The Composition of the Book of Genesis (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...as captives of the sword, 23 and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters 1 now hast thou done foolishly. 29 Like El is my hand to do you hurt But the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak unto Iakob neither good nor bad. 30 But now, even though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?' s2And Iakob said, 'With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it unto thee.' For Iakob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Iakob's tent, Iahvistic. commanded the foremost saying, 'When Esav my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and, Whither goest thou? and, Whose are these before thee? 13 then thou shalt say, Thy servant Iakob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esav; and behold, he also is behind us.' 19And he commanded also the second and the third and all that followed the droves, saying, 'On this manner shall ye speak unto Esav, 20 when ye find him; and ye shall say, Moreover, behold thy servant Iakob is behind us.' For he said, 'I will cover his face with the present that goeth before me; afterward I will see his face, and then peradventure he will lift up mine ' 21 And the present passed over before him, Elohistic. and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two maid servant but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered the tent of Rachel. 34 Now Rachel had taken the household gods, and put them in the camelpannier, and sat upon them. And Laban felt all about the tent hut found them not. 35 And she said to her father, ' Let not the eyes of my...