And Lot went out and spoke with his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Get up and get out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked to his sons-in-law.

And it happened when they brought him outside, He said, Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, nor stay in all the plain. Escape to the mountain lest you be consumed.

And Lot said to them, Oh no, Lord,

And He said to him, See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.

And the first-born said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no man in the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.

And it happened on the next day, the first-born said to the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also, and you go in and lie down with him so that we may preserve seed of our father.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are about to die, for the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.

But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, will You also kill a righteous nation?

Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the sincerity of my heart and innocency of my hands I have done this.

And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the sincerity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? In what have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see that you have done this thing?

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

And it happened when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you show to me, at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you. Live where it pleases you.

And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all this, you are reproved.

And Jehovah visited Sarah as He had said. And Jehovah did to Sarah as He had spoken.

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

And she said, Who could have said to Abraham, will Sarah suckle children? For I have borne a son to him in his old age.

And she said to Abraham, Cast out this slave woman and her son. For the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac.

And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your slave woman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac your Seed shall be called.

And she went and sat down across from him, a good way off, about a bowshot. For she said, Let me not see the death of the boy. And she sat across from him, and lifted up her voice, and cried.

And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of the heavens, and said to her, What ails you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

And Abraham said, I will swear.

And Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this thing, neither did you tell me, neither have I even heard of it, except today.

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What are these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?

And he said, For you shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, so that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.

And it happened after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold me.

And He said, Take now your son, your only one, Isaac, whom you love. And go into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will name to you.

And Abraham said to his young men, You stay here with the ass. And I and the boy will go on to this way and worship, and come again to you.

And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, My father. And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering. So they both went together.

And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens and said, Abraham! Abraham! And he said, Here am I.

And He said, Do not lay your hand on the lad, nor do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me.

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Will See; so that it is said until this day, In the mount of Jehovah it will be seen.

and said, I have sworn by Myself, says Jehovah; because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only one;

And Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, I pray you, put your hand under my thigh.

And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I necessarily bring your son again to the land from which you came?

And Abraham said to him, Take care that you do not bring my son there again.

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

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Please let me drink a little water of your pitcher.

And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hurried and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave a drink to him.

And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.

And he said, Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to stay?

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

And she said to him, We have both straw and fodder enough, and room to lodge in.

And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who has not left my master destitute of His mercy and His truth. Jehovah led me, I being in the way to the house of my master's brothers.

And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

And food was set before him to eat. But he said, I will not eat until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.

And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me.

And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his Angel with you, and prosper your way. And you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred, and from my father's house.

And I came this day to the well, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now You prosper my way in which I go,

And before I finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, Please let me drink.

And she hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give drink to your camels also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

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

And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing has come forth from Jehovah. We cannot speak to you bad or good.

And they ate and drank, he and the men with him, and stayed all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.

And her brother and her mother said, Let the young woman stay with us perhaps ten days. After that she shall go.

And he said to them, Do not hinder me, since Jehovah has prospered my way. Send me away, that I may go away to my master.

And they said, We will call the young woman and inquire at her mouth.

And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go.

And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister, be the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them.

For she said to the servant, What man is this that walks in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. Therefore she took a veil and covered herself.

And the sons struggled together within her. And she said, If it is so, why am I this way? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.

And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two kinds of people shall be separated from your bowels. And the one people shall be stronger than the other people, the older shall serve the younger.

And Esau said to Jacob, I beg you, Let me eat of the red, this red soup, for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.

And Jacob said, Sell me your birthright today.

And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point of dying, and what profit shall this birthright be to me?

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day. And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land which I shall tell you of.

And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife; lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was beautiful of form.

And Abimelech called Isaac and said, Behold! She surely is your wife. And why did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her.

And Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? One of the people might have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are mightier than we are.

And he moved from there, and dug another well, and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Broad Places. And he said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father. Do not fear, for I am with you, and will bless you and multiply your seed for My servant Abraham's sake.

And Isaac said to them, Why do you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?

And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah was with you. And we said, Let there be now an oath between us, between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

And the same day it happened, Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug. And they said to him, We have found water.

And it happened when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called his oldest son Esau and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Behold, I am here.

And he said to him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I do not know the day of my death.

And Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

And his mother said to him, Your curse be upon me, my son, only obey my voice and go bring them to me.

And he came to his father and said, My father! And he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?

And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you asked me. Arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.

And Isaac said to his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah your God brought it to me.

And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, I pray you, so that I may feel you, my son, whether you are truly my son Esau or not.

And Jacob went near to Isaac his father. And he felt him and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands the hands of Esau.

And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am.

And he said, Bring it to me, and I will eat of my son's game, so that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate. And he brought him wine, and he drank.

And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now and kiss me, my son.

And he came near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Jehovah has blessed.

And he also had made tasty meat and brought to his father. And he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's game so that your soul may bless me.

And his father Isaac said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your first-born, Esau.

And Isaac trembled with a great trembling, and said, Who then was the one who has hunted deer and brought to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yea, he shall be blessed!

And when Esau heard the voice of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, me also, O my father!

And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.

And he said, It is because his name is called Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?