(NIV)
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
So when the
woman saw that the
tree was
good for
food, and that
it was a
delight to the
eyes, and that the
tree was to be
desired to make
one wise, she
took of its
fruit and
ate, and she
also gave some to her
husband who was with her, and he
ate.
(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.
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)
Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than the bounty of the age-old hills.
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
The
blessings of your
father are
mighty beyond the
blessings of my
parents,
up
to the
bounties of the
everlasting hills.
May they be on the
head of
Joseph,
and on the
brow of him who was
set apart from his
brothers.
(NIV)
and do not show favouritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.
nor shall you be
partial to a
poor man in his
lawsuit.
(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.
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.
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)
If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.
If it is
eaten at
all on the
third day, it is
tainted; it will not be
accepted,
(NIV)
‘“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favouritism to the great, but judge your neighbour fairly.
“You shall
do no
injustice in
court. You shall not be
partial to the
poor or
defer to the
great, but in
righteousness shall you
judge your
neighbor.
(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)
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.
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.”’
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.
“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)
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.
“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,
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.
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)
The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, ‘If only we had meat to eat!
Now the
rabble that was
among them
had a strong
craving. And the
people of
Israel also wept again and
said,
“Oh
that we had
meat to
eat!
(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.’
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)
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.
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?
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.’
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.
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:
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.
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.’
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)
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
His
children will seek the
favor of the
poor,
and his
hands will give
back his
wealth.
(NIV)
so that their body finds food repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
so that his
life loathes bread,
and his
appetite the
choicest food.
(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.
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.”
For he has
said, ‘
It profits a
man nothing that he should
take delight in
God.’
(NIV)
He boasts about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the
Lord.
For the
wicked boasts of the
desires of his
soul,
and the one
greedy for
gain curses and
renounces the
Lord.
(NIV)
You,
Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
O
Lord, you
hear the
desire of the
afflicted;
you will
strengthen their
heart; you will
incline your
ear
(NIV)
You have granted him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
You have
given him his
heart’s desire and have not
withheld the
request of his
lips.
Selah
(NIV)
All my longings lie open before you, Lord:
my sighing is not hidden from you.
O
Lord,
all my
longing is
before you;
my
sighing is not
hidden from you.
(NIV)
Be pleased to save me,
Lord;
come quickly,
Lord, to help me.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For you will
not delight in
sacrifice, or I would
give it;
you will
not be
pleased with a
burnt offering.
(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.
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)
‘Will the Lord reject for ever?
Will he never show his favour again?
“Will the
Lord spurn forever,
and
never again be
favorable?
(NIV)
They ate till they were gorged –
he had given them what they craved.
And they
ate and were
well filled,
for he
gave them what they
craved.
(NIV)
But before they turned from what they craved,
even while the food was still in their mouths,
But before they had
satisfied their
craving,
while the
food was
still in their
mouths,
(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.
Lord, you were
favorable to your
land;
you
restored the
fortunes of
Jacob.
(NIV)
For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
For your
servants hold her
stones dear
and have
pity on her
dust.
(NIV)
In the desert they gave in to their craving;
in the wilderness they put God to the test.
But they had a
wanton craving in the
wilderness,
and put
God to the
test in the
desert;
(NIV)
The wicked will see and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
The
wicked man sees it and is
angry;
he
gnashes his
teeth and
melts away;
the
desire of the
wicked will
perish!
(NIV)
Accept,
Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,
and teach me your laws.
Accept my freewill
offerings of
praise, O
Lord,
and
teach me your
rules.
(NIV)
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
His
delight is
not in the
strength of the
horse,
nor his
pleasure in the
legs of a
man,
(NIV)
the
Lord delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.
but the
Lord takes pleasure in those who
fear him,
in those who
hope in his
steadfast love.
(NIV)
For the
Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
For the
Lord takes pleasure in his
people;
he
adorns the
humble with
salvation.
(NIV)
because the
Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
for the
Lord reproves him
whom he
loves,
as a
father the
son in whom he
delights.
(NIV)
What the wicked dread will overtake them;
what the righteous desire will be granted.
What the
wicked dreads will
come upon him,
but the
desire of the
righteous will be
granted.
(NIV)
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
The
desire of the
righteous ends
only in
good,
the
expectation of the
wicked in
wrath.
(NIV)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the
heart sick,
but a
desire fulfilled is a
tree of
life.
(NIV)
A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but fools detest turning from evil.
A
desire fulfilled is
sweet to the
soul,
but to
turn away from evil is an
abomination to
fools.
(NIV)
When the
Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
When a
man’s ways please the
Lord,
he makes even his
enemies to be at
peace with him.
(NIV)
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Whoever
isolates himself seeks his own
desire;
he
breaks out against
all sound judgment.
(NIV)
What a person desires is unfailing love;
better to be poor than a liar.
What is
desired in a
man is
steadfast love,
and a
poor man is
better than a
liar.
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