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And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear." And it was so.

"Not so!" replied the LORD. "If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold." And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you-birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground-so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it."

Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father's nakedness.

Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech."

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared."

Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!"

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Then the Angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count."

And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's way. After that, you may continue on your way." "Yes," they replied, "you may do as you have said."

For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised."

Far be it from You to do such a thing-to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?"

And they struck with blindness the men at the entrance, both young and old, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.

Come, let us get our father drunk with wine, so that we can sleep with him and preserve his line."

So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children-

So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

"I am a stranger and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead."