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Randall M. Rueff

Holy Bible - Joshua 14 : 1 - 15 
 
Division of the Land West of the Jordan 
1 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them. 2 Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine and a half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. 3 Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest, 4 for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. 5 So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 
 
Allotment for Caleb 
6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 8 but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly. 9 So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’[a] 
 
10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.” 
 
13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) 
 
Then the land had rest from war.

Holy Bible - Joshua 14 : 1 - 15

Division of the Land West of the Jordan
1 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them. 2 Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine and a half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. 3 Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest, 4 for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. 5 So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Allotment for Caleb
6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about yo

Holy Bible - Joshua 14 : 1 - 15

Holy Bible - Genesis 36 : 1 - 43 
 
Esau’s Descendants 
36 This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom). 
 
2 Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite— 3 also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. 
 
4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, 5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan. 
 
6 Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob. 7 Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock. 8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir. 
 
9 This is the account of the family line of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. 
 
10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: 
 
Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath. 
 
11 The sons of Eliphaz: 
 
Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz. 
 
12 Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah. 
 
13 The sons of Reuel: 
 
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath. 
 
14 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau: 
 
Jeush, Jalam and Korah. 
 
15 These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: 
 
The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: 
 
Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16 Korah,[a] Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah. 
 
17 The sons of Esau’s son Reuel: 
 
Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath. 
 
18 The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: 
 
Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah. 
 
19 These were the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these were their chiefs. 
 
20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region: 
 
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs. 
 
22 The sons of Lotan: 
 
Hori and Homam.[b] Timna was Lotan’s sister. 
 
23 The sons of Shobal: 
 
Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. 
 
24 The sons of Zibeon: 
 
Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs[c] in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon. 
 
25 The children of Anah: 
 
Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah. 
 
26 The sons of Dishon[d]: 
 
Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran. 
 
27 The sons of Ezer: 
 
Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. 
 
28 The sons of Dishan: 
 
Uz and Aran. 
 
29 These were the Horite chiefs: 
 
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir. 
 
The Rulers of Edom 
31 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned: 
 
32 Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah. 
 
33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king. 
 
34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. 
 
35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith. 
 
36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king. 
 
37 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king. 
 
38 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king. 
 
39 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad[e] succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 
 
40 These were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions: 
 
Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied. 
 
This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.

Holy Bible - Genesis 36 : 1 - 43

Esau’s Descendants
36 This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom).

2 Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite— 3 also Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, 5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.

6 Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob. 7 Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock. 8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.

9 This is the account of the family line of Esau th

Holy Bible - Genesis 36 : 1 - 43

Holy Bible - Exodus 21 : 1 - 36 
 
“These are the laws you are to set before them: 
 
Hebrew Servants 
2 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. 3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. 4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free. 
 
5 “But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’ 6 then his master must take him before the judges.[a] He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life. 
 
7 “If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. 8 If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,[b] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. 9 If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. 10 If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights. 11 If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money. 
 
Personal Injuries 
12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death. 13 However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place I will designate. 14 But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death. 
 
15 “Anyone who attacks[c] their father or mother is to be put to death. 
 
16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession. 
 
17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. 
 
18 “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist[d] and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, 19 the one who struck the blow will not be held liable if the other can get up and walk around outside with a staff; however, the guilty party must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed. 
 
20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. 
 
22 “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely[e] but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. 
 
26 “An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. 27 And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth. 
 
28 “If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible. 29 If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and it kills a man or woman, the bull is to be stoned and its owner also is to be put to death. 30 However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded. 31 This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter. 32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels[f] of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death. 
 
33 “If anyone uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34 the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange. 
 
35 “If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally. 36 However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did not keep it penned up, the owner must pay, animal for animal, and take the dead animal in exchange.

Holy Bible - Exodus 21 : 1 - 36

“These are the laws you are to set before them:

Hebrew Servants
2 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. 3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. 4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.

5 “But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’ 6 then his master must take him before the judges.[a] He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.

7 “If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. 8 If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,[b] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners

Holy Bible - Exodus 21 : 1 - 36

Holy Bible - Exodus 30 : 1- 38 
 
The Altar of Incense 
30 “Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. 2 It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high[a]—its horns of one piece with it. 3 Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. 4 Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you. 
 
7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. 9 Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. 10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering[b] for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.” 
 
Atonement Money 
11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them. 13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,[c] according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord. 14 All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord. 15 The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. 16 Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.” 
 
Basin for Washing 
17 Then the Lord said to Moses, 18 “Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19 Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord, 21 they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.” 
 
Anointing Oil 
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels[d] of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels[e] of fragrant calamus, 24 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin[f] of olive oil. 25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. 26 Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, 27 the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, 28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. 29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy. 
 
30 “Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. 31 Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. 32 Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. 33 Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’” 
 
Incense 
34 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, 35 and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. 36 Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. 37 Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the Lord. 38 Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”

Holy Bible - Exodus 30 : 1- 38

The Altar of Incense
30 “Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. 2 It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high[a]—its horns of one piece with it. 3 Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. 4 Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.

7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. 9 Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, 

Holy Bible - Exodus 30 : 1- 38

Holy Bible - Exodus 37 : 1 - 29 
 
The Ark 
37 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[a] 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. 
 
6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7 Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover. 
 
The Table 
10 They[b] made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[c] 11 Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. 12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth[d] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13 They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14 The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15 The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16 And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings. 
 
The Lampstand 
17 They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 18 Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21 One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 22 The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. 
 
23 They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24 They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent[e] of pure gold. 
 
The Altar of Incense 
25 They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[f]—its horns of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 
 
29 They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.

Holy Bible - Exodus 37 : 1 - 29 The Ark 37 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half ...

Holy Bible - Exodus 37 : 1 - 29

Holy Bible - Exodus 22 : 1 - 31 
 
Protection of Property 
22 [a]“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep. 
 
2 “If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed. 
 
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft. 4 If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double. 
 
5 “If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution from the best of their own field or vineyard. 
 
6 “If a fire breaks out and spreads into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution. 
 
7 “If anyone gives a neighbor silver or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double. 8 But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must[b] determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property. 9 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their cases before the judges.[c] The one whom the judges declare[d] guilty must pay back double to the other. 
 
10 “If anyone gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep or any other animal to their neighbor for safekeeping and it dies or is injured or is taken away while no one is looking, 11 the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required. 12 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner. 13 If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall bring in the remains as evidence and shall not be required to pay for the torn animal. 
 
14 “If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution. 15 But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss. 
 
Social Responsibility 
16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife. 17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins. 
 
18 “Do not allow a sorceress to live. 
 
19 “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death. 
 
20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.[e] 
 
21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. 
 
22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. 23 If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. 
 
25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest. 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset, 27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. 
 
28 “Do not blaspheme God[f] or curse the ruler of your people. 
 
29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.[g] 
 
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day. 
 
31 “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs.

Holy Bible - Exodus 22 : 1 - 31

Protection of Property
22 [a]“Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

2 “If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.

“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft. 4 If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.

5 “If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution from the best of their own field or vineyard.

6 “If a fire breaks out and spreads into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution.

Holy Bible - Exodus 22 : 1 - 31

Holy Bible - Exodus 23 : 1 - 33 
 
Laws of Justice and Mercy 
23 “Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness. 
 
2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3 and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit. 
 
4 “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it. 
 
6 “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty. 
 
8 “Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent. 
 
9 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt. 
 
Sabbath Laws 
10 “For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, 11 but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove. 
 
12 “Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed. 
 
13 “Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips. 
 
The Three Annual Festivals 
14 “Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me. 
 
15 “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. 
 
“No one is to appear before me empty-handed. 
 
16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field. 
 
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field. 
 
17 “Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord. 
 
18 “Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast. 
 
“The fat of my festival offerings must not be kept until morning. 
 
19 “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. 
 
“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. 
 
God’s Angel to Prepare the Way 
20 “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him. 22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. 24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. 25 Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, 26 and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span. 
 
27 “I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run. 28 I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way. 29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land. 
 
31 “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea[a] to the Mediterranean Sea,[b] and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out before you. 32 Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods. 33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.”

Holy Bible - Exodus 23 : 1 - 33

Laws of Justice and Mercy
23 “Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3 and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

4 “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.

6 “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.

8 “Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

9 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.

Sabbath Laws
10 “For six years

Holy Bible - Exodus 23 : 1 - 33

Holy Bible - Exodus 26 : 1 - 37 
 
The Tabernacle 
26 “Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker. 2 All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.[a] 3 Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five. 4 Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set. 5 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 6 Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit. 
 
7 “Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 8 All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.[b] 9 Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent. 10 Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 11 Then make fifty bronze clasps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a unit. 12 As for the additional length of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over is to hang down at the rear of the tabernacle. 13 The tent curtains will be a cubit[c] longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it. 14 Make for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.[d] 
 
15 “Make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 16 Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,[e] 17 with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 18 Make twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 19 and make forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 20 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, make twenty frames 21 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 22 Make six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 23 and make two frames for the corners at the far end. 24 At these two corners they must be double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both shall be like that. 25 So there will be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame. 
 
26 “Also make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 27 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 28 The center crossbar is to extend from end to end at the middle of the frames. 29 Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold. 
 
30 “Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain. 
 
31 “Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 32 Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. 33 Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. 34 Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place. 35 Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side. 
 
36 “For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. 37 Make gold hooks for this curtain and five posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold. And cast five bronze bases for them.

Holy Bible - Exodus 26 : 1 - 37

The Tabernacle
26 “Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker. 2 All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.[a] 3 Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five. 4 Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set. 5 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 6 Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit.

7 “Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 8 All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.[b] 9 Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the s

Holy Bible - Exodus 26 : 1 - 37

Holy Bible - Genesis 35 : 1 - 29 
 
Jacob Returns to Bethel 
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.” 
 
2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem. 5 Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them. 
 
6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. 7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel,[a] because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother. 
 
8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.[b] 
 
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[c] God appeared to him again and blessed him. 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[d] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[e]” So he named him Israel. 
 
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[f]; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants. 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.” 13 Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him. 
 
14 Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[g] 
 
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 
16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.” 18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[h] But his father named him Benjamin.[i] 
 
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb. 
 
21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder. 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. 
 
Jacob had twelve sons: 
 
23 The sons of Leah: 
 
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, 
 
Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. 
 
24 The sons of Rachel: 
 
Joseph and Benjamin. 
 
25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah: 
 
Dan and Naphtali. 
 
26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah: 
 
Gad and Asher. 
 
These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram. 
 
27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac in Mamre, near Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years. 29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Holy Bible - Genesis 35 : 1 - 29

Jacob Returns to Bethel
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”

2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem. 5 Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.

6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. 7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel,[a] because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fle

Holy Bible - Genesis 35 : 1 - 29

Holy Bible - Genesis 14 : 1 - 24 
 
Abram Rescues Lot 
14 At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar,[a] Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goyim, 2 these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). 3 All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea Valley). 4 For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 
 
5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim 6 and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert. 7 Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar. 
 
8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim 9 against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills. 11 The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away. 12 They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom. 
 
13 A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother[b] of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15 During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. 16 He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people. 
 
17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). 
 
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying, 
 
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High, 
 Creator of heaven and earth. 
20 And praise be to God Most High, 
 who delivered your enemies into your hand.” 
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. 
 
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.” 
 
22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 23 that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’ 24 I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. Let them have their share.”

Holy Bible - Genesis 14 : 1 - 24

Abram Rescues Lot
14 At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar,[a] Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goyim, 2 these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). 3 All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea Valley). 4 For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim 6 and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert. 7 Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.

