In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
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Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
Psalms
PoetryI am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
Leviticus
LawI will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job
WisdomAnd when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
Genesis
LawAnd he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Genesis
LawAnd it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Hebrews
General EpistlesBut me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke
GospelsAnd I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalms
PoetryFor the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAll the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
Joshua
HistorySubmitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTen cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.
Exodus
Law / MosesI have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
Numbers
Law / MosesThere were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
History / MordecaiOur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.