No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."

Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

and he named him Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed."

May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."

Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

They said, "Stand back." They said, "This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them." They pressed hard on the man Lot, and drew near to break the door.

Did not he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

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. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

and she will tell me, "Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,"?let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'

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 to the left."

The LORD appeared to him, and said, "Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?"

Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he was running away.

Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and did not tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;

He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.

I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.'"

Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." He said, "Why is it that you ask what my name is?" He blessed him there.

You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it."

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.

then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us."

They said, "Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?"

For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn't bear them because of their livestock.

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

They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house."

Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'Do not sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."

Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Do not wait.

You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here."

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this. Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Jashub, and Shimron.

Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's house, "I will go up, and speak with Pharaoh, and will tell him, 'My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

that you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."

They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."

The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock."

The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,

Jacob called to his sons, and said: "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

"Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

'You shall tell Joseph, "Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you."' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.