Everyday words
Money
Start with Genesis 17:12, where the Bible uses the word money in a real sentence: “He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 17:12
“He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.”
2. Genesis 17:13
“He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.”
3. Genesis 17:23
“Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.”
4. Genesis 17:27
“All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.”
5. Genesis 31:15
“Aren’t we considered as foreigners by him? For he has sold us, and has also used up our money.”
6. Genesis 33:19
“He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.”
7. Genesis 42:25
“Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.”
8. Genesis 42:27
“As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.”
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Practice Genesis 17:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hewhoiseightdaysoldwillbecircumcisedamongyou,everymaleyourgenerations,hewhoisborninthehouse,orboughtmoneyanyforeignerwhoisnotofyouroffspring.