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The
Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
And
out of the
ground the
Lord God made to
spring up every
tree that is
pleasant to the
sight and
good for
food.
The
tree of
life was in the
midst of the
garden,
and the
tree of the
knowledge of
good and
evil.
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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.
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To the woman he said,
‘I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.’
To the
woman he
said,
“I will
surely multiply your
pain in
childbearing;
in
pain you shall
bring forth children.
Your
desire shall be contrary to your
husband,
but he shall
rule over you.”
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If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.’
If you do
well, will you not be
accepted? And
if you do
not do
well,
sin is
crouching at the
door.
Its
desire is contrary to you, but you must
rule over it.”
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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.
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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.
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Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain that I will show you.’
He
said, “
Take your
son, your
only son
Isaac, whom you
love, and
go to the
land of
Moriah, and
offer him there as a
burnt offering on
one of the
mountains of which I shall
tell you.”
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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,
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Then food was set before him, but he said, ‘I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.’
‘Then tell us,’ Laban said.
Then food was
set before him to
eat. But he
said, “I will not
eat until I have
said what I have to
say.” He
said, “Speak
on.”
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‘I asked her, “Whose daughter are you?”
‘She said, “The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.”
‘Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms,
Then I
asked her, ‘
Whose daughter are you?’ She
said, ‘The
daughter of
Bethuel,
Nahor’s son, whom
Milcah bore to him.’ So I
put the
ring on her
nose and the
bracelets on her
arms.
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Then they said, ‘Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.’
They
said, “Let us
call the
young woman and
ask her.”
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Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
Then
Isaac brought her into the
tent of
Sarah his
mother and
took Rebekah, and she became his
wife, and he
loved her. So
Isaac was
comforted after his
mother’s death.
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Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Isaac loved Esau because he
ate of his
game, but
Rebekah loved Jacob.
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When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister,’ because he was afraid to say, ‘She is my wife.’ He thought, ‘The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.’
When the
men of the
place asked him about his
wife,
he
said, “She is my
sister,” for he
feared to
say, “My
wife,” thinking, “lest the
men of the
place should
kill me because of
Rebekah,” because she was
attractive in
appearance.
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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.”
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go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.
Go to the
flock and
bring me
two good young goats, so that I may
prepare from them
delicious food for your
father, such as he
loves.
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So he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just the way his father liked it.
So he
went and
took them and
brought them to his
mother, and his
mother prepared delicious food,
such as his
father loved.
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Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
Then
Rebekah took the
best garments of
Esau her
older son,
which were with her in the
house, and put them
on Jacob her
younger son.
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Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, ‘I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.’
Jacob loved Rachel. And he
said,
“I will
serve you
seven years for your
younger daughter Rachel.”
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Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
So Jacob
went in to
Rachel also,
and he
loved Rachel more than
Leah, and
served Laban for
another seven years.
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Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, ‘It is because the
Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.’
And
Leah conceived and
bore a
son, and she
called his
name Reuben,
for she
said, “
Because the
Lord has
looked upon my
affliction;
for now my
husband will
love me.”
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‘Agreed,’ said Laban. ‘Let it be as you have said.’
Laban said, “
Good! Let it
be as you have
said.”
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Now you have gone off because you longed to return to your father’s household. But why did you steal my gods?’
And
now you
have gone away because you
longed greatly for your
father’s house, but
why did you
steal my
gods?”
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I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.
What was
torn by wild beasts I did
not bring to you. I bore the
loss of it myself. From my
hand you
required it, whether
stolen by
day or
stolen by
night.
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He instructed the one in the lead: ‘When my brother Esau meets you and asks, “Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?”
He
instructed the
first, “
When Esau my
brother meets you and
asks you, ‘To
whom do you belong?
Where are you
going? And
whose are these
ahead of you?’
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Jacob said, ‘Please tell me your name.’
But he replied, ‘Why do you ask my name?’ Then he blessed him there.
Then
Jacob asked him, “
Please tell me your
name.” But he
said,
“
Why is
it that you
ask my
name?” And
there he
blessed him.
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His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
And his
soul was
drawn to
Dinah the
daughter of
Jacob. He
loved the
young woman and
spoke tenderly to her.
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But Hamor said to them, ‘My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
But
Hamor spoke with them,
saying, “The
soul of my
son Shechem longs for your
daughter.
Please give her to him to be his
wife.
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The young man, who was the most honoured of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
And the
young man did
not delay to
do the
thing, because he
delighted in
Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the
most honored of
all his
father’s house.
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.
Now
Israel loved Joseph more
than any
other of his
sons,
because he was the
son of his
old age. And he
made him a
robe of
many colors.
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When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
But when his
brothers saw that their
father loved him more
than all his
brothers, they
hated him and
could not speak peacefully to him.
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a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, ‘What are you looking for?’
And a
man found him
wandering in the
fields. And the
man asked him, “
What are you
seeking?”
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He replied, ‘I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazing their flocks?’
“I am
seeking my
brothers,” he
said. “
Tell me,
please,
where they are pasturing the
flock.”
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He asked the men who lived there, ‘Where is the shrine-prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?’
‘There hasn’t been any shrine-prostitute here,’ they said.
And he
asked the
men of the
place, “
Where is the
cult prostitute who was at
Enaim at the
roadside?” And they said, “
No cult prostitute has been
here.”
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So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, ‘Why do you look so sad today?’
So he
asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in
custody in his
master’s house,
“
Why are your
faces downcast today?”
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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’?”
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I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.
I will be a
pledge of his safety. From my
hand you shall
require him.
If I do
not bring him
back to you and
set him
before you, then let me bear the
blame forever.
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He asked them how they were, and then he said, ‘How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?’
And he
inquired about their
welfare and
said, “Is your
father well, the
old man of whom you
spoke? Is he still
alive?”
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Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
Then
Joseph hurried out, for his
compassion grew warm for his
brother, and he
sought a place to
weep. And he
entered his
chamber and
wept there.
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‘Very well, then,’ he said, ‘let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it will become my slave; the rest of you will be free from blame.’
He
said, “
Let it be
as you
say: he who is
found with it shall be my
servant, and the rest of you shall be
innocent.”
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My lord asked his servants, “Do you have a father or a brother?”
My
lord asked his
servants,
saying, ‘
Have you a
father, or a
brother?’
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And we answered, “We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.”
And we
said to my
lord, ‘We
have a
father, an
old man,
and a
young brother, the
child of his
old age. His
brother is
dead, and he
alone is
left of his
mother’s children, and his
father loves him.’
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Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,
for they have killed men in their anger
and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
Let my
soul come not into their
council;
O my
glory,
be
not joined to their
company.
For in their
anger they
killed men,
and in their
willfulness they
hamstrung oxen.
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Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than the bounty of the age-old hills.
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
The
blessings of your
father are
mighty beyond the
blessings of my
parents,
up
to the
bounties of the
everlasting hills.
May they be on the
head of
Joseph,
and on the
brow of him who was
set apart from his
brothers.
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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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When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.
When
Pharaoh heard of
it, he
sought to
kill Moses. But
Moses fled from Pharaoh and
stayed in the
land of
Midian. And he
sat down by a
well.
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Every woman is to ask her neighbour and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.’
but each
woman shall
ask of her
neighbor, and any woman who
lives in her
house, for
silver and
gold jewelry, and for
clothing. You shall
put them on your
sons and on your
daughters. So you shall
plunder the
Egyptians.”
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Moses said to the
Lord, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.’
But
Moses said to the
Lord, “
Oh, my
Lord, I am not
eloquent,
either in the
past or
since you have
spoken to your
servant, but I am
slow of
speech and
of tongue.”
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Now the
Lord had said to Moses in Midian, ‘Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are dead.’
And the
Lord said to
Moses in
Midian, “
Go back to
Egypt, for all the
men who were
seeking your
life are
dead.”
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At a lodging place on the way, the
Lord met Moses and was about to kill him.
At a
lodging place on the
way the
Lord met him and
sought to put him to
death.
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‘Tomorrow,’ Pharaoh said.
Moses replied, ‘It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the
Lord our God.
And he
said, “
Tomorrow.” Moses
said, “Be it as you
say, so
that you may
know that there is no
one like the
Lord our
God.
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No! Let only the men go and worship the
Lord, since that’s what you have been asking for.’ Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.
No!
Go, the
men among you, and
serve the
Lord,
for that is what you are
asking.” And they were
driven out from
Pharaoh’s presence.
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Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbours for articles of silver and gold.’
Speak now in the
hearing of the
people, that they
ask, every
man of his
neighbor and every
woman of her
neighbor, for
silver and gold jewelry.”
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The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.
The
people of
Israel had also
done as
Moses told them, for they had
asked the
Egyptians for
silver and
gold jewelry and for
clothing.
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The
Lord had made the Egyptians favourably disposed towards the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.
And the
Lord had
given the
people favor in the
sight of the
Egyptians, so that they let them have what they
asked. Thus they
plundered the
Egyptians.
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‘In days to come when your son asks you, “What does this mean?” say to him, “With a mighty hand the
Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
And
when in time to
come your
son asks you, ‘
What does
this mean?’ you shall
say to him, ‘By a
strong hand the
Lord brought us out of
Egypt, from the
house of
slavery.
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He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
and
took six hundred chosen chariots and
all the other
chariots of
Egypt with
officers over all of them.
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The enemy boasted,
“I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.”
The
enemy said,
‘I will
pursue, I will
overtake,
I will
divide the
spoil, my
desire shall have its fill
of them.
I will
draw my
sword; my
hand shall
destroy them.’
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Moses said to Joshua, ‘Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.’
So
Moses said to
Joshua, “
Choose for us
men, and
go out and
fight with
Amalek.
Tomorrow I will
stand on the
top of the
hill with the
staff of
God in my
hand.”
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So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent.
Moses went out to
meet his
father-in-law and bowed
down and
kissed him. And they
asked each other of their
welfare and
went into the
tent.
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