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Genesis 21
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Genesis 21
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The Birth of Isaac
21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(A) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(B) 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(C) to Abraham in his old age,(D) at the very time God had promised him.(E) 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac[a](F) to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him,(G) as God commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old(H) when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter,(I) and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” 7 And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”(J)
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
8 The child grew and was weaned,(K) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(L) was mocking,(M) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(N) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(O)
11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(P) 12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[b] will be reckoned.(Q) 13 I will make the son of the slave into a nation(R) also, because he is your offspring.”
14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.(S) He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.(T)
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[c] began to sob.(U)
17 God heard the boy crying,(V) and the angel of God(W) called to Hagar from heaven(X) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(Y) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(Z)”
19 Then God opened her eyes(AA) and she saw a well of water.(AB) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 God was with the boy(AC) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(AD) his mother got a wife for him(AE) from Egypt.
The Treaty at Beersheba
22 At that time Abimelek(AF) and Phicol the commander of his forces(AG) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(AH) 23 Now swear(AI) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.(AJ) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”(AK)
24 Abraham said, “I swear it.”
25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.(AL) 26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.(AM) 28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(AN) that I dug this well.(AO)”
31 So that place was called Beersheba,[d](AP) because the two men swore an oath(AQ) there.
32 After the treaty(AR) had been made at Beersheba,(AS) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(AT) returned to the land of the Philistines.(AU) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(AV) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(AW) the Eternal God.(AX) 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines(AY) for a long time.
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs.
- Genesis 21:12 Or seed
- Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child
- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
Nehemiah 10
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Nehemiah 10
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10 [a]Those who sealed it were:
Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah.
Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah,(A) Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashhur,(B) Amariah, Malkijah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
5 Harim,(C) Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah.
These were the priests.(D)
9 The Levites:(E)
Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 and their associates: Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zakkur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.
14 The leaders of the people:
Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,(F)
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,(G)
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah,(H) Hasshub,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluk, Harim and Baanah.
28 “The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants(I) and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples(J) for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand— 29 all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath(K) to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.
30 “We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.(L)
31 “When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath,(M) we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land(N) and will cancel all debts.(O)
32 “We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel[b] each year for the service of the house of our God: 33 for the bread set out on the table;(P) for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon(Q) feasts and at the appointed festivals; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings[c] to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God.(R)
34 “We—the priests, the Levites and the people—have cast lots(S) to determine when each of our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood(T) to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law.
35 “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits(U) of our crops and of every fruit tree.(V)
36 “As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn(W) of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.(X)
37 “Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil.(Y) And we will bring a tithe(Z) of our crops to the Levites,(AA) for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.(AB) 38 A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes(AC) up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury. 39 The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept.
“We will not neglect the house of our God.”(AD)
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 10:1 In Hebrew texts 10:1-39 is numbered 10:2-40.
- Nehemiah 10:32 That is, about 1/8 ounce or about 4 grams
- Nehemiah 10:33 Or purification offerings
Psalm 6-9
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Psalm 6-9
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Psalm 6[a]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger(A)
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me,(B) Lord, for I am faint;(C)
heal me,(D) Lord, for my bones are in agony.(E)
3 My soul is in deep anguish.(F)
How long,(G) Lord, how long?
4 Turn,(H) Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.(I)
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?(J)
All night long I flood my bed with weeping(M)
and drench my couch with tears.(N)
7 My eyes grow weak(O) with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.
8 Away from me,(P) all you who do evil,(Q)
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;(R)
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;(S)
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.(T)
Psalm 7[c]
A shiggaion[d](U) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
1 Lord my God, I take refuge(V) in you;
save and deliver me(W) from all who pursue me,(X)
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion(Y)
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(Z) me.
3 Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands(AA)—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause(AB) have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake(AC) me;
let him trample my life to the ground(AD)
and make me sleep in the dust.[e](AE)
6 Arise,(AF) Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.(AG)
Awake,(AH) my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.(AI)
8 Let the Lord judge(AJ) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(AK)
according to my integrity,(AL) O Most High.(AM)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—(AN)
you, the righteous God(AO)
who probes minds and hearts.(AP)
10 My shield[f](AQ) is God Most High,
who saves the upright in heart.(AR)
11 God is a righteous judge,(AS)
a God who displays his wrath(AT) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(AU)
he[g] will sharpen his sword;(AV)
he will bend and string his bow.(AW)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.(AX)
14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth(AY) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit(AZ) they have made.(BA)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(BB)
I will sing the praises(BC) of the name of the Lord Most High.(BD)
Psalm 8[h]
For the director of music. According to gittith.[i] A psalm of David.
1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name(BE) in all the earth!
You have set your glory(BF)
in the heavens.(BG)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(BH) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(BI) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(BJ)
the work of your fingers,(BK)
the moon and the stars,(BL)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[j](BM)
5 You have made them[k] a little lower than the angels[l](BN)
and crowned them[m] with glory and honor.(BO)
6 You made them rulers(BP) over the works of your hands;(BQ)
you put everything under their[n] feet:(BR)
7 all flocks and herds,(BS)
and the animals of the wild,(BT)
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,(BU)
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!(BV)
Psalm 9[o][p]
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;(BW)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(BX)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(BY) in you;
I will sing the praises(BZ) of your name,(CA) O Most High.
3 My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(CB) and my cause,(CC)
sitting enthroned(CD) as the righteous judge.(CE)
5 You have rebuked the nations(CF) and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name(CG) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;(CH)
even the memory of them(CI) has perished.
7 The Lord reigns forever;(CJ)
he has established his throne(CK) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(CL)
and judges the peoples with equity.(CM)
9 The Lord is a refuge(CN) for the oppressed,(CO)
a stronghold in times of trouble.(CP)
10 Those who know your name(CQ) trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken(CR) those who seek you.(CS)
11 Sing the praises(CT) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(CU)
proclaim among the nations(CV) what he has done.(CW)
12 For he who avenges blood(CX) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(CY)
13 Lord, see how my enemies(CZ) persecute me!
Have mercy(DA) and lift me up from the gates of death,(DB)
14 that I may declare your praises(DC)
in the gates of Daughter Zion,(DD)
and there rejoice in your salvation.(DE)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(DF)
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(DG)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[q](DH)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(DI)
all the nations that forget God.(DJ)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope(DK) of the afflicted(DL) will never perish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-10 is numbered 6:2-11.
- Psalm 6:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
- Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
- Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
- Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
- Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
- Psalm 8:5 Or him
- Psalm 8:5 Or than God
- Psalm 8:5 Or him
- Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
- Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
- Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.
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