Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature: English translationJewish Publication Society of America, 1921 - Hebrew literature |
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according Aramean behold Ben Sira biblical blessed bring cause children of Cush commandments Comp congregation Creator crown death deeds Deuteronomy died dwell earth evil exalted exilarch eyes father fear flesh Gehenna glory God's Halakah hand heard hearken heaven Hebrew Hebrew language holy honor intellect Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jewish Chronicles Judah Judah ha-Levi king land light likewise live Lord Maimonides Midrash mighty Mishnah Moses mouth peace philosopher pleasant poems poet praise prayer precentor prophet Psalm Rabbi Akiba Rabbi Shephatiah rejoice rhymed prose righteous sages Sammael Shabbat shalt thou Shephatiah song sons soul speak stood strength Talmud thereof Thine things Thou art wise Thou didst thou hast thou mayest thou shalt thou wilt throne thy heart thyself tongue Torah tractates truth turn unto thee voice walk wicked wisdom words wrath written
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Page 106 - What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Page 44 - And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God.
Page 89 - Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Page 88 - Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Page 175 - Hear now my words : if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all mine house: with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches...
Page 33 - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Page 53 - ... the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
Page 103 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 21 - I will extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
Page 97 - On Mount Zion are the sepulchres of the House of David, and the sepulchres of the kings that ruled after him. The exact place cannot be identified, inasmuch as fifteen years ago a wall of the church of Mount Zion fell in. The Patriarch commanded the overseer to take the stones of the old walls and restore therewith the church. He did so, and hired workmen at fixed wages...