al H5921

עַל (al) means “upon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עַל Hebrew · H5921 5,771 tagged occurrences in 4,490 verses

Pronunciation guide: al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5921A

עַל · al · upon

prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)

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TBESH · H5921B

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] · [ki] al [ken] · as

conj forasmuch as, because that, because, notwithstanding, although

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

KJV glosses: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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How translators render H5921

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
on	762
over	289
against	210
in	205
to	197
for	152
from	128
upon	115
at	88
by	82
therefore	74
and	70
against you	69
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of	55
with	53
because of	49
against me	48
above	45
and on	39
because	38
against them	35
upon you	35
on them	34
upon them	33
into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
about	30
against him	28
over them	28
concerning	27
that is why	26
near	25
over you	25
beside	24
according to	23
along	23
from me	23
on him	22
against it	21
you	21
was in charge of	20
him	19
for him	18
upon him	18
for you	17
them	17
and against	16
over us	16
so	16
against her	15
on you	15
to you	15
upon me	15
upon us	15
was over	15
around	13
before	13
me	13
why	13
against us	12
facedown	12
men in	12
over him	12
to me	12
us	12
along with	11
as	11
atop	11
away from	11
bordering	11
on us	11
under	11
within me	11
it to	10
over it	10
to it	10
toward	10
upon it	10
even	9
for them	9
is on	9
over me	9
to them	9
from you	8
it	8
next	8
off	8
together with	8
after	7
her	7
to him	7
administrator	6
for me	6
from above	6
from him	6
in charge of	6
regarding	6
through	6
was on	6
and next	5
are on	5
at him	5
for her	5
in it	5
on her	5
opposite	5
out of	5
there	5
to the tune of	5
among	4
and from	4
beside it	4
beyond	4
east	4
here	4
in addition to	4
in command	4
in him	4
it is because	4
it pleases	4
of you	4
on me	4
on their behalf	4
on your behalf	4
past	4
this is why	4
with him	4
with it	4
across	3
and at	3
and for	3
and in	3
and next to	3
and so	3
around him	3
around you	3
as for	3
at me	3
be upon	3
because of it	3
because of them	3
cover	3
during	3
faces	3
for it	3
from them	3
he was wearing	3
high above	3
i am against	3
i am against you	3
in front of	3
in spite of	3
is over	3
it into	3
next to	3
next to it	3
nor	3
on account of	3
on his behalf	3
surrounds	3
throughout	3
to her	3
toward him	3
upon her	3
was in charge	3
was upon him	3
were in charge of	3
were on	3
where	3
with them	3
with us	3
about him	2
according	2
against joash	2
against zechariah	2
along the top	2
among them	2
and along	2
and on it	2
and over	2
and to	2
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are above	2
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at you	2
attacked	2
await you	2
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corresponded to	2
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down	2
even on	2
extending across	2
for us	2
for your sake	2
from her land	2
herself	2
how	2
in accordance with	2
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in hostility	2
is against	2
is upon	2
is upon you	2
it around	2
it over	2
meat with	2
my	2
nearby	2
no wonder	2
or on	2
outside the city	2
over the people	2
over yourselves	2
overlooking	2
placed on	2
rested on	2
rested on them	2
so at	2
so that	2
than	2
the city	2
their	2
their own	2
things to	2
thus	2
to its value	2
to us	2
was upon me	2
were under	2
what is on	2
with you	2
you on	2
your	2
a high	1
a message	1
about me	1
about my	1
about us	1
about you	1
above me	1
above them	1
above you	1
accompanied by	1
accordingly	1
across it	1
against amaziah	1
against gog	1
against jehoiakim	1
against nadab	1
against one	1
against our fathers	1
against the men	1
against their enemies	1
against you jerusalem	1
all along	1
although	1
and a leader over	1
and also	1
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and are wearing	1
and around	1
and as a result	1
and because	1
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and defend	1
and i must care for	1
and moved	1
and on them	1
and onto	1
and out to	1
and over it	1
and passed above	1
and sends it	1
and show me	1
and standing on	1
and stood over	1
and the distance from	1
and the inflow	1
and there by	1
and therefore	1
and this is why	1
and to give a ruling	1
and under	1
and upon them	1
and upon you	1
and was over	1
and what was attached to it	1
and why	1
and you shall not wear	1
anything with	1
apart from you	1
are heavy	1
are making against me	1
are on my	1
are over	1
are over them	1
are upon me	1
are upon you	1
around me	1
around us	1
as much as in	1
as on	1
as one who is above	1
as they had spoken against	1
as well as	1
as well as on	1
as well as over	1
at each of	1
at his	1
at his side	1
at jonathan	1
at the top	1
at them	1
at what	1
at you in scorn	1
atop one pillar	1
away	1
away from me	1
away from us	1
back upon	1
be entrusted	1
be on me	1
be upon you	1
because of him	1
because of this	1
because of you	1
because the foundation	1
because they were	1
before him	1
before me	1
behalf	1
being responsible for	1
below	1
beside the springs	1
besieged	1
bestowed on	1
better than	1
between	1
bind her	1
binds her	1
both	1
both of them	1
both you	1
