(NIV)
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
And
God saw that the
light was
good. And
God separated the
light from the
darkness.
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God called the dry ground ‘land’, and the gathered waters he called ‘seas’. And God saw that it was good.
God called the
dry land Earth and the
waters that were
gathered together he
called Seas. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
The
earth brought forth vegetation,
plants yielding seed according to their own
kinds, and
trees bearing fruit in
which is their
seed, each according to its
kind. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
to
rule over the
day and over the
night, and to
separate the
light from the
darkness. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
So
God created the
great sea creatures and
every living creature that
moves, with which the
waters swarm, according to their
kinds, and
every winged bird according to its
kind. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
And
God made the
beasts of the
earth according to their
kinds and the
livestock according to their
kinds, and
everything that
creeps on the
ground according to its
kind. And
God saw that it was
good.
(NIV)
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.
And
God saw everything that he had
made, and
behold, it was
very good. And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
sixth day.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
And the
gold of
that land is
good;
bdellium and
onyx stone are there.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
The
Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’
Then the
Lord God said, “It is not
good that the
man should
be alone;
I will
make him a
helper fit
for him.”
(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)
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.
(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)
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.”
(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)
Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.’
Say you are my
sister, that
it may go well with me because of you, and that my
life may be
spared for your
sake.”
(NIV)
He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
And for her sake he
dealt well with
Abram; and he had
sheep,
oxen, male
donkeys, male
servants,
female servants,
female donkeys, and
camels.
(NIV)
You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
As for you, you shall
go to your
fathers in
peace;
you shall be
buried in a
good old age.
(NIV)
‘Your slave is in your hands,’ Abram said. ‘Do with her whatever you think best.’ Then Sarai ill-treated Hagar; so she fled from her.
But
Abram said to
Sarai, “
Behold, your
servant is in your
power;
do to her as you
please.”
Then Sarai dealt
harshly with her, and she
fled from her.
(NIV)
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.
(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)
And Abimelek said, ‘My land is before you; live wherever you like.’
And
Abimelech said, “Behold, my
land is
before you;
dwell where it
pleases you.”
(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)
Laban and Bethuel answered, ‘This is from the
Lord; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.
Then
Laban and
Bethuel answered and
said, “The
thing has
come from the
Lord; we
cannot speak to you
bad or good.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the
Lord.’
that you will
do us no
harm, just as we have not
touched you and have
done to you
nothing but good and have
sent you away in
peace.
You are
now the
blessed of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
Laban said, ‘It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.’
Laban said, “It is
better that I
give her to you than that I should
give her to any
other man;
stay with me.”
(NIV)
Then Leah said, ‘How happy I am! The women will call me happy.’ So she named him Asher.
And
Leah said, “Happy am
I! For
women have called me
happy.” So she
called his
name Asher.
(NIV)
Then Leah said, ‘God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honour, because I have borne him six sons.’ So she named him Zebulun.
Then
Leah said, “
God has
endowed me with a
good endowment;
now my
husband will
honor me,
because I have
borne him
six sons.” So she
called his
name Zebulun.
(NIV)
Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
But
God came to
Laban the
Aramean in a
dream by
night and
said to him, “Be
careful not to
say anything to Jacob,
either good or bad.”
(NIV)
Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me, so that I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of tambourines and harps?
Why did you
flee secretly and
trick me, and did
not tell me, so that I might have
sent you away with
mirth and
songs, with
tambourine and
lyre?
(NIV)
I have the power to harm you; but last night the God of your father said to me, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
It
is in my
power to
do you
harm. But the
God of your
father spoke to me
last night,
saying, ‘Be
careful not to
say anything to
Jacob,
either good or bad.’
(NIV)
Then Jacob prayed, ‘O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac,
Lord, you who said to me, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,”
And
Jacob said,
“O
God of my
father Abraham and
God of my
father Isaac, O
Lord who
said to me, ‘
Return to your
country and to your
kindred, that I may do you
good,’
(NIV)
But you have said, “I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.”’
But you
said, ‘I will
surely do you
good, and
make your
offspring as the
sand of the
sea, which cannot be
numbered for
multitude.’”
(NIV)
Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
Their
words pleased Hamor and
Hamor’s son Shechem.
(NIV)
But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.
Only remember me, when it is
well with you, and
please do me the
kindness to
mention me to
Pharaoh, and so
get me out of
this house.
