1  And YHWH said unto Noah: 'Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.

1  And the Lord God said to Noe, Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

1  THEN God said to Noah, Enter into the ark; you and all your household, for you alone have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

2  Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, each with his mate; and of the beasts that are not clean two and two , each with his mate;

2  And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, male and female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female.

2  From all the clean animals, take seven and seven, the male and the female. Yet truly, from animals that are unclean, take two and two, the male and the female.

3  of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

3  And of clean flying creatures of the sky sevens, male and female, and of all unclean flying creatures pairs, male and female, to maintain seed on all the earth.

3  Likewise, of the fowls of the air that are clean seven pairs, both males and the females; to keep their posterity alive upon the face of the earth.

4  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I blot out from off the face of the earth.'

4  For from that point, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. And I will wipe away every substance that I have made, from the surface of the earth.”

5  And Noah did according unto all that YHWH commanded him.

5  Therefore, Noah did all things just as the Lord had commanded him.

6  And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

6  And he was six hundred years old when the waters of the great flood inundated the earth.

7  And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

8  Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the ground,

8  And of clean flying creatures and of unclean flying creatures, and of clean cattle and of unclean cattle, and of all things that creep upon the earth,

8  And from the animals both clean and unclean, and from the birds, and from everything that moves upon the earth,

9  there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

9  pairs went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noe.

9  two by two they were brought into the ark to Noah, male and female, just as the Lord had instructed Noah.

10  And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

10  And when seven days had passed, the waters of the great flood inundated the earth.

11  In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

12  And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13  In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

13  On that very day entered Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth, the sons of Noe, and the wife of Noe, and the three wives of his sons with him into the ark.

13  On the very same day, Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark.

14  they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.

14  And all the wild beasts after their kind, and all cattle after their kind, and every reptile moving itself on the earth after its kind, and every flying bird after its kind,

14  They and every animal according to its kind, and all the cattle in their kind, and everything that moves upon the earth in their kind, and every flying thing according to its kind, all the birds and all that can fly,

15  And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.

15  went in to Noe into the ark, pairs, male and female of all flesh in which is the breath of life.

16  And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and YHWH shut him in.

16  And those that entered went in male and female, from all that is flesh, just as God had instructed him. And then the Lord closed him in from the outside.

17  And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

17  And the flood was upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and the water abounded greatly and bore up the ark, and it was lifted on high from off the earth.

17  And the great flood occurred for forty days upon the earth. And the waters were increased, and they lifted the ark high above the land.

18  And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

18  For they overflowed greatly, and they filled everything on the surface of the earth. And then the ark was carried across the waters.

19  And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

20  Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

20  The water was fifteen cubits higher than the mountains which it covered.

21  And all flesh perished that moved upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth, and every man;

21  And all flesh was consumed which moved upon the earth: flying things, animals, wild beasts, and all moving things that crawl upon the ground. And all men,

22  all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.

22  And all things which have the breath of life, and whatever was on the dry land, died.

22  and everything in which there is the breath of life on earth, died.

23  And He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.

23  And he wiped away all substance that was upon the earth, from man to animal, the crawling things just as much as the flying things of the air. And they were wiped away from the earth. But only Noah remained, and those who were with him in the ark.

24  And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

8:1  And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

1  And God remembered Noe, and all the wild beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and all the reptiles that creep, as many as were with him in the ark, and God brought a wind upon the earth, and the water stayed.

1  Then God remembered Noah, and all living things, and all the cattle, which were with him in the ark, and he brought a wind across the earth, and the waters were diminished.

8:2  the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

2  And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the flood-gates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.

8:3  And the waters returned from off the earth continually; and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

3  And the water subsided, and went off the earth, and after an hundred and fifty days the water was diminished, and the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

3  And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth. And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days.

8:4  And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

4  And the water continued to decrease until the tenth month.

8:5  And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

5  And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.

5  Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.

8:6  And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

6  And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven,

8:7  And he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

7  which went forth and did not return, until the waters were dried up across the earth.

8:8  And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.

8  Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

8:9  But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.

9  And the dove not having found rest for her feet, returned to him into the ark, because the water was on all the face of the earth, and he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.

9  But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark.

8:10  And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

10  And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove from the ark.

8:11  And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

11  And she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.

8:12  And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.

12  And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him.

8:13  And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.

13  Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were diminished upon the earth. And Noah, opening the cover of the ark, gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry.

8:14  And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.

8:15  And God spoke unto Noah, saying

15  And the Lord God spoke to Noe, saying,

15  Then God spoke to Noah, saying

8:16  'Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

16  “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and the wives of your sons with you.

8:17  Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may swarm in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.'

17  And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.

17  Bring out with you all the living things that are with you, all that is flesh: as with the birds, so also with the wild beasts and all the animals that move upon the earth. And enter upon the land: increase and multiply upon it.”

8:18  And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him;

18  And so Noah and his sons went out, and his wife and the wives of his sons with him.

8:19  every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families; went forth out of the ark.

19  And all the wild beasts and all the cattle and every bird, and every reptile creeping upon the earth after their kind, came forth out of the ark.

19  Then also all living things, and the cattle, and the animals that move upon the earth, according to their kinds, departed from the ark.

8:20  And Noah builded an altar unto YHWH; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

20  And Noe built an altar to the Lord, and took of all clean beasts, and of all clean birds, and offered a whole burnt-offering upon the altar.

20  Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And, taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean, he offered holocausts upon the altar.

8:21  And YHWH smelled the sweet savour; and the YHWH said in His heart: 'I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

21  And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more smite all living flesh as I have done.

21  And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

8:22  While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.'

22  All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.

22  From henceforth, while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

9:1  And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.

9:2  And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, and upon all wherewith the ground teemeth, and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.

2  And the dread and the fear of you shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth, on all the birds of the sky, and on all things moving upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea, I have placed them under you power.

9:3  Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

3  And every reptile which is living shall be to you for meat, I have given all things to you as the green herbs.

3  And everything that moves and lives will be food for you. Just as with the edible plants, I have delivered them all to you,

9:4  Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

4  But flesh with blood of life ye shall not eat.

4  except that flesh with blood you shall not eat.

9:5  And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.

5  For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.

5  For I will examine the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast. So also, at the hand of mankind, at the hand of each man and his brother, I will examine the life of mankind.

9:6  Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.

6  He that sheds man’s blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man.

6  Whoever will shed human blood, his blood will be poured out. For man was indeed made to the image of God.

9:7  And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'

7  But do ye increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and have dominion over it.

9:8  And God spoke unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying

8  To Noah and to his sons with him, God also said this

9:9  'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

9  And behold I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you,

9  “Behold, I will establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,

9:10  and with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.

10  and with every living soul that is with you: as much with the birds as with the cattle and all the animals of the earth that have gone forth from the ark, and with all the wild beasts of the earth.

9:11  And I will establish My covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.'

11  I will establish my covenant with you, and no longer will all that is flesh be put to death by the waters of a great flood, and, henceforth, there will not be a great flood to utterly destroy the earth.”

9:12  And God said: 'This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations

12  And the Lord God said to Noe, This is the sign of the covenant which I set between me and you, and between every living creature which is with you for perpetual generations.

9:13  I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.

13  I will place my arc in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the pact between myself and the earth.

9:14  And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,

14  And when I obscure the sky with clouds, my arc will appear in the clouds.

9:15  that I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

15  And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no longer be water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh.

9:16  And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.'

9:17  And God said unto Noah: 'This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.'

9:18  And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.

18  Now the sons of Noe which came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, Japheth. And Cham was father of Chanaan.

18  And so the sons of Noah, who came out of the ark, were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now Ham himself is the father of Canaan.

9:19  These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was the whole earth overspread.

9:20  And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.

20  And Noah, a good farmer, began to cultivate the land, and he planted a vineyard.

20  And Noah began to till the ground; and he planted a vineyard;

9:21  And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

21  And by drinking its wine, he became inebriated and was naked in his tent.

9:22  And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

22  Because of this, when Ham, the father of Canaan, had indeed seen the privates of his father to be naked, he reported it to his two brothers outside.

9:23  And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

23  And truly, Shem and Japheth put a cloak upon their arms, and, advancing backwards, covered the privates of their father. And their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father’s manhood.

9:24  And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.

24  And Noe recovered from the wine, and knew all that his younger son had done to him.

24  Then Noah, awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him,

9:25  And he said: Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

25  he said, “Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants will he be to his brothers.”

9:26  And he said: Blessed be YHWH, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.

9:27  God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.

27  May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.

9:28  And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

9:29  And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.

10:1  Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.

