And ¹  whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord ²  would speak with Moses. ³ 

Be careful not to make ¹  a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare ²  among you.

But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, ¹  it is the scar of the boil, so the priest is to pronounce him clean. ² 

No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin ¹  and die.

But Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, ¹  or I will come out against ²  you with the sword.”

But he said, “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them ¹  with a large and powerful force. ² 

Moses said to the Gadites and the Reubenites, “Must your brothers go to war while you ¹  remain here?

You may eat it in your villages, ¹  whether you are ritually impure or clean, ²  just as you would eat a gazelle or an ibex.

But I will certainly ¹  hide myself at that time because of all the wickedness they ²  will have done by turning to other gods.

Joshua left those nations ¹  to test ²  Israel. I wanted to see ³  whether or not the people ⁴  would carefully walk in the path ⁵  marked out by ⁶  the Lord, as their ancestors ⁷  were careful to do.”

Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, ¹  listening to the shepherds playing their pipes ²  for their flocks? ³  As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

The old man said, “Everything is just fine! ¹  I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait a minute! ¹  Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” Saul ²  said to him, “Tell me.”

Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.” ¹ 

and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant ¹  with the house of David. ² 

So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time ¹  that David was in the stronghold.

So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, ¹  “He is really hated ²  among his own people in ³  Israel! From now on ⁴  he will be my servant.”

So the king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

If you follow my instructions ¹  by obeying ²  my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, ³  then I will grant you long life.” ⁴ 

Now four men with a skin disease ¹  were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, “Why are we just sitting here waiting to die? ²