Everyday words
Battle
Start with Genesis 14:8, where the Bible uses the word battle in a real sentence: “The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 14:8
“The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;”
2. Numbers 21:33
“They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.”
3. Numbers 31:21
“Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded Moses:”
4. Numbers 31:27
“and divide the plunder into two parts: between the men skilled in war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation.”
5. Numbers 31:28
“Levy a tribute to Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle: one soul of five hundred; of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the flocks.”
6. Numbers 32:27
“but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says.””
7. Numbers 32:29
“Moses said to them, “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man who is armed to battle, before Yahweh, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;”
8. Deuteronomy 2:9
“Yahweh said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.””
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Practice Genesis 14:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThekingofSodom,andthekingofGomorrah,andthekingofAdmah,andthekingofZeboiim,andtheofBela(alsoZoar)out;andtheysetthebattleinarrayagainsttheminthevalleyofSiddim;