   
sword1 and pestilence1 to destroy thy   
houses by violation1  and death1 and    
glorie of thy vertue4 #ej ,as a flower  
shal be withered1  when the heate shal  
rise that is sent forth vpon thee1 #ea  
thou shalt be  weakned as a litle poore 
soule plaged and chastised of wemen1    
that the  mightie and the louers may not
 receiue thee4 #eb ,wil ,i be zealous   
against thee sayth our ,lord1 #ec vnles 

thou hadst slayne myne elect at  al     
times1 exalting the slaughter of the    
handes1 and saying vpon their  death1   
when thou wast drunken4 #ed ,adorne the 
beautie of thy  countenance4 #ee ,the   
reward of thy fornication is in thy     
bosome1  therefore thou shalt receiue   
recompence4 #ef ,as thou shalt doe to my
  elect1 sayth our ,lord1 so shal ,god  
do to thee1 and shal deliuer thee  vnto 
euil4 #eg ,and thy children shal dye for
 famine3 and thou shalt fal  by the     
sword1 and thy cities shal be destroyed1
  al thyne shal fal in  the filde by the
 sword4 #eh ,and they that are in the   
mountaines1 shal  perish1 with famine1  
and shal eate their owne flesh1  drinke 
bloud1  for the famine of bread and     
thirst of waters4 #ei ,vnhappie by the  
seas  shalt thou come1 and againe thou  
shalt receuie euils4 #fj ,and in the    
passage they shal beate against the idle
 citie1 and shal destroy some  portion  
of thy land1 and shal deface part of thy
 glorie1 againe  returning to ,babylon  

ourethrowen4 #fa ,and being throwen     
downe thou shalt  be to them for        
stubble1 and they shal be to thee fire3 
#fb and deuoure  thee1 and thy cities1  
thy land1 and thy mountaynes1 al thy    
woodes and  fruitful trees they wil     
burne with fire4 #fc ,thy children they 
shal lead  captiue1  shal haue thy      
goodes for a praye1 and the glorie of   
thy face  they shal destroy4    ,,chap4 
,,xvi4    ,al are admonished1 that      
extreme calamities shal fal vpon this   
world1  #cf4 the penitent returning to  
iustice shal escape1 #ee4  as al thinges
  were made by ,gods omnipotent powre at
 his wil1 so al thinges shal serue  to  
the reward of the blessed1 and          
punishment of the wicked4    ,,vvoe to  
thee ,babylon  ,asia1 woe to thee       
,a,egypt1 and ,syria4 #b ,gird          
yourselues with sackclothes and shirtes 
of heare1  mourne for your  children1   
be sorie3 because your destruction is at
 hand4 #c ,the sword  is sent in vpon   
you1 and who is he that can turne it    

away8 #d ,fire is  sent in vpon you1 and
 who is he that can quench it8 #e       
,euiles are sent  in vpon you1 and who  
is he that can repel them8 #f ,shal anie
 man repel  the lion being hungrie in   
the woode1 or quench the fire in        
stubble1  forthwith when it beginneth to
 burne8 #g ,shal anie man repel the     
arrow  shot of a strong archer8 #h ,our 
strong ,lord sendeth in euiles1 and who 
is he that can repel them8 #i ,fire came
 forth from his wrath1 and who is  he   
that can quench it8 #aj ,he wil lighten1
 who shal not feare1 he wil  thunder1   
and who shal not be afrayed8 #aa ,our   
,lord wil threaten1 and who  shal not   
vtterly be destroyed before his face8   
#ab ,the earth hath  trembled1 and the  
fundations thereof1 the sea tosseth vp  
waues from the  depth1 and the floudes  
of it shal be destroyed1 and the fishes 
thereof  at the face of our ,lord1 and  
at the glorie of his powre3 #ac because 
his  right hand is strong which bendeth 
the bow1 his arrowes be sharpe that  are

 shot of him1 they shal not misse1 when 
they shal begine to be shot  into the   
endes of the earth4 #ad ,behold euiles  
are sent1 and they shal  not returne til
 they come vpon the earth4 #ae ,the fire
 is kindled and it  shal not be         
quenched1 til it consume the fundations 
of the earth4 #af  ,for as the arrow    
shot of a strong archer returneth not1  
so shal not the  euils returne backe1   
that shal be sent vpon the earth4 #ag   
,woe is me1  woe is me3 who shal deliuer
 me in those dayes8 #ah ,the beginning  
of  sorrowes and much mourning1 the     
beginning of famine and much            
destruction4 ,the beginning of warres   
and the potestates shal feare1 the      
beginning of euiles and al shal tremble4
 #ai ,in these what shal ,i doe1  when  
the euils shal come8 #bj ,behold famine1
 and plague1 and  tribulation1 and      
distresse are sent al as scourges for   
amendment1 #ba  and in al these they wil
 not conuert themselues from their      
iniquities1  neither wil they be alwayes

 mindful of the scourges4 #bb ,behold1  
there  shal be good cheape victuals vpon
 the earth1 so that they may thinke     
that peace is directly coming toward    
them1 and then shal euiles spring  vpon 
the earth1 sword1 famine1 and great     
confusion4 #bc ,for by famine  manie    
that inhabit the earth shal dye1 and the
 sword shal destroy the  rest that      
remained aliue of the famine1 #bd and   
the dead shal be cast  forth as dung1   
and there shal be none to comfort them4 
,for the earth  shal be left desert1 and
 the cities therof shal be throwen      
downe4 #be  ,there shal not be left a   
man to til the ground and to sow it4 #bf
 ,the  trees shal yeeld fruites1 and who
 shal gather them8 #bg ,the grape shal  
become ripe1  who shal tread it8 ,for   
there shal be great desolation to       
places4 #bh ,for a man shal desire to   
see a man1 or to heare his voyce4  #bi  
,for there shal be leaft ten of a citie1
 and two of the field that  haue hid    
themselues in thicke woodes1 and cliffes

 of rockes4 #cj ,as  there are left in  
the oliuet1 and on euerie tree1 three of
 foure  oliues4 #ca ,or as in a vinyeard
 when it is gathered there are grapes   
left by them1 that diligently search the
 vineyard3 #cb so shal there be  left in
 those dayes three or foure1 by them    
that search their houses in  the sword4 
#cc ,and the earth shal be left         
desolate1 and the fildes  thereof shal  
waxe old1  the wayes thereof1 and al the
 pathes thereof  shal bringforth        
thornes1 because no man shal passe by   
it4 #cd ,virgins  shal mourne hauing no 
bridegromes1 wemen shal mourne hauing no
  husbandes1 their daughters shal mourne
 hauing no helpe3 #ce their  bridegromes
 shal be consumed in battel1 and their  
husbandes be  destroyed in famine4 #cf  
,but heare these thinges1 and know them 
ye  seruantes of our ,lord4 #cg ,behold 
the word of our ,lord1 receiue it3      
beleue not the goddes of whom our ,lord 
speaketh4 #ch ,behold the euiles        
approch1 and slacke not4 #ci ,as a woman

