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Genesis

The First Book of Moses, called Genesis

Young's Literal Translation (YLT) · 50 chapters

How each chapter begins

  1. Genesis 1

    In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth —

  2. Genesis 2

    And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;

  3. Genesis 3

    And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the…

  4. Genesis 4

    And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, 'I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'

  5. Genesis 5

    This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;

  6. Genesis 6

    And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to…

  7. Genesis 7

    And Jehovah saith to Noah, 'Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in…

  8. Genesis 8

    And God remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which [are] with him in the ark, and God causeth a…

  9. Genesis 9

    And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;

  10. Genesis 10

    And these [are] births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.

  11. Genesis 11

    And the whole earth is of one pronunciation, and of the same words,

  12. Genesis 12

    And Jehovah saith unto Abram, 'Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father…

  13. Genesis 13

    And Abram goeth up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he hath, and Lot with him) towards the south;

  14. Genesis 14

    And it cometh to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and…

  15. Genesis 15

    After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I [am] a shield to…

  16. Genesis 16

    And Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name [is] Hagar;

  17. Genesis 17

    And Abram is a son of ninety and nine years, and Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith unto him, 'I [am] God…

  18. Genesis 18

    And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of…

  19. Genesis 19

    And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and…

  20. Genesis 20

    And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth…

  21. Genesis 21

    And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;

  22. Genesis 22

    And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, 'Abraham;' and he saith…

  23. Genesis 23

    And the life of Sarah is a hundred and twenty and seven years — years of the life of Sarah;

  24. Genesis 24

    And Abraham [is] old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all [things];

  25. Genesis 25

    And Abraham addeth and taketh a wife, and her name [is] Keturah;

  26. Genesis 26

    And there is a famine in the land, besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto…

  27. Genesis 27

    And it cometh to pass that Isaac [is] aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and…

  28. Genesis 28

    And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, 'Thou dost not take a wife of the…

  29. Genesis 29

    And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east;

  30. Genesis 30

    And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me…

  31. Genesis 31

    And he heareth the words of Laban's sons, saying, 'Jacob hath taken all that our father hath; yea, from that which our…

  32. Genesis 32

    And Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him;

  33. Genesis 33

    And Jacob lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and with him four hundred men; and he divideth the…

  34. Genesis 34

    And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath borne to Jacob, goeth out to look on the daughters of the land,

  35. Genesis 35

    And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto…

  36. Genesis 36

    And these [are] births of Esau, who [is] Edom.

  37. Genesis 37

    And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings — in the land of Canaan.

  38. Genesis 38

    And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an…

  39. Genesis 39

    And Joseph hath been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an Egyptian…

  40. Genesis 40

    And it cometh to pass, after these things — the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their…

  41. Genesis 41

    And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,

  42. Genesis 42

    And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, 'Why do you look at each other?'

  43. Genesis 43

    And the famine [is] severe in the land;

  44. Genesis 44

    And he commandeth him who [is] over his house, saying, 'Fill the bags of the men [with] food, as they are able to bear…

  45. Genesis 45

    And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, 'Put out every man…

  46. Genesis 46

    And Israel journeyeth, and all that he hath, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, and sacrificeth sacrifices to the God of his…

  47. Genesis 47

    And Joseph cometh, and declareth to Pharaoh, and saith, 'My father, and my brethren, and their flock, and their herd…

  48. Genesis 48

    And it cometh to pass, after these things, that [one] saith to Joseph, 'Lo, thy father is sick;' and he taketh his two…

  49. Genesis 49

    And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, 'Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you…

  50. Genesis 50

    And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;

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