(NIV)
Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan towards Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the
Lord, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the
Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
And
Lot lifted up his
eyes and
saw that the
Jordan Valley was
well watered everywhere like the
garden of the
Lord, like the
land of
Egypt, in the
direction of
Zoar. (This was before the
Lord destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah.)
(NIV)
So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:
So
Lot chose for himself all the
Jordan Valley, and
Lot journeyed east. Thus they
separated from
each other.
(NIV)
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.
Abram settled in the
land of
Canaan, while
Lot settled among the
cities of the
valley and moved his
tent as
far as Sodom.
(NIV)
As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!’
And as they
brought them
out, one
said, “
Escape for your
life. Do not
look back or
stop anywhere in the
valley.
Escape to the
hills,
lest you be
swept away.”
(NIV)
Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities – and also the vegetation in the land.
And he
overthrew those cities, and
all the
valley, and
all the
inhabitants of the
cities, and what
grew on the
ground.
(NIV)
He looked down towards Sodom and Gomorrah, towards all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.
And he
looked down toward Sodom and
Gomorrah and
toward all the
land of the
valley, and he
looked and,
behold, the
smoke of the
land went up like the
smoke of a
furnace.
(NIV)
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
So it was that, when
God destroyed the
cities of the
valley,
God remembered Abraham and
sent Lot out of the
midst of the
overthrow when he
overthrew the
cities in
which Lot had
lived.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.
It shall be
made, with
all these
utensils, out of a
talent of
pure gold.
(NIV)
From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the
Lord, take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf.
and
one loaf of
bread and
one cake of bread made with
oil, and
one wafer out of the
basket of
unleavened bread that is
before the
Lord.
(NIV)
They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
He
made it and
all its
utensils out of a
talent of
pure gold.
(NIV)
The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
All the
gold that was
used for the
work, in
all the
construction of the
sanctuary, the
gold from the
offering, was
twenty-nine talents and
730 shekels by the
shekel of the
sanctuary.
(NIV)
The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel –
The
silver from those of the
congregation who were
recorded was a
hundred talents and
1,775 shekels, by the
shekel of the
sanctuary:
(NIV)
The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain – 100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base.
The
hundred talents of
silver were for
casting the
bases of the
sanctuary and the
bases of the
veil; a
hundred bases for the
hundred talents, a
talent a
base.
(NIV)
The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
The
bronze that was
offered was
seventy talents and
2,400 shekels;
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
the
Negeb, and the
Plain, that is, the
Valley of
Jericho the
city of
palm trees, as
far as Zoar.
(NIV)
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,
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
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.”
(NIV)
He said to the men of Sukkoth, ‘Give my troops some bread; they are worn out, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.’
So he
said to the
men of
Succoth, “
Please give loaves of
bread to the
people who
follow me,
for they are
exhausted, and I am
pursuing after Zebah and
Zalmunna, the
kings of
Midian.”
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, ‘Go, explore the land.’
So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
So the
people of
Dan sent five able men from the
whole number of their
tribe, from
Zorah and from
Eshtaol, to
spy out the
land and to
explore it. And they
said to them, “
Go and
explore the
land.” And they
came to the
hill country of
Ephraim, to the
house of
Micah, and
lodged there.
(NIV)
Eighteen thousand Benjaminites fell, all of them valiant fighters.
Eighteen thousand men of
Benjamin fell,
all of them
men of
valor.
(NIV)
On that day twenty-five thousand Benjaminite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters.
So
all who
fell that
day of
Benjamin were
25,000 men who
drew the
sword,
all of them
men of
valor.
(NIV)
So the assembly sent twelve thousand fighting men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and put to the sword those living there, including the women and children.
So the
congregation sent 12,000 of their
bravest men there and
commanded them, “
Go and
strike the
inhabitants of
Jabesh-gilead with the
edge of the
sword; also the
women and the
little ones.
(NIV)
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.
Now
Naomi had a
relative of her
husband’s, a
worthy man of the
clan of
Elimelech, whose
name was
Boaz.
(NIV)
‘The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
The
bows of the
mighty are
broken,
but the
feeble bind on
strength.
(NIV)
Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead, ‘Appoint me to some priestly office so that I can have food to eat.’”’
And
everyone who is
left in your
house shall
come to
implore him for a
piece of
silver or a
loaf of
bread and shall
say, “
Please put me in
one of the
priests’ places, that I may
eat a
morsel of
bread.”’”
(NIV)
‘Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine.
Then you shall
go on from there farther and
come to the
oak of
Tabor.
Three men going up to
God at
Bethel will
meet you there,
one carrying three young goats,
another carrying three loaves of
bread, and
another carrying a
skin of
wine.
(NIV)
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched.
Saul also went to his
home at
Gibeah, and
with him
went men of
valor whose
hearts God had
touched.