 with childe when shee bringeth  forth  
her child in the ninth moneth1 the houre
 of her deliuerance  approching1 two or 
three howres before1 paines come about  
her wombe1  and the infants coming out  
of her wombe1 they wil not tarrie one   
moment4 #dj ,so the euiles shal not     
slacke to come forth vpon the earth1    
and the world shal lament1 and sorowes  
shal hold it round about4 #da  ,heare   
the word1 my people3 prepare yourselues 
vnto the fight1  in the  euiles so be ye
 as strangers of the earth4 #db ,he that
 selleth as if he  should flee1 and he  
that byeth as he that should lose it4   
#dc ,he that  playeth the marchant1 as  
he that should take no fruite3 and he   
that  buildeth as he that should not    
inhabite4 #dd ,he that soweth1 as he    
that  shal not reape3 so he also that   
pruneth a vinyeard1 as if he should not 
haue the vintage4 #de ,they that marie  
so as if they should not get  children1 
they that marie not1 so as if were      
widowes4 #df ,wherfore  they that       

labour1 labour without cause3 #dg for   
foreners shal reape  their fruites1     
shal violently take their goodes1 and   
ouerthrow their  houses1 and lead theire
 children captiue1 because in           
captiuitie1 and  famine they beget their
 children4 #dh ,and they that play the  
marchantes  by robrie1 the longer they  
adorne their cities and houses1 and     
their  possessions and persons3 #di so  
much the more wil ,i be zealous toward  
them1 vpon their sinnes1 sayth our      
,lord4 #ej ,as a whore enuieth an       
honest  very good woman3 #ea so shal    
iustice hate impietie when she  adorneth
 herselfe1 and accuseth her to her face1
 when he shal come that  may defend him 
that searcheth out al vpon the earth4   
#eb ,therefore be  not made like to her1
 nor to her workes4 #ec ,for yet a      
little whyle   iniquitie shal be taken  
away from the earth1  iustice shal      
reigne ouer  you4 #ed ,let not the      
sinner say he hath not sinned3 because  
he shal  burne coales of fire vpon his  

head1 that sayth ,i haue not sinned     
before  our ,lord ,god and his glorie4  
#ee ,behold our ,lord shal know al the  
workes  of men1 and their inuentions1   
their cogitations1 and their hartes4    
7,eccli #bc _/ ,luke #af7 #ef ,for he   
sayd3 ,let the earth be made1 and it was
  made3 let the heauen be made1  it was 
made4 7,gen #a7 #eg ,and by his  worde  
the starrs were made1  he noweth the    
number of the starres4 7,ps  #adf3d7 #eh
 ,who searcheth the depth and the       
treasures therof3 who hath  measured the
 sea1  capacitie therof4 7,job #ch7 #ei 
,who hath shut vp the  sea in the midest
 of waters1  hath hanged the earth vpon 
the waters  with his word4 #fj ,who hath
 spred heauen as it were a vault1 ouer  
the  waters he hath founded it4 #fa ,who
 hath put fountaines of waters in the   
desert1 and lakes vpon the toppes of    
mountaines1 to send forth riuers  from  
the high rocke to watter the earth4 #fb 
,who made man  put his hart  in the     
midds of the bodie1 and gaue him spirit1

 life and vnderstanding4  #fc ,and the  
inspiration of ,god omnipotent that made
 al thinges1 and  searcheth al hid      
thinges1 in the secretes of the earth4  
#fd ,he knoweth  your inuention1 and    
what you thinke in your hartes sinning1 
and willing  to hide your sinnes4 #fe   
,wherfore our ,lord in searching hath   
searched al  your workes1 and he wil put
 you al to open shame1 #ff and you shal 
be  confounded when your sinnes shal    
come forth before men1 and the          
iniquities shal be they1 that shal stand
 accusers in that day4 #fg ,what  wil   
you doe8 or how shal you hide your      
sinnes before ,god and his  ,angels8 #fh
 ,behold ,god is the ,iudge1 feare him4 
,cease from your sinnes1  and now forget
 your iniquities to doe them anie more1 
,god wil bring  you out1 and deliuer you
 from al tribulation4 #fi ,for behold   
the heate  of a great multitude is      
kindled ouer you1 and they shal take    
certaine  of you by violence1  shal make
 the slaine to be meate for idols4 #gj  

,and they that shal consent vnto them1  
shal be to them in derision1 and  in    
reproch1 and in conculcation4 #ga ,for  
there shal be place against  places1 and
 against the next cities great          
insurrection vpon them that  feare our  
,lord4 #gb ,they shal be as it were     
madde sparing no bodie1 to  spoyle and  
waste yet them that feare our ,lord4 #gc
 because they shal  waste and spoyle the
 goodes1 and shal cast them out of their
 houses4 #gd  ,then shal appeare the    
probation of mine elect1 as gold that is
 proued  by the fire4 #ge ,heare be     
beloued1 sayth our ,lord3 ,behold the   
dayes of  tribulation are come3 and out 
of them ,i wil deliuer you4 #gf ,doe not
  feare1 nor stagger1 because ,god is   
your guide4 #gg ,and he that kepeth my  
commandmentes1 and precepts1 sayth our  
,lord ,god3 ,let not your sinnes        
ouerway you1 nor your inquities be      
aduanced ouer you4 #gh ,woe to them     
that are entangled with their sinnes1   
and are couered with their  iniquities1 

as a filde is entangled with the wood1  
the path therof  couered with thornes1  
by which no man passeth1  it is closed  
out1   cast to be deuoured of the fire4 
,,finis4      ,note3 ,this translation  
comes from the ,latin text1 usually     
printed in   an appendix to editions of 
the ,vulgate1 but these editions miss   
seventy  verses between #g3ce and #g3cf4
 ,the missing fragment was discovered in
 a  ,latin manuscript by ,robert        
,lubbock ,bensly in #ahgd4 ,below is a  
translation of this fragment from a     
revised ,authorized ,version4  ,although
 often numbered #g3cf-g3aje1 they are   
here number as ,a3#a-;,a3#gj to  avoid  
any repetition in chapter3verse         
designations4    ,a3#a4 ,and the pit of 
torment shall appear1 and over against  
it shall be  the place of rest3 and the 
furnace of hell shall be shewed1 and    
over  against it the paradise of        
delight4 ,a3#b4 ,and then shall the     
,most ,high  say to the nations that are
 raised from the dead1 ,see ye and      

