Then God said, «Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth»; and it was so.

And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

So the evening and the morning were the third day.

Then God said, «Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth»; and it was so.

Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Then God said, «Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.»

So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And God blessed them, saying, «Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.»

So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Then God said, «Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind»; and it was so.

And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, «Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.»

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, «Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.»

And God said, «See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.

Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food»; and it was so.

Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.

Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, «She is my sister.» And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, «Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a mańs wife.»

But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, «Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also?

Did he not say to me, «She is my sisteŕ? And she, even she herself said, «He is my brother.́ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.»

And God said to him in a dream, «Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

Now therefore, restore the mańs wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.»

So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid.

And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, «What have you done to us? How have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.»

Then Abimelech said to Abraham, «What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?»

And Abraham said, «Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my fatheŕs house, that I said to her, «This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, «He is my brother.»»́

Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him.

And Abimelech said, «See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.»

Then to Sarah he said, «Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.» Thus she was rebuked.

So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children;

for the LORD had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abrahaḿs wife.