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01-GEN/01.usfm

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 \v 10 God called the dry land "earth," and the gathered waters he called "seas." He saw that it was good.
 
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-\v 11 God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation: Plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind." It was so.
+\v 11 God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind." It was so.
 \v 12 The earth produced vegetation, plants producing seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit whose seed was in it, after their kind. God saw that it was good.
 \v 13 This was evening and morning, the third day.
 

01-GEN/04.usfm

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 \v 18 To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
-\v 19 Lamech took for himself two wives: The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
+\v 19 Lamech took for himself two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
 
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 \v 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who lived in tents who have livestock.

01-GEN/06.usfm

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 \v 13 God said to Noah, "I can see that it is time to put an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Indeed, I will destroy them with the earth.
 \v 14 Make for yourself an ark of cypress wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch within and without.
-\v 15 This is how you will make it: The length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
+\v 15 This is how you will make it: The length of the ark is to be three hundred cubits; the breadth of it is to be fifty cubits, and the height of it is to be thirty cubits.
 
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 \v 16 Make a roof for the ark, and finish it at a cubit from the top of the side. Place a door in the side of the ark and make a lower, a second, and a third deck.

01-GEN/07.usfm

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 \v 20 The waters rose fifteen cubits above the tops of the mountains.
 
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-\v 21 All living beings that moved upon the earth died: The birds, the livestock, the wild animals, all the living creatures that lived in great numbers upon the earth, and all mankind.
+\v 21 All living beings that moved upon the earth died—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the living creatures that lived in great numbers upon the earth, and all mankind.
 \v 22 All living creatures who lived on the land, who breathed the breath of life through their noses, died.
 
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01-GEN/21.usfm

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 \v 9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
 
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-\v 10 So she said to Abraham, "Drive out this slave woman and her son: For the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac."
+\v 10 So she said to Abraham, "Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac."
 \v 11 This thing was very grievous to Abraham because of his son.
 
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01-GEN/25.usfm

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 \v 16 These were Ishmael's sons, and these were their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their tribes.
 
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-\v 17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years: He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
+\v 17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
 \v 18 They lived from Havilah to Ashhur, which is near Egypt, as one goes toward Assyria. They lived in hostility with each other.
 
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-\v 19 These were the events concerning Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham became the father of Isaac.
+\v 19 These were the events concerning Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.
 \v 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took as his wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
 
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01-GEN/41.usfm

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 \v 33 Now let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise, and put him over the land of Egypt.
-\v 34 Let Pharaoh do this: Let him appoint overseers over the land. Let them take a fifth of the crops of Egypt in the seven abundant years.
+\v 34 Let Pharaoh appoint officials over the land, and let them take a fifth of the crops of Egypt in the seven abundant years.
 
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 \v 35 Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, for food to be used in the cities. They should preserve it.

01-GEN/43.usfm

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 \v 10 For if we had not delayed, surely by now we would have come back here a second time."
 
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-\v 11 Their father Israel said to them, "If it be so, now do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags. Carry down to the man a gift: Some balm and honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
+\v 11 Their father Israel said to them, "If it be so, now do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags. Carry down to the man a gift—some balm and honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.
 \v 12 Take double money in your hand. The money that was returned in the opening of your sacks, carry again in your hand. Perhaps it was a mistake.
 
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01-GEN/45.usfm

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 \v 21 The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them carts, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.
 \v 22 To all of them he gave each man changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
-\v 23 For his father he sent this: Ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt; and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and other supplies for his father for the journey.
+\v 23 For his father he sent this: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt; and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and other supplies for his father for the journey.
 
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 \v 24 So he sent his brothers away and they left. He said to them, "See that you do not quarrel on the journey."

02-EXO/08.usfm

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 \v 5 Yahweh said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Reach out with your hand and your staff over the rivers, the streams, and the pools, and bring the frogs up over the land of Egypt.'"
 \v 6 Aaron reached out with his hand over Egypt's waters, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
-\v 7 But the magicians did the same with their magic: They brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
+\v 7 But the magicians did the same with their magic; they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
 
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 \v 30 Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh.
-\v 31 Yahweh did as Moses asked—He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his servants, and his people. Not one remained.
+\v 31 Yahweh did as Moses asked; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his servants, and his people. Not one remained.
 \v 32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.
 
