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“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
— Genesis 1:16
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“And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.”
— Genesis 9:24
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“And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”
— Genesis 19:11
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“And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:”
— Genesis 27:15
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“And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.”
— Genesis 27:42
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“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.”
— Genesis 29:16
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“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”
— Genesis 29:18
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“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”
— Genesis 42:13
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“Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.”
— Genesis 42:15
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“But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.”
— Genesis 42:20
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“We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.”
— Genesis 42:32
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“And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.”
— Genesis 42:34
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“And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.”
— Genesis 43:29
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“And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.”
— Genesis 44:2
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“And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.”
— Genesis 44:12
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“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”
— Genesis 44:20
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“And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.”
— Genesis 44:23
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“And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.”
— Genesis 44:26
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“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.”
— Genesis 48:19
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“And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.”
— Exodus 18:22
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“And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.”
— Exodus 18:26
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“And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.”
— Numbers 22:18
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“Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.”
— Deuteronomy 1:17
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“Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.”
— Deuteronomy 25:13
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“Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.”
— Deuteronomy 25:14
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“And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.”
— Judges 1:13
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“And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.”
— Judges 3:9
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“And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.”
— Judges 9:5
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“And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.”
— Judges 15:2
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“Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.”
— 1 Samuel 2:19
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“And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.”
— 1 Samuel 5:9
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“And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?”
— 1 Samuel 9:21
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“Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:”
— 1 Samuel 14:49
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“And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?”
— 1 Samuel 15:17
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“And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.”
— 1 Samuel 16:11
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“And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.”
— 1 Samuel 17:14
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“And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.”
— 1 Samuel 20:2
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“And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.”
— 1 Samuel 20:35
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“Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”
— 1 Samuel 22:15
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“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”
— 1 Samuel 25:36
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“And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.”
— 1 Samuel 30:2
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“And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.”
— 1 Samuel 30:19
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“And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.”
— 2 Samuel 9:12
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“But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.”
— 2 Samuel 12:3
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“Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.”
— 1 Kings 2:20
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“And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.”
— 1 Kings 3:7
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“The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”
— 1 Kings 8:64
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“That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.”
— 1 Kings 11:17
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“And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.”
— 1 Kings 17:13
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“And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.”
— 1 Kings 18:44