respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, was the father of them that play upon the and his countenance fell, harp and the organs.

13 And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon, 14 Behold thou dost cast me out this day man, || he made him to the likeness of God, from the face of the earth, and I shall be 2 He created them male and female; and hidden from thy face, and I shall be a vaga-blessed them: and called their name Adam, bond and a fugitive on the earth; every oue, in the day when they were created. therefore, that findeth me, shall kill me.

12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and he died. And Noe, when he was five hunbegot Malaleel. dred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and

13 And Cainan lived after he begot Ma- Japheth. laleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

15 And Malaleel lived sixty-five years,

and begot Jared.

16 And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

17 And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died. 18 And Jared lived a hundred and sixtytwo years, and begot Henoch.

19 And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died. 21 And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.

22 And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

23 And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

24 And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.* 25 And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26 And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.

27 And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

28 And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.

29 And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.

30 And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.

31 And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and

CHAP. VI.

Man's sin is the cause of the deluge. Noe is com manded to build the ark..

AND after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,

1

2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

3 And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. 4 Now giants were upon the earth those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.§

5 And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times.

6 It repented him that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with sorrow of heart,

7 He said: I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man even to beasts, from the creeping thing even to the fowls of the air, for it repenteth me that I have made them.

8 But Noe found grace before the Lord.

9 These are the generations of Noe:¶ Noe was a just and perfect man in his generations, he walked with God.

10 And he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

11 And the earth was corrupted before God, and was filled with iniquity.

12 And when God had seen that the earth was corrupted (for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth,)

13 He said to Noe: The end of all flesh is come before me, the earth is filled with iniquity through them, and I will destroy them with the earth. **

14 Make thee an ark of timber planks:

A. M. 987. Ante C. 3017-+ A. M. Wis. 14. 6. Eccli. 16. 8.

156. Ante C. 2948.—‡ A. M. 1536. Ante Mat. 15. 19. C. 2468. § Baruch, 3. 26. Ainos, 2. 9. 2 Pet. 2. 5.

Eccli. 44. 17.

Infra, 8. 21. .** Pet. 3. 20.

But these here

CHAP. VI. Ver. 2. The suns of God. The de-rison with what men now are. scendants of Seth and Enos are here called sons of spoken of are called giants, as being not only tall in God from their religion and piety: whereas the un-stature, but violent and savage in their dispositions, gudly race of Cain, who by their carnal affections and mere monsters of cruelty and lust. lay grovelling upon the earth, are called the children of men. The unhappy consequence of the former marrying with the latter, ought to be a warning to Christians to be very circumspect in their marriages; and not to suffer themselves to be determined in their choice by their carnal passion, to the prejudice of virtue or religion.

Ver. 3. His days shat be, &c. The meaning is, that man's days, which before the flood were usually 10 years, should now be reduced to 120 years. Or rather, that God would allow men this term of 120 neurs, for their repentance and conversion, before he would send the deluge.

Ver. 4. Giants. It is likely the generality of men

Ver. 6. It repented him, &c. God, who is unchangeable, is not capable of repentance, grief, or any other passion. But these expressions are used to declare the enormity of the sins of men, which was so provoking as to determine their Creator to destroy these his creatures, whom before he had so much favoured.

Ver. 15. Three hundred cubits, &c. The ark, according to the dimensions here set down, contained four hundred and fifty thousand square cubits ; which was more than enough to contain all the kinds of living creatures, with all necessary provisions: even supposing the cubits here spoken of to have been only a foot and a half each, which was the least kind

thou shalt make little rooms in the ark, and ark, male and female, as the Lord had comthou shalt pitch it within and without.omanded Noe.boïtand & 7912 ateds ad 0115) And thus shalt thou make it: The 10 And after the seven days were passed, length of the ark shall be three hundred cu- the waters of the flood overflowed the eartli. bits: the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the 11 In the six hundredth year of the life height of it thirty cubits, b of Noe, in the second month, in the seven16 Thou shalt make a window in the ark, teenth day of the month, all the fountains and in a cubit shalt thou finish the top of it: of the great deep were broken up, and the and the door of the ark thou shalt set in the flood-gates of heaven were opened: egoz side: with lower, middle chambers, and third128 And the rain fell upon the earth forty stories shalt thou make it. days and forty nights in salt granego 967 13 In the self-same day Noe, and Sem, and Cham, and Japheth his sons: his wife, and the three wives of his sons with them,