 

02-EXO/09.usfm

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 \v 1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says this: "Let my people go so that they may worship me."
 \v 2 But if you refuse to let them go, if you still keep them back,
 \v 3 then Yahweh's hand will be on your cattle in the fields and on the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks, and it will cause a terrible disease.
-\v 4 Yahweh will treat Israel's cattle and Egypt's cattle differently: No animal that belongs to the Israelites will die.
+\v 4 Yahweh will treat Israel's cattle and Egypt's cattle differently and no animal that belongs to the Israelites will die.
 
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 \v 5 Yahweh has fixed a time; he has said, "It is tomorrow that I will do this thing in the land."'"
-\v 6 Yahweh did this the next day: All the cattle of Egypt died. But none of the Israelites' animals died, not one animal.
+\v 6 Yahweh did this the next day: All the cattle of Egypt died, but none of the Israelites' animals died, not one animal.
 \v 7 Pharaoh investigated, and, behold, not even one animal of the Israelites died. But his heart was stubborn, so he did not let the people go.
 
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02-EXO/12.usfm

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 \v 9 Do not eat it raw or boiled in water. Instead, roast it over fire with its head, legs and inner parts.
 \v 10 You must not let any of it be left over until morning. You must burn whatever is left over in the morning.
-\v 11 This is how you must eat it: With your belt fastened, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You must eat it hurriedly. It is Yahweh's Passover.
+\v 11 This is how you must eat it: with your belt fastened, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You must eat it hurriedly. It is Yahweh's Passover.
 
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 \v 12 Yahweh says this: I will go through the land of Egypt in that night and attack all the firstborn of man and animal in the land of Egypt. I will bring punishment on all the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh.

02-EXO/25.usfm

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 \v 1 Yahweh said to Moses,
 \v 2 "Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me from every person who is motivated by a willing heart. You must receive these offerings for me.
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-\v 3 These are the offerings that you must receive from them: Gold, silver, and bronze;
+\v 3 These are the offerings that you must receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
 \v 4 blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair;
 \v 5 ram skins dyed red and sea cow hides; acacia wood;
 \v 6 oil for the sanctuary lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

02-EXO/27.usfm

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 \v 2 You must make extensions of its four corners shaped like ox horns. The horns will be made as one piece with the altar, and you must cover them with bronze.
 
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-\v 3 You must make equipment for the altar: Pots for ashes, and also shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. You must make all these utensils with bronze.
+\v 3 You must make equipment for the altar: pots for ashes, and also shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. You must make all these utensils with bronze.
 \v 4 You must make a grate for the altar, a network of bronze. Make a bronze ring for each of the grate's four corners.
 
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02-EXO/30.usfm

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 \v 22 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
-\v 23 "Take these fine spices: Five hundred shekels of flowing myrrh, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cane,
+\v 23 "Take these fine spices: five hundred shekels of flowing myrrh, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cane,
 \v 24 five hundred shekels of cassia, measured by the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary, and one hin of olive oil.
 \v 25 You must make holy anointing oil with these ingredients, the work of a perfumer. It will be a holy anointing oil, reserved for me.
 

02-EXO/36.usfm

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 \v 20 Bezalel made vertical frames out of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
 \v 21 The length of each frame was ten cubits, and the width of each frame was one and a half cubits.
 \v 22 Each frame had two wooden pegs for joining the frames together. He did this for all the frames of the tabernacle.
-\v 23 He made the frames for the tabernacle in this way: Twenty frames for the south side.
+\v 23 He made the frames for the tabernacle in this way: twenty frames for the south side.
 
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 \v 24 Bezalel made forty silver bases to go under the twenty frames. There were two bases under one frame to join the frames together, and also two bases under each of the other frames to join frames together.

02-EXO/38.usfm

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 \v 26 or one beka per man, which is half a shekel, measured by the sanctuary shekel. This figure was reached on the basis of every person who was counted in the census, those twenty years old and older—603,550 men in all.
 
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-\v 27 One hundred talents of silver were cast for the bases of the holy place and the curtain's bases: One hundred bases, one talent for each base.
+\v 27 One hundred talents of silver were cast for the bases of the holy place and the curtain's bases—one hundred bases, one talent for each base.
 \v 28 With the remaining 1,775 shekels of silver, Bezalel made the hooks for the posts, covered the tops of the posts, and made the rods for them.
 \v 29 The bronze from wave offering weighed seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.
 

