Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.

Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground.

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.

The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: ‘Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.

He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.

I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.’

I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.

When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress.

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!”

Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.

Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you went up to your father’s bed;
then you defiled it—he went up to my couch!

Let them serve as judges for the people at all times, but let them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it.

If you make me an altar of stone you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it.

And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.”

And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’

‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.

“Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.

‘Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

“You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

‘“Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people.

You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

‘“No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.

“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.

‘“Do not dishonour your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonour your father.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonour you.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, brought up in your father’s family, since she is your sister.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s relative.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s relative.

‘“Do not dishonour your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonour your brother.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity.

‘“Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.

‘“Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

“You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.

‘“Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord ; they must be cut off from their people.

and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from his people.

‘“Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

‘“Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling-block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.

You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

‘“Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.

“Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.

I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.

I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name.

‘“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.

For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.

‘“If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonoured his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

‘“If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonoured his sister and will be held responsible.

“If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity.

‘“If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.

If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

‘“Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonour a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked one’s relative; they shall bear their iniquity.

‘“If a man has sexual relations with his aunt, he has dishonoured his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.

If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

‘“If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonoured his brother. They will be childless.

If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.

He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.

They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, they are to be holy.

They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the Lord’s food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

‘“If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire.

And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.

nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord.

He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.

so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the Lord, who makes him holy.”’

that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.”

yet because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.”’

but he shall not go through the veil or approach the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.”

‘Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so that they will not profane my holy name. I am the Lord.

“Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name: I am the Lord.

‘“The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.

They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the Lord

They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord,

Do not profane my holy name, for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who made you holy

And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you,

The son of the Israelite woman used the Name blasphemously with a curse; so they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri the Danite.)

and the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

‘Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.

“Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

Say to the Israelites: “Anyone who curses their God will be held responsible;

And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses.

So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Lord replied to Moses, ‘If her father had spat in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.’

But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again.”

By presenting the best part of it you will not be guilty in this matter; then you will not defile the holy offerings of the Israelites, and you will not die.”’

And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have contributed the best of it. But you shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, lest you die.’”

Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell face down.

Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face.

the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
falling down with his eyes uncovered:

the prophecy of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
and knows the knowledge of the Most High,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
falling down with his eyes uncovered: