For in this earthly house ¹  we groan, because we desire to put on ²  our heavenly dwelling,

For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ¹ 

Pairs ¹  of clean animals, of unclean animals, of birds, and of everything that creeps along the ground,

Every living creature, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark in their groups.

and the one who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.

“‘Now this is what is unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the land: ¹  the rat, the mouse, the large lizard of any kind,

These are the ones that are unclean to you among all the swarming things. Anyone who touches them when they die will be unclean until evening.

All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.”

(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites were living in the valleys.) ¹  Tomorrow, turn and journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.”

Why do you frustrate the intent ¹  of the Israelites to cross over into the land which the Lord has given them?

The Lord your God will give them over to you; he will throw them into a great panic ¹  until they are destroyed.

And he told ¹  the army, ²  “Move ahead ³  and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. ¹  Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor. ² 

If they say to us, ‘Stay put until we approach you,’ we will stay ¹  right there and not go up to them.

The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. ¹ 

Isaiah the prophet called out to the Lord, and the Lord ¹  made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz. ² 

Let’s move the ark of our God back here, ¹  for we did not seek his will ²  throughout Saul’s reign.” ³ 

Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. ¹  They name their lands after themselves, ² 

the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, ¹  before God, the God of Israel. ² 

Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him ¹  bring tribute to the awesome one!