03-LEV/06.usfm

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 \v 5 Or if he lied about any matter, he must restore it in full and must add one-fifth more to pay him to whom it is owed, on the day that he is found guilty.
-\v 6 Then he must bring his guilt offering to Yahweh: A ram without blemish from the flock that is worth the current value, as a guilt offering to the priest.
+\v 6 Then he must bring his guilt offering to Yahweh, a ram without blemish from the flock that is worth the current value, as a guilt offering to the priest.
 \v 7 The priest will make atonement for him before Yahweh, and he will be forgiven concerning whatever he has become guilty of doing."
 
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 \v 19 So Yahweh spoke to Moses again, saying,
-\v 20 "This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they will offer to Yahweh on the day when each son is anointed: A tenth part of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
+\v 20 "This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they will offer to Yahweh on the day when each son is anointed: a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
 
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 \v 21 It will be made with oil in a baking pan. When it is soaked, you will bring it in. In baked pieces you will offer the grain offering to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh.

03-LEV/07.usfm

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 \v 1 This is the law of the guilt offering. It is most holy.
 \v 2 They must kill the guilt offering in the place for killing it, and they must sprinkle its blood against every side of the altar.
-\v 3 All the fat in it will be offered: The fat tail, the fat that is over the inner parts,
+\v 3 All the fat in it will be offered: the fat tail, the fat that is over the inner parts,
 \v 4 the two kidneys and the fat on them, which is next to the loins, and what covers the liver, with the kidneys—all this must be removed.
 
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03-LEV/11.usfm

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-\v 13 The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: The eagle, the vulture,
+\v 13 The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture,
 \v 14 the kite, any kind of falcon,
 \v 15 every kind of raven,
 \v 16 the horned owl and the screech owl, the seagull, and any kind of hawk.
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-\v 29 Of the animals that creep on the ground, these are the animals that will be unclean for you: The weasel, the rat, every kind of large lizard,
+\v 29 Of the animals that creep on the ground, these are the animals that will be unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, every kind of large lizard,
 \v 30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
 
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04-NUM/18.usfm

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 \v 8 Then Yahweh said to Aaron, "Look, I have given you the duty of handling the offerings raised up to me, and all the holy offerings that the people of Israel give to me. I have given these offerings to you and your sons as your ongoing share.
-\v 9 These are the very holy things, kept from the fire: From every offering of theirs—every grain offering, every sin offering, and every guilt offering—they are very holy to you and to your sons.
+\v 9 This will belong to you from the most holy things that is kept from the fire. From every offering of theirs—every grain offering, every sin offering, and every guilt offering—they are set apart to you and to your sons.
 
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 \v 10 These offerings are very holy; every male must eat it, for they are holy to you.
-\v 11 These are the offerings that will belong to you: Their gifts, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, your sons, and your daughters, as your ongoing share. Everyone who is ritually clean in your family may eat any of these offerings.
+\v 11 These are the offerings that will belong to you, set apart out of all their gifts of the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, your sons, and your daughters, as your portion forever. Everyone who is ceremonially clean in your family may eat any of these offerings.
 
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 \v 12 All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and grain, the firstfruits that the people give to me—all these things I have given to you.

05-DEU/03.usfm

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 \v 3 So Yahweh our God also gave us victory over Og the king of Bashan, and all his people were put under our control. We struck them down until not one of his people remained.
-\v 4 We took all his cities at that time; there was not one city that we did not take from them: Sixty cities—all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
+\v 4 We took all his cities at that time. There was not one of the sixty cities that we did not take from them—all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
 
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 \v 5 These were all cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; this was besides very many unwalled villages.
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 \v 12 "This land that we took in possession at that time—from Aroer, that is by the Valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead, and its cities—I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
-\v 13 The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half tribe of Manasseh: All the region of Argob, and all Bashan. (The same territory is called the land of Rephaim.
+\v 13 The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, and all Bashan. The same territory is called the land of Rephaim.
 
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 \v 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob to the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites. He called the region, even Bashan, by his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)

05-DEU/04.usfm

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-\v 32 For ask now about the days that are past, which were before you: Since the day that God created man on the earth, and from the one end of heaven to the other, ask whether there has been anything like this great thing, or has anything like it ever been heard?
+\v 32 Ask now about the days that are past, which were before your time, since the day that God created man on the earth, ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has been anything so great as this, or has anything like it ever been heard?
 \v 33 Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live?
 
