In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

And the earth was without form and empty. And darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.

And God saw the light that it was good. And God divided between the light and the darkness.

And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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

And God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

And God called the expanse, Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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

And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth tender sprouts (the herb seeding seed and the fruit tree producing fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself) upon the earth; and it was so.

And the earth brought forth tender sprouts, the herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree producing fruit after its kind, whose seed was in itself. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.

And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars also.

And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

and to rule over the day and over the night; and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarmers having a living soul; and let birds fly over the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.

And God created great sea-animals, and every living soul that creeps with which the waters swarmed after their kind; and every winged fowl after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters of the seas and let the fowl multiply in the earth.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creepers, and its beasts of the earth after its kind; and it was so.

And God made the beasts of the earth after its kind, and cattle after their kind, and all creepers upon the earth after their kind. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creepers creeping on the earth.

And God created man in His image; in the image of God He created him. He created them male and female.

And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth.

And God said, Behold! I have given you every herb seeding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree seeding seed; to you it shall be for food.

And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made. And He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.

And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He had rested from all His work which God created to make.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that Jehovah God made the earth and the heavens.

And every shrub of the field was not yet on the earth, and every plant of the field had not yet sprung up, for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward in Eden. And there He put the man whom He had formed.

And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food. The tree of life also was in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And the gold of that land is good. There is bdellium and the onyx stone.

And Jehovah God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree in the garden,

but you shall not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. For in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.

And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every animal of the field and every fowl of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept. And He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh underneath.

And Jehovah God made the rib (which He had taken from the man) into a woman. And He brought her to the man.

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that God has said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of the garden.

And Jehovah God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

And Jehovah God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every animal of the field. You shall go upon your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

And for Adam and his wife Jehovah God made coats of skins, and clothed them.

And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man has become as one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever,

therefore Jehovah God sent him out from the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he had been taken.

And Adam knew his wife again. And she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For she said, God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain killed him.

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

And Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he fathered Methuselah. And he fathered sons and daughters.

And Enoch walked with God, and then he was not, for God took him.

the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.

There were giants in the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore to them, they were mighty men who existed of old, men of renown.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

And God looked upon the earth. And, behold, it was corrupted! For all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. And, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Noah did so, according to all that God commanded him, so he did.

two by two they went in to Noah into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

And they that entered, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him. And Jehovah shut him in.

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

And God spoke to Noah, saying,

And God blessed Noah and his sons. And He said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man; for He made man in the image of God.

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

And I will establish My covenant with you. Neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood. Neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature with you, for everlasting generations:

And the rainbow shall be in the cloud. And I will look upon it that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

And God said to Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem. And Canaan shall be their servant.

So Jehovah scattered them abroad from that place upon the face of all the earth. And they quit building the city.

And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was the priest of the most high God.

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of Heaven and earth.

And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth,

And Abram said, Lord God, what will You give me, since I am going childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And he said, Lord God, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

And He said to him, Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

And you shall go to your fathers in peace. You shall be buried in a good old age.

And she called the name of Jehovah who had spoken to her, You are a God of vision! For she said, Even here have I looked after Him that sees me?

And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect.

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

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

And I will give the land to you in which you are a stranger, and to your seed after you, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.

And God said to Abraham, And you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you in their generations.

And the uncircumcised male child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.

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

And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before You!

And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed. And you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

And He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

And Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his silver; every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins in the same day, even as God said to him.

And Abraham ran out to the herd and brought a calf, tender and good. And he gave it to a young man. And he hurried to dress it.

And there came two angels to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot rose up to meet them when he saw them. And he bowed himself with his face toward the ground,

And Lot went out and spoke with his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Get up and get out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked to his sons-in-law.