This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.

The Lord God said, “Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”

Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from Your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.”

I will remember My covenant between Me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature.

“As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.

So she laughed to herself: “After I have become shriveled up and my lord is old, will I have delight?”

Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

“The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

They blessed Rebekah, saying to her:

Our sister, may you become
thousands upon ten thousands.
May your offspring possess
the gates of their enemies.

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become an assembly of peoples.

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.

I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two camps.

Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

Won’t their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us.”

Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”

Judah replied, “Let her keep the items for herself; otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”

If any of us is found to have it, he must die, and we also will become my lord’s slaves.”

There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.”’

Why should we die here in front of you—both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won’t become desolate.”

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”