1:1 In the beginning 1 God 2 created 3 the heavens and the earth. 4
1:2 Now 5 the earth 6 was without shape and empty, 7 and darkness 8 was over the surface of the watery deep, 9 but the Spirit of God 10 was moving 11 over the surface 12 of the water. 13 1:3 God said, 14 “Let there be 15 light.” 16 And there was light! 1:4 God saw 17 that the light was good, 18 so God separated 19 the light from the darkness. 1:5 God called 20 the light “day” and the darkness 21 “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day. 22
1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse 23 in the midst of the waters and let it separate water 24 from water. 1:7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. 25 It was so. 26 1:8 God called the expanse “sky.” 27 There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
1:9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place 28 and let dry ground appear.” 29 It was so. 1:10 God called the dry ground “land” 30 and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.
1:11 God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: 31 plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, 32 and 33 trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” It was so. 1:12 The land produced vegetation – plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good. 1:13 There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.
1:14 God said, “Let there be lights 34 in the expanse 35 of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs 36 to indicate seasons and days and years, 1:15 and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so. 1:16 God made two great lights 37 – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. 38 1:17 God placed the lights 39 in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, 1:18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. 40 God saw that it was good. 1:19 There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.
1:20 God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms 41 of living creatures and let birds fly 42 above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” 1:21 God created the great sea creatures 43 and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good. 1:22 God blessed them 44 and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 45 1:23 There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
1:24 God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” 46 It was so. 1:25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.
1:26 Then God said, “Let us make 47
humankind 48 in our image, after our likeness, 49 so they may rule 50 over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, 51 and over all the creatures that move 52 on the earth.”
1:27 God created humankind 53 in his own image,
in the image of God he created them, 54
male and female he created them. 55
1:28 God blessed 56 them and said 57 to them, “Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! 58 Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.” 59 1:29 Then God said, “I now 60 give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 61 1:30 And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground – everything that has the breath of life in it – I give 62 every green plant for food.” It was so.
1:31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! 63 There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
2:1 The heavens and the earth 64 were completed with everything that was in them. 65 2:2 By 66 the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, 67 and he ceased 68 on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing. 2:3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy 69 because on it he ceased all the work that he 70 had been doing in creation. 71
2:4 This is the account 72 of the heavens and
the earth 73 when they were created – when the Lord God 74 made the earth and heavens. 75
2:5 Now 76 no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field 77 had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. 78 2:6 Springs 79 would well up 80 from the earth and water 81 the whole surface of the ground. 82 2:7 The Lord God formed 83 the man from the soil of the ground 84 and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, 85 and the man became a living being. 86
2:8 The Lord God planted an orchard 87 in the east, 88 in Eden; 89 and there he placed the man he had formed. 90 2:9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, 91 every tree that was pleasing to look at 92 and good for food. (Now 93 the tree of life 94 and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil 95 were in the middle of the orchard.)
2:10 Now 96 a river flows 97 from Eden 98 to
water the orchard, and from there it divides 99 into four headstreams. 100 2:11 The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through 101 the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 2:12 (The gold of that land is pure; 102 pearls 103 and lapis lazuli 104 are also there). 2:13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through 105 the entire land of Cush. 106 2:14 The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. 107 The fourth river is the Euphrates.
2:15 The Lord God took the man and placed 108 him in the orchard in 109 Eden to care for it and to maintain it. 110 2:16 Then the Lord God commanded 111 the man, “You may freely eat 112 fruit 113 from every tree of the orchard, 2:17 but 114 you must not eat 115 from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when 116 you eat from it you will surely die.” 117
2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. 118 I will make a companion 119 for him who corresponds to him.” 120 2:19 The Lord God formed 121 out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would 122 name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 2:20 So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field, but for Adam 123 no companion who corresponded to him was found. 124 2:21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, 125 and while he was asleep, 126 he took part of the man’s side 127 and closed up the place with flesh. 128 2:22 Then the Lord God made 129 a woman from the part he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 2:23 Then the man said,
“This one at last 130 is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called 131 ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of 132 man.” 133
2:24 That is why 134 a man leaves 135 his father and mother and unites with 136 his wife, and they become a new family. 137 2:25 The man and his wife were both naked, 138 but they were not ashamed. 139
3:1 Now 140 the serpent 141 was more shrewd 142
than any of the wild animals 143 that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Is it really true that 144 God 145 said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard’?” 146 3:2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat 147 of the fruit from the trees of the orchard; 3:3 but concerning the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the orchard God said, ‘You must not eat from it, and you must not touch it, 148 or else you will die.’” 149 3:4 The serpent said to the woman, “Surely you will not die, 150 3:5 for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open 151 and you will be like divine beings who know 152 good and evil.” 153
3:6 When 154 the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, 155 was attractive 156 to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, 157 she took some of its fruit and ate it. 158 She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. 159 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about 160 in the orchard at the breezy time 161 of the day, and they hid 162 from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. 3:9 But the Lord God called to 163 the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 164 3:10 The man replied, 165 “I heard you moving about 166 in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.” 3:11 And the Lord God 167 said, “Who told you that you were naked? 168 Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 169 3:12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave me, she gave 170 me some fruit 171 from the tree and I ate it.” 3:13 So the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this 172 you have done?” And the woman replied, “The serpent 173 tricked 174 me, and I ate.”
