By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”

If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.

They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.

But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”

In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?”

Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me, so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels and harps?

Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.

No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”

He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

“In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.

Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”

They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.

One of them went away from me, and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”

“Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.”

When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone and our livestock belongs to you, there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.

‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”