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Genesis

Starts with the creation of the world and tells stories of the first people and big floods. It also talks about Abraham's family and their journeys.

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KJV: And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

Geneva: Then Ioseph fell vpon his fathers face and wept vpon him, and kissed him.

KJV: And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

Geneva: And Ioseph commaunded his seruantes the physicions, to enbaume his father, and the physicions enbaumed Israel.

KJV: And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

Geneva: So fourtie dayes were accomplished (for so long did the dayes of them that were enbaumed last) and the Egyptians bewayled him seuentie dayes.

KJV: And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

Geneva: And when the dayes of his mourning were past, Ioseph spake to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If I haue nowe found fauour in your eyes, speake, I pray you, in the eares of Pharaoh, and say,

KJV: My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

Geneva: My father made me sweare, saying, Loe, I die, bury me in my graue, which I haue made me in the land of Canaan: now therefore let me go, I pray thee, & bury my father, & I wil come againe.

KJV: And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

Geneva: Then Pharaoh said, Goe vp and bury thy father, as he made thee to sweare.

KJV: And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

Geneva: So Ioseph went vp to bury his father, and with him went all the seruants of Pharaoh, both the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt.

KJV: And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

Geneva: Likewise all the house of Ioseph, and his brethren, and his fathers house: onely their children, and their sheepe, and their cattell left they in the land of Goshen.

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

Geneva: And there went vp with him both charets and horsemen: and they were an exceeding great company.

KJV: And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

Geneva: And they came to Goren Atad, which is beyond Iorden, and there they made a great and exceeding sore lamentation: and he mourned for his father seuen dayes.

KJV: And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

Geneva: And when the Canaanites the inhabitants of the lande sawe the mourning in Goren Atad, they sayde, This is a great mourning vnto the Egyptians: wherefore the name thereof was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond Iorden.

KJV: And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

Geneva: So his sonnes did vnto him, according as he had commanded them:

KJV: For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

Geneva: For his sonnes caried him into the lande of Canaan, & buried him in the caue of the fielde of Machpelah, which caue Abraham bought with the fielde, to be a place to bury in, of Ephron the Hittite besides Mamre.

KJV: And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

Geneva: Then Ioseph returned into Egypt, he and his brethren, and al that went vp with him to bury his father, after that he had buried his father.

KJV: And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

Geneva: And when Iosephs brethren saw that their father was dead, they sayde, It may be that Ioseph will hate vs, and will pay vs againe all the euill, which we did vnto him.

KJV: And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

Geneva: Therefore they sent vnto Ioseph, saying, Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

KJV: So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

Geneva: Thus shal ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgiue now, I pray thee, the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they rewarded thee euil; nowe, we pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of the seruants of thy fathers God; Ioseph wept, when they spake vnto him.

KJV: And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

Geneva: Also his brethren came vnto him, and fell downe before his face, and sayde, Beholde, we be thy seruants.

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

Geneva: To whome Ioseph sayde, Feare not: for am not I vnder God?

KJV: But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Geneva: When ye thought euill against mee, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to passe, as it is this day, and saue much people aliue.

KJV: Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Geneva: Feare not nowe therefore, I will nourish you, and your children: and hee comforted them, and spake kindly vnto them.

KJV: And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

Geneva: So Ioseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his fathers house: and Ioseph liued an hundreth and tenne yeere.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And Ioseph saw Ephraims children, euen vnto the third generation: also the sonnes of Machir the sonne of Manasseh were brought vp on Iosephs knees.

KJV: And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Geneva: And Ioseph sayd vnto his brethren, I am ready to dye, and God will surely visite you, and bring you out of this land, vnto ye land which hee sware vnto Abraha, vnto Izhak, and vnto Iaakob.

KJV: And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

Geneva: And Ioseph tooke an oth of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visite you, and ye shall cary my bones hence.

KJV: So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Geneva: So Ioseph died, when he was an hundreth and ten yere olde: and they enbaumed him & put him in a chest in Egypt.