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priestly (adj.) /ˈpristli/

Relating to the life and work of a priest.

To strip of priestly privileges and functions.

necessitate  /nəˈsesɪˌteɪt/

To make something necessary.

These assumptions necessitate different conclusions.

synagogue (n.) /ˈsɪnəˌɡɑɡ/

A building used by Jewish people for worship and religious study.

The platform from which services are conducted in a synagogue. 

reproach (v.)[rɪˋprotʃ]

to blame or criticize someone in a way that shows you are disappointed at what they have done

He publicly reproached his son for his behavior.

groundwork  (n.) [ˋgraʊnd͵wɝk]

work that is done as preparation for other work that will be done later

His speech laid the groundwork for independence.

dominion (n.) /dəˈmɪnjən/

control, or the right to rule over something.

Our country's dominion is very vast.

enmity (n.) /ˈenməti/

A feeling of strong dislike or opposition between people.

Enmity will I set between you and the woman.

pang (n.) /pæŋ/

A very strong, sudden, and unpleasant pain or emotion.

I will terribly sharpen your birth pangs.

disdainful (a.) [dɪsˋdenfəl]

showing that you do not respect someone or something, because you think that they are not important or good enough

Professors who are disdainful of popular entertainment.

cower (v.) [ˋkaʊɚ]

to bend low and move back because you are frightened

He cowered against the wall.

thorn (n.) /θɔrn/

a sharp point that sticks out from the stem of a plant;a bush or tree with a lot of thorns on it.

Thorn and thistle shall it sprout for you. 

lust (n.) /lʌst/

a strong feeling of wanting to have sex;great enthusiasm for something.

It was lust to the eyes.  

herder (n.) /ˈhɜrdər/

Someone who herds and takes care of a group of animals as their job.

Abel became a herder of sheep.  

tiller (n.) /ˈtɪlər/

A long handle at the back of a boat that is used for controlling the direction that the boat moves in.

Cain was a tiller of the soil.

thistle (n.) /ˈθɪs(ə)l/

A wild plant with a thick round purple or white flower and leaves with sharp points. 

Thorn and thistle shall it sprout for you. 

firstling (n.) [ˈfɝstlɪŋ]

the first agricultural produce or animal offspring of a season.

And Abel too hard brought from the choice firstlings.

manever  (v.)  [məˋnuvɚ] 

a movement performed with care and skill

Careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex. 

whinge (v.)   /wɪndʒ/

to complain in an annoying way

Stop whingeing about the situation and accept.
 

vengeance (n.) /ˈvendʒəns/

The act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you.

Cain shall suffer sevenfold vengeance.

caulk (v.) /kɔk/

To fill the spaces between pieces of wood on a boat or around the edge of a window with a special substance that keeps water out.

Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar . 

dam (v.)  /dæm/

to stop a river or stream from flowing by building a dam across it; to control your feelings so that you do not show them.

The wellsprings of the deep were dammed.

ebb (v.) /eb/ 

if the tide ebbs, the ocean’s level on a coast gradually becomes lower. A more usual word is go out.

The water ebbed.

covenant (n.) /ˈkʌvənənt/

a formal agreement or promise.

I will set up my covenant with you.       

wellspring (n.) /ˈwelˌsprɪŋ/

The source of a large or continuous supply.

All the wellspring of the great deep burst.

perish (v.) /ˈperɪʃ/

to die, usually because of an illness or something that happens suddenly;to stop happening or existing.

Everything on the earth shall perish.