Genesis 1-10 ERV - The Beginning of The World - God - Bible Gateway
Genesis 1-10 ERV - The Beginning of The World - God - Bible Gateway
Genesis 1-10 ERV - The Beginning of The World - God - Bible Gateway
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.
it, and some of the water was below it. 8 God named that space “sky.” There was
evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.
put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth. 18 He put them in the sky to rule
over the day and over the night. They separated the light from the darkness.
And God saw that this was good.
19 There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fourth day.
“Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in
the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the
earth.”
29 God said, “I am giving you all the grain bearing plants and all the fruit trees.
These trees make fruit with seeds in it. This grain and fruit will be your food.
30 And I am giving all the green plants to the animals. These green plants will be
their food. Every animal on earth, every bird in the air, and all the little things
that crawl on the earth will eat that food.” And all these things happened.
31 God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very
good.
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. In
this way two people become one.
25 The man and his wife were naked, but they were not ashamed.
20 Adam[p] named his wife Eve.[q] He gave her this name because Eve would be
the mother of everyone who ever lived.
21 The LORD God used animal skins and made some clothes for the man and his
wife. Then he put the clothes on them.
22 The LORD God said, “Look, the man has become like us—he knows about good
and evil. And now the man might take the fruit from the tree of life. If the man
eats that fruit, he will live forever.”
23 So the LORD God forced the man out of the Garden of Eden to work the ground
he was made from. 24 God forced the man to leave the garden. Then he put
Cherub angels and a sword of fire at the entrance to the garden to protect it.
The sword flashed around and around, guarding the way to the tree of life.
The LORD accepted Abel and his gift. 5 But he did not accept Cain and his offering.
Cain was sad because of this, and he became very angry. 6 The LORD asked Cain,
“Why are you angry? Why does your face look sad? 7 You know that if you do
what is right, I will accept you. But if you don’t, sin is ready to attack you. That
sin will want to control you, but you must control it.”[u]
8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[v] So they went to the
field. Then Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 Later, the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
are forcing me to leave the land, and I will not be able to be near you or have a
home! Now I must wander from place to place, and anyone I meet could kill
me.”
15 Then the LORD said to Cain, “No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person
much, much more.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to show that no one
should kill him.
Cain’s Family
16 Cain went away from the LORD and lived in the land of Nod.[w]
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth
to a son named Enoch. Cain built a city and gave the city the same name as his
son Enoch.
18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad had a son named Mehujael. Mehujael had a
son named Methushael. And Methushael had a son named Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. One wife was named Adah, and the other was
named Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. Jabal was the father[x] of people who
live in tents and earn their living by keeping cattle. 21 Jabal was Jubal’s brother.
Jubal was the father of people who play the harp and flute. 22 Zillah gave birth to
Tubal-Cain. Tubal-Cain was the father of people who work with bronze and iron.
The sister of Tubal-Cain was named Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives,
Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he had a son named Jared. 16 After Jared
was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 So
Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons
and daughters. 23 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 One day Enoch was
walking with God, and he disappeared. God took him.[ae]
25 After
Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech. 26 After
Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and
daughters. 27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son. 29 Lamech named his son
Noah.[af] Lamech said, “We work very hard as farmers because God cursed the
ground. But Noah will bring us rest.”
30 After
Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and
daughters. 31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he had sons named Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Then the LORD said, “People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled
by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years.”[ag]
During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have
been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
5 The LORD saw that the people on the earth were very evil. He saw that they
thought only about evil things all the time. 6 The LORD was sorry that he had
made people on the earth. It made him very sad in his heart. 7 So the LORD said,
“I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person
and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all
the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them.”
8 But Noah pleased the LORD.
cypress wood[ah] and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover
it with tar inside and out.
15 “Thisis the size I want you to make the boat: 300 cubits[ai] long, 50 cubits[aj]
wide, and 30 cubits[ak] high. 16 Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit[al] below
the roof.[am] Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a
top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.
17 “Understand what I am telling you. I will bring a great flood of water on the
earth. I will destroy all living things that live under heaven. Everything on the
earth will die. 18 I will make a special agreement with you. You, your wife, your
sons, and their wives will all go into the boat. 19 Also, you will take two of every
living thing on the earth with you into the boat. Take a male and female of every
kind of animal so that they might survive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird,
animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
21 Also bring every kind of food into the boat, for you and for the animals.”
and every kind of animal on the earth were in the boat. Every kind of cattle,
every kind of animal that crawls on the earth, and every kind of bird were in the
boat. 15 All these animals went into the boat with Noah. They came in groups of
two from every kind of animal that had the breath of life. 16 All these animals
went into the boat in groups of two, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the
LORD closed the door behind Noah.