but because of	1
but fully	1
but on	1
by being in the presence	1
by her	1
by him	1
by me	1
by such things	1
by the shore	1
came	1
came to him	1
carrying it on	1
come against	1
company	1
concerning abram	1
concerning the singers	1
concerning them	1
concerning you	1
concerning you o nineveh	1
corresponding to	1
covered	1
crossing	1
crowns you	1
defected	1
despite	1
elsewhere	1
entrusted with	1
even beyond	1
even though	1
even till	1
expected	1
explicitly	1
extends to	1
facing	1
fall on them	1
far	1
feast on	1
floated on	1
foes	1
for battle against her	1
for its contents	1
for the people	1
for themselves	1
for this	1
for your honor	1
from atop	1
from doing	1
from each of them	1
from fighting against	1
from her	1
from her shoulder	1
from here	1
from it	1
from my people	1
from us	1
from which	1
from your neck	1
from yourselves	1
grieving for	1
had	1
had been assigned to	1
had charge	1
had charge of	1
hagar by	1
has aroused	1
he has received money from	1
he has veiled	1
he will reign on	1
he wrote on	1
her husband	1
here because of	1
here by	1
his own	1
his presence	1
his purpose for me	1
in addition to them	1
in addition to these	1
in charge	1
in charge of them	1
in front of it	1
in his grasp	1
in his presence	1
in me	1
in mourning for	1
in my presence	1
in obedience to	1
in opposition to	1
in proportion to	1
in response	1
in the land	1
in the space above	1
in view of	1
in you	1
in your	1
inscribe it on	1
into contact	1
into it	1
into them	1
is above	1
is against her	1
is against you	1
is aimed at	1
is at	1
is before	1
is beyond	1
is by	1
is for me	1
is heard over	1
is in	1
is near	1
is on him	1
is on it	1
is on me	1
is on you	1
is ordained for	1
is rewarded for his ways	1
is the basis	1
is to be done at	1
is to remain	1
is upon them	1
is why	1
is with	1
it across	1
it against	1
it for	1
kindly to them	1
led	1
let me supply	1
lies in	1
lies on	1
like	1
loaded with	1
long as you live in	1
longed for	1
look on you	1
looms over	1
lying	1
lying on	1
manned	1
may be before	1
may you have	1
moreover	1
must wear the robe	1
my people	1
myself	1
near amasa	1
now	1
now tamar was wearing	1
of all	1
of him	1
of him instead	1
of his	1
of its value	1
of its value to it	1
of me	1
of the gatekeepers	1
of the value	1
of them	1
of your body	1
off my people	1
oil into	1
on aaron	1
on account	1
on account of her	1
on account of him	1
on account of you	1
on before	1
on behalf of	1
on each of	1
on his shoulders	1
on his side	1
on the altar	1
on the bodies	1
on their	1
on their bodies	1
on their heads	1
on them like dew	1
on this altar	1
on top	1
on top of	1
on which	1
on which was placed	1
once more in	1
only for	1
only to	1
onto	1
onward	1
or	1
other	1
ourselves	1
over achan	1
over edom	1
over her	1
over me is	1
over that	1
over the boy again	1
over to	1
over whom	1
over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
poured on	1
prepared on	1
reaches to	1
regard	1
regulating	1
rest on	1
rests on	1
ring	1
sackcloth around	1
saul	1
shall extend	1
sheba	1
since	1
so by	1
some	1
songs	1
standing above them	1
standing on	1
still in	1
stood in	1
supporting	1
tenderly to	1
that	1
that are on it	1
that has come upon you	1
that is on them	1
that spirit on	1
that spirit on them	1
that they	1
that was in	1
that you have in	1
the envoys	1
the envoys gladly	1
the load	1
the lord	1
the nursing child	1
the oil on	1
the ropes off	1
the space above	1
the steward	1
their bodies by	1
their bodies on	1
themselves to	1
then along with	1
there on	1
these officers were in charge of	1
they	1
they turn against	1
they were in charge of	1
they were responsible for	1
they will attack	1
they will attack us	1
things against	1
this happened because	1
this to	1
though	1
to ahaz	1
to assist	1
to be in charge of	1
to fall into	1
to fight	1
to himself	1
to his people	1
to meet	1
to mount it on	1
to my sorrow	1
to reach	1
to that city	1
to the city	1
to the fire	1
to your	1
to your yoke	1
toward them	1
toward us	1
turned against them	1
turned away from her	1
turns on	1
unanswered	1
up	1
up on	1
upon elisha	1
upon himself	1
upon myself	1
upon yourself	1
upon yourselves	1
was above	1
was beside	1
was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	1
was placed	1
was reclining	1
was under	1
was upon	1
was upon us	1
we are closely	1
we will go against it	1
were above	1
were arranged	1
were assigned to	1
were at	1
were beside	1
were over	1
were responsible for	1
were still covering	1
what you have in	1
when	1
wherever	1
while those facing	1
who supervised	1
who was at	1
will be next to it	1
will be over you	1
will be set against	1
will come against	1
will grow even	1
will he	1
will remain on	1
will turn to	1
with achish	1
with her	1
with me	1
with rehoboam	1
within	1
word throughout	1
written in	1
yet	1
yet he watches over	1
you are wearing	1
you at	1
you concerning	1
you for	1
you in	1
you over	1
you to	1
you would	1
your bags to	1
your doom	1
your downfall	1
your responsibility	1
yourself in	1
yourselves above	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
beside	3
upon	3
above	2
against	2
by	2
in	2
according to	1
after	1
against them touching	1
among	1
and	1
and from	1
as	1
because	1
beyond the time	1
both	1
by reason of	1
for	1
for through	1
from	1
from off	1
from out	1
him according	1
him of	1
how long	1
in that	1
near	1
of them had the charge of	1
off	1
on	1
out	1
over	1
over us	1
than	1
than they	1
them out of	1
thereof from	1
throughout	1
to	1
to him concerning	1
with	1

