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Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.

As soon as he had seen the nose-ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man; and there he was, standing by the camels at the spring.

When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before the Lord .

When Esau heard his father's words, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, me also, father!"

But the words of her elder son Esau were told to Rebekah; so she sent and called her younger son Jacob and said to him, "Your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you.

Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem.

His brothers said to him, "Are you indeed to reign over us? Are you indeed to have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more because of his dreams and his words.

When his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, saying, "This is the way your servant treated me," he became enraged.

Let one of you go and bring your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison, in order that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh lives, surely you are spies."

and bring your youngest brother to me. Thus your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they agreed to do so.

When he overtook them, he repeated these words to them.

They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

He said, "Even so; in accordance with your words, let it be: he with whom it is found shall become my slave, but the rest of you shall go free."

When we went back to your servant my father we told him the words of my lord.

But when they told him all the words of Joseph that he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had charged him.

Aaron spoke all the words that the Lord had spoken to Moses, and performed the signs in the sight of the people.

Let heavier work be laid on them; then they will labor at it and pay no attention to deceptive words."

but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites."