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In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month – on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
In the
six hundredth year of
Noah’s life, in the
second month, on the
seventeenth day of the
month, on
that day all the
fountains of the
great deep burst forth, and the
windows of the
heavens were
opened.
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After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark
At the
end of
forty days Noah opened the
window of the
ark that he had
made
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He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
And for her sake he
dealt well with
Abram; and he
had sheep,
oxen, male
donkeys, male
servants,
female servants,
female donkeys, and
camels.
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Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar;
Now
Sarai,
Abram’s wife, had
borne him
no children. She had a female
Egyptian servant whose
name was
Hagar.
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so she said to Abram, ‘The
Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.’
Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
And
Sarai said to Abram, “
Behold now, the
Lord has
prevented me from
bearing children.
Go in to my
servant;
it may be that I shall
obtain children by her.” And
Abram listened to the
voice of
Sarai.
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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.
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.
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Then Sarai said to Abram, ‘You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the
Lord judge between you and me.’
And
Sarai said to Abram, “May the
wrong done to
me be
on you! I
gave my
servant to your
embrace, and when she
saw that she had
conceived, she
looked on me with
contempt. May the
Lord judge between you and me!”
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‘Your slave is in your hands,’ Abram said. ‘Do with her whatever you think best.’ Then Sarai ill-treated Hagar; so she fled from her.
But
Abram said to Sarai, “
Behold, your
servant is in your
power;
do to her as you
please.”
Then Sarai dealt
harshly with her, and she
fled from her.
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And he said, ‘Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?’
‘I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,’ she answered.
And he
said, “
Hagar,
servant of
Sarai, where have you
come from and
where are you
going?” She
said, “
I am
fleeing from my
mistress Sarai.”
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Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.
Then
Abimelech took sheep and
oxen, and male
servants and
female servants, and
gave them to
Abraham, and
returned Sarah his wife to him.
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Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,
Then
Abraham prayed to God, and
God healed Abimelech, and also healed his
wife and
female slaves so that they
bore children.
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for the
Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
For the
Lord had closed all the
wombs of the
house of
Abimelech because of
Sarah,
Abraham’s wife.
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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.”
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But God said to him, ‘Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
But
God said to Abraham, “Be not
displeased because of the
boy and because of your
slave woman. Whatever
Sarah says to
you, do as she
tells you, for
through Isaac shall your
offspring be
named.
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I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.’
And I will
make a
nation of the
son of the
slave woman also, because
he is
your offspring.”
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So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.
So the
man came to the
house and
unharnessed the
camels, and
gave straw and
fodder to the
camels, and there was
water to
wash his
feet and the
feet of the
men who were
with him.
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The
Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
The
Lord has
greatly blessed my
master, and he has become
great. He has
given him
flocks and
herds,
silver and
gold, male
servants and
female servants,
camels and
donkeys.
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This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.
These are the
generations of
Ishmael,
Abraham’s son,
whom
Hagar the
Egyptian,
Sarah’s servant,
bore to
Abraham.
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And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant.
(
Laban gave his female
servant Zilpah to his
daughter Leah to be her
servant.)
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Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant.
(
Laban gave his female
servant Bilhah to his
daughter Rachel to be her
servant.)
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When the
Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.
When the
Lord saw that
Leah was
hated,
he
opened her
womb, but
Rachel was
barren.
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Then she said, ‘Here is Bilhah, my servant. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I too can build a family through her.’
Then she
said, “
Here is my
servant Bilhah;
go in to her, so that she may
give birth on my
behalf, that
even I may have
children through her.”
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So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife. Jacob slept with her,
So she
gave him her
servant Bilhah as a
wife, and
Jacob went in to her.
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Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and
bore Jacob a
second son.
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When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
When
Leah saw that she had
ceased bearing children, she
took her
servant Zilpah and
gave her to
Jacob as a
wife.
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Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
Then
Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a
son.
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Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.
Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a
second son.
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Then Leah said, ‘God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.’ So she named him Issachar.
Leah said, “
God has
given me my
wages because I
gave my
servant to my
husband.” So she
called his
name Issachar.
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Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.
Then
God remembered Rachel, and
God listened to her and
opened her womb.
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In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
Thus the
man increased greatly and had
large flocks,
female servants and male
servants, and
camels and
donkeys.
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So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he found nothing. After he came out of Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent.
So
Laban went
into Jacob’s tent and into
Leah’s tent and into the
tent of the
two female servants, but he did
not find them. And he
went out of
Leah’s tent and
entered Rachel’s.
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I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants. Now I am sending this message to my lord, that I may find favour in your eyes.”’
