1The Creation of the World
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1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
2The earth had no shape and was empty, and darkness lay over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
3Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
4God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning, the first day.
6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
6Then God said, "Let there be a wide open space in the middle of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."
7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
7So God made the open sky and separated the waters that were under the sky from the waters that were above the sky. And that is what happened.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
8God called the open space Heaven. And there was evening, and there was morning, the second day.
9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
9Then God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear." And that is what happened.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
11Then God said, "Let the earth sprout grass, plants that make seed, and fruit trees that bear fruit with the seed inside it, each after its own kind, all over the earth." And that is what happened.
12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
12The earth brought out grass, and plants making seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with the seed inside it, after their kind. And God saw that it was good.
13And the evening and the morning were the third day.
13And there was evening, and there was morning, the third day.
14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
14Then God said, "Let there be lights in the open sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs, and to mark seasons, and days, and years.
15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
15And let them be lights in the open sky to shine on the earth." And that is what happened.
16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night. He made the stars as well.
17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
17God set them in the open sky to shine on the earth,
18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
18to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
19And there was evening, and there was morning, the fourth day.
20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
20Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with living, moving creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the open sky."
21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
21So God created the great sea creatures, and every living thing that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
22God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
23And there was evening, and there was morning, the fifth day.
24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
24Then God said, "Let the earth bring out living creatures after their kind: livestock, creeping things, and wild animals of the earth, each after its kind." And that is what happened.
25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
25God made the wild animals of the earth after their kind, and livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
26Then God said, "Let us make people in our image, to be like us, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps along the ground."
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
27So God created human beings in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
28God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and bring it under your care. Rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
29And God said, "Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit in it. They will be your food.
30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
30And to every wild animal of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth and has the breath of life in it, I have given every green plant for food." And that is what happened.
31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
31God looked at everything he had made, and see, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
2The Seventh Day and the Garden of Eden
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1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
1So the heavens and the earth were finished, and everything that fills them.
2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
2On the seventh day God finished the work he had done, and on the seventh day he rested from all the work he had done.
3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
3And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work that God had created and made.
4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, on the day the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
5before any shrub of the field was in the earth and before any plant of the field had sprouted. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain on the earth, and there was no one to work the ground.
6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
6But a mist rose up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
7Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
8The LORD God planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there he placed the man he had formed.
9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
9Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is lovely to look at and good for food. The tree of life was in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
10A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four branches.
11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
11The name of the first is Pishon. It winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
12The gold of that land is good; there is also fragrant resin and onyx stone.
13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
13The name of the second river is Gihon. It winds through the whole land of Ethiopia.
14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
14The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
15The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to tend it and take care of it.
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
16And the LORD God gave the man this command: "You may freely eat from every tree in the garden,
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because on the day you eat from it you will surely die."
18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
18Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him."
19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
19Out of the ground the LORD God had formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and he brought them to Adam to see what he would name them. Whatever Adam called each living creature, that became its name.
20And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
20So Adam gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field. But for Adam no helper was found who was right for him.
21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
21Then the LORD God made a deep sleep fall over Adam, and he slept. He took one of his ribs and closed the flesh up in its place.
22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
22From the rib the LORD God had taken out of the man he made a woman, and he brought her to the man.
23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
23And Adam said, "Now this is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and holds fast to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
25The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
3The Fall of Man
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1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
1Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
2The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden,
3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
3but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden God has said, 'You must not eat it, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'"
4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
4The serpent said to the woman, "You will not really die.
5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
5God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil."
6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to look at, and that it was a tree to be desired for making a person wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8And 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.
8They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
9The LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?"
10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
10He answered, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
11God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree I commanded you not to eat from?"
12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
12The man said, "The woman you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
13Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate it."
14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
14So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all the livestock and more than every animal of the field. You will crawl on your belly, and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
16To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing; in pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
17And 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;
17And to Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree I commanded you about, saying, 'You must not eat from it,' the ground is cursed because of you. Through hard labor you will eat from it all the days of your life.
18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
18It will grow thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
19By the sweat of your face you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because you were taken out of it. You are dust, and to dust you will return."
20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
20Adam named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
21The LORD God made clothes of animal skins for Adam and his wife and dressed them.
22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
22Then the LORD God said, "Look, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now he must not reach out his hand and take from the tree of life as well, and eat, and live forever."
23Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
23So the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
24He drove the man out, and at the east side of the garden of Eden he placed cherubim and a flaming sword that turned in every direction, to guard the way to the tree of life.
4Cain and Abel
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1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
1Adam slept with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the LORD's help I have brought forth a man."
2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a keeper of sheep, but Cain worked the ground.
3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
3In time, Cain brought some of the produce of the ground as an offering to the LORD.
4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
4Abel also brought an offering, the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
5but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain became very angry, and his face fell.
6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
6The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your face fallen?
7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
7If you do what is right, won't you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It wants to have you, but you must rule over it."
8And 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.
8Cain spoke with his brother Abel, and while they were out in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
10The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
11Now you are cursed and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
12When you work the ground, it will no longer give you its strength. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
13Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear.
14Behold, 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.
14Look, today you have driven me off the land, and I will be hidden from your face. I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."
15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
15But the LORD said to him, "Not so. Whoever kills Cain will be paid back seven times over." And the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
16So Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17And 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.
17Cain slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son.
18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
19Lamech took two wives. One was named Adah, and the other was named Zillah.
20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
20Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
21His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all who play the harp and the flute.
22And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
22Zillah also had a son, Tubal-cain, who taught every craftsman who worked in bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah.
23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
23Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for hurting me.
24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
24If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."
25And 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.
25Adam slept with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth. "For God," she said, "has given me another child in place of Abel, whom Cain killed."
26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
26Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.
5From Adam to Noah
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1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
1This is the written record of the family line of Adam. On the day God created human beings, he made them in the likeness of God.
2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
2He created them male and female, and he blessed them and named them "Man" on the day they were created.
3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
3When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, in his own image, and he named him Seth.
4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
4After Seth was born, Adam lived eight hundred years and had other sons and daughters.
5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
5Altogether Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died.
6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
6When Seth had lived one hundred and five years, he became the father of Enosh.
7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
7After Enosh was born, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years and had other sons and daughters.
8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
8Altogether Seth lived nine hundred and twelve years, and then he died.
9And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
9When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan.
10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
10After Kenan was born, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years and had other sons and daughters.
11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
11Altogether Enosh lived nine hundred and five years, and then he died.
12And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
12When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
13After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived eight hundred and forty years and had other sons and daughters.
14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
14Altogether Kenan lived nine hundred and ten years, and then he died.
15And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
15When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared.
16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
16After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years and had other sons and daughters.
17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
17Altogether Mahalalel lived eight hundred and ninety-five years, and then he died.
18And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
18When Jared had lived one hundred and sixty-two years, he became the father of Enoch.
19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
19After Enoch was born, Jared lived eight hundred years and had other sons and daughters.
20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
20Altogether Jared lived nine hundred and sixty-two years, and then he died.
21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
21When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
22After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years and had other sons and daughters.
23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
23Altogether Enoch lived three hundred and sixty-five years.
24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
24Enoch walked with God, and then he was gone, because God took him.
25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
25When Methuselah had lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, he became the father of Lamech.
26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
26After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years and had other sons and daughters.
27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
27Altogether Methuselah lived nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died.
28And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
28When Lamech had lived one hundred and eighty-two years, he became the father of a son.
29And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
29He named him Noah and said, "This one will bring us comfort in our work and in the painful labor of our hands, because of the ground the LORD has cursed."
30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
30After Noah was born, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years and had other sons and daughters.
31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
31Altogether Lamech lived seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and then he died.
32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
32When Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
6The Wickedness of Man and the Ark
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💬 In today’s words
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
1When people began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives any of them they chose.
3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
3Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not keep striving with people forever, since they are only flesh. Their days will be one hundred and twenty years."
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
4There were giants on the earth in those days, and afterward too, when the sons of God went in to the daughters of men and had children by them. These were the mighty men of long ago, the men of great fame.
5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
5The LORD saw how great the wickedness of people on the earth had become, and that every thought their hearts came up with was nothing but evil all the time.
6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
6The LORD was sorry that he had made people on the earth, and it grieved him deeply in his heart.
7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
7So the LORD said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the people I have created, and with them the animals, the creeping things, and the birds of the air, for I am sorry that I made them."
8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and Noah walked with God.
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
10Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
11Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.
12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
12God looked at the earth, and see, it was corrupt, for every living creature on the earth had corrupted its way.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
13So God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all living creatures, for because of them the earth is filled with violence. Look, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
14Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and coat it with pitch inside and out.
15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
15This is how you are to build it: the ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
16Make a window for the ark, finishing it a cubit from the top. Put the door of the ark in its side, and build it with a lower, a second, and a third deck.
17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
17And look, I myself am going to bring a flood of waters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven that has the breath of life in it. Everything on the earth will die.
18But 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.
18But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will go into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.
19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
19And you are to bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature, to keep them alive with you. They are to be male and female.
20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
20Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of livestock, and of every kind of creeping thing on the ground will come to you, so they can be kept alive.
21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
21And take with you every kind of food that is eaten and store it up, so that it will be food for you and for them."
22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
22Noah did this. He did everything just as God had commanded him.
7The Flood Covers the Earth
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💬 In today’s words
1And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
1Then the LORD said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and your whole household, because out of everyone in this generation, I have seen that you are righteous before me.
2Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
2Take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every animal that is not clean, a male and its mate.
3Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
3Take seven pairs of the birds of the air too, male and female, to keep their kind alive across the whole face of the earth.
4For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
4Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe every living thing I have made off the face of the earth."
5And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
5And Noah did everything the LORD commanded him.
6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
6Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came over the earth.
7And 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.
7Noah went into the ark with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, to escape the waters of the flood.
8Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
8Clean animals and animals that are not clean, birds, and everything that creeps along the ground
9There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
9came to Noah and entered the ark two by two, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.
10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
10And after the seven days, the floodwaters came over the earth.
11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, that very day all the springs of the great deep burst open and the windows of heaven were opened.
12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
12And rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
13On that very same day Noah went into the ark, along with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them;
14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
14they went in, and with them every wild animal of its kind, all the livestock of their kind, every creature that creeps along the ground of its kind, and every bird of its kind, every winged thing of every sort.
15And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
15They came to Noah and entered the ark, two by two of every living creature that has the breath of life in it.
16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
16Those that went in were male and female of every living kind, just as God had commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in.
17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
17The flood kept on for forty days over the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark, and it floated high above the ground.
18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
18The waters swelled and grew deeper and deeper over the earth, and the ark drifted along on the surface of the water.
19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
19The waters rose higher and higher over the earth, until all the high hills under the whole sky were covered.
20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
20The waters rose fifteen cubits above them, and the mountains were covered.
21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
21Every living creature that moved on the earth died: birds, livestock, wild animals, every creature that swarms over the ground, and every human being.
22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
22Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
23Every living thing on the face of the ground was wiped out, people and livestock and creeping things and the birds of the sky; they were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
24And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
24And the waters stayed high over the earth for a hundred and fifty days.
8The Waters Recede and Noah Worships
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💬 In today’s words
1And 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;
1But God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the livestock that were with him in the ark, and God sent a wind across the earth, and the waters began to go down.
2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
2The springs of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and the rain from the sky was held back.
3And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
3The waters drained steadily off the earth, and by the end of the hundred and fifty days they had gone down.
4And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
4In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
5And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
5The waters kept going down until the tenth month, and in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.
6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
6At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
7and sent out a raven, which kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
8Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water had gone down from the face of the ground.
9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
9But the dove could find no place to set her foot, so she came back to him in the ark, because water still covered the whole face of the earth. He reached out his hand, took her, and brought her back inside the ark with him.
10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
10He waited another seven days and sent the dove out of the ark again.
11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
11The dove came back to him in the evening, and there in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew the water had gone down from the earth.
12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
12He waited yet another seven days and sent the dove out, and this time she did not come back to him.
13And 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.
13In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah took the covering off the ark and looked out, and there was the surface of the ground, dry.
14And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
14By the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was completely dry.
15And God spake unto Noah, saying,
15Then God spoke to Noah and said,
16Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
16"Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you.
17Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
17Bring out with you every living thing that is with you, of every kind: birds, livestock, and every creature that creeps along the ground, so they can breed freely on the earth, be fruitful, and multiply across it."
18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
18So Noah came out with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives.
19Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
19Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, everything that moves on the earth, came out of the ark by their kinds.
20And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and he took some of every clean animal and every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, and the LORD said in his heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of people, even though the thoughts of the human heart are bent toward evil from youth. Never again will I strike down every living thing as I have done.
22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
22As long as the earth remains, planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
9God's Covenant With Noah
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1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
1God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth again.
2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
2Every wild animal, every bird of the air, everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea will fear you and dread you; they are placed in your hands.
3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
3Every living, moving creature may be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, now I give you everything.
4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
4But you must not eat meat that still has its life in it, that is, its blood.
5And 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.
5And I will surely demand an accounting for your lifeblood. I will demand it from every animal, and from every person; from each person I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
6Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his own blood will be shed, because God made human beings in his own image.
7And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
7As for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and grow many in it."
