Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the  Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the  Lord God among the trees of the garden.

And they heard the sound of the  Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the  Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Then the  Lord said, ‘My Spirit will not contend with humans for ever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.’

Then the  Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”

I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.

For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.

Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.

They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.

Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.

But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.

They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.

In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

So Pharaoh asked them, ‘Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?’

And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?”

But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labour.

Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.

So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the  Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning the wind had brought the locusts;

So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the  Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts.

And the  Lord changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea. Not a locust was left anywhere in Egypt.

And the  Lord turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the  Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the  Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

By the blast of your nostrils
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood up like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.

At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;
the floods stood up in a heap;
the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.

But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.

You blew with your wind; the sea covered them;
they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so that he may serve me as priest.

You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him for my priesthood.

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills –

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the  Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.

And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the  Lord’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.

and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills –

and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship,

and if feelings of jealousy come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure – or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure –

and if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself, or if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself,

or when feelings of jealousy come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to make her stand before the  Lord and is to apply this entire law to her.

or when the spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife. Then he shall set the woman before the  Lord, and the priest shall carry out for her all this law.

I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.

And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.

Then the  Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied – but did not do so again.

Then the  Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.

However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp.

Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp.

But Moses replied, ‘Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the  Lord’s people were prophets and that the  Lord would put his Spirit on them!’

But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the  Lord’s people were prophets, that the  Lord would put his Spirit on them!”

Now a wind went out from the  Lord and drove quail in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction.

Then a wind from the  Lord sprang up, and it brought quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and a day’s journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the ground.

But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.

But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.

But Moses and Aaron fell face down and cried out, ‘O God, the God who gives breath to all living things, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?’

And they fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”

When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him

And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him,

‘May the  Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community

“Let the  Lord the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

So the  Lord said to Moses, ‘Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your hand on him.

So the  Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.

But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the  Lord your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to give him into your hands, as he has now done.

But Sihon the king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him, for the  Lord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might give him into your hand, as he is this day.

Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the  Lord had commanded Moses.

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the  Lord had commanded Moses.

When we heard of it, our hearts sank and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the  Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the  Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.

Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the  Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.

As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the  Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel.

The Spirit of the  Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The  Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.

The Spirit of the  Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the  Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

Then the Spirit of the  Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.

But the Spirit of the  Lord clothed Gideon, and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him.

God gave Oreb and Zeeb, the Midianite leaders, into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?’ At this, their resentment against him subsided.

God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger against him subsided when he said this.

God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek.

And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,

Then the Spirit of the  Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

Then the Spirit of the  Lord was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites.

and the Spirit of the  Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

And the Spirit of the  Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

The Spirit of the  Lord came powerfully upon him so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.

Then the Spirit of the  Lord rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

Then the Spirit of the  Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father’s home.

And the Spirit of the  Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father’s house.

As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came towards him shouting. The Spirit of the  Lord came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands.

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the  Lord rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands.

Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned and he revived. So the spring was called En Hakkore, and it is still there in Lehi.

And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And when he drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore the name of it was called En-hakkore; it is at Lehi to this day.

‘Not so, my lord,’ Hannah replied, ‘I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the  Lord.

But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the  Lord.

The Spirit of the  Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.

Then the Spirit of the  Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.

When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.

When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them.

When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.

And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the  Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the  Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

Now the Spirit of the  Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the  Lord tormented him.

Now the Spirit of the  Lord departed from Saul and a harmful spirit from the  Lord tormented him.

Saul’s attendants said to him, ‘See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

And Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.

Let our  lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you, and you will feel better.’

Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.”

Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.

The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand

The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand.

But an evil spirit from the  Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the lyre,

Then a harmful spirit from the  Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre.

so he sent men to capture him. But when they saw a group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing there as their leader, the Spirit of God came on Saul’s men, and they also prophesied.

Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even on him, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth.

And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah.