The First Boke of Moses called Genesis — John Shaqi
The First Boke of Moses called Genesis
Religion
The First Boke of Moses called Genesis
Bible. Genesis
When Rahel sawe that she bare Iacob no childern/ she enuied hir sister
& sayde vnto Iacob: geue me childern/ or ells I am but deed. Than was
Iacob wrooth with Rahel saynge: Am I in godes steade which kepeth frõ
the the frute of thi wõbe? Thẽ she sayde: here is my mayde Bilha: go
in vnto her/ that she maye beare vpõ my lappe/ that I maye be
encreased by her. And she gaue him Bilha hir hãdmayde to wife. And
Iacob wẽt in vnto her/ And Bilha conceaued and bare Iacob a sonne.
Than sayde Rahel. God hath geuen sentẽce on my syde/ and hath also
herde my voyce/ and hath geuen me a sonne. Therfore called she him
Dan. And Bilha Rahels mayde cõceaued agayne and bare Iacob a nother
sonne. And Rahel sayde. God is turned/ and I haue made a chaunge with
my sister/ & haue gotẽ y^e vpper hãde. And she called his name
Nepthali
Whẽ Lea sawe that she had left bearinge/ she toke Silpha hir mayde and
gaue her Iacob to wiffe. And Silpha Leas mayde bare Iacob a sonne.
Than sayde Lea: good lucke: and called his name Gad. And Silpha Leas
mayde bare Iacob an other sonne. Thã sayd Lea: happy am I/ for the
doughters will call me blessed. And called his name Asser.
And Rubẽ wẽt out in the wheat haruest & foũde mandragoras in the
feldes/ and brought thẽ vnto his mother Lea. Than sayde Rahel to Lea
geue me of thy sonnes mãdragoras. And Lea answered: is it not ynough/
y^t thou hast takẽ awaye my housbõde/ but woldest take awaye my sonnes
mandragoras also? Than sayde Rahel well/ let him slepe with the this
nyghte/ for thy sonnes mandragoras. And whẽ Iacob came from the feldes
at euen/ Lea went out to mete him/ & sayde: come in to me/ for I haue
bought the with my sonnes mandragoras.
And he slepte with her that nyghte. And God herde Lea/ y^t she
cõceaved and bare vnto Iacob y^e .v. sonne. Than sayde Lea. God hath
geuẽ me my rewarde/ because I gaue my maydẽ to my housbõd/ and she
called him Isachar. And Lea cõceaued yet agayne and bare Iacob the
sexte sonne. Than sayde she: God hath endowed me with a good dowry.
Now will my housbond dwell with me/ because I haue borne him .vi.
sonnes: and called his name Zabulõ. After that she bare a daughter and
called her Dina.
And God remẽbred Rahel/ herde her/ and made her frutefull: so that she
cõceaued and bare a sonne and sayde God hath takẽ awaye my rebuke. And
she called his name Ioseph saynge The lorde geue me yet another sonne.
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