And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
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As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Numbers
LawAnd Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
Genesis
LawTurn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis
LawAnd said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Nehemiah
HistoryNo mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Job
Wisdom / JobTeach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exodus
LawAnd he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Luke
GospelsAnd she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
Mark
GospelsFor God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John
GospelsCircumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBut the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings
HistoryWealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryThus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.