3:14 The Lord God said to the serpent, 175
“Because you have done this,
cursed 176 are you above all the wild beasts
and all the living creatures of the field!
On your belly you will crawl 177
and dust you will eat 178 all the days of your life.
3:15 And I will put hostility 179 between you and the woman
and between your offspring and her offspring; 180
her offspring will attack 181 your head,
and 182 you 183 will attack her offspring’s heel.” 184
3:16 To the woman he said,
“I will greatly increase 185 your labor pains; 186
with pain you will give birth to children.
You will want to control your husband, 187
but he will dominate 188 you.”
3:17 But to Adam 189 he said,
“Because you obeyed 190 your wife
and ate from the tree about which I commanded you,
‘You must not eat from it,’
cursed is the ground 191 thanks to you; 192
in painful toil you will eat 193 of it all the days of your life.
3:18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
but you will eat the grain 194 of the field.
3:19 By the sweat of your brow 195 you will eat food
until you return to the ground, 196
for out of it you were taken;
for you are dust, and to dust you will return.” 197
3:20 The man 198 named his wife Eve, 199 because 200 she was the mother of all the living. 201 3:21 The Lord God made garments from skin 202 for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. 3:22 And the Lord God said, “Now 203 that the man has become like one of us, 204 knowing 205 good and evil, he must not be allowed 206 to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 3:23 So the Lord God expelled him 207 from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken. 3:24 When he drove 208 the man out, he placed on the eastern side 209 of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries 210 who used the flame of a whirling sword 211 to guard the way to the tree of life.
4:1 Now 212 the man had marital relations with 213 his wife Eve, and she became pregnant 214 and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have created 215 a man just as the Lord did!” 216 4:2 Then she gave birth 217 to his brother Abel. 218 Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground. 219
4:3 At the designated time 220 Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering 221 to the Lord. 4:4 But Abel brought 222 some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest 223 of them. And the Lord was pleased with 224 Abel and his offering, 4:5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. 225 So Cain became very angry, 226 and his expression was downcast. 227
4:6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 4:7 Is it not true 228 that if you do what is right, you will be fine? 229 But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching 230 at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.” 231
4:8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” 232 While they were in the field, Cain attacked 233 his brother 234 Abel and killed him.
4:9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” 235 And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?” 236 4:10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? 237 The voice 238 of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! 4:11 So now, you are banished 239 from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 4:12 When you try to cultivate 240 the
ground it will no longer yield 241 its best 242 for you. You will be a homeless wanderer 243 on the earth.” 4:13 Then Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment 244 is too great to endure! 245 4:14 Look! You are driving me off the land 246 today, and I must hide from your presence. 247 I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me.” 4:15 But the Lord said to him, “All right then, 248 if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much.” 249 Then the Lord put a special mark 250 on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down. 251 4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, 252 east of Eden.
4:17 Cain had marital relations 253 with his wife, and she became pregnant 254 and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after 255 his son Enoch. 4:18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father 256 of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
4:19 Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 4:20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first 257 of those who live in tents and keep 258 livestock. 4:21 The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute. 4:22 Now Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who heated metal and shaped 259 all kinds of tools made of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
4:23 Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah! Listen to me!
You wives of Lamech, hear my words!
I have killed a man for wounding me,
a young man 260 for hurting me.
4:24 If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much,
then Lamech seventy-seven times!” 261
4:25 And Adam had marital relations 262 with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, “God has given 263 me another child 264 in place of Abel because Cain killed him.” 4:26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people 265 began to worship 266 the Lord.
