and I will make you swear by the Lord, (A)the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you (B)shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of (C)the Canaanites, among whom I live;

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I want you to swear(A) by the Lord, the God of heaven(B) and the God of earth,(C) that you will not get a wife for my son(D) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(E) among whom I am living,(F)

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(A)The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘(B)To your [a]descendants I will give this land’—He will send (C)His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.

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  1. Genesis 24:7 Lit seed

“The Lord, the God of heaven,(A) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land(B) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring[a](C) I will give this land’(D)—he will send his angel before you(E) so that you can get a wife for my son from there.

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  1. Genesis 24:7 Or seed

23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may the Lord his God be with him; [a]go up then!’”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:23 Lit and he is to go up; i.e., go to Jerusalem

23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(A) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”

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“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and (A)He has appointed me to rebuild for Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(A) me to build(B) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

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11 So they [a]answered us as follows, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, (A)which a great king of Israel built and finished.

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  1. Ezra 5:11 Lit returned us the word

11 This is the answer they gave us:

“We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple(A) that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished.

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Now when I heard these words, (A)I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before (B)the God of heaven.

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When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.(A) For some days I mourned and fasted(B) and prayed before the God of heaven.

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