Everyday words
Sitting
Start with Genesis 23:10, where the Bible uses the word sitting in a real sentence: “Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 23:10
“Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,”
2. Deuteronomy 22:6
“If you come across a bird’s nest on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young.”
3. Judges 3:20
“Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.”
4. 1 Samuel 1:9
“So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple.”
5. 1 Samuel 4:13
“When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching; for his heart trembled for God’s ark. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.”
6. 1 Samuel 22:6
“Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.”
7. 2 Samuel 18:24
“Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.”
8. 2 Samuel 19:8
“Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
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Practice Genesis 23:10
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowEphronwassittinginthemiddleofthechildrenoftheHittiteAbrahaminthehearingofthechildrenofHeth,evenofallwhowentinatthegateofhiscity,saying,