8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
8Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,
9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
9"Look, I am establishing my covenant with you and with your descendants after you,
10And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
10and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every wild animal with you, all that came out of the ark, every living thing on earth.
11And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
11I establish my covenant with you: never again will every living thing be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
12And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, for all generations to come:
13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
13I have set my bow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
14Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds,
15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
15I will remember my covenant between me and you and every living creature of every kind, and never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all living things.
16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
16When the bow is in the clouds, I will look at it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind on the earth."
17And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
17So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and every living thing on the earth."
18And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
18The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.
19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
19These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
20Noah began to farm the soil, and he planted a vineyard.
21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
21He drank some of the wine and got drunk, and he lay uncovered inside his tent.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
23But Shem and Japheth took a cloak, laid it across both their shoulders, and walked in backward to cover their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away, so they did not see their father naked.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
24When Noah woke up from his wine and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
25he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of servants he will be to his brothers."
26And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
26And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.
27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27May God make room for Japheth, and may he live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant."
28And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
28After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty years.
29And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
29Noah lived nine hundred and fifty years in all, and then he died.
10The Table of Nations
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💬 In today’s words
1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
1These are the family records of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons born to them after the flood.
2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
5From these the coastland peoples spread out into their lands, each with its own language, by their families, within their nations.
6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan.
7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty man on the earth.
9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD, which is why people say, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."
10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
10His kingdom began with Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
11From that land Asshur went out and built Nineveh, the city of Rehoboth, Calah,
12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
12and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
13Mizraim was the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
14the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorim.
15And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,
15Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,
16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
16and of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the families of the Canaanites spread out.
19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
19The territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.
20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
20These are the sons of Ham, by their families and their languages, in their countries and their nations.
21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
21Sons were also born to Shem, the ancestor of all the children of Eber and the older brother of Japheth.
22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
24Arphaxad was the father of Salah, and Salah was the father of Eber.
25And 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.
25Two sons were born to Eber. One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
26Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
30The land they lived in stretched from Mesha toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.
31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
31These are the sons of Shem, by their families and their languages, in their lands and their nations.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
32These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their lines of descent, within their nations; and from them the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
11The Tower of Babel and Shem's Line
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💬 In today’s words
1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
1At that time the whole earth had one language and the same words.
2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
2As people moved eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
3They said to one another, "Come on, let's make bricks and bake them hard." They used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
4Then they said, "Come on, let's build ourselves a city, with a tower whose top reaches the heavens, so we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
5But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.
6And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
6And the LORD said, "Look, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. Now nothing they set their minds to will be out of their reach.
7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
7Come, let us go down and mix up their language there, so they cannot understand one another's speech."
8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
8So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.
9Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
9That is why it is called Babel, because there the LORD mixed up the language of the whole earth, and from there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
10These are the family records of Shem. When Shem was a hundred years old, he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood.
11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
11After Arphaxad was born, Shem lived five hundred years and had other sons and daughters.
12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
12When Arphaxad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Salah.
13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
13After Salah was born, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years and had other sons and daughters.
14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
14When Salah had lived thirty years, he became the father of Eber.
15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
15After Eber was born, Salah lived four hundred and three years and had other sons and daughters.
16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
16When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he became the father of Peleg.
17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
17After Peleg was born, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and had other sons and daughters.
18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
18When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu.
19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
19After Reu was born, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and had other sons and daughters.
20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
20When Reu had lived thirty-two years, he became the father of Serug.
21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
21After Serug was born, Reu lived two hundred and seven years and had other sons and daughters.
22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
22When Serug had lived thirty years, he became the father of Nahor.
23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
23After Nahor was born, Serug lived two hundred years and had other sons and daughters.
24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
24When Nahor had lived twenty-nine years, he became the father of Terah.
25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
25After Terah was born, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years and had other sons and daughters.
26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
26When Terah had lived seventy years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
27These are the family records of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran was the father of Lot.
28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
28Haran died while his father Terah was still alive, in the land where he was born, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
29And 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.
29Abram and Nahor both married. 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.
30But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
30But Sarai was unable to have children; she had no child.
31And 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.
31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.
32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
32Terah lived two hundred and five years, and he died in Haran.
12God Calls Abram
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1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
1Now the LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's household, and go to a land that I will show you.
2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and through you every family on earth will be blessed."
4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
4So Abram left, just as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.
5And 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.
5Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had gathered, and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived in the land of Canaan.
6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
6Abram traveled through the land as far as the place called Shechem, to the great tree of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were living in the land.
7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
7The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
8From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
9Then Abram traveled on, moving by stages toward the south.
10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
10Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while, because the famine in the land was severe.
11And 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:
11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Listen, I know you are a beautiful woman.
12Therefore 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.
12When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife,' and they will kill me but let you live.
13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
13Please say you are my sister, so that things will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared thanks to you."
14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
14When Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
15Pharaoh's officials saw her too and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's palace.
16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
16Pharaoh treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram came to have sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
17But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
18And 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?
18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?
19Why 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.
19Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now here is your wife. Take her and go!"
20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
20Then Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, and they sent him on his way with his wife and everything he had.
13Abram and Lot Part Ways
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1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
1So Abram left Egypt and went up into the southern land, taking his wife, everything he owned, and Lot along with him.
2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
2Abram was very wealthy, with plenty of livestock, silver, and gold.
3And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
3He traveled in stages from the south all the way to Bethel, to the spot where his tent had stood at the start, between Bethel and Ai,
4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
4the place where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
5Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents of his own.
6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
6But the land could not support them living side by side. They owned so much that they could not stay together.
7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
7Quarrels broke out between the men who tended Abram's livestock and the men who tended Lot's. At that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were living in the land.
8And 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.
8So Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no fighting between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, because we are family.
9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
9Isn't the whole land open in front of you? Please, let's part ways. If you go left, I will go right; if you go right, I will go left."
10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
10Lot looked out and saw that the whole Jordan valley was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt on the way to Zoar. This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
11So Lot chose the whole Jordan valley for himself and set out toward the east, and the two of them went their separate ways.
12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and pitched his tents near Sodom.
13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
13But the people of Sodom were wicked, and they sinned terribly against the LORD.
14And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
14After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, "Look up now, and from the place where you are standing look north, south, east, and west.
15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
15All the land you can see I will give to you and to your descendants forever.
16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
16I will make your descendants as many as the specks of dust on the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could be counted too.
17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
17Get up and walk through the land, its whole length and width, because I am giving it to you."
18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
18So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.
14Abram Rescues Lot and Meets Melchizedek
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1And 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;
1In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
2these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
3All these five joined forces in the Valley of Siddim, which is now the Salt Sea.
4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
4For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
6and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran on the edge of the wilderness.
7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
7Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat, which is Kadesh, and conquered all the country of the Amalekites, along with the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Tamar.
8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
8Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and lined up for battle against them in the Valley of Siddim,
9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: four kings against five.
10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, while the rest escaped to the hills.
11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
11The victors seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supplies, and went on their way.
12And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
12They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who was living in Sodom, and carried off his possessions and left.
13And 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.
13One man who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the great trees of Mamre the Amorite. Mamre was the brother of Eshcol and Aner, and these men were allies of Abram.
14And 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.
14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the trained men born in his household, three hundred and eighteen of them, and chased the raiders as far as Dan.
15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
15During the night he split his men into groups and attacked, and he defeated them and pursued them all the way to Hobah, north of Damascus.
16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
16He recovered all the goods and also brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, along with the women and the rest of the people.
17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh, also called the King's Valley.
18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
19and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, who possesses heaven and earth.
20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
20And blessed be God Most High, who has handed your enemies over to you." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
21The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and keep the goods for yourself."
22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
22But Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand in an oath to the LORD, God Most High, who possesses heaven and earth,
23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
23that I will not take a single thread or a sandal strap or anything at all that belongs to you, so you can never say, 'I made Abram rich.'
24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
24I will accept nothing except what my young men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their share."
15God's Covenant with Abram
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1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
1After all this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and the reward I have for you is enormous."
2And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
2But Abram said, "LORD God, what can you give me, since I still have no children, and the one who will inherit my household is Eliezer of Damascus?"
3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
3Abram went on, "Look, you have given me no children, so a servant born in my house will be my heir."
4And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
4Then the word of the LORD came to him: "That man will not be your heir. A son of your own body will be your heir."
5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
5He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can count them." Then he told him, "That is how many your descendants will be."
6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted his faith as righteousness.
7And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
7Then he said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your own."
8And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
8But Abram said, "LORD God, how can I know for certain that I will possess it?"
9And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
9He answered, "Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
10And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
10Abram brought all of these, cut them in half, and laid the halves across from each other, though he did not cut the birds in two.
11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
11When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram chased them off.
12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a dreadful, thick darkness came over him.
13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
13Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know this for certain: your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs. They will be enslaved and mistreated there for four hundred years.
14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
14But I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will come out with great wealth.
15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
15As for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
17And 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.
17When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "I have given this land to your descendants, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates:
19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
19the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."
16Hagar and the Birth of Ishmael
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1Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
1Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian servant girl named Hagar.
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
2So Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the LORD has kept me from having children. Please sleep with my servant girl; maybe I can have children through her." And Abram did what Sarai asked.
3And 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.
3So after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian servant Hagar and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife.
4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
4He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized she was pregnant, she began to look down on her mistress.
5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
5Then Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault! I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she treats me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me."
6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
6Abram replied to Sarai, "Look, your servant is in your hands. Do with her whatever you think best." Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she ran away from her.
7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
7The angel of the LORD found her beside a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the road to Shur.
8And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
8He said, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress Sarai."
9And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
9The angel of the LORD said to her, "Go back to your mistress and submit to her authority."
10And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
10The angel of the LORD went on, "I will give you so many descendants that they will be too many to count."
11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
11And the angel of the LORD said to her, "You are now pregnant, and you will have a son. You are to name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your misery.
12And 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.
12He will be a wild man, like a wild donkey. He will fight against everyone, and everyone will fight against him, and he will live in defiance of all his relatives."
13And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
13Then Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: "You are the God who sees me." For she said, "Have I really seen the One who sees me and lived?"
14Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
14That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. It lies between Kadesh and Bered.
15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
15Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram named the son she had borne him Ishmael.
16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
16Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.
17The Covenant of Circumcision
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💬 In today’s words
1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty. Live your life in my presence and be blameless.
2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
2I will make my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a great many descendants."
3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
3Abram fell face down on the ground, and God spoke with him, saying,
4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
4"As for me, this is my covenant with you: you will become the father of many nations.
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
5No longer will your name be Abram; your name will be Abraham, because I have made you a father of many nations.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
6I will make you very fruitful. I will make nations come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you, for all their generations, as an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
8And I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land where you now live as a foreigner, all the land of Canaan, as a possession forever, and I will be their God."
9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
9Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you, generation after generation.
10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
10This is my covenant that you are to keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you must be circumcised.
11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
11You must be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and that will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.
12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
12Every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, in every generation, whether he was born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner who is not one of your descendants.
13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
13Whether born in your household or bought with your money, he must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.
14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
14Any uncircumcised male, whose foreskin has not been cut, must be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant."
15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
15God also said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
16I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
17Then Abraham fell face down and laughed, saying to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, at ninety, have a child?"
18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
18And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael could live under your blessing!"
19And 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.
19But God said, "No, your wife Sarah really will 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.
20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
20As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will surely bless him. I will make him fruitful and give him a great many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
21But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this same time next year."
22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
22When he had finished speaking with him, God went up from Abraham.
23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
23That very day Abraham took his son Ishmael, along with everyone born in his household and everyone bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, just as God had told him.
24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
24Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.
26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
26Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that very day,
27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
27and every male in his household, whether born there or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him.
18Three Visitors and Abraham's Plea for Sodom
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1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
1The LORD appeared to Abraham by the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day.
2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
2He looked up and saw three men standing nearby. As soon as he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
3He said, "My Lord, if I have found favor with you, please do not pass your servant by.
4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
4Let a little water be brought so you can wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
5And 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.
5Let me bring you a bit of bread so you can refresh yourselves, and then you can go on your way, since you have come to your servant." They replied, "Very well, do as you have said."
6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
6Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quick, get three measures of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread."
7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
7Then Abraham ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice calf, and handed it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
8He brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set the meal before them. He stood near them under the tree while they ate.
9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
9They asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" He answered, "There, in the tent."
10And 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.
10Then one of them said, "I promise I will visit you again at this season next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the tent entrance, which was behind him.
11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
11Now Abraham and Sarah were already old, well along in years, and Sarah was past the age of having children.
12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
12So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "Am I going to enjoy such a thing now that I am old and used up, and my husband is old as well?"
13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
13Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?'
14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
14Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time I have set I will visit you again, at this season next year, and Sarah will have a son."
15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
15Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, "I did not laugh." But he said, "No, you did laugh."
16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
16Then the men got up to leave and looked out toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
17The LORD said, "Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
18when Abraham is certainly going to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?
19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
19For I know him: he will teach his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by living fairly and justly, so that the LORD can give Abraham everything he has promised him."
20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
20Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very serious.
21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
21I will go down now and see whether what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
22The men turned from there and went on toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
23Abraham stepped closer and said, "Would you really destroy the righteous together with the wicked?
