(NIV)
Sons were also born to Shem, whose elder brother was Japheth; Shem was the ancestor of all the sons of Eber.
To Shem also, the
father of
all the
children of
Eber, the
elder brother of
Japheth, children were
born.
(NIV)
Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
Now
Abraham and
Sarah were
old,
advanced in
years. The
way of
women had
ceased to
be with
Sarah.
(NIV)
Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom – both young and old – surrounded the house.
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.
(NIV)
He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, ‘Put your hand under my thigh.
And
Abraham said to his
servant,
the
oldest of his
household, who had
charge of all
that he had, “
Put your
hand under my thigh,
(NIV)
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
Abraham breathed his
last and
died in a
good old age, an
old man and
full of years, and was
gathered to
his people.
(NIV)
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for his elder son Esau and said to him, ‘My son.’
‘Here I am,’ he answered.
When Isaac was
old and his
eyes were
dim so that he could not
see, he
called Esau his
older son and
said to him, “My
son”; and he
answered, “Here
I am.”
(NIV)
Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her elder son Esau, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
Then
Rebekah took the
best garments of
Esau her
older son,
which were
with her in the
house, and put them
on Jacob her
younger son.
(NIV)
When Rebekah was told what her elder son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, ‘Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.
But the
words of
Esau her
older son were
told to
Rebekah. So she
sent and
called Jacob her
younger son and
said to him, “
Behold, your
brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to
kill you.
(NIV)
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder one was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Now
Laban had
two daughters. The
name of the
older was
Leah, and the
name of the
younger was
Rachel.
(NIV)
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
And
Isaac breathed his
last, and he
died and was
gathered to his
people,
old and
full of
days. And
his sons Esau and
Jacob buried him.
(NIV)
He asked them how they were, and then he said, ‘How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?’
And he
inquired about their
welfare and
said, “Is your
father well, the
old man of whom you
spoke? Is he still
alive?”
(NIV)
Then the steward proceeded to search, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
And he
searched,
beginning with the
eldest and
ending with the
youngest. And the
cup was
found in
Benjamin’s sack.
(NIV)
And we answered, “We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.”
And we
said to my
lord, ‘We
have a
father, an
old man,
and a
young brother, the
child of his
old age. His
brother is
dead, and
he alone is
left of his
mother’s children, and his
father loves him.’
(NIV)
So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials accompanied him – the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of Egypt –
So
Joseph went up to
bury his
father. With him
went up all the
servants of
Pharaoh, the
elders of his
household, and
all the
elders of the
land of
Egypt,
(NIV)
‘Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, “The
Lord, the God of your fathers – the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
Go and
gather the
elders of
Israel together and
say to them, ‘The
Lord, the
God of your
fathers, the
God of
Abraham, of
Isaac, and of
Jacob, has
appeared to me,
saying,
“I have
observed you and what has been
done to you in
Egypt,
(NIV)
‘The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, “The
Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the
Lord our God.”
And they will
listen to your
voice, and
you and the
elders of
Israel shall
go to the
king of
Egypt and
say to him, ‘The
Lord, the
God of the
Hebrews, has
met with us; and now,
please let us
go a
three days’
journey into the
wilderness, that we may
sacrifice to the
Lord our
God.’
(NIV)
Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders of the Israelites,
Then
Moses and
Aaron went and
gathered together all the
elders of the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
Moses answered, ‘We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the
Lord.’
Moses said, “
We will
go with our
young and our
old. We will
go with our
sons and
daughters and with our
flocks and
herds, for
we must hold a
feast to the
Lord.”
(NIV)
Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.
Then
Moses called all the
elders of
Israel and
said to them, “
Go and
select lambs for yourselves according to your
clans, and
kill the
Passover lamb.
(NIV)
The
Lord answered Moses, ‘Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
And the
Lord said to Moses, “Pass
on before the
people,
taking with you
some of the
elders of
Israel, and
take in your
hand the
staff with
which you
struck the
Nile, and
go.
