And concerning Ishmael, behold, I have heard you, and behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

And behold, I am with you, to preserve you continually wherever you shall go; and I will bring you back to this land; for I will not desert you, until I have done all that I have said to you.

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house with his master the Egyptian.

And his master knew that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord prospered in his hands all that he did.

And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and He gave him favor in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.

And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, The Lord is with you, you [who are] mighty in strength!

And the woman brought forth a son, and she called his name Sampson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

And the Spirit of the Lord began to go out with him in the camp of Dan, and between Zorah and Esthaol.

So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

And the Child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nimrod the giant hunter before the Lord.

He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, and the hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.

Now then take the weapons, both your quiver and your bow, and go into the plain, and get me some venison,

Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached [him], and the archers pressed hard upon him.

But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob; this is he that strengthened Israel from the God of your father;