understand  whom ye have denied1 or whom
 ye have not served1 or whose           
commandments  ye have despised4 ,a3#c4  
,look on this side and on that3 here is 
delight  and rest1 and there fire and   
torments4 ,thus shall he speak unto them
 in  the day of judgement3 ,a3#d4 ,this 
is a day that hath neither sun1 nor     
moon1 nor stars1 ,a3#e4 neither cloud1  
nor thunder1 nor lightning1  neither    
wind1 nor water1 nor air1 neither       
darkness1 nor evening1 nor  morning1    
,a3#f4 neither summer1 nor spring1 nor  
heat1 nor winter1 neither  frost1 nor   
cold1 nor hail1 nor rain1 nor dew1      
,a3#g4 neither noon1 nor  night1 nor    
dawn1 neither shining1 nor brightness1  
nor light1 save only  the splendour of  
the glory of the ,most ,high1 whereby   
all shall see the  things that are set  
before them3 ,a3#h4 for it shall endure 
as it were a  week of years4 ,a3#i4     
,this is my judgement and the ordinance 
thereof2 but  to thee only have ,i      
shewed these things4 ,a3#aj4 ,and ,i    

answered1 ,i said  even then1 ,o ,lord1 
and ,i say now3 ,blessed are they that  
be now alive  and keep the statutes     
ordained of thee4 ,a3#aa4 ,but as       
touching them for  whom my prayer was   
made1 what shall ,i say8 for who is     
there of them  that be alive that hath  
not sinned1 and who of the sons of men  
that  hath not transgressed thy         
covenant8 ,a3#ab4 ,and now ,i see1 that 
the world  to come shall bring delight  
to few1 but torments unto many4 ,a3#ac4 
,for  an evil heart hath grown up in us1
 which hath led us astray from these    
statutes1 and hath brought us into      
corruption and into the ways of  death1 
hath shewed us the paths of perdition   
and removed us far from  life2 and that1
 not a few only1 but well nigh all that 
have been  created4 ,a3#ad4 ,and he     
answered me1 and said1 ,hearken unto me1
 and ,i  will instruct thee2 and ,i will
 admonish thee yet again3 ,a3#ae4 for   
this  cause the ,most ,high hath not    
made one world1 but two4 ,a3#af4 ,for   

whereas  thou hast said that the just   
are not many1 but few1 and the ungodly  
abound1 hear the answer thereunto4      
,a3#ag4 ,if thou have choice stones     
exceeding few1 wilt thou set for thee   
over against them according to  their   
number things of lead and clay8 ,a3#ah4 
,and ,i say1 ,lord1 how shall  this be8 
,a3#ai4 ,and he said unto me1 ,not only 
this1 but ask the earth1  and she shall 
tell thee2 intreat her1 and she shall   
declare unto thee4  ,a3#bj4 ,for thou   
shalt say unto her1 ,thou bringest forth
 gold and silver  and brass1 and iron   
also and lead and clay3 ,a3#ba4 but     
silver is more  abundant than gold1 and 
brass than silver1 and iron than brass1 
lead  than iron1 and clay than lead4    
,a3#bb4 ,judge thou therefore which     
things  are precious and to be desired1 
whatso is abundant or what is rare4     
,a3#bc4 ,and ,i said1 ,o ,lord that     
bearest rule1 that which is plentiful is
  of less worth1 for that which is more 
rare is more precious4 ,a3#bd4 ,and  he 

answered me1 and said1 ,weigh within    
thyself the things that thou  hast      
thought1 for he that hath what is hard  
to get rejoiceth over him  that hath    
what is plentiful4 ,a3#be4 ,so also is  
the judgement which ,i  have promised3  
for ,i will rejoice over the few that   
shall be saved1  inasmuch as these are  
they that have made my glory now to     
prevail1 and  of whom my name is now    
named4 ,a3#bf4 ,and ,i will not grieve  
over the  multitude of them that perish2
 for these are they that are now like   
unto vapour1 and are become as flame and
 smoke2 they are set on fire  and burn  
hotly1 and are quenched4 ,a3#bg4 ,and ,i
 answered and said1 ,o thou  earth1     
wherefore hast thou brought forth1 if   
the mind is made out of  dust1 like as  
all other created things8 ,a3#bh4 ,for  
it were better that  the dust itself had
 been unborn1 so that the mind might not
 have been  made therefrom4 ,a3#bi4 ,but
 now the mind groweth with us1 and by   
reason  of this we are tormented1       

because we perish and know it4 ,a3#cj4  
,let the  race of men lament and the    
beasts of the field be glad2 let all    
that  are born lament1 but let the      
fourfooted beasts and the cattle        
rejoice4  ,a3#ca4 ,for it is far better 
with them than with us2 for they look   
not  for judgement1 neither do they know
 of torments or of salvation  promised  
unto them after death4 ,a3#cb4 ,for what
 doth it profit us1 that  we shall be   
preserved alive1 but yet be afflicted   
with torment8 ,a3#cc4  ,for all that are
 born are defiled with iniquities1 and  
are full of sins  and laden with        
offences3 ,a3#cd4 and if after death we 
were not to come  into judgement1       
peradventure it had been better for us4 
,a3#ce4 ,and he  answered me1 and said1 
,when the ,most ,high made the world1   
and ,adam and  all them that came of    
him1 he first prepared the judgement and
 the  things that pertain unto the      
judgement4 ,a3#cf4 ,and now understand  
from  thine own words1 for thou hast    

said that the mind groweth with us4     
,a3#cg4 ,they therefore that dwell upon 
the earth shall be tormented for  this  
reason1 that having understanding they  
have wrought iniquity1 and  receiving   
commandments have not kept them1 and    
having obtained a law  they dealt       
unfaithfully with that which they       
received4 ,a3#ch4 ,what then  will they 
have to say in the judgement1 or how    
will they answer in the  last times8    
,a3#ci4 ,for how great a time hath the  
,most ,high been  longsuffering with    
them that inhabit the world1 and not for
 their  sakes1 but because of the times 
which he hath foreordained6 ,a3#dj4 ,and
 ,i  answered and said1 ,if ,i have     
found grace in thy sight1 ,o ,lord1 shew
  this also unto thy servant1 whether   
after death1 even now when every  one of
 us giveth up his soul1 we shall be kept
 in rest until those  times come1 in    
which thou shalt renew the creation1 of 
whether we shall  be tormented          
forthwith4 ,a3#da4 ,and he answered me1 

and said1 ,i will shew  thee this also2 
but join not thyself with them that are 
scorners1 nor  number thyself with them 
that are tormented4 ,a3#db4 ,for thou   
hast a  treasure of good works laid up  
with the ,most ,high1 but it shall not  
be  shewed thee until the last times4   
,a3#dc4 ,for concerning death the       
teaching is3 ,when the determinate      
sentence hath gone forth from the  ,most
 ,high that a man should die1 as the    
spirit leaveth the body to  return again
 to him who gave it1 it adoreth the     
glory of the ,most ,high  first of all4 
,a3#dd4 ,and if it be one of those that 
have been scorners  and have not kept   
the way of the ,most ,high1 and that    
have despised his  law1 and that hate   
them that fear ,god1 ,a3#de4 these      
spirits shall not  enter into           
habitations1 but shall wander and be in 
torments forthwith1  ever grieving and  
sad1 in seven ways4 ,a3#df4 ,the first  
way1 because they  have despised the law
 of the ,most ,high4 ,a3#dg4 ,the second

