These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that Jehovah God made the earth and the heavens.

And Jehovah God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every animal of the field. You shall go upon your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

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

And now you are cursed more than the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

You shall take with you every clean animal by sevens, the male and female. And take two of the animals that are not clean, the male and female.

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon the animals of the earth, and upon every bird of the air, upon all that moves on the earth, and upon all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered.

These are the three sons of Noah, and the whole earth was overspread from them.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, and after their nations.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran fathered Lot.

And it happened, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon.

I pray you, say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me for your sake. And my soul shall live because of you.

And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are men, brothers.

And after Lot was separated from him, Jehovah said to Abram, Lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are northward and southward, and eastward and westward.

And He brought him outside and said, Look now toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them. And He said to him, So shall your seed be.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah has heard your affliction.

And she called the name of Jehovah who had spoken to her, You are a God of vision! For she said, Even here have I looked after Him that sees me?

And I will give the land to you in which you are a stranger, and to your seed after you, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.

Perhaps there are fifty righteous within the city. Will You also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it?

And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men which came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.

And when the dawn rose up, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, Rise up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

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.

Now therefore, restore his wife to the man. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live. And if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.

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

Hear us, my lord. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choice of our burying places. None of us shall withhold from you his burying-place from burying your dead.

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

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 these are the days of the years of Abraham's life, which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.

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

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations. The first-born of Ishmael was Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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

that you will do us no harm since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing but good to you, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of Jehovah.

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

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

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

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.

And may He give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed with you, so that you may inherit the land in which you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

And Jacob said to them, My brothers, where are you from? And they said, We are from Haran.

And Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And he stayed with him for a month.

And Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother, should you then serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall be your wages?

And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may go in to her.

And He said, Lift up your eyes and see all the rams which leap upon the cattle, that they are striped, speckled, and mottled. For I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.

Are we not counted strangers by him? For he has sold us, and has also entirely devoured our silver.

And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flocks my flocks. All that you see is mine. And what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their sons which they have borne?

and Watchtower, for he said, Jehovah watch between you and me when we are absent from one another.

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you saying, To whom do you belong? and, Where do you go? And whose are these before you?

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the boys, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The boys with whom God has favored your servant.

And he said to him, My lord knows that the boys are tender, and the flocks and herds with me are suckling. And if the men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on softly, according as the flocks that go before me, and the boys, are able to endure, until I come to my lord to Seir.

But in this we will agree with you, if you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,

These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them live in the land, and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

Only on this condition will the men agree to us, to live with us, to be one people, if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

And these are the generations of Esau, that is Edom.

And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in Mount Seir.

These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, came tending the flock with his brothers. And he was a youth with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, What are you looking for?

And he said, I am seeking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding.

And the man said, They are gone from here, for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose things these are. And she said, Please observe. Whose things are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff?

There is none greater in this house than I. Neither has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

And he asked Pharaoh's eunuchs who were with him under guard in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces sad today?

And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it. The three branches are three days.

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it. The three baskets are three days.

The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good ears are seven years. The dream is one.

And the seven thin and evil-appearing cows that came up after them are seven years. And the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

Behold, there are coming seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.

We are all one man's sons. We are honest; your servants are not spies.

And they said, Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

And Joseph said to them, That is what I spoke to you, saying, You are spies!

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and you shall be kept in prison so that your words may be proved, whether any truth is in you. Or else, as Pharaoh lives, surely you are spies.

If you are honest, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison. You go carry grain for the famine of your houses.

And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, and we would not hear. Therefore this distress has come upon us.

And we said to him, We are honest, we are not spies.

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this I shall know that you are honest. Leave one, your brother, with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and go.

And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest. And I will deliver you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.

And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me. Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin. All these things are against me.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house. And they said, Because of the silver that was returned in our sacks at the first time we are brought in, to throw himself on us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also with whom the cup is found.

And Judah came near him and said, O my lord, pray let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not let your anger burn against your servant, for you are even as Pharaoh.

For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be no plowing nor harvest.

And I will nourish you there, for there are still five years of famine, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.

Now you are commanded; do this. Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these whom she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls.

These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob. All the souls were fourteen.

And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.

And the men are shepherds, for they have been men of cattle. And they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.

And behold, they are in the land of Goshen. And he took some of his brothers, five men, and presented them to Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers.

And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How many are the days of the years of your life?

And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and I have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.