How can you men of Moab say, ‘We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?’

Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.

Come, let’s go down and confuse ¹  their language so they won’t be able to understand each other.” ² 

When the men got up to leave, ¹  they looked out over ²  Sodom. (Now ³  Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.) ⁴ 

Laban replied, “I’d rather give her to you than to another man. ¹  Stay with me.”

It was also called Mizpah ¹  because he said, “May the Lord watch ²  between us ³  when we are out of sight of one another. ⁴ 

So Jacob was left alone. Then a man ¹  wrestled ²  with him until daybreak. ³ 

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate ¹  of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful ¹  and lived ²  in the household of his Egyptian master.

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us ¹  as if we were ²  spying on the land.

So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,

those men who produced the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the Lord.

And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

Select wise and practical ¹  men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

I thought this was a good idea, ¹  so I sent ²  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

So it was that after all the military men had been eliminated from the community, ¹ 

“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it. ¹ 

Boaz chose ten of the village leaders ¹  and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat down.

The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you ¹  and you can do with us whatever you wish.” ²