 way1 because  they cannot now make a   
good returning that they may live4      
,a3#dh4 ,the  third way1 they shall see 
the reward laid up for them that have   
believed the covenants of the ,most     
,high4 ,a3#di4 ,the fourth way1 they    
shall consider the torment laid up for  
themselves in the last days4  ,a3#ej4   
,the fifth way1 they shall see the      
dwelling places of the others  guarded  
by angels1 with great quietness4 ,a3#ea4
 ,the sixth way1 they  shall see how    
forthwith some of them shall pass into  
torment4 ,a3#eb4 ,the  seventh way1     
which is more grievous than all the     
aforesaid ways1  because they shall pine
 away in confusion and be consumed with 
shame1  and shall be withered up by     
fears1 seeing the glory of the ,most    
,high  before whom they have sinned     
whilst living1 and before whom they     
shall  be judged in the last times4     
,a3#ec4 ,now this is the order of those 
who  have kept the ways of the ,most    
,high1 when they shall be separated from

  the corruptible vessel4 ,a3#ed4 ,in   
the time that they dwelt therin they    
painfully served the ,most ,high1 and   
were in jeopardy every hour1 that  they 
might keep the law of the lawgiver      
perfectly4 ,a3#ee4 ,wherefore this  is  
the teaching concerning them3 ,a3#ef4   
,first of all they shall see with  great
 joy the glory of him who taketh them   
up1 for they shall have rest  in seven  
orders4 ,a3#eg4 ,the first order1       
because they have striven with  great   
labour to overcome the evil thought     
which was fashioned together  with them1
 that it might not lead them astray from
 life into death4  ,a3#eh4 ,the second  
order1 because they see the perplexity  
in which the  souls of the ungodly      
wander1 and the punishment that awaiteth
 them4  ,a3#ei4 ,the third order1 they  
see the witness which he that fashioned 
them beareth concerning them1 that while
 they lived they kept the law  which was
 given them in trust4 ,a3#fj4 ,the      
fourth order1 they understand  the rest 

which1 being gathered in their chambers1
 they now enjoy with  great quietness1  
guarded by angels1 and the glory that   
awaiteth them in  the last days4 ,a3#fa4
 ,the fifth order1 they rejoice1 seeing 
how they  have now escaped from that    
which is corruptible1 and how they shall
  inherit that which is to come1 while  
they see moreover the straitness  and   
the painfulness from which they have    
been delivered1 and the large  room     
which they shall receive with joy and   
immortality4 ,a3#fb4 ,the sixth  order1 
when it is shewed unto them how their   
face shall shine as the  sun1 and how   
they shall be made like unto the light  
of the stars1 being  henceforth         
incorruptible4 ,a3#fc4 ,the seventh     
order1 which is greater  than all the   
aforesaid orders1 because they shall    
rejoice with  confidence1 and because   
they shall be bold without confusion1   
and shall  be glad without fear1 for    
they hasten to behold the face of him   
whom in  their lifetime they served1 and

 from whom they shall receive their     
reward in glory4 ,a3#fd4 ,this is the   
order of the souls of the just1 as  from
 henceforth is announced unto them1 and 
aforesaid are the ways of  torture which
 they that would not give heed shall    
suffer from  henceforth4 ,a3#fe4 ,and ,i
 answered and said1 ,shall time         
therefore be  given unto the souls after
 they are separated from the bodies1    
that  they may see that whereof thou    
hast spoken unto me8 ,a3#ff4 ,and he    
said1  ,their freedom shall be for seven
 days1 that for seven days they may see 
the things whereof thou hast been told1 
and afterwards they shall be  gathered  
together in their habitations4 ,a3#fg4  
,and ,i answered and said1  ,if ,i have 
found favour in thy sight1 shew further 
unto me thy servant  whether in the day 
of judgement the just will be able to   
intercede for  the ungodly or to intreat
 the ,most ,high for them1 ,a3#fh4      
whether fathers  for children1 or       
children for parents1 or brethren for   

brethren1 or  kinsfolk for their next of
 kin1 or friends for them that are most 
dear4  ,a3#fi4 ,and he answered me1 and 
said1 ,since thou hast found favour in  
my  sight1 ,i will shew thee this also3 
,the day of judgement is a day of       
decision1 and displayeth unto all the   
seal of truth2 even as now a  father    
sendeth not his son1 or a son his       
father1 or a master his slave1  or a    
friend him that is most dear1 that in   
his stead he may be sick1 or  sleep1 or 
eat1 or be healed3 ,a3#gj4 so never     
shall any one pray for  another in that 
day1 neither shall one lay a burden on  
another1 for  then shall all bear every 
one his own righteousness or            
unrighteousness4      ,,books ,,for     
,,comparison      ,,the ,,prophecie ,,of
 ,,abdias4    ,,abdias borne in ,sichem1
 of the tribe ,ephraim1 prophecied the  
same time  with ,amos2 so briefly that  
his prophecie is not parted into        
chapters3  #a4 against the ,idumeans2   
foreshewing their destruction2 #aj4 for 

their  perpetual emnitie against the    
,iewes1 and confederacie with the       
,chaldees4 #ag4 ,the captiuitie and     
relaxation of the ,iewes4 #ai4 ,and     
redemption of the whole world by        
,christ4    ,,the vision of ,abdias4    
,thus sayth our ,lord ,god to ,edom3 ,we
 haue heard a  bruit from our ,lord1 and
 he hath sent a legate to the ,gentils3 
,rise ye1  and let vs arise against him 
into battel4 #b ,behold ,i haue geuen   
thee a  litle one in the ,gentils3 thou 
art contemptible excedingly4 #c ,the    
pride  of thy hart hath extolled thee1  
dwelling in the clefts of rockes1       
exalting thy throne3 which sayst in thy 
hart3 ,who shal plucke me downe  to the 
earth4 #d ,if thou shalt be exalted as  
an eagle1 and if thou shalt  set thy    
nest among the starres3 thence wil ,i   
plucke thee downe1 sayth  our ,lord4 #e 
,if theues had gone in to thee1 if      
robbers by night1 how  hadst thou held  
thy peace4 would not they haue stolen   
thinges sufficent  for themselues4 if   

the grape gathereres had entered in to  
thee1 would  they not haue left thee at 
the least a cluster4 #f ,how haue they  
searched ,esau1 haue they sought out his
 hidden thinges4 #g ,euen to the  border
 haue they cast thee out3 al the men of 
thy league haue mocked  thee3 the men of
 thy peace haue peuailed against thee3  
they that eate  with thee1 shal lay     
embushments vnder thee3 there is no     
wisedom in him4  #h ,why1 shal not ,i in
 that day1 sayth our ,lord1 destroy the 
wise out of  ,idumea1 and prudence from 
the mount of ,esau1 #i ,and thy valients
 of the  ,south shal feare1 that man may
 perish from the mount of ,esau4 #aj    
,for  the slaughter1 and for the        
iniquitie against thy brother ,iacob1   
confusion shal couer thee1 and thou     
shalt perish for euer4 #aa ,in the  day 
when thou stoodest against him1 when    
strangers tooke his armie1 and  foreners
 entered his gates1 and vpon ,ierusalem 
cast lotte3 thou also  wast as one of   
them4 #ab ,and thou shalt not dispise in

