He will go back the way he came. He will not enter this city,” says the Lord.

They ate until they were stuffed; ¹  he gave them what they desired.

The first to state his case ¹  seems ²  right, until his opponent ³  begins to ⁴  cross-examine him. ⁵ 

A person of illegitimate birth ¹  may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so. ² 

An Ammonite or Moabite ¹  may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever ²  do so, ³ 

So David’s friend Hushai arrived in the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.

For the very thing I dreaded ¹  has happened ²  to me, and what I feared has come upon me. ³ 

The Lord laughs in disgust ¹  at them, for he knows that their day is coming. ² 

Fear and panic overpower me; ¹  terror overwhelms ²  me.

He has taken a bag of money with him; ¹  he will not return until ²  the end of the month.” ³ 

Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire ¹  of God.

If he came ¹  in by himself ²  he will go out by himself; if he had ³  a wife when he came in, then his wife will go out with him.

“In this way Aaron is to enter into the sanctuary – with a young bull ¹  for a sin offering ²  and a ram for a burnt offering. ³ 

He must not go where there is any dead person; ¹  he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.

“‘All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he must not contact ¹  a dead body. ² 

A man with crushed ¹  or severed genitals ²  may not enter the assembly of the Lord. ³ 

Children of the third generation born to them ¹  may enter the assembly of the Lord.

When evening arrives he must wash himself with water and then at sunset he may reenter the camp.

Manoah said, “Now, when your announcement comes true, ¹  how should the child be raised and what should he do?” ² 

Manoah said to the Lord’s messenger, “Tell us your name, so we can honor you when your announcement comes true.” ¹