God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

God said, "Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together in one gathering, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so. And the waters under the sky gathered to their gatherings, and the dry land appeared.

God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.

God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;" and it was so.

The earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.

and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth;" and it was so.

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;" and it was so.

God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;" and it was so.

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.

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,

Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.

The name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.

The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."

The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

Out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

The man said, "This at last is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

The woman said to the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,

but of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"

for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."

The LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

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.

Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.

By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

The LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."

So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.

If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."

Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.

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."

Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."

Cain went out from the LORD's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

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

Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.

The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.

Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.

Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and fathered sons and daughters

Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and fathered sons and daughters.

All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.

It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

The LORD said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."

The LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.

This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship will be three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.

Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them."

In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground."

It happened after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came on the earth.

The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.

It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,

and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.

He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ship.

The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from the earth.

He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return to him any more.

It happened in the six hundred first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ship, and looked. He saw that the surface of the ground was dried.

"Go out of the ship, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.

But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.

I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.

Be fruitful and multiply. Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply in it."

and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.

I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

It will happen, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,

The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they did not see their father's nakedness.

Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."

Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,

It happened, as they traveled from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go out from your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.

So Abram went, as the LORD had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

It happened, when he had come near to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.

It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.

Please say that you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of you."

It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

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?

Abram went up out of Egypt: he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negev.

He went on his journeys from the Negev even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.