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pa.neh H6440

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) means “face: before” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

פָּנֶה Hebrew · H6440 2,127 tagged occurrences in 1,891 verses

Pronunciation guide: paw-neem' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H6440G

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face: before

: before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440H

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face

: face 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440I

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face: because

: because 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440J

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face: surface

: surface/land 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440K

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face: east

: east 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440L

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face of

: (PERSON_eg_'his_face'='him')[face] 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440M

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face: angry

: angry/(fallen)face 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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TBESH · H6440N

פָּנֶה · pa.neh · face: kindness

: kindness/honour/favour/lift(head/face) 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from H6437 (פָּנָה)); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

KJV glosses: [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.

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How translators render H6440

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
before	440
before you	122
before me	61
before him	60
the face	44
your face	42
my face	41
in the presence	38
before them	35
his face	35
because of	34
from	34
face	24
in front	21
to	20
by	18
of	17
their faces	14
presence	13
ahead of	12
from the presence	12
in front of	11
his presence	10
vvv	10
because	9
before us	9
him	9
in his presence	9
the surface	9
ahead of you	8
facing	8
formerly	8
the open	8
against	7
facedown	7
faces	7
front	7
me	7
my presence	7
of the presence	7
the front	7
them	7
ahead	6
from before	6
in your presence	6
against him	5
against you	5
the presence	5
to you	5
you	5
against me	4
against them	4
ahead of him	4
at	4
faced	4
for fear	4
in the presence of	4
in the sight	4
is before	4
of them	4
the favor	4
the open field	4
with	4
your presence	4
and	3
at the presence	3
at your presence	3
away from	3
because of you	3
before it	3
beside	3
countenance	3
from before them	3
from me	3
from my presence	3
from them	3
from you	3
from your presence	3
in	3
in front of them	3
in his sight	3
in my presence	3
in your sight	3
is before you	3
it before	3
near	3
of your presence	3
that	3
the faces	3
to escape	3
to him	3
to me	3
toward	3
ahead of me	2
ahead of them	2
ahead of us	2
an audience	2
and cause your face	2
and facing	2
and run from	2
are before him	2
at the kings table	2
atop	2
away from the presence	2
before whom	2
by them	2
can withstand	2
cause your face	2
comes before	2
face to face	2
favor	2
for	2
for you	2
from before you	2
from the front	2
from your sight	2
her face	2
his countenance	2
in the face of	2
its surface	2
leading them	2
make your face	2
of him	2
of his presence	2
of your face	2
on his face	2
opposite	2
out of your way	2
over	2
the ground	2
the region	2
there before	2
to face them	2
to meet	2
us	2
used to	2
was that	2
with you	2
you before	2
your faces	2
your favor	2
yourselves	2
accompanies him	1
across the front	1
adjoining	1
after this he will turn back	1
ahead of gehazi	1
and because	1
and before you	1
and by	1
and cause his face	1
and confront me	1
and face them	1
and from	1
and from times past	1
and her face	1
and his countenance	1
and in front	1
and in front of	1
and in the presence	1
and it is tilting toward us	1
and me	1
and prior	1
and show partiality	1
and that you yourself	1
and the doorframe	1
and the face	1
and the surface	1
and their faces	1
and those before him	1
and turn their faces	1
and under him	1
are covered	1
are your faces	1
as	1
as before	1
as he faced	1
as long as	1
at his feet	1
at his presence	1
at my presence	1
at the approach	1
at the front	1
at their presence	1
attending	1
away from the front	1
back in front of	1
because of them	1
before joseph	1
before my arrival	1
before the calf	1
before the man	1
before the men	1
before your eyes	1
beneath	1
bordering	1
but my face	1
but the face	1
but the mouth	1
by his presence	1
by their presence	1
cause his face	1
come from you	1
confront him	1
directly opposite	1
due to	1
east	1
either before him	1
enough for them	1
esau	1
extending eastward	1
far away from	1
floor	1
for fear of	1
for it	1
for protection from	1
for relief from	1
for the presence	1
for your sake	1
forward	1
from before the ammonites	1
from her	1
from her face	1
from him	1
from his presence	1
from it	1
from josephs table	1
from my face	1
from my sight	1
from the countenance	1
from the face	1
