上帝之前

before the wind───顺风；风前的

beforetime───adv.从前，以前（等于formerly）

before the fact───作案前

before the mast───作为普通水手；在船首居住

aforetime───adv.以前；从前；adj.早先的；以前的

before long───不久以后

befortuned───幸运的

At the time, God said to Noah he had seven days before the flood would begin.───同时，上帝曾对诺亚说过，洪水开始前他有7天时间准备。

I sat there for a long time quietly thanking God for sparing my life before pulling out on the road and heading home. This time both my brain and foot worked perfectly.───我在车里静坐良久，感谢上帝躲过一劫，之后再开车回家，这次我的脑子和脚配合默契。

he forewarns no man of his time to come before God in judgment.───天主不给人指定时间，到他前去受审。