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And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art
cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy
belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all
livestock and every beast of the field! On your
belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast
hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it:
cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
And to Adam He said: “Because you have
listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat,
cursed is the ground because of you; through
toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
And now art thou
cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
Now you are
cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
And he called his name
Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and
toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath
cursed.
And he named him
Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and
toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has
cursed.”
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again
curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again
smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
When the LORD smelled the pleasing
aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I
curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
And he said,
Cursed be
Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
he said, “
Cursed be
Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
And I will
bless them that
bless thee, and
curse him that
curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
I will
bless those who
bless you and
curse those who
curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
And he took butter, and milk, and the
calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Then Abraham brought
curds and milk and the
calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they
ate.
And Abraham
hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham
weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the
audience of the sons of
Heth, four hundred shekels of silver,
current money with the merchant.
Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and
weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the
Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
My father
peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a
deceiver; and I shall bring a
curse upon me, and not a blessing.
What if my father touches me? Then I would be revealed to him as a
deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a
curse rather than a blessing.”
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy
curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go
fetch me them.
His mother replied, “Your
curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee:
cursed be every one that
curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who
curse you be
cursed, and those who
bless you be blessed.”
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and
scatter them in Israel.
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will
disperse them in Jacob and
scatter them in Israel.
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an
heap, and the depths were
congealed in the heart of the sea.
At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the
currents stood firm; the depths
congealed in the heart of the sea.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Anyone who
curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Thou shalt not
revile the gods, nor
curse the ruler of thy people.
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten
curtains of fine
twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of
cunning work shalt thou make them.
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten
curtains of finely
spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and
cherubim skillfully worked into them.
The length of one
curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one
curtain four cubits: and every one of the
curtains shall have one measure.
Each
curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all
curtains the same size.
The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one
curtain from the
selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the
uttermost edge of another
curtain, in the coupling of the second.
Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end
curtain in the second set.
Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one
curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the
curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.
Make fifty loops on one
curtain and fifty loops on the end
curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.
And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.
And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
The length of one
curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one
curtain four cubits: and the eleven
curtains shall be all of one measure.
Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
And thou shalt couple five
curtains by themselves, and six
curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth
curtain in the
forefront of the tabernacle.
Join five of the
curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth
curtain over double at the front of the tent.
And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one
curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the
curtain which coupleth the second.
Make fifty loops along the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding
curtain in the second set.
And the
remnant that remaineth of the
curtains of the tent, the half
curtain that remaineth, shall
hang over the
backside of the tabernacle.
As for the
overlap that remains of the tent
curtains, the half
curtain that is left over shall
hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
And a
cubit on the one side, and a
cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the
curtains of the tent, it shall
hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
And the tent
curtains will be a
cubit longer on either side, and the excess will
hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, wrought with
needlework.
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a
curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely
spun linen.
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Make five posts of
acacia wood for the
curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine
twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
You are also to make a
courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the
courtyard make
curtains of finely
spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
The
curtains on the west side of the
courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.
The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, wrought with
needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
The gate of the
courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a
curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely
spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.
The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine
twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
The entire
courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with
curtains of finely
spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
And the
curious girdle of the
ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen.
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the
ephod underneath, toward the
forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the
curious girdle of the
ephod.
Make two additional gold rings and
attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the
ephod, on its front, near its
seam just above its
woven waistband.
The rings of the breastpiece shall be
tied to the rings of the
ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the
waistband of the
ephod and does not
swing out from the
ephod.
And the incense altar, and his
staves, and the
anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
And to
devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten
curtains of fine
twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of
cunning work made he them.
All the skilled
craftsmen among the workmen made the ten
curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely
spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with
cherubim skillfully worked into them.
The length of one
curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one
curtain four cubits: the
curtains were all of one size.
Each
curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the
curtains were the same size.
And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.
And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.
And he made loops of blue on the edge of one
curtain from the
selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the
uttermost side of another
curtain, in the coupling of the second.
He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and also on the end
curtain in the second set.
