And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.

And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:

With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.

And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:

Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.

And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing.

Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.

But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.

Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.