Everyday words
Despised
Start with Genesis 16:4, where the Bible uses the word despised in a real sentence: “He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 16:4
“He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
2. Genesis 16:5
“Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.””
3. Genesis 25:34
“Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.”
4. Numbers 14:23
“surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it.”
5. Numbers 15:31
“Because he has despised Yahweh’s word, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off. His iniquity shall be on him.’””
6. Numbers 16:30
“But if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.””
7. Judges 9:38
“Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.””
8. 1 Samuel 2:17
“The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised the offering of Yahweh.”
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Practice Genesis 16:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hewentintoandsheconceived.shesawthatshehadhermistresswasdespisedinhereyes.