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God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening came and the morning came, the sixth day.

CHAP. II. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, 2 and all their hosts. So on the seventh day God had finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh 3 day from all his work which he had made. God therefore blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

4 This is the Account of the heavens and the earth, at their creation when Jehovah God made the heavens and the 5 earth. And every plant of the field had not yet been on the earth, and every herb of the field had not yet grown for Jehovah God had not caused rain to fall upon the earth, nor 6 was there a man to till the ground; but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the 7 ground. And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden eastward: 9 and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground Jehovah God caused 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 good and evil.

And a river flowed from Eden to water the garden; and 11 thence it was divided, and became four heads. The name of the first is Phison: it is that which surroundeth the 12 whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of 13 that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx-stone. And

the name of the second river is Gihon: it is that which sur14 roundeth the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: it is that which runneth towards the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

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And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the 16 garden of Eden, to till it and to keep it. And Jehovah God charged the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden 17 thou mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt surely die."

And Jehovah God said, "It is not good that the man 18 [ADAM] should be alone; I will make for him a helpmate." Then out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of 19 the field and all the fowls of heaven; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was its name. So Adam 20 gave names to all cattle, and to the fowls of heaven, and to every beast of the field: but for Adam no helpmate was found. Therefore Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall 21 upon Adam, and while he slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: and the rib, which 22 Jehovah God had taken from man, he made a woman, and brought her to Adam. And Adam said, "This now is bone 23 of my bone, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man." Therefore 24 shail a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh. And they were 25 both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

CHAP. III.-Now the serpent was more subtle than any 1 beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he

said to the woman, "Hath God indeed said, 'Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?' " And the woman said to 2 the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst 3 of the garden, God hath said, 'Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."" And the serpent said to 4 the woman, "Ye shall not surely die: but God doth know, 5 that in the day ye eat of it your eyes will be opened; and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil." And when the 6 woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired as making wise, she took of the fruit of it and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her, and he did eat. And the eyes of 7 them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked : and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles. And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walk- 8 ing in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God, amongst the trees of the garden. And Jehovah God called 9 to Adam, and said to him, "Where art thou?" And he 10 said, "I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." And he said, 11

"Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten 12 of the tree, of which I commanded thee not to eat?" And Adam said, "The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, 13 she gave me of the tree, and I did eat." And Jehovah God said to the woman, "Why hast thou done this?" And the woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat." 14 And Jehovah God said to the serpent, "Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust 15 shalt thou eat all the days 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 bruise 16 its heel." And to the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply the sorrow of 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 to Adam he said, "Because thou hast hearkened to 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 18 sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life: thorns

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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 to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken for dust thou art, and to dust thou shalt 20 return." And Adam called his wife's name Eve [LIFE]; 21 because she was the mother of all living. And Jehovah God made for Adam and his wife garments of skins, and clothed 22 them. And Jehovah 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, 23 and live for ever." Therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground whence he had 24 been taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed on the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.

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CHAP. IV. And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain [ACQUISITION], for she said, “I have 2 acquired a man from Jehovah." And again she bare his brother Abel [VANITY]. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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ground an offering to Jehovah. And Abel also brought of 4 the first-born and of the fattest of his flock. And Jehovah had respect to Abel and to his offering: but to Cain and to 5 his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And Jehovah said to Cain, “Why 6 art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If 7 thou doest well, shalt not thou be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."

And Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go into the s field;" and when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him. And Jehovah said to Cain, 9 "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, "I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?" And Jehovah said, 10 "What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the ground. And now art thou cursed 11 from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. If thou tillest the 12

ground it will no more yield to thee its strength: a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth." And Cain said 13 to Jehovah, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Lo, thou art driving me out this day from the face of this 14 land; and from thy presence I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth and it shall come to pass that whosoever shall find me will slay me." And 15 Jehovah said to him, "Not so; whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And Jehovah gave a token to Cain, that no one who might find him should kill him.

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And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and 16 dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. And Cain 17 knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son Enoch. And to Enoch was born Irad: 18 and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. And Lamech took unto him 19 two wives the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father 20 of such as dwell in tents, and tend cattle. And his brother's 21 name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as play upon the harp and the psaltery. And Zillah also bare Tubal-cain, 22 an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

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And Lamech said to his wives:

"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;

Ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech:
For I have slain a man on his wounding me,
And a young man on his bruising me.

If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,

Lamech shall be avenged seventy and sevenfold."

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth [APPOINTMENT]: "For God," said she, "hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom 26 Cain slew." And to Seth also was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.

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CHAP. V. This is the Book of the descendants of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God he 2 made him; male and female he created them; and he blessed them, and called their name Adam [MAN], in the day when they were created.

3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years and begat a son in his own likeness, after his own image, and called 4 his name Seth: and the days of Adam, after he begat Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and 5 daughters: so all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat 7 Enos: and Seth lived, after he begat Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: so all

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And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: and 10 Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and 11 fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: so all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel: and Cainan lived, after he begat Mahalaleel, eight hundred and 14 forty years, and begat sons and daughters: so all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years and begat Jared: 16 and Mahalaleel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred 17 and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: so all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years: and he died.

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