(NIV)
When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favourable interpretation, he said to Joseph, ‘I too had a dream: on my head were three baskets of bread.
When the
chief baker saw that the
interpretation was
favorable, he
said to
Joseph, “I
also had a
dream:
there were
three cake baskets on my
head,
(NIV)
He fell asleep again and had a second dream: seven ears of corn, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.
And he
fell asleep and
dreamed a
second time. And
behold,
seven ears of grain,
plump and
good, were
growing on
one stalk.
(NIV)
‘In my dream I saw seven ears of corn, full and good, growing on a single stalk.
I also
saw in my
dream seven ears growing on
one stalk,
full and
good.
(NIV)
The thin ears of corn swallowed up the seven good ears. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me.’
and the
thin ears swallowed up the
seven good ears. And I
told it to the
magicians, but there was no
one who
could explain it to me.”
(NIV)
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears of corn are seven years; it is one and the same dream.
The
seven good cows are
seven years, and the
seven good ears are
seven years; the
dreams are
one.
(NIV)
They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.
And let them
gather all the
food of
these good years that are
coming and
store up grain under the
authority of
Pharaoh for
food in the
cities, and let them
keep it.
(NIV)
The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.
This
proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his
servants.
(NIV)
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, ‘Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, “Why have you repaid good with evil?
They had
gone only a
short distance from the
city. Now
Joseph said to his
steward, “
Up,
follow after the
men, and when you
overtake them,
say to them, ‘
Why have you
repaid evil for
good?
(NIV)
When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.
When the
report was
heard in
Pharaoh’s house, “
Joseph’s brothers have
come,” it
pleased Pharaoh and his
servants.
(NIV)
When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,
he will bend his shoulder to the burden
and submit to forced labour.
He
saw that a
resting place was
good,
and
that the
land was
pleasant,
so he
bowed his
shoulder to
bear,
and became a
servant at
forced labor.
(NIV)
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
As for you, you
meant evil against me, but
God meant it for
good,
to bring it
about that
many people should be kept
alive, as they are
today.
(NIV)
So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
So
God dealt
well with the
midwives. And the
people multiplied and grew
very strong.
(NIV)
and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.
The
woman conceived and
bore a
son, and when she
saw that he was a
fine child, she
hid him
three months.
(NIV)
So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey – the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
and I have come
down to
deliver them out of the
hand of the
Egyptians and to
bring them up out of that
land to a
good and
broad land, a
land flowing with
milk and
honey, to the
place of the
Canaanites, the
Hittites, the
Amorites, the
Perizzites, the
Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, ‘What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.
Then the
anger of the
Lord was
kindled against
Moses and he
said, “Is there not
Aaron, your
brother, the
Levite? I
know that he can
speak well. Behold, he is
coming out to
meet you, and when he
sees you, he will be
glad in his
heart.
(NIV)
Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, “Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians”? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!’
Is
not this what we
said to you in
Egypt: ‘Leave us
alone that we may
serve the
Egyptians’? For it would have been
better for us to
serve the
Egyptians than to
die in the
wilderness.”
(NIV)
Jethro was delighted to hear about all the good things the
Lord had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the Egyptians.
And
Jethro rejoiced for all the
good that the
Lord had
done to
Israel, in that he had
delivered them out of the
hand of the
Egyptians.
(NIV)
Moses’ father-in-law replied, ‘What you are doing is not good.
Moses’
father-in-law said to him, “
What you are
doing is
not good.
(NIV)
‘Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.
And
Aaron shall
burn fragrant incense on it.
Every morning when he
dresses the
lamps he shall
burn it,
(NIV)
or if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil (in any matter one might carelessly swear about) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realise their guilt –
or
if anyone utters with his
lips a
rash oath to do
evil or to do
good, any sort of rash oath that
people swear, and it is
hidden from him, when he comes to
know it, and he
realizes his guilt in
any of these;
(NIV)
Aaron replied to Moses, ‘Today they sacrificed their sin offering and their burnt offering before the
Lord, but such things as this have happened to me. Would the
Lord have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?’
And
Aaron said to
Moses, “
Behold,
today they have
offered their
sin offering and their
burnt offering
before the
Lord, and yet such things as
these have
happened to me! If I had
eaten the sin offering
today,
would the
Lord have
approved?”
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