But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

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

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

But with you will I establish my covenant; and you shall come into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

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

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see you, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive.

But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come forth out of your own body shall be your heir.

And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her as it pleases you. And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her face.

Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

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

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but you did laugh.

And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Suppose ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons-in-law.

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

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

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, will you slay also a righteous nation?

And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

Now therefore swear unto me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto you, you shall do unto me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.

And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing: neither did you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today.

And Isaac spoke unto 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?

Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury your dead; none of us shall withhold from you his sepulcher, but that you may bury your dead.

And he spoke unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me: I will give you money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

But you shall go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

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

But you shall go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

But unto the sons of the concubines, whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

That you will do us no hurt, as we have not touched you, and as we have done unto you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace: you are now the blessed of the LORD.

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

And Esau said unto his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at first.

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.

And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God permitted him not to hurt me.

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

And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed.

And he said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince have you power with God and with men, and have prevailed.

Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as you shall say unto me: but give me the damsel for my wife.

But in this will we consent unto you: If you will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

But if you will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbacuth.

And God said unto him, Your name is Jacob: your name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be your name: and he called his name Israel.

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

And it came to pass, as her soul was departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master knows not what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand;

There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

But think of me when it shall be well with you, and show kindness, I pray you, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the famine was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brothers; for he said, Lest perhaps mischief befall him.

And Joseph saw his brothers, and he knew them, but made himself unknown unto them, and spoke roughly unto them; and he said unto them, from where do you come? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

And Joseph knew his brothers, but they knew not him.

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come.

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land you are come.

But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and you shall not die. And they did so.

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are honest men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.

But if you will not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

And he took and sent portions unto them from before him: but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

So now it was not you that sent me here, but God: and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

To all of them he gave each man changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of clothing.

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also has our herds of cattle; there is not anything left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

But I will lie with my fathers, and you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place. And he said, I will do as you have said.

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel:)