So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.”

Now then, my son, do<n id="1" /> exactly what I tell you!<n id="2" />

Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.<n id="1" />

The man replied,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I heard you moving about<n id="2" /> in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.&#8221;

But the <sc>Lordsc> said, &#8220;What have you done?<n id="1" /> The voice<n id="2" /> of your brother&#8217;s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

Because you have obeyed me,<n id="1" /> all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another<n id="2" /> using the name of your descendants.&#8217;&#8221;p>

All this will come to pass<n id="1" /> because Abraham obeyed me<n id="2" /> and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.&#8221;<n id="3" />

So his mother told him, &#8220;Any curse against you will fall on me,<n id="1" /> my son! Just obey me!<n id="2" /> Go and get them for me!&#8221;p>

Now then, my son, do what I say.<n id="1" /> Run away immediately<n id="2" /> to my brother Laban in Haran.

When he heard me raise<n id="1" /> my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside.&#8221;p>

but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his outer garment and ran outside.&#8221;p>

He wept loudly;<n id="1" /> the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh&#8217;s household heard about it.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">But God heard the boy&#8217;s voice.<n id="1" /> The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, &#8220;What is the matter,<n id="2" /> Hagar? Don&#8217;t be afraid, for God has heard<n id="3" /> the boy&#8217;s voice right where he is crying.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the <sc>Lordsc> God moving about<n id="1" /> in the orchard at the breezy time<n id="2" /> of the day, and they hid<n id="3" /> from the <sc>Lordsc> God among the trees of the orchard.

<p class="bodytext">Lamech said to his wives,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Adah and Zillah! Listen to me!p> <p class="poetry">You wives of Lamech, hear my words!p> <p class="poetry">I have killed a man for wounding me,p> <p class="poetry">a young man<n id="1" /> for hurting me.p>

Esau said to his father, &#8220;Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!&#8221;<n id="1" /> Then Esau wept loudly.<n id="2" />p>

Then Rachel said, &#8220;God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer<n id="1" /> and given me a son.&#8221; That is why<n id="2" /> she named him Dan.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Now it was reported<n id="1" /> in the household of Pharaoh, &#8220;Joseph&#8217;s brothers have arrived.&#8221; It pleased<n id="2" /> Pharaoh and his servants.

<p class="poetry">But to Adam<n id="1" /> he said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Because you obeyed<n id="2" /> your wifep> <p class="poetry">and ate from the tree about which I commanded you,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;You must not eat from it,&#8217;p> <p class="poetry">cursed is the ground<n id="3" /> thanks to you;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">in painful toil you will eat<n id="5" /> of it all the days of your life.p>

So Sarai said to Abram, &#8220;Since<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with<n id="2" /> my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.&#8221;<n id="3" /> Abram did what<n id="4" /> Sarai told him.p>