Everyday words
Mourn
Start with Genesis 23:2, where the Bible uses the word mourn in a real sentence: “Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 23:2
“Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
2. 1 Samuel 16:1
“Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.””
3. 2 Samuel 3:31
“David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn in front of Abner.” King David followed the bier.”
4. 1 Kings 13:29
“The prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn, and to bury him.”
5. 1 Kings 14:13
“All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.”
6. Nehemiah 8:9
“Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, “Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.”
7. Job 5:11
“so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.”
8. Ecclesiastes 3:4
“a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”
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Practice Genesis 23:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SarahdiedinKiriathArba(alsocalledHebron),inthelandofcametomournforSarah,andtoforher.