thou shalt keep my covenant

 

praise            

(praz)n. 1. Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration. 2. The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero. 3. Archaic. A reason for praise; merit.v. tr. praised, prais-ing, prais-es. 1. To express warm approbation of, commendation for, or admiration for. 2. To extol or exalt; worship.

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re-prove

(ri-proov)v. tr. re-proved, re-prov-ing, re-proves. 1. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. See Synonyms at admonish. 2. To find fault with.[Middle English reproven, from Anglo-Norman repruver, variant of Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobare, to disapprove. See REPROBATE.]--re-prov'a-ble adj. --re-prov'er n. --re-prov'ing-ly adv.

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let

 (let)v. let, let-ting, lets.v. tr. 1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow: I let them borrow the car. The inheritance let us finally buy a house. See Usage Note at leave1. 2. To cause to; make: Let the news be known. 3.   Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal: Let's finish the job! Let x equal y. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a warning or threat: Just let her try! 4. To permit to enter, proceed, or depart: let the dog in. 5. To release from or as if from confinement: let the air out of the balloon; let out a yelp. 6. To rent or lease: let rooms. 7. To award, especially after bids have been submitted: let the construction job to a new firm.v. intr. 1. To become rented or leased. 2. . . -.]

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a-bom-i-na-ble

 (-bom-n-bl)adj. 1. Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners. 2. Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather.[Middle English abhominable, from Old French, from Latin abominabilis, from abominari, to abhor. See ABOMINATE.]--a-bom'i-na-bly adv.

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are1

 (ar)v. Second person singular and plural and first and third person plural present indicative of be.

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sake

  (sak)n. 1. Purpose; motive: a quarrel only for the sake of argument. 2. Advantage; good: for the sake of his health. 3. Personal benefit or interest; welfare: for her own sake.

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dross

(dros, dros)n. 1. A waste product or an impurity, especially an oxide, formed on the surface of molten metal. 2. Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter: "He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross" (Vladimir Nabokov).[Middle English dros, from Old English dros, dregs.]--dross'y adj.

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purge

(purj)v. purged, purg-ing, purg-es.v. tr. 1.   To free from impurities; purify. To remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing. 2. To rid of sin, guilt, or defilement. 3. Law. To clear (a person) of a charge or an imputation. Often used with respect to contempt of court. 4.   To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable. To get rid of (people considered undesirable). See Synonyms at eliminate. 5.   Medicine. To cause evacuation of (the bowels). To induce evacuation of the bowels in an individual.v. intr. 1. To become pure or clean. 2. Medicine. To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.n. 1. The act or process of purging. 2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.

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street

(stret)n. 1.   Abbr. st., St. A public way or thoroughfare in a city or town, usually with a sidewalk or sidewalks. Such a public way considered apart from the sidewalks: Don't play in the street. A public way or road along with the houses or buildings abutting it: lives on a quiet street. 2. The people living, working, or habitually gathering in or along a street: The whole street protested the new parking regulations. 3.   Street. A district, such as Wall Street in New York City, that is identified with a specific profession. Often used with the. 4. The streets of a city viewed as the scene of crime, poverty, or dereliction.adj. 1. Near or giving passage to a street: a street door. 2.   Taking place in the street: a street brawl; street crime. Living or making a living on the streets: street people; a street vendor. Performing on the street: street musicians; a street juggler. Crude; vulgar: street language; street humor. 3. Appropriate for wear or use in public: street clothes. --idiom. on the street. or in the street. 4. Without a job; idle. 5. Without a home; homeless. 6. Out of prison; at liberty

 

 

 

                                          American Heritage Dictionary

 

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And

God

said

unto

Abraham,

 

Thou

shalt

keep

my

covenant

therefore,

 

thou,

 

an

 thy

seed

after

thee

in

their generations.

 

This

is

my

covenant,

 

***

An

God

said,

 

Behold,

 

I

have given

you

every

herb

bearing

seed,

 

***

 

I

will

praise

 the

Lord

according

to

his

righteousness:

 

an

will

sing praise

to

the

name

of

the

Lord most high.

 

O

Lord

our Lord,

how

excellent

is

thy

name

in

all

the earth!

who

hast

set

thy

glory

above

the

heavens.

++

 

which

is

upon

the

face

of

all the earth,

 

an

every tree,

 

in

the

which

is

the

fruit

of

a

tree

yielding seed;

 

to

you

it

shall

be

for

meat.

++

which

ye

shall keep,

 

between

me

an

you

an

 thy

seed

after

thee;

 

Every

man child

among

you

shall

be

circumcised.

 

An

ye

shall circumcise

the

flesh

of

your foreskin;

 

an

it

shall

be

a

token

of

the

covenant

betwixt

me

an

you.

An

 he

that is

eight days

old

shall

be

circumcised

among you,

every man

child

in

your

generations,

***

 

Did

I

say,

Bring unto

me?

 

or,

 

Give a reward

for me

of

your

substance?

 

Or,

 

Deliver

 me

from

the

enemy's hand?

 

or,

 

Redeem

 me

from the hand

of

the

mighty?

