God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,

And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

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.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the  Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the  Lord God among the trees of the garden.

And they heard the sound of the  Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the  Lord God among the trees of the garden.

He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.’

And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”

The man said, ‘The woman you put here with me – she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.’

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”

To Adam he said, ‘Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, “You must not eat from it,”

‘Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.

And to Adam he said,

“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
cursed is the ground because of you;
in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

The  Lord said, ‘What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.

And the  Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.

When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’

When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

Lamech said to his wives,

‘Adah and Zillah, listen to me;
wives of Lamech, hear my words.
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for injuring me.

Lamech said to his wives:

“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say:
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for striking me.

The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.

The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered.

Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

The  Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the  Lord, who had appeared to him.

Then the  Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the  Lord, who had appeared to him.

All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring for ever.

for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.’

Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.’
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

and blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

The king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.’

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.”

But Abram said, ‘Sovereign  Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?’

But Abram said, “O Lord  God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

And Abram said, ‘You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.’

And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”

He also said to him, ‘I am the  Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.’

And he said to him, “I am the  Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.

And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.

On that day the  Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, ‘To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates –

On that day the  Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,

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.

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.

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 I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.’

that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.”

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.

I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.’

And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

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.”

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.

Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.

He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.

Then the  Lord said, ‘The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

Then the  Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

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.”

because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the  Lord against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it.’

For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the  Lord, and the  Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

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.

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.

To Sarah he said, ‘I am giving your brother a thousand shekels of silver. This is to cover the offence against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.’

To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.”

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.

Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.

So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Then she went off and sat down about a bow-shot away, for she thought, ‘I cannot watch the boy die.’ And as she sat there, she began to sob.

Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Let me not look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept.

God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, ‘What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.

So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.

and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.’

and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”

‘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.”

so that he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.’

that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.”

‘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.”

‘The  Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, “To your offspring I will give this land” – he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.

The  Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

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.

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.

My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.

And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has.

You will be released from my oath if, when you go to my clan, they refuse to give her to you – then you will be released from my oath.’

Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewellery and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts to her brother and to her mother.

And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.

But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.

So Esau despised his birthright.

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.