8 Then the king of

Holy Bible - Genesis 14 : 1 - 24

Holy Bible - Genesis 31 : 1 - 55

Holy Bible - Psalm 58 : 1 - 11 
 
For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] 
 
1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? 
 Do you judge people with equity? 
2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, 
 and your hands mete out violence on the earth. 
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; 
 from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies. 
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, 
 like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, 
5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer, 
 however skillful the enchanter may be. 
6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; 
 Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions! 
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away; 
 when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short. 
8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along, 
 like a stillborn child that never sees the sun. 
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns— 
 whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[c] 
10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, 
 when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked. 
11 Then people will say, 
 “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; 
 surely there is a God who judges the earth.”

Holy Bible - Psalm 58 : 1 - 11

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b]

1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
    Do you judge people with equity?
2 No, in your heart you devise injustice,
    and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake,
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer,
    however skillful the enchanter may be.
6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.
8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,
    like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[c]
10 The righteous w

Holy Bible - Psalm 58 : 1 - 11

Holy Bible - Psalm 60 : 1 - 12 
 
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[c] and Aram Zobah,[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 
 
1 You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; 
 you have been angry—now restore us! 
2 You have shaken the land and torn it open; 
 mend its fractures, for it is quaking. 
3 You have shown your people desperate times; 
 you have given us wine that makes us stagger. 
4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner 
 to be unfurled against the bow.[e] 
5 Save us and help us with your right hand, 
 that those you love may be delivered. 
6 God has spoken from his sanctuary: 
 “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem 
 and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth. 
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; 
 Ephraim is my helmet, 
 Judah is my scepter. 
8 Moab is my washbasin, 
 on Edom I toss my sandal; 
 over Philistia I shout in triumph.” 
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? 
 Who will lead me to Edom? 
10 Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us 
 and no longer go out with our armies? 
11 Give us aid against the enemy, 
 for human help is worthless. 
12 With God we will gain the victory, 
 and he will trample down our enemies.

Holy Bible - Psalm 60 : 1 - 12

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[c] and Aram Zobah,[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

1 You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry—now restore us!
2 You have shaken the land and torn it open;
    mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
3 You have shown your people desperate times;
    you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
    to be unfurled against the bow.[e]
5 Save us and help us with your right hand,
    that those you love may be delivered.
6 God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    

Holy Bible - Psalm 60 : 1 - 12

Holy Bible - Psalm 105 : 1 - 45 
 
1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; 
 make known among the nations what he has done. 
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; 
 tell of all his wonderful acts. 
3 Glory in his holy name; 
 let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 
4 Look to the Lord and his strength; 
 seek his face always. 
5 Remember the wonders he has done, 
 his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, 
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, 
 his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. 
7 He is the Lord our God; 
 his judgments are in all the earth. 
8 He remembers his covenant forever, 
 the promise he made, for a thousand generations, 
9 the covenant he made with Abraham, 
 the oath he swore to Isaac. 
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, 
 to Israel as an everlasting covenant: 
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan 
 as the portion you will inherit.” 
12 When they were but few in number, 
 few indeed, and strangers in it, 
13 they wandered from nation to nation, 
 from one kingdom to another. 
14 He allowed no one to oppress them; 
 for their sake he rebuked kings: 
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones; 
 do my prophets no harm.” 
16 He called down famine on the land 
 and destroyed all their supplies of food; 
17 and he sent a man before them— 
 Joseph, sold as a slave. 
18 They bruised his feet with shackles, 
 his neck was put in irons, 
19 till what he foretold came to pass, 
 till the word of the Lord proved him true. 
20 The king sent and released him, 
 the ruler of peoples set him free. 
21 He made him master of his household, 
 ruler over all he possessed, 
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased 
 and teach his elders wisdom. 
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; 
 Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham. 
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful; 
 he made them too numerous for their foes, 
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people, 
 to conspire against his servants. 
26 He sent Moses his servant, 
 and Aaron, whom he had chosen. 
27 They performed his signs among them, 
 his wonders in the land of Ham. 
28 He sent darkness and made the land dark— 
 for had they not rebelled against his words? 
29 He turned their waters into blood, 
 causing their fish to die. 
30 Their land teemed with frogs, 
 which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers. 
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, 
 and gnats throughout their country. 
32 He turned their rain into hail, 
 with lightning throughout their land; 
33 he struck down their vines and fig trees 
 and shattered the trees of their country. 
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, 
 grasshoppers without number; 
35 they ate up every green thing in their land, 
 ate up the produce of their soil. 
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, 
 the firstfruits of all their manhood. 
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, 
 and from among their tribes no one faltered. 
38 Egypt was glad when they left, 
 because dread of Israel had fallen on them. 
39 He spread out a cloud as a covering, 
 and a fire to give light at night. 
40 They asked, and he brought them quail; 
 he fed them well with the bread of heaven. 
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; 
 it flowed like a river in the desert. 
42 For he remembered his holy promise 
 given to his servant Abraham. 
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing, 
 his chosen ones with shouts of joy; 
44 he gave them the lands of the nations, 
 and they fell heir to what others had toiled for— 
45 that they might keep his precepts 
 and observe his laws. 
Praise the Lord.[a]

