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• and Sar'ai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children; go in to my maid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her." And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sar'ai. (Genesis 16, 2)

• So Judas went out into all the surrounding parts of Judea, and took vengeance on the men who had deserted, and he prevented those in the city from going out into the country. (1 Maccabees 7, 24)

• The men in the citadel at Jerusalem were prevented from going out to the country and back to buy and sell. So they were very hungry, and many of them perished from famine. (1 Maccabees 13, 49)

• And if by lack of strength he is prevented from sinning, he will do evil when he finds an opportunity. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 28)

• A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty, so when he rests he feels no remorse. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 21)

• John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" (Matthew 3, 14)

• Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but should have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs. (Acts 24, 23)

• I want you to know, brethren, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. (Romans 1, 13)

• The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; (Hebrews 7, 23)