The Bible in Its Traditions

Genesis 49:0; 8:1–12:20

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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;

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

And the water continued to decrease until the tenth month.

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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15  And God spoke unto Noah, saying

15  And the Lord God spoke to Noe, saying,

15  Then God spoke to Noah, saying

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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

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

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.

But flesh with blood of life ye shall not eat.

except that flesh with blood you shall not eat.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.'

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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.

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

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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;

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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.

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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,

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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.”

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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,

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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.

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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,

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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.

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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,

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

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

17  the Hivite, and the Arkite: the Sinite,

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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,

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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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.'

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.

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

30  But Sarai was barren and had no children.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.'

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.”

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

And Abram departed and went and encamped in the wilderness.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.”

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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.