Then Judah said to Onan, “Have sexual relations with ¹  your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise ²  up a descendant for your brother.” ³ 

You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness – who will rouse him?

Then a new king, ¹  who did not know about ²  Joseph, came to power ³  over Egypt.

When some ¹  shepherds came and drove them away, ²  Moses came up and defended them ³  and then watered their flock.

So Moses set out ¹  with ²  Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up the mountain of God.

So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, ¹  and they rose up to play. ² 

Moses saw that the people were running wild, ¹  for Aaron had let them get completely out of control, causing derision from their enemies. ² 

“On the first day of the first month you are to set up ¹  the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, in the second year.

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.

I will turn to you, make you fruitful, multiply you, and maintain ¹  my covenant with you.

And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; ¹  the tabernacle was to be set up ²  before they arrived. ³ 

And when the ark traveled, Moses would say, “Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!”

Then Moses got up ¹  and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel went after him.

So the princes of Moab departed ¹  and went back to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

So Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

Balaam ¹  uttered ²  his oracle, and said, “Rise up, ³  Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:

They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, ¹  who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”

Balaam got up and departed and returned to his home, ¹  and Balak also went his way.

“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact. ¹