but a stream [would] rise from the earth and water the whole face of the ground--

Then Yahweh said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold." Then Yahweh put a sign on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

And he put a journey of three days between him and Jacob, and Jacob pastured the remainder of Laban's flock.

And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem.

Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his finger and put it on the finger of Joseph. And he clothed him with garments of fine linen, and he put a chain of gold around his neck.

But he said, "Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found, he will become my slave. But as for you, go up in peace to your father."

And his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which field Abraham had bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite before Mamre.

And they said to them, "May Yahweh look upon you and judge because you have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants [so as] to put a sword into their hand to kill us."

And I will put a distinction between my people and your people; this sign will be tomorrow.'"

But [as for] you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the presence of Yahweh God."

And Moses finished speaking with them, and he put a veil on his face.

And they put a blue cord on it to put it above on the turban, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

But a clay vessel that the person who discharges touches must be broken, and any {wood object} must be rinsed with water.

You shall not curse [the] deaf, and you shall not put a stumbling block {before} a blind person, but you shall revere your God; I [am] Yahweh.

But a priest, if [with] his money he buys a person [as] {his possession}, that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food.

But a priest's daughter, when she becomes a widow or divorced or there is no offspring for her, and she returns to her father's house as [in] her childhood, she may eat from her father's food, but {no layman may eat it}.

But a field of their cities' pastureland must not be sold, because {it is their property for all time}.

And you may pass them on as an inheritance to your sons after you to take possession of as property {for all time}--you may let them work. But [as for] your countrymen, the {Israelites}, you shall not rule with ruthlessness over {one another}.

" 'You shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to worship before it, because I [am] Yahweh your God.

And the priest shall set a value on it, {either good or bad}; as the priest [sets] your proper value, so it shall be.

but as I [am] alive, the glory of Yahweh will fill all the earth.

"Speak to the {Israelites}, and tell them to make for themselves tassels on the hems of their garments throughout their generations and to put a blue cord on the tassel of the hem.

Yahweh put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, "Return to Balak, and you must speak thus."

Then Yahweh met with Balaam, and he put a word in his mouth, and he said, "Return to Balak, and you must speak thus."

Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, the descendants of Reuben and Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh.' So your children may put an end to our children worshiping Yahweh.

But if it is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you [are] living; but as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh."

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and cracked open his skull.

Then Saul clothed David with his [own] fighting attire and put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him [with] body armor.

{But} at the time Saul's daughter Merab [was] to be given to David, she was given [instead] to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

Then Michal took the household god and put it on the bed and put a quilt of goat's hair at its head and covered [it] with the clothes.

Then David {took an oath} again and said, "Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thought, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he worry.' But {as Yahweh lives} and {as your soul lives}, surely [there is] merely a step between me and death!"

But a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, because [the] Philistines have made a raid on the land!"

But a young man of the servants told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Look, David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, but he addressed them angrily,

Should a man arise to pursue you and to seek your life, may the life of my lord be wrapped in the pouch of the living with Yahweh your God. But as for the life of your enemy, he will sling it from within the pocket of the sling!

But {as Yahweh lives}, the God of Israel who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried and come to meet me, surely there would not have been {one male} left alive for Nabal by the light of morning!"

But a young man saw them and told Absalom, so both of them went quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim. Now he had a well in his courtyard, so they went down there.

That is not the matter. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name [is] Sheba the son Bicri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give only him to us, and I will depart from the city." The woman said to Joab, "Look, his head [is] being thrown down to you over the wall."

But as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

The remainder of the acts of Asa, all of his achievements, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? But at the time of his old age, {he developed a foot disease}.

Do this thing: remove the kings each from his post, and put a governor in their place.

let us make a small enclosed room [upstairs] and put a bed, table, chair, and lampstand there for him, so that when he comes to us, he can turn and stay there.

But the sons of the killers he did not kill, as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which Yahweh had commanded, saying, "Fathers should not be killed because of children, and children should not be killed because of fathers; but a man should die because of his [own] sin."

So Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah, saying, "The thornbush which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife,' but an animal of the field which [is] in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thornbush.

But as for the {Israelites} who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them.

But as for us, Yahweh [is] our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests serving Yahweh [are] the sons of Aaron, the Levites, according to their service.

but at its trouble he returned to Yahweh, the God of Israel. They sought him, and he was found by them.

But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor."

So now, behold, Yahweh has put a spirit of deception into the mouths of these your prophets. Yahweh has spoken disaster against you."

But a man of God came to him, saying, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, all the Ephraimites.

And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thorn bush that [is] in Lebanon has sent to the cedar which [is] in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife.' But a wild animal of the field that [was] in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.

But in your great compassions you did not put an end to them, and you did not abandon them. For you are a gracious and compassionate God.

And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won his favor and loyalty more than all the virgins, so he put a {royal crown} on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Have you not put a fence around him and his household and around {all that belongs to him} {on every side}? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has increased in the land.

But a human being is born to trouble, and {they soar aloft} [like] {sparks}.

But {an empty-headed person} will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born [as] a human being.

"But a man dies, and he dwindles away; thus a human being passes away, and where is he?

"But a mountain falls; it crumbles away, and a rock moves away from its place.

"He will flee from an iron weapon, [but] an arrow of bronze will pierce him.

for I do not know [how] {to flatter}, [else] my Maker would {soon} put an end to me.

Can you put a rope in its nose? Or can you pierce its jawbone with a hook?

"But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

{But as for me}, through the abundance of your steadfast love I will enter your house. I will bow down toward {your holy temple} in awe [of] you.

But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love. My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me.

But as for me, I had said in my prosperity, "I shall not be moved ever."

But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my God."

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together; smiters whom I did not know gathered against me. They tore and did not cease.

But as for me, like [the] deaf I cannot hear, and [I am] like [the] mute [who] cannot open his mouth.

Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.

But as for me, I will sing [of] your strength, and I will hail your loyal love in the morning, because you have been my [high] stronghold and a refuge in my {time} of trouble.

But as for them [who] seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth.

But as for me, my prayer [is] to you, O Yahweh, for a favorable time, O God, according to the abundance of your loyal love. Answer me with the faithfulness of your salvation.

But as for me, [though] I [am] afflicted and pained, your salvation will protect me, O God.

But as for me, I will hope continually and increase your praise.

But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled. My steps had nearly slipped,

But as for me, the approach to God [is] for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh [as] my refuge, in order to tell all your works.

But as for me, I will proclaim forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

But as for me, I cry for help to you, O Yahweh, and in the morning my prayer comes before you.

O Yahweh our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their [wrong] deeds.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.

A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod [is] for the back of one who lacks {sense}.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.

He who lacks {sense} belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.

A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.

He who withholds grain, the people curse him, but a blessing [is] for the head of him who sells.

A lip of truth endures forever, but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.

Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.

A wise child [hears] the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.

Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled [is] a tree of life.

A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble, but an envoy of the faithful [brings] healing.

A desire {fulfilled} will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

{When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox.

A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.

A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.

The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.