but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.’

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

but God did say, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.”’

but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

‘You will not certainly die,’ the snake said to the woman.

But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.

Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.

Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.

Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.

Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.

Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.

Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.

Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.

Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.

Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

All the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died.

While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth.

Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Harran.

The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.

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!”

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?

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?”

‘Get out of our way,’ they replied. ‘This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.’ They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down.

Your servant has found favour in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.

Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.

But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, ‘You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.’

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”

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.”

She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.

And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,

And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,

‘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.”

‘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.”

He said to them, ‘If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,

‘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.”

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.”

‘Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.’

“My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

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.)

‘Look, I am about to die,’ Esau said. ‘What good is the birthright to me?’

Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”

So Abimelek summoned Isaac and said, ‘She is really your wife! Why did you say, “She is my sister”?’

Isaac answered him, ‘Because I thought I might lose my life on account of her.’

So Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”

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.”

Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.’

and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, ‘Give me children, or I’ll die!’

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.’

So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,

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.

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.

And Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth.

As she breathed her last – for she was dying – she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.

And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),

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.

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.

Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.

Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.

When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.

What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.

And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.

Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, ‘Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.’ For he thought, ‘He may die too, just like his brothers.’ So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.

Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, till Shelah my son grows up”—for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father’s house.

After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep, and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him.

In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua’s daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

He continued, ‘I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.’

And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”

But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.’ This they proceeded to do.

and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.

Then Reuben said to his father, ‘You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.’

Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.”

But Jacob said, ‘My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my grey head down to the grave in sorrow.’

But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

Then Judah said to Israel his father, ‘Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.