14 And Laban said to him, (A)“Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month.

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14 Then Laban said to him, “You are my own flesh and blood.”(A)

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month,

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12 You are my brethren, you are (A)my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’ 13 (B)And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? (C)God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me [a]continually in place of Joab.’ ”

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  1. 2 Samuel 19:13 permanently

12 You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?’ 13 And say to Amasa,(A) ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood?(B) May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(C) if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.(D)’”

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“Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that all (A)seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and (B)bone.”

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“Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.(A)

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23 And Adam said:

“This is now (A)bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called [a]Woman,
Because she was (B)taken out of [b]Man.”

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  1. Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ishshah
  2. Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ish

23 The man said,

“This is now bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;(A)
she shall be called(B) ‘woman,’
    for she was taken out of man.(C)

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David Reigns over All Israel(A)

Then all the tribes of Israel (B)came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed (C)we are your bone and your flesh.

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David Becomes King Over Israel(A)

All the tribes of Israel(B) came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.(C)

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(A)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (B)bosom.

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Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(A)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.

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Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, (A)what should your wages be?

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15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative(A) of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages(B) should be.”

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12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was (A)her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. (B)So she ran and told her father.

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12 He had told Rachel that he was a relative(A) of her father and a son of Rebekah.(B) So she ran and told her father.(C)

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So Abram said to Lot, (A)“Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.

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So Abram said to Lot,(A) “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me,(B) or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.(C)

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30 For (A)we are members of His body, [a]of His flesh and of His bones.

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  1. Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.

30 for we are members of his body.(A)

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