(NIV)
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.
(ESV)
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.
(NIV)
Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
(ESV)
Abram passed through the
land to the
place at
Shechem, to the
oak of
Moreh. At that time the
Canaanites were in the
land.
(NIV)
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking brazier with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
(ESV)
When the
sun had
gone down and it was
dark,
behold, a
smoking fire pot and a
flaming torch passed between these
pieces.
(NIV)
He said, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.
(ESV)
and
said, “O
Lord, if I have
found favor in your
sight,
do not
pass by your
servant.
(NIV)
Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way – now that you have come to your servant.’
‘Very well,’ they answered, ‘do as you say.’
(ESV)
while I
bring a
morsel of
bread, that you may
refresh yourselves, and
after that you may
pass on— since you have
come to your
servant.” So they
said, “
Do as you have
said.”
(NIV)
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.
(ESV)
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.
(NIV)
Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewellery and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts to her brother and to her mother.
(ESV)
And the
servant brought out jewelry of
silver and
of gold, and
garments, and
gave them to
Rebekah.
He also gave to her
brother and to her
mother costly ornaments.
(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)
Now then, get your equipment – your quiver and bow – and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
(ESV)
Now then,
take your
weapons, your
quiver and your
bow, and
go out to the
field and
hunt game for me,
(NIV)
You will live by the sword
and you will serve your brother.
But when you grow restless,
you will throw his yoke
from off your neck.’
(ESV)
By your
sword you shall
live,
and you shall
serve your
brother;
but when you
grow restless you shall
break his
yoke from your
neck.”
(NIV)
let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-coloured lamb and every spotted or speckled goat. They will be my wages.
(ESV)
let me
pass through all your
flock today,
removing from
it every speckled and
spotted sheep and
every black lamb, and the
spotted and
speckled among the
goats, and they shall be my
wages.
(NIV)
So he fled with all he had, crossed the River Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
(ESV)
He
fled with
all that he had and
arose and
crossed the
Euphrates, and
set his
face toward the
hill country of
Gilead.
(NIV)
Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household? Put it here in front of your relatives and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.
(ESV)
For you have
felt through all my
goods;
what have you
found of
all your
household goods?
Set it
here before my
kinsmen and your
kinsmen, that they may
decide between us
two.
(NIV)
This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap and pillar to my side to harm me.
(ESV)
This heap is a
witness, and the
pillar is a
witness,
that I will
not pass
over this heap to you, and you will
not pass
over this heap and
this pillar to me, to do
harm.
(NIV)
I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
(ESV)
I am not worthy of the
least of all the deeds of
steadfast love and
all the
faithfulness that you have
shown to your
servant,
for with only my
staff I
crossed this Jordan, and
now I have become
two camps.
(NIV)
He put them in the care of his servants, each herd by itself, and said to his servants, ‘Go ahead of me, and keep some space between the herds.’
(ESV)
These he
handed over to his
servants, every
drove by
itself, and
said to his
servants, “Pass on
ahead of
me and
put a
space between drove and drove.”
(NIV)
So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp.
(ESV)
So the
present passed on ahead
of him, and he himself
stayed that
night in the
camp.
(NIV)
That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
(ESV)
The same
night he
arose and
took his
two wives, his
two female servants, and his
eleven children, and
crossed the
ford of the
Jabbok.
(NIV)
After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.
(ESV)
He
took them and sent them
across the
stream,
and everything else
that he had.
(NIV)
The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.
(ESV)
The
sun rose upon him as he
passed Penuel,
limping because of his
hip.
(NIV)
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
(ESV)
He
himself went on before them,
bowing himself to the
ground seven times, until he came
near to his
brother.
(NIV)
So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.’
(ESV)
Let my
lord pass on ahead
of his
servant, and I will
lead on slowly, at the
pace of the
livestock that are
ahead of me and at the
pace of the
children, until I
come to my
lord in
Seir.”
(NIV)
So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
(ESV)
Then
Midianite traders passed by. And they
drew Joseph up and
lifted him out of the
pit, and
sold him to the
Ishmaelites for
twenty shekels of
silver. They
took Joseph to
Egypt.
