(NIV)
The
Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
(ESV)
The
Lord God took the
man and
put him in the
garden of
Eden to
work it and
keep it.
(NIV)
So the
Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.
(ESV)
So the
Lord God caused a
deep sleep to
fall upon the
man, and while he
slept took one of his
ribs and
closed up its
place with
flesh.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
(ESV)
And the
rib that the
Lord God had
taken from the
man he
made into a
woman and
brought her to the
man.
(NIV)
The man said,
‘This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called “woman”,
for she was taken out of man.’
(ESV)
Then the
man said,
“
This at
last is
bone of my
bones and
flesh of my
flesh;
she shall be
called Woman,
because
she was
taken out of
Man.”
(NIV)
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
(ESV)
So when the
woman saw that the
tree was
good for
food, and that
it was a
delight to the
eyes, and that the
tree was to be
desired to make
one wise, she
took of its
fruit and
ate, and she
also gave some to her
husband who was with her, and he
ate.
(NIV)
By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.’
(ESV)
By the
sweat of your
face you shall
eat bread,
till you
return to the
ground,
for out
of it you were
taken;
for
you are
dust,
and to
dust you shall
return.”
(NIV)
And the
Lord God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live for ever.’
(ESV)
Then the
Lord God said, “
Behold, the
man has become like
one of us in
knowing good and
evil. Now,
lest he reach
out his
hand and
take also of the
tree of
life and
eat, and
live forever—”
(NIV)
So the
Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
(ESV)
therefore the
Lord God sent him out from the
garden of
Eden to
work the
ground from
which he was
taken.
(NIV)
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
(ESV)
Enoch walked with
God, and he was
not for
God took him.
(NIV)
You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.’
(ESV)
Also
take with you
every sort
of food that is
eaten, and store it
up. It shall serve as
food for you and for them.”
(NIV)
Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,
(ESV)
Take with you
seven pairs of
all clean animals the
male and his
mate, and a
pair of the
animals that are
not clean, the
male and his
mate,
(NIV)
But the dove could find nowhere to perch because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark.
(ESV)
But the
dove found no place to
set her
foot, and she
returned to him to the
ark,
for the
waters were still
on the
face of the
whole earth. So he put
out his
hand and
took her and
brought her into the
ark with him.
(NIV)
Then Noah built an altar to the
Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.
(ESV)
Then
Noah built an
altar to the
Lord and
took some
of every clean animal and some
of every clean bird and
offered burnt offerings on the
altar.
(NIV)
But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backwards and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.
(ESV)
Then
Shem and
Japheth took a
garment,
laid it on
both their
shoulders, and
walked backward and
covered the
nakedness of their
father. Their
faces were
turned backward, and they did
not see their
father’s nakedness.
(NIV)
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot 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 Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.
(ESV)
Terah took Abram his
son and
Lot the
son of
Haran, his
grandson, and
Sarai his
daughter-in-law, his
son Abram’s wife, and they
went forth together from
Ur of the
Chaldeans to
go into the
land of
Canaan, but when they
came to
Haran, they
settled there.
(NIV)
He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
(ESV)
And
Abram took Sarai his
wife, and
Lot his
brother’s son, and all their
possessions that they had
gathered, and the
people that they had
acquired in
Haran, and they
set out to
go to the
land of
Canaan. When they
came to the
land of
Canaan,
(NIV)
And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.
(ESV)
And when the
princes of
Pharaoh saw her, they
praised her
to Pharaoh. And the
woman was
taken into
Pharaoh’s house.
(NIV)
Why did you say, “She is my sister,” so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!’
(ESV)
Why did you
say, ‘She is my
sister,’ so that I
took her for my
wife?
Now then, here is your
wife;
take her, and
go.”
(NIV)
The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.
(ESV)
So the enemy
took all the
possessions of
Sodom and
Gomorrah, and all their
provisions, and went their
way.
(NIV)
They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
(ESV)
They also
took Lot, the
son of
Abram’s brother, who was
dwelling in
Sodom, and his
possessions, and went their
way.
(NIV)
The king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.’
(ESV)
And the
king of
Sodom said to
Abram, “
Give me the
persons, but
take the
goods for yourself.”
(NIV)
that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, “I made Abram rich.”
(ESV)
that I would
not take a
thread or a
sandal strap or
anything that is yours, lest you should
say, ‘I have made
Abram rich.’
(NIV)
I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me – to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. Let them have their share.’
(ESV)
I will
take nothing but
what the
young men have
eaten, and the
share of the
men who
went with me. Let
Aner,
Eshcol, and
Mamre take their share.”
(NIV)
So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.
(ESV)
So,
after Abram had
lived ten years in the
land of
Canaan,
Sarai,
Abram’s wife,
took Hagar the
Egyptian, her
servant, and
gave her to
Abram her
husband as a
wife.
(NIV)
On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.
(ESV)
Then
Abraham took Ishmael his
son and
all those
born in his
house or
bought with his
money,
every male among the
men of
Abraham’s house, and he
circumcised the
flesh of their
foreskins that
very day, as
God had
said to him.
(NIV)
Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
(ESV)
And
Abraham ran to the
herd and
took a
calf,
tender and
good, and
gave it to a
young man, who
prepared it
quickly.
(NIV)
He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
(ESV)
Then he
took curds and
milk and the
calf that he had
prepared, and
set it
before them. And he
stood by them
under the
tree while they
ate.
(NIV)
With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, ‘Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.’
(ESV)
As morning dawned, the
angels urged Lot,
saying, “
Up!
Take your
wife and your
two daughters who are
here,
lest you be
swept away in the
punishment of the
city.”
(NIV)
When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the
Lord was merciful to them.
(ESV)
But he
lingered. So the
men seized him and his
wife and his
two daughters by the
hand, the
Lord being
merciful to him, and they
brought him out and
set him outside the
city.
(NIV)
and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, ‘She is my sister.’ Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
(ESV)
And
Abraham said of Sarah his
wife, “She is my
sister.” And
Abimelech king of
Gerar sent and
took Sarah.
(NIV)
But God came to Abimelek 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.’
(ESV)
But
God came to
Abimelech in a
dream by
night and
said to him, “Behold, you are a
dead man because of the
woman whom you have
taken, for she is a
man’s wife.”
(NIV)
Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.
(ESV)
Then
Abimelech took sheep and
oxen, and male
servants and
female servants, and
gave them to
Abraham, and
returned Sarah his
wife to him.
(NIV)
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.
(ESV)
So
Abraham rose
early in the
morning and
took bread and a
skin of
water and
gave it to
Hagar,
putting it on her
shoulder, along with the
child, and
sent her away. And she
departed and
wandered in the
wilderness of
Beersheba.
(NIV)
Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.’
(ESV)
Up! Lift
up the
boy, and hold him
fast with your
hand, for I will
make him into a
great nation.”
(NIV)
While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
(ESV)
He
lived in the
wilderness of
Paran, and his
mother took a
wife for him from the
land of
Egypt.
(NIV)
So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.
(ESV)
So
Abraham took sheep and
oxen and
gave them to
Abimelech, and the
two men made a
covenant.
(NIV)
He replied, ‘Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.’
(ESV)
He
said, “These
seven ewe lambs you will
take from my
hand,
that this may be a
witness for me that I
dug this
well.”
(NIV)
Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain that I will show you.’
(ESV)
He
said, “
Take your
son, your
only son
Isaac, whom you
love, and
go to the
land of
Moriah, and
offer him there as a
burnt offering on
one of the
mountains of which I shall
tell you.”
(NIV)
Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.
(ESV)
So
Abraham rose
early in the
morning,
saddled his
donkey, and
took two of his
young men with him, and his
son Isaac. And he
cut the
wood for the
burnt offering and
arose and
went to the
place of which
God had
told him.
(NIV)
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together,
(ESV)
And
Abraham took the
wood of the
burnt offering and
laid it on
Isaac his
son. And he
took in his
hand the
fire and the
knife. So they
went both of them
together.
(NIV)
Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
(ESV)
Then
Abraham reached out his
hand and
took the
knife to
slaughter his
son.
