two of each, male and female, entered the ark with Noah, just as God had commanded him.

Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all the slaves born in his house or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, just as God had said to him.

For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what He promised him.”

You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

Rebekah is here in front of you. Take her and go, and let her be a wife for your master’s son, just as the Lord has spoken.”

You will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have only done what was good to you, sending you away in peace. You are now blessed by the Lord.”

His mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go get them for me.”

Laban said to him, “Just because you’re my relative, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

And Jacob did just that. He finished the week of celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!”

In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand the way you used to when you were his cupbearer.

In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from off you—and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh from your body.”

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had explained to them.

It turned out just the way he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

“It is just as I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.