(NIV)
The man said,
‘This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called “woman”,
for she was taken out of man.’
(ESV)
Then the
man said,
“
This at
last is
bone of my
bones and
flesh of my
flesh;
she shall be
called Woman,
because
she was
taken out of
Man.”
(NIV)
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
(ESV)
Therefore a
man shall
leave his
father and his
mother and
hold fast to his
wife, and they shall become
one flesh.
(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.
(ESV)
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)
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.’
(ESV)
To the
woman he
said,
“I will
surely multiply your
pain in
childbearing;
in
pain you shall
bring forth children.
Your
desire shall be for your
husband,
and he shall
rule over you.”
(NIV)
Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘With the help of the
Lord I have brought forth a man.’
(ESV)
Now
Adam knew Eve his
wife, and she
conceived and
bore Cain,
saying, “I have
gotten a
man with the help of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
Lamech said to his wives,
‘Adah and Zillah, listen to me;
wives of Lamech, hear my words.
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for injuring me.
(ESV)
Lamech said to his
wives:
“
Adah and
Zillah,
hear my
voice;
you
wives of
Lamech,
listen to what I
say:
I have
killed a
man for
wounding me,
a
young man for
striking me.
(NIV)
This is the account of Noah and his family.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
(ESV)
These are the
generations of
Noah.
Noah was a
righteous man blameless in his
generation.
Noah walked with
God.
(NIV)
Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,
(ESV)
Take with you
seven pairs of
all clean animals the
male and his
mate, and a
pair of the
animals that are
not clean, the
male and his
mate,
(NIV)
And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
(ESV)
And
for your
lifeblood I will require a
reckoning:
from every beast I will
require it and
from man.
From his
fellow man I will require a
reckoning for the
life of
man.
(NIV)
Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
(ESV)
Noah began to be a
man of the
soil, and he
planted a
vineyard.
(NIV)
(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
(ESV)
From
these the
coastland peoples spread in their
lands,
each with his own
language, by their
clans, in their
nations.
(NIV)
They said to each other, ‘Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.’ They used brick instead of stone, and bitumen for mortar.
(ESV)
And they
said to
one another, “
Come, let us
make bricks, and
burn them
thoroughly.” And they
had brick for
stone, and
bitumen for
mortar.
(NIV)
Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.’
(ESV)
Come let us
go down and there
confuse their
language, so
that they may not
understand one another’s speech.”
(NIV)
So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:
(ESV)
So
Lot chose for himself all the
Jordan Valley, and
Lot journeyed east. Thus they
separated from
each other.
(NIV)
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
(ESV)
I will
make your
offspring as the
dust of the
earth,
so that if
one can count the
dust of the
earth, your
offspring also can be
counted.
(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.
(ESV)
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)
Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.
(ESV)
And he
brought him
all these,
cut them in
half, and
laid each half over
against the other. But he did not
cut the
birds in half.
(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.
(ESV)
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)
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.’
(ESV)
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)
‘Get out of our way,’ they replied. ‘This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.’ They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.
(ESV)
But they
said, “
Stand back!” And they
said, “This
fellow came to
sojourn, and he has
become the
judge!
Now we will
deal worse with you
than with them.” Then they
pressed hard against the
man Lot, and drew
near to
break the
door down.
(NIV)
One day the elder daughter said to the younger, ‘Our father is old, and there is no man round here to give us children – as is the custom all over the earth.
(ESV)
And the
firstborn said to the
younger, “Our
father is
old, and there is not a
man on
earth to
come in to us after the
manner of all the
earth.
(NIV)
But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, ‘You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.’
(ESV)
But
God came to
Abimelech in a
dream by
night and
said to him, “Behold, you are a
dead man because of the
woman whom you have
taken, for she is a
man’s wife.”
(NIV)
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.’
(ESV)
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.”
(NIV)
‘Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.’
(ESV)
“Hear
us, my
lord; you are a
prince of
God among us.
Bury your
dead in the
choicest of our
tombs.
None of us will
withhold from you his
tomb to hinder you from
burying your
dead.”
(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.
(ESV)
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)
Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the
Lord had made his journey successful.
(ESV)
The
man gazed at her in
silence to
learn whether the
Lord had
prospered his
journey or not.
(NIV)
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.
(ESV)
When the
camels had
finished drinking, the
man took a
gold ring weighing a
half shekel, and
two bracelets for her
arms weighing ten gold shekels,
(NIV)
Then the man bowed down and worshipped the
Lord,
(ESV)
The
man bowed his
head and
worshiped the
Lord
(NIV)
Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he hurried out to the man at the spring.
(ESV)
Rebekah had a
brother whose
name was
Laban.
Laban ran out toward the
man, to the
spring.
(NIV)
As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.
(ESV)
As soon as he
saw the
ring and the
bracelets on his
sister’s arms, and
heard the
words of
Rebekah his
sister, “
Thus the
man spoke to me,” he
went to the
man. And
behold, he was
standing by the
camels at the
spring.
(NIV)
So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.
(ESV)
So the
man came to the
house and
unharnessed the
camels, and
gave straw and
fodder to the
camels, and there was
water to
wash his
feet and the
feet of the
men who were with him.
(NIV)
So they called Rebekah and asked her, ‘Will you go with this man?’
‘I will go,’ she said.
