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
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to	197
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therefore	74
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into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
about	30
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concerning	27
that is why	26
near	25
over you	25
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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
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so	16
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on you	15
to you	15
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around	13
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me	13
why	13
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facedown	12
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us	12
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it	8
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here	4
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in command	4
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it pleases	4
of you	4
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past	4
this is why	4
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for it	3
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he was wearing	3
high above	3
i am against	3
i am against you	3
in front of	3
in spite of	3
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it into	3
next to	3
next to it	3
nor	3
on account of	3
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with us	3
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my	2
nearby	2
no wonder	2
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overlooking	2
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than	2
the city	2
their	2
their own	2
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what is on	2
with you	2
you on	2
your	2
a high	1
a message	1
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about you	1
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above you	1
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against jehoiakim	1
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against their enemies	1
against you jerusalem	1
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and show me	1
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and to give a ruling	1
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and upon you	1
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as they had spoken against	1
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at you in scorn	1
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back upon	1
be entrusted	1
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because of this	1
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being responsible for	1
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between	1
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both	1
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but fully	1
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by me	1
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company	1
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entrusted with	1
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for battle against her	1
for its contents	1
for the people	1
for themselves	1
for this	1
for your honor	1
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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
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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
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is on you	1
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is rewarded for his ways	1
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is to remain	1
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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
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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
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on each of	1
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on the altar	1
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on them like dew	1
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over edom	1
over her	1
over me is	1
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over the boy again	1
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over whom	1
over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
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reaches to	1
regard	1
regulating	1
rest on	1
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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
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themselves to	1
then along with	1
there on	1
these officers were in charge of	1
they	1
they turn against	1
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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 30:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
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Source alternate reference: 30.7
Numbers 30:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Source alternate reference: 30.8
Numbers 30:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
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Source alternate reference: 30.9
Numbers 30:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
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Source alternate reference: 30.10
Numbers 30:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
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Source alternate reference: 30.11
Numbers 30:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Source alternate reference: 30.12
Numbers 30:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
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Source alternate reference: 30.15
Numbers 31:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
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Numbers 31:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
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Numbers 31:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
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Numbers 31:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
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Numbers 31:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
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Numbers 31:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
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Numbers 31:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
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Numbers 32:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
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Numbers 33:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points:
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Numbers 33:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
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Numbers 33:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.
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Numbers 33:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At the LORD’s command, Aaron the priest climbed Mount Hor and died there on the first day of the fifth month, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt.
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Numbers 33:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
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Numbers 33:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there on the plains of Moab they camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth to Abel-shittim.
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Numbers 33:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
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Numbers 33:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.
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Numbers 34:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
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Numbers 34:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
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Numbers 35:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
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Numbers 35:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities.
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Numbers 35:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,
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Numbers 35:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or throws an object at him unintentionally,
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Numbers 35:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,
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Numbers 35:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.
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Numbers 36:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.
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Numbers 36:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”
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Numbers 36:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.
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Numbers 36:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.
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Numbers 36:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
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Deuteronomy 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.
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Deuteronomy 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
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Deuteronomy 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
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Deuteronomy 2:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.
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Deuteronomy 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.
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Deuteronomy 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.
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Deuteronomy 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
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Deuteronomy 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
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Deuteronomy 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.
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Deuteronomy 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
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Deuteronomy 4:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
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Deuteronomy 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
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Deuteronomy 4:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.
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Deuteronomy 4:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
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