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But the fig tree answered, ‘In order to govern you, I would have to stop producing my good sweet fruit.'

But the vine answered, ‘In order to govern you, I would have to stop producing my wine, that makes gods and human beings happy.'

But today you turned against my father's family. You killed his sons—seventy men on a single stone—and just because Abimelech, his son by his servant woman, is your relative, you have made him king of Shechem.

But if not, may fire blaze out from Abimelech and burn up the men of Shechem and Bethmillo. May fire blaze out from the men of Shechem and Bethmillo and burn Abimelech up."

Gaal said, "What kind of men are we in Shechem? Why are we serving Abimelech? Who is he, anyway? The son of Gideon! And Zebul takes orders from him, but why should we serve him? Be loyal to your ancestor Hamor, who founded your clan!

But a woman threw a millstone down on his head and fractured his skull.

But you still left me and worshiped other gods, so I am not going to rescue you again.

But the people of Israel said to the Lord , "We have sinned. Do whatever you like, but please, save us today."

But Jephthah answered, "You hated me so much that you forced me to leave my father's house. Why come to me now that you're in trouble?"

Then they sent messengers to the king of Edom to ask permission to go through his land. But the king of Edom would not let them. They also asked the king of Moab, but neither would he let them go through his land. So the Israelites stayed at Kadesh.

Then they went on through the desert, going around the land of Edom and the land of Moab until they came to the east side of Moab, on the other side of the Arnon River. They camped there, but they did not cross the Arnon because it was the boundary of Moab.

But Sihon would not let Israel do it. He brought his whole army together, camped at Jahaz, and attacked Israel.

But the Lord , the God of Israel, gave the Israelites victory over Sihon and his army. So the Israelites took possession of all the territory of the Amorites who lived in that country.

Are you going to try to take it back? You can keep whatever your god Chemosh has given you. But we are going to keep everything that the Lord , our God, has taken for us.

But the king of Ammon paid no attention to this message from Jephthah.

But she asked her father, "Do this one thing for me. Leave me alone for two months, so that I can go with my friends to wander in the mountains and grieve that I must die a virgin."

But Jephthah told them, "My people and I had a serious quarrel with the Ammonites. I did call you, but you would not rescue me from them.

they would tell him to say "Shibboleth." But he would say "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they would grab him and kill him there at one of the Jordan River crossings. At that time forty-two thousand of the Ephraimites were killed.

The Lord 's angel appeared to her and said, "You have never been able to have children, but you will soon be pregnant and have a son.

But he did tell me that I would become pregnant and have a son. He told me not to drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food, because the boy is to be dedicated to God as a nazirite as long as he lives."