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05-DEU/12.usfm

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 \v 9 for you have not yet come to the rest, to the inheritance that Yahweh your God is giving you.
 
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-\v 10 But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you live in safety,
-\v 11 then it will happen that to the place where Yahweh your God will choose to cause his name to live, there will you bring all that I command you: Your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, and all your choice offerings for vows that you will vow to Yahweh.
+\v 10 But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, and he will give you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you live in safety.
+\v 11 Then to the place where Yahweh your God will choose to cause his name to live there—there you will bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, and all your choice offerings for vows that you will vow to Yahweh.
 
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 \v 12 You will rejoice before Yahweh your God—you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levites who are within your gate, because he has no portion or inheritance among you.

05-DEU/14.usfm

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 \v 3 You must not eat any abominable thing.
-\v 4 These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, and the goat,
+\v 4 These are the animals that you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
 \v 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, and ibex, and the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
 
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 \v 6 You may eat any animals that parts the hoof, that is, that has the hoof divided in two, and that chews the cud.
-\v 7 Nevertheless, you must not eat some animals that chew the cud or that have the hoof divided in two: The camel, the rabbit, and the rock badger; because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, they are unclean for you.
+\v 7 Nevertheless, you must not eat some animals that chew the cud or that have the hoof divided in two: the camel, the rabbit, and the rock badger; because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, they are unclean for you.
 
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 \v 8 The pig is unclean for you as well because he parts the hoof but does not chew the cud; he is unclean to you. Do not eat pig meat, and do not touch their carcasses.
 
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-\v 9 Of these things that are in water you may eat: Whatever has fins and scales;
+\v 9 Of these things that are in water you may eat: whatever has fins and scales;
 \v 10 but whatever has no fins and scales you must not eat; they are unclean for you.
 
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 \v 11 All clean birds you may eat.
-\v 12 But these are the birds that you must not eat: The eagle, the vulture, the osprey,
+\v 12 But these are the birds that you must not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,
 \v 13 the red kite and black kite, any kind of falcon.
 
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 \v 25 you will convert the offering into money, tie up the money in your hand, and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose.
 
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-\v 26 There you will spend the money for whatever you desire: For oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever you desire; you will eat there before Yahweh your God, and you will rejoice, you and your household.
+\v 26 There you will spend the money for whatever you desire: for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever you desire; you will eat there before Yahweh your God, and you will rejoice, you and your household.
 \v 27 The Levite who is within your gates—do not forsake him, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
 
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05-DEU/16.usfm

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 \v 15 For seven days you must observe the festival for Yahweh your God at the place that Yahweh will choose, because Yahweh your God will bless you in all your harvest and all the work of your hands, and you must be completely joyful.
 
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-\v 16 Three times in a year all your males must appear before Yahweh your God at the place that he will choose: At the Festival of Unleavened Bread, at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Shelters; and they will not appear before Yahweh empty-handed;
+\v 16 Three times in a year all your males must appear before Yahweh your God at the place that he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Shelters. No one will appear before Yahweh empty-handed;
 \v 17 instead, every man will give as he is able, that you might know the blessing that Yahweh your God has given to you.
 
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05-DEU/18.usfm

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 \v 2 They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them.
 
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-\v 3 This will be the priests' due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be oxen or sheep: They must give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.
+\v 3 This is the share given to the priests, given to them from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether it be an oxen or a sheep: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.
 \v 4 The firstfruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you must give him.
 \v 5 For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to serve in the name of Yahweh, him and his sons forever.
 

05-DEU/19.usfm

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-\v 4 This is the law for the one who kills another and who flees there to live: Whoever kills his neighbor unawares, and did not previously hate him—
-\v 5 as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand strikes with the ax to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the shaft and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—then that man must flee to one of these cities and live.
+\v 4 This is the law for the one who kills another and who flees there to live—anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, and did not previously hate him.
+\v 5 For example, if a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his chops with the ax to cut down a tree, and the ax head slips off of the handle and strikes his neighbor and kills him—then that man must flee to one of these cities and save his life.
 
