to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures,

At the time ¹  of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants ²  in a field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

The land ¹  dries up ²  and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up ³  and decays. Sharon ⁴  is like the desert; ⁵  Bashan and Carmel ⁶  are parched. ⁷ 

Now, brothers and sisters, ¹  you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts ²  of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

(The ripe fruit ¹  you greatly desired ²  has gone from you, and all your luxury ³  and splendor ⁴  have gone from you – they will never ever be found again!) ⁵ 

a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey,

The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible. ¹ 

He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.

He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power ¹  in the tents of Ham.

Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. ¹  Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. ² 

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, ¹ 

I designed ¹  royal gardens ²  and parks ³  for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.

When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves ¹  to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop. ² 

so ¹  he thought to himself, ²  ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ³ 

“You are also to observe ¹  the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors that you have sown in the field, and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year ²  when you have gathered in ³  your harvest ⁴  out of the field.

flowing down the middle of the city’s ¹  main street. ²  On each side ³  of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds ⁴  of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. ⁵  Its leaves are for the healing of the nations.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. ¹  You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and twisted linen ¹  around the hem of the robe.

They made bells of pure gold and attached the bells between the pomegranates around the hem of the robe between the pomegranates.