N the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

? And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the wa

ters.

17 And God set them in the firmainent of the heaven, to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morn3 And God said, Let there be lighting were the fourth day. and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

s And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the

waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament. Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters unaer the heaven be gathered together nto one place, and let the dry land appear and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after bis kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the ornng were the third day.

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl thas may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abudantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas; and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

94 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the carth after his kind and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his ow image; in the image of God created he bin; male and female created he them.

29 And God blessed them, and God. 14 And God said, Let there be lights said unto them, Be fruitful, and mu In the firmament of the heaven to di-tiply, and replenish the earth, and vide the day from the night; and let subdue it; and have dominion over them be for signs, and for seasons, and the fish of the sea, and over the fow! for days, and years: of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven, to give light 29 And God said, Behold, I have upon the earth and it was so.

16 And Ged made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the fesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the carth and every tree, in the which in th fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you shall be for meat.

31 And God saw every thing that he bad made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morn-ed every living creature, that was the ing were the sixth day. name thereof.

NOW the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he 7 And the LORD God formed man said unto the woman, Yea, hath God of the dust of the ground, and breath-said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of ed into his nostrils the breath of life; the garden? and man became a living soul.

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for Food; the tree of life also in the midst 4 And the serpent said unto the woof the garden, and the tree of know-man, Ye shall not surely die: ledge of good and evil.

5 For God doth know, that, in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened; and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the truit thereof, and did eat; and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were 14 And the name of the third river naked and they sewed fig-leaves tois Hiddekel: that is it which goeth together, and made themselves aprons. ward the east of Assyria. fqurth river is Euphrates.

8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.

9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where are thou?"

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

And he said, Who told thee that hou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee hat thou shouldest not eat?

12 And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The ser pent beguiled me, and'I did eat.

14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15 And I will put enmity between thee and we woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception: in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be To thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Cain killeth Abel.

firstlings of his flock, and of the fa thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel, and to his offering:

5 But unto Cain, and to bis offering. he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance feil.

6 And the LORD said unto Cam, Why art thou wroth! and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not wel. sin lieth at the door: And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule. over him.

8 And Cain talked with Abel br brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rosa up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9 And the LORD said unto Cain. Where is Abel thy brother? And t said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

hand.

11 And now art thou cursed from 17 And unto Adam he said, Because the earth, which bath opened her me. thou hast bearkened unto the voice of to receive thy brother's blood from thy thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it; cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life:

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground for out of it wast thou taken for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

20 And Adam called his wife's name Ere; because she was the mother of all living.

21 Unto Adam also, and to his wife, did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

2 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil and now, lest be put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever;

93 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

CHAP. IV.

ND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I bave gotten a man from the LORD.

9 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Chin was a tiller of the ground.

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the

12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth

13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I cau bear.

14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be bid; and shall be a fugitive and a vagabond the earth: and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay mne.

15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain vengeance shall be taken on him se ven-fold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him shoura kill him.

16 And Cain went out from the pre sence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

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

18 And unto Enoch was born trad and Irad begat Mehujael and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methuse: begat Lamech.

19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

20 And Adah bare Jaba!: be was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle..

21 And his brother's name was Ju... bal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

22 And Zillah, she also bare Tuba1cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tuo cain was Naainak,

23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my buit:

The wickedness of man. nine hundred sixty and two years? and he died.

21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred 2 If Cain shall be avenged seven-years, and begat sons and daughters: fold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and called bis name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: Then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. CHAP. V.

THIS is the book of the generations of Adam: in the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him:

2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

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

4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daugh

ters:

5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years and he died.

6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

8 And all the days of Seth were nine bundred and twelve years: and he died. 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan :

10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

16 And Mahalaleel lived after he negat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters":" 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years and he died.

18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sens and daughters:

so And all the days of Jared were

23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was not for God took him.

25 And Methuselah lived an hun dred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years and he died.

28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years; and begat a son: 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our bands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters.

31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

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

AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair: and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3 And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh yet his days sha!! be an hundred and twenty years.

4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them; the same became mighty mer., which were of old, men of renown.

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth; both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowla of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just inan, and per

fect in his generations, and Noah, 6 Ard Noah was six hundred years walked with God. old when the food of waters was upon the earth.

11 The earth also was corrupt be-and bis wife, and his sons' wives with fore God; and the earth was filled with him, into the ark, because of the wa violence." te:s of the flood.

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of eve ry thing that creepet upon the earth,

9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noal. 10, And it came to pass after seve.. days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

14 Make thee an ark of gopher- 11 In the six hundredti. year of Nowood: rooms shalt thou make in the ah's life, in the second month, tie ark, and shalt pitch it within and with-seventeenth day of the month, the out with pitch.

14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their 17 And behold, 1, even I, do bring kind, and every creeping thing that a flood of waters upon the earth, to decreepeth upon the earth after his kind, stroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of and every fowl after his kind, every life, from under heaven; and every bid of every cort. thing that is in the earth shall die.

17 And the flood was forty days upon the carth: and the waters in20 Of fowls after their kind, and of creased, and bare up the ark, and it cattle after their kind, of every creep-was lifted up above the earth. ing thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

.4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and every living substance that I have made wil! I destroy from off the face of the earth.

5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.