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 \v 6 Otherwise the avenger of blood might go after the one who took a life, and in the heat of his anger overtake him, if the distance is too great, strike him and kill him, even though that man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past.

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 \v 16 In the cities of these peoples that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must save alive nothing that breathes.
-\v 17 Instead, you must completely destroy them: The Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Yahweh your God has commanded you.
+\v 17 Instead, you must completely destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Yahweh your God has commanded you.
 \v 18 Do this so that they do not teach you to act in any of their abominable ways, as they have done with their gods. If you do, you will sin against Yahweh your God.
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05-DEU/29.usfm

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 \v 16 You know how we lived in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed.
 
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-\v 17 You have seen their disgusting things: Their idols of wood and stone, silver and gold, that were among them.
+\v 17 You have seen their disgusting idols made of wood and stone, silver and gold, that were among them.
 \v 18 Make sure there is not among you any man, woman, family, or tribe whose heart is turning away today from Yahweh our God, so as to go worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is not among you any root that produces gall and wormwood.
 \v 19 When that person hears the words of this curse, he will bless himself in his heart and say, 'I will have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This would destroy the wet together with the dry.
 

06-JOS/05.usfm

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 \v 10 The people of Israel camped at Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, on the plains of Jericho.
-\v 11 They ate some of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover: Unleavened bread, and roasted grain.
+\v 11 On the day after Passover, that same day, they ate some of the produce of the land on the day, unleavened bread and roasted grain.
 
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 \v 12 The manna stopped on the day after they ate the produce of the land. There was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate the produce of the land of Canaan that year.

06-JOS/09.usfm

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 \v 25 Now, look, you hold us in your power. Whatever seems good and right for you to do to us, do it."
 
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-\v 26 So Joshua did this for them: He removed them out of the control of the people of Israel, and the Israelites did not kill them.
+\v 26 So Joshua did this for them: He delivered them out of the control of the people of Israel, so that the Israelites did not kill them.
 \v 27 That day Joshua made the Gibeonites cutters of wood and drawers of water for the community, and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place that Yahweh chooses.
 
 

06-JOS/13.usfm

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 \v 2 This is the land that still remains: All the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites,
-\v 3 (from Shihor, which is east of Egypt, and northward to the border of Ekron, which is considered property of the Canaanites; the five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron—the territory of the Avvites).
+\v 3 from Shihor, which is east of Egypt, and northward to the border of Ekron, which is considered property of the Canaanites; the five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron—the territory of the Avvites.
 
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-\v 4 In the south, there are still all the lands of the Canaanites, and Arah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
-\v 5 the land of the Gebalites, all of Lebanon toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
+\v 4 In the south (the territory of the Avvites); all the lands of the Canaanites, from Arah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek which is on the border of the Amorites;
+\v 5 the land of the Gebalites, all of Lebanon toward the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
 
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 \v 6 Also, all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon as far as Misrephoth Maim, including all the people of Sidon. I will drive them out before the army of Israel. Be sure to assign the land to Israel as an inheritance, as I commanded you.

07-JDG/03.usfm

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 \v 1 Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan.
 \v 2 (He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.)
-\v 3 These are the nations: The five kings from the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath Pass.
+\v 3 These are the nations: the five kings from the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath Pass.
 
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 \v 4 These nations were left as a means by which Yahweh would test Israel, to confirm whether they would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.

07-JDG/09.usfm

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 \v 1 Abimelech son of Jerub Baal went to his mother's relatives at Shechem and he said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family,
-\v 2 "Please say this, so that all the leaders in Shechem may hear, 'Which is better for you: To have all seventy sons of Jerub Baal rule over you; or that just one rule over you?' Remember that I am your bone and your flesh."
+\v 2 "Please say this, so that all the leaders in Shechem may hear, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy sons of Jerub Baal rule over you, or that just one rule over you?' Remember that I am your bone and your flesh."
 
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 \v 3 His mother's relatives spoke for him to the leaders of Shechem, and they agreed to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."

09-1SA/06.usfm

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-\v 17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh: One for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.
+\v 17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh—one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.
 \v 18 The golden mice were the same in number as the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five rulers, both fortified cities and country villages. The great stone, beside which they set down the ark of Yahweh, remains a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Bethshemite.
 
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09-1SA/13.usfm

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-\v 5 The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel: Three thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and encamped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.
+\v 5 The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and encamped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.
 