 the day of thy  brother1 in the day of 
his peregrination3 and thou shalt not   
reioyce  ouer the children of ,iuda1 in 
the day of their perdition3  thou shalt 
not magnifie thy mouth in the day of    
distresse4 #ac ,neither shalt thou      
enter the gate of my people in the day  
of their ruine3 neither shalt  thou also
 dispise in his euils in the day of his 
distruction3 and thou  shalt not be sent
 out against his armie in the day of his
 destruction4  #ad ,neither shalt thou  
stand in the outgoings to kil them that 
flee3 and  thou shalt not shut vp his   
remnant in the day of tribulation4 #ae  
,because the day of our ,lord is at hand
 vpon al nations3 as thou hast  done1 so
 shal it be done to thee3 thy           
retribution he wil returne vpon  thine  
owne head4 #af ,for as you haue drunke  
vpon my holie mount1 shal al  ,gentils  
drinke continually3  they shal drinke1  
and swallow vp1 and  they shal be as    
though they were not4 #ag ,and in mount 
,sion shal be  saluation1 and it shal be

 holie3 and the house of ,iacob shal    
possesse  those that had possessed them4
 #ah ,and the house of ,iacob shal be a 
fyre1 and the house of ,ioseph a flame1 
and the house of ,esau stubble3  and    
they shal be kindled in them1 and shal  
deuoure them3 and there shal  be no     
remaynes of the house of ,esau1 because 
our ,lord hath spoken4 #ai  ,and they   
that are toward the ,south1 shal        
inherite the mount of ,esau1  and they  
in the champaine countries1             
,philisthiims3 and they shal  possesse  
the region of ,ephraim1 and the region  
of ,samaria3 and ,beniamin  shal        
possesse ,galaad4 #bj ,and the          
transmigration of this host of the      
children of ,israel1 al places of the   
,chananeits euen to ,sarepta3 and  the  
transmigration of ,ierusalem1 that is in
 ,bosphorus1 shal possesse  the cities  
of the ,south4 #ba ,and sauiours shal   
ascend into mount ,sion to  iudge the   
mount of ,esau3 and the kingdom shal be 
to our ,lord4      ,,the ,,catholike    

,,epistle ,,of ,,ivde ,,the ,,apostle4  
,he exhorteth them to stand to their old
 faith1 shevving them by  examples1 that
 it is damnable not to continue and be  
constant3 #h  inueighing against the    
lecherie1 blasphemie1 apostasie1        
banketing of  the heretikes1 #ad and    
that their damnation vvas long foretold4
 #ag  ,catholikes therfore to be        
vnmoueable1 to reproue the obstinate1 to
  recouer al not desperate1 to confirme 
the vveake1 and to liue them  selues    
vertuously and vvithout mortal sinne1   
vvhich by ,gods grace they  may doe4    
,,ivde the seruant of ,,iesvs ,christ1  
and brother of ,iames3 to them that  are
 in ,god the ,father beloued1 and in    
,,iesvs ,christ preserued1 and  called4 
#b ,mercie to you1 and peace and        
charitie be accomplished4 #c ,my        
deerest1 taking al care to vvrite vnto  
you of your common saluation1 ,i        
thought it necessarie to vvrite vnto    
you3 beseeching you to contend for  the 
faith once deliuered to the sainctes4 #d

 ,for there are certaine men  secretely 
entred in 7vvhich vvere long ago        
prescribed vnto this  iudgement7        
impious1 transferring the grace of our  
,god into riotousnes1  and denying the  
onely ,dominator1 and our ,lord ,,iesvs 
,christ4 #e ,but ,i  vvil admonish you1 
that once knovv al things1 that ,,iesvs1
 sauing the  people out of the land of  
,a,egipt1 secondly destroied them vvhich
  beleeued not4 #f ,but the ,angels     
vvhich kept not their pricipalitie1 but 
forsooke their owne habitation1 he hath 
reserued vnder darkenesse in  eternal   
bondes vnto the iudgement of the great  
day4 #g ,as ,sodom and  ,gomorrhe1 and  
the cities adioyning in like maner      
hauing fornicated1 and  going after     
other flesh1 vvere made an example1     
sustaining the paine of  eternal fire4  
#h ,in like maner these also defile the 
flesh1 and despise  dominion1  blaspheme
 maiestie4 #i ,vvhen ,micheal the       
,archangel1  disputing vvith the ,diuel1
 made altercation for the body of       

,moyses3 he  durst not inferre iudgment 
of blasphemie1 but said1 ,our ,lord     
#8commaund'  thee4 #aj ,but these1 vvhat
 things so euer certes they are ignorant
 of1  they blaspheme3 and vvhat things  
so euer naturally1 as dumme beastes1    
they knovv1 in those they are corrupted4
 #aa ,vvo vnto them1 #8vvhich'  haue    
gone in the vvay of ,cain3 and vvith the
 errour of ,balaam1 haue for  revvard   
povvred out them selues1 and haue       
perished in the contradiction  of ,core4
 #ab ,these are in their bankets1       
spottes1 feasting together  vvithout    
feare1 feeding them selues1 cloudes     
vvithout vvater vvhich are  caried about
 of vvindes1 trees of autumne1          
vnfruitful1 tvvise dead1  plucked vp by 
the rootes1 #ac raging vvaues of the    
sea1 foming out their  ovvne confusions1
 vvandering starres3 to vvhom the storme
 of darkenesse  is reserued for euer4   
#ad ,and of these propheceied ,enoch1   
the seuenth  from ,adam1 saying1 ,behold
 our ,lord is come in his holy          

thousandes1 #ae  to doe iudgement       
against al1 and to reproue al the       
impious1 of al the  vvorkes of their    
impietie vvherby they haue done         
impiously1 and of al  the hard thinges  
vvhich impious sinners haue spoken      
against him4 #af  ,these are murmurers1 
ful of complaintes1 vvalking according  
to their  ovvne desires1 and their mouth
 speaketh pride1 admiring persons for   
gaine sake4 #ag ,but you my deerest1 be 
mindeful of the vvordes vvhich  haue    
been spoken before by the ,apostles of  
our ,lord ,,iesvs ,christ1 #ah  vvho    
told you1 that in the last time shal    
come mockers1 according to  their ovvne 
desires vvalking in impieties4 #ai      
,these are they vvhich  segregate them  
selues1 sensual1 hauing not the ,spirit4
 #bj ,but you my  deerest1 building your
 selues vpon #8our' most holy faith1 in 
the holy  ,ghost1 praying1 #ba keepe    
your selues in the loue of ,god1        
expecting the  mercie of our ,lord      
,,iesvs ,christ vnto life euerlasting4  