 

Teach me,

 

An

 I

will hold

my

tongue:

 

an

cause

me

to

understand

wherein

I

have erred.

 

 

How

forcible

are right words!

 

but

what doth

your

arguing reprove?

 

Do

ye

imagine

to

reprove words,

 

an

 the

speeches

 of

one

that is

desperate,

which are as wind?

 

Yea,

ye

overwhelm

the

fatherless,

 

an

ye

dig a pit

for

your friend.

 

Now

therefore

be

content,

 

look

upon me;

 

for

it is

evident

unto

you

if

I lie.

+++

 

he

that is born

in

the

house,

 

or

bought

with

money

of

any stranger,

 

which

is

not

of

thy seed.

 

He

that is

born

in

thy

house,

 

an he

that is

bought

with

thy

money,

 

must needs

be

circumcised:

 

an

my

covenant

shall

be

in

your

flesh

 

 for an

everlasting

covenant.

***

 

An

God

said,

 

Let

the

earth

bring forth grass,

 

the herb

yielding

seed,

 

an

the

fruit

tree

yielding

fruit

after

his kind,

 

whose

seed

is in itself,

 

upon the

earth:

 

an

it

was

so.

 

++

An

the

uncircumcised

man

child

whose flesh

of

his foreskin

is

not circumcised,

 

 that soul

shall

be

cut off

 from

his people;

 

he

hath broken

my

covenant.

++

 

Therefore

is

the

anger

of

the

Lord

kindled

against

his people,

 ***

 

An

 God

said,

 

Let

there

be

lights

in

the

firmament

of

she

heaven

to

divide

the

day

 

from

 

the night;

an

let

them

be

for

signs,

 

an

for

seasons,

 

an

for

days,

 

an

years:

 

+++

 

An

God

said,

 

Let

there

be

a

firmament

in

the

midst

of

the

waters,

 

an

 let

it

divide

 the waters from the waters.

 

***

an

he

hath stretched

forth

his

hand

against them,

 

an

 hath smitten

them:

and the hills did tremble,

an

their

carcases

were torn

in

the midst

of

the

streets.

 

For

all this

his

anger

is

not

turned away,

 

but

his hand

is

stretched

out still.

***

 

An

God

said

unto

Abraham,

 

As

for

Sarai

thy

wife,

 

thou

shalt not

call

her

name Sarai,

 

but

Sarah

shall

her

name

be.

 

An

I

will bless

her,

 

an

 give thee

a

son also

of

her:

***

 

Yea,

hath

God

said,

 

Ye

shall not

eat

of

every tree

of

the

garden?

++

 

yea,

 

I

will

bless

her,

***

 

An

Adam

called

his

wife's name

Eve;

 

because

she

was

the

mother

of

all living.

++

 

An

the

Lord

said,

 

Behold,

 

The

people

is

one,

 

an

 they

have

all one

language;

 

an

 this

they

begin

to

do:

 

an

 now

nothing

will

be

restrained

from

them,

 

which

they

have

imagined

to

do.

***

 

But

thou

art

cast out

of

thy

grave

 

like

an

abominable branch,

 

an

as

the

raiment

of

those

that are

slain,

 

thrust through

 

with

a sword,

 

that

go down

to

the stones

of

the pit;

 

as

a

carcase trodden

under

feet.

++

 

An

God

said,

 

Let

us

make man

in

our

image,

 

after

our

likeness:

++

 

That

the

sons

 of

God

saw

the

daughters

of

men

that they were fair;

 

an

they

took them wives

of

all

which

they

chose.

++

 

There

were giants

in

the

earth

in

those days;

 

an

 also

after

that,

 

when

the

sons

of

God

came

in

unto the

daughters

of

men,

 

an

 they bare

children

to

them,

 

the

same

became

 mighty

men

which were

of

old,

 

men

of

renown.

+++

Go

to,

 

let

us

go down,

 

and

there

confound

 their

language,

 

that they

may not

understand

one

 

another's

 speech.

***

 

An

a

river

went out

of

Eden

to

water

the

garden;

 

an

 from thence

it

was

parted,

 

an

became

into

four heads.

++

 

So

the

Lord

scattered

 

them

abroad

 

from

 

thence

upon

the

face

of

all

the

earth:

 

an

they

left off

to

build

the city.

***

 

an

 she

shall

be

a

mother

of

nations;

 

kings

of

people

shall

be

of

her.

 

Then

Abraham

fell

upon

his face,

 

an

laughed,

 

an

said

in

his heart,

***

 

An

God

saw

the

light,

that

it

was good:

 

++

 

Shall

a

child

be

born

unto

him

that

is

an

hundred years old?

***

 

++

An

God

said

unto

Abraham,

 

As

for

Sarai

thy

wife,

 

thou

shalt not

call

her name

Sarai,

***

 

An

the

border

of

the

Canaanites

was

from

Sidon,

 

as

thou

comest

to

Gerar,

 unto Gaza;

as

thou goest,

unto

Sodom,

 

an

Gomorrah, . .

 

++

but

Sarah

shall

 

her

 

name

be.

++

 

an

 shall

Sarah,

 

that

is

ninety years old,

 

bear?

 

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