And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob (A)held[a] his peace until they came.

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  1. Genesis 34:5 kept silent

When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled,(A) his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.

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22 And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon (A)neither good nor bad. For Absalom (B)hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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22 And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad;(A) he hated(B) Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

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29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.

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29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

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25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

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15 But David occasionally went and returned from Saul (A)to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

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15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend(A) his father’s sheep(B) at Bethlehem.

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11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the (A)sheep.”

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not [a]sit down till he comes here.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:11 So with LXX, Vg.; MT turn around; Tg., Syr. turn away

11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all(A) the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”(B)

Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”

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27 (A)But some (B)rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, (C)and brought him no presents. But he [a]held his peace.

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:27 kept silent

27 But some scoundrels(A) said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts.(B) But Saul kept silent.

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And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:

‘By those (A)who come near Me
I must be regarded as holy;
And before all the people
I must be glorified.’ ”

So Aaron held his peace.

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Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:

“‘Among those who approach me(A)
    I will be proved holy;(B)
in the sight of all the people
    I will be honored.(C)’”

Aaron remained silent.

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13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.”

So he said to him, “Here I am.”

14 Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of (A)Hebron, and he went to Shechem.

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13 and Israel(A) said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem.(B) Come, I am going to send you to them.”

“Very well,” he replied.

14 So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers(C) and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron.(D)

When Joseph arrived at Shechem,

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35 So he removed that day the male goats that were (A)speckled and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had some white in it, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

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35 That same day he removed all the male goats that were streaked or spotted, and all the speckled or spotted female goats (all that had white on them) and all the dark-colored lambs,(A) and he placed them in the care of his sons.(B)

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(A)I was mute, I did not open my mouth,
Because it was (B)You who did it.

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I was silent;(A) I would not open my mouth,(B)
    for you are the one who has done this.(C)

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