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אֶל (el) means “to(wards)” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אֶל Hebrew · H413 5,516 tagged occurrences in 4,206 verses

Pronunciation guide: ale Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0413

אֶל · el · to(wards)

1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to

KJV glosses: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

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How translators render H413

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
to 1902
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to you 146
to him 136
into 134
against 103
to them 96
in 83
at 77
on 77
them 59
toward 50
for 48
him 47
me 47
and 42
you 42
and to 35
to her 29
with 24
before 20
it to 17
concerning 16
upon 16
about 15
her 15
of 15
over 15
to us 15
vvv 15
word to 14
that 11
against me 10
i am against you 10
for you 9
you to 9
by 8
with you 8
among 7
and against 7
inside 7
you into 7
a message to 6
against you 6
to elijah 6
to it 6
with him 6
after 5
against them 5
back to 5
near 5
or 5
to himself 5
us 5
around him 4
enter 4
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toward you 4
wherever 4
along 3
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as for 3
at him 3
back 3
before you 3
beside 3
but 3
but as for 3
faced 3
facedown 3
from 3
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next to 3
onto 3
them that 3
to gideon 3
to yourself 3
upon me 3
upon them 3
with her 3
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above 2
against him 2
against us 2
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and go to 2
and in 2
and on 2
around 2
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because of 2
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down 2
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in you 2
it in 2
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of you 2
on him 2
straight ahead 2
themselves to 2
they turned to 2
to ahab 2
to balak 2
to elisha 2
to enter 2
to jacob 2
to jeremiah 2
to moses and aaron 2
to the king 2
to the place 2
together 2
under 2
upon you 2
was toward 2
with me 2
you and 2
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after you 1
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and over 1
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at them 1
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god 1
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have far 1
he put his affairs 1
himself 1
his 1
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i 1
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i cry out to you 1
i flee to you 1
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it 1
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joseph 1
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moses 1
my god 1
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so by 1
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some honey into 1
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the animal 1
the people 1
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this message 1
this to 1
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to abraham 1
to baruch 1
to be accompanied by 1
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to his 1
to hosea 1
to include 1
to isaac 1
to israel 1
to jehoram 1
to jehu 1
to joab 1
to jonah 1
to joshua 1
to king ahaziah 1
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to meet them 1
to moses 1
to myself 1
to put into 1
to return to 1
to say 1
to see 1
to sisera 1
to summon 1
to tell 1
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to tell you 1
to the 1
to the amalekite 1
to the levites 1
to the lord 1
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KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
against 2
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that 1
thee whither it seemeth 1
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Verses containing H413

Page 28 of 85. 4206 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Joshua 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.

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  2. Joshua 8:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

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  3. Joshua 8:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

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  4. Joshua 8:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.

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  5. Joshua 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—

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  6. Joshua 9:6 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”

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  7. Joshua 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

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  8. Joshua 9:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”

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  9. Joshua 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,

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  10. Joshua 9:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’

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  11. Joshua 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But look, it is now dry and moldy.

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  12. Joshua 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

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  13. Joshua 9:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

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  14. Joshua 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

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  15. Joshua 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

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  16. Joshua 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

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  17. Joshua 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

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  18. Joshua 10:3 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

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  19. Joshua 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”

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  20. Joshua 10:6 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

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  21. Joshua 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”

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  22. Joshua 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.

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  23. Joshua 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

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  24. Joshua 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.

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  25. Joshua 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

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  26. Joshua 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

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  27. Joshua 10:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

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  28. Joshua 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”

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  29. Joshua 10:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

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  30. Joshua 10:24 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.

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  31. Joshua 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”

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  32. Joshua 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.

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  33. Joshua 10:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

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  34. Joshua 11:1 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;

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  35. Joshua 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;

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  36. Joshua 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All these kings joined forces and encamped at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

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  37. Joshua 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

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  38. Joshua 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.

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  39. Joshua 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

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  40. Joshua 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

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  41. Joshua 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

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  42. Joshua 14:6 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

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  43. Joshua 14:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old,

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  44. Joshua 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

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  45. Joshua 15:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.

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  46. Joshua 15:7 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

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  47. Joshua 15:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

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  48. Joshua 15:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

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  49. Joshua 15:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

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  50. Joshua 15:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

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