1 Samuel 1:22
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22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord (A)and dwell there forever.”
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1 Samuel 1:28
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28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.”
(A)And he worshiped the Lord there.
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1 Samuel 1:11
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11 And she (A)vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed (B)look on the affliction of your servant and (C)remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, (D)and no razor shall touch his head.”
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Luke 2:22
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Jesus Presented at the Temple
22 And (A)when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem (B)to present him to the Lord
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Luke 2:41-42
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The Boy Jesus in the Temple
41 Now (A)his parents went (B)to Jerusalem every year at (C)the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, (D)they went up according to custom.
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1 Samuel 3:1
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The Lord Calls Samuel
3 (A)Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. (B)And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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1 Samuel 2:18
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18 (A)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy (B)clothed with a linen ephod.
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1 Samuel 2:11
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11 Then Elkanah went home (A)to Ramah. (B)And the boy[a] was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
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Deuteronomy 16:16
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16 (A)“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. (B)They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.
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Leviticus 25:23
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Redemption of Property
23 “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for (A)the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me.
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Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
(A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Psalm 27:4
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4 (A)One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon (C)the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire[a] in his temple.
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:4 Or meditate
Psalm 23:6
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6 Surely[a] goodness and mercy[b] shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall (A)dwell[c] in the house of the Lord
(B)forever.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 23:6 Or Only
- Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
- Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
- Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
Joshua 4:7
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7 then you shall tell them that (A)the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel (B)a memorial forever.”
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Exodus 21:6
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6 then his master shall bring him to (A)God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.
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