(NIV)
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.
(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.
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)
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.
(NIV)
So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him.
So
Abram went up from
Egypt,
he and his
wife and all
that he had, and
Lot with him, into the
Negeb.
(NIV)
these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
these kings
made war with Bera king of
Sodom,
Birsha king of
Gomorrah,
Shinab king of
Admah,
Shemeber king of
Zeboiim, and the
king of
Bela (that
is,
Zoar).
(NIV)
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim
Then the
king of
Sodom, the
king of
Gomorrah, the
king of
Admah, the
king of
Zeboiim, and the
king of
Bela (that
is,
Zoar)
went out, and they
joined battle in the
Valley of
Siddim
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
‘As for me, this is my covenant with you: you will be the father of many nations.
“
Behold,
my covenant is with you, and you shall be the
father of a
multitude of
nations.
(NIV)
No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
No longer shall your
name be
called Abram, but your
name shall be
Abraham, for I have
made you the
father of a
multitude of
nations.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
When the men got up to leave, they looked down towards Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
Then the
men set out from there, and they
looked down toward Sodom. And
Abraham went with them to set them on their
way.
(NIV)
Then Abraham approached him and said: ‘Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Then
Abraham drew
near and
said,
“Will you indeed
sweep away the
righteous with the
wicked?
(NIV)
Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’
Far be it from you to
do such a
thing, to put the
righteous to
death with the
wicked,
so that the
righteous fare as the
wicked!
Far be that from you! Shall not the
Judge of
all the
earth do what is
just?”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.
Now
Lot went up out of
Zoar and
lived in the
hills with his
two daughters, for he was
afraid to
live in
Zoar. So he
lived in a
cave with his
two daughters.
(NIV)
Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line through our father.’
Come, let us make our
father drink wine, and we will
lie with him, that we may
preserve offspring from our
father.”
(NIV)
The next day the elder daughter 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 we can preserve our family line through our father.’
The next
day, the
firstborn said to the
younger, “
Behold, I
lay last night with my
father. Let us make him
drink wine tonight also. Then you
go in and
lie with him, that we may
preserve offspring from our
father.”
(NIV)
So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
So they made their
father drink wine that night also. And the
younger arose and
lay with him, and he did
not know when she
lay down or when she
arose.
(NIV)
and she said to Abraham, ‘Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.’
So she
said to
Abraham,
“Cast
out this
slave woman with her
son, for the
son of this
slave woman shall
not be
heir with my
son Isaac.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness that I have shown to you.’
Now therefore
swear to me
here by
God that you will not
deal falsely with me or with my
descendants or with my
posterity, but as I have
dealt kindly with you, so you will
deal with me and with the
land where you have
sojourned.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
He said to his servants, ‘Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.’
Then
Abraham said to his
young men, “Stay
here with the
donkey;
I and the
boy will
go over
there and
worship and come
again to you.”
(NIV)
‘I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so that I can bury my dead.’
“I am a
sojourner and
foreigner among you;
give me
property among you for a
burying place, that I may
bury my
dead out of
my sight.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
‘No, my lord,’ he said. ‘Listen to me; 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.’
“
No, my
lord,
hear me: I
give you the
field, and I
give you the
cave that is in it. In the
sight of the
sons of my
people I
give it to you.
Bury your dead.”
(NIV)
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
Then
Abraham bowed down before the
people of the
land.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
Then he prayed, ‘
Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
And he
said, “O
Lord,
God of my
master Abraham,
please grant me
success today and
show steadfast love to my
master Abraham.
(NIV)
May it be that when I say to a young woman, “Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,” and she says, “Drink, and I’ll water your camels too” – let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.’
Let the
young woman to whom I shall
say, ‘
Please let
down your
jar that I may
drink,’ and who shall
say, ‘
Drink, and I will
water your
camels’—let her be the one whom you have
appointed for your
servant Isaac.
By this I shall
know that you have
shown steadfast love to
my master.”
(NIV)
And she added, ‘We have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night.’
She
added, “We have
plenty of
both straw and
fodder,
and room to spend the
night.”
(NIV)
Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there.
When they got up the next morning, he said, ‘Send me on my way to my master.’