(NIV)
I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.’ So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Behold, I will
stand before you there
on the
rock at
Horeb, and you shall
strike the
rock, and
water shall
come out of it, and the
people will
drink.” And
Moses did so, in the
sight of the
elders of
Israel.
(NIV)
Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
And
Jethro,
Moses’
father-in-law,
brought a
burnt offering and
sacrifices to
God; and
Aaron came with
all the
elders of
Israel to
eat bread with
Moses’
father-in-law before God.
(NIV)
Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him.
Now obey my
voice; I will give you
advice, and
God be with
you! You shall represent the
people before God and bring their
cases to God,
(NIV)
So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the
Lord had commanded him to speak.
So
Moses came and
called the
elders of the
people and
set before them
all these words that the
Lord had
commanded him.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to the
Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. You are to worship at a distance,
Then he
said to Moses, “Come
up to the
Lord,
you and
Aaron,
Nadab, and
Abihu, and
seventy of the
elders of
Israel, and
worship from
afar.
(NIV)
Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up
Then
Moses and
Aaron,
Nadab, and
Abihu, and
seventy of the
elders of
Israel went up,
(NIV)
He said to the elders, ‘Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.’
And he
said to the
elders, “
Wait here for us
until we
return to you. And
behold,
Aaron and
Hur are
with you.
Whoever has a
dispute, let him
go to them.”
(NIV)
The elders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the
Lord, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the
Lord.
And the
elders of the
congregation shall
lay their
hands on the
head of the
bull before the
Lord, and the
bull shall be
killed before the
Lord.
(NIV)
On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
On the
eighth day Moses called Aaron and his
sons and the
elders of
Israel,
(NIV)
‘“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the
Lord.
“You shall stand
up before the
gray head and
honor the
face of an
old man, and you shall
fear your
God:
I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Moses: ‘Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Make them come to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.
Then the
Lord said to Moses, “
Gather for me
seventy men of the
elders of
Israel,
whom you
know to be the
elders of the
people and
officers over them, and
bring them
to the
tent of
meeting, and let them take their
stand there with you.
(NIV)
So Moses went out and told the people what the
Lord had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and made them stand round the tent.
So
Moses went out and
told the
people the
words of the
Lord.
And he
gathered seventy men of the
elders of the
people and
placed them
around the
tent.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied – but did not do so again.
Then the
Lord came
down in the
cloud and
spoke to him, and
took some of the
Spirit that was
on him and
put it
on the
seventy elders. And as soon as the
Spirit rested on them, they
prophesied. But they did
not continue doing it.
(NIV)
Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
And
Moses and the
elders of
Israel returned to the
camp.
(NIV)
Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
Then
Moses rose and
went to Dathan and
Abiram, and the
elders of
Israel followed him.
(NIV)
The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, ‘This horde is going to lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.’
So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time,
And
Moab said to the
elders of
Midian, “This
horde will
now lick up all that is
around us, as the
ox licks
up the
grass of the
field.” So
Balak the
son of
Zippor, who was
king of
Moab at
that time,
(NIV)
The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination. When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.
So the
elders of
Moab and the
elders of
Midian departed with the fees for
divination in their
hand. And they
came to Balaam and
gave him
Balak’s message.
(NIV)
Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.’
And
now,
behold, I am
going to my
people.
Come,
I will let you
know what this people will
do to your
people in the
latter days.”
(NIV)
When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders came to me.
And
as soon as you
heard the
voice out
of the
midst of the
darkness, while the
mountain was
burning with
fire, you came
near to me,
all the
heads of your
tribes, and
your elders.
(NIV)
the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.
then the
elders of his
city shall
send and
take him
from there, and
hand him over
to the
avenger of
blood, so that he may
die.
(NIV)
your elders and judges shall go out and measure the distance from the body to the neighbouring towns.
then your
elders and your
judges shall
come out, and they shall measure the
distance to the
surrounding cities.
(NIV)
Then the elders of the town nearest the body shall take a heifer that has never been worked and has never worn a yoke
And the
elders of the
city that is
nearest to the
slain man shall
take a
heifer that has
never been
worked and
that has
not pulled in a
yoke.
(NIV)
and lead it down to a valley that has not been ploughed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifer’s neck.
And the
elders of that
city shall
bring the
heifer down
to a
valley with
running water,
which is
neither plowed nor sown, and shall
break the
heifer’s neck
there in the
valley.
(NIV)
Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley,
And
all the
elders of that
city nearest to the
slain man shall
wash their
hands over the
heifer whose neck was
broken in the
valley,
(NIV)
his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town.
then his
father and his
mother shall
take hold of him and
bring him out to the
elders of his
city at the
gate of the
place where he lives,
(NIV)
They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’
and they shall
say to the
elders of his
city, ‘
This our
son is
stubborn and
rebellious; he will
not obey our
voice; he is a
glutton and a
drunkard.’
(NIV)
then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin.
then the
father of the
young woman and her
mother shall
take and
bring out the evidence
of her virginity to the
elders of the
city in the
gate.
(NIV)
Her father will say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her.
And the
father of the
young woman shall
say to the
elders, ‘
I gave my
daughter to
this man to
marry, and he
hates her;
(NIV)
Now he has slandered her and said, “I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town,
and
behold,
he has
accused her of
misconduct,
saying, “I did
not find in your
daughter evidence of
virginity.” And
yet this is the evidence of my
daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall
spread the
cloak before the
elders of the
city.
(NIV)
and the elders shall take the man and punish him.
Then the
elders of that
city shall
take the
man and
whip him,
(NIV)
However, if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He will not fulfil the duty of a brother-in-law to me.’
And
if the
man does
not wish to
take his
brother’s wife, then his
brother’s wife shall
go up to the
gate to the
elders and
say, ‘My
husband’s brother refuses to
perpetuate his
brother’s name in
Israel; he
will not perform the duty of a
husband’s brother to
me.’
(NIV)
Then the elders of his town shall summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying, ‘I do not want to marry her,’
Then the
elders of his
city shall
call him and
speak to him, and if he
persists,
saying,
‘I do
not wish to
take her,’
(NIV)
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face and say, ‘This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s family line.’
then his
brother’s wife shall
go up to him in the
presence of the
elders and
pull his
sandal off his
foot and
spit in his
face. And she shall
answer and
say, ‘
So shall it be
done to the
man who does
not build up his brother’s house.’
(NIV)
Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: ‘Keep all these commands that I give you today.
Now
Moses and the
elders of
Israel commanded the
people,
saying, “
Keep the
whole commandment that I command you
today.
(NIV)
a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young.
a
hard-faced nation who shall
not respect the
old or
show mercy to the
young.
(NIV)
All of you are standing today in the presence of the
Lord your God – your leaders and chief men, your elders and officials, and all the other men of Israel,
“
You are
standing today,
all of you,
before the
Lord your
God: the
heads of your
tribes, your
elders, and your
officers,
all the
men of
Israel,
(NIV)
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the
Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
Then
Moses wrote this law and
gave it
to the
priests, the
sons of
Levi,
who
carried the
ark of the
covenant of the
Lord, and
to all the
elders of
Israel.
(NIV)
Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them.
Assemble to me
all the
elders of your
tribes and your
officers, that I may
speak these words in their
ears and call
heaven and
earth to
witness against them.
(NIV)
Remember the days of old;
consider the generations long past.
Ask your father and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will explain to you.
Remember the
days of
old;
consider the
years of
many generations;
ask your
father, and he will
show you,
your
elders, and they will
tell you.
(NIV)
They devoted the city to the
Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it – men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
Then they
devoted all in the
city to destruction, both
men and
women,
young and
old,
oxen,
sheep, and
donkeys, with the
edge of the
sword.
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