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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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Nehemiah 2:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
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Nehemiah 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
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Nehemiah 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
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Nehemiah 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”
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Nehemiah 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
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Nehemiah 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
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Nehemiah 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
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Source alternate reference: 3.34
Nehemiah 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
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Source alternate reference: 3.37
Nehemiah 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
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Source alternate reference: 4.3
Nehemiah 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
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Source alternate reference: 4.8
Nehemiah 5:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
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Nehemiah 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
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Nehemiah 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
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Nehemiah 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
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Nehemiah 8:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
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Nehemiah 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
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Nehemiah 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
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Nehemiah 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.
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Nehemiah 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
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Nehemiah 9:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
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Nehemiah 9:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
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Nehemiah 12:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
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Nehemiah 13:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
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Nehemiah 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
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Nehemiah 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.
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Esther 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
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Esther 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
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Esther 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
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Esther 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
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Esther 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
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Esther 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
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Esther 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
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Esther 1:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
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Esther 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
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Esther 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
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Esther 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
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Esther 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
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Esther 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
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Esther 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.
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Esther 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
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Esther 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
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Esther 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
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Esther 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
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Esther 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
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Esther 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
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Esther 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
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Esther 6:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
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Esther 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
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Esther 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
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Esther 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
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