By the seventh day(A) God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.(B)

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And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

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Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,(A) because on it he rested(B) from all the work of creating(C) that he had done.

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And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

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19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals(A) and all the birds in the sky.(B) He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called(C) each living creature,(D) that was its name.

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19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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The Lord regretted(A) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.

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And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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16 Whenever the rainbow(A) appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant(B) between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”

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16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

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But the Lord came down(A) to see the city and the tower the people were building.

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And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

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Come, let us(A) go down(B) and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”(C)

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Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

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17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(A) what I am about to do?(B) 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(C) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a] 19 For I have chosen him(D), so that he will direct his children(E) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord(F) by doing what is right and just,(G) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)

17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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21 that I will go down(A) and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”

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21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

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33 When the Lord had finished speaking(A) with Abraham, he left,(B) and Abraham returned home.(C)

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33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

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