24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
24Suppose there are fifty righteous people inside the city. Would you really destroy it rather than spare the place because of the fifty righteous people who live there?
25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
25Surely you would never do a thing like that, killing the righteous along with the wicked so that the righteous end up the same as the wicked. Surely not! Won't the Judge of the whole earth act justly?"
26And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
26The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
27Abraham spoke again: "Look, I have dared to speak to the LORD, though I am only dust and ashes.
28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
28Suppose the fifty righteous are five short. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?" He said, "If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it."
29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
29Abraham spoke to him once more: "Suppose only forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of the forty, I will not do it."
30And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
30Then he said, "Please do not be angry, Lord, but let me speak. Suppose only thirty are found there." He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."
31And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
31Abraham said, "Look, I have dared to speak to the LORD. Suppose only twenty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of the twenty, I will not destroy it."
32And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
32Then he said, "Please do not be angry, Lord, but let me speak just once more. Suppose only ten are found there." He answered, "For the sake of the ten, I will not destroy it."
33And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned home.
19The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
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💬 In today’s words
1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
1The two angels reached Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed with his face to the ground.
2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
2He said, "Please, my lords, come to your servant's house. Stay the night and wash your feet, and then you can get up early and go on your way." But they said, "No, we will spend the night in the street."
3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
3But he urged them so strongly that they went with him and came into his house. He made them a meal and baked bread without yeast, and they ate.
4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
4Before they had gone to bed, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, young and old, every man from every part of town.
5And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
5They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have our way with them."
6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
6Lot went out through the door to them and shut it behind him.
7And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
7He said, "Please, my brothers, do not do such an evil thing.
8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
8Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and do whatever you like with them. Only leave these men alone, because they have come under the shelter of my roof."
9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
9"Get out of the way!" they said. Then they added, "This fellow came here as an outsider, and now he wants to be our judge. We will treat you worse than them." They pushed hard against Lot and moved in to break down the door.
10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
10But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
11Then they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, from the least to the greatest, so that they wore themselves out trying to find the door.
12And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
12The men said to Lot, "Do you have anyone else here? A son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, anyone in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of this place,
13For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
13because we are going to destroy it. The outcry against these people has grown so loud before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it."
14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
14So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, the men who were to marry his daughters. "Hurry, get out of this place," he said, "because the LORD is about to destroy the city." But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
15And 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.
15When dawn came, the angels hurried Lot along. "Get up," they said. "Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished."
16And 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.
16But he kept hesitating, so the men took hold of his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters, because the LORD was merciful to him. They led him out and set him outside the city.
17And 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.
17Once they had brought them out, one of them said, "Run for your life! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere in the plain. Run to the mountains, or you will be swept away."
18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my LORD:
18But Lot said to them, "Oh no, my lord, please.
19Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
19Your servant has found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by saving my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; some disaster may catch up with me and I will die.
20Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
20Look, there is a town close enough to run to, and it is only a small one. Please let me escape there. Isn't it a small place? Then my life will be spared."
21And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
21He said to him, "Very well, I will grant you this request too. I will not overturn the town you have spoken of.
22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
22Hurry and run there, because I can do nothing until you reach it." That is why the town was named Zoar.
23The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
23The sun had risen over the land when Lot came into Zoar.
24Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
24Then the LORD rained burning sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of heaven.
25And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
25He overturned those cities and the whole plain, everyone who lived in the cities, and everything that grew from the ground.
26But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
26But Lot's wife, behind him, looked back, and she turned into a pillar of salt.
27And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
27Early the next morning Abraham went back to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
28And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and across the whole land of the plain, and he saw thick smoke rising from the land like the smoke of a furnace.
29And 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.
29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the middle of the disaster when he overturned the cities where Lot had been living.
30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
30Lot left Zoar and settled in the mountains with his two daughters, because he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.
31And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
31One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere around to give us children, the way it is done everywhere else.
32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
32Come on, let's get our father to drink wine, and then we will sleep with him, so that we can keep our father's family line alive."
33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
33That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
34And 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.
34The next day the older said to the younger, "Last night I slept with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him, so that we can keep our father's family line alive."
35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
35So that night they got their father to drink wine again, and the younger daughter went and slept with him. He did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
36In this way both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.
37And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
37The older daughter had a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites to this day.
38And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
38The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi. He is the ancestor of the people of Ammon to this day.
20Abraham and Abimelech at Gerar
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1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
1Abraham moved on from there toward the southern country and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and for a while he stayed in Gerar.
2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
3But 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.
3But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman."
4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
4Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he said, "Lord, would you destroy a nation that has done nothing wrong?
5Said 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.
5Didn't he tell me himself, 'She is my sister'? And she said the same thing: 'He is my brother.' I did this with an honest heart and clean hands."
6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
6God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know you did this with an honest heart, and that is why I held you back from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
7Now 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.
7Now give the man back his wife, because he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give her back, you can be sure that you will die, you and everyone who belongs to you."
8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
8So Abimelech got up early in the morning, called all his servants, and told them everything that had happened, and the men were terrified.
9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
9Then Abimelech called Abraham in and said to him, "What have you done to us? What wrong did I do to you, that you would bring such a great sin on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done."
10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
10And Abimelech asked Abraham, "What were you thinking when you did this?"
11And 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.
11Abraham answered, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me to get my wife.'
12And 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.
12Besides, she really is my sister. She is my father's daughter, though not my mother's, and she became my wife.
13And 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.
13When God sent me wandering away from my father's house, I said to her, 'Here is how you can show your loyalty to me: everywhere we go, say of me, He is my brother.'"
14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
14Then Abimelech took sheep and cattle and male and female servants and gave them to Abraham, and he returned his wife Sarah to him.
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
15Abimelech said, "Look, my land is open to you. Live wherever you like."
16And 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.
16And to Sarah he said, "I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. This clears your name before everyone who is with you and before everyone else." So she was set right.
17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.
17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so that they could have children again.
18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
18For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
21The Birth of Isaac
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1And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
1The LORD came to Sarah just as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.
2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
2Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had told him.
3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
3Abraham named the son who was born to him, the son Sarah bore him, Isaac.
4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
4When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.
5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
6Sarah said, "God has given me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."
7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
7And she said, "Who would ever have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have given him a son in his old age."
8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
8The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.
9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
9But Sarah saw the son that Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham making fun of Isaac.
10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
10So she said to Abraham, "Send this slave woman and her son away. The son of that slave woman will never share the inheritance with my son Isaac."
11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
11This troubled Abraham deeply, because the boy was his son.
12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
12But God said to Abraham, "Do not be upset about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.
13And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
13But I will make a nation of the slave woman's son too, because he is your child."
14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
14Early the next morning Abraham took some bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, setting them on her shoulder along with the boy, and sent her away. She left and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
15When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
16And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
16Then she went and sat down across from him, about as far as an arrow flies, because she said, "I cannot watch the boy die." And as she sat there across from him, she broke down and wept aloud.
17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
17God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid. God has heard the boy crying from where he lies.
18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
18Get up, lift the boy up, and hold him by the hand, because I will make him into a great nation."
19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
19Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
20God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
21He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother found him a wife from the land of Egypt.
22And 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:
22About that time Abimelech, with Phichol the commander of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
23So swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my grandchildren. As I have shown you kindness, show the same kindness to me and to the land where you have been living as a foreigner."
24And Abraham said, I will swear.
24Abraham said, "I swear it."
25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
25Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized by force.
26And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
26Abimelech said, "I have no idea who did this. You never told me, and I heard nothing about it until today."
27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
27So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.
28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
28Abraham set seven female lambs from the flock apart by themselves.
29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
29Abimelech asked Abraham, "What do these seven female lambs you have set apart mean?"
30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
30He answered, "Accept these seven female lambs from my hand as proof that I dug this well."
31Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
31That is why the place was called Beersheba, because there the two of them swore an oath.
32Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
32After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phichol the commander of his army got up and went back to the land of the Philistines.
33And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
34And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
34And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
22Abraham Offers Isaac
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1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
1Some time later God put Abraham to the test. He said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."
2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
2God said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, the one you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will show you."
3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
3Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his servants with him, along with his son Isaac. He split wood for the burnt offering, then set out for the place God had told him about.
4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
4On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
5Abraham said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there and worship, and then we will come back to you."
6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
6Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. The two of them walked on together.
7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
7Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, "Father?" "Yes, my son," he answered. "We have the fire and the wood," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
8Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them walked on together.
9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
9When they came to the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
10Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.
11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
11But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."
12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
12"Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not held back your son, your only son, from me."
13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
13Abraham looked up, and there behind him was a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
14Abraham named that place Jehovah-Jireh, and to this day people say, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."
15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
15The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time
16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
16and said, "I swear by myself, says the LORD, that because you have done this and have not held back your son, your only son,
17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
17I will bless you richly, and I will make your descendants as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
18and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice."
19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
19Then Abraham went back to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba, and Abraham lived at Beersheba.
20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
20Some time later Abraham was told, "Milcah has also had children, sons for your brother Nahor:
21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
21Huz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram,
22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
22Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."
23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
23Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
24His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah.
23The Death and Burial of Sarah
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1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
1Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old; that was the length of Sarah's life.
2And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
2Sarah died at Kirjath-Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the sons of Heth.
4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
4"I am a foreigner and an outsider living among you," he said. "Sell me a piece of land here for a burial place, so that I can bury my dead out of my sight."
5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
5The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
6"Listen to us, my lord. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us would refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
7Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.
8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
8He said to them, "If you are willing for me to bury my dead out of my sight, then hear me, and speak to Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf.
9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
9Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and lies at the edge of his field. Let him sell it to me at its full price, here in your presence, as a burial place."
10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of all the sons of Heth who had come to the gate of his city.
11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
11"No, my lord, listen to me," he said. "I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
12Abraham bowed down again before the people of the land.
13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
13He said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, "If you will only listen to me, please: I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and I will bury my dead there."
14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
14Ephron answered Abraham,
15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
15"My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Go ahead and bury your dead."
16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
16Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms, and he weighed out for Ephron the price he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth: four hundred shekels of silver, by the weight merchants used.
17And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
17So Ephron's field in Machpelah, near Mamre, the field with the cave in it and all the trees within the borders of the field, was legally handed over
18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
18to Abraham as his property, in the presence of the sons of Heth and everyone who had come to the gate of his city.
19And 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.
19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
20So the field and the cave in it were legally transferred from the sons of Heth to Abraham as a burial place.
24A Wife for Isaac
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1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
1Abraham was now old, far along in years, and the LORD had blessed Abraham in everything.
2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
2Abraham said to the oldest servant of his household, the one who managed everything he owned, "Please put your hand under my thigh,
3And 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:
3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites I am living among.
4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
4Instead you will go to my own country and my own relatives, and choose a wife for my son Isaac there."
5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
5The servant said to him, "But what if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Should I then take your son back to the land you came from?"
6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
6Abraham said to him, "Be careful that you never take my son back there.
7The 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.
7The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'I will give this land to your descendants,' he will send his angel ahead of you, and you will find a wife for my son from there.
8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
8If the woman is not willing to come with you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there."
9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
9So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him about the matter.
10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
10The servant took ten of his master's camels and set out, carrying all kinds of fine things from his master with him. He got up and traveled to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
11And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
11He had the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water. It was evening, the time when the women go out to draw water.
12And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
12Then he said, "O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
13See, I am standing here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14And 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.
14Let it happen this way: the girl I say to, 'Please lower your pitcher so I can drink,' and who answers, 'Drink, and I will water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. That is how I will know you have shown kindness to my master."
15And 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.
15Before he had even finished speaking, out came Rebekah, who had been born to Bethuel, the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
16And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
16The girl was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came back up.
17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
17The servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me have a little water from your pitcher."
18And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
18"Drink, my lord," she said, and she quickly lowered the pitcher onto her hand and gave him a drink.
19And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
19When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels too, until they have had all they want."
20And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
20She quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more, and drew water for all his camels.
21And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
21The man watched her in silence, wondering whether the LORD had made his journey a success or not.
22And 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;
22When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold ring weighing half a shekel and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten shekels of gold,
23And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
23and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"
24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
24She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor."
25She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
25She went on, "We have plenty of straw and feed, and room for you to spend the night."
26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
26The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD.
27And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
27He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his mercy and his faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on my journey straight to the house of my master's relatives."
28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
28The girl ran and told her mother's household all about this.
29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
29Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the well.
30And 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.
30When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and heard his sister Rebekah say, "This is what the man said to me," he went out to the man, and there he was, standing by the camels at the well.
31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
31He said, "Come in, you whom the LORD has blessed! Why are you standing out here? I have made the house ready, and there is room for the camels."
32And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
32So the man came into the house. Laban unloaded the camels, gave them straw and feed, and brought water for the man and the men with him to wash their feet.
33And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
33Then food was set in front of him to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have said what I came to say." "Go ahead and speak," Laban said.
34And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
34He said, "I am Abraham's servant.
35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
35The LORD has blessed my master richly, and he has become a great man. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, camels and donkeys.
36And 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.
36My master's wife Sarah bore my master a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.
37And 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:
37My master made me swear an oath. He said, 'You will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites whose land I live in.
38But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
38Instead you will go to my father's house and to my relatives and choose a wife for my son.'
