“‘If he cannot afford ¹  two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ²  he must bring as his offering for his sin which he has committed ³  a tenth of an ephah ⁴  of choice wheat flour ⁵  for a sin offering. He must not place olive oil on it and he must not put frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.

“On the eighth day he ¹  must take two flawless male lambs, one flawless yearling female lamb, three-tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour as a grain offering mixed with olive oil, ²  and one log of olive oil, ³ 

“If the person is poor and does not have sufficient means, ¹  he must take one male lamb as a guilt offering for a wave offering to make atonement for himself, one-tenth of an ephah of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil, ² 

He built a hedge around it, ¹  removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead. ² 

For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the desert; their shoots spread out and cross the sea.

For there on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord, all the house of Israel will serve me, all of them ¹  in the land. I will accept them there, and there I will seek your contributions and your choice gifts, with all your holy things.

“Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.

Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.”

David again assembled ¹  all the best ²  men in Israel, thirty thousand in number.

Those who carried the ark of the Lord took six steps and then David ¹  sacrificed an ox and a fatling calf.

O children ¹  of Israel, God’s ²  servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s ³  chosen ones!

The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. ¹ 

I will speak, ¹  so that I may find relief; I will open my lips, so that I may answer.

to turn a person from his sin, ¹  and to cover a person’s pride. ² 

When you see a thief, you join him; ¹  you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. ² 

As if with choice meat ¹  you satisfy my soul. ²  My mouth joyfully praises you, ³ 

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey! ¹ 

Fearing the Lord ¹  is the beginning ²  of moral knowledge, ³  but ⁴  fools ⁵  despise ⁶  wisdom and instruction. ⁷ 

The beginning ¹  of wisdom is to fear the Lord, ²  and acknowledging ³  the Holy One ⁴  is understanding.

It is dangerous ¹  to have zeal ²  without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily ³  makes poor choices. ⁴