Gen 2:5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,
Gen 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.
Gen 24:15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder.
Gen 24:45 “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
Gen 27:4 and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”
Gen 27:33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.”
Gen 37:18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.
Gen 41:50 Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him.
Gen 45:28 And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
Exo 1:19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
Exo 9:30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.”
Exo 10:7 Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet understand that Egypt is ruined?”
Exo 12:34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their shoulders.
Lev 14:36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest goes to examine the disease, lest all that is in the house be declared unclean. And afterward the priest shall go in to see the house.
Num 11:33 While the meat was yet between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck down the people with a very great plague.
Deu 31:21 And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.”
Jos 2:8 Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof
Jos 3:1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
Judg 14:18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down,“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?”
And he said to them,“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
you would not have found out my riddle.”
What is stronger than a lion?”
And he said to them,“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
you would not have found out my riddle.”
Rut 3:14 So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
1Sa 2:15 Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.”
1Sa 3:3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
1Sa 3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
1Sa 9:13 As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately.”
2Ki 2:9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.”
2Ki 6:32 Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
Job 10:21 before I go—and I shall not return—
to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
Psa 39:13 Look away from me, that I may smile again,
before I depart and am no more!”
before I depart and am no more!”
Psa 58:9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
Psa 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Psa 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
but now I keep your word.
Pro 8:25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
Pro 18:13 If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
it is his folly and shame.
Pro 30:7 Two things I ask of you;
deny them not to me before I die:
deny them not to me before I die:
Isa 7:16 For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.
Isa 8:4 for before the boy knows how to cry ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”
Isa 17:14 At evening time, behold, terror!
Before morning, they are no more!
This is the portion of those who loot us,
and the lot of those who plunder us.
Before morning, they are no more!
This is the portion of those who loot us,
and the lot of those who plunder us.
Isa 28:4 and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley,
will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer:
when someone sees it, he swallows it
as soon as it is in his hand.
which is on the head of the rich valley,
will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer:
when someone sees it, he swallows it
as soon as it is in his hand.
Isa 42:9 Behold, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
Isa 48:5 I declared them to you from of old,
before they came to pass I announced them to you,
lest you should say, ‘My idol did them,
my carved image and my metal image commanded them.’
before they came to pass I announced them to you,
lest you should say, ‘My idol did them,
my carved image and my metal image commanded them.’
Isa 65:24 Before they call I will answer;
while they are yet speaking I will hear.
while they are yet speaking I will hear.
Isa 66:7 “Before she was in labor
she gave birth;
before her pain came upon her
she delivered a son.
she gave birth;
before her pain came upon her
she delivered a son.
Jer 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Jer 13:16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the twilight mountains,
and while you look for light
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.
before he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the twilight mountains,
and while you look for light
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.
Jer 38:10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, “Take thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
Jer 47:1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
Eze 16:57 before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become an object of reproach for the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you.
Zep 2:2 before the decree takes effect
—before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
the day of the anger of the Lord.
—before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
the day of the anger of the Lord.
Hag 2:15 Now then, consider from this day onward. Before stone was placed upon stone in the temple of the Lord,
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