the land of Zoar and of the land of 4. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Egypt. bring me hither thy sons and I will 17. And all the people of Egypt bless them; and Jacob brought his and the servants of Pharaoh came to eleven children before his father eat and drink with the king at the feast of his son, and to rejoice at the king's rejoicing.

Isaac.

5. And Isaac placed his hands upon all the sons of Jacob, and he took 18. And all the officers of the hold of them and embraced them, king and his servants were rejoic- and kissed them one by one, and ing at that time for eight days at Isaac blessed them on that day, and the feast, and they made merry with he said unto them, may the God of all sorts of musical instruments, with your fathers bless you and increase timbrels and with dances in the king's your seed like the stars of heaven for house for eight days. number.

19. And the butler, to whom Jo- 6. And Isaac also blessed the sons seph had interpreted his dream, for- of Esau, saying, may God cause you got Joseph, and he did not mention to be a dread and a terror to all that him to the king as he had promised, will behold you, and to all for this thing was from the Lord in order to punish Joseph because he had trusted in man.

20. And Joseph remained after this in the prison house two years, until he had completed twelve years.

CHAPTER XLVII.

1. And Isaac the son of Abraham was still living in those days in the land of Canaan; he was very aged, one hundred and eighty years old, and Esau his son, the brother of Jacob, was in the land of Edom, and he and his sons had possessions in it amongst the children of Seir.

mies.

your ene7. And Isaac called Jacob and his sons, and they all came and sat before Isaac, and Isaac said unto Jacob, the Lord God of the whole earth said unto me, unto thy seed will I give this land for an inheritance if thy children keep my statutes and my ways, and I will perform unto them the oath which I swore unto thy father Abraham.

8. Now therefore my son, teach thy children and thy children's children to fear the Lord, and to go in the good way which will please the Lord thy God, for if you keep the ways of the Lord and his statutes the Lord will also keep unto you his covenant with Abraham, and will do

2. And Esau heard that his father's time was drawing nigh to die, and he and his sons and household came well with you and your seed all the unto the land of Canaan, unto his days.

father's house, and Jacob and his 9. And when Isaac had finished sons went forth from the place where commanding Jacob and his children, they dwelt in Hebron, and they all he gave up the ghost and died, and came to their father Isaac, and they was gathered unto his people. found Esau and his sons in the tent. 10. And Jacob and Esau fell upon the face of their father Isaac, and they wept, and Isaac was one hundred and eighty years old when he

3. And Jacob and his sons sat before his father Isaac, and Jacob was still mourning for his son Joseph.

died in the land of Canaan, in He- 18. Now therefore all that our fabron, and his sons carried him to the ther has left is before thee, and becave of Machpelah, which Abraham hold all the land is before thee; had bought from the children of Heth choose thou from them what thou for a possession of a burial place. desirest.

11. And all the kings of the land of Canaan went with Jacob and Esau to bury Isaac, and all the kings of Canaan showed Isaac great honor at his death.

12. And the sons of Jacob and the sons of Esau went barefooted round about, walking and lamenting until they reached Kireath-arba.

19. If thou desirest the whole land take it for thee and thy children forever, and I will take this riches, and if thou desirest the riches take it unto thee, and I will take this land for me and for my children to inherit it forever.

20. And Nebayoth, the son of Ishmael, was then in the land with his children, and Esau went on that day and consulted with him, saying,

13. And Jacob and Esau buried their father Isaac in the cave of Machpelah, which is in Kireath-arba in 21. Thus has Jacob spoken unto Hebron, and they buried him with very me, and thus has he answered me, great honor, as at the funeral of kings. now give thy advice and we will 14. And Jacob and his sons, and hear.

Esau and his sons, and all the kings 22. And Nebayoth said, what is of Canaan made a great and heavy this that Jacob hath spoken unto mourning, and they buried him and thee? behold all the children of Camourned for him many days. naan are dwelling securely in their 15. And at the death of Isaac, he land, and Jacob sayeth he will inheleft his cattle and his possessions and rit it with his seed all the days. all belonging to him to his sons; and 23. Go now therefore and take all Esau said unto Jacob, behold I pray thy father's riches and leave Jacob thee, all that our father has left we thy brother in the land, as he has will divide it in two parts, and I will spoken. have the choice, and Jacob said we will do so.

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24. And Esau rose up and returned to Jacob, and did all that Nebay16. And Jacob took all that Isaac oth the son of Ishmael had advised had left in the land of Canaan, the and Esau took all the riches that cattle and the property, and he placed Isaac had left, the souls, the beasts, them in two parts before Esau and the cattle and the property, and all his sons, and he said unto Esau, be- the riches; he gave nothing to his hold all this is before thee, choose brother Jacob; and Jacob took all thou unto thyself the half which thou the land of Canaan, from the brook wilt take. of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, and he took it for an everlasting possession, and for his children and for his seed after him forever.

17. And Jacob said unto Esau, hear thou I pray thee what I will speak unto thee, saying, the Lord God of heaven and earth spoke unto 25. Jacob also took from his broour fathers Abraham and Isaac, say- ther Esau the cave of Machpelah, ing, unto thy seed will I give this which is in Hebron, which Abraham land for an inheritance forever. had bought from Ephron for a pos

session of a burial place for him and his seed for ever.

