- my sons:
- "And Jacob'sª angerª was kindledª° against Rachel:ª and he said,ª° [Am] I¹ in God'sª stead,¹ who¹ hath withheldª° from¹ thee the fruitª of the womb?ª" {Gen 30:2} + "And he lifted upª°¹ his eyes,ª and sawª°¹ the womenª and the children;ª and said,ª° Who¹ [are] thoseª with thee? And he said,ª° The childrenª which¹ Godª hath graciously givenª°¹ thy servant.ª" {Gen 33:5} + "And all¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] in the gate,ª and the elders,ª said,ª° [We are] witnesses.ª The LORDª makeª°¹ the womanª that is comeª° into¹ thine houseª like Rachelª and like Leah,ª which¹ twoª did buildª°¹ the houseª of Israel:ª and doª° thou worthilyª in Ephratah,ª and be famousªª° in Bethlehem:ª ... And the womenª saidª° unto¹ Naomi,ª Blessedª° [be] the LORD,ª which¹ hath not¹ leftª° thee this dayª without a kinsman,ª° that his nameª may be famousª° in Israel.ª" {Rth 4:11-14} + "Wherefore it came to pass,¹ when the timeª was comeª about after Hannahª had conceived,ª° that she bareª° a son,ª and calledª°¹ his nameª Samuel,ª [saying], Because¹ I have askedª° him of the LORD.ª¹" {1Sm 1:20} + "For¹ this¹ childª I prayed;ª° and the LORDª hath givenª° me¹ my petitionª which¹ I askedª° of¹¹ him:" {1Sm 1:27} + "And Eliª blessedª°¹ Elkanahª and his wife,ª and said,ª° The LORDª giveª° thee seedª of¹ this¹ womanª for¹ the loanª which¹ is lentª° to the LORD.ª And they wentª° unto their own home.ª ... Andª the LORDª visitedª°¹ Hannah,ª so that she conceived,ª° and bareª° threeª sonsª and twoª daughters.ª And the childª Samuelª grewª° beforeª the LORD.ª" {1Sm 2:20-21} + "All¹ these¹ [were] the sonsª of Hemanª the king'sª seerª in the wordsª of God,ª to lift upª° the horn.ª And Godª gaveª° to Hemanª fourteenªª sonsª and threeª daughters.ª" {1Ch 25:5} + "Moreover the sonsª of Obededomª [were], Shemaiahª the firstborn,ª Jehozabadª the second,ª Joahª the third,ª and Sacarª the fourth,ª and Nethaneelª the fifth,ª ... Ammielª the sixth,ª Issacharª the seventh,ª Peulthaiª the eighth:ª for¹ Godª blessedª° him." {1Ch 26:4-5} + "Lo,¹ childrenª [are] an heritageª of the LORD:ª [and] the fruitª of the wombª [is his] reward.ª" {Psa 127:3} + "Behold,¹ I¹ and the childrenª whom¹ the LORDª hath givenª° me [are] for signsª and for wondersª in Israelª from¹¹ the LORDª of hosts,ª which dwellethª° in mountª Zion.ª" {Isa 8:18} + "Neither¹ let the sonª of the stranger,ª that hath joined²° himself¹ to¹ the LORD,ª speak,ª° saying,ª° The LORDª hath utterly²° separatedª° me from¹¹ his people:ª neither¹ let the eunuchª say,ª° Behold,¹ I¹ [am] a dryª tree.ª ... Even unto them will I giveª° in mine houseª and within my wallsª a placeª and a nameª betterª than of sonsª¹ and of daughters:ª¹ I will giveª° them an everlastingª name,ª that¹ shall not¹ be cut off.ª°" {Isa 56:3-5}
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