39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
39I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not come with me?'
40And 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:
40He said to me, 'The LORD, in whose presence I walk, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, and you will find a wife for my son from my relatives, from my father's house.
41Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
41Then you will be released from my oath: once you come to my relatives, if they will not give her to you, you are released from my oath.'
42And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
42So today I came to the well and said, 'O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you will please make the journey I am on a success,
43Behold, 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;
43look, I am standing by the well of water. Let it happen that when a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"
44And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.
44and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too," let her be the woman the LORD has chosen for my master's son.'
45And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
45Before I had finished praying in my heart, out came Rebekah with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the well and drew water, and I said to her, 'Please let me have a drink.'
46And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
46She quickly lowered her pitcher from her shoulder and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels too.' So I drank, and she watered the camels as well.
47And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
47Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.
48And 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.
48I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to find the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
49And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
49Now then, if you are going to deal kindly and honestly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me that too, so I will know which way to turn."
50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
50Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "This has come from the LORD; it is not for us to say anything to you, bad or good.
51Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
51Here is Rebekah, right in front of you. Take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, just as the LORD has said."
52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
52When Abraham's servant heard what they said, he bowed to the ground and worshiped the LORD.
53And 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.
53Then the servant brought out silver jewelry, gold jewelry, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave costly gifts to her brother and her mother.
54And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
54He and the men with him ate and drank, and they stayed the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, "Send me on my way to my master."
55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
55But her brother and her mother said, "Let the girl stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she may go."
56And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
56He said to them, "Do not hold me back, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so I can go to my master."
57And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
57They said, "We will call the girl and ask her what she wants."
58And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
58So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Will you go with this man?" "I will go," she said.
59And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse, Abraham's servant, and his men.
60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
60They blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands, and may your descendants take possession of the gates of those who hate them."
61And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
61Then Rebekah and her maids got up, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
62Now Isaac had come from the direction of the well Lahai-roi, for he was living in the south country.
63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
63Isaac went out into the field toward evening to think things over, and when he looked up, he saw camels coming.
64And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
64Rebekah also looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she got down from her camel.
65For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
65She had asked the servant, "Who is that man walking through the field to meet us?" and the servant had answered, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself.
66And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
66The servant told Isaac everything he had done.
67And 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.
67Then Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
25Abraham's Death and Esau's Birthright
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💬 In today’s words
1Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.
4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All of these were descendants of Keturah.
5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.
6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
6But to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still alive he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the land of the east.
7And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
7These are the years of Abraham's life: he lived one hundred seventy-five years.
8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
8Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life, and he was gathered to his people.
9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre,
10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
10the field Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, with his wife Sarah.
11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
11After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, and Isaac settled near the well Lahai-roi.
12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
12These are the family records of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham.
13And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
13These are the names of Ishmael's sons, listed in the order they were born: Nebajoth, Ishmael's firstborn; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
15Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
16These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and their camps: twelve princes, each over his own tribe.
17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
17Ishmael lived one hundred thirty-seven years. Then he breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.
18And 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.
18His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt on the way toward Assyria. He settled there in the presence of all his brothers.
19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
19These are the family records of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham was the father of Isaac.
20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
20Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian from Padan-aram and the sister of Laban the Syrian.
21And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
21Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she could not have children. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
22But the babies pushed and struggled against each other inside her, and she said, "If this is how it is, why is this happening to me?" So she went to ask the LORD.
23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
23The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from inside you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."
24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
24When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
25The first came out red, and his whole body was like a hairy coat, so they named him Esau.
26And 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.
26After that his brother came out with his hand gripping Esau's heel, so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
27The boys grew up. Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.
28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
28Isaac loved Esau, because he enjoyed eating the game Esau brought him, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
29One day Jacob was cooking a stew when Esau came in from the field, worn out with hunger.
30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
30Esau said to Jacob, "Please let me gulp down some of that red stuff, because I am worn out." That is why he was also called Edom.
31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
31Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright, right now."
32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
32Esau said, "Look, I am about to die. What good is a birthright to me?"
33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
33Jacob said, "Swear to me right now." So Esau swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.
34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, got up, and went off. That is how little Esau thought of his birthright.
26Isaac and Abimelech at Gerar
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💬 In today’s words
1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
1There was a famine in the land, apart from the earlier famine in Abraham's time, and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
2The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land I will point out to you.
3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
3Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, and I will keep the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
4I will make your descendants as many as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed,
5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
5because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept what I required of him: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
6So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
7And 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.
7When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men here might kill me to get Rebekah, because she is so beautiful."
8And 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.
8After he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
9And 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.
9Abimelech called Isaac in and said, "So she is really your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac answered, "Because I thought I might be killed on account of her."
10And 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.
10Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the men could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us."
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
11So Abimelech gave orders to all his people: "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will certainly be put to death."
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
12Isaac planted crops in that land, and that same year he harvested a hundred times what he sowed, because the LORD blessed him.
13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
13The man became rich, and his wealth kept growing until he was very rich indeed.
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
14He owned flocks and herds and a large number of servants, and the Philistines were jealous of him.
15For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
15So the Philistines stopped up all the wells his father's servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.
16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
16Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Move away from us, for you have become far too powerful for us."
17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
17So Isaac left, set up his camp in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.
18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
18Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.
19And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
19When Isaac's servants dug in the valley, they found a well of fresh, flowing water there.
20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
20But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he named the well Esek, because they had argued with him over it.
21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
21Then they dug another well, and there was a quarrel over that one too, so he named it Sitnah.
22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
22He moved on from there and dug yet another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, "Now the LORD has made room for us, and we will thrive in the land."
23And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
23From there he went up to Beersheba.
24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
24That same night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and make your descendants many, for the sake of my servant Abraham."
25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
25Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.
26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
26Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar, along with Ahuzzath, one of his advisers, and Phichol, the commander of his army.
27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
27Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, when you hate me and sent me away from you?"
28And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
28They said, "We have seen plainly that the LORD is with you. So we said, 'Let there be a sworn agreement between us, between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,
29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
29that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done you nothing but good, sending you away in peace.' You are now the one the LORD has blessed."
30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
30So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
31Early the next morning they swore oaths to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
32And 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.
32That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had been digging. "We have found water," they said.
33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
33He named it Shebah, and so the city is called Beersheba to this day.
34And 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:
34When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
35They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.
27Jacob Takes Esau's Blessing
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💬 In today’s words
1And 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.
1When Isaac was old and his eyes had grown so dim that he could not see, he called for Esau, his older son, and said to him, "My son." Esau answered, "Here I am."
2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
2Isaac said, "Look, I am old now, and I do not know the day I will die.
3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
3So please take your hunting gear, your quiver and your bow, go out into the open country, and hunt some wild game for me.
4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
4Then cook me a tasty dish, the kind I love, and bring it to me so I can eat, and give you my blessing before I die."
5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
5Now Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went out to the field to hunt game and bring it back,
6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
6Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "Listen, I heard your father say to your brother Esau,
7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
7'Bring me some game and cook me a tasty dish, so I can eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.'
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
8Now, my son, do exactly what I tell you.
9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
9Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, and I will cook them into a tasty dish for your father, the kind he loves.
10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
10Then you will take it to your father to eat, so that he will bless you before he dies."
11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
11But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth.
12My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
12What if my father feels me? He will think I am playing a trick on him, and I will bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing."
13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
13His mother said to him, "Let the curse fall on me, my son. Just do what I say, and go get them for me."
14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
14So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she cooked a tasty dish, just the way his father loved it.
15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
15Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
16She covered his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the skins of the young goats.
17And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
17Then she handed her son Jacob the tasty dish and the bread she had made.
18And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
18He went in to his father and said, "My father." Isaac said, "Here I am. Which of my sons are you?"
19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
19Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done what you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you can give me your blessing."
20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
20Isaac said to his son, "How did you find it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because the LORD your God brought it to me."
21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
21Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come close so I can feel you, my son, and know whether you really are my son Esau or not."
22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
22So Jacob went close to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are Esau's hands."
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
23He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands, so he blessed him.
24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
24He asked, "Are you really my son Esau?" And he answered, "I am."
25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
25Then Isaac said, "Bring it here to me, and I will eat some of my son's game, so that I can give you my blessing." Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; he brought him wine, and he drank.
26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
26Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come here and kiss me, my son."
27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
27He came close and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field the LORD has blessed.
28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
28May God give you dew from heaven and rich soil from the earth, with plenty of grain and new wine.
29Let 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.
29May peoples serve you and nations bow before you. Be master over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you."
30And 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.
30As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had barely left his father's presence, his brother Esau came in from his hunting.
31And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
31He too cooked a tasty dish and brought it to his father. He said to him, "Father, sit up and eat some of your son's game, so that you can give me your blessing."
32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
32His father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" He answered, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."
33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
33Then Isaac began to tremble violently and said, "Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came in, and I blessed him. And yes, he will stay blessed."
34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
34When Esau heard his father's words, he let out a loud and terribly bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me, me too, my father!"
35And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
35But Isaac said, "Your brother came here with a trick and took your blessing."
36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
36Esau said, "No wonder he is named Jacob! He has tripped me up twice now. He took my birthright, and now look, he has taken my blessing." Then he asked, "Haven't you kept back a blessing for me?"
37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
37Isaac answered Esau, "Look, I have made him master over you, and I have given him all his brothers as servants. I have provided him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?"
38And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
38Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, me too, my father!" And Esau wept out loud.
39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
39Then his father Isaac answered him, "Look, your home will have the richness of the earth and the dew of heaven from above.
40And 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.
40You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you gain the upper hand, you will break his yoke off your neck."
41And 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.
41Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. Esau said to himself, "The time to mourn my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob."
42And 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.
42When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, "Listen, your brother Esau is comforting himself with the thought of killing you.
43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
43So now, my son, do what I say. Get up and run away to my brother Laban in Haran.
44And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
44Stay with him a little while, until your brother's rage cools down,
45Until 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?
45until his anger toward you passes and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send word and bring you back from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?"
46And 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?
46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am sick of living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like these, one of the daughters of this land, what good is my life to me?"
28Jacob's Dream at Bethel
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💬 In today’s words
1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
1So Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and gave him this instruction: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman.
2Arise, go to Padanaram, 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.
2Get up and go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you become a whole community of peoples.
4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
4May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your descendants with you, so that you take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham."
5And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
5So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
6When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, 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;
6Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to find a wife there, and that when he blessed him he had commanded him, "Do not marry a Canaanite woman,"
7And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
7and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
8And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
8Esau realized that the Canaanite women did not please his father Isaac.
9Then 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.
9So Esau went to Ishmael and, in addition to the wives he already had, married Mahalath, the daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.
10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
11He reached a certain place and stopped there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep there.
12And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
12He dreamed, and there was a ladder standing on the ground with its top touching the sky, and the angels of God were climbing up and down it.
13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
13And there was the LORD standing above it. He said, "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land you are lying on I will give to you and to your descendants.
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and the east, to the north and the south. Through you and your descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed.
15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
15Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
16When Jacob woke from his sleep, he said, "The LORD is certainly in this place, and I did not know it."
17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
17He was afraid and said, "How awesome this place is! This is nothing less than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."
18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
18Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had put under his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.
19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
19He named that place Bethel, though the city had been called Luz before.
20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
20Then Jacob made a vow: "If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey I am taking, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,
21So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
21so that I return safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God.
22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
22This stone I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give you a tenth."
29Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
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💬 In today’s words
1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
1Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
2And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.
2He looked around and saw a well in a field, with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. A large stone covered the mouth of the well.
3And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.
3When all the flocks had gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, water the sheep, and then put the stone back in its place over the well's mouth.
4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
4Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."
5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
5He asked them, "Do you know Laban, Nahor's son?" They said, "We know him."
6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
6He asked, "Is he well?" They said, "He is well, and look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep."
7And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
7Jacob said, "Look, it is still the middle of the day; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture."
8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.
8But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered and the stone is rolled away from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."
9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
9While he was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, for she was the one who tended them.
10And 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.
10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother's brother Laban, along with Laban's sheep, he went over and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of his mother's brother Laban.
11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
12Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's relative, Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father.
13And 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.
13As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, hugged him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. Then Jacob told Laban everything that had happened.
14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
14Laban said to him, "You truly are my own flesh and blood." And Jacob stayed with him for a whole month.
15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
15Then Laban said to Jacob, "Just because you are my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."
16And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
16Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
17Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
17Leah had delicate eyes, but Rachel was shapely and lovely to look at.
18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
18Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will work for you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
19Laban said, "It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to some other man. Stay with me."
20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
20So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her.
21And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
21Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is complete, so that I can take her as my wife."
22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
22So Laban brought together all the men of the place and held a feast.
23And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
23But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob slept with her.
24And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
24Laban also gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.
25And 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?
25When morning came, there was Leah! Jacob said to Laban, "What have you done to me? Didn't I work for you for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?"
26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
26Laban said, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.
27Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
27Finish out this bridal week, and we will give you the other one too, in return for another seven years of work for me."
28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
28Jacob did so and finished out the week with Leah; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife as well.
29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
29Laban gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her maid.
30And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
30So Jacob slept with Rachel too, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he made her able to have children, but Rachel could not have any.
32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
32Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, "The LORD has surely seen my misery. Now my husband will love me."