5:1 This is the record 267 of the family line 268 of Adam.
When God created humankind, 269 he made them 270 in the likeness of God. 5:2 He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.” 271
5:3 When 272 Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. 5:4 The length of time Adam lived 273 after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had 274 other 275 sons and daughters. 5:5 The entire lifetime 276 of Adam was 930 years, and then he died. 277
5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father 278 of Enosh. 5:7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had 279 other 280 sons and daughters. 5:8 The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.
5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 5:10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:11 The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.
5:12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 5:13 Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:14 The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died.
5:15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 5:16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:17 The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died.
5:18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 5:19 Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:20 The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died.
5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 5:22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 281 for 300 years, 282 and he had other 283 sons and daughters. 5:23 The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared 284 because God took 285 him away.
5:25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 5:26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other 286 sons and daughters. 5:27 The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.
5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 5:29 He named him Noah, 287 saying, “This one will bring us comfort 288 from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.” 5:30 Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other 289 sons and daughters. 5:31 The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.
5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he 290 became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
6:1 When humankind 291 began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born 292 to them, 293 6:2 the sons of God 294 saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose. 6:3 So the Lord said, “My spirit will not remain in 295 humankind indefinitely, 296 since 297 they 298 are mortal. 299 They 300 will remain for 120 more years.” 301
6:4 The Nephilim 302 were on the earth in those days (and also after this) 303 when the sons of God were having sexual relations with 304 the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. 305 They were the mighty heroes 306 of old, the famous men. 307
6:5 But the Lord saw 308 that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination 309 of the thoughts 310 of their minds 311 was only evil 312 all the time. 313 6:6 The Lord regretted 314 that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. 315 6:7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals, 316 including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”
6:8 But 317 Noah found favor 318 in the sight of 319 the Lord.
6:9 This is the account of Noah. 320
Noah was a godly man; he was blameless 321
among his contemporaries. 322 He 323 walked with 324 God. 6:10 Noah had 325 three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
6:11 The earth was ruined 326 in the sight of 327 God; the earth was filled with violence. 328 6:12 God saw the earth, and indeed 329 it was ruined, 330 for all living creatures 331 on the earth were sinful. 332 6:13 So God said 333 to Noah, “I have decided that all living creatures must die, 334 for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy 335 them and the earth. 6:14 Make 336 for yourself an ark of cypress 337 wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover 338 it with pitch inside and out. 6:15 This is how you should make it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 339 6:16 Make a roof for the ark and finish it, leaving 18 inches 340 from the top. 341 Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle, and upper decks. 6:17 I am about to bring 342 floodwaters 343 on the earth to destroy 344 from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. 345 Everything that is on the earth will die, 6:18 but I will confirm 346 my covenant with you. You will enter 347 the ark – you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 6:19 You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, 348 male and female, to keep them alive 349 with you. 6:20 Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive. 350 6:21 And you must take 351 for yourself every kind of food 352 that is eaten, 353 and gather it together. 354 It will be food for you and for them.
6:22 And Noah did all 355 that God commanded him – he did indeed. 356
7:1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation. 357 7:2 You must take with you seven 358 of every kind of clean animal, 359 the male and its mate, 360 two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate, 7:3 and also seven 361 of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, 362 to preserve their offspring 363 on the face of the earth. 7:4 For in seven days 364 I will cause it to rain 365 on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”
7:5 And Noah did all 366 that the Lord commanded him.
7:6 Noah 367 was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed 368 the earth. 7:7 Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives because 369 of the floodwaters. 7:8 Pairs 370 of clean animals, of unclean animals, of birds, and of everything that creeps along the ground, 7:9 male and female, came into the ark to Noah, 371 just as God had commanded him. 372 7:10 And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth. 373
7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month – on that day all the fountains of the great deep 374 burst open and the floodgates of the heavens 375 were opened. 7:12 And the rain fell 376 on the earth forty days and forty nights.
7:13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives. 377 7:14 They entered, 378 along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings. 379 7:15 Pairs 380 of all creatures 381 that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. 7:16 Those that entered were male and female, 382 just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
7:17 The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth. 7:18 The waters completely overwhelmed 383 the earth, and the ark floated 384 on the surface of the waters. 7:19 The waters completely inundated 385 the earth so that even 386 all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered. 7:20 The waters rose more than twenty feet 387 above the mountains. 388 7:21 And all living things 389 that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind. 7:22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life 390 in its nostrils died. 7:23 So the Lord 391 destroyed 392 every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. 393 They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived. 394 7:24 The waters prevailed over 395 the earth for 150 days.
