And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!

Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I have perished, I have perished!

So when he would not be persuaded, we kept quiet, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

And he lodged there that night, and took what came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother:

thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.

And he commanded the first one, saying, When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these before you?

And he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, You shall speak these words to Esau when you find him;

So the present passed over before him, but he himself remained that night in the camp.

And Jacob said, No, please, if I have now found favor in your eyes, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

And they sat down to eat food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, going and bringing them down to Egypt.

with the excellent yield of the sun, with the excellent produce of the months,

Then Saul said to his servant, But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?

And now this blessing which your handmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who travel on foot with my lord.

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Each man was bringing his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year.

Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.

And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I remain alive of this disease?

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria.

At that time Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents unto You.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Vow unto Jehovah your God, and make good; let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who is to be feared.

A man lacking heart strikes hands; he becomes surety in the presence of his friend.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Many entreat the favor of the nobility, and everyone is friends with him who gives gifts.

A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

Judah and the land of Israel traded with you. They exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm.

And they sat down to eat food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, going and bringing them down to Egypt.

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the healing of the daughter of my people not come?

The men of Dedan traded with you; many shores were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

But I have said to you, You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am Jehovah your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

besides that from the traveling merchants, from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the land.

How beautiful is your love, My sister, my spouse! How much better than wine is your love, and the scent of your ointments than all spices!

spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the chief balsam;

Shulamite: Awake, O north wind, and come, O south! Blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat its excellent fruits.

The Beloved: I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. To His Friends: Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, get drunk, O beloved ones!

Shulamite: Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.