the Priest shal value him according to the abilitie of him that vow ed so shal the Priest value him 9 And if it be a beast whereof men bring an offring vnto the Lord all that one giueth of suche vnto the Lord shal be holy 10 He shal not alter it nor change it a good for a bad nor a bad for a good and if he change beast for beast then both this that which was chāged for it shal be holy 11 And if it be anie vncleane beast of which men do not offer a sacrifice vnto the Lord he shal then present the beast before the Priest 12 And the Priest shal value it whether it be good or bad ād as thou valuest it which art the Priest so shal it be 13 But if he wil bie it againe then he shal giue the fift parte of it more aboue thy valuacion 14 ¶ Also whē a mā shal dedicate his house to be holy vnto the Lord thē the Priest shall value it whether it be good or bad as the Priest shal prise it so shal the value be 15 But if he that sanctified it wil redeme his house then he shal giue therto the fift part of money more then thy estimacion and it shal be his 16 If also a man dedicate to the Lord anie grounde of his inheritāce then shalt thou esteme it according to the sede thereof an Homer of barlie sede shal be at fiftie shekels of siluer 17 If he dedicate his field immediately from the yere of Iubile it shal be worthe as thou doest estemeit 18 But if he dedicate his field after the Iubile then the Priest shal reken hym the money according to the yeres that remaine vnto the yere of Iubile and it shal be abbated by thy estimacion 19 And if he that dedicateth it wil redeme the field then he shal put the fift parte of the price that thou estemedst it at theren̄to and it shal remaine his 20 And if he wil not redeme the filed but the Priest sel the field to another man it shal be redemed no more 21 But the field shal be holie to the Lord when it goeth out in the Iubile as a filed separe te from commune vses the possession ther of shal be the Priests 22 If a mā also dedicate vnto the Lord a field which he hathe boght which is not of the grounde of his inheritance 23 Then the Priest shal set the price to him as * thou estemest it vnto the yere of Iubile and he shal giue thy price the same day as a thing holy vnto the Lord. 24 But in the yere of Iubile the field shal returne vnto him of whome it was boght to him I say whose inheritāce the lād was 25 And all thy valuacion shal be according to the skekel of * the Sanctuarie a shekel cō teineth twenty gerahs 26 ¶ * Notwithstanding the first borne of the beastes because it is the Lords first borne none shal dedicate suche be it bullocke or shepe for it is the Lords 27 But if it be an vncleane beast then he shal redeme it by thy valuacion and giue the fift parte more thereto if it be not rede med then it shal be solde according to thy estimacion 28 * Notwithstāding nothing separate frō the commune vse that a man doeth separate vnto the Lord of all that he hathe whether it be man or beast or land of his inheritance may be solde nor redemed for euerie thing separate from the commune vse is moste holy vnto the Lord. 29 Nothing separate from the cōmune vse which shal be separate from man shal be redemed but dye the death 30 Also all the tithe of the lād bothe of the sede of the ground of the frute of the 〈◊〉 is the Lords it is holy to the Lord. 31 But if a man wil redeme anie of his tithe he shal adde the fift parte thereto 32 And euerie tithe of bullocke and of shepe and of all that goeth vnder the rod the tenth shal be holy vnto the Lord. 33 He shal not loke if it be good or bad nether shal he change it els if he change it bothe it and that it was changed with all shal be holy and it shal not be redemed 34 These are the commādements which the Lord commanded by Mosés vnto the chil dren of Israel in mount Sinai THE FOVR THE BOKE OF Mosés called Nombers THE ARGVMENT FOrasmuche as God hathe appointed that his Church in this worlde shal be vnder the crosse bothe because they shulde learne not to put their trust in worldely things and also fele his comforte when all other helpe faileth he did not straight way bring his people after their departure out of Egypt into the land which he promised them but led them to and fro for the space of fourtie yeres and kept them in continual exercises before they enioyed it to trye their faith to teache them to forget the worlde and to depend on him VVhich tryal did greately profit to discerne the wicked and the hypocrites from the faithful and true seruants of God who serued him with pure heart where as the other preferring their carnal affections to Gods glorie and making religion to serue their purpose murmured when they lacked to content their lustes and despisest them whome God had appointed rulers ouer them By reason whereof they prouoked Gods terrible iudgements against them and are set forthe as a moste norable example for all ages to be ware how they abuse Gods worde preferre their owne lustes to his wil or despise his ministers Not withstanding God is euer true in his promes and gouerneth his by his holy Spirit that ether they fall not to suche inconueniences or els returne to him quickely by true repentance and therefore he continueth his graces toward them he giueth them ordinances and instructions aswel for religion as out ward policie he preserueth them against all craft and conspiracie and giueth them manifolde vi ctories against their enemies And to auoyd all controuersies that might arise he taketh away the occasions by diuiding among all the tribes bothe the land which they had wonne and that also which he had promised as semed best to his god lie wisdome CHAP. I. 1 Mosés and Aaron with the twelue princes of the tribes are commanded of the Lord to nomber them that are able to go to warre 49 The Leuites are exempted for the seruice of the Lord. 1 THe Lord spake agai ne vnto Mosés ī the wildernes of Sinai in the Tabernacle of the Cōgregaciō in the first day of the seconde moneth in the seconde yere after they were come out of the land of Egypt saying 2 * Take ye the summe of all the Congregaciō of the children of Israel after their familiers housholdes of their fathers with the nōber of their names to with all the
of the middes of a bushe and he loked and beholde the bushe burned with fyre and the bushe was not consumed 3 Therefore Mosés sayd I wyll turne aside nowe and se this great sight why the bushe burneth not 4 And when the Lord sawe that he turned aside to se God called vnto hym out of the middes of the bushe and said Mosés Mosés And he answered I am here 5 Then he sayd Come not hither put thy shooes of thy fete for the place whereon thou standest is holy grounde 6 Moreouer he said * I am the God of thyfather the GOD of Abrahám the God of Izhák and the GOD of Iaakob Then Mosés hid hys face for he was afrayed to loke vppon God 7 ¶ Then the Lord sayd I haue surely sene the trouble of my people whiche are in Egypt and haue heard their crye because of their taske masters for I knowe their sorowes 8 Therefore I am come downe to deliuer them out of the hande of the Egyptians and to brynge them out of that lande into a good land and a large into a land that floweth with milke and hony euen into the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites ād the Hiuites and the Iebusites 9 And nowe lo the crye of the chyldren of Israél is come vnto me and I haue also sene the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppresse them 10 Come now therefore and I will send thee vnto Pharaóh that thou maiest bring my peo ple the children of Israél out of Egypt 11 ¶ But Mosés said vnto God Who am I that I shulde go vnto Pharaóh and that I shulde bring the children of Israél out of Egypt 12 And he answered Certeinly I wil be with thee and this shal be a token vnto thee that I haue sent thee After that thou hast broght the people out of Egypt ye shal serue God vpon this Mountaine 13 Then Mosés said vnto God Behold whē I shall come vnto the children of Israél and shal say vnto them The God of your fathers hathe sent me vnto you if they say vnto me What is hys Name what aunswere shall giue them 24 And GOD aunswered Mosés I AM that I AM. Also he sayd Thus shalte thou saye vnto the chyldren of Israél I am hathe sent me vnto you 15 And God spake further vnto Mosés Thus shalte thou saye vnto the children of Israél The Lorde God of your fathers the God of Iaakób hathe sent me vnto you this is my Name for euer and this is my memorial vnto all ages 16 Go and gather the Elders of Israél together and thou shalt saye vnto them The LORD God of your fathers the God of Abrahám Izhák and Iaakób appeared vnto me and sayde I haue surely remembred you and that which is done to you in Egypt 17 Therefore I did saye I wyll bryng you out of the affliction of Egypte vnto the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hiuites and the Iebusites vnto a land that floweth with milke and hony 18 Then shal they obeye thy voyce and thou ād the Elders of Israél shal go vnto the King of Egypt and saye vnto hym The LORD praye the enowe therefore let vs go thre dayes iourney in the wildernes that we may sacrifice vnto the Lord our God 19 ¶ But I knowe that the Kyng of Egypt wil not let you go but by strong hand 20 Therefore wil I stretch out mine hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders whiche I will do in the middes thereof and after that shal he let you go 21 And I will make this people to be fauored of the Egyptians so that when ye go ye shal not go emptie 22 For euerie woman shall aske of her neigh bour and of her that soiourneth in her house iewels of siluer and iewels of golde and raiment and ye shal put them on your sonnes and on your daughters and shall spoile the Egyptians CHAP. IIII. 3 Moses rod is turned into a serpēt 6 His hād is leprous 9 The water of the riuer is turned into blood 14 Aaron is giuen to helpe Mosés 21 God hardeneth Pharaóh 25 His wife circumciseth her sonne 27 Aaron meteth with Mosés and they come to the Israelites and are beleued 1 THen Mosés aunswered and said But lo they wil not beleue me nor heark en vnto my voyce for they wilsay The Lorde hathe not appeared vnto thee 2 And the Lord said vnto him What is that in thine hand And he answered A rod. 3 Then said he Cast it on the grounde So he cast it on the grounde ād it was turned into a serpent and Mosés fled from it 4 Againe the Lord said vnto Mosés Put for the thine hand and take it by the taile Then he put for the his hand and caught it and it was turned into a rod in his hand 5 Do thys that they may beleue that the Lord God of their fathers the God of Abrahám the God of Izhák and the God of Iaakób hathe appeared vnto thee 6 ¶ And the Lord said furthermore vnto him Thrust nowe thine hande into thy bosome And he thrust his hand into hys bosome and when he toke it out agayne beholde hys hand was leprous as snow 7 Moreouer he sayd Putthine hand into thy bosome agayne So he put his hand into hys bosome againe and pluckt it out of hys bosome and beholde it was turned agayne as his other flesh 8 So shal it be if they will not beleue thee nether obey the voyce of the firste signe yet shal they beleue for the voyce of the seconde signe 9 But if they will not yet beleue these two signes nether obey vnto thy voyce then shalt thou take of the water of the riuer and powre it vpon the drye lande so the water which thou shalt take out of the riuer shal be turned to blood vpon the drye land 10 ¶ But Mosés sayd vnto the Lorde Oh my Lord I am not eloquent nether at any time haue bene nor yet since thou haste spoken vnto thy seruaunt but I am slowe of speache and slow of tongue 11 Then the Lorde said vnto hym Who hathe giuen the mouth to man or who hathe made the domme or the deafe or hym that seeth or the blinde haue not I the Lord 12 Therefore go nowe and * I wyll be with thy mouth and will teache thee what thou shalt say 13 But he sayd Oh my Lorde send I pray thee by the hand of hym whome thou shuldest send 14 Then the Lorde was very angry with Mosés and said Do not I knowe Aarón thy bro ther the Leuite that he him self shal speak for lo he commeth also forthe to mete thee and when he seeth thee he wil be glad in his heart 15 Therefore thou shalt speake
their father 5 Then the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 6 Bring the tribe of Leui and set them before Aarôn the Priest that thei may serue him 7 And take the charge with him 〈◊〉 the char ge of the whole Congregacion before the Tabernacle of the Congregacion to do the seruice of the Tabernacle 8 Thei shal also kepe all the instruments of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and haue the charge of the children of Israél to do the seruice of the Tabernacle 9 And thou shalt giue the Leuites vnto Aarón and to his sonnes for thei are giuen him frely from among the children of Israél 10 And thou shalt appoint Aarōn and his sonnes to execute their Priests office and the stranger that commeth nere shal be slaine 11 ¶ Also the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 12 Beholde I haue euen taken the Leuites frō among the children of Israél for all the first borne that openeth the matrice among the childrē of Israél the Leuites shal be mine 13 Because all the first borne are mine for the same day that I smote all the first borne in the land of Egypt * I sanctified vnto me all the first borne in Israél bothe man and beast mine thei shal be I am the Lord. 14 ¶ Moreouer the Lord spake vnto Moses in the wildernes of Sinái saying 15 Nomber the children of Leui after the houses of their fathers in their families euerie male from a moneth olde and aboue shalt thou nomber 16 * Then Mosés nombred them according to the worde of the Lord as he was commanded 17 And these were the sonnes of Leui by their names * Gershón and Koháth and Merari 18 Also these are the names of the sonnes of Gershón by their families Libni and Shimei 19 The sonnes also of Koháth by their families Amrám and Izehár Hebrón and Vzziél 20 And the sonnes of Merari by their families Mahli and Mushi These are the families of Leui according to the houses of their fathers 21 Of Gershón came the familie of the Libnites and the familie of the Shimeites these are the families of the Gershonites 22 The summe whereof after the nomber of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue was counted seuen thousand and fiue hundreth 23 ¶ The families of the Gershonites shal pitch behinde the Tabernacle Westwarde 24 The captaine and ancient of the house of the Gershonites shal be Eliasáph the son ne of Laél 25 And the charge of the sonnes of Gershon in the Tabernacle of the Congregaciō shal be the Tabernacle and the pauillion the coue ring thereof and the vaile of the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 26 And the hanging of the courte and the vaile of the dore of the courte which is nere the Tabernacle and nere the Altar round about and the cordes of it for all the seruice thereof 27 ¶ And of Koháth came the familie of the Amramites and the familie of the Izeharites and the familie of the Hebronites and the fa milie of the Vzzielites these are the families of the Kohathites 28 The nomber of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue was eight thousand and six hundreth hauing the charge of the Sanctuarie 29 The families of the sonnes of Koháth shal pitch on the Southside of the Tabernacle 30 The captaine ancient of the house and families of the Kohathites shal be Elizaphán the sonne of Vzziél 31 And their charge shal be the Arke and the table and the candelsticke and the altars and the instruments of the Sanctuarie that they minister with and the vaile and all that serueth thereto 32 And Eleazárthe sonne of Aarón the Priest shal be chief captaine of the Leuites hauing the ouersight of them that haue the charge of the Sanctuarie 33 ¶ Of Merarî came the familie of the Mahlites and the familie of the Mushites these are the families of Merari 34 And the summe of them according to the nomber of all the males from a moneth olde aboue was six thousand two hundreth 35 The captaine and the ancient of the house of the families of Merari shal be Zuriél the sóne of Abihail thei shal pitch on the North side of the Tabernacle 36 And in the charge and custodie of the sonnes of Merari shal be the boardes of the Tabernacle and the barres thereof and his pillers and his sockets all the instruments thereof and all that serueth thereto 37 With the pillers of the court round about with their sockets and their pins and their cordes 38 ¶ Also on the forefront of the Tabernacle toward the East before the Tabernacle I say of the Congregacion Eastwarde shal Mosés and Aaron and his sonnes pitch hauing the charge of the Sanctuarie and the charge of the children of Israél but the stran ger that commeth nere shal be slaine 39 The whole summe of the Leuites which Mosés and Aarón nombred at the commandement of the Lord throughout their families euen all the males from a moneth olde and aboue was two and twentie thousand 40 ¶ And the Lord said vnto Mosés Nomber all the first borne that are males among the children of Israél from a moneth olde and aboue and take the nomber of their names 41 And thou shalt take the Leuites to me for all the first borne of the children of Israél I am the Lord and the cattel of the Leuites for all the first borne of the cattel of the children of Israél 42 And Mosés nombred as the Lord comman ded him all the first borne of the children of Israél 43 And all the first borne males rehearsed by name from a moneth olde and aboue according to their nomber were two and twentie thousand two hundreth seuentie and thre 44 And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 45 Take the Leuites for all the first borne of the children of Israél and the cattel of the Leuites for their cattel the Leuites shal be mine I am the Lord 46 And for the redeming of the two hundreth seuentie and thre which are mo then the Leuites of the first borne of the children of Israél 47 Thou shalt also take fiue shekels for euerie persone after the weight of the Sanctuarie shalt thou take it * the shekel conteineth twentie gerahs 48 And thou shalt giue the money where with the odde nomber of them is redemed vnto Aarón and to his sonnes 49 Thus Mosés toke the redempcion of them that were redemed being mo then the Leuites 50 Of the firstborne of the children of Israél toke he the money euen a thousande thre hundreth thre score and fiue shekels after the shekel of the Sanctuarie 51 And Mosés gaue the money of them that were redemed vnto Aarōn ād to his sonnes accordyng to the worde of the Lorde as the Lord had commanded Mosés CHAP. IIII. 5 The offices of the Leuites when
the hoste remoued 46 The nomber of the thre families of Koháth Gershon and Merari ANd the Lorde spake vnto Mosés and to Aarón saying 2 Take the summe of the sonnes of Koháth from among the sonnes of Leui after their families and houses of their fathers 3 From thirtie yere olde and aboue euen vntil fiftie yere olde all that entre into the assemblie to do the worke in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 4 This shal be the office of the sonnes of Koháth in the Tabernacle of the Congregaciō about the Holiest of all 5 ¶ When the hoste remoueth then Aarôn and his sonnes shall come and take downe the coueryng vaile and shall couer the Arke of the Testimonie there with 6 And they shall put thereon a couerynge of badgers skins ād shall spread vpon it a cloth altogether of blewe silke and put to the barres thereof 7 And vpon the * table of shewe bread they shall spread a cloth of blewe silke and put thereon the dishes and the incens cups ād goblets and couerings to couer it with ād the bread shal be the eon continually 8 And they shal spread vpon them a couering of skarlet and couer the same with a coueryng of badgers skins aud put to the barres thereof 9 Then they shall take a cloth of blewe silke and couer the * candelsticke of lyght wyth his lampes and his snoffers * and hys snoffedishes and all the oyle vessels thereof which they occupie about it 10 So they shall put it and all the instruments thereof in coueryng of badgers skins and put it vpon the barres 11 Also vpon the golden altar they shal spread a cloth of blewe silke and couer it with a coueryng of badgers skins and put to the barres thereof 12 And they shal take al the instruments of the ministerie wherewith they minister in the Sā ctuarie and put them in a cloth of blewe silke and couer them wyth a coueryng of badgers skins and put them on the barres 13 Also they shal take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth vpon it 14 And shal put vpō it all the instruments therof which they occupie about it the censers the fleshhokes and the besomes and the basens euen all the instrumentes of the altar and they shall spread vpon it a coueryng of badgers skins and put to the barres of it 15 And when Aarôn and his sonnes haue made an end of coueryng the Sanctuarie and all the instruments of the Sanctuarie at the remouing of the hoste afterwarde the sonnes of Koháth shall come to beare it but they shalnot touche anie holy thynge lest they dye Thys is the charge of the sonnes of Koháth in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 16 ¶ And to the office of Eleazār the sonne of Aarón the Priest perteineth the oyle for the light and the * swete incens and the dailie meat offring and the * anointing oyle with the ouersight of all the Tabernacle and of all that therein is bothe in the Sanctuarie and in all the instruments thereof 17 ¶ And the Lorde spake vnto Mosés and to Aarón saying 18 Ye shal not cut of the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Leuites 19 But thus do vnto them that they may liue and not dye when they come nere to the moste holy thyngs let Aarón and his sonnes come and appoint them euerie one to hys office and to his charge 20 But let them not go in to se when the Sanctuarie is folden vp lest they dye 21 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 22 Take also the summe of the sonnes of Gershón euerie one by the houses of their Fathers throughout their families 23 From thirtie yere olde and aboue vntil fiftie yere olde shalt thou nombre them al that entre into the assemblie for to do seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 24 This shal be the seruice of the families of the Gershonites to serue and to beare 25 They shall beare the curtaines of the Tabernacle and the Tabernacle of the Congre gacion hys coueryng and the coueryng of badgers skins that is on hie vpon it and the vayle of the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 26 The curtaines also of the court the vaile of the entryng in of the gate of the court whiche is nere the Tabernacle and nere the altar round about with their cordes and all the instruments for their seruice and all that is made for them so shall they serue 27 At the commandement of Aarón and hys sonnes shall all the seruice of the sonnes of the Gershonites be done in all their charges and in all their seruice and ye shal appointe them to kepe all their charges 28 This is the seruice of the families of the son nes of the Gershonites in the Tabernacle of the Congregaciō and their watch shal be vnder the hande of Ithamár the sonne of Aarón the Priest 29 ¶ Thou shalt nomber the sonnes of Merari by their families ād by the houses of their fathers 30 From thirtie yere olde and aboue euen vnto fiftie yere olde shalt thou nōber them all that entre into the assemblie to do the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 31 And this is their office and charge accordynge to all their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion the * boardes of the Tabernacle with the barres thereof and hys pillers and his sockets 32 And the pillers round about the court with their sockets and their pins and their cordes with all their instrumentes euen for all their seruice and by name ye shall rekē the instruments of their office and charge 33 This is the seruice of the families of the son ne of Merari accordynge to all their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion vnder the hande of Ithamár the sonne of Aarón the Priest 34 ¶ Then Mosés and Aaron and the princes of the Congregacion nombred the sonnes of the Kohathites by their families and by the houses of their fathers 35 From thirtie yere olde and aboue euen vnto fiftie yere olde all that entre into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 36 So the nombers of them throughout their families were two thousand seuen hūdreth and fiftie 37 These are the nombers of the families of the Kohathites all that serue in the Taberna cle of the Congregacion which Mosés and Aaron did nomber according to the commā ment of the Lord by the hand of Mosés 38 Also the nombers of the sonnes of Gershón throughout their families houses of their fathers 39 From thirtie yere olde and vpwarde euen vnto fiftie yere olde all that entre into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 40 So the nombers of them by their families and by the houses of their fathers were two
thousand six hundreth and thirtie 41 These are the nōbers of the families of the sonnes of Gershon of all that did seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion whom Mosés and Aaron did nomber according to the commandement of the Lord. 42 ¶ The nombers also of the families of the sonnes of Merari by their families and by the houses of their fathers 43 From thirtie yere olde and vpward euen vn to fiftie yere olde all that entre into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 44 So the nombers of them by their families were thre thousand and two hundreth 45 These are the summes of the families of the sonnes of Merari whome Mosés and Aaron nombred according to the commandement of the Lord by the hand of Mosés 46 So all the nombers of the Leuites whiche Mosés and Aaron and the princes of Israél nombred by their families and by the houses of their fathers 47 From thirtie yere olde and vpwarde euen to fiftie yere old euerie one that came to do his duetie office seruice and charge in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 48 So the nombers of them were eight thousand fiue hundreth and foure score 29 According to the cōmādemēt of the Lord by the hād of Mosés did Aarō nōber thē euerie according to his seruice and according to his charge Thus were they of that tribe nōbred as the Lord cōmāded Mosés CHAP. V. 2 The Leprous and the polluted shal be cast forthe 6 The purging of sinne 15 The 〈◊〉 of the suspect wife 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 2 Commande the chyldren of Israél that they * put out of the hoste euerie leper and euerie one that hathe * an issue and whosoeuer is defiled by * the dead 3 Bothe male and female shall ye put out out of the host shall ye put them that they defile not their tentes among whome I dwel 4 And the childrē of Israél did so and put thē out of the hoste euen as the Lord had commanded Mosés so did the children of Israél 5 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 6 Speake vnto the children of Israél * When a man or womā shal commit ame sinne that men commit and trāsgresse against the Lord when that persone shall trespas 7 Then they shall confesse their sinne whiche they haue done and shal restore the domma ge thereof * with his principall and put the fift part of it more thereto ād shal giue it vnto him against whome he hathe trespassed 8 But if the man haue no kinsman to whome he shulde restore the dommage the dommage shal be restored to the Lord for the Priests vse besides the ram of the atonemēt whereby he shall make atonement for him 9 And euerie offring of all the holy thyngs of the children of Israél whiche they bring vnto the Priest shal be * his 10 And euerie mans halowed thyngs shal be his that is whatsoeuer anie mā giueth the Priest it shal be his 11 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 12 Speake vnto the children of Israél and say vnto them If anie mans wife turne to euil and commit a trespas against him 13 So that another man lie with her fleshly and it be hid from the eyes of her housband and kept close and yet she be defiled and there be no witnes agaynst her nether she taken with the maner 14 If he be moued with a ielous minde so that he is ielous ouer his wife which is defiled or if he haue a ielous minde so that he is ielous ouer his wife whiche is not defiled 15 Then shall the man bryng hys wyfe to the Priest and bryng her offryng with her the tenth parte of an Epháh of barly meale but he shall not powre oyle vpon it nor put incens thereon for it is an offryng of ielousie an offring for a remembrance callynge the sinne to minde 16 And the Priest shall bryng her and set her before the Lord. 17 Then the Priest shal take the holy water in an earthē vessel of the dust that is in the floure of the Tabernacle euen the Priest shal take it and put it into the water 18 After the Priest shall set the women before the Lorde and vncouer the womans head and put the offryng of the memorial in her hand it is the ielousie offring and the Priest shall haue bitter and cursed water in his hand 19 And the Priest shall charge her by an othe and say vnto the woman If no man haue lien with thee nether thou hast turned to vnclēnes from thine housband be fre from this bitter and cursed water 20 But if thou hast turned frō thine housbād and so art defiled some man hath lien with thee beside thine housband 21 Thē the Priest shal charge the womā with an othe of cursing and the Priest shall say vn to the woman The Lord make thee to be accursed and detestable for the othe among thy people and the Lord cause thy thigh to rott and thy belly to swell 22 And that this cursed water maie go into thy bowels to cause thy belly to swell and thy thigh to rott Then the woman shal answer Amen Amen 23 After the Priest shall write these curses in a boke and shall blot them out with the bit ter water 24 And shall cause the woman to drinke the bitter cursed water and the cursed water turned into bitternes shall entre into her 25 Then the Priest shall take the ielousie offring out of the womans hand shall shake the offring before the Lord and offer it vpō the altar 26 And the Priest shall take an handful of the offring for a memoriall thereof and burne it vpon the altar and afterward make the woman drinke the water 27 When he hath made her drinke the water if she be defiled and haue trespassed against her housbād then shal the cursed water tur ned into bitternes entre into her her belly shal swel her thigh shal rott the woman shal be accursed among her people 28 But if the woman be not defiled but be cleane she shal be fre shal cōceiue beare 29 This is the lawe of ielousie when a wif tur neth from her housband and is defiled 30 Or whē a mā is moued with a ielous minde being ielous ouer his wife thē shal he bring the woman before the Lorde and the Priest shal do to her according to all this lawe 31 And the man shal be fre frō sinne but this woman shal beare her iniquitie CHAP. VI. 2 The lawe of the consecration of the Nazarites 24 The maner to blesse the people 1 ANd the Lorde speake vnto Mosés saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israél and say vnto them When a man or a woman doeth separate thē selues to vowe a vowe of a
not lyke Kórah and his companie as the Lord said to hym by the hand of Mosés 41 ¶ But on the morowe all the multitude of the children of Israél murmured against Mosés and agaynst Aarōn saying Ye haue killed the people of the Lord. 42 And when the Congregacion was gathered agaynst Mosés and agaynste Aarón then they turned theyr faces toward the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and beholde the cloude couered it and the glorie of the Lord appeared 43 Then Mosés and Aarón were come before the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 44 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Moses saying 45 Get you vp frome among this Congregacion for I will consume them quickely then they fel vpon their faces 46 And Mosés said vnto Aarón Take the cen ser and put fire therein of the Altar and put therein incens and go quickely vnto the Congregacion and make an atonement for them for there is wrath gone out frome the Lord the plague is begonne 47 Then Aarón toke as Mosés commaunded him and ran into the middes of the Congregacion and beholde the plague was begonne among the people and he put in incens and made an atonemēt for the people 48 And when he stode betwene the dead and thē that were aliue the plague was stayed 49 So they dyed of this plague fourtene thousand and seuen hundreth beside them that dyed in the conspiracie of Korah 50 And Aarōn went againe vnto Mosés before the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and the plague was stayed CHAP. XVII 2 The twelue rods of the twelue princes of the tribes of Israél 9 Aarons rod buddeth and beareth blossoms 10 For a testimonie against the rebellious people 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israél and take of euerie one of them a rod after the house of their fathers of all their princes according to the familie of their fathers euē twelue rods and thou shalte write euerie mans name vpon his rod. 3 And write Aarons name vpon the rod of Leui for euerie rod shal be for the head of the house of their fathers 4 And thou shalt put them in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion before the Arke of the Testimonie * where I wyll declare my selfe to you 5 And the mans rod whome I chose shal blos som and I wil make cease from me the grudgyngs of the children of Israél which grudge against you 6 ¶ Then Mosés spake vnto the children of Israél and all their princes gaue him a rod one rod for euerie prince according to the houses of their fathers euen twelue rods ād the rod of Aaron was among their rods 7 And Mosés laid the rods before the Lorde in the Tabernacle of the Testimonie 8 And when Mosés on the morowe went into the Tabernacle of the Testimonie beholde the rod of Aaron for the house of Leui was budded and broght for the buddes and broght forth blossoms and bare ripe almondes 9 Then Mosés broght out all the rods frome before the Lord vnto all the children of Israél and they loked vpon them and toke euerie man his rod. 10 ¶ After the Lord sayd vnto Mosés * Bryng Aarons rod againe before the Testimonie to be kepte for a token to the rebellious chyldren ād thou shalt cause their murmurings to cease from me that they dye not 11 So Mosés did as the Lorde had commanded him so did he 12 ¶ And the children of Israél spake vnto Mo sés saying Beholde we are dead we perish we are all lost 13 Whosoeuer commeth nere or approcheth to the Tabernacle of the Lord shal dye shall we be consumed and dye CHAP. XVIII 1. 7 The office of Aaron and his sonnes 2 with the Leuites 8 The Priests parte of the offrings 20 God in their portion 26 The Leuites haue the tithes and offer the tenthes thereof to the Lord. 1 ANd the Lord said vnto Aarōn Thou and thy sonnes and thy fathers house wyth thee shal beare the iniquitie of the Sanctua rie bothe thou and thy sonnes with thee shal beare the iniquitie of your Priests office 2 And brynge also wyth thee thy brethren of the tribe of Leui of the familie of the father whiche shal be ioyned wyth 〈◊〉 and minister vnto thee but thou and thy sonnes with thee shal minister before the Tabernacle of the Testimonie 3 And they shall kepe thy charge euen the charge of all the Tabernacle but they shall not come nere the instruments of the Sanctuarie nor to the altar lest they dye bothe they and you 4 And they shal be ioyned with thee and kepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Cōgre gacion for all the seruice of the Tabernacle and no stranger shal come nere vnto you 5 Therefore shall ye kepe the charge of the Sanctuarie and the charge of the altar so there shall fall no more wrath vpon the chil dren of Israél 6 For lo I haue * taken your brethren the Leuites from among the childrē of Israel whiche as a gift of yours are giuen the Lorde to do the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 7 But thou ād thy sonnes with thee shal kepe your Priests office for all things of the altar and within the vaile therefore shal ye serue for I haue made your Priests office an office of seruice therefore the stranger that commeth nere shal be slaine 8 ¶ Agayne the Lorde spake vnto Aarôn Beholde I haue giuen thee the keping of mine offrings of all the halowed thyngs of the children of Israél vnto thee I haue gyuen them for the anoyntynges sake and to thy sonnes for a perpetual ordinance 9 This shal be thine of the most holie things reserued from the fire all their offryng of all their meat offryng and of all their sin offring and of all their trespas offring whiche they bryng vnto me that shal be moste holy vnto thee and to thy sonnes 10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it eue rie male shal eat of it it is holy vnto thee 11 This also shal be thine the heaue offringe of their gift with all the shake offrings of the children of Israél I haue giuen them vnto thee and to thy sonnes and to thy daughters with thee to be a duetie for euer all the cleane in thine house shall eat of it 12 All the fat of the oyle and all the fat of the wine and of the wheat whiche they shal offer vnto the Lord for their first frutes I haue giuen them vnto thee 13 And the firste rype of all that is in theyr land whiche they shall bring vnto the Lord shal be thyne all the cleane in thyne house shal eat of it 14 * Euerie thing separate from the commune vse in Israél shal be thine 15 All that first openeth the * matrice of anie fleshe whiche they shal offer vnto the Lord
house to the Name of the Lord my God 8 But the worde of the Lord came to me saying * Thou hast shed muche blood hast made great battels thou shalt not buylde an house vnto my Name for thou hast shed muche blood vpon the earth in my sight 9 Reholde a sonne is borne to thee which shal be a man of rest for I wil giue him rest from all his enemies round about therefore his name is Salomón and I wil send peace quietnes vpon Israél in his dayes 10 * He shal buylde an house for my Name and he shal be my sonne and I wil be his father I wil establish the throne of his kingdome vpon Israél for euer 11 Now therefore my sonne the Lord shal be with thee and thou shalt prosper and thou shalt buylde an house to the Lord thy God as he hathe spoken of thee 12 Onely the Lord giue thee wisdome vnderstāding and giue thee charge ouer Israél euen to kepe the Law of the Lord thy God 13 Then thou shalt prosper if thou take hede to obserue the statutes and the iudgements which the Lord cōmanded Mosés for Israél be strong and of good courage feare not ne ther be afraied 14 For beholde according to my pouertie ha ue I prepared for the house of the Lord an hundreth thousand talents of golde and a thousand thousand talents of siluer and of brasse and of yron passing weight for there was abundance I haue also prepared timbre and stone and thou maiest prouide more thereto 15 Moreouer thou hast workemen with thee ynough hewers of stone workemen for timbre and all men expert in euerie worke 16 Of golde of siluer and of brasse and of yron there is no nomber Vp therefore and be doing the Lord wil be with thee 17 Dauid also commanded all the princes of Israél to helpe Salomón his sonne saying 18 Is not the Lord your God with you and ha the giuen you rest on euerie side for he hathe giuen the inhabitants of the land into mine hand and the lands is subdued before the Lord and before his people 19 Now set your hearts and your soules to seke the Lord your God arise buylde the Sanctuarie of the Lord God to bring the 〈◊〉 of the couenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of GOD into the house buylt for the Name of the Lord. CHAP. XXIII 1 Dauid being olde ordeineth Salomon King 3 He causeth the Leuites to be nombred 4 And assigneth them to their offices 13 Aaron and his sonnes are for the hie Priests 14 The sonnes of Moses 1 SO when Dauid was olde and ful of daies * he made Salomón his sonne King ouer Israél 2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israél with the Priests and the Leuites 3 And the Leuites were nombred frō the age of thirtie yere and aboue and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thir tie thousand men 4 Or these foure and twentie thousand were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord and six thousand were ouerseers iudges 5 And foure thousand were porters foure thousand praised the Lord with instrumēts which he made to praise the Lord. 6 * So Dauid deuided offices vnto them to wit to the sonnes of Leui to * Gershón Ko háth and Merari 7 Of the Gershonites were Laadān and Shimei 8 The sonnes of Laadán the chief was Iehiél and Zethám and Ioél thre 9 The sonnes of Shimei Shelomith Haziél and Haram thre these were the chief fathers of Laadán 10 Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iáhath Ziná Ieúsh and Beriáh these foure were the sonnes of Shimei 11 And Iáhath was the chief and Zizáh the seconde but Ieúsh and Beriáh had not many 〈◊〉 therefore they were in the families of their father counted but as one 12 ¶ The sonnes of Koháth were Amrám Izhár Hebrón and Vzziél foure 13 * The sonnes of Amrám Aarōn and Mosés and Aarōn was separated to sanctifie the moste holy place he and his sonnes foreuer to burne incēse before the Lord to minister to him and to 〈◊〉 in his Name for euer 14 ¶ Mosés also the man of God and his children werenamed with the tribe of Leui 15 The sonnes of Moses were Gershóm and Eliézer 16 Of the sonnes of * Gershóm was Shebuél the chief 17 And the sonne of Eliézer was Rehabiāh the chief for Eliézer had none other sonnes but the sonnes of Rehabiáh were very many 18 The sonne of Izhár was Shelomith the chief 19 The sonnes of Hebrōn were Ieriáh the first Amariáh the seconde Iahaziél the third and Iekamiám the fourt 20 The sonnes of Vzziél were Micháh the first and Isshiáh the seconde 21 ¶ The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi The sonnes of Mahli Eleazár and Kish 22 And Eleazár dyed and had no sonnes but daughters and their brethren the sonnesof Kish toke them 23 The sonnes of Mushî were Mahli Edér and 〈◊〉 thre 24 These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers euen the chief fathers according to their offices according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twenty yeres and aboue 25 For Dauid said The Lord God of Israél hath giuen rest vnto his people that they may dwelin Ierusalém for euer 26 And also the Leuites shal nomore beare the Tabernacle and all the vessels for the seruice thereof 27 Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid the Leuites were nombred frō twētie yere and aboue 28 And their office was vnder the hād of the sonnes of Aaron for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes and chambers in the purifying of all holy things and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God 29 Bothe for the shewe bread and for the fine sloure for the meat offring and for the vnleauened cakes and for the fryed things and for that which was rosted and for all measures and cise 30 And for to stand euerie morning to giue thankes and to praise the Lord and like wise at euen 31 And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord in the Sabbaths in the moneths and at the appointed times according to the nomber according to their custome continnally before the Lord 32 And that they shulde kepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and the charge of the holie place and the charge of the sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the ser uice of the house of the Lord. CHAP. XXIIII Dauid assigneth offices vnto the sonnes of Aarón 1 THese are also the * diuisions of the sonnes of Aarón The sonnes of Aarón were Nadáb and Abihú Eleazár and Ithamár 2 But Nadáb and Abihú dyed before their father
you me 5 〈◊〉 you not to knowe that the Lorde GOD of Israél hathe giuen the kyngdome ouer Israél to Diuid for euer euen to him and to his sonnes by a couenant of salt 6 And Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat the seruant of Salomón the sonne of Dauid is risen vp and hathe * rebelled against his Lord. 7 And there are gathered to hym vaine men and wicked and made them selues strong agaynste Rehoboam the sonne of Salomón for Rehoboam was but a childe and * tender hearted and colde not resist them 8 Now therefore ye thinke that ye be able to resiste agaynste the kingdome of the Lorde whiche is in the handes of the sonnes of Dauid and ye be a great multitude and the golden calues are with you whyche Ieroboam made you for gods 9 * Haue ye not driuen awaye the Priestes of the Lorde the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites and haue made you Priestes lyke the people of other countreis whosoeuer commeth to consecrate with a yong bullocke and seuen rams the same maye be a Priest of them that are no gods 10 But we belong vnto the Lord our God and haue not forsaken him and the Priestes the sonnes of Aaron minister vnto the Lord and the Leuites in their office 11 And they burne vnto the Lord euerie mor nyng and euerie euening burnt offrings and swete incense and the bread is set in order vpon the pure table and the candel sticke of golde with the lampes thereof 〈◊〉 burne eue rie euenyng for we kepe the watche of the Lord our God but ye haue forsaken him 12 And beholde this God is with vs as a captaine and hys Priestes with the soundyng trumpets to crye an alarme agaynst you O ye children of Israèl fight not agaynste the LORDE God of your fathers for ye shall not prosper 13 ¶ But Ieroboam caused an ambushment to compasse and come behinde them whē they were before Iudah and the ambushement behinde them 14 Then Iudah loked and beholde the battel was before and behinde them and they cryed vnto the Lorde and the Priests blewe with the trumpets 15 And the men of Iudah gaue a shoute and euen as the men of Iudah shouted GOD smote Ieroboam and also Israél before Abiiah and Iudah 16 And the children of Israél fled before Iudah and God 〈◊〉 thē into their hand 17 And Abiiah and hys people slewe a greate slaughter of them so that there fell downe wounded of Israél fiue hundreth thousand chosen men 18 So the children of Israél were broght vnder at that tyme and the children of Iudah preuailed because they stayed vpon the Lord God of their fathers 19 And Abiiah pursued after Ieroboam and toke cities from him euen Bethél and the villages thereof and Ieshanah with her villages and Ephron with her villages 20 And Ieroboam recouered no strength againe in the dayes of Abiiah but the Lorde plaged him and he dyed 21 So Abiaah waxed mightie ' and maried four tene wiues and begate two and twentie sonnes and sixtene daughters 22 The rest of the actes of Abiiah and his maners and hys sayings are writen in the storie of the Prophet Iddo CHAP. XIIII 3 Asa destroieth idolatrie and commandeth his people to serue the true God 11 He prayeth vnto God when he shulde go to fight 12 He 〈◊〉 the victorie 1 SO * Abiiah slept with his fathers and they buryed hym in the citie of Dauid and Asá hys sonne reygned in hys steade in whose dayes the land was quiet ten yere 2 And Asá did that was good and ryght in the eyes of the Lord his God 3 For he toke awaye thē altars of the strange gods and the hie places and brake downe the images and cut downe the groues 4 〈◊〉 commaunded Iudah to seke the Lorde God of their fathers and to do accordyng to the Lawe and the commandement 5 And he toke away out of all the cities of Iudah the places and the images therfore the kingdome was quiet before him 6 He buylt also strong cities in Iudah because the land was in rest and he had no warre in those yeres for the LORDE had gyuen hym rest 7 Therfore he said to Iudah Let vs buyld these cities and make walles about and to wres ga tes and barres whiles the land is before vs because we haue soght the Lorde our God we haue soght him and he hath giuen vs rest on euerie side so they buylt and prospered 8 And Asá had an armie of Iudah that bare shields and speares thre hundreth thousand and of Beniamin that bare shields and drewe bowes two hundreth and foure score thou sand all these were valiant men 9 ¶ And there came out againste then Zérah of Ethiopia with an hoste often hundreth thousand and thre hundreth charets and came vnto Maresháh 10 Then Asa went out before hym and they set the battel in aray in the valley of Zephathah beside Mareshah 11 And Asa * cryed vnto the Lord his God and said Lord it is nothing with thee to helpe with many or with no power helpe vs ô Lorde our God for we rest on thee and in thy Name are we come against this multitude ô Lord thou art our God let not mā pre uaile against thee 12 ¶ So the Lorde smotethe Ethiopians before Asá and before Iudáh and the Ethiopians 〈◊〉 13 And Asá and the people that was with him pursued them vnto Gezár And the Ethiopians host was ouerthrowen so that there was no life in them for they were destroyed before the Lorde and besore his hoste and they caryed away a mighty great spoile 14 And they smote all the cities rounde about 〈◊〉 for the feare of the Lord came vpon them ād they spoiled all the cities for there was exceding muche spoile in them 15 Yea and they smote the tents of cattel and caryed away plentie of shepe and camels ād returned to Ierusalém CHAP. XV. 1 The exhortation of Azariah 8 Asa purgeth his countrey 〈◊〉 11 He 〈◊〉 with the people 14 The sweare together to 〈◊〉 the Lord. 16 He deposeth hys mother for her idolauie 1 THen the Spirit of God came vpon Azariah the sonne of Obéd 2 And he went out to mete 〈◊〉 and said vnto hym O Asa and all Iudáh and Beniamin heare ye me The Lorde is with you while ye be with him and if ye seke hym he wil be founde of you but if ye forsake him he will forsake you 3 Nowe for a long season Israél hathe bene without the true God and without Priest to teache and without Lawe 4 But whosoeuer returned in his affliction to the Lorde God of Israél and soght him he was founde of them 5 And in that time there was no peace to him that did go out and go in but great troubles were to all the inhabitants
of his Prophetes 26 And the Leuites stode with the instruments of Dauid and the Priestes with the trumpets 27 And Hezekiáh commanded to offer the burnt offring vpon the altar and whē the burnt offring begā the song of the Lord began with the trumpets and the instruments of Dauid King of Israél 28 And all the Congregacion worshiped singing a song and they blewe the trumpets all this continued vntil the burnt offring was finished 29 And when they had made an ende of offring the King and all that were present with him bowed them selues and worshiped 30 ¶ Then Hezekiáh the Kyng and the princes commanded the Leuites to prayse the LORD with the wordes of Dauid and of Asáph the Seer so they praised with ioye and thei bowed them selues worshiped 31 And Hezekiáh spake and sayd Now ye haue consecrate your selues to the Lord come nere and bring the sacrifices and offrings of praise into the house of the Lord. And the Congregacion broght sacrifices and offrings of praises and euerie māthat was willing in heart offred burnt offrīgs 32 And the nomber of the burnt offrynges which the Congregacion broght was seuentie bullockes an hundreth rammes and two hundreth lambes all these were for a burnt offring to the Lord 33 And for sanctification six hundreth bullockes and thre thousand shepe 34 But the Priests were to fewe and were not able to flay all the burnt offrings therfore their brethrē the Leuites did helpe them till they had ended the worke and vntill other Priests were sanctified for the Leuites were more vp right in heart to sanctifie them selues then the Priests 35 And also the burnt offrings were manye with the * fat of the peace offrings the drinke offrings for the burnt offring so the seruice of the house of the Lord was set in order 36 Then Hezekiáh reioyced and all the people that God had made the people so ready for the thing was done sodenly CHAP. XXX 1. 13 The keping of the Passeouer by the Kings commandement 6 He exhorteth Israél to turne to the Lord. 18 He praieth for the people 24 His oblation and the 〈◊〉 27 The Leuites blesse the people 1 ANd Hezekiáh sent to all Israél and Iudáh also wrote letters to a Ephráim and Manasséh that thei shulde come to the house of the LORD at Ierusalém to kepe the Passeouer vnto the Lord GOD of Israél 2 And the King and his princes and all the Congregacion had taken counsel in Ieru salém to kepe the Passeouer in the secōde moneth 3 For thei colde not kepe it at this time because there were not Priests ynow sanctified nether was the people gathered to Ierusalém 4 And the thing pleased the King and all the Congregaciou 5 And they decreed to make proclamation throughout all Israél 〈◊〉 Beershéba euē to Dan that they shuld come to kepe the Passe ouer vnto the Lord God of Israél at Ierusalém for they had not done it of a great time as it was writen 6 ¶ So the postes went with letters by the commission of the Kyng and his princes throughout all Israél and 〈◊〉 and with the commandement of the Kynge saying Ye children of Israél turne againe vnto the Lord God of Abrahám Izhák and Israéll and he will returne to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hands of the Kings of 〈◊〉 7 And be not ye like your fathers and lyke your brethren which trespassed agaynste the Lord God of their fathers and therefore he made them desolate as ye se. 8 Be not ye now stifnecked like your fathers but giue the hand to the Lord and come into his Sanctuarie which he hathe sanctified for euer and serue the Lord your God and the fearcenes of his wrath shall turne away from you 9 For if ye returne vnto the Lord your brethren and your children shal finde mercie before them that led them captiues and they shal returne vnto this lande for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful wil not turne away his face from you if ye conuert vnto him 10 ¶ So the postes went from Citie to Citie through the land of Ephráim and Manasséh euen vnto Zebulún but they laughed them to scorne and mocked them 11 Neuertheles diuers of Ashér and Manasséh of Zebulún submitted them selues and came to Ierusalém 12 And the hand of God was in Iudáh so that he gaue them one heart to do the cómandement of the King and of the rulers according to the worde of the Lord. 13 And there assembled to Ierusalém muche people to kepe the feast of the vnleauened bread in the secondemoneth a verye great assemblie 14 ¶ And they arose and toke away the altars that were in Ierusalém and all those forincēse toke they away and cast them into the broke Kidrón 15 Afterwarde they slewe the Passeouer the fourtene day of the seconde moneth and the Priests and Leuites were ashamed and sanctified them selues broght the burnt offrings into the house of the Lord. 16 And they stode in theyr place after theyr maner accordynge to the Lawe of Mosés the man of God and the Priests sprinkled the blood receiued of the hands of the Leuites 17 Because there were manie in the Congregacion that were not sanctified therefore the Leuites had the charge of the killing of the Passeouer for all that were not cleane to sanctifie it to the Lord. 18 For a multitude of the people euē a multitude of Ephráim and Manasséh Issachár and Zebulún had not clensed them selues yet did eat the Passeouer but not as it was writen wherfore Hezekiáh prayed for thē saying The good Lord be merciful to ward him 19 That prepareth his whole heart to seke the Lord GOD the GOD of his fathers thogh he be not clensed according to the purificacion of the Sanctuarie 20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah healed the people 21 And the children of Israél that were present at Ierusalém kept the feast of the vnleauened bread seuē dayes with great ioye and the Leuites and the Priests praised the Lord day by day singing with lowd instruments vnto the Lord. 22 And Hezekiáh spake comfortably vnto all the Leuites that had good knowledge to sing vnto the Lord and thei did eat in that feast seuē dayes offred peace offrīgs and praised the Lord God of their fathers 23 And the whole assemblie toke counsel to kepe it other seuen dayes So they kept it seuen dayes with ioye 24 For Hezekiáh King of Iudáh had giuē to the Congregaciō a thousand bullockes and seuen thousand shepe And the princes had giuen to the Congregacion a thousand bullockes and ten thousande shepe and many Priests were sanctified 25 And all the Congregacion of Iudáh reioyced with the Priests and the Leuites all the Congregacion that came out of Israél and the strangers that came out of the land of
I shal teache them their sonnes also shal sit vpon thy throne for euer 13 For the Lord hathe chosen Zion loued to dwell in it saying 14 This is my rest for euer here wil I dwell for I haue a delite therein 15 I wil surely blesse her vitailes wil satisfie her poore with bread 16 And wil clothe her Priests with saluacion and her Saintes shal showte for ioye 17 There wil I make the horne of Dauid to bud for I haue ordeined a light for mine Anointed 18 His enemies wil I clothe with shame but on him his crowne shal florish PSAL. CXXXIII 1 This psalme conteineth the commendacion of brotherlie amitie among the seruants of God ¶ A song of degrees or Psalme of Dauid 1 BEholde how good how comelie a thīg it is brethren to dwell euen together 2 It is like to the precious ointment vpon the head that runneth downe vpō the beard euē vnto Aarons beard which wēt downe on the border of his garments 3 And as the dewe of Hermōn which falleth vpon the moūtaines of Ziōn for there the Lord appointed the blessing life for euer PSAL. CXXXIIII 1 He 〈◊〉 the Leuites watching in the Temple to praise the Lord. ¶ A song of degrees 1 BEholde praise ye the Lord all ye seruāts of the Lord ye that by night stand in the House of the Lord. 2 Lift vp your hands to the Sanctuarie and praise the Lord. 3 The Lord that hathe made heauen earth blesse thee out of Zión PSAL. CXXXV 1 He exhorteth all the faithful of what estate so euer they be to praise God for his maruelous workes 12 And specially for his graces toward his people wherein he hathe declared his maiestie 15 To the confusion of all idolaters and their idoles ¶ Praise ye the Lord. 1 PRaise the Name of the Lord ye seruants of the Lord prayse him 2 Ye that stand in the House of the Lord in the courtes of the House of our God 3 Praise ye the Lord for the Lord is good sing praises vnto his Name for it is a comelie thing 4 For the Lord hathe chosen Iaakōb to him selfe and Israél for his chief treasure 5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is aboue all gods 6 Whatsoeuer pleased the Lord that did he in heauē and in earth in the sea and in all the depths 7 He bringeth vp the cloudes from the ends of the earth and maketh the * lightnings with the raine he draweth forthe the winde out of his treasures 8 * He smote the first borne of Egypt bothe of man and beast 9 He hathe sent tokens and wonders into the middes of thee ô Egypt vpon Pharaōh and vpon all his seruants 10 * He smote manie nacions and slewe mightie Kings 11 As 〈◊〉 King of the Amorites and Og King of Bashán and all the kingdomes of Canáan 12 And gaue their land for an inheritance euen an inheritance vnto Israél his people 13 Thy Name ô Lord endureth for euer ô Lord thy remembrance is from generation to generation 14 For the Lord wil iudge his people and be pacified towards his seruants 15 The idoles of the heathen are siluer and golde euen the worke of mens 〈◊〉 16 Thei haue a mouth and speake not they ha ue eyes and se not 17 They haue eares and heare not nether is there anie breath in their mouth 18 Thei that make them are like vnto them so are all that trust in them 19 Praise the Lord ye house of Israél praise the Lord ye house of Aarōn 20 Praise the Lord ye house of Leui ye that feare the Lord praise the Lord. 21 Praised be the Lord out of Ziōn whiche dwelleth in Ierusalém Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXXXVI 1 A moste earnest exhortation to giue thankes vnto God for the creation gouernāce of all things which stādeth in confessing that he giueth vs all of his mere liberalitie 1 PRaise ye the Lord because he is good for his mercie endureth for euer 2 〈◊〉 ye the GOD of gods for his mercie endureth for euer 3 Praise ye the Lord of lords for his mercie endureth for euer 4 Which onelie doeth great wonders for his mercie endureth for euer 5 Which by his wisdome made the heauens for his mercie endureth for euer 6 Which hathe stretched out the earth vpon the waters for his mercie endureth for euer 7 Which made great lights for his mercie en dureth for euer 8 As the sunne to rule the daie for his mercie endureth for euer 9 The moone and the starres to gouerne the night for his mercie endureth for euer 10 Which smote Egypt with their first borne for his mercie endureth for euer 11 And broght out Israél from among them for his mercie endureth for euer 12 With a mightie hand and stretched out arme for his mercie endureth for euer 13 Which diuided the red Sea in two partes for his mercie endureth for euer 14 And made Israél to passe through the middes of it for his mercie endureth for euer 15 And ouerthrowe Pharaōh his hoste in the red Sea for his mercie endureth for euer 16 Which led his people through the wildernes for his mercie endureth for euer 17 Which smote great Kings for his mercie endureth for euer 18 And slewe mightie Kings for his mercie endureth for euer 19 As 〈◊〉 King of the Amorites for his mer cie endureth for euer 20 And Og the King of Bashán for his mercie endureth for euer 21 And gaue their land for an heritage for his mercie endureth for euer 22 Euen an heritage vnto Israél his seruant for his mercie endureth for euer 23 Which remembred vs in our base estate for his mercie endureth for euer 24 And hathe rescued vs from our oppressours for his mercie en dureth for euer 25 Which giueth foode to all 〈◊〉 for his mercie endureth for euer 26 Praise ye the God of heauen for his mercie endureth for euer PSAL. CXXXVII 1 The people of God in their banishment seing Gods true religion decaie liued in great anguish and sorowe of heart the which grief the Chaldeans did so litle pitie 3. That thei rather increased the same daiely with tauntes reproches and blasphemies against God 7 wherefore the Israelites desire God first to punish the Edomites who prouoked the Babylonians against them 8 And mo ued by the Spirit of God prophecie the destruction of Ba bylon where thei were handled so tyrannously 1 BY the riuers of Babél we sate and there we wept when we remembred Ziōn 2 We hanged our harpes vpon the willowes in the middes thereof 3 Then thei that led vs captiues required of vs songs and mirth when we had hanged vp our harpes saying Sing vs one of the songs of Zión 4 How shal we sing said we a
the consent of King Cyrus and if it seme good to the Lord our King let him make vs answer concerning these things 23 Then Kings Darius commanded to searche in the Kings libraries that were in Babylon and there was founde in Ecbatane which is a towre in the regiō of Media a place where suche things were layed vp for memorie 24 In the first yere of the reigne of Cyrus king Cyrus commanded the House of the Lorde at Ierusalém to be buylded where they did sacrifice with the continual fyre 25 of the which the height shuld be of threscore cubites the breadth of threscore cubi tes with thre rowes of he wen stones ād one rowe of newe wood of that countrey and that the costs shuld be payed out of the hou se of King Cyrus 26 And that the holie vessels of the House of the Lord 〈◊〉 those of golde as of siluer whiche Nabuchodonosor had caryed out of the house in Ierusalém and broght into Babylon shulde be restored to the House whiche is in Ierusalém and set in the place where they were afore 27 Also he commaunded that Sisinnes gouernour of Syria ād Phenice and Sathrabouza nes and their companions and those which were constitute Captaines in Syria and Phenice shulde take hede to refraine from that place and to suffer Zorobabel the seruaunt of the Lorde and gouernour of Iudea and the Elders of the Iewes to buyld that House of the Lord in that place 28 And I also haue commaunded to buylde it cleane vp againe and that they be diligent to helpe them of the captiuitie of the Iewes till the House of the Lord be finished 29 And that some parte of the tribute of Coelo syria and Phenice shulde be diligently giuen to these mē for sacrifice vnto the Lord and to Zoro babel the gouernour for bulles rams and lambes 30 Also corne and salte and wine and oyle con tinually euerie yere without faile as the Priests whiche are in Ierusalém shall testifie to be spent euerie day 31 That offrings may be made to the hygh God for the King and his children and that they may pray for their liues 32 Furthermore he commanded that whosoeuer shulde transgresse anie thing afore spoken or writen or derogate anie thing thereof that atre shulde be taken out of his possession and he be hanged thereon and that his goods shulde be the Kings 33 And therefore let the Lord whose Name is there called vpon destroye euerie King and nation whiche stretcheth out his hand to hinder to do euil to that House of the Lord which is in Ierusalém 34 * I Darius the King haue ordeined that is shulde be diligently executed accordyng to these things CHAP. VII 1 Sisinnes and his companions follow the Kings comman dement and helpe the Iewes 〈◊〉 buyld the Temple 5 The time that it was buylt 〈◊〉 They kepe the Passeouer 1 THen Sisinnes the gouernour of Coelosyria and Phenice and Sathrabouzanes ād their companions obeying Kyng Darius commandements 2 Assisted diligently the holie workes workieg with the Ancients and gouernours of the Sanctuarie 3 And the holie workes prospered by Aggeus and Zacharias the Prophetes whiche pro phecied 4 So they finished all things by the commandement of the Lord God of Israél and with the consent of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes Kings of the Persians 5 Thus the holie House was finished in the thre and twentieth day of the moneth Adar in the sixtyere of Darius King of the Persians 6 ¶ And the children of Israel and the Priests and the Leuites and the rést whiche were of the captiuitie and had anie charge and according to the things writen in the boke of Mosés 7 And they offred for the dedication of the Tē ple of the Lord an hundreth bulles two hun dreth rams foure hundreth lambes 8 And twelue goates for the sinne of all Israel accordyng to the nōber of the chief of the tribes of Israel 9 And the Priests and the Leuites stode according to their kinreds clothed with long robes in the workes of the Lord God of Israêl accordyng to the boke of Moses and also the porters in euerie gate 10 And the children of Israél offred the Passeouer together with thē of the captiuitie in the 〈◊〉 day of the first moneth after that the Priests and Leuites were sanctified 11 But all the children of the captiuitie were not sanctified together but all the Leuites were sanctified together 12 And they 〈◊〉 the Passeouer for all the children of the captiuitie and for their brethren the Priests and for themselues 13 Then all the chyldren of Israel which were of the captiuitie did eat euen all they that had separated them selues from the abominations of the people of the land and soght the Lord. 14 And thei kept the feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes reioycing before the Lord. 15 Because he had turned the counsel of the King of the Assyrians towardes thē to strengthen their hands in the workes of the Lord God of Israél CHAP. VIII 1 〈◊〉 cometh from Babylonto Ierusalem 10 The copie of the commission giuen by Artaxerxes 29 Esdras 〈◊〉 thankes to the Lorde 32 The nomber of the heads of the people that 〈◊〉 with him 76 His prayer and confession 1 ANd after these things when Artaxerxes King of the Persians reigned Esdras the sonne of Sarias the sonne of Ezerias the sonne of Helcias the sonne of Salum 2 The sonne of Sadoc the sonne of Achitob the sonne of Amarias the sonne of Ezias the sonne of Memeroth the sonne of Zaraias the sonne of Sauias the sonne of Boccas the sonne of Abisū the sonne of Phinees the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron was the hie Priest 3 This Esdras went out of Babylon and was a scribe wel taught in the Law of Moyses giuen by the Lord God of Israél 4 Also the King gaue him great honour ād he founde grace in hys sight in all hys requestes 5 With hym also there departed some of the children of Israél and of the Priests and Leuites and of the holy singers and of the porters and of the ministers of the Temple vnto Ierusalém 6 In the seuenth yere of the reigne of Artaxerxes ād in the fiftmoneth this was the seuēth yere of the King for they went out of Baby lon in the first day of the first moneth 7 And came to Ierusalē according as the Lord gaue them speed in their iournay 8 For Esdras had gotten great knowledge so that he wolde let nothing passe that was in the Law of the Lord and in the commandements and he taught all 〈◊〉 all the ordinances and iudgements 9 So the commission writen by Kyng Artaxerxes was giuen Esdras the Priest and reader of the Law of the Lord the copie thereof followeth 10 King Artaxerxes to Esdras the Priest reader of the Law of the Lord Salutacion 11 Forasmuche as consider things with pitie I haue commanded that they that wil and de sire of the
