(NIV)
‘No, please!’ said Jacob. ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favourably.
(ESV)
Jacob said, “
No,
please,
if I have
found favor in your
sight, then
accept my
present from my
hand.
For I have
seen your
face, which is like
seeing the
face of
God, and you have
accepted me.
(NIV)
Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,
for they have killed men in their anger
and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
(ESV)
Let my
soul come not into their
council;
O my
glory be
not joined to their
company.
For in their
anger they
killed men,
and in their
willfulness they
hamstrung oxen.
(NIV)
It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron’s forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the Lord.
(ESV)
It shall be
on Aaron’s forehead, and
Aaron shall
bear any
guilt from the
holy things that the
people of
Israel consecrate as their
holy gifts. It shall
regularly be on his
forehead, that they may be
accepted before the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘“If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the
Lord.
(ESV)
“If his
offering is a
burnt offering from the
herd, he shall
offer a
male without blemish. He shall bring it to the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting, that he may be
accepted before the
Lord.
(NIV)
You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.
(ESV)
He shall
lay his
hand on the
head of the
burnt offering, and it shall be
accepted for him to
make atonement for him.
(NIV)
If any meat of the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, the one who offered it will not be accepted. It will not be reckoned to their credit, for it has become impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible.
(ESV)
If any of the
flesh of the
sacrifice of his
peace offering is
eaten on the
third day, he who
offers it shall not be
accepted, neither shall it be
credited to him. It is
tainted, and
he who
eats of it shall
bear his
iniquity.
(NIV)
‘“When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the
Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
(ESV)
“When you
offer a
sacrifice of
peace offerings to the
Lord, you shall
offer it so that you may be
accepted.
(NIV)
If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.
(ESV)
If it is
eaten at
all on the
third day, it is
tainted; it will not be
accepted,
(NIV)
you must present a male without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.
(ESV)
if it is to be
accepted for you it shall be a
male without blemish, of the
bulls or the
sheep or the
goats.
(NIV)
Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
(ESV)
You shall not
offer anything that has a
blemish, for it will not be
acceptable for you.
(NIV)
When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the
Lord to fulfil a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.
(ESV)
And when
anyone offers a
sacrifice of
peace offerings to the
Lord to
fulfill a
vow or as a
freewill offering from the
herd or from the
flock, to be
accepted it must be
perfect; there shall be no
blemish in it.
(NIV)
You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfilment of a vow.
(ESV)
You may present a
bull or a
lamb that has a part too
long or too
short for a
freewill offering, but for a
vow offering it cannot be
accepted.
(NIV)
and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.”’
(ESV)
neither shall you
offer as the
bread of your
God any such animals gotten from a
foreigner. Since there is a
blemish in them, because of their
mutilation, they will not be
accepted for you.”
(NIV)
‘When a calf, a lamb or a goat is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the
Lord.
(ESV)
“When an
ox or
sheep or
goat is
born, it shall
remain seven days with its
mother, and from the
eighth day on it shall be
acceptable as a food
offering to the
Lord.
(NIV)
‘When you sacrifice a thank-offering to the
Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
(ESV)
And
when you
sacrifice a
sacrifice of
thanksgiving to the
Lord, you shall
sacrifice it so that you may be
accepted.
(NIV)
He is to wave the sheaf before the
Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
(ESV)
and he shall
wave the
sheaf before the
Lord, so that you may be
accepted. On the
day after the
Sabbath the
priest shall
wave it.
(NIV)
Then the land will enjoy its sabbath years all the time that it lies desolate and you are in the country of your enemies; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
(ESV)
“Then the
land shall
enjoy its
Sabbaths as
long as it
lies desolate, while you are in your
enemies’
land; then the
land shall
rest, and
enjoy its
Sabbaths.
(NIV)
which made me hostile towards them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies – then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin,
(ESV)
so that I
walked contrary to them and
brought them into the
land of their
enemies—
if then their
uncircumcised heart is
humbled and they
make amends for their
iniquity,
(NIV)
For the land will be deserted by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They will pay for their sins because they rejected my laws and abhorred my decrees.
(ESV)
But the
land shall be
abandoned by them and
enjoy its
Sabbaths while it
lies desolate without them, and they shall
make amends for their
iniquity,
because they
spurned my
rules and their
soul abhorred my
statutes.
(NIV)
Bless all his skills,
Lord,
and be pleased with the work of his hands.