1  These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood.

10:2  The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

10:3  And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

10:4  And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

10:5  Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

5  It was from these that the people were divided into the Islands of the Gentiles and their main lands; every one after his language, after their families, in their nations.

10:6  And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

10:7  And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

10:8  And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

8  And then Cush conceived Nimrod; he began to be powerful on the earth.

10:9  He was a mighty hunter before YHWH; wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the YHWH.'

9  He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.

9  And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: ‘Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.’

10:10  And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

10:11  Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,

11  From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,

11  Out of Sinar went forth the Assyrian and built Nineveh, and the city of Rehoboth, and Calah,

10:12  and Resen between Nineveh and Calah--the same is the great city.

12  and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.

10:13  And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

13  And Mesrain begot the Ludiim, and the Nephthalim, and the Enemetiim, and the Labiim,

13  And truly, Mizraim conceived Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

10:14  and Pathrusim, and Casluhim--whence went forth the Philistines--and Caphtorim.

14  and the Patrosoniim, and the Chasmoniim (whence came forth Phylistiim) and the Gaphthoriim.

10:15  And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

15  And Chanaan begot Sidon his fist-born, and the Chettite,

15  Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite,

10:16  and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

10:17  and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;

17  the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite,

10:18  and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.

10:19  And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

19  And the border of the Canaanites was from river of Egypt, great river Gerat, and until latter waters.

10:20  These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

20  There were the sons of Cham in their tribes according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

10:21  And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

21  And to Sem himself also were children born, the father of all the sons of Heber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

21  Likewise, from Shem, the father of all the sons of Heber, the elder brother of Japheth, sons were born.

10:22  The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.

22  Sons of Sem, Elam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Cainan.

22  The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

10:23  And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

10:24  And Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.

24  And Arphaxad begot Cainan, and Cainan begot Sala. And Sala begot Heber.

24  But truly, Arphaxad conceived Shelah, from whom was born Eber.

10:25  And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

25  And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

10:26  And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;

26  This Joktan conceived Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, Jerah

10:27  and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;

27  and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,

27  Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

10:28  and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba;

28  Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,

28  Obal, Abimael, and Sheba,

10:29  and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

29  Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were sons of Joktan.

10:30  And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.

30  And their habitation extended from Messa, as one sojourns, even to Sephar, a mountain in the east.

30  The lands which they inhabited extended from Mesha, which is at the entrance of Sepharvim, a mount in the east.

10:31  These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

31  These were the sons of Sem in their tribes, according to their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

10:32  These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

32  These are the tribes of the sons of Noe, according to their generations, according to their nations: of them were the islands of the Gentiles scattered over the earth after the flood.

11:1  And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

1  And all the earth was one lip, and there was one language to all.

1  NOW the whole earth spoke one language and with one manner of speech.

11:2  And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

2  And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it.

11:3  And they said one to another: 'Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

3  And a man said to his neighbour, Come, let us make bricks and bake them with fire. And the brick was to them for stone, and their mortar was bitumen.

3  And each one said to his neighbor, “Come, let us make bricks, and bake them with fire.” And they had bricks instead of stones, and pitch instead of mortar.

11:4  And they said: 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, with its top in heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'

4  And they said, Come, let us build to ourselves a city and tower, whose top shall be to heaven, and let us make to ourselves a name, before we are scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth.

11:5  And YHWH came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

5  And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men built.

5  Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building.

11:6  And YHWH said: 'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do; and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

6  And the Lord said, Behold, there is one race, and one lip of all, and they have begun to do this, and now nothing shall fail from them of all that they may have undertaken to do.

6  And he said: “Behold, the people are united, and all have one tongue. And since they have begun to do this, they will not desist from their plans, until they have completed their work.

11:7  Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.'

7  Come, and having gone down let us there confound their tongue, that they may not understand each the voice of his neighbour.

7  Therefore, come, let us descend, and in that place confound their tongue, so that they may not listen, each one to the voice of his neighbor.”

11:8  So YHWH scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.

8  And the Lord scattered them thence over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city and the tower.

8  And so the Lord divided them from that place into all the lands, and they ceased to build the city.

11:9  Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because YHWH did there confound the language of all the earth; and from thence did the YHWH scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

9  On this account its name was called Confusion, because there the Lord confounded the languages of all the earth, and thence the Lord scattered them upon the face of all the earth.

9  And for this reason, its name was called ‘Babel,’ because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region.

11:10  These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.