vnto him and put these wordes in his mouth and I wil be with thy mouth and with his mouth and wilteache you what ye ought to do 16 And he shal be thy spokesman vnto the peo ple he shal be euē he shal be as thy mouth and thou shalt be to him as God 17 Moreouer thou shalt take this rod in thine hand where with thou shalt do miracles 18 ¶ Therefore Mosés went and returned to Iethró his father in lawe and sayd vnto him I pray thee let me go and returne to my brethren whiche are in Egypt and se whether they be yet aliue Then Iethró sayd to Mosés Go in peace 19 For the Lorde had said vnto Mosés in Midian Go returne to Egypt for they are all dead which went about to kil thee 20 Then Mosés toke his wife and his sonne and put them on an asse and returned to warde the land of Egypt and Mosés toke the rod of God in hys hand 21 And the LORD sayd vnto Mosés When thou art entred and come into Egypte agayne se that thou do al the wonders before Pharaoh whiche I haue put in thine hande but I wil harden his heart and he shall not let the people go 22 Then thou shalt say to Pharaóh Thus sayth the Lorde Israél is my sonne euen my first borne 23 Wherefore I say to thee Let my sonne go that he may serue me if thou refuse to let him go beholde I will slay thy sonne euen thy first borne 24 ¶ And as he was by the way in the ynne the Lord met him and wolde haue killed him 25 Then Zipporáh toke a sharpe knife and cut awaye the fore skinne of her sonne and cast it at his fete and sayd Thou art in dede a bloodie housband vnto me 26 So 〈◊〉 departed from hym Then she sayd O bloodye housband because of the circumcision 27 ¶ Then the Lorde sayd vnto Aaron Go mete Mosés in the wildernes And he went God of the Ebrewes hath met with vs we and met him in the Mount of God and kissed him 28 Then Mosés tolde Aarón all the wordes of the Lord who had sent him all the signes where with he charged him 29 ¶ So went Moses and Aaron and gathered all the Elders of the children of Israél 30 And Aarón tolde all the wordes which the Lord had spokenvnto Mosés and he did the miracles in the sight of the people 31 And the people beleued and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israél and had loked vpon their tribulacion they bowed downe and worshipped CHAP. V. 1 Moses and Aaron do their message to Pharaoh who letteth not the people of Israel departe but oppresseth them more and more 20 They crye out vpō Moses and Aaron therefore and Moses complaineth to God 1 THen afterward Mosés and Aaron went ād said to Pharaóh Thus saith the Lord God of Israél Let my people go that they maie celebrate a feast vnto me in the wildernes 2 And Pharaóh said Who is the Lord that I shulde heare his voyce let Israél go I kno we not the Lord nether wil I let Israél go 3 And they said We worship the God of the Ebrewes we pray thee suffre vs to go thre daies iournei in the desert and to sacrifice vn to the Lord our God lest he bring vpon vs the pestilence or sworde 4 Then said the King of Egypt vnto them Mosés and Aarón why cause ye the people to cease from their workes get you to your burdens 5 Pharaóh said furthermore Beholde muche people is now in the land and ye make them leaue their burdens 6 Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taske masters of the people and to their officers saying 7 Ye shal giue the people no more strawe to make bricke as in time past but let them go and gather them straw them selues 8 No withstanding lay vpon them the nombre of bricke which they made in time past diminish nothing thereof for they be idle therefore thei crye saying Let vs go to offre sacrifice vnto our God 9 Lay more worke vpon the men and cause them to do it and let them notregarde vaine wordes 10 ¶ Then went the taske masters of the people and their officers out and tolde the people saying Thus saith Pharaóh I wil giue you no more straw 11 Go your selues get you straw where ye can finde it yet shal nothing of your labour be diminished 12 Then were the people scatred abrode throughout all the land of Egypte for to gather stubble in stede of straw 13 And the taske masters hasted them saying Finish your dayes worke euerie dayes taske as ye did when ye had straw 14 And the officers of the children of Israéll which Pharaohs taske masters had set ouer them were beaten and demanded Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske in making brick yesterday today as ī times past 15 ¶ Then the officers of the children of Israél came and cryed vnto Pharaóh saying Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy seruants 16 There is no straw giuen to thy seruants they say vnto vs Make bricke lo thy seruants are beaten and thy people is blamed 17 But he said Ye are to muche idle therefore ye say Let vs go to offre sacrifice to the Lord. 18 Go therefore now and worke for there shal no straw be giuē you yet shal ye deliuer the whole tale of bricke 19 Then the officers of the children of Israél sawe thē selues in an euil case because it was said Ye shal diminish nothing of your brick nor of euerie dayes taske 20 ¶ And they met Mosés and Aarón whiche stode in their way as they came out frome Pharaóh 21 To whome they said The Lordloke vpon you and iudge for ye haue made our sauour to * stincke before Pharaóh and before his seruants in that ye haue put a sworde in their hand to slay vs. 22 Wherefore Mosés returned to the Lord said Lord why hast thou afflicted this people wherefore hast thou thus sent me 23 For since I came to Pharaóh to speake in thy Name he hath vexed this people yet thou hast not deliuered thy people CHAP. VI. 3 God renueth his promes of the deliuerāce of the Israelites 9 Mosés speaketh to the Israelites but they beleue him not 10 Mosés And Aarō are sent againe to Pharaoh 14 The genealogie of Reubén Simeon and Leui of whome came Mosés and Aaron 1 THen the Lorde said vnto Mosés Now shalt thou se what I wil do vnto Pharaoh for by a strong hand shall he let them go and euen be constreined to driue them out of his land 2 Moreouer God spake vnto Mosés and said vnto him I am the Lord. 3 And I appeared vnto Abrahám to Izhák to laak ób by the Name of Almightie God
but by my Name Iehouáh was I not knowē vnto them 4 Furthermore as I made my couenant with them to giue them the land of Canáan the land of their pilgremage wherein they were strangers 5 So I haue also heard the groning of the chil dren of Israél whome the Egyptians kepe in bondage and haue remembred my couenant 6 Wherefore say thou vnto the children of Israél I am the Lorde and I wil bring you out from the burdens of the Egyptians and will deliuer you out of their bondage and wil redeme you in a stretched out arme in great iudgementes 7 Also I wil take you for my people and wil be your God then ye shall knowe that I the Lord your God bring you out from the bur dens of the Egyptians 8 And I wil bring you into the land whiche I sware that I wolde giue to Abrahám to Izhák and to Iaakôb and I wil giue it vnto you for a possession I am the Lord. 9 ¶ So Mosés tolde the children of Israél thus but thei heark ened not vnto Mosés for an guish of spirit and for cruel bondage 10 Then the Lorde speake vnto Mosés saying 11 Go speake to Pharaōh King of Egypt that he let the children of Israél go out of his lād 12 But Mosés spake before the Lorde saying Beholde the children of Israél hearken not vnto me how then shal Pharaóh heare me whiche am of vncircumcised lippes 13 Then the Lord spake vnto Mosés and vnto Aarōn charged thē to go to the children of Israél and to Pharaōh King of Egypt to bring the children of Israél out of the land of Egypt 14 ¶ These be the heades of their fathers hou ses the sonnes of Reubén the first borne of Israél are Hanōch and Pallú Hezrōn Carmi these are the families of Reubén 15 Also the sonnes of Simeón Iemuéll and Iamin and O had and Iachin and Zōar and Shaull the sonnes of a Canaanitish woman these are the families of Simeōn 16 ¶ These also are the names of the sonnes of 〈◊〉 in their generacions Gershōn and Koháth and Merari and the yeres of the life os Leui were an hundreth thirty and seuē yere 17 The sonnes of Gershōn were Libni and Shimi by their families 18 And the sonnes of Koháth Amrám Izhár and Hebrōn and Vzziél and Koháth liued an hundreth thirty and thre yere 19 Also the sonnes of Merari were Mahali Mushi these are the families of Leui by their kinreds 20 And Amrám toke Iochébed his fathers sister to his wife and she bare him Aarōn Mosés and Amrám liued and hundreth thirty and seuen yere 21 ¶ Also the sonnes of Izhár Kórah and Néphegh and Zichri 22 And the sonnes of Vzzièl Mishaél and Elzaphán and Sithri 23 And Aarōn toke Elishēba daughter of Amminadáb sister of Nahashōn to his wife which bare him Nadáb and Abihú Eleazár and Ithamár 24 Also the sonnes of Kōrah Assir and Elkanáh and Abiasáph these are the families of the 〈◊〉 25 And Eleazár Aarons sonne toke hym one of the daughters of Putiél to his wife which bare him * Phinehās these are the principal fathers of the Leuites through out their families 26 These are Aarōn and Mosés to whome the Lord said Bring the children of Israél out of the land of Egypt according to their armies 27 These are that Mosés Aarōn which spake to Pharaōh King of Egypt that they might bring the children of Israēl out of Egypt 28 ¶ And at that time when the Lord spake vn to Mosēs in the land of Egypt 29 When the Lord I say spake vnto Mosés saying I am the Lord speake thou vnto Pharaōh the King of Egypt all that I say vnto thee 30 Then Mosés said before the Lord Beholde I am of vncircumcised lippes and how shal Pharaōh heare me CHAP. VII 3 God hardeneth Pharaohs heart 〈◊〉 Moses and Aaron do the miracles of the serpent and the blood and Pharaohs sorcerers do the like 1 THen the Lord said to Mosēs Beholde I haue made thee Pharaohs God and Aa rōn thy brother shal be thy Prophet 2 Thou shalt speake all that I cōmanded thee and Aarôn thy brother shal speake vnto Pharaóh that he suffre the children of Israél to go out of his land 3 But I wil harden Pharaohs heart and multiplie my miracles and my wondres in the land of Egypt 4 And Pharaōh shal not hearken vnto you that I may lay mine hand vpon Egypt and bring out mine armies euen my people the children of Israél out of the land of Egypt by great iudgements 5 Then the Egyptians shalk now that I am the Lord when I stretch forth e mine hand vpon Egypt and bring out the children of Israél from among them 6 So Mosés and Aarōn did as the Lord commanded them euen so did they 7 Now Mosés was foure score yere olde Aarōn foure score and thre when thei spake vnto Pharaōh 8 ¶ And the Lord had spoken vnto Mosés Aarón saying 9 If Pharaōh speake vnto you saying Shewe a miracle for you then thou shalt say vnto Aarōn Take thyrod and cast it before Pharaōh and it shal be turned into a serpent 10 ¶ Then went Mosés and Aarón vnto Pharaōh and did euen as the Lord god commanded and Aarōn caste forthe his rod before Pharaōh and before his seruants and it was turned into a serpent 11 Then Pharaōh called also for the wise men and sorcerers and those charmers also of Egypt did in like maner with their enchantements 12 For they cast downe euerie man his rod and thei were turned into serpents but Aarons rod deuoured their rods 13 So Pharaohs heart was hardened and he hearkned not to them as the Lord had said 14 ¶ The Lord then said vnto Mosés Pharaohs heart is obstinat he refuseth to let the people go 15 Go vnto Pharaōh in the morning lo he wil come vnto the water thou shalt stand mete him by the riuers brinke and the rod which was turned into a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand 16 And thou shalt say vnto him The Lord God of the Ebrewes hath sent me vnto thee saying Let my people go that they may serue me in the wildernes and beholde hitherto thou woldest not heare 17 Thus saith the Lorde In this thou shalt knowe that I am the Lorde beholde I will smite with the rod that is in mine handvpon the water that is in the riuer and it shal be turned to blood 18 And the fish that is in the riuer shall dye the riuer shal stinke and it shal greue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the 〈◊〉 19 ¶ The Lord then spake to Mosés Say vnto Aarón Take thy rod and stretche out thine hand ouer the waters of Egypt ouer their streames ouer their riuers ouer their pon des and ouer all
all your trees that bud in the field 6 And they shal fil thine houses and al thy seruant houses and the houses of al the Egyptians as nether thy fathers not thy fathers fath ers haue sene since the time they were vpon the earth vnto this day So he returned and went out from Pharaōh 7 Then Pharaohs seruants said vnto him How long shall he be an offence vnto vs let the men go that they may serue the Lorde their God wilt thou first knowe Egypt is destroyed 8 So Mosés and Aaarōn were broght againe vnto Pharoōh and he said to them Go serue the Lord your God but who are they that shall go 9 And Mosés answered We will go with our yong and with our olde with our sonnes with our daughters with our shepe with our cattel wil we go for we must celebrate a feast vnto the Lord. 10 And he said vnto them Let the Lord so be with you as I will let you go and your children beholde for euill is before your face 11 It shal not be so now go ye that are men and serue the Lord for that was your desire Then they were thrust out from Pharaohs presence 12 ¶ After the Lord said vnto Mosés Stretche out thine hand vpon the land of Egypt for the greshoppers that they may come vpon the land of Egypt and eat all the herbes of the land euen all that the haile hathe left 13 Then Mosés stretched forthe his rod vpon the land of Egypt and the Lord broght an East winde vpon the land all that day and all that night in the morning the East winde broght the greshoppers 14 So the greshoppers went vp vpon all the land of Egypt and remained in all quaters of Egypt so grieuous greshoppers lyke to these were neuer before nether after them shal be suche 15 For they couered al the face of the earth so that the land was darcke and they did eat al the herbes of the land all the frutes of the trees which the haile had left so that there was no grene thyng left vpon the trees nor among the herbes of the field throughout al the land of Egypt 16 Therefore Pharaôh called for Mosés and Aaron in haste and said I haue sinned against the Lorde your GOD and against you 17 And nowe forgiue me my sinne onely this once and pray vnto the Lord your GOD that he may take away from me this death onely 18 Moses then went out from Pharaōh and praied vnto the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a mightie strōg West winde and toke away the greshoppers and violently cast thē into the red Sea so that there remained not one greshopper in all the coast of Egypt 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart he did not let the children of Israél go 21 ¶ Againe the lord said vnto Mosés Stretche out thine hand to ward heauen that there may be vpon the land of Egypt darckenes euen darcknes that may be felt 22 Then Mosés stretched forth his hād toward heauen and there was a blacke* darcknes in all the land of Egypt thre days 23 No man sawe an other nether rose vp from the place where he was for thre dayes * but all the children of Israél had light where they dwelt 24 Then Pharaóh called for Moses and said Go serue the Lorde onely your shepe and your cattel shal abide and your childrē shall go with you 25 And Mosés said Thou must giue vs also sacrifices and burnt offrings that we may do sacrifice vnto the Lord our God 26 Therefore our cattell also shall go with vs there shal not an hoofe be left for thereof must we take to serue the Lord ourgod nether do we knowe how we shall serue the Lord vntil we come thither 27 But the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart he wolde not let them go 28 And Pharaôh said vnto him Get thee from me loke thouse my face no more for when soeuer thou commest in my sight thou shalt dye 29 Then Moses said Thou hast said well from hence for the wil I se thy face no more CHAP. XI 1 God promiseth their departure 2 He willeth them to borrow their neighbours iewels 3 Moses was estemed of all saue Pharaoh 5 He signifieth the death of the first borne 1 NOw the Lord had said vnto Mosés Yet wil I bring one plague more vpon Pharaóh and vpon Egypt after that he wil let you go hence when he letteth you go he shal at once chase you hence 2 Speake thou now to the people that euerie man require of his neighbour and euerie woman of her neighbour * iewels of siluer and iewels of golde 3 And the Lord gaue the people fauour in the sight of the Egyptians also * Moses was 〈◊〉 great in the land of Egypt in the sight of Pharaohs seruants and in the sight of the people 4 Also Mosés said Thus saith the Lord * About midnight wil I go out into the middes of Egypt 5 And all the first borne in the land of Egypt shal dye from the first borne of Pharaóh that sitteth on his throne vnto the first borne of the maid seruant that is at the mille and all the first borne of beastes 6 Then there shal be a great crye throughout all the land of Egypt suche as was neuer none like nor shal be 7 But against none of the childrē of Israél shal a dog moue his tongue nether against man nor beast that ye may knowe that the Lord putteth a difference betwene the Egyptians and Israél 8 And all these thy seruantes shal come downe vnto me and fall before me saying Get thee out 〈◊〉 all the people that are at thy fete and after this wil I depart So he went out from Pharaóh very angry 9 And the Lord said vnto Mosés Pharaōh shal not heare you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt 10 So Mosés and Aarón did all these wonders before Pharaôh but the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart and he suffred not the children of Israél to go out of his land CHAP. XII 1 The Lord instituteth the Passeouer 26 The fathers must teache their children the mysterie thereof 29 The first borne are slaine 31 The Israelites are driuen out of the land 35 The Egyptians are spoiled 37 The nom bre that departeth out of Egypt 40 How long thei were in Egypt 1 THen the Lord spake to Moses and to Adrôn in the land of Egypt saying 2 This moneth shal be vnto you the beginning of moneths it shal be to you the first moneth of the yere 3 Speake ye vnto all the Congregacion of Israél saying In the tenth of this moneth let euerie mātake vnto him a lambe according to the house of the fathers a lambe for an house 4 If the housholde be to litle for the lambe he shal take his
Edôm shal be amased trembling shal come vpon the great men of Moāb all the inhabitants of Canáan shall waxe faint hearted 16 * Feare and dread shal fall vpon them because of the greatnes of thine arme they shal be stil as a stone til thy people passe ô Lord til this people passe which thou hast purchased 17 Thou shalt bring them in and plant them in the mountaine of thine inheritance which is the place that thou hast prepared 〈◊〉 Lord for to dwel in euen the sanctuarie ô Lord which thine hands shal establish 18 The Lord shal reigne for euer and euer 19 For Pharaohs horses went with his charets and horsmē into the Sea the Lord broght the waters of the Sea vpon them but the children of Israél went on drye land in the middes of the Sea 20 ¶ And Miriám the prophetesse sister of Aarōn toke a timbrel in her hand and all the women came out after her with timbrels daunces 21 And Miriám answered the men Singye vn to the Lord for he hathe triūphed gloriously the horse and his rider hathe he ouerthrowen in the Sea 22 Then Mosés broght Israél from the red Sea aud they wēt out into the wildernes of Shur and they went thre dayes in the wildernes and founde no waters 23 And when they came to Maráh they colde not drinke of the waters of Maráh for they were bitter therefore the name of the place was called Maráh 24 Then the people murmured against Mosés saying What shal we drinke 25 And he cryed vnto the Lord and the Lord shewed him a * tre which whē he had cast into the waters the waters were swete there he made them an ordinance and a lawe and there he proued them 26 And said If thou wilt diligently hearken ô Israel vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God and wilt do that which is right in his sight and wilt giue eare vnto his commande ments and kepe all his ordinances then wil I put none of these diseases vpō thee which I broght vpon the Egyptians for I am the Lord that healeth thee 27 ¶ * And they came to Elim where were twelue founteines of water and seuentie pal me trees they cāped there by the waters CHAP. XVI 1 The Israelites come to the desert of Sin and murmure against Mosés and Aarón 13 The Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Manna 17 The seuenth day Manna colde not be founde 32 It is kept for a remembrance to the 〈◊〉 1 AFterward all the Congregacion of the children of Israél departed from Elim and came to the wildernes of Sin which is betwene Elim and Sinái the fiftenth day of the secōde moneth after thei departing out of the land of Egypt 2 And the whole Congregacion of the children of Israél murmured against Mosés and against Aaron in the wildernes 3 For the children of Israél said to them Oh that we had dyed by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt when we sate by the flesh pottes when we ate bread our bellies ful for ye haue broght vs out into this wildernes to kil this whole companie with famine 4 ¶ Then said the Lord vnto Mosés Beholde I wil cause bread to raine from heauen to you and the people shal go out and gather that that is sufficient for euerie day that I may proue them whether they wil walke in my Lawe or no. 5 But the sixt day they shal prepare that which thei shal bring home and it shal be twise as muche as they gather daiely 6 Then Mosés and Aarôn said vnto all the children of Israél At euen ye shal knowe that the Lord broght you out of the land of Egypt 7 And in the morning ye shal se the glorie of the Lord for he hathe heard your grudgings against the Lord and what are we that ye haue murmured against vs 8 Againe Mosés said At euen shal the Lord giue you 〈◊〉 to eat and in the morning your fil of bread for the Lord hathe heard your murmurīgs which ye murmure against him for what are we your murmurings are not against vs but against the Lord. 9 ¶ And Mosés said to Aarón Say vnto all the Congregaciō of the childrē of Israél Drawe nere before the Lord for he hathe heard your murmurings 10 Now as Aarón spake vnto the whole Congregacion of the children of Israél they loked toward the wildernes and beholde the glorie of the Lord appeared* in a cloude 11 For the Lord had spoken vnto Mosés saying 12 * I haue heard the murmurings of the children of Israél tel them therefore and say At euen ye shal eat flesh and in the morning ye shal be filled with bread ye shal knowe that I am the Lord your God 13 And so at euen the * 〈◊〉 came and coue red the campe in the morning the dewe laye rounde about the hoste 14 * And when the dewe that was fallen was ascended beholde a smale rounde thing was vpon the face of the wildernes smale as the hore frost on the earth 15 And when the childrē of 〈◊〉 saue it they said one to another It is MAN for they wist not what it was And Mosés said vnto them * This is the bread which the Lord hathe giuen you to eat 16 ¶ This is the thing which the Lord hathe commanded 〈◊〉 of it euerie man according to his eating an Omer for a man accor ding to the nombre of your persones 〈◊〉 man shal take for thē which are in his tent 17 And the children of Israél did so and gathe red some more some lesse 18 And when they did measure it with an Omer * he that had gathered muche had nothing ouer and he that had gathered litle had no lacke so euerie man gathered according to his eating 19 Moses then said vnto them Let no man reserue thereof til morning 20 Notwithstanding thei obeid not Mosés but some of thē reserued of it til morning and it was ful of wormes and stanke therefore Mosés was angry with them 21 And they gathered it euerie morning euerie man according to his eating for whē the heat of the sunne came it was melted 22 ¶ And the sixt day they gathered twise so muche bread two Omers for one man then all the rulers of the Congregacion came and tolde Mosés 23 And he answered them This is that which the Lord hathe said To moro we is the rest of the holy Sabbath vnto the Lord bake that to daie which ye wil bake and seche that which ye wil sethe and all that remaineth lay it vp to be kept til the morning for you 24 And they laied it vp til the morning as Mo sés bade and it stanke not nether was there any worme therein 25 Then Mosés said Eat that to day for to day is the
them 13 Thē Mosés rose vp and his minister Ioshúa and Mosés went vp into the mountaine of God 14 And said vnto the Elders Tarie vs here 〈◊〉 we come againe vnto you and beholde Aaron and Hur are with you whosoeuer hathe anie matters let him come to them 15 Then Mosés went vp to the mount and the cloude couered the mountaine 16 And the glorie of the Lorde abode vppon mount Sinái and the cloude couered it six daies and the seuenth day he called vnto Mo sés out of the middes of the cloude 17 And the sight of the glorie of the lord was like consuming fire on the top of the moun taine in the eies of the children of Israél 18 And Mosés entred into the middes of the cloude and went vp to the mountaine and Mosés was in the * mount fourty dayes and fourty nightes CHAP. XXV 2 The voluntarie gifts for the making of the Tabernacle 10 The forme of the Arke 17 The Mercisent 23 The Table 〈◊〉 The Cádelsticke 40 Allmust be done according to the patern 1 THen the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israél that they receiue an offring for me of * euerie man whose heart giueth it frely ye shal take the offring for me 3 And this is the offring which ye shall take of them golde and siluer and brasse 4 And blewe silke and purple and skarlet and fine linen and goates heere 5 And ramme skins coulored red the skins of badgers and the wood Shittim 6 Oyle for the light spices for anoyting oyle and for the perfume of swete sauour 7 Onix stones and stones to be set in the * Ephod and in the * brest plate 8 Also they shal make me a Sanctuarie that I may dwel among them 9 According to all that I she we thee euen so shal ye make the forme of the Tabernacle the facion of all the instruments thereof 10 ¶ They shal make also an * Arke of Shittim wood two cubites and an halfe long and a cubite and an halfe broad and a cubite and an halfe hie 11 And thou shal ouerlaie it with pure golde within and without shalt thou ouerlaie it shalt mak evpō it a crowne of golde rounde about 12 And thou shalt cast foure rings of golde for it put them in the foure corners thereof that is two rings shal be on the one side of it and two rings on the other side thereof 13 And thou shalt make barres of Shittim wood and couer them with golde 14 Then thou shalt put the barres in the rings by the sides of the Arke to beare the Arke with them THE ARKE OF THE TESTIMONIE A B The length two cubites and an halfe B C. The breadth a cubite and an halfe A D The height a cubite and an halfe E E The golden crow ne aboue the Arke F The foure rynges of golde in the foure corners G. The barres couered wyth golde to putte through the ryngs to cary the Arke H The inner parte of the Arke where the Testimonie was put I The Mercie 〈◊〉 whyche was the coueryng of the Arke where were the two Cherubims and whence the oracle 〈◊〉 15 The barres shal be in the rings of the Arke they shall not be taken away from it 16 So thou shalt put in the Arke the Testimo nie which I shall giue thee 17 Also thou shalt make a Merciseat of pure golde two cubites and an halfe long and a cubite and an halfe broad 18 And thou shalte make two Cherubims of golde of worke beaten out with the 〈◊〉 shalt thou make them at the two endes of the Merciseat 19 And the one Cherub shalt thou make at the one end and the other Cherub at the other ende of the matter of the Mercise at shall ye make the Cherubims on the two endes thereof 20 And the Cherubims shall stretche their wyngs on hie coueryng the Merciseat with their wings and their faces one to an other to the Merciseat ward shall the faces of the Cherubims be 21 And thou shalt put the Merciseat aboue vppon the Arke and in the Arke thou shalt put the Testimonie which I wil giue thee 22 And there I wil declare my selfe vnto thee and frome aboue the Merciseat * betwene the two Cherubims whiche are vpon the Arke of the Testimonie I wyll tell thee all things which I will giue thee in commandement vnto the children of Israel THE TABLE OF THE SHEWE BREAD A B The heyght a cubite ād an halfe B C The length two cubites C D The breadth a cubite E A crowne of gold aboue and beneth separated the one from the other by a border of an hād breadth thycke whyche declareth that the table was an hande breadth thicke F The foure rings G The barres to cary the table which were put through the rings H Dishes wherein the shewe breade was put I The twelue cakes or loaues called the shewe bread K The goblets or couerings L The incense cuppes 23 ¶ * Thou shalt also make a table of Shittim wood of two cubites lōg a cubite broad and a cubite and an half hie 24 And thou shalt couer it with pure golde ād make therto a crown of gold round about 25 Thou shalt also make vnto it a border of fou re fingers round about thou shalt make a goldē crown round about the border therof 26 After thou shalt make for it foure rings of golde ād shalt put the rings in the foure cor ners that are in the foure fete thereof 27 Ouer agaynst the border shall the rings be for places for barres to beare the Table 28 And thou shalt make the barres of Shittim wood ād shalt ouerlay them with golde that the Table may be borne with them 29 Thou shalte make also dyshes for it and incens cups for it and couerings for it and goblets wherewith it shal be couered euē of fine golde shalt thou make them 30 And thou shalte set vpon the Table shewebread before me continually THE CANDELSTICKE Because the facion of the candelstick is so plaine and euident it nedeth not to describe the particular partes thereof accordyng to the ordre of lettres Onely where as it is sayd in the 34 verse that there shal be foure bowles or cuppes in the candelsticke it muste be vnderstande of the shaft or shanke for there are but thre for euerie one of the other braunches Also the knoppes of the candelsticke are those whyche are vnder the braunches as they issue out of the shaft on ether side 31 ¶ * Also thou shalt make a Candelsticke of pure golde of worke beaten out with the hammer shal the Candelsticke be made his shaft and his brāches his bolles his knops and his floures shal be of the same 32 Six branches also shal come out of
twined linen of broydred worke 7 The two shulders therof shal be ioined toge ther by their two edges so shal it be closed 8 And the embroydred garde of the same Ephod whiche shal be vpon hym shal be of the selfe same worke and stuffe euen of golde blewe silke ād purple and skarlet ād fine twined linen 9 And thou shalt take two onix stones and gra ue vpon them the names of the chyldren of Israél 10 Six names of thē vpon the one stone and the six names that remaine vpon the seconde stone according to their generacions 11 Thou shalt cause to graue the two stones ac cordyng to the names of the children of Israél by a grauer of signets that worketh and graueth in stone and shalt make them to be set and embossed in golde 12 And thou shalt put the two stones vpon the shulders of the Ephod as stones of remēbrance of the chyldren of Israél for Aarón shal beare their names before the Lord vpō his two shulders for a remembrance 13 So thou shalt make bosses of golde 14 ¶ And two cheynes of fine golde at the ende of wrethed worke shalte thou make them and shalt fasten the wrethed cheines vpon the bosses 15 ¶ Also thou shalte make the brest plate of iudgement with broydred worke lyke the worke of the Ephod shalt thou make it of golde blewe silke and purple and skarlet and fine twined linen 〈◊〉 thou make it 16 Foure square it shal be ād double an hand bred long an hand bred broad 17 Then thou shalte set it full of places for stones euen foure rowes of stones the ordre shal be this a ruby a topaze and a carbū cle in the first rowe 18 And in the seconde rowe thou shalt set an emeraude a saphir and a diamond 19 And in the thirde rowe a turkeis an achate and an hematite 20 And in the fourte rowe a chrysolite an onix and a iasper and they shal be set in gold in their embossements 21 And the stones shal be accordyng to the names of the children of Israél twelue according to their names grauen as signets euerie one after hys name and they shal be for the twelue tribes 22 ¶ Then thou shalte make vppon the brest plate two cheines at the endes of wrethen worke of pure golde 23 Thou shalt make also vpon the brest plate two rings of golde and put the two rings on the two endes of the brest plate 24 And thou shalt put the two wrethen cheines of golde in the two rings in the endes of the brest plate 25 And the other two endes of the two wrethen cheines thou shalte fasten in the two embossements and shalt put them vpon the shulders of the Ephod on the foreside of it 26 ¶ Also thou shalt make two rings of golde which thou shalt put in the two other endes of the brest plate vpon the border there of to ward the inside of the Ephod 27 And two other rings of golde thou shalt make and put them on the two sides of the Ephod beneth in the fore parte of it ouer against the coupling of it vpon the broydred garde of the Ephod 28 Thus they shal binde the brest plate by his rings vnto the rings of the Ephod with a lace of blewe silke that it may be fast vpon the broydred garde of the Ephod and that the brest plate be not losed frō the Ephod 29 So Aarón shal beare the names of the chil dren of Israél in the brest plate of iudgement vpon his heart when he goeth into the holy place for a remembrance continually before the Lord. 30 ¶ Also thou shalt put in the brest plate of iudgemēt the Vrim the Thúmim which shal be vpon Aarons heart when he goeth in before the Lord and Aarón shal be are the iudgement of the children of Israél vpon his heart before the Lord continually 31 ¶ And thou shalt make the robe of the Ephod altogether of blewe silke 32 And the hole for his heade shal be in the middes of it hauing an edge of wouen worke rounde about the coller of it so it shal be as the coller of an habergeō that it rent not 33 ¶ And beneth vpō the skirtes thereof thou shalt make pomgranates of blewe silke and purple and skarlet round about the skirtes thereof and belles of golde betwene them round about 34 That is * a golden bel and a pomgranate a golden bel a pomgranate rounde about vpon the skirtes of the robe 35 So it shal be vpon Aarón when he ministreth and his sound shal be heard when he goeth into the holy place before the Lord when he commeth out and he shal not dye 36 ¶ Also thou shalt make a plate of pure golde and graue theron as signets are grauen HOLINES TO THE LORD 37 And thou shalt put it on a blewe silk elace and it shal be vpon the mitre euen vpō the fore fronte of the mitre shal it be 38 So it shal be vpō Aarons forehead that Aarón may be are the iniquitie of the offrings which the children of Israél shal offre in all their holy offrings ād it shal be alwaies vpon his forehead to make them acceptable before the Lord. 39 Likewise thou shalt embroydre the fine linen coat and thou 〈◊〉 make a mitre of fine linen but thou shalt make a girdel of nedle worke 40 Also thou shalt make for Aarons sonnes coates and thou shalt make them girdels bonets shal thou make them for glorie and comelines 41 And thou shalt put them vpon Aarōn thy brother and on his sonnes with him shalt anoynt them and fil their hands sanctifie them that they may ministre vnto me in the Priests office 42 Thou shalt also make them linen breches to couer their priuities from the loynes vnto the thighs shal they reache 43 And they shal be for Aarón and his sonnes when they come into the Tabernacle of the Congregacion or when they come vnto the altar to minister in the holy place that they commit not iniquitie and so dye This shabe a lawe for euer vnto him and to hys sede after hym CHAP. XXIX 1 The maner of consecrating the Priests 38 The cōtinual sacrifice 45 The Lord promiseth to dwel amōg the children of Israél 1 THis thyng also shalt thou do vnto them when thou consecratest them to be my Priestes * Take a yong calfe and two rams without blemish 2 And vnleauened bread and cakes vnleauened tempered with oyle and wafers vnleauened anointed with oyle of fine wheat flower shalt thou make them 3 Then thou shalt put thē in one basket and present them in the basket with the calfe and the two rams 4 And shalt bryng Aarón and his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and wash them with water 5 Also thou shalt take
the garments and put vpon Aarón the tunicle and the robe of the Ephod and Ephod and the brest plate and shalt close them to hym with the broydred garde of the Ephod 6 Then thou shalt put the mitre vppon hys head thou shalt put the holy * crowne vpon the mitre 7 And thou shalt take the anointyng * oyle and shalt powre vpon his head and anoint him 8 And thou shalt bring his sonnes and put coates vpon them 9 And shalt gird them with girdels bothe Aarón and his sonnes and shalt put the bonets on them and the Priestes office shal be theirs for a perpetuallawe thou * shalt also fil the hands of 〈◊〉 and the hands of his sonnes 10 After thou shalt present the calf before the Tabernacle of the Congregacion * Aaron and his sonnes shall put their hand vppon the head of the calf 11 So thou shalt kill the calf before the Lorde at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 12 Then thou shalt take of the blood of the calf and put it vpon the hornes of the altar with thy finger and shalt powre al the rest of the blood at the fote of the altar 13 * Also thou shalt take al the fat that couereth the inwardes and the kall that is on the liuer and the two kidneis and the fat that is vpon thē and shalt burne them vpon the altar 14 But the flesh of the calf and his sking and his doūg shalt thou burne with fire without the hoste it is a sinne offring 15 ¶ Thou shalt also take one ram and Aarón and his sonnes shal put their hands vpon the head of the ram 16 Thē thou shalt kil therā take his blood and sprinkle it round about vpon the altar 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces wash the inwardes of him and his legges shalt put them vpon the pieces thereof vpon his head 18 So thou shalt burne the whole ram vpó the altar for it is a burnt offring vnto the Lord for a swete sauo ur it is an offring made by sire vnto the Lord. 19 ¶ And thou shalt take the other ram and Aarón and his sonnes shall put their hands vpon the head of the ram 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram and take of his blood and put it vpon the lap of Aarons 〈◊〉 and vpō the lap of the right eare of his sonnes and vpon the thumbe of their right hand and vpon the great toe of their right fote and shalt sprinkle the blood vpon the altar round about 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is vpon the altar and of the anointing oyle shalt sprinkle it vpon Aaron and vpon his garments and vpon his sonnes and vpon the garments of his sonnes with him so he shal be halowed ād his clothes his sonnes and the garments of his sonnes with hym 22 Also thou shalt take of the rams the fat and the rópe euen the fat that couereth the inwardes the kal of the liuer the two kidneis the fat that is vpon thē and the right shulder for it is the ram of consecration 〈◊〉 23 And one loaf of bread and one cake of bread tēpered with oyle one wafer out of the basket of the vnleauened bread that is before the Lord. 24 And thou shalt put all this in the hands of Aaron and in the hand of his sonnes and shalt shake them to and fro before the Lord 25 Againe thou shalt receiue them of their hands and burne thē vpon the altar besides the burnt offring for a swete sauour before the Lord for this is an offring made by fire vnto the Lord. 26 Likewise thou shalt take the brest of the rā of the consecracion whiche is for Aarón shalt shake it to h and fro before the Lorde and it shal be thy parte 27 And thou shalt sanctifie the brest of the shaken offrings the shulder of the heaue offrings which was shaken to and fro whiche was hcaued vp of the ram of the consecracion which was for Aarón and whiche was for his sonnes 28 And Aarón and his sonnes shal haue it by a statute for euer of the children of Israél for it is an heaue offring and it shal be an heaue offringe of the children of Israél of their peace offrings euen their heaue offryng to the Lord. 29 ¶ And the holy garments which appertey ne to Aarón shal be his sonnes after him to be anointed therein and to be consecrat therein 30 That sonne that shal be Priest in his stede shal put them on seuen dayes when he cometh into the Tabernacle of the Cógregacion to minister in the holy place 31 ¶ So thou shalt take the ram of the consecracion and sethe his flesh in the holy place 32 * And Aarón and his sonnes shal eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in 〈◊〉 basket at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 33 So they shal eat these things whereby their atonement was made to consecrat thē and to sanctifie thē but a stranger shal not eate thereof because they are holy things 34 Now if ought of the flesh of the cōsecratiō or of the bread remaine vnto the morning then thou shalt burne the rest with fire it shal not be eatē because it is an holy thing 35 Therefore shalt thou do thus vnto Aarón and vnto his sonnes according to all things which I haue commanded thee seuen daies shalt thou consecrat them 36 And shalt offer euerie day a calf or a sinne offring for reconciliation and thou shalt clense the altar when thou hast offred vpon it for reconciliation and shalt anoint it to sanctifie it 37 Seuen daies shalt thou clense the altar and sanctifie it so the altar shal be moste holy whatsoeuer toucheth the altar shal be holy 38 ¶ * Now this is that which thou shalt present vpon the altar euen two lambes of one yere olde day by day continually 39 The one lambe thou shalt presēt in the mor ning and the other lambe thou shalt present at euen 40 And with the one lambe a tenth parte of fine floure mingled with the fourte parte of an Hin of beaten oile and the fourte parte of an Hin of wine for a drinke offring 41 And the other lambe thou shalt present at euen thou shalt do thereto according to the offring of the morning ād according to the drinke offring thereof to be a burnt offring for a swete sauoure vnto the Lord. 42 This shal be a continual burnt offring in your generations at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion before the Lord where I wil make appointment with you to speake there vnto thee 43 There I wil appoint with the children of Israél and the place shal be 〈◊〉 by my glorie 44 And I wil sanctifie the
the morning that thou maiest come vp early vnto the mount of Sinai and waite there for me in the top of the mount 3 But let no man come vp with thee nether let anie mā be sene throughout al the mount nether let the shepe nor cattell fede before this mount 4 ¶ Then Mosés hewed two Tables of stone like vnto the first rose vp early in the morning and went vp vnto the mount of Sinái as the Lord had commanded him and toke in his hand two Tables of stone 5 And the Lord descended in the cloude and stode with him there and proclaimed the Name of the Lord. 6 So the Lorde passed before his face and cryed The Lord the Lord strong mercifull and gracious slow to angre and abundant in goodnes and trueth 7 Reseruing mercie for thousands forgiuing iniquitie and transgression and sinne not making the wicked innocent * visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the childrē and vpon the childrens children vnto the third and fourth generacion 8 Then Mosés made haste and bowed him self to the earth and worshipped 9 And said ô Lorde I praye thee if I haue founde grace ī thy sight that the Lord wolde now go with vs for it is a stifnecked people and pardone our iniquitie and our sinne and take vs for thine enheritance 10 And he answered Beholde * I will make a couenant before althy people and will do meruels suche as haue not bene done in all the world nether in al nations all the peo ple amōg whome thou art shalse the worke of the Lorde for it is a terrible thing that I wil do with thee 11 Kepe diligently that whiche I commande thee this day beholde I will cast out before thee the Amorites and the Canaanites the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Hiuites and the Iebusites 12 * Take hede to thy self that thou make no compact with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest lest they be the cause of ruine among you 13 But ye shall ouerthrowe their altars and breake their images in pieces cut downe their groues 14 For thou shalt bowe downe to none other god because the Lord whose Name is * Ielous is a ielous God 15 Lest thou make a * cōpact with the inhabitants of the land when they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice vnto their gods some man call thee and thou * eat of his sacrifice 16 And lest thou take of their* daughters vnto thy sonnes ād their daughters go a whoring after their gods and make thy sonnes go a whoring after their gods 17 Thou 〈◊〉 make thee no gods of metal 18 ¶ The feast of vnleauened bread shalt thou kepe seuē dayes shalt thou eat vnleauened bread as I commanded thee in the time of the * moneth of Abib for in the moneth of Abib thou camest out of Egypt 19 * Euerie male that first openeth the wombe shal be mine also the first borne of thy flocke shal be reconed mine bothe of beues and shepe 20 But the first of the asse thou shalt bye out with a lambe and if thou redeme him not then thou shalt breake his necke al the first borne of thy sonnes shalt thou redeme and none shal appeare before me empty 21 ¶ Six dayes thou shalt worke and in the seuenth day thou shalt rest bothe in earyng time and in the haruest thou shalt rest 22 ¶ * Thou shalt also obserue the feast of wekes in the time of the first frutes of wheat haruest and the feast of gathering frutes in the end of the yere 23 ¶ Thrise in a yere shal al your men children appeare before the Lorde Iehouáh God of Israel 24 For I wil cast out the nacions before thee and enlarge thy coastes so that no man shall desire thy land when thou shalt come vp to appeare before the Lorde thy God thrise in the yere 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leauen nether shal ought of the sacrifice of the feast of Passeouer be left vnto the mornyng 26 The first 〈◊〉 frutes of thy land thou shalt bring vnto the house of the Lorde thy God yet shalt thou not se the a kid in his mothers milke 27 And the Lord said vnto Mosés Write thou these wordes for after the tenoure of* these wordes I haue made a couenant with thee with Israél 28 So he was there with the Lorde fourtie daies and fourtie nights and did nether eat bread nor drinke water and he wrote in the Tables * the wordes of the couenant 〈◊〉 the ten commandements 29 ¶ So when Mosés came downe frō mount Sinái the two Tables of the Testimonie were in Mosés hand as he descended from the mount now Mosés wist not that the skin of his face shone bright after that God had talked with him 30 And aarôn and all the children of Israél loked vpon Mosés beholde the skin of his face shone bright and they were afraide to come nere him 31 But Mosés called them and Aaron and al the chief of the Congregacion returned vnto him and Mosés talked with them 32 And after ward al the childrē of Israél came nere and he charged them with all that the Lord had said vnto him in mount Sinái 33 So Mosés made an end of communyng with them * ād had put a couering vpon his face 34 But when Mosés came before the Lorde to speake with hym he toke of the couering vntil he came out then he came out spake vnto the children of Israél that whiche was commanded 35 And the children of Israél sawe the face of Mosés how the skin of Mosés face shone bright therefore Mosés put the coueryng vpon his face vntil he wentto speake with God CHAP. XXXV 2 The Sabbath 5 The fre gifts are required 21 The readines of the people to 〈◊〉 30 Bezale él and Aholiáb are praised of Mosés 1 THen Mosés assembled all the Congregacion of the children of Israél said vnto thē These are the wordes whiche the Lorde hathe commanded that ye shulde do them 2 * Six dayes thou shalt worke but the seuēth day shall be vnto you the holy Sabbath of rest vnto the Lord whosoeuer soeuer doeth anye worke therein shal dye 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout all your habitations vpon the Sabbath day 4 ¶ Againe Mosés spake vnto al the Congregacion of the children of Israél saying This is the thing which the Lorde commandeth saying 5 Take from among you an offring vnto the Lorde whosoeuer is of a * willing heart let him bring this offring to the Lord namely golde and siluer and brasse 6 Also blewe silke and purple and skarlet fine linen and goates heere 7 And rams skins died red and badgers skins with Shittim wood 8 Also oyle for light
offring * of Shittim woode fiue cubites was the length thereof and fiue cubites the breadth thereof it was square and thre cubites hie 2 And he made vnto it hornes in the foure cor ners thereof the hornes thereof were of the same and he ouerlaied it with brasse 3 Also he made al the instruments of the Altar the * ashpans and the besomes and the basins the fleshokes and the censers all the instruments thereof made he of brasse 4 Moreouer he made a brasen grate wroght like a net to the Altar vnder the compas of beneth in the middes of it 5 And cast foure rings of brasse for the foure ends of the grate to put barres in 6 And he made the barres of 〈◊〉 wood couered them with brasse 7 The which barres he put into the rings on the sides of the altar to beare it with all and made it holowe within the boardes 8 ¶ Also he made the Lauer of brasse and the fote of it of brasse of the glasses of the women that did assemble and came together at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 9 ¶ Finally he made the courte on the South-side ful Southe the hangings of the courte were of 〈◊〉 twined linen hauing an hundreth cubites 10 Their pillers were twentie and their brasen sockets twentie the hokes of the pillers and their filets were of siluer 11 And on the Northside the hangings were an hundreth cubites their pillers twentie their sockets of brasse twentie the hokes of the pillers and their filets of 〈◊〉 12 On the Westside also were hangings of fiftie cubites their ten pillers with their ten sockets the hokes of the pillers and their filets of siluer 13 And toward the Eastside ful East were hangings of fiftie cubites 14 The hangings of the one side were fiftene cubites their thre pillers and their thre sockets 15 * And of the other side of the courte gate on bothe sides were hangings of fiftene cubites with their thre pillers and their thre sockets 16 All the hangings of the courte round about were of fine twined linen 17 But the 〈◊〉 of the pillers were of brasse the hokes of the pillers and their filets of siluer and the couering of their chapiters of siluer and all the pillers of the courte were hooped about with siluer 18 He made also the hanging of the gate of the courte of nedle worke blewe silke and purple and skarlet and fine twined linen euen twentie cubites long and fiue cubites in height and breadth like the hangings of the courte 19 And their pillers were foure with their foure sockets of brasse their hokes of siluer and the couering of their chapiters ād their filets of siluer 20 But all the * pins of the Tabernacle and of the courte round about were of brasse 21 ¶ These are the partes of the Tabernacle I meane of the Tabernacle of the Testimonie which was appointed by the commandement of Mosés for the office of the Leuites by the hand of Ithamár sonne to Aaron the Priest 22 So Bezaleél the sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the tribe of Iudáh made all that the Lord commanded Mosés 23 And with him Aholiáb sonne of Ahisamách of the tribe of Dan a cunning workeman and an embroyderer and a worker of nedle worke in blewe silke and in purple and in skarlet and in 〈◊〉 linen 24 All the golde that was occupied in all the worke wroght for the holy place which was the golde of the offring was nine and twentie talents and seuen hundreth and thir tie shekels according to the shekel of the Sanctuarie 25 But the siluer of them that were nombred in the Congregacion was an hundreth talents and a thousand seuen hundreth seuentie and fiue shekels after the shekel of the Sanctuarie 26 A portion for a man that is halfe a shekel after the shekel of the Sanctuarie for all them that were nombred from twentie yere olde and aboue among six hundreth thousand and thre thousand and fiue hundreth and fiftie men 27 Moreouer there were an hundreth talents of siluer to cast the sockets of the Sanctuarie and the sockets of the vaile an hundreth sockets of an hundreth talens a talent for a socket 28 But he made the hokes for the pillers of a thousand seuen hundreth and seuentie and fiue shekels and ouerlaied their chapiters and made filets about them 29 Also the brasse of the offring was seuentie talents and two thousand and foure hundreth shekels 30 Whereof he made the sockets to the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the brasen Altar and the brasengrate which was for it with all the instruments of the Altar 31 And the sockets of the courte round about and the sockets for the courte gate and all the * pins of the Tabernacle and all the pins of the courte round about CHAP. XXXIX 1 The apparel of Aarón and his sonnes 32 All that the Lord commanded was made and finished 43 Mosés blesseth the people 1 MOreouer they made garments of ministration to ministre in the Sanctuarie of blewe silke and purple and skarlet thei * made also the holy garments for Aarón as the Lord had commanded Mosés 2 So he made the Ephód of golde blewe silke and purple and skarlet and fine twined linen 3 And they did beate the golde into thin plates and cut it into wiers to worke it in the blewe silke and in the purple and in the skar let in the fine linē with broydred worke 4 For the which thei made shulders to couple together for it was closed by the two edges thereof 5 And the broydred garde of his Ephód that was vpon him was of the same stuffe and of like worke euen of golde of blewe silke purple and skarlet and fine twined linen as the Lord had commanded Mosés 6 ¶ And they wroght * two onix stones closed in ouches of golde and graued as signets are grauen with the names of the children of Israél 7 And put thē on the shulders of the Ephód as stones for a * remembrance of the children of Israél as the Lord had commanded Mosés 8 ¶ Also he made the brest plate of broydred worke like the worke of the Ephód to wit of golde blewe silke and purple and skarlet and fine twined linen 9 They made the brest plate double and it was square an hand breadth long an hand breadth broad it was also double 10 And they filled it with foure rowes of stones The ordre was thus 〈◊〉 ruby a topaze a carbuncle in the first rowe 11 And in the seconde rowe an emeraude a saphir and a diamond 12 Also in the third rowe a turkeis an a chate and an hematite 13 Like wise in the fourte rowe a chrysolite an onix and a iasper closed and set in ouches of golde 14 So the stones were according to the names of the children
vpō the wood that is in the fire for it is a burnt offrīg an oblatiō made by fire for a swete sauour vnto the Lord. CHAP. II. 1 The meat offring is after thre sortes of fine floure vnbaken 4 Of bread baken 14 And of corne in the eare 1 ANd when anie wil offer a meat offring vnto the Lord his offring shal be of fine floure and he shal poure oyle vpon it put incenseth ereon 2 And shall bring it vnto Aarons sonnes the Priests he shal take thēce his handful of the floure of the oyle with al the incense and the Priest shal burne it for a memoriall vpon the altar for it is an offring made by fire for a swete sauour vnto the Lord. 3 * But the remnant of the meat offryng shal be Aarons his sonnes for it is most holy of the Lords offrings made by fire 4 ¶ If thou bring also a meat offring baken in the ouen it shal be an vnleauened cake of fine floure mingled with oyle or an vnlea uened wafer anointed with oyle 5 ¶ But if thy meat offring be an oblation of the friyng pan it shal be of fine floure vnleauened mingled with oyle 6 And thou shalt parte it in pieces and powre oyle thereon for it is a meat offring 7 ¶ And if thy meat offring be an oblation made in the caudron it shal be made of fine floure with oyle 8 After thou shalt bring the meat offring that is made of these things vnto the Lord and shalt present it vnto the Priest and he shal bring it to the altar 9 And the Priest shal take from the meat offring a * memorial of it shal burne it vpon the altar for it is an oblation * made by fire for a swete sauour vnto the Lord. 10 But that which is left of the meat offring shal be Aarons his sonnes for it is moste holy of the offrings of the Lord made by fire 11 All the meat offrings which ye shal offer vnto the Lord shal be made without leauen for ye shal nether burne leauen nor hony in any offring of the Lord made by fire 12 ¶ In the oblation of the first frutes ye shal offer them vnto the Lord but they shal not be burnt vpon the altar for a swete sauour 13 All the meat offrings also shalt thou season with * salt nether shalt thou suffre the salt of the couenant of thy God to be lacking frō thy meat offring but vpon all thine oblations thou shalt offer salt 14 If then thou offer a meat offring of thy first frutes vnto the Lord thou shalt offer for thy meat offring of thy first frutes * eares of cor ne dried by the fire and wheat beaten out of the grene eares 15 After thou shalt put oyle vpon it and laie incense thereon for it is a meat offring 16 And the Priest shal burne the memorial of it euen of that that is beaten and of the oyle of it with all the incense thereof for it is an offring vnto the Lord made by fire CHAP. III. 1 The maner of peace offrings and beasts for the same 17. The Israclites may nether eat fat nor blood ALso if his oblation be a peace offring if he wil offer of the droue whether it be male or female he shal offer suche as is without blemish before the Lord 2 And shal put his hand vpon the head of his offring and kil it at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and Aarons sonnes the Priests shal sprinckle the blood vpon the altar round about 3 So he shal offer parte of the peace offrigs as a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord euen the * fat that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is vpon the inwardes 4 He shal also take away the two kidneis and the fat that is on them and vpon the flanks and the kall on the liuer with the kidneis 5 And Aarons sonnes shal burne it on the altar with the burnt offring whiche is vpon the wood that is on the fire this is a sacrifice made by fire for a swete sauourvnto the lord 6 ¶ Also if his oblation be a peace offring vn to the Lord out of the flocke whether it be male or female he shall offer it without blemish 7 If he offer a lambe for his oblation then he shall bring it before the Lord. 8 And lay his hand vpon the head of his offring and shall kill it before the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and Aarons sonnes shal sprinkle the blood therof round about vpon the altar 9 After of the peace offrings he shal offer an offring made by fire vnto the Lord he shall take awai the fat thereof the rumpe altogether hard by the backe bone and the far that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is vpon the inwardes 10 Also he shall take away the two kidneis with the fat that is vpō thē vpō the * flāks and the kal vpon the liuer with the kidneis 11 Then the Priest shal burne it vpon the altar as the meat of an offrings made by fire vnto the Lord. 12 ¶ Also if his offring be a goat then shal he offer it before the Lord. 13 And shall put his hand vpon the head of it and kil it before the Tabernacle of the Cō gregacion and the sonnes of Aarón shall sprinkle the blood thereof vpon the altar roundabout 14 Then he shal offer there of his offring euē an offring made by fire vnto the Lord the fat that couereth the inwardes al the fat that is vpon the inwardes 15 Also he shal take away the two kidneis and the fat that is vpon thē and vpon the flanks and the kal vpon the liuer with the kidneis 16 So the Priest shal burne thē vpon the altar as the meat of an offring made by fire for a swete sauour * all the fat is the Lords 17 This shal be a perpetual ordināce for your generacions throughoutal your dwellings so that ye shal eat nether fat nor * blood CHAP. IIII. 1 The offring for sinnes done of ignorāce 3 For the Priest 13 The Congregacion 22 The ruler 27 And the priuate man 1 MOreouer the Lord speake vnto Mosés saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israél saying If anie shall sinne through ignorāce in anie of the commandements of the Lord which oughtnot to be done but shal do cōtrarie to anie of them 3 If the Priest that is anointed do sinne according to the sinne of the people thē shall he offer for his sinne which he hath sinned a yong bullocke without blemish vnto the Lord for a sinne offring 4 And he shal bring the bullocke vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion before the Lord and shal put his hand vpō the bullocks head and kil the
shal pronounce with an othe and it be hid frō him after knoweth that he hathe offēded in one of these points 5 Whē he hathe sinned in anie of these things then he shal confesse that he hathe sinned therein 6 Therefore shal he bring his trespasse offring vnto the Lord for his sinne which he hathe committed euen a female from the flocke be it a lābe or a she goat for a sinne offring and the Priest shal make an atonement for him concerning his sinne 7 But if he be not able to bring a shepe he shal bring for his trespasse which he hathe committed two turtle doues or two yong pigeōs vnto the Lord one for a sinne offring and the other for a burnt offring 8 So he shal bring them vnto the Priest who shal offer the sinne offring first and * wring the necke of it a sundre but not plucke it cleane of 9 After he shal sprinkle of the blood of the sinne offring vpon the side of the altar and the rest of the blood shal be shed at the fote of the altar for it is a sinne offring 10 Also he shal offer the seconde for a burnt offring as the maner is so shal the Priest make an atonement for him for his sinne which he hathe committed and it shal be forgiuen him 11 ¶ But if he * be not able to bring two turtle doues or two yong pigeons then he that ha the sinned shal bring for his offring the tēth parte of an Epháh of fine floure for a sinne offring he shal put none oyle thereto nether put anie incense thereon for it is a sinne ne offring 12 Then shal he bring it to the Priest and the Priest shal take his handeful of it for the * remembrance thereof and burne it vpon the altar * with the offrings of the Lord made by fire for it is a sinne offring 13 So the Priest shal make an atonement for him as touching his sinne that he hathe cōmitted in one of these points and it shal be forgiuen him and the remnant shal be the Priests as the meat offring 14 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 15 If anie persone transgresse sinne through ignorance by taking awaie things consecrated vnto the Lord he shal then bring for his trespasse offring vnto the Lord a rā without blemish out of the flocke worthe two shekels of siluer by thy estimation after the shekel of the Sanctuarie for a trespasse offring 16 So he shal restore that wherein he hathe offended in taking awaie of the holy thing and shal put the fift parte more thereto and giue it vnto the Priest so the Priest shal make an atonemēt for him with the ram of the tres passe offring and it shal be forgiuen him 17 ¶ Also if anie sinne and * do against anie of the commandements of the Lord which ought not to be done and knowe not and sinne and beare his iniquitie 18 Then shal he bring a ram without blemish out of the flocke in thy estimation worth * two shekels for a trespasse offring vnto the Priest and the Priest shal make an atonemēt for him cōcerning his ignorance wherein he erred and was not ware so it shal be forgiuen him 19 This is the trespasse offring for the trespasse committed against the Lord CHAP. VI. 6 The offring for sinnes which are done willingly 9 The lawe of the burnt offrings 13 The fire must abide euermore vpon the altar 14 The lawe of the meat offring 20. The offrings of Aarón and his sonnes 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 2 If anie sinne cōmit a trespasse against the Lord denie vnto his neighbour that which was takē him to kepe or that which was put to him of trust or doeth by robberie or by violēce oppresse his neighbour 3 Or hathe found that which was lost and denieth it and sweareth falsely * for anie of these things that a man doeth wherein he sinneth 4 When I say he thus sinneth and trespasseth he shal then restore the robbery that he rob bed or the thing taken by violence which he toke by force or the thing which was deliuered him to kepe or the lost thing which he founde 5 Or for whatsoeuer he hathe sworne falsely he shal bothe restore it in the whole * summe and shal adde the fift parte more thereto and giue it vnto him to whome it perteineth the same day that he offreth for his trespasse 6 Also he shal bring for his trespasse vnto the Lord a ram without blemish out of the * flocke in thy estimatiō worthe two shekels for a trespasse offring vnto the Priest 7 And the Priest shal make an atonement for him before the Lord and it shal be forgiuen him whatsoeuer thing he hathe done and trespassed therein 8 ¶ Then the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 9 Commande Aarón and his sonnes saying This is the lawe of the burnt offring it is the burnt offring because it burneth vpon the altar all the night vnto the morning and the fire burneth on the altar 10 And the Priest shal put on his linnen garment and shal put on his linnen breches vpon his flesh and take away the ashes when the fire hathe consumed the burnt offring vpon the altar and he shal put them beside the altar 11 After he shal put of his garments and put on other raiment and cary the ashes forthe without the hoste vnto a cleane place 12 But the fire vpō the altar shal burne thereō and neuer be put out wherefore the Priest shal burne wood on it euerie morning lay the burnt offring in ordre vpon it he shal burne thereon the fat of the peace offrings 13 The fire shal euer burne vpon the altar and neuer go out 14 ¶ * Also this is the lawe of the meat offring which Aarons sonnes shal offer in the presence of the Lord before the altar 15 He shal euen take thence his handful of fine floure of the meat offring and of the oyle and all the incens which is vpon the meat offring and shalt burne it vpon the altar for a swete sauour as a * memorial therefore vnto the Lord 16 But the rest thereof shal Aarōn and his sonnes eat it shal be eaten without leauen in the holy place in the courte of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion they shal eat it 17 It shal not be baken with leauen I haue gi uen it for their porcion of mine offrings ma de by fire for it is as the sinne offring and as the trespasse offring 18 All the males among the children of Aarōn shal eat of it It shal be a statute for euer in your generacions concerning the offrings of the Lord made by fire * whatsoeuer tou cheth them shal be holy 19 ¶ Againe the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying
by a statute for euer frō among the children of Israél 35 ¶ This is the anointyng of Aarôn and the anointyng of his sonnes concernyng the offrings of the Lorde made by fire in the daye whē he presented them to serue in the Priests office vnto the Lord. 36 The which portions the Lord commāded to gyue them in the daye that the anointed them from among the children of Israél by a statute for euer in their generacions 37 This is also the lawe of the burnt offryng of the meat offring and of the sinne offring and of the trespasse offring and of the consecrations and of the peace offrings 38 Which the Lord commanded Mosés in the mount Sinái when he commanded the children of Israél to offer their giftes vnto the Lord in the wildernes of Sinái CHAP. VIII 12 The anointing of Aarón and his sonnes with the sacrifice con ceinyng the same 1 AFterwarde the Lorde spake vnto Mosés saying 2 * Take Aarón and his sonnes with hym and the garments and the * anointing oyle and a bullocke for the sin offring and two rams and a basket of vnleauened bread 3 And assemble all the companie at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 4 So Mosés did as the Lord had commanded him and the companie was assembled at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregaciō 5 Then Mosés said vnto the companie * This is the thyng whiche the Lorde hathe commanded to do 6 And Mosés broght Aarón and his sonnes ād washed them with water 7 And put vpon him the coat and girded him with a girdel ād clothed him with the robe and put the Ephōd on him which he girded with the broydred garde of the Ephód and bonde it vnto him therewith 8 After he put the brest plate thereon and put in the brest plate * the Vrim and the 〈◊〉 9 Also he put the mitre vpon his head and put vpon the mitre on the fore fronte the golden plate ād the holy crowne as the Lord had commanded Mosés 10 Now Mosés had taken the anointing oyle and anointed the Tabernacle and that was therein and sanctified them 11 And sprink led thereof vpon the altar seuen times and anointed the altar and all hys instruments and the lauer and hys fote to sanctifie them 12 * And he powred of the anoynting oyle vppon Aarons head and anointed hym to sanctifie him 13 After Mosés broght Aarons sonnes and put coates vpon them and girded them with gir dels and put bonets vpon their heades as the Lord had commanded Mosés 14 * Then he broght the bullocke for the sin offryng and his sonnes put their handes vppon the head of the bullocke for the sinne offring 15 And Mosés slewe hym and toke the blood which he put vpon the hornes of the Altar round about with his finger ād purified the Altar and powred the reste of the blood at the fote of the Altar so he sanctified it to make reconciliation vpon it 16 Then he toke all the fat that was vpon the inwardes and the kall of the liuer and the two kidneis with their fat which Mosés bur ned vpon the Altar 17 But the bullocke and hys hyde and hys flesh and his doung he burnt with fire without the hoste as the Lorde had commanded Mosés 18 ¶ Also he broght the ram for the burnt offryng and Aaron and hys sonnes put their hands vpon the head of the ram 19 So Mosés killed it and sprinkled the blood vpon the Altar round about 20 And Mosés cut the ram in pieces ād burnt the head with the pieces and the fat 21 And washed the inwardes ād the legs in water so Mosés burnt the ram euerie whit vpō the Altar for it was a burnt offrynge for a swete sauour whiche was made by fire vnto the Lord as the Lord had cōmanded Mosés 22 ¶ * After he broght the other ram the ram of consecracions and Aarōn and his sonnes laied their hands vpon the head of the ram 23 Whyche Mosés slewe and toke of the blood of it and put it vppon the lap of Aarons ryght eare and vppon the thombe of his right hand and vpon the great toe of his ryght fote 24 Then Mosés broght Aarons sonnes and put of the blood on the lap of theyr ryght eares and vpon the thumbes of their ryght hands and vpon the great toes of their right fete and Mosés sprinkled the reste of the blood vpon the Altar round about 25 And he toke the fat and the rumpe and all the fat that was vpon the inwardes and the kall of the liuer and the two kidneis wyth their fat and the right 〈◊〉 26 Also he toke of the basket of the vnleauened bread that was before the Lord one vnleauened cake and a cake of oyled breade and one wafer and put them on the fat and vpon the right shulder 27 So he put * all in Aarons handes and in hys sonnes hands and shoke it to and fro before the Lord. 28 After Mosés toke them out of their hands and burnt them vpon the Altar for a burnt offryng for these were consecracions for a swete sauour which were made by fire vnto the Lord. 29 Likewise Mosés toke the breast of the ram of consecracions and shoke it to and fro before the Lord for it was Mosés * portion as the Lord had commanded Mosés 30 Also Mosés toke of the anointing oyle and of the blood which was vpon the Altar and sprinkled it vpon Aarón vpon 〈◊〉 garments and vpon his sonnes and on hys 〈◊〉 garments with him so he sanctified Aarón hys garments and his sonnes and his sonnes garments with him 31 ¶ Afterward Mosés sayd vnto Aarón and his sonnes Sethe the fleshe at the dore of the g Tabernacle of the Congregacion and there * eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecracions as I cōmanded saying Aarón and his sonnes shal eat it 32 But that which remaineth of the fleshe and of the bread shal ye burne with fire 33 And ye shalte not departe from the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion seuen dayes vntil the dayes of your consecracions be at an end * for seuē daies said the Lord shal he consecrate you 34 As he hathe done thys day so the Lorde hathe commanded to do to make an atonement for you 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion daye and nyght seuen dayes and shal kepe the watch of the LORD that ye dye not for so I am commanded 36 So Aarôn and his sonnes did all things whiche the Lord had commanded by the hand of Mosés CHAP. IX 8 The first offrings of Aarón 22 Aaron blesseth the people 23 The glorie of the Lorde is sheweth 24 The fire commeth from the Lord. 1 ANd in the eyght daye Mosés called Aarón and hys sonnes and the Elders of