#bb ,and these  certes reproue being    
iudged3 #bc but them saue1 pulling out  
of the fire4  ,and on other haue mercie 
in feare3 hating also that vvhich is    
carnal1  the spotted cote4 #bd ,and to  
him that is able to preserue you        
vvithout  sinne1 and to sette you       
immaculate before the sight of his      
glorie in  exultation in the comming of 
our ,lord ,,iesvs ,christ1 #be to the   
onely ,god  our ,sauiour by ,,iesvs     
,christ our ,lord be glorie and         
magnificence1 empire  and power before  
al worldes1 and novv and for al vvorldes
 euermore4  ,amen4                      
,,supplemental ,,material      ,as      
recorded in the title1 the              
,douay-,rheims version is a translation 
primarily from the ,latin ,vulgate4 ,a  
brief selection from the preface to  the
 #aehb edition explains the reasons for 
this approach4 ,together with  the      
glossary the text shows the translators 
scholarly motivations1 but  also        
provides a glimpse into the charged     

climate of the period4 ,the  transcriber
 hopes he did a tolerable job in        
transliterating the ,greek  words in the
 preface4 ,the glossary contains words  
newly used in the  language of the day4 
,some were later dropped from the       
,challoner  revision1 others have found 
common usage today4      ,,the ,,preface
 ,,to ,,the ,,reader    ,treating of the
 causes vvhy this nevv ,testament is    
translated according  to the auncient   
vulgar ,latin text4    ,,the holy ,bible
 long since translated by vs into       
,english1 and the old  ,testament lying 
by vs for lacke of good meanes to       
publish the vvhole in  such sort as a   
vvorke of so great charge and importance
 requireth3 vve  haue yet through ,gods 
goodnes at length fully finished for    
thee 7most  ,christian reader7 all the  
,,nevv ,,testament1 vvhich is the       
principal1 most  profitable  comfortable
 peece of holy vvrite3 and1 as vvel for 
all  other institution of life and      
doctrine1 as specially for deciding the 

doubtes of these daies1 more propre and 
pregnant then the other part  not yet   
printed4    ,,novv ,,to ,,give thee also
 intelligence in particular1 most gentle
 ,reader1  of such thinges as it        
behoueth thee specially to knovv        
concerning our  ,translation3 ,vve      
translate the old vulgar ,latin text1   
not the common  ,greeke text1 for these 
causes4    #a4 ,it is so auncient1 that 
it vvas vsed in the ,church of ,god     
aboue #acjj  yeres agoe1 as appeareth by
 the fathers of those times4    #b4 ,it 
is that 7by the common receiued opinion 
and by al probabilitie7  vvhich ,s4     
,hierom aftervvard corrected according  
to the ,greeke1 by the  appointment of  
,damasus then ,pope1 as he maketh       
mention in his preface  before the foure
 ,euangelistes1 vnto the said ,damasus3 
and #8in ,catalogo  in fine1' and #8ep4 
#ajb4'    #c4 ,consequently it is the   
same vvhich ,s4 ,augustine so commendeth
 and  allovveth in an ,epistle to ,s4   
,hierom4    #d4 ,it is that1 vvhich for 

the most part euer since hath been vsed 
in  the ,churches seruice1 expounded in 
sermons1 alleaged and interpreted in    
the ,commentaries and vvritings of the  
auncient fathers of the ,latin  ,church4
    #e4 ,the holy ,councel of ,trent1   
for these and many other important      
considerations1 hath declared and       
defined this onely of al other latin    
translations1 to be authentical1 and so 
onely to be vsed and taken in  publike  
lessons1 disputations1 preachings1 and  
expositions1 and that no  man presume   
vpon any pretence to reiect or refuse   
the same4    #f4 ,it is the grauest1    
sincerest1 of greatest maiestie1 least  
partialitie1 as being vvithout al       
respect of controuersies and            
contentions1 specially these of our     
time1 as appeareth by those places      
vvhich ,erasmus and others at this day  
translate much more to the  aduantage of
 the ,catholike cause4    #g4 ,it is so 
exact and precise according to the      
,greeke1 both the phrase  and the word1 

that delicate ,heretikes therfore       
reprehend it of rudenes4  ,and that it  
follovveth the ,greeke far more exactly 
then the ,protestants  translations1    
beside infinite other places1 we appeale
 to these4 ,tit4  #c1ad4 #8,curent bonis
 operibus praeesse4' #8proissasthai4'   
,engl4 bib4  #aegg1 #8to mainteine good 
vvorks4' and ,hebr4 #aj1 #bj4 #8,viam   
nobis  initiauit1' #8enekainisen4'      
,english ,bib4 #8he prepared4' ,so in   
these  vvordes1 #8,iustificationes1'    
#8,traditiones1' #8,idola' c4 ,in al    
vvhich  they come not neere the ,greeke1
 but auoid it of purpose4    #h4 ,the   
,aduersaries them selues1 namely ,beza1 
preferre it before al the  rest4        
7,inpraefat4 no4 ,test an4 #aeef47 ,and 
againe he saith1 that the old           
,interpreter translated very            
religiously4 7,annot4 in #a4 ,luc4 v4   
#a47    #i4 ,in the rest1 there is such 
diuersitie and dissension1 and no end of
  reprehending one an other1 and        
translating euery man according to his  

fantasie1 that ,luther said1 ,if the    
vvorld should stand any long time1  vve 
must receiue againe 7which he thought   
absurd7 the ,decrees of  ,councels1 for 
preseruing the vnitie of faith1 because 
of so diuers  interpretations of the    
,scripture4 ,and ,beza 7in the place    
aboue  mentioned7 noteth the itching    
ambition of his fellovv-translators1    
that  had much rather disagree and      
dissent from the best1 then seeme them  
selues to haue said or vvritten nothing4
 ,and ,bezas translation it self1  being
 so esteemed in our countrie1 that the  
,geneua ,english ,testaments  be        
translated according to the same1 yet   
sometime goeth so vvide from  the       
,greeke1 and from the meaning of the    
holy ,ghost1 that them selues  which    
protest to translate it1 dare not folow 
it4 ,for example1 ,luc4  #c1cf4 ,they   
haue put these wordes1 #8,the sonne of  
,cainan1' which he  wittingly and       
wilfully left out3 and 7,act4 #a1ad47   
they say1 #8,vvith the  vvomen1'        

agreably to the vulgar ,latin3 where he 
saith1 #8,cum vxoribus1'  #8vvith their 
vviues4'    #aj4 ,it is not onely better
 then al other ,latin translations1 but 
then  the ,greeke text it self1 in those
 places where they disagree4    ,the    
proofe hereof is euident1 because most  
of the auncient ,heretikes  were        
,grecians1  therfore the ,scriptures in 
,greeke were more corrupted  by them1 as
 the auncient fathers often complaine4  
,tertullian noteth the  ,greeke text    
which is at this day 7#a ,cor4 #ae1dg7  
to be an old corruption  of ,marcion the
 ,heretike1 and the truth to be as in   
our vulgar latin1  #8,secundus homo de  
caelo caelestis1' #8,the second man from
 heauen  heauenly4' ,so reade other     
auncient fathers1 and ,erasmus thinketh 
it  must needes be so1 and ,caluin him  
self folovveth in #8,instit4 li4 #b4 c4 
#ac4 parag4 #b4' ,againe ,s4 ,hierom    
noteth that the ,greeke text 7#a ,cor4  
#g1  #cc7 which is at this day1 is not  
the #8,apostolical veritie' or the true 

