(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.
(NIV)
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)
Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the
Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,
When no
bush of the
field was
yet in the
land and
no small
plant of the
field had
yet sprung up—
for the
Lord God had
not caused it to
rain on the
land, and there was
no man to
work the
ground,
(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)
It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
thorns and
thistles it shall
bring forth for you;
and you shall
eat the
plants of the
field.
(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)
Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor.
Then the
servant took ten of his
master’s camels and
departed,
taking all sorts of
choice gifts from his
master; and he
arose and
went to
Mesopotamia to the
city of
Nahor.
(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)
Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the
Lord had made his journey successful.
The
man gazed at her in
silence to
learn whether the
Lord had
prospered his
journey or not.
(NIV)
‘He replied, “The
Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.
But he
said to me, ‘The
Lord,
before whom I have
walked, will
send his
angel with you and
prosper your
way. You shall
take a
wife for my
son from my
clan and from my
father’s house.
(NIV)
‘When I came to the spring today, I said, “
Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.
“I
came today to the
spring and
said,
‘O
Lord, the
God of my
master Abraham,
if now you
are prospering the
way that I
go,
(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)
But he said to them, ‘Do not detain me, now that the
Lord has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.’
But he
said to them, “Do not
delay me, since the
Lord has
prospered my
way. Send me
away that I may
go to my
master.”
(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)
Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.
In the
morning they rose
early and
exchanged oaths. And
Isaac sent them on their way, and they
departed from him in
peace.
(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)
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
Your
offspring shall be like the
dust of the
earth, and you shall
spread abroad to the
west and to the
east and to the
north and to the
south, and in you and your
offspring shall
all the
families of the
earth be
blessed.
(NIV)
so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the
Lord will be my God
so that I come
again to my
father’s house in
peace,
then the
Lord shall be my
God,
(NIV)
Then Jacob asked them, ‘Is he well?’
‘Yes, he is,’ they said, ‘and here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.’
He
said to them, “Is it
well with him?” They
said, “It is
well; and
see,
Rachel his
daughter is
coming with the
sheep!”
(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, ‘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)
The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the
Lord has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something for my own household?’
For you had
little before I came, and it has
increased abundantly, and the
Lord has
blessed you wherever I
turned. But
now when shall I
provide for my own
household also?”
(NIV)
In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
Thus the
man increased greatly and had
large flocks,
female servants and male
servants, and
camels and
donkeys.
(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)
Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there too.
And
Laban overtook Jacob. Now
Jacob had
pitched his
tent in the
hill country, and
Laban with his
kinsmen pitched tents in the
hill country of
Gilead.
(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)
When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
But when his
brothers saw that their
father loved him more
than all his
brothers, they
hated him and
could not speak peacefully to him.
(NIV)
So he said to him, ‘Go and see if all is well with your brothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.’ Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron.
When Joseph arrived at Shechem,
So he
said to him, “
Go now,
see if it is
well with your
brothers and with the
flock, and
bring me
word.” So he
sent him from the
Valley of
Hebron, and he
came to
Shechem.
(NIV)
But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, ‘So this is how you have broken out!’ And he was named Perez.
But as he drew
back his
hand,
behold, his
brother came out. And she
said, “
What a
breach you have
made for yourself!” Therefore his
name was
called Perez.
(NIV)
The
Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
The
Lord was with
Joseph, and he became a
successful man, and he was in the
house of his
Egyptian master.
(NIV)
When his master saw that the
Lord was with him and that the
Lord gave him success in everything he did,
His
master saw that the
Lord was with him and that the
Lord caused
all that he
did to
succeed in his
hands.
(NIV)
The warder paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the
Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
The
keeper of the
prison paid
no attention to
anything that was in Joseph’s
charge, because the
Lord was with him. And
whatever he
did, the
Lord made it
succeed.
(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)
After them, seven other ears of corn sprouted – thin and scorched by the east wind.
And
behold,
after them sprouted seven ears,
thin and
blighted by the
east wind.
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