(NIV)
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground – everything that has the breath of life in it – I give every green plant for food.’ And it was so.
And
to every beast of the
earth and to every
bird of the
heavens and to
everything that
creeps on the
earth,
everything that has the
breath of
life, I have given
every green plant for
food.” And it
was so.
(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)
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
bonesand
flesh of my
flesh;
she shall be
called Woman,
because
she was
taken out of
Man.”
(NIV)
but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favour. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
but for
Cain and his
offering he had
no regard. So
Cain was
very angry, and
his face fell.
(NIV)
When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’
When you
work the
ground, it shall
no longer yield to you its
strength. You shall be a
fugitive and a
wanderer on the
earth.”
(NIV)
The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
The
waters prevailed and
increased greatly on the
earth, and the
ark floated on the
face of the
waters.
(NIV)
They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.
And the
waters prevailed so
mightily on the
earth that
all the
high mountains under the
whole heaven were
covered.
(NIV)
‘But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
But you shall
not eat flesh with its
life, that is, its
blood.
(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.
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)
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)
When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
When
Abram entered Egypt, the
Egyptians saw that the
woman was
very beautiful.
(NIV)
Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
Now
Abram was
very rich in
livestock, in
silver, and in
gold.
(NIV)
Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the
Lord.
Now the
men of
Sodom were
wicked,
great sinners against the
Lord.
(NIV)
And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.’
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
and
blessed be
God Most High,
who has
delivered your
enemies into your
hand!”
And Abram
gave him a
tenth of
everything.
(NIV)
After this, the word of the
Lord came to Abram in a vision:
‘Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward.’
After these
things the
word of the
Lord came to Abram in a
vision:
“
Fear not,
Abram,
I am your
shield; your
reward shall be
very great.”
(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 I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.’
that I may
make my
covenant between me and you, and may
multiply you
greatly.”
(NIV)
I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
I will make you
exceedingly fruitful, and I will
make you into
nations, and
kings shall
come from you.
(NIV)
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
As for
Ishmael, I have
heard you;
behold, I have
blessed him and will make him
fruitful and
multiply him
greatly. He shall
father twelve princes, and I will
make him into a
great nation.
(NIV)
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
seeing that
Abraham shall surely become a
great and
mighty nation, and
all the
nations of the
earth shall be
blessed in him?
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said, ‘The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
Then the
Lord said, “Because the
outcry against
Sodom and
Gomorrah is
great and their
sin is
very grave,
(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)
‘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.
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)
As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!’
And as they
brought them
out, one
said, “
Escape for your
life.
Do not
look back or
stop anywhere in the
valley.
Escape to the
hills,
lest you be
swept away.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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!”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.
And the
thing was
very displeasing to Abraham on account of
his son.
(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)
The
Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
The
Lord has
greatly blessed my
master, and he has become
great. He has
given him
flocks and
herds,
silver and
gold, male
servants and
female servants,
camels and
donkeys.
(NIV)
The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
and the
man became rich, and
gained more and
more until he became
very wealthy.
(NIV)
Then Abimelek said to Isaac, ‘Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.’
And
Abimelech said to Isaac, “
Go away
from us, for you are
much mightier than we.”
(NIV)
Then she handed to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.
And she
put the
delicious food and the
bread,
which she had
prepared, into the
hand of
her son Jacob.
(NIV)
Isaac trembled violently and said, ‘Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him – and indeed he will be blessed!’
Then
Isaac trembled very
violently and
said, “
Who was
it then that
hunted game and
brought it to me, and I
ate it
all before you
came, and I have
blessed him? Yes, and he shall
be blessed.”
(NIV)
When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, ‘Bless me – me too, my father!’
As soon as
Esau heard the
words of his
father,
he cried out with an exceedingly great and
bitter cry and said to his
father, “
Bless me, even me
also, O
my father!”
(NIV)
Then Laban said to him, ‘You are my own flesh and blood.’
