Everyday words
Ought
Start with Genesis 20:9, where the Bible uses the word ought in a real sentence: “Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you,…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 20:9
“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!””
2. Genesis 34:7
“The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; a thing ought not to be done.”
3. 2 Samuel 13:12
“She answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don’t you do this folly.”
4. 1 Kings 2:9
“Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.””
5. 1 Chronicles 12:32
“Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.”
6. 1 Chronicles 15:2
“Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.””
7. 2 Chronicles 13:5
“Ought you not to know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?”
8. Matthew 23:23
““Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.”
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Practice Genesis 20:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AbimelechcalledAbraham,andsaidtohim,“Whatyoudonetous?HowhaveIsinnedagainstyou,thatyouhavebroughtonmeandonmykingdomagreatsin?Youhavedonetomethatoughtnottobedone!”