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 \v 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble—for the people were distressed, the people hid in caves, in the underbrush, in rocks, in wells, and in pits.

09-1SA/15.usfm

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-\v 4 Saul summoned the people and numbered them at the city of Telaim: Two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah.
+\v 4 Saul summoned the people and numbered them at the city of Telaim—two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah.
 \v 5 Then Saul came to the city of Amalek and waited in the valley.
 
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11-1KI/07.usfm

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 \v 40 Huram made the basins and the shovels and the sprinkling bowls. Then he finished all the work that he did for King Solomon in the temple of Yahweh:
 \v 41 the two pillars, and the bowl-like capitals that were on top of the two pillars, and the two sets of decorative latticework to cover the two bowl like capitals that were on top of the pillars.
+
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-\v 42 He made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework: Two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars,
+\v 42 He made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework (two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars);
 \v 43 the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands.
 
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-\v 48 Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the temple of Yahweh out of gold: The golden altar and the table on which the bread of the presence was to be placed.
-\v 49 The lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner room, were of pure gold, and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs were of gold.
+\v 48 Solomon had made all the furnishings that were in the temple of Yahweh out of gold: the golden altar and the table on which the bread of the presence was to be placed;
+\v 49 the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner room, were of pure gold, and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs were of gold.
 
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-\v 50 The cups, lamp trimmers, basins, spoons, and incense burners were all made of pure gold. Also the sockets of the doors of the inner room, which was the most holy place, and of the doors of the main hall of the temple, were all made of gold.
+\v 50 Solomon also had made the cups, lamp trimmers, basins, spoons, and incense burners were all made of pure gold. Also the sockets of the doors of the inner room, which was the most holy place, and of the doors of the main hall of the temple, which were all made of gold.
 
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-\v 51 In this way, all the work that King Solomon did for the house of Yahweh was finished. So Solomon brought in the things that were set apart by David, his father, and the silver, the gold, and the furnishings, and put them into the storerooms of the house of Yahweh. 
+\v 51 In this way, all the work that King Solomon directed for the house of Yahweh was finished. So Solomon brought in the things that were set apart by David, his father, and the silver, the gold, and the furnishings, and put them into the storerooms of the house of Yahweh. 
 
 

11-1KI/08.usfm

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 \v 62 So the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to Yahweh.
-\v 63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings, which he made to Yahweh: Twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of Yahweh.
+\v 63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh: twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of Yahweh.
 
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 \v 64 The same day the king set apart the middle of the courtyard in front of the temple of Yahweh, for there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar that was before Yahweh was too small to receive the burnt offering, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings.

11-1KI/11.usfm

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-\v 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women: The daughter of Pharaoh and women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites—
-\v 2 nations concerning which Yahweh had said to the people of Israel, "You will not go among them to marry, neither will they come among you, for they will certainly turn your heart to their gods." But Solomon loved these women.
+\v 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women including the daughter of Pharaoh—women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.
+\v 2 They were from the nations about which Yahweh said to the people of Israel, "You will not go among them to marry, neither will they come among you, for they will certainly turn your heart to their gods." In spite of this command, Solomon was affectionate toward these women in love.
 
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13-1CH/22.usfm

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 \v 14 Now, see, at great effort I have prepared for Yahweh's house 100,000 talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. I have also provided timber and stone. You must add more to all this.
 
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-\v 15 You have many workmen with you: Stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and skillful craftsmen without number of every kind,
-\v 16 who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. So begin to work, and may Yahweh be with you."
+\v 15 You have many workmen with you: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and skillful craftsmen without number of every kind,
+\v 16 who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and begin the work, and may Yahweh be with you."
 
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13-1CH/28.usfm

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-\v 1 David assembled all the officials of Israel at Jerusalem: The officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king in their scheduled work, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, the managers over all the property and possessions of the king and of his sons, and the officers and fighting men, including the most skilled of them.
+\v 1 David assembled all the officials of Israel at Jerusalem: the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king in their scheduled work, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, the managers over all the property and possessions of the king and of his sons, and the officers and fighting men, including the most skilled of them.
 
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 \v 2 Then David the king rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was my intention to build a temple for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh; a footstool for our God, and I have made preparations to build it.

