(NIV)
‘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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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—”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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?”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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,
(NIV)
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,
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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?”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
(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)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
‘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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
‘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.”
(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)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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,
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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?”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
‘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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
‘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.
(NIV)
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.’”
(NIV)
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’?”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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?”
(NIV)
‘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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
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