When Jehoram ascended to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself and murdered all his brothers with the sword, and even some of the princes of Israel.

Then Yahweh sent an angel, and he destroyed every mighty warrior of strength, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shamed face to his land and went into the house of his god. And some of the offspring of his loins fell upon him there with the sword.

[were] over the porters and were directing all who worked {on each task}. And some of the Levites [were] scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.

When [some] of the heads of {families} came to the house of Yahweh that [is] in Jerusalem, they gave freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its place.

The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived [in Jerusalem], and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants [lived] in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

Some of the {Israelites}, some priests and Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.

All of these had married foreign wives, and some from among the wives bore children.

and one of my brothers, Hanani, came with some men from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had escaped the captivity and about Jerusalem.

Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our sons are like their sons. Look, we are subduing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and there are some from our daughters being molested. {We are powerless}, and our fields and vineyards [belong] to others."

Now some from the heads of the {families} gave to the work. The governor gave to the storehouse one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly tunics.

Now some of the heads of the {families} gave to the storehouse of the work twenty thousand gold darics and two thousand two hundred silver minas.

So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their cities. When the seventh month came, the {Israelites} [were] in their cities.

And [some] from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

As for the villages in their territories, [some] from the descendants of Judah lived in Kiriath-Arba and {its settlements}, Dibon and {its settlements}, Jekabzeel and {its settlements},

During all of this, I was not in Jerusalem because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. At the end of [some] days I asked permission from the king [to leave].

So when it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and said that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my young men over the gates [to prevent] any {goods} being brought in on the day of the Sabbath.

So I quarreled with them and cursed them and beat some of their men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath by God: "Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

and [that] he would tell you [the] secrets of wisdom, for {insight has many sides}. And know that God {on your behalf} has forgotten {some of} your guilt.

{Some boast in chariots and others in horses}, but we boast in the name of Yahweh, our God.

the anger of God rose against them, and he killed some of the stoutest of them, even the young men of Israel he caused to bow down [in death].

When he killed [some of] them, then they sought him, and repented and earnestly sought God.

'And some of your sons who go out from you, whom you fathered, shall be taken, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"

And it {becomes fuel for a human}, and he takes some of it and grows warm; also, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also, he makes a god and bows in worship; he makes himself an image and bows down to it!

And indeed, I will take some of them as priests [and] the Levites," says Yahweh.

Thus said Yahweh, "Go and buy a potter's earthenware jar, and [take] some of the elders of the people, and some of the leaders of the priests,

And some of the poor people, {who had nothing}, Nebuzaradan, [the] captain of [the] guard, left in the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.

And there will not be a survivor or an escapee of the remnant of Judah, those who have come to dwell as an alien there in the land of Egypt, to return [to] the land of Judah where they [are] {longing} to return to dwell there, for they will not turn back, {but only} [some] survivors.'"

And Nebuzaradan [the] captain of [the] guard deported [some] of the poor of the people, and the rest of the people who were left in the city, and the deserters who deserted to the king of Babylon, along with the rest of the craftsmen.

But Nebuzaradan [the] captain of [the] guard left [some] of the poor of the land [to serve] as vinedressers and farmers.

And from them again you shall take [some], and you must throw them in the middle of the fire, and you must burn them with fire; from it a fire will go out to all of the house of Israel.

But I will spare [some], {so there will be} for you fugitives from [the] sword among the nations {when you are scattered} in the countries.

You must take some of its blood and put [it] on {the four horns of the altar}, and the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all around; thus you must purify it and make atonement for it.

And the Lord gave Jehoiakim the king of Judah into his hand and {some of} of the utensils of the temple of God, and he brought them [to] the land of Shinar [to] the temple of his gods, and he brought the utensils to {the treasury} of his gods.

And the king {ordered} Ashpenaz, the commander of his court officials, to bring {some of the Israelites} from {the royal family} and from the lords,

"Please test your servants [for] ten days, and let them give us {some of the vegetables}, and let us eat and let us drink water.

{And just as} you saw the feet and the toes, {partly potter's clay} and {partly iron}, it will be a divided kingdom; and {some hardness} of the iron will be [in it], {just as} you have seen the iron mixed with the wet clay.

{Therefore} {at this time} [some] {astrologers} came forward and {they denounced the Jews}.

"Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was distressed {for some time}, and his thoughts disturbed him. The king answered and he said, 'Belteshazzar, let the dream and its explanation not disturb you.' Belteshazzar answered and said, 'My lord, [may] the dream and its explanation [be] for [those who] hate you and for your enemies.

And it grew up to the host of heaven, and it threw down to the ground some of the host and some of the stars and trampled them.

And I, Daniel, was overcome, and I became ill for [some] days, and I {performed} the business of the king, and I was dismayed over the vision and {I did not understand it}.

And at [the] end of [some] years they will make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a peace treaty, but {she will not retain her position of power}, and his offspring will not endure, and she will be given up, she and her attendants and her child supporting her, in those times.

And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and {at the end of some years} he will surely come with great army and with great supplies.

And those who have insight {will instruct} the many, but they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder {for some time}.

And [even] some of those {who have insight} will fall [in order for] them to be refined by it, and to be purified and cleansed until the time of [the] end, for the appointed time [is] still to come.

And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.

And I raised up some [of] your sons to [be] prophets and some [of] your young men to [be] Nazirites. Is it not so, O {people} of Israel? [This is] the declaration of Yahweh!

"I overthrew some of you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a stick snatched from [the] fire, and yet you did not return to me," [is] the declaration of Yahweh.

And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!"

and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came [and] devoured it.

And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

For this [reason], behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes. [Some] of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and will pursue from town to town,

And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Give us [some] of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!'

But the wise ones answered saying, "Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell [olive oil] and buy [some] for yourselves.'

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

And [while] they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city [and] reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

And [when they] saw him, they worshiped [him], but some doubted.

And [when he] entered again into Capernaum after [some] days, it became known that he was at home.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him.

And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean--that is, unwashed--hands.

And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away."

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

And some of those who were standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect [some] of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.

And he sent another, and that one they killed. And [he sent] many others, [some] of whom they beat and [some] of whom they killed.

And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.

But some were expressing indignation to one another: "Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil?

And some stood up [and] began to give false testimony against him, saying,

And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him "Prophesy!" And the officers received him with slaps in the face.

And some of the bystanders, [when they] heard [it], said, "Behold, he is summoning Elijah!"

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?

and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

"The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised from the dead,

and by some that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet of ancient times had risen.

But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God."

But some of them said, "By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!"

For this [reason] also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they will kill and persecute,'

Now at the same time some had come to tell him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

And behold, [some] are last who will be first, and [some] are first who will be last."

At [that] same hour some Pharisees came up [and] said to him, "Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!"

And he also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on {everyone else}:

And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

Now some of the Sadducees--who deny {that there is a resurrection}--came up [and] asked him,

And some of the scribes answered [and] said, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

And [while] some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said,

And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death [some] of you.

And [when] Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.

But also some women from among us astonished us, who were at the tomb early in the morning,

And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found [it] like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see."

And he said to them, "Now draw [some] out and take [it] to the head steward. So they took [it].

But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)

And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, "He is a good [man]," but others were saying, "No, but he deceives the crowd."

Then some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem began to say, "Is this not [the one] whom they are seeking to kill?

Then, [when they] heard these words, [some] from the crowd began to say, "This man is truly the Prophet!"

And some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.