I have
oxen,
donkeys,
flocks, male
servants, and
female servants. I have
sent to
tell my
lord, in order that
I may
find favor in your sight.’”
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That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
The same
night he
arose and
took his
two wives, his
two female servants, and his
eleven children, and
crossed the
ford of the
Jabbok.
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Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.
And
Jacob lifted up his
eyes and
looked, and
behold,
Esau was
coming, and
four hundred men with him. So he
divided the
children among Leah and
Rachel and the
two female servants.
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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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Then the female servants and their children approached and bowed down.
Then the
servants drew
near, they and their
children, and bowed
down.
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The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:
Dan and Naphtali.
The
sons of
Bilhah,
Rachel’s servant:
Dan and
Naphtali.
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The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:
Gad and Asher.
These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
The
sons of
Zilpah,
Leah’s servant:
Gad and
Asher. These were the
sons of
Jacob who were
born to him in
Paddan-aram.
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Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.
But while Joseph was there in the prison,
And
Joseph’s master took him and
put him into the
prison, the
place where the
king’s prisoners were
confined, and he
was there in
prison.
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and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.
and he
put them in
custody in the
house of the
captain of the
guard, in the
prison where Joseph was
confined.
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each of the two men – the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison – had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
And
one night they
both dreamed—the
cupbearer and the
baker of the
king of
Egypt,
who were
confined in the
prison—
each his own
dream, and
each dream with its own
interpretation.
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When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.
So when the
famine had
spread over all the
land,
Joseph opened all the
storehouses and
sold to the
Egyptians, for the
famine was
severe in the
land of
Egypt.
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Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!’
Send one of you, and let him
bring your
brother, while
you remain
confined, that your
words may be
tested,
whether there is
truth in you.
Or else, by the
life of
Pharaoh, surely
you are
spies.”
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if you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.
if you are
honest men, let
one of
your brothers remain
confined where you are in
custody, and let the rest
go and
carry grain for the
famine of
your households,
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He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.
Then he
turned away from them and
wept. And he
returned to them and
spoke to them. And he
took Simeon from them and
bound him
before their eyes.
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At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.
And as
one of them
opened his
sack to
give his
donkey fodder at the
lodging place, he
saw his
money in the
mouth of
his sack.
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But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver – the exact weight – in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.
And when we
came to the
lodging place we
opened our
sacks, and there was each
man’s money in the
mouth of his
sack, our
money in
full weight. So we have brought it
again with
us,
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Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
Then each
man quickly lowered his
sack to the
ground, and each
man opened his sack.
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Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.
Then
Joseph prepared his
chariot and
went up to
meet Israel his
father in
Goshen. He
presented himself
to him and
fell on his
neck and
wept on his
neck a
good while.
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He will tether his donkey to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
Binding his
foal to the
vineand his
donkey’s colt to the
choice vine,
he has
washed his
garments in
wineand his
vesture in the
blood of
grapes.
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Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river-bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it.
Now the
daughter of
Pharaoh came down to
bathe at the
river, while her
young women walked beside the
river. She
saw the
basket among the
reeds and
sent her
servant woman, and she
took it.
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She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. ‘This is one of the Hebrew babies,’ she said.
When she
opened it, she
saw the
child, and
behold, the
baby was
crying. She
took pity on him and
said, “
This is one of the
Hebrews’
children.”
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Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.
and
every firstborn in the
land of
Egypt shall
die, from the
firstborn of
Pharaoh who
sits on his
throne, even
to the
firstborn of the
slave girl who is
behind the
handmill, and
all the
firstborn of the
cattle.
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So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him.
So he
made ready his
chariot and
took his
army with him,
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but the seventh day is a sabbath to the
Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.
but the
seventh day is a
Sabbath to the
Lord your
God. On it you shall
not do any work,
you, or your
son, or your
daughter, your male
servant, or your
female servant, or your
livestock, or the
sojourner who is within
your gates.
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‘You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.’
“You shall
not covet your
neighbor’s house;
you shall
not covet your
neighbor’s wife, or his male
servant, or his
female servant, or his
ox, or his
donkey, or
anything that is
your neighbor’s.”
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‘If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do.
“When a
man sells his
daughter as a
slave, she shall
not go out as the
male slaves do.
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‘Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,
“When a
man strikes his slave,
male or
female, with a
rod and the slave
dies under his
hand,
he shall be
avenged.
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‘An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye.
“
When a
man strikes the
eye of his slave,
male or
female, and
destroys it, he shall let the slave
go free because
of his eye.
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And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.
If he
knocks out the
tooth of his slave,
male or female, he shall let the slave
go free because
of his tooth.
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