The first book of Samuel 1. Samuel chapter 1 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: 2 and he had two wives; the name of…
The book Ruth Ruth chapter 1 1 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the…
The book of Judges Judges chapter 1 1 It happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them? 2 Yahweh said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 Judah…
The book of Joshua Joshua chapter 1 1 Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses‘ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, to the land which I…
The fifth book of Moses / Deuteronomy Deuteronomy chapter 1 1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. 2 It is eleven days‘ [journey] from Horeb by the way of…
The fourth book of Moses / Numbers Numbers chapter 1 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 „Take a census of all the…
The third book of Moses / Leviticus Leviticus chapter 1 1 Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting, saying, 2 „Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‚When anyone of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the cattle, from the…
The second book of Moses / Exodus Exodus chapter 1 1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 All the souls…
The first book of Moses / Genesis Genesis chapter 1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 God said, „Let there be light,“ and…