נִי (ni)

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

Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child…

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…

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

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.”

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

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

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…

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…

Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

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.…

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

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

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

“I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my…

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…

that he may sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him…

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…

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

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…

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.

Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me venison.

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…

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

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.”

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

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

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

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…

so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Yahweh will be my God,

then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give…

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

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…

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

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

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

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

She named him Joseph, saying, “May Yahweh add another son to 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…

So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Every one that…

Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.

Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock, and given them to me.

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land,…

Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with…

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…

These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for…

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have…

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

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

Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He…

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

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.”

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

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

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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

The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in…

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

Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and…

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

‘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…