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Now the
Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
And the
Lord God planted a
garden in
Eden, in the
east, and
there he
put the
man whom he had
formed.
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But the
Lord said to him, ‘Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.’ Then the
Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
Then the
Lord said to him, “Not
so!
If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be
taken on him
sevenfold.” And the
Lord put a
mark on
Cain,
lest any who
found him should
attack him.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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The
Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the
Lord, who had appeared to him.
Then the
Lord appeared to
Abram and
said,
“To your
offspring I will
give this land.” So he
built there an
altar to the
Lord, who had
appeared to him.
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From there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the
Lord and called on the name of the
Lord.
From there he
moved to the
hill country on the
east of
Bethel and
pitched his
tent, with
Bethel on the
west and
Ai on the
east. And there he
built an
altar to the
Lord and
called upon the
name of the
Lord.
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and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the
Lord.
to the
place where he had
made an
altar at the
first. And there
Abram called upon the
name of the
Lord.
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So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the
Lord.
So
Abram moved his
tent and
came and
settled by the
oaks of
Mamre, which are at
Hebron, and there he
built an
altar to the
Lord.
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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.
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.
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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,
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.
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When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
When they
came to the
place of which
God had
told him,
Abraham built the
altar there and
laid the
wood in order and
bound Isaac his
son and
laid him on the
altar, on
top of the
wood.
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He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, ‘Put your hand under my thigh.
And
Abraham said to his
servant,
the
oldest of his
household, who had
charge of all that he had, “
Put your
hand under my
thigh,
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So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
So the
servant put his
hand under the
thigh of
Abraham his
master and
swore to him
concerning this matter.
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‘I asked her, “Whose daughter are you?”
‘She said, “The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.”
‘Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms,
Then 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.
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Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the
Lord. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.
So he
built an
altar there and
called upon the
name of the
Lord and
pitched his
tent there. And there
Isaac’s servants dug a
well.
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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.
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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Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.
So
early in the
morning Jacob took the
stone that he had
put under his
head and
set it up for a
pillar and
poured oil on the
top of it.
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Whenever the stronger females were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in the troughs in front of the animals so that they would mate near the branches,
Whenever the
stronger of the
flock were
breeding,
Jacob would
lay the
sticks in the
troughs before the
eyes of the
flock, that they
might breed among the
sticks,
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but if the animals were weak, he would not place them there. So the weak animals went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.
but for the
feebler of the
flock he would
not lay them there. So the
feebler would be
Laban’s, and the
stronger Jacob’s.
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Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them inside her camel’s saddle and was sitting on them. Laban searched through everything in the tent but found nothing.
Now
Rachel had
taken the
household gods and
put them in the
camel’s saddle and
sat on them.
Laban felt all about the
tent, but did
not find them.
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He put them in the care of his servants, each herd by itself, and said to his servants, ‘Go ahead of me, and keep some space between the herds.’
These he
handed over to his
servants, every
drove by
itself, and
said to his
servants, “Pass on
ahead of
me and
put a
space between drove and drove.”
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He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear.
And he
put the
servants with their
children in
front,
then Leah with her
children, and
Rachel and
Joseph last of
all.
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There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.
There he
erected an
altar and
called it
El-Elohe-Israel.
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Then God said to Jacob, ‘Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.’
God said to
Jacob, “
Arise,
go up to
Bethel and
dwell there.
Make an
altar there to the
God who
appeared to you when you
fled from your
brother Esau.”
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Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.’
Then let us
arise and
go up to
Bethel, so that I may
make there an
altar to the
God who
answers me in the
day of my
distress and has been with me
wherever I have
gone.”
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There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
and there he
built an
altar and
called the
place El-bethel, because there
God had
revealed himself to him when he
fled from his
brother.
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Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days.
Then
Jacob tore his
garments and
put sackcloth on his
loins and
mourned for his
son many days.
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I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.’
For I was indeed
stolen out of the
land of the
Hebrews, and
here also I have
done nothing that they should
put me into the
pit.”
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Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain round his neck.
Then
Pharaoh took his
signet ring from his
hand and
put it on
Joseph’s hand, and
clothed him in
garments of fine
linen and
put a
gold chain about his
neck.
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We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don’t know who put our silver in our sacks.’
and we have
brought other money down with
us to
buy food. We do
not know who put our
money in our
sacks.”
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After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, ‘Serve the food.’
Then he
washed his
face and
came out. And
controlling himself he
said, “
Serve the
food.”
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They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.
They
served him by
himself, and them by
themselves, and the
Egyptians who
ate with him by
themselves, because the
Egyptians could not eat with the
Hebrews, for that is an
abomination to the
Egyptians.
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Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: ‘Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
Then he
commanded the
steward of his
house,
“
Fill the
men’s sacks with
food, as much
as they
can carry, and
put each
man’s money in the
mouth of his
sack,
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Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.’ And he did as Joseph said.
and
put my
cup, the
silver cup, in the
mouth of the
sack of the
youngest, with his
money for the
grain.” And he
did as Joseph told him.
