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And she again bare his
brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but
Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Later she gave birth to
Cain’s
brother Abel. Now
Abel was a keeper of sheep, while
Cain was a tiller of the soil.
And
Cain talked with
Abel his
brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that
Cain rose up against
Abel his
brother, and
slew him.
Then
Cain said to his
brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field,
Cain rose up against his
brother Abel and killed him.
And the LORD said unto
Cain, Where is
Abel thy
brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my
brother’s keeper?
And the LORD said to
Cain, “Where is your
brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my
brother’s keeper?”
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your
brother’s blood
cries out to Me from the ground.
And now art thou
cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy
brother’s blood from thy hand;
Now you are
cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your
brother’s blood from your hand.
And his
brother’s name was
Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the
harp and organ.
And his
brother’s name was
Jubal; he was the father of all who play the
harp and
flute.
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your
lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from
anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
And
Ham, the father of
Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
And
Ham, the father of
Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two
brothers outside.
And he said,
Cursed be
Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
he said, “
Cursed be
Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his
brothers.”
Unto
Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the
brother of
Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
And
Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his
brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had
gotten in
Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of
Canaan; and into the land of
Canaan they came.
And
Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in
Haran, and set out for the land of
Canaan. When they came to the land of
Canaan,
And
Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no
strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
So
Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no
contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are
brothers.
And they took Lot,
Abram’s
brother’s son, who dwelt in
Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
They also carried off
Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in
Sodom.
And there came one that had escaped, and told
Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of
Mamre the Amorite,
brother of
Eshcol, and
brother of Aner: and these were
confederate with
Abram.
Then an escapee came and reported this to
Abram the Hebrew. Now
Abram was living near the Oaks of
Mamre the Amorite, a
brother of
Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to
Abram.
And when
Abram heard that his
brother was taken
captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto
Dan.
And when
Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he
mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as
Dan.
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
He
retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
He will be a wild
donkey of a man, and his hand will be against
everyone, and
everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his
brothers.”
And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
“Please, my
brothers,” he
pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my
brother: in the
integrity of my heart and
innocency of my hands have I done this.
Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my
brother.’ I have done this in the
integrity of my heart and the
innocence of my hands.”
And it came to pass, when God caused me to
wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt
shew unto me; at every place
whither we shall come, say of me, He is my
brother.
So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to
Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your
loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my
brother.”’”
And unto
Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy
brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
And he said to
Sarah, “See, I am giving your
brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your
vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy
brother Nahor;
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your
brother Nahor:
And
Bethuel became the father of
Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s
brother Nahor.
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
Rebekah came out, who was born to
Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham’s
brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Before the servant had finished praying,
Rebekah came out with her
jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of
Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s
brother Nahor.
And
Rebekah had a
brother, and his name was
Laban: and
Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the
granddaughter of my master’s
brother for his son.
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
raiment, and gave them to
Rebekah: he gave also to her
brother and to her mother precious things.
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to
Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her
brother and her mother.
And her
brother and her mother said, Let the
damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
But her
brother and mother said, “Let the
girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
And they dwelt from
Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Ishmael’s descendants settled from
Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their
brothers.
And after that came his
brother out, and his hand took hold on
Esau’s
heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was
threescore years old when she bare them.
After this, his
brother came out
grasping Esau’s
heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
And
Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto
Esau thy
brother, saying,
Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your
brother Esau,
And Jacob said to
Rebekah his mother, Behold,
Esau my
brother is a
hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
And he
discerned him not, because his hands were
hairy, as his
brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were
hairy like those of his
brother Esau; so he blessed him.
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee:
cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your
brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who
curse you be
cursed, and those who
bless you be blessed.”
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet
scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that
Esau his
brother came in from his hunting.
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his
brother Esau returned from the
hunt.
And he said, Thy
brother came with
subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
But Isaac replied, “Your
brother came
deceitfully and took your blessing.”
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
You shall live by the sword and serve your
brother. But when you
rebel, you will
tear his yoke from your neck.”
And
Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing
wherewith his father blessed him: and
Esau said in his heart, The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then will I
slay my
brother Jacob.
Esau held a
grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And
Esau said in his heart, “The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my
brother Jacob.”
And these words of
Esau her elder son were told to
Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy
brother Esau, as touching thee,
doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
When the words of her older son
Esau were relayed to
Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your
brother Esau is
consoling himself by
plotting to kill you.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise,
flee thou to
Laban my
brother to
Haran;
So now, my son, obey my voice and
flee at once to my
brother Laban in
Haran.
