And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
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What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBut your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
Exodus
LawAnd Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
Leviticus
Law / MosesDestruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsShe seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Proverbs
WisdomFifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.
Exodus
Law / MosesHow hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHappy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Psalms
PoetryBut when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Matthew
GospelsAnd when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
Genesis
LawBut when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter
General EpistlesAnd the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
Joshua
HistoryAnd the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
Genesis
Law / MosesIf I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;