Israelite and some such for continuity

01-GEN.usfm

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-\v 31 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
+\v 31 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the the sons of Israel:
 \v 32 Bela son of Beor, reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
 \v 33 When Bela died, then Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.
 
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 \v 23 Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. He also saw the children of Machir son of Manasseh, who were placed on the knees of Joseph. 
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 \v 24 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die; but God will surely come to you and lead you up out of this land to the land which he swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."
-\v 25 Then Joseph made the people of Israel swear an oath. He said, "God will surely come to you. At that time you must carry up my bones from here."
+\v 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said, "God will surely come to you. At that time you must carry up my bones from here."
 \v 26 So Joseph died, 110 years old. They embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
 

02-EXO.usfm

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 \v 18 So God led the people around through the wilderness to the Sea of Reeds. The Israelites went up out of the land of Egypt armed for battle.
 
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-\v 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear and said, "God will surely rescue you, and you must carry away my bones with you."
+\v 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear and said, "God will surely rescue you, and you must carry away my bones with you."
 \v 20 The Israelites journeyed from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
 \v 21 Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way. By night he went in a pillar of fire to give them light. In this way they could travel by day and by night.
 \v 22 Yahweh did not take away from before the people the daytime pillar of cloud or the nighttime pillar of fire.
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 \v 6 They must make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine-twined linen. It must be the work of a skillful craftsman.
 \v 7 It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two upper corners.
 \v 8 Its finely-woven waistband must be like the ephod; it must be made of one piece with the ephod, made of fine twined linen that is gold, blue, purple, and scarlet.
-\v 9 You must take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel's twelve sons.
+\v 9 You must take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel.
 
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 \v 10 Six of their names must be on one stone, and six names must be on the other stone, in order of the sons' birth.
-\v 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engraving on a signet, you must engrave the two stones with the names of Israel's twelve sons. You must mount the stones in settings of gold.
+\v 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engraving on a signet, you must engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You must mount the stones in settings of gold.
 \v 12 You must put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, to be stones to remind Yahweh of Israel's sons. Aaron will carry their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders as a reminder to him.
 
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 \v 20 The fourth row must have a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper. They must be mounted in gold settings.
 
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-\v 21 The stones must be arranged by the names of Israel's twelve sons, each in order by name. They must be like the engraving on a signet ring, each name standing for one of the twelve tribes.
+\v 21 The stones must be arranged by the names of the sons of Israel. They must be like the engraving on a signet ring, each name standing for one of the twelve tribes.
 \v 22 You must make on the breastpiece chains like cords, braided work of pure gold.
 \v 23 You must make two rings of gold for the breastpiece and must attach them to the two ends of the breastpiece.
 \v 24 You must attach the two golden chains to the two corners of the breastpiece.
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 \v 28 They must tie the breastpiece by its rings to the ephod's rings with a blue cord, so that it might be attached just above the ephod's woven waistband. This is so that the breastpiece might not become unattached from the ephod.
 
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-\v 29 When Aaron goes into the holy place, he must carry the names of the people of Israel over his heart in the breastpiece for decision making, as a continuing memorial before Yahweh.
+\v 29 When Aaron goes into the holy place, he must carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart in the breastpiece for decision making, as a continuing memorial before Yahweh.
 \v 30 You are to put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece for decision making, so they may be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before Yahweh. Thus Aaron will always carry the means for making decisions for the people of Israel over his heart before Yahweh.
 
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-\v 6 They crafted the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, set with engravings as on a signet, and engraved with the names of Israel's twelve sons.
-\v 7 Bezalel put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones to remind Yahweh of Israel's twelve sons, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
+\v 6 They crafted the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, set with engravings as on a signet with the names of the sons of Israel.
+\v 7 Bezalel put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
 
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 \v 13 The fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. The stones were mounted in gold settings.
 
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-\v 14 The stones were arranged by the names of Israel's twelve sons, each in order by name. They were like the engraving on a signet ring, each name standing for one of the twelve tribes.
+\v 14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
 \v 15 On the breastpiece they made chains like cords, braided work of pure gold.
 \v 16 They made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.
 

03-LEV.usfm

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 \v 41 For seven days each year, you must celebrate this festival for Yahweh. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live. You must celebrate this festival in the seventh month.
 
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-\v 42 You must live in small shelters for seven days. All native-born Israelites must live in small shelters for seven days,
+\v 42 You must live in small shelters for seven days. All who were born in Israel must live in small shelters for seven days,
 \v 43 so that your descendants, generation after generation, may learn how I made the people of Israel live in such shelters when I led them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.'"
 \v 44 In this way, Moses announced to the people of Israel the appointed festivals for Yahweh.
 

04-NUM.usfm

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 \v 11 It must be done this way for each bull, for each ram, and for each of the male lambs or young goats.
 \v 12 Every sacrifice that you prepare and offer must be done as described here.
-\v 13 All who are native-born Israelites must do these things in this way, when anyone brings an offering made by fire, to produce an aroma that is pleasing to Yahweh.
+\v 13 All who are native-born must do these things in this way, when anyone brings an offering made by fire, to produce an aroma that is pleasing to Yahweh.
 
