Genesis
Old Testament · 50 chapters · 1535 verses
Every chapter of Genesis is given below in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX) — 1535 verses in 50 chapters — each with the Greek text of the Septuagint in parallel and the translator's notes to the printed edition.
4 Church Fathers comment on Genesis in this edition: Saint Methodius of Olympus, Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Saint Basil the Great, and Julius Africanus. Their commentary appears on the chapter it explains.
Chapters
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Chapter by Chapter
- Genesis 1 In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
- Genesis 2 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and the whole * world of them.
- Genesis 3 And the two were naked, both Adam and his wife, and were not ashamed. Now the serpent was the most crafty of all the brutes on the earth, which the…
- Genesis 4 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.
- Genesis 5 This is the genealogy * of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him:
- Genesis 6 And Noe was five hundred years old, and he begot three sons, Sem, * Cham, and Japheth. And it came to pass when men began to be numerous upon the…
- Genesis 7 And the Lord God said to Noe, Enter you and all your * family into the ark, for you have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
- Genesis 8 And God remembered Noe, and all the wild beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and all the reptiles that creep, as many as were with him in…
- Genesis 9 And God blessed Noe and his sons, and said to them, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and have dominion over it.
- Genesis 10 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.
- Genesis 11 And all the earth was one lip, and there was one language to all.
- Genesis 12 And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth out of your land and out of your kindred, and out of the house of your father, and come into the land which I…
- Genesis 13 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the wilderness.
- Genesis 14 And it came to pass in the reign of Amarphal king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, that Chodollogomor king of Elam, and Thargal king of…
- Genesis 15 And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield you, your reward shall be very great.
- Genesis 16 And Sara the wife of Abram bore him no children; and she had an Egyptian maid, whose name was Agar.
- Genesis 17 And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am your God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.
- Genesis 18 And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
- Genesis 19 And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with…
- Genesis 20 And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and lived between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
- Genesis 21 And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.
- Genesis 22 And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Behold! I am here.
- Genesis 23 And the life of Sarrha was one hundred and twenty-seven years.
- Genesis 24 And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
- Genesis 25 And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.
- Genesis 26 And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the…
- Genesis 27 And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My…
- Genesis 28 And Isaac having called for Jacob, blessed him, and charged him, saying, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of the Chananites.
- Genesis 29 And Jacob * started and went to the land of the east to Laban, the son of Bathuel the Syrian, and the brother of Rebecca, mother of Jacob and Esau.
- Genesis 30 And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.
- Genesis 31 And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all…
- Genesis 32 And Jacob departed for his journey; and having looked up, he saw the * host of God encamped; and the angels of God met him.
- Genesis 33 And Jacob * lifted up his eyes, and saw, and behold! Esau his brother coming, and four hundred men with him; and Jacob divided the children to Lea…
- Genesis 34 And Dina, the daughter of Lea, whom she bore to Jacob, went forth to observe the daughters of the inhabitants.
- Genesis 35 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to the place, Baethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God that appeared to you, when you fled…
- Genesis 36 And these are the generations of Esau; this is Edom.
- Genesis 37 And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the…
- Genesis 38 And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
- Genesis 39 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the* captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the…
- Genesis 40 And it came to pass after these things, that the chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief baker trespassed against their lord the king of…
- Genesis 41 And it came to pass after two * full years that Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood upon the bank of the river.
- Genesis 42 And Jacob having seen that there was a sale of corn in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you indolent?
- Genesis 43 But the famine prevailed in the land.
- Genesis 44 And Joseph charged the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put the money of each in the…
- Genesis 45 And Joseph could not refrain himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; and no one stood near Joseph, when he made himself…
- Genesis 46 And Israel departed, he and all that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac.
- Genesis 47 And Joseph came and told Pharao, saying, My father, and my brethren, and their cattle, and their oxen, and all their possessions, are come out of the…
- Genesis 48 And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, your father is ill; and, having taken his two sons, Manasse and…
- Genesis 49 And Jacob called his sons, and said to them,
- Genesis 50 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept on him, and kissed him.