from us	1
front of it	1
gods face	1
goes before	1
goes before him	1
going before them	1
had faces	1
had the face	1
has your countenance	1
he blindfolds	1
headlong	1
here	1
his	1
his gaze	1
his outer	1
his prayer	1
i was dancing before	1
in both the inner	1
in earlier times	1
in former times	1
in front of this room	1
in her face	1
in his face	1
in my face	1
in the beginning	1
in the eyes	1
in the face	1
in the sight of	1
in their presence	1
in whose face	1
in yours	1
including the front	1
into his presence	1
is before him	1
is mine to give	1
is set before you	1
is still before me	1
is the focus	1
it to	1
its front	1
its place before	1
just before	1
just outside	1
led the procession	1
lies ahead	1
like it before	1
looks	1
more quickly than	1
moses	1
my expression	1
my face from them	1
my sight	1
now before	1
of his face	1
of honor	1
of my	1
of my countenance	1
of oxen	1
of the chaldeans	1
of their faces	1
of us	1
of you	1
of your appearing	1
of your countenance	1
on	1
on account	1
on the face	1
on the front	1
on their faces	1
open to you	1
opposite them	1
or cover	1
our faces	1
ours	1
ourselves before	1
out before him	1
out from	1
out from the presence	1
over the face	1
over to you	1
overlooking	1
preceded	1
preceded him	1
precedes him	1
presented before	1
reflects the face	1
respect	1
showed partiality	1
side	1
sight	1
since	1
stood before	1
such were their faces	1
surface	1
that is before	1
that lead	1
that makes his face	1
that the surface	1
that was parallel	1
the	1
the blade	1
the border	1
the care	1
the cherubim are to face	1
the cherubim faced	1
the face of	1
the far end of	1
the firstborn	1
the floor	1
the inner	1
the kings face	1
the lifetime	1
the man before	1
the mouth	1
the nations before you	1
the portico	1
the same before	1
the sight of	1
the state	1
the whole world	1
their hordes	1
their own sight	1
themselves	1
themselves before	1
then in his presence	1
there	1
they are now in front	1
they had previously	1
they have made their faces	1
this change	1
this was before	1
through them	1
to face	1
to go ahead of	1
to her	1
to make room for	1
to meet them	1
to them	1
to us	1
turn his face	1
turn your faces	1
turned his face	1
turned their faces	1
under those	1
under your blessing	1
upon	1
upside down	1
used to be	1
was before	1
was both before	1
was formerly	1
was in front	1
was opposite them	1
was reported to	1
was set before him	1
was with saul	1
we are covered	1
were before him	1
were there	1
whose faces were like	1
will face you	1
will his face	1
with him	1
with my face	1
would you show him partiality	1
you o nineveh	1
your blade	1
your face again	1
yourself before	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
before	915
from before	62
because	56
my face	36
his face	33
thy face	29
the face	26
upon the face	25
and before	23
face	22
from	22
upon	19
of	17
from the presence	15
it before	15
for	12
their faces	12
them before	12
at the presence	10
over against	10
by reason	9
from the face	9
in the presence	9
before him	8
toward	8
before me	7
before thee	7
countenance	7
faces	7
in the open	7
on his face	7
to face	7
upon his face	7
against	6
for fear	6
him before	6
the faces	6
unto	6
upon my face	6
and their faces	5
before thy face	5
himself before	5
in his sight	5
of thy countenance	5
presence	5
there before	5
thyself before	5
at	4
at his presence	4
at thy presence	4
for him before	4
his countenance	4
in the sight	4
in thy sight	4
not thy face	4
of his face	4
of my sight	4
the person	4
thee	4
thee before	4
upon the open	4
upon their faces	4
whose prospect	4
with	4
and cause thy face	3
and the face	3
before his face	3
before them	3
beforetime	3
forward	3
from his presence	3
from me	3
from thy presence	3
in his presence	3
in my sight	3
me	3
of face	3
of my countenance	3
of persons	3
of their faces	3
on my face	3
on their faces	3
out of my sight	3
persons	3
that were before	3
them	3
them from before	3
thou thy face	3
to his face	3
to meet	3
your faces	3
also before	2
and all faces	2
and from	2
and not the face	2
at my presence	2
at their looks	2
because of	2
before his presence	2
before my face	2
before the face	2
before your face	2
besought	2
even before	2
for you before	2
from him	2
from my face	2
from off the face	2
from the forefront	2
had the face	2
her before	2
him	2
in	2
in the face	2
in the forefront	2
in thy presence	2
into the open	2
make thy face	2
me and before	2
me before you	2
not before	2
not himself before	2
not the persons	2
of him	2
of his presence	2
of the face	2
of them	2
of whom	2
on her face	2
on the face	2
one another in the face	2
out of his sight	2
over the face	2
person	2
that have been before	2
the countenance	2
the forepart	2
the presence	2
thee from off the face	2
thee to thy face	2
them out of his sight	2
they before	2
thy favour	2
thy person	2
to my face	2
upon thy face	2
with their faces	2
with you face	2
yourselves in your own sight	2
above all that were before	1
according to	1
afore	1
against it because	1
against the face	1
all faces	1
all of you before	1
all unto us	1
also had the face	1
also out of my sight	1
and aforetime	1
and because	1
and beforetime	1
