16 To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels[a] of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”

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  1. Genesis 20:16 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms

16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

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12 Wealth and honor(A) come from you;
    you are the ruler(B) of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
    to exalt and give strength to all.

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12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

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14 But you, God, see the trouble(A) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(B)
    you are the helper(C) of the fatherless.

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14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

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31 You are my sheep,(A) the sheep of my pasture,(B) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

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ג Gimel

17 Be good to your servant(A) while I live,
    that I may obey your word.(B)

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17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

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116 Sustain me,(A) my God, according to your promise,(B) and I will live;
    do not let my hopes be dashed.(C)

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116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

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Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
    my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)

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Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

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37 Let your servant return, that I may die in my own town near the tomb of my father(A) and mother. But here is your servant Kimham.(B) Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever you wish.”

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37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

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You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.(A)

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Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

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13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,(A)” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of

13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

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14 You are the God who performs miracles;(A)
    you display your power among the peoples.

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14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

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28 What you decide on will be done,(A)
    and light(B) will shine on your ways.(C)

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28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

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23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.(A) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(B)

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23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

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