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21 Thou shalt take unto thee of all food may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with 18 For they overflowed exceedingly: and thee: and it shall be food for thee and them. filled all on the face of the earth and the 22 And Noe did all things which God ark was carried upon the waters, commanded him, l'it Das ¿

19 And the waters prevailed beyond measure upon the earth: and all the high mounCHAP. VII. till 108tains under the whole heaven were covered. Noe with his family go into the ark. The deluge over-20 The water was fifteen cubits higher Sorotic bflows the earth has diw than the mountains which it covered. ND the Lord said to him: Go in thou and 210 And all flesh A all thy house into the ark: for thee I have moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of

seen just before me in this generation.

2 Of all clean beasts take seven and seven, the male and the female.

are

was destroyed that

cattle, and of beasts, and of all creeping things that creep upon the earth: and all men. 22 And all things wherein there is the of life on the earth, died. Hoe Vilt

3 But of the beasts the unclean two And he destroyed all the substance

and two, the male and the female. Of the

fowls also of the air seven and seven, the that was upon the earth, from man even to male and the female: that seed may be saved beast, and the creeping things and fowls of upon the face of the whole earth. 10% the air: and they were destroyed from the 4 For yet a while,' , and after seven days, earth: and Noe only remained, and they I will rain upon will destroy every subthe earth forty days and that were with him in the ark. forty 24 And the waters prevailed upon the stance that have made, from the face of earth a hundred and fifty daysla 566 01 Comida quiqueTy 9 10 30 CHAP.VIIIe of guinea had commanded him, wody The deluge ceaseth. Noe goeth but of the ark, anıɩ

the earth.

15 And Noe did all things which the Lord

the six hundred years old, when moffereth a sacrifice. God's cozenant to him. R 7 + And Noe went in and his sons, his A living creatures, and all the cattle which

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earth.

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were with him in the ark, and brought a wind upon the earth, and the waters were abated.

2 The fountains also of the deep, and the flood-gates of heaven were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

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4 And the ark rested in the seventh month,
the seven and twentieth day of the month,
upon the mountains of Armenia,

the sake of man for the imagination and thought of man's heart are prone to evil from his youth; therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done.js ad 22. All the days of the earth, seed time 5 And the waters were going and de- and harvest, cold and heat, summer and creasing until the tenth month: for in the winter, night and day, shall not cease. tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared,

6 And after that forty days were passed, Noe, opening the window of the ark which had made, sent forth a raven;

her. Which went forth and did not return, till

the waters were dried up upon the earth,

8 He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth. Pso oft e bus but 9 But she, not finding where her foot might rest, returned to him into the ark: for the waters were upon the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and caught her, and brought her into the arkot

CHAP. IX.

19a tale mont Au never more to destroy the world by water. The bles blesseth Noe forbiddeth blood, and promiseth

sing of Sem and Japheth,

bloed

ND God blessed Noe and his sons. And

Ae said to them: Increase and multi-
ply, and fill the earth 11. .01975
2 And let the fear and dread of you be
upon all the beasts of the earth, and upon all
the fowls of the air, and all that move upon
the earth; all the fishes of the sea are deli-
vered into your hand. Gods AR PITG4 V

3 And every thing that moveth, and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you:

Do

10 And having waited yet seven other days, be again sent forth the dove out of the ark. 4 Saving that flesh with blood you shall ll And she came to him in the evening not eat. of 10908 10 10 05 carrying a bough of an olive-tree, with green 5 For I will require the blood of your lives leaves, in her mouth. Noe therefore un-at the hand of every beast, and at the hand derstood that the waters were ceased upon of man, at the hand of every man, and of his the earth. Edd erg vd bas disa od brother, will I require the life of man. 12 And he stayed yet other seven days: 61 Whosoever shall, shed man's blood, and he sent forth the dove, which returned his blood shall be shed: for man was made any more unto him.) out ap fly ball to the image of God,** od lisde 1 bus 13 Therefore in the six hundreth and 7 tt But increase you and multiply, and first year, the first month, the first day of the go upon the earth, and fill it bob month, the waters were lessened upon the 8 Thus also said God to Noe, and to his earth, and Noe opening the covering of the sons with him. 17 TAHO ark, looked, and saw that the face of the earth was dried, dela egistro od nad 14 In the second month, the seven, and 10 And, with every living soul that is with twentieth day of the the earth was you, as in all birds as in cattle and dried pina beasts of t of the earth, that are come forth out of 15 And God spoke to Noe, saying, with ark, and in all the beasts of the earth. 16 Go out of the ark, thou and thy 11 I will establish my covenant with thy sons, and the wives of thy sons with thee. Your 47 All living things that are with thee of all flesh, as well in fowls as in beasts, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, bring out with thee, and go ye upon the earth: * increase and multiply upon it.

3

18 So Noe went out, he and his sons: his wife, and the wives of his sons with him.

9 Behold I will establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you:

flesh shall be no more destroyed waters of a flood, neither shall there be from henceforth a flood to waste the earth. 12 And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations.

13 I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me, and between the earth.

19 And all living things, and cattle, and creeping things that creep upon the earth, according to their kinds, went out of the ark. 14 $$ And 20. And Noe built an altar unto the Lord: clouds, my bow shall appear in the clouds: d when I shall cover the sky with and taking of all cattle and fowls that were 15. And I will remember my covenant with clean, offered holocausts upon the altar. with every living soul that beareth 21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, flesh; and there shall no more be waters of ปารี and said: I will no mo more curse the earth for a flood to destroy all flesh, ott a s

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Ver. 20. In which the whole victim was consumed by fire Holocausts, or whole burnt offerings, upon God's altar, and no part was reserved for, the use of priest or people.

Ver. 21. Smelted. &c. A figurative expression, denoting that God was well pleased with the sterifices which his servant, offered line

16 And the bow shall be in the clouds,, 5 By these were divided the islands of and I shall see it, and shall remember the the Gentiles in their lands, every one aceverlasting covenant, that was made between cording to his tongue and their families in God and every living soul of all flesh which their nations.

6 And the sous of Cham': Chus, and 17 And God said to Noe: This shall be Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan. the sign of the covenant which I have estab- 7 And the sons of Chus: Saba, and He. lished between me and all flesh upon the vila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba and

18 And the sons of Noe who came out Dadan.

of the ark, were Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and Cham is the father of Chanaan.

19 These three are the sons of Noe: and 9 And he was a stout hunter before the from these was all mankind spread over the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as whole earth Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.

20 And Noe, a husbandman began to till! the ground, and planted a vineyard.

21 And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.

22 Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father's na-and Chale. kedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without

25 And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because 4 And the sons of Javan: Elisa and in his days the earth was divided; and his Tharsis, Cetthim and Dodanim.' brother's name Jectan.

CHAP. IX. Ver. 21. Drunk. Noe by the judgment that he being then a boy was the first that saw his of the fathers was not guilty of sin, in being over-grandfather's nakedness, and told his father Cham come by wine: because he knew not the strength of it. of it; and joined with him in laughing at it ; which Ver. 23. Covered the nakedness. Thus, as St. drew upon him, rather than upon the rest of the Gregory takes notice L. 35. Moral. c. 22., we ought children of Cham, this prophetical curse. to cover the nakedness, that is, the sins, of our spiritual parents and superiors. ... **