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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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  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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

15  And God spoke unto Noah, saying

15  And the Lord God spoke to Noe, saying,

15  Then God spoke to Noah, saying

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

17:1  And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, YHWH appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted.

1  And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.

1  In truth, after he began to be ninety-nine years of age, the Lord appeared to him. And he said to him: “I am the Almighty God. Walk in my sight and become complete.

17:2  And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'

2  And I will set my covenant between me and you. And I will multiply you very exceedingly.”

17:3  And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying

3  Abram fell prone on his face.

17:4  'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

4  And God said to him: “I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations.

17:5  Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

5  And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraam, for I have made thee a father of many nations.

5  No longer will your name be called Abram. But you will be called Abraham, for I have established you as the father of many nations.

17:6  And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

6  And I will cause you to increase very greatly, and I will set you among the nations, and kings will come forth from you.

6  And I will make you fruitful, and multiply you exceedingly; and I will make you father of many nations, and kings shall come out of your loins.

17:7  And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

17:8  And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.'

17:9  And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.

9  Again God said to Abraham: “And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations.

9  And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

17:10  This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.

10  And this is the covenant which thou shalt fully keep between me and you, and between thy seed after thee for their generations; every male of you shall be circumcised.

17:11  And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt Me and you.

11  And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, so that it may be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

17:12  And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.

12  And the child of eight days old shall be circumcised by you, every male throughout your generations, and the servant born in the house and he that is bought with money, of every son of a stranger, who is not of thy seed.

12  An infant of eight days will be circumcised among you, every male in your generations. So also servants born to you, as well as those bought, shall be circumcised, even those who are not of your stock.

17:13  He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

13  And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an eternal covenant.

17:14  And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant.'

14  The male, the flesh of whose foreskin will not be circumcised, that soul shall be eliminated from his people. For he has made my covenant void.”

17:15  And God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

15  God said also to Abraham: “Your wife Sarai, you shall not call Sarai, but Sarah.

15  Then God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name.

17:16  And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'

17:17  Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?'

17  And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?

17  Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed, saying in his heart: “Do you think a son can be born to a one hundred year old man? And will Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

17:18  And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!'

18  And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.

18  And he said to God, “If only Ishmael would live in your sight.”

17:19  And God said: Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

19  And God said to Abraam, Yea, behold, Sarrha thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to him and to his seed after him.

17:20  And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

20  And concerning Ismael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

20  Likewise, concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless and enlarge him, and I will multiply him greatly. He will produce twelve leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

17:21  But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'

21  Yet in truth, I will establish my covenant with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth for you at this time next year.”

17:22  And He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

22  And when he had finished speaking with him, God ascended from Abraham.

22  And when God was through talking with him, he went up from Abraham.

17:23  And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

17:24  And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

24  Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

17:25  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25  And his son Ishmael had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.

17:26  In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

26  And at the period of that day, Abraam was circumcised, and Ismael his son,

26  On the very same day, Abraham was circumcised with his son Ishmael.

17:27  And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

18:1  And YHWH appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

1  And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.

1  Then the Lord appeared to him, in the steep valley of Mamre, when he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.

18:2  and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,

2  And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.

18:3  and said: 'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

3  And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.

3  And he said: “If I, O lord, have found grace in your eyes, do not pass by your servant.

18:4  Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.

4  But I will bring a little water, and you may wash your feet and rest under the tree.

18:5  And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.'

5  And I will set out a meal of bread, so that you may strengthen your heart; after this you will pass on. It is for this reason that you have turned aside to your servant.” And they said, “Do as you have spoken.”

18:6  And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.'

6  Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”

18:7  And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it.

7  And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it.

7  In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it.

18:8  And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

8  Likewise, he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and he placed it before them. Yet truly, he himself stood near them under the tree.

18:9  And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.'

9  And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

9  And when they had eaten, they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He answered, “Behold, she is in the tent.”

18:10  And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.--

18:11  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.--

11  And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.

11  Now they were both old, and in an advanced state of life, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

18:12  And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'

18:13  And YHWH said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

13  And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.

13  Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’

18:14  Is any thing too hard for YHWH. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.'

14  Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son.

14  Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”

18:15  Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.'

15  But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh.

15  Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”

18:16  And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

16  Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.

18:17  And YHWH said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;

17  And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do?

18:18  seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

18  But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.

18  since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

18:19  For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of YHWH, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the YHWH may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.'

19  For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgement, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.

18:20  And YHWH said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.

20  And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great.

20  And so the Lord said, “The outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah has been multiplied, and their sin has become exceedingly grievous.

18:21  I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.'

21  I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.

21  I will descend and see whether they have fulfilled the work of the outcry that has reached me, or whether it is not so, in order that I may know.”

18:22  And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before YHWH.

