When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’

When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,

You know that I have served your father with all my strength,

They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses.

All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.

and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.’

The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

‘Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honour, excelling in power.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, and the firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

Then Moses said to the people, ‘Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the  Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast.

Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the  Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

‘In days to come when your son asks you, “What does this mean?” say to him, “With a mighty hand the  Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By a strong hand the  Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead that the  Lord brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand.’

It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for by a strong hand the  Lord brought us out of Egypt.”

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the  Lord.’ So the Israelites did this.

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the  Lord.” And they did so.

The Egyptians – all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops – pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.

The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen.

The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen – the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained.

‘The  Lord is my strength and my defence ;
he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

The  Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Pharaoh’s chariots and his army
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.

“Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea,
and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.

Your right hand,  Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand,  Lord,
shattered the enemy.

Your right hand, O  Lord, glorious in power,
your right hand, O  Lord shatters the enemy.

In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.

“You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed;
you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

But Moses sought the favour of the  Lord his God. ‘ Lord,’ he said, ‘why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

But Moses implored the  Lord his God and said, “O  Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

Moses replied:

‘It is not the sound of victory,
it is not the sound of defeat;
it is the sound of singing that I hear.’

But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.”

the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon.

the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.

and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.

And your strength shall be spent in vain, for your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

Moses said to the  Lord, ‘Then the Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

But Moses said to the  Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them,

‘Now may the  Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared:

And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying,

Edom will be conquered;
Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,
but Israel will grow strong.

Edom shall be dispossessed;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.
Israel is doing valiantly.

The Israelites captured the Midianite women and children and took all the Midianite herds, flocks and goods as plunder.

And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods.

Moses was angry with the officers of the army – the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds – who returned from the battle.

And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

I commanded you at that time: ‘The  Lord your God has given you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.

“And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The  Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor shall cross over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel.

‘Sovereign  Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?

‘O Lord  God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours?

Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength,

And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’

Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’

But remember the  Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

You shall remember the  Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

But they are your people, your inheritance that you brought out by your great power and your outstretched arm.’

For they are your people and your heritage, whom you brought out by your great power and by your outstretched arm.’

what he did to the Egyptian army, to its horses and chariots, how he overwhelmed them with the waters of the Red Sea as they were pursuing you, and how the  Lord brought lasting ruin on them.

and what he did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and to their chariots, how he made the water of the Red Sea flow over them as they pursued after you, and how the  Lord has destroyed them to this day,

He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.

but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the firstfruits of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his.

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.”

The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,
and your strength will equal your days.

Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
and as your days, so shall your strength be.

Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them

Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brothers and shall help them,

Then the  Lord said to Joshua, ‘See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.

And the  Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor.

So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night

So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out by night.

So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.

I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming.

But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph – to Ephraim and Manasseh – ‘You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one portion of land allotted to you

Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are a numerous people and have great power. You shall not have one allotment only,

At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.

And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.

The River Kishon swept them away,
the age-old river, the River Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!

The torrent Kishon swept them away,
the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
March on, my soul, with might!

‘So may all your enemies perish, O  Lord!
But may all who love you be like the sun
when it rises in its strength.’

Then the land had peace for forty years.

“So may all your enemies perish, O  Lord!
But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.”

And the land had rest for forty years.

When the angel of the  Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.’

And the angel of the  Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The  Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

The  Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?’

And the  Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?”

Zebah and Zalmunna said, ‘Come, do it yourself. “As is the man, so is his strength.”’ So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments off their camels’ necks.

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” And Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.

Inside the city, however, was a strong tower, to which all the men and women – all the people of the city – had fled. They had locked themselves in and climbed up on the tower roof.

But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in, and they went up to the roof of the tower.

Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.

The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, ‘See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so that we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.’

And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”

So Delilah said to Samson, ‘Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.’

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.”

With men hidden in the room, she called to him, ‘Samson, the Philistines are upon you!’ But he snapped the bow-strings as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.

Now she had men lying in ambush in an inner chamber. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he snapped the bowstrings, as a thread of flax snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.

Then she said to him, ‘How can you say, “I love you,” when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.’

And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies.”

So he told her everything. ‘No razor has ever been used on my head,’ he said, ‘because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.’

And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him.

She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.

Samson said, ‘Let me die with the Philistines!’ Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life.