Genesis: Chapters 1
1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4: And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5: And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6: And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8: And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10: And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11: And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12: And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13: And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16: And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17: And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18: And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19: And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20: And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23: And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24: And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25: And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
NOTES:
Nothing was cut in Genesis 1.
Genesis: Chapters 5-12
Omitted.
Genesis: Chapter 13
Omitted. This was cut simply because it does not seem to help an individual seeking an experience of God to move nearer to that experience.
Genesis: Chapter 14
22: ….I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth…
Genesis: Chapter 15
1: After these things the word of the LORD came unto [him] as a silent knowing, saying in effect, Fear not: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
5: Look now toward heaven…
6: And he believed in the LORD…
*Sentences somewhat altered to make more generic. E.g. “Abram” omitted.
Genesis: Chapters 16
Omitted.
Genesis: Chapter 17
1: The Lord appeared… and said: I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.*
2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee…
3: …and God talked with him, saying,
4: Behold, my covenant is with thee…
6 I will make thee exceeding fruitful…
8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee…. I will be their God.
20 I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful…
*Edited to make more generic.
Genesis: Chapter 18
14: Is any thing too hard for the LORD?
Genesis: Chapter 19
1 And there came two angels … at even; and … [the man] seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house,
3: …. they turned in unto him, and entered into his house..
19: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life….
27 And [the man] gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord…
Genesis: Chapter 20
17 So [he] prayed unto God: and God healed…
Genesis: Chapter 21
1: And the Lord visited… as he had said, and the Lord did unto… as he had spoken.
6: And…God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
17: And God heard [thy] voice…; and the angel of God called… out of heaven, and … What aileth thee…? fear not; for God hath heard [thy] voice…*
18: Arise, lift up…, and hold [H]im…**
19: And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20: And God was with [them]; and [they] grew…
22: …God is with thee in all that thou doest:
33: And [they]… called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
34: And … sojourned in the … land many days.
Genesis: Chapter 22
1: [A]nd [God] said unto him,… Behold, here I am.
11: And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said… Here am I.
15: And the angel of the Lord called… out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord,…
17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy [blessings] as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore….
18: And…thy [loved ones]… shall…be blessed…
Genesis: Chapters 23
Omitted.
Genesis: Chapters 24
4: God of heaven, and the God of the earth…
7: The Lord God of heaven, which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give… [I] shall send his angel before thee…
12: And he said O Lord God…, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto [the world]
26: And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
27: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God… the Lord led me…
31: And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord…
35: And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great…
40: And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way…
42: And I came this day… and said, O Lord God… now thou do prosper my way which I go:
48: And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God… which had led me in the right way…
50: Then …. proceedeth from the Lord…
52: And it came to pass… he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
56: And he said unto them… the Lord hath prospered my way….
60: And they blessed [her]…
63: And [he] went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes…
Genesis: Chapters 26
2-4: And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, … I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all… as the stars of heaven,… be blessed;
12-13: … and the Lord blessed him…. and [he] grew until he became very great:
22:… For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful…
24: And the Lord appeared unto him … and said, I am the God … thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee…
25: And he … called upon the name of the Lord…
28: And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee….
29:… thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
*This is changed from referring to Hagar’s son to “you.”
**This now seems to be a reference to Lord, a change from Hagar holding up her son to hold [H]im with a capital “H.”