{before any plant of the field was} on earth, and [before] {any plant of the field} had sprung up, because Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no human being to cultivate the ground,

For {within seven days} I will send rain upon the earth [for] forty days and forty nights. And I will blot out all the living creatures that I have made from upon the face of the ground."

And the rain came upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.

And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw [them] and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.

And Abraham ran to the cattle and took a {calf}, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he made haste to prepare it.

And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, "Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar."

And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels.

Then the girl ran and reported these things to the household of her mother.

Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring.

And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] the relative of her father, and that he [was] the son of Rebekah. And she ran and told her father.

And it happened [that] when Laban heard the message about Jacob, the son of his sister, he ran to meet him. And he embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.