1  IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

1  GOD created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning.

2  Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.

2  But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.

2  But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters.

3  And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.

4  And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

6  And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'

6  And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.

6  God also said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide waters from waters.”

7  And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.

8  And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

9  And God said: 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.' And it was so.

9  And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.

9  Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became.

10  And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.

11  And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.

11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit-tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.

11  And he said, “Let the land spring forth green plants, both those producing seed, and fruit-bearing trees, producing fruit according to their kind, whose seed is within itself, over all the earth.” And so it became.

12  And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

12  And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.

12  And the land brought forth green plants, both those producing seed, according to their kind, and trees producing fruit, with each having its own way of sowing, according to its species. And God saw that it was good.

13  And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

14  And God said: 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

14  Then God said: “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven. And let them divide day from night, and let them become signs, both of the seasons, and of the days and years.

15  and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.

15  Let them shine in the firmament of heaven and illuminate the earth.” And so it became.

16  And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

17  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

17  And he set them in the firmament of heaven, to give light over all the earth,

18  and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

19  And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

19  And it became evening and morning, the fourth day.

20  And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.'

20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.

20  And then God said, “Let the waters produce animals with a living soul, and flying creatures above the earth, under the firmament of heaven.”

21  And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

21  And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good.

21  And God created the great sea creatures, and everything with a living soul and the ability to move that the waters produced, according to their species, and all the flying creatures, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good.

22  And God blessed them, saying: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.'

23  And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

23  And it became evening and morning, the fifth day.

24  And God said: 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.' And it was so.

24  God also said, “Let the land produce living souls in their kind: cattle, and animals, and wild beasts of the earth, according to their species.” And so it became.

25  And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

25  And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their species, and the cattle, and every animal on the land, according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26  And God said: 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'

26  And he said: “Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.”

27  And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.

27  And God made man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.

28  And God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.'

28  And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.

29  And God said: 'Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed--to you it shall be for food;

30  and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, I have given every green herb for food.' And it was so.

30  And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, which has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and it was so.

30  and for all the animals of the land, and for all the flying things of the air, and for everything that moves upon the earth and in which there is a living soul, so that they may have these on which to feed.” And so it became.

31  And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

2:1  And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

1  And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment.

2:2  And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.

2  And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made.

2:3  And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.

3  So God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because in it he had rested from all his works which God created and made.

2:4  These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that YHWH God made earth and heaven.

4  This is the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven and the earth,

2:5  No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for YHWH God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;

5  and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land, and every wild plant, before it would germinate. For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the land.

2:6  but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

6  But a fountain ascended from the earth, irrigating the entire surface of the land.

6  But a powerful spring gushed out of the earth, and watered all the face of the ground.

2:7  Then YHWH God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

7  And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

7  And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

2:8  And YHWH God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.

8  Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning. In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.

2:9  And out of the ground made YHWH God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

9  And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.

2:10  And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

10  And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

10  And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads.

2:11  The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

2:12  and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

2:13  And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

2:14  And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

14  And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

14  Truly, the name of the third river is the Tigris; it advances opposite the Assyrians. But the fourth river, it is the Euphrates.

2:15  And YHWH God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

15  And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.

15  Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him.

2:16  And YHWH God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;

16  And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,

16  And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

2:17  but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.'

17  But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For in whatever day you will eat from it, you will die a death.”

2:18  And YHWH God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'

18  The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”

2:19  And out of the ground YHWH God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.

2:20  And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.

20  And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.

20  And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.

2:21  And YHWH God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh instead thereof.

21  And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

21  So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh in its stead;

2:22  And the rib, which YHWH God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.

22  And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

22  And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam.

2:23  And the man said: 'This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.'

23  And Adam said: “Now this is bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh. This one shall be called woman, because she was taken from man.”

2:24  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

24  For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.

2:25  And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

25  Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.

3:1  Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which YHWH God had made. And he said unto the woman: 'Yea, hath God said: Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'

Gn3:2  Now the serpent was the most crafty of all the brutes on the earth, which the Lord God made, and the serpent said to the woman, Wherefore has God said, Eat not of every tree of the garden?