(NIV)
Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
(ESV)
And
Abraham lifted up his
eyes and
looked, and
behold,
behind him was a
ram,
caught in a
thicket by his
horns. And
Abraham went and
took the
ram and
offered it up as a
burnt offering instead of his
son.
(NIV)
I want you to swear by the
Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
(ESV)
that I may make you
swear by the
Lord, the
God of
heaven and
God of the
earth, that you will not
take a
wife for my
son from the
daughters of the
Canaanites,
among whom I
dwell,
(NIV)
but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.’
(ESV)
but will
go to my
country and to my
kindred, and
take a
wife for my
son Isaac.”
(NIV)
‘The
Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, “To your offspring I will give this land” – he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.
(ESV)
The
Lord, the
God of
heaven, who
took me from my
father’s house and from the
land of my
kindred, and who
spoke to me and
swore to me, ‘To your
offspring I will
give this
land,’ he will
send his
angel before you, and you shall
take a
wife for my
son from there.
(NIV)
Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor.
(ESV)
Then the
servant took ten of his
master’s camels and
departed,
taking all sorts of
choice gifts from his
master; and he
arose and
went to
Mesopotamia to the
city of
Nahor.
(NIV)
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.
(ESV)
When the
camels had
finished drinking, the
man took a
gold ring weighing a
half shekel, and
two bracelets for her
arms weighing ten gold shekels,
(NIV)
And my master made me swear an oath, and said, “You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
(ESV)
My
master made me
swear,
saying, ‘You shall not
take a
wife for my
son from the
daughters of the
Canaanites, in whose
land I
dwell,
(NIV)
but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.”
(ESV)
but you shall
go to my
father’s house and to my
clan and
take a
wife for my
son.’
(NIV)
‘He replied, “The
Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.
(ESV)
But he
said to me, ‘The
Lord,
before whom I have
walked, will
send his
angel with you and
prosper your
way. You shall
take a
wife for my
son from my
clan and from my
father’s house.
(NIV)
and I bowed down and worshipped the
Lord. I praised the
Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
(ESV)
Then I bowed my
head and
worshiped the
Lord and
blessed the
Lord the
God of my
master Abraham, who had
led me by the
right way to
take the
daughter of my
master’s kinsman for his
son.
(NIV)
Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the
Lord has directed.’
(ESV)
Behold,
Rebekah is
before you;
take her and
go, and let her
be the wife of your
master’s son as the
Lord has
spoken.”
(NIV)
Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
(ESV)
Then
Rebekah and her
young women arose and
rode on the
camels and
followed the man. Thus the
servant took Rebekah and went his
way.
(NIV)
and asked the servant, ‘Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?’
‘He is my master,’ the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
(ESV)
and
said to the
servant, “
Who is
that man,
walking in the
field to
meet us?” The
servant said, “It is my
master.” So she
took her
veil and
covered herself.
(NIV)
So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.
(ESV)
So he
went and
took them and
brought them to his
mother, and his
mother prepared delicious food,
such as his
father loved.
(NIV)
Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
(ESV)
Then
Rebekah took the
best garments of
Esau her
older son,
which were with her in the
house, and put them
on Jacob her
younger son.
(NIV)
But he said, ‘Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.’
(ESV)
But he
said, “Your
brother came deceitfully, and he has
taken away your
blessing.”
(NIV)
Esau said, ‘Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: he took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!’ Then he asked, ‘Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?’
(ESV)
Esau
said, “Is he not
rightly named Jacob? For he has
cheated me
these two
times. He
took away my
birthright, and
behold, now he has
taken away my
blessing.” Then he
said, “Have you
not reserved a
blessing for me?”
(NIV)
Go at once to Paddan Aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
(ESV)
Arise,
go to
Paddan-aram to the
house of
Bethuel your
mother’s father, and
take as your
wife from there one of the
daughters of
Laban your
mother’s brother.
(NIV)
When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
(ESV)
And he
came to a certain
place and
stayed there that
night,
because the
sun had
set.
Taking one of the
stones of the
place, he
put it under his
head and lay down in that
place to
sleep.
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