Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.

God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe GOD's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that GOD can complete in Abraham what he promised him."

It is also called Mizpah (Watchtower) because Laban said, "GOD keep watch between you and me when we are out of each other's sight.

Your descendants will be as the dust of the Earth; they'll stretch from west to east and from north to south. All the families of the Earth will bless themselves in you and your descendants.

Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that GOD, your God, is giving you.

Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that GOD, your God, is giving you.

Write these commandments that I've given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you

Respect your father and mother--GOD, your God, commands it! You'll have a long life; the land that God is giving you will treat you well.

"If you decide that it's a bad thing to worship GOD, then choose a god you'd rather serve--and do it today. Choose one of the gods your ancestors worshiped from the country beyond The River, or one of the gods of the Amorites, on whose land you're now living. As for me and my family, we'll worship GOD."