And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from LORD.

And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And Cain said to LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bore Enoch. And [Cain] built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of such as dwell in tents and [have] cattle.

And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For, [she said], God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God came to the daughters of men, and they bore sons to them, the same were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

And the flood was forty days upon the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

Say, I pray thee, thou are my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together. For their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brothers.

Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. If the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if the right hand, then I will go to the left.

that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar).

And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no sons. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, LORD has restrained me from bearing. Go in, I pray thee, to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain sons by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

And the agent of LORD said to her, Behold, thou are with child, and shall bear a son, and thou shall call his name Ishmael, because LORD has heard thy affliction.

Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

And Hagar bore Abram a son. And Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

And God said, No, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this set time in the next year.

and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

And LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I who am old certainly bear a child?

and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, No, but we will abide in the street all n

And he said, I pray you, my brothers, do not so wickedly.

Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man. Let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes. Only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shadow of my roof.

And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab. The same is the father of the Moabites to this day.

And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi. The same is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shall live. And if thou do not restore her, know thou that thou shall surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bore sons.

And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

And he spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou will, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh.

And he said, O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. And she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. Let the same be she that thou have appointed for th

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.

and said, Whose daughter are thou? Tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?

And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.

And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old. And has he given to him all that he has.

behold, I am standing by the fountain of water, and let it come to pass, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink,

And before I was done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down to the fountain, and drew. And I said to her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.

And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, for he dwelt in the land of the South.

And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.

And after that his brother came forth, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel, and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage], for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.

And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take venison for me.

And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau thy firstborn. I have done according as thou bade me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Because LORD has looked upon my affliction, for now my husband will love me.

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Because LORD has heard that I am regarded inferior, he has therefore given me this [son] also. And she called his name Simeon.

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore his name was called Levi.

And she conceived again, and bore a son. And she said, This time I will praise LORD. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no sons, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I die.

And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain sons by her.

And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son.

And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son.

And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

And Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

And she conceived, and bore a son, and said, God has taken away my reproach.

And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages, then all the flock bore speckled, and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy wages, then all the flock bore ringstreaked.

It is in the power of my hand to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou not speak to Jacob either good or bad.

I did not bring to thee that which was torn by beasts; I bore the loss of it, of my hand thou required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau. For I fear him, lest he comes and smites me, the mother with the sons.

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Why is it that thou ask for my name? And he blessed him there.

And Jacob said, No, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand, inasmuch as I have seen thy face, as any man would see the face of God, and thou were pleased with me.

Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

And Hamor conversed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. I pray you, give her to him to wife.

and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, they took captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz, and Basemath bore Reuel,

and Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their sojourning could not bear them because of their cattle.

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son, and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed.

And he said, I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding.

And she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Er.

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah. And he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in to thee, for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will thou give me, that thou may come in to me?

And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has played the harlot, and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be bur

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, I am with child. And she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose these are, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.

And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no man who can interpret it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, I pray you.