Why — Симфония — New Living Translation

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Then the LORD God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”

Gen 4:6

“Why are you so angry?” the LORD asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?

Gen 11:9

That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

Gen 12:18

So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. “What have you done to me?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

Gen 12:19

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!”

Gen 18:13

Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’

Gen 18:25

Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

Gen 19:22

But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means “little place.”)

Gen 20:6

In the dream God responded, “Yes, I know you are innocent. That’s why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her.

Gen 21:29

Abimelech asked, “Why have you set these seven apart from the others?”

Gen 24:31

Laban said to him, “Come and stay with us, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing here outside the town when I have a room all ready for you and a place prepared for the camels?”

Gen 24:33

Then food was served. But Abraham’s servant said, “I don’t want to eat until I have told you why I have come.” “All right,” Laban said, “tell us.”

Gen 25:22

But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.

Gen 26:9

Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” “Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me,” Isaac replied.

Gen 26:27

“Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land.”

Gen 27:45

When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

Gen 29:7

Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight — too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?”

Gen 29:25

But when Jacob woke up in the morning — it was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob raged at Laban. “I worked seven years for Rachel! Why have you tricked me?”

Gen 31:27

Why did you slip away secretly? Why did you deceive me? And why didn’t you say you wanted to leave? I would have given you a farewell feast, with singing and music, accompanied by tambourines and harps.

Gen 31:28

Why didn’t you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly!

Gen 31:30

I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father’s home. But why have you stolen my gods?”

Gen 31:42

In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side — the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac — you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”

Gen 31:48

Then Laban declared, “This pile of stones will stand as a witness to remind us of the covenant we have made today.” This explains why it was called Galeed — “Witness Pile.”

Gen 32:29

“Please tell me your name,” Jacob said. “Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.

Gen 33:17

Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).

Gen 34:31

“But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily.

Gen 37:22

“Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.

Gen 40:7

“Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.

Gen 42:1

1 When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another?

Gen 42:21

Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”

Gen 43:6

“Why were you so cruel to me?” Jacob moaned. “Why did you tell him you had another brother?”

Gen 44:4

But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, “Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil?

Gen 44:5

Why have you stolen my master’s silver cup, which he uses to predict the future? What a wicked thing you have done!’”

Gen 44:8

Didn’t we return the money we found in our sacks? We brought it back all the way from the land of Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

Gen 47:19

Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land and ourselves as slaves for Pharaoh. Just give us grain so we may live and not die, and so the land does not become empty and desolate.”

Exod 1:18

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. “Why have you done this?” he demanded. “Why have you allowed the boys to live?”

Exod 2:13

The next day, when Moses went out to visit his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. “Why are you beating up your friend?” Moses said to the one who had started the fight.

Exod 2:18

When the girls returned to Reuel, their father, he asked, “Why are you back so soon today?”

Exod 2:20

“Then where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave him there? Invite him to come and eat with us.”

Exod 3:3

“This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.”

Exod 5:2

“Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the LORD? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don’t know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”

Exod 5:4

Pharaoh replied, “Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work!

Exod 5:8

But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’

Exod 5:14

Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. “Why haven’t you met your quotas either yesterday or today?” they demanded.

Exod 5:17

But Pharaoh shouted, “You’re just lazy! Lazy! That’s why you’re saying, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to the LORD.’

Exod 5:22

Then Moses went back to the LORD and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me?

Exod 6:30

But Moses argued with the LORD, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?”

Exod 13:15

Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the LORD — except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.’

Exod 14:11

and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt?

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