33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
33She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son, and she said, "Because the LORD heard that I am unloved, he has given me this son too." So she named him Simeon.
34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
34She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son, and she said, "Now at last my husband will be attached to me, because I have given him three sons." So he was named Levi.
35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
35She became pregnant once more and gave birth to a son, and she said, "This time I will praise the LORD." So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
30Jacob's Children and Growing Flocks
📜 The old Bible words
💬 In today’s words
1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
1When Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I will die!"
2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
2Jacob grew angry with Rachel and said, "Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?"
3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
3Then she said, "Here is my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her, so that she can bear children on my knees, and through her I too can have a family."
4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
4So she gave him her maid Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.
5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
5Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.
6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
6Rachel said, "God has judged in my favor; he has heard my plea and given me a son." So she named him Dan.
7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
7Rachel's maid Bilhah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a second son.
8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
8Rachel said, "I have fought a mighty struggle with my sister, and I have won." So she named him Naphtali.
9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
10And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.
10Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
11Leah said, "Here comes a troop!" So she named him Gad.
12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
12Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.
13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
13Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will call me blessed." So she named him Asher.
14And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
14During the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field, and he brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
15And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
15But Leah said to her, "Wasn't it enough that you took my husband? Now you want to take my son's mandrakes too?" Rachel said, "All right, he can sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes."
16And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
16When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come to me tonight, because I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he slept with her that night.
17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
17God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son.
18And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
18Leah said, "God has paid me my wages, because I gave my maid to my husband." So she named him Issachar.
19And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
19Leah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a sixth son.
20And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
20Leah said, "God has given me a fine gift. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons." So she named him Zebulun.
21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
21Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
22And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
22Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and made her able to have children.
23And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
23She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and she said, "God has taken away my shame."
24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
24She named him Joseph and said, "May the LORD add another son to me."
25And 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.
25After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Let me go, so that I can return to my own home and my own country.
26Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
26Give me my wives and my children, whom I have worked for, and let me leave. You know how hard I have worked for you."
27And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
27But Laban said to him, "Please, if I have found favor with you, stay. I have learned from experience that the LORD has blessed me because of you."
28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
28Then he said, "Name your wages, and I will pay them."
29And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
29Jacob said to him, "You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock have done under my care.
30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
30You had little before I came, and it has grown into a great deal. The LORD has blessed you since I arrived. But now, when am I going to provide for my own household?"
31And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.
31Laban asked, "What should I give you?" Jacob said, "Do not give me anything. If you will do this one thing for me, I will go on tending and guarding your flock.
32I 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.
32Let me go through your whole flock today and pull out every speckled or spotted animal, every dark-colored lamb among the sheep, and every spotted or speckled goat. Those will be my wages.
33So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
33And my honesty will speak for me in the days to come, whenever you come to check on my wages: any goat I have that is not speckled or spotted, or any sheep that is not dark-colored, you may count as stolen."
34And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
34Laban said, "Agreed. Let it be just as you have said."
35And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
35But that same day Laban removed the male goats that were striped or spotted, all the female goats that were speckled or spotted, every one that had any white on it, and all the dark-colored sheep, and he handed them over to his sons.
36And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
36Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob went on tending the rest of Laban's flocks.
37And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
37Jacob took fresh branches from poplar, hazel, and chestnut trees and peeled white streaks in them, laying bare the white wood inside the rods.
38And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
38Then he set the peeled branches in the channels of the watering troughs, right in front of the flocks when they came to drink, so that they would mate when they came to drink.
39And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
39The flocks mated in front of the branches, and they produced young that were striped, speckled, and spotted.
40And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.
40Jacob set the lambs apart and turned the flocks to face the striped and dark-colored animals in Laban's flock. He kept his own flocks separate and did not put them with Laban's animals.
41And 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.
41Whenever the stronger animals were mating, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs in front of them, so that they would mate near the branches.
42But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
42But when the animals were weak, he did not put the branches out. So the weak ones went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.
43And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
43In this way the man became very wealthy, with large flocks, female and male servants, camels, and donkeys.
31Jacob Flees from Laban
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1And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
1Jacob heard what Laban's sons were saying: "Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. All this wealth of his came out of what was our father's."
2And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
2Jacob also noticed the look on Laban's face; it was not friendly toward him the way it used to be.
3And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
3Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you."
4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
4So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah and had them come out to the field where his flock was,
5And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
5and he said to them, "I can see by your father's face that he no longer treats me the way he used to, but the God of my father has been with me.
6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
6You know that I have worked for your father with all my strength.
7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
7Yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not let him harm me.
8If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
8If he said, 'The speckled ones will be your pay,' then the whole flock gave birth to speckled young. And if he said, 'The striped ones will be your pay,' then the whole flock gave birth to striped young.
9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
9That is how God has taken your father's livestock away and given them to me.
10And 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.
10Once, at breeding time, I looked up and saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were striped, speckled, and spotted.
11And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
11And the angel of God spoke to me in the dream and said, 'Jacob!' I answered, 'Here I am.'
12And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
12He said, 'Look up and see: all the male goats mating with the flock are striped, speckled, and spotted, for I have seen everything Laban has been doing to you.
13I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to me. Now get up, leave this land, and go back to the land of your relatives.'"
14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
14Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there any share or inheritance left for us in our father's house?
15Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
15Doesn't he treat us like strangers? He sold us, and he has completely used up the money paid for us.
16For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
16All the wealth God has taken from our father really belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you to do."
17Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
17Then Jacob got up and set his sons and his wives on camels,
18And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
18and he drove off all his livestock and took all the goods he had gained, the herds he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
19And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
19Laban had gone off to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.
20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
20Jacob slipped away without telling Laban the Aramean, giving him no hint that he was leaving.
21So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
21So he fled with everything he had. He set out, crossed the river, and headed toward the hill country of Gilead.
22And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
22On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled.
23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
23He took his relatives with him and chased after Jacob for seven days, and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
24But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and told him, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad."
25Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
25Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hills, and Laban and his relatives camped in the hill country of Gilead too.
26And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
26Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done? You sneaked off behind my back and carried away my daughters like prisoners taken in war!
27Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
27Why did you run away in secret and slip off without telling me? I would have sent you away with celebration and singing, with tambourines and harps.
28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
28You didn't even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. What you did was foolish.
29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
29I have the power to hurt you, but last night the God of your father spoke to me and said, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'
30And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
30Now, you have gone because you were homesick for your father's house, that I understand. But why did you steal my gods?"
31And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
31Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.
32With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
32But whoever you find with your gods will not live. Here in front of our relatives, point out anything of yours that I have, and take it." Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
33And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
33So Laban went into Jacob's tent, then Leah's tent, then the tents of the two servant women, but he found nothing. He came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's tent.
34Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
34Now Rachel had taken the idols, put them inside the camel's saddle, and was sitting on them. Laban searched the whole tent but did not find them.
35And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
35She said to her father, "Don't be angry, my lord, that I can't stand up in front of you; I am having my monthly period." So he searched but did not find the idols.
36And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
36Then Jacob grew angry and argued with Laban. "What crime have I committed?" he demanded. "What sin have I done, that you have hunted me down so fiercely?
37Whereas 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.
37You have gone through everything I own. What did you find that belongs to your household? Set it here in front of my relatives and yours, and let them judge between the two of us.
38This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
38I have been with you twenty years. Your ewes and your female goats have never lost their young, and I have never eaten a ram from your flock.
39That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
39Anything torn by wild animals I never brought to you; I took the loss myself. You demanded payment from me for anything stolen, whether by day or by night.
40Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
40This is how it was for me: the heat wore me down by day and the cold by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
41Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
41Twenty years I have been in your household. I worked fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.
42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away with nothing. But God saw my hardship and the work of my hands, and last night he rebuked you."
43And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
43Laban answered Jacob, "These daughters are my daughters, these children are my children, these flocks are my flocks; everything you see is mine. But what can I do today about these daughters of mine, or about the children they have borne?
44Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
44Come now, let's make a covenant, you and I, and let it stand as a witness between us."
45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.
46And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
46Then Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather some stones." They took stones and made a heap, and they ate a meal there beside the heap.
47And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.
47Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
48Laban said, "This heap is a witness between you and me today." That is why it was named Galeed,
49And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
49and also Mizpah, because he said, "May the LORD keep watch between you and me while we are out of each other's sight.
50If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
50If you mistreat my daughters, or take other wives besides my daughters, no one may be there with us, but remember, God is the witness between you and me."
51And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee:
51Laban also said to Jacob, "Look at this heap, and look at this pillar I have set up between you and me.
52This 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.
52This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not cross past this heap to your side to do harm, and you will not cross past this heap and this pillar to my side to do harm.
53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
54Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice there in the hills and invited his relatives to a meal. They ate together and spent the night in the hill country.
55And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
55Early the next morning Laban got up, kissed his grandchildren and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left and went back home.
32Jacob Wrestles with God at Peniel
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1And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
1Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
2When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is God's camp!" So he named that place Mahanaim.
3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
4He gave them these instructions: "This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: 'Your servant Jacob says, I have been living with Laban and have stayed there until now.
5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
5I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants. I am sending word to my lord so that I may find favor in your eyes.'"
6And 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.
6The messengers came back to Jacob and said, "We went to your brother Esau, and he is on his way to meet you, and four hundred men are with him."
7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
7Then Jacob was terrified and deeply worried. He split the people who were with him, along with the flocks, herds, and camels, into two groups,
8And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
8thinking, "If Esau comes and attacks one group, the other group can still escape."
9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
9Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, you told me, 'Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will treat you well.'
10I 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.
10I do not deserve the least of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I crossed this Jordan with nothing but my walking stick, and now I have become two camps.
11Deliver 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.
11Please rescue me from my brother, from the hand of Esau. I am afraid he will come and attack me, and the mothers with their children too.
12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
12But you said, 'I will surely do you good and make your descendants like the sand of the sea, too many to count.'"
13And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
13He stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he chose a gift for his brother Esau:
14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
14two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
15thirty nursing camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.
16And 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.
16He handed them over to his servants, each herd on its own, and told his servants, "Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between one herd and the next."
17And 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?
17He instructed the one in front: "When my brother Esau meets you and asks, 'Whose servant are you? Where are you going? And who owns these animals ahead of you?'
18Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
18then say, 'They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau, and he himself is coming behind us.'"
19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
19He gave the same instructions to the second, the third, and all the others following the herds: "This is what you are to say to Esau when you meet him.
20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
20And be sure to add, 'Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.'" For he thought, "I will calm him down with the gift that goes ahead of me; afterward, when I see his face, perhaps he will accept me."
21So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
21So the gift went on ahead of him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.
22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
22During the night he got up, took his two wives, his two servant women, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
23And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
23He took them and sent them across the stream, and he sent over everything he had.
24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
24Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
25When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob's hip, and Jacob's hip was thrown out of joint as he wrestled with him.
26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
26Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."
27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
27The man asked him, "What is your name?" He answered, "Jacob."
28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
28Then he said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men like a prince, and you have won."
29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
29Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" And he blessed him there.
30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, "I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been spared."
31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
31The sun rose on him as he passed Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
32Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.
32That is why, to this day, the people of Israel do not eat the tendon attached to the hip socket, because the man struck Jacob's hip socket at that tendon.
33Jacob and Esau Reconciled
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1And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
1Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two servant women.
2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
2He put the servant women and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the very back.
3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
3He himself went on ahead of them and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
4But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, fell on his neck, and kissed him, and they both wept.
5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
5Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children and asked, "Who are these with you?" Jacob answered, "They are the children God has kindly given your servant."
6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
6Then the servant women came forward with their children and bowed down.
7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
7Leah and her children came forward too and bowed down, and last of all Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.
8And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
8Esau asked, "What did you mean by all those herds I met on the way?" Jacob said, "They were to win favor in the eyes of my lord."
9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
9But Esau said, "I have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."
10And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
10Jacob said, "No, please. If I have found favor in your eyes, then accept this gift from my hand, because seeing your face is like seeing the face of God, and you have received me warmly.
11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
11Please take the gift I have brought you, for God has been kind to me and I have all I need." Jacob kept urging him, and Esau accepted it.
12And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
12Then Esau said, "Let's be on our way. I'll travel alongside you."
13And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
13But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows the children are young and tender, and I have nursing flocks and herds with me. If they are driven hard even for one day, all the animals will die.
14Let 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.
14Please, my lord, go on ahead of your servant. I will move along slowly, at the pace the livestock ahead of me and the children can handle, until I reach my lord in Seir."
15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
15Esau said, "Then let me leave some of my men with you." But Jacob said, "Why do that? Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord."
16So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
16So that day Esau started back on his way to Seir.
17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
17But Jacob traveled on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Succoth.
18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
18Then Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, coming from Paddan-aram, and he camped in front of the city.
19And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
19He bought the piece of ground where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
34Dinah and the Revenge at Shechem
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1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
1Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
2When Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that region, saw her, he seized her and forced himself on her, and so he violated her.
3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
3But his heart was drawn to Dinah, Jacob's daughter. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
4So Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife."
5And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
5Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, but his sons were out in the fields with the livestock, so Jacob kept quiet until they came home.
6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
6Meanwhile Hamor, Shechem's father, went out to talk with Jacob.
