אָבָה

In the text

• Deuteronomy 2:30אָבָה

  But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.

• Judges 11:17אָבָה

  Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

• 1 Samuel 15:9אָבוּ

  Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.

• 2 Samuel 2:21אָבָה

  So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

• 1 Chronicles 10:4אָבָה

  Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

• Isaiah 28:12אָבוּא

  to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.

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