Isráel 2 * Thē he said vnto Aaron Take thee a yong calf for a sinne offring ād a ram for a burnt offring bothe without blemish and bring them before the Lord. 3 And vnto the children of Israél thou shalte speake saying Take ye an he goat for a sinne offring and a calf and a lambe both of a yere olde without blemish for a burnt offring 4 Also a bullocke ād a ram for peace offrings to offer before the Lord and a meat offring mingled with oyle for to day the Lorde will appeare vnto you 5 ¶ Then thei broght that which Mosés commanded before the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and all the assemble drewe nere and stode before the Lord. 6 For Mosés had said This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye shulde do and the glorie of the Lord shal appeare vnto you 7 Then Mosés said vnto Aarôn Drawe nere to the Altar and offer thy sin offring and thy burnt offring and make an atonement for thee for the people offer also the offring of the people and make an atonement for them as the Lord hathe commanded 8 ¶ Aarón therefore went vnto the Altar and killed the calf of the sin offring which was for him self 9 And the sonnes of Aaron broght the blood vnto him ād he dipt his finger in the blood and put it vpon the hornes of the Altar and powred the rest of the blood at the fote of the Altar 10 But the fat and the kidneis and the kall of the liuer of the sin offring he burnt vpon the Altar as the LORD had commanded Mosés 11 The flesh also and the hyde he burnt with fire with out the hoste 12 After he slewe the burnt offring and Aarons sonnes broght vnto him the blood which he sprinkled round about vpon the Altar 13 Also thei broght the burnt offring vnto him with the pieces thereof and the head and he burnt them vpon the Altar 14 Likewise he did wash the inwardes and the legs and burnt them vpon the burnt offring on the Altar 15 ¶ Then he offred the peoples offring and toke a goat which was the sin offring for the people and slewe it and offred it for sinne as the first 16 So he offred the burnt offring and prepared it according to the maner 17 He presented also the meat offring and filled his hand thereof and * beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning he burnt this vpon the Altar 18 He slewe also the bullocke and the ram for the peace offrings that was for the people and Aarons sonnes broght vnto him the blood which he sprinkled vpon the Altar round about 19 With the fat of the bullocke and of the ram the rumpe and that which couereth the inwardes and the kidneis and the kall of the liuer 20 So thei laied the fat vpon the breasts and he burnt the fat vpon the Altar 21 But the breasts and the right shulder Aarôn shoke to fro before the Lord as the Lord had commanded Moses 22 So Aarón lift vp his hand towarde the people and blessed thē and came downe from offring of the sinne offring and the burnt offring and the peace offrings 23 After Mosés and Aarón went into the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and came out and blessed the peole * and the glorie of the Lord appeared to all the people 24 * And there came a fire out from the Lord and consumed vpon the Altar the burnt offring and the fat which when all the people sawe thei gaue thankes fel on their faces CHAP. X. 2 Nadáb and Abihu are burnt 6 Israél murneth for thē but the Priests might not 9 The Priests are forbidden wine 1 BVt * Nadáb and Abihú the sonnes of Aarôn toke ether of them his censor and put fire therein and put incens thereupon and offred strange fire before the LORD which he had not commanded them 2 Therefore a fire went out from the Lord and deuoured them so thei dyed before the Lord. 3 Then Mosés said vnto Aarôn This is it that the Lord spake saying I wil be sanctified in them that come nere me and before all the people I wil be glorified but Aarón helde his peace 4 And Mosés called Mishaél and Elzaphán the sonnes of Vzziél the vncle of Aarón and said vnto them Come nere cary your brethren from before the Sanctuarie out of the hoste 5 Then thei went and caryed them in their coates out of the hoste as Mosés had commanded 6 After Mosés said vnto Aarón and vnto Eleazar and I thamar his sonnes Vncouer not your heades nether rent your clothes lest ye dye and lest wrath come vpon all the people but let your brethren all the house of Israél be waile the burning which the Lord hathe kindled 7 And go not ye out from the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion lest ye dye for the anointing oyle of the Lord is vpon you and thei did according to Mosés commandement 8 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Aarôn saying 9 Thou shalt not drinke wine nor strong drinke thou nor thy sonnes with thee when ye come into the Tabernacle of the Congre gacion lest ye dye this is an ordinance for euer throughout your generacions 10 That ye may put difference betwene the holy and the vnholy and betwene the cleane and the vncleane 11 And that ye may teache the children of Israél all the statutes which the Lord hathe cō manded them by the hand of Mosês 12 ¶ Then Mosés said vnto Aarôn and vnto Eleazár and to Ithamár his sonnes that were left Take the meat offring that remaineth of the offrings of the Lord made by fire and eat it without leauen beside the altar for it is moste holy 13 And ye shal eat it in the holy place because it is thy duetie and thy sonnes duetie of the offrings of the Lord made by fire for so I am commanded 14 Also* the shaken breast and the heaue shul der shal ye eat in a cleane place thou and thy sonnes and thy daughters with thee for thei are giuen as thy 〈◊〉 and thy sonnes duetie of the peace offrings of the children of Israél 15 The heaue shulder and the shaken breast shal they bring with the offrings made by fire of the fat to shake it to and fro before the Lord and it shal be thine and thy sonnes with thee by alawe for euer as the Lord hathe commanded 16 ¶ * And Mosés soght the goat that was offred for sinne and lo it was burnt therefore he was angry with Eleazár and Ithamár the sonnes of Aarón which were left aliue saying 17 Wherefore haue ye not eaten the sin offring in the holy place seing it is moste holy and God hathe giuen it you to beare the iniqui tie of the Congregacion to make an atonement for them
the Congregacion shal Aarôn dresse them bothe euē and morning before the Lord alwaies this shal be a law for euer through your generacions 4 He shal dresse the lampes vppon the* pure Candelsticke before the Lord perpetually 5 ¶ Also thou shalt take fine floure and bake tweleue* cackes thereof two tenth deales shal be in one cake 6 And thou shalt set thē in two rowes six in a rowe vpō the pure table before the Lord. 7 Thou shalt also put pure in cense vpon the rowes that in stede of the breade it may be for a remembrāce and an offring made by fire to the Lord. 8 Euerie Sabbath he shall put them in rowes before the Lord euermore receauing thē of the children of Israél for an euerlasting couenant 9 * And the bread shal be Aarōs and his sonnes and thei shal eat it in the holy place for it is most holy vnto him of the offrings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual ordinance 10 ¶ And there went out among the children of Israél the sonne of an Israelitish woman whose father was an Egyptian this sonne of the Israelitish womā amā of Israél stroue together in the hoste 11 So the Israelitish womās sonne blasphemed the Name of the Lord and cursed they broght him vnto Mosés his mothers name also was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they* put him in warde till he tolde them the minde of the Lord. 13 Then the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 14 Bring the blasphemer with out the hoste and let all that heard him * put their hāds vpon his head and let al the Congregaciō stone him 15 And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israél saying Whosoeuer curseth his God shal beare his sinne 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord shal be put to death all the Congregacion shallstone him to death as well the strāger as he that is borne in the land whē he blasphemeth the Name of the Lord let him be slaine 17 ¶ * He also that killeth anie man he shal be put to death 18 And he that killeth a beast he shal restore it beast for beast 19 Also if a man cause anie blemish in hys neighbour as he hathe done so shall it be done to him 20 * Breache for breache eie for eie to the for to the such a blemish as he hath made in anie suche shal be repaied to him 21 And he that killeth a beast shal restore it but he that killeth a man shal be slaine 22 Ye shal haue* one la we it shal be aswel for the stranger as for one borne in the countrey for I am the Lord your God 23 ¶ Then Mosés tolde the childrē of Israél and they broght the blasphemer out of the hoste and stond him with stones so the children of Israél did as the Lord had commanded Mosés CHAP. XXV 2 The Sabbath of the seuenth yere 8 The Iubile in the fiftieth yere 14 Not to oppresse their brethren 23 The sale and redeming of lands houses and persones 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés in moūt Sin ai saying 2 Speake vnto the children of Israél and say vnto them When ye shall come into the land which I giue you the* land shall kepe Sabbath vnto the Lord. 3 Six yeres thou shalt sowe thy field and six yeres thou shalt cut thy vineyarde and gather the frute thereof 4 But the seuenth yere shal be a Sabbath of rest vnto the land it shal be the Lords Sab bath thou shalt nether sowe thy field nor cutthy vineyarde 5 That which groweth of it owne accorde of thy haruest thou shalt not reape nether gather the grapes that thou haste lefte vnlaboured for it shal be a yere of reste vnto the land 6 And the rest of the land shal be meate for you euen for thee and for thy seruant for thy maid for thy hyred seruāt for the stranger that soiourneth with thee 7 And for thy cattel and for the beastes that are in thy land shall all the increase therof be meat 8 ¶ Also thou shalt nomber seuen Sabbaths of yeres vnto thee euen seuen times seuē yere the space of the seuen Sabbaths of yeres wil be vnto the nine fourty yere 9 Then thou shalt cause to blowe the trumpet of the Iubile in the tenth day of the seuenth moneth euen in the day of the recō ciliacion shal ye make the trumpet blowe throughout all your land 10 And ye shall halowe that yere euen the fiftieth yere and proclaime libertie in the land to all the inhabitants there of it shal be the Iubile vnto you and ye shal returne euerie man vnto his possession and euerie man shal returne vnto his familie 11 This fiftieth yere shal be a yere of Iubile vnto you ye shall not sowe nether reape that which groweth of it self nether gather the grapes therof that are left vnlaboured 12 For it is the Iubile it shall be holy vnto you ye shal eat of the increase thereof out of the field 13 In the yere of this Iubile ye shall returne euerie man vnto his possession 14 And when thou sellest ought to thy neigh bour or byest at thy neighbours hande ye shal not oppresse one another 15 But according to the nōber of yeres after the Iubile thou shalt bye of thy neighbour also according to the nōber of the yeres of the reuenues he shal sel vnto thee 16 According to the multitude of yeres thou shalt encrease the price therof and accordynge to the fewnes of yeres thou shalt abate the price of it for the nomber of frutes doeth he sel vnto thee 17 Oppresse not ye therefore anie man hys neighbour but thou shalt feare thy God for I am the Lord your God 18 ¶ Wherefore ye shal obey mine ordināces and kepe my Lawes and do them and ye shalwel in the land in saftie 19 And the land shal giue her frute ye shall eat your fil and dwel therein 〈◊〉 20 And if ye shal say What shal we eat the seuēth yere for we shal not sowe nor gather-in our increase 21 I wil send my blessings vppon you in the sixt yere and it shal bring forthe frute for thre yeres 22 And ye shalsowe the eight yere and eate of the old frute vntil the ninth yere vntil the frute therof come ye shal eat the olde 23 ¶ Also the lād shal not be sold to be cut of frō the familie for the land is mine ye be but strangers and soiourners with me 24 Therfore in al the land of your possession ye shal grante a redempciō for the land 25 ¶ If thy brother be impouerished and sel his possession thē his redemer shall come euen his nere kinsman and bye out
like C D The Westside called Occident was fiftie cubites broad wherein were ten pillers of like height with the other whereunto were fastened the curtaines to close that side The Eastside also called Orient was fiftie cubites broad A B. Thus the court was fiftie cubites longer then it was broad Thei entred into the court on the Eastside and before the gate was an hanging of twentie cubites long F G fastened on foure pillers and on the sides thereof to make it close were curtaines of fiftene cubites lōg E F and G H whiche on euerie side 〈◊〉 fastened on thre pillers as this figure sufficiently declareth 51 And when the Tabernacle goeth forthe the Leuites shall take it downe and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched the Leuites shal set it vp for the stranger that cometh nere shal be slaine 52 Also the children of Israél shal pitch their tentes euerie man in his campe and euerie man vnder his standerd throughout their armies 53 But the Leuites shal pitch rounde aboute the Tabernacle of the Testimonie lest vēgeance come vpon the Congregacion of the children of Israél and the Leuites shall take the charge of the Tabernacle of the Testimonie 54 So the children of Israél did accordynge to all that the Lord had commanded Mosés so did thei CHAP. II. 2 The ordre of the tents and the names of the captaines of the Israelites 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés and to Aarón saying 2 Euerie man of the children of Israél shall cāpe by his standerd vnder the ensigne of their fathers house farre of about the Ta bernacle of the cōgregaciō shal thei pitch 3 On the Eastside towarde the rising of the sunne shal thei of the standerd of the hoste of Iudáh pitch according to their armies and Nahshón the sonne of Amminadáb shal be captaine of the sonnes of Iudáh 4 And his hoste and the nomber of thē were seuenty and foure thousande and six hundreth 5 Next vnto him shall they of the tribe of Issachár pitche and Nethaneél the sonne of Zuár shal be the captaine of the sonnes of Issachár 6 And his hoste and the nomber thereof were foure and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth 7 Then the tribe of Zebulún and Eliáb the sonne of Helón captaine ouer the sonnes of Zebulún 8 And his hoste and the nomber therof seuē and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth 9 The whole nomber of the hoste of Iudáh are an hundreth foure score and six thousand and foure hundreth according to their armies thei shal first set forthe 10 ¶ On the Southside shal be the stāderd of the hoste of Reubē according to their armies the captaine ouer the sōnes of Reubén shal be Elizúr the sonne of Shedeúr 11 And his hoste and the nomber thereof six and fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth 12 And by him shal the tribe of Simeō pitch and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Simeòn shal be Shelumiél the sonne of Zurishaddái 13 And his hoste the nomber of thē nine and fiftie thousand and thre hundreth 14 And the tribe of Gad and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Gad shal be Eliasáph the son ne of Deuel 15 And his hoste and the nomber of them were fiue and fourtie thousand six hūdreth and fiftie 16 All the nomber of the campe of Reubén were an hundreth and one and fiftie thousand and foure hūdreth and fiftie according to their armies ād thei shal set forthe in the seconde place 17 ¶ Then the Tabernacle of the Congregacion shal go with the hoste of the Leuites in the middes of the campe as thei haue pit ched so shal theigo forwarde euerie man in his ordre according to their standerds 18 ¶ The standerd of the campe of Ephráim shal be toward the West accordīg to their armies and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Ephráim shal be Elishamā the sonne of Am mihúd 19 And his hoste and the nomber of thē were fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth 20 And by him shal be the tribe of Manasséh and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Manasséh shal be Gamliél the sonne of Pedahzūr 21 And his hoste and the nomber of them were two and thirtie thousand and two hundreth 22 And the tribe of Beniamin and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Beniamin shal be Abidan the sonne of Gideoni 23 And his hoste and the nomber of them were fiue and thirtie thousand and foure hundreth 24 All the nomber of the campe of Ephráim were an hundreth and eight thousand and one hūdreth according to their armies and thei shal go in the third place 25 ¶ The standerd of the hoste of Dan shal be toward the North according to their armies and the captaine ouer the children of Dan shal be Ahiézer the sonne of Ammishaddái 26 And his hoste and the nomber of them were two and thre score thousand and seuen hundreth 27 And by him shal the tribe of Ashér pitch and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Ashér shal be Pagiél the sonne of Ocrán 28 And his hoste and the nomber of them were one and fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali and the captai ne ouer the children of Naphtali shal be Ahirá the sonne of Enán 30 And his hoste and the nomber of them were thre and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth 31 All the nomber of the hoste of Dan was an hundreth and seuen and fiftie thousand and six hundreth thei shal go hinmoste with their standerds 32 ¶ These are the summes of the children of Israél by the houses of their fathers all the nomber of the hoste according to their armies six hundreth and thre thousand fiue hundreth and fiftie 33 But the Leuites were not nombred among the children of Israél as the Lord had commanded Mosés 34 And the children of Israél did according to all that the Lord had commanded Mosés so thei pitched according to their standerds and so thei iourneyed euerie one with his families according to the houses of their fathers CHAP. III. 6 The change and office of the Leuites 12 35. Why the Lord separated the Leuites for him self 16 Their nomber families and captaines 40 The first borne of Israél is redemed by the Leuites 47 The ouer plus is redemed by money 1 THese also were the generacions of Aarón and Mosés and in the day that the Lord spake with Mosés in mount Sinái 2 So these are the names of the sonnes of Aarón * Nadáb the first borne and Abihú Elea zár and Ithamár 3 These are the names of the sonnes of Aarón the anointed Priests whome Moses did * consecrate to minister in the Priests office 4 * And Nadáb and Abihú dyed before the Lord when thei offred * strange fire before the Lord in the wildernes of Sinái and had no children but Eleazár and Ithamár serued in the Priests office in the sight of Aarōn
Na zarite to separate him selfe vnto the Lorde 3 He shal absteine from wine strōg drinke and shall drinke no sowre wine nor sowre drinke nor shal drink anie licour of grapes nether shal eat fresh grappes nor dried 4 As long as his 〈◊〉 endureth shall he eat nothing that is made of the wine of the vine nether the kernels nor the huske 5 While he is separate by his vowe the * rasure shall not come vpō his head vntill the dayes be out in the which he separateth him self vnto the Lord he shal be holie shallet the lockes of the heere of his head growe 6 Duryng the time that he separateth hym selfe vnto the Lorde he shall come at no dead body 7 He shal not make him selfe vncleane at the death of his father or mother brother or sister for the consecracion of his God is vpon his head 8 All the dayes of his separacion he shal be holy to the Lord. 9 And if anie dye sodenly by hym or he beware then the head of his consecracion shal be defiled and he shal shaue his head in the day of his clensing in the seuenth day he shal shaue it 10 And in the eight day he shall bryng two turtles or two yong pigeons to the Priest at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 11 Then the Priest shall prepare the one for a sin offring and the othe for a burnt offring and shal make an atonemēt for him because he sinned by the dead so shal he halowe his head the same day 12 And he shall consecrate vnto the Lord the daies of his separacion shal bring alambe of a yere olde for a trespas offring the first dayes shal be voyde for his consecracion was defiled 13 ¶ This thē is the lawe of the Nazarite Whē the time of his consecracion is out he shall come to the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 14 And he shal bring his offring vnto the Lord an he lambe of a yere olde without blemish for a burnt offring and a she lambe of a yere olde with out blemish for a sin offring and a ram without blemish for peace offrings 15 And a basket of vnleauened bread of * cakes of fine floure mingled with oyle and wafers of vnleauened bread anointed with oyle with their meat offring their drinke offrings 16 The which the Priest shall bring before the Lord and make his sin offring and his burnt offring 17 He shal prepare also the ram for a peace offring vnto the Lord with the basket of vnleauened bread and the Priest shal make his meat offring and his drinke offring 18 And * the Nazarite shall shaue the head of his consecracion at the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and shal take the heere of the head of his consecracion and put in the fire whiche is vnder the peace offring 19 Then the Priest shal take the sodē shulder of the ram and an vnleauened cake out of the basket and a wafer vnleauened and put them vpon the hands of the Nazarite after he hath shauen his consecracion 20 And the Priest shall * shake them to and fro before the Lord this is an holy thyng for the Priest besides the shaken breast besides the haue shulder so afterward the Naza rite may drinke wine 21 This is the lawe of Nazarite which he hath vowed and of his offryng vnto the Lorde for his consecracion besides that that he is able to bring according to the vowe which he vowed so shal he do after the lawe of his consecracion 22 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 23 Speake vnto Aarōn and to his sonnes saying Thus shal ye blesse the childrē of 〈◊〉 and say vnto them 24 The Lord blesse thee an kepe thee 25 The Lord make his face shine vpon thee and be merciful vnto thee 26 The Lord lift vp his countenance vpō thee and giue thee peace 27 So they shal put my Name vpon the children of Israél and I wil blesse them CHAP. VII 2 The heades of princes of Israél offre at the setting vp of the Tabernacle 10 And at the 〈◊〉 of the altar 89 God speaketh to Mosés from the Merciseat 1 NOw whē Mosés had finished the setting vp of the Tabernaele and * anointed it and sanctified it and all the instrumentes thereof and the altar with al the instrumēts thereof and had anointed them and sanctified them 2 Then the princes of Israél heades ouer the houses of their fathers they were the princes of the tribes who were ouer them that were nombred offred 3 And broght their offring before the Lorde six couered charets and twelue oxen one charet for two princes and for euerie one an oxe and they offred them before the Tabernacle 4 And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 5 Take these of them that they may be to do the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and thou shalt giue them vn to the Leuites to euerie man accordyng vnto his office 6 So Mosés toke the charets and the oxen gaue them vnto the Leuites 7 Two charets and foure oxen he gaue to the sonnes of Gershón accordyng vnto their office 8 And foure charets and eight oxen he gaue to the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 according vnto their office vnder the hand of Ithamár the sonne of Aarón the Priest 9 But to the sonnes of Koháth he gaue none because the charge of the Sanctuarie belonged to them which they did beare vpō their shulders 10 ¶ The princes also offred in the dedicacion for the altar in the day that it was anoin ted then the princes offred their offryng be fore the altar 11 And the Lord said vnto Mosés One prince one day and another prince another day shall offer their offryng for the dedicacion of the altar 12 ¶ So then on the first day did 〈◊〉 the sonne of Amminadáb of the tribe of Iudáh offer his offring 13 And his offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth thirty shekels weigh a siluer boule of seuenty shekels after the shekel of the Sanctuarie bothe ful of fine floure mingled with oyle for a * meat offring 14 An incens cup of golde of ten shekels ful of incens 15 A yong bullocke a ram a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring 16 An he goat for a sin offring 17 And for peace offrings two bullockes fiue rams fiue he goates ād fiue lambes of a yere olde this was the offring of Nahshôn the sonne of Amminadáb 18 ¶ The second day Nethaneél the sonne of Zuár prīce of the tribe of Issachár did offer 19 Who offred for his offring a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirty shekels weight a siluer boule of seuenty shekels after the shekell of the Sanctuarie bothe full of fine floure mingled with oyle for a meat
the dedicacion of the Altar by the princes of Israél when it was anointed twelue chargers of siluer twelue siluer boules twelue incens cups of golde 85 Euerie charger conteining an hundreth and thirtie shekels of siluer and euerie bou le seuentie all the siluer vessel cōteined two thousand and foure hūdreth shekels after the 〈◊〉 of the Sanctuarie 86 Twelue incens cups of golde ful of incens conteining ten shekels euerie cup after the shekel of the Sanctuarie all the golde of the incens cup was an hundreth and twentie shekels 87 All the bullockes for the burnt offring were twelue bullockes the rams twelue the lambes of a yere olde twelue with their meat offrings and twelue he goats for a sinne offring 88 And all the bullockes for the peace offrings were foure and twentie bullockes the rams sixtie the he goats sixtie the lambes of a yere olde sixtie this was the dedicacion of the Altar after that it was anointed 89 And when Mosés went into the Taberna cle of the Congregacion to speake with God he heard the voyce of one speaking vnto him frō the Merciseat that was vpon the Arke of the Testimonie betwene the two Cherubims and he spake to him CHAP. VIII 2 The ordre of the lampes 6 The purifying and offring of the Leuites 24 The age of the Leuites when thei are receiued to seruice and when thei are dimissed 1 ANd the LORD spake vnto Mosés saying 2 Speake vnto Aarôn and say vnto him When thou lightest the lampes the seuen lampes shal giue light towarde the forefront of the Candelsticke 3 And Aarón did so lighting the lampes there of toward the forefront of the Candelsticke as the Lord had commanded Mosés 4 And this was the worke of the Candelsticke euen of golde beaten out with the hammer bothe the shaft and the floures thereof * was beaten out with the hammer according to the paterne which the Lord had she wed Mosés so made he the Candelsticke 5 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 6 Take the Leuites from among the children of Israél and purifie them 7 And thus shalt thou do vnto them when thou purifiest them Sprinkle water of puri fication vpon them and let them shaue all their flesh and wash their clothes so thei shal be cleane 8 Then thei shal take a yong bullocke with his meat offring of fine floure mingled with oyle and another yong bullocke shalt thou take for a sinne offring 9 Then thou shalt bring the Leuite sbefore the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and assemble all the Congregacion of the children of Israél 10 Thou shalt bring the Leuites also before the Lord and the children of Israél shal put their hands vpon the Leuites 11 And Aarón shal offer the Leuites before the Lord as a shake offring of the children of Israél that thei may execute the seruice of the Lord. 12 And the Leuites shal put their hands vpon the heades of the bullockes and make thou the one a sinne offring ād the other a burnt offring vnto the Lord that thou maiest make an atonement for the Leuites 13 And thou shalt set the Leuites before Aarón and before his sonnes and offer them as a shake offring to the Lord. 14 Thus thou shalt separate the Leuites from amōg the children of Israél and the Leuites shal be * mine 15 And afterward shal the Leuites go in to serue in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and thou shalt purifie them and offer them as a shake offring 16 For thei are frely giuen * vnto me from among the children of Israél for suche as opē anie wombe for all the firstborne of the children of Israél haue I taken thē vnto me 17 * For all the firstborne of the children of Israél are mine bothe of man and of beast since the day that I smote euerie firstborne in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for my self 18 And I haue taken the Leuites for all thefirst borne of the children of Israél 19 And haue giuen the Leuites as a gift vnto Aarón and to his sonnes from among the children of Israél to do the seruice of the children of Israél in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and to make an atonement for the children of Israél that there be no plague among the children of Israél when the children of Israél come nere vnto the Sanctuarie 20 ¶ Then Mosés and Aarōn and all the Congregacion of the children of Israél did with the Leuites according vnto all that the Lord had commanded Mosés concerning the Leuites so did the children of Israél vnto them 21 So the Leuites were purified and washed their clothes Aarón offred thē as a shake offring before the Lord and Aarôn made an atonement for them to purifie them 22 And after that went the Leuites in to do their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Cōgre gacion before Aarón before his sonnes as the Lord had commanded Mosés concer ning the Leuites so they did vnto them 23 ¶ And the Lord speake vnto Mosés saying 24 This also belongeth to the Leuites from fiue and twentie yere olde and vpwarde they shall go in to execute their office in the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion 25 And after the age of fiftie yere they shall cease from executyng the office and shall serue no more 26 But they shal minister with their brethren in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion to kepe things commited to their charge but they shall do no seruice thus shalt thou do vnto the Leuites touching their charges CHAP. IX 2 The Passeouer is commended againe 13 The punishmēt of him that kepeth not the Passeouer 15 The cloude cōducteth the Israelites through the wildernes 1 ANd the Lorde speake vnto Mosés in the wildernes of Sinái in the first moneth of the seconde yere after they were come out of the land of Egypt saying 2 The children of Israél shall also celebrate the * Passeouer at the time appointed therunto 3 In the fourtenth day of this moneth at * euen ye shalkepe it in his due season accordyng to all the ordinances of it and accordyng to all the ceremonies thereof shall ye kepe it 4 Then Mosés spake vnto the children of Israél to celebrate the Passeouer 5 And they kept the Passeouer in the fourtenth day of the first moneth at euen in the wildernes of Sinái according to all that the Lord had commanded Mosés so did the chil dren of Israél 6 ¶ And certeine men were defiled by a dead mā that they might not kepe the Passeouer the same day and they came before Mosés and before Aarôn the same day 7 And those men said vnto him We are defiled by a dead man wherefore are we kept backe that we may not offer an offring vnto the Lorde in the time thereunto appointed among the children of Israél 8 Then Mosés
vp at once ād possesse 〈◊〉 for vndoutedly we shal ouercome it 32 But the men that went vp with hym sayd We be not able to go vp against the people for they are stronger then we 33 So they broght vp an euyll reporte of the land which they had searched for the childrē of Israél saying The lāde which we haue gone through to searche it out is a land that eateth vp the inhabitantes thereof for all the people that we sawe in it are men of great stature 34 For there were sawe gyantes the sonnes of Anák whiche come of the gyantes so that we semed in our sight lyke greshoppers and so we were in their sight CHAP. XIIII 2 The people murmure against Moses 10 They wolde haue stoned Caléb and Ioshua 13 Moses pacifieth God by his prayer 45 The people that wolde entre into the land contrarie to Gods wil are slaine 1 THen all the Congregacion lifted vp their voyce and cryed and the people wept that nyght 2 And all the children of Israél murmured against Mosés and Aaron and the whole assemblie sayd vnto them Wolde God we had dyed in the land of Egypte or in this wildernes wolde God we were dead 3 Wherefore nowe hathe the Lord broght vs into this lande to fall vpon the sworde our wiues and our children shal be a pray were it not better for vs to returne into Egypt 4 And they said one to another Let vs make a captaine and returne into Egypt 5 Then Mosés and Aarōn fell on their faces before all the assemblie of the Congregaciō of the children of Israél 6 * And Ioshua the sonne of Nun and Calēb the sonne of Iephunnéh two of them that searched the land rent their clothes 7 And spake vnto all the assemblie of the children of Israél saying The lande whiche we walked through to searche it is a very good land 8 If the Lord loue vs he will bring vs into this land and giue it vs which is a land that floweth with milke and honie 9 But rebell not ye agaynst the Lorde nether feare ye the people of the lande for they are but breade for vs theyr shielde is departed from them and the Lord is with vs feare them not 10 And all the multitude said Stone thē with stones but the glorie of the Lorde appeared in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion before all the children of Israél 11 And the Lorde said vnto Mosés How long will this people prouoke me and how long will it be yer they beleue me for all the signes which I haue shewed among them 12 I wil smite them with the pestilēce destroye them and will make thee a greater nacion and mightier then they 13 But Mosés said vnto the Lorde * When the Egyptians shall heare it for thou broghtest thys people by thy power frome among them 14 Then they shall saye to the inhabitantes of this land for they haue heard that thou Lord art among this people and that thou LORD art sene face to face and that thy cloude standeth ouer them and that thou* goest before them by day time in a piller of a cloude and in a piller of fire by night 15 That thou wilte kyll thys people as one man so the heathen whiche haue heard the fame of thee shall thus say 16 Because the Lorde was not * able to bryng this people into the lande whiche he sware vnto them therefore hathe he slayne them in the wildernes 17 And now I beseche thee let the power of my Lorde be great accordyng as thou haste spoken saying 18 The LORDE is * slowe to angre and of greate mercye and * forgyuyng iniquitie and sinne but not makyng the wicked innocent and * visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the children in the thirde and fourth generacion 19 Be merciful I beseche thee vnto the iniquitie of people according to thy great mercy and as thou hast forgiuen this people frome Egypt euen vntill nowe 20 And the Lord said I haue forgiuen it according to thy request 21 Notwithstandynge as I liue all the earth shal be filled with the glorie of the Lord. 22 For al those men whiche haue sene my glorie and my miracles which I did in Egypt ād in the wildernes and haue tempted me this ten times and haue not obeyed my voyce 23 Certeinely they shal not se the land whereof I sware vnto their fathers nether shall anie that prouoke me se it 24 But my seruant * Caléb because he had an other spirit ād hathe folowed me stil euen hym will I bryng into the land whether he went and his sede shall inherit it 25 Nowe the Amalekites and the Canaanites remaine in the valley wherfore turne back tomorowe and get you into the wildernes by the way of the red Sea 26 ¶ After the Lord spake vnto Mosés and to Aarōn saying 27 * How long shall I suffre this wicked multitude to murmure agaynst me I haue heard the murmurynges of the children of Israél which they murmure against me 28 Tel them As * I liue sayeth the Lord I will surely do vnto you euen as ye haue spoken in mine eares 29 Your carkeises shall fall in thys wyldernes and all you that were * counted through all your nombers frome twentie yere olde and aboue which haue murmured against me 30 Ye shal not doutles come into the land for the whiche I * lifted vp mine hand to make you dwell therein saue Caléb the sonne of Iephunnéh and Ioshua the sonne of Nun. 31 But your children which ye said shulde be a praye them wyll I bryng in and they shall knowe the land whiche ye haue refused 32 But euen your carkeises shall fall in thys wildernes 33 And your chyldren shall wander in the wildernes fourtie yeres and shal beare your whoredomes vntill your carkeises be wasted in the wildernes 34 After the nomber of the dayes in the whiche ye searched out the land euen fourtie dayes * euerie daye for a yere shall ye beare your iniquitie for * fourtie yeres and ye shal fele my breache of promise 35 I the Lord haue sayd Certeinely I wyll do so to all this wicked companie that are gathered together against me for in this wildernes they shal be consumed and there they shal dye 36 And the men whyche Mosés had sent to searche the lande which when they came againe made all the people to murmure agaynste hym and broght vp a slander vpon the land 37 Euen those men that did bring vp that vyle slander vpon the land * shal dye by a plague before the Lord. 38 But Ioshua the sonne of Nun and Caléb the sonne of Iephunnéh of those mē that went to searche the land shal liue 39 ¶ Then Mosés tolde these sayings vnto all the children of Israél ād the people sorowed greatly
remember all the commandementes of the Lord and dothē and that ye seke not after your owne heart nor after your owne eies after the which ye go a whoring 40 That ye may remember and do al my commandements and be holy vnto your God 41 I am the Lord your God which broght you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the Lord your God CHAP. XVI 1 The rebellion of Korah Dathán Abrám 31 Kórah his companie perisheth 41 The people the next day mur mure 49. 14700. are slaine for murmuring 1 NOw * Kórah the sonne of Izhār the sonne of Koháth the sonne of Leui went a parte with Dathán and Abirám the sonnes sonnes of Eliáb and On the sonne of Péleth the sonnes of Reubén 2 And they rose vp against Mosés with certeine of the children of Israél two hundreth and fiftie captaines of the assemblie * famous in the Congregacion and men of renoume 3 Who gathered thē selues together against Mosés and against Āarón and said vnto thē Ye take to muche vpon you seing all the Congregacion is holy euerie one of them and the Lord is among them wherfore thē lift ye your selues aboue the Congregacion of the Lord 4 But when Mosés heard it he fel vpon hys face 5 And spake to Kōrah vnto al his companie saying Tomorowe the Lord wil shewe who is his and who is holy who ought to approche nere vnto him whome he hathe chosen he wil cause to come nere to him 6 This do therefore Take you censers both Kōrah and all his companie 7 And put fire therein and put in cens in them before the Lorde tomorowe and the man whome the Lorde doeth chose the same shal be holy ye take to muche vpon you ye sonnes of Leui. 8 Againe Mosés said vnto Kōrah Heare I pray you ye sonnes of Leui. 9 Semeth it a smal thing vnto you that the God of Israél hathe separated you from the multitude of Israél to take you nere to him self to do the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the Congregaciō and to minister vnto them 10 He hathe also taken thee to him al thy brethren the sonnes of Leui with thee and seke ye the office of the Priest also 11 For which cause thou and all thy companie are gathered together against the Lord and what is Aarōn that ye murmure against him 12 ¶ And Mosés sent to call Dathán Abirám the sonne of Eliáb who answered We will not come vp 13 Is it a small thyng that thou hast broght vs out of a land that floweth with milke and hony to kil vs in the wildernes except thou make thy selfe Lord and ruler ouer vs also 14 Also thou hast not broght vs vnto a lande that floweth with milke honie nether giuen vs inheritance of fieldes and viney ardes wilt thou put out the eies of these men we wil not come vp 15 Then Mosés waxed verie angrie and said vn to the Lord * Loke not vnto their offryng I haue not taken so muche as an asse frō them nether haue I hurte anie of them 16 And Mosés said vnto Kōrah Bethou and al thy cōpanie before the Lord both thou they and Aarōn tomorowe 17 And take euerie man his censor and put incens in them and bryngye euerie man his censor before the Lorde two hundreth and fiftie censors thou also and Aarōn euerie one his censor 18 So they toke euerie man his censor and put fire in them laied incens thereon stode in the dore of the Tabernacle of the Cōgregacion with Mosés and Aarôn 19 And Kōrah gathered all the multitude against thē vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of the Congregacion then the glorie of the Lord appeared vnto all the Congregacion 20 And the Lorde speake vnto Mosés and to Aarón saying 21 Separate your selues frō amōg this Congre gacion that I may consume thē atonce 22 And they fell vpon their faces and said O God the God of the spirits of al flesh hath not one man onely sinned and wilt thou be wrath with all the Congregacion 23 And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 24 Speake vnto the Congregacion and say Get you away from about the Tabernacle of Kórah Dathán and Abirám 25 Then Mosés rose vp went vnto Dathán and Abiram the Elders of Israél followed him 26 And he spake vnto the Congregacion saying Departe I pray you from the tentes of these wicked men and touche nothing of theirs lest ye perish in all their sinnes 27 So they gate them away frō the Tabernacle of Kôrah Dathán Abirám on euerie side and Dathán and Abirám came out stode in the dore of their tentes with their wiues and their sonnes and their litle children 28 And Mosés said Hereby ye shall knowe that the Lorde hathe sent me to do all these workes for I haue not done them of mine owne minde 29 If these men dye the commune death of all men or if they be visited after the visitacion of all men the Lord hath not sent me 30 But if the Lorde make a newe thing and the earth open her mouth swalow thē vp with all that they haue and they go downe quicke into the pit thē ye shal vnderstand that these men haue prouoked the Lord. 31 ¶ And as sone as he had made an end of spaking all these wordes euen the grounde claue a sunder that was vnder them 32 And the earth * opened her mouthe and swalowed them vp with their families and all the men thet were with Kórah and all their goods 33 So they and all that they had went downe aliue into the pit the earth couered thē so they perished frō among the Congregacion 34 And al Israél that were about them fled at the crye of thē for thei said Let vs 〈◊〉 lest the earth swalo we vs vp 35 But there came out a fire from the Lord consumed the two hundreth and fiftie men that offred the incens 36 ¶ And the Lord speake vnto Mosés saying 37 Speake vnto Eleazár the sonne of Aaron the Priest that he take vp the censers out of the burning āds kater the fire beyonde the altar for they are halowed 38 The censers I say of these sinners that destroyed them selues let them make of thē broad plates for a couering of the Altar for they offred thē before the Lord therfore they shal be holy and they shal be a signe vn to the children of Israél 39 Thē Eleazár the Priest toke the brasen censers which they that were burnt had offred and made broad plates of them for a couering of the Altar 40 It is a remembrance vnto the children of Israél that no stranger whiche is not of the sede of Aaron come nere to offer incens before the Lorde that he be
of man or beast shal be thyne but the firste borne of man shalte thou redeme and the firste borne of the vncleane beast shalt thou redeme 16 And those that are to be redemed shalt thou redeme frome the age of a moneth according to thy estimation for the money of fiue shekels after the shekel of the Sanctuarie * which is twentie gerahs 17 But the firste borne of a kowe or the firste borne of a shepe or the firste borne of a go at shalte thou not redeme for they are holy thou shalte sprynkle theyr bloode at the altar and thou shalt burne theyr fat it is a sacrifice made by fire for a swete sauour vnto the Lord. 18 And the fleshe of them shal be thyne * as the 〈◊〉 breaste and as the ryght shulder shal be thine 19 All the heaue offryngs of the holy thynges whyche the children of Israél shal offer vnto the Lord haue I giuen thee and thy sonnes and thy daughters wyth thee to be a duetie for euer it is a perpetual couenant of salt before the Lorde to thee and to thy sede with thee 20 ¶ And the Lorde said vnto Aarón Thou shalt haue none inheritance in their land ne ther shalt thou haue anie parte among them * I am thy parte and thine inheritance amōg the children of Israél 21 For beholde I haue giuen the children of Leui all the tenth in Israél for an inheritance for their seruice whiche they serue in the Ta bernacle of the Congregacion 22 Nether shall the chyldren of Israél anye more come nere the Tabernacle of the cō gregacion lest they susteine sinne and dye 23 But the Leuites shall do the seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and they shal beare their sinne it is a lawe for euer in your generaciōs that among the childrē of Israél they possesse none enheritance 24 For the tithes of the children of Israél whiche they shall offer as an offrynge vnto the Lorde I haue gyuen the Leuites for an inheritance therefore I haue sayd vnto them Among the children of Israél ye shall possesse none inheritance 25 ¶ And the Lorde spake vnto Mosés saying 26 Speake also vnto the Leuites and say vnto them When ye shall take of the children of Israél the tithes whiche I haue giuen you of them for your inheritance then shalye take an heaue offring of that same for the Lord euen the tenth parte of the tithe 27 And your heaue 〈◊〉 shal be rekened vn to you as the corne of the barne or as the abundance of the wine presse 28 So ye shall also offer an heaue offryng vnto the Lorde of all your 〈◊〉 whiche ye shall receiue of the children of Israél and ye shal giue thereof the Lords heaue offring to Aarôn the Priest 29 Ye shal offer of all your gifts all the Lords heaue offrynges of all the fat of the same shalye offer the holy things thereof 30 Therefore thou shalt say vnto them When ye haue offred the fat there of then it shal be counted vnto the Leuites as the encrease of the corne floore or as the encrease of the wine presse 31 And ye shalt eat it in all places ye and your housholdes for it is your wages for your seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregaciō 32 And ye shal beare no sinne by the reason of it when ye haue offred the fat of it nether shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israél lest ye dye CHAP. XIX 2 The sacrifice of the red kow 9 The sprinkling water 11 He that toucheth the dead 14 The man that dyeth in a tent 1 ANd the Lord spake to Mosés and to Aarón saying 2 This is the ordināce of the lawe which the Lord hathe commanded saying Speake vnto the children of Israél that they bring thee a red kowe with out blemish wherein is no spot vpon the which neuer came yoke 3 And ye shall giue her vnto Eleazár the Priest that he may bryng her * without the hoste and cause her to be slaine before his face 4 Thē shal Eleazár the Priest take of her blood with his * finger sprinkle it before the Ta bernacle of the Congregacion seuen times 5 And cause the kowe to be burnt in his sight with her * skin and her flesh and her blood and her doung shal he burne her 6 Then shal the Priest take ceder wood hissope skarlet lace cast thē in the middes of the fire where the kowe burneth 7 Then shall the Priest wash his clothes and he shal wash his flesh in water then come into the hoste and the Priest shal be vncleane vnto the euen 8 Also he that burneth her shall washe his clothes in water and wash his flesh in water and be vncleane vntil euen 9 And a man that is cleane shal take vp the ashes of the kowe put them with out the hoste in a cleane place it shal be kept for the Congregacion of the children of Israél for a spriakling water it is a sinne offring 10 Therefore he that gathereth the ashes of the kowe shal wash his clothes remaine vncleane vntil euē it shal be vnto the children of Israél vnto the stranger that dwel leth among them a statute for euer 11 He that toucheth the dead bodie of anie man shal be vncleane euen seuen daies 12 He shall purifie him selfe there with the third day the seuēth day he shal be cleane but if he purifie not him selfe the third day then the seuenth day he shal not be cleane 13 Whosoeuer toucheth the corps of anie mā that is dead and purgeth not him selfe defileth the Tabernacle of the Lord that persone shal be cut of from Israél because the sprinkling water was not sprinkled vppon him he shal be vncleane and his vnclennes shal remaine stil vpon him 14 This is the 〈◊〉 Whē a man dyeth in a tent all that come into the tent al that is in the tent shal be vncleane seuen dayes 15 And all the vessels that be open whiche haue no coueryng fastened vpō thē shal be vncleane 16 Also who soeuer toucheth one that is slaine with a sworde in the sield or a dead persone or a bone of a dead man or a graue shal be vncleane seuen dayes 17 Therefore for an vncleane persone they shall take of the burnt ashes of the sin offring and pure water shal be put thereto in a vessel 18 And a cleane persone shal take hyssope dip it in the water and sprinkle it vpon the tent and vpon al the vessels and on the persones that were therein and vpon him that touched the bone or the slaine or the dead or the graue 19 And the cleane persone shal sprinkle vpon the vncleane the third day and the
yong in her fathers house CHAP. XXXI 8 Fiue Kings of Midián and Balaám are slaine 18 Onelye the maides are reserued aliue 27 The praye is equally deuided 49 A present giuen of Israél 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 2 * Reuenge the children of Israél of the Midianites and afterward shalt thou be * gathered vnto thy people 3 And Mosés spake to the people saying Harnes some of you vnto warre and let them go against Midián to execute the vēgeance of the Lord against Midián 4 A thousād of euerie tribe through out all the tribes of Israéll shall ye send to the warre 5 So there were taken out of the thousands of Israél twelue thousande prepared vnto warre of euerie tribe a thousand 6 And Mosés sent them to the warre euen a thousand of euerie tribe and sent thē with Phinehás the sonne of Eleazár the Priest to the warre the holy instruments that is the trūpets to blow were in his hād 7 And they warred against Midián as the Lord had commanded Mosés and slue all the males 8 They slue also the Kings of Midián among them that were slaine * Eui and Rékem Zur and Hur and Réba fiue Kinges of Midián and they slue Balaám the sonne of Beór with the sworde 9 But the children of Israél toke the women of Midián prisoners and their children spoyled all their cattell and all their flockes and all their goods 10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt all their villages with fire 11 And they toke all the spoyle and all the praye bothe of men and beastes 12 And they broght the captiues and that which they had taken the spoyle vnto Mosés and to Eleazár the Priest and vnto the Congregacion of the children of Israél into the cāpe in the plaine of Moáb which was by Iordén toward Ierichō 13 ¶ Then Mosés and Eleazár the Priest and all the princes of the Congregaciō went out of the campe to mete them 14 And Mosés was angry with the captaines of the hoste with the captaines ouer thou sands and captaines ouer hundreds whiche came from the warre and battell 15 And Mosés said vnto them What haue ye saued all the women 16 Beholde * these caused the children of Israél through the * counsel of Balaám to commit a trespas against the Lord as cōcerning Peôr and there came a plague among the Congregacion of the Lord. 27 Now therefore * slay all the males amóg the children and kil all the women that haue knowen men by carnal copulation 18 But all the womē children that haue not knowen carn all copulatió kepe aliue for your selues 19 And ye shal remaine without the hoste seuen dayes all that haue killed any persone * and all that haue touched anie dead and purifie bothe your selues and your prisoners the third day and the seuenth 20 Also ye shall purifie euerie garment and all that is made of skins and all worke of goates heere all things made of wood 21 ¶ And Eleazár the Priest sayde vnto the men of warre which went to the battell This is the ordinance of the lawe whiche the Lord * commanded Mosés 22 As for golde and siluer brasse yrō tynne and lead 23 Euen all that may abide the fire ye shall make it go through the fire and it shal be cleane yet it shal be purified with * the water of purificacion and all that suffreth not the fire ye shall cause to passe by the water 24 Ye shall wash also your clothes the seuēth day and ye shal be cleane and afterwarde ye shal come into the Hoste 25 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 26 Take the summe of the praie that was taken bothe of persones and of cattell thou and Eleazár the Priest and the chief fathers of the Congregacion 27 And deuide the praie betwene the soldiers that went to the warre and all the Congregacion 28 And thou shalt take a tribute vnto the Lord of the men of warre which wēt out to battell one persone of fiue hundreth bothe of the persones and of the beues and of the Asses and of the shepe 29 Ye shal take it of their halfe and giue it vnto Eleazár the Priest as an haue offring of the Lord. 30 But of the halfe of the children of Israél thou shalt take one taken out of fiftie bothe of the persones of the beues of the asses and of the shepe euen of all the cattell and thou shalt giue them vnto the Leuites which haue the charge of the Tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Mosés and Eleazár the Priest did as the Lord had commanded Mosés 32 And the bootye to wit the rest of the praie which the mē of warre had spoiled was six hundreth seuentie and fiue thousand shepe 33 And seuentie and two thousand beues 34 And thre score and one thousand asses 35 And two and thirtie thousande persones in all of women that had lyen by no man 36 And the halfe to wit the parte of them that went out to warre touching the nomber of shepe was thre hundreth seuen and thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth 37 And the Lords tribute of the shepe was six hundreth and seuentie and fiue 38 And the beues were six and thirtie thou sand wherof the Lords tribute was seuētie and two 39 And the asses were thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth whereof the Lords tribute was thre score and one 40 And of persones sixtene thousād wherof the Lords tribute was two and thirtie persones 41 And Mosés gaue the tribute of the Lords offring vnto Eleazár the Priest as the lord had commanded Mosés 42 And of the halfe of the children of Israél which Mosés deuided from the men of warre 43 For the halfe that perteined vnto the Congregacion was thre hundreth thirtie and seuen thousand shepe and fiue hundreth 44 And six and thirtie thousand beues 45 And thirtie thousand asses and fiue hundreth 46 And sixtene thousand persones 47 Mosés I say toke of the halfe that perteined vnto the children of Israél one taken out of fiftie both of the persones 〈◊〉 the cattel and gaue thē vnto the Leuites which haue the charge of the Taber nacle of the Lord as the Lord had commā ded Mosés 48 ¶ Then the capitaines which were ouer thousāds of the hoste the captaines ouer the thousands and the captaines ouer the hundreds came vnto Mosés 49 And said to Mosés Thy seruants haue taken the summe of the men of warre which are vnder our autoritie there lacketh not one man of vs. 50 We haue therefore broght a present vn to the Lord what euerie man founde of iewels of golde bracelets cheines rings eare rings and ornaments of the legs to make an atonement sor our soules before the Lord. 51 And Mosés Eleazar the Priest toke the golde of them
which wēt out of the land of Egypt according to their bandes vnder the hand of Mosés and Aaron 2 And Moses wrote their goīg out by their iourneyes according to the commandement of the Lord so these are the iourneies of their going out 3 Now they * departed from Ramesés the first moneth euen the fiftenth day of the first moneth on the morowe after the Pas seouer and the children of Israél went out with an hie hand in the sight of all the Egyptians 4 For the Egyptiās buried all their first bor ne which the Lord had smitten among them vpon their gods also the Lord did execution 5 And the children of Israel remoued from Ramesés and pitched in Succoth 6 And they departed from * Succoth and pitched in Etham which is in the edge of the wildernes 7 And they remoned from Ethà m and turned againe vnto Pi-hahiroth which is before Baal-zephon and pitched before migdol 8 And they departed from before hahiroth and * wēt through the middes of the Sea into the wildernes and went thre dayes iourney in the wildernes of Etham and pitched in Marah 9 And they remoued from Marah and came vnto * Elim and in Elim were twelue foun tains of wator and seuent y palme trees and they pitched there 10 And they remoued from Elim and cāped by the red Sea 11 And they remoued from the red Sea and laye in the * wildernes of Sin 12 And they toke their iourney out of the wildernes of Sin and set vp their tentes in Dophkah 13 And they departed from Dophkah lay in Alush 14 And they remoued from Alúsh and lay in * Rephidim where was no water for the people to drinke 15 And they departed from Rephidim pitched in the * wildernes of Sinai 16 And they remoued from the desert of Sinai and pitched * in Kibroth Hattaauah 17 And they departed from Kibroth Hattaauah and lay at Hazeroth 18 And they departed from Hazeroth and pitchet at Rithmah 19 And they departed from Rithmah pit ched at Rimmon Parez 20 * And they departed from Rimmon Parez and pitchet in Libnah 21 And they remoued from Libnah and pitched in Rissah 22 And they iournied from Rissah and pitched in Kehelathah 23 And they wont from Kehelathah and pit ched in mount Shapher 24 And they remoued froūt mount Shapher aud lay in Haradah 25 And they remoued from Haradah pitched in Makheloth This mappe properly apperteineth to the 33 Chap. of Nombres This mappe declareth the way which the Israélites went for the space of fourtie yeres from Egypt through the wildernes of Arabia vntil they 〈◊〉 into the land of Canaan as it is mencioned in Exod. Nomb. Deut. It cōteineth also the 42 places where they pitched their tentes which are named Nomber 33 with the obseruacion of the degrees concerning the length and the breadth and the places of their abode set out by nombers 27 And they departed from Tahath pitched in Tarah 28 And they remoued from Tarà h pitched in Mithkah 29 And they went from Mithkah pitched in Hashmonah 30 And they departed from Hashmonah and lay in Moseróth 31 And they departed from Moserôth and pitched in Bene-iaakan 32 And they remoued from Bene-iaakan lay in Hor-hagidgad 33 And they went from Hor-hagidgad and pitched in Iotbathah 34 And they remoued from Iotbathah and lay in Ebronah 35 And they departed from Ebronah and lay in Ezion-gaber 36 And they remoued from Ezion-gaber and pitched in the * wildernes of Zin which is Kadésh 37 And they remoued from Kadésh and pitched in mount Hor in the edge of the lād of Edóm 38 * And Aarón the Priest went vp in to mount Hor at the commandement of the Lord and died there in the fourtieth yere after the children of Israél were come out of the land of Egypt in the first day of the fifth moneth 39 And Aarôn was an hundreth and thre twētie yere olde whē he died in moūt Hor 40 And * King Arad the Canaanite which dwelt in the South of the land of Canaan heard of the comming of the children of Israél 41 And they departed from mounte * Hor and pitched in Zalmonah 42 And they departed from Zalmonah and pitched in Punón 43 And they departed from Punón and pitched in Obóth 44 And they departed from Obóth and pitched in Iie-abarim ī the borders of Moab 45 And they departed from * Iim and pitched in Dibón-gad 46 And theiremoued from Dibón-gad and lay in Almón-diblathaim 47 And they remoued from Almón-diblathaim and pitched in the mounteines of Abarim before Nebô 48 And they departed from the mounteines of Abarim and pitched in the playne of Moà b by Iorden toward Ierichô 49 And they pitched by Iordén from Bethieshimôth vnto * Abel-shittim in the plai ne of moab 50 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés in the plaine of Moab by Iordén toward Ierichô saying 51 Speake vnto the children of Israél and say vnto them * When ye are come ouer Iordén to entre in to the land of Canaan 52 Ye shal then driue out all the inhabitants of the land before you destroy all their pictures breake a sunder all their images of metal plucke downe all their hie places 53 And ye shal possesse the land and dwel the rein for I haue giuen you the land to possesse it 54 And ye shal inherit the land by lot accordīg to your families * to the more ye shal giue more inheritance to the fewer the lesse inheritance where the lot shal fall to anie man that shal be his according to the tribes of your fathers shal ye inherit 55 But if ye wil not driue out the inhabitants of the land before you then those which ye let remaine of them shal be * prickes in your eies and thornes in your sides shal vexe you in the land wherein ye dwel 56 Moreouer it shal come to passe that I shal do vnto you as I thoght to do vnto them CHAP. XXXIIII The coactes and borders of the land of Canáan 〈◊〉 Certeine men are assigned to deuide the land 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 2 Commande the children of Israél and say vnto them When ye come into the lād of Canaan this is the land that shal fal vn to your inheritance that is the land of Canaan with the coastes thereof 3 * And your Southquarter shal be from the wildernes of Zin to the borders of Edôm so that your Southquarter shal be from the salt Sea coast Eastward 4 And the border shal cōpasse you from the Southe to Maaleh-akrabbim and reache to Zin and go out from the Southe to Ka desh-barnea thence it shal stretch to Hazar-addar and go along to Azmôn 5 And the border shal compasse from Azmō vnto the riuer of Egypt and shal
go out to the sea 6 And your Westquarter shal be the great sea euer that border shal be your West-coast 7 And this shal be your Northquarter ye shal marke out your border from the great sea vnto mount Hor. 8 From mount Hor ye shal point out til it co me vnto Hamath and the end of the coast shal be at Zedad 9 And the coast shal reache out to Ziphrō go out at Hazar-enan this shal be your Northquarter 10 Andye shal marke out your Eastquarter from Hazar-enan to Shepham 11 And the coast shal go downe from Shephā to Riblah and from the Eastside of Ain and the same border shal descend and go out at the side of the Sea of Chinneréth Eastwarde 12 Also that border shal go downe to Iordén and leaue at the salt Sea this shal be your land with the coastes thereof round about 13 ¶ Then Mosés commanded the children of Israel saying This is the land which ye shal inherit by lot which the Lord commā ded to giue vnto nine tribes and halfe the tribe 14 * For the tribe of the children of Reubén according to the housholdes of their fathers and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers housholdes halfe the tribe of Manasseh haue receiued their inheritance 15 Two tribes and an halfe tribe haue receiued their inheritance on this side of Iordén toward Ierichó ful East 16 ¶ Againe the lord speake to Mosés sayīg 17 These are the names of the men which shal deuide the land vnto you Eleazar the Priest and Ioshú a the sonne of Nun 18 And ye shal take also a prince of euerie tribe to deuide the land 19 The names also of the men are these Of the tribe of Iudah Caléb the sonne of Iephunnéh 20 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Simeón Shemuél the sonne of Ammihúd 21 Of the tribe of Beniamin Elidad the sonne of 〈◊〉 22 Also of the tribe of the sonnes of Dan the prince Bukki the sonne of Iogli 23 Of the sonnes of Ioseph of the tribe of the sonnes of Manasséh the prince Hanniél the sonne of Ephód 24 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Ephraim the prince Kemuél the sonne of Shiph tan 25 Of the tribe also of the sonnes of Zebulûn the prince Elizaphā the sonne of Parnach 26 So of the tribe of the sonnes of Issachar the prince Paltiél the sonne of Azzan 27 Of the tribe also of the sónes of Ashér the prince Ahihúd the sonne of Shelomi 28 And of the tribe of the sonnes of Naphta li the prince Pedahél the sonne of Ammihúd 29 These are they whome the Lord comman ded to deuide the inheritance vnto the children of Israél in the land of Canaan CHAP. XXXV 2 Vnto the Leuites agre giuen cities and suburbes 11. The cities of refuge 16 The lawe of murther 30 For one mās witnes shal no man be condemned 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Mosés in the plaine of Moab by Iordén toward Ierichó saying 2 * Commande the children of Israél that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwel in ye shal giue also vnto the Leuites the suburbes of the cities round about them 3 So they shal haue the cities to dwe in and their suburbes shal be for their cattel and for their substance for all their beastes 4 And the suburbes of the cities which ye shal giue vnto the Leuites from the wal of the citie outwarde shal be a thousand cu bites round about 5 And ye shal measure without the citie of the Eastside two thousand cubites and of the Southside two thousand cubites of the Westside two thousand cubites of the Northside two thousand cubites the citie shal be in the middes this shal be the measure of the suburbes of their cities 6 And of the cities which ye shal giue vnto the Leuites * there shal be six cities for re fuge which ye shal appoīt that he which killeth may flee thither and to them ye shal adde two and fourty cities mo 7 All the cities which ye shal giue to the Leuites shal be eight and fourtie cities thē shal ye giue with their suburbes 8 And concerning the cities which ye shal giue of the possession of the children of Is raél of many ye shal take mo and of fewe ye shal take lesse euerie one shal giue of his cities vnto the Leuites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth 9 ¶ And the Lord spake vnto Mosés saying 10 Speake vnto the children of Israél and say vnto them * When ye be come ouer Iordén into the land of Canaan 11 Ye shal appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you that he slayer which slayeth anie persone vn warres may flec thither 12 And these cities shal be for you a refuge from the auenger that he which killeth dye not vntil he stand before the Congre gacion in iudgement 13 And of the cities which ye shal giue six cities shal ye haue for refuge 14 Ye shal appoint thre on this side Iordén and ye shal appoint thre cities in the land of Canà an which shal be cities of refuge 15 These six cities shal be a refuge for the chil dren of Israél and for the stranger for him that dwelleth among you that euerie one which killeth anie persone vn war res may flee thither 16 * And if one smite an other with an īstru ment of yron that he dye he is a murthe rer and the murtherer shal dye the death 17 Also if he smite him by casting a stone where with he may be slaine and he dye he is a murtherer and the murtherer shal dye the death 18 Or if he smite him with an hād weapon of wood where with he may be slaine if he dye he is a murtherer and the murtherer shal dye the death 19 The reuenger of the blood him selfe shal slay the murtherer when he meteth him he shal slay him 20 But if he trust him * of hate or hurle at him by laying of wait that he dye 21 Or smite him through enemitie with his hand that he dye he that smote him shal dye the death for he is a murtherer there uenger of the blood shal slay the murtherer when he meteth him 22 But if he punished him vnaduisedly and * not of hatred or cast vpon him anie thing without saying of wait 23 Or anie stone whereby he might be slaine and sawe him not or caused it to fall vpon him and he dye and was not his ene mie nether soght him anie harme 24 Then the Congregacion shal iudge betwene the slayer the auēger of blood according to these lawes 25 And the Gongregacion shal deliuer the slayer out of the hand of the auenger of blood and the Congregacion shal restore him vnto the citie of
your hands your vowes and your fre offrings the first borne of your kine and of your shepe 7 And there ye shal eat before the Lord your God and ye shal reioyce in all that ye put your handvnto bothe ye and your housholdes because the Lord thy God ha the blessed thee 8 Ye shal not do after all these thīgs that we do here this day that is euerie man whatsoeuer semeth him good in his owne eyes 9 For ye are not yet come to rest and to the inheritāce which the Lord thy God giueth thee 10 But when ye go ouer Iordên and dwel in the land which the Lord your God hathe giuen you to inherit and when he hathe giuen you rest from all your enemies rounde about and ye dwel in safetie 11 Whē there shal be a place which the Lord your God shal chose to cause his Name to dwel there thether shal ye bring all that I commande you your burnt offrings and your sacrifices your tithes and the offring of your hāds and all your special vowes which ye vow vnto the Lord 12 And ye shal reioyce before the Lord your God ye your sōnes and your daughters and your seruants and your maidens and the leuite that is within your gates 〈◊〉 for he hathe no parte nor inheritāce with you 13 Take hede that thou offer not thy burnt offrings in euerie place that thou seest 14 But in the place which the Lord shal cho se in one of thy tribes there thou shalt offer thy burnt offrings there thou shalt do all that I commande thee 15 Notwithstāding thou maist kil eat flesh in all thy gates what so euer thine heart desireth according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hathe giuen thee bothe the vncleane the cleane may eat thereof as of the roe bucke of the bart 16 Onely ye shal not eat the blood but pow re it vpon the earth as water 17 ¶ Thou maiest not 〈◊〉 within thy gates the tithe of thy corne 〈◊〉 of thy wine nor of thine oyle nor the first borne of thy kine nor of thy shepe nether anie of thy vowes which thou vowest nor thy fre offrings nor the offring of thine hands 18 But thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shal chose thou and thy sonne and thy daughter and thy seruant thy maid the Leuite that is within thy gates and thou shalt reioyce before the Lord thy God in al that thou puttest thine hand to 19 * Beware that thou forsake not the Leuite as long as thou liuest vpon the earth 20 ¶ When the Lord thy God shal enlarge thy border * as he hathe promised thee and thou shalt say I wil eat flesh because thine heart lōgeth to catflesh thou maist eat flesh what soeuer thine heart desireth 21 If the place which the Lord thy God hathe chosen to put his Name there be far from thee then thou shalt kil of thy bullockes and of thy shepe which the Lord hathe giuen thee as I haue commanded thee and thou shalt eat in thy gates what soeuer thine heart desireth 22 Euen as the roe bucke and the hart is eaten so thou shalt eat them bothe the vncleane and the cleane shal eat of thē alike 23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood for the blood is the lyfe and thou maist not eat the life with the flesh 24 Therefore thou shalt not eat it but powreit vpon the earth as water 25 Thou shalt not eat it that it may go wel with thee and with thy childrē after thee when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord 26 But thine holy things which thou hast thy vowes thou shalt take vp and come vnto the place which the Lord shal chose 27 And thou shalt make thy burnt offrings of the flesh and of the blood vpon the altar of the Lord thy God and the blood of thine offrings shal be powred vpon the altar of the Lord thy God and thou shalt eat the flesh 28 Take hede and heare all these wordes which I cōmand thee that it may go wel with thee and with thy childrē after thee for euer when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God 29 ¶ Whē the Lord thy God shal destroy the nacions before thee whether thou goest to possesse them and thou shalt possesse them and dwel in their land 30 Beware lest thou be taken in a snare after them after that they be destroyed be fore thee 〈◊〉 and lest thou aske after their gods saying How did these nacions serue their gods that I may do so likewise 31 Thou shalt not do so vnto the Lord thy God for all abominacion which the Lord hateth haue they done vnto their gods for they haue burned bothe their sonnes and their daughters with fire to their gods 32 Therefore what soeuer I commande you take hede you do it * thou shalt put nothing thereto nortake ought therefrom CHAP. XIII 5 The inticers to idolatrie must be 〈◊〉 seme they neuer so holy 6 So nere of kinred or frendship 12 Or great in multitude or power 1 IF there arise among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreames and giue thee a signe or wondre 2 And the signe and the wondre which he hathe tolde thee come to passe saying Let vs go after other gods which thou hast not knowen and let vs serue them 3 Thou shalt not hearken vnto the wordes of the prophet or vnto that dreamer of dreames for the Lord your God proueth you to knowe whether ye loue the Lord your god with all your heart and with all your soule 4 Ye shal walke after the Lord your God feare him shal kepe his commandements and hearken vnto his voyce ye shall serue him and cleaue vnto him 5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreames he shal be slaine because he hath spoken to turne you away from the Lorde your God whiche broght you out of the land of Egipt deliuered you out of the house of bondage to thrust thee out of the way whe rein the Lord thy God commanded thee to walke so shalt thou take the euil away forth of the middes of thee 6 ¶ If thy brother the sonne of thy 〈◊〉 mother or thine owne sonne or thy daughter or the wife that lieth in thy bosome or thy frende which is as thine owne soule entice theese cretly saying Let vs go serue other gods which thou hast not knowen thou I say nor thy fathers 7 Anie of the gods of the people which are rownde about you nere vnto thee or far of from thee from the one end of the earthe vnto the other 8 Thou shalt not consent vnto him nor
heare him nether shall thine eye pitie him nor shewe mercie nor kepe him secret 9 But thou shalt euē kill him thine hād shal be first vpon him to put him to death thē the hands of all the people 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones that he dye because he hathe gone about to thrust thee away from the Lord thy GOD which broght thee out of the land of Egipt from the house of bondage 11 That * all Israél may heare and feare and do no more anie such wickednes as this among you 12 ¶ If thou shalt heare say concernyng anie of thy cities which the Lord thy God hathe giuen thee to dwelin 13 Wicked men are gone out from among you haue drawen away the inhabitants of their citie saying Let vs go and serue other gods which ye haue not knowen 14 Then thou shalt seke make searche enquire diligently and if it be true and the thing certeine that suche abominacion is wroght among you 15 Thou shalt euē slaye the inhabitāts of that citie with the edge of the sworde destroy it vtterly and al that is therein and the cattell thereof with the edge of the sworde 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoile of it into the middes of the strete therof burne with fire the citie all the spoile thereof euerie whit vnto the Lorde thy God and it shal be an heape for euer it shall not be built againe 17 And there shal cleaue nothing of the dam ned thing to thine hand that the Lord maye turne from the fearcenes of his wrath and shewe thee mercie ād haue compassion on thee and multiplie thee as he hathe sworne vnto thy fathers 18 * When thou shalt obey the voyce of the Lord thy God and kepe all his commandements which I commande thee this day that thou do that which is right in the eies of the Lord thy God CHAP. XIIII 1 The maners of the Gentiles in marking thē selues for the dead may not be followed 4 What meates are cleane to be eaten and what not 29 The tithes for the Leuites stranger fatherles and widowe 1 YEare the children of the Lord your God * Ye shall not cut your selues nor make you anie bladnes betwene your eies for the dead 2 * For thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God and the Lord hathe chosen thee to be a precious people vnto him selfe aboue all the people that are vpon the earth 3 ¶ Thou shalt eat no maner of abominaciō 4 These are beasts whiche ye shal 〈◊〉 the befe the shepe and the goat 5 The hart and the roe bucke and the bugle and the wilde goat and the vnicorne the wilde oxe and the chamois 6 And euerie beast that parteth the hoofe and cleaueth the clift into two clawes and is of the beasts that cheweth the cud that shall ye eat 7 But these ye shal not eat of thē that chewe the cud and of them that deuide cleaue the hoofe onely the camel nor the hare nor the cony for they chewe the cud but deuide not the hoofe therfore they shal be vncleane vnto you 8 Also the swine because he deuideth the hoofe and cheweth not the cud shal be vncleane vnto you ye shal not eat of their flesh nor touche their dead cark eises 9 ¶ * These ye shal eat of al that are in the waters all that haue finnes scales shall ye eat 10 And whatsoeuer hath no finnes nor scales ye shall not eat it shal be vncleane vnto you 11 ¶ Of all cleane birdes ye shall eat 12 But these are they where of ye shall not eat the egle nor the goshawke nor the osprey 13 Nor the glead nor the kite nor the vulture after their kinde 14 Nor all kinde of rauens 15 Nor the ostriche nor the night crowe nor the semeaw nor the hawke after her kinde 16 Nether the litle owle nor the greate owle nor the redshanke 17 Nor the pellicane nor the swanne nor the cormorant 18 The storcke also the heron in his kinde nor the lap wing nor * the backe 19 And euerie creping thing that flieth shal be vncleane vnto you it shal not be eaten 20 But of all cleane foules ye may eat 21 Ye shall eat of nothing that dyeth alone but thou shalt giue it vnto the strāger that is within thy gates that he may eat it or thou maiest sel it vnto a strāger for thou art an ho ly people vnto the Lord thy God Thou shalt not * seeth a kid in his mothers milke 22 Thou shalt giue the tithe of al the increase of thy sede that commeth forth of the field yere by yere 23 And thou shalt eat before the Lorde thy God in the place whiche he shall chose to cause his Name to dwell there the tithe of thy corne of thy wine of thine oyle the first borne of thy kyne of thy shepe that thou maiest learne to feare the Lorde thy God alway 24 And if the way be to long for thee so that thou art not able to cary it because the place is far from thee where the Lord thy God shal chose to set his Name when the Lorde thy God shal blesse thee 25 Thē shalt thou make it in money and take the money in thine hand go vnto the place which the Lord thy God shal chose 26 And thou shalt bestow the money for what soeuer thine heart desireth whether it be oxe or shepe or wine or strong drinke or whatsoeuer thine heart desireth shalt eat it there before the Lord thy God reioyce bothe thou and thine housholde 27 And the Leuite that is within thy gates shalt thou not for sake for he hathe nether parte nor inheritance with thee 28 ¶ At the end of thre yere thou shalt bring for the all the tithes of thine encrease of the same yere and lay it vp with in thy gates 29 Then the Leuite shall come because he hathe no parte nor inheritance with thee the strāger the fatherles and the widowe whiche are within thy gates and shalt eat be filled that the Lord thy God may blesse thee in all the worke of thine hand whiche thou doest CHAP. XV. 1 The yere of releasing of debts 5 God blesseth them that kepe his commandements 7 To helpe the poore 12 The fredome of seruāts 19 The 〈◊〉 borne of the 〈◊〉 must be offred to the Lord. 1 AT the terme of seuen yeres thou shalt make a fredome 2 And this is the maner of the fredom euerie creditour shal quite the lone of his hād whi che he hathe sent to his neighbour he shall not aske it againe of his neighbour nor of his brother for the yere of the Lordes fredome is proclamed 3 Of a stranger thou maist require it but that which thou hast with thy brother
bread in the feast of the weks and in the feast of the Tabernacles and they shal not appeare before the Lord empty 17 Euerie man shall gyue accordyng to the gift of hys hande and accordynge to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath giuen theé 18 ¶ Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities whiche the Lord thy God gi ueth thee throughout thy tribes and they shall iudge the people with ryghteous iudgement 19 Wrest not thou the Lawe nor respect anye persone nether take reward for the reward blindeth the eyes of the wise ād peruerteth the wordes of the iust 20 That which is iust and right shalt thou followe that thou maiest liue and possesse the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee 21 ¶ Thou shalt plante thee no groue of anie trees nere vnto the altar of the Lorde thy God which thou shalt make thee 22 Thou shalte set thee vp no piller whiche thing the Lord thy God hateth CHAP. XVII 2 The punishment of the idolater 9 Hard controuersies are broght to the Priest and the iudge 12 The contemner muste dye 15 The election of the Kyng 16 and 17. What things he ought to auoide 18 And what he ought to imbrace 1 THou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no bullocke nor shepe wherein is blemish or anie euill fauored thyng for that is an abominacion vnto the Lord thy God 2 ¶ If there be found among you in anie of thy cities whiche the Lord thy God giueth thee man or woman that hathe wroght wicked nes in the sight of the Lord thy God in trans gressing his couenant 3 And hathe gone and serued other gods and worshipped them as the sunne or the moone or anie of the hoste of heauen whiche I haue not commanded 4 And it be tolde vnto thee thou hast heard it then shalte thou inquire diligently and if it be true and the thing certeine that suche abominacion is wroght in Israél 5 Then shalte thou bryng forthe that man or that woman whyche haue committed that wicked thynge vnto thy gates whether it be man or woman ād shalt stone them with stones til they dye 6 * At the mouth of two or thre witnesses shal he that is worthy of death dye but at the mouth of one witnes he shal not dye 7 The hands of the witnesses shal be first vpon him to kil him and afterwarde the háds of all the people so thou shalt take the wicked away from among you 8 ¶ If there rise a matter to hard for thee in iudgement betwene blood and blood betwene plea and plea betwene plague plague in the matter of cōtrouersie within thy gates then shalt thou arise and go vp vnto the place which the Lord thy GOD shal chose 9 And thou shalt come vnto the Priests of the Leuites and vnto the iudge that shal be in those dayes and aske thei shal she we thee the sentence of iudgement 10 And thou shalt do according to that thing which they of that place which the Lord hathe chosen shewe thee and thou shalt obserue to do according to all that they informe thee 11 According to the Lawe which they shal teach thee and according to the iudgement whiche they shall tell thee shalte thou do thou shalt not decline from the thyng whiche they shall shewe thee nether to the right hand nor to the left 12 And that man that will do presumpteously not heark enyng vnto the Priest that standeth before the Lorde thy God to minister there or vnto the iudge that man shal dye and thou shalt take away euil from Israél 13 So all the people shall heare and feare and do no more presumpteously 14 ¶ When thou shalte come vnto the lande whiche the Lord thy God giueth thee and shalt possesse it and dwel therein if thou say I wil set a King ouerme like as all the nacions that are about me 15 Thē thou shalt make him King ouer thee whome the Lord thy God shal chose from amonge thy brethren shalte thou make a King ouer thee thou shalt not set a stranger ouer thee which is not thy brother 16 In anie wise he shal not prepare him manie horses nor bring the people againe to Egy pte for to increase the nōber of horses seing the Lord hathe said vnto you Ye shal hence forthe go no more againe that way 17 Nether shall he take hym manie wiues lest his heart turne away nether shal he gather him muche siluer and golde 18 And when he shall sit vppon the throne of his kyngdome then shall he write hym this Lawe repeted in a boke by the Priests of the Leuites 19 And it shal be wyth hym and he shall read therein all dayes of hys lyfe that he maye learne to feare the Lorde his God and to kepe all the wordes of this Lawe and these ordinances for to do them 20 That hys heart be not lyfted vp aboue hys brethren and that he turne not frome the commandement to the ryght hande or the left but that he maye prolong hys dayes in hys kyngdome he and hys sonnes in the middes of Israél CHAP. XVIII 3 The portion of the Leuites 6 Of the Leuite comming frome another palce 9 To auoyde the abominacion of the 〈◊〉 15 God wil not leaue them without a true Prophete 20 The false prophete shal be slayne 22 How he may be knowen 1 THe Priestes of the Leuites and all the tribe of Leui * shall haue no parte nor inheritance wyth Israél * but shall eat the offrings of the Lorde made by fire and his inheritance 2 Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren for the Lorde is their inheritance as he hathe said vnto them 3 ¶ And thys shal be the Priests duetie of the people that they whyche offer sacrifice whether it be bullocke or shepe shall giue vnto the Priest the shulder ād the two chekes and the mawe 4 The firste frutes also of thycorne of thy wine and of thine oyle and the firste of the flece of thy shepe shalt thou giue him 5 For the Lorde thy God hathe chosen hym out of all thy tribes to stande and minister in the Name of the Lorde him and hys sonnes for euer 6 ¶ Also when a Leuite shall come out of anie of thy cities of Israél where he remained and come wyth all the desire of hys hearte vnto the place whyche the LORD shall chose 7 He shall then minister in the Name of the Lord his God as al his brethren the Leuites whiche remaine there before the Lorde 8 They shall haue lyke porcions to eat beside that whiche commeth of hys sale of his patrimonie 9 When thou shalt come into the land whiche the Lorde thy God giueth thee thou shalte not learne to do after the
commande thee to do this thing CHAP. XXV 3 The beating of the offenders 5 To raise vp sede to the kinseman 11 In what case a womans hand must be cut of 13 Of iust weights and measures 19 To destroy the Amalekites 1 WHen there shal be strife betwene men and they shal come vnto iudgement and sentence shal be giuen vpon them and the righteous shal be iustified ād the wicked condemned 2 Then if so be the wicked be worthy to be beatē the iudge shal cause him to lye downe and to be beaté before his face according to his trespas vnto a certeine nomber 3 Forty stripes shal he cause him to haue ād not past lest if he shulde excede ād beat him aboue that with manie stripes thy brother shulde appeare despised in thy sight 4 ¶ * Thou shalt not mosel the oxe that treadeth out the corne 5 ¶ * If brethren dwel together and one of thé dye and haue no childe the wife of the dead shal not mary without that is vnto a stranger but his kinseman shal go in vnto her and take her to wife ād do the kinsmans office to her 6 And the first borne whiche she beareth shal succede in the name of his brother whi che is dead that his name be not put out of Israél 7 And if the mā wil not take his kinse woman then let his kinswoman go vp to the gate vnto the Elders and say My kinsman refuseth to raise vp vnto his brother a name in Israél he will not do the office of a kinsman vnto me 8 Then the Elders of his citie shal call him comen with him if he stand and say I will not take her 9 Then shal his kinswoman come vnto him in the presence of the Elders lose his shooe from his fote spit in his face answer say So shal it be done vnto that mā that will not buyld vp his brothers house 10 And his name 〈◊〉 be called in Israél The house of him whose shooe is put of 11 ¶ When men striue together one with another if the wife of the one come nere for to rid her housband out of the hands of him that smiteth him and put for the her hand take him by his priuities 12 Then thou shalt cut of her hand thine ere shall not spare her 13 ¶ Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge two ma ner of weightes a great and a small 14 Nether shalt thou haue in thine house diuerse measures a great and a small 15 But thou shalt haue a right iust weight a perfit a iust measure shalt thou haue that thy dayes may be lengt hened in the lande whiche the Lord thy God giueth thee 16 For all that do such things and all that do vnrighteously are abominacion vnto the Lord thy God 17 ¶ * Remember what Amalék did vnto thee by the way whē ye were come out of Egipt 18 How he met thee by the way smote the hindmost of you all that were feble behind thee when thou wast fainted and weary he feared not God 19 Therefore when the Lorde thy God hathe giuen thee rest from al thine enemies round about in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God giueth thee for an inheritance to possesse it then thou shalt put out the remem brance of Amalék from vnder heauen forget not CHAP. XXVI 3 The offring of the first frutes 5 what thei must protest when they offer them 12 The 〈◊〉 of the third yere 13 Their protestariō in offring it 19 To what honour God 〈◊〉 thē which acknowledge him to be their Lord. 1 ALso when thou shalt come into the land whiche the Lord thy GOD giueth thee for inheritance and shalt possesse it dwell therein 2 Then shalt thou take of the first of all the frute of the earth and bryng it out of the land that the Lorde thy God giueth thee and put it in a basket and go vnto the place whiche the Lorde thy GOD shall chose to place his Name there 3 And thou shalt come vnto the Priest that shal be in those daies and say vnto him I acknowledge this day vnto the Lord thy God that I am come vnto the countrey which the Lord sware vnto our fathers for to giue vs. 4 Then the Priest shal take the basket out of thine hand and set it downe before the altar of the Lord thy God 5 And thou shalt answer and say before the Lord thy God a Syriā was my father who being ready to perish for hūgre wēt downe into Egypt and soiourned there with a smale companie and grewe there vnto a nacion great mighty and ful of people 6 And the Egyptians vexed vs and troubled vs and laded vs with cruel bondage 7 But when we cryed vnto the Lord God of our fathers the Lord heard ourvoyce and lo ked on our aduersitie and on our labour and on our oppression 8 And the Lord broght vs out of Egypt in a mightie hand and a stretched out arme with great terriblenes both in signes wonders 9 And he hathe broght vs into this place and hathe giuen vs this land euen a land that floweth with milke and hony 10 And now lo I haue broght the first frutes of the land which thou ô Lord hast giuen me and thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God and worship before the Lord thy God 11 And thou shalt reioyce in al the good things which the Lord thy God hathe giuen vnto thee and to thine housholde thou and the Leuite and the stranger that is among you 12 ¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third yere which is the yere of tithing and hast giuen it vnto the Leuite to the stranger to the fatherles and to the widowe that they may eat within thy gates and be satisfied 13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God I haue broght the halowed thing out of mine house and also haue giuen it vnto the Leuites and to the strangers to the fatherles and to the widowe according to all thy* cōmandements which thou hast commanded me I haue transgressed none of thy comman dements nor for gotten them 14 I haue not eaten there of in my mourning nor suffred ought to perish through vnclen nes nor giuē ought ther of for the dead but haue hearkened vnto the voyce of the Lord my God I haue done after al that thou hast commanded me 15 Loke downe from thine holy habitacion euen from heauen and blesse thy people Israél and the land which thou hast giuen vs as thou swarest vnto our fathers the land that floweth with milke and honie 16 ¶ This day the Lord thy God doeth cōmande thee to do these ordinances and lawes kepe them therefore and do them with
all thine heart and with all thy soule 17 * Thou hast set vp the Lord this day to be thy God and to walke in his wayes and to kepe his ordinances and his commandements and his lawes and to hearken vnto his voyce 18 And the Lord hathe set thee vp this day to be a precious people vnto him as he hathe promised thee and that thou shuldest kepe all his commandements 19 And to make thee * high aboue all nacions which he hathe made in praise and in name and in glorie * and that thou shuldest be an holie people vnto the Lord thy God as he hathe said CHAP. XXVII 2 They are commanded to write the Law vpon stones for a remembrance 5. Also to buylde an altar 13 The cursings are giuen on mount Ebál 1 THen Mosés with the Elders of Israél commanded the people saying Kepe all the commandements which I commande you this day 2 And whē ye shal passe ouer Iordén vnto the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee thou shalt setthee vp great stones plaister them with plaister 3 And shalt write vpon them all the wordes of this Lawe when thou shalt come ouer that thou maiest go into the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee a lād that floweth with my lke and hony as the Lord God of thy fathers hathe promised thee 4 Therefore when ye shal passe ouer Iordén ye shal set vp these stones which I commande you this day in mount Ebál thou shalt plaister them with plaister 5 * And there shalt thou buyld vnto the Lord thy God an altar euē an altar of stones thou shalt lift none yron instrument vpon them 6 Thou shalt make the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones offer burnt offrings thereon vnto the Lord thy God 7 And thou shalt offer peace offrings and shalt eat there and reioyce before the Lord thy God 8 And thou shalt write vpon the stones all the wordes of this Lawe wel and plainly 9 ¶ And Mosés and the Priests of the Leuites spake vnto all Israél saying Take hede and heare ô Israél this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God 10 Thou shalt hearken therefore vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God and do his commandements and his ordināces which I commande thee this day 11 ¶ And Mosés charged the people the same day saying 12 These shal stand vpon mount Gerizzim to blesse the people when ye shal passe ouer Iordén Simeôn and Leui and Iudáh and Issa chár and Ioséph and Beniamin 13 And these shal stand vpon 〈◊〉 Ebál to curse Reubén Gâd and Ashér and Zebulún Dan and 〈◊〉 14 And the Leuites shal answer and say vnto all the men of Israél with a loude voyce 15 ¶ Cursed be the mā that shal make anie carued or moltē image which is an abominaciō vnto the Lord the worke of the hāds of the craftesmā and putteth it in a secret place And al the people shal answer and say So be it 16 Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother And all the people shal say So be it 17 Cursed be he that remoueth his neighbours marke And all the people shal say So be it 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blinde go out of the way And all the people shal say So be it 19 Cursed be he that hindreth the right of the stranger the fatherles and the wido we And all the people shal say So be it 20 Cursed be he that lieth with his fathers wif for he hathe vncouered his fathers skirt And all the people shal say So be it 21 Cursed be he that lieth with anie beast And all the people shal say So be it 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother And all the people shal say So be it 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in lawe And all the people shal say So be it 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly And all the people shal say So be it 25 * Cursed be he that tak eth a rewarde to put to death innocent blood And all the people shal say So be it 26 * Cursed be he that confirmeth nor all the wordes of this Lawe to do them And all the people shal say So be it CHAP. XXVIII 1 The promises to them that obey the commandements 15. The threatenings to the contrarie 1 IF * thou shalte obey diligently the voyce of the Lorde thy God and obserue and do all his commandements whiche I commande thee this daye then the Lorde thy GOD wil set thee on hygh aboue all the nacions of the earth 2 And al these blessings shal come on thee and 〈◊〉 thee if thou shalt obey the voyce of the Lord thy God 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the citie and blessed also in the field 4 Blessed 〈◊〉 be the frute of thy body and the frute of thy ground and the frute of thy cattel the increase of thy kine and the flockes of thy shepe 5 Blessed shal be thy basket and thy dough 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in and blessed also when thou goest out 7 The Lord shall cause thyne enemies that rise against thee to fall before thy face they shal come out against thee one way and shal flee before thee seuen wayes 8 The Lorde shall commande the blessing to be with thee in thy store houses and in all that thou 〈◊〉 thine hād to will blesse thee in the land which the Lord thy Godgiueth thee 9 The Lord shal make thee an holy people vnto him selfe as he hathe sworne vnto thee if thou shalt kepe the commandements of the Lord thy God and walke in his waies 10 Thē all people of the earth shal se that the Name of the Lord is called vpon ouer thee and they shal be afraid of thee 11 And the Lord shal make thee plenteous in goods in the frute of thy body and in the frute of thy cattel and in the frute of thy ground in the land which the Lord swarevn to thy fathers to giue thee 12 The Lord shal open vnto thee his good treasure euen the heauen to giue rayne vnto thy land in due season and to blesse all the worke of thine hands thou shalt lend vnto many nacions but shalt not borowe thy self 13 And the Lord shal make thee the head and not the tayle and thou shalt be aboue onely and shalt not be beneth if thou obey the commandemēts of the Lord thy God which I commande thee this day to kepe and to do them 14 But thou shalt not decline from anie of the wordes which I commande you this day ether to the right hand or to the left to go after other gods to serue them
vnto this lande how fearce is this great wrath 25 And they shal answer Because they haue for sakē the couenant of the Lord God of their fathers which he had made with them whē he broght them out of the land of Egypt 26 And went and serued others gods and wor shipped thē euen gods which they knewe not and which had giuen them nothing 27 Therefore the wrath of the Lorde waxed hote agaynst this land to bring vpon it euerie curse that is written in this boke 28 And the Lorde hathe rooted them out of their land in angre and in wrath and in great indignacion and hathe caste them into another land as appeareth this day 29 The secret thyngs belong to the Lorde our God but the things reueiled belong vn to vs and to our children for euer that we may do all the wordes of this Law CHAP. XXX 1 Mercie shewed when they repent 6 The Lord doeth circumcise the heart 〈◊〉 All excuse of ignorance is taken away 19 Life and death is set before them 20 The Lorde is their life which obey him 1 NOw when all these things shall come vppō thee ether the blessing or the curse which I haue set before thee ād thou shalt turne into thine heart among all the naciōs whether the Lord thy God hath driuē thee 2 And shalt returne vnto the Lorde thy God and obey hys voyce in all that I commande thee this day thou and thy children with all thine heart and with all thy soule 3 Then the Lorde thy God will cause thy ' captiues to returne and haue compassion vpon thee and will returne to gather thee out of all the people where the Lord thy God had scatered thee 4 Thogh thou werest caste vnto the vtmost parte of heauen from thence will the Lord thy God gatherthee ād from thence wil he take thee 5 And the Lord thy God wil bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed and thou shalt possesse it and he wil shewe thee fauour and wil multiplie thee aboue thy fathers 6 And the Lord thy God wil circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy sede that thou maist loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule that thou maist liue 7 And the Lord thy God wil lay all these curses vpon thine enemies and on them that hate thee and that persecute thee 8 Returne thou therefore obey the voice of the Lord and do all his commandements which I commande thee this day 9 And the Lord thy God wil make thee plenteous in euerie worke of thine hand in the frute of thy body and in the frute of thy cattel and in the frute of the land for thy welth for the Lord wil turne againe and reioyce ouer thee to do thee good as he reioyced ouerthy fathers 10 Because thou shalt obey the voyce of the Lord thy God in keping his commandemēts and his ordinances which are written in the boke of this Lawe when thou shalt returne vnto the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule 11 ¶ For this cōmandement which I commande thee this day is nothid frō thee nether is it farre of 12 It is not in heauen that thou shuldest say * Who shal go vp for vs to heauen and bring it vs and cause vs to heare it that we may do it 13 Nether is it beyonde the sea that thou shul dest say Who shal go ouer the sea for vs and bring it vs and cause vs to heare it that we may do it 14 But the worde is verie nere vnto thee euen in thy mouth and in thine heart for to do it 15 Beholde I haue set before thee this day life and good death and euil 16 In that I commande thee this day to loue the Lord thy God to walke in his wayes ād to kepe his commandements and his ordinances and his lawes that thou maiest liue and be multiplied and that the Lord thy God may blesse thee in the land whether thou goest to possesse it 17 But if thine heart turne away so that thou wilt not obey but shalt be seduced and wor ship other gods and serue them 18 I pronounce vnto you this day that ye shal surely perish ye shal not prolong your dayes in the land whether thou passest ouer Iordén to possesse it 19 * I call heauen and earth to recorde this day against you that I haue set before you life and death blessing and cursing therfore chose life that bothe thou and thy sede may liue 20 By louing the Lord thy God by obeying his voyce and by cleauing vnto him for he is thy life and the length of thy dayes that thou maist dwel in the land which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers Abrahám Izhák and Iaakób to giue him CHAP. XXXI 2. 7 Mosés preparing him selfe to dye appointeth 〈◊〉 to rule the people 9 He giueth the I 〈◊〉 to the Leuites that they shulde read it to the people 19 God giueth thē a song as a witnes betwene him and them 23 God 〈◊〉 Ioshúa 29 Mosés 〈◊〉 them that they wil rebel after his death 1 THen Mosés went and spake these wordes vnto all Israél 2 And said vnto them I am an hundreth and twentie yere olde this day I can no more go out and in also the Lord hathe said vnto me * Thou shalt not go ouer this Iordén 3 The Lord thy God he wil go ouer before thee he wil destroy these naciōs before thee and thou shalt possesse thē * Ioshúa he shal go before thee as the Lord hathe said 4 And the Lord shal do vnto them as he dyd to * Sihôn and to Og Kings of the Amorites and vnto their land whome he destroyed 5 And the Lord shal giue them before you that ye may do vnto them according vnto euerie * commandement which I haue cōmanded you 6 Plucke vp your hearts therefore and be strong dread not nor be afrayd of them for the Lord thy God him selfe doeth go with thee he wil not fayle thee nor forsake thee 7 ¶ And Mosés called 〈◊〉 and said vnto him in the sight of all Israél Be of a good courage and strong for thou shalt go with this people vnto the land which the Lord hathe sworne vnto their fathers to giue thē and thou shalt giue it them to inherit 8 And the Lord him selfe 〈◊〉 go before thee he wil be with thee he wil not fayle thee nether forsake thee feare not 〈◊〉 re nor be discomforted 9 ¶ And Mosés wrote this Lawe and deliuered it vnto the Priestes the sonnes of Leui which bare the Arke of the couenāt of the Lord and vnto all the Elders of Israél 10 And Mosés cōmanded them saying * Euerie seuenth yere* when the yere of fredome shal be in the feast of the 〈◊〉 11 When
said vnto her We wil be bla mels of this thine othe which thou hast made vs 〈◊〉 18 Beholde when we come into the land thou shalt binde this corde of red threde in the windowe whereby thou lettest vs downe thou shalt bring thy father and thy mother thy brethren and al thy fathers housholde home to thee 19 And whosoeuer then doeth go out at the dores of thine house īto the streat his blood shal be vpon his head we will be gylteles but whosoeuer shal be with thee in the house his blood shal be on our head if anie hand touche him 20 And if thou vtter this our matter we wil be quit of thine othe which thou hast made vs sweare 21 And she answered According vnto your wordes so be it then she sent them away ād they departed and she bounde the red corde in the windowe 22 ¶ And they departed and came into the mo untaine and there abode thre daies vntil the pursuers were returned and the pursuers soght them throughout all the way but founde them not 23 So the two men returned and descended from the mountaine passed ouer came to Ioshúa the sonne of Nun and tolde hym all things that came vnto them 24 Also they said vnto Ioshúa Surely the Lord hathe deliuered into our hands all the land for euen all the inhabitants of the countrey faint because of vs. CHAP. III. 3 Ioshúa commandeth them to departe when the Arke remoueth 7 The Lord promiseth to exalt Ioshúa before the people 9 Ioshuas exhortation to the people 16 The waters parte a sunder whiles the people passe 1 THen Ioshúa rose verie early and they remoued from Shittim and came to Iordén he al the children of Israél lodged there before they went ouer 2 And after thre daies the officers went throughout the hoste 3 And commanded the people saying When yese the Arke of the couenant of the Lord your God and the Priests of the Leuites bea ring it ye shall departe from your place and go after it 4 Yet there shal be a space betwene you it about two thousand cubites by measure ye shal not come nere vnto it that ye may know the way by the which ye shal go for ye haue not gone this way in times past 5 Now Ioshúa had said vnto the people * Sanctifie your selues for tomorow the Lord wil do wonders among you 6 Also Ioshúa speake vnto the Priests saying Take vp the Arke of the couenāt go ouer before the people so they toke vp the Arke of the couenant went before the people 7 ¶ Then the Lord said vnto Ioshúa This day wil I begin to magnifie thee in the sight of al Israél which shal knowe that * as I was with Mosés so wil I be with thee 8 Thou shalt therefore commāde the Priests that beare the Arke of the couenant saying When ye are come to the drinke of the waters of Iordén ye shall stand still in Iordén 9 ¶ Then Ioshua said vnto the children of Israél Come 〈◊〉 and heare the wordes of the Lord your God 10 And Ioshúa said Hereby ye shall knowe that the liuing God is among you that he wil certeinly cast out before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hiuites and the Perizzites and the Gergashites and the Amorites and the Iebusites 11 Beholde the Arke of the couenant of the Lorde of all the worlde passeth before you into Iordén 12 Now therefore take frome among you twelue men out of the tribes of Israél out of euerie tribe a man 13 And assone as the soles of the fete of the Priests that beare the Arke of the Lord God the Lord of all the worlde shall stay in the waters of Iordén the waters of Iordē shal be cut of for the waters that come frō aboue * shall stand still vpon an heape 14 ¶ Then when the people were departed from their tentes to go ouer Iordén the Priests bearing the * Arke of the couenant went before the people 15 And as they that bare the Arke came vnto Iordén and the fete of the Priests that bare the Arke were dipped in the brinke of the water * for Iordén vseth to fil al his bākes all the times of haruest 16 Then the waters that came downe frome aboue stayed and rose vpon an heape and departed far frō the citie of Adám that was beside Zaretán but the waters that came downe towarde the Sea of the wildernes euen the salt Sea failed and were cut of so the people went right ouer against Ierichō 17 But the Priests that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lord stode drye within Iordē ready prepared and all the Israelites went ouer drye vntill all the people were gone cleane ouer through Iordén CHAP. IIII. 2 God commāded Ioshua to set vp twelue stones in Iordén 18 The waters returne to their olde course 20 Other twelue stones are set vp in Gilgál 21 This miracle must be declared to the posteritie 1 ANd when all the people were wholly gone * ouer 〈◊〉 after the Lord had spoken vnto Ioshúa saying 2 Take you twelue men out of the people out of euerie tribe a man 3 And commāde you them saying Take you hence out of the middes of Iordén out of the place where the Priests stode in a readines twelue stones whiche ye shall take away with you and leaue them in the lodging where you shall lodge this night 4 Then Ioshúa called the twelue men whome he had prepared of the children of Israéll out of euerie tribe a man 5 And Ioshúa said vnto them Go ouer before the Arke of the Lord your God euē through the middes of Iordén and take vp euerie man of you a stone vpon his shulder according vnto the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israél 6 That this may be a signe among you that when your children shal aske their fathers in time to come saying What meane you by these stones 7 Then ye may answer them That the waters of Iordén were cut of before the Arke of the couenant of the Lord for when it passed through Iordén the waters of Iordén were cut of therefore these stones are a memorial vnto the children of Israél for euer 8 Then the children of Israél did euen so as Ioshúa had commanded toke vp twelue stones out of the middes of Iordē as the lord had said vnto Ioshûa according to the nomber of the tribes of the children of Israél caried thē a way with thē vnto the lodging and layed them downe there 9 And Ioshua setvp twelue stones in the mid des of Iordén in the place where the fete of the Priests whiche bare the Arke of the couenant stode and there haue they cōtinued vnto this day 10 ¶ So the Priest which bare the Arke stode in the middes
and this belonged to the halfe tribe of the children of Manasséh according to their families 30 And their border was from Mahanaim euen all Bashán to wit all the king dome of Og King of Bashán and all the townes of Iair which are in Bashán threscore cities 31 And halfe Gileád and Ashtaróth Edréi cities of the kingdome of Og in Bashán * were giuen vnto the children of Machir the sonne of Manasséh to halfe of the children of Machir after their families 32 These are the heritages which Mosés did distribute in the plaine of Moáb beyonde Iordén towarde Ierichó Estwarde 33 * But vnto the tribe of Leui Mosés gaue none inheritance for the Lord God of Is raél is their inheritance * as he said vnto them CHAP. XIIII 2 The land of Canáan was deuided among the nine tribes and the halfe 6 Caléb requireth the heritage that was promised him 13 Hebrón was giuen him 1 THese also are the places which the children of Israél inherited in the land of Canáan * which Eleazár the Priest and Ioshúa the sonne of Nun and the chief fathers of the tribes of the childrē of Israél distributed to them 2 * By the lot of their inheritāce as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Mosés to giue to the nine tribes and the halfe tribe 3 For Mosés had giuen inheritance vnto two tribes and halfe tribe beyōde Iordén but vnto the Leuites he gaue none inheritance among them 4 For the children of Ioséph were two tribes Manasséh and Ephraim therefore they gaue no parte vnto the Leuites in the land saue cities to dwel in with the su burbes of the same for their beastes and their substance 5 * As the Lord had commanded Mosés so the children of Israél did when they deuided the land 6 ¶ Then the children of Iudáh came vnto Ioshúa in Gilgál and Caléb the sonne of Iephunnéh the Kenezite said vnto him Thou knowest what the Lord said vnto Mosés the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadersh-barnéa 7 Fourty 〈◊〉 olde was I when Mosés the seruant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnéa to espy the land and I broght him worde againe as I thoght in mine heart 8 But by brethren that went vp with me discouraged the heart of the people yet I followed stil the Lord my God 9 Wherefore Mosés sware the same day saying Certeinly the land whereon thy fete haue troden shal be thine inheritance and thy childrens for euer because thou hast followed constantly the LORD my GOD. 10 Therefore beholde now the Lord hathe kept me aliue as he promised this is the fourty and fift yere since the Lord spake this thing vnto Mosés while the children of Israél wandred in the wildernes now lo I am this day fourscore fiue yere olde 11 And yet am as * strong at this time as I was when Mosés sent me as strōg as I was then so strong am I now ether for warre or for gouernement 12 Now therefore giue me this mountaine where of the Lord spake in that day for thou heardest in that daie how the Anakims were there and the cities great walled if so be the Lord wil be with me that I may driue them out as the Lord said 13 Then Ioshúa blessed him and gaue vnto Caléb the sonne of Iephūnéh Hebrôn for an inheritance 14 * Hebrón therefore became the inheritan ce of Caléb the sonne of Iephunnéh the Kenezite vnto this day because he followed constantly the Lord God of Israél 15 And the name of * Hebrón was before-time Kiriath-arbá which Arbá was a great man among the Anakims thus the land ceased from warre CHAP. XV. 1 The lotte of the children of Iudáh and the names of the cities and villages of the same 13 Calebs portion 18 The request of Achsah 1 THis then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Iudáh by their families euen * to the border of Edóm the wildérnes of * Zin Southward on the South-coast 2 And their Southborder was the salt Sea coast from the point that loketh South ward 3 And it wēt out on the Southside toward Maaleth-akrabbim and went along to Zin and ascended vp on the Southside vnto Kadesh-barnéa and wēt along to Hezrón and went vp to Adár and fet a compasse to Karkáa 4 From thence went it a long to Azmón and reached vnto the riuer of Egypt and the end of that coast was on the Westside this shal be your Southcoast 5 Also the Eastborder shal be the salt Sea vnto the end of Iordén and the border on the North quarter from the point of the Sea and from the end of Iordén 6 And this border goeth vp to Beth-hoglá and goeth along by the Northside of Beth-arabáh so the border from thence goeth vp to the stone of Bohán the sonne of Reubén 7 Againe this border goet̄h vp to Debir from the valley of Achor and Northwarde turning toward Gilgál that lyeth before the going vp to 〈◊〉 which is on the Southside of the riuer also this border goeth vp to the waters of En-shémesh endeth at * En-rogél 8 Then this border goeth vp to the valley of the sonne of Hinnôm on the Southside of the Iebusites the same is Ierusalém also this border goeth vp to the top of the mountaine that lieth before the valley of Hinnôm Westward which is by the end of the valley of the gyantes North ward 9 So this border compasseth from the top the mountaine vnto the founteine of the water of Nephtôah and goeth out to the cities of mount Ephrôn and this border draweth to Baaláh which is Kiriath-iearim 10 Then this border compasseth from Baaláh Westward vnto mount Seir and goeth alōg vnto the side of mount Iearim which is Chesalón on the Northside so it commeth downe to Beth-shémesh and goeth to Timnáh 11 Also this border goeth out vnto the side of Ekrôn North ward and this border draweth Shicrôn goeth along to mount Baaláh and stretcheth vnto Iabneél and the endes of this coastare to the Sea 12 And the Wéstborder is to the great Sea so this border shal be the bōdes of the chil dren of Iudáh round about according to their families 13 ¶ And vnto Caléb the sóne of Iephunnéh did Ioshûa giue a parte among the childrē of Iudáh as the Lord cōmanded him euen * Kiriath-arba of the father of Anák whiche in Hebrôn 14 And Caléb droue thence thre sonnes of Anák Sheshái and Ahimán and Talmái the sonnes of Anák 15 And he went vp then ce to the in habitāts of Debir and the name of Debir before ti me was Kiriath-sépher 16 Them Caléb said He that 〈◊〉 Kiriath sepher and taketh it euē to him wil I giue Achsah his daughter to wife 17 And Othniél the sonne of Kenaz the brother of Caléb toke it he
Beth-sheán and her townes and I bleám her townes and the inhabitants of Dor with the townes thereof and the inhabitants of En-dór with the townes thereof and the inhabitāts of Thaanách with her townes and the inhabitants of Megiddó with the townes of the same euen thre countreis 12 Yet the children of Manasséh colde not destroy those cities but the Canaanites dwelled stil in that land 13 Neuertheles when the children of Israél were strong they put the Canaanites vnder tribute but cast them not out wholly 14 Then the children of Ioséph spake vnto Ioshúa saying Why hast thou giuen me but one lot one porcion toinherit seing I am a great people for as muche as the Lord hathe blessed me hetherto 15 Ioshúa then answered them If thou be mu che people get thee vp to the wod cut trees forthy selfe there in the land of the Perizzites and of the gyans if mount Ephráim be to naro we for thee 16 Then the children of Ioséph said The mountaine wil not be ynough for vs and all the Canaanites that dwel in the lowe countrey haue charets of yrō aswel they in Beth-shean and in the townes of the same as they in the valley of Izreél 17 And Ioshúa spake vnto the house of Ioséph to Ephráim and to Manasséh saying Thou art a great people and hast great power and shalt not haue one lot 18 Therefore mountaine shal be thine for it is a wood and thou shalt cut it downe and the ends of it shal be thine thou shalt cast out the Canaanites thogh they haue yron charets and thogh they bestrong CHAP. XVIII 2 The Tabernacle set in Shilóh 4 Certeine are sent to deuide the land to the other seuen tribes 11 The lot of the children of Beniamin 1 ANd the whole Congregacion of the childrén of Israél came together at Shilóh for they set vp the Tabernacle of the Congregacion there after the land was subiect vnto them 2 Now there remained among the children of Israél seuē tribes to whome they had not deuided their in heritance 3 Therefore Ioshúa said vnto the children of Israél How long are ye so slacke to en tre and possesse the land which the Lord God of your fathers hathe giuen you 4 Giue from among you for euerie tribe thre men that I may send them and that they may rise and walke through the lād and distribue it according to their inheritance and returne to me 5 And that they may deuide it vnto them into seuen partes Iudáh shal abide in his coast at the South and the house of Ioséph shal stand in their coastes at the North 6 Ye shal describe the land therefore into seuen partes and shal bring them hether to me and I wil cast lottes for you here be fore the Lord our God 7 But the Leuites shal haue no part among you for the Priesthode of the Lord is their inheritance also Gad and Reubén halfe the tribe of Manasséh haue receiued their inheritance beyonde Iordén Eastward which Mosés the seruāt of the Lord gaue them 8 ¶ Then the mē arose and went their way and Ioshúa charged them that went to describe the land saying Departe and go through the land and describe it and returne to me that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shilôh 9 So the men departed and passed through the land and described it by cities into se uen partes in a boke and returned to Ioshúa into the campe at Shilóh 10 ¶ Then Ioshúa cast lots for them in Shilôh before the Lord and there Ioshúa deuided the land vnto the children of Israél according to their porcions 11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the childrē of Beniamin came forthe according to their families and the coast of their lot lay betwene the children of Iudáh and the childrén of Ioséph 12 And their coast on the Northside was from Iordén and the border went vp to the side of Ierichó on the Northparte went vp through the mountaines Westward and the endes there of are in the wil dernes of Beth-auén 13 And this border goeth along from thence to Luz euen to the Southside of Luz the same is Beth-él and this border de scendeth to Arroth-addár nere the moūt that lieth on the Southside of Beth horon the nether 14 So the border turneth and compasseth the corner of the Sea South ward from the moūt that lieth before Beth-horón South ward and the ends thereof are at Kiriath báal which is Kiriath-iearim a citie of the children of Iudáh this is the Westquarter 15 And the South quarter is from the end of Kiriath-iearim and this border goeth out Westward and cometh to the fonteine of waters of Nephtóah 16 And this border descendeth at the end of the mountaine that lieth before the valley of Ben-hinnóm which is in the valley of the* gyantes North ward and descē deth into tho valley of Hinnóm by the side of Iebusi South ward goeth downe to En-rogél 17 And cōpasseth from the North and goeth for the to En-shémesh and stret cheth to Gelilóth which is to ward the going vp vn to Adommim goeth downe to the * sto ne of Bóhan the sonne of Reubén 18 So it goeth along to the side ouer against the plaine Northward and goeth downe into the plaine 19 After this border goeth along to the side of Beth-hogláh Northward and the ends thereof that is of the border reache to the point of the salt Sea Northward and to the end of Iordén South ward this is the South coast 20 Also Iordén is the border of it on the East side this is the in heritance of the children of Beniamin by the coastes thereof round about according to their families 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the childrē of Beniamin according to their families are Ierichó and Beth-hogláh and the valley of Keziz 22 And Beth-arabáh and Zemarà im and Beth-él 23 And Auim and Paráh and Ophráh 24 And Chephár Ammonái and Ophnî and Gabá twelue cities with their villages 25 Gibeón and Ramáh and Beeróth 26 And Mizpéh and Chephirah and Mo záh 27 And Rékem and Irpeél and Taraláh 28 And Zelá Eléph and Iebusi which is Ierusalém Gibeáth and Kiriáth fourtene cities with their villages this is the in heritance of the children of Beniamin accor ding to their families CHAP. XIX 1 The porcion of Simeón 10 Of Zebulún 17 Of Issachar 24 Of Asher 32 Of Naphtali 40 Of Dan 49 The possession of ioshua 1 ANd the secōde lot came out to Simeôn euen for the tribe of the children of Simeón according to their families and their inheritance was in the middes of the in heritance of the children of Iudáh 2 Now thei had in their inheritance Beer-shéba and Shéba and Moladáh 3 And Hazar-shuál and Baláh and Azem 4 And Eltolád and Bethúl and Hormáh
And on the otherside Iordén to warde Ierichô Eastwarde thei appointed * Bézer in the wildernes vpon the plaine out of the tribe of Reuhén and Ramóth in Gileád out of the tribe of Gad and Golán in Bashán out of the tribe of Manasséh 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israél and for the strāger that soiourned among them that whosoeuer killed any persone ignorantly might flee thether and not dye by the hand of the auēger of blood vntil he stode before the Congregacion CHAP. XXI 41 The cities giuen to the Leuites in nomber eight four tie 44 The Lord according to his promes gaue the children of Israél rest 1 THen came the principal father of the Leuites vnto Eleazár the Priest and vnto Ioshûa the sonne of Nun and vnto the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israél 2 And spake vnto them at Shilôh in the lād of Canáam saying * The Lord commanded by the hād of Mosés to giue vs cities to dwelin with the suburbes there of for our cattel 3 So the children of Israél gaue vnto the Le uites out of their inheritance at the commandement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites the children of Aarôn the Priest which were of the Leuites had by lot out of the tribe of Iudáh and out of the tribe of Simeón and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirtene cities 5 And the rest of the children of Koháth had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephráim and out of the tribe of Dan and out of the halfe tribe of Manasséh ten cities 6 Also the children of Gershón had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachár and out of the tribe of Ashér and out of the tribe of Naphtali and out of the halfe tribe of Manasséh in Bashán thirtene cities 7 The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reubén and out of the tribe of Gad and out of the tribe of Zebulúm twelue cities 8 So the children of Israél gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Mosés 9 ¶ And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudáh and out of the tribe of the children of Sime ôn these cities which are here named 10 And they were the childrens of Aarôn being of the families of the Kohathites and of the sonnes of Leui for their was the first lot 11 So they gaue thē Kiriath-arbá of the father of Anók whiche is Hebrôn in the mountaine of Iudáh with the suburbes of the same round about it 12 But the land of the citie and the villages thereof gaue they to * Caléb the sonnes of Iephunnéh to be his possession 13 ¶ Thus they gaue to the children of Aarón the Priest a citie of refuge for the slayer euen Hebrón with hersuburbes and Libnáh with her suburbes 14 And Iattir with her suburbes Eshtemòa and her suburbes 15 And Holon with her suburbes and Debir with her suburbes 16 And Am with her suburbes Iuttáh with her suburbes Beth-shemesh with her suburbes nine cities out of those two tribes 17 And out of the tribe of Beniamin they gaue Gibeō with her suburbes Géba with her suburbes 18 Anathoth with her suburbes Almôn with her suburbes foure cities 19 All the cities of the children of Aarôn Priests were thirtene cities with their suburbes 20 ¶ But to the families of the children of Koháth of the Leuites whiche were the rest of the children of Kohath for the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephráim 21 They gaue them the citie of refuge for the slayer Shechém with her suborbes in mounte Ephráim and Gézer with her suburbes 22 And Kibzáim with her suburbes and Beth-horôn with her suburbes foure cities 23 And out of the tribe of Dan Eltekéh with her suburbes Gibethôn with her suburbes 24 Aiialón with her suburbes Gath-rimmôn with her suburbes foure cities 25 And out of the halfe tribe of Manasséh Tanách with her suburbes and Gath-rimmō with her suburbes two cities 26 All the cities for the other families of the children of Koháth were ten with their suburbes 27 ¶ Also vnto the children of Gershôn of the families of the Leuites they gaue out of the halfe tribe of Manasséh the citie of refuge for the slayer Golân in Bashán with her suburbes and Beeshteráh with her suburbes two cities 28 And out of the tribe of Issachŕ Kishō with her suburbes Daberéh with her suburbes 29 Iarmúth with her suburbes En-gānim with her suburbes foure cities 30 And out of the tribe of Ashér Mishál with her suburbes Abdôn with her suburbes 31 Helkáh with her suburbes Rehób with her suburbes foure cities 32 And out of the tribe of Napthali the citie of refuge for the slayer Kédesh in in Galil with her suburbes and Hammoth-dôr with her suburbes and Kartán with her suburbes thre cities 33 Al the cities of the Gershonites accordyng do their families were thirtene cities with their suburbes 34 ¶ Also vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites they gaue out of the tribe of Zebulun Iokneâm with her suburbes Kartáh with her suburbes 35 Dimnáh with her suburbes Nahaláll with her suburbes foure cities 36 And out of the tribe of Reubē Bezer with her suburbes Iahazáh with her suburbes 37 Redemôth with her suburbes Mepháath with her suburbes foure cities 38 And out of the tribe of Gad they gaue for a citie of refuge for the slayer Ramôth in Gilead with her suburbes and Mahanáim with her suburbes 39 Heshbón with her suburbes and Iazér with her suburbes foute cities in al. 40 So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families which were the rest of the families of the Leuites were by their lot twelne cities 41 And 〈◊〉 the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israéll were eight and fourtie with their suburbes 42 These cities lay euerie one seuerally with their suburbes rounde about them so were all these cities 43 ¶ So the Lorde gaue vnto Israél all the lād which he had sworne to giue vnto their fathers and they possessed it and dwelt therein 44 Also the Lord gaue them rest round about accordyng to all that he had sworne vnto their fathers and there stode not a man of all their enemies before them for the Lorde deliuered all their enemies into their hand 45 * There failed nothyng of all the good things whiche the Lord had said vnto the house of Israél but all came to passe CHAP. XXII 1 Reubén Gad and the halfe tribe of Manasséh are sent againe to their possessions 10 They buylde an altar for a memorial 15 The Israelites
it thee againe 4 And whē he had restored the money vnto 4 And whē he had restored the money vnto his mother his mother toke two hūdreth shekels of siluer and gaue them to the founder which made thereof agrauen and molten image and it was in the house of Micháh 5 And this man Micháh had an house of gods made an * Ephód * Tera phim and consecrated one of his sonnes who was his Priest 6 In those daies there was no King in Israêl but euerie man did that which was good in his owne 〈◊〉 7 ¶ There was also a yongman out of Beth léhem Iudáh of the familie of Iudáh who was a Leuite and soiourned there 8 And the mā departed out of the citie euē out of Beth-léhem Iudáh to dwel where he colde finde a place as he iourneied he came to mount Ephráim to the house of Micháh 9 And Micháh said vnto him Whence commest thou And the Leuite answered him I come from Beth-léhem Iudáh and go to dwel where I may finde a place 10 Then Micháh said vnto him Dwel with me and be vnto me a father and a Priest I wil giue thee then 〈◊〉 of siluer by yere and a sure of apparel and thy meat and drinke So the Leuite went in 11 And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man and the yong man was vnto him as one of his owne sonnes 12 And Michà h consecrated the Leuite and the yōg man was his Priest and was in the house of Micháh 13 Then said Micháh Now I knowe that the Lord wil be good vnto me seing I haue a Leuite to my Priest CHAP. XVIII 2 The children of Dan send men to searche the land 11 Then come the six hundreth and take the gods the Priest of Micháh awaie 27 They destroy 〈◊〉 28 Thei buyld it 〈◊〉 30 And 〈◊〉 vp idolatrie 1 IN those dayes there was no King in Israél at the same time the tribe of Dan soght them an in heritance to dwel in 〈◊〉 for vnto that time 〈◊〉 their in heritance had not fallen vnto them among the tribes of Israél 2 Therefore the childrē of Dan sent of their familie fiue men out of their coastes euē men expert in warre out of Zoráh and Esh taól to vewe the land and searche it out and said vnto them Go and searche out the land Thē thei came to moūt Ephráim to the house of Michah and lodged there 3 When thei 〈◊〉 in the house of Micháh thei knewe the voyce of the yong man the Leuite and being turned in thether thei said vnto him 〈◊〉 Who broght thee hether or what makest thou in this place what hast thou do to here 4 And he answered them Thus and thus de a leth Micháh with me and hathe hired me and I am his Priest 5 Againe thei said vnto him Aske counsel now of god that we may knowe whether the way which we go shal be prosperoús 6 And the Priest said vnto them Go in pea ce for the Lord guideth your way which ye go 7 Then the fiue men departed and came to Laish and sawe the people that were ther in whiche dwelt careles after the maner of the Zidoniās quiet sure because no man made any trouble in the lād or vsur ped any dominion also they were far frō the Zidonians and had nobusenes with other men 8 ¶ So thei came againe vnto their brethrē to Zoráh and Eshtaol and their brethren said vnto them What haue ye done 9 And thei answered Arise that we may go vp against them for we haue sene the land and surely it is very good and do ye sit stil be not shouthful to go and enter to possesse the land 10 If ye wil go ye shal come vnto a careles people and the countrey is large for God hat he giuen it into your hand It is a place which doeth lacke nothing that is in the worlde 11 ¶ Then there departed thence of the fami lie of the Danites from Zoráh and from Eshtaol six hundreth men appointed with instruments of warre 12 And thei went vp and pitched in 〈◊〉 in Iudáh wherefore they called that 〈◊〉 Mahaneh-Dan vnto his day and it is behinde Kiriáthiearim 13 And 〈◊〉 went thence vnto mount Ephráim and came to the house of Micháh 14 Then answered the fiue men that went to spie out the countrey of 〈◊〉 said vnto their brethren Knowe ye not that there is in these houses and Ephod Teraphim and a grauen and a molten image Now therefore consider what ye haue to do 15 And thei turned the therwarde and came to the house of the yong man the Leuite euen vnto the house of Micháh and saluted him peaceably 16 And the six hundreth men appointed with their weapons of ware which were of the children of Dan stode by the entring of the gate 17 Then the fiue men that went to spie out the land went in thether and toke the grauen image and the Ephód and the Teraphim and the molten image and the Priest stode in the entring of the gate with the six hundreth men that were appointed with weapons of warre 18 And the other went into Michahs house and set the grauen image the Ephod and the Teraphim and the molten image Then said the Priest vnto them What do ye 19 And thei answered him Holde thy peace laye thine hand vpen thy mouth and come with vs to be our father and Priest Whether is it better that thou shuldest be a Priest vnto the house of one man or that thou shuldest be a Priest vnto a tribe and to a familie in Israél 20 And the Priests heart was glad and he toke the Ephod and the Teraphim and the grauen image and went among the people 21 And they turned and departed and put the children and the cattel and the substā ce before them 22 ¶ When thei were farre of from the house of 〈◊〉 the men that were in the houses nere to Michahs house gathered together and pursued after the children of Dan 23 And cryed vnto the children of Dan who turned their faces and said vnto Micháh What ayleth thee that thou makest an outcrye 24 And he said Ye haue takē away my gods which I made and the Priest and go your waies and what haue I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then say ye vnto me What aileth 〈◊〉 25 And the 〈◊〉 of Dan said vnto him Let not thy voyce be heard among vs lest an gry fellowes runne vpon thee and thou lose thy life with the liues of thine housholde 26 So the 〈◊〉 of Dan went their 〈◊〉 and when Micháh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they were to strong for him he turned and went backe vnto his house 27 And thei toke the things which he had and came vnto Laish vnto a quiet people and without mistrust and smote thē with the edge of the sworde