22  And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord.

22  And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord.

18:23  And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

23  And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked?

23  And as they drew near, he said: “Will you destroy the just with the impious?

18:24  Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

24  Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it?

18:25  That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?'

25  By no means shalt thou do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?

25  Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment.”

18:26  And YHWH said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'

26  And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.

18:27  And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto YHWH, who am but dust and ashes.

27  And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes.

27  And Abraham responded by saying: “Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.

18:28  Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.'

28  But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five wanting? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.

28  What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?” And he said, “I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there.”

18:29  And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.'

29  And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty’s sake.

29  And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”

18:30  And he said: 'Oh, let not YHWH be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.'

30  “I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”

30  Then Abraham said, Oh let not the LORD be displeased and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find thirty there.

18:31  And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto YHWH. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'

31  And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.

31  “Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”

18:32  And he said: 'Oh, let not YHWH be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

32  “I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

32  And he said, Oh, let not the LORD be displeased, and I will speak only once more; suppose ten shall be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.

18:33  And YHWH went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.

33  And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place.

33  And the LORD went his way when he had finished communing with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.

19:1  And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;

1  And the two Angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the gate of the city. And when he had seen them, he rose up and went to meet them. And he reverenced prone on the ground.

1  AND there came two angels to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

19:2  and he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way.' And they said: 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.'

2  Lo! my lords, turn aside to the house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street.

2  And he said, My lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet; then rise up early in the morning and go on your way. And they said, No, we will spend the night in the street.

19:3  And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

3  He pressed them very much to turn aside to him. And when they had entered his house, he made a feast for them, and he cooked unleavened bread, and they ate.

19:4  But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

4  But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.

19:5  And they called unto Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.'

19:6  And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

6  Lot went out to them, and blocking the door behind him, he said

19:7  And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

7  and said to them, By no means, brethren, do not act villanously.

7  “Do not, I ask you, my brothers, do not be willing to commit this evil.

19:8  Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.'

8  But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my roof.

19:9  And they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.' And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

9  But they said, “Move away from there.” And again: “You have entered,” they said, “as a stranger; should you then judge? Therefore, we will afflict you yourself more than them.” And they acted very violently against Lot. And they were now at the point of breaking open the doors.

19:10  But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.

10  And the men stretched forth their hands and drew Lot in to them into the house, and shut the door of the house.

10  And behold, the men put out their hand, and they pulled Lot in to them, and they closed the door.

19:11  And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

11  And they struck those who were outside with blindness, from the least to the greatest, so that they were not able to find the door.

19:12  And the men said unto Lot: 'Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city; bring them out of the place;

12  And the men said to Lot, Hast thou here sons-in-law, or sons or daughters, or if thou hast any other friend in the city, bring them out of this place.

12  Then they said to Lot: “Do you have here anyone of yours? All who are yours, sons-in-law, or sons, or daughters, bring them out of this city.

19:13  for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before YHWH; and the YHWH hath sent us to destroy it.'

13  For we are going to destroy this place; for their cry has been raised up before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.

19:14  And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said: 'Up, get you out of this place; for YHWH will destroy the city.' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested.

14  And so Lot, going out, spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to receive his daughters, and he said: “Rise up. Depart from this place. For the Lord will destroy this city.” And it seemed to them that he was speaking playfully.

14  Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who married his daughters, and said, Arise, get out of this place; for the LORD will destroy it. But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

19:15  And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying: 'Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here; lest thou be swept away in the iniquity of the city.'

15  But when it was morning, the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise and take thy wife, and thy two daughters whom thou hast, and go forth; lest thou also be destroyed with the iniquities of the city.

15  And when it was morning, the Angels compelled him, saying, “Arise, take your wife, and the two daughters that you have, lest you also should perish amid the wickedness of the city.”

19:16  But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; YHWH being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

16  And they were troubled, and the angels laid hold on his hand, and the hand of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, in that the Lord spared him.

16  But Lot lingered; then the angels held his hand, the hand of his wife, and the hands of his two daughters, because the LORD pitied him; and they took him out and set him outside the city.

19:17  And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: 'Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.'

17  And it came to pass when they brought them out, that they said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is behind, nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest perhaps thou be overtaken together with them.

17  And they brought him out, and placed him beyond the city. And there they spoke to him, saying: “Save your life. Do not look not back. Neither should you stay in the entire surrounding region. But save yourself in the mountain, lest you also should perish.”

19:18  And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;

19:19  behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.

19  since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest towards me that my soul may live, —but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die.

19  though your servant has found grace before you, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown to me in saving my life, I cannot be saved on the mountain, lest perhaps some misfortune take hold of me and I die.

19:20  Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one; oh, let me escape thither--is it not a little one?--and my soul shall live.'

20  Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee.

