34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint [a]officers over the land, (A)to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 41:34 overseers

34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners(A) over the land to take a fifth(B) of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.(C)

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“So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

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“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

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12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are (A)punished.

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12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(A)

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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself,
But the simple pass on and are (A)punished.

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The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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The Folly of Indolence

(A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
Which, having no [a]captain,
Overseer or ruler,
Provides her [b]supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:7 Lit. leader
  2. Proverbs 6:8 Lit. bread

Go to the ant, you sluggard;(A)
    consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer(B)
    and gathers its food at harvest.(C)

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19 To deliver their soul from death,
And (A)to keep them alive in famine.

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19 to deliver them from death(A)
    and keep them alive in famine.(B)

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20 (A)In famine He shall redeem you from death,
And in war from the [a]power of the sword.

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  1. Job 5:20 Lit. hand

20 In famine(A) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.(B)

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Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of [a]Senuah was second over the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 11:9 Or Hassenuah

Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.

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12 And the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music,

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12 The workers labored faithfully.(A) Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—(B)

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11 Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right [a]side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house. 12 And he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the (A)Testimony;[b] they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, (B)“Long live the king!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:11 Lit. shoulder
  2. 2 Kings 11:12 Law, Ex. 25:16, 21; Deut. 31:9

11 The guards, each with weapon in hand, stationed themselves around the king—near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.

12 Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant(A) and proclaimed him king. They anointed(B) him, and the people clapped their hands(C) and shouted, “Long live the king!”(D)

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14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.

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14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army(A)—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.

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