The dead do not come back to life, the spirits of the dead do not rise. ¹  That is because ²  you came in judgment ³  and destroyed them, you wiped out all memory of them.

You must not slash your body for a dead person ¹  or incise a tattoo on yourself. ²  I am the Lord.

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

When all the community saw that Aaron was dead, the whole house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

The king replied to her, “What do you want?” ¹  She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; ¹  500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead. ² 

I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; ¹  I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. ² 

Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits ¹  rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead? ¹ 

The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death. ¹ 

But they do not realize ¹  that the dead ²  are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave. ³ 

So I considered ¹  those who are dead and gone ²  more fortunate than those who are still alive. ³ 

But whoever is among ¹  the living ²  has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, ¹  those who think they possess understanding. ² 

Those who are champions ¹  at drinking wine are as good as dead, ²  who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, ¹  those who are always instituting unfair regulations, ² 

The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, ¹  the one beyond the rivers of Cush,

“I am a temporary settler ¹  among you. Grant ²  me ownership ³  of a burial site among you so that I may ⁴  bury my dead.” ⁵