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God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day.
God called the
light Day, and the
darkness he
called Night. And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
first day.
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God called the vault ‘sky’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day.
And
God called the
expanse Heaven. And there was
evening and there was
morning, the
second day.
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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.
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The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
The
name of the
first is the
Pishon.
It is the one that
flowed around the
whole land of
Havilah,
where there is
gold.
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The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
The
name of the
second river is the
Gihon. It is the one that
flowed around the
whole land of
Cush.
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The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
And the
name of the
third river is the
Tigris, which
flows east of
Assyria. And the
fourth river is the
Euphrates.
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Now the
Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
Now out of the
ground the
Lord God had
formed every beast of the
field and
every bird of the
heavens and
brought them to the
man to
see what he would
call them. And
whatever the
man called every
living creature,
that was its
name.
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So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.
But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
The
man gave names to
all livestock and to the
birds of the
heavens and to
every beast of the
field. But for
Adam there was not
found a
helper fit
for him.
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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.’
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.”
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But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’
But the
Lord God called to the
man and
said to him, “
Where are you?”
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Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
The
man called his
wife’s name Eve,
because she was the
mother of all
living.
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Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
Cain knew his
wife, and she
conceived and
bore Enoch. When he
built a
city, he
called the
name of the
city after the
name of his
son,
Enoch.
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Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
And
Lamech took two wives. The
name of the
one was
Adah, and the
name of the
other Zillah.
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His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.
His
brother’s name was
Jubal; he was the
father of
all those who
play the
lyre and
pipe.
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Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, ‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’
And
Adam knew his
wife again, and she
bore a
son and
called his
name Seth, for she said, “
God has
appointed for me
another offspring instead of
Abel,
for Cain killed him.”
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Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.
At that time people began to call on the name of the
Lord.
To
Seth also a
son was
born, and he
called his
name Enosh. At that
time people
began to
call upon the
name of the
Lord.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them ‘Mankind’ when they were created.
Male and
female he
created them, and he
blessed them and
named them
Man when they were
created.
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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.
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He named him Noah and said, ‘He will comfort us in the labour and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the
Lord has cursed.’
and
called his
name Noah,
saying, “
Out of the
ground that the
Lord has
cursed, this
one shall bring us
relief from our
work and from the
painful toil of our
hands.”
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The Nephilim were on the earth in those days – and also afterwards – when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
The
Nephilim were on the
earth in those
days, and also
afterward,
when the
sons of
God came in to the
daughters of
man and they
bore children to them.
These were the
mighty men who were of
old, the
men of
renown.
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Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.
Make a
roof for the
ark, and
finish it to a
cubit above, and
set the
door of the
ark in its
side.
Make it with
lower,
second, and
third decks.
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Two sons were born to Eber:
One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
To
Eber were
born two sons: the
name of the
one was
Peleg for in his
days the
earth was
divided, and his
brother’s name was
Joktan.
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Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.’
Then they
said, “
Come, let us
build ourselves a
city and a
tower with its
top in the
heavens, and let us
make a
name for ourselves, lest we be
dispersed over the
face of the whole
earth.”
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That is why it was called Babel – because there the
Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the
Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Therefore its
name was
called Babel, because there the
Lord confused the
language of
all the
earth. And from
there the
Lord dispersed them over the
face of
all the
earth.
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Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah.
And
Abram and
Nahor took wives. The
name of
Abram’s wife was
Sarai, and the
name of
Nahor’s wife,
Milcah, the
daughter of
Haran the
father of
Milcah and Iscah.
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‘I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
And I will
make of you a
great nation, and I will
bless you and make your
name great, so that you will be a
blessing.
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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.
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So Pharaoh summoned Abram. ‘What have you done to me?’ he said. ‘Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
So
Pharaoh called Abram and
said, “
What is
this you have
done to me?
Why did you not
tell me that she was your
wife?
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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.
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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.
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.
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Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar;
Now
Sarai,
Abram’s wife, had
borne him
no children. She had a female
Egyptian servant whose
name was
Hagar.
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The angel of the
Lord also said to her:
‘You are now pregnant
and you will give birth to a son.
You shall name him Ishmael,
for the
Lord has heard of your misery.
And the
angel of the
Lord said to her,
“
Behold, you are
pregnant and shall
bear a
son.
