but did not have marital relations ¹  with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named ²  Jesus.

For nation will rise up in arms ¹  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ²  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

for he will be great in the sight of ¹  the Lord. He ²  must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. ³ 

And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other ¹  sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other ¹  sons and daughters. ² 

And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other ¹  sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

When the sheep mated ¹  in front of the branches, they ²  gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

“Let the day on which ¹  I was born ²  perish, and the night that said, ³  ‘A man ⁴  has been conceived!’ ⁵ 

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me. ¹ 

A time to be born, ¹  and a time to die; ²  a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;

Cursed be the day I was born! May that day not be blessed when my mother gave birth to me. ¹ 

– children not born ¹  by human parents ²  or by human desire ³  or a husband’s ⁴  decision, ⁵  but by God.

While she was giving birth, one child ¹  put out his hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

The Maidens about His Beloved: Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her beloved? The Beloved to Her Lover: Under the apple tree I aroused you; ¹  there your mother conceived you, there she who bore you was in labor of childbirth. ²