Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

The Lord said, ‘If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.

Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people.

Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.’

Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”

I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.’

I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom – both young and old – surrounded the house.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.

At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, ‘God is with you in everything you do.

At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.

So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land.

Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

and he said to Ephron in their hearing, ‘Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so that I can bury my dead there.’

And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.”

Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.

Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.

(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)

Then Abimelek said, ‘What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.’

Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: ‘Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.’

So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal advisor and Phicol the commander of his forces.

When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army,

May nations serve you
and peoples bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.
May those who curse you be cursed
and those who bless you be blessed.’

Let peoples serve you,
and nations bow down to you.
Be lord 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!”

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

When Jacob saw them, he said, ‘This is the camp of God!’ So he named that place Mahanaim.

And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God’s camp!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps,

He thought, ‘If Esau comes and attacks one group, the group that is left may escape.’

thinking, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the camp that is left will escape.”

I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.

So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.

So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.

Esau asked, ‘What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?’

‘To find favour in your eyes, my lord,’ he said.

Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company that I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

Esau said, ‘Then let me leave some of my men with you.’

‘But why do that?’ Jacob asked. ‘Just let me find favour in the eyes of my lord.’

So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.

Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.

But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are.

Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses.

All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,

Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.’

You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.”

When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, ‘Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.’

When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.”

Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

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.”

and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other.

As for the people, he made servants of them from one end of Egypt to the other.

Joseph said to the people, ‘Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you so you can plant the ground.

Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.

and said to me, “I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.”

and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’

But his father refused and said, ‘I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.’

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

The sceptre will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he to whom it belongs shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

‘Dan will provide justice for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.

“Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.

Then 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,

Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

When 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.

When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people.

Chariots and horsemen also went up with him. It was a very large company.

And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company.

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

‘Look,’ he said to his people, ‘the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.

And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.

So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.

So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong.

Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: ‘Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.’

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”

The Lord said, ‘I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.

Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.’

Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

And God said, ‘I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.’

He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

‘And I will make the Egyptians favourably disposed towards this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.

And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty,

He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him.

He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him.

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.

and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs before the people,

Aaron spoke all the words that the Lord had spoken to Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people.

and they believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshipped.

And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

Afterwards Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.”’

Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

But the king of Egypt said, ‘Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labour? Get back to your work!’

But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burdens.”

Then Pharaoh said, ‘Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working.’

And Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!”

That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people:

The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen,

‘You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.

“You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves.