- a father:
- "And the Leviteª was contentª° to dwellª° with¹ the man;ª and the young manª was¹ unto him as oneª of his sons.ª¹" {Jdg 17:11} + "And they saidª° unto him, Hold thy peace,ª° layª° thine handª upon¹ thy mouth,ª and go²°¹ with¹ us, and be¹ to us²° a fatherª and a priest:ª [is it] betterª for thee to be¹ a priestª unto the houseª of oneª man,ª or¹ that thou be¹ a priestª unto a tribeª and a familyª in Israel?ª" {Jdg 18:19} + "So now¹ [it was] not¹ you¹ [that] sentª° me hither,¹ but¹ God:ª and he hath madeª° me a fatherª to Pharaoh,ª and lordª of all¹ his house,ª and a rulerª° throughout all¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Gen 45:8} + "And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ Elisha,ª when he sawª° them, My father,ª shall I smiteª° [them]? shall I smiteª° [them]?" {2Kg 6:21} + "And the kingª saidª° unto¹ Hazael,ª Takeª° a presentª in thine hand,ª and go,²°¹ meet²°¹ the manª of God,ª and enquireª°¹ of the LORDª by¹¹ him, saying,ª° Shall I recoverª° of this disease?ª¹¹ ... So Hazaelª went²°¹ to meet²°¹ him, and tookª° a presentª with¹ him,² even of every¹ good thingª of Damascus,ª fortyª camels'ª burden,ª and cameª° and stoodª° beforeª him, and said,ª° Thy sonª Benhadadª kingª of Syriaª hath sentª° me to¹ thee, saying,ª° Shall I recoverª° of this disease?ª¹¹" {2Kg 8:8-9} + "Now Elishaª was fallen sickª° of¹ his sicknessª whereof¹ he died.ª° And Joashª the kingª of Israelª came downª° unto¹ him, and weptª° over¹ his face,ª and said,ª° O my father,ª my father,ª the chariotª of Israel,ª and the horsemenª thereof." {2Kg 13:14} + "I¹ [was] a fatherª to the poor:ª and the causeª [which] I knewª° not¹ I searched out.ª°" {Job 29:16} + "And I will clotheª° him with thy robe,ª and strengthenª° him with thy girdle,ª and I will commitª° thy governmentª into his hand:ª and he shall be¹ a fatherª to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª and to the houseª of Judah.ª" {Isa 22:21}
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