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“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”
— God, Genesis 3:3
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“And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
— God, Genesis 3:22
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“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
— Genesis 11:4
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“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.”
— Genesis 19:15
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“And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.”
— Genesis 19:17
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“Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:”
— Genesis 19:19
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“And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.”
— Genesis 24:6
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“And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.”
— Genesis 26:7
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“And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.”
— Genesis 26:9
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“And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”
— Genesis 31:24
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“And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.”
— Genesis 31:31
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“Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.”
— Genesis 32:11
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“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.”
— Genesis 38:11
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“And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.”
— Genesis 38:23
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“But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.”
— Genesis 42:4
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“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.”
— Genesis 44:34
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“And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.”
— Genesis 45:11
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“Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.”
— Exodus 1:10
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“And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
— Exodus 5:3
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“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:”
— Exodus 13:17
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“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.”
— Exodus 19:21
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“And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.”
— Exodus 19:22
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“And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.”
— Exodus 19:24
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“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
— Exodus 20:19
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“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.”
— Exodus 23:29
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“They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.”
— Exodus 23:33
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“Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.”
— Exodus 33:3
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“Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”
— Exodus 34:12
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“Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”
— Exodus 34:15
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“And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.”
— Leviticus 10:7
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“And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.”
— Numbers 16:26
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“And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.”
— Numbers 16:34
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“And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.”
— Numbers 20:18
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“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;”
— Deuteronomy 4:9
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“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”
— Deuteronomy 4:16
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“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.”
— Deuteronomy 4:19
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“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.”
— Deuteronomy 4:23
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“Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.”
— Deuteronomy 6:12
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“(For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.”
— Deuteronomy 6:15
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“And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.”
— Deuteronomy 7:22
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“The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God. The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.”
— Deuteronomy 7:25
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“Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:”
— Deuteronomy 8:11
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“Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;”
— Deuteronomy 8:12
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“Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.”
— Deuteronomy 9:28
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“Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;”
— Deuteronomy 11:16
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“Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:”
— Deuteronomy 12:13
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“Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.”
— Deuteronomy 12:19
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“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.”
— Deuteronomy 12:30
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“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.”
— Deuteronomy 15:9
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“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.”
— Deuteronomy 19:6