Fifty loops made he in one
curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the
curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one
curtain to another.
He made fifty loops on one
curtain and fifty loops on the end
curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.
He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
The length of one
curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one
curtain: the eleven
curtains were of one size.
Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
And he made fifty loops upon the
uttermost edge of the
curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the
curtain which coupleth the second.
He made fifty loops along the edge of the end
curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding
curtain in the second set.
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, of
needlework;
For the entrance to the tent, he made a
curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely
spun linen,
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine
twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Then he constructed the
courtyard. The south side of the
courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had
curtains of finely
spun linen,
And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.
All the hangings of the court round about were of fine
twined linen.
All the
curtains around the
courtyard were made of finely
spun linen.
And the hanging for the gate of the court was
needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
The
curtain for the entrance to the
courtyard was
embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely
spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the
curtains of the
courtyard, five cubits high,
And the
curious girdle of his
ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the
ephod underneath, toward the
forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the
curious girdle of the
ephod.
They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the
ephod, on its front, near the
seam just above its
woven waistband.
And they did bind the
breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the
ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the
curious girdle of the
ephod, and that the
breastplate might not be loosed from the
ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Then they
tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the
ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the
waistband of the
ephod and would not
swing out from the
ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And the golden altar, and the
anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
the
curtains of the
courtyard with its posts and bases; the
curtain for the gate of the
courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the
equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and
hang the
curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and
hang up the hanging at the court gate.
And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
Then he put up the
curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
And Moses set up the
courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the
curtain for the entrance to the
courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
Thou shalt not
curse the
deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
You must not
curse the
deaf or place a
stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
For every one that
curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath
cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
If
anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has
cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
And the
Israelitish woman’s son
blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of
Dan:)
The son of the
Israelite woman
blasphemed the Name with a
curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of
Dan.)
Bring forth him that hath
cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
“Take the
blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying,
Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If
anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.
And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had
cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the
blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the
curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
And the hangings of the court, and the
curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
the
curtains of the
courtyard, the
curtain for the entrance to the
courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the
candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary
wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the
curtain—all the service for these items.
And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering
vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the
veil of the
curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
the
curtains of the
courtyard, and the
curtains for the entrance at the gate of the
courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the
equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.
And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of
memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the
curse:
After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of
memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a
curse.
And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have
lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the
curse:
And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has
slept with you and you have not gone
astray and become
defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be
immune to this bitter water that brings a
curse.
Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of
cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a
curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD
doth make thy
thigh to
rot, and thy
belly to swell;
May this water that brings a
curse enter your stomach and cause your
belly to swell and your
thigh to
shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘
Amen,
Amen.’
And the priest shall write these
curses in a book, and he shall
blot them out with the bitter water:
And the priest shall write these
curses on a
scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the
curse: and the water that causeth the
curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a
curse, and it will enter her and cause her bitter suffering.
And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be
defiled, and have done
trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the
curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her
belly shall swell, and her
thigh shall
rot: and the woman shall be a
curse among her people.
When he has made her drink the water, if she has
defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a
curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her
belly will swell, her
thigh will
shrivel, and she will become
accursed among her people.
Come now therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me:
peradventure I shall prevail, that we may
smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I
wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou
cursest is
cursed.
So please come now and put a
curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you
bless are blessed, and those you
curse are
cursed.”
Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now,
curse me them;
peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a
curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
And God said unto
Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
curse the people: for they are blessed.
But God said to
Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to
curse this people, for they are blessed.”
For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do
whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people.
for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a
curse on this people for me!’”
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from
Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come,
curse me Jacob, and come,
defy Israel.
And
Balaam lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from
Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a
curse on Jacob for me; come and
denounce Israel!’
And Balak said unto
Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Then Balak said to
Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to
curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and
curse me them from thence.
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there,
curse them for me.”
Now Balak said to
Balaam, “Then neither
curse them at all nor
bless them at all!”
And Balak said unto
Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place;
peradventure it will please God that thou mayest
curse me them from thence.
“Please come,” said Balak, “I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you
curse them for me from there.”
