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Ezra 6:10

Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

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ASV

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

KJV

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דִּֽי־di-thatH1768 →
לֶהֱוֹ֧ןle.he.Vonthey will beH1934 →
מְהַקְרְבִ֛יןme.hak.re.VinofferingH7127 →
נִיחוֹחִ֖יןni.cho.Chinsoothing offeringsH5208 →
לֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.Lahto [the] God ofH426 →
שְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
וּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinand prayingH6739 →
לְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.Yeifor [the] life<s> ofH2417 →
מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king theH4430 →
וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃u.ve.No.hiand sons hisH1247 →

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1 Timothy 2:2for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.Daniel 2:46At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering of incense be presented to him.Ezra 7:23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?1 Timothy 2:1–2First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—Jeremiah 29:7Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Leviticus 4:31Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.Leviticus 1:13The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.Leviticus 1:9The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.1 Kings 1:47The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,Zechariah 7:2Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORDActs 8:24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”Exodus 8:28Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”Ezra 5:8Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.Revelation 16:11and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

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