Holy Bible - Psalm 105 : 1 - 45

1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
    make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
3 Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
    his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan
    as the portion you will inherit.”
12 When they were but few in number,
    few indeed, and strangers in it,
13 they wander

Holy Bible - Psalm 105 : 1 - 45

Holy Bible - Psalm 109 : 1 - 31 
 
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 
 
1 My God, whom I praise, 
 do not remain silent, 
2 for people who are wicked and deceitful 
 have opened their mouths against me; 
 they have spoken against me with lying tongues. 
3 With words of hatred they surround me; 
 they attack me without cause. 
4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, 
 but I am a man of prayer. 
5 They repay me evil for good, 
 and hatred for my friendship. 
6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; 
 let an accuser stand at his right hand. 
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, 
 and may his prayers condemn him. 
8 May his days be few; 
 may another take his place of leadership. 
9 May his children be fatherless 
 and his wife a widow. 
10 May his children be wandering beggars; 
 may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes. 
11 May a creditor seize all he has; 
 may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. 
12 May no one extend kindness to him 
 or take pity on his fatherless children. 
13 May his descendants be cut off, 
 their names blotted out from the next generation. 
14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; 
 may the sin of his mother never be blotted out. 
15 May their sins always remain before the Lord, 
 that he may blot out their name from the earth. 
16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, 
 but hounded to death the poor 
 and the needy and the brokenhearted. 
17 He loved to pronounce a curse— 
 may it come back on him. 
He found no pleasure in blessing— 
 may it be far from him. 
18 He wore cursing as his garment; 
 it entered into his body like water, 
 into his bones like oil. 
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, 
 like a belt tied forever around him. 
20 May this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers, 
 to those who speak evil of me. 
21 But you, Sovereign Lord, 
 help me for your name’s sake; 
 out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. 
22 For I am poor and needy, 
 and my heart is wounded within me. 
23 I fade away like an evening shadow; 
 I am shaken off like a locust. 
24 My knees give way from fasting; 
 my body is thin and gaunt. 
25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; 
 when they see me, they shake their heads. 
26 Help me, Lord my God; 
 save me according to your unfailing love. 
27 Let them know that it is your hand, 
 that you, Lord, have done it. 
28 While they curse, may you bless; 
 may those who attack me be put to shame, 
 but may your servant rejoice. 
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace 
 and wrapped in shame as in a cloak. 
30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord; 
 in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him. 
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, 
 to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

Holy Bible - Psalm 109 : 1 - 31

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 My God, whom I praise,
    do not remain silent,
2 for people who are wicked and deceitful
    have opened their mouths against me;
    they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
3 With words of hatred they surround me;
    they attack me without cause.
4 In return for my friendship they accuse me,
    but I am a man of prayer.
5 They repay me evil for good,
    and hatred for my friendship.
6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
    let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
    and may his prayers condemn him.
8 May his days be few;
    may another take his place of leadership.
9 May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.
10 May his children be wandering beggars;
    may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    

Holy Bible - Psalm 109 : 1 - 31

Holy Bible - Psalm 132 : 1 - 18 
 
A song of ascents. 
 