20  There is a certain city nearby, to which I can flee; it is a little one, and I will be saved in it. Is it not a modest one, and will not my soul live?”

19:21  And he said unto him: 'See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.

21  And he said to him, Behold, I have had respect to thee also about this thing, that I should not overthrow the city about which thou hast spoken.

21  And he said to him: “Behold, even now, I have heard your petitions about this, not to overturn the city on behalf of which you have spoken.

19:22  Hasten thou, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.'--Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.--

22  Hasten therefore to escape thither, for I shall not be able to do anything until thou art come thither; therefore he called the name of that city, Segor.

22  Hurry and be saved there. For I cannot do anything until you enter there.” For this reason, the name of that city is called Zoar.

19:23  The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

23  The sun had risen over the land, and Lot had entered into Zoar.

19:24  Then YHWH caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the YHWH out of heaven;

24  And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

24  Therefore, the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulphur and fire, from the Lord, out of heaven.

19:25  and He overthrow those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

25  And he overturned these cities, and all the surrounding region: all the inhabitants of the cities, and everything that springs from the land.

19:26  But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

26  And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

26  And his wife, looking behind herself, was turned into a statue of salt.

19:27  And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before YHWH.

27  And Abraam rose up early to go to the place, where he had stood before the Lord.

27  Then Abraham, rising up in the morning, in the place where he had stood before with the Lord,

19:28  And he looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

28  looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and the entire land of that region. And he saw embers rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

19:29  And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

29  For when God overthrew the cities of that region, remembering Abraham, he freed Lot from the overthrow of the cities, in which he had dwelt.

19:30  And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

30  And Lot ascended from Zoar, and he stayed on the mountain, and likewise his two daughters with him, (for he was afraid to stay in Zoar) and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.

19:31  And the first-born said unto the younger: 'Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth.

31  And the elder said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no one on the earth who shall come in to us, as it is fit in all the earth.

19:32  Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.'

32  Come and let us make our father drink wine, and let us sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father.

19:33  And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

33  So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up.

33  And so they gave their father wine to drink that night. And the elder went in, and she slept with her father. But he did not perceive it, neither when his daughter lay down, nor when she rose up.

19:34  And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: 'Behold, I lay yesternight with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.'

34  Likewise, the next day, the elder said to the younger: “Behold, yesterday I slept with my father, let us give him wine to drink yet again this night, and you will sleep with him, so that we may save offspring from our father.”

19:35  And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

35  So they made their father drink wine in that night also, and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when he slept, nor when he arose.

35  And then they gave their father wine to drink that night also, and the younger daughter went in, and slept with him. And not even then did he perceive when she lay down, or when she rose up.

19:36  Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

36  And the two daughters of Lot conceived by their father.

36  Therefore, the two daughters of Lot conceived by their father.

19:37  And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab--the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

37  And the elder bore a son and called his name Moab, saying, He is of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day.

19:38  And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi--the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

38  And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites to this present day.

38  Likewise, the younger gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ammon, that is, ‘the son of my people.’ He is the father of the Ammonites, even today.

20:1  And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

1  Abraham advanced from there into the southern land, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.

20:2  And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

2  And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.

2  And he said about his wife Sarah: “She is my sister.” Therefore, Abimelech, the king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

20:3  But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: 'Behold, thou shalt die, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.'

3  And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.

3  Then God came to Abimelech through a dream in the night, and he said to him: “Lo, you shall die because of the woman that you have taken. For she has a husband.”

20:4  Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?

4  But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly sinning and just nation?

4  In truth, Abimelech had not touched her, and so he said: “Lord, would you put to death a people, ignorant and just?

20:5  Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.'

5  Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and did she not say, ‘He is my brother?’ In the sincerity of my heart and the purity of my hands, I have done this.”

5  Behold, he said, She is my sister; and she herself also said, He is my brother; in the innocence of my heart and purity of my hands have I done this.

20:6  And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

6  And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.

6  And God said to him: “And I know that you have acted with a sincere heart. And therefore I kept you from sinning against me, and I did not release you to touch her.

20:7  Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.'

7  But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt die and all thine.

7  Now therefore, return his wife to the man, for he is a prophet. And he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you are not willing to return her, know this: you shall die a death, you and all that is yours.”

20:8  And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid.

8  And immediately Abimelech, rising up in the night, called all his servants. And he spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were very afraid.

8  Therefore Abimeleck rose early in the morning and called all of his servants and told them all these words; and the men were exceedingly afraid.

20:9  Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: 'What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.'

9  Then Abimelech called also for Abraham, and he said to him: “What have you done to us? How have we sinned against you, so that you would bring so great a sin upon me and upon my kingdom? You have done to us what you ought not to have done.”

20:10  And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?'

10  And remonstrating him again, he said, “What did you see, so that you would do this?”

10  And Abimeleck said to Abraham, What induced you to do this thing?

20:11  And Abraham said: 'Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

11  And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

11  Abraham responded: “I thought to myself, saying: Perhaps there is no fear of God in this place. And they will put me to death because of my wife.

20:12  And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and so she became my wife.

12  For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife.

12  Yet, in another way, she is also truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her as a wife.

20:13  And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her: This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother.'

13  Then, after God led me out of my father’s house, I said to her: ‘You will show this mercy to me. In every place, to which we will travel, you will say that I am your brother.’ ”

20:14  And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

14  And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.

14  Therefore, Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men servants and women servants, and he gave them to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.

20:15  And Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.'

15  And he said, “The land is in your sight. Dwell wherever it will please you.”

15  Then Abimeleck said to Abraham, Behold, my land is before you; dwell wherever you please.

20:16  And unto Sarah he said: 'Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before all men thou art righted.'

16  Then to Sarah he said: “Behold, I have given your brother one thousand silver coins. This will be for you as a veil for your eyes, to all who are with you and wherever you will travel. And so, remember that you were taken.”

16  And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is given for you, because you have been humbled in the eyes of my people, and because of the other things for which I have reproved you.

20:17  And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.

17  Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.

17  So Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimeleck and his wife and his maidservants, and they bore children.

20:18  For YHWH had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

18  Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam’s wife.

18  For the Lord had closed every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

21:1  And YHWH remembered Sarah as He had said, and the YHWH did unto Sarah as He had spoken.

1  And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.

1  Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.

21:2  And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

2  And she conceived and gave birth to a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold to her.

21:3  And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

21:4  And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

4  And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.

4  And he circumcised him on the eighth day, just as God had instructed him,

21:5  And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

5  when he was one hundred years old. Indeed, at this stage of his father’s life, Isaac was born.

21:6  And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.'

6  And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.

6  And Sarah said, God has made me to rejoice today exceedingly; everyone that hears the news will rejoice with me.

21:7  And she said: 'Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.'

7  And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.

7  And again, she said: “Hearing this, who would believe Abraham, that Sarah breast-fed a son, to whom she gave birth, despite being elderly?”

21:8  And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

8  And the boy grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.

21:9  And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.

9  And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,

9  And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham

21:10  Wherefore she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.'

10  “Cast out this woman servant and her son. For the son of a woman servant will not be heir with my son Isaac.”

10  Therefore she said to Abraham, Expel this maidservant and her son; for the son of this maidservant shall not be heir with my son Isaac.

21:11  And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

11  But the word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son.

11  Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.

21:12  And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.

12  And God said to him: “Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.

21:13  And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'

13  Yet I will also make the son of the woman servant into a great nation, for he is your offspring.”

21:14  And Abraham arose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

14  And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

21:15  And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

15  And when the water in the skin had been consumed, she set aside the boy, under one of the trees that were there.

21:16  And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

16  And she moved away and sat in a distant area, as far as a bow can reach. For she said, “I shall not see the boy die.” And so, sitting opposite her, he lifted up his voice and wept.

21:17  And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: 'What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

17  But God heard the voice of the boy. And an Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, saying: “What are you doing, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heeded the voice of the boy, from the place where he is.

21:18  Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

18  Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him a great nation.

18  Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation.”

21:19  And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

19  Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

21:20  And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

20  And God was with the boy; and he grew up and dwelt in the wilderness of Paran and learned to become an archer in the wilderness of Paran.

21:21  And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

21  And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

21:22  And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest.

22  At the same time, Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, said to Abraham: “God is with you in everything that you do.

21:23  Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.'

23  Now therefore swear to me by God that thou wilt not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.

23  Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer.”

21:24  And Abraham said: 'I will swear.'

21:25  And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

25  And he reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

21:26  And Abimelech said: 'I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.'

26  And Abimelech responded, “I do not know who did this thing, but you also did not reveal it to me, nor have I heard of it, before today.”

21:27  And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

27  And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact.

21:28  And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.

21:29  And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

29  Abimelech said to him, “What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?”

29  And Abimeleck said to Abraham, What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs of the flock which you have set by themselves?

21:30  And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'

30  And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.

30  But he said, “You will receive seven female lambs from my hand, so that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.”

21:31  Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.

31  Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.

31  For this reason, that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them did swear.

21:32  So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

32  And they made a covenant at the well of the oath. And there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phylistines.

32  And they initiated a pact on behalf of the well of oath.

21:33  And Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of YHWH, the Everlasting God.

33  And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.

33  Then Abimelech and Phicol, the leader of his army, rose up, and they returned to the land of the Palestinians. In truth, Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord God Eternal.

21:34  And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

34  And he was a settler in the land of the Palestinians for many days.