Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.

And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:

And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.

Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,

That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:

On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:

But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.

Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.

And threescore and one thousand asses,

Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:

Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.