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 \v 14 If a foreigner is staying with you, or whoever may live among you throughout your people's generations, he must make an offering made by fire, to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. He must act as you act.

06-JOS.usfm

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-\v 2 At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and once more circumcise all the males of Israel."
-\v 3 Then Joshua made himself flint knives and he circumcised all the males of Israel at Gibeath Haaraloth.
+\v 2 At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and once more circumcise all the sons of Israel."
+\v 3 Then Joshua made himself flint knives and he circumcised all the sons of Israel at Gibeath Haaraloth.
 
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 \v 4 This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: All the males who had come out of Egypt, including all the men of war, had died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out from Egypt.

07-JDG.usfm

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 \v 19 The people of Israel got up in the morning and they moved their camp near Gibeah.
 \v 20 The people of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin. They set up their battle positions against them at Gibeah.
-\v 21 The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and they killed twenty-two thousand men of the army of Israel on that day.
+\v 21 The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and they killed twenty-two thousand men  from among Israel on that day.
 
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 \v 22 But the people of Israel strengthened themselves and they formed the battle line in the same place where they had taken positions on the first day.

09-1SA.usfm

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 \v 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know Yahweh.
 \v 13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, while the meat was boiling.
-\v 14 He would stick it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. They did this in Shiloh with all the Israelites that came there.
+\v 14 He would stick it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. They did this in Shiloh with all of Israel that came there.
 
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 \v 15 Worse, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who was sacrificing, "Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw."
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 \v 20 Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into battle. Every Philistine's sword was against his fellow countrymen, and there was very great confusion.
-\v 21 Now those Hebrews who previously had been with the Philistines, and who had gone with them into the camp, even they joined with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
+\v 21 Now those Hebrews who previously had been with the Philistines, and who had gone with them into the camp, even they joined with Israel who were with Saul and Jonathan.
 
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 \v 22 When all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hills near Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, even they chased after them in battle.
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-\v 1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their army at Aphek; the Israelites camped by the spring that is in Jezreel.
+\v 1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their army at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring that is in Jezreel.
 \v 2 The princes of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; David and his men passed on in the rear guard with Achish.
 
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12-2KI.usfm

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 \v 23 They exclaimed, "This is blood! The kings have certainly been destroyed, and they have killed each other! So now, Moab, let us go plunder them!"
 
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-\v 24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites surprised them and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them. The army of Israel drove the Moabites across the land, killing them.
+\v 24 When they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them. The army of Israel drove the Moabites across the land, killing them.
 \v 25 They destroyed the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a rock until it was covered up. They stopped up every spring of water and chopped down all the good trees. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its rocks in place. But the soldiers armed with slings surrounded and attacked it.
 
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13-1CH.usfm

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-\v 1 These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
+\v 1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
 \v 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
 
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14-2CH.usfm

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 \v 11 Every morning and evening they burn for Yahweh burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also arrange the bread of the presence on the pure table; they also tend the lampstand of gold with its lamps, for them to burn every evening. We keep the commandments of Yahweh, our God, but you have forsaken him.
 
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-\v 12 See, God is with us at our head, and his priests are here with the trumpets to sound an alarm against you. People of Israel, do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed."
+\v 12 See, God is with us at our head, and his priests are here with the trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Sons of Israel, do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed."
 
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41-MAT.usfm

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 \v 8 For this reason that field has been called, "The Field of Blood" to this day.
 
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-\v 9 Then that which had been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
+\v 9 Then that which had been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the sons of Israel,
 \v 10 and they gave it for the potter's field, as the Lord had directed me."
 
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46-ROM.usfm

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 \v 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, 
-\q "Though the number of the children of Israel were as the sand of the sea, 
+\q "Though the number of the sons of Israel were as the sand of the sea, 
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 \v 28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence on the earth, 

48-2CO.usfm

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 \v 6 It is God who made us able to be servants of a new covenant. This is a covenant not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
 
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-\v 7 Now the service that produced death—engraved in letters on stones—came in such glory that the people of Israel could not look directly at Moses' face. This is because of the glory of his face, a glory that was fading.
+\v 7 Now the service that produced death—engraved in letters on stones—came in such glory that the sons of Israel could not look directly at Moses' face. This is because of the glory of his face, a glory that was fading.
 \v 8 How much more glorious will be the service that the Spirit does?
 
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 \v 12 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
-\v 13 We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the people of Israel were not able to look directly at the ending of a glory that was passing away.
+\v 13 We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look directly at the ending of a glory that was passing away.
 
 
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67-REV.usfm

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 \v 13 "I know where you live, there where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold on tightly to my name. I know that you did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, there where Satan lives.
 
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-\v 14 But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold tightly to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and be sexually immoral.
+\v 14 But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold tightly to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and be sexually immoral.
 \v 15 In the same way, you even have some who hold tightly to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
 
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 \v 11 Jerusalem had the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a very precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
-\v 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
+\v 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
 \v 13 On the east were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
 
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