10  And these are the generations of Sem: and Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, the second year after the flood.

11:11  And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

11  And after he conceived Arphaxad, Shem lived for five hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

11  And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And they were all days of Shem six hundred years and he is dying.

11:12  And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah.

12  And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan.

12  Next, Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years, and then he conceived Shelah.

11:13  And Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

13  And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten Cainan, four hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died. And Cainan lived a hundred and thirty years and begot Sala; and Canaan lived after he had begotten Sala, three hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.

11:14  And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.

14  And Sala lived an hundred and thirty years, and begot Heber.

14  Likewise, Shelah lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Eber.

11:15  And Shelah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

15  And after he conceived Eber, Shelah lived for four hundred and three years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

15  And Salah lived after he begat Eber three hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And they were all days of Salah three and thirty years and four hundred years, and he is dying.

11:16  And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg.

16  And Heber lived an hundred and thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.

16  Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.

11:17  And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

11:18  And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.

18  And Phaleg lived and hundred and thirty years, and begot Ragau.

18  Likewise, Peleg lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Reu.

11:19  And Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.

19  And after he conceived Reu, Peleg lived for two hundred and nine years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

11:20  And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot Serug.

20  And Ragau lived and hundred thirty and two years, and begot Seruch.

20  Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.

11:21  And Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

21  Likewise, after he conceived Serug, Reu lived for two hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

11:22  And Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.

22  And Seruch lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot Nachor.

22  In truth, Serug lived for thirty years, and then he conceived Nahor.

11:23  And Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

23  And after he conceived Nahor, Serug lived for two hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

23  And Serug lived after he begat Nahor hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And they were all days of Serug thirty years and two hundred years, and he is dying.

11:24  And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begot Terah.

24  And so Nahor lived for twenty-nine years, and then he conceived Terah.

11:25  And Nahor lived after he begot Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

25  And after he conceived Terah, Nahor lived for one hundred and nineteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

25  And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an sixty and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. And they were all days of Nahor eight and forty years and hundred years, and he is dying

11:26  And Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

11:27  Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.

11:28  And Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

28  And Arrhan died in the presence of Tharrha his father, in the land in which he was born, in the country of the Chaldees.

11:29  And Abram and Nahor took them 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 the father of Iscah.

11:30  And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

30  But Sarai was barren and had no children.

11:31  And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

31  And Tharrha took Abram his son, and Lot the son Arrhan, the son of his son, and Sara his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan, and they came as far as Charrhan, and he dwelt there.

11:32  And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.

32  And all the days of Tharrha in the land of Charrhan were two hundred and five years, and Tharrha died in Charrhan.

12:1  Now YHWH said unto Abram: 'Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee.

12:2  And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

12:3  And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'

3  I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

12:4  So Abram went, as YHWH had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

4  And so Abram departed just as the Lord had instructed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

12:5  And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

5  And Abram took Sara his wife, and Lot the son of his brother, and all their possessions, as many as they had got, and every soul which they had got in Charrhan, and they went forth to go into the land of Chanaan.

5  And he took his wife Sarai, and Lot, the son of his brother, and all the substance which they had come to possess, and the lives which they had acquired in Haran, and they departed in order to go to the land of Canaan. And when they arrived in it,

12:6  And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

6  And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the land.

6  Abram passed through the land even to the place of Shechem, as far as the famous steep valley. Now at that time, the Canaanite was in the land.

12:7  And YHWH appeared unto Abram, and said: 'Unto thy seed will I give this land'; and he builded there an altar unto the YHWH, who appeared unto him.

7  And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I will give this land to thy seed. And Abram built an altar there to the Lord who appeared to him.

7  Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and he said to him, “To your offspring, I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

12:8  And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto YHWH, and called upon the name of the YHWH.

8  And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and Aggai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.

8  And passing on from there to a mountain, which was opposite the east of Bethel, he pitched his tent there, having Bethel to the west, and Hai on the east. He also built an altar there to the Lord, and he called upon his name.

12:9  And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.

9  And Abram departed and went and encamped in the wilderness.

12:10  And there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

10  But a famine occurred in the land. And Abram descended to Egypt, to sojourn there. For famine prevailed over the land.

12:11  And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: 'Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.

11  And it came to pass when Abram drew nigh to enter into Egypt, Abram said to Sara his wife, I know that thou art a fair woman.

11  And when he was close to entering Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai: “I know you to be a beautiful woman.

