Identifying who said what in the scriptures turns out to be a very useful exercise. The following is a listing of the voices (i.e. speakers) given in order as they appear in the King James Version of the bible. The numbers preceeding the description of the voices indicate the Chapter, Number of Verses, Number of Voices, and Number of Unique Voices respectively. Note: Unique (newly introduced) voices are given in bold.
Genesis | Exodus
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GENESIS
1 Narrator GEN All (except Genesis 23)
2 God GEN 1-4, 6-9, 11-15, 17-18, 20-22, 25-26, 28, 31, 35, 46
3 Adam GEN 2-3
4 Serpant GEN 3
5 Eve GEN 3-4
6 Cain GEN 4
7 Lamech (Son of Cain) GEN 4
8 Lamech (Son of Methuselah) GEN 5
9 Noah GEN 9
10 People of the Land of Shinar GEN 11
11 Abram (Abraham) GEN 12-18, 20-24
12 Pharoh of Egypt GEN 12
13 Melchizedek GEN 14
14 King of Sodom GEN 14
15 Sarai (Sarah) GEN 16, 18
16 Angel of the Lord GEN 16, 22
17 Hagar GEN 16
18 Three Men From God (Angels?) GEN 18
19 Lot GEN 19
20 2 Angels From God GEN 19
21 Men of Sodom GEN 19
22 Lot's First Born Daughter GEN 19
23 Abimelech GEN 20, 26
24 Angel of God GEN 21
25 Abimelech and Phichol GEN 21
26 Isaac GEN 22, 26-28
27 Unknown Person(s) GEN 22
28 Children of Heth GEN 23
29 Ephron (son of Zoar) GEN 23
30 Abraham’s Servant GEN 24
31 Rebekah GEN 24-25, 27
32 Laban GEN 24, 29-31
33 Laban and Bethue GEN 24
34 Laban and his Mother GEN 24
35 Esau GEN 25, 27, 33
36 Jacob GEN 25, 27-35, 36, 42-43, 45-49
37 Herdmen of Gerar GEN 26
38 Abimelech, huzzath, & Phichol GEN 26
39 Sons of Haran GEN 29
40 Leah GEN 29-30
41 Rachael GEN 30-31
42 Sons of Laban GEN 31
43 Messengers of Jacob GEN 32
44 Angel of God (man) GEN 32
45 Shechem (Son of Hamor) GEN 34
46 Hamor GEN 34
47 Sons of Jacob GEN 34, 43-45
48 Simeon & Levi GEN 34
49 Rachel’s Midwife GEN 35
50 Joseph GEN 37, 39-48, 50
51 Joseph’s Brethren GEN 37, 50
52 Man in Shechem GEN 37
53 Reuben GEN 37, 42
54 Judah GEN 37-38, 43-44
55 Unknown Speaker to Tamar GEN 38
56 Tamar GEN 38
57 Hirah GEN 38
58 Men by or near Timnath GEN 38
59 Unknown Speaker to Judah GEN 38
60 Tamar's Midwife GEN 38
61 Potiphar’s Wife GEN 39
62 Officers of Pharaoh (Butler and Baker) GEN 40
63 Pharaoh’s Chief Butler GEN 40, 41
64 Pharaoh’s Chief Baker GEN 40
65 Pharaoh GEN 41, 45, 47, 50
66 Joseph’s Brethren GEN 42
67 One of Joseph’s Brethren (unnamed) GEN 42
68 The Stewart of Joseph’s House GEN 43-44
69 The Servants of Pharaoh’s House GEN 45
70 Some of Joseph’s Brethren GEN 47
71 Egyptians GEN 47
72 Unknown Speaker to Joseph GEN 48
73 Unknown Speaker to Jocab GEN 48
74 The Canaanites GEN 50
75 Messenger of Joseph’s Brethren GEN 50
Summary for the Book of Genesis . . .
Totals
Chapters: 50
Verses: 1533
Total Voices: 75
Ambiguous Voices: 31
Voices with No Name Given: 14
Distinctly Named Voices: 30
Newly Introduced in Genesis: 30
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EXODUS
1 Narrator EXD ALL (except Exodus ??)
2 God EXD 3, 6-14
3 King of Egypt (Pharaoh) 3 EXD 1
4 Shiphrah and Puah (The Hebrew Midwives) 3 EXD 1
5 Pharaoh’s Daughter 3 EXD 2
6 Moses 3 EXD 2-3, 5-6, 8-14
7 The Hebrew (who smote his fellow) EXD 2
8 Reuel (the priest of Midian)/Jethro 3 EXD 2, 4
9 Daughters of Reuel EXD 2
10 Zipporah 3 EXD 4
11 Moses and Aaron 3 EXD 5, 10
12 Pharaoh (King of Egypt) 3 3 EXD 5, 8-10, 12
13 Pharaoh’s Taskmasters 3 EXD 5
14 Officers of the Children of Isreal 3 EXD 5
15 Servant's of Pharaoh 3 EXD 10
16 The Eqyptians 3 EXD 12, 14
17 Joseph (by reference in narration) EXD 13
18 Pharaoh and his Servants 3 EXD 14
19 Children of Israel 3 EXD 14-15
20 Moses and the Children of Israel 3 EXD 15
21 Miriam 3 EXD 15
Summary for the Book of Exodus (note: this data is incomplete) . . .
Totals
Chapters: 40
Verses: 545
Total Voices: 21
Ambiguous Voices: 9
Voices with No Name Given: 3
Distinctly Named Voices: 9
Newly Introduced in Genesis: 5
