And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
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Numbers
Law / MosesNicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesEnter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
Judges
HistoryHearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahO LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhen he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Job
WisdomAnd as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Ezra
HistoryRemember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBut they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs
WisdomYe made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.