1  However, the serpent was more crafty than any of the creatures of the earth that the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Why has God instructed you, that you should not eat from every tree of Paradise?”

3:2  And the woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

2  The woman responded to him: “From the fruit of the trees which are in Paradise, we eat.

3:3  but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said: Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.'

3  Yet truly, from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of Paradise, God has instructed us that we should not eat, and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we may die.”

3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;

4  Then the serpent said to the woman: “By no means will you die a death.

3:5  for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.'

5  For God knows that, on whatever day you will eat from it, your eyes will be opened; and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil.”

3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

Gn3:7  And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes to look upon and beautiful to contemplate, and having taken of its fruit she ate, and she gave to her husband also with her, and they ate.

6  And so the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and beautiful to the eyes, and delightful to consider. And she took from its fruit, and she ate. And she gave to her husband, who ate.

3:7  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.

7  Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

3:8  And they heard the voice of YHWH God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the YHWH God amongst the trees of the garden.

8  And when they had heard the voice of the Lord God taking a walk in Paradise in the afternoon breeze, Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of Paradise.

3:9  And YHWH God called unto the man, and said unto him: 'Where art thou?'

Gn3:10  And the Lord God called Adam and said to him, Adam, where art thou?

3:10  And he said: 'I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.'

Gn3:11  And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.

10  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and when I saw that I was naked, I hid myself.

3:11  And He said: 'Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'

Gn3:12  And God said to him, Who told thee that thou wast naked, unless thou hast eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee of it alone not to eat?

11  He said to him, “Then who told you that you were naked, if you have not eaten of the tree from which I instructed you that you should not eat?”

3:12  And the man said: 'The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.'

Gn3:13  And Adam said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me—she gave me of the tree and I ate.

3:13  And YHWH God said unto the woman: 'What is this thou hast done?' And the woman said: 'The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.'

Gn3:14  And the Lord God said to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me and I ate.

3:14  And YHWH God said unto the serpent: 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou from among all cattle, and from among all beasts of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

Gn3:15  And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this thou art cursed above all cattle and all the brutes of the earth, on thy breast and belly thou shalt go, and thou shalt eat earth all the days of thy life.

3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; they shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise their heel.'

15  I will put enmities between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. She will crush your head, and you will lie in wait for her heel.”

3:16  Unto the woman He said: 'I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.'

Gn3:17  And to the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pains and thy groanings; in pain thou shalt bring forth children, and thy submission shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

16  To the woman, he also said: “I will multiply your labors and your conceptions. In pain shall you give birth to sons, and you shall be under your husband’s power, and he shall have dominion over you.”

3:17  And unto Adam He said: 'Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying: Thou shalt not eat of it; cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

3:18  Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

18  Thorns and thistles shall it produce for you, and you shall eat the plants of the earth.

3:19  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.'

19  By the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, until you return to the earth from which you were taken. For dust you are, and unto dust you shall return.”

3:20  And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Gn3:21  And Adam called the name of his wife Life, because she was the mother of all living.

3:21  And YHWH God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.

21  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

3:22  And YHWH God said: 'Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.'

Gn3:23  And God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the tree of life and eat, and so he shall live forever—

22  And he said: “Behold, Adam has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Therefore, now perhaps he may put forth his hand and also take from the tree of life, and eat, and live in eternity.”

3:23  Therefore YHWH God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Gn3:24  So the Lord God sent him forth out of the garden of Delight to cultivate the ground out of which he was taken.

23  And so the Lord God sent him away from the Paradise of enjoyment, in order to work the earth from which he was taken.

3:24  So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way to the tree of life.

Gn3:25  And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell over against the garden of Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword that turns about to keep the way of the tree of life.

4:1  And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived and bore Cain, and said: 'I have gotten a man with the help of YHWH.'

1  And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.

1  Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.”

4:2  And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

4:3  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto YHWH.

3  And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.

3  Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.

4:4  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And YHWH had respect unto Abel and to his offering;

4  And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,

4  Abel likewise offered from the firstborn of his flock, and from their fat. And the Lord looked with favor on Abel and his gifts.

4:5  but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

5  but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.

5  But with Cain and with his offering he was not pleased. So Cain was exceedingly displeased, and his countenance was sad.

