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Genesis 44:7
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Genesis 44:7
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7 They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
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Genesis 44:7
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Genesis 44:7
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7 But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants(A) to do anything like that!(B)
Genesis 38:16-18
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Genesis 38:16-18
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16 He turned to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?” 17 He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “If you give me a pledge, until you send it—” 18 He said, “What pledge shall I give you?” She replied, (A)“Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
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Genesis 38:16-18
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Genesis 38:16-18
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16 Not realizing(A) that she was his daughter-in-law,(B) he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”(C)
“And what will you give me to sleep with you?”(D) she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat(E) from my flock,” he said.
“Will you give me something as a pledge(F) until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?”
“Your seal(G) and its cord, and the staff(H) in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.(I)
Hebrews 13:18
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Hebrews 13:18
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18 (A)Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.
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Hebrews 13:18
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Hebrews 13:18
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18 Pray for us.(A) We are sure that we have a clear conscience(B) and desire to live honorably in every way.
Ecclesiastes 7:1
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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Wisdom
Proverbs 22:1
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Proverbs 22:1
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22 (A)A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22:1
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Proverbs 22:1
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22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)
2 Kings 8:13
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2 Kings 8:13
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13 And Hazael said, “What is your servant, (A)who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha answered, (B)“The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Syria.”
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2 Kings 8:13
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2 Kings 8:13
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13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog,(A) accomplish such a feat?”
“The Lord has shown me that you will become king(B) of Aram,” answered Elisha.
2 Samuel 20:20
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2 Samuel 20:20
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20 Joab answered, “Far be it from me, far be it, that I should (A)swallow up or destroy!
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2 Samuel 20:20
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2 Samuel 20:20
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20 “Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
Joshua 22:22-29
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Joshua 22:22-29
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22 “The Mighty One, (A)God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! (B)He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith against the Lord, do not spare us today 23 for building an altar to turn away from following the Lord. Or if we did so to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings on it, may the Lord himself (C)take vengeance. 24 No, but we did it from fear that (D)in time to come your children might say to our children, ‘What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? 25 For the Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you people of Reuben and people of Gad. You have no portion in the Lord.’ So your children might make our children cease to worship the Lord. 26 Therefore we said, ‘Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice, 27 but to be (E)a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we (F)do perform the service of the Lord in his presence with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings, so your children will not say to our children in time to come, “You have no portion in the Lord.”’ 28 And we thought, ‘If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we should say, “Behold, the copy of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifice, but to be (G)a witness between us and you.”’ 29 Far be it from us that we should (H)rebel against the Lord and turn away this day from following the Lord (I)by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!”
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Joshua 22:22-29
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Joshua 22:22-29
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22 “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God,(A) the Lord!(B) He knows!(C) And let Israel know! If this has been in rebellion or disobedience to the Lord, do not spare us this day. 23 If we have built our own altar to turn away from the Lord and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings,(D) or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the Lord himself call us to account.(E)
24 “No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? 25 The Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the Lord.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the Lord.
26 “That is why we said, ‘Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.’ 27 On the contrary, it is to be a witness(F) between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings.(G) Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the Lord.’
28 “And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us, or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the Lord’s altar, which our ancestors built, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices, but as a witness(H) between us and you.’
29 “Far be it from us to rebel(I) against the Lord and turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings and sacrifices, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle.(J)”
Genesis 37:18-32
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Genesis 37:18-32
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18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them (A)they conspired against him to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. 20 Come now, (B)let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits.[a] Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” 21 But when (C)Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” 22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—(D)that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father. 23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, (E)the robe of many colors that he wore. 24 And they took him and (F)threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a (G)caravan of (H)Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing (I)gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. 26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it (J)if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and (K)let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. 28 Then (L)Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and (M)sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels[b] of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he (N)tore his clothes 30 and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy (O)is gone, and I, where shall I go?” 31 Then they took (P)Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. 32 And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.”
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- Genesis 37:20 Or cisterns; also verses 22, 24
- Genesis 37:28 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Genesis 37:18-32
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Genesis 37:18-32
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18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.(A)
19 “Here comes that dreamer!(B)” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns(C) and say that a ferocious animal(D) devoured him.(E) Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”(F)
21 When Reuben(G) heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said.(H) 22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern(I) here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this to rescue him from them and take him back to his father.(J)
23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe(K) he was wearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern.(L) The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites(M) coming from Gilead.(N) Their camels were loaded with spices, balm(O) and myrrh,(P) and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.(Q)
26 Judah(R) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?(S) 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother,(T) our own flesh and blood.(U)” His brothers agreed.
28 So when the Midianite(V) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(W) and sold(X) him for twenty shekels[a] of silver(Y) to the Ishmaelites,(Z) who took him to Egypt.(AA)
29 When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.(AB) 30 He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy isn’t there! Where can I turn now?”(AC)
31 Then they got Joseph’s robe,(AD) slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.(AE) 32 They took the ornate robe(AF) back to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.”
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- Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
Genesis 35:22
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Genesis 35:22
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22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and (A)lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it.
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
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Genesis 35:22
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Genesis 35:22
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22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(A) Bilhah,(B) and Israel heard of it.
Jacob had twelve sons:
Genesis 34:25-31
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Genesis 34:25-31
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25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, (A)Simeon and Levi, (B)Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. 29 All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (C)“You have brought trouble on me (D)by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, (E)the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (F)My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” 31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
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Genesis 34:25-31
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Genesis 34:25-31
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25 Three days later, while all of them were still in pain,(A) two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon(B) and Levi,(C) Dinah’s brothers, took their swords(D) and attacked the unsuspecting city,(E) killing every male.(F) 26 They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword(G) and took Dinah(H) from Shechem’s house and left. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city(I) where[a] their sister had been defiled.(J) 28 They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys(K) and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.(L) 29 They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children,(M) taking as plunder(N) everything in the houses.(O)
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(P) on me by making me obnoxious(Q) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(R) We are few in number,(S) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
31 But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?(T)”
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- Genesis 34:27 Or because
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