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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
cleave unto his
wife: and they shall be one flesh.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
And they were both naked, the man and his
wife, and were not
ashamed.
And the man and his
wife were both naked, and they were not
ashamed.
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his
wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Then the man and his
wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the
breeze of the day, and they
hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast
hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it:
cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
And to Adam He said: “Because you have
listened to the voice of your
wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat,
cursed is the ground because of you; through
toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
And Adam called his
wife’s name
Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
And Adam named his
wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
And Adam knew
Eve his
wife; and she conceived, and bare
Cain, and said, I have
gotten a man from the LORD.
And Adam had relations with his
wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to
Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
And
Cain knew his
wife; and she conceived, and bare
Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son,
Enoch.
And
Cain had relations with his
wife, and she conceived and gave birth to
Enoch. Then
Cain built a city and named it after his son
Enoch.
And Adam knew his
wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name
Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of
Abel, whom
Cain slew.
And Adam again had relations with his
wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him
Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of
Abel, since
Cain killed him.”
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
And
Noah went in, and his sons, and his
wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
And
Noah and his
wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
On that very day
Noah entered the ark, along with his sons
Shem,
Ham, and
Japheth, and his
wife, and the three wives of his sons—
Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives.
And
Noah went forth, and his sons, and his
wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
So
Noah came out, along with his sons and his
wife and his sons’ wives.
And
Abram and
Nahor took them wives: the name of
Abram’s
wife was Sarai; and the name of
Nahor’s
wife, Milcah, the daughter of
Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
And
Abram and
Nahor took wives for themselves.
Abram’s
wife was named Sarai, and
Nahor’s
wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of
Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
And Terah took
Abram his son, and Lot the son of
Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son
Abram’s
wife; and they went forth with them from
Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
Canaan; and they came unto
Haran, and dwelt there.
And Terah took his son
Abram, his grandson Lot son of
Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the
wife of
Abram, and they set out from
Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of
Canaan. But when they arrived in
Haran, they settled there.
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 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 the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai
Abram’s
wife.
The LORD, however,
afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of
Abram’s
wife Sarai.
And Pharaoh called
Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why
didst thou not tell me that she was thy
wife?
So Pharaoh summoned
Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your
wife?
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning
Abram, and they sent him away with his
wife and all his possessions.
And
Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his
wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
So
Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his
wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
Now Sarai
Abram’s
wife bare him no children: and she had an
handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was
Hagar.
And Sarai
Abram’s
wife took
Hagar her
maid the Egyptian, after
Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of
Canaan, and gave her to her husband
Abram to be his
wife.
So after he had lived in
Canaan for ten years, his
wife Sarai took her Egyptian
maidservant Hagar and gave her to
Abram to be his
wife.
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy
wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but
Sarah shall her name be.
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your
wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be
Sarah.
And God said,
Sarah thy
wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an
everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
But God replied, “Your
wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an
everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
And they said unto him, Where is
Sarah thy
wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
“Where is your
wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo,
Sarah thy
wife shall have a son. And
Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your
wife Sarah will have a son!” Now
Sarah was behind him,
listening at the entrance to the tent.
And when the morning arose, then the angels
hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy
wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
At
daybreak the angels
hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your
wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
And while he
lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his
wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being
merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
But when Lot
hesitated, the men
grabbed his hand and the hands of his
wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s
compassion for them.
But his
wife looked back from behind him, and she became a
pillar of salt.
But Lot’s
wife looked back, and she became a
pillar of salt.
But God came to
Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s
wife.
One night, however, God came to
Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will
slay me for my
wife’s sake.
Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
And
Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him
Sarah his
wife.
So
Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his
wife Sarah to him.
So Abraham prayed unto God: and God
healed Abimelech, and his
wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God
healed Abimelech and his
wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of
Abimelech, because of
Sarah Abraham’s
wife.
for on account of Abraham’s
wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in
Abimelech’s household.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of
Paran: and his mother took him a
wife out of the land of Egypt.
And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of
Paran, his mother got a
wife for him from the land of Egypt.
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of
Heth, saying,
Then Abraham got up from beside his dead
wife and said to the
Hittites,
And after this, Abraham buried
Sarah his
wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before
Mamre: the same is
Hebron in the land of
Canaan.
After this, Abraham buried his
wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near
Mamre (that is,
Hebron) in the land of
Canaan.
