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Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

But the Lord said to him, "Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.

Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth."

Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,' so that I took her to be 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 anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.

that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.'

I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."

Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.

So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.

"The Lord , the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land'—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.

"He replied, ‘The Lord , before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father's family.

Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die."

‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.'

Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies."

Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing."

Then he said, "My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.