Everyday words
Serve
Start with Genesis 15:13, where the Bible uses the word serve in a real sentence: “He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs,…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 15:13
“He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.”
2. Genesis 15:14
“I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth,”
3. Genesis 25:23
“Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.””
4. Genesis 27:29
“Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.””
5. Genesis 27:40
“By your sword will you live, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck.””
6. Genesis 29:15
“Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?””
7. Genesis 29:18
“Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.””
8. Genesis 29:25
“In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?””
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Say it
Practice Genesis 15:13
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
HetoAbram,“Knowforsurethatyouroffspringwillliveasforeignersinalandthatisnottheirs,andwillservethem.Theyafflictfourhundredyears.