Genesis 3:8; Genesis 3:10; Genesis 3:17; Genesis 4:23; Genesis 11:7; Genesis 14:14; Genesis 16:2; Genesis 16:11; Genesis 17:20; Genesis 18:10; Genesis 21:6; Genesis 21:12; Genesis 21:17; Genesis 21:26; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 23:6; Genesis 23:8; Genesis 23:11; Genesis 23:13; Genesis 23:15; Genesis 23:16; Genesis 24:30; Genesis 24:52; Genesis 26:5; Genesis 27:5; Genesis 27:6; Genesis 27:8; Genesis 27:13; Genesis 27:34; Genesis 27:43; Genesis 28:7; Genesis 29:13; Genesis 29:33; Genesis 30:6; Genesis 30:17; Genesis 30:22; Genesis 31:1; Genesis 34:5; Genesis 34:7; Genesis 34:17; Genesis 34:24; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 37:6; Genesis 37:17; Genesis 37:21; Genesis 37:27; Genesis 39:10; Genesis 39:15; Genesis 39:19; Genesis 41:15; Genesis 42:2; Genesis 42:21; Genesis 42:22; Genesis 42:23; Genesis 43:25; Genesis 45:2; Genesis 45:16; Genesis 49:2

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Genesis 3:8

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
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Genesis 3:10

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”
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Genesis 3:17

17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life.
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Genesis 4:23

23 Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.
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Genesis 11:7

7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”
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Genesis 14:14

14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
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Genesis 16:2

2 so she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
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Genesis 16:11

11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,for the LORD has heard of your misery.
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Genesis 17:20

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
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Genesis 18:10

10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
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Genesis 21:6

6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
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Genesis 21:12

12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
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Genesis 21:17

17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
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Genesis 21:26

26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
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Genesis 22:18

18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
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Genesis 23:6

6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
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Genesis 23:8

8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
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Genesis 23:11

11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
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Genesis 23:13

13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
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Genesis 23:15

15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
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Genesis 23:16

16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
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Genesis 24:30

30 As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.
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Genesis 24:52

52 When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
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Genesis 26:5

5 because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”
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Genesis 27:5

5 Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back,
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Genesis 27:6

6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau,
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Genesis 27:8

8 Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:
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Genesis 27:13

13 His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.”
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Genesis 27:34

34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!”
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Genesis 27:43

43 Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran.
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Genesis 28:7

7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.
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Genesis 29:13

13 As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things.
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Genesis 29:33

33 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the LORD heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
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Genesis 30:6

6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; he has listened to my plea and given me a son.” Because of this she named him Dan.
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Genesis 30:17

17 God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son.
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Genesis 30:22

22 Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.
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Genesis 31:1

1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”
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Genesis 34:5

5 When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.
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Genesis 34:7

7 Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
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Genesis 34:17

17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”
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Genesis 34:24

24 All the men who went out of the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised.
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Genesis 35:22

22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:
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Genesis 37:6

6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:
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Genesis 37:17

17 “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan.
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Genesis 37:21

21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.
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Genesis 37:27

27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed.
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Genesis 39:10

10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
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Genesis 39:15

15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
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Genesis 39:19

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.
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Genesis 41:15

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
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Genesis 42:2

2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
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Genesis 42:21

21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”
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Genesis 42:22

22 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.”
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Genesis 42:23

23 They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
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Genesis 43:25

25 They prepared their gifts for Joseph’s arrival at noon, because they had heard that they were to eat there.
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Genesis 45:2

2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
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Genesis 45:16

16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.
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Genesis 49:2

2 “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
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