Thematic Bible: Hand


Thematic Bible



Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

"You shall also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.

Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them on the head of the goat, and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness.

He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron's sons, the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

and he shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

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

The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD; and the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

"You shall bring the bull before the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.

"You shall take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.

He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.


We have submitted to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians, to get enough bread.

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger;

For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape.'

They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.



They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them;[note: see Wallace, Exegetical Syntax, 403?6, whether promise or prediction] they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."

And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and healed them.

When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,


The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, "Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and foreigners shall not drink your new wine, for which you have labored:

Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,


If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.


The LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight. You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey. read more.
He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation." Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: and he laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the LORD spoke by Moses.

Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him: and the children of Israel listened to him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.


When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" Jehonadab answered, "It is" And Jehu said, "If it is, give me your hand." He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

"Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?


Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.



All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it."


Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.

He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.


"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders. They do not eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they wash, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and dining couches.) read more.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?"





He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He has shaken the kingdoms. The LORD has ordered the destruction of Canaan's strongholds.



Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.


You shall present the Levites before the LORD. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for a wave offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of the LORD.


The hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.


So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the territory of Israel. The hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.




Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it can't save; neither his ear heavy, that it can't hear:


that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that you may fear the LORD your God forever.'"


The LORD said to Moses, "Has the LORD's hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not."


Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.


"Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.


But the hand of the LORD was heavy on the Ashdodites, and he ravaged them and afflicted Ashdod and its territory with tumors. And in the midst of their country mice multiplied, and there was a great terror of death in the city.


of the teaching of washings, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.