And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsJehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
2 Kings
HistoryLet the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesWho can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsComfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHe took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielMoses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
John
GospelsAnd it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
Exodus
LawAnd Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Genesis
LawSome indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWho hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
Job
WisdomAnd she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Acts
History / LukeAnd said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Proverbs
WisdomLet them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Psalms
PoetryFor they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsIf thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.