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פֶּן־ (pen) means “lest” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

פֶּן־ Hebrew · H6435 133 tagged occurrences in 125 verses

Pronunciation guide: pane Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H6435

פֶּן־ · pen · lest

conj 1) lest, not, beware lest adv 2) lest

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H6437 (פָּנָה); properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest

KJV glosses: (lest) (peradventure), that...not.

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How translators render H6435

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
or 39
lest 21
otherwise 19
not 8
do not 4
no 3
may 2
that you do not 2
and not 1
and so that they do not 1
do not be 1
do not let 1
for if 1
for the chaldeans 1
i am afraid that 1
i could not bear 1
i might 1
if you do 1
if you ever 1
let them not 1
must not be allowed 1
not to harbor 1
perhaps 1
she does not 1
since he thought to himself 1
so do not 1
so no one 1
so that you could not 1
so that you do not 1
so that you will not 1
so you cannot 1
that 1
that no one 1
that you are not 1
vvv 1
will not 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
it lest 1
lest peradventure 1
not 1
peradventure 1

Verses containing H6435

Page 2 of 3. 125 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. Deuteronomy 20:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

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  2. Deuteronomy 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.

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  3. Deuteronomy 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her.”

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  4. Deuteronomy 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled—both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard.

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  5. Deuteronomy 25:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

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  6. Deuteronomy 29:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,

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    Source alternate reference: 29.17

  7. Deuteronomy 32:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”

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  8. Joshua 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”

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  9. Joshua 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.

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  10. Joshua 24:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

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  11. Judges 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

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  12. Judges 9:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

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  13. Judges 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”

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  14. Judges 15:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

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  15. Judges 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

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  16. Ruth 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”

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  17. 1 Samuel 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”

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  18. 1 Samuel 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”

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  19. 1 Samuel 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

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  20. 1 Samuel 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

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  21. 1 Samuel 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

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  22. 1 Samuel 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

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  23. 1 Samuel 31:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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  24. 2 Samuel 1:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

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  25. 2 Samuel 12:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”

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  26. 2 Samuel 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”

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  27. 2 Samuel 17:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”

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  28. 2 Samuel 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

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  29. 2 Kings 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

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  30. 2 Kings 10:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”

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  31. 1 Chronicles 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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  32. Job 32:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’

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  33. Job 36:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

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  34. Psalms 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

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  35. Psalms 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

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    Source alternate reference: 7.3

  36. Psalms 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

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    Source alternate reference: 13.4

  37. Psalms 13:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.

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    Source alternate reference: 13.5

  38. Psalms 28:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.

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  39. Psalms 38:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

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    Source alternate reference: 38.17

  40. Psalms 50:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

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  41. Psalms 59:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

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    Source alternate reference: 59.12

  42. Psalms 91:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

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  43. Proverbs 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

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  44. Proverbs 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

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  45. Proverbs 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.

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  46. Proverbs 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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  47. Proverbs 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

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  48. Proverbs 22:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

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  49. Proverbs 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

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  50. Proverbs 25:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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