text of the ,apostle3 but that which is 
in the vulgar ,latin1 #8,qui cum  vxore 
est1 solicitus est quae sunt mundi1     
quomodo placeat vxori1   diuisus est4'  
#8,he that is vvith a vvife1 is careful 
of vvorldly things1  hovv he may please 
his vvife1 and is deuided or            
distracted4' ,the  ,ecclesiastical      
historie called the ,tripartite1 noteth 
the ,greeke text  that now is 7#a ,io4  
#d1 #c7 to be an old corruption of the  
auncient ,greeke  copies1 by the        
,nestorian ,heretikes1  the true reading
 to be as in our  vulgar ,latin1        
#8,omnis spiritus qui soluit ,,iesvm1   
,ex ,deo non est4' #8,euery  spirit that
 dissolueth ,,iesvs1 is not of ,god3'   
and ,beza confesseth that  ,socrates in 
his ,ecclesiastical historie readeth so 
in the ,greeke4    ,but the proofe is   
more preganant out of the ,aduersaires  
them selues4  ,they forsake the ,greeke 
text as corrupted1 and translate        
according to  the vulgar ,latin1 namely 
,beza and his scholers the ,english     

translatours  of the ,bible1 in these   
places4 ,hebr4 chap4 #i4 vers4 #a4      
saying1 #8,the  first couenant1' for    
that vvhich is in the ,greeke4 #8,the   
first  tabernacle4' vvhere they put1    
#8couenant1' not as of the text1 but in 
an  other letter1 as to be vnderstood1  
according to the vulgar ,latin1  vvhich 
most sincerely leaueth it out           
altogether1 saying1 #8,habuit quidem    
prius iustificationes c4' #8,the former 
also in deede had  iustifications c4'   
,againe1 ,ro4 #aa1 vers4 #ba4 ,they     
translate not  according to the ,greek  
text1 #8,tempori seruientes1' #8seruing 
the time1'  vvhich ,beza sayth must     
needes be a corruption3 but according to
 the  vulgar ,latin1 #8,domino          
seruientes1' #8seruing our ,lord4'      
,againe1 ,apoc4  #aa1 vers4 #b4 they    
translate not the ,greeke text1         
#8,atrium quod intra  templum est1'     
#8the court vvhich is vvithin the       
temple3' but cleane  contrarie1         
according to the vulgar ,latin1 vvhich  

,beza saith is the true  reading1       
#8,atrium quod est foris templum1' #8the
 court vvhich is vvithout  the temple4' 
,onely in this last place1 one ,english 
,bible of the yere  #aefb1 folovveth the
 errour of the ,greeke4 ,againe1 #b     
,tim4 #bc vers4 #ad4  they adde1 #8but1'
 more then is in the ,greeke1 to make   
the sense more  commodious and easie1   
according as it is in the vulgar ,latin4
 ,againe1  ,ia4 #e1 #ab4 they leaue the 
,greeke1 and folovv the vulgar ,latin1  
saying1  #8lest you fall into           
condemnation4' 8,i doubt not 7saith     
,beza7 but this  is the true and sincere
 reading1 and ,i suspect the corruption 
in the  ,greeke came thus c40 ,it vvere 
infinite to set dovvne al such places1  
vvhere the ,aduersaries 7specially      
,beza7 folovv the old vulgar ,latin and 
the ,greeke copie agreable therevnto1   
condemning the ,greeke text that  novv  
is1 of corruption4      ,,hard ,,vvordes
 ,,explicated    ,the explication of    
certaine vvordes in this translation1   

not familiar  to the vulgar reader1     
vvhich might not conueniently be vttered
  otherwise4    ,a    ,abstracted4      
,dravven avvay4 ,james #a3ad            
,acquisition4 ,getting1 purchasing4 ,eph
 #a3ad    ,aduent4 ,the comming4 ,matt  
#bd3bg    ,adulterating4 ,corrupting4 #b
 ,cor #b3ag ,the ,greeke vvord          
signifieth to  make commoditie of the   
vvord of ,god1 as vulgar ,vinteners do  
of their  vvine4 ,vvhereby is expressed 
the peculiar trade of al ,heretikes1 and
  exceding proper to the ,protestants1  
that so corrupt ,scriptures by  mixture 
of their ovvne phantasies1 by false     
translations1 glosses1  colorable and   
pleasant commentaries1 to deceiue the   
tast of the simple1  as tauerners and   
tapsters do1 to make their vvines       
salable by manifold  artificial         
deceites4 ,the ,apostles contrarievvise1
 as all ,catholikes1  deliuer the       
,scriptures and vtter the vvord of ,god 
sincerely and  entirely1 in the same    
sense and sort as the fathers left them 

to the  ,church1 interpreting them by   
the same ,spirit by vvhich they vvere   
vvritten or spoken4    ,agnition4       
,knovvledge or acknovvledging4 ,philemon
 #a3f    ,allegorie4 ,a ,mystical       
speache1 more then the bare letter4 ,gal
 #d3bd  ,here vve learne that the holy  
,scriptures haue beside the litteral    
sense1 a deeper spiritual and more      
principal meaning3 which is not only  to
 be taken of the holy vvordes1 but of   
the very factes and persons  reported3  
both the speaches and the actions being 
significatiue ouer  and aboue the       
letter4    ,amen4 ,what is it vvhen our 
,lord saith1 ,amen1 amen8 ,he doth much 
commend  and vrge the thing he so       
vttereth1 doubling it4 ,amen in ,hebrue 
signifieth verum1 a truth4 ,john #h3cd  
,anathema4 ,by vse of ,scripture is     
either that vvhich by separation from   
profane vse1 and by dedication to ,god1 
is holy1 dreadful1 and not  vulgarly to 
be touched3 or contrarievvise1 that     
which is reiected1  seuered or abandoned

 from ,god1 as cursed and detested1 and 
therfore is  to be auoided4 ,rom #i3c   
,archisynagogue4 ,cheefe gouerner of a  
,synagogue4 ,mark #e3bb    ,assist4     
,signifieth the ,angels standing and    
attending1 alvvaies readie  to doe their
 ministerie4 ,luke #a3ai    ,assumption4
 ,christs departure out  of this vvorld 
by his death and ,ascension4 ,luke #i3ea
    ,azymes4 ,vnleauened bread4 ,matt   
#bf3ag    ,c    ,calumniate4 ,by this   
vvord is signified violent oppression by
 vvord or  deede4 ,luke #c3ad           
,catechizeth1 and1 ,catechized4 ,he     
catechizeth that teacheth the           
principles of the ,christian faith3 and 
they that heare and learne1 are         
catechized1 and are therfore called     
often in the ,annotations1              
,catechumens4 ,gal #f3f    ,character4  
,a marke or stampe4 ,apoc #ac3af        
,commessations4 ,immoderate bankets1 and
 belly cheere1 vvith vvanton            
riotousnes4 ,gal #e3ba    ,condigne4    
,comparable4 ,rom #h3ah    ,contristate4

