This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent?

He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”

So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

Why did you say, ‘She’s my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

That is why she named the spring, “A Well of the Living One Who Sees Me.” It is located between Kadesh and Bered.

I will bring a bit of bread so that you may strengthen yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. Later, you can continue on.”

“Yes,” they replied, “do as you have said.”

But the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I’m old?’

And Abimelech said to Abraham, “Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs?”

Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I’m exhausted.” That is why he was also named Edom.

Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hated me and sent me away from you.”

until your brother’s rage turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?”

When morning came, there was Leah! So he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Wasn’t it for Rachel that I worked for you? Why have you deceived me?”

Why did you secretly flee from me, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and lyres,

Now you have gone off because you long for your father—but why have you stolen my gods?”

Then Jacob asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.”

But He answered, “Why do you ask My name?” And He blessed him there.

That is why, to this day, the Israelites don’t eat the thigh muscle that is at the hip socket: because He struck Jacob’s hip socket at the thigh muscle.

Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.”

But he replied, “Why do that? Please indulge me, my lord.”

but Jacob went on to Succoth. He built a house for himself and stalls for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.

So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you keep looking at each other?

Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”

“Why did you cause me so much trouble?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man that you had another brother?”

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?

They said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

When the money from the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die here in front of you? The money is gone!”

Why should we die here in front of you—both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won’t become desolate.”