And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
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And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
Exodus
LawAnd he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Genesis
LawAnd Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Genesis
LawHave they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Judges
HistoryThat he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Judges
HistoryIn the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.
Leviticus
Law / MosesNow therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahRemember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
Genesis
LawOh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms
PoetryThen should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Job
WisdomIt is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOnly acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Numbers
LawAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.