Everyday words
Saddled
Start with Genesis 22:3, where the Bible uses the word saddled in a real sentence: “Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 22:3
“Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.”
2. Numbers 22:21
“Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.”
3. Judges 19:10
“But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and toward Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.”
4. 2 Samuel 16:1
“When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.”
5. 2 Samuel 17:23
“When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.”
6. 1 Kings 2:40
“Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his slaves; and Shimei went, and brought his slaves from Gath.”
7. 1 Kings 13:13
“He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it.”
8. 1 Kings 13:23
“After he had eaten bread, and after he drank, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.”
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Practice Genesis 22:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Abrahamroseinthemorning,andsaddledhisdonkey,andtooktwoofhisyoungmenwithhim,andIsaachisson.Hesplitthewoodfortheburntandroseup,andwenttotheofwhichGodhadtoldhim.