Then Jacob became incensed and brought charges against Laban. “What is my crime?” he said to Laban. “What is my sin, that you have pursued me?

Reuben’s sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

These are the heads of their fathers’ families:

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.

the Hezronite clan from Hezron;
the Carmite clan from Carmi.

“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

If the guilty party deserves to be flogged, the judge will make him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate for his crime.

cream from the herd and milk from the flock,
with the fat of lambs,
rams from Bashan, and goats,
with the choicest grains of wheat;
you drank wine from the finest grapes.

The Israelites, however, were unfaithful regarding the things set apart for destruction. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart, and the Lord’s anger burned against the Israelites.

He then had Zabdi’s family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.

so that the crime against the 70 sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood would be avenged on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who had helped him kill his brothers.

Carmi’s son: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

Judah’s sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:
Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

From the city, men groan;
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.

when my feet were bathed in cream
and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.

this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.

It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.

day and night they make the rounds on its walls.
Crime and trouble are within it;

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.

Although a sinner commits crime a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will go well with God-fearing people, for they are reverent before Him.

My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths. They haven’t hurt me, for I was found innocent before Him. Also, I have not committed a crime against you my king.”

But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”

Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived. Then those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

But the time will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

Jesus said to them, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them—then they will fast in those days.”

When the chief servant tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom

He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.

As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of a crime or of moral evil, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.

the light of a lamp
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery,