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kun H3559

כּוּן (kun) means “to establish: prepare” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כּוּן Hebrew · H3559 217 tagged occurrences in 209 verses

Pronunciation guide: koon Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3559A

כּוּן · kun · to establish: prepare

: prepare/direct 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559B

נָכוֹן · na.khon · blow

a blow, a strike

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TBESH · H3559H

כּוּן · kun · to establish: establish

: establish/fix 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559I

כּוּן · kun · to establish: make

: make/found/restore 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559J

כּוּן · kun · to establish: commit

: commit 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559K

כּוּן · kun · to establish: right

: right/know/certain 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

KJV glosses: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.

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How translators render H3559

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
established 9
prepare 6
and i will establish 5
will be established 5
and prepare 4
he had prepared 4
is steadfast 4
prepared 4
be established 3
is firmly established 3
set 3
accurately 2
and established it 2
firm 2
had established him 2
had prepared 2
had set 2
have established 2
he established 2
i have made provision 2
i have prepared 2
i will establish 2
made preparations 2
provided 2
ready 2
supporting 2
to prepare 2
was carried out 2
was established 2
will establish her 2
a right 1
after rehoboam had established 1
am ready 1
and consider 1
and direct 1
and established 1
and established you 1
and establishes 1
and fashioned me 1
and have set 1
and he prepared 1
and made 1
and make preparations 1
and piles up 1
and prepare it 1
and prepared 1
and strung 1
and they did so 1
and took 1
and when it is ready 1
are established 1
are ordered 1
are prepared 1
as surely as 1
be restored 1
be right 1
be set 1
because he could 1
but establish 1
by providing 1
can be trusted 1
certainty 1
complete 1
determines 1
directs 1
endure forever 1
establish 1
established it 1
for you have established 1
form us 1
get ready 1
had provided for them 1
has been decreed 1
has been made ready 1
has established 1
has prepared 1
he established it 1
he establishes 1
he had appointed 1
he has established 1
he has prepared 1
he ordered 1
i had made preparations 1
i have also provided 1
i must make preparations 1
is bent 1
is established 1
is pregnant with 1
is prepared 1
is ready 1
is set in place 1
is trained 1
it is established 1
it prepares 1
loyal 1
makes 1
midday 1
order 1
preparations 1
prepare yourselves 1
preparing 1
provides 1
refreshed 1
secure 1
sets 1
shall be established 1
shall stand 1
solomon also prepared 1
supplied 1
supply 1
that i have provided 1
that they may establish 1
then he restored 1
they are prepared 1
they made preparations 1
they prepared 1
they set 1
they set up 1
they spread 1
to attack me 1
to establish 1
to provide 1
to set up 1
turn 1
was firmly established 1
was prepared 1
we have prepared 1
we have provided 1
were committed 1
were fastened 1
were formed 1
were standing 1
what he lays up 1
when he established 1
when they prepare 1
who established me 1
who prepares 1
will be achieved 1
will be sure 1
will sustain him 1
would have established 1
yes establish 1
yet they store up 1
you are to build 1
you direct 1
you establish 1
you established 1
you formed 1
you have set in place 1
you must turn 1
you prepare 1
you provided 1
you will be established 1
you will strengthen 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
shall be established 12
and prepare 9
had prepared 6
prepared 6
be established 4
established 4
is fixed 4
prepare 4
was prepared 4
and i will establish 3
is established 3
ready 3
right 3
to prepare 3
and be ready 2
and i will stablish 2
and prepared 2
because he prepared 2
certain 2
firm 2
had established 2
hath prepared 2
have established 2
he hath established 2
i have prepared 2
prepareth 2
that he had prepared 2
was established 2
a right 1
all that i have prepared 1
also is stablished 1
also shall be established 1
also shall be stable 1
and established 1
and had made ready 1
and hast prepared 1
and it shall be established 1
and made it ready 1
and make ready 1
and more unto the perfect 1
and set 1
and stablisheth 1
and they made ready 1
and they prepared 1
and they set 1
are fashioned 1
are ordered 1
are prepared 1
aright 1
be fitted 1
be set forth 1
be thou prepared 1
be upon us and establish 1
broad fastened 1
but be ye all ready 1
but establish 1
did provide 1
directeth 1
establish 1
even to make all ready 1
even to prepare 1
fashion 1
for he could not frame 1
for thou hast confirmed 1
had confirmed 1
had not prepared 1
hast prepared 1
hath he established 1
have i prepared 1
have we prepared 1
he directeth 1
he hath also prepared 1
he hath prepared 1
he may prepare 1
he prepared 1
he provide 1
he that is ready 1
he were ready 1
himself shall establish 1
i pray you prepare 1
i prepared 1
if thou prepare 1
in very deed 1
is prepared 1
is ready 1
it he hath established 1
it he prepared 1
it is established 1
it is not meet 1
it is prepared 1
it shall be established 1
it to establish 1
me and fashioned 1
moreover i will establish 1
no faithfulness 1
now i have prepared 1
now make preparation 1
of his preparation 1
order 1
provideth 1
set 1
setteth fast 1
shall be prepared 1
shall not be established 1
shall not tarry 1
shalt thou be established 1
shalt thou establish 1
so they prepared 1
stablished 1
standeth 1
stood 1
that they may prepare 1
that we have prepared 1
the which i have made provision 1
thee and established 1
therefore thou shalt set 1
they have prepared 1
they made ready 1
they make ready 1
they shall prepare 1
thine thou hast prepared 1
this unto thee prepare 1
thou dost establish 1
thou hast established 1
thou preparest 1
thou shalt make ready 1
thou shalt not be established 1
thou shalt prepare 1
thou wilt prepare 1
till he establish 1
to direct 1
to me with the certainty 1
to order 1
unto them for whom nothing is prepared 1
was not right 1
was set in order 1
were directed 1
when he prepared 1
when thou hast so provided 1
whereby thou didst confirm 1
which hath established 1
which he had prepared 1
which i have prepared 1
which thou hast ordained 1
who prepareth 1
who provideth 1
whom he had prepared 1
will establish 1
will i establish 1
yet they prepare 1
you and prepare 1
yourselves and prepare 1

Verses containing H3559

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  1. 1 Chronicles 17:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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  2. 1 Chronicles 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

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  3. 1 Chronicles 17:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”

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  4. 1 Chronicles 17:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.

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  5. 1 Chronicles 22:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed

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  6. 1 Chronicles 22:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.

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  7. 1 Chronicles 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

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  8. 1 Chronicles 22:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

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  9. 1 Chronicles 28:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

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  10. 1 Chronicles 28:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’

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  11. 1 Chronicles 29:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.

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  12. 1 Chronicles 29:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

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  13. 1 Chronicles 29:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.

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  14. 1 Chronicles 29:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

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  15. 1 Chronicles 29:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”

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  16. 2 Chronicles 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

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  17. 2 Chronicles 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.6

  18. 2 Chronicles 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.

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    Source alternate reference: 2.8

  19. 2 Chronicles 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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  20. 2 Chronicles 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

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  21. 2 Chronicles 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

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  22. 2 Chronicles 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

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  23. 2 Chronicles 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.

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  24. 2 Chronicles 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”

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  25. 2 Chronicles 20:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

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  26. 2 Chronicles 26:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

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  27. 2 Chronicles 27:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

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  28. 2 Chronicles 29:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”

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  29. 2 Chronicles 29:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.

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  30. 2 Chronicles 29:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.

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  31. 2 Chronicles 30:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”

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  32. 2 Chronicles 31:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.

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  33. 2 Chronicles 35:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.

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  34. 2 Chronicles 35:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

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  35. 2 Chronicles 35:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

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  36. 2 Chronicles 35:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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  37. 2 Chronicles 35:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

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  38. 2 Chronicles 35:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.

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  39. 2 Chronicles 35:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

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  40. Ezra 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.

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  41. Ezra 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

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  42. Nehemiah 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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  43. Esther 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

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  44. Esther 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

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  45. Job 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

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  46. Job 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,

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  47. Job 12:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

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  48. Job 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

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  49. Job 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

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  50. Job 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.

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