Discovery Box| (0.09) | Jdg 7:25 |
| They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb. 1 They executed Oreb on the rock of Oreb and Zeeb 2 in the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites 3 and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was now on the other side of the Jordan River. 4 |
| (0.09) | Jdg 10:6 |
| The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. 1 They worshiped 2 the Baals and the Ashtars, 3 as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, 4 Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. 5 They abandoned the Lord and did not worship 6 him. |
| (0.09) | Jdg 11:36 |
| She said to him, “My father, since 1 you made an oath to the Lord, do to me as you promised. 2 After all, the Lord vindicated you before 3 your enemies, the Ammonites.” |
| (0.09) | Jdg 12:6 |
| then they said to him, “Say ‘Shibboleth!’” 1 If he said, “Sibboleth” (and could not pronounce the word 2 correctly), they grabbed him and executed him right there at the fords of the Jordan. On that day forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell dead. |
| (0.09) | Jdg 14:15 |
| On the fourth 1 day they said to Samson’s bride, “Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. 2 If you refuse, 3 we will burn up 4 you and your father’s family. 5 Did you invite us here 6 to make us poor?” 7 |
| (0.09) | Jdg 18:1 |
| In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place 1 to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. 2 |
| (0.09) | Jdg 18:2 |
| The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, 1 capable men 2 from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house. 3 |
| (0.09) | Jdg 18:19 |
| They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser 1 and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” 2 |
| (0.09) | Jdg 19:22 |
| They were having a good time, 1 when suddenly 2 some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, 3 surrounded the house and kept beating 4 on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, “Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him.” 5 |
| (0.09) | Jdg 21:22 |
| When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, 1 we’ll say to them, “Do us a favor and let them be, 2 for we could not get each one a wife through battle. 3 Don’t worry about breaking your oath! 4 You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’” 5 |
| (0.09) | Rut 2:14 |
| Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and have 1 some food! Dip your bread 2 in the vinegar!” So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed 3 her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest. 4 |
| (0.09) | Rut 2:19 |
| Her mother-in-law asked her, 1 “Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be rewarded!” 2 So Ruth 3 told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked. She said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.” |
| (0.09) | Rut 4:7 |
| (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: 1 A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. 2 This was a legally binding act 3 in Israel.) |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 2:8 |
| He lifts the weak 1 from the dust; he raises 2 the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. 3 The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them. |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 2:16 |
| If the individual said to him, “First let the fat be burned away, and then take for yourself whatever you wish,” he would say, “No! 1 Hand it over right now! If you don’t, I will take it forcibly!” |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 2:30 |
| Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say 1 that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve 2 me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! 3 For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed! |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 2:35 |
| Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty 1 and he will serve my chosen one for all time. 2 |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 2:36 |
| Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money 1 and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, ‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’” |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 5:10 |
| So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here 1 to kill our 2 people!” |
| (0.09) | 1Sa 6:9 |
| But keep an eye on it. If it should go up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has brought this great calamity on us. But if that is not the case, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us; rather, it just happened to us by accident.” |
