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ga.lah H1540

הֶגְלָם (ga.lah) means “Heglam” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

הֶגְלָם Hebrew · H1540 186 tagged occurrences in 167 verses

Pronunciation guide: gaw-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1540G

הֶגְלָם · ga.lah · Heglam

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7; Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J) to reveal oneself

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TBESH · H1540H

גָּלָה · ga.lah · to reveal: reveal

: reveal[information] 1) to uncover, remove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to uncover 1a2) to remove, depart 1a3) to go into exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) (reflexive) 1b1a) to uncover oneself 1b1b) to discover or show oneself 1b1c) to reveal himself (of God) 1b2) (passive) 1b2a) to be uncovered 1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered 1b2c) to be revealed 1b3) to be removed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to uncover (nakedness) 1c1a) nakedness 1c1b) general 1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare 1c3) to make known, show, reveal 1d) (Pual) to be uncovered 1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile 1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile 1g) (Hithpael) 1g1) to be uncovered 1g2) to reveal oneself

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TBESH · H1540I

גָּלָה · ga.lah · to reveal: uncover

: uncover[things] 1) to uncover, remove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to uncover 1a2) to remove, depart 1a3) to go into exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) (reflexive) 1b1a) to uncover oneself 1b1b) to discover or show oneself 1b1c) to reveal himself (of God) 1b2) (passive) 1b2a) to be uncovered 1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered 1b2c) to be revealed 1b3) to be removed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to uncover (nakedness) 1c1a) nakedness 1c1b) general 1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare 1c3) to make known, show, reveal 1d) (Pual) to be uncovered 1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile 1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile 1g) (Hithpael) 1g1) to be uncovered 1g2) to reveal oneself

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TBESH · H1540J

גָּלָה · ga.lah · to reveal: proclaim

: proclaim[message] 1) to uncover, remove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to uncover 1a2) to remove, depart 1a3) to go into exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) (reflexive) 1b1a) to uncover oneself 1b1b) to discover or show oneself 1b1c) to reveal himself (of God) 1b2) (passive) 1b2a) to be uncovered 1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered 1b2c) to be revealed 1b3) to be removed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to uncover (nakedness) 1c1a) nakedness 1c1b) general 1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare 1c3) to make known, show, reveal 1d) (Pual) to be uncovered 1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile 1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile 1g) (Hithpael) 1g1) to be uncovered 1g2) to reveal oneself

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TBESH · H1540K

גָּלָה · ga.lah · to reveal: remove

: remove/exile 1) to uncover, remove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to uncover 1a2) to remove, depart 1a3) to go into exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) (reflexive) 1b1a) to uncover oneself 1b1b) to discover or show oneself 1b1c) to reveal himself (of God) 1b2) (passive) 1b2a) to be uncovered 1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered 1b2c) to be revealed 1b3) to be removed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to uncover (nakedness) 1c1a) nakedness 1c1b) general 1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare 1c3) to make known, show, reveal 1d) (Pual) to be uncovered 1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile 1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile 1g) (Hithpael) 1g1) to be uncovered 1g2) to reveal oneself

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

KJV glosses: [phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.

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How translators render H1540

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
he has uncovered	5
carried away	4
been revealed	3
carried into exile	3
into exile	3
to have sexual relations with her	3
will be exposed	3
will surely go into exile	3
and expose	2
and exposed	2
and have sexual relations with her	2
and published	2
has departed	2
have sexual relations with	2
he opens	2
i have committed	2
open	2
was exiled	2
was taken into exile	2
went into exile	2
were exposed	2
wide open	2
will be revealed	2
after their exile	1
an exile	1
an open	1
and carried away	1
and go	1
and has sexual relations with her	1
and he took the people as captives	1
and he will carry them away	1
and opens	1
and removed	1
and reveal	1
and revealed	1
and show ourselves	1
and tell	1
and uncover	1
and uncovered himself	1
and were exiled	1
bare	1
be exposed	1
been exiled	1
betray	1
betraying	1
but the things revealed	1
by having sexual relations with	1
can strip off	1
carried	1
carried them into exile	1
did i not clearly reveal myself	1
dishonor	1
exiled	1
expose	1
exposed	1
exposing	1
go into exile	1
had been carried into exile	1
had carried away	1
had carried into exile	1
had driven out	1
had revealed	1
had revealed himself	1
has been carried into exile	1
has gone into exile	1
has revealed	1
has uncovered	1
has uncovered himself	1
have been stripped off	1
have revealed	1
have revealed this	1
have sexual relations with her	1
he carried into exile	1
he has violated	1
he reveals	1
he took its people	1
he was exiled	1
he who reveals	1
he will expose	1
i have sent you as exiles	1
i sent	1
i should inform	1
i was exiled	1
i will expose	1
i will lift	1
i will uncover	1
if i do not tell	1
in airing	1
is exiled	1
is exposed	1
is removed	1
it has been taken from them into exile	1
nebuchadnezzar carried away	1
of the captives	1
of the captivity	1
opened	1
or exile	1
or revealed	1
remove	1
revealed himself	1
revealing	1
reveals	1
show yourselves	1
showed themselves	1
taken captive	1
tell	1
telling	1
the city be exiled	1
the open copy	1
therefore i will send you into exile	1
they exiled	1
they had been carried away	1
they had carried away	1
they have uncovered	1
to have sexual relations	1
told	1
uncovered	1
was revealed	1
was uncovered	1
were carried by nebuchadnezzar into exile	1
when he carried	1
when oholibah openly	1
who were being exiled	1
who were carried away	1
will be exiled	1
will be removed	1
will be uncovered	1
will expose	1
will go into exile	1
will reveal	1
word has reached	1
would do	1
you carried off	1
you have removed	1
you uncovered	1
your exile	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
thou shalt not uncover	11
carried away captive	5
carried away	4
open	4
had carried away	3
he hath uncovered	3
revealed	3
shall surely	3
to uncover	3
and he carried away	2
and i will discover	2
discovered	2
go into captivity	2
had carried away captive	2
is departed	2
revealeth	2
shalt thou not uncover	2
uncover	2
was discovered	2
were discovered	2
a captive	1
against thee and will discover	1
also shall disclose	1
and also an exile	1
and carried	1
and carried them captive	1
and carry us away captives	1
and did not shew	1
and discover	1
and discovered	1
and he carried them away	1
and he discovered	1
and he shall carry them captive	1
and he was uncovered	1
and is removed	1
and it was revealed	1
and now will i discover	1
and openeth	1
and remove	1
and shall uncover	1
and she hath uncovered	1
and that which was open	1
and they removed	1
and thou shalt not uncover	1
and thou shalt remove	1
and uncover	1
and uncovered	1
and we will discover	1
appear	1
appeared	1
appeareth	1
are discovered	1
are gone into captivity	1
away	1
be led away captive	1
be not discovered	1
because he uncovereth	1
been opened	1
bewray	1
but he revealeth	1
but that he will shew	1
captive	1
captives	1
carried he away	1
carry away	1
carry thee away into captivity	1
did carry away	1
did i plainly	1
for me or sheweth	1
for thee and they have not discovered	1
for they are gone into captivity	1
for thou hast discovered	1
had told	1
hast revealed	1
hast told	1
hath he openly shewed	1
hath uncovered	1
he carried away captive	1
he discovereth	1
he openeth	1
he removed	1
he will discover	1
i have uncovered	1
in thee have they discovered	1
is gone	1
is gone into captivity	1
it captive	1
it is revealed	1
may discover	1
none that sheweth	1
nor discover	1
not unto thee and shew	1
not when he carried away captive	1
of the captivity	1
of them discovered	1
of them that were not carried away captive	1
on them for unto thee have i opened	1
on them for unto thee have i revealed	1
opened	1
published	1
shall be carried away captive	1
shall be discovered	1
shall be led away captive	1
shall be revealed	1
shall be shewed	1
shall be uncovered	1
shall depart	1
shall go into captivity	1
shall reveal	1
shamelessly	1
shew	1
so she discovered	1
that go captive	1
them and will reveal	1
then he openeth	1
then i will shew	1
therefore now shall they go captive	1
therefore will i cause you to go into captivity	1
thereof because it is departed	1
thereof because they carried away captive	1
thereof shall be discovered	1
these discovered	1
to advertise	1
to be revealed	1
to him to uncover	1
uncovereth	1
unto the carrying away	1
was carried away	1
was carried away captive	1
was published	1
was revealed	1
went into captivity	1
were carried away	1
whence i caused you to be carried away captive	1
which caused them to be led into captivity	1
which had been carried away	1
which is open	1
which thou hast removed	1
which were carried away captive	1
whither i have caused you to be carried away captives	1
whither they have led him captive	1
who can discover	1
who had been carried away	1
who uncovered	1
whom i have caused to be carried away	1
whom they carried away	1
whom they had carried away	1
whom ye brought	1
yet revealed	1

Verses containing H1540

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Genesis 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
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Genesis 35:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
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Exodus 20:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
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Leviticus 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
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Leviticus 18:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
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Leviticus 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.
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Leviticus 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
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Leviticus 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.
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Leviticus 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
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Leviticus 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
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Leviticus 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.
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Leviticus 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.
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Leviticus 18:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.
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Leviticus 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.
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Leviticus 18:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.
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Leviticus 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
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Leviticus 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
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Leviticus 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Leviticus 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.
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Leviticus 20:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
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Leviticus 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.
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Leviticus 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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Leviticus 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
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Numbers 22:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
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Numbers 24:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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Numbers 24:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
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Deuteronomy 22:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
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Source alternate reference: 23.1
Deuteronomy 27:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
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Deuteronomy 29:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.
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Source alternate reference: 29.28
Judges 18:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
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Ruth 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
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Ruth 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
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Ruth 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.
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1 Samuel 2:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?
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1 Samuel 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
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1 Samuel 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
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1 Samuel 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
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1 Samuel 4:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
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1 Samuel 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
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1 Samuel 14:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
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1 Samuel 14:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
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1 Samuel 20:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
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1 Samuel 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?
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1 Samuel 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
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1 Samuel 22:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”
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1 Samuel 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
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2 Samuel 6:20 · BSB · 3 occurrences
When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
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2 Samuel 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
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2 Samuel 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
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2 Samuel 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
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