But if they are bound in chains, ¹  and held captive by the cords of affliction,

But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.

When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she ¹  arose and stood before the king.

My feet ¹  have followed ²  his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside. ³ 

I was stone silent; ¹  I held back the urge to speak. ²  My frustration grew; ³ 

Your head crowns ¹  you like Mount Carmel. ²  The locks of your hair ³  are like royal tapestries ⁴  – the king is held captive ⁵  in its tresses!

Whenever Moses would raise his hands, ¹  then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest ²  his hands, then Amalek prevailed.

So we worked on, ¹  with half ²  holding spears, from dawn till dusk. ³ 

I carefully obey your commands; ¹  I do not deviate from them. ² 

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.

The wicked ¹  will be captured by his ²  own iniquities, ³  and he will be held ⁴  by the cords of his own sin. ⁵ 

None of the rest dared to join them, ¹  but the people held them in high honor. ² 

Scarcely ¹  had I passed them by when I found my beloved! I held onto him ²  tightly and would not let him go ³  until I brought him to my mother’s house, ⁴  to the bedroom chamber ⁵  of the one who conceived me.

All three units blew their trumpets and broke their jars. They held the torches in their left hand and the trumpets in their right. ¹  Then they yelled, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”

Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. ¹  Then I can lean on them.”

who were rebuilding the wall. ¹  Those who were carrying loads did so ²  by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

He caused all their conquerors ¹  to have pity on them.

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds ¹  regarded him as a prophet.

and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.

They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, ¹  squeezed out the juice, ²  and celebrated. They came to the temple ³  of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.