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... spake unto Him yet again , and said , Peradventure there shall be forty found there ? And He said , I will not do it for forty's sake . And he said unto Him , Oh , let not the Lord be angry , and I will speak . Peradventure there shall ...
... spake unto Him yet again , and said , Peradventure there shall be forty found there ? And He said , I will not do it for forty's sake . And he said unto Him , Oh , let not the Lord be angry , and I will speak . Peradventure there shall ...
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... spake to Esau . And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison . And Rebekah told Jacob what Isaac had done , and said , Now , therefore , my son , obey my voice accord- ing to that which I command thee . Go now to the flock , and fetch ...
... spake to Esau . And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison . And Rebekah told Jacob what Isaac had done , and said , Now , therefore , my son , obey my voice accord- ing to that which I command thee . Go now to the flock , and fetch ...
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... saw the anguish of his soul , when he besought us , and we would not hear . Therefore is this distress come upon us . And they knew not that Joseph under- stood them , for he spake unto them by an THE STORY OF STORIES . 53.
... saw the anguish of his soul , when he besought us , and we would not hear . Therefore is this distress come upon us . And they knew not that Joseph under- stood them , for he spake unto them by an THE STORY OF STORIES . 53.
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... spake unto his father , saying , Slay my two sons , if I bring him not to thee . Deliver him into my hand , and I will bring him to thee again . And he said , My son shall not go down with you , for his brother is dead , and he is left ...
... spake unto his father , saying , Slay my two sons , if I bring him not to thee . Deliver him into my hand , and I will bring him to thee again . And he said , My son shall not go down with you , for his brother is dead , and he is left ...
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... spake ? Is he yet alive ? And they answered , Thy servant our father is in good health . He is yet alive . And they bowed down their heads , and made obeisance . And Joseph saw Benjamin , his mother's son , and said , Is this your ...
... spake ? Is he yet alive ? And they answered , Thy servant our father is in good health . He is yet alive . And they bowed down their heads , and made obeisance . And Joseph saw Benjamin , his mother's son , and said , Is this your ...
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Page 341 - Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house : for I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Page 16 - Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee : and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Page 344 - Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me. And I knew that Thou nearest Me always : but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me.
Page 63 - And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters ; for I know their sorrows ; and I am come down to deliver them...
Page 379 - And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Page 81 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 3 - And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done ? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Page 336 - And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Page 168 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 384 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.