(NIV)
Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.
But while Joseph was there in the prison,
(ESV)
And
Joseph’s master took him and
put him into the
prison, the
place where the
king’s prisoners were
confined, and he was there in
prison.
(NIV)
and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.
(ESV)
and he
put them in
custody in the
house of the
captain of the
guard, in the
prison where Joseph was
confined.
(NIV)
each of the two men – the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison – had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
(ESV)
And
one night they
both dreamed—the
cupbearer and the
baker of the
king of
Egypt, who were
confined in the
prison—
each his own
dream, and
each dream with its own
interpretation.
(NIV)
He made him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, ‘Make way !’ Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
(ESV)
And he made him
ride in his
second chariot.
And they
called out before him, “Bow the
knee!” Thus he
set him over
all the
land of
Egypt.
(NIV)
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and travelled throughout Egypt.
(ESV)
Joseph was
thirty years old when he
entered the
service of
Pharaoh king of
Egypt. And
Joseph went out from the
presence of
Pharaoh and went
through all the
land of
Egypt.
(NIV)
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!’
(ESV)
Send one of you, and let him
bring your
brother, while you remain
confined, that your
words may be
tested,
whether there is
truth in you.
Or else, by the
life of
Pharaoh, surely you are
spies.”
(NIV)
if you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.
(ESV)
if you are
honest men, let
one of your
brothers remain
confined where you are in
custody, and let the rest
go and
carry grain for the
famine of your
households,
(NIV)
He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.
(ESV)
Then he
turned away from them and
wept. And he
returned to them and
spoke to them. And he
took Simeon from them and
bound him
before their eyes.
(NIV)
Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man’s silver back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done for them,
(ESV)
And
Joseph gave orders to
fill their
bags with
grain, and to
replace every
man’s money in his
sack, and to
give them
provisions for the
journey.
This was
done for them.
(NIV)
Then their father Israel said to them, ‘If it must be, then do this: put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift – a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.
(ESV)
Then their
father Israel said to them, “
If it must be
so,
then do this:
take some of the
choice fruits of the
land in your
bags, and carry a
present down to the
man, a
little balm and a
little honey,
gum,
myrrh,
pistachio nuts, and
almonds.
(NIV)
Never mind about your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.”’
(ESV)
Have
no concern for your
goods,
for the
best of
all the
land of
Egypt is yours.’”
(NIV)
Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.
(ESV)
Then
Joseph prepared his
chariot and
went up to
meet Israel his
father in
Goshen. He
presented himself to him and
fell on his
neck and
wept on his
neck a
good while.
(NIV)
‘Simeon and Levi are brothers –
their swords are weapons of violence.
(ESV)
“
Simeon and
Levi are
brothers;
weapons of
violence are their
swords.
(NIV)
He will tether his donkey to a vine,
his colt to the choicest branch;
he will wash his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
(ESV)
Binding his
foal to the
vine and his
donkey’s colt to the
choice vine,
he has
washed his
garments in
wine and his
vesture in the
blood of
grapes.
(NIV)
Dan will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backwards.
(ESV)
Dan shall be a
serpent in the
way,
a
viper by the
path,
that
bites the
horse’s heels so that his
rider falls backward.
(NIV)
When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,
(ESV)
And when the
days of
weeping for him were
past,
Joseph spoke to the
household of
Pharaoh,
saying,
“
If now I have
found favor in your
eyes,
please speak in the
ears of
Pharaoh,
saying,
(NIV)
So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labour, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
(ESV)
Therefore they
set taskmasters over them to
afflict them with
heavy burdens. They
built for
Pharaoh store cities,
Pithom and
Raamses.
(NIV)
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labour. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
(ESV)
One
day,
when
Moses had
grown up, he
went out to his
people and
looked on their
burdens, and he
saw an
Egyptian beating a
Hebrew, one of his
people.
(NIV)
Every woman is to ask her neighbour and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.’