Arke of God is taken 18 ¶ And when he had made mencion of the Arke of God Eli fel from his seate backwarde by the side of the gate and his necke was broken and he dyed for he was an olde man and heauye and he had iudged Israél fortie yeres 19 And his daughter in law Phinehás wife was with childe nere her trauel and when she heard the report that the Arke of God was taken and that her father in lawe and her housband were dead she bowed her selfe and traueled for her paines came vpon her 20 And about the time of her death the women that stode about her said vnto her Feare not for thou hast borne a sonne but she answered not nor regarded it 21 And she named the childe Ichabód saying The glorie is departed from Israél because the Arke of God was taken and because of her father in lawe and her housband 22 She said againe The glorie is departed frō Israél for the Arke of God is taken CHAP. V. 2 The Philistims 〈◊〉 the Arke into the house of Dagón which idole fel downe before it 6 The men of Ashdód are plagued 8 The Arke is caryed into Gath and after to Ekrón 1 THen the Philistims toke the Arke of God and caryed it from Ebén ézer vnto Ashdōd 2 Euen the Philistims toke the Arke of God and broght it into the house of Dagōn and set it by Dagōn 3 And when they of Ashdōd rose the next day in the morning beholde Dagōn was fallen vpon his face on the grounde before the Arke of the Lord and they tokevp Dagón and set him in his place againe 4 Also they rose vp early in the morning the next day beholde Dagón was fallen vpon his face on the grounde before the Arke of the Lord and the head of Dagōn and the two palmes of his hands were cut of vpon the thresholde onely the stumpe of Dagón was left to him 5 Therefore the Priests of Dagón and all that come into Dagons house treade not on the thresholde of Dagón in Ashdód vnto this day 6 But the hand of the Lord was heauy vpon them of Ashdōd and destroyed thē smote them with * emerods bothe Ashdōd and the coastes thereof 7 And whē the men of Ashdōd sawe this they said Let not the Arke of the God of Israél abide with vs for his hand is sore vpon vs ād vpon Dagōn our god 8 They sent therefore and gathered all the princes of the Philistims vnto them and said What shall we do with the Arke of the God of Israél And they answered Let the Arke of the God of Israél be caried about vnto Gath and they caried the Arke of the God of Israél about 9 And when they had caried it about the hand of the LORD was against the citie with a very greate destruction and he smote the men of the citie bothe small and greate and they had emerods in their secret partes 10 ¶ Therefore they sent the Arke of GOD to Ekrōn and assone as the Arke of GOD came to Ekrōn the Ekronites cryed out saying They haue broght the Arke of the GOD of Israél to vs to slay vs and our people 11 Therefore they sent and gathered together all the princes of the Philistims said Send away the Arke of the God of Israél let it returne to his owne place that it slay vs not and our people for there was a destruction and death through out all the citie and the hand of God was very sore there 12 And the men that dyed not were smitten with the emerods and the crye of the citie went vp to heauen CHAP. VI. 1 The time that the Arke was with the Philistims whiche they sent againe with a gift 12 It commeth to Beth-shémesh 17 The Philistims offer golden emerods 19 The men of Beth-shémesh are stricken for loking into the Arke 1 SO the Arke of the Lord was in the countrey of the Philistims seuen monethes 2 And the Philistims called the Priestes and the soth sayers saying What shal we do with the Arke of the Lord tel vs where with we shall send it home againe 3 And they said If you send away the Arke of the God of Israél send it not away emptie but giue vnto it a sinne offring then shal ye be healed and it shal be knowē to you why his hand departeth not from you 4 Then said they What shal be the sinne offring which we shal giue vnto it And they answered Fiue golden emerods fiue golden mice according to the nomber of the Princes of the Philistims for one plague was on you all and on your princes 5 Wherefore ye shall make the similitudes of your emerods and the similitudes of your mice that destroye the land so ye shall giue glorie vnto the God of Israél that he may take his hand from you from your gods and from your land 6 Wherefore then shulde ye harden your heartes as the Egyptians and Pharaôh hardened their heartes when he wroght wonderfully among them * did they not let thē go and they departed 7 Now therefore make a newe carte and take two melche kine on whome there hathe come no yoke and tye the kine to the carte and bring the calues home from them 8 Then take the Arke of the Lord and set it vpon the carte and put the iewels of golde whiche ye giue it for a sinne offring in a coffer by the side thereof and send it away that it may go 9 And take hede if it go vp by the way of his owne coast to Beth-shémesh it is he that did vs this greate euil but if not we shall knowe then that it is not his hād that smote vs but it was a chance that happened vs. 10 And the men did so for they toke two kine that gaue milke and tyed them to the carte and shut the calues at home 11 So they set the Arke of the LORD vpon the carte and the coffer with the mice of golde and with the similitudes of their emerods 12 And the kine wēt the streight way to Beth-shémesh and kept one path and lowed as they went and turned nether to the right hand nor to the left also the princes of the Philistims went after thē vnto the borders of Beth-shémesh 13 Now they of Beth-shémesh were reaping their wheat haruest in the valley and they lift vp their eyes and spyed the Arke and reioyced when they sawe it 14 ¶ And the carte came into the fielde of Ioshúa a Bethshemite and stode stil there there was also a great stone and they claue the wood of the carte and offred the kine for a burnt offring vnto the Lord. 15 And the Leuites toke downe the Arke of the Lord and the coffer that was with it wherein the iewels of golde were and put them on the great stone and the men of
the moneth of Ethanim which is the seuēth moneth 3 And all the Elders of Israél came and the Priest s toke the Arke 4 They bare the Arke of the Lord and they bare the Tabernacle of the Congregaciō and all the holy vessels that were in the Ta bernacle those did the Priests and Leuites bring vp 5 And King Salomōn and all the Congregacion of Israél that were assembled vnto him were with him before the Arke 〈◊〉 shepe beeues whiche colde not be tolde nor nombred for multitude 6 So the Priests broght the Arke of the couenāt of the Lord vnto his place into the oracle of the house into the most holy place euē vnder the wings of the Cherubims 7 For the Cherubims stretched out theyr wings ouer the place of the Arke and the Cherubims couered the Arke and the barres thereof aboue 8 And they drewe out the barres that the ends of the barresmight appeare out of the Sanctuarie before the oracle but thei were not sene without and there they are vnto this day 9 Nothing was in the Arke sawe the two tables of stone which Mosés had put there at Horéb where the Lord made a couenāt with the children of Israél whē he broght them out of the land of Egypt 10 And when the Priests were come out of the Sanctuarie the * cloude filled the hou se of the Lord. 11 So that the Priests colde not stand to minister because of the cloude for the glorie of the lord had filled the house of the lord 12 Then spake Salomón The Lord * said that he wolde dwel in the darcke cloude 13 I haue buylt thee an house to dwel in an habitacion for thee to abide in for euer 14 ¶ And the King turned his face and blessed all the Congregacion of Israel for all the Congregacion of Israél stode there 15 And he said Blessed be the Lord God of Israél who spake with his mouth vnto Dauid my father and hathe with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Since the day that I broght my people Israél out of Egypt I chose nocitie of all the tribes of Israél to buylde an house that my Name might he there but I haue chosen * Dauid to be ouer my people Israél 17 And it was in the heart of Dauid my father to buyld an house to the Name of the Lord God of Israél 18 And the Lord said vnto Dauid my father Where as it was in thine heart to buylde an house vnto my Name thou didest wel that thou wast so minded 19 Neuertheles thou shalt not buylde the house but thy sonne that shal come out of thy loynes he shal buylde the house vnto my Name 20 And the lord hathe made good his word that he spake and I am risen vp in the roume of Dauid my father and sit on the throne of Israél as the Lord promised and haue buylt the house for the Name of the Lord God of Israél 21 And I haue prepared therein a place for the Arke wherein is the couenant of the Lord which he made with our fathers whē he broght thē out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ Then Salomón stode before * the altar of the Lord in the sight of all the Congre gacion of Israél and stretched out his hād towarde heauen 23 And said * O Lord God of Israél there is no god like thee in heauē aboue or in the earth beneth thou that kepest couenant and mercy with thy seruants that walke before thee with all their heart 24 Thou that hast kept with thy seruant Dauid my father that thou hast promised him for thou spakest with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with 〈◊〉 hand as appeareth this day 25 Therefore now Lord Codof Israél kepe with thyseruāt Dauid my father that thou hast promised him saying * Thou shalt not want a man in my fight to sit vpō the throne of Israél so that thy children take hede to their way that they walke before me as thou hast walked in my sight 26 And now ô God of Israél I pray thee let thy worde be verified which thou spakest vnto thy seruant Dauid my father 27 Is it true in dede that god wil dwel on the earth beholde the heauens the heauens of heauens are not able to containe thee how muche more vnable is this house that I haue buylt 28 〈◊〉 haue thou respect vnto the prayer of thy seruant and to his supplicatiō ô Lord my G O D to heare the crye and prayer which thy seruant prayeth before thee this day 29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day euen towarde the place whereof thou hast said * My Name shal be there that thou mayest hearken vnto the prayer which thy seruāt prayeth in this place 30 He are thou therefore the supplicacion of thy seruant of thy people Israél which pray in this place and heare thou in the place of thine habitacion euen in heauē and when thou hearest haue mercy 31 ¶ When a man shal trespasse against his neighbour and he lay vpon him an ot lie to cause him to sweare and the swearer shal come before thine altar in this house 32 Then heare thou in heauen and do iudge thy seruants that thou condemne the wicked to bring his way vpon his head ād iustifie the righteous to giue him according to his righteousnes 33 ¶ When thy people Israél shal be ouerthrowen before the enemie because they haue sinned against thee and turne againe to thee and confesse thy Name and pray and make supplication vnto thee in this house 34 Then heare thou in heauen and be merciful vnto the sinne of thy people Israél and bring them againe vnto the land which thou gauest vnto their fathers 35 ¶ When heauen shal be shut vp and there shal be no raine because they haue sinned against thee and shal pray in this place confesse thy Name and turne f om their sin ne when thou doest afflict them 36 Then heare thou in heauen and pardonne the sinne of thy seruants and of thy people Israél when thou hast taught them the good way wherein they may walke and giue raine vpō the land that thou hast giuen to thy people to inherit 37 ¶ When there shal be famine in the land when there shal be pestilence when there shal be blasting mildewe greshopper or caterpiller when their enemie shal besiege them in the cities of their lād or anie plague or anie sickenes 38 Then what prayers and supplication so euer shal be made of anie man or of all thy people Israél whē euerie one shal knowe the plague in his owne heart and stretch for the his hands in this house 39 Heare thou then in heauen in thy dwelling place and be merciful and do and giue euerie man according to all his wayes as thou knowest his heart for thou onely
in battel eight and twen tie thousand and six hundreth 36 And of Ashér that went out to the battel and were trained in the warres fourtie thousand 37 And of the otherside of Iordén of the Reubenites and of the Gaddites and of the halfe tribe of Manasséh with all instruments of warre to fight with an hundreth and twentie thousand 38 All these men of warre that colde lead an armie came with vpright heart to Hebron to make Dauid King ouer all Israél and all the rest of Israél was of one accorde to make Dauid King 39 And there they were with Dauid thre dayes eating and drinking for their brethrē had prepared for them 40 Moreouer they that were nere them vntil Issachár and Zebulún and Naphtali broght bread vpon asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen euen meat floure figges and reisins and wine and oyle and beues and shepe abundantly for there was ioye in Israél CHAP. XIII 7 The Arke is broght againe from 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 ém 9 Vzza dyeth because he touched it 1 ANd Dauid counseled with the captaines of thousands and of hundreths and with all the gouernours 2 And Dauid sayd to all the Congregacion to Israél If it seme good to you and that it pro cedeth of the Lorde our God we wil send to and fro vnto our brethren that are left in all the lande of Israél for wyth them are the Priestes and the Leuites in the cities and their suburbes that they may assemble them selues vnto vs. 3 And we will bryng againe the Arke of our God to vs for we soght not vnto it in the dayes of Saúl 4 And all the Congregacion answered Let vs do so for the thyng semed good in the eyes of all the people 5 ¶ * So Dauid gathered all Israél together from Shihor in Egypt euen vnto the entring of Hamath to bryng the Arke of God from Kiriath-iearim 6 And Dauid went vp and all Israél to Baalath in Kiriath-iearim that was in Iudah to bring vp from thence the Arke of God the Lorde that dwelleth betwene the Cherubims where his name is called on 7 And they caried the Arke of God in a newe cart out of the house of Abinadab and Vzzá and Ahio guided the cart 8 And Dauid and al Israél played before God with all their might bothe with songs and with harpes and with violes and with timbrels and with cimbales and with trompets 9 ¶ And when they came vnto the thresshyng floore of Chidon Vzza put forthe his hand to holde the Arke for the oxen did shake it 10 But the wrath of the Lorde was kindled against Vzzá and he smote hym because he layed his hande vpon the Arke so he dyed there 〈◊〉 God 11 And Dauid was angrie because the Lorde had made a breache in Vzza and he called the name of that place Pérez-vzza vnto this day 12 And Dauid feared God that daye saying How shal I bring in to me the Arke of God 13 Therefore Dauid broght not the Arke to him into the citie of Dauid but caused it to turne into the house of Obed Edom the Gittite 14 So the Arke of God remained in the house of Obéd Edóm euen in his house thre mo neths and the Lord blessed the house of Obéd Edóm and all that he had CHAP. XIIII 2 Hiram sendeth wood and 〈◊〉 to Dauid 4 The names of his chyldren 8. 14. By the counsel of GOD he goeth against the Philistims and ouercommeth them 15 God fighteth for him 1 THen * sent Hiram the Kynge of Tyrus messengers to Dauid and cedre trees with masons and carpenters to buylde him an house 2 Therefore Dauid knewe that the Lord had confirmed hym Kyng ouer Israél and that his kingdome was lift vp on hie because of his people Israél 3 ¶ Also Dauid toke mo wiues at Ierusalém ād Dauid begate mo sonnes and daughters 4 And these are the names of the children whi che he had at Ierusalém Shammua and Shobab Nathan and Salomon 5 And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpalet 6 And Nogah and Nepheg and Iaphia 7 And Elishama and 〈◊〉 and Eliphalet 8 But when the Philistims heard that Dauid was anointed King ouer Israél all the Philistims came vp to seke Dauid And when Dauid heard he went out against them 9 And the Philistims came and spred them selues in the valley of Rephaim 10 Then Dauid asked counsel at God saying Shall I go vp agaynst the Philistims and wilt thou deliuer them into mine hande And the Lorde said vnto him Go vp for I will deliuer them into thine hand 11 So they came vp to Baal-perazim and Dauid smote them there and Dauid sayd God hath deuided mine enemies with mine hād as waters are deuided therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim 12 And there they had left their gods and Dauid said Let them euen be burnt with fyre 13 Againe the Philistims came and spred them selues in the valley 14 And when Dauid asked againe counsell at God God said to him Thou shalt not go vp after them but turne away from them that thou maiest come vpon them ouer againste the mulbery trees 15 And when thou hearest the noyse of one goyng in the toppes of the mulbery trees then go out to battell for GOD is gone forthe before thee to smite the hoste of the Philistims 16 So Dauid did as God had commanded him and they smote the hoste of the Philistims from Gibeon euen to Gézer 17 And the fame of Dauid went out into all lands and the Lord broght the feare of hym vpon all nacions CHAP. XV. 1 Dauid prepareth an hoste for the Arke 4 The nomber and ordre of the Leuites 16 The singers are chosen out among them 25 They bring agayne the Arke with ioye 29 Dauid dancing before it is despised of hys wife Michal 1 ANd Dauid made hym houses in the citie of Dauid and prepared a place for the Arke of GOD and pitched for it a tent 2 Then Dauid said * None ought to cary the Arke of God but the Leuites for the Lorde hathe chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lorde and to minister vnto him for euer 3 ¶ And Dauid gathered all Israél together to Ierusalém to bryng vp the Arke of the Lorde vnto his place whyche he had ordeined for it 4 And Dauid assembled the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites 5 Of the sonnes of Kohath Vriél the chief and his brethren six score 6 Of the sonnes of Merari Asaiah the chief ād his brethren two hundreth and twentie 7 Of the sonnes of Gershom Ioél the chief and his brethren an hundreth and thirtie 8 Of the sonne of Elizaphan Shemaiah the chief and his brethren two hundreth 9 Of the sonnes of Hebrōn Eliél the chief and his brethren foure score 10 Of the sonnes of Vzziél Amminadab the
chief ād his brethren an hūdreth twelue 11 ¶ And Dauid called Zadok and Abiathar the Priestes and of the Leuites Vriél Asaiah and Ioél Shemaiah and 〈◊〉 and Amminadab 12 And he said vnto them Ye are the chief fathers of the Leuites sanctifie your selues and your brethren and bring vp the Arke of the Lorde God of Israél vnto the place that I haue prepared for it 13 For * because ye were not there at the first the Lord our God made a breach among vs for we soght him not after due ordre 14 So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified thē selues to bring vp the Arke of the Lorde God of Israél 15 ¶ And the sonnes of the Leuites bare the Arke of God vpon their shulders with the barres as Mosés had commanded * according to the worde of the Lord. 16 And Dauid spake to the chief of the Leuites that they shulde appointe certeine of their brethren to singe with instrumentes of musike with violes and harpes and cymbales that they might make a sounde and lift vp their voyce with ioye 17 So the Leuites appointed Heman the sonne of Ioél and of his brethren Asáph the sonne of Bereechiah and of the sonnes of Merari their brethren Ethan the sonne of Kushaiah 18 And with them their brethren in the seconde degre Zechariah Ben and Iaaziél and Shemiramoth and Iehiél and Vnni Eliab and Benaiah and Maasiah and Mattithiah and Elipheleh and Mikneah and Obed Edóm and Ieiél the porters 19 So Heman Asaph and Ethan were singers to make a sounde with cymbales of brasse 20 And Zechariah and Aziél and Shemiramoth and Iehiél and Vnni and Eliab and Maashiah and Benaiah with violes on Alamōth 22 And Mattithiah and Elipheléh and Mikneah and Obéd Edóm and Ieiél and Azaziah with harpes vppon Sheminith lenazzéah 21 But Chenaniah the chief of the Leuites had the charge bearing the burden in the charge for he was able to instruct 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters for the Arke 24 And Shecaniah and Iehoshaphat and Nethane él and Amashai and Zachariah and Benaiah and Eliézer the Priestes did blowe with trumpets before the Arke of God and Obéd Edóm and Ieriah were porters for the Arke 25 * So Dauid and the Elders of Israél and the captaines of thousandes went to bryng vp the Arke of the couenant of the Lord from the house of Obéd Edōm with ioye 26 And because that God helped the Leuites that bare the Arke of the couenant of the Lorde they offred seuen bullockes and seuen rams 27 And Dauid had on him a linen garment as all the Leuites that bare the Arke and the singers and Chenaniah that had the chief charge of the singers and vpon Dauid was a linen Ephód 28 Thus all Israél broght vp the Arke of the Lords couenant with shouting and soūde of trumpets ād with cornets ād with cymbales making a sounde with violes ād with harpes 29 And when the Arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde came into the citie of Dauid Michál the daughter of Saul loked out at a win dowe and sawe Kyng Dauid dancynge and playing and * she despised him in her heart CHAP. XVI 1 The Arke being placed they offer sacrifices 4 Dauid ordeineth Asaph and his brethren to minister before the Lorde 8 He appointeth a notable Psalme to be sung in praise of the Lord. 1 SO * they broght in the Arke of God and set in the middes of the Tabernacle that dauid had pitched for it they offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before God 2 And when Dauid had made an end of offring the burnt offring ād the peace offrings he blessed the people in the Name of the Lord. 3 And he dealt to euerie one of Israél both mā and woman to euerie one a cake of bread and a piece of flesh and a bottel of wine 4 And he appointed certeine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the Lord and to rehearse and to thanke ād praise the Lord God of Israél 5 Asaph the chief and next to hym Zechariah Ieiél and Shemiramoth and Iehiél and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obéd Edóm euen Ieiél with instruments violes and harpes and Asaph to make a sounde with cymbales 6 And Benaiah and Iahaziél Priestes with trumpets continually before the Arke of the couenant of God 7 Then at that time Dauid did appoint at the biginnyng to giue thankes to the Lorde by the hand of Asaph and his brethren 8 * Praise the Lorde and call vpon his Name declare his workes among the people 9 Sing vnto hym sing prayse vnto hym and talke of all his wonderful workes 10 Reioyce in his holy Name let the hearts of them that seke the Lord reioyce 11 Seke the Lord and his strength seke his face continually 12 Remember his maruelous workes that he hathe done his wōders and the iudgemēts of his mouth 13 O sede of Israél his seruant ô the children of Iaak ôb his chosen 14 He is the Lord our God his iudgements are throughout all the earth 15 Remember his couenant for euer and the worde which he commanded to a thousand generacions 16 * Whiche he made with Abrahám and his othe to Izhák 17 And hathe confirmed it to Iaakōb for a Lawe and to Israél for an euerlasting couenant 18 Saying To thee wil I giue the land of Canáan the lot of your inheritance 19 When ye were fewe in nomber yea a very fewe and strangers therein 20 And walke about 〈◊〉 nacion to nacion and from one kingdome to another people 21 He suffred no man to do them wrong but rebuked Kings for their sakes saying 22 Touche not mine anointed and do my Prophetes no harme 23 * Sing vnto the Lord all the earth 〈◊〉 his saluacion from day to day 24 Declare his glorie among the nacions and his wonderful workes among all people 25 For the Lord is great and muche to be praised and he is to be feared aboue all gods 26 For all the gods of the people are idoles but the Lord made the heauens 27 Praise and glorie are before him power beautie are in his place 28 Giue vnto the Lord ye families of the people giue vnto the Lord glorie and power 29 Giue vnto the Lord the glorie of his Name bring an offring and come before him and worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie 30 Tremble ye before him all the earth surely the worlde shal be stable and not moue 31 Let the heauens reioyce and let the earth be glad and let them say among the nacions The Lord reigneth 32 Let the sea roare and all that therein is let the field be ioyful and all that is in it 33 Let the trees of the wood thē reioyce at the presence of the Lord for he commeth to
had no children therefore Eleazar and Ithamár executed the Priests office 3 And Dauid distributed them euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazár and Ahimélech of the sonnes of Ithamár according to their offices in their ministration 4 And there were found mo of the sonnes of Eleazár by the nomber of men then of the sonnes of i th amár and they deuided them to wit amōg the sonnes of Eleazár sixtene heades according to the housholde of their fathers and among the sonnes of Ithamár according to the housholde of their fathers eight 5 Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamār 6 And Shemaiáh the sonne of Nethaneél the scribe of the Leuites wrote them before the King and the princes and Zadók the Priest and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathát and before the chief fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites one familie being reserued for Eleazár and another reserued for Ithamár 7 And the first lot fel to Iehoiarib and the second to Iedaiáh 8 The third to Harim the fourt to Seorim 9 The fift to 〈◊〉 the sixt to Miiamin 10 The seuent to Hakkóz the eight to Abiiáh 11 The ninte to Ieshúa the ten to She caniáh 12 The eleuent to Eliáshib the twelft to Iakim 13 The thirtente to Huppáh the fourtene to Ieshebeáb 14 The fiftene to Bilgáh the sixtente to Immér 15 The seuentente to Hezir the eightene to Happizzér 16 The ninetente to Pethahiáh the twentieth to Iehezek el 17 The one and twentie to Iachin the two and twentie to Gamúl 18 The thre and twentie to Deliāh the foure and twentie to Maaziáh 19 These were their ordres according to their offices when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hand of Aaron their father as the Lord God of Israél had comman ded him 20 ¶ And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amrám was Shubaél of the sonnes of Shubaél Iedeiáh 21 Of Rehabiáh euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah the first Isshiiah 22 Of Izhari Shelomóth of the sonnes of She Iomóth Iahath 23 And his sonnes Ieriáh the first Amariáh the seconde Iahaziél the thirde and Iekameám the fourt 24 The sonne of Vzziél was Micháh the son ne of Micháh was Shamir 25 The brother of Micháh was Isshiiáh the sonne of Isshiiáh Zechariáh 26 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli Mushi the sonne of Iaaziiah was Benō 27 The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Benó and Shóham and Zaccur and Ibri 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar whiche had no sonnes 29 Of Kish the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeél 30 And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli and Edér and Ierimóth these were sonnes of the Leuites after the housholde of their fa thers 31 And these also cast lottes with their brethrē the sonnes of Aarón before King Dauid and Zadōk and Ahimélech and the chief fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites euen the chief of the families against their yōger brethren CHAP. XXV The singers are appointed with their places lottes 1 SO Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph and Hemā and Ieduthún who shulde sing prophecies with harpes with violes and with cymbales and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie to wit 2 Of the sonnes of Asaph Zaccûr and Ioséph and Nethaniah and Asharélah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hād of Asaph which sang prophecies by the commission of the King 3 Of Ieduthûn the sonnes of Ieduthún Gedaliah and Zeri and Ieshaiah Ashabiah and Mattithiah six vnder the hands of their father Ieduthún 〈◊〉 prophecies with an harpe for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord. 4 Of Heman the sonnes of Heman Bukkiah Mattaniah Vzziél Shebuél and Ierimóth Hananiah Hanani Eliathah Giddalti Romamti-ézer Ioshbekashah Mallóthi Hothir and Mahazióth 5 All these were the sonne of Hemán the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the 〈◊〉 and God gaue to Hemán fourtene son nes and thre daughters 6 All these were vnder the hand of their father singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales violes and harpes for the seruice of the house of God and Asáph Ieduthún and Hemán were at the Kings commande ment 7 So was their nomber with their brethrē that were instruct in the songs of the Lord euē of all that were conning two hūdreth foure score and eight 8 And thei castlottes charge against charge aswel small as great the cunning man as the scholer 9 And the first lot fell to Ioséph which was of Asáph the secōde to Gedaliáh who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue 10 The third to Zaccúr he his sonnes and his brethren were twelue 11 The fourte to Izri he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 12 The fift to Netaniáh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 13 The sixt to Bukkiáh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 14 The seuent to Iesharéláh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 15 The eight to Ieshaiáh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 16 The nint to Mattaniáh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 17 The tent to Shimei he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 18 The eleuent to Azaréel he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 19 The twelft to Ashabiáh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 20 The thirtene to Shubaél he his sonnes his brethren twelue 21 The fourtent to Mattithiáh he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 22 The fiftent to Ierimóth he his sonnes his brethren twelue 23 The sixtente to Hananiáh he his sonnes his brethren twelue 24 The seuentente to Ioshbekáshah he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 25 The eightente to Hanani he his sonnes his brethren twelue 26 The ninetente to Mallóthi he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 27 The twentieth to Eliáthah he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 29 The two and twentieth to Giddálti he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 30 The thre and twentieth to Mahazioth he his sonnes and his brethren twelue 31 The foure and twentieth to Romámtiézer he his sonnes and his brethren twelue CHAP. XXVI 1 The porters of the Tēple are ordeined euerie man to the gate which he shulde kepe 20 And ouer the treasure 1 COncerning the dinisions of the porters of the Kothites Meshelemiáh the sonne of Koré of the sonnes of Asáph 2 And 〈◊〉 sonnes of Meshelemiáh Zechariáh the eldest Iediaél the seconde Zebadiáh the third Iathniél the fourt 3 Elám the fift Iehohanán the sixt and Elichoenái the seuent 4 And of the sōnes of Obéd Edōm Shemaiáh the eldest Iehozabád the seconde Ioáh the third and
Beniamin Iaasiél the sonne of Abnér 22 Ouer Dan Azariél the sonne of lerohám these are the prīces of the tribes of Israél 23 ¶ But Dauid toke not the nóber of them from twentie yere olde and vnder because the Lord had said that he wold increase Israél like vnto the starres of the heauens 24 And * Ioáb the sonne of Zeruiáh begā to nomber but he finished it not because there came wrath for it against Israél nether was the nomber put into the Chronicles of King Dauid 25 And ouer the Kings treasures was Azmauéth the sonne of Adiel and ouer the treasures in the fieldes in the cities and in the villages and in the towres was Iehonathā the sonne of Vzziáh 26 And ouer the workemen in the field that tilled the grounde was Ezri the sonne of Chelúb 27 And ouer them that dressed the vines was Shimei the Ramathite and ouer that whiche apperteined to the vines and ouer the store of the wine was Sabdi the Shiphmite 28 And ouer the oliue trees and mulberie trees that were in the valleies was Báal Hanán the Gederite and ouer the store of the oyle was Ioásh 29 And ouer the oxen that fed in Sharōn was Shetrái the Sharonite and ouer the oxen in the valleies was Shaphat the sonne of Adlái 30 And ouer the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite and ouer the asses was Iehdeiáh the Meronothite 31 And ouer the shepe was Iaziz the Hagerite all these were the rulers of the substāce that was King Dauids 32 And Iehonathán Dauids vncle a man of counsel and of vnderstanding for he was a scribe and Iehiél the sonne of Hachmoni were with the Kings sonnes 33 And Ahitóphel was the Kings coūseler and Hushái the Archite the Kings friend 34 And after Ahitóphel was Iehoiadá the sonne of Benaiáh and Abiathár captaine of the Kings armie was Ioáb CHAP. XXVIII 3 Because Dauid was forbidden to buylde the Temple he willeth Salomón and the people to performe it 8 Exhorting him to feare the Lord. 1 NOw Dauid assembled all the princes of Israel the princes of the tribes and the captaines of the bādes that serued the King and the captaines of thousands and the captaines of hundreths and the rulers of all the substance and possession of the King of his sonnes with the eunuches and the mightie and all the men of power vnto Ierusalem 2 And King Dauid stode vp vpon hys fete and said He are ye me my brethren and my people I purposed to haue buylt an house of rest for the Arke of the couenant of the Lord and for a * footestole of our God and haue made ready for the buylding 3 But GOD said vnto me * Thou shalt not buylde an house for my Name because thou hast bene a man of warre and hast shed blood 4 Yet as the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be King ouer Israel for euer for in Iudáh wold he chuse a prince and of the house of Iudáh is the house of my father and amonge the sonnes of my father he delited in me to make me King ouer all Israel 5 * So of all my sonnes for the Lorde hathe giuen me manie sonnes he hathe euē chosen Salomō my sonne to sit vpō the throne of the kingdome of the Lord ouer Israel 6 And he said vnto me Salomón thy sonne he shal buylde mine house and my courtes for I haue chosen him to be my sonne and I wil be his father 7 I will stablishe therefore hys kingdome for euer if he indeuoure him selfe to do my commandements and my iudgements as this day 8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israél the Congregacion of the Lord and in the audience of our God kepe and seke for all the cōmandements of the Lord your God that ye may possesse this good land and leaue it for an inheritance for your childrē after you for euer 9 And thou Salomó my sonne knowe thou the God of thy father and serue him with a perfite hearte and with a willing my nde * for the Lord searcheth all hearts and vnderstandeth all the imaginaciōs of thoghtes if thou seke him he wyll be founde of thee but if thon forsake him he will caste thee of for euer 10 Take hede now for the Lord hathe chosen thee to buylde the house of the Sanctuarie be strong therefore and do it 11 ¶ Then Dauid gaue to Salomón his sonne the paterne of the porche and of the houses thereof and of the closets therof and of the galeries thereof and of the chābers therof that are within and of the house of the merciseate 12 And the paterne of all that he had in hys minde for the courtes of the house of the LORD and for all the chambers rounde aboute for the treasures of the house of God and for the treasures of the dedicate things 13 And for the courses of the Priests and of the Leuites and for all the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord and for all the vessels of the ministerie of the house of the Lord. 14 He gaue of golde by weight for the vessels of golde for all the vessels of all maner of seruice and all the vessels of siluer by weight for all maner vessels of all maner of seruice 15 The weight also of golde for the candlestickes and golde for their lāpes with the weight for euerie cādlesticke and for the lampes thereof and for the cādlestickes of siluer by the weight of the candlesticke and the lampes thereof according to the vse of euerie candlesticke 16 And the weight of the golde for the tables of shewbread for euerie table and siluer for the tablēs of 〈◊〉 17 And pure golde for the 〈◊〉 and the bowles and plates and 〈◊〉 basens gold in weight for euerie basen and for siluer basens by weight for euerie basen 18 And for the altar of incense pure golde by weight and golde for the paterne of the charet of the Cherubs that spred thē selues and couered the Arke of the couenant of the Lord 19 All said he by writing sent to me by the hand of the Lord which made me vnderstand all the workemanship of the paterne 20 And Dauid said to Salomón his sonne Be strong and of avaliant courage and do it feare not nor be afraied for the Lord God euen my God is with thee he wil not leaue thee nor forsake thee till thou hast finished all the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord. 21 Beholde also the companies of the Priests and the Leuites for all the seruice of the house of God euen they shal be with thee for the whole work with euerie fre heart that is skilful in anie maner of seruice The princes also and all the people wyll be wholly at thy commandement CHAP. XXIX 2 The offring of
all the worke finished that Salomōn made for the house of the Lord and Salomōn broght in the thynges that Dauid his father had dedicated wyth the siluer and the golde and all the vessels put them amōg the treasures of the house of God 2 Then Salomōn assembled the Elders of Israél and all the heades of the tribes the chief fathers of the children of Israél vnto Ierusalém to bring vp the Arke of the couenant of the Lord from the citie of Dauid which is Zión 3 And all the men of Israél assembled vnto the King at the feast it was in the seuenth moneth 4 And all the Elders of Israél came and the Leuites toke vp the Arke 5 And thei caryed vp the Arke and the Tabernacle of the Congregacion and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle those did the Priests Leuites bring vp 6 And King Salomōn and all the Congregacion of Israél that were assembled vnto him were before the Arke offring shepe and bullockes whiche colde not be tolde nor nombred for multitude 7 So the Priests broght the Arke of the couenāt of the Lord vnto his place into the Oracle of the house into the moste Holye place euen vnder the wings of the Cherubims 8 For the Cherubims stretched out theyr wings ouer the place of the Arke and the Cherubims couered the Arke and the barres there of aboue 9 And they drewe out the barres that the ends of the barres might be sene out of the Arke before the Oracle but they were not sene without and there they are vnto this day 10 Nothing was in the Arke saue the two Tables whiche Mosés gaue at Horéb where the Lord made a couenant with the children of Israél when they came out of Egypt 11 And when the Priestes were come out of the Sanctuarie for all the Priests that were present were sanctified and did not wait by course 12 And the Leuites the singers of all sortes as of Asáph of Hemán of Ieduthún of their sonnes and of their brethren being cladde in fine linen stode with cymbales and with violes and harpes at the Eastend of the altar and with them an hundreth twentie Priests blowing with trumpets 13 And thei were as one blowing trūpets and singing and made one sounde to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord and when they lift vp their voyce wyth trumpets and with cymbales and with in struments of musike and when they praised the Lord singing For he is good because his mercie lasteth for euer thē the house euen the house of the Lord was filled with a cloude 14 So that he Priests colde not stand to ministre because of the cloude for the glorie of the Lord had filled the house of God CHAP. VI. 3 Salomón blesseth the people 4 He praiseth the Lord. 14 He praieth vnto God for those that shal pray in the Temple 1 THen Salomōn said The Lord hathe said that he wolde dwel in the darke cloude 2 And I haue buylt thee an house to dwel in an habitacion for thee to dwel in for euer 3 And the King turned his face and blessed all the Congregacion of Israél for all the Congregacion of Israél stode there 4 And he said Blessed be the Lord God of Israél who spake with his mouthe vnto Dauid my father and hathe with his hand fulfilled it saying 5 Since the day that I broght my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no citie of all the tribes of Israél to buylde an house that my Name might be there nether cho se Ianie man to be a ruler ouer my people Israél 6 But I haue chosen Ierusalém that my Name might be there and haue chosen Dauid to be ouer my people Israél 7 * And it was in the heart of Dauid my father to buylde an house vnto the Name of the Lord God of Israél 8 But the Lord said to Dauid my father Where as it was in thine heart to buylde an house vnto my name thou didest wel that thou wast so minded 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not buylde the house but thy sonne which shal come out of thy loynes he shal buylde an house vnto my Name 10 And the Lord hathe performed his worde that he spake and I am risen vp in the roume of Dauid my father and am set on the throne of Israél as the Lord promised haue buvlt an house to the Name of the God of Israél 11 And I haue set the Atke there wherein is the couenant of the Lord that he made with the children of Israél 12 ¶ And the King stode before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the Congregacion of Israél and stretched out his hands 13 For Salomōn had made a brasen skaffolde and set it in the middes of the courte of fiue cubites long fiue cubites broade and thre cubites of height and vpon it he stode and kneled downe vpon his knees before all the Congregacion of Israél and stretched out his hands towarde heauen 14 And said O Lord God of Israél * there is no God like thee in heauen nor in earth which kepest couenant and mercie vnto thy seruants that walke before thee with all their heart 15 Thou that hast kept with thy seruats Da uid my father that thou hast promised him for thou spake with thy mouthe and hast fulfilled it with thine hands as appeareth this day 16 Therefore now Lord God of Israél kepe with thy seruant Dauid my father that thou hast promised him sayīg Thou shalt not want a man in my sight that shal sit vpon the throne of Israél so that thy sonnes take 〈◊〉 to their waies to walke in my Lawe as thou hast walked before me 17 And now ô Lord God of Israél let thy worde be verified which thou spakest vnto thy seruant Dauid 18 Is it true in dede that God wil dwel with man on earth beholde the * heauens and the heauens of heauens are not able to to cōteine thee how muche more vnable is this house which I haue buylt 19 But haue thou respect to the prayer of thy 〈◊〉 and to his supplicacion ô Lord my God to heare the crye and prayer which thy seruant prayeth before thee 20 That thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night euen toward the pla ce where of thou hast said That thou woldest put thy Name there that thou maiest hearken vnto the prayer which thy seruāt prayeth in this place 21 He are thou therefore the 〈◊〉 of thy seruant and of thy people Israél which they praye in this place and heare thou in the place of thine habitacion euen in hea uen and when thou hearest be merciful 22 ¶ * When a man shal sinne against his neighbour and he lay vpon him anothe to cause him to sweare and the swearer shal come before thine
altar in this house 23 Then heare thou in heauen and do iudge thy seruants in recompensing the wicked to bring his way vpon his head and in iustifiyng the righteous to giue him according to his righteousnes 24 ¶ And when thy people Israél shal be ouerthrowen before the enemie because they haue sinned against thee and turne againe and confesse thy Name and pray and make supplication before thee in this house 25 Then heare thou in heauen and be merciful vnto the sinne of thy people Israél and bring then againe vnto the lād which thou gauest to them and to their fathers 26 When heauen shal be shult vp and there shal be no raine because they haue sinned against thee and shal pray in this place confesse thy Name and turne from their sinne when thou doest afflict them 27 Then heare thou in heauen and pardone the sinne of thy seruants and of thy people Israél when thou hast taught them the good way wherein they may walke giue raine vpon thy land which thou hast giuen vnto thy people for an in heritance 28 ¶ * When there shal be famine in the land when there shal be pestilence blasting or milde we when there shal be greshopper or caterpiller when their enemie shal besiege them in the cities of their lād or any plague or any sicknes 29 Then what prayers and supplicacion soeuer shal be made of ony man or of all thy people Israél when euerie one shal knowe his owne plague and his owne disease and shal stretche forthe his hands toward this house 30 Heare thou then in heauen thy dwelling place and be merciful and giue euerie man according vnto all his wayes as thou doest knowe his heart for thou onely knowest the hearts of the children of men 31 That they may feare thee and walke in thy wayes as long as they liue in the lād which thou gauest vnto our fathers 32 ¶ Moreouer as touching the stranger which is not of thy people Israel who shal come out of a farre countrey for thy great Names sake and thymightie hand and thy stretched out arme when they shal come pray in this house 33 Heare thou in heauen thy dwelling pla ce and do according to all that the stranger calleth for vnto thee that all the people of the earth may knowethy name and feare thee like thy people Israél and that they may knowe that thy name is called vpon in this house which I haue buylt 34 ¶ When thy people shal go out to battel against their enemies by the way that thoushalt sēd them and they praye to thee in the way toward this citie which thou hast chosen euen toward the house which I haue buylt to thy Name 35 Then heare thou in heauen their prayer their supplicacion and iudge their cause 36 If thei sinne against thee * for there is no man that sinneth not and thou be angrie with them and deliuer them vnto the enemies and thei take them and cary thē away captiue vnto aland farre or nere 37 If they turne againe to their heart in the land whether they be caryed in captiues and turne and pray vnto thee in the land of their captiuitie saying We haue sinned we haue transgressed and haue done wickedly 38 If they turne againe to thee with all their heart and with all their soule in the land of their captiuitie whether they haue caryed them captiues and pray toward their land which thou gauest vnto their fathers and toward the citie which thou hast chosen and toward the house which I haue baylt forthy Name 39 Then heare thou in heauē in the place of thine habitacion their prayer their sup plication iudge their cause be mer ciful vnto thy people which haue sinned against thee 40 Now my God I besechethee let thine eyes be open and thine eares attent vnto the prayer that is made in this place 41 * Now therefore arise ô Lord God to come into thy rest thou and the Arke of thy strenght ô Lord God let thy Priests be clothed with saluacion and let thy Sainctes reioyce in goodnes 42 O Lord God refuse not the face of thine anointed remēber the mercies promised to Dauid thy seruant CHAP. VII 1 The fire cōsumeth the sacrifice 2 The glorie of the Lord filleth the Temple 12 He heareth his prayer 17 And pro miseth to exalt him and his throne 1 ANd * when Salomôn had made an end of praying fyre came downe from heauen and consumed the burnt offring and the sacrifices the glorie of the Lord filled the house 2 So that the Priests colde notente rinto the house of the Lord because the glorie of the Lord had filled the Lords house 3 And when all the children of Israél saw the fyre the glorie of the Lord come downe vpon the house they bowed themselues with their faces to the earth vpon the pauement and worshiped and praised the Lord saying For he is good because his mercie lasteth for euer 4 * Then the King all the people offred sacrifices before the Lord. 5 And King Salomô offred a sacrifice of two and twentie thousand bullockes and an hundreth and twentie thousand shepe so the King and all the people dedicated the house of God 6 And the Priests waited on their offices the Leuites with the instruments of musike of the Lord which King Dauid had made to praise the Lord Because his mercy lasteth for euer whē Dauid praised God by them the Priests also blewe trumpets ouer against them and all they of Israél sto de by 7 Moreouer Salomón halowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord for there he had prepared burnt offrings and the fat of the peace offrings because the brasen altar which Salomón had made was not ableto receiue the burnt offring and the meat offring and the fat 8 And Salomón made a feast at that time of seuen dayes and all Israél with him a very great Congregaciō frō the entring in of Hamáth vnto the riuer of Egypt 9 And in the eight day they made a solemne assemblie for they had made the dedicacion of the altar seuen dayes and the feast seuen dayes 10 And the thre and twentieth day of the seuent moneth he sent the people away into their tents ioyous with glad heart because of the goodnes that the Lord had done for Dauid and for Salomón and for Israél his people 11 * So Salomón finished the house of the Lord and the Kings house and all that ca me into Salomóns heart to make in the house of the Lord and he prospered in his house 12 ¶ And the Lord * appeared to Salomón by night and said to him I haue heard thy prayer and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of sacrifice
buylt 21 He hath 〈◊〉 wiues and threscore concubines and by them eight twentie sonnes and threscore daughters 1 ANd * when Rehoboám was come to Ie rusalém he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin nine score thousand chosen men of warre to fight against Israél and to bring the king dome againe to Rehoboám 2 But the worde of the Lord came to Shema iah the man of God saying 3 Speake vnto Rehoboám the sonne of Salomón King of Iudah and to all Israél that are in Iudah and Beniamin saying 4 Thus sayth the Lord Ye shal not go vp nor fight against your brethren returne euerie man to his house for this thing is do ne of me They obeied therefore the worde of the Lord returned from going against Ieroboam 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem and buylt strong cities in Iudah 6 He buylt also Beth-léhem and Etam and Iekoa 7 And Beth-zūr and Shoco and Adullám 8 And Gath and Mareshá and Ziph. 9 And Adoráim and Lachish and Azekáh 10 And Zoráh and Aialón and Hebrō which were in Iudáh and Beniamin strong cities 11 And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them and store of vitaile and oyle and wine 12 And in all cities he put shields and speares and made them exceding strong so Iudáh and Beniamin were his 13 ¶ And the Priests the Leuites that were in all Israél resorted vnto him out of all their coastes 14 For the Leuites left their suburbes and their possession and came to Iudáh and to Ierusalém * for Ieroboám and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring in the Priests office vnto the Lord. 15 * And he ordeined him Priests for the hie places and for the deuils and for the calues which he had made 16 And after the Leuites there came to Ierusalē of all the tribes of Israél suche as set their hearts to seke the lord God of Israél to offer vnto the lord God of their fathers 17 So they strengthened the kyngdome of Iudáh and made Rehoboám the sonne of Salomon mightie thre yere long for thre yere they walked in the way of Dauid Salomon 18 ¶ And Rehoboám toke him Mahaláth the daughter of lerimóth the sonne of Dauid to wife and Ahihailthe daughter of Eliáb the sonne of Ishai 19 Which bare him sonnes Ieúsh and Shemariah and Zaham 20 And after her he toke Maakth the daugh ter of Absalom which bare him Ahiiah Atthai and Ziza and Shelomith 21 And Rehoboam loued Maakah the daugh ter of Absalóm aboue all his wiues and his concubines for he toke eightene wiues thre score concubines and begate eight and twētie sonnes threscore daughters 22 And Rehoboám made Ahiiah the sonne of Maakah the chief ruler among his brethren for he thoght to make him King 23 And he taught him and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the coūtreis of Iudáh and Beniamin vnto euerie strōg citie and he gaue them abundance of vitaile desired many wiues CHAP. XII 1 Rehoboám forsaketh the Lord and is punished by Shi shak. 5 Shemaiah reproueth him 6 He humbleth him sel fe 7 God sendeth him succour 9 Shishák taketh his trea sures 13 His reigne and death 10 Abiiah his sonne succedeth him 1 ANd when Rehoboám had established the kingdome and made it strong he forsoke the Lawe of the Lord and all Israél with him 2 Therefore in the fift yere of King Rehoboam Shishak the King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalém because they had trans gressed against the Lord 3 With twelue hundreth charets and thre score thousand horsemen and the people were without nomber that came with him from Egypt euen the Lubims Sukkims and the Ethiopians 4 And he toke the strong cities which were of Iudah and came vnto Ierusalém 5 ¶ Then came Shemaiah the Prophet to Rehoboam and to the princes of Iudáh that were gathered together in Ierusalém because of Shishák and said vnto them Thus sayth the Lord Ye haue forsaken me therefore haue I also left you in the hāds of Shishák 6 Then the princes of Israél and the King humbled thē selues and said The lord is iuste 7 And when the Lord sawe that they humbled them selues the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah saying They haue hum bled them but I wil send them deliuerance shortely and my wrath shal not be powred out vpon Ierusalém by the hand of Shi shak. 8 Neuertheles they shal be his seruants so shal thei know my seruice and the seruice of the kingdomes of the earth 9 ¶ Then Shishak King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalém and toke the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the Kings house he toke euen all and he caryed away the shields of gold * which Salomón had made 10 Instead where of King Rehoboam made shields of brasse and committed thē to the hands of the chief of the garde that waited at the dore of the Kings house 11 And when the King entred into the house of the Lord the garde came and bare thē and broght them againe vnto the garde chamber 12 And because he humbled him selfe the wrath of the Lord turned from him that he wolde not destroye all together And also in Iudah the things prospered 13 * So King Rehoboam was strong in Ierusa lém and reigned for Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde when he begā to rei gne and reigned seuentene yeres in Ieru salém the citie which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israél to put his Na me there And his mothers name was Naa mah an Ammonitesse 14 And he did euil for he prepared not his heart to seke the Lord. 15 The actes also of Rehoboam first and last are they not written in the boke of Shemaiah the Prophet and Iddo the Séer in rehearsing the genealogie there was warre alway betwene Rehoboam and Iero boam 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buryed in the citie of Dauid and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead CHAP. XIII 1 Abiiah maketh warre agaynste Ieroboam 4 He sheweth the occasion 12 He trusteth in the Lord ād ouercometh Ieroboam 21 Of his wiues and children 1 IN the eightente yere of Kynge Ieroboam began Abiiah to reigne ouer Iudáh 2 He reigned thre yere in Ierusalém his mothers name also was Michaiáh the daughter of Vriél of Gibea and there was warre betwene Abiiah and Ieroboam 3 And Abiiah set the battel in aray with the armie of valiant men of warre euen foure hundreth thousand chosen men Ieroboam also set the battel in aray againste hym with eight hundreth thousand chosen men whiche were strong and valiant 4 And Abiiah stode vp vppon mount Zemeraim whiche is in mount Ephraim and sayd Oleroboam and Israél heare
drewe a bowe mygh tely smote the King of Israél betwene the ioyntes of his brigandine therefore he said to his charetman Turne thine hād and carie 〈◊〉 out of the hoste for I am hurt 34 And the battel increased that day and the King of Israél stode stil in his charet against the Aramites vntil euen and dyed at the time of the sunne going downe CHAP. XIX 4 After Iehoshaphat was rebuked by the Prophet he called againe the people to the honoring of the Lord. 5 He appointeth iudges and ministers 9 And exhorteth them to feare God 1 ANd Iehoshaphát the Kyng of Iudah returned safe to his house in Ierusalém 2 And Iehu the sonne of Hanani the Seer wēt out to mete hym and sayd to Kyng Iehoshaphat Woldest thou helpe the wicked and loue them that hate the Lorde therefore for this thyng the wrath of the Lorde is vppon thee 3 Neuertheles good thynges are founde in thee because thou hast taken away the groues out of the land and hast prepared thine heart to seke God 4 ¶ So Iehoshaphat dwelt at Ierusalém and turned and went through the people from Beer-sheba to mounte Ephraim and broght them agayne vnto the LORD God of their fathers 5 And he set iudges in the land throughout all the strong cities of Iudah citie by citie 6 And sayd to the iudges Take hede what ye do for ye execute not the iudgementes of man but of the Lorde and he wil be with you in the cause and iudgement 7 Wherefore nowe let the feare of the Lorde be vpon you take hede and do it for there is no iniquitie with the LORD our God nether * respect of persones nor receyuing of rewarde 8 Moreouer in Ierusalém did Iehoshaphat set of the Leuites and of the Priests and of the chief of the families of Israél for the iudgement and cause of the Lord and they returned to Ierusalém 9 And he charged them saying Thus shall ye do in the feare of the Lorde faythfully and with a persite heart 10 And in euerie cause that shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities betwene blood and blood betwene lawe and precept statutes ād iudgements ye shal iudge them and admonishe them that they trespasse not against the Lorde that wrath come not vpon you and vpon your brethrē Thus shal ye do and trespasse not 11 And beholde Amariah the Priest shal be the chief ouer you in all matters of the Lord and Zebadiah the sonne of Ishmaél a ruler of the house of Iudáh shal be for all the Kings affaires and the Leuites shal be officers before you Be of courage and do it ād the Lord shal be with the good CHAP. XX. 3 Iehoshaphat and the people pray vnto the Lorde 22 The maruelous victorie that the Lorde gaue him against his enemies 30 His reigne and actes 1 AFter this also came the children of Moáb and the childrē of Ammón and with them of the Ammonites agaynst Iohoshaphat to battel 2 Thē there came that tolde Iehoshaphat saying There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyonde the Sea out of Arám and beholde they be in Hazzón Tamár whi che is En-gédi 3 And 〈◊〉 feared and set hym selfe to seke the Lorde and proclaymed a faste throughout all Iudah 4 And Iudáh gathered themselues together to aske counsel of the Lord they came euen out of all the cities of Iudáh to 〈◊〉 of the Lord. 5 And Iehoshaphát stode in the Congregaciō of Iudáh and Ierusalém in the house of the Lord before the new court 6 And said O Lord God of our fathers art not thou God in heauen and reignest not thou on all the kingdomes of the heathen and in thine hand is power and might and none is able to withstand thee 7 Didest not thou our God cast out the inha bitants of this land before thy people Israél and gauest it to the sede of Abrahám thy friend for euer 8 And they dwelt therein and haue buylt thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name saying 9 * If euil come vpon vs as the sworde of iudgement or pestilence or famine we will stand before this house and in thy presence for thy Name is in this house and wil crye vnto thee in our tribulacion and thou wilt heare and helpe 10 And nowe beholde the children of* Ammón and Moab and mount Seir by whome thou woldest not let Israél go whē they came out of the land of Egypt but they turned aside from them and destroyed them not 11 Beholde I say they rewarde vs in comming to cast vs out of thine inheritance whiche thou hast caused vs to inherit 12 O our God wilt thou not iudge them for there is no strength in vs to stande before this great multitude that commeth againste vs nether do we knowe what to do but our eyes are towarde thee 13 And all Iudah stode before the LORD with their yong ones their wiues and their children 14 And Iahaziél the sonne of Zechariáh the sonne of Benaiah the sonne of Ieiél the sonne of Mattaniah a Leuite of the sonnes of Asaph was there vpon whome came the Spirit of the Lorde in the middes of the Congregacion 15 And he said Hearken ye all Iudah and ye inhabitantes of 〈◊〉 and thou Kyng Iehoshaphat thus sayth the LORD vnto you Feare you not nether be afrayed for this great multitude for the battell is not yours but Gods 16 To morowe go ye downe against them beholde they come vp by the cleft of Ziz and ye shall finde them at the end of the broke before the wildernes of Israél 17 Ye shall not nede to fight in thys battel * stand stil moue not and beholde the saluacion of the Lorde towarde you ô Iudah and Ierusalēm feare ye not nether be afray ed tomorowe go out agaynste them and the Lord wil be with you 18 ¶ Then Iehoshaphat bowed downe with his face to the earth and all Iudáh and the inhabitants of Ierusalém fell downe before the Lord worshiping the Lord. 19 And the Leuites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Corhites stode vp to praise the Lorde GOD of Israél with aloude voice on hie 20 And when they arose early in the mornyng they went forth to the wildernes of Tekoa and as they departed Iehoshaph at stode ād said Heare ye me ô Iudah and ye in habitantes of Ierusalém put your trust in the Lorde your God and ye shal be assured 〈◊〉 his Prophetes and ye shall prosper 21 And whē he had consulted with the people and appointed singers vnto the Lorde and them that shulde prayse hym that is in the beautiful Sanctuarie in going forthe before the men of armes and saying Praise ye the Lorde for his mercie
came with the Ara bians to the campe had sleane all the eldest therefore Ahaziáh the sonne of Iehorám King of Iudáh reigned 2 Two and fourty yere olde was Ahaziáh when he began to reigne he reigned one yere in Ierusalém his mothers name was Athaliáh the daughter of Omri 3 He walked also in the waies of the house of Aháb for his mother counseled him to do wickedly 4 Wherefore he did euil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Aháb for they were his counselers after the death of his father to his destruction 5 And he walked after their counsel and wēt with Iehoram the sonne of Aháb King of Is raél to fight against Hazaél King of Arám at Ramóth Gileád and the Aramites smote Iorám 6 ¶ And he returned to be healed in Izreél be cause of the woundes where with thei had wounded him at Ramáh whē he foght with Hazaél King of Arám Now Azariáh the son ne of Iehorám King of Iudáh went downe to se Iehorám the sonne of Aháb at Izreél because he was diseased 7 And the destruction of Ahaziáh came of God in that he went to Iorám for when he was come he went forthe with Iehorám against Iehú the sonne of Nimshi * whome the Lord had anointed to destroye the house of Aháb 8 Therefore when Iehú executed iudgemēt vpon the house of Aháb founde the princes of Iudáh and the sonnes of the brethren of Ahaziáh that waited on Ahaziáh he slewe them also 9 And he soght Ahaziáh and they caught him where he was hid in Samaria broght him to Iehú and slewe him and buryed him because said thei he is the sonne of Iehoshaphát which soght the Lord with all his heart So the house of Ahaziáh was not able to reteine the kingdome 10 ¶ * Therefore when Athaliáh the mother of Ahaziáh sawe that her sonne was dead she arose and destroyed all the Kings sede of the house of Iudáh 11 But Iehoshabeáth the daughter of the King toke Ioáh the sonne of Ahaziah and stale him from among the Kings sonnes that shul de be sleane and put him his nurce in the bed chamber so Iehoshabeáth the daughter of King Iehorám the wife of Iehoiadá the Priest for she was the sister of Ahaziáh hid him from Athaliáh so she slewe him not 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six yeres whiles Athaliáh reigned ouer the land CHAP. XXIII 1 Ioà sh the sonne of Ahazià h is made King 3 Athaliah is put to death 17 The Temple of Báal is destroyed 19 Iehoiadá appointeth ministers in the Temple 1 ANd * in the seuentie yere Iehoiadá waxed bolde and toke the captaines of hūdreths to wit Azariáh the sonne of Iehorám and Ishmaél the sonne of Iehohanán Azariáh the sonne of Obéd and Maasiáh the sonne of Zichri incouenant with him 2 And they went about in Iudáh and gathered the Leuites out of all the cities of Iudáh and the chief fathers of Israél and they came to Ierusalém 3 And all the Congregacion made a couen ant with the King in the house of God he said vnto them Beholde the Kings sonne muste reigne * as the Lord hathe said of the sonnes of Dauid 4 This is it that ye shal do The third parte of you that come on the Sabbath of the Priests the Leuites shal be porters of the dores 5 And another third parte to warde the Kings house and another third parte at the * gate of the fundacion and all the people shal be in the courtes of the house of the Lord. 6 But let none come into the house of the Lord saue the priests and the Leuites that minister they shal go in for they are holy but al the people shal kepe the watch of the Lord. 7 And the Leuites shal compasse the King round about and euerie man with his weapon in his hand and he that entreth into the house shal be sleane and be you with the King when he commeth in and when he goeth out 8 ¶ So the Leuites all Iudáh did according to all things that Iehoiadá the Priest had cóman ded and toke euery man his men that came on the Sabbath with them that went out on the Sabbath for Iehoiadà the Priest did not discharge the courses 9 And Iehoiadá the Priest deliuered to the captaines of hundreths speares and shields bucklers which had bene King Dauids and were in the house of God 10 And he caused all the people to stand euerie man with his weapon in his hand from the right side of the house to the left side of the house by the altar and by the house rounde about the King 11 Then they broght out the Kings sonne and put vpon him the crowne and gaue him the testimonie and made him King And Iehoiadá and his sonnes anointed him and said God saue the King 12 ¶ But when Athaliáh heard the noise of the people running and praising the King she came to the people into the house of the Lord. 13 And when she loked beholde the King stode by his piller at the entring in and the princes and the trumpets by the King and al the people of the land reioyced and blewe the trumpets and the singers were with instruments of musike and they that colde 〈◊〉 praise then Athaliáh rent her clothes and said Treason treason 14 Then Iehoiadá the Priest broght out the ca ptaines of hundreths that were gouerners of the hoste and said vnto them Haue her forthe of the ranges and he that followeth her let him dye by the sworde forthe 〈◊〉 had said Slea her not in the house of the Lord. 15 So they layed hands on her and wher she was come to the entring of the horsegate by the Kings house thei slewe her there 16 ¶ And Iehoiadá made a couenant betwene him all the people and the King that they wolde be the Lords people 17 And all the people wēt to the house of Báal and destroyed it and brake his altars his images slewe Mattán the Priest of Báal before the altars 18 And Iehoiadá appointed officers for the house of the Lord vnder the hands of the Priests and Leuites whome Dauid had distributed for the house of the LORD to offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord * as it is writen in the La we of Mosés with reioycing singing by the appointement of Dauid 19 And he set porters by the gates of the house of the Lord that none that was vncleane in anything shulde entre in 20 And he toke the captaines of hundreths and the noble men and the gouerners of the people and all the people of the land and he caused the King to come downe out of the house of the Lord and they went through the hie gate of
the Kings house and set the King vpon the throne of the kingdome 21 Then all the people of the land reioyced the citie was quiet after that thei had sleane Athaliáh with the sworde CHAP. XXIIII 4 Ioásh repaireth the house of the Lord. 17 After the death of Iehoiadá he falleth idolatrie 21 He stoneth to death 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 25 Ioash is killed of his owne seruants 27 After him 〈◊〉 Amaziah 1 IOásh * was seuen yere olde when he began to reigne and he reigned fourtie yere in Ierusalém and his mothers name was Zibiáh of Beer-shéba 2 And Ioásh did vprightly in the sight of the Lord all the dayes of Iehoiadá the Priest 3 And Iehoiadá toke him two wiues and he 〈◊〉 sonnes and daughters 4 ¶ And after ward it came into Ioásh minde to renue the house of the Lord. 5 And he assembled the Priestes and the Leuites and said to them Go out vnto the cities of Iudáh and gather of all Israél money to repaire the house of your God from yere to yere and haste the thing but the Leuites hasted not 6 Therefore the King called Iehoiadá the chief and said vnto him Why hast thou not required of the Leuites to bring in out of Iudáh and Ierusalém * the taxe of Mosés the seruant of the Lord and of the Congregaciō of Israél for the Tabernacle of the testimonie 7 For wicked Athaliáh and her children brake vp the house of God all the things that were dedicate for the house of the Lord did thei besto we vpon Baalim 8 Therefore the King commanded * and they made a chest ād set it at the gate of the house of the Lord. 9 And they made proclamacion through Iudah and Ierusalém to bryng vnto Lorde * the taxe of Mosés the seruant of God laied vpon Israél in the wildernes 10 And all the princes and all the people reioy ced and broght in and caste into the chest vntill they had finished 11 And when it was tyme they broght the chest vnto the Kyngs officer by the hand of the Leuites and when they sawe that there was muche siluer then the Kings Scribe and one appointed by the hye Priest came and emptied the chest and toke it and caried it to his place againe thus they did day by day and gathered siluer in abundance 12 And the Kyng and Iehoiada gaue it to suche as did the labour ād worke in the house of the Lorde and hyred masons and carpenters to repaire the house of the Lorde they gaue it also to workers of yron and brasse to repaire the house of the Lorde 13 So the workemen wroght and the worke amended through their hands and they re stored the house of GOD to hys state and strengthened it 14 And when they had finished it they broght the rest of the siluer before the King and Iehoiadá and he made thereof vessels for the house of the LORDE euen vessels to minister bothe morters and incense cuppes and vessels of golde and of siluer and they offred burnt offrings in the house of the Lorde continually all the dayes of Iehoiada 15 ¶ But Iehoiada waxed olde and was full of dayes and dyed And hundreth and thirtie yere olde was he when he dyed 16 And they buryed him in the citie of Dauid with the Kings because he had done good in Israél and towarde God and his house 17 ¶ And after the death of sehoiadá came the princes of Iudah and did reuerence to the King and the King hearkened vnto them 18 And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers and serued groues and idoles and wrath came vpon Iudah and Ierusalém because of this their trespasses 19 And God sent Prophetes among them to bring them againe vnto the Lorde and they made protestation among them but they wolde not heare 20 And the Spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the Priest whiche stode aboue the people and sayd vnto them Thus saith GOD Why transgresseye the commandements of the Lorde surely it shall not prosper 〈◊〉 ye haue forsaken the Lord he also hathe forsaken you 21 Then they conspired agaynst hym and stoned hym with stones at the commaundement of the Kyng in the court of the house of the Lord. 22 Thus Ioash the Kyng remembred not the kindenes which Iehoiadá his father had done to him but slewe his sonne And when he dyed he said The Lord loke vpon it and require it 23 ¶ And when the yere was out the hoste of Arám came vp against him and thei came against Iudáh and Ierusalém and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all the spoile of them vnto the King of Damascus 24 Thoght the armie of Arám came with a small company of men yet the Lord deliuered a very great armie into their hand because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers they gaue sentence against Ioásh 25 And when thei were departed from him for thei left him in great diseases his owne seruants conspired against him for the blood of the children of Iehoiadá the Priest and slewe him on his bed and he dyed and they buryed him in the citie of Dauid but they buryed him not in the sepulchres of the Kings 26 And these are they that conspired against him Zabád the sonne of Shimráth an Ammonitesse and Iehozabád the sonne of Shim rith a Moabitesse 27 But his sonnes and the summe of the taxe gathered by him and the fundacion of the house of God beholde they are writen in the storie of the boke of the Kings And Amaziáh his sonne reigned in his stead CHAP. XXV 3 Amaziáh putteth them to death which slewe his father 10 He sen deth backe them of Israél 11 He ouercōmeth the Edomites 14 He falleth to 〈◊〉 17 And Ioash King 〈◊〉 Israél ouercometh Amaziah 27 He is slayne by a conspiracle 1 AMaziáh was fiue and twentie yere olde whē he began to reigne and he reigned nine and twentie yere in * Ierusalém and his mothers name was Iehoaddán of Ierusalém 2 And he did vprightly in the eyes of the Lord but not with a perfite heart 3 And when the kingdome was established vnto him he 〈◊〉 his seruāts that had slayne the King his father 4 But he 〈◊〉 not their children but did as it is writen in the Law and in the boke of Mosés where the Lord commanded saying * The fathers shal not dye for the children nether shal the children dye for the fathers but euerie man shal dye for his owne sinne 5 ¶ And Amaziáh assembled Iudáh and made them captaines ouer thousands and captaines ouer hundreths according to the houses of their fathers throughout all Iudáh and 〈◊〉 and he nōbred them from twentie yere olde and aboue and founde among them thre hundreth thousand chosen
¶ At that time did King Aház send vnto the Kings of Asshúr to helpe him 17 For the Edomites came more ouer slewe of Iudáh and caryed away captiues 18 The Philistims also inuaded the cities in the lowe countrey and towarde the South of Iudáh and toke Bethshémesh and Aialón and Gederôth and Shochó with the villages thereof and Timnáh with her villages and Gimzo with her villages and they dwelt there 19 For the Lord had humbled Iudáh because of Aház King of Israél for he had broght vengeance vpon Iudáh and had grieuously transgressed against the Lord 20 And Tigláth Pilneéser King of Asihúr came vnto him who troubled him did not streng then him 21 For Aház toke a porcion * out of the hou se of the Lord and out of the Kings house of the princes and gaue vnto the King of Asshúr yet it helped him not 22 And in the time of his tribulacion did he yet trespasse more against the Lord this is King Ahāz 23 For he sacrificed vnto the gods of Damascus which plagued him and he said Because the gods of the Kings of Arám helped them I wil sacrifice vnto them and they will helpe me yet they were his ruine and of all Israél 24 And Aház gathered the vessels of the house of God and brake the vessels of the house of God and shut vp the dores of the house of the Lord and made him altars in euerie corner of Ierusalém 25 And in euerie citie of Iudáh he made hie places to burne incensevnto other gods and prouoked to angre the Lord God of his fathers 26 Concerning the rest of his actes and all his wayes first and last beholde they are writen in the boke of the Kings of Iudáh and Israél 27 And Aház slept with his fathers and they buryed him in the citie of Ierusalém but broght him not vnto the sepulchres of the Kings of Israél and Hezekiáh his sonne reigned in his steade CHAP. XXIX 3 5 Hezekiáh repareth the Temple and aduertiseth the Leuites of the corruptiō of religion 12 The Leuites prepare the Temple 20 The Kings and his princes sacrifice in the Temple 25 The Leuites sing praises 31 The oblacion of the people 1 HEzekiáh * began to reigne when he was fyne and twentie yere olde and reigned nine and twentie yere in Ierusalém and his mothers name was Abiiáh the daughter of Zechariáh 2 And he did vprightely in the sight of the Lord according to all that Dauid hys father had done 3 He opened the dores of the house of the Lord in the first yere and in the firste moneth of his reigne and repared them 4 And he broght in the Priests and the Leuites and gathered them into the Easte strete 5 And said vnto them Heare me ye Leuites sanctifie now your selues and sanctifie the house of the Lord God of your fathers carye forthe the filthines out of the Sāctuarie 6 For our fathers haue trespassed and done euil in the eyes of the Lord our God and haue for saken him and turned away their faces from the Tabernacle of the Lord turned their backes 7 They haue also shut the dores of the porche and quenched the lampes and haue nether burnt incense nor offred burnt offrings in the Sanctuarie vnto the GOD of Israél 8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord hathe bene on Iudáh and Ierusalém and he hath made them a scatering a desolacion and an hissing as ye se with your eyes 9 For lo our fathers are fallē by the sword and our sonnes and our daughters our wiues are in captiuitie for the same cause 10 Now I purpose to make a couenāt with the Lord God of Israél that he may turne away his fearce wrath from vs. 11 Now my sonnes be not deceiued for the Lord hathe * chosen you to stande before him to serue him and to be hys ministers and to burnt in cense 12 ¶ Then the Leuites arose Maháth the sonne of Amashái Ioélthe sonne of Azariáh of the sonnes of the Kohathites and of the sonnes of Merari Kish the sonne of Abdi and Azariáh the sonne of Iehalelél and of the Gershonites Ioáh the sonne of Zimmáh and Edén the sonne of Ioáh 13 And of the sonnes of Elizaphán Shimri Iehiél and of the sonnes of Asáph Zechariáh and Mattaniáh 14 And of the sonnes of Hemán Iehiél and Shimei of the sonnes of Ieduthún Shemaiáh and Vzziél 15 And they gathered their brethren sanctified them selues and came accordyng to the commandemēt of the King and by the wordes of the Lorde for to clense the house of the Lord. 16 And the Priests went into the inner partes of the house of the Lord to clense it and broght out all the vnclennes that they founde in the Temple of the Lord into the courte of the house of the Lord the Leuites toke it to carie it out vnto the broke Kidrón 17 They began the first day of the first moneth to sāctifie it and the eight day of the moneth came they to the porche of the Lord so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight dayes and in the sixtente day of the first moneth they made an end 18 ¶ Thē they went in to Hezekiah the King and said We haue clensed all the house of the LORD and the altar of burnt offring with all the vessels therof and the shew-bread table with all the vessels thereof 19 And all the vessels whyche Kynge Aház had cast aside when he reigned and trāsgressed haue we prepared and sanctified and beholde they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 ¶ And Hezekiáh the King rose early gathered the Princes of the citie and went vp to the house of the Lord. 21 And they broght seuen bullockes and seuen rams and seuen lambes and seuen he goates for a * sin offring for the kyngdome and for the Sanctuarie and for Iudáh And he commanded the Priestes the sonnes of Aarón to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they slewe the bullockes the Priests receiued the blood and sprinkled it vpō the altar they slewe also the rams sprinkled the blood vppon the altar and they slewe the lambes and they sprinkled the blood vpon the altar 23 Then they broght the hegoates for the sinne offring before the King and the Cōgregacion and they laied theyr handes vpon them 24 And the Priests slewe them and with the blood of them they clēsed the altar to reconcile all Israél for the Kynge had commanded for all Israél the burnt offringe the sinne offring 25 He appointed also the Leuites in the house of the Lord with cymbales with violes and with harpes * according to the commandement of Dauid and Gad the Kings Seer and Nathán the Prophet for the commandement was by the hand of the Lord and by the hād
Israél and that dwelt in Iudáh 26 So there was great ioye in Ierusalém for since the time of Salomō the sonne of Dauid King of Israél there was not the like thing in Ierusalém 27 Then the Priests and the Leuites arose blessed the people and theyr voyce was heard and their prayer came vp vnto heauen to his holyhabitacion CHAP. XXXI 1 The people destroye idolatrie 2 Hezekiáh appointeth Priests and Leuites 4 And prouideth for theyr liuyng 13 He ordeineth ouerseers to distribute to euerie one his portion 1 ANd whē all these things were finished all Israél that were found in the cities of Iudáh went out and brake the images and cut downe the groues brake downe the hie places and the altars throughout all Iudáh and Beniamin in Ephráim also Manasséh vntill they had made an end afterward all the children of Israél returned euerie man to his possession into theyr owne cities 2 And Hezekiáh appointed the courses of the Priests and Leuites by their turnes euerie man according to his office bothe Priests and Leuites for the burnt offring peace offrings to minister to giue thākes and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. 3 And the Kings 〈◊〉 was of his owne substance for the burnt offrings euē for the burnt offrings of the mornyng and of the euening the burnt offrings 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sabbaths and for the new moones 〈◊〉 the solemne feastes * as it is writen in 〈◊〉 Law of the Lord. 4 He commāded also the people that 〈◊〉 in Ierusalē to giue a parte to the Priests and Leuites that they might be encouraged in the Law of the Lord. 5 ¶ And when the commaundement was spred the children of Israél broght abundance of first frutes of corne wine oyle and honie of all the increase of the field and the tithes of all thynges broght they abundantly 6 And the children of Israél and Iudáh that dwelt in the Cities of Iudáh they also broght the tithes of bullockes shepe and the holy tithes which were cōsecrate vnto the Lord their God and laid them on many heapes 7 In the third moneth they began to lay the fundacion of the heapes and finished thē in the seuent moneth 8 ¶ And when Hezekiáh and the princes came and sawe the heapes they blessed the Lord and his people Israél 9 And Hezekiáh questioned with the Prests and the Leuites concerning the heapes 10 And Azariáh the chief Priest of the house of Zadók answered him and said Since the people began to brynge the offrings into the house of the Lord we haue eaten and haue bene satisficed and there is left in abundance for the Lord hathe blessed hys people and this abundance that is left 11 ¶ And Hezekiáh commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord they prepared them 12 And caryed in the first frutes the tithes and the dedicate things faithfully ouer them was Conaniáh the Leuite the chief and Shimei his brother the seconde 13 And Iehiél and Azaziáh and Náhath and Asahél and 〈◊〉 and Iozabád and Eliél and Ismachiáh and Máhath and Benaiáh were ouerseers by the appointement of Conaniáh Shimei his brother and by the commandement of Hezekiáh the King and of Azariáh the chief of the house of God 14 And Koré the sonne of Imnáh the Leuite porter towarde the Easte was ouer the things that were willingly offred vnto God to distribute the oblations of the Lord the holy things that were consecrate 15 And at his hand were Edén Miniamin and Ieshúa and Shemaiáh Amariáh and Shechaniáh in the Cities of the Priestes to distribute with fidelitie to their brethrē by courses bothe to the great and small 16 Their daily porcion beside their generacion being males from thre yere olde and aboue euen to all that entred into the house of the Lorde to their office in theyr charge according to their courses 17 Bothe to the generacion of the Priests 〈◊〉 the house of theyr fathers and to the Leuites from twētie yere olde and aboue accordynge to theyr charge in their courses 18 And to the generacion of all their childrē their wiues and their sonnes and theyr daughters throughout all the Congregacion for by their fidelitie are they partakers of the holy things 19 Also to the sonnes of Aarōn the Priestes which were in the fields and suburbes of their cities in euerie citie the mē that were appointed by names shuld giue porcious to all the males of the Priests and to all the generacion of the Leuites 20 And thus did Hezekiáh throughout all Iudáh and did wel and vp rightly truely before the Lord his God 21 And in all the workes that he began for the seruice of the house of GOD both in the Lawe and in the commandements to seke his God he did it with all his heart prospered CHAP. XXXII 1 Sanneherib 〈◊〉 Iudáh 3 Hezekiáh prepareth for the warre 7 He exhorteth the people to put their truste in the Lord. 9 Sanneherib blasphemeth God 20 Hezekiah prayeth 21 The Angel destroieth the Assyrians and the King is slaine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is not thankefull toward the Lord. 33 His death 1 AFter these thynges faithfully described * Sanneherib King of 〈◊〉 came and entred into Iudáh and besieged the strong cities and thoght to winne thē for him selfe 2 When Hezekiáh sawe that Sanneherib was come and that his purpose was to fight against Ierusalém 3 Then he toke counsel with his princes hys nobles to stoppe the water of the fountaines without the citie and they did helpe him 4 So many of the people assembled thē selues and stopt all the fountaines and the riuer that ran through the middes of the countrey saying Why shulde the Kynges of Asshúr come and finde muche water 5 And he toke courage and buylt all the broken wall and made vp the towres and another wall without and repared Millo in the citie of Dauid and made manye dartes and shields 6 And he set captaines of warre ouer the people and assembled them to hym in the broad place of the gate of the Citie and spake comfortably vnto them saying 7 Be strong and couragious feare not nether be afraied for the King of 〈◊〉 nether for all the multitude that is with him for there be mo with vs then is with him 8 With him is an arme of fleshe but with vs is the Lord our God for to helpe vs to fight our battels Then the people were cōfirmed by the wordes of Hezekiáh King of Iudáh 9 * After this did Sanneherib Kyng of Asshúr send his seruants to Ierusalém while he was against Lachish and all hys dominion with him vnto Hezekiáh King of Iudáh and vnto all Iudáh that were at Ierusalém saying 10 Thus saith Sanneherib the King of Asshúr Wherein do ye trust
Lord his God and humbled him self greatly before the God of his fathers 13 And prayed vnto him and God was entreated of him and heard hys prayer and broght him againe to Ierusalém into hys kingdome then Manasséh knewe that the Lord was God 14 Now after this he buylt a wall without the citie of Dauid on the Westside of Gihôn in the valley euen at the entrie of the fishe gate and compassed about Ophél and raised it very hie and put captaines of warre in all the strong cities of Iudáh 15 And he toke awaye the strange Gods and the image out of the house of the Lord all the altars that he had buylt in the moūt of the house of the Lord and in Ierusalém and cast them out of the citie 16 Also he prepared the altar of the Lorde and sacrificed thereon peace offrings and of thankes and commāded Iudáh to serue the Lord God of Israél 17 Neuertheles the people did sacrifice still in the hie places but vnto the Lord their God 18 ¶ Concerning the rest of the actes of 〈◊〉 and his prayer vnto hys God and the wordes of the Seers that spake to hym in the Name of the Lord God of Israél beholde thei are writen in the boke of the Kings of Israél 19 And his prayer and how God was intreated of him and all his sinne and hys trespasse and the places wherein he buylt hie places and set groues and images before he was humbled beholde they are writen in the boke of the Seers 20 So Manasséh slept with his fathers and they buryed him in his owne house and Amón his sonne reigned in his stead 21 ¶ Amón was two and twentie yere olde when he began to reigne and reigned two yere in Ierusalém 22 But he did euil in the sight of the Lorde as did Manasséh his father for Amón sacrificed to all the images which Manasséh his father had made and serued them 23 And he humbled not himselfe before the Lord as Manasséh his father had humbled him selfe but this Amón trespassed more and more 24 And his seruants * cōspired against him and slewe him in his owne house 25 But the people of the land slewe all them that had conspired against King Amón the people of the lande made Iosiáh his sonne King in his stead CHAP. XXXIIII 1 Iosiah destroyeth the idoles 8 And restoreth the Temple 〈◊〉 The boke of the Lawe is founde 21 He sendeth to Huldah the prophetesse for counsel 27 God heareth his prayer 31 He maketh a couenant with God 1 IOsiáh * was eight yere olde whē he began to reigne and he reygned in Ierusalém one and thirtie yere 2 And he did vprightlye in the sight of the Lord and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father and bowed nether to the ryght hand nor to the left 3 And in the eight yere of his reygne when he was yet a childe he began to seke after the God of Dauid his father and in the twelft yere he began to purge Iudáh and Ierusalē from the hie places the groues the kerued images and moltē images 4 And they brake downe in hys sight the altars of 〈◊〉 and he caused to cut downe the images that were on hie vpon them he brake also the groues and the kerued images and the molten images and stampt them to poudre strowed it vpon the graues of them that had sacrificed vnto them 5 Also he burnt the bones of the Priestes vpon they raltars and purged Iudáh and Ierusalém 6 And in the cities of Manasséh Ephráim and Simeón euen vnto Naphtali with their maules they brake all rounde about 7 And when he had destroyed the altars the groues and had broken and stamped to poudre the images and had cut downe all the idoles throughout all the land of Israél he returned to Ierusalém 8 ¶ * Then in the eightene yere of hys reygne when he had purged the land and the Temple he sent Shaphán the sonne of Azaliáh and Maaseáh the gouernour of the citie and Ioáh the sonne of Ioaház the recorder to repare the house of the Lorde his God 9 And when they came to Hilkiáh the hye Priest they deliuered the money that was broght into the house of God whiche the Leuites that kept the dore had gathered at the hand of Manasséh and Ephráim and of all the residue of Israél and of all Iudáh and Beniamin and of the in habitants of Ierusalém 10 And they put it in the hands of them that shuld do the work and had the ouersight in the house of the Lord and they gaue it to the workemē that wroght in the house of the LORD to repare and amende the house 11 Euen to the workemen and to the buylders gaue they it to bye hewed stone and timber for couples and for beames of the houses which the Kings of Iudáh had destroyed 12 And the men did the worke faithfully and the ouerseers of them were Iaháth Obadiáh the Leuites of the childrē of Merari and Zechariáh and Meshullám of the children of the Kohathites to set it forwarde and of the Leuites all that colde skil of instruments of musike 13 And they were ouer the bearers of burdens and them that set forwarde 〈◊〉 the workemen in 〈◊〉 worke and of the Leuites were scribes officers porters 14 ¶ And when they broght out the money that was broght into the house of the Lord Hilkiáh the Priest founde the boke of the Law of the Lord giuen by the hand of Moses 15 Therfore Hilkiáh answered and sayde to Shaphán the chanceler I haue founde the boke of the Lawe in the house of the LORDE and Hilkiáh gaue the boke to Shaphán 16 And Shaphán caryed the boke to the King and broght the King worde agayne saying All that is committed to the hande of thy seruants that do they 17 For they haue gathered the money that was founde in the house of the Lord and haue deliuered it into the hāds of the ouerseers and to the hands of the workemen 18 Also Shaphán the chanceler declared to the King saying Hilkiáh the Priest hathe giuen me a boke and Shaphan red it before the King 19 And when the King had heard the wordes of the Lawe he tare his clothes 20 And the King commanded Hilkiáh and Ahikám the sonne of Shaphán and Abdon the sonne of Micáh and Shaphán the chā celer Asaiáh the Kings seruāts saying 21 Go and enquire of the Lord for me and forthe rest in Israél and Iudáh concerning the wordes of this boke that is founde for great is the wrath of the Lord that is fallen vpon vs because our fathers haue not kept the worde of the Lord to do after all that is written in this boke 22 Then Hilkiáh and they that the King had appointed went to Huldáh the prophetesse the wife of Shallū the
sonne of Tok háth the sonne of Hasráh keper of the wardrobe and she dwelt in Ierusalém with in the colledge and they communed here of with her 23 And she answered them Thus saith the Lord God of Israél Telye the man that sent you to me 24 Thus saith the Lord Beholde I wil bring euil vpon this place and vpon the inhabitants there of euen all the curses that are written in the boke which they haue red before the King of Iudáh 25 Because they haue forsaken me and burnt incense vnto other gods angre me with all the workes of their hands before shal my wrath fall vpon this place and shal not be quenched 26 But to the King of Iudáh who sent you to enquire of the Lord so shalye say vnto him Thus saith the Lord GOD of Israél The wordes which thou hast heard shal come to passe 27 But because thine heart did melt and thou did est humble thy self before God when thou heardest his wordes against this place and against the inhabitants the re of and humbledst thy selfe before me tarest thy clothes and weptest before me I haue also heard it saith the Lord. 28 Beholde I wil gather thee to thy fathers and thou shalt be put in thy graue in peace and thine eyes shal not se all the euil which I wil bring vpon this place and vpon the inhabitants of the same Thus they broght the King worde againe 29 ¶ Then the King sent and gathered all the Elders of Iudáh and Ierusalém 30 And the King went vp into the house of the Lord and all the men of Iudáh and the inhabitants of Ierusalém and the 〈◊〉 the Leuites and all the people from the greatest to the smallest and heredin their eares all the wordes of the boke of the co uenant that was founde in the house of the Lord. 31 And the King stode by his piller and made a couenāt before the Lord to walke after the Lord and to kepe his commandements and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soule that he wolde accomplish the wordes of the co uenant writen in the same boke 32 And he caused all that were founde in Ierusalém and Beniamin to stand to it and the inhabitāts of Ierusalém did according to the couenant of GOD euen the God of their fathers 33 So Iosiáh toke away all the abominacions out of all the countreis that perteined to the children of Israél and compelled all that were found in Israél to serue the lord their God so all his daies they turned not backe from the Lord God of their fathers CHAP. XXXV 1 Iosiah kepeth the passeouer 2 He setteth forthe Gods seruice 20 He fighteth against the King of Egypt and dyeth 24 The people be wayle him 1 MOreouer * 〈◊〉 kept a Passe ouer vn to the Lord in Ierusalém and they slewe the Passeouer in the fourtene day of the first moneth 2 And he appointed the Priests to their char ges and incouraged them to the seruice of the house of the Lord. 3 And he said vnto the Leuites that taught all Israél and were sanctified vnto the Lord Put the holy Arke in the house which Salo món the sonne of Dauid King of Israél did buyld it shal be no more a burden vpon your shulders serue now the Lord your God and his people Israél 4 And prepare your selues by the houses of your fathers according to your courses as * Dauid the King of Israél hathe writen according to the writing of Salomón his sonne 5 And stand in the Sanctuarie according to the diuision of the families of your brethren the children of the people and 〈◊〉 the diuision of the familie of the Leuites 6 So kil the Passeouer and sanctifie your selues and prepare your brethré that they may do according to the worde of the lord by the hand of Mosés 7 Iosiah also gaue to the people shepe lambes and kiddes all for the Passeouer euē to all that were present to the nomber of thirty thousand and thre thousand bulloc kes these were of the Kings substance 8 And his princes offred willingly vnto the people to the Priests and to the Leuites Hilkiáh and Zechariáh and Iehiél rulers of the house of God gaue vnto the Priests for the Passeouer eué two thousand six hundreth shepe thre hūdreth bullockes 9 Conaniáh also and Shemaiáh and Netha neél his brethren and Hashabiáh and 〈◊〉 and Iozabád chief of the Leuites gaue vn to the leuites for the Passeouer fyue thou sand shepe fyue hundreth bullockes 10 Thus the seruice was prepared and the Priests stode in their places also the Leui tes in their ordres according to the Kings commandement 11 And thei slewe the Passeouer the Priests spinkled the blood with their hand and the Leuites slayed them 12 And they toke away frō the burnt offring to giue it according to the diuisions of the families of the children of the people to offer vnto the Lord as it written in the boke of Mosés and so of the bullockes 13 And * they rosted the passeouer with fyre according to the custome but the sanctified things they sod in pottes pannes caulderns and distributed them 〈◊〉 to all the people 14 Afterwarde also they prepared for them selues for the Priests for the Priests the sonnes of Aarō were occupied in offring of burnt offrings and the fat vntil night therefore the Leuites prepared for thē sel ues for the Priests the sonnes of Aarón 15 And the singers the sonnes of Asáph stode in their standing * according to the commandement of Dauid and Asaph and Hemán and Ieduthún the Kings Seer the porters at euerie gate who might not departe from their seruice therefore their brethren the Leuites prepared for them 16 So all the seruice of the Lord was prepared the same day to kepe the Passeouer to offer burnt offrings vpon the altar of the Lord according to the commandemēt of King Iosiáh 17 And the children of Israél that were present kept the Passeouer the same time and the feast of the vnleauened bread seuen dayes 18 And there was no Passeouer kept like that in Israél from the dayes of Samuél the Pro phet nether did all the Kings of Israél kepe suche a Passeouer as Iosiah kept and the Priests and the Leuites and all Iudáh and Israel that were present and the inhabitants of Ierusalém 19 This Passeouer was kept in the eightente yere of the reigne of Iosiáh 20 ¶ * After all this when Iosiáh had prepared the Tēple Nechó King of Egypt came vp to fight against Carchemish by Peráth and Iosiáh went out against him 21 But he sent messengers to him saying What haue I to do with thee thou King of Iudáh I come not against thee this day but against the house
of Chephiráh and Beeróth seuen hundreth and thre and fourtie 26 The sonnes of Haramáh and Gába six hundreth and one and twentie 27 The men of Michmás an hundreth and two and twentie 28 The sonnes of Beth-él and Ai two hundreth and thre and twentie 29 The sonnes of Nebô two and fiftie 30 The sonnes of Magbish an hundreth and six and fiftie 31 The sonnes of the other Elám a thousand and two hundreth and foure and fiftie 32 The sonnes or Harim thre hundreth and twentie 33 The sonnes of Lod-hadid and Onô seuen hundreth and fiue and twentie 34 The sonnes of Ierichô thre hundreth and fiue and fourtie 35 The sonnes of Senáah thre thousand six hundreth and thirtie 36 ¶ Thre Priest of the sonnes of Iedaiáh of the house of Ieshúa nine hundreth seuentie and thre 37 ¶ The sonnes of Immér a thousád and two and fiftie 38 The sonnes of Pashúr a thousand two hūdreth and seuen and fourtie 39 The sonnes of Harim a thousand and seuentene 40 ¶ The Leuites the sonne of Ieshúa and Kadmiél of the sonnes of Hodauiáh seuen tie and foure 41 ¶ The singers the sonne of Asà ph an hundreth and eight and twentie 42 ¶ The sonnes of the porters the sonnes of Shallúm the sonnes of Atér the sonnes of Talmón the sonnes of Akkúb the sonnes of Hatitá the sonnes of Shobái all we re an hundreth and nine and thirtie 43 ¶ The Nethinims the sonnes of Zihá the sōnes of Hasuphá the sōnes of Tabbaóth 44 The sonnes of Kerôs the sonnes of Siahá the sonnes of Padón 45 The sonnes of Lebanáh the sonnes of Hagabáh the sonnes of Akkúb 46 The sonnes ot Hagáb the sonnes of Shálái the sonnes of Hanán 47 The sonnes of Giddél the sonnes of Gáhar the sonnes of Reaiáh 48 The sonnes of Rezin the sonnes of Nekoda the sonnes of Gazzám 49 The sonnes of Vzzá the sonnes of Paséah the sonnes of Besái 50 The sonnes of Asnáh the sonnes of Meunim the sonnes of Nephusim 51 The sonnes of Bakbúh the sonnes of Haku pá the sonnes of Harhur 52 The sonnes af Bazlúth the sonnes of Mehidá the sonnes of Harshá 53 The sonnes of Barcosthe sonnes of Shiserá the sonnes of Thámah 54 The sonnes of Neziáh the sonnes of Hatiphá 55 The sonnes of Salomons seruants the sō nes of Sotà i the sonnes of Sophéreth the sonnes of Perudà 56 The sonnes of Iaaláh the sonnes of Darkón the sonnes of Giddél 57 The sonnes of Shephatiáh the sonnes of Hattil the sōnes of Pochéreth Hazzebaim the sonnes of Ami. 58 All the Nethinims and the sonnes of Salo mōs seruants were thre hundreth ninetie and two 59 ¶ And these went vp from Telmeláh and from Telharshá Cherúb Addan and Immér but they colde not discerne their fathers house and their sede whether they were of Israél 60 The sonnes of Delaiah the sonnes of Tobiáh the sonnes of Nekodá six hundreth and two and fiftie 61 And of the sonnes of the Priests the sōnes of Habaiáh the sonnes of Coz the sonnes of Barzillai which toke of the daughters of Barzillái the Giliadite to wife and was called after their name 62 These soght their writing of the genealogies but they were not found therefore were they put from the Priesthode 63 And Tirshátha said vnto them that thei shulde not eat of the moste holy thing til there rose vp a Priest with Vrim and Thū mim 64 The whole Cōgregacion together was two and fourtie thousand thre hundreth and threscore 65 Beside their seruants and their maides of whome were seuen thousand thre hundreth and seuen and thirtie and among them were two hūdreth singing men and singing women 66 Their horses were seuen hundreth six and thirty their mules two hundreth and fiue and fourtie 67 Their camels foure hundreth and fiue and thirtie their asses six thousand seuen hundreth and twentie 68 And certeine of the chief fathers when they came to the house of the Lord which was in Ierusalém thei offred willingly for the house of God to set it vp vpon his fun dacion 69 Thei gaue after their habilitie vnto the treasure of the worke euen one and threscore thousand drammes of golde fiue thousand pieces of siluer and an hūdreth Priests garments 70 So the Priests the Leuites and a certei ne of the people and the singers and the porters and the Nethinims dwelt in their cities and all Israél in their cities CHAP. III. 1 They buyld the altar of God 6 Thei offer to the Lord. 7 Thei prepare for the Tēple 11 And sing vnto tbe Lord. 1 ANd * when the seuent moneth was come and the children of Israél were in their cities the people assembled thē selues as one man vnto Ierusalém 2 Then stode vp Ieshua the sonne of Iozadák an his brethren the Priests and Zerub babél the sonne of Shealtiél his brethren end buylded the altar of the God of Israél to offer burnt offrings thereon as it is writen in the Law of Mosés the man of God 3 And they set the altar vpon his bases for feare was among thē because of the peo ple of those countreies therefore they of fred burnt offrings thereon vnto the Lord euen burnt offrings in the morning and at euen 4 They kept also the feast of the Tabernacles as it is writen and the burnt offring * daily by nomber according to the custome day by day 5 And afterward the continual burnt offring bothe in the new moneths and in all the feast dayes that were consecrate vnto the Lord and in all the oblations willingly offred vnto the Lord. 6 From the first day of the seuent moneth be gan they to offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord but the fundacion of the Temple of the Lord was not laied 7 They gaue money also vnto the masons and to the workemen and meat and drinke and oyle vnto them of Zid on and of Ty rus to bring them cedre wood from Leba nón to the sea vnto Iaphô according to the grant that they had of Cyrus King of Persia 8 ¶ And in the seconde yere of their cōming vnto the house of God in Ierusalém in the second moneth began Zerubbabél the sō ne of Shealtiél and Ieshua the sonne of Io zadák and ther emnant of their brethren the Priests and the Leuites all they that were come out of the captiuitie vnto Ieru salém and appointed the Leuites from twenty yere olde aboue to set foreward the worke of the house of the Lord. 9 And Ieshúa stode with his sonnes and his brethren and Kadmiél with his sonnes the sonnes of Iudáh together to set forward the workemen in the house of God and the sonnes of Henadád with their son nes and their brethren the Leuites 10 And when the buylders laied the fundacion of the Temple of the Lord thei appointed the Priests in their apparel with trumpets and the Leuites the sonnes of
Asáph with cymbales to praise the LORD * after the ordinance of Dauid King of Israél 11 Thus they sang whē they gaue praise and when they gaue thankes vnto the Lord For he is good for his mercie endureth for euer toward Israél And all the people shouted with a great shoute when thei praised the Lord because the fundacion of the house of the Lord was layed 12 Many also of the Priests and the Leuites the chief of the fathers anciēt men which had sene the first house when the fundacion of this house was layed before their eies wept with a loude voyce and many shouted a loude for ioye 13 So that the people colde not discerne the sounde of the shoute for ioye from the noyce of the weping of the people for the people shouted with a loude crye and the noyce was heard farre of CHAP. IIII. 2 The buylding of the Temple is hindred and how 11 Let ters to Artaxerxes and the answer 1 BVt the aduersaires of Iudáh and Benia min heard that the children of the captiuitie buylded the Tēple vnto the Lord God of Israél 2 And thei came to Zerubbabél and to the chief fathers and said vnto them We wil buylde with you for we seke the Lord your God as ye do and we haue sacrificed vnto him since the time of Esár Hadd on King of Asshúr which broght vs vp hither 3 Then Zerubbabél and Ieshúa and the rest of the chief fathers of Israél said vnto thē It is not for you but for vs to buyld the hou se vnto our God for we our selues together wil buyld it vnto the Lord God of Israél as King Cyrus the King of Persia hathe commanded vs 4 Wherefore the people of the lād discou raged the people of Iudáh and troubled them in buylding 5 And they hyred counselers against them to hinder their deuice all the daies of Cyrus King of Persia euen vntil the reigne of Darius King of Persia. 6 And in the reigne of Ahashueròsh in the beginning of his reigne wrote thei an accusation against the inhabitants of Iudáh and Ierusalém 7 And in the dayes of Artahsháshte Mithredáth Tabeél and the rest of their companions wrote whē it was peace vnto Artahshashte King of Persia and the writing of the letter was the Aramites writing and the thing declared was in the language of the Aramites 8 Rehúm the chancelour and Shimshái the scribe wrote a lettre against Ierusalém to Artahsháshte the King in this sorte 9 Then wrote Rehúm the chancelour and Shimshái the scribe and their companions Din aié and Apharsatcaié Tarpelaié Apharsaié Archeuaié Bablaié Shushanchaié Dehaué Elmaié 10 And the rest of the peole whome the great and noble Asnappár broght ouer and set in the cities of Samaria and other that are beyonde the Riuer and Cheéneth 11 ¶ This is the copie of the letter that they sent vnto King Artahsháshte THY SERVANTS the men beyonde the Riuer and Cheéneth salute thee 12 Be it knowen vnto the King that the Iewes which came vp from thee to vs are come vnto Ierusalém a citie 〈◊〉 and wicked and buylde and laye the fundacions of the walles and haue ioyned the fundacions 13 Be it knowen now vnto the King that if this citie be buylt and the fundacions of the walles layed thei wil not giue tolle tribute nor custome so shalt thou hinder the Kings tribute 14 No we therefore because we haue bene broght vp in the Kynges palace it was not mete for vs to se the Kings dishonor for this cause haue we sent and certified the King 15 That one may searche in the boke of the Chronicles of thy fathers and thou shalte finde in the boke of the Chronicles and per 〈◊〉 that this citie is rebellious ād noy some vnto Kings and prouinces and that they haue moued sedicion of olde time for the whi che cause this citie was destroyed 16 We certifie the King therfore that if this citie be buylded and the fundacion of the walles layed by this meanes the porcion beyonde the Riuer shal not be thine 17 ¶ The King sent an answer vnto Rehum the chancelour and 〈◊〉 the scribe and to the reste of their companions that dwelt in Samaria and vnto the other beyonde the Riuer Shelám and Cheéth 18 ¶ The letter whiche ye sent vnto vs hathe bene openly red before me 19 And I haue commanded and they haue sear ched and founde that this citie of olde time hathe made insurrection agaynst Kings and hathe rebelled and rebellion hathe bene cō mitted therein 20 There haue bene myghtie Kings also ouer Ierusalém whiche haue ruled ouer all beyonde the Riuer and tolle tribute and custo me was giuen vnto them 21 Make ye now a decree that those men may cease and that the citie be not buylt til I haue giuen another commandement 22 Take hede nowe that ye fayle not to do thys why shulde domage growe to hurt the King 23 When the copie of Kyng Artahshashtes let tre was red before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe ād their companions they went vp in al the haste to Ierusalém vnto the Iewes and caused them to cease by force and power 24 Then ceased the worke of the house of God which was in Ierusalém and 〈◊〉 stay vn to the secōde yere of Darius Kyng of Persia. CHAP. V. 1 Haggai and 〈◊〉 hatiah do prophecie 3 The worke of the Temple goeth forwarde contrary to the minde of Tatnai 6 His 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 1 THen * Haggai a Prophet and Zechariah the sonne of Id do a Prophet prophecied vnto the Iewes that were in Iudah and Ierusalém in the Name of the God of Israél euē vnto them 2 Then Zerubbabél the sonne of Shealtiél ād Ieshua the sonne of Iozadak arose and began to builde the house of God at Ierusalém and with them were the Prophetes of God whiche helpe them 3 ¶ At the same time came to them Tatnai whi che was captaine beyonde the Riuer and Shether-boznai and their companions and said thus vnto them Who hathe giuen you commandement to buylde this house and to lay the 〈◊〉 of these walles 4 Then sayd we vnto them after thys maner What are the names of the men that buylde this buylding 5 But the eye of their GOD was vpon the 〈◊〉 of the Iewes that they colde not cause them to cease tyll the matter came to Darius and then they aunswered by letters thereunto 6 The copie of the lettre that Tatnai Captaine beyonde the Riuer and Shether-boznai and 〈◊〉 companions Apharsechaié whi che 〈◊〉 beyond the Riuer sent vnto King Darius 7 They sent a lettre vnto hym wherein it was writen thus VNTO DARIVS the King all peace 8 Be it knowen vnto the King that we went into the prouince of Iudea to the house of the great God which is buylded with great stones and beames
the sonne of Hilkiah 2 The sonne of Shallum the sonne of Zadók the sonne of Ahitub 3 The sonne of Amariáh the sonne of Azariáh the sonne of Meraioth 4 The sonne of Zeraiah the sonne of Vzzi the sonne of Bukki 5 The sonne of Abisshua the sonne of Phinehás the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aarôu the chief Priest 6 This Ezrâ came vp from Babél and was a scribe prompt in the Law of Mosés whiche the Lorde God of Israél had giuen and the King gaue hym all his request accordyng to the hand of the Lorde hys God which was vpon him 7 And there went vp certeine of the children of Israél and of the Priests and the Leuites and the singers and the porters and the Nethinims vnto Ierusalém in the seuent yere of King Artah shashte 8 And he came to Ierusalē in the fift moneth whiche was in the seuent yere of the King 9 For vpon the first daye of the first moneth began he to go vp frome Babél and on the first day of the fift moneth came he to Ieru salém accordyng to the good hande of hys God that was vpon him 10 For Ezrá had prepared hys heart to seke the Lawe of the Lord and to do it and to teachethe precepts and iudgements in Israél 11 ¶ And thys is the copie of the letter that King Artah shashte gaue vnto Ezra the Priest and scribe euen a writer of the wordes of the commandements of the Lord and of his statutes ouer Israél 12 Artah shashte Kyng of Kynges to Ezrá the Priest and perfite scribe of the Lawe of the God of heauen and to Cheéneth 13 I haue giuen commandement that euerie one that is willing in my kyngdome of the people of Israél and of the Priests and Leuites to go to Ierusalém with thee shal go 14 Therfore art thou sent of the King and his seuen counselers to enquire in Iudah and Ierusalém according to the Law of thy God which is in thine hand 15 And to carie the siluer and the golde whiche the King and his counselers willingly of fer vnto the God of Israél whose habitacion is in Ierusalém 16 And all the siluer and golde that thou canst finde in all the prouince of Babél with the fre offring of the people and that whiche the Priestes offre willingly to the house of their God which is in Ierusalém 17 That thou maiest bye spedely with that siluer bullockes rams lambes with their meat offrings and their drinke offrings and thou shalt offer them vpon the altar of the house of my God which is in Ierusalém 18 And whatsoeuer it please thee and thy bre thren to do with the rest of the siluer and golde do ye it accordyng to the will of your God 19 And the vessels that are giuen thee for the seruice of the house of thy God those deliuer thou before God in Ierusalém 20 And the residue that shal be nedeful for the house of thy God whiche shal be mete for thee to bestowe thou shalt bestowe it out of the Kings treasure house 21 And I King Artah shashte haue giuen commandement to all the treasurers whiche are beyon dei the Riuer that whatsoeuer Ezrá the Priest and scribe of the Lawe of the God of heauen shall require of you that it be done incontinently 22 Vnto an hundreth talents of siluer vnto an hūdreth measures of wheat ād vnto an hūdreth baths of wine and vnto an hundreth baths of oyle and salt without writing 23 Whatsoeuer is by the commandement of the GOD of heauen let it be done spedely for the house of the God of heauen for why shulde he be wrath againste the realme of of the Kyng and children 24 And we certifie you that vpon anie of the Priests Leuites singers porters Nethinims or ministers in this house of God there shal no gouernour lay vpon them tolle tribute nor custome 25 And thou Ezrá after the wisdome of thy God that is in thine hand setiudges and ar biters which may iudge all the people that is beyonde the Riuer euen all that knowe the Lawe of thy God and teache ye them that knowe it not 26 And whosoeuer wil not do the Lawe of thy God and the Kings lawe let hym haue iudgement without delay whether it be vnto death or to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonement 27 Blessed be the Lorde God of our fathers whiche so hathe put in the Kings heart to beautifie the house of the Lord that is in Ierusalém 28 And hathe enclined mercye towarde me before the King and his counselers and before all the Kings mightie princes and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God which was vpon me and I gathered the chief of Israél to go vp with me CHAP. VIII 1 The nomber of thē that returned to Ierusalém with Ezra 21 He causeth them to fast 24 He admonisheth the Priests of their duetie 31 What they did when they came to Ierusalém 1 THese * are now the chief fáthers of them and the genealogie of them that came vp with me from Babél in the reigne of Kyng Arthshashte 2 Of the sonnes of Phine has Gersnóm of the sonnes of It hamar Daniél of the sonnes of Dauid Hattush 3 Of the sonnes of She ohaniah of the sonnes of Pharósh Zechariah and with him the counte of the males an hundreth and fiftie 4 Of the sonnes of Pahath Moáb Elihoenai the sonne of Zerahiáh and with hym two hundreth males 5 Of the sonnes of Shechaniah the sonne of 〈◊〉 and with him thre hundreth males 6 And of the sonnes of Adin Ebed the sonne of 〈◊〉 and with him fiftie males 7 And of the sonnes of Elám Ieshaiah the sonne of Athaliah and with him seuentie males 8 And of the sonnes of Shephatiáh Zebadiáh the sonne of Michaél and with hym foure scoremales 9 Of the sonnes of Ioáb Obadiáh the sonne of Iehiél and with him two hundreth and eyghtene males 10 And of the sonnes of Shelomith the sonne of Iosiphiah and with hym an hundreth and thre scoremales 11 And of the sonnes of Bebái Zechariáh the sonne of 〈◊〉 ād with him eight and twentie males 12 And of the sonnes of Azgád Iohanan the sonne of 〈◊〉 and with him an hundreth and ten males 13 And of the sonnes of Adonikam that were the last whose names are these Eliphélet Iehiél and Shemaiah and with them thre scoremales 14 And of the sonnes of Biguai Vthai and Zab bud and with them seuentie males 15 And I gathered thē to the Riuer that goeth toward Ahauá and there abode we thre day es then I vewed the people and the Priests ād founde there none of the sonnes of Leui. 16 Therefore sent Ito 〈◊〉 to Ariél to Shemeiah and to Elnathán and to Iarib and to Elnathán and to Nathán and to Zechariáh and to Meshullam the chief and to Ioiarib and
to Elnathán men of vnderstanding 17 And I gaue them commandement to Iddô the chiefest at the place of Casephiá and I tolde them the wordes that they shulde speake to Iddō and to hys brethten the Nethmims at the place of Casiphiá that they shulde cause the ministers of the house of our God to come vnto vs. 18 So by the good hand of our GOD whiche was vpon vs they broght vs a man of vnderstandynge of the sonnes of Mahali the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israél and Sherebiah with his sonnes and his brethren 〈◊〉 eightene 19 Also Hashabiah and with him Ieshaiah of the sonnes of Merari with his brethren and their sonnes twentie 20 And of the Nethinims whome Dauid had set and the princes for the seruice of the Leuites two hūdreth and twentie of the Ne thinims which all were named by name 21 And these at the Riuer by Ahauá I proclaimed a faste that we might humble our selues before our GOD and seke of hym a right waye for vs and for our children and for all our substance 22 For I was ashamed to require of the King an armie and horsemen to helpe vs against the enemie in the way because we had spoken to the Kyng saying The hande of our God is vpon all them that seke him in good nes but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him 23 So we fasted and besoght our God for this and he was intreated of vs. 24 Then I separated twelue of the chief of the Priests Sherehiah and Hashabiah and ten of their brethren with them 25 And weighed then the 〈◊〉 and the gold ād the veslels euen the offring of the house of our God which the Kyng and his counselers and his princes and al Israél that were present had offred 16 And I weighed vnto their hand six hundreth and fifty talents of siluer ād in siluer vessel an hundreth talents and in golde an hundreth talents 27 And twentie basins of golde of a thousand drammes and two vessels of shining brasse very good and precious as golde 28 ¶ And I said vnto them Ye are consecrate vnto the Lorde and the vessels are consecrate and the golde and the siluer are frely offred vnto the Lord God of your fathers 29 Watche ye and kepe them vntil ye weigh them before the chief Priests and the Leuites and the chief fathers of Israél in Ierusalē in the chambers of the house of the Lorde 30 So the Priests and the Leuites receiued the weight of the siluer and of the golde and of the vessels to bring them to Ierusalém vnto the house of our God 31 ¶ Then we departed from the Riuer of Ahaua on the twelft day of the first moneth to go vnto Ierusalém and the hand of our God was vpon vs and deliuered vs from the hand of the enemie and of suche as layed waite by the way 32 And we came to 〈◊〉 and abode there thre dayes 33 And on the 〈◊〉 day was the siluer weighed and the golde and the vessel in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the sonne of Vriáh the Priest and with him was Eleazarthe sonne of Phinehas and with thē was Iozabad the sonne of Ieshua and Noa diah the sonne of Binnui the Leuites 34 By nomher and by weight of euerie one ād all the weight was writen at the same time 35 Also the children of the captiuitie whiche were come out of captiuitie offred burnt offrings vnto the God of Israél twelue bullockes for all Israél ninetie and six rams seuentie seuen lambes twelue he goates for sinne all was a burnt offring of the Lord 36 And they deliuered the Kings commission vnto the Kings officers to the captaines beyonde the Riuer and they promoted the people and the house of God CHAP. IX 1 Ezrá complaineth on the people that 〈◊〉 turned them selues from God and maryed with the Gentiles 5 He prayeth vnto God 1 WHen * as these things were done the rulers came to me saying The people of Israél and the Priests and the Leuites are not separated from the people of the lands as touching their abominacion to wit of the Canaanites the Hittites the 〈◊〉 the Iebusites the Ammonites the Moabites the Egyptians and the Amorites 2 For they haue taken their daughters to thē selues and to their sonnes and they haue mixed the holy sede with the people of the lāds and the hand of the princes and rulers hath bene chief in this trespasse 3 But when I heard this saying I rent my clothes mv garment and 〈◊〉 of the heere of mine head and of my heard 〈◊〉 downe astonied 4 And there assembled vnto me all that feared the wordes of the God of Israél because of the transgression of them of the captiuitie And I sate downe astonied vntil the * 〈◊〉 sacrifice 5 And at the euening sacrifice I arose vp from mine heuines when I had rent my clothes and my garmēt I fel vpon my knees spred out mine hands vnto the Lord my God 6 And said O my God I am confounded and ashamed to lift vp mine eyes vnto thee my God for our iniquities are increased ouer our head and our 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 vp vnto the heauen 7 From the dayes of our fathers haue we bene in a great 〈◊〉 vnto 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 our iniquities haue we our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Priests bene deliuered into the hand 〈◊〉 the Kings of the lands vnto the sworde into captiuitie into a spoyle and into confusion of face as appeareth this day 8 And now for a title space grace hathe bene shewed from the Lord our God in causing a remnant to escape and in giuing vs a nayle in his holy place that our GOD may light our eyes and giue vs a litle reuiuing in our seruitude 9 For thogh we were bōdemen yet our God hathe not forsaken vs in our bondage but hath enclined mercie vnto vs in the sight of the Kings of Persia to giue vs life and to erect the house of our God and to redresse the desolate places thereof and to giue vs a wallin Iudáh and in Ierusalém 10 And now our God what shal we say after this for we haue forsaken thy commandements 11 Which thou hast commanded by thy seruants the Prophetes saying * The land where unto ye go to possesse it is an vncleane lād because of the filthines of the people of the lands which by their abominacions and by their vnclennes haue filled it from 〈◊〉 to corner 12 Now therefore shal ye not giue your daugh ters vnto their sonnes nether shalye take their daughters vnto your sonnes nor seke their * peace nor wealth for euer that ye may be strong and eat the goodnes of the land and leaue it for an inheritance to your sonnes for euer 13 And after all that is come vpon vs for our euil
Nethinims the sonnes of Zihá the sonnes of Hashuphá the sonnes of 〈◊〉 47 The sonnes of Kerós the sonnes of Siá the sonnes of Padon 48 The sonnes of Lebaná the sonnes of Hagabá the sonnes of Shalmái 49 The sonnes of Hanán the sonnes of 〈◊〉 the sonnes of Gáhar 50 The sonnes of Reaiáh the sonnes of Rezin the sonnes of Nekodá 51 The sonnes of Gazzám the sonnes of Vzzá the sonnes of Paséah 52 The sonnes of Besái the sonnes of Meunîm the sonnes of Nephishesim 53 The sonnes of Bak búk the sonnes of Hakuphá the sonnes of Harhúr 54 The sonnes of Bazlith the sōnes of Mehidá the sonnes of Harshá 55 The sonnes of Barkós the sonnes of Sisserá the sonnes of Támah 56 The sonnes of Neziah the sonnes of Hatiphá 57 The sonnes of Salomons seruāts the sonnes of Sotái the sonnes of Sophéreth the sónes of Peridá 58 The sonnes of Iaalá the sonnes of Darkōn the sonnes of 〈◊〉 59 The sonnes of Shephatiáh the sonnes of Hattil the sonnes of Pochéreth of Zebaim the sonnes of Amón 60 All the Nethinims and the sonnes of Salomons seruants were thre hundreth ninetie and two 61 ¶ And these came vp from Tel-meláh Telhareshá Cherúb Addón and Immér but thei colde not slew their fathers house nor their sede or if they were of Israél 62 The sonnes of Delaiáh the sōnes of Tobiáh the sonnes of Nekodá six hundreth and two and fourtie 63 And of the Priests the sonnes of Habaiâh the sonnes of Hakkōz the sonnes of Barzillâi which toke one of the daughters of Barzillái the Giliadite to wife was named after their name 64 These soght their writing of the genealogies but it was not founde therefore they were put from the Priesthode 65 And the Tirshátha said vnto thē that they shulde not eat of the most holy til there rose vp a Priest with * Vrim and Thummim 66 All the Congregacion together was two and fourtie thousand thre hundreth threscore 67 Besides their seruants and their maids which were seuen thousand thre hundreth and seuen and thirtie and they had two hundreth and fiue and fourtie singing men and singing women 68 Their horses were seuen hundreth and six and thirtie their mules two hundreth fiue and fourtie 69 The camels foure hundreth and fiue and thirtie six thousand seuen hundreth and twentie asses 70 And certeine of the chief fathers gaue vnto the worke The 〈◊〉 gaue to the trea sure a thousand drammes of golde fiftie 〈◊〉 fiue hundreth and thirtie Priests garments 71 And some of the chief fathers gaue vnto the treasure of the worke twentie thousand drammes of golde two thousand and two hundreth pieces of siluer 72 And the rest of the people gaue twētie thou 〈◊〉 drammes of golde and two thousand pieces of siluer and threscore seuē Priests garments 73 And the Priests and Leuites and the porters and the singers and the rest of the people the 〈◊〉 and all Israél dweltin their cities and when the seuent moneth came the children of Israél were in their cities CHAP. VIII 2 Ezra gathereth together the people and readeth to them the Law 12 〈◊〉 reioyce in 〈◊〉 for the knowledge of the worde of God 15 They kepe the feast of Tabernacles or boothes 1 ANd all the people assembled them selues together in the streat that was before the watergate and they spake vnto Ezrá the scribe that he wold bring the boke of the Law of Mosés which the Lord had comman ded to Israél 2 And Azrá the Priest broght the Law before the Congregacion bothe of men and women and of all that colde heare and vnderstand it in the first day of the seuent moneth 3 And hered therein in the streat that was before the watergate from the morning vntil the midday before men and women and of them that vnderstode it and the eares of all the people hearkened vnto the boke of the Law 4 And Ezrá the scribe stode vpon a pulpit of wood which he had made for the preaching and beside him stode Mattithiáh Shêma and Ananiáh and Vriiáh and Hilkiáh and Maaseiáh on his right hand and on his left hand Pedaiáh and Mishaél and Malchiáh and Hashum and Hashbadāna Zecháriáh and Meshullám 5 And Ezrá opened the boke before all the people for he was aboue all the people whē he opened it al the people stode vp 6 And Ezrá praised the Lord the great God and all the people answered Amen Amē with lifting vp their hands thei bowed them selues and worshiped the Lord with 〈◊〉 faces toward the grounde 7 Also Ieshúa and Bani and Sherebiáh Iamin Akkúb Shabbethái Hodiiáh Maaseiáh Kelitá Azariáh Iozabád Hanán Pelaiáh and the Leuites caused the people to vnderstand the Law and the people stode in their place 8 And they red in the boke of the Lawe of God distinctly and gaue the sense and caused them to vnderstand the reading 9 Then Nehemiáh which is Tirshátha and Ezrá the Priest and scribe and the Leuites that instructed the people said vnto all the people Thys daye is holy vnto the Lord your God mourne not nether wepe for all the people wept whē they heard the wordes of the Law 10 He said also vnto them Go and eate of the fat and drinke the swete send parte vnto thē for whome none is prepared for this daye is holye vnto our Lord be ye not sory therfore for the ioye of the Lord is your strength 11 And the Leuites made silēce throughout all the people saying Holde your peace for the day is holy be not sad therefore 12 Then all the people went to eate and to drinke and to send away parte to make great ioye because they had vnderstande the wordes that they had taught them 13 And on the seconde day the chief fathers of all the people the Priests and the Leuites were gathered vnto Ezrá the scribe that he also myghte instructe them in the wordes of the Law 14 And they founde writen in the Law that the Lord had commanded by Mosés that the children of Israél shulde dwel in * boothes in the feast of the seuent moneth 15 And that thei shulde cause it to be declared and proclaimed in all their Cities and in Ierusalém saying Go for the vnto the mount and bringe oliuebranches and pine branches and branches of myrtus and palmebranches and branches of thicke trees to make boothès as it is writen 16 So the people went forth broght thē and made them boothes euerie one vpon the rofe of his house and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God and in the strete by the watergate and in the strete of the gate of Ephráim 17 And all the Congregacion of them that were come againe out of the captiuitie made boothes sate vnder the boothes for since the time of Ieshúa the sonne of Nun vnto this day had not the
childrē of Israél done so there was very great ioye 18 And he red in the boke of the Law of God euerie day from the first day vnto the last daye And thei kept the feast seuen dayes and on the eight day a solemne 〈◊〉 according vnto the maner CHAP. IX 1 The people 〈◊〉 and forsake their strange wiues 5 The Leuites exhorte them to praise God 6 Declarynge hys wonders 26 And their ingratitude 30 And Gods 〈◊〉 mercies toward them 1 IN the foure and twentieth daye of thys moneth the children of Israél were assembled with * fasting with sackecloth and earth vpon them 2 And they that were of the sede of Israél were separated from all the strangers they stode and confessed their sinnes and the iniquities of their fathers 3 And they stode vp in theyr place and red in the boke of the Law of the LORD their God foure times on the day and thei cōfessed and worshiped the Lord their GOD foure times 4 Then stode vp vpon the staires of the Leuites Ieshûa and Bani Kadmiél Shebaniah Bunni Sherebiah Bani and 〈◊〉 cryed with a lowde voyce vnto the Lord their God 5 And the Leuites said euen Ieshûa Kadmiél Bani Hashabniah Sherebiah Hodiiah Shebaniah and Pethahiah Stand vp and praise the Lord your God for euer euer let thē praise thy glorious name ô God which excelleth aboue all thankesgiuing and praise 6 Thou art Lord alone thou hast made heauen and the heauen of all heauens wyth all their hoste the earth and all things that are therein the seas all that are in thē and thou preseruest them all the hoste of the heauen worshipeth thee 7 Thou art ó Lord the God that hast chosé Abram and broghtest him out of * Vrin Caldea * and madest his Name Abraham 8 And foundest hys hearte faithfull before thee * and madest a couenant with him to giue vnto his sede the land of the Canaanites Hittites Amorites and Perizzites Iebusites and Girgashites and hast performed thy wordes because thou art iust 9 * Thou hast also cōsidered the affliction of our fathers in Egypte and heard their crye by the red Sea 10 And shewed tokens and wonders vppon Pharaoh and on all his seruants and on all the people of his lande for thou knewest that thei dealt proudely against thē therfore thou madest thee a Name as appeareth this day 11 * For thou did est breake vp the Sea before them and they went through the middes of the Sea on drye land and those that pursued thē hast thou cast into the bottoms as a stone in the mightie waters 12 And * leddest them in the daye with a piller of a cloude and in the night with a piller of fyre to giue them light in the waye that they went 13 * Thou camest downe also vpon mount Sinái and spakest vnto them from heauē and gauest them right iudgements and true lawes ordinances good cōmandements 14 And declared st vnto them thine holy Sabbath and commandedst them precepts ordinances and Lawes by the hād of Mosés thy seruant 15 * And gauest them bread from heauen for their hungre * broghtest forth water for them out of the rocke for their thirst and * promisedst thē that thei shulde goin and take possesion of the land for the which thou haddest lift vp thine hand for to giue them 16 But thei and our fathers behaued thē selues proudely and hardened their neckes so that they hearkened not vnto thy commandements 17 But refused to obey and wolde not remēber thy maruelous workes that thou hadst done for them but hardened their neckes and had in their heades to returne to their bondage by their rebellion but thou ô God of mercies gracious and full of compassion of long suffring and of great mercie yet forsokest them not 18 Moreouer when they made them a moltē calfe said This is thy God that broght thee vp out of the land of Egypt committed great blasphemies 19 Ye thou for thy greatemercies forsokest them not in the wildernes * the piller of the cloude departed not from them by day to lead them the way nether the piller of fyre by night to shewe them light and the way whereby they shulde go 20 Thus gauest also thy good Spirite to instruct them with heldest not thy MAN from their mouth and gauest them water for their thirst 21 Thou didest also fede them fourtye yeres in the wildernes they lacked nothing * their clothes waxed not old and their fete swelled not 22 And thou gauest them kingdomes people and scatteredst them into corners so they possessed * the lande of Sihōn and the lande of the Kyng of Heshbōn and the land of Og King of Bashān 23 And thou didest multiplie their children like the starres of the heauen and broghtest them into the land whereof thou hadst spoken vnto their fathers that thei shuld go and possesse it 24 So the children went in and possessed the land and thou subduedst before thē the inhabitants of the land euen the Canaanites gauest thē into their hāds with their Kings the people of the land that they might do with them what they wolde 25 And they toke their strong cities and the fat lande and possessed houses full of all goods cisternes digged out vineyardes and oliues and trees for fode in abundāce and they did eat and were filled and became fat and liued in pleasure through thy great goodnes 26 Yet they were disobedient and rebelled against thee and cast thy Law behind their backes and slewe thy Prophetes whiche protested among thē to turne them vnto thee and committed great blasphemies 27 Therefore thou deliueredst them into the hand of their enemies that vexed thē yetin the tyme of theyr affliction when they cryed vnto thee thou heardest them from the heauen and through thy greate mercies thou gauest them sauiours who saued them out of the hand of their aduersaries 28 But when they had rest they returned to do euill before thee therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies so that they had the dominion ouer them yet whē they conuerted and cryed vnto thee thou heardest them from heauen deliueredst them according to thy great mercies many times 29 And protestedst amonge them that thou mightest bring thē againe vnto thy Lawe but they behaued themselues proudely hearkened not vnto thy commandemēts but sinned against thy iudgemēts * which a man shuld do and liue in them and pulled away the shuldre and were stifnecked and wolde not heare 30 Yet thou didest forbeare them many yeres and prote stedst amonge them by thy Spirit euē by the hand of thy Prophetes but they wolde not heare therfore gauest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands 31 Yet for thy great mercyes thou hast