4:6  And YHWH said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

6  And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou become very sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen?

6  And the Lord said to him: “Why are you angry? And why is your face fallen?

4:7  If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.'

7  If you behave well, will you not receive? But if you behave badly, will not sin at once be present at the door? And so its desire will be within you, and you will be dominated by it.”

4:8  And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

8  And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out into the plain; and it came to pass that when they were in the plain Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

4:9  And YHWH said unto Cain: 'Where is Abel thy brother?' And he said: 'I know not; am I my brother's keeper?'

9  And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?

4:10  And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.

10  And the LORD said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

4:11  And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.

11  Now, therefore, you will be cursed upon the land, which opened its mouth and received the blood of your brother at your hand.

11  And from henceforth, you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;

4:12  When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.'

12  When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land.”

12  When you till the ground, it shall no more yield to you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shall you be on the earth.

4:13  And Cain said unto YHWH: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.

13  And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.

4:14  Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.'

14  If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me.

14  Behold, you have cast me out this day before the face of the earth, and from your face I will be hidden; and I will be a vagrant and a fugitive on the earth. Therefore, anyone who finds me will kill me.”

4:15  And YHWH said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the YHWH set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

15  And the Lord God said to him, Not so, any one that slays Cain shall suffer seven-fold vengeance; and the Lord God set a mark upon Cain that no one that found him might slay him.

15  And the Lord said to him: “By no means will it be so; rather, whoever would kill Cain, will be punished sevenfold.” And the Lord placed a seal upon Cain, so that anyone who found him would not put him to death.

4:16  And Cain went out from the presence of YHWH, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

16  So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem.

16  And so Cain, departing from the face of the Lord, lived as a fugitive on the earth, toward the eastern region of Eden.

4:17  And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.

4:18  And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.

18  And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.

18  Thereafter, Enoch conceived Irad, and Irad conceived Mahujael, and Mahujael conceived Mathusael, and Mathusael conceived Lamech.

4:19  And Lamech took unto him two wives; the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

19  Lamech took two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.

4:20  And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.

20  And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle.

20  And Adah conceived Jabel, who was the father of those who live in tents and are shepherds.

4:21  And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

21  And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp.

4:22  And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

22  Zillah also conceived Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artisan in every work of brass and iron. In fact, the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.

4:23  And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for bruising me;

23  And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.

4:24  If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

24  Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain’s behalf, on Lamech’s it shall be seventy times seven.

24  Sevenfold vengeance will be given for Cain, but for Lamech, seventy-seven times.”

4:25  And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: 'for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.'

25  And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

25  Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, “God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”

4:26  And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of YHWH.

26  And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.

26  But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.

5:1  This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;

1  This is the genealogy of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him

5:2  male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

5:3  And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.

3  Then Adam lived for one hundred and thirty years. And then he conceived a son in his own image and likeness, and he called his name Seth.

5:4  And the days of Adam after he begot Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.

4  And after he conceived Seth, the days of Adam that passed were eight hundred years. And he conceived sons and daughters.

5:5  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.

5:6  And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.

6  Seth likewise lived for one hundred and five years, and then he conceived Enos.

5:7  And Seth lived after he begot Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

7  And after he conceived Enos, Seth lived for eight hundred and seven years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:8  And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

5:9  And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan.

9  In truth, Enos lived ninety years, and then he conceived Cainan.

5:10  And Enosh lived after he begot Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.

10  After his birth, he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:11  And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.

5:12  And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel.

12  And Cainan lived an hundred and seventy years, and he begot Maleleel.

12  Likewise, Cainan lived seventy years, and then he conceived Mahalalel.

5:13  And Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.

13  And after he conceived Mahalalel, Cainan lived for eight hundred and forty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:14  And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

5:15  And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begot Jared.

15  And Maleleel lived an hundred and sixty and five years, and he begot Jared.

5:16  And Mahalalel lived after he begot Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.

16  And after he conceived Jared, Mahalalel lived for eight hundred and thirty years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:17  And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years; and he died.

5:18  And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begot Enoch.

5:19  And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

19  And after he conceived Enoch, Jared lived for eight hundred years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:20  And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years; and he died.