14-2CH/04.usfm

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 \v 11 Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls.
 \p So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of God:
 \v 12 the two pillars, the bowl-like capitals that were on top of the two pillars, and the two sets of decorative latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on top of the pillars.
-\v 13 He had made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework: Two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars.
+\v 13 He had made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework: two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars.
 
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14-2CH/08.usfm

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 \v 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on his altar that he had built in front of the portico.
-\v 13 He offered sacrifices just as the daily schedule required; he offered them, following the directions found in the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbath days, the new moons, and on the set festivals three times every year: The Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters.
+\v 13 He offered sacrifices just as the daily schedule required; he offered them, following the directions found in the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbath days, the new moons, and on the set festivals three times every year: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters.
 
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14-2CH/15.usfm

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 \v 10 So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa's reign.
-\v 11 They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day some of the plunder that they had brought: Seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep and goats.
+\v 11 They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day some of the plunder that they had brought: seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep and goats.
 
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 \v 12 They entered into a covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their soul.
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 \v 17 But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, Asa's heart was completely devoted all his days.
 
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-\v 18 He brought into the house of God the things of his father and his own things that belong to Yahweh: Silver and gold objects.
+\v 18 He brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the utensils that he and his father had dedicated for that purpose.
 \v 19 There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.

23-ISA/03.usfm

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 \v 1 See, the Lord Yahweh of hosts, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah
-\q1 support and staff: The whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
+\q1 support and staff: the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
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 \v 2 the mighty man, the warrior, the judge, the prophet, the omen reader, the elder;
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23-ISA/45.usfm

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 \v 4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen,
-\q1 I have called you by your name: Giving you a title of honor, though you have not known me.
+\q1 I have called you by your name, giving you a title of honor, though you have not known me.
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 \v 5 I am Yahweh, and there is no other; there is no God but me.
 \q1 I will arm you for battle, though you have not known me;

24-JER/25.usfm

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 \v 23 Dedan, Tema, and Buz with all the ones who cut the hair on the sides of their heads, they also had to drink it.
 
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-\v 24 These people also had to drink it: All the kings of Arabia and all the kings of people of mixed heritage who live in the wilderness;
+\v 24 All the kings of Arabia and all the kings of people of mixed heritage who live in the wilderness;
 \v 25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
-\v 26 all the kings of the north, the ones close by and the ones far away—everyone with his brother and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the surface of the earth. Finally the king of Babylon will drink after them all.
+\v 26 all the kings of the north, the ones close by and the ones far away—everyone with his brother and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the surface of the earth, all of them had to drink the cup from Yahweh's hand. Finally, the king of Babylon will also drink from that cup.
 
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24-JER/44.usfm

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 \v 26 So then, hear the word of Yahweh, all of Judah who are staying in the land of Egypt, 'See, I have sworn by my great name—says Yahweh. My name will no longer be called upon by the mouths of any of the men of Judah in all the land of Egypt, you who now say, "As the Lord Yahweh lives."
 \v 27 See, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. Every person of Judah in the land of Egypt will perish by sword and famine until they are all finished.
-\v 28 Then the survivors of the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, only a small number of them. So all the remnant of Judah who went to the land of Egypt to live there will know whose word will come true: Mine or theirs.
+\v 28 Then the survivors of the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, only a small number of them. So all the remnant of Judah who went to the land of Egypt to live there will know whose word will stand—mine or theirs.
 
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 \v 29 This will be the sign for you—this is Yahweh's declaration—that I am setting against you in this place, so that you will know that my words will certainly attack you with disaster.'

26-EZK/28.usfm

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 \v 11 The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
 \v 12 "Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
-\v 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: Ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
+\v 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
 
 
 

26-EZK/47.usfm

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 \f + \ft The Hebrew text reads \fqa You must measure from the border to the eastern sea \fqa* . However, some ancient and modern versions read \fqa to the eastern sea as far as Tamar \fqa* . \f*
 
 
-\v 19 Then the south side: South of Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, the brook of Egypt to the Great Sea, and the southern side toward the south.
+\v 19 Then the south side, the boundary goes south of Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, the brook of Egypt to the Great Sea, and the southern side toward the south.
 \v 20 Then the western boundary will be the Great Sea to where it goes opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western side.
 
