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And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
