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And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
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But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
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The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
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May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”
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You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”
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So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
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When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?”
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Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for you.”
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Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”
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After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, “Serve the food.”
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They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.
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When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
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Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”
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The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.
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Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
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They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.
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Hebrew Servants
“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything.
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The Priestly Garments
“Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests.
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Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.
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These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.
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After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
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Consecration of the Priests
“This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without defect.
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“So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.
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“Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
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and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
