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And the priest shall
sprinkle with his right finger
some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
and
sprinkle with his right
forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the
tip of the right ear of him that is to be
cleansed, and upon the
thumb of his right hand, and upon the great
toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the
trespass offering:
The priest shall also put
some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be
cleansed, on the
thumb of his right hand, and on the
big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
This is the law of him in whom is the plague of
leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his
cleansing.
This is the law for
someone who has a skin disease and cannot afford the cost of his
cleansing.”
And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘
Something like
mildew has appeared in my house.’
To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of
leprosy.
to determine when
something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and
mildew.”
And he shall take of the blood of the
bullock, and
sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he
sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
And he is to take
some of the bull’s blood and
sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall
sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an
atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the
bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make
atonement for it. He is to take
some of the bull’s blood and
some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
And he shall
sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and
cleanse it, and
hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
He is to
sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to
cleanse it and
consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
If thy brother be
waxen poor, and hath sold away
some of his possession, and if any of his
kin come to
redeem it, then shall he
redeem that which his brother sold.
If your brother becomes
impoverished and sells
some of his property, his nearest of
kin may come and
redeem what his brother has sold.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular
vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy
estimation.
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When
someone makes a special
vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,
And if a man shall
sanctify unto the LORD
some part of a field of his possession, then thy
estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
If a man consecrates to the LORD a
parcel of his land, then your
valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed.
And the priest shall take holy water in an
earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:
Then he is to take
some holy water in a clay
jar and put
some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be
defiled, and
some man have
lain with thee beside thine husband:
If
someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must
shave his head on the day of his
cleansing—the seventh day.
And there were certain men, who were
defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the
passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
But there were
some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the
Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day
And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not
thyself alone.
And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take
some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by
yourself.
And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they
prophesied, and did not cease.
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took
some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they
prophesied—but they never did so again.
And the people journeyed from
Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.
From
Kibroth-hattaavah the people moved on to Hazeroth, where they remained for
some time.
And what the land is, whether it be fat or
lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be
courageous, and bring back
some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
And they came unto the
brook of
Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one
cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
When they came to the Valley of
Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single
cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took
some pomegranates and figs.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land
whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
And if a stranger
sojourn with you, or
whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
And for the generations to come, if a foreigner residing with you or
someone else among you wants to prepare an offering made by fire as a pleasing
aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.
Now
Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of
Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of
Reuben, took men:
Now
Korah son of Izhar, the son of
Kohath son of Levi, along with
some Reubenites—Dathan and
Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and
swallow them up, with all that
appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have
provoked the LORD.
But if the LORD brings about
something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and
swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into
Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
And
Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and
sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:
Eleazar the priest is to take
some of its blood on his finger and
sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.
And
whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Anyone in the open field who touches
someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or
anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt
heifer of
purification for sin, and running water shall be put
thereto in a vessel:
For the
purification of the unclean person, take
some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a
jar, and pour fresh water over them.
And a clean person shall take
hyssop, and dip it in the water, and
sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
Then a man who is
ceremonially clean is to take
some hyssop, dip it in the water, and
sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to
sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
And when king
Arad the
Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the
spies; then he fought against Israel, and took
some of them prisoners.
When the
Canaanite king of
Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured
some prisoners.
And thou shalt put
some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be
obedient.
Confer on him
some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm
some of
yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and
avenge the LORD of
Midian.
So Moses told the people, “Arm
some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and
execute the LORD’s
vengeance on them.
Then ye shall
appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the
slayer may
flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God
doth give us.
They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
You may collect
something from a foreigner, but you must
forgive whatever your brother owes you.
If a false witness rise up against any man to
testify against him that which is wrong;
If a false witness testifies against
someone,
accusing him of a crime,
When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found
some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of
divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds
some indecency in her, he may write her a
certificate of
divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a
basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.
you are to take
some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a
basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
And it was told the king of
Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in
hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
And it was reported to the king of
Jericho: “Behold,
some men of Israel have come here
tonight to
spy out the land.”
But the children of Israel committed a
trespass in the
accursed thing: for
Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the
accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was
kindled against the children of Israel.
The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction.
Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took
some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
Israel hath
sinned, and they have also
transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the
accursed thing, and have also
stolen, and
dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
Israel has
sinned; they have
transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken
some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have
stolen and
lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel,
some on this side, and
some on that side: and they
smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Meanwhile, those in the
ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of
Ai were
trapped between the
Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no
survivor or
fugitive remained.
And when he that
doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
Some time later, Joshua son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of
Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from
Zebulun.
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you,
loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be
faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of
Midian.
So
Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops
some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of
Midian.”
So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of
Baal-berith, with which
Abimelech hired some worthless and
reckless men to follow him.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of
Ammon made war against Israel.
Some time later, when the
Ammonites fought against Israel
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the
carcase of the lion.
So he
scooped some honey into his hands and
ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave
some to them and they
ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s
carcass.
And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days
expound the
riddle.
So he said to them: “Out of the eater came
something to eat, and out of the strong came
something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the
riddle.
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was
Delilah.
Some time later,
Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was
Delilah.
And the man
Micah had an house of gods, and made an
ephod, and
teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Now this man
Micah had a
shrine, and he made an
ephod and
some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
And when they were a good way from the house of
Micah, the men that were in the houses near to
Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of
Dan.
After they were
some distance from
Micah’s house, the men in the houses near
Micah’s house
mobilized and overtook the Danites.
And the whole congregation sent
some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock
Rimmon, and to call
peaceably unto them.
Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of
Rimmon.
And
Ruth the
Moabitess said unto
Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
And
Ruth the
Moabitess said to
Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and
glean heads of grain after
someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go
ahead, my daughter,”
Naomi replied.
And Boaz said unto her, At
mealtime come thou
hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy
morsel in the
vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her
parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
At
mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have
some bread and dip it into the
vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her
roasted grain, and she
ate and was satisfied and had
some left over.
And let fall also
some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may
glean them, and
rebuke her not.
Rather, pull out for her
some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not
rebuke her.”
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to
roast for the priest; for he will not have
sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest
some meat to
roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and
crouch to him for a piece of silver and a
morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
And
everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a
morsel of bread,
pleading, “Please
appoint me to
some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall
tingle.
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do
something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will
tingle.
And he
smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he
smote of the people fifty thousand and
threescore and ten men: and the people
lamented, because the LORD had
smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
But God struck down
some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people
mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and
appoint them for himself, for his
chariots, and to be his
horsemen; and
some shall run before his
chariots.
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and
appoint them to his own
chariots and horses, to run in front of his
chariots.
And he will
appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to
reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his
chariots.
He will
appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of
fifties, and others to
plow his ground, to
reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to
equip his
chariots.
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the
seer here?
And as they were
climbing the hill to the city, they met
some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the
seer here?”
But the children of
Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they
despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
But
some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they
despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
And
some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of
Gad and
Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in
Gilgal, and all the people followed him
trembling.
Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of
Gad and
Gilead. Saul, however, remained at
Gilgal, and all his troops were
quaking in fear.
Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have
transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
Then
someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are
sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a
cunning player on an
harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Let our lord command your servants here to seek out
someone who can
skillfully play the
harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a
pillow of goats hair for his
bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
Then Michal took a household
idol and laid it in the bed, placed
some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought,
Something hath
befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “
Something has happened to David to make him
ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is
hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and
some bade me kill thee: but mine eye
spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD’S
anointed.
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I
spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s
anointed.’
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the
bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he
sling out, as out of the middle of a
sling.
And should
someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the
bundle of the living. But He shall
fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a
sling.
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the
brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
So David and his six hundred men went to the
Brook of Besor, where
some stayed behind
And when David came to
Ziklag, he sent of the
spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the
spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
When David arrived in
Ziklag, he sent
some of the
plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the
plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said,
Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto
Hebron.
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To
Hebron,” replied the LORD.
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David
sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
Then all the people came and urged David to eat
something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God
punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have
fetched wheat; and they
smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
They entered the interior of the house as if to get
some wheat, and they
stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah
slipped away.
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good
tidings, I took hold of him, and
slew him in
Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his
tidings:
when
someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at
Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
And after this it came to pass, that David
smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of
Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his
stead.
Some time later, the king of the
Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
Then said David, I will
shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of
Ammon.
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent
some of his servants to
console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the
Ammonites,
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 men of the city went out, and fought with
Joab: and there fell
some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
And when the men of the city came out and fought against
Joab,
some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”
And it came to pass after this, that
Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
After
some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son
Absalom.
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make
thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and
kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did
bake the cakes.
So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took
some dough,
kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and
baked them.
Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you
something; do not
conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.
And it came to pass after this, that
Absalom prepared him
chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Some time later,
Absalom provided for himself a
chariot with horses and fifty men to run
ahead of him.
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
And he would add, “If only
someone would
appoint me judge in the land, then
everyone with a
grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
Behold, he is
hid now in
some pit, or in
some other place: and it will come to pass, when
some of them be overthrown at the first, that
whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow
Absalom.
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or
some other
location. If
some of your troops fall first,
whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow
Absalom.’
So shall we come upon him in
some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the
dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like
dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at
Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite
slew Saph, which was of the sons of the
giant.
Some time later at
Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of
Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that
someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of
Bethlehem!”