And
he and the
men who were with him
ate and
drank, and they spent the
night there. When they
arose in the
morning, he
said,
“Send me
away to
my master.”
(NIV)
So they called Rebekah and asked her, ‘Will you go with this man?’
‘I will go,’ she said.
And they
called Rebekah and
said to her, “Will you
go with this
man?” She
said, “I will
go.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
After the
death of
Abraham,
God blessed Isaac his
son. And
Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.
(NIV)
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.)
(NIV)
Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
Sojourn in this
land, and I will
be with you and will
bless you, for
to you and to your
offspring I will
give all
these lands, and I will
establish the
oath that I
swore to
Abraham your father.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with those of Isaac and said, ‘The water is ours!’ So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
the
herdsmen of
Gerar quarreled with
Isaac’s herdsmen,
saying, “The
water is ours.” So he
called the
name of the
well Esek, because they
contended with him.
(NIV)
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,
(NIV)
They answered, ‘We saw clearly that the
Lord was with you; so we said, “There ought to be a sworn agreement between us” – between us and you. Let us make a treaty with you
They
said, “We
see plainly that the
Lord has been with you. So we
said, let there
be a
sworn pact between us,
between you and us, and let us
make a
covenant with you,
(NIV)
that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the
Lord.’
that you will
do us no
harm, just as we have
not touched you and have
done to you
nothing but good and have
sent you away in
peace.
You are
now the
blessed of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
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!”
(NIV)
Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides.
and
stay with him a while,
until your brother’s fury turns away—
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
I am with you and 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.’
Behold,
I am
with you and will
keep you
wherever you
go, and will bring you
back to
this land.
For I will
not leave you
until I have
done what I have
promised you.”
(NIV)
Then Jacob asked them, ‘Is he well?’
‘Yes, he is,’ they said, ‘and here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.’
He
said to them, “Is it
well with him?” They
said, “It is
well; and
see,
Rachel his
daughter is
coming with the
sheep!”
(NIV)
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd.
While he was
still speaking with them,
Rachel came with her
father’s sheep,
for she was a
shepherdess.
(NIV)
Then Laban said to him, ‘You are my own flesh and blood.’
After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,
and
Laban said to him, “
Surely you are my
bone and my
flesh!” And he
stayed with him a
month.
(NIV)
When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, ‘What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?’
And in the
morning,
behold,
it was
Leah! And Jacob
said to Laban, “
What is
this you have
done to me? Did I
not serve with you for
Rachel?
Why then have you
deceived me?”
(NIV)
Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
So Jacob
went in to Rachel also,
and he
loved Rachel more than
Leah, and
served Laban for
another seven years.
(NIV)
Then Rachel said, ‘I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.’ So she named him Naphtali.
Then
Rachel said, “With
mighty wrestlings I have
wrestled with my
sister and have
prevailed.” So she
called his
name Naphtali.
(NIV)
But she said to her, ‘Wasn’t it enough that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?’
‘Very well,’ Rachel said, ‘he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.’
But she
said to her, “Is it a
small matter that you have
taken away my
husband? Would you
take away my
son’s mandrakes also?”
Rachel said, “Then he may
lie with you
tonight in exchange
for your son’s mandrakes.”
(NIV)
So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. ‘You must sleep with me,’ she said. ‘I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.’ So he slept with her that night.
When
Jacob came from the
field in the
evening,
Leah went out to
meet him and
said, “You must
come in to me,
for I have
hired you with my
son’s mandrakes.” So he
lay with her
that night.
(NIV)
And Jacob noticed that Laban’s attitude towards him was not what it had been.
And
Jacob saw that
Laban did
not regard him with
favor as
before.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Jacob, ‘Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.’
Then the
Lord said to Jacob,
“
Return to the
land of your
fathers and to
your kindred, and
I will be
with you.”
(NIV)
Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
he
took his
kinsmen with him and
pursued him
for seven days and
followed close after him into the
hill country of
Gilead.
(NIV)
Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
But
God came to Laban the
Aramean in a
dream by
night and
said to him, “Be
careful not to
say anything to Jacob,
either good or bad.”
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