In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, ¹  and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you ²  from the mountain of God – the guardian cherub expelled you ³  from the midst of the stones of fire.

When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself ¹  inside his tent.

The same law will apply ¹  to the person who is native-born and to the foreigner who lives among you.”

I will reside ¹  among the Israelites, and I will be their God,

“‘I will put my tabernacle ¹  in your midst and I will not abhor you. ² 

“Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off ¹  from among the Levites;

“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify ¹  them.

“Separate yourselves ¹  from among this community, ²  that I may consume them in an instant.”

The Lord spoke face to face with you at the mountain, from the middle of the fire.

to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them. ¹ 

if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth, ¹ 

I will declare your name to my countrymen! ¹  In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!

I want to do what pleases you, ¹  my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.” ² 

Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, ¹  in the midst of young women playing tambourines. ² 

I will thank the Lord profusely, ¹  in the middle of a crowd ²  I will praise him,

in the courts of the Lord’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

He performed awesome deeds ¹  and acts of judgment ²  in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Join with us! ¹  We will all share ²  equally in what we steal.” ³ 

I almost ¹  came to complete ruin ²  in the midst of the whole congregation!” ³ 

The sluggard says, “There is a lion ¹  outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!” ²