17 Water flooded the earth for 40 days. The water began rising and lifted the boat
off the ground. 18 The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on the water
high above the earth. 19 The water rose so much that even the highest
mountains were covered by the water. 20 The water continued to rise above the
mountains. The water was more than 20 feet[an] above the highest mountain.
21-22 Every
living thing on earth died—every man and woman, every bird, and
every kind of animal. All the many kinds of animals and all the things that crawl
on the ground died. Every living, breathing thing on dry land died. 23 In this way
God wiped the earth clean—he destroyed every living thing on the earth—every
human, every animal, everything that crawls, and every bird. All that was left
was Noah and his family and the animals that were with him in the boat. 24 The
water continued to cover the earth for 150 days.
7 “Have many children and fill the earth with your people.”
8 ThenGod said to Noah and his sons, 9 “I now make my promise to you and to
your people who will live after you. 10 I make my promise to all the birds, and to
all the cattle, and to all the animals that came out of the boat with you. I make
my promise to every living thing on earth. 11 This is my promise to you: All life
on the earth was destroyed by the flood. But that will never happen again. A
flood will never again destroy all life on the earth.”
12 And God said, “I will give you something to prove that I made this promise to
you. It will continue forever to show that I have made an agreement with you
and every living thing on earth. 13 I am putting a rainbow in the clouds as proof
of the agreement between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the
earth, you will see the rainbow in the clouds. 15 When I see this rainbow, I will
remember the agreement between me and you and every living thing on the
earth. This agreement says that a flood will never again destroy all life on the
earth. 16 When I look and see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the
agreement that continues forever. I will remember the agreement between me
and every living thing on the earth.”
17 So God said to Noah, “This rainbow is proof of the agreement that I made with
all living things on earth.”
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 He lived a total of 950 years; then he
died.
Japheth’s Descendants
2 Japheth’ssons were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 Gomer’s sons were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 Javan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.[aq]
5 All the people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea came from
these sons of Japheth. The people separated and went to different countries
according to languages, families, and nations.
Ham’s Descendants
6 Ham’s sons were Cush,[ar] Mizraim,[as] Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush’s
sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.
Raamah’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush also had a son named Nimrod who became a very powerful man on earth.
9 He was a great hunter before the LORD. That is why people compare other men
to him and say, “That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the LORD.”
10 Nimrod’s kingdom spread from Babylon to Erech, to Akkad, and then to Calneh
in the land of Babylonia.[at] 11 Nimrod also went into Assyria. In Assyria, Nimrod
built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and 12 Resen. (Resen is the city
between Nineveh and Calah, the big city.)
13 Mizraim was the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
14 Pathrus, Casluh, and Caphtor. (The Philistine people came from Casluh.)
15 Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was
The families of Canaan spread to different parts of the world. 19 The land where
the Canaanites lived went from Sidon down along the coast to Gerar and from
Gaza as far east as Sodom and Gomorrah and from Admah and Zeboiim as far
north as Laish.
20 All
these people were descendants of Ham. They are arranged by families,
languages, countries, and nations.
Shem’s Descendants
21 Shem was Japheth’s older brother. One of Shem’s descendants was Eber, the
father of all the Hebrew people.[au]
this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was
named Joktan.
26 Joktanwas the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and
Jobab. All these people were Joktan’s sons. 30 They lived in the area between
Mesha and the hill country in the East.[aw] Mesha was toward the country of
Sephar.
31 These are the people from the family of Shem. They are arranged by families,
languages, countries, and nations.
32 Thisis the list of the families from Noah’s sons. They are arranged according
to their nations. From these families came all the people who spread across the
earth after the flood.
Footnotes:
a. Genesis 1:2 moved over The Hebrew word means “to fly over” or “to swoop down,” like a bird flying
over its nest to protect its babies.
b. Genesis 1:3 Or “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. While 2 the earth had no
special shape, and darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit hovered over the water, 3 God said,
‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Or “When God began to create the sky and the earth, 2 while
the earth was completely empty, and darkness covered the ocean, and a powerful wind blew over the
water, 3 God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
c. Genesis 1:6 space Or “firmament.” The Hebrew word can refer to a piece of metal that has been
hammered into the shape of a bowl.
d. Genesis 1:14 special meetings The Israelites used the sun and moon to decide when the months and
years began. Many Israelite festivals and special meetings began at the time of the new moon or full
moon.
e. Genesis 1:21 large sea animals Or “sea monsters.”
f. Genesis 1:26 humans The Hebrew word means “man,” “people,” or the name “Adam.” It is like the
word meaning “earth” or “red clay.”
g. Genesis 1:26 Now let’s make … like us Or “Now let’s make humans in our image and in our likeness.”
h. Genesis 1:27 So God created humans … himself Or “So God created them in his image. In the image
of God he created them.” Compare Gen. 5:1, 3.
