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sha.rat H8334

שָׁרַת (sha.rat) means “to minister” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׁרַת Hebrew · H8334 97 tagged occurrences in 92 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaw-rath' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8334

שָׁרַת · sha.rat · to minister

(Piel) to minister, serve, minister to

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to

KJV glosses: minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.

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How translators render H8334

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
to minister 8
who minister 6
for ministering 3
to minister before me 3
to serve him 3
who served 3
and to minister 2
assistant 2
for ministry 2
ministers 2
o ministers 2
of his attendants 2
they ministered 2
those who minister 2
to minister before him 2
to minister to them 2
used in the temple service 2
will serve you 2
after that they may assist 1
and assist 1
and became his personal attendant 1
and he became their personal attendant 1
and minister 1
and ministering 1
and serve 1
and served him 1
and where the ministering 1
as ministers 1
began ministering 1
but his servant 1
care for it 1
have ministered 1
his attendant 1
his officials 1
his servants 1
minister 1
ministered 1
my ministers 1
service 1
serving 1
shall minister to me 1
so amnons attendant 1
the attendant 1
then he shall serve 1
they minister 1
to assist him 1
to be worn for ministry 1
to minister before 1
to minister to him 1
to serve 1
to supply 1
used 1
used to serve 1
was ministering 1
was serving 1
when the servant 1
when they minister 1
whenever he ministers 1
who serve 1
who were serving 1
you servants 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
to minister 21
that ministered 5
ministered 3
that minister 3
the ministers 3
to do service 3
and ministered 2
minister 2
ministers 2
of his ministers 2
shall minister 2
that served 2
thereof wherewith they minister 2
to serve 2
wherewith they minister 2
wherewith they ministered 2
ye ministers 2
all his servants 1
and he served 1
and his minister 1
and his servitor 1
and minister 1
and ministering 1
and they ministered 1
and they that minister 1
and to minister 1
and when the servant 1
because they ministered 1
but his servant 1
but shall minister 1
he shall serve 1
him and that ye should minister 1
him to serve 1
his ministers 1
my ministers 1
that they may minister 1
the servant 1
them to minister 1
then he shall minister 1
then his servant 1
thereof and they shall minister 1
these waited 1
to me to minister 1
unto me to minister 1
unto thee and minister 1
unto us ministers 1
upon them whiles they minister 1
where the ministers 1
wherein they minister 1
wherein they ministered 1
which minister 1
with them and he served 1
yet they shall be ministers 1
you the ministers 1

Verses containing H8334

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  1. Genesis 39:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

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  2. Genesis 40:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

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  3. Exodus 24:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.

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  4. Exodus 28:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.

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  5. Exodus 28:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

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  6. Exodus 29:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.

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  7. Exodus 30:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

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  8. Exodus 33:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.

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  9. Exodus 35:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”

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  10. Exodus 39:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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  11. Exodus 39:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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  12. Exodus 39:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

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  13. Numbers 1:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

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  14. Numbers 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

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  15. Numbers 3:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.

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  16. Numbers 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.

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  17. Numbers 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.

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  18. Numbers 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.

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  19. Numbers 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”

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  20. Numbers 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”

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  21. Numbers 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

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  22. Numbers 18:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

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  23. Deuteronomy 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

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  24. Deuteronomy 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

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  25. Deuteronomy 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.

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  26. Deuteronomy 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.

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  27. Deuteronomy 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

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  28. Joshua 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,

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  29. 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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  30. 1 Samuel 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.

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  31. 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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  32. 2 Samuel 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”

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  33. 2 Samuel 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.

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  34. 1 Kings 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.

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  35. 1 Kings 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

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  36. 1 Kings 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

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  37. 1 Kings 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

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  38. 1 Kings 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

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  39. 2 Kings 4:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

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  40. 2 Kings 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”

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  41. 2 Kings 25:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

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  42. 1 Chronicles 6:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.

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    Source alternate reference: 6.17

  43. 1 Chronicles 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”

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  44. 1 Chronicles 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  45. 1 Chronicles 16:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,

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  46. 1 Chronicles 23:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

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  47. 1 Chronicles 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did.

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  48. 1 Chronicles 27:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

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  49. 1 Chronicles 28:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

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  50. 2 Chronicles 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

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