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These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.
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And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;
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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 eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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And out of the ground made Jehovah God 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.
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And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
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And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
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And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
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And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
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And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:
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and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
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Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
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And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.
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And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?
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And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
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And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
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And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
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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, and live for ever—
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therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
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And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.
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And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.
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And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
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And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
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And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.