Thematic Bible: Hand


Thematic Bible



Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim's head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

He must lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter it in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord -- it is a sin offering.

"You are to take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram's head,

Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins, and thus he is to put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready.

He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must splash the blood against the altar's sides.

He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron must splash its blood against the altar's sides.

lay his hand on its head, and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron must splash its blood against the altar's sides.

He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

the elders of the congregation must lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and someone must slaughter the bull before the Lord.

"You are to present the bull at the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to put their hands on the head of the bull.

"You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram's head,

He must lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it for a sin offering in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.


We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.

The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note -- he gave his promise and did all these things -- he will not escape!

(They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)


and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well."

He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them.

God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul's hands,


The Lord swears an oath by his right hand, by his strong arm: "I will never again give your grain to your enemies as food, and foreigners will not drink your wine, which you worked hard to produce.

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow

So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert,


If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.


The Lord replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him; set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community, and commission him publicly. Then you must delegate some of your authority to him, so that the whole community of the Israelites will be obedient. read more.
And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the Lord by the decision of the Urim. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community." So Moses did as the Lord commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community. He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, just as the Lord commanded, by the authority of Moses.

Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had placed his hands on him; and the Israelites listened to him and did just what the Lord had commanded Moses.


When he left there, he met Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him. Jehu greeted him and asked, "Are you as committed to me as I am to you?" Jehonadab answered, "I am!" Jehu replied, "If so, give me your hand." So he offered his hand and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.

Make then my pledge with you. Who else will put up security for me?


Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.



and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You take care of it yourselves!"


Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them and descended from making the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering.

Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.


"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat."

And they saw that some of Jesus' disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.) read more.
The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"





The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook kingdoms; he gave the order to destroy Canaan's fortresses.



Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!


Then you are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on the Levites; and Aaron is to offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, that they may do the work of the Lord.


Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.


So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.






He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the Lord's power and so you might always obey the Lord your God."


And the Lord said to Moses, "Is the Lord's hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!"


But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.


"Bring the one who cursed outside the camp, and all who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the whole congregation is to stone him to death.


The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.




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