LXX Concordance for παρ

He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from me so that this act[fn] will serve as my witness that I dug this well.”

“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the sight[fn] of my people. Bury your dead.”

and said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “Listen to me, if you please. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there.”

She also said to him, “We have plenty of straw and feed and a place to spend the night.”

Then Rebekah took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were in the house, and had her younger son Jacob wear them.

“Complete this week of wedding celebration, and we will also give you this younger one in return for working yet another seven years for me.”

“In the future when you come to check on my wages, my honesty will testify for me. If I have any female goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not black, they will be considered stolen.”

“If you find your gods with anyone here, he will not live! Before our relatives, point out anything that is yours and take it.” Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

“I did not bring you any of the flock torn by wild beasts; I myself bore the loss. You demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or by night.

“Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

“When he heard me screaming for help,[fn] he left his garment beside me and ran outside.”

“but when I screamed for help,[fn] he left his garment beside me and ran outside.”

Portions were served to them from Joseph's table, and Benjamin's portion was five times larger than any of theirs. They drank and became drunk with Joseph.

“If it is found with one of us, your servants, he must die, and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves.”

“What can we say to my lord? ” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants' iniquity. We are now my lord's slaves ​— ​both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”

“Zebulun will live by the seashore

and will be a harbor for ships,

and his territory will be next to Sidon.

When they measured it by quarts,[fn] the person who gathered a lot had no surplus, and the person who gathered a little had no shortage. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat.

“But if, in fact, the animal was stolen from his custody, he must make restitution to its owner.

“This is the offering you are to receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

“Tell the Israelites: You must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am the LORD who consecrates you.

Moses said to the LORD, “Look, you have told me, ‘Lead this people up,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor with me.'

The LORD said, “Here is a place near me. You are to stand on the rock,

“Take up an offering among you for the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the LORD's offering: gold, silver, and bronze;

Everyone who possessed blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or fine leather,[fn] brought them.

“Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.

“In the Year of Jubilee the field will return to the one he bought it from, the original owner.

“Accept these from them to be used in the work of the tent of meeting, and give this offering to the Levites, to each division according to their service.”

“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral tribe,[fn] twelve staffs from all the leaders of their tribes.[fn] Write each man's name on his staff.

“Speak to the Levites and tell them: When you receive from the Israelites the tenth that I have given you as your inheritance, you are to present part of it as an offering to the LORD ​— ​a tenth of the tenth.

They stretch out like river valleys,[fn]

like gardens beside a stream,

like aloes the LORD has planted,

like cedars beside the water.

“If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the LORD's command, to do anything good or bad of my own will? I will say whatever the LORD says.

and told him, “Your servants have taken a census of the fighting men under our command, and not one of us is missing.

Moses and the priest Eleazar received from them all the articles made out of gold.

“You may purchase food from them, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.

“We captured all his cities at that time. There wasn't a city that we didn't take from them: sixty cities, the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

“You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.

“Do the same for his donkey, his garment, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.

“You saw their abhorrent images and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold, which were among them.

“Is it not stored up with me,

sealed up in my vaults?

Gilead remained beyond the Jordan.

Dan, why did you linger at the ships?

Asher remained at the seashore

and stayed in his harbors.

Then he said to them, “Let me make a request of you: Everyone give me an earring from his plunder.” Now the enemy had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.

He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you place a curse on ​— ​here's the silver. I took it.”

Then his mother said, “My son, may you be blessed by the LORD! ”

Eli responded, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request you've made of him.”

“I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD gave me what I asked him for,

The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people of the city chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.

Samuel told all the LORD's words to the people who were asking him for a king.

“If he says, ‘Good,' then your servant is safe, but if he becomes angry, you will know he has evil intentions.

Jonathan answered, “David asked for my permission to go to Bethlehem.

“Stay with me. Don't be afraid, for the one who wants to take my life wants to take your life. You will be safe with me.”

Some Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn't it true that David is hiding among us in the strongholds in Horesh on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?

“The men treated us very well. When we were in the field, we weren't harassed and nothing of ours was missing the whole time we were living among them.

but they had killed 360 of the Benjaminites and Abner's men.

“Remember, I'll wait at the fords[fn] of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life[fn] or riches for yourself, or the death[fn] of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to administer justice,

“‘This is what the LORD says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you return home, for this situation is from me.' ”

So they listened to the word of the LORD and went back according to the word of the LORD.

When he left,[fn] a lion attacked[fn] him along the way and killed him. His corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey was standing beside it; the lion was standing beside the corpse too.

and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled and Israel pursued them, but King Ben-hadad of Aram escaped on a horse with the cavalry.

“But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.”

The king of Israel said to him, “That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it.”

But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn't there a prophet of the LORD here? Let's inquire of the LORD through him.”

One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on Elijah's hands, is here.”

So she left.

After she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing her containers, and she kept pouring.

Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go meet the man of God. Inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this sickness? ' ”

Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the LORD's house under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

“‘This is what the LORD says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers. Each of you return home, for this incident has come from me.' ”

So they listened to what the LORD said and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron,[fn] along with their surrounding villages.

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn't there a prophet of the LORD here anymore? Let's ask him.”

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah on the cheek, and demanded, “Which way did the spirit from the LORD leave me to speak to you? ”

When the ambassadors of Babylon's rulers were sent[fn] to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.

I issued a decree and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has had uprisings against kings since ancient times, and there have been rebellions and revolts in it.

I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River,[fn] so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us, our dependents, and all our possessions.

They responded, “We will return these things and require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.”

So I summoned the priests and made everyone take an oath to do this.

The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as a pound[fn] of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn't do this.

When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day. We will also leave the land uncultivated in the seventh year and will cancel every debt.

A word was brought to me in secret;

my ears caught a whisper of it.

Have I ever said, “Give me something”

or “Pay a bribe for me from your wealth”

How painful honest words can be!

But what does your rebuke prove?

“You gave me life and faithful love,

and your care has guarded my life.

Wisdom and strength belong to God;

counsel and understanding are his.

True wisdom and power belong to him.

The deceived and the deceiver are his.

Would God's majesty not terrify you?

Would his dread not fall on you?

Even if it is true that I have sinned,

my mistake concerns only[fn] me.

Pay close attention to my words;

let this be the consolation you offer.

Then an upright man could reason with him,

and I would escape from my Judge[fn] forever.

Dominion and dread belong to him,

the one who establishes harmony in his heights.

If he put his mind to it

and withdrew the spirit and breath he gave,

They swirl about,

turning round and round at his direction,

accomplishing everything he commands them

over the surface of the inhabited world.

Now no one can even look at the sun

after a wind has swept through and cleared the sky.

All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and dined with him in his house. They sympathized with him and comforted him concerning all the adversity the LORD had brought on him. Each one gave him a piece of silver[fn] and a gold earring.

“Ask of me,

and I will make the nations your inheritance

and the ends of the earth your possession.

You made him little less than God[fn][fn]

and crowned him with glory and honor.

They say, “Through our tongues we have power;

our lips are our own ​— ​who can be our master? ”

The LORD will send his faithful love by day;

his song will be with me in the night —

a prayer to the God of my life.

God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might!

I am at rest in God alone;

my salvation comes from him.

Rest in God alone, my soul,

for my hope comes from him.

“so that your foot may wade[fn] in blood

and your dogs' tongues may have their share

from the enemies.”

But as for me, my feet almost slipped;

my steps nearly went astray.

Israel, put your hope in the LORD.

For there is faithful love with the LORD,

and with him is redemption in abundance.

The fear of the LORD

is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and discipline.

“I am on the verge of complete ruin

before the entire community.”

“I was a skilled craftsman[fn] beside him.

I was his[fn] delight every day,

always rejoicing before him.

But he doesn't know that the departed spirits are there,

that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD,

but faithful people are his delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD,

but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness

or he'll become wise in his own eyes.

Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

there will be enough goat's milk for your food —

food for your household

and nourishment for your female servants.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes,

but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

She is not afraid for her household when it snows,

for all in her household are doubly clothed.[fn]

When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

because wisdom is protection as silver is protection;

but the advantage of knowledge

is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

No one has authority over the wind[fn] to restrain it, and there is no authority over the day of death; no one is discharged during battle, and wickedness will not allow those who practice it to escape.

The watchman said,

“Morning has come, and also night.

If you want to ask, ask!

Come back again.”

My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me

like a shepherd's tent.

I have rolled up my life like a weaver;

he cuts me off from the loom.

By nightfall[fn] you make an end of me.

“I am bringing my justice near;

it is not far away,

and my salvation will not delay.

I will put salvation in Zion,

my splendor in Israel.

Pay attention to me, my people,

and listen to me, my nation;

for instruction will come from me,

and my justice for a light to the nations.

I will bring it about quickly.

“Though the mountains move

and the hills shake,

my love will not be removed from you

and my covenant of peace will not be shaken,”

says your compassionate LORD.

“For I will not accuse you forever,

and I will not always be angry;

for then the spirit would grow weak before me,

even the breath, which I have made.

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD: “My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children's children, from now on and forever,” says the LORD.

He will be like a tree planted by water:

it sends its roots out toward a stream,

it doesn't fear when heat comes,

and its foliage remains green.

It will not worry in a year of drought

or cease producing fruit.

But when he was at the Benjamin Gate, an officer of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, and he apprehended the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans.”

Raise a signal flag in the land;

blow a ram's horn among the nations;

set apart the nations against her.

Summon kingdoms against her —

Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.

Appoint a marshal against her;

bring up horses like a swarm[fn] of locusts.

Even if Babylon should ascend to the heavens

and fortify her tall fortresses,

destroyers will come against her from me.

This is the LORD's declaration.

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.

“As for you, son of man, know that on that day I will take from them their stronghold ​— ​their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their hearts ​— ​as well as their sons and daughters.

“When they pass through the land and one of them sees a human bone, he will set up a marker next to it until the buriers have buried it in Hordes of Gog Valley.

“You are to do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for everyone who sins unintentionally or through ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.

In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times[fn] better than all the magicians and mediums in his entire kingdom.

“But if you make the dream and its interpretation known to me, you'll receive gifts, a reward, and great honor from me. So make the dream and its interpretation known to me.”

“I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to clarify all this. So he let me know the interpretation of these things:

Therefore, because you trample on the poor

and exact a grain tax from him,

you will never live in the houses of cut stone

you have built;

you will never drink the wine

from the lush vineyards

you have planted.

How lovely and beautiful!

Grain will make the young men flourish,

and new wine, the young women.