Everyday words
Taken
Start with Genesis 2:22, where the Bible uses the word taken in a real sentence: “Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 2:22
“Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.”
2. Genesis 2:23
“The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.””
3. Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.””
4. Genesis 3:23
“Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.”
5. Genesis 4:15
“Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.”
6. Genesis 12:15
“The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.”
7. Genesis 14:14
“When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.”
8. Genesis 18:27
“Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 2:22
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
YahwehGodawomanfromtheribwhichhehadtakentheman,andhertotheman.