But ¹  the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. ² 

Then the king of Egypt summoned ¹  the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this and let the boys live?” ² 

So they defeated Og, ¹  his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, ²  and they possessed his land.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

“‘But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands. ¹ 

When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.

yet you ¹  hate what is good, ²  and love what is evil. ³  You flay my people’s skin ⁴  and rip the flesh from their bones. ⁵ 

Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, ¹  but the person of integrity ²  will live ³  because of his faithfulness. ⁴ 

In a little while ¹  the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

Jesus replied, ¹  “If I want him to live ²  until I come back, ³  what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”

This was the one who exploited ¹  our people ²  and was cruel to our ancestors, ³  forcing them to abandon ⁴  their infants so they would die. ⁵ 

For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ¹  in our mortal body. ² 

So the Lord ¹  destroyed ²  every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. ³  They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived. ⁴ 

Abraham said to God, “O that ¹  Ishmael might live before you!” ² 

He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. ¹  The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. ² 

The real mother ¹  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ²  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ³  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

You have become cruel to me; ¹  with the strength of your hand you attack me. ² 

Look, God is my deliverer! ¹  The Lord is among those who support me. ² 

He sent swarms of biting insects against them, ¹  as well as frogs that overran their land. ² 

I will serve ¹  the Lord in the land ²  of the living.