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I have chosen him so he would command his children and his descendants to live the way the Lord wants them to, to live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord , will give Abraham what I promised him."

Then Joseph gave a command to the servant in charge of his house. He said, "Fill the men's sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man's money into his sack with the grain.

Then Israel gave them a command and said, "I am about to die. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

So they sent a message to Joseph that said, "Your father gave this command before he died.

That same day the king gave a command to the slave masters and foremen.

Tell Aaron your brother everything that I command you, and let him tell the king of Egypt to let the Israelites leave his country.

"You must keep this command as a law for you and your descendants from now on.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Command the Israelites to start moving.

"Command the people of Israel to bring you pure olive oil, made from pressed olives, to keep the lamps on the lampstand burning.

Obey the things I command you today, and I will force out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites ahead of you.

Then Moses sent this command throughout the camp: "No man or woman should make anything else as a gift for the Holy Tent." So the people were kept from giving more,

"Give this command to Aaron and the priests: ‘These are the teachings about the whole burnt offering: The burnt offering must stay on the altar all night until morning, and the altar's fire must be kept burning.

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "I gave you a command, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat these things.' So take the meat and basket of bread from the offering for appointing priests. Boil the meat at the door of the Meeting Tent, and eat it there with the bread.

the priest will command that two living, clean birds, a piece of cedar wood, a piece of red string, and a hyssop plant be brought for cleansing the person with the skin disease.

If blood is still in the meat, the animal's life is still in it. So I give this command to the people of Israel: "Don't eat meat that still has blood in it, because the animal's life is in its blood. Anyone who eats blood must be cut off."

Keep my command not to do these hateful sins that were done by the people who lived in the land before you. Don't make yourself unclean by doing them. I am the Lord your God.'"

"Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from crushed olives. That oil is for the lamps so that these lamps may never go out.

The people held him as a prisoner while they waited for the Lord 's command to be made clear to them.

Moses obeyed the command of the Lord and gave the silver to Aaron and his sons.

"Command the Israelites to send away from camp anyone with a harmful skin disease. Send away anyone who gives off body fluid or who has become unclean by touching a dead body.