עָשָׂה (a.sah)

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse;…

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

The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after…

God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made…

God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on…

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 saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth…

On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he…

God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh…

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

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

Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for…

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…

Yahweh God made garments of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

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

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

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

Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.

This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its…

You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its…

Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.

In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy every living thing…

Noah did everything that Yahweh commanded him.

At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,

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

Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.

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…

I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom…

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?

to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on Yahweh’s name.

they made war with Bera, king of Sodom; Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and…

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

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.”

Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and…

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

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the…

I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”

May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be…

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 urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked…

See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to…

See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown…

Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

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?”

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.…

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.”

The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

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

Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son.…

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.”

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…

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

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,…

Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or…

The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

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

that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you…

He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die.”

‘Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’

Go now to the flock and get me two good young goats from there. I will make them savory food for your father, such as…

He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

She gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

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…

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

until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you…

Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not…

Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

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.

Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife.

For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I…

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

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

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

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

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

and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.

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…

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.

Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place…

The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he…

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.

The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all…

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…

Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was…

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a tunic of…

The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also.

His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.

No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife.…

About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.

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

The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there,…

The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that…

But remember me when it is well with you. Please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me…

For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me…

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the…

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

That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s…

In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.

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

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

Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won’t die.” They did so.

Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give…

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

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

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

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, with his grain money.” He did according to the word…

Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”

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…

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…

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…

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

Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and…

The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision…

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…

They came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and…

His sons did to him just as he commanded them,

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.