(NIV)
And God said, ‘Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.’ And it was so.
And
God said,
“Let the
waters under the
heavens be
gathered together into one place, and let the
dry land appear.” And it
was so.
(NIV)
By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.’
By the
sweat of your
faceyou shall
eat bread,
till you
return to the
ground,
for out
of it you were
taken;
for
you are
dust,
and
to dust you shall
return.”
(NIV)
After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
He drove
out the
man, and at the
east of the
garden of
Eden he
placed the
cherubim and a
flaming sword that
turned every way to
guard the
way to the
tree of
life.
(NIV)
So Cain went out from the
Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Then
Cain went away from the
presence of the
Lord and
settled in the
land of
Nod,
east of
Eden.
(NIV)
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
Adah bore Jabal; he
was the
father of those who
dwell in
tents and have
livestock.
(NIV)
So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Make yourself an
ark of
gopher wood.
Make rooms in the
ark, and
cover it
inside and
out with
pitch.
(NIV)
The
Lord then said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
Then the
Lord said to
Noah,
“
Go into the
ark,
you and
all your
household,
for I have
seen that you are
righteous before me in
this generation.
(NIV)
The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down,
and the
waters receded from the
earth continually. At the
end of
150 days the
waters had
abated,
(NIV)
and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth.
and
sent forth a
raven. It
went to and
fro until the
waters were
dried up from the
earth.
(NIV)
But the dove could find nowhere to perch because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark.
But the
dove found no place to
set her
foot, and she
returned to him
to the
ark,
for the
waters were still
on the
face of the
whole earth. So he put
out his
hand and
took her and
brought her into the
ark with him.
(NIV)
He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
Then he
waited another seven days and
sent forth the
dove, and she did
not return to him anymore.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
May God extend Japheth’s territory;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.’
May
God enlarge Japheth,
and let him
dwell in the
tents of
Shem,
and let
Canaan be
his servant.”
(NIV)
The region where they lived stretched from Mesha towards Sephar, in the eastern hill country.
The territory in which they
lived extended from
Mesha in the
direction of
Sephar to the
hill country of the
east.
(NIV)
As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
And as
people migrated from the
east, they
found a
plain in the
land of
Shinar and
settled there.
(NIV)
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.
Terah took Abram his
son and
Lot the
son of
Haran, his
grandson, and
Sarai his
daughter-in-law, his
son Abram’s wife, and they
went forth together from Ur of the
Chaldeans to
go into the
land of
Canaan, but when they
came to
Haran, they
settled there.
(NIV)
The
Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
Now the
Lord said to Abram, “
Go from your
country and your
kindred and your
father’s house to the
land that I will
show you.
(NIV)
Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Abram passed through the
land to the
place at
Shechem, to the
oak of
Moreh. At that time the
Canaanites were in the
land.
(NIV)
From there he went on towards the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the
Lord and called on the name of the
Lord.
From there he
moved to the
hill country on the
east of
Bethel and
pitched his
tent, with
Bethel on the
west and
Ai on the
east. And there he
built an
altar to the
Lord and
called upon the
name of the
Lord.
(NIV)
And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.
And when the
princes of
Pharaoh saw her, they
praised her
to Pharaoh. And the
woman was
taken into
Pharaoh’s house.
(NIV)
But the
Lord inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram’s wife Sarai.
But the
Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his
house with
great plagues because
of Sarai,
Abram’s wife.
(NIV)
From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier
And he
journeyed on from the
Negeb as far as
Bethel to the
place where his
tent had
been at the
beginning,
between Bethel and
Ai,
(NIV)
and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the
Lord.
to the
place where he had
made an
altar at the
first. And there
Abram called upon the
name of the
Lord.
(NIV)
Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
And
Lot, who
went with Abram, also had
flocks and
herds and
tents,
(NIV)
But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.
so that the
land could
not support both of them
dwelling together; for their
possessions were so
great that they
could not
dwell together,
(NIV)
And quarrelling arose between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
and there
was strife between the
herdsmen of
Abram’s livestock and the
herdsmen of
Lot’s livestock. At that time the
Canaanites and the
Perizzites were
dwelling in the
land.
(NIV)
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.
Abram settled in the
land of
Canaan, while
Lot settled among the
cities of the
valley and moved his
tent as
far as Sodom.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, ‘Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.
The
Lord said to Abram,
after Lot had
separated from him, “Lift
up your
eyes and
look from the
place where
you are,
northward and
southward and
eastward and
westward,
(NIV)
So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the
Lord.
So
Abram moved his
tent and
came and
settled by the
oaks of
Mamre,
which are at
Hebron, and there he
built an
altar to the
Lord.
(NIV)
Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.
Then they
turned back and
came to En-mishpat (that is,
Kadesh) and
defeated all the
country of the
Amalekites, and also the
Amorites who were
dwelling in Hazazon-tamar.
(NIV)
They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
They also
took Lot,
the
son of
Abram’s brother,
who was
dwelling in
Sodom, and his
possessions, and went their
way.
(NIV)
A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.
Then one who had
escaped came and
told Abram the
Hebrew,
who was
living by the
oaks of
Mamre the
Amorite,
brother of
Eshcol and
of Aner. These were
allies of Abram.
(NIV)
When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
When
Abram heard that his
kinsman had been
taken captive, he
led forth his
trained men,
born in his
house,
318 of them, and went in
pursuit as far as
Dan.
(NIV)
He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.
Then he
brought back all the
possessions, and also
brought back his
kinsman Lot with his
possessions, and the
women and the
people.
(NIV)
After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
After his
return from the
defeat of
Chedorlaomer and the
kings who were with him, the
king of
Sodom went out to
meet him at the
Valley of
Shaveh (that
is, the
King’s Valley).
(NIV)
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?”
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.’
And they shall come
back here in the
fourth generation, for the
iniquity of the
Amorites is not
yet complete.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
Then the angel of the
Lord told her, ‘Go back to your mistress and submit to her.’
The
angel of the
Lord said to her, “
Return to your
mistress and
submit to her.”
(NIV)
He will be a wild donkey of a man;
his hand will be against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
towards all his brothers.’
He shall
be a
wild donkey of a
man,
his
hand against
everyoneand
everyone’s hand against him,
and he shall
dwell over against all his
kinsmen.”
(NIV)
For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner – those who are not your offspring.
He who is
eight days old among you shall be
circumcised.
Every male throughout your
generations, whether
born in your
house or
bought with your
money from
any foreigner who is not of
your offspring,
(NIV)
Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.
both he who is
born in your
house and he who is
bought with your
money, shall
surely be
circumcised. So shall my
covenant be in your
flesh an
everlasting covenant.
(NIV)
On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.
Then
Abraham took Ishmael his
son and
all those
born in his
house or
bought with his
money,
every male among the
men of
Abraham’s house, and he
circumcised the
flesh of their
foreskins that
very day, as
God had
said to him.
(NIV)
And every male in Abraham’s household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him.
And
all the
men of his
house, those
born in the
house and those
bought with
money from a
foreigner, were
circumcised with him.
(NIV)
The
Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
And the
Lord appeared to him by the
oaks of
Mamre, as
he sat at the
door of his
tent in the
heat of the
day.
(NIV)
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
He
lifted up his
eyes and
looked, and
behold,
three men were
standing in
front of him. When he
saw them, he
ran from the
tent door to
meet them and
bowed himself to the
earth
(NIV)
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’
And
Abraham went
quickly into the
tent to Sarah and
said, “
Quick!
Three seahs of
fine flour!
Knead it, and
make cakes.”
(NIV)
‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ they asked him.
‘There, in the tent,’ he said.
They
said to him, “
Where is
Sarah your
wife?” And he
said, “She is
in the
tent.”
(NIV)
Then one of them said, ‘I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.’
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
The
Lord said, “I will
surely return to you
about this
time next year, and
Sarah your
wife shall have a
son.” And
Sarah was
listening at the
tent door behind him.
(NIV)
Is anything too hard for the
Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.’
Is
anything too
hard for the
Lord?
At the
appointed time I will
return to you, about this
time next year, and
Sarah shall have a
son.”
(NIV)
For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the
Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the
Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.’
For I have
chosen him,
that he may
command his
children and his
household after him to
keep the
way of the
Lord by
doing righteousness and
justice, so that the
Lord may
bring to
Abraham what he has
promised him.”
(NIV)
What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?
Suppose there
are fifty righteous within the
city. Will you then sweep away the
place and
not spare it for the
fifty righteous who are in
it?
(NIV)
The
Lord said, ‘If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.’
And the
Lord said,
“
If I
find at
Sodom fifty righteous in the
city, I will
spare the
whole place for their
sake.”
(NIV)
When the
Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
And the
Lord went his
way,
when he had
finished speaking to Abraham, and
Abraham returned to
his place.
(NIV)
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
The
two angels came to
Sodom in the
evening, and
Lot was
sitting in the
gate of
Sodom. When
Lot saw them, he
rose to
meet them and
bowed himself with his
face to the
earth
(NIV)
‘My lords,’ he said, ‘please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.’
‘No,’ they answered, ‘we will spend the night in the square.’
and
said, “My
lords,
please turn aside to your
servant’s house and spend the
night and
wash your
feet. Then you may rise up
early and
go on your
way.” They
said,
“
No; we will
spend the night in the
town square.”
(NIV)
But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.
But he
pressed them
strongly; so they
turned aside to him and
entered his
house. And he
made them a
feast and
baked unleavened bread, and they
ate.
(NIV)
Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom – both young and old – surrounded the house.
But
before they
lay down, the
men of the
city, the
men of
Sodom, both
young and
old,
all the
people to the
last man,
surrounded the
house.
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