Everyday words
Break
Start with Genesis 19:9, where the Bible uses the word break in a real sentence: “They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 19:9
“They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them!” They pressed hard on the man Lot, and came near to break the door.”
2. Genesis 27:40
“By your sword will you live, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck.””
3. Exodus 12:46
“It must be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the meat outside of the house. Do not break any of its bones.”
4. Exodus 13:13
“Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.”
5. Exodus 19:21
“Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.”
6. Exodus 19:22
“Let the priests also, who come near to Yahweh, sanctify themselves, lest Yahweh break out on them.””
7. Exodus 19:24
“Yahweh said to him, “Go down! You shall bring Aaron up with you, but don’t let the priests and the people break through to come up to Yahweh, lest he break out against them.””
8. Exodus 34:13
“but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherah poles;”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 19:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theysaid,“Standback!”Thentheysaid,“Thisonefellowcameintoliveasaforeigner,andheappointshimselfaNowwillweworsewithyou,thanwiththem!”TheyhardonthemanLot,andcameneartobreakthedoor.