7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
7When Jacob's sons heard the news, they came in from the fields. The men were deeply hurt and furious, because Shechem had done a shameful thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob's daughter, something that should never be done.
8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
8But Hamor spoke with them and said, "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
9And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
9Intermarry with us: give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.
10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
10You can live among us. The land is open to you; settle in it, trade in it, and acquire property here."
11And 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.
11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask.
12Ask 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.
12Set the bride price and the gift as high as you like, and I will pay whatever you say. Only give me the young woman as my wife."
13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
13Because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah, Jacob's sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
14And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
14They said to them, "We can't do this. We can't give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised; that would be a disgrace to us.
15But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
15We will agree on one condition only: that you become like us by having every male among you circumcised.
16Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.
17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
17But if you won't listen to us and be circumcised, we will take our sister and go."
18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
18Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and to his son Shechem.
19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
19The young man did not delay in doing what they asked, because he was so pleased with Jacob's daughter; and he was the most respected of all his father's household.
20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of the city:
21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
21"These men are friendly toward us. Let them live in the land and trade in it; look, the land has plenty of room for them. We can take their daughters as wives and give them our daughters.
22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
22But the men will agree to live with us and become one people only on this condition: that every male among us be circumcised, as they are.
23Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
23Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? Let's just agree to their terms, and they will settle among us."
24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
24Everyone who went out through the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, every man who went out through the gate of the city.
25And 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.
25On the third day, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, walked boldly into the city, and killed every male.
26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.
26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and left.
27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
27Then Jacob's other sons came upon the dead and plundered the city, because their sister had been violated there.
28They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
28They took their sheep, their cattle, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and out in the fields.
29And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
29They carried off all their wealth, all their little children, and their wives as captives, and plundered everything in the houses.
30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me a stench to the people of this land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they band together against me and attack, I will be destroyed, I and my whole household."
31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
31But they answered, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?"
35Jacob at Bethel; Rachel and Isaac Die
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1And 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.
1God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and make your home there. Build an altar there to the God who showed himself to you when you were running from your brother Esau."
2Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
2So Jacob told his household and everyone traveling with him, "Throw out the foreign gods you have among you. Wash yourselves clean and put on fresh clothes.
3And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
3Then let us set out for Bethel. There I will build an altar to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and who has stayed with me on every road I have traveled."
4And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
4They handed Jacob every foreign god they owned and the earrings from their ears, and Jacob hid them all under the oak near Shechem.
5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
5As they traveled, a dread sent from God settled over the towns around them, and nobody went after Jacob's sons.
6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
6Jacob and all the people with him arrived at Luz in the land of Canaan, the place also called Bethel.
7And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
7He built an altar there and called the spot El Bethel, since God had appeared to him there while he was fleeing from his brother.
8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
8Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died there and was buried below Bethel under an oak, and the place was given the name Allon Bacuth.
9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
9God appeared to Jacob once more after his return from Paddan Aram, and he blessed him.
10And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
10God said to him, "Your name has been Jacob, but from now on you will not be called Jacob. Israel is what you will be called." And so he named him Israel.
11And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
11God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Have many children and multiply. A nation, indeed a whole gathering of nations, will come from you, and kings will be born from your line.
12And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
12The land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, I will give to you, and to your descendants who come after you I will give this land."
13And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
13Then God rose up and left him, there at the spot where he had been speaking with him.
14And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
14Jacob raised a pillar at the place where God had spoken with him, a pillar made of stone. He poured a drink offering over it and then poured oil on it.
15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
15Jacob gave the place where God had spoken with him the name Bethel.
16And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
16They left Bethel and traveled on. When they were still a short way from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and the labor was very hard.
17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
17While she was struggling in that hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid; you are having another son."
18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
18With her last breath (for she was dying) she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin.
19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
19Rachel died and was buried beside the road to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
20Jacob set a pillar over her grave, and that pillar still stands at Rachel's grave today.
21And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
21Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
22And 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:
22During the time Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and word of it reached Israel. Jacob's sons numbered twelve.
23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
23The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
24The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
24The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
25And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
25The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
26And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
26The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
27And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
27Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, at Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.
28And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
28Isaac's life lasted one hundred and eighty years.
29And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
29Then Isaac drew his final breath and died, and he was gathered to his people, old and having lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
36The Descendants of Esau
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1Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
1This is the family record of Esau, who is also called Edom.
2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
2Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
3and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter and the sister of Nebaioth.
4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
4Adah bore Esau a son named Eliphaz, and Basemath bore Reuel.
5And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
5Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, born to him in the land of Canaan.
6And 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.
6Esau gathered his wives, his sons and daughters, everyone in his household, his herds and all his animals, and all the property he had gained in the land of Canaan, and he went to another country, away from his brother Jacob.
7For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
7They owned too much to stay together; the land where they were living as outsiders could not feed all their livestock.
8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
8So Esau made his home in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
9And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
9This is the family record of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
10These 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.
10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
12Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, and she bore him Amalek. These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.
13And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
13The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
14And 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.
14The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau, were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
15These were the chiefs among Esau's descendants. The sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, were the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
16Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; they were the grandsons of Adah.
17And 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.
17The sons of Esau's son Reuel were the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; they were the grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
18And 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.
18The sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah were the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.
19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
19These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs.
20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
20These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam, and Lotan's sister was Timna.
23And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
23The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
24The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who came upon the mules in the wilderness while he was tending his father Zibeon's donkeys.
25And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
25The children of Anah were Dishon and Oholibamah, Anah's daughter.
26And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
26The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
27The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
28The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
29These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
29These were the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
30Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, chief by chief, in the land of Seir.
31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
31These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the people of Israel.
32And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
32Bela son of Beor ruled in Edom, and his city was named Dinhabah.
33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah, from Bozrah, ruled in his place.
34And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites ruled in his place.
35And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
35When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, ruled in his place, and his city was named Avith.
36And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah ruled in his place.
37And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
37When Samlah died, Saul from Rehoboth on the river ruled in his place.
38And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
38When Saul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor ruled in his place.
39And Baalhanan 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.
39When Baal-Hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar ruled in his place. His city was called Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Mezahab.
40And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
40These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, by their clans and their regions, name by name: the chiefs Timnah, Alvah, Jetheth,
41Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
42Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
43Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.
43Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, each in the region of the land he held. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
37Joseph Sold by His Brothers
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💬 In today’s words
1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
1Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father had stayed as a foreigner.
2These 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.
2This is the story of Jacob's family. When Joseph was seventeen, he was tending the flock with his brothers; the young man worked alongside the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought his father a bad report about them.
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other children, because he had been born when Israel was old, and he made him a coat of many colors.
4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
4When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not even speak to him in a friendly way.
5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
5Joseph had a dream, and after he described it to his brothers, they hated him more than ever.
6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
6He said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had.
7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
7We were out in the field tying up bundles of grain, when suddenly my bundle rose and stood up straight, and your bundles gathered around it and bowed down to mine."
8And 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.
8His brothers said to him, "So are you really going to be king over us? Are you really going to rule us?" And they hated him all the more for his dreams and for what he said.
9And 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.
9Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. "Listen," he said, "I have had another dream. This time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."
10And 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?
10He told his father too, along with his brothers, and his father scolded him: "What sort of dream is this? Do you really think I, your mother, and your brothers will come and bow to the ground in front of you?"
11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
11His brothers burned with envy toward him, but his father held on to what he had said.
12And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
12One day his brothers went to graze their father's flock near Shechem.
13And 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.
13Israel said to Joseph, "Your brothers are grazing the flock near Shechem, aren't they? Come, I want to send you to them." Joseph answered, "Here I am."
14And 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.
14So Israel said to him, "Please go and see whether your brothers and the flocks are doing well, and bring me back word." Then he sent him off from the valley of Hebron, and Joseph arrived at Shechem.
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
15A man came across him roaming through the open country and asked, "What are you searching for?"
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
16"I am trying to find my brothers," he said. "Please tell me where they have taken the flocks to graze."
17And 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.
17The man said, "They have already left this place. I heard them say, 'Let's head for Dothan.'" So Joseph followed after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
18They spotted him while he was still a long way off, and before he got to them they made a plan to kill him.
19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
19"Look," they said to one another, "here comes the dreamer.
20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
20Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of these pits. We'll say a wild animal ate him. Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams."
21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from them. "Let's not take his life," he said.
22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
22Reuben told them, "Don't shed any blood. Throw him into this pit out here in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him." He said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and bring him back to his father.
23And 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;
23So when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his coat, the coat of many colors he was wearing.
24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
24Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was dry; it had no water in it.
25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
25Then they sat down for a meal. Looking up, they saw a group of Ishmaelites traveling from Gilead, their camels carrying spices, balm, and myrrh to sell down in Egypt.
26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
26Judah said to his brothers, "What good does it do us to kill our brother and hide his blood?
27Come, 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.
27Let's sell him to the Ishmaelites instead and not harm him ourselves. He is still our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers went along with it.
28Then 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.
28Some Midianite merchants came by, and the brothers hauled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt.
29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
29Reuben came back to the pit, and Joseph was not in it. He tore his clothes in grief.
30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
30He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! And I, where am I supposed to go now?"
31And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
31Then they took Joseph's coat, killed a young goat, and dipped the coat in its blood.
32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
32They sent the coat of many colors to their father with the message, "We found this. Check whether or not it belongs to your son."
33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
33He recognized it and said, "It is my son's coat! A wild animal has eaten him. There is no doubt Joseph has been torn apart."
34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
34Jacob tore his clothes, wrapped sackcloth around his waist, and grieved for his son for many days.
35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
35All his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he would not be consoled. "I will go down to the grave still mourning for my son," he said. And so his father wept for him.
36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
36In Egypt, the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
38Judah and Tamar
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💬 In today’s words
1And 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.
1Around that time Judah went away from his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite named Hirah.
2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
2While there, Judah noticed the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua. He took her as his wife and slept with her.
3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
3She became pregnant and had a son, and he named him Er.
4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
4She became pregnant again and had a son, and she named him Onan.
5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
5She had yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was at Chezib when she gave birth to him.
6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
6Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
7But Er, Judah's firstborn, did evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD took his life.
8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
8Then Judah said to Onan, "Go to your brother's wife and marry her, and give your brother a line of descendants."
9And 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.
9Onan knew that any children would not be counted as his own, so when he slept with his brother's wife, he let his seed fall to the ground rather than give his brother descendants.
10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
10What he did was evil in the LORD's eyes, so the LORD ended his life as well.
11Then 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.
11Then Judah told Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Stay a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown." He said this because he feared Shelah might die too, as his brothers had. So Tamar went off and lived in her father's house.
12And 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.
12In time Judah's wife, Shua's daughter, died. Once Judah had gotten past his grief, he went up to Timnah, where his sheep were being sheared, together with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
13Someone told Tamar, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah for the sheep shearing."
14And 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.
14So she took off her widow's clothing, put on a veil and wrapped herself up, and sat down at an open spot along the road to Timnah. She had seen that Shelah was grown now, and still she had not been given to him as a wife.
15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
15When Judah saw her, he took her for a prostitute, because her face was veiled.
16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
16He turned aside to her at the roadside and said, "Come, please, let me sleep with you." (He had no idea she was his daughter-in-law.) She answered, "What will you pay me to sleep with you?"
17And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
17He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Only if you leave me a pledge until you send it."
18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
18"What pledge do you want from me?" he asked. "Your signet ring, your bracelets, and the staff you are holding," she said. He handed them over and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
19And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
19Then she got up and left, took off her veil, and put her widow's clothes back on.
20And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
20Judah sent his friend the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the pledge from the woman, but the friend could not find her.
21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
21He asked the men of that place, "Where is the prostitute who was sitting out by the roadside?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."
22And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
22So he went back to Judah and said, "I could not find her, and the men of the place told me there has been no prostitute there."
23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
23Judah said, "Let her keep them, or people will mock us. I sent the goat as I promised, and you could not find her."
24And 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.
24Some three months later, word came to Judah: "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has been living as a prostitute, and what is more, she is pregnant from it." Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned."
25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
25As they were bringing her out, she sent this message to her father-in-law: "The man these things belong to is the father of my child." And she added, "Please look carefully. Whose signet ring, bracelets, and staff are these?"
26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
26Judah knew them at once and said, "She has been more in the right than I have, because I never gave her to my son Shelah." And he never slept with her again.
27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
27When her time to give birth arrived, it turned out there were twins in her womb.
28And 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.
28While she was in labor, one baby stuck out a hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around it, saying, "This one was first to come out."
29And 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.
29But he drew his hand back in, and out came his brother instead. She said, "What a way to break through! May this breach be on you." So he was named Perez.
30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
30After him came his brother, the one with the scarlet thread on his hand, and he was named Zerah.
39Joseph in Potiphar's House and Prison
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💬 In today’s words
1And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
1Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an Egyptian who was an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.
2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
2The LORD was with Joseph, and he did well in everything, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
3His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made everything he did succeed in his hands.
4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
4So Joseph won his master's favor and served him personally. Potiphar made him overseer of his household and put everything he owned in his care.
5And 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.
5From the time he made Joseph overseer of his household and of everything he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. The LORD's blessing rested on everything he had, both in the house and in the field.
6And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
6So he left everything he owned in Joseph's care, and with Joseph in charge he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and well built.
