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Genesis 13
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Genesis 13
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Abram and Lot Separate
13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, (A)into the Negeb.
2 (B)Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to (C)the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord. 5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, 6 so that (D)the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, 7 (E)and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time (F)the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land.
8 Then Abram said to Lot, (G)“Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, (H)for we are kinsmen.[a] 9 (I)Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the (J)Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like (K)the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of (L)Zoar. (This was before the Lord (M)destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. 12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom (N)were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.
14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, (O)northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for all the land that you see I will give (P)to you and (Q)to your offspring forever. 16 (R)I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17 Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.” 18 So Abram moved his tent and came and (S)settled by the (T)oaks[b] of Mamre, which (U)are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.
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- Genesis 13:8 Hebrew we are men, brothers
- Genesis 13:18 Or terebinths
Genesis 13
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Genesis 13
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Abram and Lot Separate
13 So Abram went up from Egypt(A) to the Negev,(B) with his wife and everything he had, and Lot(C) went with him. 2 Abram had become very wealthy(D) in livestock(E) and in silver and gold.
3 From the Negev(F) he went from place to place until he came to Bethel,(G) to the place between Bethel and Ai(H) where his tent had been earlier 4 and where he had first built an altar.(I) There Abram called on the name of the Lord.(J)
5 Now Lot,(K) who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.(L) 7 And quarreling(M) arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites(N) and Perizzites(O) were also living in the land(P) at that time.
8 So Abram said to Lot,(Q) “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me,(R) or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.(S) 9 Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”(T)
10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain(U) of the Jordan toward Zoar(V) was well watered, like the garden of the Lord,(W) like the land of Egypt.(X) (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom(Y) and Gomorrah.)(Z) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan,(AA) while Lot(AB) lived among the cities of the plain(AC) and pitched his tents near Sodom.(AD) 13 Now the people of Sodom(AE) were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.(AF)
14 The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.(AG) 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever.(AH) 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(AI) 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land,(AJ) for I am giving it to you.”(AK)
18 So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre(AL) at Hebron,(AM) where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.(AN)
Footnotes
- Genesis 13:15 Or seed; also in verse 16
Joshua 15:35-63
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Joshua 15:35-63
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35 (A)Jarmuth, (B)Adullam, (C)Socoh, (D)Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, 39 (E)Lachish, Bozkath, (F)Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and (G)Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.
42 (H)Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 (I)Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 (J)Ekron, with its towns and its villages; 46 from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
47 (K)Ashdod, its towns and its villages; (L)Gaza, its towns and its villages; to (M)the Brook of Egypt, and (N)the Great Sea with its coastline.
48 And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah ((O)that is, Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51 (P)Goshen, Holon, and (Q)Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.
52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, (R)Kiriath-arba (that is, (S)Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
55 (T)Maon, (U)Carmel, (V)Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and (W)Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
60 (X)Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
61 In the wilderness, (Y)Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and (Z)Engedi: six cities with their villages.
63 But the (AA)Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, (AB)the people of Judah could not drive out, (AC)so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
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Joshua 15:35-63
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Joshua 15:35-63
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35 Jarmuth,(A) Adullam,(B) Sokoh,(C) Azekah,(D) 36 Shaaraim,(E) Adithaim and Gederah(F) (or Gederothaim)[a]—fourteen towns and their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpah,(G) Joktheel,(H) 39 Lachish,(I) Bozkath,(J) Eglon,(K) 40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 41 Gederoth,(L) Beth Dagon,(M) Naamah and Makkedah(N)—sixteen towns and their villages.
42 Libnah,(O) Ether, Ashan,(P) 43 Iphtah, Ashnah,(Q) Nezib, 44 Keilah,(R) Akzib(S) and Mareshah(T)—nine towns and their villages.
45 Ekron,(U) with its surrounding settlements and villages; 46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod,(V) together with their villages; 47 Ashdod,(W) its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt(X) and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.(Y)
48 In the hill country:
Shamir,(Z) Jattir,(AA) Sokoh,(AB) 49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir(AC)), 50 Anab,(AD) Eshtemoh,(AE) Anim, 51 Goshen,(AF) Holon(AG) and Giloh(AH)—eleven towns and their villages.
52 Arab, Dumah,(AI) Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba(AJ) (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.
55 Maon,(AK) Carmel,(AL) Ziph,(AM) Juttah,(AN) 56 Jezreel,(AO) Jokdeam, Zanoah,(AP) 57 Kain, Gibeah(AQ) and Timnah(AR)—ten towns and their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth Zur,(AS) Gedor,(AT) 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.[b]
60 Kiriath Baal(AU) (that is, Kiriath Jearim(AV)) and Rabbah(AW)—two towns and their villages.
61 In the wilderness:(AX)
Beth Arabah,(AY) Middin, Sekakah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi(AZ)—six towns and their villages.
63 Judah could not(BA) dislodge the Jebusites(BB), who were living in Jerusalem;(BC) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.(BD)
Footnotes
- Joshua 15:36 Or Gederah and Gederothaim
- Joshua 15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).
Isaiah 14:24-15:9
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Isaiah 14:24-15:9
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An Oracle Concerning Assyria
24 The Lord of hosts has sworn:
(A)“As I have planned,
so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand,
25 that (B)I will break the Assyrian in my land,
and on my mountains trample him underfoot;
and (C)his yoke shall depart from them,
and (D)his burden from their shoulder.”
26 This is the purpose that is purposed
concerning the whole earth,
and this is (E)the hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.
27 (F)For the Lord of hosts has purposed,
and who will annul it?
(G)His hand is stretched out,
and who will turn it back?
An Oracle Concerning Philistia
28 In the year that (H)King Ahaz died came this (I)oracle:
29 Rejoice not, (J)O Philistia, all of you,
that (K)the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a (L)flying fiery serpent.
30 And the firstborn of (M)the poor will graze,
and (N)the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
31 (O)Wail, O (P)gate; cry out, O city;
melt in fear, (Q)O Philistia, all of you!
(R)For smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.
32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
(S)“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”
An Oracle Concerning Moab
15 An (T)oracle concerning (U)Moab.
Because (V)Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night,
Moab is undone;
because (W)Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night,
Moab is undone.
2 He has gone up to the temple,[a] and to (X)Dibon,
to the high places[b] to weep;
over (Y)Nebo and over (Z)Medeba
Moab (AA)wails.
On every head is (AB)baldness;
every beard is shorn;
3 in the streets they wear sackcloth;
on the housetops and in the squares
everyone wails and melts in tears.
4 (AC)Heshbon and (AD)Elealeh cry out;
their voice is heard as far as (AE)Jahaz;
therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud;
his soul trembles.
5 My heart cries out for Moab;
her fugitives flee to Zoar,
to (AF)Eglath-shelishiyah.
For at the (AG)ascent of Luhith
they go up weeping;
on the road to (AH)Horonaim
they raise a cry of destruction;
6 the waters of (AI)Nimrim
are a desolation;
the grass is withered, the vegetation fails,
the greenery is no more.
7 (AJ)Therefore the abundance they have gained
and what they have laid up
they carry away
over the Brook of the Willows.
8 For a cry has gone
around the land of Moab;
her wailing reaches to Eglaim;
her wailing reaches to Beer-elim.
9 For the waters of (AK)Dibon[c] are full of blood;
for I will bring upon Dibon even more,
(AL)a lion for those of Moab who escape,
for the remnant of the land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:2 Hebrew the house
- Isaiah 15:2 Or temple, even Dibon to the high places
- Isaiah 15:9 Dead Sea Scroll, Vulgate (compare Syriac); Masoretic Text Dimon; twice in this verse
Isaiah 14:24-15:9
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Isaiah 14:24-15:9
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24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(A)
“Surely, as I have planned,(B) so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(C)
25 I will crush the Assyrian(D) in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke(E) will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders.(F)”
26 This is the plan(G) determined for the whole world;
this is the hand(H) stretched out over all nations.
27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed,(I) and who can thwart him?
His hand(J) is stretched out, and who can turn it back?(K)
A Prophecy Against the Philistines
28 This prophecy(L) came in the year(M) King Ahaz(N) died:
29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(O)
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(P)
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(Q)
30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy(R) will lie down in safety.(S)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(T)
it will slay(U) your survivors.(V)
31 Wail,(W) you gate!(X) Howl, you city!
Melt away, all you Philistines!(Y)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,(Z)
and there is not a straggler in its ranks.(AA)
32 What answer shall be given
to the envoys(AB) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(AC)
and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(AD)”
A Prophecy Against Moab(AE)
15 A prophecy(AF) against Moab:(AG)
Ar(AH) in Moab is ruined,(AI)
destroyed in a night!
Kir(AJ) in Moab is ruined,
destroyed in a night!
2 Dibon(AK) goes up to its temple,
to its high places(AL) to weep;
Moab wails(AM) over Nebo(AN) and Medeba.
