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“Please, my lord,” she said, “as sure as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand. May your enemies and those who want trouble for my lord be like Nabal. Verse ConceptsSheddingRestraints From KillingNot Avenging

“Now get up! Go out and encourage your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!” Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofTreatment From YouthGet Up!Scattering Followers

So the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Didn’t I make you swear by the Lord and warn you, saying, ‘On the day you leave and go anywhere else, know for sure that you will certainly die’? And you said to me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will obey.’ Verse ConceptsAssentingKings SummoningPeople Bound By Oaths

Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, that’s good. Let him redeem you. But if he doesn’t want to redeem you, as the Lord lives, I will. Now lie down until morning.” Verse ConceptsSexual Chastity Examples Of

So he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother! As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.” Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenRestraints From Killinggideon

I charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brothers. Verse ConceptsReadingLettersLiteracyNames And Titles For The ChristianAdjurationReading Other Matter

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives—God is our witness Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofCloaksGreed, Believers' Response ToAppealing To GodThe Witness Of GodCovetousnessGreedmotives

I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth. Verse ConceptsAppealing To GodThe Witness Of God

Now I am not lying in what I write to you. God is my witness. Verse ConceptsWriting LettersNot LyingTelling The Truthlieing

“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that He told you.” Verse ConceptsGod's Things Concealed

The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor—the gods of their father—will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod Is To Be Feared

Where you die, I will die,
and there I will be buried.
May Yahweh punish me,
and do so severely,
if anything but death separates you and me.
Verse ConceptsThe DeadPromises, HumanResigned To DeathAnother's Burial Place

And the angel came to her and said, “Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you.” Verse ConceptsSalutationsGod With Specific PeopleSpoken Greetingsgabriel

So he went right up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. Verse ConceptsKissing ChristGreetingsRabbiTreacheryKissesSalutationsComing To ChristSpoken Greetings

When Samuel came to him, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you. I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.” Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfSalutationsI Keep The Commandmentssaul

Then say this: ‘Long life to you, and peace to you, to your family, and to all that is yours. Verse ConceptsHealthSalutationsFamily First

When he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother that you told me about?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.” Verse ConceptsCourteousnessDivine FavourSalutationsThe Youngest ChildSeeing PeopleMothers And Sons

Joab asked Amasa, “Are you well, my brother?” Then with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. Verse ConceptsPeople KissingConfidence BetrayedBeardsHealthKissesSalutationsFacial Hair

“Peace to you,” said the old man. “I’ll take care of everything you need. Only don’t spend the night in the square.” Verse ConceptsSalutationsHospitalityTravellersCity Squareswelcome

Just then Jesus met them and said, “Good morning!” They came up, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of ChristFeetGreetingsResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesSalutationsMeeting GodWorshipping ChristSpoken Greetings

Then none who pass by will say,
“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”


We bless you in the name of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsPassing ByPeople Blessing

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ Verse ConceptsSalutationsFirst ActionsEntering HousesPeaceFamily FirstMoving To A New Placewelcome

Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you.”

“The Lord bless you,” they replied. Verse ConceptsCourteousnessGreetingsSalutationsGod Be With YouMay God Bless!Spoken Greetingsfriendliness

Later, when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, “The Lord be with you.”

“The Lord bless you,” they replied. Verse ConceptsCourteousnessGreetingsSalutationsGod Be With YouMay God Bless!Spoken Greetingsfriendliness

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