Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the  Lord had made his journey successful.

The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the  Lord had prospered his journey or not.

When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.

The  Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.’

The  Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

terror and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone –
until your people pass by,  Lord,
until the people you bought pass by.

Terror and dread fall upon them;
because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone,
till your people, O  Lord, pass by,
till the people pass by whom you have purchased.

Moses then said to Aaron, ‘This is what the  Lord spoke of when he said:

‘“Among those who approach me
I will be proved holy;
in the sight of all the people
I will be honoured.”’
Aaron remained silent.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the  Lord has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace.

and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she bound herself will stand.

and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand.

and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she bound herself will stand.

and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.

and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she bound herself will stand.

and her husband heard of it and said nothing to her and did not oppose her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand.

But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them.

But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges that are upon her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard of them.

Do not plough with an ox and a donkey yoked together.

You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, ‘Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the  Lord your God.

Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the  Lord your God.

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. ‘Go, look over the land,’ he said, ‘especially Jericho.’ So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there.

On the day the  Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the  Lord in the presence of Israel:

‘Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.’

At that time Joshua spoke to the  Lord in the day when the  Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,

“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”

So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.

The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.

Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.

Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him,

‘What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?’

Samson said to them,

‘If you had not ploughed with my heifer,
you would not have solved my riddle.’

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.”

The people of Gaza were told, ‘Samson is here!’ So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They made no move during the night, saying, ‘At dawn we’ll kill him.’

The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, “Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him.”

They answered, ‘Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.

They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land.

They answered him, ‘Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?’

And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?”

He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
‘It is not by strength that one prevails;

“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for not by might shall a man prevail.

They said to Samuel, ‘Do not stop crying out to the  Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines.’

And the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the  Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plough his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

But some scoundrels said, ‘How can this fellow save us?’ They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.

But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

If they say to us, “Wait there until we come to you,” we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

If they say to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them.

When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Bring the ephod.’

David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest “Bring the ephod here.”

Her brother Absalom said to her, ‘Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.’ And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house, a desolate woman.

And her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart.” So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom’s house.

and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?’

But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”

whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.

He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work.

So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.

So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him.

The king of Israel had said to his officials, ‘Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?’

And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”

The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, ‘Do you know that the  Lord is going to take your master from you today?’

‘Yes, I know,’ Elisha replied, ‘so be quiet.’

And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the  Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”

The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, ‘Do you know that the  Lord is going to take your master from you today?’

‘Yes, I know,’ he replied, ‘so be quiet.’

The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the  Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”

Then they said to each other, ‘What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let’s go at once and report this to the royal palace.’

Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king’s household.”

But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, ‘Do not answer him.’

But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
Seraiah was the father of Joab,
the father of Ge Harashim. It was called this because its people were skilled workers.

Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim so-called because they were craftsmen.

and said: ‘As far as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!’ They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.

and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.

The Levites calmed all the people, saying, ‘Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.’

So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.”

in Lod and Ono, and in Ge Harashim.

Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?’

For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king. ’

For we have been sold, I and my people to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.”

a messenger came to Job and said, ‘The oxen were ploughing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

As I have observed, those who plough evil
and those who sow trouble reap it.

As I have seen, those who plow iniquity
and sow trouble reap the same.

‘Teach me, and I will be quiet;
show me where I have been wrong.

“Teach me, and I will be silent;
make me understand how I have gone astray.

Will your idle talk reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?

Should your babble silence men,
and when you mock, shall no one shame you?

If only you would be altogether silent!
For you, that would be wisdom.

Oh that you would keep silent,
and it would be your wisdom!

‘Keep silent and let me speak;
then let come to me what may.

“Let me have silence, and I will speak,
and let come on me what may.

Can anyone bring charges against me?
If so, I will be silent and die.

Who is there who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.

‘People listened to me expectantly,
waiting in silence for my counsel.

“Men listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.

The churning inside me never stops;
days of suffering confront me.

My inward parts are in turmoil and never still;
days of affliction come to meet me.

because I so feared the crowd
and so dreaded the contempt of the clans
that I kept silent and would not go outside –

because I stood in great fear of the multitude,
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—

‘Pay attention, Job, and listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.

Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.

But if not, then listen to me;
be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.’

If not, listen to me;
be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

‘I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,
its strength and its graceful form.

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.

Tremble and do not sin;
when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent.

Be angry, and do not sin;
ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.  Selah

To you,  Lord, I call;
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent,
I shall be like those who go down to the pit.

To you, O  Lord, I call;
my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.

that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
 Lord my God, I will praise you for ever.

that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O  Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Let me not be put to shame,  Lord,
for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
and be silent in the realm of the dead.

O  Lord let me not be put to shame,
for I call upon you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go silently to Sheol.

When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
They slandered me without ceasing.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;
they gathered together against me;
wretches whom I did not know
tore at me without ceasing;

 Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent.
Do not be far from me, Lord.

You have seen, O  Lord; be not silent!
O Lord, be not far from me!

Be still before the  Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Be still before the  Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!