the barbarous people 2 Iudáh was his sanctificatiō and Israél his dominion 3 The Seasawe it and fled Iordén was turned backe 4 The moūtaines leaped like ramps the hilles as lambs 5 What ailed thee ô Sea that thou fled dest ô Iordén why wast thou turned backe 6 Ye mountaines why leaped ye like rams and ye hilles as lambs 7 The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the God of Iaak 〈◊〉 8 Which turneth the rocke into waterpooles and the flint into a fountaine of water PSAL. CXV 1 A prayer of the faithful oppressed by idolatrous tyrants against whome they desire that God wolde succour thē 9 Trusting moste constantly that God wil preserue them in this their nede seing that he hathe adopted and receiued them to his fauour 〈◊〉 Promising finally that thei wil not be vnmindeful of so great a benefite if it wolde please God to heare their prayer deliuer them by his omni potent power 1 NOt vnto vs ô Lord not vnto vs but vnto thy Name giue the glorie for thy louing mercie and for thy trueths sake 2 Wherefore shal the heathen saye Where is now their God 3 But our God is in heauen he doeth whatsoeuer he wil. 4 Their idoles are siluer and golde euen the worke of mens hands 5 They haue a mouth and speake not thei haue eyes and se not 6 Thei haue eares and heare not thei haue no ses and smell not 7 Thei haue hands and touche not they haue fete and walke not nether make they a sounde with their throte 8 They that make them are like vnto them so are all that trust in them 9 O Israél trust thou in the Lord for he is their helpe and their shield 10 O house of Aarō trust ye in the Lord for he is their helper and their shield 11 Ye that feare the Lord trust in the Lord for he is their helper and their shield 12 The Lord hathe bene mindeful of vs he wil blesse he wil blesse the house of Israél he wil blesse the house of Aarón 13 He wil blesse them that feare the Lord both small and great 14 The Lord wil encrease his graces toward you euen toward you and toward your chil dren 15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made the heauen and the earth 16 The heauens euen the heauens are the Lords but he hathe giuen the earth to the sō nes of men 17 The dead praise not the Lord nether anie that go downe into the place of silence 18 But we wil praise the Lord frō hence forthe and for eue Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXVI 1 Dauid being in great dāger of Saul in the desert of Maón perce uing the great and inestimable loue of God toward him magnisieth suche great mercies 13 And protesteth that he wil be thankeful for the same 1 I Loue the Lord because he hathe heard my voice and my prayers 2 For he hathe inclined his eare vnto me whē I did call vpon him in my dayes 3 When the 〈◊〉 of death compassed me the griefs of the graue caught me when I founde trouble and sorowe 4 Then I called vpon the Name of the Lord saying I beseche thee 〈◊〉 Lord deliuer my soule 5 The Lord is merciful and righteous and our God is ful of compassion 6 The Lord preserueth the simple I was in mi serie and he saued me 7 Returne vnto thy rest ô my soule for the Lord hathe bene beneficial vnto thee 8 Because thou hast deliuered my soule from death mine eyes from teares and my fete from falling 9 I shal walke before the Lord in the land of the liuing 10 I beleued therefore did I speake for I was sore troubled 11 I said in my feare All men are lyers 12 What shal I rendre vnto the Lord for all his benefites to ward me 13 I wil take the cup of saluacion and call vpon the Name of the Lord. 14 I wil paye my vowes vnto the Lord euen now in the presence of all his people 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints 16 Beholde Lord for I am thy seruant I am thy seruant and the sonne of thine hand maied thou hast broken my bonds 17 I wil offer to thee a sacrifice of praise wil call vpon the Name of the Lord. 18 I wil paie my vowes vnto the Lord euen now in the presence of all his people 19 In the courtes of the Lords house euen in the middes of thee ô 〈◊〉 Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXVII 1 He exhorteth the Gentiles to praise God because he hath accomplished aswel to them as to the Iewes the promes oflife euerlasting by Iesus Christ. 1 ALl * naciōs praise ye the Lord all ye peo ple praise him 2 For his louing kindenes is great toward vs and the trueth of the Lord endureth for euer Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXVIII 1 Dauid reiected of Saúl and of the people at the time appointed obteined the kingdome 4 For the which he bid deth all them that feare the Lord to be thankeful And vn der his persone in all this was Christ liuely set for the who shulde be of his people reiected 1 PRaise ye the Lord because he is good for his mercie endureth for euer 2 Let Israél now saye That his mercie endureth for euer 3 Let the house of Aarón now saye That his mercie endureth for euer 4 Let them that feare the Lord now saye That his mercie endureth for euer 5 I called vpon the Lord in trouble and the Lord heard me and set me at large 6 The Lord is with me therefore I wil not feare what man can do vnto me 7 The Lord is with me among thē that helpe me therefore shal I se my desire vpon mine enemies 8 It is better to trust in the Lord then to haue confidence in man 9 It is better to trust in the Lord then to haue confidence in princes 10 All nations haue compassed me but in the Name of the Lord shal I destroye them 11 Thei haue compassed me yea they haue cōpassed me but in the Name of the Lord I shal destroye them 12 They came about me like bees but they were quēched as a fyre of thornes for in the Name of the Lord I shal destroye them 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall but the Lord hathe holpen me 14 The Lord is my strength and song for he hathe bene my deliuerance 15 The voice of ioye and deliuerance shal be in the tabernacles of the righteous saying The right hand of the Lord hathe done valiantly 16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted the right hand of the Lord hathe done valiantly 17 I shal not dye but liue and declare the workes of
all my soule 42 For thus saith the LORD Like as I haue broght all this great plague vpō this peo ple so wil I bring vpon them all the good that I haue promised them 43 And the fields shal be possessed in this lād whereof ye say It is desolate without man or beast and shal be giuen into the hand of the Caldeans 44 Men shal bye fields for siluer and make writings and seale them and take witnesses in the land of Beniamin round about Ierusalém and in the cities of Iudah and in the cities of the mountaines and in the cities of the plaine and in the cities of the South for I wil cause their captiuitie to re turne saith the Lord. CHAP. XXXIII The Prophet is monished of the Lord to 〈◊〉 for the deliuerance of the people which the Lord Promised 8 God for giueth sinnes for his owne glorie 15 Of the birth of Christ. 20 The kingdome of Christ in the Church shal neuer be ended 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah the seconde time while was yet shut vp in the court of the prison saying 2 Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof the Lord that formed it and established is the Lord is his Name 3 Call vnto me and I wil answer thee and she we thee great mightie things which thou knowest not 4 For thus saith the Lord God of Israél con cerning the houses of the Kings of Iudáh which are destroyed by the mountes and by the sworde 5 Thei come to fight with the Caldeans but it is to fil thē selues with the dead bodies of men whome I haue slaine in mine angre and in my wrath for I haue hid my face from this citie because of all their wickednes 6 ¶ Beholde I wil giue it helth and amendement for I wil cure them and wil reueile vnto them the abundance of peace and trueth 7 And I wil cause the captiuitie of Iudah the captiuitie of Israél to returne and wil buylde them as at the first 8 And I wil 〈◊〉 them from all their iniquitie whereby they haue sinned against me yea I wil pardone all their iniquities whereby thei haue sinned against me and whereby thei haue rebelled against me 9 And it shal be to me a name a ioy a praise and an honour before all the nacions of the earth which shal heare all the good that I do vnto them and their shal feare and tremble for all the goodnes for all the welth that I shewe vnto this citie 10 Thus saith the Lord Againe there shal be heard in this place which ye say shal be desolate without man and without beast euen in the cities of Iudáh and in the stre tes of Ierusalém that are desolate without man and without in habitant and without beast 11 The voyce of ioye and the voyce of gladnes the voice of the bridegrome and the voyce of the bride the voyce of them that shal say Praise the Lord of hostes because the Lord is good for his mercie endureth for euer and of them that offre the sacri fice of praise in the House of the Lord for I wil cause to returne the captiuitie of the land as at the first saith the Lord. 12 Thus saith the LORD of hostes Againe in this place which is desolate with out man and with out beast and in all the cities the reof there shal be dwelling for shepherdes to rest their flockes 13 In the cities of the mountaines in the cities in the plaine and in the cities of the South and in the land of Beniamin and about Ierusalém and in the cities of Iudáh shal the shepe passe againe vnder the hand of him that telleth them saith the Lord. 14 Beholde the dayes come saith the LORD that I wil performe that good thing which I haue promised vnto the house of Israél and to the house of Iudáh 15 In those daies and at that time wil I cause the branche of righteousnes to growe vp vnto Dauid and he shal execute iudgemēt and righteousnes in the land 16 In those dayes shal Iudah be saued and Ierusalém shal dwell safely and he that shal call her is the Lord our righteousnes 17 For thus saith the Lord Dauid shal neuer want a man to sit vpon the throne of the house of Israél 18 Nether shal the Priests and Leuites want a man before me to offer a burnt offrings to offer meat offrings and to do sacrifice continually 19 ¶ And the worde of the Lord came vnto Ie remiáh saying 20 Thus saith the Lord If you can break emy couenant of the day and my couenant of the night that there shulde not be day and night in their season 21 Then may my couenant be broken with Dauid my seruant that he shulde not haue a sonne to reigne vpō his throne and with the Leuites and Priests my ministers 22 As the armie of heauē can not be nombred nether the sand of the sea measured so wil I multiplie the sede of Dauid my seruant and the Leuites that minister vnto me 23 ¶ Moreouer the worde of the Lord came to Ieremiáh saying 24 Considerest thou not what this people haue spokē saying The two families which the Lord hathe chosen he hathe euen cast them of thus they haue despised my people that they shulde be nomore a nacion before them 25 Thus saith the Lord If my couenant be not with day and night and if I haue not appointed the ordre of heauen and earth 26 Then wil I cast away the sede of Iaakób and Dauid my seruant and not take of his sede to be rulers ouer the sede of Abrahám Izhák and Iaakób for I wil cause their captiuitie to returne and haue compassion on them CHAP. XXXIIII 2 He threateneth that the citie and the King Zedekiáh shal be giuen into the hands of the King of Babylon 〈◊〉 He rebucketh their cruelitie towarde their seruants 1 THe worde which came vnto Ieremiáh from the Lord when Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél and all his hoste and all the Kingdomes of the earth that were vnder the power of his hand and all people foght against Ierusalém and against all the cities thereof saying 2 Thus saith the Lord God of Israél Go and speake to Zedekiáh King of Iudáh and tel him Thus saith the Lord Behold * I wil giue this citie in to the hand of the King of Babél and he shal burne it with fyre 3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand but shalt surely be taken and deliuered into his hād and thine eies shal beholde the face of the King of Babél and he shal speake with thee mouthe to mouthe and thou shalt go to Babél 4 Yet heare the worde of the Lord ô Zedekiáh King of Iudáh thus saith the Lord of thee Thou shalt not dye by the sworde 5 But thou shalt dye in peace and
cōming in thereof and the whole facion thereof and all the ordinances there of and all the figures thereof all the lawes thereof and write it in their sight that thei may kepe the whole facion thereof all the ordinances thereof and do them 12 This is the description of the house It shal be vpō the top of the mount all the limi tes thereof round about shal be moste holy Beholde this is the descriptiō of the house 13 And these are the measures of the Altar after the cubites the cubite is a cubite and an hand breadth euen the bottome shal be a cubite the breadth a cubite and the bordre thereof by the edge thereofroūd about shal be a spanne this shal be the height of the altar THE FIGVRE OF THE ALTAR 14 And from the bottome which toucheth the ground to the lower piece shal be two cubi tes and the breadth one cubite from the litle piece to the great piece shal be foure cubites and the breadth one cubite 15 So the altar shal be foure cubites from the altar vpwarde shal be foure hornes 16 And the altar shal be twelue cubites long and twelue broade and foresequare in the foure corners thereof 17 And the frame shal be fourtene cubites lōg and fourtene broade in the foure square cor ners thereof the border about it shal be halfe a cubite the bottome thereof shal be a cubite about and the steppes thereof shal be turned towarde the East 18 And he said vnto me Sōne of man thus saith the Lord God These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when thei shal make it to offer the burnt offring thereon and to sprin kle blood thereon 19 And thou shalt giue to the Priests and to the Leuites that be of the sede of Zadok which approche vnto me to minister vnto me saith the Lord God a yong bullocke for a sinne offring 20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof and put it on the foure hornes of it on the foure corners of the frame vpon the bordre round about thus shalt thou clense it reconcile it 21 Thou shalt take the bullocke also the sinne offring and burne it in the appointed place of the house without the Sanctuarie 22 But the seconde day thou shalt offre an he go at without blemish for a sin offring and they shal clense the altar as they did clense it with the bullocke 23 When thou hast made an end of clensing it thou shalt offer a yong bullocke without ble mish and aram out of the flocke without blemish 24 And thou shalt offre thē before the Lord the Priests shal cast salt vpō thē and thei shal offre them for a burnt offring vnto the Lord 25 Seuen dayes shalt thou prepare euerie day an he goat for a sin offring they shal also pre pare a yong bullocke and a ram out of the flocke without blemish 26 Thus shal they seuen dayes purifie the altar and clense it and consecrate it 27 And when these dayes are expired vpō the eight day and so forthe the Priests shal make your burnt offrings vpon the altar and your peace offrings I wil accept you saith the Lord God CHAP. XLIIII He reptoueth the people for their offence 7 The vncircumcised in heart in the flesh 9 Who are to be admitted to the seruice of the Temple who to be refused 1 THen he broght me toward the gate of the outwarde Sanctuarie which turneth toward the East and it was shut 2 Then said the Lord vnto me This gate shal be shut and shal not be opened and no man shal entre by it because the LORDE GOD of Israél hathe entred by it and it shal be shut 3 It apperteineth to the Prince the Prince him self shal sit in it to eat bread before the Lord he shal entre by the way of the porche of that gate and shal go out by the way of the same 4 ¶ Then broght he me toward the North gate before the House and when I loked behold the glorie of the Lord filled the house of the Lord and I fel vpon my face 5 And the Lord said vnto me Sonne of man marke wel and beholde with thine eyes heare with thine 〈◊〉 all that I say vnto thee concerning all the ordinances of the House of the LORD and all the lawes thereof and marke wel the entring in of the house with euerie going forthe of the Sanctuarie 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious euen to the house of Israél Thus saith the LORD God O house of Israél ye haue ynough of all your abominacions 7 Seing that ye haue broght into my Sanctua rie strāgers vncircūcised in heart and vncir cūcised in flesh to be in my Sāctuarie to pol lute mine house when ye offre my bread euen fat and blood and they haue broken my couenāt because of all your abominaciōs 8 Forye haue not kept the ordinances of mi ne holie things but you your selues haue set other to take the charge of my Sanctuarie 9 Thus saith the Lord God No stranger vncircumcised in heart nor 〈◊〉 in flesh shal entre into my Sanctuarie of any strāger that is among the children of Israél 10 Nether yet the Leuites that are gone backe from me when Israél went astray which went astray from me after their idoles but thei shal beare their iniquitie 11 And thei shal serue in my Sanctuarie and kepe the gates of the House and minister in the House thei shal slaye the burnt offring and the sacrifice for the people and thei shal stande before them to serue them 12 Because thei serued before their idoles and caused the house of Israél to fall into iniquitie therefore haue I lift vp mine hād against them saith the Lord God and thei shal beare their iniquitie 13 And thei shal not come nere vnto me to do the office of the Priest vnto me nether shal thei come nere vnto any of mine holy things in the moste holy place but they shal beare their shame and their abominacions which thei haue committed 14 And I wil make them kepers of the watche of the House for all the seruice thereof and for all that shal be done therein 15 But the Priests of the Leuites the sonnes of Zadók that kept the charge of my Sanctuarie when the children of Israél went astray from me thei shal come nere to me to serue me and thei shal stand before me to offre methe fat and the blood saith the Lord God 16 Thei shal entre into my Sanctuarie and shal come nere to my table to serue me and thei shal kepe my charge 17 And when thei shal entre in at the gates of the inner court thei shal be clothed with linen garments and no woll shal come vpon thē while thei serue in the gates of the inner
court and within 18 Thei shal haue linen bonettes vpon their heades and shal haue linen breches vpon their loynes thei shal not gyrd them selues in the sweating places 19 But when they go forthe into the vtter court euen to the vtter court to the people thei shal put of their garments wherein thei ministred laye them in the holy cham bers and thei shal put on other garments for thei shal not sanctifie the people with their garments 20 Thei shal not also shaue their heades nor suffre their lockes to growe long but round their heades 21 * Nether shal any Priest drinke wine when thei enter into the inner 22 Nether shal thei take for their wiues a widowe or her that is diuorced but thei shal take maidens of the sede of the house of Israél or a widow that hathe bene the widow of a Priest 23 And thei shal teache my people the difference betwene the holy and prophane and cause thē to discerne betwene the vncleane and the cleane 24 And in controuersie thei shal stand to iudge and thei shal iudge it according to my iudgemēts and they shal kepe my lawes and my statutes in all mine assemblies and they shal sanctifie my Sabbaths 25 * And they shal come at no dead persone to defile them selues except at their father or mother or sonne or daughter brother or sister that hathe had yet none housband in these may they be defiled 26 And whē he is clensed thei shal rekon vnto him seuen dayes 27 And when he goeth into the Sanctuarie vn to the inner court to minister in the Sanctua rie he shal offre his sin offring 〈◊〉 the Lord God 28 * And the Priesthode shal be their inheritā ce yea I am their inheritance therefore shall ye giue thē no possession in Israél for I am their possession 29 They shal eat the meat offring and the sin offring and the trespace 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 dedicate thing 〈◊〉 Israél shal be 〈◊〉 30 * And all the first os all the first borne eue rie oblation euen all of euerie 〈◊〉 of your oblations shal be the Priests Ye shal also 〈◊〉 vnto the Priest the first of your dough that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house 31 The Priests shal not eat of any thing that is * dead or torne whether it be 〈◊〉 or beast CHAP. XLV 2 Out of the land of promes are there separate foure porcious of which the first is giuen to the Priests and to the Temple the second to the 〈◊〉 euites the 〈◊〉 to the citie the 〈◊〉 to the prince 9 An 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 heads of Israél 10 Gfiust 〈◊〉 and measures 〈◊〉 Of the first frutes c. 1 MOre ouer when ye shal deuide the land for inheritance ye shal offre an oblaciō vnto the Lord an 〈◊〉 holy porcion of the land fiue twentie thousand redes long and ten thousād 〈◊〉 this shal be holy in all the bor ders thereof rounde about 2 Of this there shal be forthe Sanctuarie fiue hundreth in length with fiue hundreth 〈◊〉 breadth all square roūde about fiftie cubites rounde about for the suburbesthere of 3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of fiue and 〈◊〉 thousand and the breadth of ten thousand and in it shal be the Sanctuarie and the moste holy place 4 The holy porcion of the land shal be the Priests which minister in the Sanctuarie whi che came nere to serue the Lord and it 〈◊〉 a place for their houses and an holy place for the Sanctuarie 5 And in the fiue and twentie thousand of length and the ten thousand of breadth shal the Leuites that minister in the house haue their 〈◊〉 for twentie chambers 6 Also ye shal appoint the possession of the ci tie fiue thousand broad and fiue and twētie thousand long ouer against the oblacion of the holy porciō it shal be for the whole hou se of Israél 7 And a porciō shal be for the prince on the one side on that side of the oblaciō of the holy porciō and of the possession of the citie euen before the oblacion of the holy porcion and before the possession of the citie from the West corner Westwarde and from the East corner East warde the lēgth shal be by one of the porcions from the West border vnto the East border 8 In this land shal be his possession in Israél my princesshal no more oppresse my peo ple the rest of the lād shal thei giue to the house of Israél according to their 〈◊〉 9 Thus 〈◊〉 the Lord God Let it suffice you ô princes of Israél leaue of crueltie and oppression and execute iudgement and iustice take away your exactions from my people saith the Lord God 10 Ye shal haue 〈◊〉 balances and a true Epháh and a true 〈◊〉 11 The Epháh the Bath shal be equal a 〈◊〉 shal conteine the tenth parte of an Homér an Epháh the tēth parte of an Homér the equalitie thereof shal be after the Homêr 12 * And the shekel shal be twētie gerahs twentie 〈◊〉 and fiue twentie shekels and fiftene 〈◊〉 shal be your Manéh 13 ¶ This is the oblacion that ye shal offre the sixt 〈◊〉 of an Epháh of an Homér of 〈◊〉 and ye shal giue the sixt parte of an Epháh of an 〈◊〉 of barley 14 Concerning the ordināce of the oyle euē of the Bath of oyle ye shal offer the tenth parte of a Bath 〈◊〉 of the Cor 〈◊〉 Baths are an Homêt for ten Baths fill an Homér 15 And one lambe of two hundreth shepe out of the fat pastures of Israél for a meat offring and for a burnt offring for peace offrings to make reconciliacion for them saith the Lord Gord. 16 All the people of the land shal giue this oblacion for the prince in Israél 17 And it shal be the princes parte to giue burnt offrings and meat offrings and drinke offrings in the solemne feasts and in the new moones and in the Sabbaths and in all the hie feastes of the house of Israél he shal prepare the sinne offring and the meat offring and the burnt offring ād the peace offrings to make recōciliatiō for the house of Israél 18 ¶ Thus saith the Lord God In the first moneth in the first day of the moneth thou shalt take a yong bullocke without blemish and clense the Sanctuarie 19 And the Priest shal take of the blood of the sinne offring and put it vpon the postes of the house and vpon the foure corners of the frame of the altar and vpon the postes of the gate of the inner court 20 And so shalt thou do the seuent day of the moneth for euery one that hathe erred and for him that is 〈◊〉 so shal you reconcile the house 21 * In the first moneth in the fourtenth day of the moneth ye
the knees againe he measured a thousand and broght me through the waters 〈◊〉 to the loines 5 Afterward he measured a thousand and it was a riuer that I colde not passe ouer for the waters were risen and the waters did flowe as a riuer that colde not be pas sed ouer 6 And he said vnto me Sonne of man hast thou sene this Then he broght me caused me to returne to the brinke of the riuer 7 Now when I returned beholde at the brinke of the riuer were very many trees on the one side and on the other 8 Then said he vnto me These waters yssue out towarde the East countrey and runne downe into the plaine shal go into one sea thei shal runne into another sea and the waters shal be holsome 9 And euerie thing that liueth whiche moueth where soeuer the riuers shal come shal liue and there shal be a very great multitu de of fishe because these waters shall come thether for thei shal be holsome and euery thing shal liue whether the riuer cometh 10 And then the fishers shall stand vpon it and from 〈◊〉 euē vnto En-egláim theishal spreade out their netts for their fish shal be according to their kindes as the fish of the manie sea exceading many 11 But the myrie places thereof the marises thereof shal not be holsome theishal be made salt pittes 12 And by this riuer vpon the brinke thereof on this side and on that side shal growe all fruteful trees whose leafe shal not fade nether shal the frute thereof faile it shal bring for the new frute according to his moneth because their waters runne out of the Sāctuarie and the frute thereof shal be meat and the leaf there of shal be for medicine 13 ¶ Thus saith the Lord God This shal be the border whereby ye shal inherit the land according to the twelue tribes * of Israél Ioséph shal haue two porcions 14 And ye shal inherit it one aswel as an other * concerning the which I lift vp mine hād to giue it vnto your fathers and this land shal fall vnto you for inheritance 15 And this shal be the border of the land toward the North side from the maine sea to ward Hethlôn as men go to Zedâdah 16 Hamáth Berotháh Sibráim which is betwene the border of Damascus and the bor der of Hamáth Hazár Hatticón which is by the coast of Haurán 17 And the border from the sea shal be Hazà r Enán and the border of Damascus the residue of the North Northwarde and the border of Hamáth so shal be the North parte 18 But the East-side shal ye measure from Hau rán and from Damascus and from Gileád and from the land of Israél by Iorden and from the border vnto the East sea and so shal be the East parte 19 And the Southside shal be toward Temà n from Tamár to the waters of Meribóth in Kadésh and the riuer to the maine sea so shal be the South parte toward Teman 20 The West parte also shal be the great sea from the border til a mā come ouer against Hamáth this shal be the West parte 21 So shal ye deuide this land vnto you accor ding to the tribes of Israél 22 And you shal deuide it by lot for an inheritance vnto you and to the strangers that dwell among you which shal be get childrē among you and thei shal be vnto you as borne in the countrei among the children of Israél thei shal parte inheritance with you in the middes of the tribes of Israél 23 And in what tribe the stranger dwelleth there shal ye giue him his inheritance saith the Lord God CHAP. XLVIII The lottes of the tribes 9 The partes of the possession of the Priests of the Temple of the Leuites of the citie and of the prince are rehearsed 1 NOw these are the names of the tribes From the Northside to the coaste toward Hethlón as one goeth to Hamath Hazár Enán and the border of Damascus North ward the coast of Hamáth euen frō the East side to the West shal be a porcion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan from the Eastside vnto the West side a porcion for Asshér 3 And by the border of Asshér from the East parte euen vnto the West parte a porciō for Naphtali 4 And by the border of Naphtali from the East quarter vnto the West side a porciō for Manasséh 5 And by the border of Manasséh from the East side vnto the West side a porcion for Ephráim 6 And by the border of Ephráim from the East parte euen vnto the West parte a por cion for Reubén 7 And by the border of Reubén from the East quarter vnto the West quarter a porcion for Iudáh 8 And by the border of Iudáh from the East parte vnto the West parte shal be the offring which thei shal offre of fiue twentie thousand redes broade and of length as one of the other partes from the East side vnto the West side and the Sanctuarie shal be in the middes of it 9 The oblacion that ye shall offre vnto the Lord shal be of fiue and twentie thousand long and of ten thousand the breadth 10 And for them euen for the Priests shal be this holy oblacion toward the North fiue and twentie thousand long and toward the West ten thousand broade towarde the East ten thousand broade and toward the South fiue and twentie thousand long and the Sāctuarie of the Lord shal be in the middes thereof 11 It shal be for the Priests that are sāctified of the sonnes of * Zodôk which haue kept my charge which went not astray whē the children of Israél went astray as the Leuites went astraye 12 Therefore this oblacion of the land that is offred shal be theirs as a thing moste 〈◊〉 by the border of the Leuites 13 And ouer against the border of the Priests the Leuites shal haue fiue twentie thousand long and ten thousand broad all the length shal be fiue and twentie thousand and the breadth ten thousand 14 And thei shal not fel of it nether change it nor ab alienate the first frutes of the lād for it is holy vnto the Lord. 15 And the fiue thousand that are left in the breadth ouer against the fiue and twentie thousand shal be a prophane place for the citie for housing and for suburbes and the citie shal be in the middes thereof 16 And these shal be the measures therof the North parte fiue hūdreth and foure thousand and the South parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande and of the East parte fiue hundreth foure thousād the West parte fiue hundreth and foure thousand 17 And the suburbes of the citie shal be towarde the North two hundreth and fiftie towarde the South two hundreth fiftie and towarde the East two hundreth fiftie
of iudgement CHAP. III. 1 Of the messenger of the Lord Iohn Baptist and of Christs 〈◊〉 1 BEholde I wil send my messenger and he shal prepare the way before me and the Lord whome ye seke shal spedely come to his Temple euen the messenger of the couenāt whome ye desire beholde he shal come saith the Lord of hostes 2 But who may abide the day of his comming and who shal endure whē he appeareth for he is like a purging fyre and like fullers sope 3 And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer he shal euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as gold and siluer that they may bring offrings vnto the Lord in righteousnes 4 Then shal the offrings of Iudáh and Ierusalém be acceptable vnto the Lord as in olde time and in the yeres afore 5 And I wil come nere to you to iudgement and I wil be a swifte witnes against the sothe sayers and against the adulterers and against false swearers and against those that wrongfully kepe backe the hirelings wages and vexe the widdowe and the fatherles and oppresse the stranger and feare not me saith the Lord of hostes 6 For I am the Lord I change not ye sonnes of Iaakób are not consumed 7 From the daies of your fathers ye are go ne away from mine ordinances and haue not kept them returne vnto me and I wil returne vnto you saith the Lord of hostes but ye said Wherein shal we returne 8 Wil a man spoyle his gods yet haue ye spoyled me but ye say Wherein haue we spoyled thee In tythes and offrings 9 Ye are cursed with a cursse for ye haue spoyled me euen this whole nacion 10 Bring ye all the tythes into the store hou se that there may be meat in mine House proue me now herewith saith the Lord of hostes if I wil not open the windowes of heauen vnto you and powre you out a blessing without measure 11 And I wil rebuke the deuourer for your sakes and he shal not destroye the frute of your grounde nether shal your vine be baren in the field saith the Lord of hostes 12 And all nacions shal call you blessed sor ye shal be a pleasant land saith the Lord of hostes 13 Your wordes haue bene stoute against me saith the Lord yet ye say What haue we spoken against thee 14 Ye haue said It is in vaine to serue God and what profite is it that we haue kept his commandemēt and that we walked humbly before the Lord of hostes 15 Therefore we counte the proude blessed euen they that worke wickednes are set vp and they that tempte God yea thei are deliuered 16 Then spake they that feared the Lord euerie one to his neighbour and the Lord hearkened and heard it and a boke of remēbrance was writen before him for them that feared the Lord that thoght vpon his Name 17 And they shal be to 〈◊〉 Lord of ho stes in that day that 〈◊〉 this for a flocke and I wil spare them as a man spa reth his owne sonne that serueth him 18 Then shal you returne and discerne betwe ne the righteous and wicked betwene him that serueth God and him that serueth him not CHAP. IIII. The day of the Lord before the which Eliáh shulde come 1 FOr beholde the day cometh that shal burne as an ouen and all the proude yea and all that do wickedly shal be stubble and the day that cometh shal burne them vp saith the Lord of hostes and shal leaue them nether roote nor branche 2 But vnto you that feare my Name shal the Sunne of righteousnes arise and health shal be vnder his wings ye shal go forthe and growe vp as fat calues 3 And ye shal treade downe the wicked for they shal be dust vnder the soles of your fete in the day that I shal do this saith the Lord of hostes 4 Remember the Lawe of Mosés my seruāt which I commanded vnto him in Horéb for all Israél with the statutes and iudgements 5 Beholde I wil send you Eliáh the Prophet before the comming of the great and fea reful day of the Lord. 6 And he shal turne the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with cursing APOCRYPHA THE ARGVMENT THese bokes that follow in order after the Prophetes vnto the Newe testament are called Apocrypha that is bokes which were not receiued by a commune consent to be red and expounded publikely in the Church nether yet serued to proue any point of Christian religion saue in asmuche as they had the consent of the other Scriptures called Canonical to confirme the same or rather whereon they were grounded but as bokes proceding from godlie men were receiued to be red for the aduancement and furtherance of the knowledge of historie and for the instruction of godlie maners which bokes declare that at all times God had an especial care of his Church and left them not vtterly destitute of teachers and meanes to confirme them in the hope of the promised Messiah also witnesse that those calamites that God sent to his Church were according to his prouidence who had bothe so threatened by his Prophetes and so broght it to passe for the destruction of their enemies and for the tryal of his children I. Esdras CHAP. I. 1 Iosias appointeth Priestes and kepeth the Passeouer 〈◊〉 Offrings for the Priests and the people 11 The order of the Leuites 23 The vpright life of Iosias 25 His death the occasion thereof and the lamentation for him 34 Ioa chaz appointed King 〈◊〉 The destruction of Ierusalem 1 ANd Iosias kept the Passeouer to his lord in Ierusalem and of fred the Passe ouerin the fourtenth day of the first moneth 2 And appointed the Priests in order according to the dailie courses being clo thed with long garments in the Temple of the Lord. 3 And he spake to the Leuites the holy ministers of Israél that they shulde sanctifie them selues to the Lord to set the holy Arke of the Lord in the House which Salo mon the sonne of King Dauid had buylt 4 And said Ye shal nomore beare the Arke vpon your shulders now therefore serue the Lord your God and take the charge of his people of Israél and prepare according to your families and tribes 5 After the writing of Dauid King of Israél and according to the maiestie of Salomôn his sonne and stand in the Temple according to the ordre of the dignitie of your fa ther 's the Leuites which were appointed before your brethren the children of Israél 6 Offer in ordre the Passeouer and make readie the sacrifices for your brethren and kepe the Passe ouer after the Lords commā dement giuen to moyses 7 And
moued to angre against his people for their great wickednes commanded the Kings of the Chaldeans to inuade them 53 These killed their yong men with the sworde rounde about their holie Temple nether did they spare yongman nor maiden nether olde man nor childe among them 54 But he deliuered thē all into their hands and all the holy vessels of the Lord bothe great and smale with the vessels of the Arke of God and they toke caryed away the Kings treasures into Babylon 55 And thei set fyre in the House of the Lord and brake downe the walles of Ierusalém and burnt their towres with fyre 56 They consumed also all the precious things thereof and broght them to noght and those that were left by the sworde he caryed away into Babylon 57 And they were seruants to him and to his children til the Persians reigned to fulfil the worde of the Lord by the mouth of * Ieremias 58 And that the land might enioye her Sabbaths all the time that it was desolate til seuentie yeres were accomplished CHAP. II. 1 Cyrus gaue leaue to the 〈◊〉 to returne 10 He sent the holy 〈◊〉 13 The names of them that returned 16 Their 〈◊〉 did let their buylding and the 〈◊〉 letters for the same 1 IN * the first yere of the reigne of Cyrus King of the Persians to fulfil the worde of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremias 2 The Lord raised vp the spirit of Cyrus King of the Persians and he made proclamacion through out all his kingdome 〈◊〉 by expresse lettres 3 Saying Thus saith Cyrus King of the Persians The Lord of Israél euen the moste high Lord hathe made me King ouer the whole worlde 4 And he hathe commanded me to buylde him an House in Ierusalém which is in Iudea 5 If there be anie therefore of you of his people let the Lord euen his Lord be with him and let him go vp to Ierusalém which is in Iudea buylde the House of the Lord of 〈◊〉 he is the Lord which dwelleth in Ierusalém 6 All they then that dwell in the places rounde about those I say that are in his place let them helpe him with golde and siluer 7 With giftes with horses and cattel and other things which shal be broght according to the vowes into the Temple of the Lord which is in Ierusalém 8 ¶ Then arose the chief of the families of Iudea and of the tribe of Beniamin and the Priests and Leuites all whose minde the Lord had moued to go vp and buylde an House to the Lord in Ierusalém 9 And those that were about them helped them in all things with siluer and golde horses and cattel and with diuersvowes of many whose mindes were stirred vp 10 Also King Cyrus broght out the holy vessels of the Lord which Nabuchodonosor had caryed out of Ierusalém and had 〈◊〉 them in the Temple of his 〈◊〉 11 Now when Cyrus King of the Persians had broght themout he deliuered thē to Mithridates his treasurer 12 By whome they were giuen to Abassar the gouernour of Iudea 13 Whereof this was the nomber a thousand golden cuppes and a thousand siluer cuppes basens of siluer for the sacrifices nine and twentie violes of golde thirtie and of siluer two thousand foure hundreth and ten and a thousand other vessels 14 So all the vessels of golde and siluer whiche they caried away were fiue thousand foure hundreth thre score and nine 15 They were broght by Sanabassar with them of the 〈◊〉 of Babylon to Ieru salém 16 ¶ But * in the tyme of Artaxerxes Kyng of the Persians Belemus and Mithridates and Tabellius and Rathumus and Beeltethmus Semellius the secretarie and others which were ioyned to these dwelling in Samaria and in other places wrote vnto him this epistle here following agaīst them that dwelt in Iudea and Ierusalém TO THE KING ARTAXERXES OVR LORD 17 Thy seruants Rathumus the writer of things that come to passe and Semellius the secretarie and the rest of their counsel and the iudges which are in Coelosyria and Phenice 18 Be it now therefore knowen to our lord the King that the Iewes which came vp from you are come to vs into Ierusalêm that rebellious and wicked citie and buyl de the marked places make vp the walles thereof and laye the fundacions of the Temple 19 Therefore if this citie be buylt and the walles be finished they wil not onely not 〈◊〉 to paye tribute but wil also resist Kings 20 And because the things perteining to the Temple go forwarde we thoght it not 〈◊〉 to passe ouer suche a thing 21 But to declare it to our lord the King that if it be thy pleasure it may be soght out in the bokes of thy fathers 22 And thou shalt finde in the Chronicles the writings concerning these things shalt knowe that this citie did alwaies rebel did trouble bothe Kings and cities 23 And that the Iewes are rebellious raising alwaies warres therein for the which cause also this citie was made 〈◊〉 24 Now therefore ô lord the King we decla re it that if this citie be buy it and the walles thereof repared you shal haue no more passage into Coelosyria nor Phenice 25 ¶ Then the King wrote againe to Rathumus that wrote the things that came to passe and to 〈◊〉 and to Samellius the secretarie and to the rest of those that were ioyned with thē and to the dwellers of Samaria Syria and Phenice these things that folowe 26 I haue red the epistle which ye sent to me therefore I commanded that it shulde be soght out and it was sounde that this citie hathe alwaies practised against Kings 27 And that the men thereof were giuen to rebellion and warres and how that mightie Kings and fierce haue reigned in 〈◊〉 which toke tribute of Coelosyria and Phenice 28 Now therefore I haue commanded to for bid these men to 〈◊〉 vp the citie and that it be takē hede that no more be done 29 And that those wicked things which shul de molest the King go not forwarde 30 Then when Rathumus and Semellius the secretarie and the 〈◊〉 which were ioyned with them had red the things which King 〈◊〉 had writen they moued their tents with spede to Ierusalém with horses and men in araye 31 And began to let them which buylt so that the buylding of the Temple in Ierusalém ceased vnto the seconde yere of the rei gne of Darius King of the Persians CHAP. III. 1 The feast of Darius 16. The thre wise sentences 1 NOw when Darius reigned he made a great feast to all his subiects and to all those of his owne house and to all the prin ces of Media and Persia. 2 And to all the gouernours and captaines and lieutenants that were with him from India vnto Ethiopia of an hundreth and se uen and twentie prouinces 3 And when they had eaten and drunke and were 〈◊〉 they departed and
of 〈◊〉 to bring ceder wood out of Libanus which 〈◊〉 be broght by flots to the hauen of Ioppe according to the commandement giuen vnto them by Cyrus King of Persia. 56 And in the second yere and second moneth came into the Temple of God in Ierusalem Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and Iesus the sonne of Iosedec and their brethren and the Priests and Leuites and all they that came out of captiuitie into Ierusalem 57 And * layed the fundacion of the House of God in the first day of the second moneth of the secōd yere after their returne into Iudea and Ierusalem 58 And they appointed the Leuites from twen tie yere olde ouer the workes of the Lord Iesus and his sonne his brethrē his brother Cadmiel and the sonnes of Madiabon with the sonnes of Ioda the sonne of Heliadun with their sonnes and brethren euen all the Leuites with one accorde did followe after the worke calling vpon the workes in House of God thus the workemen buylt the Temple of the Lord. 59 And the Priests stode clothed with their lōg garments with musical instruments trum pets and the Leuites the sonnes of Asaph with cymbales 60 Singing and blessing the Lord according to the ordinance of Dauid King of Israél 61 And they sung with loud voice songs to the praise of the Lord because his mercie glo rie is for euer in all Israel 62 Then all the people blewe trumpets and cryed with loud voice praising the Lord for the raising vp of the House of the Lord. 63 Also some of the Priests and Leuites chief men to wit the Ancients which had sene the former House 64 Came to se the buylding of this with weping and great crying and manie with trumpets and ioye cryed with loude voice 65 So that the people colde not heare the trūpets because of the weping of the people yet there was a great multitude that blew trū pets so that they were heard far of 66 ¶ Wherefore when the enemies of the tribes of Iuda Beniamin heard it they came to know what noise of trumpets it was 67 And they knewe that they of the captiuitie buylt the Temple to the Lord God of Israel 68 Wherefore they coming to Zorobabel and Iesus and the chief of the families said vnto them Let vs buyld also with you 69 For we obey your Lord as you do and sacri fice vnto him since the dayes of Asbasareth King of the Assyrians whiche broght vs hether 70 Then Zorobabel and Iesus and the chief of the families of Israel said to them It doeth not apperteine to vs and to you to buyld an House to the Lord our God 71 For we alone wil buylde it to the Lord God of Israél as it becometh vs and as * Cyrus the King of the Persians bad vs. 72 How beit the people of the land made them sluggish that were in Iudea and letted them to buyld the worke and by their ambushments and seditions and conspiracies hindred the finishing of the buylding 73 All the time of King Cyrus life so that they were let from the buyldyng two yere vntill the reigne of Darius CHAP. VI. 1 Of Aggeus and Zacharias 2 The buylding of the Temple 3 Sisinnes wolde let them 7 His Epistle to Darius 23 The Kings answer to the contrarie 1 BVt * in the seconde yere of the reigne of Darius Aggeus and Zacharias the sonne of Addo the Prophetes prophecied to the Iewes euen vnto them that were in Iudea and Ierusalém in the Name of the Lord God of Israél which they called vpon 2 Then Zorobabel sonne of Salathiel and Iesus the sonne of Iosedec stode vp and began to buylde the House of the Lord which is in Ierusalém the Prophetes of the Lord beyng with them and helping them 3 ¶ In that time Sisinnes the gouernour of Syria and Phenice and Sathrabouzanes with his companions came vnto them 4 And said vnto them By whose commandement buylde you this House and this buyldyng and enterprise all these other things and who are the buylders that enterprise suche things 5 But the Ancients of the Iewes had grace of the LORD after that he had visited the captiuitie 6 That they were not letted to buyld vntill it was signified vnto Darius of these matters and an answer was receiued 7 ¶ The copie of the Epistle whiche he did write and send to Darius Sisinnes gouernour of Syria and of Phenice and Sathrabou zanes and their companions presidents in Syria and Phenice salute King Darius 8 It may please the King our master plainely to vnderstande that when we came to the countrey of Iudea and entred into the citie of Ierusalém we founde in the citie of Ierusalém the Ancients of the Iewes that were of the captiuitie 9 Buylding an House to the Lorde great and new of he wen stones and of great price ād the timber all ready laid vpon the walles 10 And these workes are done with greate spede yea and the worke hathe good sucesse in their hands so that it wil be finished with all glorie and diligence 11 Then we asked their Ancients saying By whose cōmandement buyld you this House and lay the fundacion of these workes 12 We asked them these things to the intent to mortifie them to thee and to write to thee the men that gouerned it therfore we demā ded the names of the gouernours in writing 13 But they answered saying We are the seruants of the Lord which hathe created the heauen and the earth 14 And * this House was buylt vp manie yeres ago by a Kyng of Israél great and strong and was finished 15 But when our fathers prouoking God to wrath sinned against the Lord of Israél whiche is in heauen * he deliuered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor King of Babylon of the Chaldeans 16 Who brake downe the House ād burnt it and caryed the people captiue to Babylon 17 But in the first yere of the reigne of Cyrus ouer the countrey of Babylon King Cyrus wrote that this House shulde be buylt vp 18 And the holie vessels of golde and of siluer whiche Nabuchodonosor had caryed out of the House at Ierusalém and had dedicated them in his owne Temple Cyrus the King toke out of the Temple at Babylon and they were giuen to Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus ruler 19 And a commandement was giuē vnto him that he shulde carye away those vessels and put them in the Temple at Ierusalem ād that this Temple of the Lord shulde be buylt in this place 20 Then the same Sanabassarus beyng come hether laied the fundacions of the House of the Lord at Ierusalém and since that time til now it is in buylding and is not finished 21 Nowe therefore if it please the King let it be soght vp in the Kings libraries concerning Cyrus 22 And if it be found that the buylding of the House of the Lord at Ierusalém hathe bene done by
You are also holy to the Lord and the vessels are holy and the golde and the siluer is a vowe to the Lord of our fathers 58 Watch and kepe them til that you giue thē to the heads of the families of the Priests Leuites and captaines of the families of Israel in Ierusalem in the chambers of the Hou se of our God 59 So the Priests Leuites toke the siluer and the golde and the vessels and caryed them to Ierusalem to the Temple of the Lord. 60 And we departed from the flood Thera in the twelueth day of the first moneth and came to Ierusalem according to the mightie power of our Lord with vs and the Lord deliuered vs from the beginning of our iour ney from all enemies So we came to Ierusalém 61 And thre daies being past there in the fourth day the siluer that was weighed and the golde was deliuered in the House of our Lord to Marmoth the Priest the sonne of Iouri 62 And with him to Eleazar the sonne of Phines and there were with them Iosabad the sonne of Iesus and Moeth sonne of Sabbanus Leuites all was deliuered them by nomber and weight 63 And all the weight of them was writen that same houre 64 Afterwards those that were come out of the captiuitie offred sacrifices to the Lord God of Israel euen twelue bulles for all Israel rams foure score and sixtene 65 Lābs thre score and twelue twelue goates for saluacion all in sacrifice to the Lord. 66 And they presented the commandements of the King to the Kings stewards and to the gouernours of Coelosyria and Phenice who honored the people the Temple of God 67 ¶ * When these things were done the gouernours came to me saying The people of Israél the princes and the Priests and the Leuites haue not separated from them the strange people of the land 68 Not the pollutions of the Gentiles to wit of the Cananites and Chetites and Pheresites and Iebusites and Moabites and Egyptians and Idumeans 69 For they haue dwelt with their daughters bothe they and their sonnes and the holie sede is mixed with the strange people of the land and the gouernours and rulers haue bene partakers of this wickednes from the beginning of the thing 70 And assone as I had heard these things I rent my clothes and the holie garment and I pulled the here of mine head of my beard and sate me downe sorowful and verie sad 71 Then also all they that were moued with the worde of the Lord God of Israél came to me whiles I wepte for the iniquitie but I sate verie sad til the euening sacrifice 72 Then I rose from the fast with my clothes torne and the holie garmēt and bowed my knees and stretched forthe mine hands to the Lord 73 And said * O Lord I am ashamed and confounded before thy face 74 For our sinnes are increased aboue our hea des our ignorāces are lifted vp to heauē 75 Yea euen from the time of our fathers we are in great sinne vnto this day 76 For our sinnes therefore and our fathers we with our brethren with our Kings Priests haue bene giuē vp to the Kings of the earth to the sworde and to captiuitie for a pray with all shame vnto this day 77 And now how great hathe thy mercie bene ò Lord that there shulde be left vs a roote and name in the place of thine holines 78 And that thou shuldest reueale to vs a light in the House of the Lord our God and giue vs meat in the time of our seruitude 79 For whē we were in bondage we were not left of our God but he gauevs fauour before the Kings of the Persians that thei shulde giue vs meat 80 And that they shulde honour the Temple of our Lord and raise vp Sion that is desolate giue vs assurance in Iudea Ierusalē 81 And now ô Lord what shal we say hauing these things for we haue transgressed thy commandements which thou hast giuen by the hands of thy seruants the Prophetes saying 82 * Because the land which ye go to inherite is a land polluted by the polucions of the strāgers of the land which haue filled it with their filthines 83 Therefore now ye shal not ioyne their daughters with your sonnes nether giue your daughters to their sonnes 84 Nether shal you desire to haue peace with them for euer that ye may be made strong and eat the good things of the land and leaue ' it for an inheritance to your children for euer 85 Therefore all that is come to passe was done for our wicked workes and for our great sinnes yet Lord thou hast forborne our sinnes 86 And hast giuen vs suche a roote but we againe haue turned backe to transgresse thy Law and to mixe vs with the vnclennes of the people of the land 87 Mightest thou not be angrie with vs to destroye vs so that thou shuldest nether leaue vs roote nor sede nor name 88 But ô Lord of Israél thou art true for there is a roote left euen vnto this day 89 Beholde we are now before thee with our iniquities nether can we indure before thee for these things 90 ¶ And * as Esdras prayed and confessed and wept and laye vpon the grounde before the Temple a verie great multitude was gathered vnto him out of Ierusalem of men and women yong children for there was great lamentation among the multitude 91 Then Iechonias the sonne of Ieel of the sonnes of Israel crying out said O Esdras we haue sinned against the Lord God we haue taken in mariage strange women of the nacions of the land 92 And now all Israel is douteful therefore let vs make an othe concerning this to the Lord to put a way all our wiues which are strangers with their children 93 If it seme good to thee and to all them that obey the Law of the Lord rise vp and put it in execution 94 For to thee doeth it apperteine and we are with thee to make thee strong 95 Then Esdras arose and made all the chief of the families of the Priests and Leuites of all Israel to sweare that they wolde do thus and they sware CHAP. IX 7 After Esdras had red the law for the strange wiues 18 Thei promised to put them away 1 THen * Esdras rose from the court of the Temple and went to the chamber of Ioannan the sonne of Eliasib 2 And being lodged there he did eat no bread nor dranke water but mourned for the great iniquities of the multitude 3 And there was a proclamation in all Iudea and Ierusalém to all them that were of the captiuitie that they shulde be gathered to Ierusalém 4 And that all they which shulde not mete there within two orthre dayes according to the ordinance of the Elders which bare rule shulde haue their cattel confiscate to the Temple and he cast out from among
them of the captiuitie 5 Then all they which were of the tribe of Iuda and Beniamin came together within thre dayes into Ierusalém this was the ninth moneth and twentieth day of the moneth 6 And all the multitude sate in the broad place of the Temple shaking because of the extreme winter 7 Then Esdras arose and said to them Ye haue sinned for ye haue maried strange wiues so that ye haue augmented the sinnes of Israél 8 Now therefore confesse and glorifie the Lord God of our fathers 9 And do his wil and separate your selues from the people of the land and from the strange wiues 10 Then all the multitude cryed out and said with a loude voyce We wil do so as thou hast said 11 But because the multitude is great and the time is winter so that we can not stand without and the worke is not of one day nor of two seing that manie of vs haue sinned in this matter 12 Let the chiefmen of the multitude and all they which haue strange wiues of our families tarie 13 And let the Priests and iudges come out of all places at the day appointed til thei haue appeased the wrath of the Lord against vs for this matter 14 Then Ionathas Asaels sonne and Ezecias sonne of The can were appointed concer ning these things and Mosollam and Sabbateus did helpe them 15 And they which were of the captiuitie did after all these things 16 Esdras the Priest also chose him certeine men chief of their families all by name and thei sate together in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine this matter 17 And they made and end of the things perteining to thē that had maried strāge wiues in the first day of the first moneth 18 And there were founde of the Priests which had maried strange wiues 19 Of the sonnes of Iesus the sonne of Iosedec and of his brethren Mathelas Eleazar and Ioribus and Ionadan 20 Who also gaue their hands to cast out their wiues and offred a ram for their reconcilia tion in their purgation 21 And of the sonnes of Emmer Ananias and Zabdeus and Canes and Sameius and Hiereel and Azarias 22 And of the sonnes of Phaisu Ellionas Mas sias Esmaelus and Nathanael and Ocidelus and Talsas 23 And of the Leuites Iorabadus and Semis and Colius who was called Calitas and Patheus and Ooudas and Ionas 24 Of the holie singers Eliazurus Bacchurus 25 Of the porters Sallumus and Tolbants 26 Of them of Israel of the sonnes of Phorus Hiermas Eddias Melchias Maelus and Eleazar and Asibias and Banaias 27 Of the sonnes of Ela Matthanias Zacharias and Hierielas and Hieremoth and Aedias 28 And of the sonnes of Zamoth Eliadas Elisimus Othonias Iarimoth and Sabatus and Sardeus 29 Of the sonnes of Bebai Ioannes and Ana nias and Iosabad and Ematheas 30 Of the sonnes of Mani Olamus Mamuchus Iedaias Iasubus Iasael and Ieremoth 31 And of the sonnes of Addi Naathus Moo sias Laccunus and Naidus and Mathanias and * Seschel and Balnuus and Manasseas 32 And of the sonnes of Annas Elionas and Aseas and Melchias and Sabbeus and Simō a Chosamite 33 And of the sonnes of Asom Altaneus and Matthias and Bannaias Eliphalat and Manasses and Semei 34 And of the sonnes of Maani Ieremias Momdis Omairus Inel Mamai and Paclias and Amos Carabasion and Euasibus and 〈◊〉 naius Elisiasis Vamus Eliali Sa mis Selemias Nathanias and of the sonnes of Ozoras Sesis Esril Azailus Samatas Sambis Iosiphus 35 And of the sonnes of Ethna Mazitias Zabadias Ethes Inel Banaias 36 All these maryed strange wiues and put thē away with their children 37 And the Priests and the Leuites dwelt in Ierusalém and in the countrey the first day of the seuenth moneth and the children of Israel in their owne houses 38 ¶ * Then all the multitude assembled together with one consent into the broad place before the gate of the Temple toward the East 39 And spake to Esdras the Priest and reader that he shulde bring the Law of Moyses which had bene giuen by the Lord God of Israél 40 Then broght Esdras the chief Priest the Law to all the multitude bothe man and woman and to all the Priests that they might heare the Law the first day of the seuenth moneth 41 And he red in the first broad place of the gate of the Temple frō morning to midday before the men and the women and all the multitude heark ened to the Law 42 So Esdras the Priest and reader of the Law stode vpon a pulpet of wood that was prepared 43 And there stode by him Mathathias Sam mus Ananias Azarias Ourias Ezecias Balasamus at his right hand 44 And at his left hand Phaldaius and Sail Melchias Aothasaphus Nabarias 45 Then Esdras toke the boke of the Law before the multitude for he sate honorably be fore them all 46 And they all stode vpright when he expounded the Law and Esdras blessed the Lord the moste hie God the moste mightie God of hostes 47 And the whole multitude cryed Amen 48 Then Iesus and Anus and Sarabias and Adimus and Iacobus Sabataias Autanias Maianias and Calitas Azarias Ioazabdus and Ananias and Biat as the Leuites lift vp their hands and fell downe on the grounde and worshiped the Lord. 49 And taught the Law of the Lord and stode also earnestly vpon the reading 50 Then said Aththarates to Esdras the chief Priest and reader and to the Leuites that taught the multitude in all things This day is holie vnto the Lord and all haue wept in hearing of the Law 51 Go therefore and eat the fat meates and drinke the swete drinkes and send presents to them that haue not 52 For this day is holie to the Lord be not sorie for the Lord God wil glorifie you 53 So the Leuites commanded all these things to the people saying This day is holie to the Lord be not sad 54 Then they departed all to eat and drinke and to reioyce and to giue presents to them that had not and to make good chere 55 For they were yet filled with the wordes where with they were instructed when they were assembled together II. Esdras CHAP. I. 8 The people is reproued for their vnfaīthfulnes 30 God wil haue another people if these wil not be reformed 1 THe secōdboke of the Prophet * Esdras the sonne of Saraias the sonne of Azarias the sonne of Helcias the sonne of Sadanias the sonne of Sadoc the sōne of Achitob 2 The sonne of Achias the sonne of Phinees the sonne of Heli the sonne of Amerias the sonne of Asie the sonne of Marimoth the son ne of Arua the sonne of Ozias the sonne of Borith the sonne of Abisei the sonne of Phinees the sonne of Eleazár 3 The
sonne of Aaron of the tribe of Leui which Esdras was prisoner in the land of Medes in the reigne of Attaxerxes King of Persia. 4 * And the worde of the Lord came vnto me saying 5 Go and shewe my people their sinnes and their children their wickednes which thei haue committed against me that they may tel their childrens children 6 For the sinnes of their fathers are increased in them because they haue forgotten me and haue offred vnto strange gods 7 Haue not I broght them out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage but they haue prouoked me vnto wrath and despised my counsels 8 Pull thou of them the heere of thine head cast all euil vpon them for they haue not bene obedient vnto my Law but they are a rebellious people 9 How long shal I forbeare thē vnto whome I haue done somuche good 10 * Many Kings haue I destroyed for their sakes Pharao with his seruāts and all his armie haue I smitten downe 11 All the nacions haue I destroied before thē * I haue destroyed the East the people of the two countreis Tyrus and Sidon and haue slaine all their enemies 12 Speake thou therefore vnto them saying Thus saith the Lord 13 * I haue led you thorow the Sea and haue giuen you a sure way since the beginning * I gaue you Moses for a guide and Aaron for a Priest 14 * I gaue you light in a piller of fyre great wonders haue I done amōg you yet haue ye forgotten me saith the Lord. 15 Thus saith the Almightie Lord The quailes * were a token vnto you I gaue you tentes for saue garde wherein ye murmured 16 And ye triumphed not in my Name for the destruction of your enemies but ye yet murmure stil. 17 Where are the benefites that I haue done for you when ye were hungrie in the wildernes * did ye not crye vnto me 18 Saying Why hast thou broght vs into this wildernes to kil vs It had bene better for vs to haue serued the Egyptians then to dye in this wildernes 19 I had pitie vpon your mournings and gaue you Manna to eat * so ye did eat Augels fode 20 * When ye were thirstie did not I cleaue the stone waters did flowe out to satisfie you from the heat I couered you with the leaues of the trees 21 And I gaue you fat countre is I cast out the Cananite the Pheresites Philistims before you * what shal I do more for you saith the Lord 22 Thus saith the almightie Lord * When ye were in the wildernes at the bitter waters being a thirst and blaspheming my Name 23 I gaue you not fyre for the blasphemies but cast a tre into the water and made the riuer swete 24 What shal I do vnto thee ô Iacob thou * Iu da woldest not obey I wil turne me to other nations and vnto those wil I giue my Name that they may kepe my lawes 25 Seing ye haue forsaken me I wil also forsake you when ye aske mercie of me I wil not ha ue pitie vpon you 26 * Whē ye call vpon me I wil not heare you for ye haue defiled your hands with blood and your fete are swift to commit murther 27 Althogh ye haue not forsaken me but your owne selues saith the Lord. 28 Thus saith the almightie Lord Haue I not prayed you as a Father his sonnes and as a mother her daughters as a nurse her yōg babes 29 That ye wolde be my people as I am your God and that ye wolde be my children as I am your father 30 * I gathered you together as an henne gathe reth her chikens vnder her wings but now what shal I do you I wil cast you out from my sight 31 * When you bring gifts vnto me I wil turne my face from you for your solēne feast dayes your new moones your circumcisions ha ue I forsaken 32 I sent vnto you my seruants the Prophetes whome ye haue taken and slaine and torne their bodies in pieces whose blood I wil reuenge saith the Lord. 33 Thus saith the almightie Lord Your house shal be desolate I wil cast you out as the winde doeth the stubble 34 Your children shal not haue generaciō for thei haue despised my commandement and done the thing that I hate before me 35 Your houses wil I giue vnto a people to come who shal beleue me thogh they heare me not and they vnto whome I neuer shewed miracle shal do the things that I command them 36 Thogh they seno Prophetes yet shal they hate their iniquities 37 ¶ I wil declare the grace that I wil do forthe people to come whose children reioyce in gladnes and thogh they haue not sene me with bodelie eyes yet in heart they beleue the things that I say 38 Now therefore brother behold what great glorie and se the people that come from the East 39 Vnto whome I wil giue for leaders Abrahā Isahac Iacob Oseas Amos Micheas Ioel Abdias Ionas 40 Naum Habacuc Sophonias Aggeus Zacha rias and Malachias which is called also the * messenger of the Lord CHAP. II. The Synagogue sindeth faute with her owne children 18 The Gentiles are called 1 THus saith the Lord I broght this people out of bondage I gaue them also my cōmandements by my seruants the Prophetes whome they wolde not heare but despised my counsels 2 The mother that bare them saith vnto thē Go you away ô childrē for I am a widdowe and forsaken 3 I broght you vp with gladnes but with soro we and heauines haue I lost you for ye haue sinned against the Lord your God done the thing that displeaseth him 4 But what shal I now do vnto you I am a widdowe and forsaken go ye ô my children and aske mercie of the Lord. 5 And thee ô father I call for a witnes for the mother ofthese children which wolde not kepe my couenant 6 That thou bring them to cōfusion and their motherto a spoile that their kinred be not continued 7 Let their names be scatred amōg the heathē let them be put out of the earth for they haue despised my couenant 8 Wo vnto thee Assur for thou hidest the vnrighteous in thee ô wicked people remember * what I did vnto Sodom and Gomorrha 9 Whose land is mixt with cloudes of pitch heapes of ashes so wil I do vnto thē that hea re me not saith the almightie Lord. 10 ¶ Thus saith the Lord vnto Esdras Tel my people that I wil giue them the kingdome of Ierusalēm which I wolde haue giuen vnto Israél 11 And I wil get me glorie by thē and giue thē the euerlasting tabernacles which I had prepared for those 12 They shal haue at wil thetre of life smelling of ointement they shal nether labour nor be weary 13 Goye ye shal receaue it pray that
offrings of the wicked * nether is he pacified for sinne by the multitude of sacrifice 21 Who so bringeth an offring of the goods of the poore doeth as one that sacrifiseth the sonne before the fathers eyes 22 The bread of the nedeful is the life of the poore he that defraudeth him thereof is a murtherer 23 He that taketh away his neighbours liuing slayeth him * and he that defraudeth the la bourer of his hyre is a blood shedder 24 ¶ When one buyldeth and another breaketh downe what profite haue they then but labour 25 When one prayeth and another curseth whose voyce wil the Lord heare 26 * He that washeth him self because of a dead bodie and toucheth it againe what auaileth his washing 27 * So is it with a man that fasteth for his sinnes and committeth them againe who wil heare his prayer or what doeth his fasting helpe him CHAP. XXXV 1 Of true sacrifices 14 The prayer of the fatherles and of the widowe and him that humbleth him self 1 WHO so kepeth the Law * bringeth offrings ynough he that holdeth fast the commandements offreth an offring of saluacion 2 He that is thankeful to them that haue wel deserued offreth fine floure * and he that giueth almes sacrifiseth praise 3 To departe from euil is a thankeful thing to the Lord and to forsake vnrighteousnes is a reconciling vnto him 4 * Thou shalt not appeare emptie before the Lord. 5 For all these things are done because of the commandement 6 * The offring of the righteous maketh the altar fat and the smel there of is swete before the most High 7 The sacrifice of the righteous is acceptable and the remembrance thereof shal neuer be forgotten 8 Giue the Lord his honour with a good and liberal eye and diminish not the first frutes of thine hands 9 * In all thy giftes shewe a ioyeful countenan ce and dedicate thy tithes with gladnes 10 Giue vnto the moste High according as he hathe enriched thee * and loke what thine hand is able giue with a chareful eye 11 For the Lord recompenseth and wil giue thee seuen times as muche 12 * 〈◊〉 nothing of thine offring for he wil not receiue it and absteine from wrong ful sacrifices for the Lord is the iudge and regardeth no * mans persone 13 He accepteth not the persone of the poore but he heareth the prayer of the oppressed 14 He despiseth not the desire of the fatherles nor the widdow when she powreth out her prayer 15 Doeth not the teares runne downe the wid dowes chekes and her crye is against him that caused them for from her chekes do they go vp vnto heauen and the Lord which heareth them doeth accept them 16 He that serueth the Lord shal be accepted with fauour and his prayer shal teache vnto the cloudes 17 The prayer of him that humbleth him self goeth thorowe the cloudes and ceaseth not til it come nere wil not departe til the most High haue respect thereunto to iudge righteously and to execute iudgement 18 And the Lord wil not be slacke nor the Almightie wil tarie long from thē til he hathe smitten in sunder the loynes of the vnmerciful and aduenged him self of the heathen til he haue takē away the multitude of the cruel and broken the scepter of the vnrighteous til he 〈◊〉 euerie man after his workes and rewarde them after their deuises til he haue iudged the cause of his people and cōforted them with his mercie 19 Oh how faire a thing is mercie in the time of anguish and trouble It is like a cloude of raine that cometh in the time of a drought CHAP. XXXVI 1 A prayer to God in the persone of all faithful men against those that persecute his Church 22 The praise of a good woman 1 HAue mercie vpon vs ô Lord God of all things and beholde vs ād shewe vs the light of thy mercies 2 And send thy feare among the naciōs whiche seke not after thee that they may know that there is no God but thou and that they may she we thy wonderous workes 3 Lift vp thine * hand vpon the strange naciōs that they may se thy power 4 As thou art sanctified in vs before them so be thou magnified among them before vs 5 That they may know thee as we know thee for there is none other God but onely thou ô Lord. 6 Renue the signes and change the wonders shewe the glorie of thine hand and thy right arme that they may shewe forthe thy wonderous actes 7 Raise vp thine indignacion and powre out wrath take away the aduersarie and smite the enemie 8 Make the time shorte remēber thine othe that thy wonderous workes may be praised 9 Let the wrath of the fyre 〈◊〉 them that escape and let them perish that oppresse the people 10 Smite in sonder the heades of the princes that be our enemies and say There is none other but we 11 〈◊〉 all the tribes of Iacob together that they may knowe that there is none other God but onely thou and that they may shew thy wonderous workes and inherit thou them as from the beginning 12 O LORD haue mercie vpon the people that is called by thy Name and vpon Israel * whome thou hast likened to a first borne sonne 13 Oh be merciful vnto Ierusalem the citie of thy Sanctuarie the citie of thy rest 14 Fill 〈◊〉 that it may magnifie thine oracles and fill thy people with thy glorie 15 Giue witnes vnto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning and raise vp the prophecies that haue bene shewed in thy Name 16 Rewarde them that waite for thee that thy Prophetes may be founde faithful 17 O Lord heare the power of thy seruants ac cording to the * blessing of Aaron ouer thy people and guide thou vs in the way of righ teousnes that all they which dwell vpon the earth may knowe that thou art the Lord the eternal God 18 ¶ The belie deuoureth all meates yet is one meat better then another 19 As the throte tasteth venisone so doeth a wise minde discerne false wordes 20 A frowarde heart bringeth grief but a man of experience wil resist it 21 A woman is aptto receiue euerie man yet is one daughter better then another 22 The beautie of a woman chereth the face and a man loueth nothing better 23 If there be in her tongue gentlenes mekenes and wholesome talke thē is not herhous band like other men 24 He that hathe gotten a vertuous woman hathe begone to get a possession she is an helpe like vnto himself and a piller to rest vpon 25 Where no hedge is there the possession is spoiled and he that hathe no wife wādereth to and fro mourning 26 Who wiltrust a thief that is alway readie wandereth from towne to towne and likewise him
