So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.

God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.

I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die,

The waters completely inundated the earth so that even all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.

Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority.

Abram said to Sarai, "Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best." Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.

Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.

Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree.

Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."

When the water in the skin was gone, she shoved the child under one of the shrubs.

Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.

"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem

(Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)

The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph's care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.

The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

Any children that you father after them will be yours; they will be listed under the names of their brothers in their inheritance.