Thematic Bible: Ancient uses of
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Measuring ground
And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.
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Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.
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Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place.
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So this is what the Lord has said: Your wife will be a loose woman in the town, and your sons and your daughters will be put to the sword, and your land will be cut up into parts by a line; and you yourself will come to your end in an unclean land, and Israel will certainly be taken away a prisoner out of his land.
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And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Fastening tents
The nails for the House, and the nails for the open space and their cords;
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The hangings for the open space, with the pillars and their bases, and the curtain for the doorway, and the cords and nails, and all the instruments necessary for the work of the House of the Tent of meeting;
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Make wide the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your house be stretched out without limit: make your cords long, and your tent-pins strong.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Leading or binding animals
The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
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I made them come after me with the cords of a man, with the bands of love; I was to them as one who took the yoke from off their mouths, putting meat before them.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Worn on the head as a sign of submission
Then his servants said to him, It is said that the kings of Israel are full of mercy: let us then put on haircloth, and cords on our heads, and go to the king of Israel; it may be that he will give you your life.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Hitching to cart or plough
Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you?
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Binding prisoners
And they said, No; we will take you and give you up into their hands, but truly we will not put you to death. So knotting two new cords round him they took him up from the rock.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » In casting lots
For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.
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