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26-EZK/48.usfm

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 \v 30 These will be the exits from the city: On the north side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length,
 \v 31 will be three gates, named for tribes of Israel:
 one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi.
-\v 32 On the east side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length, will be three gates: One gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan.
+\v 32 On the east side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length, will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan.
 
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-\v 33 On the east side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length, will be three gates: One gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun.
-\v 34 On the west side, which will measure 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: One gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.
+\v 33 On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits in length, will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun.
+\v 34 On the west side, which will measure 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.
 \v 35 The distance around the city will be eighteen thousand cubits; from that day on, the city's name will be "Yahweh Is There."
 

42-MRK/10.usfm

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 \v 29 Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel,
-\v 30 who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this world: Houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come, eternal life.
+\v 30 who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this world: houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come, eternal life.
 \v 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first."
 
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49-GAL/05.usfm

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 \v 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
 
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-\v 19 Now the works of the sinful nature are evident: Sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,
+\v 19 Now the works of the sinful nature are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,
 \v 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalry, dissension, divisions,
 \v 21 envy, drunkenness, drunken celebrations, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
 

53-1TH/01.usfm

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 \v 7 As a result, you became an example to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
 
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-\v 8 For from you the word of the Lord has rung out, and not only in Macedonia and Achaia—   your faith in God has gone out everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it.
+\v 8 For from you the word of the Lord has rung out, and not only in Macedonia and Achaia—everywhere your faith in God has gone out. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it.
 \v 9 For they themselves report what kind of coming we had among you. They tell how you turned to God from the idols to serve the living and true God.
 \v 10 They report that you are waiting for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead ones. This is Jesus, who frees us from the wrath to come.

60-JAS/01.usfm

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 \v 26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, but if he does not control his tongue, he deceives his heart, and his religion is worthless.
-\v 27 Clean and spotless religion before our God and Father is this: To help the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself spotless from the world.
+\v 27 Clean and spotless religion before our God and Father is this: to help the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself spotless from the world.
 
 
 

61-1PE/03.usfm

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 \v 2 For they will have seen your sincere behavior with respect.
 
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-\v 3 Let it be done not with outward ornaments: Braided hair, jewels of gold, or fashionable clothing.
+\v 3 Let it be done not with outward ornaments such as braided hair, jewels of gold, or fashionable clothing.
 \v 4 Instead, let it be done with the inner person of the heart, and the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious before God.
 
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63-1JN/02.usfm

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 \v 1 Children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the one who is righteous.
 \v 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
-\v 3 By this we know that we know him: If we keep his commandments.
+\v 3 We know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
 
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 \v 24 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
-\v 25 This is the promise he gave to us: Eternal life.
+\v 25 This is the promise he gave to us—eternal life.
 \v 26 I have written these things to you about those who would lead you astray.
 
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63-1JN/03.usfm

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 \v 10 In this the children of God and children of the devil are revealed. Whoever does not do what is righteous is not from God; neither is the one who does not love his brother.
 
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-\v 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: That we should love one another,
-\v 12 not like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
+\v 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
+\v 12 We should not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.
 
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63-1JN/05.usfm

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 \v 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born from God, and whoever loves a father also loves the child born from him.
-\v 2 Because of this we know that we love God's children: When we love God and do his commandments.
+\v 2 Because of this we know that we love God's children, when we love God and do his commandments.
 \v 3 For this is love for God: That we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
 
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 \v 6 This is the one who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. He came not only by water, but by water and blood.
 \v 7 For there are three who bear witness:
 \v 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These three are in agreement.
-\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa For there are three that bear witness in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one; and there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are as one. \fqa* However, the best copies do not have this reading. \f*
+\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. These three are one; and there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are as one. \fqa* However, the best copies do not have this reading. \f*
 
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67-REV/09.usfm

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 \v 17 This is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode on them: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue and sulfurous yellow. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.
 
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-\v 18 A third of the people were killed by these three plagues: The fire, smoke, and sulfur that came out of their mouths.
+\v 18 A third of the people were killed by these three plagues: the fire, smoke, and sulfur that came out of their mouths.
 \v 19 For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails—for their tails were like snakes, and they had heads with which they inflicted wounds on people.
 
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67-REV/12.usfm

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-\v 1 A great sign was seen in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars was on her head.
+\v 1 A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars was on her head.
 \v 2 She was pregnant, and she was crying out in birth pains, in the anguish of childbirth.
 
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