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Exodus 28:30
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Exodus 28:30
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30 (A) He must also wear on his breastpiece the two small objects[a] that he uses to receive answers from me.
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- 28.30 two small objects: The Hebrew text has “urim and thummim,” which may have been made of wood, stone, or metal, and were used in some way to receive answers from God.
1 Samuel 14:41
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1 Samuel 14:41
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41 (A) Then Saul prayed, “Our Lord, God of Israel, why haven't you answered me today? Please show us who sinned. Was it my son Jonathan and I, or was it your people Israel?”[a]
The answer came back that Jonathan or Saul had sinned, not the army.
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- 14.41 why … Israel: One ancient translation; Hebrew “give me an answer.”
1 Samuel 28:6
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1 Samuel 28:6
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6 (A) So he asked the Lord what to do. But the Lord would not answer, either in a dream or by a priest or a prophet.
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