26. And Jacob wrote all these things in the book of purchase, and he signed it, and he testified all this with four faithful witnesses.

27. And these are the words which Jacob wrote in the book, saying: The land of Canaan and all the cities of the Hittites, the Hivites, the

33. And the whole land of Canaan became an inheritance to the children of Israel for an everlasting inheritance, and Esau with all his children inherited the mountain of Seir.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

1. In those days, after the death Jebusites, the Amorites, the Periz- of Isaac, the Lord commanded and zites, and the Gergashites, all the caused a famine upon the whole seven nations from the river of Egypt earth.

unto the river Euphrates;

2. At that time Pharaoh king of 28. And the city of Hebron Kire- Egypt was sitting upon his throne ath-arba and the cave which is in it, in the land of Egypt, and lay in his the whole did Jacob buy from his bed and dreamed dreams, and Phabrother Esau for value, for a posses-raoh saw in his dream that he was sion and for an inheritance for his standing by the side of the river of seed after him forever. Egypt.

29. And Jacob took the book of purchase and the signature, the command and the statutes and the revealed book, and he placed them in an earthen vessel in order that they should remain for a long time, and he delivered them into the hands of his children.

3. And whilst he was standing he saw and behold seven fat fleshed and well favored kine came up out of the river.

4. And seven other kine, lean fleshed and ill favored, came up after them, and the seven ill favored ones swallowed up the well favored ones, and still their appearance was ill as at first.

30. Esau took all that his father had left him after his death from his brother Jacob, and he took all the 5. And he awoke, and he slept property, from man and beast, camel again and he dreamed a second time, and ass, ox and lamb, silver and and he saw and behold seven ears gold, stones and bdellium, and all the of corn came up upon one stalk, rank riches which had belonged to Isaac and good, and seven thin ears blastthe son of Abraham; there was no- ed with the east wind sprang up thing left which Esau did not take after them, and the thin ears swalunto himself, from all that Isaac had lowed up the full ones, and Pharaoh left after his death. awoke out of his dream.

31. And Esau took all this, and 6. And in the morning the king he and his children went home to the remembered his dreams, and his land of Seir the Horite, away from spirit was sadly troubled on account his brother Jacob and his children. of his dreams, and the king hastened 32. And Esau had possessions and sent and called for all the magiamongst the children of Seir, and cians of Egypt, and the wise men, Esau returned not to the land of Ca- and they came and stood before Phanaan from that day forward. raoh.

pretation of my dreams, that you may not die.

7. And the king said unto them, I have dreamed dreams, and there is none to interpret them; and they 12. And the king commanded afsaid unto the king, relate thy dreams ter this, and he sent and called again to thy servants and let us hear them. for other wise men, and they came 8. And the king related his dreams and stood before the king, and the to them, and they all answered and king related his dreams to them, and said with one voice to the king, may they all answered him according to the king live for ever; and this is the first interpretation, and the king's the interpretation of thy dreams.

anger was kindled and he was very wroth, and the king said unto them, surely you speak lies and utter falsehood in what you have said.

9. The seven good kine which thou didst see denote seven daughters that will be born unto thee in the latter days, and the seven kine which thou 13. And the king commanded that sawest come up after them, and a proclamation should be issued swallowed them up, are for a sign throughout the land of Egpt, saying, that the daughters which will be it is resolved by the king and his born unto thee will all die in the lifetime of the king.

great men, that any wise man who knoweth and understandeth the interpretation of dreams, and will not come this day before the king, he shall die.

10. And that which thou didst see in the second dream of seven full and good ears of corn coming up upon one stalk, this is their interpre- 14. And the man that will declare tation, that thou wilt build unto thy- unto the king the proper interpretation self in the latter days seven cities of his dreams, there shall be given throughout the land of Egypt; and unto him all that he will require that which thou sawest of the seven from the king. And all the wise men blasted ears of corn springing up of the land of Egypt came before the after them and swallowing them up king, together with all the magicians whilst thou didst behold them with and sorcerers that were in Egypt thine eyes, is for a sign that the cities which thou wilt build will all be destroyed in the latter days, in the life-time of the king.

and in Goshen, in Raamses, in Tachpanches, in Zoar, and in all the places on the borders of Egypt, and they all stood before the king.

11. And when they spoke these 15. And all the nobles and the words the king did not incline his princes, and the attendants belonging ear to their words, neither did he fix to the king, came together from all his heart upon them, for the king the cities of Egypt, and they all sat knew in his wisdom that they did before the king, and the king related not give a proper interpretation of his dreams before the wise men, and the dreams; and when they had the princes and all that sat before finished speaking before the king, the king were astonished at the vithe king answered them, saying, sion. what is this thing that you have 16. And all the wise men who spoken unto me? surely you have were before the king were greatly uttered falsehood and spoken lies; divided in their interpretation of his therefore now give the proper inter-dreams; some of them interpreted

them to the king, saying, the seven 23. And some of them said these