5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah.

21  Now Enoch lived for sixty-five years, and then he conceived Methuselah.

5:22  And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

22  And Enoch was well-pleasing to God after his begetting Mathusala, two hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.

22  And Enoch found favor in the presence of God three hundred years after he begot Methuselah, and begot sons and daughters;

5:23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years.

5:24  And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him.

24  And he walked with God, and then he was seen no more, because God took him.

24  And Enoch found favor in the presence of God, and disappeared; for God took him away.

5:25  And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech.

25  Likewise, Methuselah lived for one hundred and eighty-seven years, and then he conceived Lamech.

5:26  And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters.

26  And after he conceived Lamech, Methuselah lived for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.

5:28  And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begot a son.

28  Then Lamech lived for one hundred and eighty-two years, and he conceived a son.

5:29  And he called his name Noah, saying: 'This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh from the ground which YHWH hath cursed.'

5:30  And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters.

30  And after he conceived Noah, Lamech lived for five hundred and ninety-five years, and he conceived sons and daughters.

5:31  And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years; and he died.

31  And all the days of Lamech that passed were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and then he died. In truth, when Noah was five hundred years old, he conceived Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5:32  And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gn6:1  And Noe was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

6:1  And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

1  And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,

6:2  that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.

2  the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose.

6:3  And YHWH said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.'

Gn6:4  And the Lord God said, My Spirit shall certainly not remain among these men for ever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

6:4  The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

Gn6:5  Now the giants were upon the earth in those days; and after that when the sons of God were wont to go in to the daughters of men, they bore children to them, those were the giants of old, the men of renown.

4  Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.

6:5  And YHWH saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gn6:6  And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,

5  Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

6:6  And it repented YHWH that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.

Gn6:7  then God laid it to heart that he had made man upon the earth, and he pondered it deeply.

6  repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,

6:7  And YHWH said: 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repenteth Me that I have made them.'

7  he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.”

7  So the LORD said, I will destroy men whom I have created from the face of the earth; both men and animals, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; I am sorry that I have made them.

6:8  But Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.

Gn6:9  But Noe found grace before the Lord God.

8  Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

6:9  These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.

Gn6:10  And these are the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man; being perfect in his generation, Noe was well-pleasing to God.

6:10  And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

10  And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

6:11  And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

11  Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity.

11  The earth was corrupt in the presence of God, and the earth was filled with wickedness.

6:12  And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

Gn6:13  And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

12  And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth)

6:13  And God said unto Noah: 'The end of all flesh is come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Gn6:14  And the Lord God said to Noe, A period of all men is come before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, behold, I destroy them and the earth.

13  he said to Noah: “The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight. The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence, and I will destroy them, along with the earth.

6:14  Make thee an ark of gopher wood; with rooms shalt thou make the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Gn6:15  Make therefore for thyself an ark of square timber; thou shalt make the ark in compartments, and thou shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

14  Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood. You shall make little dwelling places in the ark, and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior.

6:15  And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Gn6:16  And thus shalt thou make the ark; three hundred cubits the length of the ark, and fifty cubits the breadth, and thirty cubits the height of it.

15  And thus shall you make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

6:16  A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

16  You shall make a window in the ark, and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top. Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it: a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level.

16  And you shall make a window in the ark, and to the width of a cubit shall you finish it above; and the door of the ark you shall make in its side; with lower, second, and third decks you shall make it.

6:17  And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish.

Gn6:18  And behold I bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die.

17  Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are on the earth shall be consumed.

6:18  But I will establish My covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

18  And I shall establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter the ark, you and your sons, your wife and the wives of your sons with you.

6:19  And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Gn6:20  And of all cattle and of all reptiles and of all wild beasts, even of all flesh, thou shalt bring by pairs of all, into the ark, that thou mayest feed them with thyself: male and female they shall be.

19  And from every living thing of all that is flesh, you shall lead pairs into the ark, so that they may survive with you: from the male sex and the female,

6:20  Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Gn6:21  Of all winged birds after their kind, and of all cattle after their kind, and of all reptiles creeping upon the earth after their kind, pairs of all shall come in to thee, male and female to be fed with thee.

