‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’

For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realised that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

Then the eyes of both were opened and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.

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.’

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—”

Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.’

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.”

Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’

‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”

Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.

Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, ‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”

the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.

When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.

And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.

When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,

When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him,

As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, ‘I know what a beautiful woman you are.

When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance,

So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:

So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other.

But Abram said, ‘Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I shall gain possession of it?’

But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?”

Then the Lord said to him, ‘Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and ill-treated there.

Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years.

For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.’

For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.’

I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not I will know.”

They called to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.’

And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”

Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.’

Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.”

That night they got their father to drink wine, and the elder daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

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.

Then God said to him in the dream, ‘Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.

Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.’

Now then, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”

But Abimelek said, ‘I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.’

Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today.”

Abraham answered, ‘God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.’ And the two of them went on together.

Abraham said “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.

‘Do not lay a hand on the boy,’ he said. ‘Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.’

He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

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.

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.

‘Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.’

“Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.”

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.”

The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.

The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.

Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.

The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the Lord had prospered his journey or not.

After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.

When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

Isaac said, ‘I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.

He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.’

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”

He said to them, ‘Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?’

‘Yes, we know him,’ they answered.

He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.’

Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, that I may go, for you know the service that I have given you.”

Jacob said to him, ‘You know how I have worked for you and how your livestock has fared under my care.

Jacob said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you, and how your livestock has fared with me.

You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,

You know that I have served your father with all my strength,

But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.’ Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.

Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

But Jacob said to him, ‘My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.

But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die.

You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.’

You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.”

But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to avoid providing offspring for his brother.

But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother’s wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.

Not realising that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, ‘Come now, let me sleep with you.’

‘And what will you give me to sleep with you?’ she asked.

He turned to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

Judah recognised them and said, ‘She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not sleep with her again.

Then Judah identified them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her again.

So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate.

Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

But he refused. ‘With me in charge,’ he told her, ‘my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.

But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.

But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.

The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.

and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.

‘And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.

Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.

They did not realise that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.

They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.

‘Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, “This is how I will know whether you are honest men: leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.

Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.

But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.”’

Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’”

They replied, ‘The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. “Is your father still living?” he asked us. “Do you have another brother?” We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, “Bring your brother down here”?’

They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

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.”

Joseph said to them, ‘What is this you have done? Don’t you know that a man like me can find things out by divination?’

Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?”

‘Your servant my father said to us, “You know that my wife bore me two sons.

Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, ‘Make everyone leave my presence!’ So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.

Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

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.”

Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.