Thematic Bible: Ancient uses of
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Measuring ground
And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
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And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?
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He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
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therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
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And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Fastening tents
the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;
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the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;
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Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations; spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Leading or binding animals
Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
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I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Worn on the head as a sign of submission
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Hitching to cart or plough
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Binding prisoners
And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » In casting lots
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
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