And
tarry with him a few days, until thy
brother’s
fury turn away;
Stay with him for a while, until your
brother’s
fury subsides—
Until thy
brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he
forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and
fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
until your
brother’s
rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
Arise, go to Padan-
aram, to the house of
Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of
Laban thy mother’s
brother.
“Go at once to Paddan-
aram, to the house of your mother’s father
Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of
Laban, your mother’s
brother.
And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of
Haran are we.
“My
brothers,” Jacob asked the
shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from
Haran,” they answered.
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw
Rachel the daughter of
Laban his mother’s
brother, and the sheep of
Laban his mother’s
brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of
Laban his mother’s
brother.
As soon as Jacob saw
Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s
brother Laban, with
Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
And Jacob told
Rachel that he was her father’s
brother, and that he was
Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
He told
Rachel that he was
Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
And
Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my
brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for
nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge
betwixt us both.
You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to
Esau his
brother unto the land of
Seir, the country of
Edom.
Jacob sent messengers
ahead of him to his
brother Esau in the land of
Seir, the country of
Edom.
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy
brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your
brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my
brother, from the hand of
Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and
smite me, and the mother with the children.
Please deliver me from the hand of my
brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
And he
lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for
Esau his
brother;
Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his
brother Esau:
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When
Esau my
brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and
whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
He
instructed the one in the lead, “When my
brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
But Jacob himself went on
ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his
brother.
And
Esau said, I have enough, my
brother; keep that thou hast unto
thyself.
“I already have
plenty, my
brother,”
Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”
And
Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Then
Shechem said to Dinah’s father and
brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were
sore, that two of the sons of Jacob,
Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and
slew all the males.
Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s
brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the
unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to
Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of
Esau thy
brother.
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to
Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your
brother Esau.”
And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-
bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his
brother.
And
Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of
Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his
brother Jacob.
Later,
Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his
livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in
Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his
brother Jacob.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the
lad was with the sons of
Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his
brothers, the sons of his father’s wives
Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they
hated him, and could not speak
peaceably unto him.
When Joseph’s
brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they
hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they
hated him yet the more.
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his
brothers, they
hated him even more.
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they
hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his
brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they
hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made
obeisance to me.
Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
He told his father and
brothers, but his father
rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and
brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
And his brethren
envied him; but his father observed the saying.
And his
brothers were
jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in
Shechem.
Some time later, Joseph’s
brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near
Shechem.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in
Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
Israel said to him, “Are not your
brothers pasturing the flocks at
Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the
vale of
Hebron, and he came to
Shechem.
Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your
brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of
Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in
Shechem,
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
And when they saw him
afar off, even before he came near unto them, they
conspired against him to
slay him.
Now Joseph’s
brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they
plotted to kill him.
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;
So when Joseph came to his
brothers, they
stripped him of his
robe—the
robe of many colors he was wearing—
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we
slay our
brother, and
conceal his blood?
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
Come, let us sell him to the
Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our
brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
Then there passed by Midianites
merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his
brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the
Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I,
whither shall I go?
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his
brother’s wife, that he
spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his
brother.
But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his
brother’s wife, he would
spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his
brother.
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest
peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
But when he pulled his hand back and his
brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named
Perez.
And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
Then his
brother came out with the scarlet thread around his
wrist, and he was named Zerah.
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to
buy corn in Egypt.
So ten of Joseph’s
brothers went down to
buy grain from Egypt.
But Benjamin, Joseph’s
brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest
peradventure mischief
befall him.
But Jacob did not send Joseph’s
brother Benjamin with his
brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that
harm might
befall him.”
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of
Canaan to
buy food.
And when Joseph saw his
brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of
Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to
buy food.”
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of
Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
But they answered, “Your servants are twelve
brothers, the sons of one man in the land of
Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest
brother come
hither.
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Send one of you, and let him
fetch your
brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are
spies.
Send one of your number to get your
brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are
spies!”
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
If you are
honest, leave one of your
brothers in
custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to
relieve the hunger of your households.
But bring your youngest
brother unto me; so shall your words be
verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
Then bring your youngest
brother to me so that your words can be
verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
And they said one to another, We are
verily guilty concerning our
brother, in that we saw the
anguish of his soul, when he
besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our
brother. We saw his
anguish when he
pleaded with us, but we would not
listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my
sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
“My silver has been returned!” he said to his
brothers. “It is here in my
sack.” Their hearts
sank, and
trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of
Canaan.
We are twelve
brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of
Canaan.’
