23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

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23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son(A) and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”(B)

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25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

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25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace(A) among the people.”

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27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

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27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,(A) a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

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31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

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Jacob’s Children

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved,(A) he enabled her to conceive,(B) but Rachel remained childless.

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And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

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In that day(A) seven women
    will take hold of one man(B)
and say, “We will eat our own food(C)
    and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
    Take away our disgrace!”(D)

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But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

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But to Hannah he gave a double portion(A) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(B) Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(C)

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21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

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21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.

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