Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land— among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!”

雅各对西缅和利未说：“你们连累我，使我在这地的居民中，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中，有了臭名。我的人丁既然稀少，他们必聚集来击杀我，我和全家的人都必灭绝。”

雅各对西缅和利未说：“你们连累了我，使我在这地的居民中，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中坏了名声。我的人丁稀少，他们必聚集来击杀我，我和全家的人都要被灭绝。”

雅各对西缅和利未说：“你们连累了我，使我在这地的居民中，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中坏了名声。我的人丁稀少，他们必聚集来击杀我，我和全家的人都要被灭绝。”

雅各责备西缅和利未说：“你们为什么要给我惹麻烦，使我在当地的迦南人和比利洗人中留下臭名呢？我们人数很少，要是他们联手来攻击我们，我们全家必遭灭门之祸。”

雅各对西缅和利未说：“你们连累了我，使我在这地的居民，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中间，成了可憎的人。我们人数不多，如果他们联合起来对付我，攻击我，我和我的家就必灭绝了。”

雅各对西缅和利未说：“你们给我带来了祸患，使我在这地的居民，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中间，有了臭名。我的人数稀少，如果他们聚集起来对付我、攻击我，我和我家就会被除灭。”

雅各對西緬和利未說：「你們連累我，使我在這地的居民中，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中，有了臭名。我的人丁既然稀少，他們必聚集來擊殺我，我和全家的人都必滅絕。」

雅各對西緬和利未說：「你們連累了我，使我在這地的居民中，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中壞了名聲。我的人丁稀少，他們必聚集來擊殺我，我和全家的人都要被滅絕。」

雅各對西緬和利未說：「你們連累了我，使我在這地的居民中，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中壞了名聲。我的人丁稀少，他們必聚集來擊殺我，我和全家的人都要被滅絕。」

雅各責備西緬和利未說：「你們為什麼要給我惹麻煩，使我在當地的迦南人和比利洗人中留下臭名呢？我們人數很少，要是他們聯手來攻擊我們，我們全家必遭滅門之禍。」

雅各對西緬和利未說：“你們連累了我，使我在這地的居民，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中間，成了可憎的人。我們人數不多，如果他們聯合起來對付我，攻擊我，我和我的家就必滅絕了。”

雅各對西緬和利未說：『你們把我搞壞了，使我在這地的居民中，在迦南人和比利洗人中間，有了臭名。我人數既然稀少，他們是會聚集來攻打我、擊殺我的，那我和我的家就被消滅了。』

雅各對西緬和利未說：「你們給我帶來了禍患，使我在這地的居民，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中間，有了臭名。我的人數稀少，如果他們聚集起來對付我、攻擊我，我和我家就會被除滅。」

雅各謂西緬利未曰、爾曹累我、令我遺臭於居此之迦南比利洗人、且我人寡、彼必聚而攻我、殲我及家、

雅各謂西面利未、曰、爾曹累我、令我遺臭於迦南比哩洗地、且我寡彼眾、必聚而攻我、殲吾家室。

雅各謂西緬利未曰、爾曹累我、致我遺臭於居此地之迦南族、比利洗族、且我儕人寡、彼將聚而攻我、則我與全家必致剪滅、

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me. Now I’m like a very bad smell to the Canaanites and Perizzites who live in this land. There aren’t many of us. They may join together against me and attack me. Then I and my family will be destroyed.”

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me by making me repulsive among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since my men are few in number, they will band together against me and attack me, and I will be destroyed, I and my household!”

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I[ being] few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land– among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”

All Israel heard the news that Saul had destroyed the Philistine garrison at Geba and that the Philistines now hated the Israelites more than ever. So the entire Israelite army was summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

The foremen said to them,“ May the Lord judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword into their hands, an excuse to kill us!”

Then Joshua said to Achan,“ Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will now bring trouble on you.” And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies.

So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot.( At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)

At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said,“ I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants.Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions— to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

“ Simeon and Levi are two of a kind; their weapons are instruments of violence.May I never join in their meetings; may I never be a party to their plans. For in their anger they murdered men, and they crippled oxen just for sport.A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout Israel.

When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 75,000 pounds of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram naharaim, Aram maacah, and Zobah.

Achish believed David and thought to himself,“ By now the people of Israel must hate him bitterly. Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!”

He said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

But Samuel asked,“ How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”“ Take a heifer with you,” the Lord replied,“ and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.

Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.

Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping— believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him,“ That’s how many descendants you will have!”And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead— and so was Sarah’s womb.Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.

Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,

“ The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!

When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, they sent and hired 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers from the lands of Beth rehob and Zobah, 1,000 from the king of Maacah, and 12,000 from the land of Tob.

When the Egyptians see you, they will say,‘ This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’

Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise.

The son of Carmi( a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the Lord.

In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob’s family in the land of Egypt.

“ I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied.“ You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.

I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky,

But David kept thinking to himself,“ Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”

Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.