After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,
and
Laban said to him, “
Surely you are my
bone and my
flesh!” And he
stayed with him a
month.
(NIV)
That same day he removed all the male goats that were streaked or spotted, and all the speckled or spotted female goats (all that had white on them) and all the dark-coloured lambs, and he placed them in the care of his sons.
But that
day Laban
removed the
male goats that were
striped and
spotted, and
all the
female goats that were
speckled and
spotted,
every one that had
white on it, and every
lamb that was
black, and
put them in the
charge of
his sons.
(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)
You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,
You know that I have
served your father with
all my
strength,
(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)
In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.
Then
Jacob was
greatly afraid and
distressed. He
divided the
people who were
with him, and the
flocks and
herds and
camels, into
two camps,
(NIV)
Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.
Please deliver me from the
hand of my
brother, from the
hand of
Esau, for I
fear him, that he may
come and
attack me, the
mothers with the
children.
(NIV)
So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.’
So
Jacob called the
name of the
place Peniel, saying, “For I have
seen God face to face, and yet
my life has been
delivered.”
(NIV)
Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter – a thing that should not be done.
The
sons of
Jacob had
come in from the
field as soon as they
heard of it, and the
men were
indignant and
very angry,
because he had
done an
outrageous thing in
Israel by
lying with
Jacob’s daughter,
for such a
thing must
not be
done.
(NIV)
Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.’
Ask me for as
great a
bride-price and
gift as you will, and I will
give whatever you
say to me. Only
give me the
young woman to be my
wife.”
(NIV)
They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses.
All their
wealth,
all their
little ones and their
wives,
all that was in the
houses, they
captured and
plundered.
(NIV)
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. ‘Let’s not take his life,’ he said.
But when
Reuben heard it, he
rescued him out of their
hands,
saying, “Let us
not take his
life.”
(NIV)
Joseph found favour in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
So
Joseph found favor in his
sight and
attended him, and he made him
overseer of his
house and
put him in
charge of
all that he
had.
(NIV)
So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
So he
left all that he had in
Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had
no concern about
anything but the
food he ate.
Now
Joseph was
handsome in
form and
appearance.
(NIV)
But he refused. ‘With me in charge,’ he told her, ‘my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.
But he
refused and
said to his
master’s wife, “
Behold, because of me my
master has
no concern about
anything in the
house, and he has
put everything that he
has in
my charge.
(NIV)
She caught him by his cloak and said, ‘Come to bed with me!’ But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.
she
caught him by his
garment,
saying, “
Lie with me.” But he
left his
garment in her
hand and
fled and
got out of the house.
(NIV)
So the warder put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.
And the
keeper of the
prison put Joseph in
charge of
all the
prisoners who were in the
prison.
Whatever was
done there, he
was the one who
did it.
(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)
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.
In three days Pharaoh will lift
up your
head and
restore you to your
office, and you shall
place Pharaoh’s cup in his
hand as
formerly, when you were
his cupbearer.
(NIV)
After them, seven other cows came up – scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
Seven other cows came up after them,
poor and
very ugly and
thin, such
as I had
never seen in
all the
land of
Egypt.
(NIV)
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.
and the
plenty will be
unknown in the
land by
reason of the
famine that will
follow,
for it will be
very severe.
(NIV)
They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.
And let them
gather all the
food of
these good years that are
coming and
store up grain under the
authority of
Pharaoh for
food in the
cities, and let them
keep it.
(NIV)
Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
And
Joseph stored up
grain in
great abundance,
like the
sand of the
sea,
until he
ceased to
measure it, for it could
not be
measured.
(NIV)
When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.
So when the
famine had
spread over all the
land,
Joseph opened all the
storehouses and
sold to the
Egyptians, for the
famine was
severe in the
land of
Egypt.
(NIV)
And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.
Moreover,
all the
earth came to
Egypt to Joseph to
buy grain, because the
famine was
severe over all the
earth.
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