(ESV)
but each
woman shall
ask of her
neighbor, and any woman who
lives in her
house, for
silver and
gold jewelry, and for
clothing. You shall
put them on your
sons and on your
daughters. So you shall
plunder the
Egyptians.”
(NIV)
So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
(ESV)
So
Moses took his
wife and his
sons and had them
ride on a
donkey, and went
back to the
land of
Egypt. And
Moses took the
staff of
God in his
hand.
(NIV)
But the king of Egypt said, ‘Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labour? Get back to your work!’
(ESV)
But the
king of
Egypt said to them, “
Moses and
Aaron,
why do you
take the
people away from their
work?
Get back to your
burdens.”
(NIV)
Then Pharaoh said, ‘Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working.’
(ESV)
And
Pharaoh said, “
Behold,
the
people of the
land are now
many, and you make them
rest from their
burdens!”
(NIV)
‘Therefore, say to the Israelites: “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
(ESV)
Say therefore to the
people of
Israel,
‘I am the
Lord, and I will
bring you out from
under the
burdens of the
Egyptians, and I will
deliver you from
slavery to them, and I will
redeem you with an
outstretched arm and with
great acts of
judgment.
(NIV)
I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
(ESV)
I will
take you to be my
people, and I will be your
God, and you shall
know that I am the
Lord your
God, who has
brought you out from
under the
burdens of the
Egyptians.
(NIV)
Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbours for articles of silver and gold.’
(ESV)
Speak now in the
hearing of the
people, that they
ask, every
man of his
neighbor and every
woman of her
neighbor, for
silver and gold jewelry.”
(NIV)
‘On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the
Lord.
(ESV)
For I will
pass through the
land of
Egypt that night, and I will
strike all the
firstborn in the
land of
Egypt,
both man and
beast; and on
all the
gods of
Egypt I will
execute judgments:
I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
When the
Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the door-frame and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
(ESV)
For the
Lord will
pass through to
strike the
Egyptians, and when he
sees the
blood on the
lintel and
on the
two doorposts, the
Lord will
pass over the
door and will
not allow the
destroyer to
enter your
houses to
strike you.
(NIV)
The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.
(ESV)
The
people of
Israel had also
done as
Moses told them, for they had
asked the
Egyptians for
silver and
gold jewelry and for
clothing.
(NIV)
So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him.
(ESV)
So he
made ready his
chariot and
took his
army with him,
(NIV)
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the
Lord :
‘I will sing to the
Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.
(ESV)
Then
Moses and the
people of
Israel sang this
song to the
Lord,
saying,
“I will
sing to the
Lord,
for he has
triumphed gloriously;
the
horse and his
rider he has
thrown into the
sea.
(NIV)
terror and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone –
until your people pass by,
Lord,
until the people you bought pass by.
(ESV)
Terror and
dread fall upon them;
because of the
greatness of your
arm, they are
still as a
stone,
till your
people, O
Lord,
pass by,
till the
people pass by whom you have
purchased.
(NIV)
Miriam sang to them:
‘Sing to the
Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.’
(ESV)
And
Miriam sang to them:
“
Sing to the
Lord, for he has
triumphed gloriously;
the
horse and his
rider he has
thrown into the
sea.”
(NIV)
The
Lord answered Moses, ‘Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
(ESV)
And the
Lord said to
Moses, “Pass
on before the
people,
taking with you
some of the
elders of
Israel, and
take in your
hand the
staff with
which you
struck the
Nile, and
go.
(NIV)
‘If anyone gives a neighbour silver or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbour’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.
(ESV)
“
If a
man gives to his
neighbor money or
goods to
keep safe, and it is
stolen from the
man’s house, then,
if the
thief is
found,
he shall
pay double.
(NIV)
Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
(ESV)
Exactly as I
show you concerning the
pattern of the
tabernacle, and of
all its
furniture, so you shall
make it.
(NIV)
A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.
(ESV)
It shall be
made, with
all these
utensils, out of a
talent of
pure gold.
(NIV)
Make all its utensils of bronze – its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.
(ESV)
You shall
make pots for it to receive its
ashes, and
shovels and
basins and
forks and
fire pans. You shall
make all its
utensils of
bronze.
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