- a blessing:
- "Take,ª° I pray thee,¹¹ my blessingª that¹ is broughtª° to thee; because¹ Godª hath dealt graciously¹ with me,²° and because²°¹ I haveª enough.ª And he urgedª° him, and he tookª° [it]." {Gen 33:11} + "Then Abigailª made haste,ª° and tookª° two hundredª loaves,ª and twoª bottlesª of wine,ª and fiveª sheepª ready dressed,ª° and fiveª measuresª of parchedª [corn], and an hundredª clusters of raisins,ª and two hundredª cakes² of figs,¹ and laidª° [them] on¹ asses.ª" {1Sm 25:18} + "And now¹ this¹ blessingª which¹ thine handmaidª hath broughtª° unto my lord,ª let it even be givenª° unto the young menª that followªª° my lord.ª" {1Sm 25:27} + "Thereforeª I thoughtª° it necessaryª to exhortª° the¹ brethren,ª thatª they would go beforeª° untoª you,ª andª make up beforehandª° yourª bounty,ª whereof ye had notice before,ª° that the sameª might beª° ready,ªª asª [a matter of] bounty,ª andª notª asª [of] covetousness.ª" {2Co 9:5} *marg. "Forª the earthª which² drinketh inª° the¹ rainª that comethª° oftª uponª it,ª andª bringeth forthª° herbsª meetª for themª² byª whomª it is¹ dressed,ª° receivethª° blessingª fromª God:ª" {Hbr 6:7} + "Notª renderingª° evilª forª evil,ª orª railingª forª railing:ª butª contrariwiseª blessing;²¹ knowingª° thatª ye are²° thereuntoªª called,ª° thatª ye should inheritª° a blessing.²°¹" {1Pe 3:9}
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