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10-2SA/24.usfm

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 \v 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Will three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months from your enemies while they pursue you? Or will there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what answer I should return to him who sent me."
-\v 14 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let us fall into Yahweh's hands rather than into the hands of people, for his merciful actions are very great."
+\v 14 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let us fall into Yahweh's hands rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great."
 
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11-1KI/22.usfm

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 \v 5 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please seek direction from the word of Yahweh for what you should do first."
-\v 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Should I go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I not?" They said, "Attack, for the Lord will hand it over to the king."
+\v 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Should I go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I not?" They said, "Attack, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king."
 
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 \v 7 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here yet another prophet of Yahweh from whom we might seek advice?"
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 \v 13 The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Now look, the words of the prophets declare good things to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like one of them and say good things."
 \v 14 Micaiah replied, "As Yahweh lives, it is what Yahweh says to me that I will say."
-\v 15 When he came to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth Gilead for battle, or not?" Micaiah answered him, "Attack and win. Yahweh will hand it over to the king."
+\v 15 When he came to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth Gilead for battle, or not?" Micaiah answered him, "Attack and win. Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king."
 
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 \v 16 Then the king said to him, "How many times must I require you to swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?"

12-2KI/03.usfm

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 \v 9 So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom marched in a semicircle for seven days. There was no water found for their army, nor for their horses or other animals.
-\v 10 So the king of Israel said, "What is this? Has Yahweh called three kings together so Moab will defeat us?"
+\v 10 So the king of Israel said, "What is this? Has Yahweh called three kings to give them into the hand of Moab?"
 
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 \v 11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
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-\v 13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and mother." So the king of Israel said to him, "No, because Yahweh has called together us three kings, so Moab will defeat us."
+\v 13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and mother." So the king of Israel said to him, "No, because Yahweh has called these three kings together to give them into the hand of Moab."
 \v 14 Elisha replied, "As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not for the fact that I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you, or even look at you.
 
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12-2KI/13.usfm

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 \v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; and Jehoahaz did not turn away from them.
 
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-\v 3 The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he repeatedly handed them over to Hazael king of Aram, and to Ben Hadad son of Hazael.
+\v 3 The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben Hadad son of Hazael.
 \v 4 So Jehoahaz implored Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him because he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram was oppressing them.
 \v 5 So Yahweh gave Israel a rescuer, and they escaped from the hand of the Arameans, and the people of Israel began to live in their homes as they had before.
 

12-2KI/22.usfm

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 \v 3 It came about that in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying,
 \v 4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and tell him to count the money that has been brought into the house of Yahweh, which the temple guards have gathered from the people.
-\v 5 Let them bring it to the workmen who are in charge of the house of Yahweh, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, for them to make repairs to damage in the temple.
+\v 5 Let it be given into the hand of the workmen who are in charge of the house of Yahweh, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, for them to make repairs to damage in the temple.
 
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 \v 6 Let them give money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and also to buy timber and cut stone to repair the temple."
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 \v 8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found The Book of the Law in the house of Yahweh." So Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
-\v 9 Shaphan went and took the book to the king, and also reported to him, saying, "Your servants have spent the money that was found in the temple and have given it to the supervisors who took care of the house of Yahweh."
+\v 9 Shaphan went and took the book to the king, and also reported to him, saying, "Your servants have spent the money that was found in the temple and they have given it into the hand of the workmen who supervise the care for the house of Yahweh."
 \v 10 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Shaphan read it to the king.
 
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13-1CH/21.usfm

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 \v 12 either three years of famine, three months being pursued by your enemies and being caught by their swords, or else three days of Yahweh's sword, that is, a plague in the land, with the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the land of Israel.' Now then, decide what answer I should take to the one who sent me."
  
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-\v 13 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let me fall into Yahweh's hands rather than into the hands of people, for his merciful actions are very great."
+\v 13 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great."
 \v 14 So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand people died.
 \v 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy it, Yahweh watched and changed his mind about the harm. He said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Now draw back your hand." At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  

14-2CH/18.usfm

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 \v 4 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please first seek the word of Yahweh for your answer."
-\v 5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Should we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I not?" They said, "Attack, for God will give the king victory."
+\v 5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Should we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I not?" They said, "Attack, for God will give it into the hand of the king."
  
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 \v 6 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here still another prophet of Yahweh with whom we might seek advice?"

14-2CH/28.usfm

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-\v 5 Therefore Yahweh the God of Ahaz, handed him over to the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and carried away from him a great crowd of prisoners, bringing them to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel who defeated him in a great slaughter.
+\v 5 Therefore Yahweh the God of Ahaz, gave him into the hand of the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and carried away from him a great crowd of prisoners, bringing them to Damascus. Ahaz was also given into the hand of the king of Israel who defeated him in a great slaughter.
 \v 6 For Pekah son of Remaliah, killed in Judah 120,000 soldiers in one day, all of them courageous men, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
  
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14-2CH/34.usfm

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 \v 16 Shaphan took the book to the king, and also reported to him, saying, "Your servants are doing everything that has been entrusted to them.
  
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-\v 17 They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Yahweh, and they have entrusted it to the supervisors and to the workmen."
+\v 17 They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Yahweh, and they gave it into the hand of the supervisors and to the workmen."
 \v 18 Shaphan the scribe told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Shaphan read in it to the king.
 \v 19 It came about that when the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
  

15-EZR/09.usfm

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 \v 6 I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and disgraced to raise my face to you, for our iniquities increase over our head, and our guilt grows to the heavens.
  
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-\v 7 From the days of our ancestors until now we have been in great guilt. In our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests were given into the hand of this world's kings, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces, as we are today.
+\v 7 From the days of our ancestors until now we have been in great guilt. In our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests were given into the hand of kings of this world, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces, as we are today.
  
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 \v 8 Yet now for a short time, mercy from Yahweh our God has come to leave us a few survivors and to give us a foothold in his holy place. This was for our God to enlighten our eyes and to give us a little relief in our slavery.

16-NEH/09.usfm

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 \v 26 Then they became disobedient and they rebelled against you. They threw your law behind their backs. They murdered your prophets who had warned them to turn back to you, and they committed great blasphemies. 
-\v 27 So you handed them over into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering, they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven and many times you rescued them out of the hand of their enemies, because of your great mercies.
+\v 27 So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering, they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven and many times you rescued them out of the hand of their enemies, because of your great mercies.
 
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 \v 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so their enemies ruled over them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven, and many times because of your compassion you rescued them. 
 \v 29 You warned them so they might turn back to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commands. They sinned against your decrees which give life to anyone who obeys them. They did not obey them, but they paid them no attention, and they refused even to listen to them.
 
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-\v 30 For many years you put up with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they did not listen. So you handed them over to the neighboring peoples. 
+\v 30 For many years you put up with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the neighboring peoples. 
 \v 31 But in your great mercies you did not make a complete end of them, or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
 
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18-JOB/08.usfm

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 \v 4 Your children have sinned against him;
-\q we know this, for he has handed them over to their sins.
+\q we know this, for he gave them into the hand of their sins.
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 \v 5 But suppose you diligently sought God
 \q and presented your request to the Almighty.

19-PSA/031.usfm

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-\v 8 You have not handed me over to my enemy.
+\v 8 You have not given me into the hand of my enemy.
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 \v 9 Have mercy upon me, Yahweh, for I am in distress;

20-PRO/26.usfm

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-\v 9 A thornbush held in the hand of a drunk
+\v 9 A thornbush that goes up into the hand of a drunk
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 \v 10 An archer who wounds everybody

23-ISA/37.usfm

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 \v 8 Then the chief commander returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had gone away from Lachish.
 \v 9 Then Sennacherib heard that Tirhakah king of Ethiopia and Egypt had mobilized to fight against him, so he sent messengers again to Hezekiah with a message:
-\v 10 "Say to Hezekiah, king of Judah, 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem will not be given over into the hand of the king of Assyria."
+\v 10 "Say to Hezekiah, king of Judah, 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."
 
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 \v 11 See, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them completely. So will you be rescued?