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two of each went to Noah, into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

And those that came, male and female, of every living thing, came as God had commanded him. And Yahweh shut the door behind him.

And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.

And God spoke to Noah, saying:

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

"As for the one shedding the blood of humankind, by humankind his blood shall be shed, for God made humankind in his own image.

And God said to Noah and to his sons with him,

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you, and between every living creature that is with you for future generations.

The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will see it, so as to remember the everlasting covenant between God and between every living creature, with all flesh that is upon the earth."

And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I am establishing between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

Then he said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave to them.

May God make space for Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave for him."

And Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. (He was the priest of God Most High).

And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.

And blessed be God Most High who delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave to him a tenth of everything.

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

And he said, "O Yahweh God, how shall I know that I will possess it?"

Then Abram fell upon his face and God spoke with him, saying,

And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you.

And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land in which you are living as an alien, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God."