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da.var H1697

דָּבָר (da.var) means “word” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

דָּבָר Hebrew · H1697 1,441 tagged occurrences in 1,289 verses

Pronunciation guide: daw-baw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1697G

דָּבָר · da.var · word

: word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697H

דָּבָר · da.var · word: speaking

: speaking 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697I

דָּבָר · da.var · word: thing

: thing/matter 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697J

דָּבָר · da.var · word: promised

: promised/duty 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697K

דָּבָר · da.var · word: deed

: deed 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697L

דָּבָר · da.var · word: case

: case 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697M

דָּבָר · da.var · word: because

: because 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697N

דָּבָר · da.var · word: portion

: portion 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

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TBESH · H1697O

דָּבָר · da.var · Chronicles

This name means word, speaking

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H1696 (דָבַר); a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

KJV glosses: act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

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How translators render H1697

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
the word	115
the words	107
words	75
of the acts	44
then the word	40
of the chronicles	36
word	30
my words	25
according to the word	23
this is the word	22
thing	20
things	20
your words	17
a word	14
and the word	14
matter	13
message	12
again the word	10
command	10
his word	10
his words	10
by the word	9
a message	8
anything	8
my word	8
your word	8
a thing	7
the message	7
to the words	7
events	6
is the word	6
these are the words	6
according to your word	5
of the word	5
the chronicles	5
are the words	4
commandments	4
in your word	4
now the word	4
promise	4
the matter	4
vvv	4
a matter	3
account	3
accusation	3
and the words	3
answer	3
as you say	3
but the word	3
cases	3
in accordance with the word	3
let your words	3
moreover the word	3
one thing	3
promises	3
request	3
such a thing	3
the report	3
these words	3
this proposal	3
whose word	3
advice	2
alliance	2
and his words	2
and the matter	2
are the things	2
as for the words	2
as you have said	2
at the word	2
by the words	2
conferred	2
for the word	2
for the words	2
had said	2
her questions	2
his promise	2
in the matter	2
instruction	2
instructions	2
is the account	2
issue	2
it	2
now the acts	2
of a matter	2
of his words	2
of my words	2
of your word	2
of your words	2
offer	2
our mission	2
proposal	2
report	2
requested	2
requirement	2
rumors	2
some	2
something	2
that pertains	2
the promise	2
the records	2
the sentence	2
the things	2
the very words	2
this is the message	2
to my words	2
to speak	2
to the word	2
was the word	2
what	2
with a word	2
a case	1
a confidence	1
a decree	1
a dispute	1
a man asks	1
a mission	1
a proposal	1
a report	1
a report regarding	1
a verdict	1
about	1
activities	1
acts	1
advised	1
affair	1
after the report	1
an answer	1
and as for the matter	1
and bring word	1
and for the affairs	1
and his statements	1
and in his word	1
and my words	1
and relayed the message to ben-hadad	1
and that the word	1
and the message	1
and the thing	1
and your instructions	1
another word	1
answered	1
any	1
any case	1
as for the word	1
as soon as the order	1
as soon as the words	1
as they had promised	1
as this	1
as you have requested	1
as you request	1
as you requested	1
at the words	1
at your command	1
be as you say	1
because of	1
because the word	1
been eloquent	1
behalf	1
behavior	1
but in spite	1
but mere talk	1
but the thing	1
but this word	1
by the command	1
by words alone	1
case	1
cause	1
commanded	1
commands	1
complaints	1
concerning	1
conditions	1
conduct	1
confessions	1
containing the words	1
conversation	1
danger	1
decree	1
deeds	1
detail	1
disease	1
do it	1
doing	1
duties	1
duty	1
each on	1
edict	1
enough for that day	1
even words	1
everything	1
exactly what to say	1
falsehood	1
flaw	1
for	1
for this occasion	1
for your word	1
form of speech	1
furthermore the word	1
had happened	1
had instructed	1
had told him	1
has a dispute	1
has commanded	1
has requested	1
have been told	1
have something to tell	1
he did this	1
his acts	1
his case	1
his command	1
his prediction	1
his promises	1
his terms	1
his usual words	1
his voice	1
i have a message	1
i have a word	1
i should reply	1
idle words	1
in response to them	1
in the book	1
in the chronicles	1
in the deeds	1
in the records	1
in the words	1
instructed	1
is a message	1
is anything	1
is the manner	1
is the message	1
is the situation	1
is the text	1
is the whisper	1
is what	1
is why	1
just a question	1
just as	1
just as you say	1
language	1
let one word	1
let the word	1
let your promise	1
lies	1
like the words	1
like theirs	1
mans word	1
matter pertaining to	1
may it be as you say	1
meanwhile by the word	1
mere words	1
mission	1
my arguments	1
my instructions	1
my message	1
my promise	1
my threats	1
news	1
no	1
nor an oracle	1
now a word	1
now it	1
now this matter	1
of a message	1
of affairs	1
of his command	1
of his talk	1
of his word	1
of the acts of	1
of the acts of ahaz	1
of the decree	1
of the matter	1
of the matter is this	1
of the message	1
of the plot	1
of the words	1
of their message	1
of their words	1
of words	1
of you	1
only if the word	1
only the word	1
or their words	1
other	1
portion	1
portions	1
problem	1
provisions	1
purpose	1