Verses containing H5921

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Numbers 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
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Numbers 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
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Numbers 2:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
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Numbers 2:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.
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Numbers 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
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Numbers 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
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Numbers 3:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
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Numbers 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
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Numbers 3:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
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Numbers 3:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
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Numbers 3:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
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Numbers 3:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
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Numbers 3:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
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Numbers 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
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Numbers 4:7 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
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Numbers 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
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Numbers 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
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Numbers 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
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Numbers 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.
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Numbers 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
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Numbers 4:14 · BSB · 3 occurrences
and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.
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Numbers 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
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Numbers 4:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
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Numbers 4:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.
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Numbers 4:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.
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Numbers 4:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
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Numbers 4:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.
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Numbers 4:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses.
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Numbers 4:49 · BSB · 3 occurrences
At the LORD’s command through Moses they were numbered, and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Numbers 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
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Numbers 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.
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Numbers 5:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—
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Numbers 5:15 · BSB · 3 occurrences
then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.
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Numbers 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
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Numbers 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.
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Numbers 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
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Numbers 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
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Numbers 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.
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Numbers 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.
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Numbers 6:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.
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Numbers 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He shall also offer the ram as a peace offering to the LORD, along with the basket of unleavened bread. And the priest is to offer the accompanying grain offering and drink offering.
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Numbers 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
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Numbers 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
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Numbers 6:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
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Numbers 6:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”
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Numbers 6:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
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Numbers 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
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Numbers 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.
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Numbers 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
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Numbers 7:89 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.
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