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Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”
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So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
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If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it.
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Balaam's First Oracle
And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”
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And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.”
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Then they came near to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,
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Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”
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“And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build,
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Only the trees that you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, that you may build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls.
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“When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it.
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then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.’
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And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them;
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you shall build an altar to the Lord your God of uncut stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,
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You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. You shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. You shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit.
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“Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, ‘What is this breach of faith that you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away this day from following the Lord by building yourselves an altar this day in rebellion against the Lord?
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But now, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over into the Lord's land where the Lord's tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the Lord or make us as rebels by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
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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 take vengeance.
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Therefore we said, ‘Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,
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Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord and turn away this day from following the Lord 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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and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down.”
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And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever.
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“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in?
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He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
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For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.
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David Builds an Altar
And Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