question	1
quota	1
reason	1
records	1
regulations	1
relayed the message	1
reply	1
reports	1
requirements	1
requires	1
response	1
said	1
same message	1
samuels words	1
sayings	1
schemes	1
signs	1
since the talk	1
so far from my words	1
so that your words	1
so the word	1
song	1
speeches	1
story	1
such	1
terms	1
than	1
that had happened	1
that is	1
the acts	1
the advice	1
the arrangement	1
the command	1
the conduct	1
the conversation	1
the curses	1
the decision	1
the instructions	1
the investigation	1
the mission	1
the plan	1
the report that	1
the reports	1
the request	1
the sayings	1
the story	1
the task	1
the terms	1
the verdict	1
the word is	1
the words of	1
their cases	1
their causes	1
their demand	1
their offer	1
their words	1
theme	1
then a revelation	1
these are empty	1
these things	1
this command	1
this deed	1
this is the promise	1
this matter	1
this matter is	1
this plan	1
this request	1
this suggestion	1
this thing i have done	1
this word	1
thought	1
thoughts	1
through the counsel	1
through your word	1
thus the word	1
to confer	1
to his word	1
to say	1
to stop you	1
to the times	1
was the message	1
way	1
we vowed	1
were given him through the promises	1
were saying	1
what he had said	1
what i came to say	1
what i said	1
what they had promised	1
what you have asked	1
what you say	1
when iniquities	1
when the words	1
when word	1
when words	1
when your word	1
whether	1
while you spoke	1
who speaks	1
whose affairs	1
will be fulfilled	1
with	1
with a message	1
with an offer	1
with her words	1
with the report	1
with these words	1
with this counsel	1
with words	1
with your words	1
words of mine	1
words they attribute to me	1
works	1
worrying about	1
you a lesson	1
you promised	1
you something	1
you speak of him	1
you the answer	1
your claims	1
your promise	1
your quota	1
your speech	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the word	121
the words	85
of the acts	44
this thing	41
of the chronicles	38
words	32
thing	30
all the words	28
and the word	28
the thing	26
according to the word	24
my words	21
these words	20
these things	19
word	19
all these words	18
his word	15
moreover the word	13
nothing	13
and the thing	12
a word	11
this word	11
that the word	10
then came the word	10
matter	9
the matter	9
things	9
thy words	9
ye the word	9
again the word	8
commandment	8
because	7
by the word	7
came the word	7
his words	7
then the word	7
a thing	6
answer	6
but the word	6
thy word	6
according to thy word	5
and the words	5
in the book	5
in thy word	5
of the words	5
according to the saying	4
all things	4
and the saying	4
in this thing	4
let thy word	4
matters	4
not unto the words	4
of words	4
a matter	3
according to all these words	3
after this manner	3
all the things	3
and these words	3
any thing	3
as thou hast said	3
commandments	3
concerning	3
for this thing	3
him not a word	3
him the words	3
my word	3
of any thing	3
of his words	3
of speech	3
of the word	3
of these words	3
on this manner	3
the commandment	3
the saying	3
there is nothing	3
those words	3
to my words	3
unto the words	3
ye the words	3
a portion	2
a rate	2
according to all the words	2
according to these words	2
according to this promise	2
according unto the word	2
according unto thy word	2
according unto your words	2
all his words	2
all my words	2
all these things	2
and his words	2
and in the book	2
and this thing	2
and thy words	2
answered	2
as the duty	2
because of	2
but the thing	2
but this thing	2
came this word	2
concerning the words	2
every thing	2
for the thing	2
for the words	2
for this matter	2
for thy words	2
hath said	2
her all her questions	2
him word	2
his saying	2
i a word	2
i pray thee at the word	2
in the word	2
it according to the word	2
manner	2
not ought	2
not the word	2
not the words	2
now the acts	2
now the word	2
of a thing	2
of his word	2
of their words	2
of your words	2
promise	2
report	2
sake	2
such words	2
the cause	2
the matters	2
the request	2
the things	2
there this word	2
there was nothing	2
unto my words	2
unto thy words	2
upon them all the words	2
us word	2
what thing	2
whatsoever thing	2
whose words	2
your words	2
a certain rate	1
a decree	1
a message	1
about the matter	1
according to all those words	1
according to the commandment	1
according to the sentence	1
according to this thing	1
according to this word	1
according to thy saying	1
according to thy words	1
according to your words	1
after the same manner	1
after the saying	1
after this sort	1
against the word	1
all these things at thy word	1
also the word	1
among the sayings	1
and a word	1
and affairs	1
and all these things	1
and as soon as the commandment	1
and because of the words	1
and behold the acts	1
and behold the word	1
and for his words	1
and had no business	1
and he conferred	1
and he that hath my word	1
and his deeds	1
and his sayings	1
and if the word	1
and in all matters	1
and in his word	1
and in the matter	1
and it shall come to pass when all these things	1
and let these my words	1
and lies	1
and on this manner	1
and the cause	1
and the effect	1
and the speech	1
and their words	1
and there shall nothing	1
and there was no harm	1
and they had no business	1
and through this thing	1
and when the words	1
any	1
any evilfavouredness	1
any more but the word	1
as the matter	1
as the word	1
at his word	1
at my word	1
at the oracle	1
at the saying	1
at the words	1
because by this deed	1
because of the word	1
because of the words	1
because the thing	1
because the word	1
behold now the words	1
behold the word	1
behold the words	1
business	1
but if this thing	1
but my words	1
but of the matter	1
but the talk	1
by myself the word	1
by the words	1
by words	1
causes	1
concerning any matter	1
concerning this thing	1
dealings	1
deed	1
disease	1
do not my words	1
due	1
errand	1
even after a certain rate	1
every word	1
for	1
for a word	1
for all manner	1
for every matter	1
for every thing	1
for him according to the word	1
for in the thing	1
for it was said	1
for the purpose	1
for the saying	1
for the word	1
for there is no matter	1
for word	1
for your words	1
from any of the words	1
from me of all the things	1
from the sentence	1
had communication	1
had spoken	1
have any matters	1
he that handleth a matter	1
him according to the saying	1
him according to the word	1
him according unto the saying	1
him after this manner	1
him all the words	1
him all those sayings	1
him all those things	1
him concerning this thing	1
him every whit	1
him nothing	1
him the tidings	1
him these things	1
his affairs	1
his cause	1
his commandments	1
his portion	1
his signs	1
how the matter	1
i beseech thee the word	1
i have a message	1
i have an errand	1
i pray thee be like the word	1
if the thing	1
if there arise a matter	1
in a thing	1
in all matters	1
in any matter	1
in any thing	1
in his words	1
in matters	1
in the matter	1
in the words	1
iniquities	1
is there any thing	1
is this thing	1
it pleased	1
let not this thing	1
let nothing	1
let the thing	1
let this thing	1
let thy promise	1
lying	1
me a business	1
me about also with words	1
me and whatsoever	1
me by the word	1
me word	1
might such a thing	1
might this thing	1
mine errand	1
moreover i have somewhat to say	1
my commandments	1
neither was the word	1
no more any	1
no such things	1
nor his power	1
nor language	1
nor the word	1
not a cause	1
not a word	1
not according to this word	1
not against his word	1
not any thing	1
not eloquent	1
not even according to all things	1
not from me i pray thee the thing	1
not his word	1
not my word	1
not so according to thy words	1
not their words	1
not this my saying	1
not this our business	1
not this promise	1
not this the word	1
not this thing	1
not to the words	1
nothing of the word	1
now a thing	1
now let thy words	1
now my words	1
now whether my word	1
of all is become unto you as the words	1
of all the acts	1
of all these things	1
of all these words	1
of any of his matters	1
of his acts	1
of the business	1
of the commandment	1
of the deed	1
of the matter	1
of the whole matter	1
of thine acts	1
of this thing	1
of thy acts	1
of thy word	1
of thy words	1
of us a song	1
over you in all matters	1
portion	1
provision	1
rate	1
said	1
save only in the matter	1
seeing the speech	1
shall the matter	1
shall things	1
so shall i have wherewith	1
so shall my word	1
some	1
speech	1
spoken	1
talk	1
task	1
tasks	1
than the words	1
that	1
that for this thing	1
that his word	1
that i may answer	1
that my words	1
that there be not a thought	1
that thing	1
that when thy sayings	1
that your words	1
the care	1
the case	1
the causes	1
the deeds	1
the manner	1
the reason	1
the tidings	1
thee a thing	1
thee all the words	1
thee the sentence	1
thee the word	1
thee this thing	1
their words	1
them according to all these words	1
them after the same manner	1
them and thy word	1
them the word	1
them what	1
them word	1
themselves the word	1
themselves upon the words	1
then answered	1
then said	1
there and behold the word	1
there shall none of my words	1
there the words	1
there was not a word	1
therefore for all the words	1
therefore let thy words	1
therefore my words	1
therefore the word	1
therefore the words	1
therefore this thing	1
therefore to the word	1
therein all the words	1
thereon and the thing	1
these matters	1
these my words	1
these sayings	1
they his words	1
this matter	1
this message	1
this our business	1
this speech	1
those tidings	1
thou against them all these words	1
thou any more of thy matters	1
thou me according to thy word	1
thou me according unto thy word	1
thou not unto his words	1
thou now this word	1
thou so	1
thou spakest	1
thou the word	1
thou therefore the word	1
thou these words	1
through the counsel	1
throughout all the parts	1
thy matters	1
thyself what word	1
tidings	1
to all my words	1
to any of his words	1
to be his the cause	1
to commune	1
to lies	1
to me by the word	1
to my word	1
to the words	1
to thee and no hurt	1
to thee for this thing	1
to them in this matter	1
to whom the word	1
toward him when he had said	1
until every thing	1
unto all the words	1
unto all words	1
unto him according to these words	1
unto him the thing	1
unto him the words	1
unto him there is nothing	1
unto him what thing	1
unto me by the word	1
unto me every thing	1
unto me in like manner	1
unto me of this matter	1
unto me so shall your words	1
unto me the word	1
unto the word	1
unto them all the words	1
unto them this word	1
unto themselves according unto the word	1
unto whom the word	1
unto you in this matter	1
upon thee and my words	1
us that our advice	1
us thus	1
was made of the matter	1
was with him and did let none of his words	1
went the matter	1
what answer	1
what is the word	1
what is there done	1
when the word	1
when they have a matter	1
where the word	1
whereof the word	1
wholly at thy commandment	1
with any business	1
with her words	1
with him for the matter	1
with me for your sakes	1
with my words	1
with the words	1
with thee for this thing	1
with these words	1
with this thing	1
with words	1
with you concerning all these words	1
with you in the judgment	1
with you words	1
with your words	1
work	1
works	1
ye such things	1
ye therefore the word	1
ye this word	1
yet in this thing	1
you a thing	1
you in the matter	1
you the word	1
you these words	1
you word	1
your advice	1

Verses containing H1697

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Ezra 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.
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Ezra 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
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Ezra 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
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Ezra 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.
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Ezra 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
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Ezra 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
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Ezra 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
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Ezra 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
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Nehemiah 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
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Nehemiah 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
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Nehemiah 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
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Nehemiah 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
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Nehemiah 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
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Nehemiah 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
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Nehemiah 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
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Nehemiah 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
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Nehemiah 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
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Nehemiah 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
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Nehemiah 5:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
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Nehemiah 6:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
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Nehemiah 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter
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Nehemiah 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
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Nehemiah 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
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Nehemiah 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
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Nehemiah 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
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Nehemiah 8:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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Nehemiah 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
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Nehemiah 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
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Nehemiah 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
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Nehemiah 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
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Nehemiah 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
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Nehemiah 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
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Nehemiah 12:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
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Nehemiah 12:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
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Nehemiah 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
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Esther 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
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Esther 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
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Esther 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
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Esther 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
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Esther 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
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Esther 1:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.
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Esther 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
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Esther 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
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Esther 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
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Esther 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
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Esther 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.
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Esther 2:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
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Esther 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
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Esther 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.
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Esther 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
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