Strike down those who rise against him,
his foes till they rise no more.’
(ESV)
Bless, O
Lord, his
substance,
and
accept the
work of his
hands;
crush the
loins of his
adversaries,
of those who
hate him, that they
rise not again.”
(NIV)
with the best gifts of the earth and its fulness
and the favour of him who dwelt in the burning bush.
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
(ESV)
with the
best gifts of the
earth and its
fullness and the
favor of him who
dwells in the
bush.
May these
rest on the
head of
Joseph,
on the
pate of him who is
prince among his
brothers.
(NIV)
About Naphtali he said:
‘Naphtali is abounding with the favour of the
Lord and is full of his blessing;
he will inherit southward to the lake.’
(ESV)
And of
Naphtali he
said,
“O
Naphtali,
sated with
favor,
and
full of the
blessing of the
Lord,
possess the
lake and the
south.”
(NIV)
About Asher he said:
‘Most blessed of sons is Asher;
let him be favoured by his brothers,
and let him bathe his feet in oil.
(ESV)
And of
Asher he
said,
“Most
blessed of
sons be
Asher;
let him be the
favorite of his
brothers,
and let him
dip his
foot in
oil.
(NIV)
But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, ‘Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favour than by taking the heads of our own men?
(ESV)
But the
commanders of the
Philistines were
angry with him. And the
commanders of the
Philistines said to him, “
Send the
man back, that he may
return to the
place to
which you have
assigned him. He shall
not go down with us to
battle, lest in the
battle he become an
adversary to us. For how could
this fellow reconcile himself to his
lord? Would it
not be with the
heads of the
men here?
(NIV)
Your Majesty, Araunah gives all this to the king.’ Araunah also said to him, ‘May the
Lord your God accept you.’
(ESV)
All this, O
king,
Araunah gives to the
king.” And
Araunah said to the
king, “May the
Lord your
God accept you.”
(NIV)
‘Yet the
Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel for ever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
(ESV)
Yet the
Lord God of
Israel chose me from
all my
father’s house to be
king over Israel forever.
For he
chose Judah as
leader, and in the
house of
Judah my
father’s house, and among my
father’s sons he
took pleasure in me to
make me king over all Israel.
(NIV)
Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple:
(ESV)
Moreover, in
addition to
all that I have
provided for the
holy house, I
have a
treasure of my own of
gold and
silver, and because of my
devotion to the
house of my
God I
give it to the
house of my
God:
(NIV)
I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.
(ESV)
I
know, my
God, that you
test the
heart and have
pleasure in
uprightness. In the
uprightness of my
heart I have
freely offered all these
things, and
now I have
seen your
people, who are
present here,
offering freely and
joyously to you.
(NIV)
They replied, ‘If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favourable answer, they will always be your servants.’
(ESV)
And they
said to him, “
If you will be
good to
this people and
please them and
speak good words to them, then they will be your
servants forever.”
(NIV)
All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the
Lord gave them rest on every side.
(ESV)
And
all Judah rejoiced over the
oath, for they had
sworn with
all their
heart and had
sought him with their
whole desire, and he was
found by them, and the
Lord gave them rest all
around.
(NIV)
The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfilment of the word of the
Lord spoken by Jeremiah.
(ESV)
to
fulfill the
word of the
Lord by the
mouth of
Jeremiah,
until the
land had
enjoyed its
Sabbaths.
All the
days that it lay
desolate it
kept Sabbath, to
fulfill seventy years.
(NIV)
Now honour the
Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.’
(ESV)
Now then
make confession to the
Lord, the
God of your
fathers and
do his
will.
Separate yourselves
from the
peoples of the
land and
from the
foreign wives.”
(NIV)
Their children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased.
(ESV)
So the
descendants went in and
possessed the
land and you
subdued before them the
inhabitants of the
land, the
Canaanites, and
gave them into their
hand, with their
kings and the
peoples of the
land, that they might
do with them as they
would.
(NIV)
Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.
(ESV)
And its
rich yield goes to the
kings whom you have
set over us because of our
sins. They
rule over our
bodies and over our
livestock as they
please, and
we are in
great distress.
(NIV)
By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink without restriction, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
(ESV)
And
drinking was according to this
edict: “There is
no compulsion.”
For the
king had given
orders to
all the
staff of his
palace to
do as
each man desired.
(NIV)
The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.
