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And in process of time it came to
pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
So in the course of time,
Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
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.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be
hid; and I shall be a
fugitive and a
vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to
pass, that every one that findeth me shall
slay me.
Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a
fugitive and a
wanderer on the earth, and
whoever finds me will kill me.”
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
And God remembered
Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to
pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
But God remembered
Noah and all the animals and
livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to
subside.
And it came to
pass at the end of forty days, that
Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
After forty days
Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
And it came to
pass in the six
hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and
Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
In
Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So
Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the
rainbow appears in the clouds,
And it came to
pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of
Shinar; and they dwelt there.
And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of
Shinar and settled there.
And
Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the
Canaanite was then in the land.
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at
Shechem. And at that time the
Canaanites were in the land.
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
And it came to
pass, that, when
Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians
beheld the woman that she was very fair.
So when
Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
And it came to
pass in the days of Amraphel king of
Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer king of
Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
In those days Amraphel king of
Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer king of
Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking
firepot and a flaming
torch appeared and
passed between the
halves of the
carcasses.
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
And I will
fetch a
morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall
pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
And I will bring a
bit of bread so that you may refresh
yourselves. This is why you have
passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “
Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
Now Abraham and
Sarah were old and well
stricken in age; and it ceased to be with
Sarah after the manner of women.
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop
anywhere on the plain!
Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the
catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
And it came to
pass on the
morrow, that the
firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay
yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I
slept with my father last night. Let us get him
drunk with wine again
tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
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 it came to
pass at that time, that
Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
At that time
Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
And it came to
pass after these things, that God did
tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
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 let it come to
pass, that the
damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Now may it happen that the
girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your
jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
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 it came to
pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden
earring of half a
shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
And it came to
pass, when he saw the
earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of
Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard
Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a
maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your
jar,’
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
And it came to
pass, when he had been there a long time, that
Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was
sporting with
Rebekah his wife.
When Isaac had been there a long time,
Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac
caressing his wife
Rebekah.
And it came to
pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had
digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had
dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
And it came to
pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were
dim, so that he could not see, he called
Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son
Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,”
Esau replied.
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 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 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 it came to
pass, when
Laban heard the
tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and
kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told
Laban all these things.
When
Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and
kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
But when evening came,
Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he
slept with her.
And it came to
pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to
Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for
Rachel? wherefore then hast thou
beguiled me?
When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to
Laban. “Wasn’t it for
Rachel that I served you? Why have you
deceived me?”
And it came to
pass, when
Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto
Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
Now after
Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to
Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
I will
pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and
spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the
spotted and
speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my
hire.
Let me go through all your flocks
today and remove from them every
speckled or
spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every
spotted or
speckled goat. These will be my wages.
And it came to
pass,
whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
Whenever the stronger females of the flock were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs, in full view of the animals, so that they would breed in front of the branches.
And it came to
pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which
leaped upon the cattle were
ringstraked,
speckled, and
grisled.
When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the
streaked,
spotted, and
speckled males were mating with the females.
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and
passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount
Gilead.
So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of
Gilead.
This
heap be witness, and this
pillar be witness, that I will not
pass over this
heap to thee, and that thou shalt not
pass over this
heap and this
pillar unto me, for
harm.
I am not worthy of the least of all the
mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I
passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants,
Pass over before me, and put a space
betwixt drove and drove.
He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on
ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and
passed over the
ford Jabbok.
During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the
ford of the
Jabbok.
And as he
passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he
halted upon his
thigh.
The sun rose above him as he
passed by Penuel, and he was
limping because of his
hip.
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.
Let my lord, I pray thee,
pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to
endure, until I come unto my lord unto
Seir.
Please let my lord go
ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable
pace for the
livestock and children, until I come to my lord at
Seir.”
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 it came to
pass, when she was in hard labour, that the
midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
During her severe labor, the
midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
And it came to
pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that
Reuben went and lay with
Bilhah his father’s
concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
While Israel was living in that region,
Reuben went in and
slept with his father’s
concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
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—
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 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 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.
And it came to
pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the
harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by
whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has
prostituted herself, and now she is
pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
And it came to
pass in the time of her
travail, that, behold, twins were in her
womb.
When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her
womb.
And it came to
pass, when she
travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the
midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first,
And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the
midwife took a scarlet thread and
tied it around his
wrist. “This one came out first,” she
announced.
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 it came to
pass from the time that he had made him
overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
And it came to
pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he
hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
When she saw that he had left his
cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
And it came to
pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and
cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
When he heard me
scream for help, he left his
cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
And it came to
pass, as I lifted up my voice and
cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
but when I
screamed for help, he left his
cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
And it came to
pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was
kindled.
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
And it came to
pass after these things, that the
butler of the king of Egypt and his
baker had
offended their lord the king of Egypt.
And it came to
pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief
butler and of the chief
baker among his servants.
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief
cupbearer and the chief
baker.
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
And it came to
pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could
interpret them unto Pharaoh.
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could
interpret them for him.
And it came to
pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he
hanged.
And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was
hanged.”
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
And it came to
pass as they
emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s
bundle of money was in his
sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s
sack was his
bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
And it came to
pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again,
buy us a little food.
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and
buy us a little more food.”
And it came to
pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his
sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
But when we came to the place we
lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his
sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
It shall come to
pass, when he
seeth that the
lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to
Sheol in sorrow.
And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
When Pharaoh
summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.
At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for
yourselves and your households and children.”
And it came to
pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons,
Manasseh and Ephraim.
Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons,
Manasseh and Ephraim.
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,
When the days of
mourning had
passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that
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.
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to
accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Come, let us deal
shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
And it came to
pass, because the
midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
And because the
midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
And it came to
pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he
spied an Egyptian
smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
And it came to
pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel
sighed by reason of the
bondage, and they
cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the
bondage.
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites
groaned and
cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for
deliverance from
bondage ascended to God.
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
And it shall come to
pass, if they will not believe thee, neither
hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or
heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
And it shall come to
pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither
hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
But if they do not believe even these two signs or
listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
Now at a
lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.
And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,
And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had
smitten the river.
And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.