אָמַר (a.mar)

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.

God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their…

God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to…

God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the…

God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the…

God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the…

God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over…

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish…

God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree,…

Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken…

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God…

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it. You shall…

The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t really die,

Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”

The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal…

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. You will bear children in pain. Your desire…

To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and have eaten from the tree, about which I commanded…

Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand,…

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.”

Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his…

Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.

Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Yahweh appointed a sign…

Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a…

He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground…

Yahweh said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred…

Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping…

God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will…

Yahweh said to Noah, “Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in…

God spoke to Noah, saying,

Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake…

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth.

God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with…

God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the…

He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh”.

They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used…

They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for…

Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now…

Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I…

Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who…

When he had come near to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to…

It will happen that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will…

Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you.”

Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go…

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for…

Yahweh said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are,…

He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.

The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”

Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram…

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your…

Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of…

Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”

Behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body…

Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He…

He said to Abram, “I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”

He said, “Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I will inherit it?”

He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove,…

He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will…

In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of…

Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will…

Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had…

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt…

He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face…

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because…

She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after…

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and…

Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their…

God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.

Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred…

Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant…

and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.

I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to…

Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”

They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”

He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.”…

Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child when I am old?’

Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

Yahweh said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

Yahweh said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.

What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will…

He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s…

He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not…

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I…

He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I…

and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can…

They called to Lot, and said to him, “Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we…

He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act so wickedly.

They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a…

The men said to Lot, “Do you have anybody else here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in…

Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this…

When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are…

It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t…

Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.

He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of…

The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us in the way…

It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father.…

Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman…

Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the…

God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld…

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have…

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me.…

Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”

To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of…

Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken.

Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

She said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”

Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my…

God said to Abraham, “Don’t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all…

She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Don’t let me see the death of…

God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What troubles you,…

At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you…

Abraham said, “I will swear.”

Abimelech said, “I don’t know who has done this thing. You didn’t tell me, and I didn’t hear of it until today.”

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”

He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”

After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”

He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a…

Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son.…

Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and come…

Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and…

Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.

They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound…

Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”

He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not…

Abraham called the name of that place “Yahweh Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will…

and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son,…

After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,

The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to…

Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the…

He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the…

Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my…

The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the…

Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.

Yahweh, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who…

He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ then she says,…

The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”

She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.

When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished…

and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”

She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.”

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth…

When he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister,…

He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the…

Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said, “Speak on.”

He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose…

I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’

He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife…

I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—

behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will…

then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my…

Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to…

She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So…

I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to…

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.

They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said,…

Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”

He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since Yahweh has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”

They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”

They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your…

She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.”…

The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of…

Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be…

Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.

Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”

Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.

Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest,…

Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to…

Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you…

Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”

The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well…

He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now…

Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with…

Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?”

They said, “We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and…

The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have…

When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My…

He said, “See now, I am old. I don’t know the day of my death.

Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me.”

He came to his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of…

Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He said, “Because Yahweh your God gave me…

Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”

Jacob went near to Isaac his father. He felt him, and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of…

He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He said, “I am.”

He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless you.” He brought it near to…

His father Isaac said to him, “Come near now, and kiss me, my son.”

He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, “Behold, the smell of my…

He also made savory food, and brought it to his father. He said to his father, “Let my father arise, and eat of his…

Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”

Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of…

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father,…

He said, “Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.”

He said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now…

Isaac answered Esau, “Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants. I have…

Esau said to his father, “Do you have just one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, my father.” Esau lifted up…

Isaac his father answered him, “Behold, your dwelling will be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of the sky…

Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of…

The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him,…

Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters…

Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as…

Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will…

Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”

He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of…

Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to…

Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”

He said to them, “Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.”

He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep.”

He said, “Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the livestock together. Water the sheep, and go…

They said, “We can’t, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then…

Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.

Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your…

Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”

Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”

Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”

In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for…

Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction;…

She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me…

She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him…

She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then…

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or…

Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in God’s place, who has withheld from you the fruit of the…

She said, “Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.”

Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name…

Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty wrestlings, and have prevailed.” She named him Naphtali.

Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.

Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.

Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother, Leah. Then…

Leah said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes,…

Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, “You must come in to me; for I have…

Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar.

Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons.”…

She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

She named him Joseph, saying, “May Yahweh add another son to me.”

When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.

Laban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me…

He said, “Appoint me your wages, and I will give it.”

Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you, and how your livestock have fared with me.

Laban said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I…

Laban said, “Behold, let it be according to your word.”

Jacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this…

Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”

and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my…

If he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ then all the flock bore speckled. If he said, ‘The streaked will be your…

The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’

He said, ‘Now lift up your eyes, and behold, all the male goats which leap on the flock are streaked, speckled, and…

Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

For all the riches which God has taken away from our father are ours and our children’s. Now then, whatever God has…

God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either…

Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the…

It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that…

Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’

She said to her father, “Don’t let my lord be angry that I can’t rise up before you; for I’m having my period.” He…

Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly…

Laban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all…

Jacob said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.

Laban said, “This heap is witness between me and you today.” Therefore it was named Galeed

and Mizpah, for he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap, and see the pillar, which I have set between me and you.

He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children…

Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”

Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have…

Esau said, “Let’s take our journey, and let’s go, and I will go before you.”

Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young,…

Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the…

Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”

Hamor talked with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will…

Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.”

and said to them, “We can’t do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.

Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the…

They said, “Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?”

God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you…

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify…

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named…

God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and…

When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

He said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the…

He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and…

He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, “What is this dream that you…

Israel said to Joseph, “Aren’t your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them.” He said…

He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.”…

A certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. The man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”

The man said, “They have left here, for I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” Joseph went after his brothers, and…

They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.

Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has…

Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, “Let’s not take his life.”

Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him”—that he…

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”

They took the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, “We have found this. Examine it,…

He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in…

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down…

Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up…

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown…

Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that she was his…

He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”

He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He…

Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There…

He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute…

Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”

About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold,…

When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man who owns these.” She also…

Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew…

When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This came…

As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?”…

After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.”

But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master doesn’t know what is with me in the house, and he has…

She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.

she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “Behold, he has brought a Hebrew in to us to mock us. He…

She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to…

When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” his…

He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”

They said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t…

The chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,

Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and behold,…

Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.

Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you,…

Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one…

Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.

Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”

The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of…

When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians,…

Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may…

But Jacob didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers; for he said, “Lest perhaps harm happen to him.”

Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He…

Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the…

They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.

He said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!”

They said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest…

Joseph said to them, “It is like I told you, saying, ‘You are spies!’

Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.

They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul,…

Reuben answered them, saying, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘Don’t sin against the child,’ and you wouldn’t listen?…

He said to his brothers, “My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!” Their hearts failed them, and they turned…

They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,

We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies.

The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers…

Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you…

Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons, if I don’t bring him to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will…

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along…

When they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a…

Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is…

but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is…

Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly, telling the man that you had another brother?”

They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still…

Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die,…

Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your…

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and butcher an…

The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.

The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was…

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks.…

He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”

They said, “Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive.” They bowed down humbly.

He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of…

He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”

He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each…

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men.…

They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a…

He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be…

Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do…

Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity…

He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as…

Then Judah came near to him, and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t…

My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’

We said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead,…

You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’

We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’

Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’

We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s…

Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.

For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I don’t bring him to you, then I will bear the…

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were…

Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you…

Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of all Egypt.…

The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his…

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”

They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he…

Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”

He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great…

Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”

Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father’s house, “I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, ‘My…

It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, ‘What is your occupation?’

that you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our…

Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks, their herds, and all…

Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we,…

They also said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’…

Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.

Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How old are you?”

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. The days of the years of my life have…

When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and…

Joseph said, “Give me your livestock; and I will give you food for your livestock, if your money is gone.”

When that year was ended, they came to him the second year, and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord how our…

Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for…

They said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”

The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favor in…

but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place.” Joseph said, “I…

Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.

After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and…

Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the…

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and…

Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”

Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I…

Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”

He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my…

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great.…

He blessed them that day, saying, “Israel will bless in your name, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh’”…

Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in…

He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in…

When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s staff, saying, “If now I have found favor in your…

‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of…

Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.”

When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous…

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully…

They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,

‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to…

His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land…

Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones…