The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. IX.

1 The confirmaciō of mariage. 3 Permission of meates. 6 The power of the sworde. 14 The raine bowe isthe signe of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 21 Nóah is drunkē and mocked of hys sonne, whome he curseth. 29 The age & death of Nóah.

1 ANd Goda 1.1 blessed Nóah and his sonnes, and said to them, Bring forthe frute, and multiplie, and replenish the earth.

2 Also theb 1.2 feare of you, and the dread of you shalbe vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beast of the earth, & vpō 〈◊〉〈◊〉 foule of the heauen, vpon al that mo∣ueth on the earth, and vpon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they deliuered.

3 Eueriec 1.3 thing that moueth ād liueth, shalbe meat for you: as the * grene herbe, haue I giuen you all things.

4 *d 1.4 But flesh with the life thereof, (I meane,)* 1.5 with the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

5 e 1.6 For surely I wil require your blood, where∣in your liues (are:) at the hand of euery beast wil I require it: and at the hand of man, (euē) at the hand of a mans“ 1.7 brother will I require the life of man.

6 Whoso * shedeth mans blood,f 1.8 by man shall his blood be shed: for in theg 1.9 image of God* 1.10 hathe he made man.* 1.11

7 But bryng forthe frute and multiplie: growe plentifully in the earth, and increase therein.

8 ¶God spake also to Nôah and to his sonnes with him, saying.

9 Beholde, I, euen I establishe myh 1.12 couenant with you, and with youri 1.13 sede after you.

10 And with euerie liuing creature that is with you, with the foule, with the cattel, and with euerie beast of the earth with you frō al that go out of the Arke, vnto euerie beast of the earth.

11 * And my couenaunt will I establishe wyth you, that frome henceforthe all fleshe shall not be rooted out by the waters of the flood nether shall there be a flood to destroye the earth any more.

12 Then God said, This is the token of the co∣uenant which I make betwene me and you,* 1.14 and betwene euerie liuing thing, that is with you vnto perpetual generacions.

13 I haue set myk 1.15 bowe in the cloude, and it shalbe for a signe of the couenant betwene me and the earth.* 1.16

14 And when * I shall couer the earth wyth a cloude, & the bow shal be sene in the cloud.

15 Then wil I remember myl 1.17 couenāt, which is betwene me and you, and betwene euerie li∣uing thyng in all fleshe, and there shalbe no more waters of a flood to destroye all flesh.

16 Therfore the bow shalbe in the cloude, that I may se it, and remember the euerlasting co uenāt betwene God, and euerie liuing thing in all flesh that is vpon the earth.

17 God said yet to Nōah,m 1.18 This is the signe of the couenant, whiche I haue established be∣twene me and all flesh that is vpon the earth.* 1.19

18 ¶Now the sonnes of Nôah goyng forthe of the Arke, were Shem and Ham and Iápheth. And Ham is the father of Canáan.

19 These are the thre sonnes of Nóah, and of them was then 1.20 whole earth ouerspred.

20“ 1.21 Nóah also began (to be) an housband man and planted a vinearde.

21 And he dronke of the wine and waso 1.22 dron∣ken, and was vncouered in the middes of his tent.

22 And when Ham the fatherp 1.23 of Canáam sawe the nakednes of hys Father,q 1.24 he tolde hys two brethren without.

23 Then toke Shem and Iápheth agarment, and put it vppon bothe their shulders and went backward, and couered the nakednes of their father with their faces backe warde: so they sawe not their fathers nakednes.

24 Then Nóah awoke frome hys wyne, and knewe what his yonger sonne had done vn∣to hym.“ 1.25

25 And said,r 1.26 Cursed (be) Canáan: as 1.27 seruant of seruantes shal he be vnto his brethren.

26 He sayd moreouer, Blessed (be) the Lorde GOD of Shem, and let Canaan be hys ser∣uant.

27 Godt 1.28 persuade Iápheth, that he may dwel in the tentes of Shem, and let Canáan be his seruant.

28 ¶ And Nóah liued after the flood thre hun∣dreth and fifty yeres.

29 So all the dayes of Noah were nyne hun∣dreth and fifty yeres: and he dyed.

Notes

• a 1.1

  God increased them with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & declared vnto them his counsel as touching the replenishing of the earth.
• b 1.2

  By the vertue of this cōmande∣ment 〈◊〉〈◊〉 age not so muche a∣gainst mā asthey wolde, yea and many serue to his vse thereby.
• c 1.3

  By this permis∣sion man may with a good con science vse the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God for his necessitie Chap. 1. 29.
• d 1.4

  That is, liuyng 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the fleshe of beastes that are strāgled and hereby all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is for bid den.
• * 1.5

  Leui. 17. 14.
• e 1.6

  That is, I will take vengeance for your bloode.
• “ 1.7

  Or, neighbour.
• f 1.8

  Not onelye by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vp one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to kill another.
• g 1.9

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 to kil man is to deface Gods image, and so iniurie is not onelye done to mā, but to God.
• * 1.10

  Mat. 26. 52.
• * 1.11

  Reuel. 13. 10.
• h 1.12

  To assure you that the worlde shalbe no more destroyed by a flood.
• i 1.13

  The children whiche are not yet borne, are cō prehended in Gods couenant made with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fathers.
• * 1.14

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 54. 9.
• k 1.15

  Hereby we se that signes or sa∣cramentes ought not to be separat from the worde.
• * 1.16

  Eccles. 43. 12.
• l 1.17

  VVhen mē shal se my bowe in the heauen, they shal knowe that I haue not for∣gotten my coue∣nant with them.
• m 1.18

  God doeth re∣peat this the oft∣ner to confirme Noahs fayth so muche more.
• * 1.19

  Chap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 28.
• n 1.20

  This declareth what was the vertue of Gods blessing, when he said, Increa∣se & bring forth.
• “ 1.21

  Or, Noahbegā againe.
• o 1.22

  This is set befo re oure eyes to shewe what an horrible thynge dronkennes it.
• p 1.23

  Of whom came the Canaanites that wicked na∣tion, who were also cursed of God.
• q 1.24

  In derision ād contempt of hys father.
• “ 1.25

  Or, enlarge, or cause to returne.
• r 1.26

  He pronoūceth as a Prophete the curse of God a∣gainst all them, that honour not their 〈◊〉〈◊〉: for Ham and his po∣steritie were ac∣cursed.
• s 1.27

  That is, a moste vile slaue.
• t 1.28

  He declareth that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, whiche came of Iapheth ād were separated frome the Church, shuld be ioyned to the same by the per∣suasion of Gods Spirit and prea∣chyng of the Go∣spel.