Everyday words
Turned
Start with Genesis 3:24, where the Bible uses the word turned in a real sentence: “So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 3:24
“So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.”
2. Genesis 18:22
“The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.”
3. Genesis 30:30
“For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?””
4. Genesis 38:16
“He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?””
5. Genesis 42:24
“He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.”
6. Genesis 42:28
“He said to his brothers, “My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!” Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?””
7. Exodus 4:7
“He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.”
8. Exodus 7:15
“Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.”
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Practice Genesis 3:24
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Sohedroveouttheman;andheplacedcherubimattheeastoftheofEden,andaswordturnedeveryway,toguardthewaytothetreeoflife.