Everyday words
Accept
Start with Genesis 14:24, where the Bible uses the word accept in a real sentence: “I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 14:24
“I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.””
2. Genesis 32:20
“You shall say, ‘Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.””
3. Exodus 22:11
“the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, whether he hasn’t put his hand to his neighbor’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.”
4. Leviticus 26:41
“I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity;”
5. Leviticus 26:43
“The land also will be left by them, and will enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them: and they will accept the punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they rejected my ordinances, and their soul abhorred my statutes.”
6. Numbers 7:5
““Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.””
7. Deuteronomy 33:11
“Yahweh, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.””
8. 1 Samuel 2:15
“Yes, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw.””
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Practice Genesis 14:24
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Iwillacceptnothingfromyouexceptthatwhichthemeneaten,andtheportionofthemenwhowentwithme:Aner,Eshcol,andMamre.Letthemtaketheir