You shall
call his
name Ishmael,
because the
Lord has
listened to your
affliction.
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She gave this name to the
Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me.’
So she
called the
name of the
Lord who
spoke to her, “You are a
God of
seeing,” for she
said,
“
Truly here I have
seen him who
looks after me.”
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That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.
Therefore the
well was
called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies
between Kadesh and
Bered.
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So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
And
Hagar bore Abram a
son, and
Abram called the
name of his
son, whom
Hagar bore,
Ishmael.
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No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
No longer shall your
name be
called Abram but your
name shall be
Abraham for I have
made you the
father of a
multitude of
nations.
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God also said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
And
God said to
Abraham, “As for
Sarai your
wife, you shall
not call her
name Sarai,
but Sarah shall be her
name.
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Then God said, ‘Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
God said, “
No, but
Sarah your
wife shall
bear you a
son, and you shall
call his
name Isaac. I will
establish my
covenant with him as an
everlasting covenant for his
offspring after him.
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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.”
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But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.’ (That is why the town was called Zoar. )
Escape there quickly, for I
can do nothing till you
arrive there.”
Therefore the
name of the
city was
called Zoar.
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The elder daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites of today.
The
firstborn bore a
son and
called his
name Moab.
He is the
father of the
Moabites to this
day.
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The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.
The
younger also
bore a
son and
called his
name Ben-ammi. He is the
father of the
Ammonites to this
day.
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Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.
So
Abimelech rose
early in the
morning and
called all his
servants and
told them all these
things. And the
men were very
much afraid.
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Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, ‘What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.’
Then
Abimelech called Abraham and
said to him, “What have you
done to us? And how have I
sinned against you, that you have
brought on me and my
kingdom a
great sin? You have
done to me
things that ought not to be
done.”
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Now the
Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the
Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.
The
Lord visited Sarah as he had
said, and the
Lord did to
Sarah as he had
promised.
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Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.
Abraham called the
name of his
son who was
born to him, whom
Sarah bore him,
Isaac.
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But God said to him, ‘Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
But
God said to
Abraham, “Be not
displeased because of the
boy and because of your
slave woman. Whatever
Sarah says to
you, do as she
tells you, for through
Isaac shall your
offspring be
named.
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I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.’
And I will
make a
nation of the
son of the
slave woman also, because he is your
offspring.”
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God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, ‘What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
And
God heard the
voice of the
boy, and the
angel of
God called to
Hagar from
heaven and
said to her, “What troubles you,
Hagar?
Fear not, for
God has
heard the
voice of the
boy where he is.
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Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.’
Up! Lift
up the
boy, and hold him
fast with your
hand, for I will
make him into a
great nation.”
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So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
Therefore that
place was
called Beersheba, because there both
of them swore an oath.
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Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the
Lord, the Eternal God.
Abraham
planted a
tamarisk tree in
Beersheba and
called there on the
name of the
Lord,
the
Everlasting God.
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But the angel of the
Lord called out to him from heaven, ‘Abraham! Abraham!’
‘Here I am,’ he replied.
But the
angel of the
Lord called to him from
heaven and
said, “
Abraham,
Abraham!” And he
said, “
Here I am.”
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So Abraham called that place The
Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, ‘On the mountain of the
Lord it will be provided.’
So
Abraham called the
name of that
place,
“The
Lord will
provide”;
as it is
said to this
day, “On the
mount of the
Lord it shall be
provided.”
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The angel of the
Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time
And the
angel of the
Lord called to
Abraham a
second time from
heaven
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His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
Moreover, his
concubine, whose
name was
Reumah,
bore Tebah,
Gaham,
Tahash, and
Maacah.
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Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
Abraham listened to
Ephron, and
Abraham weighed out for
Ephron the
silver that he had
named in the
hearing of the
Hittites,
four hundred shekels of
silver, according to the
weights current among the
merchants.
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Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he hurried out to the man at the spring.
Rebekah had a
brother whose
name was
Laban.
Laban ran out toward the
man, to the
spring.
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Then they said, ‘Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.’
They
said, “Let us
call the
young woman and
ask her.”
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So they called Rebekah and asked her, ‘Will you go with this man?’
‘I will go,’ she said.
And they
called Rebekah and
said to her, “Will you
go with this
man?” She
said, “I will
go.”
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