12:12  And it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say: This is his wife; and they will kill me, but thee they will keep alive.

12  It shall come to pass then that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall slay me, but they shall save thee alive.

12  And when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘She is his wife.’ And they will put me to death, and retain you.

12:13  Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.'

13  Therefore, I beg you to say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me because of you, and so that my soul may live by your favor.”

13  Say, therefore, that you are my sister because I will be treated well for your sake; and my life shall be spared because of you.

12:14  And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

14  And so, when Abram had arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was exceedingly beautiful.

12:15  And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

15  that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised her to Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.

15  And the princes reported it to Pharaoh, and they praised her to him. And the woman was inducted into the house of Pharaoh.

12:16  And he dealt well with Abram for her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.

16  And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and men-servants, and women-servants, and mules, and camels.

16  In truth, they treated Abram well because of her. And he had sheep and oxen and male donkeys, and men servants, and women servants, and female donkeys, and camels.

12:17  And YHWH plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

17  And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram’s wife.

17  But the Lord scourged Pharaoh and his house with great wounds because of Sarai, the wife of Abram.

12:18  And Pharaoh called Abram, and said: 'What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

18  So Pharaoh called Abram, and said to him, What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

12:19  Why saidst thou: She is my sister? so that I took her to be my wife; now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.'

19  Wherefore didst thou say, She is my sister? and I took her for a wife to myself; and now, behold, thy wife is before thee, take her and go quickly away.

19  For what reason did you claim her to be your sister, so that I would take her to me as a wife? Now therefore, behold your mate, receive her and go.”

12:20  And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him; and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

20  And Pharao gave charge to men concerning Abram, to join in sending him forward, and his wife, and all that he had.

20  And Pharaoh instructed his men about Abram. And they led him away with his wife and all that he had.

13:1  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

1  Therefore, Abram ascended from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, toward the southern region.

13:2  And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

2  But he was very wealthy by the possession of gold and silver.

13:3  And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai;

3  And he went to the place whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Baethel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Baethel and Aggai,

3  And he returned by the way that he came, from the meridian into Bethel, all the way to the place where before he had pitched his tent, between Bethel and Hai.

13:4  unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first; and Abram called there on the name of YHWH.

4  to the place of the altar, which he built there at first, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.

4  There, at the place of the altar he had made before, he again called upon the name of the Lord.

13:5  And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

5  And Lot who went out with Abram had sheep, and oxen, and tents.

5  But Lot also, who was with Abram, had flocks of sheep, and cattle, and tents.

13:6  And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

6  And the land was not large enough for them to live together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not large enough for them to live together.

6  Neither was the land able to contain them, so that they might dwell together. Indeed, their substance was so great that they could not live in common.

13:7  And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

13:8  And Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren.

8  Therefore, Abram said to Lot: “I ask you, let there be no quarrel between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds. For we are brothers.

13:9  Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me; if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.'

9  Behold, the entire land is before your eyes. Withdraw from me, I beg you. If you will go to the left, I will take the right. If you choose the right, I will pass to the left.”

13:10  And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before YHWH destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the YHWH, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.

10  And Lot having lifted up his eyes, observed all the country round about Jordan, that it was all watered, before God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, as the garden of the Lord, and as the land of Egypt, until thou come to Zogora.

10  And so Lot, lifting up his eyes, saw all the region around the Jordan, which was thoroughly irrigated, before the Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It was like the Paradise of the Lord, and it was like Egypt, approaching toward Zoar.

13:11  So Lot chose him all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves the one from the other.

11  And Lot chose for himself all the country round Jordan, and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his brother. And Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan.

11  Then Lot chose for himself all the land of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; thus they separated one brother from the other.

13:12  Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

12  And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighbouring people, and pitched his tent in Sodom.

13:13  Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against YHWH exceedingly.

13  But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God.

13:14  And YHWH said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him: 'Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward;

14  And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was divided from him: “Lift up your eyes, and gaze out from the place where you are now, to the north and to the meridian, to the east and to the west.

13:15  for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

15  All the land that you see, I will give to you, and to your offspring even forever.

13:16  And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

16  And I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth. If any man is able to number the dust of the earth, he will be able to number your offspring as well.

13:17  Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.'

17  Arise and traverse the land, both in the length of it and in the breadth; for to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

17  Arise and walk through the land in its length, and breadth. For I will give it to you.”

13:18  And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto YHWH.