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But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
And
God sent me
before you to
preserve for you a
remnant on
earth, and to keep
alive for you
many survivors.
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and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.’
The
land of
Egypt is
before you.
Settle your
father and your
brothers in the
best of the
land.
Let them
settle in the
land of
Goshen, and
if you
know any
able men among them,
put them in
charge of my
livestock.”
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When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
And when the
time drew
near that
Israel must
die, he
called his
son Joseph and
said to him, “
If now I have
found favor in your
sight,
put your
hand under my
thigh and promise to
deal kindly and
truly with me. Do
not bury me in
Egypt,
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Joseph said to him, ‘No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.’
And
Joseph said to his
father, “
Not this
way, my
father;
since this
one is the
firstborn,
put your
right hand on his
head.”
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He blessed them that day and said,
‘In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing:
“May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.”’
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
So he
blessed them that
day,
saying,
“By you
Israel will pronounce
blessings,
saying,
‘
God make you as
Ephraim and as
Manasseh.’”
Thus he
put Ephraim before Manasseh.
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But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
When she
could hide him
no longer, she
took for him a
basket made of
bulrushes and
daubed it with
bitumen and
pitch. She
put the
child in it and
placed it among the
reeds by the
river bank.
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Every woman is to ask her neighbour and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.’
but each
woman shall
ask of her
neighbor, and any woman who
lives in her
house, for
silver and
gold jewelry, and for
clothing. You shall
put them on your
sons and on your
daughters. So you shall
plunder the
Egyptians.”
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You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do.
You shall
speak to him and
put the
words in his
mouth, and I will be with your
mouth and with his
mouth and will
teach you both what to
do.
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The
Lord said to Moses, ‘When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
And the
Lord said to
Moses, “When you
go back to
Egypt,
see that you
do before Pharaoh all the
miracles that I have
put in your
power. But I will
harden his
heart, so that he will not let the
people go.
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But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, “Let us go and sacrifice to our God.”
But the
number of
bricks that they
made in the
past you shall
impose on them, you shall by no means
reduce it, for they are
idle. Therefore they
cry, ‘Let us
go and
offer sacrifice to our
God.’
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I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.”’
Thus I will
put a
division between my
people and your
people.
Tomorrow this sign shall happen.”’”
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But those who ignored the word of the
Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.
but
whoever did
not pay attention to the
word of the
Lord left his
slaves and his
livestock in the
field.
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He said, ‘If you listen carefully to the
Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the
Lord, who heals you.’
saying,
“
If you will
diligently listen to the
voice of the
Lord your
God, and
do that which is
right in his
eyes, and
give ear to his
commandments and
keep all his
statutes, I will
put none of the
diseases on you that I
put on the
Egyptians,
for I am the
Lord,
your
healer.”
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When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up – one on one side, one on the other – so that his hands remained steady till sunset.
But
Moses’
hands grew weary, so they
took a
stone and
put it
under him, and he
sat on it, while
Aaron and
Hur held up his
hands, one on
one side, and the other on the other
side. So his
hands were
steady until the going
down of the
sun.
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Moses built an altar and called it The
Lord is my Banner.
And
Moses built an
altar and
called the
name of it, The
Lord Is My
Banner,
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But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
Moreover,
look for
able men from
all the
people,
men who
fear God, who are
trustworthy and
hate a
bribe, and
place such men over the people as
chiefs of
thousands,
of hundreds,
of fifties, and
of tens.
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‘“Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honoured, I will come to you and bless you.
An
altar of
earth you shall
make for me and
sacrifice on it your
burnt offerings and your
peace offerings, your
sheep and your
oxen.
In
every place where I cause my
name to be
remembered I will
come to you and
bless you.
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If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it.
If you
make me an
altar of
stone,
you shall not
build it of
hewn stones, for if you
wield your
tool on it you
profane it.
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And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.”
And you shall not
go up by
steps to my
altar, that your
nakedness be not
exposed on it.’
(NIV)
But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.
But
if a
man willfully attacks
another to
kill him by
cunning,
you shall
take him from my
altar, that he may
die.
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Moses then wrote down everything the
Lord had said.
He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
And
Moses wrote down all the
words of the
Lord. He rose
early in the
morning and
built an
altar at the
foot of the
mountain, and
twelve pillars, according to the
twelve tribes of
Israel.
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Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar.
And
Moses took half of the
blood and
put it in
basins, and
half of the
blood he
threw against the
altar.
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‘Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
“You shall
make the
altar of
acacia wood,
five cubits long and
five cubits broad. The
altar shall be
square, and its
height shall be
three cubits.
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Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar.
And you shall
set it
under the
ledge of the
altar so that the
net extends halfway down the
altar.
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Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
And you shall
make poles for the
altar,
poles of
acacia wood, and
overlay them with
bronze.
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The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
And the
poles shall be
put through the
rings, so that the
poles are on the
two sides of the
altar when it is
carried.
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