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Page xiv
... took her , and pulled her in unto him into the ark . And he stayed yet other seven days , and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark . And the dove came in to him in the evening , and lo , in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off ...
... took her , and pulled her in unto him into the ark . And he stayed yet other seven days , and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark . And the dove came in to him in the evening , and lo , in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off ...
Page xvii
... took to wife a daughter of Levi . And the woman conceived , and bare a fon . ESSAY The MIRACLES . PASSAGE page 121 XX . And Miriam the prophetefs , the fifter of Aaron , took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her ...
... took to wife a daughter of Levi . And the woman conceived , and bare a fon . ESSAY The MIRACLES . PASSAGE page 121 XX . And Miriam the prophetefs , the fifter of Aaron , took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her ...
Page 29
... TOOK HER , AND PULLED HER IN UNTO HIM INTO THE ARK . AND HE STAYED YET OTHER SEVEN DAYS , AND AGAIN HE SENT FORTH THE DONE OUT OF THE ARK . AND THE DOVE CAME IN TO HIM IN THE EVENING , AND LO , IN HER MOUTH WAS AN OLIVE LEAF PLUCKT OFF ...
... TOOK HER , AND PULLED HER IN UNTO HIM INTO THE ARK . AND HE STAYED YET OTHER SEVEN DAYS , AND AGAIN HE SENT FORTH THE DONE OUT OF THE ARK . AND THE DOVE CAME IN TO HIM IN THE EVENING , AND LO , IN HER MOUTH WAS AN OLIVE LEAF PLUCKT OFF ...
Page 57
... took two of his young men with him , and Ifaac " his fon ; and clave the wood for the burnt- " offering , and rose up , and went unto the " place of which God had told him . ” " And he took the wood and laid it upon Ifaac his fon , and ...
... took two of his young men with him , and Ifaac " his fon ; and clave the wood for the burnt- " offering , and rose up , and went unto the " place of which God had told him . ” " And he took the wood and laid it upon Ifaac his fon , and ...
Page 83
... took the prefents . Immediately after , we find Efau preffing Jacob to pursue his journey , offering himself to lead the way : " Let us " now take our journey , and let us go , and " I will go before thee . " Jacob's reply hereto is ...
... took the prefents . Immediately after , we find Efau preffing Jacob to pursue his journey , offering himself to lead the way : " Let us " now take our journey , and let us go , and " I will go before thee . " Jacob's reply hereto is ...
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Page xiv - Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark...
Page 108 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day : the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads...
Page 188 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 182 - And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
Page xiv - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 233 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page xix - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
Page 17 - Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound Of waters issued from a cave and spread Into a liquid plain then stood unmoved Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky.
Page 20 - At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give ; and much less take What I shall die to want : But this is trifling ; And all the more it seeks to hide itself, The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning ! And prompt me, plain and holy innocence ! I am your wife, if you will marry me...
Page 193 - And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he fell upon his face to the earth.