Genesis 43:11
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11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry them down as a present to the man: a little balm and a little honey, gum, resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds.(A)
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Genesis 37:25
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25 Then they sat down to eat, and looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels carrying gum, balm, and resin, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.(A)
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Jeremiah 8:22
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22 Is there no balm in Gilead?
Is there no physician there?
Why then has the health of the daughter of my people
not been restored?(A)
Ezekiel 27:17
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17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat from Minnith, millet,[a] honey, oil, and balm.(A)
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- 27.17 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 18:16
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16 A gift opens doors;
it gives access to the great.(A)
1 Samuel 9:7
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7 Then Saul replied to the young man, “But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What have we?”(A)
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Acts 21:14
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14 Since he would not be persuaded, we remained silent except to say, “The Lord’s will be done.”(A)
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Ezekiel 27:15
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15 The Rhodians[a] traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.(A)
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- 27.15 Gk: Heb The Dedanites
Proverbs 21:14
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14 A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(A)
Proverbs 19:6
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6 Many seek the favor of the generous,
and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.(A)
Proverbs 17:18
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18 It is senseless to give a pledge,
to become surety for a neighbor.(A)
Psalm 76:11
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11 Make vows to the Lord your God and perform them;
let all who are around him bring gifts
to the one who is awesome,(A)
Psalm 72:10
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10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts.(A)
Psalm 68:29
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29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem,
kings bear gifts to you.(A)
Esther 4:16
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16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”(A)
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2 Kings 20:12
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Envoys from Babylon
12 At that time King Merodach-baladan son of Baladan of Babylon sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.(A)
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2 Kings 16:8
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8 Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king’s house and sent a present to the king of Assyria.(A)
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2 Kings 8:8
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8 the king said to Hazael, “Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God. Inquire of the Lord through him, whether I shall recover from this illness.”(A)
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1 Kings 15:19
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19 “Let there be an alliance between me and you, like that between my father and your father: I am sending you a present of silver and gold; go, break your alliance with King Baasha of Israel, so that he may withdraw from me.”
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1 Kings 10:25
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25 Every one of them brought a present, objects of silver and gold, garments, weaponry, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.
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1 Kings 10:15
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15 besides that which came from the traders and from the business of the merchants and from all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land.
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1 Kings 4:21
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21 [a]Solomon was sovereign over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.[b](A)]]
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