8:1 But God remembered 396 Noah and all the wild animals and domestic animals that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to blow over 397 the earth and the waters receded. 8:2 The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed, 398 and the rain stopped falling from the sky. 8:3 The waters kept receding steadily 399 from the earth, so that they 400 had gone down 401 by the end of the 150 days. 8:4 On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on one of the mountains of Ararat. 402 8:5 The waters kept on receding 403 until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible. 404
8:6 At the end of forty days, 405 Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 406 8:7 and sent out a raven; it kept flying 407 back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.
8:8 Then Noah 408 sent out a dove 409 to see if the waters had receded 410 from the surface of the ground. 8:9 The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered 411 the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah 412 in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, 413 and brought it back into the ark. 414 8:10 He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark. 8:11 When 415 the dove returned to him in the evening, there was 416 a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak! Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 8:12 He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, 417 but it did not return to him this time. 418
8:13 In Noah’s six hundred and first year, 419 in the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth, and Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that 420 the surface of the ground was dry. 8:14 And by the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth 421 was dry.
8:15 Then God spoke to Noah and said, 8:16 “Come out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you. 8:17 Bring out with you all the living creatures that are with you. Bring out 422 every living thing, including the birds, animals, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Let them increase 423 and be fruitful and multiply on the earth!” 424
8:18 Noah went out along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives. 8:19 Every living creature, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark in their groups.
8:20 Noah built an altar to the Lord. He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 425 8:21 And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma 426 and said 427 to himself, 428 “I will never again curse 429 the ground because of humankind, even though 430 the inclination of their minds 431 is evil from childhood on. 432 I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.
8:22 “While the earth continues to exist, 433
planting time 434 and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
and day and night will not cease.”
9:1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 9:2 Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. 435 Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority. 436 9:3 You may eat any moving thing that lives. 437 As I gave you 438 the green plants, I now give 439 you everything.
9:4 But 440 you must not eat meat 441 with its life (that is, 442 its blood) in it. 443 9:5 For your lifeblood 444 I will surely exact punishment, 445 from 446 every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person 447 I will exact punishment for the life of the individual 448 since the man was his relative. 449
9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, 450
by other humans 451
must his blood be shed;
for in God’s image 452
God 453 has made humankind.”
9:7 But as for you, 454 be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”
9:8 God said to Noah and his sons, 455 9:9 “Look! I now confirm 456 my covenant with you and your descendants after you 457 9:10 and with every living creature that is with you, including the birds, the domestic animals, and every living creature of the earth with you, all those that came out of the ark with you – every living creature of the earth. 458 9:11 I confirm 459 my covenant with you: Never again will all living things 460 be wiped out 461 by the waters of a flood; 462 never again will a flood destroy the earth.”
9:12 And God said, “This is the guarantee 463 of the covenant I am making 464 with you 465 and every living creature with you, a covenant 466 for all subsequent 467 generations: 9:13 I will place 468 my rainbow 469 in the clouds, and it will become 470 a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth. 9:14 Whenever 471 I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 9:15 then I will remember my covenant with you 472 and with all living creatures of all kinds. 473 Never again will the waters become a flood and destroy 474 all living things. 475 9:16 When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember 476 the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”
9:17 So God said to Noah, “This is the guarantee of the covenant that I am confirming between me and all living things 477 that are on the earth.”
9:18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Now Ham was the father of Canaan.) 478 9:19 These were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated. 479
9:20 Noah, a man of the soil, 480 began to plant a vineyard. 481 9:21 When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself 482 inside his tent. 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, 483 saw his father’s nakedness 484 and told his two brothers who were outside. 9:23 Shem and Japheth took the garment 485 and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned 486 the other way so they did not see their father’s nakedness.
9:24 When Noah awoke from his drunken stupor 487 he learned 488 what his youngest son had done 489 to him. 9:25 So he said,
“Cursed 490 be Canaan! 491
The lowest of slaves 492
he will be to his brothers.”
9:26 He also said,
“Worthy of praise is 493 the Lord, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem! 494
9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! 495
May he live 496 in the tents of Shem
and may Canaan be his slave!”
9:28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 9:29 The entire lifetime of Noah was 950 years, and then he died.
1:14 Now 498 the Word became flesh 499 and took up residence 500 among us. We 501 saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, 502 full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.