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He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a princely bowl.

Verse ConceptsButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

He said to them, "What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

Verse ConceptsGleaningGrapesMinoritiesVintageRelative Greatness

"Please speak in the ears of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'"

Verse ConceptsBodySeventySame Bone And FleshSeventies

And now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

They said to him, "Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FathersCurbing SpeechUnnamed Priests