(ESV)
And they
called Rebekah and
said to her, “Will you
go with this
man?” She
said, “I will
go.”
(NIV)
Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
(ESV)
Then
Rebekah and her
young women arose and
rode on the
camels and
followed the man. Thus the
servant took Rebekah and went his
way.
(NIV)
and asked the servant, ‘Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?’
‘He is my master,’ the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
(ESV)
and
said to the
servant, “
Who is
that man,
walking in the
field to
meet us?” The
servant said, “It is my
master.” So she
took her
veil and
covered herself.
(NIV)
The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.
(ESV)
When the
boys grew up,
Esau was a
skillful hunter, a
man of the
field, while
Jacob was a
quiet man,
dwelling in
tents.
(NIV)
So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: ‘Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.’
(ESV)
So
Abimelech warned all the
people,
saying, “Whoever
touches this
man or his
wife shall
surely be
put to death.”
(NIV)
The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
(ESV)
and the
man became rich, and
gained more and
more until he became
very wealthy.
(NIV)
Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.
(ESV)
In the
morning they rose
early and
exchanged oaths. And
Isaac sent them on their way, and they
departed from him in
peace.
(NIV)
Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, ‘But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth skin.
(ESV)
But
Jacob said to
Rebekah his
mother, “
Behold, my
brother Esau is a
hairy man, and I am a
smooth man.
(NIV)
Laban said, ‘It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.’
(ESV)
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)
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.’
(ESV)
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.”
(NIV)
Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, ‘Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.’ So he was named Levi.
(ESV)
Again she
conceived and
bore a
son, and
said, “
Now this
time my
husband will be
attached to me, because I have
borne him
three sons.”
Therefore his
name was
called Levi.
(NIV)
But she said to her, ‘Wasn’t it enough that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?’
‘Very well,’ Rachel said, ‘he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.’
(ESV)
But she
said to her, “Is it a
small matter that you have
taken away my
husband? Would you
take away my
son’s mandrakes also?”
Rachel said, “Then he may
lie with you
tonight in exchange
for your
son’s mandrakes.”
(NIV)
Then Leah said, ‘God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.’ So she named him Issachar.
(ESV)
Leah said, “
God has
given me my
wages because I
gave my
servant to my
husband.” So she
called his
name Issachar.
(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.
(ESV)
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)
In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
(ESV)
Thus the
man increased greatly and had
large flocks,
female servants and male
servants, and
camels and
donkeys.
(NIV)
It was also called Mizpah, because he said, ‘May the
Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
(ESV)
and
Mizpah for he
said, “The
Lord watch between you and
me,
when we are out
of one another’s sight.
(NIV)
If you ill-treat my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.’
(ESV)
If you
oppress my
daughters, or
if you
take wives besides my
daughters, although
no one is with us,
see God is
witness between you and
me.”
(NIV)
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, ‘We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.’
(ESV)
And the
messengers returned to
Jacob,
saying, “We
came to your
brother Esau, and he is
coming to
meet you, and there are
four hundred men with him.”
(NIV)
So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
(ESV)
And
Jacob was
left alone. And a
man wrestled with him until the
breaking of the
day.
(NIV)
Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.
(ESV)
And
Jacob lifted up his
eyes and
looked, and
behold,
Esau was
coming, and
four hundred men with him. So he
divided the
children among
Leah and
Rachel and the
two female servants.
(NIV)
They said to them, ‘We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.
(ESV)
They
said to them, “We
cannot do this thing, to
give our
sister to
one who is
uncircumcised, for that would be a
disgrace to us.
(NIV)
Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.
(ESV)
On the
third day, when they were
sore,
two of the
sons of
Jacob,
Simeon and
Levi,
Dinah’s brothers,
took their swords and
came against the
city while it
felt secure and
killed all the
males.
(NIV)
a man found him wandering around in the fields and asked him, ‘What are you looking for?’
(ESV)
And a
man found him
wandering in the
fields. And the
man asked him, “
What are you
seeking?”
(NIV)
‘They have moved on from here,’ the man answered. ‘I heard them say, “Let’s go to Dothan.”’
So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan.
(ESV)
And the
man said, “They have
gone away, for I
heard them
say, ‘Let us
go to
Dothan.’” So
Joseph went after his
brothers and
found them at
Dothan.
(NIV)
‘Here comes that dreamer!’ they said to each other.
(ESV)
They
said to
one another, “
Here comes this dreamer.
(NIV)
At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah.
(ESV)
It happened at that
time that
Judah went down from his
brothers and
turned aside to a
certain Adullamite, whose
name was
Hirah.
(NIV)
There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her;
(ESV)
There
Judah saw the
daughter of a
certain Canaanite whose
name was
Shua. He
took her and
went in to her,
(NIV)
As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. ‘I am pregnant by the man who owns these,’ she said. And she added, ‘See if you recognise whose seal and cord and staff these are.’
(ESV)
As she was being
brought out, she
sent word to her
father-in-law, “By the
man to
whom these belong, I am
pregnant.” And she
said, “
Please identify whose these are, the
signet and the
cord and the
staff.”
(NIV)
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
(ESV)
Now
Joseph had been
brought down to
Egypt, and
Potiphar, an
officer of
Pharaoh, the
captain of the
guard, an
Egyptian, had
bought him from the
Ishmaelites who had brought him
down there.
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