1 Lord, remember David 
 and all his self-denial. 
2 He swore an oath to the Lord, 
 he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 
3 “I will not enter my house 
 or go to my bed, 
4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes 
 or slumber to my eyelids, 
5 till I find a place for the Lord, 
 a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 
6 We heard it in Ephrathah, 
 we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a] 
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place, 
 let us worship at his footstool, saying, 
8 ‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place, 
 you and the ark of your might. 
9 May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; 
 may your faithful people sing for joy.’” 
10 For the sake of your servant David, 
 do not reject your anointed one. 
11 The Lord swore an oath to David, 
 a sure oath he will not revoke: 
“One of your own descendants 
 I will place on your throne. 
12 If your sons keep my covenant 
 and the statutes I teach them, 
then their sons will sit 
 on your throne for ever and ever.” 
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion, 
 he has desired it for his dwelling, saying, 
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever; 
 here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it. 
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; 
 her poor I will satisfy with food. 
16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, 
 and her faithful people will ever sing for joy. 
17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow for David 
 and set up a lamp for my anointed one. 
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, 
 but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”

Holy Bible - Psalm 132 : 1 - 18

A song of ascents.

1 Lord, remember David
    and all his self-denial.
2 He swore an oath to the Lord,
    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3 “I will not enter my house
    or go to my bed,
4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes
    or slumber to my eyelids,
5 till I find a place for the Lord,
    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 We heard it in Ephrathah,
    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a]
7 “Let us go to his dwelling place,
    let us worship at his footstool, saying,
8 ‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
9 May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;
    may your faithful people sing for joy.’”
10 For the sake of your servant David,
    do not reject your anointed one.
11 The Lord swore an oath to David,
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants
    I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
    and the statutes I teach them,
then 

Holy Bible - Psalm 132 : 1 - 18

Holy Bible - Psalm 35 : 1 - 28 
 
Of David. 
 
1 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; 
 fight against those who fight against me. 
2 Take up shield and armor; 
 arise and come to my aid. 
3 Brandish spear and javelin[a] 
 against those who pursue me. 
Say to me, 
 “I am your salvation.” 
4 May those who seek my life 
 be disgraced and put to shame; 
may those who plot my ruin 
 be turned back in dismay. 
5 May they be like chaff before the wind, 
 with the angel of the Lord driving them away; 
6 may their path be dark and slippery, 
 with the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 
7 Since they hid their net for me without cause 
 and without cause dug a pit for me, 
8 may ruin overtake them by surprise— 
 may the net they hid entangle them, 
 may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. 
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord 
 and delight in his salvation. 
10 My whole being will exclaim, 
 “Who is like you, Lord? 
You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, 
 the poor and needy from those who rob them.” 
11 Ruthless witnesses come forward; 
 they question me on things I know nothing about. 
12 They repay me evil for good 
 and leave me like one bereaved. 
13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth 
 and humbled myself with fasting. 
When my prayers returned to me unanswered, 
14 I went about mourning 
 as though for my friend or brother. 
I bowed my head in grief 
 as though weeping for my mother. 
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; 
 assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. 
 They slandered me without ceasing. 
16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[b] 
 they gnashed their teeth at me. 
17 How long, Lord, will you look on? 
 Rescue me from their ravages, 
 my precious life from these lions. 
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; 
 among the throngs I will praise you. 
19 Do not let those gloat over me 
 who are my enemies without cause; 
do not let those who hate me without reason 
 maliciously wink the eye. 
20 They do not speak peaceably, 
 but devise false accusations 
 against those who live quietly in the land. 
21 They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! 
 With our own eyes we have seen it.” 
22 Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent. 
 Do not be far from me, Lord. 
23 Awake, and rise to my defense! 
 Contend for me, my God and Lord. 
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God; 
 do not let them gloat over me. 
25 Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” 
 or say, “We have swallowed him up.” 
26 May all who gloat over my distress 
 be put to shame and confusion; 
may all who exalt themselves over me 
 be clothed with shame and disgrace. 
27 May those who delight in my vindication 
 shout for joy and gladness; 
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted, 
 who delights in the well-being of his servant.” 
28 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, 
 your praises all day long.

Holy Bible - Psalm 35 : 1 - 28

Of David.

1 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take up shield and armor;
    arise and come to my aid.
3 Brandish spear and javelin[a]
    against those who pursue me.
Say to me,
    “I am your salvation.”
4 May those who seek my life
    be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back in dismay.
5 May they be like chaff before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord driving them away;
6 may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 Since they hid their net for me without cause
    and without cause dug a pit for me,
8 may ruin overtake them by surprise—
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord
    and delight in his salvation.
10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you, Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,
    

Holy Bible - Psalm 35 : 1 - 28

Holy Bible - Psalm 149 : 1 - 9 
 
1 Praise the Lord.[a] 
Sing to the Lord a new song, 
 his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. 
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; 
 let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 
3 Let them praise his name with dancing 
 and make music to him with timbrel and harp. 
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people; 
 he crowns the humble with victory. 
5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor 
 and sing for joy on their beds. 
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths 
 and a double-edged sword in their hands, 
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations 
 and punishment on the peoples, 
8 to bind their kings with fetters, 
 their nobles with shackles of iron, 
9 to carry out the sentence written against them— 
 this is the glory of all his faithful people. 
Praise the Lord.

Holy Bible - Psalm 149 : 1 - 9

1 Praise the Lord.[a]
Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
    let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing
    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor
    and sing for joy on their beds.
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths
    and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations
    and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters,
    their nobles with shackles of iron,
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.
Praise the Lord.

Holy Bible - Psalm 149 : 1 - 9

Holy Bible - Psalm 64 : 1 - 10 
 
For the director of music. A psalm of David. 
 
1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; 
 protect my life from the threat of the enemy. 
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, 
 from the plots of evildoers. 
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords 
 and aim cruel words like deadly arrows. 
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent; 
 they shoot suddenly, without fear. 
5 They encourage each other in evil plans, 
 they talk about hiding their snares; 
 they say, “Who will see it[b]?” 
6 They plot injustice and say, 
 “We have devised a perfect plan!” 
 Surely the human mind and heart are cunning. 
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows; 
 they will suddenly be struck down. 
8 He will turn their own tongues against them 
 and bring them to ruin; 
 all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. 
9 All people will fear; 
 they will proclaim the works of God 
 and ponder what he has done. 
10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord 
 and take refuge in him; 
 all the upright in heart will glory in him!

Holy Bible - Psalm 64 : 1 - 10

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
    from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;
    they say, “Who will see it[b]?”
6 They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 All people will fear;
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.
10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lo

Holy Bible - Psalm 64 : 1 - 10

Holy Bible - Psalm 121 : 1 - 8 
 
A song of ascents. 
 
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— 
 where does my help come from? 
2 My help comes from the Lord, 
 the Maker of heaven and earth. 
3 He will not let your foot slip— 
 he who watches over you will not slumber; 
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel 
 will neither slumber nor sleep. 
5 The Lord watches over you— 
 the Lord is your shade at your right hand; 
6 the sun will not harm you by day, 
 nor the moon by night. 
7 The Lord will keep you from all harm— 
 he will watch over your life; 
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going 
 both now and forevermore.

Holy Bible - Psalm 121 : 1 - 8

A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you—
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—
    he will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.

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