Everyday words
Surely
Start with Genesis 2:17, where the Bible uses the word surely in a real sentence: “but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 2:17
“but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.””
2. Genesis 9:5
“I will surely require your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.”
3. Genesis 18:18
“since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?”
4. Genesis 20:11
“Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’”
5. Genesis 26:9
“Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’””
6. Genesis 26:11
“Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.””
7. Genesis 28:16
“Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, “Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.””
8. Genesis 28:22
“then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, will be God’s house. Of all that you will give me I will surely give a tenth to you.””
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Practice Genesis 2:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
butyoushallnoteatoftheoftheofgoodandevil;forinthedayyoueatofit,youwillsurelydie.”