And I will make thee
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a
wife unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
and I will have you
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a
wife for my son from the daughters of the
Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that
sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a
wife unto my son from thence.
The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
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
Sarah my master’s
wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
My master’s
wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
And my master made me
swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a
wife to my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
My master made me
swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a
wife for my son from the daughters of the
Canaanites in whose land I dwell,
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and
prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a
wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.
Behold,
Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s
wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the
wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”
And Isaac brought her into his mother
Sarah’s tent, and took
Rebekah, and she became his
wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother
Sarah and took
Rebekah as his
wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
Then again Abraham took a
wife, and her name was
Keturah.
Now Abraham had taken another
wife, named
Keturah,
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of
Heth: there was Abraham buried, and
Sarah his
wife.
This was the field that Abraham had bought from the
Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his
wife Sarah.
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his
wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and
Rebekah his
wife conceived.
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his
wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his
wife Rebekah conceived.
And the men of the place asked him of his
wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my
wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for
Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
But when the men of that place asked about his
wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my
wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of
Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
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
Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a
surety she is thy
wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your
wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
And
Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have
lien with thy
wife, and thou shouldest have brought
guiltiness upon us.
“What is this you have done to us?” asked
Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have
slept with your
wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
And
Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his
wife shall surely be put to death.
And
Esau was forty years old when he took to
wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
When
Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives
Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
And
Rebekah said to Isaac, I am
weary of my life because of the daughters of
Heth: if Jacob take a
wife of the daughters of
Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Then
Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am
weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite
wife from among them, what good is my life?”
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a
wife of the daughters of
Canaan.
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a
wife from the
Canaanite women,” he commanded.
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.
When
Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-
aram, to take him a
wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a
wife of the daughters of
Canaan;
Now
Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-
aram to take a
wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a
Canaanite woman,”
Then went
Esau unto
Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of
Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his
wife.
Esau went to
Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son
Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
And Jacob said unto
Laban, Give me my
wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Finally Jacob said to
Laban, “Grant me my
wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him
Rachel his daughter to
wife also.
And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s
celebration, and
Laban gave him his daughter
Rachel as his
wife.
And she gave him
Bilhah her
handmaid to
wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her
maid, and gave her Jacob to
wife.
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
And
Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this
damsel to
wife.
So
Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this
girl as a
wife.”
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son
Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to
wife.
But Hamor said to them, “My son
Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his
wife.
Ask me never so much
dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the
damsel to
wife.
Demand a high
dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the
girl as my
wife!”
These are the names of
Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the
wife of
Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the
wife of
Esau.
These are the names of
Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of
Esau’s
wife Adah, and Reuel son of
Esau’s
wife Basemath.
And Timna was
concubine to Eliphaz
Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah
Esau’s
wife.
Additionally, Timna, a
concubine of
Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of
Esau’s
wife Adah.
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath
Esau’s
wife.
These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of
Esau’s
wife Basemath.
And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon,
Esau’s
wife: and she bare to
Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and
Korah.
These are the sons of
Esau’s
wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and
granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to
Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and
Korah.
And these are the sons of Reuel
Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of
Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath
Esau’s
wife.
These are the sons of
Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of
Edom, and they are the grandsons of
Esau’s
wife Basemath.
And these are the sons of Aholibamah
Esau’s
wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke
Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah,
Esau’s
wife.
These are the sons of
Esau’s
wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and
Korah. They are the chiefs descended from
Esau’s
wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
And
Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his
stead: and the name of his city was
Pau; and his
wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
When
Baal-hanan son of Achbor died,
Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named
Pau, and his
wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain
Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
There Judah saw the daughter of a
Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a
wife and
slept with her.
And Judah took a
wife for Er his
firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
Now Judah acquired a
wife for Er, his
firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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.
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
After a long time Judah’s
wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished
mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a
vail, and
wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to
wife.
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a
veil to
disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a
wife.
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.”
But he refused, and said unto his master’s
wife, Behold, my master
wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s
wife, “with me here, my master does not
concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has
withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his
wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
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 she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
So Potiphar’s
wife kept Joseph’s
cloak beside her until his master came home.
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 Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to
wife Asenath the daughter of
Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
The sons of
Rachel Jacob’s
wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
The sons of Jacob’s
wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
There they buried Abraham and
Sarah his
wife; there they buried Isaac and
Rebekah his
wife; and there I buried Leah.
There Abraham and his
wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his
wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
