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However, of those that chew the cud or that have a divided hoof you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the hyrax. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you.

However, there need be no poor people among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you,

However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.

However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls.

If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman's virginity can be found,

However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.

However, if a man does not want to marry his brother's wife, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and say, "My husband's brother refuses to carry on his brother's name in Israel. He will not fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to me."

However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you:

However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.

However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.

The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them."

The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

Inside the city, however, was a strong tower, to which all the men and women—all the people of the city—had fled. They had locked themselves in and climbed up on the tower roof.

Sihon, however, did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. He mustered all his troops and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.

The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.

If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord , who will intercede for them?" His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke, for it was the Lord 's will to put them to death.

But the priest answered David, "I don't have any ordinary bread on hand; however, there is some consecrated bread here—provided the men have kept themselves from women."

Now let my lord the king listen to his servant's words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord ! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord 's inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.'

But all the evil men and troublemakers among David's followers said, "Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go."