Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
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But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job
WisdomAnd when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Judges
History / SamuelMy breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Matthew
GospelsYea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mark
GospelsBlessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
Leviticus
Law / MosesTheir widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahEzer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThere is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAlso they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraShall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Matthew
GospelsShall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMoreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.