(NIV)
He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.
And he
did valiantly and
struck the
Amalekites and
delivered Israel out of the
hands of those who
plundered them.
(NIV)
All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.
There was
hard fighting against the
Philistines all the
days of
Saul. And when
Saul saw any strong man, or
any valiant man, he
attached him to himself.
(NIV)
One of the servants answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the
Lord is with him.’
One of the
young men answered, “
Behold, I have
seen a
son of
Jesse the
Bethlehemite, who is
skillful in
playing a
man of
valor, a
man of
war,
prudent in
speech, and a
man of
good presence and the
Lord is
with him.”
(NIV)
Saul said to David, ‘Here is my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the
Lord.’ For Saul said to himself, ‘I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!’
Then
Saul said to
David, “
Here is my
elder daughter Merab. I will
give her to you for a
wife.
Only be
valiant for me and
fight the
Lord’s battles.” For
Saul thought, “Let
not my
hand be against him, but let the
hand of the
Philistines be against him.”
(NIV)
all their valiant men marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.
all the
valiant men arose and
went all night and
took the
body of
Saul and the
bodies of his
sons from the
wall of
Beth-shan, and they
came to
Jabesh and
burned them
there.
(NIV)
Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.’
Now therefore let your
hands be
strong, and be
valiant, for
Saul your
lord is
dead, and the
house of
Judah has
anointed me
king over them.”
(NIV)
So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.
And as
Joab was
besieging the
city, he
assigned Uriah to the
place where he
knew there were
valiant men.
(NIV)
David took the crown from their king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city
And he
took the
crown of their
king from his
head. The
weight of it was a
talent of
gold, and in it was a
precious stone, and it was placed on
David’s head. And he
brought out the
spoil of the
city, a
very great amount.
(NIV)
Absalom ordered his men, ‘Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, “Strike Amnon down,” then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.’
Then
Absalom commanded his
servants, “
Mark when
Amnon’s heart is
merry with
wine, and when I
say to you, ‘
Strike Amnon,’ then
kill him. Do
not fear; have I
not commanded you? Be
courageous and be
valiant.”
(NIV)
Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.
Then
even the
valiant man,
whose heart is like the
heart of a
lion, will
utterly melt with
fear,
for all Israel knows that your
father is a
mighty man, and that those
who are with him are
valiant men.
(NIV)
He said, ‘Come what may, I want to run.’
So Joab said, ‘Run!’ Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
“Come
what may,” he said, “I will
run.” So he
said to him, “
Run.” Then
Ahimaaz ran by the
way of the
plain, and
outran the
Cushite.
(NIV)
It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.
This
God is my
strong refuge and has
made my
way blameless.
(NIV)
You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
For you
equipped me with
strength for the
battle;
you made those who
rise against me
sink under me.
(NIV)
Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: in Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.
And
Joab gave the
sum of the
numbering of the
people to the
king: in
Israel there were
800,000 valiant men who
drew the
sword, and the
men of
Judah were
500,000.
(NIV)
The king had them cast in clay moulds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.
In the
plain of the
Jordan the
king cast them, in the
clay ground between Succoth and
Zarethan.
(NIV)
Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold.
Hiram had
sent to the
king 120 talents of
gold.
(NIV)
They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
And they
went to
Ophir and
brought from there
gold,
420 talents, and they
brought it to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Then she
gave the
king 120 talents of
gold, and a
very great quantity of
spices and
precious stones.
Never again came such an
abundance of
spices as these
that the
queen of
Sheba gave to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,
Now the
weight of
gold that
came to
Solomon in
one year was
666 talents of
gold,
(NIV)
Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labour force of the tribes of Joseph.
The
man Jeroboam was
very able, and when
Solomon saw that the
young man was
industrious he gave him
charge over
all the
forced labor of the
house of
Joseph.
(NIV)
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
He
bought the
hill of
Samaria from Shemer for two
talents of
silver, and he
fortified the
hill and
called the
name of the
city that he
built Samaria,
after the
name of
Shemer, the
owner of the
hill.
(NIV)
As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, ‘Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, “Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.”
And as the
king passed, he
cried to the
king and
said, “Your
servant went out into the
midst of the
battle, and
behold, a
soldier turned and
brought a
man to me and
said, ‘
Guard this man;
if by any
means he is
missing, your
life shall be
for his
life, or else you shall
pay a
talent of
silver.’
(NIV)
‘Look,’ they said, ‘we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the
Lord has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.’
‘No,’ Elisha replied, ‘do not send them.’
And they
said to him, “
Behold now, there
are with your
servants fifty strong men.
Please let them
go and
seek your
master. It may be
that the
Spirit of the
Lord has
caught him up and
cast him
upon some mountain or into
some valley.” And he
said, “You shall
not send.”
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