7And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
7After a while his master's wife began to look at Joseph with desire, and she said, "Sleep with me."
8But 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;
8But he refused. He said to his master's wife, "Look, my master doesn't concern himself with anything in the house while I am here. He has put everything he owns in my care.
9There 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?
9"No one in this house is greater than I am. He has kept nothing back from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a terrible thing and sin against God?"
10And 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.
10Day after day she kept speaking to Joseph, but he would not listen to her, would not sleep with her, and would not even be near her.
11And 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.
11Then one day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants were inside.
12And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
12She grabbed him by his cloak and said, "Sleep with me." But he left his cloak in her hand and ran outside.
13And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
13When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and run outside,
14That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
14she called the men of her household and said to them, "Look! He has brought this Hebrew in to make fools of us. He came in here to sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.
15And 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.
15"When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his cloak beside me and ran outside."
16And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
16She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.
17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
17Then she told him the same story: "That Hebrew slave you brought us came in to make a fool of me.
18And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
18"But when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his cloak beside me and ran outside."
19And 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.
19When his master heard what his wife told him, saying, "This is how your slave treated me," he burned with anger.
20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
20Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed.
21But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
21But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, and he gave him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
22The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners in the prison, and he was the one responsible for everything that was done there.
23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
23The warden did not have to check on anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him, and whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed.
40Joseph Interprets the Butler's and Baker's Dreams
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💬 In today’s words
1And 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.
1Some time later, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
2Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
3and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was held.
4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
4The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to look after them, and he served them. They stayed in custody for some time.
5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
5One night both of them had a dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were held in the prison, and each man's dream had its own meaning.
6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
6When Joseph came to them in the morning, he looked at them and saw that they were troubled.
7And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
7So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were in custody with him in his master's house, "Why do you look so unhappy today?"
8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
8They answered, "We each had a dream, and there is no one to explain them." Joseph said to them, "Don't explanations belong to God? Please tell me your dreams."
9And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
9So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said, "In my dream I saw a vine in front of me,
10And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
10"and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms opened, and its clusters ripened into grapes.
11And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
11"Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
12And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
12Joseph said to him, "This is what it means: the three branches are three days.
13Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
13"Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and give you back your position, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand just as you used to when you were his cupbearer.
14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
14"But remember me when things go well for you. Please show me kindness: mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this place.
15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
15"For I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this dungeon."
16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
16When the chief baker saw that the meaning was good, he said to Joseph, "I had a dream too. There were three baskets of white bread on my head,
17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
17"and in the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."
18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
18Joseph answered, "This is what it means: the three baskets are three days.
19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
19"Within three days Pharaoh will lift your head right off you and hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh."
20And 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.
20On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in front of his servants.
21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
21He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he put the cup in Pharaoh's hand again,
22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
22but he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had told them.
23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
41Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams and Rules Egypt
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💬 In today’s words
1And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
1Two full years later, Pharaoh had a dream. He was standing beside the river,
2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
2and out of the river came seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
3And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
3Then seven other cows came up out of the river after them, ugly and thin, and they stood beside the other cows on the riverbank.
4And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
4And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
5He fell asleep and dreamed a second time. Seven heads of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.
6And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
6Then seven thin heads, scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.
7And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
7And the seven thin heads swallowed up the seven plump, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up and realized it had been a dream.
8And 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.
8In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.
9Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
9Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh. "Today I am reminded of my failings," he said.
10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
10"Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.
11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
11"One night we each had a dream, he and I, and each dream had its own meaning.
12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
12"A young Hebrew man was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he explained them to us, giving each man the meaning of his own dream.
13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
13"And things turned out exactly as he told us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged."
14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought out of the dungeon. He shaved, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.
15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
15Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and no one can explain it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can tell what it means."
16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
16Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It isn't in me to do it. God will give Pharaoh the answer he needs."
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the river,
18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
18"and out of the river came seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.
19And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
19"Then seven other cows came up after them, scrawny and very ugly and thin. I have never seen such bad-looking cows in all the land of Egypt.
20And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
20"The thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows,
21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
21"but after they had eaten them, no one could have told that they had, because they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
22And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
22"In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on one stalk.
23And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
23"Then seven heads, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.
24And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
24"And the thin heads swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me."
25And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "Pharaoh's two dreams are one and the same. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
26"The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one dream.
27And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
27"The seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven empty heads scorched by the east wind: they are seven years of famine.
28This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
28"It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
29"Seven years of great plenty are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt,
30And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
30"but seven years of famine will follow them, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devour the land.
31And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
31"The plenty will not even be remembered in the land because of the famine that follows, for it will be very severe.
32And 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.
32"And the reason the dream was given to Pharaoh twice is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will bring it about soon.
33Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
33"So now let Pharaoh look for a man who is discerning and wise and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.
34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
34"Let Pharaoh do this: let him appoint officers over the land and collect a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of plenty.
35And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
35"Let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming and store up grain under Pharaoh's authority, keeping food in the cities.
36And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
36"That food will be held in reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will come on Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine."
37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
37The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.
38And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
38Pharaoh said to his servants, "Could we ever find another man like this, one who has the Spirit of God in him?"
39And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all of this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
40Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
40"You will be in charge of my household, and all my people will follow your orders. Only on the throne will I be greater than you."
41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
41Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt."
42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
42Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph's hand. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
43And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
43He had him ride in the second chariot he owned, and people shouted before him, "Bow the knee!" So he made him ruler over the whole land of Egypt.
44And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
44Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one in all Egypt will lift a hand or a foot."
45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah and gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as his wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
46And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
46Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. He left Pharaoh's presence and traveled throughout the whole land of Egypt.
47And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
47During the seven years of plenty the ground produced huge harvests.
48And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
48Joseph gathered up all the food produced in the land of Egypt during those seven years and stored it in the cities; in each city he stored the food from the fields around it.
49And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
49Joseph stored up grain like the sand of the sea, so much that he stopped keeping records, because it was beyond measure.
50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
50Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.
51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's household."
52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
52The second he named Ephraim, saying, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
53And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
53Then the seven years of plenty in the land of Egypt came to an end,
54And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
54and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.
55And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
55When the whole land of Egypt began to go hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, and Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."
56And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
56The famine spread over the whole face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
57And people from every country came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was so severe everywhere.
42Joseph's Brothers Come to Egypt for Grain
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💬 In today’s words
1Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
1When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you just stand there looking at one another?"
2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
2He went on, "Listen, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die."
3And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
3So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
4But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
4But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with them, because he said, "Something terrible might happen to him."
5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
5So the sons of Israel came to buy grain along with everyone else who came, because the famine had reached the land of Canaan.
6And 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.
6Now Joseph was the governor of the land, and he was the one who sold grain to all its people. When Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
7And 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.
7Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted like a stranger and spoke harshly to them. "Where have you come from?" he asked. "From the land of Canaan," they answered, "to buy food."
8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
8Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
9Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see where our land is weak."
10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
10"No, my lord," they said to him. "Your servants have come to buy food.
11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
11"We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies."
12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
12But he said to them, "No! You have come to see where our land is weak."
13And 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.
13They answered, "Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father right now, and one is no longer alive."
14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
14Joseph said to them, "It is just as I told you: you are spies.
15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
15"This is how you will be tested: as surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16Send 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.
16"Send one of you to get your brother while the rest of you are kept in prison. That way your words will be tested, to see whether you are telling the truth. If not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies."
17And he put them all together into ward three days.
17And he put them all in custody together for three days.
18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
18On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
19If 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:
19"If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay locked up here in your prison while the rest of you go and carry grain home to your starving families.
20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
20"But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be proved true, and you will not die." And they agreed to do so.
21And 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.
21They said to one another, "We are truly being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us, and we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come upon us."
22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
22Reuben answered them, "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn't listen. Now we must answer for his blood."
23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
23They did not know that Joseph understood them, because he had been speaking to them through an interpreter.
24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
24He turned away from them and wept. Then he came back and spoke with them again, and he took Simeon from them and had him tied up in front of their eyes.
25Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
25Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man's money back in his sack, and to give them supplies for the journey. And that is what was done for them.
26And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
26They loaded their donkeys with the grain and left.
27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
27At the place where they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey, and he saw his money there in the mouth of the sack.
28And 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?
28He said to his brothers, "My money has been given back! Look, it's right here in my sack." Their hearts sank, and they turned to one another trembling and said, "What is this that God has done to us?"
29And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
29When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them. They said,
30The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
30"The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the country.
31And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
31"We told him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.
32We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
32"'We were twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father right now in the land of Canaan.'
33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
33"Then the man who is lord of the country said to us, 'This is how I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers here with me, take food for your starving households, and go.
34And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
34"'But bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will give your brother back to you, and you will be free to trade in the land.'"
35And 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.
35As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his bundle of money. When they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
36Their father Jacob said to them, "You have robbed me of my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!"
37And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
37Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will bring him back to you."
38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
38But Jacob said, "My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If anything happened to him on the journey you are taking, you would send my gray head down to the grave in sorrow."
43The Brothers Return With Benjamin
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1And the famine was sore in the land.
1The famine in the land was severe.
2And 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.
2When they had eaten all the grain they had brought back from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food."
3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
3But Judah said to him, "The man warned us in the strongest terms, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
4If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
5But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
5But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man told us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"
6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
6Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly by telling the man you had another brother?"
7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
7They answered, "The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly have known he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?"
8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
8Then Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the boy with me, and we will get up and go, so that we may live and not die, we and you and our little children too.
9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
9I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, let me carry the blame forever.
10For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
10If we had not delayed so long, we could have been there and back twice by now."
11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
11Their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: pack some of the best products of the land in your bags and carry them down to the man as a gift, a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
12Take twice as much money with you, and carry back the money that was returned at the top of your sacks; perhaps it was a mistake.
13Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
13Take your brother too, and get up and go back to the man.
14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, so that he releases your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, then I lose them."
15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
15So the men took the gift, twice as much money, and Benjamin. They set out, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, "Take these men to my house, butcher an animal and prepare a meal, because these men will eat with me at noon."
17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
17The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph's house.
18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
18The men were frightened when they were taken to Joseph's house. They said, "We have been brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the first time. He wants an excuse to attack us, overpower us, and make us his slaves and take our donkeys."
19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
19So they went up to the manager of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the entrance of the house.
20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
20They said, "Please, sir, we really did come down the first time to buy food.
21And 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.
21But when we reached the place where we stopped for the night and opened our sacks, each man's money was there at the top of his sack, the full amount. So we have brought it back with us.
22And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
22We have also brought more money with us to buy food. We have no idea who put our money in our sacks."
23And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
23He said, "It is all right; do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, must have given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
24The man brought the men into Joseph's house, gave them water to wash their feet, and gave their donkeys feed.
25And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
25They got their gift ready for Joseph's arrival at noon, because they had heard that they were going to eat there.
26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
26When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift they had carried into the house and bowed down to the ground before him.
27And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
27He asked how they were doing, and then he said, "Is your father well, the old man you told me about? Is he still alive?"
28And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
28They answered, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." And they bowed their heads low in respect.
29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
29Looking up, he saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, and asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" Then he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
30Joseph hurried out, because his heart was overflowing with feeling for his brother, and he looked for somewhere to cry. He went into his private room and wept there.
31And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
31Then he washed his face and came out, and keeping himself under control he said, "Serve the meal."
32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
32They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews; to the Egyptians that would be disgusting.
33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
33The brothers were seated in front of him in order of age, from the firstborn down to the youngest, and they looked at one another in amazement.
34And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
34Portions were carried to them from Joseph's own table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as large as anyone else's. So they drank and had a merry time with him.
44Joseph's Silver Cup and Judah's Plea
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💬 In today’s words
1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
1Then Joseph gave orders to the manager of his house: "Fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man's money at the top of his sack.
2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
2And put my cup, the silver one, at the top of the youngest one's sack, along with the money for his grain." He did just as Joseph had said.
3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
3As soon as it was light in the morning, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.
4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
4They had left the city but were not yet far away when Joseph said to his manager, "Get up and go after those men. When you catch up with them, say to them, 'Why have you paid back evil for good?
5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
5Isn't this the cup my master drinks from, the very one he uses to read the future? You have done an evil thing.'"
6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
6When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them.
7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
7They said to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Your servants would never do anything like that!
8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?
8Look, we even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money we found at the top of our sacks. So why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?
9With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
9If any of your servants is found with it, let him die, and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves."
10And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
10He said, "Very well, let it be as you say: whoever is found with it will become my slave, and the rest of you will be free of blame."
11Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
11Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
12And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
12The manager searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
13Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
13At that they tore their clothes. Each man loaded his donkey, and they went back to the city.
14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
14Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, where he was still waiting, and they threw themselves on the ground before him.
15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
15Joseph said to them, "What is this you have done? Didn't you know that a man like me can find things out by divination?"
16And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
16Judah said, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we prove we are innocent? God has uncovered your servants' guilt. Look, we are my lord's slaves, all of us, along with the one who had the cup."
17And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
17But he said, "I would never do such a thing. Only the man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace."
18Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
18Then Judah stepped up to him and said, "Please, my lord, let your servant say a word in my lord's hearing, and do not be angry with your servant, for you are as great as Pharaoh himself.