there are hid yet greater things then these be we haue sene but a fewe of hys workes 33 For the Lord hathe made all things and giuen wisdome to suche as feare God CHAP. XLIIII The praise of certein holie men Enoch Noe Abraham Isaac and Iacob 1 LEt vs now commende the famous men and our fathers of whome we are begotten 2 The Lord hathe gotten great glorie by them and that through his great power from the beginning 3 Thei haue borne rule in their kingdomes and were renoumed for their power and were wise in counsel and declared prophecies 4 * They gouerned the people by counsel by the knowledge of learning mete for the people in whose doctrine were wise sē tences 5 They inuented the melodie of musicke expounded the verses that were writen 6 They were riche and mightie in power liued quietly at home 7 All these were honorable men in their generacions and were wel reported of their times 8 There are of them that haue left a name behinde them so that their praise shal be spoken of 9 There are some also which haue no memo rial * and are perished as thogh they had neuer bene and are become as thogh they had neuer bene borne and their children after them 10 But the former were merciful men whose righteousnes hathe not bene forgotten 11 For whose posteritie a good inheritance is reserued and their sede is conteined in the couenant 12 Their stocke is conteined in the couenant and their posteritie after them 13 Their sede shal remaine for euer their praise shal neuer be taken away 14 Their bodies are buryed in peace but their name liueth for euer more 15 * The people speake of their wisdome the congregacion talke of their praise 16 * Enoch pleased the Lord God therefore was he translated for an example of repentance to the generacions 17 * 〈◊〉 was founde perfite and in the time of wrath he had a rewarde therefore was he left as a remnant vnto the earth when the flood came 18 An euerlasting couenant was made with him that all flesh shulde * perish no more by the flood 19 Abrahā was a * great father of maniepeo ple in glorie was there none like vnto him 20 He kepeth the Law of the moste High was in couenant with him and he set couenant * in his flesh and in tentation he was founde faithful 21 Therefore he assured him an * othe that he wolde blesse the nacions in his sede and that he wolde multiplie him as the dust of the earth exalte his sede as the starres cause them to inheritāce from sea to sea frō the Riuer vnto the end of the worlde 22 * With Isaac did he cōfirme likewise for Abraham his fathers sake the blessing of all men and the couenant 23 And caused it to rest vpon the head of Iacob and made him selfe knowen by * hys blessings and gaue him an heritage and deuided his porcions * and parted them among the twelue tribes 24 And he broght out of him a mercifull man whiche founde fauour in the sight of all flesh CHAP. XLV The praise of Moyses Aaron and Phinees 1 ANd Moyses the * beloued of God men broght forthe whose remembrance is blessed 2 He made him like to the glorious Saints and magnified him by the feare of his enemies 3 By his wordes he caused the wonders to cease and he made him * glorious in the sight of Kings and gaue him commandements for his people and shewed him hys glorie 4 * He sanctified him with faithfulnes and mekenes and chose him out of all men 5 He caused him to heare his voyce and broght him into the darke cloude * and there he gaue him the commaundements before his face euen the Lawe of life and knowledge that he might teache Iacob the couenant and Israel his iudgements 6 He exalted Aaron an holie man like vnto him euē his * brother of the tribe of Leui. 7 An euerlasting couenant made he with him and gaue him the Priesthode amōg the people and made him blessed through his comelie ornament clothed him with the garment of honour 8 He put perfite ioye vpon him and gyrded him with ornaments of strength as with breches and a tunicle and an ephod 9 He compassed hym aboute with belles of golde and with manie belles round about * that when he went in the sound might be heard and might make a 〈◊〉 in the Sanctuarie for a remembrance to the children of Israel his people 10 And with an holie garment with golde also and blewe silke and purple diuers kindes of workes and with a brestlappe of iudgemēt with the signes of trueth 11 And with worke of skarlet conningly wroght and with precious stones grauen like seales and set in golde by gold smithes worke for a memorial with a writing grauen after the nōber of the tribes of Israel 12 And with a crowne of golde vpon the mitre hearing the forme and marke of holines an ornamēt of honour a noble worke garnished and pleasant to loke vpon 13 Before him were there no suche faire ornaments there might no stranger put thē on but onely his children and his childrēs children perpetually 14 Their sacrifices were wholy consumed eue rie day twise continually 15 * Moses filled his hands and anointed him with holie oyle this was appointed vnto him by an euerlasting couenant and to his sede so long as the heauens shulde remaine that he shulde minister before him and also to execute the office of the priesthode and blesse his people in his name 16 Before all men liuing the Lord chose him that he shulde present offrings before him and a swete sauour for a remembrance to make reconciliation for his people 17 * He gaue him also his commandements autoritie according to the Lawes appointed that he shulde teache Iacob the testimonies and giue light vnto Israél by his Law 18 * Strangers stode vp against him and enuied him in the wildernes euen the men 〈◊〉 toke 〈◊〉 and Abirams parte and the companie of Core in furie and rage 19 This the Lord sake and it displeased him and in his wrathful indignaciō were they consumed he did wonders vpon them and consumed them with the syrie flame 20 * But he made Aaron more honorable and gaue him an heritage and parted the first frutes of the first 〈◊〉 vnto him vnto him specially he appointed bread in abundance 21 For the Priests did eat of sacrifices of the Lord which he gaue vnto him and to his sede 22 * Els had he none heritage in the land of his people nether had he any porcion among the people for the Lord is the porcion of his inheritance 23 The third in glorie is * Phinees the sonne of Eleazar because
brasse was about in measure as the sea 4 He 〈◊〉 care for his people that they shulde not fall fortified the citié against the siege 5 How honorable was his conuersation among the people and when he came out of the house couered with the vaile 6 He was as the morning starre in the middes of a cloude and as the moone when it is ful 7 And as the sunne shining vpon the Temple of the moste High as the rainebowe that is bright in the faire cloudes 8 And as the floure of the roses in the spring of the yere and as lilies by the springs of waters and as the branches of the frankē censetre in the time of somer 9 As a fyre and incense in the censer and as 〈◊〉 a vessel of massie golde set with all maner of precious stones 10 And as a faire oliue tre that is fruteful and as a cypressetre which groweth vp to the cloudes 11 When ' he put on the garment of honour and was clothed with all beautie he went vp to the holy altar and made the garmēt of holines honorable 12 When he toke the porcions out of the Priests hands he him self stoode by the herth of the altar compassed with his bre thren rounde about as the brāches do the cedre tre in Libanus and thei compassed him as the branches of the palme trees 13 So were all the sonnes of Aaron in their glorie the oblacions of the Lord in their hāds before all the congregaciō of Israél 14 And that he might accōplish his ministerie vpon the altar and garnish the offring of the moste High and almightie 15 He stretched out his hand to the drinke offring powred of the blood of the grape and he powred at the fote of the altar a perfume of good sauour vnto the moste high King of all 16 Then showted the sonnes of Aaron and blowed with brasen trumpets and made a great noyce to be heard for a remēbrance before the moste High 17 Then all the people together hasted and fell downe to the earth vpō their faces to worship their Lord God almightie and moste high 18 The singers also sang with their voyces so that the sounde was great and the melodie swete 19 And the people prayed vnto the Lord moste high with prayer before him that is merciful til the honour of the Lord were performed and they had accomplished his seruice 20 Then went he downe and stretched out his hands ouer the whole congregacion of the children of Israél that they shulde giue praise with their lippes vnto the Lord and reioyce in his Name 21 He begā againe to worship that the might receiue the blessing of the moste High 22 Now therefore giue praise all ye vnto God that worketh great things euerie where which hathe increased our dayes from the wombe and delte with vs according to his mercie 23 That he wolde giue vs ioyfulnes of heart peace in our dayes in Israél as in olde time 24 That he wolde confirme his mercie with vs and deliuer vs at his time 25 ¶ There be two maner of people that mine heart ab horreth and the third is no people 26 They that sit vpon the mountaine of Samaria the Philistims and the foolish people that dwell in Sicinus 27 ¶ Iesus the sonne of Sirach the sonne of Eleazarus of Ierusalém hathe writen the doctrine of vnder standing and knowledge in this boke 〈◊〉 powred out the wisdome of his heart 28 Blessed is he that exerciseth him self therein he that layeth vp these in his heart shal be wise 29 For if he do these things he shal be strong in all things for he setteth his steppes in the light of the Lord which giueth wisdome to the godlie The Lord be praised for euer more so be it so be it CHAP. LI. A prayer of Iesus the sonne of 〈◊〉 1 I Wil confesse thee ô Lord and King and praise thee ó God my Sauiour I giue thankes vnto thy Name 2 For thou art my defender and helper and hast preserued my bodie from destruction and from the snare of the sclanderouston gue and from the lippes that are occupied with lies thou hast holpen me against mine aduersaries 3 And hast deliuered me according to the multitude of thy mercie and for thy Names sake from the roaring of them that were readie to deuoure me and out of the hands of suche as soght after my life and from the manifolde affliction which I had 4 And from the fyre that choked me rounde about and from the middes of the fyrethat I burned not 5 And from the botome of the belie of hel from an vncleane tongue from lying wor des from false accusation to the King frō the sclander of an vn righteous tongue 6 My soule shal praise the lord vnto death for my soule drewe nere vnto death my life was nere to the hel beneth 7 They compassed me on euerie side there was no man to helpe me I loked for the succour of men but there was none 8 Then thoght I vpon thy mercie ô Lord vpon thine actes of olde how thou deliue rest suche as waite for thee and sauest thē out of the hands of the enemies 9 Then lift I vp my prayer from the earth and praied for deliuerance from death 10 I called vpon the Lord the father of my Lord that he wold not leauemein the daye of my trouble and in the time of the proude without helpe 11 I wil praise thy Name continually and wil sing praise with thankes giuing and my prayer was heard 12 Thou sauedst me from destruction and deliueredst me from the euil time therefore wil I giue thankes and praise thee blesse the Name of the Lord. 13 When I was yet yong or euer I wēt abroad I desired wisdome openly in my prayer 14 I praied for her before the Temple and soght after her vnto farre countreis and she was as a grape that waxeth ripe out of the floure 15 Mine heart reioyced in her my foote walked in the right way and from my youth vp soght I after her 16 I bowed some what downe mine eare and receiued her and gate me muche wisdome 17 And I profited by her therefore wil I ascribe the glorie vnto him that giueth me wis dome 18 For I am aduised to do thereafter I wil be ielous of that that is good so shal I not be confounded 19 My soule hathe wresteled with her and I haue examined my workes I lifted vp mine hands on hye and considered the ignoran ces thereof 20 I directed my soule vnto her an I founde her in purenes I haue had mine heart ioyned with her from the beginning therefo re shal I not be forsaken 21 My bowels are troubled in seking her therefore haue I gotten a good possession 22 The Lord hathe giuen me a tongue for my rewarde where with I wil praise him 23 Drawe nere vn to me ye vn lerned
things from the beginning to write vnto thee there of from point to point 4 That thou mightest acknowledge the certeintie of those things whereof thou hast bene instructed 5 IN the time of Herode King of Iudea there was a certeine Priest named Zacharias of the course of Abia and his wife was of the daughters of Aarō and her name was Elisabet 6 Bothe were iust before God and walked in all the commaundements and ordinances of the Lord without reprofe 7 And thei had no childe because that Elisabet was barren and bothe were wel strickē in age 8 And it came to passe as he executed the Priests office before God as his course came in order 9 According to the custome of the Priests office his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer * while the incēse was burning 11 Then appeared to him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense 12 And whē Zacharias sawe him he was trou bled and feare fel vpon him 13 But the Angel said vnto him Feare not Zacharias for thy prayer is heard and the wife Elisabet shal beare thee a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iohn 14 And thou shalt haue ioye and gladnes and many shal reioyce at his birth 15 For he shal be great in the sight of the Lord and shal nether drinke wine nor strong drinke and he shal be filled with the holie Gost euen from his mothers wombe 16 * And many of the children of Israel shal he turne to their Lord God 17 * For he shal go before him in the spirit power of Elias to turne the hearts of the Fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdome of the iust men to make readie a people prepared for the Lord. 18 Then Zacharias said vnto the Angel 〈◊〉 shall knowe this for I am an olde mā and my wife is of a great age 19 And the Angel answered and said vnto him I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God and am sent to speake vnto thee and to 〈◊〉 thee these good tidings 20 And beholde thou shalt be 〈◊〉 and not be able to 〈◊〉 vntil the day that these things be done because thou beleuedst not my wordes whiche shal be fulfilled in their season 21 Now the people waited for Zacharias and marueiled that he taried so long in the Tēple 22 And when he came out he colde not speake vnto them then they 〈◊〉 that he had sene a vision in the Temple for he made signes vnto them and remained domme 23 And it came to passe when the dayes of his office were fulfilled that he departed to his owne house 24 And after those dayes his wife Elisabet cōceiueth hid her self fiue moneths saying 25 Thus hathe the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he loked on me to take frō me my rebuke among men 26 ¶ And in the sixt moneth the Angel Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of 〈◊〉 named Nazaret 27 To a virgine affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the virgins name was Marie 28 And the Angel went into her said Haile thou that art freely beloued the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women 29 And when she sawe him she was troubled at his saying and toght what maner of saluta cion that shulde be 30 Then the Angel said vnto her Feare not Marie for thou hast founde fauour with God 31 * For lo thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalt call his name IESVS 32 He shal be great and shal be called the Sonne of the moste High and the Lord God shal giue vnto him the throne of his Father Dauid 33 * And he shal reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer of his kingdome shal be none end 34 Then said Marie vnto the Angel How shal this be seing I know no man 35 And the Angel ans 〈◊〉 and said vnto her The holie Gost shal come vpon thee the power of the most High shal ouer shadowe thee 〈◊〉 also that yholie thing which shal be borne of thee shal be called the Sonne of God 36 And beholde thy cousin Elisabet she hath also cōceiued a sonne in her olde age this is her sixt moneth which was called barren 37 For with God shal nothing be vnpossible 38 Then Marie said Beholde the seruant of the Lord be it vnto me according to thy worde So the Angel departed from her 39 ¶ And Marie arose in those dayes and went into the hill countrey with haste to a citie of Iuda 40 And entred into the house of Zacharias saluted Elisabet 41 And it came to passe as Elisabet heard the saluaciō of Marie the babe sprāg in her bel lie Elisabet was filled with the holie Gost. 42 And she cryed with a loude voyce and said Blessed art thou among women because the frute of thy wombe is blessed 43 And whence cometh this to me that the mother of my Lord shulde come to me 44 For lo assone as the voyce of thy salutation sounded in mine eares the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye 45 And blessed is she that beleued for those things shal be performed which were tolde her from the Lord. 46 Then Marie said My soule magnifieth the Lord 47 And my spirit reioyceth in God my Sauiour 48 For he hathe loked on the poore degre of his seruant for beholde from hence forthe shal all ages call me blessed 49 Because he that is mightie hathe done for me great things and holie is his Name 50 And his mercie is from generacion to generacion on them that feare him 51 * He hathe shewed strenght with his arme * he hathe scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts 52 He hathe put downe the mightie frō their seates and exalted them of lowe degre 53 * He hathe filled the hungrie with good things and sent away the riche emptie 54 * He hathe vpholden Israel his seruāt being mindeful of his mercie 55 * As he hathe spokē to our fathers to wit to Abraham and his sede for euer 56 ¶ And Marie abode with her about thre mo neths after she returned to her owne house 57 ¶ Now Elisabets time was fulfilled that she shulde be deliuered and she broght forthe a sonne 58 And her neighbours and cousins heard tel how the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her and they reioyced with her 59 And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe and called him Zacharias after the Name of his Father 60 But his
verely they whiche are the children of Leui which receiue the office of the Priesthode haue a* commandement to take according to the Law tithes of the people that is of their brethren thogh they came out of the loynes of Abraham 6 But he whose kinred is not counted among them receiued tithes of Abraham blessed him that had the promises 7 And without all contradiction the lesse is blessed of the greater 8 And here men that dye receiue tithes but there he receiueth them of whome it is witnessed that he liueth 9 And to say as the thing is Leui also whiche receiueth tithes payed tithes in Abraham 10 For he was yet in the loines of his Father Abraham when Melchi-sedec met him 11 If therefore perfection had bene by the Priesthode of the Leuites for vnder in the Law was established to the people what neded it furthermore that another Priest shuld rise after the order of Melchi-sedec and not to be called after the order of Aaron 12 For if the Priesthode be changed then of necessitie must there be a change of the Law 13 For he of whome these things are spoken perteineth vnto another tribe whereof no man serued at the altar 14 For it is euident that our Lord sprong out of Iuda concernyng the whiche tribe Moses spake nothyng touchyng the Priesthode 15 And it is yet a more euident thyng because that after the similitude of Melchi-sedec there is risen vp another Priest 16 Which is not made Priest after the Law of the carnal commandement but after the power of the endles life 17 For he testifieth thus * Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchi-sedec 18 For the commandement that went afore is disanulled because of the weakenes thereof and vnprofitablenes 19 For the Law made nothing perfite but the bringing in of a better hope made perfite whereby we drawe nere vnto God 20 And forasmuche as it is not wythout an othe for these are made Priests wythout an othe 21 But this he is made with an othe by hym that said vnto him * The Lord hath sworne ād will not repent Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchi-sedec 22 By so muche is Iesus made a suretie of a better Testament 23 And amonge them many were made Prists because they were not suffred to endure by the reason of death 24 But this man because he endureth euer hathe an euerlasting Priesthode 25 Wherefore he is able also perfitely to saue them that come vnto God by hym seyng he euer liueth to make intercession for them 26 For suche an hye Priest it became vs to haue whiche is holie harmeles vndefiled separate frome sinnes and made hier then the heauen 27 Which neded not daily as those hie Priests to offer vp sacrifice * first for hys owne sinnes and then for the peoples for that did he once when he offred vp him self 28 For the Law maketh men hie Priests which haue infirmitie but the worde of the othe that was since the Law maketh the Sonne who is consecrated for euermore CHAP. VIII 6 He proueth the abolishing aswel of the Leuitical Priest hode as of the olde Couenant by the spiritual and euerla 〈◊〉 Priesthode of Christ 8 And by the new Couenant 1 NOw of the things which we haue spoken this is the summe that we haue su che an hie Priest that sitteth at the righthand of the throne of the maiestie in heauens 2 And is a minister of the Sanctuarie and of the true Tabernacle which the Lord pight and not man 3 For euerie hie Priest is ordeined to offer bothe giftes and sacrifices wherefore it was of necessitie that this man shulde haue some what also to offer 4 For he were not a Priest if he were on the earth seing there are Priests that according to the Law offer giftes 5 Who serue vnto the paterne and shadowe of heauenlie things as Moses was warned by God when he was about to finish the Tabernacle * Se said he that thou make all things according to the paterne shewed to thee in the mount 6 But now our hie Priest hathe obteined a more excellent office in asmuche as he is the Mediatour of a bettter Testament which is established vpon better promises 7 For if that first Testament had bene fauteles no place shulde haue bene soght for the seconde 8 For in rebuking them he saith * Beholde the dayes wil come saith the Lord when I shal make with the house of Israel and with the house of Iuda a new Testament 9 Not like the Testament that I made with their fathers in the day that I toke them by the hand to leade them out of the land of Egypt for they continued not in my Testament and I regarded thē not saith the Lord. 10 For this is the Testament that I wil make with the house of Israel After those dayes saith the Lord I wil put my lawes in their min de and in their heart I wil write them I wil be their God and they shal be my people 11 And they shal not teache euerie man his neighbour euerie man his brother saying Knowe the Lord for all shall knowe me frō the least of them to the greatest of them 12 For I wil be merciful to their vnrighteousnes and I wil remember their sinnes ād their iniquities no more 13 In that he saith a newe Testament he hathe abrogate the olde now that which is disanulled and vaxed olde is readie to vanish away CHAP. IX 1 How that the Ceremonies and sacrifices of the Lawe are abolished 11 By the eternitie and perfection of Christs sacrifice 1 THen the first Testament had also ordinances of religion and a worldlie San ctuarie 2 For the first * Tabernacle was made wher in was the candlesticke the table and the shew bread which Tabernacle is called the Holie places 3 And after the seconde vaile was the Taber nacle which is called the Holiest of all 4 Which had the golden senser and the Arke of the Testament ouerlaide rounde about with gold wherein the golden pot which had manna was and* Aarons redde that had bud ded the * tables of the Testament 5 * And ouer the Arke were the glorious Che rubims shadowing the mercie seat of which things we wil not now speake particularly 6 Now when these things were thus ordeined the Priests went alwayes into the first Tabernacle and accomplished the seruice 7 But into the second went the * hie Priest alone once euerie yere not without blood which he offered for him self and for the ignorances of the people 8 Whereby the holie Gost this signified that the way into the Holiest of all was not yet opened while as yet the first
for the 273. Which Were mo then the Leuites for Whome they payed money Exod 30. 〈◊〉 Leu. 27. 〈◊〉 Chap. 18. 16. Ezek. 45. 〈◊〉 q Of the two hundreth 〈◊〉 thre Which Were more then the 〈◊〉 a The Leuites Were nombred after thre sortes first at a moneth olde When they Were consecrate to the Lord next at 25 yere olde When they Were apointed to serue in the Tabernacle and at 30 yere old to beare the 〈◊〉 of the Tabernacle b VVhiche deuided the Sanctuarie from the Holiest of all c That is put thē vpon their shulders to carie it for the barres of the Arke coldne uer be remoued Exod 〈◊〉 15. Exod 25 30. 〈◊〉 Meaning to co uer the bread Exod. 25. 14. Exod. 25. 38. e The Ebrewe Worde signifieth an instrumente made of two staues 〈◊〉 barres f VVhich Was to burne incense read Exod. 30. 1. g Of the burnt offring h That is in folding vp the thīgs of the 〈◊〉 as the Arke c. i Before it be couered k VVhiche Was offred at 〈◊〉 and euenyng Exod. 30. 34. Exod. 30. 〈◊〉 l Committing by your negligence that the holye thinges be not Welwrapped ād so they by touchynge thereof perish m 〈◊〉 Wing What parte 〈◊〉 man shal beare n VVhich Were receiued into the companie of thē that ministred in the Tabernacle of the Congregacion o VVhiche vaile hanged 〈◊〉 the Sanctuarie the court p VVhiche court compasied bothe the 〈◊〉 of the Congrega cion ād the altar of burnt offring q Vnder the char ge ād ouersight Exod. 26. 3. r Ye shall make an inuentorie of all the thynges Which ye cōmit to their charge †Ebr. The nombred of them s GOD 〈◊〉 Moses to be the minister and executer therof t VVhiche Were 〈◊〉 age to serue therein that is betwene 30 and 〈◊〉 u VVhosoeuer of the Leuites that had any maner of charge in the Tabernacle †Ebr. According to the mouthe or Worde x So that Moses nether added not diminished frō that Whiche the Lorde commanded him 〈◊〉 13. 3. Leuit. 15. 2. Leuit. 21. 1. “ Or in a 〈◊〉 out of the hoste a There Were thre maner tentes of the Lord of the Leuites of the Israelites Leuit. 6. 3. b Commit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 faute Willingly Leuit 6. 5. c If he be dead to Whome the Wrong is done ād also haue no kins man d Or thyngs 〈◊〉 to the Lord as first frutes c Leuit 10. 12. e By breakynge the band of mariage ād playing the harlot †Ebr. If the Spirit of ielousie co me vpon him f Onely in the sinne offring ād this offring of 〈◊〉 Were nether oyle not incense offred g Or making the sinne knowen not purging it h Which also is called the Water of purifica tiō or sprinkling read Chap. 19. 9. i It Was so called by the effect because it declared the Womā to be accursed and tur ned to her destruction k Bothe because she had cōmitted so 〈◊〉 a faut for Ware her selfe in denying the same †Ebr. to falle l That is be it so as thou Wishest as Psal 41 14. m Shal Wash the curses Which are Writen into the Water 〈◊〉 the vessel Deut. 27. 14. “ Or persume n Where the in cense Was offred “ Or innocent o The mā might accuse his Wife and not be 〈◊〉 a Which separa ted them selues frō the Worlde dedicated 〈◊〉 selues to God Whiche figure Was 〈◊〉 in Christ. Iudg. 13 5. 2. Sam. 1. 11. b As at 〈◊〉 or mournings c In that he 〈◊〉 his heere to growe he signified that be Was 〈◊〉 to God d Whiche long heere is a sig ne that he is dedicate to God e By being present Where the dead Was. f Beginning at the eight day When he is purified g So that he shal beginne his vowe a newe Leu. 2. 15. Act 21. 24. h In token the his vowe is 〈◊〉 ded i For the heere Which Was con secrate to the Lord might not be cast into anie prophane place Exod. 29. 27. “ Or With the breast k At the least he shal do this if he be 〈◊〉 to offre no more l That is pray for them Eccle. 36. 19. m They shall pray in my Name for them Exod. 40. 18. “ Or vessels “ Or captaines a Like horslitters to kepethe things that Were caryed in them from Wether b That is to carie things and 〈◊〉 in c For their vse to cary With. d The holie thinge of the Sāctuarie must be caryed vpō their shulders ād not drawē With oxē Chap. 4. 15 e That is When the first sac ifice Was offred therupon by Aaron 〈◊〉 9. 1. () The offring of Nashon Leuit. 2. 1. () The offr yng of 〈◊〉 () The offryng of Eliáb () The offryng of Elizur () The offring of 〈◊〉 () The offring of Eliasáph () The 〈◊〉 of Elishamá () The offring of Gamliél () The offring of Abidán () The offring of 〈◊〉 () The offring of Pagiél or Phegiel () The offring of 〈◊〉 f This was the offring of the princes when Aaron did dedicate the Altar g By Aaron h That is the Sanctuarie i According as he had promised Exod. 25. 22. a To that parte which is ouer against the Candelsticke Exod. 25. 〈◊〉 Exod. 25 18. b And not set to gether of diuers pieces c In Ebrewe it is called the water of sinne because it is made to purge sinnes as Chap. 19. 9. d That 〈◊〉 maiest do this in presence of them all e Meaning certeine of them in the name of the whole Chap. 3. 45. Chap. 3. 9. f That 〈◊〉 they that are the first borne Exod. 13. 2. Luk. 2 20. g Which seruice the Israelites shulde els do h Because the Le 〈◊〉 go into the Sanctuarie in their name i In their presēce to serue them k Such office as was peineful as to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ens suche like l In singing psal 〈◊〉 instructing counselling and kepyng the things in ordre Exod. 12. 1 Leui. 23. 5. Nomb. 28. 16. Deut. 16. 2. Exod. 12. 6. Deut. 16. 6. a Euen in all pointes as the Lord hath institute it b By 〈◊〉 a corps or being at the buryal c Or 〈◊〉 the Passeouer the fourthen day of the first 〈◊〉 d And can not come where the Tabernacle is when others kept it e So that the vncleane and thei that are not at home haue a mo neth longer 〈◊〉 vnto them Exod. 12. 46. Iohn 29. 〈◊〉 f When the Passeouer is celebrat “ Or 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 Exod. 12. 49. Exod. 40. 34. g Like a 〈◊〉 read Exod 13. 21 †Ebr. mouthe h Who taught them what to do by the cloude 1. Cor. 10. 1. †Ebr. camped i Thei waited when the Lord wolde signifie ether their 〈◊〉 ture or their abo de by the cloude †Ebr. dayes of nombre Exod. 40. 36. k Vnder 〈◊〉 char ge and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mosés a Or of
strange sight “ Or hel n Or depe and darcke places of the earth Chap. 27. 3. Deut. 11. 6. Psal. 106. 17. o which were the occasion of their owne death p Of Gods iudgements against rebelle q VVho presumed aboue hys vocacion “ Or fled to wit Moses and 〈◊〉 For it was not lauful to 〈◊〉 anie other fire but of the Altar of burnt offring Leuit. 10. 1. s God had begon ne to punishe them t GOD drewe backe his hande and ceased to pu nis he them a VVhile he was in the doute of the Tabernacle Exod. 〈◊〉 22. b To be the chief Priest c Thogh Iosephs 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 of thē lande yet here it is but one and Leui maketh 〈◊〉 d To declare that God did chose the houses of Leui to serue hym in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nacie Ebr. 9. 4. e Grudging that Aaron shuld be hie Priest f The Chalde text describeth thus their 〈◊〉 VVe dye by the sword the earth swalloweth vs vp the 〈◊〉 doeth cōsume vs. a If you trespas in anie thing cō cerning the ceremonies of the Sā 〈◊〉 or your office 〈◊〉 halbe punished b That is the thyngs whiche are committed to 〈◊〉 whiche thou doest enioyne them c VVhiche was not of the 〈◊〉 of Leui. Chap. 3. 〈◊〉 “ Or a gift d As the firste frute first borne and the tenthes e That whiche was not burned shulde be the Priests f That is in the Sanctuarie betwene the 〈◊〉 and the Holiest of all g Read Leuite 10. 14. h That is thy chiefest or the best Leuit. 27. 28. Exod. 13. 2. and 22. 29. Leuit. 27. 26. Chap. 3. 13. Exod. 30. 13. Leuit. 27. 25. Chap. 3. 17. Ezek. 45. 12. i Because they are appointed for sacrifice Exod. 29. 〈◊〉 Leuit. 7. 〈◊〉 k That is sure stable and 〈◊〉 l Of Canaam Deut. 10. 9. and 〈◊〉 8 2. Ios g. 13. 14. 〈◊〉 44. 28. m To ser ue ther 〈◊〉 in for the Leuites are put in their place n If they faile in their office they shal be punished o As acceptable as the 〈◊〉 of youre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or vineyarde p VVhiche ye 〈◊〉 ue 〈◊〉 of the children of Israel q Read vers 12. r As is in the. 11. vers s Ye shal not be punished therefore t The offringes which the Israelites haue offred to God a Accordyng 〈◊〉 this lawe and ce remonie ye shal sacrifice the red kowe Ebr. 〈◊〉 11. b By another Priest Ebr. 9. 13. Exod. 29. 13. Leuit. 4. 11. c Meaning Eleazár d The 〈◊〉 Priest who killed her and burned her e Or the water of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that they that were 〈◊〉 for their vn clennes were sprinkled therewith and made cleane Chap 8. 7. It is also called holy water because it was ordeined to an ho ly vse Chap. 〈◊〉 17. f with the sprin kling water g So that he shulde not be estemed to be of the 〈◊〉 people but as a 〈◊〉 and excommuni cate persone †Ebr a couering of cloth h Of the red kowe burnt for sinne i Water of the 〈◊〉 or riuer k One of the Priest whiche is cleane l Because he had bene among thē that were vncleane or elshad touched the water as vers 〈◊〉 m That is vhcleane a This was four tie yeres after their departure from 〈◊〉 b Mosés and A 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sister c Another rebel 〈◊〉 was in 〈◊〉 phidim Exod. 17 and this was in Kadésh Chap. 11 33. Exod. 17. 〈◊〉 d Where with thou didest mira cles in Egypt didest deuide the Sea e The punishmēt which followed hereof declared that Mosés and Aaron beleued not the Lords promes as appea reth vers 12. f That the children of Israél shulde beleue acknowledgemy power and so honour me g Or strife and contencion h By shewyng him self almigh tie maint eyning his 〈◊〉 i Because Iaakob or Israél was Esaus brother who was called Edom. “ Or bie way “ Or come not Or the Erke mites k To passe by another way Chap. 33. 37. l Read Gen. 25. 28. “ Or 〈◊〉 “ Or 〈◊〉 Chap. 33. 38. Deut. 〈◊〉 50. 〈◊〉 10. 6. and 31. 50. “ Or 〈◊〉 Chap 33. 43. a By that way which their 〈◊〉 that searched the dangers 〈◊〉 to be moste safe “ Or 〈◊〉 b For they were forbidden to destroie Deut. 2. 5. Chap. 11. 7. c Meaning Man̄ na which they thoght did not 〈◊〉 d For 〈◊〉 that were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with were so inflamed with the heat thereof that they dyed Wisd. 16. 1. 1. 〈◊〉 10. 9. “ Or vpon a 〈◊〉 2. king 18. 4. Ioh. 3. 14. “ Or recouered Chap. 33. 47. “ Or in the Lead pes of Abarim or 〈◊〉 e Which 〈◊〉 to be the boke of the Iudges or as some thinke abo ke which is lost “ Or How God destroyed Vaheb the citie with a whirle winde and the vallies of Arken “ Or Spring f Ye that receiue the commoditie thereof giue prai se for it g Mosés and Aa ron heades of the people onely smote the rocke with the rod or 〈◊〉 which gaue water as a well that where depe digged 〈◊〉 2 26. Iudg. 11. 19. Deut. 29. 7. Iosh. 12. 2. Psal. 134. 11. Amos 29. h The riuer i For the people were talle and 〈◊〉 like gyāts Deut. 2 20. †Ebr. daughters k For 〈◊〉 it had be ne the Moabites the Israelites might not haue possessed it 〈◊〉 2. 9. l Meaning war te m 〈◊〉 was the Idole of the 〈◊〉 1. king 11. 33 who was not able to defende his wor shippers which toke 〈◊〉 idole for their father †Ebr. light Deut. 3. 1. 29. 3. Psal. 〈◊〉 12. a Being at 〈◊〉 it was beyonde Iorddén but 〈◊〉 re the 〈◊〉 were it was on this side “ Or was vexed b Which were the heades and gouerners Iosh. 24. 9. c To wit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this citie Pethor d Thinking 〈◊〉 bribe him which giftes to curse the Israelites e Whome before he called 〈◊〉 meaning the go oerners and after calleth them seruants that is subiectes to their king f He warned him by a dreame that he shulde not consent to the kings wicked request g 〈◊〉 he shewed him selfe willing couerousnes had so blinded his heart h The wicked seke by al means to forther their naughty enterprises thogh thei knowe that God is against them Chap. 24. 13. i Because he tem pted God to require him contra ry to his cōmandement his petition was granted but it turned to his owne condemnation k Moued rather with couetousnes then to obey God 2. Pet. 2 16. Iude. 11 l The second time “ Or fel. m Gaue her power to speake n Since thon hast bene my master o For whose eyes the Lord doeth not open they can nether se his angre nor his loue p Bothe thy heart is corrupt thine 〈◊〉 wicked “ Or before me or to 〈◊〉 me †Eb. 〈◊〉 wil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ne to me q Because
iudgemet for after they brake it in shew ing secretly the meanes to mary wyth certaine of their daughters b Accordyng to their custome when they wold consult with the Lorde c Or repented that they had de stroyed their 〈◊〉 thren as appeareth vers 15. d Condemnyng them to be fauters of vice whiche wolde not 〈◊〉 their hande to punish it †Ebr. children of strength Nomb. 31. 17. e To wit 〈◊〉 foure monethes after the discomfiture Chap. 20. 47 “ Or friendly f For there lacked two hundreth g Beniamin must be reserued to haue the twelfe 〈◊〉 in the inheritance of 〈◊〉 h He describeth the place where the maides vsed yerely to dance as the maner thē was and to syng psalmes ād songs of Gods workes emongs them i Thogh they thoght hereby to persuade men that they kepte their othe yet before GOD it was broken k Meanyng two hundreth Chap. 17. 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 1. and 〈◊〉 1. †Ebr. iudged a In the land of Canaan b In the tribe of 〈◊〉 whiche was also called Bethlehem 〈◊〉 because there was another citie so called in the tribe of zebulun c By this wonderful prouidence of God Ruth became one of Gods houshold of whome Christ same d By sending thē 〈◊〉 againe e Hereby it appea reth that Naomi by dwellyng among idolaters was waxē colde in the true zeale of God which ra ther hath respect to the 〈◊〉 of the body then to the comforte of the soule “ Or more 〈◊〉 you f VVhen 〈◊〉 leaue departed g No 〈◊〉 can preuaile 〈◊〉 turne thē backe from God whom he hathe 〈◊〉 to be his h VVhereby appeareth that 〈◊〉 was of a 〈◊〉 familie and of good 〈◊〉 “ Or beautifull “ Or bitter i VVhich was 〈◊〉 the moneth 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 parte of March and parte of April a Bothe for vertue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 riches b This her humi litiedeclareth her great affection to wardher mother in lawe for as muche as she spa reth no painful diligence to get bothe their liuings “ Or certaine handefuls c That is Take hede in 〈◊〉 field thei doreape d Euen of the Moabites which are enemies to Gods people e 〈◊〉 that she shal neuer want 〈◊〉 thing if she put her trust in God and liue vnder his protection f whiche she broght home to her mother in lawe Exod. 16 〈◊〉 g To wit of 〈◊〉 bagg as is in the Chalde h To my 〈◊〉 band and 〈◊〉 when they were aliue and now to vs. “ Or fall vpon thee “ Or returned to her mother in lawe a Meaning 〈◊〉 she Wolde prouide her of an housband with whome she might 〈◊〉 “ Or in the barne b Boaz not yet anie other c That is had re freshed himselfe among his 〈◊〉 uants “ Or turned him 〈◊〉 from one side to another d Thou she 〈◊〉 thyselfe 〈◊〉 time to time more vertuous e If he wil take thee to be his wife by the title of affinitie accor ding to Gods law Deut. 25 5. “ Or mantel f Perceyuing by her cominghome that he had not taken her to his 〈◊〉 she was astonied a Which was the place of iudgement b The Ebrewes here vse two wordes which haue no propre signification but serue to note a certaine persone as we say ho syrray or ho suche one “ Or inhabitāts c For thou art the next of the kinne d That his inheritance might beare his name that is dead e That he had re signed his right Deut. 25. 9. f Or of the 〈◊〉 where he remai ned g Ephráthah and 〈◊〉 are bothe one Gen. 38. 29. h He shal leaue a continnal 〈◊〉 i Meaning manie sonnes 2. Chro. 2. 4. k This generalo gie is broght is to proue that Dauid by succession came of the house of 〈◊〉 Matth. 1. 3. a There were two Ramaths so that in this citie in mount Ephraim were zophī that is the learned men ād Pro phets Deut. 16 16. b For ' the Arke was there at that times c Some read a porcion with an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d Let this suffice thee that I loue thee no lesse thē if thou hadest many children e That is of the house where the Arke was Nomb. 6. 5. Iudg. 13. 5. †Ebr. thy wine †Ebr. of an hard spirit Psal. 42. 5. †Ebr. for a daughter of Belial f That is praye vnto the Lorde for me g According to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on h This Elkanah was a Leuite 1. Chro. 6. 27. and as some write once a yeré they accustomed to appea re before the Lord with 〈◊〉 familie i Because her prayer toke effect therefore it fwas 〈◊〉 the Lords promes Exod. 16 36. “ Ebr. a childe k That is moste certeinly †Ebr. lente l Meanyng Eli gaue thankes to God for her a After that she had obteined a sonne by praier she gaue thākes b I haue recouered strength and glorie by the benefit of the Lord c I can answere them that reproue my barrennes d In that ye condemne my 〈◊〉 ye shewe your pride against God e They sel their labours for necessarie 〈◊〉 “ Or many Deut. 32. 39. VVisd 16. 13. Tob 13. 2. Psal 113. 70 f He preferreth to honour and putteth downe according to his owne 〈◊〉 mans iudgemet be 〈◊〉 g Therefore he may dispose all things according to his will Chap 7. 10. h She grounded her prayer on le sus Christ which was to come i In all that Eli commāded him k That is they neglected his ordinance “ Or sonne l Transgressinge the ordre appoin ted in the Law Leuit. 7. 31. for their bellies sake m VVhiche was commanded first to haue bene offred to God “ Or Lawe n Not passinge for their owne profite so GOD might be serued aryght o Seing the 〈◊〉 ble abuse therof Exod. 28. 4 “ Or for the thig that she 〈◊〉 lent to the Lord to wit Samuel p VVhiche 〈◊〉 as the Ebrewes write after their trauel when 〈◊〉 came to be purified read Exod. 38. 8. Leui. 12. 6. q Because thei 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their due tie to God ver 17 r So that to obey good admonitions is Gods mercie and to disobey them is 〈◊〉 iuste iudgement for sinne 〈◊〉 wit 〈◊〉 Leuit. 10. 14. t Why haue you 〈◊〉 my sacrifices and as it were trod them vnder fete u Godg promises are onely effectual to suche as he giueth constā cie vnto to feare and obey him x Thy power and autoritie y Thy posteritie shal se the glorie of the chief Priest translated to ano ther whome they shall 〈◊〉 1. kyng 2. 27. “ Or when they come to meanes age z Meaning zadok 〈◊〉 succeded 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 figure of Christ. a That it shal be inferior vnto him a The Chalde text readeth whiles Eli liued b Because there were very fewe Prophetes to declare it c In the court next to the Tabernacle d That is the 〈◊〉 pes which burnt in the night e Iosephus writeth that Samuél was twelue
yere olde when the Lorde appeared to him f By vision g Suche was the corruption of those times that the chief Priest was become 〈◊〉 and negligent to vnderstand the Lords appearing h God declareth what soden feare shal come vpon men when they shal heare that the Arke is 〈◊〉 and also the Elis house destroyed i Meaning that his 〈◊〉 shulde neuer en ioye the chief Priests office k God punishe thee after this that sort except thoutel metrueth Ruth 1. 17. l The Lord accomplished what soeuer he had said “ Or that Samuél was the faithful Prophet of the Lord. †Ebr. by the wor de of the Lord. () 〈◊〉 the departure of the Israelites out of Egipt vnto the time of Samuél are about 390. yere “ Or stone of helpe Chap. 7. 12. a For it may 〈◊〉 that this warre was vnder taken by Samuéls commandement b For he vsed to appeare to 〈◊〉 betwene the 〈◊〉 ouer the Arke of the couenant Exod 25 vers 17. c Before we fought against men now God is come to fight against vs. d For in the red Sea in the wilder nes the Egyptiās were destroyed whiche was the last of all his plagues Iudg 13. 1. e Dauid alluding to this place Psal. 77 63. saieth they were consumed with fire meaning they were sodēly destroyed f In token of sorrow mourning g Lest it shulde be taken of the enemies Chap. 3. 2. h According as God had a 〈◊〉 said “ Or gouerned “ Or to 〈◊〉 out i And setled her body toward her traúel Or No glorie or where is the glorie k She vttered her great sorrowe by repeting her wordes a Which was one of the fiue principal cities of the Philistims b Which was their chief idole as some write from the nauil downwarde was like a fishe and vpwarde like a man c Thus in steade of acknowledging the true God by this 〈◊〉 they fall to a farther supersticion Psal. 78. 66 d Thogh they had felt Gods power and were affraied thereof yet they wolde farthert ie him whiche thyng God turned to their destruction and his glorie e The wicked when they fele 〈◊〉 hand of God grudge reiecte him where the godli humble thē selues and crye for mercie a Thei thoght by continuance of time the plague wolde haue ceased and so wolde haue kept the Arke stil. b The idolaters confesse there is a true God who punisheth sinne iustely c This is 〈◊〉 iudgement vpon the 〈◊〉 that knowig the true God they worship him not a right Exod. 12. 31. d Meaning the goldē emerods the golden mice e The God of Israél f The wicked attribute almost 〈◊〉 thing to fortune and chance whereasin dede there is nothyng done without Gods 〈◊〉 uidence decree g For the triall of the 〈◊〉 h To wit themê of Bethshémesh whiche were Israelites i These were the fiue principal cities of the Philistims which were not al conquered vnto the time of Dauid Or the plaine or lamentacion k For it was not lauful to 〈◊〉 ether to touch or to se it saue onely to Aaron and his sonnes Nomb. 4. 15. 〈◊〉 a A citie in the tribe of Iudáh called also 〈◊〉 báal Iosh. 15. 60. b Lamented for their sinnes and followed the Lord. Iosh. 24. 15. Iudg. 2. 13. Deut. 6. 4. Mat. 4. 10. Iudg. 2 11 c For Shiloh was now desolate because the Philistims had taken thence the 〈◊〉 d The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hathe that they drewe water out of their heart that is wept abū dantly for their sinnes e Signifying that iu the prayers of the godlie there ought to be a vehement zeale f According to the prophecie of Hannáh San. uels mother Chap. 2. 10. g Whiche was a great rocke ouer against Mizpéh h Meaning the Philistims i Which was 〈◊〉 contrarie to the Lawe for as yet a certeine place was not 〈◊〉 ted a Because he was not able to 〈◊〉 the charge b Who was also called Vashni 1. Chro. 6. 28. Deut. 16. 19. c For there his house was Chap. 7. 17. Ose. 13. 10. Act. 13. 21. d Because they were not 〈◊〉 with the ordre that God had ap pointed but wolde be gouer ned as were the Gentiles e To proue if they wil forsake their wicked purpose f Not the kings haue this autoritie by their office but that suche as reigne in Gods wrath shulde vsurpe this ouer their brethren contrary to the Law Deut. 17. 〈◊〉 “ Or chief officers g Because ye repet not for vour sinnes but because ye smart for your afflictions where into ye cast your selues willingly “ Or grant their request a That is bothe valiant and riche Chap. 14. 51. 〈◊〉 Chro. 8. 23. b So that it might semè that God approued their request ī appointing 〈◊〉 suche a persone c Al these circūstāces were meās to serue vnto Gods prouidēce whereby Saul thogh not approued of God was made king d 〈◊〉 was Ramath zophim the citie of Samuél “ Or vitailes e Which is 〈◊〉 fiue pence read Gen. 23. 15. f So called becau se he foresawe 〈◊〉 to come g That is a feast 〈◊〉 thē offring which shulde be kepe in an hie place of the 〈◊〉 appointed for that vse h That is giue thankes and distribute the meat according to their custome †Ebr. in his care Chap. 15. 1. Act. 13. 21. i Not withstanding their wickednes yet God was euer mindful of his 〈◊〉 tance k Meaning all that thou desirest to knowe l Whome doeth Israél desire to be their King but thee m Where the feast was n That is the shoulder with the breast which the Priest had for his familie in all peace offrings Leui 10. 14. o That bothe by the assembling of the people and by the meat pro pared for thee thou mighest vnderstande that I knewe of thy comming p To speake with him secretly for the houses were flat aboue q Gods comman dement as concerning thee a In the Lawe this anointing 〈◊〉 the gifts of the holy Gost whiche were ne cessarie for them that shulde rule Gen 35 20. b Samuél confir meth him by the signes that God hathe appointed him king Or oke †Ebr. of peace c Which was an hieplace in the citie kiriathiearim where the 〈◊〉 was Chap. 7. 1. 〈◊〉 13. 8. †Ebr. shoulder d He gaue him suche vertues as were mete for a king †Or sang 〈◊〉 Chap. 19. 24. e Meaning that prophecie commeth not by succession but is given 〈◊〉 whome it pleaseth God f Noting thereby him that frome lowe degre commeth sodenly to honour g Both to 〈◊〉 vnto then their faute in asking a king and also to shew Gods sentence therein h That is by 〈◊〉 of lot i As thogh he were vnworthy and vn willing †Ebr let the King liue k As it is writen in 〈◊〉 Chap. 17. 15. l Bothe to 〈◊〉 sedition and also to winne them by pacience a After that Saul
Iosias gaue to the people that was present thirtie thousand lambes and kiddes with threthousand calues 8 These were giuen of the Kings possessions according to the promes to the people to the Priests and to the Leuites Then gaue Helkias and Zacharias and Syelus the gouernours of the Tēple to the Priests for the Passeouer two thousand shepe thre hundreth calues 9 Furthermore Iechonias and Samaias and Nathanael his brother and Sabias and Chielus and Ioram captaines gaue to the Leuites for the Passeouer fiue thousand shepe and seuen hundreth calues 10 And when these things were done the Priests and the Leuites stode in ordre hauing vnleauened bread according to the tribes 11 And after the ordre of the dignitie of their fathers before the people to offre to the Lord as it is writen in the bokes of Moyses and thus they did in the morning 12 And they rosted the Passeouer with fyre as * apperteined and they sod their offrings with perfumes in 〈◊〉 and pottes 13 And set it before 〈◊〉 them that were of the people and afterward they prepared for them selues and for the Priests their brethren the sonnes of Aaron 14 For the Priests 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 vnto the euening and the Leuites did make ready for them selues for the Priests their brethren the sonnes of Aarón 15 And the holy singers 〈◊〉 sonnes of Asáph were in their orders according to the appointed ordinances of Dauid to wit Asaph and Azarias and Eddimus which was of the Kings appointement 16 And the porters were at euerie gate so that it was notlawful that anie shulde passe his ordinarie watche for their brethren the Leuites made readie for them 17 And in that day those things which apper teinedto 〈◊〉 sacrifice of the Lord were accomplished that they might offre the Passeouer 18 And offre sacrifices vpon the altar of the Lord according to the commandement of King 〈◊〉 19 So the children 〈◊〉 Israél which were present at that time kept the Passe 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 of vnleauened bread seuen dayes 20 And there was not suche a Passeouer kept in Israél since the time of Samuél the Prophet 21 And al the Kings of Israél did not offre suche a Passeouer as did Iosias and the Priestes and the Leuites and the Iewes and all Israél which were founde to remaine in Ie rusalem 22 In the eghtenth yere of the reigne of Iosias was this Passeouer kept 23 The workes of Iosias were vpright before his Lord with a heart ful of godlines 24 And concerning the things which came to passe in his time they are writen before to wit of those that sinned did wickedly against the Lord aboue euerie nacion kingdome and grieued him with sensible things so that the wordes of the Lord sto de vp against Israel 25 ¶ * Now after all these actes of Iosias it came to passe that when Pharaoh King of Egypt came to moue warre at Carchamis vpon Euphrates Iosias went out against 〈◊〉 26 But the King of Egypt sent to him saying What haue I to do with thee ô King of Iudea 27 I am not sent of the Lord God against thee but my warre is vpon Euphrates and now the Lord is with me and the Lord hasteneth me forwarde departe from me and be not against the Lord. 28 But Iosias wolde not turne backe his chariot frō him but prepared him self to fight with him not regarding the wordes of Ieremias the Prophet by the mouth of the Lord. 29 But he set him self in battel aray against him in the field of Megeddo and the princes came downe to King Iosias 30 And the King said to his seruants Cōuaye me out of the battel for I am very weake And by and by his seruāts broght him out of the battel 31 So he gate vpon his seconde chariot and being come againe to Ierusalém he changed his life and was buryed in his fathers graue 32 And in all Iudea was Iosias be wailed yea Ieremias the Prophet did lament for Iosias and the gouernours and their wiues did la ment him vnto this day and this was ordeined in all the kinred of Israél to be done continually 33 But these things are written in the boke of the stories of the Kings of Iudea and euerie one of the actes that Iosias did his glorie and his knowledge in the la we of the Lord and the things which he did before and the things now rehersed are registred in the boke of the King of Israél Iudea 34 Then they of the nacion toke * Ioachaz the sonne of Iosias and made him King in steade of his father Iosias when he was thre and twentie yere olde 35 And he reigned in Iudea and in Ierusalem thre moneths for the King of Egypt depo sed him from reigning in Ierusalém 36 He taxed also the people of an hundreth talents of siluer and one talent of gold 37 And the King of Egypt made Ioacim his brother King of Iudea and Ierusalém 38 And he bounde Ioachaz his gouernours but whē he had taken Zaraces his brother he led him away into Egypt 39 Twentie and fiue yere olde was Ioacim when he reigned in Iudea and Ierusalém he did euil in the sight of the Lord. 40 Wherefore against him came vp Nabucho donosor King of Babylon who when he had bounde him with a chaine of brasse led him away into Babylon 41 Then Nabuchodonosor toke of the holie vessels of the Lord and caryed them away and set them in his temple at Babylon 42 But all his actes and his prophanation and his reproche are written in the Chronicles of the Kings 43 And Ioacim his sonne reigned for him and when he was made King he was eighte ne yere olde 44 And he reigned thre moneths and ten dayes in Ierusalem and he did euil in the sight of the Lord. 45 ¶ So a yere after Nabuchodonosor sent and broght him to Babylon with the holy vessels of the Lord. 46 And he made 〈◊〉 King of Iudea and Ierusalem when he was one and twentie yere olde and he reigned eleuen yeres 47 And he did euil in the sight of the Lord nether did he feare the wordes spoken * by Ieremias the Prophet from the mouth of the Lord. 48 For after that he was sworne to King Nabuchodonosor he forsware him self by the Name of the Lord and fel away and hardened his necke 〈◊〉 his heart and transgressed the Lawes of the Lord God of Israél 49 Also the gouerners of the people and the Priests committed many things against the lawes and passed all the pollucions of all nacions and polluted the Temple of the Lord which was sanctified in Ierusalém 50 Neuertheles the God of their Fathers sent his messenger to call them backe because he spared them and his owne Tabernacle 51 But thei derided his messengers and in the day that the Lord spake vnto them they mocked his Prophetes 52 So that he being
nacion of the Iewes and of the Priests and Leuites which are in our kingdome shulde go with thee vnto Israēl 12 Therefore as many as be willing let them de parte together as it hathe semed good to me and my seuen friends the counsellers 13 That they may visite the things that are in Iudea and Ierusalem diligētly as it is conteined in the Law of the Lord. 14 And cary the gifts to the Lord of Israel in Ie rusalem which I and my friends haue vowed also all the golde and siluer whiche shal be founde in the countrey of Babylon apperteining to the Lord in Ierusalem 15 With that which is giuen of the people to the Temple of the Lord their GOD that it might be broght to Ierusalem aswel siluer as golde for bulles and rams and lambes and things thereunto perteining 16 That they may offer sacrifices to the Lord vpon the altar of the Lord their God which is in Ierusalem 17 And whatsoeuer thou and thy brethren wil do with the golde or siluer accomplish it according to the wil of thy God 18 And the holy vessels of the Lord which are giuen thee for the vse of the Temple of thy God which is in Ierusalem thou shalt set before thy God in Ierusalem 19 And what other things soeuer thou shalt re member for the vse of the Temple of thy God thou shalt giue it out of the Kings trea sure 20 And I also King Artaxerxes haue commanded the treasurers of Syria and Phenice that whatsoeuer Esdras the Priest and reader of the Law of the hiest God shal send for they shulde giue it him with all speede euen to the some of an hundreth talents of siluer 21 And likewise vnto an hundreth cores of cor ne and an hundreth pieces of wine other things in abundance 22 Let all things be done to the hiest God according to the Law of God with diligence that wrath come not vpon the kingdome of the King and of his sonnes 23 Also to you it is commanded that of none of the Priests or Leuites or holysingers or porters or ministers of the Temple or of the workemen of this Temple no tribute nor taxe be takē nor that any haue power to taxe them in any thing 24 Thou also Esdras according to the wisdome of God ordeine iudges gouernours that they may iudge in all Syria and Phenice all those which are wel instructed in the Law of thy God and teache those which are not instructed 25 And let all these which shal transgresse the Law of God and the King be diligently punished ether with death or other punishment ether with penaltie of money or banishment 26 ¶ Then Esdras the scribe said Blessed be the onelie Lord God of my fathers which hath put this in the heart of the King to glorifie his House which is in 〈◊〉 27 And hathe honoured me before the King and the counsellers and all his friends and gouernours 28 ¶ * Therefore I was incouraged by the helpe of the Lord my God and gathered men of Israel to go vp with me 29 These are the guides 〈◊〉 their families order of dignities which came vp with me out of Babylon in the reigne of Artaxerxes the King 30 Of the sonnes of Phinees 〈◊〉 of the sonnes of Ithamar Gamael of the sonnes of Dauid Lettus 31 Of the sonnes of Sechenias of the sonnes of Phares Zacharias and with him were counted an hundreth and fiftie men 32 Of the sonnes of Salomon Abeliacnias the sonne of Zacharias and with him two hundreth men 33 Of the sonnes of Zathoe Sechenias the sonne of Iezolus and with him thre hundreth men of the sonnes of Adin Obeth sonne of Ionathas and with him two hundreth and fiftie men 34 Of the sonnes of Elam Iesias sonne of Gotholias and with him seuentie men 35 Of the sonnes of Saphatias Zarias sonne of Machaél and with him seuentie men 36 Of the sonnes of Ioab Badias sonne of Iezelus and with him two hundreth and twelue men 37 Of the sonnes of Banid Assalimoth sonne of Iosaphias and with him an hundreth and threscore men 38 Of the sonnes of 〈◊〉 Zacharias sonne of 〈◊〉 and with him twentie and eight men 39 Of the sonnes of Astath Iohannes sonne of Acatan with him an hundreth and ten 40 Of the sonnes of Adonicam the last and these are the names of them Eliphalat Ieo uel and Maias and with them seuentie men of the sonnes of 〈◊〉 sonne of Iscacourous and with him seuentie men 41 ¶ And I gathered them together to the flood called * Theras and pitched our tents there thre daies and nombred them 42 But when I had founde there none of the Priests nor Leuites 43 I sent to Eleazar and beholde there came 〈◊〉 and Alnathan and Samaian and Ioribon and Nathan Ennatan Zacharian and Mosollamon the chief and best learned 44 And I bad them to go to Daddeus the captaine which was in the place of the trea surie 45 With charge to bidde Daddeus and his bre thren and the treasurers that were there to send to vs them which shulde offer sacrifice in the House of our Lord. 46 And they broght vnto vs by the mightie hād of our Lord learned men of the sonnes of Moli the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel to wit Cisebebran and his sonnes his brethren being eightene 47 And Asebia and Amon Osaian his brethren of the sonnes of Canaineus with their sonnes twentie persones 48 And of the ministers of the Temple which Dauid gaue and those which were rulers ouer the worke of the Leuites to wit ministers of the Temple two hundreth twētie of whome all the names were registred 49 ¶ And * there I proclaimed a fast for the yōg men before the Lord to aske of him a good iourney bothe for vs for them that were with vs for our children for our cattel 50 For I was ashamed to aske the King fotemen or horsemen or conduict for saue garde against our enemies 51 Because we had said to the King that the power of our Lord shulde be with thē that soght him to direct them in all things 52 Wherefore we prayed our Lord againe according to the sethings whome we founde fauorable 53 Then I chose from among the chief of the tribes and of the Priests twelue mē to wit Esebrias and Assanias and with them ten of their brethren 54 And I weighed them the siluer and the gold the holy vessels of the House of our Lord which the King and his counsellers his princes and all Israel had giuen 55 And I weighed thē six hundreth and fifty talents of siluer and siluer vessels of an hūdreth talents and an hundreth talents of golde 56 And twentie golden basens and twelue vessels of brasse of fine brasse shining like golde 57 And I said to them
the money of the yeres past and paying for the rest of the yeres to come o From his hāds that boght it p That is for euer 〈◊〉 ver 23. “ Or returne †Ebr. for euer q VVhere the Le uites kept their cattel r In ebr it is if his hand shake meaning if he stretch for the his hand for helpe as one in miserie Exod. 22. 25. Deut. 23. 19. prouerb 28. 8. ezek 18 8 22 12. Exod. 11 2. Deut 15 12. ier 34 14. s Vnto perpetual seruitude Eph 6. 9. Col. 4 1. t For thei shal not be boghtout at the Iubile †Ebr. If his hād take holde “ If he be able x VVhich remaine yet to the Iubile y Thou shal 〈◊〉 suffie him to in treat him rigorously if thou knoweit Exod 20 4. Deut. 5. 8. Psal 97 7. q Or stone 〈◊〉 anie imagerie Chap. 19. 30. Deut. 28 〈◊〉 a By promising abundance of earthly things he stirreth the mindes to consider the richest easures of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iob 11 19. †Ebr. I wil cause the euil beast to cease b 〈◊〉 halhaue no warre Iosh 23 10. †Ebr I wil turne vnto you c Perfourme that which I haue pro mised Ezek. 37 28. 2 Cor. 6 16. d VVil be daily present with you Deut 28. 15. e I haue set you at ful liberti where as before ye were as beasts tied in bandes lament 〈◊〉 176 mal 2. 2. f VVhich I made with you in cho sing you to be my people “ Or an hasty pla gue g Read Chap. 17 10. Prouerb 28. 1. h That is more extremely i Ye shal haue drought 〈◊〉 nes Agge 1. 10. “ Or labour k Or as some 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my 〈◊〉 to chance and 〈◊〉 l Of your 〈◊〉 a. king 17 25. m Because none dare passe thereby for feare of beastes 2 Sam. 22. 〈◊〉 Psal. 17 26. n That is the 〈◊〉 wherby the 〈◊〉 is susteined Ezek 4 16. 5. 16. o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sufficient for ten families 2 Chro 34. 7. Or carions p I wil not accept your 〈◊〉 q Signifiyng that none enemie can come withont Gods sending Chap. 25 2. r VVhich I commanded you to kepe “ Or co wardnes s As if their enemies did chase them t Forasmuche as they are culpable of their fathers 〈◊〉 they shal be punished as wel as their fathers Or praye 〈◊〉 their sinne u VVhiles they are 〈◊〉 and without repentance Deut. 4. 31. Rom. 11 19. x Made to 〈◊〉 forefathers y Fifty daiesafter they cameout of Egypt a As of his sonne or his daughter b VVhich are the Priest c Read the value of the shekel Exod. 30. 13. d He speaketh of those vowes whereby the father 's dedicated their children to God which were not of suche force but thei might be redemed from them e If he be not able to pay after thy valuacion f VVhich is cleane Chap. 11. 1. g That is 〈◊〉 to the Lord †Ebr. so shal is stand h Valuing the price thereof according to these de that is sowen 〈◊〉 by the sede that 〈◊〉 doeth yelde i 〈◊〉 is a measure conteining to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Ephap Exod. 16. 16. k For their owne 〈◊〉 or godlie vses l That is which is dedicate to the Lord with a cur se to him that doeth turne it to his priuate vse Nom. 21 2 deut 13. 15. Iosh. 6. 17. Vers 22. m The Priests valuacion Exod. 30. 13. nom 3 47. ezek 45 12. Exod. 〈◊〉 2. 22. 29. hom 3. 13. n It was the Lors already Iosh 6 〈◊〉 o It shal remaine 〈◊〉 redēption p Besides the 〈◊〉 lue of the thing itselfe q Al that which is nombred that is euerie tenth as he falleth by ta le without acception or respect * So called becau se of the diuersitie and multitude of nombrings which are here chiefly 〈◊〉 a In that place of the wildernes that was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to mount 〈◊〉 b VVhich 〈◊〉 part of April and parte of 〈◊〉 Exod. 30. 12. †Ebr by their 〈◊〉 c That is the 〈◊〉 man of euerie tribe d And assist you when ye nomber the people e Or captaines gouerners f In shewing euerie man his tribe his ance 〈◊〉 () These are the names of the twelue 〈◊〉 first of 〈◊〉 “ Or as 〈◊〉 ble to beare we apons () Simeon () Gad. () Iudah () 〈◊〉 () zebulun () Ephraim () Manasseh () Beniamin () Dan. () Ashér () Naphtali “ Or ful counte g VVhiche were warriers but were appointed to the vse of the Tabernacle †Ebr 〈◊〉 h 〈◊〉 is not of the tribe of Leui. i By not hauynge due 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 of the Lord. a In the twelue 〈◊〉 Were foure 〈◊〉 stāderds so that euery thre 〈◊〉 had theyr standerd “ Or prince b Iudah 〈◊〉 and zebulun the sonnes of Leah Were of the 〈◊〉 standerd c Of them Which Were conteined vnder that name d 〈◊〉 and Simeon the sonnes of Leah and 〈◊〉 the sonne of zilpah her maid Were of the seconde standerd e Because it mightbe in equal distance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and all indifferently haue recours thereunto f Because 〈◊〉 and Manasséh 〈◊〉 the place of Ioséph their father thei are taken to be Rahels children so thei and Beniamin make the third standerd g Dan and Naph 〈◊〉 the sonnes of 〈◊〉 Raels maidwith 〈◊〉 the sonne of 〈◊〉 make the fourth standerd h Which Were of twentie yeres and aboue i For vnder euerie one of the foure principal standerds Were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to kepe euerie ban de in ordre a Or families 〈◊〉 Exod. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Exod. 27. 〈◊〉 Leu. 10. 1. b Or before the Altar Chap. 26. 61. 1. Chro. 24. 〈◊〉 Leui. 9. 24. c Whiles their father liued d Offer them vn to Aaron for the vse of the Tabernacle e Which apperteined to the exe cuting of the hie Priests comman dement to the ouer sight of the people to the seruice of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 f Aarons sonnes the Priests serued in the Sanctuarie in praying for the people and offring 〈◊〉 the Leuites serued for the inferior vses of the same g Anie that Wolde Minister not being a Leuite Exod. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 34. 〈◊〉 Leui 27. 26. Chap. 8. 16. Luk. 2. 23. Exod. 6 17. Chap. 26 57. 1. Chron. 6. 11. and 23. 6. Gen. 46 11. h Onelie nombring the male children “ Or father i Their charge Was to cary the couerings and hangings of the Tabernacle k Doing euerie one his duetie in the Sanctuarie l The chief 〈◊〉 Within the Sanctuarie Were committed to the Kohathites “ Or prince of princes m The WoodWorke and the rest of the 〈◊〉 ments Were cōmitted to their charge n That none shulde entre into the 〈◊〉 contratie to Gods appointement o So that the 〈◊〉 borne of the chil dren of 〈◊〉 Were moby 〈◊〉 p So that now the 〈◊〉 shulde satisfie vnto the Lord for the first borne of Israél saue