7 occurrences in 7 translations

'Assume' in the Bible

So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priesthood; but the layman (non-Levite) who approaches [the holy things] shall be put to death.”

Verse ConceptsAccess To God, In Old TestamentAaron, As High PriestHigh Priest, In OtMediatorPriesthood, In OtPriests, Function In Ot TimesSanctuaryStrangersExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is Near

It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

Verse ConceptsNames Blotted OutSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

But David's brother Shimeah's son Jonadab reported, "Your majesty, don't assume they've killed all of the young men the king's sons only Amnon has died, since that was Absalom's intention from the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

Verse ConceptsPrincesNamed SistersKilling Named IndividualsHalf brothers

Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said, "When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron."

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfChildren, Bad KidsRebellion, Against Human AuthoritySecrecyTrumpetUnfaithfulness, To PeopleWicked Children, Examples OfTrumpets For CelebrationSpying

Who set its measurement? Am I to assume you know? Who stretched a boundary line over it?

Verse Conceptsmeasurement

All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the {worst} for me:

Verse ConceptsWhispering Of EvilPeople Being HatedUnder One's BreathHurthaters

He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the Lord's strength, by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdGod, Majesty OfGod, The LordChrist, The ShepherdGod Giving StrengthChrist's Own GloryGod Establishes UsGod Gives StrengthIn God's NameTaking Care Of The Earth

Bible Theasaurus

Accept (176 instances)
Acquire (44 instances)
Adopt (6 instances)
Appropriate (93 instances)
Assume (14 instances)
Believe (267 instances)
Demand (66 instances)
Dissemble (2 instances)
Feign (11 instances)
Presume (12 instances)
Strike (221 instances)
Suppose (86 instances)
Usurp (2 instances)

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