Study Desk

But a mist went up from the earth, watering all the face of the land.

But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

And the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but Adam had no one like himself as a help.

But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.

To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.

Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.

But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.

But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.

But with you I will make an agreement; and you will come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

But the dove saw no resting-place for her foot, and came back to the ark, for the waters were still over all the earth; and he put out his hand, and took her into the ark.

And after seven days more, he sent the dove out again, but she did not come back to him.

But flesh with the life-blood in it you may not take for food.

For twelve years they were under the rule of Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they put off his control.

Now the valley of Siddim was full of holes of sticky earth; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were put to flight and came to their end there, but the rest got away to the mountain.

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

Give me nothing but the food which the fighting-men who went with me have had; but let Aner and Eshcol and Mamre have their part of the goods.

Then said the Lord, This man will not get the heritage, but a son of your body will have your property after you.

All these he took, cutting them in two and putting one half opposite the other, but not cutting the birds in two.

And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.