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—”

When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

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.

When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.

When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.

After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.

When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan.

After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.

After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.

When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared.

After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

When Jared had lived 162 years he fathered Enoch.

After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.

When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.

When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.

After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.

When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son

After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.

Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive.

and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth.

and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

After the flood Noah lived 350 years.

After the flood Noah lived 350 years.

And after he became the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.

When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah.

And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.

When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber.

And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.

And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.

When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug.

And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.

When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.

And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.

When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.

And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, “This is his wife.” Then they will kill me but will let you live.

and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live.

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.”

And Abraham said to God, ‘If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!’

And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

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.

Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it – it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared.’

Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!”

Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line through our father.’

Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.”

The next day the elder daughter said to the younger, ‘Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.’

The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.”

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.”

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children.

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-​five years.

These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years.

You will live by the sword
and you will serve your brother.
But when you grow restless,
you will throw his yoke
from off your neck.’

By your sword you shall live,
and you shall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

But if you find anyone who has your gods, that person shall not live. In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself whether there is anything of yours here with me; and if so, take it.’ Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.

Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

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.”

On the third day, Joseph said to them, ‘Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

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.

But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.

But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

Why should we perish before your eyes – we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.’

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.”

‘You have saved our lives,’ they said. ‘May we find favour in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.’

And they said, “You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.”

Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.

Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.

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.