11 IN the beginning God created the 2 heaven and the earth. And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the spirit of God 'moved upon the 3 face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was 4 light. And God saw the light, that it was good and God divided the 5 light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was! evening and there was morning, lone day.

6 And God said, Let there be a 2firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the 7 waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firma8 ment and it was so. "And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was! morning, la second day.

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And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: 10 and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: (11) and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit tree bearing fruit after its kind, Iwherein is the seed 'thereof1, upon (12 the earth and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed Ithereof, after its kind: and God 13 saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was! morning, lal third day.

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And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, 15 and for days and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of the

1 Or, Iwas broodingꞌ upon 2 Heb. expanse.

heaven to give light upon the earth: 16 and it was so. And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars 17 also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light 18 upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God 19 saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, ia fourth day.

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And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firma21 ment of heaven. And God created

the great sea-monsters!, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kinds, and every winged fowl after its kind: and God saw that it 22 was good. And God blessed them,

saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl 23 multiply in the earth. And there was evening and 'there was' morning, lal fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind: 25 and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and 'the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it 26 was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the 27 earth. And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female 28 created he them. And God blessed them and God said unto them, Be

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fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that 'moveth upon 29 the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding! seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to 30 you it shall be for meat: and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green 31 herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 21 And the heaven and the earth

were finished, and all the host of 2 them. And on the seventh day God 'finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had 3) made. And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it: because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

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These are the generations of the 'heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and 'heaven. 5 °And '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 upon the earth, and there was not a man to 6 till the ground; but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the 7 whole face of the ground. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man 8 became a living soul. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man 9 whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of (10 good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became

11 four heads. The name of the first is 'Pishon': that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there 12 is gold; and the gold of that land is good there is bdellium and the onyx 13 stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of 'Cush1. 14 And the name of the third river is "Hiddekel: that is it which goeth lin front of Assyria. And the fourth 15 river is Euphrates. And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to 16 keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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that the man should be alone; will make him an help meet for 19 him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for 8man there was not found an' help 21 meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh 22 instead thereof: and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought 23 her unto the man. "And the man! said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called 10 Woman, because she was taken 24 out of 11Man. "Therefore shall a man

leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they 25 shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

2) garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees 3 of the garden we may eat: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, 4 lest ye die. And the serpent said

unto the woman, Ye shall not surely 5 die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as 6 God', knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was la delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 7°And the eyes of them both were

opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man' and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst 9 the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto the man', and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because 11 I was naked; and I hid myself. And

he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou 12 shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the (13 tree, and I did eat. And the LORD

God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I 1) did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou "above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days 15 of thy life and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt 16 bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband,

17 and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy 18 life; thorns also and thistles shall it

bring forth to thee; and thou shalt 19 eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou re20 turn. And 'the man' called his wife's name Eve; because she was the 21) mother of all living. And the LORD God 'made for Adam and 'for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.

22 And the LORD God said, Behold. the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for 23 ever: therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was 24 taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden 'the Cherubim', and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

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And 'the man' knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have 10gotten a man with 2) the help of the LORD. And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was 3 a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect 5 unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very 6 wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy coun7 tenance fallen? If thou doest well, 11shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin 'coucheth' at the door: and unto thee 12shall be his desire. and thou shalt rule over him.

10 Heb. kanah, to get. 11 Or, Ishall it not be lifted up\? 12 Or, is its desire, but thou shouldest rule over \it

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