Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie.

To whom Izhak sayd, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate mee and haue put mee away from you?

Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lord was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.

If thou shalt do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and sent thee away in peace: thou nowe, the blessed of the Lord, doe this.

Then hee made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drinke.

And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace.

And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water.

So hee called it Shibah: therefore the name of the citie is called Beer-sheba vnto this day.

Nowe when Esau was fourtie yeere olde, he tooke to wife Iudith, the daughter of Beeri an Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon an Hittite also.

And they were a griefe of minde to Izhak and to Rebekah.

And when Izhak was olde, and his eyes were dimme (so that he coulde not see) he called Esau his eldest sonne, and sayde vnto him, My sonne. And he answered him, I am here.

Then he sayd, Beholde, I am nowe olde, and knowe not the day of my death:

Wherefore nowe, I pray thee take thine instruments, thy quiuer and thy bowe, and get thee to the fielde, that thou mayest take mee some venison.

Then make mee sauourie meate, such as I loue, and bring it me that I may eat, and that my soule may blesse thee, before I die.

(Nowe Rebekah heard, when Izhak spake to Esau his sonne) and Esau went into the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

Then Rebekah spake vnto Iaakob her sonne, saying, Beholde, I haue heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, saying,

Bring mee vension, and make mee sauourie meate, that I may eate and blesse thee before the Lord, afore my death.

Nowe therefore, my sonne, heare my voyce in that which I command thee.

Get thee nowe to the flocke, and bring me thence two good kids of the goates, that I may make pleasant meate of them for thy father, such as he loueth.

Then shalt thou bring it to thy father, and he shall eate, to the intent that he may blesse thee before his death.

But Iaakob sayde to Rebekah his mother, Beholde, Esau my brother is rough, and I am smoothe.

My father may possibly feele me, and I shall seem to him to be a mocker: so shall I bring a curse vpon me, and not a blessing.

But his mother sayd vnto him, vpon me be thy curse, my sonne: onely heare my voyce, and go and bring me them.

So he went and set them, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made pleasant meat, such as his father loued.

And Rebekah tooke faire clothes of her elder sonne Esau, which were in her house, and clothed Iaakob her yonger sonne: