not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day ¹  drawing near. ² 

When they enter ¹  the tent of meeting, they must wash with ²  water so that they do not die. ³  Also, when they approach ⁴  the altar to minister by burning incense ⁵  as an offering made by fire ⁶  to the Lord,

Certainly ¹  no man who has a physical flaw is to approach: a blind man, or one who is lame, or one with a slit nose, ²  or a limb too long,

They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.

Now ¹  as they approached Jerusalem, ²  near Bethphage ³  and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, ⁴  Jesus ⁵  sent two of his disciples

Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

Let the priests also, who approach the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through ¹  against them.”

The people kept ¹  their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness ²  where God was. ³ 

Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders over thousands and the commanders over hundreds, approached Moses

When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.

Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

When ¹  they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther, ¹ 

but in order that they will live ¹  and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint ²  each man ³  to his service and his responsibility.

When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. ¹  The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

As he approached the town gate, a man ¹  who had died was being carried out, ²  the only son of his mother (who ³  was a widow ⁴ ), and a large crowd from the town ⁵  was with her.

But Jacob ¹  himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached ²  his brother.

Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah ¹  and all the people of every class, ²  went to the prophet Jeremiah.

They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.

“Now his older son was in the field. As ¹  he came and approached the house, he heard music ²  and dancing.