Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

καὶ ἐκήρυσσεν λέγων· Ἔρχεται ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου ὀπίσω μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς κύψας λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ·

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־ תָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־ בְּרִיתִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־ בְּרִיתִ֖י הַלָּ֑יְלָה וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י הֱי֥וֹת יֽוֹמָם־ וָלַ֖יְלָה בְּעִתָּֽם׃

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

וַיִּקְרָ֨א מְהֵרָ֜ה אֶל־ הַנַּ֣עַר ׀ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤ף חַרְבְּךָ֙ וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי פֶּן־ יֹ֥אמְרוּ לִ֖י אִשָּׁ֣ה הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּ וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ נַעֲר֖וֹ וַיָּ...

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.