 ,this vvord signifieth to make heauie  
and sad4 ,eph #d3cj    ,cooperate4      
,signifieth vvorking vvith others1      
likevvise ,cooperation1  ,cooperatours4 
,rom #h3bh    ,corbana4 ,this ,corbana  
was a place about the ,temple1 which    
receiued the  peoples gifts or          
offerings4 ,matt #bg3f    ,d            
,depositum4 ,the vvhole doctrine of our 
,christianity being taught by the       
,apostles1 and deliuered to their       
successors1 and comming dovvne from  one
 ,bishop to an other1 is called the     
,depositum1 as it vvere a thing  laid   
into their hands1 and committed vnto    
them to keepe4 ,vvhich because  it      
passeth from hand to hand1 from age to  
age1 from ,bishop to ,bishop  vvithout  
corruption1 change1 or alteration1 is al
 one vvith ,tradition1  and is the truth
 giuen vnto the holy ,bishops to keepe1 
and not to lay  men4 #a ,tim #f3bj ,it  
may signifie also1 ,gods graces giuen vs
 to keepe4  ,a great comfort to al      
,christians1 that euery of their goode  

deedes and  sufferings for ,christ1 and 
al the vvorldly losses susteined for    
defense  or confession of their faith1  
be extant vvith ,god1 and kept as       
depositum1 to be repaied or receiued    
againe in heauen4 #b ,tim #a3ab1ad      
,didrachme4 ,these didrachmes were      
peeces of money which they payed for    
tribute4 ,matt #ag3bc1bd    ,dominical  
day4 ,sunday4 ,apoc #a3aj ,it is to be  
marked1 that this holy  day by the      
,apostles tradition also1 vvas named    
,dominicus dies1 our  ,lordes day1 or   
the ,dominike1 vvhich is also an old    
,ecclesiastical vvord  in our language1 
for the name ,sunday is a heathenish    
calling1 as al  other of the vveeke     
daies be in our language4    ,donaries4 
,giftes offered to ,god for his ,temple1
 c4 ,luke #ba3e    ,e    ,euacuated from
 ,christ4 ,that is1 ,made voide and     
hauing no part vvith  him4 ,gal #e3d    
,the scandal of the crosse euacuated1   
that is1 made  voide1 cleane taken      
avvay4 ,gal #e3aa    ,euangelize4       

,signifieth such preaching of good      
tidinges1 as concerneth  the ,gospel4   
,how is it possible to expresse         
,euangelizo1 but as vve do1             
,euangelize8 for ,euangelium being the  
,gospel1 what is1 ,euangelizo or to     
,euangelize1 but to shew the glad       
tydings of the ,gospel1 of the time of  
grace1 of al ,christs benefites8 ,al    
which signification is lost1 by         
translating as the ,english bibles do1  
8,i bring you good tydings40            
,eunuches4 ,gelded men4    ,euro-aquilo4
 ,a north-east vvinde4 ,acts #bg3ad     
,exinanited4 ,abased excedingly4 ,phil  
#b3g    ,g    ,gratis4 ,an vsual vvord  
to signifie1 for nothing1 freely1 for   
,godamercie1 vvithout desert4    ,h     
,holocauste4 ,a kinde of sacrifice      
vvhere al vvas burnt in the honour of   
,god4 ,hebr #aj3f    ,hostes4           
,sacrifices4 #a ,cor #aj3ah    ,i       
,inuocated4 ,called vpon1 praied vnto4  
,acts #i3ba ,hereof vve say1            
,inuocation of ,saincts1 and to         

inuocate4    ,issue4 ,good euent4 #a    
,cor #aj3ac    ,iustice4 ,taken in the  
nevv ,testament1 not as it is contrarie 
to vvrong  or iniurie1 but for that     
qualitie vvhereof a man is iust and     
iustified4  ,rom #d3i    ,n             
,neophyte4 ,neophytus is he that vvas   
lately christened or nevvely  planted in
 the mystical body of ,christ4 #a ,tim  
#c3f    ,p    ,paraclete4 ,by           
interpretation is either a comforter1 or
 an aduocate3 and  therfore to translate
 it by any one of them only1 is perhaps 
to abridge  the sense of this place4    
,john #ad3af    ,parasceue4 ,the ,ievves
 ,sabboth-eue1 ,good friday4 ,mark      
#ae3db  ,parasceue is as solemne a word 
for the ,sabboth eue1 as ,sabboth is for
  the ,iewes seuenth day1 and now among 
,christians much more solemner1  taken  
for ,good-friday onely4 ,these wordes   
then we thought it far better  to keepe 
in the text1 and to tel their           
signification in the margent or  in a   
table for that purpose1 then to disgrace

 bothe the text and them  with          
translating them4    ,pasche4 ,easter1  
and the ,paschal lambe4 ,luke #bb3a     
,pentecost4 ,vvhitsuntide1 1 the space  
of fiftie daies4    ,prefinition4 ,a    
determination before4 ,eph #c3aa        
,prepuce4 ,the foreskinne not           
circumcised1  therfore signifieth the   
,gentiles3 as circumcision1 the ,ievves 
and their state4 ,rom #b3be             
,prescience4 ,foreknovvledge4 ,acts     
#b3bc    ,preuaricatour4 ,transgressor3 
and preuarication1 transgression4 ,rom  
#b3be    ,loaues of ,proposition4 ,so   
called1 because they vvere proposed and 
set  vpon the table in the ,temple1     
before ,god4 ,matt #ab3d    ,r          
,repropitiate the sinnes4 ,that is1 make
 a reconciliation for them4 ,heb  #b3ag 
,resolution4 ,the separation of the body
 and the soule1 the departing out  of   
this life4 #b ,tim #d3f    ,resuscitate 
the grace4 ,that is1 ,raise1 quicken1   
renew and reviue the  grace vvhich      
othervvise languisheth and decaieth4 #b 

,tim #a3f    ,s    ,sabbatisme4 ,a time 
of resting and ceasing from labours4    
,heb #d3i    ,sacrament4 ,for mysterie4 
,eph #a3i    ,sancta ,sanctorum4 ,the   
holie of holies1 that is1 the inmost and
 holiest  place of the ,ievves ,temple1 
as it vvere the ,chauncel4 ,heb #i3c    
,superedified4 ,builded vpon ,christ the
 principal stone4 #a ,pet #b3e    ,t    
,tetrarch4 ,gouernour or ,prince of the 
#d part of a countrie4 ,matt #ad3a      
,thrones4 ,an higher order of ,angels4  
,col #a3af    ,v    ,victims4           
,sacrifice4 ,acts #g3db