Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.”

But you must not eat meat with its life (that is, its blood) in it.

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, or else you will die.’”

Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”

I confirm my covenant with you: Never again will all living things be wiped out by the waters of a flood; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”

But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”

“I have been with you for the past twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

So he returned to Judah and said, “I couldn’t find her. Moreover, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no cult prostitute here.’”

Judah recognized them and said, “She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He did not have sexual relations with her again.

Reuben said to them, “Didn’t I say to you, ‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!”

But if you will not send him, we won’t go down there because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’”

But you said to your servants, ‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’

The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.

The serpent said to the woman, “Surely you will not die,

But I said to my master, ‘What if the woman does not want to go with me?’

Isaac said, “Since I am so old, I could die at any time.

You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, “Let’s not take his life!”

But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph – he forgot him.