And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
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And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
Genesis
LawThen shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewJudas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
John
GospelsThe voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Exodus
LawHast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsNow therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
Judges
HistoryThere is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Ruth
HistoryAnd when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Exodus
LawFor Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Acts
History / LukeHelp, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahUnto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Job
WisdomO Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahPeter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.