and behold the face	1
and for fear	1
and from the face	1
and he before	1
and he made them	1
and he was in his presence	1
and her countenance	1
and his countenance	1
and his face	1
and honourable	1
and in thy presence	1
and lo before	1
and my face	1
and not forward	1
and now i pray you beseech	1
and over against	1
and she waited on	1
and that he was purposed	1
and the faces	1
and the honourable man	1
and the shewbread	1
and their prospect	1
and those things before	1
and toward	1
and why is thy countenance	1
any more because	1
as it were before	1
as long as	1
as the waters	1
at the least such as before	1
at their faces	1
be before	1
because of thee	1
before him that hath understanding	1
before their face	1
before their faces	1
before you	1
behold upon the face	1
but have been partial	1
but my face	1
but the mouth	1
cause his face	1
cause thy face	1
else till	1
endure	1
every where before	1
evident	1
except thou first	1
favour	1
for afore	1
for because	1
for before	1
for her before	1
for in thy sight	1
for the forefront	1
for them	1
for them before	1
for you	1
for you for him	1
for you here before	1
from before their face	1
from before thy face	1
from her face	1
from my presence	1
from off	1
from off all faces	1
from off the land	1
from them	1
from thy sight	1
had their faces	1
he before	1
he them from his presence	1
he will not regard	1
her face	1
him before thee	1
him from	1
him to his face	1
him to their face	1
himself	1
his person	1
i have been with thee	1
i my face	1
i pray thee send me	1
i will not cause mine anger	1
impudent	1
in before	1
in former time	1
in her before me	1
in her face	1
in himself because	1
in his face	1
in my face	1
in the forepart	1
in the front	1
in the siege	1
in the street	1
in their own sight	1
in their sight	1
in them any more because	1
in them before	1
in thine own person	1
it	1
it from before my face	1
it from off the face	1
it upside down	1
job	1
like that before	1
make his face	1
maketh his face	1
man	1
may be before your faces	1
me before thy face	1
more than	1
more than all that were before	1
mouth	1
my heaviness	1
my presence	1
myself from thee	1
neither shall his face	1
no more because	1
no more before	1
not i because	1
not my face	1
not persons	1
now and not from the beginning even before	1
now the face	1
of all that have been before	1
of faces	1
of his countenance	1
of his sight	1
of it before	1
of me	1
of my face	1
of old	1
of shewbread	1
of the countenance	1
of thee	1
of thee upon the nations	1
of their countenance	1
of their own faces	1
of thine anger	1
of thy presence	1
of whom thou art afraid	1
of you upon	1
on the forepart	1
on the one side and the face	1
our faces	1
ourselves before	1
out	1
out from before	1
out of her sight	1
out of my presence	1
out of thy sight	1
over his face	1
over them in time past	1
pleased	1
right forth	1
served	1
shall be	1
shall the faces	1
so have we been in thy sight	1
so it pleased	1
so that the face	1
so that there was none like thee before	1
so will i be in thy presence	1
that goeth before me	1
that it may be before	1
that looked	1
that looketh	1
that the front	1
that was before	1
that ye will not yet fear	1
the anger	1
the edge	1
the favour	1
the king	1
the kingdom	1
the lord	1
the persons	1
the prospect	1
the servants	1
the state	1
the waters	1
the whole face	1
their face	1
them because	1
them from out of your sight	1
them from the face	1
them in before	1
them over before	1
them so they were before	1
them unto	1
them unto thee	1
them upon the face	1
themselves	1
themselves before	1
themselves from	1
there but the shewbread	1
there for fear	1
there of old	1
therein before	1
therein from off	1
therein in old time	1
therein in times past	1
thereof and the shewbread	1
thereof over against	1
these before	1
they also before	1
they are before my face	1
they have made their faces	1
they live	1
this before	1
this form	1
thou before	1
thou thus upon thy face	1
through them	1
throughout	1
thus with thee	1
thy countenance	1
thyself in the presence	1
to	1
to attend	1
to be before	1
to it for	1
to me	1
to serve	1
to them from the face	1
together before	1
toward his face	1
unto him before	1
unto him if thy presence	1
unto me before	1
unto the face	1
unto the forefront	1
unto thee	1
unto thee before	1
unto thee thy face	1
unto them because	1
unto them before	1
unto them from before him	1
unto us in the sight	1
unto you because	1
upon all	1
upon all faces	1
upon all the face	1
upon his forefront	1
upon it before	1
upon the forefront	1
upon thee from before	1
upon your faces	1
upside down	1
was against him before	1
was before	1
was beforetime	1
was over all the face	1
was set against him before	1
were the faces	1
where aforetime	1
wherefore look	1
whereon the shewbread	1
whereupon the shewbread	1
which looketh	1
which thou hadst before i	1
which was before	1
which was upon the face	1
which were before	1
whose face	1
whose faces	1
whoso pleaseth	1
why should not my countenance	1
with him before	1
with his face	1
with thy countenance	1
with you before	1
within	1
ye before	1
ye my face	1
yet before	1
you and before	1
your persons	1
yourselves before	1

Verses containing H6440

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Judges 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.
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Judges 16:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
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Judges 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
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Judges 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
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Judges 20:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
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Judges 20:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.
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Judges 20:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
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Judges 20:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
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Judges 20:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
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Judges 20:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”
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Judges 20:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.
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Judges 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
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Ruth 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
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Ruth 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
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1 Samuel 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
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1 Samuel 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
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1 Samuel 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman, for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
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1 Samuel 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began to eat, and her face was no longer downcast.
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1 Samuel 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
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1 Samuel 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
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1 Samuel 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
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1 Samuel 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
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1 Samuel 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
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1 Samuel 2:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.
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1 Samuel 2:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
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1 Samuel 2:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
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1 Samuel 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
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1 Samuel 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
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1 Samuel 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
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1 Samuel 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
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1 Samuel 5:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
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1 Samuel 5:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.
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1 Samuel 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
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1 Samuel 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
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1 Samuel 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines
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1 Samuel 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
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1 Samuel 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.
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1 Samuel 8:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
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1 Samuel 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
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1 Samuel 9:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
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1 Samuel 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
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1 Samuel 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
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1 Samuel 9:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.
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1 Samuel 9:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.
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1 Samuel 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
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1 Samuel 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
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1 Samuel 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
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1 Samuel 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
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1 Samuel 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
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1 Samuel 11:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
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