Every head is shaved(AO)
and every beard cut off.(AP)
3 In the streets they wear sackcloth;(AQ)
on the roofs(AR) and in the public squares(AS)
they all wail,(AT)
prostrate with weeping.(AU)
4 Heshbon(AV) and Elealeh(AW) cry out,
their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz.(AX)
Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out,
and their hearts are faint.
5 My heart cries out(AY) over Moab;(AZ)
her fugitives(BA) flee as far as Zoar,(BB)
as far as Eglath Shelishiyah.
They go up the hill to Luhith,
weeping as they go;
on the road to Horonaim(BC)
they lament their destruction.(BD)
6 The waters of Nimrim are dried up(BE)
and the grass is withered;(BF)
the vegetation is gone(BG)
and nothing green is left.(BH)
7 So the wealth they have acquired(BI) and stored up
they carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars.
8 Their outcry echoes along the border of Moab;
their wailing reaches as far as Eglaim,
their lamentation as far as Beer(BJ) Elim.
9 The waters of Dimon[a] are full of blood,
but I will bring still more upon Dimon[b]—
a lion(BK) upon the fugitives of Moab(BL)
and upon those who remain in the land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:9 Dimon, a wordplay on Dibon (see verse 2), sounds like the Hebrew for blood.
- Isaiah 15:9 Dimon, a wordplay on Dibon (see verse 2), sounds like the Hebrew for blood.
Job 12:1-10
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Job 12:1-10
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Job Replies: The Lord Has Done This
12 Then Job answered and said:
2 “No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
3 But I have (A)understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know (B)such things as these?
4 I am (C)a laughingstock to my friends;
I, who (D)called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
5 In the thought of one who is (E)at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
6 (F)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[a]
7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you;[b]
and the fish of the sea will declare to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
that (G)the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In (H)his hand is the life of every living thing
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:1-10
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Job 12:1-10
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Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(A)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(B)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(C) to my friends,(D)
though I called on God and he answered(E)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(F)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(G) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(H)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(I)
and those who provoke God are secure(J)—
those God has in his hand.[a]
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(K)
or the birds in the sky,(L) and they will tell you;(M)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(N)
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(O)
10 In his hand is the life(P) of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.(Q)
Footnotes
- Job 12:6 Or those whose god is in their own hand
Matthew 8:5-13
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Matthew 8:5-13
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The Faith of a Centurion
5 (A)When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but (B)only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant,[a] ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, (C)he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with (D)no one in Israel[b] have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, (E)many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 (F)while the sons of the kingdom (G)will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place (H)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you (I)as you have believed.” (J)And the servant was healed at that very moment.
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- Matthew 8:9 Or bondservant
- Matthew 8:10 Some manuscripts not even in Israel
Matthew 8:5-13
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Matthew 8:5-13
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The Faith of the Centurion(A)
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed,(B) suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.(C) 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.(D) 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west,(E) and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(F) 12 But the subjects of the kingdom(G) will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(H)
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.”(I) And his servant was healed at that moment.
Acts 7:29-39
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Acts 7:29-39
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29 At this retort (A)Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, (B)where he became the father of two sons.
30 “Now when forty years had passed, (C)an angel appeared to him (D)in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: 32 (E)‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. 33 Then the Lord said to him, (F)‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34 (G)I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and (H)have heard their groaning, and (I)I have come down to deliver them. (J)And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
35 “This Moses, whom they rejected, (K)saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer (L)by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 (M)This man led them out, performing (N)wonders and signs (O)in Egypt and (P)at the Red Sea and (Q)in the wilderness for (R)forty years. 37 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you (S)a prophet like me from your brothers.’ 38 This is the one (T)who was in the congregation in the wilderness with (U)the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. (V)He received (W)living (X)oracles to give to us. 39 Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and (Y)in their hearts they turned to Egypt,
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Acts 7:29-39
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Acts 7:29-39
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29 When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.(A)
30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. 31 When he saw this, he was amazed at the sight. As he went over to get a closer look, he heard the Lord say:(B) 32 ‘I am the God of your fathers,(C) the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’[a] Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.(D)
33 “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.(E) 34 I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’[b](F)
35 “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’(G) He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 He led them out of Egypt(H) and performed wonders and signs(I) in Egypt, at the Red Sea(J) and for forty years in the wilderness.(K)
37 “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’[c](L) 38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(M) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(N) and he received living words(O) to pass on to us.(P)
39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(Q)
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