20  from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live.

6:21  And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.'

21  Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them.”

6:22  Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Gn6:23  And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God commanded him, so did he.

22  And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him.

7:1  And YHWH said unto Noah: 'Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.

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

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

7:2  Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, each with his mate; and of the beasts that are not clean two and two , each with his mate;

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

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

7:3  of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

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

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

7:4  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I blot out from off the face of the earth.'

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

7:5  And Noah did according unto all that YHWH commanded him.

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

7:6  And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

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

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

7:8  Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the ground,

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

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

7:9  there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

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

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

7:10  And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

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

7:11  In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

7:12  And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

7:13  In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

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

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

7:14  they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.

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

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

7:15  And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.

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

7:16  And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and YHWH shut him in.

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

7:17  And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

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

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

7:18  And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

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

7:19  And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

7:20  Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

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

7:21  And all flesh perished that moved upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle, and beast, and every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth, and every man;

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

7:22  all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.

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

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

7:23  And He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.

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

7:24  And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8:15  And God spoke unto Noah, saying

15  And the Lord God spoke to Noe, saying,

15  Then God spoke to Noah, saying

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4  except that flesh with blood you shall not eat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15  Then Canaan conceived Sidon his firstborn, the Hittite,

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

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

17  the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27  and Odorrha, and Aibel, and Decla,

27  Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

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

28  Eval, and Abimael, and Saba,

28  Obal, Abimael, and Sheba,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11:29  And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

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

30  But Sarai was barren and had no children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20  The Hittites, the Perizzites, the Giants,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

22:1  And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am I.'

1  After these things occurred, God tested Abraham, and he said to him, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

22:2  And He said: 'Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.'

2  And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

2  He said to him: “Take your only begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of vision. And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains, which I will show to you.”

22:3  And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

3  And so Abraham, getting up in the night, harnessed his donkey, taking with him two youths, and his son Isaac. And when he had cut wood for the holocaust, he traveled toward the place, as God had instructed him.

22:4  On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

4  Then, on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place at a distance.

22:5  And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.'

5  And he said to his servants: “Wait here with the donkey. I and the boy will hurry further ahead to that place. After we have worshipped, will return to you.”

5  And he said to his young men, You stay here with the ass, and I and the boy will go yonder to worship and return to you.

22:6  And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.

6  He also took the wood for the holocaust, and he imposed it upon his son Isaac. And he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as the two continued on together,

22:7  And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said: 'My father.' And he said: 'Here am I, my son.' And he said: 'Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?'

7  And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole-burnt-offering?

7  Isaac said to his father, “My father.” And he answered, “What do you want, son?” “Behold,” he said, “fire and wood. Where is the victim for the holocaust?”

22:8  And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together.

8  But Abraham said, “God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust, my son.” Thus they continued on together.

22:9  And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

9  came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood.

22:10  And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

10  And he reached out his hand and took hold of the sword, in order to sacrifice his son.

22:11  And the angel of YHWH called unto him out of heaven, and said: 'Abraham, Abraham.' And he said: 'Here am I.'

11  And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I am here.

11  And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven, saying, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

22:12  And he said: 'Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me.'

12  And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.

12  And he said to him, “Do not extend your hand over the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”

22:13  And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

13  And Abraam lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering in the place of Isaac his son.

13  Abraham lifted up his eyes, and he saw behind his back a ram among the thorns, caught by the horns, which he took and offered as a holocaust, instead of his son.

22:14  And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh; as it is said to this day: 'In the mount where YHWH is seen.'

14  And Abraam called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say to-day, In the mount the Lord was seen.

14  And he called the name of that place: ‘The Lord Sees.’ Thus, even to this day, it is said: ‘On the mountain, the Lord will see.’

22:15  And the angel of YHWH called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,

15  Then the Angel of the Lord called out to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying

22:16  and said: 'By Myself have I sworn, saith YHWH, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

16  I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son,

16  “By my own self, I have sworn, says the Lord. Because you have done this thing, and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,

22:17  that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

17  I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

17  I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and your descendants shall inherit the lands of their enemies;

22:18  and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.'

18  And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice.”

18  And by your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because you have obeyed my voice.

22:19  So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer- sheba.

