12 and said to Edna his wife, “Send one of the maidservants, and let them see if he is alive. If not, we will bury him, and no man will know it.” (WEB)
Tobit 8:12
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Tobit 10:3–5
3 He was very grieved. (WEB) 4 But his wife said to him, “The child has perished, seeing he waits long.” She began to bewail him, and said, (WEB) 5 “I care about nothing, my child, since I have let you go, the light of my eyes.” (WEB)
Judges 3:23–25
23 Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him. 24 After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said. 25 So they wai…
2 Kings 9:33–35
33 “Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot. 34 Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughte…
2 Samuel 17:18–20
18 But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. 19 Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scatt…
Luke 8:52–54
52 Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” 53 And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
Tobit 2:2–4
2 I saw abundance of meat, and I said to my son, “Go and bring whatever poor man you find of our kindred, who is mindful of the Lord. Behold, I wait for you.” (WEB) 3 Then he came, and said, “Father, one of our race is strangled, and has been cast out in the marketplace… (WEB)
Testament of Naphtali 1:2–4
2 When his sons were gathered together in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, while still in good health, he made them a feast of food and wine. (T12) 3 And after he was awake in the morning, he said to them, I am dying; and they believed him not. (T12) 4 And as he… (T12)
Genesis 12:11–13
11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman, 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Please say you are my sister, so that I wil…
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