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Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
