Thematic Bible: Ancient uses of
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Measuring ground
And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them 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 David's servants, and brought gifts.
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And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me as inheritance one lot and one portion, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as Jehovah has blessed me hitherto?
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And he drove out the nations 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 with the line; and thou shalt die in a land that is unclean; and Israel shall certainly go into captivity, 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 pegs of the tabernacle, and the pegs of the court, and their cords;
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the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases; and the curtain for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the vessel's of 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, up to the horns of the altar.
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I drew them with bands of a man, with cords of love; and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I gently caused them to eat.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Worn on the head as a sign of submission
And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save thy life.
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Hitching to cart or plough
Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
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Cord » Ancient uses of » Binding prisoners
They said to him, "No; we will only bind you and give you into their hands; we will not kill you." So 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 measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.
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