i. Genesis 2:6 water Or “a mist.”
j. Genesis 2:7 man The Hebrew word means “man,” “people,” or the name “Adam.” It is like the word
meaning “earth” or “red clay.”
k. Genesis 2:8 East This usually means the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as far east as
the Persian Gulf.
l. Genesis 2:11 Havilah The land along the west coast of the Arabian peninsula and possibly, the part of
Africa south of Ethiopia.
m. Genesis 2:13 Cush Usually this means Ethiopia, but here, it probably refers to the area north and east
of the Tigris River.
n. Genesis 3:16 You will … over you Or “You will want to rule your husband, but he will rule over you.” In
Hebrew this is like the last part of Gen. 4:7.
o. Genesis 3:18 See Gen. 1:28-29.
p. Genesis 3:20 Adam This name means “man” or “people.” It is like the word meaning “earth” or “red
clay.”
q. Genesis 3:20 Eve This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “life.”
r. Genesis 4:1 Cain This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “make” or “get.”
s. Genesis 4:3 At harvest time Literally, “at the end of days.”
t. Genesis 4:3 He chose … from them Literally, “He brought some of his firstborn sheep, especially their
fat.”
u. Genesis 4:7 But if you … control it Or “But if you don’t do right, sin is crouching at your door. It wants
you, but you must rule over it.”
v. Genesis 4:8 Let’s go … field This sentence is found in the ancient versions but not in the standard
Hebrew text.
w. Genesis 4:16 Nod This name means “wandering.”
x. Genesis 4:20 father This probably means that this man invented these things or was the first one to
use them.
y. Genesis 4:25 Seth This is like a Hebrew word meaning “to give.”
z. Genesis 4:26 people … the LORD Literally, “people began calling on the name YAHWEH.”
aa. Genesis 5:1 Adam This name means “man” or “people.” It is like the word meaning “earth” or “red
clay.”
ab. Genesis 5:1 When God … like himself Literally, “He made him in the image of God.” See Gen. 1:27;
5:3.
ac. Genesis 5:2 humans The Hebrew word means “Adam,” “man,” or “people.”
ad. Genesis 5:3 he had … like Adam Or “he fathered a son in his image and likeness.” In Hebrew this is
like Gen. 1:27; 5:1.
ae. Genesis 5:24 Or “Enoch pleased God. Enoch disappeared. God took him.”
af. Genesis 5:29 Noah This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “to rest,” “to be sorry,” or “comfort.”
ag. Genesis 6:1 People … 120 years Or “The spirit from me will not live in people forever, because they
are flesh. They will live only 120 years.” Or “My Spirit will not judge people forever, because they will all
die in 120 years.”
ah. Genesis 6:14 cypress wood In Hebrew, “gopher timbers.” It is uncertain what kind of wood this is. It
might be a kind of tree or squared timbers.
ai. Genesis 6:15 300 cubits 437' 1/8" (133 m) if this was the short cubit or 510' 1 13/16" (155.5 m) if it was
the long cubit.
aj. Genesis 6:15 50 cubits 72' 10" (22.2 m) if this was the short cubit or 85' 5/16" (25.92 m) if it was the
long cubit.
ak. Genesis 6:15 30 cubits 43' 8 7/16" (13.3 m) if this was the short cubit or 51' 3/16" (15.55 m) if it was
the long cubit.
al. Genesis 6:16 1 cubit 17 1/2" (44.4 cm) if this was the short cubit or 20 5/8" (51.83 cm) if it was the long
cubit.
am. Genesis 6:16 Make a window … below the roof Or “Make an opening for the boat about 18 inches tall.”
an. Genesis 7:20 20 feet Literally, “15 cubits” which would be 21' 10 3/16" (6.66 m) if this was the short
cubit or 25' 6 1/16" (7.77 m) if it was the long cubit.
ao. Genesis 8:13 opened the door Literally, “removed the covering.”
ap. Genesis 9:25 Canaan Ham’s son. The people of Canaan lived along the coast of Palestine, Lebanon,
and Syria. Later, God gave this land to the Israelites.
aq. Genesis 10:4 Dodanim Or “Rodanim, the people of Rhodes.”
ar. Genesis 10:6 Cush Another name for Ethiopia.
as. Genesis 10:6 Mizraim Another name for Egypt. Also in verse 13.
at. Genesis 10:10 Babylonia Literally, “Shinar,” which may be a form of the name Sumer. Also in 11:2;
14:1.
au. Genesis 10:21 One … Hebrew people Literally, “To Shem was born the father of Eber’s sons.”
av. Genesis 10:25 Peleg This name means “division.”
aw. Genesis 10:30 East This usually means the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as far east
as the Persian Gulf. Also in 11:2.