Everyday words
Struck
Start with Genesis 14:5, where the Bible uses the word struck in a real sentence: “In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, and the kings who were with him, and struck the Rephaim in…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 14:5
“In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, and the kings who were with him, and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,”
2. Genesis 14:7
“They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived in Hazazon Tamar.”
3. Genesis 14:15
“He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.”
4. Genesis 19:11
“They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”
5. Genesis 36:35
“Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.”
6. Exodus 7:20
“Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.”
7. Exodus 7:25
“Seven days were fulfilled, after Yahweh had struck the river.”
8. Exodus 8:17
“They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.”
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Practice Genesis 14:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
InthefourteenthyearChedorlaomercame,andthewhohim,andstrucktheRephaiminAshterothKarnaim,andtheZuziminHam,andtheEmiminShavehKiriathaim,