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 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.’”

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 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.

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

Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

But they exclaimed, “No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!

“No,” he insisted, “but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies!

“I do not know who has done this thing,” Abimelech replied. “Moreover, you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today.”

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him.”

but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.

Come, let’s go down and confuse their language so they won’t be able to understand each other.”

Abram added, “Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”