18  Therefore, moving his tent, Abram went and dwelt by the steep valley of Mamre, which is in Hebron. And he built an altar there to the Lord.

18  Then Abram removed his tent and came and dwelt by the oak of Mamre which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD

14:1  And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

1  Now it happened in that time that Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites, and Tidal, king of the Nations,

14:2  that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar.

2  made war with Balla king of Sodom, and with Barsa king of Gomorrha, and with Sennaar, king of Adama, and with Symobor king of Seboim and the king of Balac, this is Segor.

2  went to war against Bera, king of Sodom, and against Birsha, king of Gomorrah, and against Shinab, king of Admah, and against Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and against the king of Bela, that is Zoar.

14:3  All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim--the same is the Salt Sea.

3  All of these joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.

14:4  Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

4  For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.

14:5  And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth- karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

5  Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived, and the kings who were with him. And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.

14:6  and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

6  And the Chorrhaeans in the mountains of Seir, to the turpentine tree of Pharan, which is in the desert.

14:7  And they turned back, and came to En-mishpat--the same is Kadesh--and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.

7  And having turned back they came to the well of judgement; this is Cades, and they cut in pieces all the princes of Amalec, and the Amorites dwelling in Asasonthamar.

7  And they returned and arrived at the fountain of Mishpat, which is Kadesh. And they struck the entire region of the Amalekites, and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazontamar.

14:8  And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela--the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;

8  And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrha, and king of Adama, and king of Seboim, and king of Balac, this is Segor, and they set themselves in array against them for war in the salt valley,

14:9  against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

14:10  Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

14:11  And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

11  Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrahites, and all that pertained to food, and they went away,

11  And the raiders took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.

14:12  And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

12  along with both Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who lived in Sodom, and his substance.

14:13  And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew--now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

13  And behold, one who had escaped reported it to Abram the Hebrew, who lived in the steep valley of Mamre the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. For these had formed an agreement with Abram.

14:14  And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

14  And Abram having heard that Lot his nephew had been taken captive, numbered his own home-born servants three hundred and eighteen, and pursued after them to Dan.

14  When Abram had heard this, namely, that his brother Lot had been taken captive, he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

14:15  And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

15  And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Choba, which is on the left of Damascus.

15  And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night. And he struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

14:16  And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

16  And he recovered all the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, and the women and the people.

14:17  And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh--the same is the King's Vale.

14:18  And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of God the Most High.

18  Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God;

14:19  And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth;

19  he blessed him, and he said: “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.

14:20  and blessed be God the Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.' And he gave him a tenth of all.

14:21  And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.'

21  Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me these souls, and take the rest for yourself.”

14:22  And Abram said to the king of Sodom: 'I have lifted up my hand unto YHWH, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

22  And he responded to him: “I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

14:23  that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;

23  that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, ‘I have enriched Abram,’

14:24  save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.'

24  Except what things the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Eschol, Aunan, Mambre, these shall take a portion.

24  except that which the young men have eaten, and the shares for the men who came with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. These will take their shares.”

15:1  After these things the word of YHWH came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'

1  And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

1  And so, these things having been transacted, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.”

15:2  And Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'

2  And Abram said, Master and Lord, what wilt thou give me? whereas I am departing without a child, but the son of Masek my home-born female slave, this Eliezer of Damascus is mine heir.

15:3  And Abram said: 'Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed, and, lo, one born in my house is to be mine heir.'

3  And Abram said, I am grieved since thou hast given me no seed, but my home-born servant shall succeed me.

3  And Abram added: “Yet to me you have not given offspring. And behold, my servant born in my house will be my heir.”

15:4  And, behold, the word of YHWH came unto him, saying: 'This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.'

4  And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: “This one will not be your heir. But he who will come from your loins, the same will you have for your heir.”

4  Then the LORD said to him, This man shall not be your heir; but your own son that shall come out of your own loins shall be your heir.

15:5  And He brought him forth abroad, and said: 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if thou be able to count them'; and He said unto him: 'So shall thy seed be.'

5  And he brought him outside, and he said to him, “Take in the heavens, and number the stars, if you can.” And he said to him, “So also will your offspring be.”

15:6  And he believed in YHWH; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

6  And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

6  Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

15:7  And He said unto him: 'I am YHWH that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.'

