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Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto
Abel and to his offering:
while
Abel brought the
best portions of the
firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on
Abel and his offering,
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the
best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little
balm, and a little honey, spices, and
myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the
best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little
balm and a little honey, spices and
myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten
asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she
asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
And he sent to his father the following: ten
donkeys loaded with the
best of Egypt, and ten female
donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the
best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of
Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the
best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of
Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own
livestock.”
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the
best of the land, in the land of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the
best part of the land, the district of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
And he took six hundred chosen
chariots, and all the
chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
He took 600 of the
best chariots, and all the other
chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
If a man shall cause a field or
vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the
best of his own field, and of the
best of his own
vineyard, shall he make
restitution.
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a
kid in his mother’s milk.
Bring the
best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not
cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
For Moses had said,
Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may
bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Afterward, Moses said, “
Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has
bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a
kid in his mother’s milk.
Bring the
best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not
cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every
heave offering of the LORD, of all the
best thereof, even the
hallowed part thereof out of it.
You must present the offering due the LORD from all the best of every gift, the holiest part of it.’
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have
heaved the
best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
Therefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the
best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the
threshing floor or winepress.
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have
heaved from it the
best of it: neither shall ye
pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
Once you have presented the
best part of it, you will not
incur guilt because of it. But you must not
defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
This is the thing which the LORD
doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think
best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry
anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.
And thou shalt
bestow that money for
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for
whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt
rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Then you may
spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and
rejoice with your household.
He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him
best: thou shalt not
oppress him.
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not
oppress him.
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the
lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”
Wash
thyself therefore, and
anoint thee, and put thy
raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not
thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Therefore wash
yourself, put on
perfume, and wear your
best clothes. Go down to the
threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good;
tarry until thou have
weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son
suck until she
weaned him.
“Do what you think is
best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have
weaned him. Only may the LORD
confirm His word.” So
Hannah stayed and
nursed her son until she had
weaned him.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the
beggar from the
dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them
inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the
needy from the ash
heap. He seats them among princes and
bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
Wherefore
kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my
habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Why then do you
kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by
fattening yourselves with the
best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your
asses, and put them to his work.
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your
best cattle and
donkeys and put them to his own use.
But Saul and the people
spared Agag, and the
best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was
vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Saul and his troops
spared Agag, along with the
best of the sheep and cattle, the fat
calves and lambs, and the
best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was
despised and worthless.
And Saul said, They have brought them from the
Amalekites: for the people
spared the
best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the
Amalekites; they
spared the
best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
But the people took of the
spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in
Gilgal.
The troops took sheep and cattle from the
plunder, the
best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at
Gilgal.”
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the
mulberry trees, that then thou shalt
bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to
smite the host of the Philistines.
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the
balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
When
Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians:
When
Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the
best men of Israel and
arrayed them against the Arameans.
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
And Solomon gathered together
chariots and
horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, whom he
bestowed in the cities for
chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Solomon accumulated 1,400
chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the
chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
saying, “This is what Ben-
hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your
best wives and children are mine!’”
And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with
integrity.
Now when
Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians.
When
Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the
best men of Israel and
arrayed them against the Arameans.
And the LORD
magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and
bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
The LORD highly
exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and
bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been
bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen; whom he
bestowed in the
chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and
chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the
chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
For the sons of
Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they
bestow upon
Baalim.
For the sons of that wicked woman
Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
And
whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
and said, “We have done our
best to
buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
And the
maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for
purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the
best place of the house of the women.
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the
best place in the
harem.
And
Haman said unto king
Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and
dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are
diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
Then
Haman informed King
Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and
dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from
everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s
best interest to
tolerate them.
And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to
Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been
bestowed on
Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.
All my inward friends
abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
All my
best friends
despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
Great is his glory in Your salvation; You
bestow on him
splendor and majesty.
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Behold, thou hast made my days as an
handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee:
verily every man at his
best state is altogether vanity.
Selah.
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his
best exists as but a breath.
Selah Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have
exalted one chosen out of the people.
You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have
bestowed help on a
warrior; I have
exalted one chosen from the people.
As the
dew of
Hermon, and as the
dew that descended upon the mountains of
Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for
evermore.
It is like the
dew of
Hermon falling on the mountains of
Zion. For there the LORD has
bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
That I may cause those that love me to
inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Go forth, O ye daughters of
Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown
wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his
espousals, and in the day of the
gladness of his heart.
Come out, O daughters of
Zion, and
gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother
bestowed on the day of his
wedding— the day of his heart’s
rejoicing.
And the roof of thy mouth like the
best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are
asleep to speak.
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved,
gliding gently over lips and teeth.
If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If you are willing and
obedient, you will eat the
best of the land.
And they shall pass through it, hardly
bestead and
hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be
hungry, they shall
fret themselves, and
curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
Who
planned this against Tyre, the
bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are
renowned on the earth?
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath
glorified thee.
Surely you will
summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has
bestowed glory on you.”
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will
bestow.
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath
bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath
bestowed on them according to his
mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His
praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great
compassion and loving devotion.
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the
degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
I had planted you like a choice vine from the very
best seed. How could you turn
yourself before Me into a
rotten, wild vine?
And the vessel that he made of clay was
marred in the hand of the
potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the
potter to make it.
But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became
flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed
best for him to do.
Moab is
spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
And thy
renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my
comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the
splendor I
bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
I made the nations to
shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to
hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of
Eden, the choice and
best of
Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the
nether parts of the earth.
I made the nations
quake at the sound of its
downfall, when I cast it down to
Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of
Eden, the choicest and
best of
Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were
consoled in the earth below.
And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every
oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your
dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
The
best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first
batch of
dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor
alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.
They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages,
trembled and feared before him: whom he would he
slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
Because of the greatness that He
bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language
trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he
exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most
fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not
withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to
withstand.
Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege
ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their
best troops will not be able to resist.
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
The
best of them is like a
brier; the most upright is sharper than a
hedge of thorns. The day for your
watchmen has come, the day of your
visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to
bestow my fruits?
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I
bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will
tear down my barns and will build
bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the
best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet:
But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the
best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and
sandals on his feet.
And I
appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
And I
bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has
bestowed one on Me,
I sent you to
reap that
whereon ye
bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
I sent you to
reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from
Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
But Paul thought it
best not to take him, because he had deserted them in
Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
Greet Mary, who
bestowed much labour on us.
Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we
bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant
comeliness.
and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special
modesty,
But
covet earnestly the
best gifts: and yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.
But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
And though I
bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and
exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift
bestowed upon us by the means of many persons
thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give
thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God
bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia;
Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of
Macedonia.
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
That ye may
approve things that are excellent; that ye may be
sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
so that you may be able to test and prove what is
best and may be pure and
blameless for the day of Christ,
Bring Zenas the
lawyer and Apollos on their journey
diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Do your
best to
equip Zenas the
lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
For they
verily for a few days
chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his
holiness.
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought
best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His
holiness.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Now therefore, Lord, I will speak; touching man in general, thou knowest
best; but touching thy people, for whose sake I am
sorry;
Now therefore deal with me as seemeth
best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the
everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me.
For he,
peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the
best fashion.
Whereas thy servant worketh truly,
entreat him not evil, nor the
hireling that
bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
I said, I will water my
best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my
brook became a river, and my river became a sea.
As the clay is in the
potter’s hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him
best.