Send men to get knowledge about the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from every tribe of their fathers you are to send a man, every one a chief among them.
They will not see the land about which I made an oath to their fathers; not one of these by whom I have not been honoured will see it.
And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him.
And all Israel round about them went in flight at their cry, For fear, said they, that we go down into the heart of the earth.
And the Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's family are to be responsible for all wrongdoing in relation to the holy place: and you and your sons are to be responsible for the errors which come about in your work as priests.
But if her husband, on hearing of it, made them without force or effect, then whatever she has said about her oaths or her undertaking has no force: her husband has made them without effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.
So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel.
And it will come about that as it was my purpose to do to them, so I will do to you.
This is the order of the Lord about the daughters of Zelophehad: The Lord says, Let them take as their husbands whoever is most pleasing to them, but only among the family of their father's tribe.
From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.
Or for a husband who, in a bitter spirit, has doubts in his heart about his wife; let him take her to the priest, who will put in force this law.
But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.
All these things Moses and Aaron and the children of Israel did to the Levites; as the Lord gave orders to Moses about the Levites, so the children of Israel did.
And then the Levites went in to do their work in the Tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons: all the orders which the Lord had given Moses about the Levites were put into effect.
And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.
The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord has said about Edom: We have had word from the Lord, and a representative has been sent among the nations, saying, Up! and let us make war against her.
But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.
To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.
For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.
He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.
They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time and for ever.
They will make songs about the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.
If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;
God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
He makes them go jumping about like a young ox; Lebanon and Sirion like a young mountain ox.
False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.
For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.
You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
Make your way about Zion, and go round it, numbering its towers.
What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
<Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;
And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.
Their blood has been flowing like water round about Jerusalem; there was no one to put them in their last resting-place.
They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.
They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.
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