19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
19My lord asked his servants, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'
20And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
20And we told my lord, 'We have an elderly father, and there is a young boy born to him in his old age. The boy's brother is dead, and he is the only son of his mother still living, and his father loves him.'
21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
21Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.'
22And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
22We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father; if he left him, his father would die.'
23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
23But you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.'
24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
24When we went back up to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.
25And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
25Then our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little more food.'
26And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
26But we said, 'We cannot go down. We will go only if our youngest brother is with us, because we may not see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'
27And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
27Then your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife gave me two sons.
28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
28One of them went away from me, and I said, "He must surely have been torn to pieces," and I have not seen him since.
29And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
29If you take this one from me too and harm comes to him, you will send my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'
30Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;
30So now, if I go back to your servant my father and the boy is not with us, since his very life is bound up with the boy's life,
31It 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.
31then as soon as he sees that the boy is not there, he will die, and your servants will have sent the gray head of your servant our father down to the grave in sorrow.
32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
32Your servant guaranteed the boy's safety to my father. I said, 'If I do not bring him back to you, I will carry the blame before my father all my life.'
33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
33So now, please let your servant stay here as my lord's slave in place of the boy, and let the boy go back up with his brothers.
34For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
34For how could I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father."
45Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
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1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
1Then Joseph could no longer control himself in front of all his attendants, and he cried out, "Send everyone away from me!" So no one else was with him when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers.
2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
2He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the news reached Pharaoh's household.
3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
3Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him; they were terrified to be standing in front of him.
4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
4Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come closer to me." When they came closer, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt.
5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
5But now, do not be upset or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to save lives.
6For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
6The famine has been in the land for two years now, and there are still five more years in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.
7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
7God sent me ahead of you to keep a remnant of your family alive on the earth and to save your lives by a mighty rescue.
8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
8So it was not you who sent me here; it was God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, master of his whole household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
9Hurry back to my father and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.
10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
10You will live in the land of Goshen and be near me, you and your children and your grandchildren, your flocks and herds and everything you have.
11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
11I will provide for you there, because five more years of famine are coming; otherwise you, your household, and everything you have will be reduced to poverty.'
12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
12You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it really is I, Joseph, speaking to you.
13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
13Tell my father about all the honor I have in Egypt and about everything you have seen, and hurry and bring my father down here."
14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
14Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.
15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
15He kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
16And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
16When the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had come, Pharaoh and his officials were pleased.
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
17Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this: load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.
18And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
18Get your father and your families and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will enjoy the richest of its produce.'
19Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
19You are also ordered to tell them, 'Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little children and your wives, and bring your father and come.
20Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
20Do not worry about your belongings, because the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.'"
21And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
21The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, as Pharaoh had ordered, and gave them supplies for the journey.
22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
22He gave each of them a new set of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.
23And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
23To his father he sent the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food for his father's journey.
24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
24Then he sent his brothers off, and as they were leaving he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."
25And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
25So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.
26And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
26They told him, "Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler over the whole land of Egypt." Jacob's heart went numb, because he did not believe them.
27And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
27But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.
28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
28Israel said, "It is enough. My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."
46Jacob's Family Goes Down to Egypt
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💬 In today’s words
1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
1So Israel set out with everything he had, and when he came to Beersheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
2God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." He answered, "Here I am."
3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
3He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, because there I will make you into a great nation.
4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
4I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back up again; and Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."
5And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
5Then Jacob left Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little children, and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
6They took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his descendants came to Egypt.
7His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
7He brought his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, all his descendants, with him to Egypt.
8And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
8These are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Phallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
11And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez, and Zarah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
13And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Phuvah, Job, and Shimron.
14And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
15These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Padanaram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.
16And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
17The sons of Asher: Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
18These were the children of Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah; she bore these to Jacob, sixteen people in all.
19The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
19The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
20In the land of Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On.
21And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
21The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
22These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen people in all.
23And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
23The son of Dan: Hushim.
24And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
25These were the children of Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel; she bore these to Jacob, seven people in all.
26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
26All the people who went to Egypt with Jacob, his own direct descendants, not counting the wives of Jacob's sons, numbered sixty-six.
27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
27Joseph's sons who were born to him in Egypt were two. So all the members of Jacob's household who came to Egypt numbered seventy.
28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
28Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen, and they arrived in the land of Goshen.
29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
29Joseph had his chariot made ready and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as he appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father's neck and wept on his shoulder for a long time.
30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
30Israel said to Joseph, "Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."
31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
31Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh. I will say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
32The men are shepherds; they have always raised livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and everything they own.'
33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
33When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, 'What is your occupation?'
34That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
34you should answer, 'Your servants have raised livestock from our youth until now, just as our fathers did.' Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians find every shepherd disgusting."
47Jacob Settles in Goshen
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1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
1Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh, "My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan with their flocks, their herds, and everything they own. Right now they are in the land of Goshen."
2And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
2He had brought along five of his brothers, and he presented them to Pharaoh.
3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
3Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What kind of work do you do?" They answered Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, just as our fathers were before us."
4They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
4They went on to say to Pharaoh, "We have come to stay in this land for a while, because the famine is so severe in Canaan that your servants have no pasture left for their flocks. So please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen."
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
5Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
6The land of Egypt is open to you. Settle your father and brothers in the best part of the country; let them live in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock."
7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
7Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
8Pharaoh asked Jacob, "How old are you?"
9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
9Jacob answered Pharaoh, "The years of my wandering have been a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and hard, and they have not reached the years my fathers lived in their own wanderings."
10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
10Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from Pharaoh's presence.
11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
11So Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them property in Egypt, in the best part of the land, the region of Rameses, just as Pharaoh had ordered.
12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.
12And Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers, and his father's whole household, according to the size of each family.
13And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
13Now there was no food anywhere in the land, because the famine was so severe that both Egypt and Canaan were wasting away from hunger.
14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
14Joseph collected all the money that could be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain people were buying, and he brought the money into Pharaoh's palace.
15And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
15When the money ran out in Egypt and Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us food! Why should we die right in front of you? Our money is gone."
16And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
16Joseph replied, "Bring your livestock. If your money is gone, I will give you food in exchange for your livestock."
17And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
17So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their sheep and goats, their cattle, and their donkeys. He kept them supplied with food that year in return for all their livestock.
18When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
18When that year ended, they came to him the next year and said, "We will not hide it from my lord: our money is spent, and my lord already has our herds of animals. There is nothing left to offer my lord except our bodies and our land.
19Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
19Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will belong to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and so the land will not become a wasteland."
20And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.
20So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. Every Egyptian sold his field, because the famine was too much for them, and the land became Pharaoh's.
21And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
21As for the people, he moved them into the cities from one end of Egypt to the other.
22Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
22The only land he did not buy was the land of the priests, because the priests received a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on what Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.
23Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
23Then Joseph said to the people, "Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you, so you can plant the land.
24And 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.
24When the harvest comes, you must give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths will be yours, for seed to plant the fields and for food for yourselves, your households, and your little ones."
25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
25They said, "You have saved our lives. May we find favor in the eyes of my lord; we will be Pharaoh's servants."
26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.
26So Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt, still in force today, that a fifth belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh's.
27And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
27So Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there, and they grew and multiplied greatly.
28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
28Jacob lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years, so his whole life came to a hundred and forty-seven years.
29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
29When the time came for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and faithfully with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt.
30But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
30When I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." Joseph answered, "I will do as you say."
31And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
31Then Jacob said, "Swear it to me." So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
48Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
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1And 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.
1Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and went to him.
2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
2When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to see you," Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
3Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.
4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
4He said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you into a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a possession forever.'
5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
5Now then, your two sons who were born to you in Egypt before I came here to you, Ephraim and Manasseh, are mine. They will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.
6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
6Any children born to you after them will be yours, and in their inheritance they will be counted under the names of their brothers.
7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
7As for me, when I was coming back from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan while we were still on the road, some distance from Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem."
8And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
8When Israel noticed Joseph's sons, he asked, "Who are these?"
9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
9Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." Then Israel said, "Please bring them to me so I can bless them."
10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
10Now Israel's eyes were so weak with age that he could not see well. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and he kissed them and hugged them.
11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
11Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has let me see your children too."
12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
12Then Joseph moved them away from his father's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.
13Joseph took them both, Ephraim on his right toward Israel's left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel's right hand, and brought them close to him.
14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
14But Israel reached out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, the younger one, and he laid his left hand on Manasseh's head. He crossed his hands on purpose, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.
15And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
15Then he blessed Joseph and said, "May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this very day,
16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
16the Angel who has rescued me from every harm, bless these boys. May my name live on in them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a great multitude on the earth."
17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
17When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim's head, he was unhappy about it. He took hold of his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's.
18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
18Joseph said to his father, "Not that way, my father. This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."
19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
19But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will be great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is, and his descendants will become a whole cluster of nations."
20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
20So he blessed them that day and said, "By you Israel will pronounce this blessing: 'May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.'" And so he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
21Then Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
22And to you, above your brothers, I give one extra portion, the ridge of land I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow."
49Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons
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1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
1Then Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather around, so I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
2Come together and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel your father.
3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the first fruit of my manhood, highest in honor and highest in power.
4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
4But you are as unsteady as water, and you will not be first anymore, because you climbed into your father's bed and defiled it. He climbed onto my couch!
5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
6O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
6Let me never join their secret plans; let my honor never be tied to their gathering. For in their anger they killed men, and for their own pleasure they crippled oxen.
7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will split them up in Jacob and scatter them through Israel.
8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will grip the necks of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down before you.
9Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
9Judah is a young lion. You have come up from the kill, my son. He crouches and lies down like a lion, like a lioness. Who would dare to wake him?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
10The scepter will not leave Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and the peoples will gather in obedience to him.
11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
11He tethers his young donkey to a grapevine, his donkey's colt to the finest vine. He washes his clothing in wine, his garments in the juice of grapes.
12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
12His eyes glow dark from wine, and his teeth are white from milk.
13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
13Zebulun will make his home by the shore of the sea and become a harbor where ships come in; his territory will reach toward Sidon.
14Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
14Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two saddlebags.
15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
15He saw that the resting place was good and the land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to carry the load and became a slave doing forced labor.
16Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
16Dan will judge his own people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
17Dan will be a serpent at the roadside, a poisonous snake on the path, that nips the heels of the horse so that its rider topples backward.
18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
18O LORD, I have been waiting for your salvation.
19Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
19Raiders will come against Gad in force, but in the end he will drive them off.
20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
20From Asher will come the richest bread; he will supply the fine foods that kings enjoy.
21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
21Naphtali is a deer set free; he speaks beautiful words.
22Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
22Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough growing beside a well, with branches that spill over the wall.
23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
23Archers attacked him fiercely; they shot at him and hated him.
24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
24But his bow stayed steady, and his arms were made strong by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
25by the God of your father, who helps you, and by the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings from the heavens above, blessings from the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and of the womb.
26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
26The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of my ancestors, reaching to the farthest bounds of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the one set apart from his brothers.
27Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
27Benjamin is a wolf that tears its prey. In the morning he eats what he has caught, and at night he shares out the spoils."
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
28These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each one the blessing that fit him.
29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
29Then he gave them these instructions: "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
30the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
31There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
31There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah.
32The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
32The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites."
33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
33When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.
50The Deaths of Jacob and Joseph
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1And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
1Then Joseph threw himself on his father's face, wept over him, and kissed him.
2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
2Joseph ordered the physicians in his service to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.
3And 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.
3It took a full forty days, because that is how long embalming takes, and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4And 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,
4When the days of mourning were over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's court: "If I have found favor in your eyes, please speak to Pharaoh for me and tell him,
5My 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.
5'My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." So please let me go up and bury my father, and then I will come back.'"
6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
6Pharaoh answered, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do."
7And 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,
7So Joseph went up to bury his father, and all of Pharaoh's officials went with him, the elders of his court and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
8And 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.
8along with all of Joseph's household, his brothers, and his father's household. Only their little children, their flocks, and their herds were left behind in the land of Goshen.
9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
9Chariots and horsemen went up with him as well; it was a very large company.
10And 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.
10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, on the other side of the Jordan, they held a great and deeply sorrowful lament there, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
11And 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.
11When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "The Egyptians are holding a solemn time of mourning." That is why the place beyond the Jordan was named Abel Mizraim.
12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
12So Jacob's sons did for him exactly what he had commanded them.
13For 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.
13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, the field Abraham had bought from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
14And 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.
14After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and everyone who had gone up with him for the burial.
15And 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.
15When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph still holds a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong we did to him?"
16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
16So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Before he died, your father gave this command:
17So 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.
17'This is what you are to say to Joseph: Please forgive your brothers for their wrong and their sin, because they treated you badly.' So now, please forgive the wrong done by the servants of your father's God." When Joseph heard their message, he wept.
18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
18Then his brothers came in person and fell down before him. "Look," they said, "we are your servants."
19And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
19But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20But 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.
20As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, so that what is happening today would come about and many people would be kept alive.
21Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
21So do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones." And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
22Joseph stayed in Egypt with his father's whole family, and he lived a hundred and ten years.
23And 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.
23He lived to see Ephraim's children to the third generation, and the children of Machir son of Manasseh were also placed on Joseph's knees as his own.
24And 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.
24Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and bring you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
25And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
25Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from here."
26So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
26So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.