7  And he said to him, “I am the Lord who led you away from Ur of the Chaldeans, so as to give you this land, and so that you would possess it.”

15:8  And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?'

8  But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?”

15:9  And He said unto him: 'Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.'

9  And he said to him, Take for me an heifer in her third year, and a she-goat in her third year, and a ram in his third year, and a dove and a pigeon.

9  And the Lord responded by saying: “Take for me a cow of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, also a turtle-dove and a pigeon.”

15:10  And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other; but the birds divided he not.

10  Taking all these, he divided them through the middle, and placed both parts opposite one another. But the birds he did not divide.

15:11  And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

11  And birds came down upon the bodies, even upon the divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.

15:12  And it came to pass, that, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a dread, even a great darkness, fell upon him.

12  And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

12  And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a dread, great and dark, invaded him.

15:13  And He said unto Abram: 'Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

13  And it was said to him: “Know beforehand that your future offspring will be sojourners in a land not their own, and they will subjugate them in servitude and afflict them for four hundred years.

15:14  and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

15:15  But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

15  And you shall depart from this life and go to your fathers in peace; and you shall be buried at a good old age.

15:16  And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'

16  But in the fourth generation, they will return here. For the iniquities of the Amorites are not yet completed, even to this present time.”

16  And after four centuries, they shall return here; for the iniquities of the Amorites are not yet full.

15:17  And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and there was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

17  And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.

17  Then, when the sun had set, there came a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.

15:18  In that day YHWH made a covenant with Abram, saying: 'Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;

18  On that day, God formed a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt, even to the great river Euphrates

15:19  the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

19  the land of the Kenites and the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites

15:20  and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

20  The Hittites, the Perizzites, the Giants,

15:21  and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.'

21  The Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

16:1  Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

1  Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not conceived children. But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar,

16:2  And Sarai said unto Abram: 'Behold now, YHWH hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall be builded up through her.' And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

2  And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has restrained me from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for myself through her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sara.

2  she said to her husband: “Behold, the Lord has closed me, lest I give birth. Enter to my handmaid, so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least.” And when he agreed to her supplication,

16:3  And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

3  she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to her husband as a wife.

16:4  And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

4  And he entered to her. But when she saw that she had conceived, she despised her mistress.

16:5  And Sarai said unto Abram: 'My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: YHWH judge between me and thee.'

5  And Sara said to Abram, I am injured by thee; I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and when I saw that she was with child, I was dishonoured before her. The Lord judge between me and thee.

5  And Sarai said to Abram: “You have acted unfairly against me. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, who, when she saw that she had conceived, held me in contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you.”

16:6  But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

6  Abram responded to her by saying, “Behold, your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.” And so, when Sarai afflicted her, she took flight.

16:7  And the angel of YHWH found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

7  And when the Angel of the Lord had found her, near the fountain of water in the wilderness, which is on the way to Shur in the desert,

16:8  And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?' And she said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.'

8  he said to her: “Hagar, handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from? And where will you go?” And she answered, “I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.”

16:9  And the angel of YHWH said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.'

16:10  And the angel of YHWH said unto her: 'I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

10  And again he said, “I will multiply your offspring continuously, and they will not be numbered because of their multitude.”

10  And again the angel of the LORD said to her, I will greatly multiply your descendants, that they can not be numbered because of their multitude.

16:11  And the angel of YHWH said unto her: 'Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the YHWH hath heard thy affliction.

11  But thereafter he said: “Behold, you have conceived, and you will give birth to a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction.

11  And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Ishmael; because the LORD has heard of your afflictions.

16:12  And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren.'

12  He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, and the hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

12  He will be a wild man. His hand will be against all, and all hands will be against him. And he will pitch his tents away from the region of all his brothers.”

16:13  And she called the name of YHWH that spoke unto her, Thou art a God of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen Him that seeth Me?'

13  Then she called upon the name of the Lord who had spoken to her: “You are the God who has seen me.” For she said, “Certainly, here I have seen the back of the one who sees me.”

13  And she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, and said, Thou art God whom I saw; for she said, Behold, I have also seen a vision after he had seen me.

16:14  Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

14  Therefore she called the well, The well of him whom I have openly seen; behold it is between Cades and Barad.

14  Because of this, she called that well: ‘The well of the one who lives and who sees me.’ The same is between Kadesh and Bered.

16:15  And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

15  And Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram, who called his name Ishmael.

16:16  And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

16  Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him.

16  And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.