(ESV)
The
Jews struck all their
enemies with the
sword,
killing and
destroying them, and
did as they
pleased to those who
hated them.
(NIV)
Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, pre-eminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.
(ESV)
For
Mordecai the
Jew was second in
rank to
King Ahasuerus, and he was
great among the
Jews and
popular with the
multitude of his
brothers, for he
sought the
welfare of his
people and
spoke peace to
all his
people.
(NIV)
So look away from him and let him alone,
till he has put in his time like a hired labourer.
(ESV)
look away from him and leave him
alone that he may
enjoy, like a
hired hand, his
day.
(NIV)
His children must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.
(ESV)
His
children will seek the
favor of the
poor,
and his
hands will give
back his
wealth.
(NIV)
then that person can pray to God and find favour with him,
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;
he will restore them to full well-being.
(ESV)
then man
prays to
God, and he
accepts him;
he
sees his
face with a
shout of joy,
and he
restores to
man his
righteousness.
(NIV)
For he says, “There is no profit
in trying to please God.”
(ESV)
For he has
said, ‘
It profits a
man nothing that he should
take delight in
God.’
(NIV)
Surely,
Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favour as with a shield.
(ESV)
For you
bless the
righteous, O
Lord;
you
cover him with
favor as with a
shield.
(NIV)
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
(ESV)
Let the
words of my
mouth and the
meditation of my
heart be
acceptable in your
sight,
O
Lord, my
rock and my
redeemer.
(NIV)
For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favour lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
(ESV)
For his
anger is but for a
moment,
and his
favor is for a
lifetime.
Weeping may
tarry for the
night,
but
joy comes with the
morning.
(NIV)
Lord, when you favoured me,
you made my royal mountain stand firm;
but when you hid your face,
I was dismayed.
(ESV)
By your
favor, O
Lord,
you made my
mountain stand strong;
you
hid your
face;
I was
dismayed.
(NIV)
I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.’
(ESV)
I
delight to
do your
will, O my
God;
your
law is
within my
heart.”
(NIV)
Be pleased to save me,
Lord;
come quickly,
Lord, to help me.
(ESV)
Be
pleased, O
Lord, to
deliver me!
O
Lord,
make haste to
help me!
(NIV)
It was not by their sword that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your face, for you loved them.
(ESV)
for not by their own
sword did they
win the
land,
nor did their own
arm save them,
but your
right hand and your
arm,
and the
light of your
face,
for you
delighted in them.
(NIV)
This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
(ESV)
This is the
path of those who have
foolish confidence;
yet
after them people
approve of their
boasts.
Selah
(NIV)
When you see a thief, you join with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
(ESV)
If you
see a
thief you are
pleased with him,
and you
keep company with
adulterers.
(NIV)
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
(ESV)
For you will
not delight in
sacrifice, or I would
give it;
you will
not be
pleased with a
burnt offering.
(NIV)
May it please you to prosper Zion,
to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
(ESV)
Do
good to
Zion in your
good pleasure;
build up the
walls of
Jerusalem;
(NIV)
Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.
(ESV)
They
only plan to thrust him
down from his
high position.
They
take pleasure in
falsehood.
They
bless with their
mouths,
but
inwardly they
curse.
Selah
(NIV)
But I pray to you,
Lord,
in the time of your favour;
in your great love, O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
(ESV)
But as for me, my
prayer is to you, O
Lord.
At an
acceptable time, O
God,
in the
abundance of your
steadfast love answer me in your
saving faithfulness.
(NIV)
‘Will the Lord reject for ever?
Will he never show his favour again?
(ESV)
“Will the
Lord spurn forever,
and
never again be
favorable?
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
(NIV)
You,
Lord, showed favour to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
(ESV)
Lord, you were
favorable to your
land;
you
restored the
fortunes of
Jacob.
(NIV)
For you are their glory and strength,
and by your favour you exalt our horn.
(ESV)
For you are the
glory of their
strength;
by your
favor our
horn is
exalted.
(NIV)
For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
(ESV)
For your
servants hold her
stones dear
and have
pity on her
dust.
(NIV)
Praise the
Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
(ESV)
Bless the
Lord,
all his
hosts,
his
ministers, who
do his
will!
(NIV)
Remember me,
Lord, when you show favour to your people,
come to my aid when you save them,
(ESV)
Remember me, O
Lord, when you show
favor to your
people;
help me when you
save them,
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