19  And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.

19  Abraham returned to his servants, and they went to Beersheba together, and he lived there.

22:20  And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: 'Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor

20  After these things occurred, it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor

22:21  Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;

21  Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and

21  Uz, the firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Kemuel, the father of the Syrians,

22:22  and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.'

22  Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bathuel begot Rebecca;

22  And Khasar, Hazo, Pilrash, Jarlaph, and Bethuel.

22:23  And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

23  these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam.

23  as well as Bethuel, of whom was born Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore for Nahor, the brother of Abraham.

22:24  And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

24  In truth, his concubine, named Reumah, bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

23:1  And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

1  And the life of Sarrha was an hundred and twenty-seven years.

1  Now Sarah lived for one hundred and twenty-seven years.

23:2  And Sarah died in Kiriatharba--the same is Hebron--in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

2  And Sarrha died in the city of Arboc, which is in the valley, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan; and Abraam came to lament for Sarrha and to mourn.

2  And she died in the city of Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn and weep for her.

23:3  And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying

3  And when he had risen up from the funeral duties, he spoke to the sons of Heth, saying

23:4  'I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.'

4  I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.

4  “I am a newcomer and a sojourner among you. Give me the right of a sepulcher among you, so that I may bury my dead.”

23:5  And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him

5  And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir,

5  The sons of Heth responded by saying

23:6  'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.'

6  “Hear us, O lord, you are a leader of God among us. Bury your dead in our chosen sepulchers. And no man shall be able to prohibit you from burying your dead within his memorial.”

6  Hear us, our lord; you are a prince of God among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our sepulchres; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre for the burial of your dead.

23:7  And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

7  Abraham arose, and he reverenced the people of the land, namely, the sons of Heth.

7  And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, that is, to the Hittites.

23:8  And he spoke with them, saying: 'If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

23:9  that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.'

9  And let him give me the double cave which he has, which is in a part of his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for possession of a burying-place among you.

9  so that he may give me the double cave, which he has at the far end of his field. He may transfer it to me for as much money as it is worth in your sight, for the possession of a sepulcher.”

23:10  Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying

10  Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the sons of Heth. And Ephron responded to Abraham in the hearing of everyone who was entering at the gate of his city, saying

10  And Ephron dwelt among the Hittites; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the Hittites and in the presence of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

23:11  'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee; bury thy dead.'

11  “Let it never be so, my lord, but you should pay greater heed to what I say. The field I will transfer to you, and the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people, bury your dead.”

11  No, my lord, listen to me; I will give you the field and the cave which is in it, I will give it to you; in the presence of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.

23:12  And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

12  Abraham reverenced in the sight of the people of the land.

23:13  And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: 'But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.'

13  And he spoke to Ephron, standing in the midst of the people: “I ask you to hear me. I will give you money for the field. Take it, and so I will bury my dead in it.”

23:14  And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him

14  But Ephron answered Abraam, saying,

14  And Ephron responded: “My lord, hear me.

23:15  'My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.'

15  Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land is worth four hundred silver didrachms, but what can this be between me and thee? nay, do thou bury thy dead.

15  The land that you request is worth four hundred shekels of silver. This is the price between me and you. But how much is this? Bury your dead.”

23:16  And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

16  And Abraam hearkened to Ephron, and Abraam rendered to Ephron the money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, four hundred didrachms of silver approved with merchants.

16  And when Abraham had heard this, he weighed out the money that Ephron had requested, in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, of the approved public currency.

23:17  So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure

17  And the field of Ephron, which was in Double Cave, which is opposite Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every tree which was in the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were made sure in its borders round about, were made sure

17  And having confirmed that the field, in which there was a double cave overlooking Mamre, formerly belonged to Ephron, both it and the sepulcher, and all its trees, with all its surrounding limits,

23:18  unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

18  to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of Chet, and all that entered into the city.

18  Abraham took it as a possession, in the sight of the sons of Heth and of everyone who was entering at the gate of his city.

23:19  And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre--the same is Hebron--in the land of Canaan.

19  After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.

19  So then, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the double cave of the field that overlooked Mamre. This is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

23:20  And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.

20  So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet.