Changes for continuity, ala Aaron F.

01-GEN/24.usfm

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-\v 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
+\v 1 Now Abraham was very old and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
 \v 2 Abraham said to his servant, the one who was the oldest of his household and who was in charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh
 \v 3 and I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I make my home.
 \v 4 But you will go to my country, and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac."

06-JOS/10.usfm

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 \v 34 Then Joshua and all Israel passed on from Lachish to Eglon. They camped by it and waged war against it, 
-\v 35 and captured it that same day. They attacked it with the sword and they completely destroyed everyone in it, as Joshua had done to Lachish.
+\v 35 and captured it that same day. They struck it with the sword and they completely destroyed everyone in it, as Joshua had done to Lachish.
 
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 \v 36 Then Joshua and all Israel passed on from Eglon to Hebron. They waged war against it.
-\v 37 They captured it and attacked with the sword everyone in it, including the king and all its surrounding villages. They completely destroyed every living creature in it, leaving no survivors, just as Joshua had done to Eglon. He completely destroyed it, and every living creature in it.
+\v 37 They captured it and struck with the sword everyone in it, including the king and all its surrounding villages. They completely destroyed every living creature in it, leaving no survivors, just as Joshua had done to Eglon. He completely destroyed it, and every living creature in it.
 
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 \v 38 Then Joshua turned, and all the army of Israel with him, and they passed on to Debir and waged war against it.
-\v 39 He captured it and its king, and all its nearby villages. They attacked them with the sword and completely destroyed every living creature that was in it. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done to Hebron and its king, and just as he had done to Libnah and its king.
+\v 39 He captured it and its king, and all its nearby villages. They struck them with the sword and completely destroyed every living creature that was in it. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done to Hebron and its king, and just as he had done to Libnah and its king.
 
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 \v 40 Joshua conquered all the land, the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, and the foothills. Of all their kings he left not one survivor. He completely destroyed every living thing, just as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded.
-\v 41 Joshua attacked them with the sword from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen to Gibeon.
+\v 41 Joshua struck them with the sword from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen to Gibeon.
 
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 \v 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

06-JOS/11.usfm

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 \v 7 Joshua and all the men of war came. They arrived suddenly at the waters of Merom, and attacked the enemy.
 
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-\v 8 Yahweh gave the enemy into the hand of Israel, and they struck them with the sword and pursued them to Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah to the east. They attacked them with the sword until not even one survivor of them was left.
+\v 8 Yahweh gave the enemy into the hand of Israel, and they struck them with the sword and pursued them to Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah to the east. They struck them until not even one survivor of them was left.
 \v 9 Joshua did to them just as Yahweh told him. He hamstrung the horses and burned the chariots. 
 
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 \v 10 Joshua turned back at that time and captured Hazor. He struck its king with the sword. (Hazor had been head of all these kingdoms.)
-\v 11 They attacked with the sword every living creature that was there, and he set them apart to be destroyed, so there was not any living creature left alive. Then he burned Hazor.
+\v 11 They struck them with the sword every living creature that was there, and he set them apart to be destroyed, so there was not any living creature left alive. Then he burned Hazor.
 
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-\v 12 Joshua captured all the cities of these kings. He also captured all their kings and attacked them with the sword. He completely destroyed them with the sword, just as Moses the servant of Yahweh, had commanded.
+\v 12 Joshua captured all the cities of these kings. He also captured all their kings and struck them with the sword. He completely destroyed them with the sword, just as Moses the servant of Yahweh had commanded.
 \v 13 Israel did not burn any of the cities built on mounds, except Hazor. It alone Joshua burned. 
 
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06-JOS/13.usfm

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-\v 1 Now Joshua was old and well along in years when Yahweh said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, but there is still very much land to capture.
+\v 1 Now Joshua was very old when Yahweh said to him, "You are very old, but there is still very much land to capture.
 
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 \v 2 This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites,
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 \v 10 all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, to the border of the Ammonites;
 \v 11 Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, all Bashan to Salecah;
-\v 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei—these are what was left of the remnant of the Rephaim—Moses attacked them with the sword and drove them out.
+\v 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei—these are what was left of the remnant of the Rephaim—Moses struck them and drove them out.
 
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 \v 13 But the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. Instead, Geshur and Maacath live among Israel to this day.

06-JOS/14.usfm

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 \v 1 These are the areas of land that the people of Israel received as their inheritance in the land of Canaan, assigned to them by Eleazar the priest, by Joshua son of Nun, and by the tribal leaders of their ancestors' families within the people of Israel.
 
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-\v 2 Their inheritance was selected by lot for the nine and one half tribes, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses,
+\v 2 Their inheritance was selected by lot for the nine and one half tribes, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.
 \v 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of the two and one half tribes beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance.
 \v 4 The tribe of Joseph was actually two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the inheritance was given to the Levites in the land, but only certain cities to live in, with their pasturelands for livestock and for their own material resources.
 \v 5 The people of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses, so they assigned the land.

06-JOS/15.usfm

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 \v 2 Their border on the south ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces to the south.
 
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-\v 3 Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it turned about to Karka.
+\v 3 Their boundary next went out to the south of the hill of Akrabbim and passed along to Sin, and went up south of Kadesh Barnea, along by Hezron, and up to Addar, where it turned about to Karka.
 \v 4 It passed along to Azmon, went by the brook of Egypt, and came to its end at the sea. This was their south boundary.
 
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 \v 17 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
 
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-\v 18 It happened that when Achsah came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And when she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
+\v 18 It happened that when Achsah came to Caleb, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And when she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
 
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 \v 19 Achsah replied, "Do me a special favor. Since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also some springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.

07-JDG/01.usfm

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 \v 14 Soon Achsah came to Othniel, and she urged him to ask her father to give her a field. As she was getting off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for you?"
-\v 15 She said to him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negev, also give me springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
+\v 15 She said to him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negev, also give me springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
  
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09-1SA/17.usfm

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-\v 12 Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons. Jesse was an old man in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.
+\v 12 Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse. He had eight sons. Jesse was an old man in the days of Saul, very old among men.
 \v 13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
 
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09-1SA/23.usfm

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 \v 4 Then David prayed to Yahweh for help, yet again. Yahweh answered him, "Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will give you victory over the Philistines."
 
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-\v 5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. They led away their cattle and attacked them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
+\v 5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. They led away their cattle and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
 \v 6 When Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
 
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43-LUK/01.usfm

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-\v 18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is well advanced in years." 
+\v 18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old." 
 \v 19 The angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, to bring you this good news. 
 \v 20 And behold, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place. This is because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at the right time."