the commanding officer ¹  ordered Paul ²  to be brought back into the barracks. ³  He told them ⁴  to interrogate Paul ⁵  by beating him with a lash ⁶  so that he could find out the reason the crowd ⁷  was shouting at Paul ⁸  in this way.

Joseph instructed the physicians in his service ¹  to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.

So they came near and carried them away in their tunics to a place outside the camp just as Moses had spoken.

the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,

Is my ¹  complaint against a man? ²  If so, ³  why should I not be impatient? ⁴ 

He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind.

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! ¹ 

I will guide you ¹  in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. ² 

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, ¹  but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. ² 

The divine verdict ¹  is in the words ²  of the king, his pronouncements ³  must not act treacherously ⁴  against justice.

The steps of a person ¹  are ordained by ²  the Lord – so how can anyone ³  understand his own ⁴  way?

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit, ¹ 

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman! ¹ 

He sent young Israelite men, ¹  and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings ²  to the Lord.

So Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s raised offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned ¹  their chariots.

Caleb received ¹  Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.

He said to his servant, ¹  “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns ²  and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

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.”

besides 3,300 ¹  officials who supervised the workers. ²