With Henry Whitney and me, for Perry Oakes

Court/courtyard distinguished

01-GEN.usfm

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-\v 4 When the days of weeping were over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's royal court saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak to Pharaoh, saying,
+\v 4 When the days of weeping were over, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak to Pharaoh, saying,
 \v 5 'My father made me swear, saying, "See, I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan. There you will bury me." Now let me go up and bury my father, and then I will return.'"
 \v 6 Pharaoh answered, "Go and bury your father, as he made you swear."
 
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-\v 7 Joseph went up to bury his father. All the officials of Pharaoh went with him—the courtiers of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt,
+\v 7 Joseph went up to bury his father. All the officials of Pharaoh went with him—the elders of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt,
 \v 8 with all Joseph's household and his brothers, and his father's household. But their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen.
 \v 9 Chariots and horsemen also went with him. It was a very large group of people.
 

02-EXO.usfm

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 \v 13 The courtyard was also fifty cubits long on the east side.
 \v 14 The hangings for one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long. They had three posts with three bases.
-\v 15 On the other side of the entrance of the court were also hangings fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
+\v 15 On the other side of the entrance of the courtyard were also hangings fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
 \v 16 All the hangings around the courtyard were made of fine linen.
 
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04-NUM.usfm

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 \v 31 This is their responsibility and their work in all their service for the tent of meeting. They must care for the framing of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, and sockets,
-\v 32 along with the posts of the court around the tabernacle, their sockets, pegs, and their ropes, with all their hardware. List by name the articles they must carry.
+\v 32 along with the posts of the courtyard around the tabernacle, their sockets, pegs, and their ropes, with all their hardware. List by name the articles they must carry.
 
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 \v 33 This is the service of the clans of the descendants of Merari, what they are to do for the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."

11-1KI.usfm

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 \v 35 He carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he evenly overlaid gold on the carved work.
 
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-\v 36 He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.
+\v 36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.
 
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 \v 11 Above were costly hewn stones precisely cut to size, and cedar beams.
-\v 12 The great courtyard surrounding the palace had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams like the inner court of the temple of Yahweh and the temple portico.
+\v 12 The great courtyard surrounding the palace had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams like the courtyard of the temple of Yahweh and the temple portico.
 
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13-1CH.usfm

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 \v 17 On the east were six Levites, on the north four a day, on the south four a day, and at the storehouses two pairs.
-\v 18 At the court to the west there were four stationed at the road and two at the court.
+\v 18 At the pillar to the west there were four stationed at the road and two at the pillar.
 \v 19 These were the gatekeepers' divisions. They were filled with descendants of Korah and Merari.
 
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14-2CH.usfm

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 \v 8 He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold.
 
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-\v 9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests and the great court, and doors for the court; he overlaid their doors with bronze.
+\v 9 Furthermore he made the courtyard of the priests, and the great court and the doors for the court and overlaid their doors with bronze.
 \v 10 He placed the basin known as "The Sea" on the east side of the temple, facing toward the south.
 
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16-NEH.usfm

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 \v 24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the corner of the wall.
 
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-\v 25 Palal son of Uzai repaired over against the corner of the wall and the tower that extends upward from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh repaired.
+\v 25 Palal son of Uzai repaired over against the corner of the wall and the tower that extends upward from the upper house of the king at the courtyard of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh repaired.
 \v 26 Now the temple servants living in Ophel repaired to the point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
 \v 27 After him the Tekoites repaired another section that was opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
 

17-EST.usfm

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-\v 1 After three days, Esther put on her royal clothes and went to stand in the inner courtyard of the king's palace, in front of the king's house. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance to the house.
-\v 2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she received approval in his eyes. He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
+\v 1 After three days, Esther put on her royal clothes and went to stand in the courtyard of the king's palace, in front of the king's house. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance to the house.
+\v 2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the courtyard, she received approval in his eyes. He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
 
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 \v 3 Then the king said to her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? Up to half of my kingdom, it will be given to you."

18-JOB.usfm

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 \v 7 Will you speak unrighteously for God,
 \q and will you talk deceitfully for him?
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-\v 8 Would you really show kindness to him?
-\q Would you really argue in court as attorneys for God?
+\v 8 Will you show him partiality?
+\q Will you argue the case for God?
 
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-\v 9 Would it really be good for you when he searches you out? 
+\v 9 Will it be good for you when he searches you out? 
 \q Could you deceive him as you might deceive men?
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 \v 10 He would surely reprove you
 \q if in secret you showed partiality.
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-\v 11 Would not his majesty make you afraid?
-\q Would not his dread fall upon you?
+\v 11 Will not his majesty terrify you,
+\q and the dread of him fall upon you?
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 \v 12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs made of ashes;
 \q your defenses are defenses made of clay.

26-EZK.usfm

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 \v 16 They will come to my sanctuary; they will approach my table to worship me and to fulfill their duties to me.
 
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-\v 17 So it will be that when they come to the gates of the inner courtyard, they will have to dress in linen clothes, for they must not come in wool inside the gates of the inner court and its house.
+\v 17 So it will be that when they come to the gates of the inner courtyard, they will have to dress in linen clothes, for they must not come in wool inside the gates of the courtyard and its house.
 \v 18 There should be linen turbans on their heads and linen underclothes on their hips. They must not dress in clothes that make them sweat.
 
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42-MRK.usfm

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 \v 36 Jesus ordered them to tell no one. But the more he ordered them, the more abundantly they proclaimed it.
 \v 37 They were extremely astonished, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
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